A STANDING ovation was a fitting conclusion to the first concert of Evesham & District Music Club’s winter programme. Pianist James Lisney performed piano sonatas by Haydn, Brahms and Schubert at the Evesham Arts Centre. Beverley Juggins, a member of
PAINTINGS and photographs celebrating the lives of two local artists are being sold to raise money for St Richard’s Hospice. A lifetime of paintings celebrating the beauty of nature by the late amateur artist Arthur Lewis, will be on show at the Guildhall
UP to 250 people could be made redundant at one of the biggest employers in Droitwich. Doncasters Group is considering the job cuts at Doncasters Precision Castings’ Deritend factory at the Berry Hill industrial estate. An announcement has been made
A collection of six new bee hives will be established at Pershore College thanks to a conservation grant. The £1,500 grant was awarded to the Evesham Beekeeping Association by the Cotswold Conservation Board and will be used to set up the apiary
GOODREST claimed a tense one-pin victory over Coronets in Division One of the Worcester and District Women’s Skittles League. DIVISION ONE: Flintstones 396 (9) (C Tyler 44 (13, 14), J Smith 41), Breakaways 374 (2) (L Moss 41 (15), C Fisher 35); Nomads
POOL players from Worcester are preparing to defend their St John’s Winter League title. The Fox U team, from the Fox pub in Pitmaston Road, won the crown last year and followed it up with the summer league title. The team includes members
WORCESTER City vice-chairman Jim Panter has every confidence that the sale of St George’s Lane will come to fruition. The Blue Square South club have agreed a price of £3.5million with Wembley-based property developer Careys New Homes and fans
CHOIRS will be singing at a special event in Worcerster tonight. The corporate Last Choir Standing event has been organised to raise vital funds for Leukaemia Care. The event, which is taking place in the Pitchview Suite, Sixways Stadium, Worcester,
WORCESTERSHIRE schools will vie for honours in tomorrow’s Army West Midlands Schools Sevens finals day at Stourbridge RFC. Nunnery Wood and Bishop Perowne will be involved in the boys’ tournament, while Blessed Edward Oldcorne, North Bromsgrove
A HAIRY fairy arrives in Pershore on Monday, October 26. Bink and the Hairy Fairy is being staged at Number 8 arts centre at 2.30pm. The People’s Theatre Company were last in town with a hugely popular production of The Witch’s Bogey. Their
PERSHORE’S first team maintained their 100 per cent BodyKraft West Midlands Division Two record with a 3-2 win at Aston University. The Vale side took the lead following good work down the right by Joey Taylor, a shot from Toby Whiting was saved, it
JOBSEEKERS in Worcester have cashed in on 45 new jobs at TK Maxx. TK Maxx, which opened its new store in July on the old Woolworths site in the High Street, has signed up to a local employment partnership with Jobcentre Plus, which meant it offered vacancies
A NAVAL reservist who served in Iraq is one of just 13 people this year to receive a special service medal from the Queen. Lieutenant Commander Clive Langmead of Malvern, pictured, was recognised for solving the problem of getting hundreds of combat
WORCESTERSHIRE Cricket Board are holding coaching sessions for players aged nine to 13 years old during half-term at the King’s School sports hall in Severn Street. The sessions are on Monday to Friday from 11.30am until 1.30pm. The course costs £15
COUNTY Meath trainer Val Donoghue made a successful first visit to Worcester as Tarkani put his mark on division one of the Myson Radiators Handicap Hurdle. 1.50pm: 9 Tarkani (R Thornton, 9-1); 6 Nautical Approach (W Kennedy, 7-1); 5 Earlsfield Raider
STOURPORT Men first team finally broke their duck in the English Hockey League Conference West with a 2-1 victory over high-flying Birmingham University. Having lost three and drawn one of their opening four fixtures, Stourport were boosted by the return
WORCESTER City Council is ignoring the advice of an independent adjudicator who has recommended that they tear up a parking ticket given to a health worker who moved his car to make way for an injured soldier. NHS podiatrist Keith Turner was given the
WORCESTER’S Magic Whiteboard has been named the West Midlands’ most promising new business of the year. It now goes through to compete for the national crown at this year’s British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Awards in London. Founded two years ago by
A MAN caught up in a gay love triangle committed a “crime of passion” by assaulting his ex-boyfriend’s new lover, a court was told. James Harrison, aged 22, had some drinks at home with his boyfriend before the pair went to the Velvet Lounge
WORCESTER City Women bounced back from a 4-1 defeat against Coleshill Town with a 4-0 drubbing of Allscott. Gemma Whitehead and Frankie Hocking both scored twice as Graham Abercrombie’s side consolidated third spot in the West Midlands League Premier
WORCESTER are celebrating having both their men’s and women’s first teams top of their respective divisions. The men stay at the summit of BodyKraft Midlands Division One after a 4-2 at Coventry, while the women picked up a 2-0 success at Hampton to
OMBERSLEY rider Karl Miles was overwhelmed after being named Buildbase 500cc solo rider of the year at the Worcestershire Grasstrack Club (WGTC) meeting. Youngster Miles, who is also a WGTC member, picked up the highest points through all three of the
SATURDAY ENGLAND HOCKEY LEAGUE Men’s Conference West: Old Georgians v Stourport (12.30pm). BODYKRAFT MIDLANDS MEN’S LEAGUE Midlands Division One: Worcester v Warwick (noon). West Midlands Premier Division: Evesham v West Bromwich
WARRIORS centre Alex Grove has been called up to the full Scotland squad for Andy Robinson’s first game in charge against Fiji. The 21-year-old, who has risen through the ranks at Sixways from academy prospect to first-choice outside-centre, is in line
PEGASUS Juniors have secured the signature of former Hereford United midfielder Jamie Pitman. Now the physio at Edgar Street, Pitman will be available mainly in mid-week when he is not on duty for the Bulls.
ARDEN Sailing Club’s Val Jolly claimed the ladies’ trophy after winning the eighth and final race of the series. Jolly, in her Heron, held off the challenge of Jane Smee in the club comet. Ten boats took part in the 12th race in the pursuit series
TWO hundred people celebrated a piece of Worcester history. Members of the Art Fund, the Friends of Worcester Porcelain Museum and NADFAS (National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts) met to mark the preservation of Royal Worcester’s priceless
SATURDAY WORCESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Saturday Division: Northway v Perrywood AFC (M Lee); West Malvern v GDL Saturday (M Stephens). KIDDERMINSTER LEAGUE Premier Division: Burlish Cookley v Wyre Forest; Cookley v Areley Kings; Kings Heath Old
A DOCTOR whose sister has been diagnosed with breast cancer is among staff at a surgery doing all they can to raise money for a new dedicated breast unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Dr Susanna Everitt, one of the doctors at Upton Surgery
A FIVE-vehicle motorway pile-up closed two lanes of the M5 leaving rush-hour commuters in lengthy tailbacks. The crash happened between junction 5 at Wychbold and junction 4a for the M42 northbound at about 7.30am causing long queues. Firefighters from
CUSTOMERS at a Worcester opticians may be rubbing their eyes in disbelief on Friday when they come face to face with a sea of pink. Staff at the city’s Specsavers store will be dressed in pink and sporting pink feather boas while pink cakes and pink
English National Ballet return to Bristol Hippodrome soon with the epitome of classical Romantic ballet - Giselle. Experience the mystery and majesty of this hauntingly beautiful full-scale ballet; a stunning combination of dance, design and music
NORTH Midlands Under 19s will take a commanding 62-10 lead into the second leg of their defence of the Sable's Head Trophy against Warwickshire at Broadstreet RFC, near Coventry, tonight (7.30pm). The county side scored 10 tries in their first leg victory
NICKLIN Eric Albert Peacefully at home on 15th October, 2009 aged 90 years. Much loved father of Cathleen, Stephen and Sally. Also a dearly loved grandfather and great grandfather. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Monday, 26th October at 12.30
PLANT Stanley Passed away peacefully at The Boynes Nursing Home, Upton upon Severn on October 20th, 2009, aged 87 years. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy. Much loved father of Richard and Val. Adored grandfather and great grandfather. The funeral service
NEARLY £3.2 million in council tax was not collected by district councils across south Worcestershire last year, according to new figures. Worcester, Wychavon and Malvern Hills were all owed more money when compared with the previous year. Large amounts
THE “Guitar Whisperer” is bringing his unique show to Worcester. Royal College of Music graduate Richard Durrant will perform at Huntingdon Hall on Friday, November 6. While the main body of his show is classical guitar music, it will also include
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
GENEROUS customers donated enough money in one day to buy a new puppy for charity Dogs for the Disabled. Collectors spent the day at Webbs Garden Centre in Wychbold and were staggered to see customers put more than £500 into buckets and tins.
TERRY Jenkins remains in the Championship League of Darts following three wins from seven matches in group seven. The Ledbury thrower did enough to qualify for today’s group eight matches after which all group winners will meet to contest the overall
BUDDING athletes at Dyson Perrins will soon be able to take advantage of the school’ s new performance improvement centre. The Malvern school was designated a sports college in autumn 2008, allowing it access to government cash to improve its
THE Diocese of Worcester’s new children’s officer has been given the licence to play. Emma Pettifer was licensed in an uplifting service of music and celebration earlier this month. Lots of children turned out to wish her well as she was officially
COOKERY fans will soon be able to get their hands on a new cook book, thanks to volunteers from a Worcester charity shop. Called The Cook Book, the Daisy Chain Benevolent Trust has put together all its best recipes to sell it in aid of two worthy causes
A FIRST year student at the University of Worcester has won a top cricket coaching award. Natasha Maharaj-Newman was named young coach of the year – Sussex, at the Sky Sports Coach Awards 2009, run in conjunction with the English Cricket Board
A SCHOOL in Worcester is set to become one of the greenest in the city when £20,000 solar panels are installed. St George’s Catholic Primary School in Barbourne is among 80 UK schools selected to receive a grant in the second phase of the Cooperative
SCHOOLS across Worcestershire are being encouraged to take part in a massive online survey of gardens in a bid to map and monitor the wildlife on our doorsteps. Launched by Natural England, the Big Wildlife Garden is an innovative website which
WITH recent banking disasters and rising unemployment fresh in all our minds the story of little orphan Annie still holds sway. The saccharine sweet musical is ultimately uplifting, but it is set in the depths of the 1930s Depression. We meet homeless
AN initiative to help children attend one of the region’s top preparatory schools has been given a financial boost. Abberley Hall School in Great Witley, near Worcester, has announced that it is extending the support it provides to parents.
SCHOOLS in Worcestershire are ready for the next stage of an initiative aimed at teaching children to be active and healthy. Preparations to be introduced to the new healthy school enhancement model are under way after the local programme announced
A TIME capsule is being put together so that people in the future can get a flavour of what life is like for young people in Worcestershire today. The project launched yesterday is being run by NHS Worcestershire, and will give a taste of 2009
MEMBERS are hereby advised that the annual meeting of the branch will be on Tuesday, November 10, at Madresfield Club commencing at 8.15pm. Election of officers for the coming year will be the main business. Please attend if you can.
OVER the weekend of October 9 to 11 most of the band of Bromyard Lights ‘putter uppers’, Father Christmas supporters and partners paid a visit to see Blackpool’s famous lights. While there they visited the illuminations depot where illuminations
OVER the weekend of October 9 to 11 most of the band of Bromyard Lights ‘putter uppers’, Father Christmas supporters and partners paid a visit to see Blackpool’s famous lights. While there they visited the illuminations depot where illuminations
THE evening started with the speaker instead of the business, as we needed to start the demonstration promptly. Vince William started by telling us some history behind the start of Heartstart in Malvern. He has been part of it for more than 20
EVESHAM Operatic and Dramatic Society will soon start rehearsals for their next show, Honk. The musical, which will be staged next year, is based on the classic tale of the Ugly Duckling. Anyone interested in taking part (aged 16 and over) should
RICHARD Tomkinson, owner of Rosebank Vineyard, Fernhill Heath, was our speaker for the September meeting. As a young man he chose to work in a bank, although his father and grandfather had careers in the Royal Navy. After retiring from the bank
AUTUMN was celebrated by slides showing the colour of trees at Westonbirt, with appropriate music, as part of the topic by speakers Mr and Mrs Betts. We also saw gardens of Cornwall, including Heligan and the Eden Project. Our president Sally
A WIFE threw boiling coffee over her estranged husband's crotch, a court heard. Lisa Hawkins threw the mug at Glynn Hawkins while they were arguing about their children in May. The couple, who have two children, had decided to end their 13-
CUTTING-edge decontamination units will save lives in Worcestershire hospitals by killing superbugs such as MRSA and viruses such as swine flu within an hour, say experts. Hospital bosses in Worcestershire are the first to pilot the new Meditrox
AS the national drive to vaccinate vulnerable people against a possible winter swine flu resurgence begins, we ask what you think about the matter. The first of 14 million high-risk people will get their jabs today in the hope of protecting
WORCESTERSHIRE cricket legend Graeme Hick received his MBE yesterday. The ex-England cricketer who played for the county’s cricket club for 25 years was given the honour for his services to the sport and presented with his medal by the Queen
THE squad spirit at Worcester City is excellent at the moment and it is helping us keep away from the behind-the-scenes issues. There is a lot happening off the pitch at the club, but we are keeping the players focused by not talking about
SIR, I am not bothered that David Cameron drinks £140 bottles of champagne with his pals. What matters is can he govern Great Britain? I believe in his sincerity, but he has a vast uphill task ahead. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
SIR – Is it sweet and fitting to die for your country? As long as our elected representatives continue to use terms like ‘gave their lives’and ‘the ultimate sacrifice’, we will also continue to sanction millions upon millions of people being killed in
SIR – Surely the media and political classes in Britain can challenge the growth of the BNP quite easily. They can stop diddling us and misleading us and turn their attention to tackling the issues of mass immigration and over-population in a spirit
SIR – It saddens me to see what this country has become. All over the world people are being blown up and our troops are being killed serving this country. Meanwhile, back at home, someone commits the most heinous of crimes – they abbreviate the word
SIR – Why are we having so many charity bags pushed through our doors? In the last week I have had three and they are getting very fussy about what they want. You only have so much bedding, curtains and good clothes to give away. Now to
ENGINEERS will not be able to start work on a new £2 million foot and cycle bridge over the river Severn in Worcester until next month. It was hoped that the project to link the new development at Diglis with Lower Wick would have started this
THE sight of Worcestershire cricket legend Graeme Hick receiving his MBE from the Queen yesterday will have brought a smile to many thousands of sports lovers in the county. The record-breaking batsman, born in what is now Zimbabwe, was adopted
A WOMAN who was assaulted by a drug addict at a Worcester day centre claimed she was forced to quit her job after being given no support by her managers. Karen Barker had worked at the Maggs Day Centre in Deansway for eight years until she
WORCESTER City’s board of directors will press ahead with a deal to sell St George’s Lane to Careys New Homes for £3.5million. Supporters voted in favour of backing the proposal at a heated meeting attended by around 200 people at Worcestershire
WORCESTERSHIRE were left hanging on for a point in a 3-3 draw in their opening Midland Counties Youth Championship game against Nottinghamshire at Pershore Town FC, having twice squandered a two-goal lead. A thrilling move from the kick-off almost brought
A RESPECTED choirmaster from Worcester has collected together his life’s work for a new book. Dr Donald Hunt, former director of music at Worcester Cathedral and founder of the Elgar Chorale, has spent a lifetime arranging and composing and his latest
A FUND-RAISING walk across the Malvern Hills was a huge success, raising £10,000 for Cancer Research UK. A total of 100 walkers took part in the annual event, which started from Castlemorton on Saturday morning. Organiser Ray Worth, the chairman of
THE beleaguered Worcestershire Hub telephone service will be placed under the official microscope during the next six months. It will be one of three areas to be examined by Worcestershire County Council’s overview and scrutiny board. Cross-party councillors
GRITTERS have been sent out on a 'dry run' on gritting routes in preparation for the winter. The practise run was to finalise any issues with the routes in terms of accessibility and to check the resilience of the gritting vehicles. The vehicles will
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 speaker
GARDENERS can help protect Worcestershire’s heritage by planting an organic county fruit tree. Worcestershire County Council’s countryside service has long made local varieties of fruit trees available. However, Worcestershire's once-famous orchards
CAMPAIGNERS have appealed for more help to pick up litter in Worcestershire. So far schoolchildren, students and Scouts have agreed to take part in the Rubbish? Sort it! campaign which has been running across the county for two weeks. On Friday, volunteers
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.
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
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
