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  • Young Worcester ace wins first MMA fight

    WORCESTER’S Shay Ingram is heading to the European Championships after winning his first mixed martial arts fight. The city ace defeated the previously-unbeaten Jack Starr in the first round by submission in two minutes 17 seconds. Ingram,

  • Cranham Primary win King's School netball tournament

    CRANHAM pupils won the annual King's Worcester's primary schools netball tournament. Nine schools took part with youngsters from Tetbury Drive-based Cranham beating Lyppard Grange in the final. Each team was assigned a coach from the King’s

  • WODYS cast inspired by classic car

    GIRLS from a Worcester musical theatre youth group created a bit of Back to the 80s magic when they met American car enthusiast Mel Atkinson and his Cadillac Coupe de Ville from North Carolina. Mel, who lives in Worcester, took the Caddy along to

  • Droitwich and Ledbury dates for Gilbert and Sullivan fans

    Worcester Gilbert and Sullivan Society members say they are "delighted" to be returning to The Market Theatre in Ledbury, with their latest production. A spokesman said: "Audiences will be treated to a hilarious Courtroom romp. The wit of Gilbert

  • Worcestershire League round-up: Pershore up to third

    PERSHORE rose to third in the Worcestershire League Premier Division with their fourth win out of six games. The town side beat hosts Bewdley by 58 runs thanks to Charlie Cross (62), Chris Miles (49) and seamer Stephen Miles (4-43). Third-from-bottom

  • FIVE TALKING POINTS: Worcester Warriors 31 Saracens 29

    DUNCAN Weir sent Sixways into rapture with a last-gasp penalty to down European champions and Gallagher Premiership heavyweights Saracens. The Scotland fly-half was embraced by his Worcester Warriors team-mates after landing a match-winning penalty

  • Worcester City: SIX promoted clubs set to join MFL Premier

    WORCESTER City have been paired with no fewer than SIX promoted clubs and handed some chunky trips in next season’s Midland Football League (MFL) Premier Division. READ MORE | FA break rules to promote Raiders AND Darlaston - Malvern moved south

  • Gtech employees take the plunge for Worcester hospice

    DAREDEVIL Gtech employees will swap their desks for parachutes in aid of St Richard’s Hospice, Worcester. Five workers will jump from 10,000 feet on Saturday, June 8 at Hinton Airfield, Northamptonshire. Vlad Popescu, Philip Harrison, Charles

  • Pair fleeced vulnerable OAP out of £10,000

    A JUDGE said there was no excuse for two women conning a “vulnerable elderly man” from Stourport out of thousands of pounds. Jacqueline Ashbury, 58, and daughter Samantha Ashbury, 39, used a Post Office card belonging to 76-year-old Alan Rainbow

  • Fans' reaction to Warriors' dramatic victory over Sarries

    AlexWennen‏ (@WennenAlex). Made it hard for ourselves but great platform for next season! Well done to Adams for a top try scored and thank you to the players who are leaving! You will be missed! Edd Cantle‏ (@EddCantle). Should have put

  • Land to be auctioned

    A PLOT of land in Worcester which is currently used to site advertising billboards is set to go under the hammer this week. The plot, at the junction of Watery Lane and Bransford Road in St Johns, is one of a number of pieces of land across the

  • Player ratings from Warriors' 31-29 win over Saracens

    WARRIORS. 9 PENNELL – still at the top of his game at 32 as he scored a brilliant try, was exemplary under the high ball and was a thorn in Sarries’ side all afternoon. My man of the match. 6 Howe – attacked with vigour but his fumble led to