A WADDLE of penguins are still making cash for a Worcester-based hospice. Forty large penguins and one chick raised an incredible £330,000 for St Richard’s Hospice at auction in October and have ...

WORCESTERSHIRE pharmacy services have launched a survey to help improve the service throughout the county. Conducted every three years this survey helps the council to understand how well pharmacy ...

In Britain, a perfect turkey is often the star of the Christmas table but we can all remember a time when a poorly cooked bird dampened the festive mood.

I WILL light Candles this Christmas, Candles of joy despite all the sadness, Candles of hope where despair keeps watch, Candles of courage for fears ever present, Candles of peace for tempest-tossed ...

AS YOU would expect, Christmas Eve has plenty of festive offerings to suit all tastes. This time of year is synonymous with food and, in particular sweet treats, so the Great Christmas Bake Off (8pm, ...

A PERSHORE teen has designed an inclusive multi-sensory tree in the Worcester Cathedral Christmas Tree Festival. Herefordshire and Worcestershire SENDIASS have worked with Noemi Koper, a vision ...

A YOUNGSTER in Droitwich has been crowned the winner of a Christmas card competition and will win lots of books for her creative efforts. Isla-Rose Rossiter, aged six, won the Nicol & Co Christmas ...

One of the most highly anticipated television offerings of the whole season is undoubtedly the return on Outnumbered for a one-off Christmas special (9.40pm, BBC One). The last time we saw The ...

OVER 200 advent calendars have been donated to Worcester foodbank. The big-hearted gesture was made by staff at recruitment firm Pineapple Recruitment. Business manager Kasia Krieger said: “The ...

THE M5 motorway between Droitwich and Worcester has now reopened. Two of the four lanes were shut earlier, following a crash between a lorry and a van. The collision happened between Junction 5 and ...

NEW figures show the backlog of crown court cases in West Mercia has hit an eight-year high. Ministry of Justice figures show there were 1,548 open cases waiting to be heard by crown courts in West ...

EVESHAM Bengeworth won the 2024 Wychavon Parish Games title. Evesham took the title with a total of 164 points while Sedgeberrow finished as runners-up on 154 points. And Wick won the small parishes ...