Reported death after collision

8:56am Thursday 8th January 2009

SOMEONE is reported to have died in a road traffic accident in Blakedown this morning.

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125 council job cuts claim denied

7:30am Thursday 8th January 2009

WYRE Forest District Council chiefs have denied a newspaper report that the council could face axing 125 jobs as a result of the global economic downturn.

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Incentive to shed pounds

7:10am Thursday 8th January 2009

ANYONE feeling guilty in Wyre Forest after over indulging at Christmas can shed the pounds while raising cash for the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

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'Catch and bin' germs

6:20pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

HEALTH chiefs in Worcestershire are reminding people to “catch, bin and kill” their germs to help stop the spread of flu this winter.

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Pact meetings in Kidderminster

5:02pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

KIDDERMINSTER residents are invited to three forthcoming PACT (Partners and Communities Together) meetings.

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School celebrates landmark year

3:50pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

FORMER pupils of Hagley Catholic High School are invited to a celebration of the school’s 50th anniversary.

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Awards for voluntary work

1:04pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

A SEVERN Valley Railway (SVR) chief locomotive inspector and an Abberley man recognised for his community work are among those celebrated in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.

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Wintry warning for drivers

12:08pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

WEST Mercia Constabulary is reminding drivers to take extra care on the roads this week as the cold weather is likely to continue to make driving conditions hazardous across Worcestershire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Telford and Wrekin.

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'Unprecedented' demand for out of hours service

11:12am Wednesday 7th January 2009

DESPITE what was described as “unprecedented demand” during Christmas, health chiefs said Worcestershire’s new out of hours service coped well with the added pressures.

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Betting office plans 'totally unacceptable'

9:04pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

PLANS to change the reception room in a once prestigious Stourport hotel into a betting office have been unanimously condemned by Stourport Town councillors tonight.

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Call for full consultation into new Tesco bid

9:08pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

STOURPORT Town councillors have called for a full consultation into the new application by Tesco to build a supermarket in the former Carpets of Worth site in the town.

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School application deadline looms

4:20pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

PARENTS with children due to start school in September this year are being uged to complete and return school application forms before this month’s closing date.

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County council to cut 55 jobs

3:24pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council will cut 55 jobs over the coming financial year.

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Persistent burglar facing jail

3:14pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

A PERSISTENT burglar from Kidderminster faces at least three years jail after changing his pleas at Worcester Crown Court.

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