Archive - Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Worcester City: Bates brace seals League Cup progress

MIDLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP, ROUND ONE: FC Stratford 1 (MacMillan 6) Worcester City 3 (Reid 14, Bates 65, 90+2)

All lanes on M5 re-open after car and lorry crash

ALL lanes have now been re-opened on the M5 northbound following a crash.

Balance of power shifts between Worcestershire and Yorkshire

RELEGATED Worcestershire let a promising position slip in yet another Specsavers County Championship Division One clash.

Droitwich Spa Veterans Football Club raise £8K for St Richard’s Hospice with Runnymede to Henley on Thames walk

A GROUP of veteran footballers raised more than £8,000 by taking part in a gruelling walk from Runnymede to Henley on Thames in aid of St Richard’s Hospice.

Warriors' festive league fixture with Saints moved

WORCESTER Warriors' festive Gallagher Premiership fixture against Northampton Saints at Sixways has been moved.

Charity launched in memory of girl who overdosed on 'diet pill'

A CHARITY has been set up in memory of a 21-year-old Worcester woman who died from an overdose.

Disjointed Malvern slump to home defeat to Sutton

A STUTTERING display from Malvern saw Sutton Coldfield secure a 24-13 victory at Spring Lane in Midlands One West.

Golf: Bransford host successful senior pairs open

THE senior pairs open at Bransford again proved to be a huge success with a full house of 136 players from a variety of Midlands clubs.

Fishermen a catch for Artrix bosses

THE Man Booker Prize-nominated novel, The Fisherman, is set to come to the stage of Artrix as a play.

A musical month at The Artrix

THE team at The Artrix are promising to make October “a musical month of classical, folk and soul”.

CCTV released after McDonald's manager loses tooth in attack

A FAST food restaurant manager lost a tooth after being attacked by a man who was asked to leave for spitting on the floor.

Worcester Valkyries 12 Richmond 43

WORCESTER Valkyries’ first home game of the season ended in a 43-12 defeat to Richmond at a rainy Sixways in the Tyrrells Premier 15s League.

National bronze joy for girl athletes

HEREFORDSHIRE and Worcestershire's intermediate girls' team won bronze medals at the English Schools’ AA National Combined Events Track and Field Championships.

Club rugby round-up: Defeats for Droitwich and Worcester

PROMOTED Droitwich prop up Midlands One West after a fourth consecutive defeat.

FULL-TIME: FC Stratford 1 Worcester City 3

BUILD-UP, live coverage and news from FC Stratford v Worcester City in the Midland Football League Cup.

Words of philosopher inspired Warriors to first league win

DIRECTOR of rugby Alan Solomons revealed the words of American philosopher Elbert Hubbard helped to inspire Worcester Warriors’ players to their first victory of the Gallagher Premiership campaign.

Worcester firm Aeromat extends Boeing contract

A WORCESTER-based aerospace firm, a leading supplier of airframe and aero engine components which operates in the city, has expanded its relationship further with airplane manufacturer Boeing.

Cyclists battle for best times in 1km sprint

ALL 25 participants in the Worcester St John’s Cycling Club one-kilometre sprint at Lower Broadheath were club members for the first time this season.

STEVE BORWELL: Taking action after BA security breach

Álex Cruz, chief executive and chairman of British Airways, has described the recent data breach on ba.com and the mobile app as a “sophisticated, malicious criminal attack”.

County Championship-winning former Worcestershire cricketer dies

WORCESTERSHIRE'S former wicketkeeper-batsman Roy Booth has died seven days short of his 92nd birthday.

Business Games prove a success

REPRESENTATIVES from county firms made a splash at the inaugural Herefordshire and Worcestershire Business Games held earlier this month.

A YEAR AGO: ‘Virtual’ plaque to change perceptions

A PLAQUE using interactive smartphone technology was hoping to change perceptions of the construction industry.

VIDEO: Robotic seal made in Japan helps Worcester dementia patients

Humphreys scores on return from injury as Cavaliers down Jets

WORCESTER Cavaliers made it back-to-back maximum-point wins in the Premiership Rugby Shield as they defeated Sale Jets 41-31 at Sixways.

Droitwich Spa prepare for hockey season

DROITWICH Spa Hockey Club's women travelled to Stourport for pre-season friendlies.

Cricket: Droitwich Spa seniors and juniors happy with their season

SENIOR and junior players at Droitwich Spa Cricket Club can be satisfied with their summer’s work after mid-table finishes for their main Saturday sides and a host of youth trophies.

PUB SPY: My new favourite pub, the Old Bush at Callow End

PUB SPY this week went on another adventure out of town to a pub she had never heard of, and was pleasantly surprised.

Harvest festival to take place at Worcester Cathedral

A COUNTY Harvest Festival will take place in Worcester Cathedral.

Autumn in Malvern showcases the best of countryside and farming

FAMILY entertainment is big news at this year’s Malvern Autumn Show, with plenty to do for all ages.

Work begins to restore beautiful medieval stained glass at Birtsmorton, near Malvern

WORK is underway to restore some of the finest medieval stained glass in England, one fragment showing a kneeling knight in full armour.

Search for family of WW1 medal’s owner, in Worcestershire

THE search is on for the rightful owner of a lost First World War medallion, which belonged to a soldier from Worcestershire, but has been in Australia for more than 50 years.

County Hall teen rape accuser 'enjoyed' threesome says defence

A TEENAGER who says she was raped at County Hall in Worcester was asked if she was 'making it up' and had 'enjoyed' a threesome.

Hill could be a future Lions star, says O'Callaghan

HOMEGROWN ace Ted Hill has got the potential to be a future British and Irish Lion according to ex-Worcester Warriors captain and Ireland legend Donncha O’Callaghan.

Worcester City: Switches likely for League Cup bow

SATURDAY’S substitutes are among those in line for starts when Worcester City hit the Midland Football League Cup trail at FC Stratford tonight (7.45).

Worcester News Camera Club

Worcester News Camera Club members have captured these beautiful pictures.

Search for Tom Jones: Worcester community has been praised for coming together

WORCESTER community has been praised for coming together to help with the search for Tom Jones, who has been missing for nearly a week.

Calls for more CCTV in Worcester, after Thomas Jones' disappearance

A PETITION has been launched calling for more CCTV in the city, after Thomas Jones' disappearance.

A YEAR AGO: Rare butterfly makes a comeback in county

A YEAR ago today, we reported on how one of the UK’s rarest butterflies was making a comeback in Worcestershire after disappearing from the county nearly 10 years ago.

KATE BUTLER'S CANCER ROLLERCOASTER: We are #TeamGirls

I TOLD the girls that I needed to go for bloods in advance of my biopsy. I was feeling down, tired, anxious. Susie offered to take me to hospital after we met the girls for lunch.

County needs to work harder to prevent unhealthy children from becoming unhealthy adults

MORE work is needed to stop children from leading unhealthy lifestyles and becoming unhealthy adults, a report has found.

County council must start learning lessons from commissioning fiascos, full audit finds

THE county council is not learning lessons from recent outsourcing oversights and is in danger of repeating them, a full financial review has found.

Damian Welch

WELCH Damian Sending Birthday wishes to my Son Damian up above with heartfelt love on your 41st Birthday Missing you always and forever till we're together again God Bless you and keep you. Love as always Mum

Herbert James (Docker) (Herbie) Collins

COLLINS Herbert James "Docker" (Herbie) Of Shelsley Walsh, passed away peacefully in The Old Rectory, Tenbury Wells on September 9th, 2018. Aged 90 years. Much loved Uncle who will be sadly missed by all his Family. Funeral Service to be held at…

George Harris

HARRIS George Sadly missed. Love always Margaret and Julie xx

Richard (Dick) Read

READ Richard (Dick) Passed away 1 year today. Remembering you is easy I do it everyday. It's just the pain of losing you that never goes away. Love Jackie x

Stanley Richard Jew

JEW Stanley Richard Five years today. We think of you in silence, We often speak your name, But all we have is memories, And your picture in a frame, Your resting place we visit, And put flowers there with care, But no one knows the heartache, As we…

Stanley Richard Jew

JEW Stanley Richard Five years today. Though his smile has gone forever, And his hand I cannot touch, I still have so many memories, Of the one I loved so much. His memory is my keepsake, With which I'll never part, God has him in his keeping, I have…

Rodger Ludlow

LUDLOW Roger A much loved, loving Husband and Dad died 25/9/2017. Loved, missed, remembered always and forever. Babs, Sar and Phil xx

Steve Main

MAIN Steve 58 today so loved, so missed, so very dear. Mum, Dad and Family xx

Missing Tom Jones: Arrested men released and police say no further action to be taken against them

TWO men arrested on suspicion of the murder of Thomas Jones, in Worcester, have been released from custody and are no longer being treated as suspects.