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  • A level exams success

    Students at Halesowen College are celebrating after their A level performance improved on those of last year. Ninety-nine per cent of students, a two per cent increase on last year, achieved an A level pass in a range of 40 subjects. Meanwhile more than

  • Wild about art

    A talented wildlife artist is showing off a selection of his work at Halesowen library throughout August. David Spencer, from Cannock, will display works in oil, pastels, acrylics, and painted scrapeboard at the library in the Cornbow Centre. David

  • Warning over bogus callers

    Romsley residents have been urged to stay on their guard after a pensioner was the target of a distraction burglary last Monday. Though nothing was stolen in the incident, which occurred at a home on Hillcrest Road, police are asking people to stay vigilant

  • Leo is a top dog!

    A guide dog who "changed the life" of a blind Oldbury man has received national recognition. Leo, who lives on Windsor Road with his owner Alex Tansley-Stitt, was highly commended as part of the BBC Breakfast Guide Dog of Year Awards 2007. The labrador

  • Dance star’s set for MTV

    A talented Halesowen 21-year-old is dancing her way to success after getting to the final of a national street dancing competition. Louise Davies, of Shenstone Valley Road, entered the Nike Dance Clash event after picking up a leaflet at a sports store

  • Metal theft op success

    A major police operation tackling the theft of metal in Halesowen has got off to a strong start with several arrests made. Operation Steel was launched at the start of August after an increase in the crime in recent months due to the higher value placed

  • World record for brave Sue

    Old Halesonians Rugby Club is gearing up to stage a world record attempt as a tribute to a player's mother who is bravely battling leukaemia. Players will set the world record for the amount of conversions scored in an hour at their Wassell Grove home

  • Brighter future for Quinton kids

    Quinton youngsters could be set for a brighter future if plans to light a popular recreation ground get the go ahead. An application to build four floodlights at a multi use games area on West Boulevard recreation ground has been submitted to the council

  • Bloomin’ lovely

    A green-fingered Cradley Heath woman is throwing open her garden, after having it re-designed, to raise money for her church appeal. Jen Kerrison will be unveiling her back garden to the viewing public on Saturday (August 18) from 1pm until 5pm. The

  • Delay hits cop base

    Residents on Quinton's Welsh House Farm estate have been told they will have to wait for a new police base. A new unit of between five and six new officers, including a sergeant, was expected to be in place at a new base on Blandford Road by the end

  • MP backs Samaritans campaign

    Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP Sylvia Heal is backing a new campaign which aims to raise the profile of the Samaritans. The Samaritans 24:7 campaign will show the services provided by the charity and highlight its need for volunteers and funds to keep

  • Disabled and ill are missing out on cash

    Borough senior citizens with an illness or disability have been told an extra £110 a week in benefits may be just a phone call away. Citizens could be missing out on the health-related hand-outs including Attendance and Disability Living Allowances under

  • School lifts phones ban

    A ban on mobile phones is being lifted at a Halesowen school with effect from this September. Pupils at Leasowes Community College in Kent Road had been banned from taking mobile phones into school but this is all set to change. Leading teachers union

  • Go, go Joe!

    Children at a Halesowen primary school gave Andrew Lloyd Webber's new West End show a run for its money in their version of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The talented key stage two pupils at Hasbury Primary School only rehearsed for their

  • Bid to fill empty homes

    Sandwell Council has launched a new campaign to fill the 2,000 empty private sector homes in the borough. Council officials are working with property owners and providing them with information to bring their empty properties into use. Councillor Mahboob

  • Garden revamp helps patients

    Green-fingered patients at Rowley Regis day hospital are helping to transform a courtyard garden as part of their recovery. Flowers, fruit and vegetables have been planted by two gardening groups as a form of occupational therapy. The groups, which

  • Hobby nets charity cash

    An arty Rowley Regis receptionist has been using her talents to raise money for charity. Lorraine Green, who works at Rowley Regis Day Hospital has transformed her hobby of making greeting cards into a money spinning way of raising funds. Lorraine makes

  • Disease outbreak halted after death

    A borough outbreak of Legionnaire's disease has been contained after five confirmed cases including the death of a Dudley woman. Patricia Ashton, aged 51 of Newland Grove, died of Legionella Pneumophila at Russells Hall Hospital last Tuesday (August

  • Campaign targets dangerous drivers

    Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP Sylvia Heal has backed the summer Drink and Drug Driving Campaign run by West Midlands Police to target dangerous drivers. The annual campaign targets people who think that drinking or taking drugs and then getting behind

  • Birthday bash

    A popular Halesowen pub is set to host a weekend of celebrations to toast its 70th birthday. The Stag and Three Horseshoes pub on Halesowen Road has been serving the local community since the 1930s. To celebrate, the pub will host a Bugsy Malone themed

  • Online study

    Students at Halesowen College have been getting to grips with a new vitual learning programme. A range of topics were made available to students at the Whittingham Road campus through the Moodle online programme. Introduced by the college this year,

  • Couple scoop car cash win

    A retired Rowley Regis couple are celebrating after winning a competition to win back the full cash price of their new car. Geoffrey and Peggy Stanley, of Uplands Avenue, bought their Citroen Xsara car from Black Horse Car Sales in Oldbury. They filled

  • Officers’ bravery praised

    BRAVE police officers who risked their lives in incidents in Oldbury and Rowley Regis have received commendations. Eight officers were given Chief Constable's commendation after tackling three armed men, while two others were recognised after saving

  • Funds will aid floods

    Sandwell Council has been given £50,000 by the Government to help households affected by the recent flooding. The money will be used to make a one-off payment to those in need to enable them to clean up after the freak weather conditions. Councillor

  • Meeting date

    The Halesowen and Blackheath branch of ARC (Arthritis Research Campaign) is celebrating 30 years of fundraising. Throughout the years, the committee has raised £120,000 for research into the disease. This year's annual meeting will be an anniversary

  • Glass ‘addict’ aims for cultural crown

    Brierley Hill-based glass artist Vic Bamforth has exhibited his work in the USA, Japan, and Dubai but will this be enough to see him crowned Dudley's King of Culture? The 55 year old, of Limes Avenue, is hoping to win the council-backed contest after