COUNCIL chiefs have provided a springboard to get a plan 'to bring City home' off the ground, including through a cash injection. In May, the Worcester News exclusively revealed that council-owned land off Parsonage Way in Warndon, Worcester, had
FIREFIGHTERS from across the county have been honoured for their service at a special awards ceremony. The annual event entitled Worcestershire Medals and Awards Ceremony, held at Worcester Guildhall, praised staff for their outstanding service and commitment
OUTSIDE help must be brought in to support Worcestershire County Council children's services team, it has been announced. Essex County Council has been formally appointed as Worcestershire's Improvement Partner, with experts from London working
LEADERS Worcestershire have moved closer to securing promotion from Specsavers County Championship Division Two. The County began this week knowing a maximum of 11 points were required from the final match with Durham at New Road from September
WORCESTER Warriors’ “shining light” François Hougaard is set to make a surprise return to the Aviva Premiership bottom club. Director of rugby Gary Gold revealed the “talismanic” and “world class” scrum-half had been released by South Africa following
GERRY Rebbeck and Dave Ryall enjoyed home comforts at Bransford Golf Club's record-breaking Senior Open Pairs' Betterball. Some 132 players from as far afield as Nuneaton, Ansty and Monmouth participated but it was the host club's duo that
DOCTORS have warned that popular toy Nerf guns can lead to serious injuries. Experts from the UK's leading eye hospital said bullets from the guns and blasters could lead to internal bleeding around the eye as well as issues such as blurred vision
DAVE Turner claimed the bragging rights in The Worcestershire Golf Club's Meredith Cup after a ding-dong battle with Chris Jolley. The final of the individual matchplay tournament was fought out over 36 holes of nip-and-tuck golf with Turner's
Managing director Gus Mackay has made a statement on Worcester Warriors' future. Statement in full "You may be aware of recent media reports regarding the future of the club and, as season Ticket holders, I just wanted to clarify to you our
DROITWICH Spa BG under 21s picked up back-to-back points for the first time with a 1-1 draw at a good Sutton Coldfield Town side despite going down to 10 men. They followed up a 2-0 win at Highgate United in the Midland League Under 21s West Division
YOUNGSTER Grace Bowen held her nerve to help The Worcestershire Golf Club's ladies avoid relegation with victory over Nuneaton. Twelve-year-old Bowen, who played off a handicap of 10, captain Diane Meakin, Jackie Marks and Chris Urry all comfortably
DROITWICH Spa Hockey Club's women's firsts opened their friendlies with a 4-2 home win over Worcester thirds. Spa's Abigail Latham scored an excellent deflection after Lorna Davidson fiercely hit the ball to the back stick. Another swift break
A CAMPING trip can be hard work. Especially if you have kids – the sheer amount of stuff you have to pack and think about can be overwhelming. And never more than in autumn, when it might be muddy, wet, and cold. However – camping in autumn can
AN equaliser five minutes from time saw Malvern Town drop points for the first time this season in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Black Country Rangers. In truth, Town had to weather a hefty storm early on but fought back from a goal down to lead through
DROITWICH Spa progressed to the Presidents Cup second round by beating Knowle 4-2 on penalties after an entertaining 2-2 draw at Walshes Meadow. After Spa’s 1-0 win over the same opponents in the league two weeks before, the visitors were intent
THE Worcestershire Cricket League Second XI Division Two title belongs to Droitwich after they held their nerve in the crunch clash with Cookley. Cookley took the winning draw but could not overhaul Spa who went into the fixture with a 19-point
A FAMILY will cycle from Worcester to Lyme Regis in memory of a former Worcester Grammar School pupil. James Milbourne died in July 2015 from cardiac arrest as a result of undiagnosed sarcoidosis, aged just 29. Before he died, Mr Milbourne
GREAT Witley's magnificent Baroque church was a perfect venue for a fund-raising concert which raised more than £7,000 for the charity Mandalay School for the Deaf. It was also held to celebrate the life and work of the charity's founder
BOSS John Snape hopes City's Tom Fishwick will be ready to face any storm brewed by Littleton having survived Hurricane Irma. The Worcester defender was in the United States to attend a wedding when the disaster hit but thankfully emerged unscathed
WORCESTER Warriors have signed scrum-half Jono Kitto on a short-term loan deal from Leicester Tigers as injury cover. With number nines Luke Baldwin (bicep) and Jonny Arr (concussion) out injured director of rugby Gary Gold has acted quickly to
A WORCESTERSHIRE marketing agency is celebrating a flurry of new business including four new clients. Bromsgrove-based Gough Bailey Wright, which provides PR, creative design, digital marketing and specialist property PR services, has been appointed by
THEY say dogs are a man’s best friend, and that is certainly the case for a hearing-impaired volunteer at Dogs Trust Evesham who has formed a bond with Lollie, a deaf Crossbreed. Phoebe Curtis, 18, from Stratford-Upon-Avon became a volunteer at the Wickhamford-based
LOCK Will Spencer is unlikely to return for Worcester Warriors until the start of October as he continues to recover from an ankle injury. Warriors have confirmed the powerful forward still faced up to three weeks on the sidelines after being struck
A GUNMAN demanded entry to a garage in an attempted armed robbery. Now police have released this picture and have asked for your help. A man with a gun went to the Texaco garage in Tolladine Road in the early hours of the morning and demanded
A WORCESTERSHIRE lorry driver has been spoken to after a horror crash killed four people on the M5. The crash on Saturday between junctions 14 and 15 saw a box van/lorry travelling along the M5 southbound carriageway and crashing through the central
INJURY-hit Worcester Warriors have received a double boost after hooker Jack Singleton and full-back Chris Pennell returned to training. Director of rugby Gary Gold raised concerns over Singleton's fitness after the front rower was forced off with
PERSHORE'S seconds slammed their Nuneaton counterparts by 203 runs to gain promotion to Birmingham League Division One (2nd XI). Defending a single-point advantage over rivals Stratford, Pershore plundered 20 points in style to go one better than
EIGHTEEN Evesham Jubilee AS members travelled to Tirley Court for a club match where excellent weights were recorded. Nine members broke the 100lb barrier in a match that had 1,872lb of fish caught averaging 104lb an angler. Chris Taylor caught
WORCESTER musicians are backing a national campaign to raise money for the homeless charity Crisis.Musicians Against Homelessness returns to The Marr's Bar this Friday (September 22) after a successful concert last year.The event will see Thousand
THE son of a popular man who drowned with his partner in a swimming pool has raised more than £1,300 for a drowning prevention charity by running a half marathon in his memory. Steve Winfield ran the Worcester city half-marathon in memory of his
HALF-back pairing Jonny Arr and Tom Heathcote are expected to miss Friday’s trip to Gloucester in the Aviva Premiership with concussion (7.45pm). The duo both suffered bangs to the head in Worcester Warriors’ 41-10 loss to Exeter Chiefs last Friday
BOSS Steve Rhodes would welcome other Worcestershire players emulating Ross Whiteley and playing in T20 tournaments this winter to widen their experience of the game's short format. Rapids all-rounder Ross Whiteley, who has smashed 62 sixes in
GIANT vegetables and artisan cider are just two of the attractions at the Malvern Autumn Show taking place this weekend at the Three Counties Showground. The show celebrates the great British harvest festival with a feast of family entertainment
TWO cows were rescued from the bank of the River Severn near Bushley.Fire services from Pershore and Evesham attended the incident at 8.54am on the morning of Tuesday September 19.
STEVE Rhodes believes the 10-day break from action before the finale of the campaign will give Worcestershire's bowlers a chance to recharge their batteries. The County’s director of cricket understands the view it would be ideal to play again
NORTH Midlands Under 18s start season preparations with an assessment evening at Droitwich tomorrow (6pm). Birmingham play Worcestershire in the opening match over 20 minutes each way followed by Shropshire and Herefordshire at 6.50pm. The
WORCESTER Wolves eased past Bristol Flyers 87-71 in pre-season action at the University of Worcester Arena.Newly-appointed club captain Ashton Khan started the scoreboard ticking with a basket and bonus free throw.His back-court companion Elvisi Dusha
INQUIRIES are continuing into an incident where a 14-year-old boy had his phone stolen by three other boys.The boy was approached on Brickfields Road, Worcester, by another youth who said his friend had hurt his arm nearby and they needed help to call
TODAY is your last chance to enter our competition to win a signed Tour of Britain jersey.We've teamed up with OVO Energy, proud sponsor of the Tour of Britain, to give one lucky reader the chance to win a replica leader’s jersey, signed by the winner
THE Perdiswell sports pitches are back up and running after their official opening following a £330,000 Worcester City Council investment. Five new full-sized football and one rugby pitch have been created on council-owned land by Perdiswell Leisure
EXASPERATED boss Paul Collicutt vowed to address Evesham United's defeat to Wimborne with a cool head despite his ire over Sunday's performance.The Robins were rocked by two late Toby Holmes strikes having led through Archie Haskayne's first
LAPSES in concentration and poor game management are costing Worcester Warriors, admits experienced number eight Gerrit-Jan van Velze. Warriors slumped to their third straight defeat in the Aviva Premiership last Friday as Exeter Chiefs ran out
A WORCESTER charity is appealing for help so they can send Christmas shoeboxes to deprived children around the world. Operation Christmas Child is asking local businesses for space in a warehouse during November so its volunteers can check, collect
A LIST of cancelled flights has been published by Ryanair. The list comes after the budget airline said it was shelving up to 50 flights daily over the next six weeks due to the over-allocation of pilots' holidays during a relatively busy period
IS it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a new robot lawnmower. The futuristic lawnmower, which you could be forgiven for mistaking for the Batmobile, is the latest member of the ground-keeping staff at a Malvern-based golf club. Not only does
A CHARITY dog walk last weekend in Malvern raised over £250 for Leukaemia CARE, a national blood cancer charity based in Worcester.Over 40 dogs entered the competition categories, with prizes donated and presented by local traders.After the competitions
THEY are one of the features of the Malvern Hills, the benches where weary ramblers can rest their tired legs and drink in the views across the Severn plain towards the Cotswolds, or alternatively the westward vistas towards the mountains of Wales.
A LOYAL worker has retired after 49 years of service at the same company. Paul Carr, 64, had been working at Transcal Engineering in Racecourse Road, Pershore since he left school before finally retiring last Thursday.Mr Carr worked as a fitter and welder
Top story Teenager back in court over cannabis Weather Sunny intervals and patches of cloud to alternate throughout the day Travel Slow traffic on the M42 in Worcestershire What's on Friends (Worcester) Pub Night at The Talbot from 8.30pm
A TEENAGER convicted of drug dealing was caught with cannabis in Worcester. Amaar Chaudhry admitted possession of cannabis in Worcester, a drug he had previously been been convicted for supplying, when he appeared before city magistrates on Thursday
ALMA recorded their first Worcester and District Skittles League Division Two win of the season by 21 pins 405-384 over Avengers. The Droitwich Road hosts took the second leg by 15 after dropping the opener by a single pin. Avengers claimed
