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  • Bromsgrove woman gave thousands to charity before suicide

    A BROMSGROVE woman gave away thousands of pounds to charity before hanging herself, a coroner’s court has heard. Michelle Kingham, who suffered from mental health issues and alcoholism, took her own life on July 30 but had been generously giving

  • MPs expenses revealed in Worcestershire

    EXPENSE claims for MPs in Worcestershire topped £950,000 last year, new figures reveal. Fresh data published by parliamentary authorities show how the overall cost of MPs for 2013/14 topped the 2009 scandal, with £103 million forked out by taxpayers

  • Selling the stories

    TWO plays featuring salesmen, but set on opposite sides of the world as well as centuries apart, are among the highlights to look forward to in the 2015 programme just announced by the Royal Shakespeare Company with several big names scheduled to appear

  • Time for a laugh

    TWO comedies are set to have audiences laughing at Malvern’s Festival and Forum Theatres this month. One that’s brand spanking new, while the other has been around a lot longer – having been written more than 100 years ago. First up is Adrian’s

  • Plenty to ponder over

    Review – Lotty’s War at the Festival Theatre, Malvern, from Monday, September 15 to Saturday, September 20, 2014. IT’S hard to imagine the sheer hell the Channel Islanders had to endure when the German Armed Forces invaded and occupied their homeland

  • Animal sanctuary to host open day

    AN open day is being held at Hillfields Animal Sanctuary, Green Hill, Blackwell near Bromsgrove. On Sunday, September 21 families can see more than 300 animals, including goats, horses, pigs, sheep, chickens and birds. There will also be a

  • Catshill church holding coffee morning fundraiser

    A CATSHILL church is holding a fundraising coffee morning this Saturday, (September 20). Catshill Baptist Church, in Milton Road, is holding a pop-up cafe for Macmillan Cancer Support's World's Biggest Coffee Morning, the charity which supports

  • Bromsgrove baptist church to welcome back residents

    BROMSGROVE Baptist Church is inviting residents to take part in a series of easy-access services during autumn.The first event ‘Back to Church Sunday’ is taking place on Sunday, September 21 from 10am and especially welcomes those previously

  • Green won't be resting - Sutton

    BARNT Green won’t be resting on their laurels after securing second place in the Birmingham and District League Premier Division, says captain Andy Sutton. The Cherry Hill Road side defeated Brockhampton by eight wickets to secure a superb finish

  • Bromsgrove care home holding different type of coffee morning

    A BROMSGROVE care home is holding an unusual type of Macmillan coffee morning. World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan Cancer Support’s largest fundraising event, where people across the country get together and have a chat over a cuppa to