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Sisters prove they are stars with double exam success
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TWO sisters from Sutton secured top grades with all their respective A-level and GCSE examination results and for one not even the sky's the limit.

Cathy and Vicky Solari, of Digby Road, both achieved A*s in...
Experts sent in to find cost of reopening library closed due to asbestos

THE financial implications of overhauling Sutton's asbestos-blighted main library will not be known until next month. Sutton Coldfield Library has been closed to the public "for the...
Pope to visit priest training college chapel on UK tour

THE Pope is to recreate a historic 150-year-old painting when he visits Sutton's training college for priests. Pope Benedict XVI will pose for a photograph with the bishops of England and...


 Sport
Royals aim to keep rolling as attentions turn to Cup

SUTTON Coldfield Town boss Chris Keogh insists his side will not let complacency set in when they set off on the Road to Wembley with a trip to minnows Bewdley Town tomorrow (Saturday).

The Royals have got off...
Ellie soaks up pressure to land four gold medals and three world records

GERARD MEAGHER DOUBLE Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds insists she can handle the weight of expectation on her young shoulders after smashing a host of records at the IPC World...
Hapless Sutton are crushed by high-flyers in ten-wicket defeat

FORDHOUSES (34-0) beat SUTTON COLDFIELD FIRST XI (32) by ten wickets JOE JERVIS SUTTON'S season went from bad to worse on Saturday as they were skittled for a measly 32 on their visit to...


 News
Theatre mourns deaths of two stalwart actors
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MEMBERS of Sutton's Highbury Theatre are mourning the loss of two of the group's leading character actors.

Amateur dramatic stalwarts Ted Dodd and Ken Bailey died within weeks of each other.

Having...
Get online to keep the kids amused

PARENTS struggling for ideas on how to keep children entertained during the summer holidays can now use Birmingham City Council's website as a source of inspiration. The My Local Informatio...
Rock star hit wrong note after first hour

SUPPORTING characters can make a film. James Bond wouldn't have his licence to thrill without diabolical villains Jaws and Oddjob or alluring sex kittens Honey Ryder and Pussy Galore. Darth...