CONGREGATIONS in Worcestershire will get more support in caring for their church buildings with the planned appointment of a new adviser. The position has been made possible thanks to new funding from English Heritage and a partnership between
SANTA’S reindeer will be on hand to delight young and old at Webb’s Garden Centre, Wychbold, in the run-up to Christmas. Crowds recently turned out to see reindeer take Santa to his Christmas Wonderland at Webb’s and then the animals were on site
HEREFORD missed a great chance to move closer to League One safety when they were held to a draw at home by Hartlepool. The Bulls failed to build on Steve Guinan’s first-half opener and Dean Beckwith’s own goal early in a poor Hereford second period
MIDFIELDER Mark Hands was the main man as Evesham United returned to winning ways after the previous week’s setback at St George’s Lane. However, Paul West’s side were left hanging on at the finish after a game of two halves that only appeared to be
WORCESTER Warriors got their European Challenge Cup campaign back on track with am emphatic victory over Bourgoin at a sopping-wet Sixways. The home side were victorious courtesy of second-half tries from Sam Tuitupou and Tongan hooker Aleki Lutui, as
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MIKE Ruddock wants his Wor-cester Warriors to build on the 27-6 European Challenge Cup victory over Bourgoin and go on to win Pool Three and secure a home draw for the competition’s quarter-finals. Second-half tries from centre Sam Tuitupou
A LARGER bus is being introduced to a Worcestershire route to meet the demand of travellers. The 291 runs from Kidderminster to Tenbury, but the size of the bus used means drivers regularly have to leave people at the side of the road as there
FOUR people were taken to hospital in Worcester following an accident between two cars today. The road traffic collision happened on the Newtown Road between a Mercedes and a Ford Ka. The incident happened at around 1.40pm and one person, believed to
DELIVERIES are continuing to the troubled Woolworths chain but staff are struggling to keep shelves re-stocked. Hundreds of bargain-hunters have descended on the stores in High Street, Worcester, and Church Street, Malvern, after the household
WORCESTERSHIRE jobseekers who want to work in the care sector will have more opportunities thanks to a ground-breaking jobs pledge. Shaw Healthcare, which owns St John’s Nursing Home in St Peter’s Walk, Droitwich, has signed up to a local employment
A BRIDE from Worcestershire on the way to her own wedding ended up in hospital rather than at the church. The 29-year-old bride and her 56-year-old father were travelling in a horse and carriage between Badsey and South Littleton, near Evesham
A HEROIN addict was caught stealing meat the day after a previous sentence had expired, a court heard. Alec Davies was spotted stealing £7.06 beef from the Co-op store in Ombersley Road, Barbourne, Worcester, by an off-duty police officer
INQUISITIVE children can play on brand new equipment after their school secured a £6,000 grant. Youngsters from St Clement’s Nursery in Henwick Road, St John’s, Worcester, are often fascinated by trains that use the level crossing next door to
A FAMILY who run a Worcester pub fear the credit crunch could leave them homeless by Christmas. Richard and Jenny Watkins say they cannot make ends meet at the Bedwardine Inn in Bromyard Road, St John’s, because of the bleak economic climate
A MAN stole meat because he owed a drug dealer money, a court heard. Former drug user David Wright took £10 of bacon from Iceland in Evesham on Thursday, December 4. The 29-year-old, who was released from prison six weeks earlier, hid the
