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  • Four people injured in Kidderminster assault

    FOUR people were injured in an assault in Kidderminster on Sunday morning. The incident happened in Dixon Street at about 2am when two men and two women were injured. The men and one of the women were treated at the Royal Worcestershire Hospital

  • MP Bryant backs down on Tesco claim

    LABOUR frontbencher Chris Bryant has been forced to back down over criticism of high street store chains Tesco and Next for using foreign workers. The shadow immigration minister insisted he had never intended to suggest the firms were "unscrupulous

  • Unions' safety call over Tube jobs

    UNIONS and Labour have raised warnings about jobs and safety on the railways and Tube in London amid fears that thousands of posts could be axed and ticket offices closed. London Underground said it did not recognise a figure of 6,000 job losses

  • PICTURES: Harriers 3, Gateshead 1

    ALL the action as Harriers' got off to a winning start in the Skrill Premier at Aggborough on Saturday. To see all of Adrian Hoskins's pictures from the match, click here.

  • Fancy dress fundraising event in Wolverley raises £250

    A FANCY dress fundraising evening in Wolverley raised £250 for two charities. The Trilogy event was held at Wolverley Social Club and despite the wet weather, organiser Tara Jenks said she was impressed by everyone’s fancy dress efforts. The

  • Seven Stars pub 'over the moon'

    GLASSES have been raised at a Kidderminster boozer after being named the best community pub of the year. Ye Olde Seven Stars, in Coventry Street, won the title in the West Midlands and Wales region of the BT Sport Great British Pub Awards 2013.

  • VC heroes will be honoured for WWI centenary

    COMMEMORATIVE paving stones will be laid in Wyre Forest in memory of two of the district’s Victoria Cross heroes from First World War. Eustace Jotham and John Young will be commemorated in the run-up to next year’s centenary commemorations of the

  • Comedy club brings TV stand-ups to Kidderminster

    TWO shows will be held in one night at the Town Hall Comedy Club in Kidderminster. The UK’s fastest rising comedy stars Josh Widdicombe and Seann Walsh will be road-testing their shows before they record their debut DVDs at London’s Hammersmith

  • Solihull-based builders give students industry insight

    BALFOUR Beatty, through its Mansell brand, has given more than 30 students practical advice on how to get into the construction industry. The opportunity was provided in partnership with the National Skills Academy, CITB Construction Skills and

  • Teacher to run half marathon in memory of Stourport dad

    A PRIMARY school teacher will be running a half marathon in Iceland in memory of her father who was a popular guitarist from Stourport. Francesca Wiltshire, 33, will be running 13.2 miles to raise money for St Richard’s Hospice, in Worcester, who

  • Flats plan for old warehouse

    A DERELICT 20th century warehouse building in Stourport could be demolished and replaced by 11 flats. The homes would be built on the Riverside Building site at the former Carpets of Worth, in Severn Road, if the plans are given the go-ahead.

  • Halesowen painting contractor decorated in awards

    A HALESOWEN painting and decorating contractor has been recognised in an awards scheme. Colin Hill Painters & Decorators Ltd won an award for one of its projects at the Painting & Decorating Awards 25th anniversary. The project that

  • MP visits Ludlow biogas producer

    LUDLOW-based Marches Biogas, which specialises in on-farm and commercial anaerobic digesters, has been visited by MP Philip Dunne. Anaerobic digesters make use of the natural biological process where organic material is broken down by bacteria.

  • Hospital bus promise broken

    NEWS of Dr Richard Taylor aspiring to re-enter parliament coincided with my outpatient appointment at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. Making allowances for any possible rush hour delays, where an onward bus from the bus station is necessitated

  • Help yourself from town centre plot

    I DO so agree with the recent letter from Paul Gittins about the wonderful flower displays this year in Bewdley. Here at St Anne’s Church we are playing our part. Has he noticed our little vegetable and herb garden on the corner of the church opposite

  • All can be part of new youth cafe venture

    GENEROUS residents are being asked to dig deep into their pockets to help fund the setting up of a youth cafe opening in Kidderminster. The new venture is set to open later this year but £75,000 is needed to kit out the cafe with computers, kitchen

  • Country acts to head to Stourport Riverside

    COUNTRY acts will be line dancing their way to Stourport Riverside for this weekend’s Country and Western Festival. The event, organised by Wyre Forest District Council, will take place on Saturday and Sunday. Musicians include Tony Rouse who

  • 'Third of women prefer male boss'

    A THIRD (34%) of women and a quarter of men (26%) say they would prefer a male boss to a female one, despite men and women having equal qualities in leadership, new research from Hobbs, the women’s fashion retailer, has revealed. At a time when