WORCESTER Air Cadets took to the sky during a special glider flight. The youngsters from 187 (City of Worcester) Squadron, Air Training Corps, attended a gliding school in Little Rissington, the Cotswolds. For three of the Cadets, it was their first
TWO fuel thieves were caught in the act siphoning diesel from a parked car in Evesham, a court was told. Daniel Brown, aged 30, of St Philips Drive, Evesham, and Marc Bradley, 39, of Shawcross Walk, Evesham, were spotted next to a Land Rover parked in
A MUM whose baby daughter’s life was saved after she became desperately ill is raising money to help save the lives of other children. Cerys Faizey was just three weeks old when she became sick with life-threatening encephalitis (swelling of the brain
A CENTURY stand between Moeen Ali and Vikram Solanki helped Worcestershire to pick up their first batting bonus points of the season on day two of their LV= County Championship Division One match with Surrey at New Road. However, having reached 199-3
GIRLS at a Worcester school have received an inspiring talk from Britain’s former Home Secretary. Jacqui Smith, originally from Malvern, visited Christopher Whitehead Language College in Malvern Road to talk to year 10 and 11 girls. Her talk, called
A MAN made threats to kill job centre staff after his benefits were stopped because it meant he could not afford to make a payment for a new motorbike. Matthew Martindale was being ‘loud and aggressive’ during a phone call and then began banging the
THE countdown to the Olympic torch arriving in Worcester began today as the world watched it being ignited in ancient Olympia. The Greek gods gave their blessing at a traditional ceremony, which took place under baking sun in front of the ruins
THERE may be more job losses at a Worcester college amid reports it faces a worsening financial position. Worcester College of Technology has sent staff a letter asking whether anyone would like to consider voluntary redundancy. Unions said the request
DESIGN students from the University of Worcester have helped create environmentally-friendly packaging for a local brewery. The Wye Valley Brewery, Herefordshire, asked the students to create packaging prototypes to display and protect a gift-pack combination
WORCESTER’S MP Robin Walker gained an insight into the world of low-carbon engineering when he visited sector specialists Vickers Electronics which is tripling the size of its workforce in the city. Manchester-based Vickers is using Worcester as its
A DRUG addict was jailed for three months after he stole perfume testers to fund his £10-a-day heroin habit. Darren Pass had initially gone into Boots in Malvern Retail Park on Wednesday, April 25, to spray himself with fragrance because the address
IT’S little wonder that politicians down the ages have quite obviously studied the style of England’s most celebrated monarch. Firing all the evocative and emotional artillery of an emerging language this is a young queen only ten years into her reign
SOARING fearlessly over Worcestershire were a group of daredevil hang-gliders taking part in a contest to fly away home. People in Malvern may have craned their necks skyward to see more than 60 winged visitors gliding their way upward at the start of
WORCESTER’S Conservatives have secured a shock deal with the Liberal Democrats to control the city council. A pact has been struck between the two rival parties for the Tories to run the council as a minority administration, backed by Lib Dem support
SIR – All the best to Marie Curie Cancer Care. I nearly died of cancer in October 2006 – but I am still here six years later, thank God, and thanks to hospital staff. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
SIR – I would like to sincerely thank the people of Warndon for re-electing me last week. It was a tremendous vote of confidence and I am both overjoyed and humbled. There is always so much to do for people and my work has not stopped. I can
SIR – Re George Cowley’s letter ‘What’s happening to our wonderful country?’ (Worcester News, May 2). George, where have you been hiding your head in the sand? Our country has been in a state for a while. It has been handing out food in food
AROUND 80 workers at Long Lartin prison went on strike today over a row with the Government on pensions. Members of the Prison Officers Association (POA) were out on the picket lines from 7am, with the strikers saying they were “determined”
SIR – Andy Roberts, Worcester City Council cabinet member for value for money, wants to make matters absolutely clear (Worcester News, May 4). Worcester City Council’s spending – and whether it has gone up or down, or managed to build up taxpayers
ABOUT 100,000 visitors are expected to descend on the Three Counties Showground over the next four days for Malvern Spring Gardening Show. Co-organised by the Royal Horticultural Society, the colourful extravaganza which opened today and runs
SIR – I applaud the council in their efforts to encourage gulls in Worcester to go elsewhere by exchanging their eggs for dummy ones (Worcester News, April 30). My sympathies go to the Worcester News editor who in ‘retaliation’ for his headline
A HANDSOME moggie is in the care of an animal charity after he was abandoned at a motorway service station hotel. Staff at Strensham Services on the northbound carriageway of the M5 were shocked when they discovered the male tabby and white
MOVIE star Alfred Molina traded the Hollywood Hills for the Malverns to open a new dementia care home. The actor, who has appeared in films including Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Da Vinci Code and Spiderman 2, toured the Friends of the Elderly
SIR – I want to complain about the buses at the top of Angel Street in Worcester. On Thursday, May 3, my son and I were on our way home after shopping. We were crossing Angel Street by Subway when I fell into the road. I was lucky, I did not
WARRIORS prop Matt Mullan has been rewarded for his ultra-consistent form in a Worcester jersey this season with a place on the plane to South Africa as part of England’s summer tour. Head coach Stuart Lancaster named his 42-man Red Rose touring party
SIR – Is it me or is the Leveson inquiry just about the most boring news item ever? Yet it tops the list as the most important news item terrestrial TV covers most days. Isn’t it the economy which is the most important thing to each and everyone
WHEN Kate Middleton walked down the aisle a year ago, her now iconic wedding dress brought lace to the fashion mainstream. And when the spotlight shone for her 30th birthday, the Duchess of Cambridge turned to lace again - a black Temperley gown that
HERO On A Bicycle by Shirley Hughes is published in hardback by Walker Books, priced £9.99. Available now. Shirley Hughes has enriched thousands of childhoods with her illustrations for more than 200 picture books including the award-winning Dogger.
A MAN had to be cut free from a car after it overturned when it collided with a lorry. Emergency services were called to the A38 in Severn Stoke, near Worcester, at about 1.30pm yesterday (9)to reports of a crash. Firefighters from Malvern and Pershore
JOURNALISTS are public servants... aren’t they? Well, sort of, so I’m looking out for the postie who I hope will be laden down with dozens of nominations for me to join the invitation-only audience with the Queen at Worcester Cathedral. I’m not
NEW FICTION The Red House by Mark Haddon is published in hardback by Jonathan Cape, priced £16.99. Available May 10. You can't choose your family - but you can choose, perhaps despite your better judgment, to spend a week with them. After their mother's
AN elderly couple died after a toaster caused a fire at their Eckington home, an inquest was told. Firefighters rescued Valerie and William Herring from their burning house, but they died from smoke inhalation. Investigators believe
WORCESTER City have further underlined their intention to be a major force in Blue Square Bet North next season by securing Tom Thorley for another campaign. The influential 22-year-old midfielder has agreed to a third term at St George’s Lane after
ONE of the best known figures in the Worcester motor trade in the second half of the 20th century, Robert Blakeley “Blake” Barker, has died at the age of 96. He joined the family firm of P.W. Barker Ltd in Lowesmoor in 1939 and remained a director until
