THERE may be no need to centralise some neonatal services at Worcestershire Royal Hospital despite concerns around staff shortages. In June it was revealed Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust – which runs the Royal as Redditch’s Alexandra
FIREFIGHTERS are to stage another series of strikes starting next week in a long-running row over pensions. Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will walk out between midday and 2pm and again between 10.59pm and 11.59pm eight days in a row
FOLLOWING the Jimmy Saville scandal the organisation running Worcestershire’s three major hospitals has reviewed its procedures protecting patients from abuse. Although Saville is thought never to have visited any hospitals in the county, Worcestershire
A CEREMONY is to take place in Bidford to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. On Sunday, August 3 a short service held at the war memorial. The event will remember every man and woman who died in the war as well as supporting
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is leading the way when it comes to powering its library buildings in an eco-friendly manner. Redditch and Kidderminster Libraries have recently installed solar panels on their roofs, generating electricity from a
