MOEEN Ali showed his class with the bat but Worcestershire are facing an uphill battle to avoid defeat after their bowlers surrendered a proud record on the second day of the LV County Championship clash with Essex at Chelmsford. The County had
PLANS have been submitted to build four homes and an on-site biodiversity and SuDS area on land adjacent to Waterhouse, Rye Hill Lane, Broughton Hackett.They will be decided by Wychavon District Council.
NEIGHBOURS who say their lives are being blighted by noisy students were alarmed to find one household apparently bragging about their exploits on Facebook. We reported in yesterday's Worcester News how people living in Nuffield Close, St John’
STAFF at a Pershore salon appeared to have been woken from the dead this week when they dressed up as zombies as part of a fundraising drive. The stylists and other staff at Regis, in Pershore High Street, donned their favourite fright faces on Saturday
TWO councillors have got embroiled in a war of words over whether public views are being taken seriously enough by those in power. It comes amid a decision to scale down a major Worcestershire survey to just once a year to save money. Over
AN application to demolish Sunibrae, Chapel Lane, in Wyre Piddle, and replace with two new homes has been submitted to Wychavon District Council.
VISITORS to the Hive can hear "All About Newborn Babies" at a series of talks on October.The talks, run by Professor Mary Nolan from the University of Worcester, will take place on Wednesday, October 1 and October 15 Each one hour session costs
PLANS to demolish unit 39 of the Hartlebury Trading Estate to develop a car and lorry park have been submitted to Wychavon District Council. The application by Shroder UK Property Fund & Forest will be determined by Wychavon District Council.
Sir - While singularly unimpressed by Ed Miliband's attempts to sound sincere as he repeated his "together" some fifty times during his wordy but inept speech, at Labour's party conference, I was struck by the absence of any allusion
A DOG owner has issued a warning after his pet was killed in a "frightening" attack by two Rottweilers. Mike Moole told your Worcester News his much-loved pooch Molly was pinned down and mauled by the two bigger dogs. Despite his best efforts
CHELTENHAM Symphony Orchestra will perform in Pershore Abbey on Saturday October 18, from 7.30pm, with a concert in aid of the Farmers Overseas Action Group. Conductor David Curtis will president over a programme including Fanfare for the Common Man,
A DEVELOPMENT of 92 homes has reached the second stage of planning. Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey West Midlands is now seeking approval of plans for the new estate on land west of Old Worcester Road, Hartlebury, concerning appearance, landscaping, scale
PEOPLE will be bowled over when an author signs copies of his new young adult novel Jimmy Cricket at The Hive on Friday.Kevin Brooke, member of Worcester Writers' Circle will be holding the book launch in The Studio between 5.30pm and 7pm.A regular
THE Elgar Chorale will take a bow in Worcester Cathedral on Saturday, October 18, at 7.30pm, with their Forty Years of Worcester Music Making Concert .
MPs in Worcestershire are gearing up for a possible vote over military action against Islamic State (IS) monsters - with one saying he is "strongly in favour" of getting involved. Sir Peter Luff, who represents Mid-Worcestershire, has called upon
So its almost time for the businesses of the city to say whether they wish to continue funding BID, which in my case amounted to £5000 over 5 years. They say that they have a lot more to do, frankly I have seen no improvement trade wise in the
THE Birmingham Watercolour Society will come to Worcester Cathedral with an exhibition in the Dean's Chapel, called Life's Journey, to run from October 7 to October 19.
UNION flags will be flying with pride at the 20th Last Night of the Proms concert at a Barbourne church on Saturday.The event will be conducted by Ian Pattison who will be conducting his last concert at St George's Church, St George's Square,
THE Nankersey Male Voice Choir will be raising the roof of Worcester Cathedral with a lunchtime recital on Friday, October 3, from 1.10pm to 1.50pm.Admission will be free, but there will be a retiring collection.
THE second stage of plans have been submitted for 36 new homes to the rear of Sunnyhill House, Stoke Road, Wychbold. Planning permission was granted by Wychavon District Council in 2012 for the homes.
DOGS of all shapes and sizes were featured in a show which raised over £3,500 for Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter.Hundreds of people - as well as scores of dogs - visited the fun dog show which raised £3,521 for the rescue shelter in
A NEW room has opened at Worcestershire Royal Hospital for women and their families who have experienced a pregnancy loss.The bereavement room, separate to the busy gynaecology ward, is available for women to spend time before returning home. It offers
Private 14417 Samuel Hannell 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds at sea 11/08/1915
Private 8500 Charles Hannah 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 16/05/1915
Private 26225 Arthur Edward Hannaford 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 10/07/1919
Private 804 John Hanmbly 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 21/08/1915
Private 22251 Clement Hanman 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds Died Gallipoli 01/11/1915 Private Clement HANMAN (22251), 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds 1st November 1915 (age
Private 20862 Samuel Hanley 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 09/08/1917
Private 8940 Francis Hanley 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 16/06/1915
Corporal 19452 William Hanks 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 05/07/1917
Private 7626 Joseph Hanks 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 21/10/1914
Private 1679 Aubrey William Hanks 1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 03/01/1916
Private 46155 James Haney 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 27/09/1918
Private 8807 William Thomas Hands 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 04/03/1917
Private 19218 Richard Keyte Handy 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 04/11/1915
Private 10919 Victor Hands 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 19/06/1915
Lance Corporal 19068 Thomas Hands 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 02/10/1915
Private 23173 Maurice William Hands 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 13/01/1917
THE ball has started rolling to form a new WI in Bewdley with over 60 women gathering to find out more about the group.Sixty eight people turned up to the meeting at St George's Hall to find out what the WIstood for, what they could expect from their
Sergeant 10922 Thomas Handley 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 18/10/1916
Private 2817 Reginald Howard Handley 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 09/07/1916
Private 21406 Luke Handley 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 28/06/1915
Private 241629 Harold Handley 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Italy 15/06/1918
Corporal 19456 Albert Edward Handley 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Mesopotamia 09/04/1916
Private 24809 Charles John Handcocks 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 05/08/1918
Private 201827 John Hand 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 01/04/1918
Sir - Here we go again, a different month and year but the same old rhetoric from whoever is in "our Guildhall corridors of power".Yes there is a gull problem, we all know that but how long does it take to sort out?The council needs to provide
TWO new homes could be built on land behind Drakes Broughton Post Office if planners give it the go ahead. An application has been made to Wychavon District Council to develop the two properties on the patch of land adjacent to garage court at the rear
ATHLETIC ability was put to the test in Pirton as people leapt over a cockerel which usually sits at the top of a church. The challenge to step over the newly gilded cockerel raised over £700 which will go towards paying for the ongoing restoration
Sir - Hardly a day has gone by recently without the Worcester News carrying a major item regarding another well known `High Street` retailer offering to open a large store in the city - Sainsbury`s, M&S, Waitrose, Next and John Lewis to name but a
Sir - The bi-annual Ryder Cup matches against the USA commence on September 26 th. at Gleneagles.A sinister development in recent years has been for the GB and Europe team to be dubbed simply : Europe, and to be bedecked in the EU’s blue flagThis
WORCESTER Warriors have teamed up with the Worcester Foodbank, and now the rugby club is urging its supporters to donate food at this Saturday's match, against Nottingham.There will be a collection point at Sixways on Saturday, September 27, where
Private 238136 Arthur Hand 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 14/10/1918
Private 35547 Charles Henry Hand 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 24/06/1917
Private 1964 William Hancox 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 20/11/1916
Private 23042 William Henry Hancox 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915
Private 45947 Joseph Hancox 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 05/09/1918
Private 12386 John Hancox 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 27/06/1915
Private 2062 Frank Hancox 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 25/08/1916
Private 15316 Charles Hancox 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds France and Flanders 20/06/1915 Private Charles Hancox (15316) - 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds on 20th June 1915
Private 23964 Bertie Hancox 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 18/10/1916
Private 21162 Arthur Hancox 11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Salonica 13/10/1918
Private 8285 William John Hancocks 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 16/05/1915
Private 41192 John Joseph Hancocks 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 22/11/1917
Captain William Hancocks 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 09/10/1917
HALLOWEEN is scary enough, but now Worcestershire residents are being asked to walk over red-hot burning embers, - for a charity that helps blind and partially-sighted people. Individuals or teams will be welcome for Sight Concern Worcestershire
Private 15416 Walter Joseph Hancock 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died of wounds Died Gallipoli 10/08/1915
Private 19149 Thomas Henry Hancock 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 03/07/1916
Private 11805 Sidney Hancock 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 26/09/1915
Lance Corporal 2984 Frederick William Hancock 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 21/08/1916
Private 203447 Alfred Thomas Hancock 2/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 23/10/1917
Sergeant 9764 Henry William Hamshaw 2nd M.M. Died France and Flanders 22/10/1916
Corporal 17746 Joseph Hampton 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 10/07/1916
Private 19926 Abraham Hampton 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915 Private Abraham HAMPTON (19926), 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment Killed in action at Gallipoli (1 mile SW of Krithia
Private 21407 William Hampson 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Gallipoli 06/08/1915
Private 201931 Herbert Hampson 2/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 09/09/1917
Sir - On page 13 of Saturday’s edition of the Worcester News, an article titled ‘X Factor singer entertains shoppers’ was published which focused on the former talent show contestant Giles Potter and his band Exposure.Whilst I am not
Private 39860 Cyril Bertrand Hammonds 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 20/09/1917
THE new St Michael's Church has opened at its new location, with "new memories to be made."The church on Gresham Road, near The Green Centre, was unveiled on Friday as part of the £12 million rejuvenation project of Dines Green.Margaret
Private 19219 William George Hammond 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Mesopotamia 25/11/1916
GETTING OLDER can be a risky business, according to statistics; but the Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) want to make it safer, with a focus on effective smoke alarms.Local firefighters are backing Ageing Safely Week which will
A NEW watchdog body to examine police practice in the local area has met for the first time.The inaugural meeting of the Warwickshire and West Mercia Ethics Committee took place on Monday, September 22.Set up by the Police and Crime Commissioners of
WORCESTER'S MP has stuck his neck out as an unlikely supporter of a "mansion tax" - as long as it is restricted to foreigners with expensive London pads. Your Worcester News can reveal how Robin Walker has already penned a letter to Chancellor
PUPILS from The Chantry School in Martley spent a day at the races as part of their maths education.The youngsters from Year 9 took part in a programme called 'Racing to School' which is run by British Horseracing Education and Standards Trust.This
IT might be a long walk from Worcestershire to the beach, but county companies are being urged to take advantage of the growing offshore wind market.The GROW:OffshoreWind service is giving them the chance to tap into two fast-track funding calls worth
A GARDEN which has featured in Period Living Magazine will be the last garden to open to the public in Worcestershire this year, under the National Gardens Scheme.White Cottage, Earls Common Road, near Inkberrow will open its gate to visitors on Sunday
KETTLES will be boiling across Worcester on Friday (September 26) as people take part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning.The annual event takes place each year across the globe and sees people enjoying some cake and a cuppa in support of Macmillan
PEOPLE who organise Christmas lunches for elderly, homeless and vulnerable people can get help from Waitrose stores in Droitwich and Malvern.The supermarket will be supporting events by donating money or produce to put towards community Christmas dinner
Have you got what it takes to Go Sober and do something amazing for people with cancer? That’s 31 days with no lager, no wine... not even a shandy - all to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support’s vital work. Whether you’re motivated by the challenge
TOES will be tapped at the Droitwich Legion Inn, when members of the Worcestershire Jazz Orchestra raise the rafters in concert, next month.The venue, on the Salwarpe Road, will take place on Friday, October 10 at 8pm, and the theme will be, "Swing
A MUM whose two-year-old son died of methadone poisoning in Worcestershire looks set to face a trial over the allegation. Kelly Emery was charged with manslaughter after the death of Fenton Hogan, who was found collapsed at home in Frankley in
Private 241633 Walter Halford 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 27/05/1918
Lance Corporal 3913 John Albert Halford 3/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died at home 13/11/1915
Private 16369 John Halford 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 12/03/1915
Lance Corporal 15044 Horace Halford 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 21/05/1917
Private 15664 Joseph Haley 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 26/09/1915
Private 42333 Thomas James Hales 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 04/11/1918
AN AMAZON Indian from Brazil gave a talk to pupils at Nunnery Wood High School.Nixiwaka Yawanawa, 28, spoke to more than 200 students at the start of their geography topic on Brazil and the rainforest.He is travelling around schools and universities in
A NEW credit union is up and running in Worcestershire - offering a vital lifeline three years after the last one acrimoniously collapsed. After serious lobbying from MP Robin Walker, a leading West Midlands credit union has announced its extension
THE BISHOP of Worcester will lead a service of healing at Worcester Cathedral on Saturday, October 4.The Rt Revd Dr John Inge will lead the 2pm service which is part of the church's mission for healing.Guest preacher will be the Rt Revd Dominic Walker
Private 14031 James Hales 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died Malta 13/12/1915 Gravestone at the Pieta Cemetery, Malta, where he died of his wounds 13th December 1915 (age 27). Husband of Nellie Richardson (formerly
Private 12568 William Felix Hale 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Died France and Flanders 13/10/1916
AFTER a 14 year absence - the date has been set and Worcester Carnival will roll into the city once again on Saturday, July 4 2015. The new festival will feature the traditional floats which delighted thousands of spectators but will also have
TWO pupils from Hanley Castle High School will represent Worcestershire at one of the world's girl guiding and scouting centres.Emily Lloyd, from Year 12, and Ella Russell, from Year 10, have been selected as part of a six-strong group.They will head
TWO new relationship directors have been appointed by Barclays bank in Worcestershire.Alex Mcintosh and Carl Perry join Barclays mid-Corporate team in Worcester and will have responsibility for a portfolio of clients with a turnover in excess of £
A £33 MILLION plan to dual Worcester's A4440 Southern Link Road is on the verge of getting the green light - after developers agreed to cough up nearly half the costs. Your Worcester News can reveal how a deal has been struck which will see a huge
SENIOR school pupils from an independent school in Worcester took part in its annual fun run.The students from The River School, in Droitwich Road, braved pouring rain to take on the challenge of earning points for their individual houses and doing exercise.Year
WITH winter approaching, Worcestershire's flood defence specialist is preparing for a flood of orders.UK Flood Barriers, which is based on Hampton Lovett Industrial Estate, near Droitwich, is opening a brand new facility to manufacture its industry
PLANS to overhaul Worcestershire's hospital services have moved a step forward with the proposed clinical model set to be submitted for review. The revamp of acute hospitals in the county would include overnight children’s services and consultant-led
TWO cows were stuck in a slurry pit in Ullingswick, near Bromyard.Firefighters from Bromyard and Hereford were called to help the owner free the stuck animals at just before 8am this morning.
WORCESTER Wolves head coach Paul James is confident his players possess both the talent and mental toughness to build on last season’s success ahead of the new British Basketball League campaign. James knows his team is there to be shot at following
DISTINGUISHED guests will be coming to Worcester this weekend, as The Heart of Worcestershire College hosts the grand opening of its new building.Nick Boles, minister Business, Innovation and Skills is set to come to the college's new St Dunstan'
CANNABIS plants, class A drugs and stolen property were discovered by West Mercia Police as specialist teams carried out a serious of raids across the Wychavon area during a one month period.Homes and addresses in Droitwich, Evesham and the Vale were
COMPANY directors who fail to pay off historic debts to Worcester City Council are being targeted in a fresh crackdown on debt. In an effort to try and reduce the controversial 'writing off' of unpaid debts, bosses are attempting to try and use
EVERYONE seems to be baking cakes these days and the latest to show off their talents have been the team at Bromsgrove-based marketing agency, Gough Bailey Wright who used their creative culinary skills to raise money for the Lymphoma Association.As
THE Ultimate Party Shop in Angel Place may seem a world away from the Kingsway English Centre in Foregate Street but these thriving businesses both play a vital part in the success of this city. It’s why the Worcester Business Improvement District
A PENSIONER was forced from her Worcester home during Freshers' Week because of noisy students throwing late night parties. Naomi Roberts is one of a group of neighbours driven to distraction over the last year by 'rogue' students in Nuffield Close
FORMER Worcester City striker Wesley Joyce has been hit with a lengthy suspension from the sport after playing while banned. Joyce is currently serving a 15-game ban, imposed by the Worcestershire Football Association, for breaking a six-month
BIRMINGHAM Airport has completed of a new purpose-built transit facility, allowing connecting passengers to pass through the terminal with even greater speed and efficiency. The new facility will transform the airport’s ability to cater for long
A MAN was taken to hospital with a suspected fractured collar bone after a road traffic collision last night. Firefighters released the man from the vehicle which had been involved in a collision between a car and a HGV on the A38 Worcester Road
LOCAL CASUALTIES: 4 Privates William Stephen Garvey , Alfred Hodgetts and Joseph Wallis - All Third Battalion. Private William James Parry - Sixth Battalion. ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 135 Second Battalion in billets at La Cour des Moines
