Friday, March 29, 2024

No response from Network Rail

Network Rail had still not responded – or even acknowledged – correspondence since a high-level meeting about the future of the car park at...

Car park ‘back on track’

A high-level meeting has put a solution to the flooded and pot-holed car park at Alvechurch station back on track, it is hoped. When the new-look...

Gritty issue for Blackwell

Lickey & Blackwell Parish Council has decided to fund its own grit bin after a request was turned down by the county’s Highways department. Councillors...

Lorry route concerns

Blackwell residents have expressed concerns about large lorries using Linthurst Newtown to deliver construction materials to Wadderton on Greenhill. District Councillor Kit Taylor told parish councillors...

‘No’ signal to signs plea

Barnt Green Parish Council will continue to press West Midlands Trains for improved signage at the village railway station after a “disappointing” response to...

Time to have your say

Villagers now have only a few weeks left to have their say on the future development of Bromsgrove district. Bromsgrove District Council is holding a...

Good news for cyclists

Finstall and The Oakalls are to benefit from a new cycleway, as part of a transport and highways plan being rolled out across Bromsgrove, writes...
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Bridge work begins

Work towards the installation of a footbridge over the railway at Cofton Hackett has finally begun, Barnt Green Parish Council heard. Chairman Robert Cholmondeley told...

Footbridge postponed again

The Cofton railway footbridge has been put back again. Work is now planned to start in September, with completion in December. “We might be able to...

New hope for station lifts

Barnt Green parish councillors are hopeful that the promised railway station lifts may be installed by 2020, after a meeting with Network Rail representatives. Discussions...