THE family of a Worcester baby who spends her life hooked up to a feeding machine are praying she will be well enough to celebrate her first birthday at home this week. Little Lauren Davis was born with a rare digestive disorder at the Royal Infirmary
THE jury in the Worcester park rape trial has been warned not to convict on DNA evidence alone. Scientists discovered that semen stains left on the victim matched suspect Richard Bawden's DNA profile. But defence QC Patricia Lynch insisted it was "a myth
A TEENAGER who scarred a youth for life by biting off part of his ear has been sentenced to nine months' detention. Philip Payne lay in wait in a doorway in West Street, Hereford, for victim Nathan Andrews after he left a pub with his girlfriend. The
EIGHTEEN young Worcester women have now put their names forward for this year's Carnival Queen contest. And one of them, Jackie Law, has come a long way since she was last in the Evening News. She battled against anorexia in 1998 and at one point her
YOU'D be a hard-hearted soul, indeed, if you read Lauren Davis' story today and didn't feel at least a twinge of compassion. She was born almost a year ago with a rare digestive order which means she can't hold down food. For most of us, thank goodness
WEATHER-ravaged Worcestershire will be bidding to win their first one-day match at New Road for 11 months when they entertain Derbyshire in a Norwich Union League Division Two clash tomorrow. Their grim run goes back to June 14 when they triumphed by
WEATHER-ravaged Worcestershire will be bidding to win their first one-day match at New Road for 11 months when they entertain Derbyshire in a Norwich Union League Division Two clash tomorrow. Their grim run goes back to June 14 when they triumphed by
FORMER Worcester Rugby Club scrum-half Chris Simpson-Daniel believes Adrian Skeggs' foreign legion drove him out of Sixways. The 22-year-old, who will play for Bristol in the Zurich Premiership next season, said he felt harshly treated by the coach after
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers behind-the-scenes machine is working at full speed preparing for next season's bid for Nationwide League Division Three glory. A number of attractive friendly matches have already been arranged when Jan Molby's men will be airing
WORCESTER City skipper Carl Heeley has warned supporters not to get carried away by expectation next season. City will be expected to challenge for the Dr Martens League Premier Division title following their league cup success. But Heeley, who lifted
FORMER Worcester Rugby Club scrum-half Chris Simpson-Daniel believes Adrian Skeggs' foreign legion drove him out of Sixways. The 22-year-old, who will play for Bristol in the Zurich Premiership next season, said he felt harshly treated by the coach after
WORCESTER City's hopes of winning the Dr Martens League Premier Division title have been boosted by the news that they won't have to face Burton Albion next season. Nigel Clough's side, who finished runners-up to champions Margate last season, have switched
A CURIOUS feature of the whole sad saga of the foot-and-mouth outbreak has been the almost total lack of comment in these columns from the Countryside Alliance. I have seen no letter from its spokesman urging donations to the various hardship funds, no
THE pre-election bribery goes on and on. Now Evesham is promised a £1m facelift (if you don't put us back in of course you won't get it). They can make endless election bribes with money taken from pension funds and married men's allowances yet they won't
A CHAP who lives opposite me scathingly refers to my letters as "so-and-so" rubbish (I'm convinced he's secretly jealous). He calls the new council seats near Warndon shops the "George Cowley Memorial Seats" because I now regularly sit on them. GEORGE
AN antiques dealer was bound and gagged by armed raiders who threatened to knife him in his shop. One robber was forced to re-tie Peter Ridler after he spotted the brave dealer trying to free himself. After the two men fled Hansen Chard Antiques with
A MASSIVE £500,000 grant to research alternative ways of treating poor blood circulation has been awarded to Worcestershire Health Authority. The money will be used to investigate how exercise could replace surgery - and if the theory is proved, the procedure
JILTED Anthony Bates burst into a love rival's home armed with an imitation gun and took part in a revenge beating, a court was told. Bates attempted suicide after girlfriend Victoria Mills left him for Martin Williams. The 20-year-old nursing home employee
PROPOSALS for a chip shop in Worcester's Newtown Road look set to be approved, despite alleged racist opposition. The plans were thrown into doubt, at first, when city councillors said they were suspicious about a petition, supposedly from neighbours
PERSISTENT TV licence-dodgers in Worcestershire could have their comeuppance this week as TV Licensing launches its new stealth campaign. The tactic is a move away from the body's previous crackdowns, where evaders were warned before licence enforcers
DRIVERS and motorcyclists will see their speeds flash before them as West Mercia police launches its bid to cut the number of road accidents in Worcestershire. The force's new speed trailer, funded by the county council, will be set up at the side of
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers behind-the-scenes machine is working at full speed preparing for next season's bid for Nationwide League Division Three glory. A number of attractive friendly matches have already been arranged when Jan Molby's men will be airing
HEREFORDSHIRE begin their defence of the ECB 38 County Cup when they take on Wales in a group match at Pontardulais tomorrow. Former Notts seam bowler Kevin Cooper and left-arm seamer Kasir Shah are drafted into the squad. They replace South African Andre
WORCESTER City's hopes of winning the Dr Martens League Premier Division title have been boosted by the news that they won't have to face Burton Albion next season. Nigel Clough's side, who finished runners-up to champions Margate last season, have switched
GAZZA and Duncan Ferguson could be among the big names playing at Edgar Street in the summer, writes NAT SYLVESTER. Hereford United chief scout Ron Jukes has used his extensive contacts to fix up a friendly against an Everton XI on Saturday, August 11
DESPITE making a tactical sacrifice to enable his team-mate Jamie Alberts to win, Jon Dayus still managed a fine sixth place in the Tour du pays d'Iroise, 18 seconds behind the winner. Steve Dring was not quite able to extend his winning run in the Thursday
WORCESTER City skipper Carl Heeley has warned supporters not to get carried away by expectation next season. City will be expected to challenge for the Dr Martens League Premier Division title following their league cup success. But Heeley, who lifted
GAZZA and Duncan Ferguson could be among the big names playing at Edgar Street in the summer, writes NAT SYLVESTER. Hereford United chief scout Ron Jukes has used his extensive contacts to fix up a friendly against an Everton XI on Saturday, August 11
DAVID Andrews (You Say, May 12) seems to forget the Americans have a free vote to elect their President. We on the other hand are expected to toe the line to unelected bureaucrats in Brussels. It is my belief Winston Churchill alluded to a United States
A CORRESPONDENT writes of the enrichment he has received from Americans such as Disney, Porter, Gershwin and Kern. He also writes of those dark, desperate days of wartime and of the massive aid the US supplied. But he fails to mention, as did the other
IT was with dismay I heard yesterday that, after cases in Leicester and London, tuberculosis had been diagnosed at a Worcester School. In the late 1930s, both my maternal grandparents died from this dreadful disease. My mother's sister, who nursed her
AFTER lying low for several years, quietly and stealthily consolidating its position, that government quango Advantage West Midlands suddenly feels confident enough to rear its head and give us an advertorial. In other words another bit of government
PEOPLE who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. If the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mid-Worcestershire wants to criticise my voting record in the Commons, how does he explain the dismal performance of the area's only Liberal Democrat MP, Paul
BUSTLING and colourful scenes of life in Pershore's historic central square through the 1920s, 30s and 40s are brought vividly into the mind's eye, thanks to Edmund (Ted) Milward. Pershore "born and bred" and now in his 80th year, Ted comes from a family
