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Oldbury youth sent down after threatening to kill cabbie

4:15pm Friday 19th March 2010

A 17-year-old Oldbury youth who left a taxi driver in "fear of his life" when he robbed him at knifepoint has been given a 12 month Detention and Training Order.

Police launch investigation after attack in Quinton leaves man critically ill

12:03pm Friday 19th March 2010

A MAN is critically ill in hospital following an assault in Quinton yesterday.

Oldbury special school head in run for appeal

3:54pm Friday 19th March 2010

AN Oldbury special school heateacher is gearing up for a 10km sponsored run to raise money towards a £75,000 appeal to buy specialist play equipment along a sensory walkway within an olympic sports garden.

Women's only sessions at Cradley Heath's new i-gym

1:26pm Friday 19th March 2010

Health-conscious women will soon be able to get fit in a new i-Gym in Cradley Heath in sessions designed just for them.

Halesowen MP supports Staffordshire Hoard

10:28am Friday 19th March 2010

HALESOWEN and Rowley Regis MP Sylvia Heal attended a reception at Westminster to lend her support to the campaign to save the Staffordshire Hoard and stop the £3.5 million collection of archaeological relics being split up, but preserved for display in the West Midlands.

Pilot scheme in Halesowen for people with back and neck pains

9:00am Thursday 18th March 2010

A PILOT scheme has been launched in Halesowen to allow patients suffering back, neck. muscle or joint problems to refer themselves for physiotherapy instead of having to first see their GP.

Halesowen yob torched pigeon coop killing birds worth £20k

ABOVE: Devastated pigeon fancier Ian Everington on his allotment.

2:06pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A DRUNKEN Halesowen football fan broke a pigeon fancier’s heart after burning down his loft killing birds worth £20,000.

Trust veto hotel plans for The Grove

2:07pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A WRANGLE over future planning permission on Halesowen Town Football Club’s ground could be holding up the sale of The Yeltz which should have been completed last year.

MMR call up for Sandwell tots

1:31pm Thursday 18th March 2010

HEALTH bosses are urging parents to protect their children from deadly diseases after figures revealed that 14 per cent of Sandwell youngsters have not had the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination and three per cent have not completed the two-jab course.

Chris sings to help quake victims

Chris Jones at The Base in Stourbridge

1:00pm Thursday 18th March 2010

CHRIS Jones is a young man who has been using his songwriting skills to raise cash for a good cause.

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Every morning whilst walking my child to Huntingtree Primary School, I fear that a child will be injured due to the inconsiderate parking by parents. Huntingtree Road is busy all day, every day, but parents are consistently:- Double parking, causing congestion on the main road. Leaving vehicles parked over areas where the kerb has been dropped, meaning parents with pushchairs are having to walk on the road. Park so close, and actually on the junction of the Longcroft, that it is almost impossible to cross the road safely. Parents also find it necessary to complete u-turns in the junction of The Longcroft, whilst parents and children are trying to cross the road. They also park over the zig zag lines near to the crossing. The school do request parents are considerate with parking and some have no other option but to drive their children to school but most requests fall on deaf ears.  − Worried Huntingtree Road Resident

Pupils’ safety is at risk »

I haven't seen any improvement in the traffic around Grange Island since the work was completed. The lane markings are terrible on the island, nobody sticks to them and there will be an accident there soon. The island is worse than it ever was before. Do the pavements around it really need to be that wide? We had assumed that there would be more filter lanes to keep the traffic moving easier but instead the lanes are more restricted and congestion is no better than before. I hope that the work to Earls Island hasn't been planned by the same team.  − Nicola Patchett, Halesowen

Let’s hope Earls Island isn’t as bad! »



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