X Factor finalists Union J performed at Tramps nightclub and received a rapturous response from the crowd. Many fans of the group, who finished fourth in the ITV talent show, braved the cold weather to see them. The group’s set included Taylor
MORE than £43,000 of unpaid council tax and business rates has been “written off” in only three months, it has emerged. New data has been published by Worcester City Council based on collection performance between July and September this year.
A PROJECT to restore an organ in a Malvern church, which is thought to be the last of its kind in the world, is nearing completion. The Nicholson organ at All Saints Church, in Malvern Wells, was built using a rare system of pneumatic control known
AN 11-year-old boy has been installed as the 42nd junior bishop at a parish church in Claines, near Worcester. George Paterson was unveiled as the junior bishop at a special ceremony at St John Baptist Church. He has already been undertaking
LIFESTYLE fashion house Rupert and Buckley has re-located from the Home Counties to a farm in Worcestershire. The company, run by entrepreneur and law student James Buckley-Thorp and aimed at the university campus market, has moved to a barn near
SIX new apprentices are being taken on by Worcester City Council. The council is launching a groundbreaking scheme to give young people who are struggling to find a job the ideal start to their careers. The new recruits will be given the right
WORCESTER Operatic and Dramatic Society (WODS) are still looking for two males to fill the lead roles in next year's production of Summer Holiday. Following their production of The Producers in October, WODS next production Summer Holiday will
SENSORS failed on flood defences in Kempsey, says an independent report. Fifteen properties flooded in Kempsey on November 24 after heavy rain. An independent report released today found that automatic sensors that operate the pumps at Kempsey
AFTER you’ve munched on mince pies, chowed down on turkey and overdosed on chocolates, there’s always room for one more festive indulgence – cheese. While many of us opt for blue cheese at Christmas, there are plenty of other types available that
FUSION BRASSERIE The Bird Hawbridge Stoulton WR7 4RJ 01905 840647 Fusionbrasserie.com IN this season of goodwill and general pell-mell, the chief weapon in most of Worcester’s eating houses seems to be an invitation to take
SIR – Re the letter by Richard Farrell-Adams ‘He’s failing us before the has even started’ (Worcester News, December 10). I do wish that he would check his facts. I was a member of the old police authority and I can definitely say that it was not
SIR – Having read the stories in the Worcester News about Bill Longmore and his handling of his deputy’s appointment, I must express my thoughts on the matter. I voted for Mr Longmore as I considered that if we had to have this unwanted post of
SIR – I fail to understand how the role of the police and crime commissioner is going to enhance and improve the management and service delivery of any police area in the UK. What difference will the role bring to that previously undertaken by
A DECISION on whether to press ahead with a £120 million incinerator in Worcestershire has been delayed until next year amid concerns over the costs. The county council has decided to investigate “alternative financing” for the controversial scheme
SIR – So, our new (and seemingly naive and inexperienced,) police and crime commissioner Bill Longmore has gone ahead anyway, and appointed his old police mucker as his deputy (Worcester News, December 13). He seems blissfully and wilfully unaware
SIR – Are Mr [Bill] Longmore, the newly appointed police and crime commissioner, and his deputy sidekick Mr [Barrie] Sheldon the emblazoned flagship for the conduct, culture and accountability of the police force? Who is responsible for these elastic
“MALVERN has renewed its vows” – not my words, but those of Worcester City Council’s leader this week after the South Worcestershire Development Plan earned a magical revival. Worcester’s Conservatives have an extra swagger at the moment, and rightly
THE Bishop of Worcester has reservations about the speed at which a new law on gay marriage could be introduced. Prime Minister David Cameron is going to propose special measures in a forthcoming Bill so the Church of England is not forced to host
THE Barbourne College of Art and Design, Worcester, could be turned into retirement apartments. Developer McCarthy and Stone is drawing up plans to create about 28 one-bedroom flats and 31 two-bed flats at the Barbourne Road site. Worcester
OH NO it isn’t, oh yes it is! Panto season is well underway in Worcestershire. Yesterday marked the opening night of Malvern Theatre’s annual pantomime, which this year is Cinderella, starring CITV and Nickelodeon presenter Jamie Rickers as Buttons
LOCK Dean Schofield returns to captain Worcester Warriors as they face Perpignan in the Amlin Challenge Cup at the Stade Aime Giral tomorrow (8pm GMT). Schofield, who previously enjoyed a successful playing spell in France with Toulon before his
THE number of Worcestershire primary schools failing to give pupils a good grounding in the three Rs has dropped from 13 to three over the past year, following the news that official figures suggest that nationally the number has halved. Less than
WORCESTER City are determined to end a run of five matches without a victory when they entertain Bradford Park Avenue tomorrow (3pm). Since thrashing Hinckley United 5-0 on November 3, City have drawn twice and lost three, the latest being a 1-
THIS festive season go with your family and friends to the Bristol Hippodrome for its wonderful pantomime Aladdin – starring local favourite Andy Ford as Wishee Washie, Carol Griffin (Loose Women) as Genie of the Lamp until 17th December, then replaced
ON-SONG Warriors full-back Chris Pennell insists he will never be happy with his performances until they are being rewarded with international honours. The resilient former Worcester captain, pictured, is only 25 years old, but he has already battled
Murderer William Cummins and his victim Jackie Harrison were part of a heavy drinking community in Worcester, the court was told. It was a life the mother-of-four had been trying to leave behind. But she made the fatal mistake of allowing Cummins
THE man convicted of murdering Jackie Harrison was always the police’s only suspect in the case. Detective Inspector Gerry Smith, of West Mercia Police, who led the inquiry, said they were always sure William Cummins was the killer. But he
A 52-YEAR-OLD drifter has been jailed for life for the murder of a woman in her Worcester flat. William Cummins was yesterday found guilty by a jury of seven men and five women at Worcester Crown Court and will serve a minimum of 17 years.
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are intent on transferring their remarkable league form into FA Trophy success. The Aggborough outfit are among the in-form teams in the country having lost just twice in their last 20 games in all competitions. That
THE leader of Worcestershire County Council has started a legal probe over whether the region’s new deputy police and crime commissioner is entitled to a pension. Councillor Adrian Hardman said he believes it is “wrong” that Barrie Sheldon should
CLUB captain Dean Schofield and former Northampton Saints centre Jon Clarke have been recalled to the Warriors starting XV for tomorrow’s Amlin Challenge Cup pool two decider at Perpignan (8pm GMT). Lock James Percival has been standing in for
JOSH Matavesi will be drawing on his experience of playing in France last season to help Warriors come out of the bear pit that is Perpignan’s Stade Aime Giral unscathed. Worcester head to the South of France this weekend for the second installment
HEREFORD United aim to put their FA Cup disappointment behind them and continue a challenge for the FA Trophy tomorrow. Martin Foyle’s men lost 2-1 in extra-time to Cheltenham Town in last Tuesday’s second round replay at Edgar Street, ending their
IT’S easy to overlook the fact that Worcestershire’s greatest musical export – apart from Edward Elgar, of course – is also a mimic without equal. Yes, that’s right. For Bewdley-born boogie boy Mike Sanchez is not just king of the keyboard… he
BILL Longmore is being urged to start being more open with the media after refusing to take calls from the Worcester News since he was elected. Before West Mercia’s new police and crime commissioner was elected, he was available on his mobile phone
VUE cinema in Friar Street, Worcester, will screen the New York Metropolitan Opera’s performance of Verdi’s Aida tomorrow. The story follows Aida, an Ethiopian princess sold into slavery in ancient Egypt and Radamés, an Egyptian military commander
MANAGER Paul West says Evesham United are a long way off challenging for promotion. The Robins head to fourth-placed Tiverton Town tomorrow (3pm) sitting 13th in Evo-Stik Southern League Division One South and West, six points adrift of the play-offs
