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Man falls from horse on old railway

6:37pm Friday 10th July 2009

A MAN was airlifted to hospital after falling from his horse on a disused railway track.

Organiser of 1969's Woodstock to cut ribbon on this year's Big Chill

LEGEND:  Michael Lang drives his motorbike through the original Woodstock Festival in 1969. Picture by Henry Diltz.

6:20pm Friday 10th July 2009

MUSIC festival legend Michael Lang is to open the Big Chill Festival in the shadow of the Malvern Hills.

Bund concert rocks village

4:00pm Friday 10th July 2009

VILLAGERS have flooded the airwaves with music and rocked out for a good cause.

Swine flu chief looks like ghost, says colleague

2:40pm Friday 10th July 2009

A HEALTH boss is working so hard to tackle swine flu that he looks like he has the virus himself, says a colleague.

Escaped prisoner returns - of his own accord

HMP Hewell, near Redditch

2:10pm Friday 10th July 2009

A PRISONER who escaped from a Worcestershire jail last month has returned of his own accord.

Soldiers get heroes' welcome - Video

Soldiers get heroes welcome

2:01pm Friday 10th July 2009

SOLDIERS marched through the streets of Worcester to a heroes' welcome today.

Four in court on Post Office murder charges

MURDERED: Craig Hodson-Walker

1:32pm Friday 10th July 2009

FOUR men have appeared in court via video link today charged with murdering a Worcestershire sub-postmaster's son during an armed robbery.

What county councillors cost last year

12:10pm Friday 10th July 2009

WORCESTERSHIRE taxpayers handed over almost £850,000 to their county councillors in allowances and expenses last year.

Soldier's body is flown home

Coming home: The body of fallen soldier Pte Robbie Laws will arrive back in the UK tomrrow.

11:37am Friday 10th July 2009

THE body of a Worcestershire soldier killed in one in one of the bloodiest weeks for British forces in Afghanistan was flown home today.

I’m feeling pretty good for 103

CENTENARIAN: Arthur Wilkes is 103 today. Picture by Paul Jackson. 28263502

11:10am Friday 10th July 2009

A GREAT grandfather is celebrating his 103rd birthday today with friends and family.

Alleyways will remain open despite attacks

10:10am Friday 10th July 2009

PROBLEM alleyways will not be closed following an arson attack in Worcester.

Driver hurt as gas tanker overturns

9:44am Friday 10th July 2009

A GAS tanker has overtuned, injuring the driver and blocking a Worcestershire road.

Women cricketers are ready for Ashes showdown

HOWZAT: Worcester mayor Andy Roberts with the England women's cricket team outside the Guildhall

9:10am Friday 10th July 2009

CRICKET stars from the women’s game carried the World Cup proudly through Worcester ahead of their Ashes clash with Australia.

Five swine flu cases at major city company

Worcestershire woman confirmed with Swine Flu

8:10am Friday 10th July 2009

FIVE cases of swine flu have been confirmed at one of Worcester’s largest employers.

COMMENT: Such stories are hardly in the public interest

8:00am Friday 10th July 2009

ALLEGATIONS that one of Britain’s biggest-selling newspapers hacked into the mobile phones of thousands of celebrities and politicians are a damaging blow for journalism in this country.


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