Election candidates across the two counties visited homes, schools and businesses this week, as the campaign reached the half-way mark.

Conservative candidate Sir Michael Spicer presented an LEA development award to staff at Hampton, Malvern College's pre-prep school, on Wednesday.

He then headed to Holy Trinity Parish Hall for a public meeting and spent Thursday canvassing in Leigh and Kemerton. On Monday (April 25), he takes his campaign to Hanley Swan, before attending a public meeting at Upton Memorial Hall at 6pm.

Lib Dem candidate Tom Wells said the constituency had just received a visit from Lord McNally, the party's leader in the Lords, hot on the heels of visits by deputy leader Menzies Campbell and Simon Hughes.

He said he was canvassing six hours a day and estimated he had already covered 2,500-3,000 homes.

The UK Indepen-dence Party's West Worcestershire candidate, Caroline Bovey has been campaigning across the area.

Leominster's Conservative candidate Bill Wiggin has visited an average of ten villages a day. He also attended a public meeting in Bromyard on Tuesday.