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	<title>Express &#38; Star &#187; walsall</title>
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		<title>£30k plan to bring end to troubles at church</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/15/30k-plan-to-bring-end-to-troubles-at-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A £30,000 plan to end the long standing problems of anti-social behaviour, by introducing new security measures at a Brownhills church hall, has been unveiled.A £30,000 plan to end the long standing problems of anti-social behaviour, by introducing new security measures at a Brownhills church hall, has been unveiled.The work to bring St James Church Hall up to scratch includes fitting double glazed windows, building an outdoor playground for children's events and the installation of a fence to improve security. Members of the church have battled with smashed windows, litter and gangs of youths congregating in the grounds for many years.Now church leaders have come up with a fundraising drive and proposals to modernise the premises and introduce extra security.Parish priest the Rev Dave Bishop said under the programme a footpath next to the hall used by the public will be closed in the near future. But he said a second well used footpath leading to the church grounds from Great Charles Street will remain open.Funding for the hall improvement will come from church funds and there are plans to apply for landfill tax credit funding.Mr Bishop said: "There are plans by the church to shortly upgrade its church hall. This will include double glazing and a play area for children."Part of the plans will involve installing a fence around the church hall to make it more secure, a plan that will also be of great benefit for those living adjacent to the hall.Improvement"This will mean access to Great Charles Street cemetery will now be through the main gate which is situated along the walkway between Great Charles Street and the church."The next fundraising event towards the £30,000 scheme will be a spring coffee morning at St James Church, in Church Road, on Saturday at 10am in the hal, known as the Fellowship Room.It is part of the church's general ground improvement programme which has included the filling in of dangerous holes and sunken ground at its cemeteries to make them and safer for visitors tending to graves.Truckloads of soil were delivered to old burial grounds in Barnetts Lane and Great Charles Street to tidy up the sites.]]></description>
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		<title>Car crash chaos shuts off streets</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/15/car-crash-chaos-shuts-off-streets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police swarmed a town centre, closing roads and diverting traffic after a high-speed car crash brought the area to a standstill.]]></description>
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		<title>Burnley 1 Wolves 2</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/13/burnley-1-wolves-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wolves moved three points clear of the relegation zone after making the most of their breaks with a priceless victory over rivals Burnley.]]></description>
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		<title>Region’s burial fees to increase by 6pc</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/13/region%e2%80%99s-burial-fees-to-increase-by-6pc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/13/region%e2%80%99s-burial-fees-to-increase-by-6pc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mourners will soon have to pay more to bury their loved ones in the Black Country and Staffordshire under plans to increase costs by up to six per cent.]]></description>
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		<title>Remaining face of a bygone era</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/13/remaining-face-of-a-bygone-era/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was once at the heart of a bustling waterside manufacturing quarter – but now it is all that remains of an age gone by.]]></description>
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		<title>Pub grub is on the menu for pensioners</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/13/pub-grub-is-on-the-menu-for-pensioners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/13/pub-grub-is-on-the-menu-for-pensioners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pensioners could be encouraged to swap meals-on-wheels for pub lunches under a novel plan to modernise the service, it was revealed today.]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital set to axe in-house canteen</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/12/hospital-set-to-axe-in-house-canteen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/12/hospital-set-to-axe-in-house-canteen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall Manor Hospital’s in-house canteen will be axed and a private firm brought in, leaving catering staff in limbo after up to 30 years in the job.]]></description>
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		<title>Half of schools seen by inspectors failing</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/12/half-of-schools-seen-by-inspectors-failing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/12/half-of-schools-seen-by-inspectors-failing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than half of schools inspected in the West Midlands are failing to provide pupils with a good education, according to the latest figures from government watchdog Ofsted.]]></description>
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		<title>High price for theft of metal</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/12/high-price-for-theft-of-metal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/12/high-price-for-theft-of-metal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thieves who stole copper from a West Midland war memorial would have gained “very little value” from their haul, it has been said.]]></description>
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		<title>Gantry on M6 reduced by 10ft</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/12/gantry-on-m6-reduced-by-10ft/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/12/gantry-on-m6-reduced-by-10ft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 40ft gantry installed on the M6 that loomed over nearby homes looks set to be reduced in size by up to 10ft, it was revealed today.]]></description>
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		<title>Poundland set to be sold</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/12/poundland-set-to-be-sold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/12/poundland-set-to-be-sold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The private owner of Willenhall-based Poundland is preparing to sell the company, it emerged today.]]></description>
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		<title>Harry recalls tall tale of giraffes in his lorry</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/12/harry-recalls-tall-tale-of-giraffes-in-his-lorry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/12/harry-recalls-tall-tale-of-giraffes-in-his-lorry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When lorry driver Harry Brierley was told to go to West Midland Safari Park for a job, he knew he wouldn’t be picking up his usual load.]]></description>
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		<title>Walsall boss in warning to Byfield</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/11/walsall-boss-in-warning-to-byfield/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/11/walsall-boss-in-warning-to-byfield/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall boss Chris Hutchings has warned Darren Byfield he isn’t untouchable and must rediscover his form to force his way back into the side.]]></description>
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		<title>Fly-tippers strike yards from church</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/10/fly-tippers-strike-yards-from-church/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/10/fly-tippers-strike-yards-from-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fly-tipping just yards from a Walsall church is threatening to put people off staging weddings and funerals at the spot, it is claimed.]]></description>
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		<title>Jail as student has jaw broken</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/10/jail-as-student-has-jaw-broken/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/10/jail-as-student-has-jaw-broken/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mechanic who punched a university student in the face so hard he broke his jaw in two places has been jailed for six months.]]></description>
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		<title>St George’s parade planned for centre</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/10/st-george%e2%80%99s-parade-planned-for-centre/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/10/st-george%e2%80%99s-parade-planned-for-centre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plans are afoot for the first ever St George’s Day parade through Walsall town centre, it emerged today.]]></description>
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		<title>Council delays traveller decision</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/10/council-delays-traveller-decision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/10/council-delays-traveller-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Council bosses will not approve plans to legally extend a travellers’ site in South Staffordshire until more information has been collected, it emerged last night.]]></description>
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		<title>Gilmartin vows to bounce back</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/09/gilmartin-vows-to-bounce-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/09/gilmartin-vows-to-bounce-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall goalkeeper Rene Gilmartin has vowed to return stronger and pledged to learn from his nightmare comeback to the team.]]></description>
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		<title>Nicholls&#8217; admission after setback</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/08/nicholls-admission-after-setback/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/08/nicholls-admission-after-setback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall striker Alex Nicholls has urged the Saddlers to cut out the sloppy mistakes after admitting they were “masters of their own downfall” against Millwall.]]></description>
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		<title>Fury as metal thieves target war memorial</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/08/fury-as-metal-thieves-target-war-memorial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The roof of a landmark war memorial has been stripped by metal thieves in an attack branded “gutting and inexplicable”.]]></description>
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