The family business which has been built up over 35 years has closed with immediate effect. A long-running and costly legal dispute with neighbour Pamela Mills, which ended up in the High Court, over the track used to access the nursery and the more recently added popular tearooms, built in 2016-17, has been blamed for the demise of the business which the late Philip Partridge, who died in 2018, had built up with wife Lyn, daughter Esther and son Chris. In a post on their Facebook page, the Partridges said it was with great sadness and disappointment that both the nursery and tearooms were closing and they added: We have found ourselves in the position where we can no longer afford the insurmountable costs involved to continue
George the Stourbridge Junction station cat with artwork of his meownself by Kidderminster artist Nellie Doodles AN auction of artwork inspired by George the Stourbridge Junction station cat has raised more than £1,000 for the Samaritans. Original artwork by Kidderminster artist Nellie Doodles went up for auction in a festive Facebook sale, organised by Gig Caritas over the Christmas period. George s Birthday, George does Hands, Face, Space and George the Tea Boy were just some of the sketch titles inspired by Stourbridge Junction s furry ambassador George the cat who has been helping the station to convey important railway messages and to help lift the spirits of commuters during coronavirus crisis hit 2020.