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  • Editor's View: Spit hood child debate needs more research

    SPIT guards being used by the police out in public has been a major point of contention in recent weeks, with some critics having likened them to hoods used in Guantanamo Bay. Some say they breach human rights guidelines and hark back to a more

  • VIDEO: Swan faces down traffic on Worcester Bridge

    A SWAN has been captured on film facing down traffic on Worcester Bridge. Kieran Hough sent us a video of an adult swan preventing motorists from moving on the southbound carriage at around 6pm this evening (March 13). There have been a number

  • City centre market closed due to high winds

    A MARKET in the city centre closed today due to high winds. LSD Promotions cancelled the market in Angel Place, Worcester, because of predicted winds of up to 48 miles-per-hour. Dermot McGillicuddy, the director of LSD Promotions, said he was

  • Worcester Raiders take over at top of table

    WORCESTER Raiders took over at the top of West Midlands League Division One thanks to a 2-0 win at Team Dudley. The Claines Lane side, who host Sikh Hunters on Saturday (3pm), went one point above Darlaston Town and still boast two games in hand

  • Worcestershire beat Essex in 50-over clash

    THREE Worcestershire players made half-centuries and Charlie Morris claimed four wickets in a four-run win over Essex Eagles in a 50-over friendly. Daryl Mitchell, Josh Dell and George Rhodes starred with the bat at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium nursery

  • Miranda Sykes heads to The Palace

    Miranda Sykes, the acclaimed singer and bassist with ‘Show of Hands’ returns in 2019 with a new album and UK tour. Musically, she’s asking where we all are going; but the good news is, as far as she’s concerned she really seems to know. In fact

  • Zeppelin tribute at the Artrix

    MOTHERSHIP will be touching down this March at The Artrix in Bromsgrove, with a tribute to the legendary Led Zeppelin. Fans of the supergroup might well experience a stairway to Heaven when they hear all the classic hits, with a whole lotta love

  • Air ambulance called to help man found near brook

    AN air ambulance was called to help after “concerns” for a man’s wellbeing were reported in Upper Moor. Paramedics treated the male patient who was found “near a brook and down a muddy track”, a West Midlands Ambulance spokesman has said. Facebook

  • Worcester girl closer to Olympic dream

    A NUNNERY Wood High School pupil is aiming for a future Olympic Games. Year seven pupil Mia Harding is part of the competition squad at Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Worcester. Her group have passed the British Qualification Testing process and

  • FSB COLUMN: MTD is yet another challenge for small businesses

    FROM April 1, the Government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) regulations come into force. They will apply to all Value Added Tax (VAT)-registered businesses. However, research from the Federation of Small Businesses shows that currently, half of VAT-registered

  • Behind the Business: Brauchli Opticians in Worcester

    Brauchli Opticians, in Worcester, is a well-established business in the city centre, dating back over 60 years. Practice Manager Wendy Eichel said: “We pride ourselves in our expertise and understanding specific customer needs, this has been the

  • Picture from the past: Dragon boat racing in the 1990s

    TODAY'S old picture was contributed by Mrs Marion Main of Bromwich Road, St John's, and shows the Sketchley's Dragon Boat team, said to be the city's first. Taken in the early 1990s, the photo features Mrs Main's three sons Steve, (kneeling, far left

  • Big rugby wins for Droitwich and Worcester

    DIRECTOR of rugby Adam Drew believes his Droitwich side have “stepped up a gear” after thumping Old Halesonians 48-20 at the Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground. Matt Handford and Phil Horton bagged braces and Dan Guest and Paddy Barrow crossed the whitewash

  • Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake

    Matthew Bourne's iconic Swan Lake is in its 24th year, however there is no hint of fatigue - a visually lavish spectacle, ingenious, fun and dynamic. Bourne's introduction of male swans is a masterstroke even though it has been referred to as '

  • Award for school where pupils love reading

    A WORCESTER school received a reading for pleasure award signed by author Sir Philip Pullman. Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College was given the award after its patron of reading, local author Kevin Brooke, nominated the school. Mr Brooke

  • Dance celebration at Stanley Road Primary School

    CHILDREN at Stanley Road Primary School took part in a celebration of dance and music, called ‘Dance Share’. The event enabled the children to choreograph a dance which they later performed to an audience of parents. Each class contributed

  • Schools visit Malvern St James for art exhibition

    TALENTED young artists from across the county and beyond recently displayed their work at the annual Junior Schools’ Art Exhibition, hosted by Malvern St James Girls’ School (MSJ). The exhibition brought together pupils from 13 schools – Abberley

  • Student jailed after death crash killed cyclist

    A WORCESTER University student has been jailed for careless driving following her role in a crash which killed a cyclist. Balvinder Sangha and former University of Worcester student Emily Wilkinson were jailed at Worcester Crown Court on Monday

  • There was much more to Powick Hospital than LSD

    THERE’S no doubt it’s easy to be wise after the event, almost any event, but Powick Hospital, the former psychiatric establishment for the mentally ill midway between Worcester and Malvern, has copped a lot of flack over the years for using LSD as

  • 'Lucky escape' for injured swan rescued from balcony

    A YOUNG swan has been rescued after getting blown up onto a balcony in strong winds and injuring its wing. The male cygnet was found by the owner of a flat in Newport Street, Worcester, on Monday morning, who then called Wychbold Swan Rescue.

  • Perry Wood Primary School receives its first 'Good' rating

    A SCHOOL has been praised after receiving its first ‘good’ rating from Ofsted. Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School was raised out its previous rating of 'requires improvement' by inspectors following its most recent inspection on February 12 and

  • Out-of-contract hooker "showed his worth" to Warriors boss

    OUT-OF-CONTRACT hooker Niall Annett has “showed his worth” to Worcester Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons. With Jack Singleton (elbow) ruled out through injury and Joe Taufete’e away on international duty with USA, Annett came to Solomons

  • Worcester News Camera Club

    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.