A BABY born so tiny she could have "fitted into a jam jar" has defied the odds to give her proud parents the best Christmas possible. Harriette Mobbs weighed in at just under a pound when she was born 13 weeks prematurely on Monday, October 2. Now, almost
A WORCESTER baby who has spent her first seven months in a hospital bed is being given the ultimate festive gift - Christmas at home. Lauren Davis has spent only three days at her city home since being born with a rare digestive problem in May. But doctors
YOUNGSTERS under eight should not be given mini-scooters this Christmas, according to Worcestershire's Trading Standards officers. The toys are likely to become one of the year's most popular Christmas gifts. But Trading Standards has advised parents
CHRISTMAS in the Diglis area of Worcester has been postponed until April following the recent flooding. Residents of Waverley Street and nearby Cavendish Street have been struggling on, coping with sewage and water in their homes and without electricity
WE go into the Christmas break with a good feeling at the club after recording a convincing 51-3 win over London Welsh at the weekend. I was delighted with the way the side reacted to the defeat at Moseley because it is always a good test of a team to
RAY Woods is standing by for a shock Worcester City call-up in tomorrow's Dr Martens League Premier Division clash with King's Lynn at St George's Lane (3pm). The former Coventry City winger, who was released by the club in the summer of 1999, could figure
R G Spencer (You Say, December 13) claims that the European Union is a threat to democracy. Perhaps it would be fairer to describe the EU as a threat to sovereignty. Is this so bad? Would we really miss the sovereign state when it's gone, or could we
A WORCESTER mother has hit out at thieves who stole her son's Christmas presents from around their tree. Kim Fisher said she was "absolutely gutted" after discovering burglars had broken into her Ronkswood home. They took her Panasonic combination TV
A WOMAN has branded thieves "heartless" after they stole her husband's moped and ruined the family's Christmas. Betty Purser's husband Ivor suffers from thrombosis and relied on his 50cc moped to transport him around the city. The couple woke last Sunday
Christmas kiss led to marriage Mistletoe can be blamed for a lot of things during the festive season but few people can attribute 50 years of marriage to the Yuletide plant! Unlike Worcester couple Edith and Pete Watkins, who are celebrating their Golden
FED-up motorists say that Worcester traffic wardens are preying on cars in a city street, where they say there are no signs showing restrictions or double yellow lines. Paul Bourke said he watched in disbelief as one traffic warden booked a disabled driver
ASK homeless Craig Hampton and Paul Howdle how they feel about coming under the spotlight at Christmas and they both agree they wish people would spare them a thought the other 11 months of the year. "It's like Children In Need - everyone thinks about
WHEN Droitwich mum Nicky Taylor watches her children smile as they open their presents, the feelings of joy will soon be crushed by both sadness and guilt. Sadness because three of her five children have been torn from her, and guilt for having so much
A HANDFUL of sentences provide the focus for comment today, and we make no apologies if they fuel something akin to a Sunday sermon. Droitwich mum Nicky Taylor today explains the heartache of spending the coming days with only two of her five children
I HAVE had a pronounced limp since I unwittingly shot myself in the foot on November 29 - at least according to Allen Gregory (You Say, December 11). But actually I wasn't "criticising" John Rice - just making an observation. GEORGE COWLEY, Windermere
HAS anyone else noticed the now very frequent, dangerous and annoying practice of cyclists speeding through the paved and undercover precincts of our city? I am in the city most days of the week, but never see a policeman on the beat. I am sure that a
IT was refreshing to know that the Rev D Griffin and I share the same opinion on the Hollywood propaganda machine over the British wartime achievements,(You Say, November 30). My statement about Britain becoming America's 51st state is based on what I
IN support of the Tesco proposal to build a supermarket in St John's, Worcester City Council says that it wants to provide the pupils of Christmas Whitehead with "... . a really 21st Century education". Whatever this slogan means it would have more credibility
WHINGE, whinge, whinge. When will all these flood crisis moaners realise that the recent problems were not caused by Severn Trent, the Army or anyone else who just happened to be passing. Let's do what we British do best. Blame the blooming weather! JIM
I FULLY agree with R G. Spencer (You Say, December 13). British Taxpayers pay £30m a day (£11bn, a year) into the EU and for what? The EU has ruined our fishing communities, bankrupted our farmers, undermined our laws and institutions and damaged our
CONTRARY to Paul Stammer's assertions in his County Commentary (Evening News, Monday, December 11) 30mph speed limits have not been "foisted" on communities. There have been a few areas where the traffic-calming measures have not been wanted by the local
MAX Nottingham (You Say, December 12) is incorrect. It was not Gordon Brown's "generosity" that secured a rise in £5 for single pensioner and £8 for a couple. New Labour delegates opposed it at last year's Labour Party Annual Conference by a majority
