A POLICE inspector has bid a fond farewell to the force after more than 30 years of service. Clive Griffiths, who has been responsible for the Malvern Hills for the past five-and-a-half years, spent seven years with the Hertfordshire Force before moving
A NEW homes bonus could see a £300,000 cash injection for charities, festivals and villages in parts of Worcestershire. It is likely villages on the outskirts of Worcester will receive cash for local projects when new estates are built on itss borders
A REVEREND has admitted speeding on a Worcestershire road, but said he was on a “mission of mercy”. Rev David Heathcote had set his cruise control at 25mph and believes the speed camera may not have been working properly. He had initially
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals winning run in the Friends Life t20 came to an end at Leicestershire Foxes. Having won their last three matches in the shortened format, the New Road were hoping to reclaim second spot from Leicestershire at Grace Road, but the
TIME is running out to take part in the first Worcestershire Literary Festival. Hundreds of people have enjoyed a wide range of events throughout the city and beyond since the festival was launched last Friday. The inaugural countywide celebration
A BREAST unit will be cheaper than expected but the fund-raising team for the project still needs more cash after raising a third of the new total. Charity leaders from the Worcestershire Breast Unit Campaign had estimated it would cost £2.5 million
A WAITER from Hong Kong will be helping serve the masses at a charity open garden event in rural Worcestershire. Davy Ling – usually the manager at the new Four Seasons restaurant at Powick, near Worcester – is stepping in to help serve up teas and coffees
THE founder of retail giant Next has been found guilty of drink-driving and failing to stop for the police. He was banned for a year, fined a total of £1,000 and ordered to pay £965 costs and a £15 victim surcharge. Worcester Magistrates
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. Leicestershire Foxes: Cobb, McDonald, Jefferson, Taylor, Nixon, Razzaq, Du Toit, White, Gurney, Henderson, Hoggard. Worcestershire Royals: Moeen, Solanki, Kervezee, Shakib, Andrew, Cameron,
AMBULANCE staff will have to travel further to work because of a service overhaul, say watchdog chiefs. Leaders from Worcestershire County Council’s health overview and scrutiny committee grilled leaders from the West Midlands Ambulance Service
TIM Sandercombe has said he is yet to hear from Worcester City over whether they want him to return to the club for pre-season training. The 21-year-old keeper suffered a campaign-ending knee injury last November and revealed he has not spoken to anyone
WORCESTERSHIRE has been left “at the bottom of the pile” in a region-wide shake-up of the ambulance service, say watchdog chiefs. Leaders from the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust were grilled by county watchdog the health overview and scrutiny
TUCKED away in a secluded corner of a Worcester industrial estate, one of the UK’s premier motorsport preparation experts quietly goes about its business. Predominantly a BMW specialist, Blackpole-based TorqueSpeed is a motorsport team that build race
IT looks like an ‘on and off’ summer for Worcestershire this year with sun, rain and thunder likely. Your Worcester News weatherman Paul Damari says the weekend will be generally warm and dry with a cloudy start to today, warming up in the afternoon
AN ANGRY couple have demanded full compensation for “the holiday from hell” after a Greek island paradise became a living nightmare. Problems began for 24-year-old Richard Daniel and his fiancée, of Diglis, Worcester, as soon as they arrived on the island
MATT Mason has called time on his playing career after 10 years with Worcestershire. The veteran seamer, who was signed by Tom Moody in 2001, has had a number of injuries in recent years and the Australian, who made the decision during to the Sri Lanka
BUSINESSES in Pershore have united against plans to increase parking charges, speaking of their fear for the town’s future. Some traders said High Street businesses were already “getting hammered” and this week launched a petition in opposition to Wychavon
A LITHUANIAN man jailed for his part in a revenge attack in which a Hereford teenager was beaten to death with a fence post has been told by top judges that he deserved every day of his sentence. Andrej Mackevic, of no fixed abode, was jailed for 10
HUNDREDS of mourners turned out to pay their final respects to the popular landlady of a Worcestershire pub. Family, friends and colleagues attended Pembrey Parish Church in south Wales yesterday for the funeral of Sian Thomas. The 38-year-old, who
