Friday, March 29, 2024
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Project Alvechurch

Alvechurch residents who have been approached by schoolchildren over the past decade for their views on life in the village may have wondered where...
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School’s sports stars

Alvechurch Middle School has had a very successful sporting year, finishing the year as Bromsgrove District Champions in athletics, netball, cricket, football and tag...

Protests over mast plan

An application to put a 75ft mobile phone mast on the sewage works site 750m south of Alvechurch village centre has also provoked public...

Parish needs a lengthsman

Barnt Green Parish Council is joining the Parish Lengthsman scheme in partnership with Worcestershire County Council. The county, which is responsible for maintaining the highway...
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Friendly school praised

Linthurst First School, Blackwell, is celebrating publication of its latest Ofsted report. The school, which prides itself on its friendly, family atmosphere, received particular...
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Home vs office

A controversial planning application has sparked a debate over the future of Alvechurch village centre. Residents are calling on planners to turn down the...
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Cofton celebrates as lake bid is accepted

A year-long campaign by Cofton Hackett residents to buy the beautiful, secluded lake at the heart of their village has paid off. As The Village...
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Slow boat to school

Children from Tardebigge First School take a slow boat to school from Alvechurch Marina. The pupils, many of whom usually go to school by “Walking...
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Miles for charity

Sue Biggs, of Cofton Hackett, is pictured in training with Barnardo’s ambassador and head trainer Daley Thompson before she ran the London Marathon in...
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Head hands over

Retiring headteacher Norma Kift (left) hands over the keys to Crown Meadow First School in Alvechurch, to her successor, Janette Morris, watched by chair...