WORCESTER Wolves made it four BBL Cup wins from five after they eventually emerged on the high side of a 104-100 offensive shootout against Plymouth Raiders last night. While a big University of Worcester Arena crowd were entertained by Wolves’
ALVECHURCH has announced the signing of Worcester City captain Aaron Birch. The midfielder, one of three skippers named by City boss Ashley Vincent during pre-season, has donned tghe armband in each of his 12 starts for the club. Another
MANAGER Ashley Vincent has no qualms with Worcester City’s early-season fixture oddities. After today’s trip to South Normanton Athletic (3pm), City will have completed both fixtures against the Shiners and Long Eaton United within the opening 10
THE dignified widow of Aidan Walsh said 'I wouldn't wish this on anyone' when lorry driver James Giles told her, in court, that he wished he'd died instead in the fatal crash he caused on the M5. We only hope they take some measure of comfort in
COOL-HEADED full-back Chris Pennell has been putting on a catching masterclass to improve Worcester Warriors players’ aerial skills according to fly-half Jono Lance. Director of rugby Alan Solomons found that “a lot” of Wasps’ tries in the Premiership
HIGH Street retailer Bonmarché has gone into administration. The Press Association reports that the over-50s fashion retailer, that has a store in Crowngate Shopping Centre in Worcester and in Evesham High Street, has collapsed with administrators
WORK to turn a former Homebase store into The Range has been stepped up in recent days. The home, leisure and gardens retailer announced earlier this month it planned to opened a store at the site on Hylton Road, which would create 80 new full and
THE much-needed refurbishment of some of the city’s public tennis courts looks finally set to start with council planners set to approve plans next week. Worcester City Council submitted plans to refurbish its tennis courts in Cripplegate Park and
THE trust responsible for running hospitals in the county has said it will be looking “very carefully” at how plans to build 14,000 new homes would impact on its services. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said it will be responding later
SCHOOLS in Worcestershire have lost out on almost £80 million in funding since 2015 due to Government’s budget cuts, according to education unions. The website schoolcuts.org.uk has published data which claims schools in the county have lost out
PLANS for a day centre to help homeless people in and around Malvern received a double boost this week Malvern Hills District Council is donating £5,000 towards Maggs Day Centre Malvern, which will be based at the Salvation Army Hall, Newtown Road
Comic and self-proclaimed “libertarian anarchist” Mark Thomas, is on a mission to tell us more about “this divided wasteland that some of us call the UK”. Even better, Mark’s on tour in this divided wasteland and he has a diary date at Cheltenham
A JB Priestley classic is coming to the stage of Malvern Theatres, with a new production of An Inspector Calls. Without doing a spoiler, for anyone not familiar with the provoking plot, it’s less of a “whodunnit” and more of a “did we all do it,
IF you want to get into Granny’s Attic this weekend, The Huntingdon Hall in Worcester will be the place to be. Granny’s Attic - comprising of Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (melodeon, concertina, vocals), George Sansome (guitar, vocals) and Lewis Wood
LABOUR'S parliamentary candidate for Worcester says she would encourage any of her party's MP considering voting for the Brexit deal tomorrow "to think again". Yesterday the leaders of 27 European Union countries formally endorsed a new withdrawal
PAT Brown says he will relish the challenges of stepping up to a higher level when he flies out with England on Monday for the T20Is in New Zealand. The Worcestershire paceman has been selected as part of the squad for the five matches against the
TODAY'S picture from the vaults of the Worcester News dates back to October 1998, when building firm Thomas Construction opened up new premises at the Countryside Trading Estate, Sheriff Street, to sell glass to the general public. The company specialised
We’re reaching a number of important milestones on our Local Growth Fund projects this week and there are many more milestones to look forward to for the rest of the year. These Government-funded projects will help to significantly improve the county
FARMERS who have concerns about the impact of Brexit and other key issues are invited to a conference in Malvern. The annual Three Counties Farming Conference, taking place on Thursday, November 14, will focus on how farming can stand up in the
A WOMAN smashed a window at her cousin’s flat where she’d been living after being kicked out. Jodie Pegler had been arguing with her relative before being booted out along with her possessions which were thrown out of an upstairs window onto the
THIS video shows police arresting a suspected County Lines drug dealer after a car chase. A 31-year-old man was arrested in Droitwich on suspicion of drugs supply. Police intelligence suggests he’s making £4,000 a day dealing Class A drugs.
A WANTED burglar has been arrested by police after breaching the terms of his parole. Shane Hodgkins, 21, was arrested on October 18 after an appeal earlier in the week to find him. He is originally from Kidderminster but has links to Worcester
POLICE are continuing to appeal to help trace Hubert Locke who is wanted for breaching the terms of his court order. Locke, aged 41, of no fixed address, is believed to have links to Worcester and Droitwich. Locke is described as white, around
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THERE will be a number of lane closures taking place due to the M5 junction 6 improvement works. As part of the improvement scheme, the roundabout, slip roads and all the approaches will widen. An extra lane to the roundabout will also be put
SIR – I do not suppose I am alone in feeling disgust and despair hearing that Bulgarian football supporters had been booing, hooting, monkey chanting and gesticulating with the Nazi salute when players “of colour” scored a goal for England. Uefa
LEDBURY Primary teachers worked during their summer holidays to rebuild the school library as a fitting memorial to former deputy head, Jill Evans. The re-vamped library is the second memorial at the school to the much loved teacher, who died in
PLANS for more than 1,200 new homes in Malvern Hills over the next two decades have been revealed in the latest version of a controversial development plan. The revised draft version of the South Worcestershire Development Plan includes an allocation
THURSDAY brought with it the news that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union had agreed a new deal which will go before parliament this weekend. I don’t give Boris Johnson much credit, but to be fair to him, many people thought he
THE cull of badgers across parts of Worcestershire and Herefordshire is helping to significantly reduce the amount of TB in cattle, according to the NFU. It claims new peer-reviewed, scientific evidence proves the effectiveness of badger culling
A LORRY driver who crushed a father to death in a motorway crash told the man's family he wished he had been killed instead. James Giles looked across at the weeping family of Aidan Martin Walsh, including his widow and two teenage sons, and said
BOYS from a youth football team have completed a mud run in a bid to raise funds for a children’s charity after one of their players was diagnosed with cancer. West Worcester Under 8’s were inspired to take on the 1.5km run after one of their player
A CORNER of Holland will be forever England as Worcester war historian and author Dilip Sarkar has created an exhibition which overlooks the famous WW2 battleground of the Bridge Too Far at Arnhem. The recent 75th anniversary of the mission by
A MAJOR fashion store at a city retail park is set to grow in size, new plans have revealed. Clothing giant Next, which currently has a homeware and furniture store at the Elgar Retail Park off Blackpole Road in Worcester, has submitted plans to
A PROLIFIC criminal from Worcester is still wanted by police after breaching his parole conditions. Shane Hodgkins, aged 21, is originally from Kidderminster but has links to the Worcester and Malvern areas. South Worcestershire Proactive CID
A FINAL decision on whether to build a new events buildings at a city farm looks set to be made next week after months of delays. Bennetts Farm wanted to build a new single-storey modern barn building with outdoor seating at Manor Farm off Malvern
A LACK of “sufficient competition” for places was cited by two former Worcester Warriors stars as a reason for the club’s long-standing inconsistency issues. Director of rugby Alan Solomons revealed Bryce Heem and Jackson Willison came to the same
