Halesowen. Community Prepared

23/10/2026

Governemnt issued guidance.

The government has published without fanfare new advice for all households on how to be ready for emergencies, which includes stockpiling enough food and water for three days. It took a Sky News question for Wes Streeting to reveal the resilience campaign was about to launch.

18/10/2026

18/09/2026

More attempted breakin's across our little patch, this week. With the weekend now upon us, the likelihood of more attempts is high.

It may seem obvious, but if you have a decent steering wheel lock it can make all the difference.

One thing to bare in mind, is to keep your steering wheel lock key, separate from vehicle keys. If you are unfortunate enough to get broken into for the vehicle keys, then having your lock keys in a different place is a big put off for the theives.

13/09/2026

Update on Bromsgrove Rd roadworks, up to Hunnington.

Road has just reopened & is flowing.
No road markings as yet, bur open for use.

13/09/2026

Update:
Road now re-opened.

There was a vehicle crash on the Stourbridge Rd at around 06:00 this morning, On the bend, before the Scrolls hitting the old conker tree.

The road is still closed & unlikely to re-open until later, this afternoon. Number 9 bus route, is affected.

Diversion via Witley Avenue.

09/09/2026

Please be aware of more attempted vehicle thefts in & around our area. Hayley green area & Squirrels estate, targeted again, overnight.

Please double check your vehicles are locked & keys in RFID pouches.

04/09/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp931m8n3p5o

Dame Angela Eagle warns the weather event could lead to extreme storms this winter.

25/08/2026

Update as of 15:45 Wednesday.
It appears that the storm is heading up from the Bay Of Biscay, so could hit land anytime this evening, bringing very heavy rain & Lightning.

Although there is only a low risk, here in Halesowen. It's still worth noting that there is a potential risk of flooding Wednesday & Thursday of this week.
Weather warnings are in force for very heavy rain & the possibility of some large thunderstorms passing through our area.

If your prone to flooding & even if you've never been affected previously, it's worth keeping an eye on.

12/08/2026

Will The Lights Go Out.

(NESO) National Energy System Operator, have issued a warning for this evening.

As you can see from the National Grid graph, we are buying in electricity from the near continent, due to insuficient national capacity.
This is nothing new & happens very regularly.

The issue that may become apparent, is for later this evening, during the Eclipse.

This is a peak time for electricity usage as everyone is back from work & the cookers & kettles go on all around the same time.
Add to that the far higher use of Air conditioning & fans etc & this all adds up to increased need.
To make matters worse & as the sun becomes blocked by the moon, during the eclipse our solar panel generation will also drop to virtually zero for this peak time.
Our nuclear fascilities will also be generating at a lower capacity as the water cooling, which is fetched from our river system is higher in termperature due to the prolonged heat we have had, this year.
We also have had very little, in the way of wind & this also causes much lower electrical generation from our wind farms.
Add this all together & you can see why, NESO are worried.

Its still very unlikely to happen, but it's something to be aware of & maybe plan accordingly.
Just be aware, it's one of many possibilities.