Take a look at our Xtra section which brings you a wide range of feature articles every week. This week's features include: TRAVEL: Fish and chips may once have been a staple for the seaside town of Bude, but Xtra discovers a wide range of
ONE in six Brits are currently not talking to at least one neighbour a study conducted by Swinton has revealed. Of those, the average person is not talking to two neighbours and 46 per cent of those said they look the other way if they bump in
BEWDLEY CC are one of the venues for the 80th annual Worcester City Police Cricket Carnival. The club’s Lower Park home will host a match on Tuesday, August 20. Teams representing police forces from across the world will take part in the T20
ID fraud and credit information specialist Equifax is urging consumers to remain “information vigilant”, especially when doing anything online following a report from the Home Affairs Select Committee that suggests a growth in cybercrime. “The
The summer outing this year was a coach tour along the Wiltshire/Gloucestershire border. The trip was greatly enhanced by guide, Brian Draper, whose inimitable commentary on features of interest was entertaining and informative. The first stop
A CEREBRAL palsy sufferer with mobility problems is getting around in style on a customised scooter. Martin Radford’s black and chrome Supersport mobility scooter has been designed to resemble a Harley Davidson motorbike. The 30-year-old, of
PUPILS leaving Stourport’s Burlish Park Primary School celebrated with a Second World War evening for their parents. The Year Six youngsters went back in time to perform evacuation scenes and sang wartime songs, including Vera Lynn’s 1940s hit,
A FAMILY support charity has welcomed seven new volunteers. Home-Start Wyre Forest has taken on the group after they completed a preparation course funded through a Comic Relief grant and administered by The Worcestershire Community Foundation.
TWO Kidderminster streets have been given an environmental blitz clean. Wyre Forest District Council’s Parks and Open Spaces team worked on Wood Street and Park Street. Residents had letters explaining what the team were doing and asking them
FIGURES released by the Office of National Statistics show that despite a gradual decline in the number of people getting divorced each year, divorce rates for those aged 60 and above have increased significantly. Prudential analysis of this data
A BEWDLEY chip shop has battered competition to gain a spot in a list of the UK’s top takeaways. Merchants Fish Bar has made it into the list of the 50 Best Fish and Chip Shops 2013. More than 300 shops entered the contest, which was launched
Take a look at our Xtra section which brings you a wide range of feature articles every week. This week's features include: HEALTH: As the saying goes, to take care of others we must first take care of ourselves - and this is especially true
BRITONS are planning to splash out over £5 billion taking in the atmosphere of international sporting spectacles in the next two years, according to new research from Direct Line travel insurance. In the next couple of years, more than 11 million
HALF (49%) of parents, who have or plan to contribute to their children’s first home, plan to raise money to help their children buy their first property through cash savings, new research shows. Housing investment and equity loans provider Castle
A SURVEY from Swinton has found that more homeowners are purchasing second-hand furnishings to redecorate their home this summer. The home insurance retailersurveyed homeowners across the UK and found that 60 per cent could not afford to improve
Furnace Mill Fishery — Kev Williams (Wolverhampton) won the Sunday Open when landing 94lb 11oz. Second and third place respectively went to Colin Bricknell and Paul Gee. Bricknell landed his 56lb 6oz on peg 35, while Gee was just along the
The Sunday service will be a joint service with All Saints, Wilden at St Michael’s, starting at 10am. Holy Communion is celebrated each Wednesday at 10am at St Michaels. The Singing Group meets in the church for a get together on Monday at
