HARRIERS gave their Conference play-off hopes a fine lift with an impressive 1-0 win at title-chasing Oxford United. In an open end-to-end encounter, Simon Russell's 86th-minute screamer earned Mark Yates' men all three points. It was the perfect fillip
MARK Hands fired in a superb winner as Evesham United recorded a fourth successive Southern League Division One Midlands win tonight, triumphing 2-1 at Berkhamsted Town. The points should have been wrapped up by half-time after Mark Owen gave United
WORCESTER Racecourse has been forced to move its opening meeting of the new season to Southwell. Following an inspection by the Horseracing Regulatory Authority's inspector of courses, the meeting at Pitchcroft, due to take place on March 25, has had
Berkhamsted Town 1, Evesham United 2 Mark Hands fired in a superb winner as the Robins recorded a fourth successive Southern League win at Berkhamsted. The points should have been wrapped by half-time after Mark Owen had given United a tenth minute
RAPINDER Gill has revealed former Worcester City favourite Carl Heeley played a big part in his move to St George's Lane. The highly-rated defender has signed a two-year deal with City but has been loaned back to Bromsgrove Rovers until the end of this
THE University of Worcester men's basketball team have been crowned British University champions for the third consecutive time. They followed up a 107-79 win against Middlesex University with an 83-65 victory over University of Birming-ham before defeating
WYCHAVON District Council has been crowned Council of the Year at a prestigious award ceremony for local authorities. Staff were presented with the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) awards top honour in recognition of excellent work beyond the normal
A CAT which spent almost four days stuck up a tree in Worcester has been rescued safe and well by firemen. Eight-month-old Spikey went up an ash tree close to its home in Berkeley Heywood, Warndon Villages on Saturday and despite numerous attempts by
AGE is no barrier for Hilda Carver who is still playing in the Worcester Ladies Skittles League at 90-years-old. The St John's pensioner fell in love with the pub and club sport back in the 1973/74 season when her Newsgirls team won the Division Four
WORCESTER City Amateur Boxing Club had mixed success in 10 full bouts at the Rainbow Hill Ex-servicemen's Club. Two members of the Worcester team, Ed Morris and Richard Ballett, were boxing for the first time. Welterweight Morris displayed a very controlled
CROWLE suffered their first competitive defeat of the season as they were beaten in extra-time by Moreton Town Sunday in the Birdseye Sports Evesham League knockout Cup. Moreton scored through Jar-vis, Mills and Neal with Crowle replying through Hat-chett
WORCESTER City's youth development scheme is extremely important to the club. It's the best way to bring players through for the future. Youngsters on the scheme are local and know the club better than most players who have just been brought in from
WORCESTER City women made hard work of continuing their bid for the West Midlands Division One South title. City defeated basement side Burlish Olympic 4-2 but had to come from behind twice. Paul Hennessey's side, without left-winger Lisa McCarthy and
THE countdown has started to Pershore Tennis Centre's quest to be crowned national indoor doubles champions. Plans are now being put in place to ensure the players have plenty of vocal support at the David Lloyd Centre in Teesside later this month when
DESPITE dominating for much of the game, it took an 89th minute goal from substitute Matthew Smith to secure a vital 1-0 win for Worcestershire over Huntingdonshire in their quest to win Group A' of the Midland Counties Youth Championships. Worcestershire
A WOMAN is in hospital with life threatening injuries after the car she was travelling in left the road and hit a tree near Kidderminster yesterday. A male driver was also taken to hospital with serious injuries while another woman passenger was admitted
RUNNERS are pounding the streets and gearing up for this year's London Marathon to raise funds for St Richard's Hospice. Forty-four-year-old Bob Pope, from Fladbury, near Pershore, is an experienced runner having taken part in the Plymouth Marathon three
A RUGBY club is to host a fund-raiser to thank a rescue service who helped save the life of a former player. Robert Young, who played for Malvern RFC, was involved in an horrific car accident in October. Mr Young, of St Peter's, Worcester, was left
A VAIN blue tit has taken an unusual interest in its appearance - in a car wing mirror. The bird, which has started visiting the Abberley home of Dave and Viv Yemm, has taken a liking to its own reflection. Surprised Mrs Yemm first noticed the bird
FREEMAN Trafford Happy 5th Birthday. Lots of love from Mummy, Daddy and Samara. x Published in paper 13/03/2007
BIRD Bett Husband Roy and daughters June and Angela wish to express their sincere thanks to all Relatives and Friends for the kindness and sympathy shown to us during our recent bereavement. Also thanks to Everyone who attended the Funeral, also flowers
GILL Roye Patricia Ex-Kays Worker, Bransford Road, Returns. Passed away suddenly at home on March 6th, 2007, aged 62 years. Beloved wife of George, a much loved mum to Royston, Ellen, Jeanette and Michelle also a loving grandmother and great grandmother
BOND Thomas Remembering a devoted husband and father on his eighteenth anniversary. Loving wife Philomena and Family. Rest in Peace.xx Published in paper 13/03/2007
PASSEY William Rupert March 13th, 2002. Dearly loved father and grandfather. Loving you is easy, We do it every day, Not seeing you is the heartache, That never goes away. God bless. Love Annette, Keith, Simon and Kerrie. xxxx Published in paper 13/03
TYLER Richard In loving memory of my dear grandson, only ever a thought away. From Nan, auntie Sal and Family.xx Published in paper 13/03/2007
JENNINGS John In loving memory of a dear son and brother, passed away twelve years ago today on his 47th Birthday. Always in our thoughts. Dad, Roger, Heather, Susan and Ron. Published in paper 13/03/2007
PARKES Clement Harold Passed away peacefully on March 10th, 2007, after a long illness borne with great fortitude. Will be deeply missed by his loving Wife, Family and many Friends. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Friday, March 16th, at 3
SELLWOOD Stella Maxine Aged 98 years, at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on March 7th, 2007. Widow of the late Fred Sellwood, dearly loved mother of Basil and the late Roger and much loved nanny to Heidi and Edward. She will be sincerely missed by all.
BRANSON Wilfred John Born May 7th, 1920, died March 6th, 2007, after a short illness. Will be dearly missed by Family and Friends. Funeral service on Thursday, March 15th at 1.45 p.m., at Honor Oak Crematorium, Brenchley Gardens, Honor Oak, London. SE23
LATHAM Eric Died ten years ago. Loved and remembered every day by wife Edna and Family.xxx Published in paper 13/03/2007
LEWIS FORMERLY SPIERS Wayne A very dear grandson and nephew. If tears could build a stairway,And memories a lane.We'd walk right up to heaven,And bring you home again. God bless you and keep you safe. Nan Kelly, Sean, Liam and Dean. xxx Published in
O'TOOLE Thomas Joseph Two years,remembering a dear friend. Gone but not forgotten. Love Mary, Anne, Karan and Joanne.xxxx Published in paper 13/03/2007
JENNINGS John Passed away twelve years ago on his birthday. Lovingly remembered everyday by Lynne, Louise, Claireand Ian. ---------- Gentle Jesus up above,Please give grandad all our love. Karina, Robert, Hayleigh, Chloe, Duncan, Kyleand Joshua.xxxxxxx
FARMER George Bernard In memory of a loving husband, father and grandad. Passed away one year today. Sadly missed and forever in our thoughts. God bless Wife Jean, children Sean, Alison, Julie and Grandchildren. Published in paper 13/03/2007
WORCESTER'S under 19 academy side stormed to a 34-5 victory against their Sale Sharks counterparts. Tries came courtesy of Greg King (two), Charlie Fellows, Tom Wheatcroft and Haloti Molatika while Joey Carlisle kicked a penalty and three conversions
WORCESTER City Youth's hopes of a cup treble remain on course after they reached the Worcestershire County FA Youth Cup final with a 2-0 win against Cradley Town. Last night's victory at St George's Lane sets up a final against Redditch United, who beat
Hi. I am Mark and I shall be blogging on environmental issues is Worcestershire. This may include discussing the big environmental topics of the day, providing commentary on local environmental issues or suggesting ways we can all reduce our own environmental
AN INSPIRATIONAL art exhibition is providing a showcase for talented artists with a variety of styles. Landscapes and abstract work from professional, contemporary artists will feature at Malvern Theatres until the end of this month. The exhibition
A WORCESTER schoolgirl is certainly letting her feet do the talking by becoming one of the country's top Irish dancers. Hayley Irish, aged 17, a current pupil at St Mary's Convent, will be competing in an Irish dancing competition in Glasgow over Easter
DRAMA and business students from the River School, Fernhill Heath, are planning the Wedding of the Year. The school's annual drama production is being managed by business studies students. It has attracted sponsorship from Worcester's Gate House Brides
SIR - According to a European survey, we are at the bottom of the list for the way we treat our children. Maybe European families do not have to pay as many taxes as we do. We are taxed to the limit and now councils expect us to pay for the disposal
WITH two weeks to go to the new race season businesss is booming at Worcester's racecourse a year after a £1 million revamp. Staff say the work has seen a huge increase in non-raceday bookings and profits. In March 2006, the Worcester News reported
SIR - Regarding the planned three month closure of the Powick bridge (Worcester News, March 9), the problem could be solved by contacting the Royal Engineers to build a Bailey bridge as a temporary measure alongside the permanent one. This was done at
LAND which is owned by Worcestershire County Council could be released to enable the building of more affordable homes for young people in rural areas. That is one of the suggestions being considered following a report by the council's rural regeneration
A SEVEN-year-old girl from Worcester is encouraging other leukaemia patients to take part in a forthcoming conference. Leukaemia CARE, whose headquarters is in Worcester, is organising its patient conference on Saturday, March 31, at Birmingham's Children's
A WORCESTER-based food industry logisitics specialist is moving to a business park in Droitwich. Atchison Topeka, which is currently at the Shire Bus-iness Park, Wainwright Road, Warndon Villages, Worcester, has agreed a 15-year lease with Stoford Developments
ANYONE interested in the retail world in Kidderminster is being invited to the annual meeting of the town centre partnership. Peter Picken, chairman of the partnership, said new retail opportunities had recently been provided at the Weavers Wharf and
TWO dogs have been stolen from a Malvern farm. The Jack Russell terrier and border collie, valued at about £750, were taken while their owner went for a break during lambing. Scamp, a 12-year-old brown and white terrier, was in a kennel and a working
WORCESTERSHIRE-based plant propagation business Westland Nurseries is officially top of the crops. At the national Grower of the Year Awards ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, the Evesham firm won the award for salad grower of the year
A PAEDOPHILE facing jail after admitting sexually assaulting a teenage boy continued to work as a volunteer at a Worcestershire youth club after being charged with sex offences. Earlier this month, the Worcester News revealed that William Hollins, who
THE president welcomed members and the speaker, June Firkins, to our meeting in Bromyard Road Methodist Church Hall, and thanked tea ladies P McDonald and P Clarke-Morris for taking their turn, and B Gardner for the richly coloured primulas for the president's
THE U3A year' runs until May this year and starts again in September. The summer break enables all volunteer group leaders and committee members to have a rest and maybe plan for next year's activities. However, many retired or semi-retired people are
AT the second meeting in the 2007 programme, about 20 members of the monthly Greek interest club enjoyed an entertaining evening travelogue from guest speaker Tony Foxton, who presented his slide show entitled A Trip To Paxos. Based on a recent autumnal
AFTER the silent tribute, our chairman thanked the Rev Sue Irwin for giving up her only night off in the week to attend our meeting. The main business for the evening was to determine the programme of events for the coming year and the decision was made
BUDDING young chefs from Bretforton First School swapped work books for cook books to take part in their own Bake a Healthy Snack Day. The whole school of 63 children had a chance to follow star chef Jamie Oliver's lead on healthy eating and spent the
BLESSED Edward Oldcorne Catholic College students took a trip to native America, thanks to a visit from a specialist dance company. The Timberdine Avenue, Worcester, school was visited by American West, an American Indian dance company well-known for
BUDDING artists from schools across the county put their skills on show in a Malvern fine art competition. The 12th biennial competition, sponsored by the Malvern Hills Decorative and Fine Arts Society, saw entries from 45 talented sixth form students
SIR - I would like to congratulate all those who helped make the Save Our Health Service march in Malvern on Saturday a success and all those who marched, whatever their political allegiance or none. I welcome the fact that Liberal Democrats are adding
THE crackling might be a bit tough, but Shrawley pig farmer Alastair Warrington was making a point. He was using a giant Trojan pig to highlight the problems of his industry, which he claims is being hit by inferior quality imports In 2005 more than
SCHOOLS across the region joined in celebrations for World Book Day. Youngsters were treated to an array of activities, from visits from authors to dressing up as their favourite characters. Pupils at Claines CE Primary were visited by author Heather
President Rosemary welcomed members to the February meeting and the secretary then read the minutes. She circulated details of invitations received from Broomhall, North Claines and the group meeting so that members could signify who wished to attend.
GREAT devotion to duty was shown by president Gwyn Darby when she took the business meeting in spite of suffering from a chest infection. Members were sorry to hear of the death of Phyllis Dorrell, a member for many years. Some of us will be attending
SEA cadets will be on parade for their annual Royal Navy inspection while the Mayor of Worcester, Ian Imray, looks on. TS Worcester Sea Cadets will be inspected by the area commander, Joss Binns, at TS Worcester in Portland Street, Diglis, on Monday,
LAUREN Williams bagged two goals as Worcester Raiders Robins Under 11s won 3-0 at Burlish Olympic in the Mercian Festival Junior League. Both teams started well and created many chances Raiders broke through the midfield and Williams scored. Burlish
A slightly delayed start to this month's Comer WI meeting whilst arrangements were made for Eve Lane to stand in for Jackie Taylor, the elected secretary, who was unable to attend the meeting due to a family illness. Viv Jackman, president, welcomed
A LACK of systematic approach and clear focus at a Worcester primary school has led to inconsistencies, an Ofsted inspection has found. Perdiswell Primary School was described by inspectors as a satisfactory school with a significant number of strengths
WORCESTER Colts Under 16s romped to an 8-0 win over Mostyn Rangers in the Stourport Youth League. Nathen Rawlings (two), Lee Godson (two), Ben Stanley, Josh Butler, Billy Lane and Dale Whittle scored the goals. UNDER 14s: Adam Ellis struck five goals
CALLING all budding reporters and brilliant bookworms - it's your chance to contribute to a brand new section on the www.worcesternews.co.uk website. The Worcester News has launched Kidz Zone - a section especially for young people in Worcestershire
HUNDREDS of people of all ages are expected to dig out their walking boots and join the annual Malvern Hills Walk for St Richard's Hospice in May. Last year more than 600 people took part in this family fun day, raising almost £26,000 towards the hospice's
COMMONWEALTH Games gold medallist Liam Killeen is getting on his bike to support a cancer charity. Mr Killeen, who lives in Malvern, is patron of the Macmillan Elgar Bike Ride, which will take place on Sunday, June 10, to raise cash for Macmillan Cancer
Do you suffer from Peripheral Arterial Disease? I hope not. However, if you do there will soon be a freephone information line available. The voice giving all the information is mine. It was apparently thought a Newcastle accent would sound honest and
SIR - Only one year after the county was rocked by the national scandal of the Bromyard gollies, the comments of former Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters colonel Patrick Mercer are centre stage in the latest race-related row. The colonel has faced
It seems we're all slaves to the sat-nav these days, to the extent that we're more inclined to believe the little gadget on the dashboard than that more traditional method of providing information - the road sign. Drivers in Wyre Piddle are certainly
DRIVERS following satellite navigation systems are finding themselves stuck in a Worcestershire village - at traffic lights which never turn green. Sat-nav systems are being blamed for sending some drivers through Wyre Piddle village, near Pershore,
A NEW city centre residence has been found for the next Bishop of Worcester. The new home will be at 10 College Yard, which is located between the Cathedral and the Diocesan Office, and is famous for being featured on the back of the £20 note. The current
A MALVERN mum is urging fellow parents to see the positive side of the reorganisation of special schools in Worcester. Julie Vlachos, whose two children go to Manor Park Special School, St John's, Worcester, said it was time parents looked to the future
A former restaurant owner who made £100,000 profits from drugs has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Wai Chan was caught after police stopped his car and found cocaine and ecstasy. When they checked his home, they recovered a dealer's list and scales
FREE shopping trips and makeovers are being offered to jobless, single parents in the two counties. Worcestershire is one of a few areas in the country offering the Big Brother Project, which uses taxpayers' money to encourage users to attend job centre
WORCESTER number eight Catherine Spencer has re-tained her place in the Eng-land side as they look to clinch the Six Nations Grand Slam crown for a second consecutive year against Wales at Taffs Well RFC (2.30pm). Geoff Richards' side came through Sunday's
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AS many of you will have read, I spent an enjoyable evening with history buffs Paul Harding and Helen Lee of the recently launched Worcester Story. This dynamic duo cover roughly about 2,000 years of the Faithful City's story and I found the Roman period
MANY Worcestershire people watching regional television will no doubt be infuriated by the growing habit of television journalists' to omit place names and other relevant details from their reports. I've lost count of the number of occasions when I've
MIKE Foster and his council oppo Adrian Gregson have been reaching for their pens of late. Both have returned fire over Seven Days pieces and to that I say hallelujah. Reactions at last. I'd like to say that they've launched a charm offensive but that
