DARYL Mitchell’s 12th first-class hundred led Worcestershire to a total of 295-8 on the opening day of their vital LV= County Championship Division One contest with Middlesex at New Road. With the County facing a desperate fight for top-flight
STEVE Leach compiled an unbeaten 178 as the County’s second XI drew their three-day friendly match with Gloucestershire at New Road. The 18-year-old left-hander’s 427-ball vigil, which featured 22 fours and one six, was the mainstay of Worcestershire
FOR more than 20 years Beth Milsom has helped blushing brides to look their very best on their big day. During her time as a seamstress in Pershore and owner of Special Occasions, Mrs Milsom has created hundreds of dresses. But after 22 years
ASSISTANT manager Gary Whild is confident he and boss Steve Burr can turn Kidderminster Harriers around after the club’s worst start to a season in living memory. Monday’s 1-0 defeat to 10-man Forest Green Rovers ensured the Aggborough outfit have
A group of 115 cyclists cranked out the pedal power when they completed the scenic Acorns Severn Valley Cycle challenge and raised more than £15,000 for children with life-limiting conditions. The riders, which included Droitwich father Steve Clay
NEVER mind the Spice Girls, there’s a real case of girl power at Hatfields Jaguar Worcester where the firm has taken on six new after-sales apprentices – and they’re all women. The move is being seen as a major breakthrough in what is traditionally
EIGHT of Evesham’s most interesting historic buildings and attractions will be open to the public on September 8 and 9 as part of Heritage Open Days. The national event will be co-ordinated in Evesham by the Vale of Evesham Civic Society. The
ONE of the city’s bottleneck traffic islands is to get a massive overhaul in hopes of reducing lengthy queues. The roundabout where traffic from the Carrington Bridge, the A38 and the city’s St Peter’s estate comes together – better known as the
A REAL community effort has made a Worcester road a safer place for pedestrians. The official opening of two zebra crossings in St Peter’s Drive on Friday marked the end of a long-running campaign with involvement from St Peter’s Parish Council
SIR – Re the letter by N Taylor ‘Let’s get it right over bombing of Dresden’ (Worcester News , August 14). The bombing of Dresden was a dreadful crime. All wars are dreadful – thou shalt not kill. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
SIR – I would advise the Football Association to look again very carefully at the decision to use Hawkeye technology along the goal line area. The use of this modern technology in Test cricket and presumably in other county matches is flawed due
SIR – May I offer my condolences to the Russian people. After shaking off communism, it would appear they have now been saddled with the British mode of democracy regarding their freedom to express an opinion. I refer to the three
SIR – Isn’t ironic that Upton folk are complaining about the clutter of unauthorised advertising boards in their beautiful town while not reluctant to plaster them without consent over other communities? (worcesternews.co.uk, August
SIR – Re John E Iebole’s letter ‘Political correctness? It’s just a monster’ (Worcester News, August 13). No one in their right mind would argue that relationships don’t need working at. Is he saying that gay couples don’t have it within
THE Royal Shakespeare Company’s final festival Friday will be held in their rooftop restaurant next month. Ocean Colour Scene bassist Dan Sealey teams up with Adam Berry in Stratford-upon-Avon on Friday, September 7. The pair play together
SIR – Jim Price, of Unison, attempts to defend the absenteeism culture at County Hall on the grounds that the figures include care workers who do a physically arduous job (Worcester News , August 8). Unfortunately, this is an old myth regularly
SIR – I really could not care less about Prince Harry and his naked pictures. What really bothers me is that this poor little rich boy was in a hotel suite in Las Vegas that costs £5,000 a night. I do not know many other 27-year-olds
SIR – I’d like to recommend a visit to a wonderful exhibition at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. Nora Fok makes the most wonderful constructions from nylon, interpreting objects from the everyday world around us. They are beautiful and
SIR – Recently the document for the South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) dropped through my letter box. This document presents the proposed areas of development for south Worcestershire and will be presented to the county as the preferred
SIR – Re your story about the opposition of St Peter’s Parish Council to the building of so many houses but supporting the absolute necessity of dualling the southern link road ‘Road widening must not eat into our countryside’ (Worcester News, August
SIMPLY re-marking the summer’s GCSE exam papers is no answer to the row engulfing the education system, says a leading headteacher. Clive Corbett, headteacher at Pershore High School, says the controversial English language papers, which were marked
A FANTASY novel more than 30 years in the making has finally become available after its author opted to publish the story himself. Nigel Upson, of Tiree Ave-nue, St Peter’s, Worcester, has released Aviatha’s King-doms via the e-Reader Kindle
HEREFORD United can go top with a victory as they rekindle their rivalry with Newport County across the Welsh border. Martin Foyle takes his Bulls to County’s new home at Rodney Parade tonight (7.45) with both sides boasting impressive starts to
HUNDREDS of people prepared themselves against the bad weather as they discovered the best that the “traditional countryside” has to offer at the Pershore Plum Festival . Families and friends explored Plum Alley yesterday to sample everything from
A BUSTLING classic car rally had the welcome co-operation of the weather. The annual motor show at Webbs Garden Centre, Wychbold, near Droitwich, was once again a big draw with the crowds, who queued up to see more than 370 old greats. There
SIR – I must congratulate the Worcester News on its coverage of the VJ (Victory over Japan) service (August 16). Disgracefully, the media normally choose to ignore this important event and forget to remind people that the war went on for another
EARLIER this summer, when the Queen and Prince Philip visited Worcester as part of their Diamond Jubilee tour, they sat down to lunch in the Guildhall alongside a lady who would certainly have brought a twinkle to the Duke’s eye. For Ida Parkinson
RIGHT on the northern edge of the county, by the borders of both Shropshire and Staffordshire, this walk offers attractive countryside and great views. The ridge-top bridleway from Start’s Green to Castle Hill Farm is particularly enjoyable. Like
IN a summer generally doomed by dismal weather, the Worcestershire Hunt Branch of the Pony Club chose probably the best week yet to hold its summer camp at Lincomb Equestrian, near Stourport-on-Severn. The sun shone, people wore shirt sleeves
IF your summer pots are looking straggly and tired, bite the bullet, bin the summer bedding and make a head start by filling your containers with spring bulbs. Bulbs often do better in containers than in the ground as you can control drainage better
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley says it was a case of two points dropped in the 2-2 draw at Oxford City. The visitors twice held the lead at Court Place Farm through Mike Symons and Tom Thorley but were pegged back on both occasions, with the
SIR – Re the letter by M P Sheridan (Worcester News , August 14). I do not moan, I laugh a lot. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
THE cause of a lingering stench which is clouding residents’ lives in a picturesque corner of rural Worcestershire looks destined for court. As previously reported, a stench at Stoulton, near Worcester, is described by some residents of surrounding
TWO charities have been handed cheques of more than £5,000 each from former Mayor of Worcester Councillor David Tibbutt . Coun Tibbutt, who handed back the robes in May after 12 months in office, spent his year raising cash for Leukaemia CARE and
SIR – I would just like to say to the person who was driving a reddish coloured car on Saturday, August 18, between 3.25pm- 3.45pm in Tesco’s car park in St Peter’s, Worcester – “Shame on you”. Not only did you damage my rear passenger door in your
SIR – I was very touched by the spontaneous kindness of three young Nunnery Wood schoolgirls who offered to help me with a very heavy parcel I was struggling to carry from Argos in the Shambles, Worcester. Recently, I have met quite a few helpful
SIR – All this wet warm weather has encouraged the mozzies. A report says that a rise in them is responsible for the decline of owls and sparrows in the UK. While checking my ponies who normally stay out at this time of year I was horrified
SIR – The latest episode of abuse of Cher Lloyd reflects a wider nastiness in society. That someone would condescend to throw a urine-filled bottle (as reported) at the diminutive Malvern teenage singer really beggars belief. When
SIR – What a fantastic uplift the Olympic Games gave us all. I freely confess to being sceptical at the outset but have been swept along with the enthusiasm and sheer joy of it all. The sheer decency and modesty of our athletes, the fantastic
SIR – Re your editorial about tuition fees (Worcester News , August 17). Indeed, isn’t it sad that university education can be seen as a burden because of the enormous debt an individual will pick up? As late as last year, the Government was
THE cracks are already starting to appear at the Guildhall , and I’m not talking about the prehistoric furniture. Back in May, the Conservatives lost overall control of the city council and had to go cap-in-hand to the Lib Dems to agree a loose
CRAFT fair organisers are threatening to boycott Worcester after being slapped with “outrageous” car parking charges for the first time. City council chiefs have told traders who rent space at the Guildhall they now need to pay £7.50 each for all-day
PLANS to transform an eyesore site in the centre of Pershore that has stood derelict for six years have been revealed. Under the proposals, 13 new homes and 61 parking spaces could be built on the site of Pershore’s former medical centre. Rooftop
WORCESTER Wolves ’ director of basketball Paul James is confident he is building a side capable of once more challenging for top spot in the British Basketball League. After the recent signing of power forward Stan Ocitti, James now welcomes
A YOUNG athlete with designs on competing in the next Olympics has been given a helping hand on the road to success by a Worc-ester gym. Elizabeth Mawston, of Stanford Bridge, near Great Witley, has been chosen by Nuffield Health in Perdis-well
