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Opportunity for Sutton Coldfield residents to question PCC candidate Les Jones 
Sutton Coldfield Local 12 Aug 14
Sutton Coldfield residents will have an opportunity to listen to and ask questions of Les Jones, Conservative candidate for the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election, at a public meeting.
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Sutton Coldfield community facility nominated by JW Hinks as their Charity of the Year
Sutton Coldfield Local 12 Aug 14
Sutton Coldfield’s Our Place Community Hub has been nominated by Edgbaston chartered accountants JW Hinks as their charity of the year.
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SCL Podcast ep14: The Lamba sisters and Operation Ollie
Sutton Coldfield Local 10 Aug 14
Welcome to the Sutton Coldfield Local Community Podcast episode 14: In conversation with Annabell and Semone Lamba.
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Time to book your space for the fifth Sutton Coldfield Expo in September
Sutton Coldfield Local 8 Aug 14
This year sees the fifth Sutton Coldfield Expo organised by the Sutton Coldfield Town Centre BID The annual event, which provides an opportunity for local businesses, sports clubs, charities and community organisations to take part and show people …
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PLAYLAB comes to Sutton Coldfield’s Gracechurch Centre
Sutton Coldfield Local 7 Aug 14
Play is a serious thing and few take play more seriously than the wonderful PLAYLAB who will be in Sutton Coldfield’s Gracechurch Centre on Friday August 15.
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Refuse collection industrial action
Sutton Coldfield Local 7 Aug 14
Sutton Coldfield residents are expected to have their refuse collections affected by industrial action on Monday and Friday mornings of next week (August 11 and 15).
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Council’s new Sutton Coldfield dormer bungalows handed over
Sutton Coldfield Local 6 Aug 14
Fourteen new bungalows have been handed over to residents at White Farm Road, in Sutton Coldfield.
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More than 10 members of one family join Birthday Walk to say thank you
Sutton Coldfield Local 6 Aug 14
This year’s John Taylor Hospice Birthday Walk is on Sunday October 5 and begins and ends with a party at the Ramada Hotel in Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield.
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Police appeal for help to find missing Sutton Coldfield man
Sutton Coldfield Local 5 Aug 14
Police are appealing for help in tracing a vulnerable man who has gone missing from his Sutton Coldfield home.
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It’s back to the Seventies as Sutton Coldfield centre reaches forty
Sutton Coldfield Local 4 Aug 14
This Friday (8 August) sees the return of the 1970s in Sutton Coldfield as the Gracechurch Centre celebrates its 40th birthday.
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Six of the best: Famous Suttonians
Sutton Coldfield Local 3 Aug 14
Okay, this Sutton Coldfield Local six of the best is a bit tabloidish with its references to celebs but our short piece on Laura Unsworth prior to the England v Australia gold medal play off at the Commonwealth Games inspired us to create a list of …
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Ex Mighty Pink Unsworth going for Gold at Commonwealth Games
Sutton Coldfield Local 2 Aug 14
Ex Mighty Pink Laura Unsworth will be taking to the turf with the England Ladies Hockey team this evening to take on Australia in the Commonwealth Games 2014 final.
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Prestigious scholarship available from Sutton Coldfield theatre school
Sutton Coldfield Local 30 Jul 14
Razzamataz Theatre Schools in Sutton Coldfield are on the look out for a talented child or young person to award them a prestigious scholarship in association with The Stage newspaper.
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Sutton Coldfield part of multi-force crack down on street racing
Sutton Coldfield Local 29 Jul 14
Street racers and speeders were targeted as police from across the Midlands joined forces to clampdown on anti-social drivers.
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Part time maternity cover vacancy at Acacia Family Support
Sutton Coldfield Local 29 Jul 14
Sutton Coldfield based Acacia Family Support currently has an exciting and challenging part-time flexible working position available.
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Sutton Coldfield Crematorium among the best in the country
Sutton Coldfield Local 28 Jul 14
A Green flag will be flying at Sutton Coldfield Crematorium after the site was recognised as being among the best in the UK.
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Exciting opportunity to play a key role in the future of St Giles Hospice
Sutton Coldfield Local 28 Jul 14
Leading local charity St Giles Hospice is offering people the opportunity to play a key role in the organisation’s future by joining its Board of Trustees.
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New Handyperson scheme for older people launched in Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield Local 28 Jul 14
Birmingham’s largest local, independent charity for older people, Age Concern Birmingham, launches it’s Handyperson Service this August.
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Sutton Coldfield police issue appeal as concerns grow for missing 68 year old man
Sutton Coldfield Local 25 Jul 14
Police have issued an appeal to trace a vulnerable 68-year-old man who has been missing for four days.
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AI Sutton Coldfield secretary Pat Newton praised for her outstanding contribution
Sutton Coldfield Local 25 Jul 14
An Amnesty International volunteer has been recognised for her “incredible contribution” after being the Sutton Coldfield branch secretary for more than 30 years.
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National recognition for Sutton Coldfield school’s Eco-Council
Sutton Coldfield Local 24 Jul 14
A Sutton Coldfield primary school has been rewarded for their efforts to help their local community protect the environment.
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Every Story Matters to the staff of John Taylor Hospice
Sutton Coldfield Local 24 Jul 14
John Taylor Hospice has joined forces with Macmillan Cancer Support to give patients and their families a direct say in improvements to care.
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B76 power cut
Sutton Coldfield Local 24 Jul 14
More than eight hundred of Western Power Distribution’s customers in the B76 area of Sutton Coldfield were left without power yesterday (Wednesday July 23) for a number of hours.
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Crowning glory for Royal Town at Sutton’s Gracechurch Centre
Sutton Coldfield Local 23 Jul 14
Royal Sutton Coldfield commuters were left stunned this morning (Thursday) at the arrival of a large golden crown in the town centre.
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Community minded students team up with local councillor Rob Pocock
Sutton Coldfield Local 23 Jul 14
Two sixth-form students living in Sutton Coldfield’s Vesey Ward helped promote a highly successful ‘drop-in surgery’ with the local neighbourhood police at the Boldmere Library last Saturday.
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Prison for rogue trader who bullied Sutton Coldfield pensioner
Sutton Coldfield Local 22 Jul 14
A bogus caller, who bullied a Sutton Coldfield pensioner into handing over £25 for work she never wanted him to do, has been sentenced to three years in prison for burglary.
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Mere Green’s St Giles book shop celebrates 10 years this Thursday
Sutton Coldfield Local 22 Jul 14
Leading local charity St Giles Hospice is preparing to host a special celebration to mark the 10th birthday of of its Mere Green shop in Sutton Coldfield.
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Sutton Coldfield plays host to top performers as part of Brum Jazz Festival
Sutton Coldfield Local 20 Jul 14
The popular Birmingham International Jazz & Blues Festival is back, with Royal Sutton Coldfield playing host to a number of top performers across five venues in the town centre.
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Dust of your racket and join the 24 hour tennis match in aid of Operation Ollie
Sutton Coldfield Local 18 Jul 14
Two sisters are organising a 24 hour tennis match at Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club in aid of 3 year old Ollie Dodds who suffers from a type of cerebral palsy known as ‘spastic quadriplegic palsy’.
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Sutton Vesey Ward Committee Meeting Tuesday 22nd July
Sutton Coldfield Local 18 Jul 14
Have Your Say: The next Sutton Vesey Ward Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday 22nd July at 7pm in the Carpenter’s Arms Meeting Hall, 13 Boldmere Road, Boldmere.
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Family desperate to be reunited with their missing French Bulldog Lola
Sutton Coldfield Local 16 Jul 14
by Charlotte Smith On Sunday 13th July at 4pm a blue French Bulldog named Lola escaped from her owners back garden on Tamworth Road, Sutton Coldfield, and has been missing since.
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Pink Panters pound through the park for Breast Cancer Research
Sutton Coldfield Local 16 Jul 14
by Charlotte Smith A team of ladies from Birmingham-based J S Wright & co ltd raised more than £1,000 for breast cancer research after taking part in Cancer Research UK’s ‘Race for Life’ in Sutton Coldfield.
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The Sun shines on Sutton Coldfield Community Games
Sutton Coldfield Local 15 Jul 14
Thousands of people enjoyed a celebration of local sport and dance as the sun shone on the second Sutton Coldfield Community Games.
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Public votes needed for City Council’s tenth Chamberlain Awards
Sutton Coldfield Local 15 Jul 14
As we discovered last year when we ran the Sutton Coldfield Community Awards the Royal Town is full of unsung heroes.
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Over 40 exhibitors set to attend Sutton Coldfield Jobs & Careers Fair
Sutton Coldfield Local 14 Jul 14
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall is gearing up for a busy day as over 40 businesses, apprenticeship providers, work training and voluntary organisations have signed up to exhibit at Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell’s Jobs & Careers Fair.
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The second Sutton Coldfield Community Games is here with two days of sport and dance
Sutton Coldfield Local 11 Jul 14
What is rapidly becoming, not only Sutton Coldfield’s, but the UK’s largest biennial community sporting event kicks off this weekend, Saturday 12th July at Wyndley Leisure Centre.
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Sutton Coldfield Local Award winning hero’s garden gets the Titchmarsh treatment
Sutton Coldfield Local 10 Jul 14
Sutton Coldfield Local Community Award winning hero cop Pete McGinn can now relax in a gold medal garden after green-fingered guru Alan Titchmarsh paid him a surprise visit with the landscaping brains behind Greenwich’s Olympic Park.
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Bike North Birmingham open three new Sutton Coldfield cycle routes
Sutton Coldfield Local 9 Jul 14
On Wednesday 9th July, Bike North Birmingham invited councillors and members of the public to the launch of brand new Sutton Coldfield cycle routes, to help them celebrate the latest additions to Birmingham’s fast growing cycling infrastructure.
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Sutton Coldfield Library to close one extra day per week – have your say which one it should be
Sutton Coldfield Local 8 Jul 14
As part of the £1.067m of savings Sutton Coldfield District is required to find in 2014/15 the Bishop Vesey Library in Sutton town centre is to reduce its opening hours by one day per week.
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Popular befriending service looks to add to its team of volunteers
Sutton Coldfield Local 8 Jul 14
by Charlotte Smith Sutton Coldfield based Age Concern Birmingham is looking to encourage more volunteers to join their popular Befriending service.
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An evening of classics at this year’s New Steetly Youth Orchestra Gala
Sutton Coldfield Local 7 Jul 14
An evening of musical delights is on offer at the annual New Streetly Youth Orchestra Gala Concert featuring special guests the Half Circle Singers.
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Locals turn out to support Boldmere’s Summer Community Day
Sutton Coldfield Local 5 Jul 14
There was a great atmosphere along Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield today as residents and businesses turned out in support of the annual Summer Community Day.
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Open letter from UKIP Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Marcus John Brown
Sutton Coldfield Local 4 Jul 14
Dear Sir, RE: BUILDING ON GREENBELT IN SUTTON COLDFIELD I would be grateful if you would openly pose the questions to Sir Albert Bore or Ian McLeod, the Development Planning Manager at Birmingham City Council, the body to be responsible for the …
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Town firms rally round for Community Games success
Sutton Coldfield Local 4 Jul 14
Two of Sutton’s best-known businesses have been busy preparing this week to help make the Sutton Coldfield Community Games a roaring success.
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Seven year old Sutton Coldfield girl puts the fun into fundraising
Sutton Coldfield Local 3 Jul 14
For one little girl from Sutton Coldfield fundraising is as easy as 1,2,3 – 1,2,3.
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Sutton Coldfield Tweeters mobilised in hunt for town centre lion
Sutton Coldfield Local 3 Jul 14
When 2-year old Archie’s lion went walkabouts in Sutton Coldfield town centre his mum did what anyone would do in the circumstances – she turned to twitter.
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Boldmere Summer Community Day
Sutton Coldfield Local 3 Jul 14
With its passion for independent business Boldmere is one of Sutton Coldfield’s most distinctive high streets.
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SCL Podcast ep13: Karen Ross of Rosie’s Helping Hands
Sutton Coldfield Local 2 Jul 14
Welcome to the Sutton Coldfield Local Community Podcast episode 13: In conversation with Karen Ross of Rosie’s Helping Hands.
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Rise in Sutton Coldfield companies off set by increase in closures
Sutton Coldfield Local 2 Jul 14
A new report from the companies formation service, Duport.
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Sutton Coldfield choirs head to International Eisteddfod
Sutton Coldfield Local 1 Jul 14
Two local choirs – Four Oaks Cluster Choir and Sutton Coldfield Youth Voices – have been selected to represent the West Midlands, perform and compete in the prestigious Llangollen International Eisteddfod in July (international-eisteddfod.