Bounding around their pen at Dogs Trust Evesham, it is difficult to believe just days ago these puppies’ lives were hanging in the balance. Snowy, Frosty, Icy, Polar, Icicle, Blizzard and Baltic came to the rehoming centre in Wickhamford last month
THE anniversary year of Acorns Children’s Hospice will be especially poignant for one staff member who has been there from the start. Sue Curry will be retiring from her post as head nurse at the Worcester hospice in Bath Road after 25 years’ service
HE MAY be best known for his comedy but Lenny Henry has taken to the stage in a much different guise at Malvern Theatres this week. The 54-year-old stars in August Wilson’s Fences as the “deeply flawed” lead character Troy Maxson, a once gifted
WICKETKEEPER Michael Johnson has won the battle of the gloves and has been named in the Worcestershire squad that kicks-off the 2013 campaign at Lancashire today (11am). The Australian was recruited from Grade cricket in Perth over the winter to
A SPORTS enthusiast who lost his father to leukaemia had a great result when he asked two top Premiership stars to help him raise money in his memory for a Worcester charity. Adam Streeter was on a sports science internship at Tottenham Hotspur
WEST Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin has paid her own personal tribute to Margaret Thatcher - describing her as a "great inspiration". Mrs Baldwin, who entered the House of Commons in 2010 following the retirement of Sir Michael Spicer, said
CHILDREN made their own ‘princess’ crowns and knights’ shields’ as they enjoyed some school holiday fun at a Worcestershire tourist attraction. The family activity day at Hanbury Hall and Gardens, near Droitwich, also gave them the chance to follow
A MAN with mental health problems threatened paramedics as he lashed out in a hospital A&E department. Daniel Harding, aged 21, of Rydal Close, Warndon, Worcester, admitted a section five public order offence when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates
SIR – The Tories have created 20,000 new places for schoolchildren but 260,000 places are needed, a shortage of 220,000. The answer – build more schools and pay for this by withdrawing from the European Union, obvious. Charity should begin at home
SIR – Your picture last week on page 13 had me fooled for a moment. I thought it was of Councillor Prodger MBE opening the Derek Prodger MBE Diglis Basin Bridge. But alas that well-deserved recognition is still to come. NEVILL SWANSON Worcester
THE stakes have been laid for next month’s Worcestershire County Council elections - with 273 candidates battling it out for just 57 seats. The much-anticipated County Hall count will see nine political parties compete for power on Thursday, May
A WOMAN has been given a “lovely surprise” after scooping a double rollover win in a competition from your Worcester News. Sheila Jones, aged 73, received a bumper cheque for £450 from promotions manager Sarah Bevan, above, as the final winner
SIR – May I say well done to George Cowley for broaching a subject that is mostly avoided. But it affects everyone eventually – to carry a donor card. But thanks to an article in the Worcester News I also carry another donor card. This is for
SIR – Once again this country is humiliated under the Tory party. On the same day two rulings symbolise this nation’s surrender to extremism. Home secretary Theresa May (the one member of this Government attempting to change the law) loses
TWO teenagers were punched and hit with a stick during an unprovoked attack in a Kidderminster park. A 15-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl were approached by a large gang fronted by two teenage girls in Brinton Park on Sunday afternoon.
SIR – What does Robin Walker do for us? Quite a lot – I have been very impressed. He came in person to support a local school during a visit from government officials when we were trying to get help for building work, even taking photos which I
SIR – Roberta Balfour (Worcester News, March 25) is understandably confused regarding VIVA! Firstly there is no such registered charity as “Vegetarians International Voices for Animals”. There is, however, a charity called Vegetarian and Vegan
SIR – I attended a demonstration against the bedroom tax in Kidderminster and heard many stories about how people are going to be badly affected by this tax,face eviction,financial hardship or go without food to meet their rent. This is a discriminatory
SIR – In 2010 in the absence of an election winner, the coalition government was imposed on us.It was said that it would tackle the huge deficit. Ever since then the nation has been groomed to expect an austere and bitter downgrading of expectations
WCT Raiders have won the Worcester Nursing Sunday Junior Cup after a dramatic 4-3 penalty shoot-out against Upton Snodsbury. Jamie Insall gave WCT the lead from the penalty spot before Dane Aldington equalised for Upton. A Chris Cornes free-kick
AFTER a slow start to spring the temperature could reach highs of 11C at the weekend. But before people reach for their shorts and flip flops, the Met Office predict the weekend will still be overcast with light rain expected late afternoon.
NME is scouring high and low for the best small venue in Britain and locally you don’t have to look very far to find three shining lights on the Worcestershire music circuit. They can be anything from a gig room to performance space, as long as
A BAKERY business hoping to inspire future cooks has donated 120 jugs to colleges in Evesham. Dawn Foods in Worcester Road, Evesham, presented the professional measuring jugs to Prince Henry’s High School and South Worcestershire College in a bid
THE best young photographers from schools across Worcestershire have won awards for their flair. The Beacon Camera Club, working in partnership with Worcestershire County Council’s Children’s Services Directorate, celebrated the success of young
A FORMER nurse says she has serious concerns over cost-saving plans to cut hospital beds and staffing levels. Jude Green, who worked as a mental health nurse for Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust before taking early retirement in 2011, fears
SPEEDY students have been given a talk about a project which hopes to see a car break the land speed record by reaching speeds of 1,000mph. Prince Henry’s High School, Evesham, was visited by Peter McCree, ambassador for the Bloodhound SSC project
PUPILS at Evesham High School impressed at a national competition. Pupils from across the UK came together for an epic robotic battle at the Big Bang Fair last month in a bid to become Vex UK champions. The team from Evesham High School won
COMPUTER-savvy children at a school near Pershore are celebrating after taking delivery of nearly 30 new machines. Defford-cum-Besford First School was awarded a £10,000 lottery grant through the Awards for All scheme to buy 26 notebook computers
PUPILS from schools and sixth form colleges across Worcestershire took part in a work experience programme for aspiring nurses and midwives. They were given the chance to “shadow” NHS workers at Worcestershire Royal, Redditch Alexandra and Kidderminster
A RETIRED teacher is appealing for help in alerting primary school pupils to child cruelty. Lucy Vincent-Daviss wants volunteers to join in with a service which uses assemblies and workshops to encourage children to recognise situations where they
PEOPLE in Worcestershire are being urged to help buy a vital new scanner for a town's hospital. The Friends of Malvern Community Hospital is aiming to raise £60,000 to buy an imaging device for a new pain clinic at the Worcester Road hospital.
A DEDICATED volunteerhas been given a national award for helping Worcestershire’s children stay fit and healthy. Lauren Martin, of Worcester, won the Energy Club’s National Volunteer of the Week award. The 27-year-old, who is an Energy Club
A FORMER pupil is heading for a reunion with his old school in Worcestershire – returning as headteacher. Will Lockett left Abberley Hall School, in Great Witley, near Worcester, in 1983, but has accepted the offer to return in a rather different
TALENTED pupils from Pershore High School reached the final of the National Science and Engineering Competition. Pershore High School pupils Carys Evans, Andrew Hemming, Simon Cartwright and George Stephens qualified for the prestigious event by
YOUNGSTERS kicked racism into touch after winning a competition to create anti-racism posters. Rahila Khatun, aged 10, came in first place and his poster and accompanying slogan will now be entered into a national competition organised by the Show
TEENAGERS looked at the world through the eyes of a drunk when they tried a pair of ‘beer goggles’ on for size at a session exploring the dangers of alcohol and drugs. Pupils at Evesham High School stepped into the shoes of drink and drug users
A TEAM of intrepid volunteers transformed brambles into a blooming garden at a Worcester school. Young people on a 12-week self-development course, run by the Prince’s Trust through Worcester College of Technology, raised funds to carry out the
PEOPLE baptised at Droitwich Spa Methodist Church are being invited to help mark its 75th anniversary. A special service will be held on Sunday, May 19 to help mark the construction of the Worcester Road building. The event will run from 10.30am
IT will be without doubt a tough test at Saracens on Sunday — I watched them beat Ulster in the Heineken Cup quarter-final on Saturday night and they looked great. They will now have one eye on their Heineken Cup semi-final with Toulon at Twickenham
Mrs Pepperpot and the Treasure by Alf Proysen - Random House Imagine you can shrink and ride on your cat’s back, and not only that, you can understand cat language. That’s what Mrs Pepperpot can do, which of course is fun, until she realises the
TO the sound of Elgar’s Land of Hope and Glory, sung with commendable gusto through chattering teeth by Worcester Male Voice Choir, the new flag of Worcestershire was raised over the county from the top of the cathedral. A brisk and chilling south-easterly
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley is not expecting to have any of his injured defenders back in time for Saturday’s visit of Hinckley United. A casualty list already comprising Ellis Deeney (ankle), Jacob Rowe (knee), Stuart Whitehead (groin),
GATES leading into one of Worcester’s most historic buildings have been opened for the first time as part of a new partnership with neighbouring Fort Royal Park. The Commandery gates to the rear of the building were opened for the first time for the
WARRIORS’ love affair with floodlit rugby may intensify as the Sixways powers-that-be consider switching more home Aviva Premiership fixtures to Friday nights. Six of Worcester’s 11 home league games this term have been played under lights on Fridays
CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK: Requiem by Lauren Oliver is published in hardback by Hodder & Stoughton, priced £12.99 (ebook £6.99). Available now. This is the third and final instalment in the Delirium trilogy, which follows the life of
VICTIMS have fallen prey to 'sneak-in' burglaries in which a householder's car was taken from their drive - after the culprit reached through a cat flap for the keys. Two such burglaries took place at houses in Tolladine Road, Worcester, one of
