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Redditch woman finally conquers Kilimanjaro
IT may have took five years of saving and training but a Redditch woman has finally climbed Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in the world. Debbie Roberts was joined by her husband Steve, step son Jason and friends for the trek
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Studley gets a bloomin' gold
THERE were celebrations in Studley when the In Bloom committee heard that the village’s hard work had paid off after receiving a Gold award in the Heart of England in Bloom competiton. Judges from the competition visited the village back in August and
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Fascinating seminars return to Astwood Bank
POPULAR historian, Dr Bob Bushaway returns to Astwood Bank this autumn to lead a series of seminars, ‘Albion’s Dreaming’ – Folk Culture and Custom in Britain, 1500 to 2000. Dr Bushaway will show how England’s history concerns not just the great and
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Marking World Alzheimer's Day in Bidford
A CARE home in Bidford was raising money for Alzheimer’s awareness last week, with a balloon race for staff, residents and their families. Waterloo House Care Home, which provides specialist care for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s, organised the
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Salon staff raise cash for charity
STAFF at a Redditch hair salon have raised almost £200 for the Midlands Air Ambulance. Scissors Hair Design, in Winyates centre, recently held a fundraising day for the charity, responsible for funding and operating three Air Ambulances.
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Redditch residents get to have their say to police
REDDITCH residents will have the change to talk to West Mercia's Chief Constable, David Shaw, at a "Policing Matters" public meeting. The meeting for people living and working in the Redditch area takes place on Wednesday, September 28 at
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Redditch Art Circle
THE meeting opened with some announcements regarding our painting days and a request for the members’ reaction to a proposal to organise a coach trip to the Lowry Centre in Manchester. Members were reminded of the closing day for entrants for our
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The Doors Alive
THE Doors Alive, a British tribute band widely regarded as the closest and most enthralling representation of legendary 60s rock gods The Doors, are coming to Bromsgrove. To commemorate 40 years since Jim Morrison’s untimely passing in Paris in 1971,
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Worcestershire people urged to Switch It Off
THE Warmer Worcestershire Network (WWN) is urging local people to get switched on to switching off for Switch It Off 2011. The energy-saving initiative, organised by Worcestershire County Council, is due to take place from 4.30-6.30pm on Friday, September
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Work underway on hospital site
A HOST of dignitaries turned up in Alcester on Wednesday to break ground on the new Alcester Primary Care Centre. Work has been held up on the centre for a number of reasons, and NHS Warwickshire chairman Bryan Stoten took up the spade to turn the first
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Caremark supporting Macmillan's World's Biggest Coffee Morning
CAREMARK Redditch & Bromsgrove is delighted to be supporting MacMillan Cancer Support for the first time in the annual World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday, September 30 between 10.30am-12.30pm at Greenlands Business Centre. A spokesman for the
