TERRY Jenkins exited the World Darts Championships at the quarter-final stage tonight, going down 5-3 to holder Adrian Lewis. The brave Bull from Ledbury hit back to level from three sets down but Lewis closed out the game by taking the next
WORCESTERSHIRE glassmaker Claudia Wiegand is exhibiting her tableware at Number 8 in Pershore. The colourful range, which is designed, handmade and fired in her Pershore studio, includes cutlery rests and coasters, plates, dishes and bowls, table runners
A WINTER vomiting bug has now spread to a Worcester hospital, leading to the closure of medical bays on some wards. The bug, which causes violent sickness and diarrhoea, was yesterday present in patients on two wards at Worcestershire Royal Hospital
A special Christmas tree drew the crowds at a Worcester shopping centre last week when staff from Severn Trent dropped in to deliver a winter message. With another cold spell just around the corner, the water company is urging people to take steps now
A COMMUNITY centre in the most deprived area of Malvern is to be shut down at the weekend. The Pickersleigh Community Centre Association (PCCA) has decided to close the building, in Baxters Walk, tomorrow and return it to its former use as housing.
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers want to start 2012 on a high and ensure their play-off challenge continues its momentum. The Aggborough outfit have been in a rich vein of form in the past two months and are unbeaten in seven Blue Square Bet Premier
IF you’ve eaten enough stodgy puddings to sink a battleship this Christmas, the new year might be a good time to lighten up a bit. But that doesn’t mean you have to give up sweet treats altogether, as these recipes from British Summer Fruits
MASON’S OLIVE AND BEAN 4-6 Pump Street Worcester WR1 2QT Tel: 01905 330101 AFTER the meteoric rise of the American-style coffee chains, it’s a relief to finally see small local cafés fighting back on our High Street. There
MANAGER Jamie Pitman has called on his Hereford United team to stop throwing leads away in their quest to survive in npower League Two. The Bulls are slipping closer to the bottom two and are just one point better off than cellar-dwellers Plymouth Argyle
SAMOA international Ezra Taylor makes his debut for Worcester Warriors as head coach Richard Hill rings the changes for the Aviva Premiership trip to Wasps on New Year's Day (3pm). The all-action back row arrived at Sixways last week and
PEOPLE working off their turkey dinners and mince pies on the Malvern Hills can take in one of the top 10 winter views in the UK. The eight-mile ridge has secured fourth spot in a poll by Oscaruk.co.uk to find the favourite winter wonderland destinations
POLICE are searching for a man who is getting away with thousands of pounds by carrying out a rent card scam. During November alone he conned five shops in the Gwent police area out of £2,200 in just five days. And now businesses in Worcestershire
FUND-raising is proving a hair-raising experience for employees of a local accountancy firm. Efforts to support the Little Princess Trust saw staff at Kendall Wadley’s Malvern office don wigs of all styles and colours at their desks. Workers paid £5
A LEADING farming supplier based in Worcestershire is to make job cuts because of difficult trading conditions with two directors among the first to go. Countrywide, a leading supplier of products and services to the rural community, has lost two members
HOUSEHOLDS are really starting to feel the financial squeeze with an increasing number struggling with debts and declaring bankruptcy. Figures described as “alarming” show that more than four times as many people are declaring themselves bankrupt in
WORCESTER Wolves head to Milton Keynes Lions tonight (7.30pm) intent on consigning the Leicester Riders defeat to history. Second-placed Wolves’ run of four consecutive British Basketball League victories came to an abrupt end on Wednesday with a 99-
WASPS second-row Marco Wentzel says his side are in a positive frame of mind ahead of the New Year’s Day clash with Worcester despite their six-try hammering at Gloucester last time out. Former Leeds lock Wentzel has been handed the Wasps captain’s armband
SAMOAN international back-rower Ezra Taylor is poised to make his Worcester Warriors debut in the New Year’s Day crunch clash at Wasps. Warriors had hoped the former Connacht forward would have been involved against Leicester, but a paperwork delay meant
THE first week of 2012 will be a crucial one for Worcester Warriors’ hopes and aspirations. The outcome of the New Year’s Day trip to Wasps and the visit of Gloucester six days later will most likely decide how the rest of the Premiership pans out for
CARL Heeley has called on Worcester City fans to travel in their hoards to the New Year’s Day rematch with Gloucester City (3pm). Having beaten their M5 rivals 2-1 in front of a crowd of 1,501 on Boxing Day, the largest St George’s Lane league
LOCAL hospices stand to benefit from thousands of pounds of extra funding thanks to the Freemason’s Grand Charity. The charity has raised £11,200 which will be donated to fives hospices across the county, including Acorns Children’s Hospice and St Richard
