NEW Year revellers were today being advised to keep a weather eye out as Worcestershire's big freeze continues. Temperatures in Worcester are expected to rise tonight - but only to minus 8C, according to Evening News weatherman Paul Damari. "We're going
WORCESTERSHIRE actor Trevor Harrison today said his MBE for his work on Radio 4's The Archers was the "greatest accolade" he has received. The 43-year-old actor - better known to thousands as loveable rogue Eddie Grundy in the radio soap - was awarded
THE guiding light behind some of the world's greatest acting legends is today enjoying the limelight himself after being awarded an MBE. Worcestershire's Michael Ernest Gazeley Northen has been honoured for his services to the theatre where his near 50
A BROMSGROVE man who has dedicated much of his life to arts organisations said it was like "a bolt out of the blue" when he learnt that he was to receive an MBE. James Page was delighted to have won the award but said thanks must also be given to the
A WORCESTER cancer sufferer who became a father thanks to a fertility treatment paid for by a group of travellers, will show his thanks by running the London Marathon next year in aid of Leukaemia Care. Postman Chris Price became a father after a group
HUNDREDS of mourners are expected to turn out to the funeral of a gipsy grandmother, hailed as "one of the most popular gipsy queens," by her family. Harriet 'Nay' Hall, of Hartlebury, near Kidderminster, died on Saturday, December 23 at 9.05pm, aged
I AM disappointed that the Labour group, their supporters and indeed our MP, Mike Foster, tried to spin the employment land issue for short-term political gain. Personal attacks simply show that they have nothing constructive to say. They have misled
I WOULD like to ask your readers to help children facing poverty, abuse, illness and neglect. Shockingly, in the UK one in three children lives in poverty. A great way to do something positive about this is to support the Children's Promise Appeal. This
THE readers of the Evening News are very much aware of the hunting issues that are regularly commented upon by various contributors to the letters page of this newspaper. Your readers may also remember that Mr Burgess offered any reader the opportunity
The Editor and staff of the Evening News wish all our online readers around the world a very happy new year, bringing all you wish for yourselves. We look forward to a news-packed 2001, so here's to the next 12 months!
FIREWORK-mad Paul Read has promised to give his neighbours a happy - and quiet - start to the New Year after sparking months of complaints by setting off rockets. Mr Read, who in the past joked he would not stop letting off fireworks until he split the
"OH blimey," said Harry Green MBE, standing in a snowy field on Bredon Hill as he heard the news he had been included in the New Year Honours. The 66-year-old was awarded with his gong for services to Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, the body he has worked
A MAN who worked as a paint sprayer was found dead in his car by a neighbour who had seen him starting his car only an hour before, an inquest was told. Edward Giblin, of Walter Nash Road, Kidderminster, was found outside his home just before 11pm on
IT'S been a few years since John Major made good his pledge that "ordinary people" would have their just deserts and appear in the New Year's Honours List. Almost without exception, in the five years since, the stories of selfless devotion have acted
WHAT a fat lot of good it is christening our own bridges with famous names. What's wrong with calling them what they are "The town Bridge" and "The Southern link bridge. I'm sure that would be more explanatory. The minds of council officials would be
ALMOST certainly apocryphal, but still interesting. The story is of an e-mail that went astray. A businessman flew to Greece on a business and pleasure trip. When he arrived he e-mailed his wife to say he had landed safely and settled in the hotel. Unfortunately
COUNCILLOR Rod Staines, in his desire to turn Worcester into a glorified car park that no one can either enter or leave, has, like his colleagues missed the point. Everyone accepts that trade and commerce are essential for the economic well-being of the
HAVING been to Christopher Whitehead School and observed the SOS Group, I was minded to think about the processes going on. Why is it that our elected officials are always reacting to proposals for the Westside of the city? Is there a strategic plan for
THE fact that a new school has been "cautiously" welcomed by county councillors implies how local democracy, and accountability, is being steadily destroyed. Isn't it obvious, to most, that building another Tesco store, in St John's, will increase traffic
