AN old family saddler and leather goods business in Feckenhamhadmovedintoabrandnew factory building. Barrets of Feckenham also changed its nameto Barrata Productsmoving into a two-storey factory to provide comfortable conditions for staff and permit slick and efficient methods of production.
AT the annual election of the Court Leet, Mr Longley, of the court, mentioned that the roadworks underway at Broad Street were the biggest scheme of their kind ever undertaken by Bromsgrove Council. He added that the contract had been signed for the new through road between New Road and Alcester Road, but the inner relief road scheme linking StJohnStreetandMarket Street was still held up by the Ministry of Transport.
AT a planning inquiry at Bromsgrove Council House, residents complained that they would lose privacy in their back gardens if the erection of a £15,000 factory on land between Station Street and Ednall Lane went ahead.
Messrs Ormerods Ltd aluminium casters and toolmakers wished to build a modern factory at the top of Station Street Hill opposite the main works, formerly the home of Bromsgrove Guild.
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