BUSINESSES in Worcestershire could be missing out on potential funding of up to £30,000 each. The Advantage Proof of Concept Fund is awarding more than £5.8 million in grant funding to support small and medium sized enterprises in the region
A HARD-working courier became incensed when he returned home one lunchtime to find his wife in bed with another man, a court was told. Simon Ward pushed his wife onto the bed and squeezed her throat until she found it difficult to breathe, said Kerry
Worcester City Council has joined forces with Keep Britain Tidy stop littering motorists. The council is taking part in a national campaign to tackle the problem of drivers chucking rubbish from their vehicles. The Highways Agency estimates that 700,000
A FATHER who stole a fishing reel and hid it in his blind child’s pushchair has been ordered to carry out 100 hours unpaid work. Staff at the Droitwich Angling Centre got suspicious when Wayne Reeve started looking around the shop on Friday, May 22,
WORKING parents expecting a child can get a wealth of information at a special session. Worcestershire County Council's Family Information Service will be telling parents and carers about pregnancy at work, what financial assistance is available
GO Ape High Wire Forest Adventure, which has a new course in the Wyre Forest near Kidderminster, has won the Responsible Tourism award category in the TravelMole 2009 Web Awards. TravelMole, the largest global online community for the travel
A LARGE group of traditional travellers have set up camp beside a busy Worcester roundabout with more than a dozen horses grazing on a grass verge nearby. Ten trailers have pitched up just off Norton Drive, St Peter’s, with heavy traffic building
WHEN Laura MacDonnell dreamed about getting married she hoped to share the memorable occasion with hundreds of people. But getting married in the middle of a shopping centre was not quite what the Worcester mum-of-one had in mind. Miss MacDonnell and
DOZENS of mourners gathered in Worcester to pay tribute to a teenager who drowned in the river Severn. Friends of Tony Ballard met in Fort Royal Park at noon yesterday to lay flowers on a hill at the top of the park – a spot where the teenager himself
KACZMAR Betty Mum you are always in our thoughts. Love Livia, David, Susan and Colin. xxxx Published in paper 04/07/2009 in Worcester News
THOMAS Alison nee Williams To my dearest sister Alison, Even though you are far away, You are in my heart every day. You fell asleep twelve years ago on July 5th, 1997. God Bless sister. Love you forever Ant, Barb and Kids, Callum and Dad. xxx Published
HILL BAYLISS Katie and Matthew Would like to announce the safe arrival of Ruby Sian on June 27th, 2009, weighing 6lb 10oz. We would like to say a special thank you to Granmummy and Grandad Hill on helping with the safe arrival of their granddaughter Ruby
FORD HAVARD Rebecca and Tom Congratulations on the Birth of your beautiful daughter, Brooke, 6lb 14ozs, on June 30th, 2009. Love Mum, Phil and Family. xx Published in paper 04/07/2009 in Worcester News
THE remaining businesses which suffered a power cut in Worcester on Thursday have been reconnected. Tilleys Sandwich Bar in Lowesmoor, Staples stationers and the Aldi supermarket in Pheasant Street were among premises disconnected after a fault
HALLOW Lawn Tennis Club is 100 years old this year and is celebrating its centenary with a programme of events at the club next Saturday. The programme starts at 2.30pm and includes a display of the history of the club from its first meeting up to the
ANGRY residents have been told the only way they can tackle anti-social behaviour is to flood the police with complaints. The comments were made at St Peter’s Parish Council after residents complained about the constant siege they are under from youths
WORCESTER Rowing Club had a successful time at Ironbridge Regatta. They picked up four wins over the two-day event with many other Worcester crews making their finals. Ruth Charles, Sara Nemeh Garcia, Vic Coultas, Lottie Wootton and cox Robyn Hill
A PHOTOGRAPHY competition aimed at celebrating village life has been hailed a success. The Hallow in Focus competition saw more than 50 snaps entered by budding photographers of all ages in Hallow, near Worcester. The winners were chosen
Match drawn England Lions Denly c Haddin b Johnson 36 Moore c Ponting b Johnson 16 Bell c Katich b Hauritz 20 Solanki b Lee 28 Morgan not out 28 Davies not out 18 Total (for 4) 162, 47.2 overs
Buy Local today! The fourth of July - today - is Independents' Day in Worcestershire... and we need your help. Our Buy Local campaign has reached its conclusion - and we are urging our readers to give the supermarkets a miss for the
RETIRED prop Chris Horsman will not be replaced on Worcester Warriors playing staff says Sixways director of rugby Mike Ruddock. The salary of the former Welsh international, who was this week forced to quit the game because of a persistent neck injury
INDEPENDENT traders in a historic Worcester street are asking why gas works had to be carried out during the height of the summer. Business owners in New Street in the city centre have said they understand roadworks are necessary but are questioning
SIR – John Phillpott should be Poet Laureate. He wrote (June 20) ‘Boy racers in their flatulent little tin cans’ – sheer heaven. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
SIR – This “useless” Government has, through excessive paper work, made police prisoners in their own police stations. The yobs have complete freedom to terrorise anything in sight. We are governed by expense thieves and lunatics. Then they have the
SIR – On behalf of Dogs Trust Evesham I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended our annual open day on Sunday, June 28. Despite the credit crunch we raised even more money than last year for our canine residents – the final count stands
SIR – Thank you so much for printing my son’s photo on the front page of the paper (June 20). It was a wonderful surprise for his father and us too! We’ve received many compliments from friends and family which made Father’s Day and Charlie’s birthday
SIR – John Phillpott is absolutely right, that Noddy-book theories on human behaviour have proved to be carefully cultivated clap when tried in practice! We need to go back to the drawing board. I would submit that man is basically an animal, who only
SIR – It appears Malcolm Doyle seems to be a little confused why I say Mr Brown is a very good man. To start with, Malcolm, he’s one of the very few honest politicians who works for the country. You point out that he sold a large proportion of
Sir – As I read the article about ‘Farmer fired hunting gun to warn runners’ I thought ‘he’s going to get three months for this, but no, two years conditional discharge. Well, I thought, he’s bound to get a hefty fine, no again – £60. The same as
TODAY is the day. Give the chain stores a miss for 24 hours and Buy Local. Across the Atlantic in the United States, millions of people are celebrating Independence Day. Here in Worcestershire, meanwhile, we are staging the first Independents’ Day. As
WORCESTER City have withdrawn from the FA Youth Cup amid a review of the club’s football development scheme. The team were due to face Solihull Moors in the preliminary round but have pulled out of the competition, handing their opponents a bye. City
TODAY marks the culmination of our Buy Local campaign - and we have declared July 4 Independents' Day for Worcestershire. We want our readers to give the chain stores and supermarkets a miss for a day and try buying local. Head out to your local independent
UPTON-upon-Severn is hosting its first continental market this month. On Friday, July 24, the town’s riverside will be transformed into a bustling market place with professional traders from France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Holland and Poland. Wearing
A HIGH energy dance summer school is starting at Worcester College of Technology. Dancefest will be running a programme called ‘Street - Or is it?’. This is for dancers with some experience and although it is mainly street dance, the dancers
PUPILS at Madresfield Primary School can now recycle metal and make money for the school thanks to an active parent. Neil Wright, of the school’s friends association, arranged for Malvern Hills District Council to supply a recycling bin and made contact
A COLLEGE is holding some taster days for potential students to ‘try before they buy’. The taster sessions will be held at Pershore College on Wednesday, July 22, from 11am until 3pm, and are open to all ages and abilities who are considering horticulture
IT’S lights, camera, action for pupils at Cradley Primary School, near Malvern, who have been filming scenes for a movie about imagination that will receive its own premiere. The 20 pupils from year three and four tried their hand at camera work, sound
