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Maths in nature adds up for Kidderminster pupils

Enjoying maths week: Foley Park Community Primary School pupils from left, Chloe Reece, Leah Such, Wiktor Sawinski and Ian Meese.

7:20am Friday 19th March 2010

PUPILS from four Kidderminster schools enjoyed a themed week of activities based on maths in nature.

Teams sought for Far Forest quiz

7:10am Friday 19th March 2010

QUIZ fans are being called to help raise funds for a Wyre Forest school.

Royal visits Kidderminster company

All smiles: The Countess of Wessex with Louise Hewett. Photo by Mike Henley.

3:43pm Thursday 18th March 2010

THIRTY years of a Kidderminster-based business was honoured by a royal visit today. (Thursday, March 18) The Countess of Wessex visited Hewett Recruitment’s Bridge Street head office to mark the anniversary.

Kidderminster pupils boost Sport Relief

cash: Staff and pupils of Blakebrook Special School, who completed their Sport Relief Mile.

2:10pm Thursday 18th March 2010

STAFF and pupils at a Kidderminster special school raised more than £100 for Sport Relief.

DJs spinning soul classics in Kidderminster

12:20pm Thursday 18th March 2010

THE first Motown Memories night of 2010 is being held in Kidderminster next week.

'Suspicious package' false alarm in Kidderminster

12:07pm Thursday 18th March 2010

AN area around Kidderminster’s Jobcentre Plus was cordoned off this morning following reports of a “suspicious package”.

Dig for victory

Dig for victory

9:00am Thursday 18th March 2010

ANGRY Kidderminster allotment holders will be feeling the pinch following a “93 per cent” hike in rent for their plots, it has been claimed.

Chimney fire in Hartlebury

8:41am Thursday 18th March 2010

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a chimney blaze in Hartlebury last night.

Tributes paid to tragic dad

Gifted: Right, Michael Billington

8:00am Thursday 18th March 2010

TRIBUTES have been paid to a much-loved father-of-three who formed a popular family busking band and was found hanged in Stourport.

Police warning following Kidderminster burglary

4:24pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

RESIDENTS are being warned to be vigilant with their home security following an attempted burglary in Kidderminster in the early hours of this morning.

Hartlebury Common murder defendant 'feared for her life'

Killed: Shane Price.

2:58pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A POLICEMAN who took one of the accused in the Hartlebury Common murder trial to hospital told a jury that she was fearful for her life.

Cash boost for Bewdley Youth Cafe

11:24am Wednesday 17th March 2010

BEWDLEY Civic Society has given the town’s youth cafe a cash boost.

Beer festival to celebrate St George

10:28am Wednesday 17th March 2010

CLEOBURY Mortimer Golf Club is hosting a beer festival over the St George’s weekend of April 24 and 25, showcasing food and ales from a 30-mile radius.

Wyre Forest council Leader slams 'bizarre' rules

7:40am Wednesday 17th March 2010

THE Leader of Wyre Forest District Council has called on central Government to review regulations which force councils to collect council tax and provide services to properties built illegally.

Music for You shows raise £4,000 for charity

Cash boost: Back from left, Alison Taylor of Kemp Hospice, Peter Tomlinson of Cancer Research UK, and Jean Longville of the Motor Neurone Association. Front, Richard Woodhead, guitarist with the West Midlands Light Orchestra. Photo by Colin Hill.

7:30am Wednesday 17th March 2010

MORE than £4,000 has been handed over to charity by organisers of the popular Music for You concerts.

Stourport children get animating

Express yourself: Sophia Burge.

7:20am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A FORMER primary school teacher is holding a series of animation workshops for children.

Meeting highlights sustainable land use in Bewdley

7:10am Wednesday 17th March 2010

GARDENERS, farmers and landowners gathered at a meeting to raise awareness of sustainable land use in Bewdley.

Teen 'never' left home without knife, Hartlebury Common murder trial jury told

Stabbed: Shane Price.

3:20pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

A TEENAGER who stabbed a youth to death on Hartlebury Common never left home "without a knife", a jury heard.

Cookley villagers urged to back IT suite

1:10pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

PLANS to create an IT suite at a new village hall in Cookley could be scrapped unless local people prove they want the facility.

Kidderminster TV viewers urged to save money on licence

12:10pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

MORE than 480 people in Kidderminster could save money by renewing their TV Licence by March 31, according to TV Licensing.




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