Information re the ‘Long Hard Winter’ Project
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- A38 Traffic Management Bulletin w/c 2 December 2024
- Christmas Tree lights switch-on and carols
- A38 Traffic Management Bulletin w/c 25 November 2024
- Parish Council invests in new Speed Indicator Devices on the A515.
- Notice of road closure on Wood End Lane
- New Councillor co opted and thanks to Steve
- A38 Traffic Management Bulletin w/c 18 November 2024
- Lichfield Local Plan- your feedback required
- A38 Traffic Management Bulletin w/c 11 November 2024
- Next Parish Council meeting is on 14th November
- A38 Traffic Management Bulletin w/c 4 November 2024
- ► October (15)
- SCC Communities Road Show
- Have Your Say on EV Charging in Staffordshire!
- A38 Works w/c 28 Oct
- A Best Kept Village double win!
- A38 works w/c 21 October
- Notice - Extraordinary Planning Committee Meeting
- Traffic lights on Wood End Lane
- Tarmac consultation cancelled
- Doors to new Staffordshire History Centre to open next month
- Extraordinary Planning Meeting
- NOTICE OF COUNCILLOR VACANCY
- Have your say on Policing and Fire & Rescue in Staffordshire
- A38 Works w/c 14 Oct
- A38 works w/c 7 October
- Pyford Brook Quarry, Orgreave - notice of public exhibition
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- A38 works w/c 2 Sept and HS2 work at Streethay
- A38 works w/c 26 Aug and Streethay closure details
- Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting and Planning Meeting
- Casual Vacancy
- A38 works - w/c 19 August and Streethay closure details
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- A38 Roadworks w/c 2nd October
- A38 closure notice
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- A38 roadworks w/c 25 Sept
- Defibrillator
- A5 at Hints - roadworks notice
- A38 roadworks w/c 18 Sept
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- Traffic order affecting A513 Alrewas Road
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- A38 Roadworks w/c 4 Sept
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- A38 Roadworks w/c 1 May
- Result of Uncontested Parish Election
- A38 Roadworks w/c 24 April
- Kings Coronation
- Your help needed
- A38 roadworks w/c 17 April
- Next Parish Council meeting
- Long hard winter - an evaluation
- Temporary traffic lights - Wood End Lane
- Warm space initiative
- A38 Roadworks w/c 10 April
- District and Parish Elections - Statement of Persons Nominated
- Information re the 'Long Hard Winter' Project
- ► March (17)
- A38 roadworks w/c 3 April
- Postponement of work on Wood End Lane
- Temporary traffic lights
- A38 roadworks w/c 27 March
- Best Kept Village Competition
- Parish Council Elections - Notice of Election
- Warm Space information
- Wood End Lane - temporary lights
- A38 Roadworks w/c 20 March
- May Parish Council meeting - new date
- 2023 Litter Pick
- Warm Space information
- A38 Roadworks w/c 13 March
- HS2 works
- Works on Wood End Lane
- A38 Roadworks w/c 6 March
- A38 Works notice
- ► February (17)
- Road closures and traffic lights
- HS2 Update
- A38 Roadworks w/c 27 Feb
- Notice of tree planting off A513
- A38 Roadworks w/c 20 Feb
- 1st March - Village Hall - Advise on Coping with the Costs - all welcome
- Warm Space information
- Road closures in Hill Ridware
- Temporary Closure of Netherstowe Lane
- Flood risk consultation
- 1st March - Village Hall - Advise on Coping with the Costs - all welcome
- Litter Pick 2023
- Open Gardens 2023
- Warm Space information
- A513 - Night time road closure notice
- A38 Planned Closures
- Wood End Lane latest
- ► January (22)
- Spate of car thefts
- CCTV on Village Hall
- A38 Roadworks w/c 30 Jan
- Open Meeting - 1st Feb at 7pm
- Further work on Wood End Lane
- National Highways - Work on A38
- HS2 Early Environmental Works Update
- Overnight closures on A38
- Warm Space information
- Overnight closure of A38
- Work on West Coast Line at Streethay
- A38 Roadworks w/c 23 Jan
- Car thefts
- A38 Roadworks w/c 16th Jan
- Yoxall Health Centre News
- Warm Space information
- A38 Roadworks w/c 9th Jan
- Traffic Management on Wood End Lane
- Temporary closure of Shaw Lane
- Spate of crimes in and around Kings Bromley
- Warm Space information
- Police security leaflet
- ►2022 (160)
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- A38 Roadworks w/c 26 Dec
- A38 Public information events – your invitation
- Warm Spaces - where to find them and who to contact
- HS2 - Diversion on A515
- A38 Roadworks w/c 19 Dec
- Notice of planned works
- Overnight surveying work being carried out one West Coast main-line at Handsacre
- Christmas refuge collections
- Warm Spaces - where to find them and who to contact
- Car thefts
- A long cold winter and what you can do to help the Parish Council
- Wood End roadworks latest
- Updated - A38 over night closures
- A38 roadworks w/c 12 Dec
- Annual Extraordinary Meeting 2022 with DfT / HS2 / Highway Authorities
- Notice of emergency works - A38
- Medical transport scheme - new organiser
- A38 roadworks w/c 5 Dec
- HS2 Works Notification: M42 closure between J9 and J10
- ► November (15)
- HS2 Notice of planned works
- Wood End Lane traffic lights
- Temporary lights in Fradley
- A38 Roadworks w/c 28 Nov
- Overnight closures on A38
- Christmas Lights
- A38 roadworks w/c 21 Nov
- HS2 one to one meetings
- A38 Roadworks w/c 14 Nov
- Temp diversion of footpath near Lichfield
- Yoxall Heath Centre News
- Road closure postponed
- HS2 Wood End Lane News
- HS2 - Notice of planned works
- A38 Roadworks w/c 7th Nov - note A38 closures
- ► October (13)
- A38 Roadwork w/c 31 Oct
- HS2 drop-in event
- Crawley Lane Kennels - update
- A38 Roadworks w/c 24 Oct
- Update - temporary traffic lights on Wood End Lane
- HS2 in person 1 to 1 event
- A38 and A515 road closure
- Notice of temporary lights on Wood End Lane
- Lichfield District Council survey
- Phase2a October Newsletter
- A38 Roadworks w/c 10 Oct
- Notice of survey work and road closures
- A38 Roadworks w/c 30th Oct
- ► September (13)
- Temporary closure of A515
- A38 Roadworks w/c 26 Sept
- A38 Streethay - update
- Notice of overnight works on the West Coast Mainline, Streethay
- Yoxall Health Centre
- A38 Roadworks w/c 19 Sept and letter to residents
- Wood End Lane Improvement
- Shaw Lane - traffic management
- A38 Roadworks w/c 12 Sept
- HM Queen Elizabeth II
- HS2 - Notice of work - Netherstowe Lane
- HS2 - Right of Way diversion
- A38 roadworks w/c 5th Sept
- ► August (13)
- A38 roadworks latest
- Diversion of footpath
- Wood End Lane - traffic lights
- Narrowing of A38 northbound slip road, Streethay
- Notice of over nights road closure
- HS2 - Wood End Lane - an inviation
- A38 Roadworks w/c 22 Aug
- HS2 Appointments for virtual one-to-one meetings
- A38 Roadworks w/c 15 Aug
- Small grants available for local organisations
- A38 lane narrowing
- MINUTES - MEETING BETWEEN KINGS BROMLEY PARISH COUNCIL, SCC and HS2
- A38 - no planned works for the next 2 weeks
- ► July (16)
- A38 roadworks w/c 1 Aug
- HS2 Copy of email re survey work
- HS2 Drop-in event - 16 Aug
- Notice of road closure - Wood End Lane
- A38 slip road closure
- A38 Package of works w/c 25 July
- Notice of Shaw Lane road closure
- Slides used in meeting - 14th July
- HS2 1 to 1 Meetings
- Neighbourhood Plan
- A38 roadworks for next 2 weeks
- HS2 Surveys
- A38 Roadworks for next 2 weeks
- HS2 drop-in sessions
- HS2 Newsletter
- A38 Roadworks w/c 4th July
- ► June (15)
- Staffordshire Police launches local policing with communities at its heart
- A38 slip road closure info
- Phase 2A advanced works
- A38 Roadworks w/c 30th June
- Engaugement Strategy
- Local Area Engaugement Plan
- Archaeology Work
- Survey work on Wood End Lane
- Neighbourhood Plan latest
- SCC Holiday Activities and Food
- A38 Roadworks w/c 13 vune
- HS2 Drop-in Information
- Yoxall Health Centre
- Traffic Management A515 and B5014
- A38 Roadworks w/c 6 June
- ► May (11)
- Shaw Lane road closure
- A38 Roadworks w/c 30th May
- Notice of A38 nigh time closures
- A38 Roadworks w/c 23 May for 2 weeks
- HS2 webinar
- A38 Roadworks w/c 16th May for 2 weeks
- May Parish Council Meeting Re scheduled
- Traffic Management on Wood End Lane
- HS2 - Keeping Communities Moving - slides
- A38 Roadworks w/c 9 May
- HS2 info
- ► April (10)
- Shaw Lane update
- South Staffs Water - works that affect the village over the holiday period
- HS2 in person 1 to 1 event details
- A38 Roadworks information
- Best Kept Village 2022
- HS2 On line Community Event
- Shaw Lane closure
- Traffic lights on Wood End Lane - update
- A38 Roadworks w/c 11 April
- A38 Roadworks w/c 4 April
- ► March (9)
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- Neighbourhood Plan Consultation
- Update- Wood End Lane Traffic Management
- A38 Roadworks w/c 28 Feb
- Update - Wood End Lane Traffic
- A38 Roadworks w/c 21 Feb
- HS2 Online Community Event details
- Utility works in Common Lane
- Kings Bromley Circular Walk
- Wood End Lane Traffic Management
- Community Governance Review - your input is required
- HS2 Meeting notes - 25th Jan 2022
- Community Litter Pick - Sat 5th, Sun 6th February
- A38 Roadworks w/c 7th Feb
- HS2 Works Notification
- ► January (12)
- A38 Roadworks w/c 31 Jan
- KINGS BROMLEY PARISH COUNCIL LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
- M42 Weekend Closure
- Selling off of 'fresh goods'
- Please help promote vaccine walk-ins in Lichfield District
- Wood End Lane traffic management
- Community Litter Pick
- A38 Roadworks w/c 17th Jan
- HS2 - Virtual one-to-one meetings
- M42 Weekend Closure
- A38 Roadworks w/c 10th Jan
- M42 reopens
- ► December (19)
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- ► December (9)
- A38 Roadworks w/c 27th Dec
- A38 Traffic Management Bulletin w/c 20 December 2021
- A38 Overnight closure info for January
- Briefing Meeting with HS2, Keir and Balfour Beattie
- Guidance - Covid and use of the Village Hall
- A38 Roadworks w/c 13 Dec
- LDC. Brown Bin Registration: Contact Details.
- Large Puddle Outside Forge House
- A38 Roadworks w/c 6 Dec
- ► November (17)
- Shaw Lane - temporary closure
- Works on A513 near Shaw Lane
- A38 Roadworks w/c 29 Nov
- A515 Traffic Management
- HS2 Works Notification: Notice of A5 Hints Bypass westbound lane closure
- Community Involvement
- Violations of Weight Restricted Turns
- A39 Roadworks w/c 22 Nov
- Openreach work on Gorse Lane, Fradley
- HS2 Engagement - an invitation
- Wood End Lane traffic management
- A38 Roadworks w/c 15 Nov
- A38 Remembrance Sunday
- Closure of M42
- A38 Roadworks w/c 8 Nov
- Remembrance Services
- Kings Bromley bus service 12
- ► October (20)
- A38 Roadworks w/c 1 Nov
- HS2 Phase 2a – Additional in-person one-to-one appointments now available across Phase 2a
- Sign up for 2022 garden waste collections
- Crawley Lane - short closure
- A38 Roadworks w/c 25 Oct
- HS2 Phase 2a update
- Lichfield Business Webinar
- Lane closures on A513 and A515
- Traffic Management - Wood End Lane
- Staffordshire County Council are refreshing their Metal Health strategy
- A38 roadworks w/c 18 Oct
- HS2 Phase 2a in-person one-to-one appointments available for you to book now
- Notice of Traffic Management on Wood End Lane
- Traffic Management - Wood End Lane
- A38 Package of works w/c 11 Oct
- HS2 Works Notification - A38 Near Streethay
- Village Hall Car Park Closure
- HS2 works - Shaw Lane
- S2 Notifications: archaeological surveys in Great Haywood, Stafford
- A38 Roadworks w/c 4 Oct
- ► September (14)
- A38 Night time closures
- Shaw Lane closure information
- Voter registration reminder
- A38 roadworks w/c 27 Sept
- Minutes from meeting between HS2, KBPC and SCC
- A38 Roadworks - w/c 20 Sept
- Ground Survey - Wood End Lane
- Yoxall Health Centre
- A38 Roadworks w/c 13 Sept
- National Grid Work - Several locations in the parish
- HS2 One to One Virtual Meetings - invitation
- HS2 works near Riley Hill
- A38 Roadworks w/c 6 Sept
- HS2 Works near Riley Hill
- ► August (9)
- ► July (13)
- A38 Roadworks w/c 2 Aug
- A38 Roadworks - w/c 26th July
- Survey work near Kings Bromley
- A38 Roadworks - w/c 19 July
- Cemex Quarry and Cement Factory
- Medical Transport
- Open Gardens
- Lichfield Council - drop-in Local Plan sessions
- A38 - there are no planned closures for the next 2 weeks
- HS2 News in Staffordshire
- A38 Roadworks w/c 5 July
- Footpath Closures - due to HS2
- Kings Bromley Open Gardens
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- Parish Council May meeting
- Co-option of Councillor
- A38 Roadworks w/c 26th April
- Spate of Fly-tipping over Easter
- Future Parish Council Meetings
- Annual Open Meeting
- A38 Roadworks - w/c 5 April
- News update on HS2 in Staffs
- LDC seeks your views
- Senseless Vandalism of Village Hall Covid Handwash Dispensers.
- HS2 in Staffordshire - traffic management in April
- A38 Roadworks - no planned closures over next 2 weeks
- ► March (20)
- HS2 - Shaw Lane Traffic Management
- A38 Roadworks w/c 29 March
- HS2 - National Grid Works
- HS2 - Notice of survey work
- Wood End Lane road closure
- A38 Roadworks w/c 22 March
- HS2 related Footpath Closure
- Village Hall Anti-Covid Handwash Dispensers
- HS2 - Local Authority Statutory Role
- Historians right hand column
- Historians left column
- HS2 related Footpath Closure
- Map showing HS2 Notices in your area and info on Deep Soil Mixing
- Council Tax for 2021/2022
- Covid Secure Voting
- Community litter pick on Sunday 7th
- Parish Councillor Vacancy
- Everyone Health Newsletter
- A38 Roadwords w/c 8th March and pipeline info
- Community Litter Pick
- ► February (11)
- A38 Roadworks w/c 1st March and info on new gas pipeline
- Response from Kings Bromley Parish Council - HS2 Phase 2a Consultation
- Universal Credit
- Planning Application at Bromley Hayes Garden Centre
- Minutes of meeting with HS2 - 3rd February 2021
- Highway roadside ditches
- HS2 in Staffs Update
- Notice of temporary traffic management on A515
- Tetlow King Housing Survey
- HS2 in Staffs - News
- Litter Pick outcome
- ► January (12)
- Vaccine fraud
- A38 Roadworks w/c 1 February
- Common Lane - road closure
- Community Litter Pick
- A38 Roadworks w/c 18 January
- Policing Weight Restricted Turns
- Parish Council Tax Increase Foregone
- Covid - Winter Fuel grant support
- Coronavirus Community Testing
- Advanced notice of closure of A515 between Kings Bromley and Lichfield
- A38 Roadworks w/c 11th January
- Dog Fouling - fines will be issued
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- ► December (9)
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- ► October (20)
- A38 Roadworks w/c 2nd November
- Covid alert level rises to HIGH in Staffordshire
- Temporary Footpath Closure
- Residents may claim a discount on their energy bills
- Warm Home Discounts
- A38 Roadworks w/c 26th October
- Notice of local road closures-Shaw Ln and Tuppenhurt Ln
- Roadside Drainage
- HS2 Virtual Meeting with the Parish Council - minutes
- A38 Roadworks w/c 14 October
- Remembrance Day
- HS2 in Staffordshire News
- Plan for 57 new houses off Alrewas Road rejected.
- Test and Trace Support Payments
- Communication from HS2
- Speedwatch Volunteers
- Bin rules explained
- Warning after rise in catalytic converter thefts locally
- A38 Roadworks w/c 5th October
- Free Newspaper
- ► September (10)
- ► August (9)
- ► July (12)
- A38 Roadworks - w/c 27 July
- Request from The Historians
- A38 Roadworks w/c 20th July
- Play Area now open again
- Wildlife Working Group
- A38 Roadworks w/c 13th July
- Charitable Donations
- Staffs County Council launch Health App Finder
- A38 Roadworks w/c 6 July
- Virtual Open Gardens
- Restoration of Milestones
- Brian Lomas's Bench
- ► June (16)
- A38 Roadworks - w/c 29 June
- No weekend bus service - 812
- The Parish Council has received the following information from the Government:
- Shielding Latest
- Virtual Open Gardens
- A38 Roadworks news w/c 22 June
- Temporary Closure of Cappers Lane
- A38 Roadworks news w/c 15th June
- Proposed Sand and Gravel Quarry at Orgreave
- Face masks and gloves
- Discretionary business grant fund opens
- Second Regional testing sites open
- A38 Roadworks week commencing 8th June 2020
- HS2 Phase 2a latest Newsletter
- Compost Bins
- Coronavirus - test and trace
- ► May (15)
- Unaudited accounts available to view
- A38 Roadworks - week commencing 1st June 2020
- Council urges caution at bank holiday weekend
- Hedgehog Highways
- A38 Package of work scheme
- Weight Restriction Update
- Governments Coronavirus Recovery Strategy
- Fish Deaths in Bourne Brook. Environment Agency can find no cause.
- District Doodles Art Competition
- Images from the village VE Day Celebrations
- Latest HS2 Communication
- Bounce back loans announced
- Fish deaths reported in Bourne Brook
- Accessing Dental Services
- HS2 - Traffic Management - Cappers Lane
- ► April (22)
- Over 65s with symptoms can book a Covid 19 Test from home
- VE Day information
- Grant scheme for small business
- A38 Road Closures
- Business grant payment update from LDC
- LDC - here to help
- Recycling
- Exercise and using public footpaths during the pendemic
- Morrisons doorstep deliveries
- Staring at the walls?
- Risk Assessment for covid-19 volunteers and home heros
- A38 Roadworks latest
- Kings Bromley Open Gardens 2020
- Next meeting of the Parish Council
- Gentle Reminder
- Council calls out to businesses that may be eligible for a grant
- Council urges residents to be responsible with their waste
- Best Kept Village Competition - Important Information Regarding BKVC 2020
- Government guidelines for our Wellbeing in these difficult times:
- A Big Thanks To The Co-Op
- A plea from Lichfield Council
- Risk Assessment
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- Housing needs for over 60's
- Garden waste sign up 2020
- Village news from Helen Price - 31 Oct 2019
- Letter to Police and Crime Commissioner - weight restriction
- Co Op good causes
- Village news from Helen Price - 17th Oct 2019
- Contacting the local police
- Village news from Helen Price - 10th Oct 2019
- A38 Roadworks commence
- ► September (9)
- Review of the Temporary Restriction Orders on the A515.
- Best Kept Village
- Best Kept Village Presentation
- Village news from Helen Price - 26th Sept 2019
- Village news from Helen Price - 19th Sept 2019 - part 2
- Village news from Helen Price - 19th Sept 2019 - Part 1
- LCD urges - Waste Less Plastic
- Help in enforcing the weight restriction
- Village news from Helen Price - 5th Sept 2019
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- Village news from Helen Price - 30th May 2019
- Village news from Helen Price - 23rd May 2019
- Open Gardens and Opening of the Renovated Village Hall
- Village news from Helen Price - 16th May 2019
- House of Commons Select Committee
- Village news from Helen Price - 5th May 2019
- District/Parish Council Election Results
- ► April (14)
- Kings Bromley Book Club
- Village news from Helen Price - 2nd May 2019
- Staffordshire Community Speed Watch
- Village news from Helen Price - 18th April 2019 - part 2
- Village news from Helen Price - 18th April 2019 Part 1
- Responsible Dog Ownership
- Date of next Parish Council meeting
- Village news from Helen Price - 11th April 2019
- Weight Restricted Turns on A515
- New Councillors
- Dates when Mobile Library will visit
- Forthcoming elections
- Open Parish Meeting
- Village news from Helen Price - 4th April 2019
- ► March (8)
- ► February (8)
- Village news from Helen Price - 28th Feb 2019
- Outline Planning Application for 57 dwellings
- Village news from Helen Price - 21st Feb 2019
- High-Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill
- Village Hall Refurbishment to start in March
- Village news from Helen Price - 14th Feb 2019
- Bins to be out by 6.30am from 25 Feb
- Village news from Helen Price - 7th Feb 2019
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- ► October (5)
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- ► August (6)
- ► July (12)
- Help fund raise for the village hall refurbishment
- Village Choir
- A38 roadworks
- Village news from Helen Price - 26/7/18
- Adoption of parish milestones
- Centenary Fields - dedication
- Replacement benches
- Village news from Helen Price - 19/7/18 part 2
- Village news from Helen Price - 19/7/18 part 1
- Village news from Helen Price - 12/7/18
- Temporary Closure of the village Post Office
- Rev. Ty retires
- ► June (7)
- ► May (9)
- ► April (5)
- ► March (9)
- Traffic weight restriction update
- Village Hall refurbishment launch day
- Village news from Helen Price - 29/3/18
- Best kept village competition and open gardens 2018
- Village news from Helen Price - 22/3/18
- Village Hall refurbishment - launch date
- Village news from Helen Price - 15/3/18
- Village news from Helen Price - 8/3/18
- Drop-in cancelled
- ► February (9)
- ► January (11)
- Village news from Helen Price - 1/2/18
- Highways England update
- Kings Bromley Historians - News
- HS2 Drop-in Surgery
- Village news from Helen Price - 25/1/18
- Village news from Helen Price - 18/1/18
- Parish Precept 2018/19
- Speeding traffic
- A38 road works and how it may affect the village
- Grant received
- Village news from Helen Price - 11/1/18
- ►2017 (61)
- ► December (4)
- ► November (5)
- ► October (5)
- ► September (9)
- Parish Council response to the latest HS2 consultation
- Village news from Helen Price - 28/9/17
- Freight group presses ahead with measures to reduce HCV impact
- A515/A513 Heavy Goods Traffic
- Village Hall Refurbishment Fund
- Final HS2 drop-in session
- A message from Yoxall Practice
- Village news from Helen Price - 5/9/17
- EGM
- ► August (11)
- Village News from Helen Price 31 Aug
- MP3 of the recent EGM with HS2
- Village news 17 August
- HS2 Consultation - drop-in sessions
- HS2 On-line response form
- Village news from Helen Price 18 Aug 2017
- Best Kept Village Result
- Village news from Helen Price
- 2016/17 Audit of Parish Accounts
- Poor road drainage on Alrewas Road
- HS2 Information Events and PC EGM
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Information re the ‘Long Hard Winter’ Project
Published 3 April 2023
For information re the Long Hard Winter project – a report from Cllr. Bowman
