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PEOPLE looking to learn a new hobby, improve a skill or take the next step in the career can sign up to part time courses.Warwickshire College, which includes the college in Pershore, are running part-time day and evening short courses in everything from

PEOPLE who have done a great job for their community can be nominated for an Honour.Friends, colleagues, relatives as well as sports and community leaders can all be put forward to receive an award, including a BME, OBE and MBE.Government officials are

THE next local festival season for Worcestershire is in jeopardy as a unique marquee and stage has been stolen.Unless the large purple and yellow marquee and the twin axle trailer that folds out to be a split level stage are found, next year's festivals

THE many good deeds performed by a young Pershore man before his death earlier this year will spur a couple on as they take part in the Great North Run. Sarah and Colin Davies, from Malvern Wells, will be raising money for two charities selected

AROUND 1,000 homes and businesses around Worcester city centre were without power this afternoon. The power cut lasted around 12 minutes and Western Power Distribution said it was down to a fault with an underground electrical cable, which has

HUNDREDS of people stepped into the Guildhall to look at the wares on offer during a craft and gift fair.About 1,500 shoppers stepped off the High Street and into the historic hall to see what stallholders had on offer.There was everything from handmade

A MEMORIAL cricket match to remember a Worcestershire cricket stalwart who collapsed during a game will return to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.Friends and family will gather once again for the match between the Fossils and Brian Howorth

Lance Corporal Frederick Henry Greening 15810   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 20/12/1915

Private William Henry Greenfield 22045   11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Salonica 15/12/1918

Private Thomas Greenfield 4015   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 21/08/1916

Private Peter Greenfield 203413   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 23/03/1918

Private Eli Greenfield 41834   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 27/05/1918

Private Preston Greener 41047   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 02/10/1918

Private Frank Leslie Greenaway 34239   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 12/04/1918

Private William James Green 41166   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 09/10/1917

Private William James Green 23221   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 15/01/1916

Private William Henry Green 8624   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 13/03/1915

Private William Green 39967   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 20/09/1917

Lance Corporal William Green 38300   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 02/09/1917

Private William Green 12982   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 07/05/1915

Private William Green 15551   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 07/11/1918   Awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field

Private Tom Green 20199   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

BABY, a four-year-old tortie female, and Widget, a two-year-old white and black male, are ideally looking for a new home together.They are both lovely, friendly cats who like fuss and miss their home comforts.If you could offer them a home, please call

Private Horace Green 15703   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 03/11/1916   Awarded Military Medal for bravery in the field

Private Thomas Henry Green 200870   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 27/08/1917   Grave is at plot IX. C. 2. at Tyne Cot Cemetery in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  

Private Thomas Henry Green 13074   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 15/10/1914

Private Thomas Ewart Green 42253   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 28/10/1918

Corporal Thomas Green 30817   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 22/08/1918

Sergeant Samuel Green 8916   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 04/07/1915

Private Richard Green 8353   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Private Robert James Green 30968   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 03/03/1917

Private Mark Thomas Green 9315   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 26/09/1915

Corporal Leonard Frank Green 240841   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 27/08/1917

Corporal Joseph Clifford Green 14616   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds Gallipoli 19/10/1915

Lance Corporal John Green 7800   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 04/06/1915

Private John William Green 31039   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Mesopotamia 25/01/1917

Private James Green 25649   14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 30/10/1917

A CAMPAIGN to protect the NHS from being sued by big American corporations is gaining momentum in Worcester - with around 200 people signing a petition over the weekend. Banner-waving protestors, led by Councillor Lynn Denham, were out in force

Second Lieutenant Hubert Bishop Green   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 13/04/1918

Private Hubert Green 18815   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 10/08/1915

A NEW chair and deputy chair have been appointed for the Regal Tenbury Trust, the volunteer-led organisation which has run the Regal Tenbury for the last two year.Peter Drew has moved from deputy to chairman and Jane Allen, who joined the organisation

PASSENGERS travelling between Worcester Shrub Hill and Stourbridge Junction have been provided with alternative transport after travel was disrupted by a broken down train. London Midland is providing road transport to passengers delayed by the

Private Harry Goodwright 235144   2/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 13/12/1917

Lance Corporal William Gough 33216   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 03/12/1917

Private William Gough 16301   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 27/12/1917  

Private Walter Gough 201163   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 30/09/1918

ONE of Worcestershire's leading politicians says he will not be turning his back on the county's incinerator - despite warnings from neighbouring Birmingham. Just as work is getting underway on a massive £160 million rubbish burner at Hartlebury

Private Stanley Reginald Gough   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 18/06/1918

MPs in Worcestershire have criticised a former Tory who dramatically quit the party to join UKIP - saying he is "detached from reality". Douglas Carswell stunned the Conservatives last week by quitting as an MP for Clacton, in Essex and announcing

Lance Corporal Sidney Arthur Gough 13054   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 18/06/1918

WORCESTER'S MP has welcomed a £160 million funding boost for cancer treatment - saying it is "vitally important". Robin Walker says a new cash injection from the Government is a huge boost for thousands of people in desperate need. The Department

Lieutenant Norman Gough   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 19/07/1916

Private Joseph Bailey Gough 15397   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 11/04/1918

Private Joseph Gough 39965   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 19/11/1916

UROLOGY staff from Worcestershire put on their dance shoes to raise £4,030 towards a campaign to buy a state-of-the-art surgical robot for cancer patients in the county. The fundraising summer ball at Chateau Impney near Droitwich on Friday, August

OVER the next four years, the Woodland Trust will be commemorating the centenary of the First World War by planting millions of trees across the country – and you have the chance to create a lasting tribute to those who lived and served during the

Private Herbert John Gough 22269   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 18/06/1916

ONE of Upton upon Severn's most popular hair salons has picked up its hair dryers and moved across town.After four and a half years in Court Street, Cutting Time has moved to much bigger premises in Old Street. The business run by Jane Withers and

PEOPLE who bought a Zanussi cooker hood are being warned a limited number pose a slight risk of electric shock.An authorised Zanussi service engineer are on call to inspect and repair any faulty cooker hoods that are found.Products made between May 20

Sergeant Francis William Gibson 9777   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 12/03/1915

Corporal William Gibbs 24163   11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Salonica 25/04/1917

Private John William Giblin 10276   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 21/10/1914

Lance Corporal William Henry Gibbs 35476   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 05/08/1917

A RETIRED engineer and cancer survivor from Worcestershire has invented an innovative way to keep vacuum cleaners from losing suction. When he became frustrated with his vacuum cleaner becoming less effective the more he used it, Alan Julier from Cradley

A/Lieutenant-Colonel William Beresford Gibbs   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 03/09/1916.   Killed in action on the 3rd September 1916 at Thiepval Ridge by enemy shelling. Son of the Reverend

Private Died France and Flanders 18/10/1918 14018    1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 18/10/1918

Private Sidney George Gibbs 17943   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 31/10/1916

Second Lieutenant Percy Roland Gibbs   14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 17/03/1916

Private John May Gibbs 36510   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Home 06/05/1917

Private Frederick Philip Gibbs 33513   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 27/03/1918

Sergeant Ernest Gibbs 7333   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 14/02/1917

Second Lieutenant Archibald Edward Gibbs   11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Salonica 25/04/1917

Private Thomas Gibbons 9568   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 14/01/1915

Private Richard Gibbons 242631   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 25/08/1917

Private Charles Harry Gibbons 8049   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 28/10/1914

Lieutenant Sergeant Richard Telfer Gibbon 15624     9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds Mesopotamia 15/12/1916

Private Henry Gibbins 8165   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 25/09/1915

Private Bernard Kenneth Gibbard 46937   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 17/04/1918

Private Walter Frederick German 8920    4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Private William Slater Gerrett 16664   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 27/02/1917

Second Lieutenant Harold Gerald   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 02/12/1917

Private Michael Geraghty 40064   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 23/03/1918

Sergeant Frederick George 11737   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 18/02/1915

Private John Thomas George 22180    3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 07/07/1916

Private John George 15237   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 03/07/1916

Drummer Harry William George 9710   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 31/10/1914

Private Edwin George 19761    4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Private Alfred George 242654   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 24/04/1917

Private Albert Edward George 16440   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915

Sergeant James Gentle 9730   13th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Home 01/11/1916

Private John Thomas Gent 24566   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 28/03/1918

Private Lewis Gennard 22078   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 18/10/1916

SWAPPING the King's Road for New Street, two reality television stars from E4's Made in Chelsea will be kicking off freshers week in style. Spencer Matthews and Jamie Laing will be getting the party started at Sin bar and Bushwackers on Sunday,

BISHOP Fleming, the specialist academy schools accountants, has signed its 150th academy school client. The company with an office in College Yard, Worcester has joined forces with the city's Regency High School, a stand-alone academy for about 155

Sir - So, Malvern police are appealing for information about a damaged car wing mirror (Evening News Monday September 1). Sorry, can't help but I do know something about my husband's damaged wing mirror. Hands up and off the steering wheel

POLICE are appealing for a man who may have witnessed a sexual assault in Hereford in July to come forward. The attack happened after a young woman was approached by a man while she was walking home in Bishop's Meadow at about 2am on Friday, July

A YOUNG woman who battles with constant pain is fundraising for a wheelchair she says will make a “huge difference” to her life. Despite living with undiagnosed multiple sclerosis (MS), Annie Moore, aged 20, is studying for a degree in marine and

Private John Grummitt 241463   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 31/03/1918

Private Arthur Grubb 12834   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 21/09/1914

Private George Herbert Richmond Grubb 2706   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 03/01/1916

Private Thomas Herbert Groves 11378   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 20/12/1914

Sir - There is growing evidence that goes a considerable way in proving our unrestricted open borders policy, is damaging the safety of the general public. It's long been the opinion of many tradesmen, that Eastern Europeans are using the open borders

Private James Edward Groves 15656   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 22/11/1915

Private Herbert Groves 8372   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 31/07/1917

Private Bert Groves 203605   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 08/04/1917

Private Albert Victor Groves 22369   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Gallipoli 07/01/1916

Private Albert Charles Groves 9324   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 23/01/1915

Sergeant James John Grover 10862   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 21/05/1917

Lance Corporal Edwin Grovenor 16503   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 20/04/1917

Sergeant William Grove 29918   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 31/05/1918

Sergeant Joseph Grove 202388   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 01/05/1918

Sergeant George Grove 1791   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 30/05/1916

Private Frank Grove 15032   Depot Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Home 29/06/1915

Private Edwin Grove 23952   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Mesopotamia 26/08/1916

Private Allen Grove 7657   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 07/11/1914

Private Harold Grosvenor 34616   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 04/03/1917

Private John Thomas Groom 9071   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 29/05/1917

Private Herbert Groom 241713   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 17/06/1917

Private Albert  Groom 42999   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 07/08/1918

Private Martin Grogan 15135   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Mesopotamia 15/09/1916

Captain Hubert Lawrence Grogan   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 06/05/1918   Military Cross

Private Richard Grocott 20478   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds Gallipoli 15/09/1915

Private William Grinnell 240280   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 26/08/1917

Private George Henry Grist 39774   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 20/11/1916

A BEAUTY therapist student from Bretforton, near Evesham is in line for a top industry award.Thirty-years-old Gemma Marskell-Stewart, who studied at South Worcestershire College, has won a place at the World Skills Final in November. She was runner-up

Private John Grinnell 8033   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 16/06/1915

Private Frederick Grinnell 19048   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died Mesopotamia 28/08/1917

Private Frank Grinham 8693   2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died of wounds France and Flanders 02/03/1915

Lance Corporal Ernest Grimshaw 23275   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 07/07/1916

Private George Victor Grimmer 204056   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders  24/10/1918

Private Robert Edward Griggs 51518   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 05/05/1918

MEETINGS have taken place between NHS bosses and parents of a boy left severely disabled from jaundice to ensure the same mistakes do not affect another family. Michael and Elena Kalisperas, from Malvern, have been asked to contribute to leaflets

A BOOK has been publishing telling the stories of the men from the Cotswold village of Ebrington who fought and died during the First World War.Called "He longed for a drink of the cool water from the Long Well", it is the work of Ebrington

FURIOUS bus users turned up at Worcester's park and ride yesterday without realising it had been scrapped - and said they were driving into the city instead. It came as these sad images show what is left of the mothballed Perdiswell site - a ghost

THE A&E departments at both Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Redditch’s Alexandra Hospital are experiencing an unprecedented amount of demand for this time of year today. Hospital bosses in Worcestershire are calling on anyone considering

THE catalytic converter of a Mitsubishi parked in Windrush Crescent, Malvern, was stolen between Friday, August 29 and Sunday, August 31. The converter of a Peugeot parked in the same road was also stolen between Saturday, August 30 and the following

FIREFIGHTERS were called after a mattress was dumped in an alleyway off Philipscote, Evesham, and set on fire at 8.32 this morning. The crew from Pebworth damped down the mattress and made sure the flames were fully extinguished.

A TRAILER parked in Stanklyn Lane in Stone, near Kidderminster, was stolen between 10.30am and 1.30pm on Friday, August 29. Any information call police on 101 quoting incident number 0379-s-290814.

A RESIDENT in Gamson Close, Kidderminster, heard running across the roof of their home at about 4.30am on Friday, August 29. They told police they believed the criminals were trying to get into an upper floor window. After a neighbour saw four youths

A PAIR of mobility scooters were stolen from a garage in Larches Road, Kidderminster, between Thursday, August 28 and the following day. The resident reported at some point on August 28 someone rang their doorbell but when they answered the door no one

A RESIDENT in Canalside, Stourport, spotted two men and a dog walking through the hedge of a neighbour’s garden at about 6.55am on Saturday, August 30. Any information call police on 101 quoting incident 0155-s-300814.

A BLACK Vauxhall Corsa registration SC56 JLX was stolen from behind a house in Melbourne Street, Worcester, some time after 6pm on Sunday, August 31. The car was taken without its keys. Any information call police on 101 quoting incident number 0029-s

THREE secure units in Gregory’s Bank, Worcester, were broken into between 6pm on Saturday, August 30 and 7am the following day. The doors were jemmied and padlocks were cut off. It is not known if anything was stolen.Any information call police

A VEHICLE parked in Liverpool Road, Worcester, was scratched between 12.45pm and 3.22pm on Sunday, August 31. Any information call police on 101 quoting incident number 0474-s-310814.

A BRIAN James tilting car trailer was stolen from South Street, Worcester, overnight between Thursday, August 28 and the following day. Any information call police on 101 quoting incident 0267-s-290814.

THIEVES stole a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked in Honeywood Road, Worcester, between 8pm on Saturday, August 30 and midday the following day. Any information call police on 101 quoting incident number 0347-s-310814.

BUSINESS is stacking up for Hartlebury-based records management specialists Whitefoot-Forward.The company has been appointed to store and manage the archived paper records of law firm Rickerbys of Cheltenham, which merged with Worcester solicitors Harrison

BETWEEN 15 and 20 pears were stolen from an allotment in Henwick Road, Worcester, between midday on Thursday, August 28 and 5pm on Saturday, August 30. The allotment site is secured with a digital lock. Any information call police on 101 quoting incident

THE front and nearside windows of a vehicle parked in Wainwright Road, Worcester, were smashed between 7am and 2pm on Friday, August 29 and a sub woofer box was stolen from the boot. Any information call police on 101 quoting incident number 0425-s-290814

A SILVER Land Rover Discovery registration FX51 KAM and an Ifor Williams trailer were stolen from the driveway of a house in Coombe Green, Malvern, between 7pm and 7.13pm on Friday, August 29.The vehicle contained about £2,000 of building tools

A TAXI was stolen as the driver helped their elderly passenger into a hairdressers in Worcester Road, Malvern, between 1.29pm and 1.30pm on Friday, August 29. The dark blue Volkswagen Passat registration MW57 HDG was seen bring driven up the wrong side

CRIMINALS attempted to break into two large containers containing sports and maintenance equipment at Malvern Rugby Club in Spring Lane between 9pm on Thursday, August 29 and 10am the following day. Although they did manage to access the containers nothing

A BAG containing library books and a handbag were stolen from a Vauxhall Zafira registration VK55 SSO parked in Gullet Quarry near Malvern while the owner went for a walk. Any information call police on 101 quoting incident 0408-s-290814.

THE catalytic converter of a car parked in Windrush Crescent, Malvern, was stolen between 10am on Friday, August 29 and 5pm on Sunday, August 31. Any information call police on 101 quoting incident 0741-s-310814.

AN IFOR Williams twin axel trailer with metalwork and an 18 metre by nine metre marquee red and yellow striped cover was stolen from a car park in Bransford, near Worcester, between Thursday. August 14 and Friday, August 29. Any information call police

THREE youths were seen walking up Howsell Road, Malvern, trying car doors at about 9.38pm on Thursday, August 28. Any information call police on 101 quoting incident 0726-s-280814.

A CRIMINAL attempted to break into a vehicle parked in Hallow using a jemmy to attempt to pull off the driver’s door handle. They failed and smashed the front offside quarter light and inserted the jemmy through the window in an attempt to pull

WORCESTER Warriors fly-half Ryan Lamb has been ruled out for three months after a neck operation. The former England Saxons player is expected to be out of action for the Greene King IPA Championship side until December. The talented back instantly

It's a simple story, but one which must have been so familiar to thousands of families who suffered during the First World War.Private Reginald Richard Rastall of the Worcestershire Regiment was 24 when he was killed in the hell hole of Springfield

LOCAL CASUALTIES: 0 ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 11 2nd Batt: left entrenched position at 8am to march to Chauconin into bivouac at 3 pm. 3rd Batt: in billets at Saney. The Worcestershire Regiments were in the thick of the fighting at Mons