STAR of stage and screen Joanna Lumley lent her influential weight to a farm’s cash appeal. Mrs Lumley, who starred in television’s Absolutely Fabulous alongside Jennifer Saunders, is a patron of the Farm Animal Sanctuary at Manor Orchard Farm,
MALVERN teenager Luke Branfield took to the air thanks to a Help For Heroes ball organised by one of the town’s defence technology firms 3SDL. Luke's father Paul attended the ball in July and won a flight in a Diamond Aviation DA-42 aircraft as
SECURITY staff were alerted to a cable theft after a power failure triggered an alarm at Hartlebury railway station near Worcester. Thieves James Lavelle and Michael Lewis were hiding next to outbuildings near the line, Worcester Crown Court was
ANYONE who went down to St John’s Library, Worcester, was in for a big surprise. For nearly every teddy bear that ever there was gathered there for a teddy bear’s picnic and some reading fun. Youngsters and their furry friends enjoyed stories
HEREFORD United moved back up to sixth place in the Blue Square Bet Premier after a tense 2-1 win over old rivals Woking at Edgar Street. The Bulls managed to survive a late charge from the Cards following Kevin Betsy’s 81st-minute goal after leading
STEVE Burr says his Kidderminster Harriers team got their rewards for piling on the pressure until the final minutes of their 1-1 Blue Square Bet Premier draw at Braintree. Despite dominating the largest part of the game, Harriers looked to be
EMERGENCY services were called out this afternoon after an elderly woman fell in the street in St John's, Worcester. Police and ambulances responded to the callout at 4.30pm to the junction of Oldbury Road and Woodstock Road. The road was closed
THE next social networking craze may have started in Worcester. IT expert Lee Meere, aged 31, and best friend Phillip Whitehead, 33, have just launched the new social community ‘Pili Pala’ and hope that it will go on to become a household
THERE have been times when Worcester City ’s home form has been the subject of derision and criticism. Times not so long ago when they couldn’t buy a win on home soil and barely 500 people were prepared to show their faces inside St George’s Lane
Employment is a hot topic at the moment and Midlands-based Bright Assessing, which specialises in delivering online assessor, verifier and teacher training to the highest standards achievable, is doing more than most to help people of all ages back
A CHARITY event organised by young people in Worcester raised just under £200 for the Teenage Cancer Trust. The charity music festival took place at the Pavilion in the Park in Cripplegate Park and was organised by youngsters taking part in Engage
THE Hare Krishnas brought a feast of music, dancing, food and colour to the county as they returned to their former Worcestershire home for one weekend only. Hundreds of visitors flocked to enjoy the sights and sounds of the Hare Krishna Festival
CLINICAL negligence claims relating to poor care at Worcestershire hospitals cost the NHS £3.5 million last year alone. Such claims are a source of division between those who say they achieve some measure of justice for patients and their families
A MAN has been banned from contacting his mother for two years after flying into a rage and hitting her with a metal baseball bat. Darren Huntley, aged 32, got into a furious row with his mother Julie Mansfield at her home in Dart Road, Ronkswood
THE way the Malvern Hills are managed and maintained is set to be reviewed. Under the guidance of new director Stephen Bound, Malvern Hills Conservators is preparing to undertake the five-yearly review of its hills management plan. With the
AS Clive Haynes clung to a ladder spanning an open trapdoor high in the bell tower of Worcester Cathedral, he was well aware he was closer than comfortable to meeting his Maker. One slip and he would plummet 150ft down three storeys to the flagstone
FOUR musicians will take an audience at the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury back in time next week. Hats Off to Led Zeppelin recreate a magical concert from Led Zeppelin on Friday, September 14 from 7.30pm, with all the right instruments in an explosive
XTRA Factor presenter and pop star Olly Murs has tweeted that he is filming near Worcester today. The Dance With Me Tonight singer tweeted to his 280,000 plus followers last night that he was filming for the ITV2 show in the area. The
ANGRY politicians have called for Allah Ditta to resign from his position as chairman of a council committee, saying they have “no confidence” in him. Councillor Ditta, who threatened to dig up a dead man’s body during a row with a grieving family
WORCESTERSHIRE cricket legend Graeme Hick insists he will forever remain a Royals supporter. In 2008, his last season as a County cricketer, Hick became the most prolific run-scorer of all-time, having amassed a colossal 64,000 first-class runs
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley was critical of his side’s performance following the 0-0 draw at Histon. Despite the St George’s Lane team stretching their unbeaten start to six games and are fourth in Blue Square Bet North, they failed to score
MID-WORCESTERSHIRE MP Peter Luff is to quit parliament at the next General Election, it has emerged. Mr Luff, who stepped down from his junior defence minister's job in yesterday's Cabinet reshuffle, has announced he is walking away from the seat
WORCESTERSHIRE captain Daryl Mitchell has backed batsman Alexei Kervezee to continue his first team renaissance and recapture his impressive form of previous seasons. After bursting onto the scene with a series of hard-hitting innings, which included
OSCAR Wilde’s wit was nothing if not complex and therefore it’s little wonder that the writer’s cerebral dexterity was perfectly suited to devising impossibly tortuous entanglements. This is probably his best-loved play, familiar to generations
WORCESTER has bucked the national trend with one of the lowest figures of vacant shops in the country. There are 59 empty units in the city centre, a total of 11.2 per cent compared with a vacancy rate of 18.5 per cent across the West Midlands.
THE autumn seasons at the Artrix kicks off with comedy as The Boy With Tape on His Face visits the arts centre tomorrow. The Boy appeared on the Royal Variety Performance last year and performed sold out tours in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
SCHOOLS and sports clubs could get £1 million pounds of new equipment to create an “Olympic legacy” in Worcestershire. The county council’s Labour group has suggested the it splashes the cash to continue the soaring interest in sport following
THE people of Malvern will be shaking hands with a little eastern promise when a delegation from the Czech Republic arrives to formally agree a twinning deal. Malvern Twinning Association will host five officials from the town of Marianske Lazne
