A DRUNKEN passer-by who attacked a parked car in Madresfield Road, Malvern, has been jailed for 18 months. The owner was celebrating his birthday by visiting his fiancée and was in a nearby house when Paul Curran went on his wrecking spree, said
AN historic bomber was seen in the skies above Worcester on Saturday as it took part in an anniversary tour. The last flying Vulcan, with the call sign XH558, was captured on camera by Kevin Kirkland at about 3.30pm as it flew over the Shrub Hill
A MALVERN couple are visiting the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru to raise money for Acorns Childrens’ Hospice. Paul Rostance, aged 39, and Kathryn Scully, 32, will be flying out to South America in November to trek to the mysterious city
A WORCESTERSHIRE entrepreneur has been named among the top national businesswomen. Vivienne Hudson-Findlay, managing director of Hotel-shop UK, is one of six finalists in the 2012 Businesswoman of the Year award. Now in its 30th year, the event
FRUSTRATED hospital bosses will have to wait until at least December to get their hands on a £21 million loan. Bosses at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust need the extra cash from the Department of Health for their balance sheet because
A MEETING at a dance in Malvern’s Winter Gardens led to 60 years of marriage for one couple. Madge Napper, or Miss Woodyatt as she was then, came from St John’s, Worcester, and her future husband Ted Napper from Taunton in Somerset He moved to
JJB Sports in Worcester has closed, following the news that 133 stores would be closed today after administrators KPMG were called in. A total of 20 stores were sold to Sports Direct International but the Worcester store, in Cathedral Plaza, was
MORE detailed plans for the 700-home development that could change the face of Malvern have been revealed for the first time. The Worcester News's sister paper the Malvern Gazette has obtained a report by developer Gleeson Strategic Land outlining
SIR – I’m fairly sure George Cowley is trolling with this, but I’ll bite. He writes (Worcester News, September 20) that he tries to “obey the 10 commandments”, saying of the sixth Biblical commandment “Thou shalt not kill” that “there
SIR – There’s a lesson the Worcester City Council can learn from West Yorkshire. Like Worcester it has a bus service with fares too high and less and less people using them. So Yorkshire’s council has decided they would dictate the prices and
SIR – It must surely be a step in the right direction to read that Britain’s exports to countries beyond Europe have surged to an all-time high. Official figures have showed UK firms sold £13.2 billion of goods to non-EU countries in July 2012,
SIR – Like many health consumers who haved trawled the ‘Google school of medicine’, I can appreciate the warnings of the Royal College of Physicians that in some places acute care is on the verge of collapse. The discovery of many new conditions
SIR – Re ‘Traffic chaos as gas workers dig up road’ (Worcester News, September 24). It was reported that “tempers were close to boiling point” after gas workers started digging up one of the busiest roads in the county – without telling anyone
SIR – The number of letters on your letters page which expressed concerns about the safety and cost of the work done at Whittington roundabout raises serious issues (Worcester News, September 21). Many people think that this badly designed and
SIR – Re the revamp of Foregate Street station in Worcester (Worcester News, September 22). The city council are reiterating my concerns expressed back in June that this is a once in a generation opportunity about to be missed. If Worcester
CONSIDERING it’s rather a long walk to the sea from here, Worcester has a considerable connection to things maritime. And I’m not particularly talking about the days when it was a thriving inland port with a steady flow of traffic up the river Severn
A 44-year-old Worcester man has been remanded in custody charged with 16 sex offences involving women, young girls and a boy. Darren Purchase, of Hayfield Close, St John’s, entered not guilty pleas to all the allegations when he appeared at Worcester
WORCESTER Warriors have confirmed that young back row Richard de Carpentier is to join the Sixways club on trial this month. Former England Sevens international de Carpentier, who stands 6ft tall and weighs 16st 7lbs, previously played at Leicester
A TOURISM boost is on the way to Worcester — with fresh efforts being made to promote the city’s archaeological assets and major landmarks. City brown signs, which flag up points of interest to visitors, are being reviewed to see if they give enough
A RICH tapestry of colour should be enveloping our landscape over the next few weeks as leaves turn golden, orange and even red, thanks to a massive growth of foliage during the wet summer followed by cold nights. The trees and other plants which
A BROODING image of a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has won this year’s Worcester Music Festival photography competition. The dark and atmospheric shot of Craigus Barry, performing as part of Shambollix, was taken by Sarah Colquitt at Monroes
WORCESTER Cavaliers will field their strongest line-up of the season to date at Welford Road for their Aviva ‘A’ League clash with Leicester Tigers tonight (7.30pm). Hamstrung by the first XV’s injury problems, the Warriors’ second string have
CALLS are being made to solve flooding problems which have continued to blight a subway in Worcester. This underpass in Tybridge Street, St John’s, has been hit by flooding problems regularly for the last few years. The problem has got so bad
FIRST the rain flooded roads, felled trees and caused traffic chaos – now it’s helped create this unsightly mess in Worcester. A huge pile of debris has built up underneath Worcester bridge similar to the monster-style muck which was found on the
CARL Heeley believes Worcester City have plenty of reasons to be positive following the first two months of the season. Despite drawing 2-2 at home to Harrogate Town on Saturday, City remain sixth in Blue Square Bet North and have a game in hand
WORCESTER Warriors look set to be without winger Nikki Walker and scrum-half Shaun Perry for Sunday’s Aviva Premiership trip to Wasps. Scotland international Walker felt a twinge in his thigh during the warm-up before Friday’s 35-11 win over London
A HEALTH and social care watchdog says Worcester care home staff need to do more to protect the safety and welfare of residents. The Care Quality Commission has issued formal warnings to Westwood Care Home, saying it must make improvements to care
MANAGER Carl Heeley admitted his disappointment at Worcester City ’s display as they lost their 100 per cent home record. City were heading for three points at St George’s Lane until Paul Beesley grabbed an equaliser with an injury-time tap-in.
ANY people found to have been protecting the killers of a man burned to death in his flat will face justice, police are warning. Anyone who is believed to have harboured suspects or lied to police probing the murder of Andrew Heath will be fully
“It was a vital game to win. It could have gone either way for our season,” — that is head coach Richard Hill’s assessment of the importance of Warriors’ 35-11 win over London Irish on Friday night. Worcester made it back-to-back try bonus points
CONCEDING late goals has become an all too familiar story for Worcester City this season. Failure to see out winning positions at both Oxford City and Bradford Park Avenue has already cost them four precious points. On Saturday at St George
WHAT a difference a season makes. Throughout the last Aviva Premiership campaign, Worcester were almost always a dour side to watch. If you went to a Warriors game, you knew the best you could hope for was a dogged victory where the opposition
WORCESTERSHIRE grower Colin Broomfield emerged top of the crops at Malvern Autumn Show at the weekend when he scooped seven out of 10 first prizes, plus the best in show award, in the apple and pear classes. And he was only pipped in the heaviest
October 2012 Local practitioner provides support for “Stoptober” Campaign. A Worcester based hypnotherapist is urging the public to look for practitioners registered with the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) if they want
