STAFF at a Worcester supermarket went the extra mile for charity this weekend. Victoria Dribe, Dominic Pugh, Antony George and Ben Servini, who work at Sainsbury’s in St John’s, cycled the equivalent of 125 miles on Saturday on an exercise bike lent
A MAN arrested on suspicion of fraudulent charity collecting in Herefordshire is being hunted by police after he failed to answer bail. West Mercia Police has been working with Cheshire Constabulary and Staffordshire Police to investigate a series of
A DOG groomers has had a planning bid refused by a whisker over concerns about traffic and noise. Councillors voted six votes to five with one abstention to refuse the retrospective application for a dog grooming and City and Guilds training parlour
SAEED Ajmal’s stunning treble wicket maiden almost stole the show from 17-year-old Aneesh Kapil’s brilliant bowling display as Worcestershire Royals claimed a six-wicket win in the Friends Life t20 at Northamptonshire Steelbacks. Opener
THE finalists of this year’s Worcestershire Women of the Year Awards have been announced. The prestigious awards take place every two years and celebrate the women of Worcestershire who make a big contribution to the county. Entries have been flooding
MORE than 20 metres of hedge was destroyed in a fire in Malvern after it was set alight by a garden incinerator. Two fire engines were called to the blaze at The Howsells, Lower Howsell Road, at about 10.30am yesterday. On arrival, crews found a 20-metre
THIS is the aftermath of a crash involving a police car. West Mercia Police has launched an internal investigation after one of its response cars was involved in a crash with a silver Vauxhall Corsa, which left a shop front smashed up and a motorbike
OWNERS are being urged to make sure their dogs are kept cool this summer as the weather hots up. As temperatures soar, Dogs Trust, Evesham, is offering advice on how to ensure pets do not suffer in the heat. The advice comes after the death of two police
COLWALL will head to Derbyshire side Holmesfield in the last 16 of the Persimmon Village Cup. The villagers stand to earn a home tie if they can triumph on Sunday, July 10, and hope to impress again after beating Quatt by two wickets in the fifth round
A High Street chocolatier has announced store closures over the next three years. Thorntons, which has four stores and outlets in Worcestershire, has said it will shut up to 180 stores nationwide over the next three years, with the majority closing when
KING’S Forest upset the odds at Worcester today when the seven-year-old proved too good for the Tony McCoy-ridden Crystal Rock. The 12-1 shot had four lengths to spare at the finish of the More Wim-bledon Betting at Totesport.com Handicap Hurdle to clinch
A LANDLORD has threatened to bar some villagers over what he claims are false rumours about a housing plan. A proposal to build nine two and three-bedroom homes has been put forward by Endine, a company controlled by the family who own the Vernon Arms
SIR – The business people of Pershore are upset with the council putting up the parking charges (Worcester News, June 23). If anything, they should reduce parking charges. By putting them up people move to other towns and supermarkets where parking
West Mercia Police Authority’s agreement to enter into a “strategic alliance” with Warwickshire Police has merits. Chief among them, in these financially straitened times, is that it will help save money – though both forces are keen to portray
THE county’s police force has officially entered into a “strategic alliance” with Warwickshire Police but has been quick to dispel speculation of a full merger and said it is much more than a cost-cutting exercise. West Mercia Police Authority has unanimously
A PERSHORE woman is gearing up for her World Cup debut after being selected for the UK polocrosse team. Lizzie Shearing, of Croome Park, near Pershore, is a girls’ PE teacher at Bowbrook House School in Peopleton. She boasts 15 years’ experience in
A group of hard-working parents and grandparents have proved that community spirit is alive in one corner of Worcester. The volunteers have created an outdoor classroom at Perry Wood Primary School based on donated items and recycled goods.
SIR – At 79 years of age I am a bit older than your guest columnist Dave Bradley, but I too am amazed at what the modern phone can do (Worcester News, June 17). Because I am very hard of hearing, the county sensory impairment team has provided
FORMER Birmingham City and Cheltenham Town defender Jerry Gill has been unveiled as the director of Kidderminster Harriers’ new youth academy. Gill, 41, will start immediately on the new set-up, which is a joint project between the Aggborough outfit
Northamptonshire have won the toss and have elected to bat. Northamptonshire Steelbacks: Shafayat, Newton, O'Brien (wkt), Wakely, White, Botha, Hall (capt), Middlebrook, Lucas, Daggett, Peters. Worcestershire Royals: Moeen, Solanki, Kervezee
SIR – I wonder if you’d be kind enough to allow me to say a big thank you to all those who supported our Pershore High School 86/25 reunion, which raised £200 for the Friends of Pershore High School. Special thanks go to the Rocking Rooster Disco
THE Women’s Institute was out in force yesterday as 800 members swarmed about the house and grounds of Croome Court. It may have been overcast but the lack of sunshine certainly didn’t put a damper on the day’s “wonderful atmosphere”. The Worcester
SIR – We have just had the privilege and pleasure of seeing Christopher Whitehead Language College perform their version of We Will Rock You. The hard work and dedication of teachers, staff and pupils produced a superb evening’s entertainment
NOT cleaning up after your dog not only makes Worcester look bad, it can also have horrifying consequences. Dog fouling is regularly a hot topic for residents in the city, who get upset with dog owners’ lack of thought in not clearing up after themselves
SIR – Can I congratulate Lisa Ventura on how well she has run Worcestershire’s first literary festival. I was there at Worcester Cathedral for the competition for Worcestershire’s first poet laureate. It was entertaining, articulate and the
SIR – Call me naive if you will but it was only recently that I discovered that even those on relatively high incomes are allowed to remain tenants of social housing, even when they also own property. Why is it apparently so difficult for the
MORE than 100 key people from Worcestershire’s automotive industry heard about opportunities in the county, Europe and worldwide at the latest finditinworcestershire event. Manufacturing: Automotive and Beyond was held at Worcester Warriors Rugby Club
A LEDBURY window and conservatory company has been voted the best in the region in a national consumer survey for the second year running. Shane Howells Ltd won the accolade after the independent window installers’ organisation Network VEKA calculated
SIR – Of course contributors to your website (worcesternews.co.uk) should be free to remain anonymous. There are several understandable reasons why people would be unable to express their opinions if they were forced to give their real identity
A DANCE group from Worcester is heading to London’s West End to perform in an adapted version of the hit musical Billy Elliot. The Jago Performers Theatre School was one of 50 successful applicants given permission by the Billy Youth Theatre
SATURDAY WORCESTERSHIRE LEAGUE FIRST XI Division One: Astwood Bank v Bewdley; Droitwich Spa v Redditch; Pershore v Oldswinford; Stourbridge v Bromyard; Worcester v Romsley & Hunnington; Worcester Nomads v Pedmore. Division Two: Feckenham v Worcester
THIS is the aftermath of a crash involving a police car. West Mercia Police has launched an internal investigation after one of its response cars was involved in a crash with a silver Vauxhall Corsa, which left a shop front smashed up and a motorbike
SIR – I have been told that the Hindlip sports development has been shelved for the foreseeable future. Why is this? Worcester sports are crying out for new facilities and Hon Yoso Kai Karate School, which currently has six students selected
A BARMAID accused of stealing while in charge of a city centre pub has accused her late boss of trying to frame her. Rebecca Jones said Kim Dowling, licensee of the Cricketers in Angel Street, Worcester, was often upset by bills and had once
SIR – I am very disappointed to hear that once again the local councils have seen it fitting to ignore the proposed new Hindlip sports developement and to leave our city once again in the dark ages. As a sports coach I have had many years of
PRIMARY schools in Worcestershire have hit back at a suggestion they could be forced to become academies, saying that, far from failing, inspectors have given them good ratings. We reported how Education Secretary Michael Gove had announced that the
WORCESTER Canoe Club teenager William Bird reached all of the ‘B’ finals at the International Ruhr-Regatta in Bochum, Germany. The 15-year-old competed for Great Britain in a six-boy squad against under 18s from across Europe as well as South Africa
IN the age of the bland, boring, grey-suited NHS bureaucrat with no experience whatsoever of caring for patients, it seems implausible that a vivacious former nurse should find herself at the helm of Worcestershire’s health service. Former nurse
MORE companies are coming on board to back the Worcester News 100 in 100 apprentices campaign. Those with green-fingered aspirations can seize the chance of seven apprenticeships in horticulture being offered by Sanctuary Hous-ing in Castle Street, Worces-ter
MORE than 100 properties were without water last night as work was carried out to repair a burst water main in Worcester. Water flooded onto Cotswold Way, Warndon, yesterday after the main reportedly burst on Monday night. Business owner Nicola Payne
WORCESTER City have targeted the addition of at least one more defender to their squad before the new season. With the attacking element of the team largely in place following the acquisitions of Danny Carey-Bertram, Mike Symons, Luke Corbett
PEOPLE worried about thousands of homes being built on the edge of their village packed into a parish council meeting to quiz developers about the proposals. St Peter’s Parish Council’s monthly meeting in Worcester attracted dozens of people
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals head to Northamptonshire Steelbacks this evening (5.30pm) looking to cement their place in the top-four of the Friends Life t20 North group. The New Road outfit returned to the quarter-final qualification places on Sunday
WORCESTER St John’s rider Adrian Bird was narrowly beaten in a sprint finish in the city club’s Gerry Hughes Memorial Road Race. On the final lap a three-man break-away made up of Bird, Michael Thelwell and Chris Mason battled it out to the finish line
RICHARD Hill’s new recruits have been getting to know their Worcester Warriors team-mates as the club prepares for the 2011/12 Aviva Premiership campaign. Head coach Hill has added 11 players to his Sixways squad and they have spent the
THE first ever Worcestershire Literary Festival was a huge success – and there are already bookings for next year. The festival ended on Monday night after 10 days packed with events across the county for people of all ages and literary tastes
