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  • Arcadian Kicks head for hometown show

    TOP rockers The Arcadian Kicks are taking time off from writing new songs for a hometown headline gig. The five-piece group, tipped by pundits as ones to watch in 2008, have lined up a show at the Rock Cafe 2000, Mill Race Lane, Stourbridge. The show

  • Black Country band make waves across the pond

    A Cradley Heath band are dreaming of stardom after making waves across the pond. Metal band Gates to Lidice are on cloud nine after their debut single, titled Thursday, was played on New York radio station Brooklyn Radio. The recognition is the latest

  • Final battle for Hagley greenbelt

    PROTESTORS are calling for a public inquiry in a last-ditch bid to save Hagley countryside from bulldozer destruction. A 30 acre site at Treherns Farm, Worcester Lane, is earmarked for conversion to sports pitches in a development which campaigners say

  • Last goodbye to Pedmore centenarian

    A POPULAR centenarian from Pedmore known for always having a tale to tell has died aged 105. Members of Pedmore Senior Citizens Club are getting set to say a final farewell to co-founder Florence Bradshaw who remained dedicated to the club until her

  • Walsall link to missing Stourbridge teen

    COPS believe a Stourbridge teenager who has been missing for four weeks may be in The Black Country. Officers searching for Chantelle Tapper, aged 15, revealed she may be in the Walsall area as they launched a new appeal for information. Police are

  • New plans to ease parking pain at hospital

    PROPOSALS for a multi-storey car park at Russells Hall Hospital are set to be mulled over by planning chiefs next month. The five-floor car park would be located at the back of the main hospital building and have room for more than 500 vehicles. An