MORE than 100 guests were knocked out by a fund-raising night. The evening, organised by the Droitwich Amateur Boxing Club and Droitwich Spa Rotary Club, raised £1,500 for Worcester’s St Richard’s Hospice. The dinner at Chateau Impney
A bungling burglar was caught after police followed a trail left in Worcester’s heavy snow last year. Benjamin Rogers was seen acting suspiciously around garages in Warndon Villages. Police found him pushing a wheelbarrow, which contained a new cooker
THE county’s fire service is investigating the feasibility of developing a shared control system with Shropshire’s fire and rescue service. The proposal follows the Government’s decision not to go ahead with a regional fire control project in Wolverhampton
DANNY Glover believes there is plenty of room for improvement at Worcester City despite their good run of form. City’s lethal weapon fired a hat-trick in last night's 4-2 victory over Hyde as Carl Heeley’s team made it three consecutive Blue
COMMUNITY Bowls Club held their finals presentation at the Goodrest pub, Worcester. Lionel Monkton won the men’s singles against Bill Nevey, while the women’s event went to Iris Radford, who beat Hilda Richards. Alan Manning and Richards took the mixed
PLANS to build up to 115 homes on the city’s outskirts have been unveiled. Bellway Homes has put forward plans for the houses near Firs Farm off the A449 Ombersley Road, to the north of Green Lane. The plans are separate to those also unveiled last
A wealthy American businessman killed his British wife by stabbing her 23 times as he battled to stop her benefiting from their impending divorce, a murder trial was told today. Wolverhampton Crown Court heard that Harold Landry, 64, also struck his
FUND-RAISERS took part in a lifesaving activity evening in Worcester. The Kick-a-thon, which raised more than £60 for the Droitwich Lifesaving Club, was held at Barbourne Sports Hall, Worcester College of Technology, on Wednesday, February 9. Participants
MICKLETON Rangers gained revenge for their league defeat by knocking holders Bretforton Old Boys out of the Evesham Mechanical Services KO Cup. Rangers reached the semi-finals with a 4-3 success, including a hat-trick from Chris Mills. Also through
THE family of Natasha MacBryde have spoken of their devastation at the loss of their "gorgeous" teenager. Natasha, a Year 10 pupil at RGS Worcester, was killed by a train early on Monday morning near to Bromsgrove railway station. Today
A WORCESTER church has got messy for the first time. About 20 children attended the first Messy Church event at St Martin’s in London Road on Saturday. The children learned more about the story of Noah and his ark through making animal masks, rain sticks
A CHARITY which provides a lifeline to people with sight problems needs caring volunteers to step forward and help in three Worcestershire hospitals. Sight Concern Worcestershire has been granted funding to provide support to patients and carers in eye
ONE of Worcestershire’s best-know recruitment companies is poised to double in size over the next three years. Hewett Recruitment, which has offices in Worcester and Kidderminster, reported 35 per cent growth in business last year. Managing director
SPORTS achievements have been recognised by Worcester Triathlon Club at their annual awards ceremony. Club champions were Richard Gourlay and Michelle Parsons, while the triathletes of the year accolades went to Tom Watts and Ceris Styler.
A FORMER heroin addict who stole cash and other items on numerous occasions did so out of “a compulsion to steal”, a court was told. Robin Lunn, aged 47, also pleaded guilty to a single charge of burglary with the intent to steal when he appeared at
A MURDER investigation into the death of an Evesham man has prompted a good response from the public. West Mercia Police has issued a thank you to the public for their help. A 53-year-old man was found dead by officers at 10.45am at a house in Brick
A MURDER inquiry has been launched by police following two deaths. Officers were called to an address in Cooper Street, Malvern, where 39-year-old Sarah Fernandes Mason’s body had been discovered on Friday, February 4. They were called to the CrownGate
SYNOPSIS: GRANTED superpowers by the mysterious Fall virus that has put so many in an irreversible coma and chased by the rogue international agency HIDRA, mind-controller Sarah and her band of super-powers kids are in hiding. And they're not the only
THE growing importance of the charity sector to the economy as a whole is exemplified by the work being done in the Midlands by the Prince’s Trust. The charity, set up by the Prince of Wales to help young people set up their own businesses, is worth
A CHARITY working with unemployed young people hopes to add millions to the West Midlands economy. The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme has already helped 740 young people across the West Midlands – including Worcester – since it launched in April
A NHS trust has paid out a five-figure compensation settlement to a Worcestershire couple whose son was stillborn following a series of “basic errors” in ante-natal care. Lawyers acting on behalf of Katie and Robert Page, of Droitwich, said they received
CHRIS Pennell and Matt Mullan will both make their first Championship starts of the season against Birmingham & Solihull on Saturday (2pm) - and head coach Richard Hill has backed them to get over the 'psychological barrier' of being sidelined for so
A well-travelled T-shirt hitched a ride to a Worcester clothes store to raise money for Comic Relief. Staff from the TK Maxx store in Kidderminster cycled to the branch in Worcester with the Red Nose shirt, before they carried it on to its next stop
SIR – Following a nasty fall down the escalators in CrownGate, Worcester, on Monday, February 7, I would like to thank members of the CrownGate staff who helped me and called an ambulance. I would also like to thank the kind gentleman in the
SIR – To many folk, some of the future plans for education must seem more like buccaneering than common sense. For instance, there are serious concerns about what exactly is being cooked up for A-level teaching. No doubt the proposed
SIR – Like Tom Wareing (Worcester News, January 27), I had good, hard working honest parents. I agree with him about bringing back National Service, it helped make a man of me. I was in the RAMC. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
SIR – The current representative democracy we enjoy is only one type of democracy and the least democratic. It involves voting for a person for four to five years with little accountability. It creates a semipermanent political class that is
VOLUNTEERS and community groups are to be given an extra £200,000 in the hope they can minimise the impact £2.5 million cuts to subsidised bus services will have on passengers. At a meeting of Worcestershire County Council’s cabinet Ruby Walker
SIR – As completion of the bus lane in Newtown Road, Worcester, draws nearer, small but significant changes appear to be taking place. The lower end of Newtown Road, less than 150 metres of bus lane, has now sprouted double yellow lines and
MANAGER Carl Heeley praised the efforts of hat-trick hero Danny Glover after he inspired Worcester City to a 4-2 victory over Hyde. Glover netted twice in four minutes during the first-half as City established a 3-0 lead at St George’s Lane
DAY centres which cater for people with learning disabilites might be closed down, giving rise to fears users will have nothing to do and become lonely. About 135 people living in full-time residential care – 63 are in the north of the county, 72 in
KEMPSEY COLTS UNDER 10s: The village team are celebrating after being presented with the Worcestershire FA Fair Play Award for last season after winning the equivalent in the Mercian Festival Junior League. The friendly side have been rewarded
NUNNERY Wood Scorpions Under 10s provided yet more sting with a 6-0 beating of Ferndale Youth in the Stourport Youth League. Missing George Baker, who was on trial with Birmingham City, the title-chasers took a while to get going but led 1-0
WORCESTERSHIRE Under 18s were unable to contain a slick Birmingham FA side in a 5-1 Midland Counties Youth Championship away defeat. In blustery conditions, the FA County Youth Cup semifinalists created problems with their passing style. But
OLDBURY Park Tigers stormed to a 4-0 win over titlechasing Kidderminster Lions in the Mercian Festival Junior League Under 16s Division One. After a disappointing start to the season, Tigers fielded virtually a full-strength side for the first
A UNIVERSITY of Worcester student is aiming for gold at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. Leanna Horne competes in shot put and holds the England under 23s record with a distance of 2.68 metres. The 22-year-old is now beginning a
A CITY schoolgirl has bagged an armful of dance awards. Rosie Cant, a pupil at King’s School, Worcester, showed the poise to collect gold medals in the song and dance and character sections, with silver in classical ballet, Greek and national
A STUDENT from Pershore High School was awarded best speaker in a debating competition. Charlotte Redgewell, aged 13, of Fladbury, was given the prize at the Taylor Trophy debating competition. Charlotte and Giles Grainger, aged 14, of Besford
A NEW director of education has been appointed for the diocese of Worcester. Ann Mundy will be responsible for the 98 primary and three secondary Church of England schools in Worcestershire and Dudley. Mrs Mundy, who is currently the deputy director
VOTING has closed for the election of a new Worcestershire Youth Cabinet and UK Youth Parliament in Worcestershire. Young people will discover who will be their new UK Youth Parliament representatives at County Hall on Saturday. Once elected
BONNETS and bustles replaced school uniform for Worcester youngsters who were learning about Victorians. Pupils from St Clement’s Primary School were told how people would have lived during the 19th century era from historical interpreter David
A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found at a house in Evesham. The 53-year-old man, who is yet to be identified, was found at a house in Brick Kiln Street in the town centre at about 10.45am on Sunday. Police
SCHOOLS in Herefordshire may see their budgets cut from April. Cost-cutting measures will be considered because of a predicted £1.5 million shortfall in the overall Herefordshire schools budget. Playgroups and nurseries may also suffer after
ORCHESTRAS and bands made up of schoolchildren in Worcestershire have been praised. Worcestershire County Council’s youth music service, which runs the groups, was given positive feedback in an independent review of local authority music services
DROITWICH Welsh Society members are preparing for a big date in their calendar. They will hold their St David's Day dinner at the Holt Fleet, Holt Heath, on Saturday, February 26. Among those attending the special event will be Amber and Grace
THE top of the table clash in Worcester and District Football League Sunday Division Two saw visitors KGV Worcester come from 3-2 down to beat leaders AA Chequers 5-3. In a highly entertaining match, KGV’s scorers were Nathan Owen (2), Matt Upton, Ben
OUR February meeting started with president Diane Symonds giving an update on the many and varied activities going on at the WI. On January 15, WI member Joanna Bowles opened her gardens at Blackmore Park so that members could enjoy the woodland
OPENING our January meeting, president Dot Waldron looked back to December, when Angela Kovacevic and Jane Baker had cooked a celebration Christmas meal for everyone. Dot thanked them with much admiration and also thanked those members who had
THE January meeting of the guild saw the chairman Julie Wacey welcome members by wishing them a happy new year. Members were reminded about the times for the ice show in Cardiff. This is the outing that most members really look forward to each
THE president welcomed 30 members to the February meeting. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed. Anyone interested in the visit to Denman using the bursary were asked to give their names to Jenny Marsh. An invitation had been received
FLOWERS have been laid at the scene where a young girl tragically died in a Worcestershire river to mark the first anniversary of her death. Tributes to Gabby Grady have also been left at a memorial in Market Square, Evesham, a year after the
DEAN Coleman is hoping that in Worcester City he has finally found the club to relaunch his career. Having spent three years in the professional game with Kidderminster Harriers, the 25-year-old has been forced to adjust to life in the part-time ranks
THE news has been depressing of late. Economic problems and redundancies have dominated the headlines, painting a dire picture for young people leaving school, college or university. Those already in work who may have wanted to retrain
EVESHAM United manager Paul West is forced to make changes tonight when he takes his side to high-flying Cambridge City (7.45pm). The Robins will be without their Hartpury College trio Isaac Shaze, David Accam and Samuel Mensah for a mid-week fixture
MALVERN Rugby Club lost 18-8 to high-flying local rivals Bromsgrove when the two National Three Midlands sides met at Spring Lane. Bromsgrove arrived as clear favourites, but were shaken from the first whistle as Malvern turned the ball over
A TEENAGER has been given a conditional discharge after admitting being drunk and disorderly in public. Jack Marshall, of Farm Street, Pershore, was seen by police running away from the Talbot pub in Barbourne, Worcester, at about 11pm on Friday, January
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chairman Mark Serrell says that all outstanding director loans have been written off. The cash-strapped club staved off a Company Voluntary Agreement last week after securing funding to see them through until the end of the campaign
A MAN from Worcester stole a cash tin from a Chinese takeaway only to find it had no money in it, a court was told. James Curtis, of Ploughmans Close, Brickfields, swiped the metal tin from Golden City in Brickfields Road on Friday, September 17 last
SPRING is in the air with a new art exhibition. The Spring! exhibition showcases the work of youngsters in the empty shop in Evesham’s Riverside Shopping Centre near the Market Square entrance. This is the latest event for the Window On The Arts project
FAMILIES who “love Worcester” this February half-term are in with a chance of winning a prize. People who visit five or more of the city’s most interesting and exciting tourists attractions between this Saturday and Sunday, February 27, could win tickets
