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Talking newspaper needs £20k for digital upgrade

Monday, March 15, 2010

A STRUGGLING talking newspaper which still uses outdated cassette tapes desperately needs £20,000 to 'go digital', it claims.

Birmingham Talking Newspaper Association, which distributes to over 200 blind and partially sighted Sutton residents, uses the same system...

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Shopper angry at Sainsbury's checkout targets

Monday, March 15, 2010

AN ANGRY supermarket shopper has spoken out against what she calls the 'madness' of checkout targets. The shopper, who has asked not to be named,...

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Sutton boasts seven roads in 'rich list'

Roman Grange in Little Aston topped the list of the West Midlands most expensive roads for the third time in a row.

Friday, March 12, 2010

SUTTON can boast seven of the West Midlands' ten most expensive roads, according to a new survey released this week. The B74 post-code once again...

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Neuroscience doctor pulls pints at Four Oaks pub

Doctor of neuroscience Julie Hulme has been pulling pints at the Four Oaks pub for 12 months.

Friday, March 12, 2010

A DOCTOR of neuroscience is working with the amber nectar as well as grey matter. Julie Hulme is licensee at Four Oaks pub, The Pint Pot. This week...

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Road upgrades Sutton to Birmingham route

Friday, March 12, 2010

IMPROVEMENTS to the road which links Birmingham city centre to Sutton will be showcased to residents next week. The proposed alterations run between...

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Charity is on road to offer clients more bus services

The Ring and Ride bus service will receive £35 million from Centro in the next three years to help pay for improvements. Centro chairman Councillor Gary Clarke and West Midlands Special Needs Transport chief executive Peter Maggs celebrated the new funding agreement this week.

Friday, March 12, 2010

A BUS service which helps tens of thousands of people in the West Midlands has received a multi-million pound boost. West Midlands Special Needs...

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Help for depressed Sutton mums

Friday, March 12, 2010

A SUPPORT group for women suffering from pre and post-natal depression is offering help to mums who are struggling to cope this Mother's Day. Acacia...

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Drugs raid on exclusive Little Aston road

The house in Roman Road which police officers raided on Tuesday. CS020310roman19-WA

Monday, March 08, 2010

A MASSIVE drugs factory was uncovered by police officers in an exclusive Sutton road, home to millionaire footballers and high-flying businessmen. A...

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