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Why the Royal will not become another hospital from hell

Why the Royal will not become another hospital from hell

10:32am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Foundation trusts were touted as the future for hospitals but it all went horribly wrong in Stafford, where patients were left in appalling conditions. Could it happen here? The man who runs Worcestershire’s hospitals explains why not...

Conderton

Conderton

10:53am Tuesday 9th March 2010

If you’re lucky, you’ll no doubt see a deer. Julie Royle follows paths around the sheltered side of Bredon Hill to be inspired by wildlife and the view

How to be successful when you complain

How to be successful when you complain

12:47pm Monday 8th March 2010

Anna Tims, Worcester chaplain’s wife and consumer expert, has written a book about the art of complaining.

It’s almost 100 years since heroic defence

It’s almost 100 years since heroic defence

12:45pm Monday 8th March 2010

WORCESTER’S Gheluvelt Park is never far from the headlines, especially now that so many public-spirited people have started to take an interest in its welfare and upkeep.

Saying sorry is way forward for offenders

Saying sorry is way forward for offenders

11:29am Friday 5th March 2010

Alicia Kelly checks out the success of a new scheme which came in locally last summer – community resolution – where some criminals can make reparation for their crime instead of going to court

A bitter pill as marriage of convenience ends in divorce

A bitter pill as marriage of convenience ends in divorce

12:12pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010

Health professionals raise concerns as the private company running the county’s out-of-hours care service pulls out of its contract

Stockton on Teme

Stockton on Teme

3:24pm Monday 1st March 2010

Step out with grinning skulls and dilly holes Julie Royle goes on a walk through north-west Worcestershire where the woods are full of snowdrops

Music is a real stress buster for a busy life

Music is a real stress buster for a busy life

12:04pm Monday 1st March 2010

Local councillor Tom Wells has Elton John to thank for a lifelong interest that takes him beyond politics.

Astute Harriett isn’t on road to nowhere

Astute Harriett isn’t on road to nowhere

12:07pm Monday 1st March 2010

AS sure as night follows day, Worcester’s latest frenzy of ritual self-flagellation over the completion of the city’s ring road has once again just about thrashed itself out.

Myriad reasons to be positive about centre

Myriad reasons to be  positive about centre

4:41pm Friday 26th February 2010

Richard Vernalls visits a Worcester centre to meet the inspirational staff and volunteers and see how they help those young men and women who have left special school continue to enjoy life to the full.

Just like Gareth, Marilyn and Winston, I used to stammer

Just like Gareth, Marilyn and Winston, I used to stammer

3:36pm Wednesday 24th February 2010

A TEENAGER with a bad stammer never dreamed he would one day be able to read a bedtime story to his son or get through a job interview without falling apart.

PC brigade is blind to double standards

PC brigade is blind to double standards

4:12pm Monday 22nd February 2010

VIRTUALLY everything on television is entertainment these days.

Heenan’s Club was my life and it’s very sad it closed

Heenan’s Club was my life and it’s very sad it closed

4:08pm Monday 22nd February 2010

IT’S a cry that used to echo through Worcester’s working households for generations: “C’mon, let’s go down to Heenan’s.”

Bromyard

Bromyard

10:08am Monday 22nd February 2010

Trail with best views in county. Julie Royle recommends you keep your eyes open on this jaunt because at times it is difficult to follow.

I hope my trek will raise awareness of rare illness

I hope my trek will raise awareness of rare illness

11:59am Wednesday 17th February 2010

A Worcester dad is setting out on the challenge of a lifetime to raise funds for research into a disease which afflicted his mother for years




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