Bus and coach services

Centro: Enquiries: (0121 200 2700).

Midland Red Travel Centre: Bus Station Concourse, Crowngate, Worcester (01905 763888).

Careers

Redditch Careers Centre: Canon Newton House, Kingfisher Centre, Redditch (01527 66525).

Community centres

Batchley: Cherry Tree Walk, Batchley (01527 584881).

Church Hill: Cleeve Close, Church Hill (01527 64252).

Matchborough East: Dilwyn Close, Matchborough East, Redditch (01527 501488).

Matchborough West: Clifton Close, Redditch (64252).

Oakenshaw: Castleditch Lane, Oakenshaw, Redditch (01527 550488).

Salop Road: Salop Road, Southcrest, (64252).

Walkwood: Ryegrass Lane, Walkwood, Redditch (01527 544360).

Winyates Barn: Winyates Centre, Winyates, Redditch (01527 64252).

Winyates East: Quibery Close, Winyates East, Redditch (01527 64252).

Winyates Green: Furze Lane, Winyates Green, Redditch (01527 525179).

Woodrow: Woodrow Centre, Woodrow, Redditch (01527 64252).

Courts

Crown Courts: Birmingham: Queen Elizabeth Law Courts, Newton Street, Birmingham (0121 681 3300)

Worcester: Shire Hall, Foregate Street, Worcester (01905 730800)

County Court: 13 Church Road, Redditch (01527 67822).

Magistrates Court: General inquiries: (01562 514000).

District auditors

Worcestershire: Government Buildings, Whittington Road, Worcester (01905 357356).

District valuers

Worcestershire: (01905 687600).

Information centres

Information centre: Civic Square, Redditch (01527 60806).

Information centre: Alcester Library: Priory Road, Alcester (01789 762430).

Marriage venues: civil

ceremonies

Coughton Court: King's Coughton, nr Alcester (01789 400777).

Quality Hotel: Pool Bank Drive, Southcrest, Redditch (01527 541511).

Redditch Town Hall: Alcester Street, Redditch (01527 64252).

Ragley Hall: Arrow, Alcester (01789 762090).

Post Offices - main

Alcester: High Street, Alcester (01789 762893)

Redditch: Threadneedle House, Alcester Street, Redditch (01527 63757).

DSS

Redditch: St Stephen's House, Prospect Hill, Redditch (01527 590000).

Worcester Benefits Agency: Vine House, Farrier Street, Worcester (01905 720300).

Electricity

Aquila (formerly MEB): 08457 353637

Employment

Redditch JobCentre: Threadneedle House, Alcester Street, Redditch (01527 483900).

Gas

Gas Consumers Council: West Midlands Office, Broadway House, Calthorpe Road, Birmingham (0121 455 0285).

British Gas: Worcestershire and Warwickshire inquiries (0845 6091122).

Libraries

Alcester Library: Priory Road, Alcester (01789 762430).

Alvechurch Library: Tanyard Lane, Alvechurch (0121 445 3049).

Redditch Central Library: Market Place, Redditch (01527 63291). Contact this number for details on the mobile library service which travels around several Redditch districts.

Woodrow Library: Woodrow Centre, Redditch (01527 527405).

Wythall Library, May Lane, Hollywood (01564 822980).

Rail services

Warwickshire and Worcestershire: (08457 484950) Times for national services, 24-hour.

Registrars

Alcester: Mrs J. Oxtoby, Registrar, Court House, Priory Road, Alcester (01789 765441).

Redditch: Registrar and Superintendent Registrar, 29 Easemore Road, Redditch (01527 63947).

Social services

Alcester: Turnpike Gate House, Alcester Heath, Alcester (01789 762219).

Worcestershire: Smallwood Health Centre, Church Green West, Redditch (01527 597710).

Trading standards

Warwickshire: Old Budbrooke Road, Warwick (01926 410410).

Worcestershire: (01905 765361).

Water

Severn Trent: (0800 7834444).