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Redditch & Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper is published every Friday for people with impaired vision, other sensory problems and disabilities.

It is available free, every Friday, by post [USB Stick], online, smartphone & tablet app Alexa, Google & Dial-in. To listen on Alexa, "Alexa, enable my local talking newspaper / Choose Redditch." The next time you just ask "Alexa play my local talking newspaper." You can use standard Alexa audio commands like "Alexa, play next track, "Alexa, repeat track etc. To listen on Google Home or Google Nes

t, say "Hey google, play the Redditch and Bromsgrove talking newspaper podcast". The talking newspaper is also available on a telephone dial-in number, 0330 22 33 452. Calls are charged at your local rate and may be included in your minutes package.

04/06/2026

In this week's Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper’s Advice Centre, we hear of the RNIB’s response to government legislation in the King's speech. While in Lucky Dip there is an 'In Touch' item about the play 'Seeing with my dog' by Rod Dungate. In local news items, we learn of a large fire at Blackwell; plans for industrial units at Wythall; a care team completing the ascent of Snowdon and a reduction in car thefts across West Mercia. Sport covers new signings for Bromsgrove Football Club and news of Worcester warriors Rugby team beating Ealing Trailfinders and Worcester Rapids cricket side getting the better of Warwickshire.
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29/05/2026

In this week's Advice Centre, Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper talks about accessing emergency dental care; Lucky Dip has a review of the audiobook version of 'This is going to hurt' by Adam Kay and Sarah Spink sets another of her clever quizzes. Among news stories are articles on both the Alcester Food Festival and the Beer Festival in Alvechurch. And there are features on a jail sentence for a former PCSO and warnings to villagers following a spate of burglaries. While we hear about runners raising £13k for the Primrose Hospice and a local MP launching a petition to save greenfield sites.
From midday Friday, listen at: https://www.upload.hear.media/player/?tn=redditch

22/05/2026

With news of a Conservative leader being suspended by his party; an MP championing a Carers Careline charity; a new pub in Droitwich; an Alcester river being cleared; HoW College and Scala forging a strategic partnership and a teacher attempting an ultra marathon, your Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper will be live from midday on Friday. Other features will include a talk by Philip Bowen; a music quiz by Andy Kerr and news of rail time changes. Meanwhile Advice Centre will cover how to avoid falls, slips and trips from the Royal Osteoporosis Society.
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14/05/2026

With a poem in Lucky Dip commemorating the man who sold the Eiffel Tower, your Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper leads this week with news of the recent local election results in Redditch. Other articles include a school marking Sir David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday; repairs to Worcester Cathedral; a veteran friendly Care Home; a fire in the Malvern Hills and a piece on 70 years in a church choir. While Advice Centre talks about feeding birds safely in your garden. From noon on Friday, Listen at: https://www.upload.hear.media/player/?tn=redditch

07/05/2026

A performance of Vaughan Williams ' Lark Ascending' featuring violinist Hilary Hahn can be heard in this week’s edition of the Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper. Meanwhile, concerns are expressed about a wind farm proposal; there is news of a Redditch rider winning at Donington; a Bromsgrove teacher’s half marathon; memories of Harris Coaches and ancient assizes in Alcester.
From Noon on Friday, Listen at: https://www.upload.hear.media/player/?tn=redditch

01/05/2026

Various stories about police activity across Worcestershire feature in this week’s Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper. There are articles about a Council pay row; support for carers; a free gym membership and a new strategy for homelessness. In Lucky Dip there is a Jack Fellows short story by Chris Fowler. Looking Back remembers when platform sole shoes caused a trip hazard in a local primary school. There are a host of local activities promoted in What’s On, including a Scam Awareness talk at the Gables Care Home in Hagley. And there is a General Knowledge Quiz.
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24/04/2026

In Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper's Advice Centre this week, we hear how to vote in the May 7th Local Elections. Head to Lucky Dip to hear Philip Bowen talking about life in the 1970s. There are pieces on youth unemployment; the Severn Valley Railway; a rethink on vehicle tax; a business celebrating its 50th anniversary and a host of other articles.
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17/04/2026

In this week’s Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper, you will hear a recitation of the poem which inspired Martin Luther’s ‘I have a Dream’ speech. News items include a museum’s search for new premises; the retirement of a police dog; Easter fun at a care home; mental health in Worcestershire and views being sought on the development of a new store. Looking Back features an article from a 1980 edition of the Redditch Indicator about a gentleman refusing to believe that man had landed on the moon. And in Advice Centre we hear about the money changes taking place in April.
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11/04/2026

With an article about the Red Arrows at a local air festival, your Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper, also has news of a new sculpture for the Alex Hospital; a woman being prisoner in her own home; pavement parking in Rowney Green; a MacDonald’s planning application and amongst others a new Covid memorial. In Advice Centre we hear from Which about contactless card fraud and how to prevent it. And in What’s On we learn of a Queen tribute at the Palace Theatre; a Phil Collins one at the Artrix and of a Medieval May Day at Avoncroft.
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28/03/2026

The origin of the Easter Bunny is discussed in this week’s Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper’s Lucky Dip. Meanwhile we learn of Redditch’s bid to be named Town of Culture in 2028; there are details of the Pub of the Year Winners in Bromsgrove; and we learn of forged bank notes in circulation. In sport we report on Worcs City Football’s hopes of remaining in play-off contention. And in Advice Centre, we hear from Which about proposed changes to contactless card caps.
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