MORE than 150 students returned to a Worcester school for a presentation evening. The pupils from Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College and their parents heard from guest speaker Simon Edens, assistant chief constable of West Mercia Police. He told
SCHOOLCHILDREN joined TV presenters Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley on the famous Daybreak sofa. The youngsters from Pershore High School were invited to visit the set. They were shown around the production gallery and ITV studios to watch a show
CASES of a potentially deadly hospital superbug are likely to increase because of more thorough tests. ‘Dual testing’ for clostridium difficile or c.diff was introduced this month across Worcestershire hospitals following a change of national
A FURNITURE charity doing its bit to help needy families keep some dignity has been given a £1,000 cash boost to help keep its trusty van on the road. The charity Armchair, based in Worcester and staffed by volunteers, has been tirelessly working to
A SYSTEM which allows users of Worcester city centre car parks to pay by phone has been used thousands of times. An annual review of RingGo, which allows people to pay for parking using their mobile phone and a debit or credit card, showed it had 38,792
WORCESTER Wolves missed out on the chance to draw level with Newcastle Eagles at the top of the British Basketball League with a defeat at home to Leicester Riders. Looking for their fourth consecutive championship victory, Wolves were unable to provide
A BUDDING fashion designer from Worcestershire has been invited to represent the UK in an international competition. Holly Allen, of Ombersley, near Worcester, was invited to represent the nation in 2012 in the Jeansation Awards in Monte Carlo
A TIMBER window renovation specialist has been recognised for a decade of service. Robert Wood, aged 30, has worked for local firm Ventrolla Hereford, Worcester and South Wales since he started as a trainee in 2001. Over the last decade he has leant
STAFF at Worcestershire law firm Harrison Clark have raised thousands of pounds for its charitable trust over the past three months. An annual golf day at Blackwell Golf Course, Bromsgrove, raked in more than £4,000 and the paralegal trainee group
OFF-ROAD fanatics have so badly rutted a country lane it may have to be shut, say councillors. Over-enthusiastic use of lanes by thrill-seeking 4x4 drivers spending their free time driving up the pathways has left one unpassable. The green lane, which
EVESHAM’S Abbey Park was closed this morning after a man’s body was found there. The discovery was made at about 7.30am and the park was closed off by police while an investigation was launched. The park was reopened at about 10.30am.
THE intense competition for places in the Worcester Warriors back-row division spurs Jake Abbott on to keep giving his all for the Sixways club. Samoan international Ezra Taylor has recently joined the Warriors ranks to add even more firepower to an
SOROPTIMIST International Worcester and Malvern club members sold out of specially commissioned ‘Soroptimists Do It With Taste’ aprons at the organisation’s national conference in Brighton. Past president of the Worcester and Malvern club, Margaret
THE December meeting took the form of a show-and-tell session which provided an excellent opportunity to get to know both existing and new members and to talk about recent and ongoing individual work. New members proved to have an exciting range
THE village hall had been decorated with tinsel and holly; a group of members had organised Christmas fare; another group of members provided entertainment in the form of a mini-pantomime Red Hot Cinders; and the evening ended with the singing
AT their final meeting of the year, members were entertained by their chairman Steve Dowling. Steve is a master craftsman in the joinery industry and gave an enlightening talk on the tools used in the joinery and carpentry trades. His own collection
AS it was our Christmas meeting, the hall looked very festive and it was lovely to see it full. Jerusalem was sung with great gusto and sounded great. We kept our business to a bare minimum. We welcomed various guest WI members to our group and
SIR – I would like to alert Worcester News readers to the continuing threat to the local countryside from the proposed reforms to our planning system, currently being finalised by the Government. It is astounding that, in such a densely populated
A PLEASANT evening was spent at Comer WI for the last meeting of 2011. Secretary Beryl Lord welcomed members and, after the usual business matters were dealt with, introduced Eve Lane who demonstrated an arrangement for a Christmas floral decoration
SIR – Worcester is among the cities that benefits greatly from money generated by the horseracing industry. Many people enjoy a family day out at the racecourse watching beautiful thoroughbreds racing for their owner’s fame and glory. However
SIR – I read your story about the construction company Galliford Try, who said that they would “not compromise” on equipment to protect the workforce’s ears from the cold (Worcester News, December 21). Isn’t it sad that, 150 years after the
SIR – Gary Williams, head of planning and housing at Malvern Hills District Council, attempted to rebut the claim of collusion between councils and property developers (Worcester News, December 7) made by Kathy Wallbridge and Lisa Stevens (
SIR – If I were a hardworking, caring consultant, doctor, nurse or orderly in our local Worcestershire hospitals, I think I would just about despair at my management team about now. I refer to John Burbeck (non-executive trust director) and
THERE is an air of invincibility surrounding Worcester City at the moment, according to manager Carl Heeley. The Boxing Day victory over Gloucester City at St George’s Lane, courtesy of goals from Michael Taylor and Simon Brown, was their third in a
INEVER thought I would say this, but I miss the illuminated snowmen climbing over people’s roofs. I really never thought I’d say this because, in the past, I’ve pretty much dismissed the extensive light displays and the inflatable Father Christmas
THIS isn’t the first time we’ve encountered Flossie Crums, the seven-year-old who loves to bake and has a passport to the fairy kingdom of Romolonia (accessed through a chestnut tree in her garden). This latest instalment follows a similar recipe
SYNOPSIS: AS THE children come to know and trust each other, they discover secrets that will change their lives forever. A chance resurrection of the long-forgotten friendship between two of their mothers and an overheard coversation throw Sam and
MADCAP morris dancers made their way around Worcestershire for their annual festive show. The Original Welsh Border Morris Tour of 2011 saw 50 morris men from across the country meeting up for just the second time this year. The men
TERRY Jenkins faces reigning champion Adrian Lewis in tomorrow's quarter-final on the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship. The Ledbury marksman, a semi-finalist last year at Alexandra Palace, set up the last-eight clash against ‘Jackpot’ with a 4-1 triumph
A COMMUNITY is in mourning after the sudden death of a popular teenager. Tributes have been pouring in for Pershore High School student Scott Holden, who died on Christmas Eve. The school’s headteacher, Clive Corbett, said the news had come as a “great
THE last 12 months have seen progression on the pitch at Worcester City and I believe 2012 can be better. We are overjoyed at being sixth in Blue Square Bet North at the turn of the year and if we can keep stringing unbeaten runs together, we are going
UNHAPPY Warriors boss Richard Hill is set to shake up his team for the vital New Year’s Day trip to Wasps in the Aviva Premiership. In their previous games, Worcester were outclassed 32-13 by Leicester Tigers at a packed-out Sixways and the London club
YOUNGSTERS from a Worcester amateur dramatic society took some surprise festive cheer to people in a care home when they performed an impromptu cabaret. The group, aged 13 to 18, belongs to Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society Youth Section
