Friday, April 19, 2024
How Kings Norton came to Weatheroak

Richard Peach tees up the 50-year-old story of a city corporation hungry for housing land . . . and an exodus of golfers seeking...
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FARMING WITH NATURE

Hannah Genders visits a village farmer whose philosophy is to ‘give something back’ and to enhance the land. During lockdown earlier this year, many of...
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Beauty at Bellissimo

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE The start of spring is the perfect time to treat yourself to a bit of pampering, and Burcot’s beauty salon Bellissimo offers the...
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Let’s go on a journey

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to planning a holiday – but the amount of choice can be overwhelming, and not...
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BeautyBox is growing fast

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Since BeautyBox successfully relocated from Barnt Green to Catshill, the salon has gone from strength to strength – so much so that owner Becky Baker realised she needed...
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The Village Archive. . . 20 years ago

A look back at what was happening around here in March 2000. This issue covered both February and March 2000, and alongside the “RIP Green...
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The Village Archive. . . 10 years ago

A look back at what was happening around here in March 2010. Our March 2010 cover showed some of the daffodils planted by Alvechurch Village...
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Meet your dentist: Dr Dipesh Parmar

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Dr Dipesh Parmar of Acorn Dental is an internationally-renowned cosmetic and reconstructive dentist and dental educator. What is your favourite part of the job?...
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Reversal of fortune: value versus income

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Martin Pryor explains where you can find value in today’s investment markets. These are strange times in the investment markets. The looking-glass world of negative...
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Cup final date for AFC

Alvechurch FC hope for silverware against Bromsgrove Sporting. Despite a poor run of form in which they hadn’t won a league match since New Year’s...