ALLAH Ditta has been selected as the Conservative Party’s candidate to fight Worcestershire County Council’s tightest ward next year – despite him insisting it’s a “safe Labour seat”. Coun Ditta, who is still under police investigation following
PATRIOTIC British soldiers in Afghanistan will decorate their living quarters with flags instead of fairy lights to lift their spirits this Christmas. As others deck their halls with boughs of holly the troops will be decorating the barracks with
GARETH Seddon's header 11 minutes from time saw Worcester City lose 1-0 to play-off rivals Halifax. The striker's effort proved the difference in a tight game at St George's Lane, in which kick-off was delayed by 20 minutes because the visitors
A CUTTING-edge GP scheme has already kept more than 100 emergency patients out of hospital in only two months. The so-called GP with ambulance service has resulted in 155 people being seen by doctors since it was launched on Friday, October 5.
FASTER broadband speeds could be on the way to the Claines, Warndon Villages and Diglis areas of Worcester, with the city council leader defending a decision to put £50,000 into better internet services. Councillor Simon Geraghty said the council
WORCESTER's CrownGate Shopping Centre is making sure shoppers get in the festive spirit with a varied programme of Christmas entertainment in the run up to the day itself. A live music session, featuring singing and guitar playing in aid of Acorns
5:05pm Toulson's drive is well saved at full stretch by Sargeant for a corner, which Ayres heads clear. 5:03pm Halifax fancy a second here but Worcester still working hard.
THE world-renowned Museum of Royal Worcester has taken the first step towards a £1 million redevelopment project. The scheme would see the museum, which houses the world’s largest collection of Worcester porcelain, revamp-ed and a project set up
IT was sweet revenge for King’s School, Worcester, in the latest round of the Daily Mail Under 18 Cup competition as they came from behind, scoring 19 unanswered points, to beat last year’s beaten finalists, Oldswinford Hospital School. Starting
MORE free 45-minute parking bays are expected to be created in Worcester, it has emerged. The city has 24 spaces where motorists can leave their cars for that time period without paying. Now the city centre’s streets, and those immediately
A WOMAN has died and two other people have been injured in a crash near Kidderminster. The woman, one of of three people in a car, was confirmed dead at the scene following the crash on the A449 at Cookley at 1.20am today. A paramedic area
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new coffee shop in Pershore’s High Street have been given the green light despite objections from business owners. Wychavon District Council’s planning committee approved the plans for the South-West chain Coffee #1 to
WARRIORS are capable of winning in France next weekend to keep their Euro dream alive, according to all-action flanker Matt Kvesic. The England Saxons back-rower put in a man-of-the-match display in Thursday night’s 22-21 Amlin Challenge Cup victory
TICKETS for Worcester City’s last league game at St George’s Lane are to go on general sale. The Blue Square Bet North match against Chester on Saturday, April 27, 2013, is set to bring the curtain down on 108 years at the ground. Although
WORCESTER Wolves host Newcastle Eagles tonight (7pm) aiming to record their first victory of the season against the British Basketball League champions. The sides have already met twice this term, each time in the North East, with the Eagles soaring
THE Christmas lights in a Worcester venue will be dimmed for a night of all things dark. A goth Christmas party will trade the typical festive shades of red, gold and green for all things noir at the Marr’s Bar, in Pierpont Street, on Saturday,
A YOUNG man was rescued from the River Severn in Worcester this morning and had to be taken to hospital with hypothermia after he spent half an hour in the water. The emergency services received reports of a person in the water near the Worcester
FORMER Hereford United and Cheltenham Town striker Steve Guinan has backed the Bulls to beat the Robins and set-up an FA Cup third round clash against Everton. The 36-year-old, who scored Cheltenham’s winner in their 2006 play-off final victory
PEOPLE were evacuated from their homes following a fire in which three gas cyclinders exploded. Fire crews were called out to The Crest, Bromyard at 12.28am this morning following a fire next to bungalow at the crest in Bromyard. Six fire engines
CHAIRMAN Mark Serrell has called on more Kidderminster Harriers fans to get behind the team’s push for the play-offs. Having lost their first five games, Harriers now find themselves only four points shy of the Blue Square Bet Premier top five.
A SERIES of iconic album sleeves have been recreated for a charity calendar. Carnival Records in Church Street, Malvern, has gathered together a series of snaps staged by some of its creative customers with all the proceeds going to Acorns Children
TODAY your Worcester News urges Bill Longmore to do the right thing – and think again about the way he appoints a deputy police and crime commissioner. West Mercia Police’s new elected boss wants to give his old police colleague and campaign manager
A Worcester couple confirmed their love for each other by putting it on ice when they got engaged. The magical moment for Sean Vernall and Sammy Chambers happened during a public skating session at Ice Quest in Spring Lane North, Malvern. Mr
HEARTFELT messages full of warm memories of a former Evesham United footballer were tagged onto balloons and released into the heavens by his friends and family. More than 600 people, including numerous former team-mates and representatives of
