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Joint investigation launched after spate of bin fires in Redditch
POLICE and fire officers have launched an investigation following a series of fires in Winyates West, Redditch, at the weekend. Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) was called to four separate incidents in the early hours of Saturday
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Bidford man still on the run
POLICE are still appealing for members of the public to help them locate a missing criminal from Bidford with connections in the Redditch area. Stephen Wesley Blake, who was sentenced in his absence to eight years in prison, for possession of a shotgun
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Match made in heaven for one Redditch couple
IT was a match made in heaven at Redditch United on Saturday, as a very nervous man asked his football-fan girlfriend to marry him when the half time whistle went. Simon Ward, aged 31, from Winyates Green, was thrilled when Rachael Kimberley
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Fears over Church Hill re-development plans
REDDITCH councillors have criticised plans for the re-development of Church Hill shopping centre calling them “ill thought out” and “dangerous”. Councillors Robin King and Bill Hartnett said that they are in favour of the re-development but more thought
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Spectres and spooks get their own festival in Alcester
NEXT week, Alcester is hosting its very first Ghost Festival with a whole host of spooky events to entertain visitors as the evenings begin to creep in. The event is being organised by the team behind the Whispering Witch in Henley Street,
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Studley choreographer could dance off with top prize
A CHOREOGRAPHER from a Studley dance school is in the running for a top national award. Lauren Craner, aged 23, who teaches at Latham School of Dance in Studley, is in the finals for the Barbara Sharples International Choreographic Award competition,
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Time that we all worked together
TO plan or not to plan, that is the question – and do departments consult each other? One department considers the plans to demolish the Greig Hall, Alcester’s only large community building, and replace it with 30 houses, and another department
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Celebrate the cultural diversity of Redditch
RESIDENTS are being invited to celebrate the cultural diversity of Redditch. People are being offered a unique opportunity to discover and taste the food of various cultures as well as see exhibitions of crafts, art, poetry and dress from various continents
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Nick gets double bronze
ALCESTER rider Nick Skelton scooped individual bronze in the FEI Showjumping European Championships in Madred, And it was a double for Skelton, who helped Team GBR to team bronze on Friday. Having jumped superbly all week on Beverley Widdowson’s eye
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No cup glory for Redditch
Redditch United 0 Hednesford Town 2. Redditch United’s torrid FA Cup history continued as they again bowed out at the opening stage of the competition. Cup runs are a rarity at the Valley Stadium club and a quickfire double midway through
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Secret calls help beat crime
DRUGS with a street value of £158,670 were seized in West Mercia following anonymous calls to Crimestoppers between May and July. Goods and cash totalling £3,850 were recovered in the force area following tip-offs from members of the public. The
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Alcester man jailed for arson
AN Alcester man who started a fire outside the front of a sleeping couple’s home in the middle of the night has been jailed. A Judge heard that the couple fled from their home with their six children and a relative after being woken by the flames outside
