ACTION is being taken to ensure that the lowest paid workers at Malvern Hills District Council are kept out of poverty. Top politicians have agreed to boost the pay of staff on the lowest salary grades to ensure all employees are earning at least
A DOTING father whose body hair has earned him a nickname from his mates is about to discover that fund-raising is not always a smooth ride. Chris ‘Cheetah’ Jenkins, who is nick-named after Tarzan’s faithful chimpanzee companion in classic movies
SURGEONS in Worcestershire are backing moves to publish league tables ranking them by their performance. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt believes there is “no valid reason” why data about consultants’ track records, including their patients’ survival
A WORCESTER litter picker went from rubbish to writing when he decided to pen his own book. Elon Dann is a familiar sight to his neighbours in Warndon Villages as he regularly collects rubbish and abandoned trolleys on behalf of the Duckworth Worcester
A POLICE officer was assaulted by a man during an incident in Redditch yesterday. Steven Finlay, aged 40, of Dixon Close, Enfield, Redditch, will appear in court charged with a public order offence and assaulting a police officer, all of which
WORCESTERSHIRE’S hospitals are helping 29 business and administration apprentices take their first step on the career ladder. The apprentices will be studying towards their Business and Administration NVQ level two and three, while working full
RECORD crowds attended an adrenalin-packed community games which had something for everyone, from football to fencing and winners to meerkats. More than 1,200 people attended the third annual Norton Community Games – well over the 800 who went
A CCTV image of a woman has been released by police who would like to speak to her about jewellery thefts from a Worcester fashion shop. Necklaces and earrings have been stolen from Monsoon store in High Street on three occasions over the last
THIS is an image of a man who racially abused and punched a Worcester taxi driver after he was told how much he needed to pay to get home. The attack took place on Sunday, June 9, at about 12.10am after the driver picked up the man from the Cross
THREE robbers trailed an elderly grandmother from a bank and stole her handbag from her car as she was driving away, a court was told. The 75-year-old, who is just 4ft 6in tall, had taken the money out for herself and her grandchildren, Michael
A POPULAR first time buyers scheme in Worcester will be reviewed to see if another £1 million can be put into the pot - but calls to speed it up have been rejected. The city council’s Labour leadership has had to defend claims it is “waiting for
WORCESTER’S new Labour leadership has insisted there is “no delay” over a swimming pool decision for the city - amid fresh claims they are “dithering”. Councillor Adrian Gregson, the city council’s leader, has hit out at critics who suggest the
FORMER Warriors academy supremo Andrew Stanley has been handed the job of forwards coach at Gloucester. Having presided over a flourishing Sixways youth set-up, he quit Worcester last year to take up the same role at Kingsholm, the club where he
THE Government has announced a huge road improvement programme, including miles of motorway through Worcestershire. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander promised billions to repair potholed roads as well as signalling the green light
THE Mayor of Worcester had to use her own vote to keep a key council role after a bid to oust her. An attempt to force Councillor Pat Agar failed after she voted for herself to remain as deputy chairman of the city’s planning committee after the
A BLIND man was punched twice in the face in Worcester city centre in an attack that left him needing medical attention. The man, who is registered blind and in his 50s, was outside TK Maxx on Worcester High Street on Wednesday, June 19, at around
A MAN indecently exposed himself repeatedly to a 12-year-old girl in Dines Green even asking her to film him on her mobile phone. The incident, which left the young girl shaken but not hurt, happened at the skate park in Howard Road between 4pm
A MAN who is wanted after being convicted of criminal damage, breaching a non molestation order and perverting the course of justice may be in the Worcester area. Awat Esmail was found guilty of the offences, which all occurred in the Worcester
UNION chiefs have hit out at Chancellor George Osborne’s latest axe to the public sector - saying morale in Worcestershire is “rock bottom”. Jim Price, from County Hall’s Unison branch, says he fears workers’ plight could get worse after funding
WORCESTERSHIRE centurion Matt Pardoe has praised the impact veteran Thilan Samaraweera has had on his fledgling career. The 36-year-old Sri Lankan batsman, who played 81 Tests for his country, was recruited as the County’s overseas player for this
RECORD-breaker Georgia Hennessy made the perfect start to what is set to be the biggest week of her burgeoning international cricket career. The 16-year-old became the first woman to hit a century in the Birmingham League as she produced a match-winning
CALLS are being made for smoking to be outlawed outside Worcestershire Royal Hospital with one councillor saying she is fed up of battling through a bevy of addicts just to get inside. Smoke-free campaigners are piling the pressure on the Worcestershire
COUNCIL tax is expected to rise in Worcester following three years of freezes – after the city’s new Labour leadership accused the Government of being “phoney”. The city council says Chancellor George Osborne is placing town halls in a “worse situation
THE seagull population in Worcester has fallen, but tourism chiefs say more needs to be done to rid the city of the menace. Worcester Tourism Association says firms are approaching them about the birds which are widely disliked because of their
