West Midlands Archives - The Bromsgrove Standard

23^rd Jun, 2026

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NEWS 21^st May, 2026

Bromsgrove's Gymshark owner named on West Midlands rich list

NEWS 14^th May, 2026

How much more are Bromsgrove renters set to pay in 2026?

NEWS 30^th Apr, 2026

Bromsgrove: How much more are you paying for your rent this year?

NEWS 4^th Jul, 2025

IN PICTURES - Kidderminster is first stop for 'Inspiration' train to toast 200 years of the railways in UK

NEWS 23^rd Dec, 2024

FREE bus travel across the West Midlands is back - all-day on New Year's Day

NEWS 17^th Nov, 2024

'We need to clamp down on telegraph pole cowboys' - Northfield MP's Westminster Diary

Bromsgrove's Rebecca launches short film fundraiser to shed light on her very rare condition

NEWS 24^th Oct, 2024

Four years in prison for heroin and crack cocaine dealer in Bromsgrove

NEWS 15^th Oct, 2024

Government invests over £720,000 to boost brownfield sites in Bromsgrove

19^th Aug, 2024

Northfield man jailed after being caught with 10 kilos of cocaine

NEWS 27^th Jun, 2024

Rubery couple leaping from plane to raise money for St Basils

NEWS 30^th Jun, 2024

Nursery in Bromsgrove ranks in West Midlands top 20 providers

NEWS 2^nd Jun, 2024

'Bringing the boom back to Bromsgrove' - Labour's parliamentary candidate Neena Gill

NEWS 30^th Jan, 2024

Council chairman helps Bromsgrove Indoor Bowling Club toast its 30th anniversary

NEWS 20^th Jun, 2023

National Express West Midlands buses, including Bromsgrove's 20, set for price increase

NEWS 30^th May, 2023

Bromsgrove couple appeal for help to keep wheelchair basketball club going

NEWS 20^th Mar, 2022

Evening Ring and Ride service now available across South Birmingham

NEWS 26^th Apr, 2023

Rubery hair salon wins best in West Midlands award at UK Hair and Beauty Awards 2023

NEWS 17^th Apr, 2023

Bromsgrovians spend less of their wages on rent than many in the West Midlands

NEWS 25^th Mar, 2023

CONFIRMED - National Express West Midlands bus strike ends with deal

NEWS 24^th Mar, 2023

NXWM BUS STRIKES - Bosses hope improved offer will resolve dispute

NEWS 24^th Mar, 2023

Bromsgrove residents praised for bowel screening response

NEWS 20^th Mar, 2023

BUS STRIKES - Birmingham users to be impacted as NXWM drivers' 'indefinite' action gets under way

NEWS 13^th Feb, 2023

Encourage loved ones to prioritise their health on Valentines Day

NEWS 8^th Feb, 2023

Police recover stolen Range Rover in Romsley

NEWS 24^th Dec, 2022

Shed loads of Xmas cheer with charitable donation

NEWS 25^th Sep, 2022

Support Bromsgrove causes by joining worlds biggest charity quiz attempt

NEWS 25^th Sep, 2022

Bromsgrove parents whose child is at university urged to foster

NEWS 12^th Sep, 2022

New partnership announced to help in need owners and animals

NEWS 19^th Jul, 2022

Could Bromsgrove’s Sanders Park be the nation’s favourite green space?

NEWS 5^th Jun, 2022

Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust's receive government decarbonisation grants

NEWS 28^th Apr, 2022

Bromsgrove baton bearer selected for Commonwealth Games relay

NEWS 22^nd Apr, 2022

TRAVEL ALERT- Disruption on Cross City trains from Bromsgrove to Birmingham

NEWS 26^th Mar, 2022

Bromsgrove District Council offering businesses two months free recycling to sign up to scheme

NEWS 13^th May, 2020

Birmingham one of the first places in the UK to trial e-scooters in public places

NEWS 20^th Jul, 2021

Seven 'armed and extremely dangerous criminals' convicted over aggravated and car key burglaries in Hagley and Romsley

NEWS 21^st Jun, 2021

Children step out to demand safer streets in Brake campaign

NEWS 13^th Jun, 2021

Bromsgrove best place to live in the UK for pet owners, says survey

NEWS 7^th May, 2021

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

NEWS 5^th May, 2021

Bromsgrove steel firm owner takes on sales and marketing expert to drive business forward after surviving the pandemic

NEWS 12^th Apr, 2021

Labour's West Midlands Mayor candidate Liam Byrne unveils his 'people's plan for our future' manifesto

NEWS 7^th Apr, 2021

Labour's West Midlands Mayoral candidate Liam Byrne outlines his seven pledges to improve the region

NEWS 24^th Mar, 2021

Heart failure patients missing out on treatment due to Covid-19, warns charity

NEWS 7^th Feb, 2021

'More green jobs, gigafactories and cutting red tape for the Kickstart scheme' - Labour's WM Mayor candidate and Shadow Chancellor

NEWS 6^th Jan, 2021

Exclusive - Millennium Point will be region's flagship vaccination centre

NEWS 19^th Oct, 2020

Woodland Trust donates 6,240 trees in Worcestershire as it strives to get 50million planted within five years

NEWS 5^th Oct, 2020

Network Rail's leaf busting trains take to the tracks to keep passengers and freight moving this autumn

NEWS PICTURE SPECIAL

West Midlands Ambulance Service launches UK's first eco-friendly all electric ambulance

NEWS 30^th Aug, 2020

Smoking rates revealed - how do Bromsgrove and Birmingham fare?

NEWS 23^rd Jul, 2020

New figures show Covid-19 is hammering youth job market

NEWS 20^th Jul, 2020

More attending A&E across Worcestershire as pandemic fears start to recede

15^th Jul, 2020

Competition launched for children to design the official Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games mascot

NEWS 14^th Jul, 2020

Bromsgrove man among three bosses charged over death of worker at recycling firm

NEWS 12^th Jul, 2020

Home Instead Bromsgrove and Redditch makes West Midlands top 20

NEWS 8^th Jul, 2020

Bromsgrove mum who overcame ovarian tumour urges people to visit Cancer Research UK's shops to boost funds

NEWS 30^th Jun, 2020

Bromsgrove care provider named in the West Midlands' top 20

NEWS 2^nd Jun, 2020

More than 300 drivers caught speeding on West Midlands' motorways during May

NEWS 31^st May, 2020

2022 Games initiative offers opportunity for BAME businesses

NEWS 15^th May, 2020

Revealed - What most people in the West Midlands are looking forward to doing after lockdown

NEWS 7^th May, 2020

National Hedgehog Awareness Week - 61 rescued by the RSPCA last year

NEWS 26^th Feb, 2020

Met Office issues yellow warning for snow across the West Midlands

NEWS 12^th Feb, 2020

West Midlands politicians and Friends of the Earth clash over HS2 decision

NEWS 8^th Feb, 2020

Power cuts, fallen trees and rail disruption as Storm Ciara hit Bromsgrove district

NEWS 27^th Jan, 2020

Bromsgrove 'Help to Buy' homes £116k more than West Midlands average

NEWS 13^th Jan, 2020

Deaths in the West Midlands from air pollution could exceed 15,000 in the next decade

NEWS 8^th Jan, 2020

Met Office issue weather warning for strong winds for Bromsgrove district and south Birmingham

24^th Dec, 2019

Libby Mae's Little Angels spread festive cheer to hospitals across the West Midlands

NEWS 10^th Dec, 2019

Bromsgrove Rail User Group says funding system needs to change amidst TUC's 'Great Train Robbery' claims

NEWS 20^th Oct, 2019

RSPCA's national cruelty line leads to 1,887 cats rescued in West Midlands

NEWS 1^st Oct, 2019

RSPCA hoping to rehome plenty of dogs in 'Adoptober'

NEWS 25^th Sep, 2019

52 per cent of private renters in West Midlands unable to afford rent

NEWS 21^st Sep, 2019

Shocking figures show 100 disabled drivers are battling for every Blue Badge parking space in the West Midlands

NEWS 12^th Sep, 2019

Number of homes being repossessed across West Midlands falls

17^th Jul, 2019

Lookout Lion taking pride in teaching West Midlands youngsters how to dial 999

NEWS 7^th Jul, 2019

School leaders from across Worcestershire join together to pen letter on funding crisis

NEWS 28^th Jun, 2019

Bromsgrove labelled the ‘most unaffordable town in the West Midlands’ to buy a home

NEWS 27^th Jun, 2019

West Midlands RSPCA bracing itself for its busiest period of the year

NEWS 11^th Jun, 2019

Do a marathon 'Walk Your Way' to help The Stroke Association

NEWS 5^th Jun, 2019

M5 'could become the second most disrupted road in the UK'

NEWS 29^th May, 2019

Elections: Brexit Party revealed as big winners but pro-EU parties see poll surge too

NEWS 19^th May, 2019

Check out our definitive guide to the West Midlands EU elections and candidates

NEWS 18^th Feb, 2019

Bromsgrove Rail User Group would welcome radical overhaul to train ticket pricing system to make fares easier and cheaper for many

NEWS 10^th Feb, 2019

Bromsgrove Speaker Libby wins prestigious award

NEWS 10^th Dec, 2018

Pedmore Sporting Club welcome MP Sajid Javid as its guest of honour at luncheon

NEWS 9^th May, 2018

Warning over leaving dogs in hot cars after RSPCA received 217 calls over bank holiday weekend