DAN Carter’s delicious lob helped to consign much-changed Worcester City to an early League Cup exit at Midland One Littleton. Quick-thinking Carter found the net for the 11th time this season with a sumptuous effort from outside the box that sailed
A YOUNG couple have been banned from keeping pets for life after starving a dog to death. Danielle Rogers, aged 19, of Durham Road, Worcester, and Keeley Scott, aged 19, of Chedworth Drive, Worcester, admitted dumping the body of their starved
THE leader of Worcestershire County Council has signed a joint letter to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt over fears that "unrealistic" targets mean local authorities will lose out on millions in funding. Cllr Simon Geraghty is joined by the leaders
STEVE Rhodes says keeping hold of Worcestershire’s crop of exciting, young players is just as important as producing them via the club’s flourishing academy system. George Rhodes became the eighth Worcestershire player this summer to sign a new
IT is a “close call” on who will wear the number 10 shirt for Worcester Warriors’ battle with Gloucester at Kingsholm on Friday (7.45pm). With Tom Heathcote ruled out with concussion, director of rugby Gary Gold has a choice of either Sam Olver
FINANCIAL cuts have been blamed after it was revealed the council needs outside help to improve services for its most vulnerable children. We reported yesterday how a damning report by the Department for Education's Commissioner for Children's
PART of a former Park and Ride site will be sold to the Government to pave the way for a new school. City councillors voted to sell three acres of the five-acre property, in Perdiswell, Worcester, at a closed meeting on Tuesday. The Rivers
HEAVY rain denied promoted Old Vigornians victory on the final day at Avoncroft in Worcestershire Cricket League Second XI Division Three. The match was abandoned as a losing draw with the Worcester side on 102-2 needing 82 runs to win in 20 overs
A RESIDENT has criticised university students for not showing 'consideration and respect' after being woken by their loud late-night antics. Robin Roething, 53, says students shout loudly late at night near to his Infirmary Walk home, close to
THE final competitive events of the year took place with a capacity entry list at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb in perfect conditions.Burntwood driver Steve Barnard clinched the Midland Speed Championship title in his space-frame Audi TT for the second year
HOUSE provider Fortis Living are sponsoring Worcestershire Pride - the first event of its kind supporting the LGBT community.Fortis, which provides more than 15,000 homes throughout Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, decided to sponsor
DIRECTOR of rugby Gary Gold has been left cursing Worcester Warriors’ wretched injury luck after Matt Cox and Niall Annett suffered knocks in training yesterday. Flanker Cox damaged his bicep and Annett, who has recently overcome a hamstring problem
UPTON claimed the top prize in a regional horticultural campaign and has been nominated for a national contest. The town won the large village category and was awarded Gold in Heart of England in Bloom, following a visit from judges on Tuesday,
HAMILTON Chiwara insists he is content to be Worcester City’s flexible friend in spite of captain Tyler Weir’s departure. The 18-year-old made his first start for City when filling in for the suspended skipper at right-back against Quorn on Saturday
MUSIC and dance will be amongst the highlights as the first ever Worcestershire Pride takes place. The event, which is free and welcomes all, will feature live music and performances, a dance tent and a family area provided by Fortis Living.
A RICH Smith double gave Worcester Raiders a 2-1 home win over Gornal Athletic in West Midlands League Division One. Claines Lane-based Raiders are fourth in the table ahead of Saturday's trip to Kington Town (3pm). It was also a good day for
A PLAQUE using interactive smartphone technology is hoping to change perceptions of the construction industry. The Virtual World Plaque, located on Pendock Bridge in Pendock Village, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, enables users to access a unique smartphone
FORMER Worcester Sixth Form College student Emily Burton has been crowned world under 20s duathlon champion. The 18-year-old's success for Great Britain at the Multi-Sport World Championship Festival in Penticton, Canada, follows victory at the
HUNDREDS of enthusiastic photographers have joined the Worcester News Camera Club's new facebook group.We set up the club up last month to bring together like-minded photographers and offer them the chance to have their images published and potentially
WORCESTER gained a 57-shot victory 126-69 over visitors Gloucester City. The game was played as two wood triples as due to a misunderstanding the visitors arrived with each member only having two bowls. After a close first five ends Worcester
WORCESTER'S Community Bowls Club held a competition in memory of Dave Jones who died earlier this year. Twenty-four bowlers played in a pairs challenge split into two groups. The winners after a close game going into an extra end was Jake
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE boss Mick Newell has denied rumours suggesting Worcestershire's Joe Clarke is set to sign for the Trent Bridge side. Worcestershire's County Championship Division Two promotion and title rivals have captured all-rounder Paul Coughlin
A MAN has been charged with murder after a 45-year-old was found with stab wounds. Police revealed "loving father" Andrew Owen was found with knife wounds to his neck and abdomen after officers responded to reports of a disturbance at a Bewdley
OLIVIA has replaced Amelia as the most popular name given to baby girls in England and Wales in 2016, official statistics show.Oliver, the top name for baby boys, remained in the number one spot for the fourth year in a row, data released by the Office
A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital after a crash in the city. The rider came off his bike, this morning, at the roundabout near Worcestershire Royal Hospital, where Newtown Road meets Nunnery Way. The patient was taken to hospital with suspected
MARTIN Hill again claimed best batsman honours at Bredon Cricket Club’s 2017 awards. Hill, who also won the accolade last season, notched up a batting average of 57.50 in first team league games for the club. Dominic Fenney, with an average
Morticia and her unique family Gomez, Wednesday, Pugsley, Grandma and Uncle Fester better known as The Addams Family woooh, best not forget towering manservant Lurch and their Ancesters served up a treat of the creepiest and kookiest, most mysterious
THE MUSIC of Elvis Presley will soar to help the Air Ambulance at a charity concert at The Railway Club in Honeybourne, this weekend.The King is dead, but long live impersonator Ricki Starr, who will have the all moves and the jump suits.There will be
PLEASE meet lovely boy Monty, who is a six-year-old American Bulldog in the care of RSPCA Worcester & Mid-Worcestershire Branch. Sadly, before he came into the charity's care Monty had not been treated well, but you would not realise he's been
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 16-year-old who died in a crash. Samual Lewis Orchard, from Salford Priors crashed in Buckle Street, Honeybourne last Thursday at 1.20pm. He sustained serious head injuries in the crash with a silver Land Rover
WORCESTERSHIRE chairman Stephen Taylor paid tribute to the impact at New Road of outgoing CEO Tom Scott as he announced plans to start the search for his successor. Tom Scott has signalled his intention to leave the County at the end of a three-month
Where is Mrs Christie?/Swan Theatre, Worcester FOR someone so acutely attuned to the human condition, the greatest thriller writer of all time certainly displayed an astonishing naivety as far as the Press were concerned. Agatha Christie vanished
A 21-year-old man died after a car crashed into a tree and burst into flames. The crash happened at around 4.30pm on Tuesday in Buckle Street on the way to Honeybourne. Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire
WORCESTER City Centre law firm SME Solicitors has added to the firm’s raft of specialist solicitors with the appointment a new face. David Denovan-Smith has been appointed to the firm in Sansome Walk within its commercial litigation, dispute resolution
Top story: £100,000 to be spent on new ground for city football club. Today's weather: Expect rain and temperatures of around 17C. Traffic and travel: The roads look clear this morning. What's On: Coffee morning at the Guildhall. Picture
MANAGER John Snape reckons Worcester City have enough quality to avoid any panic over the departure of fans' favourite Tyler Weir The 26-year-old right-back stood by the club despite triple relegation over the summer but was lured away by Hednesford
A WORCESTER-born wrestler who has fought in the US, Africa and Japan returns to the city after six years this weekend. Born and raised in Vincent Road, Worcester, ex-Nunnery Wood student Jonny Rose has spent the last two decades wrestling around
THIS was the scene after a hit and run crash which saw a tractor plough into a home near Pershore. The vehicle smashed into the property's utility room and tore down its exterior wall, causing damage to its water pipes. The occupants had to
