National Trust opens Croome's Panorama Tower and Dunstall Castle to more visitors

EYE IN THE SKY: Michael Smith, Croome’s property manager, gets ready to welcome visitors to Dunstall Castle which will be open more regularly.

2:20pm Thursday 20th June 2013

TWO recently-restored landmarks are set to be opened up to even more visitors.

Kidderminster man jailed for sexual offences

Jail for man after drunken behaviour

1:49pm Thursday 20th June 2013

A MAN has been jailed for three years for sexual offences against young girls.

Brothers to ride round the world

WORLD BEATERS: Rob and Andy Corbett in action.

1:30pm Thursday 20th June 2013

TWO brothers are planning the adventure of a lifetime with a 27,000-mile cycle around the world.

Broken down lorry causes fuel spillage near Ombersley

Broken down lorry causes fuel spillage in Ombersley

1:38pm Thursday 20th June 2013

DRIVERS on the A449 at Ombersley are being urged to drive carefully through a fuel spillage.

Thieves target Redditch factory for a third time

Lyndon Stein

1:22pm Thursday 20th June 2013

THIEVES have targeted a factory in Redditch three times in a fortnight.

Teenager arrested after climbing on Redditch war memorial

Security guard attacked with metal bar in Malvern robbery

1:13pm Thursday 20th June 2013

A 17-YEAR-old has been arrested after climbing the war memorial in Redditch town centre.

Calls to find another £1m for first-time buyers

Rising stamp duty 'choking' housing market

12:32pm Thursday 20th June 2013

CALLS are being made to extend Worcester City Council’s £1m scheme to get more first-time buyers on the housing ladder - after it proved to be a major success.

Calls for Mayor to quit key council role

The Mayor of Worcester Pat Agar enjoys  the motor show

10:07am Thursday 20th June 2013

CALLS are being made for the Mayor of Worcester to resign from a key council position in a spat with the Conservatives.

Sad day for the city as patisserie closes down

SHUT: The Foregate Patisserie in Foregate Street, Worcester, which has closed down marking the end of an era.

9:20am Thursday 20th June 2013

IT is the end of an era for a popular award-winning Worcester patisserie which baked all its own bread.

Homes and shops are covered by dust clouds

COVERED: Dust on the Tything in Worcester.

7:30am Thursday 20th June 2013

A MULTI-million pound re-surfacing project has been brought to a halt after faulty materials left cars, buildings and pedestrians coated in dust.

The day the sky turned black after huge blaze

INFERNO: The scene of the fire on Sunday evening. Picture by John Anyon. 2513337201

9:50pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

AIR quality is being monitored by the Environment Agency close to the site of a major fire in Kidderminster.

Cycles and trolleys amid rubbish lifted from river

HEAVY LIFTING: A crane and barge were used to clear a stretch of the river Avon.

8:10pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

TROLLEYS, cycles and even a caravan chassis have been removed from the Avon after a successful dredging of a stretch of the river in Evesham.

Council spending is cut by record £20m

Last chance to take part in survery

7:50pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A RECORD £20 million was cut from spending at Worcestershire County Council last year – with the warning that more cuts are on the way.

Mayor enjoys storytelling at open day

OPEN DAY FUN: Harry Brimmell, aged nine, and his five-year-old sister Zara enjoyed the cuddly lambs with Rachel Slater at the Wildgoose Rural Training centre event at Top Barn Farm, Holt. Picture: Nick Toogood. 2313332301.

6:30pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

THE sun shone as the animals went in two by two to celebrate the opening of their new barn at a care farm.

Karen's a memory lane champion

Pictured above, from left, Karen Hancox, Sheena Wyllie, director of dementia services, Isabela Klackiewicz and Mike Parsons, chief executive of Barchester.

4:50pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A CARE worker has been recognised as a leading memory lane champion.






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