CHANGES to a lifeline bus service have been lambasted after it was revealed it will no longer serve Lickey and make fewer stops in Rubery. Diamond Bus has switched its 202 to become a number 44 as part of the alteration which comes into force on Monday, June 1. The Read more…
The latest Office for National Statistics data to June 26 shows there were no CoViD-related deaths in four Worcestershire districts Worcestershire has recorded its lowest coronavirus death toll since before lockdown began according to the latest Office for National Statistics weekly figures. And there were no CoViD deaths registered in Read more…
As we come to the end of June there are good signs that life is getting easier in some respects, but there is a long way to go! Foodbank re-starts operating from Catshill Baptist Church from 1 July but everyone needs to phone in for an appointment so that we Read more…
BROMSGROVE has recorded its fewest weekly coronavirus deaths – two – in almost three months as new figures reveal which parts of the district were hardest hit at the height of the pandemic. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) data released each week shows just two Bromsgrove people died with Read more…
THE number of coronavirus patients who are back home with their families after receiving treatment at Worcestershire’s hospitals has reached 500. The trust which covers Kidderminster Hospital, the Alex and Worcestershire Royal, confirmed a total of 500 people had returned home after receiving treatment for covid-19 on its wards. The Read more…
Anyone travelling on public transport in England must wear a face covering from Monday 15th June under a new rule. More than 3,000 extra staff including police officers are being deployed at stations to make sure people comply. Passengers without a covering will be asked to wear one, or will Read more…
Bromsgrove District Council are currently in the process of writing to shielded people (the very clinically vulnerable) across the District who have not responded to Worcestershire County Council’s attempts to contact them so far. The list of shielded people who have not responded to contact made by the County Read more…
THE last of Worcestershire’s temporary Coronavirus intensive care units are being closed down today. The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust announced today that all affected patients are now being cared for at the main units at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Charles Hastings Way and the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. Worcestershire Acute Intensive Care posted Read more…
Lockdown measures have been slowly lifted across England following the last review by the UK government on May 28. The review saw a number of changes introduced, including the rules on meeting family and friends, reopening of shops, and a phased return for schools in England, as the country entered phase two of Read more…
DOCTORS in the West Midlands fear a second Covid-19 peak. BMA West Midlands Regional Council’s latest survey shows nearly half of doctors in the region are not confident in their ability to manage a second influx of cases. Council chair Dr Stephen Millar has warned against easing lockdown too quickly. Read more…