Panto princess receives 21st century makeover

Rags to riches: Cinderella played by Sadie Owen with Splinters dancers Gabrielle Sabel (left), Laura Hall and Ellie-Mae Fereday.

10:20am Tuesday 8th December 2009

X FACTOR challenger Sadie Owen is starring as Cinderella in the first panto to be staged at Kidderminster's Rose Theatre.

Fantastic tale on Rose stage

8:00am Thursday 3rd December 2009

AN adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel is currently showing at Kidderminster’s Rose Theatre.

Nature Notes - July 30, 2009

8:30am Thursday 30th July 2009

SANDY soils around Kidderminster have led us to have some superb lowland heath nature reserves like The Devil’s Spittleful and Rifle Range, Burlish Top and Hartlebury Common. These sandy soils also give us another unusual and now rare habitat known as lowland acid grassland.

Nature Notes - July 2, 2009

9:00am Thursday 2nd July 2009

AT this time year birds are well into their nesting season with most well on the way to producing their first brood (some may even be on their second).

Nature Notes - June 25, 2009

10:30am Thursday 25th June 2009

EVERY year at just about this time I always take a visit out to the wetland nature reserves of Puxton Marsh, Blake Marsh and Redstone Marsh, as around now the marsh flora is at its most visible.

Nature Notes - June 18, 2009

12:00pm Thursday 18th June 2009

DURING spring bank holiday I visited the island of Crete with my family.

Nature Notes - June 11, 2009

3:39pm Monday 8th June 2009

ALL the nature reserves of the district have at least one resident species of plant or animal which are really special or unique, whether it’s the orchids of Puxton or the grey hair grass of Burlish Top or perhaps the sheer number of reptiles found on Vicarage Farm Heath.

Nature Notes, May 14, 2009

12:30pm Thursday 14th May 2009

REPTILES, particularly those on the heaths of the district have been out in abundance and more green tiger beetles have been witnessed in recent weeks than in the last few years combined.

Spring flowers have brightened up woods

2:10pm Friday 24th April 2009

WE have had some lovely spring weather in recent weeks, and as a result spring flowers are in a good state of advancement.

Outdoor fun galore for adventurous tot

12:02pm Monday 20th April 2009

OVER the Easter break, I took the opportunity to take the family out to one of our local nature reserves.

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Your Say Your Halesowen

.Sandwell Council believes that the introduction of these parking charges will now help them to recover some costs for maintaining their car parks in Old Hill and Cradley Heath, however, in doing so, what they may have overlooked in the long run is the much greater drop in business rates revenue that could occur through the potential loss of trade as a consequence of their decision.  − Liz Bowler Old Hill

Old Hill and Cradley Heath car parking charges »

Fundamental good practice in local government must surely be for an accurate data-base – so why am I still receiving correspondence from SMBC addressed to me as Councillor Mary Docker? − Mary Docker

No longer a councillor but still getting pleas for help »



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