A MOTHER-of-three had a "disgusting" shock when she discovered dead ants in a packet of sweets her children were eating. Rachel Kerr and her sister-in-law Joanne Kaye had bought the Fruit Polos for their children after stopping for petrol at the Malvern
POOR drivers in Herefordshire are to be targeted by police in an operation to cut road speed. High visibility police cars and unmarked vehicles will be focussed on the A44 next month, one of the busiest and most treacherous roads in the area. The operation
A WORCESTER taxi driver who drove over a passenger's leg after dropping her off from New Year celebrations has lost an appeal against a conviction for careless driving. Ourang Zaib picked up four friends at The Cross and dropped them off in Dragonfly
Gregory Akerman (ELL), Me; James Attwood RS, S; Jacqueline Barnett F; Gordon Bartlett P; Leona Beech E, La, (S); Kelvin Beeching La; Heidi Belcher H; Jane Bennett HB; Claire Bentley ELL, ICT, S*; Karen Bevan S; Andrew Bews-Pugh E, Me, Ps, GP*; Paul Bishop
The visitors went further ahead on 14 minutes when Brock missed Sharpe's long cross from the left and midfielder Thomas was left with an easy tap in.
SEVEN days ago, we anticipated the start of the 275th Three Choirs Festival with a confession of concern. If the event was to build on its rich heritage, it would need to think carefully about the kind of programme it was placing before the public. In
JOHN Grant is available for Hereford United's Bank Holiday Monday clash with Morecambe at Edgar Street (3pm). The young striker, suspended for Bulls first three games, is set to be added to Graham Turner's squad for what could be a potentially difficult
ROOKIE Lee Ayres will have another chance to prove his worth in the centre of Kidderminster Harriers' defence in Monday's Nationwide League Division Three clash at Leyton Orient (3pm). The 19-year-old faced Exeter City at Aggborough today in place of
HEREFORD'S David Park leads a two-pronged local challenge for honours in the Scottish PGA Championship at Gleneagles. Park is tied for fourth place aftera second round 69 left him on seven under par and five shots behind leaderAdam Scott from Australia
A SERVICE to give praise to the Three Choirs Fringe Festival will be held at All Saint's Church, in Deansway, Worcester. The event, beginning at 6pm tomorrow, will include the Parish Dance Group and the All Saint's Choir. Earlier that evening the eight
THE Malvern Hills District Brass Band will perform light music to suit every taste as part of the Three Choirs Fringe. Directed by Dennis Grant, the band will feature guest soloist Rebecca Fearnely, soprano, accompanied by Eileen Trevis on piano. Wine
SOME of the naughtiest ditties and songs of the 16th and 17th Century will be heard along the River Severn as part of the Three Choirs Fringe. The Very Naughty Madrigals on the River will be sung by the Cathedral Lay Clerks on board the newly-refurbished
There was a quick couple of bookings on 66 minutes when Flynn was cautioned for a tackle from behind on Walker who quickly got his revenge on his midfield counterpart and saw yellow himself. Harriers made a straight swap on 68 minutes, bringing on Foster
Since 1999 there have been seven children, young girls either murdered or missing from home. Eight years old, Sara Payne. Murdered. Hannah Williams, 14. Murdered. Danielle Jones, 15. Murdered. Amanda Dowler, 13. Missing from home. Camilla Petersen, 15
With all the floods we are seeing throughout Europe, what's the betting the Labour Government is the first to send millions in aid. How many Euros will the European Parliament send while the families around the River Severn get overlooked? MR M SWIERS
Harriers stepped up their search for a goal with Broughton driving wide from 25 yards on 26 minutes with team-mates probably better positioned. The dangerous Cottinger embarked on a mazy run down the left a minute later past Harriers dazzled defenders
ROOKIE Lee Ayres will have another chance to prove his worth in the centre of Kidderminster Harriers' defence in Monday's Nationwide League Division Three clash at Leyton Orient (3pm). The 19-year-old faced Exeter City at Aggborough today in place of
Henriksen pulled a goal back for Harriers on 29 minutes when he lofted the ball over the advancing Miller after an excellent Sall through pass.
THE playing surface at St George's Lane has a reputation as being one of the best in non-league football but it is in fact built on shaky foundations. When the pitch was re-laid in the 1950s ash from the old Hylton Road power station was used in its base
WEST Mercia police have been advised to amend a traffic form after a dentist won an appeal at Worcester Crown Court. Andrew Stanley was accused of travelling at 36mph in a 30mph zone and sent a form which asked him to confirm he was the driver of an Alfa
A THREE-year-old boy suffered severe burns from the waist down during a house fire in Kidderminster. It is believed the child was lowered down through a first floor rear bedroom window by his trapped mother before firefighters arrived at the scene. The
RESIDENTS of a Worcestershire village are appalled at thieves who have stolen a 10ft crucifix, complete with a figure of Christ, from an outdoor war memorial. Raiders ripped the £7,000 solid oak crucifix down from its plinth on the corner of Church Lane
NEW facilities for the public to dump household refuse at the Hill and Moor landfill site have been slammed as "a real, real mess" and a "pig's ear" by residents. The revamped waste site and recycling centre facilities, near Pershore, were introduced
A MAN has been charged with attempted murder following an incident in Leominster on Wednesday. Jonathan Lawrence is still in critical but stable condition, at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth II hospital, after suffering severe head injuries when he was attacked
AN elderly woman had cash and a bank card stolen in a distraction burglary when a man began talking to her in her garden. She noticed a second man going into her house through a side door and followed him into her home. The two men then told her they
Exeter were gifted a third minute opener when Smith completely missed a Cottinger through ball, allowing Flack to run on and beat Brock with a firm left foot shot from just inside the area.
Lee Ayres is drafted into the side to take over from the injured Craig Hinton in defence. Hinton broke his nose in last Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Rushden but his is the only change from that team. Fellow defender Abdou Sall has recovered from concussion
A STAR-studded field is lined up for Malvern and District Motor Cycle and Light Car Club event tomorrow. Many of the racers who put on such a superb show of solo and sidecar motor cycle grass track racing at the Three Counties Show back in June will be
WEST Bromwich Albion boss Gary Megson said his side had lost "the best goalscorer outside the Premiership" when he was forced to off-load striker Lee Hughes to Coventry a year ago. Now Megson will be hoping Hughes can deliver in the top-flight as well
Two goals each from Danish star Bo Henriksen and teenage defender Lee Ayres gave Kidderminster their first Division Three win of the season in a non-stop clash. There was plenty of incident in an entertaining match that swung from end to end and featured
THE playing surface at St George's Lane has a reputation as being one of the best in non-league football but it is in fact built on shaky foundations. When the pitch was re-laid in the 1950s ash from the old Hylton Road power station was used in its base
WERNER Swanepoel has revealed that it is a 'dream come true' to play alongside half back partner Craig Chalmers. The 29-year-old South African star came to Worcester Rugby Club in the summer after quitting the Springboks. But he was delighted to learn
THE defending champion in the City of Worcester Ladies Open Bowls tournament Irene Wainwright successfully held on to her title with a win over Pam Jew in an excellent final. It was nip and tuck to the 16th end when the champion went ahead by one shot
SINGERS from around the city will be able to join in with the professionals in a performance of Handel's Messiah in the Cathedral. Former organist at the Cathedral and former director of the Three Choirs Festival, Sir David Wilcox, will conduct the voices
THE world's top competition brass band will be arriving in Worcester to give its first concert here for 40 years on Sunday. The Black Dyke Band are based in the small town of Settle, in Yorkshire, and can be heard playing the theme music to the BBC series
MORE than 200 classic, vintage and unusual motor cars will be on display at the seventh annual Webbs of Wychbold Motorshow as part of the Fringe Festival. The show will take place at Webb's of Wychbold near Droitwich all day tomorrow. For more information
CRADLEY Village, near Malvern, will be filled with classical and jazz music over the bank holiday weekend as part of the Three Choirs Fringe. The money raised by the Cradley Music Festival will go towards the restoration of the village's 15th Century
VOLLEYS of rockets exploded in the night sky over the Cathedral signalling the end of this year's Three Choirs Festival. The display followed a stirring patriotic concert which was the last of the week-long event. The festival's artistic director Adrian
The choice of the programme for the final concert of this year's Three Choirs Festival was an apt conclusion for the festival's celebration of Walton's centenary, together with the serendipitous Jubilee link with this first piece commissioned for the
Roscoe brought Exeter back into the game on 78 minutes with a crisp left-foot half-volley after Cottinger's cross was only half cleared by Sall.
Defender Ayres grabbed his second goal on 68 minutes to put Harriers 4-2 ahead with a close-range volley after Broughton's header from a Parrish corner had been parried away by keeper Miller.
Both sides made substitutions at half-time with Harriers bringing on Doyle for the injured Bennett and Exeter replacing Cronin with Sheldon. Sheldon made a quick impact, playing a one-two with Cottinger and lobbing over the bar from the edge of the area
BOREDOM Breakers" is a very apt name for the activities at Warndon Youth Centre. Boredom is one of the curses of life. I manage to avoid it most of the time, but it still sometimes catches up on me. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
The threat of a vetting scheme to sweep "undesirable" buskers off the streets seems to have had a useful effect. As a guitarist, harmonica player and singer who has busked regularly for the last two years, I have found that people are giving me considerably
HOW can Andrew Hall use the Bible to justify what Israel is doing to the Palestinians? The Scriptures make clear that God's promise to his people of a land to dwell in is conditional on their behaviour. In particular, the Bible commands God's people to
A REPORT by two academics at Kings College, Long, declares that A-level examination grades "cannot be taken at face value". The report is of the opinion that university admissions tutors should "conduct their own assessment of a student's ability". In
I FEEL that I must take issue with the letter from the Rev D G Griffin when he writes to criticise the initials MP. He says: "MP was once a badge of honour. They stood for a pledge to represent the electors." Well, shame on you for, as a vicar, you should
Henriksen gave Harriers the lead on 53 minutes to continue Harriers tremendous comeback, lashing home an excellent 20-yard volley after running onto Broughton's flick on.
WEST Bromwich Albion boss Gary Megson said his side had lost "the best goalscorer outside the Premiership" when he was forced to off-load striker Lee Hughes to Coventry a year ago. Now Megson will be hoping Hughes can deliver in the top-flight as well
Battling Harriers drew level on 35 minutes although the scorer of the goal was shrouded in some mystery. Bennett's excellent left-wing corner was met by a firm header from the unmarked Ayres and though a defender appeared to stop the ball on the line
More defensive calamities put visiting Exeter into the driving seat at Aggborough. The home side had threatened first on two minutes when Sall narrowly missed connecting with Parrish's corner and Williams followed up to stab wide at the back post. However
WERNER Swanepoel has revealed that it is a 'dream come true' to play alongside half back partner Craig Chalmers. The 29-year-old South African star came to Worcester Rugby Club in the summer after quitting the Springboks. But he was delighted to learn
