NEWS
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Soldier’s mum rushed to hospital with ‘broken heart’
A mum whose soldier son took his own life feared she was suffering a cardiac arrest, only to be told by hospital doctors she was feeling the effects of grief caused by a broken heart. Dawn Turner, mother of the late soldier Rob Homans, called 999 after she awoke with an ‘unbearable’ pain in her… More
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More items can now be recycled in bid to boost rates
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Foodbank expands with extra services to meet growing need
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Why was a police helicopter hovering over village?
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Village shop broken into as burglars try to open safe
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Police search for missing Worcestershire man wearing red anorak and cargo trousers
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Two-home plan for ‘overgrown garden’ in village
PLANS to build two three-bedroom homes on an ‘overgrown garden’ in Offenham have been revealed. Scott Morgan is seeking full planning permission to build the homes on land off Station Road between Hawthorn Villa and 1 Linwood Cottage. To learn more and to have your say, visit: https://plan.wychavon.gov.uk/Planning/Display/W/26/00675/FUL The site is around 1,800 square metres,… More
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REFUSED: Controversial plans to build nine homes next to village nursery
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Horse box theft in Worcestershire village under investigation
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Owners of new town centre café and bar thank community for ‘incredible support’
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Greggs launches new chicken version of sausage roll in stores across the UK this week
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UK manufacturing company enters administration after 68 years of business
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UK to host Hormuz planning meeting as Trump deadline looms for Iran
Britain will host a meeting of allied military officers to discuss plans for securing the Strait of Hormuz as Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the waterway looms. The US president has given Tehran until 8pm on Tuesday Washington time (1am on Wednesday UK time) to end its blockade of the strait or be… More
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NHS urges patients to come forward as normal amid ‘difficult’ six-day strike
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Parents of student killed by Valdo Calocane slam ‘grotesque’ police actions
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Artemis II begins journey home after reaching record distance from Earth
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Interest rates on plan 2 and 3 student loans to be capped at 6%
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Thousands face unexpected retirement delay as state pension age changes
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Stamp costs hit £1.80 as Royal Mail increases prices today
The price of stamps has risen again, with a first-class stamp now costing £1.80. The increase, announced last month, comes into force today and has seen a 4p price increase in second-class stamps to 91p, as well as a 10p increase to second-class stamps. It means the cost of a first-class stamp has now more… More
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Body of man found in woodland
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Sadness as café closes in Malvern after three years
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Students land £5,000 investment for children’s reading idea
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‘Save our icon’: Battle to stop BT removing city’s historic phone box
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Air strikes on Iran kill more than 25 as Trump’s Strait of Hormuz deadline looms
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Firefighters spotted on main road overnight – here’s why
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a main road near the city centre in the early hours of the morning. The crew, from Worcester, attended a home on Rainbow Hill today (April 6) following reports of a fire alarm. The fire alarm was faulty and there was no fire. What we know so far about large house… More
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What was happening on this day 60 years ago?
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Baby signing class celebrates new Peppa Pig storyline at Easter party
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Five beautiful Cotswolds villages perfect to visit this spring
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National Trust castle ‘haunted by the ghost of Welsh hero’
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Businesses urged to be prepared with sweeping changes to employment laws
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UK estate agents collapses into liquidation with viewings cancelled
A UK estate agents has collapsed into liquidation with all viewings cancelled. The award-winning Wallers Estate Agents is listed as permanently closed on Google and is in the process of being liquidated, Companies House accounts reveal. Wallers Estate Agents Limited, based in Oxford with an office in Swindon too, fell into liquidation late last year…. More
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‘Tiny fluffballs’ rescued from the side of the road
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4 major changes to National Trust sites in and around Worcestershire
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Classic car display events to return to National Trust site for 2026
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‘Hidden gem’ brewery tap room set to reopen in town centre with new manager at helm
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Award-winning partnership showcases business growth programme