6+ hour, 31+ min ago   (243+ words) A WORCESTERSHIRE resident has sold a "very rare" coin for over £3000 in a bid to raise money for a stem cell transplant. The 1971 two pence coin, reading "NEW PENCE" sold for £3066.70 on eBay. According to Royal Mint, all 2p coins struck…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (366+ words) Ex-pop star Gary Glitter has pleaded not guilty to eight allegations of sexual abuse against a girl when she was aged between eight and 11. Glitter, 82, whose real name is Paul Gadd, is accused of offences against the girl between 1978 and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (149+ words) A NEW exhibition at Coughton Court is offering visitors a rare look into the lives of the family behind the historic Warwickshire estate. It provides a personal record of the people who have lived at the Tudor house. Coughton Court,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (455+ words) Kemi Badenoch has replaced another member of her top team, ousting Sir Mel Stride as shadow chancellor and appointing Andrew Griffith in his place. The Conservative leader is carrying out a reshuffle of her shadow cabinet before Parliament’s return on…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (330+ words) REDDITCH residents are being encouraged to take their first steps towards completing a 5K through a new series of free Couch to 5K sessions. The nine-week programme, aimed at complete beginners and people returning to exercise, will begin on Sunday, September 13. Sessions…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (376+ words) Let me tell you what real community looks like. It’s Councillor Sharon Harvey, dozens of volunteers, and Inspire Support Services rolling up their sleeves and turning an empty Farmfoods unit in the Kingfisher Centre into a lifeline for Redditch families....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (787+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he is planning on travelling to the US in September to join European leaders in lobbying President Donald Trump on support for Ukraine’s defence. In an interview with Bloomberg, Mr Burnham said he was “looking…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (291+ words) An MP has welcomed new government plans to allow disabled bus pass holders to travel for free at any time of day. From April 1, 2027, the new policy will come into effect across Worcestershire and will remove current time restrictions, allowing…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (447+ words) Several people have died in a car crash following a police chase in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the circumstances leading up to a fatal crash involving a police car…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (513+ words) A former archbishop of Canterbury has accused Nigel Farage of asserting the UK’s Christianity as a way to “channel anti-Muslim feeling”. Rowan Williams, who was the Church of England’s leading bishop for 10 years until 2012, also said he would like to…...