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  • Mountains of Morocco are source of new trees

    WORCESTER walkers will be enjoying a host of new exotic trees in Worcester Woods Country Park next year after they were presented to the county as a prize. The Rowan sapling trees, which can be found most abundantly in the mountains of Morocco, were

  • Publicans ‘come up trumps’

    THE fight to prevent the deaths of babies received a boost from the city’s publicans and licensees. Worcester and District Licensed Victuallers’ Association donated £400 to UK Sands – the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity. The money will be used

  • Belfry links course hosts flagship event

    THE Belfry’s inland links course, the PGA National, will host the Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship final next year, accommodating 156 UK and overseas golfers for the £90,000 flagship event. From June 14 to 17, the finalists, who have to qualify

  • Charity shop to make a world of difference

    A charity shop has opened in Stourport to raise money for mentors for young people facing personal difficulties. The Mentor Link shop sells small furniture and electrical items, as well as clothing and bric a brac. The charity supports children in local

  • Graham offering a free lesson

    INTERESTED in getting into golf, but don’t want to shell out for expensive lessons? If so, one Worcestershire pro has come up with a novel idea to help potential players take up the sport. Graham Glenister, who is the class ‘A’ PGA Professional at Ombersley

  • Christmas tree farm open after gas explosion

    A Christmas tree farm is back open to the public following yesterday's gas explosion on the site. Leigh Sinton Christmas Tree Farm is open for business today at its site on Leigh Sinton Road, near Malvern which was closed until early this morning following

  • Safety first for youngsters

    CHILDREN at a Worcester pre-school have been riding around a mini-indoor road as part of a nationwide initiative to increase road safety. A group of 13 children at Cherry Orchard Pre-school in Orchard Street were joined by community support officer Tasha

  • Raising a glass to milestone birthdays

    TWO residents from a care home in Upton-upon-Severn will mark milestone birthdays this month. Doris Hawkins and Ray Ridley,who live in Beechwood Residential Home in Holly Green, will be receiving the congratulatory letters from Buckingham Palace

  • People urged not to travel in sub-zero temperatures

    WITH sub-zero temperatures set to stay, West Midlands Ambulance Service is urging the public not travel on treacherously icy roads unless necessary. With roads around the region littered with abandoned vehicles following the significant

  • Arias from an acclaimed opera co.

    THE highly acclaimed London Festival Opera company will perform show-stopping arias when they visit Worcestershire. The group will be at the Malvern Theatres on Tuesday, staging a heady mixture of singing and soaring melodies from the likes of Puccini

  • Review of opening hours at nightspot

    A COUNTY nightspot could have its opening hours cut as a result of problems with crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour. West Mercia Police have requested a licensing review of the Vaults in Worcester Road, Malvern. The review is being carried out

  • I’m not Santa, but I’m bags of fun

    CHRISTMAS shoppers were “mesmerised” by the latest performance in a collection of street entertainment in Worcester city centre. Winter Rose, an unusual puppeteering show, stunned the busy bargain-hunters in CrownGate Shopping Centre on Thursday