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Defendant's finger prints found on stolen car and number plates
A MAN’S fingerprints were discovered by forensic scientists on a door of a car stolen in a Redditch burglary, a jury was told. Ben Harrison's prints were also found on three stolen number plates from different cars left inside the Rover 25, said prosecutor
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Speech and language sessions at Redditch Children's Centre
SURE Start Redditch Children’s Centres are now running drop-in speech and language sessions for children under five. The new Talking Walk In sessions take place at each of the town’s six Children’s Centres. Run by speech and language professionals
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Court hears of surveillance op to catch drug dealers at Redditch house
POLICE set up a hidden camera in a surveillance operation to catch drug dealers operating from a house in Redditch, a court heard. They saw people going to the front door of the semi-detached house at 15 Abbey Road, and after watching for three weeks
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Georgette gains top guiding accolade
A REDDITCH woman is leading the way after receiving Girlguiding UK’s top accolade, the coveted Queen’s Guide Award. It was presented to Georgette Eaton, 20, after her work into anorexia nervosa and how it could pose a problem to young guides. Ms Eaton
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Children invited to 'draw' attention to fireworks safety
CHILDREN in Alcester are being invited to create their own posters and poems to keep people safe this November as part of the county council’s Firework Safety ‘Poem and Poster’ Competition. The competition is divided into two age categories
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25 music acts, six venues, one worthy cause
AFTER raising more than £6,000 for Oxfam last year, OxjamBrum will once again be taking over across Birmingham city centre. With more than 25 acts playing at six venues, including some of the very best in local artists, this year’s event, on October
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Items of sentimental value stolen during sneak-in burglary
ITEMS of sentimental value including an engagement ring and a gold watch given to a woman by her late mother have been stolen by a sneak-in burglar in Redditch. Thousands of pounds worth of jewellery in a mahogany jewellery box and a black wallet containing
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Woodrow woman convicted of fly-tipping
A REDDITCH woman has been convicted of fly-tipping by Redditch Magistrates Court. Angie Rose Mahon, aged 36, of Bushley Close, Woodrow, who did not appear at court, was fined £65 and ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge with £408.70 legal
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North East Worcestershire Linux User Group
SEPTEMBER’S meeting was held at the Washford Mill. There were some user group admin matters addressed at the start of the meeting. From these discussions the decision was taken to upload the group's new look and revamped website, and the importance
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Shame approval given at Brockhill
I TOO am disappointed to see that approval for building at Brockhill has been granted, whatever the conditions imposed. Many people may not have considered flooding in the area as a problem at all, yet the house I grew up in on Birmingham Road,
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Redditch Youth House throws open its doors for some half term fun
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council's Redditch Youth House will be throwing the doors open this half term for a free challenging event for young people. All budding gladiators, and those who think they have what it takes to ride rodeo style, are being encouraged
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Bienvenido a Alcester
ALCESTER had more of a European flavour recently as a group of 24 Spanish students came to town to brush up on their English. The 15-year-old students, who were all from the Galicia region of northern Spain, were in the UK taking part in a
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Complete online broadband survey for county council
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is calling for residents and businesses to take part in an online survey about broadband before November 1. The council is actively working on a local broadband plan for the entire county to improve speed, coverage and reliability
