Monthly Archives: January 2015

A message from Cherie as the Lightwoods Park work gets underway… “Unfortunately, we are not running the Lightwoods Park and House May Day Festival this year as Lightwoods Park and House are undergoing a full restoration and both the park … Continue reading →

The developers proposing to build luxury homes on the natural woodland on the GKN Recreation Club are appealing against Sandwell Planning Committee's decision to refuse planning consent. An appeal will now be heard by the national Planning Inspectorate based in … Continue reading →

Tesco has announced they are to close their store on Bearwood Road. The closure, one of 43 shops Tesco are closing across the country, is the latest blow to that stretch of shops in the shopping centre. The whole block … Continue reading →

This Sunday in West Bromwich.    

The BBC website has picked up on the Bubbles massage parlour story today, with the story of the temporary closure by planning officials from Sandwell Council. Here's a link to their story… Bubbles massage parlour in Smethwick forced to close … Continue reading →

10 years ago the police raided Cuddles, a 'private massage parlour' on the Hagley Road opposite the Kings Head. You can read the lurid details here and you will see that it wasn't really a massage parlour at all, but … Continue reading →

For those of you who were unable to get the the presentation last week on the final plans for the Lightwoods Park and House project, (or even for those that were and who want to study them in detail) Cherie … Continue reading →

…are planning a little “Open Day” for their café on the 24th January. Dave Williams from Bearwood Chapel said, “We will open up the café so people can have a look in between 10am and 1pm. It’s not an ‘opening … Continue reading →

If you are interested in the future of Lightwoods Park and House, then at the meeting on Wednesday the managing director, contract manager and community engagement officer from Fairhurst Ward Abbotts (appointed conservation contractor) are attending, doing a presentation and … Continue reading →