A WORCESTER News reporter has tweeted from the scene in Greece where a bomb exploded inside the car of former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos. Mr Papademos and two Bank of Greece employees were injured in the blast earlier today and were described
FORMER Hereford MP Paul Keetch has died aged 56. Mr Keetch, a Lib Dem MP for Hereford from 1997 to 2010, died yesterday in London, his family announced in a statement today. First elected to Hereford City Council at the age of 21, Mr Keetch
A MUM with a rare genetic condition that will eventually rob her of her hearing has been raising awareness of the illness.Derrie Tustin visited Cranham Primary School in Worcester to talk about neurofibromatosis, a neuro-genetic condition.Pupils collected
RGS Worcester has been recognised as an Apple Distinguished School for the next two years. The accolade comes after the school introduced the RGS Worcester digital learning programme across all of its three schools. The programme is helping
THE public must be the eyes and ears of the police to help protect against terrorism, according to a police chief. West Mercia's Assistant Chief Constable Martin Evans urged people to report any suspicious activity, no matter how small, to help officers
ROYAL Grammar School Worcester's first XI opened their season with six straight wins to go joint top in the United Kingdom in schools’ cricket. They beat Malvern College in the National Twenty20 knockout with two overs left, scoring 150-5 in reply
POLICE have found a Worcester woman suffering from dementia. An appeal was put out after Sue Kempton, 74, went missing yesterday after last being seen at The Crown in Broad Street at 11.10am yesterday morning. A West Mercia Police spokesman said
A MOVE to stop schools from being turned into polling stations has secured cross-party backing at Worcestershire County Council today. In a rare move at County Hall, councillors decided to unite as one to back a motion calling for the practice
DESPITE making their best start to a season in almost 30 years, director of cricket Steve Rhodes insists Worcestershire must keep their feet ‘firmly on the ground’. The County have won their opening three Specsavers County Championship Division
A COURSE record was smashed as runners flocked to the Worcester half and full marathon run by Tempo Events for the sixth year. The growing contest involving 1,012 finishers overall was based from Sixways Stadium and the 26.219-mile distance took
La Cage Aux Folles lifted the spirit of everyone in the theatre on Tuesday evening on the opening night in Bristol following the heart breaking news of the tradegy in Manchester twenty one hours earlier. The first ever tour of the award winning
THE new-look Conservative cabinet has been unveiled at Worcestershire County Council today - with the leader opting to increase it in size. Councillor Simon Geraghty has decided to trigger a major-shake up of his Tory administration, going with 10
FIVE Worcester women are set to cycle 100km through London’s streets in aid of ‘Women versus Cancer’. The group, calling themselves The Cyclopaths, will complete their 6.5 hour ride at night, setting off from Windsor Castle at 10.30pm, sporting bike and
BRAVE fundraisers will be getting a bird’s eye view of Worcestershire as they prepare to pull in the pounds for the county’s only dedicated sight charity.They will be launching themselves from one of Worcester’s tallest buildings and abseiling to the
MESSAGES of condolence and sympathy have been sent from France to the Mayor of Worcester, following the attack in Manchester on Monday night.Officials from two of Worcester’s twin towns in France contacted the Mayor, Councillor Steve Mackay, to express
MANOR Park Bowling Club slumped to a heavy 31-shot defeat to Gloucester City, two days after losing to Worcester. B Morgan, A Taylor, A Thompson and P McMahon claimed a 24-11 victory, while S Childs, D Starkey, N Kenward and R Orgill won 16-13
MANY Malvern anglers were left disappointed as very few fish were caught in the final Spring League match at the Mythe pool near Tewkesbury. Remarkably, the biggest catches were bream in the order of three or four pounds with practically no small fish
WORCESTER Warriors academy coach Mike Hill has taken up a new role at Herefordshire club Luctonians. Hill, who has played for Stourbridge, Birmingham Solihull and Newport, is the forwards coach at the National League Two North outfit. Hill
PAUL Meakin triumphed in The Worcestershire Golf Club’s Seniors’ Open by the narrowest of margins. The event was a sell-out with more than 90 contestants from 30 clubs participating, some from as far away as Halifax. But it was the home players
URSULA Pearson defied the elements to win The Worcestershire Golf Club’s Members’ Cup. The nine-handicapper showed admirable consistency in wet and windy conditions, going out in 39 and back in 42. She carded eight pars and one birdie to take the
EVIE Richards made her mark on the international stage as she claimed the silver medal at the cross-country UCI Mountain Bike World Cup of 2017 in Czech Republic. It was the first time Richards had landed a place on the podium in an international mountain
PETE Moore and Grant Hume clinched the Ripple Cup at Manor Park Tennis Club. The duo beat Mike Marks and Steve Williams 6/1 in the final while the plate winners were Paul Burgess and Mark Davies who defeated Dave Hallam and Duncan Rowberry.
NO ONE could live with Graham Wallace’s power off the tee or accuracy as he convincingly won Bransford Golf Club’s prestigious Hope Cup. Wallace, who normally plays off a handicap of two, carded a splendid one-under par 71 as he won by ten clear shots
A CENTURY from Phil Chaundy in difficult conditions helped West Malvern gain a winning draw over Bromsgrove and stretch their lead at the top of Worcestershire League Division Four to 17 points. While his partners struggled, Chaundy notched 119
MALVERN Victoria Bowling Club could not reward new captain Phil Wiggins with a victory as they suffered back-to-back defeats. They did manage to win one rink against Tewkesbury with Christine Jones, Eddie King, Dave Hemsley and Shirley Smith finishing
JACK Mackintosh claimed five wickets as Barnards Green defied the weather and the odds to beat Shifnal in a low-scoring game. The visitors appeared to be in the driving seat in the Birmingham League Division One encounter when they reduced the hosts
A PAIR of Malvern Joggers showed no fear in Transylvania as they completed a 50k ultra run. Steve Roode and Jon Newey faced frightening thunderstorms in a Romanian town best known for vampires. Newey did it in seven hours two minutes 45 seconds
EARLY batting failures proved costly for Colwall as they went down by five wickets at home to local rivals Eastnor in Worcestershire League Division One. Asked to bat on a lively pitch, Joe Blight was first to go for the basement side, caught off
THE JIVE Aces will visit Tewkesbury for the first time this June, and that should be reason enough for a local audience to "Jump, Jive and Wail" during a lively show at The Roses Theatre. A spokesman said: "The Jive Aces are the UK'
THE JIVE Aces will visit Tewkesbury for the first time this June, and that should be reason enough for a local audience to "Jump, Jive and Wail" during a lively show at The Roses Theatre. A spokesman said: "The Jive Aces are the UK'
A LARGE field entered the premier mixed competition at Worcester Golf and Country Club with husband and wife Shaun and Margaret Thomas taking the Amery Cup on countback. Played to a foursomes stableford format the winning pair recorded 37 points
A BRACE from Sam Clark fired Worcester’s Christopher Whitehead Language College's to the Year 11 county football title for the second successive year. Captain Jake Cavens was outstanding for the college who sealed a 3-2 win after extra-time against
YOUNG Leighton Hine returned to form after injury by winning the Stephen Misters Memorial at Ravenmeadow and Perdiswell Park Golf Club. Hine won in style at the Worcester course having carded 61 nett with birdies on the second, fifth and 15th holes
POP-UP Opera will be popping up all over the place locally this summer.On offer will be a rarely-seen opera from the late eighteenth century, Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto - The Secret Marriage - which tells what happens when a rich Italian businessman
HEREFORD boss Pete Beadle expressed an interest in four Evesham United players, according to Robins’ chief Paul Collicutt. Prolific marksman Lance Smith and winger Garyn Preen have both agreed terms with Southern League Premier Division Hereford
ONE of Worcestershire’s most popular music festivals is returning to the county this summer with a mission to break records for a worthwhile cause.Woo Fest, which raises money for St Richard’s Hospice, will be held on Saturday July 8 at The Drum and Monkey
A MINUTE'S silence was observed outside Worcester Police Station, and across the city, to remember the victims of the Manchester concert suicide bombing. Twenty-two people were killed and 64 injured after suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated
ENGLAND one-day captain Eoin Morgan was full of praise for Moeen Ali after his man of the match performance in the 72-run win over South Africa at Headingley. Moeen blazed 77 runs off 51 balls with five sixes and five fours and shared in a stand
WITH his famous-sounding name, Bill Lennon should perhaps be doing a tribute act as as Beatle, and not as the balladeer Bob Dylan; so what can the audience at the Artrix expect, when he takes to the stage there, this June? Bill said: "It's a
GOAL shooter Eleanor Cardwell says Severn Stars are “desperate” for victory when they take on Hertfordshire Mavericks in their final home game of the season tomorrow night (7.30pm) after coming agonisingly close in their first encounter. Stars
THE man often hailed as "the world’s greatest living explorer’, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, will be making his way to Malvern Theatres this summer.His exploits, escapades and expeditions have taken him in almost every direction imaginable around the globe
TALENTED hooker Jack Singleton is poised to make his senior England debut against the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday (3pm). The 21-year-old front row forward has been named in England's starting line-up for the Old Mutual Wealth Cup match.
MALVERN College will be defending the George Chesterton Cup when the annual T20 finals day takes place at New Road next Tuesday. A 34-ball century from Worcestershire Academy player Josh Haynes led Malvern to defeat Wrekin College with six overs
MAN-of-the-match Moeen Ali smashed an unbeaten 77 off just 51 balls and picked up two wickets - including the prized one of AB de Villiers - as England defeated South Africa by 72 runs in the opening One Day International at Headingley. The Worcestershire
BUSH look forward to autumn with a new album to promote and a European headline tour, which includes a date in Birmingham.The band's seventy studio album is Black and White Rainbows, and front man Gavin Rossdale will take to the stage fresh from
IT will cost Worcester City's adult fans £8 to watch Midland League Premier Division home games from the Victoria Ground terraces next season. Season tickets for City, who have dropped three levels and will ground-share with Bromsgrove Sporting for
WORDSMITHS and musicians will join forces for an Evesham Festival of Words fringe event.Song writers Colin Pitts and Mike Weaver will take to the stage with local poets, Sue Johnson and Bob Woodroofe "to create an interesting evening of music and
WORCESTER City defender Tyler Weir is weighing up his options for next season after receiving five or six offers, writes Paul Rogers. Weir was Worcester’s player of the year last term and and has been with the club for five years. However,
A FAMILY of fearless fundraisers are set to become superheroes next month to raise money for a Worcester hospice. Lesley Cornish, her husband Mark, 45, and children Alice, 15, and Emily and Matthew, both aged 13, will be pushing themselves to the limit
PERSHORE venue, Number 8, is promising a hot summer ahead, with a variety of crowd-pleasing screenings and events planned for the sunniest time of the year.Highlights of the summer season will include Pershore Operatic and Dramatic Society’s vibrant new
ART should get people talking says Humph Hack, curator of exhibitions at Malvern Theatres.But in introducing the latest exhibition at the venue, Mr Hack admits it's not always so easy to second guess the taste of the visiting public.He said: "
A DERELICT building in the centre of Horsefair, Kidderminster, started to collapse to the ground last night. Firefighters were called to the derelict old post office on the junction of Blackwell Street and Radford Avenue, in Kidderminster, at around
A GENERAL Election hustings is taking place at a Worcester school, it has emerged. All the city's parliamentary candidates have been invited to Nunnery Wood High School on Friday, June 2 to be grilled by a packed audience. The event has been
A WORCESTER councillor has made a plea for the old Sansome Walk swimming pool to not became a housing plot, urging city leaders: "Don't throw it away". Councillor Alan Feeney says the crumbling site is large enough to feature both green open space
1. Top Story: Extra police patrols will help keep Worcestershire people safe over bank holiday weekend. 2. Weather: Another dry and very warm day ahead - temperatures expected to peak at 26C at around 4pm. 3. Traffic and travel: Fairly quietly
ONCE again it's time for the moment you've all been waiting for - the announcement of this year's Worcester News Baby of the Year.The lucky winner this year is 26-month-old Ada Unwin from Astley, near Stourport, who also won the 19-36 month
HALFWAY House angler Colin Bradley recorded his first win of the club’s new season on Church Farm pool when he put four hefty carp onto the scales. From peg 28 Bradley found his opening pole line at nine metres unproductive so a change to meat
WORCESTER'S Green Party parliamentary candidate says the stakes for June 8 could hardly be higher - and not just with Brexit looming. Councillor Louis Stephen is making his third attempt to become Worcester's MP, saying he wants to be considered
