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  • Anger as Clent parish councillors snub their own meeting

    UNHAPPY Hagley residents hit out after this week's Clent Parish Council meeting had to be called off - because only two councillors turned up. Rules dictate there must be a minimum of three councillors present to form a quorum so the meeting can

  • Expectant parents invited to Bumps & Babes Day

    EXPECTANT parents are invited to attend an open day with taster treatments, workshops and tips on offer held at a holistic health clinic. The Bumps & Babes Day will take place on Saturday, November 8 between 10am and 3pm at Wellbeing at the

  • Rugby club's bonfire set to go with a bang

    FIREWORKS will be lighting up the sky at a bonfire celebration being held on Friday, October 31. A Bonfire night including a firework display is taking place at Bromsgrove Rugby Football Club, in Finstall Park, Finstall. Gates open at 6pm,

  • Fundraising business owner raises hundreds for charity

    A BROMSGROVE business owner is giving back to the community by taking part in a range of fundraising events. Karen Sola, aged 51, owns Vintage Cottage in the Strand Centre and works as a homeless housing officer at Redditch Borough Council.

  • Concert to be held to mark 50 years of St Andrew's Church

    TO celebrate the opening of St Andrew’s Church half a century ago a special anniversary concert will be held at St John’s Church in Bromsgrove. The two churches share a connection- in the 1950s, the victor of St John’s proposed a new church was

  • Stick to the facts

    I WAS disappointed to read the letter (17/09/14) from D Bourne who blames the Labour Party for the shortage of housing, schools and hospitals, which he attributes to Labour’s alleged ‘open door’ handling of immigration. This suggests that immigration

  • A poignant insight into Worcestershire's War

    AS the world marks the centenary of the start of the First World War, a new book gives a fascinating and poignant insight into how it affected the people of Worcestershire.Worcestershire's War, by Adrian Gregson, John Peters and Maggie Andrews, captures

  • Royal visitor to officially open Bromsgrove's emergency hub

    A ROYAL visitor will be officially opening Bromsgrove's new joint police and fire station on Thursday, (October 30). The joint emergency services station, described as the first of its kind nationally to combine a police and fire station, is being