FIREFIGHTERS have issued a number of warnings after a spate of fires at the weekend. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service attended three fires over the weekend: a kitchen fire caused by a pan being left on the stove, a garden fire caused by
IT’LL be time to crank up the pedal power when a Worcester man sets out to cycle the entire circumference of Wales. Leigh Robinson is leaving his home comforts behind from today to cycle 800 miles from Worcester and around Wales unsupported – a ride
THE Big Chill is arguably the biggest music festival in the region, attracting tens of thousands from across the country to Eastnor Castle. So it’s going to be a major boost to the profile of any local band or singer who make their way onto the line-up
BUNGLING thieves who stole a horsebox in a bid to rob an empty property abandoned the vehicle when they couldn’t figure out how to open its back door. The raiders broke into a farm near Leigh Sinton last night and hotwired the horsebox when
A NEW family room has been created at Worcester’s YMCA thanks to the hard work of its residents. The project was the brainchild of Dan Morrison and Liam Rao, who both currently live at the YMCA in Henwick Road, St John’s. They wanted
THE vice chancellor of the University of Worcester has had another go at the Government over student numbers. Professor David Green wants the Government to lift restrictions on the number of students universities can admit this year because
TWO Worcestershire men are among 16 people accused of conspiring to steal £6 million through a sophisticated tax fraud targetting the construction industry. Simon Davies, aged 43, of Loxley Close, Redditch, and Neil Hughes, aged 45, of Linthurst Newtown
Formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris, rock legends and worldwide brand Iron Maiden are considered the most successful heavy metal band in history, having sold over 100 million records worldwide with little radio or television
After storming the world for nearly 40 years, Birmingham’s Grammy Award-winning Judas Priest - one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, may not be quitting altogether, but have announced Epitaph will be their final world tour.
Sir – In 1999 someone contributed a photograph of Astwood farmhouse, which used to stand in Bilford Road, Worcester, next to the railway bridge. It was taken in 1984 before it was demolished, for a book produced by BBC Hereford & Worcester.
SIR – Upon my word, I see members of the panel who investigated the phone hacking scandal will receive £560 a day plus reasonable travel costs. If they’ve got money like that to spend, why do they have to increase the charges for the elderly?
Members of a community group have put their own touch on a garden in Worcester thanks to a £5,000 grant. The Dines Green Community Centre, which is run by the charity Worcester Community Trust, was given the money by Co-op to transform its outside space
The money you have raised has already paid for water, food, healthcare and sanitation for hundreds of thousands of people in the Horn of Africa. We would also like to let people know that they can still continue to help whether by donations or
SIR – I’ve just spent a long weekend as a tourist in my old home city and now have to recover from lack of sleep because of the incessant noise of feeding gulls. Whenever I ventured outdoors I had to tread the streets carefully to avoid the guano
SIR – I am writing in utter disgust at Mr [John] Phillpott’s comment regarding disabled drivers (Worcester News, July 23). He might like to know I learned to drive a 30cwt and retired on 38-ton trucks. I may now be disabled in my left leg
A WORLD record attempt to create the longest chain of bras failed when organisers ran out of time. Dozens of volunteers had been at Worcester Racecourse yesterday from 6.30am busily sorting, counting and linking bras for the 2nd Skin Lingerie Bra Chain
Sir – Roger Nall asks for my thoughts on the “morality” of me pushing to the front of the queue by paying the same NHS surgeon to treat me privately (Worcester News, July 28). It’s a cruel world, Roger, but if I hadn’t taken the chance someone
Sir – Re Phil Pegler’s letter regarding receiving private healthcare for knee treatment (Worcester News, July 26) and Roger Nall’s subsequent gripe about “the morality” of private healthcare and the impact it has on NHS patients who have to wait for
Sir – The tragedy in Norway is inexcusable and nothing more than the slaughter of innocents.In Britain we are finding that the complexion of our communities is changing, with a multiplicity of eastern European languages being commonplace in our
A NEW 82-bed luxury care home could be built next to Worcester’s hospital. Developers have unveiled plans for the three-storey home off Newtown Road in Worcester opposite Worcestershire Royal Hospital, and are asking people what they think
SOME while ago, I was talking to Worcester councillor Andy Roberts about the 1651 battlefield at Lower Wick. He told me that as a boy, he had snagged his fishing line on what some said were the remains of the foundations to Cromwell’s bridge of
LAMPING for game is a squalid activity and the law should come down on it with a vengeance. Personally, I think that the 18th century landowners had the right idea – man traps and spring guns. Regrettably, squires are not permitted to maim or shoot
BT has called on the public and private sectors to work together to speed up broadband coverage in Worcestershire. John Dovey, BT’s West Midlands regional director, said the communications company was willing to consider a further major investment in
NOT long after partaking of my Lunn bun, I witnessed a rather unpleasant accident involving a cyclist. The rider seemed to have taken evasive action after a car edged out of a side road. His front wheel hit the kerb and he came an awful cropper
SUMMERTIME drink-driving has dropped slightly but a hardcore of motorists continue to flout the law, new figures show. Seven per cent of drivers stopped and tested following a crash in June – 33 out of 493 – gave a positive reading for either drink or
SPENDING holidays with your horse is getting increasingly popular across Britain as more equine bed and breakfast schemes open up to cope with demand. Horses Welcome, the UK’s first quality assured scheme for equine bed and breakfast accommodation
WHEN the previous administration invited the rest of the world’s inhabitants to come and live in Britain, the official line was that only a few thousand talented people would actually take up the kind offer. The Government spiel went something
THE soft pink peonies, deep blue delphiniums and purple cranesbill geraniums may have faded from my borders – but there are some sizzling oranges and reds in their place, bursting into bloom and hailing the fact that summer isn’t over. Spikes
HERE’S a walk that you can enjoy taking in the sights of that border land where the Vale of Evesham meets the Cotswolds. During it you can take time out to explore Mickleton, a Cotswold village packed with lovely stone houses. Back in , why
NEWLY-recruited Warriors defence coach Phil Larder has instilled a fear-factor among the Worcester players, according to Sixways head coach Richard Hill. Warriors pulled off something of a coup by bringing in 2003 World Cup-winning coach Larder, who
AS the LV= County Championship Division One season enters the business end of the campaign, Worcestershire still battling for survival rather than already being dead and buried. Not only have they won back-to-back top-flight home games for the first
GOOD grub and good beer are on the menu for the latest festival to be held in Worcestershire. Thousands of foodies who prefer the simple things in life are expected to flock to Evesham next month as it hosts the inaugural Pie and Ale Festival. The festival
WHEN Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes spoke about his team addressing their ‘issues’ following the innings and eight run defeat to Somerset in LV= County Championship Division One, he was well aware that actions will speak louder than words
FOLLOWING the success of the Graeme Hick Commemorative Mug last year, Worcestershire have are honouring another County legend. Tom Graveney, one of three players to grace New Road and score 100 first-class centuries along with Hick and Glenn Turner,
