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  • Tributes as health boss loses battle with cancer

    A POPULAR woman who was passionate about patient care and bringing a new radiotherapy unit to Worcester has died following a battle with cancer. Eve Meredith, aged 69, of Cottage Lane, Bromsgrove, died at the Alexandra Hospital after her health

  • Worcestershire tie CB40 match with Middlesex

    THE Clydesdale Bank 40 encounter between Middlesex and Worcestershire ended in drama with both sides making 229 to leave the match tied. Eoin Morgan shone with an unbeaten 120 off 80 balls at Uxbridge as the hosts 

  • Organisers hail festival as sun-soaked success

    ALMOST 5,000 festival-goers turned up for the biggest outdoor music and comedy bash in rural Herefordshire. The self-proclaimed eccentricity of Nozstock – the Hidden Valley, which is hosted by the Nosworthy family on their land near Bromyard, proved

  • Nusery school pupils graduate

    STAFF and parents from a Worcestershire day nursery bid a fond farewell to those children who are due to start school in September by holding a graduation ceremony at their annual summer fair. The children of Little Oaks day nursery in Malvern

  • Agency staff cost NHS trust £130,000 a month

    HOSPITAL bosses could save nearly £130,000 a month if they stopped using expensive agency medics and used locums instead. Over the course of 2012/13, the NHS in Worcestershire could save £1.5 million if all medical agency staff were replaced by

  • Residents evacuated in fire scare

    RESIDENTS of flats in Lowesmoor had to be evacuated in the middle of the night while fire fighters searched for the source of a burning smell. Firefighters were called to Boscobel Place at about 12.30am today after residents complained about the

  • Paddlers rule the European waves

    PADDLERS from Worcestershire won 38 medals at the 10th European Championships. Worcester Dragons and Pershore Phoenix competitors represented Great Britain over 2,000 metres, 500m and 200m, achieving 27 gold medals, seven silver and four bronze

  • Street drinker jailed again for Crasbo breach

    A STREET drinker has found himself behind bars for the second time in a month. Kevin Bayliss, of Elgar Avenue, Malvern, was seen drinking alcohol near his home and was shouting and singing on Saturday, July 28, between 9am and 9.30am. This

  • MOTs helping thousands to improve health

    MORE than 2,000 people have received free health MOTs in Worcestershire as part of plans to get people on the road to a healthier lifestyle. Since January, more than 2,000 people have received checks for blood pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI), blood