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Halesowen pulls the plug on Britain in Bloom bid

1:37pm Tuesday 17th July 2012

PLANS to enter Halesowen into the prestigious Britain in Bloom competition have been abandoned amid fears it would not make the grade.

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Business Idol down to last 12

7:20am Wednesday 3rd June 2009

A SEWING school for youngsters, a woman who has opened up her own hotel and the owner of an old-fashioned sweet shop are among the 12 longlisted entrants in our Business Idol competition.

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Family’s search system

1:00pm Monday 11th May 2009

A KIDDERMINSTER man has high hopes that he can help to launch a unique super-fast system of tracking down missing people created by his father-in-law.

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Hogging the limelight with tasty treats

11:25am Tuesday 5th May 2009

FOOD lover David Sidwell is the latest Business Idol entrant with his company Choc ‘n’ Hog Catering, based in Hartlebury.

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Creative Katie has success all sewn up

9:40am Monday 27th April 2009

THE latest entry in our increasingly popular Business Idol competition is Katie George, of Bewdley, with Bobbins, a sewing school for children. “I enjoy teaching youngsters and wanted to branch out with something really creative,” she says. “There is a big need for this sort of class and a wide range of children interested in making their own clothes.”

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Hands-on duo turn hobby into business

8:30am Wednesday 22nd April 2009

TWO Kidderminster women who, for years, practised holistic therapy “almost as a hobby” have taken the plunge and set up their own business on a full-time basis.

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Bright spark is latest entrant

11:00am Tuesday 14th April 2009

TRISTAN Quiney has seized the chance to enter our Business Idol competition, which offers free publicity and the chance for the founder of one of the new businesses set up in Wyre Forest to win £1,000 cash.

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Stuart eyes up £1,000 prize

4:40pm Wednesday 8th April 2009

A KIDDERMINSTER man who has set up a business as a painter and decorator is facing the biggest challenge of his life – to break free at last from having to rely on state aid.

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