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  • Norton nursery to celebrate 20th birthday

    A NORTON nursery is inviting past and present children to join in on its 20th birthday celebrations. Daisychain Day Nursery will host an afternoon of food and children's activities at the Copthorne Hotel, Merry Hill, on Sunday (November 2) from

  • Hotshots march on

    THERE seems to be no stopping the march of Hotshots SC B towards the Stourbridge Snooker League's Premier Division championship.They ended the unbeaten run of Brandhall Labour with a 4-1 win in a high quality encounter. Luke Garland, with a break

  • Spooky fun in Kingswinford as ghost story writer stops off

    GHOST story author Dave Shelton brought his spooktacular tales to life when he stopped off to talk to students at a Kingswinford school.The popular writer and illustrator, who rocketed into the children's literature scene when he won the 2013 Branford

  • Belbroughton churchgoers complete Bishop's faith course

    BELBROUGHTON Christians have completed a course designed to relate their Christian faith to their own life and locality. Around 60 people, including residents from Belbroughton, took the Bishop’s Certificate course over 12 months with the support

  • Kinver residents asked to name new retirement development

    VILLAGERS could win £150 by suggesting a name for a new retirement development in Kinver. Builders McCarthy & Stone has launched the competition to find a name for the Stone Lane development that will be relevant to the community. In addition

  • DK runners in action for autumn marathon season

    THERE was plenty of distance covered by athletes from Dudley Kingswinford Running Club over the weekend as the autumn marathon season got into its stride.On Saturday, a group of blue hoops took on the iconic Snowdonia Marathon, a gruelling 26.2 mile epic

  • Late try denies Lions

    A DRAMATIC and controversial late try condemned Stourbridge Lions to a narrow defeat at home to Wolverhampton.Despite having the edge for much of the game and outscoring Wolves two to one in tries, they slipped to a 17-15 loss. However, despite disappointment

  • Ford hails Stourbridge's resilience

    ASSISTANT manager Jon Ford has hailed the resilience of Stourbridge's players after they claimed their third consecutive league win.The Glassboys made it three on the bounce with a hard-fought 3-2 away win over Nantwich on Tuesday night.The victory

  • Fencer Baron in action in Hungary

    STOURBRIDGE fencer Peter Baron was in action at the World Veterans Fencing Championships in Hungary last week.He had qualified for the category C (70+) sabre event and having narrowly missed out on the foil was promoted when another member of the squad

  • Mitchell: I'm willing to rebuild

    THE futures of some of Stourbridge's players will be on the line against Stockport this weekend.Director of rugby Neil Mitchell insists that some of his current team have more to prove following a disappointing run of results this season. The Stourton

  • Old Hales lose to league leaders

    OLD Halesonians suffered a 22-13 home defeat at the hands of league leaders South Leicester.Hales' first team regrouped from a disappointing loss at Scunthorpe last week. The home side were confident from the start and immediately took the game to

  • Borough parents urged to protect youngsters against flu

    PARENTS in Dudley borough are being reminded to get their youngsters vaccinated against flu. Dudley Council’s office of public health is urging parents of children aged two, three and four, to book appointments at their GP surgery to get the free

  • Pedmore woman has emotional reunion with long-lost sisters

    A PEDMORE pensioner who was put into care as a child has enjoyed an emotional reunion with three sisters she didn't know existed. For circumstances unknown to her, Jean Hill was placed in the Barnardo's children's home in Kempsey, near Worcester