HOSPITAL bosses in Worcestershire have recorded the lowest ever number of MRSA cases with just three cases in a year following a zero tolerance approach to superbugs. Leaders at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which manages the county
A DRIVER was speeding when he crashed his high-powered car into a tree, killing himself, his sister and his partner. Luke Morris who was behind the wheel and two of his passengers, sister Rebecca Townsend and partner Elizabeth Stanley, all died
LEDBURY’S Terry Jenkins rounded off a successful time at the PDC Player’s Championship at the Barnsley Metrodome, reaching the fourth round on Sunday after a semi-final appearance the previous day. Jenkins, seeded 13th on Saturday, saw off fourth
THE family of a Stourport man killed in a motorbike crash say his “stunning” daughter, born since his death, has helped them “keep going”. An inquest into the death of Thomas Edwards, aged 23, of Lorne Street, concluded today with a verdict
SIR – When things go wrong, as they often do, Car crashes, punch-ups, cancer, flu – I gaze up hard into the sky, And ask the question, “Why, oh, why?” I get no answer, fair to say, But I trust in God things will be okay. GEORGE COWLEY
SIR – I feel sure Worcester MP Robin Walker has more important things to do than endorse a proposal to allow same-sex marriages. To go down that avenue would destroy the sanctity of marriage. Eventually, being married wouldn’t mean anything to
SIR – I am enclosing a photograph of my sunflowers that I have grown from seed. On the packet of seeds it said that the plants would grow to between three and six feet. As you can see, they are much larger than that. Some have grown to
SIR – The modern newsagents in the Tything, Worcester, has recently been taken over by Mr Sriprabatara, who was born in Sri Lanka. I was very impressed by the complete change of the premises. Every item for sale is immaculately presented; from
SIR – I enclose a copy of a photograph from 1959 of Sister Mary Augustine’s form at St Mary’s Convent School, Worcester. On the second row, left to right are Susan Beach, myself and Alison Wilson. On the third row, left to right, are Miriam
SIR – Some cynics say that doctors bury their mistakes. What a chilling thought. But the relationship of trust with the healthcare profession is a precious commodity. They can be the difference between life and death, sickness and health
THEY said it wouldn’t last. Well, the groom’s father did anyway using the rather dubious logic that as the young couple had been courting for four years, they knew each other too well and would soon tire of the relationship. But 70 years later
MALVERN Theatres will welcome the Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, later this month. He will be at the venue on Thursday, September 27, to meet staff, supporters and volunteers. Prince Edward is no stranger to the area, having visited Worcester
THE legacy of a Worcester bellringer who died unexpectedly in July will be honoured with a new Girl Guide badge. Mother of three Alison Regan, of St Dunstans Crescent, Battenhall, was unit helper at 25th Worcester Guides and South Worcester Senior
OLD favourite the Good News newsagents has shut after 30 years in the city with the owner saying the business was no longer viable. Good News' two stores in The Foregate and on The Cross in the heart of Worcester have been serving
THE Swan Theatre Amateur Company is staging Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, as its next production. The play was Albee's first and received critical acclaim when it premiered in 1962
HOOKER Ed Shervington and number eight Blair Cowan are both set to launch their comebacks as Worcester Cavaliers face Northampton Wanderers in the Aviva 'A' League at Sixways tonight (7.30pm). Cowan and Shervington have both missed the opening
A WORCESTER couple have settled back into their home more than four months after a car driven by their neighbours smashed into their house. Vickram Selvakumar and his wife Anuja, who is currently 33 weeks pregnant, were forced to move in with family
RIDERS in Malvern paid homage to one of its most famous forefathers in the first Elgar Vintage Cycle Ride yesterday. About 100 people turned out for the event which started at the Malvern Hills Hotel, British Camp, and finished at the Swan Inn
IT was a weekend of firsts at the annual Droitwich Salt Fest which made a welcome return to the town for the sixth year. The festival took place over two days and saw the launch of the first Droitwich Canal Fun Run which organisers hope to make
TOUGH conditions at Boughton Park made scoring difficult for competitors in Worcester Golf and Country Club’s September medal with only five players breaking the course par. Leading the way in Division One was Phil Campbell who, playing off five
WORCESTER X Factor hopeful Gathan Cheema was celebrating today after getting through to the next stage of the competition. The 22-year-old, of Toll-adine Road, impressed the judges on the ITV show with his rendition of Pop by American boy-band
SIR – I can’t believe we still travel on trains by choice. Not only do we live in a period of rising, above inflation fare increases, but the penalty fare system is a rip-off as well. About three weeks ago I was due to catch a London Midland
THIS story is not so much about what the butler saw, but what the butler did and as leg-pulls go, it was the real deal. Back in the 1990s Chris Harrington worked as leading butler on a cruise ship line with billionaire customers and gold plated service
A CYCLIST was taken to hospital following a crash with a car. Police and paramedics were called at 9.15am this morning to the Ketch Roundabout, near Kempsey, Worcester, after a Red Suzuki Alto collided with a push bike. The female cyclist
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley is hoping his side’s 100 per cent record at St George's Lane will make others sit up and take note. Last Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Droylsden, which came courtesy of goals from Michael Taylor and Tom Thorley,
WORCESTER City continue to go from strength to strength at St George’s Lane after making it four wins out of four this season. Michael Taylor’s header and a Tom Thorley penalty, either side of an own goal from Stuart Whitehead, ensured Carl Heeley
FORMER supermodel Jodie Kidd, aged 33, has graced the covers of magazines around the world with her statuesque good looks. Naturally competitive and sporty, she’s also parachuted from helicopters, bungee-jumped, and taken part in high-speed motor
MY container tomatoes have blight, my summer bedding is bedraggled and all my pots are looking a bit forlorn – so there’s no better time to cheer myself up with some bright winter candidates. Autumn and winter don’t have to be dull if you have
WARRIORS chief Richard Hill again bemoaned his side’s poor discipline as a late penalty cost them their first win of the Aviva Premiership season. Andy Goode nudged Worcester into a 16-13 lead with less than a minute to go against Gloucester at
YOU could begin this walk at any of several points, but by starting at Stourport you get the hilly bits out of the way early on and you arrive in Bewdley, the perfect place for a break, at about the half-way point. If you haven’t visited Bewdley
A LEADING equine charity is promoting a raft of measures to try to call a halt to the increasing number of dog attacks on horses and their riders. The British Horse Society is consulting with Defra on a package of measures to promote more responsible
AS the nights turn chillier and the dawn mists hang over the meadows like fluffy blankets, autumn creeps in and with it the last of the three annual major outdoor events on Malvern’s Three Counties Showground. The two-day Malvern Autumn Show
THE cornerstone of any successful side is a top quality tighthead prop and Worcester Warriors are certainly missing their Tongan titan Tevita Taumoepeau. Without meaning any disrespect to John Andress, he isn’t of the same calibre as the veteran
