Thank Chinese for their display
I WOULD like to thank Redditch Chinese Association for their fabulous display at the Kingfisher Centre.
View ArticleLittle choice in Tory candidates
IT’S pointless, not to mention disingenuous, for Karen Lumley MP to protest that Worcestershire has no bias against women when it comes to selecting parliamentary candidates.
View ArticleWell done to the nursing staff
MY mother, Hilda George (Anne), was hospitalised for three months at the Alexandra before passing away at Heathbrook Nursing Home.
View ArticlePoppy Appeal joy
I WOULD like to thank all businesses and schools in Astwood Bank, Crabbs Cross, Hunt End and Oakenshaw who collected for this year’s Poppy Appeal.
View ArticleUKIP policy no longer fits mine
I WOULD like to thank so many people for their kind words of support following my resignation from Worcestershire County Council and I have been truly inspired by some of the wonderful people I have...
View ArticleBlame Lib Dems for Tory cuts
WE write to express our concern over Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service’s plans to downgrade Alcester Fire Station to a part-time operation only two years after the closure of Studley Fire Station...
View ArticlePutting case for rail development
AT a recent meeting, we met officers and the deputy leader of the county council to advocate the development of Barnt Green Station as an interchange point for the Redditch and Bromsgrove lines.
View ArticleD Day tour places still available
BATTLEFIELD Memorial Tours is looking for people interested in going to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations in early June.
View ArticleThank you for help after fall
I HAD a fall on Good Friday outside the Iceland Store in Redditch.
View ArticleWhy build all this extra housing?
AS an Alcester resident, I recently received the local Conservative ‘In Touch’ magazine, which states “… over the next few years we will likely see further development in Alcester”. How can this be...
View ArticleShadow minister saw our queues
I was really pleased to read your article saying that Labour shadow health secretary Andy Burnham actually went to Worcester and experienced the difficulties that anyone having to use the Worcester...
View ArticleDriver's lunacy put others at risk
I HAVE lived in Redditch for nearly 20 years and, as a horse rider and owner, had kept my horses in the Upper Bentley area for 14 years.
View ArticleLet's not lose exhibition space
I WOULD like to draw readers attention to the proposed changes in Redditch Library.
View ArticleSlap on the wrist is not enough
I READ with disgust that a Redditch man found with drugs and an offensive weapon (Redditch & Alcester Advertiser, June 25) escaped a jail term despite being on a suspended sentence. The reason for...
View ArticleGenerosity of animal lovers
ANIMAL Aid would like to thank the people of Redditch for their generosity in raising £264.65 at a street collection on Saturday June 28. The money will help fund our peaceful campaigns and our...
View ArticleConcerns over change to schools
MANY parents, pupils and teachers in Redditch schools are rightly concerned about the proposed change to the age range at Tudor Grange Redditch, Ridgeway Middle School and two first schools, changes...
View Article"Jewel" has a major flaw
COUNCILLOR Michael Webb’s Jewel in the Crown has a major flaw which will reduce participation in community sport. How can this be a sensible plan for the future of the Dolphin Centre when the...
View ArticleBackpacking for a bypass study
I WRITE to support Councillors Mallett and Bloore’s push for a feasibility study into a western bypass for Bromsgrove.
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