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Emma Cullwick

Emma Cullwick

Youths 'blighting' suburb

YOUNGSTERS using a skate park and playing fields in a Redditch suburb are blighting the area, according to worried families. Read

Police await results on 'bomb'

POLICE were today waiting to hear whether a suspect device which sparked an evacuation in Droitwich was an unexploded World War Two bomb. Read

Protesters fight on to save hospital

A HUGE banner is to be placed across the front of Redditch Town Hall calling for services threatened with the axe at the Alexandra Hospital to be saved. Read

£3m health centre opens

THOUSANDS of residents in Malvern are to benefit from a new £3 million health centre which has flung its doors open to patients. Read

Market threat in council axe

SIX jobs are to go and 16 vacancies left unfilled in council cuts that could threaten the future of a Midland market. Read

Sneaky thieves strike

FAMILIES in Bromsgrove are being warned to lock their doors and windows following a spate of "sneak-in" burglaries where thieves run into homes, steal what they can lay their hands on and quickly leave. Read

House to be a model helper

STAFF at a Bromsgrove museum are hoping this miniature replica tudor house will inspire a new generation of budding historians - and encourage residents to volunteer to help out at the tourist attraction. Read

Lorry-load of trouble for residents

FAMILIES blighted by huge lorries thundering through their village have suffered a major blow after police chiefs dismissed calls for a crackdown as a "waste of time and resources". Read

Parade honours Holocaust dead

A MEMORIAL day is to take place in Redditch tomorrow to mark the Holocaust in which an estimated 11 million people died. Read

Appeal to help repair windmill

MUSEUM workers have urged Birmingham Mail readers to dig deep and donate cash to ensure the future of an historic mill. Read

Tot causes £100,000 of fire damage

A "LITTLE monkey" caused £100,000 damage to his family home in Birmingham when he started a fire with a cigarette lighter. Read

Farmer in clear over killing dog

POLICE today defended a Worcestershire farmer who blasted a pet dog, claiming it was attacking his sheep. Read

Crunch day for lido's relaunch

CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a revamp of an historic lido in Droitwich urged residents to attend a crunch meeting tonight to decide the future of the project. Read

Extension to boost school

WORK has started on a £285,000 extension at a Redditch school, which will boost a range of services offered to families and improve pupils' education. Read

Young louts blight town

GANGS of youths hanging around street corners, under-age drinking and poor street lighting were key concerns raised by residents at a community meeting. Read

Arts fest axed as council saves cash

COUNCIL chiefs have scrapped plans to stage an arts and music festival in Redditch - to save cash. Read

Anger as health chiefs delay meeting

A CAMPAIGNER fighting to save threatened services at a Redditch hospital has lashed out at health chiefs after they postponed a meeting to recommend a U-turn on some controversial cuts. Read

New plan for city centre campus

THE centre of Worcester could be transformed by plans for a £90m university campus in the heart of the city. Read

Girls footy club marking 10th birthday

IT BEGAN with a group of girls kicking a ball around a car park - but now Redditch United Girls FC is celebrating its tenth anniversary with 160 players to its name. Read

Outrage at boozy drivers

HUNDREDS of drivers either failed alcohol breathalyser tests or refused to do one - ignoring the "devastating consequences" of drinking and driving, a West Mercia policeman has revealed. Read

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Emma Cullwick is the Birmingham Mail's Chief Reporter who has previously worked as a Health Correspondent and Features Editor for the Worcester News and Home Affairs Correspondent for the Gloucester Citizen.

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