Thefts from Motor Cars

by Roger Harmer on 20 October, 2020

We are currently suffering from a major spate of thefts from motor cars across Acocks Green. Many offences look like thefts to order for spare parts. If you have any information which can help the police, please contact them: – the following message is from the Acocks Green Police Team and doesn’t include the two […]

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Acocks Greener e-Car Share Club launched

by Roger Harmer on 24 September, 2020

Following work by a new local community organisation, Acocks Greener, of which I am an active member, Acocks Green ward residents now have access to a Car Club car, based in the middle of Acocks Green. The car is managed by Enterprise Car Club, who run a number of other car clubs around the UK. […]

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Online Acocks Green Advice Surgery every Monday

by Roger Harmer on 16 September, 2020

With covid restrictions tightening again there is no realistic prospect of direct face to face advice surgeries starting up again at Acocks Green Library in the next few weeks. I have therefore taken advantage of an online alternative that the Council has recently set up. These will operate at the same time as the physical […]

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Stockfield Road to be Closed for Resurfacing

by Roger Harmer on 2 September, 2020

The Stockfield Road will be closed between the Warwick Road and Wharfedale Road from Friday 25th September (at 7pm) to Wednesday 14th October (at 6am) according to plans issued by the Council. This will allow the road to be fully resurfaced, after years of complaints about potholes. Diversions will be in place during the closure, […]

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Acocks Green Library will be offering an order and collect service from Monday 10th August. This means you will be able to order up to 6 items held at the Library and collect them at an arranged time. It will work like this:* You put in your request online, at acocks.green.library@birmingham.gov.uk, or by phone on […]

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A consultation has just opened to enable you to have your say about improvements to be made to the play areas in Fox Hollies Park. The consultation will run until the end of August and can be accessed via this link:https://www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/place/fox-hollies-park-phase-two-play-area-improvements/ The work is being funded by contributions required from developers of local housing projects, […]

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I am very disappointed to have to report a further delay to the completion of the works to renew the gas main under the Warwick Road in Acocks Green Village. These were due to be finished today but are now not expected to be completed until some point between 7th and 14th August. I am […]

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The following post has been put out by PCSO Ludford from the Aoccks Green Neighbourhood Policing Team. If you can help, please get in touch with them, either directly or anonymously via Crimestoppers (link below). “Unfortunately there have been a number of Anti-Social Behaviour incidents in and around the Fox Hollies Park area of Acocks […]

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Acocks Green Village Roadworks Overrun to 24th July

by Roger Harmer on 6 July, 2020

The roadworks in Acocks Green Village as Cadent renew the gas mains, will not now be finished on the 10th July as originally planned, but are likely to overrun to 24th July. This is particularly disappointing as businesses in the Village attempt to rebuild trade as lockdown restrictions are eased. While it made sense to […]

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Acocks Green Village Social Distancing Measures

by Roger Harmer on 15 June, 2020

With non-essential shops re-opening, the Council has been making changes to the pedestrian areas in Acocks Green Village to support better social distancing. The scheme includes yellow continuous lines to indicate areas assigned for queuing and access to or from premises and white dashed lines to help segregate pedestrian flows to support social distancing. Some […]

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