Simon MacCorkindale 10:45am Wednesday 9th April Simon MacCorkindale — the actor-director well-known to many for his role in TV’s Casualty — is back on stage in Malvern, a place he knows and loves. Andrea Calvesbert spoke to him
Streets ahead Pershore after the roadworks 10:40am Wednesday 9th April Pershore’s High Street started 2008 looking like a building site as work got under way on an ambitious blueprint to revamp the main thoroughfare of the pretty market town. Andrea Calvesbert
looks back at a tough few months — and forward to a brighter future for the town.
Banning the bags 10:30am Wednesday 9th April Gordon Brown has said he wants supermarkets to start charging for the millions of plastic bags annually that are used once, thrown away, yet take hundreds of years to break down. But three Worcestershire towns want to go further and faster than the prime minister. Could the county really go bag-free this year?
Life in the slow lane 10:16am Wednesday 9th April With gentle hills, pretty cottages and quiet tracks that beckon you for a wander, the countryside around Malvern is far from the hustle and bustle of the city — but there’s still plenty going on.
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COMMENT: Stop spread of violent girl crimes 8:23am today A SHOCKING new report has revealed worrying increases in violent crimes committed by girls. The number of crimes committed by female teenagers increased by more than a quarter in the three years to last April to almost 60,000, according to the report from the Youth Justice Board.
Tributes to man kicked to death by teenager 7:49am today A FORMER paratrooper kicked to death in a ferocious street attack “didn’t have a bad bone in his body” his grieving family have said.
Deep fried pigeon 7:10am today STAFF at a fish and chip shop in Worcester city centre got the shock of their life when a pigeon flew in through the window and fell into a deep fat fryer.
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