Thursday, March 28, 2024

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...

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...

Sign up for Smart Water

Barnt Green Parish Council has decided to launch Smart Water in the village. Under the scheme, it is proposed residents will be given a...

Police burglary pledge

Village burglary victims will still be visited by a police officer, despite other policing areas cutting back. The pledge was made by PC Simon Albutt,...

Police pop-up

A "police pop-up” event in Barnt Green saw villagers share concerns with local officers, parish councillors heard. Some residents reported that a village farmer was allowing...

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...

Police in call for photos of poor parking

Villagers are being urged to help police reduce the scourge of dangerous parking around schools at drop-off and pick-up times. For “Operation Lollipop” police want...

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...

Phone box defibrillator conundrum

Lickey & Blackwell parish councillors debated extra security measures for the Marlbook defibrillator, after it was stolen from the former phone box on Old Birmingham Road.