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Residents invited to Easter church services
CHURCHES in Wyre Forest will be marking Easter Sunday with services throughout the day. The morning service at Trinity Methodist Church, Churchfields, Kidderminster at 10.30am, will be led by Rev Mary Austin. Evening worship will be a united service
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Hats off to pupils
HATS off to primary school pupils who have been busy making wacky and wonderful headwear. Youngsters at Far Forest Primary School were getting into the traditional Easter spirit with a bonnets competition. Two weeks ago pupils were asked to go home
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What's planned down your way
THE following planning applications have been received by Wyre Forest District Council. Provision of an access ramp for disabled (retrospective) at P & C Mini Market, Hoo Road, Kidderminster, for Mr D Acton; Demolition of existing pub and erection of
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School opens doors for Easter party
CHILDREN were joined by nearby Kidderminster residents for a special Easter lunch and celebration. Franche Community Primary School staff cooked a full roast dinner for the visitors while the school choir sang and pupils danced to traditional Irish folk
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Taxi driver praise
MY teenage daughter regularly uses taxis especially when returning home. She mentioned to me how the taxi drivers always wait, making sure she has gone safely into our house before they drive off, even if it takes a few extra moments for her to find
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Colourful close to spring term
THE message at the heart of Easter has been retold by primary school pupils at a special service. Boys and girls at St Catherine's CE Primary School, in Kidderminster, have been marking the important religious festival in the Christian calendar. To
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Areley Kings
WIVES - The March meeting was held at the Village Hall on March 13. Members were entertained by Richard Westcott with confessions of a pantomime dame'. The usual raffle and tea and biscuits followed. On April 10 the group will be going to Malvern Theatre
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Maths maestros take on world
NUMBER-CRUNCHING pupils have taken part in a global maths challenge against youngsters in countries across the world. Lickhill Community Primary School's addition addicts went up against the clock and other pupils in classrooms as far away as Australia
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Funding headache on community transport
I FOUND the article concerning the closure of Wyre Forest Toc H most interesting (Shuttle, February 28). It's the first explanation of its First World War origin that I have read. I have heard about their charity work for the people of Wyre Forest,
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Have your say on online poll
THERE'S still plenty of time for you to have your say on this week's Shuttle Online poll. The question we're asking this week is: As the future of 2,500 more post offices hangs in the balance, how have previous closures affected you? Opinion is divided
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Firefighters tackle abandoned car blaze
KIDDERMINSTER firefighters needed "a lot of foam" to put out a car fire in Hartlebury in the early hours of this morning. Watch manager Mick Rowlands told Shuttle Online that a passer-by alerted the fire service after spotting a red Metro car ablaze
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Sir David's touch of magic
WITH his wide blue eyes, bushy white beard and small frame, you could say Sir David Jason was born to play a cheeky misfit wizard. In fact, it turns out the well-loved actor has been hankering to play Terry Pratchett character Rincewind for decades,
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How to spring clean your man
MOST women are not attracted to men with bad domestic habits, yet still find themselves doing nearly all of the housework once they're in a relationship, according to a new survey. We look at how to spring clean your man from coach potato to domestic
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Get ready for a fuchsia shock
GET in the pink with spring's must-have colour. We detail the brightest buys and the hottest looks. By Lisa Haynes BANISH girly connotations of looking pretty in pink. This season, pink's coolest cousin fuchsia is giving fashion followers an attention-grabbing
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Six of the best non chocolate egg-based Easter gifts
IS it my imagination or did Easter eggs hit the supermarket shelves this year at around the same time the Christmas wrapping paper sales started? By Peter Jenkinson The assault on the aisles has been building momentum and is now full-on as you enter
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MOST PARENTS DISCOURAGE VOCATIONAL COURSES
DESPITE a wider variety of post-16 learning than ever before, most parents are still happy for their children to follow traditional academic routes. Research by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has found that 80 per cent of parents encourage their
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THREE WAYS TO ... have an eco-friendly Easter
1. Choose Fairtrade and organic eggs with the least packaging or those in boxes that can be recycled. 2. Give an Easter gift instead, like home-made papier mache eggs filled with sweets. 3. Instead of an Easter egg hunt, have an Easter treasure
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ASK THE EXPERT ...
Q: "I can't give up cigarettes but I now smoke outside to protect my children. Although they do see me sometimes, is what I'm doing enough to protect them from the effects of passive smoking?" A: Professor John Britton, chairman of the Royal College
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Gloria opens her heart
GLORIA Hunniford talks about how she lowered her own cholesterol and why she's backing Flora pro.activ's awareness campaign Check For Change. The broadcaster also discusses how she coped when her husband suffered a heart attack and the kindness of strangers
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SNAPPED!
THANKFULLY, Baby Spice, Emma Bunton, hasn't entered politics, she's just going to a party at No 10. The star-studded bash was for The Children's Champion Awards.
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ON TOUR
FRESH from releasing one of the albums of the year so far, Black Mountain have announced tour dates in May. They'll kick off in ATP in Camber Sands on May 9, before moving on to Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Bristol, Brighton and London. See www.seetickets.com
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HIT MISS OR MAYBE?
GIRLS ALOUD - CAN'T SPEAK FRENCH OK, so the British chart's most successful girl group may not be able to grapple with Gallic phrases but they can sure as hell sing a tune and know how to look amazing in a video. And that, folks, should be enough for
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DVD rental top ten
1 (-) Planet Terror 2 (-) American Gangster 3 (-) Stardust 4 (4) Run Fat Boy Run 5 (-) The Dark Is Rising 6 (5) The Brave One 7 (-) Into The Wild 8 (7) Mr Brooks 9 (8) The Heartbreak Kid 10 (-) Saw IV Chart supplied by www.blockbuster.co.uk
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Spring an Easter lamb surprise
EASTER'S one of the big celebration meals of the calendar but it's all too easy to serve up the same old family dinner annually. Get creative with a menu inspired by the top chefs from ITV1's Saturday Cook's programme. Host Antony Worrall Thompson shares
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'A virtual shoulder to cry on'
COUNTLESS parents are turning to websites for help and advice aside from traditional sources like health visitors and doctors. We look at what sort of support such websites give, why they're so popular and whether parenting advice online is a positive
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Chocolate - too good to eat!
CELEBRATE this Easter with scrumptious beauty products for your bathroom and you can get your chocolate fix the healthy way - and smell good enough to eat. We reveal the tastiest treats. By Lisa Haynes IT'S the time of year that has chocoholics
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LIVE REVIEW
The Zombies - Shepherd's Bush Empire A COUPLE of minor mid-sixties hits and two albums should hardly add up to a career, yet the influence and quality of this band far outweighs the quantity of their output. The four surviving members reunited for
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In the spotlight ... Rob da Bank
ROB da Bank, real name Robert Gorham, is a Radio 1 DJ and co-founder of Sunday Best - an evening of laid back, eclectic music and relaxation that took place in a tea-room in London's Battersea area a few years ago. By Andy Welch ROB da Bank and
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The seldom seen Mr Nice Guy
ELBOW'S new single, Grounds For Divorce, is on release. Famously affable frontman Guy Garvey explains how the band's forthcoming album, The Seldom Seen Kid, issued this week, came together and how proud he is to be able to offer advice to Manchester's
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Animators push technology to limit
BEOWULF (Cert 12, 109 mins, Warner Home Video, Action/Drama, also available to buy DVD £17.99/two-disc DVD £22.99/Blu-ray £26.99). Starring: Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Crispin Glover, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich
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DVD retail top ten
1 (-) American Gangster 2 (-) Planet Terror 3 (1) Stardust 4 (2) 101 Dalmatians 5 (3) Saw IV 6 (6) Ratatouille 7 (-) Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix 8 (-) Doctor Who - Voyage Of The Damned 9 (5) Atonement 10 (7) Run
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Read about it in shuttleXtra
WITH shuttleXtra you can get your weekend fix on the latest health issues, lifestyle trends, music and DVD news. David Jason chats about taking up the role of wacky wizard Rincewind in the television adaptation of Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic
