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Card competition with panto theme
EXCITED youngsters looking forward to Christmas have now got a reason to think it's a small step closer. Redditch MP and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has launched her Christmas card competition. Doodle Redditch, which is open to all school children,
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Man burgled former home
A POLISH man burgled his former home in Redditch to steal cash and food. Lukasz Truchanowski got into the property in Bromsgrove Road at night through an insecure door, Worcester Crown Court heard. He grabbed bread and cheese from a fridge and £60 on
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Band scoops contest prize
LOCAL band Page 44 are the proud winners of best band for Carling Supports Birmingham. The contest, which was run by the Carling Academy in all of their major venues, saw bands competing for the chance to play as a support act to touring groups. The
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Art group stages display in centre
REDDITCH Art Circle is going on show this week with an exhibition of paintings in Evesham Square in the Kingfisher Centre. The exhibition is opening on Saturday, October 13 with most of the paintings available to buy. This is the fourth exhibition the
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Students won trip to Paris rugby festival
TWO students from Trinity High School fought off stiff competition to represent their school at a rugby festival in Paris. James Timney and Alex Cogswell were among pupils from schools in France, Scotland, Wales and Ireland who spent a week in Paris
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Meeting date
POLICE and their partners are inviting residents to the next Studley PACT (Partners and Communities Together) meeting at Studley Village Hall. The meeting, on Thursday, October 18 at 7pm, will give residents the chance to raise concerns with the PACT
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Answers needed on Alex's future
TWO years since the Save the Alex campaign was launched, organisers say staff and patients are still no clearer about what the future holds for the hospital. And campaign co-ordinator Neil Stote has urged Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to "
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Sally Army to hold sale
THE Redditch corps of the Salvation Army is holding a bring-and-buy sale on Saturday, October 13. The sale, which will also include a coffee morning, is taking place at the Worship and Community Centre in Ipsley Street and will be raising money for the
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Bonny babies abound
THE Redditch Advertiser has once again proved just what bonny babies, tremendous toddlers and cheery children the town possesses after its annual Baby of the Year competition. The public voted in their thousands for the youngsters who deserved to win
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Invitation to railway fans
TRAIN enthusiasts are invited to the next meeting of the Redditch Railway Interest Group on Friday. The meeting will take place at Forge Mill Museum on Needle Mill Lane, Riverside, at 2pm where speaker Rodney Hughes will give a presentation called Mid
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Getting Smart with crime
NEW equipment to help in the fight against crime has been installed at Redditch Police Station. Ultraviolet lights have been fitted in the police custody suites so SmartWater - forensically coded water to spray offenders and mark property - can be seen
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Alex baby unit open
THE mother and baby unit at the Alexandra Hospital has been re-opened at weekends to provide full-time care for mums and newborns. The move follows the resolution of a staffing shortage of specially trained neonatal nurses, which prompted its closure
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New manager appointed at Apollo
APOLLO Cinemas Ltd has announced the replacement manager for the town's cinema in the Kingfisher Shopping Centre. Marc Greenhalgh takes over from Gary Stevens who leaves the venue for pastures new on October 18. Marc, whose Management background includes
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A festival to crow about!
THE Third Annual Feckenham Scarecrow Festival is set to take place on Saturday and Sunday. Villagers are busily constructing all kinds of weird and wonderful creations in the hope of winning prizes in the competition for the most imaginative scarecrow
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Report ‘excuse to shut school’
PARENTS, grandparents and members of the Woodrow community have reacted with fury over Worcestershire County Council's decision to close Dingleside Middle School. The decision came following a damning Ofsted report which placed the school in Special
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Death probe launch
THE Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to manage an investigation following the death of a man arrested at Redditch Police Station. Andrew Newton, 43, of no fixed address, was taken to the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch on Friday, September
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Raise a glass at beer festival
ASTWOOD Bank Carnival committee will be hosting its second beer festival this month. The Oktoberfest will take place at the Oddfellows Arms in Astwood Bank from noon-11pm on Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13 and from noon-6pm on Sunday, October
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Family’s fury at transport panic
A DISTRAUGHT woman has lashed out at Alexandra Hospital staff after they failed to provide her mother with transport to her father's funeral. Carol Payne saw her father, Sydney Jowett, sent to Worcestershire Royal Hospital after suffering a ruptured
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Family’s fury at transport panic
A DISTRAUGHT woman has lashed out at Alexandra Hospital staff after they failed to provide her mother with transport to her father's funeral. Carol Payne saw her father, Sydney Jowett, sent to Worcestershire Royal Hospital after suffering a ruptured
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Creative contest
RESIDENTS are being invited to reveal their poetic sides during a competition being held as part of a Redditch group's celebration of black history. Veronica Allen, chair of Caribbean Roots Connection, said residents will have a great opportunity to
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Creative contest
RESIDENTS are being invited to reveal their poetic sides during a competition being held as part of a Redditch group's celebration of black history. Veronica Allen, chair of Caribbean Roots Connection, said residents will have a great opportunity to
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Cash stolen during street robbery
A LARGE quantity of cash has been stolen during a street robbery in Beoley Road West. The victim, a man in his 50s, was punched and forced to hand over £370 cash by two men who got away through a footpath between houses towards Grange Road. The men
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Gran in charity chop for Oscar
THE grandmother of a six-day-old baby from Alcester who needed heart surgery has shaved her head to raise money for the charity which helped her grandson. Parents Jeni and Christian Goodhand have had to deal with a huge range of emotions since Oscar
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No easy ride on repairs!
A GENUINE 1920's motorcycle sidecar made by the Speedwell Manufacturing Company of Alcester has had a complete refurbishment and is looking for a new home. Alcester residents Terry Carter and Roger Eyles have been working on the sidecar with sponsorship
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Football match is a tribute to Lewis
A CHARITY football match will be played as a tribute to four-year-old Lewis O'Neill, who died from a rare genetic condition called Leukodystrophy Krabbe. The Lewis O'Neill Charity Cup will see Aston Villa Old Stars playing famous footballers such as
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Circle shows off art exhibits
STUDLEY Art Circle will be brushing up on pictures and paintings at its annual art exhibition. The doors will open at Studley Parish Centre on Alcester Road between 10.30am-3.30pm on Saturday, October 20 for visitors to experience the talents of the
