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  • Police looking out for stolen bicycles

    HAVE you seen these bikes? Police have released the photos of two bicycles stolen from a garage in Worcester in the hope they can be found and returned to their owner. The bikes, worth a total of £750, were taken between 2.30pm on Saturday, March 31

  • Mayor is a guest at hospice’s spring fair

    MAYOR of Malvern Ian Hopwood was one of the special guests when Acorns held a spring fair at its Worcester hospice. Crowds braved the cold on Saturday to join in the fun, with face painting and hook-a-duck among the many attractions. Volunteers and staff

  • Home approved after an appeal

    PROPOSALS to create a home for eight young men with autism in Powick, near Worcester, have been approved by a planning inspector on appeal. Last summer, healthcare provider the Options Group submitted a planning application to Malvern Hills District

  • Monday night club will help others like Laura

    A CARING woman has started a new social group for people with learning disabilities in Worcester. MENCAP young ambassador Laura Gill, aged 24, from Leigh Sinton, near Malvern, started the group at the Barbourne Ex-Servicemen’s Club on Monday

  • Tony falls into step with fund-raiser Sir Ian

    A fund-raiser joined some famous sporting faces as they stepped out in aid of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. Tony Caldwell joined cricketing legend Sir Ian Botham and former British tennis number one Tim Henman on the Birmingham to Clent Hills leg

  • Kate Prout inquest - teacher was 'unlawfully killed'

    A VERDICT of unlawful killing has been recorded on Kate Prout, the 55-year-old retired teacher who was murdered by her husband Adrian in November 2007. Although her body was not found, Adrian Prout was convicted of her murder last year but

  • Hospital chiefs heed lessons of winter vomiting bug outbreaks

    WORCESTER’S hospital would be built differently if NHS bosses had to start from scratch so that staff could better contain the spread of bugs such as norovirus. At the height of the third outbreak this winter of norovirus, which causes diarrhoea and

  • Man died trying to get dog’s ball from sea

    A POPULAR Malvern businessman drowned after he tried to retrieve a dog’s ball from the sea at Aberdovey in Wales. Nick Waller, aged 48, who ran Edith Walk-based Waller and Waller Opticians, was on holiday with his wife Karen when tragedy struck

  • Heeley in no rush to sort out squad

    WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley says he is in no rush to make decisions on the future of players. The St George’s Lane club finished seventh in Blue Square Bet North after losing 1-0 to Workington in the final match of the season last Saturday. Next

  • Old enemies to battle it out at New Road

    ENGLAND and Australia are set to go head-to-head at Worcestershire’s New Road home next month. However, the old enemies won’t be squaring up in the middle, instead they will be taking part in a battle of the brains as the two teams take part in a fund-raising

  • OAP gets 16 years for sex attacks

    A PARISH hall caretaker who carried out a string of sex attacks on young girls in a garden hot tub has been jailed for 16 years. Denis Portman, aged 77, of Old Malvern Road, Powick, was convicted by a jury last month of eight rapes and eight

  • Council leader steps down after record three-year term

    THE leader of Malvern Hills District Council is stepping down following a record-breaking three years in the role. Phil Grove told the Worcester News today that he will not be seeking re-election when the council holds its annual meeting in

  • Public will sit in on probe into former county council leader

    A PUBLIC probe is to take place over disgraced former county council leader Dr George Lord – as new details emerged about his conduct at the helm of the authority. The Malvern Gazette can reveal fresh details over his “inadvisable and inappropriate

  • Cyclists urged to wear helmets after crash

    AN elderly cyclist was taken to hospital this morning following a crash with a car. The man, who is in his late 70s, was not wearing a crash helmet and suffered a head injury in the crash which happened near to the junction of Hylton Road and Henwick

  • Great to see Queen

    SIR – It is brilliant news that the Queen will be officially opening the Hive on July 11 (Worcester News, May 1) and that her Diamond Jubilee commemorative medals are to be supplied by a county firm (Worcester News, May 1). How fitting it would

  • We shouldn’t have to pay on bank holidays

    SIR – May I remind Worcester News readers about my letter of protest ‘It’s high time we had a decent bus service’ (April 19). As a pensioner I was unhappy about being charged a bus fare on the 417 from Worcester to Ledbury on Good Friday. Well

  • Help us to save this ex-Royal Navy ship

    SIR – Worcester News readers, please help stop the cutting up for scrap of ex-Royal Navy ship HMS Plymouth, a veteran of the Falklands campaign. Time is short. Please view and sign a petition that has been started at petition.co.uk/ hmsplymouth

  • Come on, this is your chance to have a say

    SIR – In your survey on worcesternews.co.uk, a third of Worcester News readers who responded said that they did not intend to vote this week, probably on the grounds of ‘they’re all the same’ and ‘it doesn’t make any difference how you vote’.

  • Labrinth tops the bill at Olympic torch party

    A RISING star of the music world will be helping Worcester welcome the Olympic flame to the Faithful City. Labrinth has today been announced as one of the acts who will be performing at the Olympic torch relay evening celebrations which will be held

  • David Humphries is a very special man

    SIR – The recently published report of David Humphries being chosen as one of the bearers when the Olympic torch comes to Worcester (Worcester News, April 9) reflected credit not only on him but also on the youngsters who nominated him for the

  • Enjoyment on young faces is a delight

    SIR – Worcester is extremely fortunate to be home to WODYS, that youthful powerhouse blossoming with young talent and exuberance. With friends, I have greatly enjoyed productions by the Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society Youth Section and

  • I Dreamed A Dream/Bristol Hippodrome

    SUSAN Boyle catapulted from obscurity to worldwide fame overnight as a result of her first appearance on Britain’s Got Talent a quiet unassuming middle aged lady without the looks of a superstar startled the judges and ultimately millions of people

  • The Hive really does have so much to offer

    SIR – I wish to pass on my congratulations to all the people who have been involved in making Worcester’s marvellous new library and history centre such a huge success. The Hive is already one of the city’s most popular attractions as far as

  • Bands in the park season announced

    THE new season of open-air concerts in a county park gets underway on Sunday. First up in the Bands in the Lido Park series presented by Droitwich Town Council will be the New Washboard Syncopators and runs weekly until Sunday, August 26, when the Blackwell

  • Crash victim named

    A man who died after a motorway crash has been named as Steven Cracknell. Mr Cracknell died, aged 22, after a crash involving two lorries, two vans and a car. Mr Cracknell, from Batley in West Yorkshire was freed from his van by emergency crews and

  • Davies to quit Warriors for Cardiff Blues

    WARRRIORS forwards coach Phil Davies will leave the club immediately after the final game of the season to move to Cardiff Blues. Davies joined Warriors in July 2010 and together with head coach Richard Hill helped guide the club to promotion

  • Hair today - gone tomorrow

    A Worcester schoolgirl proved she had ‘curl power’ when she lopped off her locks to help other children. Eight-year-old Cerys McCulloch, of Tolladine Road, had 15 inches shorn off her waist-length waves in support of the Little Princess Trust

  • Three Feet/Coach House, Malvern

    HAVE you ever been abruptly removed from your comfort zone without a moment’s notice? That is the fate that befalls Albert, a routine-obsessed nightshift worker at an Isle of Man hotel and the central character in Malvern-based Nick Wilkes’ latest comedic

  • Relief for flood-hit areas as river levels peak

    THE worst is over for Worcestershire’s flood-hit areas as river levels have peaked across the county. The Environment Agency yesterday confirmed water levels in the river Severn reached 4.75 metres overnight as predicted and had stabilised.

  • A season to remember

    LOOKING back, it has been a fine season for Worcester City and finishing seventh in Blue Square Bet North was beyond what most people expected. Personally, I felt that mid-table was a realistic aim for us and was an achieveable goal.

  • Election results - live

    WELCOME to our live coverage of the Worcester City Council elections. Below, and on our homepage, you will find a panel of real-time comments from WN staff and readers, posted as the evening progresses. You can add your own thoughts

  • Now you can dazzle with a Twenties trend

    THE summer season isn’t known for its evening-wear looks. Flip-flops, beachwear and shorts, yes, but glitz, tassels and sequins are usually confined to the party season. Until now, that is. Inspired by upcoming movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby

  • What he is not is Roy of the Rovers

    I DON’T much care for football. I mean it’s okay and all. I like the excitement of the World Cup as much as anyone but that’s as far as it goes. Nevertheless, I’ve taken the decision to dip my toe in the water following the announcement of Roy

  • Bowling alley fire put out

    A fire at a bowling alley has been put out. Firefighters were called to a fire in the roof space of TGS Bowling, in Station Approach, Hereford at 5.17am this morning. The fire also involved the bar and storage area of the bowling complex and there was

  • On death row

    THIS healthy dog is facing almost certain death unless more homes can be found for the large numbers of Staffordshire bull terriers being abandoned on the streets of Worcestershire. The two-year-old brindle- and-white male Staffie – dubbed Bugsy by dog

  • Fire at bowling alley

    FIREFIGHTERS are battling a blaze at a bowling alley in Hereford. Five fire engines have been sent to the fire at TGS Bowling in Station Approach to fight a fire in the roof space of the building.

  • Beefy steps out

    WORCESTERSHIRE cricket legend Sir Ian Botham has put on his walking shoes for charity once again. The famous fund-raiser joined former British tennis number one Tim Henman on the Birmingham to Clent Hills leg of a nationwide walk in aid of Leukaemia

  • Award is icing on the cake for Nigel

    A MALVERN subpostmaster has been given an award to mark 30 years’ service with the Post Office. Nigel Morris, of Great Malvern Post Office in Abbey Road, was given the long-service award by regional manager Judy Balderson. Mr Morris joined the Post