PERSHORE Abbey was packed as friends and family attended a memorial service for the town’s first female mayor following her death last month. Scores of people turned out to pay tribute to Betty Hughes, who died on May 29 aged 89. Mrs Hughes was a town
AN international football tournament is being held in Evesham on Sunday, aiming to bring together members of the community. The event has been organised by Wychavon District Council and eight different nationalities are expected to take part in the competition
MEMBERS of the Scouting movement who gathered to celebrate their achievements over the last year were thrilled by the arrival of the Olympic Torch. The Malverns District Scout Council held its annual presentation evening and annual meeting at the 2nd
AN area of land which is regularly used by walkers in Worcester could soon be used for grazing. The land, which is part of the old golf course off Newtown Road is owned by Severn Trent Water, which hopes to return the land to its former use. Councillor
A DOG discovered in a bad condition by a walker near Evesham United’s new football stadium is looking forward to a brighter future. Alan Neal, of Bluebell Way, off Cheltenham Road, Evesham, discovered the springer spaniel, which he named Jerry
A NEW swimming pool could be built in the north of the city as the council grapples with a shake-up of the service. Worcester City Council chiefs will be asked to favour building a new 25-metre pool and gym at Perdiswell, after consultants drew up options
CREEPY-crawlies were on the agenda at Hanbury Hall when children were offered the chance to become nature detectives. Youngsters taking part in the event at the National Trust property near Droitwich were given nets and allowed to dip into ponds on the
AN extreme sports track in a village near Worcester has sparked safety concerns among hundreds of residents. The proposed Centre of Gravity on Berrows Farm, Berrow Green, Martley, would be used for gravity sports such as street luge, skateboarding and
A MAN has been arrested in Worcester as part of a nationwide police operation to target known and suspected child sex offenders. The 21-year-old man was arrested in Worcester this morning on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children
SIR – I think it’s such a pity all those thousands of people who turned out to see that truly awful Jubilee concert on Monday, June 4, didn’t turn out again on June 6 to mark the anniversary of D-Day, the day in history that changed the world
SIR – The recession is damaging the hopes of thousands of young people in Herefordshire who are struggling to find a job. Now young people in schools could be next in line. The Prince’s Trust research shows that seven out of 10 secondary school
SIR – How is it that Jacqueline Woodhouse was jailed for 21 weeks for her racist rant on the tube, while Muslims who burned poppies and shouted remarks about British soldiers serving overseas got small fines? Also, hate preachers can appear
SIR – I write with reference to two recent letters on workers’ rights by Mike Brazier (Worcester News, May 2) and Jim Price (Worcester News, May 30). I share Mr Brazier’s view that current employment protection legislation does not really hinder
A DUSTY holiday brochure advertising a Worcester hotel to tourists in the 1930s has been unearthed – 80 years after it was used by a guest to fix a stuck drawer. The pictures, showing cheap beds and drab furnishings, provides a fascinating snapshot of
SIR – What good news, the new development proposal for the Shrub Hill area in Worcester (Worcester News, May 29). But one thing the council must do is make sure there’s plenty of affordable car parking space because it’s not good news that the
SIR – I must write about your front page story ‘Tattoo ban for war hero’ (Worcester News, June 1). Whatever did that young hero think when he was refused entry into a night club? James Thomas, a war hero, should have the key to our city and let
IMAGINE a life without Google – if you can. For me, the website is part of my everyday life. It is my first port of call with any unanswered questions and the go to site for directions. So my initial reaction to the news this week that the internet
SIR – Ed Miliband is lining up with the Tories and the Liberal Democrats to oppose independence for Scotland. In reality, he knows that he is caught in a pincer. Without Scottish MPs, Labour is unlikely to win power at Westminster. Moreover, the
HEREFORD United and Shrewsbury Town have both been added to Worcester City’s pre-season fixture programme. The Bulls, newly-relegated to the Blue Square Bet Premier, will visit St George’s Lane on Saturday, July 21 (3pm), as part of the deal that brought
A BANNED driver who caused a police patrol car to crash on a Worcester street has been jailed for two years. Craig Wright shouted, “I wasn’t there” and had to be restrained by dock officers after the jury’s unanimous verdict before being taken
WHEN presented with a wet wicket, most captains would choose to bat second given the chance. That, however, is not the case for Bromsgrove thirds skipper Paul Husbands when his side play at the Hedges Ground at St Godwalds Park, Bromsgrove. According
EIGHTEEN-year-old Helen MacPherson had completed the first year of her AS-level studies at Worcester Sixth Form College when she decided the academic route was not the way she wanted to go. Some of her school friends had gone on to apprenticeships
THE price of city cremations is set to rise with new Government pollution rules coming into force later this year. The cost of individual services – roughly £500 on average – could increase by £50 because of a levy on mercury emissions produced by the
CIGARETTE thieves who bungled a village shop burglary are being hunted by police. Three men broke into the Central Stores shop in Martley, near Worcester, at about 12.45am yesterday. Going behind the shop’s counter, they threw cigarettes from a cabinet
THE six-month-old police murder probe into the flat fire which killed a city man now has its own website. West Mercia Police continue to investigate the death of Andrew Heath, found dead in the charred remains of his Chedworth Close flat
A DRAMATIC rescue unfolded near Pershore yesterday when a car became trapped in high waters. Firefighters from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) were called to Walcot Lane in Drakes Broughton just before midday following
WORCESTER Warriors have been pitted against French giants USA Perpignan in the pool stages of next season’s Amlin Challenge Cup. Richard Hill’s men, seeded in tier two for today's draw in Dublin, will face the seven times French champions, Italian outfit
The clinical models being considered, dealing with Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, and Kidderminster Hospital sites: MODEL A No change, with the three sites staying as they are, providing services they currently offer. NHS
TRAIN services through Worcester and Malvern are being affected by the theft of lineside cables at Cheltenham. Disruption to First Great Western services to and from Bristol and beyond are expected to continue until further notice. Train
MANAGING director Charlie Little believes Worcester Warriors are ready to move into the top echelons of the Aviva Premiership. The Sixways chief says settling for a bottom-half finish among English rugby’s elite has to stop and insists the infrastructure
Gold by Chris Cleave is published in hardback by Sceptre, priced £16.99. Available from June 7. There couldn't be a more timely backdrop to Chris Cleave's third novel than the London Olympics and the story of two British female cyclists as they battle
“ALL the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely actors”, quoted Jaques in the Worcester Repertory Company’s production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It at the Commandery. And the actors in this year’s production did very well indeed
THE hospitals review has included looking at care in four core areas: Elderly Care, Women and Children’s Care, Planned Care and Emergency Care. Each area has been scrutinised by four working groups made up of healthcare staff and clinicians, who have
EVER wondered why the bathroom queue is getting longer? Guys are investing more than ever in their appearance, according to a recent survey by Asda, which found that one in eight men is spending almost an hour a day on his grooming regime. This bonding
A HUGE shake-up of how hospital services are provided could end up with the county losing one of its accident and emergency departments. The county has three main hospitals with two of these, Worcestershire Royal at Worcester and Redditch’s
ARMY bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on a Second World War-era mortar shell discovered in the back garden of a house in the city. A team from the Army’s Royal Logistics Corps went to the house in St John’s, Worcester
THE Government is making up to £3 million available to help turn around problem families in Worcestershire. As many as 900 families could benefit after Worcestershire County Council signed up to the Government’s troubled families programme.
THE threat of wet weather did not deter people from flocking to the Lindridge Show, near Tenbury Wells, on Saturday. The show, which has been run by the same family for 32 years, includes a gymkhana and other equestrian events, a novelty dog show, fancy
THE daughter of a former German prisoner of war who died at his home in Evesham has paid tribute to her dad. Wolff Wahle, of Fairfield Road, died aged 87 in his adopted home country, but his arrival on British soil was far from normal. A German paratrooper
A TEAM from a Worcester church have raised £7,000 to help build an orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine. The Rev Paul Hughes of Woodgreen Evangelical Church in Warndon Villages, took a team of 10 men out to work on building the transition house section of the
A Romanian man who came to this country to join a team of thieves who burgled a Malvern home and attempted to break in to a Worcester property has been jailed. Daniel-Constantin Tudor took part in raids on five houses, including a house in
