Passengers using trains in and out of Kidderminster railway station were searched for knives during a four-hour police operation. A total of 90 passengers passed through the security checks during the operation, overseen by officers from across Wyre Forest. No knives were located but one passenger was subject to a formal
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BOOZE BAN IN KIDDERMINSTER TOWN CENTRE TO BE EXTENDED
An alcohol ban in Kidderminster town centre is to be extended for three more years. The existing ban, introduced in 2015 to deter street drinking in the main retail areas, has been extended to 2021. Representatives from West Mercia Police, Kidderminster Town Council, ward councillors and the Police and Crime Commissioner for
HUNT STEPPED UP TO TRACE VICIOUS HIT AND RUN DRIVER AFTER HORROR INCIDENT IN KIDDERMINSTER
POLICE have stepped up their hunt for a motorist who left a Kidderminster father and son injured, one of them severely, during a vicious daytime hit-and-run. The shocking incident in the heart of the Horsefair area of Kidderminster is being treated as attempted murder. The older victim, in his 60s, has been
BIN MEN TO BE TRAINED TO SPOT SIGNS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND DRUG DEALING IN NEW INITIATIVE
REFUSE collectors across Wyre Forest are to get training to help them spot potential victims of abuse and violence during their early morning rounds. The bin men and women who work in Kidderminster, Stourport, Bewdley and villages will get advice about how to spot children and adults in need and where
FREE AND CHEAP THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER NEAR KIDDERMINSTER, STOURPORT, BEWDLEY
THEY DID IT! LUDLOW ROAD RESPITE UNIT IN KIDDERMINSTER SAVED FROM AXE FOR NOW – BUT LONG TERM FUTURE STILL UNCERTAIN
A much-criticised plan to close a short break respite unit for severely disabled children in Kidderminster has been dropped for now after an impassioned campaign by tigerish parents and their supporters. The overnight short breaks unit in Ludlow Road will now stay open until at least next year, subject to confirmation