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Crash closes road in Stourport
A CRASH has closed a road in Stourport-on Severn with motorists advised to avoid the area. Police said Ribbesford Road near Coney Green Farm was closed by a crash at 5.55pm today (Tuesday June 4). They tweeted: "ROAD CLOSURE Near to Coney Green
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D-Day 80th anniversary event in Kidderminster town centre
RESIDENTS are invited to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Kidderminster on Thursday (June 6). A host of services will be held in at St Mary and All Saints Church in recognition of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. At 7.55am
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This is why the police helicopter was out in Kidderminster
THE POLICE helicopter was out in Wolverley yesterday evening as officers hunted a suspect. Police were called at 7.30pm yesterday (Tuesday June 3) to reports of a burglary at a business on Wolverley Road. They brought out the helicopter
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Outpouring of support: Doctors surgery's thanks after staff members sudden death
A DOCTORS surgery rocked by the sudden death of a staff member has shared its thanks for an "outpouring of support." The Church Street Surgery in Kidderminster announced the sad news on social media this morning (Tuesday June 4) and asked people
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Sisters raise thousands in memory of late mum
KIDDERMINSTER sisters who lost their mother to bowel cancer in 2014 have raised thousands after completing a mammoth jogging challenge. Harriett Moore and Esther Mortimer jogged more than 150 miles in May as part of BowelBabe Fund's Jog 31 Challenge
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Police update on man arrested after fatal Bewdley crash
A MAN who was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a motorbike rider was killed in a Bewdley crash has been released on bail, police said today. The 29-year-old man was arrested and taken into custody after a a white
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Splashpad set to remain closed for the week after health and safety incident
A children's splash pad at a park in Kidderminster is expected to remain closed for the rest of the week after a health and safety incident. In an update today (Tuesday, June 4), Wyre Forest District Council confirmed that the Brinton Park Splashpad
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Blakedown business targeted by burglar
A BURGLARY at a Blakedown business has prompted police to put out an appeal. Business debit cards were taken in the incident which happened at a firm on Birmingham Road overnight between Sunday June 2 and Monday June 3. PCSO Alice Owen-Jones
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Sudden death of "beloved" staff member at Kidderminster doctors
THE sudden death of a "beloved" staff member at a Kidderminster doctors' surgery has been announced. The Church Street Surgery announced the sad news on social media this morning (Tuesday June 4). It said in a message: "Due to a sudden bereavement
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Bewdley attraction welcomes new African elephants to herd
WEST Midlands Safari Park has welcomed two new African elephants into its herd, named Suzy and Gitana. The two females, aged 40 and 44, arrived last week and had travelled from Pairi Daiza Zoo, in Belgium. They have made the move to be companions
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Popular hotel set to host special event to mark D-Day anniversary
A historian who has interviewed D-Day veterans is set to give a talk at a popular venue in Kidderminster. Douglas Smith will be taking guests on a journey through the first day of the D-Day landings at Brockencote Hall Hotel on Thursday, June
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Plans approved to convert dilapidated shop into bar and letting rooms
A PLAN to convert a dilapidated shop into a bar in Bewdley has been approved. The change of use proposal aims to bring the grade II listed building at 2 Severnside South "back to its former glory" after remaining semi-derelict for a number of