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MUNITIONS FIRM ARCHIVES ON VIEW
..at Mount Pleasant site, Coseley

Local residents are now able to view one of the borough’s latest archive collections, dating back to the First World War. ..

WOODSETTON GARDEN QUERY
..Remember Stanton Ave. house?

Were the gardens of his pre-war house once open to the public?

AWM GROUP TARGET TOP AWARD
..MP praise for Coseley Firm

Fingers crossed for July National Business Awards battle..

COSELEY VOLLEYBALL NEWS
A frustrating end to the year for local volleyball side..

COSELEY KIDS SWIMMING COURSE
A swimming course for youngsters will be held in Coseley throughout the school half-term...

SAVE THE COSELEY TWO!
Planning application lodged: \\\"Demolition of existing building (former school) - replaced with new residential development\\\"..

COSELEY CIVIC TRUST LATEST
..fight to save our Archives Centre!

Trust applies to Companies House for formal incorporation..

BATES family research plea
Help Peter\'s quest for family research leads..

WOOD (Noah, 1890's) - any info?
Family research query from Ruth..

MP: CURB COSELEY KNIEVELS!
Drive the “teenage Evil Knievels off the road,” says Dudley North MP..

DUDLEY World War 1 - can you help?
What was the H.P.F?..

SAVE MOUNT PLEASANT ARCHIVES
The campaign to retain the archives facility at Mount Pleasant School..

SCHOOLS FIGHT REACHES PARLIAMENT
..MP speaks for Highfields in Commons

IAN AUSTIN in bid to persuade Dudley Council to think again ..

HIGHFIELDS CASE HEARD AT PARLIAMENT
MP takes fight against plans to close Highfields School to the House of Commons..

MORPHUS surname? Roots request
Alan looks for Black Country family connections..

MP's "SAVE HIGHFIELDS" PLEA
IAN AUSTIN today urged Dudley Council to drop its plan to close two primary schools in his Dudley North constituency..

ST. JOHNS VICAR STREET BAND?
..Remember Adrian Ward? Any photos?

help Reg Ward to find any late 1970s images that may show his brother Adrian..

NEW COURSES IN COSELEY
enrolment and promotional day at Coseley Womens Resource Centre ..

HOLDEN'S BECOMES MP'S TIPPLE
Black Country Bitter from Holden’s is to be served in the Stranger’s Bar at the Houses of Parliament..

OLD CHAINYARD sponsorship support
Coseley pub steps in to help new kids soccer side..

COSELEY CRUSADERS UPDATE
Do you have any memories of the Coseley Crusaders cricket team that we could share with our readers?

COSELEY SCHOOL website

BLACK COUNTRY TALENT AT THE LAMP
..poetry, music etc. Sunday 7/9/2008

Free admisssion to this ever popular event

SUMMER FAYRE IN COSELEY
Stalls including Tombola, skittles etc. - admission FREE!

MP - LOCAL BUSINESS YOUTH HELP PLEA
MP wants local businesses to invest in positive activity for Dudley youngsters..

DUDLEY KIDS PANEL SOUGHT
..help Council spend £338000!

Dudley Council’s youth service is recruiting 13-19 year olds ..

SOUL CHARITY NIGHT FOR OSCAR
With DJ's Mick Stevens, Jamie Carr and special guest Smooth Radio's Mike Hollis..

SEASONS GREETINGS FROM YAMPY
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year..

MUSICAL FUN AT ST. CHADS
..'Wildfire' 5/1/2008

musical by Roger Jones..

STROKE ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUP
starting 12/12/07

United Reformed Church in Trinity Road, Dudley plays host..

DUDLEY XMAS LIGHTS CEREMONY
Festive fun is set to fill the streets of Dudley’s town centre ..

CLAIM YOUR BABY BOND says Dudley MP
1144 local families are missing out on cash boost for their new-born kids..

DUDLEY NORTH MP IN GOVERNMENT
Key role working with and advising Gordon Brown..

HIMLEY ARTS FESTIVAL
family entertainment at Himley Hall and Park ..

COMMUNITY PRIDE AWARDS
Council on the look out for exciting projects, which help make Dudley cleaner and greener borough..

WANTED ! BLACK COUNTRY ACTORS
AC Theatre Company are looking for local talent..

HIT THE DUDLEY TRAIL!
..Annual borough walk Sunday 6/5/07

The 27th Dudley Trail invites local residents and visitors to enjoy a gentle or brisk walk through the borough on Sunday 6 May. ..

REV STEVE GOES YAMPY FOR CHARITY!
..Sinai Desert trek raises funds for Saltmine

Charity walk for creative kids..

VISUAL TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION
..Beacon Centre 11th April 2007

Latest advances at special event..

YOUTH PROJECT AWARD CASH
Apply for a special award, organised by a children’s charity..

PROMOTION FOR LOCAL MP
It's "Austin's Power" - yeah baby!

TERRY PRATCHETT\'S WYRD SISTERS
New NAC Theatre Company production..

ABSEIL FOR CHARITY
Beacon Centre appeals for adventurous types

Beacon Centre for the Blind is looking for adventurous people to abseil down Wolverhampton and Dudley Brewery..

XMAS WASTE COLLECTION UPDATE
Dudley Council collection plans over the festive period ..

Wooden Pallets Appeal
..can you help Black Country Scouts & Guides?

Local youth group desperate for camp fire wood..

SUPPORT PINKPARTY APPEAL!
Baggeridge band/disco 19th November

Boogie on down to the Baggeridge Club..

MORE! OLIVER at ELLOWES
Ellowes latest musical production..

MP BACKS ‘BABY BOOM’ RETIREMENT RIGHTS
Dudley campaign group formed..

HIMLEY BONFIRE 2006
Spectacular fireworks display to the sound of music..

LOST PARROT CAN YOU HELP?
Help reunite Emma with her missing pet..

WOODSETTON PHONE MAST VICTORY
MP delighted with planning decision..

LOCAL PARKS FUNDING MEETINGS
Have your say on future plans..

COSELEY LEARNING OPEN DAY
Free Learning at Work Day ..

MOUNT PLEASANT ARCHIVE TOURS
Adult Learners Week activities..

BNP COME CLOSE IN COSELEY
Cllr Ridney just holds on..

GOT A GREAT GARDEN?
A plethora of trophies and prizes up for grabs ..

JACK NEWELL COURT OPEN DAY
Charity CD singers entertain residents..

VOTE 7am to 10pm on May 4
First time a 7am start has been used for local elections ..

A NIGHT OF CANT and CAG
..Black Country talent, 28th April 2006

Anti-war theme promises to make us loff and think..

LATEST COURSES AT COSELEY CENTRE
Taster Web and email course.. and more!

KIDS SOCCER IN COSELEY
For boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 12..

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH MEETING
Agenda includes police sector status..

TENANTS HELP MAYOR\'S CHARITY
Sixty tenants at a Dudley Council sheltered housing scheme have got together to help out the mayor’s charities..

SHAPE THOSE BUMS & TUMS!
New fitness class at Coseley Pool..

COSELEY WEIGHT WATCHERS NEWS
New leader and new meeting day - Wednesdays at 10am..

CHARITY SIXTIES NIGHT
K.R.Y.S. Band plus disco, with all proceeds to Cancer Support..

WOODSETTON RESIDENTS MEETING
Open house meeting of tenants and residents group..

COSELEY BATHS JOINS SWIMATHON
Coseley Swimming Pool is signing up for this year’s national Swimathon to help raise money for charity..

NEW COUNCIL PAYMENT CENTRE
Banking Hall services to move to Dudley Council Plus..

COSELEY PHOTOSHOP COURSE
New class at Womens Resource Centre..

BEACON CENTRE\'S SEARCH FOR A STAR
Cash prizes are up for grabs!

Merry Xmas 2005!
Seasons Greetings to you all!..

COUNCIL CALL CENTRE open all hours
Dudley Council’s housing call centre will be open throughout the Christmas period..

XMAS SPIRIT At Jack Newell Court
Coseley sheltered scheme offers festive experience for tenants..

HELP COSELEY'S XMAS STRAYS!
Dog & cat Food & treats wanted!

NORTH DUDLEY area committee meets
Primary School Review on the agenda..

COSELEY SWIMMING POOL CLOSURE
..essential repairs during December

The pool will close from Saturday 10 December until Monday 2 January inclusive..

WIN CARPENTERS CELEBRATION TICKETS!!
Dudley Concert Hall, 26th November, 8pm

Win tickets for this fantastic musical production at Dudley Concert Hall..

BEAT THE BULLIES In Coseley!
Anti-bullying bus tour calls in at Coseley youth centre ..

£1,300 RAISED at Jack Newell Court
Jack Newell Court in Coseley raised over £1,300 last Saturday (19th November) at its annual Christmas Fayre – and wants to thank everyone who took part. ..

COSELEY XMAS FAYRE
Gift ideas at the Church Hall this weekend..

BEACON CENTRE XMAS EVENTS
Seasonal charity efforts to raise cash for this worthgwhile cause..

HURST HILL XMAS FAYRE
Christmas Bazaar at the Woodcross church..

MP'S SUPPORT FOR COSELEY CHARITY
IAN AUSTIN is calling for more funding to tackle Lupus ..

COSELEY ART GROUP OPEN DAY
Meet the members - exhibition of paintings for sale. ..

HIMLEY FIREWORKS
One of the biggest and best annual fireworks displays in the country..

CANT & CAG AT THE LAMP
"The sound of the region in spake & song"..

WOODSETTON CHARITY EVENT
Dudley Council staff from the social services directorate will hold an Asian buffet, auction and raffle at Parkes Hall Centre

GET FIT FOR XMAS!
Sign up for one of the many activities on offer at Dudley leisure centres.

ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Current courses on offer in the Dudley North area

ARE YOU FIT FOR THE JOB?
Aquafit and aerobics teachers wanted at Coseley Baths..

SEARCH FOR YOUNG SINGERS
Matthew Jones Productions are searching for children of all ages and abilities to audition for a show at Dudley Concert Hall..

COSELEY HOUSING OFFICE CLOSURE
The housing office in Coseley is to close this Friday (Oct 7 2005)..

NEW ACTIVITIES AT COSELEY POOL
Coseley swimming pool is looking to improve its range of activities available to customers and is keen to recruit new staff to run them..

WALLBROOK residential home award
care scheme in Coseley which helps older people to regain independence is going from strength to strength after being recognised with an award..

SAVE HIGHFIELDS SCHOOL!
Dudley Council plans to shut the school to reduce surplus places..

MP FIGHTS WOODSETTON PHONE MAST
Proposals for a new ten metre mobile phone mast near housing and a primary school in Woodsetton have come under fire from Dudley North MP IAN AUSTIN..

COUNCIL'S HURRICANE SUPPORT
Dudley Council hurricane issues support details..

COSELEY ARCHIVES - MP ACTS
Ian Austin calls on Government to launch enquiry into Council's archive plans..

ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Coseley courses starting soon!

BAGGERIDGE FOLK FEST Sep 2-4
Annual folk festival at Baggeridge starts Friday 2/9/05..

VOLUNTEER WORK IN DUDLEY
Can you help Dudley CVS to help othesr?

SAVE COSELEY ARCHIVES campaign
Chairman John Wilkes gives us an update..

FAMILY FUN IN DUDLEY
Stilt walkers, fire eaters and clowns will be out in force for a family fun day organised by Castle & Crystal Credit Union..

FREE YAMPY CLASSIFIEDS!
Revamped Classifieds section is looking lonely so why not clear out your garage or attic?

MP's HEDGE FEE BATTLE
Dudley North MP IAN AUSTIN is calling on the council to cut the £405 fee charged – just to make a complaint about high hedges..

MP ON ARCHIVES CLOSURE PLAN
Dudley North MP Ian Austin is calling on the council to put plans to move the borough's archives from Mount Pleasant School in Coseley to Kingswinford on ice..

PARK INN licence extension rejected
Council's Licensing Sub Comiitetee has turned down an application by The Park Inn in George Street..

HOLDENS for the House of Commons?
Black Country MPs IAN AUSTIN (Dudley North) and TOM WATSON (West Bromwich East) are campaigning for the House of Commons to stock Holdens' beers in Parliament's bars and restaurants.

BOOK SALE, SATURDAY (6th)
Upper Ettingshall church book sale..

DEPUTY MAYOR MEETS JUNIOR SAVERS
Deputy mayor, Councillor John Woodall met with junior savers from Castle & Crystal credit union this week..

FREE TASTER COURSES
Coseley Women’s Resource Centre throws its doors open this Thursday (28 July) to offer free taster workshops to local residents


Dudley Council set to shut public footpath..

YOUTH AWARDS nominations
Nominations are flooding in for the second annual Dudley Youth Awards Ceremony..

DUDLEY HEALTH DIVIDE - MP ACTS
Austin calls for Commons debate on health equalities..

JACK NEWELL COURT makeover
Redecorated lounge for sheltered housing residents..

DYING to live in Dudley North?
Dudley North people live on average eight years less than residents in Dudley South..

Matt seeks work placement
Yampy has been contacted by young Matt Laughlin, with an urgent plea.

FREE IT TRAINING in Coseley
Computer courses in association with Dudley College..

HEALTH RECRUITMENT DRIVE
..July 14th,15th, 18th 2005

Recruitment open days for health records work

WELCOME TO YAMPY COSELEY
Yampyland Coseley established at last..

CHARITY TABLE TOP SALE
..The Brook pub, Sunday 3rd

Sunday 3rd July at The Brook Inn..

SAVE COSELEY ARCHIVES
800+ names on a second petition to save Mount Pleasant archives.

MP SURGERIES this weekend!
Friday 1st July/Sat 2nd.

The new MP for Dudley North IAN AUSTIN will be holding surgeries for constituents this weekend, on Friday 1 July and Saturday 2 July.

AREA COMMITTEE meets 29th June
Robert Street School hosts the North Dudley meeting..

GIVE UP SMOKING in Dudley
If you need help to quit smoking, local assistance is available..

POLICE STATION OPEN DAY
Sedgley police station throws open its doors 23rd July 2005..

MP SLAMS mobile mast plans
Dudley North MP IAN AUSTIN has launched a campaign against plans by Vodaphone to build a mobile phone mast near Bramford School.

ZERO INTOLERANCE?
- Local police lack resources

A local story of police indifference through lack of resources..

MP welcomes schools cash
£3.3 million cash boost announced for Dudley schools..

COSELEY CHOIR ON SONG
Coseley Male Voice Choir to perform a concert featuring songs of the 1930s and 1940s..

MP SURGERY DETAILS
Ian Austin's local surgeries..

NEW MP's Maiden Speech
New MP for Dudley North Ian Austin namechecks us in his debut House of Commons speech last night..

CCTV SAFETY for Jack Newell Court
Sheltered housing tenants in Coseley are more secure after a new CCTV system was installed at their complex..


Newly elected MP for Dudley North Ian Austin is wasting no time in making himself available to constituents..

LABOUR HOLD DUDLEY NORTH
Ian Austin wins Dudley North for Labour

WALLBROOK - 1950's MEMORIES
Richard (Charles) Wassell was a pupil at this Coseley school from 1956-59..

BRADLEYS LANE - victory of sorts?
Night time weight restrictions likely to be imposed..

10 OUT OF 10 for effort!
Lee runs it for charity

Woodsetton jogger in fundraising form for Russells Hall

ON SALE - Black Country Videos
The Black Country Shop now sells a range of local interest videos..

CARE HOMES ACTION MEETING
Gornal, Coseley and Penn action groups join forces..

DUDLEY part of Brum shock!
Is Dudley is set to become part of a Greater Brum.. (report date 1/4/05)

AREA COMMITTEE meets
Have your say next Wednesday..

LABOUR chooses candidate
Ian Austin has been chosen to fight the Dudley North seat for Labour following Ross Cranston's retirement..

COUNCIL HOUSING decision!
Dudley Council decide to retain control of housing service following Use Your Voice coonsultation..

CHRIST CHURCH teachers' club!
A Coseley school's maternity epidemic..

COSELEY PARAMEDIC honoured
details here..

REGISTER TO VOTE!
MP reminds us to make sure we have our say in May..

CRANSTON STEPS DOWN as our MP
Ross Cranston is not standing in the forthcoming General Election

COUNCIL's heating promise
Every Council-owned home in Dudley that wants it will have central heating within 2 years, it was announced today..

JUBILEE PARK meeting (Wed 9th)
'Friends' group at St. Chads..

KEEP COSELEY in Dudley! - MP
Dudley North MP Ross Cranston opposes Boundary Commission recommendations..

AREA COMMITTEE meet (26/1)
Your chance to vent your views to our Councillors..

TSUNAMI event on Saturday (15th)
Coffe morning at St. Chad's..

ADULT CLASSES in Coseley
A new terms starts from 6th January..

SWIMMING for Coseley Baths
Ross Cranston MP visits the Swimming Baths in Coseley..

COWBOY BUILDERS warning
Dudley Council caution against rogue builders

WINTER WARMTH grants
Our MP Ross Cranston is urging certain groups of people to apply for funds to keep warm this winter

SPARE TIME for volunteer work?
Dudley Hospitals are looking for people who can make a difference..

Fireworks at Himley Hall
Biggest ever bonfire night from Dudley Council..

AREA COMMITTEE to meet 2/11/04
Parkes Hall Study Centre, Parkes Hall Rd. Woodsetton at 6.30pm on Thursday 2/11/04.

MP asks for fireworks feedback
Ross Cranston, Labour MP for Dudley North, today called on Dudley residents to let him know whether tough new laws to crack down on fireworks abuse are working.

Dudley Borough Direct
A new card to help council tenants across Dudley was launched today.

Woodsetton School's Ofsted Praise
Dudley Council may want to shut it, but staff and pupils at Woodsetton Special School have nevertheless received a positive OFSTED report..

Post Office Closure Complaint
Coseley resident John Wilkes sends a letter to Yampy and the Express and Star

IF THE CAP FITS
Yampy launches its own baseball cap

YOUTH AWARDS - entries sought
Proud of a youngster? Closing date is 30/7/04

AREA COMMITTEE to meet 13/7/04
Straits School hosts the first meeting since the recent elections..

Muriel's 100th Birthday Bash
Congratulations to Muriel Appleby of Coseley, 100 years young tomorrow..

Dudley Housing Meetings
Look out for a couple of important meetings this month.

POST-16 GRANT SCHEME STARTS
'Earn while you learn' comes to Dudley

GEMZ talent show success
Local girl group heads for London semi finals of national competition

BOROUGH FESTIVAL plans announced
Council looks forward to a bigger and better summer celebration

BOROUGH FESTIVAL
Dudley Borough Summer Festival..

Veterans Return Fund
Ross Cranston MP urges WW2 veterans to claim for help regarding D Day 60th anniversary celebrations etc.

MP 's TUITION FEES VOTE
Dudley North MP Ross Cranston voted with the Government on this vital issue - here's why.

IMMORTALISED IN VERSE
An indication of the esteem in which Express and Star editor Adrian Faber is held by his colleagues.

BEACON CENTRE seeks volunteers
The Sedgley charity has a number of voluntary positions suitable for people with some spare time and a commitment to the local community

CASTLEGATE DELAYS
New traffic control system may need time to bed in, says Council

MINERS COMPENSATION SCHEME
Deadline approaching for Black Country Miners and theirfamilies affected by lung disease and/or Vibration White Finger.

North Dudley Area Committee
At the Queen Victoria School Sedgley on the 2nd December 2003.

MP on the Beat
Ross Cranston spends a day with Police Community Support Officers Liz Manton and John Tighe