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  • Ross Whiteley's nine sixes blast County into T20 last eight

    WORCESTERSHIRE face a trip to play Surrey at The Oval a week tomorrow after reaching their fourth quarter-final since Twenty20 cricket began in 2003. The Rapids wrapped up a 28-run victory over NatWest T20 Blast North Group cellar-dwellers Derbyshire

  • Missing teenager Adelle found safe

    MISSING Bromsgrove teenager Adelle Hardie has been found safe and well, and has returned home. The 19-year-old from Bromsgrove was reported missing last night and an appeal was issued from West Mercia Police. The police would like to thank

  • Vegans are friendly, come and be one

    Sir - I agree with Andrew Brown ("This is detracting from animal welfare work", Worcester News, July 17th) that Jon Burgess does appear to "spend his life contriving his next attack on the institutions and organisations of animal welfare

  • Snubbed by Sooty!

    Sir - I noted with dismay, disbelief and disappointment the The Sooty Show is preparing its National tour but not for us. Its is visiting over 100 towns and cities throughout the kingdom, but not Worcester!Surely an oversight of outrageous ostracisation.Indeed

  • Worcester Woods Country Park wins national award

    A POPULAR country park in Worcester has been given a seal of approval by a charity working with green spaces around the country for the tenth year running. Worcester Woods Country Park has again been handed a Green Flag award, which recognises well-maintained

  • About time these problems were tackled

    Sir - I am pleased to see that the City Council propose to tackle the problem of business waste currently left out overnight. This on-going problem along with the two-legged vermin that drop litter and go unpunished is one of the reasons why we have seen

  • Pershore service and parade

    Sunday 3rd August - Service of Reflection in Pershore Abbey  This low-key service has been organised by the 3 Churches together with Pershore Town Council on the eve of the beginning of the Centenary of WW1.  It will be an opportunity for the people

  • Memories of my grandfather

      By Jackie Hollis, of Newtown Road, Worcester   ALFRED BARNETT SUFFOLK REGIMENT 11TH BATTALION  PRIVATE 41210   My father, whose name was Daniel Barnett, had a stark beginning.  Whilst only three (1917), he and his siblings

  • Police search for missing Bromsgrove teenager

    POLICE say there are "genuine concerns" for the welfare of a missing teenager from Bromsgrove. Nineteen-year-old Adelle Hardie, from Salwarpe Road, is described as white, 5ft 4ins tall, of slim build, with medium length dark brown hair and brown

  • 'Happy place' project hailed a success in Worcester

    A FIVE-YEAR project to help people in Worcester's most impoverished areas is being hailed a success. A new report has detailed how residents living in Gorse Hill, Rainbow Hill and Warndon are benefitting from a major project aimed at reducing inequalities

  • Silver for Smith in Glasgow

    SWIMMER Amy Smith led Worcestershire's charge at the Commonwealth Games by scooping a silver medal in the pool. Smith, celebrating her 27th birthday, was part of the England team that finished second in the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay alongside

  • Pressure on new city council leadership to 'licence' homes

    PRESSURE is being applied on Worcester City Council's new leadership to revisit old proposals to 'licence' homes. The Conservative administration, which took over from Labour in June, is being asked to look at a controversial project to force particular

  • Threat to privatise service for the elderly in Worcestershire

    A COUNCIL-RUN service which places old and vulnerable people in the care of families across Worcestershire is facing privatisation, it has emerged. Worcestershire County Council has revealed it wants to find an outside provider for its Shared Lives

  • Football match in memory of talented young player

    A CHARITY football match in memory of a talented young footballer who died in a hit-and-run near Malvern last October will be held next month. Former Hanley Castle High School student Jonathan Palmer died after he was hit by a car while leaving work at

  • Private John Bowen 22019

    Private John Bowen 22019   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 16/08/1917

  • Private James Bowen

    Private James Bowen 21890   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 16/08/1917

  • Sgt. Edmund John Bowen

    Sgt. Edmund John Bowen 5698   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 25/12/1916

  • Private Harry Bowdler

    Private Harry Bowdler 35246   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 15/06/1917

  • L/Cpl. William Henry Bowden

    L/Cpl. William Henry Bowden 36521   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 30/11/1917

  • Samuel Bowden

    Samuel Bowden 19020   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds Gallipoli 29/04/1915

  • Private Ernest Bowden

    Private Ernest Bowden 207283   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 30/05/1918

  • Private Herbert Bowcott

    Private Herbert Bowcott 11438   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of Wounds Gallipoli 29/04/1915

  • Private Henry George Bowcott

    Private Henry George Bowcott 7680   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 14/09/1914

  • Singin' In The Rain/Bristol Hippodrome

    On a barmy hot summer's evening more than 12,000 litres of water were falling on the stage inside the Bristol Hippodrome on the opening night of Singin' in the Rain and for those of you lucky enough to have secured front row tickets you're likely to

  • Williams bags hat-trick in 10-goal Westfields thriller

    AARON Williams scored a second-half hat-trick as Worcester City drew 5-5 at Westfields last night. The former Walsall forward was part the club's academy team at allpay.park and was joined on the scoresheet by Dean Waldron and second-half substitute

  • NHS trust saves £250,000 on goods and services

    THE organisation providing NHS community and mental health services in Worcestershire had made savings of £250,000 without affecting patients. Worcestershire Health and Care Trust’s procurement team was founded last year and has since saved

  • What you eat is a matter of choice

    Sir - Replying to the letter from Andrew Brown (Worcester News 17th July). It must be pointed out that Mr Brown has recently shown an utter lack of compassion the Jewish people and contempt for our farmers by describing British livestock farms as "

  • Summer reading challenge launched

    BOOKWORMS are being encouraged to bury their head in a good book with the launch of this year's summer reading challenge. The Summer Reading Challenge, run by the Reading Agency, is a national campaign aimed at encouraging children aged four to 11

  • Malvern Instruments goes fishing over the Pond

    AWARD winning micro technology company Malvern Instruments Ltd has made two American acquisitions to extend its portfolio of analytical solutions for the rapidly advancing biopharmaceutical industry.It has taken over MicroCal, which is based in Northampton

  • Tribute to PC Duncan Jones, a true sportsman

    Sir - Following your report on the tragic death of Duncan Jones: as he was senior club coach at Worcester Judo Club and I am head coach at Kidderminster's Samurai Judo Club, so our paths often crossed at competitions and training events.Duncan was

  • Fifteen ways to blow Worcester's cash windfall

    LIKE a kid in a sweetshop, cash-strapped Worcester City Council is soon going to be enjoying the fruits of a wealthy grandma. In this case, the city's version of 'generous Dorothy' is the University of Worcester, which will be delivering £3.1 million

  • We want to bring this pigeon fancier to account

    Sir - I have been forwarded a copy of a letter from Gary Kibblewhite published in Worcester News.I would like to get in touch with this gentleman or ask him to forward a copy of the e-mail he received from the Royal Pigeon Racing Association concerning

  • Use it or lose it

    Sir - As someone who is Worcester born and bred, it was a delight to watch the history of our Faithful City brought to life at The Swan Theatre in song and dance with a few surprises. All the dancers, the youngest of whom being just 3 years old, are to

  • Green light for Worcester's £20m Waitrose

    WAITROSE is coming to Worcester - after a massive new £20 million store off London Road was given the green light. The supermarket giant has secured planning permission to finally bring its first ever outlet to the city, creating 240 jobs.

  • Piglets set to take on 80 mile scooter challenge

    THE Three Pears Scooter Club are taking on an 80 mile scooter challenge for charity- while wearing piglet costumes. A convoy of 30 Lambetta and Vespa scooters, along with support vehicles, are due to set off from The Ketch, St Peter's, and travel

  • Driving through Worcester is an horrendous experience

    Sir - Just had the horrendous experience of trying to travel through Worcester this Sunday lunch time. It’s taken 42 minutes to travel from the bridge to the Northwick picture house. The car’s fuel consumption increased from an average of

  • Terrified woman woken by window smashing, court hears

    A TERRIFIED woman was woken in the middle of the night by a man smashing a window at her house, a court was told. Andrew Day, of Randwick Drive, Worcester, appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Monday after previously pleading guilty to damaging

  • Man attacked in Worcester for "gossiping", court hears

    A FATHER of three from Worcester with a “horrendous” criminal record has been handed two suspended prison sentences for attacking a man in the Lowesmoor area of the city. Joseph Stephens, of The Hopmarket, appeared at Worcester Magistrates’ Court

  • Worcester tenth in the country for teen pregnancy

    WORCESTER has ranked 10th in the country for the rate of teenage pregnancies. Figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) this week showed 70 girls in the city aged between 15 and 17 fell pregnant in 2012. This is the equivalent

  • City run rule over striker Richards against Evesham

    STRIKER Justin Richards is set to get another chance to impress Worcester City against Evesham United tonight (7.45). The Conference North side travel to the Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium for their latest pre-season friendly with question

  • University lecturer contributes to BBC radio series

    A UNIVERSITY of Worcester lecturer has played a major part in a BBC radio series marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Professor Maggie Andrews acted as historical advisor for BBC Radio 4’s ‘Home Front’, which will run over

  • John Richard Brown

    Private 8582 John Richard Brown   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders, 17/05/1916

  • John James Brown

    Private 30901 John James Brown   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds in Mesopotamia, 25/02/1917        

  • John Edward Brown

    Private 43577 John Edward Brown   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders, 03/09/1918  

  • Rapids aim to book quarter-final place

    WORCESTERSHIRE Rapids director of cricket Steve Rhodes has named a 13-strong squad for tonight’s crucial NatWest T20 Blast encounter with Derbyshire Falcons (5.30pm). New Zealand paceman Mitchell McCleneghan is poised to make his home debut against

  • Fire crews tackle tyre fire

    FIREFIGHTERS spent two hours tackling a tyre fire near Worcester.Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service was called just before 8.30pm yesterday (Thursday) to the A44 Doddenham after reports of a fire in the open.A crew from Worcester and a water