A HALESOWEN man has written a book of poetry to help raise funds for a borough hospice. Dave Macklin s work Painting With Words contains more than 100 poems and has already raised £1,000 for Mary Stevens Hospice, Hagley Road, Oldswinford. His poems take inspiration from his love of the wildlife, nature and landscapes around Halesowen, the Black Country and north Worcestershire. Dave said: I have always made a point of supporting local charities but the one which has really made an impact on me and on our community is the Mary Stevens Hospice. It provides an essential end-of-life service of palliative care to members of our community - not only is quality care provided to patients, but support is also given to family and friends by a team of skilled and dedicated professionals.
A BABY deer that was stuck inside a garden has been reunited with its mother. The RSPCA managed to rescue the young animal, which was spotted by a resident inside their garden in Petworth. Animal rescue officer Marie Stevens did not know how the baby dappled deer managed to get inside the garden because it has an 8ft high deer-proofed fence. But she said it would have been very difficult for it to escape by itself. She said: “The baby looked just like Bambi huddled up amongst the undergrowth and bluebells. I was almost expecting Thumper to emerge at any second.
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Knox County court news
May 22, 2021
Rockland The following cases were completed in the Knox County courts from May 14 through May 21.
Anthony R. Scott, 39, Warren, burglary on March 9, 2020 at the Jackson s Corner Store in Washington; theft on same day and place, nine months in jail; criminal mischief, 10 months in jail; violating condition of release, six months in jail; operating after habitual offender revocation, nine months jail, $1,000 fine; aggravated driving to endanger on June 27, 2020 in Warren, nine months in jail, $575 fine; failing to stop for an officer, six months in jail; violating condition of release, six months in jail.
FUNDRAISERS held in memory of an inspirational Stourbridge woman have raised an incredible £17,000 for Stourbridge s Mary Stevens Hospice where she spent her final days. Kate Turner (nee Winning), aged 47, passed away at the hospice on December 1 after a re-occurrence of the acute myeloid leukaemia that she had so bravely and successfully battled as a young woman more than 20 years ago. Much-loved Kate courageously fought a three-year battle against the deadly disease in the late 1990s during which she endured chemotherapy, radiotherapy, a bone marrow transplant thanks to sister Sarah, then a second ground-breaking transplant of stem cells after a relapse.