AMBULANCE bosses have urged people not to call 999 unless they believe it is a genuine emergency this Christmas. Leaders at the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust have issued a statement urging people to go to their GP and pick up remedies
SHOPPERS are being warned to be on their guard after two women were targeted by pick-pockets in a Worcester shop. Police are telling Christmas shoppers to be watchful after separate incidents in Ethel Austin in Broad Street between 2pm and 3pm on Thursday
A SOCIAL club for older people in rural villages near Worcester has been filled with festive cheer. The Nora Parsons Day Centre, which is based in the old Wichenford school building and serves 21 surrounding villages, celebrated installing BBC Midlands
TOP Paralympic swimmer Nyree Lewis has revealed the pull of performing in front of a home crowd is motivation alone to make London 2012. The Hereford 29-year-old is a multiple Paralymic gold winner, competing in the last three and finishing among the
PEOPLE living in a parish labelled “toxic” after their vicar claimed he was forced to resign have been praised by the Bishop of Worcester. The residents of Teme Valley South say they suffered “intense hurt” after their parish was labelled “
A teenager who lay in wait for another youth before attacking him outside a Worcester nightclub has escaped being locked up for Christmas. Judge Daniel Pearce-Higgins QC imposed 26 weeks detention on Jacob Minnis but suspended it for 12 months. He
KATE Walker had the fight of her life in the homeland of judo at Tokyo’s awesome dome. The Kidderminster Samurai Judo Club star finished joint ninth out of 25 world-class competitors in the Japan Grand Slam tournament. It is traditionally the strongest
A BENEFIT cheat stole more than £9,000 from the public purse to “line her own pockets”, a court heard. Pallvika Chauhan, aged 33, must now do unpaid work or face jail. Worcester Magistrates Court heard Chauhan, of Teme Road, Worcester
THE weather forced the postponement of all matches in the Worcester and District Sunday League. One Saturday clash survived the weather although Perrywood AFC may wish it hadn’t after crashing 8-0 at home to VBL Sports. Paul Bennett scored a hat-trick
BRINE bath campaigners say attracting a private investor could be the key to resurrecting a spa town’s heritage. The Save Our Brine Baths (SOBBS) residents’ action group organised a round table meeting with MP Peter Luff to discuss how to reopen Droitwich
NO Christmas season would be complete without making a trip up the motorway to see that perennial favourite The Nutcracker. Birmingham Royal Ballet’s yearly indulgence at the Hippodrome always attracts a fair-sized Worcester crowd, one of whom I met
THREE Worcestershire teenagers have been praised for winning places at a national camp for highly-talented young athletes. Canoeists Matthew Train, of Pershore, Jonny Tye, of King’s School Worcester, and rower Yasmin Tredell, a pupil at Prince Henry’
COMPOST clinics aimed at helping residents reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill have been hailed a success. More than 1,000 people in Worcester, Malvern, Evesham, Droitwich and other county towns went along to get advice and ask questions
A WORCESTER heroin addict has been jailed for six months for stealing £1,643.98 worth of goods. Kimberly Probert admitted shoplifting and lying to an officer about her identity. Probert, who has had a problem with drugs for many years
A COFFEE morning and bring-and-buy sale raised more than £1,000 towards the creation of a new dedicated breast unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Money raised by the event, which was organised by Myriam Taylor, will go towards the £2.5
HARDY runners braved the freezing weather to raise cash for a Worcester hospice. Billed as a social run before Christmas, about 35 runners jogged five miles (3.2km) around the estate at Top Barn Farm, near Hallow. Runners brought festive cheer with
UPTON-on-Severn women are being encouraged to donate their old bras to help bring a vital breast unit to Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Annie Potts, of Fair Exchange, on the Waterside, is acting as a collection point for the Worcester Breast Unit Appeal
WORCESTER City fans have the chance to save money when watching their team in 2010 with a half-season ticket. The St George’s Lane club have announced discounts for tickets which cover the nine Blue Square South home matches in 2010, although the information
Each of the Sprite Sisters, aged between nine and thirteen, has a magical power related to one of the four elements - Earth, Water, Fire and Air. When Ariel discovers her power on her ninth birthday, their circle is complete. The girls' magic must
TUSTIN Rene Jim and Family wish to thank all Relatives, Friends and Neighbours for cards and letters of condolence for their sad loss. Thanks also to all who attended the lovely funeral service taken by Mrs Ros Davies. A special thank you to all the Staff
DAVIS Julie Taken suddenly on December 14th, 2009 aged 67 years. Loving mum to Tim, a dear mother in law to Sharon, beloved grandma to Lewis, Sam, Alex and Max and a much loved sister to Brenda. Will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Funeral service
JAYNES Lawrence Ivor Nobby Remembered always Nobby, a dear brother and brother in law, who passed away one year ago today, December 21st, 2008. Ron and Sally, Gwen and Gordon. Published in paper 21/12/2009 in Worcester News
A “JEALOUS” man brandishing a pickaxe handle assaulted his ex-partner’s when he saw her with another man, a court was told. Derry McWhirter admitted battery and possession of an offensive weapon when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court
STRANGELY, for someone who makes a living out of writing, I rarely read books. I’m not sure whether that’s a confession or not, but it is a fact. So for me to sit down and read a book from cover to cover in one session is about as rare as the Second
WORCESTER Wolves head coach Paul James has signed former Worthing Thunder power forward Petroslav Zafirov. The capture of the ex-Bulgaria Under 20 international takes James’ signings to five at the British Basketball League outfit since taking
100 YEARS AGO: A MOST enjoyable pre- Christmas concert was given at the Royal Albert Orphanage by the Worcester Instrumental Society under its conductor EN Deacon. The orchestra played a series of overtures and concert pieces including the march
THIS WEEK IN 1989: CITY and county publicans are being asked to clamp down on sales of lager and beer in bottles over the festive season in an attempt to stem their possible use as weapons or missiles. Police say the growing trend of young people
IN the hectic last weekend before Christmas there was a festive feel to events around Worcestershire. Shoppers grabbing last-minute gifts and bargains in the city centre were entertained with Christmas cheer thanks to the efforts of a 14-year-old girl
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KINGSLAND sits in the valley of the Lugg, a meandering river lined by willows and alders. The village is crammed with lovely houses and the large size of the 13th century church suggests that Kingsland may once have been a more important place
THERE’S no shortage of choice this year and you’ll be happy to know you don’t have to fight with crowds of shoppers because many of the better gardening gifts can be bought online. Whether you want to buy a little stocking-filler or a major
DOUBLE yellow lines are to be painted on a number of Worcester streets where there have been complaints about parking. But people living in Spetchley Road have criticised the decision. They believe Worcestershire County Council is only seeking
THE crowds turned out when horse showing legend Robert Oliver and his wife Claire brought a quartet of their top horses for a special event in Worcestershire. The couple appeared at Equestrian and Country Leisure, the equestrian retailers based
HIGH winds and torrential rain failed to put a damper on the spirits of the Worcestershire Bridleways and Riders Association on their Christmas treasure hunt. Organiser Teresa Simkins said: “With very bad weather overnight and it was touch and
THERE has to be a general election by June 2010 and it would be idle to pretend that some sections of the country community haven’t got their tails up at the prospect. Ever since Labour swept to power in 1997 there has been a perception the
Some twelve years after the release of Titanic (1997), director James Cameron has finally made his triumphant return to feature filmmaking. Reportedly pioneering new technology to not only create the visual effects and creatures, but also the
THIS is the neighbourly display which has bagged two Worcester families the top prize in our Christmas lights competition this year. Next door neighbours Raymond Lobb and Simon Stanley have put on a fabulous display at their homes in Lilac
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of our annual Christmas lights competition. The Lobb and Stanley families from Tolladine in Worcester can now say they have the best festive lights display in the city. The two households jointly decorated
WEDNESDAY Red Insure Cup second round: Bishops Cleeve v Stourport Swifts (7.30pm). SATURDAY (BOXING DAY) Coca-Cola League Two: Torquay United v Hereford United (3pm). Blue Square Premier: Kidderminster Harriers v Chester City (3pm). Blue Square
A Worcester school has five new additions. However, Cluck, Eggbertha, Maple, Syrup and Tulip – as named by pupils at St George’s School in Thorneloe Walk, Barbourne – do not look like your average classmates. Living in a coop and run area,
TERRY Jenkins has one simple aim at this year’s Ladbrokes.com World Championships and that is to get past the first round. The Bull has made an early exit from the Alexandra Palace in the last two years, crashing out to Kirk Shepherd in 2008 and then
AMAZING: This photo of the sun breaking through winter clouds was taken by Martin Coleman, of Claines, Worcester.
SIR – I read in the national press that we are currently spending some three hundred million pounds a year on prisoners in our jails who are not British citizens. I think this shows what most people know – that we cannot control our borders
SIR – This global warming climate change is the biggest con the world has ever known. Since this all began in the 1980s the world has begun a phase of cooling, the ice caps are getting thicker. Polar bears, their numbers are increasing not declining
SIR – Reading my Worcester News on December 15, I came across a report saying Labour MP Mike Foster has pledged his support for the British Armed Forces through the Royal British Legion, which I happen to be a member of. Is this the same Labour
SIR – As the wife of a hard working Worcester police officer I felt I must reply to Joyce Rose’s ill thought out comments (Letters December 15) on the subject of fewer “bobbies on the beat”. Joyce, like you, I pay that large, same community charge but
WORCESTER Warriors director of rugby Mike Ruddock says the next three Guinness Premiership games will help define Rico Gear’s Sixways future. The All Black sees his current deal come to an end this season and the Worcester chief has told his winger that
THE majority of street peddlers selling goods in Worcester High Street have received their licences from police forces elsewhere in the country. Street peddlers selling clothing, accessories and other goods in the city centre were granted trading licences
WORCESTER City suffered their first home postponement of the season as the weather claimed their match against Maidenhead United. Saturday’s Blue Square South fixture at St George’s Lane fell foul of a frozen pitch following a 10am inspection to avoid
A HOMELESS charity must raise £10,000 if it is to help people seven days a week during the coldest months of the year. Maggs Day Centre provides vital shelter, food and support for Worcester’s homeless five and a half days a week. But
WITH signs the UK economy is starting to recover from the recession, Lloyds TSB Commercial brought together more than 150 members of the Worcestershire business community to hear from leading professionals about support available for SMEs and how to prepare
