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Profile: Steven Collins

Worcester News:

Community Reporter

Community reporter for Newsquest. Patches include Worcester, Malvern and Ledbury

Latest articles from Steven Collins

PLEASED: Cllr Martin Allen on plans to install CCTV near to the centre

CCTV on its way to village

CCTV camera installation at a scene of anti-social behaviour in a county village is now one step closer.

ILLEGAL: Barbed wire stretched across a path on the Malvern Hills and (inset) bike and foot patrols stepped up in the area

Police patrols stepped up in Malvern Hills to catch barbed wire culprit

PATROLS at a popular county beauty spot have been upped after barbed wire was found placed across paths to harm visitors.

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ANNOYED: Cllr Marjory Bisset over a group of teenagers flouting lockdown rules at Perdiswell Park, Worcester

Councillor's worries over park meet-ups

A COUNCILLOR has shared worries that some members of the community are breaking lockdown rules, putting everyone in potential danger of Covid-19 infection.

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ILLEGAL: Barbed wire placed across a path to cause serious harm on the Malvern Hills, with the potential to cause life-changing injuries

'Evil' barbed wire trap aims to hurt cyclists on Malvern Hills

AN 'EVIL' barbed wire trap aimed at cyclists on the Malvern Hills could potentially kill someone, say residents.

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EASING: Melanie Dawson home manager at The Lawns in Kempsey

Woman's joy at face-to-face reunion with husband, 76, in Worcestershire care home

A CARE home manager has said visitors being allowed closer contact with loved ones in care homes from next week shows we are “getting back to a little bit of normality.”
STRANGE: Blue light

Mystery of strange blue light in the skies over Worcestershire solved

A STRANGE blue light has been spotted in the skies over Kempsey.

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TESTING: RGS testing station, CWLC testing and (right) Clive Corbett

‘Kids must be tested’

AN ACADEMY leader and former headteacher has urged parents to get their pupils tested for Covid-19 as schools start back next week.

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SIGN: Subway at Shrub Hill

Toilet woes for food courier at Subway in Worcester

A COURIER for an online eating app has said delivery staff cannot use the toilet facilities - despite a sign saying the toilets were closed for “all customers.” The Uber Eats worker who delivers for a range of take aways, sent the Worcester News a photo he took earlier in the week at the Subway franchise in Shrub Hill, Worcester.

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STARS: Some of last year's winners

Worcestershire Health & Social Care Awards 2021: looking at what it means to those who triumph

AS NOMINATIONS flow in for our Worcestershire Health & Social Care Awards 2021, we look at what winning one of the prizes means to those who triumph.

BOOK: Malvern historian George Demidowicz spent two years researching Barton Court, between Ledbury and Malvern.

Book brings historic house between Ledbury and Malvern to life

A BOOK has been published bringing to life the past of a county house dating back to the 13th century.