lockdown Archives - The Bromsgrove Standard

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NEWS 18^th Apr, 2022

Record turnover for Bromsgrove entrepreneur's health firm Mprove

NEWS 8^th Dec, 2021

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

NEWS 4^th Dec, 2021

Fitness instructor Ellie who holds classes in Rubery, Northfield and Longbridge wins top award

17^th Oct, 2021

Generous Bromsgrove Lions provides boost for Meadows First School's sensory room

NEWS 6^th Oct, 2021

Women urged to dust off their trainers as Bromsgrove Walking Netball sessions start up again

NEWS 30^th Sep, 2021

As Covid measures end Catshill Foodbank launches new awareness campaign

NEWS 23^rd Sep, 2021

Mum criticises South Bromsgrove High School for sending her son home for 'throwing tie off balcony'

NEWS 28^th Aug, 2021

Team of community and arts sector experts formed to help put Bromsgrove's Artrix back where it belongs

NEWS 29^th Aug, 2021

Bromsgrove Photographic Society to hold open evening at Avoncroft Art Centre

NEWS 12^th Aug, 2021

South Birmingham snapper's lockdown exhibition to go on show in Coventry

NEWS 19^th Jul, 2021

Worcestershire's first ever virtual WI launches this evening

NEWS 15^th Jul, 2021

Concessions for NHS staff at Bromsgrove District Council car parks to come to an end on Monday

NEWS 21^st Jun, 2021

New flexible rail tickets have now gone on sale which can save passengers hundreds of pounds each year

NEWS 11^th Jun, 2021

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

NEWS 27^th May, 2021

Age UK's Befriending Service's £31k National Lottery win will help combat loneliness and isolation among Bromsgrove's older people

NEWS 21^st May, 2021

'Time to take those tentative steps back to normality' - Northfield MP Gary Sambrook's Westminster Diary

NEWS 22^nd May, 2021

Worcester Cathedral launches new recovery fund appeal to help safeguard its future after the pandemic

NEWS 14^th May, 2021

Bromsgrove Institute Trust thanked for its help getting North, South and Chadsgrove students through their lockdown learning

NEWS 10^th May, 2021

Bromsgrove massage therapist's book about how she turned her passion into a business shortlisted for award

NEWS 12^th Apr, 2021

Bromsgrove raises a glass to the reopening of pub gardens and non-essential shops

NEWS 8^th Apr, 2021

Rubery food vendor offers free hot drinks and sandwiches for families struggling during the Easter holidays

NEWS 30^th Mar, 2021

New gardening book on sale in Bromsgrove will help support children's hospices

23^rd Mar, 2021

VIDEO - North Bromsgrove High School students observe the National Day of Reflection

NEWS 21^st Mar, 2021

Jellybabies with chocolate - Morrisons Rubery delights children at Longbridge nursery

NEWS 9^th Mar, 2021

Tardebigge teddies helped pupils through lockdown until they could return to school

New furry friends at Rubery's Holywell Primary and Nursery School makes pupils' return more 'bear-able' with

NEWS 6^th Mar, 2021

REVEALED - When Bromsgrove and Northfield's JD Wetherspoon's pubs are set to open

'Vaccine passports, quarantine and easing lockdown' - the latest Covid-19 Politics and Pandemics

NEWS 26^th Feb, 2021

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

NEWS 26^th Feb, 2021

Worcestershire's hospitals 'overwhelmed' by help and support from the public during the Covid-19 pandemic

NEWS 24^th Feb, 2021

Bromsgrove District Council's 2021/22 budget approved

NEWS 20^th Feb, 2021

Bromsgrove MP's Westminster Diary - 'Vaccines an extraordinary feat but we must not take our foot off the gas'

NEWS SPECIAL REPORT

18^th Feb, 2021

Rednal girl Freya walking 61 miles in 61 days for the British Heart Foundation after dad's cardiac arrest

NEWS 17^th Feb, 2021

Update meeting on South African Covid outbreak to be held for Frankley, Great Park and Northfield residents

NEWS 17^th Feb, 2021

New face at the helm as Zoe takes over as director at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum

NEWS 16^th Feb, 2021

Litter-picking Stoke Prior youngster Pippa hopes to inspire others to improve their local areas

NEWS 13^th Feb, 2021

Firefighters offering Bromsgrove and Rubery community groups, clubs and societies free safety session on their virtual meetings

Meeting sheds light on the latest on the South African Covid outbreak in Frankley Great Park and Northfield

NEWS 8^th Feb, 2021

'Anyone 70 or over who has not yet been offered a Covid jab urged to contact the NHS or their GP' - Hancock

NEWS 5^th Feb, 2021

Council's Rights of Way team slammed over the state of Bromsgrove footpath

NEWS 6^th Feb, 2021

Bromsgrove man made homeless after contracting Covid-19 calls for more support

NEWS 29^th Jan, 2021

Bromsgrove Lib Dems launch petition, calling for all teachers to get Covid jab priority

NEWS 28^th Jan, 2021

Riding with Mates - Bromsgrove and Hallow cycling buddies use lockdown to launch clothing brand

NEWS 22^nd Jan, 2021

Bromsgrove's Artrix set to open as Worcestershire's first Covid-19 Vaccination Centre

NEWS 20^th Jan, 2021

Redditch and Bromsgrove people given head-to-head challenge to see which town is more active

24^th Jan, 2021

VIDEO - Worcestershire Young Poet Laureate's powerful film captures the sadness and uncertainty of life in the pandemic

NEWS 20^th Jan, 2021

People exercising in Bromsgrove urged to find routes closer to home after large crowds gather

NEWS 15^th Jan, 2021

Worcestershire doctor urges elderly and vulnerable to 'turn up their thermostats and make sure they have flu jab'

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 11^th Jan, 2021

Police issue 15 fines to group of people breaking lockdown rules in Sanders Park

NEWS 8^th Jan, 2021

Bromsgrove's high school heads say their remote learning is getting plenty of positive feedback

NEWS 7^th Jan, 2021

Covid-19 - Bromsgrove District Council's Parkside offices to shut tonight until further notice

NEWS 6^th Jan, 2021

Waseley Hills High head sheds light on school life in lockdown

NEWS SPECIAL REPORT 31^st Dec, 2020

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

14^th Dec, 2020

VIDEO - North Bromsgrove High School's moving Christmas film to celebrate district's community heroes

NEWS 7^th Dec, 2020

Barnt Green restaurant hit with booze ban and potential fine after lockdown breaches

NEWS 2^nd Dec, 2020

Top Bromsgrove doc and microbiology and infection professor team up for Covid webinar

NEWS 24^th Nov, 2020

VIDEO - Bromsgrove's Butchers Block's novel delivery to high street flat

NEWS 23^rd Nov, 2020

Covid advisors now out on the streets of Bromsgrove to offer a helping hand

NEWS 20^th Nov, 2020

Bromsgrove train crash caused by driver being distracted by lockdown texts

NEWS 18^th Nov, 2020

'Keep up the good work!' - Mid-lockdown message about Covid cases from Worcestershire's Director of Public Health

NEWS 8^th Nov, 2020

Powerlifters pull along buses in aid of Covid-struck Transport Museum Wythall

NEWS 5^th Nov, 2020

Council announces FREE parking in Bromsgrove town centre throughout the lockdown

NEWS 5^th Nov, 2020

Libraries across Bromsgrove district to remain open during lockdown

NEWS 5^th Nov, 2020

Wilko in Northfield, Redditch and Droitwich to remain open during lockdown

NEWS 2^nd Nov, 2020

Applications open for Covid advisers who will be out and about on the streets of Worcestershire

NEWS 23^rd Oct, 2020

Our comprehensive guide to half-term and Halloween activities in Bromsgrove, Birmingham and the West Midlands

NEWS 20^th Oct, 2020

Spooky (but Covid-safe) goings-on at Avoncroft Museum this Halloween

NEWS 19^th Oct, 2020

Bromsgrove GP and nurse on the run to deliver as many flu jabs as possible to housebound and isolating

NEWS 17^th Oct, 2020

Barnt Green Travel Lounge boss hoping people will snap up new 'Holiday to Help Out' discount deals

NEWS 18^th Oct, 2020

Social distance warning issued to Worcestershire parents on school run

NEWS 17^th Oct, 2020

Avoncroft Museum given lifeline £183,943 grant from Government's Covid Culture Recovery Fund

Hanbury First School's first virtual Harvest Festival Zooms onto staff and students' screens

NEWS 6^th Oct, 2020

Journalism Matters Week: How our trusted news is making a difference where you live

NEWS 4^th Oct, 2020

Bromsgrove paramedic taking on virtual London Marathon for the NSPCC

Proud Megan named 'Woman of the Year' at Bromsgrove Slimming World group after shedding 4st 3lbs in just 15 months

Sarah realises her dream to open hair and beauty salon in Bromsgrove

NEWS 30^th Sep, 2020

Campaigner says Covid restrictions are 'too strict' and has called for a meeting with Bromsgrove MP

NEWS 25^th Sep, 2020

Rainbow flag flies in Bromsgrove for the first time to support Worcestershire Pride

NEWS 26^th Sep, 2020

Bromsgrove and Droitwich charities and non-profit groups benefit from Severn Trent Covid funding

NEWS 24^th Sep, 2020

Bromsgrove dance teacher features on ExcludedUK music video blasting Government for no Covid support

NEWS 24^th Sep, 2020

Test your knowledge at Bromsgrove Blood Cancer UK's virtual quiz

23^rd Sep, 2020

Imagination Street in Astwood Bank gets set to reopen its doors

20^th Sep, 2020

Four charities and community organisations get £250 boost each from Jack's, Rubery

NEWS 17^th Sep, 2020

Lottery cash will help fund PAP scheme to help parents and children who have had a tough time during lockdown

NEWS 16^th Sep, 2020

Visiting still suspended at Bromsgrove's Princess of Wales Community hospital

16^th Sep, 2020

Artist's drawings of Bromsgrove's refuse collectors to thank them for their efforts during the lockdown

NEWS 14^th Sep, 2020

Rallying call for new funds and members to help save Bromsgrove bowling club hit hard by Covid-19

NEWS 12^th Sep, 2020

Film fans in for a treat at the Fairfield Flicks

NEWS 10^th Sep, 2020

Keep Bromsgrove Beautiful urges everyone to join the Great British September Clean

NEWS 8^th Sep, 2020

Visits to town care homes stopped after rise in Bromsgrove Covid-19 cases

NEWS 8^th Sep, 2020

Bromsgrove Hockey Club launches search for new players as sport starts up again after lockdown

NEWS 8^th Sep, 2020

Bookworm Imogen's parting literary gift to Catshill Village Pre-School

NEWS 5^th Sep, 2020

Catshill, Rubery and Alvechurch Libraries get set to reopen

NEWS 4^th Sep, 2020

Put your pet in the frame and donate to help out Bromsgrove Blue Cross

NEWS 3^rd Sep, 2020

More than 1,500 people visited Bromsgrove Library in the first month after lockdown

NEWS 3^rd Sep, 2020

'A new level of busyness' - Rubery's uniform Swop Shop rushed off its feet as children head back to school

NEWS 24^th Aug, 2020

Campaign launched to get children across Worcestershire ready to return to school next month

NEWS 24^th Aug, 2020

New booking system at Bromsgrove's Princess of Wales Hospital as visitor restrictions are eased

NEWS 24^th Aug, 2020

Mass street party in Northfield with two marquees and a DJ broken up by police