THREE generations of a Worcester family will be geared up as Father Christmas for a charity bike ride next month. Jacki and Pete Ager, who have lived in the city for 35 years, will be taking part in the first St Richard’s Hospice Santa Cycle.
A PACKED public meeting burst into unanimous applause as Malvern Hills Conservators threw out a bid to open 24 acres of rural land for development. A meeting was called for board members to consider a request for access across Conservators land
A LUCKY Worcester bride got a helping hand up the aisle when she won £1,000 towards her wedding dress. Allyson Davies, of Northwick, won the prize after entering the competition at a bridal fair by I Will wedding magazine. She will use the
PEOPLE living in Worcester consider it one of the safest cities in the country, according to a new survey. People were asked to rank where they live based on crime levels and “perceived level of safety” – and have given the Faithful City the thumbs-up
BATTLE-HARDENED veterans of Worcestershire’s infantry regiment are going back to Afghanistan to train fellow soldiers on how to fight the Taliban. It will mark the fourth time soldiers of the 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters
THIS may be the last year a popular fireworks night at a Worcester school goes ahead. An annual display has taken place at Red Hill CE Primary School, London Road, for the past 14 years and regularly attracts hundreds of visitors. The event
Clive Dunn, the actor who played Lance-Corporal Jones in TV's Dad's Army, has died aged 92. Dunn, who leaves his wife, children and grandchildren, was born in London into a showbusiness family and started out with a number of small film roles in
WORCESTER Warriors have signed young back row Richard de Carpentier. Former England Sevens international de Carpentier previously played at Leicester Tigers and had a spell on loan at Nottingham in the RFU Championship last season. A former
SIR – I think the Tory Government must be running out of ideas for saving money. Once again, they have come up with a stupid and disgraceful way of getting money back. Now they are thinking of making pensioners do voluntary work or lose some of
SIR – Regarding the letter from Dr Erich H Jones ‘Quite simply, we deserve better than this’ (Worcester News, October 29). He makes some important points, not least that the South Worcestershire Development Plan is being imposed upon us all by
STAFF at a Malvern Link barber shop are going moustache-crazy for a prostate and testicular cancer charity – and they're looking for your help. Link Barbers in Richmond Road is taking part in Movember, the month-long campaign to raise money and
A WORCESTER pub has won acclaim for the quality and standards of its toilets in the Loo of the Year Awards. The Crown in Crown Passage known as Lloyds Bar has been awarded a gold star rating by inspectors. The awards are aimed at highlighting
A FORMER police officer has set up a company in Worcstershire to help businesses and householders devastated by fire and flood. David Hanson, who was a detective sergeant with West Midlands Police, his teamed up with stepson Sam Wright to invest
MORE jobs are likely to be created in Worcester thanks to the success of the Great Western Business Park. The city site is now full after developers St Modwen secured long-term leases with leading companies in the automotive and engineering consultancy
A WOMAN has been fined £60 and given five penalty points on her driving licence after failing to report an accident. Gemma Hines, of Grenville Road, in Dines Green, Worcester, hit the wing mirror of a Peugeot belonging to Christopher Thomson after
THE Queen has written to tourism officers in Worcester thanking its citizens for the warm welcome they gave her and the Duke of Edinburgh at the summer’s royal visit. Tourism development officer Victoria Carmen was sent the response from Balmoral
A couple have been told their 11-year-old son is not eligible for a free bus pass – because they live 300 yards inside the three-mile limit. Michael Soley started at Christopher Whitehead Language College in St John’s, Worcester, this term but
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a fatal crash on the B4084 between Pershore and Evesham yesterday. A woman from Evesham, who is not being named at this time, died after the blue Toyota Yaris she was driving was involved in a smash
A TEENAGER who posted vile sexually explicit messages about missing five-year-old April Jones has walked free of court. Sam Busby, aged 18, of McIntyre Road in St John's Worcester, appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Wednesday. Previously
A SPEEDING vicar has been stopped in her tracks by a driving ban. The Rev Lynn Busfield, priest in charge of Peopleton, Broughton Hackett, White Ladies Aston and Upton Snodsbury, was ordered off the road for six months after admitting speeding
WORCESTER City have a point to prove. Tuning into the FA Cup highlights on ITV last Saturday and seeing Bromley taking on Fleetwood Town in the first round won’t have sat easy with those at St George’s Lane. The Kent outfit may have been comfortably
VILLAGERS have spoken of their shock following news of the death of headteacher Helen Mann. Yesterday residents living near Sytchampton Endowed First School in the tiny hamlet situated on the A449 between Worcester and Stourport-on-Severn have
WORCESTER Wolves second team crashed out of the National Cup following a 72-64 defeat at Bristol Academy Flyers. James Stapleton scored 19 points, with Kalil Irving and Daniel Belgrave chipping in with 13 and 12 respectively, but it was not enough
CARETAKER boss Paul West has accepted the permanent position of first-team manager at Evesham United. After he applied for the job, the position was discussed at a committee meeting and it was decided to give the 42-year-old another opportunity
WORCESTER City are aiming to cash in on the FA Trophy in their final season at St George’s Lane. Carl Heeley’s side get their bid for silverware under way on Saturday when they entertain league rivals Altrincham in the third qualifying round.
PUPILS and staff affected by the death of Helen Mann are being supported to cope with the shock news by specialists from Worcestershire County Council. John Edwards, the county council’s head of learning and achievement, said: “During this sad
SOUGHT-after Saxons back-rower Matt Kvesic insists no deal has been done to take him away from Sixways when his contract expires this summer. The homegrown Worcester flanker (pictured) also hinted that he would be happy to remain a Warrior beyond
WITH just over a week to go before entries close for the Business Accelerators competition – the local round of which is being run by the Worcester News – prizes for the overall winner have been ramped up. Now emerging firms from across Worcestershire
THE idea of adopting a child may seem impossible to someone who is single, unemployed or over 40. Despite having room in their hearts and their lives for a child, the incorrect belief that they are unsuitable may be putting some people off from
Re-elected US president Barack Obama today told ecstatic supporters the "best is yet to come" in a victory speech in his home city of Chicago. Flanked by wife Michelle and daughters Malia And Sasha, the jubilant Democrat congratulated opponent
