A BABY and toddler group is among the worthy causes celebrating a share of a £4,000 cash windfall. The Great Witley Baby and Toddler Group has received £2,000 to buy new toys and equipment from the Co-operative Community Fund. Youth Community Media
A DISTURBED man threatened police with a pool cue and knives and was aggressive to the lone paramedic trying to help him, a court was told. Billy Corns, aged 25, of Elgar Avenue, Malvern, admitted a string of offences including affray and theft when
STEELY adventurers from Worcestershire will part of a team of 15 who will take part in an endurance challenge over land and sea this weekend. Phillipa Capel, a psychologist from Worcester; David Bedford, a PR manager from Bewdley, and Stuart Royall,
ACTORS at Droitwich’s Norbury Theatre have been given the backing of the Royal Shakespeare Company for their latest production. This year the cast has been working hard on its production of The Taming of the Shrew where the battle of the sexes
THE News of the World newspaper, which is at the centre of growing controversy over the phone hacking scandal, is to cease publication after 168 years. News International chairman James Murdoch, son of media tycoon Rupert, made the annoucement
MIDDLE managers working at Worcester City Council are facing an anxious time as the drive to make savings carries on. Up to 26 posts are currently at risk in one of the council’s biggest departments, cleaner and greener, as bosses seek to save £184,000
"I have important things to say about the News of the World and the steps we are taking to address the very serious problems that have occurred. It is only right that you as colleagues at News International are first to hear what I have
A WOMAN found dead in a Worcester retail park died as a result of complications caused by alcoholism. Ann Green’s body was discovered by a member of the public at about 6.30am on Monday, March 14, next to DIY store Wickes on Shrub Hill Retail
A DAREDEVIL pensioner who jumped from a plane for charity is celebrating with her feet firmly back on the ground. The 71-year-old sky-diver Helen Fowler, of Charlton, near Evesham, came down to earth with a huge smile on her face after conquering
A LECTURER'S union is warning a city college of strike action over proposed job and pay cuts. The University and College Union is warning Worcester College of Technology it may take industrial action. UCU members meet at the college
A WOMAN was sent to prison after stealing an inflatable spa. Kimberly Probert pleaded guilty to six counts of theft, one count of attempted theft and possession of unprescribed methadone when she appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court. Among the items
NATIONAL building contractor Speller Metcalfe has signed up for the Worcester News 100 in 100 apprentices campaign and is offering places to talented students from Worcester Technology College. Organised by the National Apprenticeship Service
A teacher sacked from a Worcester school has lost a tribunal for unfair dismissal. We reported that Kathleen Fellows, known as Kate, claimed Tudor Grange Academy Worcester sacked her after she raised concerns that health and safety procedures were lax
SIR – I would like to say a very big thank you to all the nurses, staff, doctors and consultants of Avon 3 ward at Worcestershire Royal Hospital for all the loving care, attention and dignity they gave to my husband Ken while he was there. They did
SIR – George Cowley is another who has fallen for the [David] Cameron ‘con’ of massive Labour debts (Worcester News, July 4). While the Tory banks’ irresponsible and risky actions caused some to collapse, [Gordon] Brown lectured the world about quantitive
Sir – I went to a meeting last week and heard Robin Walker speak about the NHS. I am still unclear on one point. The NHS Act of 2006 gives the Secretary of State for Health a duty to promote and provide both general and listed health services. The
SIR – Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says councils should be more responsible for the business rates in their area – the way things are going with shops closing, they need all the help they can get. So if the councils do take responsibility, the first
SIR – Re Joan Worthington feeding birds ‘OAP’s bird feed ban’ (Worcester News, June 27). I, too, feed the birds, have done for years. It’s one of life’s joys. I also have a miserable neighbour who objects to ‘my birds taking biscuits on to her conservatory
Sir – I received an e-mail from ActionAid asking for donations towards helping the 10 million people who are suffering from starvation in East Africa because of prolonged droughts. I then thought about the Worcester News front page (June 30) which showed
Sir – There’s a tragic little exhibition in Worcester Museum which I urge Worcester News readers to see. It’s called Victoria Institute – Inspiration through Learning. And if you want an insight into why Britain is a bankrupt, cheapskate, end-of-empire
SIR – I am amazed by the near-hysterical reaction expressed by the local population of Hartlebury (Worcester News, June 22), MP Peter Luff (Worcester News, June 20) and Steve Davis (Worcester News, Letters, June 27). Why all the panic? Many other cities
While it was celebrities and politicians few seemed to be bothered. Now we know anyone was fair game to the News of the World and the so-called journalists who orchestrated phone hacking and apparently proudly dubbed themselves the ‘Princes of Darkness
FORMER Worcester City striker Mark Danks has signed for Evo-Stik Northern League Premier Division side Hednesford. The 27-year-old left St George’s Lane towards the end of last season following a public falling-out with manager Carl Heeley. He has returned
A ROAD was blocked in a Worcestershire village due to a burst water main. The Severn Trent main in Church Street, Kempsey, near Worcester, sent water gushing out across the road and blocking nearby Squire’s Walk after residents raised the alarm at 12.30pm
PERSHORE club ace Mark Rowe has been crowned Great Britain open men’s over 45s clay court doubles tennis champion. With Neil Howitt from Gloucestershire, Rowe triumphed at the West Hampshire Club in Bournemouth. Rowe and Howitt, seeded fifth, received
IT'S holiday time at last. Now that school's out families are flocking to the seaside. So don't be caught out this summer and be sure to look your beach-babe best. If you find yourself with a bit of extra spending money this summer, then it's
SIX Worcestershire schools have become academies. Among the schools that achieved the new status on Friday, July 1, were: • Christopher Whitehead Language College, Worcester • Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form • The Chantry
A POPULAR rugby player died in a freak accident after he attempted to jump from the roof of the clubhouse and into a tree as part of a “foolish” club tradition. Teacher Mathew Brace, aged 25, of Wards Close, Evesham, died of a traumatic brain
WORCESTER Athletic Club continued their unbeaten Midland Track and Field League season by winning their home match at Nunnery Wood. The city club made it three victories in a row in Division Six after a close encounter when the lead changed hands several
HOUSING plans which will change the face of south Worcestershire almost fell at the first hurdle, only getting voted through by the narrowest of margins. Planners have put forward draft proposals about where best to build 20,000 homes between 2006 and
MATT Williams admitted he is unlikely to play cricket again this season but ensured he signed off his Droitwich Spa seconds campaign in style. The 17-year-old, a second-year football scholar with Cheltenham Town, struck a sublime unbeaten 206 to help
WORCESTERSHIRE director of cricket Steve Rhodes is hoping he can keep on-loan wicketkeeper Ben Scott at the club on a permanent basis. The New Road side will be talking to the 29-year-old’s parent club Middlesex to extend his temporary spell
COUNCILLORS were banned from using microblogging and social network website Twitter during a meeting after one of the youngest members was told off for relaying information to the public. Calls are now being made for councillors, members of
CECIL Duckworth has relinquished his role as chief executive of Worcester Warriors as part of a boardroom re-shuffle which sees Charlie Little promoted to managing director at Sixways. Long-serving benefactor Duckworth will remain as the club’s figurehead
JAMIE Forrest will compete for Great Britain under 18s at the World Dragon Boat Championships in Tampa Bay, Florida, next month. The 17-year-old Worcester Sixth Form College student paddles for Pershore Phoenix and is the first member of the
MUCH-loved teddies enjoyed a day at school for a teddy bears’ picnic to raise money for some of the poorest people in India. Schoolchildren from the River School in Worcester paid £2 for a non-uniform day and brought their teddies to the Droitwich Road
A MAN from Worcestershire who is on the sex offenders register has been sentenced to four weeks in custody for failing to tell police about a change of address. Jason Crofts was living with his mother at The Oaks in Tenbury Wells, but moved to Wednesbury
A WORCESTER school fete was a huge success. Red Hill Primary school, in Midhurst Close, off London Road, held its summer fete on Sunday, July 3. Teachers, pupils and the families and local people took part in a host of activities such as hook the duck
