UPTON tourist information centre (TIC) must remain in its current prominent location, the chairman of the town’s Tourism and Trade Association has said. Although Malvern Hills District Council has said it remains committed to providing a TIC in Upton
BRETT D’Oliveira made history at Heading-ley in Worcestershire Royals’ Clydesdale Bank 40 dead-rubber with Yorkshire. The 19-year-old leg-spinning all-rounder became the first third generation player to make his debut for the New Road side following
THE manager of a fast food restaurant has braved the open seas to raise money for charity. Peter Davies, aged 60, took part in the Fastnet Race and has raised nearly £1,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities, which provides free ‘home away from home
MICHAEL Taylor pounced for a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a precious point for Worcester City in a 1-1 draw against Nuneaton Town at St George’s Lane. City looked to be heading for defeat having thrown everything but the kitchen
PEOPLE living in two care homes in Malvern are on the look out for unwanted binoculars as part of their preparations for Bupa’s Wildlife Week in September. Bupa Care Homes have teamed up with the Royal Protection for the Society of Birds (RSPB). Staff
A CANCER survivor has told health bosses there must be greater fairness when it comes to access to life-extending cancer drugs to prevent a postcode lottery which will cost lives. Mother-of-two Barbara Moss made her presence felt at a meeting of the
YOUR Worcester News is giving local charities the chance to improve their community by applying for a Gannett Foundation Fund grant. We can give charity groups the opportunity of a helping hand, with grants typically between £5,000 and £10,000, although
CIVIC leaders will meet with traders in St John’s, Worcester, to find out how they can help them through tough economic times. A meeting is planned for September for businesses on the west side of Worcester, including the Bedwardine and St Clement’s
BRETT D’Oliveira becomes the first third generation player to make his senior debut for Worcestershire today. The 19-year-old follows in the footsteps of his father Damian and his legendary grandfather Basil in playing for the New Road side
THE riverside was teeming with people for the final Sunday of the Worcester Festival. The fourth and final arts market – which has taken place every Sunday throughout August as part of the festival – saw artists displaying and selling paintings, photographs
IT’S quite something when Edith Sitwell, Noel Coward and William Walton combine to form your backing band but you could say that’s show business. Coward was the theatrical genius of the inter-war years, his joy of wordplay and sense of meter without
Yorkshire Carnegie (target 231) Sayers c Cameron b Harrison 10 Lyth c Moeen b Harrison 33 Bairstow c D'Oliveria b Kapil 80 Root c Mitchell b D'Oliveira 62 Ballance not out 25 Lees not out 12 Total 231
A LONG-running battle over a ‘bungalow’ built without planning permission has finally come to an end. The owners of the building in the back garden of a house in Laugherne Road, St John’s, Worcester, have given up on their attempts to have it recognised
LONG-SUFFERING villagers have cut the first ceremonial sod to build a flood barrier. Groundworks on the 180-metre flood bund at Kempsey, near Worcester, have already started but dignitaries, Environment Agency engineers and hard-working villagers all
SHOCKED workers at a centre for the homeless were amazed when they discovered a Bible and a stash of money. Jerri Corbett and her colleagues at the Maggs Day Centre, Deansway, Worcester, saw the “substantial” amount of money fall out of a duvet
WORCESTER City are determined not to get carried away following their excellent start to the season. City host Nuneaton Town at St George’s Lane today (1pm) aiming to record their third successive victory — following wins at Histon and Eastwood
THOUSANDS of people enjoyed three days of music, food and fun in Upton. The second Upton Festival was even bigger and even better than last year, say organisers, with an extra night, a larger kids area and a second stage. Headline acts included T-Rex
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals will bring the curtain down on a miserable Clydes-dale Bank 40 campaign with a trip to Yorkshire Carnegie today (1.45pm). The New Road side did not win a single match in front of their own supporters and no matter what
THE weather may have conspired against Worcestershire last week in Southampton, but their nearest and dearest did them a massive favour. With Warwickshire, who I was told previous week were so poor that Yorkshire would fill their boots with
FINALLY we can say goodbye to the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition for another year. Worcestershire have performed so poorly this season in the 40-over format they will be glad when today’s trip to Yorkshire Carnegie is over. The County haven’t won at
TODAY Blue Square Bet Premier: Newport County v Kidderminster Harriers (3pm). Blue Square Bet North: Worcester City v Nuneaton Town (1pm). Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division: Brackley Town v Evesham United; Redditch United v Leamington (both
