POLICE officers and paramedics have been sent to a crash on a city road. The incident happened on Norton Road, near the junction with Taylor's Lane, Worcester, this evening. West Mercia Police has been approached for further details. More
SPECIALIST staff at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust are at the forefront of raising awareness and of work to help sufferers of a progressive lung disease, known as a silent killer. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a disease which has no cure
PLANS to build a rooftop bar in Worcester have been approved by the city council. Hanbao, a city burger restaurant and bar, can now demolish the old Toby’s Tavern building, in Sansome Street, and build a new £1million zinc-clad structure with glass
WORCESTER Nomads have re-elected Ben Schiffmann as their first team skipper for the 2018 season. Ollie Ranscombe will act as vice-captain for the Bransford club who have been relegated back to the Worcestershire League. The second XI will again
POLICE are searching for a prisoner after he went missing from HMP Hewell over the weekend. Mustafa Farrah, aged 30, was convicted of drug offences in August 2016. He was reported missing from the Redditch prison on Saturday, January 13, after
DELIGHTED trustees at a Kidderminster attraction have hit an appeal target to rectify damage caused by vandals in just one week. The Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust announced it has received a flood of donations and raised the £10,000 needed
A HOUSEBUILDER has been given three months to install permanent traffic signals - or face court action. An enforcement notice has been served to a housing company in Station Road, Pershore after council chiefs became fed up with progress at the
A CITY gym is set to close after 10 years - and the owners have blamed a dispute with the landlord. Prime Fitness, in Westbury Street, Worcester, will shut this Saturday, January 20. The gym announced the closure on its Facebook page and thanked
The new year can be a time for reflection, building on success and learning from mistakes. To kick off your new year why not consider a social media audit and evaluation of 2017? This will allow you to learn from your successes and the not-so successful
A Worcester man is asking for donations to help his three-year-old nephew who needs specialist equipment to combat a rare medical condition. Connor Mitchell said nephew Ezra needed help after suffering from a rare condition called congenital hyperinsulinism
A SUSPECTED robber has had his case adjourned - after his toes had to be cut off. Adrian Sharp, accused of conspiracy to rob, was due to stand trial in Worcester Crown Court this Monday (January 22) but the case was adjourned because of the defendant's
WING Dean Hammond has signalled his intentions to stay at Worcester Warriors after admitting the arrival of “fiery” director of rugby Alan Solomons had helped to make up his mind. With his contract set to expire at the end of this season, Hammond
A HOLIDAYMAKER has launched legal action against travel firm Jet2holidays after a "15-stone lad" dive-bombed into him as he emerged from a pool slide, leaving him in a neck brace. Graham Hyde from Worcestershire suffered trauma to muscles
A SWAN was found to have been shot dead in the River Avon.Sedge Ghost saw the swan at Hampton Ferry in Evesham, with evidence of a head wound on Sunday January 14 and a second wound was later found to the body of the swan, underneath the wing. He said
POLICE in unmarked police cars attended Worcester Foregate Street earlier this afternoon. A reader took a picture of the two cars parked up in Foregate Street, near the Tesco Express store. West Mercia Police did not reveal the reason for their
THE dates of Worcester Warriors’ Aviva Premiership clashes with Newcastle Falcons and Wasps have been confirmed. Warriors will entertain Newcastle Falcons at Sixways on Saturday, April 7 (3pm) before travelling to Coventry to face Wasps at the
COUNTY leaders, dignitaries, business heads and past winners came together for the official launch of the 2018 Worcestershire Education Awards. The event, held at the Joel Richards Conference Suite at the University of Worcester Arena yesterday
STUDENTS from Bishop Perowne CE College took to the stage on and performed dance pieces to a packed audience as part of its winter dance show.Pupils from all year groups performed a mixture of solo routines and group pieces, and BTEC and GCSE dancers
AN Evesham councillor has resigned from the Conservative Group after a controversial retweet using Adolf Hitler to make a joke. Cllr Matt Snape, Wychavon District Councillor for Evesham South will now serve as an independent candidate until the
MORE than 700 children and young people from over 40 Oasis academies across the UK met at an awards ceremony in Birmingham to celebrate outstanding individual achievements.There were 15 pupils from Oasis Academy Warndon, Worcester, who attended the national
WORCESTERSHIRE businesses are being given the chance to explore global export opportunities at a major event being held next month. New Year, New Markets will see trade specialists from more than 20 countries, and networks representing more than 40 countries.Organised
A professional cricketer has appeared in court to deny accusations he raped a woman. Worcestershire CCC all-rounder Alex Hepburn, 21, entered not guilty pleas to two counts of sexual assault in a hearing at Worcester Crown Court, on Wednesday.
GEORGE Beamon, Brandon Parrish and Mike Ojo are all expected to shake off injuries to play “some part” in Worcester Wolves’ home battle with Manchester Giants in the British Basketball League on Friday (7.30pm). Beamon and Parrish are carrying
WORCESTER Warriors needed a last-minute penalty to overcome Yorkshire Carnegie 20-19 in a nail-biting Premiership Under 18 Academy League clash.A strong performance from Carnegie saw them lead 19-10 but for the second time in as many weeks Warriors came
WORCESTER Warriors star Josh Adams is being linked with a summer move to the Dragons after being called up to Wales' squad for the first time. According to Wales Online, the Pro14 outfit are pulling out all the stops to sign the uncapped 22-year-old
MASKED thieves threatened a shop owner before stealing almost £1,000 and several bottles of vodka in a late-night raid on a city convenience store. CCTV footage shows the two men entering Premier Elbury Convenience shop on the corner of Tolladine
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers were made to pay for missed chances and sloppy defending as they exited the FA Trophy second round at Stockport County with a 3-0 defeat at Edgeley Park. Their Vanarama National League North play-off rivals booked a trip
A COUNTY food produce supplier has secured a prestigious prize at at the Midland Group Training Services (MGTS) apprentice awards. Kanes Foods, based in Cleeve Road, Middle Littleton has secured the prize for employer of the year. The Evesham firm appointed
WORCESTER AND DISTRICT LADIES' LEAGUE DIVISION ONE Dragons 351(1) C Preece 36 C Kirkwood 35, King Pins 385(10) S Baylis C Faulkner 37 L Price 36(9); High Flyers 325(1) K Griffiths 37 P Rawlings 36, Brew Belles 364(10) E Dance 40(13) P Lloyd 35;
PUPILS from the Royal Grammar School finished in seventh place in the Land Rover 4x4 School Challenge world final.Six pupils who made up Team Pinnacle went to the final, which was held in Abu Dhabi during December 2017.The competition included driving
MOEEN Ali hopes his confidence can “keep climbing” in the one-day international series with Australia as he looks to bounce back from a challenging Ashes. The Worcestershire all-rounder was England’s most economical bowler and dismissed century-maker
EX-Worcester Warriors wing Cooper Vuna has agreed to join Bath until the end of the season. The 30-year-old back, who left Warriors last summer, will join up with his new teammates later this week. Vuna, who most recently represented Tonga
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IT was a case that divided many, and finally came to a conclusion last Friday. County surgeon Simon Bramhall has been fined £10,000 and given a 12-month community order after he wrote his initials on the livers of two patients without their consent
WELCOME to our traffic and travel report for Wednesday morning.Traffic is now moving again following a multi-vehicle crash on the M5 northbound between junction 5 (Droitwich) and junction 4A (M42).There’s also slow queueing traffic on A449 Worcester while
VEHICLES involved in a multi-vehicle crash on the M5 northbound near Droitwich have been removed and traffic delays have started to clear. Commuters were temporarily stopped from around 7.35am and 7.45am after the collision between junction 5 (
SIR – Isabelle Michel suggests (letters, January 15) that if I speak to a cyclist who who rides on pavements I am “bound to find…a caring and responsible person”. Sadly, however politely I talk to the many cyclists who hammer down the pavements
IT looks like it’s going to be cold and windy today, though with plenty of sunny spells in the afternoon when winds will also decease for a little while.Temperatures are unlikely to rise above 6 °C during the day but will only drop as low as 3 °C.Overnight
A WORKER claims that a derelict building on an industrial estate has become a ‘playground for vandals’. Mark Fellows said youths had smashed the windows out of the James Thomas Engineering building, in Navigation Road, Worcester, and sprayed graffiti
TIGHTHEAD prop Simon Kerrod has credited Worcester Warriors forwards coach Mefin Davies for helping him to learn the “dark arts” of scrummaging in the Aviva Premiership. The South African was brought to Sixways to add strength to Warriors’ set-piece
THE chief executive of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust says they want improvement "as fast as possible" and to get out of special measures, as a new Care Quality Commission (CQC) report stresses more work is needed. The trust, which also runs
WORCESTER City director Kevin Preece met with board members of the club’s supporters’ trust on Monday with plans to improve communication top of the agenda. Chairman Dave Wood approached Preece about attending a board meeting of the trust following
WORCESTER City hope to move a step closer to costing a stadium at Parsonage Way at a monthly project meeting tonight.The club is set to liaise with representatives of Worcester City Council, the Worcestershire FA and Zebra Architects on feedback from
BOSS Paul Collicutt is warning Evesham United to beware of a backlash from managerless Swindon Supermarine tonight (7.45). The Southern League West play-off rivals do battle at the Jubilee Stadium four days after Supermarine suffered a 5-0 home
