School’s sports stars
Alvechurch Middle School has had a very successful sporting year, finishing the year as Bromsgrove District Champions in athletics, netball, cricket, football and tag...
Protests over mast plan
An application to put a 75ft mobile phone mast on the sewage works site 750m south of Alvechurch village centre has also provoked public...
Parish needs a lengthsman
Barnt Green Parish Council is joining the Parish Lengthsman scheme in partnership with Worcestershire County Council.
The county, which is responsible for maintaining the highway...
Friendly school praised
Linthurst First School, Blackwell, is celebrating publication of its latest Ofsted report. The school, which prides itself on its friendly, family atmosphere, received particular...
Home vs office
A controversial planning application has sparked a debate over the future of Alvechurch village centre. Residents are calling on planners to turn down the...
Cofton celebrates as lake bid is accepted
A year-long campaign by Cofton Hackett residents to buy the beautiful, secluded lake at the heart of their village has paid off.
As The Village...
Slow boat to school
Children from Tardebigge First School take a slow boat to school from Alvechurch Marina.
The pupils, many of whom usually go to school by “Walking...
Miles for charity
Sue Biggs, of Cofton Hackett, is pictured in training with Barnardo’s ambassador and head trainer Daley Thompson before she ran the London Marathon in...
Head hands over
Retiring headteacher Norma Kift (left) hands over the keys to Crown Meadow First School in Alvechurch, to her successor, Janette Morris, watched by chair...
Call for lower speed limit
Another group of Barnt Green residents has raised a petition – handed to Parish Councillor Judith Jagger (above, left) – calling for action on...