Light Night Worcester: Streets light up as festival arrives
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BOSS Ashley Vincent hailed FA Vase hero Marco Adaggio as the example for City to follow in pursuit of a Wembley final. The striker snaffled his double in the first half of City's 2-1 triumph over Midland Football League (MFL) rivals Coventry United
THE leader of the city council has insisted its fees and charges are not being "hiked up" later this year. Referring to the front page of the Worcester News on January 9, Councillor Marc Bayliss, leader of Worcester City Council, said he had to
A DEVELOPER has hit out at the council for rejecting its plan to demolish a home and replace it with flats and bungalows and said it is "disappointed" to have to put the city's taxpayers through the expense of an appeal. Lockley Homes said it will
THE COUNCIL has been criticised for taking more than two years to install free Wi-Fi around the city centre. Worcester City Council has had a long-held desire to offer free Wi-Fi throughout the city centre but more than two years of delays have
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THE parents of a Worcester schoolboy undergoing treatment for cancer are celebrating after tests showed he is free of the disease. New tests have shown that Oscar Saxelby-Lee has no trace of leukaemia in his body - for the first time since he was
COMMUTERS have been warned as there will be a number of bus diversions taking place in Worcester. The bus routes 30, 31, 44, 363, 417, S43 and S44 will be affected today (January 16), due to the Worcester Night Light Festival taking place in the
Applications for the Chamber Business Awards 2020 will open at 9am on Friday, January 24, and I encourage businesses of all sizes, sectors, Members and Non-members from across Herefordshire and Worcestershire to enter at least one of the 15 categories
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CREATIVE catalyst Ollie Lawrence gets another chance to shine as part of a strong Warriors line-up for tomorrow's do-or-die clash with Castres at Sixways (8pm). Premiership regulars Duncan Weir, Perry Humphreys and Ashley Beck come in alongside
A CANNABIS farm which was dumped near an historic county landmark was cleared up by residents. The Worcester News previously reported how bin bags full of compost, plant stalks, plastic containers and other rubbish were dumped in a visitors’ carpark
A COUPLE'S business venture which appeared on the TV show Dragons’ Den has been rated the third most successful investment, according to Pocket your Pounds. Founded by husband-and-wife Neil and Laura Westwood, Magic Whiteboard was created in 2006
Eckington Bridge near Pershore has been closed to traffic due to flooding. Recent heavy rainfall has seen water levels rise in the area once again and the bridge is now impassable. Worcestershire Highways & Travel's Twitter account warned drivers
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Amateur tenors from across the region are being invited to join one of the county’s most prestigious classical choirs. Worcester Festival Choral Society, which began almost 160 years ago and was often conducted by Sir Edward Elgar in its early days
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A local author will make a guest appearance at a book club event later this year. Andy Griffee, a former journalist and media consultant, will meet book club members at the Royal Porcelain Works to discuss his book, Canal Pushers. The book –
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WEST Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin has defended her decision to vote down an amendment to protect child refugees. Mrs Baldwin and fellow Conservative MPs voted against the so-called Dubs Amendment to the Withdrawal Bill, and she responded to
THE county councillor for highways has clarified that he will definitely be bringing in a 'rent for lanes' charge, as he said hitting utility companies in the pocket was the only thing that matters. Earlier this week we reported Worcestershire County
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A BOY described how a man performed a 'gross' sex act in front of him in a swimming pool shower room. The boy was just 10 when he says Neil Brown smiled at him, raised his eyebrows, groaned and panted as if he had 'run a marathon' as he performed
HOMELESS teams across Worcester have welcomed the news that Job centres will soon benefit from an extra three million pounds. The new funding will see Jobcentre staff joining outreach teams on the streets to speak to people sleeping rough, helping
ST RICHARDS charity shop will be closed for a number of months for refurbishment The shop in Mealcheapen Street closed on January 10 and is not set to reopen until March. Dan Corns, Commercial Director said: "We have temporarily closed the shop
STAFF and pupils are proud to regain a good Ofsted report. Ofsted paid a visit to Crowle CE First School, in School Lane, in October 2019. Since the last inspection in 2014, a new headteacher, Martina Abbott, joined the school in January 2018
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Do you recognise any of the cricketers in this photo? Worcester historian Ray Jones is trying to find out the names and team shown here outside the old Cinderella Ground pavilion some time in the 1950s.