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HOSPITAL: Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Cleaning failures blamed for superbug outbreak at county hospital
ISSUES with a cleaner were the among the reasons for an outbreak of superbug infection at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

Picture Credit: @DroitwichCops.

Police issue scores of fines to train fare dodgers in just two hours

Lidl issues 'do not drink' warning over undeclared sulphur dioxide in its lager. (PA)

Urgent 'do not drink' warning to anyone who buys beer at the supermarket

BUSY: The junction of Holt Fleet Lane and Holt Fleet Road

Plan to go ahead after inspectors overrule council on 'dangerous junction'

KIND: Prison officers Michelle Whitmore (left) and Stephen White make sure the pigeon is okay. Holding the box is George Birch.

Kind prison officers swoop in to save pigeon from greedy gull attack

Breaking

GUILTY: James Palmer arrives at Worcester Magistrates Court after his dog seriously injured a little girl aged seven. Photo: James Connell

Breaking Little girl's face mauled by dangerous dog

COURT: Cardiff Magistrates Court

Fine for Worcester man who drove on the motorway without a licence

WORK: Scaffolding on the platform at Great Malvern. Pics. Lady Foley's Tearoom

Parts of Malvern train station to close until November - here's why

Vampire Fish. Picture Credit: Unlocking the Severn.

Watch incredible moment vampire fish shows its teeth at the Diglis Fish Pass

Sainsbury's bans Russian diesel at UK petrol stations in support of Ukraine. (PA)

Sainsbury's announces important change affecting petrol stations across the UK

CONCERNS: Friar Street in Worcester

Charity fears restaurant's late-night outdoor table plan will disrupt pensioners

Joe and Jess Thwaite have become Britain's biggest ever lottery winners, bagging almost £185 million

Biggest-ever lottery winners used to live in Worcestershire town

GIANT fish sculptures have been installed on top of the old Pump House by the River Severn.

Giant fish on derelict riverside building 'like Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth'

News

The Sleepio app could help save the NHS money and reduce prescriptions of medicines such as zolpidem and zopiclone (Canva)

Major new NHS treatment could replace sleeping pills to deal with insomnia

Councils around the country are in the process of paying out the £150 council tax rebate (PA)

£150 cost of living council tax rebate still available - who is eligible?

A person carrying a Co-Op bag. Credit: PA

Co-op launches UK first 15 minute service that will make your life easier

LIVE UPDATES: Vehicle breaks down on the motorway

LIVE UPDATES: Crash on the M5 leads to delays

Cost of living crisis UK: Our mission to help you save money. (PA/Newsquest)

YOUR MONEY MATTERS Our mission to help you save money

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) are advising anyone with allergies not to eat the bar (Credit: Canva)

Chocolate bar recalled with 'do not eat' warnings over health concerns

Firefighters rescued a person trapped in a car in Market's Gate, Pershore.

Firefighters rescue a trapped driver from car

The stronger version of the classic Brewdog Punk IPA beer will be available in 330ml bottles (BrewDog)

BrewDog to release stronger Punk IPA beer to celebrate its 15th anniversary

An update on the fire on Worcester Road
Picture: Google Maps

Here is an update on the fire in Worcester Road

7 BBQs and pizza ovens ideal for Platinum Jubilee celebrations in your garden (Aldi/Canva)

7 BBQs and pizza ovens ideal for Platinum Jubilee celebrations in your garden

Bodega Cantina, on Foregate Street, announced it is reopening.

Popular Worcester restaurant reveals when it will open again

Debbie Lacey and her family

Kind strangers help grant dying woman' s last wish to visit beach

Fire has broken out on Worcester Road.
Picture; Google maps

Motorists experience delays after fire breaks out

The team of volunteers at Pershore Heritage Centre, which is currently holding an exhibition on the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Pershore Heritage Centre reopens after two and a half years

SMELL: Rumours of a strong smell in Sidbury, Worcester

'Pungent stink' complaints about bad smell in city centre

Worcester residents are being asked to give up their guns to tackle crime

'Give up your guns' - police launch weapon amnesty in Worcester

PLANS: Upton Upon Severn is getting a new pumping station. Pic. Jonathan Barry

Severn Trent to begin £1million work to improve town's water system

As part of our campaign to help you save money, here are five ways you can cut your weekly food shop costs. (Canva)

5 simple ways you can cut down on the cost of your weekly food shop

Aldi and Lidl: What's in the middle aisles from Thursday May 19 (PA/Canva)

Aldi and Lidl: What's in the middle aisles from Thursday May 19

Peregrine falcons have hatched at Worcester Cathedral for the first time in over a decade

pictures Peregrines chicks hatch at Worcester Cathedral for first time in over a decade

Minor gas leak in Duck Meadow in Worcester.
Picture: Twitter

Paramedics help person after gas leak at Worcester home

Popular Aldi garden water feature is back in stock TODAY- How to buy

(Background) The Queen. (PA) (Circle) HM Queen Elizabeth II Limited Edition Top Trumps Card Game (Winning Moves/ Top Trumps)

Enjoy a royal game of Platinum Jubilee Top Trumps over the Bank Holiday weekend

Who is the EuroMillions winner? what we know so far (PA)

Who are the Gloucestershire EuroMillions winners? What we know so far

Sport

Nathan Hayward is on the look out for a new club. Picture: Chris Jepson.

Non-league clubs on red alert after star midfielder leaves Sporting
NON-LEAGUE clubs around the area will have been interested to hear the news that Bromsgrove Sporting and Nathan Hayward have parted ways following the conclusion of the 2021/22 campaign.

Debut wickets for Waite before Azhar and Haynes force home advantage on day one

Catalyst: Steve Diamond hopes Premiership Cup win can catapult Warriors to success.

Prem cup 'deserves respect' says Diamond after dramatic final win

London Irish v Worcester Warriors 170522

'Back-row monsters' - Warriors' player ratings from cup final win over Irish

Skipper: Ted Hill, captain of Worcester, lifts the trophy.

'They deserve it more than anyone' - skipper Hill dedicates cup win to fans

LIVE: Premiership Rugby Cup Final: London Irish vs Worcester Warriors

Premiership Rugby Cup Final: relive the action from Warriors' cup final win

London Irish v Worcester Warriors 170522

Warriors win the Premiership Cup Final in extraordinary, dramatic fashion

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Nostalgia

A rail nostalgia event is being held at Pershore Library. Photo shows the London Paddington-bound 'Cathedrals Express' about to pass under the road bridge at Pershore Station at speed in the summer of 1963. Picture: Michael Clemens

History of Vale and Cotswolds' railway celebrated at exhibition

The top 10 places for antique shopping have been revealed - see the list. Picture: Canva

UK's top 10 places for antique shopping revealed - Get your 'bobby dazzlers'

Now that’s what you call a bus queue. Newport Street bus station in the 1950s

On the buses in Worcester: Newport Street bus station and the good old 144

Worcester Sheep Market in Angel Place in 1900. Was the site a really former plague pit?

Worcester's plague pits: where did they bury the bodies?

Annette price, of Worcester, keeps cool with an ice lolly in July 1979 while visiting the display of veteran cars.

Nostalgia: Thrills and spills at Worcester City Show

Aerial view of Angel Street Congregational Church (aka Tramps). The land behind and to the right is where the original Angel Street Church stood. Image courtesy CFOW

How did Worcester nightclub Tramps begin life?

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