ONE of West Mercia Police’s most senior figures has called for controversial force mergers to be revisited, it has emerged. Assistant chief constable Gareth Morgan has used his personal blog to suggest the move should be back on the agenda.
PUBLIC sector organisations in Worcestershire have been slapped with taxes of more than £700,000 for not being green enough, it has emerged. The Government’s controversial carbon tax - essentially a fine for emissions - has seen the county council
HALF-centuries from Daryl Mitchell and Tom Fell made the lacklustre Australian attack toil as New Road basked in the July sunshine. Oxford University student Fell made his maiden first-class fifty against a toothless Aussie bowling line-up, which
A DANCE-loving pensioner celebrated his 100th birthday with no less than four parties. Twinkle-toed Alan Wintle marked the big 100 by taking to the floor during a dance holiday in Paignton in Devon with his dance partner Cindy Hencher. Mr Wintle
EVESHAM United begin their quest for FA Cup glory when they take on Bolehall Swifts or Causeway United in the preliminary round. The Robins have also been handed a home tie in the FA Trophy preliminary round against Market Drayton Town. FA
WORCESTERSHIRE continued to stubbornly defy the tiring Aussie attack as New Road basked in the July sunshine. The home side progressed to 207-4 by tea, 250 runs away from their notional victory target. Alexei Kervezee’s rotten run of form continued
LEGISLATION to bring forward an historic public vote on Britain’s future in the UK was overwhelmingly backed in parliament this afternoon. Worcester MP Robin Walker and Harriett Baldwin, who represents West Worcestershire, were among the 304 parliamentarians
PRAYERS have been said by hundreds of Muslims across Worcester as the Bishop’s wife battles cancer. The city’s three mosques came together this afternon to pray for Dr Denise Inge, the wife of the Bishop of Worcester, the Right Reverend Dr John
A HOST of former players from two of the country’s greatest football teams will be taking to the pitch at Evesham United tomorrow. Legends sides from Manchester United and Liverpool are locking horns at the Robins’ Jubilee Stadium at 2pm to mark
A WORCESTER man has appeared in court charged with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in Lowesmoor in May. Martin Beckley, 56, of Vicarage Court, St Pauls, appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with committing
A FAMILY of climbing novices will be scaling dizzying heights to support causes close to their hearts. Led by Kevin Morgan, the group of intrepid trekkers will be attempting to conquer the Three Peaks Challenge, climbing the three highest peaks
A CELEBRITY wildlife expert from Dunhampton, near Droitwich, has denied 34 counts of cruelty to exotic animals including meerkats, parrots, monkeys, turtles, owls, snakes and an armadillo. Stephen Rowlands, who has appeared on ITV’s Alan Titchmarsh
SIR – Call me mad but seagulls have as much right to life as we do. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
SIR – Many thanks to the lady who handed in my handbag which I had left in a trolley at Sainsbury’s car park, St John’s, Worcester, on Sunday. SHEILA WAINWRIGHT Worcester
IT was a team win for archery Paralympians Mel Clarke, based at Cob House Fisheries, Worcester, and Richard Hennahane who brought home five medals between them from the recent Stoke Mandeville Nationals and Internationals. Silver medallist Paralympian
SIR – Given that the elusive [Edward] Snowden has betrayed his country by divulging its secrets to its enemies and the rest of the world, why does the Times, in common with the rest of the media, refer to him as a whistleblower and not a traitor?
SIR – More cuts, less growth... can’t George Osborne see the damage he’s doing? It’s no use keep blaming Labour or Europe, it’s his policies that are wrong and another round of cuts will only slow growth down. He should start taking from the
SIR – It looks like Mr [John] Shearon (Worcester News, June 25) and Mr [Jed] King (Worcester News, July 1) are both tarred with the same brush. Flush with the idea that all faith schools indoctrinate the children in their care, their letters show
SIR – As reported by the organisation Workplace Law last month, a government survey has found that one in three absences from work are due to stress or anxiety. This made me think of the recent Worcester News report on staff absence within Worcester
SIR – Worcestershire’s match at New Road against the Australians reminds me of an incident at Hastings in 1948 when the great Don Bradman reigned supreme. In September, as was customary, the south of England were playing the tourists in a festival
SIR – Re the front page story about Councillor [Jabba] Riaz (Worcester News, June 29) and how he could not bury his auntie within the 24-hour period as required by Muslim tradition. This delay was due to his difficulty in getting hold of a coroner
SIR – I have repeatedly warned the Conservative administration at County Hall that their proposal to dual track the Southern Link Road would be a waste of money. It would just provide more spaces for traffic congestion and queues. Not even
MOEEN Ali missed out on the chance to become the first batsman to 1,000 runs this season when he was dismissed this morning. The Worcestershire left-hander was trapped lbw by a James Faulkner for 35, leaving him on 953 First-Class runs this term
WARRIORS record appearance-maker and one of the club’s greatest ever players, Craig Gillies, has today announced his decision to finish his playing career at Worcester. Line-out king Gillies has been a key component of the Worcester pack since
IT’S been another case of bash-the-media in the corridors of doom this week, with bosses at County Hall taking their turn to churn out the drivel. A watchdog-style panel which examines Worcestershire’s economy and environment came together on Wednesday
DRUGS with a street value of almost £5 million were seized and nine men arrested during one of the largest drug seizures in the past year. Officers from the Warwickshire and West Mercia’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit intercepted more than 400kg
CONCERN is growing for the welfare of a man who has not been seen since Monday. Former Worcester News employee Stuart Pickup, aged 37, of Himbleton, near Worcester, was last seen at work in London. He is thought to have caught the train from
DOCTORS’ surgeries are facing calls to make their opening hours more flexible after a survey found almost one in five people find their current arrangements inconvenient. New statistics say 16 per cent of residents in south Worcestershire – about
PRECISION engineering business Altaras International is set for rapid growth in its second year of trading. A new £60,000 finance agreement with Santander Corporate and Commercial, backed by the Government’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme,
ROADS satisfaction has plunged seven per cent in Worcestershire - in a damning public verdict on the county’s potholes, cracks and divots. Just 35 per cent of people say they are satisfied with the condition of the highways network, a 6.8 drop
FORMER UKIP councillor Eric Kitson will not face any charges for his anti-Musim, anti-Jewish internet rants, prosecutors have confirmed. The disgraced politician, who quit County Hall in May after just 13 days into office, has been told the Crown
AT least six current and previous champions will be in action when the English Men’s Mid Amateur Championship for the Logan Trophy is played at The Worcestershire Golf Club at Malvern Wells starting today until Sunday. Thomas Burley (Burnham and
THE sun was shining for Worcester Triathlon Club’s annual Top Barn Triathlon but the event had to be changed to a duathlon at the last minute due to problems with the water. The triple sprint competitors set off first completing three laps of each
PEOPLE still need convincing of the need for food waste collections, the Worcester Green Party has admitted. Councillor Neil Laurenson, Worcester’s lone Green city council politician, says he faces a massive challenge to see the collections introduced
FORMER Worcester City midfield favourite John Snape has returned to the club as first team coach. Snape, at St George’s Lane between 2002 and 2005, has been drafted in to work alongside manager Carl Heeley and assistant Matt Gardiner. The 44
AN anonymous building on the outskirts of Worcester is at the centre of an international scandal involving accusations of espionage, spying and James Bond-style gadgets. Mystery surrounds claimsthat private investigation firm Surveillance Group
YOUR Worcester News is proudly backing a campaign to recognise the efforts of those doctors and nurses who go above and beyond the call of duty to deliver the very best experience for their patients. Worcestershire Health and Care Trust, which
