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GCSEs - results up again
Lianne Cooper 21/08
FOLLOWING a nerve wracking few months, the wait is over for GCSE students, who picked up their results today (Thursday).
And both Kingsley College and Trinity High managed to improve on last year's headline results by a bumper ten per cent.
A total of 49 per cent of pupils at Kingsley gained five or more A*s to C, including maths and English, actually taking them above the national average of 46.7 per cent and last ...»
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Four town firefighters could be lost in budget cutting plans
Nicola Fahey 21/08REDDITCH Fire Station could lose four of its firefighters under budget cutting proposals currently under consultation. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (FRA) has put forward a plan for public consultation that sets out ways to "improve" community safety within a “disappointing” Government budget settlement outlined for the next three years. The Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) details a number of initial objectives to reduce costs for 2009/10, including the reduction of 12 posts ...»
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21/08 News
Mobile library streamlining will mean less visits for some in ...
SOME residents in Redditch face a less frequent ...
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21/08 News
Painting first for Margery
A LOCAL artist who for years put her ...
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21/08 News
Criminals to clean up town
NEGLECTED areas in Redditch ruined by waste and ...
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21/08 News
True generation game for Redditch family
A FAMILY born and bred in Redditch for ...
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Reds chief calls it a day
By Will Wood 14/08
REDDITCH United operations director Pete Finnegan has stepped down and ended all involvement with the club.
Finnegan only took the reins a few months ago when previous chairman Steve Rossiter stood down, and was also on the board of directors for three years as well as being head of the Youth Academy.
But in a public statement Finnegan revealed he did not believe he had the full backing of the club's board.
It said: "This ...»
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14/08 Sport
Opening day blow for Reds
REDDITCH United’s first game of their 2008/09 Blue ...
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21/08 Sport
Captain’s column
REDDITCH United captain Lee Downes will give The ...
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14/08 Sport
Geoghaghan exits United
DEFENDER Exodus Geoghaghan has left Redditch United to ...
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14/08 Sport
Blues boss swoops for defenders
NEW Birmingham City Ladies manager Stuart Wilson has ...
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Contact:
Redditch Standard Editor Redditch Standard Webb House, Church Green East, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 8BP 01527 588688 Email
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Editor's Comment
WE REPORT this week (page 7) that new figures show there have been an astounding 1,000 house repossession cases in the town over the last 12 months - proof if ... more»
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Entertainment
»Ballet treat
»Rep provides venue for Cabaret stars
»Take a tour of Broadway and the West End at Palace
»Falling short
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Green Tip
Try lighting a scented candle or match in the bathroom to get rid of unpleasant smells rather than air freshner full of harmful chemicals
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Comment
»Everything should be relevant and proportionate
»Ridiculous review