APPLE phones and computers will be sold in Worcester when a new store opens in the city centre. AT Computers is opening a brand new Apple premium reseller store in Broad Street next month. This addition to Worcester’s shopping scene comes at a time
A sex pervert scared an 11-year-old schoolgirl after entering a female toilet in Droitwich. David Marshall brushed the victim's face with a pair of turquoise pants by holding them over a cubicle wall. He then tried to push his way into the cubicle
HUNDREDS of green thinkers will visit a Worcestershire community centre this weekend to find out about living sustainably. The Fold in Bransford, near Worcester, is holding an Earth Fest tomorrow. Brigit Strawbridge, star of the BBC television show
MARK Clyde's first-half header proved decisive as Worcester City stunned league leaders Dover Athletic 1-0. Clyde headed home in the 34th-minute as City recorded their second Blue Square South victory of the season. Dover had their moments but the defence
HUNDREDS of people gathered at a Kidderminster church for the funeral of a 24-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Richard Brandon, who was serving with the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, died instantly
90+3 mins: Collin curls a free-kick inches wide of the far post with Hinchliffe sprawling. 90 mins: Walker puts the ball in the net but Davies was judged to have fouled the keeper. 86 mins: SUB. City: Rob Davies replaces Matt Birley.
A LOCAL beer has been renamed to honour Worcestershire troops returning from Afghanistan. When the Willoughby Brewery Company in Whitbourne advertised it was looking for a new name, the mother of a serving soldier contacted company director Andrew McCullam
A CALENDAR girl who is raising money for a new breast unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital felt physically sick when she was told she would have to have a mastectomy. Leonie Collier, aged 43, of New Street, Upton-upon-Severn, went into instant
EVERTON. Norma Diana. Always in our thoughts and hearts. Cecil and Richard. Published in paper 03/10/2009 in Worcester News
BEARD Mary Thirty years ago today. Always in our hearts and in our thoughts. Ron, Allan and Pauline. Published in paper 03/10/2009 in Worcester News
HANDLEY Lewis Congratulations on your special day at St Peter and St Pauls Church, Hathern, Leics., on October 4th. Love always, Great nan Handley. x Published in paper 03/10/2009 in Worcester News
CARTER Christine Sadly passed away on Sunday, September 27th, 2009, aged 71 years. A loving wife to Wally, caring mother to Carl, Chad and Cayn and adored little nan to fourteen Grandchildren. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Funeral service
TENNEY Rosemary Ann Happy 60th Birthday. All our love Alan, Mandy, Martin, Mary, Rosie, Joshua, Harley and all the Family. x Published in paper 03/10/2009 in Worcester News
RIDDELL Glenda Mary We would like to thank all who attended her funeral and thanksgiving service, for the many kind messages of sympathy and support from Family, Friends and Neighbours and for the many donations enabling us to raise over £840 for Cancer
FOSTER Stephen Steve One year ago, 4th October. Beloved husband to Karen and devoted dad to Adam. His memory is our keepsake, With which we'll never part, God has him in his keeping, We have him in our hearts. Sadly missed but never forgotten. Published
THE rivers Severn and Wye both rise on Pumlumon in mid-Wales, but follow widely divergent courses before coming together again at Chepstow, where the Wye flows into the Severn. The long-distance trail known as the Wye Valley Walk follows the
THE people of Worcestershire have once again put on their best denim to raise money for charity. Yesterday was Jeans for Genes Day and schools, clubs, companies and individuals across the county did their bit for children with genetic disorders. There
AS you tidy up your beds and borders this autumn, take a look at what has overgrown its allocated spot and also what didn’t work in a particular place this year. Late autumn is a good time to move large shrubs and other plants, while they are
THE ancient way of husbanding pigs is alive and well in a corner of Worcestershire. For centuries pigs roamed freely in woodlands rootling up the ground foraging for food and at the same time doing a spot of land management all without the help
FOR the first time in her life Rebecca Bryston will be only too pleased to cancel her holiday. Rebecca, who is 24 and lives at Rushock, near Droitwich, has qualified for the Horse of the Year Show at the NEC which is due to start on Wednesday.
GOALKEEPER Dean Coleman is determined to repay the faith shown in him by Kidderminster Harriers manager Mark Yates. Coleman has been at Aggborough since July 2007 but had seen his opportunities limited by the commanding presence of Scott Bevan and then
YOU know summer is drawing to an end, when the flower beds are dug up and prepared for re-planting. Worcester City Council’s workers have been busy clearing the beds across the city centre, from North Quay to the City Walls Road. With the beds turned
HEREFORD United are hoping to extend striker Craig King’s stay at the club. King has impressed since joining on loan from Leicester City and made an immediate impact by scoring six minutes into his debut against Accrington Stanley. The 18-year-old also
Sixways forgotten man Will Bowley is still very much part of rugby director Mike Ruddock’s thinking, despite not featuring in a match day 23 this season. Warriors chief Ruddock insists the 25-year-old second row, who was a regular fixture in
DEFENDER Wayne Daniel is hoping to make his comeback for Worcester City in today’s match against league leaders Dover Athletic. The former Stafford Rangers skipper has been on the sidelines with an Achilles injury since hobbling off in City
DROITWICH’S Mayor has blamed the closure of the town’s brine baths after losing yesterday’s by-election. Liberal Democrat candidate Stephanie Vale beat Conservative town councillor Maureen Lawley to the Droitwich South West ward seat on Wychavon District
SIR – I live in Lower Wick and was disappointed when the island at the junction of Malvern Road and Bromwich Road was not planted this year. I telephoned two of my local councillors and was informed that there were no sponsors this year. A visit to
SIR – If an election at Worcester offered a choice between only two candidates, a UKIP anti-Europe bigot and a monkey from the West Midland Safari Park, I would vote for the monkey. DE MARGRETT, Worcester.
SIR – I don’t always agree with you either, Mr Margrett (Letters, September 23) – but I hope my intellect is still as sharp as yours if I ever reach 92 years. Good luck. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
sir – In reply to Oliver Mann’s letter (September 9), it’s strange how you lump the BNP, NF and EDL all together. Do you know the difference? The BNP stand in elections, the others don’t. You mention racism and intolerance. What would happen if,
SIR – Former pupils of Castlemorton School held their annual “get together” at the Parish Hall on Saturday September 19. It was a very successful friendly meeting, with some welcome new faces. Some of us were meeting for the first time in many
SIR – I have just returned from a holiday in Malta. There was a group of mainly German people staying in our hotel who were members of CABS (Campaign Against Bird Slaughter). On returning home, I looked at their website Komitee.de, to find out more
OUR revelations today that taxi drivers in Worcester are hiding criminal convictions from the licensing authorities for up to three years are extremely worrying. The city council – the body that approves licenses for drivers – is bringing in tough new
TAXI drivers are frequently hiding potentially serious criminal and motoring convictions for up to three years while continuing to operate in Worcester. Councillors have now been forced to introduce new penalties to deal with the growing problem of cabbies
A DAREDEVIL former soldier took part in a skydive to raise more than £600 to help people with arthritis, a disease that affects his mother and sister. Stonemason Tom Adams, of Blackpole, Worcester, jumped out of an aeroplane at 12,000 feet at Hinton
HOSPITAL chiefs in Worcestershire are failing to hit “harsh” targets for treating cancer and heart attack patients and screening people for MRSA, according to a new report. Leaders at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Worcestershire
A MAN and a woman have been cleared by a judge of child neglect over allegations they failed to seek medical care for a child with a large and “horrific” bruise on her bottom. Sam Cullen and Trevor Slater faced identical charges of child neglect after
