ASTON Villa players are calling on their fans to help poorly children by supporting a charity campaign. Gabby Agbonlahor, Stephen Ireland, Richard Dunne and Darren Bent are backing Acorns Children’s Hospice’s NOW Is The Time campaign, which aims to raise
PUPILS and staff at a Worcestershire village school have been celebrating its latest Ofsted report. Eckington CE First School, near Pershore, was awarded an overall rating of good by inspectors who visited the premises in School Lane on Wednesday and
DESPITE warnings to England fans about going out to the Ukraine and Poland for this year’s Euro 2012 tournament, two Worcester City fans said they had a “wonderful” trip. Nick Bawden and Shaun Tunley went to Donetsk and Kiev to watch England play in
WEST Mercia Probation Trust has achieved among the highest scores in the country in a recent independent inspection. The trust achieved well above the average score in three criteria – control risk of harm to others, help and change, likelihood of re-offending
ROALD Dahl wrote about a fantastic fox who would steal chickens by night, but this cunning creature would rather catch a glimpse of little Lydia Dimmock at play. The inquisitive cub was already a regular visitor to the Dimmock family’s garden in Tolladine
TRAINS have been delayed along the Hereford to Worcester line tonight. The delays were blamed on a small landslip or subsidence in a cutting near to Ledbury station. A spokesman from Network Rail said a train driver reported earth had slipped down
DEVELOPERS behind plans for a massive homes, leisure and business complex in Worcester say they will not create a “white elephant” in the city. It comes as the ambitious proposals to overhaul land off Sherriff Street were published for the first time
PADDLERS in Pershore are drumming up support for a charity dragon boat race. The event, organised by Pershore Greyhounds dragon boat group, is in aid of Help for Heroes and starts at 10am on Sunday, from behind the Angel Hotel, High Street, Pershore.
A FORMERWorcester City footballer who posted a racist tweet against immigrants on Remembrance Day was ordered to pay £600 in fines and costs today. Lee Smith, 28, whose contract at Worcester was not renewed after he was charged, used foul language
A school’s forest school shed has been broken into for the second time. Thieves stole equipment and a garden trolley used by Burlish Park Primary School, Stourport, to move materials to and from their forest school. Police are studying CCTV footage
A damning report has criticised a school for troubled pupils in Worcester. Ofsted inspectors said Newbridge Short Stay Secondary School required special measures because it was “failing to give its pupils an acceptable level of education”.
WORCESTER Warriors will kick-off the new Aviva Premiership campaign with a visit from West Country rivals Bath on Saturday, September 1. The clash with Bath is followed a week later by the always-difficult trip to Leicester Tigers, when former
THE people of Worcester have the chance to learn more about changes to the future of hospital services during a review which could see the closure of one of Worcestershire’s accident and emergency departments. A ‘communication discussion’ event is being
DETAILS of the Queen’s visit to Worcester have now been released ahead of her return to the city next week. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are set to visit next Wednesday as part of their Diamond Jubilee tour. Thousands are expected
SIR – Frank, a good friend, tells me in a postcard from Avignon, France, that the river Rhone is 10 times the width of Worcester’s river Severn. That’s some river. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
SIR – Football players should train like tennis players. I can’t see footballers lasting four to five hours on court like they do at Wimbledon – and with very short breaks. Our England team may have had more energy for the penalty shoot-out
SIR – It’s been obvious for quite some time that there’s something wrong with the banks – and I’m no expert on banking. I have a hell of a job just trying to hang on to my bit of a pension. Now Barclays has had a very heavy fine and the boss
A MOTORING celebrity has been teaching pupils in Worcester how to stay safe behind the wheel. Quentin Willson, former presenter of the BBC television programme Top Gear and national newspaper columnist, visited the King’s School Worcester to promote
MUSIC lovers will be spoilt for choice after it was announced 90 bands will descend on Malvern for the first running of a multi-venue festival. Malvern Rocks, which runs from Friday to Sunday, August 3-5 in 16 venues across the length and breadth of
SIR – The important heading ‘Homeless level is far too high in Worcester’ (Worcester News, June 30) deserves a reply. Leader of Worcester City Council and deputy leader of Worcestershire County Council Simon Geraghty clearly demonstrates where
A ROAD in Bransford is closed after a crash involving a car this morning. The silver Ford Fiesta left the road near the Bank House Golf Hotel Country Club at about 10.40am. Police closed the A4103 both ways and have handed over to the Highways Agency
SIR – This is an open letter to the people of Worcester and visitors to the city who donated so very generously to the ABF the Soldiers’ Charity during a bucket collection in the city to coincide with the homecoming/freedom parade of the Grenadier
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals’ Friends Life t20 clash with Glamorgan was abandoned without a ball being bowled at the Swalec Stadium because of rain. It has become a familiar theme to the Welsh Dragons’ campaign after Monday night’s clash between Glamorgan and
SPEEDSTER Will Stephenson is aiming to keep his foot on the gas and remain world number one in the high-octane sport of street luge. The 24-year-old, from Clifton-on-Teme, has stormed to the top of the leaderboard after success in the International Gravity
SIR – I agree with Peter Nielson’s letter (Worcester News, June 27) concerning social housing in relation to the story about Margaret and Eddie Tout being evicted from their home (Worcester News, June 23). Ever since the council house sell-off
Comic actor Eric Sykes has died at the age of 89 after a short illness. In a wide-ranging career, he will be remembered best for the long-running and widely acclaimed Sykes And A... TV series with Hattie Jacques. He also wrote scripts
In yesterday's Worcester News we published dozens of charming children's portraits of the Queen to help celebrate her visit to the city next week. All the pictures we printed are available to buy as photographic prints, which make ideal gifts
IF anyone wants to know how bitter a pill it is for ordinary people to lose life-saving services, speak to Dr Richard Taylor, the man who fought to save Kidderminster Hospital. The former MP and others who shared his fight more than a decade ago
SIR – In his letter about the strategic review of hospital services (Worcester News, June 29), N Taylor asks, “Why is Andy Roberts deeply involved in this review of medical services necessitated by government cuts?” I am pleased that he has
IT’S fair to say Worcestershire and Twenty20 cricket have never been the happiest of bedfellows. Since the inception of the 20-over game in 2003, the New Road outfit have continually struggled to make an impact, reaching the quarter-final stage on just
NEW FICTION The World Of Poo by Terry Pratchett is published in hardback by Doubleday, priced £12.99. Available now. Geoffrey is a young boy with a passion for poo, so when he is sent to stay with his surprisingly tolerant Grand-mama in the big city
FIVE armed robberies that took place in Kidderminster have been linked by police. New CCTV footage from the robberies was shown on BBC's Crimewatch Roadshow yesterday (3) as police formally confirmed that the armed robberies in the town are
NON-FICTION It's All News To Me: How I Got Locked Inside The BBC For 25 Years by Jeremy Vine is published in hardback by Simon & Schuster, priced £18.99. Available now. As the presenter of a popular Radio 2 show - and a broadcaster with decades of experience
WORCESTER City have fought off competition from higher-ranked clubs to secure the prized signature of Danny Glover. The striker has rejected a string of offers – believed to be from Conference new boys Hyde, Telford, Guiseley, Halifax and Solihull
TICKETS are selling fast for the latest and most prestigious event in Worcestershire bowling coach Matt Mason’s testimonial year. The former County seamer, who was a loyal servant of the New Road club during a distinguished 10-year playing career, will
A MAN arrested on suspicion of attempted murder remains in police custody pending hospital treatment. The 58-year-old man from Nottingham was arrested on Sunday night after a man and woman were seriously injured in an incident in Ledbury.
AN irate driver pushed and abused a parking marshal as the booming popularity of a city centre multi-storey car park continues to drive motorists up the wall. Police ended up cautioning a man in his 50s for racially aggravated common assault
PROPOSALS to build around 23,000 new homes across the south of the county came under fierce criticism last night - with fears it could turn Worcester into a "dormitory town". Councillors across Worcester, Malvern and Wychavon all agreed to
A FARM worker has been ordered to pay £3,000 to replace a woman’s tooth he knocked out while a late-night fight was going on in Worcester city centre. Arkadiusz Zuchowski, of Temple Laugherne Farm, Oldbury Road, Worcester, escaped an immediate
