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Boy heartbroken after horse stolen
A BRIERLEY Hill schoolboy has been left heartbroken after his beloved foal was stolen. Mark Hayward, aged 14, from Fens Crescent, could not believe it when he discovered seven-month foal Sparky had been snatched. The Thorns Community College student
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Community outraged over sentence
MEMBERS of Quarry Bank community have been left outraged over the sentence of a criminal who sold their treasured brass plaques off a war memorial. Mark Mellor from Furlong Court, Colley Gate, pocketed £190 for six plaques from the War Memorial in Stevens
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Viola player pulls out of concert
FORMER Stourbridge student Liviu Popescu has had to pull out of this weekend’s Local and Live concert due to unforseen circumstances. The viola player had been due to perform as one of the soloists at the first concert in the 2008/2009 Local & Live season
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Star students chase their stage dreams
STOURBRIDGE students Josh Warner and Emma Farthing are both set to appear in lead ensemble roles in a brand-new West End-style musical Chasing Fate, which premieres at Birmingham Hippodrome next week. Borough based charity Leaps & Bounds, which works
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Plea for help from Wordsley Festival chief
AS plans for the next Wordsley Festival take shape organisers are urging people to help run the community show. After overcoming possible closure in 2006, this year’s event was hailed the best yet with around 5,000 visitors enjoying a packed
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Expensive MPs
Should I and millions more need employment , we would have to meet all costs ourselves, ie; stationary, travelling expenses etc in order to hopefully get a position. Therefore why do MPs not have to follow this procedure from their own pockets. After
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People's Prize winners announced
GLASS artists Carrie Fertig and Robyn Smith were voted equal winners of this year’s British Glass Biennale People’s Prize. The pair received exactly the same number of votes for their popular pieces of work which formed part of this year’s
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Hackett seals striker signings
STOURBRIDGE FC boss Gary Hackett has drafted in two new strikers in a bid to help his side’s goalscoring problems. Former Romulus, Chasetown and Rugby Town striker Ashley Robinson has arrived from Stourport Swifts while fellow attacker Chris Morris has
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MP Pearson to lead fight against credit meltdown
AS the global financial system crumbles Ian Pearson is in the frontline of action to cope with monetary meltdown. After his appointment on Sunday to a new job at the Treasury, the Dudley South MP will be piloting the government’s Banking Reform
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Hackett seals striker signings
STOURBRIDGE FC boss Gary Hackett has drafted in two new strikers in a bid to help his side’s goalscoring problems. Former Romulus, Chasetown and Rugby Town striker Ashley Robinson has arrived from Stourport Swifts while fellow attacker Chris Morris has
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Post Office consultation closes today
THE consultation over plans to close post offices across Stourbridge and Brierley Hill closes today (Tuesday October 7). Post Office Ltd wants to axe post offices in Quarry Bank, Barnett Lane in Kingswinford, Silver End - Brierley Hill, Brockmoor
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Round Oak Steelworks sculpture causes uproar
FORMER workers from a Brierley Hill steelworks are up in arms over the suggested position of a £70,000 sculpture to commemorate the factory. Round Oak Steelworks was a main employer in Brierley Hill for over 100 years, before it finally closed in 1982
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Runners rake in cash for Max Appeal
CHARITY-MINDED runners are helping to give Wollaston’s Max Appeal a cash and profile boost by pounding the streets in both the Great North and Great South Runs. The charity was set up for people suffering from Di George Syndrome by Paul and
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Kingswinford pupils swap books for cooks
YOUNGSTERS at a Kingswinford school got a taste for culinary cooperation at the launch of a mammoth cooking project. Crestwood Park Primary school, Lapwood Avenue, kicked off their year-long healthy eating campaign with the grand opening of
