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  • Tea party

    A SPECIAL tea party is being held in Bromsgrove by the National Childbirth Trust. The NCTea Party will be held at the Methodist Centre, in Stratford Road, next Tuesday from 10-11.30am. Residents don't have to be an NCT member to join in the fun with

  • Car raid

    THIEVES stole a radio CD player, a pair of glasses and seven CDs from a P registration Ford Fiesta in Shaw Lane, Stoke Prior. The incident happened early morning on Monday, May 7. Anyone with information should contact police on 08457 444888 or ring Crimestoppers

  • Best foot forward

    RAIN failed to dampen the spirits of hundreds of runners who took part in an annual race to raise cash for charity. The annual Leukaemia Research Bromsgrove 10k and 5k runs took place on Sunday, May 13, from the rugby club, in Finstall Road. The road

  • Collision

    FIREFIGHTERS from Bromsgrove were called to a collision between a coach and a lorry in Sandy Lane, Lydiate Ash, shortly before noon last Wednesday. No serious injuries were reported and the vehicles were made safe.

  • Plenty of items on the agenda

    A HOST of items will be up for discussion at future parish council meetings in Stoke. At Stoke Parish Council's annual meeting, members put forward a number of items for discussion for future agendas. Vice chairman Karl Strawbridge said as summer was

  • Going back in time

    A STOKE Heath museum will be cranking up its own time machine on Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday to help visitors go back to the past. Avoncroft Museum will be exploring the domestic and working reality of past eras and the time machine will provide a

  • Mum cycles in memory of son

    A MUM-OF-THREE is saddling up and cycling from London to Paris in memory of her son, who died of meningitis. Bernie Mackie, of Marlborough Avenue, is gearing up for the 300km ride at the beginning of June to raise cash for The Meningitis Trust. Her

  • Consider the facts

    I was interested and sympathetic to read the letter of Paul Whitehouse, Parking Anger, concerning his parking penalty and yet I feel one should consider the facts. If one parks in a disabled bay one is expected to display a permit which shows one's

  • Church is a blessing

    Following a visit to the Lickey church the other day, we were told it was the subject of correspondence in your newspaper. My husband and I were visiting Birmingham for the weekend and decided to visit this church. We made this decision as his brother