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Longbridge businesses support train station community art project
Senior business people in Longbridge have donned their gardening gloves in support of a community gardening project which will see parts of Longbridge train station transformed into a ‘community...
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EU Referendum: Making Your Mind Up?
After months of talking about In or Out, Leave or Remain, it’s almost time to cast our votes. In the words of one of our most successful European exports, 80s Eurovision winners Bucks Fizz, it’s time...
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Construction of accommodation for military medics well underway in Longbridge
B31 Voices has been inundated with queries about what is popping up next to the A38 / Lickey Road island in Longbridge, with the appearance of a giant white crane and concrete construction quickly...
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EU Referendum RESULTS: Birmingham & UK votes to leave Union
The country is waking up this morning to the news that 52% of the electorate voted to leave the European Union in yesterday’s referendum. Most voters in the West Midlands region also opted to leave,...
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Northfield Pools to remain CLOSED after chlorine resistant bug detected
Swimming pools at Northfield Leisure Centre are to remain closed for the foreseeable future after a chlorine resistant parasite was found in the small pool. The pool was closed for cleaning on 14th...
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Northfield Carnival returns!
Northfield Carnival returns this weekend with a range of fun and entertainment for all ages in Victoria Common between 12 and 5pm on Saturday 2nd July. The main arena will deliver entertainment,...
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Northfield police crack down on illegal use of bikes
From Northfield Police: Officers from the Northfield district neighbourhood team are cracking down on illegal use of mini-motos and off-road bikes which are being used anti-socially and in some cases,...
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Have Your Say: Planning application for new Northfield Leisure Centre & Pool
Plans for the new Northfield Leisure Centre have been submitted to Birmingham City Council for approval. Members of the public can have their say on the plans until 14th July 2016. The leisure...
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U-turn as Education secretary approves closure of Bournville School Sixth Form
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has approved an application to close Bournville School’s sixth form. Proposed sixth form closure Plans to close the Sixth Form were first consulted on in late 2015 as...
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Northfield Leisure Centre pools WILL NOT REOPEN until after redevelopment
Birmingham Community Leisure Trust and Birmingham City Council have today confirmed that swimming pools at Northfield Leisure Centre will NOT reopen until after the current building’s demolition and...
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PETITION: Local resident calls for sauna to be kept at Northfield Pool
A local man has launched a campaign to get a sauna and steam room included in plans for the £8 million rebuild of Northfield Leisure Centre. Tristan Harris has started a petition so users of the...
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Man in court following Rubery armed police arrest
Residents were concerned yesterday morning when they awoke to find armed police at a Rubery home in the early hours. A 35 year old man from Knowle was arrested when West Midlands Police executed a...
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Public meeting called as developers plan to demolish historic Rubery pub
A local councillor has called a public meeting to address local concerns after a housing developer submitted a planning application to demolish a two hundred year old local pub to make way for a small...
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Have Your Say on West Midlands Combined Authority legislation
A consultation is underway on legislation which will dictate how a new West Midlands Mayor and Combined Authority will work. Seven local authorities in the West Midlands (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley,...
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Two women with young children robbed at Lickey Hills Country Park
Witnesses are being sought after two women with young children were robbed at Lickey Hills Country Park last Friday evening. The women were visiting the country park near Warren Lane with their...
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Family plea for Frankley great grandmother stuck in Cuban hospital
The family of a Frankley woman who is stuck in a hospital in Cuba are desperately trying to raise the funds needed to get her home after her holiday insurance providers refused to pay out, claiming her...
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#PositiveB31 Community rallies to support Frankley house fire family
Local people have come forward to help a Frankley family who lost everything in a house fire last week (Wednesday 6th July), many of them complete strangers. Everything destroyed in fire Single dad...
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Man shot in Selly Oak “targeted attack”
West Midlands Police are investigating after a man was shot in Selly Oak last night. The incident happened in Tiverton Road, close to the junction with Bristol Road, at around 11.30pm on Sunday 10th...
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Northfield based Smart Works supports Birmingham’s women in to work
A new charity which has just moved into Birmingham is seeking volunteers for its Northfield based service, supporting women back in to work. Smart Works is a UK charity that supports unemployed women...
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Fundraising continues as Frankley great grandma sadly passes away in Cuba
Sad news received today that a Frankley woman who was stuck in a hospital in Cuba after she became seriously ill on holiday has passed away. The family of Sheila Dumbleton, 57, had been fundraising to...
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