Friday, March 29, 2024

Environment Agency gets ready for tip application

The Environment Agency has completed a survey of the former Marlbrook Tip in the Lickey Hills and is now preparing to apply for planning...
Rhubarb growing in an urban park.

Market garden dream

A group of villagers is hoping to launch a market garden to provide people with fresh, locally grown organic fruit and vegetables. Incredible Edible Alvechurch,...
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Vote YES to your Plan

Lickey & Blackwell and Cofton Hackett parish councillors are encouraging all residents to say “Yes” to their Neighbourhood Development Plan in a referendum on...

Become a friend of Bittell Reservoirs

Barnt Green Waters is encouraging villagers to get involved in a new “Friends of Bittell Reservoirs” scheme, enabling them to enjoy and appreciate the...

Barntchurch: What do we know?

The Village delves into the housing study to see why this area is under threat and what  ‘Barntchurch’ would really mean. While the “Greater Birmingham”...
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Plan gets a big ‘yes’

Lickey & Blackwell and Cofton Hackett parish councillors are delighted that residents voted to accept their Neighbourhood Development Plan. Six years in the making, the...
Hedge laying

Halfway there with hedge

An enthusiastic group of volunteers gathered at Tardebigge Community Hall car park to learn the traditional art of hedge laying, taught by Wade Muggleton,...

Burcot build looks likely

Lickey & Blackwell parish councillors expressed sadness that Fresh@ Burcot Garden Centre could be replaced by 11 new houses if a planning application is...
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Playtime at Meadows

The Meadows in Alvechurch has been full of kids, old and young, since the installation of new play and exercise equipment over the summer. A...
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Cleaning up the streets

Sarah Rees reports from the Oakalls and Parklands. More than 30 people took part in the Great British Spring Clean on the Oakalls and Parklands. This was...