KIDDERMINSTER Harriers dominated against Woking but fell to defeat after failing to score for the third match in a row at Aggborough. Mark Yates' men were also unable to find the net in a 1-0 home loss to Northwich Victoria and 0-0 draw with Burton Albion
BISHOPS Cleeve became the first team to complete the double over the ragged Robins who had Nathan Vaughan red-carded for the third time this season. The points were as good as lost when the goalkeeper saw red for dissent 16 minutes from time and there
STOURPORT LEAGUE U8s: Enville Ath 1 Kidd Lion Cubs 1; Nunnery Falcons 6 Kidd Lions 1; Coombs Wood 4 Bewdley Town 1. U9s: Nunnery Tigers 3 Mostyn 0. U10s Division One: Nunnery Panthers 0 Wyre Forest Panthers 4. Division Two: Worcester Yth 2 Rock Sports
A CONTROVERSIAL piece of refereeing helped Walsall to complete a double over brave Hereford and move three points closer to automatic promotion from League Two. A tussle on the edge of the area which seemed to almost everyone else on the ground to be
FIRST-HALF strikes from Mark Danks and Adam Webster gave Worcester City a comfortable 2-0 win at Alfreton Town. Danks was on target after just 30 seconds and Webster, recalled following a back injury, struck 15 minutes later as Andy Preece's side collected
GOALKEEPER Danny McDonnell says it has been a privilege' to play for Worcester City. McDonnell wrote himself into the history books against Gainsborough Trinity on Saturday by chalking up his 300th appearance for the St George's Lane club. During his
WORCESTER Wolves' first season in the British Basketball League concluded in Glasgow on Sunday with a 94-83 defeat at the Scottish Rocks. Having been comprehensively defeated in each encounter so far this season against the play-off-bound Rocks, Wolves
WORCESTER Warriors duo Harry Owens and Michael Penn and Bromsgrove School's Joel Diggins were all in action for England as they wrapped up third place in the AER European Under 18 Championships with a crushing 52-18 victory over Italy. Owens scored one
STAND-IN Malvern skipper Jamie Anderson led by example with a storming performance to take his side thr-ough to the semi-finals of the North Midlands Cup with a 37-15 win over county rivals Bromsgrove. Malvern made it a treble over their county neighbours
SATURDAY FOOTBALL COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Hereford United 0 Swindon Town 0. NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Weymouth 1 Kidderminster Harriers 1. NATIONWIDE NORTH Harrogate Town 2 Redditch United 2; Worcester City 1 Gainsborough Trinity 1. SOUTHERN
TODAY Coca-Cola League Two: Walsall v Hereford United (3pm). Nationwide Conference: Kidderminster Harriers v Woking (3pm). Nationwide North: Alfreton Town v Worcester City (3pm). Southern League Division One Midlands: Bromsgrove Rovers v Stourbridge
RESIDENTS living in St John's, Worcester, are being urged to keep their eyes open for a ginger and white cat. Archie, who is six-months-old, went missing from his home in Woodstock Road on Sunday. He is described as having a white spot on its nose, a
MALVERN Town councillors have opted to wait until after the May elections before deciding whether to spend £20,000 on a new boundary fence for council land at Greenfields Road. There is no money in the current budget to pay for the work and the funds
AN artist who followed his heart and opened his own studio has celebrated his first anniversary. Damon Hall, of Leigh Sinton, near Worcester, became a professional painter in February last year when he quit his job as a production supervisor in Malvern
A doctor who has been inspirational in the field of cancer care in Worcestershire has retired. Dr Judy Dale has been the inspiration behind the development of palliative care services across the county since 1999. She pioneered efforts to improve end-of-life
THE train company which was set to lose one of the UK's biggest rail franchises later this year could yet retain a stake in the lucrative deal after joining forces with a bidder for the contract. GNER won the franchise to run East Coast Main Line services
KITCHENS Direct owner HomeForm has been sold to US private equity firm Sun Capital after struggling with challenging conditions in the home improvement market. The firm is also the parent company of Moben kitchens, Sharps bedrooms and Dolphin Bathrooms
A MONTH-long campaign to get the people of Worcestershire picking up litter is under way. The seventh Rubbish? Sort It! campaign got off to the flying start at Worcester Woods Country Park in Spetchley with some help from the Mayor of Worcester Ian
WHEN Sean Taylor's truck looms in your rear view mirror, there's no mistaking what's coming past. As he goes by, into the distance ahead disappear Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Ayrton Senna, Jenson Button, model Lucy Pinder and Girls Aloud popstar Sarah
PEOPLE are being warned to be on their guard in their gardens and ensure valuable equipment is safe and secure. West Mercia police say there is often an increase in thefts from garden sheds with the arrival of good weather. About 1,000 shed burglaries
THE 10th annual Spetchley Park Gardens Plant Fair, Worcester, which is backed by the Royal Horticultural Society, is on Sunday, April 15. The anniversary will be marked by a series of lectures and demonstrations throughout the day. There will also be
A CHILDREN'S charity's 10th birthday appeal has got off to a great start thanks to a Worcester-based recruitment consultancy. Staff at Adecco, based in St Nicholas Street, have been busy collecting Easter eggs from other local companies. The eggs were
THIS WEEK IN 1957: Consternation reigned at Callow End FC's Football Queen dance in the village hall on Friday when it was discovered that the girl chosen to represent the club in the Malvern Football Queen competition was, in fact, not eligible. A hurried
Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society Youth Section (WODYS) is celebrating its 25th anniversary in style with a party at which past members will take a trip down memory lane, singing numbers from musicals in which they have played. Songs from hit shows
HAVE you eaten one too many Easter eggs over the last few days? If so, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has a great way for you to get back into shape. The charity is urging people in Worcestershire to sign up for its Hearts First Bike Ride in Worcester
DROITWICH mother Lisa Pugh reckons she's got her finger on the pulse with her new children's business. Using a combination of traditional jewellery making techniques and modern metal technology, Lisa has launched FingerPrints, which aims to provide parents
HEADSTONES on the graves in Great Malvern Cemetery were given the allclear after their annual safety testing. Each year, the stones are tested by staff from Malvern Town Council to make sure they are safe and will not fall over. The council's operations
250 Years Ago: LAST week, as one Mary Meddings was brewing at the Adam and Eve in High Street in this city, she unfortunately fell into a skell of hot wort and was so miserably scalded that she died the next day. * A few days since was married at Orleton
JINKS Leanne Helena My little girl all grown up. Happy 21st Birthday sweetheart. Love and kisses Mum and the boys. xxx Published in paper 09/04/2007
BADSEY Mark Treasured memories of a dear son and brother. Passed away five years today. So sadly missed. You will always be in our hearts forever. God bless. Mom, Sue and Family. Published in paper 09/04/2007
THOMAS Pat A year ago you slipped away, In our hearts you will always stay. Loved and remembered forever. Love always Jeff, Gary, Lisa and Hope. xxx Published in paper 09/04/2007
SIR - I entirely agree with John Phillpott (Seven Days, March 31) that an unobtrusive police presence on our streets - especially in the evenings - would help keep the peace far better than CCTV cameras. Drunken slobs tend to forget the cameras. GEORGE
THOMAS Pat In loving memory of a special friend remembered every day. Rest in Peace. God bless. Jen and Jeff Published in paper 09/04/2007
BADSEY Mark Remembering a much loved nephew and cousin, who passed away five years today. Always remembered, June, Barry and Family. Published in paper 09/04/2007
SIR - The new supermarket Aldi, sited on the old courts site in Pheasant Street, Worcester, has only been open a few days and each time I have driven past I have witnessed cars forcing their way out of the car park to make a right turn, stopping the traffic
HOW can you justify selling veal?" is a question that a lot of people ask Caroline Groves on her farmers' market stall. To answer it, 27-year-old Caroline, one of the owners of Larkin's Family Reared Meats, keeps a folder of pictures of the veal calves
THE Easter weekend is one of the highspots in the point-to-point calendar and there are two top meetings being held locally. On Easter Monday, the North Cotswold Hunt's races take place at Paxford, near Chipping Campden, while on Easter Tuesday large
SIR - In 2006 the Department for Work and Pensions departmental report set targets for the disability and carers' service to deal with claims for disability benefits within certain times. For example, a completely new claim for disability living allowance
EVERYONE who has ever had anything to do with horses knows what a pain in the neck it is when a piece of tack breaks - usually at the worst time. Like a stirrup leather going just when you've got a flighty horse steady enough to get on or a rein breaking
SOME places are at their best in summer, others in autumn, but to experience the full glory of an English spring there are few better places than that wedge of mostly unspoiled countryside bounded to the east by the River Teme and to the west by Bromyard
SIR - I am left disgusted at the huge amount of McDonald's take-away discarded food containers, drink containers and carriers being left scattered about on the car parks around the Blackpole Road site. When I mentioned this to another local tradesperson
Hyacinths If you only have a couple of pots for spring colour, choose hyacinths for wonderful colour and fragrance and place them near your patio door or on a wall at nose level so that you can take in their wonderful scent each time you pass. The leafless
GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT Potatoes Anyone who has ever grown potatoes will know of the importance of earthing up - the act of pulling the earth up around the root of the plant to exclude light from the tubers. It helps retain moisture and stops the potatoes
SIR - Recently I was a patient in Worcestershire Royal Hospital and felt that I had to put pen to paper to say a few complimentary words about the treatment I received there. On getting back to my flat in Worcester after doing my shopping, I suddenly
Anyone who had success with a first-time vegetable patch last year should now be prepared for crop rotation this season. Many vegetables don't like being grown in the same place two years running because the nutrients they need from the soil have been
When my neighbour rang to say her friend was selling a piano, my mind filled with images of Laurel and Hardy - of the comic duo bumbling their way up a long flight of steps, piano in tow. In true Stan and Olly fashion, things didn't go smoothly as they
THE chill breeze of the past week stopped the slow march of spring in its tracks - but there's optimism in the air now that Easter's here. The first bank holiday of the year - OK, let's forget New Year's Day - promises better weather to come and let's
THE Worcester News would like to point out that Worcester Walks operate every day, morning, afternoon and evening all year round and not just in the daytime as previously printed. In addition, for the past seven years, the flourishing group has offered
PEOPLE in Warndon Villages can have their say at an open meeting this month. Warndon Parish Council is holding its annual open meeting on Monday, April 23, at the Lyppard Grange Community Centre. The council is required to hold an annual meeting, open
DOG lovers are being urged to protect their pets by getting them chipped. Wychavon District Council said if a dog has a microchip fitted and it is lost, stolen, or has run away, it can be easily identified by one of more than 3,000 scanners placed with
A SPECIALLY-built Morgan Roadster valued at £40,000 is up for grabs in a special one-off raffle event to raise money for a worker at the motor company. The raffle will be launched at a party in a marquee at the company's Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, premises
VEHICLE owners are being warned after a spate of thefts in a Worcestershire town. Two cars were stolen, a pair of binoculars were taken from a third car, and £150 diesel was siphoned from a van. The incidents, which happened at a number of addresses
A GROUP for elderly people living in Worcester might have to close because it does not have enough members and is running out of funds. Club leader Melanie Mac-Donald said she is having to dip into group funds to pay for days out for the elderly members
A VILLAGE council is to increase its street lighting budget to £5,000. The rising costs of repairing, replacing and running the street lamps in the villages of Powick and Callow End was discussed at a meeting of Powick Parish Council on Wednesday, April
ELECTORS in Wychavon are being reminded not to forget about postal votes for the May local elections. Wychavon District Council has set a deadline of Wednesday, April 18, for postal applications and Wednesday, April 25, for proxy votes. Amanda De Warr
OAK trees in Warndon Villages, Worcester have been labeled a safety hazard. Members voiced concerns about the dangers stag-headed oak trees could pose to motorists or pedestrians, at a recent Warndon Parish Council meeting. Councillor Yvonne Griffiths
A NEW £5 million boutique hotel with spa facilities planned for Malvern may tap into the town's world famous mineral water. Colwall developer John Williams is investigating the possibility of using the famous Malvern water in the spa. Plans for the
COUNTY Hall has hailed schools in Worcestershire for a "tremendous effort" in ensuring half of them have healthy school status. The Government required Worcestershire to have at least 50 per cent of schools accredited by the end of last year, a target
A DATE has been set for the Warndon Parish fun run. The event will be held on Sunday, June 3 at Warndon Villages. It will be will be the run's eighth year. Last year's event was organised by CAMBA Events and offered entrants the chance to run 5km,
FARMERS who want free hay are being asked to take a step forward. At a meeting of Powick Parish Council, members decided that if the Bowling Green, a designated public open space, was to be kept tidy, it needed cutting twice a year - once in July and
CHILDREN are being reminded to be on their best behaviour this Easter. Youngsters are being advised to keep well away from electrical equipment, not to climb electricity poles or pylons or enter sub-stations, and not to touch any electrical equipment
WHAT price a principle? This is the question that Norton residents must ask themselves in the run-up to this Thursday's crucial parish council meeting at which the vexed issue of the recycling plant will once again be debated. The nub of the matter
PEOPLE interested in local history and natural resources have two chances over the coming weeks to learn more about Malvern and its waters. The Victorian Society, a national organisation responsible for the study and protection of Victorian architecture
A COUNTY cricketer has been bowled over by treatment to help his thinning locks. Anyone looking at Worcestershire and England bowler Kabir Ali running into bowl with his lush, dark locks flowing behind would have wondered what on earth he had to worry
Very often it is said that "the start of the cricket season is the start of the thunderstorm season". Very often in most years it's true. The warming of the landmass can trigger in unstable climatic situations some heavy home brewed
A DROITWICH woman put her best foot forward and raised £3,500 after walking the length of the Malvern Hills in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice. Alison Mason, of Severndale in Droitwich, walked the famous hills at the beginning of March with more than
THERE'S a chance to enjoy a cuppa and a cake and raise money for a voluntary service that helps vulnerable people in Worcester. There will be a cake stall, a bring and buy sale, a raffle and refreshments at a coffee morning being held at Ombersley Road
A 600-year-old tradition of ferrying passengers across the River Severn has set sail again in Worcester. The Cathedral Ferry will now take a mix of tourists, shoppers and locals to and fro between Cathedral Watergate and Chapter Meadows every weekend
MORE than 15,000 patients will benefit from two new state-of-the-art dental surgeries in the county, health bosses have confirmed. The practices are set to open in Worcester city centre and Pershore next month. This is good news for the thousands of
WORCESTERSHIRE Wildlife Trust has welcomed a government farming deal. The trust says a recent deal on agri-environment schemes - those which pay farmers to farm in an environmentally-sensitive way - are a step forward for wildlife by more than doubling
VISITORS to Worcester's Tudor House may have found themselves in a spot of bother with a World War Two Air raid warden. The officious character was demanding to see people's gas masks and identity cards as part of a 1940s historical re-enactment this
RESIDENTS of a Worcestershire village are to discuss whether their council tax precept should more than double to help fight plans to build a recycling plant there. Norton-Juxta-Kempsey Parish Council invited Norton residents to next week's meeting to
