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Coffee morning to help cancer sufferers
WOLLASTON fundraisers Sue McDowall and Sheila Wrigley are inviting people to join them at a coffee morning on Saturday September 27 to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. It will run from 9.30am to 12.30pm at Wollaston Methodist Church Hall,
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Peter Andre to light up Merry Hill
POP star Peter Andre will be switching on this year’s Christmas lights at Merry Hill. The Australian heart-throb - now best-known for being glamour girl Jordan’s other half after the pair met on TV's I'm a Celebrity show - will be lighting up the shopping
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Violent Kingswinford robber jailed for eight years
A VIOLENT Kingswinford robber who struck while on bail for possessing a loaded gun has been jailed for eight years. Long-time crook Gavin Oliver, aged 25, was caged at Wolverhampton Crown Court today (Tuesday September 23) after he admitted stealing
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Brides flock to exhibition
MORE than 200 brides visited the I Will Wedding Exhibition, organised by the Stourbridge News on Sunday. Hosted by the Village Hotel in Dudley, the event included two fashion shows illustrating the latest styles of bridal wear. Large
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Residents living in fear over speeding cars
A GROUP of Pedmore residents are campaigning for traffic calming measures to be put in place before some is killed on a busy road. Lisa Allen from Grange Lane, lives in constant fear due to speeding cars and refuses to use her front door, in
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Cash for questions in new borough scheme
BOROUGH groups could scoop a cash prize for playing their part in a new face-to-face forum on safety matters. Face The People, in January 2009, will see decision makers from the council, police, fire service and other organisations answering community
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Home Secretary backs calls for changes to lap dance laws
STOURBRIDGE MP Lynda Waltho’s campaign to tighten regulations on lap dancing clubs has won high profile backing. Speaking at this week’s Labour Party conference, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith MP pledged to give communities a stronger say in stopping
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Cowboy worker put Stourbridge lives in danger
A COWBOY electrician whose work put the lives of Stourbridge householders in danger has been told he could face jail. Lee Naughton, who was jailed five years ago for shoddy work, told customers he had completed work to required British Standards and
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Book launch for recovering breast cancer patient
A PEDMORE woman who was inspired to write poems after her fight with cancer has seen her work published in a new book. Sylvia Horton, from Woodland Close, a recovering beast cancer patient and having undergone breast reconstruction, decided to write
