| Councillors' surgery | | 10:29am today | | SLIDESLOW ward residents are being invited to their councillors surgery this Saturday, May 17. Bromsgrove District Councillors Caroline Spencer and Diane Campbell are giving anyone with concerns, or issues, the opportunity to raise them at the surgery, which will be held at St Godwald's Church Hall, Finstall Road, Aston Fields. The surgery will run from 10am to noon. |
| Inn facing closure | | 10:12am today | | ALL those who oppose the Dodford Inn being converted into a dwelling are being urged to attend the next planning meeting to demonstrate their feelings. |
 | Rachel settles in | | 9:52am today | | PUPILS at Wychbold First School have welcomed a new headteacher. |
| Pay less on the day plan | | 5:32pm Tuesday 13th May 2008 | | A PROPOSAL for local motorists to pay a reduced fine if they overstay on council car parks and pay on the day was considered at a recent council meeting. |
| Sport study slammed | | 5:17pm Tuesday 13th May 2008 | | A NEW council study into Bromsgrove's recreation areas giving residents the chance to have their say next week, has been criticised by the opposition leader. |
| Support for drug users | | 4:44pm Tuesday 13th May 2008 | | YOUNG people with drug problems are getting very good advice and support from Worcestershire's SPACE service, according to the government watchdog, Ofsted. |
| M5 collision | | 4:38pm Tuesday 13th May 2008 | | A CAR collided with the central reservation on the M5 motorway last Wednesday (April 30). |
| Fell off horse | | 4:36pm Tuesday 13th May 2008 | | A WOMAN was taken to hospital after being thrown from a horse in Bromsgrove last Thursday, (May 8). |
 | Fuchsia fans flock for local advice | | 4:25pm Tue 13 May 08 | | MEMBERS of the Bromsgrove-based North Worcestershire Fuchsia Society were kept busy on their showstand at Malvern's Spring Garden Show by fuchsia fans keen to know more about this popular plant. |
 | Didn't they all do well? | | 4:11pm Tue 13 May 08 | | SCHOOLS in Bromsgrove were asked to design a garden using the contents you might find in a builder's skip - and two of them came up trumps. |
 | Under pressure | | 4:06pm Tue 13 May 08 | | VISITORS to a garden centre in Wychbold got free blood pressure checks thanks to members of the Rotary Clubs of North Worcestershire and the Stroke Association. |
| Join in – plea | | 3:31pm Tuesday 13th May 2008 | | THE chairman of Rubery Festival has renewed his appeal for residents and businesses to get involved in this year's event. |
| Drugs and cash seized in raid | | 3:30pm Tuesday 13th May 2008 | | BROMSGROVE police have made four arrests after seizing quantities of drugs and cash in raids across the district. |
 | Keep on running | | 2:42pm Tue 13 May 08 | | THE Leukaemia fun run in Bromsgrove was a huge success as usual, netting an initial £4,000 for the charity. |
| Christian Aid Week | | 2:39pm Tuesday 13th May 2008 | | CHARITABLE townsfolk are being asked to do their bit during Christian Aid Week, which runs until Saturday. Thousands of red envelopes ready for donations have been making their way through residents' letterboxes this week. Townsfolk are also being invited to a bring and buy plant sale at Chadsgrove School, in Meadow Road, this Saturday and a supper and quiz night from 6pm at the Methodist Church, Golden Cross Lane, Catshill. For more information on Christian Aid Week, visit www.christianaid.org.uk |
| Power cut at school | | 2:37pm Tuesday 13th May 2008 | | pupils from a town school enjoyed an extended weekend in the sun when their school was forced to close due to a power cut. Electricity was lost at South Bromsgrove High School on Monday with pupils getting the day off. A-level exams went ahead as planned during the afternoon. A spokesman for Worcestershire County Council said Central Networks fixed the problem and restored the power, with pupils returning to the school yesterday (Tuesday). |
| Tea party | | 2:33pm Tuesday 13th May 2008 | | A BROMSGROVE veterinary practice is inviting residents to join them for a tea day this Friday, May 16. |
| Air your views | | 2:31pm Tuesday 13th May 2008 | | OLDER Bromgrove residents who feel passionately about the withdrawal of their £30 car parking permits are to get the chance to meet the leader of the council to air their views. |
| All change for lost dogs | | 11:31am Monday 12th May 2008 | | PEOPLE who find or lose a dog should now contact their local authority, not the police. |
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