HALF a brick was thrown through the window of a home in Warndon. The brick smashed a double glazed upstairs window of a home in Rodborough Close, Worcester, at just before 3am on Tuesday, September 27. Police are investigating the criminal
PEOPLE are being urged to make sure that their smoke alarms are up to date, in the right place and that they test them every week. This month, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging everyone to make sure they have enough
A COLOURFUL video created by business graduates from a start-up technology firm will help Acorns Children's Hospice reach out to and engage with health and social care providers.Platinum Videos has produced a short animated ‘explainer’ video for Acorns
A supermarket is recalling its bags of peanuts of raising - because it contains a mixture of other nuts not mentioned on the label.Waitrose is recalling its Lovelife Peanuts and Raisins as the 270g packets also contain almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews and
FIREFIGHTERS have dealt with two call outs to the M5 and a fire at a home in Droitwich this evening (Friday). The crew from Worcester were called to a serious van fire on the M5 Northbound in Worcester between junctions seven and six in At
KIND offers of help have come rolling in after a woman whose health is quickly deteriorating made an emotional plea for a living kidney donor.Now Claire Tilley, of Lansdowne Road, Worcester, has a tentative wait to find out whether anyone will be put
THE police and crime commissioner chose a 'trailblazing' village near Worcester to announce plans to give more communities the power to tackle speeding.West Mercia’s PCC John Campion attended Crowle yesterday to witness the Community Speed Watch
A TOP court prosecutor from Worcester has been jailed for six years after trying to kill his wife in a frenzied knife attack as she lay in bed. Iain Farrimond, of Battenhall, viciously attacked his wife Tina after a bout of depression brought on
AN INVESTIGATION has begun looking into a two car crash in Cotheridge (near Worcester.) Police are searching for witnesses after a black Ford Fiesta and a silver estate car crashed on Otherton Lane on Thursday (September 29). The incident took
AN EVESHAM man has been jailed for murdering his partner.Mark Pearce, 51, of Bewdley Street was jailed for 16 years and six months for killing Julie Hitch at the flat they shared in Evesham.Pearce pleaded guilty to the murder charge on Friday September
SATURDAY MERCIAN FORTIS JUNIOR LEAGUE U10 Fortis: Kempsey Colts v Perdiswell Colts Jaguars; Nunnery Wood Colts Cobras v Westbury Celtic Ravens; Warndon Villages Jaguars v Welland Juniors Colts; Warndon Villages Lynx v Newtown Sports Juniors
WITNESSES have spoken of their shock after seeing the aftermath of a stabbing as a shirtless man left the Hopmarket in Worcester bleeding from a wound to his abdomen. A man has been arrested in connection with the incident and another taken to
A NEW sensory walk encouraging people with disabilities to visit officially opened at a local national park.The new walk, called 'Potter and Ponder' opened with a launch party at Croome Court, near Worcester.Four local groups with wide ranging
COUNCIL chiefs are on the verge of buying a multi-million pound office complex in Worcester, it has emerged. Worcestershire County Council currently rents out this Wildwood complex, a snazzy set of offices in Spetchley costing taxpayers £678,845
A GROUP working on behalf of Worcester City Council have hailed the success of a summer activity programme for children. Freedom Leisure’s sport, art and play development team have reported that 2,400 people took part in the 2016 multi-sport and play
PERSHORE’S Halfords Yuasa Racing duo will throw caution to the wind in the British Touring Car Championship season finale at Brands Hatch this weekend. An unprecedented eight drivers go wheel-to-wheel for the coveted crown. There have been
JOYOUS scenes greeted the Labour conference when Jeremy Corbyn urged agreeable delegates to "take on the Tories", but is the end nigh? Worcestershire's Jemima Packington, Britain's famed 'Asparamancer' who predicts the future by tossing spears
A LEADING Conservative politician has become embroiled in an astonishing council blunder - after funds were diverted from her bank account to fund the LABOUR Party. Councillor Lucy Hodgson is one of the most recognisable politicians on the county'
WESTFIELDS boss Sean Edwards hopes star striker Jamie Molyneux will still be at the club for their huge FA Cup third qualifying round match with Walton Casuals tomorrow (3pm). The 21-year-old forward’s displays have attracted the attention of both
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers coach Matt Gardiner has challenged his players to carry their National League North form into tomorrow’s FA Cup clash at Lancaster City (3pm). The Reds have lost just two league games so far this campaign and maintained their
WORCESTER Warriors captain Gerrit-Jan van Velze has been handed an extended break to recover from concussion. Van Velze has suffered a series of concussions over the last year, with the latest coming in Warriors’ clash against Saracens on the opening
WORCESTER Raiders look to get their season back on track after suffering a first West Midlands League Division One defeat of 2016-17 in midweek. The Claines Lane side went down 1-0 at fellow high-fliers, Tividale side Wrens Nest, with a depleted
A NEW exhibition, to celebrate the 300th birthday year of the famous landscape designer, Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, has opened at Croome Court. The exhibition ‘Capability Brown at Croome: A Creative Collaborative” tells the story of the estate’s revolutionary
GRAHAM Hutchison has encouraged his Worcester City team-mates to use the Emirates FA Cup as a platform to launch their careers. City host Brackley Town in the third qualifying round tomorrow (3pm) and Hutchison says he is desperate for his side
SISTER ACT is coming to the Norbury Theatre, Droitwich, this October. The Norbury players will tell the story of Deloris Van Cartier, a nightclub singer, whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a murder. A spokesman said: "Under
ACADEMY Coach Elliot Wilson has revealed that paceman George Scrimshaw would have been the sixth Worcestershire player to earn an England Under-19 call-up this summer - but for an untimely infected toe. Scrimshaw, who has signed his first professional
THE ELGAR Chorale of Worcester will be raising the rafters of a Malvern Link church, this October.The choir will be performing on Saturday October 15 at the Church of the Ascension, Newton Rd, from 7.30 pm.On offer, in a venue with great acoustics, will
A NEW five-year plan for Worcester has secured the green light - with councillors uniting to say it shows the benefits of teamwork. Labour, the Conservative and Greens at Worcester City Council have voted unanimously to approve a new blueprint for jobs
HEAD coach John Wells says Newcastle Falcons will target Worcester Warriors’ defensive deficiencies in Sunday’s Aviva Premiership clash at Sixways (3pm). Wells believes Warriors have "some guys" who “are probably not the best defenders” and Falcons
THE appearance of a key gateway into Worcester has been lambasted as "untidy" and "unwelcoming" in a fresh row over rubbish. Councillor Steve Mackay, the deputy Mayor of Worcester, says London Road is letting the city down and harming its image
LIVE classical ballet is set to take centre centre at the Artrix in Bromsgrove this October, with a welcome return by the Vienna Festival Ballet Company.The date for the diary is Sunday, October 16, at 2pm and 5pm. A spokesman said: "Vienna Festival
TOM Heathcote is the only change to Worcester Warriors’ starting XV for Sunday’s clash with Newcastle Falcons at Sixways (3pm). The fly-half returns to the side as Warriors chase a first win of the 2016/17 Aviva Premiership season. Heathcote
IF you really must have your Gilbert without Sullivan, get yourself along to St George's Church in Barbourne, for an evening with The Foundry Group.A spokesman said: "For the first time and on the 80th anniversary of his birth, a wonderfully
NEWCASTLE Falcons have “evolved” and are playing with “a lot more width and ambition”, warns Worcester Warriors head coach Carl Hogg. The former Gloucester coach says Falcons have developed their “offloading game” and it will be a “good challenge
A CHARITY pamper evening to raise funds for the Worcestershire Breast Unit Haven is to take place on Tuesday, October 4.The 'Ladies Pink Pamper Party', organised to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, will run between 4pm and 8pm at Bella Hair
CALLS are being made for Worcester to get a new £120,000 park near the city's riverside. Conservative Councillor Chris Mitchell has challenged the city's Labour leadership about creating a play area in St Clement. The area, which is near St John
A NEW Exhibition at the Court Barn museum in Chipping Campden will celebrate fine books printed more than a century ago by the Essex House Press.The exhibition will run from Saturday, October 8 to Sunday, November 20, with the aim of looking at the books
AN extra £80,000 is set to be sunk into Worcester's CCTV cameras after fears about the poor condition many are in.Worcester City Council has agreed to splash some 'surplus' cash left from last year's budget on improving the spy cameras
AS demand for its commercial services grows, QualitySolicitors Parkinson Wright has appointed a new solicitor at its Evesham office.Emma Truslove comes from a corporate background and specialises in commercial law. She represents both public and private
ANDREW Jenkins has been elected as the new chairman of the Worcestershire Supporters' Association and says it is a "massive task" to fill the shoes of the late Ken Mills. Jenkins, a lifelong supporter of the County, was elected at the association
THERE have been celebrations at regional law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys with promotions and trainees achieving their qualification as solicitors.Marianne Normington, who joined Worcester headquartered HCR in 1998, wanted to be able to work and study
AN Evesham audience can get into the festive mood slightly early, with a production of the new heart-warming play, "Simeon's Watch" at the town's Methodist Church.The play, about getting old but designed for a family audience, will come
FOUR long-serving former city councillors have been made honorary aldermen - with lavish tributes paid to their commitment. Councillor Derek Prodger, who still sits on Worcestershire County Council, ex-Labour stalwarts Clifford Lord and Jeff Carpenter
WORCESTER Warriors’ centre Ben Te'o has been named in Eddie Jones' 45-man Elite Player Squad (EPS). He is one of 37 players who will attend a three-day training camp in Brighton this weekend as England begin their preparation for the series against
MALVERN Cube will offer the big "Feast" this season, which will be an autumn season of inclusive arts.The name of the new festival, Feast, stands for Festival of Equality in Arts and Society through Theatre, and a highlight will be a performance
WORCESTER lighting designer and manufacturer Green Lighting has received its Queens Award for Enterprise in Innovation.The company headquartered on Great Western Business Park gained the award in this year's list and it was presented by the Queen’
A WORCESTER road is blocked in both directions following a three car collision this morning. The crash took place at the Woodbury Lane junction with the B4084, Whittington Road at 9.15am. The emergency services were called to the scene, including
A RETIRED retired orthopaedic consultant is set to play jazz at a Worcester pub. He's in the line up for Severn Jazz this month.A spokesman said: "Art Themen, who has played saxophone since he was a teenager, studied orthopaedic medicine at Cambridge
A GROWING telecommunications company has expanded into new headquarters in Worcestershire. R4telecom specialises in providing support and consultancy for point-to-point radio transmission systems and designs and installs radio networks for some of the
MORE than 500 flytipping incidents have blighted Malvern just two years - leaving the taxpayer counting the cost of cleaning up the unsightly mess.Angry council chiefs have revealed that flytipping has cost £22,000 in clearance costs and investigations
A SHAKE-UP of how Worcester City Council operates could be on the cards - including scrapping its current cabinet system of power. Talks are being held at the Guildhall over the council’s 'governance arrangements' to see if the current blueprint
A LORRY has overturned on the M5 this evening causing major delays for motorists, as the northbound carriageway is closed. The lorry, carrying agricultural equipment, overturned and spilled its load at around 5pm between Junction 5, (Droitwich)
Top Story: Expansion of Worcestershire Royal revealed. Weather: Forecasters are predicting a mix of sunshine and showers - some possibly turning heavy. There is even the possibility of hail and thunder. Travel: Slow traffic in roadworks areas
A PRIMARY school will close early today for the memorial service of a well-loved school governor.Norton-juxta-Kempsey CE First school will shut at 2pm for staff and pupils to mourn Kate Lovegrove.As we reported yesterday Mrs Lovegrove lost her battle
THE brother of a Malvern woman who died earlier this month has made a heart-felt tribute to his sister.Speaking on behalf of their family, Simon Timbrell described his sister, Emma, as a 'loving and devoted mother'. who was loved by many.Mr Timbrell
AN ex-soldier has been jailed for seven years for sexual offences against two young girls in Herefordshire.The two girls were frightened by Phillip Price, formerly of Malvern, after he told them of his experiences in the armed forces, Worcester Crown
AN expansion of Worcestershire Royal Hospital is on the way - with the final details of a huge £29 million county-wide health shake-up today being revealed. Worcester's under-pressure hospital, which has been dogged by lengthy A&E waits and
THE King’s School Worcester were crowned Worcestershire under 18s hockey champions after finishing runners-up last year. With injury and illness hitting the team, it was always going to be a tough challenge to win and qualify for the Midlands competition
DEONDRE McWhorter has been challenged to show Worcester Wolves’ fans he was worth waiting for when he makes his home debut against Sheffield Sharks tonight (7.30pm). The “explosive” 6ft 9in forward missed Wolves’ season-opening 88-85 success over
