A businesswoman says the future of her second-hand furniture store is being threatened by an influx in charity shops. Rosa Keenan, of Rosa’s Emporium, High Street, Evesham, blames the large increase in the number of charity shops for the closure
SIX people have been appointed to head up a new watchdog for councillors in Worcestershire – but only one is a woman and none are from ethnic minorities. The make-up of Worcestershire County Council ’s standards regime has sparked a furious row
POLITICAL renegade Nikki Sinclaire has launched a new party in an attempt to force the Government to hold a referendum on Europe. The rebel has launched a ‘We Demand A Referendum’ movement with the sole aim of forcing a straight in or out decision
WORK on a new state-of-the-art £20 million retirement village gets underway today. The 101-apartment complex is being created by Festival Housing on the site of Alexandra Gardens, off the Worcester Road in Malvern Link. The scheme has been
CONTROVERSIAL plans to ask people to run council services for free have been described as utter nonsense and like a “script out of Toytown” during furious exchanges at County Hall. Worcestershire County Council is launching a new scheme called
PARALYMPICS medallist Mel Clarke – who lives in Worcester and trained for the games at the Splash Leisure Centre, Malvern – returned to say thank you to the staff who assisted her. Mel won the silver medal in the ladies compound archery event in
A MOTHER-OF-TWO kicked her partner in the stomach and bit a police officer’s knee during her arrest. Samantha Green, of Goodwin Gardens, Evesham, was walking home through the town centre with her partner at about 7pm on Thursday, August 16. Her
A JOBS and careers fair organised by your Worcester News has proved one of the more successful in recent years, proving there is light at the end of the tunnel for those looking for work in hard times. The fair held at Worcester Guildhall yesterday
A WOMAN who works at a hotel near Worcester has seen her dream of having a novel published come true. Rebecca Turley’s first book, a romance entitled Notice Me, was launched at the Pear Tree Hotel at Smite. The book tells the story of a girl
A police inspector in Worcestershire has said those who murder police officers should be executed as the country mourns the deaths of two officers gunned down in the line of duty. Inspector Ken Mackaill, chairman of the West Mercia Police Federation
A DAMNING report has laid bare the Malvern Hills Conservators’ shambolic handling of a row about the popular St Ann’s Well Café. It reveals that board members pursued their campaign to remove tenant John Redman from the business, despite receiving
MONSTER winger Nikki Walker has set his sights on a series of scorching Aviva Premiership displays for Worcester in a bid to reignite his international career. The 6ft 5ins flyer, who has won 24 caps for Scotland, missed all of last season after
A LEADING manufacturing company has gone into administration with the loss of 25 jobs. Staff arrived for work at Door Panels, Rectory Road, Upton-upon-Severn, on Monday morning to discover that Manchester-based company Leonard Curtis, a specialist
PASSENGERS on the 11.40am from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth on Sunday were surprised to find a celebrity travelling with them. Michael Portillo was visiting Severn Valley Railway (SVR) to film an episode for the fourth series of the BBC’s popular
A REMEMBRANCE service has been held in Evesham to mark the 72th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The Evesham branch of the Royal Air Force Association hosted the annual service at Waterside Cemetery. About 40 people turned out and during
PART of one of Worcester’s busiest traffic islands has been closed after questions were raised over its safety. The Whittington roundabout, which has recently undergone a £1.3million revamp, has come under fire after drivers claimed it left
A PROMISING young doctor hanged herself after her partner appeared to break off their seven-year relationship in an angry text message. Elizabeth Foubister, of St Peter’s, Worcester, had worked in several departments at the Worcestershire Royal
TEVITA Taumopeau’s nerve-related hand problem still has specialists scratching their heads over when the powerhouse prop will be able to return to action. The veteran tighthead underwent neck surgery earlier this year and while that has healed
GIANT number eight Semisi Taulava is recalled to the starting line-up as Worcester Warriors make the trip to take on Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens in the Aviva Premiership tomorrow (3pm). Taulava, a summer recruit from Rotherham Titans
PLAYMAKER Sherrad Prezzie-Blue will miss Worcester Wolves ’ British Basketball League opener against Durham Wildcats tomorrow because of a work permit issue. The 25-year-old American point-guard committed his future to the University of Worcester
THE names of hero soldiers killed in one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War have started to vanish from a Worcester memorial. Much to the dismay of council chiefs, this roll of honour unveiled at Gheluvelt Park just over two years
A GROUP of friends have taken to the countryside to create a cheeky calendar to raise funds for charity in the memory of a popular man who died in a car crash last year. Twenty-four women from the Bromyard and Leominster area almost bared all in
THE cast of the international hit comedy Bouncers geared up for their final shows by flexing their muscles at a newly opened riverside eaterie in Worcester. Ian Reddington, Ace Bhatti, Don Gilet and William Ilkley manned the door at the Quay on
TRAVELLERS who smashed their way on to council-owned land have now departed, leaving litter and damaged property behind them. The court order for possession was served on the travellers who had set up camp in Ombersley Way, Droitwich, at 2pm on
EVESHAM United return to league action for the first time in nearly three weeks when they visit Paulton Rovers tomorrow (3pm). A 3-2 victory at Clevedon Town on September 4 placed the Robins sixth in Evo-Stik Southern League Division One South
WORCESTER City expect to be at full-strength for the first time this season as they start out on the road to Wembley at Gornal Athletic tomorrow (3pm). After being without at least one player through either injury or suspension every week since
MARTIN Foyle has called on Hereford United to start playing like a team again when they take on Cambridge United tomorrow (3pm). The Bulls are looking to bounce back after turning in two of their worst performances of recent times, following up
MANAGER Steve Burr insists nobody is feeling sorry for themselves at Kidderminster Harriers following their winless start to the campaign. Harriers have failed to register a victory in their first nine games and are rooted to the bottom of the
WITH Worcester’s Aviva Premiership season just three games old, the Sixways club have already received their second apology from refereeing chiefs. In both of Warriors’ home games so far this term, they have been cost victory by poor officiating
METAL thieves tore apart and smashed £30,000 worth of air conditioning units and walked away with the scrap – worth £100. Computer networking firm GGR Communications in the Hampton Lovett Industrial Estate, near Droitwich, were targeted some time
