Worcestershire news

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General news from the BBC web site:

Army regiment to parade in town An army regiment is to march through a town centre in a visit which will formally recognise its Freedom of the Borough status.

Teaching job gets 150 applicants A primary school in Worcestershire is inundated with 150 applications for just one teaching job.

Troops stage home-coming parade The 2nd Battalion Mercian Regiment parades through Oldbury to mark its return from Afghanistan.

Family accused of stabbing murder A mother, father and son murdered a teenager during a pre-arranged fight to settle a feud, a court hears.

Funeral held for river death girl A funeral is being held for a five-year-old girl who died after being trapped in a car which went into the River Avon.

Work starts on new health centre Building work starts on a multi-million pound health centre in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.

Plans to change market hall site Plans are put forward to change a market hall site in Bromsgrove into a pay and display car park.

Hospital visitors banned over bug The NHS in Worcestershire bans visitors from a hospital to prevent the spread of a sickness bug.

Computers 'delaying fire engines' Hereford & Worcester fire crews attending 999 calls are delayed 54 times in a year, mainly because of computer navigation errors.

Call to protect rural shopkeepers The mother of murdered sub post-office worker Craig Hodson-Walker backs a campaign to increase protection for rural shopkeepers from criminals.

'Huge hole' left in school roof A hole appears in the roof of a Worcestershire middle school when thieves steal a large quantity of lead overnight.

Terms agreed over training firms Administrators agree terms with companies to buy the interests of two Worcestershire training firms.

Three held in rugby rape inquiry Three members of an England rugby squad are arrested after a woman alleges she was raped at a party in a Worcestershire hotel.

Fall boy is 'lucky to be alive' Paramedics say a nine-year-old boy is "lucky to be alive" after falling 20ft on to a Kidderminster roadside.

Police 'failures' in killing case West Mercia Police made a "a number of failings" when dealing with complaints from a man later attacked and killed.

Man's body found in wildlife area An investigation starts after the body of a man is found at a nature reserve in Worcestershire.

Homes built from recycled plastic A company develops technology to build houses from 18 tonnes of waste plastic which would otherwise have gone to landfill.

Brain-injury centre under threat A teaching centre in Worcestershire for people with severe brain damage faces a funding crisis due to planned government spending cuts.

Hotel fire treated as suspicious A fire at a disused hotel in Malvern, Worcestershire, is being treated as suspicious.

Car maker wins trademark battle A Chinese car maker wins its High Court battle over one of the most famous names in British motoring history.

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