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  • City fall to four second-half goals

    WORCESTER City’s hopes of breaking the 50-point barrier came to a disappointing end with a 4-0 defeat at promotion hopefuls Hednesford Town. Second-half goals from Dave Macpherson, Wayne Riley, John Disney’s penalty and substitute Paul Sullivan

  • Younger generation are well-meaning

    Sir,On looking at of the photo of Aaron Wise and Liam Cash supporting an article by Gema Bate (Worcester News 17th April), about two twenty one year olds preparing to skydive for Prostate Cancer UK, I thought how similar Aaron looked to the well liked

  • I still don't trust that roundabout layout

    Sirs - Yet again today(Saturday) I have witnessed two traffic accidents where the slip road branches left off the Whittington Island down towards Malvern. In the second accident-these were 40 minutes apart -two police vehicles and an ambulance were present

  • A message from 2,000 years ago

    Sir - Almost two thousand years ago a young man taught the people who lived in the area where he was brought up how they should behave towards each other. He was telling them what they already knew but had forgotten. There was however a problem. Most

  • Financial boost for dance organisation

    A Bromyard dance organisation has been given £5,000 to inspire new arts experiences for children and young people. Arts Connect West Midlands has given the money to everyBODY dance as part of its investment in 60 arts and cultural organisations

  • Record Store Day is a 'resounding success'

    MUSIC fans in Worcester flocked to an independent city record store to celebrate a worldwide event. Record lovers were queuing up for Rise in Crowngate shopping centre to open at 8am on Saturday for Record Store Day. They were vying to get

  • Parishioners urged to attend annual church meeting

    THE annual parish meeting for the election of church wardens and the annual parochial church meeting of St Mark in the Cherry Orchard will take place on Wednesday, April 30.Anyone on St Mark's electoral roll can nominate anyone for churchwarden or

  • Money raised to protect animals

    MORE than £234 has been raised for an animal protection group by Wyre Forest shoppers. Wyre Forest Vegans & Veggies collected the money for Animal Aid in Kidderminster on Saturday, April 19.More information about Animal Aid is available at animalaid.org.uk.Anyone

  • Teachers vote to walkout again in June

    TEACHERS will walk out of schools again this summer in a row over pay, pensions and working conditions. Members of the National Union of Teachers have voted to strike in the week beginning Monday, June 23 if progress is not made in resolving the long-running

  • Tiddesley Wood set to come alive at open day

    VISITORS to Tiddesley Wood will see more than just bees buzzing and birds singing at the beginning of May.The nature reserve, just outside Pershore, is holding its annual open day on Sunday, May 4 which will include more than 60 stalls of local artists

  • One in hospital after crash in Worcester

    A MAN has been taken to hospital following a crash along the Ombersley Road, in Worcester.Two crews from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene which involved one small car at about 11.20pm on Sunday, April 20.The police

  • Queen's Award for Worcester technology company founder

    GUY Mucklow, founder of Worcester technology company Postcode Anywhere, has received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion for his voluntary work in promoting enterprise in Worcestershire and beyond. Mr Mucklow set up the company, which last

  • Drivers need to be a lot more patient

    EVERY day in the Worcester News office there seems to be a gripe about over-eager drivers, whether that be in the paper, online, or among colleagues. There are gripes from those who hate, or love, cyclists, and other moans about people who don’

  • City plan to challenge Hednesford play-off bid

    WORCESTER City are determined to make Hednesford Town work for their Skrill North play-off place when the sides meet at Keys Park today (3pm). Fourth-placed Hednesford still need a point to guarantee a top-five finish as they have Guiseley and

  • Relegation not definite - Dean Ryan

    “IT’S not over yet,” insisted a defiant Dean Ryan despite Warriors’ Aviva Premiership future hanging by a thread after the latest setback. There were plenty of positives for the Sixways director of rugby to take from Saturday’s 32-20 loss to Bath