Wild boar in the Forest of Dean ‘could swim across the River Severn’, expert claims

Wild boar currently living in the Forest of Dean could spread around the UK if they wanted to, according to a leading expert.  Dr John Dutton, an ecologist at the University of Worcester, told BBC Radio Gloucestershire the biggest boar population in the UK is in the Forest of Dean. He added that it is … Read more

Police pull body of woman ‘in her 20s’ from the River Severn

A woman’s body has been pulled from the River Severn after a 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder, police revealed today. Search crews discovered the body of a woman ‘in her 20s’ in Worcester as forensic officers searched a house nearby. Those living by one cordon claimed police told them a woman had … Read more

Man, 24, is arrested for murdering woman as police divers comb River Severn

A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder as police investigate a trail of blood found along a road. Three sites in Worcester have been cordoned off as search teams comb the River Severn for a woman’s body.    A house is being searched by police and forensic experts found what appear to be … Read more

Bird flu wipes out SIXTY of Worcester’s swans as images reveal carcasses floating in River Severn

Disturbing images reveal dead birds floating in the River Severn as 60 of Worcester’s 300 swans have been wiped out by bird flu.  The city’s emblematic swan population has decreased by one fifth as the River Severn has been filled with carcasses, leading locals to rename it a ‘swan graveyard’. Wildlife experts fear the number of swan deaths … Read more

Row erupts over bid to rename the Severn Bridge after the Queen

The NHS was founded in 1948 by Prime Minister Clement Attlee’s Labour Government as part of a huge overhaul of public services in the UK. It was formed out of a long-held belief in Britain that healthcare should be free at the point of delivery regardless of wealth or status, with the atrocities suffered in … Read more

Severn Bridge is CLOSED and hundreds of homes hit by power cuts

The Severn Bridge was closed and hundreds of homes were hit by power cuts this morning as Storm Aiden barrelled into the UK with gusts of up to 75mph and torrential downpours.   The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for high wind and rain across swathes of the UK as the first named storm … Read more

Severn river cruise review: Onboard the Edward Elgar amid some of Britain’s greatest treasures

We boarded the ‘Edward Elgar’ at Gloucester Docks, landlubbers almost childishly happy to be on the water in fine autumnal weather — and the crew seemed happy to greet us. We were the first people to board the boat since the dreaded virus confined us to barracks, so there was a sense of liberation all … Read more