FAMILY and friends are set to gather to remember the life of a well-known Droitwich man who helped run his family’s high street business. The funeral of Robert Harris will be held at Redditch Crematorium on Tuesday at 11.45am after he died at home
A WORCESTERSHIRE road has been closed after an accident at about 5pm this evening. The accident, involving one vehicle, happened at around 5pm today on the A44 near Knightwick between Worcester and Bromyard. The ambulance service is currently
A YEAR in the life of a teenage girl from Colwall, near Malvern, is being highlighted in a new display at one of the country’s leading rail museums. Mabel Kitson, the daughter of Great Western Railway signalman Arthur Kitson, was just 15 when she
THINK tomatoes and a scene of sun-drenched Mediterranean countryside is likely to spring to mind. But it’s the fruit grown in rural Worcestershire that has curried favour with a British food institution. Walkers says it has chosen tomatoes
MORE roadworks are planned for a main commuter route in Worcester. Ombersley Road is currently partially closed while Severn Trent Water makes repairs to sewers in nearby Sunnyside Road and Barbourne Road. Worcestershire County Council is now
A building which has been branded a blight and an eyesore could survive under new planning rules. New laws will soon mean that commercial sites in Worcester can be turned into homes or flats with exemptions granted only in exceptional circumstances
MORE than 500 homes will be built on Offenham Road in Evesham after the latest application related to the plans was given the thumbs-up. Wychavon District Council's planning committee approved a reserved matters application, which deals with details
EMPLOYMENT is a hot topic at the moment and Midlands-based Bright Assessing, which specialises in delivering online assessor, verifier and teacher training to the highest standards achievable, is doing more than most to help people of all ages back
SIR – Tory education minister Michael Gove didn’t do a U-turn on GCSEs – he listened to public opinion and adjusted his thinking accordingly. Labour people just waffle on and on. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
SIR – Re the letter by E W Taylor ‘Are Nightingale wards the answer?’ (Worcester News, February 18) I agree 100 per cent with E W Taylor. Yes, they certainly are. WENDY LAWSON Worcester
SIR – The welfare system in this country is already at breaking point, yet with the imminent arrival of masses of Bulgarians and Romanians, Britain is heading for a new welfare bombshell. This is simply a repeat of 2004, which saw the floodgates open
SIR – George Cowley writes in support of the beleaguered Mr Ditta pointing out quite rightly that any of us can lose our temper in the heat of the moment (Worcester News, February 20). However, not all of us hold public office where intemperate
SIR – It is illegal to park a vehicle on the pavement. It is illegal to cycle contraflow in a one way street. It is illegal to cycle on a bike without lights. It is illegal to drop litter. It is illegal for the handler not to pick up
SIR – I would like to publicly thank the city council’s cleaner and greener department for responding to residents’ requests for bins to be installed and providing equipment for a recent litter pick around Wordsworth Avenue and Perdiswell Park.
SIR – Jon Burgess (Worcester News, February 12) seems to have this strange view that all the animals on British farms are kept to wonderful standards and they are protected by farm animal welfare laws. The problem is that these laws have to be
SIX men have been charged today with conspiracy to assist in the escape of prisoner John Anslow in January last year. The men, aged 47, 41, 25, 28, 23, and 20, were arrested yesterday, along with a seventh man who has been released on police bail
A MAN charged with murdering his wife at their Kidderminster home last year has been remanded in custody. Alan Evans, aged 34, of Stoney Lane, appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates Court yesterday and is accused of the murder of his 32-year-old
SIR – Housing numbers proposed by the South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) were subject to “the necessary infrastructure being delivered”. It isn’t, nothing significant is even planned. Road infrastructure is woefully inadequate and
THE driver of a car who died after he swerved into the path of a lorry had written a number of suicide notes, an inquest was told. Alex Martin was driving his red Peugeot on the A449 between Malvern and Worcester when he hit a HGV travelling in
SIR – I see some nice new homes have been built at Dines Green in Worcester. Congratulations to the council for that. The council seems to be building farther and farther out of town and yet it doesn’t supply the buses to get people into town
WHY are the English so badly represented in Hollywood films? They are nearly always stuttering, flophaired fops or dastardly moustachioed aristocrats hell-bent on deflowering the serving girl. Every so often the film-makers throw in some Cockney
A COUPLE who live on a countryside caravan park say they have to wade through a field of deep mud to reach their home. Nigel and Janice Jarvis have to haul shopping through the mud, which is knee-deep in parts, and fear that the emergency services
A MUSICIAN who has battled cancer is hitting all the right notes to raise funds for a cancer charity. Chris Hunter from Drakes Broughton, Mr Evesham, has enlisted the support of two bands, ‘Mines a Pint’ from Worcester and ‘The Throwbacks’ from
A NEW vehicle activated sign in Evesham clocked more than 12,000 speeding drivers in the first week it was installed. The equipment was put in place on Pershore Road in Hampton on Sunday, February 17 and when it was checked a week later it revealed
A WORCESTER band has tasted the sweet smell of success after receiving glowing praise following their performance at the LG Arena. Indie-pop three-piece Done By Sunrise supported Girls Aloud during their Ten reunion tour at the Birmingham venue
WARRIORS centre Jon Clarke has been recalled to the starting line-up for Worcester’s clash with Wasps in the Aviva Premiership at Sixways tomorrow night (8pm). Clarke replaces Josh Matavesi, who moves to the replacements bench, as head coach Richard
TODAY sees hundreds of youngsters putting their skills to the test at the Worcestershire School Games. Children aged eight to 16 will be taking part in a range of sports at the University of Worcester, St John's Sports Centre, Christopher Whitehead
FEBRUARY has been an excellent month for Worcester Wolves following six victories in a row. It is the first time we have completed a calendar month this season without losing, although we have gone close on a couple of occasions. We have beaten
PAUL James believes his Worcester Wolves players will rise to the challenge of defeating Leicester Riders in their British Basketball League Trophy semi-final. Wolves host the league leaders at the University of Worcester tomorrow (7.30- pm) aiming
WHILE the Sixways powers-that-be are reticent to admit Worcester Warriors are facing an Aviva Premiership relegation battle, they will no doubt breathe a sigh of relief if London Welsh lose points after their administrative gaffe. The Exiles from
DOUBTS are being expressed over whether Worcester can afford a new £13.5 million swimming pool – with politicians saying they won’t bankrupt the city council to make it happen. Ahead of a debate next Tuesday over the issue, calls are being made
THIS week’s edition of Berrow’s Worcester Journal features a unique wrap-round artwork, which will celebrate its status as the oldest newspaper in the world. The project is the brainchild of Worcester gallery curator Nathaniel Pitt, who commissioned
