TODDLERS got stuck into sand and modelling dough at a messy play session in a village near Evesham. The children enjoyed a fun-filled morning of activities run by Broadway Children’s Centre for Cleeve Prior Toddlers Group. The group has grown from strength
VILLAGERS in Whittington, on the outskirts of Worcester, are taking the first steps towards building a new village hall. The Whittington Village Hall Committee has just put in a planning application for a new hall, next to the existing one off Church
A MOTHER has slammed the care her daughter rec-eived during a stay at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester. Marilyn Stimson, landlady of the Express Inn in Quest Hills Road, Malvern, said her daughter Donna was treated “appallingly” during a three-day
DROITWICH Spa ‘B’ and Worcester Royal Grammar School chalked up Worcestershire Cricket Board Indoor League Division One wins. Worcester Nomads ‘A’ (130-4) lost to Droitwich ‘B’ (131-4) by two wickets. Derek Austin (46 not out) and Ben Schiffmann (21
BIG-HEARTED Worcester sisters who were poster girls for a £2 million appeal have helped save the lives of other children like them. Ellie, aged 13, and Olivia Howard, eight from, Barbourne, Worcester were both saved by heart surgery at Birmingham
THE University of Worcester’s head of the Severn race takes place tomorrow. Around 100 crews from across the country are expected to be involved in the annual showpiece. The competition will be split into three divisions with the first and third racing
TWO hospital workers who were sacked for accessing a colleague’s medical records have launched action for unfair dismissal, claiming that an investigation into the allegations against them was flawed. Clinical scientist Rose Hill and biomedical scientist
DETECTIVES hunting the killer of a retired teacher have arrested a man. West Mercia Police detained a man - who is not local - on Thursday evening, February 2. He has since been bailed while inquiries continue. Betty Yates, aged 77, was found murdered
THE main bridge in Worcester is to set to be seen in a whole new light. Plans are in place to replace 104 old lights with 96 new ones on the balustrade and arches of the main crossing over the river Severn in the city centre. The work
GREG Mills believes Worcester City are the perfect club to help him kickstart his career. Having established himself at Telford United last season, the speedy winger saw his progress stall in recent months, leading him to seek a new club. With the St
A FORMER vicar will be rocking and rolling as the King himself in a village near Worcester later this month. Andy Kelso, who is currently chaplain to Worcester Warriors Rugby Club, takes his Elvis tribute act on the road to Kempsey Parish Hall on Saturday
BRAVE schoolgirl McAyla Johnston kick-started the piling process and laying of foundations at the Worcester Arena yesterday. The 14-year-old was joined at the site of the former fruit and vegetable market in Hylton Road with university staff and Worcester
WORCESTER ladies’ head coach Luke Fisher is again one of the Rugby Football Union coaching team for the women’s super fours trials in early May. The trials feature the country’s top 88 players, split into four squads, who face each other over two fixtures
TONIGHT marks the start of a key period in the British Basketball League season for Worcester Wolves. We have three home games in a row and must get some points from them to keep our title challenge on track. This evening sees the visit of league leaders
WORCESTER Wolves face one of their biggest matches of recent times tonight when they host British Basketball League leaders Newcastle Eagles (7pm). Four points separate the sides going into the University of Worcester showdown as the title race hots
THIS was the scene at Worcester’s bus station yesterday morning when the city centre was plunged into darkness. Workmen building the Hive, Worcester’s new state-of-the-art library, caused a city centre blackout when they accidentally struck
FORTY years ago tomorrow, Hereford United caused one of the greatest FA Cup shocks of all time. On February 5, 1972, Ronnie Radford struck from 35 yards to send Newcastle United crashing out 2-1 in the third round at Edgar Street. It is the stuff of
WORCESTER City’s game against Gainsborough Trinity today is set to be postponed because of a frozen pitch. With St George’s Lane unplayable and freezing conditions gripping the country, City wanted to call the match off yesterday but were denied by league
WITH snow predicted to fall across the county this afternoon, gritting teams were preparing for a busy 24-hours. Between two and five centimetres (around two inches) of steady snowfall was set to blanket Worcestershire from about 1pm, which
A SIXTH form student from The Chase School, Malvern, has been selected as Worcestershire’s Young Poet Laureate for 2012. Rowan Standish-Hayes was assessed alongside 13 other young poets at the Number 8 Theatre in Pershore, where his poem A Street Called
THE public will have a voice during a major review of NHS services thanks to an independent group. The Stakeholder Reference Board (SRB) is made up of representatives from the private, public, voluntary and community sector. Their mission
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
