Our Men vs. Women blog series continues with a biggee: How we choose our partners. I sincerely believe this is yet another instance where our differences show up big-time and reflect our inherently diverse sensibilities. I will also declare up front
A BRAVE Kidderminster two-year-old given just weeks to live touched the hearts of a church congregation as best man at his parents’ wedding today. As he rode his toy car down the aisle to bring his parents their wedding rings little Charlie Harris-Beard
THE Shuttle of November 8 had sisters jailed for eight years for a brutal attack, teacher guilty in child sex case, the Betty Yates murder, rapist jailed for eight years, salesman attacked in street and police hunt pub attackers. What is the answer
HARTLEBURY’S MP says the progress of a parliamentary Bill to introduce a “supermarket ombudsman” is good news for Worcestershire farmers, growers and consumers. Conservative Peter Luff, who represents Mid Worcestershire at Westminster, spoke after
DAVID Cameron has confirmed that next year's G8 summit of world leaders will be held in Co Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The Prime Minister made the announcement during a visit to a factory in Co Armagh. The five-star Lough Erne hotel and
SEVERAL payday lenders are facing formal investigations over the use of "aggressive debt collection" methods, the trading watchdog has announced. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which is carrying out a compliance review into the industry, is
GOVERNMENT plans to ensure all households are on the cheapest gas and electricity tariffs available have come under attack amid concerns that they could push up energy bills. After weeks of confusion about plans by the Government to simplify the
BEWDLEY residents have been warned to be on the lookout for any suspicious activity during the day following two daytime burglaries in the town yesterday. Thieves broke into a house in Sandbourne Drive between 7.30am and 3pm and stole a Toshiba
POLICE have released images of two men they want to trace who may be able to help their investigation into a robbery in Kidderminster during which the victim was thrown into the canal. It is believed they may have witnessed the incident which began
STAFF at a carpet factory in Kidderminster have been praised for the actions they took after discovering a fire on the premises. The blaze broke out in a weaving loom at Worcester Road-based Victoria Carpets shortly after 9pm last night and two
Gerry Griffiths returns as speaker at the next meeting to talk about his ‘Out of Africa’ experiences, covering a wide range of subjects from big cats, birds to flowers. The meeting will take place at St Oswalds Church Centre, Broadwaters, Kidderminster
A concert entitled I Got Rhythm: An American Extravaganza takes place at Kidderminster Town Hall on Saturday, November 24, starting at 7.30 pm. Conducted by Geoffrey Weaver, the society will be joined by Helena Raeburn (soprano), The Big Buzzard
A PENSIONER’S handbag has been snatched from her in the street in Kidderminster. The incident happened yesterday when a woman in her 70s was walking along Cobden Street at about 10.45am. Her brown leather bag was grabbed by a man who then ran down
THE owner of Hovis has said it is to close two bakeries and cut 900 jobs as part of plans to overhaul the struggling bread business. The biggest impact will be felt in Birmingham, where 511 jobs are to be lost with the closure of a factory and
ENERGY Secretary Ed Davey is to flesh out proposals to ensure all households are on the cheapest gas and electricity tariffs available. After weeks of confusion about the Government's plans to simplify the market and reduce bills for hard-pressed
PRIME Minister David Cameron's lack of leadership on climate and energy policy is allowing a "rogue pack" of Tories to undermine investment and jobs in the green economy, campaigners have warned. Wildlife charity WWF-UK, which took Mr Cameron to
A POPULAR Wolverley ‘lollipop lady’ has wrapped up her stick and retired after 39 years of helping children safely across the road. Sheila Voce has been a school crossing patrol officer at Wolverley Sebright Primary School, having started work
Heather Flack will talk about the events of 1912 in a talk entitled ‘Kidderminster in 1912: a Year of Struggle’ at the meeting on Wednesday, November 21. The talk will take place in the King Charles Room, upstairs at Kidderminster Town Hall, starting
KEEPER Danny Lewis will remain patient as he tries to regain a regular place in Harriers’ starting line-up. The 30-year-old started his first game since August 25 in the 1-0 win over Nuneaton last week. He only got the nod because Nathan Vaughan
Over the last month, John Andrews of Doolittle & Dalley, reports that enquiry through their Commercial Department has continued to grow, resulting in the sale and lettings of a number of properties throughout the Wyre Forest area. As was reported
A STOURPORT-based organisation has been recognised for its standards of training and education for a second successive year. Forum Training, part of Thomas Vale Construction, been awarded the British Gypsum Trophy during the 14th Annual Plaisterers
AN advice service at Kidderminster Hospital for people with concerns about lung cancer has helped 22 people this year. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and anyone who wants to know more about issues surrounding the disease is being invited
A CHRISTMAS creche has been set up in Kidderminster to help parents get on with their Christmas shopping. Mums and dads are invited to drop their children off at the Glades Leisure Centre. The creche, organised by Wyre Forest District Council,
FESTIVE cheers went up from a packed town centre as Kidderminster’s new Christmas lights were switched on for the first time. The “electric” atmosphere spread throughout the town on Saturday evening as revellers gathered outside the town hall and
MORE than £5,000 was raised at this year’s Stourport Carnival which has been distributed to seven groups and charities to help the people of Stourport. Stourport Carnival committee has given money to York Street Medical Centre, Europa Venture Scouts
Now in the second half of November with Christmas and the end of the year in sight, this is my last editorial for 2012 and a time to recap on a busy and no doubt improving outlook in the Commercial and Residential Property Sectors. As a commercial
WORCESTER property consultants and chartered surveyors Halls hosted a foot-stomping, beer-drinking Bavarian night to raise £2,500 for a charity supporting blind and partially-sighted people. Around 200 people attended the event at Worcester’s Guildhall
KIDDERMINSTER solar energy specialist Eco2Solar has been selected as a finalist in three separate categories of the 2013 Midlands Business Awards. The firm, which operates in both the commercial and domestic energy markets, has made it into the
A SENIOR figure at Birmingham School of Media is the only British journalism academic invited to play a key role in a major European event this week. Diane Kemp, director of postgraduate broadcast journalism programmes at Birmingham School of Media
THE jewel in the crown of the Worcester shire/Herefordshire waste strategy has until now been “energy from waste.” The claim has been that incinerating an undefined amount of waste will generate an unquantified amount of useable energy. If
FOUR thousand pounds has been raised by this year’s charity concert series Your Music for good causes in Wyre Forest. Charities benefiting from the funds include Kemp Hospice, Cancer Research UK Wyre Forest, Kidderminster and District Prostate
