British Rail

Birmingham and Worcestershire: (0345 484950) (times and fares for all national services; 24-hour service).

Bus and Coach Services

Community Transport Services Ltd: 9 Warwick Avenue, Bromsgrove (01527 875454).

National Express: enquiries, 0990 808080).

Travel West Midlands: timetable information, 0121 200 2700).

Careers

Bromsgrove: County Offices, Windsor Street (01527 575855 extension 5073).

Droitwich Spa: Droitwich Jobcentre, St Andrews Street (01905 684500).

Care Homes Inspectorates

Residential care homes for adults:

Bromsgrove: County Inspectorate, County Offices, Windsor Street, Bromsgrove B60 2BL (01527 575855).

Droitwich Spa: County Inspectorate, South Worcestershire District, Carden Street, Worcester WR1 2AT (01905 726105).

Rubery: Enquiries (0121 303 2341).

Residential care homes and boarding schools for children:

Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa: County Inspectorate, Central Unit, Carden Street, Worcester WR1 2AT (01905 616096).

Rubery: Enquiries (0121 303 2341).

Nursing homes:

Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa: Nursing Homes Inspectorate, Worcestershire Health Authority, Isaac Maddox House, Shrub Hill Road, Worcester WR4 9RW. (01905 760000).

Rubery: Enquiries (0121 303 2341).

Community Centres

Rubery Youth & Community Centre: Alan Fitchett, New Road, Rubery (0121 453 3312).

Community Resource

Bromsgrove: Claire Wilkes, Volunteer Bureau, 15 Church Street, Bromsgrove (01527 577857).

Droitwich Spa: Alan Bennett, Co-ordinator, The Old Library, Ombersley Street East, Droitwich Spa (01905 779115).

Courts

County Courts

Birmingham: The Priory Courts, 33 Bull Street (0121 681 4441).

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

Crown Courts

Birmingham: Queen Elizabeth Law Courts, Newtown Street (0121 681 3300).

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

Redditch: (covers Bromsgrove and Rubery) Grove Street, Redditch (01527 591035).

Droitwich Spa: Ombersley Street East, Droitwich Spa (01905 771089).

District Valuers

Worcestershire: Government Buildings, Whittington Road, Worcester (01905 763698).

DSS

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

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

Electricity

Midlands Electricity plc, covering Birmingham and the Severn region Birmingham region: Blackpole Road, Worcester (01905 613191).

Employment

Job Club: Karen Troth, Barbara Powell, Sandra Taylor, Redditch Campus, NEW College, Peakman Street, Redditch B98 8DW (01527 572596/572891).

Gas

Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa: General enquiries (0345 573248).

Birmingham: General enquiries (0121 705 6811) - Also emergencies.

Worcestershire: General enquiries (0645 555400.

Libraries

Birmingham City: Council Library Services general enquiries (0121 303 4511).

Bromsgrove: Stratford Road (Bromsgrove 575855).

Catshill: Barley Mow Lane (Bromsgrove 872749).

Cofton Hackett: Barnt Green Road (0121 453 5693).

Droitwich Spa: Victoria Square (Worcester 773292/779970).

Hagley: Worcester Road (01562 883441).

Worcester: County Council Libraries and School Library Service, Sherwood Lane, Lower Wick, Worcester (01905 420273).

Rubery: Library Way, off New Road (0121 453 2157).

Marriage Venues

Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings: Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove (01527 831363).

Grafton Manor Hotel: Grafton Lane, Bromsgrove (01527 579007).

Hanbury Hall: Droitwich Spa (01527 821214).

Pine Lodge Hotel: Kidderminster Road, Bromsgrove (01527 576600).

St Andrew's House Hotel: Worcester Road, Droitwich Spa (01905 779677).

Police

Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa: 0345 444888.

Rubery: 01527 584888

West Mercia Constabulary HQ: Hindlip Hall, Worcester (0345 444888).

West Midlands Police HQ: Lloyd House, Colmore Circus, Queensway, Birmingham (0121 626 5000).

Registrars

Bromsgrove: School Drive (01527 578749, births and deaths) (01527 575859, marriages)

Droitwich Spa: Council Offices, Ombersley Street (01905 772864, births, deaths and marriages), or (01905 772280, superintendent registrar for marriages and family research).

Birmingham City Council: 300 Broad Street (0121 569 2480).

Trade Associations

Bromsgrove Retailers' & Traders' Action Group: Economic Development Officer, Bromsgrove District Council, The Council House, Burcot Lane, Bromsgrove (01527 873232).

Institute of Qualified Private Secretaries: Lyn Rutter, 33 School Road, Wychbold, Droitwich Spa (01527 861631).

Trading Standards

Birmingham: Freephone (0121 303 6031).

Worcestershire: 28-30 Foregate Street, Worcester (01905 765373).

Water

Environment Agency: Upper Severn Area Office, Hafren House, Welshpool Road, Shelton, Shrewsbury (0645 333111).

Severn Trent Water: Birmingham District -- Waterworks Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham (0121 456 5800).

Worcester District: Bromwich Road, Lower Wick, Worcester (01905 424300).