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TWO DEVELOPERS which are planning to build homes in Alvechurch will give a presentation on their proposals at a meeting on Monday, July 6. The proposal is for a patch of land between Station Road and Redditch Road. Bloor Homes is working with Catesby Estates on the application. According to the ‘Settlement Summary’ on the Bromsgrove District Council website, the site – referred to as ALV01 – has the potential to deliver up to 400 homes. The site is…

REDDITCH United have installed solar panels at the Valley Stadium. The club said it marked a significant step in its continued sustainability journey and the installation further added to its carbon neutral status with sights set on becoming net neutral. The installation was made possible thanks to England Football and E.ON Next, which recently announced a long-term partnership to support the grassroots football community by introducing a new decarbonisation programme to help clubs reduce their energy costs and help…

AN NHS Estates department recently held a first of its kind careers event for a local college in Worcestershire. Students from Heart of Worcestershire College attended a career morning hosted by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, where they learnt about the various estates-based roles within the NHS – such as construction, plumbing, electrical, surveying and other technical disciplines. Sixty students attended the event, where the Trust’s Estates department explained direct pathways from college into employment, inspiring…

MORE THAN 100 scouts from Birmingham and Hereford and Worcestershire descended on Centenary Square in the Second City to learn about managing money, writes Lily Bedford. The activities on June 27 were organised as part of a nationwide volunteering partnership with HSBC UK. Scouts aged 10 to 14 were part of the day and were able to earn their well-known Money Skills Activity Badge in just one day. The activities were aimed at helping the Scouts build their confidence…

England’s preparations for one of their biggest matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been disrupted after hundreds of Mexico supporters gathered outside the team’s hotel in Mexico City in an attempt to keep the players awake before tonight’s last-16 clash. Supporters carrying drums, trumpets, megaphones and air horns assembled near England’s heavily guarded hotel, while fireworks lit up the night sky as fans chanted in support of the host nation. Footage circulating online showed groups celebrating on…

MOTORISTS revved up their engines on Sunday as Redditch Round Table hosted their very first car show. Held at Studley Garden Centre car park, the event ran from 10am until 12pm, with a range of vehicles to see. Redditch Round Table is a local, volunteer-led social club and charitable trust for men aged 18 to 45. Part of the nationwide Round Table organisation, the group brings together local men to make new friends, decompress through regular affordable activities and…