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MKM Bromsgrove Backs Unbeaten Boxer Simon Ibekwe for 2027
Redditch heavyweight Simon Ibekwe, 7-0 with four knockouts, gets a 12-month sponsorship from MKM Bromsgrove ahead of his 11 December fight in Cardiff.
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Aston Road Bromsgrove: 19 lorries planned, object by 4 Nov
A haulier wants to base 19 lorries, 2 vans and 18 trailers at Unit 27 Aston Road, Aston Fields. Neighbours can object to the Traffic Commissioner by 4 Nov.
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Dudley Building Society Opens at 23 Bromsgrove High Street
The society's first Worcestershire branch opened on 21 September in the old Co-op Funeralcare. Lloyds and Halifax shut on the same street in May 2025.
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Bromsgrove jobless claims hit 1,560, most since 2024
1,560 people in the Bromsgrove district claimed jobless benefits in August, up 80 in a month and the most since November 2024. Charford is now on 6.4%.
Business
Bromsgrove Sainsbury's Opens 1 October With 100 Jobs
Sainsbury's opens at Brook Retail Park on Thursday 1 October with about 100 jobs. Four rival chains objected, and its sales floor is capped at 1,579 sq m.
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Bromsgrove jobless claims: 6% in Charford, 1% a mile away
The district rate held at 2.5% in July. Behind it, Charford is on 6.0% and Slideslow on 1.0%, and both are wards of Bromsgrove town little more than a mile apart.