A CITY council meeting has been cancelled because it is understood a councillor has died. Councillor Stuart Denlegh-Maxwell, who represents Claines, is the councillor who has believed to have died. Worcester City Council’s licensing and environmental
A NEW phenomenon is gripping the internet. Back-cracking videos are everywhere, and they are not going away. For a lot of people online videos are now their first experience of chiropractic. One video I have seen has had 49 million views. For
They are nothing special. Just small knitted squares of about 4in by 4in in various colours. And if you look carefully there is a small embossed symbol – a cross – knitted in the centre. What is it you ask? Well, it is one of our prayer squares
ALL-ROUNDER Ed Barnard felt the overcast conditions at Blackfinch New Road played into the Lancashire bowlers’ hands after Worcestershire were skittled for just 98 on a sorry first day. Barnard offered the most resistance with a defiant 32 as the
WORCESTERSHIRE were again plunged into deep trouble by Lancashire duo Jimmy Anderson and Graham Onions on a rain-hit first day in the Specsavers County Championship Division Two match at Blackfinch New Road. Anderson and Onions had been the destroyer
ACADEMY manager Chim Gale has left Worcester Warriors. Gale, who originally joined the Sixways outfit as an outreach coach before being made assistant academy boss in May 2014, is set to take up "a new opportunity" according to Warriors. He
WORCESTER is due for three straight days of rain this week, despite it being the height of summer. The latest Met Office forecast for the area is for today and Wednesday, following on from Monday's downpours. According to the Met Office, today
A SEARCH was launched using dogs and the police helicopter after an injured driver fled from the scene of a crash. The crash happened overnight between Saturday and Sunday on the B4211 between the Rhydd junction and the junction with the B4209.
A YOUTH group in Worcester has set up new football and dance teams with the help of a local councillor. Earlier this year, young people from the youth club in Dines Green contacted Councillor Richard Udall asking for help to set up the groups.
AS the nation marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, when 2,700 British soldiers were killed on June 6, 1944, it's a sobering thought that at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, more than 3,200 combatants died in a single day. In addition
SET aside those silly wigs and spandex trousers, if you really must, and enjoy a rocking good time with power ballads, at The Swan Theatre in Worcester. After all, it’s all about the music not the fashions, and the performers all seem to have their
The critically acclaimed Fame the Musical UK Tour is set to light up Malvern Festival Theatre, and perhaps it will live forever in the memory of the audience, just like the old song promised. Based on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture film, Fame -
PERSHORE Town under-15 girls rounded off an unbeaten season with two trophies by lifting the Mercian Junior League Cup at Malvern. Rob Bille’s team had already gone through the Under 15s Division One campaign with 17 wins and a draw from 18 matches
A SPECTACULAR umaiden century from 16-year-old Ciaran Magee and a five wicket haul from Jabba Riaz brought victory for Old Vigornians over city rivals Old Elizabethans seconds at Perdiswell. After a delayed start the Worcestershire League Division
WORCESTERSHIRE Women’s Rapids bowled out Devon for just 32 to win the second of their ECB Vitality County T20 matches at Old Hill. Rapids bounced back from defeat in their opening game against Durham earlier in the day to gain an emphatic eight-wicket
ENGLAND women's team sealed the Royal London ODI Series after beating West Indies at Blackfinch New Road to move into an unassailable 2-0 lead. England totalled 233-7 in 41 overs after their innings was interrupted by a lengthy delay for rain.
BUSINESS people from the region are preparing for the Worcestershire Business Expo when it arrives in Evesham next month. Taking place at The Northwick Arms Hotel in Waterside on Friday, July 12 the exhibition will see a variety of different businesses
A CENTURY from Tom Goodwin helped Old Elizabethans overcome high-flying Astwood Bank in Worcestershire League Premier Division. Goodwin hit two sixes and 12 fours on his way to 101 off 121 balls. He was ably supported by Raminda Arachchige (56)
MORE than 100 businesses from across Worcestershire attended an event this week in support of a new approach to raising the profile of the county. The event, organised by the Worcestershire Ambassadors, took place at Blackfinch New Road, home of
TODAY'S old picture from the vaults of the Worcester News dates back to June 1997, when the paper took a look at Ombersley-based company Time Craft Designs Ltd. The company specialised in making delicate clocks using mechanical clock and watch parts
Taking a practical approach and trying to keep stress for clients to a minimum is the key for corporate lawyers – clients want sensible, realistic advice which meets their own business needs. Working in the health and social care team means that
THE Ledbury Reporter’s Gary Bills-Geddes is already getting very positive reviews and feedback for his first novel, ‘A Letter for Alice’, which has just been published by a New York-based publisher. Gary, who publishes poetry and prose under his
WORCESTER’S largest social landlord is organising a street football tournament next month. Fortis Living – in partnership with Worcester City Council, Freedom Leisure and Kidderminster Harriers – will be holding the games on Sunday, July 28, in
WEST Mercia's police and crime commissioner has thrown his weight behind Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid's campaign to be the next conservative leader. John Campion is the latest local figure to endorse Mr Javid as the next leader of the Conservative
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BURGLARS smashed a front window of a house at Fairfield Close in Worcester and stole a black iPad. The break-in happened between 2.10pm and 2.20pm on Sunday, and anyone with information is urged to call police on 101, quoting incident number 0414s
A VW Golf car parked at Snowshill Close, Warndon, had three tyres slashed and a brick thrown through its windscreen. The attack happened between 11pm on Saturday and 11.44am on Sunday. The incident number is 0284s 090619.
NINETY members of the combined Rock Choirs of Worcester, Droitwich and Tewksbury gathered at St Stephen’s Church, Barbourne, on Saturday to mark the centenary of Save the Children and to raise funds for the charity's Malvern branch. The choir entertained
A PENSIONER claims the bus service around her area is ‘disgusting’ and this has resulted in her ill husband missing doctors appointments. Gwen Hughes, of Norwich Road, in Ronkswood, claims the bus she catches is ‘continuously late’ and has meant
THERE were mixed feelings among readers after the city council backed an international-standard hockey facility. Some said the city should ‘get behind’ the Hockey stadium, while others would prefer to see a new football stadium for homeless Worcester
THE spectacle of Tory leadership candidates admitting to having taken illegal drugs has been bizarre, but predictable. The fact senior members of the Tory party, including Dominic Raab, Andrea Leadsom and Rory Stewart have a past comes as no shock
A STUDENT has released her own version of the Coldplay song Fix You as tribute to her friend who took his life and to support a mental health charity. Molly Smout, who is supporting the charity PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide, hopes to raise
CAPTAIN Gerrit-Jan van Velze reckons Worcester Warriors’ players need to change the way they “treat each other” and “behave around the place on a daily basis” in preparation for the new season. The 31-year-old number eight insists “ability is not
WORK to keep people off the county's streets will continue after the city council agreed to hand over £265,000 in funding for the next two years. Worcester City Council has used money from its affordable housing fund - which is usually used to
A DRUNK woman struck a car wash employee multiple times in the face before causing around £2,000-worth of damage to cars after an argument with her partner. Adell Thomas “lost control” after drinking alcohol in the city centre, having already taken
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WORCESTER Warriors’ players and fans paid tribute to fly-half Ryan Lamb after announcing his retirement yesterday. Lamb, 33, joined Warriors in February 2014 before memorably kicking the Sixways side back into the Premiership a year later.
