The Court of Appeal increased Ryan Sutton’s sentence by three years after his case was referred by the Solicitor General under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme. The court heard that Ryan Sutton (24), from Worcester, met the 10-year-old victim on social media...
Despite challenging winter weather and multiple flood events, restoration work on the scheduled monument listed Powick Old Bridge is making steady progress, with significant milestones already achieved in preserving this historic landmark. With approval from key...
The owners of two neglected equines who were found underweight and suffering unnecessarily have been disqualified from keeping equines for 10 years. The two filly equines known as Foxy and Rain had poor bodily conditions, a worm burden, lice infestations and overgrown...
Photo Credit: Environment Agency A prosecution by the Environment Agency has resulted in the conviction of 2 companies for causing trade effluent to pollute 3 kilometres of a Worcestershire brook. The companies have been ordered to pay fines and costs in excess of...
The final 12 tonne section of Worcester’s new walking and cycling bridge over the River Severn, Kepax Bridge, was lifted into place earlier this month. With the help of a 1,000-tonne crane, today’s work completes all the bridge lifts, which have taken place over the...
