HEREFORD and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is urging members of the public to take extra care during the forthcoming Firefighter industrial action.The strike action will take place on Friday October 31 6pm until Tuesday November 4 6pm. This period
THE Kidderminster and District Prostate Cancer Support Group has raised £5000 for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust’s Rory the Robot appeal.Now in its 15th year, the support group is a strong supporter of the appeal, with members raising
BUSINESSES in Wyre Forest who are seeking a development loan can now apply to a Worcestershire firm. Impetus, one of 20 Community Development Financial Institution’s (CDFI) in the UK, aims to provide enterprise financing to help businesses expand
PHOTO-CARDS made and sold in Wolverley have made a difference to disadvantaged children across the other side of the world.Money raised from the sales of the photo-cards has enabled children imprisoned with their mothers in Peru to see life outside of
RESIDENTS at a Stourport care home donned their finest pink attire to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.On Friday October 24, Ravenhurst Residential Care Home, Stourport-on-Severn, was a sea of pink when residents and the team raided their wardrobes
A WOLVERLEY educator has been named as the Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School at the prestigious Pearson National Teaching Awards. Kerry Poole, PSRE subject leader at Wolverley CE Secondary School, was one of 20,000 teachers nominated for
CPBigwood’s fifth auction of the year has raised £8.25 million with 64 of the 83 lots offered being snapped up – a percentage of 78 per cent. The breakdown was vacant residential, 31 out of 35, 86 per cent; residential investments, eight out of
JAZZ quartet are to perform at Clows Top Victory Hall on Saturday November 8. The gifted quartet is fronted by guitarist, Remi Harris, and singer Deborah Rose. The groups’ style is gypsy jazz, however their set offers a wide variety of music
STAFF at Baxter College celebrated a hat-trick of wins at this year’s National Awards for School Support Staff. During a ceremony at the Burlington Hotel in Birmingham, the school took home top honours in three out of the eight award categories
WYRE Forest libraries are taking part in the National Family Learning Festival on Saturday, November 1. The Family Learning team at Worcestershire County Council and library staff at Kidderminster and Stourport libraries have organised a range
KIDDERMINSTER’S Museum of Carpet celebrated its second birthday last weekend by providing visitors with a sweet treat. Guests to the museum, which finally opened in October 2012 after years of campaigning, received a slice of special birthday cake
A STOURPORT shopper bagged more than her groceries after taking home a £500 gift card from Tesco. Margaret Hardy said she was delighted to discover she had won the prize during the latest of her weekly shopping trips to the new store. The Severn
CHILDREN and families from a Stourport school have generously donated goodies to the Kidderminster Foodbank. Wilden All Saints CE Primary School's pupils provided various items of food as part of their Harvest celebrations, which included services
