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  • How will police enforce the rule of six in Kidderminster?

    PEOPLE flouting coronavirus laws and restrictions in Wyre Forest should expect "strict enforcement" and a fine, according to West Mercia Police. Chief Constable Anthony Bangham said rising infection rates in the area show there are still people

  • Kidderminster man charged with indecent assaults on boy

    A MAN from Kidderminster has been charged with indecent assaults against a child. David Parry, aged 85, from Kidderminster, has been charged with two counts of indecent assault on a boy under the age of 16 years old. The charges relate to offences

  • 21 arrests during county lines crackdown in West Mercia

    POLICE made 21 arrests, seized more than £6,000 in cash and visited 55 homes potentially being exploited by county lines drug dealers during a week-long crackdown across West Mercia. Police in Worcestershire and the surrounding areas executed six

  • Kidderminster Hospital trust lifted out of special measures

    THE NHS trust which runs Worcestershire Royal and Kidderminster Hospitals has been lifted out of special measures after five years. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which also manages the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, had been in special