A PLEA has gone out for kindhearted people to write Christmas cards for lonely people living in Worcester. Marissa Robinson previously appealed for helpers in Worcester after organising for isolated people to receive cards from strangers wishing
TOYS are being collected for children in Worcester who face poverty this Christmas. Staff at The Entertainer in The Shambles have placed a collection point at their shop for people to donate gifts. The toys will be donated to children whose
PARENTS have been urged to check their car seats after Mamas &a Papas recalled a series over safety concerns. Following a series of safety checks, The retailer has identified a potential safety concern with a number of car seats that were sold
A BROKEN down vehicle has caused tailbacks on the M5. The vehicle broke down earlier today (Wednesday) on the northbound carriageway at junction 6 for Worcester. All lanes have now been re-opened, however there are still delays in the area
A CHILD has been taken to hospital after a car crashed with two parked vehicles. The crash took place in New Road, Evesham, shortly before 4.49pm today (Wednesday). West Mercia Police said it appeared a Volkswagen Golf had crashed with two
PERSHORE Tennis Centre’s Ben Stanley won his first ever final to claim a grade six mini-orange tournament at Belbroughton. He won three group round-robin matches and then triumphed 10-8 in the semis. In the final against James Banks, Stanley
MALVERN College hosted an evening with England and Wasps rugby star James Haskell. It was attended by the college rugby team and coaches and players from Malvern juniors as well as pupils and parents from The Downs Malvern. Haskell talked about
WORCESTER Wanderers secured a fine 24-12 victory at Midlands One West top-five side Wolverhampton. The 11th-placed Weston’s Fields side host Moseley Oak on Saturday having moved within one point of local rivals Hereford and three off this weekend
A ROAD has been re-opened following a four-car crash earlier today (Wednesday). Emergency services were called the scene on the B4424, near the turning for Clevelode, and drivers were advised to find an alternative route. Police tweeted shortly
WORCESTER Raiders continued their winning run with a 4-2 triumph over Wem Town in West Midlands League Division One. The city side secured their fourth consecutive victory after beating leaders Hereford Lads Club and also Droitwich Spa in the Worcestershire
THE frustration felt by supporters is fully understood by Worcester Warriors’ squad, admits returning back Ben Howard. Supporters vented their anger on social media and bombarded Sixways chief executive Jim O’Toole on Twitter after Warriors crashed
WORCESTER pool player Shaun Daly won the top prize at the Region 3 Cue Ball Series’ grand final. He beat Malvern’s Andy Jones 7-4 and also finished top of the rankings for 2016. The challenge final was also won by another Worcester player Nick
DROITWICH Spa Badgers extended their winning hockey streak with a 3-2 win over county rivals Stourport. After beating two different Worcester sides 2-0 and 3-1, Spa made a lacklustre start in their latest fixture and went 2-0 down quickly.
WORCESTERSHIRE have landed the Midlands County Chess Team Championship for the first time since 1947. They beat Lincolnshire 8½-7 ½ at Frolesworth, Leicestershire and captain John Wrench praised his team for their fighting spirit. All games
PEOPLE in Worcester were startled this evening by loud bangs from a fireworks display. The display was held to celebrate the 475th anniversary of the King's School in Worcester. Residents from across the city reported hearing the loud bangs
COUNCIL tax is expected to rise nearly three per cent for householders across Worcestershire next year, it emerged today. The Conservative leadership at Worcestershire County Council says it wants to push up the bill 2.94 per cent, a second successive
THE number of affordable homes being built across Worcester has plunged 68 per cent, shock new figures have revealed. A new city council report has revealed how just 40 new affordable homes were built in the first six months of the current 2016
A LANE closure on a busy city centre road has been causing delays for drivers. A section of Deansway, in Worcester, at the junction with All Saints Road, is temporarily shut while work takes place to refurbish traffic signals. Worcestershire
CHILDREN will be treated to a host of festive activities during a library fun day. The Hive in Worcester will hold a range of events, including storytelling and pantomime on Saturday, December 10.Councillor Lucy Hodgson, Cabinet Member with Responsibility
WHETHER they really "walk like a man" or not, all members of the audience will be welcome for a stroll down Memory Lane, at the Artrix venue in Bromsgrove. Tribute band, Frankie's Guys will celebrate the hits of Franki Valli and The Four
THERE is still no return date for injured Worcester Warriors skipper Gerrit-Jan van Velze. Van Velze has suffered a series of concussions over the last year and has not played since taking a bang on the head three months ago. The South African
A WALLET and ornaments were stolen during a burglary.Entry was forced to the property in Orchard Road, in Pershore, between 10pm on Tuesday, December 6, and 6.30am today (Wednesday). A number of brass and glass ornaments were taken, as well as a wallet
A PAIR of students have been chosen to be junior members of a prestigious academy of sciences. Stanley Murray and Sebastian Banfield, from Bowbrook House School near Pershore, were selected from 500 students to become junior members of the New York Academy
TEWKESBURY Town Band will be raising the rafters of The Roses Theatre with not one but two concerts in the countdown to Christmas.A spokesman said: "Come in out of the cold and enjoy a great family Christmas concert with a selection of new and classic
AN "INSPIRING" young dancer has won a place at the 2017 World Irish Dancing Championships.Tudor Grange Academy student, Aless Enwright, qualified for the contest which will take place next Spring. Samantha Roach, school principal, said: "
A TALENTED gymnastics team from Worcester has won a place at a schools competition. Nunnery Wood High School's year 8 and 9 gymnastics team scooped the spot after coming fourth at the West Midlands Schools Floor and Vault Regional Gymnastics Competition
CENTRE Max Stelling has had an “injury in the last few weeks” but can be a dominant force for Worcester Warriors this weekend. Backs coach Sam Vesty believes Stelling can help put Warriors on the “front foot” against Newport Gwent Dragons in Saturday
SCHOOL pupils visited defence specialist QinetiQ for a "hands on" science day.The youngsters from Hanley Castle High School visited the firm's Malvern site and enjoyed activities devised by experts from various departments.They tackled tasks
A TASTY tradition dating back more than half a century is being continued at a Worcestershire school. To mark the festive season, a pupil from Abberley Hall School, in Great Witley, will proudly carry a Christmas pudding into the school's dining
SIGNED Christmas carols from Deaf Direct's new choir proved to be a big hit at Worcester's Victorian Fayre.The choir performed at the opening ceremony, in front of the mayor, Cllr Paul Denham, and they gave two further rousing performances during
PARENTS and friends were invited to a school's pop up art gallery showcasing the work of artistic students. Year 7 students at St Barnabas CE First and Middle School, in Drakes Broughton, hosted the event on Thursday, November 24. Pupil Elliott Fuller
PUPILS from a Worcester school joined together to complete a half marathon challenge.Year 8 pupils at Nunnery Wood High School set themselves the challenge of running 13.1 miles over four weeks in November.They ran three or four miles every Friday after
PUPILS at Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College enjoyed a visit from Paralympic medal winner Mel Clarke.The Team GB archer visited the school, in Timberdine Avenue, Worcester, in her role as its Sky Sports Living for Sport mentor.She visited a group
THE bygone age of "Cockneys in Arcadia" will be marked with a major new exhibition at Chipping Campden which, one hundred years ago, was the centre of the Arts and Crafts movement.The venue will be the Court Barn Museum, which is about to enter
IF your humbugs are already getting a little too loud, try the cure of "Christmas Cheer!" at Worcester Cathedral.On offer will be a concert of Christmas favourites with audience participation. A spokesman said: "Share in a festive spectacular
YOU may not like everything you see on this website (or its accompanying newspaper), but probably appreciate the vital role it plays in your community. Among other things, it keeps you informed about what local politicians are doing, what criminals
A WORCESTERSHIRE MP has claimed too many politicians have refused to tackle integration problems as they fear being "called a racist". Sajid Javid, the communities secretary, has said many of the findings of a new Government-commissioned review
EBONY and her sister Jet are four-month-old black female kittens who were rescued from a household with too many cats.They were rather skinny and in desperate need of some love when they arrived at the Worcester and District branch of Cats Protection,
A FORMER teacher handed out hundreds of books to poverty-stricken children in the Philippines as part of a Christmas drive to help the needy. John Flanagan gave out around 300 books to children living in a shanty town in Pasig on Tuesday, December 6.
SETH Lakeman is an award-winning folk-singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and he has a date in Malvern, next week.Seth has a new album ‘Ballads of the Broken Few’ to promote, and he's touring the UK with his band and special guests, Wildwood
TODAY the Worcester News calls on our readers to join us in the battle to prevent the Government bringing in pernicious legislation which threatens the very future of the local press. You may have heard about a controversial penalty known as Section
IF you've ever wondered how Rudolph actually got his red nose, get yourself along to the The Norbury Theatre at Droitwich.A play especially written for children aged between three and 10, and called appropriately enough, "How Rudolph Got His
BACKS coach Sam Vesty has challenged Worcester Warriors to be “really clinical” in attack against Newport Gwent Dragons in the European Challenge Cup. The former Bath and Leicester Tigers star wants Warriors to show “more of a cutting edge” in
NEW Worcestershire skipper Joe Leach is delighted with the re-signing of Mitchell Santner for next summer's NatWest T20 Blast. Leach is hoping the New Zealand all-rounder will "help us put together a march for finals day" after he committed to
PERSHORE High pupils impressed in the English Schools Swimming Association Team Championships at London Aquatic Centre. George Grech, 13, Chris Vizard, 14, Patrick Heeks, 13, Josh Sharrett, 15, and Will Clark, 14, competed in the freestyle and
GET yourself down to The Fold for a "Fistful of Spookies", and a show described as an "à cappella treat of bass notes, testosterone-fuelled tunes and unlimited tomfoolery". A spokesman added: "Sensational stylings of Tom Waits
A YOUNG cyclist was taken to hospital with a head injury and a broken leg after being knocked off his bike in a crash. An ambulance took the 11-year-old to Worcestershire Royal Hospital after the crash in Astwood Road, Worcester, today. It
GRAB your raincoats - Sooty has Malvern Theatres in his sights and the mischievous bear even has a new high-powered water pistol.After kicking off the festivities at Hyde Park’s ‘Winter Wonderland’ in London this Christmas, Sooty is planning on a New
A LOCAL businessman has hit the retail fairway with a new online golf store.Paul Farzam has launched GolfMad Online from a base in Clive House, Redditch, taking 671 sq ft on a three-year lease through property agents John Truslove.He said: “It has been
Review: Sister Act/Malvern TheatresTELEVISION’S high priest of put-down and bitchy banter, Craig Revel Horwood, directed and choreographed this high-strutting humdinger of a production and what a fine job he’s made of it.For without any shadow of a doubt
Review: The Seven Acts Of Mercy – Anders Lustgarten – RSC Stratford. The 16th Century-born artist Caravaggio definitely had some anger management issues… And what the violent genius has in common with modern-day, austerity hit Britain is the subject of
WHILE most families are currently focused on the festive season, garden designers across the globe are looking further ahead to spring as the closing date for entries to the Malvern Spring Festival looms.And visitors to the show next May are in for a
A PENSIONER sexually assaulted a woman after he carried her up to his bed.Ian Currier, aged 65, of Woodmans Rise, Droitwich, admitted sexually assaulting the victim when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court.Harpreet Sandhu, prosecuting, said Currier had
Top story: Olly Murs is heading to Worcester. Today's weather: Cloud and cold with temperatures around 12C. Traffic and travel: The roads look clear apart from the usual speed restrictions on the M5 and works on the Southern Link Road.
A £1 MILLION investment is going to be spent on handing police officers across Worcestershire body cameras. West Mercia's police and crime commissioner John Campion has confirmed the major investment by insisting it will be a key tactic for keeping
A UNIVERSITY lecturer received a ‘racist’ letter after speaking out about a "hostile and threatening" atmosphere towards foreigners following the Brexit vote. Daniel Nehring, from Coesfeld, in Germany, spoke to the Worcester News in October to
WORCESTER FRIENDLY SKITTLES LEAGUE WEDNESDAY DIVISION ONE The Bulls 413 4 C Bushell 40, Scorpions 436 16 K Ingram 43; Rushwick Cavalier 390 0 K Heywood 42, Rattlers 444 20 S Albone 45, J Balance 45, K Blincoe 42; Argonauts 402 0 S Blocksidge 40
DEVELOPERS looking to build a 'rival' Worcestershire Parkway say they will submit a planning application in January. Norton Parkway Developments, which has been embroiled in a bitter dispute with Worcestershire County Council, has revealed how
