WORCESTER City’s inability to win at home continues to blight their play-off push as Solihull Moors became the sixth side to triumph at St George’s Lane this season. Just 48 hours after a third successive away victory at Stalybridge Celtic, Carl
EVEN at the grand old age of 100, an academic from Malvern is still keeping up with the times. When Albert Ludford reached his century on Saturday, the former university lecturer only had to log on to his laptop to find a flood of good wishes from
MALVERN Walking Festival returns this year with its biggest and best programme yet. The nine-day festival, which runs from May 25 to June 2, has walks for everyone from the hardened enthusiast who eats up the miles to walkers who are looking for
TWO devoted great-grandparents are launching an appeal to raise £40,000 for a pioneering operation that would enable their treasured great-granddaughter to walk for the first time. Ann and Brian Richardson, from Colwall, near Malvern, have pledged
TOMORROW'S Blue Square Bet Premier match between Gateshead and Kidderminster Harriers has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. An inspection was carried out this afternoon at the International Stadium. No new date has yet been set.
THE first names on the Nozstock line-up suggest the festival will serve up an even bigger slice of rural eccentricity this summer. Names already ripe for the picking on The Hidden Valley’s Orchard Stage are The Strypes, four rhythm and blues upstarts
POLICE chiefs are to raid the reserves by £10 million to help plug gaping holes in the budget - leading to fears they are taking a risk. Bill Longmore, the police and crime commissioner for West Mercia, wants to use cash from the ‘rainy day’ pot
SIR – John Philpott (Worcester News, February 2) seems to have an obsession about vegans. You know what they say, John, if you can’t beat them, join them. PAULINE BURGESES Malvern
POLICE arrested a man in the early hours of this morning following a burglary in the Powick area. At 2.30am today, police received a call from a property in Bastonford, off the A449 between Powick and Newland, because the residents believed someone
ACORNS Children’s Hospice is appealing for help in telling its story, as the local charity celebrates 25 years of providing care to life-limited children and their families. 2013 marks the 25th anniversary since the first children received care
SIR – John Phillpott (Worcester News, February 2) says he has been dragged unwillingly onto vegans’ moral high ground – which I can’t recall we have ever claimed. However, by implication he must feel himself to be on the moral low ground. With
CARLOS Fernandez has witnessed a stark transformation at Worcester Wolves since joining the club 18 months ago. When the 6ft 6ins Spanish small forward arrived at the University of Worcester in August 2011, Paul James’ side had just finished ninth
A TALE of how a prince was released from a curse should entertain all the family. Beauty and the Beast is presented by Conquest Productions at the Conquest Theatre in Bromyard and follows a young, arrogant prince in a faraway land who courts a
ONE lucky woman is busily planning her wedding for less, thanks to a competition in your Worcester News. Emily Dexter, of Lower Wick, Worcester, took home a prize worth £2,500 towards her dream day after an entry was made on her behalf by her mother-in-law
CHURCHES across Worcestershire and Dudley will be supporting a major church tourism conference in Herefordshire on Thursday, April 25. Leominster Priory will be the central venue for the event which is being advertised to churches and tourism organisations
TWO men have appeared in court in connection with the discovery of a cannabis factory in Stourport. Quan Vo, aged 22, and Quang Nguyen, aged 34, both of no fixed address, were charged with being concerned in the production of a controlled drug.
SIR – Bill Bryson, my predecessor as president of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), once said: “Glance at the night sky and what you see is history, and lots of it. Our faithful companion the North Star appears not as it is now, but as
CALLS are being made to beef up funding for CCTV in Worcester - by using £10,000 of taxpayers money to improve monitoring. Councillor Joy Squires, Labour’s Worcester parliamentary candidate, says she wants to see the service improved in 2013. The
NEW congestion-busting electronic signs aimed at easing traffic gridlock in Worcester will go live in May, it has emerged. For the next three months transport chiefs are going to lay the grounds for a £250,000 overhaul of the city’s council-run car parks
A COTSWOLDS band who blend blues and rock with a groovy and modern edge have reached the national final of a talent contest. The Laurence Jones Band will take to London’s Scala on Tuesday, March 26 for the final of the New Brunswick Battle of the
Revenge by Yoko Ogawa is published in paperback by Harvill Secker, priced £10.99. Available now. From award-winning Japanese writer Yoko Ogawa, Revenge provides snapshots of the lives of several characters and their unsettling tales, woven together
SIR – I can’t believe how much of an immoral person I have been. After reading the letters from Neil Humphries (Worcester News, February 7) and Ewan Gear (Worcester News, February 7) I now realise that I once made a terrible mistake.
THE mayor of Worcester has proved he is fighting fit after a series of tests to help campaign for a healthier city. Councillor Roger Berry was given a clean bill of health after checks by health trainers at Worcester Guildhall on Thursday. Coun
SIR – For some reason we are providing the French with military aid to combat terrorism in Mali. Firstly, it was with air transport, which means RAF personnel on the ground. Then it was spy planes, unmanned drones and other services.
SANDY Edwards, member of The Healing Trust, is giving a talk entitled Healing in a Hospital at the Abbey Hotel, Abbey Road, Malvern, on Monday, February 25, at 7.15pm. Tickets are £7.50 or £5 for College of Healing members, from 07811 483605 or
HOT on the heels of the amazingly popular Laura Knight exhibition, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum unveils some of its star attractions when Treasure Me opens on Saturday, February 16. Treasure Me celebrates Worcester's magnificent art collection
WEST Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin will this week take her advice surgery to Upton-upon-Severn. The MP will hold her surgery session in the Memorial Hall, Old Street, on Friday, February 15, starting at 5pm. Constituents can book a place
ROBIN Walker said he is “glad to be wrong” after David Cameron secured an historic cut in the EU budget. Worcester’s MP argued last month how parliament had shot itself in the foot by refusing to give the Prime Minister a mandate for a freeze. But the
SIR – It was interesting to read the report by Tom Edwards and your Comment (Worcester News, February 4) on Worcester City Council’s scrutiny committee meeting, when Dr Frances Howie, the assistant director of public health at NHS Worcestershire, discussed
RAIL services between Worcester and Malvern stations and the West Midlands are currently suffering disruption. London Midlands is reporting that trains on the line through Droitwich, Kidderminster and Birmingham are being delayed. The disruption
UPDATE: Worcester City say tonight's match with Solihull Moors is definitely on. Kick-off is 7.45pm. WORCESTER City are confident tonight's game with Solihull Moors will go ahead at St George's Lane despite the recent rain and snow. There is
THE POPE has resigned due to "advanced age" in a move which has shocked Catholics across the world. Pope Benedict XVI is expected to stand down on February 28, leaving the office vacant until at least the end of March. The 85-year-old pontiff
CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK Survive by Alex Morel is published in paperback by Egmont, priced £6.99. Available now. Teenager Jane Solis is suicidal and has planned for six months how she will kill herself. She will comply with doctors in
A BABY who lost his brave fight against leukaemia continues to inspire people to sign an e-petition which could save others like him. The e-petition to improve availability of life-saving umbilical cord donations has already been signed by 18,000
SIR – Now John Phillpott has decided to insult vegans (Worcester News, February 2) None of my omnivore friends would ever expect me to cook them a meat dish when they come for dinner. They have respect for my beliefs. In fact they are always
THERE’S lots of variety to enjoy in the course of this walk, from Malvern’s pleasant Victorian suburbs, with their ever-present hill views, to the woods and orchards traversed by the Worcestershire Way near Crumpton Hill. Most of the orchards are
WHEN it’s cold outside the last thing a busy horse owner wants to do is to waste time in the yard. The most important thing to do when sub zero temperatures are forecast is to buy some rock salt and spread it over the yard so that neither you nor
IF you’re still scratching your head as to what to do with your garden this year, whether trying veg in pots for the first time, creating a wildflower meadow or completely re-landscaping your outdoor space, there are new books coming out which should
THE Robert Francis Report published this week has profound implications for everyone in the health service. No one could read it and not be affected by the stories of what happened to the patients involved. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust
COUNCIL staff dug out their finest woolly jumpers to raise money for Age UK and promote awareness of fuel poverty. Pullovers ranging from retro 70s sweaters to dodgy Christmas jumpers were the order of the day as Worcestershire County Council held
FUTURE housing developments could be plunged into darkness in a bid to save money. Calls are being made for new estates to either have no street lights at all or rely on ‘intelligent’ bulbs that automatically switch off when nobody is around.
WORCESTER City are determined to build on their Stalybridge Celtic triumph and win at St George’s Lane for the first time in 2013 tonight. City tightened their grip on sixth place in Blue Square Bet North with a 2-0 victory at Bower Fold on Saturday
CALLS are being made to safeguard £1.7 million of cash which council bosses hope to use towards easing Worcester’s housing crisis. Worcester’s Labour group wants the money “ring-fenced” so it cannot be raided over the next few years to plug holes
TWO captivating opera performances will be beamed live to Vue cinema from either side of the Atlantic. The Friar Street picturehouse will broadcast a performance of the dark tragedy of Rigoletto from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York tomorrow
WARRIORS boss Richard Hill was left feeling sick to the stomach by Worcester’s 32-9 defeat at his hometown club Bath. However, the head coach refused to blame the loss on a sickness bug that struck down several players on the morning of the game
TRAINS travelling through Worcester had an unscheduled stop after an unfortunate signalman got stuck in the toilet. Passengers found themselves being held up at the Henwick signal box in St John’s on Wednesday afternoon after the man who was meant
THE snow finally arrived in Worcestershire overnight but only three schools have closed in the area and flooding may become a problem. The snow led to the closure of the Kingfisher School in Redditch, Lickey Hills Primary School in Old Birmingham
THE mayor of Worcester has helped open the first stage of a major renovation project at a therapy centre for people with learning disabilities. Councillor Roger Berry performed the ribbon cutting ceremony at Worcester Snoezelen to unveil its refurbished
RICHARD Hill pinpointed Warriors’ failure to score a try early in the second-half as the decisive moment in his side’s 32-9 defeat at Bath. After an even opening 40 minutes, Worcester made a bright start to the second-half with Bath pinned in their
MANAGER Carl Heeley felt Worcester City’s hard work paid off as they recorded a third consecutive away victory. City kept up their play-off push with success at Bower Fold and also exacted revenge for a 2-1 defeat to Celtic at St George’s Lane
