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  • Tack stolen from farm

    Equestrian equipment worth more than £1,500 has been stolen from a farm in the Cradley area. Entry was forced into a locked store room and saddles and tack removed, some time between 6pm on Wednesday, August 23, and 9am the next day. Police want

  • Thousands have fun by riverside

    UPTON'S annual Water Festival attracted thousands of visitors to the town over the bank holiday weekend. Now in its 16th year, the event offered entertainment for all ages, from outdoor concerts by local bands to a boat race, fireworks, fairground and

  • Driver breaks legs in crash

    A MAN was taken to hospital with suspected broken legs following a car crash on the A4107 Hereford to Worcester road at Bransford. The crash, at about 2.30am on Monday, August 28, near the Fox pub, involved a Vauxhall Astra car and a Daf van belonging

  • Spotlight on latest flood defence plan

    UPTON residents had a close look at a £150,000 scheme hoping to make flooding a thing of the past. A public open day at the Memorial Hall gave people the chance to see plans for a trial flood defence scheme, and speak to experts about how it would

  • Hands-on skill gets babies chatting

    BABIES around Malvern could soon be chatting away -- in sign language. Mum-of-three Liz Merrifield is starting a new Sing and Sign class, teaching babies to communicate in sign before they are able to talk. The classes teach babies from the age of

  • Waitrose starts on revamp

    WORK started this week on a multi-million pound revamp of a Malvern town centre supermarket. The renovation project at Waitrose, Edith Walk, is expected to be completed by the end of October. It follows surveys of shoppers by the company to find