Evesham since 1991. Evesham local news has been served since 1860 by the "Evesham Journal", now part of the Newsquest (Midlands South) Ltd. subsidiary of Gannett Corporation, which is predominantly a weekly free newspaper that is distributed over four counties. In 2007 the weekly free newspaper "Evesham Observer" was launched by Midlands-based Observer-Standard series of newspapers, now the family-owned Bullivant Media. Commercial radio stations that provide music and local news include Wyvern (radio) broadcasting on 96.7 FM, Touch FM broadcasting on 102 FM, and BBC Hereford & Worcester broadcasting on 104 FM and 94.7 FM. The Evesham Leisure Centre comprises two
Kidderminster Hospital & emergency department of Kidderminster Hospital, which had been closed the previous year. A new treatment centre was opened by the Duchess of Gloucester on the site in April 2005. Kidderminster Hospital Kidderminster Hospital is an acute general hospital in Kidderminster in Worcestershire, England. It is managed by the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The hospital has its origins in the Kidderminster Union Workhouse Infirmary which was completed about 1884. The hospital joined the National Health Service as Kidderminster Infirmary and Children's Hospital in 1948. It became Kidderminster and District General Hospital in 1974 and Kidderminster General Hospital in 2000.