Castle Vale F.C.’s home league match against Walsall Wood tonight (31.10.0) was postponed owing to floodlight failure, preventing them from drawing level with league leaders Coleshill who suffered a surprising 3-0 home defeat to Brocton on Tuesday evening in the Premier Division of the Midland Combination. Coleshill are now 3 points ahead of Vale, having [...]
Parmjit Dhanda M.P.
Parmjit Dhanda, the 36 year-old MP for Gloucester, will decide in the next few days whether or not Castle Vale should have a Parish Council. Mr Dhanda is a Minister in the Department for Communities and Local Government, where he has resonsibility for ‘Cohesion and Neighbourhoods’. Civil servants are understood to have made [...]
Trick or Treat kids on Hallowe’en should always be accompanied by an adult. That’s the advice of PC Dave Roberts, Vale’s Community Police Officer.
Other advice from Dave:
Don’t knock on peoples’ doors after 8pm.
Don’t pester people. Only call on houses in areas that you know well.
Don’t disturb elderly residents.
Always be polite.
And advice for householders: it’s your [...]
Castle Vale School hopes to save 40% on gas bills and 20% on electricity bills, according to Science teacher Jordan Kelly, who has taken on the role of Environment and Sustainability Co-ordinator.
The school was recently awarded a Highly Commended Certificate by the British Institute for Facilities Management at the Grosvenor Hotel in London, coming [...]
Local organizations who rely on money from the Endowment Trust Fund (ETF) to finance their projects are waiting anxiously for the outcome of the Trustees Meeting on 31st October. The Trustees decide how much money will go to each organization. The ETF has a fund in excess of £5,000,000, left to the Vale Estate by [...]
14 Teenagers from Castle Vale School will be visiting the Lord Mayor’s Banqueting Suite tonight (30.10.07) to be presented with ASDAN Awards as part of their BTEC Diploma in Construction.
The Year11 students are being rewarded for work they undertook during their Work Experience Fortnight, when they completed maintenance work at The Sanctuary on pathways, [...]
Members of the public who believe a shop is selling fireworks illegally should call Trading Standards on 0121 303 6031, urges Birmingham City Council in an effort to curb the number of Bonfire Night accidents. Anyone who sees fireworks being let off in the street should report this to West Midlands Police.
The Council has also [...]
The Firweorks Spectacular at the Alexander Stadium is proving more popular than the Pype Hayes event, judging by advanced ticket sales.
Pype Hayes Park is celebrating Bonfire Night with a firworks display on Saturday 3rd November. That event will also have a funfair. The gates open at 5.30 pm; the bonfire will be lit at 7pm [...]
Eden Court Medical Practice was the subject of most concerns expressed by local residents at the recent Health Services Question Time Event held at the Sanctuary. One of the event’s organizers told Vale Mail: “Many residents say that they have difficulty getting a doctor’s appointment at Eden Court, even in serious cases. One gentleman, who [...]
Flowerworx, Vale’s High Street flower shop is raising money all week ( till 3rd November) for Breakthrough, the Breast Cancer Charity. Manager Tracy Teal is selling bunches of pink flowers for £2.00.
Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer related death amongst women worldwide. It’s ocurence has increased dramatically since the 1970s, a phenomenon caused [...]
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