Bromsgrove Advertiser

6 days ago | bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk | Jack Rawlins

3 1/1 EMERGENCY repairs are now being undertaken at the longest lock flight in Britain, which is set to be closed during the summer months. The Canal & River Trust is undertaking urgent works at Tardebigge Top Lock on the Birmingham and Worcester Canal after investigations revealed that the 200-year-old lock wall is in need of restoration.

1 week ago | bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk | Jack Rawlins

Work is now under way at the former Market Hall site (Image: Bromsgrove District Council) THE new name for the £14.5m development on the site of the Former Market Hall in Bromsgrove has been revealed following a public vote. The poll, which consisted of five potential options, was open for two weeks and received hundreds of votes and comments. The final options were shortlisted after being checked for copyright, trademark, naming convention, and town plan clashes.

1 week ago | bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk | Nathan Russell

Waseley Hills Cemetery & Crematorium is now offering evening services (Image: Waseley Hills Cemetery & Crematorium) A CEMETERY and crematorium has introduced twilight services. Waseley Hills Cemetery and Crematorium, in Rubery, is now offering evening services for the bereaved. The services will take place at 6pm, 7pm, and 8pm, Monday to Friday, with up to 60 minutes of chapel time, including entry and exit.

1 week ago | bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk | Olivia Warburton

A view of a police cordon at Aston Wood Golf Club in Birmingham (Image: Jacob King) A woman who was hit at a golf club by a van that was being pursued by police has died. The woman, in her sixties, suffered life-threatening injuries in the collision at Aston Wood Golf Club in Little Aston, near Sutton Coldfield, on Friday (April 11), and was airlifted to hospital. She remained in a critical condition until she died in hospital on Tuesday (April 15), Staffordshire Police said.

1 week ago | bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk | Matty Airey

2 1/1 A LAW firm has unveiled a new public defibrillator. Star Legal in Bromsgrove has installed the life-saving device outside the Strand House building, making it available for emergencies 24 hours a day. The firm’s team has been raising money to help cover the defibrillator’s running costs through events such as quiz nights, cake sales, prize hampers, raffles, and sweepstakes.