Sir - Reference: the GTEC plans for development near the historical church that Worcester News reported on recently. Thank you for the report. I was amazed when I read your report and cannot understand why there has been no consultation.Is Worcester News
A BICYCLE has been stolen from a garden shed in Worcester.The Reebok white and red bike was taken on Wednesday (March 4) from Cavendish Street.Anyone with information should contact West Mercia Police on 101 quoting reference number 0042S040315.
VANDALS have scratched the bonnet of a parked vehicle in Worcester.The incident happened in Battenhall Road sometime between Sunday (March 1) and 3pm on Monday (March 2).Anyone with information should contact West Mercia Police on 101 quoting reference
A have-a-go-hero from Worcestershire told how he thought he was going to die when a car thief booted him in head "like a football". Danny Mason, 37, of Kidderminster, was so savagely beaten and covered in blood his family initially thought he had
A MAN raced an off-road motorbike around a children's play area in Malvern at 50mph. The shocking incident took place at the Dukes Meadow play area in Pickersleigh Road yesterday at 3pm. No-one was injured. A safer neighbourhood team were
A CHARITY golf day will raise money for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.The event will take place at Gaudet Luce Golf Club in Droitwich on Friday, June 5.Blind golfer Paula DuFour, who is a member at Gaudet Luce, will participate in the golf
AGE Concern Herefordshire and Worcestershire is looking for volunteers to tackle the 11th annual Bala Challenge on its behalf.The event will take place on Saturday May 9, and participants can choose to tackle a variety of routes, from a leisurely guided
A disgusted father was shocked when he found live maggots in a Fray Bentos pie moments before he was going to cook it for his children. Stuart Pay, aged 39, discovered the grubs wriggling around inside the pie in front of his horrified wife Jane
COLLEAGUES of a fitness centre receptionist who died earlier this year are strapping on their running shoes to give something back to the hospice where she spent her final days.The 30-strong team from Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Centre in Droitwich
THE family of a disabled youngster from Broadway are backing a campaign to provide specialist equipment to other children with similar conditions.When Samuel Wheatley-Hunt was six weeks old an MRI scan revealed the left front lobe of his brain was underdeveloped
There will be a performance of JS Bach's Mass in B Minor on Saturday, March 21, from 7.30pm.The concert will be given by Worcester Festival Choral SocietyTickets costing from £8 to £25 are available now on 01905 611427.
RECOVERING drug addicts and alcoholics in Worcestershire have been given advice on the impact of their habits on their mouths and teeth.Members of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust’s Community Dental Service gave a presentation at Pathways to Recovery
WORCESTERSHIRE’S winners in the UK Youth Parliament elections will be announced during a special event this weekend.Young people aged between 11 and 18 have been choosing who they want to represent them in the parliament and 3,600 votes were cast at schools
Worcester is forging ahead with plans for closer relationships with China.Led by the Worcestershire Ambassadors, it has taken multiple trade delegations to China, most recently in November 2014, and is in the process of signing Sister City agreements
ONE lucky person has just 10 days left to claim lottery money worth £51,678.The search is still on to find the owner of the winning ticket — bought in the Wychavon District — who matched five numbers and the bonus ball in the Lotto draw on 17 September
A BUILDING surveyor will lose his job after being caught drink driving while more than twice above the legal alcohol limit. Timothy Round, 32, of Oak Tree Road, Harvington, was banned from driving for 18 months by Worcester magistrates yesterday
A MUM was issued with a parking fine even though she had bought a ticket - and has the evidence to prove it.Highview Parking issued the fine when the woman parked at Gala Bingo in Worcester on Valentine's Day. The family has already appealed against the
WORCESTER will be hotter than Milan and Istanbul this weekend. Temperatures will soar to 15C, handing the city a toasty climate to the envy of holiday destinations across Europe. But it won’t quite be time to reach for the sun cream and
WORCESTER boxer Michael Mooney returns to the ring for the first time in 2015 tomorrow night when he takes on Thomas Stalker at Liverpool's Echo Arena. The lightweight bout, over six three-minute rounds, is on the undercard for the IBF world super-flyweight
The Civil War in Worcestershire will be the theme of a talk given to Pershore and District U3A on Tuesday, April 21, at 2.15pm in the Wychavon Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive.
PEOPLE with learning difficulties in Worcestershire are being given a greater say on the support and healthcare they are given.At a meeting of Worcestershire County Council’s Health and Wellbeing Board on Tuesday, March 3 members heard the latest on an
WORCESTERSHIRE has been swamped with more than 2,000 requests for temporary traffic lights since last April - with utility firms sparking anger by driving key routes to a halt. Your Worcester News can reveal how Worcestershire County Council is
THE eyes of the world are on the latest exciting clothing brand to be launched on the public and the Cotswolds has the first bite of the fashion cherry. That new brand is FG4, a somewhat cryptic name for fashion guru George Davies' latest venture
POLICE went to assist a stranded motorist on the M5 this afternoon - and ended up seizing the vehicle for having no insurance. The driver broke down near junction 5 in Droitwich and officers from the Central Motorway Police Group attended with
A PIRATE-THEMED fun day is coming to St John's Library in Worcester.The free family event will take place on Saturday, March 14, from 10am to midday and is open to children aged three to nine.Participants will be able to search for long-lost treasure,
Sir - Could Sir Peter Luff or Robin Walker explain to me, the lunacy in giving £7 million of taxpayers money to Argentinain foreign Aid? On top of this the EU has given 50 million via an aid programme to help Argentina. In an agreement with China the
SIR - In 1957 I sat as a candidate for my local Urban Council in Wirral (Cheshire).I was duly elected but with much help from advertising on my son's pram - Vote for Griffiths - He's my Dad!I received no expenses during the next three years.I was not
A NURSERY has been graded ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted after it failed to obtain a placement student’s criminal record check. The Meadows Nursery in Mulberry Tree Hill, Droitwich, was found to be in breach of its legal requirements during a
PLACARDS appeared in gardens all around Pershore as residents called on the government to stop a trade deal they say will result in the selling off of the NHS. More than 100 people in the West Worcestershire constituency, which includes Pershore, have
A TRAILBLAZING chemist from Worcester is to present her research into how different medications can help in the fight against cancer in Parliament next week. Early career fellow at the University of Warwick Dr Rebecca Kaner is taking part in the Chemistry
WITH winter drawing to a close and the promise of more balmy weather on its way it may come as a surprise that one of the hottest temperatures already recorded this year was in Pershore. Taking the third spot on the highest temperatures of winter 2015
WE are in a good position heading into Saturday’s match against Plymouth Albion at Sixways because everyone is raring to get back on to the field. It was nice to have a relaxing week off after the win at Bedford Blues and it was a well-deserved
A TEENAGER has escaped uninjured from her overturned car. The female, believed to be in her late teens, crashed in Plough Road, Tibberton, near Warndon, at 8.15am this morning. No other vehicles were involved. West Midlands Ambulance Service
WORCESTER'S MP is calling for the Chancellor to cut fuel duty in his Budget this month - urging him to give motorists a big spring boost. Robin Walker is writing to George Osborne to spell out why he should take a calculated risk in the latest
BEACONS, the development education centre for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, is holding its 10th annual conference.The event will take place at the University of Worcester conference centre on Saturday, March 14, from 10am to 4pm.Topics will include
A NEIGHBOURHOOD watch meeting will give people the chance to meet south Worcestershire's policing commander. The meeting at the John Corbett Room of the Droitwich Community Hall, Heritage Way, begins at 7.30pm on Wednesday, April 15. The chairman
THERE isn’t a lot of loyalty in sport but Worcestershire have demonstrated it in spades over Saeed Ajmal. The County’s desire to re-sign the Pakistan spinner was hardly a secret and confirmation of his return for the 2015 season wasn’t a surprise
VICTORY against Sheffield Sharks should give us the confidence for the remainder of the season. It was the perfect response to the defeat at Glasgow Rocks and I was delighted with the way we played both offensively and defensively last weekend.
SIR - Having read your article in the Worcester News I can only say a campaign to refund all people over charged for parking by fining them for overstay should be started and supported.I was fined by Euro Car Parks who have a small sign and a meter in
THE guardians of Worcester's heritage have backed the dramatic £12 million 'Skywalk' bid - saying it could open up the city like never before. Worcester Civic Society has revealed how it supports the idea of a New York-style 1,000 metre walkway
THERE is still time to enter your little one in to the Baby of the Year Competition.Each year your Worcester News receives hundreds of entries to the competition which asks readers to cast their votes for the most lovely little one.Anyone wanting to enter
WORCESTER Warriors prop Nick Schonert has spoken about Mike Williams' decision to join Leicester Tigers at the end of the season.
FUNDING for agency workers to provide home-based care for the elderly and vulnerable in Worcestershire is the highest in the region, it has emerged. A new report has highlighted Worcestershire County Council for offering outside bodies the best
WORCESTER Warriors' Ryan Mills has been nominated for February's Greene King IPA Championship Player of the Month award. The centre, who has been showing his versatility at fly-half, was instrumental in Warriors' three wins in February, including
THE architects which spruced up the skyline of St John's in Worcester met with MP Robin Walker who says he is a 'fan' of their work.Staff at DJD Architects received Robin Walker at their offices on St Oswald’s Road, Worcester on Friday.Mr Walker approached
WITHIN the next few weeks Worcester City will have to nominate where they intend to play next season. Along with Kidderminster Harriers, where they have shared for the past two seasons, Evesham United and Bromsgrove Sporting are also in the mix
WORCESTER Warriors are looking for public support - not on the pitch but in cyber space.The team's Community Foundation is campaigning for votes from the local public after being nominated to win a £2,000 cash prize by Magnet Trade’s Worcester, as part
TWO pedal cycles were taken from The Clovers in Upper Welland Road in Malvern.The thief or thieves entered a house by the front drive and went to the back garden of the house, stealing two insecure pedal cycles which were leaning against a garden shed.The
VANDALS have chipped a car windscreen in Pickersleigh Road, Malvern.The criminal damage to the right hand side of the front windscreen happened between 3pm and 4.30pm on Thursday, February 26.The car was parked and secure outside the victim's house at
SHABIR Khan faces the possibility of having his three-match ban extended following a Football Association investigation. The game’s governing body claim the standard suspension issued to the Worcester City left-back, after he was sent off for his
A HUSBAND spat at his lover when she turned up at his house and spoke to the man's wife about their affair. Hussain Akhtar, aged 32, of Canterbury Road, Ronkswood, Worcester, admitted assault against his lover Alaina Manton when he appeared at
TEENAGERS damaged an A frame advertising board in Bridge Street, Stourport at around 7pm on Monday.The group then threatened a member of staff who confronted them say West Mercia Police. Those with information can contact West Mercia Police on 101, quoting
FUNDRAISING efforts by staff from Natural England in Worcester have contributed more than £2,000 for Cancer Research UK.The government department raised the sum for the charity following a ball organised last year.Catherine Hurley, historic environment
A PUB landlady suffered a cut head after a customer threw a pint glass when she challenged him over the behaviour of his dogs which had been bothering other customers. Lee Handy was at the Blue Bell Inn in Malvern when the threw the glass after
1. Top story: Ten telltale signs you're NOT from Worcester 2. Today's weather: Sunny with some cloud and a maximum temperature of 10.8C 3. Traffic and travel: Temporary traffic lights and water main work on the A38 Bath Road in
HEAD coach Paul James says Worcester Wolves are determined to go into the play-offs in form and has targeted them winning their remaining nine games. Wolves put a heavy defeat at Glasgow Rocks behind them to despatch Sheffield Sharks 87-65 last
WORCESTERSHIRE Rapids NatWest T20 Blast overseas player Colin Munro hit a quick-fire century but finished on the losing side with Auckland in the Plunket Shield encounter with visiting Canterbury. Munro, who has re-signed for the County for the
FIREFIGHTERS put out a blaze in a skip in Cowleigh Road, Malvern yesterday (Wednesday).The Malvern crew attended the fire at 8.02pm.
FIRE crews extinguished a fire in a wood burning stove in Old Church Road, Colwall, near Malvern at 5.05pm last night (Wednesday).
ALAN Shearer and Ruud Gullit were two of the most celebrated footballers of their eras. Now, they sit alongside each other in the Match of the Day studio offering varying degrees of insight into the Premier League. Putting aside occasional
LOCAL CASUALTIES: 0 ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 676 First Battalion in Brigade billets at Red Barn. Company parades as usual. Second Battalion in billets at Annequin. Three Platoons C Company in Cuinchy supporting point. Third Battalion in
