A PAIR of cancer charities have joined forces to provide specialist help for people in Worcestershire living with brain tumours. Macmillan Cancer Support and Bristol-based Brian Tumour Support have appointed six new brain tumour support workers to bring
A TREASURE trove of historical documents has been uncovered revealing the fascinating past of the Pheasant Inn at Welland.The pub, which closed in 2010, was long thought to have been on the site since 1865, but the newly-discovered documents going back
MUMS in Worcestershire are being offered support to deal with psychological issues that can occur during and after pregnancy. Statistics have shown one in five women develop some form of mental illness such as depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder while
CALLOW End advanced through the Worcestershire FA Sunday Premier Cup second round with a 3-0 win over Rubery Athletic. Duncan Edwards, Scott Finnegan and Nickolay Da Silva netted against the Bromsgrove League side. But Malvern Radar were dumped
PATIENTS in Worcestershire are being put at risk by continued delays to the project revamping hospital services in the county, a senior health boss has warned.Earlier this month it was announced a public consultation into the project reconfiguring care
ST Gregory's Church echoed with a wonderful selection of extremely varied music on Saturday, October 18 when The Hills Singers performed in concert. Highlights included Locus Iste by Bruckner, The Shower by Elgar and Over the Rainbow arranged by Guy
HANLEY Swan went out of the Worcestershire FA Junior Cup second round 2-0 to Bartley Green. But Hanley gave a good account of themselves against higher-ranked opposition. They should have taken an early lead, but Adam Webb missed from close
COLWALL and Malvern maintained their 100 per cent home record in West Clubs Women’s League Severn Division One. The sixth-placed side beat lowly Lansdown seconds 5-0 with an experienced line-up creating several early chances. The deadlock was
PATIENTS in Worcestershire unsure about where they should go for treatment can now view up-to-date waiting times at the county’s acute and community hospitals online.Waiting times at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Redditch’s Alexandra Hospital
HOSPITAL services at Worcestershire Royal Hospital could “implode” as a result of a possible influx of patients from Herefordshire over the next few months, a patient representative has warned. In an email to Worcestershire Acute Hospitals
HALLOWEEN might be a time of spooky ghosts and ghouls, but the organisation running sexual health services in Worcestershire is reminding people not to lose sight of the importance of safe sex.Worcestershire Health and Care Trust’s sexual health
ON Friday, October 10 Ray Aspden, a comic strip writer and illustrator for over 30 years, gave us a talk entitled One Hundred Years of British Comic Papers.Having been welcomed by the Chairman Clive Hooper, Mr Aspen took us on a magical tour of the last
THE new proprietors of a post office have said they hope to build on the work of their predecessors.Jenny Cain and her partner Nick Herring have taken over Barnards Green Post Office from Jenny and David Stephens, who ran it for 14 years.Mr Herring, who
SCHOOLCHILDREN across Worcestershire were encouraged to put their pens and pencils down earlier this month as part of a national event promoting the importance of communications skills. Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust’s speech and language
