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  • Comment: Voting is the only way to influence city's future

    VOTERS in eleven wards in Worcester will go to the polls in just over a week’s time to choose who they want to see representing them on the city council. The current political balance of Worcester City Council is particularly fine - as it has been

  • Worcestershire beat Durham in see-saw contest

    ROSS Whiteley and Ben Cox guided Worcestershire Rapids to a four-wicket success over Durham under the Duckworth-Lewis Method in the Royal London One-Day Cup. The visitors to Blackfinch New Road, who had won their first two games against Northamptonshire

  • SALLY'S SAVERS: DIY decor

    A SPOT of spring decorating. It sounds simple enough, though what seems to be a fairly easy and cheap job can sometimes escalate into a financial nightmare! But it doesn’t have to be that way. If you are new to DIY decorating, there are plenty of

  • Drink driver may die before he can complete awareness course

    A DRINK driver with one lung told a judge he has cancer and may not live to complete the awareness course. Trevor Ford of Brook Meadow, Wychbold, near Droitwich admitted driving with excess alcohol when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court

  • Two Warriors centres set to undergo surgery

    WORCESTER Warriors’ resources at centre have been further diminished with Ryan Mills and Will Butler set to undergo surgery. Warriors went into the season with a strong batch of midfield options but will head into their final three Gallagher Premiership

  • Heem's four-week ban STANDS after losing appeal

    DEPARTING Worcester Warriors wing Bryce Heem remains suspended for four weeks after failing to win his appeal. The New Zealander was banned for a tip tackle on Paolo Odogwu contrary to Law 9.18 during Warriors’ victory over Sale Sharks earlier

  • Popular show is back for summer

    Entries are now open for the ever-popular Worcester Show, which gives local people the opportunity to put their creative and horticultural skills to the fore.  The event, which attracted approximately 10,000 visitors last year, will take place in

  • Tina show is simply the best at Malvern Theatres?

    WHAT'S Malvern got to with it, when it comes to a major Tina Turner tribute? In fact, Malvern Theatres is the venue for "a massive new show" called, appropriately enough, What’s Love Got To Do With It? And the date for the diary is Thursday,

  • Venice preserved at Stratford

    IF you want to see Venice Preserved, go to the home town of the Bard. Actor, writer and director, Prasanna Puwanarajah (well known to TV audiences appearing alongside Suranne Jones in Season 2 of Doctor Foster), is the director for Thomas Otway’

  • Soap, clowns and opera at Worcester's Swan Theatre

    Jealousy, intrigue and revenge? It’s soap-opera at its best, and the good news is, the fun and thrills are heading to Worcester’s Swan Theatre. Next week Opera Worcester take to the stage with their latest opera production: a double-bill of Cavalleria

  • Ulster forward signs for Warriors for next season

    WORCESTER Warriors have snapped up talented back rower Caleb Montgomery from Ulster for next season. The 23-year-old forward becomes Warriors’ sixth new signing and will arrive in the summer on an undisclosed deal. Montgomery made his senior

  • Trials to play for Worcester City Youth

    EXPANDING Worcester City Youth are looking for players to represent the club from under sevens to 18s next season. Trials for the 2019-20 campaign begin on the 3G pitch at the University of Worcester on Sunday as the club look to build their squads

  • Picture from the past: 10 years of plumbing success

    TODAY'S archive picture from the files of the Worcester News dates back to April 1998, when the paper profiled plumbing supply firm PSS, which was then celebrating ten years of success. Pictured are the company's management team Nigel White, Jeremy

  • Shantry's benefit boosted by Beefy

    CRICKET legend Sir Ian Botham is returning to Worcestershire as part of their former pace ace Jack Shantry’s testimonial year. The ex-England all-rounder spent five seasons at Blackfinch New Road from 1987 until 1991 and was a key figure in the

  • Firms are recognised with Queen's Awards

    TWO businesses from Herefordshire have been recognised with the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2019, one of the most prestigious awards for UK businesses. The awards are designed to recognise and encourage outstanding achievements in the fields of

  • Proposal for link road in Pershore met with support

    A PROPOSAL to build a new link road which will include a bridge over a railway line has been met with support from councils. The application, drawn up by Worcestershire County Council is for a 420 metre link road between the A44/B4083 roundabout

  • Worcester Election 2019: Bedwardine

    SIX candidates will be fighting for just one of three seats in Bedwardine – as the current leader of the city council goes in to battle to keep hold of his seat. Bedwardine - one of the city’s biggest wards in terms of size and population - has

  • Hooker's value to Warriors "immeasurable", says Howard

    HOOKER Niall Annett bears “testament to the notion that hard work pays off” after overcoming a series of injury blows to secure a new deal at Worcester Warriors. That is the view of ex-Warriors full-back Ben Howard who believes there are not many

  • Worcester Election 2019: Arboretum

    THE BIGGEST change for voters in Arboretum ward is that it will be getting a new councillor whatever the political affiliation. Councillor George Squires, who has represented Arboretum for the last eight years alongside his wife Cllr Joy Squires