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  • Memorial day for Jason raised hundreds

    A FAMILY fun day held in memory of a heroic soldier from Worcester who died in Afghanistan raised £1,300 for two charities. Friends of Private Jason Williams rallied around to organise last Saturday’s event in Gheluvelt Park, Barbourne, Worcester.

  • Swine flu vaccine for vulnerable patients and medical staff

    FRONTLINE healthcare workers and their patients who fall into at risk categories can be vaccinated against swine flu from today. The vaccination programme, announced by the Department of Health, will be rolled out over the next few weeks with GP surgeries

  • A flavour of France for visitors to school

    C’EST BON: Visitors to a Worcester school were treated to free pancakes as they found out more about its role in the local community. The French cafe was just one of a number of events taking place at the open evening at Hallow CE Primary School in Hallow

  • Stroke victims ‘failed by NHS’ claims report

    STROKE patients in Worcestershire are being failed by the NHS, says a new “disquieting and unsettling” report. Not enough patients who suffer strokes are treated in dedicated stroke units according to a performance report, even though they have a 25

  • Dolman rockets Harriers through

    A YOUTHFUL Kidderminster Harriers side knocked crisis club Bromsgrove Rovers out of the Worcestershire FA Senior Cup at the Victoria Ground tonight. Defender Liam Dolman’s 40-yard thunderbolt was the crucial moment as he handed the Aggborough outfit

  • Spooky goings-on for helf term Halloween

    WITLEY Court, near Worcester, is staging a host of Halloween events to entertain visitors during next week’s half term. Children visiting the site throughout the holiday will be invited to follow a series of clues around the Woodland Trail to uncover

  • Morganites stand and deliver

    MORGANITE kept up the pressure at the top of Worcester Friendly Skittles League Wednesday Division One with a tight win over Highwaymen. DIVISION ONE New Castings 443 (18) (M Fisher 48, D King 40), Rams 417 (2) (K West 42); Rushwick Cavs 477 (18) (Craig

  • Free training course for riders

    PARENTS who have children who ride mopeds or motorbikes are being urged to send them on a free training course aimed at helping them stay safe on the roads. The Safer Roads Partnership for West Mercia said research has shown that 16 to 19-year-old motorcyclists

  • Donate unwanted bling for breast research

    A POP concert and donations of unwanted jewellery can help fund life-saving breast cancer research says a breast cancer survivor. A Mamma Mia dance party with the “ABBA-esque” tribute band will play on Friday, October 30 at 7.30pm at Sixways Stadium

  • GWR stay on track after key success

    IN-form GWR ‘A’ recorded a fine William Hill Worcester Billiards League win at St John’s ‘B’. Only veteran Jack Lewis was able to notch up a frame for the hosts in a 3-1 defeat. St John’s ‘A’ returned with the same scoreline from their match against

  • Cash-saving merger plan is hit by delay

    PLANS to centralise council services across Worcestershire in a bid to save money have been hit with a delay. Leading council officers hoped detailed business cases showing how services could be merged would be put before all seven councils

  • Cup joy for Rileys’ top team

    RILEYS had three teams in Worcester Snooker League’s Thurstons Cup preliminary round but only one managed to progress. The ‘A’ team were pushed all the way to the final frame of their match. Steve Munn showed his class by dispatching Heenans ‘B’ skipper

  • Writer helps cancer charity to celebrate anniversary

    WINE writer and broadcaster Philippe Boucheron, one of the first governors of Worcester’s St Richard’s Hospice, is helping celebrate the charity’s 25th anniversary with a special wine-tasting evening. On Friday, November 27, he will host a Grand Christmas

  • Keep watch on drinking with a diary

    A DRINK diary will help people in Worcestershire keep track of how much alcohol they are drinking, say health experts. People in Worcester are being urged to ‘rethink your drink’ during Alcohol Awareness Week, which began this week. Worcestershire Drug

  • James reaches Midlands final

    WORCESTER amateur boxers were in action at the Midland novice semi-finals. Super-heavyweight Ashley James was one of the stars, beating Telford’s Alex Bloomer on points for the third successive time. James set his stall out early and battered Bloomer

  • Crowle deliver Old Boys' first loss

    CHAMPIONS Bretforton Old Boys suffered their first Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League defeat of the season at Crowle, as the home side ended their stuttering start to the campaign. Begley and Carey scored for the hosts, while Baird replied for the

  • Music for church milestone

    PERIOD instruments will feature in a concert marking 100 years of church worship. St Martin’s with St Peter’s Church, London Road, Worcester, is this year marking a century since the laying of its foundation stone with its first centenary concert on

  • Injury relief for key Warriors duo

    WORCESTER Warriors have received a double boost with the news two star players do not need to go under the knife to resolve injury problems. It was feared England Saxons prop Matt Mullan would need surgery on a hamstring injury and was facing up to four

  • Folkard’s aim

    OLYMPIAN Naomi Folkard will be among the competitors at a Droitwich Archery Society tournament on Sunday, October 25. The combined International Archery Federation and Grand National Archery Society world record status autumn tournament is at Worcester

  • Dryden banking on McGregor to solve goal problem

    MARC McGregor is set to make his Worcester City debut against former club Weston-super-Mare on Monday night. Manager Richard Dryden has been tracking the 31-year-old striker for some time and has finally prised him away from City’s Blue Square South

  • Tasty dishes to brighten patients’ lives

    WOMEN going through breast cancer treatment can attend a cookery demonstration tailor-made for them. The ‘cooking for chemo’ event takes place at Eckington Manor Cookery School, Eckington, near Pershore, between 7pm and 8.30pm on Friday. The cookery

  • Rogers to the rescue

    JOHN Rogers’ first-half header at local rivals Littleton helped send Archdales 73 back to second place in Midland Combination Division One. An entertaining match saw plenty of goalmouth action, with Dales wasting several clear openings. Dan Harding-Hall

  • Nemesis no match for champs

    THE opening week of the Worcester League Division One season saw good individual displays but no great surprises. Holders St George’s were untroubled in seeing off the challenge of Nemesis. Last year’s runners-up Rainbow overwhelmed Cripplegate Guild

  • Choir is in harmony with Henry

    ANTIQUES expert Henry Sandon will join the Worcester Male Voice Choir for its annual concert. Mr Sandon, who conducted the choir in the late 1980s, will act as compere when the group performs at College Hall, Worcester Cathedral, on Saturday

  • 'Lunatic' biker hit pedestrian

    A MAN who rode his motorbike like a ‘lunatic’ before knocking over a pedestrian has been given an 18 month driving ban by Worcester’s magistrates. Lynton Jones, aged 21, of Heath Close, Hallow, near Worcester, had been seen by a number of witnesses

  • We don't need Simon Cowell

    A GIRL band with plans of world domination are proving that they do not need Simon Cowell to make it big. Belle Sorelle, whose members are studying at the Elgar School of Music in Deansway, Worcester, made it the last stages of ITV X Factor show, but

  • Festival is aiming to bring families together

    REVELLERS will have plenty to get their teeth into at the first ever St Peter’s Festival. Opening on Friday with a free firework display in Battenhall Park at 7pm, the Lottery-funded event is aimed at bringing the community together. The festival is

  • Rock rolls into Droitwich

    ROCK and roll show Let The Good Times Roll comes to the Norbury Theatre next week. The feel-good show, being staged on Friday, October 30, will be performed by boogie woogie pianist Peter Gill and the State 51 backing band. Using classic Fifties songs

  • Joga win crown

    JOGA Bonito are champions of the Droitwich Sunday six-a-side Leisure League after edging out rivals All Star Rejects. Rejects romped home to a 9-0 rout of Morrisons Massive but Joga took the title on goal difference. The Unpredictables finished third

  • Half-term fun

    A HALF-term soccer school is being run by Worcester City. It will be from Monday, October 26, to Friday, October 30, at the Tudor Grange Academy, Bilford Road. The sessions run from 10am until 3pm and are open to boys and girls aged five to 12 years

  • Jenko defeated

    DEFENDING champion and top seed Terry Jenkins bowed out of the John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic in the second round. The Ledbury player, 46, lost 6-2 to Dennis Smith in Killarney, Ireland, following a 6-4 win over James Murphy. Droitwich’s Dave Honey progressed

  • School helps pupils read for fun

    A NEW computerised library system has been introduced so pupils at a Worcester school can read more books for pleasure. Officially opened by city MP Mike Foster, children at the Dines Green Primary School in Tudor Way now have the new system

  • Are we teaching our kids at too young an age?

    ANEW report has recommended that children should only start formal schooling at the age of six. The proposed change was included in a special report published last week called the Cambridge Primary Review, which is the most comprehensive review

  • Kids/Family Events for October Half Term and Halloween

    Do you have an event or holiday club happening during the school holidays to keep children busy, if so, let me know. Send details to roni.skye@midlands.newsquest.co.uk or telephone 01905 742265 Monday, October 26 – Friday, October 30 – Webbs

  • Dealers told: You need help, not prison

    A JUDGE told two Worcester drug dealers before sentencing them that he was going to do something he had never done before – allow them their freedom. Judge Patrick Thom-as QC told them that normally it would be jail for people dealing in hard

  • Clubbing together to raise funds for project

    GENEROUS golfers who have been affected by breast cancer have raised more than £4,000 to help create a new dedicated breast unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Ann Roberts, lady champion at Sapey Golf Club, Upper Sapey, Herefordshire, said members

  • Worcester well represented in England Women's Elite squad

    NINE Worcester players have been named in the England Women's Elite squad for the 2009/2010 season. England head coach Gary Street has named a squad of 44 players who will contest a three-test series against New Zealand in November and then the RBS 6

  • Shoppers really stepped up for charity

    BIG-HEARTED fund-raisers have collected cash helping fund a vital breast unit for the county. A champagne and shopping event billed as ‘serious retail therapy’ was held at The Elms Hotel, in Abberley, raising more than £2,000 for the Worcestershire

  • DAVIS

    DAVIS Doey In loving memory of a treasured wife, mum and nan. Fell asleep three years today. Always in our hearts. Stuart, Sharon, John and Dan xxx Published in paper 20/10/2009 in Worcester News

  • HADLEY

    HADLEY Keith Passed away forty years today. Forever in our hearts, Love Mum and Family ---------- Remembered with love, today and every day. Love Sister Margaret and Family Published in paper 20/10/2009 in Worcester News

  • SHEPPARD

    SHEPPARD Alison Happy 40th Birthday Ali. Lots of love from Paul, and your girls Loz and Rhi xx Published in paper 20/10/2009 in Worcester News

  • FINCH

    FINCH Geoffrey Kenneth Shirley, Martin, Andrew and Families would like to thank all Relatives and Friends for their support to Geoff over many years during his prolonged disability and support for us over the more recent days. Thank you for all your donations

  • KEWN

    KEWN Betty Passed away peacefully at home on October 18th 2009, aged 75 years. A loving and loved mother and grandmother, who will be greatly missed. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Monday, October 26th at 1.30 p.m. Family flowers only please

  • MOORE

    MOORE Sidney Lingen Sid died one year ago today. His presence, helpfulness and humour, sadly missed. Rosie, Marion, Nick and Eddie. Published in paper 20/10/2009 in Worcester News

  • Ruddock sends Carlisle to Coventry

    JOE Carlisle, the rookie Worcester fly-half, has joined Championship outfit Coventry on loan. The inconsistent stand-off has been overtaken by George Crook in the Worcester pecking order and has joined Phil Maynard's team on a temporary basis. Carlisle

  • Man threw punch at officer

    A WORCESTER man who was jailed for attempted murder in 1996 has been given a community order after assaulting a police officer in the city centre. Andrew Powell served seven-and-a-half years of a 10 year sentence after he stabbed Tony Coldicott

  • Evans stars for Pershore

    PERSHORE returned to winning ways with an emphatic 20-0 win against Southam in Midlands Three West (South). For the first 20 minutes, Southam could not get out of their 22, but Pershore failed to take advantage. However, a quick tap-penalty from Sid

  • Party time for St John's Players

    AN ENTHUSIASTIC acting troupe is celebrating its 60th anniversary. St John’s Players have been performing in and around Worcester since 1949. Tonight - Tuesday, Ocotber 20 - the am-dram group will mark the milestone with a production of light-hearted

  • County Hall's £2.7m nest egg

    CASH-strapped Worcestershire County Council has almost £3 million from developers sitting in its coffers, we can reveal. The council, which plans to make £45 million in cuts over the next four years, says it has 10 years to spend the cash though

  • RSPCA launches appeal to fund £1 million rehoming centre

    AN animal welfare charity has launched an appeal to raise £1 million so that it can build a rescue shelter for all of its animals. In 2011, the RSPCA Worcester and Mid-Worcestershire branch will celebrate its 100th anniversary and trustees

  • North Mids unchanged

    NORTH Midlands Under 18s have named an unchanged starting XV for their game against Staffordshire at Stourbridge's Stourton Park ground tomorrow (7.30pm). The county team opened their campaign with a comfortable win over Warwickshire at Broadstreet

  • Another narrow defeat for KCs

    FOR the second week running, Kidderminster Carolians suffered an agonising defeat — going down by a 19-18 at home to Spartans in Midlands Two West (South). KCs started well and took the lead with an Andy McLellan penalty after the visitors’ front row

  • McDonald’s can open late but must tidy up

    A FAST-food takeaway will be allowed to stay open all day every day – as long as staff pick up after their customers. McDonald’s on the Elgar Retail Park, Blackpole Road, Worcester, had applied to extend its opening hours on Sundays to Thursdays

  • Snape’s men take on Harriers

    BROMSGROVE Rovers will attempt to put their off-field troubles behind them tonight (7.45) when they entertain Kidderminster Harriers in the Worcestershire Senior Cup at the Victoria Ground. The Zamaretto League Division One Midlands outfit were placed

  • Daily ballot - cast your vote

    IN our second daily poll experiment we're asking about a subject close to the hearts of many people. The present Parliament expires on May 10, 2010, before which a general election has to be called. Following the recent party conferences

  • West hopes to make most of Evesham’s lucky escape

    NATHAN Vaughan will return to his ‘day’ job tonight (7.45pm) as Evesham United look to progress in FA Trophy. The Robins keeper fired home a 92nd minute equaliser to give Paul West’s side a second bite of the cherry in their first qualifying

  • REVIEW: Bloc Party at O2 Academy, Birmingham (15-10-09)

    Formed at the Reading Festival in 1999 by front man/rhythm guitarist Kele Okereke and lead guitarist Russell Lissack, Bloc Party have been said to draw influences from bands such as Talking Heads, Joy Division, The Cure and Radiohead. Their 3 album

  • Smith’s late score is vital for Evesham

    EVESHAM hosted a strong Pinley side and came away with a hard-fought 10-7 victory in Midlands Four West (South). The home side’s half-backs, Mo Parkinson and Darren Hunter, controlled the game, turning the big Pinley pack backwards. Halfway through

  • Belle Sorrelle: There is life after The X Factor

    A GIRL band with plans for world domination are proving that they do not need Simon Cowell to make it big. Belle Sorelle, whose members are studying at the Elgar School of Music in Deansway, Worcester, made it to the last stages of ITV’s The

  • Meeting could spark fireworks

    ALMOST a year ago to the day, Worcester City fans gathered at the city’s Whitehouse Hotel to view plans for a new stadium at Nunnery Way. Tonight, those same fans will be ushered into the Graeme Hick Pavilion at Worcestershire County Cricket

  • Our cubs are really cute... honest

    THREE cute white lion cubs born at West Midland Safari Park are ready to accept visitors. The three females, who were born in July, have been nicknamed Portia, Phoebe and Pandora. All three cubs can be seen every day during half-term next week, under

  • Motorway smash causing queues

    A FOUR-CAR motorway pile-up has closed two lanes of the M5 this morning. The crash happened at about 7.30am between Junction 5 at Wychbold and J4A for the M42, northbound. Emergency services were on the scene within minutes with mostly

  • Upton slump to loss

    UPTON’S good start to the season came to a shuddering halt with a poor performance and a 36-8 Midlands Three West (South) defeat to Old Leamingtonians in Warwickshire. Despite losing some early scrums, Upton’s pack battled back and held their own, while

  • Baby Peters are all over country

    FIVE investigations into possible child abuse have taken place in Worcestershire since April 2006, a survey has revealed. Worcestershire County Council has launched five “serious case reviews” and Herefordshire County Council has carried out three.

  • Prison has turned into a soft option

    SIR – I reckon prison is a “soft option” (John Phillpott, Worcester News, October 10). Prisoners are now given chicken dinners and colour television, as well as access to hard drugs (if they know the right ‘screws’). GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.

  • Eyebrow raised at report of rescue

    SIR – May I comment on your report (October 12) regarding Upton’s Mercia Inshore search and rescue. I previously expressed views which where highly critical of MISAR. It would seem that little has changed. I fear I must also raise an eyebrow when I consider

  • Church is a case of use it or lose it

    SIR – The article about Christ Church in your newspaper appears to have caused some disquiet and misunderstanding. Christ Church is not facing imminent closure. It is very much in business. For years Christ Church has been dogged by rumours of closure

  • Buses hold key to cutting emissions

    SIR – Worcester Buses could reduce their carbon footprint by substantially curtailing services, such as the park and ride and 244 during non-peak times. Surely Country Buses only operate a staggered timetable! As a former transport employee in Wales,

  • Fingers crossed for Britain’s best boss

    SIR – Lauren Roger’s article on Britain’s best boss brought back memories of when my wife and I attended the audiology department at the old Royal Infirmary in Castle Street, Worcester. We were both highly impressed by the kindness, understanding and

  • Bridges shock at his City chances

    RISING Worcester City star Louis Bridges has admitted to being surprised at the amount of first-team action he has seen this season. The 18-year-old academy product has started eight times for the St George’s Lane side and is the club’s joint

  • COMMENT: Time for all to have say on stadium

    THESE are crucial days for the future of Worcester City Football Club. Struggling on the pitch and beset by financial problems off it, the club today unveils yet another plan for a new stadium. Loyal fans of the St George’s Lane club will know the latest

  • Fans to have their say on new City ground plan

    WORCESTER City fans will tonight be presented with plans to build a scaled-down stadium at Nunnery Way. The Blue Square South club’s board of directors will put proposals for a £2million development to shareholders and supporters at Worcestershire

  • Man charged over chaplain death

    A MAN has been charged with causing a crash which killed a hospital chaplain. The Rev Ian Scott died following the crash on the A4103 in Bransford, near Worcester - the night before his 64th birthday. His widow, Sue – a passenger in

  • Charitable goal for musical pub crawl

    BANDS will play live in pubs around Worcester to raise awareness of poverty. The city's first official Oxjam event, in aid of Oxfam, will take place on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25. Local acts will play live in the Firefly and the Pig

  • Helping dreams to come true

    CASH Converters in Worcester is celebrating after helping to raise £100,000 for children’s charity Dreams Come True in just one year. Staff from the store in Foregate Street joined other Cash Converters stores across the country to help children with

  • It’ll be strictly women talking

    Will it be an American smooth or a tango at Worcester Racecourse next month when top ballroom dancer Karen Hardy hits town? One of the stars of the hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing, Ms Hardy will be swopping the sequins for a role as the guest

  • Staying ahead of the competition

    A MALVERN-based specialist technology provider has launched a desktop speech search and analytics product to help call centres stay ahead of the competition. The system searches for key words in conversations in much the same way an internet search would

  • Third stint for NHS Michael

    A HEALTH chief is to serve a third term as chairman of an NHS trust which manages the main hospitals in Worcestershire. Michael O’Riordan has accepted an invitation from the Appointments Commission to serve again as chairman of the Worcestershire Acute

  • Campaign will urge people to think green

    A GRASSROOTS campaign to stop climate change will come to Worcester at the weekend. People all over the world will mark International Day of Action on Saturday, October 24, with climate change campaigners holding hundreds of events to highlight the