Sir - I wonder how many of your readers have heard of Qualified Majority Voting (QMV), or realize that it will turn Mr. Cameron’s EU Referendum into a farce?Part of the Lisbon Treaty, QMV will officially become law within the EU on 1st November
Sirs - The excellent article in our 'Worcester News' on August 8th, revealing the county councils disgraceful incompetance in managing our money, whilst systematically cutting services to us all of course because we are told there is no cash,
WORCESTER City remain winless after losing to 10-man Guiseley in Vanarama Conference North. After drawing their previous two games, City were unable to leave Nethermoor Park with anything. Fourth-from-bottom Worcester started the game well,
RICHARD Oliver scored a superb 179 but leaders Worcestershire surrendered their proud unbeaten record in the LV = County Championship as they went down by seven wickets to Gloucestershire at New Road. The 24-year-old struck 23 fours and a six in
BATTLES were fought between long standing enemies this weekend at Spetchley Park in Worcester as the M5 Living History Show took place. The Napoleonic War was reenacted alongside American Civil War battles and Second World War conflicts as history came
A CAR crashed into the side of a house outside a village pub near Worcester.Two cars were involved in the collision outside The Crown Inn, in Hallow, on Friday (August 15) night, with one vehicle leaving the road and hitting the side of a house.A spokesman
A HORSE had to be sedated and removed from an overturned horse box when the car towing it was involved in a car crash. Three cars were in the collision at 2.40pm today (Sun Aug 17) on the A4103 Worcester to Hereford road in Storridge, near Halfkey Road
THE Church of England has accused the Government of appearing to have no "coherent or comprehensive approach" to tackling the rise of Islamic extremism.In a strongly-worded attack on David Cameron's handling of the crisis in Iraq, backed
DEATHS linked to legal highs could surpass those related to heroin use within just two years, a new report by a think-tank will say.The Centre for Social Justice is to release a report this week calling for more to be done to combat the drugs, known as
Sir,George Cowley (Worcester News 7th August) said that if Tory MP Robin Walker loses to Labour’s Joy Squires in 2015,he will emigrate to the north pole and vote for a polar bear.How narrow minded George is.I am not a member of either party,(I vote
OLIVER and Amelia were the most popular first names given to babies in 2013 in England and Wales, findings from the Office for National Statistics have revealed. The name Amelia has been in the top spot since 2011 now but Oliver has taken the place from
TODDLERS from a local nursery will be enjoying some fun with residents of a Pershore care home when they are guests at its summer fete.People from the local community are invited along to Heathlands Residential Care Home in Pershore’s Station Road
ENORMOUS onions, bright blooms and perfect pictures didn't disappoint at the newly named Worcester Show this year.The event on Sunday took place at Gheluvelt Park and saw people flock in to check out the exhibits, which featured alongside live music
From the archives of the Berrows Worcester Journal World War One Raging – As its share of the 100,000 Army recruiting scheme nation-wide, Worcester has been asked to raise two battalions – 2,000 men. Recruiting is proceeding very satisfactorily
FIRFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in Lock Street, Worcester, last night (Sat, Aug 16) after it spread from rubbish and undergrowth to a neighbouring building. Two crews were called to the incident at 10.19pm after the fire broke out in some rubbish and
GUNS and cannons were fired, tanks roamed the streets, and different generations of army personnel marched proudly alongside each other to celebrate Worcester's Royal Artillery Day. Marking the 150th anniversary of the city's local Army Reserve
LOCAL CASUALTIES: 0 ROLLING CASUALTIES: 1 The 3rd Worcs. Battalion marched through the streets of Rouen to the station to entrain for the front. They then marched seven miles to Marbaix. The next five days would be very trying for both Battalions
