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Worcestershire campers beat the credit crunch

WITH the credit crunch gripping the nation, many families will ditch their summer holiday abroad, and opt for something else.Read

Bromsgrove farmer forced to dump unsold apples

A BROMSGROVE farmer has had to dump more than 30 tonnes of unsold apples – blaming the continued advance of the supermarkets for causing small growers’ traditional outlets to wither away.Read

Bromsgrove soldier killed in Afghanistan

TRIBUTES have poured in for a Bromsgrove soldier who was killed in a rocket attack in Afghanistan.Read

Fairfield Festival held in honour of postmaster Craig Hodson-Walker

It was a poignant day of memorial and celebration as thousands came together in honour of the son of a Midland postmaster, shot dead during a robbery in a sleepy Worcestershire village.Read

Bromsgrove council fined for ignoring residents' opposition to housing

A MIDLAND council has been fined for ignoring opposition from residents to a new housing scheme.Read

Teenager dies as storms hit West Midlands

A TEENAGER died in a drowning tragedy and a man was struck by lightning in a separate incident as devastating storms brought on by the warm weather wreaked havoc across the West Midlands.Read

A TEENAGER died in a drowning tragedy and a man was struck by lightning in a separate incident as devastating storms brought on by the warm weather wreaked havoc across the West Midlands.

The boy was with three friends when he got into difficulty in the water in the River Severn in Worcester yesterday afternoon.Read

TOUCHING tributes have been paid to a teenager who tragically drowned while swimming with friends in the River Severny.

Student Tony Ballard was swimming with three friends when he got into difficulty in the river in Worcester yesterday afternoon.Read

Man survives collision with 100mph train

A MAN was taken to hospital after being in collision with a train travelling at 100mph in Worcestershire.Read

Spitfire flypast at Severn Valley railway 40s weekend

A SPITFIRE aircraft vital to victory in the Second World War has taken to the skies once again.Read

POLICE are warning people to be vigilant after a skimming device was found at a cash point machine in Redditch.

The device was removed from one of the cash dispensers at the Co-op store in Evesham Road in the Crabbs Cross area.Read

Spitfire flypast at Severn Valley railway 40s weekend

A SPITFIRE aircraft vital to victory in the Second World War has taken to the skies once again.Read

Man survives collision with 100mph train

A MAN was taken to hospital after being in collision with a train travelling at 100mph in Worcestershire.Read

Swine-flu cases top the 1,500 mark in West Midlands

CONFIRMED cases of swine flu in the West Midlands have broken through the 1,500 mark, public health chiefs revealed.Read

Motorcyclist dies after Worcestershire crash

A motorcyclist has died after in hospital following a collision with a car in Worcestershire.Read

Redditch MP Jacqui Smith breaks silence over porn film agony

Redditch MP Jacqui Smith has acknowledged she felt humiliated by her husband's public apology for charging two pay-per-view adult films to the taxpayer.Read

Driving ban councillor refuses to quit post

A Conservative Midland councillor was today facing calls to resign after he was slapped with a 12 week suspended prison sentence for driving while banned.Read

Baby pushed onto busy road during sex attack in Redditch

A MUM suffered a terrifying sex assault by two men who pushed her baby into a busy road so they could attack her, police revealed today.Read