A REPORT of a serious assault in Stourport involving a 51-year-old woman is being investigated by West Mercia Police. The incident took place on Tuesday between 1.15pm and 1.30pm on or near the footpath which runs alongside the River Severn from
KIDNAP victim Wasim Yaqub sobbed as he told a jury how he was repeatedly hit with hammers and stripped naked in a storage unit after being seized outside his Kidderminster home. Mr Yaqub, speaking by video link from a secret location, clutching
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THE Bank of England today confirmed plans for a tough new regime for reckless bankers allowing bonuses to be clawed back seven years after they are awarded. Changes to the Bank's remuneration code will also mean that even pay-outs that have already
BILLS are to be reduced by £12 a year on average after new price controls were agreed by five of the six companies that run Britain's electricity network. Regulator Ofgem said the cut has been driven by £2.1 billion of savings it has secured from
THE European Union and US are to impose new economic sanctions against Russia following the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which has been blamed on Moscow-backed rebels in Ukraine. President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy
MORE than eight out of ten businesses in Scotland do not yet have plans in place to deal with the result of the referendum if the country votes for independence, a new survey has revealed. Almost 84% of Scottish firms that were questioned in the
A GANG kidnapped a man outside his home and held him captive in a storage unit where he was stripped naked and beaten with hammers after a £50,000 business deal went wrong, a court has been told. The victim, Wasim Yaqub, had spent four years on
A WYRE Forest law firm has raised £2,000 for Kemp Hospice. Staff from Painters Solicitors, which has offices in Kidderminster and Stourport, took part in the charity’s magical midnight walk and collected sponsorship money from work colleagues,
BEWDLEY’S branch of The Royal British Legion will hold a one hour vigil to mark the centenary of the First World War at the town centre’s war memorial. The event on Monday, August 4 from 10pm to 11pm will be part of Lights Out, a national moment
CHANGES to the way employment disputes are handled pose a significant risk to workers, a Wyre Forest employment expert has warned. Kate Jones, an assistant solicitor at Kidderminster-based law firm mfg Solicitors, has called the updated process
CAROLINE Cooper of Blackheath-based Roman Bathrooms has been shortlisted for the second year running for a national award, recognising design skills in the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom sector. She is one of only three designers shortlisted for
PUPILS of a Kidderminster school were presented with a cheque for more than £500 from the town’s B&Q store. Wolverley Sebright VA Primary School was donated the money after B&Q staff member, Jen Shaw, organised a sponsored walk in memory
A RENEWABLE energy specialist based in Kidderminster has been awarded contracts worth £500,000 by house-builders Lovell, Jessup and Mansell to install solar PV on 11 new housing schemes across Birmingham. All of the schemes are for Birmingham Municipal
YAN Gittins, a partner at Fisher German chartered surveyors, has been elected chairman for the Country Land and Business Association's (CLA’s) Worcestershire branch. Mr Gittins has a portfolio of estate management clients and is known to local
A BEWDLEY pub has received an accolade from Wyre Forest CAMRA. The Rising Sun, in Kidderminster Road in the tourist town, was named pub of the season for spring 2014 by the district branch of the campaign for real ale. Members of the club gathered
