THE disciplinary hearing of Craig Gillies has been put on hold after the Worcester lock was hit by a second stamping charge. Gillies was shown a straight red card in Saturday's Guinness Premiership defeat to Bristol at the Memorial Ground after the incident
JUSTIN Langer believes former Worcestershire captain Tom Moody will leave the Sri Lanka job after the World Cup and coach Western Australia next season. Langer, who retired from Test cricket in January, gave up the captaincy of his state after speaking
PUPILS at a failing Worcester school will return after the Easter break to find a new man at the helm. Elgar Technology College has appointed an interim headteacher to start the summer term on Monday. It is hoped David Williams will be the driving force
WORCESTER'S JobCentre Plus is to re-open tomorrow following an asbestos scare. The Sansome Street office was closed a fortnight ago after a substance that was suspected to be asbestos was found. It was later confirmed to be asbestos, which is completely
AN overturned canoe spotted on the River Severn in Worcester sparked a search by the fire service and police officers. A call was received by the fire service at 12.30pm yesterday about a canoe floating down the river and a systematic search was then
WHILE I am Worcester City manager I will always give 100 per cent. I want to take Worcester into the Conference and be a full-time football club - that was my aim when I arrived and it's still my aim now. Football and Worcester City is my life. It's
AFTER achieving much league success over the years, Ambassador finally reached their first Evesham Sunday League Knockout Cup final with a hard-earned win at Second Ddivision champions Moreton Town. Reeves, Cox and Dyer scored for Ambassador with Mills
VIKRAM Solanki was in fine touch as he led Worcestershire to victory over Glamorgan in a one-day warm-up game at New Road on Easter Monday. The skipper top-scored for the hosts with a fluent 88-ball knock of 87 and Ben Smith continued his good pre-season
IRISH Olympic three-day eventer Austin O'Connor and his top ride Hobby Du Mee are enjoying a good run-up to their first crack together at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton CCI**** three-day event from May 3 until 6. Badminton, staged over the Duke of Beaufort's
WELSH and British Lions legend Scott Quinnell will be the guest speaker at Colwall Cricket Club on Monday, May 13. The veteran, now a Sky Sports rugby analyst, is to speak from 7.30pm. Tickets, in advance, cost £10 each and can be obtained by sending
WORCESTER Warriors' Graham Kitchener has survived seven changes for England Under 18s as they take on Wales tomorrow. The Adams Grammar School pupil will play at number four in the Six Nations Festival clash at Hughenden in Glasgow (5pm). Head coach
WESTFIELDS suffered a blank Bank Holiday with defeats to Alvechurch and Racing Club Warwick. Against Alvechurch, the Hereford side failed to turn good approach work into goals. Skipper Mark Hibbard and Tom Sparey headed wide, while Jamie Edwards fired
ARSON is believed to be the cause of a blaze which caused £2,000 worth of damage to two adjoining properties. It is believed to have been started between a shed and a wall between 6.30am and 7am on Easter Sunday, destroying the shed and its contents
MALVERN Hills District Council has given advice on how people can tackle climate change in a special magazine. The latest issue of View From The Hills, sent out to residents every quarter, sites climate change as the biggest danger humans face. It says
A COMMONWEALTH Games gold medallist from Malvern is urging cyclists to help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Liam Killeen is patron of the Macmillan Elgar Bike Ride which has just received sponsorship of £2,500 from QinetiQ based at Malvern
WORCESTERSHIRE law firm Thursfields has recruited Michelle Chamberlain from national law firm Eversheds to head its new employment law service. Michelle joins Mark Pittaway, partner, and Anne Stuart to develop Thursfields' expertise in this area. Michelle
THE mayor of Worcester has a busy period of duties this week. Councillor Ian Imray, who will step down as Mayor in May after one year in office, is due to meet members of the Twinning Association today at the Guildhall. The Twinning Association seeks
PEOPLE can heat their homes with green energy thanks to a local company that is moving into the renewables business. Droitwich-based combustion specialist Nu-way has entered the renewable heating sector by launching a new range of products for homes
VOLUNTARY organisations and charities in Worcester can now find out more about accessing funding by signing up to visit a special event in the city next month. A social enterprise funding and finance fair will be held at the University of Worcester on
AN X FACTOR finalist will be in Worcester tomorrow night. Ben Mills, who came third in the most recent series of the popular ITV show, will be at Sin in New Street, for the Text Factor finale. To co-incide with his appearance at the singing competition
PARISH councillors have been discussing how convicted criminals could help spruce up a Worcestershire village. Last month Powick Parish Council made the landmark decision to allow groups of six or seven offenders, who had been punished with community
A HUGE glasshouse for growing tomatoes in the Vale of Evesham has been refused planning permission despite a heartfelt plea for help from the farmer behind the scheme. Wychavon District Councillors said the fact the building would cover 80,000 sq metres
A SPECIAL party was held to honour the massive contribution a member of Leukaemia CARE's team has made to the Worcester-based charity's fund-raising success. Bertie Bloodcell, the charity's fund-raising mascot, made his debut a year ago at the celebrity
A FAULTY electric waffle grill which was on sale in Worcester could have killed someone according to trading standards officials. Worcestershire County Council officers found the item had the capability to cause an electric shock strong enough to be
STEWARDS of a Worcester city centre church are to meet later this month to decide when it will be opening over the summer months. St Swithun's Church, on the corner of the Shambles and St Swithin's Street, opens to the public when stewards are able to
A WORCESTERSHIRE gallery is celebrating it's first year as a regional centre for ceramics. Twelve months ago the Gallery at Bevere, near Worcester, began exhibiting ceramic art alongside paintings and glassware. Gallery owner Kim Taylor said: "We're
KEEN gardeners in Malvern are likely to lose their plot if they fail to pay their dues on time to the town council. There are 34 people on the council's waiting list for allotments and members of the council's operations committee feel that any tenants
A WORCESTER News article about a pregnant mother fined for putting rubbish bags outside her flat has sparked a huge debate. Tuesday's story revealed Lisa Buzza was being fined £100 by Worcester City Council for failing to put her bin bags in new wheelie
COOK Margaret Loving wife, mother and nan. Five years have passed, but in our hearts your memory stays. Love always. Husband Tom, Amanda, Jason and Charlotte. xx Published in paper 10/04/2007
SIR - Talking of rooks, John Phillpott, whenever I hear one cawing, it takes me straight back to the age of about seven. We lived near some Elm trees, full of rooks, 10 Aston Somerville. GEORGE COWLEY, Warndon, Worcester.
SHEATH Rodney Died at Stanfield Nursing Home, Rushwick on Monday, April 2nd, 2007. Dearly beloved husband of Poppy Dorothy, father of Allan, Margaret and Paul and grandad to Edward, Andrew, David, Thomas and James. Loved by all, will be sadly missed.
SIR - The A449 is not a killer road. The greatest percentage of drivers and passengers killed on the A449 are youngsters. This undulating road, with its fast curves and racetrack like aspect is an open invitation for any young man trying out a new car
SIR - Food for thought! Regarding the closure of the Lychgate branch of Sainsbury's. I am 77 and have used the Lychgate branch in Worcester for many years. My opinion of the matter is that people like myself would go into the store, purchase, say £10
SIR - The capture by Iranian forces of 15 British soldiers in the Gulf brought predictably shrill headlines in the media. Imagine if Iran had occupied France, had scores of warships in the Channel, was reported to have commandos operating in the home
SIR - On my recent visit to St John's cemetery, Worcester, to take flowers for Mothering Sunday, I was disgusted with its unkempt state. It doesn't look as if it has had any maintenance whatsoever. The grass was really long. I had just returned from
SIR - Totally remarkable!John Phillpott says he saw a "lunatic driver burning rubber in New Road, Worcester" (Seven Days, March 31). Only a few pages later, under Nostalgia, it states: "150 years ago, in 1857, Frederick Lloyd was charged with furiously
SIR - I wonder if any of your readers are dismayed, like me, to find large stores refusing to accept cheques, even with a valid cheque guarantee card. Many people on low incomes do not wish to carry round large sums of cash, and can check and control
A DVD has been released to raise awareness about a scheme to help disabled people in Worcestershire. The Motability scheme aims to help the disabled move about by helping them get new cars, powered wheelchairs or scooters. It has been produced to help
WALKERS will be getting fit while they learn more about local history. A stage by stage walk along the River Teme, from Worcester city centre to the river's source, will encourage visitors and residents alike to find out about the past. The idea for
MEMBERS of the Areley Kings Friendship Club held an Easter bonnet competition and afternoon tea sponsored by Areley Kings village supermarket in the run-up to the club's first anniversary celebrations. Staff from the supermarket provided and served afternoon
THE Vintage Tractor & Engine West Midlands Group entered the Tractor World event held at Malvern on March 3 and 4. We currently have 180 members from within Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and surrounding borders. This was the third year
IT was our birthday meeting in March and our president welcomed visitors from Kempsey, Littleworth, St Peter's and Swanpool WIs and also one member's mother. The minutes were taken as read and the notices given - invitations to St Peter's and Swanpool's
WE meet every Tuesday for lunch at St Andrew's House Hotel, Droitwich, at 12.30pm. On March 6, our own member Mike Crossley, who is an excellent mimic, spoke to us and asked us to recognise the accents in which he delivered the message. There were 14
DURING the silent tribute, our chairman asked members to particularly remember two of our colleagues who sadly passed away during the past month, Mick Pratt, of Callow End, and Ivor Palmer, of Colletts Green. They will both be remembered as friends and
THE president welcomed members and the speaker, Miss L Goodwin, to our meeting in Bromyard Road Methodist Church Hall. Tea ladies P Fletcher and A Waters were thanked for taking their turn. P Fletcher was also thanked for the flower arrangement for
A CARE home will get extra space for people with dementia after councillors defied objectors and approved a secondary scheme to build a block of retirement flats nearby. Previously approved plans to build an extra wing for dementia sufferers at Dorset
OUR president welcomed 20 members and three visitors to the March meeting at the Pumphouse. We heard a report of our painting day with Robin Clifton, when 13 of us used oil paints for the first time and each produced a picture in four hours. We were
MAUREEN Matthews welcomed members to the meeting on March 21, which was the first day of spring. She had been to the council meeting at Malvern the day before and had really enjoyed the day. Many events were planned for 2007-08 including a dinner at
WYCHBOLD Village Hall on the afternoon of Monday, March 12, presented a sight to behold. Yes, it was newly decorated in tasteful shades of blue, but with members attired in Stetsons from sombre black to shocking pink and brilliant white, check shirts
Furniture can be decorated in many ways, such as carving, gilding, lacquering and inlay. With regards to inlay, there are two terms that crop up regularly - parquetry and marquetry. Both terms hark back to the Italian Renaissance of the 16th and very
YOU realise you have reached a certain amount of notoriety when you make the national papers. Last Monday morning my mobile phone rang. The nameless individual on the other end of the line could hardly contain himself. Through fits of laughter I gleaned
THEY say that the most important thing about property is location, and the second most important thing is location, and so on. Well, with furniture I reckon you can substitute location' for colour or patina. Patina is the grime and grease that comes
THE driver of this car fled after losing control and crashing through the railings at Worcester's Pitchcroft racecourse. Police are now hunting the driver of the dark red Fiat Stilo after the accident in Castle Street at about 7am yesterday. The front
I wandered into one of Worcester's riverside houses that had to be cleared after a death in the family this week. In the corner of the main reception room were a pair of 1950s style wire chairs. Ten years ago I would have simply dismissed them as nothing
A WORCESTER-based national charity is asking people to think about making a will. Some 50 per cent of the UK population die without ever having made a will, yet making a last will can benefit not only family but also charities. Legacies are the single
RIDERS took part in a white-knuckle spectacular when they tested their biking skills for the annual breakneck motorbike challenge. A record entry of 183 turned up to attempt to tame the infamous Red Marley slope for the annual Freak Hill Climb, held
THESE injured animals are in need of loving new homes. Cats Fudge and Sesame have each lost a leg, while Skeeter is blind in one eye and Bryn the dog has an elbow dysplasia. Their specific injuries mean that re-homing them has proved difficult but staff
LITTLE dancers have helped raise £500 for a children's charity with a special production. More than 300 people attended the Little Steps Variety Show at Crowle Village Hall, near Worcester, to watch youngsters perform ballet, tap, modern and jazz. Principal
WORCESTER'S Citizens Advice Bureau is desperate for more volunteers to come forward for training. The Hopmarket branch of the free advice network aims to train up to 20 new advisors every year to meet the demand from people who need help with problems
I had my first visit to the Asian community this week when I spent a night at the Horizon Boy’s Club, which meets in the Midland Road Community Centre. Bob and Sandra Kennedy, who unfortunately could not be there, run the club. Sandra had a good substitute
CHURCHES in and around the diocese of Hereford are not getting enough funding to keep their buildings in good condition, according to the area's bishop. The Bishop of Hereford said the £767,000 grants given to eight churches in Herefordshire and Shropshire
Wheelchair users joined able-bodies athletes at a special series of events to raise money for charity. Great Malvern Triple Run competitors gathered at Worcester Athletic Club, at Nunnery Wood Sports Centre's outdoor track, to begin the race. The fund-raiser
EVER since we started reporting on preparations for the possible parole of triple child killer David McGreavy, the message from the people of Worcester has been clear: Don't let him out. We'll never know what criteria the parole board used when they
COUNCIL officials will look at ways of helping taxi drivers pay for CCTV in their cars. City council leader Simon Geraghty said: "We are actively looking at it, and are exploring what other councils elsewhere are doing on CCTV in taxis to see if it can
A UNIQUE Chinese tea kettle that belonged to Queen Elizabeth I fetched more than a million pounds at auction. The Queen is said to have given the ten inch-high kettle - one of the first pieces of imperial porcelain to arrive in England - to her chaplain
THE Elgar Birthplace Museum has leapt to the defence of Worcestershire's famous composer after his work was rubbished by a music critic. Just weeks before the county celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Edward Elgar, a scathing attack
CHILD killer David McGreavy is to spend more time behind bars after his application for parole was rejected. According to sources in national newspapers over the weekend, it was reported the 55-year-old had failed in his bid for parole from the Home
ANDY Morrison has resigned as Worcester City's assistant manager with immediate effect. The former Manchester City defender, who joined the club when Andy Preece was appointed boss in February 2005, wants to coach in the professional game. He had also
