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Service will remember loved ones

Sutton residents are preparing to remember those they have lost with a special service ahead of the festive period.

Four Oaks Methodist Church is to host a special 'Light up a Life' service, in association with St Giles Hospice, where people will be able to remember friends, relatives and loved ones who have passed away.

Before...

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St Giles gift offers chance to win money

A Christmas gift with year-round sparkle is what one Sutton charity is offering this year. St Giles Hospice's lottery membership offers recipients the chance to win weekly prizes worth more...

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Optician to use pedal power

Jay Lad, an optometrist at Lad and Turner Opticians prepares for his charity bike ride from Chile to Argentina, in aid of the National Deaf Children's Society.  (PJ02558-06917SO)

A Sutton optometrist will be getting on his bike to raise cash for charity. Jay Lad of Lad and Turner Opticians in Wylde Green will be...

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Trust may take over running of House

Rookery Trust: Campaigners hope to rent the crumbling Georgian house from the council for a nominal rent.

An estimated £2 million stands between Erdington's crumbling Rookery House and a campaign to restore it to its former glory. Less than...

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Gold D of E award for intrepid teen

Duke of Edinburgh gold award recipient Nathan Arrowsmith meets MP Andrew Mitchell.

Not many teenagers have trekked in the Ecuadorian jungle, acted as a United Nations delegate in Bratislava, and rubbed shoulders with...

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Family entertainment in store at estate event

That warm Christmas feeling will be coming to Falcon Lodge for free on Monday (December 1). The neighbourhood forum has helped to organise an evening's entertainment for all the family, and...

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Carers protest over changes

Carers in Sutton Coldfield are campaigning against rules that mean their benefits are scrapped once they reach pensionable age. At the moment the carers allowance of £50.55 a week is given...

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Warning issued over Christmas parcel scam

It may look like a gift, but Trading Standards are warning of a scam that tricks people into thinking they have a parcel for collection. Victims receive a card which implies they have a...

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Town hairdresser is a cut above the rest

Town hairdresser is a cut above the rest

A Sutton hairdresser showed she was a cut above the rest this week after scooping a top award. Emma Steven, who works at the Lisa Sheph...

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Royals boss not afraid of Town test

Royals boss not afraid  of Town test

Royals boss Chris Keogh has admitted that his side will be showing no fear as they travel to much-fancied Nuneaton tomorrow.

Sutton make the trip to Liberty Way on the back of a run that has seen them win four out of their last five games.

And despite their illustrious opponents currently occupying third place in the league, Keogh...

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Spartans spectacular as they see off Salts

Friendly Old Saltleians 0 Spartans A 28 The Spartans A team took full advantage of the break in first team action to record a comprehensive victory over rivals Old Salts. Straight from the...

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Nuneaton victory would be the greatest

Spartans captain Adam Bennett believes victory over high flying Nuneaton Old Edwardians on Saturday would represent his side's greatest achievement so far this season. Since gaining...

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National crown for Streetly

Streetly's winning mixed team. Left to right: Geoff Cliff, Jane Medina, Julia Denholm and captain Will Rogers.  (si)

Following Streetly's success last year in winning their second National Veterans Inter Club Men's over-60 final doubles, the club went...

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Medal mayhem for Sutton Tae-kwon do

Medal mayhem for Sutton Tae-kwon do

Sutton Schools of Tae-Kwon Do students are all smiles this week after their latest visit to the Bytomic tournament in Windsor saw them...

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Duo play on country roots

Moorlands musicians Tony Wilson and Graham Breeze.

COUNTRY roots duo Breeze and Wilson will perform in Alrewas as part of their village hall tour.

The string of live shows, aimed at raising money for village hall projects, kicks off at Alrewas Village Hall, on Wellfield Road, on Saturday, December 6.

It comes after a similar tour of Canada in the summer raised around £3,000 for...

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Mayor will deliver hampers to housebound

TAMWORTH'S Mayor will be handing out Christmas hampers to bring cheer to housebound members of the community. With the help of Age Concern, local church and ex-service groups, more than 200...

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Sutton actress is heading home

Sutton actress Natasha James will be coming home next week when she stars in a fledgling pub theatre's first professional production. For Natasha James, aged 25, it will be the first time...

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Strokes of comedy genius

Alistair Barrie headlines Lichfield's Stroke Comedy Club

LICHFIELD'S popular Stroke Comedy Club welcomes headline act Alistair Barrie on Thursday, December 4. Critics have noted that his...

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Panto prince bows out after 20 years

Above:  Playing the Prince in Snow White, with Mandy Humphries.

A MAGICAL Christmas in Manhatten – who could resist? Not Glen Knott, who has announced plans to step down from Tamworth's main...

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