FIREFIGHTERS were called to a flat fire at Nibley Close in Worcester today. At 11.39am three engines went to the flats in the Blackpole area of the city after receiving reports of fires in flats on both the first and second floor.
AN enormous painting that returned to a Worcestershire stately home after a 60-year absence is undergoing conservation work. Called ‘The Great Horse’ or ‘Jack-a-Dandy’, the 14 foot by eight foot picture was painted between 1680 and 1710, possibly by
FORMER Hereford United captain David Norton is hoping history does not repeat itself at Edgar Street today. The 47-year-old midfielder endured the agony of relegation from the Football League in 1997 when Brighton stayed up at the Bulls’ expense following
A MAN who pointed an imitation pistol at two teenage girls in Worcester has been warned he is at risk of a prison sentence. Craig McCarthy was on his way home from work when he drove past the girls in London Road on September 13 last year. A 17-year-old
THEY may only have missed out on the Blue Square Bet Premier play-offs a week ago, but Kidderminster Harriers have already switched their attention to going one better. A 3-0 defeat to Mansfield at Aggborough, coupled with fifth-placed Luton winning
A WORCESTER scrap dealer has been arrested for handling lead stolen from a church roof following a police raid. Officers descended on the Jansen Metco scrap yard in Shrub Hill yesterday and arrested a man on suspicion of handling stolen goods and seized
Skios by Michael Frayn is published in hardback by Faber and Faber, priced £15.99. Available May 3. A dramatist best known for his spoof Noises Off, currently running to rave reviews in the West End, Michael Frayn's novels are - reliably - an even greater
WORCESTER Warriors flanker Neil Best will today be keeping one eye on events at Blaydon while he plays in his club’s final Aviva Premiership match of the season against Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens. The Ireland international is combining
TALKS between rival parties about teaming up to grab control of Worcester City Council have already started in earnest. Thursday night’s tense count meant that the ruling Conservative Party lost its overall majority, leaving political control over the
IT'S the elusive action in make-up application where so many of us try and fail on a daily basis - getting your foundation shade spot-on. Making the wrong choice is fraught with beauty perils - first there's the dreaded tell-tale line on the neck,
IT was disappointing to lose in the British Baketball League play-offs but, overall, Worcester Wolves have done a tremendous job this season. We set some goals at the start of the season and, looking back now, we have excelled ourselves as
TREAD the Boards is bringing its production of Loyalty Binds Me to the Artrix in Bromsgrove tonight. The play tells the true story of King Richard III and his involvement in the murder of his nephews, the sons of Edward the Fourth and the rightful heirs
MANAGER Carl Heeley wants even more goals from Mike Symons next season after the striker agreed to stay at Worcester City. Symons, aged 26, scored 19 goals during the 2011/12 campaign, 18 of which came in City’s run to seventh in Blue Square
A WORCESTER pensioner who was the victim of an attempted burglary has been awarded £200 by the West Mercia Police Community Fund. Beryl Ranford had to pay £150 to have her front door repaired after it was kicked in by a man who tried to get into her
