Sir - I have read many letters in the Worcester News expressing sorrow about the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.I share that sorrow, but we must not allow ourselves to forget the central reason for the conflict.No democracy anywhere in the
DURING a search of the vestry at St Mark’s Church in Orchard Street, Worcester, a wedding and engagement ring were discovered in a tin with a note saying they had been found on the vestry floor on June 26 1985. Anyone who remembers losing the rings
A GANG who were found guilty of falsely imprisoning a Worcester man have been jailed for a total of 65 and a half years. The men were jailed at Worcester Crown Court today after the jury heard how the 37-year-old victim was held captive, stripped
WORCESTERSHIRE were indebted to a determined innings from skipper Daryl Mitchell and Tom Fell but still face an uphill battle during the final two days of the LV = County Championship clash at Derbyshire. Mitchell dug in and played in typically
A GROUP of animal lovers collected hundreds of signatures protesting against the badger cull in Kidderminster last week.Members of the Wyre Forest Vegans and Veggie (WFVV) held a stall outside the town hall on Thursday, August 28 asking shoppers to sign
REPRESENTATIVES from health, crime and local authority agencies throughout West Mercia and Warwickshire will meet this week to discuss care and support offered to people with mental health problems.The Crisis Care Concordat Stakeholder Day on Wednesday
A HOMELESS man has been jailed for breaching an order preventing him from entering parts of Worcester.Peter Swinbourne was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison on Monday, August 25 after he breached a Criminal Anti-Social Behaviour Order (CRASBO) by acting
PARENTS looking for something to do with their little ones can join a new baby group based at Claines Parish Hall, Cornmeadow Lane, Worcester.Claines Little Friends will be launching on Tuesday, September 9 for children aged from newborn to four years
A SPECIAL car parking promotion is being launched in Worcester next week as part of a major cycling event in the city. In a bid to take advantage of the Tour of Britain, Worcester City Council is offering special deals at four car parks on Wednesday
A MAN is currently being treated by ambulance crews after a camper van was well alight in Post Office Lane, Bransford, near Worcester, this afternoon. The man needed treatment for smoke inhalation after the fire broke out at just after 4pm.
A HEALTHY walk will take place from Warndon Community Centre, Shap Drive, on Thursday.People can join the approximately two mile walk from 10.30am to about 12pm.New members should arrive five minutes early to sign in.Anyone wanting more information should
GHELUVELT Riverside Healthy Walk will take place on Friday from 10.30am to 12pm.The walk will begin at the Pump House Environment Centre and is about 4.5 miles long.New walkers welcome and should arrive five minutes early to sign in.It is supported by
MALVERN Chase Brass Band will be performing in Cripplegate Park on Sunday.The band will be playing from 2.30pm to 4.30pm near the Sons of Rest Building.
FORT Royal Gardening Group will be meeting on Thursday.People 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 tidying.New members welcome.Meet
THE government has handed out £200,000 to help improve the care given to people with diabetes in the Midlands. The grant from the Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund has been given to Diabetes UK and the Centre for Patient Leadership and will
PARENTS are being encouraged to find out if their two year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare starting this month.The number of eligible children will double with around 40 per cent or two years entitled to 15 free hours of free early education
Private 11296 William Gillard 11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Salonica 19/01/1917
Private 13242 John Gillam 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds Gallipoli 28/04/1915
Company sergeant major 10496 William Gill 14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 25/10/1916
Private 45040 Thomas Edward Gill 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Mesopotamia 20/07/1917
Private 8559 Philip Claude Gill 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 01/11/1914
Private 15093 John Redpath Gill 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds Mesopotamia 06/04/1916
Private 43548 John Edward Gill 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 18/06/1918
Private 42254 Frederick Thomas Gill 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 21/03/1918
Corporal David Gould 6683 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regt Died France and Flanders 07/07/1916
Private 20807 Frederick Gill 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 26/09/1917
Private 39974 Frank Gill 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 22/03/1918
Private 203644 Albert Edward Gill 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 22/03/1918
Private 202677 Archie Gill 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 30/09/1917
Lance Corporal Bert Gould 42825 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regt Died France and Flanders 03/12/1917
Private 13281 Albert Edward Gilks 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 08/08/1915
Private 7404 George Giles 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 21/09/1914
Lance Corporal 27987 Frederick William Giles 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 26/09/1917
Private 53030 Frank Giles 1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 09/10/1918
Sergeant 12965 Charles Arthur Giles 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 18/09/1916
Corporal 200493 Charles Alfred Giles 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 26/08/1917
Private 42631 Charles Giles 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 13/11/1916
SAT astride a bike, hat blown off by the wind and looking like he does not have a care in the world - a new Banksy-esque piece of street art perfectly captures Sir Edward Elgar's love of cycling.With the Tour of Britain set to come to Worcester next
Sergeant 6442 William Allan Gilbert 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915
Private 10707 Walter Charles Gilbert 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 01/12/1914
Lance Corporal 15550 Sidney Claude Gilbert 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 03/07/1916
Private 21457 George William Gilbert 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 10/07/1916
Private 42008 Sidney Gilbert 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 10/04/1918
Second Lieutenant George Hewitt Gilbert 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Italy 15/06/1918
Private 39905 George Gilbert 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 07/07/1917
Private 19721 Ernest Gifford 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 16/05/1916
Private 23027 Thomas Henry Campbell Gibson 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915
Lance Corporal Frederick John Genever 27106 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Mesopotamia 25/01/1917
Private John Gemmell 38349 11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Salonica 24/04/1917
Private 42007 Sidney Gibson 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 28/04/1918
Private 42006 Robert Gibson 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 22/03/1918
Private George Geere 9237 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 04/03/1917
Corporal 12001 Richard Gibson 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 03/09/1916
Private Horace Gee 16507 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 02/07/1915
Private 18999 Harold Robert Gibson 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 26/09/1915
Lance Corporal James Philip Geary 16340 11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Salonica 14/08/1916
Private Percy Gears 39529 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 10/08/1917
Private Henry Keates Gazey 8836 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 08/04/1915
Private John Gaynard 207221 14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 24/05/1918
Private Ernest Garnet Gay 242036 2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 27/08/1917
Private Francis Gawthern 235235 (162nd T. F. Depot). Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Home 19/07/1918
Private Frank Albert Hilary Gawler 57269 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 10/08/1918
Private Albert William Gauntlett 9058 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 26/09/1915
Corporal Richard Gaunt 240330 2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 21/03/1918
Private Thomas Gauden 21990 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915
Private Alfred Gates 10664 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Mesopotamia 25/01/1917
Private Edward Gatehouse 19979 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 10/08/1915
Private William Stephen Garvey 10094 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 24/09/1914
WORK by West Mercia Police to raise awareness of the threat posed by internet fraudsters has won acclaim from one of the county’s leading cyber security experts. Former director of the Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network – an organisation
Private William Garrett 7186 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 04/11/1914
Sergeant John William Garrett 7316 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 20/10/1914
Private Harry Garrett 7278 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 01/06/1916
Private Cain Garrett 12622 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 01/08/1915
Private Joshua Garret 19416 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Mesopotamia 19/04/1916
PROSPECTS for women business owners and budding female entrepreneurs have been given a boost in Worcestershire.The County Council has received £75,000 from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport's superfast broadband challenge fund and this
Private Stanley Claude Garrad 41832 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 21/03/1918
Private Titus Matthew Garratt 8922 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 12/03/1915
Private James Garnham 34287 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Died Mesopotamia 13/10/1918 Private James Garnham (34287), 9th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment Died 13th October 1918 (age ?) His grave (number
Lance Corporal George Henry Garner 5687 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 07/11/1914
Private George Alfred Garner 41200 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 15/04/1918
Private Walter Garlick 18338 11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Salonica 11/10/1916
Private George Frederick Garlick 7994 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 21/05/1917
Private Albert Ernest Garlick 53078 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 13/06/1918
A COMMUNITY radio station based in Martley is holding a weekend-long series of events in aid of a cancer charity later this month. Longside Radio is holding the fundraising events on events on Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14 in aid of
IT WAS music to young people's ears when they heard Droitwich Lions Ladies were going to donate £500.The money has been spent on providing new music equipment to Wychavon's Youth Bus which will let the children scratch and blend MP3s of
Private Harold Frederick Gough 14199 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipolli 06/08/1915
A TRIO of Worcestershire teenagers have been arrested following a series of fraud incidents in the north of the county last week. A 19-year-old and two 15-year-olds from Redditch as well as a 16-year-old from London were arrested on Sunday, August
Private George Rowland Gough 201162 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 26/03/1918
Second Lieutenant Duncan Hepburn Gotch 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 11/03/1915
Private William Thomas Goss 36807 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 07/06/1917
Private William Thomas Goss 36807 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 07/06/1917
FOLLOWING in the footsteps of the Romans, three employees from npower's Worcester hub trekked 26 miles along Hadrian's Wall in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.The Hadrian’s Wall challenge is part of a 2014 employee ‘10 for 10&rsquo
Private 24110 William George Goss 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 05/11/1916
Private Samuel Goss 36490 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 17/10/1918
Private Ernest Gosling 40388 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 12/04/1918
WORCESTER have been crowned Worcestershire League Division One champions, securing their return to the Birmingham League for the first time in a decade. Liam Weston’s side secured the four points they needed for the title with two matches remaining
A WING mirror of a car parked in Charles Way, Malvern, was damaged between 10pm on Sunday, August 31 and 9am the following morning. Police have appealed to anyone with any information to contact them on 101.
IT IS a very special day for Tia Pugh and her family as the three-year-old who underwent a bone marrow transplant no longer has to stay overnight in hospitalLittle Tia, from Bath Road, Worcester, and her parents have been moved to a temporary home near
Private William Phillip Goodwin 39655 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 27/11/1916
Private John Arthur Goodwin 41323 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 09/10/1917
Private Harry Goodwin 8891 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 19/10/1917
Lance Corporal Edward Goodwin 10953 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 18/11/1914
FREE checks for mouth cancer will be on offer at an Evesham dentist later this month as part of a national event raising awareness of the disease. Evesham Dental Health Team in Broadway Road are offering the checks from 2.15am until 3.15am on Wednesday
Private Edgar Joseph Goodwin 1946 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 19/07/1916
Private Albert Goodwin 27407 11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Salonica 12/10/1916
Private Charles Goodson 66752 1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 02/11/1918
Private John Goodridge 42657 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 31/07/1917
Private James Goodman 40106 14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 10/10/1917
Lance Corporal Henry Alfred Goodman 11888 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 29/06/1915
Corporal Harry Goodman 8877 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment - Died France and Flanders 22/05/1916
Lance Corporal Albert Goodman 3354 2/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment - Died France and Flanders 10/10/1916
FIREFIGHTERS used a hose reel to tackle a tractor fire in Smite Hill, Hindlip, near Worcester, at about 12.40pm this afternoon. The cause of the fire is unknown but no one was hurt.
Private George Frederick Goodliffe 260226 2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 27/08/1917
Private Arthur Gooding 45187 6th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Home 28/02/1917
Corporal George Goodhall 240233 1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 29/08/1917
Private William Goodenough 40668 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 26/12/1917
A HOUSING market boom has hit Worcestershire - with average prices rocketing by a staggering 12 per cent in one year. Your Worcester News can reveal how the county is basking in a surge in the property market which is outstripping the rest of the
CALLS to create a massive 'green park' in the centre of Worcester have been given a lukewarm response by a shoppers' body - despite admitting the city lacks a "focal point". Adrian Field, from Worcester's Business Improvement District (BID), says
A COUNCILLOR has secured a rapid promotion to a key role in Worcestershire only 15 months after winning a by-election. Councillor Melanie Baker, who narrowly won a hotly contested count in Malvern's Chase ward, is now in charge of house building
A WOMAN was assaulted while out jogging in Evesham this morning. The victim was jogging along the riverbank between Abbey Bridge and Evesham Rowing Club at about 7.15am when she was approached by a man who grabbed and assaulted her. She managed
A BAND of fearsome young buccaneers learned about what it takes to be a real pirate at Hartlebury Castle on Bank Holiday Monday. The Pirate School at the Worcestershire attraction saw floods of youngsters brave the elements to take to the high seas. The
MEMBERS of the Droitwich Lions Ladies have got on board with a with a bus that provides fun and activities for young people.The ladies have donated £500 to the Wychavon Youth Bus, which tours the district offering activities, information and support
WEST Mercia Women’s Aid has been chosen as charity of the year at one of Worcestershire’s major law firms.QualitySolicitors Parkinson Wright – which has offices in Worcester, Evesham and Droitwich – has taken the decision as part
Private William George Gardner 35971 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 23/04/1917
NEW Birmingham and District Premier Cricket League Division One champions Ombersley could not celebrate the title with a win after a three-wicket defeat at Moseley. But the Worcestershire side still have a part to play in the three-horse race to
TICKETS are now available for a special service at Worcester Cathedral later this month thanking NHS staff in the county for their hard work. The Service of Celebration on Sunday, September 28 is one of a series of events being held by Worcestershire
HEREFORD United have been given a further reprieve after their winding-up order was adjourned for another seven days. The Southern League Premier Division club have been given extra time to pay creditors, which include HM Revenues and Customs and
SLIMMERS from Evesham raised more than £900 for cancer research with their own take on the Race for Life. Members of two branches of Slimming World from the town walked or ran a 3.5 km round circuit along the River Avon starting and ending at Hampton
HIGH street automotive retailer Halfords, which has its headquarters in Worcestershire, has reinvigorated and relaunched its car parts business.The Redditch-based business is targeting a UK market worth £2 billion with an increased range of more
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley reckons his players are finally beginning to believe they can be a force this season. The Blue and Whites recorded their first victory of the campaign on Saturday with a 2-1 success over title-chasing North Ferriby
Private Walter Goode 10636 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915
Sergeant Percy Charles Goode 41918 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 13/04/1918
Private Edward Goode 21242 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds Gallipoli 01/07/1915
Private Albert Stanley Goode 40809 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 11/02/1917
Private Arthur James Goodall 23458 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds Home 30/08/1916
Private Edward Gooch 40171 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 09/10/1916
Private Percy Gomer 205084 16th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Home 30/10/1918
Private Lewis Goldthorpe 7380 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 13/07/1917 Military medal
Private Alfred John Frederick Goldsworthy 52321 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 24/04/1918
A MOTHER and father who set up a charity in memory of their stillborn son have been nominated for an award for their inspirational work.Lisa and Russell Ventura, from St John's, Worcester, have been nominated in the 2014 Butterfly Awards.The national
Second Lieutenant Sidney Alexander Goldsmid 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 07/11/1914
Private William Goldingay 8419 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 21/05/1917
Private Harry Goldingay 23513 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 01/09/1917
Private Lawford Hymus Golding 9083 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 12/01/1915
Private Edwin Golding 22499 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 21/11/1917
Private Alfred Golding 39975 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 20/11/1916
WORCESTER, Bosch Group has made it on to the shortlist for the Works Management Factory of the Year and is in line to pick up a whole clutch of category wins.The industry awards, which are presented in partnership with Cranfield University School of
A NUMBER of police station front desks around Worcestershire have now closed. As part of what it calls a more "modern and effective" way of operating, West Mercia Police shut the front desks at a number of town stations across the force area today
SOON-to-be retiring solicitor Peter Hill from Little Witley, near Worcester won £3,000 on the Hospices Lottery and then in a generous gesture of support for St Richard’s Hospice, promptly donated £300 back to the charity.He said: &ldquo
MANAGER Carl Heeley admitted he “had a pop” at Daniel Nti before the Worcester City striker scored the two penalties for victory against North Ferriby United. Nti missed two one-on-one chances with visiting keeper Adam Nicklin in the first-half
DEAN Ryan says Warriors’ tough pre-season campaign has given him the perfect insight into his players ahead of the Greene King IPA Championship opener on Sunday. Warriors tasted success against Ospreys 23-6 before going down to Sale Sharks 22-16
LOCAL CASUALITES: 0 ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 11 2nd Batt: Marched through the night to Couvignon to take up entrenched position as rear guard to the 2nd Division. 3rd Batt: In Outpost position on general line N Barly - St Soupplets. Municipal
