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HARVEST: Sophie Sidaway (front) with members of her family testing a juneberry harvester last year. Picture: Pershore Juneberries Ltd.

Sophie's novel crop idea brings fruitful rewards

THE Vale of Evesham was, for many years, known across the country for its market gardening and fruit and vegetable production.
ENTHUSIASM: Volunteers (fromt left to right) Emily Foster-Phillips, Rob Fogarty, Sue Wathen and Murdo MacDonald, offer their time, skills and experience to help others in the Pershore area

Volunteers reap the rewards of putting something back into the community

SEMI-RETIRED businessman Murdo MacDonald enjoys a bit of a laugh and he has plenty to chuckle about as a volunteer driver taking residents from Pershore and the surrounding villages to the shops, a day centre at Evesham and other destinations.

Staff at Worcestershire Royal MOVING: Hospital promote the End PJ Paralysis campaignPicture: Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust.

Hospital day clothes campaign aims to reduce patient stay and improve chances of living well at home

A FEW years ago staff at a hospital in Nottingham started looking into the reasons why patients were not getting up out of bed during their stay when they were fit enough to move.

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CHEERS: The Big Apple Cider and Perry Trials winners David and Fiona Matthews. Picture: The Big Apple

Small family-run cider and perry firm sweeps the board at annual competition

A SMALL family-run cidermaker, which was set up near Hereford five years ago, has swept the board at this year’s annual Big Apple Cider and Perry Trials.
magnificent: Male stag beetle. pICTURE: Janis Stock.

Your chance to help the magnificent but endangered stag beetle

WILDLIFE lovers in Worcestershire are being given the chance to contribute to a major study building up a picture of the population and activities of the magnificent, but endangered, stag beetle.

ADVENTURER: Drawing of Florence Baker riding a camel in Africa.

Friends help preserve our intriguing Worcestershire history

RETIRED Worcester teacher Barbara Jenkins loves a bit of detective work. And when a friend and fellow heritage enthusiast gave her a tip off about a very interesting and unusual Victorian woman laid to rest in Grimley churchyard, she got straight on the case.
CELEBRATING 300 YEARS: The new book about the history of Worcester Racecourse

New book reveals colourful social history of Worcester Racecourse

IN January 1824 Herefordshire-born Tom Spring, the heavyweight bare-knuckle champion of England, came to Worcester to fight Irishman Jack Langan.

CAMPAIGNING: Barbara Moss

Bowel cancer survivor campaigns to lower screening age

WORCESTER bowel cancer survivor Barbara Moss and her husband Mark are putting their full support behind a campaign to drop the age when people can be screened for the disease by the NHS.

BAREFOOT IN THE PARK: Feel the grass under your feet. Picture: Lucy Wood

Feel the benefits of the natural world in annual 30 Days Wild challenge

FAMILIES in Worcestershire are being invited to take part in an annual challenge and connect with nature for the month of June.
KEYS: Jacqui Watson was given the keys to the castle in 2015 when it was bought by the preservation trust. She is outside the front door.

Historical treasure saved and given a new lease of life for Worcestershire residents and visitors to enjoy

ELEVEN years ago the people of Worcestershire were in danger of losing access to one of the county’s historical treasures.

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