Ideas requested for future of village buses
Independent district councillors are aiming to solve the public transport riddle affecting village areas.
Lack of a convenient way to travel to work and school...
Calagate: What is going on?
Frustration is growing over the lack of action to enforce access to public open space on a village housing estate.
In the long-running saga now...
Calagate pressure ‘still on’
The public right of way from Barnt Green through the Cala Homes estate to the Lickey Hills will “one day” be open, the parish...
Independent vote hope
Alvechurch district and parish councillor Kate Van Der Plank is to carry the independent torch into the upcoming county council elections.
She has decided to...
Friends of the station
A group of villagers have volunteered to adopt their local station to make it better for everyone.The Alvechurch residents have now been given a...
Barnt Green ‘land grab’ on new estate
A “LAND GRAB” is causing problems on a village housing estate as new residents put up “Private” signs on public open space.
Barnt Green Parish Council is writing to Bromsgrove planners . . .
Planning reforms put key decisions on ice
The Local Plan for Bromsgrove district has to wait for the outcome of the Government’s radical planning proposals before it can move ahead with...
How did Mop fair go ahead?
THE ANNUAL MOP fair went ahead in Alvechurch despite last-minute efforts to stop it over coronavirus fears. Local councillors, district and parish, tried to halt it after hearing that the fair event that takes over the village centre on the first
We will emerge stronger, says Bromsgrove leader
Bromsgrove District Council Leader Karen May has urged villagers to enjoy the council's parks and open spaces, while maintaining social distancing.
In a statement this...
History loses home
The fate of village artefacts collected over 70 years is uncertain after a local church submitted plans to develop the site of a dilapidated...