NEW fencing could be installed at Great Malvern railway station to prevent the continued theft of lead from its roof. London Midland has applied to Malvern Hills District Council to put up fencing along the embankment on the Station Approach side of
A MAN intimidated one man and assaulted another in a hospital’s accident and emergency department. Martin Revak stood over Alan Murray as he was sitting in the waiting room with his girlfriend, leaving Mr Murray feeling intimated. After seeing what
DESPITE a bone-dry summer flower, fruit and vegetable growers turned out a bumper crop of award winners. There were flower shows in both Claines in Worcester and at Droitiwch over the weekend with thousands of entries between both the shows. Entrants
THE streets of Pershore were awash with the colour purple as thousands of people gathered for the ever-popular Plum Festival. The month-long celebration of the Vale of Evesham's most famous fruit culminated yesterday in a day of activities and events
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
A WOMAN was caught drink-driving at nearly three times the legal limit after officers saw her pull into her driveway with a flat tyre. Amanda Tanner, aged 39, was caught driving with 96mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath – the legal limit is 35mcg – following
A SHAKE-UP of city council managers will save the council taxpayer £1.8 million, according to Guildhall bosses. Worcester City Council’s management shuffle will also see one of its longest-serving departmental chiefs Mike Harrison step down when he
SIR – Re John Shearon’s letter in which he said that shops should ban people wearing hoodies (Worcester News, August 23). I agree, but only if they ban the burka too. I’m sorry, but at the end of the day its covering the face regardless of the fact
SIR – Having read the extensive reports in the national media concerning the use by the ex-Home Secretary [Jacqui Smith] of some youngsters carrying out unpaid work decorating her house prior to its rental I was surprised to see that this information
SIR – Re your article ‘Doorstep kitten shock for WN reporter’ (Worcester News, August 24). I was amazed that the Cats Protection League in Worcester is offering free neutering to students, pensioners and people on a low income or state benefits. I
SIR – Amen. That was my reaction after reading the Rt Rev John Inge, Bishop of Worcester’s guest column (Worcester News, August 24). In his eloquent and thoughtful homily he advocated the recalibration of values and responsibility. But for all that
Sir – Should seagulls be culled in Worcester? No says the RSPB, so the city council can only act in a preventative measure by coating the eggs to stop hatching (Worcester News, August 22). There is a difference between the gulls snatching food and
SIR – John Phillpott recently wrote that he was “perplexed by the lack of response to the letters (to the editor) criticising New Labour” in your paper. (Worcester News, August 6). There has always been an attitude inside the Labour party of ‘my party
Sir – We are about to lose a very important person from the city of Worcester. Vince Treagus, the local PC for the city centre, is being forcibly retired out of West Mercia Police force due to his age, despite being fit and active. Vince is 56 on
SIR –Through your letter column can I thank all those who supported and attended the fair in the Guildhall on Friday, August 19, in aid of the Worcestershire Breast Unit Campaign. It proved a great success. Many thanks. June King Worcester
SIR – I have been following the stories about the gulls. What is going on with people today? Leave the poor gulls alone – so what if they take food. If they didn’t take too many fish out of the sea, they would not have to come in land to eat. It’s so
SIR – Could I alert your readers to the campaign for a referendum on our membership of the European Union (haveyoursay.eu). Britain is currently half in the EU and half out, and whatever your viewpoint, that is no good for us or the rest of Europe. Some
THE Worcester Festival has finally drawn to a close after almost a month of cracking entertainment. Last night thousands of people enjoyed live music, a pig roast and Percy the festival peacock strutting his stuff before the fireworks lit up the night
SIR – I would like to say a big thank you to Mrs Furlong, Mel and all the helpers at King George V play scheme. All the children that attended had a great time. We were taken out on day trips to the safari park, Drayton Manor, Lickey Hills and even
SIR – I wonder if any of your readership might be able to help me with a bit of personal research. I’m looking to find any old photographs of the Worcester Royal Grammar School cadet force drum and bugle band during the years 1954 to 1956.
SIR – Although not born in Worcestershire my late father Len Walford was born in Wadborough and due to railway services was moved to various parts of the Midlands. I have lived in Worcestershire since 1948. I played in goal for several Worcester teams
SIR – I wonder if I may say a huge thank you through your newspaper. On August 6 I was lucky enough to be part of a vintage tea in aid of raising funds for meningitis charities and to raise awareness of this disease. We raised a fantastic total and
SIR – I would like to send the Worcester News a huge thank you for including me in the list of festival organisers in the Comment section on Thursday, August 25, for my work with the Worcestershire Literary Festival. To be listed with such great people
A 21-YEAR-OLD who repeatedly knifed his girlfriend in the neck while she slept has been locked up. Scott Smith, 21, attacked Kirsty Holmes with a 'Rambo knife' on January 16 causing the 20-year-old severe injuries. The former soldier
ONE of the sons of the Worcestershire couple who fell to their deaths in separate incidents while on holiday says his mother died in a tragic accident after leaning from her third floor window. The youngster is one of four brothers left orphaned
WORCESTER Wanderers lost their North Midlands Cup encounter 24-20 when Bournville scored a try with only two minutes remaining. The opening quarter was dominated by Wanderers but resolute defending kept them out and the opening try came from the visitors
ONLOOKERS were amazed when they saw a glider crash land in a field on the outskirts of Worcester. The pilot had to abandon his flight due to the weather on Sunday and he came down safely on land between the Dines Green playing fields and Oldbury Farm
The former leader of Worcestershire County Council has denied sexually assaulting a woman and indecent assaults on a teenage girl. George Lord, 79, of Belle Vue Close, Marlbrook, Bromsgrove, entered not guilty pleas to nine charges during a
A TREE has been planted in Worcester to remember people who have disappeared in situations of violence and armed conflict. The tree, which was planted in Gheluvelt Park, aims to draw attention to the work of the Red Cross both here in Worcestershire
A “PROLIFIC” burglar found by police hiding in an upstairs store room of a Malvern shop has been given a last chance after a court was told he had been offered a job. Police found that a large window at H Preston in Worcester Road, Malvern, had been
WELCOME to a new season back in the Premiership at Sixways! I hope everyone enjoyed their summer holidays more knowing we have returned to the top-flight. I can assure you I did! We have of course been busy, though. After the drama of the two-legged
HUNDREDS of people – from teenagers to pensioners – were tattoed as part of a successful world record-breaking attempt. One man even had 27 tattoos inked onto his back as more than £1,700 was raised for the Acorns Children’s Hospice in Worcester. Mark
THE reality of cuts to Worcestershire’s bus services has started to hit its users. With timetables set to change from Sunday, people are realising what cuts to subsidised services will mean to them on a day-to-day basis, as well as the knock-on
I STUDIED Glen Joseph’s character like a falcon eyeing its prey, waiting to pounce on the slightest perceived discrepancy. One by one, I mentally ticked the boxes as only a Buddy Holly anorak can… the hiccupping sob at the end of a line, the little back-kick
HUNDREDS of extra new homes could be built in Worcestershire after the Government published a new planning blueprint. Worcester, Wychavon and Malvern Hills planners are already drafting a proposal which would see 20,000 new homes built by 2030. But under
