WOLLASTON singer/songwriter Andy Richards is getting set to release his new single. The 24-year-old musician, who is signed to Brighton-based Daddy Fresh Music, is on course to release his second single Chance to Survive, following the success of his
Win Willets, chairman welcomed members and one visitor Mrs Daley. Eight members had enjoyed the Federation harvest supper. Margaret Brooks, secretary read the minutes and Helen Greenway gave the financial report. Sheila Macklin had cards and books on
Our guest speaker for the evening was Valerie Harris and her subject was "Come Quilling". Mrs Harris's interest in the craft of quilling began in 1993 when she was on holiday in Exeter, where she visited a Craft Fayre. The history of this craft goes
At Clent History Society's next meeting, on Wednesday 15 November, Terry Keegan will talk about the History of Milestones. Terry is the Worcestershire Co-ordinator of the Milestone Society which was formed in 2001 to bring together all the groups concerned
The speaker at the Society's October meeting was Don Cochrane, and his talk was entitled "A Brief History of Lye and Wollescote Part 1". Don was born and bred in Lye and described how the small clusters of buildings in the area grew into the township
On Friday October 13 Robin Skerratt came along to the Stourbridge and District Scottish Society to give a talk entitled The Story of Clocks. It was illustrated by a display of items from Mr Skerratt's own collection. The members learnt something of the
It was a lively audience at the meeting on Wednesday 18th October to hear John Hemmmingway of the borough's Urban Environment Department talk on Dud Dudley, the Ironmaster. He presented the members with an interesting and stimulating presentation on
Chairman Mrs V Wright welcomed 27 members to the October meeting of Quarry Bank TG. Minutes of the September meeting were read and signed and the treasurers report given. Social secretary Mrs M Whittle gave further details of the visit to Shugborough
The club is holding its Christmas open evening on Tuesday November 28, 7.30pm at Wall Heath Community Centre, Enville Road, Wall Heath, when NAFAS national demonstrator Setsuko Watanabe will be entertaining us with her floral art demonstration Christmas
I WAS reading the local evening paper the other night, about campaigners who were against the proposed Aldi Supermarket in Wollaston. They said the planned premises wouldn't fit in with the character of the area and it would cause additional traffic
I WAS saddened by your headline "So this is where our money's going" in relation to the Kingswinford gypsy site. The article went on to describe the replacement of very basic hygiene facilities. On closer reading, it seems that only a small proportion
I READ with interest your article on the Aldi saga. Firstly, I am critical of the council planning officers and their reason for blocking the plan submitted by Aldi. I was under the impression that elected councillors made these decisions and only advised
ON the day that it was announced that the City of London received £100m in the last 12 months in fines for so called "moving traffic offences," a Dudley Council refuse lorry was wheel clamped on private property and a £300 release fee had to be paid.
IN reply to the letter Heroes will turn over in their graves, I am writing to express the views of my father a machine gunner in the South Staffs Regiment in World War 1. He came home with one leg amputated and a wounded left arm. He was wounded in a
AN accident blackspot is to get new safety measures after the speedy intervention of an Amblecote councillor. A bad bend close to the Ten Arches pub on Penfields Road has been the scene of numerous near misses with cars and fences regularly wrecked.
THE heartbroken granddad of tragic Brierley Hill tot Georgina Bywater who died after trapping herself in a tumble dryer said he will light up the sky in tribute to her. Devastated Steve Woodall has pledged to shower his home in more than 100,000 Christmas
