Black Country news and blogs Thursday 16 January 2014
New Year
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Sport
Woodstar Rangers vs Wyrley Panthers Under 10 Girls, 11/1/14 
Wyrley Juniors FC 16 Jan 14
The new year is upon us and already we are back at pitch side to cheer on the Panthers in their first match of 2014.
News
Where are the Birmingham Chinese New Year celebrations in 2014?
Birmingham Mail 16 Jan 14
Find out when and where Birmingham will be saying goodbye to the Year of the Snake and bringing in the Year of the Horse…
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3D Paper Cutting Chinese New Year Spring 春#CNY #13
ET speaks from home 16 Jan 14
Lunar New Year is also know as Chinese Spring Festival.
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De Rigueur Or Not De Rigueur?
Mum's Monkey 16 Jan 14
Only Darrell could carry off this look ….
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Coventry Talking Newspaper-Full Show 15th January 2014
Coventry Talking Newspaper 15 Jan 14
In this programme: George continues his series on The Excavation of Broadgate East, Leo reads an article from Your Call Magazine written by Bob Garlick, Dorothy reads extracts from This Boy:A memoir of childhood by Alan Johnson, Dave reports on The …
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Coventry Talking Newspaper-Features 15th January 2014
Coventry Talking Newspaper 15 Jan 14
In this programme: George continues his series on The Excavation of Broadgate East, Leo reads an article from Your Call Magazine written by Bob Garlick, Dorothy reads extracts from This Boy:A memoir of childhood by Alan Johnson, Dave reports on The …
News
Good Samaritan punched in face in Rugby while trying to defuse argument
Coventry Telegraph 15 Jan 14
Police appealing for witnesses to incident which took place on New Year’s Day in Edward Street…
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Call for new members to join Lichfield book club
Lichfield Live 15 Jan 14
A Lichfield museum is hoping to help local people keep at least one of their New Year’s resolutions.
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Year I Make It Happen 2014
ET speaks from home 14 Jan 14
Before the New Year started, you might have already set yourself a new goal for the year or perhaps people asked you what is your goal.
Blog music
Say Hello to Punch London!
Punch Records 14 Jan 14
Its 2014, it’s a new year and time to climb new heights which is why Punch have branched out to the capital city of London.
Local news
Six of the best: Sutton Coldfield running routes from couch to 10k!
Sutton Coldfield Local 14 Jan 14
Have you made a New Year’s resolution to get more exercise? Sutton Coldfield is a great place to run – it offers many picturesque training routes and there are a number of local running events taking place throughout the year.
Blog
Disability Horizons..
Transition Together 14 Jan 14
For interesting articles from Disability Horizons, A 21st Centry View of Disability A guide to cycling with special needs A guide to Cycling – Adapted Bikes New Year – Accessible Top Tips…
Council
New Year, New Start careers event
Sandwell Council News PR 14 Jan 14
Young people and adults in Sandwell are being invited to a careers fair to find out about opportunities open to them this New Year.
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Celebrating Chinese New Year in Chinatown #CNY # 12
ET speaks from home 14 Jan 14
This coming Chinese New Year of the Horse falls on 31 January 2014 (Friday).
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Celebrate with Halos n Horns Zingy Orange #CNY #11
ET speaks from home 14 Jan 14
Mandarin oranges play a major part in our Chinese New Year.
Sport
Go Ride Conferences
Lichfield City Cycling Club 13 Jan 14
Happy New Year! The month of March will see the annual Go-Ride Conferences hosted in six locations around the country: – 8th March – Dartford – 9th March – Reading – 15th March – Leicester – 16th March – Bridgwater…
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Bilston Town Book: Update 1 – 2014
Bilston Jay 13 Jan 14
Taking a break from this project for Christmas and the New Year probably wasn’t the best idea as its taking me a lot of time to get back into the rhythm of researching and compiling the early years.
Sky Blues
New Year, New Striker Needed For City
Vital Coventry City 13 Jan 14
New Year, New Striker Needed For City Vitalfootball:Coventry:13/01/2014 14:17:00 Leon Clarke makes transfer request…
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2014, Welcome
Mom's The Word 13 Jan 14
Yes! 2014 you are welcomed with very, very open arms.
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How to make a Chinese New Year Ang Bao/Pow Star #10
ET speaks from home 13 Jan 14
This craft is inspired by Crafty-Crafted.
News
Taking care of your waist and wallet
Birmingham Mail 13 Jan 14
In the lycra-clad world of gyms, new year members are known as turkeys.
News
Commissioner to evaluate police drink-drive campaign in Staffordshire
Lichfield Live 13 Jan 14
An evaluation of a controversial campaign to name and shame drink-drivers will take place.
News
Walsall brothers jailed for £1.2m fake banknote printing
Express & Star 13 Jan 14
Two brothers from the West Midlands who used their printing firm’s Christmas and New Year break to churn out £1.2 million worth of fake banknotes have both been jailed for seven years.
Sport
Lichfield City F.C. U13 – Sutton Coldfield Town FC 2 – 5 Lichfield City FC
Lichfield City FC 13 Jan 14
LCFC started off the New Year with an excellent team performance in the cup quarter final against a powerful and fast SCTFC that was played at Friary Grange.
Blog politics
Planning Applications to 4 January 2014
Cllr John O'Shea: Labour - Acocks Green 13 Jan 14
Just a couple that have come in over the Christmas and New Year period 2013/08499/PA – 116 Yardley Road, Acocks Green, B27 6LG Change of use from office and training centre to residential dwelling to provide supported living for young people (C2) …
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How to make Chinese New Year Fan #9
ET speaks from home 12 Jan 14
Fans are easy to make – it is mainly sticking and pasting or painting.
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How to make Chinese New Year Firecracker #8
ET speaks from home 12 Jan 14
If you have been following my Chinese New Year series, you will have seen that I have made a Hello Kitty lantern , Hello Kitty Chinese coin , Fish lantern and Chinese lantern .
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Save Our Greenbelt- Keresley New Year Walk 2014
Coventry Culture 12 Jan 14
All images used with permission of Tiurlan Sitompul Source: Facebook [contact-form…
News
Join bootcamp and get fit for the New Year
Tamworth Herald 12 Jan 14
FOR many, those Christmas excesses of alcohol, turkey, mince pies and chocolate start to become festive regrets around Boxing Day, and thoughts of getting fit for the new year quickly seep in.
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Spring Cleaning with e-cloth: Review & Giveaway #CNY #7
ET speaks from home 12 Jan 14
A New Year, a new start of year! For Chinese, we are just about to start our New Year.
Football
AFCW 3 Heath Hayes 1
AFC Wulfrunians 11 Jan 14
AFC Wulfrunians recorded a routine victory in their first match of the New Year.
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Different Type of Chinese New Year Goodies #CNY #6
ET speaks from home 11 Jan 14
This time of year is the best time to travel down to Asian countries, especially Singapore.
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New Year Zoo Views: Peregrines and Castles
The Vicar's Wife 10 Jan 14
We renewed our membership of Dudley Zoo in the last week of the holidays.
News
Pelsall Ladies Choir musical director June Davenhill to receive…
Walsall Advertiser 10 Jan 14
HER accolades include raising thousands of pounds for charitable causes and enriching the lives of choir members and audiences.
News
Look: Coventry Nightlife – Partygoers at JJs on New Year’s Eve
Coventry Telegraph 10 Jan 14
Revellers spotted out on the town at one of the city’s top music venues…
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Help Me Investigate in 2013 – and 2014
Help Me Investigate 10 Jan 14
As Help Me Investigate starts to plan new investigations in 2014, it’s a good time to look back at what we’ve been up to over the last year across the four sites (not including this blog ).
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Giveaway: Win a set of Sweet Mandarin sauces and Cookbook #CNY #5
ET speaks from home 10 Jan 14
As many will know, I love cooking Chinese food like Tangyuen , steamed bun (Man Tou) , Pork Floss bun , Bubble Milk Tea etc.
Business
ART moves to the Innovation Birmingham Campus
Midlands Business News 10 Jan 14
ART (Aston Reinvestment Trust), the specialist lender to businesses in Greater Birmingham and Solihull unable to meet their requirements from the banks, is starting the New Year in new premises at Birmingham Science Park Aston’s Innovation…
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A Message For Us All The Way From Romantic Florida
Mum's Monkey 10 Jan 14
Darrell was in a complete state of flux when he checked our e-mails yesterday, as there was a very special one waiting for us, all the way from romantic and sunny Florida from our dear friend Christopher who emigrated there a couple of years ago …
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Reviewing our spending habits!
ET speaks from home 9 Jan 14
How’s 2014 going for you so far? I must admit that it’s been hard getting back into the routine this week for all of us, but probably more so for me and Mr C lol! New year traditionally means new resolutions and whilst I haven’t specifically made any…
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giving up facebook – new year predications
comms2point0 9 Jan 14
by James Baker Well happy new year everyone.
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You’d be barking mad not to support PAT dogs (and cats).
The Tettenhall Blog 9 Jan 14
One thing is certain in life – one day we are all going to get old, become increasingly ill and die! There, I’ve said it.
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Thursday 9 January – Prayer
Rev Simon Bickersteth, St Martin's 9 Jan 14
Life is returning to normal as the Christmas and New Year holidays have finished.
News
Man killed in new year crash named
BBC News 9 Jan 14
A man killed in a Sutton Coldfield collision on New Year’s Day is named by police.
News
The 6 most popular full time courses to study in Tamworth
Tamworth Herald 9 Jan 14
Many of you may have made the new year’s resolution to learn a new skill – or to make a total career change.
Blog
Work out in January with H&M’s Sports Range
Wardrobe 9 Jan 14
The most popular New Year’s resolution has to be to get into shape and burn off the excess calories that many of us will have put on over Christmas.
News
Earlsdon man’s treasured bagpipes stolen from car
Coventry Telegraph 9 Jan 14
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Lax, who had left pipes in boot overnight, had planned to take them to France to play Auld Lang Syne on the Alps for New Year…
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January sales are not for me
Tamworth Herald 9 Jan 14
I DON’T think many people will agree with what I have written here.
News feature
New-look home for a busy Lichfield Connells team
Lichfield Mercury 9 Jan 14
LICHFIELD estate agency Connells is celebrating the start of the New Year with the launch of a new office.
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Birmingham officers and local businesses help to brighten spirits for the New Year
WM Police Birmingham South 9 Jan 14
THIRTY seven families enjoyed a brighter Christmas and New Year thanks to the work of the Kings Norton neighbourhood team and lots of local…