ORGANISERS of the first Worcester International Festival for Young Singers have announced the 11 choirs that will be taking part. The event is the first-ever international festival for children’s and youth choirs in the UK and will bring more than
A HOSPITAL Friends group has raised funds for a new scanner to allow pregnant women to receive screening closer to home. A new portable scanning machine has been funded for Evesham Community Hospital’s antenatal clinics by donations from the group
A VILLAGE is to welcome 100 new homes despite fears over the safety of the access route to the site. Councillors described driving through the junction of Stonepit Lane and the A422 in Inkberrow, near Worcester, close to where the houses will be
DETECTIVES are seeking a mystery quick-thinking motorist who helped catch a man police were trying to arrest. Officers at West Mercia Police have praised the brave driver who stopped to help them in Stourport yesterday. But the man, who is
RURAL communities in Wychavon will be visited by a new mobile police station. Residents can visit the station when it stops by villages this week and discuss any issues they may have with their local officers. Evesham Rural West Safer Neighbourhoods
MORE than £1.2 million of taxpayers’ cash has been saved by Worcester City Council merging services with other authorities. The council has reduced the shared services budget 25 per cent to a record low net spend of £3.6 million. The city shares
DRIVERS are urged to take care on Worcestershire's roads tonight and tomorrow after predictions of heavy rainfall. Showers are set to hit the county from 8pm and may turn to sleet and snow overnight, according to Met Office forecasts. Temperatures
THE owners of jewellery of sentimental value are appealing for help in tracing their belongings. Detectives are linking four break-ins carried out last month in Worcester, Malvern and Droitwich, during which thieves stole rings, bracelets and necklaces
ONE of Worcester Conservative Party’s leading figures has hit out at gay marriage - saying it will “confuse children” and “weaken family ties.” Andrew Grant, the president of Worcester Conservatives, has also accused his own party’s ministers of
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a home in Midland Road after a boiler set alight. Three appliances from the Worcester station attended the scene near Wylds Lane shortly after 2.40pm today. The fire involved a central heating boiler in the kitchen
A HIGH profile relaunch and a move to a new studio has seen a queue of people lining up to get behind the decks at a local radio station. Mark Tibbutt founded Longside Radio from a garage studio at his home in Martley, near Worcester, in December
SIR – I agree with Labour leader Ed Miliband, fewer young police means fewer understanding of our youth. Not all teenagers are criminals. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
SIR – Re George Cowley’s letter about PC Amy Stuart (Worcester News, January 21). She should know better than most. One thing is for sure, you must treat everyone the same. You can’t make fish of one and fowl of another. JOHN SHEARON
SIR – The failed Tory coalition Government continuously attacks the workers. In April this year a new bedroom tax comes into effect. If you are a tenant in a council property and you have spare bedrooms that are not continually occupied
SIR – I am pleased that Parliament has agreed to change the rules surrounding royal succession and that they now recognise that royal women should be treated equally. Maybe it is also time to start to modernise other parts of the constitution.
SIR – What a fool Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is making himself look. I have followed the team for more than 50 years but he is out of order when he keeps attacking officials when the team doesn’t win or when he keeps criticising
SIR – I am very pleased to see the Worcester News (January 25) reporting such a positive approval from the city council planning committee regarding the outline permission for the new leisure facility and pool at Perdiswell. Especially encouraging
SIR – On January 19, Jon Fraser, of Worcestershire County Council, was quoted in the Worcester News in relation to a resident’s concerns about the A449 as saying: “The county council is always happy to engage and communicate with residents regarding
SIR – The article by Catherine Phillips (Worcester News, January 22) again highlights the dangerous junction in Bilford Road with Astwood Road, Worcester. Even in the 1950 and 1960s, I found this road hazardous as a cyclist. I was amazed recently
SIR – Our councillors’ recent comments and onslaught on student conduct and homes of multiple occupation (Worcester News, January 28) are disgraceful. The university takes the conduct and integration of its students in the community very seriously
THIS is a lovely walk in an area which remains relatively rich in wildlife. Water plays a big part in this, with the river Teme and a number of smaller water courses complemented by numerous pools at Cob House Fishery and Hucks Farm. These
THIS front man has got the sound, does the moves and even has that trademark hiccup honed to perfection. Not bad for a man of 76… Of course, in real life, the boy genius from Lubbock died roughly this time 54 years ago in the most famous light plane
RAGLEY Hall, one of the most stunning stately home in the Midlands, is set to star in the new BBC2 period drama Dancing on the Edge. The new five-part series, written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew Goode
VALENTINE’S Day will come and go, but you can create a lover’s paradise in your outdoor space, incorporating all the senses of touch, smell, sight, taste and sound. Whether it’s a woodland garden or flowing fields or a rustic cottage garden bursting
LAST year I wrote about the defibrillator at Bewdley Row Club where I am a member. Nineteen members were taught in CPR and how to use the device that can restart the heart of someone who has suffered a cardiac arrest. It was the case of footballer
DO the Two Ronnies, Pete and Dud, Ellis and Rose or the 20th Century Coyotes mean anything to you, dear reader? These are just a sample of Great Britain’s most iconic comedy duos who have provided many infamous moments of hilarity down the years
A KNIFE-wielding cyclist attempted to rob a 15-year-old boy in Stourport. The incident happened at about 9.30pm on Thursday as the boy was walking home along Minster Road. He saw a youth on a BMX bike and as he walked into Prospect Road the
WORCESTER City are considering bringing in new players to cover for the injury crisis that has enveloped the squad. City are facing the possibility of being without up to five players for this Saturday’s trip to Stalybridge Celtic through injury
WITH corresponding tickets for his 2013 UK tour about an eye-watering £600 each, it’s no wonder Pauline Horton has fond memories of the night in 1973 she paid just £2 for a front stall seat to see Rod Stewart in concert at Worcester Gaumont. “In
THE motorway near Droitwich Spa is set to be closed overnight. The northbound carriageway from Junction 5 of the M5 to Junction 4a at the M5 and M42 interchange will be closed from 10pm to 5am from tonight until Tuesday for bridge inspections.
MANAGER Carl Heeley says Worcester City’s poor home form is beginning to play on the minds of his team. City’s 2-2 draw against Vauxhall Motors means they have only won one Blue Square Bet North match at St George’s Lane since September 15.
A PERFORMANCE that was described by their coach Paul James as their most clinical of the season so far was enough for Worcester Wolves to see off Manchester Giants. The Giants had overwhelmed Surrey Heat in their last game at the Wright Robinson
AS the saying goes, a week is a long time in football. Yet, in Worcester City’s case, it would appear that four days is long enough for fortunes to change. Last Tuesday, Carl Heeley’s side produced one of their best performances of the season
RICHARD Hill has threatened to wield the axe after watching a strong Warriors side beaten 22-12 by a youthful Saracens in the LV= Cup at Sixways. With this weekend’s trip to Bath in mind, head coach Hill named a powerful team to face Sarries for
COMMUTERS endured Monday morning misery on some key routes in the West Midlands with some delays lasting up to an hour. A signalling problem resulted in delays of up to an hour to services through Worcester Shrub Hill. Despite the problem now
THE question on many Warriors fans’ lips at the moment is: ‘Has Richard Hill taken Worcester as far as he can?’ I, for one, think it is too soon to be questioning the head coach’s tenure as, to date, the former Bristol chief has done exactly what
A BRIDE-to-be who won a dream wedding worth £6,500 has found a dress to die for. Leanne Turner is set to tie the knot with Joseph Leighton at the Pear Tree Inn and Country Hotel, Smite Lane, Hindlip, near Worcester, after scooping the top prize
A MOTOCROSS rider and a spectator have been taken to hospital following an incident in Worcestershire. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the motocross event at Wilden Top Road in Stourport-on-Severn shortly before 1.30pm yesterday.
HOPES of giving 170 of the poorest paid county council workers a decent living wage could be in tatters – with bosses fearing a multi-million pound legal challenge from school staff. Worcestershire county council is considering handing all in-house
CHILDREN would be given free skipping ropes and compulsory cookery classes under a health chief’s radical call to beat the obesity crisis. Dr Frances Howie, assistant director of public health at NHS Worcestershire, says “we cannot carry on as
A BUILDING company has won a Master Builder of the Year Award, taking the large renovation project in the Midland region of the national competition. 3W Developments, which is based in Shrawley, scooped the prize for its work on a house in Martley.
