A WATCHDOG should be scrapped after a cover-up over baby deaths, says a former MP who fought to save a county hospital. Former Wyre Forest MP Dr Richard Taylor said the Care Quality Commission (CQC) should be axed over a cover-up concerning the
THE owner of a Worcester bakery has used social media to not only survive but thrive in the current tough economic climate. Sam Barriscale, who owns Ma Bakers in Cranham Drive, Warndon, said the family firm, founded in 1966, had used Facebook,
ENGLAND discard Nick Compton made a point to the national selectors with a patient 79 as Worcestershire made their way to 246-7 in reply to the Australians’ 396-4 declared. Home skipper Daryl Mitchell was much more fluent in his 65, but the hosts
SQUEEZE Me, a 40-1 shot, was the surprise package at an eventful meeting at Pitchcroft. Trained by Frank Lloyd and ridden by Brendan Powell, Squeeze Me won the 32 Bunus at 32red.com flat race by three quarters of a length from Most Eligible.
A BENEFIT cheat who falsely claimed more than £25,000 of taxpayer's money has been given a suspended sentence. Ella Tarnowski, of Wilton Avenue, Kidderminster pleaded guilty after her partner moved into her home and she failed to notify Wyre Forest
THE Bishop of Worcester has asked people to pray for his wife as she battles inoperable cancer. Denise Inge, the wife of the Right Reverend Dr John Inge, is receiving treatment in the sarcoma unit of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
WORCESTERSHIRE have spent the second session of the day defiantly thwarting the Australian bowling attack. The Baggy Greens declared early on having reached 396-4, but the home side have batted solidly to reach 156-2 at tea. Somerset’s England
WHILE most are happy to sit in the stands as Worcestershire take on Australia at New Road, one man has the best seats in the house - more than 100ft in the air. Philip Stapleton is the crane operator on the Premier Inn hotel development at the
FRESH calls have been made to remove a seal from the river Severn amid fears it is affecting fish stocks. Several fisherman have contacted the Angling Trust worried about the impact the seal, known as Keith, is having on fish stocks in the Severn
CANAL champions are being called on to look after a stretch of Worcester’s waterways in a new campaign. A search has been launched to find people willing to take care of a mile-long stretch of the Worcester-Birmingham canal as it cuts through the
AN inspirational carer who looked after her father as he struggled with a number of health problems has won a top national award. Zoey McCarthy, age 25, of Worcester, won the inspiration honour at the Kids Count 2013 awards and went to the Houses
SIR – Your Comment (Worcester News, June 27) grumbles “Labour and Conservatives offer us years and years and years of austerity”. Come on, Mr Editor, there is a worldwide financial crisis. Believe me, the Tories will sort it, given time. GEORGE
SIR – George Osborne appears once again to be targeting the OAPs in his crusade to save an extra £11 billion in cuts. He wants to stop winter fuel allowances for 100,000 ex-pats living overseas. There could possibly be a case for this but why should
SIR – Having failed to offer any hard evidence, during recent exchanges on the Worcester News letter page, in support of his clearly emotion-based views about trade unions, John Shearon is now (Worcester News, June 27) reduced, sadly, to disjointed
Betcha by golly wow - Soul Sister nominated for the Best New Musical at this years Oliver Awards is hot hot hot... Inspired by the music, life and times of Ike and Tina Turner the story follows the heartbreak and passion, the highs and lows as
SIR – Letter writer Douglas J Wathen (Worcester News, June 20) wishes the royals would use the NHS, but as far as I am concerned (apart from longer waiting lists) we get a service as good as in any country in the world. What I find disturbing,
WORCESTER golf professional Ollie Farr has missed out on a place in this year's Open Championship by just one shot. The Boughton Park ace fired impressive rounds of 66 and 68 for a six-under-par-total in the final qualifying event at Dunbar GC
A TELEVISION, laptop and jewellery were taken during a daytime burglary in Stourport yesterday. Thieves broke in through the rear of the property in Areley Common taking items including the 42 inch Samsung television and also a quantity of alcohol
WORCESTER has been urged to ‘learn from Wychavon’ and not rush into giving households another bin for food waste. An in-house panel has just been set up by Worcester City Council to look at the pros and cons of introducing food waste pick-ups for
A MAN exposed himself to a woman who was jogging on a canal towpath on Monday evening. The woman, who is in her 30s, was jogging with her dogs along the towpath near Lea Lane, Cookley, near Kidderminster. She spotted a man who was naked from
SIR – Re your article titled ‘Are things looking up on the gull front?’ (Worcester News, June 27). Who are they trying to kid? Yes, in the city centre that may be true, but not in Blackpole. Here, the population of gulls is rapidly increasing. Since
PUPILS from eight county schools contested the Asda Kwik Cricket year six open finals at Worcestershire's New Road ground. Children, who had qualified for the day by winning their district tournaments, battled it out to be crowned county champions
SIR – It is with regret that after many years of purchasing the Worcester News (and the Evening News before) that I have decided no more following its increase in price to 65p. I know things have to go up but how can you warrant a 40 per cent increase
THE impact of the new University of Worcester Arena has been praised by West Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin. University Vice Chancellor, Professor David Green, welcomed Mrs Baldwin to the £15 million venue, on Hylton Road, on the eve of a women
AN HISTORIC breakthrough is on the way for crisis-hit flood victims across Worcestershire - after a deal was reached between the Government and insurers. From 2015 people at risk of flooding will be guaranteed home insurance and be asked to pay
WORCESTER City will begin their 2013-14 Conference North campaign at Aggborough with a tough-looking match against Altrincham on Saturday, August 17. Carl Heeley’s side, in their first season sharing at Kidderminster Harriers, will be keen to test
HE’S been shouted at by John McEnroe, hit with a racquet and stared down the barrel of a Goran Ivanisevic serve. Yet, it was all in a day’s work for Worcester Lawn Tennis Club president Ray Needham who, for more than two decades, was one of the
SIR – For many years, man and boy, I have purchased the Worcester News, but for reasons only you know you have decided to overprice your paper. I found your paper fine as it was, although a little expensive at 45p but I was willing to pay.
TAKING nine wickets in a match is not something many bowlers have on their CVs. Yet Kevin Gwynne has now achieved the feat three times following his stunning exploits for Worcester’s Old Elizabethans second XI. The 53-year-old bamboozled the
SIR – I’m loving the newlook Worcester News. Well done, to you and your team. The first day of the relaunch was a great read. ANDREA BORWELL-FOX Director, Borwell Ltd
LAST week, I was standing in a shop mulling over which pair of shoes to buy, when an older lady walked over and patted me on the shoulder. When it became apparent that she wasn’t asking for directions or assistance, my mind quickly explored the
SIR – I have been receiving the Worcester News via home delivery for a number of years but had become conscious of the fact that the paper seemed to offer less and less to read or perhaps what was in there, just didn’t appeal to me. I had read
GRIDLOCK caused by roadworks has prompted one driver to label Worcester a “no-go area” for motorists. Work on the city’s highways and byways, including road resurfacing, sewage works, replacing water mains, repairing roads and faulty manhole covers
