A DEVOTED tour guide was awarded a British Empire Medal in front of her watching family and friends.Miriam Harvey, 80, was presented with the medal by the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire Lt Col Patrick Holcroft at the Guildhall for her services to heritage
A POP punk band has won a dream chance to perform at Slam Dunk Festival.Local band You Know The Drill applied to Rock Sound competition to play at the festival and got into the top five before the popular vote meant that they will be performing at one
A WINDOW was smashed at a premises in Pheasant Street, Worcester. The incident happened between 6pm on Tuesday night and 8.45am on Wednesday morning. A window at the premises was smashed, but there does not appear to be any attempt to enter
A GROUP of young people walked in the Malvern Hills to raise money for Alzheimer's Society.The sponsored walk was part of an education project involving 15 teenagers, which focused on the link between exercise and mental health.Heidi Bowdler, a student
A NATIONAL campaign calling for a UK Police Memorial has received local backing.Police and crime commissioner John Campion is supporting the memorial, which will honour the sacrifice of those who were killed in the line of duty.The commissioner said:
TICKETS are going on sale tomorrow at 9am for Worcestershire Rapids’ Royal London One-Day Cup semi-final at New Road. Worcestershire will face Yorkshire Vikings or Surrey in the 50-overs-a-side tie on Saturday, June 17. It will be Worcestershire
A NEW chairman for Wychavon District Council has officially taken over.At Wednesday's council meeting (May 17) Cllr Frances Smith, handed over her chain to incoming chairman, Cllr. Liz Eyre, the well-known member for Broadway. The first order of council
A CONCERT to raise money for Worcester’s most vulnerable homeless people hit the right note, raising more than £1,100 for the city charity which is their lifeline during hard times.Around 100 people enjoyed the Inaugural Maggs Day Centre Concert by the
A DROITWICH firm is in the running for a prestigious award. Souper Foods, which has a restaurant premises in Ombersley Way near the Waitrose car park, and also has a van delivering to customers, is run by Droitwich resident Lucy Clive. The firm, which
EXPERIENCED fly-half Ryan Lamb could be playing his rugby in France next season, according to a national report. The 30-year-old is understood to have visited Top-14 high-fliers La Rochelle in a bid to secure a contract. Lamb is among 18 first-team
FAIRER funding for Worcestershire's schools has been promised if the Conservatives win the General Election - in a detailed manifesto which will hit pensioners in the pocket. Theresa May today unveiled her party's election pledges, including £8
CAR washes in Worcester city were visited by police and immigration officers looking for illegal workers. Around eight officers visited Droitwich Road Hand Car Wash and Valeting Service where they questioned five workers.None of the five men, mostly from
POLICE want the public to help them find a missing man. Karl Horton, aged 38, was last seen in Worcester at about midnight on Monday, May 15. Officers believe he is still in the city and searches are being carried out locally. Police say the
RED-HOT favourites London Irish are on the verge of an immediate return to the Aviva Premiership. The Reading-based club look set to renew top-tier rivalries with Worcester Warriors just one season after being relegated. Irish struck a crucial
NEARLY 70 classic cars will descend on Kempsey this weekend, causing concern among villagers.However, the organiser has given assurances that the 'Summer Trial' through parts of the village will not cause disruption or any issues and is tightly
WORCESTER Swimming Club secured a huge haul of medals and several new county records at the ASA West Midlands Championships in Coventry. They sent more than 40 competitors and Daniel Day dominated the boys' 13 year age group with eight gold medals
LONG-SERVING Malvern Angler Dick Oakley received the award of life membership at the club’s annual general meeting. Oakley who is nearing 85 years old yet is still able to participate in club matches also had the honour of presenting 19 trophies
FORMER club captain Mark Tipton was celebrating after narrowly claiming Bransford’s Order of Merit. He pipped Jack Cullity by one shot with Graham Wallace a further shot away. The latter, who plays off two, had the day’s lowest gross score.
HAVING little time to gel as a squad will be a ‘massive factor’ for the British and Irish Lions in their summer series with New Zealand, according to Worcester Warriors wing Bryce Heem. The 28-year-old was born and raised in New Zealand and believes
WILL Chambers continued his rich vein of form as Hanley Castle and Upton thrashed Halesowen by 129 runs in Worcestershire League Division Four. Batting first after losing the toss, Hanley made a bad start, losing Ollie Price for a duck before Alex
PHIL Chaundy steered leaders West Malvern to an emphatic eight-wicket victory at Old Elizabethans thirds in Worcestershire League Division Four. The opener scored 81 not out as West stormed the target of 153 to maintain their unbeaten start. Pete
A PEDESTRIAN crossing signal appears to have been knocked down.The signal is on the A38 Droitwich Road, Worcester, at the junction with John Comyn Drive.Jon Fraser, head of Highways at the county council, thinks a car hit into the pole over the weekend.Highways
COLWALL remain rooted to the foot of Worcestershire League Division One after a two-wicket loss to Worcester. But a much-improved display was followed by a four-wicket victory at Brampton and Leintwardine in the National Village Knockout. Against
WORCESTER'S £20 million Cathedral Square will officially open at the end of July - in a major boost for the city's economy. Investors behind the long-awaited development have revealed how Saturday, July 29 is the day the complex will finally be
BROMYARD’s winless start to Worcestershire League Division Two continued as they had to settle for a losing draw to Wormelow at Flaggoners Green. It could have been worse for the hosts as they found themselves at 32-3 in response to Wormelow’s
GEORGE Rhodes and Ryan Tongue scored centuries as Barnards Green swept to victory at Wellington in Birmingham League Division One. The duo guided Green to 291-9 before getting amongst the wickets as they won by 158 runs. After winning the toss
A Worcester woman and her dog who visit patients in hospital have been awarded a prestigious new award. Lesley Fage and her border collie Aero are the first ever winners of the Pam St Clement's ‘Volunteer of the Year’ award, which was presented
AN EVENT promoting the work of the Worcester Tourism Association is being held next week.The Worcester Tourism Association is holding a celebration of its 26 years of work, by holding the event at the Guildhall on Wednesday, May 24. The event is taking
A MAN has been jailed for a string of sexual assaults in Worcestershire and other areas of the country. Richard Saillet, aged 64, pleaded guilty to a sexual assault in Bromsgrove on May 3 last year, as well as a number of other cases. Saillet
THIRTEEN proved to be a lucky number for Malvern Squash Club veteran Nigel Long as he claimed his 13th club championship. Long, who won his first title in 1996, defeated Paul Bullman who has also been a member at the club for more than 20 years
LUCY Walton is one step closer to playing with a European Tour star after qualifying for the national final of Bridgestone’s Chase Your Dream Trophy. The 17-year-old Worcestershire Golf Club ace triumphed at the regional qualifier at Sonning Golf
SUZIE Lane and Debbie Parker prepared for the Edinburgh Marathon by hitting the streets of Tewkesbury. Lane finished the half marathon in a personal best time of one hour 47 minutes and 57 seconds and came ninth in her age category. Mark Hartland
THERE was double delight for Jackie Marks at Kings Norton Golf Club as she scooped two awards in the county veterans’ events. The Worcestershire Golf Club member won the Veronica Wootton Trophy for best gross and the Barbara Chamberlain Cup for
MARK Roberts marked his first anniversary as a member of The Worcestershire Golf Club by winning the Spring Meeting Medal. The 12-handicapper carded a nett 68, the best score of the 120 entrants, took Division One by two strokes and lifted the
A HOME care company for older people has received an outstanding CQC rating.Home Instead Senior Care Worcester based in Bromwich Road became the first homecare provider in the county that specialises in elderly care to receive the rating from the Care
AUSTRALIAN spinner Nathan Lyon is set to make his Specsavers County Championship Division Two debut at Derbyshire tomorrow (11am). The Australian spinner, who has taken 247 wickets in 67 Tests, made his first appearance for the club in the Royal
A MAN downed an entire bottle of vodka before leaving a shop without paying for it. Lee Cleveley was seen taking vodka and drinking it before leaving Worcester's Asda on two different occasions. Cleveley, aged 41, admitted two charges of stealing
SEVERN Stars captain Laura Malcolm has urged her side to “pull together” as they look to end a run of four games without a win when they host Team Northumbria tomorrow night (7.30pm). Just three points separate Stars from their opponents, who sit
WING Bryce Heem admits there was not much he could have done to avoid the first red card of his professional career. The 28-year-old was given his marching orders in Warriors’ thrilling 40-33 Aviva Premiership defeat at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena at
WORCESTER City joint managers Lee Hughes and John Snape have added to their scouting system by recruiting Aaron White. The experienced football scout has spent the last eight years with Stourbridge and was responsible for bringing the likes of
GIANT giraffe sculptures are going to be set up in the city's streets and green areas as part of an art event. The Worcester Stands Tall concept has been billed as the largest mass participation art event in the city's history. The 2.5-metre
DROITWICH Spa ace Chris Ballard makes a habit of winning local canal matches with big weights. But even Ballard excelled when he won his club’s open contest on the high wall section at Stoke Works. Drawn just before the fancied high bank pegs
A 41-YEAR-old military veteran who suffers from early on-set Alzheimer’s will meet an old friend on his bike ride through Britain. Chris Graham, aged 41, and Lisa Hudson will reunite in Upton decades after they first met in the army. She predicts
THERE were no Worcester Warriors in the BT Sport Dream Team announced last night at Premiership Rugby’s annual ceremony in London. Fifteen players from six clubs were recognised in the team of the year with Saracens the best represented with five
WORCESTER Warriors full-back Chris Pennell has won the Aviva Premiership Community player of the season award. The Worcester born-and-bred star has excelled with his work in the community. He volunteers in his own time to support the work of
MORE owners have come forward to say that their pets have been attacked by a killer dog in Worcester.This week we reported how two Chihuahuas had to be put down after they were mauled by an out-of-control Japanese Akita in Ronkswood.Now a pensioner has
TOM Kohler-Cadmore deflected the plaudits away from himself and said "a massive team performance throughout the whole competition" was responsible for Worcestershire Rapids reaching the semi-finals of the Royal London One-Day Cup. Kohler-Cadmore
WORCESTERSHIRE chairman Stephen Taylor has praised the Rapids "fantastic achievement" in securing a home semi-final in the Royal London One-Day Cup. The Rapids collected a series of big scalps to finish top of the North Group which contains five counties
JOE Leach is delighted with Worcestershire Rapids performances in the Royal London One-Day Cup group stages and said: "We want to go to Lord's - and win it." Leach has skippered the Rapids to their first semi-final in 13 years - a home clash with
IT was a little after 10am on Monday, January 23rd earlier this year when a familiar face, wearing an immaculate sharp suit, came striding up to me among the din. "Hello, old boy, how are you keeping then? I've got some great gossip for you!"
NURSERY staff have called for drivers to kill their speed after a driver crashed into a nearby business.Two weeks ago, a driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after he crashed into Vic Haines Transport on Station Road in Pershore, causing
1. Top story: Worcestershire Lottery syndicate celebrates £200,000 win 2. Traffic and travel: Slow traffic is reported on the A38 Worcester Road, in Worcester, and the A449 at Warndon 3. Weather: Looking sunny today with temperatures of around
WORCESTER'S Labour parliamentary candidate insists her party's manifesto will reverse a "decimation" of public services after years of cuts. Councillor Joy Squires has reacted to the formal release of Jeremy Corbyn's election blueprint launch in Bradford
THE Mayor of Worcester is going to get a yearly handout of £4,300 - despite concerns about it being a waste of taxpayers' money. Up until now the city's top civic role has offered no payment, meaning the councillor elected to the mayoralty often ends
THE three top players were tied on 65 nett in Ravenmeadow and Perdiswell Park Golf Club's Presidents Trophy second round. Countback eventually gave the win to Mike Williams who carded 31 on the back nine but still found himself tied with Mick Huggins
THE power of social media proved a hit with the winners of this year’s Dick Cup at Worcester Golf and Country Club. Without a partner for the competition Carl Joyce used the club’s Facebook page to enquire if anyone wanted to join up with him.
THIS week your Worcester News is celebrating Local Newspaper Week, which celebrates the role of trusted local newspapers in their communities.Here the leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn talks about the importance of local newspapers and their crucial
