Kidderminster

Making Kidderminster an attractive and welcoming town centre where people visit for longer is the focus of a new long term vision for the town. The Vision for Kidderminster 2040 looks set to be adopted by Wyre Forest District Council’s Cabinet on Wednesday 19 May. The Vision was drawn up following a consultation with residents and businesses in November 2020. It was produced by ...

A Kidderminster man who abandoned his vehicle in a Kidderminster street has been fined £1,000 by magistrates this week.  Shane Mitchell Price, of East Street, Kidderminster ignored a formal notice issued by Wyre Forest District Council’s enforcement team requiring him to remove the vehicle so the case was referred to Kidderminster Magistrates. Mr Price was fined during a hearin ...

Wyre Forest residents are again being offered the opportunity to save money on their gas and electricity bills through a scheme being run by Wyre Forest District Council. Wyre Forest District Council has opened its Wyre Forest Energy Switch scheme for the fourth time in an effort to help its residents save money on their energy bills. Wyre Forest Energy Switch is working in par ...

An online survey asking residents, businesses and visitors to Kidderminster for their thoughts on the future of the town centre will close next Thursday (26 November) at 5pm. More than 1750 people have already had their say on how they think the town centre could be made into a better place over the next twenty years. The council would like even more people to take part - espec ...

Local residents and businesses are being urged to share their views about Kidderminster as part of a major consultation to shape the future of the town centre. Town centres throughout the UK have and continue to experience the challenges of a societal shift in changing shopping habits as well as the influence of Covid-19. The online survey launching on Thursday 5 November at 9a ...

A designer who founded the world famous fashion brand Red or Dead has been commissioned by Wyre Forest District Council to create a new vision for the future of Kidderminster. Marketplace expert Wayne Hemingway says he is paying the town back for the support given to him 40 years ago. His company, Hemingway Designs, won a successful bid which will allow them to work with Wyre F ...

The restoration of Kidderminster’s historic landmark Brinton Park is to go ahead, thanks to a National Lottery grant of more than £2.4 million. Wyre Forest District Council has secured £2,410,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund to fund an exciting raft of major improvements including a new cafe, an extension to the Sons of Rest Pa ...

Popular leisure centres in the district are set to welcome customers back next month.

Rejoice as Wyre Forest District Council announces the popular splashpad in Brinton Park, Kidderminster will reopen on Thursday.

Measures that help keep the district a safe, clean and green living environment are to be extended for a further three years following a public consultation earlier in the year.