Crackdown on fly-tipping
The problem of fly-tipping in the Village area is to be addressed by Bromsgrove District Council, after it unanimously passed a motion brought by...
Station still waiting . . .
Installation of the long-awaited lifts at Barnt Green railway station may have moved a step closer, parish councillors heard.
Parish clerk Tracy Bodley said Network...
Police Commissioner to visit
Beoley Parish Council has invited the Police Commissioner, John Campion, to attend its next meeting to discuss local police inactivity on speeding enforcement and dangerous...
Wood-sale surprise
The volunteers who look after High House Wood in the Lickey Hills have expressed surprise and concern on learning that the land has been...
‘We all pay for vandalism’
Village councillors want to stop vandalism by encouraging adults to talk to young people about the costs to the community.
The plan was agreed by...
Fly-tipping increases
Cases of fly-tipping in Alvechurch worsened during May, including a three-piece suite and sheets of asbestos, district councillor Kate Van Der Plank told parish councillors.
“I...
Council counts cost of vandalism
Parish councillors are looking at ways to deter vandalism after a seat on the new play equipment at The Meadows, Alvechurch, was destroyed and...
Crime ‘at a low’
Crime in Barnt Green is at a low level, parish councillors heard.
PCSO Ryan East from the Safer Neighbourhood Team said burglaries had dropped dramatically...
Rise in antisocial behaviour
Total recorded crime in Alvechurch parish rose slightly over the past year, according to police figures supplied to the Annual Parish Meeting. There were 1,348...
Lamp post poo bag initiative
Blackwell residents fed up with the scourge of dog mess on the pavements have taken matters into their own hands and installed homemade poo...