Thursday, March 28, 2024

Crashed car stolen

A damaged car awaiting recovery by the side of the road in Finstall has been stolen.

County poll leaves seats unchanged

There were no surprises in the Village area elections to Worcestershire County Council – although UKIP and the Independent candidate gave the sitting Tories a wake-up call in Alvechurch.

Deliver The Village !

If you’re over 13 years old, and reliable, with an email address and bank account, you can join the waiting list for our delivery team.

Green Belt bites back

The battle to stop a Birmingham land-grab across our borders into the Green Belt could be boosted by the initiative of the district councillor for Barnt Green and Hopwood.

Here comes Redditch - again

The threat of Redditch creeping within earshot of Alvechurch village has re-emerged barely weeks after council chiefs hailed the scrapping of plans for a 6,000-home “Bordesley Park” housing estate.

Arty theme for fete

The summer fete at Grosvenor House care home in Alvechurch had an artistic theme once again, as members of Pam’s Art Group entered a competition to have their paintings displayed.

Parish cuts tax bill for third year

Alvechurch Parish Council has cut its tax demand on villagers for the third year in a row – this time by 2.87 per cent.

fallen pump

Restoring an 80-year-old landmark

The tale of how Tutnall & Cobley parish councillors have rolled up their sleeves to bring a wind pump back to life.A once-well-known hilltop...

Pedestrian killed in highway tragedy

Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian died after being hit by three vehicles on the Bromsgrove Highway near Finstall.

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”...