Stories for 22 March 2006
Leisure
FOR an evening's entertainment, a variety show is not something that immediately springs to mind.
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ONE of the world's best-known opera companies celebrating its 60th anniversary with a trio of productions is something that should at least be tried. And indeed, it was well worth it.
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AN enchanting, magical story, Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki's latest work is beautifully told and animated in this stunning production.
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AS confusing and convoluted as this Guy Ritchie film is, it doesn't take away from the fact that this was actually a darn good watch.
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IF a film ever deserved an award, The Constant Gardener is it.
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LOCAL band Reflections are holding a charity fund raising concert for a pre-school group near Droitwich on Friday, March 31.ON THE MICROPOHNE: Kids from Hadzor and Oddingley Pre-School make some noise with Reflections drummer Andrew Ford.
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STUDENTS from NEW College explore the themes of war, peace, violence and oppression when they perform the Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Artrix on March 29 and 30.
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THE 1960's classic play Billy Liar comes to the stage for one night at the Norbury Theatre on Saturday, March 25.
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A POWERFUL new musical using the tunes of Birmingham reggae heroes UB40 starts at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre this week.
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GOTHIC fairytale Edward Scissorshands makes a smooth transition from silver to screen to stage at the Birmingham Hippodrome all week.
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IN the latest of its programme of concerts, Redditch Music Society presents Morgan Szymanski on guitar on Saturday, April 1.
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THE Artrix is the place to be this week with an exciting array of entertainment lined up.
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BACK by popular demand, the Russian State Ballet of Siberia returns to Malvern Theatres with its performances of Romeo and Juliet and The Nutcracker.
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STUDLEY'S own New Century Theatre Company is set to entertain with its production of Billy Liar.
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Wednesday, March 22
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Wednesday, March 22
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Review: V for Vendetta
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Review - Present Laughter at the Festival Theatre, Malvern (until Saturday)
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BARNT Green Choral Society will be performing Austrian composer Mozart's most famous works to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth on Saturday, March 25.
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THE Kungsbacka Piano Trio are playing for Droitwich Concert Club at Droitwich Methodist Church on Saturday, March 25 (7.30pm start).
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aTHE Allegri Quartet and Ross Daly will bring some class to Mothers' Day when they perform at the Artrix as part of Bromsgrove Concerts' winter season on Sunday, March 26.
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DO you get the urge to jump on the dance floor when you hear Super Trooper? Then Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre has the show for you!
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BIRMINGHAM jazz and blues legends King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys perform at Huntingdon Hall on Friday, March 24.
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News
A BIRMINGHAM poet inspired pupils at an Alcester school to compose their own rap lyrics.
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A FATHER and daughter team have been inspired to run the London Marathon in memory of the wife and stepmother they lost to breast cancer.
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A LOCAL businessman will soon be lighting up Alcester with his unique lanterns.
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WORK has started to upgrade two of Alcester's pelican crossings.
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ENTHUSIASTIC Bidford residents have started clearing footpaths to make them more accessible.
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LOCAL MP John Maples has responded to the consultation on proposals to merge the region's ambulance services.
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MP John Maples has joined Alcester Town Council in voicing concern over delays to the hospital project.
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CONTROVERSIAL plans to build new cycle paths in Alcester have been given the thumbs down by residents.
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THE search for local heroes begins this Saturday at 11.30am on Church Green in Redditch.
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TALENTED members of a Redditch arts group hope they have enough X-Factor to survive the recent council cutbacks.
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GOOD sports from Redditch Arrows rolled up their sleeves to show support for the National Blood Service (NBS).
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A BIG-hearted Redditch couple will be building houses and friendships in a Sri Lankan village devastated by the tsunami.
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A RETIRED Alvechurch businessman who contracted prostate cancer and underwent revolutionary keyhole surgery was back on the golf course just six weeks later.
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EMPLOYEES at a Redditch company have been rewarded for helping to save more than a thousand lives.
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A REDDITCH mum whose partner died in a motorcycle accident two years ago is giving her full support to a new safety campaign.
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A TEACHER from Ipsley had the chance to visit an Indian village he has actually been teaching about for nearly a decade.
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A PUBLIC inquiry into controversial plans to build housing next to the Co-op Pioneer store in Studley starts on Tuesday, April 4.
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GREEN-fingered youngsters at Tardebigge First School have been getting closer to nature with their new Forest School.
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A NEW pelican crossing is being installed on Inkberrow High Street to give residents better access to a planned doctor's surgery.
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REDDITCH pensioners can look forward to a happier and healthier life thanks to a £2 million Government grant.
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THE March meeting was members' night and Bernice Peach was president for the evening.
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BEAUTY queens are being sought to lead the annual Astwood Bank Carnival.
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STUDLEY residents turned out in force on recently for a spring-clean of the village.
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AT the February meeting of the women's section, Betty Gardiner opened with a welcome to members and guests saying how pleased she was to see so many present.
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EXCITING opportunities exist for Redditch people wanting to make a splash in youngsters' lives.
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THE 30-year celebration of the association was held at Wythall House on Friday, March 4, with a skittle night and fish and chip supper.
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MEMBERS of education subsidies campaign group F40 are hoping to meet headteachers, county councillors and county council officers to discuss funding in Worcestershire.
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REDDITCH parents looking to spring-clean their homes of outgrown baby clothes and toys can donate them to a worthwhile cause.
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THE talk on February 10, entitled India, Pushkar and the Taj Mahal, was given by John Wilson, a professional photographer.
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YOUNG competition winners have been presented with book tokens by staff at Redditch Library after showing their way with words.
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REDDITCH Council is installing new street lighting in Matchborough East.
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MEMBERS at the meeting on March 1 were given a talk by June Carmichael on her hobby of spinning and felting.
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BUSINESSMEN put in their top bids for assets of a defunct Redditch factory.
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AT the last meeting, Martin le Paige gave an insight into life on the Channel Island of Hearn during the Nazi occupation.
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A PARK Farm factory could close - resulting in the loss of up to 90 jobs.
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TALENTED young musicians are being invited to join a new band focusing on hip-hop and reggae.
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THE AGM was well attended and business was conducted speedily. Dr Rob Bennett will continue as president and Nick Houghton will remain as chairman.
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YOUNG thespians are planning their dramatic return to the stage of the newly refurbished Redditch Palace Theatre next month.
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PRESIDENT Sheila Girvan welcomed members to the monthly meeting and asked them to observe a minute's silence in memory of Pat Ison, a founder member, and Rotarian Malcolm Haigh, husband of club secretary Norma, who both died recently.
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YOUNG people in Redditch and Bromsgrove are not taking adequate care of themselves, a damning new report claims.
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THE March meeting was opened by vice-president Christine Thomas, who introduced speaker Olive Dews.
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REDDITCH patients in the early stages of breast cancer are to be offered the new drug herceptin.
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AT the first meeting in February, a warm welcome was given to Helen Kimberly and Terry Bill, representing Headless Cross Girls and Boys Brigades.
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A PROLIFIC Webheath author has just penned her fourth book in time for her 90th birthday.
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THERE was a warm welcome for everyone, including new members, at the AGM in February.
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PEOPLE thinking of causing trouble at the Alexandra Hospital had better think twice after more CCTV cameras were installed.
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IT'S not difficult to despair of human nature. Just a cursory glance at the late-night television news can so easily administer the emotional coup de grace to days overburdened with depressing developments.
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THE February meeting was held at the home of Aileen Burton.
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ROBERT Smart, a farmer, of Barnsley Hall, sued Herbert Byng of The Vine, Catshill, for £1, over the non-delivery of a pig. It was alleged that he bought a hog pig from the defendant for 9s per score.
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MEMBERS of Rubery WI were given a demonstration on rug making from Mrs Hooper.
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FOR the first time in it's history, Bromsgrove held the pomp and ceremony of a 550-strong Girls Brigade annual march.
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A REDDITCH mother has been awarded more than £4,000 against one of the town's general stores for unfair dismissal after being "unjustly" held responsible for a £3,000 theft.
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SCHOOLS Minister Jacqui Smith has launched a consultation on standards for food sold in schools.
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SIR - Your correspondent Andrew Brown asks why Worcestershire County Council felt the need to spend £1.775m on "tarting up" County Hall when we've had such a miserly settlement from the Government this year.
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YOUNGSTERS at a town hall nursery brought their favourite books to life and had a tea party to celebrate World Book Day.
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SIR - As a golfer, who with many others plays at Perdiswell, I was dismayed to read two recent letters from Mr Martin Staines and Councillor Alex Kear referring to the lack of public space at Perdiswell.
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A PATIENT group has added its weight to calls to reject a possible merger of Redditch & Bromsgrove Primary Care Trust (PCT) with others in the area.
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THE manager of a Redditch company which provides nursery nurses abroad is offering help to former workers of a defunct town nursery.
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IN the 1920s, my wife's twin uncles were sent to St Joseph's Home in Sambourne, near Alcester.
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SIR - Do I not recall that when the mighty Blair came to power, he said he would be tough on criminals and help the plight of victims? Perhaps he could explain to me why my brother was the recent victim of a crime and it cost him £100. He had his garage broken into and his moped stolen. The police found his moped and a local garage retrieved it and kept it safely at their compound.
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AS April 23 is St George's Day and in view of the amount of coverage that is given to St Patrick's Day et al, I wondered what Reditch Council has planned for the day.
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SIR - I was looking at the damaged Worcester river bridge parapet for the umpteenth time thinking just how lethargic people can be when they are paid by the week and not by results. Then a story popped into my mind that was going around when the communists were in power in Russia.
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WOMEN need to be on their guard after a series of handbag snatches in Redditch, say police.
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THROUGH your paper, may I bring to your readers' attention an event which happened recently while attending a funeral at St Stephen's Church in Redditch town centre.
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SIR - It makes me so very angry when I read of a dentist who says he cannot afford to treat his patients. I have never seen a poor dentist. Like a lot of professional people, they earn a lot of money out of the poorer people in society. If the dustman said he couldn't afford to take the dentist's dustbin away, what would the dentist do?
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MANY years ago, while a pupil at Redditch County High School, I used to attend school dinners.
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SIR - I feel accepted at last. I see that Tory city councillor Barry Mackenzie-Williams has a beard - though not quite as rough as mine (page 13, Worcester News,
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TOM Wareing is, of course, right - I should get out more. (Letters, March 15).
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EXCITING times lie ahead for a Redditch model who has secured yet another high-profile magazine photo shoot.
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FOLLOWING the good news regarding much-needed anti-smoking legislation for bars and pubs and the widely publicised move to help people quit smoking, can the Kingfisher Centre please move with the times too?
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FIFTEEN-year-old Kimberley Ottaway, who was reported missing from Redditch last week, has been found safe and well.
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LABOUR spin, a little like bird flu but much more pervasive and aggressive, travels the world making people feel confused and often abused.
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FIGHTING fit members of a thriving Redditch judo club have thanked town organisations for helping them buy much-needed new equipment.
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THE parents of an Alvechurch teenager who suffered severe brain injuries in an accident are backing community efforts to improve road safety.
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LIVE mannequins captivated shoppers at a Redditch department store.
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CONTROVERSIAL plans for a Bordesley bypass were given the green light by the county council's planning committee yesterday.
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I WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported the Save the Alex Campaign so far.
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THE race is on to raise the £10,000 needed to buy Winyates West man Craig Evans a new electric wheelchair.
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Youngsters Ava Meehan, aged two, and Jonathan Sproule, three, dress up in style watched by staff member Susan Lewis to celebrate the second birthday of Whitford Hall and Dodderhill School's nursery in Crutch Lane, Droitwich.HAPPY BIRTHDAY TWO YOU: Ava Meehan aged two, Johnathan Sproule, three, and staff member Susan Lewis celebrate Whitford Hall and Dodderhill School nursery's second birthday.
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A DROITWICH Spa family has described their joy after their five-year-old daughter was finally given the HIV and Hepatitis all-clear - seven months after she was pricked by a drug user's needle.
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HANBURY First School pupils (from left) Jack Brazier, Georgia Chambers, George Cracknell and (front) Sally Nicholls perform their annual school play, Red Riding Hood.KIDS IN THE HOOD: Children from Hanbury First School are performing Red Riding Hood.Year four pupils took the lead roles, with the rest of the school making up the remainder of the cast. A school spokesman said: "The children have really enjoyed it and learnt their lines well. Parents and teachers all came to watch them and had a great time."
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A SPA couple was left angry and saddened to find thieves had struck during the night to take garden decorations.
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Droitwich Spa sixth-former Heather Verdant has been selected to take part in an exchange programme to New Zealand.KIWI ADVENTURE: Droitwich spa sixth form pupil Heather Verdant is going to New Zealand in an exchange programme.
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THE parents of Christopher Jones, the Droitwich Spa schoolboy who was killed in a motorbike accident last year, have vowed to carry on running their family business in the town and thanked residents for their support.
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CHILDREN AT Lickey Hills Primary school are bursting with talent, according to the deputyhead teacher.Oozing talent: Back Row: guitar player Kwasi Abban, aged 9 and comedy actress 10-year-old Laura Harrison. Front: Singer Danielle Donaghey aged 8 and six year old violinist and singer, Connor Hartley.
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A Labour town councillor has called for the mayor-making process to be brought into the open, claiming that the Conservative group is being greedy and selfish about the role.
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POLICE are targeting underage drinking in Bromsgrove with a poster warning adults not to assist.
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WORK is set to start this week to give shops in Droitwich Spa's High Street a facelift.
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SIDEMOOR resident Don Harvey cycled more than 300 miles to raise £1,079 for the County Air Ambulance. He set out from the Wildmoor Oak pub, in Wildmoor Lane, and rode for 32 hours over three days to reach Hayle in Cornwall.PEDAL POWER: Wildmoor Oak landlady Hazel Feeney with cyclist Don Harvey and Jenny Ashman, area co-ordinator for the Air Ambulance.
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POLICE are warning residents in Droitwich Spa after a bogus caller targeted a woman victim in the town.
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BROMSGROVE'S Princess of Wales Community Hospital and clinics are to become smoking-free zones.
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WORRIED motorists fear one of Bromsgrove's busiest roundabouts is an accident blackspot waiting to happen.
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ONE of the biggest displays of flowers ever seen in the Midlands is expected to draw the crowds from across the country.Claire Darby of Webbs' garden centre, Wychbold, prepares for the pansy festival.
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A CONCERNED police officer has urged Stoke residents to report anti-social behaviour in the parish.
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A SPA mother has expressed serious concerns about the town's continuing drug problems after moving to the area only a few months ago.
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CARING youngsters at a Bromsgrove nursery have been busy making special treats for their mums for Mother's Day this Sunday (March 26).
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DRIVERS in Bromsgrove and surrounding districts are being warned by police after reports of car key burglaries in the area.
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A PUBLIC consultation period over moves to merge the Primary Care Trusts in Worcestershire, including Bromsgrove and Droitwich, comes to an end today.
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NEW homes are urgently needed across Bromsgrove for 2,000 families waiting for properties.
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AN Upton Warren student whose father and grandfather both worked as doctors in Bromsgrove has received a late call-up to cox the Oxford University crew in the 152nd Boat Race next month.
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A TALENTED Bromsgrove pupil hit the high note by clinching a place in the finals of a top county music contest.TOP OF THE POPS: Kinzie Watts in action.
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HEWELL Grange open prison near Bromsgrove continues to move forward, according to the watchdog appointed by the Government to monitor conditions in jails.
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THE case of a couple who claim they were wrongly convicted of killing the three-year-old boy they planned to adopt is being heard in London's Criminal Appeal Court.
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ONE of the biggest displays of flowers ever seen in the Midlands is expected to draw the crowds from across the country.Claire Darby of Webbs' garden centre, Wychbold, prepares for the pansy festival. Webbs' of Wychbold garden centre, near Droitwich Spa, will host the event from today until Sunday, March 26. Thousands of plants covering more than 500 varieties of pansies and violas will create a riot of colour in a massive display. New varieties will line up alongside old favourites of the best selling plants in the UK. Webbs' is one of only a handful of such festivals being held in the country and the only one in the Midlands. The free five-day festival will be under cover and give visitors the chance to view and buy their favourite plants from the thousands on show. Sally Davies, Webbs' garden plants manager, said: "It will be a truly breathtaking sight with thousands of top class blooms on show." more...
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LUCKY Jo Slade had that thrilling `on top of the world' feeling when she dared to climb the 200 feet to the weather cock on the spire on Bromsgrove's St John's parish church, the town's loftiest building.HIGH PRESSURE: Jo (right)gets a bird's eye view of Bromsgrove, and above two views across the town - top is looking up Kidderminster Road towards the motorway, with Sanders Park on the left, andthe other photo show the junction of Market Street, St John's Street and Market Place.
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A BLACKWELL couple have been found guilty of assault, after a long running neighbourly dispute boiled over in a social club.
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FOR the April meeting the club will welcome a new speaker, Les Henshaw from Derby, with a cine-film presentation entitled `Railways in the Steam Age'.
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GUEST for the meeting was Brian Eland of the Acorns Childrens Hospice who was presented with a cheque for £55.
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SIMON Cleaver was the guest speaker at the March meeting on the subject of the restoration of the back-to-back houses in Birmingham.
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MEMBERS were treated to a talk and slide-show at the March meeting by Peter Preece who is an excellent photographer and whose subject, `Wildlife Photography' kept us riveted to the screen from start to finish.
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JOAN Peck and her friend, June, demonstrated flower arranging incorporating the use of candles. Joan afterwards judged our `flower from the garden' competition, which was won by Betty Wolsey with an unusual flower shrub. Tea and biscuits followed.
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Well done to the Droitwich Canals Trust team which has rebuilt the tow-path just below Salwarpe bridge. I now can't wait to see the narrow-boats tied up alongside!
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Your readers may well have seen recent reports highlighting the issue of young people misusing alcohol. I would like to let everyone in Worcestershire know about our new national awards scheme, which recognises the vital work being done to prevent alcohol misuse in children. Mentor UK, the drug-misuse prevention charity, has launched the scheme with drinks company Diageo Great Britain. We are calling on the public, professionals and children themselves to submit projects and activities they feel are having a positive impact in this area. Three winners will each receive awards of £20,000.
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What have we become? Why do we stand for so much grief? As if an illegal war in a far-off, third-world country were not enough, as UK citizens we are forced to endure on a daily basis one scandal after another, from ever-increasing taxes to the great pensions swindle, all presided over by a political elite which has little relevance to the everyday lives of ordinary people.
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WHAT a brilliant piece of journalism.
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I WOULD be grateful if you could announce details of the Holly Lodge and James Watt Schools' Old Boys' Association Dinner at The Clarendon Suite, Stirling Road, Birmingham on Friday, May 12.
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I should like to let your readers know about my backing for an excellent initiative which is re-engaging young people with school through sport.
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AS a parent of a child who attends Westlands First School and also having moved to Droitwich just before Christmas from Charford, Bromsgrove, I thought we had moved away from all the bad drug dealers and users. But I was so wrong, judging by what we have seen in the last two weeks.
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MY daughter has a rabbit,
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I am not excited at the prospect of 15 new jobs being created at the now defunct Kwik Save store, soon to be Wilson's Pets.
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In reply to John Stanley's questions about my last letter, here are answers and some posers for him.
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I am delighted to be able to assure Mr John G Smith that his grocery bill need not increase due to his no longer being able to shop at KwikSave.
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I WOULD be grateful if you could bring to your reader's attention the unique service offered by The Birmingham War Research Society which has been taking people on escorted battlefield trips and cemetery visits to northern Europe for nearly 30 years.
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DO you want to be on TV? Did you go on a stag or hen party in the 1990s? Channel 4 is making a documentary and is looking for your stories.
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Your readers may well have seen recent reports highlighting the issue of young people misusing alcohol.
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THROUGH `Your View', I would like to send my congratulations to the students and members of staff at North Bromsgrove High School for a splendid performance of the show Guys and Dolls. Thank you all for a very pleasant evening.
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THE article about alternative recycling in the Advertiser last week mentioned `substantial savings' if Bromsgrove Council were to drop its collection of garden waste.
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I HAVE read with interest an item in the Advertiser indicating that the local coouncil tax is to be increased by 4.99 per cent.
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REGARDING the council's suggestion that street vendors are needed in Bromsgrove to enhance its character as a market town, many older people remember Bromsgrove as a much-loved and busy town.
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported the Save the Alex campaign. We have made a difference that has resulted in the saving of A&E trauma services. However paediatrics, maternity and gynaecology services are still at risk.
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Having walked around Bromsgrove town centre on Saturday, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the present council and sitting MP on turning Bromsgrove from a desirable place to live to a town that is bordering on a DUMP! The roads are a disgrace, with most pavements in a dangerous condition. There is rubbish and graffiti everywhere, and is it too much to ask that when work is undertaken that the sites are tidied and left as the workmen found them? Our MP is an expert at getting her picture in local publications, but she has done very little for the people of Bromsgrove. To the people of Bromsgrove I say `I suppose we get what we deserve'.
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WORCESTERSHIRE firm Essential Dressings is reaching new markets with help from UK Trade & Investment.
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MOTORISTS are to be stopped and asked for their opinions on future developments, such as new housing sites and how it will affect traffic timing and flows.
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A PARTY of Russian business journalists has visited the University of Worcester as part of a tour of UK higher education institutions.
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IT'S the last chance for sons and daughters throughout Worcester to nominate their mums for our competition.
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MEN and women with `specs' appeal are being sought for a special competition which is being held in Worcester, Evesham, Stourport and Kidderminster.
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Spring has far from sprung this year. In fact, it seems to be making heavy weather of lifting the winter gloom.
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BUS drivers in Worcestershire are among the most conscientious in the Midlands according to new findings.
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A LIVE transatlantic debate was one of the highlights of an international sports week which was hosted by the University of Worcester.
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ONE of Malvern's best known symbols - Morgan Cars - has set out to quash the "urban myth" there is a seven year wait for one of its classic sportsters.
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WE all know that special someone at work... the person who picks you up when things are not all that great and generally inspires and motivates you.
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PROMOTING green art has led to a county environment centre scooping a national award.
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A PARTIALLY-deaf school girl will be able to hear her teacher again after a mystery donor paid for her stolen hearing equipment to be replaced.
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A RUNAWAY soldier is refusing to return to the Army after alleging a culture of drug abuse, fighting and theft.
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HUNDREDS of Worcestershire WI members were in the audience to hear colourful MP Ann Widdecombe announce her retirement from British politics.
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63 `metal mickey' spy cameras get radical £85,000 makeover
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HUNDREDS of walkers of all ages are expected to dig out their walking boots and join the 22nd annual Malvern Hills Walk for St Richard's Hospice in May.
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REDDITCH gained another brace of points on Saturday as a result of the visit of Foleshill, Great Heath.
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REDDITCH councillors are still uncertain about the date of the demolition of property in Unicorn Hill and Hill Street, Redditch, and are not yet prepared to take action which will turn the remaining tenants out of the property.
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FIREMEN answering an automatic alarm in Redditch's Kingfisher Centre had a shock when they arrived - there was actually some smoke.
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A DIVERSE group of six artists has brought a new exhibition to Worcester. more...
VANDALS scrawled graffiti on tables, drank communion wine and smashed candles in St Mary's Church, Alvechurch.
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A WOMAN in her fifties had her bag snatched as she pushed her bike along Bromsgrove Road on Monday at about 4.40pm.
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THIEVES wearing black balaclavas tried to run over a Redditch hotel employee after breaking into Campanile Hotel and making off with a cigarette vending machine.
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A TEENAGE girl was left shaken following an attempted robbery in Smallwood on Monday night.
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WARNDON Junior School has been complimented for its "outstanding levels of care".
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Sport
WARRIORS try-scoring sensation Aisea Havili has revealed the secret behind his distinctive try celebration.
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WORCESTER Warriors hooker Gavin Hickie admitted the opportunity to join Leicester was "too good to turn down" after signing a two-year contract with the Welford Road club.
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DROITWICH RFC bounced back from defeat last week by thrashing bottom side Harbury in the Midlands Division Four West (South).
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Cleobury Mortimer 17 Droitwich 31
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GOLF: Nearly one hundred competitors braved cold weather to compete in Bromsgrove Golf Club's Spring Scramble event over the weekend.
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DROITWICH Hawks overcame Arrow Vale A 6-4 in the Redditch and Bromsgrove Table Tennis League Division One.
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BROMSGROVE Swimming Club's junior squad came second at a gala in Rugby on Saturday.
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BROMSGROVE Blaze savoured a satisfying weekend as it enjoyed double victories in the county and national leagues.
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THE under-12s netball team from Bromsgrove School showed they are one of top sides in the country by finishing runners-up at the IAPS National Championships.NETTING SUCCESS: Bromsgrove School's under-12s netball team were runners-up at the IAP National Finals.
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THE under-12s netball team from Bromsgrove School showed they are one of top sides in the country by finishing runners-up at the IAPS National Championships.NETTING SUCCESS: Bromsgrove School's under-12s netball team were runners-up at the IAP National Finals.
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HOME, away
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Kettering Town 4, Redditch United 0
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FOR us to be even talking about making the play-offs is impressive after the start we made to the season -- but I still think it will be very difficult to achieve now.
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Burton 36 Bromsgrove 25
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COFTON Falcons maintained their slender lead at the top of the Advertiser/Messenger League Division One by holding nearest challengers Victoria Barnt Green 1-1 on Sunday.
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Bromsgrove 5, Kings Norton 41
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Barnt Green Spartak 0 Alveston 1
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Alcester 28, Manor Park 10
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Feckenham Reserves 0 Droitwich Spa 2
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Fairfield Villa 2 Polesworth North Warwick 1
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Bromsgrove Rovers 1 Taunton Town 2
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TWO new siginings could make their debuts for title-chasing Fairfield Villa in Saturday's game at Polesworth North Warwick in the Midland Combination Division One (2.45pm kick off).
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A WAR of words has erupted between local rivals Redditch and Woodrush over the North Midlands One (South) derby match which was postponed last week because of a waterlogged Bromsgrove Road pitch.
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REDDITCH United are facing one of the most important weekends in the club's history, despite the prospect of not a ball being kicked on Saturday.
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FORMER Kidderminster Harriers goalkeeper Dennis Crowther has died at Worcestershire Royal Hospital aged 81.
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FORMER South Bromsgrove High School pupil Jordan Crane grabbed the final try as England under-21s beat Ireland 40-5 at Worcester Warriors and sealed a grand slam in the Six Nations.
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DROITWICH under-15s ran Malvern ragged to beat them 50-7 on Saturday.
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DROITWICH RFC under-8s beat all comers to win St Mary's Boys tournament in Bristol on Saturday.
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Cleobury Mortimer 17 Droitwich 31
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HEAD coach Iain Hall has started his revolution at Bromsgrove RFC by drafting in a fitness expert to get the first team players in super-fit shape.
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HEAD coach Iain Hall has started his revolution at Bromsgrove RFC by drafting in a fitness expert to get the first team players in super-fit shape.
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A FLEDGLING junior cricket league is looking for teams to sign up in time for the new season.
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GIFTED all rounder Luke Radford has been put on the fast track to success after being selected to join Warwickshire County Cricket Club's youth academy.
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EXPERIENCED batsmen Simon Froggatt has been given the challenge of leading Barnt Green's Birmingham and District League Premier Division title defence this season.
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ALICE Ottley's girls secured an exceptional fourth position overall in the Independent Schools Championships national finals.
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FORMER Worcester Tri Club athlete James Gillfillan eased to victory in their duathlon at Peopleton.
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HEREFORD'S Pegasus Ladies will take on Kidderminster Harriers in the Worcestershire & Herefordshire FAs Sunday Women's Cup.
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Roy Rencher has delved into the transfer market to sign two new attacking players in an attempt to ease Stourport Swifts' goal-scoring woes.
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THE ANDY PREECE COLUMN
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FOR most people the trip to Ramsey Street takes place during a sneaky lunchtime break, or maybe just before the evening news, but Worcestershire's Liam Killeen has been taking it virtually every day since he arrived in Melbourne for the Commonwealth Games.
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WARRIORS try-scoring sensation Aisea Havili has revealed the secret behind his distinctive try celebration.
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WORCESTER Warriors hooker Gavin Hickie admitted the opportunity to join Leicester was "too good to turn down" after signing a two-year contract with the Welford Road club.
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DROITWICH men's team was on the wrong end of an 11-goal defeat as they were beaten 9-2 by Sikh Union in the Coaching Solutions West Midlands Premier Division on Saturday.
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THREE junior players from Bromsgrove Hockey Club have been part of the successful Worcestershire under-15s side that stormed to the Midlands finals.
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Redditch men's 1st XI 2 Bromsgrove men's 1st XI 4
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Worcestershire champions St Bede's RC Middle School blitzed Shropshire representatives Rhyn Park, of Oswestry, 5-0 at home on Friday to book a semi-final berth in the Coca Cola Midlands Schools Cup, part of the Coca Cola English Schools Cup tournament.
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Studley 3, Knowle 0
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Headless Cross Ladies 1, Stratford 2
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Hinton Ladies 0, Redditch VC Women 5
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FECKENHAM manager Lee Adams says the Midland Combination fixture list will force him to prioritise his side's Challenge Cup semi-final second leg by resting a trio of regulars for next Wednesday's league trip to Coventry Copsewood (ko 7.45pm).
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HOME, away
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DESPITE their manager's warning against letting an anti-climactic season `peter out' Studley slipped to a poor 3-0 defeat at Romulus on Saturday.
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THE Van Den Eynde Clubman League first round was fished at Manor Farm Leisure (Windmill Pool) on Saturday.
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Redditch Ladies 4, Stourport Seconds 2
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REDDITCH'S future boxing stars are being short-changed. That's the message from former fighter Lee Prudden who is keen to raise the profile of the sport in the town.
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STUDLEY sharpshooter Stevan Walton is among England's medal winners at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
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FIXTURES
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Bromsgrove Rovers 1 Taunton Town 2
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Bromsgrove Rovers 1 Taunton Town 2
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HEAD coach Iain Hall has started his revolution at Bromsgrove RFC by drafting in a fitness expert to get the first team players in super-fit shape.
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