WORCESTER City’s wait for an away victory goes on as their decent run of form was stopped in its tracks with a 2-0 defeat at Stockport County. City, who have now picked up just two points from five matches on the road, battled throughout at Edgeley
AN HISTORIC church needs to raise £30,000 to "move it into the 21st Century".Grade II* listed St John the Baptist Church in Claines - which dates back to the 1400s - is in need of a revamp, according to churchwarden Rachel Cramp.The church
AN assistant headteacher of one of Malvern's biggest schools is taking on a new challenge, when she tackles the London Three Peaks Challenge.Claire Watson, 33, of Dyson Perrins will climb the stairways of three of the capital's tallest buildings
A PLEA is being made to ban badger culls on land owned by Worcestershire County Council. The authority is one of the biggest landowners in the county including farms, dozens of smallholdings and various countryside parks containing acres of fields
A CLUB that offers a lifeline for disabled people has been handed a grant of more than £10,000."Inspirational" Ann Marsden runs a social club that supports disabled people living in sheltered housing.Dial South Worcestershire received
A FORMER Mayor of Worcester has voiced fears over the future of a massive pension pot - saying she doesn't want it to "go bust" due to job cuts. Councillor Pat Agar, who was the city's first citizen until June, says she is deeply concerned about
LONG-AWAITED details of where 5,200 extra homes will go across south Worcestershire can today be revealed. After a Government inspector said the South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) must increase to 28,370 properties, a fresh blueprint
WORCESTER'S MP has reached out to Scottish people in the city - saying he wants to recruit them to help the 'no' campaign win. Robin Walker is opening the doors of Worcester Conservative Association's Churchill House HQ to invite scots in the city
A LUNCHTIME recital will wow crowds at Worcester Cathedral.The Mousehole Male Voice Choir will perform next Friday (September 26).Entry to the show, which runs from 1.10pm to 1.50pm, is free.For more details visit www.worcestercathedral.co.uk.
FIRE fighters were called out earlier this afternoon to a report of a child locked in a car at a Worcester industrial estate. The call came shortly before 2pm from the Everoak Industrial Estate, Bromyard Road. One crew from Worcester visited
HER secret to a long life remains the same, a tot of whisky before bed, and it seems to be doing wonders for Worcestershire's oldest resident Grace Jones. The 108-year-old celebrated her birthday today with a meal at Buckland Manor near her home
A CHURCH will host a harvest festival on Sunday (September 21).Worcester Baptist Church, in Sansome Walk, has invited people to 'bring and share' to a harvest lunch at 12.30pm in the church hall.Parishioners are encouraged to bring tins and packs
THERE will be no time to 'relax' at the Frankie Goes to Bollywood charity event with diners set to enjoy an evening full of fun and surprises in aid of Frankie's Legacy.Bollywood dancers, henna hand painting and a three course Indian meal
A CHILD was freed from a car in Worcester today (Tuesday, September 16).Crews from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service attended the incident at Everoak Industrial Estate, in Bromyard Road just before 2pm.
WINSTON Churchill’s oratory echoes down the ages… we will fight them on the beaches, in the hills, we shall never surrender. But what would have really happened had the Germans invaded mainland Britain in the summer of 1940? The most
Private 235017 Arthur Frederick Hall 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 31/07/1917
Private 14229 Arthur Hall 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 10/08/1915
Private 35926 Alfred Hall 14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 26/10/1917
Corporal 15053 Alfred Hall 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 23/05/1916
Private 57916 Albert Edwin Hall 2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 02/11/1918
Lance Corporal 30678 Albert Edward Hall 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 14/04/1918
Lance Corporal 12351 Albert Hall 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915
Private 8369 Albert Hall 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds Died Gallipoli 30/09/1915
THE village of Upton Snodsbury was alive with music, fun and entertainment once again as its annual festival made its return.Around 1,5000 people attended SnodFest, and saw more than 20 live bands fill the air with music, as well as belly dancers, morris
NEIGHBOURS from a Worcester community joined together for a sponsored walk and fundraising day that raised more than £2,800 for charity.People from Blackpole were inspired to raise money for Cancer Research UK after four residents died from cancer
THERE will be some first-class entertainment and good food at the Music in the Meadow event this Friday (Sept 19) being held at Brockencote Hall in Chaddesley Corbett. The night will begin at 7.30pmbut gates will open at 5pm giving people plenty of time
MORE than 1,000 visitors turned out to a traditional village show.Crowds queued up for the opening of the event, in the grounds of Bretforton Manor, on Saturday (September 13).The show raised funds for St Richard’s Hospice, the Worcestershire charity
FOLLOWING the collapse of mobile phone giant Phones 4U, a Worcester employment lawyer has issued advice for employees who suddenly find their company in administration.Helen Moore, employment solicitor at Gordon Lutton said: "Employees often feel
Sir - I posted a form on 13th May (this year not last), admittedly in an oversize envelope.The recipient did not accept the package as Royal Mail put a postage unpaid deficient postage charge of £2-18 + £1-00 handling fee. The form only arrived
Sir - Lets look at the root causes...John Phillpott questioned the Green Party position on population and immigration to the UK. There will always be emigration from the poor world to the rich as long as a bag of rice grown in Haiti by a poor farmer is
ACCOUNTANCY practice Ormerod Rutter has appointed an experienced tax professional to bolster its private client offering.David Gillies has taken on the role of private client director with responsibility for ten tax department staff at the firm’
CONSTRUCTION company Stepnell has been chosen to carry out a £2.85m refurbishment and extension project to improve dining facilities at Bromsgrove School.The scheme will transform the present dining hall to create a contemporary food hall catering
Malvern Town Council and Worcestershire group The Trench Raiders will be staging a unique concert at Malvern College’s St Edmund’s Hall on Friday 26th September, to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War. Entitled ‘Remembering the Heroes
A WORCESTER hospice and three scout groups are in line for a major handout from Lloyds Bank.St Richard’s Hospice, plus the First and Third Worcester Scout Groups and Worcester Scouts Explorer Unit, has been shortlisted for the Lloyds Bank Community
THERE is one question baffling parishioners at a church currently undergoing an urgently needed restoration – who shot the cockerel? Work is now under way to repair the timber bell tower at St Peter’s Church, Pirton, near Worcester, but architects
WORCESTER City will not be overawed by Stockport County’s bumper home support when the sides meet at Edgeley Park tonight (7.45), says manager Carl Heeley. City make the trip to the former Football League club bidding to record a third straight
TWO events are to be held in Worcester as part of the city's tribute to one of its First World War heroes. The Rev. Geoffrey Studdert-Kennedy, vicar of city centre church St Paul's in the Blockhouse, became famous as an Army chaplain, gaining the
A JOBS bonanza is on the way to Worcester - with around 1,000 new roles created if a multi-million pound shopping centre featuring John Lewis and Next gets the nod. People across the city are now being urged to have their say on a developer's bid
ROCK and roll will be alive and well at Callow End Club this Saturday (Sept 20) as it presents the Cracker and The Woodpeckers band.The four-piece phenomenon will be rocking out from around 8pm. For further information call the club on 01905 830640.
Sir - Parents complain about people complaining about their children. How about this for an idea - teach them how to behave on buses and in shops and other public areas to have some respect for others.1 Make them sit in one place on a bus, you will be
ALL-ROUNDER Joe Leach will be looking to continue his form for Worcestershire when he heads to Australia this winter. The 23-year-old is joining North Canberra Cricket Club once the current campaign is over, following opening batsman Richard Oliver
COUNCIL-RUN sports centres across Worcester are expected be handed to an outside provider to run - months after a similar deal collapsed. Your Worcester News can reveal how the city council wants to find "a long term partner" to take over leisure
A 34-year-old man from a farm in Hallow has suffered serious back injuries after falling into a pond this morning. Tim Goldsmith, of Heath Farm, Moseley Road, Hallow, fell into the pond on his family's farm at around 8am this morning. It is
A WOMAN has suffered multiple breaks to her arms after an accident involving farm machinery in Herefordshire. The incident happened on a farm to the north of Moreton on Lug. An ambulance, a paramedic officer, a BASICS Emergency Doctor and the
LOCAL CASUALTIES: 4 2nd Battalion: Lieutenant Corporal George Edwin Barnett 9719, Private Arthur Read 8865 and Lieutenant Corporal Sidney Smith 10762 - Second Battalion and Private Charles James Morley 9886 - Third Battalion. ROLLING CASUALTY
