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Halesowen divers get the chance to swim with penguins
DIVERS from a Halesowen scuba club swapped a local swimming pool to take a dip with penguins on the English Riviera. The scuba divers from the Black Country Divers, who normally train at Halesowen Swimming Pool, shared Torquay Zoo’s giant tank
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Union of Law hits out at Dudley Council ban on non-white taxis
WE find the reasoning behind the Dudley Council’s refusal to relax the ‘white cars only’ rule, as reported in the Halesowen News, to be absolutely mystifying. Licensed taxis, more commonly known as black cabs or hackney carriages, can ply for trade
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STA Travel first to offer booked and guaranteed flight fares
STA Travel signaled the start of a Summer of great travel deals by becoming the first UK travel company allowing customers book and guarantee scheduled airline fares with a low deposit of just £49. The £49 deposit from STA Travel will guarantee
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Rowley Regis church throwing its doors open for spring fair
KNOWLE Methodist Church is inviting local families to its annual spring fair next weekend. The Dudley Road church in Rowley Regis is opening its doors between 11am and 1pm on Saturday, May 11. Fiona Bennett, from the church, urged local residents
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Campaigning director to speak at Halesowen Global Justice Group
HALESOWEN Global Justice Group is holding a premiere of a film written and directed by a campaigning Blackheath filmmaker. Justin Smith will also hold a question and answer question after Statin Nation: The Great Cholesterol Cover Up is shown at
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Cradley deserves better, says MP
CRADLEY MP Margot James has described the town’s rundown blackspots as “scandalous” and vowed to help campaigners battling for improvements. Ms James was speaking after members of the newly-formed Cradley Action Group took her on a fact-finding
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Historic Cradley Heath hall to open on May Day
A HISTORIC Cradley Heath building is being opened for public inspection for the first time this year on May Day (March 6). Haden Old Hall, next to the Victorian Haden Hill House Museum, Haden Hill Park, is only opened for special event days and
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Gardening therapy gives Rowley hospital patients green fingers
GARDENING is being extended at Rowley Regis Hospital after a year-long trial showed it helped patients on the road to recovery. The Henderson rehabilitation unit has signed up for another year of horticultural therapy with the Leasowes Centre with
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Black Country Museum to welcome visitors at night
THE Black Country Living Museum can be seen in a different light this month with visitors being offered a ‘Night at the Museum’. The popular Dudley venue will be opening its doors after dark on Saturday May 18 as part of an annual UK wide weekend
