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ALVECHURCH continued their pre-season preparations with a 2-2 draw against Coleshill Town in midweek. Church twice came from behind to salvage a draw against Northern Premier League Midlands opponents Coleshill at Pack Meadow. The Step Four side took the lead on 21 minutes when Niall Flint put the home team ahead. However, Church drew level after the break on 52 minutes as Manny Ilesanmi continued his impressive pre-season form with another goal. The home side reclaimed the lead courtesy…

THE charitable arm of Alvechurch Football Club – the Alvechurch Foundation – values its social impact on the village and surrounding areas at an estimated £4.8million. Founded in 2022 by a group of football enthusiasts, the Foundation run a number of programmes which supports players from as young as five-years-old to over-65s. And the Foundation has improved on last year’s total of £2.9million by just under £2million. Alvechurch’s sporting director, Mark Fogarty said: “Our social impact report, alongside our…

REDDITCH United have confirmed the shock departure of manager Mike Fowler just weeks before the start of the 2026/27 season. Fowler guided Redditch to an impressive seventh-place finish in the Southern League Premier Central last season as the Reds missed out on a play-off place on goal difference. And the Reds rewarded Fowler with a new contract last month owing to the work done in his first season at the helm. However, with the new season just over two…

WEST Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion has welcomed the Prime Minister’s decision to pause the Government’s early release scheme. Under The Sentencing Act, due to come into force in September to ease prison overcrowding, thousands of offenders across England and Wales would be eligible to be released sooner than planned. The scheme came under fire from victims’ families and survivors. These included the family of PC Andrew Harper whose killer faced being included as part of the…