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Firefighters tackle leylandii blazes

8:40am Sunday 20th July 2008

FIREFIGHTERS in Kidderminster believe two separate burning leylandii incidents they had to deal with in the town in the early hours of this morning were linked and started deliberately.

What's up docks on shuttleXtra

Cigar-shaped: Zeppelin Bowers and Wilkins, from www.johnlewis.com.

6:00am Sunday 20th July 2008

WITH digital music devices becoming our favoured method of storing tunes, it's easy to see the end of the humble hi-fi in sight.

Mum's fury over faulty dryer

Faulty goods’: Emily Criddle with her damaged Servis tumble dryer.

7:00pm Saturday 19th July 2008

A WOMAN is planning to take a white goods manufacturer to court for its refusal to change a faulty appliance which has been replaced three times in a matter of months because of a defect.

Heartfelt thanks to arts lover Beryl

Arts patron: Beryl Chapman with her thank you cards, certificates and gifts.

6:30pm Saturday 19th July 2008

AN elderly patron of the arts who has introduced scores of Wyre Forest residents to ballet, opera and classical music has been recognised during a special reception.

Fun event boosts charity

Fun day: Sainsbury’s colleague, Leanne Mares, getting wet in the stocks.

4:50pm Saturday 19th July 2008

STAFF at Sainsbury’s in Kidderminster braved thunderstorms and lightning to raise £1,000 for Acorns Childrens Hospice by putting on a special fun day.

Booklet lists fun activities

4:20pm Saturday 19th July 2008

FAMILIES can keep track of a host of fun activities this summer with a new booklet.

Call for rat run to be closed

 ‘Time bomb’: Resident, Maurice Hand, in Mill Road, Stourport.

3:00pm Saturday 19th July 2008

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is endangering children’s lives and breaking the law by not blocking off a dangerous rat run in Stourport, according to residents.

Measles jab advice to parents

2:40pm Saturday 19th July 2008

FOLLOWING an outbreak of measles among primary school children in Birmingham, Worcestershire parents are being urged to get their children immunised against measles.

Steps in right direction

 Successful steps: Councillor Nigel Knowles and Mary Bendall are pictured with year two pupils.

2:00pm Saturday 19th July 2008

PUPILS at a Kidderminster school joined together in an attempt to break the record for the longest walking bus.

Bending over backwards for pal Jak

Positive stretch: From left, Matias Barnes, Jak Crump and Emilia Sinden, all 11, taking part in the yogathon.

1:40pm Saturday 19th July 2008

SCHOOL friends of an 11-year-old boy battling a brain tumour helped raise hundreds of pounds towards his hospital travel expenses when they took part in a yogathon.

Wheelchair user hits out at sandwich shop

12:20pm Saturday 19th July 2008

SANDWICH shop bosses have been accused of not making enough effort to provide disabled access.

Memorial service for popular GP

11:20am Saturday 19th July 2008

THE life of a former Kidderminster GP and magistrate will be commemorated next week.

Delight at beetle discovery

l Seldom seen: The Capricorn beetle was spotted by John Hawkins close to his workplace in Gloucestershire.

10:30am Saturday 19th July 2008

AN OBSERVANT businessman discovered a beetle thought to be extinct for over 300 years – by accident.

Women's centre showcases activities

Centre success: From left, Nancy Begum, Naila Bashir, tutor and Rafia Khatun with examples of their work.

9:20am Saturday 19th July 2008

A CENTRE for disadvantaged women in Kidderminster has showcased its activities.

Jackie Chan chats to shuttleXtra

Action man: Jackie Chan.

6:00am Saturday 19th July 2008

JACKIE Chan stars in The Forbidden Kingdom, now on release in cinemas around the UK.

Activities lined up for summer

5:10pm Friday 18th July 2008

PLANET people sessions will take place in Stourport throughout the summer.

Girl 'inappropiately touched' in park

4:50pm Friday 18th July 2008

A GIRL was inappropriately touched by a man in a Kidderminster park.

Minister 'forced to end services'

Furious: Spiritualist minister, Patricia Bray, who claims she has been forced to end her church services at the Fred Bennett Centre.

4:30pm Friday 18th July 2008

A SPIRITUALIST minister says she has been given the “shock of her life” after being forced to end her church services.

Free summer events at shopping centre

4:29pm Friday 18th July 2008

PARENTS can take a breather this summer as a Kidderminster shopping centre provides free entertainment for children.

Soroptimists celebrate 60th anniversary

Special treat: Shirley Bonas cutting the anniversary cake.

1:36pm Friday 18th July 2008

MEMBERS of Kidderminster and district soroptimists celebrated the groups 60th anniversary with a special lunch.


National News

NHS trust's talks with Virgin group

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Healthcare had meeting with NHS trust

Updated 6:58am Sunday 20th July 2008

The Camden Primary Care Trust had an "informal meeting" with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group earlier this year, it is confirmed.


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