A MAN who carried out three Redditch robberies, including at least one at knifepoint, was sent to jail for a total of six years and four months when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court. Aaron Sven Lamb, aged 36 formerly of Doverdale Close, Redditch
PEOPLE are being reminded to head to Redditch Fire Station tomorrow, Saturday, August 3, for its annual open day, The event takes place from 11am to 5pm at the Birmingham Road station. There will be plenty for all ages to enjoy, including a
FAMILIES are being offered the chance to get up close and personal with a host of different animals in Astwood Bank. The Old Yarr Farm Shop, comprising a working farm and butchery as well as tea rooms, is running a number of animal encounter sessions
THE two people charged following the death of their baby daughter last year have appeared in Redditch Magistrates Court. Tyler John Vallance, aged 20, appeared via video link was and charged with the murder of his two-month-old daughter Isabella
CONSTRUCTION work has started on the new McDonald’s restaurant, which is being built at the Oversley Mill roundabout on Birmingham Road on the edge of Alcester, with the building planned to open in October of this year. The drive thru restaurant
NIGHTSTOP, the Redditch charity for homeless youngsters, has managed a food bank since 1998, providing emergency food parcels for those individuals and families in greatest need in the community. It is currently seeing an unprecedented need for
IN response to Mrs Barton’s letter (Advertiser, July 10), as one of those county councillors elected I was fully aware of the situation regarding Battens Drive. I had looked into the situation and was assured that this was necessary maintenance work
A TREASURED Edwardian theatre in Redditch is to play out celebrations as a century of treading the boards draws near. And as the Grade II listed Palace Theatre reaches its centenary, many are reflecting that it could have been very different for
TWO people have been charged following the death of their baby daughter last year. Isabella Vallance was two months old when she died in December last year. The pair were originally arrested on December 9 2012 in connection with the baby’s injuries
A NINE-year-old girl from Bidford has written and published her own children’s book in an effort to raise money for charity. Katie Bevan, a pupil at Bidford CofE Primary School has been writing her book ‘Ella the Jazz Dancer’ since she was seven
WOODROW Library staff are eagerly anticipating reopening the library to the public on Monday, August 12. The facility has been closed for three months for a complete refurbishment of the building and its merge with the Woodrow Neighbourhood Office
BROMSGROVE and Redditch AC have seen a summer where club records have been smashed. Dewi Hammond got the ball rolling when broke the club’s under-20s 100-metre record at the U20 Championships and European Trials in Bedford, completing the sprint
ALVECHURCH chairman Richard Thorndike will be keeping his fingers crossed the crowd for this Sunday’s visit from Aston Villa Lions and Legends is kept to a minimum. That’s because Thorndike has entered into a bet with his Sunday side manager Tyrone
