Bromsgrove Archives - The Redditch Standard

4^th Jun, 2026

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NEWS 8^th May, 2026

Leader of Council asks for On Demand bus service to be extended to Redditch

NEWS 1^st May, 2026

Police appeal after burglary in Alvechurch

NEWS 17^th Apr, 2026

Police catch 50 drivers during 'Fatal Four' operation at Hopwood Services

NEWS 18^th Apr, 2026

Information board unveiled in Brockhill after five years of wildlife work

NEWS 18^th Apr, 2026

Have your say on plan to end homelessness and rough sleeping in Redditch

NEWS 8^th Apr, 2026

Travel benefits for Redditch as Birmingham's three new railway stations open

NEWS 2^nd Apr, 2026

Redditch pharmacy and Minor Injury Unit times for the Easter bank holiday weekend

Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch MPs clash over trail hunting ban

NEWS 23^rd Mar, 2026

APPEAL - Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper needs 'cutting editor' and 'USB copy operator'

NEWS 16^th Mar, 2026

Latest fuel prices in Redditch, Bromsgrove and Rubery

NEWS 12^th Mar, 2026

Hosts still sought in Redditch for French exchange students

NEWS SPECIAL REPORT 28^th Feb, 2026

The Pauline Quirke Academy Bromsgrove and Redditch opens its doors

NEWS 22^nd Feb, 2026

Hosts sought in Redditch for visiting French students

NEWS 3^rd Feb, 2026

Bromsgrove and Redditch Rail Partnership welcomes West Midlands Railway public ownership

NEWS 24^th Jan, 2026

Primrose Hospice's Lights of Love raised a massive £33,165 for the cause

NEWS 8^th Jan, 2026

Useful information as Storm Goretti is set to bring heavy snowfall across Worcestershire

NEWS 2^nd Jan, 2026

Police appeal to find teenager missing from Wythall

NEWS 26^th Dec, 2025

TREECYCLE - Primrose Hospice to collect Christmas trees in Bromsgrove, Rubery, Redditch and Droitwich for a donation

NEWS 19^th Dec, 2025

Redditch's Better Together helps with charity funds

NEWS 16^th Dec, 2025

Advice issued as NHS services in Worcestershire are set to be hit by doctors' strike action

NEWS 12^th Dec, 2025

Police appeal to find owner of stolen tools found in Hollywood

NEWS 8^th Dec, 2025

OPERATION CHRISTMAS PRESENCE - West Mercia Police launches drink and drug-driving clampdown

NEWS 5^th Dec, 2025

Go back to Christmases of years gone by at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum

NEWS 23^rd Nov, 2025

Bromsgrove Ukrainian Cafe's festive boxes bring Christmas joy to youngsters in the war-torn country

NEWS 24^th Nov, 2025

Tickets now on sale for the popular Wythall and Hollywood Fun Run

NEWS 17^th Nov, 2025

Birmingham and Solihull gang jailed for car thefts across Bromsgrove and Redditch

NEWS 18^th Nov, 2025

Remember a loved one during the Primrose Hospice's Lights of Love

NEWS 17^th Nov, 2025

A flurry of Father Christmases to take part in Primrose Hospice's annual Santa Fun Run

NEWS 12^th Nov, 2025

'Joke' trains slammed as fallen tree and signal faults cause chaos in Redditch

NEWS 13^th Nov, 2025

Traditional panto Dick Whittington to be performed by Jigsaw Players at The Trinity Centre in Lickey

NEWS 4^th Nov, 2025

READER POLL - Redditch backs banning the sale of fireworks to the general public

NEWS 3^rd Nov, 2025

Worcestershire County Council's gritting team are preparing for first frost of the season

NEWS 30^th Oct, 2025

YOUR VIEW - Redditch readers show support for daylight saving time as clocks go back

NEWS 29^th Oct, 2025

Arrests in Redditch as police crackdown on burglary

NEWS 26^th Oct, 2025

Halloween fun in Bromsgrove and Redditch

NEWS 24^th Oct, 2025

Prison assaults on the increase at HMP Hewell say new stats

NEWS 27^th Oct, 2025

Redditch knife crime campaigner Pete Martin celebrates 15 years fighting crime in the borough

NEWS 24^th Oct, 2025

Volunteers in Worcestershire needed to help Marie Curie spread joy this Christmas

NEWS 23^rd Oct, 2025

Redditch anti-knife campaigner Pete Martin marks 15 years of activism

NEWS 22^nd Oct, 2025

Redditch couple hit out after suffering sustained homophobic abuse from town teenagers

NEWS 17^th Oct, 2025

SENTENCED - Mum of Cody Fisher murderer who tried to help her son flee to Jamaica avoids jail

NEWS 21^st Oct, 2025

Tree and hedge removal work to start in Redditch

NEWS 23^rd Aug, 2025

Redditch and Bromsgrove pharmacy and MIU times for the August bank holiday Monday

NEWS 19^th Aug, 2025

St George Crosses painted on Redditch mini roundabouts as flag campaign increases

NEWS 11^th Jul, 2025

Our journalist undertakes National Standard Firefighter Tests with Hereford and Worcester fire and Rescue

NEWS 17^th Jun, 2025

Redditch branch of NatWest bank is set to close

NEWS 23^rd May, 2025

Four fire crews tackle blaze in Redditch flat

NEWS 14^th May, 2025

URGENT - Appeal to find Leo, missing from Rowney Green for almost two weeks

NEWS 4^th Apr, 2025

Anti-knife crime campaigner Pete Martin given £10,000 funding boost for Drop the Knife project across Redditch

NEWS 1^st Apr, 2025

Tributes paid to Wythall's Bletchley Park veteran who has died at the age of 101

NEWS 15^th Feb, 2025

Hosts families being sought in Redditch for visiting French students

NEWS 6^th Feb, 2025

Chris Bloore MP advocates for improved rail services in meeting with Rail Minister

New Years Day tractor run a success in Astwood Bank

NEWS 11^th Dec, 2024

TRAVEL UPDATE - Trains start running again between Birmingham New Street and Bromsgrove and Redditch

NEWS 9^th Dec, 2024

TRAVEL UPDATE - No trains between Birmingham and Bromsgrove and Reddirch for a third day

NEWS 7^th Dec, 2024

TRAVEL UPDATE - Fallen tree at Longbridge means no trains between Birmingham to Redditch and Bromsgrove for the rest of the day

NEWS 8^th Dec, 2024

TRAVEL UPDATE.- Still no trains on the Cross City Line from Birmingham.to Bromsgrove and Redditch

NEWS 13^th Oct, 2024

Tracy Parkes creates history as Alcester's first woman high bailiff

NEWS 13^th Oct, 2024

Historic St Laurence' Church in Alvechurch gets £189,000 from National Lottery to restore it to its former glory

NEWS 6^th Oct, 2024

MP backs Wythall charity's fight to secure government funding

NEWS 3^rd Oct, 2024

Brave breast cancer survivors' calendar by Studley photographer to raise funds for charity which helped them

NEWS 1^st Oct, 2024

SPECIAL REPORT - Class 323s bid a fond farewell to serving Redditch on the Cross-City Line for 30 years

NEWS 27^th Sep, 2024

END OF THE LINE - West Midlands Railway reveals the last day for the class '323' trains on the Cross-City route

NEWS 3^rd Sep, 2024

Physiotherapy chain expand to Redditch

NEWS 9^th Aug, 2024

Redditch charity helps people out of £281,000 worth of debt

NEWS 2^nd Jul, 2024

Bromsgrove Concerts to put on a classical fine finale after 60 glorious years

NEWS 13^th Jun, 2024

Man seriously injured and one arrested for drink-driving after Bromsgrove Highway crash

NEWS 22^nd May, 2024

The ermine moths 'ghost trees' causing a stir in Bromsgrove and Alcester

NEWS 15^th May, 2024

TRAVEL UPDATE - Signalling problems sees trains between Bromsgrove, Redditch and Birmingham cancelled

NEWS 14^th May, 2024

More than £20k raised for Redditch dad diagnosed with terminal cancer

NEWS 19^th Apr, 2024

Nearly £20k raised for Redditch dad diagnosed with terminal cancer

NEWS 7^th Apr, 2024

Wythall councillor overcomes 'tablet mix-up' and violent sickness to complete London Landmarks Half Marathon for baby charity

PICTURE SPECIAL: Heart of England town criers competition in Alcester

NEWS 13^th Mar, 2024

Increase in rail services for Redditch thanks to Midlands Rail Hub

NEWS 6^th Mar, 2024

Postmaster retires after 25 years at the helm of Crabb's Cross branch

NEWS 2^nd Mar, 2024

Police issue warning after 'Nottingham Knocker' harassing householders in Alvechurch

NEWS 22^nd Feb, 2024

Man seriously injured in M42 crash between Bromsgrove and Hopwood

NEWS 21^st Feb, 2024

Becketts Farm shop founder dies following illness

NEWS 15^th Feb, 2024

Urgent appeal for hosts in Redditch for visiting French students

NEWS 27^th Jan, 2024

£2.1m partnership will bring 120 more EV chargers to Redditch

NEWS 22^nd Jan, 2024

Rail passengers walked along the track near Longbridge after fallen tree blocked the line

NEWS 11^th Jan, 2024

TRAVEL ALERT - Rail delays and cancellations between Redditch and Birmingham

NEWS 8^th Dec, 2023

Redditch MP apologises over Green candidate comments

NEWS 28^th Nov, 2023

HoW college have 'improvement plan' in place after Ofsted blow

NEWS 1^st Nov, 2023

Hard working Citizens Advice staff praised as calls made for more volunteers from Redditch

NEWS 26^th Sep, 2023

Police appeal after M42 crash and car fire between Hopwood and Bromsgrove which has left one man critical

NEWS 23^rd Sep, 2023

TRAVEL UPDATE - M42 now fully open between Alvechurch and Bromsgrove after crash

24^th Sep, 2023

Hanbury First School pupils treated to storytime during acclaimed author's visit

NEWS 1^st Aug, 2023

Lucky escape for two people as severe fire rips through Wythall bungalow

NEWS 25^th Jul, 2023

Ace effort sees Hanbury First School pupils complete 10,000-hit tennis challenge

NEWS 16^th Jul, 2023

Popart exhibition - created by local artists - to go on show at Alvechurch Village Hall

NEWS 11^th Jul, 2023

Remember a lost loved one on the Primrose Hospice's new hand-sculpted Memory Tree

NEWS 28^th Jun, 2023

TRAVEL ALERT - No trains between Bromsgrove and Redditch and Birmingham New Street

NEWS 26^th Jun, 2023

Popular Orchardfest returns to Bromsgrove to raise vital funds for the Primrose Hospice

NEWS 22^nd Jun, 2023

Volunteers sought in Redditch to take on a Guide Dog puppy

NEWS 9^th Jun, 2023

APPEAL - Timber frame building at Avoncroft Museum set on fire and roof destroyed in suspected arson attack

NEWS 2^nd Jun, 2023

RAIL STRIKES - Disruption on Cross City Line between Birmingham New Street and Redditch and Bromsgrove

NEWS 10^th Apr, 2023

Fire crews battled Redditch barn blaze in 20 tonnes of hay

NEWS 23^rd Mar, 2023

Fire crews tackle blaze at Wythall workshops

NEWS 12^th Mar, 2023

Urgent appeal for host families in Redditch or Bromsgrove for French students visiting from March 21 to 24