A WORCESTER man admitted driving away after hitting another car in a supermarket car park. Anthony Williams, aged 50, of Otley Close, damaged a Vauxhall Corsa parked next to his BMW in the car park of Tesco, Millwood Drive, Warndon Villages, Worcester
LIGHTS of love will be shining across Worcester when the annual St Richard’s Hospice Christmas campaign begins on Friday, November 16. Worcester News readers are invited to dedicate a light of love in memory of someone special to them. For
CALLS are being made for one of Worcester’s best-known former public figures to be handed the Freedom of the City. Current and former politicians say it is time Mike Layland, who stepped down from Worcester City Council in May after 43 years, got
AN appeal has gone out to find the owner of an injured duck found in Worcester. The large crested white duck was found by a man in Hartlebury Road. It was suffering from a broken wing. It is now recovering at the Brentknoll Veterinary Centre
HOTEL owner Linton Penman, of Prince Edwards Close, Evesham, admitted speeding when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court and got three penalty points bringing his total to 12. He was recorded doing 35mph on the A4184 Cheltenham Road.
The University of Worcester has won the Architects Journal Retro Fit Award for Riverside – its new specialist sports and arts facility. The Riverside in Hylton Road was converted from a former car salesroom by the university’s architect KKE to
DIRECTOR of basketball Paul James says this week’s break from British Basketball League action will be like a pre-season for Worcester Wolves. Wolves defeated Cheshire Jets 97-84 at the University of Worcester last Saturday but do not play again
CARL Heeley has demanded a response from Worcester City as they bid to channel their FA Trophy disappointment into league success. City were sent spinning out of non-league’s main knockout competition last Saturday with a 3-0 home defeat at the
THE WORLD’s longest running show is coming to Malvern Theatres as part of its first ever tour to celebrate 60 years on stage. Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is famous around the world for being the longest running show of any kind in the history
STAFF and residents at a Droitwich care home enjoyed the sound of music during a special event. There was a group performance of the Sound of Music at St John’s Nursing Home, St Peter’s Walk, which was jointly organised with Ladder to the Moon
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers and Hereford United have both been handed away draws against Blue Square Bet Premier rivals in the FA Trophy first round proper. Harriers will head to Alfreton Town with Hereford going to Ebbsfleet United on Saturday, November
Sir – It seems the Government isn’t sure what it wants with wind turbines. So why doesn’t it go for the Severn barrier which I believe could produce 10 per cent of the country’s electricity from tides. That would be clean renewable energy and
Sir – Evidence of the political intentions for an integrated Europe was there for all to see at the time of De Gaulle’s veto of our entry application in 1963 and 1967. However, the great anger and insult caused at the time by this rejection distracted
SIR – What is it about this fair city of Worcester that attracts sports coaches who talk a good game? We have had Richard Hill [Worcester Warriors] and Carl Heeley [Worcester City Football Club], and then of course Steve Rhodes and Matt Mason [
SIR – I recently spent several days in Malvern with my husband and had the opportunity to read the Worcester News. I took great exception to the letter from Jon Burgess ‘Bovine TB must be dealt with by all means’ (Worcester News, October 30).
SIR – After booking our tickets to see Macbeth as soon as the brochure came out, we had been eagerly awaiting our trip to Worcester Cathedral. What a disappointment. We never imagined that it would not be a traditional rendition in such a setting
SIR – I am trying to contact anyone who had a connection with Aymestrey School, Crown East, Worcester, a boys’ prep school which closed in 1998. From 1966 to 1998 it was run by my parents Hugh and Gill Griffith. Before then it was run by the Asterley
SIR – It’s with some alarm that I’ve read of the latest European Union proposal to introduce a 20 per cent tax on new build housing. This apparently comes as part of a general review of VAT across the EU. The European Commission is looking at areas
THE Aviva Premiership clash with Saracens at Sixways a week on Friday will play a big role in the side selected to go to Wasps in the LV= Cup on Sunday, according to assistant head coach Nigel Redman. Warriors will be keen to build upon their five-point
Sir – I wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer [George Osborne] asking him if he considered it fair on people like myself who have saved our money and bought private retirement flats. We have to pay VAT on the maintenance charges, whereas had
SIR – It gets really annoying when you hear people have a free bus pass. It’s not free at all. The elderly have paid their taxes and are entitled to it. The same goes for their winter fuel allowance. It’s basically because their pensions are
SIR – I am a senior citizen from Lancashire. I would not normally write to a local newspaper, but following a recent visit to your city, felt the need to share my thoughts. I have been travelling to Worcester for the past 10 years to visit my daughter
SIR – British beer drinkers already pay up to 10 times more tax on beer than other European countries. We fork out an average of £177 a year compared with £15 in places such as Germany and Spain. Since the ‘duty escalator’ was introduced in
SIR – Since the 1980s, the dogma of privatisation has taken root, creating mind-boggling absurdities in such fields as transport and energy where so-called competition is a shambolic pretence. However, the worst examples are taking place now in
Sir – Tom Edwards reported on residents’ fury at plans to protect schoolchildren from dog mess (Worcester News, November 6). I am not surprised. Parks are public places and not for exclusive use of certain sections of the community. I have
SIR – Re the letter by George Cowley ‘Don’t waste money – walk for free instead’ (Worcester News, November 5). I can understand his comments regarding the proposed £13 million new swimming pool at Perdiswell. The benefits and cost savings of
SPENDING on temporary doctors and nurses in county hospitals is falling, but is still running at more than a million pounds a month. Wherever possible NHS bosses try to use their own medical and nursing staff on the wards because it is cheaper,
SIR – While many welcome the university’s expansion and the Hive is a credit to all involved, there is a down side. A significant proportion of the university’s students now live within residential areas surrounding the city centre, with predictable
THOUSANDS of pensioners across Worcestershire are being asked to pay for “vital” alarms in their own homes. About 6,500 people could be affected by a county council bid to save money on a 24-hour alarm service. The alarms, activated by pulling
‘KING of the one-liners’ Stewart Francis is coming to Malvern next week on his Outstanding in his Field tour; the brand new critically acclaimed show. Stewart won Dave’s Funniest Joke Of The Fringe Award in 2012 with his joke, ‘You know who really
GAS main repairs have been causing delays into the city centre, according to motorists. There are currently roadworks in Ombersley Road at Park Avenue Junction at Barbourne, in Worcester, where National Grid engineers are working to fix a gas leak
WORCESTERSHIRE have secured the signature of fast bowler Graeme Cessford for the 2013 season. The 29-year-old, a Corporal in the Royal Air Force, made four appearances in the Second XI last season and has been rewarded with a deal at New Road.
SILENCE fell across Worcestershire as people paid their respects to the country’s fallen servicemen and women. Remembrance Sunday services took place in every corner of the county including Worcester, Malvern, Pershore, Evesham and Droitwich.
NIGEL Redman praised the impact of Worcester’s second-half replacements as Warriors produced a Jekyll and Hyde performance against Scarlets in the LV= Cup. A dire opening 40 minutes from the hosts was followed by a superb second that featured tries
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley admitted to being baffled by what he described as an inept performance against Altrincham. A 3-0 defeat knocked City out of the FA Trophy and handed them their third consecutive defeat at St George’s Lane.
A YOUNG woman suffered serious head injuries and two others were taken to hospital after their car caught fire following a crash in Worcestershire. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Sherridge Road in Leigh Sinton near Malvern at approximately
A NEW development of 10 affordable homes in Bransford, near Worcester, has been given the go-ahead after councillors were convinced the site posed no risk from chemical contamination. Festival Housing Association has been seeking permission to
