THE unit where disgraced nurse Hugh Tangye abused patients closed down last year. Worcester Christian Nursing Home's Topaz Unit was subjected to a six-month investigation by social services and the health authority in 2000. The closure, in July 2001,
A farmer has been fined for not locking up his shotgun and ammunition. David Doe admitted failing to comply with the conditions of his gun licence when he appeared before Worcester magistrates. The court heard that police found a 10-calibre gun and 50
WOMEN are being urged to keep an eye on their handbags after five were stolen in two weeks. The thefts took place at the recycling bins at Safeway, Droitwich, when women left their cars to put material into the bins. Police said users of the recycling
A WORCESTERSHIRE policeman will be clocking up the miles and raising cash for charity when he jets off to Mexico for an ambitious bike challenge. Adrian Todd, a detective inspector with West Mercia Constabulary, will cycle 450km around Mexico's ancient
A NEW learning centre has been opened by Worcester MP Mike Foster at Reality - aimed at improving skills among the 1,000-strong workforce. The joint project between the company and the Transport and General Workers Union has received Government funding
A WORCESTER schoolgirl may be forced to miss lessons because her mother is struggling to take her and her sister to different schools. Every day Helen Booton has to get five-year-old Emily Adcock to Cherry Orchard Primary School in Timberdine Avenue.
STAFF at a Worcester firm have boosted the city's blood supply after a mammoth donating session. npower held a special session at its city base to help meet hospital demand in the West Midlands. They gave 54 units of blood to be used mostly in planned
A PENSIONER is pleading for sharp-eyed people to help her find a locket which has great sentimental value to her. The gold locket, which had a picture of Betty Griffiths' late husband inside, was given to her after an elderly aunt died, Mrs Griffiths
A PERSHORE High School pupil is already staking a claim to a new astroturf pitch at his school. The school, in Station Road, is on its way to raising the £750,000 needed for the turf after 13-year-old Richard Instead pitched in with a fund-raiser of his
FIXTURES WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday, October 8 Premier Division: Bromyard Town v Malvern Town (7.45). Saturday, October 12 Premier Division: Malvern Town v Ettingshall HT (2.45). Division One South: Bridgnorth Town Reserves v Malvern Town Reserves
THIS paper has heard a lot about "zero tolerance" over the years since use of the phrase became commonplace. It is a form of words often used without much thought and has, through this misuse, become tarnished. However, its use in this paper's front page
CARL Heeley will make his 400th appearance for Worcester City tonight but admits victory at bogey side Bath City is much more important. The St George's Lane club have failed to beat Bath in their last 10 meetings and suffered a double defeat last season
JAN Molby's offer to stand down as Hull manager after the Tigers' dreadful recent run of form has been rejected by the club. After being tipped for promotion, the Boothferry Park outfit have won just two of their opening 12 matches and club owner Adam
DOUG Stafford, a member of Worcester Wizards YBC, has finished a productive tenpin bowling season with victory in the Worcestershire Junior Open County Tenpin Bowling Championship. He bowled a 207 average over nine games to the land the trophy at Worcester
A WAR with Iraq seems likely. Tony Blair, backed by Iain Duncan Smith, and George Bush apparently consider that there is no alternative. There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein is a heinous character. Evidently he has biological and chemical weapons and
n AS a German resident in your city for the previous two years, I am writing to express my disgust at the state of the roundabouts in Worcester. On my daily drives I encounter many roundabouts and while some are adequately groomed, others resemble the
I WOULD like to respond to the misinformed anti-angling letter headlined "Coarse work" by I Bailey (You Say, October 1) The only reason the anti-hunting brigade has only targeted hunting is purely down to size, and where they would have most impact! They
THE recent earthquake has prompted a Bromsgrove district councillor to try and improve emergency communication. Cllr Bill Newnes (Lab - Catshill) said he spent 15 minutes on the telephone trying to contact emergency services after the earthquake. "With
JAN Molby's offer to stand down as Hull manager after the Tigers' dreadful recent run of form has been rejected by the club. After being tipped for promotion, the Boothferry Park outfit have won just two of their opening 12 matches and club owner Adam
Whether it's a slight tweak as you turn your head to talk to a colleague or a more serious injury such as a slipped disc, most people have experienced some sort of back pain. Roughly two out of every five adults will experience such discomfort during
HOME, away (Dr Martens Western fixtures unless stated) JULY Thu 18 Cradley Town (Friendly) 1-0 (Crisp) Sat 20 WEST BROMWICH ALBION (Friendly) 1-6 (Burgess) Tue 23 STOURBRIDGE (Friendly) 1-3 (Lloyd) Sat 27 WILLENHALL TOWN (Friendly) 2-0 (Laydon, Palmer
ANDY Keast believes Worcester Rugby Club's Powergen Cup campaign could boost their promotion bid. Worcester face a trip to Bracknell on October 19 after the National Two side beat Redruth 51-21 in the second round on Saturday. And the Sixways' coach is
MEMBERS of one of the country's biggest dairy co-operatives have voted for reforms that, they say, will lead to fundamental change in the industry. First Milk, based at Hallow, near Worcester, represents about 200 dairy farmers in Worcestershire and Herefordshire
A MALE nurse who assaulted elderly, mentally-ill patients at a Worcester care unit has been struck off indefinitely to protect the public. Hugh John Tangye was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Nursing and Midwifery Council's professional
WORCESTER bingo lovers who had their eyes down for a day out claim the trip turned into a fiasco when their coach got lost on the way there - and broke down on the way back. There was a full house on the coach to Cardiff, organised by Worcester's Gala
A MALVERN man stole some fencing and a beacon light on a JCB digger from a building site after getting drunk with a friend, a court heard. John Pullen admitted the two charges of theft from a construction site on Yates Hay Road when he appeared before
A WOMAN who tried to hide ecstasy tablets down the back of a seat in a Worcester nightclub has been jailed for two years. Samantha Pheysey, who had no previous convictions, was watched by a doorman for 30 minutes in Tramps. He saw a number of people approach
A MAN lashed out at staff at an Indian restaurant in Worcester after a night out drinking with friends, a court heard. Craig Taylor, aged 31, and a group of friends started to argue with staff at the restaurant after being asked to leave. Taylor, a father-of-three
A CASH-strapped youth group has had to put its portable ramp service on hold, leaving sport-loving skateboarders out in the cold. Angels in Exile has blamed a lack of funding for forcing it to pull out of its Monday slot in St Peter's. The youth group
MIDLANDS ONE Saturday, October 12 Malvern v Walsall. Saturday, October 26 Hinckley v Malvern. Saturday, November 2 Malvern v Spalding. Saturday, November 16 Kenilworth v Malvern. Saturday, November 23 Malvern v Longton. Saturday, November 30 Malvern v
BROKEN bottles, empty cans and rolled-up tin foil are being left around the sports pavilion on Callow End Playing Field by youths gathering there after dark. Similar evidence of drunkenness and bad behaviour had been found at Pixham Ferry and had previously
LEOMINSTER MP Bill Wiggin has travelled to the Middle East to talk about war in Iraq - and claims the views of the Arab world aren't that different from the West's. Mr Wiggin was among a special Conservative Party delegation that visited Bahrain and met
A STATE-of-the-art stadium for Worcester City Football Club could help fuel city-wide sporting developments. Promoting and improving sports facilities in disadvantaged communities is just one of the driving ambitions which forged the Worcester Sports
A CARPENTER renovating a Bewdley house thought he was going to die when two drunken men burst in and beat him up with a variety of weapons. David Hughes was left with marks all over his body after being bitten, kicked, punched and hit with items including
ANGRY Droitwich residents have bombarded a tenants' association phone lines with complaints about bus service cutbacks. Sheila Neary, spokesman for the Droitwich branch of Wychavon Tenants Association, is calling on First Midland Red to reconsider the
THE fickle nature of football fans will be highlighted on Saturday when Kidderminster Harriers face Macclesfield Town in a bread-and-butter Nationwide League Division Three clash at Aggborough. The former Conference rivals are two of the poorest supported
THE mother behind a petition to get a pelican crossing near the school her children attend has vowed not to give up until one is in place. Lynne Linder believes the speed and volume of traffic on Pickersleigh Road is a potentially fatal hazard for both
ANDY Keast believes Worcester Rugby Club's Powergen Cup campaign could boost their promotion bid. Worcester face a trip to Bracknell on October 19 after the National Two side beat Redruth 51-21 in the second round on Saturday. And the Sixways' coach is
TWO Worcestershire players will be chasing success in the Benson & Hedges Snooker Championship. Worcester's Ian Hurdman and Martley-based Terry Murphy are among 194 players taking part in the tournament, open to players outside the world's top 16,
GRAHAM Turner is still trying to clinch the loan signing of a new striker ahead of Hereford United's clash with Leigh RMI tonight (7.45). The Edgar Street boss believed the deal had been cut and dried, but it has hit snags and the move may not be completed
MALVERN Town can edge further away from the West Midlands Premier Division relegation zone if they win at Bromyard Town tonight (7.45). But Bromyard will be no pushovers having beaten Shawbury 3-1 at the weekend including a brace from Luke Willetts. *
WORCESTERSHIRE-based Saracens maintained their 100 per cent record with their second win of the season in Division Seven of the National Clubs Netball League. They ran out 38-34 winners against Clan from High Wycombe, who they played last year in the
REGARDING the recent countryside march, I think that there are some genuine rural problems - such as affordable housing, public transport and village amenities - but regrettably the tally-ho brigade hijacked the event, because they probably know that
THE letter from M E Hammond regarding the Countryside Alliance and its insistence on including support for hunting in its March Charter raises some interesting points. I wonder how many people, including myself and Mr Hammond, felt unable to support the
I WRITE to express my concern over aspects of the campaign you are running for the support of the new football stadium and retail enabling development in Worcester, particularly with regard to the voting slip in the Evening News on September 29. I fully
AN established weekly market in Droitwich Spa is branching out in preparation for the winter months. The Women's Institute Market is held every Friday, at the Old Library Centre, in Ombersley Street East. Since 1957 members have been selling home-made
A MOTHER-OF-TWO has been promoted to senior negotiator with a Worcester real estate company. Suzan Hardman was promoted less than 15 months after she joined Connells Warndon Villages branch. "Suzan really deserves this success," said Ian King, branch
A LOCAL ice cream manufacturer has scooped a prestigious award. Just Rachel Desserts won the Dairy and Ice Cream Category in a new awards scheme called the National Awards for Small Producers. The prestigious award, which has the support of HRH The Prince
CARL Heeley will make his 400th appearance for Worcester City tonight but admits victory at bogey side Bath City is much more important. The St George's Lane club have failed to beat Bath in their last 10 meetings and suffered a double defeat last season
