Consultation over plans to shut a Kidderminster short breaks sanctuary for disabled children has been labelled “a sham” and “a disgrace” after it emerged that council chiefs hatched plans to axe it more than two years ago. Now the battle to save the Ludlow Road service could end up in the high
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Fire station plans get green light despite longer 999 response times for Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport
Controversial cost-cutting plans to close three fire stations and open a new £5 million station on the edge of Kidderminster have been backed by district planners. The new so-called Emergency Services Hub for Wyre Forest will be built on Stourport Road, between Kidderminster and Stourport, close to the district council's HQ. Despite
Kidderminster Operatic & Dramatic Society raise the curtain on Thoroughly Modern Millie
A tale of love and slavery is brought to life by the talented members of Kidderminster Operatic & Dramatic Society in a show starting tomorrow. Thoroughly Modern Millie, a rom-com set in 1920s New York, opens at the Rose Theatre in Kidderminster. The society, founded in 1916, is celebrating this year after
JOB AD FOR KIDDERMINSTER DESSERT CAFE SPARKS ‘EXPLOITATION’ ROW
The owner of a Kidderminster desserts cafe has been accused of "modern slavery" for making inexperienced new staff undergo seven days of unpaid training, amid claims the practice could be illegal. Jobseekers hoping to work at Delicious Desserts in New Road will have to agree to the unpaid training package, totalling
LITTER HEROES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN KIDDERMINSTER COMMUNITY CLEAN UP
A Kidderminster teacher's simple new year resolution to pick up a bag of litter a day while walking her dogs has ballooned into a wonderful example of community togetherness in action. Michelle Medler said she was shocked but inspired at the way her initiative to clean up Kidderminster had been taken
BATTLE ON TO END HOMELESSNESS IN WYRE FOREST WITHIN THREE YEARS – BUT FUNDING “DESPERATELY INADEQUATE”
What is the truth about homelessness in Wyre Forest? How many families end up homeless and how are they being helped? In the next instalment of Wyrelife's investigation into all aspects of homelessness, Wyre Forest’s senior officer with responsibility for housing, Kate Bailey, and the council’s Cabinet Member for Housing, Health
New data reveals challenges ahead for Wyre Forest schools
Kidderminster's high schools are failing to achieve average standards in crucial academic subjects, according to new data published today. Across a range of measures, some of the town's schools are falling short when it comes to academic achievement of pupils in key subjects including Maths and English. The data is included in
“I’m smiling now, I can see a future.” Homeless teenager thanks the kind Kidderminster strangers who stepped in to help when he had nowhere to go
“They were so welcoming”: meet a Kidderminster family who open their home to homeless young people in Wyre Forest, Worcestershire
Could you open your family home up to a homeless young man or woman? That's what four families in Wyre Forest do. In the second part of our investigation into homelessness in north Worcestershire, we meet the people who help put troubled teens onto a new path. “At first it was
‘Get the jab’ warning as Wyre Forest identified as a ‘flu hotspot’
Health chiefs have urged 'at risk' people in Wyre Forest to get a flu jab after the district was flagged up as a hotspot for all strains of flu. Kidderminster is identified as a 'high risk red' zone on the latest flu map produced by Public Health England, meaning it is