ARE seagulls beautiful birds which should be protected or just "vicious flying rats" which should be exterminated? Your answer to that question will probably depend on whether you've ever been defecated on by a seagull, had one try to attack you
THE candidates for a council by-election called following the sudden death of a councillor have been announced. The by-election, which will be held on Thursday, August 8, will see voters in the city’s Claines ward choose who they want to represent
In 1975, Earnest Rivers and his family were warned that they must leave their home, it would become a health hazard, but they were determined to stay.
THE Worcestershire Ambassadors have elected a new member. Christina Darling B.Sc. is managing director of Prime Mix Marketing Limited and has been elected for her commitment to work on charity initiatives with businesses from across the county.
FIRST-TEAM coach Alex Gidman admitted Worcestershire’s players felt “pretty scarred” and “beaten up” after suffering more misery at Durham. County have not won in two months and Durham condemned them to a fourth defeat in seven Specsavers County
WORCESTERSHIRE were condemned to a second successive defeat in the Specsavers County Championship Division Two despite some middle-order resistance on the final day at Durham. Ed Barnard and Ben Cox mixed flair with determination in adding 96 for
WORCESTER City Council has said flowers left in memory of a tragic teenager are to stay at Sabrina Bridge for the time being. The paper reported yesterday that the inquest into Alessandro Frumenzi is to be held in September. The 18-year-old,
HUMAN bones have been found in a village near Worcester, police have confirmed. Kempsey villagers have been left shocked by the discovery of human remains, which are understood to have been found in Bestman's Lane. Specialist officers from
The Hopmarket will be hosting a month long series of workshops this summer with sessions of free arts and crafts for children of all ages. The retail space on The Foregate will host the activities, organised by Spare Room Arts for the second year
A CLUB that provides a weekly hot meal and friendship to lonely people will be closing after 24 years. Today is the last day the Triangle Lunch Club at Worcester’s YMCA will be meeting because of the sale of the building. Margaret Dixon who
AN event showcasing habitats and sustainability is coming to Worcester this week. On July 17 at the Riverside Building, University of Worcester, visitors can see the Life Map, which details the different habitats in the area in and around Worcester
There's no excuse for summer holiday boredom at Worcester Arts Workshop. Organisers say July and August are "packed full of creative opportunities for families and young people". Worcester Arts Workshop’s resident dance company Translucent Dance
Tucked away behind Evesham’s bustling market square, St. Lawrence’s Church is known as a haven of peace and tranquillity. But this Saturday, July 20, the rafters will be ringing and raised with song when local choir, Musyck Anon, hold their summer
REVIEW: Margaret Atwood’s Favourite Poems. Ledbury Poetry Festival. Half the appeal of seeing any celebrity on stage is to study that person’s mannerisms, to second guess what really makes them tick. Margaret Atwood was a friendly but formidable
TODAY'S old picture from the archives of the Worcester News dates back to March 1994 when pupils at Bishops Perowne School planted a number of traditional Worcestershire Black Pear trees near their school. The planting was part of Project Greenspace
WORCESTERSHIRE Cricket League Division Nine leaders Old Elizabethans thirds hammered lowly Alveley seconds by 172 runs at Neel Park. Tim Leary (69) and Andrew Gandon (58) put on 134 for the first wicket before Jamie Reading-Widdett added 33 and
HOLDERS Worcestershire Rapids have received a massive fillip for when they launch their defence of the Vitality Blast title with Moeen Ali available for their opening two matches. The star all-rounder has been given the green light to play by England
TODAY'S old picture dates back to September 1988, when the Worcester News took a look at Gaines, a former country house near Whitbourne which had taken on a new life as a young people's activity centre. Canoeing was just one of the activities on offer
IN our second visit to the subject of social engineering, this week we will focus on the approaches used to socially engineer others. Not in terms of the how, but instead over what technologies (e.g. phone or in person) and how to change your behaviour
In a new weekly feature profiling some of Worcestershire's most interesting places on-the-market, Spotlight Properties, Jessica Charles looks at Priors Croft in Malvern. A VICTORIAN mansion with ‘fairy tale’ turrets has been the spot for an estate
THE boss of a Worcester insurance firm has set up a brand new charity to raise money for children's hospices. Simon Lancaster, CEO of SJL Insurance, has created the SJL Foundation, which aims to utilise SJL’s network of staff, insurer partners,
These are the latest beautiful pictures from the Worcester News Camera Club. To join our camera club, send your photographs to photo@worcesternews.co.uk or visit Facebook and search for Worcester News Camera Club.
AN event based on a film about a legendary New York bar has helped raise more than £20,000 for the Midlands Air Ambulance charity. Coyote Ugly was a hit musical comedy-drama released in 2000 and centred on the Coyote Ugly Saloon in East Village
Cotswold Hills League Division One leaders Elmley Castle were beaten at home by Leamington 3rd XI. The visitors put Elmley Castle in to bat, with Neil Cooper seizing the initiative before falling agonisingly short of his half-century, being trapped
THIS is Fred, a white three-year-old American Bulldog cross looking for his forever home. He is in the care of RSPCA Worcester & Mid-Worcestershire Branch, who say he is a very friendly, affectionate boy who loves attention and fuss. Unfortunately
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT A SICKENING video has emerged of a man swinging a seagull around until its head falls off. The footage, sent in an anonymous letter to the Worcester News' sister paper the Kidderminster Shuttle, shows the man rummaging
A 16-year-old girl who was reported missing has been found. Eiryn Mundle, from Worcester, was reported missing yesterday (July 15). Eiryn's mum, Clare, posted a photo on Facebook and appealed for the public to help find her daughter, who went
WORCESTER Warriors’ Gallagher Premiership match against Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens will kick off an hour earlier. The fixture was scheduled for 3pm on Saturday, October 26 but will now start at 2pm to avoid clashing with Northampton
Council social services bosses have come under fire from a High Court judge over the way they handled the case of a 14-year-old boy with "complex needs" who left his mother's home nearly nine years ago. Mr Justice Keehan described Worcestershire
The Mousetrap/Malvern Theatres IF only real-life murder could be so civilised… no ghastly bludgeonings to death, no senseless stabbings, no robberies that go badly wrong. If only. But of course, Agatha Christie didn’t do real life. Even back
SIR – Thank you for your informative article (MPs vote on gay marriage, July 11) regarding how our MPs voted in Parliament to ensure that citizens across the union are treated equally. Both Robin Walker and Nigel Huddleston have a strange way of
Worcester News Camera Club members have captured these beautiful pictures on the theme of long exposure. To join our camera club, send your photographs to photo@worcesternews.co.uk or visit Facebook and search for Worcester News Camera Club
A MAN is due to appear at Worcester Crown Court this morning for the next hearing on drugs and weapons charges. Kurtis Barton-Hanson faces five charges relating to alleged incidents in the city on November 5 last year. READ MORE: IN THE DOCK: Shoplifters
MORE than 4,000 Scouts converged on Malvern’s Three Counties Showground for the inaugural ‘Shirejam’ event. Young people aged six to 18 and more than 1,000 adult volunteers from across the region attended the event celebrating the ‘SkillsForLife
A DRUG dealer sold heroin and crack cocaine while living at his grandparents’ house. Former Worcester Bosch worker Daniel Curtis turned to dealing the class A drugs on the streets of the city to pay off a debt, carrying on even after he had been
THE ICC Men's World Cup Final on Sunday was a tense affair, and one that no-one who watched it will ever forget. The match was a perfect example of the fine margins upon which sporting results rest. If Trent Boult had taken that catch and not
HERE are some of the last week’s highlights from cases heard at Worcester Magistrates Court. Robert Evans, aged 46, of Broad Street, Worcester, was jailed on July12 after being found guilty of carrying a bladed article on April 6. On the day
PUB Spy wanted a change of scenery this week, so I decided to take a drive out of the city to dine at The Three Horseshoes, in Poolbrook Road, Malvern. With its country feel, the exterior of the pub is quite charming, with its flowerpots and shutter
THE date for the inquest of Alessandro Frumenzi, the tragic teenager who died after drowning in the River Severn, has been announced. And money towards funeral costs is continuing to be donated to a crowdfunding campaign set up by his friends and
MANAGER Ashley Vincent admits he needs to “drastically” work on Worcester City’s defending after leaking four goals at Pershore Town. Jordan Harrison and Liam Lockett netted for City only to be cancelled out by strikes from James Baldwin, Dan Noke
THIEVES broke into a rugby club house flooding it with beer and stealing dozens of bottles of spirits and £1,000-worth of electrical tools. Apprentice electrician Matt Dunwell, who had been doing work at Upton Rugby Club, saw his work tools stolen
A COUNCILLOR has called for a cull on gulls in the city because current measures are doing nothing to tackle the “epidemic.” Councillor Alan Amos has called on the council to apply for permission from the government to carry out a cull after hearing
A BOY was saved by lifeguards and an off-duty medic after almost drowning in a lido. The seven-year-old boy had fallen into the pool at the Droitwich Spa Lido on Saturday afternoon before being rescued by a lifeguard, but did not breathe for over
THE festival season in Upton is well under way, and continues this weekend with the biggest line-up of blues artists and bands the town has ever seen. This year’s Upton Blues Festival, which starts on Thursday and runs for four days, is the biggest
STUDENTS considering studying at the University of Worcester can claim free travel on West Midlands Railway to attend an Open Day under a new pilot scheme. Under the scheme, students can register their interest in attending the Open Day on Sunday
