THE golden era of the canal will be relived in Worcestershire this weekend. The Stourport-on-Severn canal basins May heritage weekend takes place tomorrow and on Sunday from noon to 4pm. There will be costume guided walks, family trails and the chance
THE story of a little boy who suffers with a rare condition that makes him prone to extreme bruising and bleeding has captured the hearts and attention of the nation. Noah Edwards, aged four, suffers from platelet function disorder, which means he has
THE city’s newest public building was given a noisy transformation when Worcester Music Festival took it over for a day. The Hive will be a quiet hub of activity once the library and history centre is officially opened by the Queen on July 11, but a
BROMYARD’S town crier really has something to shout about after bellowing his way to success at a top international competition. Peder Nielsen is Europe’s finest after triumphing at the European Guild of Town Criers championships held in Robin Hood Bay
ENTICING the fans back to St George’s Lane has been a struggle in recent years for Worcester City. Disillusionment and general apathy reigned on the terraces following seasons of either mid-table mediocrity or relegation struggle. Combined with spiralling
PLANS to allow councils to fine motorists £130 for parking in cycle lanes have been welcomed in Worcester – with bosses saying they find the illegal parkers “immensely frustrating”. The Government is considering handing town halls the ability to punish
LABOUR Party leader Ed Miliband visited Worcester yesterday to send a clear message to the city’s party about potentially taking over the council. During a hastily arranged gathering of party members and campaigners at Charlie’s Cafe in Sidbury, he paid
FIVE new councillors have been welcomed to Worcester – including the city’s first Green politician. Councillor Neil Laurenson shocked all the city’s political parties by taking the St Stephen seat from the Conservatives with 720 votes. The stunning
A couple preparing to travel almost 1,000 miles by river to take part in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Flotilla have only got as far as Tewkesbury after running into troubled waters. Andrew and Wendy Dyke, both Evesham town and Wychavon district councillors
WORCESTERSHIRE’S LV= County Championship Division One match against Surrey has been switched to Kidderminster because of the flooding at New Road. The four-day match, due to start on Wednesday, will now take place at Chester Road North, where Monday’
HEREFORD United face their day of destiny tomorrow as they bid to cling on to a place in the Foootball League. The Bulls needs to beat promotion-chasing Torquay United in their final game at Edgar Street (3pm) and hope Barnet, two points above them in
PARENTS whose children have been refused places at three Worcester schools say they now live in a “toxic postcode”. The group includes 14 families whose children were offered places at Pitmaston Primary School in St John’s, and one family whose son was
ALTHOUGH he won’t be there to see the job through, departing forwards coach Phil Davies is full of belief that Warriors can complete their journey to the top of the English game. Davies was announced as the new director of rugby at Cardiff Blues yesterday
SIR – Britain has once again been shackled by the judges in the EU in their efforts to deport Abu Qatada. This whole episode has turned into a shambles and makes Britain the laughing stock of the world. France and Italy simply ignore EU rulings
SIR – As Worcester City Council’s cabinet member for value for money, I wrote about the last Labour controlled city council’s legacy of uncontrolled spending (Worcester News, April 24) – which so closely mirrored what happened later at a national
INSPECTORS have said services to safeguard children in Worcestershire are now adequate. The report from Ofsted inspectors has lifted Worcestershire County Council’s safeguarding services out of the failing status given in 2010. The new report described
SIR – The record of the coalition Government’s treatment of pensioners is abysmal. Within weeks of taking office, the free swimming for the over-60s was abolished, notwithstanding the fact that regular healthy excercise prolongs active life and
THE Swan Theatre Amateur Company (STAC) is holding an open audition for its forthcoming production of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" on Sunday at 2.30pm in the Swan Theatre Studio. The show will run on the main stage of the theatre between Tuesday
SIR – Re Antony McIver’s letter ‘BNP judges people on their skin colour’ (Worcester News, April 23). Have you not read my letters regarding child poverty in Worcester, foreign wars, our promised EU referendum or our foreign aid used to buy F-
• For the full city results click here. LABOUR Party leader Ed Miliband visited Worcester today to send a clear message to the city’s party about potentially taking over the council. During a hastily arranged gathering of party members
SIR – Perdiswell Leisure Centre is surely one of the best sites for a new swimming pool in Worcester. However, spare a thought for local people living around the Bilford Road area. They have told me that they have difficulty crossing Bilford
SIR – It’s not very often I agree with the Lib Dems because usually they are facing two ways and I can’t understand what they stand for, but on one subject I’m inclined to agree with Nick Clegg. He wants to reform the House of Lords, which is
PHIL Davies’ Warriors departure must be looked upon as an opportunity for the club, insists Sixways head coach Richard Hill. The former England scrum-half admits Davies, who will move to Cardiff Blues next season, will be very difficult to replace as
WORCESTER’S MP Robin Walker dropped in at the city’s Guildhall to offer encouragement to the area’s business entrepreneurs. Working with Worcester City Council and Job Centre Plus, the Federation of Small Businesses provides fortnightly workshops at
SIR – There are often references in the Worcester News letters page to the huge public debt left by the last Labour government. Readers might be interested to learn that UK public debt by GDP is lower than that in Germany, France, Canada, USA
POLICE in Malvern are gearing up for the town’s first emergency services open day taking place tomorrow. Part of the station on Albert Road North will be open to members of the public between 11am and 3pm and members of the emergency services and partner
A night-time burglar was frog-marched out of a house after the occupants found him in the spare bedroom, a court was told. Ricky Roberts claimed he was looking for a friend when he was discovered at 3.45am in the two-bedroom semi-detached home
TONIGHT'S production of Les Miserables at Queen Elizabeth Humanities College in Bromyard is set to be packed out. There is only a small amount of tickets remaining and anyone intending to check out the performance should contact the school in advance
SCRUM-half Shaun Perry will captain Worcester Warriors as they travel to Northampton Saints for their final Aviva Premiership match tomorrow (2pm). Warriors: Arscott; Benjamin, Grove, Fatiaki, Drauniniu; Gray; Perry; Porter, Fortey, Douglas, Percival
SIR – Worcester City Council has been employing a consultant at £600 a day to manage the waste and recycling and open spaces departments (Worcester News, April 24). One would have thought that there would have been someone already employed by
SIR – Once again the price of motor fuel is making the news. Isn’t it time the penny dropped – the only way that fuel prices are going is up. Market forces prevail and you cannot buck the market. If you adjust the price by removing part of the
MANAGER Matt Clarke wants to be the man to lead Evesham United back into the Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Div-ision at the first attempt. The Robins were relegated to Division One South and West following their 1-1 draw at Barwell last Saturday,
THIS is the moment an amateur photographer captured the joys of spring at its busy best. Peter Willis, of Ombersley Road, Worcester, placed the imitation post box in his garden about three years ago but it is only in the last three weeks he has noticed
A SNIFFER dog was used to help police search for drugs among pupils at a Malvern school. Classrooms at the Chase school in Geraldine Road were searched during lesson time yesterday as part of an operation to help ensure the school is drugs-free and raise
WARRIORS are hoping to replicate the successful arrangement they have with Phil Larder by looking to appoint a new attack coach on a part-time basis. Former England and British Lions defence guru Larder has worked wonders at Sixways, making Worcester
He may be famous for his “grouchy” demeanour, but Rich Hall ensured there were smiles all round when he performed at Huntingdon Hall last night. The Montana native targeted everything from the British weather to terrorism to Primark during the two-and-a-half
WORCESTERSHIRE are hoping to be able to make a decsion later today on whether next week’s LV= County Championship Division One match with Surrey can go ahead at New Road. A large portion of the outfield, as well as three strips on the the square, are
BROWNS WINE BAR 24 Quay Street Worcester WR1 2JJ 01905 26263 BROWNS Wine Bar opened this week – and it has already been making headlines. Flooding caused the new owners to close the doors again briefly within its first week, although
HOW important is your reputation? I suspect that’s a question Rupert Murdoch was asking himself this week. There are perhaps a few areas in life in which notoriety can be helpful but mostly a black stain on the character is one that is difficult
ED Miliband is expected to visit Worcester today after Labour made gains in the city. The party picked up three new councillors but failed to overtake the Conservatives as the biggest party. However, the results meant the Conservatives have lost overall
VOTERS who defied the rain to have their say in the local elections were disappointed more of their fellow residents did not do the same. Turnout yesterday was expected to be down on last year, and with no other elections taking place the same day, only
ACTRESS Patricia Routledge, best known for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, will be talking about her varied career in music and as an actress at Huntingdon Hall tonight. Routledge trained as a singer and an actress and had considerable
A MOTHER who contacted her children on Facebook while they were in care has narrowly avoided prison because the judge refused to make her a martyr. The woman used the social networking site to contact two of her daughters, despite being banned from
THE dramatic scenes at Worcester's election results, where Conservatives lost overall control, have been reflected up and down the country. David Cameron and Nick Clegg have been dealt a stinging rebuke by the public as Labour racked up big
A LONG-running Malvern jazz club will be welcoming a special guest to a concert marking its 17th anniversary. Accomplished saxophone, flute and clarinet player Amy Roberts is one of the fastest rising names on the UK scene, having been named ‘rising
A FORMER RGS Worcester pupil took marathon running to a new extreme when he completed the London Marathon dressed as a carrot. Edward Lumley, aged 27, is now the proud holder of the Guinness world record for the ‘fastest marathon dressed as
• For the full results click here. THE Conservative Party has lost overall control of Worcester City Council in one of the most dramatic election counts in the authority’s history. The party suffered shock defeats in two key seats
