Castle Vale’s got Talent – the photos

24 photos from last night’s full-house spectacular – Click here to go to the photos page

Justin wins Vale’s Got Talent

Justin Averill won the final of Castle Vale’s Got Talent competition tonight, along with £250 worth of prize money, at the Performing Arts College on Farnborough Road. A packed audience saw 22 acts including singers, dancers and musicians compete for the top four positions. The judges included Becky Johnson from ITV Central News, and Danny [...]

LDV: more bad news for local jobs

LDV, the van makers based in Washwood Heath, have applied to go into administration, and have now sent home their workers. The company has been struggling for some time. Most of its workers were already on short time or had been laid off. LDV has a number of local suppliers who have also been affected [...]

Cheapest fuel at Asda

Diesel is still just below the pound mark (99 pence per litre) at Asda in Minworth.
Next cheapest in the area is Sainsbury’s (100.9 ppl), followed by Pype Hayes Service Station (101.9 ppl) and Snax 24 Clock Filling Station (102.9 ppl).

League orders replay of Vale defeat

The Midland Combination has declared void Castle Vale FC’s 5-1 defeat at the hands of Bolehall Swifts on 13th April.During the original game, Bolehall brought on a player as substitute who had not been named on the original team sheet. The decision gives a belated boost to Vale’s promotion chances.

Vale’s Got Talent: here comes the judge

BBC Radio WM’s outspoken presenter Danny Kelly will be one of the five judges in the final of Castle Vale’s Got Talent this week. The big show starts at 7pm on Wednesday in the school hall on Farnborough Road. 22 performers have progressed to the finals from 150 hopefuls who auditioned at the beginning [...]

City’s library show in Vale

Plans for the City’s proposed new library will be on show at Vale’s library in Spitfire House on 7th May, from 2-3pm. The new Central Library in Birmingham is set to open in 2013 near the site of the current Central Library near the Rep Theatre in 2013.
People who would like to take part in [...]

JKS promoted to Premier Division

A 2-0 win against Droitwich this afternoon has given JKS a six point lead at the top of the Midland Combination Division One.
JKS are now certain to win the Division One title and gain promotion to the Premier Division where they are likely to face local rivals Castle Vale FC next season.
JKS’ nearest rivals, Dosthill, [...]

British have faith in police

68% of people across the country feel that the police are dealing with things that matter to their community, and 62% feel that the police can be relied upon to be there when you need them, according to the British Crime Survey published today.
The survey also reported that there is a 23% risk of being [...]

A47 car-share lane extended for another 12 months

The A47 Spine Road from Spitfire Island, Castle Vale into Birmingham is having its car share experiment extended for a further 12 months. It was originally introduced in November 2007.
Councillor Len Gregory, Cabinet member for Transport, has described the general effectiveness of the experiment as ‘neutral’.
This, he says, is a good enough reason to extend [...]