Sir - Another week-another report of Russian military planes flying menacing close to British air space. But even if they encroach inside it-what could this country do? Our forces have been decimated, and would be no match for a fight with Russia or any
THERE is no plaque in the spot of the British Library where the four original surviving copies of the Magna Carta were brought together, but there are a couple of teeth. Two molars belonging to the medieval monarch, King John, who granted the charter
Sir - Just last week , a new leak on the worlds dirtiest trade deal emerged that confirms our worst fears about TTIP.The deals gives big business unprecedented power over decision- making across Europe. The leak showshow big business will be able to call
A REPORT of a woman acting suspiciously outside a fish and chips shop in Upton has been made to police. The female purchased food from the Upton Chippy in New Street and then set up a tent outside the premises. West Mercia Police attended the
Sir - Having read your item on 19th February concerning improvements to the Whittington roundabout, I feel the council have missed the point. I was hit at 30 mph while stationary on the slip road last year, because a van driver was looking in the opposite
A FUNDRAISING tea party at a Worcester care home will see staff dressed in vintage glad rags.Members of the community have been invited to Regent Residential Care Home in School Road, St John's for the Time for a Cuppa tea party.The event on Tuesday (
THE amount of falls reported at one of Worcestershire’s three major hospitals rocketed in the final three months of last year – including one where the patient died as a result.A report presented to the board of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
A WASHER drier, Suzuki moped, compressor and red snap on tool box containing multiple hand tools were all stolen in a burglary at a property in Walton Lane, Hartlebury. The theft took place between 4pm on Tuesday, February 24, and 11.15am the next day
A BLACK and white Forme pedal cycle with disk brakes was stolen from the communal entrance to a building in St Andrews Street in Droitwich between 7pm on Sunday, February 22, and 5pm the next day. Anyone that can assist police with their enquiries should
AMATEUR darts players from Worcester and beyond have the chance to win a coveted place in the Coral UK Open this weekend. Around 100 talented throwers will compete in a qualifying round at Rileys on the Shrub Hill Industrial Estate for a place
A CAR battery has been stolen from electric fencing in a pony field in Green Lane, Oddingley, near Droitwich. The theft took place been 9.30am and 3.30pm on Wednesday, February 25. Anyone with information on the incident should contact the police on 101
VINYL records and CDs featuring music from all eras will be on sale at the Guildhall in Worcester's High Street on Saturday (February 28). The Worcester Record And CD Fair will begin at 10am and run through to around 4.30pm. It's free to take a look around
ATTEMPTS to get Worcester's MP to strengthen the controversial hunting ban have been blocked - after councillors insisted city people "don't care" about it. Back in September last year Robin Walker told your Worcester News the infamous legislation
HOMEOWNERS have been left with views of diggers, machinery and a busy construction site after vegetation was cut down. The residents are unhappy that greenery between their homes in St Peter’s, Worcester, and the major works on the A4440 Southern
A FORMER teacher and charity worker was today (Thursday, February 26) has been jailed after being found guilty of child sex offences. Simon Harris, of Pudleston, was sentenced to 17 years and four months in prison following an investigation making him
Worcester Male Voice Choir will be in concert for St David's Day, slightly early, in Cradley Church, on Saturday February 28, from 7.30pm.
THIEVES damaged a caravan and an agricultural vehicle, and made off with three security lights from Stocks Lane in Malvern.The incident occurred between 12.01am on February 13 and 2pm on February 20.Anyone with details should call 101, quoting incident
A DISPUTE over double-decker buses labelled an “intrusion of privacy” is continuing.St Peter’s Parish Council will “seek a meeting” with transport firm First Group to discuss the matter, after residents in Falcon Close complained of security and safety
IT was a “lovely occasion” for the village of Upton Snodsbury as a woman celebrated her 102nd birthday.Stella Price, who lived in the village for about 50 years before moving to a care home in Worcester last year, toasted the remarkable milestone with
A DEVELOPER has responded to interest in its Diglis Water development by showcasing new apartments, including penthouses.Taylor Wimpey has unveiled 'Marina 3' at the Worcester development which will be ready to move into at the end of the year.It includes
Pershore Choral will perform in Pershore Abbey on Saturday May 9, from 7.30pmThe programme will include Dvorak's Stabat Mater; Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs and Great is the Lord, by Elgar.Tickets and further details on 07808 887715 or 01386
There will be a meeting of Leigh and Bransford Parish Council at the Leigh and Bransford Memorial Hall on Tuesday March 24, from 7pm.
The Friends of Rushwick School (FORS) has decided to rebrand itself as Rushwick PTA.A spokesperson said: "To broaden its appeal we are going to hopefully make the format of meetings more accessible and ensure that more than one memberof school staff
WORCESTER Cavaliers continued their fine season with a battling display to narrowly beat The Army 20-14 at Sixways. First-half tries for Harry Bassett and Jason Harries put a youthful Cavaliers, who reached the Aviva A-League final last month,
DAMAGE was inflicted on the tyres of a vehicle in Belvoir Bank in Malvern, between 9pm on Saturday (February 21) and 9am on Sunday.Anyone with details should call West Mercia Police on 101, quoting reference number 22CC/11750W/15.
A MAJOR £3.6 million project to protect homes across Worcestershire from rising energy bills is being extended after the process got mired in bureaucracy. Your Worcester News can reveal how the 'Green Deal' cash handed over from the Government
TALKS are officially kicking off to see if Worcester's tip can be moved to the mothballed former Perdiswell park and ride site. Two months after it was first raised, Worcester City Council has now agreed to start negotiations over potentially relocating
MONEY was stolen from inside a property in Russell Drive, Malvern between 2.50pm and 3.20pm on Sunday (February 22).Anyone with details should call police on 101, quoting incident number 0506S of February 22.
FIT-AGAIN Worcester Warriors winger Sam Smith has got his eye on the play-offs after making a try-scoring return to action against Bedford Blues. The 24-year-old played 80 minutes in the 32-17 win and showed no signs of the thigh injury which kept
Due to what the school has called "unforeseen circumstances" the performance of "We Will Rock You" at Pershore High on Wednesday March 4 has been cancelled. The school says that all tickets can be exchanged for an alternative night
VISITING a library and reading a book have scored highly in a recent 24 hour culture survey conducted in the West Midlands. More than 2,300 people took part in the survey during a 24 hour period from noon on Friday, October 24, to noon on Saturday, October
A LONG-awaited report into the future of Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital and Redditch’s Alexandra Hospital still shows no signs of being complete. The project restructuring care at the three hospitals has been in progress since 2012
A COMPLEX heart procedure carried out by surgeons at Worcestershire Royal Hospital was broadcast live to a national cardiology conference last month.The angioplasty – a routine procedure opening up arteries which have become narrowed or blocked as a result
HANBURY Hall will be stepping back in time and embracing election fever this spring.The 1715 election created one of the first modern parliaments and saw Thomas Vernon, the builder of Hanbury Hall elected as MP for Worcestershire. To mark the 300th anniversary
Members of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust will gather at Bournheath Village Hall on Wednesday, March 4, at 7.30pm, to hear Mike Wilkes talk about "British Birds Autumn to Spring".
Sir - So the county council want to spend £22,000,000 on the new Norton station by borrowing £14.000,000. This for the benefit of a few, and not the majority of Worcestershire tax payers - £14 million will cost the tax payer closer to £30 million by the
THE head of the organisation running Worcestershire’s three major hospitals has refused to disclose why five of the trust’s consultants resigned simultaneously earlier this month. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust was thrown into turmoil
A Worcestershire woman has sold £100,000 of goods on eBay, a total of 35,000 packaged items, on behalf of West Midlands Air Ambulance. Now eBay has announced that Lynne Beckett ,from Stourport on Severn, is top seller for the eBay for Charity organisation
THE prospect of a mid-season World Cup is not something that has previously been considered. Now, following the news that FIFA’s taskforce is recommending the Qatar tournament be staged in November and December 2022, it seems an increasing reality
A TERMINALLY ill woman was one of those caught up in a traffic jam caused when buses could not get between rows of parked cars. Kim Weston, who lives on Canterbury Road, Ronkswood, Worcester, took these photographs which show the gridlock at around
WORRIED Citizens Advice Bureau bosses in Worcestershire say they fear for the service's very future - and have angrily accused decision makers of "taking it for granted" amid massive funding cuts. Martyn Saunders, the chief executive officer of
SMALL change has made a big difference to a Worcester charity. Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation donated £450 to Asha Women’s Centre, on Bath Road, to pay for a new iPad.The iPad will enable the charity’s clients to improve their IT skills
A CHAINSAW was amongst garden goods stolen in a burglary in Lower Broadheath. The McCulloch chainsaw, a Stihl Strimmer and a Honda rotovator was taken from a freestanding garage in the garden of a house on Broadheath Common, Lower Broadheath, near Worcester
A lecturer at a Worcestershire college has seen her artwork selected for a prestigious exhibition in London.Karen Stone, of Heart of Worcestershire College, fought off competition from 600 entries to see her pastel piece, Eighteen, appear at Pastel Society
A WOMAN who died following a crash on the M5 last week has been named as 90-year-old Betty Campbell. The Bromsgrove residents died on Friday, February 20, three days after the accident which happened on Tuesday, February 17.Maurice Tropman, who was 83
A shop owner says she is fighting for her business which is under threat from another big name store.Dabinder Sunsoa, owner of Sunsoa Convenient Store, has launched a petition to stop a Co-operative store opening up near the Goodrest Tavern, and her business
RUGBY fans heading to this year's world cup are being warned to keep an eye out for scammers selling fake tickets. Action Fraud, together with the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and the City of London Police, are working in partnership with Rugby
AN Evesham legal services expert has set up a scheme to help older couples cope if one is suddenly taken ill.Keith Lewis, who runs Family Estate Practitioners, has founded Senior Angels after research showed him nearly 60 per cent of families live in
A 42-year-old man from Wilkins Close, Highley, Bridgnorth, has been charged in connection with a fire at an apartment in Horsefair, Kidderminster, on November 27 last year.Sandra Nowocinska, aged 22, died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital four days after being
SIR - With regards to the lady who was given a parking fine in the Trinity on a loading bay where the sign was partly obscured and visibility was not good and displaying a disabled badge on her car.More consideration could have been shown and perhaps
SMALL and medium-sized businesses in the South West are at the receiving end of beneficial government reforms, it has been learned this week.New legislation will open up business to the South West as figures show the government spent £11.4 billion nationally
A RESIDENTS group in the Arboretum area of Worcester has claimed the site of the city’s swimming pool could be used for car parking rather than housing.Last month your Worcester News reported members of the Arboretum Residents Association were concerned
GROUPS aiming to improve local policing in Worcestershire are looking for more people to get involved. Independent Advisory Groups exist around the county to offer critical advice to the police. They meet every two or three months and are formed by volunteers
A CITY developer has helped lay career foundations for its 100th work experience student. Sanctuary Group, the developer of care and retirement living schemes in Worcester, has joined forces with construction specialist Stepnell to provide placements
PROBLEMS on telephone lines which have caused problems for people calling Hereford County Hospital have been resolved The fault which began on Wednesday morning prevented calls to the hospital on lines which began with 36 or 37 from connecting
A HOME in Hartlebury was broken into between 11.30am on February 19 and 9am the next day.The offenders smashed glass patio doors to get into the house, but it is not thought any items were taken.Anyone who may have information about the incident is urged
THESE pictures show the “mass destruction” of a beautiful garden, according to a disgruntled couple. James and Susan Pearse, of Crickley Drive, in Warndon, spent 15 years lovingly tending to their communal garden and have been left “despondent”
A MOUNTAIN bike which was locked to railings by Droitwich Spa Railway Station was stolen on Monday (February 23).The red and white Trax bike, with a black saddle, was stolen between 2pm and 3.20pm.Anyone with details should call police on 1`01, quoting
WORKERS in Worcestershire are being urged to take their proper lunch breaks and leave on time after figures show employees in the West Midlands did more than £2 billion worth of unpaid overtime last year.Figures released as part of the TUC's Work Your
STABLES in Dunley, near Stourport were broken into between 11.30pm on Sunday (February 22) and 11.30am on Monday.The owner of the property discovered someone had forced the padlock to the stables and gained entry, but no property appears to have been
A POLICE and crime commissioner shares "common goals" with a police union but has hit out at claims cuts will put the public at risk. The Police Federation today (Thursday) warned that the people of Worcestershire were being put at risk by police
SIR - On Saturday, February 14 my wife and I were involved in a serious road traffic accident on the Shrawley Road, Worcester.We would like to thank the Kidderminster police force, the Worcester Ambulance Service and Paramedics and Fire Service who did
Does anyone know who this is, and what their problem is?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJgx9C_fpISince starting commuting 12.5 miles each way last summer, I've fitted a camera to the bike to record the unsettlingly large number of people that value
JEWELLERY and electrical items were stolen from a home in Bath Road, Worcester.The burglary occurred between 5.30pm and 8.36pm on Sunday (February 22).Anyone with details should call police on the non-emergency number 101, quoting incident number 0587S
Twelve local runners will line up for St Richard's Hospice at this year's Virgin Money London Marathon. They will be in Greenwich Park on Sunday April 26, all hoping to raise as much money as possible for the hospice and to realise personal ambitions
SMOKERS are being urged to stamp out the habit for good starting from no smoking day on Wednesday, March 11. The national day encourages people to give up smoking and has spurred the British Heart Foundation to advise smokers in Worcestershire to put
EVERYONE at Worcester Wolves is determined to consign Sunday’s 89-60 defeat at Glasgow Rocks in the British Basketball League to history. It was one of those days that is every coach’s nightmare — when you travel to a game and none of your players
PEOPLE in West Mercia are being put at risk because hundreds of police officers have vanished from communities say the Police Federation. The Federation today (Thursday) launches its #CutsHaveConsequences campaign, warning of a 'bleak future' for
There's a buzz at the Hive in Worcester, thanks to a new series of "Open Mic" evenings.Young musicians, comedians, dancers, film makers and poets are invited to take part , beginning on Friday February 27, from 6pm to 8pm, and afterwards on
LAST weekend was a difficult battle for us but to have come out with another bonus-point win is great — especially after the position we were in at the break. It was a game that really tested us in terms of where we are as a team as we had to adapt
BY now, there will be few people in football circles who have not seen the viral video footage of Shabir Khan’s body-slam. Few at Aggborough on Saturday could believe what they had witnessed and it continues to astonish no matter how many times
PARTS of a children's playground in a Worcester park remains closed due to problems with rotten wood, splitting timbers and a “finger-trap” risk.Sections of the Area 51 play area in Power Park, St Peter’s, have been fenced off for several weeks due to
A WORCESTER-based sexual abuse support centre will reap the benefits of a long weekend of live music this year.Worcester Music Festival has announced that Worcestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (WRSASC) is its charity of the year, with all
A MUM from Worcester is limbering herself up to be put through her paces during a five kilometre mud run and assault course for Comic Relief next week.Forty-year-old mum of two, Tracy Trigg, says she has never taken part in anything like it before but
NO matter what happens between now and the end of April, this season will go down as one of the most incredible in Worcester City’s history. With more than two months still to go, the Blue and Whites have enjoyed their best FA Cup run in more than
BODY parts from King John's tomb in Worcester Cathedral are to go on display at a Magna Carta exhibition in London.A thumb, which possibly belonged to the monarch, and two molars, which certainly did, will give visitors to the PACCAR Gallery, in the
SMALL and medium sized manufacturers in Worcestershire are defying predictions of a slowdown in the sector by posting increases in current and predicted sales.According to the latest Manufacturing Barometer for the West Midlands, 62 per cent have indicated
AN author has penned a children's book set in Ledbury. Tim McGovan's second novel is called The Awakening and is described as an exciting and powerful ghost story. It is aimed at 10-14-year-olds and follows on from Mr McGovan's debut release
A WORCESTER vicar is lacing up his walking boots in preparation for an epic walk of almost 200 miles. Rambling Reverend Chris Stuart, vicar of St John-in-Bedwardine Church, St Clement's Church, and St David's Church in Worcester, will trek 192
EVESHAM United chairman Jim Cockerton says Worcester City would save money if they entered into a ground-share deal with his club. The Robins’ Jubilee Stadium is one of the options being considered by City for a temporary home beyond the end of
AS weeks go, it’s not been too bad for Moeen Ali and Chris Pennell, two of Worcester’s leading international sportsmen. On Monday, Worcestershire all-rounder Moeen scored his second one-day international century for England as they swept aside
THERE will be a huge gap in Pershore in more ways than one now that landscape artist Mike Bibby has painted his last.Larger than life and twice as colourful, the six foot seven inches tall Viking-like figure was a familiar sight in the market town, always
1. Top Story: Missing girls Grace King and Poppy Davison found safe and well. TWO teenage girls who have been missing since yesterday morning have been found safe and well this evening. 2. Weather: Sunny spells with occasional outbreaks
LOCAL CASUALTIES: 0 ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 662 First Battalion ‘B’ Lines: Froze during last night and thick fog came on which did not disperse until noon. Advantage taken of the fog to send out parties to work on Rue de Tilleloy and in bridging
