THE parents of a Hereford skydiver who plunged 13,000ft to his death are to help police build a picture of his life in a bid to find his killer. Police want to find out everything they can about Stephen Hilder, who died when his parachute failed to open
HAVING survived eviction again Nush could find herself facing the public vote once more following the outcome of the latest challenge. Ray has been named head of the house after winning a robotic animal race. He now receives immunity from nominations
HUNDREDS of bikers cruised into Worcester on Saturday to rev up support for their cause. Three hundred motorcyclists rode into town in a visual gesture to council chiefs to allow them to use bus lanes in the city. Organised by the West Midlands Motorcycle
A BRICKLAYER from Evesham, who was found dead at his home, committed suicide by hanging, an inquest has ruled. Leslie Payne, from Pershore Road, Hampton, was found by his mother on Wednesday, July 2, on the stairway with a rope around his neck. The inquest
SCORES of youngsters turned up at the official opening of a memorial skate park in Dines Green. The Nathan Spiers Memorial Skate Park opened on Saturday, almost a year after the death of the popular 14-year-old. Nathan's parents, Sandra and Conrad, decided
PEOPLE in Ledbury say they are getting excited about the first Royal visit to the Herefordshire market town in 50 years. The Queen and Prince Phillip are due to visit the town this Friday as part of a full day's tour of Herefordshire. The Queen is due
SCHOOLCHILDREN enjoyed an action-packed wildlife day with help from Worcester's "wildlife rangers". More than 60 pupils from Warndon Junior School learnt on Friday about how life has evolved on Ronkswood Hill meadows, Worcester's largest piece of scrubland
CUSTOMERS have been congratulating dedicated community chemists at DG Pharmacy after they won their fourth award in as many years. Counter assistant Judy Threadgold of the Dines Green chemists was named best retail assistant in the pharmacy category in
CHILDREN in Worcestershire believe Lottery funding should be spent on better sports provision. That is the conclusion being drawn by New Opportunities Fund, the largest good cause distributor of Lottery cash, after canvassing youngsters' opinions in the
A FARMER from Worcester is offering holiday makers a unique rural experience this summer. John Bennett, of Bennett's Farm and Farm Park, will be escorting visitors around his property at Lower Wick every Thursday and Friday until the end of August. The
A HUGE trail of 10p coins around a Ronkswood church has now found its way to the bank. The fund-raising event at Holy Trinity and St Matthew's Church, Lichfield Avenue, exceeded all expectations, raising £693.40 for repair work. The Rev Janet House said
ANOTHER tough FA Trophy hurdle to cross but a more favourable FA Cup challenge came the way of Evesham United in last weekend's draws for the early rounds. Following last season's early exit at Merthyr Tydfil, the Robins must now travel to Glouces-ter
KING'S School Worcester is celebrating its first ever success at the Henley Royal Regatta. A combined King's and Marlow Rowing Club crew won the Fawley Cup for junior quadruple sculls in yesterday's final day of competition. The crew, featuring King's
ANOTHER tough FA Trophy hurdle to cross but a more favourable FA Cup challenge came the way of Evesham United in last weekend's draws for the early rounds. Following last season's early exit at Merthyr Tydfil, the Robins must now travel to Glouces-ter
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals are in danger of facing a relegation battle after a disappointing eight-wicket defeat against Warwickshire Bears in yesterday's National Lea-gue division one clash at New Road. The setback leaves them second from bottom in the table
WHY does humanist Gerry (Jed) King get so worked up in his letters? Is it because he has a sneaking suspicion that there just might be a God after all? GEORGE COWLEY, Windermere Drive, Warndon, Worcester.
AS every soldier will confirm, the enemy has to be coaxed into the "killing area" before destruction. On my desk is a plaque containing the words: "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing." The letters column is of critical importance in allowing public
I WOULD like someone on Worcester City Council to tell me if the 29B service was taken off because the council would not continue subsidising this service. What has the money been spent on? This service was used by numerous people in Lincoln Green and
TOWN pensioners are driving forward a campaign for more taxi ranks in the town centre. The Droitwich Spa Forum for Older People says many pensioners use hire cars but the town is not geared up for their custom. Forum transport spokeswoman Sheila Price
GRAEME Hick is poised to return for Worcestershire after more than a month out of action with a broken bone in his hand. The former England batsman is on course to be available for the National League Division One match with Leicestershire at Oakham on
WE must not let our children become alienated from the countryside, otherwise they will be deprived of healthy activity in open spaces, have no understanding of farming and local production, and no access to their heritage, according to the Countryside
UNLIKE his new Labour colleagues, John Prescott likes to steer clear of political buzzwords or jargon. But, unveiling plans for a radical modernisation of the fire service, he dropped a Blairism into his statement. He said the word "stakeholder". Peter
CONGRATULATIONS to Bill Wiggin, who has been promoted to the Tory front bench team. Mr Wiggin, who was elected in Leominster two years ago, becomes a shadow minister for agriculture. He should be well suited to his new role. He has been pursuing Defra
DOES Worcester's "old" Labour guard have the knives out for Mike Foster, who is currently campaigning for reselection as the party's General Election candidate? Mike has never been ashamed of the "new" Labour moderniser tag - but it would appear not everybody
A PUBLISHING firm is going from strength-to-strength with the acquisition of two new titles. Finz Publishing employs 16 people at its offices in Sherriff Street, Worcester. The company has recently added two construction titles to its portfolio of industry
IF prizes were handed out for Worcestershire's best 'team player' then David Leatherdale would surely be up there among the leading candidates. The 35-year-old all-rounder's first-class appearances so far this season have been restricted by South African
THREE people were killed and three others seriously hurt when a high-speed intercity train collided with a minibus early this morning. First Great Western's Hereford to Paddington service was running 10 minutes late when it hit the vehicle at the private
POLICE officers in Worcestershire are using controversial hand-held radios despite fears the emissions could make them ill. Dozens of officers across the country have contacted the Police Federation, which represents rank and file officers, complaining
PARENTS are being urged to safeguard their children's future by backing a new campaign for fairer school funding in the county. Worcestershire Headteachers' Forum is asking people to sign a petition to force the Government to address what it sees as the
FORMER policeman Matthew Brooks and his 16-year-old girlfriend Naomi Mills plan to leave Worcester and start a new life together elsewhere. Tonight, the couple will speak for the first time on television about their controversial relationship and dramatic
GRASS court tennis and cricketers' testimonials - two peculiarities of an English sporting summer both of which endure for very different reasons. Wimbledon with its wearing grass is loved for its variety, finesse and natural drama. Testimonials reward
Where was all the blood and panicking? THE Accident and Emergency department is supposed to be the most exciting part of any hospital. It's no coincidence that most hospital dramas focus on this end of health care - it's not as easy to deliver a hard-hitting
A NEW forum has been set up to tackle the problem of rowdy students causing misery for people living near the University College Worcester campus. The Evening News reported in March how students from the college were damaging property and waking up residents
MOBILE cameras are being used around Worcestershire to catch speeding motorists. The Safety Camera Partnership in West Mercia teams will monitor the following roads this week: Monday: Woodgreen Drive and Bromyard Road, both in Worcester, and Barnards
HEALTH bosses broke the rules by consulting on a controversial shake-up in the middle of local election campaigning, an MP has claimed. Mid Worcestershire MP Peter Luff said the Government had confirmed South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust should not
A WOMAN has pleaded guilty to two charges of benefit fraud. Christine Coleshill, aged 56, of Hollins Lane, in Martley, admitted failing to declare that her partner and her son were both working. She claimed £2,270.65 in housing and council tax benefit
TWENTY-two year-old former rooky policeman Matthew Brooks and his 16-year-old fiance Naomi Mills will open their hearts on television, tonight, about the drama which left the nation gripped - for a few days at least - and their families devastated. The
DAISY was not our favourite rabbit. Far from it. Unlike the other residents on Happiness Row, she was the most unfriendly, cantankerous coney for miles around. Although not a biter, she would register her displeasure on being picked up by contracting
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals are in danger of facing a relegation battle after a disappointing eight-wicket defeat against Warwickshire Bears in yesterday's National Lea-gue division one clash at New Road. The setback leaves them second from bottom in the table
GRAEME Hick is poised to return for Worcestershire after more than a month out of action with a broken bone in his hand. The former England batsman is on course to be available for the National League Division One match with Leicestershire at Oakham on
GUTSY Stourport welterweight Ernie Smith slipped to a 40-35 four-round points defeat at Brentwood Leisure Centre at the hands of debutant and ex-ABA champion Michael 'The Look' Lomax of Chingford. Southpaw Lomax had been training in America with ex-Naseem
IT was a trip back in time for hill climb enthusiasts yesterday as Shelsley Walsh staged its annual vintage meeting. The meeting, part of a weekend double header, featured a vast array of cars that competed at the historic Teme Valley hill either side
WORCESTERSHIRE are out of the Middleton Cup despite an 11-shot win over Warwickshire in their final group match at Coventry. Their efforts were to no avail as Wiltshire ran out winners over Herefordshire to win the group. Rob McCaughtrie's rink was the
WORCESTER are facing a crisis of confidence after losing for the second week running in the Birmingham Cricket League Division One -- this time by three wickets to lowly Sutton Coldfield at Rectory Park. Worcester took first use of the pitch on winning
WORCESTER'S Old Elizabethans extended their undefeated run to six games in the Birmingham Cricket League Division Two West when they visited Stourbridge in a match which was a much tighter than might have been imagined. Skipper Sean Cairney (17) won the
Beneath the Abberley Hills a small herd of goats nibble at the grass. These goats are no ordinary cottage garden pets, but the prized animals of John Jenkin, who has farmed the land for the last 30 years with his wife Margaret, the Countess of Mar. When
REDDITCH United have been handed a comfortable looking away day in the Preliminary Round of the FA Cup. The Reds visit a Leek CSOB side who play two divisions below them in Division Two of the North West Counties League. The reward for a win is a trip
I WONDER if Martin Roberts of the BNP is informed about conventional slaughterhouse practices (You Say, July 1). From the tone of his letter it would appear not. The argument that halal and kosher slaughter methods are cruel, but conventional methods
I DO not agree with the remarks made by R W Hawker (You Say, June 28). I feel the Government should settle the hunting debate once and for all. Personally, I would like to see it banned. At the same time I have sympathy with the hunting people, because
F L JONES refers to people being given free furnished accommodation, cars, sympathy and pocket money on entry to the UK. Asylum seekers actually receive 70 per cent of basic income support and tend to be placed in accommodation, which is the hardest to
MY old friend George Cowley writes (You Say, June 28): "It's enough to make me consider emigrating to Pershore." Please don't do it George. I have an old school friend in Pershore by the name of George Cowley, and I feel that two George Cowleys in a town
TONY Blair has little regard for the Constitution of Britain and its Parliament. He believes only he and his adviser knows what is best and good for the British people - in the manner of a dictator. Other dictators enforced their policies openly on their
MARTIN Roberts' letter regarding halal and kosher methods of slaughter is littered with inaccuracies. I would urge that the BNP checks its facts before it makes allegations. These are the facts. 1 The casting of the animals - the process of bringing down
Sat July 13 Stratford Town (a) 1-1 Lewis Mon July 15 Evesham United (a) 4-0 Ducros, Broughton, Corbett, Shilton Fri July 19 Reading (h) 2-4 Broughton, Henriksen Sun July 21 Solihull Borough (a) 3-4 Shilton, Foster (pen), Corbett Wed July 24 Wolverhampton
THERE'S a tiny corner of Worcestershire that will be forever Iceland thanks to a couple who are absolutely passionate about a particular breed of horse. If you look closely in the gorse bushes of the Old Hills, Callow End, you will spy a small group of
THERE could hardly be a more marked contrast than between the urban snarl of Westminster and the beauty of the English countryside on a tranquil autumn morning, but the two are now locked together as the future of hunting enters yet another phase. The
MIKE Foster's reward for helping to win an outright ban on hunting was not quite what he'd hoped. It was a crack on the back of the head from Ann Widdecombe, an animal lover and ferocious anti-hunt campaigner. Mike had an eventful night during the Commons
A BUSINESSMAN took a break from his charity bike ride for a well-earned rest and to catch-up with friends and family. Chris Swan, who is chairman of the Learning and Skills Council, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, has spent the past two weeks cycling
COMPANIES in Worcestershire and Herefordshire are being urged to enter the fifth UK Online for Business InterForum E-Commerce Awards. Companies could win a £40,000 cash prize but time is running out with just one month to go until the application deadline
EXPERIAN, the global business solutions company that has a customer contact management centre in Newtown Road, Worcester, has acquired Yell Data. Yell Data is the business-to-business (B2B) information and direct marketing arm of Yell, the international
MORE than £4m has been earmarked to strengthen the manufacturing skills base in Worcestershire and Herefordshire. The money will fund a three-year programme that will support 100 adult apprenticeships, a network of Industrial Estate Learning Zones and
