COUNCIL tax will rise by almost four per cent next year to cover the rising cost of social care but cuts to the county’s libraries and archive service will still go ahead. Councillor Simon Geraghty, leader of Worcestershire County Council said
ONE of Redditch’s best known business names has moved to new and larger premises. Dormer Hire Centre, which is owned by Redditch businessman and Redditch Council leader Matt Dormer, has moved from its familiar base in Evesham Road, Headless Cross
A CHARITY has issued a call to action to help stop people dying from cold homes. According to fuel poverty charity National Energy Action – there were 5,300 excess deaths in the West Midlands last winter, with 1,590 vulnerable people believed to
NHS bosses have come under fire for allowing donations to the county’s major hospitals to be spent on retirement presents and parties for staff. Peter Pinfield, chairman of Healthwatch Worcestershire, said the practice was wrong and welcomed the
