THE Arboretum light festival is back for its second year following last year's success. “Love The Arbo” is a free enchanted trail of light for all to explore on February 15. Last February, the Arboretum Residents Association hosted the first
A MUM who says paedophile Keith Holloway tried to groom her daughter has claimed that, by allowing him to continue to live nearby, the Ministry of Justice is prioritising his rights over those of the children he could assault. It's difficult to
A NUMBER of crimes have taken place in Droitwich over the last three days. A catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle that was parked in the car park at a public house at the Ridgeway, Astwood Bank. This happened on January 22. Anyone with
PREMIER Rugby Limited (PRL) today released Lord Dyson's full report relating to Saracens and the breaching of salary cap regulations. Following the news the report would be made public at Sarries' request, the report reveals details of rules broken
WORRIED residents have met to discuss a plan for sand and gravel quarrying in a village. People living in a raft of Worcestershire villages got together after concerns were raised about huge lorries travelling through their villages to reach the
THE transformation of a dilapidated vinegar works warehouse is continuing as building work is now well underway. Hope Church has been working to reopen The Granary, in St Martin’s Quarter, Worcester, after gaining planning permission in June 2016
Dozens of patients died within 30 days of breaking their hip after being admitted to Worcestershire Royal Hospital in one year, an audit has found. Worcestershire Royal Hospital dealt with 358 hip fractures during 2018, according to the latest annual
ALAN Solomons insists the factors that led to Warriors collapsing in last week’s European decider are “in hand”. The Sixways chief has reviewed the action from a 33-27 defeat at home to Castres, the French side that had not won on English soil since
THE GOVERNMENT has confirmed a £700 million national investment in policing. Equating to a 10% increase, and will support the 93 additional officers in West Mercia by March 2021 and also things such as protection for vulnerable people, crime prevention
WORCESTER Raiders bosses “are confident” of finally returning to Claines Lane on Saturday with ground inspectors due to drop by tomorrow (Friday). Temporary facilities have been put in place for the rest of the season following delays to redevelopment
On Saturday March 14, François Girard’s new production of Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) will be screened Live in HD across the world. And the good news is, Malvern Theatres will be one of the locations. The great bass-baritone
Only 50 per cent of surveyed businesses across the two counties have a formal written business plan and only 10 per cent have engaged with their staff on the subject of planning. The effect of this means that those people necessary to deliver the
CASTRES prop Hans N’Kinsi has received a 12-week ban for making contact with the eye of Warriors front-row forward Richard Palframan. The incident was one of two alleged acts of foul-play to be cited by commissioner Ed Kenny during last Friday's
TWO people have been taken to hospital following a crash in the city centre. This picture shows the aftermath after two cars collided on the B4205 St Martins Gate outside the car park. Police and ambulance were called to the crash, which was
Worcester saw no growth in its pub trade last year, figures reveal, despite the number of locals across the UK rising for the first time in over a decade. Industry bodies have cautiously welcomed the national increase, but have called for tax breaks
A WORCESTER artist has performed a charity gig to raise money for victims of the bush fires in Australia. During her travels in Melbourne, Poppy Waterman-Smith, from Sidbury, performed a gig which was held at Barton Fink in Thornbury, on January
A NEW indoor axe throwing venue could soon be opening in the city. The yet-to-be-named venue would open in a vacant unit in Worcester’s Victorian Arches in Netherton Court next to the Arch Rivals micropub and would include eight lanes across two
A CITY gas company has signed up for a partnership aimed at getting students thinking about sustainability. Worcester-based Air Products has partnered with The National Enterprise Challenge to deliver the Air Products STEM Challenge, designed to
Following the whirlwind of the election period, the first weeks back in Westminster were predictably jam-packed. We began with the pageantry of the State Opening of Parliament and the Queen’s Speech. In the speech, I was pleased to hear the
POLICE chased a stolen car that failed to stop in Droitwich, with it later being abandoned after having a crash. West Mercia Police's Operations Patrol Unit tweeted a picture of the black Audi, after it was left abandoned. The account tweeted
The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson/Malvern Theatres I HEARD of a man who steadfastly refused to see this play because “it would only make him angry”. Heavens above. How intolerance reigns, yet another sad example of the current anger
SIR – A few weeks ago I was at one of my volunteer positions, a four-hour shift washing dishes at Worcester Cathedral, it’s at the tradesmen’s entrance. It was a cold day and I had worn my favourite jacket – a bright yellow waterproof beauty with
A POPULAR coffee chain and a bakery could soon be opening two new stores at a city retail park – but rumours of a long-awaited Burger King have been quashed. Costa Coffee and Greggs are planning to move into a new building in Blackpole Retail Park
A WORCESTER charity has welcomed a Government move for cheaper rail travel for veterans. Stepway, based in Worcester, offers a civilian skills programme and drop-in facility that aims to bridge the gap, particularly those veterans who are struggling
A MUM who says a convicted a paedophile tried to groom her daughter has questioned why he's still allowed to live nearby. In January 2019, Keith Holloway of Worcester was spared prison despite repeatedly flouting a court order to protect children
TODAY’S weekly In the Classroom feature focuses on the importance of music in schools. Reporter Grace Walton heard from the headteacher of a village primary school how music can promote mental health and wellbeing within the classroom. Karen Banford
A MUM was left in tears after she was forced to pay double the cost in bus travel after a ‘misunderstanding.’ Anna Watmore said she was left distressed when a mix-up with her Worcester City 2Trip ticket during a trip into the city. Mrs Watmore
REPLACING Charlie Dickens was probably not among the Great Expectations cameraman-turned-saviour Rich Widdowson had for City’s trip to Tividale. A little more than 80 minutes had been played when the action stopped with City a goal to the good in
IT is the city street where the majority of food businesses are rated five star by inspectors - but is it Worcestershire’s best? An impressive 15 of the 18 businesses in Friar Street, Worcester, that serve food have been given five stars in Food
A PLAN to convert a children's indoor play area which closed suddenly into a housing advice centre looks set to be approved. Soft play area and cafe Shakeey Shake and Play in Trinity Street, which closed in November, would be taken over by Worcester
SCHOOLBOYS have been praised by TVs Ben Garrod for organising their own fundraiser for orphaned baby chimps. Doogal Barnett, aged nine, and brother Fergus Barnett, seven, asked their school to run a ‘dress up as an animal day’ to raise money for
ASIDE from the death of my beloved bulldog, Biggles, decapitated by a boat propeller in Morecambe Bay in the summer of 1973, this comes as one of the hardest moments in Pub Spy’s long and, I think you’ll agree, immensely successful life. I know this
Today’s nostalgia photo from the Worcester News archive comes from 1998 and shows members of the audience meeting the cast of “The Grass is Always Greener” at the Swan Theatre
