LEDBURY'S deputy mayor has criticised suggestions from fellow councillors that June’s jobs fair in the town should be postponed because of the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations. As things stand, there will be a double bank holiday to mark
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley wants his team to consign yesterday’s Gloucester defeat to history and focus on returning to winning ways. The St George’s Lane club lost for the first time in seven matches, going down 3-1 in the Blue Square Bet North
A PHOTOGRAPHER from Tenbury who cut his artistic teeth at Ludlow College is exporting his award winning images into one of the most competitive creative markets in the world – New York. Carl Beebee is beginning 2012 with an exhibition of his
A DUCK race drew in thousands of visitors as the big crowds went quackers for the event in Bewdley yesterday. Sisters Hannah Wilkes, aged eight, and Eleanor, six, triumphed in the big New Year’s Day race which saw hundreds of ducks dropped off the
NEW signing Ezra Taylor managed less than two minutes of his Warriors debut before being struck down by a serious knee injury that is set to rule him out of action for the rest of the season. The Samoan international number eight, 28, suffered the injury
A MAGNIFICENT seven bouncing New Year’s Day babies were born in Worcester yesterday. Among the lucky few born at Worcestershire Royal Hospital was baby McPherson, who was born two weeks early at 9.32am. The 7lb 14oz baby girl with a wonderful crop
A MALVERN business has demonstrated its continued commitment to good causes by raising £32,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Westbridge Foods, based at the Enigma Business Park, raised the sum by organising and sponsoring a celebrity golf day, dinner
WORCESTER Wolves went into 2012 as joint leaders of the British Basketball League after an impressive away victory. As well as avenging a heavy loss at the same venue a month ago, the triumph went some way towards atoning for a disappointing home defeat
CHANGES to blue badges in bid a crack down on drivers who abuse the disabled parking system have been welcomed in Worcestershire. As of yesterday, new badges will have added security features designed to make it harder for them to be forged
EMERGENCY services in Worcestershire had a busy new year, rescuing four people from a house fire and helping care for drunken revellers. Four men were taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester following a house fire in Walton Close
CHRISTMAS had an added sparkle this year for one Worcester couple who marked 60 years of happy marriage. Leslie and Violet Underhill celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on Boxing Day with a family get-together held at the Lakes pub
