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Grants aim to boost visitor numbers to Malverns

Tourism businesses are being encouraged to apply for money to help boost visitors to the Malvern Hills. Grants of up to £5,000 are being offered to improve local tourism, build visitor numbers and improve their experience, Malvern Hills District Council said. The government-funded Malvern Hills Tourism Grant Scheme can be used in several ways including helping firms to be more eco-friendly and contribute to the upkeep of attractions. The deadline […]

August 14, 2025

Shropshire

Iced lollies and sun cream for hot zoo animals

"Our otters absolutely love just a hosepipe, so we'll typically tie a hosepipe up in their tree." Kirsten Massey, a keeper at Telford's Exotic Zoo, in Shropshire, has been explaining how they help the animals to cope in the heat. As well as hosepipes for the otters, the keepers put sun cream on the pigs, fill paddling pools for meerkats and make ice lollies with the animals' favourite snacks inside. […]

August 14, 2025

Shropshire

Shropshire festival – organisers ‘confident’ it will go ahead

The chair of a festival celebrating the arrival of spring is "very, very confident" it will be held next year, after organisers warned it faced being cancelled due to a shortage of volunteers. Clun Green Man Festival, which usually takes place over the early May bank holiday in the Shropshire town, draws on myths, fairy tales and folklore. Following an announcement on social media, an emergency meeting was successful and […]

August 14, 2025

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Lammy refers himself to environment watchdog over rod licence ‘error’

David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog because he did not have a rod licence to go fishing with JD Vance. The Foreign Secretary failed to catch any fish when he hosted the US vice president at his grace-and-favour retreat at Chevening House, Kent. Anglers in England and Wales aged 13 or over must have a rod licence to fish for freshwater species, such as carp, according to […]

August 13, 2025

Worcestershire

‘Exceptionally kind’ Worcester hospice rated outstanding

A Worcester hospice has been given the top rating of outstanding by a care regulator for the first time in its history. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said care and support given to patients at St Richard's Hospice was "exceptionally compassionate and kind". The rating follows an unannounced inspection in March and follows a year in which the service cut its workforce in response to a £1m shortfall in its […]

August 13, 2025

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PM leads tributes to Welsh Labour politician who died suddenly aged 47

Sir Keir Starmer has led the tributes for Welsh Labour politician Hefin David, who has died suddenly aged 47. Mr David, who has served as the Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly since 2016, died on Tuesday. He would have turned 48 on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sir Keir called him a “powerful voice for the people of Wales”, who dedicated his life to making sure every community in the country […]

August 13, 2025

Shropshire

Children’s services in county rated outstanding

Children's services in Shropshire have been rated outstanding by the education watchdog. Ofsted's inspection was held over three weeks, which included detailed case work analysis, data review and interviews with partners, children and families. The latest report follows critical findings in 2024, when inspectors noted "serious and widespread" failings were leaving Shropshire children in need of protection at risk of "significant harm". Commenting on the recent report, lead inspector Jenny-Ellen Scotland […]

August 13, 2025

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Starmer to co-chair Ukraine meeting after call with Trump and European leaders

Sir Keir Starmer will co-chair a meeting with pro-Ukraine allies on Wednesday after a call with US President Donald Trump and European leaders about ending the war. Sir Keir will join a virtual call at midday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. They will then be joined by Mr Trump and US vice president JD Vance. Later, the Prime Minister will co-chair […]

August 13, 2025

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Over-50s provided more donated organs than ever before last year, data shows

The highest-ever proportion of donated organs in the UK last year were over the age of 50, according to officials. However, only one in four people on the organ donation register are 50 or over, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said. NHSBT analysis found there were 932 donors aged above 50 last year, making up 63% of all people who donated organs after death – the highest-ever proportion. It is […]

August 13, 2025

Grants aim to boost visitor numbers to Malverns

Iced lollies and sun cream for hot zoo animals

Shropshire festival – organisers ‘confident’ it will go ahead

Lammy refers himself to environment watchdog over rod licence ‘error’

‘Exceptionally kind’ Worcester hospice rated outstanding

PM leads tributes to Welsh Labour politician who died suddenly aged 47

Children’s services in county rated outstanding

Starmer to co-chair Ukraine meeting after call with Trump and European leaders

Over-50s provided more donated organs than ever before last year, data shows

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