Saturday, December 9, 2023
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Plan gets a big ‘yes’

Lickey & Blackwell and Cofton Hackett parish councillors are delighted that residents voted to accept their Neighbourhood Development Plan. Six years in the making, the...

Plan close to approval

A Neighbourhood Plan for Lickey & Blackwell and Cofton Hackett parishes is close to being approved by an independent examiner. “We are looking forward to having...
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Short-cut concerns

Cofton Hackett residents are pleading with councillors, police and their MP to prevent vehicles using Ten Ashes Lane as a  “dangerous” cut-through. Despite signs warning...

New hall cash plea

Trustees of the new Cofton Village Hall have made an urgent appeal for more funds, to enable the building to open this summer after...

Time to have your say on plan

A public consultation on the joint Lickey & Blackwell and Cofton Hackett Neighbourhood Development Plan will run until March 29, and residents are encouraged...
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Our fields are not easy pickings, say villagers

Villagers gave a resounding vote of approval to the Alvechurch Neighbourhood Plan, with 97 per cent voting in favour.The plan is now expected to...
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Have your say on plan

Villagers in Lickey, Blackwell and Cofton Hackett can have their say on the parishes’ future by commenting on a draft of the joint Neighbourhood...

Parish aims to be ready with its own plan

Barnt Green is to revisit its Neighbourhood Plan preparations to ensure the parish is ready to deal with future house-building pressures. Parish chairman Robert Cholmondeley...

Fighting for right of way

Barnt Green Parish Council has joined calls for a public right of way to be reopened. Footpath 521, which begins at Cofton Church Lane close...

Parish meeting dates

Village parish councils are preparing to hold their Annual Parish Meetings. Lickey & Blackwell has its Annual Assembly on Monday April 9 at 7.30pm in...