STAFF at Droitwich Spa Lido have received a “heartfelt” donation from members of its friends group. They have bought a defibrillator following the fund-raising efforts of Friends of the Droitwich Spa Lido members. Staff have undergone training
A jury in the case of an accident and emergency doctor accused of two counts of fraud has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict. Lucy Dawson was alleged to be on fully paid leave from her job at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, when
HOSPITAL bosses paid consultants £19,000 to engage with the public about an NHS overhaul which could see the closure of a hospital emergency department. Neal Stote, chairman of the Save the Alex campaign, asked why NHS leaders could not carry out
EVESHAM’S first steam rally in 32 years was a great success, according to organisers. About 300 exhibitors and 14 steam engines were stationed in Corporation Meadow and helped to raise £500 for Wallace House in Evesham. Co-organiser David Wothers
A TALENTED music journalist originally from Evesham has died in a crash in south Wales. Tributes have been pouring in for former Prince Henry's High School pupil James McLaren, who had worked as an assistant producer for BBC Wales for the past
WORCESTERSHIRE are in danger of throwing away the chance of victory at title hopefuls Warwickshire in LV= County Championship Division One at Edgbaston. Home openers Varun Chopra, unbeaten with 46, and Ian Westwood (32 not out) put on
HELPING crisis-hit families who need to sell their homes to fund elderly care must be a made an urgent Government priority. That’s the call from Worcester MP Robin Walker , who said pushing back plans to shake up the care system until 2015 is not
A GROUP of daredevils will plunge from the skies in a fund-raising leap of faith for a Worcester-based leukaemia charity where they all work. The Leukaemia CARE skydiving day will take place on August 18 as the fund-raisers test their mettle 10,000
IT has been six years since Hereford United and Kidderminster Harriers both played in non-league’s top-flight. Since then, the Bulls have plied their trade in the Football League and risen as high as League One under Graham Turner. Harriers
A ROBBER threatened to hurt a vulnerable man if he did not hand over his money. The victim, who is in his 40s and has severe learning difficulties, was walking through Sling Lane playing fields in Malvern on Monday, July 30, at 2.30pm when he
THIEVES have stolen a number of World War II medals from a home in Worcestershire. The medals, including the 1939 to 1945 War Medal, the 1935 to 1945 Star, the France and Germany Star and the Defence Medal, were snatched from a home off School
A PENSIONER who claimed he had been the victim of racist abuse ranted at police because he believed his complaint was not taken seriously because he was white. Retired mental health social worker James Evans, of Bath Road, Worcester, admitted a
SALLY Gleaves is proving an inspiration at the new Worcester Taekwon-Do club. The 25-year-old has received her fourth-degree black belt from Master Wolf’s Taekwon-Do Academies and is ranked UK number one in female black belt patterns for the association
An apprentice engineer accused of raping a 25-year-old Worcester woman has described in court how she “bolted” after they had sex in her living room. Simon Walters-Melville said her actions confused him and he couldn’t understand what was happening
JESS Varnish will put the heartache of her London 2012 disqualification behind her and enjoy a successful career, according to the Bromsgrove Olympique club president. Ian Billington, who has been involved with cycling for three decades, saw the
THE secrets of the springs and water features of the Malvern Hills are unlocked in a comprehensive guide book which has just been published. Celebrated Springs of the Malvern Hills is the work of Bruce Osborne and Cora Weaver, founders of the Friends
THE Worcester Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary when it starts next week. The festival, which runs from Friday, August 17, to Monday, August 27, is packed full of exciting and innovative events, many free and suitable for the whole family
WORCESTERSHIRE Grasstrack Club have rescheduled their John Webb memorial meeting for Sunday. The event at Cladswell Hall Farm, Cookhill, which was originally postponed due to the wet weather, will also include the under 21s championship with Dudley
A JUDGE has slammed the crown prosecution service for only charging a man who glassed a doorman with common assault instead of wounding. District judge Ian Strongman said 22-year-old George Martin should have been charged more severely after he
ANOTHER sneak preview of the upcoming Worcester Music Festival can be found on a Lazy Sunday afternoon. The monthly event at the Worcester Arts Workshop, in Sansome Street, will be hijacked by festival organisers on Sunday from 1pm to 6.15pm
CALLS are being made to spruce up a neglected part of Worcester’s riverside amid fears that it is dragging the area down. Derelict buildings, rusty fencing and poorly kept land is blighting the southern tip of the stretch between Diglis Dock Road
SIR – I really did think the council had finally realised that its very high parking charges were driving people away from doing their shopping in Worcester (Worcester News , July 31). I think with the lower charges more people will use the car
SIR – Re George Cowley’s letter ‘People who shouldn’t be allowed to drive’ (Worcester News , July 25). 1. I don’t own a car and never want to. 2. Public transport? What a joke. It never runs on time, the cost of a bus ticket is far too much
SIR – It was a joy to see 60 youngsters from Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society (WODYS ) aged eight to 18 give such a professional performance of Me and My Girl at the Swan Theatre in Worcester. Produced by the chairman David Humphries in
SIR – John Phillpott is plain wrong to assert that the Green Party go along with the current set-up of the European Union (Worcester News, July 21). To be clear, we do recognise the value of the original post- Second World War goal to
SIR – Neil Laurenson of the Greens is right to say that concern for the environment is not incompatible with a concern for the economy (Worcester News, July 30). Unfortunately, this is a message which has not really got through to any of the Westminster
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to harass or alarm others following reports of a man being seen with a gun last week As we reported on Friday, armed police stormed a flat in Elgar Avenue, Malvern,
TWO Taylor Wimpey Midlands site managers from Worcestershire are among six of the company’s employees to win National House Building Council Pride in the Job quality awards. Andy Shaw is site manager at Diglis Water in Worcester and Bob Flanagan
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, Worcester, landed the prestigious role of carrying Bolt’s gold medal
ON a weekend when all Worcestershire League matches were overshadowed by the tragic death of Pedmore bowler Richard Beaumont, Worcester Nomads all-rounder Liam O’Driscoll paid tribute to his former team-mate. Beaumont, 33, had claimed a five-wicket
A SURGE in the number of children being adopted in the county has been cautiously welcomed by children’s charities. There has been an increase of almost 67 per cent in the number of children who have been placed with a family for adoption in Worcestershire
SIR – I don’t disagree with the fundamental principle that any economy should respect the environment. It’s a question of how we go about doing it. Neil Laurenson labels me “irresponsible” (Worcester News, July 30) yet taking windfarms as an
A DOCTOR accused of fraud worked at a Worcester hospital earning ‘megabucks’ as a locum while signed off sick from another hospital in Wales, a court was told. Lucy Dawson is accused of working as an £800-a-day locum, including shifts at Worcestershire
THERE should be plenty of musical attractions to quench the thirst of revellers at this year’s Worcester Beerfest. The festival runs from Thursday to Saturday, August 16-18 on Worcester Racecourse and the music tent will provide entertainment
THANKS to the internet, booking a last-minute weekend away has never been easier – or so it would seem. When we recently decided to head off to the coast for a few days I simply tapped in the dates and our destination and the worldwide web told
Artemis Fowl And The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer is published in hardback by Puffin Books, priced £12.99. Available now. Those unaware of the previous exploits of teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl will struggle to understand this final
A BREWERY has been ordered to reinstate a sacked assistant manager at a Worcester pub and pay him more than £12,000 compensation after the pub’s manager, who was his boss and his wife, campaigned to get his job back. Simon Jennings was dismissed
A WORCESTER supermarket employee has retired after more than 38 years in the job. Ian Jones, aged 62, started working for Sainsbury’s in Lychgate Mall, Cathedral Plaza, before being transferred to the Blackpole store in 1997. After working
RESIDENTS of Upton-upon-Severn gathered outside the town’s historic Pepperpot to give the Olympics a ringing endorsement with glockenspiels. People of all ages, led by members of Upton Youth Band, joined together for an ‘All the Bells’ event signalling
A FORMER Stourport man is nearly baring all in a gruelling charity challenge. Andy Barham, who was born and raised in the town and lived there until 2000, will be running 100 miles and cycling 800 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End next
