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Tenbury Community Hospital Minor Injury Unit..

Staff shortages a problem for NHS in county
FILLING more than a thousand vacancies with temporary and expensive agency staff is costing the NHS in Worcestershire more than £39 million every year.

The bed push fundraiser for the hospital was back

Bed push has been back

Neeko Hewson has had her book publshed

Tenbury teenager Neeko Hewson inspires

Twins Edith Dumbleton, right, and Dorcas Tobin, left, have recently celebrated turning 102 years old and still meet up every week despite living more than 80 miles apart. Picture: SWNS

Britain's oldest twins, 102, mark birthdays with 'frugal' cheese sandwiches

Lawyers have been supporting a Shropshire mental health charity

Lawyers supporting mental health charity

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Sam Putterill-Evans shared pictures of the charred Transport for Wales trains being moved from the crash site in Craven Arms

Watch Charred trains moved from crash site on Ludlow to Shrewsbury line

The Midlands Air Ambulance was sent to the scene

Motorcyclist dies in crash near Ludlow

Latest updates: serious crash closes Herefordshire road for 'several hours'

Latest updates: serious crash closes Herefordshire road for 'several hours'

Crime Commission on menu at Food Festival

Social care is a weak link

Social care is a weak link in health service

Cllr Vivienne Parry with one of the twenty eight hanging baskets to be put on display in Ludlow town centre as part of the Ludlow in Bloom festival and the Jubilee celebrations.

Ludlow for touch of magic for roundabouts

The Roadmaster tackles another stretch of road. Picture by Shropshire Council.

Roadmasters take to county roads

A bowel cancer screening kit

Screening can be a life saver so do it

UK Today

What is today's Framed? July 3 movie hints and answer

What is today's Heardle? July 3 song hints and answer

What is today’s Wordle? July 3 hints

What is today's Quordle? July 3 word puzzle hints and answer

Love Island First Look: New girls arrive as the villa finds out about Casa Amor

TOWIE star Yazmin seriously injured as ex Jake Maclean dies in car crash

The driver working on a Foden steam engine at the Bromyard Gala 2022. Picture: Sofie Smith

Watch Steam engines, classic cars and tractor pulling at Herefordshire show

West Midlands Ambulance Service has been under pressure

New call for return of rural ambulance stations

Councillor Lezley Picton, leader of Shropshire Council.

Lezley Picton coming to town to listen

Meeting in Clun bridge

Narrow bridge and heavy lorries do not mix

Griddy the hedgehog is recovering after rescue

Hedgehog rescue from cattle grid

The school run is the highest expense for parents, followed by trips to see friends at parties (Canva)

Taxi of Mum and Dad - Parents spend over £2,000 a year driving their kids around

Harpist Louise Thompson is one of the starts of the Church Stretton arts festival

Harpist will play at arts festival in Shropshire hills

Cllr Ed Potter (inset) has convinced Shropshire Council to try levelling up funding again.

New bid for levelling up funding

West Midlands Ambulance Service has been under pressure

Healthwatch wants views on ambulance service

The front entrance to the Station Drive Surgery in Ludlow..

New rules on masks in GP surgeries

The Richards Castle Soap box Derby returns to Herefordshire this weekend. Photo: Keith Gluyas.

Pictures Pictures: Home-made racers return to Herefordshire village

Ludlow Hospital.

Campaigner fears staff rule threatens future of hospital

The team from Specsavers putting masks and smiles on faces

All smiles at town opticians

Sam Holland before she diedwith her husband Don

Walking in memory of daughter Sam

Richard and Pamela Jones lay a wreath in memory of their son Craig, a soldier who died in the Falklands war

Couple remember fallen son

Ludlow Town Council offices at the Guildhall

Council to fill vacancies through co-option

The recently appointed Chairman to the League of Friends of Ludlow Hospital, Michael Evans with Hospital Manager, Katie Turton.

Hospital Friends looking to the future

Help with energy bills

Reminder of energy bills support

Sport

Lark Davies of England - Mandatory by-line: Robbie Stephenson/JMP - 16/03/2018 - RUGBY - Ricoh Arena - Coventry, England - England v Ireland - Women's Six Nations.

Lark joins Bears to 'grow as player'
LUDLOW rugby star Lark Davies believes her move to Bristol Bears will help her "grow as a person and a player" in World Cup year.

Luke Miles, opening bat for Ludlow CC, cuts the ball away en route to scoring 106 against Shifnal ll at the Burway. Picture: Trevor Patchett

Century for Miles keeps Ludlow in touch

Lark Davies of England - Mandatory by-line: Robbie Stephenson/JMP - 16/03/2018 - RUGBY - Ricoh Arena - Coventry, England - England v Ireland - Women's Six Nations.

Proud Davies leads England to victory

Herefordshire County Ground

This week's sports fixtures

Tenbury Swimming Pool..

Sunday swimming again at Tenbury pool

Ludlow’s Will Sparrow forces the ball through the onside in the drawn match against Oswestry. Picture: Trevor Patchett

Griffiths leads fight as Ludlow hit back

Tenbury beat Bromyard 19-0. Picture: Matthew Harber

Boss says Tenbury had good season

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National Sport

Former Wimbledon champions line up on Centre Court

In pictures: Wimbledon celebrates 100 years of Centre Court with past champions

Paul Casey becomes latest player to join LIV Golf series

Cameron Norrie is through to the Wimbledon quarter-finals

Cameron Norrie reaches first grand slam quarter-final with straight-sets win

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz celebrates victory at the British Grand Prix

Carlos Sainz wins British Grand Prix after incident-packed Silverstone thriller

Denmark Cycling Tour de France

Dylan Groenewegen lays ghosts of 2020 with Tour de France stage win

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Glacier which split off

At least six dead after Alpine glacier chunk strikes hikers in Italy

Chicago shooting

Gunman kills two people and wounds three police officers in shootout

Wimbledon 2022 – Day Seven – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

Britain’s last Wimbledon hope Norrie ‘deserves more attention’

Leo Varadkar comments

Border poll not appropriate or right at this time – Varadkar

Red Bull Soapbox race

Wacky racers descend on Alexandra Palace for soapbox challenge

Boris Johnson visit to Cornwall

Boris Johnson flew back from family trip to Cornwall on ministerial jet

Traffic is expected to be disrupted on the M4 amid protests over fuel duty (Benjamin Wright/PA)

Motorists warned of disruption on roads amid protests against rising fuel costs

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