AHEAD of the start of the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield this weekend, much of the talk has been about the participation of Reanne Evans. Her involvement is significant because she was bidding to become the first woman to reach the tournament
THE future of a long-running Evesham choir is in jeopardy.The Evesham U3A (University of the Third Age) choir is due to celebrate its 10th anniversary in September, but might not reach the landmark unless a replacement can be found for musical director
SKIPPER Daryl Mitchell had no regrets after winning the toss and choosing to bat first in Worcestershire’s 10-wicket defeat against Yorkshire at New Road. The County paid the price for a bad session before lunch on the third day as they crashed
A DREAM honeymoon to the Dominican Republic turned into a nightmare for a Pershore couple after the bride fell ill and ended up attached to a hospital drip. Maria and Anthony Pearman have received a “five-figure settlement” from the company which
A BUSY Worcestershire road will be closed overnight for four nights next week.Contractors working for Worcestershire County Council will be carrying out carriageway resurfacing works on the A435, Northbound from the county boundary with Warwickshire to
WORCESTER Wolves will freeze prices for a second successive year as they bid to attract even more fans to the University Arena. Crowds have regularly topped 1,000 this season and the Good Friday victory over Newcastle Eagles was watched by a sell-out
PRIOR to the Masters at Augusta, the line on Rory McIlroy was that it would only be a matter of time before the world number one completed his Majors collection. Which is fair comment for a supremely talented player who has won everything else
SIR - I was intrigued by the headline to Sarah Taylor's article - "Males should wear shirts in city shops".Is she, by implication, suggesting females needn't.Mark CrivelliWorcester
A WORCESTER schoolgirl concerned about the impact of a proposed development near her home in Warndon Villages put pen to paper to write to Prince Charles about her concerns – and got a response. Worried about the potential impact on the environment
WORCESTER’S new midwife-led birth centre has delivered its first baby. Oscar Louis Andrews was born in the Cornflower room of Worcestershire Royal Hospital’s new midwife-led Meadow Birth Centre at 8.51am on Tuesday, April 14, weighing a healthy 8lbs,
WORCESTERSHIRE all-rounder Moeen Ali will be joining up with England’s squad in the West Indies, the ECB have confirmed. The second Test takes place at the National Cricket Stadium in St George's, Grenada, starting on Tuesday. Moeen, who is
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is offering people the chance to break in to social work. The council is offering four graduate training places for people interested in becoming a qualified Children and Families Social Worker. Step Up to Social Work is
A CAREERS fair was held at Dyson Perrins CE Academy to give Year 11 students advice on their future options.In addition to the A-level teachers, staff from the University of Worcester and Aberystwyth University were also available to support students
A BRASS band ranked seventh best in the world will perform at a charity concert in aid of New College Worcester on Saturday, April 18.The Flowers Band, which has won a number of prestigious national awards, will perform at the event arranged by the Worcester
THE funeral of a popular Worcester family man who died from injuries caused by a chainsaw is to take place next week and his daughter wants all his friends to come.Andrew Bartosik, aged 50, of Troutbeck Drive, Warndon, Worcester was found dead at his
Now the election has been called and your MP is no longer an MP (for the time being) we have dispensed with their weekly column. Instead, for those who cannot do without their weekly dose, and in deference to the social media revolution sweeping
A ROAD had to be closed following a chemical spillage in Droitwich on Tuesday night. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a chemical spillage from a lorry on Kidderminster Road in Droitwich at 9.24pm.Four fire appliances
A GROUNDBREAKING new approach has been launched on recording the condition of Worcester's historic buildings. Worcester Civic Society, the heritage watchdog, has teamed up with the city council to use smart phones and tablets to catalogue the condition
FOR the first time a selection of works by a renowned landscape artist for Stanhope Forbes’ England atWorcester City Art Gallery and Museum.The exhibition explores both the beautiful coastal scenes of Newlyn and the surrounding areas that Forbes is best
THIS is the shocking scene left by “mindless” fly-tippers at a Worcester car park.Piles of black bags, cardboard, broken furniture, fencing and even a fridge have been dumped on the site, leaving residents angry and upset.Worcester City Council is sending
SIR, What a quandary us voters have got before the General Election. Just look at the options we have; do we vote for Cameron and his Eton Boys? I think not because even though I have been a life long Tory I find it difficult to place any faith in someone
A POTENTIAL merger of bin collections across Worcestershire has been lampooned by a leading politician - who has labelled it "reckless" and "wrong". Councillor Peter McDonald, who leads the Labour group at County Hall, says he fears refuse pick-ups
A MISSING Ledbury man has been found safe and well. Paul Knapman, aged 63, had been missing since March 26, but he has now been found.
A SCHEME which will see millions of pounds spent improving almost 300 roads around the county is now underway. The £3.95million Worcestershire County Council highways improvement scheme, which will see more than 150 miles of surface upgraded over the
WORCESTERSHIRE Tories have lauded David Cameron's pledge to revive the right-to-buy scheme - despite the Labour Party calling it "cynical". In a General Election gambit, the Prime Minister has attempted to reach out to working people by setting
A HISTORIC tower clock is finally telling the right time after nearly 140 years following its painstaking restoration by a team of enthusiastic volunteers dubbed "Dad's Army".The team, led by their very own Captain Mainwaring, Charles Hadwell
AS more and more employers face renewal of their pension scheme certification, a Worcestershire workplace pensions and benefits specialist has launched a jargon busting guide, intended to support employers through this complex but crucially important
A BRANSFORD based artists is exhibiting her sculptures in the Forest of Dean until Sunday, June 28.Arts in the Marches, an arts company based in South Herefordshire, has organised a sculpture exhibition at Taurus Crafts near Lydney in the Forest of Dean
CARE home staff in Worcestershire are being given advice on how to help residents care for their teeth.As the amount of older people in the county continues to increase, and many more retaining their own teeth than in the past, Worcestershire Health and
WORCESTERSHIRE businesses are to be offered discounted specialist training and free support through a new programme which will increase the skills and competitiveness of local firms and secure jobs.The new training programme, operated in partnership with
A THRILLING production of Julius Caesar from Shakespeare's Globe will be screened at Evesham's The Regal on Thursday, April 30.When Caesar returns to Rome from the wars a virtual dictator, Brutus and his republican friends resolve that his ambition must
A STUDENT from the University of Worcester has been recognised for demonstrating the values of World War One nurse Edith Cavell.As part of the Cavell Nurses’ Trust centenary appeal, Helen Hunt was named as a runner-up in the trust’s search for the country
A LABOUR shadow minister visited Worcester today to insist more needs to be done to address the scourge of flooding. Shadow DEFRA minister Huw Irranca-Davies, who is also the party's spokesman for food and farming, hit out at the condition of flood
CHILDREN from Clifton upon Teme Primary will grow and cook more of their own food at school if ambitious plans come to fruition.Lottery funding is being sought to create new garden and kitchen facilities at the school with the gardening work being shared
A DROITWICH company that specialises in plastic injection moulding has invested in new machinery after securing a six-figure facility from its bank.Chess Plastics bought an additional injection moulding machine to cater for higher demand for its services
WORCESTER Wolves saw their hopes of finishing second in the British Basketball League dashed with a narrow 66-63 defeat at Leicester Riders. Victory saw the Riders cement the runners-up spot and means Worcester can finish the regular season no
THE FOUNDER of the market and opinion research organisation, MORI, is coming to Worcester with an opinion on 'bad' King John, who is buried in the cathedral.Sir Robert Worcester was appointed by the Queen as a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order
WILDLIFE lovers across Worcestershire are being encouraged to help in the fight to save the water vole. The People’s Trust for Endangered Species is launching a new initiative to support the wild mammal, which is experiencing “a shocking drop in
A PAIR of savvy students from King's Worcester turned £10 into more than £400 as part of a Young Enterprise initiative.Harry Flockhart, aged 13, and James Pritchard, 12, took part in the month-long tenner challenge.If pupils make a profit then they have
WORCESTER Operatic and Dramatic Society take a break from their rehearsals for “West Side Story” opening at the Swan Theatre on Tuesday, April 21.The actors took a break at Detroits Diner, Castle Street, Worcester as they prepare for the show which is
REPORTS in the national press that revenue from parking charges at Worcestershire’s three acute hospitals goes to a private company rather than patient care are incorrect, it has been confirmed. Yesterday, Tuesday, April 14, the Daily Mail reported
A MAN who punched his pregnant partner gave a passionate apology in court for his “disgusting” behaviour. Gareth Dawe, 22, of Hall Green, Upton, escaped a jail term for the offence and was greeted with a beaming smile from the victim, who wants
A PERFORMANCE of the well loved Jane Austen romance Pride and Prejudice will be a fitting tribute to a long-standing theatre company member.Brian Burton, a life member of Worcester Swan Theatre Amateur Company, adapted the novel for stage before his death
DIRECTOR of cricket Steve Rhodes believes Worcestershire will learn from their 10-wicket drubbing against champions Yorkshire in their LV= County Championship Division One opener at New Road. The County were blown away for just 100 in their second
A FAMILY tragedy has inspired a Worcester woman to raise money for charity. Marisa Corbett, of Dines Green, lost her homeless cousin Michael Griffiths to diabetes last year and has begun supporting the Maggs Day Centre in his memory. She is
Sir - Richard Delingpole, UKIP candidate for St Clement, thinks that global warming is “a non-existent problem” (Worcester News 8th April 1015). UKIP, it seems, concurs with this as Mr Delingpole informs us that the party regards it as “climate hysteria
Sir - Much has been written both before and during the current election campaign about the dire state of the NHS and the need to spend yet more money to provide more doctors, nurses, hospital beds, drug treatments and procedures. However I have yet to
AN estranged husband who threw Cadbury mini eggs at his wife during a violent attack has been jailed for eight weeks, a court has heard. Darren Humphries, 37, of no fixed abode, launched into a tirade of abuse and expletives when the prison term
THE close friends of a woman diagnosed with breast cancer have rallied around to help her put on a fundraising night for two charities. Natalie Smith and her partner Charlotte Frost, landlady of The Garibaldi, said they did not hesitate to let
A RUNNER is feeling “nervous and excited” about completing the Virgin Money London Marathon in memory of her grandmother. Roseanna Bentley, who grew up in Worcester but now studies in Paris, will complete the iconic 26.2-mile course to raise money
A MAN with a history of violence has been jailed after he was caught red-handed in the middle of a drug deal in Worcester. Shaun Lisseman, aged 26, of Malvern Road, St John's, Worcester admitted possession of M-Cat (class B) with intent to supply
THREE YEARS OLD might seem a bit young to introduce a child to a fighting hobby but there’s more to martial arts than just kicks and punches.Martial arts and fitness instructor Steven Nettleford from Worcester has been running his own club at St Mark’
A SON threw a coat hanger at his mother, smashed a window and damaged a heating thermostat during a family argument, a court was told. Joshua Greenhouse, of Home Piece, Droitwich, appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Monday (April 13) and
A MAN used a box-swapping trick to try and save £30 on thermal clothing – despite having £4,000 in his bank account, a court has heard. Paul Jones, 33, of Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court yesterday (Monday, April
A POPULAR supermarket car park is set to increase its prices from Monday. People parking at ASDA car park in Lowesmoor will have to pay £2 for a maximum of two hours from Monday, April 20. Since the store opened in March 2012, drivers were
A CHEMICAL spill closed a Worcestershire road overnight.Worcestershire County Council sent a highways crew to the A442 near Rushock at around midnight. The road has now reopened.
CHILDREN and their parents have flooded to a Midlands theme park to enjoy a bigger and better first-hand taste of the children’s classic tales of Thomas the Tank Engine. The Thomas Land area at Drayton Manor Park has increased in size by 40 per cent because
1. Top story Another violent robbery on Worcester canal towpath A MAN has been attacked and robbed in the latest incident on Worcester’s canal towpath. 2. Weather A foggy start to the day but should be blue skies and reaching 19C later
By Holly Cuthbert Emma Hooper’s 'Etta and Otto and Russell and James' is a critically well received book that is a little lacking in content. 'Etta and Otto and Russell and James' is a book about an 82 year old woman who goes on a long walk
LOCAL CASUALTIES: 2 Corporal Arthur Thorpe - Second Battalion. Private Arthur Woodward - Depot. ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 976 First Battalion in Section 6. Relieved by 1/Sherwood Foresters. ‘B’ Company then advanced to support Section 6. Second
