HIS hair may have disappeared some time ago, but now well known Worcester businessman and all round colourful character Alan ‘Curly’ Davis has gone too. The man who was only given a 25 per cent chance of surviving a heart operation 27 years ago
PEOPLE in West Malvern are presenting a united front against plans to demolish part of a pub that has been shut for 18 months. The function room of the Lamb Inn, a major part of the pub and its main facade on to West Malvern Road look set to be
A YOUNG footballer got the chance to meet his heroes and live out a dream after winning a competition. Charlie Miles, who plays for Droitwich Spa’s under-eights team, netted the chance to be the away mascot for West Bromwich Albion when they visited
TOWN councillors have opposed plans to build on land in the heart of Evesham, saying it would turn its last green acres into a growing concrete slab. The land along Abbey Road, said to be a site where a vision of the Virgin Mary appeared, has been
SURPLUS apples and pears can be pressed at events held by a Worcester group this autumn. People can bring apples and pears from their own trees and get them pressed into juice by volunteers from Transition Worcester Orchard Workers. Events are
A HOUSING blueprint which earmarks 23,000 new properties and acres of employment land across south Worcestershire has been picked apart by Warndon Parish Council in Worcester. Its members said access plans for a new football stadium for Worcester
AN abusive phone call to another mother has landed a woman from the Ronkswood area of Worcester with a restraining order. Lisa Warner, aged 33, of Westminster Road, was found guilty of making a grossly offensive call to the mobile of Micheal Bradley
CALLS are being made for council chiefs to press the Government into “plugging the shortfall” of up to £200 million in Worcestershire’s health service. County councillors say threats to shut the A&E department in Redditch would pile too much
A REPLACEMENT to Worcester’s old credit union could be on the way. Worcestershire County Council has announced talks are under way about a new lender aimed at helping desperate people who are seeking cash before pay day. The city’s old credit
SPORTSMEN and women from across Worcestershire and Herefordshire are vying to secure votes for a prestigious honour. Nominations are currently being taken for the 2012 Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire awards, to be held at Worcester
THE long-serving landlords at the King’s Head in Upton are planning to leave the business after 12 years, citing difficult economic conditions and the prohibitive expense of running the business. Grahame and Claire Bunn have decided to leave the
WEATHERWISE much of it might have been a washout, but the summer of 2012 provided some golden memories for Worcestershire. It was blessed by two unforgettable events – the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympic Games. On their own, either
Police in Worcester are appealing for witnesses to a collision in which a man died. The incident took place yesterday at around 3pm when the car he was driving, a black Peugeot 407, hit a wall in the car park of Moor Street Clinic. Emergency
SIR – Re assisted suicide. I enjoy life at present, at the age of 75, despite a total of eight disabilities. But if my life becomes unbearable in the future, I would like my GP, with my permission, to put me to sleep permanently.
SIR – I just wanted to convey how pleased I am that Simone Carter has been nominated for the outstanding customer service award in this year’s Rail Staff Awards (Worcester News, September 13). I agree with all the comments about her on the Rail
SIR – Mr [Allah] Ditta’s own pronouncements on the Dittagate affair make interesting reading. He described demands for his resignation as “mischief making” and said “I won’t be quitting anything, this is piein- the-sky-stuff”. I wouldn’t be
MORE than 100 revellers took part in an all-night woodland rave which has left a wildlife group distraught. Staff and volunteers at Worcestershire Wildlife Trust were aghast to find the remnants of the party in Tiddesley Wood nature reserve, near
FIREFIGHTERS at Worcester fire station put their hoses to use in a slightly different way with a charity car wash. The strapping fire crew scrubbed dirty motors for most of the day and raised more than £600 for the Firefighters’ Charity. They
POLICE are now investigating a former Worcester mayor who threatened to “dig up” a dead man’s body during a graveyard dispute. West Mercia Police has confirmed they are looking into the circumstances surrounding Allah Ditta ’s outburst. Mr
IT is a case of bad news for the city’s Good News newsagents after the owner revealed he was shutting after 30 years. Rob Harding, aged 50, who runs both branches of Good News in The Foregate and on The Cross in Worcester city centre, said it was
SIR – Although the reduction of the speed limit from 50mph to 40mph on the B4084 Evesham to Pershore road where it passes the horticulture college on the approach into Pershore is well intentioned (Worcester News , September 6), the council surely
SIR – Following the success of the Paralympics and the impact it has had on how many people view those with disabilities, it is imperative that Worcestershire County Council stops its plans to force disabled people into care homes against their wishes
SIR – Our paralympians have done us proud with all the medals they have won at the recent Games in London. But this doesn’t mean the politicians should cut their benefits. As a nation we should look after our paralympians and the politicians
SIR – How glad I was to read that contestant Scott Brown, who won £50,000 on the game show Deal or no Deal, decided to spend it all before his ex-wife could lay claim to any of it. Why, once separated, should ex-partners be allowed to claim money
SIR – I was extremely disappointed that your inaccurate, emotive report ‘CCTV cameras installed in toilets at two schools’ (Worcester News , September 12) was incorrect and was, I felt, a deliberately mischievous headline. Christopher Whitehead
MEMBERS of Evesham Operatic and Dramatic Society (EODS) are busy polishing their tap shoes ahead of their forthcoming production of the West End and Broadway smash hit, Stepping Out. The comedy, written by Richard Harris, follows the lives of 10
SIR – Police morale must be pretty grim if officers of West Midlands police are contemplating pushing for the right to strike when hitherto it has been denied them (Worcester News , September 13). We all take it for granted that there will always
TRAVELLERS who have moved on to land near a Worcestershire village said they would only move on when they were made to. The group of five families and 10 caravans arrived at Kerswell Green common, owned by Kempsey Parish Council, on Friday. And
A PENSIONER has died after his car crashed into a wall in Worcester. Fire crews were called to Moor Street at around 3pm yesterday afternoon after a motorist had smashed into a wall of the car park to the Moor Street Clinic, near the Swan
TWO teens from Worcestershire who went missing for almost a week have been found safe and well. Craig Greener, aged 14, and Charlotte Evans, 13, disappeared last Tuesday, sparking frantic police appeals for their whereabouts. The duo, from
BATTLING Worcester Cavaliers lost out 67-10 to a powerful Northampton Wanderers outfit in the Aviva ‘A’ League at Sixways last night. Stefan Shillingford scored a first-half try, but it was the visitors, who included a number of players with a
GORNAL Athletic manager Ian Rowe says his team are ready to give their all as they seek an FA Cup upset against Worcester City . Saturday’s second qualifying round clash at the Garden Walk Stadium is one of the biggest games in the in-form Midland
WORCESTERSHIRE chief executive David Leatherdale has insisted director of cricket Steve Rhodes will not be sacked in the aftermath of the club’s relegation from Division One of the LV= County Championship. As well as relinquishing their top-flight
UPDATE 9.10AM: These traffic lights have been removed. THE traffic lights causing lengthy tailbacks on the main Worcester to Malvern Road are no longer there. Drivers were being warned to use alternative routes yesterday. National
SIR – Re your article ‘Thin blue line’ (Worcester News , September 15) which highlighted fears over police service cuts and falling morale. As a retired police officer and now working for a local authority (PS, under paid, poor pension rights and
OUR front page raising concerns about the new layout of one of the city’s busiest traffic islands got me thinking. However, my thoughts were not necessarily about the safety of the Whittington roundabout but rather how much I actually hate driving
THERE were a lot of positives from the 16-16 draw with Gloucester at Sixways on Saturday. We had a game-plan against them, which we stuck to and was promising — there were bits of excellence from us and I thought we looked impressive in attack
Update: This road was re-opened shortly after 4pm. A YOUNG woman has died after a crash on the Kidderminster to Wolverhampton road this morning. The crash happened at about 5.45am on the A449 between Cookley and Caunsall. An ambulance
FIRE crews were called to a serious accident on the A449 at Cookley, near Kidderminster, at around 5.55am this morning. The crash near the Caunsall junction involved two vehicles, one of which is believed to have overturned. Fire crews
