A SERIOUSLY-ill man has been forced to buy his own generator to make sure he has a vital daily oxygen supply after suffering almost 200 power cuts in his village near Worcester. Fred Badger, who suffers from fibrosis of the lungs, needs an oxygen concentrator
THE family of ex-King's School pupil Neil Bowler who was killed in the Bali bomb blast have welcomed news that police have arrested the terrorist they believe was behind it. Intelligence forces in Indonesia reported they had arrested Imam Samudra, the
WORCESTER City Football Club has failed to convince planning officers that its new stadium project should be included in the Local Plan. But Worcester City Council's Cabinet members are to consider changing the wording of the Local Plan if they choose
PLAIN-clothes policemen found a drug stash inside a car after arresting the driver in Worcester. Emmanuel Vella claimed the 506g of cannabis were for his own consumption over a five-month period. A jury at Hereford Crown Court cleared him of possession
A TRAVELLER living in a stolen caravan was caught out after an eagle-eyed policeman spotted its identity number had been scratched out. Eighteen-year-old Wesley Buckland was living in the £7,500 Bay Ranger at Pinvin caravan site after buying it cheaply
THE best community projects in the county will be decided in a community pride competition run by the county council. The winner of this year's Worcestershire County Council's Community Pride Competition will receive £5,000 and an award. The competition
FIVE children's charities will be receiving an extra special Christmas present, thanks to a giant Santa's grotto in Kidderminster. Elves, reindeer and Father Christmas himself will be waiting to greet youngsters in a winter wonderland when the grotto
A FORMER soldier who raped an eight year old girl more than 20 years ago has been jailed for 10 years at Worcester Crown Court. Geoffrey Geary, aged 59, was convicted by a jury of rape, buggery, indecent assault and indecency with a child. The convictions
WORCESTER Wolves play their first home game in almost six weeks tonight when they face North-West London in the National Basketball League Division One (7pm). And it's a special night in more ways than one at University College Worcester, with Wolves
HEREFORD'S David Park bounced back to form today in the third round of the BMW Asian Open in Taiwan. The Burghill Valley club member hit a one-under par 71 to leave himself with a three-round total of two under par 214 for joint 30th place. He was still
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Ian Britton is certainly coming up trumps with his selection of loan players this season. And he's convinced his decision to bring in loan performers when necessary will not hinder the development of younger squad players
LEADING firefighter Bob Hardwick says (Evening News, November 13) that firefighters have to take a second job to make ends meet. If they cannot make ends meet on £400 per week, how do they think the many on half that wage manage? JOHN NORWOOD, Kidderminster
I COULDN'T help noticing when I read the Evening News on Wednesday, November 13 how many articles were about drug addicts. There were six items about people being caught with, stealing for, selling, or using drugs. However, not one of these people received
THE recent correspondence in your paper from Ahmed Raza and his supporters and the counter-attacks from Francis Lankester and his supporters seem to me to be looking in the wrong direction. We should look at the Bible where St Paul says: "Our battle is
I WAS desperately disappointed with the standard of debate over the Swan issue during the recent council meeting. It rapidly descended into political point-scoring, and a division on party lines. The issue is not about blame, but about how to resource
I WRITE in response to Joyce Rose (You Say, November 11) regarding the firefighters' pay dispute. She says that the 40 per cent should be paid to the firefighters and compares them with the "overpaid politicians" (her words). May I forward another comparison
WORCESTER'S Westside has lost one of its most amiable and friendly characters with the death of Horace Perks. I had known him since the 1960s when he was a regular at what was then the unofficial Worcester Press Club - the 600 year-old Coventry Arms pub
WORCESTER City's players won't need to look far if they need added inspiration to beat Aldershot Town. City have invited every member of the team that beat Aldershot in the FA Cup 19 years ago to next Saturday's eagerly-awaited FA Trophy second round
IT was all quiet for the Army and retained crews in Worcestershire and Herefordshire on the first night of the eight-day firefighters' strike. The only incident was a car fire in Hereford at 8.50pm, which was the first call for a Green Goddess crew from
A TELECOM engineer rang the changes by trying to eat 48oz of sprouts - but found them too much to stomach and had to give up after vomiting. Glutton-for-punishment Ivan Richards was one of 20 people trying to prove their eating prowess in order to join
A FACTORY worker who had been out wetting his baby's head was caught nearly twice the drink-drive limit on his way home. Michael Dalton, aged 27, tried to run away when police collared him. But once they caught and breathalysed him, and put him in the
A DRUG dealer was stabbed in the back as he whirled a dog chain round his head during a row with two youths. He had threatened to "rip the throat out" of one of them after they had called at his home in Stourport, said Morris Cooper, prosecuting at Worcester
A WORCESTER school has been busy boxing up Christmas presents for children less fortunate than themselves. Pupils at Sunnyside School and Nursery, Barbourne, have packaged and wrapped 130 shoeboxes containing toys, games, books, crayons, necklaces, stickers
A CROOKED farmer who blackened the name of farmers' markets by pretending his produce was organic has been ordered to pay £2,700 by a court. Christopher Griffin tried to dupe shoppers by claiming fruit and vegetables on his Malvern Farmers' Market stall
A DISABLED teenager, forced to sit in the same position for 14 hours a day, is desperate to raise cash for a new wheelchair. Christian Fulton is confined to his wheelchair because of cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy. He suffers a lot of pain and
THE agency responsible for employment and economic development in the region is failing to meet its targets. Government figures show the regional development agency responsible for Worcestershire and Herefordshire is falling well short of its targets
AN armed robber held up a post office in Herefordshire and made off with "a large quantity" of cash. The man, whose face was covered with a black scarf, went into Tupsley post office and produced what is believed to be a small handgun. He threatened the
The match has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch. A new date will be announced later this week.
WORCESTER Rugby Club's Academy flanker Matt Dickerson is in line to make his first appearance of the season for North Midlands Under 19s in their annual friendly against Yorkshire at Doncaster tomorrow (2.30pm) Dickerson, who began his career with Moseley
WORCESTER Wolves play their first home game in almost six weeks tonight when they face North-West London in the National Basketball League Division One (7pm). And it's a special night in more ways than one at University College Worcester, with Wolves
WORCESTER City's players won't need to look far if they need added inspiration to beat Aldershot Town. City have invited every member of the team that beat Aldershot in the FA Cup 19 years ago to next Saturday's eagerly-awaited FA Trophy second round
HEREFORD United have been reflecting this week on the 'goal' that got away during their televised FA Cup first round clash with Second Division leaders Wigan Athletic at Edgar Street. Matt Clarke put the ball in the net in the 11th minute but the Bulls
ANDY Keast believes Duncan Roke epitomises the improvement in Worcester Rugby Club's fortunes sin-ce their 18-8 defeat at Rotherham last season. On that day, the fledgling full -back struggled in heavy conditions as Rotherham put him un-der the cosh from
THE British Indoor Rowing Championships were held at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena when around 2500 competitors took part from 28 different countries and nearly all of the Old Wrecks Indoor Rowing Club from Evesham were in competition. World champion
PINOCCHIO marks the end of an era because it could be the last professional production Worcester will see at the Swan Theatre. But even though a dark cloud hangs heavy over the building, it is buzzing with activity as everyone - the actors, designers,
PINOCCHIO'S journey takes him from magical lands of over indulgence to inside the belly of a shark - and it falls to the designers and carpenters to make these places a reality. Designers Dawn Allsopp and Keith Baker created the look of the play with
MUSIC is a key element in Pinocchio as the principal cast plays a variety of instruments while performing. "The music is integrated into the show," said director Jenny Stephens. "When we were casting the play we were looking specifically for actors with
JOHN Hinton's reply to Dieter Schroeder (You Say, November 13) is one of the most moving, heartfelt letters I have read for ages. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
I HAVE recently returned from the Worcestershire Hospital where I received a hip replacement. I would like to say what wonderful care and attention I received on the High Care Unit and the Elective Unit. I cannot praise the staff enough. BARBARA HEWSTON
THERE is very little reliable information about popular attitudes to the crucial, constitutional question of "regionalism". The "Campaign for English Regions" (an EU-funded pressure-group) frequently publishes preposterous claims, on this subject - and
FOR the benefit of Mr Unwin (You Say, November 12) and your readers, the South Worcestershire Advisory Sub-Committee welcomes applications from all sections of the local community wishing to apply to become a magistrate. Indeed, the Lord Chancellor's
I RESPOND to Peter Unwin's letter (You Say, November 12) regarding new Magistrates. An enormous amount of hard work is done to recruit magistrates who will represent all aspects, including the ethnic minorities, of the local community. To encourage recruitment
n EXACTLY 90 years ago and again now, the fate of Worcester's theatre - then the Royal and now the Swan - hung precariously in the balance. TWICE during its 174-year history, Worcester's Theatre Royal suffered devastating blazes which could have spelled
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Ian Britton is certainly coming up trumps with his selection of loan players this season. And he's convinced his decision to bring in loan performers when necessary will not hinder the development of younger squad players
ANDY Keast believes Duncan Roke epitomises the improvement in Worcester Rugby Club's fortunes sin-ce their 18-8 defeat at Rotherham last season. On that day, the fledgling full -back struggled in heavy conditions as Rotherham put him un-der the cosh from
