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  • Children are boxing clever

    PUPILS at Abbey Park First School, Pershore, are teaming up with their local Rotary club to raise money to buy a shelter box. A shelter box provides shelter, warmth and survival equipment to people around the world made homeless by natural disasters

  • Man stabbed in the chest during a row

    A WOMAN who stabbed her partner in the chest during a row at her Worcester home has been given a suspended jail sentence. Susanna Gardner, aged 34, picked up a knife from the kitchen work surface as Stephen Hope grabbed her after they had both been drinking

  • Early birds get the GCSE pass

    STUDENTS at Queen Elizabeth Humanities College have tasted early success in their GCSEs. Of those sitting early entry exams at the Bromyard school, 60 per cent achieved C grades or above in English and mathematics. Among those with particularly promising

  • Man broke into railway station to sleep on boiler room floor

    A MAN who broke into a railway station boiler room to keep warm when he realised that he was too late to catch a train home has been convicted of causing criminal damage. Jonathan Hayden, of Sycamore Road, Tolladine, Worcester, admitted criminal damage

  • Harriers duo called up by England ‘C’

    TWO Kidderminster Harriers players are in the England ‘C’ squad to face Italy later this month. Top-scorer Jamille Matt and Mickey Demetriou are in coach Paul Fairclough’s 16-man party for the International Challenge Trophy Group ‘A’ match at Fleetwood

  • Get decorating to help birds this winter

    YOUNGSTERS can encourage birds to thrive by taking part in a nestbox decorating event organised by a Worcestershire garden centre. From Monday to Friday, February 13-17, visitors to Webbs, in Wychbold, near Droitwich, can decorate a wooden nestbox and

  • Traders unite against parking price increase

    MALVERN traders say there must be better enforcement of on-street parking, rather than an increase in charges, to help businesses survive. The call was prompted by Malvern Hills District Council’s decision to adopt new tariffs, which will see prices

  • Performer squeezes in solo gig at city bar

    A DOUBLE Ivor Novello winner is set to bring his solo show to the Marr’s Bar on Sunday. Chris Difford, who first rose to prominence with the New Wave band Squeeze in the 70s, will bring a wealth of experience to the Pierpont Street venue.

  • Teens escape serious injury as car overturns

    FIVE teenagers escaped without serious injury when the car they were travelling in overturned outside a business park near Evesham. The driver of a VW Polo lost control of the car near Blackminster Business Park on Station Road, South Littleton around

  • It’s what is inside the Hive that matters

    Sir – The report on the Hive (Worcester News, February 1) makes me look forward to visiting the new library when it opens later this year. Whatever people think of the outside, as I’ve said before, it is what the inside contains that really matters.

  • Recipe for love - Pasta alla Norma

    MUSIC may be the food of love according to Shakespeare, but for a more hearty way to impress your loved one this Valentine’s Day, try this pasta recipe. Garofalo, the Italian pasta company, has teamed up with Masterchef 2011 finalist Sara Danesin

  • The Fleet Inn

    THE FLEET INN Fleet Lane Twyning Tewkesbury Tel: 01684 274020 NOT very long ago this picturesque inn and restaurant beside the river Avon was attracting reviews of the sort no proprietor wants to read – poor decor, disinterested

  • Gainsborough game to be off

    TOMORROW'S Blue Square Bet North match between Worcester City and Gainsborough Trinity will be postponed. The St George's Lane pitch is frozen solid but City have been told by the league they cannot officially call the game off until the morning

  • Old-fashioned panto was absolute delight

    SIR – I was delighted to be offered a ticket for Kay’s pantomime [Humpty Dumpty]. What a pantomime – that’s what I call a real oldfashioned one. Congratulations to everyone who took part. Well done. B MATTHEWS Redditch

  • Olympic role for grandmother

    A PASSION for sporting competition has landed a Pershore foster carer the chance to take her place in history. Grandmother-of-10 Sue Turner, of Hunter Rise, could be spending the summer driving sporting VIPs around England’s capital after she was selected

  • As parents we just want our kids safe

    I BET there has been a fair bit of hair pulled out at Castle Street police station this week. Officers have been battling tales of the most hideous kind – the child-snatcher. False rumours of attempts to abduct children and even a rape

  • Caught (not) at it on the job

    BUSTED! The new year lethargy is obviously setting in at County Hall as a couple of councillors have been caught ‘relaxing’ on the job. Check out Councillor Ed Moore, the current chairman of the council, right, who took a quick kip at the back

  • Parking chaos may be caused closer to home

    SIR – Re ‘Hospital parking causes chaos’ (Worcester News, January 26). While having sympathy with those involved in the car chaos in Ronkswood, Worcester, I also feel that they are quick to blame others. Having to travel that way, twice a day

  • Make MPs pay for own first class travel

    SIR – It’s annoying to say the least to see that as train fares rocket MPs enjoy first class travel at our expense. Recent reports show that MPs are on course to claim more than £1 million a year for first class travel – despite a promised ban

  • There must be a word for these politicians

    SIR – I have been trying to think of a word to describe the tactic that politicians use when they don’t want to answer a question. I’ve seen elected officials talk about something completely different, give the answers to questions they were

  • Young people need more help than ever

    SIR – The beginning of 2012 has brought with it a worrying time for young people. The alarming rise of youth unemployment means that more than one in five young people in the West Midlands is struggling to find a job. The Prince’s Trust

  • These youngsters give me hope for future

    SIR – I recently decided to have my hair and beard cut. So what, I hear you say. However, this as anyone who knows me, is most unusual. What is usual is me searching out the best value – not neccesarily cheap but value. I finished up going to

  • Man found unconscious in alley dies

    A MAN found lying unconscious in a city centre alleyway last week has died in hospital. The man, who was in his 30s and from the Stourport area, was found seriously ill in the passageway which runs alongside Old St Martin church in the Cornmarket

  • Weather warning prompts gritter action

    PEOPLE have been warned about freezing weather which could put the elderly and ill at risk. The Met Office has issued its first country-wide level three cold weather alert of the winter – the second most serious. This week, temperatures in Pershore

  • Terror for man, 60, in weapons raid

    BURGLARS forced their way into a cottage and tied up a man before stealing guns and cash. Three men in their late teens or early 20s broke into the cottage in Astley Burf, near Stourport-on-Severn, by forcing the back door and demanded cash

  • Shervington to face former club Ospreys

    HOOKER Ed Shervington lines up against his former club as Worcester Warriors tackle the Ospreys in the LV= Cup at Sixways tomorrow (3pm). He is one of 10 changes to the team beaten at Saracens last Sunday with Tom Arscott also moving to full-back and

  • Muddy hell!

    A man who took on a gruelling challenge in memory of his girlfriend said it was the hardest thing he has ever done. Luke Weaver tackled the 2012 Tough Guy Challenge in memory of Jo Lambe, who died aged 26 last March. The eight-mile course is famously

  • Hard work will be rewarded: Heeley

    MANAGER Carl Heeley says he cannot fault his players’ efforts despite Worcester City enduring a barren run in the Blue Square Bet North. City are yet to win in 2012 and picked up just two points from a possible 18 in January, a sequence that has put

  • Hollywood glamour at Malvern

    ACTRESS Stefanie Powers is bringing some Hollywood glamour to the Malvern stage. Powers will be joined on stage by fellow thespians Richard Johnson and Elizabeth Carling for On Golden Pond at Malvern Theatres from Monday, February 6.

  • Farmer made ‘menace’ diary entry about cousin

    A FARMER accused of murdering his mentally ill cousin was questioned by police about an entry in his diary which called his alleged victim a “village menace”. Roger Troughton said that 59-year-old Robin Troughton was taking medication and did not always

  • Hereford game off

    HEREFORD United's League Two match at Gillingham tomorrow has been called off because of a frozen pitch. Parts of the Priestfield Stadium pitch were deemed unplayable following an inspection this morning. The decision was taken to stop the Bulls travelling

  • Harriers have point to prove in Trophy tie

    KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are aiming to set the record straight when they tackle Luton Town in the FA Trophy at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). The Hatters won 2-1 on their last visit to Worcestershire in October’s league encounter and are six points better

  • Revenge mum used child porn to frame partner

    A WOMAN downloaded child porn from the internet in an act of “twisted revenge” against her common-law husband, a jury at Worcester Crown Court heard. The woman complained to police that he had accessed the vile images – but later laughed

  • ‘Nowhere here I want to shop’ – former mayor

    Please note that this report stems from a meeting on Thursday, January 26. TOWN councillors have criticised the lack of retailing variety in Ledbury centre, with a former mayor revealing that she always shops elsewhere. The debate arose at

  • Robins fined for illegal approach

    EVESHAM United have been fined £100 after they were found guilty of making an illegal approach for striker Ben Pugh. The Robins signed Pugh from Nuneaton Town in December but the Blue Square Bet North club claimed Evesham had not given the required seven

  • Joining Warriors was the best thing for me says Shervington

    WHEN Ed Shervington joined Worcester Warr-iors having been released by the Ospreys in the summer of 2010, he admitted viewing the move as a stop-gap bef-ore returning to Wales at the first opportunity. Initially signed as third-choice hooker

  • Teen wants votes for catwalk quest

    A TEENAGER is seeking to swap coursework for the catwalk. After being spotted at the Clothes Show in December, Mia Freer needs people to vote for her if she is to make it through the Teen Princess heats and into the finals in September. The 13-year-old

  • UPDATE: Worcester News power cut

    A POWER cut hit the offices of the Worcester News earlier this morning but we hope things are now back to normal. Were you also affected by the blackout? How did it affect you or your business? Tell us in the comment box below.

  • Bulls aim to be on right road to safety

    HEREFORD United head to Gillingham tomorrow (3pm) hoping to replicate the form that has served them well on the road this season. Jamie Pitman’s team have gleaned eight points from their last four away games, winning at Burton Albion and Dagenham and

  • Sixways on City's ground-share list

    WORCESTER City have approached the Warriors about the possibility of sharing Sixways while they wait for a new home to be built. The Blue Square Bet North club have to leave St George’s Lane in June 2013 so it can be bulldozed for housing by Careys New

  • ‘Crem for pets’ plan is put back in

    CONTROVERSIAL plans for a pet crematorium at Leigh Sinton will be going before county council planners next week. Les Childs, the owner of Brookend Kennels in Stocks Lane, Leigh Sinton, wants to install the crematorium so he can offer pet owners

  • Ex-MP on review of hospital services

    A FORMER MP is determined to make sure a review of NHS services does not repeat the mistakes of the past and that the people of Worcestershire have a voice. Retired hospital consultant Dr Richard Taylor, who was the MP for Wyre Forest between 2001 and