A WOMAN caught ferrying drugs into Worcester for a dealer has been jailed for four years. Stephanie Rivett was a passenger in a car stopped by police who noticed that both occupants seemed nervous, Worcester Crown Court heard. An intimate search at the
POLICE spiced up their latest recruitment drive by holding it in an Indian restaurant. Worcester police organised last night's event at Pasha restaurant, Malvern Road, St John's, in a bid to woo ethnic minority groups and encourage them to think about
FURIOUS homeowners have a "river" flowing down their residential street after a burst water pipe, which has flooded houses and gardens, has been left leaking for months. Water began seeping through the road surface of Dough Bank, in Ombersley, three months
A charity has pushed its way into the Faithful City with the help of Worcester strongman Russ Bradley. Malvern Special Families - a charity that supports families of children who have special needs - is hoping to extend its service to Worcester, and is
LIVES will be put at risk if the fire authority carries out plans to axe jobs manning the brigade's hydraulic platforms and turntable ladders, a spokesman for the Fire Brigades Union has warned. Twenty-four firefighters currently man the three aerial
A WOMAN who turned to prostitution to fund a drug addiction burgled the home of a client after he refused to pay her, Worcester Crown Court heard. Emma Thompson broke into the man's home in Hereford and stole his wallet from the room where he was asleep
NEW jobs will be created when a no-frills supermarket, which aims at keeping costs to a minimum, opens in Worcester. A mixture of full-time and part-time jobs for 10 to 15 people will be created when the German food retailer Lidl opens its store in Newtown
A GIANT bronze statue of pioneer canal builder James Brindley could form a centrepiece for the waterways redevelopment in Droitwich. Members of the Droitwich Canals Trust (DCT) are pushing for a one-and-a-quarter lifesize sculpture of the 18th Century
A Worcester caf owner, who hit the headlines in the 1960s when he was jailed by the East Germans for trying to smuggle a woman into West Berlin, has died. Bernard "Bernie" Collett had run St John's Snack Bar in the Bull Ring, St John's, for more than
A HOMELESS mother who was left isolated in an Evesham B&B with two young children is still angry with her accomodation, after being moved to Worcester, near to her family. Vicky Addison appeared in the Evening News in June with her boys Alex, aged
PLANS to build a triple garage with accommodation above it at a home in Wichenford, near Worcester, could be refused on the grounds it would have an adverse impact on the area. The scheme involves the demolition of a double garage at Mallenders, on the
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WORCESTER Wolves began the new National Basketball League Division Two season in style with a 127-76 win over Tamar Valley in Plymouth. Wolves travelled without the injured Colin Rhooms, Paul Gerald and Dean Blake. Ross Cooney and Rhys Hocking were recalled
STEWART Hadley has left Worcester City by mutual consent. The 29-year-old striker has struggled to regain full fitness and after discussions with manager John Barton has agreed to cancel the remainder of his contract. Several clubs had shown an interest
BARRY Woolley is ahead of schedule in his bid to return to first team action following a month out with cracked ribs. Worcester City's imposing 6ft 4in central defender emerged unscathed from last weekend's 5-3 reserves win against Bedworth and could
WORCESTER City plan to raise funds with the help of more than 1,000 fund-raisers dressed as Father Christmas. The St George's Lane club has teamed up with Leukaemia Care to organise a three-and-a-half mile run around the city centre. Runners will be dressed
WORCESTER Wolves began the new National Basketball League Division Two season in style with a 127-76 win over Tamar Valley in Plymouth. Wolves travelled without the injured Colin Rhooms, Paul Gerald and Dean Blake. Ross Cooney and Rhys Hocking were recalled
WORCESTER Wizards have been bowling over the opposition at tenpin. They followed great success at the English Junior Open in Tamworth by victories in all sections at the Worcester Junior Open. At Tamworth, the team of Andy Jones, Duncan Staff-ord, Sarah
BROMSGROVE Rovers manager George Rooney will be an interested spectator at tonight's FA Cup replay between Congleton Town and Hucknall Town. The Victoria Ground club have been drawn to play the winners away in the third qualifying round following their
WEST Bromwich Albion have a chance of going top of the First Division if they beat Millwall at The Hawthorns tonight. Leaders Sheffield United and second-placed Wigan --who have one point more than the Baggies -- are away, at Wimbledon and Cardiff City
IT would appear that Worcestershire County Council no longer wants Christopher Whitehead School on the site in St John's. The citizens of Worcester paid for this school to be built in 1934, 1936 and 1963 and therefore it is only fair for them to say what
READ with interest Chas Perrett's comments (Evening News, Tuesday, September 23) regarding the lamentable state of visual culture in Worcester. Chas is right. Given the wealth and diversity of talent available within the Worcester art and design community
THE date for one of Worcester's major tourism events has been set for the end of November despite opposition from some of the organisations involved. The annual Victorian Christmas Fayre will be held from Thursday, November 27, to Saturday, November 30
THE Government today said sorry for the funding crisis engulfing Worcestershire schools. Schools across the county were left facing budget cuts and teacher redundancies after a Department for Education blunder earlier this year. County council officials
THE family of a Worcester woman who committed suicide is due today to have the opportunity to put their concerns surrounding her death to an independent commission. Karen Meadows' father, Doug Meadows, will attend a meeting with The Commission for Health
TONY Blair is today facing his toughest conference speech yet. JAMES SLACK spoke to the Worcester delegate at the Labour Party conference, Paul Denham, before the Prime Minister took the stage. TONY Blair must show he is listening to the "voices of discontent
A CONCERNED counsellor says he fears for the mental well-being of county residents after the counselling service provided at doctor's surgeries is overhauled today. South Worcestershire's health chiefs announced in June they were to stop counsellors being
WORCESTER City Council plans to axe committees that scrutinise decisions made by councillors is "a recipe for totalitarianism", according to the leader of the Labour group. A shake-up proposed by the Tory cabinet would see the number of scrutiny commit-tees
A MAN died after he was hit by a train at Kidderminster railway station. The train was travelling from Worcester to Kidderminster when the tragedy occurred at around 4pm yesterday. Commuters making their way home were standing at the platform at Kidderminster
A HEROIN addict mother of-three from Droitwich has escaped a prison sentence after making good progress in trying to kick her heroin addiction. Worcester Magistrates Court chose to show leniency because Eliza Pullen, from Sheldon Close, has been doing
A WORCESTERSHIRE fruit farm is celebrating a double success after harvesting a bumper crop this year - and scooping two prestigious prizes. Broomfield's, of School Plantation, Holt Heath, near Worcester, won the Perpetual Challenge trophy at the Malvern
HANDS-ON activities were taken a step further at an open day by an organisation that runs activities for young people throughout Worcester. Body moulding, in which youngsters were able to use a special putty to make replicas of body parts such as hands
A QUESTION mark continues to hang over the jobs of more than 1,000 Worcester workers after the deal to buy the former Great Universal Stores (GUS) was referred to the Competition Commission. The home shopping division of GUS, which incorporates the former
THE killing of a cygnet by a fox is an example of why hunting should not be banned, a businessman has said. Ron Taylor, who breeds rare birds and runs a fishery in Bransford, spotted scattered feathers that led him to the mutilated carcase. Mr Taylor,
YOUNG gardeners in Droitwich are being urged to show off the fruits of their labour at a special competition to be held for Hallowe'en. Webbs of Wychbold garden centre gave out 300 pumpkin seeds to children earlier this year in an effort to encourage
A TOURIST attraction in Worcestershire has claimed record numbers of visitors thanks to a major refurbishment of a spectacular fountain and gardens. English Heritage's Witley Court has already attracted 53,220 visitors between April and August this year
A HOUSE could be built over a busy coal yard in Great Witley if Malvern Hills planners give the proposed development the go-ahead. The scheme, which involves the erection of a house, together with a detached garage, on an existing coal yard on Worcester
WERNER Swanepoel looks set for a four-week lay-off following his knee injury. Worcester Rugby Club's skipper tore cartilage in Saturday's 34-0 win over London Welsh and will now require an operation. The South African will have the surgery on Thursday
AUGUST 16 H Havant & W. 1-1 (Kelly) 19 A Merthyr Tydfil 0-2 (Kelly, Wilde) 23 A Welling United 0-1 (Middleton) 25 H Moor Green 3-0 (Kelly, Owen, Webster) 30 A Crawley Town 0-4 SEPTEMBER 1 H Hinckley United 2-0 (Holloway, Davies) 6 H Dorchester Town
THE sad deterioration of former world heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno has put mental health into the headlines in the past week. His decline - resulting in his being sectioned under the Mental Health Act - has highlighted the plight of many thousands
THIS year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of wartime rationing. Some of you will no doubt remember with clarity the little red book that was dutifully presented at regular intervals to the butcher, baker and quite possibly the candlemaker, too.
HOME, away (Midlands Two (West) fixtures unless stated) SEPTEMBER Sat 6 HEREFORD 47-9 Sat 13 Kenilworth 15-16 Sat 20 STONEYGATE (Powergen Intermediate Cup First Round) 31-9 Sat 27 NUNEATON OLD EDWARDIANS 27-19 OCTOBER Sat 4 Aston Old Edwardians Sat 11
NORTH Midlands Under 19s will field a new-look side for their game against Warwickshire at Broadstreet tomorrow (7.30pm). North Midlands began their season with a win over Middlesex at Dudley Kingswinford but they have since been depleted by injuries
PARKING on a pavement is not an offence. However, obstruction of a pavement is - and the constabulary seems to have abdicated all of their responsibilities in this area. The police state variously that it is the council's responsibility, or they are undermanned
HEATHER Mead from the Safety Camera Partnership seems very proud of her position and appears to take great satisfaction in correcting many angry motorists. I, for one, cannot tolerate her smug responses to people who have written in with their dissatisfaction
STEWART Hadley has left Worcester City by mutual consent. The 29-year-old striker has struggled to regain full fitness and after discussions with manager John Barton has agreed to cancel the remainder of his contract. Several clubs had shown an interest
WORCESTER City plan to raise funds with the help of more than 1,000 fund-raisers dressed as Father Christmas. The St George's Lane club has teamed up with Leukaemia Care to organise a three-and-a-half mile run around the city centre. Runners will be dressed
BARRY Woolley is ahead of schedule in his bid to return to first team action following a month out with cracked ribs. Worcester City's imposing 6ft 4in central defender emerged unscathed from last weekend's 5-3 reserves win against Bedworth and could
HOME, away (Dr Martens Western fixtures unless stated) JULY Sat 19 WALSALL (Friendly) 5-1 (Sutton, Banner, Dyson, Bowen, Scheppel) Tue 22 WOODFORD UNITED (Friendly) 3-1 (Sutton, Stephenson, Scheppel) Sat 26 STOCKPORT COUNTY (Friendly) 0-0 Wed 30 ASTON
OWNERS and managers of farm tourism businesses can attend a conference designed to develop new marketing opportunities. The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) Herefordshire and Worcestershire Open Minds Conference for rural agri-tourism business is due
THE food and pharmacy divisions of community retailer West Midlands Co-op have gained Investors in People accreditation. They have joined the travel, funeral, care homes, post offices, head office, finance and human resources departments in achieving
