A WORCESTER restaurateur is getting ready to trek along a section of the Great Wall of China for charity. Massalla Lounge manager Rusal Khayyum will spend the next six months preparing for the gruelling challenge, which will see him walk more than 90km
A LEDBURY Primary school pupil won £100 to spend on sports equipment in a Christmas card design competition. Bill Seeberg, aged 10, was able to indulge his passion for rugby after winning the contest with his colourful card. The contest was organised
A DECISION by Malvern Hills District Council not to offer any free parking in the run-up to Christmas has been branded “short-sighted”. Robin Elt, chairman of the Great Malvern Association of Traders, believes the move will discourage shoppers from visiting
PEOPLE living in a road that runs parallel to Worcester’s controversial new bus lane say they have been kept awake by highway workers tarmacing the road late at night. People living in Ripon Road, Ronkswood, said they were given no warning from the council
THE winners of the inaugural Worcestershire Ambassadors’ Awards have been revealed at a black-tie event. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awards ceremony, at Sixways by Worcestershire Ambassadors, was voted a great success by the organisers.
A TEENAGER’S feet have not touched the ground since his bid to became the youngest pilot in the UK to fly solo. Louis Lapac, of Worcester, spent his 16th birthday yesterday flying at 100mph and 1,200 feet off the ground. The teenager, of Astwood Road
A HEARTBROKEN Worcester couple who have had their children taken into care say social services have torn their family apart and have vowed to fight to get them back. They have spoken of their heartache after an appeal to halt adoption proceedings
BACKERS of a proposed Worcestershire community sports hub have been explaining their vision to interested parties. A delegation from Sir Bert Millichip Sports were showing off their plans on Thursday, November 25, to build the complex, including sports
AN increase in crimes committed in Worcestershire by immigrants is costing the courts an extra £80,000 a year in translator fees. Every non-English speaking defendant at Worcester’s crown and magistrates courts will be provided with a professional
HEREFORD United caretaker manager Jamie Pitman is pleased to have secured two new loan signings. The Bulls captured both Stoke City midfielder Matthew Lund and Exeter City left-back Joe Heath ahead of last Thursday’s deadline. The pair have agreed one-month
MALVERN’s Cher Lloyd will perform two songs this week in a bid to stay in the X Factor. The seven remaining contestants will have two opportunities to impress the judges on tonight’s show. Cher, who finished in the bottom two last week
WORCESTER City’s bid to sign a new left-back in time for Monday’s visit of Corby Town have been dealt a blow. Manager Carl Heeley had been hoping to bring Alfie Carter back to the club on loan from Hednesford as a long-term replacement for Shabir Khan
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have snapped up a former Liverpool trainee on loan for a month to bolster their attacking options. Manager Steve Burr moved to secure the signing of 22-year-old striker Craig Lindfield from League Two side Accrington Stanley after
WORCESTER Wolves head to Leicester Riders tonight (7.30) aiming to increase the gap between the two sides in the British Basketball League. The University of Worcester-based outfit have only won once on the road in the league this term, a 93
A WORCESTER restaurant got pupils’ tastebuds tingling and treated them to a taste of traditional Indian cuisine. St Clement’s Primary School in Henwick Road, St John’s, joined forces with Monsoon Restaurant to teach the pupils all about other cultures
MARK Clyde believes Worcester City are reaping the rewards for their efforts on the pitch. In the last two games, the St George’s Lane club have beaten Nuneaton Town in the FA Trophy and Kidderminster Harriers in the Worcestershire FA Senior
IT is always nice going back to my home city of Leicester but even better when the team you take manages to leave with the win. Tonight’s game against the Riders (7.30) is very important to our season as the hosts will be one of the sides in and around
AS a youngster, Alex Crockett was regularly to be found in the crowd at The Rec, decked out in blue, black and white cheering on his Bath heroes as they dominated English rugby in the late 80s and early 90s. Little did he know then, though, one of his
A SON attacked his father with a metal bar and threw a brick at him over a simmering family row, a court was told. Justin Paley-Battersea, aged 22, of Buttermere Drive, Warndon, Worcester, went round to his father’s house on the night of Monday
