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23^rd Jun, 2026

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NEWS 27^th Mar, 2026

Ford Fiesta stolen from hotel car park in Hopwood

NEWS 23^rd Feb, 2026

'Lives endangered' as objects were thrown at cars from bridge over M42 in Hopwood

NEWS 12^th Jan, 2026

Picture released after £4,000 cash, a safe and Rolex were stolen in Hopwood burglary

NEWS 20^th Jun, 2025

UPDATE - Police search for 'potentially dangerous' hand grenades found in Hopwood continues

NEWS 22^nd Feb, 2024

Man seriously injured in M42 crash between Bromsgrove and Hopwood

NEWS 26^th Sep, 2023

Police appeal after M42 crash and car fire between Hopwood and Bromsgrove which has left one man critical

NEWS 4^th Sep, 2023

Newly-formed Bromsgrove Rovers AFC play first home league game in the town

NEWS 1^st Jul, 2023

Man jailed for life after murdering partner and dumping her body in Hopwood

NEWS 21^st Apr, 2023

Bromsgrove Conservatives announce election candidates for May election

NEWS 3^rd Mar, 2023

UPDATE - Firefighters find cause of blaze at Birmingham City FC's Alvechurch training ground

NEWS 16^th Jul, 2022

Firefighters extinguished vehicle blaze on the M42 near Bromsgrove

NEWS 27^th May, 2022

Birmingham man charged with murder and woman named after body was found in Hopwood on Friday

NEWS 30^th May, 2022

Birmingham man charged with murder and woman named after body was found in Hopwood on Friday

NEWS 26^th May, 2022

HB9 fund-raiser - Bromsgrove RFC to take on Kings Norton to celebrate the rugby career of Harry Bennett

NEWS 29^th Mar, 2022

Driver of 7.5tonne truck stopped on M42 between Bromsgrove and Hopwood was found to be drink-driving

NEWS 14^th Dec, 2021

Disqualified motorist caught in Hopwood twice the legal drink-drive limit is jailed and given four-year ban

10^th Aug, 2021

Driver charged and remanded after police pursuit in Hopwood

NEWS 7^th Jul, 2021

Bomb disposal unit called to Hopwood after suspect device is found near canal

NEWS 3^rd Jun, 2021

TRAVEL ALERT - M42 closed between Hopwood and Portway after car fire

NEWS 11^th May, 2021

TRAVEL UPDATE - All lanes reopen on the M5 at Hopwood after crash involving a lorry and two cars

NEWS 16^th Feb, 2021

Man taken to hospital after crash on the M42 near Hopwood

15^th Feb, 2021

Police in Bromsgrove showed their love for getting uninsured drivers off the road on Valentine's Day

NEWS 31^st Jan, 2021

VIDEO - Police stop drunk driver travelling wrong way down the M42 between Hopwood and Lickey End

NEWS 17^th Dec, 2020

Two drug-drivers caught within hours near Hopwood and in Bromsgrove

NEWS 8^th Dec, 2020

Drug-driver high on cocaine pulled over by police near Hopwood

NEWS 19^th Nov, 2020

Motorist caught drug-driving on M42 near Hopwood

NEWS 16^th Nov, 2020

TRAVEL ALERTS - Drivers urged to find alternative routes as roads in Bromsgrove district are shut

NEWS 31^st Aug, 2020

Drug-driver caught and two cars seized on the M42 at Hopwood Services

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2020

Police seize van after chasing it from Wythall to Hopwood

Motorists caught in Bromsgrove and Hopwood for using a mobile phone whilst driving

NEWS 23^rd May, 2020

Ten drivers caught speeding between 85mph and 102mph on the M42 between Hopwood and Bromsgrove

NEWS 15^th May, 2020

Two drivers caught on handheld mobile phones at the wheel in Hopwood within five minutes of each other

NEWS 28^th Apr, 2020

Two arrested in Hopwood on suspicion of burglary

NEWS 17^th Apr, 2020

Driver caught at 106mph on the M42 between Hopwood and Bromsgrove

NEWS 15^th Apr, 2020

Driver clocked by police at 96mph on the M42 between Bromsgrove and Hopwood had no licence or insurance

NEWS 1^st Apr, 2020

Police use robotic mini tow truck to recover dumped vehicle from alleyway in Hopwood

NEWS 6^th Feb, 2020

Fund launched to help new dad Niall who was left fighting for his life on the M42 near Hopwood

NEWS 16^th Jan, 2020

Pair arrested after they were caught in stolen VW Golf in Hopwood

NEWS 14^th Jan, 2020

Lucky escape for driver after car spun on the M42 between Bromsgrove and Hopwood

NEWS 7^th Jan, 2020

Two arrested for burglary and stolen car recovered in Northfield after vehicle failed to stop

West Mercia Police purge on uninsured drivers sees more than 20 taken off the roads in just five days

NEWS 29^th Jul, 2019

Police recover stolen vehicle on the M42 between Bromsgrove and Redditch

NEWS SPECIAL REPORT 28^th Apr, 2019

Your guide to Thursday's Bromsgrove District Council elections

19^th Feb, 2019

Police recover 170 stolen Cadbury's Creme Eggs after spotting vehicle with 'altered' licence plates

11^th Feb, 2019

Arrests made after driver stole fuel from Hopwood Services and car was stopped with 'stinger'

NEWS 5^th Feb, 2019

M42 was closed between Bromsgrove and Hopwood after crash involving car and lorry

NEWS 4^th Feb, 2019

Lucky escape for driver after car overturned on the M42 between Bromsgrove and Hopwood

NEWS 12^th Jan, 2019

Suspect arrested and £20,000 recovered as police stop car at Hopwood

NEWS 26^th Dec, 2018

Part of M42 shut as firefighters tackle vehicle blaze between Bromsgrove and Hopwood

NEWS 21^st Dec, 2018

Lucky escape after crash on the M42 between Lickey End and Hopwood

NEWS 3^rd Dec, 2018

Man in his 40s died after a VW Golf hit a tree in Hopwood

NEWS 17^th Sep, 2018

Bromsgrove and Redditch commuters warned of motorway delays over lane closures during this evening's rush hour

NEWS 13^th Sep, 2018

Proposed Bromsgrove boundary changes would see Cofton and Lickey to Redditch and Rubery into Birmingham Northfield

NEWS 4^th Apr, 2018

Heavy delays on the M42 between Bromsgrove and Hopwood after car hits central reservation

NEWS 20^th Mar, 2018

West Mercia PCC offers best wishes to 'selfless' Ben Perry who lost his leg in M42 crash

NEWS 24^th Oct, 2016

Bromsgrove fire crews called to blaze on motorway

NEWS 26^th Sep, 2016

Commuters facing delays of more than an hour after car crashes and rolls on M42

NEWS 21^st May, 2015

Man hurt after three-car crash on the M42