Items that appeared on the front page between September and December 2007.
Postings to the website frontpage for August 2007
Postings to the web site frontpage from July 2007.
Postings to the website front page from January to June 2007
Postings to the website front page in December 2006
A link to John Spellar's web site and a joint statement on Bearwood Post Office
Items that appeared on the web site front page in November.
Read items posted on the front page in October
The Post Office seem to have gone back on their commitment to reopen the post office on Bearwood Road
After complaints about litter on Bearwood Road and assurances that it is cleaned early every morning, Bob Piper went armed with his camera at 8.15 this morning to collect the evidence.
Latest on the results of the public consultation
Consultation has started on the Lightwoods Road parking scheme, but, details in the consultation documents are not what residents agreed at the meeting.
Over 500 responses from Bearwood residents.
Read the text of a motion to be considered at the full meeting of Sandwell Council on Tuesday 25th July.
Abbey Ward Councillors to meet highways officers over delay in dealing with the Kings Head subway after Birmingham drag their feet.
Sounds like another sham to me as we get mixed messages from Birmingham about when the consultation is happening, or has it already happened and who is or has been consulted
An appeal has been launched against the Council's refusal to allow what was determined to be an overscale development at 9 Woodbourne Road. I'm beginning to wonder who makes the planning decisions in Sandwell, the Council or the Planning Inspectorate?
This is the gulley behind 502 to 526 Bearwood Road. Residents in Wattis Road have to suffer a festering mass of rubbish at the end of their gardens
Bearwood gets a spring clean spruce up
Bare faced lies row over bus re-routing. Someone’s head is going to be ripped off (metaphorically speaking)
See Blue Chip's appeal letter to the Planning Inspectorate. We would like to know what you think.
The full Council meeting next Tuesday (7th March) is being recommended to approve a low Council Tax increase for Sandwell Borough services
Bearwood's TARDIS style superloo has been opened
People queued at the door, tape was cut and children sang songs for the opening.
The first item sold was a cement mixer
The new extension at Thimblemill Library will be opened by the Mayor at 1 o' clock on Thursday 16th February
Details of Blue Chip's planning appeal to convert the Barleycorn into a casino have now appeared on the Planning Inspectorate's web site
Blue Chip's bid to convert the Barleycorn into a casio has surfaced again with them appearing to have slipped in a new last minute appeal against the refusal of planning permission.
Bearwood residents support a new scheme for Lightwoods Road, Anderson Road, Herbert Road and Sherwood Road. The proposed scheme would allow for time limited parking for non-residents during daytime hours.
The New Aldi store on Bearwood Road will open at 9.00 on 23rd February.
The new ALDI supermarket in Bearwood is set for a February opening date.
After five months of waiting for water and electric conections, the Bearwood Superloo is nearly ready to be opened.
Says Councillor Steve Eling - Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Resources.
Aldi has been named as the new operator of the former Safeway / Morrisons store on Bearwood Road
That's the Sunday Mercury's headline describing Lightwoods Park
Work to relocate the superloo from Bearwood Road to Rutland Road has started.
Casino bid booted out
Steve Eling has met with the supermarket owners to clear the way for re-opening
Which bit of "NO" don't they understand
A top level meeting has been arranged with the owners of the Safeway store to thrash out issues concerning the future of the shop.
The property's owners say they are talking to a new supermarket chain - but won't say who
Still no new base for Bearwood Post Office.
A Warley Woods oak tree overhanging Lightwoods Hill has been hit by a taller than usual bus.
The bus company says it was the tree's fault.
Birmngham City Council are now not answering communications over the state of Lightwoods Park.
Steve Eling calls for the park to be handed over to Sandwell.
Plans to convert the Barleycorn Pub have been rejected for a second time.
After years of dealing with Regeneration, I have moved to being Deputy Leader and in charge of the money!
An appeal aginst the Council's refusal to grant planning permission
Clean Sweep for Labour in Abbey Ward
Planning Inspectorate has held a Public Enquiry
