During this challenging period, our community has shown a great strength, resilience and determination to defeat this virus.

Thanks to the dedication of local residents and our front-line responders, we are able to move to step two of the Covid-19 Recovery Strategy.

By the age of four, most children can sing a song by heart. Parenting manuals describe how shortly after this, your child will begin to express complex emotions, develop a sense of humour and create worlds of make-believe.

These are challenging times and talking to others about how we are feeling and reaching out to those in need has never been more important.

During this challenging period, our community has shown a great strength, resilience and determination to defeat this virus. Our collective effort, including the work of our amazing front-line responders, has enabled us to move past the peak of this disease.

Written by Michael Beardmore, of the Bromsgrove Advertiser. You can read the full article here: 

EXTRA funding of almost £1million has been given to Bromsgrove District Council by the government to help the local authority through the coronavirus crisis.

Last week, after his own battle with coronavirus, the Prime Minister returned to Downing Street to take the helm once again – and what a return it has been.

Sajid Javid MP has welcomed the announcement that West Mercia Police has been bolstered with an additional 73 officers since the government launched its major recruitment drive in September 2019.

Small Businesses in Bromsgrove District Council have received over £13.4 million in funding, as part of the government’s response to Covid-19.

FORMER Chancellor of the Exchequer and Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid has urged businesses across the district which are struggling due to Coronavirus to apply for the Government’s Job Retention Scheme.