KEEN snappers can enter Worcester Cathedral’s first photographic competition. The contest is for amateur photographers and can include pictures of the inside or outside of the magnificent cathedral. “Aspects of Worcester Cathedral” will
A TEAM of young adults from Droitwich’s Prince’s Trust Team Programme have been putting their skills to good use at a local mini farm. The group of 13, who are all completing a 12-week programme with Worcester Technology College aiming to get them back
THE public will debate the detail of new increased housing numbers as part of a large-scale housing plan for Worcester and the county. As previously reported, more new homes are being squeezed into the South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) rising
A WORCESTER man is cycling to work in Cheltenham and back every day this week to raise money for Acorns Children’s Hospice. Alex Kechiche, aged 35, started the effort on Monday, and finishes tomorrow. He hopes to raise £1,000 for Acorns to thank them
A DOG caused minor traffic delays on the M5 near Tewkesbury this evening. The animal, which was spotted at around 6.10pm on the hard shoulder of the M5 near junction 8, managed to stay on the hard shoulder eventually making his way onto the M50.
A HANDYMAN who ripped off elderly and vulnerable people by over-charging for shoddy gardening and building work has been jailed for 15 months. The victims of Joseph Carter, aged 25, of High Street, Bromyard, included a schizophrenic, a man suffering
EVESHAM face the threat of being kicked out of the Birmingham and District Premier Cricket League after failing to fulfil a second XI fixture. The Blind Lane side were due to visit Brockhampton in Division Two (South) but did not have enough players.
AN important collection of natural artefacts housed at the Worcester City Museum has been shown to a lucky few people during tours to the underground stores. The tours ran for three days and were led by collections officer Garston Phillips who showed
DROITWICH Athletic Club runners are preparing for their annual 10-kilometre road race on Wednesday, July 11. The town athletic club host the race which starts from 7.30pm at Chawson Barn, New Chawson Lane, and heads out to Salwarpe and Porter’s Mill
AN Evesham business that has received two fake £20 notes has warned others to be on the lookout. Selahattin Ozguc, who owns the Evesham Kebab and Pizza House in Port Street, said he usually spotted fake notes over the counter but some had been
SIR – The words “…the NHS kills off 130,000 elderly patients every year”, are taken form a Daily Mail article its June 20 issue. Those words are absolutely inflammatory, but I found that ‘fact’ chilling. What is now called the Liverpool Care
THE proposed reform of the House of Lords is ill-advised says the city’s sitting member. Lord Faulkner of Worcester said the Lords Reform Bill was “dreadful” and offered nothing to voters. At the moment, Parliament is made up of two houses - the House
SIR – Due to the barmy human rights laws introduced by the previous Labour government, two foreign criminals are being allowed to stay in Britain as their “right to family life” would be breached. An immigrant is suing for £11 million for making
SIR – Re the letter by J Mahoney ‘Pool plan is great, but it’s not a priority’ (Worcester News, June 26). The pool/leisure proposal is for £13 million but the council does not have this money. The money will have to come from project-related
SIR – Alan E Coldicott hopes someone in authority will have the former Images nightclub tidied up for the Queen’s visit (Worcester News, June 25). Why? We have to see it as we pass up the Butts and some people (myself not included) feel the
SIR – Ed Miliband tells us that Labour got it wrong on immigration yet people were telling Labour 10 years ago that this was the case. Miliband was a member of the party during this time when Labour introduced laws on race and equality that dumbed
A WORCESTER housing project which had been mothballed because of the downturn in the market, has been revived. An innovative deal has been struck that will see the development of 14 new homes at Merchants Court, off Diglis Road. The project is a partnership
A MAN suffering psychosis grew seven cannabis plants in a bedroom but said the drugs were for personal use. Sean Bennett, aged 36, of Elkstone Close, Blackpole, Worcester, grew the plants in a cupboard in his home. He admitted producing class
SIR – A couple of weeks ago former chairman of Worcester Liberal Democrats Alex Kear said: “I also applaud our PM for getting people to realise the best way to come out of the financial gloom is through working together for the common good” (
A MUM says she is overwhelmed by the support she and her two young boys have received following the death of their dad. Since news of Jamie Harding’s death last Wednesday, hundreds of people have paid tribute to him on Facebook. A shrine has been
EIGHT intrepid golfers are attempting a longest day challenge by playing four rounds in one day to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Ade Avery, Stewart Wilson, Jason Lee, Sean Lloyd, Duncan Macpherson, Tony English, Mike Minihan and organiser
A STRESSED man blamed work pressures for a stealing spree in Worcester city centre when he took condoms and tinned octopus. Mark Brookes stole seven times from seven different shops on the same day. The 49-year-old admitted the thefts
A man in his 60s has died after being swept away by floodwater near Ludlow, Shropshire, West Mercia Police said. In another incident, a 90-year-old man was rescued by fire crews after becoming stranded in his car in the Bridgnorth area as heavy rain
A MINI military parade will take place at South Worcestershire College this weekend as part of its armed forces day. The college is hosting the event on Saturday, National Armed Forces Day, at their Evesham campus to raise funds for Help for
Severe rainstorms caused flooding chaos in Droitwich this morning. Reader Gail Lewis Braznell sent us these pictures. • Click here for our live weather reports. • Click here for our live traffic reports. Send your storm pictures
A WELL-DRILLED fire-fighting team have battled through to the national finals of trials aimed at testing their rescue skills. The Droitwich and Worcester wholetime team, pictured, were victorious against other crews taking part in the breathing
WORCESTERSHIRE are resigned to the fact overseas signing Sohail Tanvir will not be available for tomorrow’s Friends Life t20 clash with Glamorgan at New Road (5.30pm). County chiefs had hoped Tanvir’s visa application to travel to England would have
FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle an intense fire at a home in Northfield Street in Worcester last night. The fire service, who were alerted to the blaze by a neighbour at around 7.25pm, said the outcome could have been very different as the
A WOMAN was left shaken and scared after a man indecently exposed himself to her as she stood in her back garden. It was about 11am on Monday when the woman noticed the man stood in a gateway which leads on to a public footpath in Worcester.
RICHARD Hill’s French connection is being put to the test this week with crucial meetings designed to give Worcester Warriors some much-needed cutting edge. Sixways head coach Hill and defence expert Phil Larder have led a delegation to Biarritz to meet
NOT a single dog owner has been fined for failing to clean up after their pooch in Worcester over the last three years. City council chiefs, who have labelled the problem “disgusting and unacceptable”, have admitted handing out £80 on-the-spot
OLD Vigornians must be sick of the sight of David James following the Avoncroft skipper’s latest exploits. The 45-year-old appears to save his best for the Worcester side and an unbeaten 131 in leading his team to a seven-wicket Worcestershire
PARTS of the county have seen an inch of rain fall in an hour after a torrential rain storm. Flash-flooding has caused problems across Worcestershire after a huge storm crawled across the county. The fire brigade said they had taken
A MAN in his 60s has died after his Mini Cooper hit a wall. Police are hunting for a Good Samaritan who stopped to help following the crash, in which a white Mini hit a wall belonging to a house in Clattercut Lane, Rushock, at 10.15pm on Tuesday
QUEEN’S ROYAL HUSSARS SERGEANT MAJOR JAMES SMITH, AGED 34, WARNDON VILLAGES, WORCESTER – RECEIVING THE LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL (LSGC) FOR 16 YEARS IMPECCABLE SERVICE “I currently work at the Worcester careers office. I was
THERE was a clear distinction between the way my husband and I viewed the England/Italy football match. My husband wanted England to win at any price. I also wanted them to win but only if they deserved it. Which, let’s face it, they didn’t.
THE company’s director and celebrated choreographer David Bintley not only staged the world premiere of his new work but has arguably upstaged the actual inspiration for the piece. The eagerly-awaited London Olympics may now be only a javelin
HEREFORD and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service are currently dealing with at least 18 incidents, caused by a torrential rain storm. With thunder clouds and lightning crawling across the two counties, the fire brigade has taken a raft of flood-related
THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Worcester city centre to welcome nearly 800 soldiers home. Members of the 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters), the Queen’s Royal Hussars and the Grenadier Guards, along with veterans
A MOTORCYCLIST ended up stuck in a hedge for 40 minutes while medics carefully worked around the injured man. The 34-year-old rider was involved in what medics described as “an unfortunate incident”, after his bike went into a hedge off the
A MOTORBIKE rider was airlifted after he was in a crash with a car. The smash happened in Evesham Road at Norton near Evesham, near the junction with Church Walk at about 7.35pm yesterday. A senior paramedic, ambulance, the Midlands Air Ambulance from
SHOP sprinklers appear to have stopped a more serious fire developing in a city centre shopping arcade. Firefighters were called to Ryman's Stationer's store in Friary Walk, the Crowngate Centre, Worcester in the early hours of the morning
PUBS and clubs which fail to pay their yearly licence fees can now be barred from trading in Worcester. New Government legislation means that pubs which avoid paying yearly charges to town halls can have their licences suspended. A total of 80 pubs
A SILENT auction is helping to raise funds for a charity which supports parents who have lost young children. Bids are flowing in for 12 paintings donated by award-winning artist Nancy Turnbull which are currently on display in the foyer of RGS the
MEMBERS of a Worcester church have been doing their bit for their community and the Take Pride campaign by collecting litter. Perdiswell Community Church’s community action team carried out its first litter-pick, gathering two bags of general waste,
Pershore High School welcomed many of its former staff and pupils back to mark its 80th anniversary. The school, which opened in 1932, was filled with more than 200 past and present students, including some who were in the school’s first classes. Harold
