LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn has visited Worcester this evening, making pledges to invest in the NHS to support Worcestershire Royal Hospital, support Waspi women, and adding that the city seat and this election "is winnable". The Leader
20 BUDDING journalists from the University of Worcester, will be reporting for ITV Central, Sky, ITN and the Press Association on Thursday, December 12. It is the third General Election in a row that the Journalism course students have been involved
ST PETER’S doctors surgery is not closing down, just shutting temporarily for a refurbishment, the practice manager has said. A notice has been put up this week advising patients of the St Peter’s Drive surgery will be closed on a number of dates
THE multi-million renovation of a rundown city street plagued by anti-social behaviour looks set to start at the beginning of next year. Fortis Living and construction firm Harper Group will carry out the £3.5 million work in Rose Avenue in Tolladine
WORCESTER Warriors loosehead prop Ethan Waller has described his decision to sign a two-year contract extension as one of the easiest he has had to make. Waller arrived from Northampton Saints in 2017 and has established himself as a crowd favourite
Rock For Heroes will be coming the Courtyard in Hereford, in the New Year. In fact, the fundraising event in support of Help for Heroes will be offering music, laughter and a rockin’ night out for all of the family on February 1, from 7.30pm.
WORCESTER Warriors' fans were celebrating another win after the 34-28 success over Dean Ryan's Dragons in the European Challenge Cup. JMP were at Sixways to capture the day and more photos are available at jmpuk.photoshelter.com. CATCH UP ON
POLICE are appealing to the public for their help in identifying a woman who was seen on CCTV in Vines Lane, Droitwich on Sunday, June 23. Detective Inspector Mark Walters of West Mercia Police, said: “This appeal is regarding our investigation
TODAY'S old picture from the archives of the Worcester News dates back to December 1996, when the paper reported on an Ofsted inspection at St Joseph's RC Primary School in Malvern, which was deemed to have been "making good progress". Pictured are
Staff pay is one of the biggest bills any company pays, but is that pay set at the right level? Most businesses don’t spend a lot of time thinking about their pay structure – many pay salaries depending on the person’s skills and experience for
NEW rules being introduced to crack down on fraud could lead to your card being declined more frequently - even if there are funds in your account. Contactless technology has changed the way we pay, with many transactions not requiring you to enter
KITCHEN makeover specialists David and Kate Howle, who run Dream Doors Worcester, have been recognised for their outstanding work. David and Kate were named Dream Doors’ Franchisee of the Year at the company’s recent annual conference. David
A CHILDREN’S choir will add some festive cheer to hospice patients’ Christmas party after an appeal on social media. Children from Hanbury CE First School will sing at Primrose Hospice’s patients’ Christmas party on Thursday, December 12. The
KEMPSEY United edged out lower-ranked Hawthorns Athletic in a Southam Trophy battle to reach the quarter-finals. Sam Whitton bagged a brace for the McDonald's Worcester and District Sunday League Division Two side with Damien Hill replying.
SIR – I was fortunate enough to pay tribute and be part of a wonderful service celebrating the life of a true Titan of the City Robin Sykes who touched all who were fortunate enough to have crossed this gentle soul’s path. Robin passionately
POLICE talked two men down from a store roof at a Worcester trading estate this morning. An eyewitness said two people wearing black clothes and hoodies were spotted running along the roof of Halfords on the Elgar Retail Park, Blackpole, at around
A CHURCH staff member has described recent vandalism of medieval statues as “unsettling.” Peter Hayes, warden at St Mary’s, Elmley Castle, one of a number of churches to be targeted in a recent vandalism spree said it’s hard to imagine why someone
I'm not from Worcester as many of you will have gathered. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne and raised in Northumberland, this churlish northerner has nevertheless come to call your fine city home and my first child will soon, I hope, be born here. When
MALVERN mayor Neil Morton visited the town's foodbank to see first-hand how generous Malvern residents have been this Christmas. The foodbank is one of Cllr Morton's charities for his year in office, and he was accompanied by fellow town councillors
A DRUNK knifeman is now behind bars after he broke his ex’s nose, bit her, cut her, throttled her and damaged her eye during a brutal attack in her home. Matthew Bignell was jailed for two years and banned from Malvern at Worcester Crown Court on
FORMER Worcester Warriors director of rugby Dean Ryan has broken his silence over why he ended his tenure at Sixways. Ryan took over the reins at Warriors in 2013 and guided them back to the Premiership in 2015 after suffering relegation in his
