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Settling for second
Himley Cricket Club ended the season with an amazing eighth washout to dash any hopes they had of winning the Birmingham League Premier Division title. The postponment of their home clash against Kenilworth means they finish the season as runners-up
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Hales open with away win
Old Halesonians got their Midlands Division Three (West North) league campaign underway with an excellent 18-5 away win at Old Saltleians. The game was fiercely fought in the first quarter with Hales breaking the stalemate with a superb 10-metre-line
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Stour handed harsh lesson
National League Two favourites and full-time professionals Birmingham and Solihull put their young Stourbridge rivals in their place with a comprehensive home win. A strong visiting contingent was present for the local derby and it was them
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Stour happy to be back home
WINLESS Stourbridge RFC will be looking to kick-start their National League Two campaign this Saturday (3pm kick-off) when they host Mounts Bay in their first home game of the season. Stour will be looking for a confidence boosting win at Stourton Park
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Dudley start with victory
DUDLEY Kingswinford RFC kicked off their Midlands Division Two West season off in super style thanks to an impressive win away to Whitchurch. The Heathbrook outfit ran out 33-5 winners to put them top of the table after the opening round of fixtures.
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Last chance for musclemen contenders
BOROUGH bodybuilders have one last chance to qualify for this year's Mr Universe contest. The regional qualifying round for the ultimate bodybuilding title will be held at Brierley Hill Civic Hall, Bank Street, Brierley Hill, on Sunday September 21.
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Dog owner fined
A WOLLASTON dog owner has landed a court bill of more than £200 after failing to clean up after her pet. Wioletta Pitkeathley of Norfolk Road was fined £100 by Halesowen magistrates after she failed to pay two fixed penalty fines issued by Dudley Council
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Hagley Historical & Field Society
CHAIRMAN Joan Ryder opened the Society’s first meeting of the season on 2nd September by thanking Pat Dunn for leading the Mushroom Green walk and detailing the 12th October walk around Haden Hill House and Park, to be led by Irene Oliver. Joan
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Worcs Wildlife Trust
FOLLOWING the summer break the Stourbridge Group has much pleasure in welcoming one of Europe's top professional photographers Michael Leach to give an illustrated talk entitled ‘It's a funny way of making a living’ for their first indoor meeting
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Wedding couple raided
A WORDSLEY Romeo has finally wed his Julie-t three years after proposing in The News. But lovebirds Gary and Julie Hudson (pictured) were brought back down to earth with a bump after burglars stole thousands of pounds worth of items including
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West Midland Bird Club
ON Wednesday, September 24 at St Oswald’s Church Centre, Broadwaters at 7.30pm we will be re-grouping for our first indoor meeting of the 2008/09 season. At this meeting, well known wildlife photographer Keith Offord will present his illustrated
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Clent Mothers Union
OUR annual outing was on September 4 in the middle of one of the wettest weeks of this ‘summer’. In spite of the relentless rain, we made our way to Bodenham Arboretum where we took refuge in the visitors’ centre. We all enjoyed a good
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Stourbridge Magic Club
DESPITE the holiday season still affecting numbers, the September meeting was reasonably well attended. This month’s theme was magic with metal. A variety of effects were seen; these ranged from disappearing coins and candles to more classic effects
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Stourbridge & District Amateur Radio Society
OUR Society was formed in 1938 and currently meets at Oldswinford Hospital School, Heath Lane Stourbridge on weekly Monday evenings at 8pm. We recently took part in the annual Field Day competition held locally. This event takes the
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Wall Heath Community Association
AT the last meeting of the summer term, 80 members and visitors of the 50 Plus Club enjoyed a strawberry tea with entertainment by Beryl Briscoe. A raffle also took place on Wednesday July 16. There will not be a meeting during August. The Autumn term
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Scarecrow festival cancelled
TORRENTIAL rain and freak floods that have wreaked havoc in Belbroughton have drowned plans for this year’s scarecrow weekend. The traditional festival has been going strong for more than a decade, but organisers have taken the difficult decision
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Wollaston Music Group Ladies Choir
THE Wollaston Music Group Ladies Choir held an evening of music selected from all well known shows from the Sound of Music, South Pacific to several items by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and West Side Story. The sum of money from tickets and raffle and a
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Stourbridge Embroiderers
WE are an active group of around 50 members of all ages and we meet monthly at the Parish Centre, Our Lady and All Saints Church, Stourbridge at 7.30. We share a passion for textile arts in all forms. Our meetings are usually held on the
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Good As Gold Dog Training Club
ON Wednesday, July 30 at Brockmoor Community Centre, the club held ‘Kennel Club good citizen dog scheme tests’, at gold level. Tests were carried out by approved Kennel Club assessor, Caroline Simkin and her steward Yvonne Smith, who awarded
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Warming? I think not...
AFTER the last two cold wet summers, people will see for themselves the nonsense of global warming. It is more likely that we are heading for an ice age as predicted in the seventies. I wish global warming were true, it would save so
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Shot in the dark for Sue
I WAS wondering if through your newspaper you could help find a childhood friend of mine. Her name when I knew her was Susan Evans, she would be around 50 years of age now. I emigrated with my parents when I was 10, and over the years we kept in
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Searching for friend
I AM trying to contact a school friend of my uncle’s, the lady’s name is Norma Jones (maiden name). As a young girl she lived at Apley Castle, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire. Her father was a gardener at Apley Castle. Norma moved to the The Lawns in
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Reorganisation’s merely a ruse..?
IN recent weeks, I’ve read letters of concern about the removal of books from Stourbridge library. I am a regular user of the library and on my last visit on Friday August 22, I was shocked by the empty shelves. When I questioned this, the librarian
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Thanks to you all for such generosity!
I AM writing on behalf of the Stourbridge Christian Aid Committee and all the collectors in Stourbridge to thank the people of Stourbridge for their generosity in supporting Christian Aid Week again in May 2008. During the Christian Aid Week Street Collection
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Not a way to treat man’s best friend
SEVERAL months ago, I entered the institutionalised and show business world of the pet dog. I have two American cocker spaniels and together we transcend the mundanities of everyday life, climbing hills or losing our way in woodland. For me, this is the
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What point protesting to perpetrators?
WITH regard to the five Post Offices that are under threat of closure, namely the two on the Hagley Road at Pedmore and Oldswinford, plus Quarry Bank High Street, Silver End at Brierley Hill, and Barnett Lane in Kingswinford, would I be correct in assuming
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Wordsley promoter launches Brum club night
A WORDSLEY promoter is inviting people to visit a new club night at an award winning city centre venue. Former Stourbridge beauty queen Ejay is hosting the event at Birmingham’s Twenty Three Essex Street bar, which she says will offer the best in RnB
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New show for Quarry Bank opera group
QUARRY Bank Operatic Society has announced details of their latest production to be staged in Netherton. The Society will be performing Camelot at Netherton Arts Centre, Northfield Road, from Tuesday September 23 to Saturday September 27. The show
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Beggars believe in giving their all
BEGGARS are tipped by many to emerge as a British classic who devote their lives to their art. The young Reading four-piece decided to throw everything in to the group by moving in together, in a bid to gel as a unit. Singer, Jamie Girdler, said:
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Borough youngsters set to star in new show
YOUNG people from the region are getting set to star in the world premiere of a new musical. More than 20 teenagers from Dudley borough will be appearing in Chasing Fate at Birmingham Hippodrome on October 17 and 18. The show, which
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Top magician Ali Bongo's spell in Stourbridge
TV magician Ali Bongo made himself at home in the Stourbridge House of Magic to open a new extension. The celebrity and leading member of The Magic Circle called at the shop on Brook Street to join the Mayor and Mayoress of Dudley for the ceremony on
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Stourbridge Canal clean up operation
A MASSIVE clean up operation is in progress after freak weather caused a 50ft hole to appear in the bank of Stourbridge Canal. Due to problems with anti-social behaviour at the site, British Waterways has implemented safety measures to try to prevent
