THE roof of a Droitwich church will have to be replaced at a cost of £20,000 after a spate of metal thefts. Thieves have targeted St Peter de Witton Church, Church Lane, five times since May and taken lead worth nearly £10,000. The continuing
IT’S that time of year. The nights are drawing in and every morning you find yourself in a battle with frost on your car windscreen – there’s no denying that winter is on the way. The MET office has predicted a sharp drop in temperatures for
SIXTEEN people braved chilly weather to take part in an abseil against domestic abuse. The Worcestershire Forum Against Domestic Abuse, in partnership with West Mercia Police and Hereford and Worcester Fire Service, held an abseilling event at Malvern
POLICE are hunting a man with an unfinished tattoo after he used a stolen accordion as a down-payment for the artwork. The musical instrument was stolen from outside the T-Mobile shop in Bridge Street, Evesham, from busker Richard Adey on Friday
ROGER Chilman junior won the JJ Stanley Contractors Malvern Showground Stages Rally, repeating his father’s success of 27 years ago when Herefordshire Motor Club last ran the event. Co-driven by Andrew Sankey, they led the eight-stage event
A 64-year-old NHS delivery driver has been find a total of £950 for jumping a traffic light at roadworks. Philip Reynolds had already admitted driving without due care and attention, failing to report an accident and failing to stop at the scene. Reynolds
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' Blue Square Bet Premier trip to Barrow tomrorow has been postponed because of a frozen pitch. An inspection took place this afternoon and the Holker Street surface deemed unplayable. A new date has yet to be set.
A NEW school and respite care home for severely disabled youngsters is opening its doors after battling residents’ objections and planning rules. The Our Place School off the A4103 in Bransford, near Worcester, officially opens on Friday, December 3,
WORCESTER’s home-grown electrical retailer Thompsons Discount Electrical is expanding to new premises at St Modwen’s £10 million Great Western Business Park development at Shrub Hill. The new 8,500 sq ft warehouse unit will complement the company’s current
IT is a question that has been on everyone’s lips: What is the Big Society? Prime Minister David Cameron has talked about it at length without actually saying anything meaningful and it has got to the point where people are even questioning whether the
SIX youngsters from Warndon Villages FC were flag-bearers at England's friendly defeat by France. After walking onto the Wembley turf in their England kits, the boys and girls, who all play at under 12s level for various teams at the Worcester
A WORCESTER man kicked a complete stranger so hard in the face the victim lost consciousness and two front teeth, a court was told. David Broomfield was knocked out during Anthony Hannay’s savage attack. Mr Broomfield cannot remember
A TEENAGER was beaten to death in a Hereford city underpass in a “revenge attack” by two Lithuanians, Worcester Crown Court was told. Daren Loader suffered massive head injuries and a girl who tried to protect him had her arm broken, said Stephen Linehan
THE more details are revealed about the public sector cuts the more obvious it becomes that the most vulnerable in society will be hit the hardest. More than 1,000 people across Worcestershire who need services such as home help, visits to day centres
THE top taxi driver in Worcestershire has said thanks to all her loyal customers after winning an award. Sue Penney, of Knapp Lane, Malvern, thought she had been targeted by an elaborate scam when the Worcestershire Welcome Awards team called to say
THE BELL Church Street, Eckington, Pershore Tel: 01386 750033 THE smoky aroma of a real wood fire greeted our entrance into the Bell at Eckington. We had braved the thick fog to venture into the countryside for supper on a chilly, dark
NEW charges for sheds, greenhouses and polytunnels are “unfair”, say a group of allotment-holders. Worcester City Council, which owns about 1,000 plots across the city, has brought in the levies, including a one-off charge of $10 for new sheds, and a
TOWERING lock Craig Gillies becomes the leading appearance maker in the club’s history and back row star Matt Kvesic makes his full league debut as Worcester Warriors entertain Esher in the Championship at Sixways tomorrow (3pm). Second row Gillies makes
FROM a girl wielding a chainsaw to a hard blues band, this week’s Worcester’s Got Talent was a huge success. The latest round of the talent show held in association with your Worcester News took place at Sin bar in New Street on Wednesday and all nine
THE cost of sending a vulnerable person to a day centre in Worcestershire could rise by 1,313 per cent. The price of getting home help, transport and eating meals on wheels could also be set to soar as cash-strapped Worcestershire County Council considers
TEENAGER Ryan Holdham has finished the jujutsu season with four gold and three silver medals. The Rushwick 17-year-old’s latest medals came in the national championships at Perdiswell Leisure Centre, Worcester. Holdham won the intermediate kumite and
A MAN who worked tirelessly to see a Worcester charity through hard times has died, aged 66. Mike Irish, well-known businessman and chairman of trustees for the children’s bereavment charity Noah’s Ark Trust, died following a short illness
THE Esher back three undoubtedly breathed a collective sigh of relief at the news Warriors top-scorer Marcel Garvey is being rested this weekend. The former Gloucester winger has scorched over for 10 tries in 13 Championship matches this term and Sixways
A 24-year-old who killed a vulnerable young man has been ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for five years after admitting making indecent images of young boys. Ben Murphy was convicted of killing Adrian Palmer, who suffered from Asperger
EVESHAM United manager Paul West feels his team is more than capable of climbing the Zamaretto League Premier Division. The Robins go into tomorrow’s home match against Chesham United (3pm) without a win in their last six league matches. However, they
TOMORROW National Two North: Luctonians v Westoe (2.15pm). National Three Midlands: Malvern v Bromsgrove; Scunthorpe v Hereford. Midlands One (West): Worcester Wanderers v Camp Hill. Midlands Senior Vase quarter-final: Upton-upon-Severn
ANDY Preece says he will return to Worcester City proud of what he achieved at the club. The Northwich Victoria manager will be at St George’s Lane for the FA Trophy first round clash on Saturday, December 11. It will be the first time he has been back
STOURPORT Swifts host second-placed Frome Town tomorrow (3pm) as they bid to arrest a slump in results. Richard Colwell’s side have lost their last three Zamaretto League Division One South and West matches — away against North Leigh (4-2) on Tuesday
AS one of the finest line-out exponents of his generation, Craig Gillies is no stranger to soaring high to secure possession for Warriors. However, when the 6ft, 8ins second row stalwart leads his side onto the Sixways turf tomorrow, he will be hitting
PEOPLE in Worcester are being warned to be on their guard following reports of an e-mail scam. The warning, from Worcestershire Regulatory Services team, comes as a chain e-mail about an alleged postal scam is being circulated on the internet. Chain
THE future of frontline policing in Worcestershire remains unclear without more government input, the chief constable has said. Paul West of West Mercia Police told county councillors he couldn’t give “a cast-iron guarantee” on whether local policing
