Stories for 10 May 2001
News
A Cradley Heath firm has been ordered to pay almost £15,000 after an accident in which an employee lost his right hand after becoming trapped in a 250 tonne power press. more...
A Halesowen police inspector has hit back at traders' criticisms of his officers by formulating an action plan to combat crime and create a better perception of the town centre. more...
A borough music teacher's training to tackle a 200-mile charity cycle ride across Spain has ground to a halt after thieves stole her bike. more...
Spring is in the air in a Rowley Regis factory after the birth of eight new baby ducks at the site. more...
A £6m Excellence in Cities blueprint, boosting education standards across Sandwell has been given the green light by the government. more...
A Halesowen teacher who has been a water baby since the age of ten is to represent England at the World Games in July. more...
The countdown is on to the RNLI's 21st Fun Gala and sponsored swim at Halesowen Pool, sponsored by the Halesowen and Stourbridge News. more...
A bank manager has turned author in a bid to escape from his hetic life into a sci-fi fantasy world of his own creation. more...
Put on your boots for line dancing at the Regis Hall, Old Hill, on Friday May 18. Tickets, £7 for adults or £4 for children are on 0121 559 9579. more...
Halesowen's Victor-ian Street Fair is this year being held on Saturday June 9. more...
The Toy and Train Collectors Fair which has been part of the Sandwell Historic Vehicle Show for many years has a new venue. more...
Pesky pigeons are getting Halesowen traders in a flap again over possible health hazards. more...
Talented groups from Halesowen are being urged to attend a meeting held at the Leasowes Theatre to be in with a chance of winning £150. more...
A Quinton Girls' Brigade group is celebrating after winning a top award in a national competition. more...
Two Halesowen firms, supported by the Prince's Trust, have taken part in a 24-hour business makeover. more...
Independent board members from Hales-owen are wanted for a new town housing organisation which would run Dudley Council's homes if tenants voted `yes' to transfer later this year. more...
An Oldbury boys brigade officer is set to scale new heights when he takes up the national Three Peaks Climb challenge. more...
A Cradley community group has vowed to continue with its plans for a youth bus despite a poor turnout for a public meeting about the project. more...
An historic town park has joined forces with a Halesowen school to form `Leasowes Wildlife Watch'. more...
A Halesowen man who secured a place in the history books by working on the production of the first ever Mini has died at the age of 83. more...
A Sandwell Council officer is set to take over the role as the new Sandwell Health Authority chief executive after the departure of current leader, Neil Lockwood. more...
A fundraising craft show is being held in Quinton in aid of the Hope and Homes for Children charity. more...
Youngsters at a Quinton school have developed an early taste for democracy by launching their own School's Council. more...
The vice-principal of a Halesowen school has taken a year out to take up a prestigious post with the Department of Trade and Industry. more...
A Halesowen charity urgently needs to recruit at least 50 volunteers to help turn its dream of opening three new community centres into a reality. more...
A war games convention is being held at Cornbow Hall in Halesowen this Saturday, May 13. more...
An abandoned churchyard in Quinton could soon be given a new lease of life thanks to the towns's History Society. more...
A disheartened Cradley Heath factory owner says he has given up on the police following a lack of action after repeated attacks on his family business. more...
A surgery at the Cornbow Centre as part of Age Concern's `Your Rights Week' identified £5,300 worth of unclaimed benefits among pensioners. more...
A Halesowen firm has won an award in recognition of its achievements and future potential. more...
A new crime-busting initiative has been set up between Sandwell Council and West Midlands Police in a bid to reduce burglaries. more...
A 45-year-old Halesowen man has been banned from the road for 20 months after he admitted drink driving. more...
A little of the countryside arrived on our doorstep last weekend when Leasowes Park played host to a woodland craft day. more...
A Halesowen construction firm has won a £3.5m contract to build eight new factory units which could create up to 130 new jobs in the town. more...
Sandwell trading standards chiefs are warning women to beware of a pyramid-type selling scheme spreading through the borough. more...
An 11-month-old water baby is set to make a splash at the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust's Swimathon 2001 next weekend. more...
A Rowley Regis couple who met and fell in love at a football match are celebrating 70 years of marriage. more...
A Rowley Regis firm has applied to extend its site for the fourth time in five years, bringing new jobs to the town. more...
Two dog owners in Halesowen have been fined for not clearing up after their pets. more...
One of the oldest amateur operatics societies in the Black Country is making an urgent plea - for men. more...
Police are appealing for help to catch a gang who assaulted a 15-year-old schoolboy in a Rowley Regis park leaving him with a broken nose and broken fingers. more...
Outraged members of a community choir have lost their fight for free use of a charity concert venue. more...
Police are urging witnesses to come forward after a female shop assistant was robbed at knife-point, in Rowley Regis. more...
The vice chairman of Hunnington parish council has announ-ced his retirement after serving for eight years. more...
Hospital workers have voted to stay out on strike - before making a crunch decision on their future next Friday. more...
A Dudley music teacher's training to tackle a 200-mile charity cycle ride across Spain has ground to a halt after thieves stole her bike. more...
Burger giant McDonald's has scotched rumours it is planning to buy a service station opposite the Beacon Centre for the Blind. more...
A brave dad-of-seven who is waiting for an operation to remove a life-threatening brain tumour shocked regulars at his local by joining in the home straight of their sponsored walk. more...
Two big-hearted borough pensioners will represent Dudley in the awards ceremony for Older Volunteers in London in July. more...
Four youths fled a Milking Bank shop after terrified staff sounded the alarm when they were threatened with a large knife. more...
Steam power was the attraction when more than 20 miniature engines chugged their way to the Black Country Museum. more...
A Tanzanian man is learning new skills at Dudley College to take home with him. more...
Secretary of State for Trade & Industry Stephen Byers paid tribute to MG Rover Group as a huge symbol for manufacturing success in the West Midlands at a special St George's Day Dinner organised by Black Country Chamber. more...
Dudley Council's plans to transfer its 28,000 houses to a new landlord next year have hit a stumbling block after its own staff voted to oppose the scheme. more...
A Netherton man who borrowed his friend's high-powered motorbike drove for less than a mile before ploughing into a lamp post and dying, an inquest heard. more...
Age Concern Dudley is delighted to have put £47,000 in the pockets of borough pensioners following Your Rights week. more...
A Dudley computer training charity is providing free computer taster sessions for Adult Learners Week. more...
A new group to ease nursery kids into school life is proving a success at Straits Primary. more...
A group of enthusiastic residents have agreed to form a committee and spruce up a rundown Dudley park. more...
This year's Dudley Borough Festival kicks off at Bumble Hole Nature Reserve in Netherton and a fun-packed programme is promised. more...
Medieval music is the theme of one workshop being held at St Thomas's Community Network to mark Adult Education Week. more...
An ancient Gornal well, which is scheduled as an archaeological site and ancient monument, has been taken over by Dudley Council. more...
Businesses can get up to speed on the advantages of automation at a Dudley College seminar. more...
A 53-year-old Dudley woman has been given a five-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to falsifying income support claim forms. more...
Davis League Cup Final: Stourbridge 1 Bridgnorth 1 (aet) - Stourbridge won 5-4 on penalties). more...
More than 50 staff at the Copthorne Hotel at Merry Hill have been rewarded for their long service at a special ceremony and dinner. more...
A Brierley Hill tool shop was raided for the fourth time in four months at about 2am this morning (Thursday). more...
Pupils at a Netherton school will dedicate a tree to a popular dinner lady who served up nosh for more than ten years. more...
Hospital worker have voted to stay out on strike - before making a crunch decision on their future next Friday. more...
Youngsters at a Russells Hall school are reaping the benefits of kind-hearted local businesses. more...
Dudley Ladies Hockey Club are celebrating after scooping nearly £5,000 lottery cash. more...
Stourbridge Township Council is campaigning to get Mary Stevens Park gates cleaned up and repainted. more...
A family had to be evacuated from a Brierley Hill house after a fire broke out in the children's bedroom. more...
Proposals for a Midland Metro extension to Stourbridge were discussed at a meeting last night. more...
Crowds of animal-loving visitors packed into Dudley Zoo after the Castle Hill attraction reopened after the foot and mouth crisis. more...
A £30,000 state-of-the-art information technology suite will transform a vision into reality for a Netherton school. more...
An Upper Gornal man who helped convert a building into flats for the homeless has won an award for his work. more...
Pensnett Model Makers Society member Stuart Watkins beat off the competition to win top prize at a national model show in Leicester. more...
Thieves got away empty handed after attempting to steal the cigarette machine from Dudley Zoo's Queen Mary ballroom. more...
Fruity students from Dudley College will be encouraging shoppers to eat their way to a healthy lifestyle at Merry Hill. more...
Dudley Town Centre Forum has set up an emergency sub committee to get its voice heard on the new plans concerning the King Street and Flood Street development. more...
Age Concern Dudley has put £47,000 in the pockets of borough pensioners following Your Rights week. more...
A Brierley Hill tool shop was raided for the fourth time in four months at about 2am this morning (Thursday). more...
Hospital worker have voted to stay out on strike - before making a crunch decision on their future next Friday. more...
Dudley North MP Ross Cranston met tourist chiefs yesterday (Wednesday) to discuss how Dudley was coping in the aftermath of the foot and mouth crisis. more...
Dudley Council is looking for independent board members who would run the council homes if tenants agree to transfer later this year. more...
A 90-year-old pensioner was left very shaken after being robbed of his £600 savings at his Oldbury home, last night. more...
A six feet tree worth £500 was stolen from a Halesowen garden, as the owners slept, last night. more...
A would-be thief caused £600 worth of damage to a Transit van when he tried to steal a toolbox, last night. more...
Two teenagers were robbed of their mobile phones as they stood outside an Oldbury school yesterday. more...
More than 1,000 children from across the district have agreed to sign up to the West Midlands Police anti-bullying competition, launched today. more...
Stourbridge MP Debra Shipley faces competition from Tory hopeful Stephen Eyre, Lib Dem candidate Chris Bramall, plus Socialist Labour Party hopeful Michael Atherton. more...
The three contenders for the Dudley South constituency are gritting their teeth as they prepare to fight for a seat in Parliament. more...
Stourbridge Lab gain more...
The prospective Labour and Liberal Democrat candidates for Bromsgrove will be hoping for a surprise election result despite the areas traditional Conservative support. more...
South Staffordshire may have been a safe Conservative seat for decades, but three hopefuls will be trying their luck on June 7. more...
Here's your chance to really find out what the people who want your votes stand for. more...
Stourbridge MP Debra Shipley and Dudley MP Ian Pearson are supporting a campaign to save children from developing heart disease, launched by the British Heart Foundation. more...
Tory hopeful Stephen Eyre dropped in to a Stourbridge Age Concern centre with shadow social security minister David Willets. more...
Stourbridge MP Debra Shipley has been thanked by Stourbridge school for her help to make it a safer place by help in funding security fencing. more...
Stephen Eyre, Tory prospective parliamentary candidate for Stourbridge, visited Mary Stevens Hospice, Hagley Road. more...
Stourbridge MP Debra Shipley attended a special House of Commons meeting to tackle osteoporosis. more...
Hospital workers have voted to stay out on strike - before making a crunch decision on their future next Friday. more...
Kinver youngsters are gearing up for the village's Country Fayre on May 19. more...
Midwives at Wordsley hospital are raising cash to create a home from home environment for mothers-to-be. more...
An independent government inspector is expected to decide the fate of the notorious A491 near Hagley in around six weeks. more...
Stourbridge's town centre police sergeant has warned a new pub to open in the High Street will be closely monitored because of fears it could heighten trouble. more...
A 37-year-old Brierley Hill blacksmith died after his car smashed into a tree, an inquest heard. more...
A Norton hairstylist proved she is a cut above when she achieved her childhood ambition to become Stourbridge Carnival Queen 2001. more...
A family had to be evacuated from a Brierley Hill house after a fire broke out in the children's bedroom. more...
Football fans could show off their skills in a Brierley Hill supermarket competition for a chance to win £1m. more...
Bosses of Stourbridge's Picturehouse nightclub have vowed to continue work at the club, despite part if it being gutted by fire. more...
A trio of generous Stourbridge golfers hit the £400 mark in a sponsored match for the British Heart Foundation. more...
Secretary of State for Trade & Industry Stephen Byers paid tribute to MG Rover Group as a huge symbol for manufacturing success in the West Midlands at a special St George's Day Dinner organised by Black Country Chamber. more...
The Badley Trust was established in its present form in 1979. The objective of the trust is to provide help for the sick, handicapped and convalescent residents in the Dudley area, both mentally and physically. more...
A Kinver motor trader, who ran up huge debts, has been jailed for 17 years after being caught smuggling nearly £1.5m worth of Ecstasy tablets in a light aircraft from Holland. more...
Two youths snatched a mobile phone from a 16-year old girl while she was travelling on a bus toward Kingswinford. more...
Dudley South MP Ian Pearson has backed a pilot run of tough new regulations to deal with criminals who refuse to do community service in the borough. more...
Police in Lye are going back to school in a bid to boost community spirit and relations. more...
South Staffordshire Housing Association has reduced its rent arrears to its lowest percentage level for years. more...
Mr Universe will be flexing his muscles at a Stourbridge gym over the weekend when he drops in to take a weight-training seminar. more...
Stourbridge and Brierley Hill Methodist Circuit singers are touring churches in the area with a musical to raise funds for the Robert Parsons appeal. more...
Hagley Golf and Country Club has applied to Bromsgrove District Council for planning permission to carry out landscaping work and repair around the course. more...
A new clothing store is opening in Brierley Hill today (Thursday) creating ten new part-time jobs. more...
Dudley Council's plans to transfer its 28,000 houses to a new landlord next year have hit a stumbling block after its own staff voted to oppose the scheme. more...
A gang in Hagley who call themselves the Greeboz are being tracked by police after leaving a trail of graffiti around the village. more...
An application has been made to Bromsgrove District Council for a conversion of an outbuilding to dwelling at Corner House, Church Hill from, Belbroughton. more...
Lye Area Regeneration Alliance has held a fundraising fun day. more...
Five Kinver students have received scholarships for their excellence in both art and sport. more...
Members of the group trying to determine the future of Kinver library are planning on talking to police and the health authority about possible co-operation over sites. more...
Two employees of the Stourbridge branch of a national construction company have scooped top awards.. more...
Stourbridge MP Debra Shipley is singing the praises of a police CD-ROM aimed at providing businesses in the area with advice on crime prevention. more...
Irate Brierley Hill residents have hit back at claims their estate is rat-infested and rubbish-ridden. more...
A Hagley man who made his name in the world of motor sport has died after a battle against cancer. more...
A Wordsley teenager died after losing control of his speeding car and smashing into a tree, an inquest heard. more...
A new Banks's celebratory brew is to be put to the taste test this summer. more...
Two men killed in a car crash near Stourbridge have been named as James Waldron, aged 19, and Shaun Edwards, aged 20. more...
This year's Dudley Borough Festival kicks off at Bumble Hole Nature Reserve in Netherton and a fun-packed programme is promised. more...
A marauding goose which has been shot with a crossbow has made its way to Stourbridge. more...
Dudley Hospital Radio is on the lookout for new members as the station prepares to hit the airwaves 24 hours a day. more...
Energetic villagers raised more than £240 for a Belbroughton church fund with a mad pram dash around the village. more...
A former Stourbridge woman who emigrated to Texas, USA, is flying back to the Black Country this week to meet up with old school pals for the first time in 42 years. more...
Kinver Library is offering villagers the opportunity to stay in touch the easy way by offering free access to e-mail and the Internet. more...
A thousand balloons will soar into the sky as volunteers across Dudley mark International Year of Volunteers. more...
The historic grounds of Himley Hall will be turned into a rugrats paradise when an under fives day organised by Dudley Council takes place. more...
Fans of the Mini will be gathering at Himley Hall on Sunday May 27 hundreds of the little car goes on display from the earliest model to the most recent designs. more...
A giant tapestry being created in classrooms and community centres across the borough is being unveiled at Merry Hill on Thursday May 24. more...
A Halesowen butcher's is being accused of sending their neighbours `mutton jeff' by booming out their wares to attract passing trade. more...
Dudley NHS dental practices are to get a £232,219 injection to improve facilities and refurbish surgeries. more...
A borough music teacher's training to tackle a 200-mile charity cycle ride across Spain has ground to a halt after thieves stole her bike. more...
A 24-year-old milkman's assistant from Stourbridge died after being crushed by a milk float, an inquest heard. more...
Mobile phone giant BT Cellnet has launched a second controversial bid to erect a 50-foot mast at Halesowen Town FC despite objections from neighbours of the club. more...
Kinver police are cracking down on drivers who park illegally in the village. more...
A Sandwell theatre group had a real life drama when fire alarms went off during its performance in Halesowen. more...
A butcher, who has served the community for 40 years, has retired. more...
Sport
After completing their league progamme on Saturday Stourbridge FC were due to head into their first cup final for five years yesterday (Wednesday) as they took on Bridgnorth in the Davis League Cup. more...
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Swindon CC will bewithout middle-order batsmen Roy Davies and Micky George (both prior commitments) for the visit to Coven on Saturday (start 2pm). more...
Director of coaching Phil Maynard has set his sights on Stourbridge winning the league next season after their promotion to National Division Two was finally confirmed following weeks of dithering by the Rugby Football Union. more...
Stourbridge CC chairman Keith Jones has reacted angrily to the condition Stourbridge Football Club have left the ground in and to plans to develop the side of the pitch nearest the cricket club. more...
Coombs Wood CC steamrollered neighbours Old Halesonians on Saturday. more...
A stunning new ball blast from Richard Cooper paved the way for Himley CC's first victory of the season in Birmingham League Division One. more...
Handrahan are still looking for the one win boss Bamber Kirkham thinks they need to be safe from relegation. more...
Halesowen Town boss Brendan Phillips has targeted four areas of the team he wishes to strengthen before the start of next season. more...
Motorcycle ace Martin Sharpe made a solid start in the first and second rounds of the Honda/New Era Superclub Championship. more...
Last season's relegation strugglers Dudley and Stourbridge Harriers clinched the first meeting of the Midland Women's League by just four points from Mansfield. more...
Club CH have been rewarded with a plum tie at arch-rivals Wolves in a second half challenge on Monday June 4. more...
Hagley CC will hand a debut to top-order batsman Rob Lightfoot when they entertain Shrewsbury on Saturday (start 1pm). more...
Pedmore CC started their Worcestershire County League season with a comfortable seven-wicket win at division one newcomers Bromyard. more...
Despite the best efforts of the Lye CC bowling attack Droitwich held out for a losing draw on Saturday. more...
Oldswinford CC beat neighbours Amblecote & Wollaston in their opening Worcestershire County League division three match. more...
Enville CC were crushed by Stourport as they failed to come anywhere near their 199-8. more...
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Stourbridge Social CC lost to Cookhill by five wickets on Saturday. more...
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Old Halesonians CC were skittled for 64 by neighbours Coombs Wood on Saturday with the top scorer the extras with 40. more...
Romsley CC's game with Eastnor was abandoned on Saturday because the pitch was too soft. more...
Halesowen rhythmic gymnast Jonanne Parkes has been called up to represent Great Britain at the European Championships from Friday June 15 to Sunday 17. more...
Kidderminster and District Football League results, Saturday Premier: Kinver 3 Tipton Town 5; Timbertree 2 Furnace Sports 3; Tenbury United 0 Tipton Town 5; Bewdley Town 3 Cookley Social 1; Cookley Social 1 Bewdley Town 5; Wyre Forest 1 Chaddesley Corbett 1. Division Two: Wychbold Poachers 11 Kinver Res 0. more...
Kick-boxer Nathan Markland extended his unbeaten run to 18 fights as he clinched the West Midlands area title on Sunday. more...
Russell Oseland (100no) hit an unbeaten century and Darren Hall knocked 78no to steer Netherton CC to a losing draw in a high-scoring match against Old Elizabethans. more...
Brierley Hill and Dudley Under 13s are still on target for a cup double after beating Walsall 3-0 in their West Midlands League Cup semi final clash at Newey Goodman, writes Graeme Hollinshead. more...
Fresh out of plaster after a greenstick fracture Wollaston super girl Lisa Davies grabbed a place in the England under-13s rounders squad and helped Birmingham win the Sportshall athletics championships in the same weekend. more...
Romsley have been having a torrid time of late in the Warwick and Worcester County Bowling Association, writes Mike Wakelam. more...
Wordsley golfer David Skelding will team up with Himley Hall PGA professional Jeremy Nicholls for the regional final of Europe's biggest pro-am competition, the Lombard Trophy,at Kedleston Park on Friday May 25. more...
Dudley Town East beat Russell Rangers 3-1 to clinch the Stourbridge and District under tens cup final. more...
Sedgley White Lions beat Stourbridge Glassboys 3-2, after extra time, in the semi-finals of the News Group Cup. more...
Stourbridge tennis club men's team beat Gloucester 4-2 in round three of the West Midlands division National Club League. more...
Enville Golf Club results. Ladies SectionLGU Medal for Saturday March 31 and Thursday April 26, silver division: V Thomas 70; C Atkins 71; V Taylor 72; J Swan 72; A Wassall 72. more...
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Halesowen CC are sitting pretty at the top of the Birmingham and District Premier League after opening their season with two convincing wins. more...
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Brierley Hill were dumped out of the Rameses Midland Invitation Cup 3-0 by Sutton Town on Saturday but had better news as their Banks's Premier relegation rivals Tipton and Walsall Wood both slipped up over the bank holiday weekend. more...
Lye chairman Roy Pearson has praised manager Geoff Moss for helping to put the club back on a firm financial footing. more...
Causeway United are looking to finish their season with a bang when they play their last game of the season against Walsall Wood on Saturday (ko 12pm), writes Ben Lammas. more...
Relegation strugglers Gornal came from 1-0 down to beat neighbours Dudley 2-1 thanks to a Richard Wilkes penalty and Andy Burgess winner. more...
Tividale fielded four youth team players in their 3-0 win over Wellington but left it late to clinch the points. more...
Veteran striker Albert Johnson was sent off for a head-butt, leaving Dudley to suffer a 2-1 defeat to neighbours Gornal. more...
Dudley Kingswinford director of rugby Gordon Bannatyne is looking to add four or five players to his squad for next season. more...
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Handrahan are still looking for the one win boss Bamber Kirkham thinks they need to be safe from relegation. more...
Blackheath struggled to gain any points from their games against top of the table clubs Nuneaton Griff and Studley, writes Ben Lammas. more...
Dudley Sports boss fielded eight players aged under 21 over the Bank Holiday weekend and came away with two wins. more...
Sandwell Borough need to win their last game of the season to be assured Alliance football next season. more...
Cradley Town are praying for good weather so their pitch copes for the rest of the season, writes Suzy Austin. more...
A controversial red card decision left Halesowen Harriers having to call on trusty centre half Giles Parry to stand between the posts again in Monday's visit to Cradley, writes Ben Lammas. more...
Old Hill batsman David Banks smashed a double century (224 off 149 balls) and Nathan Round hit 93 to put on a third-wicket partnership of 245 and thrash Bishops Castle in the National Knockout. more...
Sat Apr 28 (H) Kidderminster - match abandoned more...
