HOUSEBUILDING company Barratt Mercia has taken on six new trainees at its Bluebell homes’ development in Nuneaton. The new recruits, who are all pupils at The Nuneaton Academy, are carrying out their training at the Nuneaton Opportunities ...

The number of people who have reported being stalked in south Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire has increased, police have revealed. But West Mercia Police said the overall figures for the force area dropped as the number of harassment orders in ...

MerciaTreccies successfully defended their title on Saturday 12 May at The British Horse SocietyWest MidlandsRegion Adult Gymkhana Competition, lifting the Clueso Cup for the second time. The winners had to fight off strong challenges from six other teams ...

There are almost 4,000 sex offenders being managed by police experts from the West Midlands, Staffordshire and West Mercia forces. Of those, 42 have gone underground. The Express & Star submitted a Freedom of Information request to the three ...

Ancient records refer to it as Tamworthig, the 'enclosure on the Tame'. A mighty kingdom known as Mercia, one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, grew up around Tamworth. Mercia's often noisy neighbours included Northumbria, Powys, the kingdoms ...

West Mercia Police said the premises were broken into some time between 11.30pm last Wednesday night and 9am the following day. Officers have contacted adult shops in the area to alert them in case they are offered any of the stolen goods. PC Emma Gunnell ...

Offa’s Dyke Path crosses Wales from north to south. It loosely follows the line of King Offa of Mercia’s original ditch, as well as the line of the official border between Wales and England. Beginning at the seaside town of Prestatyn ...

Based in Australia, Promax was founded in 1989. Some Promax executives, including Americas operations President Alan Miller, had previously worked together at Mercia Software, which was purchased by Infor in 2005. The deal is subject to closing conditions ...

As a result, about 20 MRI scans were cancelled causing delays for patients awaiting treatment. Richard Ewels, for West Mercia Police, said: “If the Nuffield had not identified the theft, then the MRI scanner could have been completely destroyed.

A West Mercia Police spokeswoman said: “West Mercia Police is warning drivers to be on their guard for similar set ups – usually in lay-bys or car parks – where motorists are flagged down and asked for cash for petrol or for jewellery, which then ...