Lounge painting wins £125 prize
The winning entry in the “What My Village Means to Me” competition is a stylised painting of a view through the window into The Lounge cafe in Alvechurch.
Cheques for charities
The bishop’s park
It’s nearly 900 years since the Bishop of Worcester fenced off an area that became known as Alvechurch Park, write Rachel Hayes and Dorothy Snaddon.
Car park decision
MP plans traveller action
Alvechurch residents met MP Sajid Javid to discuss action over traveller incursions.
Two more years of tipping
Lickey residents face another two years of lorries loaded with muck thundering up and down their main road, a public meeting heard.
Plan comes out of retirement
Retirement home developer McCarthy & Stone has not given up on its plans to build an apartment block on Green Belt land close to the centre of Alvechurch.
Withybed marina unveiled
Alvechurch’s place at the heart of the UK narrowboat leisure industry could be enhanced by a plan for a new 75-berth marina.
Charity ride called off
An annual charity cycle ride has come to an end after 18 years of fundraising because of participants failing to donate to charity, according to organisers.
Village teen venue appeal
A group of mums in Alvechurch has launched an initiative to find somewhere for their teenagers to meet.