Coronavirus

A walk-in Covid vaccination clinic set-up so residents could get jabbed without booking an appointment, was a resounding success on Saturday 21 August. 265 people attended the four-hour clinic at Kidderminster Medical Centre with 115 people receiving their first jab. The clinic was coordinated by Public Health in Worcestershire, Wyre Forest Health Partnership and Wyre Forest Di ...

A pop-up vaccination clinic is set to open at Kidderminster Medical Centre this Saturday 21 August.  Anyone aged 18 or over who needs to have their first or second vaccinations, can ‘Grab a Jab’ with no appointment needed. Young people aged 16 and 17 who are now eligible to receive their vaccinations are advised to wait until they are invited. The walk-in vaccination clinic wil ...

Wyre Forest District Council has confirmed that retail shops and supermarkets may open for longer on Mondays to Saturdays during December and January. Most shops are not subject to planning conditions that limit their hours of opening. Following the Government’s announcement, the council will not seek to enforce any planning conditions that limit opening hours of retail shops a ...

Businesses that have been forced to close during the second national lockdown and were not eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant, can now apply for the Additional Restrictions Grant and receive a one-off payment. The Additional Restrictions Grant is also available to businesses that have been allowed to stay open but have had a significant financial impact because o ...

Halloween may seem tricky this year because of Coronavirus (COVID-19) but we can still treat ourselves. Our colleagues at Worcestershire County Council have produced a Worcestershire Spooks Safely pack for colouring fun, a word search, Halloween bingo and other games. With a few simple changes we can all have lot of fun without knocking on doors and handing out sweets. You may ...

Dr Kathryn Cobain, Director for Public Health for Worcestershire has sent a message to the people of Wyre Forest as the number of Covid-19 cases in the district continues to rise. Message from Dr. Kathryn Cobain, Director for Public Health for Worcestershire to the people of Wyre Forest. Monday 28 September 2020 “This week Wyre Forest is giving us some cause for concern. Cases ...

Shoppers in Bewdley will be getting a discount on their purchases in July, thanks to a scheme organised by Wyre Forest District Council with independent retailers in the town. The July Parking Payback scheme, which runs from Monday 29 June to Friday 31 July means that shoppers will get a discount of £2.00 – equivalent to two hours parking - when they spend at least £5.00 in par ...

To mark the start of Armed Forces week, the Armed Forces flag was raised at Bewdley Museum on Monday 22 June. Wyre Forest District Council’s Chairman Councillor Shazu Miah was joined by Mayor of Bewdley Councillor Anna Coleman and veteran Stuart Patterson in a socially distanced ceremony. The flag was raised to Dame Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’. This year’s public event was c ...

Wyre Forest District Council has outlined plans for a new temporary incentive scheme to help small independent businesses in Bewdley town centre recover from the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Wyre Forest District Council is planning for when the district’s town centres fully reopen.