WORCESTER City capped a memorable 24 hours by recording a stunning 3-0 FA Trophy replay victory at Telford United. Just a day after it was announced the club had officially been released from their contract with St Modwen, giving them genuine hope
UPDATE: We are finally up and running following major technical issues. In summary, goals from Daniel Nti, Ellis Deeney and Aaron Williams in the first-half have City in control here in Shropshire. Team line-ups. City: Veiga, G Williams,
ON-song full-back Chris Pennell has displayed remarkable loyalty to Worcester Warriors by extending his contract with the Sixways club until June 2017. The 26-year-old has been head and shoulders Worcester’s best player so far this season and it
THE leader of Worcester City Council has launched a fresh attack on the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ - calling it an “assiduous” attack on the vulnerable. Councillor Adrian Gregson claims the policy will “cost more than it will save” and has made an
A HIGH street stationers founded almost two centuries ago has gone into administration. Some 140 jobs are at risk at Osborne Stationers, who have a shop in Worcester’s Mealcheapen Street, after directors at the Birmingham-based company cited tough
SPENDING on ‘back office’ functions at Worcestershire County Council is to be cut by £6 million in five years. A study forecasts that £6.1 million will be slashed from 2011 to 2016 without any impact on front-line services. It reveals how so
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to cut £8.7 million from funding for vulnerable people in Worcestershire should be rejected, says a leading politician. Councillor Chris Bloore, from the county council’s Labour group, says he fears for the consequences
AS Corporal Jones in Dad’s Army used to say: “Don’t panic, Captain Mainwaring – don’t panic.” Because Worcestershire businesses are to be given advice on how to prepare for a crisis. Droitwich businesswoman Christine Barr will welcome global
SIR – Compensation for female RAF recruits suffering from marching again shows the RAF is out of step with the other services. It is surely a story for April Fool’s Day, the day the RAF was founded in 1918. History, indeed, may have recorded
SIR – Could it be that Worcester has reached the end of the tunnel as far as a new swimming pool is concerned? It may well be, if what the swimming club chairman Adele Rimell says is correct, (Worcester News, November 18). She states that the
SIR – Could it be that Worcester has reached the end of the tunnel as far as a new swimming pool is concerned? It may well be, if what the swimming club chairman Adele Rimell says is correct, (Worcester News, November 18). She states that the club
SIR – Gas safe has suggested that something like one in a dozen gas appliances are unsafe in some way or, to put it another way, walk down any street in Worcester and you are walking past at least four or five possible gas incidents. As if to
SIR – As a follow-up from my last letter, commenting on your reporter James Connell, I wish to write my own article using his very own sensibility entitled “Motorists are a nuisance in Worcester”. “As the obesity epidemic spreads, boffins
SIR – The community of Old St Martin’s Church in the Cornmarket identifies their much-loved church as that described by SM Campbell in her letter of November 21. We are saddened that she is upset by aspects of our development proposals, ‘Gift to
IF you’re sat in the pub tonight spare a thought for the chap who used to know it all. You know the sort. The king of the facts, the person you always want on a pub quiz team because they have an unbelievable ability to remember stuff – not always
A MAN thought to be in Droitwich is wanted by police for breaking the terms of his bail. Thomas Earthy, aged 23, has been recalled to prison by the probation service after breaking the terms of his licence following his release on November 4.
PRIMARY schoolchildren are to be educated about domestic abuse and healthy relationships. The Good Relationships are Equal and Trusting (GREAT) project will be piloted in Stanley Road and Gorse Hill schools, Worcester, along with others in Redditch
A YOUNG man was hospitalised after three attackers pulled him from his bike and struck him with a crowbar. The 21-year-old was cycling in Cherwell Close, off Tolladine Road, Worcester, from the direction of Maple Avenue when he was assaulted at
THE deputy leader of Worcester City Council has hit out at the criticism towards the planning inspector deciding the future of the blueprint for tens of thousands of homes across south Worcestershire. Councillor Geoff Williams, who is in charge
A NEW era for radio listeners will be ushered in this week when a new digital network is switched on. West Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin is expected to switch on the new digital transmitters during the official ceremony at the Sixways Stadium
AN independent review of cigarette packaging has been welcomed by the Worcestershire Tobacco Control Alliance. The review is due for completion in March and it could lead to the implementation of standardised cigarette packaging in England, something
IN only her second year in business, a wedding stationery designer has been acclaimed the best in the West Midlands. Former Worcester King’s School student, 28-year-old Melanie Thorn, who runs Melanie’s Studio Designs from her home in the village
WARRIORS’ back-row crisis could be set to worsen with the news Richard de Carpentier has been cited for an alleged 'eye gouging' on Northampton Saints' Callum Clark. The former Leicester Tigers forward has been charged with ‘making contact with
A CHARITY fears vital income could be lost if rogue collectors continue their fraudulent activity. The Air Ambulance Service is urging its supporters and potential donators to be wary of bogus clothing collections and fake leaflets seeking to trade
A FIRE chief is calling for an urgent review of Chinese lanterns after a “devastating" fire destroyed more than 80 caravans at a festival site. The blaze happened at Croft Farm Leisure Park, Bredons Hardwick, near Bredon, where the popular Lakefest
TRAINEE paramedics showed they are heading in the right direction by rushing to help people in need. Paramedic students at the University of Worcester have been praised by a city charity after rallying together to collect a mountain of supplies
CAPTAIN Graham Hutchison says the potential of a Wembley final should be all the motivation Worcester City need to triumph at Telford. City travel to the New Bucks Head for a first round replay tonight (7.45) aiming to set up a last 32 clash at
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council won’t be following the example of their hospital colleagues in banning smoking among staff – for now. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals’ NHS Trust last week announced a blanket ban on its staff, contractors and volunteers
DIRECTOR of basketball Paul James praised the efforts of his Worcester Wolves players following back-to-back British League victories over the weekend. Wolves followed up their 118-102 victory over Manchester Giants last Friday with a 100-96 triumph
HEALTH bosses are being urged to take a stand against violence after new figures revealed a five per cent increase in assaults against NHS staff in the space of a year. NHS Protect has released new figures showing the total number of reported assaults
ALL of the players were gutted after the defeat to Northampton Saints at Sixways on Saturday as we felt we had let the fans down in the final 20 minutes after they had given us so much support throughout the game. We need to be confident that we
SOMETIMES you wish that so many books aimed at little girls weren't about things like cupcakes and fairies -- no wonder there are so few female engineers, scientists and captains of industry if this is all they're supposed to be interested in
HALF-hour car parking could be scrapped in Worcester’s city centre car parks under budget plans announced by Worcester City Council. The council says the 30-minute option discourages shoppers from spending time in the centre of Worcester, adding
YOUNGSTERS being given a sporting chance by Worcester Warriors have lost all their work after opportunist thieves struck the club. About 50 children from the Worcester Warriors Community Foundation’s Walk Like a Warrior and Only Girls Allowed programmes
