Kidderminster, England News

A LABOURER who went on a drunken rampage in Kidderminster town centre and caused A 14,000 damage by smashing shop windows has walked free from court.

Kidderminster and District Scouts helped customers at Sainsburya s in Kidderminster pack their bags on Saturday.

A PLANNED major development at the former British Sugar site in Kidderminster has been hit by the recession, the firm behind the proposals has admitted.

Ron Withington, of Spennells , died three years ago after an abdominal aneurism ruptured three months after a scan at Worcestershire Royal Hospital revealed it had grown in size and was likely to burst at any time.

A MAN jailed after his two donkeys came close to dying has abandoned an appeal against his sentence to a judge.

KIDDERMINSTER Choral Society is gearing up for its annual Christmas concert. The gala event next Saturday at 8pm features Wyre Forest Young Voices and the Primary Chords - the youth sections of the group.

PUPILS at a Kidderminster special school have matched the achievements of children in the mainstream and broken into the national league tables for SATs results.

A KIDDERMINSTER man admitted robbing a youth of his mobile phone when he appeared before Worcester Crown Court .

KIDDERMINSTER Camera Club will be moving to new premises in the new year. Members will meet at St Barnabas Church Hall, in Wolverley Road, from Monday, January 4, at an earlier time of 7.30pm. The club will also be restarting its monthly instructional meetings from February 3. Duncan McCormack, vice-president of the club, said: a oeWe look forward ...

A DJ who has appeared at the Ministry of Sound in London is heading to a Kidderminster nightclub on Friday.

AT this yeara s 75th Soroptimist International Conference in Cardiff, delegates from the Kidderminster and District Soroptimist Club received national recognition for their work with Asha, Wyre Forest.

A POPULAR Kidderminster band are using their annual Christmas party to support a local young football team.

THE CASE of a Halesowen teenager who admitted stealing lead worth up to A 15,000 from a Wolverley school's roof has been adjourned until the new year.

A KIDDERMINSTER primary school in special measures is one of the worst performing in the country for English and maths, according to new league tables based on childrena s SATs results.

THE first of Severn Valley Railwaya s Santa trains steams out of Kidderminster on Saturday.

Ms Morgan explained: a oeThe support we are receiving is phenomenal - we have more than 950 fans on our Facebook page and 15 members of the supporters club, as well has having received several donations from members of the public who appreciate the service we are offering.

A MAN who has been missing for two weeks could have been seen in Kidderminster or Hartlebury, police believe.

A TEENAGER already locked up for six years for wounding has admitted two more offences - but has not had his sentence increased.

A SPATE of vehicle crime has taken place in Kidderminster in which at least 18 cars were vandalised.

The number of primary schools with poor Sats results soared by almost 10 per cent this year, according to league tables.