HEALTH Secretary Alan Milburn has been urged to personally intervene in the hospital "crisis" in Worcestershire. Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has written to highlight bed and staff shortages at Worcester Royal Infirmary. "Crisis is an overworked word
A LEARNER driver who panicked and drove off when he spotted a police car behind him took a corner on three wheels before crashing into a parked BMW. Worcester magistrates were told that Russell Hadley had gone out to buy fish and chips in his Volkswagen
AMBULANCE union chiefs have blamed poor management support and inferior contracts for a predicted shortfall in paramedic numbers next year. Trust chiefs last week revealed they could be more than a dozen paramedics short by early next year due to a drop
ALMOST one in five people in Worcestershire is more than 65 years old and that figure is growing. And while the proportion of people aged over 75 and 85 is a lot smaller, at 7.1 per cent and 1.7 per cent respectively, these percentages are rising at an
A WAR veteran was a picture of joy after being presented with photographs from a pilgrimage to Dunkirk. Percy Williams of Camp Hill, Droitwich, went on a 60th anniversary trip to the French beaches in July, but when he returned home he discovered he had
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will again be without Scott Stamps and Ian Foster for tonight's Worthington Cup first round second leg clash with free-scoring Nationwide Second Division leaders Walsall at Aggborough (7.45). Defender Stamps could be out of action
WORCESTER snooker ace Dave Finbow returned to form to reach the next round of qualification for the China Open in Newport last night. Finbow scored a comfortable 5-1 victory over David McDonnell in his third round tie, setting up a fourth round meeting
MUJADO, runner-up to two leading Sagitta 1000 Guineas hopes on her first two starts, can prove a cut above the opposition in the £200,000 St Leger Yearling Stakes at Doncaster tomorrow. Brian Meehan's filly was given a tough introduction to racing. First
CHILD arsonists are believed to be behind a fire that destroyed a food warehouse in Stratford this week. Four fire crews and an ambulance rushed to the warehouse used by Stratford Foods Ltd, which is by the Amec site on the Timothy's Bridge Road industrial
HOLIDAY season has led to delays in announcing who the new owners of Chipping Campden police station will be. Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucestershire Constabulary, which are trying to sell the High Street station for about £550,000, say they
DEFENSIVE discipline will be the key for Bromsgrove Rovers in tonight's FA Cup preliminary round replay with Sutton Coldfield Town at the Victoria Ground (7.45). Rovers drew 1-1 in Saturday's first meeting at Sutton, but manager George Rooney said: "We
YOU quite rightly highlight the dangers of diving into the River Severn from bridges at Worcester. Youngsters will not accept the dangers of underwater hazards, dangerous undercurrents, cold water compared with body temperatures and so on. Your excellent
IN reply to George Cowley, (You Say, August 25), I do not regard alcohol as a drug in the strict sense of the word. The key is the phrase used by Mr Cowley himself, "taken in excess". There is no harm to people as a result of alcohol being taken in moderation
NOW that another Bank Holiday is past, while some worked for others' enjoyment, shall we look at a Canadian's reply to a request for a day off "So you want the day off. Let's take a look at what you are asking for. " There are 365 days per year available
G R Jones took a real savaging in You Say on August 25 from A Knittel, C R Elliott and Pauline Burgess. He had obviously touched a nerve with his letter of August 17, which did a brilliant job of exposing how these people are affected by double standards
RURAL businesses could be left behind in the race to embrace new technology, campaigners have warned. The Country Landowners Association, which represents 50,000 rural businesses in England and Wales, spoke out following BT's introduction of high-speed
A DEVASTATED grandmother is pleading with thieves to return the car she uses as a lifeline to help her cope with her seriously-ill husband. Dorothy Minton's 12-year-old Vauxhall Nova was taken from Clare Street car park, off Worcester's City Walls Road
THE county's waste mountain is growing by more than double the national average - and home improvement TV programmes could be to blame. Householders in a Worcester street are to be monitored next month as the county council attempts to curb the problem
AN auditor is due to quiz senior figures at Worcester City Council tomorrow about claims that several councillors have wasted public funds. Councillor David Barlow, the leader of the Labour group, promised last Friday to alert the district auditor, David
CHEERS sounded from the public gallery as county councillors decided to ignore the advice of officers and block a controversial bid to extend a Worcester landfill site. Members of Worcestershire County Council threw out a move to make the temporary household
FRESH sightings of a big cat in the county have sparked a massive airborne police search. West Mercia Police yesterday called in West Midlands Safari Park head warden Bob Lawrence after a member of the public spotted a panther-like creature in Kidderminster
LONG-lost cousins have been reunited after having lived in Worcester for the past 16 years without being aware of each other. William Kent was able to get in touch with his first cousin Jean Miles after reading a report about her diamond wedding anniversary
THREE young male dancers from a Worcester school are on their way to fame and fortune. Jimmy Chamberlain, aged 10, from Kidderminster, has won a part in the West End production of the musical Les Miserables. Jimmy will take centre stage after beating
A WOMAN accused of theft from a Worcester store has had her case adjourned by city magistrates. Alison Hartnell is charged with stealing four nail kits and a hair colour kit from Superdrug, St Swithin's Street on Monday, June 22. Susan Cliff, prosecuting
IF you listen in the quieter moments between 9am and 3.30pm, today, you'll hear sighs of relief that the start of the new school year is here. For thousands, it marks the day where the summer demand for entertainment, cash and home comforts ends once
IF anyone thought it was going to be easy for us in the Nationwide League Third Division then they certainly got the message loud and clear on Saturday when Carlisle beat us 1-0 at Aggborough. And, believe me, they are going to get the message again over
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers assistant manager Gary Barnett believes their Worthington Cup first round tie against Second Division table-toppers Walsall is so finely balanced that tonight's second leg at Aggborough could go either way. "It's going to be an
A DRAMATIC injury-time equaliser from Mark Owen earned Worcester City a 3-3 draw with Clevedon Town in last night's Dr Martens League Premier Division clash. Six minutes of added time had been played when Owen received a pass from Carl Heeley, turned
FORMER England stars Phil De Glanville and Jeremy Guscott are included in the Bath side who face Worcester Rugby Club in their final pre-season game at Sixways tonight (7.30pm). De Glanville is pencilled in to face Adrian Skegg's side and Guscott will
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers assistant manager Gary Barnett believes their Worthington Cup first round tie against Second Division table-toppers Walsall is so finely balanced that tonight's second leg at Aggborough could go either way. "It's going to be an
HEREFORD United's fine start to the Nationwide Conference season faces its toughest test yet tonight. Telford United come to Edgar Street (7.45) having started in similar fashion to the Bulls, despite playing their early home games at Worcester City's
DEFENSIVE discipline will be the key for Bromsgrove Rovers in tonight's FA Cup preliminary round replay with Sutton Coldfield Town at the Victoria Ground (7.45). Rovers drew 1-1 in Saturday's first meeting at Sutton, but manager George Rooney said: "We
A NINE goal thriller at Perrywood Reserves saw the home side off to a flying start in Sunday League Division Two as they beat Abberley 6-3. And the Wood had shooting star Kevin Matthews to thank for securing the points . . . the goal ace netted all six
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers assistant manager Gary Barnett believes their Worthington Cup first round tie against Second Division table-toppers Walsall is so finely balanced that tonight's second leg at Aggborough could go either way. "It's going to be an
LETHAL prescription drugs have been stolen from outside a Malvern pharmacy. Police say the heart and blood pressure tablets taken from the back of Lloyds Chemist in Barnards Green Road could kill. Worcester PC Tony Charity said a delivery driver picked
Staff at Curry's electrical shop in Evesham's High Street found themselves in a fog on Monday(4) morning when smoke from a bonfire at the back of the store engulfed them. Contractors working for a nearby firm had lit a fire outside to burn off vegetation
THE Rev Denys Griffin (You Say, Aug 25), seems very fond of putting other people right (Perhaps that's the job of a priest). He calls me "naughty" and says I am so blind I cannot see the wood for the trees. What about "Judge not, and you won't be judged
THE two main points raised by Anita Knittel, Pauline Burgess and C R Elliott in their most recent letters to the Evening News (You Say, August 25) were the standards of transport and slaughter of livestock both in this country and abroad. Britain has
FORMER England stars Phil De Glanville and Jeremy Guscott are included in the Bath side who face Worcester Rugby Club in their final pre-season game at Sixways tonight (7.30pm). De Glanville is pencilled in to face Adrian Skegg's side and Guscott will
HEREFORD United's fine start to the Nationwide Conference season faces its toughest test yet tonight. Telford United come to Edgar Street (7.45) having started in similar fashion to the Bulls, despite playing their early home games at Worcester City's
A FORMER Dome boss has taken on another millennium project in her new role as business development manager for a Worcestershire college. Jenny Paddock has taken over from Anna Gwinnett at Kidderminster College, and has pledged to raise the profile of
WORCESTER'S first Chinese medical centre has opened its doors in Foregate Street. Chi Chinese Clinics can offer treatment for eczema, stress, earache and allergic disorders, through herbal medicine, acupuncture and acupressure. Its founders, Dr Zhenghong
Monday, September 4, 2000 A DRAMATIC injury-time equaliser from Mark Owen earned Worcester City a 3-3 draw with Clevedon Town in last night's Dr Martens League Premier Division clash. Six minutes of added time had been played when Owen received a pass
