Droitwich Archives - The Bromsgrove Standard

NEWS 19^th May, 2022

TRAVEL ALERT - Delays on the northbound M5 after earlier crash between Droitwich and Bromsgrove

NEWS 10^th May, 2022

Farmer 'lamb-basted' after sheep gets stuck in fence in Hanbury

NEWS 28^th Apr, 2022

New bus service to be launched between Bromsgrove, Rubery and Longbridge as 'solution' to 144 cuts

NEWS 29^th Apr, 2022

REVEALED - The timetable for the new '144A' between Bromsgrove, Catshill, Rubery and Longbridge

NEWS

21^st Apr, 2022

Did you know? Check out the fascinating history of the century-old 144 Birmingham to Worcestershire bus route

NEWS 14^th Apr, 2022

144 LATEST - Campaign stepped up to save bus route to Birmingham with letters, petitions and a council motion

NEWS 12^th Apr, 2022

Police appeal after burglary at farm between Stoke Prior and Hanbury

NEWS 7^th Apr, 2022

Shock as 144 bus services to Birmingham are axed

NEWS 30^th Mar, 2022

Droitwich's Duncan to have his long locks lopped for the Primrose Hospice

NEWS 10^th Mar, 2022

Connecting with nature - Hanbury First School pupils plant out their own mini-orchard and hedgerows

NEWS 4^th Mar, 2022

Come and join Zumbathon at Perdiswell Leisure Centre to help raise funds for Mike's mole-mapping machine appeal

NEWS 2^nd Mar, 2022

Rallying call for residents to have their say on new reduced speed limits proposed for Hanbury

NEWS 2^nd Mar, 2022

'Roaring 20s' ball and grand prize raffle set to return to raise funds for the Primrose Hospice

NEWS 20^th Feb, 2022

Serious crash on the M5 between Droitwich and Bromsgrove led to two lane closures.

NEWS 15^th Feb, 2022

Joy for 21-year-old cat Morag as her story goes around the world and the RSPCA Worcester and Mid Worcestershire find her a new home

NEWS 13^th Feb, 2022

21-year-old cat Morag - the oldest in the Worcester and Mid Worcestershire RSPCA's care - looking for 'purrfect' retirement home

NEWS 13^th Feb, 2022

Players from Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Pershore and Boughton compete at Walking Tennis tournament

NEWS 3^rd Feb, 2022

Hanbury First School needs your help as it 'brings the outdoors indoors' to improve the children's learning and wellbeing

NEWS 28^th Jan, 2022

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters.......

NEWS 22^nd Jan, 2022

UPDATE - Three lanes now open on southbound M5 between Droitwich and Worcester after crash

NEWS

22^nd Jan, 2022

Hanbury First School pupils set sail to explore viking history

NEWS 21^st Jan, 2022

Sophia and Megan to lose their locks at Little Princess Trust charity event in Wychbold

NEWS 29^th Dec, 2021

TRAVEL UPDATE- 144A between Worcester and Catshill cancelled

NEWS 27^th Dec, 2021

UPDATE - Flood warnings for Bromsgrove and Droitwich withdrawn as river levels fall

NEWS

22^nd Dec, 2021

Four new consultants running Slimming World clubs in Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Catshill and Rubery

NEWS 24^th Dec, 2021

Christmas pharmacy times for Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Rubery and Northfield

NEWS 23^rd Dec, 2021

Christmas bus and train times for Bromsgrove, Rubery, Droitwich and Birmingham

NEWS

18^th Dec, 2021

'Great Fire of London' brought to life for Hanbury First School children by Bromsgrove Green Watch visit

NEWS 8^th Dec, 2021

Cheers! - Ale by new Upton Warren brewery Brew61 scoops 'Gold' in regional beer awards

NEWS 1^st Dec, 2021

Two injured after car and van crash on the M5 between Bromsgrove and Droitwich after crash

NEWS 27^th Nov, 2021

Storm Arwen wreaks havoc across Worcestershire with more than 100 fallen trees and delays to road, rail and buses

NEWS

26^th Nov, 2021

Creative commuters come up with new names for the railway lines linking Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch

NEWS

25^th Nov, 2021

Local unsung heroes given night to remember at Webbs' Enchanted Gardens

NEWS 25^th Nov, 2021

Photographers ready as Classic Clun Castle locomotive travels from Birmingham to Worcester, via Bromsgrove and Droitwich

NEWS 21^st Nov, 2021

WATCH - Dramatic stop after police pursued cloned vehicle on the M5 from Bromsgrove, through Droitwich to Worcester

NEWS 18^th Nov, 2021

Urgent appeal by 120-year-old Bromsgrove and District Football League for general secretary to safeguard its future

NEWS 13^th Nov, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters.....

NEWS 8^th Nov, 2021

Appeal to find 'sentimental' chest of drawers mistakenly taken to Household Recycling Centre in Hanbury

NEWS 5^th Nov, 2021

Cashless car parks, Western Bypass and town infrastructure - this week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters

NEWS SPECIAL REPORT 24^th Oct, 2021

Northfield woman in Worcestershire Community Rail role urging communities to adopt their local station

NEWS 24^th Oct, 2021

Rubery record label owners launch 'Earth Song Day' to raise climate change awareness

NEWS 22^nd Oct, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters.......

NEWS 11^th Oct, 2021

UPDATE - Three of four lanes now open on M5 between Droitwich and Worcester after lorry fire

NEWS

24^th Sep, 2021

Hanbury residents pack out MP's meeting to voice their concerns on speed limits and road safety in the village

NEWS 9^th Sep, 2021

Shocked Wychbold parents of nine-year-olds told 'there is no school bus - they can get the 144'

NEWS

2^nd Sep, 2021

Hanbury Summer Show 'exceeded all expectations' as crowds flock to bank holiday event

NEWS 1^st Sep, 2021

Woman in her 80s dies after being hit by a car in Hanbury

NEWS 21^st Aug, 2021

Cast members sought for Jigsaw Players' Robinson Crusoe panto at Lickey's Trinity Centre

NEWS 13^th Aug, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

NEWS

25^th Jul, 2021

REVEALED - The winners taking centre page on the 2022 Worcestershire Wildlife Trust calendar

NEWS 21^st Jul, 2021

Climate Heroes from Wychbold First and Nursery School earn their 'Green' Blue Peter badges

NEWS 12^th Jul, 2021

Hanbury First School children celebrating winning Greta Thunberg book design competition

NEWS 9^th Jul, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

NEWS 2^nd Jul, 2021

Urgent appeal for scout leaders to meet the demand across Bromsgrove and Droitwich

NEWS 23^rd Jun, 2021

CAMRA Beer and Cider Weekends to be held in Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch as festival is cancelled for second time

NEWS 22^nd Jun, 2021

Police launch probe after cyclist is found dead by the roadside in Hanbury

NEWS 12^th Jun, 2021

Cure Leukaemia's amazing Geoff Thomas is awarded the MBE

NEWS 10^th Jun, 2021

Stoke Prior Church to host exhibition on Salt King John Corbett this weekend

NEWS 11^th Jun, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

NEWS 8^th Jun, 2021

Just For Pets - which has stores in Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Northfield - makes pledge to support smaller pet businesses post-Covid

NEWS 5^th Jun, 2021

Free online advice forum will offer advice to Bromsgrove and Rubery landlords on regulation changes, due to Covid-19

NEWS

2^nd Jun, 2021

144 bus route trekkers raise £1,800 for Cure Parkinsons with Birmingham to Worcester walk

NEWS 30^th May, 2021

The pharmacies open this bank holiday Monday in Bromsgrove and Northfield and Minor Injury Unit available

NEWS 28^th May, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

NEWS 20^th May, 2021

Wychbold author releases psychological mystery novel Game of Life

NEWS 18^th May, 2021

Knife amnesty - Operation Sceptre takes almost 150 weapons off the streets of Worcestershire

NEWS 14^th May, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

NEWS 13^th May, 2021

Husband of Wychbold community champion who lost her brave cancer battle has written moving book on the family's journey

NEWS 7^th May, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

NEWS 6^th May, 2021

Bromsgrove team to walk the 25-mile 144 bus route from Birmingham to Worcester to raise cash for Cure Parkinson's

NEWS 30^th Apr, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

NEWS 23^rd Apr, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

NEWS 12^th Apr, 2021

Man who led successful fund-raising campaign to restore Stoke Prior Church to its former glory receives prestigious High Sheriff award

NEWS 8^th Apr, 2021

Family members found after Standard appeal prompted by mystery gravestone in Stoke Prior Churchyard

NEWS

6^th Apr, 2021

11 Bromsgrove and Droitwich women from Ormerod Rutter walked almost 5million steps throughout March for Cancer Research UK

NEWS 31^st Mar, 2021

Bromsgrove's Star Project looking forward to getting back to face-to-face sessions

NEWS 5^th Mar, 2021

On the buses - Wythall Transport Museum announces when it will open after lockdown

NEWS 5^th Mar, 2021

Will you be taking part in the Battle of the Bunnies laser tag in Hanbury this Easter?

NEWS 26^th Feb, 2021

Number of people claiming Universal Credit in Bromsgrove rises to 2,716 in the past year

NEWS SPECIAL REPORT 24^th Feb, 2021

Appeal to track down descendants as mystery gravestone is found in woodland outside Stoke Prior church

NEWS 19^th Feb, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters.....

NEWS 12^th Feb, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

NEWS 9^th Feb, 2021

Free taxi trips available for the elderly and vulnerable to Bromsgrove's Artrix Vaccination Centre

NEWS 5^th Feb, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

NEWS 29^th Jan, 2021

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

NEWS 30^th Jan, 2021

New information board will detail flora and fauna in historic Stoke Prior churchyard

NEWS 21^st Jan, 2021

TRAVEL ALERT - Storm Christoph leads to road closures in Frankley and Hollywood

NEWS

19^th Jan, 2021

Wychbold residents' horror as Dodderhill Parish Council has 50-year-old chestnut tree felled despite protests

NEWS 12^th Jan, 2021

Four men arrested for 'causing public nuisance' in Bromsgrove and at hospitals are bailed

NEWS 13^th Jan, 2021

'Do you have to go out?' Worcestershire Covid cases at the highest they have been since the start of the pandemic

NEWS 12^th Jan, 2021

UPDATE - Police investigating serious crash on the M5 between Bromsgrove and Droitwich

NEWS 31^st Dec, 2020

Community-minded Droitwich man awarded MBE in Queen's New Year's Honours List

NEWS SPECIAL REPORT 31^st Dec, 2020

2020 Review - We reveal Bromsgrove's best-read stories over the past 12 months

NEWS 28^th Dec, 2020

TRAVEL ALERT - Snow and crash brings delays on the M5 between Droitwich and Bromsgrove

NEWS 23^rd Dec, 2020

UPDATE - Electricity restored to Bromsgrove and Droitwich homes after power cut

NEWS 24^th Dec, 2020

Christmas and New Year pharmacy times for Bromsgrove, Rubery and South Birmingham

NEWS

13^th Dec, 2020

VIDEO - Exciting times at Stoke Prior Church with new vicar, work starting and MP visit

NEWS 13^th Dec, 2020

Bromsgrove and Rubery organisations wanting a Dementia Meeting Centre urged to apply for council funding

NEWS 3^rd Dec, 2020

Droitwich man shaves Christmas tree into his chest to raise funds for charity set up in memory of his friend

NEWS

11^th Nov, 2020

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TRAVEL ALERT - Delays on the northbound M5 after earlier crash between Droitwich and Bromsgrove

Farmer 'lamb-basted' after sheep gets stuck in fence in Hanbury

New bus service to be launched between Bromsgrove, Rubery and Longbridge as 'solution' to 144 cuts

REVEALED - The timetable for the new '144A' between Bromsgrove, Catshill, Rubery and Longbridge

Did you know? Check out the fascinating history of the century-old 144 Birmingham to Worcestershire bus route

144 LATEST - Campaign stepped up to save bus route to Birmingham with letters, petitions and a council motion

Police appeal after burglary at farm between Stoke Prior and Hanbury

Shock as 144 bus services to Birmingham are axed

Droitwich's Duncan to have his long locks lopped for the Primrose Hospice

Connecting with nature - Hanbury First School pupils plant out their own mini-orchard and hedgerows

Come and join Zumbathon at Perdiswell Leisure Centre to help raise funds for Mike's mole-mapping machine appeal

Rallying call for residents to have their say on new reduced speed limits proposed for Hanbury

'Roaring 20s' ball and grand prize raffle set to return to raise funds for the Primrose Hospice

Serious crash on the M5 between Droitwich and Bromsgrove led to two lane closures.

Joy for 21-year-old cat Morag as her story goes around the world and the RSPCA Worcester and Mid Worcestershire find her a new home

21-year-old cat Morag - the oldest in the Worcester and Mid Worcestershire RSPCA's care - looking for 'purrfect' retirement home

Players from Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Pershore and Boughton compete at Walking Tennis tournament

Hanbury First School needs your help as it 'brings the outdoors indoors' to improve the children's learning and wellbeing

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters.......

UPDATE - Three lanes now open on southbound M5 between Droitwich and Worcester after crash

Hanbury First School pupils set sail to explore viking history

Sophia and Megan to lose their locks at Little Princess Trust charity event in Wychbold

TRAVEL UPDATE- 144A between Worcester and Catshill cancelled

UPDATE - Flood warnings for Bromsgrove and Droitwich withdrawn as river levels fall

Four new consultants running Slimming World clubs in Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Catshill and Rubery

Christmas pharmacy times for Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Rubery and Northfield

Christmas bus and train times for Bromsgrove, Rubery, Droitwich and Birmingham

'Great Fire of London' brought to life for Hanbury First School children by Bromsgrove Green Watch visit

Cheers! - Ale by new Upton Warren brewery Brew61 scoops 'Gold' in regional beer awards

Two injured after car and van crash on the M5 between Bromsgrove and Droitwich after crash

Storm Arwen wreaks havoc across Worcestershire with more than 100 fallen trees and delays to road, rail and buses

Creative commuters come up with new names for the railway lines linking Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch

Local unsung heroes given night to remember at Webbs' Enchanted Gardens

Photographers ready as Classic Clun Castle locomotive travels from Birmingham to Worcester, via Bromsgrove and Droitwich

WATCH - Dramatic stop after police pursued cloned vehicle on the M5 from Bromsgrove, through Droitwich to Worcester

Urgent appeal by 120-year-old Bromsgrove and District Football League for general secretary to safeguard its future

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters.....

Appeal to find 'sentimental' chest of drawers mistakenly taken to Household Recycling Centre in Hanbury

Cashless car parks, Western Bypass and town infrastructure - this week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters

Northfield woman in Worcestershire Community Rail role urging communities to adopt their local station

Rubery record label owners launch 'Earth Song Day' to raise climate change awareness

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters.......

UPDATE - Three of four lanes now open on M5 between Droitwich and Worcester after lorry fire

Hanbury residents pack out MP's meeting to voice their concerns on speed limits and road safety in the village

Shocked Wychbold parents of nine-year-olds told 'there is no school bus - they can get the 144'

Hanbury Summer Show 'exceeded all expectations' as crowds flock to bank holiday event

Woman in her 80s dies after being hit by a car in Hanbury

Cast members sought for Jigsaw Players' Robinson Crusoe panto at Lickey's Trinity Centre

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

REVEALED - The winners taking centre page on the 2022 Worcestershire Wildlife Trust calendar

Climate Heroes from Wychbold First and Nursery School earn their 'Green' Blue Peter badges

Hanbury First School children celebrating winning Greta Thunberg book design competition

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

Urgent appeal for scout leaders to meet the demand across Bromsgrove and Droitwich

CAMRA Beer and Cider Weekends to be held in Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch as festival is cancelled for second time

Police launch probe after cyclist is found dead by the roadside in Hanbury

Cure Leukaemia's amazing Geoff Thomas is awarded the MBE

Stoke Prior Church to host exhibition on Salt King John Corbett this weekend

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

Just For Pets - which has stores in Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Northfield - makes pledge to support smaller pet businesses post-Covid

Free online advice forum will offer advice to Bromsgrove and Rubery landlords on regulation changes, due to Covid-19

144 bus route trekkers raise £1,800 for Cure Parkinsons with Birmingham to Worcester walk

The pharmacies open this bank holiday Monday in Bromsgrove and Northfield and Minor Injury Unit available

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

Wychbold author releases psychological mystery novel Game of Life

Knife amnesty - Operation Sceptre takes almost 150 weapons off the streets of Worcestershire

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

Husband of Wychbold community champion who lost her brave cancer battle has written moving book on the family's journey

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

Bromsgrove team to walk the 25-mile 144 bus route from Birmingham to Worcester to raise cash for Cure Parkinson's

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

This week's Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard letters......

Man who led successful fund-raising campaign to restore Stoke Prior Church to its former glory receives prestigious High Sheriff award

Family members found after Standard appeal prompted by mystery gravestone in Stoke Prior Churchyard

11 Bromsgrove and Droitwich women from Ormerod Rutter walked almost 5million steps throughout March for Cancer Research UK

Bromsgrove's Star Project looking forward to getting back to face-to-face sessions

On the buses - Wythall Transport Museum announces when it will open after lockdown

Will you be taking part in the Battle of the Bunnies laser tag in Hanbury this Easter?

Number of people claiming Universal Credit in Bromsgrove rises to 2,716 in the past year