A MONTH-long art project is going from strength to strength. Part of the former library space at the Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum has been transformed into a project space where creative people take up residence one day at a time
EVESHAM’S historic bell tower will be closed to the public for the foreseeable future and requires extensive repairs to be made safe again. The bell tower is one of Evesham’s most famous and recognisable landmarks and is all that remains of Evesham Abbey
A SPECIAL meeting will be held to allow campaigners to have their say on the state of Pershore Cemetery. More than 600 people have joined the Clean Up Pershore Cemetery Facebook group, which was started by Mark Barrett. Despite recent maintenance work
STARTLED pupils arrived at their school to find they had some unusual new classmates – a brood of newborn ducklings. Grant Matthews, a teacher at Hanley Castle High School, near Malvern, said that one bold mallard is a regular visitor to the school at
WAITING times for emergency treatment in Worcestershire hospitals are finally improving after more than a year of poor performance against national standards. Patients are supposed to be seen, treated, discharged, admitted or transferred within four
PEOPLE will be going quackers over the return of a popular Worcester duck race. The fourth Friends of Laugherne Brook local nature reserve family fun day and duck race takes place on Sunday at Coles Meadow, Worcester, from noon to 4pm. As well as the
A VILLAGE near Worcester is hosting its first ever music festival and family fun day on Saturday. The End in Callow End runs from noon until 7pm and features three stages of music, entertainment for kids, a pentathlon, market stalls and more, all with
WHEN Worcester City manager Carl Heeley went on holiday to Spain the last person he expected to bump into was new signing Danny Glover. But while topping up his tan on the beach, he was amazed to see the striker, who has agreed a one-year deal at St
The terror alert which closed the M6 toll today was caused by a "health improvement aid for smokers", police said. Armed officers responded to a genuine security alert from a concerned member of the public on board the coach travelling from
THANKS For The Memories celebrates the Centenary Year of the Bristol Hippodrome put on by the Bristol Light Opera Company and Bristol Musical Youth Productions. The show starts in 1911 with Oswald Stoll explaining to the foremost theatre designer of
SET in a smoky Buenos Aires cafe world class dancers Sofia (Flavia) and Pablo (Vincent) are the golden couple who delight the audience with an incredible performance of flicks and kicks, turns and lifts that are so fast you dared not blink in case you
SIR – In my letter (Worcester News, May 23) I wrote to congratulate the 152 brave people of the Cathedral ward who came out on that rainy day in May in order to change the balance of power in Worcester. And in doing so, send a strong message
SIR – Re Peter Nielson’s letter ‘Workers have to stand up for themselves’ (Worcester News, June 28). The headline speaks for itself. If he feels workers should stand up for themsleves – what’s the point of a union? I lost a good job over the
SIR – I attended the first in a series of NHS Worcestershire public events on proposed changes in NHS Services, which was held at Parkside Health Centre, Bromsgrove on June 27. The slick power-point presentations and small group discussions facilitated
WHEN the Queen visits Worcester next week, it will fulfil the dreams of a very special city resident. At the age of 106, Alice Potter will finally see her lifelong dream of meeting the Queen come true. Mrs Potter, who lives in a care home in Fernhill
SIR – It is laughable to read that Labour leader Ed Miliband has apologised for swamping Britain with unwanted migrants and cheap labour when Labour was in power. He claimed it was simply a clerical error, and that Downing Street thought only
SIR – We wish to convey our sincere thanks to the Worcester News and your staff for the exceptionally good coverage you gave the story of our 72nd wedding anniversary, which was published on Tuesday, June 12. Also the nice photo and the kind
SIR – I am very much in favour of exercise and sport. I have been all my life and thankfully still run and manage trips to the gym. But £250,000 to be spent on developing a full business case for the new £13 million swimming pool in Worcester?
A MAN appeared at Hereford Magistrates Court today charged with attempting to murder his ex-wife and her new partner in Ledbury. Peter Mason, aged 58, from Newark, Nottinghamshire, is accused of stabbing Deborah Mason and Michael Longden outside
CHRONIC traffic congestion is what people in Worcester want to see improved more than anything else. That’s the result of an annual survey held to find out what people think about life in the Faithful City. Worcester City Council’s Viewpoint Survey,
A PERFORMANCE on the main stage of a music festival next weekend could pave the way to success for a county band. Five-piece I Am Ryan, who hail from Evesham, will fill the main support slot on the Riverside stage at the Stamford Riverside Festival,
A MALVERN man was arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs after a car was stopped in Worcester on Tuesday. Police stopped the car on the A44 Bromyard Road and found a number of individual wraps of heroin and crack cocaine and a small amount
PLANS to build about 23,000 new homes across south Worcestershire have come under attack with critics fearing it will turn Worcester “into a dormitory town”. One politician said it was like being asked: “Do you want to be shot in the head or stabbed
WARRIORS back row prospect Matt Kvesic has been rewarded for his impressive performances in Gold and Blue with a call-up to the England Saxons squad. The 20-year-old flanker, who was a key performer for the England under 20s and has already racked up
THIS travelling band of troubadours quite obviously made up Britain’s magnificent seven during the Second World War, a secret weapon of petticoat power that would undoubtedly have literally upstaged every German back into the sea if any had ever set foot
TYLER Weir has given Worcester City a further boost ahead of the new season by committing his immediate future to the club. The versatile 21-year-old has signed a one-year deal at St George’s Lane after turning down Blue Square Bet North rivals Gloucester
A FORMER Worcester City footballer who posted a racist tweet against immigrants on Remembrance Day has been ordered to pay £600 in fines and costs. Lee Smith, aged 28, used foul language in the tweet, which called for illegal immigrants to be killed.
THE Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus is published in hardback by Granta, priced £16.99. Available now. Ben Marcus is an editor and associate professor at Columbia University, with three previous works of fiction to his name, including Notable American Women
WORCESTERSHIRE director of cricket Steve Rhodes has challenged his in-form players to take their ‘A’ game into tonight’s Friends Life t20 clash with Gloucestershire at Bristol (5.30pm). The table-topping Royals will be looking to complete the double
ONE of the oldest and most acclaimed chamber music societies has announced its 110th season. Malvern Concert Club once again presents a series of six concerts and recitals at Malvern Theatres featuring a blend of British and overseas artists of international
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A man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder. The 58-year-old man was arrested in Homend, Ledbury, on Sunday, where two people were stabbed. The man, from Nottingham, will appear at Hereford Magistrates' Court this morning
HEADS must roll. That seems to be the usual response to any crisis these days. Calls for people to resign come thick and fast and often I find it rather irritating. Sometimes resigning is the only way to move on from a crisis, especially if someone
A DRIVER who had no valid licence nearly mowed down a lollipop man as he was helping school children to cross the road. Darren Burns, aged 39, of Shepherds Close, Droitwich, appeared before Worcester Magistrates where he was convicted of driving
