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A 16 year old Burntwood girl has been injured after being struck by a car in St.Matthews Road.
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Burntwood RUFC overcome Pershore 19-8 to reach the semi finals of the Midlands Senior Vase.
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Chasetown draw 2-2 in a league encounter away at Loughborough Dynamo.
The Scholars goals coming from Gary Birch and Duncan Horler.
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A new wave of pro-active campaigning by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service will see firefighters get on their bikes to curb anti-social behaviour at Chasewater and Redwood Park.
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A £1.8 million scheme to boost safety Pipehill junction between Lichfield and Burntwood is set to get underway on Monday 8th February.
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Burntwood pub goers are facing up to the loss of three more local hostelries.
The Centurion could be turned into apartments,The Triangle could be pulled down to make way for 6 houses.
While the demolition of The Greyhound has already begun.
A team of reservoir experts and representatives from Lichfield District Council have opened the valves,to allow around one billion gallons of water to drain out of Chasewater reservoir.
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Children will have lots to do at half term this february as Burntwood Leisure Centre has lots of courses and special offers available.
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The second phase of Lichfield District Council's project, to create a large avenue of trees in Burntwood, has been completed.
The semi-mature trees now occupy a busy stretch of Miners Way.
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Chasetown overcome Cammell Laird 2-1 to remain at the top of the League.
The Scholars goals coming from Gary Birch and Scott Embury.
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Burntwood RUFC suffer a heartbreaking 26-25 league defeat at Handsworth.
The dam at Chasewater is leaking, putting lives at risk and jeopardising roads, railways and the Midlands' canal network.
A report from Lichfield District Council warns that if the structure fails 'quickly and catastrophically', up to 80 people could die and the homes of more than 2,000 others would be affected.
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Chasetown lose 0-1 at home to Belper Town in the Unibond First Division One South.
However the Scholars remain top of the table on goal difference.
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Chasetown striker Reece Styche is set to move on loan to Blue Square Premier side Forest Green Rovers.
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Burntwood RUFC secure a 13-23 away league victory at Wednesbury,cementing themselves in fourth place in the league.
Chasetown return victorious from Witton Albion after gaining a 1-2 away win.
Ben Steane and Reece Styche scoring for the Scholars.
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Inspire fitness at Burntwood Leisure Centre is hosting an open weekend on January 30th & 31st to promote the opening of their brand new studio.
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The dates for this year's Burntwood Wakes have been announced.
July 23-25 will see unsigned bands,a family fun day and a summer music festival at Burntwood Rugby Club.
Chase Terrace artist,Carole Baker,is holding a January sale at her garden studio.
Her Sunnyside Studio will be open on 31st January from 11am to 5pm.
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Chasetown FC return to action after a weather enforced break,notching up a 0-4 friendly win at Pelsall Villa.
Reece Styche(2),Danny Smith and debutant Gary Hay scoring for the Scholars.
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Chasetown Specialist Sports College has been named in the top 20 of most improved schools in the country.
The school also gained the 2nd highest results in Staffordshire for gaining 5A*-C GCSE grades.
A Chase Terrace man faces a £1,050 bill after allowing his dog to foul the local bowling green.
Liscumb Bradbury was caught red handed by council officers.
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Children from Hollygrove Primary School are set to become traffic cops in an attempt to curb illegal parking.
They will tackle anybody who's parked inconsiderately near to their school gates.
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Lichfield District Council have announced changes to refuse collections following the recent snow.
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Burntwood is located in the English county of Staffordshire, approximately half way between Lichfield and Cannock. The town consists of the three main areas of Chasetown,Chase Terrace and Burntwood itself.
Burntwood is the proud home of the smallest park in the United Kingdom,it has associations with famous dictionary compiler Samuel Johnson. St.Annes Church was the first church in England to have electric lights and more recently, Chasetown Football Club have enjoyed two successful runs in the FA Cup.
Burntwood was known as 'Brendewoode' in the late 13th century and Brundwood in the 16th century, while the current spelling became the norm by the 1600’s.
The exact meaning of the name Burntwood is unknown but the common perception is that it derives from the clearance of woodland for agricultural purposes.
Agriculture was the common source of employment in Burntwood in the past, and some of the farms around the area today were in existence as far back as the 18th century. Nail making became prevalent in the town during the mid 1850’s, but the only remaining evidence of this is a number of local house names.
Chasetown was originally known as Cannock Chase but the current name was in use by 1867 as the expanding mining industry reached this part of Staffordshire.
The town initially developed around Rugeley Road later renamed High Street and Colliery Road, now known as Church Street.
The first properties were built in the mid 1850’s and consisted of three pairs of cottages in Church Street and The Uxbridge Arms public house, all still standing today.
In 1902 a clock was erected at the the junction of High Street and Queen Street as a memorial to locals killed during the Boer War. This was knocked down by a lorry in 1967 and two years later was replaced with a new clock. Although that time piece only lasted ten years until that too was damaged and was never replaced.
Chase Terrace was in existence by 1870 and was also a result of the then burgeoning local coal mining industry,although farming was also prevalent.
Coney Lodge Farm in Rugeley Road was in existence in the 17th century, while Thomas Sankey was the first incumbent of Bridgecross farm, now Bridgecross Working Mens Club and evidently gave his name to Sankeys Corner.
The Chase cinema at Sankeys Corner was built by Miles Jervis and opened in 1925, but was never in high demand and bingo had taken over by 1975. The Jervis Court housing complex now occupies the site.
The name Hammerwich derives from either 'the old settlement with a smithy' or 'a place by a hill' and it is believed the village was inhabited as early as the late Stone Age.
By the 1300's Hammerwich was made up of three main parts - Netherton,Middleton and Overton. The latter two live on today in the form of street names.
The world renowned Morris dance 'the Vandals of Hammerwich' originates from the village,thanks to 13th century villains allegedly setting fire to heathland and a large part of Cannock Forest. An area which then became known as Burntwood.
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