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The beer necessities with Xtra

The beer necessities

2:00pm Friday 12th March 2010

One drink that seldom makes it from the fridge into our food is the nation's favourite tipple. But an Italian beer brand wants to change all that, and make beer as vital to a good meal as it is to a night at the pub.

History buffs and buffed up women clash in Halesowen

Halesowen History Society claim Disreali and dance music dont mix

2:54pm Thursday 11th March 2010

Halesowen History Society is the first in the country to offer academic lectures accompanied by uplifting house music and sweaty women dancing.

Search is on for youngsters to Sandwell's youth cabinet

11:30am Thursday 11th March 2010

THE search is on to find 20 young people for Sandwell’s shadow youth cabinet plus four to represent the borough on the Uk Youth Parliament.

Westside Story comes to Halesowen's Windsor High School

11:20am Thursday 11th March 2010

THE curtain is set to rise on Halesowen’s Windsor High School’s annual production, the classic tear-jerking musical West Side Story.

Aspiring Halesowen soldier put behind bars after bloody assault

11:15am Thursday 11th March 2010

A budding Halesowen soldier who left a University student bleeding from the brain after a brutal attack has been put behind bars for eight months.

Cancer Support Group holding meeting in Halesowen

10:49am Thursday 11th March 2010

THE Halesowen branch of Cancer Support is holding a meeting on Wednesday March 24.

Public asked to get involved in exhibition about Cradley Heath's Haden Hill House

10:31am Thursday 11th March 2010

SANDWELL residents are being asked to come forward with memories of historic Haden Hill House Museum in Cradley Heath. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the re-opening of the Victorian residence in picturesque Haden Hill Park.

£69,000 grant netted for Halesowen football pitches

9:00am Thursday 11th March 2010

A £69,000 grant has been netted to drain two soggy football pitches in a Halesowen park to make them suitable for regular junior soccer.

Windsor High School pupils performing in Brierley Hill today

11:08am Thursday 11th March 2010

TALENTED Halesowen students from Windsor High School will be among 500 from across the Midlands taking part in a dance festival at Brierley Hill Civic Hall today (March 11).

Cradley Heath charity providing clothes and furniture for needy

The team at Loaves and Fishes

2:37pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

A Cradley Heath charity which acts as a lifeline providing furniture to those with next to nothing is also giving away clothes to people in need.

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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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