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  • Worcester City record third away win in a row

    GOALS from Danny Glover and Mike Symons earned Worcester City a 2-0 victory at Stalybridge Celtic and their third away win on the spin. City enjoyed the better chances in a feisty encounter at Bower Fold but did not break the deadlock until nine

  • Bottling plant set for housing

    A historic former water bottling plant is to be transformed into a nursing home and houses. Affordable houses for young families and a nursing home are among a developer’s proposals for the plant at Colwall, near Malvern. The proposal includes

  • Bath 32-9 Warriors

    ILLNESS-hit Worcester Warriors extended their torrid Aviva Premiership away record with a 32-9 defeat at Bath. Fly-half Andy Goode had to drop out of the game 10 minutes before kick-off and he was just one of half-a-dozen players hit by an overnight

  • Brazilian care attendant who stole from elderly is jailed

    A BRAZILIAN care attendant who stole from two elderly people suffering from mental health problems has been jailed for 27 months at Worcester Crown Court. Recorder Rachel Brand QC said 43-year-old Fernando Scali had betrayed the trust of the families

  • Hear a decade of material from a John Peel favourite

    A FAVOURITE of the late John Peel is heading to Worcester with a compilation of a decade’s worth of songs in tow. The Task in Hand presents former San Lorenzo frontman Owen Tromans and his acoustic band at The Firefly, in Lowesmoor, in support

  • Antiques expert Henry loses his beloved wife

    WITH the death of his wife Barbara at the age of 86, antiques expert Henry Sandon has lost his most treasured item. “She was my rock, my organiser, wherever I went she was by my side,” said the man who became a household face and name through his appearances

  • Bath v Warriors

    2:57pm Warriors hit for not rolling away now, Donald puts the ball to touch. 2:55pm As they so often do, Warriors give the points straight back. Errie Claassens fields the re-start

  • Stretch of A46 one of the most dangerous in UK

    THERE has been a call for action on a stretch of road labelled one of the most dangerous in the country after three deaths in the last two-and-a-half years. The leader of Worcestershire County Council Adrian Hardman wants to see safety improvements

  • Free help with health at Worcester Guildhall

    Free health checks are available at Worcester’s Guildhall in the Hign Street on Monday. The Health Challenge, organised by the NHS in Worcestershire and BBC Hereford and Worcester, will take place between 9.30am and 2pm on Monday. There is no need

  • Danny Glover delighted to be in the goals at Worcester City

    IT is amazing what a goal can do for a player’s confidence – and that certainly seems to have been proven by Danny Glover. Until two weeks ago, the Worcester City striker had managed only five goals this season and had not hit the target since

  • Council makes changes to garden waste services

    CHANGES to Worcester’s garden waste service are on the way – with automatic collections scrapped for certain parts of the year. City council chiefs want to save cash on fuel by asking people to ring the Worcestershire Hub if they want their garden

  • Loan men hope to impress away from Worcester Warriors

    WARRIORS duo Ollie Frost and James Currie are hoping to make the most of their loan switch to Championship side Leeds. Scrum-half Frost, 25, and 22-year-old prop Currie have joined the Headingley side for the rest of the season as part of Worcester

  • Girl is stranded on bus journey home

    A TEENAGE schoolgirl was left stranded nearly three miles from home after a bus driver unexpectedly terminated the route. Lucy Jones, aged 14, had been travelling on the 43 First bus from the Chase High School, Malvern, on a Friday afternoon to

  • The Premier League of folk

    A DUO said to be from the Premier League of folk perform at a listed hall in the Cotwolds next month. Chris Newman and Máire Ní Chathasaigh will bring a combination of true virtuosity, enormous charm and spellbinding entertainment to Postlip Hall

  • In Xtra this week...

    Take a look at our Xtra section which brings you a wide range of feature articles every week. This week's features include: CELEBRITY INTERVIEW: Former teen idol Christian Slater has stepped back from the limelight and moved away from Hollywood

  • Hereford United boss asks fans to scout talent

    MANAGER Martin Foyle has asked Hereford United fans to become scouts for the club in the hope of finding new talent. The Bulls boss wants supporters to recommend local players for consideration as the Edgar Street club cannot afford a full-time

  • Homeowner charged with shooting burglar at Whitbourne home

    THE homeowner in the drugs farm burglary in which one of the raiders was shot and lost a leg has been charged with malicious wounding, we can reveal today. Yesterday, the two men who carried out the burglary at Whitbourne were jailed for a total