4+ hour ago  (424+ words) A Top Gear legend is set to headline the UK's biggest motorcycling festival a short drive from Worcester later this year. Richard Hammond is headlining this year's Adventure Bike Rider (ABR) Festival at Ragley Hall in June. More than 20,000 people…...

14+ hour, 13+ min ago  (144+ words) A child has died following a collision in the West Midlands. A nine-year-old girl - a passenger in one of the cars - was taken to hospital with serious injuries but died a short while later. A spokesperson for West Midlands Police…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (399+ words) MORE than 50 people were killed on roads across West Mercia in 2025, with many crashes believed to have been "entirely preventable". West Mercia Police have said that 56 people died in crashes in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire, while a further 486 were seriously…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (276+ words) THE nightclub where promising footballer Cody Fisher was murdered could reopen after an agreement was reached for a revised premise licence. 23-year-old Cody Fisher, from Redditch, was fatally stabbed at the Crane nightclub in Digbeth, Birmingham, on Boxing Day 2022. Following…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (843+ words) THE best places to live in Worcestershire in 2026 have been revealed. More than 1,400 towns and cities with a population of more than 5,000 were ranked on their natural environment, wellbeing, heritage and culture, schools, employment and connectivity, and housing, price, quality…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (443+ words) A police officer and Federation treasurer turned fraudster who fleeced members to pay for family holidays and pub crawls has undermined faith in the force, said the judge who jailed him. Jamie Harrison, a former treasurer and secretary for the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (478+ words) WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club is on the hunt for a potential additional ground after annual flooding takes its toll. The club has played out of New Road for generations, but has fell victim to flooding and wider sustainability costs and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (367+ words) TALKS have been held between council leaders in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire about the creation of a new strategic authority. The biggest shake-up of local government in a generation will see Worcestershire's county council and six district councils replaced…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (140+ words) A CAR has been damaged after a nighttime dispute outside a Worcester nightclub. West Mercia Police are investigating criminal damage to a car following a dispute in New Street in Worcester. Worcester's main bridge closed because of emergency incident Everything…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (469+ words) Plans are being discussed for a digital hologram concert in the style of ABBA Voyage to honour the late singer Ozzy Osbourne, who died at the age of 76, it has been reported. His wife, Sharon Osbourne, is reportedly considering the…...