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Election Fever Begins!
As our news media begins to speculate about a forthcoming general election (it could be a long haul!) I thought we could reminisce a bit about those also-rans in our general elections, some of the defeated candidates who sometimes appear for a few weeks, are defeated at the ballot box and are never seen again… Continue reading
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Forgotten burial grounds of the Black Country #1
Most people in West Bromwich know of Providence Place, the new office and hotel development next to the old Cronehills colliery site and close to the new Tesco. But not many people, including many who work there now, know the origin of the name, nor what still lies beneath the car park. In 1810 a… Continue reading