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A PREGNANT mum who has been an inspiration during the Covid pandemic has won our Worcestershire Care Hero 2020 award. Amelia Trivett, who cares for individuals with life-limiting or terminal illnesses, received 56 votes from our readers who voted in their dozens for award nominees. Amelia, 25, who is due to give birth to her second child early next, year said she was thrilled to receive the award. “It feels so lovely to have won, I feel really grateful,” she said. “I really didn’t expect it but I feel really honoured.” Amelia, who lives in Hampton near Evesham with her son...

Throughout the Care Heroes campaign, we have helped to shine a light on those that do all they can to care for others. Caring for others can be as simple as collecting shopping or doing laundry but even more importantly at the moment, it can also be just being there to lend an ear or being a constant presence in someone’s life, can be caring too. Loneliness affects more than 1 million older people nationally and around 35,000 in Worcestershire. Christmas for many is the most wonderful time of the year, but this isn’t the case for everyone. This year, Coronavirus restrictions hav...

IN THE year we needed festive cheer more than ever you have been sending us your cracking Christmas displays. Santa will no doubt be stopping at these addresses after such sterling efforts to brighten up your neighbourhoods ahead of the big day. Becky Williams and her family from Broadway Road, Evesham, are using their lights as an opportunity to raise money for Birmingham Children's Hospital. From Evesham to Pershore, it looks like you have kicked off the celebrations in style so Merry Christmas everyone and keep those pictures coming. Head to the Evesham Journal's Facebook page to...

There are at least 63,000 unpaid carers currently in Worcestershire and the number continues to rise. This number only represents the people who recognise themselves as ‘carers’ and the county council and Association of Carers would like to thank them for their continued hard work and dedication. There are many others out there who are carers but don’t realise it. If your answer is ‘yes’ to the following four questions, you are a ‘carer’, and there is help and support available for you too. •Do you provide care to a family member, partner or friend? •Do they need h...