WHILE everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather on Sunday, competitors at Arden Sailing Club (Defford) were complaining about the lack of wind. The slow current allowed the intrepid few to take to the waters, with six of the seven boats managing to crawl
DIABETES patients in our hospitals should be allowed to self-medicate rather than have nurses do it for them, according to a new pilot study in Worcestershire. About 22,000 people have been diagnosed with diabetes in Worcestershire and at any one time
MEMBERS of a gymnastics club packed bags at a Worcester supermarket to raise funds for new equipment. Thirty eight girls from the City of Worcester Gymnastics Club worked hard at Tesco’s store in St Peter’s during May and June and raised more than £1,000
THE City of Worcester Gymnastics Club travelled to Birmingham for the novice floor and vault competition. The girls, aged between eight and 17, competed in teams against clubs from the West Midlands and managed to win medals. Laura Mannion, head of
A LABOUR peer who lives in Worcester is taking his campaign for better railways to a higher level after being appointed government whip in the House of Lords. But Lord Faulkner of Worc-ester, who was handed the job earlier this month after almost
WORCESTER’S youth section enjoyed their best spell of the season so far, winning games in all age groups. The under 10s scored 107-4 against Old Elizabethans, with Clark Knapton contributing 32, after bowling OEs out for 35 runs. In a rain-affected
BASEMENT boys Worcestershire head to reigning county champions Durham with a weakened side tomorrow (11am). Skipper Vikram Solanki, opener Stephen Moore and wicketkeeper Steve Davies will all be with the England Lions team that faces Australia
STOURPORT-on-Severn’s new mayor says he is working hard to raise funds for his charity, which aims to support further regeneration projects in the town. Businessman John Holden, who was made mayor last month, says that together with Stourport Forward
A TOWER has been presented to a Worcestershire town to represent its links with another town in Europe. Representatives from the Droitwich Spa Twinning Association gathered with Mayor Maureen Lawley and town councillors to officially unveil the tower
A MASSIVE search for a teenager feared drowned in the river Severn ended in tragedy tonight when a body was pulled from the water. The boy, now named as 17-year-old vicar's son Tony Ballard, had been swimming with friends when he got into difficulty
EXPERIENCED forward Leon Constantine has joined Hereford United to provide much-needed firepower. Manager John Trewick captured his first striker of the close season following the release of Steve Guinan and several loan signings. Constantine, 31,
EVESHAM’S Simon Andrews has vowed to put his impressive World Superbikes debut to good use as he bids to get his ViSK British Superbikes campaign back on track at Knockhill. The MSS Colchester Kawasaki rider took one race to find his feet in his maiden
WORCESTER Warriors are set to kick off the new Guinness Premiership season on home soil with a Friday night thriller against new boys Leeds Carnegie after today revealing the schedule for league games at Sixways. Mike Ruddock's men will
A CHAIN-smoking 99-year-old woman died after a discarded cigarette set fire to her house, an inquest was told. Former headteacher Iris Jones was killed when her three-bedroom bungalow in Mount Orchard, Tenbury Wells, caught fire in January.
OLD Elizabethans Thirds snatched a winning draw from the jaws of defeat in Crusader Worcestershire League Division Four South. They fought back brilliantly at Hanley Castle and Upton to restrict their hosts to 209-8 in reply to a solid 229-7. OEs were
A STUDENT at the University of Worcester will spend six weeks coaching children’s football in Sri Lanka this summer. Michael Brown, a first year sports coaching science student, will fly to Ja-Ela in July to coach football in some of the poorest schools
OLD Vigornians produced a fine all-round performance to convincingly beat high-flying Cutnall Green in Crusader Worcestershire League Division Four South. Put into bat, OVs’ openers Osman Fiaz and Tom Weston took advantage of a shortage of fielders.
DROITWICH suffered their first setback of the season in Crusader Worcestershire League Division Two, going down to a 24-run defeat at Monmouth. A fine 60-run, sixth-wicket partnership between Neil Davies (45) and captain Andy Fletcher (27) appeared to
SECOND XI DIVISION ONE Worcester v Barnards Green Worcester 149 all out (J Scullion 4-39), Barnards Green 155-4 (P Drinkwater 64no). Barnards Green won by six wickets. Stourbridge v Belbroughton Stourbridge 320-5 (G Jones 106, S Game 116), Belbroughton
THE first group of new rowers who took part in Worcester Rowing Club’s Go Row scheme have graduated with flying colours. Earlier this year the club in Grandstand Road, Worcester, launched a new scheme aimed at people looking to take up a new challenge
A CHILD with swine flu has died at Birmingham Children's Hospital as health bosses confirmed more than 500 new cases today. Dr Helen Carter, Consultant in Public Health, NHS West Midlands said: “We can sadly confirm that a child died at Birmingham
A massive search operation is under way in Worcester following reports that a youth has gone missing in the river. The Midlands Air Ambulance, firefighters and police, began searching the river Severn near Pitchcroft following numerous 999
A GROUP of 10 youngsters affected by the Chernobyl disaster have been enjoying a special holiday in Worcestershire. The children from villages in Belarus have been staying with families in Malvern. Families host two children as part of the Chernobyl
WORCESTER St John’s Cycling Club’s latest time trial saw 31 riders arrive at the city’s Carrington Bridge to compete on a lovely summer’s evening. Steve Price clocked an impressive time of 43 minutes, 49 seconds and claimed the Underwood Cup in his first
SIR – Thousands of public sector workers will soon be sacked. Their unions will call for endless strikes, causing our over-stretched police immense headaches. Treble police pay immediately and draw in more recruits to the force. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester
SIR – Sir Michael Spicer asks “What do readers of this column think?” I for one think most MPs should be in jail. I will never vote Labour, Conservative or Liberal again. The British public missed a trick at the local elections by not voting for the
SIR – Regarding no multi-storey car park for the hospital. Well, the unbelievers who would not listen to the many people who wrote to the Worcester News about the number of vehicles parked outside the then proposed new hospital that there was not sufficient
SIR – One of life’s little certainties is that if anyone dares to critisise UKIP in any shape or form there is the inevitable response from Mark Starr. I was not to be disappointed. However as ever he did not tell the whole story. He is correct in stating
SIR – I heartily agree with your comments on June 18, regarding petrol prices. When petrol was at its highest – £1.20 a litre – a barrel crude oil was 150 dollars a barrel, the price now is about 80 dollars a barrel. Taking into account the tax rise
SIR – I’m currently visiting New York and it’s interesting to note that the subway trains here – a bigger system than the London underground – are being converted to driver-less operation. Perhaps somebody should tell Bob Crowe and the RMT this interesting
SIR – Spider 666 on the web from Droitwich remarks about new powers being given to police in Upton-upon-Severn. He says make it illegal to drink in the streets. There is an alcohol free zone in Gheluvelt Park, Worcester, with no admittance at night,
SIR – I write in response to D E Margrett’s letter published Wednesday, June 17. I object to his use of the words ‘puerile nonsense’ because my letter and concerns are far from puerile nonsense. The fact that falcons are nesting in city centres indicates
SIR – A few weeks ago my wife and I decided we would visit Worcester City. However never again. We sat in Greyfriars NT garden, after visiting the house. After a short while we moved because of the constant droning which we both thought was
SIR – Councillor Barry Mackenzie-Williams said he’s distressed to see the continuing misunderstanding surrounding the bus passes for the elderly and disabled. For goodness sake Councillor Mackenzie-Williams stop treating the elderly as foolish
A CAMPAIGN to find a dedicated and deserving chef who serves the Worcestershire community has caused quite a stir. Nominations have been flying in from people eager to champion the culinary stars they think should win the inaugural Community Chef Award
HUNDREDS of pupils from across Malvern took part in a week-long mediaeval experience at the town’s Priory. They took part in workshops on subjects including brass rubbing, stained glass, singing, calligraphy, mediaeval medicine and the lives of monks
VERNALLS Mary Affectionately known as Vern. Passed away peacefully in Worcestershire Royal Hospital on June 25th 2009, aged 86 years. Beloved wife of the late Cliff, much loved Mam to Robert, Anne and John, a dear gran to Andrew, Matt, Ben, Matt, Emily
ACOUPLE of years ago Ceressa Bateman visited this newspaper on work experience. She sat at a desk in the newsroom and watched the bustle and grind, occasional excitement and variable language, which is the lot of producing a daily publication.
OBREY Tracey In loving memory of a dear daughter and mother. Tracey wishing you a happy birthday, wish you were here. There's not a day that goes by when we don't think of you. Always in our hearts, never forgotten. Love Mom, sons Wayne and Ryan. xxx
BOURNE Betty Doreen Mike Of Droitwich Spa. We would like to thank all Relatives and Friends for their cards, kind words and support following the recent loss of our dearly beloved mother. We would also like to thank you for your floral tributes and generous
Inside a thunder cloud very warm air rises rapidly, cools at the top of the storm cloud, it then starts to descend , then rises again to form convective cells. The extremely turbulent motion causes the top of the cloud to acquire a positive electrical
PLANS to expand Malvern Hills College and redevelop Malvern Youth Centre are set to be discussed by county councillors next month. The focus of the new development will be on vocational training for 14-19 year olds and to develop a place for
A MAN was thrown 5ft into the air and was badly burnt when a World War Two reenactment went dangerously wrong. Suffering from blast injuries, the man, believed to be in his 60s, had to be airlifted to hospital with burns to his left hand, chest, abdomen
WELL-WISHERS turned out to pay tribute to brave service men and women during an Armed Forces Day parade in Worcestershire yesterday. In Sunday’s glorious sunshine, visitors to Pershore watched as the three Royal British Legion’s counties of Gloucestershire
250 YEARS AGO: LAST Tuesday morning, a fire broke out at a farm called Clap-hill, about two miles fromWorcester, which entirely burnt down a barn (wherein was a large quantity of straw), a stable and other outbuildings and greatly damaged
THIS WEEK IN 1989: TWENTY five years ago Worcester had three great claims to fame – the highest number of pubs per head of population, the greatest number of churches per head of population, and the greatest number of rock bands, rhythm
A FARMER who confronted trespassers used a hunting gun to fire a warning shot into the ground. David Manton, who was out shooting rabbits when he caught members of a running group on his farm, repeatedly told them to get off his land. He swore
THIS beautiful walk spans three counties but gives glimpses of perhaps a dozen counties altogether. The panorama on offer from Ragged Stone Hill includes the entire Cotswold escarpment and the mountains of South Wales. Ragged Stone and
THERE is a real buzz of excitement around a Worcestershire countryside garden which is throwing open its gates to visitors again this summer. The three-and-a-half acre garden at Gladderbrook Farm just west of Stourport is blooming this year
BEE populations are in decline but entries for the bee and honey section of last weekend’s Three Counties Show were up. Despite the worrying demise of the insects the number of honey products entered into competitions at this year’s show were
NOTHING tastes quite like summer than a bowl of fresh fruit – and nothing tastes better than a bowl of freshly-picked fruit that has come from a Worcestershire farmers’ market. Head down to your nearest market and you will see plenty of stalls
NOW that charcoal comes in ignitable bags, barbecues cost less than ten quid and picnic sets can be bought at the supermarket, outdoor dining is no longer the preserve of dads with special tools. But cooking in the open air is still a skill
HONEY, I shrunk the horse. Fortunately not true here, because this is Tiny – both in name and stature – the labrador-sized miniature Shetland pony foal. The adorable colt, who measures just 22 inches tall, is the latest addition to the
●POLITICAL correctness is the product of three factors – feeble intellect, poor schooling and arrogance. A few years ago, I had an argument with a fellow journalist after I used the term ‘raggle-taggle gipsies-o’. Naively, I had assumed that everyone
A MAJOR contributor to the explosion of street crime has been this middle class idea of environment being the factor that decides how an individual turns out. The “nurture-nature” argument has been uppermost in the minds of our thought-formers
IT’S been a depressing few weeks for those of us who have basically given up on the idea of any justice in this country. While the killers of an innocent London teenager were led smirking to their ‘life’ sentences, a Worcestershire pensioner
HEREFORD United are on the verge of signing a striker as manager John Trewick’s squad continues to take shape. An unnamed marksman has agreed terms with the Edgar Street club and is poised to put pen to paper on a deal today. There are
ARCHAEOLOGY students from Worcester are searching for the remains of an 18th-century bridge in the grounds of a stately home. Students and staff from the University of Worcester are excavating the grounds of Croome Court, near Upton-upon-Severn, where
The carrot's name was Sprout. Cecily Sprout. Nicholas and his family are off on holiday! Dad's bought a tent on wheels and Granny's looking after the goat. A whole week of fun in the sun... but WAIT! Nicholas's sister has packed her pet
MORE than 200 walkers took part in a charity walk for St Richard’s Hospice in Worcester. The Worcestershire Way Walk was attended by 120 walkers and 90 corporate walkers from organisations such as Webbs garden centre in Wychbold, the Royal Bank of Scotland
STUDENTS at the Elgar School of music are a talented bunch. They produce great variety of pieces in their instrumental specialities and era. Led by Stephen Watkins, the ESM Songbirds sang Comedy Tonight (from Sondheim’s A Funny thing happened on
TOP surgeons have rebelled over plans to move life-saving head and neck cancer surgery out of Worcester. The men who perform the operations have now joined the chorus of opposition to a recommendation which would mean patients in Worcester have to travel
WORCESTER Warriors scrum half Ryan Powell is confident he will be back playing by the end of August after under-going shoulder reconstruction surgery. The Panteg-born number nine, who turns 29 on Wednesday, went under the knife to correct the long-term
SIR – I must congratulate Richard Udall on his promotion to a top job with the Co-op. It’s left me wondering, would he have time for his job as county councillor for St John’s, because with only three county councillors left on the Labour side they
SIR – Re Banjolegs web posting (June 17). In describing dive-bombing seagulls in Hylton Road, I found an odd juxtaposition between the phrases ‘protective parents’ and ‘vile creatures’. In the light of the Baby P case and other vile incidents
SIR – Clive Smith calls for “the whole story” about UKIP (Letters, June 16) but he would do better to devote his energy and thought to the major problems facing Malvern Link rather than wasting his time in repeating the misleading media-generated
SIR – As consultants of the Worcestershire & Herefordshire head and neck cancer team, we wish to express our support for the concerns raised by Paul Crawford in the recent article ‘Losing Out – anger at plans to move cancer services from city
WORCESTER City officials say they had no option but to remove the crash barriers from the terraces at St George’s Lane. The Blue Square South club’s home, also shared by Zamaretto Premier Division side Evesham United, has undergone renovation work in
THE introduction of free bus travel for pensioners should have been a good thing. Sadly, the scheme seems to get messier by the day. We have been reporting for more than a year that the scheme, brought in last April across England, is unfair to a traditional
WORCESTER’S neighbouring councils made huge profits from a key government scheme last year while the under-funded city had to slash services, new figures reveal. A report obtained by Worcester MP Mike Foster has confirmed previous predictions that government
CRIMINALS should grow vegetables and plant flowers as part of their punishment and to pay their debt to society says Worcester MP Mike Foster. The Labour MP wants the people of Worcester to literally harvest the health benefits of justice as
THE British Heart Foundation is asking people in Worcester to get on their bike and help save lives. The Worcester Bike Ride takes place on Sunday, July 5, and is suitable for families and cycling enthusiasts alike. It offers a choice of a 32 or 48
NATIONAL charity Leukaemia CARE has appointed Worcester’s Concept Advertising and Public Relations as its PR agency. With the aim of raising the charity’s profile in its 40th year, Concept will undertake a comprehensive programme of PR, including national
YOUNGSTERS at a nursery in Worcester brought in their favourite cuddly toys and had a teddy bears’ picnic to raise money for charity. Children at the River School at the Brook Nursery, Rose Bank, off London Road, also enjoyed playing hide-and-seek during
THE nation’s original television chef Rustie Lee is backing a Worcestershire food festival. Mrs Lee will add her own special touch to the Heart of England Fine Food Theatre at the Worcester Feast three-day bash with two daily cookery demonstrations.
