THE axe could fall on up to 20 jobs at one of Ledbury’s major employers. Drinks firm Universal Beverages Limited (UBL), based at Little Marcle Road, has announced it plans to restructure and could shed a number of roles at its large-scale fruit
A SECOND World War fighter pilot from Worcestershire has spoken out against “ridiculous” health and safety concerns which prevented him from sitting in the cockpit of a stationary Spitfire on show at a museum. Eric Carter, now aged 91, was
ENGLAND cricketer Ian Bell met children, staff and volunteers at Acorns Children’s Hospice in Worcester as he was inducted as a patron of the charity. The 29-year-old batsman, a key member of the England Test side ranked number one in the world
A MOUNTAIN biker was flown to hospital after coming off his bike on the Malvern Hills on Sunday. The incident happened at about 10.40am between the Wyche Cutting and British Camp. First on the scene was a volunteer paramedic from the All Terrain Bike
TRAINS running between Worcester, Malvern and Hereford were disrupted by line problems in the Malvern area this evening. The disruption came at one of the busiest times of the day, when hundreds of commuters, including schoolchildren, use the
TRAINS running between Worcester, Malvern and Hereford are being massively disrupted by line problems in the Malvern Wells area. In the last few minutes, a London Midland spokeman has said the problems have been caused by a points failure,
THIS year’s Malvern Walking Festival looks set to provide even more challenges for all ages and abilities. The full programme has been announced and online booking forms are now available for more than 25 walks covering about 106 miles of breathtaking
THE number of pitches for travellers in Worcester is set to nearly double. It has been announced that 18 new pitches for travellers will be created in Worcester after a pot of cash was handed down from government. A consortium of housing
HUNDREDS of people today paid their final respects to a popular Pershore teenager who died suddenly on Christmas Eve. Family, friends, classmates, teachers and teammates of Scott Holden gathered to celebrate the 16-year-old's life at an emotional
NOT long ago I wrote in this column that I wanted to be called Mummy (regular readers may recall my discomfort at my still very little son deciding to call me Mum). Well, it’s true you should be careful what you wish for because I have now changed
A BAND of Worcester teenagers were due to provide entertainment at a global summit of education ministers today. Granny’s Attic, who are Bishop Perowne CE Performing Arts College students Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, George Sansome and Lewis Wood, have
PLANS to develop a former Land Rover garage site in Droitwich described as an “eyesore” have been given the thumbs-up by councillors. Wychavon District Council’s planning committee unanimously approved the application by McCarthy and Stone
AFTER many hours agonising over a list of high-quality candidates, judges have finally chosen the three successful companies in the Worcester News Local Business Accelerators competition. Launched last autumn, the Newspaper Society-backed initiative
THE family of a Pershore teenager who died suddenly on Christmas Eve has paid a moving tribute to a loving and caring son, brother and uncle. Scott Holden’s sister Kate Cook described her brother as a “genuine, lovely lad”, who “put 100 per cent into
SUPERMARKET giant Asda has been inundated with more than 3,500 job applications ahead of its official opening in Worcester in March. The famous green logo recently appeared for the first time on the 41,000 sq ft store being built in Lowesmoor. The shop
A COUPLE whose home was at the centre of a shooting drama have appeared in court on drugs and firearms charges. Malcom White, aged 62, and Josephine Merrick, 59, both pleaded guilty to producing a controlled class B drug when they appeared
A driver was injured and a large number of chickens died when an articulated lorry overturned this morning. The lorry, which was loaded with 5,000 chickens overturned in Middleton near Tenbury Wells at about 5.55am. Crews from Tenbury
SIR – How woefully illinformed city councillor Alan Amos is regarding his views on hunting (Worcester News, January 6). The antiquated, long-held belief that hunting is for “toffs” is completely inaccurate. Having hunted myself – I’m a lowly
SIR – I am a little confused about Councillor [Alan] Amos’s anti-fox hunting letter (Worcester News, January 6). Even though I do agree with what Mr Amos has to say here; wasn’t it he who proposed that seagulls were to be culled for causing noise
SIR – There were two letters in the Worcester News about fox hunting on January 6. While broadly agreeing with the more objective comments made by Councillor Amos ‘Fox hunting isn’t about keeping numbers down’, I have to say the needlessly personally
SIR – Labour councillor Alan Amos (Worcester News, January 6) launched an attack on local hunting folk that exhibited an unhealthy dislike of people rather than concern for animal welfare or conservation. His vitriolic rant used the terms “class
SIR – I can not believe the arrogance of Councillor [Alan] Amos. What gives him the right to call people “class-obsessed fools”, “snobs”, “country-set buffoons” and “upper class people”? Certainly being a councillor doesn’t. The Worcestershire
SMALL businesses across Worcestershire are being urged to make a new year’s resolution to protect their hard-earned income in 2012. Mike Tombs, who runs Tax-Assist Accountants in Worcester, said: “Local businesses know how tough it is out there and the
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of retired teacher Betty Yates have urged her killer to give themselves up to police. Police hunting the 77-year-old’s murderer are following up a number of new leads after receiving 80 calls from the public
AN inspection of a Worcestershire prison has raised a number of “significant” concerns, said the chief inspector of prisons. A follow-up inspection of HMP Long Lartin, near Evesham, found that the prison had sustained reasonably good outcomes for most
MANAGING director Charlie Little insists Warriors will not be held to ransom by out-of-contract stars who continue to stall on new deals. A whole host of Worcester first-team regulars are out of contract at the end of the season, with the likes of Miles
WOMEN joined together to shimmy themselves into the new year at two belly dancing sessions. The Saturday sessions at the Worcester Arts Workshop, in Sansome Walk, were run by Kirsty Adele. Miss Adele, who is also training to be a dance movement psychotherapist
