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Rural businesses and communities can now apply for the second round of the Wychavon Rural Fund.

Neighbours were worried about a repeat of previous anti-social behaviour.

A DECISION on whether to build 62 new homes has been put on hold to ensure a village will not become overrun with sewage.

POLICE have hit back after they were criticised for neglecting a Herefordshire town, leaving it at "crisis point".

NEW: Jack Satterthwaite, Beverley Nielsen, Martin Allen and Natalie McVey SEVEN new faces will be representing the Malvern Hills district on Worcestershire County Council following last week’s local elections. Victories for other parties, retirements and de-selections meant all but one of the eight council divisions across Malvern Hills are now represented by new councillors. Jack Satterthwaite, who was victorious for the Lib Dems in Malvern Chase, said he was grateful for the support a...

Big wins for Greens, Lib Dems and Independents in Malvern Hills as Tories lose half of seats VICTORY: (clockwise from top right) Green Natalie McVey; independent Beverley Nielsen, Lib dem Jack Satterthwaite and Green Martin Allen BIG wins for the Greens, Lib Dems and independent candidates saw the Conservatives lose half of their county council seats in Malvern Hills. The Conservatives lost three of the six Malvern Hills seats it had held on Worcestershire County Council on Friday (May 7) w...

VICTORY: Worcester MP Robin Walker and James Stanley (right) who won in Gorse Hill and Warndon THE CONSERVATIVES have increased their majority on Worcestershire County Council after a disastrous day for Labour which saw the party lose six seats including its leader. It was a successful day for the Conservatives following Thursday’s election with the party snatching seats from Labour in Worcester, Redditch and Bromsgrove as well as claiming victory against a number of independent candidate...

Here is part one of our look at the candidates standing on May 6: Chase – Lucy Hodgson Lucy Hodgson is an experienced local councillor, representing Chase at County Council, where she is also the Cabinet Member for Communities. She said: “This last year has been a tough one for all. As a carer being forced to stay at home, I know how hard it has been for our community. I took solace in learning to bake cakes, but this in no way compensates for the lost time with loved ones. "It is i...

A FLOODED county road should be raised in order to save the town nearby, a councillor has said. Cllr Martin Allen has called for Hanley Road, in Upton Upon Severn to be raised after repeated flooding has seen it closed and re-opened. Cllr Allen is calling for action to be taken with fellow councillors and even West Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin all saying something should be done. Calling for a meeting with council highways chief Cllr Alan Amos, he said: "It’s time to put People ...