A WIDOWER has donated his old banger to bring in cash for the Worcestershire charity that helped his late wife. Chris Bryant gave his unwanted car for scrap through the Giveacar scheme – a social enterprise that collects old cars for charity, turning
THE Chief Constable of West Mercia Police has increased patrols on the streets amid an unprecedented national police operation to head off a second night of looting across the country. West Mercia escaped any of the disorder seen in London, Birmingham
A FORMER heroin addict got high on aerosol in front of children and their parents in broad daylight in a popular Worcester park. Jamie Gibson, aged 31, of Quay Street, Worcester, admitted section five public order, obstructing a police officer and breach
WORCESTER Colts Under 11s took part in a once-in-a-lifetime team parade at the FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium. The Stourport Youth League team led the pre-match entertainment in front of an expectant 90,000 strong Wembley crowd as Manchester
FRUSTRATED residents of a Worcestershire village say they are not receiving the post office services they were promised. Bishampton, near Pershore, was chosen as one of eight locations to take part in the Post Office local trial following the community
YOUNG gamers were beating the boredom over the summer holidays with a fun-filled activity. Children were getting to grips with the Game of Life and other classics at Great Witley Village Hall on Monday, August 1. The event was organised by village
A WORCESTER energy company has teamed up with former Premier League footballer in a bid to set a world record. Npower has announced as part of its Club 72 initiative, Robbie Savage will attempt to set the record for the most football league
THE colour of Upton Bridge is to be decided by the community. The county council wants people to get in touch and say which colours they would like to see the bridge painted before work is completed. There is a choice of duck egg blue and gold, duchess
A FORMER Worcester Sixth Form College student is organising a fundraising event to help rebuild a primary school in China. The school is in the village of Pingzhai, located in a remote area of Jiangkou county, Giuzhou province. In May
BRITISH Transport Police will be stepping up their patrols around railway lines and crossing in a bid to keep children off the tracks during the summer holidays. The holidays coincide with an upturn in the number of trespass incidents BTP has to deal
DAREDEVIL fund-raisers young and old have abseiled from one of the county’s most famous landmarks... and all for a worthy cause. A group of 27 volunteers donned harness and took a firm hold of the rope to go down the Abberley Hall clocktower near Great
WEST Mercia police officers were sent to Birmingham last night to help tackle rioters. Officers were sent to help West Midlands Police tackle between 700 and 800 rioters who looted and vandlised shops in the city centre, including the Bullring
WORCESTER MP Robin Walker has officially opened the new headquarters of a city company with worldwide contracts. CMCA (UK) has moved from offices in Pierpoint Street in the heart of Worcester to new premises at Brindley Court, in Warndon, near the M5
David Cameron insisted the "fightback" by police was succeeding today after a fourth night of rioting across the country. The Prime Minister said a "more robust approach" by Scotland Yard last night had prevented a repeat of the worst trouble
WORCESTER’s nickname of the Faithful City could not be more appropriate after it was found to have strong links to the newest member of the Royal Family. Kate Middleton, the new Duchess of Cambridge, can trace her family back to Worcester – and one church
THIS is a short but very scenic walk among the woods and apple orchards that you’ll find just to the north of the Malvern Hills. It’s proving a bumper year for apples so there is plenty of fruit on the trees. After years of uncertainty about
ROSETTES with gold centres will be up for grabs tomorrow when Worcester and District Riding Club celebrates its 50th anniversary. It is organising its annual open show at Hanbury, near Droitwich, and for the very first time there will be a novelty
YOU may have packed your suitcases and sorted out your flight tickets in preparation for your twoweek summer holiday – but what about the garden? So many of us see all our work go to pot when we go away; containers dry out, lawns go brown and
WORCESTER Croquet Club are well on the way to winning the ‘B’ League of the South West Federation. In the Norton-based club’s latest game at Swindon, secretary Kathy Holland won the decisive contest. After a gruelling six hours, the teams were tied
*THERE is a man living on the banks of the Severn who has arguably done as much for conservation as anyone I know. He always insists on anonymity so that’s why I refer to him as ‘Caddis.’ He has planted hundreds of willow trees over the years
A NEWLY commissioned composition inspired by Worcestershire will make its world debut at the Three Choirs Festival. The Worcestershire Song Cycle is to be performed twice this week – the first time, on Friday morning at 10.30am as part of the festival
WHATEVER happened to tea? No, not the drink, the meal that used to be taken between five and six in the evening. Ah yes, I remember… dinner turned into lunch and then became the food that people started eating around seven. But tea? Sadly, those
THERE’S very much a festival feel to the page today but I make no apology as it’s that time of year. Hot on the heels of yet another triumph at Upton-upon-Severn, this month will also see ‘Sir’ Alan Buckley’s Bromyard Music Festival hit the streets
SUMMER in Britain these days means festivals. In fact, it’s almost possible to spend most weekends listening to music in a town or city, browsing the stalls and – naturally – eyeing up pork baps that simply grunt the words ‘expanding waistlines
ONE in three of those convicted of possessing child abuse images has also committed other serious sex offences against children, the NSPCC has revealed. The details have been released following a review of 284 court cases, including at Worcester Crown
WERE you or your friends and family caught up in last night's violence in London and Birmingham? Call reporter Sarah Davies on 01905 742263 or email sd@worcesternews.co.uk with your story.
CHAIRMAN Anthony Hampson has praised the efforts of Worcester City’s groundstaff in producing an ‘exceptional’ pitch at St George’s Lane. Many hours have been devoted to improving the playing surface since the end of last season following heavy criticism
EXTRA police have been put on patrol in Worcestershire and Herefordshire following the riots. Chief Constable David Shaw said he had increased patrols in main towns and cities across the force to reassure people after the trouble spread to other main
WORCESTER Warriors’ pre-season training camp in Switzerland is anything but a holiday for the players, according to head coach Richard Hill. The Sixways squad jetted out to the state-of-the-art Centre Sportif de Colovray, near Geneva, over the weekend
POLICE had to escort a man from a crowd of people furious at seeing him kick a seagull into a shop window. Gareth Brown had to be arrested for his own protection after he kicked the bird in the Shambles in Worcester, sparking an angry public outcry.
SCOTSTOUN Stadium in Glasgow has been the setting for some of Worcester athletes’ greatest successes on the track in recent years. Heather Paton, 15, continued the tradition as she claimed a bronze medal in the under 16s girls’ sprint hurdles at the
A RANGE of free activities were on offer for youngsters when the Fun Squad came to town. The team, from the Worcester Volunteer Centre, were in CrownGate Shopping Centre, Worcester, hosting arts, crafts and circus skills workshops. Worcester Volunteer
A DISABLED driver who was more than three times the drink-drive limit told police he had been on a three-day bender. David Reed had 107mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath – more than three times the legal limit of 35mcg – when he was stopped by police
