THIS time next week, two residents of Diglis will be soaking up the sun on their honeymoon. But before flying out to the Indonesian island of Bali, Sam Merchant and Phil Schiaffino made sure they had dressed up to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
CUTTING-edge internet technology could soon revolutionise teaching across Worcestershire, with plans to provide teenagers with tailor-made websites. The county council, in partnership with Wolverhampton City Council, is one of only five authorities selected
A NURSERY business has been given permission to replace a storage and packaging building with a larger structure. Numerous objections had been raised to Ridgeway Haven Nurseries plans, which originally showed a building 11ft high, later reduced by 3ft
A WORCESTER policeman will be mounting a bike to raise cash for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust. Thornton Bridges has signed up for a 450-mile bike ride across Mexico to help raise funds for the new Bath Road unit. "The reason I chose Acorns is because
WITH World Cup excitement already taking hold, Worcester football fans are being warned: "Don't be tricked into drink driving". An increase in continental beers, coupled with larger measures and extra drinking sessions, means one pint could be enough
"SECRET" judges will soon be making unannounced visits across the county to find Worcestershire's best kept village. The competition, organised by the Council for the Protection of Rural England and the Worcestershire Federation of Women's Institutes,
PRIVATE photographs from the Queen's tours abroad and gifts from places such as Fiji, Tonga and Ghana are included in a Jubilee Exhibition at Upton-upon-Severn Memorial Hall. As a dresser to the Queen's ladies-in-waiting, Upton woman Florence Bramford
ELLA Candin, Jake Dennehy and Jade Meakin celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee early by opening three new classrooms at Northwick Manor Infants School. The three patriotic tots were looking forward to a right royal time when they helped Mike Carter,
A HUGE variety of photographs, documents, artefacts, clothes and displays from Upton's past and present took place at the Memorial Hall over the bank holiday weekend. The exhibition was organised by the town's Civic Society and called Then and Now: The
HEREFORD United manager Graham Turner has completed his first summer signing with the capture of midfielder Ben Smith from South-end United. The 23-year-old former Yeovil Town player has joined the Bulls on a one-year deal after an injury troubled spell
WORCESTER travelled to Moseley to take on Attock in the Birmingham Cricket League Division One yesterday but fell foul of the weather. With steady rain falling all day the umpires eventually abandoned the game at 2.30pm without a ball being bowled. Both
WORCESTER'S Alice Ottley School performed with distinction at the Midlands Independent Schools Gymnastics Championships, held at the Bluecoat School, Birmingham. A total of 55 schools took part with ages ranging from 5-13, and Alice Ottley came away with
BLUE skies and a scorching sun greeted the re-launch of Worcester Rowing Club's annual regatta with red-hot competition to match the temperatures. Crews from across the country including Cardiff, Nottingham and London raced on a high river which made
SIR Stirling Moss shared the spotlight with Graeme Wight junior as large crowds flocked to watch hillclimbing at Shelsley Walsh. Moss, one of Britain's greatest racing drivers, was special guest for the day at a venue he competed at early in his career
REIGNING British Superbike Champion John Reynolds claims it is only a matter of time before he wins his first race of the season. The Rizla Suzuki rider took his GSX-R1000 to second place in the first race at Snetterton and then declared himself a lot
n CC Vyvyan-Robinson asks for ideas for "losing" asylum seekers (You Say, May 29). The solution is to return them to France immediately after their arrival in UK. Having reached France, from wherever outside the EU, they have already attained their asylum
n IS it too much to ask for someone to arrange to have the hedge trimmed around the bend in Bilford Road, opposite the waste site? When approaching this bend from Droitwich Road and wanting to turn into Wordsworth Avenue, one is unable to see oncoming
n What an extraordinary thing - a fake funeral - theatre on a grand scale and a horse with a make-believe knight tramping the aisle of the Cathedral - a building ostensibly dedicated to the worship of the living God - and all condoned and encouraged by
n I WAS absolutely appaled to read your recent front page article on the poor youngster who was bullied at Gorse Hill School (May 28). Only a week ago someone wrote in grizzling about bringing back corporal punishment! When I attended primary in the sixties
RAIN may have been dripping off the bunting, but the bad weather did not dampen the patriotic spirit in the Faithful City. As the rain eased off in the early afternoon, street parties throughout the city began. In Brookthorpe Close, Warndon, the same
WHAT is arguably the most patriotic street in Worcester lived up to its reputation with a spectacular Jubilee street party. Party organisers in Pinkett Street, off Ombersley Road, had to turn revellers away yesterday because there was too much demand.
CROOKS will have even fewer places to hide in Worcestershire, thanks to the success of a campaign to increase the number of calls to Crimestoppers. Det Insp Steve Cullen said that, in the first three months of this year, West Mercia police's anonymous
A TEENAGER has hit out at thieves who stole his prized flag bought to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee and the World Cup. William Hodgson was stunned to find the St George's flag had vanished after he and his mum Denise tied it outside their house on Thursday
WORCESTER'S new hospital has received a number of complaints from worried patients and visitors who are spending hours trying to get through to the switchboard, it has emerged. Many have been making official complaints to bosses at the Worcestershire
DISABLED people will be able to have a go at painting, dancing and reflexology at a Worcester sports centre. As part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations, charity Worcestershire Lifestyles is running the day at Perdiswell Leisure Centre to give people with
A FIELD forming part of Stoulton's Millennium Wood is to be sold off, only two years after the project was launched. Trees have already been planted on the field, part of a scheme to provide a variety of habitats for increased biodiversity, with a central
IT was the garden party to end all garden parties, a right Royal romp through 50 years of popular music. It put a smile on millions of faces around the world - but, for those not blinded by the smoke and bright lights, it said much about Britain in the
A HUGE variety of events took place at street parties all over Malvern on Monday, including one featuring around 130 people from just one family. Church Road played host to family members descended from the late Queenie Caswell, of Malvern, ranging in
PERSHORE lost by one wicket in a thrilling finish to their Worcestershire County Cricket League Division One clash with Romsley and Hunnington. Pershore totalled 201-9 thanks to John Brookes' 80, but despite South African Leon Botha taking 7-80 in reply
WORCESTERSHIRE race ace Matt Neal has slipped to second place in the British Touring Car Championship after yesterday's races at Silverstone. Neal, from Hanbury, near Droitwich, shared first place with fellow Vauxhall Astra Coupe drivers James Thompson
CURRENT controversy over corporal punishment in schools reminds me of a scripture lesson at Stanley Road School when I was about seven or eight. Our teacher had been telling us about shepherds and the love and kindness they lavished on their flocks. In
A NEW consultancy hopes to get local businesses talking and listening to their customers. Liz Watkins-Young has recently launched Collaborative Advantage, which offers local businesses the support they need to talk to, and listen to, their customers on
A WORCESTER shop is encouraging people to wear hats and raising money for a cancer charity at the same time. The Hat Shop, in Friar Street, is planning promotional activity to coincide with Week of Hats, a national initiative to raise funds for Macmillan
A COMPANY that supplies medical de-vices to hospitals all over the world has chosen Droitwich as its global distribution centre. Kimal plc has moved into new, purpose-built premises on Stonebridge Cross Business Park. The move has already created 10 new
