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  • Celebrating the beauty of Creation

    A BIBLE Society exhibition of painting, calligraphy and embroidery, celebrating the beauty and bounty of creation, is coming to Malvern during May and June. Creation: A Celebration is formed of 42 panels of artwork illustrating the Biblical account of

  • Gladys is the birthday girl

    THE numbers all added up when Gladys Slack celebrated her 105th birthday. Mrs Slack, of the Albion Lodge retirement home, Hanley Swan, near Malvern, was joined by her son Stuart Slack and daughter-in-law Pat for the occasion. She received a special

  • We’d love to see you in our shops

    CHARITY shops are urging people to show their support by donating items directly to their doors. Good causes across Worcester are joining in the Charity Retail Association’s (CRA) national Choose Charity Shops campaign, which starts on Monday. The

  • Man punched boy in face in an ‘unprovoked attack’

    A 26-YEAR-OLD man who punched a boy in the face for looking in his general direction has been jailed. Worcester Magistrates Court was told Tony Connor had an “anger problem”, by solicitor Becky Connolly. Connor, of Sebright Av-enue, Battenhall, Worcester

  • Josh is keen to prove his worth

    JOSH Matavesi returns to England with ‘unfinished business’ to attend to, according to Worcester’s new back division recruit. The Cornish-raised Fijian international came through the ranks with Exeter Chiefs but struggled to hold down a regular spot

  • Teenagers called up to regatta in Belgium

    FOUR 16-year-old Worcester club paddlers have been selected by the British Canoe Union to compete in the international Ghent Regatta. William Bird, Simon Williams, Rob Griffiths and Russel Woolley will race in Copenhagen, Denmark, next weekend over sprints

  • Show with a spring in its step

    THE 2012 Malvern Spring Gardening Show will go down as the one that beat the weather. While many other outdoor-based attractions have fallen foul of the recent heavy rains, the four-day event on the Three Counties Showground bit the bullet,

  • Security upped as vandals hit course on eve of meeting

    VANDALS who struck at Worcester Racecourse are being told enough is enough after causing damage three times in the past week. In the latest incident overnight between Thursday and Friday the plastic running rail at the viaduct bend were pulled down and

  • Race is on for Rose title

    THE runners and riders are in for the county’s first Worcestershire Rose competition this weekend. Your Worcester News, in conjunction with hairdresser Umberto Giannini and Worcester Racecourse, is putting on a feast of entertainment at the city course

  • Former City players chasing promotion dream in play-off

    WORCESTER City might not be involved in tomorrow’s Blue Square Bet North play-off final but the club has more than just a passing interest. Three former City players are bidding to win promotion to non-league’s top-flight when Gainsborough Trinity and

  • Enjoy a day of jazz tomorrow

    THE first ever Malvern Jazz Festival takes place on tomorrow. The all-dayer at Malvern Rugby Club, in Spring Lane, runs from 2-11pm and features the likes of Remi Harris Quartet, Zoltan Sagi Quartet, Spats Langham Hot Fingers, Tipitina, JB Jazz and

  • The Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Simon Mawer

    THE Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Simon Mawer is published in hardback by Little, Brown, priced £16.99. Available now. Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author Simon Mawer doesn't disappoint with his latest spy novel about a young woman plucked from her desk

  • Owner of tower blocks has lofty ambitions for revamp

    Three landmark tower blocks will get a £5 million overhaul including rooftop gardens and new cladding. Cripplegate House, Severn House and Henwick House loom over the city’s skyline in St John’s. The owner of the blocks, Worcester Community Housing

  • Stability key to return says Rob

    SKIPPER Rob Purdie believes keeping the squad together will be key to Hereford United’s chances of returning to the Football League at the first attempt. The Bulls’ six-year stay came to an end last Saturday when they were relegated to the Blue Square

  • Motorcyclist dies following crash

    A motorcyclist has died following a crash in Worcestershire. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the A451 between Great Witley and Dunley, near Stourport, shortly before 5.15pm yesterday. The incident, which involved a black

  • Authors to showcase their work

    Malvern Theatres is to host its second ‘As You Read It’ evening, which will see authors read their own short stories to a live audience. The event will take place at the Forum Theatre on Thursday, May 17. Back in November, the first As You Read It

  • Injured Worcestershire soldier takes a dive

    A SOLDIER who became the first female to lose a limb fighting in Afghanistan completed a charity skydive yesterday to raise funds for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity. Major Kate Philp, originally from Knightwick, near Worcester, joined the Tigers Parachute

  • Axe hangs over hospital beds and jobs

    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 will

  • Marvin’s shock at England summons

    EARNING an England ‘C’ call-up caught Kidderminster Harriers winger Marvin Johnson by surprise. The 21-year-old is one of three players from the Aggborough club, along with striker Anthony Malbon and midfielder James Vincent, included in Paul Fairclough

  • Smells like summer

    AFTER non-stop April showers and floods, we've never needed a taste of summer like we do now. Thankfully a spritz of fragrance can be evocative of blue skies, white beaches and frothy oceans, whatever the weather outside. So take full advantage

  • Departing Garvey is player of the season

    DEPARTING winger Marcel Garvey has been voted Worcester Warriors’ player of the season. Garvey, who will join French Top 14 side Castres this summer after scoring 46 tries in 125 games for the Sixways club, edged out fellow nominees Sam Betty

  • Proposal to centralise Worcestershire acute stroke care

    ACUTE stroke services should be centralised at a Worcester hospital so more lives can be saved say experts. A team of GPs, patient champions and external advisers believe an acute stroke service should be based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, not the

  • Tanvir excited by County t20 role

    WORCESTERSHIRE have secured the signing of left-handed Pakistani international Sohail Tanvir for the Friends Life t20 campaign. The 6ft 5ins all-rounder has recently featured in the Mi-WAY T20 Challenge where he helped Highveld Lions reach