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Lych gate needs completely rebuilding
Tristan Harris 02/09THE HISTORIC lych gate which was heartlessly vandalised overnight on Sunday (August 29) or in the early hours of bank holiday Monday (August 31) will ...»
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Big cash boost for breast cancer unit
Tristan Harris 02/09A MASSIVE £2,500 was raised towards building the dedicated breast care unit for the county at the fourth annual Ladies’ Day at Worcestershire County Cricket ...»
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Number of over 90s to double by 2026
Harriet Ernstsons 02/09THE NUMBER of over 90s in Bromsgrove will more than double by 2026 as the county outstrips the national average for those of retirement age. ...»
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Northfield affordable homes on way
Tristan Harris 02/09A NORTHFIELD housing estate is to get 26 new affordable homes, it has been announced. Work on the two, three, four and five-bedroom family homes ...»
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Woman evicted for anti-social actions
Tristan Harris 02/09A NORTHFIELD woman has been evicted from her home and has been banned from entering two roads in the area untilJune next year. Council tenant ...»
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Chance to get up close with nature
Tristan Harris 02/09BROMSGROVIANS and Spatans with an interest in nature can try their hand at being a volunteer for the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust (WWT )on Wednesday (September ...»
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Chief Constable is invited to meeting
Tristan Harris 02/09A WORCESTERSHIRE County Councillor has called on the chairman of the authority to invite West Mercia Police's Chief Constable Paul West to the next full ...»
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Demand for homes is ‘still a challenge’
EXCLUSIVE by Rob George 02/09THE MAN responsible for ensuring Bromsgrovians can access affordable housing has expressed his concerns about how his trust will able to meet the huge demand ...»
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Town's Labourites backing David Milliband
Rob George 02/09THE LEADER of Bromsgrove's Labour group has thrown his weight behind David Milliband's campaign in the race to head the Labour Party. As ballot papers ...»
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<b>Station campaign draws to a close</b>
Rob George 02/09COMMUTERS and residents have just a few days left to join the campaign being run by MP Sajid Javid, local councillors, Bromsgrove Rail Users Group ...»
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Calls for banning of Chinese lanterns
Harriet Ernstsons 02/09A CONCERNED Bromsgrove farmer has backed experts' calls for Chinese lanterns to be extinguished from the sky. Speaking to The Standard he said: "People need ...»
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Lych gate needs completely rebuilding
Tristan Harris 02/09THE HISTORIC lych gate which was heartlessly vandalised overnight on Sunday (August 29) or in the early hours of bank holiday Monday (August 31) will ...»
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NEW measures to combat travellers
Tristan Harris 02/09A NUMBER of soil mounds, known as 'bunding' have been installed by North East Worcestershire College on the fields next to Artrix and on other ...»
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Residents hit out at wayward trolleys
Harriet Ernstsons 02/09ANGRY residents have taken to The Standard's Facebook page to complain about wayward Asda shopping trolleys being dumped across the district. And, they have now ...»
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West Mercia to cut 287 police jobs
Tristan Harris 02/09A TOTAL of 98 police officers' jobs and 189 police staff roles are being axed by West Mercia as it strives to save almost £10million ...»
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Restaurant employed illegal immigrants
Harriet Ernstsons 02/09THREE illegal workers were arrested at a Chinese restaurant in Bromsgrove following a crackdown by the UK Border Agency. Officers found two Chinese men and ...»
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Rare painting is to raise cash for charity
Rob George 02/09A LIMITED-EDITION painting of two Lancaster bombers in action at night has been donated to Bromsgrove District Council in a bid to raise cash for ...»
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'Stop smoking' design competition
Tristan Harris 02/09A COMPETITION has been launched for young people, aged between 12 and 16, to design a card conveying the stop smoking message as part of ...»
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400 kids used NHS to Stop Smoking
Special report by Tristan Harris 02/09SHOCKING statistics show that 400 teenagers across the county have used NHS Worcestershire's free Stop Smoking Services in the last year. And that number, from ...»
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Donato launches a Bostin book
Harriet Ernstsons 02/09THE CREATOR of a world-famous group celebrating Midlands' accents will now be helping those learning more about the English language. Donato Esposito, who helped to ...»
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Bus users told to be aware of changes
Tristan Harris 02/09BROMSGROVE and Droitwich bus users are being urged to ensure they are aware of changes to services which come into force in the next week. ...»
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Praise for record breaking pupils
Rob George 02/09AS YOUNGSTERS across Bromsgrove and Droitwich received their GCSE results on Tuesday (August 23), the outgoing headteacher of South Bromsgrove High School praised his school's ...»
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Group calls for more home-growing
Tristan Harris 02/09A BROMSGROVE group, which has held a meeting to highlight the problem of climate change and peak oil, is urging more residents, local farmers, garden ...»
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Try your hand at crown green bowls
Tristan Harris 02/09RESIDENTS who have always wanted to try their hand at crown green bowling can go to a special event being held in Stoke Prior on ...»
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Chance to become an advanced driver
Tristan Harris 02/09THE STANDARD has teamed up with the Redditch and Bromsgrove Advanced Motorists Group to offer young drivers the chance to win one of six Advanced ...»
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Letters
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27/08
A case to explore
I'm writing with respect to the five letters about anomalous ...
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27/08
Council just don't get it
A big thank you to the Standard for finding out ...
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27/08
Join our boycott
I READ in the local press letters from drivers using ...
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27/08
Grateful for the legacy
I am writing to let you know of the bequest ...
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Sport
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Droitwich
Cricket
Droitwich-Spa-CC
Spa remain in the top half
DROITWICH maintained their position in the top half of the Worcester League Division One table ...
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Bromsgrove
Rugby-Union
Bromsgrove-RFC
Bromsgrove ease past Evesham
BROMSGROVE RFC’s 2nd XV warmed up for their Midlands Reserve League Campaign with a resounding ...
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Bromsgrove
Cricket
Worcester-Cricket-League
Belbroughton prepare to face leaders
BELBROUGHTON entertain Worcester League Division Two league leaders Pedmore tomorrow on the back of a ...
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Bromsgrove
Cricket
Bromsgrove-CC
Promotion hopes are dented
BROMSGROVE travel to bottom of the table Halesowen tomorrow knowing that nothing less than victory ...
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Bromsgrove
Cricket
Barnt-Green-CC
Defeat follows an impressive victory
IT was a weekend of mixed fortunes for Barnt Green as they picked up a ...
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Bromsgrove
Football
Bromsgrove-Sporting
Sporting grab first victory
BROMSGROVE Sporting recorded their first competitive victory on Saturday with a 2-0 home victory against ...
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02/09
Fringe favourite at Artrix
FOR a great serving of cooking combined with comedy, look ...
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02/09
Film season kicks-off
THE FILM season at the Norbury Theatre kicks-off this week ...
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02/09
Receivers to do the business
A TOP night is in store for music fans as ...
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02/09
Talent show runner-up proves top class
AFTER narrowly missing out on winning top television show Any ...
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Computing
PC ASSIST
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Bathroom Suppliers
P.W.Services
1,Austin Road Bromsgrove Worcestershire -
Plumbers
P.W.Services
1,Austin Road Bromsgrove Worcestershire -
Estate Agents
Tyrrell Residential Lettings
11a Church Green East Redditch Worcestershire -
Painting & Decorating
S Gould & Son
55 Greyshot Close Bromsgrove Worcs -
Driving Instructors
Road Craft Uk Driving Academy
20 Beehive Close Catshill Bromsgrove -
Home Improvements
Pheonix Property Maintenance
5 Sagebury Drive Bromsgrove -
Computing
PC ASSIST
DROITWICH -
Bathroom Suppliers
P.W.Services
1,Austin Road Bromsgrove Worcestershire -
Plumbers
P.W.Services
1,Austin Road Bromsgrove Worcestershire -
Estate Agents
Tyrrell Residential Lettings
11a Church Green East Redditch Worcestershire -
Painting & Decorating
S Gould & Son
55 Greyshot Close Bromsgrove Worcs -
Driving Instructors
Road Craft Uk Driving Academy
20 Beehive Close Catshill Bromsgrove
