JAPANESE students learnt about Worcester’s history when they visited the Guildhall as part of a cultural visit to the city. A group of students from Rikkyo University, Tokyo, came to Worcester to stage a Christian concert at St Martin’s Church
A NEW Marks & Spencer Simply Food store will open in Evesham later this year. Wychavon District Coun-cil’s planning committee approved the application for the new store at Evesham Shopping Park, Worcester Road, at their meeting last week.
PLANS are coming together to make the third Upton Music Festival more of a family affair. The event returns to Fish Meadow from Friday to Sunday, August 23-25 with more incentives for families and traders to get involved. The first 50 local
PLANS to build 71 new homes have been given the thumbs up despite one councillor saying the noise from the M5 was “insufferable”. Wychavon District Council’s planning committee approved the plans to develop the site on land to the north of Walk
A TEENAGE burglar has been jailed after he was spotted by neighbours trying to break into a garage at a secluded house in Worcester. Darren Sutton, of Lilac Close, Worcester, was with two others when he was seen by neighbours jumping over a fence
AN undertaker accused of murdering his wife told a villager she was suffering from a brain tumour, a jury heard. Retired bank manager Geoffrey Lewin said he was left "very shocked" by John Taylor's revelation. The men had met in the street
MORE tributes have been paid to Worcestershire County Council’s longest-serving politician - with colleagues saying they will miss his “broad grin”. Councillor Bob Bullock died last Friday, aged 86, after serving the people of the county for 40
THE head of Worcester’s tourism body has stepped down from her role – and insists the city is well placed to prosper in future years. Georgia Smith, who ran VisitWorcester since the organisation was launched six years ago, is looking for pastures
THOUSANDS of pounds will be spent on revamping children’s play areas in two of the poorest parts of Worcester. Worcester City Council is investing more than £45,000 on overhauling playgrounds in Ronkswood and Dines Green. The site outside Ronkswood
MARK Steel’s In Town as he brings his award-winning and unique comedy show to Worcester’s Huntingdon Hall next week. During the show comedian Mark Steel shares some of Britain's most unusual tourist attractions, local quirks and habits and next
A MAN who spoke of shooting his neighbours if he had a gun was stopped on a bus and found in possession of a survival knife and class A drugs. Andrew Smith of Woodmans Rise, Droitwich, admitted possession of a survival lock knife with a four-inch
A WIDOW says she and other people are “dicing with death” every time they cross a dual carriageway because there is no pedestrian crossing. Barbara Link, aged 77, of Swinesherd, Worcester, says she takes her life in her hands every time she crosses
YOUNGSTERS enjoyed a full range of activities when Super Camps came to Malvern St James School for the half-term week. With more than 40 activities on offer, no two days were the same for participants, who ranged in age from four to 14. Some
TOUGH new measures to crack down on alcohol misuse would be welcomed in Worcestershire, according to a county health chief. Coun Marcus Hart, chairman of Worcestershire County Council’s health and wellbeing board, says that the county needs to
GIRL Guides will be able to fly their flag with pride thanks to a community fund donation. Guides from 1st Inkberrow will use a donation of £380 from the Co-operative’s Community Fund to replace their damaged unit flag as well as buy new event
THE enchanting world of Mr Toad, Ratty, Mole, Badger and friends was brought to life by pupils at a Worcestershire school. Youngsters at Bowbrook House School, Peopleton, near Pershore, performed Kenneth Grahame’s classic tale of Wind In The Willows
TALENTED students from Holy Trinity International School made a splash at an inter-school swimming competition. Holy Trinity’s prep students secured first places in three team races at the Wyre Forest Primary Schools Swimming Gala in Stourport.
STUDENTS studying health and social welfare will get support to boost their career prospects thanks to a new partnership. The University of Worcester has teamed up with a range of other bodies to boost the employment prospects of future graduates
HELLO TROUBLE: Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew will be brought to life by students at Prince Henry’s High School, Evesham, this week. The budding actors and actresses will take to the stage at the Evesham Arts Centre on Thursday for three
A HUSBAND and wife who were caught in a police raid growing cannabis in their Worcester home have been given suspended prison sentences. Local authority workers Matthew Kirkham, aged 32, and 31-year-old Victoria Kirkham said they had calculated
BUDDING law enforcers at Droitwich Spa High School spent a morning in court before a major competition. A group of fifteen year eight and nine pupils attended Worcester Magistrates Court in preparation for their part in the 2013 Magistrates Mock
LOVE was inthe air atKing’s Hawford school, Claines, near Worcester, when pupils proved that romance was alive and well. Youngsters celebrated Valentine’s Day in style with a range of themed activities and events. They were invited to dress up
STUDENTS at Pershore High School will be bringing a classic Charles Dickens novel to life in a production next week. A cast of more than 60 pupils from all years will be taking part in the musical Oliver, based on the original adaptation by Lionel
A MAN involved in two Worcester robberies within a week – one at knifepoint – has been jailed. Wesley Lindley was one of two men who carried out the night-time attacks in Rainbow Hill last January. Oliver Woolhouse, prosecuting, told Hereford
SIMON Beaufoy has successfully taken his 1997 film script and produced a winning stage production. There is nothing like The Full Monty to bring laughter and enjoyment despite the fact it touches on unemployment, suicide, despair and impotence
SIR – I agree with Neil Watts (Fair Point, Worcester News, February 19). Chuggers are a pain.I give most of my spare money to a friend, aged 27. She has a severely disabled son.I dislike being pestered by chuggers. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
SIR – George Cowley (Worcester News, February 13) enjoyed the one-off Letters Extra page (Worcester News, January 19) and would like to see it every Saturday. Does he not realise that most readers enjoy a rest from him at weekends – and all the
THERE has been plenty written and said about Worcester City’s 5-0 defeat at Halifax. Most of it has been pretty scathing, with last Saturday’s thrashing widely regarded as one of the worst City performances and results of recent times. One
SCHOOLS across Worcestershire are to get an £8.6 million funding boost to repair crumbling old buildings. The cash injection, from the Department for Education, will be distributed to state schools in the county in dire need of either repair work
SIR – Hasn’t the Government learnt any lessons from selling off the utilities? The energy companies have been bought out by foreign companies which have raised the prices of electricity and gas, sending millions of pounds to their own countries
SIR – The current horsemeat scandal is only the tip of the iceberg. Apart from higher welfare products which are labelled free range or organic, most of the meat in our supermarkets gives us little or no information about the welfare of the animals
SIR – Re the letter by Ewan Gear ‘Why are we rushing this Marriage Bill?’ (Worcester News, February 22). Don’t worry, Mr Gear,I managed to get over my moral guilt about marrying without wanting children.I divorced.It’s true that after I divorced
SIR – After much deliberation Ifeel that I have to reply to Richard Udall’s letter ‘Be warned, they’re still the nasty party’ (Worcester News, February 5). Firstly, the Labour Government in the last 20 years has meant great ‘danger’ to the people
SIR – A woman on benefits is to be provided with a six-bedroom house to accommodate her 11 children. It’s no wonder the Government fears an increase in immigration when some unemployed are provided with six-bedroomed houses. It makes me wonder
SIR – Harriett Baldwin’s column ‘We’re giving you peace of mind’ (Worcester News, February 21) is the most astonishing piece of twaddle I’ve read recently. She wrote “...and England’s fairest countryside” but failed to complete the sentence with
POLICE investigating a sexual assault at Redditch have issued a new appeal in a bid to trace the occupants of a silver car who may have important information. It is believed the car was making its way along Headless Cross Drive some time between
WORCESTER Triathlon Club held their annual Peopleton Duathlon in dry, calm but very chilly weather. More than 80 athletes took part in the ninth annual staging of this popular early season event. Triathletes from as far afield as Bristol and
TECHNOLOGY thieves who must have thought they had made off with a hoard of computer monitors from Worcester Sixth Form College actually stole a number of screens ready to be recycled. The college in Spetchley Road was broken into at two separate
MORE than 1,600 jobs at beds giant Dreams have been saved after 171 of its shops were bought out of administration today. However, the deal between Sun Capital Partners and administrator Ernst & Young (E&Y) leaves a further 400 jobs at
HOLIDAY firm Thomas Cook has announced plans to axe 2,500 jobs. The travel group, which has two branches in Worcester in Friary Walk and the High Street, has warned of some store closures under a group-wide restructure.
WORCESTER Rugby Club’s Under 15 girls made the long trip to the North Dorset club for their first sevens tournament of the season and came away as champions. Playing in the first of the two groups, Worcester started in dominant fashion running
TWO University of Worcester students have returned from Japan with bronze medals after representing England at an international competition. The students represented their country at the World Visually Impaired Football Championships in Sendai.
FIRST-time buyers will get a leg up on the housing ladder thanks to a new partnership. Lloyds TSB and Worcester City Council yesterday joined forces to help first-time buyers purchase a home with a deposit of just five per cent. The Lend a
Hide the marigolds, ban the oven and make the vacuum out of bounds. Sunday, March 10, is officially the day that mums should take a breather from the chores and be spoilt rotten. And what better way to say 'relax' than with a beauty offering? Bestow
AT a time when Worcester City are preparing to enter a ground-share agreement, there may be one or two nervous glances towards the plight of Gloucester City. Worcester’s M5 corridor rivals were faced with eviction from Whaddon Road by landlords
SOPHISTICATED jazz and Latin grooves filled the idyllic surroundings of Brockencote Hall at the official launch of 2013’s A Taste of Worcestershire Food Festival. Local group Hill Street Jazz were on hand to get everyone in the mood for the two-day
PLANS for a proposed new football stadium at Perdiswell will be shown to the public early next month. Worcester City Supporters’ Trust, the group behind the project, are holding a public consultation meeting on Thursday, April 4, at Perdiswell
A RUSH hour crash has now been cleared from the A44 Bromyard Road in Worcester. Police were called to the scene near to the roundabout by the former Christmas tree farm in Dines Green at about 8.20am. A BMW 3 Series and a Mazda RX8, both silver
A BAND which is not just a legendary name in British music but also a link to the classic days of rock and folk music come to Worcester this weekend. Steeleye Span’s careers has taken in an astounding six decades and they will bring all this experience
YOUNG entrepreneurs will be given the chance to test their retail skills at an event in Wychbold. Pupils from schools across the region will be setting up pitches at the Young Enterprise annual trade fair at Webbs Garden Centre on Saturday, March
IT may be the one time of year when mothers get to be waited on by their offspring, so why not start Mothering Sunday as you mean to go on with a lovingly prepared brunch or breakfast in bed? With dad taking charge in the kitchen, there are plenty
TREAT your mum this year in an extra special way by baking her chocolate brownies with this recipe from Philadelphia. Whether you make a cake that serves the whole family or an individual creation just for your mum, baking a cake shows real thought
A FURIOUS builder is threatening to take Worcestershire County Council to court after damaging his car while driving over a “shocking” pothole. Derek Jones had to fork out £165 to repair his car after hitting a three-inch deep pothole close to
IN-form number eight Blair Cowan will be leaving Warriors at the end of the season and is believed to have signed for London Irish. The former Cornish Pirates man, 26, went into the current campaign in the final year of his Worcester contract,
ANOTHER person has hit out over roadworks affecting one of Worcester’s busiest commuter routes. Ombersley Road is currently partially closed while Severn Trent Water makes repairs to sewers in nearby Sunnyside Road and Barbourne Road. As your Worcester
