THE life of a man who donated the iron gates to Pershore Abbey is to be celebrated tomorrow at a concert arranged by his grandson. Dr Alan Walker, who was a stalwart figure at Pershore Abbey in the 1970s, died last year, aged 94. He donated the wrought
VISITORS to Croome Park were treated to music, dancing and celebrations as the Hare Krishna festival took over. The festival, organised by the Hare Krishna community and the National Trust, gave visitors the chance to enjoy music and theatre performances
A DETERMINED tot has found fame on YouTube after swimming an impressive unaided nine-metre width of a Kidderminster pool. Two-year-old Caitlin Morris, of Stourport, achieved the feat during her weekly swimming lessons at Kidderminster’s Holy
WYRE Forest District Council’s Lucy Savage is the Football Association coach of the year for Worcestershire. She was handed the FA McDonald’s community award for her commitment to improving standards and increasing participation in the sport. Savage
SMALL firms in Worcester are hoping for a boost this weekend thanks to an event which celebrates their uniqueness. A day of celebration will kick off the Uniquely Worcester campaign tomorrow, which will then run for the rest of the week to promote the
CYCLISTS are getting advice on how to stay safe in the saddle after it was revealed a tenth of county crashes involved bicycles. The Safer Roads Partnership wants to reduce statistics which show that in the last two years, there were 36 serious injuries
ORGANISERS of a prestigious awards programme are calling for people to nominate the two counties’ top sports people. For the first time in their 10-year history, the Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire have opened the nomination process
A RUSH hour crash between a car and van is causing traffic to build up on a busy Worcester road. Police were called to the collision on the A38 through Kempsey just after 6pm tonight. It is understood there have been no serious injuries and officers
A FAKE BT engineer who was part of a gang targeting people in Worcester in a “simple but sophisticated” scam has been sentenced to three years in custody. Hashim Ali, aged 20, of Blakesley Road, Yardley, Birmingham, was the “frontman” for the
BOSSES at one of the country’s top performing councils are set to get a pay rise as they continue to seek how to make about £1 million savings. At a time when belts are being tightened and normal staff have had their pay frozen, the leader of Wychavon
MEMBERS of Pershore and District’s Royal Naval Association joined thousands in Wootton Bassett as the Union Flag was lowered for the last time to repatriate fallen troops. The Wiltshire market town has become famous for its tributes to the fallen as
EVESHAM Wheelers’ Simon Wix won his second Worcester St John’s Cycling Club time trial at Old Hills, Callow End. Wix, who also triumphed at Broadheath the week before, clocked 22 minutes 39 seconds over 10 miles, ahead of Echelon-Rotor’s Paul Dring in
TRAIN passengers in Kidderminster face “crush conditions” on their morning commute following the withdrawal of a popular service, according to a campaign group. As part of a timetable change from Monday, Chiltern Rail-ways will no longer run its 6.30am
CIDER maker H Weston and Sons is planning to build a major new warehouse and office building at its headquarters in Much Marcle. The company has submitted an application for the new building to Hereford-shire Council. It calls for the demolition of
THE “pride of the city” have taken their first steps in their Army careers at a ceremony in Worcester. The youngsters from around the Midlands – including teenagers from Worcester, Malvern and Evesham – pledged allegiance to Queen and country
A WAR of words has broken out between councillors over the placing of signs to advertise community events. County councillor Gordon Yarranton said he was disgusted by the “short-sightedness” of Bewdley town councillor Paul Gittins. Coun Gittins reported
SIR – Re John Phillpott’s ‘Bricking over the land’ (Worcester News, August 20). The article was a delight. We cannot keep concreting over our nation to house tens of millions of immigrants who politicians want to bring here. Those of us born during
Sir – Although it would be very easy to blame the riots on the coalition’s cuts, that would be too simplistic. It is also too simplistic to describe, as David Cameron did, the behaviour of the youths involved as “criminality pure and simple”. It is
SIR – Both David Cameron and Nick Clegg talked tough on immigration during the election campaign, yet they have failed to deliver their promises of curbing immigration. Latest figures show that last year 239,000 people migrated to Britain, the second
SIR – Re ‘Bus breaks down on one of city’s busy roads’ (Worcester News, August 27). Before new regulations a few years ago preventing First Midland Red towing buses on a bar, the bus would have been removed in 20 minutes thus avoiding unnecessary congestion
GIANT lock James Percival, full-back Errie Claassens and scrum-half Shaun Perry are all handed their league debuts for Worcester Warriors as the club celebrates a return to the top-flight. The Sixways side entertain Sale Sharks tomorrow (3pm) with the
Sir – I write in response to Matt Brown’s letter ‘Time to sort gull problem out now’ (Worcester News, August 25). He makes as little sense as Councillor [Alan] Amos (Worcester News, August 16). I would like to know where Mr Brown has got his statistics
Sir – Your Comment column (Worcester News, August 29) emphasised the plight reported by the Co-operative Group of shops facing their worst trading conditions for 40 years. Is this surprising when they have nothing but rate increases, but never reductions
By Will Bain ALL the leaves are brown, and while the skies are not yet exclusively grey, autumn does seem to have come to Worcestershire early. As our pictures show, trees across the county have responded by shedding both their leaves and fruits earlier
MANAGER Jamie Pitman feels Hereford United have enough firepower to score goals following the departure of Stuart Fleetwood. Last season’s leading marksman, who had not scored for the Bulls this term, moved to Blue Square Bet Premier outfit Luton on
A DISABLED Worcester teenager has a new £20,000 state-of-the-art wheelchair thanks in part to High Street giant Marks & Spencer. Alex Jordan, aged 16, has Duchenne muscular dys-trophy, a progressive muscle degenerative condition resulting in loss of
LEAGUE leaders Wrexham stand between Kidderminster Harriers and their fourth consecutive away win tomorrow. Steve Burr’s side head to the Racecourse Ground having won all three of their matches away from Aggborough this season en route to taking 13 points
A WORCESTER-based joinery manufacturer has been a staunch supporter of the apprentice system ever since the company was established in 1996. B & P Joinery, which has its workshops in Carden Close, off City Walls Road, believes it is important to take
A WOMAN let a dog starve to death and kept five others in “filthy” conditions. RSPCA officers were called to Tracey Munden’s former home in Hathaway Close, Dines Green, Worcester, on May 4. Worcester Magistrates Court heard a report where one officer
If you read just one more book in your entire life, then make sure that you read 'Anna Karenina', the epic novel by Leo Tolstoy. For many people the name Tolstoy instils fear instead of awe; yes, the number of pages in 'Anna...' may be great
WORCESTER City feel they are long overdue a win against Corby Town when the sides lock horns at St George’s Lane tomorrow (3pm). City failed to win any of their three meetings against the Steelmen last season — two in Blue Square Bet North and one in
MODERN day professional rugby is a world away from how the sport was in the amateur era, but Warriors lock James Percival is enjoying a little taste of the old school way of doing things at Sixways. Looking around Worcester’s state-of-the-art
TOMORROW WORCESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Division One: Hallow v Nunnery Wood; VBL Sports v Malvern Town Res; Worcester Raiders v Powick. Division Two: Powick Res v West Malvern TC; Tenbury Colts v Northway; Worcester Anchors v Perrywood; Worcester
A “co-conspirator” in an operation to grow cannabis in the basement of his home has been jailed for two years. Builder Simon Beardsley, aged 46, allowed another man to set up two growing areas in the cellar of his home in Lower Chase Road,
MOTORISTS are being warned about upcoming water works in Worcester. Severn Trent will be replacing 975 metres of water main along Tolladine Road and The Fairway. The pipes being replaced are more than 30 years old and are prone to leaks
DROITWICH outfit Rifleman’s AC’s members tackled the Arbo pool at Leigh Sinton. Veteran matchman Richard Webster weighed in 76lbs 1oz of carp to be the comfortable winner. Second was Ken Smith with 32-7 on the scales in order to relegate Alan Cooper
