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16-home proposal is given go-ahead

2:30pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

PLANS to build 16 affordable homes in Worcester have been approved despite concerns about the new properties overlooking neighbours’ gardens.

Oliver bat is back

BAT: Denise Foster releases a fit Oliver back into the wild.

1:40pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

A BAT which was injured after being prematurely awoken from hibernation has been rehabilitated and released back into the wild.

Anger as housing plans are aborted

Overseas visitors learn about UK housing

12:40pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

A SOCIAL housing provider angrily withdrew an application to build five new homes in Worcester when planners only decided the site was unsuitable for development after 18 months work.

Wanted: a man to hold my giant bunny

CAN YOU HANDLE IT? Annette Edwards is looking for a man aged over 25 to carry 4ft-long Alice in the next year.

11:50am Wednesday 10th March 2010

A WORCESTERSHIRE woman who is the proud owner of the world’s largest rabbit is looking to employ a safe pair of hands to hold her big bunny at events around the globe.

Canalside clear-up to usher in holiday season

From left, Haley Shurmer, Viking Afloat marketing and sales manager; Darren Mather, sales manager and Sean Heather, administrator.

10:50am Wednesday 10th March 2010

THE ongoing effort to keep one stretch of canal in Worcester clean received a shot in the arm this week.

BALLOT: Louts brought into line by extra police patrols

Thanks for helping us grow

10:00am Wednesday 10th March 2010

A BATTLE against anti-social behaviour in Worcester has been won, but the war is not yet over.

Budget set for March 24

Budget set for March 24

9:27am Wednesday 10th March 2010

The Budget will take place in two weeks, the prime minister has revealed.

School bus run set to cost much more next year

COSTLY: Families who send their children to school on the bus will soon be paying up to £151 more each year.

8:10am Wednesday 10th March 2010

FAMILIES in Worcestershire who pay to send their children to school or college on the bus will soon be paying up to £151 more each year.

He can't kill you – what mum told son before fatal knife fight

VICTIM: Shane Price, aged 19

7:10am Wednesday 10th March 2010

A WEEPING mother told a jury some of the last words she spoke to her 19-year-old son before he was murdered on Hartlebury Common.

COMMENT: Dog scheme won’t affect worst owners

7:10am Wednesday 10th March 2010

WE FEAR proposals to force all dog owners to have their pets micro-chipped and insured against attacking people will not affect the people the Government is trying to target.

Steve's on the trail of some slippery customers

SNAKES ALIVE: Steve Slater is going to Papua New Guinea.

6:00am Wednesday 10th March 2010

AN animal keeper at West Midland Safari Park will head to Papua New Guinea – on the hunt for the third most venomous snake in the world.

Moped rider left lying in road by driver

4:40am Wednesday 10th March 2010

A DRIVER who knocked down a moped rider and crashed into the side of another car before driving off has been given a suspended jail sentence.

We need your old football shirts

SHIRT AMNESTY: Hannah Hogg, deputy manager of the Swan Inn, collects football shirts which will help provide football strips for disadvantaged children in South Africa.

3:10am Wednesday 10th March 2010

TWO Worcestershire pubs are urging people to donate their unwanted football shirts to send to South Africa in time for this year’s World Cup.

Get the boost you need

1:50am Wednesday 10th March 2010

FREE training sessions are being offered for parents and carers in Worcestershire.

"Kempsey needs more beat officers"

Thanks for helping us grow

12:40am Wednesday 10th March 2010

POLICE in Kempsey have had a rise in calls about antisocial behaviour but parish councillors want to see more officers on the beat.

A chance to 'get down' in the villages

11:30pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

THE best of independent theatre, dance and music is coming to Worcestershire’s rural communities.

There is an alternative to pain

9:20pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

WORKSHOPS will explore the nature of pain and how people cope with it.

Diver died after trying to rescue his friend

Solicitor  took his life over financial worries

7:10pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

AN experienced scuba diver from Malvern died after attempting to help his friend who had encountered problems descending onto a Red Sea wreck.

Meet the food critic who eats with strangers

VISIT: Charles Campion will be in Worcester on Friday.

6:00pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

AN expert beekeeper and national restaurant critic will meet food lovers in Worcester later this week.

Baby injured in motorway smash

Scrambled: The Midlands Air Ambulance was called in

5:40pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

A THREE-month-old baby has been taken to hospital following a three car smash on the M5 in Worcestershire.




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