By the age of four, most children can sing a song by heart. Parenting manuals describe how shortly after this, your child will begin to express complex emotions, develop a sense of humour and create worlds of make-believe.
These are challenging times and talking to others about how we are feeling and reaching out to those in need has never been more important.
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme is kindness.
During this challenging period, our community has shown a great strength, resilience and determination to defeat this virus. Our collective effort, including the work of our amazing front-line responders, has enabled us to move past the peak of this disease.
Last week, after his own battle with coronavirus, the Prime Minister returned to Downing Street to take the helm once again – and what a return it has been.
Sajid Javid MP has welcomed the announcement that West Mercia Police has been bolstered with an additional 73 officers since the government launched its major recruitment drive in September 2019.
Across England and Wales more than 3,000 extra officers have joined the police since the recruitment ca
Small Businesses in Bromsgrove District Council have received over £13.4 million in funding, as part of the government’s response to Covid-19.
On March 17th, the Government launched the Small Business Grants Scheme, which is designed to back small businesses during the Covid-19 outbreak.
The schem
FORMER Chancellor of the Exchequer and Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid has urged businesses across the district which are struggling due to Coronavirus to apply for the Government’s Job Retention Scheme.
Applications officially opened this week, giving firms the chance to claim 80 per cent of each employ
Sajid Javid’s writes for the Standard in his latest Westminster Diary –
THE CORONAVIRUS is the greatest challenge our country has faced in a generation.
Across the country and all over Bromsgrove District, local communities are busy supporting each other – whether by helping an eld