Brierley Hill Town Centre Partnership is set to reform to drive forward regeneration in the town centre. The partnership, made up of local stakeholders – those who can make a difference in the town centre, had its last meeting over twelve months ago. Few attended – a sure sign that things are not well. One • Read More »
A Stourbridge College Student has won a competition to design a logo for the Brierley Hill in Bloom Project. Taylor Margetts-Burt submitted her design in Spring last year following a feasibility report which was commissioned by Dudley Council. The competition was judged by Brierley Hill Town Centre Partnership which thought that all entries were a • Read More »
A £362,000 bid to the governments Local Sustainable Transport fund aimed at improving and encouraging walking and cycling in Brierley Hill has been successfully submitted by Dudley Council. A working party including Dudley Council, Dudley Primary Care Trust, Sustrans (the cycling organisation), Brierley Hill Town Centre Partnership and Living Sreets has been set up to • Read More »
The March meeting of Brierley Hill Town Centre Partnership heard of the £5 million funding bid towards a £10 million scheme deliver a step-change in bus user experience at Merry Hill Bus Station and on the wider Brierley Hill bus network. The government has now announced that they have approved the bid as covered in • Read More »
The next meeting of the Town Centre Partnership is taking place on Thursday 22nd March at 5.30pm. Topics on the agenda include: Portas Review and Pilot Applications for Funding Improving Walking and Cycling in Brierley Hill The Crossways Centre Community Matters The meeting will be held in the new Stourbridge College Art and Design Centre • Read More »
A survey of shoppers and residents in Brierley Hill has revealed that there is a great affection for the town, but people feel that there is still work to be done to make improvements. Addressing a meeting of Brierley Hill Town Centre Partnership, on Tuesday 24th May, Shona Gilsenan, a volunteer with the Artspace and • Read More »
The February meeting of the Brierley Hill Town Centre Partnership received an update on parking issues in the town centre. Concern had been expressed that parking on both sides of Bell Street South was making the road difficult to navigate. Engineers from the council pointed out that parking limits had been planned for the street • Read More »
An increase in the weight limit of commercial vehicles has meant that older bridges throughout the country have had to be reassessed for safety. Unfortunately edges of bridges are not as strong as middle, thus, “accidental wheel loading” – when vehicles go up on the pavement – is problematic. To prevent this, higher kerbs and • Read More »
Brierley Hill Area Action Plan – a key planning document which will guide future developments in the area – is reaching its final run in to adoption following an ‘Examination in Public’ held at Dudley Council House in December. Planners are now looking to formally adopt the plan this summer. The proposed plan which will • Read More »
The implementation of regeneration plans in Brierley Hill and the Black Country moved a step closer with the ‘Joint Core Strategy’ examination in public by planning inspectors in July. The Joint Core Strategy is a key plan which sets out how the Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton councils plan to work together to regeneration the • Read More »