PEOPLE have been urged to have their say on a multi-million pound waterfront development that would change the face of Worcester. The long-awaited proposals to revamp Diglis Basin - which includes 459 homes, an on-site community centre and a gym - have
A WOMAN who claims her life became a "living nightmare" after she was prescribed the anti-depressant Seroxat is considering legal action against its makers. The 39-year-old woman, who does not want to be named, said she became suicidal within days of
STAR pupil Meghan Hill has reached the top spot in her school and is now hoping to hit the heights in the world of showbiz. Sixteen-year-old Meghan, head girl at Worcester's Bishop Perowne High School, has won the starring role in a production of Annie
NEXT weekend, Worcestershire's biggest annual summer event the Three Counties Show takes place at Malvern, firing on all cylinders again at last. Now restyled by marketing moguls as the Three Counties Countryside Show, to emphasise its broadening appeal
A WOMAN who has spent all her savings on a legal battle over a drainage system is representing herself in the High Court today. Claire Crossley, a company director from Powick, has vowed to overturn what she regards as a "miscarriage of justice" after
AFTER making a living by selling anti-depressants, Mary believes she almost met her death by taking them. The 39-year-old mother lives in a beautiful house in the heart of an idyllic Worcestershire village, which contains no clues to the ordeal she has
CHILDREN at a new Worcester nursery had the chance to get together and make friends before starting their day care. The Hunnybeez nursery, on Wakeman Street, Barbourne, held an open day to welcome registered children and prospective charges. It is due
DEVELOPERS have had their eyes on Worcester's Diglis Basin for more than a decade, keen to transform one of the city's backwaters into a vibrant waterfront - and, of course, make money in the process. As long ago as 1991, the British Waterways Board revealed
THERE was I, racking my brains and trying to think of the link between a spooky story I'd read the previous year while on holiday, and this imposing pile in which we were standing. It's impossible not to be affected by the atmosphere of Harvington Hall
Tall target-man who made an immediate impact with his aggression, spirit and goal-scoring on being signed for £50,000 from Peterborough in January 2001. Despite his disciplinary problems, Broughton is a first choice when fit and wins a lot of aerial challenges
EVESHAM United's football ground at Common Road is on the verge of being sold. The club has been anxious to move from the ground for more than a decade. This week should see the future of United secured with a deal that would enable it to move to a new
WORCESTERSHIRE are sweating on the fitness of Graeme Hick and Nantie Hayward ahead of tomorrow's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy quarter-final against Leicestershire at Grace Road. Star batsman Hick has a damaged hand, paceman Hayward is battling to
WORCESTER Rugby Club have swooped for former New South Wales Waratahs hooker Ben Daly. The 27-year-old joins the growing list of former Sydney University players to come to Worcester after Ben Hinshelwood and Drew Hickey. Daly, like Hinshelwood, qualifies
STOURPORT boxer Ernie Smith picked up the 10th win of his pro career with a narrow four round points victory over Selston youngster Jonathan Woolins at Nottingham's Victoria Leisure Centre. Woolins, a martial arts expert taking part in just his second
WORCESTERSHIRE held off a spirited fightback by Herefordshire to book a place in the next round of the Middleton Cup. After taking an early lead of 15 shots at Kington Bowling Club, Worcesteshire maintained their pressure to increase the lead to 25 shots
GRAEME Wight junior remains the king of Shelsley Walsh after a record-breaking day of hillclimbing at the historic Teme Valley venue. The flying Scotsman shattered his own hill record twice with blistering runs in his Gould V6 car, in conditions that
REIGNING champions Glamorgan made it five wins out of five in the National League First Division with a 31-run victory over Worcestershire at St Helens, Swansea. In a match curtailed to 39 overs a side by the rain, Glamorgan set the visitors a target
IT is noticeable that every time Tony Blair makes a major speech about the European Union, he goes abroad to do it. He has just been off, yet again, on another round of foreign visits. Why is our Prime Minister so keen to expound his weird, messianic
I THINK John Smith of Cumbria has missed the point of my letter on asylum and immigration. I made a remark about "what remains of the country's agriculture industry" with the emphasis on the first two words. The fact is that the black market labour used
YOUR correspondent Bill Davison (You Say, May 27) suggests that only the opinions of St John's residents should be published on the subject of Christopher Whitehead School. As a ratepayer of the former Worcester City (County Borough) Council I contributed
I AM pleased that the so-called "service" provided by Thames Trains from Worcester to Paddington has been raised by our MP Mike Foster (Evening News, May 29). As a regular user and one-time daily commuter, I have always been at pains to avoid Thames whenever
THE Environment Agency is appealing to farmers to ensure they continue to minimise the risk of pollution when making silage this season. "Farmers have made tremendous progress in recent years to reduce pollution from silage effluent, whose enormous polluting
Artemis Fowl - The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer (Puffin Books, £12.99) THINGS are changing for Artemis Fowl, and not all are for the best. He must resign himself to going straight! With his father rescued from the Russian Mafia and his mother determined
COMPANIES should remember disability covers a wide range of conditions, not just wheelchair-users, as they prepare for the implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Letwork Consortium, in Stourport-on-Severn, was set up three years ago
THE hunt is on for the British Turkey Butcher of the Year and customers are being asked to help choose the winner. The winner will be announced at a gala dinner, in London, and the customer who nominates the winning butcher will be invited to attend the
THE Leadership Trust Foundation's sixth annual conference, "Intuition, Leadership and Instinct", is due to take place on Tuesday, September 23, and Wednesday, September 24. The event, at the Leadership Trust's centre, in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, will
THE face of skills training is about to change with the launch of a new "one stop" training and workforce development service. The Skills Station is a new initiative, providing free training advice and courses for companies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
LIKE or loathe the idea, Twenty20 Cup cricket bursts onto the scene at New Road later this week. Worcestershire will play their first match in the revolutionary competition on Friday when they entertain Northamptonshire, starting at 5.30pm. And one top
MALVERN'S Big Brother contestant Nush broke down in tears after being on the end of a vicious verbal attack from Liverpudlian housemate Sissy. The pair swapped angry remarks about tea bags and chickpeas early this morning, before the blonde 23-year-old
HEREFORDSHIRE rower Mike Noel-Smith had an emotional reunion with his wife today, as he and companion Rob Abernethy finally reached dry land. The pair were rescued by the Australian navy after their boat was battered in severe storms in which Mr Noel-Smith
PARTY poopers in Droitwich Spa have been urged not to spoil the town's carnival weekend. Months of hard work have gone into preparing the three-day extravaganza, which will include a fun fair, a music road show and a water festival. But, so far, carnival
FOUR women were robbed at knifepoint in two separate incidents in Worcester city centre over the weekend. In the first incident, two young women were approached by a man at the Cornmarket. He showed them a small Swiss army knife and demanded they give
A MAN was knifed in an incident in the early hours of Saturday morning. The attack happened near the traffic lights at the junction of Whitecross Road and Eign Street in Hereford at 3am. The victim was seriously injured and is receiving treatment in Hereford
PITCHCROFT racecourse should not be turned into another Ascot, racegoers have told one of the course's directors. Worcester city councillor Derek Prodger, who is a director at the course, said visitors to Saturday's race meet inundated him with requests
FACE painting, a bouncy castle and a basketball shoot-out were just some of the things on offer at a Worcester community centre's fun day. Visitors to the Fairfield Centre, in Fairfield Close, Brickfields, also had a go at crafts, including making a pot
POLICE have been granted a 36-hour extension to question a man in connection with the murder of a peace campaigner almost 20 years ago. The man was arrested on Friday and was being held in an unnamed police station in connection with the murder of Hilda
A WOMAN wrongly fined nine times for allegedly dodging the London congestion charge has slammed plans to introduce the scheme across the country. Alison Chedgzoy is seeking compensation for the stress and worry of having to deal with the penalty notices
THIS week is topped and tailed by matches with Leicestershire, starting with tomorrow's vital C&G quarter-final. One of only two counties not to have been relegated from either of the first divisions since their inception, this year is proving a struggle
WHEN he became a Worcester city councillor at the tender age of 23, Simon Geraghty was not the youngest ward councillor in Britain. He wasn't even the youngest-ever Worcester councillor. But three years after his election, the ward member for St Clement's
YOUNGSTERS from Worcester soaked up the warm weather and party atmosphere, thanks to the Sure Start initiative. The Government funded scheme has ploughed £5m into helping improve community facilities in Dines Green, Tolladine and Brickfields. Fun was
ARTISTIC youngsters in Wychavon are being asked to put pen to paper to help keep noise down in the area. The district council is holding two competitions to design a poster which will help combat noise nuisance. They are open to seven to 12 year-olds
EVESHAM'S most famous son is to be remembered with a unique statue in the town centre. Planning permission has been granted for a three metre high bronze sculpture of swinesman Eof, whose visionary experience of the Virgin Mary led to the building of
WORCESTER Rugby Club have swooped for former New South Wales Waratahs hooker Ben Daly. The 27-year-old joins the growing list of former Sydney University players to come to Worcester after Ben Hinshelwood and Drew Hickey. Daly, like Hinshelwood, qualifies
REIGNING champions Glamorgan made it five wins out of five in the National League First Division with a 31-run victory over Worcestershire at St Helens, Swansea. In a match curtailed to 39 overs a side by the rain, Glamorgan set the visitors a target
GARETH Batty enhanced his reputation as one of England's brightest spin-bowling prosp-ects by leading table-topping Worcestershire to a nine wicket success over Frizzell County Championship division two promotion rivals Somerset at Bath. Batty, a member
HEREFORDSHIRE suffered the agony of defeat in a sudden-death bowl-out in their Minor Counties Association Trophy second round clash with Staffordshire at Porthill Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme. They lost 4-3 in the bowl-out after rain halted play with Staffordshire
LUCINDA Green, probably the world's greatest event rider, is holding a clinic at Hilltop Cross Country Course, Ledbury. It will be a wonderful opportunity for riders from Worcestershire and Herefordshire to tap into the talent that saw Lucinda acclaimed
BEFORE J Norwood can dispel a myth (You Say, May 28) he would need to know the correct facts. First, the partnership does not include Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust, according to an Evening News article (Tuesday, April 8) and the questions and answers
BUNCHES of freshly cut sweet peas offer a cheerful welcome to Roots at Rushwick. The flowers are a new line for Meg and Will Edmonds and are proving hugely popular with customers. Recognising new opportunities such as these and making the most of them
GARETH Batty enhanced his reputation as one of England's brightest spin-bowling prosp-ects by leading table-topping Worcestershire to a nine wicket success over Frizzell County Championship division two promotion rivals Somerset at Bath. Batty, a member
WORCESTERSHIRE are sweating on the fitness of Graeme Hick and Nantie Hayward ahead of tomorrow's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy quarter-final against Leicestershire at Grace Road. Star batsman Hick has a damaged hand, paceman Hayward is battling to
NEW cases of breast cancer have hit record levels - but patients have never stood a better chance of surviving the disease. No one knows that better than friends Anne Suffield and Dianne Page, who call themselves "bosom pals" after both losing a breast
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
ARMED Forces Minister Adam Ingram is less than impressed by a report on BBC Hereford and Worcester. His recent visit to the Gulf, where he was joined by Hereford's Paul Keetch and Tory Defence Spokesman Bernard Jenkin, appeared to downgrade his role to
AN award-winning coach holiday company has capitalised on its success and bought a new vehicle. Roy and Sue Westwood, who run Jubilee Travel, have upgraded their business with the purchase of a German-designed Kassebohrer Setra to replace their old coach
