THE stage is set and the cast are ready for open air theatre in Evesham. Evesham Festival Players are performing two plays the town’s country park next week. It will be the third year in a row the amateur dramatic group has taken drama outdoors
THE independent spirit is alive and kicking in the market town of Pershore. There are more local shops than national chains and the High Street is a haven for family-run firms. There is also Pershore Retail Market, one of the country’s oldest
AS a striker with Hereford United, Richard Leadbeater dreamed about firing the Bulls back into the Football League. But the 32-year-old has now ventured into his own promised land by becoming a vicar. He was ordained at Birmingham Cathedral last weekend
IT’S been years since I watched Hayley Mills in the 1961 film version of Whistle Down the Wind. And while Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage adaptation of Mary Hayley Bell’s novel is an altogether different beast, transporting it from rural Lancashire to 1950s
THE glitz and glamour of the West End and Broadway returns to Worcestershire this weekend. Mad About the Musicials is being performed at Malvern Theatres on Saturday (July 10). The long running show, once voted one of the best touring productions
THE long-awaited annual meeting at Worcester City will be held next month. It will be in the Legends bar at St George’s Lane at 7pm on Monday, August 9, and shareholders will be presented with the accounts to May 31 for both 2008 and 2009. It is the
ALASTAIR Cook made an unsuccessful return to action but it did not prevent England Lions from triumphing in the Triangular Series thanks to a five-wicket win over India ‘A’ at New Road. A fine 90 from Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale, who had led the side
A HORSE race that was last run on Pershore Racecourse more than 70 years ago is to be resurrected. The Land O’Plums Chase was last held in 1939, but will return when it is run at Worcester Racecourse on Friday, August 6, as part of a special Pershore
WORCESTER Rowing Club are celebrating after scooping a grant of £25,000, thanks to Herefordshire and Worcestershire County Sports Partnership. The club, which is affiliated to British Rowing, was handed the funding from national government initiative
AN estate agent in Worcester is celebrating after winning a top award courtesy of the votes cast by buyers, sellers and landlords. R A Bennett & Partners’ office in Foregate Street won the Gold Award at this year’s estate and letting agent awards. The
BBC Hereford and Worcester will help boost the local music scene when it takes part in Bromyard's Nozstock Festival. BBC Introducing - the Friday night show hosted by Andrew Marston - will kick start its summer festival season tomorrow and
FOR the second successive evening, England were on the verge of a shock victory over Lithuania in an international basketball match at the University of Worcester. With just over 12 minutes to go, England were in the lead at 64-62 but the highly-experienced
A DAY celebrating the vocational qualifications of students at a city college has been hailed a success. The VQ day, held at Worcester’s Guildhall, showed off work done in the Worcester College of Technology’s vocational course departments, including
WORCESTERSHIRE people have the chance to take control of the county council’s purse strings and show officers how they would save millions of pounds. A new online budget simulator has been launched allowing people to play around with County
James Connell DANGEROUS dogs were seized and four men arrested during raids by police in Worcester today. Officers stormed two properties in Cranham Drive, one in Tolladine Road and one in Swaledale Court all at around 8.45am. From one of the properties
A CHEQUE of more than £4,000 has been presented to the Worcestershire Breast Unit Campaign by the University of Worcester. The campaign has been the university’s charity of the year, during which time staff and students raised a grand total of £4,262.93
Targeted pupils from the Baxter Pyramid of Schools in Kidderminster, have spent the last few months participating in an exciting project, in which they have produced a newspaper. The project, which has been funded and coordinated by Worcestershire
SUPERMODEL glamour came to a city girls’ school as a rising fashion star paid a visit. Catwalk beauty Emma Maclaren returned to her old school, St Mary’s School, Worcester, as a special guest of honour at the annual summer fete on Saturday. The city
FUGITIVE Raoul Moat, alleged to have shot three people, killing one, is said to have made threats towards the public, police have revealed. Speaking at Northumbria Police Headquarters, officers have confirmed that information received by murder
A COUNTY councillor fears unemployed young people in Worcestershire could become a “lost generation” if more isn’t done to help them get jobs. Worcestershire County Council’s cabinet was told how there are nearly 4,000 people aged 18-24 on
VIKRAM Solanki will return to the Worcestershire Royals squad tomorrow night after recovering from his pelvis injury. The skipper has been out for the past three weeks and is set to make his return to the side for the clash against Durham Dynamos at
NOT before time – that will be the reaction of many to Government plans to allow teachers to take tougher action against unruly pupils. While we do not advocate the return of corporal punishment, it is clear that teachers have become emasculated
THE headteacher of a Worcester school has vowed not to follow new government guidelines on pupil behaviour and discipline, labelling them “draconian”. Neil Morris, headteacher of Christopher Whitehead Language College in St John’s, called yesterday
THE World Cup may still be in full flow in South Africa but Worcester City are already back in pre-season training. As our pictures show, the players have returned from their summer break and are being put through their paces by manager Carl
FOUR daredevil women from a Worcester school are taking the plunge in a sponsored charity skydive. Staff from Worcester Regency High School, where the pupils are special needs children with learning and physical disabilities, will be attempting the 15,000ft
SUPERMODEL glamour came to a city girls’ school as a rising fashion star paid a visit. Catwalk beauty Emma Maclaren returned to her old school, St Mary’s School, Worcester, as a special guest of honour at the annual summer fete on Saturday.
DAYS GONE BY: A museum of recreated Tudor artefacts has taken pride of place at a Worcester school. Pupils in year five at Cherry Orchard Primary School, Timberdine Close made the items to go alongside their history topic on the Tudor period
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TEED-OFF PEN £3.99 Carefully shake the pen until the golf ball rests in the tee. The distortion of the bulb and the water inside makes it harder, and the water resistance makes the behaviour of the golf ball erratic, making this an exciting and
WHEN one of the worlds biggest DJs plays live in London he will be joined by two Worcester brothers. Around 25,000 clubbers are expected to turn out to see Tiesto in Victoria Park on Friday, July 30. The one-day festival, described as a “tour de force
SHAAIQ Choudhry has signed a full-time contract at New Road after impressing during his eight-week trial with Worcestershire. The slow left-arm spinner made his first class debut at Sussex last month where he scored an impressive 63 and claimed the wicket
A MUSEUM of recreated Tudor artefacts has taken pride of place at a Worcester school. Pupils in year five at Cherry Orchard Primary School, in Timberdine Close, made the items to go alongside their history topic on the Tudor period. One of the year
MORE kestrels have been spotted nesting in the church spires above Worcester. We recently reported how a pair of kestrels were making their home in a city church – and were thought to be the only two of this type of bird of prey within the city. However
BROMYARD’S Chris Gwynne blitzed the Alvechurch and Hopwood innings after his first senior competitive bowl for the club. The teenage off-spinner ripped through the visitors with a sparkling 7-10 from six overs for the town’s third team on the artificial
TWO schoolchildren were injured and one arrested following an alleged stabbing at an Evesham school yesterday. Ben Townsend, aged 13, was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital after he was stabbed in the back with a three inch screwdriver,
SIR – Thank you very much for reporting the shambolic decision the Faithful City’s council has made regarding the requirements for triggering a debate among our oh-so-self-important councillors. It feels undemocratic and it does fly in the face of
SIR – In response to the letter written by R Woods on July 1, 2010, and the comments made by Mr St Johns and others on your website. I would like Mr Woods and Mr St Johns to understand that my letter was on the back of several complaints that
SIR – The coalition Government is right to expect cuts in police budgets. The chief constable of West Mercia is on an obscene salary and expenses package. Indeed, he has more in expenses than lots of those paying council tax earn. In addition he
SIR – I am very sorry Lord Walker died of cancer. In the early 1980s, I worked in a second-hand bookshop in New Street. Lord Walker always treated me with great courtesy and dignity. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
SIR – With reference to the letter from Mr Jones, published on June 30 regarding NHS management, I can recall some 50 years ago a politician appointed two or three experienced managers from industry to use their long successful experience to re-organise
Sir – Leaked Treasury documents have suggested the Budget could increase unemployment by up to 1.3 million. The Tory hope is that the private sector will pick up the slack and reduce unemployment, but this is reliant on global growth. Although
SIR – Alasdair Wood, the chairman of Worcester Liberal Democrats, is keen to stress that the Lib Dems are “fighting for a fairer future” and that immediate cuts are necessary (Worcester News, June 25). I echo what Richard Boorn wrote on the same
Sir – I write in response to Jon Burgess’ letter (June 26) and his rose-tinted image of farming and slaughter methods in this country. Mr Burgess urged Ms Engel to hand over evidence of animal welfare and hygiene legislation breaches to the authorities
SIR – I’m sure the RSPCA, Defra and Trading Standards would be happy to tell Jon Burgess (Worcester News, June 26) how many times I have contacted them about breaches of legislation I believe have been seen, unfortunately they still continue. Only
SIR – Don’t expect me to apologise to any of the farmers I have had to deal with, Mr Burgess. Why should I apologise to the farmer who left a sheep which had a deformity in its legs get foot rot so bad that it couldn’t stand so couldn’t get food or
SIR – Don’t ram your factory formed bacon butty down my throat, Jon Burgess. The chances are the back came from Denmark or Poland. You can eat it if you like, I’ll have a veggie burger. I repeat, if you respect animals then contact Hillside Animal
A CIVIC banquet laid on by Worcester’s new mayor has been snubbed by nearly every Labour councillor. There will be empty seats when Councillor Mike Layland and his guests tuck into a three-course meal of smoked salmon, roast beef, and lemon
A GANG of men who kidnapped a lorry driver at knifepoint and stole his load have been jailed. Marek Tuszynski, a Polish lorry driver, was punched in the face, threatened with a kitchen knife and thrown in the boot of a car before being dumped
THE Church of England has ordained new priests and deacons at Worcester Cathedral. A total of 19 people were ordained during the first weekend of July to serve in parishes across the Diocese of Worcester. Eight candidates were ordained deacon and they
A 30-year-old man suffered hearing loss from being kicked in the head after leaving an Evesham nightclub. James Buckland was attacked by teenagers Thomas Haskins and Conor Wilson near Innuendo. Alex Warren, prosecuting at Worcester Crown
YOUNG parents and mums and dads-to-be will be able to see what type of support and advice is available to them at a special free event next week. The session held in Evesham will allow people to become familiar with the range of different agencies and
A CARE charity is re-opening its shop in a riverside town after a revamp. The St Richard’s Hospice charity shop in Bridge Street, Evesham, will be showing off its new look on Monday. The shop was shut while major refurbishment took place and but now
