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  • Flood alerts issued as roads are closed and boats are rescued

    A FLOOD alert has been issued for the River Severn in Worcestershire. The alerts come after the fire service were called to sinking boats earlier today. Worcester and Kempsey have been put on alert by the Environment Agency after the river levels

  • Oldest person in the UK Grace Jones has died

    WORCESTERSHIRE'S Grace Jones, the oldest person in the UK, has sadly died at the age of 112. Grace Jones, known to her friends as Amazing Grace, died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Pegasus Court, Broadway, on Friday, June 7, her family have

  • Planning committee to visit site of proposed service station

    A DECISION on a controversial application for a service station on the Broadway Road Roundabout has been deferred by planners. The application has been submitted by William Gilder Ltd, and is for a new secure roadside truck stop facility, including