A WOMAN will return to magistrates court later this year on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm to her mother. Lisa Brown, of Mortimers Quay, Evesham, was granted conditional bail at Worcester Magistrates Court. Kerry Lovegrove, prosecuting, said
SIX food and drink businesses from Herefordshire and two from Worcestershire have scooped awards at the Heart of England fine foods Diamond Awards at Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Fifteen accolades presented on the night included 10 product awards, three
A WOMAN whose father-in-law died from a cardiac arrest will swim to raise funds in his memory cheered on by her husband – who miraculously survived a cardiac arrest the same month. Sarah Hennessey, a mum-of-two of Isaac Way, Droitwich, will join more
THE fire service has re-issued water safety advice following the funeral of a family man. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is warning people who enter rivers or other open water such as lakes to follow safety advice to ensure that their
A WOMAN and her brother are among three people who died in a car crash near Pershore on Saturday. Rebecca Townsend, aged 26, of Wick, Pershore, and her 22-year-old brother Luke Morris died after the black Nissan 200 SX Coupe he was driving
OFSTED inspectors have rated a Worcester school as good. Bishop Perowne CE College, Merriman’s Hill, Worcester, was judged to have steadily improved since its last inspection. Inspectors said pupils gained above average results in 2011
THE last time I saw Whitfield Crane he was naked from the waist down. It was June 1995 and the Ugly Kid Joe singer had been climbing the rigging, skidding around on the wet stage and generally being a bit lairy in front of 20-odd thousand people
WARRIORS prop Matt Mullan has been handed a starting shirt for England’s tour match against the South Africa Southern Barbarians in Kimberley tomorrow. The Sixways loosehead has been named alongside Harlequins hooker Joe Gray and Northampton Saints tighthead
A 25-YEAR-old Worcester man who admitted making indecent photographs of children and downloading pornography has been remanded on bail for sentence. Recorder Satinder Hunjan QC ordered that there should be a condition of residence for Christopher Barber
AN appeal has been launched to find a woman who has gone missing from a Worcester hostel. Careen Earl, aged 24, was last seen at St Paul's Hostel in Tallow Hill on Wednesday, May 30. She was reported missing by staff a few days later. Despite extensive
A MAN was rescued by emergency personnel from a canal narrowboat which became trapped in the River Severn yesterday. And the unmanned boat subsequently broke free and was recovered near Upton earlier today. The alert came at 5.25pm after
CHILDREN and adults will go head to head in a daft take on the Olympics. Colwall CE Primary School in Malvern hosts the Silly Olympics as part of its summer social on Friday from 5pm until 7.30pm. The event will offer all the games the ancient Greeks
PERSHORE continued their recent good form as an emphatic win over Redditch took them to the top of the Worcestershire Cricket League Division One table. After winning the toss, skipper Chris Ridings asked the hosts to bat on a green-looking pitch and
RESIDENTS of a Worcester road used the patriotic spirit surrounding the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee to display their green credentials before, during and after their street party. People living in Kingston Avenue, off Bilford Road, did their bit for the
HARRIETT Baldwin has called for an official inquiry to be carried out after two laptops were stolen from her locked House of Commons office last week. The West Worcestershire MP wants the security checks carried out on administrative staff to be reviewed
WORCESTER City will not rush into appointing a new captain following Kevin O’Connor’s decision to leave the club. The midfielder, who took over the armband from Ryan Clarke last October, has signed for Irish side Bray. It leaves the St George’s Lane
A CONTROVERSIAL new online ratings system which allows patients to give their GP surgery in Worcestershire a score out of 10 has gone live. The Government say the system which went online on Thursday on the NHS Choices website will allow patients to
OLD Elizabethans emerged with a five-wicket victory from their all-Worcestershire clash with Barnards Green. Jamie Alford took 4-31 as Green were dismissed for 108 before Joe Taylor, with an unbeaten 40, guided OEs into fifth place in Birmingham and
HEALTH bosses are calling for people to try to get fit before the Olympic Games. Leaders at NHS Worcestershire and Worcestershire County Council are urging people to make healthy lifestyle pledges. The public health team and local NHS
FIREFIGHTERS say a woman had a lucky escape following a fire at her house in Evesham last night. Two engines from Evesham were called to the fire before requesting further help from Pershore and Broadway firecrews. The woman was rescued
FLOWERS have been left at the spot where three people were killed and a fourth critically injured in a car crash near Pershore. Emergency services were called to the spot shortly after 12.30 on Saturday after a car carrying four people hit
JAZZ musicians don’t get much bigger than the Big Chris Barber Band. The world-famous line-up, which spends most of its time touring Europe and the USA, is back in Britain to headline this month’s Upton Jazz Festival. We’ve teamed up with festival organisers
EUROPE could play a key role in the economic regeneration of Worcestershire towns, claims a district councillor. Former leader of Malvern Hills District Council Phil Grove has pledged to fight for European funding for Tenbury Wells and similar small
WORCESTER Warriors have further enhanced their new-look backroom team with the appointment of Corin Palmer as rugby operations director. Palmer, currently head of academies and development at Premiership Rugby, will work closely with Sixways head coach
