Towns & Villages
The best things about Kidderminster
February 23rd 2012
Sharon Chilcott meets the proud people of Kidderminster
Witley Court in pictures
December 27th 2011
For many of us, the workplace is hardly an inspiring place to take photographs but for English Heritage’s Spencer Trickett, stepping out of the visitor centre door provides a view over one of Worcestershire’s historic gems
On Bredon Hill
August 10th 2011
Bredon Hill straddles nine parishes whose villages circle its base. Rachel Crow set out to discover what lies in the shadow of the hill
Stourbridge and its people
August 9th 2011
With one foot in the industrial heart of the Black Country and the other in rural Worcestershire, Stourbridge was historically a town with two faces. But with much of the industry gone, where does the future lie?
Pershore Abbey
June 28th 2011
Chris Mowbray traces the ups and downs of Pershore Abbey's relationship with the Royal family
The people of Castlemorton
June 6th 2011
Anthony Collis comes across peacocks, post boxes and some very nice people in this sprawling village
Malvern
May 26th 2011
The Malvern Hills are the envy of many a county less well-endowed with beautiful places to visit. Yet our hills need a lot of tender loving care.
Phil Spencer urges the nation to become ‘Karcher Clean’!
April 8th 2011
Kärcher has joined forces with property expert, Phil Spencer, to launch ‘Kärcher CleanBritain’ – a campaign to encourage us to clean up our streets and meeting places for what’s set to be an exciting time for the nation...
Stourport-on-severn
February 28th 2011
Stourport has seen a massive regeneration programme in the last few years with the restoration of the historic canal basins to their former glory and development of visitor attractions.
Upton and Croome
February 18th 2011
Delightful gardens, riverside walks, quaint little streets and lots of parties. Petra May takes in Upton-upon-Severn and nearby Croome
Kidderminster Carpet Museum Worcestershire
February 15th 2011
After decades of hard work Kidderminster will finally have its carpet museum, fittingly, in the former Woodward Grosvenor carpet mill. Yet it’s not the only old building that seen changes over the years as Debbie Graham reports.
Redditch, Worcestershire
January 10th 2011
It may be named after a muddy red ditch but there’s a lot more to this New Town than meets the eye, says Petra May.
City Inn Rebrands as Mint Hotel in Advance of Opening Two New Hotels
December 21st 2010
City Inn has rebranded as Mint Hotel in advance of opening two new hotels in prime locations in London and Amsterdam nearly doubling the number of rooms. Mint Hotel will open a second London property of 583 rooms at the Tower of London...
The mistletoe legacy of Tenbury Wells
November 26th 2010
The apple orchards that once surrounded Tenbury Wells also provided farmers with a useful cash crop in the winter: mistletoe. But there’s more to farming this Christmas decoration than just letting it grow on the tree, reports Andrea Mynard.
Pershore People
November 16th 2010
It’s hard not to envy the residents of Pershore, they’ve got it all: shops, decent restaurants, welcoming pubs, lovely riverside walks.
The Danzey Green windmill in Worcestershire
August 13th 2010
The Worcestershire has only five surviving windmills and one of those isn’t really ours. Chris Mowbray investigates the story of the Warwickshire windmill that turned up in Bromsgrove.
Droitwich Lido - Come on in, the water’s lovely
June 18th 2010
Droitwich Spa became famous for its salty waters. Sadly, the brine baths are currently shut but there are plenty of ways to take the water this summer.
The Lady Dudley Cup meeting, Point-to-Point at Chaddesley Corbett
June 18th 2010
Big crowds attended the Worcestershire Hunt’s annual Point-to-Point meeting at Chaddesley Corbett.
The history of Worcester Racecourse
May 20th 2010
As the crowds gather for Ladies’ Day at Worcester Racecourse this month how many will know that this is the site where Royalist soldiers once trained, or that one of the biggest boxing matches in 19th century Britain was held here?
The treasures of Worcester Guildhall
May 20th 2010
Worcester’s Guildhall is home to a range of beautiful and interesting objects that mark great events of history as Mike Jackson reports.
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