Hereford & Worcester

Local elections 2026
Local elections 2026

Redditch elections: The battle to reinvent a town

The debate over how to improve the town has become a key election issue in Redditch.
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  1. A red fire engine on tarmac with Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service written on the side

  2. A man with grey hair is facing the camera and is shouting into a microphone on a stage, with his one arm raised in the air. Behind him is a huge crowd of people, and beyond them are lit-up tents, trees and rolling hills

  3. Andy Reiss and Katie Leeming. Andy wears black-rimmed glasses, has short blonde hair and wears a white T-shirt. Katie has a pink baseball cap on and wears a beige jacketed over a white top. They sit in a room with blinds on the windows.

  4. A man with brown hair and facial stubble. He is wearing black glasses and a blue and white top. On a white table behind him are two small paintings on small brown easels in front of a window. One has a blue lake next to grass, trees and a blue sky. The other is blue and orange water below a starry night sky.

  5. Penkridge fast bowler Myles Davis is in his club training kit standing on a cricket field

  6. The back of a police officer in front of some blue police tape with a path behind the tape. The path goes between two fences with trees overhead.

  7. A clean-shaven man with partially receding hairline, which is dark grey and white. He is wearing a white shirt and a navy jacket while stood in front of a red brick wall.

  8. The side of a white police car with yellow and blue squares on the side

  9. An artist's impression showing a large new building with the word 'boathouse' on it, as well as a food trick, and several pedestrians or cyclists.

  10. About 20 cyclists all wearing black cycling outfits stand with their bikes and hold up a large white banner for the Worcestershire Breast Unit Haven. The tag line "everybody knows somebody" is also printed on the banner with a phone number and website for the service.

  11. A large group of residents wearing coats and holding umbrellas are gathered by a brown field on a rainy day. One woman at the front of the group is holding a sign that reads: "A33 Chaos. Bypass needed. Aldi not wanted here."

  12. A woman with short, curly, blonde hair wears large square glasses whilst also wearing a floral patterned top. She is stood in front of a Union Flag and a Ukrainian flag.

  13. Deago Martin, Keelan Brookes and Kaine Simmonds. The three men each have a straight face in front of a grey background. Martin has black hair and a patchy black beard. Brookes has short light brown hair and stubble. Simmonds has short dark hair and a thick dark beard.

  14. Police tape across the open gateway to a single-storey building with corrugated iron roof. Two large doors are open. Parked cars and other buildings can be sen beyond.

  15. Four boys teenagers who are blind or vision impaired next to a college crossing. Three of them have dark tops and the fourth has a white polo shirt

  16. A woman with long blonde hair smiles holding a massive bouquet of flowers. Behind her is black and pink bunting that reads "happy retirement" with several cards hanging up.

  17. A soldier wearing camouflage uniform and a black beret is standing outside with a road and greenery behind him.

  18. PCC John Campion wearing a navy blue quarter zip jumper is stood beside Chief constable Richard Cooper, wearing a black police uniform. The pair are stood in a field in front of a large 4x4 police vehicle which has been painted yellow, blue and white.

  19. The back of a police officer in front of some blue police tape with a path behind the tape. The path goes between two fences with trees overhead.

  20. Councillor Hannah Cooper wearing a blue helmet holds a bike with a basket on the front next to three green and grey bike lockers. Chris Jardine, co-founder of Bikedok, is stood behind one of the lockers wearing a brown fleece and round glasses.

  21. A woman and her son are smiling into the camera. The woman has long blonde hair, past her shoulders, while her son has shorter, curly hair.

  22. A webcam filming from above shows a grey peregrine falcon stood beside three brown eggs and a small white chick.

  23. A large metal beam is craned across a river bank while several workers in high-vis watch on.

  24. The back of a police officer in front of some blue police tape with a path behind the tape. The path goes between two fences with trees overhead.