EMERGENCY services were called to a two-vehicle crash on Newtown Road, Worcester this evening (Saturday, September 20). The collision occurred at about 7.05pm. Both vehicles were "made safe" by firefighters, according to a tweet by Hereford
MOTORISTS hoping to use the petrol station at the Tesco store in St Peter's today (Saturday, September 20) are able to do so, however some pumps are running low on fuel. There was drama yesterday when a motorist collided with piping at the station
TWO motorbikes were stolen from a garage in Shine Hill Lane in South Littleton.Burglars sliced through padlocks that were securing the garage with a bolt cutter.Other items taken during include a strimmer and two Stihl hedge cutters. Anyone with information
SUPPORTERS of a care home in Worcester are taking part in a sponsored walk this afternoon (Saturday, September 20).The 10-mile walk is in aid of Phoenix House, which cares for people with disabilities.Gordon Portman's daughter Gillian has been based
Sir - Fernhill Heath's one and only "proper" pub is going to be replaced by a Spar, which will more than likely also destroy the village stores opposite. This together with the demise of The Bull in four years time - widely known in the
DIESEL has been siphoned from a combine harvester in Bretforton.The theft from the vehicle was on Honeybourne Road, and took place between September 7 and 17.Anyone who may have information about the incident should contact police on 101, with reference
Sir - The Prime Minister promised that there would be ‘no top-down reorganisation of the NHS’, yet the Health and Social Care Act introduced in 2012 led to a reorganisation of the NHS that has cost billions. He had no mandate to do this. Talking
BEING able to tick off new grounds is a past-time enjoyed by plenty of football fans. While securing membership into the 92 Club by attending a match at every current Premier League and Football League stadium is the aim of some, visiting a new
A PADLOCK was forced off a gate to a field in Woodmancote, Defford which houses cows.This could have caused havoc if the cows had exited the field, as the gates lead on to a blind bend on a road.Witnesses to the incident should ring 101, and quote 0370S
A CATALYTIC convert er was stolen from a vehicle in Peninsula Road, Norton.Thieves targeted the vehicle between midnight and 6.30am on Tuesday, September 16.Anyone with information about the incident should ring police on the non-emergency number 101,
A LAPTOP was stolen from a property in Spetchley in broad daylight.Burglars gained entry to a home in the hamlet between 12.45pm and 2pm on Tuesday, September 16 through a window, before making off with the computer.Anyone with information about the crime
SIR, Re: Your story (August 21) Car boot puppy is rescued by couple.I can't believe what I've just been reading. The police and RSPCA should hold their heads in shame. Two hours and no one came, how disgraceful. The RSPCA see what they want to
A TRAILER was stolen from a farm in Overbury, near Tewkesbury.The theft occurred between the morning on Saturday, September 13 and Thursday 18.Police are looking for information about the trailer, which has the registration VO62 GLJ and serial number
Once again our hard earned local taxes will be used to investigate the reasons for traffic congestion in Worcester (W. News 10/9/14); once again it will be wasted; and once again the answers are blatantly obvious. Firstly we must reinstate the park and
Sir - It appears are up to their old tricks again, as politicians expenses are at their highest since the expenses scandal was brought to the public's attention. Taxpayers are forking out for accommodation, travel and manning offices.These greedy
A FOOTBALL coach who helped Hereford United in pre-season believes the team can turn around their fortunes despite not being able to watch them play. Irfan Kawri was brought to the club by football consultant Mark Ellis, who is no longer involved
MICHAEL Gash has had to bide his time in getting off the mark for Kidderminster Harriers. The 28-year-old striker has made a series of substitute appearances this term but had to wait until Tuesday’s 4-0 victory over Altrincham to earn his first
SIR, I deeply admire UKIP's Nigel Farage (Mr Wheeler, September 11) - but most of the rest of UKIP are fat-heads.GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
WORKSHOPS aimed at helping people trace their family history are set to run in Worcester.Worcestershire's Archive and Archaeology Service will host the events, which start at The Hive next month.'Starting Family History' will take people through
NOW we at Worcestershire have won promotion, the aim is to go up from LV= County Championship Division Two as champions. We need six points from our final game of the season starting at Essex on Tuesday. The match is all the more intriguing
TOP jockey Tony McCoy has claimed a beer can was thrown at him at Worcester Racecourse yesterday (Friday, September 19). After finishing second on favourite Saint Helena in the last race of the evening, the 18-times champion jockey was approached
Sir - Let joy be unconfined! Once again, Pershore High Street is to be closed – this time for essential sewer works. So be it, it’s the price we pay for living in an ancient town.I am a new boy in Pershore and only moved here in 1984, but
SOUTH African prop Nick Schonert will be celebrating his 23rd birthday today — and he is determined to remember it. The Worcester Warriors prop admits he doesn’t remember too much about the last occasion he played rugby on his birthday. “I
WE learned lessons from the Moseley match but I felt there were more negative aspects than positive. We have to find the balance between winning and growing as a team and we can’t sacrifice the one for the other. We can’t expect the team to
POWERFUL Worcester Warriors flanker Mike Williams is swiftly becoming one of the first names on Dean Ryan’s team-sheet. The 22-year-old Bulawayo-born forward has made a barnstorming start to the new Greene King IPA Championship campaign. Williams
Chapter 8 The Spies run out of luck and into trouble. In New York, Baron Hans Adam von Wedell was still running around the docks buying fake passports from down and outs to give to German soldiers to speed them home to the war. Von Wedell
LOCAL CASUALTIES: 46 Privates Arthur Ashford. William Baker, William Thomas Baker, Ernest William Brigden, Charles Bright, Walter Cooper, William Francis Crust, Herbert William Dodd, Henry Dyke, James French, Patrick Francis Hackett, Joseph Hartland
