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Wordsley Flower Club
OUR next meeting is on Wednesday 28th May 2008, when a demonstration will be given by Mrs Sheila Smith entiled "Serendipity". We meet at The Community Centre, Wordsley starting at 7.45pm. Entrance fee £4.50 to include refreshments. At the meeting
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Good As Gold Dog Training
ON Wednesday April 16th at Brockmoor community centre, the club held Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme' tests at bronze and silver levels. Another 10 out of 10 passes were achieved and awards went to:- Bronze: Dudley - Wayne Harris with Paddy; Stourbridge
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Stourbridge Stroke Club
THE Stourbridge Stroke Club celebrated their 20th Birthday at The Granary Hotel on Friday 9th May. The Chairman Dennis Howard welcomed the guests, members and volunteers. Membership rem-ains strong with a very committed group of volunteers. The demand
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Stourbridge Floral Art Club
ON Monday 12th May, the club welcomed Mrs Lyn Wherrett NAFAS Area Demonstrator from Earl Shilton, her title for the evening was 'Seasonal Splendour.' Mrs Wherrett's arrangements were colourful and varied and she entertained her audience with amusing
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Heyday Stourbridge
HIMLEY Hall, past present and future was the subject of the April meeting. The presentation by Alan Peace, the senior warden, gave details of the history, ownership and development of the estate. He also listed some visitors of special interest.Alan,a
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Norton E Townswomen’s Guild
THE chairman Mrs Joyce Knots, welcomed members and two visitors , Mrs Angela Key and Mrs Edna Baker to the April meeting. She also thanked everyone for their good wishes and cards on the occasion of her golden wedding anniversary. The secretary, Mrs
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Clent Mothers’ Union
THE May meeting was opened by Leader Jenny Edwards, with apologies from a few members due to holidays or illness. Jenny gave a special welcome to Jane Collins who has recently returned to the village after a period of absence. Following our short act
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Stourbridge Bridge Club
RESULTS to 10th May: Friday 2nd Brian & Sue Craddock; Nigel Walters & Gerald Hill; Tuesday 6th Marion Perks & Gerald Hill; Ted Gibbs & Ann Sargent; Wednesday 7th Olga Andrews & Derek Ryder; Thursday 8th Margaret Hanson & Marion Perks; Colin Clark & Arthur
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Hagley Historical and Field Society
WHEN Chairman Joan Ryder opened the Society's meeting on 6th May, neither she nor the sizeable audience was aware of the sheer quality of what was to follow over the next 80 minutes. She welcomed new members and visitors, confirmed the arrangements for
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TV's Adrian backs school appeal
TV presenter Adrian Chiles is backing Sunfield's Sunshine Week to help bring in funds for the Clent special school's £3.5m classrooms appeal. The Hagley-bred host of The One Show and The Apprentice: You're Fired, who has been a patron of the Woodman
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Emergency road closure in Lye
MOTORISTS are being warned about an emergency road closure taking place on Stour Hill in Lye. The closure will take place on Thursday May 22 and Friday May 23 and has been put in place as it is necessary to protect workers carrying out footpath works
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Druggie aviods jail for theft from dad
A STOURBRIDGE man who stole cheques from his father to fuel his drug habit has avoided a jail term. At Wolverhampton Crown Court on Wednesday May 21, Craig Slater, aged 36, was given a one year supervision order after he admitted two charges of possessing
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Colts finish with cup victory
DUDLEY Kingswinford Colts went out on a high after winning the North Midland's Cup in comprehensive fashion against rivals Stourbridge. The destructive DK youngsters disposed of Stour 48-0 at Droitwich's Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground to cap a magnificent
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Friday night success for club cyclists
Halesowen Friday Night Track League got off to a great start. The racing started with the U16s riders completing two laps with a very close finish resulting in the talented U14s rider, Emily Kay winning, with U16s rider Jess Wieckowski finishing a very
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Old Hill sit top
OLD Hill Cricket Club firsts extended their lead at the top of Birmingham League Division One courtesy of a winning draw at Coventry and North Warwick last Saturday. This was inspite of losing opening bowler Gemaal Hussain to an ankle injury in the
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World at his feet
Halesowen's kick boxing king Simon Akufo is aiming to make his lifelong dream come true when he has a shot at the world title next month The all-action Akufo has earned the right to challenge for the WKA World Title on Sunday June 8 at the Q-Club, in
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X-Factor's Niki stops by
X-FACTOR star Niki Evans treated staff at a Stourbridge media agency to an intimate performance of her new single when she stopped off to cut the ribbon at LF Media Ltd's new premises. The dinner lady turned reality TV singing sensation officially opened
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Ned's reunited for London gig
STOURBRIDGE rockers Ned's Atomic Dustbin are reforming with their original line-up for a major London gig. The five-piece split in 1994 after a string of chart hits and sold out shows around the world during a career which began in 1987. The band got
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Ian's touring break for a good cause
STOURBRIDGE bluesman Ian Parker is taking a break from a busy touring schedule to perform a rare acoustic show. Ian is heading for The Conservative Club, Hawne Lane, Rowley Regis, on Tuesday June 3 to support the Celebration of Life Festival, dedicated
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Charity set for a rooster boost
BLACK Country performers are getting set for a series of live events to raise cash for cancer patients. Loz Hipkiss and Brian Dakin (aka Billy Spakemon), who perform poetry and songs from the region under the name Roosterspake, are setting out on a mini
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Stourbridge flick impresses film fans
A STOURBRIDGE film-maker hoping to put the town on the movie-making map premiered his long-awaited flick Ugly and in Love to much applause this week. James Anderson Brown from Pedmore has spent the last 18 months working on his first feature offering
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Thanks to you for re-electing
I WOULD like to thank you all for your support last Thursday when I was re-elected as the Councillor for Amblecote for the next four years. I am honoured to be your Councillor again. Thank you for your faith in me and I will do my very best to help
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Cllr launches life-changing scheme for young people
A LYE councillor has launched a drive to raise £25,000 to set up a scheme to help get troublesome youngtsters off the streets and into work. Councillor Adrian Turner is trying to raise the money to get The Prince's Trust Team scheme off the ground -
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So much rubbish
DEAR Stourbridge readers, my family and I have regulary used the Stourbridge, to Dudley canal, for cycling and walking along. But recently, our canal has been spoilt by careless, thoughtless people, throwing all sorts of rubish into the water. Are you
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Thanks to all who voted for me
MAY I take the opportunity through your newspaper to thank the people of Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood who voted for me. I look forward to serving the whole of the community to the best of my ability over the next four years. Cllr Bryan Cotterill The
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Name the day, Mr Brown...
THROUGH your letter columns may I on behalf of all our Candidates thank the voters of Dudley South in their support of the Conservative Party Candidates. In gaining two seats from the Labour Party and one from the Liberal Democrats, The Conservative
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Apathy’s all round
COUNCIL Elections were held on 1st May to decide who our local representatives would be for the next four years. People who are eligible to vote and don't, are being accused of being apathetic. When I went to register my vote I was surprised to find
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Report was lacking in depth
IN response to Ken Barnes' defence of politicians, I'm sure being an MP isn't all cakes 'n' ale. But I am also certain of one other thing: they are all volunteers. So, there must be something in it for them. I wouldn't like to comment on what that might
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New date set
Dudley's Darren McDermott has finally being given a new date for his much-anticipated shot at the British Middleweight title. The unbeaten 29-year-old will now fight for the Lonsdale belt on Friday June 20 at the Aston Events Centre. The Black Country
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World title shot
Halesowen's kick boxing king Simon Akufo is aiming to make his lifelong dream come true when he has a shot at the world title next month The all-action Akufo has earned the right to challenge for the WKA World Title on Sunday June 8 at the Q-Club, in
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Emotional win
KINGSWINFORD'S Michael Rutter raced to the 12th North West 200 win of his career at an emotion charged meeting in Northern Ireland. The event was staged under a massive cloud following the death of home favourite Robert Dunlop who died following the
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JB's ready for Monkee business
PETER Tork shot to fame as a member of 60s group The Monkees, a manufactured act created by TV executives. Critics claimed the band could not play their instruments and only existed to rival The Beatles however, before being recruited to the pre-fab
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Stour stretch lead at top
Stourbridge firsts remain top of Division One of the Worcester Crusader League after they picked up a winning draw over rivals Oldswinford in their rain-affected encounter. Oldswinford were asked to bat first by Stourbridge skipper Keith Jones and on
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End of an era for Lye Town
Lye Town will be looking for a new manager for the first time in 10 years following the shock departure of Geoff Moss on the night of his testimonial. The out-going boss was informed his services as manager were no longer needed after speaking to club
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Double rejection for near-blind pensioner
A NEAR-BLIND Hagley pensioner is facing a double rejection from bureaucrats refusing to fund vital day-care support. Charlotte Bicknell, aged 73, is in the final stages of age related glaucoma, an illness which has already cost her the sight of one
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Thanks from Sunfield staff
ON behalf of all of us at Sunfield I would like to thank all of those who responded to the recent feature and sent in donations, offers of support and a willingness to take part in future fundraising events. We are all touch by your generosity especially
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Kids urged to walk to school
PRIMARY school kids across the borough were this week taking part in National Walk to School Week. Dudley Council's road safety and travel awareness team invited all primary schools in the Dudley borough to take part in the national initiative, running
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Paying a high price for living by rules!
I WRITER to fully endorse the comments of W Capewell and can empathise completely with his/her sentiments. I worked for 44 years, part of those as a single parents. I never asked for benefits (I wouldn't get them anyway, I've always been considered too
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Viennese concert in Wollaston
STOURBRIDGE Choral and Orchestral Society is staging a Viennese Concert in Wollaston next month. The choir will be singing Brahms' love songs, the Liebeslieder Waltzes at the event, which takes place at St James's Church, Wollaston, on Saturday June
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Trains answer to the congestion...
I REFER to the article triggered by councillor Mike Evans who would like Dudley to be reconnected to the mail network to boost visitors to Dudley Zoo. Surely we don't need to be visiting the zoo to benefit from trains on this old rail line, although
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No wrong in a bit of cow muck
IN response to the letter sent by John Smith of Norton, referring to the beauty spot Kinver Edge. I too walked around this beautiful place and I was also appalled, but not by the occasional cow-pat I encountered but the amount of litter dumped from the
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Viennese concert in Wollaston
STOURBRIDGE Choral and Orchestral Society is staging a Viennese Concert in Wollaston next month. The choir will be singing Brahms' love songs, the Liebeslieder Waltzes at the event, which takes place at St James's Church, Wollaston, on Saturday June
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Decimation of our precious library’s stocks
HAS anyone else noticed the decimation happening to Stourbridge Library's general collection? I have been using this library perhaps two or three times a week for over forty years and suddenly, whole shelves are empty - more and more each week. A member
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Customers come last!
A QUESTION to those who have revamped (or should I say retrashed?) our bus services. When was the last time any of you travelled on public transport? Since and even before the introduction of these (improved?) and revised services, there have been numerous
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Bypass leaves questions unanswered...
I SAW an item in the local press the other day in which Councillor Les Jones puts forward the suggestion of having a bypass around Stourbridge to save the town from being choked by traffic congestion. He is pretty vague on detail but it seems that the
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Temporary traffic lights in place in Brierley Hill.
MOTORISTS in Brierley Hill are being warned to expect temporary traffic lights at High Street and Level Street tonight ( Wednesday May 21). The lights are needed so service ducts can be installed across Dudley Road. Dudley Road will be closed to southbound
