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Baby and child first aid course in Belbroughton
A FIRST aid course on how to treat babies and children will be held in Belbroughton on Saturday May 28. The class, provided by the British Red Cross, will be at The Bell, Bromsgrove Road, from 9.45am till noon and costs £8.50. All proceeds from the
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Pupils urged to walk to school as part of national week
SCHOOL pupils across Stourbridge are being encouraged to put their best foot forward and walk to school as part of National Walk to School Week this week. Youngsters at all of Dudley’s primary schools have been provided with wall charts and stickers
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Book doctor aims to prescribe perfect read at libraries
READERS can have their book troubles cured by an online doctor who will issue a prescripton for the perfect novel from borough libraries. During two online sessions on Friday May 20 and Monday May 23 library borrowers will be able to chat to the Dudley
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Woman's handbag and phone snatched in Stourbridge
A 56-YEAR-OLD woman was left shaken after she was robbed of her handbag and mobile phone in Stourbridge town centre. The incident happened as the woman walked along Bath Road near to the Crown Centre at around 1pm on Tuesday May 10. DCJoanne Morgan,
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Jaffa the greyhound seeks new home
A LOVING Stourbridge family is being sought to adopt a gentle greyhound who has spent many months in foster care. Jaffa is a four-year old black greyhound who has been in the care of Dudley Animal Rescue for over eight months as prospective
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Mayor praises borough's "jewels in the crown"
THE outgoing Mayor has praised the borough’s tourist hotspots after taking an action-packed tour of Dudley’s most iconic attractions to mark the end of his year in office. Mayor of Dudley 2010-2011, councillor Peter Miller, tried his hand at
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Help me find family
I WOULD like to get in contact with members of the Blurton family. They owned E Blurton Jewellers 45 High Street Stourbridge approximately 50 years ago. I have a family photograph album dating back to Victorian and Edwardian times that was
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Cricket club hosts acoustic night
STOURBRIDGE Cricket Club is staging an acoustic night this week (Friday May 20) featuring a host of Black Country talent. Pete Kelly, Triple Echo, Fingerprint, Bret and Marie, Mick and Paul and Velvet Green are among the acts who will performing short
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DLT's Fawlty Towers is comedy gold
IT was comedy gold when Dudley Little Theatre brought classic sitcom Fawlty Towers to life in Netherton. The 1970s series starring John Cleese as rude hotelier Basil Fawlty is widely considered one of the best TV comedies of all time, so it takes a brave
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Radio presenter Jenny pledges support for hospice
MARY Stevens Hospice is celebrating having secured the support of its first celebrity. BBC WM presenter Jenny Wilkes is championing this year’s hospice super draw - which boasts a jackpot of £5,000. The ninth annual draw will take place on Wednesday
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Sight loss charity launches new carers' project
THE borough’s sight loss charity is launching a new project which aims to boost support for carers next month. Stourbridge’s Thomas Pocklington Trust has been able to plough ahead with its Very Important People (VIP) project since scooping
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Charity seeks dog walker
A VOLUNTEER is being sought to help a deaf person in the Black Country by spending a few hours a week taking a hearing dog for walks. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is looking for someone living within 20 minutes by car or public transport of Rowely Regis
