A COUPLE are appealing for the safe return of a camera containing precious memories of a special anniversary. Jean and Maurice Thompson were shopping in Worcester last Wednesday when the silver Canon Powershot A30001S digital camera went missing. They
WORCESTER’S intrepid hula hooper is off once more to India to teach circus skills to underprivileged children. Gemma Goddard, of Rainbow Hill, is travelling to India in January as part of Performers Without Borders, which teaches performance skills to
A WOMAN who returned clothes to TK Maxx to con her way into nearly £200 in fraudulent refunds even though she did not buy the clothes from that shop has been ordered to pay back every penny. Maxine Fitter, aged 48, of Worcester Road, Droitwich, denied
The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship has revealed its extended points scoring system for 2012. From next season, Shenstone-based reigning champion Matt Neal and his rivals will score championship points for finishing in the top 15. The 15
EIGHT Worcestershire businesses have made the shortlist for the Worcester News Local Business Accelerators competition – the initiative that aims to give an invaluable boost to emerging companies. A panel of expert judges whittled down the original
THE organisers of Malvern’s Spring Gardening Show, the first major outdoor event of the gardening year, are looking for expert amateurs to take part in the next event. A panel of gardening enthusiasts, drawn from those who open their gardens
WORKERS at a Herefordshire Cadbury plant were told today that the firm plans to axe a number of jobs. The chocolate giant’s owner Kraft, which took over the running of the Birmingham-based firm last year, said 200 roles would go across its sites at
CANNABIS plants and growing equipment were seized in a raid at a Worcester house last week. Police executed a warrant at a property in Byfield Rise, off Tallow Hill, last Tuesday after neighbours expressed concerns. Eleven cannabis plants
A detached garage at a house near Flyford Flavell in Worcestershire was destroyed by fire. A passerby raised the alarm at around 6pm yesterday (Monday, December 5) after noticing the fire in a large two-storey garage. Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue
A SINGLE mother from Droitwich is appealing for the return of a special double pushchair which was stolen from outside her home on Friday. Lydia Knight, aged 31, of Drovers Green, Droitwich, says that without the pushchair to transport her
SIR – Re: the Leveson inquiry, Oscar Wilde wrote ‘There is one thing worse than being talked about, that is not being talked about’. MR J BADGER Worcester
SIR – Congratulations to the newly formed Worcester Musical Theatre Company for their show Oh! What a Nght! recently performed at the Worcester Swan Theatre. It was an evening of vitality, song, dance and colourful costumes with a dash of comedy
SIR – We hear so many complaints about our hospitals, I thought I had better put pen to paper. On Thursday, November 24, I had to attend Worcestershire Royal Hospital’s Sorrel Suite. I found the nurses and the consultants very pleasant and cheerful
HORDES of screaming fans are expected to flock to a Worcester nightclub next week when TV heartthrob Mark Wright drops by the Faithful City. The 24-year-old former star of hit ITV2 show The Only Way is Essex (known by fans as Towie) will be
SIR – On behalf of the Campaign for Learning, I would like to thank all the local and community organisations who took part in this year’s Family Learning Festival. Parental involvement in their children’s learning is the single most important
SIR – An opinion poll commissioned by BBC News before the national pensions strike suggested that 61 per cent of people believe public sector workers are justified in going on strike over pension changes, therefore Mark Garnier MP was wrong when
SIR – How wonderful to see the Upton Bridge painted and decorated in such a festive way for Christmas. It was worth the six arduous and thought provoking weeks of traffic controls to see the finished product. I felt just like ‘Noddy’ returning
SIR – It was gratifying to read in the Worcester News that a rumour of visitors having to be charged to park their cars in the car park at the bottom of Waterworks Road has been quashed by the council. It is interesting to recall that when houses
SIR – How ironic to read the anonymous bile about public sector workers on the comments boards. Until a few years ago public sector bodies like the NHS and local councils were running with many vacancies that they could not fill, it seemed that
SIR – I’m afraid Phil Pegler is way too late with ‘complain now when it’s too late’ (Letters, November 28). The 23,000 homes planned for South Worcestershire will be built. The Chancellor has said house building is the great engine of our economy
Worcester Lions have arranged for Santa to visit city streets at 6.15pm-8.15pm on weekdays and 5.30pm-8.15pm at the weekends. For full route details, see e-clubhouse.org/sites/worcesteruk The dates • Today: Norton south off Talavera
A REQUEST. If you are one of those people who have already finished your Christmas shopping, please can you keep it to yourself. Don’t bother telling me face-to-face. Don’t make it your Facebook status. Just sit quietly and feel smug if you have
MONEY is the root of all evil, they say. It is certainly looking like that at the moment. There is talk of the country being a whisker away from a new recession, debt measured in eyewateringly high billions and dire predictions of any kind of
I AM sort of ashamed to admit it but I cried when I saw the John Lewis Christmas advert. Yes I am a pathetic specimen. An advertising executive’s dream. A complete sucker. But come on, you’d have to have a very hard heart to resist. It’s just
A KEEN cyclist has gone the extra mile for a charity challenge by pedalling along every lane in Worcestershire. Will Basford completed the mammoth task of covering about 3,000 miles of lanes, crossing the finish line in Ham Lane, Powick, near Worcester
THE shock of footballer Gary Speed’s death has dominated the news for a week. Not a day seems to go by without an interview or comment from a stunned friend who saw no reason to suspect he may have been troubled. Many have voiced utter disbelief
WORCESTER Cavaliers produced a powerful second-half comeback as they just lost out 34-31 to Newcastle Falcons in theIR final Aviva 'A' League game of the season. Wing Tom Arscott grabbed a first-half try but Cavaliers found themselves 29-5 down at the
A DRUNK man bent back his ex-girlfriend’s finger because he believed she was unfaithful to him and had worked as an escort. William Cutler, aged 36, of Duke of Edinburgh Way, Malvern, admitted assault and criminal damage when he appeared before magistrates
A WOMAN has died after a crash near Tenbury Wells last week. The crash happened on the A456 at Little Hereford just after 5.30pm on Friday, November 25. It involved a Mini Cooper and two Mercedes Sprinter vans. Four people were
A WORCESTER schoolgirl is living the high life after being signed to one of the country’s top modelling agencies. Ella Raybone, aged 14, of St Peter’s, was spotted by scouts for Select Model Management at last year’s Clothes Show Live in Birmingham and
WORCESTER City boss Carl Heeley praised the character of his players after they fought back to win 3-2 at Hinckley United. City trailed 2-0 after just 10 minutes of the Blue Square Bet North clash at the Greene King Stadium but goals from Lee
HUNDREDS of parents and children in Evesham were left disappointed at the weekend after the town’s annual ice rink, described as “a diabolical mess” by the mayor, was cancelled at the last minute. The rink, which has been set up in Market Square to great
A MAN had to be taken to hospital today after becoming trapped when a bus crashed into a fence. The incident occurred near the bus garage in St Georges Street, Worcester, just after 7.30am. An ambulance and a senior paramedic officer attended
FAST food chain KFC has gone from finger-lickin’ good to litter picking bad as a large colony of seagulls feeding off leftovers is causing noise, nuisance and damage to Worcester residents’ property, says a leading councillor. With KFC’s customers leaving
PLAYING our promotion predecessors in Exeter was always going to be a tough test. Previous to our arrival at Sandy Park the Chiefs had lost their last two home games against Sarries and Gloucester. We turned up looking to back up our win over Bath and
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers insist they will not be taking Blue Square Bet Premier basement boys Bath City lightly at Aggborough tonight (7.45). Harriers return to action following a weekend off looking to stretch their unbeaten run to five games and continue
DRIVERS will be warned about the dangers of speeding with a banner designed by a schoolboy. Oliver Rushton, aged nine, of St Matthias CE Primary School in Malvern Link, won a competition to design the banner. His artwork has been printed and will be
THE Worcester Warriors will be proudly wearing shirts designed by a city primary school pupil later this month. Nine-year-old Alice Scarrott beat off hundreds of other entries to have her shooting stars design chosen and it will now adorn the
