Children are being paid with sweets for returning missing trolleys to a Worcester supermarket. Almost a third of 500 new shopping trolleys belonging to Sainsbury's in Windermere Drive, Blackpole, have gone missing in less than five months. Now the store
STAFF at a Worcester call centre for the former Kays catalogue company are in shock after hearing they could lose their jobs. Workers at Optimum Contact in Newtown Road were told by parent company Shop Direct that up to a dozen jobs were under threat.
FOOTBALL, hip-hop tunes and exotic animals were just some of the entertainment laid on for youngsters at an event in Worcester. About 650 children and teenagers, ranging from five to 13 years of age, went to Perdiswell Young People's Leisure Club in Bilford
MUSIC, food, fireworks are some of the attractions that promise to make the three days of Upton-upon-Severn's 15th annual Water Festival a true bank holiday extravaganza. The fun starts on Saturday, August 27, with a day of free entertainment, ending
NEXT month, my daughter is due to leave home and start life as a student. Like any mother, I'm happy to see her excited as she sets off on her own, but I'm also sad to say goodbye to the much-loved child I thought I'd never have. My daughter is my miracle
A PAIR of heavy horses pulling in a wagonload of sweet-smelling hay on a summer afternoon, or ploughing autumn stubble as flocks of birds circle above - scenes so quintessentially English they have kept artists in subject matter for centuries. But the
IT appears that Two-gun Blair and his sidekick Dead Brain Bush are on the warpath again. This time Bush is considering Iran. As we are still up to our necks with the troubles in Iraq, I just hope Blair has the commonsense to refuse to co-operate with
THE Worcester News asks readers to write in with their views on the Government's plans to reduce the number of emergency call centres from 46 to just 9. I would ask if there is any point in writing in, for has this government ever bothered to consider
IN his letter of Monday, August 15, L Spiteri said that "one only has to look at the recent news headlines over Rover cars, Tiny Computers and Worcester Porcelain to see what sort of future awaits an independent Britain". By "independent" Mr Spiteri means
RECENT letters suggest a need to re-emphasise previous publicity upon the effectiveness of safety cameras in reducing collisions, casualties, speeds and levels of offending. The long-term trends in this region continue to be healthily downwards, demanding
IT will be best lots forward tonight as the Worcestershire Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs holds an auction of promises. The federation hopes to raise some money to convert the remaining building at the county headquarters into offices. These offices
THE new rules on countryside access which are currently being rolled out across England and Wales (our turn will come in October) give a right of access on foot only to 'mountain, moor, heath and common'. In other words, woodland is exempt from the new
HE diced with death on the track as a motorcycle racer - but it was when he performed on a TV talent show after his career was cut short by a crash that a musical Worcester man really discovered the meaning of fear. Thirty-two-year-old former grass-track
TUCKED away at the back of the city's Swan Theatre is a tiny room, dubbed "the studio," which promises an intimate theatre experience with the audience literally in touching distance of the performers. Being so close to the theatre-going public could
CRICKET fever has swept the nation after two of the finest Ashes tests of all time - and Worcestershire County Cricket Club is reaping the benefits. This week's Frizzell Championship match against Somerset has attracted bumper crowds and New Road chiefs
A CHANCE meeting in a Worcester park was the catalyst for a lifetime of happiness for Tom and Evelyn Clarke, who today celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. The pair can vividly recall the meeting which has shaped their lives. It was during the
WHEN the Darracq V8 was built, Norman Thomas had just been born. Now, with both celebrating their 100th birthdays, it is clear that 1905 was a fine vintage. Mr Thomas, of Upton-upon-Severn, was invited to mark his centenary on Monday by sitting in the
IT'S a sure sign that important people have been in Worcester. Perhaps it's my imagination, but if I were a betting man, I'd say that the reason why Tent City seems to have moved a few hundred yards in the Diglis weir direction is purely because of the
HAGLEY'S Pete Andrews and brothers Chris and Dave Hodges proudly show off their second-place prizes from this year's Royal Show fence-erecting competition. The trio, who represented Worcestershire at the show, had just two hours to put up 24ft of post
THANKFULLY, most of us (well over 50 per cent according to the latest poll) have considerably more backbone and faith in our own ability than the spineless scenario painted by L Spiteri (whose flag must surely be a white cross on a white background).
THEY are as much a part of country life as tractors and cow pats, but of course these days you are just as likely to see a Land Rover on the school run as in the farmyard. That's why there is bound to be an eclectic mix of Landie fans descending on the
THE new rules on countryside access which are currently being rolled out across England and Wales (our turn will come in October) give a right of access on foot only to 'mountain, moor, heath and common'. In other words, woodland is exempt from the new
