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Private 47669 William George Cairns   16th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died at home 22/11/1918   Private Cairns died age 39. Son of Samuel and Mary Ann Cairns of Drummascamph, County Down, Northern Ireland.  Husband of

WORCESTERSHIRE recovered well to overcome Northamptonshire by 88 runs and register their first win in the Royal London One-Day Cup. Skipper Daryl Mitchell’s side, who lost their opening match at home to Essex Eagles, were put into bat and were

Lance Corporal Thomas Chance 9783   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 27/10/1916

POLICE are urging elderly people to be alert after residents of St Johns, Worcester, have been targeted in a bank card scam. Between last Tuesday, July 22, and last Friday, there have been six incidents in St Johns, with other occurring in the

Private Sidney Chance 21472   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 02/06/1918

Private John Percival Chance 9230   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 18/07/1916

On November 1, 1918, Private Harry Priddey of Droitwich was killed in action - just 10 days before the fighting stopped. He was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Tom and Dorcas Priddey, of 5 Railway Cottages, Grantham, Droitwich and had been serving

Corporal George Chance 46784   4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders

Private Charles Chance 240340   1/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 22/08/1917

Private Benjamin Chance 10121   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 02/10/1914

FORT Royal Gardening Group will meet on Thursday, August 7 from 10am to 12.30pm.Volunteers can join the parks team in Fort Royal Park and Commandery Gardens to help with jobs including dividing herbaceous plants, planting, weeding, edging and general

A CAR wash in aid of the Breast Care Unit Campaign will take place at Sainsbury's in St John's on Friday, August 15 from 10am to 2pm.

A CHANCE to enjoy Bach by candlelight will take place on Thursday.Cellist Philip Higham will perform at Worcester Cathedral at 10.15pm.Tickets cost £12 and are available on 0845 652 1823 or on the door.For more information log on to www.worcestercathedral.co.uk

FESTIVAL Chorus and Philharmonia Orchestra present Reflections of 1914 at Worcester Cathedral on Thursday.Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Rasch will all be on the programme for the concert which begins at 7.45pm.Tickets cost from £10 to £43 and

JONATHAN Hope from Gloucester Cathedral will play for half an hour before the choral evensong at Worcester Cathedral on Thursday.He will perform from 5pm.

Private William Henry Chambers 8932   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 29/04/1916

Private William Henry Chambers 5671   2/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 28/07/1916

Private William Chambers 8613   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 16/05/1915

Private John William Chambers 25135   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 07/08/1918

Private Henry Chambers 11801   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 11/03/1915

Corporal Fredrick Chambers 39625   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 31/10/1916

IT IS the final countdown to the jam-packed Worcester Show which will feature everything from bike rides to beekeeping advice.Bands, stalls and fun for all the family are just some of the things people can look forward to when it opens on Gheluvelt Park

Private Alfred Charles Chambers 9473   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 30/10/1914

THE King’s Singers will be performing at Worcester Cathedral on Thursday from 3pm.Peter Nardone will accompany on piano.Tickets cost from £15 to £35 and are available on 0845 652 1823 or on the door.For more information log on to www.worcestercathedral.co.uk

AN EYE clinic based at a Worcester Hospital is expanding the services it can offer thanks to a £250,000 investment. The Spire Eye Centre at Spire South Bank Hospital in Bath Road is benefitting from the windfall, which will be shared with the Spire

A MALVERN woman has criticised the organisation running mental health services in Worcestershire after she was sent a letter containing sensitive information about another patient. When care assistant Victoria Seymour received a letter from Worcestershire

FEEDING the swans on the Severn is a favourite past time - but a new project hopes to improve their diet as well as give something back.Marilyn McCarthy, a Bishop's Wood Swan Rescue feeding volunteer, explained the swans were often hungry despite

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

Private Sidney Bowater 14091   9th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 08/08/1915

AN ORGANISATION working with offenders has pledged to ensure all staff are fully trained to help those with learning difficulties.Head of service for the Warwickshire and West Mercia Community Rehabilitation Company Susannah Stennett joined members of

Private Ernest Bowater 33100   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 02/10/1915

Private Walter Bow 11766   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 02/10/1915

Sergeant William Bourne 241371   10th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 20/09/1917

Private Thomas Bourne 19035   4th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds Gallipoli 12/05/1915

Private Percy Allen Bourne 9890   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 14/09/1914

Sergeant John Henry Bourne 240407   1/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 24/04/1917

Gloucester Cathedral will pay tribute to Gloucestershire's fallen on the National Day for Commemoration of the start of WW1. From 09.00am on Monday 4th August the names of Gloucestershire’s fallen will be read out by members of the Clergy and Parish

2/Lt John Callender Bourne   9th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 18/07/1915

Private John Bourne 19832   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 05/07/1916

Private John Bourne 49270   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 29/09/1918  

Private William Henry Chamberlain 40315   4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 03/01/1917

THE Baptist church hall in Old Street, Upton, is the venue for a meeting of the local group of Police and Communities Together tonight (Tuesday,) at 7.30pm. The meeting is open to all local people to bring up whatever problems they want to discuss.

Private William Chamberlain 20309   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 27/08/1917

UNWANTED bicycles and furniture are being given a new lease of life in Malvern.Worcestershire County Council and its waste contractors Severn Waste Services, which manages the Malvern Household Recycling Centre, has teamed up with social enterprise Malvern

A MAN was arrested after row in the centre of Worcester this morning. The incident happened shortly after 10am at the Cornmarket end of Mealcheapen Street, outside the Royal Exchange pub. One man allegedly assaulted another, causing him injuries

Private James Edward Bourne 989   1/7th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 19/07/1916

Private George Albert Victor Bourne 38223   4th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders  14/10/1918

Private Frederick Bourne 11689   4th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Private Frank Bourne 203691   1/7th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 26/08/1917

Private Ernest John Wilfred Bourne 34555   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 05/05/1917  

Private Albert Bourne 240642   1/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 24/04/1917    

Private Sydney Boulton 25806   1/7th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died Italy 15/06/1918

Lance Corporal Albert Boulton 7525   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 16/06/1915

A FAITHFUL German Shepherd-cross described as a 'wonderful, bright, smiley boy' is looking for a fresh start.Django needs a home without children, and ideally with experienced owners who can give him a lot of love and exercise as he's a big

Lance corporal 9874 Richard William Brown   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds, France and Flanders, 03/09/1915

Private 45941 Richard Arthur Brown   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders, 01/04/1918

Lance Corporal 9175 Percival Brown   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders, 15/07/1916

Private 31452 Lionel Douglas Jack Brown   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders, 05/11/1916    

Private 13597 Leonard Brown   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders, 28/04/1916

Private 15031 Joseph Brown   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds, France and Flanders, 27/11/1917

Sir - Living near to Gheluvelt Park I take my dog for a walk through it on a daily basis. This last couple of weeks with the weather being so glorious it has been lovely to see the park being so well used but what a shame that every day there is so much

Corporal 17635 Joseph Brown   3rd Battlion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds, France and Flanders, 12/04/1918

Private 41461 John Richard Brown   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders, 09/10/1917

WORCESTER is to get six new quieter and more environmentally friendly bin lorries at a cost of nearly £1 million.Bins in the city will now be emptied using the new cleaner and greener lorries which cost Worcester City Council £900,000.The

WORCESTER Cathedral will play host to a public service to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The service will take place at 11am on Saturday, August 9 and all members of the public have been invited. The service will feature

AFTER four years, relocation and a baby boy, a part-time model and pageant contestant is making her comeback. Nicola Brown, 26, of Evesham, is set to compete in Miss Midlands 2014 next month, and admits this is her last chance to be successful.

MOEEN Ali must stop wearing his 'Save Gaza' and 'Free Palestine' wristbands while playing for England, the International Cricket Council has decided. England were prepared to let their Worcestershire all-rounder continue wearing the wristbands,

A GROUP of Worcestershire organisations have each won European funding so they can continue to help the long term unemployed get back to work.Worcestershire Community Foundation and Community First have announced European funding success for four community

Sir, after reading Richard I Birds letter inFriday 25/7/14 issue of Worcester news, I really don't blame them and would have been worried for their welfare. The lovely Sue might have been tempted the take a job at the adult club in Lowesmoor, poor

A SPECIAL peal of bells commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War will be rung on Monday, August 4.A half muffled peal will be rung as a mark of respect for the Centenary from 12pm and last for about four hours.The Cathedral

Private 14357 William Cartwright   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 10/11/1915

Private 12425 William Cartwright   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 10/07/1916

Private 30976 Victor Cartwright   10th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 22/03/1918

Private 13169 Thomas Cartwright   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 15/10/1914

WEST Midlands Ambulance Service is reminding motorists to buckle up and and hang up before hitting the road.Almost 30 years ago it became compulsory for drivers and passengers to wear seatbelts and nearly 11 years ago it became an offence to use a hand-held

Private 201887 Samuel Cartwright   2/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 21/03/1918

Private 19058 Joseph Cartwright   10th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 03/07/1916

Sir,I like many others have been enjoying sitting in Worcester’s High Street lately. What a difference to all the rain and floods we experienced last winter.It has been particularly pleasing not to be pestered by masses of pigeons and litter louts

Private 1675 Joseph Cartwright   1/7th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 21/07/1916

Private 20684 Jesse Cartwright   4th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds Alexandria 12/08/1915

Private 11687 James Cartwright   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 12/11/1915

Private 23826 Arthur Samuel Cartwright   10th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 11/10/1917

Private 39611 Alfred Cartwright   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 26/09/1917    

Sir - In response to Ms Tanner's letter regarding bird scarers. This is a recommended, regulated, essential and successful form of bird control to protect crops during the growing season;British farmers have to follow and adhere to stringent growing

Private 45969 Arthur Cartwright   14th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 23/03/1918

A GROUP of vegans and veggies from Worcester has helped fund the care of horses which they say were kept in 'appalling conditions' at a traveller site in the city.Members of Worcester Vegans & Veggies have handed over a cheque for £150

Major James Bertram Falkner Cartland   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 27/05/1918

Sergeant 10644 William James Carter   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 27/04/1915

Private 43701 William Carter   Depot. Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died at home 04/11/1918

Second Lieutenant Walter James Carter   1/7th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds Italy 29/08/1918 1/7th Battalion Worcestershire Regt

Private 37792 Walter Carter   4th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 29/05/1917

Private 260330 Thomas Carter   2/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 27/08/1917

Private 8663 Thomas Carter   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 12/03/1915

Private 19590 Samuel Carter   9th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died Mesopotamia 20/04/1916

Sergeant 9417 Reuben Carter   4th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds at sea 30/08/1915

Private 17876 Reginald Carter   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 07/06/1917

Private 15292 John Arthur Carter   2/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 12/08/1918

THE city's former Archdeacon was presented with a "breathtaking" pectoral cross made by a Worcester jeweller as he was consecrated as the next Bishop of Colchester.Bishop Roger Morris was presented with the cross made by jeweller Mark Linley

Private Joseph Broadwell 41823   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 21/03/1918

Lance Corporal Benjamin Arthur Broadway 8904   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 26/09/1915

Private Alfred Broadley 33349   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 17/02/1917

Lance Corporal George Frederick Broadhurst 53184   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 29/09/1918

Private Harry Chamberlain 13903   9th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died Alexandria 13/09/1915

Private Harold Chamberlain 203361   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 26/09/1917    

Private Thomas Brookfield 9650   4th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Private Arthur Chamberlain 21708   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 05/07/1916

THERE were many tears, hugs and happy memories shared at a bittersweet party to mark the closing of a popular city centre cafe. Over 200 people visited Cafe Aroma in Cathedral Plaza to say goodbye to staff and enjoy their last hot drink or bacon

Private Harold Brookfield 25074   9th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died Mesopotamia 15/12/1916

WORKERS who pull over at a Worcestershire service station in the future will be able to pick up more than a drink and something to eat, thanks to a new facility. Worcester Regus is planning to open a branch of Regus Express– an innovative business

Private Alfred Chalmers 42166   14th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 04/06/1918

Sergeant William Francis Brookes 12043   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 01/11/1916

Private Wilfred Walter Brookes 20505   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 24/08/1916

Private James Chadwick 9112   3rd Batallion Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 05/09/1915  

Lance Corporal Reginald Charles Brookes 18758   10th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 03/07/1916

Private Leonard Brookes 235028   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 17/08/1917

Private Joseph Brookes 27011   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Mesopotamia 25/01/1917

A YOUTHFUL Worcester City side head to Malvern Town’s HD Anywhere Stadium as Carl Heeley looks to blood his next generation of first-teamers (8pm). Heeley will be holding back the majority of his senior players in favour of offering the club’s

Private Joseph Brookes 40373   10th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 20/09/1917

HUNDREDS turned out for a thanksgiving service in memory of Worcestershire County Cricket Club stalwart Damian D'Oliveira. Family, friends, former team-mates and the current first team attended the service to pay their respects to Mr D'Oliveira

DIRECTOR of cricket Steve Rhodes has named a 12-man squad for today's Royal London One-Day Cup clash with Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Milton Keynes. Rhodes has made one change to the side that suffered an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of