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Upton church plans community centre transformation after toilet fundraising drive
A group raising money to install a toilet in a church has revealed new plans. The Friends of Upton Parish Church, known as the Flush Fund team, has been working for more than a year to install a toilet in the Victorian church. The team now wants to transform the church into a community centre… More
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Police officer banned for sharing victims’ confidential details as gossip on WhatsApp
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Halloween evening with £13 street food coming to Worcestershire barn
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‘One of the UK’s best’: Tributes paid to Worcester composer who died at the age of 71
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Malvern cast aged eight to 80 bring fresh Peter Pan musical to the stage
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Two dead in storms as Worcestershire braces itself for more wild weather
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UK frozen food company stocked in 1,000 stores collapses into liquidation and closes
A UK frozen food company stocked in more than 1,000 independent supermarkets has closed, having collapsed into liquidation. Quality Bites, established in May 2013, was a halal frozen food brand that offered a range of ethnic frozen foods including samosas, kebabs, and crispy chicken. The company described itself as “one of the leading manufacturers of ethnic… More
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Tributes to man killed by tree during Storm Boelo as more high winds forecast
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Lula secures Brazil election win but faces hurdle as Bolsonaro contests results
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BBC agrees to pay £400,000-plus to Jewish producer after antisemitism complaint
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Fresh warnings issued as strong winds and heavy rain forecast after two storms
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Unison urges Glasgow City Council staff to reject pay package
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54 jobs lost as UK construction company collapses into administration after 11 years
A UK construction firm has ceased trading after collapsing into administration. Torsion Projects Limited, based in Leeds, specialised in the delivery of care home schemes across the UK. It was incorporated in 2015 and employed 54 members of staff, having been a part of the wider Torsion Group. Torsion Projects enters administration after 11 years… More
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UK drivers over age of 70 issued Highway Code rule update
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Letter written to council over ‘unnecessary’ traffic chaos caused by temporary lights
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Diddly Squat jobs at risk as Jeremy Clarkson issues blunt warning to staff
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Meghan and Harry rumoured Cotswolds house plans approved
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Workers continue to restore power to homes hit by Storm Boelo
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Meghan’s father may be ‘sex offender of grossest kind’, Philippine official says
The Duchess of Sussex’s father appears to be a “possible sex offender of the grossest kind”, the Philippine interior minister has told a newspaper. Meghan’s half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr, on Friday told the Sun he found a stash of child sex abuse images belonging to their father at his former home in the Philippines, and… More
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Lula is declared winner of Brazil’s election as Bolsonaro rejects results
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Brazil resumes vote count after last-minute extension of polling station hours
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Appeal after retrospective plans for changes at large travellers site refused
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Ten former Worcester mayors demand powers to tackle empty buildings
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Five spooky events for the whole family this half term in Worcester
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Venezuela’s opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile
Opposition leader and Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado reappeared in Venezuela for the first time since December, about a month before the US military deposed the country’s then-president Nicolas Maduro. Ms Machado announced her arrival on social media on Sunday, writing: “I am here. With you.” Meanwhile, Venezuela’s opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez wrote on X… More
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Storm Boelo brings 80mph gusts and travel disruption to Scotland
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More than 50,000 homes in Scotland without power as Storm Boelo batters country
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Former head of Royal Navy stripped of knighthood and CBE
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Former pub transformed into ‘exceptional’ country home with £985,000 price tag
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5 Worcester Halloween events you won’t want to miss this spooky season
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UK-first Badsey housing development could offer electricity bills of £25 per month
A new, UK-first housing development promises greener living and could offer electricity bills as low as £25 per month. Avalon Grove in Badsey, near Evesham, is the first UK development to offer the E.ON Next tariff as part of its “Lower Bills Built In” scheme. Nicol & Co has been appointed to market the 35… More
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Where does the bizarre name of this Worcestershire village come from?
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‘Rare with character’ 14th-century Grade II listed barn goes up for sale
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Knife, drug and sexual crime rise across West Mercia despite overall fall
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Search to crown the best pub out of 92 in MP’s constituency in final week
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‘No-one loses out’ as cabinet backs £170,000-a-year saving