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  • Redditch Gateway could mean warehouse built on ancient brook

    AN ancient county boundary between Warwickshire and Worcestershire could be replaced by a line drawn on the floor of a new warehouse given the all clear by one of three councils considering the application. The boundary issue follows changes to

  • Alcester vets helping save the lives of disabled animals

    A PARTNERSHIP between an Alcester vets and a pet rescue charity is helping to save disabled animal’s lives. Helping a dog who had been severely injured in a fight and freeing a mischievous pup whose head was stuck in a plastic feed ball, are just

  • Long drop out of play-off places after game postponed

    UNHAPPY Alvechurch boss Ian Long couldn’t hide his dismay after this week’s EvoStik South Central Premier contest with Barwell was called off owing to a waterlogged Lye Meadow. Long admitted: “I was really surprised the game was off. Apparently

  • Man cleared of racist insult after dog bite dispute got ugly

    A MAN has been acquitted of using a racist insult during a dispute between former friends after a dog bit a child. Macauley Wilkins appeared at Redditch Magistrates Court charged with using racially aggravated words likely to cause harassment, alarm

  • Job losses at disability day centres in Redditch and Bromsgrove

    WORKERS who help disabled adults at day centres are set to lose their jobs due to council cuts, a union claims. Unison said 41 full-time roles have been axed at ‘resource’ and ‘connect’ centres across the county, including in Redditch and Bromsgrove