November 21, 2007

Vale bookies have England as clear favourites;Villa skipper 20-1 to open scoring

William Hill betting shop in Tangmere Square
Vale bookies William Hill have England as 4-7 favourites to beat Croatia in tonight’s nerve-jangling decider for next year’s European Championships in Austria and Switzerland. The match kicks off at 8p.m. and is broadcast on BBC1. A draw will be enough for England to qualify.
Ex Villa star Peter Crouch is [...]

November 21, 2007

Vale to bear some of the burden of half a million pounds of Constituency budget cuts

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£480,000 has been taken off Erdington Constituency budget during 2007 by Birmingham Council, as the City struggles to make ends meet. Constituency Director Dave Ellis explained the implications for budget cuts to Councillors from the four wards, (Tyburn, Stockland Green, Kingstanding and Erdington) at the constituency [...]

November 21, 2007

Five-star Vale strikers too deadly for Dudley

Castle Vale FC won their 2nd Round Birmingham Midweek Challenge Cup tie at Lye Town against Dudley F.C. by a convincing 5-1 margin last night (Tuesday 20th). Dudley, currently in fifth position in the West Midlands Premier League, were runners-up in this competition last year. Vale won the Cup in the 2004/5 season.