A WOMAN who was begging at the Cross in Worcester was fined £30. Worcester magistrates heard that at about 11.30am on February 19, a police community officer saw Juliet Robinson asking passers-by for spare change. Robinson, aged 36, of no fixed
A DRIVER has admitted driving in Worcester with cannabis in her bloodstream. Jamie Smith, aged 41, of Avon Road, Worcester, was stopped by police in Lowesmoor on December 26 at about 8.30am. A roadside drug test proved positive, and a subsequent
THIS week a lady looks back at her time at Elmley Castle Hall, remembering the place in its former glory. MORE: Teenager takes flying lessons at 14
LOCAL students will skip school later this week in order to attend a city centre protest over climate change. Jennifer Thompson Chatburn has organised the demonstration outside Worcester's Guildhall as part of a string of protests across the country
THE sentencing of the Birmingham City fan who attacked an Aston Villa footballer on the pitch dominated the news in the Midlands yesterday, and one point raised was whether a prison term was justified for the assault. Paul Mitchell, 27, was sentenced
DEFIANT city MP and Brexit minister Robin Walker has pleaded with MPs to support Prime Minister Theresa May's deal in the crunch Parliament vote. But his calls for "colleagues from all sides of the House" to back the European Union withdrawal agreement
A DRIVER who was stopped with traces of two drugs in his bloodstream has been banned from the road for 12 months. Worcester magistrates heard that Jack Taylor, aged 23, of Burlingham Avenue, Evesham, was seen by police in a Ford Focus car at St
DYSON has failed to convince the UK's advertising watchdog that rival Bosch Home Appliances misled consumers over claims about its cordless vacuum cleaner. Bosch's UK website claimed that its cordless stick vacuum cleaner, called The Unlimited,
THIS is Bella, a 16-month-old long haired tortie female with her bags packed ready for a new home. She is described as a 'super, super friendly little youngster' who loves a fuss, a good stroke and sitting on a lap. Bella is a typical tortie
TWO knives were found in Worcester - one discovered in a public park. Police thanked vigilant residents for alerting them to the knives, which were found in a park in Carlisle Road, Ronkswood, and on Keswick Drive, Warndon. A spokesman for police
WE were inundated with your World Book Day pictures last Thursday. Youngsters at school, pre-schools and nurseries across the county donned their outfits for the event, bring their favourite literacy characters to life. Check out our gallery
THERE was a big weekend for Worcester City Youth’s girls. After 10 wins from 14 matches the under 18s were pipped to the Central Warwickshire League Division One crown by Pelsall Villa after a title-decider at Perdiswell. City lost 2-0 for
A DRIVER from Worcester was disqualified for three years after traces of illegal drugs were found in his bloodstream. Magistrates heard that Daniel Harvey, aged 45, was driving a Ford transit when he was stopped by police officers at about 1am
DILLON Pennington and Ben Cox took the honours for Worcestershire with ball and bat respectively in the 50-over friendly against Somerset in Abu Dhabi. Pennington picked up five wickets as Somerset totalled 304-8 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium.
TWO careless drivers have been jailed following a crash which killed a cyclist. Balvinder Sangha, aged 46 of Romsley, Halesowen and Emily Wilkinson, aged 21 of Hagley, Stourbridge, both appeared at Worcester Crown Court yesterday. At around 7.40am
WORCESTER cyclo-cross rider Simon Wyllie does not have to look far for a source of motivation when he gets on his bike. While Wyllie gears up for a big national or international contest, his neighbour heads off for a training session with either
DEFENDER Kai Fisher’s short stint at Evesham United looks likely to end – even if he does not accept an offer from league rivals AFC Totton. The Stags moved for the ex-Bristol Manor Farm defender over the weekend with Robins boss Paul Collicutt
THREE guinea pigs who are 'great friends' are looking for a new home after being abandoned in a box. Jon, Alan and Richard are two-year-old boys in the care of RSPCA Worcester & Mid-Worcestershire Branch. They are described as very confident
THE Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings, as Storm Gareth hits Worcestershire. Forecasters say the storm will bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK today and into tomorrow (Wednesday). The Met Office's yellow "be aware" warnings
RESIDENTS have voted in favour of plans for the biggest permit parking scheme in the city. More than 700 people voted for the scheme, which covers the Arboretum area of the city. County councillor Matthew Jenkins said the scheme will stop the
A WORCESTER insurance broker celebrated National Apprentice Week by celebrating taking on another apprentice. Georgia Bates, aged 18, from Worcester, who joined the firm 10 months ago, is the 25th apprentice to be taken on by SJL Insurance To
WORCESTER women's seconds remained top of Worcestershire League Division One with a 3-2 win at Stourport fourths. Clare Hayes bagged a brace with Libby Wycherley also on target. The third-from-bottom firsts lost 5-1 at Midlands Feeder West
CHAIRMAN Steve Goode insists Worcester City’s current playing budget is “well below” the £108,980 spent last season. The figure spent in 2017-18, City’s first in the Midland Football League, went public following the recent annual general meeting
POLICE are investigating a report of a racially aggravated incident in Pershore. It happened at the Turkish Mangal take-away on High Street at 10.30pm on Monday, February 25. A male staff member was working when a man entered and is alleged to
A DAD says he and his young family have been left sleeping on the floor in one small room after a dispute between a developer and a council left them without the home they believed they were promised. Charles Clapham, his pregnant wife, and 20-
The standard combination of username and password is not as secure as you may think. Even longer, more complex passwords are still at threat from data breach credential dump (e.g. posting passwords on Pastebin) or elaborate password attacks combining
STAFF, parents and pupils at a pre-school in Grimley, just outside Worcester, are celebrating after being named outstanding in an inspection. The St Bartholomew's Pre-school was inspected in January, and a report containing the findings has now
A FORMER soldier haunted by ‘demons’ hunted two Royal Marine commandos and used his car to mow them down in a ‘revenge attack’. Dale Wilson was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Joshua Strange and attempting to cause grievous
FIRE service bosses are urging locals to get their chimneys swept after a spate of blazes involving chimneys and wood burning stoves. Worcestershire and Herefordshire firefighters have been to around 30 chimney and wood burning stove blazes, in
TODAY'S old picture was reprinted in a February 1967 edition of the paper, but dates back to about 1911, when river steamers operated form South Quay in Worcester. The boat in the foreground could be the Belle, which was still in commission in 1967
YOUNG people in Worcester will have the opportunity to support the global appeal for five-year-old Oscar Saxelby-Lee at a donor recruitment event this Thursday. The event will be held on from 10am to 6pm on March 14at the main reception and the
Traffic on the M5 in Worcestershire was delayed on Tuesday morning after an accident involving two cars and a lorry. All traffic on the M5 Northbound was stationary for 45 minutes while the vehicles involved were recovered. The accident caused
A SCHOOL whose staff go the extra mile to help pupils has been nominated for Primary School of the Year. Beaconside Primary School was nominated for the Worcester News Education Award with headteacher Lorraine Hadley praising the efforts of members
FIREFIGHTERS will be taking on the challenge to cycle 1,000 miles in four days to raise money for a children’s cancer charity. Anthony Wilson, aged 38, and Lee Harding, 44, will be getting on the saddle to support the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer
COMMUNITY organisations across Worcestershire are celebrating after being awarded over £1.2 million in National Lottery funding. Among the organisations to benefit is Disability Sport Worcestershire, which has been given £9,650 to set up a wheelchair
AN innovative new scheme to support children with special needs in the city has been awarded more than £200,000 by The National Lottery Community Fund. The Friends of Fort Royal and C&T, a specialist organisation which uses theatre techniques
ARE you our Face in the Crowd this week? The woman who is circled in this fans’ photo from JMP is the lucky winner of two tickets for Worcester’s European Challenge Cup quarter-final against Harlequins at Sixways on Saturday, March 30 (8.15pm).
THIS week, our youth sport feature brings some under 10s pictures between West Worcester Youth Girls against Worcester City Girls in the Mercian League Shield Final at Malvern Town. West Worcester Youth won 3-0. The match started off on an even
SITUATED just outside the city, Pub Spy decided this week to fill my boots at the Bull Inn in Droitwich Road, Fernhill Heath. My friend had recommended this place – she had raved about how good the fish and chips are and how popular the food is
Worcester News Camera Club members have captured these beautiful pictures. To join our camera club, send your photographs to photo@worcesternews.co.uk or visit Facebook and search for Worcester News Camera Club.
Worcester News reporter Tom Banner was almost hit in a head-on crash on Saturday. Here, he writes about the experience. While on the way home from Worcester late on Saturday night I was very nearly killed in a head-on collision with another car
A DETECTIVE involved in bringing a former policeman to justice after he arranged to meet several underage boys in order to rape them has spoken of his relief that he was “unable to live out his fantasies”. Christopher Cuthbertson was arrested at
WORCESTER Warriors face up to six weeks without injured hooker Jack Singleton – but a world record breaker looks set to step into the breach. Since going away with USA last month Joe Taufete’e has written his name into the history books by becoming
NEW boss James Smith has been lauded by the man he replaced for giving triple champions Callow End the boost they "needed". Steve Winfield was the influential gaffer who helped bring together the heavyweights of the Worcester & District League
PARENTS of a five-year-old boy with leukaemia have asked people to "pray for our Bear" after his latest treatment failed to work. Oscar Saxelby-Lee, from Worcester, has been in the news across the world after thousands of people attended testing
REMARKABLE prizes have been donated to a fundraising event for Oscar Saxelby-Lee, the five year-old from Worcester who is battling an aggressive form of blood cancer requiring a stem cell donation. The event, to be held at Nuffield Health and Fitness
