CHILDREN as young as 10 are to be shown a harrowing video of how heroin killed promising student Rachel Whitear. The former university student, from Herefordshire, died aged 21 alone in her bedsit. She had been introduced to heroin by her boyfriend three
A MAN died five days after being punched in the face outside an Evesham kebab shop, a jury heard. The blow allegedly struck by fairground worker Richard Parker against Sorren Prosser ruptured an artery taking blood to his brain. Mr Prosser, of Cornmill
Families of Worcestershire victims killed in the Lockerbie bombing are among those meeting Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to demand an independent inquiry into the tragedy. About 15 relatives are expected to meet Mr Straw at the Foreign Office in London
A sex offender who was attacked in the street tried to set his own home ablaze in a desperate cry for help, Worcester Crown Court heard. Derrick Groom pushed newspaper through the letterbox of his ground floor flat and set it alight, then pretended he
RENOWNED husband and wife artists Paul Powis and Sara Hayward are going global after winning lucrative contracts which will show their work all over the world. Mr Powis is to have four images of the Malvern Hills put into print by Wizard and Genius, which
STUDENTS from Worcester College of Technology stepped out in their own creations for a fashion show held to mark the end of a month-long city clean-up campaign. The girls, who are studying fashion and textiles, took up the challenge of creating costumes
A LOCAL charity may have failed to break a world record but it did manage to raise more than £2,000. Leukaemia CARE had hoped to beat the record for the number of 20p pieces in a line by collecting coins outside Worcester's Guildhall on Saturday. "We
THE problems posed by drugs in our society are becoming worse by the day. In 2000, about 3,500 people died in drug related cases in Britain. This year, that figure is likely to be even worse. Add to that the damage done to families and the catalogue of
FORMER mayor Whinray Coates says Malvern should hang its head in shame at missed opportunities to raise money for charity. She told the annual townmeeting on Thursday, May 16, that towns such as Upton and Tenbury had collected between £2,000 and £5,000
Position: Scrum half. Age: 27. Previous clubs: Cats (Super 12). Has 20 Springbok caps to his name and is rated highly in his native South Africa. Will expect to be number one at Sixways but faces tough competition from many people's player of last season
JOHN Brain has admitted he will stand or fall by the players he has brought into Worcester Rugby Club for next season's vital promotion campaign. The Sixways director of rugby has been busy since January bringing new faces to Worcester and is happy to
OVERNIGHT rain prevented a prompt start to Worcestershire's Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final showdown against Gloucestershire at Bristol today. Mopping up operations were in progress throughout the morning with umpires Nigel Cowley and Jeffrey Evans
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' chairman Colin Youngjohns has rubbished recent reports linking Craig Hinton with Stockport County. The 23-year-old defender was reportedly a £125,000 target for County boss Carlton Palmer but Youngjohns insisted it was old news
WORCESTER Norton girl's under 15 hockey team became national champions at Milton Keynes when they won a nail-biting penalty shoot-out after drawing 1-1 in the EHA Cup final against Hinckley. Having come through their third round match 3-0 against Katharine
WORECSTERSHIRE Saints suffered a crushing 84-0 defeat when they visited Hemel Hempstead Stags for a Rugby League Conference game. The Saints had the misfortune to play against a Hemel team who were smarting from two early season defeats. The Stags had
A MEMBER of staff of D.I.A.L. South Worcester will be at the Civic Centre, Pershore, from 10am to 12noon next Wednesday providing a free and confidential advice session. "If you are a disabled person, carer, member of the health and social services, or
A TEAM of eight walkers from the Epilepsy Action charity's Pershore branch have done their bit to boost funds. With Epilepsy Action Week taking place this week they took part in a six-mile walk last Sunday, which raised more than £200 for the charity.
ON last night's Dispatch Box on BBC 2 (Wednesday, May 15) Andrew Neil mentioned that many of these asylum seekers were young men from Afghanistan. We are at war with their terrorists - Taliban/Al Quaeda - and many of these people will be from that faction
IN the Evening News of Saturday, May 11, an NHS Acute Hospital Trust spokesman was taking the credit for applying permission to create 300 extra car spaces, which are desperately needed. Who else can apply for permission? Perhaps we shall now see someone
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' chairman Colin Youngjohns has rubbished recent reports linking Craig Hinton with Stockport County. The 23-year-old defender was reportedly a £125,000 target for County boss Carlton Palmer but Youngjohns insisted it was old news
September 1 Manch'ster (H) 45-11 8 Birm'gham (H) 53-3 15 Henley (A) 31-0 22 Rotherham (H) 20-18 29 London W (A) 21-3 October 6 Coventry (H) 22-31 13 Lydney Cup 3 (A) 45-0 20 Wakefield (A) 39-8 27 Otley (A) 40-23 November 3 Moseley Cup 4 (A) 50-3 11 Bracknell
A GARDEN designer from Worcester has high hopes for his entry in the Chelsea Flower Show. The West Midlands-Shizuoka Goodwill Garden is a study of the co-existence between the region's economy and its areas of rural tranquillity. It was designed and built
HEALTH chiefs have promised an investigation after thousands of confidential documents about patients ended up in a Worcester second-hand shop. Medical index cards, some of them only four years old, were delivered in filing cabinets taken from the site
JOHN Brain has admitted he will stand or fall by the players he has brought into Worcester Rugby Club for next season's vital promotion campaign. The Sixways director of rugby has been busy since January bringing new faces to Worcester and is happy to
AN ex-Army soldier spat "Osama Bin Laden, you should be in your mountain" at an Asian police officer who arrested him outside a Worcester nightspot. PC Mani Sidhu said Jason Kennedy's racist outburst was the most humiliating and upsetting he had experienced
A TABLE made in the village of Bransford will soon have pride of place in the United States Court of Appeals. Judge Timothy B Dyk was so impressed by the work of furniture designer Jeremy Cornwell when he visited Worcester that he commissioned him to
THUNDERY spells of weather between warm bouts can be expected for the rest of the week in Worcestershire, says Evening News weatherman Paul Damari. His comment came after some areas of Worcestershire experienced thunder, fork lightning and an inch of
A REPORTER sacked by a Kidderminster newspaper for being smelly and scruffy has won his case for unfair dismissal after a three-year battle. But a Birmingham employment tribunal ruled Ian White, who lost his job with the Shuttle/Times & News in February
A STORM of objections has been raised to an ambitious project to double the size of Upton-upon-Severn Marina and develop a holiday village on the site. The 10 to 15 year expansion plan, which is still at outline stage, was first unveiled in October 2000
PUPILS from Elgar Technology College stepped out in style when they embarked on an evening cruise down the River Severn. More than 40 Year 11 students took time away from their studies to enjoy the balmy night sailing from Worcester's Croft Road to Bevere
HELPING the folk of the Faithful City cope with all forms of stress is the aim of the Worcester Samaritans branch. During the charity's national awareness week, which runs until Saturday, May 25, its team of trained volunteers wants the county to know
AN Evesham man accused of punching and kicking a woman because she called him a "dosser" has been found not guilty by magistrates. Pauline Morgan said Jeremy North hit her three times in the head, grabbed her throat and kicked her ankle when she woke
COLLEGE students across Worcestershire and Herefordshire will be forced to miss lessons as lecturers strike over pay. The two-day strike has been planned for next week and is set to be carried out by staff at centres including Worcester College of Technology
MONEY can't necessarily buy success -- that's the view of Worcester City manager John Barton. Speaking at a supporters' forum at St. George's Lane last night, Barton said that City's tight finances may not be a handicap in their bid to land the Dr. Martens
OVERNIGHT rain prevented a prompt start to Worcestershire's Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final showdown against Gloucestershire at Bristol today. Mopping up operations were in progress throughout the morning with umpires Nigel Cowley and Jeffrey Evans
Position: Centre. Age: 22. Previous clubs: Saracens. One of Andy Keast's favourites and will be a player to watch next season.
MONEY can't necessarily buy success -- that's the view of Worcester City manager John Barton. Speaking at a supporters' forum at St. George's Lane last night, Barton said that City's tight finances may not be a handicap in their bid to land the Dr. Martens
SUPERSTAR jockey Tony McCoy looks set to ride at Worcester tomorrow as the Pitchcroft course hosts its second meeting of the summer season. McCoy is provisionally penned in to ride Stormez in the 3.20 Novice Chase, while a number of eye-catching horses
SYDNEY Olympic modern pentathlon gold medallist Stephanie Cook presented county youngsters with prizes at the popular Worcestershire Youth Games. More than 800 children took part in the fourth annual sports extravaganza held at Stourport Sports Club.
Position: Prop. Age: 23. Previous clubs: Bristol. Enjoyed a number of first-team outings for Worcester last season after arriving at the beginning of the campaign. Is a useful squad player with his ability to play at tight or loose-head.
COUNTY councillors in Worcestershire have been urged to throw their weight behind a campaign to secure a fairer funding settlement from the government. Civil servants are currently looking at a fairer way of sharing out the cash cake, and all county councillors
NATIONAL inspectors have been putting Worcestershire County Council under the microscope. Audit Commission inspectors have been looking at all council practices and performances against national indicators and the self-assessment sent in by the council
A GARAGE sale in aid of the Cobalt Unit Appeal Fund takes place at 11 The Close, Eckington, from 11am to 1pm on Saturday.
WORCESTERSHIRE Association for the Blind's Evesham branch has announced the results of a street collection on May 11. Chairman Ann Lineha )said: "On behalf of the association I wish to thank all those who helped and all those who donated an amount of
REDDITCH United have unveiled two new signings and a familiar face for next season. Crowd favourite Matty Hall has confirmed his return to the Valley after a one year sojourn at Western Division champions Halesowen Town. And he seems likely to be joined
TRADE at farmers' markets in Bromsgrove is set for a boost, thanks to a new tourism and food guide. Take Home a Taste of Worcestershire has been produced by Worcestershire Farmers' Markets Group and Worcestershire County Council. The partnership wants
I WAS once again intrigued by John Phillpott's tirade in yesterday's Evening News (Phillpott File, May 13). His knowledge of the actions of city councillors and in particular Labour councillors is mind-boggling. He must have secret sources of information
IT was nice to see the article on Gerald Hill, my music teacher in the 50s and 60s at Samuel Southall School. As he says, the school was a happy one, the masters ran a tight ship, no loose cannons! We nicknamed Gerald "Geraldo" after the famous bandleader
AT this time of year, hedgehogs are the cause of many unexplained noises in the night because May is their month for romance. Their courtship ritual is long and can be very noisy. The male runs in circles around his chosen mate, who buffets him aside
READING the Phillpott File (Evening News, May 13) I could not help but notice Mr Phillpott's opinions on the running of Worcester City Council since Labour lost control in 2000. He incorrectly describes the past couple of years as the council being under
Saturday, February 16, 2002 WITH all the talk about holidays at Grove Park, it was Manchester's players who checked out of this game before 10 as Worcester enjoyed some fun in the sun on Saturday. Manchester - without at least six first teamers due to
PLANS to replace the temporary trailer equipment cabins at Yew Tree Hill Water Tower, Newland Road, Droitwich have been submitted to Wychavon District Council.
ROGUE publicans holding public events without a proper licence could be playing with fire. Licensing law expert Maynard Burton said that since the fees for Public Entertainments Licences shot up by as much as 300 per cent in the last year, some publicans
THE area's regional development agency has thrown its weight behind a climate change conference due to take place in Birmingham. Advantage West Midlands (AWM) is leading a new campaign to develop and promote the environmental economy of the region. It
