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REDDITCH United played out a 2-2 draw with Loughborough Students in the club’s annual Tom Rankin Memorial Game. A Tom Rankin XI took on a Loughborough University XI at the Valley Stadium as the game ended in a draw. Redditch led by two goals at the break courtesy of strikes from a trialist and Alex Cameron. However, quickfire late goals from Alex Bertholon and Underwood saw the pre-season clash end all square. The annual match took place in memory…

EARLY years education across Warwickshire is to benefit from a multi-million pound boost. Warwickshire County Council has agreed an £8.2 three-year programme to replace or refurbish 14 ageing nursery buildings located on school sites. The move is set to guarantee the continuity of more than 500 early years places, preventing the closure of nursery services currently operating in buildings at the end of their usable life. WCC education spokesman Coun Wayne Briggs said: “This investment is a direct commitment…

A MAN was arrested for drug driving when rural crime team officers joined partners for a morning operation based at Hopwood Services at junction 2 of the M42. The multi‑agency, proactive deployment on Friday was focused on rural crime priorities including fly-tipping and waste crime, plant and trailer theft, wildlife offences, and vehicle‑based acquisitive crime. The motorway location was the base for Op Cayenne so officers could target specific vehicles travelling to and from Worcestershire from the West Midlands…

JACK Kelly scored an injury-time winner as Alvechurch battled to an impressive 2-1 pre-season victory against Northern Irish side Cliftonville. Kelly headed in at the death following a succession of corners after Miracle Okafor put Church ahead at Solitude. Church made the trip to Belfast to take on a Cliftonville side who finished fifth in Northern Ireland’s top flight last season. After a goalless first period, Alvechurch broke the deadlock early in the second period when summer signing Okafor…

Andy Burnham has used his first big broadcast interview since entering Downing Street to float the idea that homeowners in southern England should face steeper property taxes, as part of a wider shake-up of the council tax system. Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, the Prime Minister argued that the current regime needs to “create some fairness” for the North, pointing to what he sees as an unjust gap between bills in Greater Manchester and London. The options on…