WORCESTERSHIRE bowed out of the Royal London One-Day Cup when beaten by 16 runs at Leicestershire Foxes under the Duckworth-Lewis system. The visitors had to win their final Group ‘A’ match at Grace Road for any chance of making the quarter-finals
POLICE are appealing for information to help trace a missing man from Bidford-on-Avon.Ashley Baron, 25, was last seen on Pippin Close in Bidford on Saturday, August 9 at approximately midnight.Police believe he may be in the Bidford, Redditch, Alcester
MOTHERS' Union members will be in fine voice on Tuesday August 26, in Pershore Abbey, when the theme of a musical gathering will be, "My Favourite Hymn," from 2.30pm.
DARING fundraisers set their sights high when they took on a thrilling challenge in aid of a Worcester charity for the blind and partially sighted. The thrill seekers took to the skies on Sunday, July 27, to take part in a skydive to raise money for Sight
MOEEN Ali’s rise to prominence for England this summer has been nothing short of remarkable. When the Worcestershire all-rounder was selected to represent his country in February it was nothing less than he deserved on the back of a stellar 2013
THE countdown is almost over to the excitement of the Worcester Show, now in its ninth successive year.The popular annual event is coming to Gheluvelt Riverside Park in Barbourne on Sunday August 17, and organisers say it will be "bigger and better
POLICE are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a popular couple who were found with fatal gunshots at their village home. West Mercia Police say they are confident no one else was involved in the shootings of John
AUGUST Bank Holiday Monday will have no impact on bin collections in Worcester.Black bins will be emptied as normal during the week.Garden waste collections will be also collected as normal across the week.Commercial refuse will not be collected on August
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of affray, possession of an offensive weapon (part of a snooker cue) and assaulting a police officer. A 23-year-old man from Worcester was arrested and remains in custody at Worcester Police Station after police
A CAMPAIGN is underway to get a new post box installed to serve an area of St John's. The new housing estates at Earls Court and Kings Court are currently without a post box, and St John's county councillor Richard Udall is calling on the Royal
TREES that are damaging residents' property in St John's are to be cut back if a planning application is accepted.The Lime Trees, in Broadway Grove, have reportedly become overgrown and as well as causing damage to property, are interfering with
A WORLD renowned male voice choir from Wales will hit the right note when they raise money for a Worcester children's hospice.A gala performance of the Treorchy leading male voice choir is set to take place at Worcester Cathedral on Saturday, October
LUKE Brace made the most of being promoted to the top of the order with a career-best 171 for Himbleton. The 26-year-old, whose knock included 18 fours and three sixes, stepped up from the middle order to help lead the villagers to a 104-run win
A LONG-ESTABLISHED Worcester butcher says his business was hit hard by the city's recent Foodie Festival, and he wants organisers to think again.Phil Watson, of Syd Smith and Son at The Corn Market, The Shambles, says his trade was down by almost
UNLIKE some sports, continuity from season to season does not seem to exist basketball. It certainly doesn’t at Worcester Wolves, who have so far drafted no less than five new players into their squad. Despite trying to keep hold of their star
Mitchell Warburton has clinched his first deal in the property world.He has become the first apprentice to secure a full time contract with estate agents RA Bennett & Partners in Worcester after joining the office in October of last year on a government
WORCESTER will play host to some of the top names in the cycling world, including Sir Bradley Wiggins, when the Tour of Britain visits the city in September.The peddling Knight's presence was confirmed after his Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford said
Private Edwin George Cambray 21450 Worcester Regiment Died of Wounds Salonica 03/12/1917
Private William James Callow 34276 Worcester Regiment Died Mesopotamia 14/09/1918
Capt George Wilfrid Callender Worcester Regiment Died Mesopotamia 25/01/1917
STUDENTS across Malvern were celebrating after receiving their A-level results, which saw records broken. Hanley Castle High School and The Chase both achieved best ever results, while Dyson Perrins achieved results higher than the national average
POLICE have taken a man into custody after they believed he was 'violent' and may be armed with a baseball bat near Worcester Arena. Sketchy details are emerging of an icident at 11.38am today during which a man was taken into police custody at
TOP Comedian John Bishop will be taking a bow at the Edinburgh Fringe, on behalf of St Richard's Hospice, of Worcester.Mr Bishop, well known for his charity work, especially for Sport Relief, as well as his quick-fire stand-up routines, will host
ANIMAL protection campaigners in Worcester protested against Government plans to continue the culling of badgers. About 50 campaigners, some dressed as badgers, protested in Worcester against the cull, due to restart in Gloucestershire and Somerset
A PHOTOGRAPH taken in the Welsh border country of a farmer feeding his sheep has won a place in the 2015 calendar of a Worcestershire auctioneers and valuers.McCartneys, which has offices in Kidderminster and Stourport on Severn, organised a photo competition
Sir - I was interested to read your report of Robin Walker and his colleagues that Scotland's separation from the U.K. would be in neither party's interest (August 8th), - a view with which I agree. There is a surely however a question as to who
DIRECTOR of rugby Dean Ryan has named six new players in his starting line-up for Warriors' pre-season clash with Ospreys at Sixways tomorrow (7.30pm). New scrum-half Charlie Mulchrone will skipper the side alongside vice-captain Niall Annett,
DANNY Jackman says Worcester City was always a club he intended to have on his curriculum vitae. The 31-year-old is following in the footsteps of his grandfather Bill in pulling on the blue and white of his hometown shirt. However, the midfielder
A BEAUTIFUL Worcestershire garden will open for Victim Support on Bank Holiday Monday, August 25. The Tynings, at Church Lane, Stoulton, will be open from 2pm to 4.30pm in aid of a local charity, Victim Support., which helps victims of crime. Entrance
OF all the drama that has unfolded at Hereford United over the summer, one group of people have almost gone unnoticed – the players. Until the end of July, nobody knew the identity of any of the personnel Hereford had recruited for the new season
POLICE are investigating an alleged assault on a Worcester City player, thought to be captain Ellis Deeney, following the Conference North match against Oxford City. The player needed hospital treatment after allegedly being attacked by an opponent
WORCESTER men, women and children whose lives have been touched by cancer are being invited to play a key role in the Relay for Life event, for Cancer Research UK. Worcester’s volunteer committee for the charity is calling on people who have survived
WORCESTER residents and visitors alike are being warned there will be loud bangs in the city on Saturday, August 16, as large guns are fired for Artillery Day. First World War and contemporary weapons will be giving the salute at Worcester Racecourse
A WORCESTER schoolgirl is following in the ballet footsteps of dance star Darcy Bussell, CBE.Holly Jenkins, aged 11, currently a pupil at the Royal Grammar School, The Grange, has been offered a place at the prestigious Royal Ballet School at White Lodge
2:25pm STUDENTS of Saint Michael’s College are celebrating the school’s best ever A-Level results. The pass rate was 98 percent, with 70 percent of all grades being A* - B. 16 percent of the grades were A*. The top
AN EVESHAM woman has thrown her support behind her doctor after it was revealed he had been handed a warning for repeatedly failing to refer a patient who later died of cancer. This week it was revealed Dr Stephen Grant of Abbey Medical Practice
A SMALL country village has been left in shock after two of its well-known residents were found dead after an apparent murder-suicide or suicide pact. John Knott, aged 71 and his 70-year-old wife Elizabeth, known as Anne, died at their home in
COACH John Snape says Worcester City need to be more clinical in front of goal if they are to climb the Vanarama Conference North table. The Blue and Whites drew 0-0 at Oxford City on Tuesday, despite playing against 10 men for the last 17 minutes
Local Casualties today: None Rolling Casualty Count: 1 The 2nd Battalion disembarked in Boulogne and marched to the Camp de Marlborough on a hill near the town. The 3rd Battalion arrived in France. The 3rd Brigade marched from
