http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/ Old Throstles Network - Dedicated to West Bromwich Grammar School Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:17:37 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7039 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7039 Pioneering Shed Shop fundraiser dies at 79 A grandmother who ran a charity shop from the bottom of her garden, raising more than ?65,000 over two decades, has Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:17:32 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7038 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7038 Hard working Gwen only 80 years young At an age when most people are preparing for retirement, Gwen Simmonds was just getting going. Aged 60 she started work Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:15:14 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7037 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7037 Comic Relief fraudster spared jail A fraudster who dressed up as a schoolgirl and duped people out of more than £500 in a bogus charity collection in the West Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:05:52 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7036 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7036 Donations wanted for hi-tech history A touch screen virtual tour of West Bromwich's historic Oak House is to be set up as part of a big money revamp and Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:04:34 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7035 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7035 Woman fined for feeding the ducks A mother was given a £75 litter fine for feeding the ducks at her local park but her son was allowed to carry on because a Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:02:16 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7034 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7034 Mayor plan is snubbed Sandwell today became the first authority in the Black Country to reject plans for an elected mayor. A four-week consultation was Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:57:40 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7033 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7033 Mother trapped as car overturns This is the scene of a crash in West Bromwich, which trapped a mother and saw her young child rescued by shocked onlookers. The Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:56:49 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7032 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7032 Record numbers pay respect to war dead Record numbers turned up to an Armistice Day service at a Sandwell cemetery despite confusion over the date, organisers Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:55:21 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7031 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7031 Smash chaos hits M6 Thousands of motorists were stuck in tailbacks stretching more than six miles on the M6 today after a lorry jacknifed and hit a safety Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:54:17 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7030 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7030 Former Kwik Fit boss sold two stolen tyres A former Kwik Fit sales manager stole car tyres by posing as an employee and redirecting a delivery driver, a court Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:51:15 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7029 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7029 ?8m complex for elderly A new ?8 million housing complex for pensioners is set to be be built in Sandwell within the next 18 months, it was announced by Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:45:36 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7028 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7028 Site earmarked for £8m swimming pool A new £8 million swimming pool in Tipton is likely be built right in the heart of the town. Councillors in the town have Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:10:02 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7027 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7027 Samsung recalls 32,000 fridges in China SAMSUNG has added China to the list of countries subject to a product "recall" of its domestic refrigerators. The news Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:05:09 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7026 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7026 Oldbury man launches new WBA football hooligan book 10th November 2009 AN OLDBURY West Bromwich Albion fan has released a tell-all book about his life as Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:35:51 GMT oldthrostles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7025 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oldthrostlesnetwork/message/7025 Two tower blocks are ready for bulldozer Two 1960s Black Country tower blocks branded a hot spot for crime are to be bulldozed, it was revealed today. 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