If we all got a penny paid every time a silver-tongued barrister made excuses for a defendant in court, we would all be rich beyond the dreams of Croesus. There's a litany of threadbare excuses and sob stories one regularly hears in courts up and
WORCESTERSHIRE running ace Alice Wright took a bite out of the Big Apple at the United Airlines New York City Half Marathon. The USA-based former King’s School Worcester pupil ran one hour 14 minutes 25 seconds to finish 14th woman. The 14th
A CARE home manager has been acknowledged as one of the country’s top mental health nurses at a national award ceremony in London. Katherine Matthews, who manages Perry Manor in Worcester took second place in the British Journal of Nursing (BNJ)
WORCESTER’S Huntingdon Hall will host a brand new puppetry production of Hansel and Gretel during the Easter holiday. A spokesman said: “This will be a magical show created by storytelling masters Goody and Storey in collaboration with Norwich Puppet
WORCESTER Warriors wing Josh Adams has been shortlisted for the 2019 Guinness Six Nations Player of the Championship award. Adams, 23, was a key figure in helping Wales to a Grand Slam in head coach Warren Gatland’s last Six Nations in charge.
THE first Facebook funded Community Reporter in the UK has started at Newsquest’s Worcester office today. Steven Collins is the first Community Reporter to be appointed in the country and will focus on covering news from the rural communities of
HYLTON Road, Worcester, will be closed this evening for a few hours. The road will be closed for three hours from 6.30pm tonight, for the installation of Severn Trent Water pumps, as part of flood defences. A diversion will be in place, via Henwick
A MALVERN church is launching itself as a performance venue with its inaugural arts festival this summer. The festival features big names including Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and country music star Hank Wangford, and tickets will be going on
When it comes to Brexit, what UK companies say and what they do may be different; what they do is much more reliable as an indicator of flexibility and responsiveness. We recently held a seminar in Middelburg in the Netherlands, meeting Dutch businesses
TODAY'S picture from the archives of the Worcester News dates back to April 1989, when an archaeological dig was being carried out in the city’s Deansway. The dig was described as one of the most important ever carried out in an English town, and Roman
TEN girls from King’s St Alban’s, Worcester, became the south-west netball champions. They saw off 20 other teams in the Under 11 IAPS (Independent Association of Prep Schools) District Tournament to reach Thursday's national final. The girls
A MUM taking on yet another gruelling challenge event to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. “My son has cystic fibrosis and so my husband Chris and I have done various fundraising activities for the Trust over the years. When I saw the Great
A SCHOOL in Worcester is celebrating being nominated for a Worcestershire Education Award. Bishop Perowne CE College, in Merrimans Hill Rd, has been nominated for Secondary School of the Year with the nomination praising the school’s caring atmosphere
THE number of businesses in Worcestershire being created is falling, according to new figures. Figures from the Inform Direct Review of UK Company Formations show a fall in the number of new company formations in Worcestershire during 2018, compared
THERE was no separating the bottom two in McDonald's Worcester and District Football League Sunday Division Two. Worcester Saints drew 2-2 at home to Lower Teme and Martley Athletic who remain one point behind their opponents at the foot of the
AFTER being separated from her family, a Staffy found her forever home thanks to a charity. Bayley, a Staffy who was in need of a little love and affection to bring her out of her shell. Bayley came to Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter (WARS)
I’ve always wanted to have an ancestry test. It’s a very strong human instinct to want to know where you come from. No doubt that’s why it’s such big business. There’s something thrilling about the idea that we may not be who we think we are, that
A SPORTS ambassador finally met his biological father, a Fijian SAS veteran during a trip which took him around the world to help disadvantaged children. Danny Ligairi grew up in Callow End after being adopted by a couple but has now finally met
A TEENAGE driver with a pregnant passenger led police on a high speed chase through Worcester which had to be abandoned because of the risk to schoolchildren. Harry Milton-Hossak was told by a judge he had escaped jail by the skin of his teeth after
A YOUNG musician is releasing a new EP which will deal with the issue of mental health. Ben Ramsay, 19, who records under the alias of The New Consistent, raised £50 for Maggs Day Centre at Christmas by selling copies of his single ‘3 years’.
A TRAINEE teacher has taken on a fundraising challenge after witnessing a tragic event in which a student killed themselves. Leo Atkinson, a trainee teacher from Worcester, will run the London Marathon in aid of the charity Mind, which offers support
Friday. And as I write, I am sickened and outraged by the news coming in of the terrorist attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. A peace-loving religious community devastated with 49 people shot dead and another 20 seriously injured.
GRAHAM Allner admits “my heart ruled my head” when taking on the Worcester City job so soon after achieving legendary status at Kidderminster Harriers. In a candid assessment of his 10-month stint in charge at St George’s Lane, one of the favourites
REFEREE Lewis Mountain’s comedy of errors was no laughing matter for banished Worcester City manager John Snape. Mountain infuriated both benches during Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Boldmere St Michaels with Snape dismissed from the technical area
THE council has been forced to apologise after it barred a candidate from hiring a council-owned room for a visit by Jeremy Corbyn last year. Labour Party organiser and previous parish council candidate Andy Graham had chosen the Lyppard Hub in
