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Rising to the occasion with Xtra

Rising to the occasion

3:30pm Friday 3rd July 2009

Who says the dressing-up box is out of bounds for adults? Forget fairy princess and think oversized corsages, fancy frocks and head-turning fascinators to fulfil your event dress codes.

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Still no progress on health centre

Councillor Richard Body in front of Providence Methodist Church which is thought to have been ruled out as a possible site for the health centre.

11:00am Friday 3rd July 2009

A SUITABLE site has still not been found for a proposed £6m health centre in Cradley despite plans being in the pipeline for four years.

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Cricket club gets £50,000 changing room complex

10:20am Friday 3rd July 2009

YOUNG cricketers at Halesowen Cricket Club are set to reap the benefits of new £50,000 changing room complex.

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Halesowen park will get part of £4.5m investment

9:00am Friday 3rd July 2009

A HALESOWEN park will get state-of-the-art gym equipment thanks to a £4.5m health programme being rolled out across the borough.

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Xtra's exclusive chat with Joan Collins

Joan Collins and husband Percy Gibson arriving for the Sony Radio Academy Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London.

6:00am Friday 3rd July 2009

In an exclusive interview, Hollywood royalty Joan Collins opens up to Xtra about her rollercoaster career, why she doesn't envy Angelina Jolie and her reasons for sending her diva status up in a new tongue-in-cheek film, Banksy's Coming For Dinner.

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Xtra looks at six of the best green gadgets

Econav from £159.99. See: www.vexia.co.uk.

6:00am Friday 3rd July 2009

If you've ever misplaced your mobile phone, you'll be aware of the panic and sheer sense of loss at not being able to access this limb-like device even for the shortest amount of time.

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Black Country book tells of hauntings galore

11:45am Thursday 2nd July 2009

TRUE-life tales of ghosts, hauntings and the paranormal, including a chapter on how to find and catch your own, can be found in a new book by author Philip Solomon.

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Don't leave dogs in cars in hot weather plea

4:25pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

The RSPCA is renewing its plea to owners to not leave their pets in hot cars as dogs are losing their lives in the crippling heat.

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Sixth form centre to be open by 2012

Sixth form centre to be open by 2012

4:03pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

AN Oldbury school is set for a new sixth form centre as part of £18 million expansion plans.

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Skater on a roll for park

Skater on a roll for park

3:59pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

A 14-year-old boy is campaigning for action to clean up and extend a vandal-hit Halesowen skatepark.

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This is a reply to the Great Honourable Pure and Self Righteous Tim Weller from Halesowen. You state ‘MPs are like each of us – a mixture of the good, the bad and the ugly’. Two out of three isn’t bad but you forgot greedy. MPs are representative of the voters and should be setting an example not dipping their hands in our pockets.  − June James, Halesowen

Not all of us would act like our MPs have »

Your article about the MP’s spending money. May I ask why Dudley Council are spending our council tax money willy nilly? The neighbour next to us had a blocked drainpipe which has been cleared but the council, in their wisdom are going to put it all down and renew the lot, causing upset and mess to us next door whilst ours is perfect and doesn’t need renewing. Can any of the councillors tell us why spend when it’s not needed? No wonder our council tax is going up all the time.  − S Downes, Halesowen

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