A BUSY city centre car park was sealed off for hours at the weekend after a man was found lying at the foot of a stairwell, causing chaos for Worcester's shoppers. Police are continuing their investigations into how 35-year-old Dean Uzzell, of Stanley
FEARS that a player was having a heart attack caused a cricket match to be abandoned in a Worcestershire village. Horrified players lokked on as Tony Ball, a fast bowler for the Division Six Worcester-based team Vine, became ill during the match against
NOVICE drivers and their parents are being asked to help cut the number of crashes involving young motorists. One in three newly-qualified drivers has an accident within a year of passing their test, and about 1,300 teenage drivers are killed or seriously
POLICE are hunting three people who were spotted trying to steal a car from a Droitwich garage. The trio was seen between 8am and 9am, yesterday, on the forecourt of Copcut Garage, on Worcester Road. They had also broken into the garage offices and a
THE number of occasions when police in West Mercia were sent out with guns fell dramatically last year. According to new Government figures, the number of operations where firearms were authorised was only 36. This compares to 110 in the previous 12 months
A MAN who viciously attacked the son of a Worcestershire parish council clerk, leaving him in a coma, has been locked up for five years. Joseph Barrett was found guilty of grievous bodily harm on Jonathon Gurney, following a four-day trial at Woolwich
A COACH company's blunder led to a Japanese student making a round trip to Birmingham on a day trip from Worcester to Bristol. Language student Kaori Yamazaki, who is taking a seven-week course at Kingsway English Centre in The Butts, visited Bristol.
WORCESTERSHIRE bird lovers could soon have a rare new visitor to watch out for in the county. The red kite, which almost became extinct towards the end of the 19th Century, has made a dramatic recovery in the past few years, due to targeted conservation
TWO Alfrick teenagers are preparing for a lunch date in South Africa with some of the most important people in the world after being selected to attend the Johannesburg Earth Summit. Kirsty Fraser, aged 17, and 16-year-old Darryl Jones have been picked
A MEMORIAL charity set up following the death of a young Bromsgrove worker has upped its bid to provide the gift of sight to deprived Romanian residents by hitting the world wide web. The Sarah Hampton Sunshine Appeal now has a website and organisers
CANNY recyclers have been waiting for some warm summer days to help boost their efforts. The more people need to cool down with cold drinks, the more aluminium cans are available to be collected and recycled. Alucan recycling centres like W Prosser Metal
JUNIOR supporters of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust have scooped a series of prestigious national awards. The Wyre Forest Watch Group has now won five Watch gold awards, celebrating outstanding achievements for wildlife and the environment. Only 20 awards
THE Vikings arrived at a Worcestershire museum at the weekend to show visitors why they were feared when they invaded Britain. The Birmingham Vikings took part in a special weekend at the Avoncroft Museum, near Bromsgrove. There were demonstrations on
Saturday, August 17, 2002 JAMES Dyson grabbed a point for Rovers on the opening day of the season as they drew 1-1 at Racing Club Warwick. Rovers dominated for most of the game but fell behind five minutes before half time when Chris Taylor was beaten
PARKING tickets seem to be 10-a-penny in the modern world. The reasons are straightforward - congested cities, too few places to park for those who have not yet been converted to the good sense of using park-and-ride systems, vigilant traffic wardens.
BEN Affleck seems to have it all. By the age of 30, he's won an Oscar, made millions from his hit films and now he's half of the hottest Hollywood celebrity couple, dating actress and singer Jennifer Lopez. He's set for even more success, after winning
BROADWAY'S Paul Speake battled his way to the quarter-finals of the Yoplait All-England Under 25 Singles at Worthing last night. Speake opened his campaign with an emphatic 21-10 victory over Kent's Mark Devonshire and then edged out a Nick Welsh from
HEREFORDSHIRE were in a strong position on the opening day of their crucial Minor Counties Championship Western Division clash with Cornwall at Truro. Despite only 29.1 overs being possible because of rain, Herefordshire still had time to reduce their
STOURPORT Swifts had to settle for a share of the points after two late goals denied them an opening Dr Martens Western League day victory at Swindon Supermarine. But it could have been so much worse for the Walshes Meadow club who lost player-boss Tim
WORCESTER'S batsmen returned to form on Saturday which enabled them to secure a much-needed Birmingham Cricket League Division One win when Attock were the visitors to the Gordon Jones Memorial Ground. Andrew Mason won the toss for Worcester and decided
KIDDERMINSTER should have won their low scoring Birmingham Cricket League Division One game against Wellington but in the end had to settle for a losing draw. They won the toss and put Wellington in and conceded just 46 runs off the first 17 overs before
MALVERN'S Gill Lloyd lost in the quarter-finals of the National Express All-England Bowls Singles Championship at Royal Leamington Spa. The Manor Park star faced England international Helen Wall and was soon in an 8-4 lead. Wall, however, hit back with
FOR one of the featured soloists in this year's Three Choirs Festival, playing in the cathedral is a return to home turf. Pianist Charles Owen may have studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal College of Music, but Worcester is where his family
EVERY summer, many little hedgehogs are killed on the roads when young hoglets start to follow their mothers on a nightly forage. Many people like to fit an "animal alert" to their car. This little gizmo sends out a high-pitched sound, inaudible to humans
I AGREE with D E Margrett that it does seem rather degrading to see a bucket on the head of Sir Edward Elgar's statue (You Say, August 8). Recently, it was a traffic cone. However, these seem manifestations of youthful high spirits rather than acts of
PETER Nielsen is right to point out that New Labour is now a pro-big business, undemocratic party. This process has been going on for years and there is no way back. Several trade unions have recognised that affiliation fees paid to New Labour are simply
STANLEY D Parr (You Say, August 6) has every reason to be concerned that preparations are being made to hand our monetary system over to Frankfurt European Central Bank contro. Our Government owns 50 per cent of the shares of the Bank of "England" but
I WOULD like to point out to David Kaye of Kidderminster (You Say, August 13) that I was not attacking the unemployed. I meant that employers should realise that the unemployed need the chance of a job, that they do want to work, and do have a lot to
A £50m facelift for Worcester is proposed (Evening News, August 13). Sorry, I can't see that happening for at least another 10 years. There have been many good proposals that could have turned this city into a wonderful, unique centre, uniting intriguing
DEVELOPMENT company Morris Property has completed its first phase refurbishment of the office building at the former Severn Trent Water depot, Worcester. Two office suites are already under offer, with a further four suites available in the next few weeks
AUSTRALIAN international Shane Lee has a burning ambition - and that's to help Worcestershire clinch promotion from the Frizzell County Championship Division Two and become champions of the Norwich Union League Division One. The County are well placed
MANAGER John Barton's gamble of playing Pat Lyons and David Foy paid off as Worcester City sneaked a last minute winner against Hastings United. The St George's Lane boss admitted he had taken a chance on playing the duo, who were both short of match
A CAR parking crusader has won her 10-month battle against a ticket she was given for parking on Friar Street. Not only has Ginny Stenson been told that she does not have to pay the £30 fine but a judge at Worcester Crown Court also ruled that the wording
SCHOOL reunions with a twist are about to take off at a Worcester nightclub. Bushwackers is running the special nights every Wednesday for former pupils of Worcestershire schools who are aged between 18 and 30. They will include an authentic school disco
ARSONISTS risked the lives of firefighters when they set bins ablaze next to gas cylinders at a Worcester leisure centre. Three fire crews were called to Perdiswell Leisure Centre at 11.15pm last night to deal with the fire, which had been started in
IT'S spinning at Derby. Now we really know the world's weather patterns are in turmoil. As at Southend against Essex, this required a radical alteration of the Worcestershire line-up to accommodate Matt Rawnsley as the second spinner. Stephen Peters had
WORCESTER'S Carnival Queen Jenni Francis has been presented with an album of memories to mark her year in the role. Seventeen-year old Jenni was made carnival queen in June last year and, since then, has made appearances at more than 40 local events.
A WAYWARD cat has been reunited with her owners after she was recovered from behind the fireplace of a Worcester house. Five-year-old Georgia Johnson-Powell and her sister Hannah, two, have now been spoiling Tilly after her ordeal. Father Robert, however
ASTHMA and hay fever sufferers will be among those to benefit from a project being launched at QinetiQ in Malvern. The technology company, based in St Andrew's Road, is leading a consortium which has won an £800,000 contract to improve air quality forecasting
FORMER Coronation Street star Gaynor Faye is calling on people in Worcester to take part in a series of sponsored walks in aid of cancer research. Gaynor, who played barmaid Judy Mallett who collapsed and died while hanging out the washing, is backing
A SEASONED fund-raiser is set to take on the challenge of Peru's Inca Trail to clock up cash for Acorns. Alison Fraser will jet out to Peru in October for the 21-mile trek, and hopes to raise £2,500 before she goes. "I've been thinking about doing this
HARRIERS U-19s won 1-0 at Rushden and Diamonds on Saturday morning with a goal from new signing Paul Oakey. Sub Richard Langford also hit the bar as John Deakin's lads made an impressive start to their Football League Youth Alliance South Central Conference
MANAGER John Barton's gamble of playing Pat Lyons and David Foy paid off as Worcester City sneaked a last minute winner against Hastings United. The St George's Lane boss admitted he had taken a chance on playing the duo, who were both short of match
THREE of Worcestershire's top up-and-coming youngsters Chris Liptrot, Kadeer Ali and Stephen Peters will be spending next winter at the Cricket Academy in Perth, Australia. They have been opportunity to go 'Down Under' by the New Road club's Supporters
FLYING Scotsman Graeme Wight junior has proved the master of Shelsley Walsh hillclimb yet again. Bumper crowds at the historic Teme Valley venue yesterday saw Wight win both rounds of the Tran-X British Hill Climb Championship. And although he was unable
The following winners each received a set of Commonwealth Games stamps: Nick Boulton, Bourton Close, Bristol; Mrs J Brazier, Chester Road North, Kidderminster; Mrs WJ Caldwell, Marlpool Lane, Kidderminster; Jack Collinge, Claremont Road, Blackpool; K
JAZZ meets a 14th Century poem in a piece commissioned for this year's Three Choirs Festival, which receives it's world premire tonight. The Vision of Piers Plowman composed by Andrew Gant will be performed alongside William Walton's Symphony No 1. Piers
THE first ever Three Choirs Fringe dragon boat race ended in defeat for the host city of Worcester. Three dragon boats from the Milo Dragon Boat Club represented each of the cities of the Three Choirs, Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester. In this first
ORGAN fanatics are in for a treat with a wide selection of organ events on the Fringe Festival. Photographic displays, specifications and historic notes on all of Worcester's pipe organs is a part of a number of organ-related events tomorrow. The Organs
THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (12) Ben Affleck accepts the mantle from Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin as crusading hero Jack Ryan. In this thriller we meet the dashing 28-year-old at the very beginning of his career. When East European terrorists detonate a nuclear
A BLAZING brass fanfare introduced William Walton's arrangement of the National Anthem to begin Saturday evening's concert in grand style. It was the 100th anniversary of the first performance of The Dream of Gerontius in Worcester Cathedral being celebrated
Saturday, August 17, 2002 IAN Britton is quickly learning the harsh facts of life as a Nationwide League manager as Kidderminster Harriers continue to search for their first win of the season following Saturday's 3-1 Division Three defeat against Rushden
Sat July 20 Halesowen Harriers (a) 3-1 Mulders, Stanier, Dobson Sat July 27 Boldmere St Michaels (a) 1-4 Giddings Mon July 29 Stourbridge (h) 3-2 Giddings, Stanier, Fletcher Thurs Aug 1 Rushall Olympic (h) 2-3 Bailey, A Nicholls Sat Aug 3 Telford United
THERE appears to be anti-Christian bias in Richard Babington's Counterpoints. Why is it still acceptable to be biased, ignorant and prejudiced about Christianity? Mr Babington made a series of grossly inaccurate statements regarding what the Bible says
If you're looking to give your kids a fun-filled school summer holiday, then the Worcester Evening News' Summer in the City listings can help. Every week throughout the holidays it will tell you all you need to know about activities and sporting action
Sat July 13 Stratford Town (a) 1-1 Lewis Mon July 15 Evesham United (a) 4-0 Ducros, Broughton, Corbett, Shilton Fri July 19 Reading (h) 2-4 Broughton, Henriksen Sun July 21 Solihull Borough (a) 3-4 Shilton, Foster (pen), Corbett Wed July 24 Wolverhampton
HOME, away (Dr Martens Western fixtures unless stated) JULY Thu 18 Cradley Town (Friendly) 1-0 (Crisp) Sat 20 WEST BROMWICH ALBION (Friendly) 1-6 (Burgess) Tue 23 STOURBRIDGE (Friendly) 1-3 (Lloyd) Sat 27 WILLENHALL TOWN (Friendly) 2-0 (Laydon, Palmer
Saturday, August 17, 2002 BETTER late than never was the motto at St George's Lane on Saturday with Jon Holloway's thigh stealing all three points for Worcester at the death. Hastings felt aggrieved at Leon Jackson's challenge on keeper David King that
THE smiling faces of 21 sales assistants have so far impressed shoppers in a city-wide search to find the best in retail service. Organisers of the Worcester Welcome Retail Awards are delighted with the way the initiative is going since its launch on
AN INDIAN restaurant in Malvern is doing its bit to help children who have been abused. Paprika, in Malvern Link, is holding monthly dinners when half the takings go towards the Malvern branch of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
EMPLOYERS are being called on to develop vacancies to help those who are out of work. This is the message from Joan Skerry, who has just been appointed district manager for Hereford and Worcester Jobcentre Plus. Mrs Skerry, aged 46, is now responsible
THREE of Worcestershire's top up-and-coming youngsters Chris Liptrot, Kadeer Ali and Stephen Peters will be spending next winter at the Cricket Academy in Perth, Australia. They have been opportunity to go 'Down Under' by the New Road club's Supporters
