THE winner of this year’s Miss Worcester competition will be crowned by her very own, individually designed tiara. The tiara has been specially created for Miss Worcester 2010 by Malvern-based company Ivory and Co Tiaras. The winner
WACKY hats will be the order of the day for one Worcester-based charity hoping to get community support. The Headway Trust in Gregory’s Mill Street, off Droitwich Road, is hoping people will raise funds by taking part in Hats for Headway and donning
Alicia Kelly looks back at how the Worcester News’ sister paper, the Berrow’s Worcester Journal – the world’s oldest newspaper – reported the VE Day celebrations on Saturday, May 12, 1945, as people thronged the streets cheering and rejoicing
KAYAKER Emily Lewis has been fast-tracked as a future British Olympian after being handpicked to join the Lloyds TSB Local Heroes initiative. The Worcester Canoe Club 16-year-old, one of only 270 youngsters selected from across the UK, will
SHOPS and businesses in Malvern got together this week to create Blooming Hills, a floral display trail through the town centre. Shoppers and visitors would have spotted shop window displays depicting everything from a coral reef to a giant
YOUNG people are being invited to showcase their creative skills to help Malvern’s bid for further success in the Heart of England in Bloom competition. Malvern in Bloom is once again running an art competition, this year inviting youngsters to submit
WITH more than 100 miles of footpaths on the Malvern Hills, people are being encouraged to put on their walking boots. Malvern Walking Festival runs from Saturday, May 29, to Sunday, June 6 and people of all ages and abilities will climb the Hills to
WORCESTER Rowing Club enjoyed a successful day at the biggest one-day regatta in England. Wallingford Regatta is held over 2000 metres on Dorney Lake, Eton, the venue for the 2012 Olympic event. In the women’s intermediate level three coxed four event
CHILDREN in Worcester may be being short-changed when it comes to pocket money. While pocket money may not have been a casualty of the recession, the city’s youngest residents are in the bottom 10 when it comes to their parents coughing up the cash.
A WOMAN has been sent to prison “to get a clean slate” after she admitted she could not cope with the requirements of all her community orders. Gemma Peach, of Little Hill, Droitwich, appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court charged with stealing two
TOURIST attractions from Worcestershire and Herefordshire have triumphed in VisitEngland’s Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, which recognise organisations or individuals that have had an exceptional impact on English tourism. Silver winners included
WORCESTER’S new MP is still “coming down from cloud nine” after a close-run victory which ended the 13-year tenure of the city’s first Labour MP. After exhausted celebrations with fellow Conservative party members in the early hours of yesterday
WORCESTERSHIRE director of cricket Steve Rhodes hail-ed a fine all-round team performance after their 173-run victory at Leicestershire. Seamer Alan Richardson claimed his second five-wicket haul for his new side, while Moeen Ali, Alexei Kervezee
Four people have been taken to hospital following a crash that has led to lengthy delays on the M5 this evening. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the northbound carriageway at junction 6, shortly before 3.30pm today. A manager
A GROUP of Pershore pupils are hoping kind-hearted residents will help them take up a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Chantelle Cain, Andrew Cooper and Mark Grimes, of the Pershore District Explorer Scout Unit (Black Pig), and Phoebe King, of Peopleton
A MAN who lost both grandparents to cancer will run a race semi-naked if he can raise £10,000 for a cutting-edge breast care unit. Steven Crowe, aged 26, of central Worcester is taking part in the Gunpowder Plot 10k Road Race tomorrow at Crowle and
ASPARAGUS from 6,000 miles away is being sold in Evesham – the heartland of British asparagus. Salford Priors resident Paula Gordon contacted the Evesham Journal, a sister paper of your Worcester News, after she discovered Tesco in Worcester Road, Evesham
OLDBURY Park Tigers Under 14s were the only Worcester winners at the second weekend of the Mercian Festival Junior League finals. Tigers claimed the Wayne Philpotts Memorial Shield by defeating Welland Juniors Lions 2-1 at Malvern Town’s Langland Stadium
STONE-throwing vandals attacked two trains heading through Malvern, smashing windows on both and causing disruption to passengers. British Transport Police (BTP) have launched an investigation after the incident on Wednesday night, which a spokesman
WORCESTER Wolves director of basketball Paul James is keen to get the nucleus of his side together by the end of the month after securing the services of star guard Danny Gilbert for another year. Detroit-born Gilbert was James’ first signing for the
A HEALTH trust chief will cycle from London to Paris to help raise money for a charity which helps people who battle mental illness. Susan Fairlie, of Newland, near Malvern, will cycle 280 miles (450km) from London to Paris between Wednesday, September
SERVES 4 Ingredients 50g salt 2 sprigs thymev 2 bay leaves 1 sprig rosemary 3 cloves garlic, crushed 150g fish 150ml cream 150ml milk 1tbsp parmesan, grated 2tbsp olive oil 100g mashed potato 20g butter 100g cooked crab 4 eggs 200g
JOCKEY Pershore Road, Baughton. Phone: 01684 592153 YOU could eat every day for a month at the Jockey and never have the same meal twice, so extensive is the menu in this hostelry in Baughton midway between Pershore and Upton-upon-Severn.
BRANDON Gale completed his first hat-trick for Northside Colts as they beat Newtown Sports Juniors 10-1 in Mercian Festival Junior League Under 11s Division Two. Sports took the lead but Colts quickly woke up with Oliver Leaman opening his
WORCESTER’S creative musicians are being invited to compose songs about the city. Organisers of Worcester Music Festival are looking for local singer-songwriters, wordsmiths and poets to pen original songs inspired by their home city. The songs – which
FORMER Worcester City player Ray Woods will return to his old stomping ground for a cup final this weekend. Woods, who played more than 100 times for City in two stints between 1997 and 2002, is set to turn out for AFC Nunnery Wood Colts Reserves in
THIS is the season when citrus fruits are coming to an end, but home-grown forced rhubarb is at its best and can be used in many great desserts, whether stewed, poached or with other fruits. First winter catch of cod should start to appear in the shops
FLY-half Joe Carlisle is handed a derby day starting spot as Worcester Warriors entertain Gloucester in the final Guinness Premiership game of the season at Sixways tomorrow (3pm). Academy product Carlisle is one of six changes made by caretaker-coach
MALVERN has got the record for the world’s largest envelope licked. Adjudicators from the Guinness Book of Records were in town yesterday to confirm that the envelope, which filled the school hall at Great Malvern Primary School, was indeed
IF someone collapsed and stopped breathing in front of you, would you be able to save their life? If the answer’s no, you’re not alone. Research by St John Ambulance has found that nearly two-thirds (59 per cent) of people wouldn’t feel confident
SIR – Could I please give a thank you and a recommendation to Astons Coaches. We were due to go to Birmingham airport when, with just 24 hours left, our flight was cancelled due to the volcano eruption. With only one phone call all our money was refunded
SIR – I was very interested in reading the thoughts of Steve Rhodes in the Worcester News, April 29. After a dressing room chat (I think the word should have been rollicking) following the inept performance against Glamorgan, he said: “They have got
SIR – May I suggest that N Taylor (Letters, April 28), takes up residence at the North Pole. There he is unlikely to be inconvenienced by other people’s cars, cats and general modes of living. In particular he will not be troubled by people such
SIR – Bob Jenkins (Letters, April 30) asks politicians “to stop treating us like idiots”’, but I have some sneaking sympathy for our politicians in modern Britain. They know very well that British politicians have very little positive influence over
SIR – My wife and I were in the Dominican Republic when the Iceland volcano erupted. We were due to be there a week but had to stay a few days extra, waiting for the airports would open. In the end, Thomas Cook decided to fly us to Portugal once the
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley is hoping to convert striker Rob Elvins into a central defender for next season. Elvins, who top-scored with 11 goals last term, is one of four players who yesterday committed their futures to the St George
WHAT a remarkable general election. Queues at polling stations, hundreds unable to vote, polling stations running out of ballot papers. And, of course, the first hung parliament in this country for almost 40 years. The next few days will be interesting
WHEN any club is relegated, it is never very long before the vultures begin circling and talk turns to a mass exodus of their most promising up-and-coming assets. However, Worcester Warriors are hopeful of bucking this trend and keeping hold
THE Conservatives have won in Worcester ending 13 years of Labour in the city - but the country looks set to have a hung Parliament for the first time in 36 years. Robin Walker will now follow in his father Lord Walker's footsteps from Worcester
AN elderly widow and her family have hit out at a Droitwich animal rescue centre claiming that she has been robbed of her much-loved terrier Penny after a bizarre mix-up. Liz Hiorns, aged 72, who lives at a farm near Ashorne, Stratford-upon-Avon, was
ROBIN Walker is Worcester's new MP, as we predicted earlier. The son of former city MP Lord Walker ended Mike Foster's 13-year reign as Worcester's first Labour member of parliament. • Click here for more results and news from the 2010 General
WEST Worcestershire got its first female Member of Parliament this morning as Harriett Baldwin stormed to victory for the Conservative Party. Mrs Baldwin fought back the tears as she thanked her supporters and paid tribute to her recently deceased
FORMER Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has lost her Redditch seat. Karen Lumley gained the seat for the Conservatives. • Click here for more results and news from the 2010 General Election.
PETER Luff has retained his Mid-Worcestershire seat with an increased majority. The Conservative candidate, who was first elected in the constituency in 1997, received 27,770 votes – just over 54 per cent of the total cast. His overall
THE Conservatives have regained Wyre Forest from indpendent Dr Richard Taylor. Mark Garnier gained the seat, held by Dr Taylor since 2005, with 18,793 votes. • Click here for more results and news from the 2010 General Election.
ROBIN Walker has taken Worcester for the Tories, according to our sources. The son of former city MP Lord Walker has gained the seat from Labour's Mike Foster. A declaration is imminent. • Click here for more results and news from the 2010 General
HARRIETT Baldwin has held the West Worcestershire seat for the Conservatives. She succeeds Sir Michael Spicer as the constituency MP. • Click here for more results and news from the 2010 General Election.
THE Conservatives look to have won Worcester, West Worcestershire and Mid Worcestershire. Robin Walker appears on course to defeat Mike Foster in Worcester though counting is still going on. Harriett Baldwin has taken West Worcestershire, according
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular former parish councillor who died in March. Maurice Clutterbuck, known by the many people who knew him as “Bunny”, died aged 81 on March 23, after a 12-month battle with cancer. Chairman of Warndon Parish Council
Peter Luff has held Mid Worcestershire for the Conservatives with an increased majority. • Click here for more results and news from the 2010 General Election.
GORDON Brown will try to form a coalition government to keep Labour in power if there is a hung parliament, Downing Street sources confirmed tonight. The news came as a TV exit poll predicted the Conservatives would form the largest party in the next
THE Electoral Commission said it would be undertaking a "thorough review" of what had happened in constituencies where people were unable to vote. ITV News showed amateur footage which the channel said was of people being turned away from a polling station
