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  • Electronic games ban at County Hall

    THE playing of electronic games like Solitaire is officially being banned at Worcestershire County Council. Two months after it pledged to publish new guidance on how councillors should behave in meetings, The Advertiser can reveal the fresh rules

  • Man had thousands of indecent child images

    A REDDITCH man has been spared jail and given a chance to get help after he admitted having thousands of child porn pictures.Terence Cox, aged 62, pleaded guilty to having more than 4,000 indecent images on his computer when police raided his home in

  • Golf club raises more than £2,000 for charity

    MEMBERS of the Abbey Golf Club in Redditch recently raised more than £2,000 for charity. Despite being a small club with only 250 members they managed to raise £2,054 for Help for Heroes - a charity formed to help those who have been wounded in

  • Future of Bredon Horde assured by £5,000 grant

    THE largest haul of treasure ever found in the UK, discovered by Redditch man Jethro Carpenter three years ago, will be on display for years to come thanks to a generous grant from a museum charity. The stash of almost 4,000 Roman coins was found

  • Experience life in the First World War at Ragley Hall

    IN commemoration of the First World War Ragley Hall is recreating life in the trenches. Guests can enlist at the world war one ‘Recruitment Office’ before entering a recreated trench, where they will be able to hear the sound of bullets and

  • Cuts to youth activities? Don't blame us, says leader

    THE leader of Worcestershire County Council has defended his stance on youth funding - and is blaming the economy for making cuts. Councillor Adrian Hardman has also hit out at the county's Liberal Democrat leader, saying her glass is half empty