POPULAR park concerts are being laid on for the music-loving public. The weekly Band in The Park concerts which proved a hit when they were launched last summer are back. Organiser Droitwich Town Council has now announced the programme of Sundays performances
CONTENTIOUS plans to open a homeless hostel in a quiet residential street have moved a step forward. People living in Red Hill, off London Road, Worcester, are wary of the proposals to turn Milverton at 49 Cannon Street into a shared house for homeless
Half-centuries from Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell and Gareth Andrew helped Worcestershire edge the honours on the first day of the LV= County Championship game against Leicestershire at Grace Road. Moeen and Mitchell shared a third-wicket stand of 145 to
A HIDDEN camera is giving nature-lovers the opportunity to observe baby birds in the wild. The tiny ‘Nest Box Cam’ has been installed in the nest of two blue tits near to the Worcester Woods Countryside Centre in Spetchley. The camera is linked to
DELIVERING thousands of letters to 500 houses a day makes running half- marathons almost easy. Postman Chris Grubb barely trained for his first half- marathon in Liverpool, but managed to complete it in an impressive one hour and 27 minutes and finished
ALL Black duo Sammy Tuitupou and Rico Gear will not be playing for Worcester Warriors next term, the club have confirmed. ‘Pocket Rocket’ centre Tuitupou was offered a new contract at Sixways but stalled on signing it and has now decided to
RELEGATED Worcester Warriors have received a much-needed boost with the news England fly-half Andy Goode has confirmed he will definitely be joing the club in the Championship next season. No sooner had Warriors relegation been confirmed
A BIRTHDAY girl took a walk on the wild side when she went behind the scenes at a popular zoo. Animal-crazy Jasmine Thomas, aged 11, turned keeper for the day when she joined staff at Dudley Zoological Gardens. Jasmine, of Beach Road, Stourport-on-Severn
WORCESTER University is creating more places on vocational courses after being awarded more than 100 extra student numbers jointly funded by the government and employers. The university will provide 175 further full-time and part-time places, equivalent
A REVAMPED playground which was plagued by problems has finally opened its gates to youngsters – just in time for the warmer weather. The Heather Close play area in St Peter’s, Worcester, was meant to open last year but numerous health and
MERCIAN FESTIVAL JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE U9s Division One: Westbury Celtic Youth 2, Droitwich Spa Panthers 1. Division Two: Kempsey Colts 3, Worcester Lions Community 1; Malvern Town Wanderers 1, Welland Juniors 4; Oldbury Park Whites 4, Evesham United
HOSTS Evesham Rowing Club won seven out of 47 events at a rain-affected regatta. Only Saturday’s races could go ahead after heavy rain overnight saw Sunday’s sprint regatta cancelled. The river Avon rose by nearly a foot, meaning the water was over
A MAN has died after falling into a county lake and suffering a heart attack. Paramedics were called to a lake off Gilver Lane in Hanley Castle, near Malvern, at around 10.50am this morning. As crews arrived the man, who had reportedly
CONTROVERSIAL outline plans to build affordable homes in a village in rural Worcestershire have been given the go-ahead. A developer applied to put 16 houses on a plot at the western end of cul-de-sac Banks Road in Badsey, near Evesham.
HAVING lost several finals, Eckington finally lifted a trophy with a 2-1 victory in the Express-Funding Mick Godwin Cup final against Bengeworth Sports. All the goals came in the first-half with Andrews and Bostock’s penalty giving Eckington the edge
SATURDAY FOOTBALL CoCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Dagenham & Redbridge 2 Hereford United 1. Midland Alliance Highgate United 3 Malvern Town 3; Westfields 2 Rocester 0 . FTL Futbol Hellenic League Premier Division: Pegasus Juniors 0 Reading Town 1.
THREE Worcestershire businessmen are tackling three of the UK’s biggest peaks in an attempt to raise as much money as possible for a children’s charity. Simon Williams, aged 51, Steve Turner, 46, and Paul Myler, 44, will climb Ben Nevis, Scafell
CROPTHORNE racer James Calado took two emphatic victories at Silverstone in the Cooper Tires British F3 Series to ease the pain of a disappointing start at Oulton Park. On a brand new circuit layout, used for the first time ahead of the British Grand
FATHER-and-son pairing Lewis and Michael Siket both claimed a trio of titles at the Worcester Table Tennis League Championships, held at Bishop Perowne CofE College. The duo went head-to-head in the final of the men’s singles with Siket Snr prevailing
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will be looking for a new goalkeeper after releasing both Dean Coleman and Jasbir Singh. The duo will not be offered fresh deals at Aggborough next season, meaning manager Steve Burr will be recruiting a new number one
WORCESTERSHIRE signing Shakib Al Hasan will lead Bangladesh in the npower Test Series against England which starts later this month. The squad contains one uncapped player in 23-year-old pace bowler Robiul Islam. Bangladesh play England at Lord’s from
THE widow of a former top police officer has celebrated turning 103 years old. Rona Gaylor, of Morton House nursing home in Fernhill Heath, marked the special day yesterday with cake and a party. On Saturday her son Neil Gaylor and daughter
DROITWICH opened their Crusader Worcestershire League Division One campaign with a disappointing eight-wicket defeat at local rivals Redditch. Spa were inserted on a wet track which the hosts’ opening bowlers Russell Southwick (3-15) and Gagandeep Singh
FANS’ favourite Kastytis Normantas will be back at Worcester Wolves next season. The 6ft 3ins 24-year-old combo guard thrilled supporters with his speed and athleticism as Wolves turned the season around to finish just outside the play-offs. “I’m very
A 84-year-old man who went missing from his home last week has been found safe and well. Derek Venables, of Stanford Bishop, Bromyard, was found at a cousin's house in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, on Thursday April 29. Officers have
A SCHOOL has a won £1,500 storage equipment for bicycles and scooters. A cyclepod was installed at Norton Juxta Kempsey CE First School in Littleworth, near Worcester, just in time for its year four pupils’ cycling proficiency test. The cyclepod
CHILDREN will be stepping outside the classroom and straight into Africa. Local farmers and school children from Worcestershire and Herefordshire will have a unique chance to share knowledge and experiences with African farmers this spring in
THE streets of Worcestershire came alive with celebrations on VE day as the end of the war was announced, but not everyone felt able to join in. Vera Roberts, aged 91, was 26 in 1945, a mother of two, and the wife of Bill Roberts, pictured below
A THIRD-year student at the University of Worcester has established his own events business after receiving funding through a university initiative. Peter Marezana has set up Excelsior Events and has already secured a number of lucrative contracts.
CHANGING our psychological approach to diet and exercise may be the key to losing weight and keeping it off. Leaders at Nuffield Health, a health centre at Perdiswell, Worcester, have introduced Weighs2Change, a programme designed specifically
BECKI Muir, sales and marketing co-ordinator at Astons Coaches of Kempsey, near Worcester, has been shortlisted for a national award for top sales professionals. She has been selected as a finalist for the British Excellence in Sales and Marketing
WORCESTER got their Crusader Worcestershire League Division One season under way with a convincing victory over newly-promoted Bewdley. Having won the toss, Bewdley bowled first and two early wickets from Martyn Carr seemed to justify the decision.
A FORMER drag queen has opened a new venue in Worcester city centre which incorporates a coffee shop, art gallery, restaurant and late-night drinking bar. AIR, which stands for Art in Residence, in Broad Street was officially opened on Friday by owner
A CRISP manufacturer in Herefordshire has launched a limited edition range of party political potato crisp flavours to mark the general election. More than 2,000 people from across the country voted on which flavours and tastes they would associate with
A SCHOOL in Worcestershire is one of five in the county to win a leading national parent engagement award. Hindlip CE First School, near Worcester, has been given the award as part of the leading parent partnership award scheme taking place
AN 18-year-old college student has been named runnerup apprentice plumber of the year. Worcester College of Technology student Sam Love beat hundreds of other entrants from up and down the country to finish second in the live national final of
ADULT learners have been praised and rewarded for all their hard work. Labour candidate Mike Foster presented certificates to adult learners at the Workers’ Education Association literacy classes in Worcester. Mr Foster talked of his commitment
TWO more elite basketball stars have signed up to a University of Worcester degree. Robertas Javtokas and Arvydas Macijauskas are the second and third Lithuanian basketball stars to enrol on the MSc in European Basketball Coaching Science this
WORCESTERSHIRE’S newly established children’s trust board has delivered its first major piece of work – just weeks after being launched in the county. The board signed off the information sharing protocol last Wednesday in an effort to improve
●OUT-GOING Worcester Mayor Andy Roberts is fascinated by the pivotal role the city played during the Civil War. He has also noted with interest the visit by American president Thomas Jefferson in the late 18th century, when the former rebel colonist
BACK in our Stratford-upon- Avon days, my wife and I lived in a semi-detached house near the hamlet of Bishopton. This scratch in the soil near the Worcester Road was the birthplace of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, First World War soldier and creator
MORE than 1,000 children’s voices have come together across the Diocese of Worcester to make an original CD of songs which pupils will sell to help disadvantaged youngsters in Peru. The South American country is suffering from the global economic
NEVER mind the voting vagaries of Worcester Woman, 65 years ago the eyes of the nation were on the city for a completely different reason as Britain approached its first general election after the Second World War. A rumpus in the ruling Conservative
THE latest torment for those of us in the sans enfants sector is the Screaming Kids Party. This involves assembling as many children as possible into the smallest space imaginable and then allowing them to drive everyone insane. Meanwhile, the
JUST a quick reminder about our ballot on the run-up to polling day - who are you voting for on Thursday? The poll has been running since Thursday evening and we've had many hundreds of votes so far. One party is trailing well behind the other two,
THIS WEEK IN 1960: THE Croome Hunt Farmers are being banned from using Worcester Guildhall again for the next two years, by order of city councillors. At the hunt farmers’ annual supper dance, held just over a month ago at the Guildhall, a large
100 YEARS AGO: THE city coroner conducted an enquiry at the Guildhall on Monday into the circumstances of the death of Ellen Bedford, aged 43 and living at 10 Dolday, who died suddenly on Saturday. Her son Alfred Bedford, aged 16, labourer, said
SPECIALLY designed fleeces are going to make members of the Neighbourhood Watch easier to spot. Representatives from Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) across the Wyre Forest area will now be easier to identify at events and other functions. The dark
THERE was a good attendance at our April meeting in spite of quite a few apologies. Julie, our president, presented Lilian Wheeler, one of our longest serving members, with a bouquet of orchids to celebrate her special birthday, and we all
THE chairman opened the April meeting and members were asked to vote for where they would like to go for the annual outing, Ironbridge or Cardiff. Cardiff won and it was decided this year that members would be asked to pay towards the cost of the
SEVEN men were brave enough to accept our invitation to the April meeting and were welcomed by the president. The secretary read the minutes and gave notices. Names were taken of those wishing to go to Cookhill WI in July. An invitation had been
AT long last a warm spring evening to meet up for Comer WI. Viv Jackman, president, welcomed all – there being several apologies with one birthday to be celebrated. It was with sadness and shock that Viv spoke of the sudden illness of stalwart
SIGNS and posters are being defaced, destroyed, and stolen across Worcestershire as the election battle hots up. Conservatives in Mid-Worcestershire and West Worcestershire have had a number of signs targeted. But some of the West Worcestershire Liberal
SHRAWLEY Wood is one of the best places in Worcestershire for bluebells and the villagers organise an annual event to encourage visitors to enjoy the spectacle. The proceeds go to the Shrawley Village Hall Fund and to St Mary’s Church. This
WE held our birthday meeting on a lovely sunny evening. Maureen Matthews welcomed members and our visitors from several WIs. Christine Williams had enjoyed the council meeting and she explained how the old bras we had all donated would be used
OUR April meeting was an open meeting and the president welcomed members from some of our neighbouring WIs as well as our own members and friends. We were pleased to receive invitations to events organised by Ripple, Powyke and Queenhill WIs.
WHEN Julia and Will Scott moved to the Walled Garden 14 years ago the entire site was an overgrown jungle covered with sprawling brambles and dead trees. There was a pig sty close to where the pool and the pleached limes now intersect old paths
WORCESTERSHIRE over 60s opened their 2010 campaign with a 45-over friendly against Somerset at Barnards Green. The visitors won the toss and chose to bat on a well-prepared wicket. Paul Bachelor and Peter Slocombe opened steadily against accurate bowling
TWENTY-five years ago Malvern Spring Gardening Show first emerged blinking into the daylight as the green shoots of a small regional flower show. Now, a quarter of a century later and under the gaze of national television coverage, event organisers
HORSE riders in Worcestershire are being urged to come forward if they have been attacked by dogs while out hacking. Also if their horses or ponies have been set upon or worried by dogs when turned out in fields or paddocks. The British Horse Society
FESTIVALS, fetes and a farmers’ market made the May Day bank holiday a weekend of fun for all. Across Worcestershire people braved bad weather forecasts and threw themselves into celebrating the traditional start of summer. The St Richard
Conservatives have said Labour has sunk into "utter desperation" after two Cabinet ministers sent out signals to supporters to vote tactically for Liberal Democrats to keep David Cameron out of 10 Downing Street.Prime Minister Gordon Brown played down
A GENTLE stroll through a Worcester park will reveal the important role it played in boosting public health in the early 1900s. Claire Jones, curator of the George Marshall Medical Museum at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, will lead a walking tour around
THE overgrown garden in these pictures has been described by Malvern Hills District Council as being “in reasonable condition”. Officers were responding to complaints from neighbours who say the bungalow at Whitehall Close, Rushwick, near Worcester
SHELSLEY Walsh returned to action after the hard winter with a stunning display from British number two Trevor Willis, who won both Avon/BMTR run-offs in his OMS-Powertec racing car. Record times were not in evidence as the cold weather and overnight
AS we head to Leicestershire today we have to find our character and bounce back after a couple of disappointing performances. It is not just a test of the younger players that we have in the side but us senior players also need to step up to the plate
A DAZZLING sea of bluebells was enjoyed by dozens of walkers at Shrawley Woods near Stourport-on-Severn over the bank holiday weekend. The annual bluebell walks organised by Shrawley Walkers were as popular as ever with the weather conditions over the
Two people have died and three others have been injured following a crash in Worcestershire yesterday evening. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Junction 6 of the M5 in Hindlip around 8.35pm. Four ambulances, a rapid response
SIR – A few weeks ago I was visiting a friend in Coventry. She saves the local paper and also had a Sun newspaper from 1992. What I found interesting was an article criticising the Government of the day for under-funding our troops in Bosnia. Things
SIR – From his latest letter (April 29) Luke Gregg is still confused over his objections to hunting, but accepts his knowledge of hunting is very limited. Mr Gregg misconstrued my statement that “politicians will destroy centuries of work”. I was referring
SIR – Seeing the picture in the Worcester News (April 28) of the Citron Saxo that was found overturned in Hillside Martley brings to attention the appalling driving standards that we seem to see on a daily basis in the area. Every day when we pull out
SIR – The Warriors, after six years of struggling, have finally been relegated. City might survive by the skin of their teeth. The county cricket team are at least showing signs of improving since last season’s drop. It’s not the end of the world, it
SIR – So, Mike Ruddock is on his way. Various reports quoted Mike as saying “The Gods have not been with us.” For all the other loyal supporters who were at Leeds it wasn’t the Gods it was the quality of players and play that let us down, as has been
A CROSS-dresser stole a £2 top from a charity shop, telling police it was “criminal” how much staff charged for selling the clothing of dead people. Kim Goode, who was born a man, admitted two charges of shoplifting and another for shouting
DAVE Preece claimed his third straight victory, teaming up with Sean Dyson in a two-up Worcester St John’s contest at Severn Stoke. A fine evening attracted 48 competitors with 13 pairs opting for the two-up. Preece and Dyson worked well together to
IF you haven’t had an eye test for a while, you may want to book an appointment with an optician after reading today’s front-page story. For if anything highlights the need to have our eyes checked regularly, it’s the tale of Frank Banks.
A QUICK-thinking optician has saved a pensioner from going blind. Frank Banks recently took a bouquet of flowers to optometrist Ann Swankie at Specsavers in Broad Street, Worcester, to say thank you for her swift action which prevented him going blind
FIXTURES TONIGHT WORCESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Sunday Division Three: Keyz 04 v Cutnall Green (P Harding). KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier Division: Birch Coppice v Wyre Forest; Kings Heath Old Boys v Wollescote Villa. Division Two: Gornal
