Friday’s severe weather warning (strong gales) for areas marked in red
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning covering the whole of the UK for Friday and Saturday, forecasting that gale force winds will cause disruption. Snow showers are likely to arrive in Birmingham on Friday afternoon. More snow showers throughout Saturday morning will give way [...]
Some parents are not aware that up to 80% of child care costs can be reclaimed in tax credits, according to a spokesperson from the Childcare Chat and Taster Team (CCTT) .
The CCTT is organising a Lone Parent Information Day on Wednesday 6th February between 10.00am and 3.00pm at the Burlington Hotel, on New Street in Birmingham city centre.
Experts [...]
165 Squadron, Castle Vale’s Air Force Cadets, will be holding their Annual Presentation Evening at St Cuthbert’s Church, Castle Vale on Saturday 2nd February starting at 7pm.
Castle Vale has a proud tradition of RAF involvement. The estate is built on the site of an aircraft factory established in the first half of the 20th [...]
Birmingham Council - along with all other councils, is trying to introduce work contracts that will give women the same pay as men for doing the same job. It’s referred to as ’single status’. Very few disagree with the principle of equal pay. But tensions are rising about how it will be implemented. Councils say they cannot afford [...]
Below is an article written for Vale Mail by local MP Sion Simon, who was consulted by Parmjit Dhanda, Minister in the Government’s Department for Communities and Local Government, about the setting up of a parish council in Castle Vale.
Sion Simon MP
This government has a genuine desire that neighbourhoods should, if they wish, have the [...]
The City Council has turned down a planning application for a three-storey building comprising 11 residential apartments in Reed Square. The application was turned down under delegated powers, meaning that it was handed over for decision to one of the council officers, the Director of Planning.
Castle Vale should hear in the next few days whether the same decision is taken, [...]
Pubs and clubs throughout the country are invited to compete for an award - entitled Best Bar None -, nicknamed the pub ‘Oscars’. But the Birmingham organisers are setting their entrants an extra task …….. landlords have to explain, in no more than 250 words, how their establishment contributes to Birmingham’s vision of being ‘ [...]
Castle Vale FC drew 1-1 at Continental Star this afternoon. Vale drop a couple of places down to 5th in the premier division of the Midland Combination, thanks to wins for the two teams just below them, Pershore and Coleshill. Southam in second place, also managed a 1-1 draw, while league [...]
77 houses were sold in Castle Vale in 2007, according to the website www.nethouseprices.com. For the second year running, Yatesbury Avenue chalked up the highest number of sales, registering 7 in all. Though there may be a few sales late in the year still to be registered, local figures suggest that it was a relatively inactive [...]
Councillors have expressed their anger that there is yet another delay to the Farnborough Road Football Stadium Development. The plans went before the City Council planning committee today (Thursday) but met with an objection from the Environment Agency on the basis of the flooding risk to the area.
Map of Castle Vale showing areas at [...]
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