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...
Hills parking poser
Birmingham City Council’s plan to introduce car parking charges at Lickey Hills Country Park has reached the informal consultation stage, sparking debate at village...
Day of live music
Blackwell Music Festival takes place on Saturday September 7 in the grounds of Hunter’s Hill School, with live music from 12noon to 9pm, plus bar,...
Flower power!
This year’s Blackwell Summer Festival had a ‘Flower Power’ theme, which saw residents fully embracing the spirit of the event with a variety of...
Blackwell ball boosts funds
The Blackwell May Ball, held at Grafton Manor in Bromsgrove, raised more than £8,000 in aid of Blackwell First School.
Guests enjoyed a three-course meal,...
Lights donation
Lickey Community Group hopes to donate funds for lighting to illuminate the defibrillator at the Trinity Centre.
Lickey & Blackwell parish chairman Nick Forknell said he...
Parish ‘quirks’ prompt review
Lickey & Blackwell Parish Council discussed the idea of adding a new area to the parish after an enquiry from a resident of Staple...
Power to the people
The power of a “people’s plan” has been confirmed by a planning inspector’s rejection of three houses in the Green Belt at Hopwood.
In his...
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...
Summer festival season begins!
Alvechurch Village Society, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, is inviting residents from the village and beyond to mark the occasion with a...