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BROMSGROVE Central has seen a rise in positive Covid-19 cases as the overall infection rate for the district continues to fall. According to the latest Public Health England data, Bromsgroves infection rate was 180.2 per 100,000 people in the week up to February 5 - with 180 cases recorded. In the previous week leading up to January 29, the infection rate was 248.3 per 100,000 people – with 248 cases recorded. Here is the coronavirus data for areas within the Bromsgrove District for the...

A PETITION has been launched calling on Worcestershire County Council to review the speed limit on the A38 road in Bromsgrove. Residents have raised safety concerns about the road, which has a speed limit ranging from 40mph to 60mph throughout. Bromsgrove District councillor Siobhan Robinson and local campaigner Joshua Robinson, who both started the petition, have highlighted that the A38 runs very close to houses, past a first school and has "inadequate" crossing points. The councillor...

LONG-suffering pubs in Bromsgrove are being urged to check if they are eligible for a belated Christmas support grant before it’s too late. Bromsgrove Liberal Democrats have issued the call after it was revealed at a council meeting on Wednesday, January 20 that no pubs in Bromsgrove had received the grant yet, despite the government making funds available. The grants of £1,000 are available to traditional ‘wet-led’ pubs where you can purchase a drink from the bar. Landlords that...

Invalid Date, THE Met Office has warned "rollercoaster" weather will hit Britain this week with more snow, torrential downpours and floods on the way. The UK was gripped by a deep freeze this weekend as temperatures dropped to -10C but by Wednesday the mercury could leap back up as high as 12C.   62 A mother and her child take in the view of the snowy Brecon BeaconsCredit: Wales News Service 62 62 62 62 62 62 Todays sunrise above Church Stretton in ShropshireCredit: SWNS:South West News Servi...

DRIVERS are being warned of night-time motorway diversions as work is carried out on link and slip roads. Temporary works will shut one of the links between the M42 and M5, while another M5 slip road will also close for repairs. The first closure is due this Friday night from 10pm to 6am and involves the closure of the exit slip from the southbound carriageway of the M5 at junction 5, which serves Droitwich. The road needs to be closed for resurfacing work, and diversions will operate u...