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Police in caller warning
AN elderly woman in Church Hill has been the latest victim of an attempted distraction burglary. The offender walked into a bungalow in Sandhurst Close, at about 2.30pm on Saturday, September 15 via an insecure front door. He said to the woman, who
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Medical centre plans unveiled
ASSURA Property, the development company behind a proposed new medical centre in Redditch, has revealed more details about their plans for the site, providing an artist's impression of how the new building might look. The company, which is in the process
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Day to think about your mental health
THOSE feeling the stresses of modern life are being reminded to look after their mental well being as giant dreamcatchers hang in Redditch during World Mental Health Day. On Wednesday, October 10, the dreamcatchers, made by Worcestershire Mental Health
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Charity hosts sale at hall
KEEN shoppers who want to pick up a bargain are being invited to the town hall. The Redditch branch of the National Childbirth Trust charity (NCT) is having a nearly new sale which will include clothing, toys, books and games. The group, which provides
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Healthy status for high school
STUDLEY High School is one of the first secondary schools in Warwickshire to be successfully awarded Healthy Schools Status. This national award is an initiative which helps young people to be healthy through a whole school approach to personal, social
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Witness appeal
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an incident at the bus station at Redditch's Kingfisher Centre. A 15-year-old girl was approached by a man who repeatedly pestered her, telling her she was attractive, asking for her telephone number, urging her
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Staff have pedal power!
STAFF from the Pool Medical Centre in Studley have pedalled their way to raising nearly £5,500 for the British Heart Foundation. GP Peter Harris, nurse Katriona Collins, and co-riders Lyndsey Kirby and Sally Abel all set out from Greenwich Park in London
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Teens put fitness first at new club
A NEW fitness club has been started by four young people at Redditch YMCA. Fit 4 Life was created by four teenagers who wanted to improve their fitness in order to join the Army and will take place on Wednesdays from 4.15-5.15pm at Redditch YMCA Community
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Man assaulted
A MAN in his 40s was assaulted in the town centre. The incident happened somewhere between the Academy pub in Alcester Street and the underpass leading to Ipsley Street between 9-10.30pm on Sunday, September 23. He was taken to the Alexandra Hospital
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Sixty years in the same job for Wilf
A SHOP worker in Headless Cross is having something of a double celebration having just turned 90 and also marking 60 years in the same job. Wilf Allbutt, who runs the Stars News Shop on Evesham Road, has been getting up early to lay out copies of the
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Car booter guilty of selling fake goods
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council has secured a suspended custodial sentence for a Redditch car booter who sold counterfeit goods in Worcester. Roland Rogers, aged 31, of Beoley Road East, pleaded guilty to six offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 at
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Family in charity walk
A FAMILY from Crabbs Cross has organised a walk to raise money for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Joanna Hicking decided to organise the walk as a tribute to her brother, who died from a heart virus in 1993 at the age of 16. The walk is part of
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Society formed for fans of film
A NEW film society has been formed in Alvechurch to show movie masterpieces on the big screen. The society will screen films on the first Friday of each month until March next year. David Martin, rector of Alvechurch, said: "The aim of the society is
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Mentors sought to help children
A VOLUNTEER group is seeking Redditch residents to act as mentors for disadvantaged children. Mentor Link works with children aged seven-18 who are facing difficulties at school, such as bullying and poor behaviour or even family breakdown. Mentors
