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Bloxwich Active Living Centre set to make a splash!
The eagerly awaited opening date for both Bloxwich and Oak Park Active Living Centres became reality this week when the keys for both centres were handed over by contractors. This significant moment...
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Local authors support Walsall bookshop with new writing
The proprietors of a popular Walsall bookshop have been given a very special gift by a group of local authors in thanks for the shop’s enthusiastic support of writing in the town over the past two...
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Blooming Bloxwich could be a winner
Experts from the Royal Horticultural Society continued their tour of Walsall’s five district centres last Wednesday as part of this year’s ‘Heart of England in Bloom’ competition. This time, Bloxwich...
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It’s Carnival time in Bloxwich this weekend!
The year’s top event for Bloxwich and district, Bloxwich Carnival, takes place in just a few days! And admission to the hugely popular event is FREE OF CHARGE! Gates open at 12 noon at the King George...
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It was fun in the sun at Bloxwich Carnival 2016!
The year’s top event for Bloxwich and district, Bloxwich Carnival, took place last Saturday, and with perfect weather on order this year, couldn’t fail to be a super success with thousands attending,...
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Bloxwich heritage art proposals on show this Friday
Walsall Council’s Creative Development Team and Regeneration and Development Service are currently working on a heritage project in Bloxwich to design, fabricate and install 4 new public art pieces in...
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The Lion went down to Church Street – the Roar heard round the World
The story of the Bloxwich Lion is something that has passed into legend amongst local folk, told and re-told down the generations, with bits and pieces remembered, sometimes mistakenly, until it has...
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Bloxwich Telegraph/BNN News Service Poll
We’re looking to tailor The Bloxwich Telegraph and the BNN social media more to meet the needs of our readers and followers, so we’d be grateful for some feedback about what you’d like to see (or not)...
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes to The Bloxwich Telegraph
Following the recent Bloxwich Telegraph/BNN news service poll, and the low response to that poll, I have decided that, moving forward, the website will now become more of a feature-based magazine, with...
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Fly the flag for Bloxwich and win £150!
Do you love Bloxwich? Would you like to see a brand new flag flying over the town? Or even over your home? Well, now’s your chance to have your say on the matter, and even contribute to design ideas...
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Appeal to public to support Bloxwich Christmas lights
An appeal has gone out to members of the public in Bloxwich and district for desperately-needed financial assistance in supporting this year’s Bloxwich Christmas lights. Contrary to popular belief, the...
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Bloxwich Councillors bid to save Bloxwich Library and Theatre
Many Bloxwich people should be well aware by now that, due to the swingeing national government budget cuts being inflicted on many local authorities in England, Walsall Council is seriously...
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Walsall writers hit 50 and still going strong!
Walsall’s oldest group for writers across the borough is celebrating its fiftieth birthday this year, and after a special Circle meeting to mark the occasion earlier this month (pictured), they are now...
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Have your say on possible closure of Bloxwich Library and Theatre
Walsall Council is seriously considering, amongst other options, closing all of the Borough’s branch libraries, including Bloxwich Library and Theatre (aka Bookmark Bloxwich) in Elmore Row. This is...
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Bloxwich Christmas lights saved thanks to donors!
A desperate appeal to members of the public in Bloxwich and district for financial assistance in supporting this year’s Bloxwich Christmas lights has succeeded, almost at the eleventh hour! Thanks to a...
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Walsall Silver Thread Tapestries project tour launches
Walsall Council’s Creative Development Team is celebrating 25 years of bringing community arts to Walsall. To mark this occasion the team is launching a tour of the Silver Thread Tapestries – eleven...
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Bloxwich Library saved amid drastic Council cuts
Walsall Council has announced that Bloxwich Library is one of six libraries to have been saved from possible closure in a dramatic press briefing reported on by local news media today. But the news is...
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Bloxwich Telegraph links up with Rediscover Bloxwich
In 2016, young people and staff from the Walsall Academy in Lichfield Road, Bloxwich (site of the former T.P. Riley Comprehensive School) joined forces with Walsall Council’s Creative Development Team,...
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Remembering Harold Parry – 100 years on
I was reminded this past week of the centenary of the passing of a man who I usually think of in November, the month of remembrance, poppies, services and parades. A man who is probably not as well...
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BNN renamed – expands coverage
This weekend marks the end of one era and the beginning of another. Bloxwich News Network (BNN), the social media arm of The Bloxwich Telegraph, is changing – and so is the Telegraph. BNN, which works...
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