WORCESTER Warriors were made to pay for a slow start as Gloucester condemned their local rivals to a fourth successive Aviva Premiership defeat, losing 24-19.But a late revival, triggered by two Perry Humphreys tries, ensured they did not leave Kingsholm
A PERSON was rescued by firefighters after unattended cooking sparked a blaze in Worcester. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue service were called to the scene in Spring Hill, Worcester at about 9pm this evening (Friday, September 22) following
TWO cars collided in Malvern this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene in Marlbank Road, Welland, near Malvern, just after 9.20am. A Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crew from Upton made the vehicles safe.
AN Indian bakery has been given the go-ahead to satisfy the city's sweet tooth. Asians in Worcester currently travel to Birmingham to buy sweets, known as mithai, for weddings and other celebrations. But councillors have now signed off on plans
A WOMAN was raped in an early morning attack. Police said the woman was attacked when she was walking along a pathway near to Bromyard Road, St Johns at 3.45am on Thursday. Officers have not revealed the exact location of the attack. The
WORCESTERSHIRE'S promising paceman Pat Brown says he owes so much to his mother Marcia and father Darren for their support and commitment during his formative years at New Road. Brown has broken into the first-team squad in the second half of the
PLAYING fields with football and rugby facilities have officially opened in the city - providing a positive outlet for local kids. The opening was marked by a game of touch rugby between women's team, Worcester Valkyries, and Warriors' YMCA homeless
A FRAUDSTER stole more than £100,000 to fund his gambling addiction betraying kind-hearted business owners who treated him 'like family'. The ‘devastating’ fraud by Kelvin Bradley brought the cable company to the brink of ruin, forcing the owners
CONCERNS have been raised about a development next to a 'hazardous' city rat-run. Cllr James Stanley claimed the application to convert an outbuilding into a home in Bourne Street, Worcester, was not safe because drivers use the access street as
A HEALTH meeting by NHS bosses who hold the purse strings for care across Worcestershire are to meet later this month.The NHS South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning governing body meeting is set to take place at the Council Chamber, Malvern Hills
RUSS Cogger and Simon Gill won The Jubilee Bowls pairs on countback at Worcester Golf and Country Club.Forty years ago Eric Rodway introduced the competition into the programme at the club.Participants do not know who their partner will be until they
AN inspirational fashion designer and lecturer has been remembered four years after he lost his battle against a brain tumour. Simon Seivewright, a talented former King's School pupil whose clients included Vivienne Westwood, died aged 40.
MIKE Williams and Barry Monk won the Bill Moore seniors pairs matchplay final at Worcester's Ravenmeadow and Perdiswell Park.They defeated Geoff Jones and Joe Jackson one-up after starting the contest in persistent rain.The pairings halved 13 holes
WORCESTERSHIRE’S battle for promotion to Division One of the Specsavers County Championship is going to the final match of the season. The County are top of the table by six points ahead of the home clash with Durham from Monday (10.30am).
STAND-in boss and secretary Tom Stone insists Ashley Banner's decision to quit management will not threaten the future of Worcester Olympic. Stone and fellow player Gary Jones will take the reins for tomorrow's trip to Whaddon United reserves
A SUCCESSFUL leisure sector entrepreneur has chosen Worcester for his latest gym. Stuart Rosenberg is opening his latest Fitness4Less gym in Cathedral Square at 2pm on Monday, (September 25) - the recently-launched £20m mixed-use scheme in the
A TEENAGER’S ambition to become a professional mermaid has been beached as she is unable to find a pool that will let her use her fin-tastic tail. Leia Trigger, known as Mermaid Aries, is appealing to Worcestershire swimming pools to allow her
A CYCLIST suffered serious injuries in a Malvern crash. The crash between black Renault Megane convertible and a cyclist took place on Pickersleigh Road, just after 11.30am on Wednesday, September 20. The cyclist sustained a broken collar bone
JOINT-boss Lee Hughes has been leading the walk down Memory Lane this week as Worcester City embark on the road to Wembley. City kick off their first FA Vase campaign at Midland League Premier Division Boldmere St Michaels tomorrow (3pm) as one of the
A MAN has branded thieves who stole a motorbike ‘heartless’ as he calls on readers to help reunite his son with his pride and joy. The distinctive, baby blue Yamaha DT 125 supermoto bike was stolen from the bike bays by the Hive in Worcester on
The timing could not have been better for my wife and me as we drove on to the Condor Ferries trimaran on our trip bound for Jersey. Storms and remnants of other inclement weather had been rattling around the English Channel for a couple of days but
EVESHAM United boss Paul Collicutt has vowed to ring the changes for tomorrow's home clash with Barnstaple Town (3pm). The Robins had their wings clipped in a 2-1 defeat to Wimborne Town on Sunday with Collicutt quick to emphasise how far below
AN extended two bedroom cottage, 21 Lamb Bank, occupies an elevated position on the upper western slopes of the Malvern Hills.With a large plot of approximately just under a third of an acre this charming cottage has accommodation comprising breakfast
A FAMILIAR landmark at a Malvern Hills beauty spot could be radically altered if water company Severn Trent has its way. The company wants to partially or completely drain its reservoir on the eastern slopes of the Herefordshire Beacon, which has
COWS were stolen from a field in Tenbury Wells. A farmer in Bockleton was rounding up cows into two outbuildings, and were counted in at 7pm on Sunday, September 10. But at 9am on Monday, September 11, the farmer realised seven cows and two
WORCESTERSHIRE will clinch promotion back to Division One of the Specsavers County Championship if Nottinghamshire defeat Northamptonshire at Wantage Road today. Nottinghamshire will resume on 107-3 chasing a target of 314 after a truncated third
WORCESTER Warriors' Ben Te'o will join England at a three-day training camp in Oxford from Sunday. Head coach Eddie Jones has included the British and Irish Lions centre among 33 players. The squad are preparing for the Old Mutual Wealth Series
REVIEW: Coriolanus. RSC Stratford SHAKESPEARE’S play Coriolanus may not be his most popular but there are at least two major reasons to see its latest incarnation at Stratford.Tragic hero Coriolanus has a new champion in Sope Dirisu and Haydn Gwynne continues
11am UPDATE: The temporary traffic lights are to remain in place until Saturday, so expect traffic delays for the rest of the day. Problems for @stwater on Deansway #Worcester - burst water main & broken sewer pipe - temp lights
DIRECTOR of rugby Gary Gold says he is looking to push a deal through “quickly” in a bid to bolster Worcester Warriors’ front row. Warriors are searching for a tighthead prop to cover for Nick Schonert who has been ruled out for three months with
THIEVES have made off with a Landrover Discovery from Norton, Bromyard.The incident took place between 9am on Thursday September 21 and 1pm on the same day.A police spokesman said: "Unknown offenders approached the rear yard of a premises and forced
A MACMILLIAN coffee morning is being held in Pershore next week. The event is taking place between 9am and noon on Friday, September 29 at TasteBuds Pershore, in Royal Arcade, Broad Street. The morning is taking place as part of the charity's World
1. Top Story: Graffiti pest Peter Carran gets suspended sentence after causing £7,500 damage in Worcester. 2. Traffic and travel: Quiet on the road. Gas main work and temporary traffic lights on B4232 West Malvern Road, West Malvern. 3. Weather
TWO men have been charged after a burglary on a canal boat earlier this month. The incident happened on Tuesday, September 5 on the canal in Worcester city centre. The pair have also been charged with fraud, for use of a stolen bank card.
WORCESTER Warriors’ players are determined to exact revenge over neighbours Gloucester at Kingsholm in the Aviva Premiership tonight (7.45pm). Centre Jackson Willison admits he still has “dark memories” of last season’s 55-19 away thrashing at
CLUB coach Chris Skinner kept his protégées in place when he and Paul Burgess took the men’s doubles title in the Manor Park Club Championships. The duo saw off Paddy Hyde and Tobie Timmermans in the final before Skinner’s former pupil Jamie Marks
FIVE Worcester Warriors stars and the Aviva Premiership outfit’s community coaches visited Malvern Rugby Club. Warriors aces Pierce Phillips, Michael Dowsett, Sam Olver, Perry Humphreys and Jack Singleton spent the day coaching Malvern’s minis
A TEENAGE graffiti scourge who caused more than £7,500 of damage across Worcester will have to clean it off as part of his punishment. Peter Carran admitted causing £7,552 of criminal damage when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Thursday
