Social Care
Financial and Debt Help in Bromsgrove and Redditch
Help and support given on every type of debt, finding the best way forward, such as Debt Relief Orders and Bankruptcy. Advice includes maximising benefit income and budgeting.
Parish Council News
Parish Councillor Vacancies
PARISH COUNCIL OF CATSHILL AND NORTH MARLBROOK (Catshill and North Marlbrook) Local Government Act 1972 (Section 87(2) Local Elections (Parishes & Communities) (England & Wales) Rules 2006 (Rule 5(2)) NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY PUBLIC NOTICE Read more…
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Have you seen someone sleeping rough.
Please contact StreetLink if you know anyone sleeping rough.
Communication
COVID-19 UPDATE
We know that people over 60 can be badly affected by the virus. It can make you very poorly, need hospital care and even cause death. This is, of course, very worrying. It also has Read more…
Parish Council News
Parish Council honour those that have fallen
Chairman of the Parish Council, Councillor Bernard McEldowney and Councillor Ian Hooper lay wreaths at the War Memorial, Catshill.
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Catshill Survey
Please help promote the Catshill Survey and encourage anyone living and/or working in Catshill to give their views. Following on from my previous email update, after the survey went live online last week, I can Read more…
Environment
National Recycle Week 21st – 27th September
You may be aware that each September Communities across the UK celebrate recycling week and have carried out numerous activities in order to raise awareness of environmental concerns. Covid -19 has brought a new-found respect Read more…
Communication
NEW Lifeline
Our NEW Lifeline team are now offering pre-programmed, easy to set up, plug in emergency alarms to give extra safety and security to those isolated or vulnerable residents who need it during this uncertain time. Personal interviews Read more…
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Bromsgrove Household Recycling Centre – Update
A booking system is now in place at Bromsgrove Household Recycling Centre for part of the week to help reduce congestion and the impact queues may have on surrounding businesses. People will need to pre-book vehicles Read more…
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Bus users angered by changes to 202 Bromsgrove to Halesowen service
CHANGES to a lifeline bus service have been lambasted after it was revealed it will no longer serve Lickey and make fewer stops in Rubery. Diamond Bus has switched its 202 to become a number Read more…
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Latest Worcestershire ONS figures reveal lowest coronavirus death toll since before lockdown
The latest Office for National Statistics data to June 26 shows there were no CoViD-related deaths in four Worcestershire districts Worcestershire has recorded its lowest coronavirus death toll since before lockdown began according to the Read more…
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Catshill Baptist Foodbank
As we come to the end of June there are good signs that life is getting easier in some respects, but there is a long way to go! Foodbank re-starts operating from Catshill Baptist Church Read more…
Communication
13 Coronavirus deaths in Catshill
BROMSGROVE has recorded its fewest weekly coronavirus deaths – two – in almost three months as new figures reveal which parts of the district were hardest hit at the height of the pandemic. The Office Read more…
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500 coronavirus patients in Worcestershire are back at home
THE number of coronavirus patients who are back home with their families after receiving treatment at Worcestershire’s hospitals has reached 500. The trust which covers Kidderminster Hospital, the Alex and Worcestershire Royal, confirmed a total Read more…
Communication
Wear Face Coverings on Public Transport
Anyone travelling on public transport in England must wear a face covering from Monday 15th June under a new rule. More than 3,000 extra staff including police officers are being deployed at stations to make Read more…
Parish Council News
Newly planted flowers at the Ivy Gardens
Thanks to Birmingham Parks and Nurseries there is a breathtaking array of new bedding and edging plants at the Ivy Gardens, including begonias for bedding plants and various trailing plants including Nepeta, Lysimachia and Petunia.
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People who are shielding in Bromsgrove District
Bromsgrove District Council are currently in the process of writing to shielded people (the very clinically vulnerable) across the District who have not responded to Worcestershire County Council’s attempts to contact them so far. Read more…
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Worcestershire’s temporary Coronavirus intensive care units closed today
THE last of Worcestershire’s temporary Coronavirus intensive care units are being closed down today. The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust announced today that all affected patients are now being cared for at the main units at Worcestershire Royal Hospital Read more…
Communication
When is the next UK lockdown review, and what rules could be lifted then?
Lockdown measures have been slowly lifted across England following the last review by the UK government on May 28. The review saw a number of changes introduced, including the rules on meeting family and friends, reopening of Read more…
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West Midlands doctors fear second peak in the Covid-19 pandemic
DOCTORS in the West Midlands fear a second Covid-19 peak. BMA West Midlands Regional Council’s latest survey shows nearly half of doctors in the region are not confident in their ability to manage a second Read more…
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Face masks: Where and when do I have to wear one?
Face coverings will shortly be compulsory for people wanting to travel on public transport in England to limit the spread of Covid-19. Ahead of the new UK Government regulations, which come into force on June 15, Read more…
Neighbourhood Plan
Save our Countryside!
During lockdown many residents have explored the footpaths and Green Spaces in Catshill and North Marlbrook. Help us to both protect and add to these in the future through our Neighbourhood Plan. Legislation allows us to Read more…
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Worcestershire reaction to NHS Test and Trace which went live across England.
NHS Test and Trace has been introduced across England as the latest tool in the fight against Coronavirus. The service, will help identify, contain and control coronavirus, reduce the spread of the virus and save Read more…