Village burglary link investigated
A string of burglaries across The Village area – including Cofton Hackett and Alvechurch – could be linked, police believe.
Green Belt bites back
The battle to stop a Birmingham land-grab across our borders into the Green Belt could be boosted by the initiative of the district councillor for Barnt Green and Hopwood.
Pope in the park
Cofton Hackett and the surrounding areas are bracing themselves for the influx of up to 70,000 people for the Pope’s mass in Cofton Park on September 19.
Terry meets Vinny!
Boost for Hall fund
Barnt Green set for ‘best walk’
Barnt Green is holding another community walk and pig roast after the success of last year’s event, hailed the “best in the county”.
Say ‘bonjour’ to students
A Cofton Hackett family who play host to visiting French students are keen for other village families to do the same.
Regulator called on
Barnt Green Parish Council is to ask the rail regulator – the Office of Rail and Road – to step in to get the footpath and crossing behind Cofton Hall reopened.
Police name Cofton man killed in crash
The man killed in a Cofton Hackett car crash last Friday night has been named as James Ansell, who lived in Cofton.
‘Skulduggery’ over footpath
The chairman of Barnt Green Parish Council has accused Network Rail of “skulduggery” and “gross mismanagement” over the closure of the railway footpath at Cofton Hackett.