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THE starter motor of a silver Ford Fiesta was damaged in Atyeo Close, Malvern, between Monday and Tuesday.Anyone with information should call the non-emergency police number on 101 quoting reference number 0250S 190814.

A SET of keys were taken from the Shaw Trust charity shop, Church Street, Malvern on Tuesday.Anyone with information should call the non-emergency police number on 101 quoting reference number 0533S 190814.

ENGLISH Channel swimmer Alan Gale was set to complete his daring challenge to reach France for Acorns Children's Hospice last night. Mr Gale, from Nunnery Wood, was just a few miles away from the coast and was set to finish the challenge yesterday

WINDSCREEN wipers were snapped on a vehicle parked in Westminster Road, Malvern, overnight between Monday and Tuesday.The car was also scratched.Anyone with information should call the non-emergency police number 101 quoting reference number 0366S 190814

THE plight of vulnerable and exploited people in Burma and Thailand will be highlighted at a coffee shop on Sunday.Staff at Cafe Nero, in Broad Street, Worcester, will be raising awareness of Malvern-based charity Hands from 12pm to 4pm.They will also

NEW statistics have shown seven babies born in Worcester between 2004 and 2012 died as a result of ‘cot death’. The figures released by the Office for National Statistics showed 0.59 babies out of every 1,000 died unexpectedly over the eight-year

PEOPLETON Scout Group awarded its first Chief Scout Award to Kael Baker, a pupil at Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College in Worcester. Kael was presented with the prestigious award by the District Commissioner. His younger brother, Kian, a pupil at

YOUNG people aged 11 and over can join in an evening of fun and fitness on Wednesday, August 27.Gheluvelt Park Youth Club will be getting active during the Sports in the Park event taking place at the park in Barbourne.The fun free event will begin at

FAMILIES attending a fun event at Worcester’s Guildhall earlier this month were offered free advice on choosing the best healthcare service. NHS staff were on hand on Wednesday, August 6 offering information on the NHS 111 service and alternatives

PROTECTIVE clothing protected a horse rider from suffering more significant injuries after she fell off her horse at an equestrianism competition. The 25-year-old woman suffered a number of injuries after she fell and ended up with her mount landing

YOUNG people with special needs have been preparing a show this week as part of the This is Me drama project. The show will take place at 1.15pm on Friday (Aug 22) at Number 8 Community Arts Centre in Pershore High Street. The performance, entitled Super

Sir - GB Dipper (Letters, 15.8.'14) is never going to "get it", is he? It must, sadly, be beyond his intellectual compass to understand the difference between fact and opinion; and much of his diatribe against me is a flower blooming in

SOAP storylines about cancer seem to have no influence on attitudes to the disease in Worcestershire.Although it was reported this week breast cancer referrals at Watford General Hospital had increased by a third following a storyline in Eastenders which

Private George Frederick Easterbrook 241984   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 09/10/1917

Private Frank Thomas Eaton 41857   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 27/05/1918

Second Lieutenant Clifford Gwatkin Eaton   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 24/04/1917

Private Arthur James Winfield Eaton 41044   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds  France and Flanders 27/01/1918

HELP for Heroes volunteers have been celebrating after raising £820 at this year's Worcester Artillery day. The group went along to the event, which was held at Pitchcroft Racecourse in Worcester on Saturday (Aug 16). They raised the cash through

WORCESTER is fast becoming a banana republic. Earlier this month the Worcester News reported the recent warm weather coupled with almost tropical downpours had led to a cluster of banana trees in a garden in the city growing more than 12 feet, more than

Private Arthur Foster 1097   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 01/06/1915

Private Allan Foster 19987   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 26/09/1915

Private Alfred Samuel Foster 241541   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 24/03/1918

Private Alfred Henry Foster 9153   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 07/07/1916

Private Albert Foster 18875   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 10/08/1915

A FIRE crew were called to a fire in a light switch in Saddlers Walk, Blackpole, Worcester, at just before 2pm.The fire was extinguished by isolating the electrics.

Private Alfred Fossard 235142   2/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 26/08/1917

Private Reginald John Fortnam 57323   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 30/04/1918

Private Arthur Fosbrook 25251   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 31/07/1917

Second Lieutenant James Corson Forsyth   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 31/08/1917

Private William Thomas Forster 1371   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 06/06/1915

THE RSPCA is encouraging people to report any incidents of animal cruelty seen on social media directly to them. The call has come after incidents of animal cruelty have occurred, as a result of internet games and dares- such as the growing Neknominations

Private Albert Forsbrook 201709   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 15/05/1918

Private Joseph Forrester 21959   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Mesopotamia 05/04/1916

Private George William Forrester 242266   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 24/04/1917

Company Sergeant Major Frank Edward Forrester 20744   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 06/06/1918

Sergeant John Walter Forrest 12361   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 10/06/1917   Distinguished Conduct Medal

Private Richard Henry Forrest 37830   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 07/07/1917

AROUND 75 new homes are likely to be built in south Worcestershire, now Taylor Wimpey has acquired an area of land at Honeybourne, near Evesham for potential development.The housebuilder has completed the purchase of the site, an arable field of approximately

Private George Henry Forrest 27735 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 28/03/1918

Private Charles Frederick Forrest 42251 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 29/04/1918

Private Sidney Foxall 8523 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 18/03/1915

Lance Corporal Joseph Foxall 201835 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 06/06/1918

Private George Foxall 12625 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Home 09/12/1914

Sergeant Albert Foxall 12826 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Mesopotamia 19/04/1916

Private Thomas Fox 12412 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 19/06/1915

Private Herbert Fox 40851 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 07/06/1917

Private Bert Arthur Fox 18958 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 21/09/1915 

Private Albert Stanley Fox 42820 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 06/06/1918

Private William Henry Fowler 13593 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 05/07/1916

Lance Corporal Samuel Fowler 18460 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 03/07/1916

Private John Fowler 41435 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 16/08/1917

Private Frederick John Fowler 82313 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 17/04/1918

Private Frank Fowler 30269 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Mesopotamia 25/01/1917

Lance Corporal Ernest Edward Fowler 42765 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 27/10/1916

Private Edward Fowkes 18763 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 03/07/1916

Private William Henry Fowkes 8839 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 26/03/1915

Private Benjamin Fowkes 18764 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 05/12/1915    

Private Sidney Foster 23631 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 05/07/1916

Private Arthur Foulkes 9490 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 13/03/1915

Lance Corporal Robert Henry Foster 8220 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 20/10/1914

Private Joseph Foster 22509 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 02/07/1916

Private John Victor Foster 16761 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 27/05/1918

Private Jim Foster 15396 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Private George William Foster 42003 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 29/04/1918

WORCESTER shoppers dug deep last week to support a fund-raising Three Peaks Challenge by the University of Worcester's security team.At the end of this month, the team will tackle the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales, all within the

Second Lieutenant George Major Solloway Foster 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 03/07/1916

NORMAL services have resumed after signalling problems caused delays to train service in Worcester. London Midland and First Great Western services running through Shrub Hill and Foregate Street had to be cancelled or delayed at short notice earlier

WORCESTER residents with a physical, sensory or other impairment are being asked to help prove that love really is for everyone.A fourth run of the romantic and acclaimed documentary series, The Undateables, is being made for Channel 4 by 'betty TV

A VAN was in a precarious position overhanging a cliff in Ross-on-Wye this morning. The van had left the road at Summer House Pitch, Hope Mansell, at 10.18am. One fire crew from Ross was sent to the scene and helped to stabilise the vehicle

A PROJECT to make sure swans in the city are being fed nutritious food has got off to a flying start. Marilyn McCarthy, a volunteer feeder with Bishop's Wood Swan Rescue, created the £1.50 bags of the floating pellets to improve the birds' diets

HUNDREDS of walkers strode out to support St Richard’s Hospice on the charity’s popular annual Waterways Walk on Sunday ( August 17).Around 130 walkers took on the 21 mile circular route from Droitwich Spa Marina, along the restored Droitwich

OWNERS of a new restaurant in Worcester are hoping their customers will support them to raise money for their home country.Naz Miah has lived in Worcester since 1987 but is originally from Bangladesh and the region of Sunamganj in the Sylhet Division

WEST WORCESTERSHIRE MP Harriett Baldwin has been invited to meet Tesco chiefs to discuss the company’s plans to develop a new store in Tenbury Wells.The move follows Mrs Baldwin writing to new chief executive Dave Lewis asking for an update on the

SIGNIFICANT damage was caused to a building near the city centre after household rubbish was set alight on Saturday evening.Witnesses said they saw a man dressed in dark clothing running away from the fire in the direction of Park Street, Worcester.Fire

Private 27603 William Edge   11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Salonica 26/09/1916

Lance Corporal 10695 Arthur Edge   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 04/06/1915

Private 260260 Alfred Ernest Edge   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds  France and Flanders 22/12/1917   Son of George and Elizabeth Edge; husband of Annie Maria Edge, of 13, College Rd., Alum Rock Rd

Corporal 12250 Adam Edgar   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 19/06/1915

POLICE are appealing for information after a £7,000 bike was stolen from a Worcester triathlete who hoped to raise money in a gruelling overseas race, on behalf of a cancer charity.Fundraiser Paul Nash, 56, of Worcester, was due to take part in

Lance Corporal 9285 William Reginald John Eden   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds  France and Flanders 18/03/1915

Private 51233 William Harry Eden   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 06/06/1918

Private 45392 William Charles Eden   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 16/09/1918

Private 241978 Walter Edds   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 14/01/1918

Private 43799 Victor Eborall   Depot. Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Home 04/11/1918   Son of Mary Jane Harrison (formerly Eborall), of 9 Paradise Row, Station St., Bromsgrove, and the late Henry Eborall.  

Private 52309 Hubert Harry Eavis   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 15/04/1918

Corporal 24886 Edward Clayton   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 31/05/1918    

Private 12390 William Eaton   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 31/03/1916

Lance Corporal 25662 Arthur William Clayton   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 24/08/1916

Private 9308 Thomas Clay   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 28/10/1914

Private 20384 John Clay   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 02/01/1917

Private 42245 James Arthur Clay   10th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 22/03/1918

Private 31278 Fred Clay   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 30/12/1917

Lance Corporal 1696 Arthur Clay   1/7th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 19/07/1916

Private 27896 Alfred William Clay   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 24/08/1916

Private 23166 Edward Clasper    9th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died Mesopotamia 05/05/1917

2nd Lieutenant William Hamilton Clarke   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 12/03/1915

IT might be a long way from Honolulu to West Hagley, but when it comes to dragon boat racing the staff at Webbs Garden Centres are on the crest of a wave.Last year a team from the business based at Wychbold, near Droitwich, and Hagley, near Stourbridge

Private 241121 William Clarke   1/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 24/04/1917    

Private 41455 Walter Clarke   1/7th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died Italy 03/08/1918

Sergeant 241532 Victor Frederick Clarke   2/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 18/11/1917    D.C.M.

Private 30286 Thomas Clarke   11th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died Salonica 19/01/1917

Private 22765 Thomas Clarke   9th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 09/11/1915

Private 7797 Stephen Clarke   2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 19/09/1914

Lance Corporal 41173 Percy Walter Clarke   4th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 30/11/1917    

Lieutenant Mordaunt Edward Leonard Hannam Clarke   3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 26/08/1914

Lance Corporal 16390 Lewis Clarke   4th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 28/04/1915

Private 9708 Leonard Clarke   1st Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 13/07/1916

Private 40379 Joseph Clarke   4th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 20/11/1916

Private 2930 Joseph Clarke   1/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regt   Died at home 07/06/1916

A 22-year-old man who breached layers of airport security before boarding an empty plane was too drunk to recall how he did it. Lee Jezard pleaded guilty today to getting aboard a Lufthansa plane and evading security measures at Birmingham Airport

A WORCESTER retail jeweller has been listed among the 50 most inspiring independents in the UK jewellery sector.In November, trade publication Retail Jeweller will publish an ‘inspiring independents’ supplement, which will profile and champion

AS the second phase of Worcester's Great Western Business Park gets under way, the investment sale of a compound facility on the initial park has been completed.The 1.3 acre freehold compound has been purchased by Wulstan Capital UK Opportunities

THE wing mirror of red VW was damaged while parked in Albert Road North, Malvern between Friday and Tuesday.Anyone with information should call the non-emergency police number on 101 quoting reference number 539s19814.

POLICE want to speak to anyone who spotted a black Mercedes C180 with roofbox which was taken from Gordon Terrace, Malvern on Monday evening.The car has since been recovered.Anyone with information should call 101.

KEEN cyclists in Worcestershire are being invited to pedal between Worcestershire Royal Hospital and the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch in aid of a campaign raising cash to buy a state-of-the-art surgical machine. The sponsored bike ride in aid of the

AN AMBITIOUS campaign has been launched to raise £1 million to fund a small holding which will support young people aged 16 to 25 with severe disabilities. Jean Wilson, founder of New Hope, said she knew they had a "mountain to climb" in order

WORLD Cup winner Kat Merchant says missing out to New Zealand four years ago makes her England triumph extra special. The 28-year-old Worcester wing was part of the team that defeated Canada 21-9 to capture the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Paris

MORE than 1,000 people in Worcestershire have used a mobile application providing information on health services available near to them. The Is A&E For Me? app was launched earlier this year as part of a campaign run by health organisations across

A man from Worcestershire is due in court charged with breaching airport security and illegally boarding an aeroplane at Birmingham Airport. Lee Jezard of Evesham, is set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court today. The 22-year-old holiday-maker

Private 23820 Leslie Fieldhouse   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 14/01/1916

Private 10422 Albert Fieldhouse   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 06/05/1915

Private 49198 George Fielder   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 06/07/1918

Private 12988 William Field   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 28/04/1915

Private 12624 Walter Field   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 07/03/1915

Private 20161 James Field Died   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Private 200407 Samuel Field   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 13/04/1917

Captain Howard Field   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Corporal 25555 Geoffrey Richmond Field   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 04/03/1917

Private 41859 Frederick Charles Field   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 27/05/1918

Second Lieutenant Cyril Decimus Field   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 04/06/1915

Private 12316 Charles Field   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Home 01/09/1915

Lance Corporal 11056 Thomas Fidoe   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 04/06/1915

Lance Corporal 28819 Philip James Ferris   14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 25/03/1918

Private 240314 Robert Fickling   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 04/12/1917

Private 19141 Bert Ferraby   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 22/11/1915

Corporal 39649 Joseph Fern   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 18/11/1916

Private 9121 Joseph Fern   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Private 23116 George Albert Feriday   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 27/05/1917

Private 16161 William Alfred Ferguson   11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Salonica 27/02/1917

Captain William Ferguson   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment  Military Cross   Died France and Flanders 01/11/1916   Captain William Ferguson was killed by a German sniper, at "Frost" Trench and is remembered with honour

Private 241027 Reginald Arthur Thomas Fenn   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 18/06/1918

PROFESSIONAL Theatre Company , Rain or Shine, is promising a swashbuckling treat at Witley Court. There will be an open-air performance of the pirate adventure, Treasure Island on Saturday, August 30, from 7.30pm, and audiences are being advised

Private 203755 George Henry Fenn   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 25/04/1917

Lance Corporal 8543 Bertie William Fenn   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 26/10/1914

Second Lieutenant Hubert Ratcliffe Felton   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 09/10/1917

Lance Corporal 13271 Joseph Fellows   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 23/10/1918   Was awarded the Military Medal  

Lance Corporal 42681 John Fellows   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 22/10/1916

THE charity, Meningitis Now is issuing a stark warning as children start back at school for the new term, which is seen as the beginning of the "peak season" for cases of meningitis.. Parents, students and teachers are being urged to be vigilant

ANGRY market traders in Worcester say their livelihood is being "killed off" after the council failed to find them a temporary home while their base is revamped. Traders in Angel Place fear for their future during the 13-week refurbishment and

A teenage kebab shop worker who chased after a woman on her way home from a Worcester nightclub and carried out a terrifying sex attack has been put behind bars. Illegal immigrant Abdul Tekagac  saw the young student walk past in the early hours

RETIRED back Paul Warwick has joined the ever-growing backroom set-up at Worcester Warriors. The 33-year-old Australian, who made 20 appearances last season, was forced to call time on his playing career due to a neck injury sustained last season

AUCTIONEER and antique expert Philip Serrell is not known for being one of Nature's racing snakes. So when a charity effort to raise money for St Richard's Hospice involved a bit of running, the chunky TV personality enlisted some help.He persuaded

RICHARD Morrish, a retro TV and film enthusiast from Droitwich, has turned his passion into a successful business. Within a few short months of launching his own online comics and collectables store, the 38-years-old is already turning over a healthy

LOCAL CASUALTIES: 0 ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 1 The 3rd Worcs. Batt marched seven miles to Dompierre and then to Avesnes. They were received by an 'enthusiastic populace' before marching back to Dompierre. The Worcester Yeomanry were billetted