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Aston Villa football hooligan postman may be allowed to keep job

A FOOTBALL hooligan postman jailed for eight months over a street brawl may be allowed keep his job, it was claimed last night.Read

Police to re-open 2009 Bromsgrove murder inquiry

The family of David Currier have made a fresh plea for information after detectives announced that they had relaunched the murder inquiry into his death at Bromsgrove in 2009.Read

Health chiefs fail to ban killer doctor

THE Midland family of a pensioner killed by a GP’s overdose of painkillers have hit out at German authorities for allowing the bungling doctor to continue treating patients.Read

Worcester Royal Mail delivery centre to be downgraded

Plans to close a mail centre and downgrade others, including one in Worcester, have been unveiled, leading to the possible loss of 550 jobs.Read

HMP Brockhill in Redditch to close as part of prison cuts

A prison in Worcestershire is to close down within months under a multi-million pound savings plan by the Ministry of Justice.Read

Midland towns fair worst in postcode lottery for lung cancer treatment

MIDLAND areas have fared among the worst in a “postcode lottery” on lung cancer treatment.Read

Kidderminster man jailed for six years for sex abuse on two girls.

A KIDDERMINSTER man has been jailed for six years for sexually abusing two young girls.Read

Kidderminster man suffers fractured skull in assault

A MAN suffered a broken skull after being punched in the face.Read

Man trapped for over an hour following road traffic collision in Strensham

A MAN was trapped for over an hour following a crash on the M5.Read

Worcestershire court grants first domestic violence protection order

THE first national order to protect potential victims of domestic violence under a ground-breaking government scheme has been granted.Read

Redditch coach firm collapses

ONE of the Midlands’ longest-established coach firms, Redditch-based Hardings, has closed after crashing into administration – with dozens of workers facing the scrapheap.Read

Police hunt Kidderminster road rage 'assault' pair

POLICE are hunting a couple who assaulted a driver and his wife during a road rage incident.Read

Man charged over Kidderminster metal theft

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of metal theft after police received a tip-off from a member of the public.Read

Black car link to three Redditch burglaries

POLICE are linking three burglaries after a small black car was spotted at each location.Read

Convicted murderer Amanda Allden makes dramatic phone call to plead her innocence

A MOTHER-of-two serving life for murdering a teenager phoned the Birmingham Mail to insist: “I’m no killer.”Read

Golf clubs and laptop stolen from car

GOLF clubs and a laptop worth more than £2,000 were stolen from a car in Hollywood, North Worcestershire.Read

Police appeal for witnesses to Kidderminster road crash

POLICE have renewed an appeal for witnesses following the death of a 50-year-old man three weeks after a road traffic collision.Read

Double killer in appeal against conviction

A MAN serving a life sentence in the US for murdering his Midland wife and baby daughter at their Massachusetts home filed an appeal against his conviction.Read

Train named after Bromsgrove cyclist Jessica Varnish

BROMSGROVE cyclist Jessica Varnish has had an express delivery – after having a train named after her.Read