Wins for Paget and JKS

strong>Paget Rangers picked up three points this morning, beating Warren Rovers 1-0 in the premier division of the Sunday Festival league at Farnborough Road. John Shoesmith scored the only goal of the game from a 20-yard direct free kick. Rovers finished the game with nine men – two of their team were sent off [...]

Credit crunch Christmas lights

Castle Vale is about to discover how hard the credit crunch is hitting families. This time last year, gardens and houses across the estate were lit up with spectacular illuminations. This year, the evidence so far is that rising electricity bills and the general economic gloom are causing families to cut back on the more [...]

Bogus mobility scooter salesmen

Two bogus salesmen have been trying to sell cut-price mobility scooters to elderly residents in Castle Vale, according to security staff at Vale Retail Park.
The scam often takes place on Thursday evenings, according to one security worker. The fake salesmen call on residents in the evening, getting them to sign a form offering them £300 [...]

Vale reputation gets a tv boost

BBC news cameras filmed residents and housing officers in Castle Vale for a news feature broadcast this evening on Midlands Today about the social housing market. Castle Vale was described as ’so popular that it has had to close its housing list.’
The cameras focused on smiling, enthusiastic and articulate local figures in front of [...]

Police called to local soccer match incident

Police were called to an incident at the end of a local Sunday League soccer game involving Castle Vale Orion and Great Barr Kingfisher. Spectators supporting the Great Barr team are alleged to have racially abused and threatened two members of the Orion side.
Stephen Williams, secretary of the Sutton and District Sunday League said: “We [...]

Bugsy Malone opening night

Castle Vale School’s production of Bugsy Malone opens tonight for three nights (Tuesday – Thursday).

Beware – Parcel Collection Scams

Birmingham Trading Standards have issued a warning to residents to be wary of scams which trick people into thinking they have a parcel ready for collection.
Victims receive a card which implies they have been unable to deliver a parcel and that it is available for collection. The delivered card asks people to call a telephone [...]

Cup victory for Jags

strong>Castle Vale Jaguars scored a convincing 5-1 victory against Hundred Acre in the Challenge Cup. Jags, who play in the Sutton and District Sunday League, play their home matches at Farnborough Road.

JKS back on top; high five for Vale FC

JKS regained top spot in Division One of the Midland Combination with a 3-0 victory at Archdale.
In the premier division, Vale FC scored a convincing 5-0 victory over Walsall Wood with goals from Smith (2) Campbell(2) and Tynan. Vale are in a strong position in the league, in sixth place with games in hand on [...]

School celebrates its ‘fantastic’ year

Over 100 pupils received awards and prizes at Castle Vale School’s Annual Awards Evening last night. Lord Corbett, who presented the awards, told the youngsters: “Your success generates the success of Castle Vale in the future.”
Headteacher Clive Owen told the audience that the school had enjoyed its best ever year, with 60% of students getting [...]