LACKLUSTRE Harriers suffered their first Blue Square Bet Premier defeat in seven games as they went down to a spirited Bath side. The Aggborough outfit seemed jaded throughout and fell foul of two first-half goals. Only two days before, Harriers beat
HEREFORD’S awful start to the season reached crisis proportions after a Chris Holroyd hat-trick ensured they remained at the foot of the League Two table. Individual errors left them with just a single point from five home games and their first open-play
A PEDESTRIAN suffered a black eye after being pelted with an egg from a passing car. The woman was walking along the footpath in Lansdowne Road towards Rainbow Hill with her boyfriend when she was hit between 11.15pm and 11.30pm on Tuesday September
A ‘DANGEROUS’ man who headbutted his victim to the ground and then kicked and stamped on his head has been jailed for five and a half years. Gareth Pegler, aged 27, of Coronation Way, Kidderminster, admitted causing grievous bodily harm after denying
ROCKERS from across Worcestershire and beyond came to Worcester to ‘Rock the Cathedral’ on Saturday. Hundreds of young people from across the county attended the bi-annual event, organised by the Diocesan Youth Council, which brought together local
A 37-year-old man who was drinking up to 50 pints a week has been sentenced after drunkenly punching an ambulance. Stephen Harrison, of Bram-ley Avenue, St John’s, Worcester, was fined £75 after he admitted swearing at paramedics who had rushed to his
A DEDICATED new children’s centre which caters for expectant parents and pre-school children is celebrating its launch in style with a special free party this week. The Green Wood Children’s Centre, which opened in Wychbold earlier this year, is hosting
THE meeting began with the normal business and we talked about the bursary day in 2011. We are hopefully going to have a talk on Shakespeare’s Stratford and a fish and chip lunch on April 16. Then later in the year, we will enjoy a guided walk
AS the speaker had to leave early, the meeting opened with the introduction of Jill Fraser, who spoke on how to survive in an English country vicarage. Neither she nor her husband is a vicar, but living in the vicarage gave them a great introduction
WHITTINGTON WI celebrated the return after the summer break with an open meeting, to which we welcomed members from six other WIs. Our speaker was Diane Campbell, who told us about her life in television. Diane replied to an advertisement for
A TEAM of science pupils from a Worcester school have made it through to the final of a London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games-inspired challenge. The pupils from Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College have proved they have the skills to
MEMBERS of a Rotary club in Worcester heard about a new street pastors scheme planned for the city at their recent meeting. Chief Inspector Jerry Reakes- Williams told Worcester’s Vigornia Rotary Club that the pioneering community patrols would
OUR meeting was not very well attended due to many of our members having health and other personal problems at home and we wish them all a speedy recovery to full health and mobility. The chairman again reaffirmed his thanks to all who contributed
MEMBERS enjoyed a talk by Jeanie Bird, deputy county chairman of Riding for the Disabled. We were intrigued to hear about the work of the RDA and the benefits that the users of this service receive from the organisation. The guild made a donation
OUR talk this month was by Christine Henderson on school meals. Christine has worked in the school meal service since 1965. School meals started in 1906, when they cost about a halfpenny. In 1936 school milk was introduced and continued until
THE speaker for the evening was Mr Forrest from Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. We learned something of the trust’s history, reserves and activities. Mr Forrest lives near the 500- acre nature reserve of Chaddesley Woods where local volunteers are
A WORCESTER charity that supports people with complex needs is looking to expand. When the Myriad Centre opened in 2007 it supported two part-time clients. It now caters for more than 30, supports children, offers home visits and a school holiday service
THERE is so much more to education than sitting at a desk with a book or computer. Other strands of learning come into play, inside and outside of the classroom, and these can be forms of education which complement the classroom. Music is recognised
STOURPORT Swifts were beaten 3-0 at Paulton Rovers in Zamaretto League Division One South and West on Monday. Matthew Cooper scored twice and Dan Cleverley once for the league leaders.
IT was a fairly extreme version of the “hope over experience” theory, but it no doubt brought a smile to a few readers’ faces when they opened their copy of the Weekly Worcester Journal on Friday, September 15, 1738. Because they found the story
MONEY keeps pouring in from the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. As previoulsy reported in your Worcester News, the Friends of Cripplegate Park held their Macmillan coffee morning in the Sons of Rest hut on Friday morning. The group raised about £150
SYNOPSIS SUPER sleuths Petra, Calder and Tommy have an exciting new school project – saving a famous building from demolition. But there’s much more to the Robie House than bricks, glass and history – eerie voices, dark shadows, a moving roof, and inexplicable
A NEW express pallet service has been launched by Worcestershire supply chain specialist TM Logistics under a new alliance with the UK’s premier palletised distribution network Palletline. The new venture sees TML Express Pallet Services manage next-day
WORCESTERSHIRE’S Helen Russell secured a bronze medal at the World Aquathlon Championships in Budapest. Russell, this year’s Herefordshire and Worcestershire Sports Partnership female sports personality of the year, was competing for Great Britain in
A NEW type of cyclist has emerged… the “I’ll go as fast as I like so just get out my way” breed of individual. Several times recently I have been forced to quickly jump aside to avoid a collision. The fact that a few of these rogue riders ring their
THAT unmistakeable smell of grass trodden by a thousand footfalls, the sweet aroma of roast pork mingling with wood fires and perhaps just a whiff of hot exhaust smoke from the battered white van that has just deposited the band... they are all gone.
X factor favourite Cher Lloyd has had to return to Malvern to be with her family after the sudden death of her uncle last week. The sad news has reportedly hit the 17-year-old hard as she was close to her uncle, Edward, who died on Friday aged
WORCESTER team Highwaymen finished runners-up in the plate competition at the Blackthorn UK Skittles Championships. Having battled through a series of tough summer qualifying matches, beating teams from Cheltenham and Bilbury in Gloucestershire
SYNOPSIS: DEEP in the remote heart of the jungles of Mendip, Sebastian, Max and Cornelius are in search of a legendary lost city. On route, they encounter the Jilith, a race of warriors locked in a deadly struggle with their mortal enemies, the fierce
THE ever-changing sixties were all about three things; drama, daring, and experimentation. The make up of the 1960s embraced and reflected this freedom and lust for something new, demanding attention from anyone and everyone. The most
THE main thing to know about gothic fashion is that there are so many different aspects and styles within the one subculture that even those who consider themselves to be goth do not know exactly how to define it. But essentially, goth is dark,
THE death certificate of a sex offender who was due to face fraud charges was produced at court to prove he was dead. Convicted sex offender Simon Webb was due to face 10 charges of fraud by false representation at Worcester Crown Court yesterday
A FIRST-half double by lock Will Bowley was not enough as Sale Jets earned a deserved 32-17 victory over Worcester Warriors ‘A’ at Sixways. Senior players Pat Sanderson, Adam Balding and Craig Gillies all made comebacks in the Aviva ‘A’ League encounter
A MOTORCYCLIST who came off his bike after a car braked suddenly in front of him is appealing for witnesses to help track down the driver. Tom Wells, of Victoria Avenue, off London Road, Worcester, said his thumb has been “smashed into tiny pieces”
ON Saturday we launched a brand new competition for readers to win camera equipment for capturing the perfect autumn picture. Our Snap & Win competition, which runs until December 11 is alongside King’s School, Worcester, and high street camera
AN injury-time penalty condemned Malvern to an 18-15 defeat at National Three Midlands leaders Longton. The visitors took the lead when experienced stand-off Tommy Hayes jinked through the Longton defence to touch down on 14 minutes. The Potteries side
THE new Labour leader has got the backing of Worcester Party members – even though they were rooting for his older brother. Ed Miliband pipped David to be crowned leader on Saturday and now Chris Winwood, Worcester Labour Party chairman, said
IT’S not every day that a lifesize replica cow pulls up onboard a bus outside your school – but that’s exactly what was happening in Worcester this week. Three Worcester primary schools were visited by the special double-decker dairy bus complete with
Sir – We are Upton residents and agree with the views expressed by Roy Walters about flood defences at the council meeting. We also believe there are yet more reasons why a permanent wall should not be built. The wall would be a 365- day eyesore for
SIR – Jim Evans asks in his letter published in the Worcester News (September 16) when I and Peter Nielsen will “have the courage to face the truth”. Speaking only for myself, I was not aware that it is true that “the global capitalists of Wall Street
UPTON recorded the biggest win in their history with a 16-try, 102-0 demolition of Telford in the first round of the RFU Senior Vase. Despite the scoreline, it was clear Telford play at the same level as Upton, and have been higher, by their physicality
NEW street lights have made one sleepy Worcester road look like “a floodlit car park”. Residents in Barbourne have complained new street lights installed have made night look like day because of their harsh bright white light. Kim Tanner, who lives
DANNY Glover says his match-winning strike against Boston United is the best goal he has ever scored. The 21-year-old may not have that many to choose from in his fledgling career but Saturday’s effort will certainly be one to look back on
HEARING Robbie Savage’s voice on the radio normally has me reaching for the off button. Yet, it was a conversation between the former Wales international-turned-pundit and Five Live’s 606 co-presenter Mark Chapman on Saturday that kept me listening
A MAN died after he jumped off a bridge into the River Severn last night. Witnesses saw the 47-year-old climb over the bridge at the A4440 Broomhall Way and jump off. He was pulled from the river by members of the public, but was pronounced
MANAGER Simon Davey is hoping being bottom of the Football League will finally spark Hereford United into action. The Bulls find themselves rooted to the foot of the npower League Two table with just one win from their first eight games. A 3-1 defeat
SIR – In response to the article in the Worcester News (September 18) ‘Drugs den found in city centre’. Councillor Allah Ditta is concerned as the den is close to the city mosque. Councillors are supposed to represent all people in their area
MOTORISTS are under the watchful eye of the lolli-cam in Worcester this week. Tiny cameras have been installed into the lollipop sticks of crossing patrols outside a city primary school. They are designed to watch over the crossing attendants and children
THREE people have been seriously injured in a crash in Worcestershire. The crash happened on the B4084, the Worcestershire to Pershore Road, at about 4.35pm on Sunday. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival at the scene, crews
WARRIORS fly-half Andy Goode insists fans should not expect Worcester to rack up a cricket score week in, week out in the Championship. Although Richard Hill’s unbeaten team have recorded several convincing victories in their opening five matches
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers visit Bath City tonight looking to stretch their unbeaten Blue Square Bet Premier run to seven matches (7.45). Steve Burr’s side have put their early-season stutter firmly behind them and are now just four points shy
SIR – Last Tuesday I walked down Himbleton Road, Hylton Road and across to Castle Street in Worcester to see the carnage of a Monday ‘student’ night (student drink/frenzy night). There were cans, bottles, cones on cars, bins turned upside down,
PEOPLE like David Rathband put the vast majority of us to shame. Mr Rathband is the policeman blinded by gunman Raoul Moat in July. The killer shot unarmed Mr Rathband at point-blank range through the window of his patrol car. The policeman cheated death
FIREFIGHTERS in Worcestershire will not respond to all automatic fire alarms in future if a new plan gets the go-ahead. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service has said it is looking to cut down the number of times it attends automatic
