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  • Woman dies in Stourport crash

    A WOMAN has died in a road accident in Stourport. The collision,at about 4.45pm today, happened on Dunley Road, near the Old Beams pub. The vehicles involved are believed to have been a red Volkswagen Polo and a blue Vauxhall Astra. The driver of the

  • Sugababes and Chico in rocking line-up

    LIVE pop gigs, entertainment and family fun is on the agenda at Butlins' Minehead resort this autumn. One of the UK’s most successful girl bands, Sugababes, headline Party in the Pavilion, which runs from November 14 to 17. The live

  • Victim recognised burglar

    A WOMAN recognised a serial burglar shortly before he broke into her Stourport home. She was driving away from Ryvere Close in the early afternoon when she noticed Alan Dyke and later informed police. While she was out, he got in through an unlocked

  • Burgling mum targeted elderly

    A MOTHER-of-two who targeted elderly people to burgle has been jailed for 12 months. Clare Potter, of Kidderminster, broke into an 86-year-old man's bungalow and stole a mobile phone, three wallets and a camera. She also tried to raid the home of an

  • 'Twits' step out for charity

    MEMBERS of Wolverley group, The Twits, are set for their sponsored walk this weekend to raise funds for prostate cancer testing. The Twits have recently chosen the Kidderminster and District Prostate Cancer Support Group (PCSG) as their nominated

  • While The Blogger's Away...

    IT'S ONE of those strange things - whenever I seem to go a little while without writing an update in the blog, good things start to happen over at Aggborough. I always try and get to the computer to add an update of my musings as much as possible but

  • Council teams up with university

    WYRE Forest District Council has signed a formal alliance with the University of Wolverhampton to strengthen relationships between the two organisations. The strategic alliance will look at how expertise available from the university can help to strengthen

  • Stourport duo deny murder

    A STOURPORT woman and man accused of murder after a man's body was found in the River Severn have denied the charge. Reginald Southall, a 62-year-old lorry driver, died from drowning but had suffered multiple injuries to his head and body. He was discovered

  • Spirit and consistency the key

    HARRIERS manager Mark Yates believes that his side's spirit is crucial if they are to maintain their excellent run of form away at Eastbourne Borough in the Blue Square Premier on Saturday. The Aggborough side have only dropped five points

  • Veteran returns for loan spell

    MIDFIELDER Neil MacKenzie has re-joined Kidderminster Harriers on a month-long loan deal from League Two side Notts County. The 32-year-old midfielder enjoyed a previous spell at Aggborough in the 2000/01 season, the club's first in the Football

  • Mobile thief jailed

    A MAN who stole a mobile worth £150 from a phone shop has been sent to custody after losing an appeal against his conviction. The theft breached a suspended prison sentence that Ryan Murphy was under for assault and witness intimidation. Sending 20-

  • Bridge repair work ending

    BRIDGE repair work that has caused chaos in Kidderminster will be completed over the weekend. Worcester Road was expected to remain closed to northbound traffic until October 27 but should be flowing in both directions again on Monday. Repair work to

  • Creative performance will celebrate the River Severn

    A CREATIVE outdoor extravaganza will be staged in Bewdley this weekend. Sabrina and the Engineer, which celebrates the river and its relationship with the Industrial Revolution, will be performed on Saturday as part of the Severn Project.

  • Youngsters adapt well to shake-up

    IT has been a year since the gates of St Bartholomew’s CofE Primary School were opened for the first time and the staff and pupils have now settled into a routine, according to the school’s deputy headteacher. Formed by a merger of Windmill

  • Bank steps in to offer £40bn loans

    © Press Association 2008 THe worsening financial crisis has forced the Bank of England into an unprecedented intervention as it offered at least £40 billion to cash-strapped banks. Lenders are hiking mortgage costs because of a sudden surge in

  • Decision secures firm's future

    CLEOBURY Mortimer’s largest employer has been allowed to secure its future by being given permission to develop a redundant part of its site. Commenting on last night’s South Shropshire District Council decision, Ludlow MP, Philip Dunne, said: “I am

  • House prices fall 4.6% in a year

    © Press Association 2008 HOUSE prices in England and Wales fell by a record 4.6 per cent during the year to the end of August, figures showed. The Land Registry said the annual rate of growth has been falling for 12 months to hit its lowest level

  • Woman blasts parking policy

    A DISABLED woman was “infuriated” when her husband was given a parking ticket after dropping her off and helping with her wheelchair in Kidderminster. Lynda Walker, 54, of Elm Road, was being taken to Connect Wyre Forest in Blackwell Street, a day centre

  • Barclaycard fined for silent calls

    © Press Association 2008 OFCOM has fined Barclaycard £50,000 for breaching rules on silent and abandoned calls. The fine, the maximum Ofcom is allowed to impose, follows an investigation between October, 2006 and May, 2007 which found Barclaycard

  • Ambulance response times among country's best

    WEST Midlands Ambulance Service ranks among the best in the country in its response to serious and life threatening calls, according to a new review of urgent and emergency care services. Trust bosses say the report, by the Healthcare Commission

  • Kidderminster

    TUESDAY MORNING CLUB – On September 9 Mr J Ruston gave a talk on music boxes and Ruskin pottery. On Tuesday the harvest meal will be catered for by Mrs Chipps. Her husband will be the speaker. On November 11, the speaker will be Mr R Sturdy with his

  • FTSE falls as US talks break down

    © Press Association 2008 BLUE-chip stocks were deep in the red after talks broke down in Washington over America's planned 700 billion US dollar (£381 billion) bank bail-out. News that the negotiations had faltered spooked investors, who had hoped

  • PCT among lowest rated

    WORCESTERSHIRE Primary Care Trust (PCT) is one of the least well performing trusts in England according to a new review into the delivery of urgent and emergency care. The PCT, responsible for commissioning local NHS services, scored in the

  • More water customers use special services

    SEVERN Trent Water has today welcomed the industry regulator Ofwat’s publication of data that shows more water consumers than ever are making use of specialised services on offer to them. It adds that more can be done to ensure its customers know about

  • Brumbeat: Part 2

    I'll say one thing for the present day, and that is: "There is a medical name for every real, or imagined, ailment". I just thought I was painfully shy, but according to the Readers Digest I suffer with 'Social Anxiety Disorder'. Anyway,

  • Immigrants 'pose threat to jobs'

    © Press Association 2008 YOUNG people think a steady stream of immigrants is eroding Britain's national identity and threatening jobs, a survey said. Almost two-thirds (60 per cent) of the young people surveyed in the poll by the British Council

  • HSBC bank to axe 500 jobs

    © Press Association 2008 ABOUT 500 UK jobs are being axed at HSBC as part of a worldwide cull within its investment banking division. The UK's biggest bank is cutting about 1,100 posts across its global banking and markets division - four per cent

  • PM to meet US president over crisis

    © Press Association 2008 GORDON Brown is to fly into Washington for talks with US President George Bush to discuss the way out of the global financial crisis. The surprise White House visit is a last-minute addition to the Prime Minister's schedule

  • Pay and inflation gap narrows

    © Press Association 2008 THE gap between pay rises and the rate of inflation has fallen to 1.3 per cent, reducing fears of a wage-price "spiral", according to a new report. Pay analysts Industrial Relations Services said recent average

  • Major lenders hike mortgage rates

    © Press Association 2008 THREE major mortgage lenders have hiked their rates, signalling an end to the recent trend of falls in the cost of home loans. HSBC, Barclays's lending arm the Woolwich and internet and telephone bank First Direct all said

  • POLITICS

    Not surprisingly I often get involved in political discussions and I am invariably asked “What political party DO you align with” My answer is “The Issues Party. If there were an actual Independent Party it would be that.” Although I

  • Family firm moves into short golf

    A FAMILY business that runs one of Worcestershire’s top courses has moved into the short golf market, aimed at players who combine sport with business. The all-weather 18-hole Ombersley Golf Club provides the game on a pay and play basis high in the

  • New Morrisons thinks local

    MORRISONS is to stock product lines from Worcestershire producers across selected stores - starting with its new Kidderminster outlet, which opens on Monday. You can read the full story and much more now on The Business - kidderminstershuttle.co.uk

  • Police SmartWater campaign thumbs up

    A NEW police crime prevention drive introducing SmartWater property marking kits to residents in Kidderminster is proving a success. The joint initiative with Wyre Forest’s Community Safety Partnership (CSP) began yesterday (September 23) when SmartWater

  • County producers supplying new Morrisons

    SUPERMARKET giant, Morrisons, is to stock product lines from five Worcestershire producers across selected stores in the West Midlands. Ansteys of Worcester, Edward Moon Proper Pies, Kit’s Kitchen, Malvern Cheesewrights and Drews of Worcester

  • Tributes paid to divorce expert

    PARTNERS and staff at law firm, MFG Solicitors, have paid tribute to a former colleague who was one of the region’s leading experts on divorce. Michael Cox, 68, of Kidderminster, died following a short illness on Sunday, September 14. He had

  • 'Tricky' resurfacing completed

    THE main road running through Chaddesley Corbett has had a £100,000 resurfacing. Conservative Worcestershire county councillor, Stephen Clee, said he was delighted with the high quality of the work and added it had been praised by local councillors

  • New Kids on the Block talk to Xtra

    New Kids On The Block are back, 14 years after they waved a fond farewell to pop music. Joey, Danny, Donny, Jon and Jordan talk to Xtra about what it's like to be working together again and reveal what's in store for fans. Also in Xtra,