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  • Attempted robbery on Kidderminster pensioner

    AN attempted robbery on a 90-year-old woman took place yesterday in Kidderminster. West Mercia Police is appealing for witnesses to the incident which took place between 5pm and 6:30pm, on Mill Lane. The victim heard a knock at her door and

  • Free choir performances at the County Museum this weekend

    RENOWNED Stockport choir will be giving a free performance this weekend.The Ladybrook Singers will be performing on Sunday November 2 at Hartlebury Castle, near Kidderminster.They will also be joined by members of local choir the Kidderminster Valentines.They

  • Carpet museum launches new WW1 book and exhibition

    KIDDERMINSTER’s Museum of Carpet welcomed local author Sally Dickson to launch her new book – Great War Britain: Kidderminster Remembering 1914-18. The book, written as a result of a two-year research project carried out by members of the Kidderminster

  • Bewdley Pumpkin Fayre hailed a success

    BEWDLEY Pumpkin Fayre was hailed extremely successful for another year as the town’s shops decorated their shop windows with pumpkins.The event, organised by Bewdley Chambermaids took place on Saturday October 25 and Sunday October 26.The event

  • Every Number You Need Information Guide needs you!

    NEWSQUEST, the company that owns The Shuttle, is currently in the process of compiling this year's Every Number You Need Information Guides and is appealing for local groups and organisations from Wyre Forest to get in touch. Anyone from any arts

  • Knife approach in Kidderminster

    A MAN holding what is believed to be a flick knife approached a 24-year-old man in Kidderminster on Monday afternoon. The incident, which was described as “suspicious” by West Mercia Police, took place at about 3.40pm in Park Lane when a man, aged

  • Hewett Recruitment join the Growth Accelerator programme

    Growth Accelerator, a government backed service led by some of the country’s most successful growth specialists, is helping businesses to grow four times faster than average. Many local organisations across the region have signed up to this initiative

  • School launches outdoor classrooms

    PUPILS at Abberley Hall School will now be learning in the open air due to the launch of an array of outdoor classrooms. The school has created an outdoor education and forest school centre, which is set in more than 100 acres of land in Great

  • Stay safe this bonfire night

    WYRE Forest residents are being urged by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service to stay safe this bonfire night. As well as the November 5 celebrations, there are various firework displays taking place across the district throughout the

  • Twinned town groups take Kidderminster tour

    MEMBERS of the 1st Kidderminster Boys’ Brigade hosted a Pathfinder Scouts group from Schobull, in Husum, Germany – Kidderminster’s twin town. The two groups visited various local places of interest as well as learning about some of the history

  • CCG promotes gardening project

    WYRE Forest Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is encouraging people with learning and physical disabilities to take part in a gardening and horticultural project. The Together We Involve Gardening Services (TWIGS) project, run in conjunction with