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Following last night's Question Time programme on BBC1 we want to know what you thought of it. Was it a BNP ambush? How well did Nick Griffin come across? Did you change your views on The British National Party? Was the BBC right

A DISABLED man says he feels like a prisoner in his own home because he cannot get his mobility scooter in and out of his cramped bedsit. Bill Butler, who cannot walk any distance because of rheumatoid arthritis, says he wants help from Worcester Community

EVESHAM United return to league action on Saturday as they look to build on their FA Trophy success. The Robins advanced to a second qualifying round tie at Northwood with a 2-0 replay victory against Windsor and Eton in mid-week. Jermaine Clarke scored

BADMINTON star Gail Emms will be among the guests when Droitwich Spa High School plays host to the Commonwealth Games baton. Emms, who won a gold medal in the mixed doubles at the 2006 Games in Melbourne, is visiting the school on Monday, November 2.

CHILDREN at a Worcester school brought baskets full of fruit and vegetables to older people as part of their harvest festival. Youngsters at Warndon Primary School in Edgeworth Close, Warndon, Worcester, collected 28 parcels and delivered them to local

IT’S business as usual at Bromsgrove Rovers as far as manager John Snape is concerned this weekend. Rovers host Hitchin Town at the Victoria Ground on Saturday (3pm) for their first game since being placed into administration and deducted 10 points in

THREE people were lucky to escape with minor injuries after a head-on smash near Worcester. The engine of a red Peugeot 206 shot through the air after it collided with a silver Vauxhall Corsa, near Top Barn Farm, Holt, on the A443 at about

A DRAW on the lower church section on the Wye at Holme Lacey was necessary for Alan’s Tackle boss Dave Beresford to win this year’s coveted Alan Reynolds Memorial contest with the section providing the top three places. Peg 15 near the salmon hut was

THREE people have been taken to hospital after a two-car smash near Worcester. The engine of a red Peugeot shot through the air after it crashed with a silver Vauxhall Corsa, near Top Barn Farm, Holt, on the A443 at about 5.30pm. Both

THE ‘devastated’ family of West Indian cricket legend George Headley have demanded answers after a charity event in his honour was cancelled at the last minute. Son Ron Headley, a former West Indies and Worcestershire opening batsman and now

STOURPORT Swifts manager Neil Hunt wants a dramatic improvement from his players at Slough Town on Saturday (3pm). The Walshes Meadow side slumped to a 4-0 defeat at Bedworth United last weekend and Hunt described it as one of the worst displays of his

THE Worcester Dragons capped a brilliant season with a superb performance at the national racing finals. Dragons had already taken maximum points from eight meetings, securing promotion from the standard to the premier league. They arrived at the National

A DIGITAL exhibition will project the art work by people with mental health problems onto a Worcester shop window to raise awareness. The ‘Reflections’ exhibition is possibly the first of its kind in Worcester, organisers say. It opens on Monday

CHRIS Palmer has urged his Malvern Town side to cut out “naive” defensive lapses. Town suffered a disappointing 3-1 loss to Kirby Muxloe in the Aspire Midland Alliance at the Langland Stadium last weekend. Palmer slammed his side, who host fellow strugglers

EMERGENCY services are on the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in Holt, near Worcester. An unknown number of cars have been caught up in the crash, which happened on the A443 just outside Top Barn Farm within the past half an hour. The

A NURSE from Claines has set her sights on helping the Great Britain wheelchair rugby team win gold at the 2012 Paralympics. Beverley Everton has been part of the GB wheelchair rugby team’s support staff for over a year, but has now been promoted to

SECOND-from-bottom Bromyard Town tackle Herefordshire rivals Wellington in the West Midlands League Premier Division at Delahay Meadow on Saturday (3pm). Other fixtures, Hellenic League Premier Division: Pegasus Juniors v Oxford City Nomads (3pm). Midland

Terry Jenkins crashed out of the Championship League Darts after failing to qualify from group eight of the competition. The Ledbury star finished second from bottom on the final day of group matches. The Bull began well with a 6-5 victory over group

A 20-YEAR-old who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for charity has described the adventure as emotionally exhausting. Worcester College of Technology student Hannah Chatterton hiked up the world’s highest freestanding mountain in aid of Acorns Children’s Hospice

A WORCESTERSHIRE mother has spoken of her anguish at not knowing what caused the road accident that killed her son while he was on holiday in Thailand a year ago. Despite endless letters and phone calls to the Foreign Office and British Embassy in Thailand

A HIGH school student could follow in the footsteps of the likes of JRR Tolkien and Terry Pratchett after putting the finishing touches to his second novel, aged just 18. Daniel Hart, from Pinvin, near Pershore, is about to release The Star of Tamathiel

WORCESTER Warriors’ Scotland international Alex Grove has spoken of his delight at winning a first call-up to Andy Robinson’s squad. The 21-year-old Sixways sensation, who has been named in the former England coach’s 32-man set-up for the forthcoming

THE unexpected death of a popular Wyre Forest district and Stourport town councillor has shocked family and friends, as well as politicians across the political spectrum. Mike Partridge, aged 63, a former Stourport-on-Severn mayor, was transferred to

TWO industrial welding gas canisters have been stolen from a Worcester-based training centre. The two Argonshield blue steel bottles, containing a mixture of argon and carbon dioxide, were taken from Worcestershire Group Training in Sunnyside Road,

GILLETTE RAZOR GIFT SET £3.75 (WAS £14.99) Boots is doing Gillette Fusion razor gift sets for £3.75 in stores nationwide. The sets were originally £14.99, and include a razor, two blades and gel. The razor is worth £9.80 alone, so this is a terrific

SHELAGH Stephenson’s moving comedy The Memory of Water is performed in Worcester this month (oct). Melting Pot Theatre Company will stage their latest production - which tells of three sisters who come together for their mother’s funeral - at the Worcester

ROBERTS Percy Memories of a dear dad and grandad. Remembered always. Iris and Family. Published in paper 22/10/2009 in Worcester News

ALLAN May Ellen Died in hospital on Sunday, 18th October aged 84. Sadly missed wife of Doug, mother of Roger and Philip, sister-in-law, grandmother and great grandmother. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium at 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 28th October

PITT Violet Passed away peacefully on October 18th, 2009 aged 96 years. Beloved wife of Jack. Much loved mother of June, Elsie and son in law Eddie. A loving grandmother and great grandmother. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Tuesday, October

KENT William Bill Passed away at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on October 19th, 2009 aged 86 years. Dearly loved husband of Joy, caring father to Duncan and daughter in law Mandy. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Wednesday, October 28th at

MIDDLEBROOK Adrian Passed away at Alexandra Hospital, Redditch on Friday, 16th October 2009. Will be very much missed by Family and Friends. The funeral service will be held at Worcester Crematorium on Tuesday, 27th October at 10 a.m. Flowers to A V Band

ALLCOTT Joan Passed away peacefully on October 20th, 2009 aged 87 years. Much loved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She will be greatly missed by Family and Friends. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Thursday, October 29th at

NORTON Frederick Peacefully on October 17th, 2009 aged 82 years. Formerly of Holt Heath and The Old Bush, Callow End. Husband of Hazel. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Thursday, October 29th at 2.30 p.m. Family flowers please but donations

WATKINS Dolly Ex Woolworths Employee. Passed away peacefully on October 18th, 2009, aged 87 years. Loving wife of the late Horace. Dearly loved mother of Pam and son in law Trevor. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Monday, October 26th at 11

BENNETT-SEERS Luke Congratulations on your 21st birthday. Love from Mum, Dad, Jannine, Daniel and Gill Published in paper 22/10/2009 in Worcester News

PHILLIPS Emm Dear friend. Thoughts for today, memories forever. Pat and Aldy. Published in paper 22/10/2009 in Worcester News

HOLBECHE George In loving memory. Passed away October 22nd, 2007. Love from all the Family. xx Published in paper 22/10/2009 in Worcester News

A TALENTED musician who was found dead at his home aged 28 died from natural causes which were “extremely unusual” for a man of his age, an inquest was told. Alex Woods had complained of chest pains in the weeks leading up to his death. However, he was

NORTH Midlands youth sides enjoyed contrasting fortunes this evening with the Under 19s retaining the Sable’s Head Trophy with a 26-14 win over Warwickshire at Broadstreet but the Under 18s slipping to a 25-13 defeat at the hands of a lively Staffordshire

PRE-FAB concrete flats branded ‘ugly’ will be bulldozed after cash was secured for new affordable homes. The three three-storey 1950s blocks in De Wyche Road, Wychbold, will make way for 29 new flats after Spa Housing Group secured government

TONIGHT'S Central Conference match between Worcester City reserves and FCV Reds has been postponed. No new date has set been set for the match.

A POSTAL worker who is set to strike today has described morale at his Worcester depot as being at its worst for 25 years. Steve Fulcher said many Royal Mail workers at the Worcester Mail centre and delivery office in Wainwright Road, Warndon, were angry

WORCESTER’S new super-library has scooped a prestigious international award – even though it has not yet been built. Construction work on the £60 million library and history centre, thought to be one of the first of its kind in Europe, might have only

Winter is most definitely on its way and those warm jackets will be making their way out of the wardrobe for those cold days. But if you want to freshen up the wardrobe for all the family, there are some cosy options waiting for you on the

A storm of controversy surrounds the appearance of BNP leader Nick Griffin on the BBC Question Time show tonight. There are some who say that as the bona fide leader of a political party he should be allowed the same public platform as any

THE first batch of swine flu vaccines for frontline NHS staff and inpatients has been delivered to Worcestershire Royal Hospital to protect people during what is forecast to be a tough winter. Health bosses at NHS Worcestershire, the organisation co-ordinating

WE finally got the monkey off our back with the win at Essex Pirates and it is a huge relief to everyone at the club. The improvements we have made over the past couple of weeks have finally come to fruition, but it is only one victory and we must build

Worcester City Football Development Scheme are running a soccer school during half term. Monday, October 26 - Friday, October 30 10am-3pm @ Tudor Grange Academy (Elgar High School) Bilford Road, Worcester. The course is only £30

SIR – In reply to Alex Kear’s letter, why does he not come forward and say he is one of the nimbys from Claines and Hallow who oppose the completion of a ring road around Worcester because it encroaches on their hallowed ground. Anyone who has any idea

SIR – Ofgem have warned average household gas and electric bills could reach £2,000 between 2009 and 2020. This is a far cry from 1d per Kwh that was being talked of as a result of atomic power when I joined the MEB in 1955. PHIL PEGLER Worcester

SIR – Apparently in response to his own earlier letter, when he wrote to inform us “Most humanists are blinkered, if not mad” (September 30), George Cowley again expands upon his honourable theme with the pithy observation that “I have talked in depth

SIR – Councillor Chris Cheeseman says in his letter that the local Lib Dems have not made any real progress. May I remind him that these same Lib Dems held every county council seat in West Worcestershire and have just taken a district council seat from

SIR – On Thursday, October 8, at about 11pm, two ladies driving out of Worcester city centre along the Sansome Walk area saw a distressed elderly lady. They stopped to help her and soon established she was lost. The elderly lady had emergency contact

PROFESSIONAL doormen will be on the gate at Worcester City football club after two men were arrested and two others thrown out of its ground during a recent game. Two trained security staff will be employed to search bags and make sure no

A MULTI-storey car park in Worcester city centre is to be locked up at night after being plagued by boy racers, vandalism, drug-taking and anti-social behaviour. Drivers who find themselves locked in will have to pay £95 to be released after Worcester

THE planned appearance of the British National Party leader Nick Griffin on tonight’s Question Time television programme is controversial but correct. We live in a democracy. We cherish our right to freedom of speech and expression. Mr Griffin

WORCESTER City’s plans for a new stadium at Nunnery Way have been criticised heavily by council planners. In a letter obtained by the Worcester News, the club’s business plan is questioned along with the viability of the enabling development and capacity

A SEVENTY-SIX-year-old adventurer is getting ready to explore India on motorbike. Simon Gandolfi, a writer from Malvern, is embarking on the five-month trip next month and plans to spend his 77th birthday in Goa. Between 2006 and 2008 Mr Gandolfi rode

A CONVICTED sex offender left an obscene and abusive recording as his answer phone message accusing a police officer of being a liar and telling her to go away, a court was told. Jamie Justice, aged 33, of Cyril Road, off Rainbow Hill, Worcester

THOUSANDS of women in Worcestershire could be eligible for a state pension top-up under new rules set to be introduced in April. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) released details of how up to 19,000 county residents could benefit as it called

THE Worcestershire Hub is introducing new opening times in a bid to make it more efficient. Customers are being advised that the Hub based at Orchard House in Farrier Street, Worcester, will open for face-to-face meetings half an hour later on Mondays

A STUDENT at the University of Worcester has completed a triathlon after shedding four-and-a-half stone in less than six months. Claire Tillyer, known as Tilly, has dropped three dress sizes – from a 16 to a 10 – since April and earlier this month came

AN UPLIFTING musical is being staged in a Worcester city centre church. Rock: The Story of Simon Peter will be performed at St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Pump Street, at 7.30pm on Saturday. The musical, which tells the story of Biblical character Simon