WORCESTERSHIRE county councillors have put off a decision about whether to strike a deal with Tesco. The supermarket chain wants to level Christopher Whitehead High School and replace it with a store and six-island filling station. Its aim is to build
LUCY says: "If you fear that your children will be taken away from you because you acknowledge your drink problem then this is an ungrounded fear. Professionals want to help and support you." Lucy is sitting in a boardroom with Emma. As members of Alcoholics
PEOPLE interested in finding out what the Environment Agency discusses at a national level are being invited to attend a meeting in Worcester. The national board of the Government agency will be holding one of its bi-monthly meetings in the city tomorrow
OWNERS of American cars and trucks are being invited to exhibit their vehicles at the 2nd American Extravaganza. Owners can enter for the whole weekend or Sunday only at the event to be held at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern. Vehicles entered
SHOPPERS are being warned not to buy or use Spanish olive-pomace oil after tests showed it contained high levels of cancer-causing chemicals. Consumers and caterers in Worcestershire have been urged to steer clear after 60 times the amount of such chemicals
PUPILS donned trainers and shorts for a festival held by sixth form sports studies students at Pershore High. The youngsters came from Pinvin, Abbey Park and Drakes Broughton middle schools to enjoy an array of sporting activities such as basketball,
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers utility player Adie Smith has signed a new three-year deal with the club. The 27-year-old, signed from neighbours Bromsgrove Rovers for £19,000 in 1997, had another 12 months left on his existing contract, but manager Jan Molby
WITH its springy turf, stunted hawthorns and dry-stone walls, Bredon Hill brings an enticing hint of the Cotswolds to Worcestershire. It is, in fact, a Cotswold outlier, cut off from the main escarpment by glacial meltwater at the end of the Ice Age,
STUART Lampitt returns to Worcestershire's side for tomorrow's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy fourth round tie against giant-killing Herefordshire at New Road (10.45am). The long-serving paceman was rested for the County's Championship victory over
IRISH club De La Salle Palmerston have snapped up former Worcester coach Adrian Skeggs to be their new director of rugby. The Australian, who guided the Sixways club to second place in National One last season, is set to sign a two-year deal with the
RACEGOERS can again saddle up for more fun at Worcester tomorrow night. The Pitchcroft venue plays host to its second evening meeting of the summer on the back of a hugely successful Ladies Day. More than 4,500 flocked to Worcester for the annual event
MARK Williams has become Hereford United's third summer signing. The 22-year-old central defender has joined the Bulls after being freed by Rotherham United at the end of last season. He joins fellow newcomers Scott Voice and Scott Goodwin at Edgar Street
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers utility player Adie Smith has signed a new three-year deal with the club. The 27-year-old, signed from neighbours Bromsgrove Rovers for £19,000 in 1997, had another 12 months left on his existing contract, but manager Jan Molby
Formed:1924 President: Chairman: P.S. Hill. Vice Chairman: Directors: D.H. Vaughan, R.A. Fry, J. Simmonds, K. Benjamin (Assoc) Football Secretary: Joan Fennessy Manager: Graham Turner Assistant Manager: Dick Bate Physiotherapist: Simon Shakeshaft Coach
WORCESTER City face a testing start to the new Dr Martens League Premier Division campaign. John Barton's men begin at home to Weymouth on August 18 before a trip to relegated Kettering Town on August 21. They go to Ilkeston Town on August 25 before a
TWO cheers for New Labour's Mike Foster MP "Drug dealers should lose the roof over their heads" (Evening News, July 3). Why indeed should someone be allowed to deal drugs in a council house, with law-abiding people on waiting lists? However, the Human
SO we are to have the streetscape lined with banners, subject to design criteria and controls (Evening News, Thursday, July 5). In other words, a source of income for the council. Well, all right. If it's a level playing field, a few questions. 1 Will
DERRICK Oliver (You Say, July 2) is entitled to his opinion over Kidderminster Hospital. Fortunately, at least 28,000 of us do not agree with him. Neither do I agree with his statement that David Lock was arguably the best MP we have had in this constituency
LITTLE boy to his mummy: "Are you and Daddy grown up?" Mummy: "Of course we are." Little boy: "Well, why don't you have separate beds like me and my sister?" GEORGE COWLEY, Warndon, Worcester
REGARDING your Front Page article on Mike Foster's plans to concentrate on drug dealers (Evening News, Tuesday, July 3) I have to say he's completely wasting his time asking the public to blow the whistle on dealers. Here's a good example. I reported
STUART Lampitt returns to Worcestershire's side for tomorrow's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy fourth round tie against giant-killing Herefordshire at New Road (10.45am). The long-serving paceman was rested for the County's Championship victory over
Reports from the local 'derby' will be filed from tomorrow's game by our man at the New Road end - Chris Oldnall.
THE construction industry has experienced a reduction in overall activity, with businesses funding the projects "looking over their shoulders" before giving the go-ahead. The latest quarterly construction industry survey, by the Royal Institution of Chartered
CLARCON Limited, a manufacturer of building products based in Worcester, has been the subject of a management buy-in. Trefor Jenkins and Colin Black acquired the Blackpole Road company from Ensor Group plc for an undisclosed sum. "Our plans are to build
A TERRIFIED boy threatened by a knife-wielding ram-raider is to pick up an award for helping police. Quick-thinking Rhys Lowe memorised the registration of the stolen Toyota Corolla used in the raid and managed to give officers a full description of the
HEROIC, dedicated and outstanding county youngsters were due to be honoured today with special awards. West Mercia Police was to reward 21 youngsters with Good Citizen Awards after approaching schools for their nominations. The winners include 15-year-old
A PERSISTENT banned driver has been told to "pull himself together." Magistrates at Droitwich told 32-year-old Gary Wicks that he had the ability to improve his situation. "You're a sad case," said John Bennett, chairman of the bench. "You know that you're
AN angry mum says her housebound son has been left devastated by thieves who constantly steal from the garden she tends for him. Mary Graham says her son Nicholas "lives" for the pretty plot she cares for at the family home in Brickfields, Worcester.
NINETY-four jobs have been axed at the two Worcestershire sites of United Engineering Forgings. The vehicle components supplier has been forced to cut 66 jobs at Kidderminster and 28 at Bromsgrove, after suffering substantial losses over the last two
AN adventurous telephone operator hopes to swap her plush Worcester office for a mud hut and canoe in aid of tourism in the Third World. Sian Smith is to leave West Mercia Police's new Castle Street station and spend three months teaching children in
A TRAVELLING salesman drove twice the legal speed limit as he made his way to work. Reginald Sharratt was clocked by police driving an average 83.33mph on the A449 at Powick. The speed limit is 40mph. Magistrates at Droitwich yesterday spared the 43-year-old
A WORCESTER dad had a close shave when he lost his hair to raise money for a playgroup. Andrew Dobbins decided to take the plunge to drum up much-needed funds for the Acorn's Playgroup in Ronkswood. The father lost his locks at the Playgroup's annual
STUART Lampitt returns to Worcestershire's side for tomorrow's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy fourth round tie against giant-killing Herefordshire at New Road (10.45am). The long-serving paceman was rested for the County's Championship victory over
HEREFORDSHIRE have named the same side which beat Middlesex for tomorrow's C & G Trophy fourth round clash with Worcestershire at New Road. The line-up includes former Worcestershire players Harshad Patel, Ismail Dawood, Paul Thomas and skipper Chris
WORCESTER City face a testing start to the new Dr Martens League Premier Division campaign. John Barton's men begin at home to Weymouth on August 18 before a trip to relegated Kettering Town on August 21. They go to Ilkeston Town on August 25 before a
Danceabout can give her followers something to shout about with victory in the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow. Geoff Wragg's smart filly scored three times last season - a maiden, a Listed contest and the Group Two Sun Chariot Stakes - to take
IRISH club De La Salle Palmerston have snapped up former Worcester coach Adrian Skeggs to be their new director of rugby. The Australian, who guided the Sixways club to second place in National One last season, is set to sign a two-year deal with the
The Worcester first team squad for the 2001/2002 season is: Sateki Tuipulotu (Tonga), * Ben Hinshelwood, # Alistair Murdoch (Australia), * Chris Garrard, *# Winston Stanley (Canada), * Duncan Roke, Scott Barrow, * Chris Yates, Greg Meredith, Tony Yapp
MARK Williams has become Hereford United's third summer signing. The 22-year-old central defender has joined the Bulls after being freed by Rotherham United at the end of last season. He joins fellow newcomers Scott Voice and Scott Goodwin at Edgar Street
I WOULD like to thank everyone who sponsored me in my first full marathon that I ran in Leeds in May. Thanks to your generosity, £430 was raised and divided between St. Richard's Hospice and The British Lung Foundation. NIKI LEE, Worcester.
IN reply to John Hinton (You Say, July 5), while again showing undying support for the present Ministry of Defence, he still fails to acknowledge the number of ships and submarines laid up for uncompleted repairs. This is mainly through lack of funding
MOST religion these days seems to receive a bad Press. Past wars, crusades, and racism are cited as reasons not to be religious. Most critics seem to overlook the good work done by faithful people. However, comments such as those of Matthew A Clarke (
BEFORE I left Worcester more than five years ago to work in Europe, I often used to visit Worcester Library. At that time, the Library was not heavily used and the people that used them were either "academics" or those who were of retiring age. How life
