Friday, March 29, 2024
bollard

Bring back ‘Rose’, says councillor

District and county councillor Peter McDonald is hoping to reinstate the child-shaped bollard outside Lickey Hills Primary School after it was removed by the...
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School parking menace

Barnt Green Parish Council is to increase its efforts to prevent vehicles damaging the grass verges on the corner of Greenbank and Hewell Road. There...
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Moment of silence

Pupils from Alvechurch Middle School laid crosses at the war memorial on the village green during the Remembrance Day service, watched by dignitaries including...
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Harvest helpers

Pupils and staff at Crown Meadow First School in Alvechurch enjoyed a traditional Harvest Festival, when they shared Harvest songs and Year One children...

Ready for Christmas!

Our guide to the celebrations taking place in the Village area. Hands up if you can’t wait for Christmas! It doesn’t seem five minutes since we...

Double-yellow plan

Highways officers are considering double-yellow lines down the grass side of the Birmingham Road service road in Alvechurch after cases of drive-blocking by cars parking...
ramp design

Hall gets ramp revamp

Work will soon begin on the construction of a new entrance ramp and steps at the front of Alvechurch Village Hall. This was the...
missing

Duck house disappears

Sarah Rees reports from the Oakalls and Parklands. Work to clear foliage from around the estate’s balancing pond revealed a mystery – the disappearance of the...
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Special visitor at tag rugby festival

Youngsters from 13 local schools took part in a tag rugby festival at Kings Norton Rugby Club’s Hopwood Park ground. 20 teams of pupils from Years...
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Blackwell ball boosts funds

The Blackwell May Ball, held at Grafton Manor in Bromsgrove, raised more than £8,000 in aid of Blackwell First School. Guests enjoyed a three-course meal,...