MORE than 100 people cheered and applauded as the St Richard's Hospice Christmas tree lights were switched on in Worcester last night. County residents have dedicated a "light of love" on the 20ft tree, under St Andrew's Spire, Deansway, in memory of
SIX days a week, come rain or shine, three generations of dedicated Evening News deliverymen from the same family never missed their daily round in the city. Until Saturday, when the youngest, Lyndon Maisey, had a dizzy spell and called in sick for the
PRINCE Charles will be officially switching on the spectacular fountain at English Heritage's Witley Court on Monday, November 24. Clarence House yesterday confirmed the date the Prince would visit, which is not this Monday, as reported in yesterday's
A MOTHER-of-three who conned social services out of £16,000 has been jailed for four months. Paula Russell legitimately claimed benefits at first but failed to tell the authorities when her children were taken into care, Worcester Crown Court heard. She
A CITY lollipop lady is celebrating 25 years helping the youngsters of Warndon get to school safely, and has no plans to call it a day. It was way back in the 1978 days of disco and the Jim Callaghan led Labour Government that Jean Phillips first patrolled
A FORMER mayor of Worcester is to follow in the footsteps of the late Mary Whitehouse in a bid to clean up bad language on television and radio. County councillor Bob Bullock is exasperated by the proliferation of four-letter words in broadcasting, which
A WORCESTER student in the running to be named the UK's sexiest "girl next door" by a national men's magazine has hundreds of people backing her. Residents across the county have been voting for University College Worcester student Kayleigh Pearson in
HEALTH chiefs say the county has one of the highest rates of hysterectomies in Britain because of an ageing population. It has been revealed that Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust performs the joint 13th highest rate of hysterectomies out of the
MORE than 50 Barbie dolls have never looked so good after being kitted out by a city volunteer to raise funds for Acorns Children's Hospice. Margaret Awford has spent months knitting mini trousers, skirts and dresses for the cast-off dolls, which go on
POLICE have won funding to crack down on hate crime with a self-reporting pack for victims. West Mercia Constabulary is to share a £90,000 windfall with three other forces in a Home Office drive to increase the reporting of race or homophobic crime. Funding
A MAN who committed perjury during a Worcester Crown Court trial has been spared an immediate jail sentence. Dylan Morgan appeared as a defence witness in the case of an Evesham drug dealer. Morgan told the jury class A drugs belonged to him and that
KIND-HEARTED residents and businesses in the Faithful City are being asked to help make Christmas a special time for the disadvantaged. For the past three years Christmas boxes have been made and donated to Worcester's homeless people and the isolated
BEAUTIFUL scenery in and around Worcester is on show at an exhibition at Bevere Vivis Gallery and Picture Framers. Artists Valerie Briggs, of Worcester, and Michael Salt, of Stourbridge, have depicted Worcester scenes in their paintings of oils, pastels
WORCESTER Wolves Basketball Club have pulled off another key signing with the capture of Keith Jarrett. The 21-year-old, 6ft 6in forward, formerly with Birmingham Bullets, has agreed to play for Wolves for the rest of this season while taking a year off
WORCESTER Wolves Basketball Club have pulled off another key signing with the capture of Keith Jarrett. The 21-year-old, 6ft 6in forward, formerly with Birmingham Bullets, has agreed to play for Wolves for the rest of this season while taking a year off
DARREN Middleton will bid to build on last week's man-of-the-match display at Chelmsford with another goal against Hednesford Town at St George's Lane today. The Worcester City midfielder has made a habit of finding the net against the Pitmen, including
IT'S still early days but Hereford United face a crucial seven days if they are to put their Conference challenge on track. After a sensational start to the campaign Graham Turner's side have stuttered of late, piling on the pressure for them to achieve
THE Worcester Table Tennis League Premier Cup got off to a slow start with only three matches being played. In all of these, Division One teams came out on top against Division Two opponents. The closest match saw Evesham Rowing Club, with only two players
BURLISH Bulldogs had a fine 3-0 win against Worcester Colts in the U8 Division of the Stourport Youth Football Leaghue with goals from Ryan Cotton, Dan Bayliss and Jordan Beer. Kidderminster Cubs beat local rivals Kidderminster Lions 4-1. Cubs scorers
DEAN Bennett is reaping the rewards of Jan Molby's return, according to the Great Dane himself! The Kidderminster Harriers director of football believes the midfielder, who was tipped to be a great success on his promotion to the Football League three
THE letter written by Elizabeth Smith (You Say, Wednesday, November 5) was very well put together and summed up all my family's feelings on the early start to Christmas. It's comforting to know that such a young person "dares" to mention the Christian
CONGRATULATIONS must go to Phil Weston, and his excellent staff at the hugely-successful Perdiswell Young People's Leisure Club, in supporting yet another important step for Worcester's young people and the provision of a skateboard park. When decisions
AS N Taylor points out, Colin Beardwood's visions of the future are always flawed. Add office blocks at Newtown Road and the car parking at the hospital to the list. Young people going to university are advised to pick one some distance from home. This
ON Saturday, November 3, 2000, Blair's Great Chum Mandelson, then Northern Ireland Secretary, spoke on Irish television about the Trooping of the Colour. "It's a lot of chinless wonders marching around Horse Guards Parade doing incomprehensible things
I NOTICE that, at this time of year, there are warnings in newspapers to cyclists to light up and pedestrians to wear bright clothing. All this is apparently to help motorists see them. However, I haven't noticed any warnings for motorists. Could you
DARREN Middleton will bid to build on last week's man-of-the-match display at Chelmsford with another goal against Hednesford Town at St George's Lane today. The Worcester City midfielder has made a habit of finding the net against the Pitmen, including
ON Saturday evening last week, five teams from the county entered the Brains Trust competition, held at the Three Pears at Warndon. The public speaking competition consisted of teams of four aged under 21 who had to discuss three general and farming topics
EUROPE'S largest touring equestrian show featuring the world's finest daredevil Russian horsemen is coming to Malvern. Described as "a unique bonding of horse and human in spectacular and creative dramatic entertainment", Spirit of the Horse stars 30
THE barrage of foul language on television and radio has pushed a former Mayor of Worcester into staging a one-man crusade. Bob Bullock is so fed up with society's obsession with four-letter words that he is writing to broadcasters to demand they clean
A CITY community centre, in which the bacteria of the potential killer bug Legionnaire's disease was found, is set to re-open on Monday. Contractors were drafted in to replace all the pipework at The Green Centre, Dines Green, after the Legionella bacteria
GOVERNORS of crisis-hit Elbury Mount Primary, who have kept tight-lipped during its troubled past few years, have spoken of the commitment and "inspiration" throughout the school. Ted Duckett, the chairman of governors, admitted relations with Worcestershire
A man who was found with serious head injuries in a Worcester street is still in a critical condition. He was found lying unconscious outside a row of houses in Buttermere Drive, Warndon on Tuesday morning. It is not known how the man sustained his injuries
THE British Red Cross should rethink its "tragic mistake" in banning Jesus from its shops and instead, invest in other faiths, according to a Worcestershire MP. The humanitarian aid agency, which has two shops in Worcester and six elsewhere in the county
A BEAT bobbie was outside Safeway supermarket in Droitwich yesterday to warn shoppers of the dangers of leaving their handbags unattended. Pc Lloyd Buffery, beat manager for Droitwich town centre, was outside the store, in the Covercroft Centre, St Andrew's
GOVERNMENT inspectors have praised improvements in Worcestershire County Council's social services performance. The department, which helps vulnerable adults and children, received a two-star "good" rating compared to its one-star "acceptable" award last
DEAN Bennett is reaping the rewards of Jan Molby's return, according to the Great Dane himself! The Kidderminster Harriers director of football believes the midfielder, who was tipped to be a great success on his promotion to the Football League three
ANDY Keast believes James Brown is now showing the best form of his Worcester Rugby Club career. The fly half has been outstanding since his re-emergence in the side and despite the early impact of Tommy Hayes has held on to the number 10 shirt. "James
JON Mann scored six goals as Hadley Rangers continued their 100 per cent record with a 10-2 win over Evesham United in the Mercian Junior Football League's U12 Division. Mann's double hat-trick raised his league tally for the season to 20 in seven games
I WAS recently at a meeting concerned with greater involvement of people with the NHS. I left early after questioning whether such talk-shops are not counter-productive by diverting funding from doctors and nurses. Naturally, the reply was a polite dissent
IT possibly occurred to vet David Denny, as he clung semi-conscious to the back of a pony that had just smashed his knee with a reflex kick, he could have an easier time treating sick gerbils. Quite what he called the animal is best left to the imagination
ANDY Keast believes James Brown is now showing the best form of his Worcester Rugby Club career. The fly half has been outstanding since his re-emergence in the side and despite the early impact of Tommy Hayes has held on to the number 10 shirt. "James
