A MAN from the Ronkswood area of Worcester has been ordered to pay compensation to a woman he drunkenly slapped on the back. Ben Uren, of Ribble Close, slapped Monique Hillier-Sayers while out celebrating his birthday weekend in a city nightclub. Liam
TWO leading figures from an international school in Malvern Wells have denied putting lives at risk by failing to comply with fire safety regulations. Hekmat Kaveh, the owner and principal of the Abbey College, Wells Road, and Philip Moere appeared at
LOCAL business people will be arrested and imprisoned outside Worcester’s Guildhall today and they need the public’s help to bail them out. The charity event is being held to raise money for Sight Concern Worcestershire which supports people throughout
CHILDREN and their parents will celebrate 300 years of a village school on Saturday. Pupils from Hallow CE Primary School, near Worcester, will join a celebratory church service attended by the Bishop of Worcester at 10am at St Philip and St
POLICE officers are reminding people not to keep large amounts of cash in their homes and to keep an eye on elderly neighbours after a woman in her 90s had £1,600 stolen from her home. A man called at the house in Heath Close, Hallow, near Worcester,
WALKERS are being warned not to pick up or approach any snakes they may spot while out on the Malvern Hills. As well as grass snakes and slow worms, there are several colonies of the poisonous adder on the hills and to the untrained eye it
PLANS for a wind turbine on the city's outskirts have been blown out by council planners. Wychavon District Council planning committee today turned down an application by developer Distributed Energy Ltd to build the single turbine, up to 91 metres tall
THE Chief Constable of West Mercia Police admitted there is “worry and uncertainty” over a controversial alliance with Warwickshire – but insisted crime will not go up. David Shaw said the move, which is aimed at saving £30 million from both areas
THESE historic golden gates, which once belonged to the French royal family, are set to be returned to a historic house in Worcestershire. The ornate metal structures have been in the care of a local blacksmith for the last nine years but are now just
POLICE found extreme adult porn pictures after two girls became concerned that a man was taking photographs on his phone in a Worcester road. The girls, aged eight and 11, reported their suspicions to adults who seized James Gregson-Patchett’s mobile
SIR – A slight correction – Glasshampton Franciscan Monastery is near Hallow, not near Kidderminster, as you said (Worcester News, June 11). I’ve been there several times. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
SIR – The report by Richard Vernalls on Worcester City Council’s contemplation of a new swimming pool for the city brings welcome news to local swimmers (Worcester News, June 14). I am delighted that the proposal also includes the intention to
SIR – I would like to wish all at the newly opened Red Hen Cookery School in St John’s, Worcester, all the best with their business venture. I happened to notice an article about them and booked myself and a friend in for a free taster bread-making
SIR – The juggernaut of financial collapse, presently rolling over European nations, is the predictable result of a devious strategy by unelected corrupt idealists to establish a federal European state and a phoney currency – the euro. Make no
AMBULANCE bosses will need two central bases for ambulances instead of one as part of an overhaul of the service to improve response times and save money. Ambulance bosses already plan to have a central ‘hub’ at Worcester’s ambulance station in Spetchley
SIR – I had to smile when I listened to two protagonists on national radio discussing the issue of the role of socalled family courts and David Cameron’s proposed changes. My smile was not borne of humour or satisfaction. The female protagonist
SIR – At last we’ve got a councillor who is looking at the big picture and using his allowance to get a late bus service back on the west side of Worcester (Worcester News, June 13). It should never have been cut in the first place. It appears
CHUGGERS are set to be banned from Worcester for up to six days a week after furious councillors branded them “parasites” and “a plague on the streets”. The controversial face-to-face charity collectors will be restricted to only operating in
A TV talent show sensation is set to bring even more fun to a festival rammed with classic artists of pop, rock, soul and ska. Britain’s Got Talent favourite Mr Zip is coming to Upton Festival after receiving a standing ovation and backing from all
A MAN died after being hit by a train as it travelled through Worcester. The man’s body was discovered on the railway line near the city’s London Road yesterday morning. The incident was reported at 8.54am by the driver of the 8.26am
THE weather may have been wet, wet, wet recently but don't let that put you off summer's standout aquatic trend. From shimmering fish scale prints to aquamarine colours, this season belongs to the underwater world. Think starfish, coral, seashells and
WHEN a strike involves doctors it’s apparently not quite as simple as just downing tools – or stethoscopes. Striking doctors are still expected to turn up for work but will only treat urgent or emergency cases. To which all I can say is, “What
A WORCESTER Warriors rugby player arrested on suspicion of assaulting a young woman will not face criminal charges after coming to an arrangement with the victim. According to the victim’s father the arrangement involves an apology and financial
AN impossibly young Gabriel Oak strides across this Dorset rural ride with all the confidence of a man who’s just won the first prize in a haymaking contest rather than recently witnessed his entire flock of sheep disappear over a cliff. Perhaps it’s
DETECTIVES have confirmed a man shown in CCTV images who they believed was murdered Worcester man Andrew Heath is not him. The images, released by police last week, were thought to have been the last pictures of the 52-year-old before he was
