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  • Another bid to tackle floods

    CALLS are being made for council bosses in Wychavon to launch a centre of excellence to tackle the flooding chaos which is repeatedly hitting the county. Councillor Charles Tucker, chairman of the National Flood Forum, wants the area to become

  • Help us fund new minibus

    DROITWICH Air Cadets have launched a campaign to raise funds for a new minibus. The town squadron of the Air Training Corps, which was formed in 1971, is struggling to keep its existing vehicle on the road due to the high maintenance costs. The

  • Prized classic car is attacked by vandals

    A SELF-confessed “car nut” was left sickened after vandals set about his prized classic Jaguar. Peter French only left the British racing green XJ6 parked on the village green near his home in Broughton Hackett, near Worcester, for a couple of

  • Marjorie celebrates milestone

    A 100-year-old from Malvern was pleased as punch to receive a card from the Queen congratulating her on her milestone birthday. The special royal greeting took pride of place among Marjorie West’s collection of cards and balloons as she celebrated

  • Ann uses Valentines Day to repay her partner's good deeds

    PEOPLE go to great lengths on Valentine’s Day to show their loved ones just how much they care. But for one Worcester woman, today was an opportunity to thank her other half for always going above and beyond. Ann Davies lives in Lower Wick with

  • Last chapter written in Lord Sandys eventful life

    RICHARD Michael Oliver Hill, the seventh Baron Sandys of Ombersley has died at the age of 81 after a long illness. He succeeded to the title and to the 2,000-acre estates of Ombersley Court more than half-a-century ago on the death in a road accident

  • Married woman's benefits shame

    A MARRIED woman pretended she was single to claim nearly £20,000 in benefits. Natasha Windiate, aged 24, had claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance, housing benefit and council tax benefit as a single person since November 2008. The claims related to

  • Love struck couples invited to book a local venue

    LOVE-struck couples looking to organise their big day, are being reminded of the wedding and civil partnership venues available in Bromsgrove and Droitwich. Worcestershire County Council’s Registration Services’ website offers a list of registration

  • High levels of gas from "shot" main cause road closure

    UPDATE 5:05pm:   A SERIOUS gas leak from a “completely shot” main is causing the closure of a busy road in Worcester. The A443 Hylton Road will be closed from 7pm  tonight after “extremely high” gas readings were found around the Crown

  • Care centres to change hands

    Barnardo’s has lost the contract to run five children’s centres in Worcestershire. Although Barnardo’s put in a bid to continue running the centres in the Malvern and Bromsgrove areas, Worcestershire County Council has given the contract to Action

  • School’s musical is first in new theatre

    STUDENTS have been bringing the music of lovable orphan Annie to life in their school’s new professional theatre. Tudor Grange Academy students have been wearing the distinctive curly ginger wig and belting out classic songs such as Tomorrow and

  • People who look after me are excellent

    SIR – Re the damning report on Stafford Hospital on February 6, in October/November 2006 I had excellent treatment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, and I now have an excellent GP, Dr Clarke, and an excellent consultant psychiatrist, Dr

  • My initial thought... times have changed

     SIR – John Phillpott (Worcester News, February 9) says that you can tell a superior soul from an ordinary person if they style themselves using initials rather than Christian names, and compounded such as LP Hartley and JK Rowling. But I feel

  • Uneven pavements are a real problem

    SIR – It was interesting to read Sarah Davies’s report on the problems with the pavement on the Worcester Bridge (Worcester News, February 8). The Diglis and Commandery area is also very popular for walkers and tourists to our city. The paved

  • Please do your bit to help the BHF

    SIR – As you may already know, February is National Heart Month when the nation’s heart charity, the British Heart Foundation (BHF), encourages the Great British public to think about their hearts and the hearts of those around them. We also use

  • Here’s anotherreason for leaving the EU

     SIR – What I find truly amazing are the people who want to stay in the EU and be governed by those anonymous and unelected people. We should govern ourselves in Britain as we have done perfectly well for centuries since the Romans left. The

  • We have a history of food contamination

    SIR – It seems the British public is unable to tell the difference between horsemeat and beef given that Findus lasagne contained 100 per cent horsemeat and it was laboratory tests and not consumers that discovered this. Food adulteration or food

  • Horsemeat? You’ve got yourself to blame

    SIR – Regarding the latest scandals involving horsemeat being found in various supermarket convenience ready meals, the old adage, “You only get what you pay for” rings true. I, for one, cannot quite comprehend why anyone would want to buy frozen

  • Elderly man airlifted after crash

    AN elderly man was airlifted to hospital after his car collided with a horse van on the main A44 road between Worcester and Leominster. The accident took place in Bromyard just after 1.30pm. Police closed the road at its junction with the B4203

  • Drivers warned to expect overnight freeze

    DESPITE the blue skies and warmer temperatures across most of Worcestershire today, gritters are being prepped to go out with another overnight freeze expected. Temperatures are expected to plummet to below freezing and drivers are being warned

  • Bid to increase council tax is rejected

    A BID to increase council tax by more than £20 a year for households across Worcestershire has been rejected today. The budget for 2013/14 was approved after a fierce debate at County Hall, with the ruling Conservative leadership insisting it would

  • Rowing club cancel racing

    WORCESTER Rowing Club have been forced to cancel Saturday's Head of the River race due to high water levels on the River Severn. Officials have been monitoring the situation but took the decision today to avoid crews travelling to the event.

  • Sponsorship plan for new swimming pool

    WORCESTER’S prospective new swimming pool could get a major sponsor to help reduce the multi-million pound cost to taxpayers, it has emerged. Council chiefs have revealed they are prepared to hand over sponsorship rights to a private sector company

  • Community shows support for Whitbourne school

    CONCERNED parents and residents turned out in force to show their support for a village school threatened with closure. About 100 people attended a public meeting last night to hear from representatives of Herefordshire Council about their plans

  • Funding boost for our CCTV system

    AN extra £10,000 is being ploughed into Worcester’s CCTV system as the city gears up for a busy year. The city council’s Conservative leadership has agreed to ring-fence the cash into a special kitty so that extra staff can be handed shifts to

  • Tots are full of eastern promise

    A GROUP of children looked to the east when they celebrated the Chinese new year. Youngsters at Bright Eyes Montessori Day Nursery, Droitwich, enjoyed activities to mark the occasion and to help them learn about China. They made large dragons and

  • Parish council unanimously rejects housing bid

    PLANS to build 45 homes on the edge of a village have been unanimously rejected after 100 people turned up to a public meeting to speak out against them. Bovis Homes has submitted the planning application to Malvern Hills District Council to build

  • Family welcomes clergyman's jailing

    THE FAMILY of a dementia patient whose life savings were stolen by a disgraced clergyman have welcomed his prison sentence. As we reported yesterday, the Rev Peter Hesketh was jailed for three-and-a-half years on Wednesday for stealing £61,429

  • Inquest reveals popular former footballer killed himself

    A POPULAR former Evesham United footballer killed himself, an inquest has heard. Neil Emms, who died on November 16 and played for the club in the late 80s and early 90s, was found in a car at the car park of William House, Worcester Road, Evesham

  • Football pitches closed this weekend

    WORCESTER City Council have closed all their football pitches for this weekend due to the weather. The decision has been taken because of recent heavy rain and melting snow. Pitches affected include Perdiswell, Pitchcroft, Diglis, Northwick

  • Man arrested for school burglary

    A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of committing a burglary at a school in Malvern this week. Yesterday, West Mercia Police released a CCTV image of a man they wanted to speak to about a burglary that occurred during school hours on Monday at

  • All there in black and white

    Do not adjust your sets. Your eyes are not deceiving you: the style world has decided to banish colour in favour of black and white this season. The usual fanciful florals of spring have been left to wilt, pretty pastels are in the shade and bright

  • Beating the Eagles is a Worcester highlight

    VICTORY against all-conquering Newcastle Eagles in the British Basketball League Trophy last Friday was the highlight of my time at Worcester Wolves and possibly in the club’s history. Context is everything and we won a quarter-final at the home

  • Crash closes A449

    THE A449 at Ombersley is closed following a crash involving two cars this morning. Both cars - a Vauxhall Corsa and a black Renault Clio - were travelling on the southbound carriageway at around 8.37am when the incident happened, resulting in the

  • Leatherdale confident floods won't delay New Road start

    WORCESTERSHIRE are confident they will not have to switch early season fixtures away from New Road despite the ground having been flooded several times during the past two months. The Royals have so far splashed out around £20,000 on various clean-up

  • The classical sounds of the silver screen

    BLOCKBUSTER sounds will be heard around Worcestershire when a classical ensemble go on tour. Fordante begin their six-date tour of the county at The Artrix, in Bromsgrove, on Sunday by performing a mix of music from the movies. The programme