WORCESTER Warriors suffered for poor discipline as they saw the chance to claim a famous scalp slip through their fingers in the Amlin Challenge Cup at Sixways last night. After a breath-taking opening to the game, in which the hosts left Stade Francais
TWO men have appeared in court charged with burglary after they were arrested in an incident which closed a Redditch road. Roy Wallace of Lingard Close, Nechells, Birmingham, and Nickolas Wallace, of Eathorpe Close, Redditch, appeared before Kidderminster
HEREFORD United will have David Cornell between the posts for their FA Cup first round clash with League One basement boys Yeovil Town after all on Saturday (3pm). The Bulls director of football Gary Peters said this afternoon that Wales under 21s manager
AN elderly shopper needed nine stitches in a badly gashed arm after a bus driver braked sharply at her stop. But after a lengthy investigation, bus company First said it has found no evidence for her claim. First said it takes passenger safety
A WOMAN with Asperger’s syndrome who is alleged to have thrown stones at cars parked at Droitwich police station has breached her bail for the fourth time. Victoria Cartmel, aged 23, of Berrill Close, Droitwich, is due to stand trial next week
A COUNCIL is sitting pretty when it comes to its public toilets. Malvern Hills District Council’s two newest public conveniences – in Market Street, Tenbury Wells, and in Worcester Road, Malvern Link – both scored five stars, which is the highest mark
THE funeral of a popular young musician killed in a car crash will take place in Worcester tomorrow. Hundreds of people are expected to gather at St George’s Catholic Church, Sansome Place, to pay their final respects to Justine Miskimmin. Miss Miskimmin
A WORCESTER parish council with £100,000 in the bank has decided to make people pay more council tax. St Peter’s Parish Council will put its precept – the amount it asks from residents for council tax – up by 4.5 per cent and while that equates
A biker who was found guilty of having a sawn-off shotgun and a CS gas spray has been jailed for five years. A jury at Worcester Crown Court returned 10-2 majority verdicts in both charges against Michael Higgins, aged 45. Judge Philip
DRAGONS’ Den judge Deborah Meaden has urged Worcestershire entrepreneurs to take part in the Worcester News initiative to boost emerging businesses in the county. With the deadline of November 14 approaching for entries to the Local Businesses Accelerators
A CRASH between two Land Rovers on a country lane put both drivers in hospital. The collision happened just before 6pm last night at Sillins Lane, Redditch, at the Elcocks Brook crossroads, near the Brook Inn. A black Land Rover Defender
NEW slip roads and lane markings for a key city road junction have been given the once-over by nearby residents. Whittington roundabout will be over-hauled under the plans which will cost up to £2 million. New slip-roads will be installed in favour
MULTI-award winning company Malvern Instruments has launched a new product it hopes will take the manufacturing and science sectors by storm. The firm, which is based at the town’s Enigma Business Park and specialises in measuring particle sizes, has
SATURDAY FOOTBALL WORCESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Division One: Malvern Town ‘A’ v Newtown Sports; Powick v Nunnery Wood; VBL Sports v University of Worcester; Worcester Raiders v Hallow. Division Two: Tenbury Colts v Perrywood Res; The Railway
SIR – I expect that people are getting sick and tired of hearing about the disabled parking spaces being discussed continually in the Worcester News. But I feel that as we are paying the council loads of money, we do not expect them to waste
SIR – The city planning committee did well to pass a unaminous agreement for a radiotherapy unit at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital (Worcester News, November 4). No longer will patients from the county have to travel to Coventry, Cheltenham
SIR – In a perfect world all borrowing would be for longterm capital projects. Money for paying the bills would come out of taxation. Unfortunately, politicians craving power have got into the habit of promising voters high levels of public services
A VETERAN former councillor, political stalwart and “gentleman” who served Worcestershire for 42 years has died. Former Wychavon District Council leader Don Lawley died at his home surrounded by family after a long illness. He was 78. His colleagues
SIR – The Health Minister Andrew Lansley is pushing a Health and Social Care Bill through Parliament that will force NHS hospitals to compete with private firms. The Bill would lead to a privatised health service and we would no longer have a
THE city’s first new ring of bells in 80 years is all set to mark two special occasions. New bells have been hung at Old St Martin’s Church, the Cornmarket, Worcester, and they will be ringing out on the saint’s day at 6pm tomorrow, which is
SIR – I would like to ask exchief fire officer Paul Hayden how he feels about having £320,000 of public money spent on him? I think if someone gave me the chance to retire at 50 years of age on an excellent pension I would be happy – but why
SIR – Unison members have voted to strike to defend their pension rights and the Socialist Party gives them full support. The Con-Dem Government tells us we are all in this together but the bankers continue to get their bonuses and a survey of
SATURDAY ENER-G MIDLANDS MEN’S LEAGUE Premier Division: Stourport v South Nottingham. Division One: Streetly v Worcester (2pm). West Midlands Premier Division: Droitwich Spa v Finchfield. Division One: Evesham v Old Wulfrunians; Kidderminster v
MOST of us all at some point have used Philadelphia cream cheese, and we have a couple of Christmas recipes for you to try. Philly Turkey and Leek Pie Serves: 6 Times: Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time:: 25 minutes Ingredients
CRICKET stars past and present, family, friends and fans packed into Worcester Cathedral to pay their respects to legendary fast bowler Graham Dilley. Sir Ian Botham, Andrew Flintoff, Mike Gatting and Graeme Hick were among those in the
By Noel Fischer It’s a sad fact that with age comes some stark realisations. One such revelation is that standing in the great outdoors on a freezing November night whilst domestic explosives and semi cooked tramp food assault at least three
WORCESTER secured a well-deserved 2-1 win to knock Sutton Coldfield off the top of ENER-G Men’s Midlands Hockey League Division One. After a run of disappointing results, the hosts showed great determination and a steely edge. Worcester took the lead
DROITWICH Spa High School has been deemed inadequate by government inspectors. Ofsted has deemed the school to be “inadequate”. The report, published this week, says the school has been given notice to improve the progress made by all
WORCESTER Warriors face a tough examination as they embark on this season’s European campaign at Sixways tonight (7.45) with the visit of star-studded Stade Francais. Head coach Richard Hill is hoping the infamous French travel sickness kicks in ahead
TUESDAY night’s 4-1 defeat at Droylsden was a reality check for Worcester City. We are going in the right direction — I am still convinced of that — but we have to be a little more resilient and players have got to start taking on board what the management
“THE word legend rarely sticks for a cricketer — but with Hicky that is what he is.” A simple but fitting tribute from Worcestershire chief executive and former team-mate David Leatherdale as Graeme Hick prepares for a new life in Australia. The 45-
A COMMUNITY was brought together with a fantastic fireworks display, face-painting and football. Between 2,000 and 3,000 children and adults turned up to the event on King George V playing field in Brickfields, Worcester, to watch the night sky
THE October meeting was entertained by Brian Draper, a local expert on rivers, wildlife and local history, telling the story of his working life in and around rivers in a talk entitled Water Over My Wellies. He established an early connection
AT the October meeting, members and guests of the monthly Greek interest club enjoyed a highly informative talk by guest speaker Lucas Ball, entitled Musical Modes in Ancient Greece. In the theory of Western music the ‘mode’ generally refers to
WORCESTER Conservative November Luncheon Club was as usual held at the Fownes Hotel. The day’s speaker, Nicholas Clark, was welcomed for the fourth time and delighted us with his programme of wonderful pictures and amusing commentary on the topic
PRESIDENT Sheila Williams welcomed members and our WI adviser Mary Lou Lockyear to our AGM. We were reminded of the proposal to hold future AGMs in May at the same time as the resolutions meeting. This will enable us to have one extra speaker
MORE than 150 people had to be evacuated from Worcestershire Royal Hospital in a fire alert. About 170 outpatients were evacuated after Hazel ward in the main building filled with the smell of smoke and a nurse activated a fire alarm at about 9.20am
AT the October meeting, members welcomed district chairman Janet Tomlinson, who commended the club on its fund-raising efforts, most recently in its contribution to the Macmillan coffee morning appeal and for the achievements of its hard-working
SIR – A very big thank you to the person who handed in my gold bracelet to staff of Charlestons Restaurant, Reindeer Court, Worcester. It is of great sentimental value. Thank you. D WATSON Worcester
Worcester City manager Carl Heeley could be set to ring the changes for Saturday’s match against Altrincham at St George’s Lane. City are looking for an immediate return to form after suffering a 4-1 defeat at Droylsden on Tuesday, in which
STOURPORT women moved above Matlock in the table by beating them 3-2 in their return to Midlands Hockey League Premier Division action. The town team are now fourth and unbeaten after six games with three wins. Stourport managed to take control of the
EVERYONE is surely well aware of the fact that Christmas is nearly upon us. Whether the majority of your shopping is done and you need a few extras, or you've yet to begin, here are a few ideas for some delightful festive treats. This
A FEMALE polar adventurer will be the guest speaker at this year’s St Richard’s Hospice festive lunch next month. In 1997, Sue Riches and her daughter Victoria were part of a world record-breaking relay expedition as members of the first all women’s
DRUGS worth up to £54,000 were discovered by police investigating a disturbance at the home of a Kidderminster man. Behind a sofa at Nathan Simpson’s flat were 10,862 class C drugs, known as “fake ecstasy” to buyers, Worcester Crown Court was told.
