GAY men are being treated to a luxury weekend in Malvern to help them come to terms with their sexuality - courtesy of the NHS. Fifteen homosexuals will stay free of charge at Runnings Park, a top-notch rural retreat set in 17 acres of rolling parkland
THE workings of Worcestershire's political scene will become much clearer to the public following a massive shake-up of the way the county council is run. By May next year, a new cabinet-style structure will be firmly in place, affecting health, education
FORMER Bromsgrove GP Dr Jim Swire today called for a public inquiry into Lockerbie after new claims about safety at Heathrow Airport before the bombing. Dr Swire, whose 23-year-old daughter Flora died in the tragedy, said the claims of a Heathrow security
A TEENAGER who launched a ferocious attack on a customer in a burger bar queue was lucky not to be facing a murder charge, a court was told. Recorder Gareth Evans QC said victims of violence often died after falling to the ground and striking their heads
A TERRIFIED schoolgirl has been given a reprieve before the boy she says sexually assaulted her walks back into class. Education chiefs assured her mum the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, would be excluded from the special school until the
A WORCESTER law lecturer has completed a part-time masters degree course with a dissertation on human cloning. John Duddington's findings on the legal aspects of cloning have been published in two journals. He was awarded an LL.M with a distinction in
WHEN a giant of a man takes to the stage at a comedy club with a dinky guitar dangling around his belly you can never be sure what to expect. But Mitch Benn has the rare ability to do comedy songs that are actually funny. Mitch looks like the bastard
VANDALS have run riot at a Worcester playground and ruined the equipment by pouring paint all over it. The wrecking spree saw swings, slides and protective matting in the Humber Road play area damaged with white paint. To add insult to injury, the vandals
A QUARTER of a mile of stationary oil engines were on display at the Hanbury Steam Rally held at Worcester Racecourse. More than 600 exhibitors attended the rally, including Tom Attwood who drove his Fowler B6 locomotive from Eastnor Castle under its
A street fight involving five youths in Kidderminster is being investigated by police. The disturbance happened outside Star News newsagents in Stourport Road at 4.20pm last Thursday when a passer-by saw the five teenagers begin hitting each other. Minutes
KADEER Ali looks set for a place in Worcestershire's side for their last County Championship Division Two match of the season which opens against Middlesex at New Road tomorrow. The 18-year-old batsman is poised to take over from Paul Pollard. Kadeer
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers old Achilles heel of conceding goals from set-pieces let us down again on Saturday when we lost 2-0 at table-topping Roch-dale. It's something I don't really want to harp on about, but fans can rest assured it is something we do
WORCESTER City boss John Barton is guarding against over-confidence ahead of his in-form side's clash with Merthyr Tydfil tonight (7.45). But City's manager admits there is a score to settle after the Welsh side trounced City 4-1 at Penydarren Park last
KADEER Ali looks set for a place in Worcestershire's side for their last County Championship Division Two match of the season which opens against Middlesex at New Road tomorrow. The 18-year-old batsman is poised to take over from Paul Pollard. Kadeer
JOHN Brain was delighted with Worcester Warriors' young guns despite seeing his side sliding to a 37-23 defeat against Bath United at Sixways last night. The head coach looked on as Worcester's second string lost out to a well-drilled Bath outfit but
REDDITCH United's player-coach Gary Hackett faces his old club Stourport Swifts when they visit the Valley Stadium for an eagerly awaited local derby tonight (7.30) in the Dr Martens Western Division. The former West Bromwich Albion player and his new
ED Dunlop's fillies have done him proud this season and the trainer can take another Group prize with Ranin at Doncaster tomorrow. Lailani has been the yard's flag bearer with an amazing six victories in a row, including the Irish Oaks and Nassau Stakes
Redditch chairman Rod Laight has announced tonight's home fixture with Stourport will go ahead. A sombre Laight said a minutes' silence would be held before kick-off. "We have to hold a minute's silence to remember those poor souls. "It will be a sombre
I FEEL I must reply to H Ray's letter (You Say, September 3). I have always owned a cat but have never had one that killed any birds or animals. A black cat of many years ago would like to sit beneath the bird table but he would take no notice if a bird
THERE has been a lot of correspondence about religion, the existence of God and related matters in the Evening News lately. I would like to widen the argument to question the wisdom of allowing an increasing number of schools to be single-faith schools
AFTER being inspired by a local resident's complaint regarding litter and dog faeces, I asked the council if it would be possible to get a dog dirt bin sited at the top end of Weir Lane where the main cycle route and riverside walk leads to Worcester
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MORE than 100 local jobs have gone on offer at a special Jobsfair in Worcester's CrownGate shopping centre. The Jobsfair, organised in conjunction with Worcester Jobcentre, will run until the end of the month and offers positions with Boots, Debenhams
THE demise of telecoms giant Marconi will have an impact on the region's economies, including that of Worcester, according to the Midlands' economic development agency. Advantage West Midlands chairman, Alex Stephenson, said although a mapping exercise
THE parents of a schoolgirl who claim their daughter had a chunk of her finger bitten off by bullies have vowed to teach her at home until the problem is dealt with. Nicholas and Caroline Cook want serious action taken after 13-year-old Kelly was attacked
AN accident which left a schoolboy bruised and shocked has prompted fresh calls for traffic calming measures on a busy Worcester road. The 14-year-old Elgar High School pupil was trying to cross the busy Bilford Road at the Astwood Road junction yesterday
COACHLOADS of Archers Addicts turned up in their droves for a tour of one of the BBC Radio 4 drama's sights. The Old Bull Inn at Inkberrow, better known for being The Bull, in Ambridge, hosted hundreds of Archers' listeners as part of the programme's
A WORCESTER man who has organised a sponsored walk in memory of his wife wants her old friends to put their best feet forward and take part. David Billings hopes to raise money for The Brain Tumour Foundation after his wife Vanessa died suddenly in May
DRIVERS in Worcester could be stung with 3,000 extra parking tickets each year if the city council decides to take over the reins from the police. The authority's executive committee is looking at plans to decriminalise parking in the city - meaning tickets
A woman who is accused of hitting a man on the head with a bottle in a pub skirmish is to go to crown court for trial, district judge Philip Browning ruled at Kidderminster. He bailed Tina Banner, 26, of Goldthorn Mews, Foley Park, for committal on October
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Jan Molby appears to have ruled out linking up with Harriers' old boy Lee Hughes at managerless Coventry City following the resignation of Gordon Strachan. The Aggborough boss insists he still has a job to do at Harriers
TODAY'S Front Page revelation that 15 gay men are being treated to a luxury break in Malvern to help them come to terms with their sexuality, is certain to raise a few eyebrows. And the fact that the weekend at a top-quality rural retreat is being paid
SAM Shilton has an extra special reason to impress when Kidderminster Harriers face Plymouth Argyle in a Nationwide League Division Three clash at Aggborough on Saturday. The 23-year-old midfielder used to be on the Pilgrims books while his father Peter
JOHN Brain was delighted with Worcester Warriors' young guns despite seeing his side sliding to a 37-23 defeat against Bath United at Sixways last night. The head coach looked on as Worcester's second string lost out to a well-drilled Bath outfit but
FOURTH placed Hereford United face a crucial top of the table clash tonight when they visit Dagenham & Redbridge in the Nationwide Conference (7.45). The Daggers are lying in second spot and Bulls' boss Graham Turner is expecting a tough match. Turner
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Jan Molby appears to have ruled out linking up with Harriers' old boy Lee Hughes at managerless Coventry City following the resignation of Gordon Strachan. The Aggborough boss insists he still has a job to do at Harriers
Worcester's new two-day Autumn Regatta was a roaring success, drawing hordes of spectators on both days. The new 450-metre sprint event on the second day - rowed against the stream - made for race after race with really close finishes. The first day was
WORCESTER City boss John Barton is guarding against over-confidence ahead of his in-form side's clash with Merthyr Tydfil tonight (7.45). But City's manager admits there is a score to settle after the Welsh side trounced City 4-1 at Penydarren Park last
YOU regularly publish letters from people who have the answer to the huge animal welfare problems facing the UK. They say don't eat meat. Fine! That answer may allow the "caring vegetarian" to sleep at nights but it does absolutely nothing to help the
n IN reply to George Cowley (You Say, September 1) I do not doubt that nuns have minds of their own these days and I think that they possibly did in days long ago. However, I only referred to nuns in order to illustrate the frame of mind in which young
ANITA Knittel is joined in her barrage against British farming and abattoir services by Amanda Birbeck (You Say, September 4). They are among a tiny minority who do not see fit to eat meat. While disagreeing with their ideas, they have every right in
The world is in shock after the worst terrorist act of all time was today carried out against America. A special late edition of the Worcester Evening News is on the sale now. AN ex-pat from Worcester living in New York has spoken of the terror gripping
Thousands of people are feared dead after two hijacked aircraft destroyed New York's World Trade Centre in the worst terrorist attack of all time. The whole of America was gripped by terror after the suicide bombers struck with devastating deadliness.
London was today on red-alert amid fears terrorist fanatics would target Britain - America's biggest ally. Prime Minister Tony Blair returned to London after cancelling his keynote speech to the TUC conference in Brighton to chair a snap Cabinet meeting
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PERSONNEL managers in Worcester may want to attend a free seminar on ways to handle stress at work. Stress affects us all but it is the way we deal with it that matters. Organised by recruitment consultancy Executive PAs and Keith Fraser Consulting, the
