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  • Five commit to the Reds cause

    REDDITCH United have put five of their young guns on contract as manager Liam McDonald aims to ensure some stabilty at the club. Edwin Ahenkorah, Harry Austin, Joel Cain, Levi Oshungbure and Jordan Anderson have all put pen to paper on contracts

  • Libby shines at Worlds

    LIBBY Smith confirmed her place as one of the world’s best young BMX riders after a gutsy display in New Zealand. The 12-year-old has returned from the UCI World Championships ranked seventh in the world after achieving her aim of making the final

  • Celebrate the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

    THE iconic sound of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons will be recreated in a feel-good concert at the Palace Theatre. Four phenomenal singers and a fantastic live band will ensure there is lots of fun as well as dancing in the aisles. Valli

  • John sets himself daunting 101km challenge for Onside charity

    A REDDITCH man is training to run 101km around Arrow Valley Park in just one day on Thursday, August 22 to support local charity Onside. John Douglas, age 49, hopes to raise more than £1,000 to help Onside provide more hours of group and one-to-one

  • From California to Alcester for Purity's new man

    A MAN has swapped sunny California for leafy Warwickshire to become the new brewery manager at Purity Brewing Co near Alcester. Aaron Taubman, aged 39, has considerable experience working in the brewing trade, which includes head of brewing quality

  • Free, guided cycle rides to start in Redditch

    PEOPLE can explore the hidden nooks of Redditch with new free, guided leisure bike rides starting next week. From Saturday, August 10, the family-friendly rides will meet at the Arrow Valley Visitor Centre at 9.30am for 10am starts on the second

  • Woman robbed in broad daylight in Redditch

    POLICE want help to identify two men who robbed a woman of cash and her mobile phone in Redditch. The 27-year-old woman had just walked under the railway bridge in Hewell Road between 4.30pm and 6pm on Wednesday, July 31, when she was shoved from

  • Do you want your town back?

    I REMEMBER when Redditch was a hive of small businesses comprising great diversity, opportunity and benefit. Ironmongers, grocers, butchers, carpenters, small farms and so forth. Small businesses that bought stock locally, or in Britain at

  • The Army of Skanks marches on Blackpool

    ALCESTER’S very own punk band The Army of Skanks will play alongside rock royalty at one of the country’s most prestigious music festivals. The all girl band, apart from drummer Wippit, who are split between Coventry and Alcester, will perform

  • Kids at Astwood Bank First School can now get technical

    ASTWOOD Bank First School pupils can look forward to a new suite of technical gizmo’s next term thanks to money raised by parents and friends, plus the generosity of staff from a local employment and training company. A total of £4,000 has been

  • Redditch Council offering free advice to clubs

    REDDITCH-based sports clubs are being invited to the next Redditch Sports Club Forum which provides free expert advice and support for local sport clubs and organisations. The Redditch Sports Club Forums are an annual series of free forums and

  • 67-year-old man denies making indecent images of children

    A REDDITCH man has appeared in court to deny making 13 indecent images of children. 67-year-old Michael Ellis, of Rosehall Close, Redditch, is accused of making 11 images at level one, the lowest level of seriousness, between November 2009 and