WORCESTERSHIRE County Council has unveiled its latest weapon in the constant battle against potholes. It is a cutting-edge road repair machine called ‘fast-patch’. The machine is being operated by the authority’s road repair gangs to fix hundreds of
A MEMORIAL garden has been created in Worcester to commemorate those who have gone missing in conflicts around the world. Staff and volunteers rolled up their sleeves to plant the garden at the Red Cross offices in Worcester to mark the International
RESIDENTS are being urged to make sure their chimneys are swept before using them after a blaze at a home. A fire engine was called to Bowens Heath, Leysters, near Tenbury Wells, after a call about a chimney fire at 12.30pm on Saturday. Hereford and
A TEAM of 25 staff and friends from the University of Worcester and city charity Worcester Snoezelen will take part in this year’s Bupa Great Birmingham Run. The team signed up to complete the 13-mile half- marathon after some gentle persuasion
A WOMAN was given oxygen after a garden shed and several fence panels caught alight in Stourport. The woman was from one of three homes affected by the fire in Queen’s Road, Stourport on Tuesday, August 30. She was then checked by paramedics
JAMES Cameron fired Worcestershire into a useful first-innings lead as 16 wickets tumbled on the opening day of their LV= County Championship Division One clash with title-chasing Lancashire. The Zimbabwean-born opener grafted his way to a
NEWLY restored canals will be at the heart of celebrations commemorating Droitwich’s brine heritage. Salt Day, which takes place on Saturday, September 10, in-cludes a packed programme of events marking Droitwich’s historic association with salt, which
A DEMONSTRATION against Government plans to privatise parts of the NHS has been held outside Worcester’s walk-in health centre. Members of Worcester Against The Cuts group gathered outside the centre in Farrier Street which is run by Elgar Healthcare
A MAN caught “bouncing off parked cars” outside a Worcester nightclub has narrowly avoided being sent to prison. Wayne Frankum, aged 20, had already been told to go home by police officers when he was caught, Worcester Magistrates Court was told.
SIR – It’ s shocking to see that rail fares are going to rise by at least 30 per cent over the next four years to apparently fund railway improvements. But what of the services provided by the train firms? I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that
SATURDAY WORCESTERSHIRE LEAGUE FIRST XI Division One: Astwood Bank v Romsley & Hunnington; Droitwich Spa v Bromyard; Pershore v Pedmore; Stourbridge v Oldswinford; Worcester v Redditch; Worcester Nomads v Bewdley. Division Two: Feckenham v Coombs
A BRA-vellous effort by volunteers has seen more than 100,000 bras moved to a new home. Supporters of the bra chain campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer took just two hours on Monday to load four lorry-fulls of underwear at Storage King in Tolladine
SIR – Re Will Richards’ letter ‘Law- abiding majority must be given a voice’ (Worcester News, August 19). The last thing politicians want is to give voice to the majority. The reality is our country is finished. We saw that in our recent riots
FIRST XI DIVISION ONE Bewdley v Pershore Pershore 203-9 (15), Bewdley 178-8 (9). Pershore winning draw. Bromyard v Worcester Worcester 195-9 (3) (D.McKay 59, G.Leighton 4-43), Bromyard 198-2 (20) (Z.Saeed 74no, D.Fernando 66no). Bromyard won by
JAMIE Pitman believed his young players tired as Hereford United were dumped out of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy at the first hurdle. They led through on-loan Tom Barkhuizen’s early goal but League One hosts Bournemouth struck back to win 4-1 with ex-Bull
SIR – The parking problems of Boughton Close in St John’s, Worcester, have emphasised the normal concerns of many residents in other streets. But Cynic-al on the Worcester News website (worcesternews.co.uk) is quite correct in saying that unless
SIR – I was interested to read the article on the bombing of Highland Road, Worcester, ‘Was this the bombing raid that time forgot’ (Worcester News, August 26). However, I wonder if Worcester News reader Philip Williams’ recollection of the year
A GUSHING water leak has finally been fixed – three weeks after concerned residents reported the problem. Severn Trent Water’s engineers were called to Main Road (A38) near the village stores in Kempsey, near Worcester, on Friday, August 5, by the area
SIR – I must take issue with John Phillpott’s comments in the Worcester News (August 27) when he writes that “there is no longer any deprivation in Britain”. While it is true that Britain has almost no absolute poverty, as seen in places such
SIR – The reported deal between the British and Swiss governments to collect tax on money salted away in secret Swiss bank accounts by rich British tax dodgers is an indictment of the rottenness of New Labour doing almost nothing about tax havens
A TRAVELLER festival passed without incident – although it did not have the correct licences. The Horsedrawn Camp was licensed to take place during last weekend in a field in Pinvin, but at the last minute moved to a field in nearby Naunton
CHARITY leaders are ready to hand in plans for a new animal rescue and rehoming centre in Kempsey. The Worcester and Mid-Worcestershire branch of RSPCA is poised to hand in the scheme to planners within the next few weeks. The local branch has already
LUNCHTIME at Worcester’s American diner had a rock and roll twist yesterday. Detroit’s welcomed not one but two Buddy Hollys to perform some of the 50s superstar’s hits for customers as they tucked into their hamburgers. Glen Joseph and Roger Rowley
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley says he could not have asked for more from his players after watching them secure a dramatic draw with Nuneaton Town. Trailing to a 12th-minute Lee Moore strike, City piled on the pressure in the second-half before
HOME talent Jonny Tye was one of the stars at the National Marathon Championships hosted by Worcester Canoe Club on the River Severn. The teenager retained his boys’ under 18s K1 and K2 titles and earned selection for the World Championships in Singapore
A teenage mum has forgiven her boyfriend for drinking before crashing his car with her and their baby son inside. Nicole Smith suffered horrendous injuries after boyfriend Joseph Mason smashed into a lamppost, trapping her inside. The
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
A HOUSING association in Worcestershire has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Worcester News 100 in 100 apprentices campaign ever since it started. Through its maintenance company Property Care Partnership, Festival Hous-ing Group, which has its
UPTON Festival may have only just finished, but plans for next year’s event are already in place. More than 4,000 people descended upon a field over the weekend for the second Upton Music Festival to hear T-Rex, From the Jam and the Beat play – but don
IT is not often a Worcester City player can lay claim to major success on the international stage. Although the St George’s Lane club have had personnel capped by their countries in the past — keeper Danny McDonnell by England ‘C’ and left-back Shabir
Stumps Worcestershire (1st inns) Mitchell c Moore b Hogg 10 Cameron not out 87 Solanki c Chilton b Chapple 0 Moeen c Horton b Smith 21 Kervezee b Smith 1 Kapil lbw b Smith 15 Andrew b Hogg 17
The first thing I think of when The Body Shop is mentioned is the beautiful smell of their shower gels. I am certainly not the only one who delights in smelling gorgeous whilst knowing that I am treating my body well at the same.
WARRIORS head coach Richard Hill believes his players are in prime physical shape ahead of Saturday’s home Aviva Premiership curtain-raiser against Sale Sharks (3pm). It has been a gruelling pre-season programme for the Sixways side which began with
EX-soldier Scott Smith, who stabbed his sleeping girlfriend seven times in the neck with a Rambo-type knife, was today starting a 15-year jail sentence. Judge Robert Juckes QC said it was “a matter of pure chance and good fortune” that 20
Jean Paul Gaultier is a true master of fashion. Not only does he have an eye for what will be the next big thing, he truly appreciates all kinds of beauty. He doesn't live by fashion's 'ideals'. He makes his own. Gaultier was born in 1952
100 YEARS AGO: ALL the 40,000 policemen who lined the route of the coronation procession of King George V (including those from this city and county) will each be provided with a package of the New Elect chocolate supplied by the order of the
A GROUP of 13 Powick Ramblers and dog Tilly visited the Cotswolds for a five-and-a-half-mile walk along the ridge from Fish Hill Picnic and car park site to Broadway Tower. After crossing the busy A44 Evesham to Oxford Road, the way led to Dor
THE meeting held on Thursday, August 18, was the annual strawberry tea held at Wyre Mill Club by kind permission of its committee. More than 30 people attended and following the meal there was a surprise and very welcome visit from Worcester MP
THIS WEEK IN 1961: SCIENTISTS from the Royal Radar Establishment will now be able to explore the universe more accurately than ever before. This deeper investigation has been made possible by the construction on the former airfield at Defford
ON the afternoon of Wednesday, August 10, 26 members and friends of Defford WI assembled at the Morgan factory in Malvern for a tour. The first Morgan we saw was quite a shock, not at all what we expected as it had been painted in a multitude
ON July 8, we welcomed John Peters to Cleobury Mortimer Golf Club for an intimate gathering of 40 people where he shared his experiences of the Gulf War. John was the pilot of the Tornado jet that was shot down by Saddam Hussein’s army in January
JEAN Heywood (chairman) opened the meeting by welcoming members and visitors. She mentioned the fact that both the skittle evening and the guild outing to Monmouth and Kentchurch Court had both been enjoyed by members. Mrs Heywood then introduced
THERE are probably a few scholars over the years who have been ticked off by their alma mater for defacing their desks, but not so many who have been caught carving their initials into a stone pillar in the classroom. There are at least a couple
AMUM who planned her own funeral survived cancer to have a miracle baby that she never believed in her wildest dreams would be possible. Nicola Ham developed stomach pains and was rushed to Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester three times
OLD orchards and flower-filled hedgebanks provide the foreground for panoramic views of the Shropshire hills on this lovely walk from Tenbury Wells, which Queen Victoria named ‘the town in the orchard’. The route visits remote hamlets such as
LOYAL, affectionate and loveable is the way that Julie Barnes describes her former racehorse Fundy. Although he was pipped at the winning post in a new competition designed to promote the retraining of exracehorses, Mrs Barnes, who lives at Abbots
THERE will undoubtedly be more cuts to public services over the next few months. Call them what you will, employ any handy euphemism, but the result will be the same. Some people will certainly be losing their jobs in the near future and this will
BUDDY Holly entered my life at the age of eight when I heard That’ll Be the Day pounding out of the village hall radiogram. It was loud, twangy, thumping and above all irreverent to everything that had gone before. From the hiccupping Holly ‘sob
THE industry in which I’ve worked all these years was never going to make me rich. Journalism has much in common with show business in the sense that hoofing about in the provinces will never glean the rewards that the national stage can offer.
GOING to the seaside is such an uplifting experience, with the huge expanses of blue water, sandy beaches and open air pursuits. Many people return home with dreams of living on the coast, but for gardeners it can bring a glut of problems, thanks
A MAN with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) called police after he went onto a train track following an argument with his girlfriend. Thomas Raymond, of Rose Avenue, off London Road, Worcester, pleaded guilty to trespassing in
CAPTAIN Daryl Mitchell says Worcestershire’s LV= County Championship Divi-sion One destiny is in their own hands as they prepare to entertain title-chasing Lancashire at New Road today (11am). The County moved out of the relegation places last week with
FLOOD experts are to start work on the final part of a town’s riverside defences but it will mean some roads being closed. Engineers will be in Upton-upon-Severn on Monday, September 5, to complete work on the New Street flood wall. They will be installing
