Tennis: Balsall Common schoolboy gets masterclass from Boris Becker – Coventry Telegraph

Watching Wimbledon? this is a good excuse to publish a link to a story earlier this month when a local lad Connor met Boris Becker for a tennis lesson..

 

Tennis: Balsall Common schoolboy gets masterclass from Boris Becker
Coventry Telegraph
BALSALL Common’s Connor Overton was given a tennis masterclass from three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker as his bid to become a Barclays Ball Kid entered its final stage. The 14-year-old Heart of England School pupil was one of 130 youngsters to  

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June 30, 2011 |

Cricket: Berkswell overcome Evesham to return to top of the table

Trevor Jordan reports on Berkswell miraculously reclaiming top spot on Saturday having drifted to fourth after two disappointing weekends.

Birmingham Premier League Division 1
Evesham 207-7 v Berkswell 210-2

A top class batting display from skipper Dominic Ostler ensured Berkswell moved back to the top of the Birmingham and District League Division 1 following their 8 wicket victory at Evesham.
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June 28, 2011 |

HS2 update: hs2.Ltd under flak after recent BC consultation

Solihull news reports on the apparent rude attitude of the HS2 LTD staff at the recent Balsall Common HS2 consultation where they called somebody a cretin for exercising his right to take photos in a public place. Unhelpfully they did not provide a link to the video. Alas, we tracked down it down only to discover that it is no more :-(

Elsewhere, HS2.Ltd is being accused of bias in presenting HS2 as it is supposed to be neutral. Read the rest of this entry »

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Local businessman to help businesses avoid Employment Law pitfalls

Balsall Common businessman Simon Standley is on a mission to help local businesses avoid the pitfalls and costly mistakes that hit businesses who struggle to keep abreast of the ever changing landscape of UK Employment Law.

Simon’s recruitment outfit Standley Associates has teamed up with Shield HR to deliver a complimentary Employment Law seminar next Thursday in Coleshill (30th June).
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