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		<title>Traders’ joy on road plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Plans to completely close a busy road for two years while major roadworks take place have been scrapped after a campaign by businesses and residents.]]></description>
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		<title>AWM to axe 121 projects</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/awm-to-axe-121-projects/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Regional development agency Advantage West Midlands has taken the axe to more than 120 projects as part of a multi-million pound cost-saving exercise.]]></description>
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		<title>Workers and animals escape searing heat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not easy keeping cool at work when it is as hot in the Black Country as Ibiza or Rome.]]></description>
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		<title>Closure plan for road gets scrapped</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/closure-plan-for-road-gets-scrapped/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Plans to completely close a Black Country main road for two years while major roadworks take place have been scrapped following a campaign by businesses and residents.]]></description>
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		<title>Three cheers as the Cliff triplets hit 60</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/three-cheers-as-the-cliff-triplets-hit-60/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s three cheers for the Cliff triplets from the Black Country who are back in the spotlight to celebrate their 60th birthday this month.]]></description>
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		<title>Offenders clearing yob-hit school site</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/offenders-clearing-yob-hit-school-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Convicted criminals have been drafted in to clear up a school field in the Black Country that was wrecked by yobs.]]></description>
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		<title>Golden David opens gem of a shop</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/golden-david-opens-gem-of-a-shop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of people braced blistering heat in Bearwood to meet antiques guru and TV star David Dickinson.]]></description>
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		<title>Former pit worker homes to be demolished</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/former-pit-worker-homes-to-be-demolished/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/former-pit-worker-homes-to-be-demolished/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Flats built to house pit workers in the 1960s are set to disappear from the Great Barr skyline.]]></description>
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		<title>Smooth Radio Tammy&#8217;s entertainment guide</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/smooth-radio-tammys-entertainment-guide-6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/smooth-radio-tammys-entertainment-guide-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Smooth Radio afternoon DJ Tammy Gooding gives you her guide to the best of the week’s entertainment across the region.]]></description>
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		<title>Cast rock stage for killer stage</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/cast-rock-stage-for-killer-stage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/cast-rock-stage-for-killer-stage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We Will Rock You
Birmingham Hippodrome.]]></description>
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		<title>Proms 2009 - Picture Gallery 23</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/proms-2009-picture-gallery-23/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/03/proms-2009-picture-gallery-23/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Another selection of pictures, sent in by readers, showing youngsters from the Black Country and Staffordshire enjoting their school proms.]]></description>
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		<title>Council approves plans for mosque</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/02/council-approves-plans-for-mosque/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/02/council-approves-plans-for-mosque/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposals to extend a mosque in the Black Country and build three minarets have been approved by council planners despite concerns over traffic.]]></description>
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		<title>Battle pledged on painting of red lines</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/02/battle-pledged-on-painting-of-red-lines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/02/battle-pledged-on-painting-of-red-lines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Lines on one of Sandwell’s latest red routes will be painted on in October it was announced today, as protesters pledged to step up their action.]]></description>
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		<title>Snapshot of health troubles revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/02/snapshot-of-health-troubles-revealed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/02/snapshot-of-health-troubles-revealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A snapshot of health problems in the West Midlands today reveals that heart disease and smoking-related illnesses are higher than the national average.]]></description>
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		<title>Our Nicky goes Morris dancing</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/02/our-nicky-goes-morris-dancing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/02/our-nicky-goes-morris-dancing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Morris dancing is set to become a regular scene at pubs across the Black Country and Staffordshire.]]></description>
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		<title>Pledge to get bobbies back on beat</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/02/pledge-to-get-bobbies-back-on-beat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/02/pledge-to-get-bobbies-back-on-beat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The new neighbourhood police inspector for Smethwick has vowed to get more officers onto the streets in a bid to tackle the scourge of yob behaviour.]]></description>
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		<title>Proms 2009 - Picture Gallery 22</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/02/proms-2009-picture-gallery-22/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/02/proms-2009-picture-gallery-22/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Another selection of pictures, sent in by readers, showing youngsters from across the region enjoying their school prom nights.]]></description>
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		<title>Baby falls from balcony</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/01/baby-falls-from-balcony/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/01/baby-falls-from-balcony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An 18-month old boy has been taken to hospital after falling from a balcony at a home in Tipton.]]></description>
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		<title>Fury at costly credit crunch conference</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/01/fury-at-costly-credit-crunch-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/01/fury-at-costly-credit-crunch-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A credit crunch conference is being held at the controversial Black Country arts centre The Public – and visitors are being charged £50 for a ticket.]]></description>
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		<title>Checks on drain where girl was trapped</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/01/checks-on-drain-where-girl-was-trapped/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/01/checks-on-drain-where-girl-was-trapped/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A sewer in Tipton which flooded during a freak storm, causing a nine-year-old girl to become trapped in a drain cover, is being investigated by engineers.]]></description>
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