ACORNS Children's Hospice does some fantastic work in the city which isn't often highlighted. Unfortunately, the charity itself is very much under threat and is desperately looking to raise funding while still continuing its support for children
HERE is this week's From the Archive featuring the 1988 Bloom competition.
A TOWN is getting into the festive spirit after being lit up for Christmas both indoors and outdoors. Pershore annual lights switch-on took place drawing crowds of people out to watch. Shane Mason who attended the evening said unfortunately there
FLANKER Caleb Montgomery is likely to be out for “at least two months” after undergoing an operation on his problematic wrist. Director of rugby Alan Solomons confirmed the Irishman had surgery on his scaphoid – a small bone on the thumb side of
WORCESTER Warriors face an anxious wait to discover the extent of the damage to Francois Venter’s ankle. Director of rugby Alan Solomons revealed Venter’s ankle was “swelling up like crazy” after coming in at half-time during Warriors’ Gallagher
SCREENS designed to protect eels and fish will be installed near Upton. The screens are being worked on by Severn Trent Water, and one of the first locations to get a screen will be the river near the town. When implemented, the screens will
NICK Schonert is the latest Worcester Warriors player to buy into director of rugby Alan Solomons’ vision for the club by signing a contract extension. Schonert joined Warriors from Pro14 side Cheetahs in the summer of 2014 and has since become
AN IT specialist from a Worcester housing company is celebrating after winning a top tech award for the second year running. James Mourby, who works for city-based Sanctuary Group, won the Bright Ideas Trophy at the KX User Forum awards, being praised
A BUSINESS owner has spoken out about the impact of on-going road works on production. Work is being carried out on A38 Copcut, leaving his workforce stuck in traffic for around half an hour at a time. Glyn Olden, md of Chess Plastics, in Berry
A MATT Gardner double gave Worcester men's firsts their first Midland League Division One victory of the season. They won 2-1 at mid-table Sutton Coldfield to pull away from the bottom two. Worcester should have gone ahead when Alex Milton’
What’s Love Got To Do With It? You might well ask; but find out by catching up with a Tina Turner tribute at Malvern Theatres. A spokesman said: "Tina Turner fans should get ready to party as the smash hit touring show What’s Love Got To Do With
PRIZE winners at Worcester St John’s Cycling Club got the red carpet treatment at the annual awards ceremony. Seventy members and friends gathered at the WAC Motorcycle Club in Perdiswell to watch a glittering array of medals and silverware presented
With another rail strike currently expected this Saturday, December 7, train companies are warning passengers to plan ahead. As the run up to Christmas attracts more people onto the network, West Midlands Railway is concerned that less frequent
WORCESTER'S Black Pear Joggers hosted their 10th annual Croome Capability Canter. The course of around 6.3 miles went around the grounds of the National Trust’s Croome Court estate. Even with tough conditions after wet weather 311 runners took
WORCESTER City Youth’s under 16s showed no ill-effects from their first taste of floodlit football with a win on their Nerf Junior Premier League return. Jack Fisher gave them a hard-fought 1-0 victory over North Somerset RTC to follow a midweek
TODAY'S picture from the archives of the Worcester News dates back to August 1988, when Royal Worcester Porcelain marked its bicentenary. To mark the occasion, a royal visit by King George III and Queen Charlotte 200 years previously was recreated.
Creating a policy structure within your organisation can be a feat of a task, especially when dealing with subject matter on unfamiliar territory. Information security policies can often be daunting, and an assessment of your organisation to see
Since 2013, Sub Studio Photography have been offering Family Portraits at their boutique studio in Copenhagen Street, and are extremely proud to be independent and family-run. They have photographed thousands of families over these years and guarantee
A CHILDREN'S indoor play area which closed suddenly is set to become an housing advice centre. Soft play area and cafe Shakeey Shake and Play in Trinity Street, which closed in November, would be taken over by Worcester City Council to house its
The West Mercia police and crime commissioner John Campion is calling for the police do more to tackle the growing trend around Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. 75 incidents have been recorded since April 2019; a significant increase compared
A NEW specialist neurological care and rehab centre is opening in Worcester, bringing with it at least 70 jobs. Inspire Neurocare, in Oldbury Road, will provide rehab, long term care, respite and palliative care for people with complex conditions
TWO firefighters who died while battling a large fire at a food processing factory will be honoured by colleagues. The fire at the Sun Valley factory in Hereford on September, 6 1993 was one of the biggest the city has ever seen. At its height
FOUR people have been arrested following a foot chase through a housing estate in Worcester. A stolen car with false plates was found in Worcester before being abandoned. LPPT South- West Mercia Police tweeted last night (December 2): “All
THE response of members of the public to Friday's terror attack at London Bridge was remarkable and encouraging. Instead of fleeing the knife-wielding maniac, ordinary people grabbed whatever was at hand - including a fire extinguisher and, of all
SIR – Once again what a pathetic excuse for ‘the lights’ on the two most important trees in the city, namely, New Road and Cathedral [Square]. Why bother at all? What the visitors think who come to the Victorian Market of them I really don’t
A UNUSUAL event will aim to put names to the faces of ten death masks on display in the medical museum of Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The ten plaster heads - although two are thought to be of the same man, probably Thomas Wyre, hanged in July
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
LOCAL news organisations - including Newsquest which owns the Worcester News - have written to the leaders of the three main political parties to demand an end to 'fake newspapers' at election times. The letter comes as political parties have published
A 14-year-old girl from Worcester is facing her second Christmas on the list for a life-saving heart transplant. Anna Hadley, of Red Hill, is one of 48 people in the county on the waiting list for an organ transplant. She has restrictive cardiomyopathy
A BOXING coach has yet to enter a plea to causing grievous bodily harm with intent after an alleged 'slap'. Jonathan Shaw, 29, of Mendip Close, Malvern appeared at Worcester Crown Court yesterday accused of striking 37-year-old David-Paul Hannay
THE jury has been sworn in the trial of a group accused of drugs and weapons offences in Worcester during an alleged turf war. The panel of 12 women was sworn at Worcester Crown Court yesterday and the case is expected to be opened today. Asgar
ELECTRIC car charging points could finally be installed in streets across the city as the council looks to put together its long-awaited strategy to tackle high levels of pollution. Worcester City Council is still looking at whether it would be
A MARKET leader in mobility solutions is expanding its Malvern headquarters. Sofico, set up in Belgium in 1998, is expanding its UK headquarters, located at Willow End Park near the town, from 12 employees to nearly double that number. Roger
WORCESTER City will attempt to rekindle talks with Warriors owners Colin Goldring and Jason Whittingham in a bid to maximise homecoming options. City chief Steve Goode and Dave Wood, chair of Worcester City Supporters’ Trust – the umbrella organisation
A POEM has emerged written by a much-loved Worcester man who died suddenly last week, with his former creative writing group members paying tribute. Peter Middleton, who died aged 60 last Wednesday, was a familiar face in the city and lived on
JONATHAN Thomas has a chance to prove himself as a future director of rugby at Worcester Warriors according to co-owner Jason Whittingham. The former Warriors captain will return to Sixways as forwards coach next summer after signing a three-year
A FORMER Worcester Warriors star is preparing to swim the English Channel to raise money for a children’s charity. Alex Grove is taking on the challenge in a show of support for Acorns Children’s Hospice and its work to support families across the
There are a few staff in the hospital, especially among the doctors, who think I shouldn’t be there. They see me as an anachronism. A figure from another age only fit for prayers and the “last rites” (whatever they are). They have never actually
TODAY marks 100 years since the last person was executed in the city. Chinese-born Djang Djin Sung was hanged at Worcester Gaol at 8am on December 3, 1919 for murdering fellow countryman Zee Ming Wu. The victim’s mutilated body had been found
WITH the weekend having been very cold, Pub Spy decided to not venture too far from the warmth afforded by Berrow’s House. The Mount Pleasant Inn on the London Road in Worcester is a small but friendly establishment. A pub on the list to visit
