Black Country news and blogs Wednesday 13 August 2014
Shopping
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Blog feature
Check out the styles at Bells Shoes 
Fashionmommy's Blog 12 Aug 14
Have you checked out the styles at Bells Shoes recently? The company has a proud history, dating back to 1890, when Edward Bell established his first store.
News
Your Communities: Northfield Shopping Centre puts focus on creepy-crawlies
Birmingham Mail 12 Aug 14
Youngsters flocked to a fun-filled eco-event the Northfield Shopping Centre to discover more about birds and mini beasts.
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Scout Josh set to help orphans in Kenya thanks to Ankerside
Tamworth Informed 9 Aug 14
A bid by a Tamworth Scout to help build an African orphanage has been given a boost by Ankerside Shopping Centre.
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Picture special: Summer fun at Tamworth’s Ankerside Shopping…
Tamworth Herald 9 Aug 14
FUN AND GAMES: Dozens of families took part in street art workshops and summer fun activities at Ankerside Shopping Centre last week.
News
Plenty of family fun at Merry Hill’s Harry-Fest this weekend
Dudley News 7 Aug 14
Merry Hill Shopping Centre is hosting two days of family fun this weekend in aid of Help Harry Help Others (HHHO).
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Plenty of family fun at Merry Hill’s Harry-Fest this weekend
Halesowen News 7 Aug 14
Merry Hill Shopping Centre is hosting two days of family fun this weekend in aid of Help Harry Help Others (HHHO).
Blog
Gavin Williamson MP visits Codsall Forget-Me-Not Club
Gavin Williamson MP: PR 6 Aug 14
Gavin met with members at local headquarters.
Blog feature
August 3rd – Still laying off the long rides for the sake of my…
365 days of biking 5 Aug 14
August 3rd – Still laying off the long rides for the sake of my sore foot, I had to run some errands and get some shopping in – so I headed on a sunny, but windy afternoon to Morrisons at Burntwood.
News
Free Fun Fridays at Stourbridge shopping centre
Stourbridge News 4 Aug 14
STOURBRIDGE’S Ryemarket shopping centre is hosting free fun days for kids on Fridays throughout the school holidays.
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Police search Tamworth river after Ankerside jewellery shop raid
Tamworth Herald 1 Aug 14
POLICE are still on the hunt for six men who smashed their way into a Tamworth jewellery shop in the early hours of last Friday morning (July 25).
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Lichfield ‘Pop-up’ shop promotes garden festival and St Giles
Lichfield Mercury 1 Aug 14
A POP-UP shop is opening in Lichfield’s Three Spires Shopping Centre today (August 1) to promote a forthcoming gardening festival and raise money for St Giles Hospice.
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Man in court accused of attempted murder of teen in Wolverhampton shopping centre
Express & Star 1 Aug 14
A man was appearing in court today charged with the attempted murder of a teenager at a Wolverhampton shopping centre.
News
Determined Walsall couple celebrate Diamond wedding anniversary
Walsall Advertiser 31 Jul 14
WHEN Stan Edmunds discovered that his love interest was leaving her job, he didn’t want to lose sight of her that easily.
Local news
Grand New Street Shopping Complex: September 2015 opening
Tyburn Mail 31 Jul 14
New York look for New Street It used to be the Pallasades.
Blog feature
Hunstanton Cliffs – 29th July 2014
Diary of a Birding Medic 30 Jul 14
Fulmar Today was planned as a family day at the seaside so we headed off to Hunstanton.
News
Youngsters enjoy urban art and summer fun at Ankerside
Tamworth Informed 29 Jul 14
Dozens of families took part in street art workshops and summer fun activities at Ankerside Shopping Centre last week.
News
Floral tribute to World War I set to battle for Britain in Bloom
Tamworth Informed 29 Jul 14
A floral statue of a soldier created as a tribute to the fallen of World War I is the centrepiece of Tamworth’s battle to win the national Britain in Bloom contest.
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Merry Hill bus changes spell upheaval for users
Express & Star 29 Jul 14
Bus passengers are facing upheaval after changes to around a dozen services including routes to a hospital and Merry Hill shopping centre.
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Floral tribute to soldiers of World War One heads Tamworth’s…
Tamworth Herald 28 Jul 14
A FLORAL statue of a soldier created as a tribute to the fallen of World War One is the centrepiece of Tamworth’s battle to win the national Britain in Bloom contest.
Blog feature
Hmmm, Not Such A Brilliant Plan
Mum's Monkey 28 Jul 14
Darrell had been shopping after work and came home full of the joys of the barbeque season having purchased two “instant” barbecues at a “bargain” price ….
Blog feature
July 26th – Taking it easy with the foot, it’s clearly not…
365 days of biking 27 Jul 14
July 26th – Taking it easy with the foot, it’s clearly not going to heal quickly.
News
Hundreds raised for Staffordshire Regiment memorial by kind…
Walsall Advertiser 27 Jul 14
GENEROUS Walsall shoppers helped raise hundreds towards the build of a memorial remembering an Army regiment.
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Jewellers break – 6 men wanted
Tamworth Informed 25 Jul 14
Staffordshire Police are hunting six men responsible for a break in at Goldsmiths Jewellers in Ankerside Shopping Centre during the early hours of today, Friday 25 July.
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Appeal: Tamworth jewellers raided by six men in the early hours
Tamworth Herald 25 Jul 14
POLICE are appealing for anyone who has any information regarding a break-in at Ankerside Shopping Centre in the early hours of this morning (Friday, July 25).
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From today: Street art skills on offer for summer at Ankerside
Tamworth Informed 25 Jul 14
A street artist inspired by Banksy will be passing on his skills to Tamworth families at urban art workshops in the coming weeks, starting from Today.
Local news
The Gracechurch Centre in Sutton Coldfield celebrates new royal…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 24 Jul 14
A POPULAR shopping centre in the heart of Sutton Coldfield has been crowned with a royal addition to celebrate the town’s recently-installed status.
Local news
Your comments needed on new Perry Barr flood design
Sutton Coldfield Observer 24 Jul 14
Residents in Perry Barr are being urged to find out about the revamped plans for a flooding scheme after the original proposal proved unworkable.
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Jobs boost for Brierley Hill with arrival of new clothes store
Dudley News 24 Jul 14
BRIERLEY Hill is to get a jobs boost with the arrival of a new fashion store at the Merry Hill shopping centre.
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Women followed Halesowen pensioner home and stole £400 in distraction theft
Birmingham Mail 24 Jul 14
Police suspect OAP was tailed from bus following shopping trip by trio…
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‘Banksy’-inspired street artist to pass on his skills to Tamworth…
Tamworth Herald 22 Jul 14
A STREET artist inspired by Banksy will be passing on his skills to Tamworth families at urban art workshops this summer.
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Street art skills on offer for summer at Ankerside
Tamworth Informed 21 Jul 14
A street artist inspired by Banksy will be passing on his skills to Tamworth families at urban art workshops in the coming weeks.
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£200k project to revamp Dudley’s Fountain Arcade
Express & Star 21 Jul 14
Work has begun on a major £200,000 restoration of a town centre shopping mall to recapture its 1920s heyday.
Blog
July 19th – I was still suffering with my left foot, so rest was…
365 days of biking 20 Jul 14
July 19th – I was still suffering with my left foot, so rest was in order and I didn’t do anything except cruise out for a bit of fresh air and some shopping.
Sport
Stock Up For The New Season
Silhillians RFC 20 Jul 14
Help raise money for the Sils by shopping online for your new kit.
Sport
Stock Up For The New Season
Silhillians RFC 20 Jul 14
Help raise money for the Sils by shopping online for your new kit.
Local news
Primark store planned for Fort Shopping Centre
Tyburn Mail 20 Jul 14
Fashion store will create 180 new jobs at Fort Retail Park Primark are hoping to open a giant store at the Fort Shopping Centre.
Local news
£3.5k sunglasses shoplifting charge
Tyburn Mail 20 Jul 14
A Castle Vale man has been ordered to appear at Birmingham magistrates court in September to face charges of stealing sunglasses worth over £3,500 in total.
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Talented Cradley Heath pupil wins design competition
Halesowen News 19 Jul 14
A TALENTED Cradley Heath pupil has bagged a big prize in an art competition which will see her design printed on shopping bags.
Business
Solihull in top 5 destinations for shopping in UK
Birmingham Post 19 Jul 14
Solihull will be one of the five healthiest retail destinations in five years’ time alongside the West End of London, Surrey, west and north west London, and Oxfordshire.
Blog feature
A New Type Of De Riguer
Mum's Monkey 19 Jul 14
Darrell says …… …… that shopping for a baby girl, to wit our Baby Iris ……..
Blog food
Dine and dash at Touchwood
The Birmingham Press 16 Jul 14
And eat for free.
Council
Redevelopment of the Old Square Shopping Centre, Walsall
Walsall Council: YouTube channel 15 Jul 14
Redevelopment of the Old Square Shopping Centre, Walsall Watch a timelapse clip of the demolition of Walsall Town Centre's Old Square Shopping Centre (Feb to June 2014) From: WalsallCouncil Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 00:56 More in News Politics…
Blog feature
Shopping Safely and Discount Codes
Adamok 15 Jul 14
When we think of online shopping, we think of ease, shipping convenience, simpler mode of payments and numerous discounts.
News
From car boots sales to new shop at Ankerside
Tamworth Informed 15 Jul 14
A Tamworth man, who set up in business selling cosmetics at car boot sales after being made redundant from his call centre manager’s job, has just opened his first shop.
Local news
Boots staff at The Fort Shopping Park in Erdington lead way with…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 14 Jul 14
A GENEROUS group of staff at a chemist in Erdington and their beloved pet pooches will be putting their best foot and paw forward to complete a charity dog walk at a popular Sutton beauty spot.
Villa
A Good Base
A Villa Fan 14 Jul 14
With pre-season training in full swing and Paul Lambert’s shopping budget more like one for Poundland not Gucci, it is surprising that Lambert has managed to get hold of three half decent players.
Blog feature
July 12th – Shopping in Lichfield in the morning. The city was…
365 days of biking 13 Jul 14
July 12th – Shopping in Lichfield in the morning.
Blog
July 11th – My return via Walsall for some shopping took me up…
365 days of biking 13 Jul 14
July 11th – My return via Walsall for some shopping took me up through Yewtree, Delves, Highgate and over Church Hill.
Local news
The Gracechurch Centrein Sutton Coldfield leads hunt to find…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 12 Jul 14
STAFF at a shopping centre in Sutton Coldfield have roared into action to search for a little boy’s lost lion teddy and are appealing to the rest of the Royal town to join the hunt.
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Taking the plunge to help beat cancer
Coventry Telegraph 12 Jul 14
West Orchards Shopping Centre in Coventry city centre was transformed into an abseiling arena for 60 thrillseekers who dropped 1,112ft from the glass dome for a good cause…