The sporting commmunity of Bromsgrove are being urged to send in their nominations for the district council’s fifth annual sports awards. The awards recognise the achievements within the district and acknowledge local people who have dedicated
DROITWICH’S Matt Neal saw his lead at the top of the British Touring Car Championship cut after a dissapointing weekend at Snetterton. The three-time champion still leads the tournament but his Honda Yuasa team-mate Gordon Shedden is only eight
HEARTFELT tributes have been paid to a “thoughtful” and “kind” Bromsgrove engineer who tragically died when his motorbike hit a wall in South Staffordshire. Richard Garfield, 47, who worked as a service engineer for the MJC Group in Bromsgrove,
RESIDENTS who fancy something a bit different are being invited to an enchanting puppet show at the Artrix. Presented by Storybox Theatre, The Pea, The Bean And The Enormous Turnip, tells the story of a pea which finds a real princess, the biggest
Does Droitwich Town Council get many complaints about the dreaded A38? The noise for the residents on Meadow Road and South Park Drive is horrendous – the road is never quiet. It must be like living on the M1. I only visited and that was too much
BROMSGROVE and Redditch bus users have received a boost after it was announced a new bus service running to Longbridge is to be introduced in September. The new service, the 39b, has been partly funded by Bournville College, which wants to help
WE had a very enjoyable Jubilee garden party. Our president Jean kindly allowed us to use her neat and tidy garden. Her friends and neighbours had put up two gazebos – our thanks for their help. There was an excellent large raffle and two guessing
AN east-west divide had split Droitwich Spa into a town of the haves and have-nots, Peter Pinfield claimed. Mr Pinfield, who had been involved in Droitwich Spa politics for 16 years, blamed the layout of Droitwich as the root of the problem having
AT Bromsgrove Petty Sessions, Florence Potter, of Stourbridge Road, appeared on a charge of stealing bacon which was the property of Will-iam Matthews, of Stourbridge Street. The matter was reported to PC Armishaw who went to see the defendant, who
IN recent years we have all become aware of the many problems in the banking industry in this country, whether it be banks lending money to people who simply could never have afforded to repay the loans, the miss-selling of PPI and other dodgy financial
ANIMAL lovers are being asked to donate their unwanted items to a Rubery charity shop. The PDSA shop, in Rubery High Street, is appealing for donations of good quality items including CDs, DVDs, books and toys, as well as mens and ladies clothes
THREE talented youngsters from Bromsgrove have been specially selected to dance with a prestigious ballet company. Sophie Scotchford, Jennifer Lancaster and Katie Trow managed to overcome fierce competition from more than 300 young hopefuls at
