WORCESTER Warriors scored 28 points in the last 16 minutes to snatch two points from their Aviva Premiership match with Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens. Four of Worcester's replacements climbed off the bench to score tries in a dramatic
WORCESTER City completed a 4-0 victory over Gornal Athletic to reach the FA Cup third qualifying round. Having been second best for the majority of the first-half at the Garden Walk Stadium, Michael Taylor put City ahead 60 seconds before the break
David and Anthea Head celebrated their golden anniversary with family and friends at Worcestershire Golf Club in Malvern Wells. The former childhood sweethearts, who live in Cowleigh Road, Malvern, grew up locally and went to school in Worcester
A YOUNG man’s first car was wrecked by “mindless” vandals while he was visiting the Malvern Hills. Matthew Francis, aged 22, of Ansty, near Coventry, left his VW Polo parked last Saturday while he and friends camped nearby. They were woken
FIRST came the damning report and now the tenant at the centre of the long-running St Ann’s Well café dispute has received an apology. John Redman received a declaration of regret when the board of the Malvern Hills Conservators met for a special
WITH the next stage of X Factor set to hit our screens this weekend, Worcester hopeful Gathan Cheema could still be in with a chance of hitting the big time. After making it through three tough auditions as well as singing live in front of the judges
THE British Touring Car Championship heads to Rockingham this weekend with leader Matt Neal looking to extend his advantage. Worcestershire race ace Neal, bidding for a fourth title, arrives at the Northamptonshire track with a 10-point cushion
A £785,000 revamp of Foregate Street railway station has been panned by Worcester City Council has “bland” and “uninspiring”. The council’s planning committee said it was “a missed opportunity” and called it a “small, tokenist attempt” to bring
VITAL cash needed to fund superfast broadband connections for rural homes could soon be released, says a county MP. Harriett Baldwin expects a favourable decision shortly over the fate of the Broadband Delivery UK funding pot totalling £530 million
INJURIES may well have forced his hand to some extent but Richard Hill has been impressed by fly-half Joe Carlisle’s performances at inside-centre. With the likes of Jon Clarke and Ravai Fatiaki on the treatment table and not having featured so
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
MIKE Symons hopes to get back on the Worcester City goal trail against Gornal Athletic today (3pm) and fire his team into the FA Cup third qualifying round. The striker enjoyed a blistering start to the campaign, netting five times in the opening
A DOG named Patsy Cline that went crazy and bit a passer by as she crossed a Worcester road has been allowed to live. Emma Hill needed eight stitches after the attack on May 10 in Deansway, Worcester, when the 11-year-old dog was being walked by
ZAC Purchase and Mel Clarke say they are proud to keep the Olympic flame alive by sharing their London 2012 experiences with the stars of tomorrow. Rower Purchase, who followed up his Beijing gold medal with silver in the lightweight men’s double
THE operator of a car ringing gang which netted him more than £1 million in six years has been ordered to repay £822,309 from hidden assets. Daniyal Raymond admitted at a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Worcester Crown Court that he had kept no
A BAR and restaurant in a converted church has had to close temporarily after part of the ceiling fell in. Some plaster masonry collapsed from the ceiling inside The Slug and Lettuce in The Cross in Worcester city centre yesterday (Friday) between
I BELIEVE Worcester Wolves are in good shape to improve on last season’s third-place finish in the British Basketball League. We did a great job getting to the play-offs but it was probably two games too many and Cheshire Jets, who had injury problems
DEFENDER Byron Anthony says he will do everything in his power to ensure Hereford United buck up their ideas. The Bulls started the Blue Square Bet Premier in impressive style but are reeling following back-to-back thrashings against newly-promoted
CARELESS drivers are being blamed for more changes to the recently revamped Whittington roundabout on the outskirts of Worcester. Just weeks after saying the controversial new layout of the roundabout met national traffic standards, Worcestershire
KEEPER Danny Lewis has been told he faces a challenge to become first choice between the sticks at Kidderminster Harriers. The 30-year-old began the season as number one at Aggborough but was replaced by Nathan Vaughan after suffering a groin strain
VULNERABLE homeless youngsters in Worcester will benefit from new services at the city’s YMCA. Yesterday, four new bedrooms were unveiled at the Henwick Road centre, providing emergency temporary accommodation for 16 and 17-year-olds.
THIS weekend sees the final motor sport events of the year at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, near Worcester. The Midland Automobile Club hosts closing rounds of several championships, with many final placings still up for grabs, which should add to
