A "WILDCAT" schoolgirl and her partner in crime have been locked up for eight months after a reign of terror on a Worcester estate. The 14-year-olds have attacked police officers, taunted a woman about losing her baby and beaten a school caretaker so
A "WILDCAT" schoolgirl and her partner in crime have been locked up for eight months after a reign of terror on a Worcester estate. The 14-year-olds have attacked police officers, taunted a woman about losing her baby and beaten a school caretaker so
UNIVERSITY College Worcester gives the economy a massive £73m boost every year, according to a new study. The survey has revealed the college is a "magnet of spending power" through its 600 employees and 5,200 students and is praised for its vital role
MOTORBIKE riders who use a Worcester estate as a racing track are being targeted in a police crackdown. Complaints have been made about the bikes being driven across pathways in Warndon Villages, at the rear of Warndon Community Centre and in Brickfields
GREEN Transport Week is off the agenda in Worcester this summer because the city council says it cannot afford to foot the bill. Since 1996, the authority has tried to give the public and alternative transport a lift. June has usually been chosen as the
WORCESTER MP Mike Foster swept back into power today after a second victory at the polls. But the MP's majority slipped by more than 1,600 after a poor turn out of voters, totalling just over 62 per cent. Worcester's Mayor, David Clark, confirmed Mr Foster's
KEY: Candidate Name Political Party Number of votes Percentage of votes BROMSGROVE ALVECHURCH Sandra D Docker (Lib Dem) 775 17.1 George H Lord (Con) 2336 51.5 Derek Waters (Lab) 1427 31.4 BARNT GREEN Thomas W Gray (Lib Dem) 1156 21.5 William R Newnes
ELTON Moncrieff is to join Worcester's ever increasing array of talent after the Sixways club pulled off yet another coup. The scrum-half, who played a central role in Gloucester's Heineken Cup campaign last season, will sign a two-year deal following
NEXT season is set to be a crucial year for a number of Hereford United's youngsters, according to boss Graham Turner. He believes a number of his side's younger players are good enough to play league football but says it is now time to show what they
FORMER Worcester Rugby Club coach Adrian Skeggs has wished his ex-employers all the best before flying back to Australia this week. Last season's director of coaching at Sixways was in philosophical mood as he looked back on his 12 months in charge but
ELTON Moncrieff is to join Worcester's ever increasing array of talent after the Sixways club pulled off yet another coup. The scrum-half, who played a central role in Gloucester's Heineken Cup campaign last season, will sign a two-year deal following
WORCESTER City coach Mick Tuohy is expecting striker Mark Owen to turn on the tricks next season. Tuohy believes the prolific forward needs to adapt his game to give it an unpredictable edge to bamboozle defenders next season. John Barton's right-hand
KEY: Candidate Name (Political Party) Number of votes Percentage of votes BROMSGROVE ALVECHURCH Sandra D Docker (Lib Dem) 775 17.1 George H Lord (Con) 2336 51.5 Derek Waters (Lab) 1427 31.4 BARNT GREEN Thomas W Gray (Lib Dem) 1156 21.5 William R Newnes
GEORGE Cowley frequently complains about his health past and present. He should think himself lucky. He will not have to look far to see someone much worse off than himself. JOHN NORWOOD, Kidderminster.
BRITAIN should follow the example of Norway which enjoys a free trade agreement with the EU and which exports more per capita to the EU while not being burdened by membership. We should seek to emulate Norway's happy position which, in contrast to Tory
M BURCHER (You Say, June 5) says he/she also, like John Richards, watched the buses go by, which suggests he lives on the bus route. What person in their right mind would actually drive away from the city to catch a bus into that city? Having read the
I'M writing in support of the Worcester North park-and-ride scheme. I've found the service to be reliable and efficient and the buses to be modern, clean and comfortable. The week-day price of £1 per car gives excellent value for money and drops passengers
CONSERVATIVE Sir Michael Spicer conceded that he had bucked the trend last night after increasing his majority in West Worcestershire. The MP beat off a challenge by the Liberal Democrat candidate Mike Hadley and pushed his majority over 5,000, polling
KIDDERMINSTER hospital campaigners have continued to change the political face of Worcestershire. Horse-trading was due to start in earnest today as the Conservatives and Labour parties held separate meetings, to regroup in the wake of yesterday's results
THE county's political scene has been described as a "mess" in the wake of no single party being able to muster an overall majority. The Conservatives ended up as the single largest group, but have been left confused following the seizure of six seats
A VILLAGE postmaster's "life and death struggle" with a masked raider armed with a sawn-off shotgun was described to a jury at Worcester Crown Court. Richard Watkins was alone in the store at Wolverley, near Kidderminster, when two men burst in. In the
A WOMAN was punched in the face by a teenage girl mugger who then snatched her purse. She was attacked as she walked along the pathway known as The Long Walk by Farriers Corner on the Westlands estate in Droitwich. Police are renewing their appeal for
THE announcement of new national standards for nursing homes has been greeted by a sceptical response in Worcester. Members of the Worcester Community Health Council have voiced fears that nursing homes throughout the county would fail the regulations
RESIDENTS at a sheltered housing scheme have been plagued by a spate of thefts from their award-winning Worcester gardens. They claim that as the thefts are so small, they do not merit much response from the police but are left "devastated" by the crimes
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are looking to encourage more young fans through the Aggborough turnstiles next season. They hope to tempt youngsters with a price scheme which would make it possible for under 16s to be admitted for just £1 a game. Chairman Lionel
KEY: Candidate Name (Political Party) Number of votes Percentage of votes BROMSGROVE ALVECHURCH Sandra D Docker (Lib Dem) 775 17.1 George H Lord (Con) 2336 51.5 Derek Waters (Lab) 1427 31.4 BARNT GREEN Thomas W Gray (Lib Dem) 1156 21.5 William R Newnes
ASK not what others can do for you... ask what you can do for others. That maxim has been taken to heart by the people of Worcestershire in recent weeks, to the great benefit of St Richard's Hospice. A total of 15,000 books, 13,000 of them from the general
Conservative hold - Peter Luff (Con) 22,937; David Bannister (Lab) 12,310; Robert Browne (Lib D) 8,420; Anthony Eaves (UKIP) 1,230. Majority: 10,627 Turnout: 62.4%
PAUL Pollard is set to return for Worcestershire Royals is their Norwich Union League Division Two clash against Sussex Sharks at Horsham tomorrow. The former Nottinghamshire left-hander has been dogged by a niggling hamstring injury for the last six
OFF-spinner Mark Davis claimed the vital wickets of Anurag Singh and Graeme Hick to lead Sussex's victory bid over Worcestershire on a turning Horsham wicket. But the outcome of the Division Two clash was finely balanced today as Worcestershire, set 327
PAUL Pollard is set to return for Worcestershire Royals is their Norwich Union League Division Two clash against Sussex Sharks at Horsham tomorrow. The former Nottinghamshire left-hander has been dogged by a niggling hamstring injury for the last six
A SUPERB second round 67 put Evesham's Jeremy Robinson just five shots off the lead in the Compass Group English Open at the Forest of Arden club. The Vale Golf Club member had a topsy-turvy round which included two bogeys but was sprinkled with a magnificent
WORCESTER City coach Mick Tuohy is expecting striker Mark Owen to turn on the tricks next season. Tuohy believes the prolific forward needs to adapt his game to give it an unpredictable edge to bamboozle defenders next season. John Barton's right-hand
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are looking to encourage more young fans through the Aggborough turnstiles next season. They hope to tempt youngsters with a price scheme which would make it possible for under 16s to be admitted for just £1 a game. Chairman Lionel
FORMER Worcester Rugby Club coach Adrian Skeggs has wished his ex-employers all the best before flying back to Australia this week. Last season's director of coaching at Sixways was in philosophical mood as he looked back on his 12 months in charge but
KEY: Candidate Name (Political Party) Number of votes Percentage of votes BROMSGROVE ALVECHURCH Sandra D Docker (Lib Dem) 775 17.1 George H Lord (Con) 2336 51.5 Derek Waters (Lab) 1427 31.4 BARNT GREEN Thomas W Gray (Lib Dem) 1156 21.5 William R Newnes
NEXT season is set to be a crucial year for a number of Hereford United's youngsters, according to boss Graham Turner. He believes a number of his side's younger players are good enough to play league football but says it is now time to show what they
KEY: Candidate Name Political Party Number of votes Percentage of votes BROMSGROVE ALVECHURCH Sandra D Docker (Lib Dem) 775 17.1 George H Lord (Con) 2336 51.5 Derek Waters (Lab) 1427 31.4 BARNT GREEN Thomas W Gray (Lib Dem) 1156 21.5 William R Newnes
LIKE poet Christine Southam's house (The Mike Pryce Feature, May 26) there is stuff all over the place in my flat. The dust tends to accumulate on shelves and odd corners, too. I do have a quick flick round when someone is calling. I don't buy those yellow
SUPT Simon Adams' response to recent criticisms of the police cites the usual excuse of having insufficient staff (You Say, May 31). If I had used this excuse in my time in management it would have been an admission of my own inability to meet the remit
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club should, in my opinion, be made to pay back any subsidy or financial advice given to them by the English and Wales Cricket Board. Why should spectators be expected to pay up to £11 for a ticket and be treated to Worcestershire
THE Chancellor clearly stated on television that as from November, 2000, all cars under 1400cc would qualify for the lower car tax rate of £100. On checking later I was told by the RAC that in April, the DVLC would be letting us have the necessary refunds
OFF-spinner Mark Davis claimed the vital wickets of Anurag Singh and Graeme Hick to lead Sussex's victory bid over Worcestershire on a turning Horsham wicket. But the outcome of the Division Two clash was finely balanced today as Worcestershire, set 327
ELECTED Fran Oborski (Liberal Party Focus Save Our Hospital) 2,290 Simon Ballinger (Labour) 1,204 Mary Friend (Conservative) 672
THE date is soon approaching that will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the closure of a long-established Worcester school. St Martin's Boys in The Trinity was founded in 1883, but it held its final "Farewell Presentation of Prizes" on July 20, 1961
