A MAN accused of driving a minibus into the path of an express train told police investigating the triple fatal incident near Evesham that he could not read English road signs. Iraqi national Adnan Kadir Karim, aged 25, is charged with three counts of
A CONTROVERSIAL trawl for Indian mental health nurses to work at Worcestershire psychiatric hospitals has been hailed a success, with 13 offered jobs in the county. The Evening News reported in March how mental health bosses were set to travel to India
JAN Molby is facing a major team rebuilding job after a massive exodus of players from Kidderminster Harriers yesterday. The Aggborough director of football has told nine players that their contracts will not be renewed, leaving just six with deals that
Tennis star Greg Rusedski has promised to help national "Child of Courage" Award winner Cornel Hrisca Munn raise funds for a specialist rehabilitation centre in Romania. The 12-year-old Blessed Edward Oldcorne pupil, from Whittingham, near Worcester,
CALLS to the police by members of the public regarding breach of the peace and criminal damage were down in Warndon last month. Beat manager PC John McManus announced the reductions at the Warndon Parish Council meeting at the Lyppard Grange Community
WORCESTER estate agent Nigel Parker has told a jury his prosecution for the theft of antique fireplaces was "ludicrous" and based on lies. The 42-year-old boss of Parkers in Foregate Street said his firm's turnover was in excess of £1m a year and that
VOLUNTEER litter wardens have been out and about ensuring the city remains clean and welcoming to residents and visitors. Most recently around a dozen people, armed with their litter pickers, tackled the rubbish around the canal near Perdiswell Leisure
A 22-year-old man accused of causing the death of a Kidderminster teenager by dangerous driving has been remanded in custody by a judge. The charge against James Birch alleges that he caused the death of 16-year-old Gavin Connelly, of Jubilee Drive North
READERS could win a new car in the Worcester Evening News' biggest give-away of the year. The Evening News and Listers Volkswagen of Worcester have joined forces to launch a competition to win a VW Polo E 1.2 55PS, worth £8,095. The car - in "Flash Red
A HISTORIC building has been given a temporary reprieve from the bulldozers after planning chiefs agreed to visit the site before allowing the demolition to go ahead. The plan to knock down a grade-II listed building in Powick and rebuild it using original
A SUPPORT group for male victims of rape and sexual abuse is being set up in Worcestershire. The Worcestershire Male Survivors of Rape and Sexual Abuse is in its early stages and organisers are calling for victims, and people who can help victims, to
PATIENTS in Worcester and Hereford are to benefit from new technology that helps paramedics to easily lift injured people ensuring they arrive at hospital as quickly as possible. New state-of-the-art cushions will enable ambulance crews to lift weights
DO you know any exceptional Worcestershire residents who have made an outstanding contribution to the community? If so, they could be nominated for this year's Midlander of the Year. The awards scheme honours the region's heroes and heroines who have
A STOURPORT man admitted illegally dumping waste on land which did not have a Waste Management Licence at Kidderminster Magistrates Court. Terence Hipkins, aged 54, of Pinta Drive, Stourport-on-Severn, pleaded guilty to a charge, brought by the Environment
A man has undergone surgery to repair a broken jaw after he was attacked in Kidderminster. The incident occurred in an alleyway behind the Wyre Forest Glades Leisure Centre at around 10pm on Friday. The 22-year-old victim was returning home when he was
LAST month, our Parliamentary correspondent James Slack wrote a feature headlined "Along the bumpy road to Britain". In it, he quoted Worcester MP Mike Foster as saying: "People should recognise that without immigration the health service and the economy
ANDY Keast has backed new signing Brad McLeod-Henderson to become a crowd favourite at Sixways. Worcester Warriors' head coach put the finishing touches to the capture this morning as the newly-promoted club continued their summer shopping spree. The
MALVERN Town can clinch the West Midlands Premier Division title and promotion to the Travel Factory Midland Alliance with victory at Bromyard Town tonight (7.45). Neil Hunt's side were handed a huge boost at the weekend when rivals Tipton Town were held
JAN Molby is facing a major team rebuilding job after a massive exodus of players from Kidderminster Harriers yesterday. The Aggborough director of football has told nine players that their contracts will not be renewed, leaving just six with deals that
GRAEME Hick admitted he 'felt good' while making a double century in Worcestershire's drawn match against the New Zealanders at New Road. The record-breaking batsman hit 204 not out to register the 123rd hundred of his career in a run-a-ball innings which
THE Emperor's New Clothes Syndrome that sadly affects our current society has been referred to many times in these columns. But I doubt that any words of mine on the Equality Myth are likely to change the brainwashed minds of social scientists, who direct
JUST under nine properties costing more than a £1m were sold every day during the first quarter of the year, figures showed today. The Land Registry said 795 properties were sold for at least seven figures during the first three months of the year, up
WORCESTERSHIRE'S housing market has become so hot that one county law firm has opened its own property shop to cope with business. Morton Fisher Solicitors has opened a dedicated residential property service, which combines home buying and selling, mortgage
TREES lining Worcester's High Street are set to be felled - but the city council is promising their numbers will increase once the refurbishment of the thoroughfare is completed. Contractors undertaking the £1.25m redevelopment will this week start chopping
ONE lucky woman enjoyed a £250 shopping spree after she won an Evening News competition. Karen Broadbent, from Upton-upon-Severn, won the vouchers after she entered the competition, run in conjunction with Worcester's CrownGate centre, last month. Hers
A MAN escaped jail despite admitting he failed to appear in court for smashing a car window with his fist. Julian Brighton pleaded guilty yesterday to counts of criminal damage and skipping bail but was handed fines rather than a prison sentence. Worcester
THE mother of a popular teenager who died after collapsing while dancing has expressed her gratitude to everyone who has supported her and her family. Rose Stones said the memorial for her 17-year-old daughter, Claire, at Pershore Abbey on Friday, May
OWNERS of high-powered cars in Droitwich are being urged to be extra vigilant after a spate of thefts in the town in the last two months. They are being warned to keep their keys out of sight because thieves are breaking into houses specifically to steal
PLANS to offer improved childcare and education for youngsters in deprived parts of Worcestershire over the next two years are set to be approved. The county council's cabinet will discuss on Thursday key features it wants to improve during the development
WHEN I discovered I was going to be spending the day with my ears blocked wandering the streets of Worcester, I must admit I was rather nervous. Having spent my 25 years enjoying the full use of my unimpaired hearing, I had no idea what to expect. As
A DRUG user who stole two bottles of Lucozade from a shop could not remember carrying out the theft. Mark Simms admitted taking the items, worth a total of £3.16, from Kwik Save, in Evesham High Street, on Tuesday, January 13. Amer Hussain, defending,
BRIGHT, colourful, humorous and abstract paintings are on display at Worcester Cathedral. The Brian Turner exhibition, which began last week, is taking place in The Dean's Chapel, until Tuesday, June 1. "They're very bright and colourful," said Jean Armstrong
ANIMAL rights campaigners from Worcestershire are due to protest outside a circus tonight, over its use of performing animals. The Captive Animals' Protection Society has also called on the public to boycott The Bobby Roberts circus while it is in Evesham
Forty-five police officers and staff from the North Worcestershire force will tomorrow receive commendations for their outstanding contributions. The awards, which will be presented by Chief Superintendent Mark Howard, are for helping to make North Worcestershire
GARETH Batty and Andrew Hall are set to make their first Frizzell County Championship Division One appearances of the season in Worcestershire's match against Lancashire which opens at Old Trafford tomorrow. Spinner Batty is back at New Road after England
WORCESTER City chairman Dave Boddy has scotched rumours linking Adam Wilde with a transfer to Weymouth. The Dorset club made three bids to sign the winger before the March transfer deadline and speculation has resurfaced that he has been the subject of
GRAEME Hick admitted he 'felt good' while making a double century in Worcestershire's drawn match against the New Zealanders at New Road. The record-breaking batsman hit 204 not out to register the 123rd hundred of his career in a run-a-ball innings which
WORCESTERSHIRE driver Matt Neal went through all the joy and all the strife of touring car racing in rounds seven, eight and nine of the British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone. A brilliant win in the first race of the day, could so easily have
WORCESTER City's youth team will emulate England hero David Beckham with a spot of Spanish football. Ray Woods' academy youngsters are swapping damp St George's Lane for the Costa Brava where they will play two friendly football matches. The party, made
GARETH Batty and Andrew Hall are set to make their first Frizzell County Championship Division One appearances of the season in Worcestershire's match against Lancashire which opens at Old Trafford tomorrow. Spinner Batty is back at New Road after England
WORCESTER City chairman Dave Boddy has scotched rumours linking Adam Wilde with a transfer to Weymouth. The Dorset club made three bids to sign the winger before the March transfer deadline and speculation has resurfaced that he has been the subject of
THE Emperor's New Clothes Syndrome that sadly affects our current society has been referred to many times in these columns. But I doubt that any words of mine on the Equality Myth are likely to change the brainwashed minds of social scientists, who direct
UNFORTUNATELY, predictions by Peter Nielsen (You Say, Monday, May 3) regarding Blair's incompetence are coming into fruition. Blair is hell-bent on Europe at any price, and I see the constitution referendum as a scheme to save his political neck. His
NOTED an article in the Evening News regarding the fact that the authorities have £3.5m to spend on getting people to cycle and use public transport in Worcester. If the cycle track that has just been laid across the Link Common in Malvern is anything
N TAYLOR (Evening News, Monday, April 26) is asking the wrong people. The county council, not the city council, is responsible for supporting asylum seekers. In the whole of Worcestershire, they house 12 families and 18 individuals at the moment. They
ANDY Keast has backed new signing Brad McLeod-Henderson to become a crowd favourite at Sixways. Worcester Warriors' head coach put the finishing touches to the capture this morning as the newly-promoted club continued their summer shopping spree. The
WORCESTERSHIRE companies are being urged to be part of a ground-breaking programme aimed at encouraging innovation. The Innovative Actions West Midlands programme is open to any business, inventor, public or private sector organisation that has a West
