THIS YEAR’S annual road surface dressing programme has been started by Worcestershire County Council after a successful winter gritting season. As part of the gritting season, the council’s highways ...

WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club have confirmed they will retire the number 33 shirt in memory of former player Josh Baker who died earlier this year. Baker died at the age of 20 in May having made ...

THE M5 motorway between Droitwich and Worcester has now reopened. Two of the four lanes were shut earlier, following a crash between a lorry and a van. The collision happened between Junction 5 and ...

I WILL light Candles this Christmas, Candles of joy despite all the sadness, Candles of hope where despair keeps watch, Candles of courage for fears ever present, Candles of peace for tempest-tossed ...

ACTION is taking place to allow wildlife to flourish at a Worcester woodland and to clear the area’s footpaths. Worcester Environmental Group (WEG) volunteers have been working alongside Worcester ...

POLICE have launched an appeal to help locate a man from Upton upon Severn who has been missing for several months. Brett Williams, aged 23, was last seen in Islington, London, in January 2025. Brett ...

A MAN with links to Worcester is wanted on recall to prison. If anyone has any information on 31-year-old Grant Summer, which could help West Mercia Police locate him, they should call 01905 331030.

WORCESTERSHIRE pharmacy services have launched a survey to help improve the service throughout the county. Conducted every three years this survey helps the council to understand how well pharmacy ...

A NEW teaching space for medical students at Worcester University has struck gold. The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson building on Hylton Road has been recognised as the best non-NHS healthcare facility at ...

COUNCIL tax will increase by almost three per cent in Worcester, it has been decided after an annual budget meeting. Worcester City Council’s element of the bill will increase by 2.99 per cent, or ...

THE CHRISTMAS spirit has cast its spell on Warwick Castle to bring festive joy to all. And as far as I could see it worked. Apparently if visitors were quiet enough you could hear sleigh bells as the ...

WORCESTERSHIRE CCC have announced the signing of spinner Fateh Singh on a permanent three-year contract. Singh impressed on loan from Nottinghamshire in the One-Day Cup for the Pears last season and ...