Experts from the West Midlands Ghost Club are planning a paranormal investigation of Dudley’s spooky canal tunnels.

John Conway, the club spokesman, explained:

“Much emphasis has been put on the ghostly history of this site over recent years, however, this forthcoming visit will actually be the first serious investigation being carried out by an independent research group.”

“Our investigations are purposefully carried out in a purely objective, no-nonsense manner – casting off all of the New Age bunkum and pseudo-scientific trappings,” added Mr Conway.

“We have no interest in either proving the existence of the paranormal or disproving it. We also do not endorse the use of psychics or mediums.”

The ghostbusting team will be patrolling the creepy tunnels from 20:00hrs until midnight on Friday 5th September, where they will be recording any strange goings on.

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Filed under: Ghosts, Offbeat News, Paranormal by Jason Clarke Copyright © 2008 The Morningstarr*

Cannock Chase in Stafford has long been a hotbed for prolific sightings of unusual beasts and apparitions. For years witnesses have reported seeing alleged werewolves or ape-men at the local beauty spot, and the mysterious creatures are being blamed for missing pets and discovered animal carcasses.

In the past claims have been made that the area is being stalked by anything ranging from a British Bigfoot, escaped big cats, ghosts, aliens or even werewolves. But this week a supposed “expert” in the Cannock Chase phenomena has suggested that the mysterious pet disappearances and the sighting of large hairy beasts isn’t a Yeti or a lycanthrope but is in fact a subterranean stone age man.

The unnamed expert, who wishes to remain anonymous, backs up his claim by citing the vast underground tunnels below Cannock Chase which are remnants of centuries of mining in the area.

What he doesn’t explain is how the “cavemen” got to be in these tunnels. Were they always there living underground and the mining disturbed them? Or have they traveled in time like the fictional modern day caveman Stig of the Dump?

Nicholas Duffy, spokesman for the West Midlands Ghost Club a group of paranormal investigators based in the West Midlands with a substantial history in paranormal investigations, has plenty of experience of visiting the Cannock Chase area and has had lots of correspondence with witnesses of unusual happenings on the Chase. He told The Morningstarr* that the latest theory is laughable drivel and simply “the inane mutterings of a particularly silly bloke”.

Duffy’s expert opinion is that the events on Cannock Chase don’t warrant any serious investigation and the stories are being sensationalised by local press. Perhaps it will take the alleged corpse of a subterranean dog thief being photographed in a hunter’s freezer before the world really takes any notice of our anonymous “expert’s” theory.

If you have any information on the Cannock Chase beasts e-mail us at newsdesk@morningstarr.co.uk

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