PATIENTS in south Worcestershire will have access to GP services and healthcare advice seven days a week thanks to a £2.8 million windfall. SW Healthcare - a federation of all 31 GPs practices in the south of the county - has been awarded the funding
WORCESTER’S market in Angel Place has added Friday to its days of operation, after an “extremely positive” re-launch in December. The extra day will provide a new antiques, vintage and craft market alongside existing food stallholders such as butchers
TWO former bosses of a well-known Worcester restaurant have been banned for six years for employing illegal workers. The Home Office has revealed that Mohammed Mulaim and Abdul Bari, who used to run Massalla Lounge in Broad Street, have been disqualified
MEMBERS of Worcester Lions Club joined 150 people from other clubs around England at the Palace of Westminster to celebrate the organisation's historic link with the United Nations. The event was organised by a member of the London Westminster
PATIENTS in Worcestershire are being reminded A&E is not their only option to over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.Many GP surgeries will be closed for the entirety of the four-day weekend – although some may be opening specially on one or more days –
THE role played by Worcestershire in the formation of modern democracy in Britain is the subject of a new short documentary. The eight minute-long video was created by the Battle of Worcester Society and is presented by its president Ben Humphries
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of equipment was stolen from Pershore football ground this week as thieves targeted the community sports club.Around £4,500 worth of goods were stolen in the theft, which took place overnight Wednesday (March 25) into Thursday
Sir - As someone who works in the field of animal protection, I take a keen interest in the policies of the various political parties regarding the treatment of animals.For this reason I can categorically state that Mr R Harris has got it wrong on at
Sir - In the 1960s over two thousand children and adults in Worcestershire dwelt in institutions provided by health and welfare authorities.The reasons included mental and physical illness and disability, overwhelming personal problems linked with unemployability
Sir - I am sure part of the problem with traffic chaos in Worcester is due to the closing of the Park & Ride facility in Droitwich Road. The cancellation of this service now means that more motorists have to drive into the City centre, thus adding to
A GROUP of young farmers from Worcestershire are swapping their tractors for bikes to cycle 267 miles across the channel to France.Phil Maiden, aged 33, from Elmley Lovett, near Droitwich, whose dad suffered a stroke in 2013, is taking on the Arch to
A GROUP of youngsters from an outstanding early years centre dressed up in hard hats to witness the roof being installed on its sister institution. The site, in Lower Wick, opens in September and has been set up by Alice Bennett, who got a £10,000
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers hope to bolster their conveyor belt of talent with the non-contract signing of striker Gurjit Singh. The 24-year-old will continue to play four levels below Harriers for Midland League Premier Division strugglers Tipton Town
A TRIO of Worcestershire hospices have joined forces to help make it easier for supporters to help the charities out.The South Worcestershire Hospices Lottery, which is jointly owned by Worcester-based St Richard’s Hospice and Acorns Children’s Hospice
WORCESTER'S £75 million St Martin's Quarter shopping centre has been handed another boost - after a new retailer agreed to sign up. Sports Direct has agreed to take up the largest empty available section of the City Walls Road site and will occupy
A DROITWICH man wanted in connection with a number of offences in the area has been arrested.Phillip Byrne, 29, was arrested and questioned by police officers yesterday morning (Friday, March 27). West Mercia Police has expressed its thanks to members
TWO teenage girls were thrown from their horses in the Malvern Hills today. The animals were spooked by a walker and bolted, leading to reports that the horses were running loose in the Wyche cutting area and surrounding roads. Police were
A YOUNG rapper from Worcester is taking his second shot at musical success tomorrow (Saturday 28).Tudor Grange Academy student Finn Allen will perform in front of an audience of thousands at the NEC, in the regional finals of TeenStar.Finn hopes the competition
A STAR athlete and a running shop have teamed up to help get Worcester active.Runner Jenny Nesbitt and Runaround Sports are calling for people to sign up for the Worcester City 10k and experience the buzz of being part of a “fantastic” community event.They
A DROITWICH Spa care home has been named as the second best home of its kind across the whole of the West Midlands in a leading guide.Newland Hurst Care Home came second out of nearly 800 care homes, voted for in the guise carehome.co.uk.The award was
BREAST unit charity chiefs have released a shopping list of medical kit which they need to buy ready for the opening of the new life-saving unit this autumn. The fundraising focus is now on all the furniture, fittings and equipment for the unit
The Top Gear producer attacked by Jeremy Clarkson in a fracas which cost the BBC presenter his job has said he does not want to press charges against his former colleague.Oisin Tymon has informed North Yorkshire Police he does not want to take any further
A WORCESTER man who needed ten stitches in his face after falling over in a city car park has praised staff at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Malcolm Jeffs was helping a woman to her car at about 9pm at on Wednesday, March 25 after a beekeeping
KIND-HEARTED shop workers have rallied together to raise money for the family of a young man who remains critical following a quad bike crash. Staff at the family's local shop - the One Stop in Brickfields Road, Worcester - have set up a collection
FIREFIGHTERS have rescued a two-year-old locked in a car. A Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crew from Malvern freed the child by using small tools to unlock the vehicle. The incident took place in Sandys Road, Malvern, at 12.21pm
A FORMER print works in one of the main routes into Worcester has been knocked down to make way for the city’s new Waitrose.Builders were on site this week demolishing the former Ebenezer Baylis building in London Road in the first stage of work to build
WORCESTER'S hopes of securing £70 million to dual the congested Carrington Bridge has received a major boost - after an unlikely ally was found in a neighbouring county. Your Worcester News can reveal how council chiefs in Herefordshire have announced
HEALTH bosses in Worcestershire came together this week for the county’s first-ever risk summit.The summit was arranged by NHS England in an effort to develop solutions to a range of problems in Worcestershire’s health sector including long waiting times
IT'S time to vote for your favourite bundle of joy in this year's Baby of the Year competition.All 240 babies that have been entered in to the competition this year will appear in a special 16-page supplement in your Worcester News on Tuesday. Hundreds
A SUCCESSFUL fashion photographer from Droitwich has spoken out about the help she received to help her grow her business. Elspeth Van Der Hole, who runs a photography business from her home in Droitwich at the age of 25, didn’t have an easy start
JUST one parent was arrested on suspicion of leaving one or more of their children at home alone in the West Mercia Police force area in the last three months of last year. The figures come as it is revealed a parent is arrested every day on suspicion
HIGH-SPEED fibre broadband will be available to 8,000 additional homes and businesses in Worcestershire in a multi-million pound extension of the Superfast Worcestershire programme.More than £6 million will be invested in the scheme’s expansion - £2.39
WORCESTER'S Mayor Cllr Alan Amos called in to open the expanded Vodafone store in the city, which has grown to employ ten people.“The fact that Vodafone is moving to larger premises is a show of confidence in Worcester’s thriving city centre,” said the
SIR - A BIG thank you to the two ladies (I didn't get their names) who picked me up when I fell flat on my face at Malvern Retail park and broke my nose.They dropped me off at Malvern Hospital where I was seen to within 15 minutes, very bruised and thankful
MANY of us have spotted passers-by dropping rubbish on the streets and wondered if some expletives might do the trick. Now Worcester City Council could be about to make litter-louts think again - with electronic signs saying 'Don't be a TOSSPOT
WORCESTERSHIRE businesswomen can learn to increase their online impact at the first ever Women2Web conference. The free event on Wednesday, April 29, organised through Worcestershire.Business.Central, the region’s growth hub, runs from 9am to 2.30pm at
AUSTRALIAN international Cooper Vuna is set for his Worcester Warriors debut tomorrow when Dean Ryan's men take on London Scottish at Sixways (3pm). Vuna is one of four changes to the starting line-up that slipped to a narrow Greene King IPA Championship
A SERIES of measures are being taken to stop people smoking on hospital grounds in Worcestershire.Earlier this month it was announced smoking is to be banned anywhere on the grounds of Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital and Redditch
SITTING with a straight back and determined stare at the camera, this little terrier looks as resolute as his master, a corporal with the Worcestershire Regiment in 1917. The year is 1917 and the pair were possibly having their photograph taken
THE organisation running Worcestershire’s three major hospitals is to include an item on whistleblowing on its monthly board meeting agenda.Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust runs Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital and Redditch
PLANS to build four new houses on land at Middleton Cottage, Copcut Lane, Salwarpe, Droitwich, by h2land have been given the thumbs up by planners at Wychavon District Council.
A WORCESTER opticians is asking customers to see their way to help local good causes over Easter.Visitors to Specsavers in Broad Street Worcester, can donate a chocolate egg by Good Friday and on Saturday, April 4 staff will distribute the eggs to hospices
GIVING birth can be one of most wonderful experiences any woman ever experiences, and now mums-to-be in Worcestershire have even more choice over where they welcome their bundles of joy.The new Meadow Birth Centre at Worcestershire Royal Hospital is opening
A SOFTWARE company that started in Worcester 12 years ago has grown to become one of the success stories of Malvern's cyber sector.borwell, which is now based on Malvern Hills Science Park, recently held an open evening to showcase its revamped office
A MARQUEE used at the Worcester Warriors Sixways Stadium, Warriors Way, Hindlip, near Worcester, will be able to remain in place for a further three years after proposals to retain it were given the thumbs up by Wychavon District Council planners.
BETTER late than never, Worcester’s Lib Dems have finally sealed the deal by announcing their General Election hopeful – only serving to confirm once and for all just how bad things have truly got. With nobody living even vaguely local daft enough
TOWERING centre Robert Thurman could miss Worcester Wolves’ away-day double header against Leeds Force and London Lions with an ankle injury. The 6ft 10ins American suffered the problem in training and head coach Paul James is not overly hopeful
THREE new homes are to be built in Stoulton at the Motor House in Pershore Road.The new detached houses have been given the approval by Wychavon District Council planners after the proposal received the backing of Stoulton Parish Council. The homes will
A RETIRING Worcestershire MP has paid his own tribute to the voters - saying he was "so grateful" to serve them for so long. Sir Peter Luff has poured his heart out over the county's people, saying they shared their "hopes and fears"
NEW tax rules that allow farmers to average profits over five years instead of two have been welcomed by a local leading rural tax specialist.Gary Priest, a tax expert who advises farmers and landowners across Worcestershire and Herefordshire, said the
TOM Kohler-Cadmore and Tom Fell hit half centuries for Worcestershire on the opening day of the two-day friendly with Gloucestershire at New Road. Fell and Kohler-Cadmore came together at 21-1 and put on 118 in 33 overs for the second wicket.
AN unusual congregation will flock to Worcester Cathedral for a special service next month. All creatures great and small — and their owners — can attend an animal-friendly service at the cathedral on Saturday, April 18. The Animal Blessing event raises
DIY experts at Wickes on Shrub Hill Retail Park are sky-high after raising over £200 for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.The store hosted an action-packed weekend in aid of the charity where customers were invited to take part in a paper airplane competition
WORCESTER Warriors wing Tom Biggs could be fit to face play-off rivals London Scottish in tomorrow’s Greene King IPA Championship clash at Sixways (3pm). Biggs, who has scored 12 tries in 19 appearances for Warriors this term, suffered a head injury
STRIKER Daniel Nti says Worcester City head to Boston United in good spirits despite back-to-back home defeats. The Blue and Whites saw their unbeaten four-match run in Conference North ended with the 4-0 loss to Fylde and 2-0 reverse against Barrow
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley says he is happy with his lot for the end of season run-in despite opting not to replace striker Nick Wright. Wright has joined Conference North rivals Gloucester City on non-contract terms after Worcester agreed
1. Top story: Body found in Troutbeck Drive, Warndon. THE body of a man has been found in Troutbeck Drive, Warndon, Worcester 2. Today's weather. A fine, bright day with plenty of sunshine. Top temperature of 9.6 degrees. 3. Traffic
LOCAL CASUALTIES: 0 ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 954 First Battalion very quiet day, trenches in very good condition. Communication trenches improved. Draft of four officers and 150 OR joined battalion. Second Battalion A good deal of shelling during
