Your Halesowen News in digital form - every week

Get involved! Send your photos, video, news & views by texting HL NEWS to 80360 or e-mail us

The Black Country | Archive | 2008 | May

Stories for 7 May 2008

Halesowen Leisure Cinema

Iron Man, Odeon Merry Hill, 12A, three stars

Superheroes are usually equipped with all manner of impressive powers - from the ability to fly, scale skyscrapers with a sticky web to having superhuman strength. more...

Letters

Funding propaganda is wrong regardless

I WOULD like to respond to George Buckham's letter in the Stourbridge News on 24th of April. more...

Roof with no point...

THE really, really sad thing about the blot on the landscape that is the new Aldi building in Wollaston, is that the ridiculous "space age" roof seems to serve no useful function within the building itself. more...

Whole electoral process just feels alien to me

I SUPPORT no political party whatsoever. In some ways that's a shame, in others it's a relief. more...

The last vestiges of national pride

AFTER reading an article published in two national newspapers concerning the Regionalisation planned by Brussels EU administration who have produced a map identifying the manner in how the British Isles will be split into regions, I felt I must comment. more...

Destruction of tree sums country up

THERE has been a lovely tree for as long as I can remember, all my life in fact, it has been a haven for birds nesting, squirrels building their drags, also night owls and a delight to see. more...

MP cannot do right for some

WHO'D be an MP? I can't understand why people like Lynda Waltho would want to continue in post when all they ever seem to get is criticism, especially from small-minded people, very often the usual suspects through the letters page. more...

How can such a stunningly beautiful spot get like this?

NO doubt this has been mentioned before but if so it warrants being mentioned again but yesterday, Wednesday 30th April, in between the showers, I went for a stroll around one of our local beauty spots, Kinver Edge, as I often do. more...

Fiasco over yellow lines

LESS than four weeks ago much needed double yellow lines were put along Hagley Road between Rosemary Road and Tescos. Many residents on the estate behind the Rose & Crown really welcomed this, as coming out of Huntlands Road was becoming very dangerous because of parked cars. more...

Fiasco over yellow lines

Lock him up forever

THERE is always someone out there willing to defend the likes of the Andrew Glazzard's of society for a price. more...

Lock him up forever

THERE is always someone out there willing to defend the likes of the Andrew Glazzard's of society for a price. more...

Congrats to cream team

YOUR news item about Val Cramptons special cream' that helps to camouflage certain skin conditions was very interesting. more...

Congrats to cream team

YOUR news item about Val Cramptons special cream' that helps to camouflage certain skin conditions was very interesting. more...

Music

Superstar DJ put on sizzling performance

Mark Ronson, Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Tuesday May 6 The hottest music producer of the moment got a superstar's reception as he took to the stage at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall on Tuesday night. more...

Round-Up

Throwing light on the dark side of the museum

VISITORS will have a unique chance to see a Dudley museum after hours as it takes part in a European venture. more...

Council backs university bid

PLANS for a university in Dudley have taken a further step forward as councillors unanimously agree for proposals to go to committee stage. more...

Special school in move to new home

A DUDLEY special school has relocated to a new £1 million state-of-the-art site after outgrowing its old facilities. more...

Staff torn off a strip!

BRAVE workers at a Dudley store gritted their teeth for charity as their colleagues paid to wax them. more...

Window wonders!

THE judging panel have made their decision and the winners have been announced of Brierley Hill's first window competition. more...

Actor makes a bid for big time

AN up-and-coming actor is banking on success after giving up the security of his office job for a life treading the boards. more...

Jailed for attack on police officer

A 35 YEAR OLD Wren's Nest man has been jailed for assaulting a female police officer by Dudley Magistrates. more...

Booze crackdown hailed a success

POLICE in Woodsetton are celebrating after a initiative to crack down on underage drinking proves successful, just weeks after being launched. more...

Capital day out for kids

A GROUP of Dudley children had an exciting day out as they travelled to London to meet the Children's Commissioner for England and help launch a national website. more...

Historic site gets the finishing touch

THE Black Country Living Museum have put the finishing touches to its latest historic addition - as the project's patron helped place the last tile on its roof. more...

Toddler tots

A GROUP of tiny tots encountered some furry friends at Dudley Zoo as they launched this year's Barnardo's Big Toddle. more...

US fugitive unmasked

A DUDLEY man who has been working as a fork lift truck driver and raised a family in the town has been revealed as a fugitive from the United States - where he is wanted on a weapons charge. more...

Braving the cold all in a good cause

AN animal-loving Brierley Hill man braved Arctic temperatures as he undertook the trip of a lifetime to raise money for homeless animals. more...

Puppy love!

IT has been a happy ending for one Dudley family who have been reunited with their missing puppy - thanks to an appeal in the Dudley News and a police rescue operation. more...

Chain exhibit to open soon

The Black Country Living Museum put the finishing touches to its latest historic addition - as the project's patron Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP Sylvia Heal helped place the last tile on its roof. more...

World class: home studio to Emmy for Mark

An Old Hill musician is on top of the world after scooping an Emmy for music he composed on a home-made PC in his tiny bedroom studio using a £100 guitar his parents bought him 15 years ago. more...

Folk club moving to bigger premises

Due to popular demand an established Wordsley folk club is moving to premises in Blackheath. more...

Epic bus trip to aid church

Adventurous Halesowen pensioners are set to travel more than 180 miles from Halesowen to Bournemouth using their free bus passes. more...

Joy for students in colleges contest

Halesowen College students brought back silver and bronze medals in the annual British Colleges' Sport national finals at Loughborough University. more...

Centuries of fun

Shoppers visiting Halesowen were able to step back in time with a number of medieval re-enactments in the town centre. more...

Anger as council chop healthy tree

A determined Quinton pensioner has accused the council of "vandalism" after they chopped down a tree outside her home. more...

St Trinian’s walk

Kind-hearted Blackheath pupils raised £1,100 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer by donning St Trinian's outfits to take part in a sponsored walk. more...

Meditation at fair

A Cradley Heath meditation centre is set to hold a summer fair on Saturday June 14 and still has some stall spaces up for grabs. more...

Students milking it on way to prom

FINAL year students from Redhill School in Stourbridge will be slowing traffic tomorrow(Thursday May 8) when they make it to their high school prom on the back of a milk float. more...

Fishy arrivals good news for pond lovers

FISH fans in Kinver have nothing to carp about after the arrival of two thousand Koi at a nearby petstore. more...

Tribute to town stalwart

DEVASTATED friends and relatives of Stourbridge stalwart Martin Fellows are set to pay their last respects at his funeral on Friday May 9. more...

Overnight road closures in Brierley Hill

MOTORISTS in Brierley Hill are being warned to expect road closures as overnight resurfacing takes place. more...

Choir tuning up for Nepal youngsters

FUNDRAISERS in Wall Heath are getting set to host a concert to raise cash for children in Nepal. more...

Society

Kinver Village WI

WE welcomed a new member and a visitor to our April meeting, when Sue Merrill came along to tell us her story From one pig to another". She joined the police force and was stationed in the London area, one of her duties was driving a panda car, she then applied to become a mounted policewoman and much to her surprise was accepted. more...

Hagley Afternoon Women’s Institute

DURING the business part of the meeting a report was given of the Spring Group Meeting which had been much enjoyed by all who attended. more...

Wall Heath TG

THE Guild met on the 16th April. The Chairman opened the meeting, welcoming members. more...

Wall Heath TG

THE Guild met on the 16th April. The Chairman opened the meeting, welcoming members. more...

Kinver Civic Society

THE first meeting of the 2008/9 season was held on Monday 21st April. The speaker was Henry Williams who spoke on the work of the Royal British Legion. more...

Kinver Civic Society

THE first meeting of the 2008/9 season was held on Monday 21st April. The speaker was Henry Williams who spoke on the work of the Royal British Legion. His talk began with "The Homage", which is used at all Legion meetings. We were interested to learn about the origins of the legion which was founded in 1921 by former officers to help men who had fought in the First World War when no government help was available. more...

Kinver Civic Society

Kinver Village WI

WE welcomed a new member and a visitor to our April meeting, when Sue Merrill came along to tell us her story From one pig to another". more...

Kinver Village WI

Wychbury Women’s Institute

PRESIDENT Jean Green welcomed everyone to the April Meeting and thanked Marion Waugh for the floral table arrangement. more...

Oldswinford E TG

WE celebrated our 38th Birthday in style at The Granary for lunch. As the President was unable to attend, Chairman Pauline Roberts said Grace'. We were then served a delicious three course meal, followed by coffee and mints. more...

Stourton Women’s Institute

AT our April meeting we had an extremely interesting talk entitled Bicycling from Bewdley to Beijing, given by Mr Christopher Smith. more...

Wollaston Gardeners’ Guild

THE Vice Chairman Mrs Beryl Hornbucke welcomed the speakers, Mr and Mrs Pamplin, President Tom Hadgkiss, members and 2 new members to the meeting. more...

Stourbridge Bridge Club

RESULTS to 12th April: Wednesday 2nd Derek Ryder & Olga Andrews; Monday 7th Brian & Carol Varley; Fred Parkin & Ron Jones; Tuesday 8th Georgina & Ian Lineker; Wednesday 9th Olga Andrews & Derek Ryder; Thursday 10th Linda Wright & David Horton; Gwyn Altoft & Derek Ryder; Friday 11th Mike Smith & David Cope; Nigel Walters & Gerald Hill. more...