LAUGHTER and taking each day as it comes is the secret to a long life says a Vale of Evesham centenarian born on Halloween. Annie Mortimer celebrated her 100th birthday on Thursday, October 31, but it was far from a scary occasion as there was
THOUSANDS lined the streets of Worcester to remember the sacrifice of the fallen who paid the ultimate price in conflicts past and present. Worcester Cathedral was full with servicemen, ex-servicemen, dignitaries and members of the public who honoured
SIX hundred people have signed a petition calling for better public funding in Worcestershire – with a county MP insisting residents are paying an unfair “rural penalty”. Conservative Peter Luff, who represents Mid-Worcestershire, says he wants
THEFTS of catalytic converters from vehicles in the West Mercia region have more than doubled over the past three years. In 2010, 182 incidents of the crime were reported to West Mercia Police, but by 2012 this had increased to 495 – an increase
FOR just over 150 years weddings, christenings and other important church services at St Stephen’s have had to pass without the joyful sound of church bells. But that is set to change this month when a peal of bells will be resonating from the
