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Pupils take up chef’s challenge
ST Augustine's pupils were kick-starting British Food Fortnight on Monday in a Ready, Steady, Cook-style session with a local super chef. The food technology students had each been provided with a bag of local produce from a vegetable farm in Chipping
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Ideas sought on planning issues
RESIDENTS are being asked what they think the planning issues of the future are by Redditch Council. The council's development plans team will be holding discussion panels this autumn to give residents and stakeholders the chance to discuss their ideas
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Good rating for school
MEADOW Green Primary School has received a good rating from Ofsted for the quality and standards of care it provides for pupils. In the report, Ofsted said the school provides its pupils with a good education and they have access to a wide range of interesting
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School set for closure
A WOODROW school looks set to be shut by Worcestershire County Council next year in light of low standards, highlighted by a damning Ofsted report, and low pupil numbers. The county council's cabinet will take a decision on Dingleside Middle School when
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Driver is jailed over cash theft
A DRIVER for a security company collecting cash in Redditch stole £8,000 after he fell out with his employers. Gavin Ballard worked for Security Plus which had an elborate mechanism to stop thefts by people handling large sums of money on its way from
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‘I can’t thank people enough’
THE mother of a family saved from a burning house by members of the Woodrow community has expressed her heartfelt thanks to her heroic rescuers. Tracey Houghton, 43, along with two of her children and one of their friends were pulled out of their blazing
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Pride of place for new board
A NEW notice board is now gracing Alvechurch, thanks to Where Next Industries and members of Alvechurch Village Society. The society consists of a dedicated team of volunteers who maintain the footpaths, stiles and signposts around the village. The
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Drumming up support
A DRUMMER on a marathon mission has hit Alcester as he walks and drums his way from John O'Groats to Lands End raising money for prostate cancer. Dan Fowler, a 27-year-old musician from Loughborough, has pledged to carry on his mammoth one-man challenge
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School seeks patrol funds
A SCHOOL is having to raise its own funds for a lollipop patrol after Warwick-shire County Council refused to pay for the service. The children at Welford Primary face the prospect of having to cross busy roads without help unless the school can raise
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Residents moved by Oliver’s plight
FOLLOWING an article in last week's Advertiser about Oliver Medhurst, the 34-year-old tetraplegic who was burgled on his birthday, the family have been inundated with offers of items to replace those which were stolen. Residents responded to the story
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Deadline on group grants
RESIDENTS have until the end of the week to take advantage of a special grant-giving scheme to celebrate cultural diversity. The Community Grants Scheme, launched by Worcestershire County Council, gives small voluntary and community groups the chance
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Drunk mum racially abused Asian teen
A DRUNKEN woman racially abused a 15-year-old schoolgirl and spat in the face of a police officer after being arrested. Problems had occurred between Helena Tonks and her teenage neighbour six months before the incident, Worcester Crown Court heard.
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High standards
THE team at a Redditch-based contract packing, storage and logistics firm are buzzing after earning the British Retail Consortium's (BRC) accreditation for storage and distribution. Oakland International, in Beoley, received the internationally recognised
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Allergy group launched
A FORWARD-thinking parent is launching the first pre-school group for children with allergies in Redditch. Mum Rachael Reader struggled with her daughter's allergies to milk, wheat and eggs at regular play groups, where she wasn't allowed to touch the
