Nostalgia Gallery: Worcester News reception class photos 2019
We look back at the first day at school for children last year. Can you spot your children?
We look back at the first day at school for children last year. Can you spot your children?
A COUPLE have opened a café in Worcester at the former Mac n Jac's site. Edward and Nancy Little-Jones, both from Worcester, have opened a new café called Meeting Place in Friar Street. The couple, who have a two-year-old daughter and another
A THEATRE in the county is participating in a national initiative - backed by a Hollywood star - to save performance venues from closing after being hit hard by the pandemic. Malvern Theatres is involved with a partnership between the Theatres Trust
A POLICE chief says there is no evidence "that a gang or individuals are trying to abduct our children" in Worcester, after a vigilante group was set up in response to reports of men approaching youngsters. A Facebook group, Help Save Our Children
COLWALL Cricket Club got to live the cricket-lover’s dream, winning a thrilling Lord’s final and being given a hero’s welcome upon their return. Club chairman Kim Berry spoke of his pride as the team won its first ever Cricketer Village Cup on September
FEWER than five Worcester University students who have been on campus have tested positive for Covid-19. A University of Worcester spokesman said: “At the University of Worcester we have over 500 classes of 30 students or more each week which are
TRADING Standards Officers are warning local residents to be wary of rogue door-to-door fish sellers charging high prices for large quantities of fish that turn out to be off and misdescribed. Trading Standards are asking consumers to be vigilant
THERE have been no new deaths in Worcestershire hospitals, NHS figures show. According to the latest NHS England daily figures published today (September 28), the number of deaths in the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust remains at 280, while
WORCESTER Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons has praised "outstanding" Saracens as Warriors prepare to host the reigning Premiership champions in what will be Sarries penultimate game before their relegation to the Championship. Saracens
HERE are some of the notable cases heard at Worcester Magistrates Court recently. A man who failed to pass on driver information to the police in Worcestershire has been fined and handed points to his licence. Simon Wood admitted failing to
The UK will officially leave the European Union at the end of 2020 - four years after the referendum vote took place in 2016. Although not all changes have been agreed just yet, there are some things that will change immediately for everyone from
A DRIVER has died after the van he was in collided with a barrier outside the Weston Cider plant in Much Marcle near Ledbury. The initial call came through at just after 10.30 this morning (September 28). An ambulance, a paramedic officer,
HERE is a list of some of the stunning properties that are on the market in Worcestershire this week. A fabulous nine bedroomed property in Northampton Lane, Ombersley, priced at £795,000 is on the market. A residential investment/redevelopment
Morrisons have announced new measures to its online food box service that the chain say will help customers to get a delivery of groceries to their doorstep. With demand for online delivery slots increasing across the retail sector, Morrisons
EIGHT areas in the city saw three or more new coronavirus cases recorded last week. Seven cases were recorded in Lower Wick and Bromwich Road and a further six positive cases were recorded in Ronkswood and Nunnery Wood, according to the latest data
WORCESTER'S Covid-19 cases have risen again, with rises also recorded across the county. The latest Public Health England (PHE) figures show Worcester had, during the week up to September 24, an infection rate of 38.7 cases per 100,000 people, up
2:41pm Injuries Perry Humphreys is "back playing" Sam Lewis - still has to be looked at, if Wednesday is a bit
Greggs have teamed up with JustEat to launch a new 'roller-skate' delivery service across the country. Goodies such as sausage rolls, including their vegan version, breakfast and sweet treats will be just some of the products available on ‘rollers
Aldi have unveiled ambitious plans to open 100 new supermarkets and upgrade more than 100 existing stores across the UK in the next year as part of a £1.3billion investment. We've put together everything announced by the discount chain on Monday
People across England are now legally required to self-isolate from this week if they test positive for coronavirus or are contacted by the test and trace service or risk being hit with new fines. The legal duty to self-isolate came into force
CO-OWNER Jason Whittingham has reiterated any attempt to subject Morecambe FC to an MK Dons-style move to Worcester “is never going to happen” on his watch. A takeover of Worcester Raiders FC by Warriors owners Whittingham and business partner
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A late Harry Clark goal saw Malvern Town take the derby day spoils in their Hellenic League Division One West clash with Hereford Lads Club on Saturday. Town raced into a 2-0 lead in the first half but were pegged back by Lads after the break before
ONE of Worcestershire’s leading accountants has welcomed the Chancellor’s creation of the new Job Support Scheme and the extension of the Self-Employment Income Support initiative. The praise has come from chartered accountant and business advisor
THE Museum of Royal Worcester invites people to see stunning objects and archive material not usually on show in a new display exploring ‘Worcester porcelain and the Arts of Islam: creativity, commerce, and exchange’, which opens at the museum on Saturday
Morrisons have introduced a brand-new new feature for shoppers at the entrance of all of their 494 supermarkets across the UK. The announcement comes as part of a vast number of measures in order to increase its hygiene standards at every store
THE Swan Youth Theatre or SYT, as it has been abbreviated to over the years, was established in 1965 and has been running successfully at the Swan Theatre ever since. With the influential Rufus Norris as its patron, (the current artistic director
SIR – The multi-million pound plans for Lowesmoor certainly look ambitious as featured in the Worcester News on Thursday. It’s an area of the city which could do with regeneration. But given the current situation with the coronavirus pandemic
A major warning has been issued by police over a fake app posing as social media platform TikTok. Here's everything you need to know. What is the fake app? The fake app, called 'TikTok Pro', has been set up by scammers and distributed via
A MALVERN woman has celebrated her 60th with a skydive inspired by three people with brain tumours. Jane Godfrey jumped from 13,000ft out of a plane to raise funds to help find a cure for brain tumours. Her challenge at Hinton-in-the-Hedges airfield
REBELLION FAILS SIR, I noticed in your pages this week the news Extinction Rebellion were holding demonstrations this weekend. I admire the sentiment of the group, we are staring down the barrel of a climate crisis, if we aren’t already in
. THE proposal for a mobile post office in Dines Green has been rejected; however, a councillor has called for a mobile library service with multiple uses to be introduced to Worcester. City councillor Richard Udall, who represents Dines Green
AN HISTORIC city factory has been called a “bad neighbour” for failing to become involved with the local community and causing constant late-night disruption. City councillors have criticised the famous Lea & Perrins factory in Worcester, home
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to convert a former workshop into a home has been rejected again. The plan would have seen an old carpentry workshop in Sebright Avenue converted into a new home but the plan was rejected again for not having enough car parking