A TRUSTEE of a charity hit by theft said she was relieved that items destined to improve the lives of orphans had finally been sent overseas. Orphans in the Wild had hundreds of items taken by thieves on Saturday, June 2, including about 200 school
VISITORS to a museum in Worcester had the chance to see how an RAF emergency operations room would have worked during the Battle of Britain. About 300 people visited the 1940s exhibition at Tudor House Museum, Friar Street. Events manager Judy
WORCESTER City were far from their best but they continued their unbeaten start to the season with a stalemate at Histon. The visitors, aiming for their first Blue Square Bet North away win of the campaign following two previous draws, failed to
COUNCILLORS are to take the unusual step of voting again on a controversial planning decision to allow a 740-home estate following threats of legal action. The Copcut Lane development on fields on the outskirts of Droitwich will go back to a vote
TWO keen gamers from Worcester have qualified for an international tournament in the biggest strategy-based trading card game. Aaron Biddle, aged 14, and Joe Fletcher, 27, have been selected to represent the UK as part of a team of five at the
WORCESTERSHIRE crashed to 60 all out - their lowest championship total in 41 years - as barnstorming Warwickshire dominated the opening day of their LV= County Championship derby clash at New Road. Visitors Warwickshire moved ever closer to their
THERE was a strong smell of cannabis when a policeman checked on a car which had pulled up outside a block of flats on a Worcester estate, a court was told. Sam Hodgetts was one of the four passengers and he admitted he had three ounces of the
FLY-half Tom Carlisle suffered a broken ankle in a bad night for a youthful Worcester Cavaliers side, who were thrashed 82-0 by local rivals Gloucester United on the opening night of the new Aviva ‘A’ League season. The injury to the young play-maker
WORCESTER marketing agency NinetyFive Creative has moved down the street to bigger premises to accommodate its growing team. Following a phase of recruitment, the team has moved to a larger office in Foregate Street, which has a design studio,
IT WILL be a bittersweet moment for the longest-serving member of staff when a Worcester doctor’s surgery moves to a new home. For Diane Lamb, Berwyn House surgery in Shrubbery Avenue has not only been her place of work for 35 years but was also
WORCESTER-based archer Mel Clarke won a Paralympic silver medal in a tense women’s individual compound final at the Royal Artillery Barracks which went down to the final arrow. Danielle Brown successfully defended her title with a narrow
A YOUNG Worcester Cavaliers side opened up the new Aviva A League season with a heavy 82-0 defeat to Gloucester United at Sixways . Gloucester named a power-packed side crammed full of senior experience with the likes of Andy Hazel, Pete Buxton
A PENSIONER has been airlifted to hospital after falling down stairs at a Worcester hotel. Midlands Air Ambulance were called to the Ye Olde Talbot in Friar Street after reports of an elderly lady falling down stairs. The lady, who
VINTAGE tractor enthusiasts and agricultural machinery aficionados from across the UK were descending on Worcester today as the contents of one of the Midlands most authentic farm museums went under the auctioneer’s hammer. Bennetts Dairy’s Farm
ROAD maintenance company Amey, which has bases at Strensham and Bury Court, near Ledbury, has won an annual award for excellence in the West Midlands for the second year in a row. It was for delivering outstanding performance on repair work on
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help with an archaeological dig that could uncover Roman remains at Hanley Castle, near Malvern. The community dig is being organised by the Hanleys Village Society, which has received a Heritage Lottery Fund grant
A POSTAL inquiry launched after mail was found dumped in a Worcester alleyway has found the courier was to blame. The individual was contracted by private mail firm DX Mail to deliver business mail in the city. Last week, we reported how Duckworth
The headline for this article was suggested on our Facebook page here . IF you go down to Hallow this week, you’re sure of a big surprise. For residents in the village near Worcester have created an amazing array of teddy bear scarecrows
A FATHER who punched a man in an unprovoked attack outside a Worcester pub has walked free from court. Scott Humphries, aged 20, of Rose Avenue, Worcester, admitted assaulting Daniel Turner and being drunk and disorderly in two separate incidents
THE very best from Eric Clapton will be performed live this weekend. Classic Clapton, the world’s number one tribute to the guitarist, play the Theatre in Chipping Norton on Saturday, September 8 from 7.45pm. Fronted by Mike Hall
THE brother of a man who served in the Army during the Suez Crisis is hoping to track down two people pictured in this photograph with him reading a copy of the Worcester News . Tim O’Grady, aged 74, of Calgary Drive, Lower Wick, Worcester, came
WORCESTER Anchors made a flying start to the new Worcester and District League campaign with a 10-1 demolition of newcomers Katy O’Ryans in the Saturday League Division Two. Tom Tandurella and Jonathan Jones were their heroes, both netting four
WORCESTERSHIRE are staring relegation in the face after a spectacular batting collapse against arch rivals Warwickshire at New Road. Having won the toss and elected to bat first, a terrible display with the willow, which has been symptomatic of
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley says his team are full of confidence as they aim to make it six games unbeaten in Blue Square Bet North at Histon tonight (7.45). Saturday’s 2-0 victory against Colwyn Bay at St George’s Lane, which came courtesy
TO lose by just one point against Bath in our opening game was far from ideal and there were a lot of sour faces in training yesterday. We were desperate to get off to a good start this season with a home win and it takes a couple of days to get
A MAN was bitten twice on the arm as he restrained a suicidal 24-year-old who had been drinking heavily and taking drugs. Mark Roper had tried to advise William Terry over his alcohol intake during a social evening at a house in Brook Farm Drive
THREE top comics from the comedy club circuit will perform at Evesham Arts Centre on Friday. Headlining the show is laidback Australian Daniel Townes, who has made numerous appearances on Australian TV and won all sorts of awards. He will
FORMER Upton rowing club star Zac Purchase struck gold on Saturday as he married his long-term girlfriend Fliss Hill at St Paul’s Cathedral. The rower, who clinched second place in the lightweight men’s double sculls with teammate Mark Hunter at
A CHARITY at the centre of a graveyard row has vowed to set up a new management committee to run Worcester’s private Muslim cemetery. Worcester Muslim Welfare Association has held an internal investigation and will now change the way it operates
NEW electronic parking signs are to be put up around Worcester to help solve the city’s congestion problems. A range of other new measures to ease disputes over street parking, reduce traffic and help drivers find spaces more easily have also been
THE second Bromyard Hop Festival has been declared a “sparkling success” by organisers. Crowds turned out, with many visitors coming long distances to join in the fun. An estimated 3,000 spectators lined the streets for the climax of the day, the
A BUDDING sports journalist who plays for England’s visually impaired football development squad has won a three-year scholarship to study at the University of Worcester . Adam Lione, of Southminster, Essex, has been representing his country in
FAMILIES in Worcestershire took a walk on the wild side to help celebrate an important milestone. Staff and volunteers at the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust challenged people to join their Wildwatchers 100 event in Gheluvelt Park to mark the movement
