A SON has paid tribute to his father who has died after a long illness. Derek Chapman, who was well known in Evesham for owning the Hampton industrial est-ate, died at the age of 82 as a result of suffering a stroke nine years earlier. Mr Chapman returned
THE owners of the popular Ark Animal Sanctuary in Worcestershire have spoken of their sadness after its shock closure. Situated at the Evesham Country Park, Twyford, the family-run sanctuary officially closed its doors on Tuesday, March 6,
A SCULPTOR from West Malvern has been offered the chance to join the prestigious Royal British Society of Sculptors. Caro Sweet is the only woman artist in Worcestershire to have been extended the privilege. Her highly sought-after pieces can be found
MALVERN Hills District Council’s outgoing leader Phil Grove says he has no regrets about his three-year tenure in post. He will formally step down from the post next week, but continues to act as a district councillor. Councillor Grove, who represents
A RECORD number of cyclists took part in this year’s Blossom Trail Bikeaway riding an astonishing 6,200 miles around the Vale. More than 160 cyclists started their journey from Hampton Ferry, Evesham, and raised around £1,500 for the Pershore division
A MAN knocked another man out with a single punch in a Worcester fast-food restaurant after he called him a ‘paedo’. Dominic Pearce knocked Adam James unconscious with one punch while his victim sat with a friend at Chicks, the Cross, Worcester, during
Kevin Pietersen imperiously took charge of a damage limitation exercise as Surrey responded to a batting failure against Worcestershire in the LV= County Championship at New Road. In his only county match before the first Test against West
A photograph of a scarce Worcestershire butterfly is the overall winner of an annual photography competition run by the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. More than 130 spectacular pictures were entered into the competition, which required photographers
WORCESTER Warriors have increased their season ticket prices by up to £70 for the 2012-13 campaign. But the Sixways club have defended the decision after freezing prices for their first season back in the Premiership having slashed them following
A security guard who tried to stop a shoplifter was subjected to racial taunts by three people in a Worcester store. Christopher McManus put a bottle of wine down his shorts in the Co-op in Angel Street. But when Nur Abdolkhani approached, he verbally
POLICE and council officials are launching a clampdown on an infamous dogging area. The public area at Brockeridge Common, in Ripple, near Upton, is being advertised on the internet as somewhere for people to meet and have sex. Users of the site are
SOLDIERS from the 2nd Battalion, the Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) will be joining a military parade through the city later this year, it has been revealed. More than 400 soldiers will join the Queen’s Royal Hussars and the Grenadier Guards
ABOUT 80 workers at Long Lartin, near Evesham, prison went on strike yesterday 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 – I agree with Len Presley’s letter ‘There’s nothing wrong with hospital catering’ (Worcester News, May 2). In 2006 the food at Worcestershire Royal Hospital was varied and excellent, as was the food at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
SIR – At times I do protest about some of the stuff that’s printed in the Worcester News, but I do agree with John Shearon’s letter ‘Clearly, we’re just not getting value for money’ (Worcester News, May 7). The way the Government is robbing us
SIR – When I was a police officer working in Birmingham, I became aware of a situation in which Pakistani men were picking up young white girls from a local children’s home. There are of course paedophile groups occasionally uncovered, but the
A GEM of British theatre is coming to Malvern Theatres. Educating Rita tells the story of the relationship between a feisty Liverpudlian hairdresser and a jaded university professor. Rita (Claire Sweeney) has a passion for literature
SIR – How David Cameron and his Government must wished they had listened to the people now. How things have come back to haunt him: the so-called granny tax and pasty tax, increasing taxes for the poor while cutting taxes for the rich, the promises
SIR – What a splendid photograph of Daryl Mitchell (Worcester News, May 9), alongside Tom Guest’s column. Daryl is a shining example of a local young man who has worked his way through the cricket ranks to become the ultimate – captain of his
SIR – in your comment (Worcester News, May 8) you asked in your comment why so few people went to the polls at the recent local elections? In my opinion the system is too outdated. When living in the Claines ward, I voted for Liz Smith and Sue
SIR – I received a modest 85 votes in the contest for St Clement ward in the city council elections last week and would like to thank those who supported me. Contrary to all received wisdom, I chose to fight a campaign on local issues and ideas
ROYAL Grammar School Worcester’s First XI went unbeaten through the National T20 cricket tournament’s preliminary round. The pupils beat city rivals King’s, Bromsgrove and Solihull schools in progressing. The matches were switched to the RGS pitches
HOSPITAL jobs and beds will go as NHS bosses try to claw back £50 million over the next three years. A list of options about how Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which manages Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester, will save the cash
A KIND and private man died following a fall after being locked out of his Worcester home, an inquest was told. Roger Champken tripped on a roll of carpet while trying to get into his flat through a cupboard on his ground-floor balcony on Saturday, February
The Midlands is no longer in official drought status after the recent rainfall, the Environment Agency has confirmed. South West England and parts of Yorkshire are also no longer in official drought status given the recent rainfall and it is unlikely
Students at the Regents Theological College in Malvern will be performing a modern retelling of Chaucer’s classic Canterbury Tales. The performance has been directed and scripted by 3rd year Performing Arts students at the college, as part
A 12-STRONG herd of hand-reared cattle is due to be released on Ronkswood Hill Meadows today as part of an annual conservation exercise by Worcester City Council. The cattle will be allowed free rein on the local nature reserve site to
A RETIRED postie has clocked up thousands of miles travelling the length and breadth of Britain photographing post boxes. Peter Willis, aged 67, has set himself the challenge of snapping as many pillar boxes dotted around the UK and Ireland during his
DESPITE it being a dull and rainy evening Boat to Row were able to offer some very welcome brightness on their first visit to the city. The five-piece from Nuneaton were snugly shoehorned into the homely surrounds of the bar and breezed through a set
WORCESTER’S Lydia Thompson will make her debut for England women in tomorrow’s FIRA-AER European Cup opener against Spain in Rovereto, Italy (4.30pm). She is one of four uncapped players and will feature alongside Bristol’s Sally Tuson and Darlington
ASK an average mum how they cope with family life and they would probably say, “We manage”. The idea that women can have it all – a career and a family – is one you pretty much wave goodbye to when you have children. Some can afford to stay at
A MAN who let his dog foul a churchyard grave has been ordered to fork out more than £1,000 in fines and costs. Richard Bussey was spotted walking his three black spaniel-type dogs by two members of the public in the grounds of St Michael’s Church in
FORMER Alans Tackle captain Tony Witcher marked a return to Brockamin with first prize in the penultimate round of the pairs league. He recorded a massive 125lbs 14oz winning bag of carp on the Worcestershire fisheries’ bottom lake. On peg 12 opposite
CONTROVERSIAL proposals for a new tax on pubs and clubs would be a perfectly reasonable policy, according to Worcester’s MP. Robin Walker said the move, which has been heavily criticised by the trade, would be a good way of paying for the excesses of
