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CITY planners will visit major developments for which they have given permission after they are built in order to assess whether they have made the correct choices regarding decisions. While speed is often the key to processing applications, the move

PEDESTRIANS have been urged to ''be aware and take care'' on roads in the West Mercia Constabulary force area after a worrying number of fatalities. Last year there were 422 pedestrian casualties on the force's roads, including 12 fatalities. Between

GRANDMA was a Chorus Girl is the subject of an evening's entertainment by poet, singer and author Barbara Young. To coincide with the Three Choirs Festival, Ms Young will give an illustrated talk at the Elgar Birthplace Museum in Lower Broadheath, telling

School will miss gentle Rosemary TWO generations of pupils returned to St George's Roman Catholic Primary School to bid farewell to retiring reception class teacher Rosemary Colcombe. Mrs Colcombe has welcomed children into life at the school for 23 years

YOUNGSTERS from the TS Worcester Sea Cadets put in an impressive performance at the Severn District Pulling Regatta. The junior team, made up of children aged 10 and 11, have only rowed together for a few weeks but still won their category after two days

A DISABLED mum is saying a huge thank you to staff at Worcestershire Royal Hospital who "pulled out all the stops" to deliver her baby daughter safely after complications developed during her labour. Louise Sireshuk is a "thalidomide baby" -- she was

FORMER Wolves striker Jimmi-Lee Jones gave Andy Preece food for thought after grabbing a brace in Worcester City's 3-1 pre-season friendly win at neighbours Malvern Town. The trialist came on as a half-time substitute at Malvern's Langland Stadium and

STRESS-related illness is nothing new in today's hurly-burly, rapid race-track business world. But shock figures revealed today in your Worcester News tell a story that is worse than many would have thought. Faithful City council staff taking 'sickies

IT could take another 10 years before Christopher Whitehead High School gets its new building in St John's. Worcester MP Mike Foster has revealed that Worcestershire County Council is considering a "patch-up job" on the existing school. It would then

THE high incident of sickness among stressed-out staff of Worcester City Council is costing more than £250,000 each year. Now, stress-relief training, access to physiotherapy and counselling are all to be introduced after the health review, which ranked

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE wrapped up their first Frizzell County Championship Division Two win of the season in just 64 minutes on Saturday against Worcestershire at Wantage Road. The New Road side seemed in control for most of the match but the hosts' bowlers

HIMBLETON batsman Matt McCann wasted little time in firing his team into the Worcester League Dowdes-well Cup final. McCann, 27, rattled a quick-fire 110 not out as Himbleton beat Barnards Green by 44 runs to set up a date with Stoke Prior Sports at Worcester

EVESHAM United came back from behind to complete a 2-1 pre-season friendly victory at Midland Football Alliance side Leamington. The Robins were rocked on 10 minutes at the New Windmill Ground when, following a succession of corners, Andy Gregory rifled

ANDY Mason struck a century as Worcester defeated Redditch by four wickets in Division Three. Mason reached 105 in Worcester's reply after Redditch had posted 242-8. Redditch won the toss and decided to bat on a good wicket at Norton. Overseas player

A KIND-hearted organisation has saved a city youth group's summer activities by donating £1,000. More than 160 members of St Peter's Youth Opportun-ities group faced a gloomy summer when the club ran out of funds. Now, thanks to the Worcester Lions Club

AUSTRALIA paceman Glenn McGrath has revealed his interest in playing county cricket again and admitted that Worcestershire were "probably top of the list". McGrath spent a successful campaign at New Road in 2000 and also had a brief spell with Middlesex

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE wrapped up their first Frizzell County Championship Division Two win of the season in just 64 minutes on Saturday against Worcestershire at Wantage Road. The New Road side seemed in control for most of the match but the hosts' bowlers

I TOTALLY agree with Irene Sanderson, who complained about the city council allowing shrubs and hedges to overgrow on roundabouts, paths and walkways (Letters, Friday, July 15). I think this correspondent may agree with me that our local authorities were

IN reply to N Taylor, yes, England is a country. That does not mean that it is a sovereign state. It is, in fact a part of the sovereign state called "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." It is the sovereign entity that is all-important

PHEW, it's been over 30 degrees for days on end a heatwave, hooray! Let's go down and bathe in the pool on Gheluvelt park. Oh no, it's not the right time of year. The leaders at the Guildhall have said its too costly to have water in all summer - so we

LONG-forgotten memories of hayricks and homemade cider, cart horses and Christmas lunches of bread and cheese have come floating back over the years thanks to a wonderful diary kept by Worcestershire farm-hand Noel Norton. A few months ago, this newspaper

Woolies sales TOYS-to-sweets retailer Woolworths said tough conditions on the high street had continued to take their toll on the business. Woolworths said same-store sales at its core chain were 4.4 per cent lower in the 24 weeks to Saturday, July 16

RETAIL sales soared at their fastest pace in more than a year and a half across the UK last month, but there were mixed signals as to how Worcester shops had fared. The Office for National Statistics said that sales rose 1.3 per cent on the previous month

* (I) indicates Internet entries. THE following each won a pair of tickets to "Proms in the Park" on July 9 at West Midland Safari Park: R de Escofet, Brookside Close, Wombourne (I); I Dutton, Bowling Green Road, Stourbridge (I); H Fletcher, The Crescent

Wordsworth enjoyed this stroll in the countryside TENBURY Wells is an excellent centre for beautiful walks in under-explored countryside. Those of you who enjoyed the Tenbury walk in this series last August, which included Upper Berrington, Upton, Leysters

PLANS to turn Radio Wyvern's Worcester base into seven houses have been rejected after neighbours complained about over-development on the site. The radio station is housed in a Grade II Listed building, in Barbourne Terrace, with numerous extensions

IT'S a case of come blow your horn... enthusiasts are looking forward to examining vintage radio equipment when an exhibition to celebrate the golden era of the wireless goes on air next week. Visitors to the Greyfriars, in Friar Street, Worcester, can

RESIDENTS are celebrating after helping their community win a prestigious Village of the Year competition. The 1,400-strong community of Cradley, near Malvern has been named Herefordshire's top village in Community First's Calor Gas-sponsored competition

A FORMER Mayor of Worcester has appealed for more people to give their time to help Age Concern. David Clark has been made volunteer recruitment officer at the charity's Worcester branch. "My aim is to attract as many volunteers as I can to extend the

IF you asked me to make a list of my major worries in life, I expect I'd get to double figures quite easily. Money, the welfare of nearest and dearest, state of the country and world... there you go. And I haven't even given the matter much thought. But

July 2005 (friendlies) Tues 19 Alvechurch (a) 2-1 Martin 2 WEDS 20 TAMWORTH (H) 0-1 SAT 23 Leamington (a) 2-1 Ball, Pinkney TUES 26 MOOR GREEN (H) SAT 30 WORCESTER CITY (H) August TUES 2 REDDITCH UTD (H) Sat 6 Stratford Tn (a) Southern League Premier

A WORCESTERSHIRE teenager fighting for her life is being airlifted back to Britain after she was caught up in the Egypt bomb blasts. Sixteen-year-old Hannah Lloyd is reported to have suffered 70 per cent burns after the explosions rocked the Egyptian

A MOTHER of four boys was delighted when, after cancelling her husband's vasectomy she fell pregnant with the girl she had always wanted. Sarah-Jayne Blight has been pregnant every year of her marriage and always hoped for a little lady to share her male-dominated

WORCESTERSHIRE Royals climbed off the bottom of totesport League Division One and forced Gloucestershire to take their place after a 20-run Duckworth-Lewis victory in Bristol yesterday. The home side lost Phil Weston to the first ball of the match after

AUSTRALIA paceman Glenn McGrath has revealed his interest in playing county cricket again and admitted that Worcestershire were "probably top of the list". McGrath spent a successful campaign at New Road in 2000 and also had a brief spell with Middlesex

MATT Gardiner pounced late on to give Bromsgrove Rovers a respe-ctable score as they lost 4-3 against Bristol Rovers at the Victoria Ground. The calm defender bundled in Matt Johnson's corner in the 85th minute to seal a testing work out for Jimmy Mullen's

EVESHAM remain in pole position at the summit of Division Three despite being held to a winning draw at home by local rivals Pershore. After restricting their Avon Street visitors to 200-9 in response to 256-6, Evesham sit 24 points clear of Aston Manor

* (I) indicates Internet entries. THE following each won a pair of tickets to "Proms in the Park" on July 9 at West Midland Safari Park: R de Escofet, Brookside Close, Wombourne (I); I Dutton, Bowling Green Road, Stourbridge (I); H Fletcher, The Crescent

A PAIR of riders from Worcestershire will set sail for Iceland next week to take part in the World Championships for Icelandic Horses. Luan Sayle, of Storridge, and Fi Pugh, from Callow End, will join competitors from Norfolk and Dorset in a four-women

LIFE as second XI coach is never easy -- and Damien D'Oliveira will concede to that. He confronts problems that do not by and large exist in the senior side, problems that require unique man-management skills. Whereas Worcestershire's first-team is often

WORCESTERSHIRE Royals climbed off the bottom of totesport League Division One and forced Gloucestershire to take their place after a 20-run Duckworth-Lewis victory in Bristol yesterday. The home side lost Phil Weston to the first ball of the match after

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MALVERN CC travelled to Worcester Nomads and came away with a winning draw after splendid individual performances from Adam Dovey and Rob Francis. Malvern had first use of an excellent looking wicket at Bransford but quickly lost Jeremy Lee to a thin

MALVERN earned a deserved draw against Dr Martens League side Stourport Swifts and after a tentative first half finished much the stronger. MALVERN TOWN 2, STOURPORT SWIFTS 2 Malvern, without four or five key players, will be heartened by this performance

WITH Tony Blair's European beliefs being widely known, surely his words of praise for the late Tory Prime Minister Ted Heath a fellow Europhile, have a hollow ring. However, just as Blair has lied to the people, Ted Heath in the 1970s also lied to the

Wordsworth enjoyed this stroll in the countryside TENBURY Wells is an excellent centre for beautiful walks in under-explored countryside. Those of you who enjoyed the Tenbury walk in this series last August, which included Upper Berrington, Upton, Leysters

Worcester's Jenni Francis is the Queen of the Severn Boat Festival. The 20-year-old blonde beat five other finalists to the title in a competition held at a Worcester nightspot. She will now help promote the festival, which begins on Friday on the city's

MORRISONS supermarket chain broke free of the regulatory constraints on its £3 bn takeover of Safeway by announcing the sale of a final batch of stores. Morrisons said it had exchanged contracts on a quartet of stores in the north of England to fulfil

WHSMITH News has announced that it has been appointed by Newsquest Midlands South to distribute the newly-introduced first edition of the Worcester News. The announcement comes as the publishing time of the Worcester News first edition was brought forward

BIOPAC, a Malvern-based manufacturer of compostable packaging materials is helping a caf to be among the first to give its customers an environmentally-friendly experience. The firm is supplying The Food Clinic in Brighton with a range of biodegradable

A CHARITY event in aid of St Richard's Hospice was the first official engagement for the county's Business Woman of the Year. Esther Ruggiero, who runs the Droitwich-based company, Train 4 Security, held a lady's lunch at Rossini's Restaurant. The Droitwich

UNION leaders will this week seek urgent talks with the new owners of collapsed carmaker MG Rover in a bid to help create thousands of jobs. Nanjing bought the Longbridge-based firm for around £50m and has pledged to create a UK design, engineering and