It blazed, it rained, it blew a gale… but still teams of treasure hunters from Brierley Hill and across Dudley Borough raced around historic Brierley Hill, along the Pony Trail route to search for clues and work out where the treasure is hidden. Winners of this event on 28 and 29 August to be announced [...]
How should buildings in the new Brierley Hill look? How can design influence the ‘feel’ and viability of a town centre? Can crime be designed out? Brierley Hill Civic Society will be having a presentation from Dudley Council on these matters on Monday 19th July at 5.30pm at St Michael’s, Brierley Hill. If you are [...]
For those wishing to see the proposals for the Brierley Hill town conservation area then plase click this link: http://www.dudley.gov.uk/environment–planning/planning/historic-environment/conservation-areas/brierley-hill-high-street-conservation-area The management proposals are in part B of the link
Moves by the new coalition government to axe Regional Spatial Strategies will NOT stop plans to bring major new building projects for Brierley Hill according to Dudley Council’s Senior Planning Policy Officer Annette Roberts. Proposals to increase the size of the Merry Hill Centre, create over 2000 new homes and bring offices and 10,000 jobs [...]
Long awaited improvements to Brierley Hill High Street, funded from the Brierley Hill Sustainable Access Network scheme (which brought Venture Way to the town), are moving ahead. The scheme will involve the widening of pavements to create parking bays, new Puffin Crossings and a new bus stop on the Western Side of the High Street [...]
Although it seems a long way off preparations are in hand for the Christmas lights in Brierley Hill High Street. Previous years have seen problems with the lights being extinguished as mains leads were polled out. Now four new mains points are being installed to prevent a repetition of the trouble. Christmas lights suppliers have [...]
Stourbridge College has revealed the plans for its new £11 million state of the art Creative Industries Centre in Brierley Hill. At a presentation to Brierley Hill Civic Society, Vice Principal Andy Sylvester told the meeting that the Centre, due to open in September 2011 will bring 600 full time students to the heart of [...]
” Cafe Plus ” – a new coffee bar and convenience store in the new Brierley Hill Health and Social Care LIFT building on Venture Way will be opening on 1st June. The cafe will be offering freshly made sandwiches, baguettes and jacket potatoes, with a huge choice of toppings. It will also include a quality state [...]
Tuesday saw local residents being given their chance to have a say on parking issues in Brierley Hill town centre when the Community Forum’s open meeting met at Bank Street Methodist Church. Those attending the meeting heard that the introduction of car park charging at Merry Hill was, for legal reasons, some time off. But [...]
Around 20 traders, agents and stakeholders in Brierley Hill Town Centre had their chance to express their views on their town at a workshop in the town organised by Dudley Council. Key themes which were identified by the workshop included the need for improved transport and parking, better safety and more investment in the area.
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