Archive

  • Editor's View: The best teachers inspire kids

    LAST week I had the honour of judging the nominations for the 2019 Worcestershire Education Awards and, with so many deserving candidates, choosing just three finalists for each of the 12 categories was such a difficult task. Our panel of judges

  • Allah Ditta sworn in for second term as Mayor of Worcester

    Worcester City Council has voted in a new Mayor and it is a return for former Mayor Allah Ditta. Cllr Ditta was the first Muslim Mayor of Worcester, and served between 2004 and 2005. He replaces Cllr Jabba Riaz as Mayor and the Conservative

  • Morris stars with ball for Worcestershire against Durham

    WORCESTERSHIRE paceman Charlie Morris continued his renaissance on a see-saw opening day at Blackfinch New Road. Morris followed up his career-best 7-45 against Leicestershire in the Specsavers County Championship Division Two opener with 6-53

  • Ombersley's Ollie is wicket hero in win

    OLLIE Uffindall starred as Ombersley thrashed basement boys Brockhampton by seven wickets in Birmingham Cricket League Premier Division Two. In a match reduced to 46 overs per side due to rain, the visitors crumbled from 63-1 to 99 all out against

  • Youngsters bucking Worcester's growing unemployment trend

    YEAR-on-year unemployment figures for Worcester are up again – but 18-24-year-olds are bucking the trend. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a six per cent rise in people claiming Job Seeker’s Allowance, Universal

  • Pro-ject celebrates 5th birthday with Ben Sterling

    Events company Pro-ject is celebrating its 5th birthday with a night headlined by Ben Sterling of Hot Creations. The event will take place at The Crystal Warehouse, Worcester on Saturday, May 18 from 11:00pm until 5:00am (last entry 12:00am). Tickets

  • Quiet home needed for whippet Sammy

    THIS is Sammy, a beautiful eight-year-old whippet who is in the care of RSPCA Worcester & Mid-Worcestershire Branch through no fault of his own. He would benefit from a quiet home and is best as the only pet in the house. Geraldine Haynes,

  • New Indian restaurant opens at former pub, creating 12 jobs

    A NEW Indian restaurant has taken over an empty pub and created 12 new jobs. Entouraj has opened at the former New Inn on Kidderminster Road in Cutnall Green near Droitwich. It is the sixth restaurant opened by entrepreneur Shah Hussain, who

  • Lipstick on your collar at The Artrix?

    STEP back in time to the golden era and rock 'n' roll as the live music show, Lipstick on your collar, returns to The Artrix in Bromsgrove. Lipstick On Your Collar is set to lift the roof off Artrix with their spectacular show, playing an array

  • Hormonal Housewives at The Courtyard in Hereford

    The box office smash comedy, Hormonal Housewives, is coming to The Courtyard in Hereford this June. It stars Vicki Michelle (‘Allo ‘Allo, Emmerdale), Josephine Partridge (‘Top Girls’) and writer/comedian Julie Coombe as part of a UK tour which is

  • Warriors star wins Premiership Player of the Month award

    WORCESTER Warriors scrum-half Francois Hougaard has been voted Gallagher Premiership Player of the Month for April. The South Africa international was one of four Warriors players - alongside Duncan Weir, Josh Adams and Sam Lewis - on a shortlist

  • Mindgame set to thrill at Malvern Theatres

    THE West End hit, Mindgame, is heading to Malvern Theatres as part of a UK tour. Mindgame is a mind bending psychological thriller from the pen of Anthony Horowitz – creator of Foyles War, the BBC’s New Blood, Alex Rider, the Sherlock Holmes novels

  • School musicians perform at Kidderminster mayoral ceremony

    THE Girls' Harmony Choir and jazz band The Groove Diggers from Winterfold School, Chaddesley Corbett, had the honour of performing at the annual mayor-making ceremony, at Kidderminster Town Hall. At the high-profile event, over 200 guests, including

  • Well dressers get creative in Malvern once again

    THIS year's well dressing event around the Malvern Hills was a great success, say organisers. Dr John Harcup of Malvern Spa Association said: "There was a record number of wells dressed this year. "As an experiment, the decorations were kept

  • Former Warriors boss to take over at Dragons

    FORMER Worcester Warriors boss Dean Ryan will leave his role as the RFU’s head of international player development to become director of rugby at Dragons. The former England number eight joins the Newport-based Welsh regional side from the start

  • STEVE BORWELL: Securing your email account

    We have reached a point in time where your digital security is of utmost importance. Your personal bills, your banking, your social interactions, identification, hobbies and much more is almost all funnelled through the internet, and your email is

  • Picture from the past: Retiring on sports day in 1986

    TODAY'S picture from the archive of the Worcester News dates back to July 1996, when Alan Holmes, the headmaster of Martley CE Primary School was pictured at the school sports day on the occasion of his retirement after 11 years in the post. Mr Holmes

  • Crowle 10K annual charity event attracts hundreds of runners

    There was an impressive turnout of runners again for the annual Crowle charity 10k road race and also the children’s fun runs. A total of 527 runners entered the 10k, 44 up on last year, with elite and fun runners from the three counties and from

  • WEA 2019: First finalist revealed for Teacher of the Year Award

    A TEACHER described as “the best in the world” has been named one of the finalists in the 2019 Worcestershire Education Awards. The Worcester News received six different nominations for Ashlea Brewer, of Lickey Hills Primary School, and the 24-year-old

  • Failed Worcester businessman jailed for £80,000 VAT fraud

    A FAILED Worcester businessman who fraudulently avoided paying £80,000 in VAT has been jailed for two years. Anthony Howlett, 60, was told that an aggravating feature was that his offences took place over a six-year period, for three businesses

  • Spring show is another record-breaking success

    Tens of thousands of people descended on Three Counties Showground to celebrate all things horticultural at a record-breaking RHS Malvern Spring Festival. More than 102,000 people came through the gates over the four days – the highest attendance

  • Worcester News Camera Club

    Worcester News Camera Club members have captured these beautiful pictures. To join our camera club, send your photographs to photo@worcesternews.co.uk or visit Facebook and search for Worcester News Camera Club.

  • Three Counties Farmer Awards finalists revealed

    THE finalists in the Three Counties Farming Awards 2019 have been revealed. Judges, who gathered at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern to assess the nominations, faced a tough task. The standard of entries was high, and they included some

  • Pub Spy: Decent pub grub at The Boot Inn, Flyford Flavell

    THIS week Pub Spy went for a drive into the countryside and pitched up at The Boot Inn, Flyford Flavell. This is a warm and welcoming traditional pub, with lots of old beams everywhere. A great big conservatory area at the back opens the pub out