Bewdley, England News

A BEWDLEY lead advisor who serves as regional director of the Government Office for the West Midlands has been appointed a CBE.

BEWDLEY has been warned it faces disruption during four months of roadworks to replace gas and water mains.

WYRE Forest residents are helping make Christmas happier for children facing difficult lives in several countries.

AN ISOLATED outbreak of Legionnaires' disease during which a Bewdley man died a oeposed no threat to the health of the wider communitya , an inquest heard.

BUSINESSES and local people stuck to their promises and raised thousands of pounds to help the fight against poverty in Africa.

VINTAGE tractors will plough across Wyre Forest on Boxing Day to raise cash for the Millbrook Suite.

A POPULAR former Bewdley landlord has died of cancer, aged 58. Martyn Jones and his wife, Irene, ran the pub at the George Hotel in Load Street for 14 years until 2006.

THE woman killed when her car overturned in Bewdley on Friday night has been named.

A DEVASTATING fire at a leather goods warehouse has destroyed A 100,000 of stock.

A COUPLE who bought an apartment previously owned by Bewdley death crash pilot, Gary Key, are locked in a dispute with the Land Registry over the ownership of a car parking space.

THE following planning applications have been submitted to Wyre Forest District Council .

A BEWDLEY pub has been rewarded for the quality and standards of its toilets. The George Hotel, in Load Street, has scooped a five-star rating by inspectors in the Loo of the Year Awards.

A 14-year-old star in the making is hoping to raise plenty of cash for injured ex-servicemen and women on Sunday at a charity gig.

PUPILS have come up with ideas of how their school could be improved when it is refurbished as part of a district-wide project.

MEMBERS of the womena s section of the Royal British Legion in Bewdley have sent 75 parcels of goodies to troops in Afghanistan.

A 90-year-old Worcestershire man injured by gale-force winds on a sponsored climb has handed over more than A 5,500 to a county hospital.

X FACTOR challengers and local girl band Sinergie will add a musical dimension to Kidderminster's Christmas lights switch on this year.

THE spirit of Christmas will light up Bewdley on Saturday, December 5 as the town celebrates the launch of the festive season.

A verdict of accidental death has been recorded after a man died when his light plane crashed in Scotland.

A WOMAN who bravely battled breast cancer with the help of the Millbrook Suite is using her artistic talent to boost the appeal.