FUN-LOVING pupils, parents and staff had a weekend knees-up marking a quarter of a century of their school. Oldbury Park Primary School in Oldbury Road, Worcester, opened its gates 25 years ago. The PTA put on a large summer fete on the school field
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals crashed back down to earth with a bump in the Friends Provident t20 North Group following a crushing 46-run defeat against Lancashire Lightning. It was a dream start for the Royals at Old Trafford, who had won their two previous
THE new team behind the Big Chill festival has promised local people one of the best line-ups ever. This year’s eclectic festival in the grounds of Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury, will feature popstar Lily Allen. It will be the first Big Chill event since
THE University of Worcester plays host to some of the world’s top stars tomorrow night when England take on Lithuania in the third international match at the venue. Last month, the nation’s senior men, coached by Worcester Wolves’ director of basketball
HUGE cuts will see £2 million slashed from a district council’s budget, a leading councillor has warned. Councillor Paul Middlebrough, the Conservative leader of Wychavon District Council, warned that colleagues and taxpayers would face a “huge change
SECOND XI DIVISION ONE Droitwich v Hagley Droitwich 191 all out (5) (A Kolb 50, J White 5-38), Hagley 194-6 (20) (I Watts 76). Hagley won by four wickets. Pedmore v Coombs Wood Pedmore 256-9 (24) (I Hipkiss 74, G Horwood 65), Coombs Wood 154 all
THE Reg Phillips Trophy and vintage meetings were successfully run in near-perfect conditions at the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb. Winner of the Reg Phillips event was Kington farmer John Jones in his mighty Pilbeam MP88 single seater powered
CHURCH parishioners are appealing for help on the last leg of their fund-raising appeal. Church-goers have spent the past year breaking the back of their £200,000 target needed to make vital repairs to the bell tower at St John-in-Bedwardine
Worcestershire Royals (target 171) Jaques c Chapple b McCullum 6 Jayasuriya c Kerrigan b Parry 54 Moeen b Parry 28 Kervezee c Croft b Smith 19 Mitchell b Chapple 6 Cameron c Horton b Parry 2 Manuel
BEDS for older people with dementia will be cut even though demand for services is increasing, say health chiefs. Leaders from Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust were grilled by members of the health overview and scrutiny committee (HOSC
EVESHAM’S Simon Andrews was involved in another high-speed tumble at MCE Insurance British Superbike round six at Knockhill — but insisted he hasn’t aggravated his already injured foot. The 26-year-old marked his competitive return from a broken heel
PERSHORE fell to a three-wicket defeat against Coleshill in Birmingham League Division Three at The Bottoms. After winning the toss, Pershore skipper Lee Wilks decided to bat first but once again his top-order batsmen failed as Pershore slumped to 52
A MAN hurled racist abuse at an Asian taxi driver after he was asked to pay his fare up front. Shaun Roberts, aged 23, of Durham Road, Ronkswood, Worcester, admitted section five racially aggravated public order when he appeared before magistrates
IT was as good as ‘the sale of the century’ for Erica Burlace, manager of Worcester’s CrownGate Shopping Centre, when she was presented with an award by veteran TV celebrity Nicholas Parsons. Ms Burlace won a centre manager of the year award at the SCEPTRE
A DRINK driver who was almost twice the limit told police ‘can’t we sort this out tomorrow?’ when he was stopped. Mark Saunders was driving from the direction of Upton-upon-Severn towards Tewkesbury when he was stopped by police and breathalysed.
KRISHALL Magage fired a half-century for Old Elizabethans as they extended their lead at the top of the Birmingham League Division Two with a four-wicket win over strugglers St George’s. After losing the toss, Simon Macey’s side saw off both the visiting
ANYONE interested in horsing around to raise money for a Worcester hospice is urged to sign up for this year’s pantomime horse race. Teams can now enter the St Richard’s 2nd charity horse race to be held at Worcester Racecourse on Tuesday, July 27. There
THIS WEEK IN 1960: MALVERN, famous for its close relationships with the theatre and with music, honoured another of its “sons” on Tuesday – Sir Edward Elgar, Master of the King’s Musick. In bright sunshine and before a distinguished audience,
250 YEARS AGO: WE hear that the truly ingenious Mr Pitt, sole inventor and proprietor of that admirable piece of mechanism, the self-moving chariot (which has lately been seen at the Talbot in Sidbury, and is intended to be re-exhibited there
JUNIOR footballers from Broadheath Primary School have capped a fine season with a league and cup double. The youngsters were unbeaten throughout the campaign as they secured the Worcester District small schools league and cup for under 11s.
A WORCESTERSHIRE nature reserve has recorded a bumper year for wildlife. Wardens at the Knapp and Papermill nature reserve at Alfrick Pound, near Bromyard, have reported huge numbers of orchids, birds and butterflies. Fergus Henderson, warden
A COUNCIL “will resist any attempt” by neighbouring local authorities to annex its territory, a leading councillor has said. Councillor Paul Middlebrough, the leader of Wychavon District Council, said that the council would “resist any attempt
AS a former pupil of the Royal Grammar School at Worcester, albeit many years ago, I am well versed in the work of poet Adam Lindsey Gordon, who also went there, although even longer ago than me. Adam graced the Long Walk in 1852. Things may
●ONCE it was just single issue groups demanding special case status. Now it seems that every other person you meet knows somebody who is classified as a ‘this’ or ‘that’. Sometimes, such individuals combine to form a lobby group. Or they may quietly
HAVING been wined and dined by Worcestershire’s successful Tory candidates during the May election campaign, I suppose it was only a matter of time before the other parties decided it was time to discover the awful truth behind the enigmatic photograph
MY wife and I attended a wedding recently and the setting couldn’t have been more delightful… English country church bathed in brilliant sunshine, reception at a farmhouse deep in the Quantock Hills and a band playing under canvas. Around 10pm
A PRIMARY school near Worcester has opened a new extension and is now looking to raise £15,000 to fill it with computer equipment. Great Witley CE Primary School officially opened its new ICT suite at its school fete last week. The event took
AN Ofsted inspector said he was “awestruck” by the high standards of a Worcester school. Christopher Whitehead Language College was given an “outstanding” mark by Ofsted inspectors, putting it in the top 10 per cent of schools nationally, according
HANLEY Castle’s Mathews family ensured Worcestershire League Division Four South leaders Old Vigornians slumped to a five-wicket defeat — their first of the season. Rory Mathews hit an unbeaten 104 with his brother Barton claiming a five-wicket haul
DIVISION ONE Astwood Bank v Worcester Nomads Worcester Nomads 142 all out (2) (S. Jenkins 67, J. Summers 6-24), Astwood Bank 143-3 (20) (S. Adshead 83*). Astwood Bank won by seven wickets. Barnards Green v Worcester Barnards Green 211-9 (15) (L.
COLWALL has been about a long time, rating a mention in Domesday Book (1086) as Colewelle, which may refer to a cold well or spring. But it was the building of the railway in the 1850s which caused it to develop into a large village. Much of
THE last thing a visitor to a cottage garden would expect are plants from the other side of the world which shared the Earth with the dinosaurs. But visitors to The Tynings, Stoulton, near Pershore can expect just such an encounter.
BIRMINGHAM & DISTRICT LEAGUE FIRST XI PREMIER DIVISION Shrewsbury (24 points) 299-8 (E. Foster 110, J. Leach 102) defeated Kidderminster Victoria (6 points) 215 (A.Blofield 4-70) by 84 runs. DIVISION ONE Dorridge (6 points) 244-8 (T. Mohammed 63) lost
THE sizzling strains of the blues, the throaty hum of a six-cylinder sports car and charity pedal power capped an action-packed weekend of events across the county. More than 500 cyclists were in the saddle for the British Heart Foundation’s charity
THE owner of a Worcester riding school has welcomed a new qualification designed to improve the skills of young helpers. Teenagers as young as 14 will be able to take the Riding School Assistant Certificate of Competence that has just been launched
IT is a sweltering August in Aberystwyth. A man wearing a Soviet museum curator’s uniform walks into Louie Knight’s office and spins a wild and impossible tale of love, death, madness and betrayal. Sure, Louie had heard about Hughesovka, the
EVERYTHING about the 1950's needed a make-over. The atmosphere, the restrictions, and most importantly, the fashion. The war was over and everyone wanted to do what they could to put the devastation behind them. It was down to the new breed, know
THE 1950's was a decade that longed for change. 1949 saw the end of clothes rationing for Britain, meaning that the 1950's were free to allow fashion to once more reign supreme. The dramatic change in fifties fashion brought with it a new breed
BY taking one look at a painting of Queen Victoria, it is apparent that she did not care much for make up. Her stern, severe face is devoid of any rouge, lipstick or eye shadow. The Victorians prized a healthy, natural beauty above the mask of
A WORCESTER man has abandoned a safe job to take over his local pub. When Garry Perry heard the Lansdowne Inn – a pub situated only a few doors down from his own home on Lansdowne Street, Barbourne – was looking for new management, he jumped at the chance
QUIETLY going about his business, it’s hard not to find a growing admiration for Gareth Andrew. Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes has always known his strengths, while others, including myself, have been sceptical. Yet the 26-year-old’
A MAN walked away from a crash on a city road at the weekend. The shunt happened near Johnsons Newsagents in Ombersley Road in Worcester after ambulance crews were called to reports of a car hitting a parked car at about 6.21am on Saturday.
A BRAVE three-year-old Worcester girl needs help in raising £20,000 for a wheelchair which will boost her independence. Ruby Crowther is starting school in September together with other new pupils at Rushwick CE Primary School, near Worcester. But
sir – AC Osman wrote that there was an error in his letter published in the paper on June 24. Though, he wasn’t correcting the error that is obvious to anyone who pays the slightest attention to the weather or facts – namely, the assertion that global
SIR – I am intrigued by the letter from George Cowley (June 22). Mr Cowley is indeed a very fortunate man. I have not received £80 as a supplement to help with my electricity bill or any other bill. Neither have other pensioners to whom I have
SIR– I would like to know where George Cowley got the information that the Government was giving him an extra £80 towards his electric. Is this personal to him? I have not read anything about it. Really, George is quite well off with his pension
SIR – On my journey home from school with my five-year-old grandson I came to the junction of Canterbury Road and Ripon Road. He asked me what the workmen were doing. I told him they were cutting trees down to make way for a bus lane. His reply
SIR – Your front page headline (Worcester News June 26) was spot on. Vandalism by the county and the city councils to our trees in Worcester are a regular event. As county councillor for Nunnery until June 2009, I opposed the creation of a bus lane
WITH grandfather-time not about to slow down, Worcestershire veteran Ben Smith is enjoying seeing the young talent blossom at New Road — even if it may cost him a place in the team. At 38 and in the final year of his contract, the former County skipper
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YET more evidence of the ongoing economic crisis is revealed today as we report on the financial difficulties affecting Worcestershire’s only credit union. Black Pear Savings and Loans is, like all credit unions, owned and controlled by its members and
THE county’s only credit union has been warned by industry regulators over too many bad loans. Black Pear Credit Union based in Lowesmoor, in Worcester, has 2,200 members but too many of its borrowers were failing to pay up on time or even
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals will be hoping last week’s break for LV= County Championship action will not derail their revival in the Friends Provident t20 North Group. The New Road side head to Old Trafford this evening (5.30pm) to face Lancashire
An attack victim needed 12 stitches in his face after he was hit with a bottle in an Evesham nightclub. Victim Robert Mrozik is likely to be permanently scarred, Worcester Crown Court heard. His attacker Aram Ahmed hit out after he was
