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  • Cocktail train will steam into Kidderminster

    COCKTAIL masterclasses and a food fair are among the activities on board trains at the Severn Valley Railway this May half-term. From May 25 to June 2, the SVR's resident locomotives will be stopping off at the six historic stations along the line

  • School set to host stem cell donor drive for Finley

    THE family of a Belbroughton schoolboy who desperately needs a stem cell transplant to save his life say they have been "overwhelmed" by support from the community. Finley Hill, who attends Hagley Primary School, is battling a rare immune system

  • Attempted telephone scam in Stourport

    POLICE are issuing advice after an attempted phone scam in Stourport. On May 3, scammers called a resident and pretended to be police, stating the victim's bank account had been breached. They told the resident they needed to withdraw all of their

  • Former Harriers boss takes charge of Bewdley café

    A FORMER Kidderminster Harriers boss is hoping to take a quirky Bewdley coffee lounge to the "next level" as its new owner. Ex-footballer Mark Yates, aged 49, has taken the over the reigns of the Piccolos coffee shop on Load Street, which was previously

  • Judo grading joy for Samurai players

    MEMBERS of Kidderminster Samurai Judo Club have been busy working towards new gradings. Top of the new grades were senior brown belts awarded to Rob Starbuck, Matthew Martin and Nick Ashen. Senior Italian newcomer Giorgia Rubini was also confirmed

  • Impressive Robson helps Kidderminster to second win

    KIDDERMINSTER picked up their second win of the new Birmingham and District League Division One season. They sit fourth in the table after a 42-run success last Saturday after Australian Angus Robson hit 90 on debut. Moseley were the visitors

  • Kidderminster Academy to close

    KIDDERMINSTER Academy is set to close in September following a review by the FE Commissioner. Birmingham Metropolitan College have confirmed the closure of the Kidderminster Academy campus in Weaver's Wharf, and that current students will be transferred

  • Debt collectors donate vending machine cash to dog shelter

    STAFF at a Bromsgrove debt recovery business have put their tea drinking skills to good use by raising money for a Wyre Forest dog rescue centre. After the vending machine at Controlaccount's office in Stoke Prior was replaced earlier this year