MORE than 60 brides and grooms-to-be attended the I Will wedding show at the Elms Hotel and Spa in Abberley. The luxurious Queen Anne mansion in its rural surroundings looked beautiful in the sunshine, and visitors were able to have a stroll around its
THE people of Worcestershire have the chance to have a voice on the future of community and mental health services as NHS bosses make a bid for greater financial freedom. Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, which provides community and mental health
A PLAQUE celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria has been discovered at the Worcestershire County Museum. The timely find was made by a shocked gardener at the Hartlebury museum as he cut back undergrowth around a water fountain. Museum
DESPICABLE thieves have stolen items from a Worcestershire charity which had been destined to improve the lives of orphans in one of the poorest countries in the world. The offenders broke into a storage container in Bishampton, near Evesham, used by
COACHLOADS of Japanese tourists have been flocking to a farm near Broadway to view colourful rape fields. East Lodge Farm in Stanton has been welcoming hundreds of tourists who want a closer look at the bright yellow plants which are a common sight
STUDENTS from the University of Worcester have returned from an archaeological expedition to the Sahara Desert. Seven archaeology students travelled to south-east Morocco to carry out fieldwork on the remains of lost Foreign Legion forts. The trip
THE wife of a man who died after diving into the river Avon in Evesham paid an emotional tribute to her ‘soulmate’ at his funeral today. Jacqui Schmidt gave a tearful eulogy to her late husband Carl Schmidt in front of more than 100 of their
A BRAVE boy battling a rare wasting condition has been described as a hero by his proud mum. James Lambert, aged 11, of Canterbury Road, Ronkswood, Worcester, has Parry- Romsberg Syndrome, which causes the tissues of the face to shrink and degenerate
WORCESTER Warriors prop Matt Mullan has failed to win a place in the England team to face South Africa in the first Test at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday (4pm). The 25-year-old, who has one senior cap from the Six Nations in 2010, is part of head
A WORCESTER musical theatre youth group celebrated its 30th birthday with a party at Perdiswell Young People’s Centre and a visit from one of its staunchest fans, city mayor, Coun Roger Berry. Coun Berry and David Humphries, chairman and director of
A STUDENT who admits he struggled with A-levels has been named the University of Worcester Business School’s most promising entrepreneur of the year after scoring top grades and 100 per cent attendance. The award is based on student performance in the
WHEN Mervyn Leggett became secretary of the Worcestershire Football Association in 1992, he worked as a volunteer from the dining room of his Evesham home. Skip forward two decades, as he prepares to retire from the role at the end of the month, he has
PARISH council gas and electricity bills are set to be slashed after a review uncovered big differences in the available rates. Kempsey Parish Council, near Worcester, was told a new quote from an alternative electricity supplier could see
A POPULAR Balloon Festival is taking place again this year without any balloons after the threat of high winds on the day. The Evesham festival happening at the weekend is likely to be beset by 30mph winds according to weather forecasts making
A GIRL Guide from Worcester has been recognised for her dedication to the movement. Kristina Lockyer, of 10th Worcester Guides in St John’s, was presented with the Baden Powell Challenge Award by assistant division commissioner Laura Flecknell on the
A MAN has escaped with only light burns after pouring petrol on his bonfire to “get it going”, setting fire to himself and a set of patio doors in the process. The fire brigade were called out to a house in the village of Honeybourne, near
HALF-a-million pounds is to be pumped into improving facilities at Worcester Foregate Street railway station. The £500,000 cash boost is coming from Worcestershire County Council, which has been awarded £14.2 million from the Department of
A Diamond Jubilee street party was held on Sunday on Albert Road, Ledbury. Despite some showers and the cold, the street turned out in force for a super street party. The children tucked into homemade sandwiches and treats whilst the adults
MORE classrooms will need to be built if extra primary schools places are to be found permanently in Worcester. As we previously reported, 15 reception places will be created at Stanley Road Primary School and 15 more places at Nunnery Wood
STAR bowler Liam O’Driscoll says he owes much of his match-winning performance for Worcester Nomads to team-mate Jon Inglis. The 24-year-old all-rounder felt he was pitching his right-arm deliveries too short and so sought out his colleague to hone his
A RELAXING Sunday afternoon of soaking up some fine music lies ahead at a city centre pub. Worcester promoters Not Just Sauce host their regular free Acoustic Lunch event at the Old Rectifying House, North Parade, on Sunday, June 27 and the line-up
WORCESTER City have agreed a link-up with Pershore High School as a training base for the 2012-13 season. The Blue Square Bet North club have been keen to find a dedicated training facility to protect the surface at St George’s Lane. City used the school
THE Beautiful Truth by Belinda Seaward is published in hardback by John Murray, priced £12.99. Available now. After 10 years as a journalist, Belinda Seaward became a novelist. It was her second piece of work, Hotel Juliet, published in 2008, which
A HORRIFIED tenant says she was left to dispose of dirty needles hidden by a drug addict who used to live in her Worcester flat. Louise Robinson has found seven discarded syringes on top of cupboards, behind radiators and jammed into the walls
A MAN was arrested for being verbally abusive as emergency services talked another man down from threatening to throw himself from the city's main river bridge. Police, fire and amublance services rushed to the bridge at about 7.15pm yesterday
SATURDAY WORCESTERSHIRE LEAGUE FIRST XI Division One: Coombs Wood v Colwall; Droitwich v Astwood Bank; Oldswinford v Worcester Nomads; Pedmore v Hagley; Redditch v Pershore; Worcester v Bromyard. Division Two: Belbroughton v Rushwick; Bewdley v Alvechurch
PEOPLETON held a street party on Sat June 2nd outside the Crown Inn. Villagers their families and friends enjoyed a fun packed day. Queen Freda led a fancy dress procession around the village pulled by her trusty steed Kim. Over 130 children
Malvern Wells Parish Council marked the occasion of the Queens Diamond Jubilee by making improvements to the Jubilee Fountain Garden on the Wells Road. Parish Council Members are pictured with a new commemorative bench which has been situated in the
