Stories for 15 March 2006
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IT'S always disappointing when an action flick tries to rise above its station.
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THE winning duo of Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta Jones are reunited in this sequel to the first Zorro film.
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A YOUNG British band which includes one of the member's 50 plus-year old-father as the keyboardist and singer, the potential for the Mystery Jets is tremendous.
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THIS band's debut album came steaming into the charts last week and is a great example of the new music coming through at the moment.
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IT may have been 12 years since his last stint in the studio but David Gilmour has lost none of his panache and creativity.
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A BROMSGROVE artist with a passion for steam trains has an exhibition on display at the Artrix that pays tribute to the nostalgia of the railways.CAPTURED ON CANVAS: Christopher Smith celebrates steam trains at the Artrix.
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COMEDIAN Mark Steel's show at the Artrix has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 26.
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A BUDDING young actor is sought to complete the line-up for a stag production in Droitwich Spa.
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AN impressive cast and crew line up for powerful comedy Smaller, which starts at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre on Monday, March 20.
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A BRAND new dance adaptation of Tim Burton's gothic fairytale Edward Scissor-hands opens at Birmingham Hippodrome on Tuesday, running until March 25.
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WYTHALL Theatre Company presents The Cemetery Club this week at Dovehouse Theatre in Olton, Solihull.
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A MUSIC group is treating audiences in Redditch to a performance from a well-known musician as part of a tour around the region.
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REDDITCH Orchestra's March concert will feature a showcase of famous classic masterpieces to impress music lovers at Kingsley Theatre this Saturday.
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Wednesday, March 15
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Wednesday, March 15
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Review - This Is Elvis at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham (until Saturday)
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FOLLOWING sell-out tours around the world the multi-talented actress and pop musician, Hilary Duff, will be playing six exclusive dates in the UK - including a concert at The NIA Academy on Friday, April 28.
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FANS of classical music are set for a turbulent and stirring concert on Friday, March 24 when the Feinstein Ensemble play at the Artrix centre.
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A DETERMINED teenager from Droitwich starts her singing career on Saturday, March 18, by performing a variety of songs at the Doverdale Arms on Saturday, March 18 (8.30pm start).SINGING A SONG: Vanessa Tuzzio, 14, is about to start her singing career.
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ART came alive in the medieval barns of Longbarn Village last week.
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AN Alcester café has won a special award for being smoke-free.
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AN event to persuade more local people to become councillors is being held on Friday from 5.30-7pm at the Stratford Council chambers.
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TWO stalwarts have stepped down from Alcester's War Memorial Town Hall Committee after combined service of 39 years.
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AN Alcester youth club volunteer has expressed his disappointment at the lack of support for the group from town residents.
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ALCESTER'S air-raid shelters are a step closer to being saved. The shelters that stand in the allotments in Bleachfield Street are in danger of falling down and the Royal British Legion is spearheading a campaign to save this part of the town's history.
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GUARDSMAN's mum Lynda Holmes is off on a mass anti-war rally in London - as her soldier son prepares for action in Iraq.
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Thursday, March 16
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CHURCH Hill councillors have done their bit again with a litter pick at the weekend.
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ARSONISTS targeted a clothing bank outside Kwik Save supermarket in Woodrow.
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REDDITCH firefighters were called to two car fires on Wednesday night in Hill Lane, Wythall, and near Dingleside Middle School, Woodrow North at 1am. No one was hurt.
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AN 18-year-old woman suffered a broken ankle when she intervened to try and break up a fight outside Fuse nightclub in Church Road, Redditch.
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COURT charges are set to rise after a 13-year stalemate, Redditch Council has announced. Costs for the issue of a Liability Order, which are court fees, have been increased from £30 to £75. The court charge is set to recover the actual costs incurred by the council and is not a penalty charge. It is based on the cost of recovery of unpaid Council Tax.
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BUDDING fashion designers have been customising their own clothes at a girl-only workshop in Redditch.
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BEAUTY queens are invited to an evening of indulgence at Studley Infant School next Monday.
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POLICE are looking for two boys who threw bricks at buses in Redditch.
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A RED BMW 320 was stolen from a pub car park in Astwood Bank.
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CHILDHOOD memories of the seaside are being relived at Forge Mill Museum's latest exhibition which features a plethora of puppets, including some beautiful versions of Punch and Judy.
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A CONVICTED sex offender got a job at a Studley pub without informing police under registration requirements, Worcester Crown Court heard.
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HERE'S a sneak preview of what NEW College's £1-million state-of -the-art sports hall could look like.
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A FECKENHAM pensioner died of a disease usually connected to exposure to asbestos, and inquest was told.
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PLANS to form a regional ambulance service and Strategic Health Authority (SHA) are being supported by Redditch Council.
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A 35-YEAR-old man was robbed of a video recorder and some money as he walked from Redditch town centre along Mount Pleasant.
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A 30-YEAR-old man feared for his life when a gang of black men brandishing a gun ordered him to hand over his mobile phone.
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ONE of the town's long-standing musical groups celebrates its 30th anniversary this year - with a packed programme of entertainment.
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A RIVERSIDE couple has won a cash prize for going green.
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THIEVES stole a recycling skip weighing several tonnes from a Redditch supermarket.
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AN Astwood Bank bungalow will be brewing up after Redditch Council agreed to plans to convert part of it into a tea room.
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MOTORISTS are urged to be on their guard following a number of car key burglaries across north Worcestershire, including Wythall.
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A WOODROW woman who was found hanging from a doorframe in her home may not have intended to take her own life, an inquest heard.
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BEATY Thompson was born the year before the war to end all wars broke out and barely three when her father's generation was wiped out on the chalky uplands of the Somme. She was a teenager in 1929, the year of the Wall Street Crash, a catastrophe that helped to push the world over the precipice once again. And in 1939, when the planet again descended into madness, Beaty was a young
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AN elderly woman found dead in a warden- controlled home in Hewell Road, Batchley, has been identified as Marjorie Chambers, aged 85. Her body was found by firefighters called to the address last Wednesday.
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VOLUNTEERS from the Alexandra Hospital's League of Friends have been doing a cracking job making some Easter treats to sell to patients and visitors.
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"Everyone who has seen or will see the place in its new appearance will be delighted with the improvement wrought and it is safe to say the rooms have never looked better since the first opening about 36 years ago.
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A LEADING professor whose life was saved by staff at the Alexandra Hospital is gearing up for the fund-raising adventure of a lifetime to say `thank you'.
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A MUSICAL extravaganza is being held at Redditch Youth House to raise cash for the town's skatepark.
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EARLY birds will be flocking to Arrow Valley Countryside Centre on Sunday (March 19) for a nature talk.
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AN unemployed Woodrow father who was worried about finding the money for his children's Christmas presents was found hanging in his bedroom, an inquest heard.
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THE show went on for Astwood Bank Operatic Society's production of The Mikado after a bout of flu sent cast members dropping like flies.
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SIR - Bob Davies' letter headlined "Ban on smoking will cut out trade choices" raises interesting questions.
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AN angry Alvechurch resident is calling for CCTV in a village troublespot after a garden she made was wrecked by vandals.
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THE Home Secretary visited Batchley yesterday to see for himself the progress that has been made in the fight against crime in Redditch.
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SIR - I have to write to you to say how pleased I was with the care my physically handicapped son Keith received while in the cardiac care unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
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REDDITCH MP Jacqui Smith has hit out at Conservative rivals saying they would have turned their backs on MG Rover workers in their hour of need.
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HAVING just been informed by my dentist that he is opting out of NHS treatment, with a rationale that suggests many others will be following his decision to go fully private if they have not already done so, it prompted me to ask the following question through your letters section.
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SIR - Society appears to have gone mad. A store owner in Bromyard has his Sunday lunch interrupted by the police and three "gollies" seized in the interests of public order and racial sensitivity.
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REDDITCH'S Conservative group is demanding an apology for an article published in this month's Labour group newsletter which claims they tried to stop Jacqui Smith MP from fighting proposed cuts at the Alexandra Hospital.
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SO Wythall Ratepayers and Residents Association leader Geoffrey Denaro has again supported another inflation-busting council tax increase of 4.9 per cent.
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SIR - March is Veggie Month, a time to celebrate the vegetarian diet, which is not only ethical but healthy and easy too.
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NEW College nursery tots Ellis Hall, aged four, Gemel Campbell, two, and one-year-old Rebecca Thomas dress as their favourite book characters to mark World Book Day.
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MAY I, through your paper, say a big thank you to the kind gentleman who helped me on Thursday in Car Park 3.
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SIR - Peter Alcock asks whether police reorganisation is at the request of the EU - and the answer is probably no.
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CHAMPAGNE corks are popping at St Augustine's High after it reached the £50,000 fundraising target needed to apply for specialist science school status.
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HOWARD Bellaby really should get out more! His obsession with cats would appear now to influence his writing (Letters, March 8).
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SIR - I have always had an interest in how my council tax is being spent, so I have recently started attending Worcester City Council meetings.
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HOWARD Bellaby was bang on to point out that money wasted on the dome etc far surpassed anything Redditch Council could ever hope to achieve (Letters, March 8).
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SIR - With reference to Margaret Rowley's letter of February 27, she says we should not feel pity for the Liberal Democrats.
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A SEVERLEY disabled Winyates West man needs help raising the £10,000 needed to replace his power wheelchair.
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THANKS to the Advertiser for publishing the latest threat to our post offices. We have to rely on the media when the Government of the day is so underhand.
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SIR - The council is to spend a large sum of money on public transport. If it is anything like the debacle at Evesham Station involving Network Rail and the council regarding the disabled it will never work.
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A REDDITCH GP's book has been selected as the official publication of Obesity Awareness Week.
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VISITORS to Inkberrow are being pointed in the right direction thanks to a new signpost designed by eight-years-old Mollie Cresswell (pictured with signpost creator Steve Edwards).
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MY sisters and I spent our childhood in Redditch and although two of us moved away, we come back regularly to visit our mum and our other sister.
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PARENTS of students at Trinity High School in Grove Street will now receive a text message alerting them if their child does not turn in for lessons.
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Police are hunting thieves who ripped a cash machine off the wall of the Neville Arms on The Ridgeway, Astwood Bank.
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A 15-YEAR-old Redditch girl has been reported missing.
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DISABLED residents will soon be able to travel on buses all day for free across the county.
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HOME Secretary Charles Clarke yesterday denied the Government was forcing through plans to merge West Mercia Police with neighbouring forces while on a whistlestop tour of Redditch.
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I FEEL I must respond to the various stories which have appeared recently in the local press concerning the Charity Commission's report into Step Out Drop In and the allegations made against me.
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FORMER Redditch Council Leader David Cartwright has dismissed calls for his resignation as a councillor after investigations into the charity he led called into question his financial integrity.
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A LOVING Spa couple are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary.
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Ministry of Defence plans to sell the former Army Medals Office to developers have sparked a flood of protest.
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A DETERMINED team of women is preparing to walk from Malvern to Droitwich Spa for an African charity project. Stepping out for Africa:Gearing up for the walk are Sue Carter, Sarah White, Liz George, Carol Chamberlain and Kate Pinfield.
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IMPORTANT community projects in Droitwich Spa are set to benefit from additional funding and support.
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Staff at a Droitwich barber's shop have been scratching their heads over the mysterious case of the `closely cropped customers.'
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GLOBE-trotting Daren Heaume is currently honing his soldiering skills in preparation for another overseas deployment.
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BOOKWORMS at a Catshill school are turning over a new leaf in their refurbished library.A NEW CHAPTER: Professor Barrie Wade and author Dr Maggie Moore with Chantelle Jeffcoat, Joseph Thomson and Becky Potter who dressed up as their favourite book characters.
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THE challenge of a lifetime awaits Heather Griffiths when she runs this year's London Marathon in aid of children suffering with Leukaemia.Best foot forward: Heather Griffiths who is running this year's London Marathon.
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ANYONE with a head for heights can experience the once-in-a-lifetime thrill of the view of Bromsgrove and the surrounding area from the top of its loftiest building.
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DROITWICH Spa got a little greener last Saturday as part of plans to plant 200 trees across the area.
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TOP talks are underway for plans to transform a former school near Bromsgrove into new homes.New beginning: Redgrove School,which could be converted into housing.
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IN an exciting turnaround, 15 new jobs are set to be created at the site of the town's doomed Kwik Save store.Jobs joy: Kwik Save off the Saltway will now become a branch of Wilson's Pets.
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SIMON Pennington-Marshall, deputy general manager at Morrisons in Bromsgrove, was chosen by staff to represent the store in a company-wide donation that saw the total raised for its Breast Cancer Campaign reach the £1m mark.Every penny counts:Simon Pennington-Marshall makes the donation.
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A NEW chapter in the history of Bromsgrove library started this week when it re-opened after extensive refurbishment.SLICE OF THE ACTION: Worcestershire county councillor Philip Greton with principal library assistant Pat Tansell.
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A HUGE Bromsgrove landmark has been felled for the safety of the public.
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RESIDENTS on the outskirts of Bromsgrove can have their say on problems in their area.Boxing clever: PCs Tanya Grey and Barney Kelso with the PACT boxes.
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THE collection of Bromsgrove's green waste should be stopped and the wheelie bins used for multi-purpose recycling according to a controversial report by Bromsgrove's Labour group.
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YOUNGSTERS with a flair for art are proving that rubbish can be pretty as a picture - the second time around!
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A POPULAR Stoke Heath open-air museum is looking to the future by re-opening the past.Just the ticket: The main entrance at Avoncroft Museum.
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DOUBLE Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes congratulated staff at a town school after it scooped a prestigious national innovation award.
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TO the thousands who regularly pass by, it's just a scruffy black and white metal pole at the side of a footpath bearing a couple of modern road signs.THE WAY FORWARD: Graham Stanton and Athol Deakin with the 99-year-old signpost.
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A STOKE Prior man who loved the waterways was laid to rest after an unusual canalside blessing in the village. Mourners at Stephen Allen's funeral barge pay their last respects.
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STAFF, pupils and parents at a Rubery school are celebrating after it clawed its way out of special measures in just three terms.Thumbs up: Rebecca Baker, aged 11, and Theo Ratnarajah, five, celebrate the report.
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THREE men were killed and another man left with serious injuries after two road traffic collisions on the same stretch of road in Rednal.
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PUPILS at South Bromsgrove High School will be strutting down the catwalk tomorrow night to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.LOOKING GOOD FOR CHARITY: Pupils from South Bromsgrove High School are raising for the British Heart Foundation.
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A SHAKEN and upset Stoke Heath woman is appealing for information after she narrowly escaped injury when her dog was hit by a car and seriously injured after being dragged 60 yards down a main road.WAITING FOR NEWS: Gina Myatt with her other pet dog, Bridget, anxiously wait for news of the seriously injured Polly.
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Bromsgrove and District Flower Arranging Society's first meeting of the year got off to a flying start with a crisis!
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THE February meeting was very well attended.
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PRESIDENT Jenny Kerridge welcomed members, including a new member and four visitors, and presided over another enjoyable sociable meeting.
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THE February meeting proved to be very enjoyable and interesting. Our speakers, Tony Chapp and Anne Bucknall, kept the members entertained with their poems, monologues and short stories. By using the correct tone of voice at the appropriate times, and with prompt finishes, they kept the attention of their audience to get their message across.
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The AGM of the Bromsgrove branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute was held at Bromsgrove School.
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A REPORT was given about The Sound of Music. Some people found it extremely entertaining, others were a bit puzzled and a few did not like it at all. But not to be put off, 11 members have booked to see ballet at the Artrix, a case of `from the ridiculous to the sublime'.
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The president welcomed the members and visitors to the February meeting. It was agreed that the hall is to be booked for two afternoons so that members could meet and do craft work, hopefully to produce a sensory book for handicapped children.
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SO the inevitable has now happened and Droitwich's Kwiksave supermarket is to close at the end of the month.
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I AM writing in relation to the story in last week's issue about pupils from Waseley Hills High School taking part in a mock magistrates court trial contest.
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THE family of Barry McLean would like to say a huge 'Thank You' to the police, friends and neighbours in Waterside Close, Droitwich Spa, in helping search for Barry who is ill with Alzheimer's and went missing last Wednesday afternoon.
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HAVING been a patient of Brook Haven and Rivendell in Bromsgrove for the past 15 years, suffering with Bi-Polar Disorder, I would like to thank the manager and staff at both for their hard work and dedication.
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I FEEL that I must reply to the letter that was published earlier this month from a Mrs Moule of Kidderminster concerning a £10 fine that was issued to her mother because her mother's disabled badge was out of date.
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IT is unfortunate that whoever told Mark R Heel about the 2001 Droitwich Parish Poll left him with the impression that Spa voters clearly told Wychavon District councillors that they wanted a supermarket on the Kidderminster
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I READ with amazement your article regarding the planning application by Gallagher Estates for a further 58 homes on the Oakalls.
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IN the recent news article on radio masts councillors Caroline Spencer and Rita Dent were quoted as saying "there is an ideal opportunity for sharing one mast which is in a lay-by north of the Oakalls roundabout as it is not near homes".
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I WRITE to urge readers to join me in a bid to raise £2 million for Cancer Research UK by clearing out their wardrobes and spring cleaning their homes as part of the exciting GiveGet campaign.
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COUNCIL workers are in the last week of a ballot for strike action in opposition to plans by their employers and the Government to change their pensions.
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IT is all very well Councillor Roger Hollingworth (Alvechurch) improving leisure facilities in Bromsgrove. How does he propose youngsters in Alvechurch get there without transport?
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SO Wythall Ratepayers and Residents Association leader Geoffrey Denaro has again supported another inflation busting Council Tax increase.
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I AM writing in relation to the story in last week's issue about pupils from Waseley Hills High School taking part in a mock magistrates court trial contest.
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THE family of Barry McLean would like to say a huge 'Thank You' to the police, and friends and neighbours in Waterside Close, Droitwich Spa, in helping search for Barry who is ill with Alzheimer's and went missing last Wednesday afternoon.
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HAVING been a patient of Brook Haven and Rivendell in Bromsgrove for the past 15 years, suffering with Bi-Polar Disorder, I would like to thank the manager and staff at both for their hard work and dedication.
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I FEEL that I must reply to the letter that was published earlier this month from a Mrs Moule of Kidderminster concerning a £10 fine that was issued to her mother because her mother's disabled badge was out of date.
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MY six-year-old son has a chronic ilness. He was issued a disabled parking badge to help our family integrate his needs with ours. We are very grateful.
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I READ with amazement your article regarding the planning application by Gallagher Estates for a further 58 homes on the Oakalls.
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IN the recent news article on radio masts two councillors, Caroline Spencer and Rita Dent, were quoted as saying "there is an ideal opportunity for sharing one mast which is in a lay-by north of the Oakalls roundabout as it is not near homes."
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I WRITE to urge readers to join me in a bid to raise £2 million for Cancer Research UK by clearing out their wardrobes and spring cleaning their homes as part of the exciting GiveGet campaign.
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COUNCIL workers are in the last week of a ballot for strike action in opposition to plans by their employers and the Government to change their pensions.
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JUST in time for the spring nuptials, a new bridal shop has opened in Worcester.
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A MORNING after breakfast to explain the complexities of the Budget is being held at Worcester Rugby Club next week.
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THE MAN who spearheaded many projects to help make Worcester a greener city is stepping down from the role after five-and-a-half years.
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RENOWNED comedian Al Murray will be hoping to have audiences in stitches as he pays a visit to The Courtyard Arts Centre in Hereford.
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THE Severn Valley Railway will open its normally closed doors to the locomotive yard this weekend for the Festival of Steam Gala.
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CRIME certainly pays and romance is pretty much dead according to new figures showing the most popular books borrowed from the county's libraries.
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A WORCESTER man is warning people to beware of unsolicited mail promising big cash returns for signing up to horse racing tipster services.
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A CHILD who has spent 15 months in hospital and undergone 54 operations for a rare condition could soon be on his way home.
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A WORCESTERSHIRE family are celebrating after their five-year-old daughter was finally given the all clear of HIV and hepatitis - seven months after she was pricked by a drug user's needle.
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A PARTY has been held to celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of the Acorns Children's Hospice in Worcester.
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HERE is the initial plan of what Grove Farm would look like if plans for a business park become reality.
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A MAN from Worcester has set up a petition against the Government's controversial school reforms as ministers prepare for a crucial vote in the Commons today.
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WATER customers in Worcestershire are not being subjected to a hosepipe ban, according to Severn Trent.
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PUPILS from St George's CE Primary School in Barbourne spent the day learning about the Hindu festival of colour, known as Holi. The youngsters went to Worcester Library yesterday to take part in art workshops based around the theme. They met Asian poetry writer Debjani Chatterjee, who went through some of her own works, encouraged them to write some of their own, and took them through some mini-Yoga sessions. Each class from the school also took part in a craft event, where they made art based around Holi. Holi is the Hindu festival that welcomes the spring and celebrates the new life and energy of the season. Although Holi has religious roots, not much religious activity is involved in its celebration. more...
HUNDREDS of visitors to the Cheltenham Festival gathered for the emotional unveiling of a statue of champion Worcestershire racehorse Best Mate.
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ACA 93-year-old woman has penned an angry letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair begging him to put a stop to the shake-up of Worcester's community wardens system.
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WORCESTER Warriors skipper Pat Sanderson has been told by a back specialist that he can return to action straight away -- but will have to play through the pain barrier.
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SEAN Bowden excelled for Bromsgrove and Redditch Athletics Club (B&R) in the final round of the Young Athletes Cross-Country League.
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THE top two in the Bromsgrove and Redditch Table Tennis League Division One kept on the winning path.
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BROMSGROVE golfer Rod Armstrong will be brushing up on his inspirational speeches after being named Worcestershire's second team captain.IN CHARGE: Rod Armstrong is captain of Worcestershire's second team.
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BROMSGROVE Golf Club's combined 17 to 24 Handicap and Worcestershire team ended a four-year wait to win the Team Challenge Cup.
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BROMSGROVE CC have beefed up their batting line-up for the 2006 campaign in the Birmingham and District League Division One by adding big hitting Australian Simon Allison from Redditch.
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DROITWICH pool player Darrell Bareham chalked up a place in history by becoming one of the first players from Worcestershire to secure a place in the England team.HAPPY POTTER: Darrell Bareham, 29, has qualified for England's Pool team.
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OPTIMISTIC boss Andy Preece is refusing to dismiss Worcester City's play-off chances in the wake of their Birmingham bruising.
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Redditch United 1, Hyde United 1
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ONE of my main focuses for next season is to record all our games on video - not just for the team's benefit but for referees.
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NOBODY was more frustrated than me on Monday night -- I felt we were mugged by Moor Green.
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ALCESTER Juniors played a variety of games on Sunday with a trip to premiership Worcester the highlight.
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STAR and Garter continued their remarkable run of form in the Advertiser/Messenger League by booking their place in the LMS Shield final.
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Kings Norton 27, Bournville 0
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Massey Ferguson 0 Barnt Green Spartak 1
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Alcester 29, Manor Park 5
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West Hagley 1 Droitwich Spa 2
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Polesworth North Warwick 1 Fairfield Villa 2
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Bromsgrove Rovers 4 Thame United 0
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FAIRFIELD Villa FC managers Paul Oakes and Lee Shaw hope be re-united with striker Colin Tandy in a bid to strengthen their title chances in the Midland Combination Division One.
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BROMSGROVE Rovers' manager Rod Brown has called on his players to use their success in the Southern League Errea Cup as a springboard for the end of the season.
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WOODRUSH rugby coach Matt Ellwell admits he was more than a little disappointed after Saturday's derby clash with Redditch fell foul of the weather.
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THERE were celebrations in the Redditch United camp this week after one of the junior teams secured a new sponsorship deal.
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FORMER Lions hero John Bentley is guest of honour at a fund raising event for Bromsgrove RFC under-16s tomorrow (Thursday).
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DROITWICH under-17s made sure they reached the final of the Midland Shield by beating Stafford 52-5 on Saturday.
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DROITWICH RFC bounced back from defeat last week by thrashing bottom side Harbury 37-25 in the Midlands Division Four West (South).
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Burton 36 Bromsgrove 25
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LEADERS St Stephen's `A' have virtually wrapped up the Nationwide Doors and Windows Worcester Billiards League title.
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WORCESTER Athletic Club race walking duo, Len Creo and Les Scrivans, continue to shine in their age groups.
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KIDDERMINSTER Victoria are hoping to put Birmingham League Premier Division opponents in a spin by sending two promising youngsters to a specialist training camp in India.
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NETBALL teams from schools across the county took to the court on Saturday to compete in the Catholic Teachers Association (CTA) Netball Tournament.
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LEADERS Malvern Town boosted their Midland Alliance title bid with a terrific 2-0 victory at Leamington last night.
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HEREFORD United remain in pole position for the Nationwide Conference play-offs after a 2-1 win at Southport last night.
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WORCESTER Warriors skipper Pat Sanderson has been told by a back specialist that he can return to action straight away -- but will have to play through the pain barrier.
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OPTIMISTIC boss Andy Preece is refusing to dismiss Worcester City's play-off chances in the wake of their Birmingham bruising.
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Leamington men's 1st XI 1 Bromsgrove men's 1st XI 3
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BROMSGROVE School's under-14s boys' team made history, as they became the first side from the senior school to win the Midlands Outdoor Hockey Championships on Sunday.STICKING IT TO THE OPPOSITION: The under-14s outdoor hockey team from Bromsgrove School are Midlands Champions.
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THE fixtures are coming thick and fast for Alvechurch as they face three games in a week.
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STUDLEY manager Kevin Rowlands will sit down with his players in a bid to stop the run of results that culminated in their derby-day defeat at home to Alvechurch earlier this month.
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CHRIS Wilkie's second-half goal for Feckenham has set things up nicely for the second leg of the Challenge Cup semi-final at the Valley.
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CHELSKI made a winning start on Sunday, beating Goals FC 3-1 in the Leisure Leagues.
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FOUR girls from Astwood Bank Cricket Club have been asked to join Worcestershire's u13s squad.
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Womens hockey - Harborne 3rds 1, Redditch 1sts 11
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BROMSGROVE Rovers' manager Rod Brown has called on his players to use their success in the Southern League Errea Cup as a springboard for the end of the season.
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BROMSGROVE Rovers could clinch the Errea Southern League Cup at the Victoria Ground after the final's fixtures were announced today (Wednesday).
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Bromsgrove Rovers 4 Thame United 0
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BROMSGROVE School's under-14s boys' team made history, as they became the first side from the senior school to win the Midlands Outdoor Hockey Championships on Sunday.STICKING IT TO THE OPPOSITION: The under-14s outdoor hockey team from Bromsgrove School are Midlands Champions.
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Burton 36 Bromsgrove 25
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