A SWAN is recovering after being shot and left for dead near a Worcester housing estate. The adult female was found on the riverbank near The Ketch, St Peter's, with an air rifle pellet in her throat. A member of the conservation watchdog, the Duckworth
TEACHERS shared their favourite poems with pupils at a Worcester school to celebrate National Poetry Day. Students at Alice Ottley School in The Tything began each of their lessons with the reading of a poem. There was also a special assembly, a poetry
A PREGNANT Worcester car passenger grabbed a handbag from the vehicle and went on a spending spree with an accomplice, Worcester magistrates heard. Paula Slemp, aged 20, snatched the bag when she was a passenger alongside her accomplice in a car belonging
HEADTEACHERS and other school staff have celebrated a rise in the achievement of city youngsters following a special initiative. The success of the Worcester Education Achievement Zone (WEAZ) was celebrated at Elgar Technology College this week. Staff
STAFF at Worcester Garden Centre (above) have been celebrating this year's "Bring your teddy bear to work day" with a selection of their favourite cuddly friends. More than 240 bears joined their owners at work, yesterday to mark the event that celebrates
A MALVERN crime victim had to do his own detective work and even pay a small reward to recover his stolen motorbike parts. Dentist Rupert Parsons says he was forced to take matters into his own hands when police failed to make any progress. Mr Parsons
THE company responsible for the electricity supply in the two counties is training employees in personal safety following a spate of close calls from disgruntled customers. Aquila Networks is running two training sessions during National Personal Safety
New loan signing Kenny Coleman breaks straight into the Kidderminster Harriers team to face old Conference rivals Macclesfield Town. Harriers, aiming to extend their unbeaten run in Division Three to 10 games, have signed the young Irish defender from
TODAY's front page story of a Severn swan being shot and left for dead will, we suspect, bring feelings of anger and shame in equal amounts to most of our readers. The adult bird was found close to the river by The Ketch pub, St Peter's with a air gun
WORCESTER Wolves expect their toughest test of the season so far in the National Basketball Trophy tonight. Plymouth Raiders are the visitors to University College Worcester (7pm), having finished runners-up in both the Trophy and the Conference last
Harriers set about forcing an equaliser and came close just three minutes into the second half. Flynn played Shilton into space in the area and the wing-back's first time shot forced a good save from keeper Wilson. The first booking of the game arrived
T is said John Major will not now get Knight of the Garter because of his affair with Edwina Currie. It does not appear to have made any difference to the popularity of Bill Clinton for his behaviour while in office. So why should John Major be classed
I REFER to the item on the firefighters' pay claim in which a retired fireman, Thomas Edwards said: "Crews should stop being greedy." I think he is quite right as I have read that firefighters spend more time in bed asleep at the fire station per week
n LAURA Corbett's experience with the mighty marketing machinery that generates massive wealth from exploiting young people was a cautionary tale of modern Britain (Evening News, Friday, October 4). Worship of manufactured celebrity and the promotion
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' Stuart Brock is becoming one of the most difficult goalkeepers to beat in the Nationwide League Division Three. The 26-year-old has let in just three goals in Harriers' last eight outings and helped play a major role in his side's
Macclesfield continued to look impressive as an attacking force and were rewarded with a 31st minute goal from a free-kick by Welch. Harriers were now chasing the game in a bid to keep their unbeaten run going but were struggling to use their possession
ANDY Keast has paid tribute to Duncan Roke's 'awesome' form for Wor-cester Rugby Club this season. The Sixways' coach has been delighted with the former Henley man's play following some outstanding tries which have left him joint top scorer with David
Harriers' boss Britton switched Hinton to centre-back and moved loan signing Coleman out as a right wing-back. Bennett was missing from the squad after being sent home before kick-off with a bug. The visitors Whitaker had the first shot on target on three
A CLOSE inspection of Worcester City's substitutes' bench at the weekend will reveal not just a group of talented footballers but also a gifted cricketer. Teenage striker Duncan Willetts is the man in question as both star with bat and football. Willetts
POSTAL voting will encourage young people to vote, according to Worcester MP Mike Foster. He is urging the city council to adopt a system of universal postal voting for local elections to boost turn out figures. Mr Foster has carried out a study of voters
A BUILDING worker accused of murdering his 57 year-old wife after she left him to "get a life" faces a retrial. Terence Troth claims he accidentally stabbed her through the heart during an early morning doorstep confrontation. His wife Maureen had gone
THE battle to save a much loved village pub has been won after a couple who live less than five miles away stepped in and bought it. Alan and Sue Clarke are set to take possession of The Live and Let Live at Bringsty Common, near Bromyard, at the end
THERE will be no hiding place for local politicians next week when Worcestershire County Council opens its doors to the public for a special question time evening. People are invited to turn up on the night and quiz the council's cabinet members on subjects
HARRY Potter and Little Red Riding Hood were just some of the colourful characters children chose to dress up as part of a book week. Children at Broadwas CE Primary School also got to act out sketches from books as part of a dressing-up day yesterday
AN archaeological survey has begun on a site set aside for a new Worcester school. Worcestershire County Council's archaeology team started the survey at Earl's Court Farm, Bromyard Road, this week. The site has been earmarked for a £15m replacement for
A WORCESTER council housing officer will be swapping the roads of Ronkswood for the streets of New York. Colin Bailey is gearing himself up to run in the city's marathon that will be held in Manhattan next month. Mr Bailey, aged 34, of Warndon Villages
A MAN has died following a crash near Leominster this morning. The grisly discovery was made at 7.30am by an off-duty paramedic on his way to work. A car had collided with a lorry on the A49 Ashton to Leominster Road, just outside Berrington Hall. An
A SUCCESSFUL Worcester City Football Club could be left with no chance of winning League status unless it has a new stadium. A radical restructuring of football's lower leagues is currently being discussed, which could leave the blue-and-whites just a
WORCESTER YMCA has joined forces with local churches to invite young people to its supper parties at Henwick Road. The suppers are designed to introduce local young people to the Alpha course, which provides an opportunity to explore the meaning of life
EVESHAM Marina's plans to redevelop its leisure facilities have been deferred, after Wychavon councillors asked to see traffic figures. Owners of the marina have been asked to estimate how traffic levels would change, if a two-story building went ahead
AN art deco cinema is on its way to becoming an upmarket entertainment venue after its planning applications were backed unanimously by councillors. Wychavon Councillors approved a scheme for Evesham's Regal Cinema to become a two-screen picture house
SUMPTUOUS wall hangings, cushions, lamps and bags crafted by Malvern's textile artists will be on show next week. From Monday, the Malvern Makers, who studied at Malvern Hills College, will be staging their third annual exhibition. Eight ex-students of
HEREFORD United last night failed in their attempt to equal a post-war record of six consecutive away wins when they suffered a 2-0 defeat at lowly Burton Albion in the Nationwide Conference. Nigel Clough's side profited from two first-half defensive
WORCESTER Wolves expect their toughest test of the season so far in the National Basketball Trophy tonight. Plymouth Raiders are the visitors to University College Worcester (7pm), having finished runners-up in both the Trophy and the Conference last
MOSELEY full-back Andy Lennon will play for North Midlands 18 Group in their friendly against Dorset & Wiltshire at Ledbury tomorrow (2.30pm) having already lined up for the county's Unde 19 squad this season. Lennon played for North Midlands Under
DROITWICH golfer John Bickerton was 11 shots off the lead after the second round of the Lancome Trophy in Paris. Bickerton shot a level-par 71 to make the cut on 141, one under par, in joint 54th place. Dutchman Maarten Lafeber hit a second successive
The unbeaten Division Three run ended with a whimper at the nine match mark in a poor display from Kidderminster Harriers. They struggled to unlock the Macclesfield defence in a frustrating afternoon which brought about their first home defeat of the
A CLOSE inspection of Worcester City's substitutes' bench at the weekend will reveal not just a group of talented footballers but also a gifted cricketer. Teenage striker Duncan Willetts is the man in question as both star with bat and football. Willetts
GRAHAM Turner remains keen to bolster his attack after Lincoln City striker Tony Battersby's decision to turn his back on a move to Edgar Street. The Bulls boss will be without John Grant until the end of the month as he recovers from a cracked fibula
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' Stuart Brock is becoming one of the most difficult goalkeepers to beat in the Nationwide League Division Three. The 26-year-old has let in just three goals in Harriers' last eight outings and helped play a major role in his side's
ANDY Keast has paid tribute to Duncan Roke's 'awesome' form for Wor-cester Rugby Club this season. The Sixways' coach has been delighted with the former Henley man's play following some outstanding tries which have left him joint top scorer with David
Macclesfield replaced striker Tipton with Eaton on 70 minutes and the youngster made an impact within a minute firing home their second goal. Lightbourne put over a superb cross from the left and Eaton met the ball with a firm, diving header from within
Substitute Eaton, a replacement for Tipton just a minute earlier, put Macclesfield further ahead on 71 minutes with his first touch, a diving header from Lightbourne's perfect left-wing cross.
n HAS Ahmed Raza ever considered what a fortunate man he is? He need not, like this priest of the Christian Church of England, be concerned that his writings will result in his being ostracised, referred to as a trouble maker, bigot, racist, by his own
WILL Richards (You Say, October 4) suggests that the foxhunting lobby had hijacked the recent Countryside March. This suggestion has been well spun by a certain political party, but is simply not true. I was there, and can assure him that this was not
FROM the outset let me quite clear - I am not against the prospect of Worcester City Football Club moving to a new stadium at Spetchley - but before the media hype reaches totally unacceptable heights, it is worth remembering that while presented as a
Macclesfield gained reward for their attacking endeavour on 31 minutes with a goal from midfielder Welch. Whitaker touched a free-kick onto Welch who drove through the wall from 20 yards and keeper Brock could only help the ball into the bottom of his
