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  • Knees-up with a cause

    A NEW restaurant will open in Worcester tomorrow with a fundraising celebration. Arishana in Lower Wick, the latest offering from the owners of Pasha in St John’s, will host a night in aid of Midlands Air Ambulance for invited guests. Commenting

  • Don't get conned by parking fine scam

    MOTORISTS in Worcestershire are being warned to stay alert to a car parking fine con. Drivers are being sent bogus parking tickets from the email address cctv.enforcement@penaltychargenotice.co.uk. The scam involves the use of a genuine company

  • Worcester City manager left frustrated by Bromley exit

    A FRUSTRATED Carl Heeley bemoaned his side’s lack of bravery in the final third as Worcester City slipped to a late FA Cup defeat against 10-man Bromley. Richard Pacquette’s 90th-minute strike condemned Worcester to a heart-breaking exit at Hayes

  • Leicester Riders 79 Worcester Wolves 61

    A WORCESTER Wolves side struggling to find any consistency were outplayed at Leicester Riders. The game began well for Wolves as big man Arturas Masiulis quickly got into his stride with an early six points. Midway through the opening quarter

  • Warriors boss pleased with clinical 14-try show

    WITH one eye on Perpignan, Warriors boss Richard Hill was delighted with the professional manner in which his side have taken maximum points from back-to-back clashes with the two whipping boys in Worcester’s Amlin Challenge Cup pool. As is the

  • Doctor’s challenge is to help chemotherapy suite

    A HOSPITAL anaesthetist has been inspired by a nurse’s cancer battle to take part in a charity challenge to raise money for a suite for chemotherapy patients. Dr Chris Mowatt, consultant anaesthetist at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, will

  • Stalwart Guider receives her MBE

    A LONG time Girl Guider has spoken of her pride at being officially honoured by Royalty during an investiture ceremony. Elizabeth Bolland, of Badsey, near Evesham, was made an MBE for services to young people when the Queen’s Birthday Honours list

  • Plum FA Cup ties for Hereford and Kidderminster

    HEREFORD United and Kidderminster Harriers were rewarded with home ties against League One clubs in the FA Cup first round. They earned £12,500 for progressing from the fourth qualifying stage on their travels at the weekend with Harriers beating

  • All aboard for the Morgan race!

    A FEW spots are still available for anyone wanting to be part of a fund-raising challenge pitting one of Worcestershire’s legendary Morgan motor cars against a steam train from the Severn Valley Railway. Both will be setting out from Bridgnorth

  • Storage centre opens its doors

    WORCESTER’S £2.5 million Stock N Lock Self Storage Centre at Venture Business Park in Lower Wick has officially opened. The state-of-the-art, Aztec-yellow centre, which has taken a year to build and fit out, contains 44,000sq ft of storage space

  • Ghoulish gig for Halloween

    FOUR live bands will help revellers at a Malvern bar get into the swing of Halloween. Mill Promotions present Saturday Fright at Olivers Bar, in Belle Vue Terrace, on Saturday, October 27 with spooky goings on from 6pm. In addition to fancy

  • Cash boost for cause

    A WORCESTER charitable organisation working with children with disabilities has benefited from a generous donation. New Hope, which was established by Jean Wilson after she struggled to find daytime respite care for her daughter Emily, has been

  • Pulling out the stops for celebration

    A WORCESTERSHIRE town is pulling out all the stops to make Christmas bigger and better than ever before. Upton-upon-Severn is spending £25,000 to ensure that the town sparkles over the festive season with new state-of-the-art lights and a huge

  • Ready to Rockit again

    EVESHAM’S very own original blues rock power trio will be going underground next week. Rockit Fuel - who are Lance Perkins on guitar and vocals, Chris Danby on bass and Dean Phillips on drums - play Keystones Cellar Bar, Copenhagen Street, Worcester

  • Flashdance on the High Street

    A FLASHMOB of dancers hit Worcester High Street to promote a green energy event at the Guildhall. The group of 22 students from Kidderminster College chose Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves as their anthem to publicise a free Making

  • Zac will fly flag for bonfire event

    AN Olympic gold and silver medallist is set to help a firework night go off with a bang in Worcester. Triple world champion rower and former King’s School pupil Zac Purchase will be a guest of honour at the celebration at KGV Community Centre,

  • Housing group named employer of the year

    WORCESTER-based housing and care provider Sanctuary Group has been named one of the best employers in the West Midlands after scooping an award for its apprenticeship programme. The company, based in Castle Street, took the Macro Employer of the

  • Slow broadband means I may have to move firm

    A WORCESTERSHIRE businessman may have to move his company due to the poor quality of broadband in his village. Tim Walton, of Newtown, Offenham, near Evesham, had been hoping he would get superfast broadband as part a nationwide rollout by BT.