THE newly-built Perry Manor Care Home in Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, will be officially opened this Friday.An official open day will be held at the home from 11am until 5pm where the ribbon will be officially cut by mayor Cllr Alan Amos. Activities
POLICE are appealing for a driver to come forward following a crash in Evesham on Saturday morning in which a cyclist was hurt. The crash happened at about 9.25am on July 12 at the junction of Cheltenham Road and Davies Road. The driver of the black R
POLICE have appealed for information to help find a missing man who may be in the Worcester area.David Willoughby has not been seen since leaving his home in Clifton Lane in the Clifton area of Nottingham just before 6.30pm on Thursday, July 10. The 30
RUSH hour commuters ended up in long queues as they tried to get into Worcester to start the working week after a crash between a motorcycle and a minibus.The A443 Hallow Road was blocked off after the collision this (Monday) morning at around 8am and
A GROUP giving young people in Worcestershire the chance to have their say on NHS services in the county is celebrating an extremely productive first year.Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust’s Youth Board was set up last year to ensure young
A PROTEST against the treatment of people in Palestine is set to take place in Worcester city centre on Friday. The event, which will be held in front of the Guildhall in Worcester, between 3pm and 5.30pm, has been organised by Qammar Yaqub.The Worcester
IS there any other situation in the world where an Iranian and American fan could share a photo together? If there's one lesson to take from this World Cup it's that football has the ability to transcend any divide, whether political or social.
Women and the Home Front during the First World War will be explored in a special conference to be held at Worcester University on September 5-7. The University is hosting the Women's History Network Annual Conference, with a series of lectures
AN archaeologist from Worcestershire will be telling people about his work and what he has done with Channel 4's Time Team at the Hive later this month. Rob Hedge, who works for Worcestershire County Council's Archive and Archaeology Service,
KNITTERS in Malvern who decorated the town for this weekend's hat festival, even creating special headwear for the town's famous resident Edward Elgar, were devastated to discover it had been destroyed less than 24 hours later. The yarnbombers
OVERNIGHT on Friday a property in Tintern Avenue, Worcester, was broken into and an attempt was made to steal the piping and tank. The thieves were unsuccessful but the property was left with water damage. Anyone with information on this should contact
AN apprenticeship programme to be offered at Malvern's National Cyber Skills Centre has been awarded the highest industry rating by cyber security employers.TDM Wyre Academy of Bewdley will deliver its higher apprenticeship in information security
PATIENTS, families and carers in Worcestershire still have time to nominate NHS staff who have gone above and beyond the call of duty for a prestigious award.Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust – the organisation running the county’s
Sir - The Government thinks Christmas has come early with public service strikes providing the ammunition to fire at what they predictably present as selfish workers inconveniencing the majority of hard working people. The cynical divide and rule opportunism
GENEROUS shoppers at a Worcester supermarket donated bags of food to help families struggling to make ends meet during the summer holidays. A three-day donation drive at Tesco in Mill Wood Drive saw 3.4 tonnes of food collected for Worcester Food Bank
WORCESTERSHIRE director of cricket Steve Rhodes has praised the contribution and improvement with the ball of all-rounder Joe Leach this season. Leach made his first major breakthrough for the county last season as a batsman with a maiden LV= County
LEADERS Ombersley picked up 24 points from a seven-wicket win over bottom-of-the-table Wombourne in Birmingham and District Premier League Division One. Their success left them 17 points clear of Wolverhampton and deepened the gloom at Wombourne
AT some stage he will probably wish he was at home washing the car, but next Sunday Mark Beddowes is tackling one of the toughest stages of the Tour de France for charity.He will be taking part in the 148km L’Etape du Tour bike ride, which was
COMPLAINTS to Worcester-based energy giant Npower and the five other big six power suppliers soared to the highest-ever level during the first half of this year.In the last six months of 2013 10,598 complaints were made to the companies, but this more
BUSINESS for the BagFlag Company is really flying with plans to launch into Canada and North and South America.The firm was set up by Phil Brunger in Worcester only 10 months ago with support from Government start-up service Ready for Business and has
A GARDEN party at a mental health unit in Worcester raised £400 to help patients enjoy the open air. The event at the Elgar Unit in Newtown Hospital on Wednesday, July 9 included cake stalls, a raffle and a name the bear competition and raised cash
COUNTRYSIDE crime fighters are being urged to enter awards rewarding people for cracking down on rural law breakers. The Country Crime Fighters Awards 2014 will award crime fighters and people in Worcestershire are being encouraged to enter by the NFU
JUST a single point now separates leaders Worcester and Pershore at the top of Worcestershire League Division One. Worcester won by three wickets at Colwall, while Pershore kept up the pressure with a commanding 10-wicket success at Droitwich.
NEW Road chairman Martyn Price has praised the “magnificent” form of the team during the first three months of the season. The County benefactor also revealed it remains a “dream” of his to see the county qualify for NatWest T20 Blast finals day
FIREFIGHTERS are advising people to take extra care this week as they go on strike. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service began industrial action today (Monday) between 6am and 8am. They will also go on strike later today from 5pm and 7pm.The
OLYMPIC legend Steve Cram popped into a Worcester hotel last week to help raise more than £100 for a cancer charity. The 53-year-old – who won silver in the 1,500 metres in the 1984 games in Los Angeles and was the first ever to run the distance
SCHOOL children have buried a time capsule to celebrate the construction of Habberley Learning Campus in Kidderminster. Pupils from Baxter College, Wyre Forest School and St John’s CE Primary School, who will be sharing the campus on its completion
WE will remember them, not only now but also in the future. This was the message at a special Service of Remembrance held in Droitwich on Sunday to commemorate the start of the First World War in August 1914. The Service was held before the
A MUM who has just finished rearing a litter of kittens is looking for a new home of her own.Grace is an 18-month-old grey and white female who is described as a lovely gentle cat. She is currently in the care of the Worcester and District branch of Cats
SICKNESS rates of council workers helping vulnerable people in Worcestershire average two weeks off every year, according to shock new data. Your Worcester News can reveal how front-line staff working at Worcestershire County Council's adult social
DEVELOPERS behind Worcester's biggest ever revamp have revealed their fury - claiming "tens of millions" of investment into new jobs, homes, leisure and offices is being held up by council chiefs. Work on the single biggest regeneration scheme
A SEA of hats of all shapes and sizes could be seen in the Malvern Hills as the town carnival made its way through the streets this weekend. Everyone got in the spirit of the Malvern Carnival with many donning colourful hats, including a little dog who
A MAJOR route into Worcester is closed this morning following an accident. The A443 Hallow Road is blocked off after the collision between a motorbike and a minibus at around 8am today. The collision took place between between the B4204 Martley
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a Worcester home to tackle a small fire caused by an electrical cigarette. The crew from Worcester attended the incident at 6.03pm yesterday (Sunday, July 13).The small fire, which began while the cigarette was charging, was
THIRTY metres of conifer hedge, fence and garden shed were damaged when a fire broke out at Cornmill Barns in Spetchley. Firefighters were called to the the village in Worcestershire at 4.06pm yesterday (Sunday, July 13).
CAROUSELS, cakes and crowd pleasing performances packed St George's Square in Barbourne as the Summer Fair took place. Under Saturday's sunny skies stalls were set up in the square for people to enjoy, acts took to the stage in the Barbourne'
A MAN and a woman have died in a crash on a county motorway this morning. The three-car smash happened on the M42 in Worcestershire in the early hours of this morning. The West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the northbound carriageway
