The Black Country that photographer Brian Griffin knew as a boy was the industrial powerhouse of the nation. He returns to find out how it has changed View a gallery of his images here Griffin used the ‘sights and sounds of heavy industry’ as inspiration for his latest exhibition. Photograph: Diensen Pamben/News Team International Chalked • Read More »
THE National Blood Service is appealing for volunteers across the borough to attend donor sessions to help meet demand for blood from hospitals.Sessions will take place at Brierley Hill Civic Hall, Bank Street, Brierley Hill, on Thursday May 12 from 1.30pm to 3.30pm and from 4.30pm to 7.30pm. They will also be held at Quarry • Read More »
By Adrian Tierney-Jones 12:35PM BST 28 Apr 2011 It sits on a nondescript road, its solid confident Victorian architecture towering over the bland Sixties boxes that surround it. The simple quote “You Brew Good Ale” is proudly painted across its brow, a Shakespearean exhortation (from Two Gentlemen of Verona, if you want to establish • Read More »
PLANS are in the pipeline to build a new multi-million pound flagship Christian centre in Brierley Hill. Worshippers from Baptist, Methodist, Anglican, Pentecostal churches and emerging house churches in the Black Country have joined forces to plan a new church, community building and centre for spiritual regeneration at the heart of Brierley Hill. They hope • Read More »
BLACK COUNTRY VOICES STORIES, POETRY, HUMOUR THE BEST IN BLACK COUNTRY SPOKEN WORD Featuring… Ray Jones…Jill Tromans…Geoff Stevens… Emma Rollason (Dolly Allen Tribute) Emma Purshouse…Brendan Hawthorne…Mike Tinsley… Wednesday 18th May 2011 7.30pm – 9.30pm Artspace Brierley Hill 8 Maple Row Mill Street Brierley Hill DY5 2RH Tickets £3 (includes a cuppa and a • Read More »
BRIERLY Hill people are being urged to be on their guard after a spate of burglaries targeting elderly people. Since February seven incidents have been reported to police in the Hawbush area, in each offence a rear window or door has been forced to gain access to a property. As nights get lighter and warmer • Read More »
www.the-blackcountry.com/understand Black Country Intelligence Alert Dear Colleague, Latest Unemployment Statistics Latest figures on the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) were released this morning by Jobcentre Plus. These figures show that in March 2011 there were 44,550 people claiming JSA in the Black Country, 6.5% of the working age population. There are 60 • Read More »
What makes the landscape of the Black Country different? This is the question being taken up by a new network of heritage organisations. distinctly black country aims to strengthen joint working on the common heritage of the area, describe the distinguishing landscape features of the Black Country, and promote greater connection with them.