Club was a welcome back for our soldiers

10:13am Monday 1st December 2008

AS a welcome home from the war, it was a touch on the genteel side. After all, when you’d been dodging Hitler’s bombs and bullets for a few years, you could probably have thought of better things to do on your first night back on civvie street than wander down the social club and listen to a bloke playing a violin.

Nunnery Wood

10:42am Monday 1st December 2008

THERE are lots of green spaces in Worcester, several of which have been designated as local nature reserves, and are managed for the benefit of both wildlife and people. Nunnery Wood is the best-known and is justifiably popular, but others are equally worth a visit.

Vince is on the beat in battle to halt crime

9:46am Friday 28th November 2008

CONSTABLE Vince Treagus is a beat copper who knows his patch in the heart of Worcester like the back of his hand.

If I knew at 15 what I do now, I'd never have lit that first cigarette

10:39am Wednesday 26th November 2008

IF Geoff Cumbley was 15 years old again with his first cigarette in his hand he knows one thing for certain already – he would never light it, let alone smoke it.

Suckley Hills

11:00am Monday 24th November 2008

THE hills that lie just to the north of the Malverns are neither high nor dramatic but they form part of one of the loveliest landscapes in the county, an intricate patchwork of woods, orchards, sheep pasture, bracken-covered slopes and panoramic views across Worcestershire and Herefordshire.

It’s been fun being a weekend mother to special needs children

9:23am Monday 24th November 2008

IT takes a special sort of person who, having brought up a family of their own, then decides to welcome into their home a series of children with special needs.

There's a book in us all - now get writing

8:58am Friday 21st November 2008

More and more local people are getting into writing their own books and self-publishing. Cathy Anstey looks into this booming creative industry which is giving ordinary people the chance to tell their extraordinary stories.

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There is a lot of ignorance about mental illness – now I want to help end all that

9:42am Wednesday 19th November 2008

A MAN who has battled his own demons will help others conquer theirs as part of his work to raise awareness about mental illness. Oliver Orr has been admitted to hospital because of his bipolar disorder on no fewer than six occasions.

Thanks to Frank, the memories of Powick Hospital will live on

9:30am Monday 17th November 2008

TRAVELLING the A449 from Worcester to Malvern, you come to a set of traffic lights at Powick.

Many happy returns, Charles - remember when you visited us?

9:07am Friday 14th November 2008

AS heir to the throne Prince Charles marks his 60th birthday today, the nation prepares to celebrate.

I’d be dead if I hadn’t paid for my own cancer drugs

9:39am Wednesday 12th November 2008

IT is traumatic enough to be told you have to fight terminal cancer without having to take on frustrating flaws in the healthcare system.

Forest of Dean

10:33am Monday 10th November 2008

You’ll need your wits about you to navigate this walk in the Forest of Dean successfully, writes Julie Royle

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Denis first wrote to us in 1946 and he's still sending letter

9:40am Monday 10th November 2008

IN the writing-to-this-newspaper stakes even the legendary George Cowley is a mere whippersnapper compared with Denis Margretts.

Sports masseur Martin helps Olympic-winning cycle team reach goals

9:04am Friday 7th November 2008

AS a young 20-something Martin Newhill was working as a postman when he was subjected to a vicious attack.