Rubery
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Rubery is a village and southern suburb of Birmingham, England, split between the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, England, and the City of Birmingham in West Midlands.
The area has around 16,000 people living in it, including the nearby Great Park estates, actually spilling into the Northfield area, which have been dubbed "South Rubery".
Rubery is divided into two essential areas, either side of the A38. North of the A38 is primarily residential consisting of a sub-area named Waseley. South of the A38 is the High Street (New Road) where Rubery's retail activity is concentrated, as well as an extensive residential area, consisting of a sub-area named Beacon.
The local councillors are Peter McDonald (Labour - Waseley (District), Beacon Ward (County)), and David McGrath (Independent, Beacon (District).
Geographically, Rubery is located in the valley of the Waseley and Lickey Hills, and within the basin of the Callowbrook and thus the River Rea. Politically, it lies in the Beacon Ward of Worcestersire County Council, and under both the Waseley and Beacon areas for Bromsgrove District Council.
Rubery is in recent years has benefited from the brown field site Great Park, which provides numerous leisure activities, namely a cinema and bowling alley, as well as further housing, a bingo hall and fitness centre.
Both the Birmingham and Bromsgrove parts are unparished areas.
Rubery is situated next to Longbridge, where the Austin motor works recently in the news for the MG Rover collapse, in April 05, can be found. Frankley is to the north, and Lickey is to the south.
Rubery is also only nine miles from Birmingham, with the largest shopping centre in Europe - The Bull Ring.
Local news is provided by Central News West on ITV1, and BBC Midlands Today on BBC ONE.