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  • Man spat sandwich at woman after punching her arm

    INFORMATION is being sought by police after a woman was assaulted in Redditch's Kingfisher shopping centre. It happened on Thursday, September 29. A woman in her 30s who was shopping with a friend at around 11.30am was punched on the arm and verbally

  • Beavers receive first aid training

    THE 1st Studley Beavers have been given to help to pass their first aid badges from Martin Barry, from Recovery First Aid Training. Beavers have re-created accidents with fake blood and bandages, practised the recovery position and discussed

  • Special baby memorial service to be held in Redditch

    FAMILIES who have suffered the loss of a baby can light candles in memory of their loved ones at a special memorial service in October. It is hoped the service can provide a space for families to begin to understand their loss and remember

  • Review – Basket Case, Festival Theatre, Malvern

    THIS newly written comedy is the first stage play to be crafted by BAFTA winning television scriptwriter and series creator, Nick Fisher, and it created a more than favourable impression. Admittedly a tiny bit pedestrian and predictable in parts, almost

  • Popular scarecrow festival returns to Feckenham

    THE seventh annual Feckenham Scarecrow Festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9. Feckenhamsters are once again rising to the challenge and in garages and sheds, strange and wonderful creatures are taking shape. They’re all aiming

  • Till raffle raises cash in Bidford

    MORE than 100 shoppers in Bidford took part in a raffle recently to raise funds for Alcester and District Lions Club. Over the weekend of September 9 and 10, customers at the Budgens store in Bidford were invited to pay a £1 to enter their

  • Town centre disabled parking bays to remain

    FOLLOWING consultation with local disability groups, Worcestershire County Council has decided not to move the five disabled parking bays in Church Green East, in Redditch town centre. The original intention saw the disabled parking bays being

  • The Impact Of Two World Wars On Wythall

    AN exhibition entitled The Impact Of Two World Wars On Wythall, will be coming to the village’s library. The exhibition will consist of photographs and written information illustrating the changes that have taken place from 1900 to 1970, in particular

  • Art Day at Longbarn Village

    Two well-known local artists from Bidford are upping sticks and relocating their work studios into Longbarn Village this weekend, celebrating with an art day on Sunday, where members of the public will get to have a look around their work space. Artist

  • Prison protest over slopping out

    PRISONERS at a Worcestershire prison are being kept in cells without flushing toilets. The Prison Service is currently fighting a legal bid which could force the Government to spend millions of pounds upgrading HMP Hewell as well as others.