GARY Gold’s “simple philosophy” paid dividends in guiding Worcester Warriors to Aviva Premiership safety, admits head coach Carl Hogg. Gold pitched up at Sixways as the new director of rugby with Warriors just one point above a resurgent Bristol
RGS pupils from Year Seven and Year Eight built and displayed a show garden at the Royal Horticultural Society Malvern Spring Festival 2017. Emma Pickersgill, Hattie Clarke, Katie Downes, Lillian Heyburn and Issy Pepperall have spent six months at the
DARYL Mitchell’s unbeaten half-century helped put Worcestershire in control on the opening day at Northamptonshire's sunny Wantage Road. Having bowled the hosts out for 238 in Specsavers County Championship Division Two the opener's 52 not out
FIREFIGHTERS have been called out to two incident in the county this Friday afternoon. Just after 2pm an Evesham crew attended a crash on the junction of A46 and the B4078 for Sedgeberrow. One person was released from a car uninjured by firefighters
WORCESTER residents have been enjoying the sweltering heat but have been warned to enjoy it while it lasts. Temperatures at one point on Friday reached a scorching 27C - making it the hottest day of the year so far. The higher temperatures have been caused
SNOOKER legend Willie Thorne is to be the VIP guest at an event to raise money for Worcestershire sports charity CG5. The popular sportsman will speak at the charity’s golf day and dinner at The Bank House Hotel, Bransford, next Friday supporting
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers defender Jordan Tunnicliffe has opted to sign for Vanarama National League North champions AFC Fylde. Tunnicliffe had been with Harriers since December 2014, going on to make 77 appearances, including more than 50 last season
A CLEAN up operation has been taking place on a Worcester car park after travellers left the site. Around eight caravans and campervans originally moved onto the site in April, then more arrived, and there been a presence on the site for around six weeks
TRYING to make Worcester Warriors’ defence “rock solid” will be a main objective in pre-season, according to head coach Carl Hogg. South African Omar Mouneimne has joined the coaching team at Sixways as the new defence and kicking strategy coach
A NEW poll has slashed the Conservative's lead over Labour to just five points - the smallest margin since Theresa May became Prime Minister. If replicated in the June 8 General Election it would put the Worcester seat on a knife-edge, with Tory Robin
HEAD coach Carl Hogg says he learned a “huge amount” from his tough spell in charge of Worcester Warriors. The former Scotland international admits there were “a number of mitigating factors” during his time in the Sixways hot-seat. Hogg was initially
WORCESTERSHIRE have launched a staunch defence of ticket prices for their much-anticipated Royal London One-Day Cup semi-final at New Road. Chief executive Tom Scott insists £25 for members is “incredibly well priced” despite charging three times
WORCESTER fencer Abigail Watkins has risen to ninth in the Great Britain senior women's epée rankings. The Royal Grammar School Worcester pupil, 15, was sixth in the British Youth Championship for under 16s and 18th at the FIE European Satellite
WORCESTER Cathedral is hosting two exciting new events for children and families. this week.Between Wednesday and Friday visitors will be able to embark on the ‘Following the footsteps’ pilgrimage tour which explores different parts of the cathedral through
PEOPLE in Worcestershire are being given the opportunity to delve into the past and find out more about our ancestors. A workshop next week will help people identify archives containing thousands of Worcestershire’s residents from the past.On Wednesday
ROYAL BLOOD will soon have a new album to promote and they're making plans for a tour that will bring them to Brum.On June 16, their second album ‘How Did We Get So Dark?’ will be released and the band has already announced details of their first
OMBERSLEY make the short trip to Kidderminster for a Birmingham and District Cricket League Premier Division derby tomorrow (noon). Third-placed Ombersley have triumphed in three of their first four games but the winless Chester Road North hosts are
CAMPAIGNERS have made an impassioned plea for Worcestershire to take in more Syrian refugees - saying the county has an opportunity to "save lives". Ruth Forecast, who helped lead the campaign to get 50 Syrians settled into Worcestershire over
CHADDESLEY Corbett finish their point-to-point season with the Albrighton and Woodland (South) meeting on Monday. Every point-to-point at the venue has proved popular this season and the next event, with the first race off at 1.30pm, has attracted
AN award has been launched to publicise the work done by young people in the community.Young Good Citizens of 2017 has been launched for this year by West Mercia Police as part of the aim to deliver a positive message about young people.The police would
THE Conservative leadership at Worcestershire County Council has refused to rule out axing the role of chief executive - with a crunch debate due to be held on it in July. Leader Councillor Simon Geraghty has asked an in-house appointments panel
THERE were no women on the stage in Shakespeare's day, and the Festival Players Theatre Company are maintaining the tradition with a tour that gives local people plenty of chances to be in the audience.On offer will be the comedy, The Merry Wives
THERE were no women on the stage in Shakespeare's day, and the Festival Players Theatre Company are maintaining the tradition with a tour that gives local people plenty of chances to be in the audience.On offer will be the comedy, The Merry Wives
MORE than £1,000 has been raised for two charities after a string of fundraising events.Black Pear Joggers who are based at Perdiswell Leisure Centre, have raised £1,174.97 each for Maggs Day Centre and YSS Worcestershire Young Carers.Paul Evans, club
A PAYROLL "fiasco" has hit teaching staff and carers - with Worcestershire County Council accused of presiding over an embarrassing cock-up after letting a private company run the service. The roll-out of a new automated payment system has seen
THE happy elephant in the room during a gig at The Fleece in Evesham might just be acclaimed musical talent from north of the border.The Highland-based neo-trad quintet known as The Elephant Sessions are set to entertain a Worcestershire audience.After
THE happy elephant in the room during a gig at The Fleece in Evesham might just be acclaimed musical talent from north of the borderThe Highland-based neo-trad quintet known as The Elephant Sessions are set to entertain a Worcestershire audience.After
Organisers are thanking everyone who has already given jumble for tomorrow's sale (May 27) at Berrow Village Hall in aid of Cancer Research and Little Princess Trust. Bring any jumble in the morning, and you can also contact Janet Pitt (telephone 01531
DARYL Mitchell has revealed his pride at joining Worcestershire's 10,000 run club - and set his sights on climbing a lot higher up the list before he eventually retires. But the 33-year-old insists contributing bucketloads of runs for the good
JACK Shantry says Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes has made "one of the best signings in county cricket this season" in Nathan Lyon. The Australian off-spinner is playing his second County Championship Division Two game during his
Star Wars fans will be feeling the force today as the blockbuster space saga celebrates its 40th anniversary. The first film in the hugely successful sci-fi series, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, was unveiled in the US 40 years ago on May 25,
WORCESTERSHIRE director of cricket Steve Rhodes says it is only a matter of time before the runs start piling again up for "immense talent" Joe Clarke. Rhodes is confident a "big score is around the corner" from Clarke who was Worcestershire's highest
“CLASS act” Jack Singleton has received glowing praise from former England forward Phil Dowson ahead of his senior international debut. The 21-year-old hooker has been handed a starting jersey for the Old Mutual Wealth Cup clash with the Barbarians
BUDDING young rock stars in Worcestershire are being offered their chance to shine in a West End hitAndrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit West End production of School of Rock – The Musical will hold open auditions on Saturday July 15 in Birmingham.Up for grabs
COLWALL chairman Kim Berry is not pressing the panic button and is confident his team can kick-start their Worcestershire League Division One campaign. The Stowe Lane outfit, who finished runners-up last season, are bottom of the division after
TWO dedicated fundraisers will walk from Worcester to Bristol at the weekend for Malvern Special Families.Kerrin Fearns and Briony Mills set themselves the challenge of walking the length of the Severn Way which runs over 200 miles from Plynlimon in Wales
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council's incoming 'interim' chief executive, the well-travelled Stephen Stewart, led the creation of a unitary council for Northumberland in 2009 which saw seven smaller authorities abolished. Does this mean the Grim Reaper
LEDBURY is looking forward to a double celebration, in the form of the town's long-established poetry festival and the brand new Ledbury Fringe.The aim of the Ledbury Fringe is "to showcase local musicians and celebrate local venues that continue
MORE than £1,000 was raised from a charity golf tournament in aid of a fundraising campaign.Staff from Evesham vinyl flooring specialist Karndean Designflooring sponsored and took part in the tournament at Bidford-Upon-Avon Golf Club.The tournament raised
GRAHAM Browning delivered a stunning ride to secure VC Sevale’s challenging hilly time trial title. The race in Welland saw Browning win in 33 minutes 33 seconds, pushing Jez Pile into second place with 33.57. Worcester St John’s rider Rob
MANOR Park have put the success of their junior squash and racketball section down to the influence of professional coach Josh Saysell. The club hosted its first ever England Squash Manor Park Junior Open Bronze event in April which attracted more
THE queen for this year's Worcester Carnival has been announced. Katie Cooper, 23, will wear the crown whilst Jess Pinches, 29, has been appointed princess before she takes on the top job in 2018. Carnival president, Cllr Alan Feeney, who sat
Top story Owners of Worcester bar hit with music ban after being caught playing unlicensed music Weather Another bright and sunny day with highs of 25C Traffic It's all looking quiet on the roads this morning What's on Wayne Denton's Celebration
THE owners of a Worcester bar were banned from playing music by a High Court judge after they failed to apply for the correct licence.Mr Justice Birss imposed the ban on JJPB Limited and John Paul Batterton, the proprietors of Keystones cocktail bar at
Six Malvern Triathlon Club members competed in four events over the last two weeks. Henry Walker tackled the Worcester Lakeside Triathlon’s double sprint event, comprising 1500m open water swim, 60k undulating bike and 10k flat run. He was second
LEDBURY Swimming Club’s rising stars Seb Roffey, Max Rice, Molly Schofield and Eve Watson held their own at the ASA West Midlands Championships in Coventry. Schofield, 13, qualified for five events and notably clinched silver in the 50-metre butterfly
