KNIFE crime has seen a significant decrease in South Worcestershire, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS released its figures for police-recorded crimes for the year ending March 2018. Nationally, offences involving
WORCESTERSHIRE has been praised for taking vital steps towards protecting our under-threat bee population. Worcestershire County Council has been recognised Earth and Buglife for developing a pollinator action plan. If a pollinator action plan
ENGLAND Lions hammered India A by 253 runs at Worcester to give Rory Burns a win as captain on his debut for the team. The tourists, chasing an unlikely 421 at Blackfinch New Road, were restricted to 167-9 with last man Ankit Rajpoot absent hurt
A LEADING West Midlands legal services provider, which has county branches, is investing more than £1m in state-of-the-art IT infrastructure as part of expansion plans. to hit £12m fees in 2018. Talbots Law, which employs more than 200 people at
TOM Fell excelled on his home ground as Worcestershire seconds experienced mixed fortunes in their two T20 matches with MCC Young Cricketers at Wolverhampton. Batsman Fell registered 65 and 48 not out at the club where he has played for many years
7pm Update: The crash at A38, Roman Way, Droitwich has now cleared, and road fully reopen. 18:30- The RTC at A38, Roman Way, Droitwich has now cleared. https://t.co/07ZD1O7XDL — West Mercia OCC (@WestMerciaOCC) July 19, 2018 Original
WORCESTERSHIRE academy duo Adam Finch and Jack Haynes played a major part in success for England Under 19s. The nation defeated their South Africa counterparts by four wickets to win the second Test at Emirates Riverside and seal the series 2-0
9pm: Trapped traffic now released on #M5 southbound btwn J7 and J8 #Worcestershire The HGV fire has been extinguished along with the hay bales and now carriageway clean up has commenced along with the recovery of the burnt out HGV. Delays
WORCESTERSHIRE'S mortality rate from avoidable causes has been revealed in new figures. And BBC analysis shows nationally a clear link between people living in the poorest parts of the UK and premature death. An avoidable death is classed as
A HOMELESS hostel has opened a kitchen garden for residents. Jonathan Sutton, the CEO of St Paul’s Hostel, in Tallow Hill, Worcester, hopes the garden will show doubters that the site is no longer a 'dosshouse'. Instead, the project is part of
HEREFORDSHIRE and Worcestershire returned with a team trophy from the English Schools National Track and Field Championships at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium. Top-eight positions ensured the junior boys topped the category D listed counties team
4.30pm UPDATE: West Mercia OCC's twitter has issued an update, reporting the lorry has now had its wheel replaced, and the road is now clear. Original story: DRIVERS are being advised to avoid the A46 as lorry had had a blow out, and lost an
COOL off this summer at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, with Ice Age activity sessions throughout the long holidays. A spokesman said: “Come face to face with a Neanderthal, crawl inside our Ice Age shelter and meet Fluffy the Woolly Mammoth
THE Renowned Californian cosmic country rockers I See Hawks in L.A. have announced a date at The Marrs Bar in Worcester, for Sunday, July 29. They will be in support of widely acclaimed new album Live and Never Learn. It’s already having great
MORE details have been released about the all-male production of Iolanthe, by Gilbert and Sullivan, which is coming to Malvern Theatres, next week. This is a show which broke all box office records with a run at Wilton’s Music Hall, in 2011.
The Bishop Perowne CE College prom took place at Worcestershire County Cricket Club’s New Road ground. All pictures submitted by the college. Here's the schedule for the rest of the school proms galleries on our website: 5am
BURGLARS have struck a property in the city. The crime took place in Perdiswell Street, Worcester, between 7.15am and 7.50am on Wednesday. Police said three men were spotted in the area and officers are now appealing for witnesses. Anyone
A GANG that shipped class A drugs into Worcester from Birmingham will serve 27 years and 11 months in jail. Christopher James Franklin, Asgar Ali Khalfe, Shakur Abdul Hussain and Terry Melsom set up a 'production line' bringing cocaine and heroin
EVESHAM United will begin their 2018-19 Evo-Stik League South Division One South campaign with a trip to newly-promoted Melksham Town. Paul Collicutt’s side will take on the Wiltshire side, who finished second in the Western League Premier Division
SIR - During my convalescence, post my two-week stay in Worcester Royal Hospital (WRH) in November 2017, I have been reflecting on the Care Quality Commission’s Report, of August 8, 2017, that assessed the WRH as being ‘inadequate’. The quality
AMBULANCE bosses are once again warning about the dangers of using accelerants on barbecues after three people were hurt. An elderly man suffered very serious burns after accelerant was put on a barbecue, resulting in a 'flash back.' He was airlifted
DIRECTOR of rugby Alan Solomons expects wing Josh Adams to be in “fine fettle” when he returns to Worcester Warriors next week. Adams is due to report for training at Sixways on Thursday after being given five-and-a-half weeks off to recover from
WORCESTERSHIRE have swooped to sign South Africa international Wayne Parnell as their overseas player for the conclusion of the Vitality Blast and a block of four Specsavers County Championship matches. The 28-year-old all-rounder is a proven performer
A DISGUSTED pensioner has spoken of her horror to see a statue of one of Worcester’s heroes used as a bike rack. Carole Roberts, aged 69, said she has spotted cyclists using the Woodbine Willie statue in Cornmarket as a place to lock up bicycles
THE business community has swung into action to raise thousands at a charity golf day. The Prince’s Trust Herefordshire and Worcestershire Development Committee recently held its fundraising golf day at Worcestershire Golf Club. A total of
FREE-SCORING Worcester City made it three pre-season wins out of three with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Dudley Town last night. Strikers Nick Turton and Jordan Harrison both bagged braces either side of a Liam Lockett strike as City saw off their
Completely refurbished to a very high standard, this three bedroom semi detached family home is situated within the popular area of St John's. 14 Stainburn Avenue is within easy walking distance of local shops, doctors, schools and Worcester city centre
A delightful Grade II Listed three storey town house, with four bedrooms and en suite, 54 Bridge Street, Pershore. is conveniently situated within walking distance of the town centre and having the benefit of a garage in Masons Ryde. The well presented
A FAMOUS writer called on pro-EU campaigners to ‘drag’ those who voted against Brexit into the fight for a second referendum. A C Grayling said the key to reversing the Brexit vote lies in winning over ‘soft’ Remainers and Leavers, during a speech
The Case of the Frightened Lady/Malvern Theatres IT’S not hard to understand the appeal of the ‘civilised murder’ mystery during the inter-war period of the last century. After four years of the real thing on a mass scale during the First World
A MAN who ran 182 miles across Wales in less than a week in memory of his friend who took his own life, said he was “baffled” he didn’t get heat stroke. Tom Hunt, from Worcester, started the gruelling Offa’s Dyke trail on July 2 – completing it
THE city's only Nando's restaurant has closed for refurbishment. A message on the front of the eatery, in Friar Street, Worcester, said the branch will reopen soon and directed customers to the nearest Nando's in Hereford. A statement on the
A CAGE fighter broke a man’s arm with a metal bar at his Worcester flat because he believed the victim had put his hands down his friend’s underpants. Thomas Porter, known as ‘Tommy’, struck Shaun Skivington with a scaffolding bar at the victim
EXTENDING bus services to a popular city leisure centre will be considered by the city council. Councillors agreed a motion to call on the managing director of the city council to discuss extending services to Perdiswell Leisure Centre at evenings
A NEW 20-bed residential block for students will be built. The two-storey building will be built on a patch of green in front of the University of Worcester's St John’s campus, off Himbleton Road. The plans were accepted despite concerns the
NEW designs have been unveiled for a housing project which could be built on top of the city's closed swimming pool. YMCA Worcestershire and Sanctuary Housing hope to turn Sansome Walk swimming pool into 76 flats and 22 shared ownership homes
NEW steps leading to Cripplegate Park have been installed. Work on the steps where the flower bed used to be is now finished and creates a straight walk from the traffic lights near Worcester Bridge to the park. A Worcester City Council spokesman
A PENSIONER has thanked the Worcester News for helping to unblock his driveway. Ted Pratt, aged 72, of Brookside Road in Dines Green, who has a garage plot behind his house which he uses to park a small lorry, was fed up after developers Jessup
MANAGERLESS Worcester Wolves are ready to “attack” the transfer market after outlining their vision for the 2018-19 British Basketball League campaign. The University of Worcester Arena outfit are aiming to have a new head coach and director of
EVERY cloud has a silver lining, as the old saying goes, and the positive to come out of the negative of an idiot knocking over one of the giraffe sculptures has been seeing the reaction from local residents and just how much our city loves the Worcester
CHAIRMAN Kevin Jenkins fears the poor turnout for Worcester Raiders’ clash with Worcester City could have a “crippling” effect on the club’s finances. Organisers anticipated a crowd of more than 1,000 supporters at Claines Lane last Saturday —
A CAFÉ owner has slammed the county council for using a layby outside her business to store stone chippings, blocking off the entrance. Elizabeth Boult, who has run Brookside Café in Copcut, off the A38 for six months, said the chippings have been
THE director of a dissolved pensions firm has been ordered by The Pensions Ombudsman to pay £3,000 compensation to an investor and confirm whether he paid her £19,000 into the Bitcoin Store. Former journalist Pam Spooner transferred money from
POLICE say they have interviewed a man after he admitted knocking over one of the Worcester Stands Tall giraffe sculptures. Shocked eyewitnesses watched as a man charged at the giraffe outside the Pret cafe on The Cross and knocked over the sculpture
