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Luke Walker's dad tells of "devastating 12 months"
“IT’S been a devastating 12 months” Brierley Hill father Patrick Walker told the News today - exactly a year since his son was accused of murder on the holiday island of Crete. Luke Walker from Gayfield Avenue had been looking forward to a
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A Dad's Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan - The Joy of Step-Parents
As I begin writing this column, I find it ironic how little I’ve written about conflicts in my home between my wife, my boys, and me over our blended family. My wife “inherited” my two boys and my two dogs when she agreed to marry me. Having not had
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Superb wedding fair at Stourbridge Rugby Club
The spring season of I Will wedding fairs finished in style on Sunday with a highly successful event at Stourton Park, home of Stourbridge Rugby Club. More than 300 brides- and grooms-to-be and their families and friends flocked to the marquee in the
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Millie's family raise £2.5k as thanks to hospital
THE FAMILY of a Kinver twin who died aged just 14 days have raised more than £2k for Birmingham Children’s Hospital in her memory. Millie Court’s parents Mark and Ruth Court along with her surviving twin Maisie, grandparents Sue and John Court and auntie
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Stourbridge school hailed 'good' in glowing Ofsted report
STUDENTS and staff at Stourbridge’s Pedmore Technology College and Community School are celebrating after receiving a glowing Ofsted report. Inspectors described the Grange Lane school as “good” and hailed principal David Kemp as “inspirational” following
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Pub to host psychic evening and ghost hunt
A PSYCHIC evening and ghost hunt will take place at the Samson and Lion pub in Wordsley this weekend. The event will take place on Sunday May 22 at 7.30pm and will include automatic writing, trance mediumship and tarot readings. Money raised will go
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Charity car wash raises £350 to help poorly kids
POLICE officers from Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood and youngsters from the area got in a lather and raised around £350 for terminally and seriously sick children. The neighbourhood policing team organised a charity car wash at Brierley Hill Fire Station
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Wollaston Gardeners Guild
The members held their monthly meeting at Stourbridge Institute on April 18th chaired by Colin Elcock. A warm welcome was given to speaker David Metcalfe, and 7 of his colleagues. David who is a National and International prize winner, travelled
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The chairman Joyce Knotts welcomed members and a visitor Eileen Bond to the April meeting. After the secretary and treasurer reports were read, information was given about the Mayor’s charity concert on May 11 and the Armed Forces Day at Himley
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Sailing club to host free taster sessions
HIMLEY Hall Sailing Club is hosting free taster days this summer for aspiring sailors to take to the water. The club, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, sails on the landlocked lake at Himley Country Park and has produced a number
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Athlete to raise cash in memory of tragic mum
A BRIERLEY Hill ambulance service worker whose mother who was killed in a hit and run accident has embarked on a marathon round of triathlons and runs to raise money for a charity close to his heart. Matt Brown and his family will always
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TV glass expert "laments" council leader's departure
A TV star who branded Dudley’s ex-council leader the “Homer Simpson of culture” in a row over a borough museum says he “laments” her departure from politics and that the area will be worse off without her. Andy McConnell, a glass expert
