Archive
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Fair play
Pupil Charlie Price put the PM through his paces.
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On the ball
Mr Blair tries his hand at tennis at the specialist sports school.
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A little light relief
The PM shares a joke with pupils.
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Education, education, education
With Windsor High School headteacher Keith Sorrell.
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VIP visitor
Crowds gathered at the school to meet the outgoing PM.
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Dropping in on Halesowen pupils
Windsor High School pupils walked to meet Mr Blair from his helicopter.
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Flying visit
Mr Blair arrived by helicopter.
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PM stops off at Windsor High
Prime Minister Tony Blair delighted pupils and staff at a Halesowen school when he paid it a flying visit this morning.
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Budget chat over coffee
Representatives from Black Country companies discussed recent budget changes over coffee and croissants at Halesowen College's newly-launched breakfast club. The get together at the college's Coombs Wood Business Centre saw Birmingham accountancy firm
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Top report for school
Staff and Pupils at a Cradley Heath school are celebrating after Ofsted inspectors graded them as good' in its latest report, only 18-months after being placed into special measures. Corngreaves School in Plant Street was judged to require the specialist
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Top author visits kids’ book group
Award winning children's author Catherine Mac-Phail will talk about her new thriller at The Earls High School in Halesowen. Catherine will be at The Earls on Wednesday May 23 to speak about the second in her Nemesis series of thrillers called The Beast
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French market is back!
Halesowen shoppers will be able to sample a taste of France thanks to the return of a popular market this weekend. Le Marché de France will again bring a range of bread, cheese and wine from across the channel tomorrow, Friday (May 18) and this Saturday
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Examining the clues
A crime scene staged by students at Halessowen College highlighted its increasingly popular Forensic Science course. A skeleton representing a dead body was cordoned off and students at the Whittingham Road campus presented a series of displays showing
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MP backs ASBO families scheme
Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP Sylvia Heal has backed a new scheme to deal with problem families that makes people's lives a misery through anti-social behaviour. The new initiative announced this month will establish a network of family intervention
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Thanks for re-electing me
I would like to thank those voters who re-elected me to represent them in the Cradley Heath and Old Hill Ward. I assure you that I will continue to work for everyone's welfare and for the betterment of the Community as a whole. I shall continue to hold
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Reserved but not a recluse
I refer to the remarks made in your publication of May 3 regarding Lyndon G Harris. Lyndon was a senior pupil at Halesowen Grammar School when I first attended there in 1943 and was even then a very talented and locally well-known artist. It was then
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A regular church organist
Where did you get the information from about Lyndon Harris? You said he never left the house! We his friends from the United Church (opposite White and Billingham) could hear him playing our organ (for his own pleasure) on Friday mornings and afterwards
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Plenty of shops a little further afield
With all the disruption around Halesowen town centre, we are often reading about the lack of shopping facilities until the new Asda is finally opened. Only a short distance from the centre, still in Halesowen, there are plenty of these facilities. I
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Protect elderly shoppers from purse thieves
People of Halesowen read with care. Scum Bags are operating in the town centre! Last week my elderly mother who has worked all her life and never taken anything off anyone was one of a string of unlucky people who had her purse stolen while shopping
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Car crash kindness
My daughter was involved in a car crash on the terrible bend near Lutley Oak. A kind couple stopped their car, helped her through the situation and brought her home. It's lovely to think that when you can't be with your child someone else can show kindness
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First class hospital care
I was taken to hospital last Sunday with a breathing problem and the attention that I got from nurses and doctors was first class at Russells Hall Hospital. Nothing was too much trouble for all of the staff and I take my hat off to them. If anyone deserves
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Inequality results in crime
Councillor Ray Burston's rather rambling letter (May 10) concludes by putting in a good word for the younger generation. In the middle, like any good Tory, he gets in a dig at the permissive 1960s'. Isn't it about time we started looking at the effects
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Not every smoker is considerate...
In response to Mrs Garfield's letter concerning the upcoming ban on smoking in public places, she seems to forget the effects that smoking has on other people in the pubs she is speaking of, particularly the people who have to work there. All new research
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Act in appropriate manner for voters
I would like to send out a thank you to all UK Independence voters in the Halesowen area, this was the first time the candidates sat for these wards. We will still be out and about in the community, helping people although we didn't win any seats this
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We should back leisure centre
Through your columns may I take this opportunity to respond, as a fellow user, to the recent disparaging remarks made by M Galligan concerning the condition of Halesowen Leisure Centres facilities. As a long standing user of what was formerly Halesowen
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Hurst Green Evening Townswomen’s Guild
The new guild chairman Kath Heeley welcomed members to the April meeting. A letter of thanks was read by Kath from the retiring chairman Irene Smith for the gift presented to her for her four years in office. Secretary read minutes of the previous meeting
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Lapal Morning Guild
Sheila Hughes, chairman, welcomed members to the May meeting and thanked Edna Biggs for flowers on the chairman's table and the members who had helped to provoide refreshments at the last meeting. Chairman mentioned how disappointed members were that
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Moose International – Townsend Lodge
Townsend Lodge meets on the third Tuesday in the month at Queen Street, Halesowen. This month's meeting will be held on May 15 at 7.30pm. After a short business session, the guest speaker will be Mr Astley who will be speaking on the History of the Calendar
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Blackheath and Rowley Local History Group
The May meeting of the Blackheath and Rowley Local History Group takes place on Tuesday May 15 at our usual venue, Central Methodist Church, High Street, Blackheath at 10.30am. The speaker will be Cheryl Bailey of the Wolverhampton Library and Archive
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Halesowen Flower Club
At the club's May meeting, Mrs Christine Johnson deputised for Mrs Cynthia Slade and after welcoming everyone gave the club notices and reminded everyone of 2 events in June: the open evening on 13th (details below) and the outing to Trentham Gardens
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West Midlands Fuchsia Society
The April meeting of the society was held at the Memorial Club Bradley Street, Pensnett, the two speakers were the well known experts Peter and Diane Boor. They gave a very informative talk presented in a way that had us laughing. They told us of different
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Blackheath Morning TG
Grace Campbell, acting chairman welcomed 61 members and two visitors to our April meeting. She also welcomed speaker Becky Tinsley from the County Air Ambulance. The new programme was circulated to members giving details of our activities for the coming
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Halesowen TG Afternoon Guild
The chairman, Janet Majunder, opened the meeting giving a warm welcome to everyone including the visitor. The minutes were read by Dilys Fisher, the secretary and details were given regarding the Luncheon Group. Betty Kain gave the treasurer's report
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Halesowen Gardeners’ Club
The next meeting of the above club will take place on Monday May 14 at 7.30pm in the Shenstone Theatre, above the library, Halesowen. The speaker for the evening is Duncan Coombs who will give an illustrated talk on Hidcote Gardens. During the evening
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Lapal Morning TG
The new chairman, Sheila Hughes welcomed members to the April meeting and mentioned that Dorothy Tomlinson would again be hostess. In the secretary's absence Edna Biggs will be acting secretary and read the minutes of the AGM. It was agreed that the
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Rowley Regis Railway Society
Awesome seems to be a much over-used word these days but it is the only way of describing the photographs of Bob Green which so enthralled the audience at the Birchley Social Club on the evening of April 2. This was not Bob's first visit to the Society
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OAP warden visits review
A Rowley Regis resident claims elderly people could be put at risk by a reduced number of warden visits. Gerald Taylor, of Mayfield Crescent, says a decision by Sandwell Homes to broaden their warden service will be detrimental to those already living
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Mystery donor puts charity on road
A Cradley project aimed at preventing child sex abuse has been given a Smart car by an anonymous donor. Black Country Stop It Now! in Barrack Lane will use its free new wheels to promote its service. Martine McFadden runs the Barnardos charity which
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Train named after railway fan’s book
A Halesowen railways enthusiast who penned a book charting the history of Virgin Trains was delighted when a train was named to mark the launch of the publication. Retired railwayman John Balmforth spent the last two years writing Virgin Trains A Decade
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Prime Minister Tony Blair drops in on Halesowen school
Prime Minister Tony Blair delighted pupils and staff at a Halesowen school when he paid it a flying visit thismorning. Mr Blair chatted to pupils on a tour of Windsor High and hailed proposals to transform it into one of the country's first Trust schools
