Vegan choice
I hope the spring chicks that were taken to a children’s playgroup and a care home as part of “Easter celebrations” will be allowed to live long and happy lives (Youngsters feeling chirpy after a...
View ArticleTraffic chaos
How can we trust the Highways Agency, who are currently deliberately reducing the traffic lanes northbound at junction 4a to just one, to manage and control traffic to M5 roadworks at West Bromwich,...
View ArticleWorks crucial
I want to apologise to those who are being affected by our works on the M5 at Oldbury and to say we understand first-hand the frustrations you may be feeling as many of our own staff live and travel to...
View ArticleWorthy praise
I read the story titled ‘best and worst GPs are revealed’ and I was delighted to see St John’s surgery ranked third for patient satisfaction. I attend the surgery and I think it is great news. They are...
View ArticleBypass needed
I agree totally with the views expressed by Ann Holmes, Bromsgrove Town, on the subject of ongoing traffic congestion.
View ArticleCharity's thanks for 2017
The Basement Project team want to say a huge Thank You to everyone that supported us over the festive period, it was an astonishingly generous Christmas! As of April 2018, the Basement Project will...
View ArticleAwful service
I read with horror your article with regards to ‘Nine officers earning over £100k’.
View ArticleThanks to councillor
I would just like to register a vote of thanks to councillor Rita Dent for helping us to alleviate the problem of selfish,inconsiderate parking in All Saints Place.
View ArticleAppalled at new chairman
I was appalled to read that Sir David Nicholson had been appointed to be chairman of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust especially following the results of the Francis Inquiry into the Staffordshire...
View ArticleMore help needed
= I am a local student at South Bromsgrove High School and personally concerned with the issues surrounding mental health.
View ArticleHappy with cafe's scooter policy
I am a scooter user with spinal problems. I leave my scooter outside as there isn't room in side, there are exceptions a lady who has only one leg takes her scooter in and the quote the human rights...
View ArticleOnly logic applied in scooter row
I do not agree that the staff are discriminating against this person, they were acting in a sensible manner in refusing the use of a motorised scooter in the store.
View ArticleReader calls for cull on Christmas lights to save the planet
MADAM - Every year the number of Christmas lights hung outside houses increases.
View ArticleComic Jimmy Car joins bumper crowd at Bromsgrove Sporting FC
MADAM - It was great to see a bumper crowd at the Victoria Ground on New Year's day watching Bromsgrove Sporting play it out against local rivals Stourbridge.
View ArticleParking problems at Bromsgrove's New Leisure Centre
MADAM - The new Leisure Centre is increasingly popular and it's good to see it so.
View ArticleReader argues town needs an eastern bypass not road improvements to A38
MADAM - Shame on Bromsgrove Council proposing a £42 million sticking plaster scheme to ease congestion on the A38.
View ArticleReader complains about bus service between Droitwich, Bromsgrove and Birmingham
MADAM - Through the medium of your newspaper I should be grateful if I could express my dissatisfaction that the First bus service on the Salt Route, recently featured in the Droitwich Advertiser, was...
View ArticleReader argues against eastern bypass to ease congestion in Bromsgrove
MADAM - I have to say that I disagree with R. Sanders () regarding the necessity of building an eastern bypass to ease traffic congestion in Bromsgrove.
View ArticleArtrix: Bromsgrove Council issues response to pleas to save arts centre
NO promises can be made about the future of the Artrix Arts Centre building, insist council chiefs - but they admit they have been 'blown away' by the emotions raised by its closure.
View ArticleReader is horrified at news Bromsgrove's Artrix Theatre is to close for good
MADAM - Ever since Artrix opened in 2005 (to a classic design by architect, Glenn Howells) it has been at the heart of the cultural life of Bromsgrove and with a wide variety of shows it has catered...
View ArticleReader calls for improvements to Bromsgrove's Stourbridge Road and Strand
MADAM - Whilst appreciating the work to improve the walking and cycling arrangements around the A38 which have attracted investment from Worcestershire County Council is it not time to improve traffic...
View ArticleReader argues for more green transport solutions in Bromsgrove
MADAM - I can't even begin to describe the selfishness of the people that have put their names on a document to Bromsgrove Council, suggesting that the town needs yet another new road.
View ArticleReader calls for mobile speed trap in Rough Hill Drive, Redditch
MADAM - There would be rich pickings if a mobile speed camera were to be parked at the top of Rough Hill Drive, Oakenshaw.
View ArticleWhy was River Wye allowed to be polluted?
The recent 'Rivercide' documentary, about the devastating pollution of the river Wye catchment, on YouTube 'rivercide.tv', has received a great deal of attention and comment.
View ArticleBenefit payments should be increased
Overall, I agreed with Amelia Washbourne's recent letter about the cut to Universal Credit (UC).
View ArticleI won't be happy if taxes are used for Hereford Bypass
IN REPLY to letter ‘What a failure!’published on October 28: Do not vote, because Peter is throwing his toys out of his pram and can’t get a bypass.
View ArticleMagical walk through Hereford
THERE is a magical route from the Grafton area of Hereford, only usable by walkers and cyclists, that takes you all the way to Credenhill without having to go along a single road, other than to cross...
View ArticleFears of a 'hotter' bird flu strain hitting Herefordshire
I WROTE wrote a letter nearly 18 months ago.
View ArticleAre Herefordshire Shop Local cards being used in supermarkets?
I AM very disappointed to be told that at least one supermarket in Hereford is allowing customers to pay using the council issued £15 card.
View ArticleDo Herefordshire's Green councillors want out of NATO?
WE are all appalled at the tragedy playing out in the Ukraine after the unwarranted aggression of Vladimir Putin and his acolytes.
View ArticleHerefordshire farming has spawned business for generations
HEREFORDSHIRE farming has risen to the challenge of delivering the nation’s food under the regulations and policies of the day.
View ArticleI am elderly and disabled – don't destroy Hereford taxis
I AM an elderly disabled lady.
View ArticleLetter: First busses are putting Bromsgrove passengers last
I have just read the article called “Part of long running bus service in Bromsgrove axed“ which stirred up a myriad of emotions.
View ArticleReaders letters: Be aware on cremation and prepare your pet
Direct cremation has become increasingly popular as people’s budgets have tightened and Covid restrictions have prevented more traditional funeral services.
View ArticleErrors in Herefordshire housing plan
HEREFORDSHIRE Council is currently reviewing the Local Plan and I urge all residents who are concerned about planning or housing developments in rural areas to read the background reports that inform...
View ArticleReaders' letters: Baby boomers and dog breeders
I keep hearing and seeing remarks about how the baby boomers have had it so good and that they are the ones responsible for global warming, consumerism, creating mountains of waste, being a burden on...
View ArticleLetter: NHS crisis shows Conservatives look after their own
Waiting lists will go down because so many people are dying on this government’s watch not to mention the billions the government is saving from pensions no longer payable as the pensioners are no...
View ArticleReader's letter: Vegan option will protect the environment
Well done to Extinction Rebellion for drawing attention to the shocking state of our waterways and they are right that the government should be taking stronger action.
View ArticleReader's letter: Driving restrictions in Midlands are unfair
I write to you in abject abhorrence of the proposed imposition of restrictions to driving within West Midlands Combined Authority area.
View ArticleConservative plan for law on strikes is an attack on liberty
The right to strike is a fundamental British liberty, but it is under direct attack from the Conservatives’ draconian strikes bill.
View ArticleAfrica hunting trophy ban is best for Britain' future
I am very grateful to those MPs who voted to ban the import of hunting trophies to this country.
View ArticleReader's letter: End claim limit to cut child poverty
I was shocked to learn, via new research from the End Child Poverty Coalition, that in Bromsgrove there are 4,768 children living in poverty, which equals 22.5% of all children.
View ArticleReader's letter: Saving fish in heatwave may be double standard
Well done to those residents who tried to save fishes that were dying in the local canal.
View ArticleReader's letter: British economy needs old values on mortgages
During the early eighties, during the Thatcher government, mortgage rates went up to 15% and savings rates up to 10%.
View ArticleLetter: Train ticket office closure plan puts profits first
This current campaign of cuts once again shows why our public transport network should be renationalised and taken out of the hands of private companies looking to boost their profits at the expense of...
View ArticleLetter: out of control children vandalise their own schools
I see from reports from PCSO Kate Easthope from West Mercia Constabulary, that children thought to be between 9 and 12 years old, have entered school grounds through a broken fence.
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