FORMER Warriors head coach Richard Hill has spoken of his sadness at being sacked as Warriors head coach in April. Despite the setback, Hill has made a quick return to coaching by securing another position in the French lower leagues. After
MARVIN Johnson has ended the speculation surrounding his future by signing a new contract with Kidderminster Harriers. The winger had been linked with League One outfit Crewe, as well as several Conference Premier clubs, but has agreed to extend
WORCESTER City hope to develop a conveyor belt of talent for their first team after agreeing a partnership with Worcester College of Technology. The deal will see the Deansway campus’ under 18s and under 21s teams, which are run by former City
IN less than two weeks the Secrets of Egypt will be revealed in a new exciting exhibition at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. The exclusive blockbuster exhibition, which runs througout the summer, will showcase more than 100 objects spanning
WORCESTERSHIRE striker Matt Smith has seen his exploits with Oldham Athletic rewarded with a move to Championship club Leeds United. The 24-year-old from Evesham has agreed a two-year deal at Elland Road following 14 goals in 75 games for the Latics
TREASURED possessions, including a wedding and an engagement ring, were stolen from a Broadway house in broad daylight. Thieves broke into a home in Leamington Road between 2pm and 4pm on Friday, May 31. They made an untidy search before taking
THE Government’s main programme for getting people into work has been criticised for failing the most disadvantaged – despite figures showing it has made a difference in Worcester. A new report by the Work and Pensions Committee has warned that
WORCESTER-born Harry Hooman will come up against Scottish giants Celtic next season after signing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The 22-year-old centre-half, who started off at Shrewsbury Town, is to link up with the Scottish Premier League
THE new elected boss of Worcester City Council’s workforce says she is “seriously concerned” about the 38 per cent rise in staff sick days. Councillor Lynn Denham, who looks after HR in her role in the Labour-led cabinet, says the data could be
EMERGENCY repairs are being carried out in a road in the city centre after a water main burst just before rush hour. Drivers were faced with delays when the water main burst in Newtown Road at Sherriff Street this morning. A spokesman for Severn
A SERIAL offender from Worcester who is being hunted by police is believed to be on the run with a wanted man from Malvern. Richard Jauncey, who has committed more than 80 crimes, was thought to be in the St John’s area of the city, but detectives
THE finances of Worcester City Council are back on track – with the results for the last financial year showing a small ‘profit’ of £23,000. Despite a £435,000 drop in income, mainly due to reduced car parking fees, council bosses have made major
SIR – Re your story ‘Major city junction to shut for gas mains work’ (Worcester News, May 31), you report that because of main gas pipework at the junction of Foregate Street and Sansome Walk, this junction will be closed for some time. Exactly
SIR – How can it be that 500,000 people are queueing at foodbanks because they are skint and starving? Have we become a Third World nation? It’s a bitter pill to swallow when we learn that the Afghan war has cost every British family £2,000
SIR – We are writing on behalf of the Bromsgrove and District Forums for Older People to thank everyone concerned in arranging for the 144 bus service to travel directly into Webb’s Garden Centre, Wychbold, on its journeys between Catshill, Bromsgrove
SIR – Having just spent a week in the Beech unit one at Worcestershire Royal Hospital,I would like to say a big thank you to all the staff for their care and kindness. Nothing was too much trouble, day or night. Special thanks to Mr [Steve]
SIR – Massive revamp of Shrub Hill – 600 new homes, cinema, hotel, ice rink, etc, (Worcester News, May 30). There was no mention of a football stadium.It’s just a thought. KENNETH POWELL Worcester
SIR – Letter writer John Shearon (Worcester News, June 6) just doesn’t “get it” about trade unions. This is because, presumably, he has been traumatised by his (misunderstood?) personal experiences. Trade unions have always been democratic
SIR – Last week as I was walking towards the Sidbury end of the City Walls Road I noticed a man cycling on the pavement towards me. I was about a foot away from the kerb and thought the cyclist would change his course and go on the inside.
TEENAGERS were attacked and forced to hand over MP3 players and mobile phones when they were targeted by robbers in Redditch. A 14-year-old boy was threatened by three offenders and forced to give up his iPod while he was walking with friends through
KINDHEARTED twins organised a tea party after reading about the plight of a rescue dog which needs operations on his teeth and eyelids. Dog lovers Alice and Olivia McDonough invited school friends and their parents to their home in Poolbrook Road
MIDDLE aged men have been using social networking websites to groom young girls in Worcestershire, police have revealed. Officers from West Mercia Police are currently involved in at least two separate investigations into men contacting teenagers
THIS is the man police want to trace in connection with a daylight robbery in Kidderminster. The victim, in his 20s, was walking through the alleyway that links Stoney Lane to Springfield Lane at about 2.10pm on Saturday holding his mobile phone
LANDLORDS are making a last-ditch plea to get tomorrow's crunch vote on a student homes crackdown in Worcester rejected. The National Landlords Association says Worcester City Council would be “pushing people out of the city” if it gets approved
EMPLOYERS are being reminded to get their expenses and benefits forms filed on time or risk hefty penalties with this year’s deadline on the horizon. The alert has come from Worcestershire tax expert Anita Stewart who said many employers often
MORE council house tenants across Worcester should have the right to buy their homes, according to the city’s MP. Robin Walker wants the Government to signal one of the biggest shake-ups in the history of the Right to Buy scheme, which dates back
TWO men have been arrested after attempts to raid cash machines in Bromsgrove and Malvern. They were arrested by officers in Warwickshire on Friday on suspicion of trying to raid a cash machine at Morrisons on the Buntsford Park industrial estate
A ROAD has flooded after a water main burst in Worcester. The incident happened in Newtown, Road at the junction with Sherriff Street, this morning and has caused flooding underneath the railway bridge. More to follow.....
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Steve Burr has been named Blue Square Bet Premier manager of the season for 2012-13. The 50-year-old scooped the award at the Football Conference’s annual general meeting at Celtic Manor in South Wales over the weekend
TOM Thorley says a “love for the club” and a desire to be part of “a fresh new era” convinced him to commit his future to Worcester City. City’s reigning double player-of-the-year has agreed a new deal to stay at the Conference North outfit for
A MOTORCYCLIST has died following a crash near Stourport-on-Severn. The incident involving a Peugeot van and a Triumph motorbike happened in Crown Lane, Cross Way Green, Waresley, just off the A449 at 6.40am this morning. Two ambulances, a
A HEROIC hound came to the aid of a litter of orphaned puppies when they tragically lost their mum. The tiny flatcoat retrievers were just two-and-a-half weeks old when their proud mum Tess died suddenly from peritonitis – an inflammation of the
A MAIN road into Worcester was closed for more than two hours as a drunken man hurled household objects from a bedroom window at police and ambulance workers. At one stage, Kirk Blewitt dangled with his feet over the window edge, threatened that
THE UK’s horse passport regulations are in urgent need of simplification and strengthening after sector-wide survey results revealed a dramatic lack of confidence and worrying shortcomings in most parts of the system meant to safeguard the human food
N EXT Friday, the curtain will go up on the very first Royal Three Counties Show. True, the countryside extravaganza held each summer on the picturesque showground in the shadow of the Malvern Hills has a history stretching back more than 200 years
ARE you a person who goes for hot reds and acid yellows, or do you prefer a softer palette of pinks, creams and soft blues? The colours you choose for your garden can affect how you feel – and it seems gardeners must be getting it right, as new
ABOUT three million people in the UK have had diabetes diagnosed, and it’s believed that figures could reach five million by 2025. Type 1 diabetes, believed to be an autoimmune disease with possible genetic factors, can occur at any age but most
THE number of sick days taken by council workers in Worcester have risen by 38 per cent in one year – costing taxpayers £180,000. The average city council employee has had nearly 12 days off over the last year, compared with 8.5 in 2010/11.
KIWI back-rower Cam Goodhue is to join Worcester Warriors after agreeing a move to Sixways. The strong ball-carrying back row, who predominantly plays number eight, was recruited by previous head coach Richard Hill and becomes the seventh new forward
