THE VILLAGE VIEW
What a fine mess party politics has got us all into. After more than two years, the mist has lifted to reveal a Prime...
THE VILLAGE VIEW
How often have we or someone else said: “At least we’ll be able to make our voices heard at the ballot box”? Well, it’s...
THE VILLAGE VIEW
Every other week, usually on a Thursday afternoon, I run my near-nonagenarian father from Barnt Green over to the library in Alvechurch. If I’ve...
THE VILLAGE VIEW
If there was a Top 10 of “You Couldn’t Make It Ups”, the Marlbrook Tip debacle would surely be a chart-topper. It has been...
THE VILLAGE VIEW
If you think Brexit is a never-ending nightmare, then a foray into town planning might just tip you over the edge. By the time...
THE VILLAGE VIEW
Even though it’s summer and we usually give the bees in our bonnet a rest for a month or two, there’s one that just...
THE VILLAGE VIEW
The independent wave continued to wash over The Village area in the Bromsgrove Council elections. The whole tract from Redditch, through Beoley, Portway, Alvechurch,...
THE VILLAGE VIEW
Twenty years on from our first issue, and what is most noticeable from a brief look at our coverage then and now is the...
THE VILLAGE VIEW
With all the talk of referendums (and despite the protestations, it doesn’t look like there’s any sensible way out of the Brexit Mayhem without...
THE VILLAGE VIEW
It’s hard to believe that, with everything else going on in the world and the country (apparently there’s a General Election), we find ourselves...