Stirchley Library is under threat of closure and local campaigners are asking residents in Bournville and Stirchley to back them in their plea to save this vital local service. read more
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Council seeks votes for local heros
Birmingham City Council are asking the public to vote for council employees who have gone the extra mile as part of the Council’s tenth Chamberlain Awards. read more
School re-opens without lollipop man
St Joseph’s school on Selly Oak road has written to parents to inform them that a recruitment freeze by Birmingham City Council means they will have no School Crossing Patrol for some time to come. read more
Bournville – Picture Imperfect
UPDATE: PICTURE CHANGED. Bournville’s a beautiful place. It has not one but two conservation areas with listed buildings and a historic chocolate factory. It is possibly the nicest place to live in the UK. What a shame then that the … read more
Huxtable promoted to cabinet
Conservative Bournville Councillor Tim Huxtable has been appointed as cabinet member for transport and regeneration at Birmingham City Council. This follows a re-shuffle of cabinet posts following the recent local elections. read more
Residents ask: “Give us our trees back”
UPDATED: Residents in Willow road in Bournville have accused the City Council of failing to adhere to conservation area rules by removing trees from the length of their road and then failing to reinstate them due to costs. read more
Bournville Ward Committee – 1st March 7pm
View Bournville Ward Committee location in a larger map There’s a meeting of Bournville Ward Committee tonight, 1st March, at 7pm. It takes pace at St Andrews Methodist Church on Cartland Rd in Stirchley. Chaired by Councilor Timothy Huxtable, the … read more
Going potty over potholes
(pic: Henry Bloomfield) Like any other area Bournville’s roads seem to be full of potholes at the moment. Both side streets and main road have their fair share. So how do you go about telling the council where they are? … read more
Gritty Bournville
Inspired by fellow local news site, Northwood Local, we’ve produced a map of Birmingham City Council gritting routes in Bournville. View Bournville and surrounds – gritting routes in a larger map With the cold spell set to continue for the … read more