A WARNING has gone out to anyone planning to light a bonfire after the fire service received several call outs in the past two weeks. In the latest incident, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service was called Welland Road in Upton upon
A VILLAGE will come together to raise funds for the Midlands Air Ambulance after the service saved the lives of at least two residents in the past year. The air ambulance has assisted in the rescue of four people from Ashton-under-Hill, near
FACE-painting was on the agenda when children enjoying the summer holidays visited Warndon Community Centre. Dozens of youngsters visited the centre in Shap Drive, Worcester, to take part in a range of activities including arts, crafts, bracelet-making
A TEEN thief who stole beer from a shop twice in three hours could not remember the incident because he was so drunk, a court was told. Richy Thomas took Budweiser worth £16 from Co-op in Gresham Road, Dines Green, Worcester, in two separate thefts
SHOPPERS in Worcester got to try their hands at 3D artwork outside the Guildhall on Saturday. City artist Sarah Millin set up an outdoor studio in front of the historic building where passers-by could have a go at improving a 3D textile sculpture
FORMER Evesham United player David Accam could be playing Champions League football this season after signing for Swedish side Helsingborgs IF for 500,000 Euros. The 21-year-old midfielder was one of three Ghanaian players – the others being Isaac
HEALTH chiefs say it is unrealistic to eliminate all bed sores from Worcestershire hospitals by December, but say they should work to eliminate the worst of them. The Strategic Health Authority wants Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to
A START-UP company from Worcestershire, which has been trading for only four months, has hit publicity gold with its vintage-inspired furniture appearing on a high profile reality TV series produced by and featuring international superstar Rihanna
ALISON Young brought the curtain down on her maiden Olympic campaign with fourth in the Laser Radial medal race. The Worcestershire sailor, who finished fifth overall, has vowed to learn from her mistakes in Weymouth as she sets her sights on Rio
Update 9.15am Wednesday: The man involved in this incident has sadly died. The updated article can be found here . UPDATE 17.55 - City Walls Road has re-opened PARAMEDICS battled to save the life of a man who plunged
PROGRESS is being made on plans for Worcester City Football Club’s new stadium. The period during which a judicial review could be lodged over the site has now passed without any objections. Developers St Modwen gained planning permission to
GARY Barlow and his wife Dawn have been mourning the loss of the baby daughter this week. Dawn, who is from Worcestershire and a former Pershore High School pupil, delivered a stillborn baby, named Poppy, at eight months on Saturday.
A WORCESTER teenager who bounced back from a life-threatening brain tumour has raised £2,000 for the charity which helped save his life. Sam Morris worked with the Winning Post pub in Worcester to organise a number of events to raise money for
WITH this being my first column there was an almost endless list of possible topics of debate but there was only ever going to be one winner – the London 2012 Olympic Games. From the moment of the breathtaking opening ceremony it has gripped millions
SIR – I see our mayor Councillor Roger attended the launch of the Big Sleep Out (Worcester News , July 24) to raise awareness of the plight of the homeless. If Mr Berry lived on £35 a week for five years, as the truly homeless do,
SIR – I am becoming somewhat annoyed concerning the continual articles in the Worcester News about Lord Faulkner of Worcester which, to those with no knowledge of him, gives the impression that he is a Worcester boy made good. In fact this is
SIR – It is a welcome sight to see that worcester city council has slashed car parking charges in order to attract more people into the city centre (Worcester News , July 31). I used to be a regular visitor to the city for shopping and the nightlife
SIR – In March of this year the Worcester News very kindly published a group photograph of 15 Steps Motorcycle Club members from the 1970s. A reunion is to be held at the Manor Farm carvery pub, Lower Wick, Worcester, on Saturday, September 22,
SIR – The important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. But in taking part, no competitors would wish to win an event unless their opponents had at least tried to win. A typical spectator paid £75 hoping to see some world
SIR – Your story ‘100 flout planning laws, just one pays the price’ (Worcester News , July 28) may have had an attention-grabbing headline, but it’s far from being an accurate reflection of how planning enforcement works in Worcester. As your
SIR – The article concerning the fine imposed on Worcestershire hospitals (Worcester News , July 30) surely raises a lot of questions about the trust management’s ability to do just that – manage. Emergency admissions – through A&E no doubt
SIR – I went to the mayor’s banquet at the Guildhall in Worcester last month and afterwards helped to collect the donation envelopes that had been placed on each table. The £700 raised (£1,100 if you include the money collected in sponsorship
ED Dursley put in a massive effort for Worcester St John’s at the Rudy Project Time Trial Series, passing out after the finish line. The Road Time Trials Council hosted and St John’s ran the fifth round from Great Witley which included the Para-cycling
HEAD coach Richard Hill has today named Dean Schofield as the new captain of Worcester Warriors. Former England international Schofield joined the Warriors from French giants RC Toulon this summer and has now been handed the captaincy as the club
A SCOOTER rider dragged a policeman down a road when he tried to make a getaway, a court heard. Kevin Bird “panicked” when he was approached by police in Dines Green, Worcester, because he did not have insurance, a licence or an MoT certificate
A WORCESTER-based DJ and producer hopes to keep music alive in the physical form with the release of his debut album. In an ever increasingly digital age Shaun Williams opted to release his long-player, ironically titled Digital Communication
YOU may have heard about a bull in a china shop – but how about a horse in a post office? Fortunately, 12-year-old cob Megan is better behaved than the aforementioned bull during her weekly visit to Martley post office for carrots and mints.
THE launch of an £80 billion project aimed at helping firms grow their way out of the doldrums has been welcomed by a business leader in Worcestershire. Roger Culcheth, chairman of the Worcestershire branch of the Federation of Small Businesses
AFTER our performance in the innings and 117-run defeat to Sussex at Hove, where we were very poor in all aspects of the game, there has to be some changes to the side. Hopefully, the players who will come in for this week’s LV= County Championship
A SPORTY student has spoken of the "incredible" experience when he helped to hand over an Olympic gold medal to the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt. Alex Donaldson of St John’s landed the prestigious role of carrying Bolt’s gold medal in the victory
CANDID photographs taken by soldiers from Worcestershire’s infantry regiment show them rubbing shoulders with tennis superstars as they helped provide security during the Olympic Games. Troops from the 2nd Battalion Mercian Regiment have tweeted
A COUNTY author and songwriter is aiming to use the release of a new book and album to raise money for charity. Profits from the sales of the two folk-based offerings from Eric Payne, of Storridge, will be going towards Macmillan Cancer Support
FASCINATION with the lifestyles of the idle rich shows no sign of abating in our present-day world of gloom and doom, austerity and all the other assorted miseries. This undoubtedly explains the public’s apparently insatiable appetite for lost
PLANS to reduce street lighting across Worcestershire have been shelved until next year – after council chiefs found it would cost a staggering £3.4 million. The huge costs means the county council, which wants to cut £90 million from spending,
A NEW state-of-the-art health centre which will provide a one-stop shop for patients is to open in Worcester next month. The £3.5 million Barbourne Health Centre in Droitwich Road, Worcester, is scheduled to open on Monday, September 10. The
