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  • Daily Diary, September 4, 1914

    LOCAL CASUALTIES: 0 ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 10 The Second Battalion marched to take up defensive position at La Grosse. At 8pm moved six miles SW and took up outpost position. The order to Divisional Cavalry to cover them at 4am failed and they

  • New role for former Worcestershire Labour MEP

    A FORMER Labour MEP for Worcestershire has been appointed to a key role at the heart of a body tasked with improving the county. Dr Simon Murphy, who tried to become the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia in 2012, has been appointed

  • Malvern motoring enthusiasts raise cash for cancer machine

    A GROUP of motoring enthusiasts raised £1,250 towards a state-of-the-art machine for treating prostate cancer with a fundraising skittles tournament. Malvern and District Motorcycle and Light Van Club decided to donate the proceeds from their summer

  • Campbell Greenhill

    Lieutenant Campbell Greenhill   3rd Battallion, Worcestershire Regiment   Died France and Flanders 10/08/1917   Lt Greenhill was born on November 14, 1885 in Garelochead, Argyll. The family moved to Bridgeton, near Glasgow,

  • Former St Mary's pupils begin at new schools after closure

    THE start of the new school year has been particularly poignant for former pupils of St Mary's Worcester as they begin their studies elsewhere.The city's only all girls school, which also had a mixed kindergarten on site, closed its doors for

  • County's lead at the top cut to seven points

    WORCESTERSHIRE’S lead at the top of Division Two of the LV County Championship was reduced to seven points after they suffered a 138-run defeat against Derbyshire at Derby. The visitors faced a 268 target in 57 overs on a wearing pitch, after bowling

  • Special dementia barn dance in Pershore on Saturday

    PEOPLE in Pershore living with dementia are invited to strap on their cowboy boots and join a special barn dance at the weekend. The event at Pershore Town Football Club in King George’s Way on Saturday, September 6 has been arranged by Wychavon

  • Youngsters meet a Minion at Worcester pub

    YOUNG fans of the Despicable Me films got the chance to meet a Minion at a Worcester pub last week. O'Neills in St Nicholas Street held a family fun day in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on Sunday, August 31 including an appearance from a character

  • Worcester people rarely speak the language of love

    WHEN speaking to those who matter most, the people of Worcester sometimes has difficulty saying how they truly feel. In a recent survey, conducted by online French fashion retailer La Redoute UK, it was revealed that 27 per cent of Worcester people

  • Tanzanian Dream for Chantry Students.

    A DOZEN students at The Chantry School in Martley have started the autumn term with plenty to talk about and vivid summer memories of a trip of a lifetime to Tanzania.The fifteen and sixteen year olds worked as volunteers at Mgugu Primary School near

  • Seeing blue at new exhibition

    IT will require a bit of blue sky thinking to come up with your own interpretation of the latest exhibition at Worcester City Museum and Art Galley.Every wall, ceiling and floor of a specially created space has been painted cyan for the Objectless Expansion

  • Visit Ypres on battlefield tour.

    A RESEARCH group is offering to take battlefield pilgrims to the Belgian town that has come to symbolise the suffering and sacrifice of the First World War.British soldiers arrived at Ypres in October, 1914. They defended the town during four long years

  • Tricorn does a deal to shed aerospace business

    TRICORN Group, the Malvern based holding company for a group of companies that develop and manufacture industrial pipe solutions, has sold an aerospace business.Tricorn has agreed the sale of the trade, certain business assets and liabilities of its subsidiary

  • Fete will raise funds for charity

    FAMILIES can enjoy a summer fete at Ronkswood Community Centre, off Canterbury Road, on Sunday.The fete will raise money for New Hope, a Ronkswood-based charity which supports children with disabilities and complex health care needs.It will take place

  • A Great Honour for Bill the Bell.

    LEDBURY Town Crier, Bill "The Bell" Turberfield really knows his onions when it comes to making public announcements, so much so he's been asked to open the Newent Onion Fayre.It will be the second time only that Mr Turberfield has crossed

  • Woman robbed as she walked along canal towpath

    A WOMAN was robbed in broad daylight as she walked along a towpath in the city. The 49-year-old woman was walking along the canal towpath near to the Cavalier Tavern on Merrimans Hill between 2pm and 2.30pm on Tuesday afternoon when two men ran

  • Getting a buzz from bees.

    PERSHORE College is to host the Midlands and South Western Counties Convention of Beekeepers, from Friday, September 5 to Sunday, September 7.Over 150 beekeepers are expected to attend, at the close of what has been a good spring and summer for swarms

  • Window now wide for grants for young athletes..

    THE Window of opportunity for young local athletes seeking funding has just got much wider. The Joanna Brown Trust Grant Scheme, which has supported 22 young local athletes since 2010, is now accepting applications all the year round.Under the old system

  • Trio commit futures to County

    THE Worcestershire trio of Shaaiq Choudhry, Brett D'Oliveira and England Under 19s all-rounder Ed Barnard have all signed new contracts. Spinners Choudhry and D'Oliveira have penned new one and two-year deals respectively while Barnard has agreed

  • Don't dump, donate to St Richard's Hospice

    WEBBS Garden Centre at Wychbold, near Droitwich is holding its annual Donate, Don’t Dump Day for St Richard’s Hospice.The family firm is encouraging customers and staff to drop off good quality items at the award winning garden centre on Thursday

  • Estate agent moves home

    A WORCESTER estate agency is waving goodbye to the high street and moving to modern purpose-built offices on the edge of the city with easier parking.Halls (Midlands) LLP, which also provides rural and commercial property services, is relocating its head

  • Drivers in Worcester facing seven weeks of gridlock

    DRIVERS in Worcester are facing seven weeks of potential gridlock - with one of the city's busiest routes being dug up. Three-way traffic lights went up near the top of Worcester's A38 Bath Road on Monday, causing spiralling tailbacks from Norton

  • Motorcyclist injured following collision in Herefordshire

    A MOTORCYCLIST escaped serious injury following a collision in Herefordshire yesterday afternoon. The collision involving a car happened at around 4.10pm at the junction of the A4112 and the road to the Kinnersley Arms. A West Midlands Ambulance