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A SPECIAL event in Worcester will offer support to those who run a very small care or support service in Worcestershire.The Worcestershire Micro-enterprise Project, run by Worcestershire Country Council and Community Catalysts, will give anyone running

Sir - Yesterday, I decided that shouting at yet another B.B.C. news report of a disproportionate Israeli bombardment and killing of innocent Palestinian civilians was not an adequate response on my part, and that I would join the peaceful protest outside

WORCESTERSHIRE took another massive step towards promotion when they defeated Gloucestershire by eight wickets with a day to spare in a LV= County Championship Division Two encounter at Cheltenham. Gloucestershire resumed on 10-1 after being asked

Private Edward Brookes 41215   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 06/06/1918    

Private Arthur Brookes 30454   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Mesopotamia 25/01/1917  

Private Alfred Brookes 21473   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Mesopotamia 25/01/1917  

Private Albert Brookes 7861   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 31/10/1914

Private Stanley Frederick Brooke 242656   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 26/09/1917

BUSINESSES and groups in Droitwich are being invited to lay wreaths to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War at this year’s Remembrance Sunday service in the town. A range of wreaths are available and a small donation

BLACKBERRY users fooled by a bogus claim that calling 999 and hanging up will charge their phones could be putting people's lives in danger. In an attempt to dispel the myth that dialling 999 can boost battery life, West Mercia Police have issued

LAST winter's flooding crisis in Worcestershire bought the whole county together - but more needs to be done to protect vulnerable homes. That's the verdict from Worcester City Council, which has just published a report on how the recovery has

Private Edwin George Brown 11502   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 04/06/1915

Second Lieutenant Christopher Brown   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 24/10/1918

Private Charles Henry Brown 39783   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 11/10/1916

Private Benjamin Brown 9221   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Belgium 20/09/1917

Private Archibald James Brown 29771   14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 14/11/1916  

Private Alfred William Brown 13871   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Private Alfred Thomas Brown 203661   2/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 18/08/1917

HIDDEN secrets of the Guildhall in Worcester will be revealed on a fascinating 60-minute tour.Visitors can discover why there are buckets on display in the lower hall, learn about the tennis matches and find out what stopped Henry Clifton from finishing

Segeant Alfred Brown 9154   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 17/07/1915

Private Alfred Brown 10933   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 15/07/1916

Private Albert Brown 41485   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 16/08/1917

Private Albert Brown 7942   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 07/11/1914

Private Simon Broughton 39913   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 22/03/1918

Private Charles Broughton 9109   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 29/10/1918

Private Robert Brough 38345   11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds Salonica 20/03/1917

Private Reginald Brotherton 242442   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 09/10/1917

AN EQUESTRIAN accessories shop in Stourport threw its support behind a national event raising awareness of the importance of wearing a helmet while horse riding earlier this month.As part of International Helmet Awareness Day on Saturday, July 12 Equimix

Private George Leonard Brotherton 24128   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 18/09/1916

A WORCESTER councillor responsible for drawing up a 'new vision' for the city has welcomed assurances it will be taken seriously - saying he finds "party politics" distasteful. Labour Councillor Simon Cronin spent months working on a dossier for

Private George Brotherton 241136   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 30/03/1918

Private James Broster 23261   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 10/11/1916

FOUR "muddy marvels" from a Stourport-on-Severn opticians took part in the Race for Life event at Cofton Park in Birmingham.The team from Specsavers in High Street - comprising Sadie Bannister, Becky Fielding, Vicky Fellows and Alex Kuligowski

A WORCESTERSHIRE brewery hopes its new beer will put a song in drinkers' hearts in time for the Three Choirs Festival.The famous festival kicks off this Saturday in Worcester and Teme Valley Brewery, based at Knightwick, has brewed 'Gargayle&

DROITWICH floorcare manufacturer Vax is building new research and development facilities in Birmingham city centre to house a team of more than 50 engineers.The centre in Colmore Square will include specialists working on a range of development projects

A KIND hearted fundraiser who set aside her own illness to support good causes has continued her work despite losing her battle with cancer in June. Journalist Sarah Veall was well known for her fundraising and kind disposition, organising neighbourhood

A LITTER pick of the section area of the Worcester to Birmingham Canal running through the Arboretum area of Worcester will meet at Lansdowne Park in Lansdowne Road at 10.30am on Saturday, July 26. All are welcome. For more information call Cllr Matthew

A PERSHORE based training provider which operates across the UK, has had the outstanding contributions of a member of its team recognised by a local college.Training officer Jane Juniper from First Response Training was named assessor of the year at

A WORCESTER man was arrested when a police officer smelled cannabis on him, a court has heard. Sean Taylor, of Powderham Avenue, was arrested on Saturday, May 10, after he was found to have roughly £20 of the drug on him. The 33-year-old appeared

A TEENAGER and a 20-year-old woman are to stand trial accused of supplying cannabis in Worcester. Liam Chapman, aged 18, and Christina Lambourne, aged 20, appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Monday, July 21 charged with ‘street dealing’

A FORMER Worcestershire MEP has been charged with money laundering and misconduct while in public office. Nikki Sinclaire, who had been on bail since February 2012, was charged yesterday by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The CPS said

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a burglary of a home in Worcester. The incident, in Timberdine Avenue on Friday, July 18, is believed to have taken place between 2:55pm and 3:25pm while the residents had been out when entry was gained

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman was robbed in Evesham. The 76-year-old victim had left Wetherspoons with her partner yesterday (Tuesday) between 10.15pm and 10.25pm when they approached the junction with Leicester Grove

SCALED-DOWN plans for a six-lane, 25-metre new Worcester swimming pool could be ditched in favour of a bigger, better facility. Your Worcester News can reveal a series of dramatic developments in the city's new pool saga - and that a firm decision

GOLFERS raised £1,570 for a campaign raising money for a new machine treating prostate cancer patients with a charity day earlier this month. The senior’s charity cup day at Worcester Golf and Country Club was held on Monday, July 7 in aid

Sir - AS a child in the latter part of the 1940's . I remember visiting the old cattle market in the Butts, with my friend Pam Bray,in the school holidays. We watched the cows having their udders washed with warm soapy water, and then their coats.Which

AN inquest into the death of Worcester man Paul Dinsdale has been opened and listed for a final hearing.The 25-year-old, of All Saints Road, Worcester, was found dead on the bed at his home on Saturday, July 19. After news of the death broke tributes

CHILDREN of Dines Green Community Primary School were the first to try out the new play equipment near the area's community centre. The year five pupils marked their last day of the school year by testing out the equipment on the play area, located

Lance Corporal Samuel Bridge 6942   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 26/09/1915

Second Lieutenant George Francis Reginald Bridge   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 15/04/1918

Private Albert Harry Bridge 29377   14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 19/11/1917

POLICE have issued a warning after three elderly people were targeted by courier fraud in Worcester. Yesterday evening (Tuesday, July 22), three elderly men, who all live in the St John's and Bedwardine areas of Worcester, received calls from someone

Private Thomas Bricknell 29724   11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Salonica 25/10/1916

Private William Ewart Brick 22073   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Private Ernest Brice 206201   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 27/05/1918

Private George Brewster 25364   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 20/04/1917

Private Herbert Frank Brian 8669   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 11/03/1915

Private Aleck Howard Brewster 30549   13th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt 22/01/1917   Died Home, Derby

Private Horace James Brewer 202512   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 31/07/1917

Private Vincent Brettle 201335   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 07/06/1917

Private Charles Brettle 8068   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 29/09/1914

Private Albert Brettle 21273   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 07/08/1915

Corporal William Brettie 7731   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 24/10/1914

Private Albert Brettell 8228   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 23/10/1914

Private John Brett 14322   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 12/09/1915

Private Alfred Ernest Luke Brett 51200   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 23/08/1918

Private John William Brennen 11869   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 14/01/1915

FULL details can today be revealed over the shock sale of Worcester City Council's flagship HQ - in a deal worth a whopping £3.1 million. The council's Conservative leadership is about to give the green light to flogging its Orchard House complex

Private 43691 John William Brown   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders, 15/04/1918

Private 17963 John Brown   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli, 06/05/1915

Private 22101 John Brown   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds, France and Flanders, 1/11/1917

STAFF and students of Upton Pre School are in celebratory moods after receiving their latest Ofsted rating. The report found that "children make good progress in their learning and development, the management and staff have a clear understanding

Company Sergeant Major 6204 Herbert Ernest Brown   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli, 10/08/1915

MEMBERS of the public will be "put in danger" if Worcestershire's councils continue making massive cuts to services dealing with rat control, food safety, nuisance neighbours and pollution. That's the shock verdict from a county-wide group of councillors

Private 11078 Henry Brown   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Sergeant 285 Henry Brown   1/7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 06/07/1916    

Lance Corporal Joseph Broomhall 19019   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Mesopotamia, 03/05/1916

AN MP in Worcestershire wants answers over which parts of the county will miss out on superfast broadband - after saying she's been stonewalled. Harriett Baldwin is getting frustrated after the bodies behind a £22.4 million project to transform

Company Sergeant Major William Robert Bryant 9575   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 31/07/1917   Military Medal

Private William Charles Bryant 9895   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 20/07/1916

Private William Bryant 12307   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 19/09/1914

Private Henry James Bryant 44976   15th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Home 20/02/1917

A LONG-AWAITED crackdown on student homes is on the verge of coming into force in Worcester - as it emerged the public have given it the thumbs-up. The city council has revealed the outcome of a major public consultation into limiting multiple-let

Private George Henry Bryant 22068   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died at sea 09/12/1915

Private George Francis Bryant 16846   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 10/08/1915

Private Arthur John Bryant 25610   14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Home 24/02/1916

Corporal William Bryan 13426   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 04/06/1915

Private William Ernest Bruton 2934   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Home 17/02/1915

Private William Bruton 31105   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 04/09/1918

Second Lieutenant Thomas Bruton   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 01/09/1918

A RAFT of major changes are on the way to care services for vulnerable people in Worcestershire - with four day homes facing potential closure. Your Worcester News can reveal how Worcestershire County Council is trying to strike deals to hive off

Private Harry Bruton 204188   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 09/10/1917   Private Harry Bruton (204188), 1/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment Killed in action on the 9th October 1917 (age

Private Harry Bruton 20153   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds Gallipoli 16/08/1915

Private Frederick Edward Bruton 240594   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 05/04/1917

Private Cyril Bruton 17120   11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Salonica 24/04/1917

Private Frederick Bruntnell 4307   2/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 21/06/1916

Second Lieutenant John Jesmond Brunskill   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 23/04/1917

Private Charles Brownsword 25384   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 23/04/1917

Private Charles D. Brownsey 40541   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 12/04/1918

Private William Browning 8604   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 01/10/1914

HARRIETT Baldwin has offered to help source work experience opportunities so long-term unemployed people can prepare for returning to work.The West Worcestershire MP made the offer during a visit to recruitment firm Pertemps in Worcester, to talk about

“IT’S devastating. He was my life.” Those were the words used by the widow of an inspirational police officer who died suddenly last week. The family of 41-year-old PC Duncan Jones described him as a gentle giant who combined compassion and strength

Private Edgar Barker 27944   11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Salonica 25/03/1917

Private Arthur James Barker 63031   1st Gn. Bn. Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Ireland 07/07/1918

Second Lieutenant George Allan Barfoot   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 20/06/1915

Private George John Bardwell 57680   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 29/09/1919

Private Isaac Bardsley 235130   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 21/03/1918

Private Fred Cross Bardell 235118   2/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 18/08/1917

Private William Robert Barber 203746   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 16/08/1917

Private William Barber 8767   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 05/11/1914

Private William Barber 14387   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds 15/10/1915

Private Joseph Samuel Barber 37342   14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 29/11/1917

Private Daniel William Barber 49276   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 13/04/1918

Private Herbert William Barber 43672   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 19/04/1918

Private Harry Barber 12233   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 28/04/1915

Second Lieutenant Gordon Henderson Barber   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France 20/10/1918   Military Cross

Private George Barber 9364   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 04/10/1915

Private Frederick John Barber 52259   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 17/04/1918

Private Frank Barber 202313   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 13/04/1917

Private Herbert Banting 24975   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 26/09/1917