AND they call it puppy love... Devoted dog lovers Michelle Farbrother and Anthony O'Neill will make history on their wedding day when their pet pooch Levi will be guest of honour. The couple have lived together at their Worcester home for seven years
A MAN has tried to abduct a schoolgirl as she walked to a village bus stop. He struck just after 8am yesterday as the 11-year-old was walking towards the bus stop in Shrawley Road, Fernhill Heath. A dark blue Metro-type car pulled up alongside her and
CLAIMS that hospital waiting lists in the county are being "massaged" in an attempt to hit Government targets have been denied by the chairman of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust has introduced a series of measures to reduce its routine
TWO Worcester pubs have pledged to support a fund-raising week which aims to raise the awareness of Victim Support. The Deer's Leap, on Droitwich Road, will host a fund-raising evening during the week which runs from Monday, February 19, to Sunday, February
SCOTT Cooksey is set to make history by becoming the first Hereford United player to play for the England semi-professional team. The 28-year-old goalkeeper has been named in a 16-man squad for the match against Wales at Rushden and Diamonds' Nene Park
Jennifer Capriati, one game from going out of the Australian Open in her very first match, did what few people thought she could today -- beat world number one and top seed Martina Hingis to win her first Grand Slam. The 24-year-old's 6-4 6-3 victory
ON-loan full-back Allan Davies says he's delighted to be spending a second month with Worcester City. The 28-year-old Burton Albion player has settled in well at St George's Lane since joining City last month, and has impressed most observers in the right-back
JAN Molby is delighted with the way Kidderminster Harriers players are reacting to his recent decision to slap seven of them on the transfer list. "It wasn't designed to be a kick up the backside, but probably that's the way it has worked out with one
TONY Yapp starts once again on the bench today at Exeter with Worcester Rugby Club coach Adrian Skeggs telling him: "patience is the key." The 23-year-old has made just one start this season and has found it impossible to jump ahead of Worcester's key
ON-loan full-back Allan Davies says he's delighted to be spending a second month with Worcester City. The 28-year-old Burton Albion player has settled in well at St George's Lane since joining City last month, and has impressed most observers in the right-back
MR Jones, of Malvern, wrote in You Say (Friday, January 19) that he wanted to avoid the hell of Birmingham's New Street station. If he travels to Hereford he can go direct on an hourly service to Manchester Piccadilly, Frequent services go to Leeds and
WITH reference to the letter written by Helen Smart in last week's You Say. Her contribution was typical of most opponents of hunting, in that it is based upon propaganda and ignorance of the true facts. Helen Smart states that "for the umpteenth time
HOW are Hereford United going to extricate themselves from their latest financial crisis? It's another tough situation for the Bulls, whose very existence has been threatened several times in recent years. Director of Football Graham Turner, who has described
BADGERS and householders could be in for a quieter life under new-look plans for a supermarket in Worcester's Hylton Road. Safeway first applied to put a store on the site of a former fruit and vegetable market in June 1999. But it has now made important
A WOMAN who injured a love rival in a Worcester nightclub with a glass has been ordered to pay her £500 compensation. Jealous Cheryl Howard, who had split up with Lee Hardiman, saw him talking to Joanna Clarke, another one of his ex-girlfriends. She knocked
A MAN who stole from a shop and a car to feed his heroin habit has been given a two-year probation order to help him continue to fight his drug problems. Worcester magistrates yesterday heard how Alexander Dowie's home was searched by police officers
PEOPLE use some funny things to mark their place in a book, as the staff at St John's Library, Worcester, will testify. But a slice of raw bacon must surely take the biscuit! A collection of almost 100 bookmarks left in returned books over the past five
OPPONENTS of a proposed vast housing estate in a village near Droitwich plan to picket councillors next week. Members of Keep Hadzor Special want to persuade them to turn down the scheme that would quadruple the village at a stroke. "We are going to make
SIR Neil Cossons is one of the most respected - and influential - voices in the world of conservation. As chairman of English Heritage, he has the awesome responsibility of supervising the maintenance of the historical legacy which helps make this country
JAN Molby is delighted with the way Kidderminster Harriers players are reacting to his recent decision to slap seven of them on the transfer list. "It wasn't designed to be a kick up the backside, but probably that's the way it has worked out with one
CRISIS club Bromsgrove Rovers are facing a race against time to stave off a winding-up order. Rovers must appear in court in Liverpool on Monday to try and settle an £18,000 demand from HM Customs and Excise. If they cannot pay the money the club will
HOW are Hereford United going to extricate themselves from their latest financial crisis? It's another tough situation for the Bulls, whose very existence has been threatened several times in recent years. Director of Football Graham Turner, who has described
VETERAN racehorse owner Bill Catstrey is celebrating a notable success. The 81-year-old from Bredenbury, near Bromyard, who has been an owner or trainer for 36 years, watched proudly on television as his horse Atalya (pictured above) won by 1 lengths
MR E F Showell writes (You Say, Wednesday, January 17) of the need for a return to discipline. But it is a known psychological fact that too much firm, authoritarian discipline produces outright rebellion from youngsters. GEORGE COWLEY, Windermere Drive
WITH regard to the hullabaloo over the hunting question: would it not be more appropriate to deal with things that are more urgent? Especially the NHS in Worcester. My wife has, on two occasions, been trolley-bound for five and seven hours at Ronkswood
AS leader of the Conservative Party, William Hague has spent most of his time jumping up and down in a desperate bid to create daylight between his party policies and those of the Government. The other week Mr Hague pledged George W Bush, the new US president
JUST before Christmas, the Government rushed through legislation which effectively tampers with our democracy. Typically, any group wishing to stand candidates for local or national government must first be registered, which involves significant bureaucracy
TIM Pinney writes (You Say, Thursday, January 11) that the Masters of Draghounds Association thinks that our land mass could only sustain the formation of 23 extra packs in the UK. If this is true, so be it. Some jobs may be lost but it is not the end
LAST November, Shirly Line - the former cookery writer for Berrow's Journal - wrote to see if readers had recollections of the Oyster Bar which stood in Angel Street, Worcester. Shirly, who remembered going to the bar with her father, is one of the country's
