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On the first Monday of December, it is pouring with rain in Walsall. The council cannot be blamed for this; the drab grey winter sky is not their fault. The Christmas tree occupying pride of place in the West Midlands town centre very much is.
The Decatur Education Foundation board has announced that Ricky Hyde will serve as its new executive director. Hyde will begin his position in June.
FIFTY years ago in the spring of 1971, long before the advent of mobile phones, emails and texts, the country’s communications were threatened with chaos when postal staff voted for a national strike. Unable to agree a pay deal with the Post Office, members of the Union of Post Office Workers downed envelopes, parcels and everything else and walked out, bringing the bulk of the UK’s postal services to a complete halt. Fortunately in south Worcestershire a band of rather unlikely heroes stepped up. Stamp collectors are not necessarily known for sterling deeds, but back in 71 the memb...