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  • 'Quay' to unlocking part of Worcester's riverside history

    PAUL Harding, of Discover History, takes a look at the home of the boatmen in Worcester THE Romans established a simple mooring point below the early settlement that would become Worcester. This allowed an iron smelting industry to develop and

  • M5 fully reopened after body found

    THE M5 is now fully reopen after it was closed earlier today when a body was discovered. We reported earlier today how the northbound M5 is shut between junctions 2 and 3 after a body was discovered near the side of the road. Read how we reported

  • Wombling free and picking up litter in Warndon Villages

    A WORCESTER resident has set up a litter-picking group to tackle litter in her community. The aptly named Warndon Wombles, a litter-picking group which takes its name from the popular 1970s children’s television show, aims to tidy up Warndon Villages

  • M5 shut after body found

    THE northbound M5 is shut between junctions 2 and 3 after a body was discovered near the side of the road.   #ROADCLOSURE | The northbound M5 is shut between junctions 2 and 3 after a body was discovered near the side of the road. 

  • Homophobia behind one in six hate crimes in West Mercia

    Homophobia was behind one in six hate crimes recorded in West Mercia last year, figures reveal. LGBTQ+ rights charities are calling for action to safeguard the community, as hate crimes based on sexual orientation have almost doubled in the last

  • Cocaine-snorting Worcester driver was 6.5 times limit

    A DRIVER from Worcester was six and a half times over the drug drive limit for cocaine and 16 times over the limit for a cocaine metabolite. Lee Raymond of Borrowdale Drive, Worcester, appeared before city magistrates on Thursday, pleading guilty

  • New plans put forward for Battenhall retirement village

    REVISED plans have been put forward for a retirement village on the site of a former city school. The changes to the plan by Enterprise Retirement Living (ERL) for the land off Battenhall Avenue in Worcester would see the number of ‘luxury’ retirement

  • Teenager with links to Worcester reported missing

    A 16-year-old with links to Worcester had been reported missing. Kaci has gone missing from the Merry Hill area of Dudley but has links to Worcester.   @WMerciaPolice https://t.co/YWgNMXl8Ge — West Mercia Operations & Communications

  • City's 'newest oldest' venue open for business

    WORCESTER Cathedral is celebrating the much-anticipated launch of its newest oldest space for inspiration and discovery, the Undercroft Learning Centre. The centre is the result of the efforts of a team of skilled craftspeople who set to work during