Kieran Williams

3 days ago | worcesternews.co.uk | Kieran Williams

Alfie Steele died at his home in Droitwich in February 2021 after suffering years of abuse and neglect from his mother Carla Scott and her partner Dirk Howell. West Mercia Police referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over its handling of prior contact with the family after Howell was convicted of murder and Scott was convicted of manslaughter in 2023.

4 days ago | worcesternews.co.uk | Kieran Williams

Just over £2,992,981 in council tax payments from 2024 is still owed by 5,774 people in Worcester as of April 1, 2025. Among this number, 2,644 people still owe a combined £1,616,851.08 from 2023, and 2,049 are required to pay their council tax from 2023. Almost £200,000 is still owed by 460 people from as far back as 2018. Worcester City Council is in charge of collecting council tax and can issue reminder notices if it is not paid by its deadline.

5 days ago | worcesternews.co.uk | Kieran Williams

Andrew Lawton, 49, appeared at Worcester Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (June 18) charged with exceeding the speed limit on a motorway. Lawton, of St Michael's Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, was snapped by a variable speed camera on August 28, 2024, while driving a Peugeot six miles above the posted speed limit of 40 miles per hour, which had been reduced from 70 miles per hour. He was caught while driving between junction 15A and junction 15 of the M1, near Northampton.

6 days ago | worcesternews.co.uk | Kieran Williams

Wagamama Cotswolds will welcome its first guests on Wednesday, July 16, as the Japanese restaurant chain opens its first new store in Britain in 2025. Emily Wharton, regional marketing manager for Wagamama in the Cotswolds, said: "We are so excited to open the doors to our brand-new restaurant in the Cotswolds at the new Cotswolds Designer Outlet in the summertime.

6 days ago | worcesternews.co.uk | Kieran Williams

Plum Tree Glamping, near Pershore, won the Glamping Experience of the Year at the Central England Prestige Awards held at Moor Hall Hotel and Spa, Sutton Coldfield. Maggie Hall, owner of Plum Tree Glamping, was delighted to have won the award. She said: "Plum Tree Glamping is delighted to win The Central England Award for Glamping Experience of the Year. "It shows we must be doing something right, especially as the award criteria are largely driven by customer feedback.