WORCESTER Athletic Club's promoted senior men produced another strong show in Birmingham Cross Country League race three at Northampton. They consolidated their mid-table spot in Division One with one fixture left. On an undulating course with
WORCESTER City Youth teams warmed up for the JPL Elite League with Worcestershire FA Cup wins. The under 14s beat Welland Juniors 3-0 while the under 15s breezed past Kidderminster Harriers 6-0. Despite dominating, the under 18s needed penalties
POLICE said no further action has been taken over a report of a hospital security guard allegedly assaulting a patient. West Mercia Police could not find any record of a report about the alleged attack at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, last week
AN Evesham school had to be evacuated this morning after a fire was discovered in the toilets. Fire crews were called to the De Montfort High School, Four Pools Road, at 11.43am. The school was evacuated and all staff and pupils were accounted
A RESIDENT has his back in defence of his area after it was called 'an old peoples town.' Bruce Thomas from Droitwich challenged the statement in Worcester News last week, from Barry Knott who was calling for the reintroduction of the Charter Market
A new exhibition hosted by the University of Worcester will give personal context to the horrors of the Holocaust, through the famous diary of Anne Frank. Thanks to a collaboration between the University and education charity, The Anne Frank Trust
MANAGER John Snape says his attack-minded Worcester City side are “hungry” for goals ahead of Saturday’s Midland League Premier Division match against a resurgent South Normanton Athletic outfit at the Victoria Ground (3pm). City overcame a first-half
A LEADING cabinet member has defended his views on immigration and asylum seekers after he was grilled by his fellow councillors. Councillor Alan Amos sparked a war of words in the Worcester News letters page after claiming “so-called” asylum-seeking
CELEBRATED choir and baroque ensemble, Armonico Consort, is celebrating music by Biber and Bach in concerts in Warwick, at the Collegiate Church of St Mary on January 26, and at Malvern Theatres on February 1. And both concerts will offer a musical
NUMBER 8 in Pershore are offering audiences an opportunity to chase away the January blues at Rock ‘n’ Roll Jukebox, an evening of rock ‘n’ roll classics from Fireballs UK on Saturday, January 26, at 7.30pm. A spokesmam said: “The toe-tapping show
A NEW play coming to the Artrix in Bromsgrove turns the spotlight on cultural icon and author, Quentin Crisp, who was brave enough to live openly as a gay man when homosexual relationships were still illegal. He was also wise enough to turn his
A WOMAN has been issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) banning her from certain parts of Worcester. Tracey Wilson, aged 41, of no fixed abode, appeared at the city's magistrates' court on Thursday, January17, where she was given the order
TODAY'S picture from the archives of the Worcester News dates back to October 1994, and features beekeeper Walter Amphlett, who kept more than 270,000 bees is hives across the village of Hallow, and was well-known for his honey and mead, which has
ENGLAND prospect Jack Singleton starts for Worcester Warriors in their final European Challenge Cup Pool Two match against Stade Francais at Sixways on Saturday (1pm). Singleton is one of six changes to Warriors’ starting XV as they attempt to
Morgan Motor Company is an iconic name in the British car industry, and this year the firm celebrates its 110th anniversary. I went to their factory in Malvern to hear the full story. Steve Morris, managing director of the company, has been with
MALVERN Town FC is hosting its latest charity night with an appearance from former Manchester United star Lee Sharpe. The event features a meal, after-dinner speaking by Sharpe and comedian Jamie Sutherland and the club is aiming to raise over £2,000
A STUDY into the time taken for potholes to be repaired in various county's shows Worcestershire is among the fastest. It takes on average one hour for the potholes to be filled once they are reported, making us luckier than places like Coventry
Sir – Once again your letters page is filled with the ramblings of Messrs Taylor and Griffiths. The hyperbole of the former, with his wild statements about anarchy and a nation irreparably damaged are utter nonsense. He seems to believe that,
A DRUG user high on crack cocaine who posed as an undercover police officer during a robbery says his two ‘friends’ were not involved. Jonathan Shire admits robbing the couple in Kenwood Close, Worcester, taking £10 and a set of car keys. However
WORCESTER News readers were split this week over the Brexit impasse in parliament. Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement was heavily rejected by 230 votes on Tuesday, in the worst defeat for a sitting government in history. But
Worcester’s railway arches are set to be transformed into a new cultural destination for the city, providing a hub for creative businesses and the arts. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Jeremy Wright MP, has
ROYAL Mail has apologised to a dad and given him compensation after a postman called his disabled daughter a 'spastic'. James Beresford, 35, and his two year-old daughter Sophie, who suffers from cerebral palsy and a condition which affects her
HEAD coach Rory Duncan admitted he would be interested in taking “a closer look” at former Worcester Warriors prop Matt Mullan. But Duncan insisted he had not held any discussions with boss Alan Solomons over the possibility of signing the unattached
DETERMINED Dean Hammond is refusing to let the frustration of a lack of games get him down as he bids to break into Worcester Warriors’ Gallagher Premiership plans. An impressive 2017-18 season saw the explosive wing cross the whitewash eight times
A FORMER city restaurant owner’s harassment of several women was described as “atrocious” by his own solicitor, before he was given a community order. Mohammed Haque, also known as Sam, had admitted to touching a woman on the waist and bottom,
A TRANSGENDER woman who died in a suspected murder has been described as a hero of the LGBT community. Amy Griffiths was discovered dead at her flat in Chalverton Court, Droitwich, on Monday. Police said she had suffered head and throat injuries
JOB losses at the county’s archive service could not be ruled out yesterday as the council came in for heavy criticism over plans to slash its budget by more than half next year. A draft budget approved by Worcestershire County Council’s cabinet
MANAGING director Mick Donovan has not given up hope of rock-bottom Worcester Wolves clawing their way into the play-off places despite losing 14 straight British Basketball League matches. Wolves have not won in the league since beating Plymouth
