A SEASONAL charity card shop celebrated 21 years of fund-raising in Pershore when it opened its doors for another year. This year, Cards for Good Causes is selling its Christmas cards, wrapping paper, gift tags and bags from C M Ogle in Pershore
A MAN drunkenly headbutted his terminally ill wife’s niece when she came to his house to assist with a domestic disturbance, a court was told. Daniel Sanders, of Albion Road, Malvern, had been out drinking to celebrate his 65th birthday on October
TWO entertainers from Worcester and Malvern got the crowds outside Harrods into the festive spirit on Saturday. Steve Kaos and Mark Russell were part of a trio sitting astride stilt bicycles dressed as dapper gents in vivid red suits to take part
AFTER losing out to Newcastle Eagles in the British Basketball League Cup on Friday, Worcester Wolves slipped to an 85-79 defeat when returning to league action at Glasgow Rocks. Arturas Masiulis bagged all of the visitors’ initial 10 points but
A FORMER county cricketer, RAF pilot and schoolmaster has died at the age of 90. George Chesterton was a deputy head at Malvern College and also represented Worcestershire County Cricket Club in a varied life. He made 47 first class appearances
THE annual Evesham mayoral ball will be held at the town’s football club, despite the venue not currently having permission to host this type of event. Evesham United Football Club has promised to honour bookings including the Mayor’s Tartan Ball
UP to eight badgers are feared dead after their sett was flattened by bulldozers in a Worcester field. A wildlife group fears the animals, protected by law, were buried alive when their sett on private land behind Northwick Dental Surgery, Northwick
A PRIMARY school headteacher killed herself in her office less than six months after starting the job, her devastated family revealed today. Helen Mann, aged 43, is understood to have hanged herself in the school shortly after 4.20pm on Monday.
‘PHENOMENAL’ county staff have now hit an emergency waiting time target for four months in a row despite a huge surge in demand which has put hospitals under strain. Worcestershire hospital staff have managed to see, treat, admit, discharge or
A DRIVE to reduce burglary in south Worcestershire is showing results, say police, with the number of charges almost doubling compared to last year and the incidence of burglaries down by more than a third last month. In September, West Mercia
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after a £50,000 car was set alight just outside Kidderminster. The silver Audi Q5 had been parked on the drive at a home in Cursley Lane, near Mustow Green, at about 9.15pm on Saturday, November
PEOPLE across Worcestershire are being asked to have their say on local services as the latest Viewpoint Survey which is now live. Viewpoint allows residents to give us their views on their local area. Public services, the economy, satisfaction
THERE might be a rush to buy cars and boats after a company introduced a novel idea to help raise funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Flood Rescue team. Worcester’s tools and fixings supplier, Toolstation, has negotiated with
THE match of the day in the Worcester and District League Sunday Division Four saw Brewers Athletic crush Hylton Road Rovers 7-3 to replace them at the top of the table. Josh Brunger (3), Shane Wade (2), Darren Lewis and Ben Grazier were on target
A MIDDLE-aged woman has died after a collision between a car and a lorry in Worcestershire. The crash happened at just after 10am today on the B4084 Pershore to Evesham road at the turning for the village of Cropthorne. A non-emergency ambulance
THE manner of our defeat at Exeter Chiefs was a difficult one to stomach and I can assure you no-one is hurting more than the players. We were all bitterly disappointed by the result and the way we performed in front of our dedicated travelling
A burglar who lost his leg after he was shot during a raid on a smallholding near Worcester is facing a long prison sentence. Robert Richards was blasted in his right leg by the occupier Malcolm White after a gang targeted the property in Stocking
A HEADTEACHER has been found dead at her Worcestershire primary school. Helen Mann was found dead at Sytchampton Endowed First School, in Sytchampton, Stourport-on-Severn, at about 4.20pm yesterday. Dr Stephanie Galt, chairman of governors
SHERRAD Prezzie-Blue could be about to put his visa nightmare behind him and take to the court for Worcester Wolves against Cheshire Jets this weekend. The point guard, billed by director of basketball Paul James as the team’s cornerstone, has
VISITORS to Worcester City centre will be able to park for as little as 40p following the latest price cuts. Among the changes being introduced next year are a new 40p for half-an-hour charge and a £1 evening charge. All-day parking at St Martin
Review by Joy Freemantle The Upton Pepperpot Players ushered November in with style when they breezed into town with their production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Whistle Down the Wind. Playing to packed houses each night, the performance
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to fence off part of a Worcester park have been drawn up – much to the dismay of furious residents. Worcestershire County Council is considering erecting a fence around part of Pitmaston Park in St John’s to protect children
A TALENTED teenager from the St Peter’s area of Worcester has been selected to join a prestigious orchestra. Violinist Dayna Townsend, aged 16, has taken up one of 170 places in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, which draws on young
