ORGANISERS of a bid to preserve Hartlebury Castle say the project is still on track despite a decision to delay its application for vital funding. Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust had planned to submit its revised bid for money from the Heritage
A NEW campaign highlighting the effects of severe heart failure has been launched in Worcester. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) campaign is part of its national Mending Broken Hearts Appeal, which challenges people’s misconceptions about heart
A SCHEME to keep Worcestershire’s parishes clean and tidy has been recognised for its innovation after being shortlisted for a national highways award. Worcestershire County Council’s parish lengthsman scheme, which was introduced in December,
THIS picture of a singing robin is the winner of a photographic competition held by Malvern’s Community Action. The competition was open to anyone in Worcestershire, and the winner was Robin Hampton of Worcester, who snapped the bird in his garden
MORE than a quarter of town shops have signed up to be part of Evesham’s newly-launched loyalty card scheme. The YES campaign or Your Evesham Shops, began on Monday and shoppers wanting to take part to be in with a chance of winning £1,000 to spend
AN assistant catering manager from Worcestershire has been named an Acorn Award winner – one of only a few of the brightest prospects in the hospitality industry under the age of 30 to receive the accolade this year. Francesca (Frankie) Brennan
A HOSPITAL trust’s deficit has grown to £3.7 million just five months into the financial year. The deficit has been blamed on growing emergency demand at Worcestershire hospitals which is 14.5 per cent up on the same time last year. Figures
PUTTING business rates under council control will transfer “massive” financial risks to local authorities, finance chiefs have warned. At present, some £19 billion of business rates are collected by councils nationally every year and then redistributed
THERE’S only one swan on the lake in this particular neck of the woods… and as far as I’m concerned, that’s been the case ever since 1981 when Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece was first performed by the company. Yes, I’m biased, it’s completely true.
A CULL on terms and conditions for council workers in Worcestershire has saved taxpayers £1.3 million, it has emerged. An attack on sick pay and reductions in working hours for county council employees is paying off, according to the authority’
THE King is back and he is heading to Upton-upon-Severn for one night only. Singing vicar Andy Kelso will be bringing his unique Elvis Presley tribute show to Upton’s Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on Saturday, October 13. Mr Kelso trained as an actor
SIR – Whoever gave the order to kill badgers must be totally out of touch. People gave up using badger hair shaving brushes a long time ago, so I can’t see the point of killing badgers for the sake of it. It’s cruel. JOHN SHEARON Worcester
SIR – If I wanted to read Tom Guest’s tweets I would do so on my machine. I don’t see why column space is taken up in the Worcester News for it. I’m sure anybody who has read the meaningless jumble of random words is left as bemused as I am. ROSE
AN innovative new scheme offering a helping hand to St Richard’s Hospice patients has started in Pershore. The Hospice Neighbours scheme will see local people stepping in to support those living in their community with long-term illnesses, by helping
SIR – Many years ago deterrents gave Britain peace, sanity and justice. There were very few murders, if any. The horrendous murder of two female police officers last month was almost unbelievable. Years ago the killer would have got the birch
A CONTROVERSIAL traffic island has been reopened after alterations were finished. Worcestershire County Council engineers have now completed the alterations to the left-hand ‘slip-road’ taking traffic from the M5 roundabout, heading towards the
SIR – It is understandable that J C Butterfield (Worcester News, September 26) has noticed a very large sign on both sides of the M5 motorway just before the Worcester turn-off, saying that people can visit the Royal Worcester Porcelain Works.
A MURDERER convicted of killing his partner is back behind bars in after he failed to return to a Worcestershire prison while on day release. David William Gilbert, who was sought by police for failing to return to HMP Hewell
THE resonant tones of actor Brian Blessed will echo around Worcester Cathedral next week when he takes the place of Richard E. Grant for an annual celebrity lecture. Withnail and I actor Mr Grant can no longer deliver the English Mutual Lecture
CALLING all emerging businesses in Worcestershire. Last year’s Worcester News-backed Local Business Accelerators campaign proved so successful, we are running it again. We are joining forces with other regional and local newspapers in Britain in
FOR two years, Marc McGregor established himself as one of the most respected players at Worcester City. Signed by Richard Dryden in October 2010, the 34-year-old became a favourite at St George’s Lane, despite only bagging 15 goals during his
SIR – At last someone seems to be attempting to turn up the heat on the energy firms who have been overcharging consumers for years. Ofgem has now been handed powers to put a stop to the overcharging, and ordering the power giants to pay compensation
JURY selection began today in the trial of a man accused of the murders of a retired Worcestershire teacher and a vicar. Stephen Farrow, 48, denies murdering Betty Yates in January and Rev John Suddards in February. Farrow, of no fixed address
A POLICEMAN has been allocated to cover a high-priority area of Worcester, but his relocation has left other parts of the city without a dedicated officer. PC Tim Woods was previously the local policing officer for the Nunnery (which includes Shrub
MANAGER Carl Heeley described Worcester City’s victory at Solihull Moors as a classic away performance. Tom Thorley struck the decisive goal at Damson Park as City won their first away match of the season in Blue Square Bet North. “We are chuffed
SIR – Britain is borrowing £1 billion every three days at present. Tory MP Jeremy Hunt said on BBC’s Newsnight that this is not sustainable (September 25). He’s right. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
SIR – After watching the Paralympics and the effort athletes made both physically and mentally to overcome their disabilities, I am somewhat perplexed by the views that Government ministers have towards such members of society now that the media attention
ALL-ROUNDER Liam O’Driscoll has capped a fine season with bat and ball by being named Worcester News player-of-the-year. O’Driscoll played a starring role for Worcester Nomads in helping them win the Worcestershire League Division One championship
CASES of whooping cough in Worcestershire this year are already six times higher than last year. NHS Worcestershire has received 76 notifications of cases of whooping cough compared with 12 last year. This follows a national trend which shows
SIR – What a country we are. Nick Clegg can’t even make a broadcast without being mocked, Ed Miliband is told by his supporters that he is not fit to be Prime Minister and the Tories are told that they are desperate. UKIP’s answer is to form
SIR – The school bell may have finally rung on the GCSE exam with its continual assessment system. Reform intends to transform the educational landscape to resemble the 1980s which in the eyes of many saw the sunset of credibility on the examination
TWO more people are being held in connection with a police murder probe into a fatal flat fire. Officers from West Mercia Police swooped on an address in Drake Avenue in Dines Green at 6.30am, today. The arrests are in connection with the murder
THE opening of two new restaurants will boost the choice of places to wine and dine in Worcester’s city centre. Popular Italian restaurant Carluccio’s and Hamilton’s coffee bar are coming to the Chapel Walk area of CrownGate shopping centre in
COUNCIL chiefs have U-turned over controversial plans to charge craft fair exhibitors in Worcester £7.50 to park at the Guildhall. After an uproar from the hobbyists, the city council has decided to ask them to pay £4.50 for all-day spaces instead
ALE drinkers will be visiting an Evesham pub that has been included in the latest edition of Camra’s Good Beer Guide. The Old Swanne Inne, High Street, is listed in the 2013 guide, which was published last month. It was the only pub in the
A MAN stole a number of items valued at hundreds of pounds from cars that were left unlocked in Worcester. David Poyner, aged 19, stole items totalling £392, including sat navs, a car stereo and two ornamental statues during a spate of thefts with
