PATIENTS undergoing skin grafts at Worcestershire Royal Hospital are to benefit from a new piece of state- of-the-art equipment thanks to a donation from the league of friends. The friends have raised £11,000 to fund a new dermatome knife which can be
THE match of the day in the Worcester Sunday League Premier Division saw AFC Heenans replace Arrow 2000 at the top of the table with a 3-1 win over their rivals. Karl Creese netted twice with Darren Bullock also on target. The clash between former Evesham
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley says his side have no reason to fear a trip to Corby Town in the FA Cup. The St George’s Lane club have been paired with the Northamptonshire outfit in the third qualifying round on Saturday, October 9.
WORCESTER Wolves suffered their second defeat in three British Basketball League Trophy group games, going down 84-78 at Cheshire Jets in a pulsating encounter. They took to the floor at Northgate Arena with Rod Middleton, Danny Gilbert, Kastytis Normantas
WORCESTERSHIRE FA CUPS U16s Cup round one: Newtown Sports Juniors 1 Nunnery Wood Wolves 2; Badsey Rangers Youth 10 Worcester Youth 0; Kidderminster Lions 3 Bromsgrove Town 4; Martley 1 Worcester Wizards 3. U15s Cup round one: Welland Juniors 3 Meadow
THE mother of heroic Worcester soldier Jason Williams has spoken of her pride after a charity football match was held in his honour. Private Williams died aged 23 in Afghanistan last year after stepping on an improvised explosive device as his platoon
WORCESTER Wanderers travelled to Old Halesonians in Midlands One (West) and played their part in producing an excellent game of rugby with both sides scoring four tries as the hosts ran out 38-27 victors. Despite a Chris Jenkinson hat-trick, Wanderers
A GROUP of Worcester office workers have thrown their support behind one of the city’s hostels for the homeless. St Paul’s Hostel in Tallow Hill came to the attention of staff at Pertemps People Development Group (PPDG) when a former resident was seeking
PEACE lovers have been encouraged to chalk colourful pictures along Worcester’s riverside. For the fifth year, the Chalk 4 Peace event has been held by the South Quay fountains to celebrate international peace day. Passersby were encouraged to draw
SIR – If it is proved that students from the University of Worcester or elsewhere are causing damage to people’s property, send them home and let someone else who wants to learn have their place. I’m not a killjoy. I wish I was 20. Have fun and
A woman was taken to hospital after a three car crash in a busy Worcester road. The woman driver of a white Ford Focus suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash which happened at around 11.45am today. A white Renault Trafic panel van and a
X FACTOR hopeful Cher Lloyd has made it through bootcamp after an impressive performance in front of judges Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh. The 17-year-old, from Malvern Link, was among 108 contestants at bootcamp who had to sing and dance for
A JUDGE has told a fast food takeaway owner who sold Vietnamese catfish as cod he was cheating the British public out of their staple dish. Evesham takeaway owner Mustafa Kilicaslan told Worcester Magistrates Court the catfish, also known as
COLOURFUL characters from Cinderella dazzled youngsters on Worcester’s High Street. The performers were out and about drumming up interest in this year’s pantomime at the city’s Swan Theatre. Wide-eyed youngsters were treated to the
THE crowning of Ed Miliband as Labour leader was welcomed by his partner’s proud grandparents who described him as “a sweetie”. The couple, who live in St John’s, Worcester, said they were thrilled and delighted after Mr Miliband won the leadership
PAT Sanderson will make tonight his comeback as Worcester Warriors 'A' face Sale Jets in the Aviva Premiership 'A' League at Sixways (7.30pm). The former skipper has been ruled out for the opening month of the season because of a rib injury, but returns
NEVER mind ‘to the manor born’, the Fortey family are to the giant vegetable growing business born. Possibly the least surprising thing about the Malvern Autumn Show at the weekend was that the Fortey brothers from Cwmbran in South Wales turned
THE victims of a bombing raid, which hit Worcester in 1940, will be remembered over the coming weeks. On Sunday, October 3, it will be 70 years to the day since two bombs fell on a factory in St Johns killing seven people and injuring 60 others. Although
SIR – Your editorial about the BBC in the Worcester News (Septempber 17) was right so far as it went, but I have largely stopped relying on the Beeb for news and current affairs information for different reasons. During the last 30 years the BBC has
SIR – Double thanks to the NHS. On July 25 our son was born at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. We want to express our thanks to all the staff we met in the labour suite for their time and patience and for making the birth of our son a wonderful experience
WORCESTERSHIRE could lose a Parliamentary seat under radical plans to reform the voting system and the size of areas MPs are responsible for. Major boundary alterations could change the face of the county’s political map dramatically if the Government
SIR – In his letter (September 16), Peter Nielsen points out the fact that immigration policy is by and large a shambles, often based on a government’s need to be seen to be acting tough while actually doing nothing. I agree with Mr Nielsen. Successive
THREE people have been seriously injured in a crash in Worcestershire. The crash happened on the B4084, the Worcestershire to Pershore Road, at around 4.35pm on Sunday. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival at the scene, crews
BRITAIN rejected New Labour at the ballot box in May. Now it seems the Labour Party has done the same. The shock victory of Ed Miliband over his brother David in the race to succeed Gordon Brown as Labour leader will almost certainly condemn New Labour
WORCESTER City boss Carl Heeley reckons his team deserve some luck in today’s FA Cup draw. The St George’s Lane club are in the hat for the third qualifying round after a stunning 3-2 victory at Boston United on Saturday. Striker Danny
A CYCLING marathon to aid Pakistan flood victims is being held in Worcestershire next month. Last February, Malvern Joggers ran a 10-hour marathon relay run up the Worcester Beacon in the Malvern Hills to raise more than £3,000 and buy four shelter boxes
TWO brothers went into a jewellers shop with a stolen £1,000 dinner service after the burglary of an 81-year-old woman's home in Droitwich. But Brett and Richard Dunn and an accomplice were captured on CCTV as they tried to sell the goods.
DOG owners and keen walkers are invited to take part in an event to raise awareness of the Retired Greyhound Trust tomorrow. Volunteers of Hall Green Retired Greyhound Trust are holding the walk at the Worcester Woods Country Park, Spetchley Road, Worcester
PARENTS are being reminded to apply online for school places. Children due to start a new high school next September will have until the end of October to make their application. Worcestershire County Council is encouraging parents to continue to
