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  • Warriors beat Newcastle but fail to make sevens finals

    WORCESTER Warriors skipper Huw Taylor admitted fine margins had cost his side as they failed to progress to the Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens Series finals. Warriors topped Group D after four of six matches at Kingston Park but, with all three

  • Fire crew called to fuel spill

    FIREFIGHTERS were called after a lorry leaked around 100 litres of fuel at Strensham motorway services, near Worcester. The lorry, which had a diesel fuel leak, was at the services near Junction 8 of the M5 just after 5pm today (Saturday).

  • Police investigate two serious sexual assaults

    POLICE are investigating two serious sexual assaults - one of which took place in public toilets at a Worcester park. The incidents took place in Swanpool Walk and in a public toilet cubicle at Cripplegate Park, yesterday (Friday). A suspect

  • Crowds flock to enjoy Welland Steam Rally

    THOUSANDS of visitors are expected to flock to the annual Welland Steam Rally this weekend. A variety of attractions are on offer at this year's event, including steam engines, classic motorbikes, military vehicles and even a farmers market.

  • VIDEO: Visitors enjoy "lovely" food festival

    THE city's food festival is in full swing today (Saturday) as hundreds of visitors flock to enjoy an array of delicious produce. A whopping 70 stalls offering a wide variety of locally-produced food and drink line the High Street, while free

  • Council conducts "extensive cull" of invasive weed

    THE city council has stepped up efforts to remove an invasive plant species which grows along the river bank in Worcester.Himalayan Balsam, which has bright pink flowers, thrives close to watercourses but smothers other plant life in the area. Small clumps

  • Martin turns up the heat in his kitchen

    MARTIN Wells likes his food hot. He eats quite a lot of Asian food and he’s been growing his own chilies at his home in St Peter’s, Worcester, for about four years.The IT director bought a chili plant from the supermarket a few years ago and kept the

  • Secrecy surrounds school redundancies

    A WORCESTER school is refusing to reveal the number of redundancies that have been made among its teaching staff.Bishop Perowne CE College launched a consultation on redundancies among teaching and support staff back in April, citing "budgetary constraints

  • Hagley pair win Worcester Golf and Country Club open

    WORCESTER Golf and Country Club’s 18-hole open again proved a popular competition with the course full all day and more than 40 visiting clubs represented. The winners were Mike Thorneycroft and David Round from Hagley, who notched up an unbeatable

  • Dream team live up to billing on senior captain's day

    RAVENMEADOW and Perdiswell Park golfers contested a better-ball stableford at their senior captain’s day. The so-called dream team of Adrian Burbridge, Ed Nicklin, Barrie Hope and Dave Hancocks won with 99 points. Phil Lane, Mick Huggins, Mike

  • Lee takes Barbourne angling honours

    BARBOURNE AC star Lee Griffiths comfortably won his first contest of the new season at Woodland View’s Arles pool. With all the leading contenders drawn on the same side, Griffiths took the top pay-out. Offering corn and pellet at five metres

  • Rapids face must-win clash

    WORCESTERSHIRE Rapids cannot afford any slip-ups against Lancashire tomorrow in their must-win Royal London One-Day Cup clash at New Road (11am). Daryl Mitchell’s men must overcome Lancashire and then Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge on Monday (

  • Worcester rowers win gold medals at international regatta

    A WORCESTER club crew starred for England with gold medals at the Home Internationals Rowing Regatta. They won the eights event with Molesey competitors and also claimed silvers in the coxless fours for their nation in Cardiff. Tom Selby, Damien