BRITAIN'S most prolific serial killer, Harold Shipman, died today after hanging himself with his bed sheets in his prison cell. The 57-year-old, believed to be responsible for more than 215 murders, was found hanged from the window bars of his cell at
THE Rt Rev Bishop Anthony Priddis has been appointed as the new Bishop of Hereford in an announcement made by the Queen this morning. A conference was held at The Palace in Hereford at 11am today to coincide with his name being made public. Bishop Anthony
A HARD-hitting study written by senior academics today gave full backing to Worcestershire's claim for an extra £8m of Government cash. The prize-winning experts, David G Blanchflower and Andrew J Oswald, said the county council should definitely benefit
HUNDREDS of stray and unwanted dogs across Worcestershire face being destroyed unless a rescue centre's desperate fund-raising efforts pay off. Forest Dog Rescue takes in hundreds of dogs every year but is facing a mounting cash crisis because of increases
THE house sparrow and starling could soon become a rare sight in Worcestershire gardens. They have disappeared from some villages in the county already, according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The warning came as the RSPB re-launched
A HEROIN user stole from Worcester shops to support his addiction and pay off his drug debts. Twenty-nine-year-old Andres Pope stole three watches, valued at £100, from Debenhams and £28 worth of meat from Costcutters on separate occasions, Worcester
SEVERAL children escaped serious injury after the coach in which they were travelling to school hit a telegraph pole between Childswickham and Mount Pleasant, near Evesham. The children on board - all pupils at Bredon Hill Middle School in Ashton-under-Hill
THE Worcester woman believed to be Titanic's youngest "survivor" has celebrated her 91st birthday with the help of a visit from two fans of the history of the ill-fated ship. Ellen Walker celebrated the milestone birthday on Sunday, at the Oaklands Private
DINES Green Post Office, Worcester, is more than capable of taking on the extra workload once another post office in St John's closes, says its sub-postmaster. Jeremy Richardson said he was sad to hear that Henwick Post Office, Himbleton Road, was to
A HEREFORDSHIRE MP has pledged his support for Holocaust Memorial Day in memory of the six million Jews killed by the Nazis during the Second World War. Bill Wiggin, MP for Leominster and Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, spoke of the horrors inflicted
A PETITION signed by a thousand people demanding that Worcestershire becomes a GM food-free zone will be presented to Worcestershire County Council by the Green Party this week. The petition requests that the council adopts a policy banning GM foods from
THE future of education in Herefordshire and Worcestershire is set to be discussed by students, colleges and employers at a review session in Worcester. The Strategic Area Review (StAR), being held tomorrow at Worcester Rugby Club's Sixways ground, will
PLANS to build a gym in a Worcestershire town will let people keep fit without forking out for expensive private health club membership, its backers claim. Plans have been drawn up by an as yet unnamed company keen to invest in the £40,000 project at
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
IN the interests of deciding whether the punishment fits the crime, we've sometimes been moved to debate what purpose our jails serve. Until now, the trigger for asking where the balance lies between punishment, rehabilitation, redemption and retribution
NEW signing Renaldo Edmondson is being backed to make a big impact on his debut for Worcester Wolves Basketball Club tonight. The 20-year-old shooting guard, signed from National League Division One Teesside Mohawks this week, will be thrown straight
DIRECTOR of football Jan Molby has told his Kidderminster Harriers players that their pride is at stake in to-night's FA Cup third round replay against Premiership strugglers Wolves at Molineux. Harriers go into the clash (7.45) as rank outsiders after
HAT-trick hero Mark Owen fired Worcester City into the semi-finals of the Worcestershire FA Senior Cup. The St George's Lane striker's lethal finishing proved the difference last night as John Barton's side overpowered a spirited Redditch United 5-1.
A THRILLING tie at AFC Severnside saw visitors Bransford Rovers win 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Worcester and District Football League's Bernard Finnegan Cup. Lee Melnyk hit a hat-trick and Ken Storey got two for Rovers, Darren Layton notching
WOLVES striker Henri Camara is unavailable for tonight's clash with Kidderminster Harriers. He has been called up by Senegal ahead of the African Nations Cup in Tunisia. Striker Steffen Iversen will face a late fitness test after suffering a rib muscle
HAVING read You Say (Saturday, January 3) I was incensed by yet another letter from the "Hang Motorists" brigade. Mr Norwood of Kidderminster intimates that motorists convicted of speeding/seatbelt/mobile phone offences complain they are hard done by.
HELEN Donovan was taken aback by my recent remarks (You Say, Tuesday, January 6). It is a fact that the Letters Editor never fails to print George Cowley's letters daily. In the last 12 months we have had roughly 250 letters from him, yet I, and many
I WAS saddened by P J Mayne's letter headlined "You never publish letters supporting foxhunting or Tories" (You Say, Saturday, January 3) and his view that the letters published emanate from "... the regular six or seven correspondents." Out of curiosity
IN 1993, the EU introduced the Working Time Directive which set down rules on the maximum number of hours people could work. Fortunately, the UK under John Major, was able to build in a key amendment which gave employees the right to opt-out if they chose
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Monday, January 12, 2004 HAT-trick hero Mark Owen fired Worcester City into the semi-finals of the Worcestershire FA Senior Cup. The St George's Lane striker's lethal finishing proved the difference last night as John Barton's side overpowered a spirited
MISYS plc, the global software products and solutions company based in Evesham, has acquired IQ Financial Systems (IQFS), part of Deutsche Bank, for $40m (£22.2m). The acquisition extends Misys' penetration in the large and growing commercial lending
SATURDAY WORCESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Baylis Cup second round: Worcester City v Langland Sports (B Nyatanga, J Wynne, J Taylor); Tolladine Sports v Bretforton Old Boys (R Fisher); Upton Town v Hallow WMC (T Phillips); Henwick Academicals v Martley Spurs
MOTORISTS face three weeks of travel chaos in Worcestershire when an historic bridge is closed for repairs. Holt Fleet Bridge, a major commuter route over the River Severn, will be closed for maintenance in March. Waterproofing work on the bridge, which
BATTLE-hardened fighters are preparing to down muskets and call a temporary truce for a forthcoming spectacular grand ball. Soldiers and civilians from centuries past will be descending on a Worcester hotel, where the Napoleonic Association's "no modern
A MAN repeatedly punched his wife and threatened to kill her, after he discovered she wanted to buy new clothes and go to an office party. Forty-two-year-old Steven Knight admitted to having a "turbulent relationship" with his spouse Lydia, and attacked
A NEW-style American rescue boat, the first in the country, is being tried out at Upton-upon-Severn by the town's water rescue unit. The radical craft has the potential to be used on ice and mud, or to go into weirs, where other boats would turn over.
WORKERS at a Worcester warehouse are winding down operations as it prepares to shut down at the end of this month. Sainsbury's distribution depot, in Wainwright Road, Warndon, is closing, and already one third of the 600 employees have either taken redundancy
THE RSPCA was "very irresponsible" for turning down an invitation to attend a fox hunting meeting, according to the chairman of the Countryside Alliance in Worcestershire. Audrey Steel said it contacted the animal charity and offered to pay for an inspector
DANNY Williams believes Kidderminster Harriers still have a chance of beating Wolves at Molineux tonight if they play as well as they did when the sides drew 1-1 at Aggborough. The midfielder returns to Harriers line-up after twisting his knee in the
MORE than 100 CCTV cameras watch the movements of every person in Worcester. In fact, new research reveals that British citizens are living in a "Big Brother" society, with at least 4,285,000 cameras recording our every movement, making this country the
A CHARITY has called on kind-hearted Worcestershire residents to dig deep into their pockets and raise cash for vital research into cancer cures. The county's residents are being asked to raise cash for the national charity Cancer Research UK by entering
A DRAFT list of frequently-asked questions has been prepared ready for distribution to the residents of the Arboretum, Worcester. The list of questions is aimed to pre-empt a public meeting about proposals to introduce residents-only parking. People living
Households will be helped to turn their kitchen waste into compost thanks to a £240,000 Government grant to councils in the region. The money includes £134,402 for Worcestershire County Council which officers hope will strengthen its plans to encourage
A CITY headteacher has negotiated an innovative solution to one of his school's biggest problems. Neil Morris, from Christopher Whitehead High School, wanted to cut the number of days missed through unauthorised absences, especially days taken off for
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WOLVES striker Henri Camara is unavailable for tonight's clash with Kidderminster Harriers. He has been called up by Senegal ahead of the African Nations Cup in Tunisia. Striker Steffen Iversen will face a late fitness test after suffering a rib muscle
EVESHAM United's revival will be put to the test at Ilkeston Town tonight (7.45). The Robins picked up another hard-earned point at Team Bath on Saturday to extend their unbeaten run to four. Ex-Worcester City favourite Phil Stant, now in charge at the
WORCESTERSHIRE hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the FA County Youth Cup have been dashed. They slipped to a disappointing 4-1 defeat to a strong and talented Middlesex side in the quarter-final at Kidderminster Harriers' Aggborough Stadium, although
BELBROUGHTON and Colwall opened the new Worcestershire Cricket Board Monday Indoor League season at RGS Worcester with victories. Belbroughton won by six wickets after restricting Avoncroft to 97-5 in 12 overs, Adrian Fox (30no) Paul Athey (15), Adam
DIRECTOR of football Jan Molby has told his Kidderminster Harriers players that their pride is at stake in to-night's FA Cup third round replay against Premiership strugglers Wolves at Molineux. Harriers go into the clash (7.45) as rank outsiders after
THE computer generation was taken a stage further last week with reports that pupils would be sitting their GCSEs on-screen within the next two to five years. Education reporter, Dan Kendrick, visited Elgar Technology College to see whether online examinations
I HOPE that when deciding the fate of our special schools, county councillors will use their knowledge of the true facts, common sense, their hearts and lastly their wallets! Thornton House nursery has just received an excellent Ofsted report. If something
FREE seminars on competition law and the rules governing how businesses deal with consumers are due to be run by the Office of Fair Trading. The first one is due to take place at the Sixways Conference Centre, Worcester Rugby Club, Sixways, Worcester,
AN electrical business that has been in Worcester since 1968 has moved into the 21st Century with new premises. Newey & Eyre has been based in cramped Victorian buildings in Charles Street throughout its 35 years in the Faithful City. Originally built
