A MAN was recovering from stab wounds today after being injured in an alleged samurai sword attack on a Droitwich estate. People living on the Westlands estate claim the attack could have been sparked by a neighbourhood row. Police received a call from
RAIDERS scrambled through the roof of a Worcester post office, broke open a safe and fled with a substantial amount of money. They struck at the post office in the One Stop store in Brickfields Road, which was still closed today. A spokesman for the Post
THE Queen Mother's death may have inspired patriotic behaviour but it has not led to an increase in the number of Golden Jubilee street parties in Worcestershire. Councils have received only a small number of applications for permission to hold street
MID-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff is seeking urgent clarification of the BBC's Wood Norton facility. Mr Luff has written to the BBC's director general, Greg Dyke, telling him he has been concerned about the corporation's plans for the building for some
WORCESTER residents were able to have their say on how they would like their city to be changed. The Community Planning Roadshow splashed into the swimming pool and leisure centre at Sansome Walk on Saturday. The exhibition was aimed at encouraging local
A GROUP of have-a-go-heroes chased and apprehended offenders in two separate thefts in Hereford. At around 3.30pm on Saturday, April 13 in Tesco, Bewell Street, a man snatched a purse and was chased by several members of the public. He dropped the purse
A Malvern landlord has been cleared of assaulting a man outside his pub late at night. Steven Hickman was given a two year bind-over in the sum of £500 at Worcester Crown Court. He was involved in a struggle on the pavement outside the Red Lion on February
A SAMPLE of the environmentally hazardous chemicals found dumped in two lay-bys near Worcester has been sent off for analysis. Fifteen drums of the chemicals, believed to contain carcinogenic PCBs, were discovered dumped on the lay-by on the A4103 near
A HEREFORD fostering agency is opening the doors of its new premises. Foster Care Associates will unveil its new offices in Kings Acre Road on Tuesday, April 23. The offices will be open from 10.30am to 4pm for visitors who wish to find out more about
JOHN Brain has paid tribute to Jim Jenner after the number eight was voted Worcester Rugby Club supporter's player of the season. The Sixways head coach has been delighted with Jenner this season and believes a year in the Premiership has made him a better
THE village of Blakedown lies between Kidderminster and the Clent Hills. Though surrounded by agricultural land, it was for about 350 years involved in a thriving ironworking industry, along with Belbroughton and other nearby villages. The numerous small
WORCESTER City striker Adam Webster is proving a real bargain buy for manager John Barton. The 21-year-old, who cost £7,500 when signed from Bedworth in December, is enjoying a rich vein of form in front of goal. His brace against Welling United taking
PACEMAN Kabir Ali signalled his intentions for the new season with a career-best performance in Worcestershire's crushing 332-run victory over Oxford UCCE in The Parks. The 21-year-old grabbed 7-43 as the County warmed up in style for their opening Championship
Choral Chillout - Music from Handel, Mozart, Hans Simmer, John Tavener, Craig Armstrong and more. The BBC has issued this double CD which is designed to help shake off the stresses of the day. Forgive me for saying so, but the title itself would have
headteacher David Fawbert is appealing for old Chase Association colleagues to get in touch with him before he leaves the the school in the summer. Mr Fawbert, who has been at The Chase since 1986, will be commemorating his departure with "Fawbie's Final
WORCESTER'S Seoul Olympic bronze medallists Simon Archer and Jo Goode begin their European Championship campaign in Sweden tomorrow with a tough second round match against Chris Bruil and Lotte Johnasen. The badminton ace, who was rested for England's
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are planning to wait until the end of the season before sorting out the futures of their players who are out of contract in the summer. They include Ian Foster, Scott Stamps, Richie Appleby, Ian Clarkson, Tony Bird, Ben Davies,
Partygoers are invited to share in a magical event this midsummer's night, 21 June 2002, at Stanway House near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. The event is the brainchild of Judy Lusty, Vice President of The National Autistic Society (NAS), who is donating
MRS Thatcher's autobiography has recently been serialised in The Times. She wants Britain to re-draw its membership of the EU. I never thought I would live to hear the lady of not-for-turning fame doing such a spectacular u-turn. And how rich, coming
IT has been argued by anti-smoking campaigners that cigarettes are more affordable than they were 40 years ago. It may be true that many people are better off but to use that argument to justify a further increase in tobacco taxation in the Budget is
I'D like to appeal to readers to join our campaign against the intensive farming of broiler (meat) chickens. Every year, more than 800 million chickens are killed in the UK for their meat. Some 98 per cent of them are reared on factory farms. They are
IN 1951, as Secretary of the Kings Norton Peace Committee in Birmingham, I visited Poland as part of a national delegation from the British Peace Committee. Our aims at that time were to try and bring the five great powers, Britain, France, China, Russia
The Wilderness Family, by Kobie Kruger (Bantam Books) The Kruger National Park is renowned worldwide for the splendour of its wildlife and the diversity of the terrain. In 1980, Kobie and her husband Kobus, South African born and bred whose dream dream
IT is hard to believe that more than 20 years have passed since American impresario Joseph Papp breathed new life into the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta with his revival of The Pirates of Penzance. Though Savoyard traditionalists may still wince at the
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are planning to wait until the end of the season before sorting out the futures of their players who are out of contract in the summer. They include Ian Foster, Scott Stamps, Richie Appleby, Ian Clarkson, Tony Bird, Ben Davies,
WHEN Chancellor Gordon Brown reveals his budget measures tomorrow, will it be to sighs of satisfaction or frustration? Will the Chancellor raise income tax? Or perhaps National Insurance contributions, or even VAT? What are his plans for education and
Carl Friend is a sales representative covering the Midlands area. INCOME: Full-time salary HOME: Worcester MORTGAGE: Yes FAMILY: Two children (divorced) CAR: Company vehicle MILEAGE: 40,000 BENEFITS: No SMOKER: No ALCOHOL: Yes AN increase in the cost
Mr MS Virk runs a corner store in the Aboretum with his wife. INCOME: Own business HOME: Worcester MORTGAGE: Yes FAMILY: Four children CAR: One car and one van for business MILEAGE: 10,000 p.a. BENEFITS: Child benefit for two youngest children SMOKER:
Les Bishop is on a pension. He lives in Warndon Villages. INCOME: Pension HOME: Worcester MORTGAGE: Yes FAMILY: Two grown-up children CAR: Yes MILEAGE: 10,000 BENEFITS: No SMOKER: Pipe ALCOHOL: Yes, socially IF fuel were to go up it would not affect me
THE nuns of Stanbrook Abbey are to leave Callow End after living at the heart of the village for 165 years. They need somewhere smaller which is cheaper to run, it has been revealed. One of the reasons for the move was the community's need to make the
THE new headteacher of a Worcester primary school says she is "very excited" at the fresh challenge. Sue Mason will take over at Nunnery Wood Primary School in September, marking her return to a city school. The headteacher will say goodbye to staff and
BOLD thieves stole a Land Rover while the owner was just a few steps away closing the gate to his home. The man had driven the vehicle out of the drive of his Holt Fleet home and left the keys in the ignition and the engine running while he closed the
THE dark cells below the city's Guildhall have been holding a new prisoner. John Henderson, principal of Worcester College of Technology, was shut in the bowels of the building yesterday, but only for a moment as he was shown round by the Mayor of Worcester
POLICE found children's clothing valued at £583 when they raided a flat in Kidderminster. The clothes, still on hangers, were stolen from a shop after a paving slab was thrown through the window at night. John Ashton, who was living at his brother's flat
CONCERN is growing for a "vulnerable" teenager who left home nearly a week ago and has not been in contact with friends or family since. John Jones, aged 17, from Honeybourne, near Evesham, was expected to return home on Thursday evening after visiting
AN alcoholic postmaster whose Land Rover crashed into a ditch was still over the drink-drive limit 17 hours after the accident, a court heard. Inderjit Ojalae had to be taken to hospital following the smash near Throckmorton, delaying police who wanted
A CASH windfall of £5,000 has given a welcome boost to a local charity dedicated to flood and river rescue. The Upton-upon-Severn unit of the Severn Area Rescue Association has received the money from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales. SARA
A WORCESTER mum faced with taking her children to three different schools has welcomed the proposal to change the schools' admission policy in the county. Tracey James will suffer a logistical nightmare when her 11-year-old son, Nicholas, changes school
THOSE Worcester people wishing to make the most of their gardens and allotments can soon pick up some handy hints thanks to a newsletter for enthusiasts. The newsletter, published by the Worcester Allotment Forum, is due to be sent out in the next month
FOR every aluminium drink can that's recycled, enough energy is released to power a TV for three hours. That's an alarming waste when you're hit by the dismal statistic that only nine per cent of rubbish throughout the county is recycled. But this is
HEREFORD MP Paul Keetch has called for motorists to be banned from using mobile phones while driving. The Liberal Democrat has signed a House of Commons motion, which highlights research showing that being distracted by a mobile is as dangerous as drink-driving
A THATCHED cottage was seriously damaged when a fire broke out in an upstairs bedroom. Seventeen firefighters were called in to deal with the blaze at the cottage in Kinnersley, Upton-upon-Severn, yesterday evening. A neighbour saw the smoke and contacted
THE Severn Valley Railway has launched an initiative to recognise the efforts of volunteers and staff who have kept the wheels turning for the past 30 years. Staff who have served at least 10 years at the railway will now be able to qualify for long-service
THE Heart of England in Bloom competition will be launched this Thursday. Beverley Nielsen, chief executive of the Heart of England Tourist Board, is due to declare the competition open, along with Sir William Lawrence, the tourist board's chairman and
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers fans will be left to play the name-game after their side's Nationwide League Division Three season ends at home to Leyton Orient on Saturday. Who the replacement will be for Jan Molby is a red-hot talking point at Aggborough at
EVESHAM and Malvern Hills College has been given a good report following its first-ever Ofsted inspection. The college, formed in 1999 with the merger of the towns' two colleges, was inspected in December. Its business and administration, computing and
MALVERN'S Worcestershire Golf Club will host the Acorn Children's Hospice Trust's first Worcestershire Golf Day in June. Companies across the area are invited to take part in the 18-hole event, to help build a new children's hospice for area. The cost
PACEMAN Kabir Ali signalled his intentions for the new season with a career-best performance in Worcestershire's crushing 332-run victory over Oxford UCCE in The Parks. The 21-year-old grabbed 7-43 as the County warmed up in style for their opening Championship
WORCESTER City striker Adam Webster is proving a real bargain buy for manager John Barton. The 21-year-old, who cost £7,500 when signed from Bedworth in December, is enjoying a rich vein of form in front of goal. His brace against Welling United taking
JOHN Brain has paid tribute to Jim Jenner after the number eight was voted Worcester Rugby Club supporter's player of the season. The Sixways head coach has been delighted with Jenner this season and believes a year in the Premiership has made him a better
RELEGATION and promotion issues will be at stake in equal measure at Edgar Street tonight (7.45) when Hereford United play Dagenham & Redbirdge The Bulls still need points to ensure their Nationwide Conference survival while The Daggers cannot afford
GOALS have dried up for Stourport Swifts who entertain Weston-Super-Mare tonight (7.45) having managed just five goals in their last seven matches. Player/coach Tim Langford saw his side dispatched 4-1 by Mangotsfield United at the weekend and admits
UPTON Town are the Worcester and District Football League's Saturday Division One champions. They clinched the title with a 6-0 win at Inkberrow Reserves, free-scoring Tom Hofton netting twice. Andy Shepherd netted four times for Hanley Swan who beat
DEFENDER Lee Knight (shoulder) and winger Matty Hall (thigh) are set to be available for Saturday's trip to Gresley. But injuries elsewhere have forced Reds manager Rod Brown to recall Tim Jackson from Alliance hopefuls Stourbridge. Defender Quentin Townsend
WE cannot send asylum seekers back to a country which ill treats them but why do they all want to come here - are we a soft touch? Why don't other European countries take them in? We have a small, over-populated country and with firm closures and redundancies
IT was a relief to read Kate Wildish's letter expressing goodwill towards genuine asylum seekers. I, too, am becoming rather anxious about the level of antagonism towards people who have already suffered enough. It is very unfair, and dangerous, to blame
JOHN Phillpott writes (Evening News, April 9) "There are no more idealists left". Well, I, for one, still believe the moon is made of green cheese. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester
IN reply to your article "Was he pushed or did he jump?" I would say it is very nice to see that Worcester is now celebrating its part in mediaeval history, besides the Civil War. I have no doubt that Henry VII had sickly Prince Arthur sent to Ludlow
Don't Mean Nothing, by Susan O'Neill (Black Swan) This debut collection of fictional interlinked stories gives a remarkable insight into the Vietnam War, especially from a woman's perspective. Written by a former army nurse who served in Vietnam in 1969
GOALS have dried up for Stourport Swifts who entertain Weston-Super-Mare tonight (7.45pm), having managed just five goals in their last seven matches. Player-boss Tim Langford saw his side dispatched 4-1 by Mangotsfield United at the weekend and admits
Evesham 6pts, Pershore 5 THIS fixture has, and will always be, the top priority of the season for both clubs. This season there were league points at stake as well as bucket loads of pride. Pershore were victors of the opening round, managing to hold
Nicky Jones is a credit control clerk in Worcester. INCOME: Full-time HOME: No - lives with parents MORTGAGE: No FAMILY: One son aged eight-and-a-half CAR: Yes MILEAGE: 12,000 BENEFITS: Child Benefit and Family Tax credit SMOKER: Social smoker ALCOHOL
Michelle Stockall is an administrator in Worcester. INCOME: Full-time salary HOME: Worcester MORTGAGE: Yes FAMILY: Married (no children) CAR: Yes (two) MILEAGE: 12,000 for both BENEFITS: No SMOKER: No ALCOHOL: Yes AN increase in the cost of fuel would
Dave Cave is a commercial director for a Worcester firm. INCOME: P/t salary + pension HOME: Worcester MORTGAGE: No FAMILY: four children - three in higher education CAR: Yes MILEAGE: 10,000 BENEFITS: No SMOKER: No ALCOHOL: Socially AN increase on fuel
