A FAMILY of four had a dramatic start to a holiday afloat when their 52ft narrowboat got stuck in mud above Bevere weir, north of Worcester. As the River Severn rose after a day of heavy rain, the boat, Lydia, was in danger of being washed down the wrong
PARAMEDICS rescued a terrified elderly woman after she had accidentally reversed her car into a river, where it overturned - trapping her inside. The women, who is in her late 60s, sounded her horn to attract the attention of members of the public, who
THE call is out for budding chefs to dust off their pinnies and dig out their finest ingredients to represent the region in the hunt for a new national dish. The Worcestershire and Herefordshire area is renowned for food and drink which is the envy of
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a two-car collision on the A4133 that resulted in seven people being taken to hospital. The crash near to the entrance of the Westwood House estate, near Droitwich, involved a black Renault Megane saloon, which was
ANDY Preece admits he is still piecing together his strongest side for next season. The St George's Lane boss remains unsure of his best pick as Worcester City experiment towards their opening Nationwide North clash at Kettering Town. With three players
FEARS that the Christopher Whitehead High School saga could last another 10 years have been met with dismay from the school's headteacher and parents. The Worcester News reported yesterday how Worcester MP Mike Foster revealed Worcestershire County Council
WORKERS and bosses at privatised Malvern defence firm QinetiQ will share in a £145m fortune when it is floated on the stock exchange. The former research arm of the Ministry of Defence was the first firm to be privatised by Tony Blair's Labour Government
STUART Watkiss hopes to field latest Kidderminster Harriers target Wayne Graves at Worcester City tonight. The tough-tackling midfielder has been training with Grimsby after his release from Scunthorpe but Watkiss is keen to look at the 24-year-old. Graves
WORCESTERSHIRE will not pay Shoaib Akhtar when he fails to appear in matches. The New Road club revealed the 29-year-old Pakistani fast bowler, who has endured a chequered start to his County stint, is on a pay-as-you-play contract. Shoaib's deal is also
FOOTBALL: Evesham United are expected to field a more familiar side in their latest pre-season test tonight. The Robins, newly promoted to the Southern League Premier Division, take on Nationwide North side Moor Green at Common Road (7.45pm). Evesham
MATT Neal's lead at the top of the British Touring Car Championship was slashed after Yvan Muller claimed two wins at Ireland's Mondello Park circuit. The Droitwich Spa driver's 28-point cushion was cut to 13 after he had two third places and a seventh
STUART Watkiss hopes to field latest Kidderminster Harriers target Wayne Graves at Worcester City tonight. The tough-tackling midfielder has been training with Grimsby after his release from Scunthorpe but Watkiss is keen to look at the 24-year-old. Graves
I AM so impressed with the quality of service at the Odeon Cinema in Foregate Street. Every time I visit, it seems to get better and better. Anyone who says there is nothing to do in Worcester must never get out! What with the wide range of sports on
A KIDDERMINSTER vehicle rental company is to help a bobby on his beat by supplying him with a new car. Arriva Vehicle Rental in Stourport Road, Kiddermi-nster, has leased the police a Hyundai Getz for 12 months, free of charge. The car is being used by
A CONSORTIUM led by QinetiQ has just won one of the first contracts to develop Britain's air weapons of the future. It has secured a £2m deal under the Government's 'Guided Weapons Tower of Excellence' initiative. The programme will last three years and
DROITWICH'S second annual music festival was such a success that organisers are already planning how to make next year's event even bigger and better. Performers from across the county descended on the town to entertain residents and visitors for free
YUMMY mummies could win a new Honda FR-V and raise funds for charity by taking a test drive at Startin Honda. During the event, to raise funds for leading children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent, £5 will be donated to the Yummy Mummy Campaign for every
AN historic tree planted by Sir Edward Elgar is now flourishing - and controversial plans to clone it have been shelved. Planted in Arundel Drive, Battenhall, in 1928, the mulberry tree has survived a lightning strike, which split the trunk almost to
Claire Guy is pictured having a fake wound applied at a Gruesome Day Out at historic Hanbury Hall, near Droitwich, to reveal its violent and shocking past. Characters including a public executioner who roamed the grounds looking for victims were brought
INQUESTS into several deaths, including those of a baby and a disc jockey, were due to be heard today by Worcestershire coroner Victor Round. The baby, Edward Parker, of Hanbury Wharf, Droitwich, died at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on Monday, May 23
ANYTHING Charlie Dimmock can do, Nunnery Wood Primary School can do better. The Worcester school underwent a Groundforce-style makeover to make the environment for its pupils better by constructing a patio, installing benches and putting in plants. The
LET'S keep our fingers crossed that Worcester City stay reasonably free of injuries next season. Because while there is no doubt that City house enough talent to mount a serious Nationwide North title bid, they cannot overcome a packed treatment room.
YET another family has been torn apart by terror after the bomb attacks on the Egyptian resort on Sharm-El-Sheikh at the weekend. Malvern teenager Hannah Lloyd was enjoying an exotic holiday on the Red Sea when the bombers struck. Now she is back in Britain
FRIENDS and family are praying for a Worcestershire teenager who was seriously injured in the Egypt bomb blasts. Hannah Lloyd, who was on holiday with her mother Heidi and sister Georgina, is believed to have suffered 70 per cent burns after Saturday's
CHILDREN as young as six and seven have been throwing stones at cars on a busy Worcester road. The mini-yobs have been aiming at drivers' heads as they go along Newtown Road in Ronkswood, near the Worcestershire Royal Hospital. One man targeted yesterday
ANDY Preece admits he is still piecing together his strongest side for next season. The St George's Lane boss remains unsure of his best pick as Worcester City experiment towards their opening Nationwide North clash at Kettering Town. With three players
STEVE Rhodes is confident Worcestershire can overcome Kevin Pietersen and company to stoke a winning run in the totesport League. The Royals head to Hampshire's Rose Bowl for a televised day-night clash today (4.10pm) aiming to post back-to-back Division
WORCESTER light-middleweight Leroy Williamson slipped to a 59-55 six-round points defeat at the hands of local favourite Lee Edwards at Sheffield's Octagon Centre. Williamson, who had originally been scheduled to meet Mexborough's muscular Stuart Brookes
AROUND 1,500 dedicated rowers took Bewdley by storm for two days of action. Races came thick and fast on the River Severn at Bewdley Rowing Club's annual regatta. Although day one was bathed in sunshine, the second day was blighted by the elements. But
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers and a new fans' group are joining fund-raising forces to enable manager Stuart Watkiss to set up a full-time youth team of apprentice professionals. Harriers' relegation from the Football League has meant a closer cutting of the
AMY and Liam are discussing what animal their school should buy as a pet for fellow pupils to study and look after. It is an enthusiastic debate by pupils who have been elected by their peers and have been given the responsibility to discuss changes in
STEVE Rhodes is confident Worcestershire can overcome Kevin Pietersen and company to stoke a winning run in the totesport League. The Royals head to Hampshire's Rose Bowl for a televised day-night clash today (4.10pm) aiming to post back-to-back Division
WORCESTERSHIRE will not pay Shoaib Akhtar when he fails to appear in matches. The New Road club revealed the 29-year-old Pakistani fast bowler, who has endured a chequered start to his County stint, is on a pay-as-you-play contract. Shoaib's deal is also
YOUR article in Evening News July 11, referring to flashback picture described as a distance swim in the Severn is actually the annual cross- river swim for Worcester schoolboys. The punt in the front of the picture shows its owner, Mr Webb, who was a
IN October 2002, I wrote to this newspaper that politicians are sleepwalking us into an open-ended war. On March 18, 2003, Tony Blair told us: "I have given the order for British forces to take part in military action in Iraq". He added that vast amounts
I EXPECT the politicians will now close ranks to say what a great Conservative leader and statesman the late Ted Heath was. I say shed no tears over Ted Heath the politician. He was a traitor and a cheat who misled this country into joining what he then
TEACHERS at a primary school had a right soaking after youngsters bid them a fond farewell at a pizza and pistols event. Year 6 youngsters at Great Malvern Primary School in the town's Pickersleigh Road armed themselves with water pistols to take on headteacher
Parcel concern UNION leaders are to seek urgent talks with a United States company after it bought one of the UK's biggest parcel carriers. UPS announced it had agreed to acquire Nuneaton-based Lynx Express for £55.5m, saying the deal would strengthen
WORK has started to expand Kidderminster's biggest pet store. Wilsons Pet Centre is adding more than 3,000 sq ft of space to its 5,000 sq ft store on New Road, taking in part of a neighbouring unit formerly occupied by Somerfield. At the same time, Wilsons
HUNDREDS of small businesses selling alcohol in Worcestershire and Hereford-shire could find themselves trading illegally unless they meet a looming Government deadline - and between them fork out more than half a million in new licensing charges. Firms
