Friday, March 29, 2024

HGV concerns continue

Blackwell residents are urging the parish council to press for “no HGVs” signs on Greenhill. One told the parish council’s September meeting: “We have got big...
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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...

Speed limit victory

Beoley Parish Council has successfully persuaded Worcestershire County Highways to temporarily reduce the speed limit along the Alcester Road through Portway to 30mph. Residents have...

HGV ban sought

Parish and district councillor Janet King has suggested residents write to county councillor Kit Taylor to ask for signage restricting HGVs from using Greenhill in...

County ‘should be recycling more’

Worcestershire County Council, which recently rejected a motion to declare a climate change emergency, is not doing enough on recycling, Coun Peter McDonald told Barnt...
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Right-of-way battle looms

Barnt Green parish councillors have vowed to keep up the pressure on CALA Homes to give all residents access to a public right of...

Climate emergency

Lickey & Blackwell Parish Council agreed to support a motion acknowledging a “climate emergency” and to consider creating their own policy. County councillor Matthew Jenkins had...

Library responses raise hopes

County council officers are “reeling” from public responses to the consultation on libraries. Alvechurch parish chairman Andy Humphries told councillors he had heard from Carol...

‘One-lane road’ danger fears

“Dangerous” parking on Station Road in Alvechurch is to be addressed by the county council’s Highways department after residents and councillors expressed concerns. The parish...

Relief over road closure

Parish councillors in Alvechurch were relieved to learn that a planned closure of the A441 in Hopwood was “not as bad as it first seemed”. A...