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			<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Bromsgrove woman hits out at bdht over damp house</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Bromsgrove-woman-hits-out-at-bdht-over-damp-house-71588.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[A WOMAN who says her damp property is putting her health at risk has claimed Bromsgrove District Housing Trust is doing nothing to remedy the situation.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:31:55 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Family of Bromsgrove teen hit by a car appeal for witnesses</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Family-of-Bromsgrove-teen-hit-by-a-car-appeal-for-witnesses-71592.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[THE FAMILY of a Bromsgrove teenager knocked down by a car in Catshill on September 4 last year have appealed for anyone who witnessed it to get in touch to help with their claim for compensation.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:31:31 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Council vows to clamp down on Bromsgrove school parking problem</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Council-vows-to-clamp-down-on-Bromsgrove-school-parking-problem-71600.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[BROMSGROVE District Council has vowed to clamp down on those irresponsible parents who park illegally and dangerously outside their children\'s schools when they drop them off or pick them up.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:31:06 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Bromsgrove charity gets new van</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Bromsgrove-charity-gets-new-van-71055.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[THERE was a celebration at Bromsgrove&amp;#039;s NewStarts last Friday (May 10) when the charity&amp;#039;s much-needed new van was delivered.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:38 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>We track down stone crest from Bromsgrove Drill Hall</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-We-track-down-stone-crest-from-Bromsgrove-Drill-Hall-71062.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[A PIECE of Bromsgrove history which became the talk of the town when it completely disappeared has been savalged in a bid to preserve it for future generations to see, The Standard can reveal.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:25 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Joy at new Bromsgrove bus station bridge </title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Joy-at-new-Bromsgrove-bus-station-bridge--71275.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[THE LONG-AWAITED new footbridge at Bromsgrove bus station was installed yesterday (Wednesday).]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:23 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>St John Ambulance makes appeal for volunteers</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-St-John-Ambulance-makes-appeal-for-volunteers-71152.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[THE LOCAL branches of St John Ambulance have made an appeal in a bid to get more people to join their ranks.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:21 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Bromsgrove could get more taxi ranks near night spots </title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Bromsgrove-could-get-more-taxi-ranks-near-night-spots--71283.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[PLANS for Bromsgrove to have an extended taxi rank close to the town&amp;#039;s two latest opening night spots will go before the district council&amp;#039;s licensing committee on Monday (May 20).]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:18 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Bromsgrove dad killed himself by setting alight his car </title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Bromsgrove-dad-killed-himself-by-setting-alight-his-car--71287.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[A FATHER set fire to his own car while he was locked inside because he could not come to terms with his mother becoming unwell, an inquest heard.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:16 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Vintage fayre off to fine start despite foul weather</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Vintage-fayre-off-to-fine-start-despite-foul-weather-71410.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[VISITORS braved the rainy weather to make this year\'s first vintage fayre in Rubery a success.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:04 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Bromsgrove Life After Stoke Centre celebrates birthday</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Bromsgrove-Life-After-Stoke-Centre-celebrates-birthday-71598.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[BROMSGROVE\'S Life After Stroke Centre, which was the first one to be built in the UK, celebrated its first anniversary with a special party last Thursday (May 9).]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:04 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Minister snubs residents on Alex visit</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Minister-snubs-residents-on-Alex-visit-71333.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[CAMPAIGNERS claim the Health Minister has supported putting the two options for the future of the Alexandra Hospital to the public but residents say they feel snubbed after he failed to stop to talk to them.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:03:54 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Rubery pair to run half marathon for Daisy</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Rubery-pair-to-run-half-marathon-for-Daisy-71532.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[TWO RUBERY women will be running a half marathon in Tewkesbury on Sunday (May 19) to raise funds for six-year-old Daisy May who is suffering with Leukaemia.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:03:52 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Cash injection for Bournville College</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Cash-injection-for-Bournville-College-71587.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[BOURNVILLE College will be able to take on more than 600 construction trainees a year from 2014 thanks to a &Acirc;&pound;2million Government investment.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:03:49 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Plea to find missing woman who could be in Bromsgrove</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Plea-to-find-missing-woman-who-could-be-in-Bromsgrove-71321.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[RESIDENTS have been asked to be on the look-out for 60-year-old Katrina Openshaw, who has been missing since between 12midnight and 4.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:03:47 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Bromsgrove Rotary sensory garden opened </title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Bromsgrove-Rotary-sensory-garden-opened--70832.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[CROWDS braved the rain in Bromsgrove on Sunday (May 12) to witness the official opening of the Rotary Club&amp;#039;s Diamond Jubilee Sensory Garden in Sanders Park.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:17 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Bromsgrove employee vying to be Miss Worcestershire</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Bromsgrove-employee-vying-to-be-Miss-Worcestershire-71557.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[A STUDENT who works on the Lydiate Ash Business Park in Bromsgrove is in with a chance of being crowned Miss Worcestershire.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:27:02 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Bromsgrove firm sought to refurbish cemetery toilets</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Bromsgrove-firm-sought-to-refurbish-cemetery-toilets-71059.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[AN APPEAL has been made to local business to engage with the district council over installing a new loo at Bromsgrove Cemetery.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:25:58 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Family fun day boosts bid for Bromsgrove war memorial</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Family-fun-day-boosts-bid-for-Bromsgrove-war-memorial-70744.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[THE CAMPAIGN to build Bromsgrove a new war memorial has received a &Acirc;&pound;160 boost after a family fun day at the town\'s Little Heath Garden Centre.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:18:10 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Rednal author passes away</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Rednal-author-passes-away-70980.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[A REDNAL author who penned books about growing up in Birmingham in the 1940s and 50s has died at the age of 71.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:08:09 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Historic memorial is returned to Bromsgrove Cemetery</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Historic-memorial-is-returned-to-Bromsgrove-Cemetery-71060.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[A HISTORIC memorial which was removed from Bromsgrove Cemetery in 2007 for safety reasons has now taken pride of place again, back as the area&amp;#039;s centrepiece.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:06:45 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Knights to remember as jousting comes to Avoncroft</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Knights-to-remember-as-jousting-comes-to-Avoncroft-70940.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[THERE will be the sound of thundering hooves and splintering lances at Avoncroft Museum on Saturday and Sunday (May 18 and 19) when demonstrations of traditional Tudor jousting take place.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:40:26 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Bromsgrove mum tells of morning sickness to raise awareness</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Bromsgrove-mum-tells-of-morning-sickness-to-raise-awareness-71057.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[HYPEREMESIS gravidarum is a form of acute morning sickness, which hit the headlines late last year when the Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to hospital with the condition.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:10:24 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Tea party to raise funds for the Blue Cross</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Tea-party-to-raise-funds-for-the-Blue-Cross-71056.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[THERE will be plenty for dog owners and their four-legged friends to do on Saturday (May 18) when the annual tea party takes place at Bromsgrove&amp;#039;s Blue Cross centre.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 01:02:18 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Bromsgrove bids farewell to traffic warden Roy</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Bromsgrove-bids-farewell-to-traffic-warden-Roy-70825.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[IT WAS the end of an era in Bromsgrove yesterday (Friday) when long-standing traffic warden Roy Gibson hung up his hat and ticket book.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:15:38 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Cathedral inspired art by stroke survivor on show at Bromsgrove centre</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Cathedral-inspired-art-by-stroke-survivor-on-show-at-Bromsgrove-centre-70983.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[AN EXHIBITION of paintings done by Devon-based artist and stroke survivor Mark Ware has gone on display at Bromsgrove&amp;#039;s Life After Stroke Centre.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:15:34 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Residents urged to turn out to meet Health Minister</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Residents-urged-to-turn-out-to-meet-Health-Minister-70657.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[RESIDENTS are being urged to turnout in force to meet the Health Minister when he visits the Alexandra Hospital next week.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:10:44 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Conservatives claim Clent seat was lost over district issues</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Conservatives-claim-Clent-seat-was-lost-over-district-issues-70739.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[A FORMER Conservative county councillor was ousted from his Bromsgrove seat in the elections because people did not understand what they were voting for, several Tories have claimed.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:10:42 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Scooter rider airlifted after crash in Rubery</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Scooter-rider-airlifted-after-crash-in-Rubery-70981.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[A RIDER suffered a broken arm, back and pelvic injuries when she came off her Honda scooter in Rubery on Friday (May 10).]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:10:38 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Coun Peter McDonald to step down as Bromsgrove Labour leader</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Coun-Peter-McDonald-to-step-down-as-Bromsgrove-Labour-leader-70675.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[THERE is a change at the top at Bromsgrove District Council\'s Labour Group after Coun Peter McDonald stepped down after 14 years in his leader role.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:10:36 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Council leaders accuse trust of delaying tactics to block Brum bid</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Council-leaders-accuse-trust-of-delaying-tactics-to-block-Brum-bid-70656.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[HOSPITAL bosses have been accused of using legal issues to block Trusts in Birmingham from bidding to take over services at the Alex.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:41:30 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>All Worcestershire MPs back Birmingham bid to run Alex</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-All-Worcestershire-MPs-back-Birmingham-bid-to-run-Alex-70655.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[THE COUNTY\'S six MPs have given their backing to allowing an alternative provider to bid to take over running services at the Alex.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:41:28 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Busy month at Bromsgrove's Life After Stroke Centre</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Busy-month-at-Bromsgrove's-Life-After-Stroke-Centre-70743.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[A RANGE of activities will be on offer as part of Action on Stroke Month, which runs throughout May.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:28:39 +0100</pubDate>
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					<title>Dates announced for first Bromsgrove driving tests</title>
					<link>http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/05/18/news-Dates-announced-for-first-Bromsgrove-driving-tests-70296.html</link>
					<description><![CDATA[THE LONG-AWAITED driving tests which will be taking place in Bromsgrove will begin next month, Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond has announced.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:34:42 +0100</pubDate>
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