A £50M facelift is on the cards for an historic part of Worcester in a bid to boost the city as a major retail and leisure attraction. A new hotel, apartments and state-of-the-art health and fitness centre are part of a planning application to revitalise
PEOPLE living in Worcestershire have been thanked for their support for the Queen's Royal Hussars by the regiment's commanding officer. Lieutenant Colonel David Swann said the 300-year association between Worcestershire and the Hussars was still extremely
ON a night when youth was given its head, Dan Jones stole the limelight as Worcester City's pre-season campaign ended with a 1-1 draw against Bedworth at St George's Lane last night. The 19-year-old produced an accomplished display reminiscent of defensive
POWICK parish leaders have begun an urgent search for a new post office site after the existing sub-postmaster decided to call it a day. Keith Johnson will give up the role in December and has applied to Malvern Hills District Council for planning permission
A VILLAGE Post Office has been saved after finding a new home. The future of the Post Office in Abberley, near Stourport-on-Severn, had been up in the air. Former sub-postmistress Sue Coley retired earlier this year and sold her home, which housed the
A FIRE that destroyed a barn full of hay may have been started by youths. The blaze at the Mill Cottage farm in Copcut Lane, Salwarpe, started yesterday evening and went on through the night. Two fire engines from Droitwich, one from Worcester and a water
A WOMAN who caused a serious crash on the B4362 at Sedgeberrow has admitted dangerous driving. Nicola Rasey-Cother also admitted driving while unfit through drink or drugs when she appeared before Worcester magistrates. The court heard that the 36-year-old
LITHUANIAN graduates have been visiting Worcester as part of their courses to learn English. The four graduates from the University of Siauliai, who finished their intensive studies on Friday, attended Worcester College of Technology. The group comprised
ANXIOUS students fretting over A-level results can ease their worries by calling a free hotline set up by University College Worcester. The Clearing Hotline opens this coming Thursday, August 15, results day, and aims to advise both students who have,
PARENTS have been urged to make sure their children heed the dangers of playing in Worcestershire's waterways and avoid a potential tragedy during the remainder of the summer holidays. British Waterways has warned of the risks that water temperature,
A SKATEBOARDER was waylaid by a youth armed with a putty knife in the playground of Spennells Valley School, Kidderminster, Worcester Crown Court was told. He was forced to go into town and use his bank card to buy confectionery and withdraw £60 from
A FOOTBALL-mad youngster is feeling on the ball after coming out top in a penalty shoot-out competition. Eight-year-old Lewis Hopkins beat 1,500 other school children in the shoot-out competition, held during half-time at a Kidderminster Harriers Football
IF licences were issued for busking in public then this group would breeze through the test. An acoustic session showcasing their finest work, folk songs and covers was more than enough to prove The Levellers still have what it takes to entertain. The
IF, as we do, you have an affection for the Faithful City and the irresistible link between its past, present and future, you'll find today's Front Page encouraging reading. The £50m redevelopment of the Hill Evans Vinegar works, Graingers Porcelain Works
WORCESTER City's youth academy is paying off according to boss John Barton who fielded a string of youngsters in last night's 1-1 draw with Bedworth. The likes of Dan Jones, Matt Stock and Darren Henry started alongside established first teamers such
The 96-mile Worcester Cycle Centre road race promoted by Worcester St John's Cycling Club was won by Andy Collis (Lichfield City). However, pre-race favourite Matt Botrill looked a likely winner for much of the race before dropping back. After a fast
HEREFORD polevaulter Irie Hill won the Brian Woolley Memorial meeting in Wrexham with her first competitive jump since winning a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. Hill tried a new pole in competition and was pleasantly surprised when it was too
HAVING read Jeff Holmes' letter (You Say, July 22), I was mildly amused to read his attack on the unemployed. Prior to my current long-spell of successful employment, I spent a short time unemployed. While actively seeking work, I claimed benefit and
I READ with interest N Taylor's letter entitled "Pitchcroft owned by people of Worcester" and was in the process of responding when I read John Hinton's more recent letter on the same subject. I feel it is necessary to correct some factual errors, since
ANDY Ducros is favourite to take over from injured Sean Flynn for Kidderminster Harriers Nationwide League Division Three trip to Bournemouth tonight (7.30). Midfielder Flynn suffered severe bruising and needed five stitches in a cut chin after falling
FUNERAL trade organisation, the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), is launching a new client redress scheme, which provides comprehensive support to consumers in the event of a complaint. Developed in conjunction with the Chartered Institute
TWO county businessmen have celebrated their company's 21st anniversary. John Chatley and Doug Ellwood bought David Gerald Sportscars - an independent TVR specialist, in Inkberrow, near Pershore - in 1998. On Friday, they held a lunch for friends and
COMPANIES in the two counties do not seem keen to fly the Royal flag. Requests for details about The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are running at their lowest level for five years in the region. The awards recognise exceptional achievements in international
WORCESTERSHIRE are confident Shane Lee will overcome a neck injury to play in their crucial Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against promotion rivals Derbyshire which opens at Derby tomorrow. The Australian all-rounder is having intensive
A £50M facelift is on the cards for an historic part of Worcester in a bid to boost the city as a major retail and leisure attraction. A new hotel, apartments and state-of-the-art health and fitness centre are part of a planning application to revitalise
GOVERNMENT officials today insisted that local children would not suffer from plans to give English lessons to asylum-seekers staying at Throckmorton. Teachers are to be recruited for a special education centre at the proposed centre, sparking fears that
A MAN crashed his car into two houses in Worcester, causing substantial structural damage. The red Ford Fiesta collided with 6 and 7 Bridge Street at about 10.30pm last night. A white van was also involved. Structural engineers were called to the scene
WORCESTER City's youth academy is paying off according to boss John Barton who fielded a string of youngsters in last night's 1-1 draw with Bedworth. The likes of Dan Jones, Matt Stock and Darren Henry started alongside established first teamers such
A DOG owner whose border collie bit a nine-year-old girl on the leg has been fined by Worcester magistrates. Karen Bugbird Wood, aged 36, of Leasowe Close, Grove Farm Estate, Dines Green, pleaded guilty to having a dangerous dog. Magistrates heard that
A PERSHORE man found hanging in his prison cell was "not the type" to take his own life, according to his friend and cell mate. Darren Williams was a "happy-go-lucky" man who would have been the last person his friend Terence Gubbins would have expected
THE official photographer of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) has been visiting fire stations across Worcestershire and Herefordshire to show images from Ground Zero, the remains of the World Trade Centre. Gary Suson began chronicling the September
A WORCESTER family is the envy of all its neighbours after having its garden transformed by a television gardening team. Kathy Willett decided to write to the BBC's Garden Invaders after seeing an advert for the programme at St Peter's Garden Centre.
FIVE youth centres in Worcester will be joining forces for the first time to take youngsters on a week of trips. The youth centres in Warndon, Dines Green, Tolladine, Brickfields and Ronkswood have all signed up for the week of activities. Warndon youth
WORCESTER Concert Brass helped raise £140 for St John's Church after taking part in a concert as part of the Three Choirs Fringe Festival. Around 100 people attended the concert to help raise funds for the upkeep of the church Some of the songs the audience
THE Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters' Regiment are to stage an autumn tour of the Midlands. The soldiers will exercise their right to march through the centre of Worcester, Kidderminster and Halesowen in a series of Freedom Parades. These begin in
We are unable to bring you our regular live coverage from the south coast tonight but our service will resume when Harriers travel to rivals Rushden and Diamonds on Saturday.
WORCESTERSHIRE are confident Shane Lee will overcome a neck injury to play in their crucial Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against promotion rivals Derbyshire which opens at Derby tomorrow. The Australian all-rounder is having intensive
ANDY Ducros is favourite to take over from injured Sean Flynn for Kidderminster Harriers Nationwide League Division Three trip to Bournemouth tonight (7.30). Midfielder Flynn suffered severe bruising and needed five stitches in a cut chin after falling
ON a night when youth was given its head, Dan Jones stole the limelight as Worcester City's pre-season campaign ended with a 1-1 draw against Bedworth at St George's Lane last night. The 19-year-old produced an accomplished display reminiscent of defensive
WORCESTERSHIRE Saints' last home match of a difficult season ended in a 34-26 defeat against Oxford Cavaliers, but not before the home team had come close to recording a victory that their performance deserved. Had a late Richard Whitehouse try not been
Malvern's Gill Lloyd saw her bid to win the National Express Women's All England Bowls Champion of Champions title foiled by the eventual winner in the semi-finals at Leamington Spa. Lloyd from Manor Park launched her campaign with an emphatic victory
The first prize winner in the Shelsley Walsh competition was Les Brown, Domar Road, Kidderminster. Runners-up prizes of two tickets for the event on August 17-18, are: Ryan Keeping, Nursery Close, Oxford; Mark Lawley, Evans Close, Kidderminster; Mrs JB
FORGET about tomorrow, Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society's Youth Section are performing the smash hit musical Annie today, as part of the Three Choirs Fringe Festival. The sell-out production includes 70 youngsters, aged between eight and 18, plus
IAN Britton was last night confirmed as Kidderminster Harriers' fourth manager in the last 19 years. The reserve and youth team chief has stepped up to the Aggborough hotseat, following in the footsteps of Graham Allner, Phil Mullen and Jan Molby. The
IN response to your story headlined "Dirty Old Town" (Evening News, August 3) can we have more litter bins, also dog mess bins. M MILES, Vicarage Court, Worcester.
RECENTLY, Brian Hunt and N Taylor highlighted the issue on recycling. Mr Hunt complained about another Euro-direction on scrap cars, while Mr Taylor wrote about the misuse of our planet's resources. Doesn't Brian Hunt care about our environment? The EU
I WAS not trying to imply in my previous letter that I had only just realised the old Co-Op building was an eyesore. The intended point was how much worse it's become in such a short time, and that the change from eyesore to complete horror is so noticeable
APPARENTLY, a move is afoot whereby, in the event of a collision between a car and a bicycle, the motorist will always be deemed blameworthy, however irresponsible the cyclist has been. As I have never been either a cyclist or a motorist I am able, therefore
WORCESTER is a dirty place, with overflowing waste bins, paper, food containers and uneaten fast-food thrown all over the place. In order to consider seriously entering any "Clean City" competition a complete behaviour change of a lot of citizens and
CHURCH OF ENGLAND All Saints, The Wyche, Malvern Wells: Vicar Rev G McNamee (01684 575123). Christchurch, Malvern, with St Mary's Sherrards Green: Rev P Furber (01684 574106). Holy Trinity, Malvern and St James' West Malvern: Rev R Rosoman (01684 561126
MANUFACTURERS in the West Midlands face worrying times, according to the latest survey by a major business body. The Confederation of British Industry's August Regional Trends Survey paints a mixed picture for manufacturers and those companies connected
