A normally “even-tempered” pensioner who battered his cousin to death with a spade has had his sentence cut by judges. Roger Troughton, aged 75, attacked his 59-year-old cousin Robin Troughton with the spade outside Robin’s family home in Paynes
THE founder of Pershore and District Royal Naval Association has been honoured at a ceremony to celebrate the branch’s 10th anniversary. Members joined together to the sounds of bugler Alice Bull, a student at Pershore High School, for a wartime singalong
WORCESTER businesses braved the drizzly weather over the weekend to take part in the Great British Summer Event. Although it was unseasonably wet, people still enjoyed the event hosted by Worcester Business Improvement District (BID), which saw activities
A CITY road remains partially blocked after two cars were involved in a crash this evening. The incident happened on Bath Road, near to Homebase and the Harvester pub, at about 6.17pm. No one was trapped in the vehicles and fire crews worked to make
THE Girl Guiding movement in Malvern is celebrating a triple whammy of Olympic involvement. Last week, 16-year-old Sophie Witherford, a member of 5th Malvern Link Rangers, proudly represented the organisation as she carried the Olympic Torch through
Incoming captain Paul Collingwood was left on the sidelines as Durham’s under-fire batting line-up tiptoed into a new era in their LV= County Championship relegation clash with Worcestershire at New Road. With Collingwood forced to delay
A farmer turned up at Worcester police station to complain that he had found a sawn-off shotgun hidden behind feed bins on the family holding. Jonathan Jeffries said he thought it belonged to his brother and he had taken it to nearby woodland, thrown
HUNDREDS of people enjoyed the fourth annual Bransford Blues festival, near Worcester, on Saturday. The festival, held at the Fold, saw six bands with 25 performers put on around nine hours of blues music. Organisers said they event was “super” and
A MAN was left with a broken nose and fractured cheek after being subjected to two attacks on the Riverside Walk. The man, who is in his 30s, was treated in hospital for a range of head and facial injuries after the seemingly unprovoked incidents
TENNIS star Jonny Marray stunned the sporting world by being crowned Wimbledon doubles champion — but six years ago he was turning out in Pershore. Marray became Britain’s first men’s doubles champion at Wimbledon for 76 years on Saturday when the 31
THE American millionaire serving 16 years for fatally stabbing his wife outside their country home in rural Worcestershire says he “loved her to death”. In a recent interview for US television network CBS, Harold Landry spoke candidly about
A CARER who stole more than £17,000 from a vulnerable Worcester woman has avoided an immediate jail term by paying back the money from a £150,000 inheritance. Recorder Tom Crowther suspended a 12-month prison sentence on June Llewellyn for two years
SIR – My granddaughter, my friend and I would like to express our thanks for the acts of kindness shown to me following my fainting spell at the exit of Tallow Hill car park in Worcester at about noon on Wednesday, June 27. Two postmen came to
SIR – For the third time in as many weeks we have an achingly politically correct statement from West Mercia Police who “will not tolerate hate crime and will deal robustly with any reports of racism in our communities” (Worcester News, July
SIR – How sad it was that a family pet dog was shot dead by a farmer (Worcester News, June 29). How heartless to shoot a defenceless animal. The farmer could have chased it off or fired warning shots, not shoot it dead. It is sad when dogs injure
SIR – I see Mr [David] Cameron has now called for an inquiry into the banks to be carried out in Parliament. That won’t be any good. A lot of these are MPs who couldn’t keep their expenses straight and loads of them have other jobs in the City
LOCAL people are eagerly anticipating the Queen’s visit to Worcester tomorrow, especially those involved in the day’s celebrations and activities. Ten residents from the Regent Care Home in St John’s, Worcester, will join the Queen and Duke
THE Colwall Family Music Festival returns for its second year this weekend. Colwall Cricket Club is usually home to the sound of leather thwacking on willow but on Sunday, July 15 its Ghost Meadow base will be filled with the tunes of more than 20 bands
SIR – I have come to the conclusion that [David] Beckham, despite his many millions, is an attentionseeker and a very lonely and insecure man. The people who are advocating that he should receive some sort of honour for the work he has done in
SIR – With the recent revelations about Barclays and other banks, it has become clear that the banking system is out of control. The light-touch regulation favoured by the bankers and politicians has failed us all. Whatever action is taken by
SIR – I think John Phillpott has overlooked one important point in his welcome lambasting of the celebrity experts who seem to infest our television screens (Worcester News, June 30). Journalists may be missing out on the on-screen side of things
SIR – Along with many other local people I was proud to attend the support our troops day last month. During the thoroughly enjoyable afternoon I was handed a leaflet which I didn’t have time to read until later. When I did it introduced a really
PEOPLE in Worcestershire are being warned to remain vigilant and prepared for flooding as more rain is forecast this week. A spokesman for The Environment Agency said the river Severn had now peaked following last week’s heavy downpours but forecasters
A DEAD horse pulled from the river Severn was still attached to a trap, it has been revealed. As reported on Sunday (and updated yesterday), a canoeist spotted the animal’s body floating in swollen waters near to Pitchcroft, Worcester, at
A MAN will appear in court this morning charged with attempted murder. The 27-year-old from Redditch was arrested on Sunday (8) after a man was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds following a shooting near the town's Matalan in Nailsworth Road at about
A MAN was hit on the head and kicked unconscious during a robbery in Ledbury. The 32-year-old victim was walking along Oakland Drive on Thursday, June 28, at about 8.45pm when he was attacked from behind and his bag was stolen. Police
ALAN Richardson is poised to make his first Worcestershire appearance in two months when Durham visit in the LV= County Championship Division One today. The 37-year-old has not played since the draw against Surrey in May following a shoulder injury and
A MAN has been found dead at a property in Worcester this morning. Police are currently in attendance at the scene in Bilford Road, Perdiswell. Officers are not treating the death as suspicious. More to follow...
AS THE saying goes, two is better than one and the Swan Theatre Amateur Company (STAC) is hoping the adage proves true when their latest production opens tonight. They will be staging David Tristram’s Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish,
A WOMAN had a lucky escape after fire tore through her flat in the early hours, say neighbours. The blaze, caused by a faulty freezer, burned through the kitchen of the home in Main Street, Hallow, near Worcester, gutting the room and trapping
IT would have been nice if a Brit had won Wimbledon in the Diamond Jubilee year. That was what everyone wanted, of course, but you can’t always have what you want. Nevertheless we live in hope so I resigned myself to watch at least some of the
A DOTING husband has given his wife the ultimate anniversary by secretly arranging a renewal of their weddings vows in the style of her favourite television show. Mike Skilbeck and his wife, Kellie, renewed their vows on June 29 – their 10th wedding
