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Fifth place for Neal
MATT Neal clinched an overall fifth place finish in the British Touring Car Championship after the final rounds at Brands Hatch. The Droitwich race ace’s team, VX Racing, successfully secured all three championship titles (driver’s, team’s
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Recharged Rovers
Rovers 2 AFC Sudbury 0 “THEY are like the Duracell bunnies - you just wind them up and off they go.” The words of Marseille coach Eric Gerets in reference to the relentless energy of opponents Liverpool, prior to their Champions League
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Post office closures
PROPOSALS to close two post offices in Bromsgrove, and 17 others elsewhere in Worcestershire, could damage the communities they currently serve, according to county council chiefs. Post Office Ltd is consulting on plans to close 2,500 branches around
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Councillors are told to think twice
DISTRICT councillors have been urged to think twice before reporting their colleagues for real or imagined misdemeanours. New rules mean councillors now have to initially report such cases to their own authority’s designated officers instead of the
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50 Years Ago, September 27, 1958
THE new duel purpose church-cum-hall in Bracy’s Lane, Marlbrook, had been completed at a cost of £6,549, but a debt of £750 still remained. Capable of seating 140 people, it had been built by J and A Brazier, of Bromsgrove, on land fronting the Recreation
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A splendid array of headgear
IT'S hats off to this group of women, and the two men at the back, for their splendid array of headgear as they line up briefly for our weekly glance down Memory Lane. The photo belongs to reader Janet Bartels, from Shropshire. She was was given the
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25 Years Ago, September 23, 1983
THE death occurred of the much loved Catshill resident Hector Stokes at the age of 82. He had worked in the family shop – Stokes Stores – for 30 years and had been a chorister at Christ Church. His father, Thomas, had been the village postmaster for
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100 Years Ago, September 26, 1908
A LARGE number of people queued at Bromsgrove post office on Thursday, the first day that they could apply for a form to claim the new old age pension. The majority of the 50 or so who applied on Thursday and Friday were unable to write and staff were
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Boss blasts defence
TOM Goss was unhappy with his Droitwich Spa team’s defending despite their 4-3 Presidents Cup first round win over Newhall United. After falling 2-0 behind, Spa staged a comeback to advance to round two, thanks to two goals from Dean Wise and strikes
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New boys having a positive impact
MANAGER Paul Oakes believes a trio of new signings have breathed new life into his Fairfield Villa side. After a rocky start to their Midland Combination Division One campaign, which has seen them lose four of the first seven games, Villa were boosted
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Lion move clear
GOLDEN Lion B are two points clear of The Camp at the top of Division One of the Bromsgrove Darts League, after a win over Golden Lion A and a draw at Millfields. Cock Inn are a point clear of Turks Head in Division Two. Results: Division One: DDS
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Booze ban meeting shelved
RESIDENTS of Cofton Hackett are calling for an alcohol-free zone in the village, but a recent meeting to discuss the application was shelved, following a request by police. County and district councillor Peter McDonald (Lab-Waseley) was to ask for the
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Fears for future of GP service
PATIENTS at a Stoke Prior surgery could face losing the whole of their GP service if the dispensary is closed. They learned of the possibility from a notice in the Ryfields Road surgery. One patient, Mrs Scoffield, said: “As an elderly long-term
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Raising a mug
CHARITY-minded residents will be raising a mug to a Macmillan coffee morning on Friday, September 26. Fairfield Pre-School is holding the event at the village hall, in Stourbridge Road, at 11.30am. Residents can buy coffee and cakes and make a donation
