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He looks very happy there and he has a winning smile. He would be 76 now. Hopefully his family did find a home quickly and has had a great life to date. It would be nice to know....

I always think of the old Dog's Home , when I think of New Canal Street. We got three dogs from there, the last two were Labradors. I must admit I would have liked to have taken them all, it was so hard to choose just one of them. Great dogs and it was our luck to give them a good home and they...

I see that following on from #37 above the local authority have allowed the can to be kicked further down the road. The public enquiry to decide whether the "owners" should rebuild the pub, has been postponed from August 2024 to the spring of 2025 at the request of the "owners" who had been...

Happy Fathers Days in the past and in the present.

My wife and a friend who had heard it had re-opened, found the main art gallery was still closed yesterday (they really should have checked first). Nice to see something is starting to be put back on display at long last, but £11 with no senior concessions, does seem a bit steep and it will...

Walked out? My word, I just have to look at him to laugh. He had an infectious humour, just a sideways glance and I couldn't help but smile. I still thoroughly enjoy his programmes. I didn't ever get to see him on the stage, but I have never heard anything but good things about Tommy previously...

I hope that you had a good one!

Flares was on Broad Street on the site of the old Presbyterian Church, I always thought that it was a strange change of use. It is now named Popworld, I know because my son was/is a frequent visitor to both clubs, having caught my 70s music bug. I hadn't heard of this tragic incident, before...

Drifting back into Turfpits Lane again. My great grandmother ran a hardware shop (from her front room, I think) at 2 Rooker's Buildings, 140 Turfpits Lane in the early 1900s. My Nan often talked of "The Fordrift" being nearby, but I never quite was able to work out what it was, or where near the...

I agree 100%, my Nan had to drag me away from it, I just stood in awe and could have watched it all day (in fact, I think I nearly did). It is the only thing that I can really still remember about going there, other than the sports arena. :)

Yes, it was "The Flicks" back in the day wasn't it? Such a pity to see The Plaza and The Palace go. I was an ABC Minor and enjoyed The Lone Ranger, Flash Gordon and Old Mother Riley on Saturday mornings, after a few lengths in Erdington Swimming Baths. I think the last film that I took in at The...

Great spot Tinpot! I didn't realise there was quite so much green space in the city! ;) I also didn't realise St Andrews was so close to Villa Park. Nice for the second city to be featured though.

Jack Crayston took over a newsagent and general store in Blackwood Road, Streetly in the 60's, before retiring in 1972. He passed away in 1992, aged 82. He didn't play for a local team, but played for Arsenal in the thirties (winning the league championship in 34/35 & 37/38, the FA Cup in 1936...

I've had it. It's quite nice and makes a change, but I do prefer the black pudding. The white pudding is part of the traditional "Irish breakfast" and when I first had it, for the first time since I was a lad around 20 years ago, it was available at the hotel buffet alongside black pudding. I've...

Can't beat a bit of black pudding, it's a crucial part of the "Great British Breakfast". My wife also considers square slicing sausage with a morning roll, as a breakfast staple (aka Lorne sausage). As Frank Skinner warned at the Alex on Saturday though, "If you're a vegan, don't go into a...

Sadly Chico passed away recently. Here he is outside his boutique in the 70s: