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  • Former addict spared jail term

    A FORMER morphine addict from a village near Worcester has escaped an immediate prison sentence after breaching a community order for the second time. Mark Collins, of Crown Close, Lower Broadheath, received an eight-week sentence suspended for 12 months

  • 'Man stole from shops after death of brother'

    A man who stole from two shops was struggling to deal with his brother’s ill health and subsequent death, a court was told. Paul Standen, of Tanhouse Lane, Malvern, appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court charged with two thefts. Liam Finch, prosecuting

  • Church greets new ministers

    A GROUP of new lay ministers have been appointed during a special service at Worcester Cathedral. The Bishop of Dudley David Walker conducted the service admitting seven county people, including ministers for Kempsey, near Worcester, and Pershore, to

  • Nicholls shines in TT

    SUNNY and calm conditions made for quick times in Worcester St John’s Cycling Club’s 10-mile time trial at Broadheath. Thirty-three riders competed the two-lap course and Velo Club Sevale's Jez Pile was quickest with 21 minutes 46 seconds. Saints’ Rob

  • We’ve been bouncing for 12 hours

    A GROUP of children spent their Saturday bouncing around to raise money for other young people with cancer. More than 50 youngsters from Abberley, near Stourport, helped to raise more than £500 from their 12-hour continuous trampoline bounce and they

  • Games are big success

    AROUND 1,200 children from years three to 13 from 49 schools across Worcestershire came together to participate in a day of sport at the inaugural Worcestershire School Games. The event, which took place at Bromsgrove School, used the spirit

  • Man called police officers ‘pigs’

    A WORCESTER man was arrested after calling police officers “pigs” and refusing to stop hurling abuse after being warned. Mark Walker, aged 21, of Rose Avenue, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place when he appeared before Worcester

  • Guildhall ends year with almost a million to spare

    Worcester City Council is to use part of a budget surplus of more than £900,000 to safeguard itself against troubled times in the future. The council, which has made £1.4 million in cuts over the last two years, ended up £907,000 in the black

  • Have unions learned nothing from 1980s?

    SIR – I think it’s outrageous that the unions are asking for big bonuses for the bus drivers and train drivers during the Olympics because they will be working harder. This is wrong. I’d call it blackmail and it’s holding the public to ransom.

  • Happy Harris steers Green to convincing derby success

    A FINE individual performance from Phil Harris led Barnards Green to a convincing Division Two win over local rivals Eastnor. Harris was the mainstay of the Barnards Green innings with a superb 103 off 94 balls, which included eight fours and

  • Royal hospital staff were truly wonderful

    SIR – There has been some negative publicity recently regarding Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The following story may redress the balance and, more crucially, make people aware that all is not bad within those walls. It began for me on Saturday

  • We can’t let Queen see this city eyesore

    SIR – When the Queen Mother reopened the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal in 1964, they painted underneath a road bridge her boat The Linda was due to travel under. When the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh came to Worcester by train years ago, workers

  • There are so many holes in pro-EU case

    SIR – With reference to Harriett Baldwin’s guest column (Worcester News, June 14) can I point out some fallacies in her comments. She wrote that “last year a referendum lock was introduced which will trigger a referendum if the UK is reuired

  • Harriett, we need less Europe, not more

    SIR – In her guest column (Worcester News, June 14), Harriett Baldwin says the euro was doomed from the start because it could not function without economic and political union. Unfortunately, she then argues in favour of the EU on the grounds

  • We’d still trade with Europe if we left EU

    SIR – Sorry Harriett, you couldn’t be more wrong, leaving the EU would not prevent businesses having access to European markets (Worcester News, June 14). There has always been reciprocal trade between continental Europe and the UK and there

  • Last orders please, I’m off on a new adventure

    LAST orders have been called by the landlady of the city’s oldest pub. Andrea Limlei has been the licensee, cleaner and agony aunt to thousands of customers placing their orders across the wooden bar at the Cardinal’s Hat in Friar Street, Worcester,

  • In it to win it (twice)

    A LIVELY Malvern band are jumping for joy after receiving their second nomination for the British Blues Awards 2012. BabaJack, who are made up of Becky Tate, Trevor Steger and Marc Miletitch, find themselves in good company after being put forward in

  • Max powers Spa men to victory over Bromyard

    A MAGNIFICENT partnership of 131 for the sixth wicket between Paul Bryan and Max Young guided Droitwich to a five-wicket win against Bromyard in Worcestershire Cricket League Division One. Coming together with the Spa innings in tatters at

  • Dorstone

    CLIMB from the scenic Golden Valley to glorious Merbach Hill Common, which rises to 318m, giving panoramic views extending from the Black Mountains to the Malvern Hills. You can wander at will on the common, so this walk can easily be extended

  • Healthy horses

    ONE of the country’s top rehabilitation centres for competition horses is having an open day. The Peasebrook Equine Clinic at Buckland, near Broadway, aims to return horses to racing, dressage, eventing, showjumping or even to be just part of the

  • Get growing

    GREEN-fingered city residents are being reminded to dust off their trowels, dig out their seeds and compost, and start planting to ensure they can harvest their fruit and vegetables in time for the seventh annual Worcester City Flower Show.

  • It’s the law that counts, not morals

    IT’S what Louis Walsh, of X Factor fame, might call the likeability factor. That is presumably the reason why Gary Barlow appears to have escaped relatively unscathed from allegedly being linked to a tax avoidance scheme. Not so lucky was comedian

  • Army sharpshooter with Olympic gold in his sights

    IN the annals of Olympic glory, the name of Allen Whitty is not writ particularly large. Not even around here and, seeing as he was born on Martley Hillside the son of a farm labourer and won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics of 1924, we might

  • Pretty in pink for Race for Live

    • Click here for our picture gallery. WOMEN dressed up in pink wigs, T-shirts and tutus to run the annual Race for Life yesterday. More than 3,230 women came together for the fun-packed 5K race from Worcester Racecourse to Angel Place

  • Jenkins is edged out

    LEDBURY thrower Terry Jenkins suffered a last-16 exit at the hands of Dave Chisnall in the German Darts Championship in Berlin. In-form Chisnall hit six 180s in a brilliant 6-5 win over Jenkins, who came from 4-2 down to lead 5-4 in a thriller only to

  • Peer ‘starstruck’ by Aung San Suu Kyi

    A WORCESTER peer played an instrumental role in organising the recent visit of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Ms Suu Kyi accepted an honorary degree from Oxford University last Wednesday before addressing members of both houses

  • Flat fire woman charged with arson

    A WOMAN has appeared in court accused of deliberately setting fire to an Evesham flat. Michelle MacDonnell, of Battleton Road, Evesham, was brought before magistrates in Worcester yesterday this morning charged with arson with intent to endanger

  • Cameron leads way

    JAMES Cameron’s terrific half-century helped Worcestershire to their second win in this year’s Friends Life t20 with a 14-run victory over Northamptonshire. Zimbabwean Cameron hammered 57 off 39 balls — his highest t20 score — as the Royals posted 142

  • Taking the 'local' out of local government?

    CRUCIAL council services in the county could be moved to Staffordshire and Shropshire under controversial plans to make more cuts. Services such as fostering and adoption are at risk of being shunted more than 50 miles away as part of a plan to save

  • Richardson to headline comedy fest

    ORGANISERS in Evesham are eagerly anticipating the start of the town’s first comedy festival next week, featuring TV comedian Jon Richardson on the last date of his national tour. A dozen comedians from across the UK will be performing at Evesham

  • 'Sinkhole' causes rail chaos

    • UPDATE 2.30pm: Rail services have been restored after emergency repairs. RAIL services between Ledbury, Malvern and Worcester have been halted after a hole appeared in the line at Colwall. Services this morning were cancelled, leaving

  • British grit ensures soggy jazz festival goes on

    THE rains had been non-stop, it had been touch-and-go whether the main field event could be saved… but in the end, it was true British grit and determination that ensured the show would go on. For days, organisers of the 27th Upton-upon-Severn Jazz Festival

  • Man is banned from club after jealous attack

    A judge has banned a man from entering a Worcester nightclub for two years after he broke a love rival’s cheekbone in a fit of jealousy. Christopher Lambert got upset when he saw Daniel Burman talking to his ex-girlfriend in Tramps. A witness

  • Hundreds meet triple challenge to help hospice

    ABOUT 1,200 people have taken part in three races to help raise money for a children’s hospice. Runners who took on the challenge of the Acorns Triple Run at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern on Sunday chose from 1K, 5K and half-marathon events