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  • Woman injured after car crash in Redditch

    A WOMAN was treated for injuries after a car crash in Redditch this afternoon (Tuesday, September 15). An ambulance was called to the scene of a collision on Ellerdene Close by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service. A spokesperson for

  • Redditch MP votes in favour of controversial Brexit bill

    REDDITCH MP Rachel Maclean says she voted in favour of the Internal Market Bill to "protect our rights as a sovereign country to trade freely within our Union". The controversial bill could change the terms of a Brexit agreement with the EU, which

  • E-scooter trial given the green light in Redditch

    REDDITCH residents will soon be able to hire out e-scooters now that a trial for the area has been given the green light. This follows a successful active travel bid from Redditch Borough Council, which will make the town the only place in Worcestershire

  • Police make unusual find on side of Wythall road

    POLICE patrolling a rural road in Wythall came across a rather unusual discovery on Monday afternoon (September 14). Officers found a safe sitting at the side of the road on Watery Lane between Weatheroak Hill and Lilley Green Road. PC Simon

  • Surge in 'Covid assaults' on West Mercia police officers

    POLICE have seen in a surge in ‘Covid assaults’ whereby police officers are coughed on or spat at. There were 23 times that people who claimed to have the virus coughed at officers between March and July 2020, according to West Mercia Police.

  • Death of woman in Redditch now treated as 'unexplained'

    THE death of a woman in Redditch is now being treated as unexplained after a man was arrested on suspicion of murder. Police launched an investigation after a woman in her 40s was reported dead in Winyates Way on August 31. Officers initially