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"HOMELESSNESS SERVICE TO GET BIG EXPANSION"
Tristan Harris for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

Redditch Borough Council has agreed to expand Maggs Day Centre drop-in hours from one day to five days a week after it helped more than 100 people.

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September 24, 2026 at 10:09 PM
"FRIENDS SCALE PEAKS TO THANK HOSPITAL STAFF"
#AshleighOsborne for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

Two best friends from #Redditch have raised more than £2,000 for #Birmingham Children's Hospital by completing #ThreePeaksChallenge.

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June 11, 2026 at 11:02 PM
"WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP HURRICANE-HIT COMMUNITY"
#AshleighOsborne for Redditch Standard
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Residents in #Redditch are uniting to help #Jamaica after #HurricaneMelissa tore through the island.

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November 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
"LONG GRIND IS OVER AS SKATEPARK IS REOPENED"
#AshleighOsborne for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

#RedditchSkatepark has officially opened, to the delight of riders following a three-month delay.
The revamp was agreed to in 2021.

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July 16, 2026 at 10:20 PM
"TRIBUTES PAID TO MAN KILLED AT TOWN FACTORY"
Ashleight Osborne for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

Tributes have been paid to Mark Bedford after he died in an incident at Mettis Aerospace in Redditch.
Police/HSE investigate and flowers gather at the gates.

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September 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
"PLAYING FOR THE COMMUNITY"
#AshleighOsborne for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

Police / organisers have hit back at online comments with racial undertones after a photo of #Redditch's #Footy4All session showed many children from the #SouthAsian community.

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September 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"STILL NO ANSWERS TWO YEARS AFTER SHOOTING"
#AshleighOsborne for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

#MarcusMeade’s family say they still have no answers nearly two years after he was shot dead by #WestMerciaPolice in #Redditch on Christmas Eve 2024.

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September 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
"ALLAN REFLECTIVE ON HIS RETURN TO RACE CIRCUIT"
#AshleighOsborne for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

#AllanLain, a #Redditch man who had a #CardiacArrest while racing at #MalloryPark circuit, has show that recovery is possible.

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August 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
"LOTTERY GRANT WILL HELP GROW KEY SUPPORT WORK"
#AshleighOsborne for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

A #Redditch charity supporting #EasternEuropean women has received a #NationalLottery cash boost of nearly £10,000.

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August 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
"EFFORTS COULD PAVE WAY FOR MORE TRAINS"
#AshleighOsborne for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

Work is under way to deliver more than 25 additional trains a day on #CrossCityLine in #Redditch, aiming to boost connectivity and support local economic growth.

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July 30, 2026 at 9:07 PM
"NEW ART PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON PEOPLE AND HERITAGE"
#AshleighOsborne for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

A once blank space at #KingfisherCentre in #Redditch has been transformed into a bold piece of public art to celebrate the town's heritage.

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July 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The issues that matter to young people are the talking point of a new Warwickshire podcast!

Mental health is the first topic covered by Let’s Talk Warwickshire: Voices of Tomorrow – a podcast created by the Warwickshire Youth Council.

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Young people do the talking in new county podcast
Mental health is the first topic covered by Let’s Talk Warwickshire: Voices of Tomorrow - a podcast created by the Warwickshire Youth Council.
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February 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"SEX PEST USED A HIDDEN CAMERA TO FILM VICTIMS"
#TristanHarris for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

#StevenLiles, a #Redditch photographer who exploited his position to commit a string of sex and voyeurism offences, has been jailed for more than eight years.

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July 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
"COMMUNITY CHAMPION TO HEAD £20M PROJECT"
#AshleighOsborne for Redditch & Alcester Standard

#Redditch #AntiKnifeCrime campaigner #PeteMartin has been chosen to lead #NeighbourhoodBoard, responsible for #PrideInPlace regenerations in #Woodrow and #Greenlands.

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June 25, 2026 at 9:28 PM
"MBE FOR ARTIST WHO PAINTED THE FAMOUS AND THE FALLEN"
#AshleighOsborne for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

#KevinWills, a #Redditch based ex-serviceman turned artist has been awarded an #MBE for charitable services in The King's #BirthdayHonours.

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June 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
"FAMILY LEAD TRIBUTES TO MUCH-MISSED SEBASTIAN"
#AshleighOsborne for Redditch Standard

The family of #SebastianDaelman have paid tribute to the “kind-hearted” Redditch man with the "brightest smile”.

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June 4, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"COUNCIL SHAKE-UP SEES CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP"
#AshleighOsborne for Redditch Standard

#Redditch Borough Council has had a shake up after the annual general meeting.
#ReformUK doing a deal with #ConservativeParty to oust #LabourParty from power.

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May 28, 2026 at 10:12 PM
"IN NEED OF NEW SEATS? HAVE I GOT PEWS FOR YOU"
#AshleighOsborne for Redditch & Alcester Standard

A church in #Redditch is preparing to give its Victorian pews a new lease of life, as part of plans to make #GradeII listed building more usable for worship.

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May 22, 2026 at 1:40 AM
"NEWLY-ELECTED REFORM COUNCILLOR JUMPS SHIP"
#AshleighOsborne for Redditch & Alcester Standard

#ReformUK has suspended #Redditch Borough Councillor #AshleyMonk and his mother County Councillor #JoMonk after criticism of the new #CountyCouncil leader.

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May 15, 2026 at 12:50 AM
"TOWN SHOOTOUT WAS PART OF DRUGS TURF WAR"
#AshleighOsborne for Redditch & Alcester Standard

Three #Birmingham men have been jailed for their roles in a #Redditch shooting and drug-dealing turf war.

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May 1, 2026 at 1:02 AM
"EXTRAORDINARY FEATS DESERVE A PORTRAIT"
#AshleighOsborne for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

Two #Redditch brothers at risk of #dementia are set to be featured in the latest series of #BBC's #ExtraordinaryPortraits with #BillBailey on #BBCOne.

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April 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
"BROKEN LIFT IMPRISONS WOMAN IN OWN HOME"
#AshleighOsborne for Redditch & Alcester Standard
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A #Redditch woman said her elderly mum had been trapped in her flat block since the new year after the Borough Council left residents without a working lift.

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April 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
"REDDITCH PREPARES A TOWN OF CULTURE BID"
#AshleighOsborne for The Redditch & Alcester Standard

#Redditch is to make its case as the #TownOfCulture as the council prepares to make a bid.

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March 19, 2026 at 11:41 PM
"WARDENS SET TO PATROL WITH ANTI-SOCIAL REMIT"
#AshleighOsborne for Redditch & Alcester Standard

A #NeighbourhoodWarden service is to launch in #Redditch to combat #AntiSocialBehaviour across the community and create positive spaces for residents.

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March 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
"WHAT A GRIND - SKATE PARK SET TO SHUT DOWN"
#AshleighOsborne for Redditch & Alcester Standard

The #ParishCouncil in #Studley has decided to closed the skate park at #CrooksLane Recreation Area following independent advice.

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March 6, 2026 at 12:20 AM