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Comic genius who hid tears behind the mask

DAVID Benson will be hoping to make a good impression when he takes to the stage at Malvern Theatres next Saturday (November 10). more...

Theatre on the doorstep

VILLAGE halls are not the typical venues for professional theatrical performances but for Arts Alive it is their chosen task to bring the unexpected to rural venues. more...

Broken hearts and bruised egos

AMERICA'S Sweethearts (12), a satire on Hollywood's cult of celebrity, is showing for a week at Malvern Cinema from tonight (Friday). more...

Family life figures highly for Belinda

THERE was a loud crash on the end of the telephone and Belinda Lang let out a suppressed shriek more...

CARL Rosa Opera, following their sell-out tour of Australia and New Zealand, will be at Malvern Theatres next week with their award-winning production of that universally popular Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance. more...

What's on at your local theatre

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Classical and easy listening - what's on near you

Soiree Musicale. A concert in Pershore Abbey. Played by the Worcester Symphony Orchestra. Nov 10. 7.30pm. Tickets from 'Blue and A La Carte and at the door. More details on (01905 726169). more...

The authentic Pirates

INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed company Carl Rosa Opera will be treating audiences at Malvern Theatres to an authentic production of Pirates of Penzance. more...

Packing in the talent

ANOTHER talent-packed month at The Marr's Bar, Worcester begins next week. more...

Show an award-winner

RETURN to the Forbidden Planet, very loosely based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, is being staged at Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre. The rock 'n' roll show won an Olivier Award for best musical in 1990, beating Miss Saigon, and is set on board Captain Tempest's spaceship. more...

Whats on at your local cinema

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Nicole is out of this world

NICOLE Kidman has been the toast of cinema lovers since Moulin Rouge hit the screen and she's followed up that stunning success with Alejandro Amenabar's ghost story The Others. more...

ESO, Brahms Cycle n Review: Malvern Theatres

ONCE again the musicians of the ESO, with William Boughton conducting, discharged Brahms' music with interpretations of the highest quality, as is expected from them. more...

Rome and Jewels n Review: Forum Theatre

BREATHTAKINGLY acrobatic dancing and world-class DJs could not save Rome and Jewels from being a big let-down. more...

Aldwyn Voices n Review: Malvern Priory

ALDWYN Voices lunchtime recital concentrated mainly on the celebration of the centenary of Gerald Finzi's birth and the continuing festival of Japan 2001. more...

Dr Wendy Hitchmough on C F A Voysey n Review: Malvern Theatres

DR Wendy Hitchmough, an architectural historian, suggested members of her audience should imagine they were prospective clients of C F A Voysey in 1906, when he was a fashionable Arts and Crafts architect and designer. more...

Red Skies over the Severn n Review: Swan Theatre, Worcester

RED Skies over the Severn is a superbly written contemporary play vividly illustrating the lives of the Shepards, a Worcestershire farming family. more...

Ennio Marchetto n Review: Malvern Theatres

A MIXTURE of drag queen, Freddie Mercury and Rudolph Nureyev, Ennio Marchetto brought his charming set of theatrical send-up to Malvern Theatres last Saturday. more...

Battling for the top bands spot

LOCAL musicians are putting on their musical armour and getting their vocal chords into gear to battle against other bands in two major competitions. more...

Stroll among some of the finest trees

The remaining fragment of a once vast oakwood which was part of a royal hunting forest in the middle ages is Queenswood. In 1935 it came into the possession of Herefordshire County Council which opened it to the public as a country park. more...

Lure of hills proves too strong for Ian

LANDSCAPE artist Ian Shearman was so captivated by the beauty of the Malvern Hills during recent visits to the Three Counties Showground he decided to return and capture them in paint. more...

Are you sitting comfortably . . ?

HAVING soaked himself in the myths and legends of America during a year there, storyteller Graham Whitford is returning to Malvern for an evening of Myths - Truth or Legend. more...

News

Down-turn in trade since war on terror

THE war on terrorism has caused a serious slow-down in the West Midlands economy, according to a leading professional body. more...

Firms warned of data scam

BUSINESSES are being warned about a scam which claims they need to pay to comply with the new data protection law. more...

Perky start to internet café

MORE than 100 people have already signed up for educational courses offered by the town's first internet café in Smallwood, writes Becky Procter. more...

Wurlitzer wonder!

THE heyday of the Wurlitzer organ is being kept alive by a Redditch teenager who has won a prestigious national music competition, writes Julian Seva. more...

Hero in a hard hat drops in

Children's favourite Bob the Builder came to town on Thursday to check the building work taking place at the Kingfisher Centre met his high standards. more...

Charity card shop opening up

MORE than 30 national and local charities are set to benefit from sales at the Evesham Cards for Good Causes charity Christmas card shop, which opens next week at the town's library. more...

Church rocked by fire

THE Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham, Vincent Nichols, has sent a message of sympathy after a Winyates church was badly damaged in a suspected arson attack. more...

Echoes from the Past

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Morgan's other tenant . . .

HANLEY Swan man John Ferris rang the Malvern Gazette in response to Grace Loach's reminiscences (Friday, October 26) about the Standard Motor Co in the Morgan factory during the Second World War. more...

Memorial unveiled to radar pioneers

MALVERN has been a leading light in the world of radar since 1942, when two government establishments, TRE and ADRDE, moved from the South Coast to the town. more...

Memories of council chamber outburst

THE letters from Councillor Denham and Joy Turner (You Say, October 24) made interesting reading. more...

All this to destroy just one man

HARD as I have reflected I cannot see how it can be argued to be "good," "civilised" or "democratic" for the US and UK to behave with such terrible and terrifying violence in Afghanistan with which it is not at war to destroy one man and a particular network. more...

Best foot forward

I GREW up watching sleazy movies about New York - films such Midnight Cowboy and Taxi Driver. more...

Youngsters who don't know how to behave

DO the children of today have too much freedom in the way of self-expression? more...

Entitled to defend my country

FOLLOWING Mr Spiteri's letter (You Say, October 29) I feel he has missed the point! more...

An own goal

ONE of your correspondents says the front page story on B&Q and the proposed new football stadium was just free publicity for B&Q. more...

Crisis looming over nursing recruitment

OUR city is in the process of having a new state-of-the art hospital built. Many knowledgeable people have already questioned whether sufficient number of beds are going to be provided in this new hospital. more...

Adds up to huge new building on the flood plain

PLEASE may we have our Swanpool back? I see with pleasure that the process of repaving South Quay is well underway. more...

Railtrack's massive waste of Whitehall money

EVEN by his own somewhat eccentric standards, E F Showell's latest offering, about the Railtrack debacle, (You Say, October 26), was decidedly wide of the mark. more...

Smashing pumpkins

YOUNGSTERS at a Redditch kids' club scooped out pumpkins to be filled with coins for children growing up alone on the streets. more...

Buckets of cash boosts US firefighters' funds

GENEROUS people in Stourport have raised £2,000 towards the appeal to aid the families of American firefighters who died in the wake of the terrorist atrocities last month. more...

Trader's terror in race hate campaign

VIOLENCE and spiralling racial tension in Kidderminster have been predicted by a town businessman who has been targeted by racists for the first time. more...

Council seeks to share costs

MALVERN Town Council is to look at the possibility of sharing its offices with the tourist information centre. more...

Tuning in to save a life

TRAINING in how to save the life of a heart attack victim was broadcast on live radio from Dyson Perrins High School, in Malvern, last Saturday. more...

Inquest opened into river death

AN inquest has been opened into the death of a Callow End woman whose body was found in the River Severn near Apperley, Gloucestershire, two weeks ago. more...

Bringing Christmas cheer

AGE Concern in Malvern is gearing up to bring a little Christmas cheer to people living alone or who have difficulty preparing a meal. more...

Grant loss to hike up taxes

A £1.35 million grant given last year to shore up education funding in Worcestershire is not being renewed. more...

Editor's Comment...

IF the name Malvern Hills Partnership were not enough to put off most people, one look at its agenda would have the average man in the street reaching for the valium. more...

Search on for local heroes

THE search is on for local heroes to carry the Queen's Jubilee Baton on its journey around the UK. more...

Harvest Festival record

MALVERN Baptist Church enjoyed a record Harvest Festival, which will benefit people thousands of miles away. more...

Meeting tests need for ramblers group

LEDBURY and Malvern could be about to get its own branch of the Ramblers Association with plans for a meeting to test demand. more...

In line for an award

A MALVERN-based internet company has been shortlisted for a top European industry prize only six months after being set up. more...

Rare beetle has unique habit

WORCESTERSHIRE Wildlife Trust has recorded the first sighting in 30 years of a unique beetle with an exploding backside. more...

Mobile library joins fleet

A NEW mobile library serving the Malvern Hills has been unveiled as part of Worcestershire County Council's efforts to update its fleet. more...

Drink-driver banned

A 20-year-old Callow End man was caught driving while more than twice the legal alcohol limit. more...

Councillors admit helping former clerk to get job

TWO Malvern town councillors have admitted providing job references for former town clerk Stuart McDonough. more...

Dim future for town landmark

A SHARP jump in the cost of running Malvern's landmark gas lamps has put a question mark over their future. more...

Mission impossible

I WOULD like to thank West Mercia Police for pointing out that they are unable to spare the manpower to prosecute people for parking illegally on Barnards Green. I am disabled and I already find it very difficult to ever find a disabled parking space which is not occupied by a non-badge holder. Now it will be impossible. more...

New site planned for farm

PLANS for a new complex of farm buildings off Guarlford Road have been lodged with Malvern Hills District Council. more...

Unacceptable face

Having had a pleasant evening at the ESO concert last Friday at the Forum Theatre, the event was marred by an unfortunate incident whilst exiting through Priory Park. more...

John floored by carpet award

MALVERN businessman John Duncan is celebrating after an industry award for Victoria Carpets. more...

Keep history alive

WERE you serving during the Second World War? Did you fly during the Korean Conflict or the many other almost forgotten engagements such as Radian, Kenya or the Indonesian Confrontation? Did you spend many hours on QRA during the Cold War? Were you one of the `Truckie Force', the `Kipper Fleet' or `Tanker Trash'? Have you still got your medals, log books, photos, documents and other memorabilia? more...

Palace launch for Elgar work

THE Elgar Society's campaign for a complete edition of the works of the composer has been boosted with the publication of the first volume. more...

Standard memories

RE the article in last weeks Gazette "Standard is gone but not forgotten" (Malvern Memories, October 26). more...

Speedy move likely to cost

Moves to speed up the process for getting rid of abandoned cars could end up costing council taxpayers even more. more...

Unsung heroines

THE letter in last week's Postbag (October 26) from Mrs Grace Loach has prompted me to reply. more...

Does plan meet community need?

Where there are planning applications for large-scale developments on sites not in accordance with County Structure Plan, District Plan or Local Plans, I understand that exceptions have to be rigorously argued on the grounds of "community need". more...

May Day plans laid

PLANS are under way for next year's Malvern May Day celebrations in Priory Park on April 27. more...

Church is trying to act with sensitivity

IN respect of your article concerning the churchyard at St Matthias and its upkeep (Malvern Gazette, October 26). more...

Train threat boy locked up

A TRAIN could have been derailed at Malvern after a teenager placed plastic piping, stones and a plank of wood on the line. more...

Tributes paid to `aristocrat'

Tributes have been paid to leading Ledbury landowner, the Honourable Edward Biddulph, who died peacefully at home in Much Marcle, last Thursday. more...

Rural pubs under threat of extinction

RUNNING a pub involves endless late nights working when all around you are relaxing and having fun. more...

College to fence out vandals

MALVERN Hills College has submitted a planning application for a security fence, following a series of vandal attacks. more...

Best Value delay `fatal' hitch

MALVERN Town Council has considered ignoring a Government directive to show the public it is getting "best value". more...

Warm weather confuses tortoise

A MALVERN vet is appealing to the owner of a lost tortoise, taken in after going walkabout in Malvern Link, to come forward. more...

Palace visit was day to remember

TUESDAY was the day of a lifetime for Malvern councillor Jennette Davy, who received her MBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. more...

Jobless figure falling

THE number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the Malvern Hills area fell by 8.5 per cent in September, according to the Benefits Agency. more...

Snapshot of health of species

A COMPREHENSIVE survey of Worcestershire's wildlife has revealed an alarming decline in the populations of many species. more...

Rector defends tidy grave order

THE rector of a church that has warned relatives to tidy up graves or have them tidied up for them has defended the move. more...

Church packed for celebration

A MALVERN church celebrated its 125th anniversary with a packed service of thanksgiving on Saturday. more...

Bingo raises cash for Poppy Appeal

UPTON Social Club is holding a bingo evening in aid of the Poppy Appeal tonight (Friday), with doors opening at 7pm and eyes down at 7.30pm. Apart from the bingo, there will be a raffle, with proceeds going to the Poppy Appeal. more...

Malvern musical trio bid for Christmas number one

FAME and fortune could come to Malvern musicians Duke and Sherrie Ashton and David Lowe this Christmas - with a little help from the Tweenies. more...

Sale benefits club

A JUMBLE sale organised by Upton Ladies' Hockey Club takes place tomorrow (Saturday). Upton Sports Club is hosting the event and admission is 10p. Stalls offering cakes, produce, books, bric-a-brac, Christmas gifts and refreshments will be open from 10.30am. more...

Guides meet pop star idols

A TEEN dream came true for three local Guides when they met their favourite pop idols backstage at a concert. more...

Sizzling fundraiser

A TROUT barbecue is taking place at the Talbot Head Hotel in Old Street, Upton, tomorrow (Saturday). Admission is £2.50, with all proceeds going towards the New Year fireworks fund. The fish will start sizzling at 8.30pm. more...

Tickets available

TICKETS for the November 19 outing to Weston-Super-Mare Carnival, organised by SARA and the Tourism and Trade Association, are available on 01684 591097. more...

Band turn up heat for Chris

A TEN-man band of local fire brigade personnel will be turning on the heat as they perform for charity in Malvern. more...

Charity dance date

A DANCE in aid of Community Care is taking place at Upton Memorial Hall at 8pm on Friday, November 16. more...

Stadium sale runs into further delay

MALVERN Football Club has again delayed an announcement over the sale of its ground. more...

Dishing up dinner aid

A BANGLADESHI buffet will be served up at a dinner in aid of Welland Football Club this Sunday (November 4). more...

Street patrol to deter local crime

A UNIFORMED warden will patrol the streets of Langland in a pioneering scheme for Worcestershire. more...

Coachhouse upgrade

AN early 19th Century coachhouse on School Lane, in Upton, is to be renovated, if planning permission is granted. more...

Put an end to our shivering, plea

SHIVERING bus users from Link Top are appealing to Malvern Town Council to give them back their shelter. more...

Firework clean-up pledge renewed

ORGANISERS of Upton Water Festival's spectacular firework finale have restated a pledge to clear up and repair damage after having a complaint brought to their attention. more...

Car park charges to be reviewed

MALVERN Hills District Council is to take a second look at car parking charges in Newtown Road, Link Top. more...

Band members share annual awards

AWARDS for long service, best turnout and many others were presented at Upton Youth Band's annual general meeting on Thursday (October 25). more...

Public invited to comment on 10-year vision of the Malvern Hills

THE public is being urged to find ways to encourage young people to stay in the Malvern Hills and reverse the drift towards an ageing population. more...

Hotel throws open doors

GUIDED tours are being offered round one of Upton's most prominent buildings by its proud proprietors. more...

Pontoon bridge called for by MP

A PONTOON bridge to keep traffic flowing through Upton during flooding is being demanded by West Worcestershire MP Sir Michael Spicer. more...

One step taken, many yet to come

IT was only a start, but supporters of Worcester City's bid to move to a 21st Century stadium must feel as if they've just safely negotiated the opening 20 minutes of the most crucial game in the club's history. more...

West Malvern Correspondent: Colin Jackson Tel 01684 577604

Heartrending melodrama ("Her Virtue for Ten Pence"), a barber shop quartet, a Dickensian schoolroom and sentimental drawing room ballads helped to bring the Victorian era back to life in West Malvern on Saturday. A 20-strong cast (including Queen Victoria herself, looking suspiciously like Valerie Blackbourn), aged from about 10 to 80, put on a sparkling entertainment at St James School's Anstruther Theatre, to a script by producer Gwyn Klee with musical backing by John and Susan Raine at the keyboard (Susan also playing several other roles). Beautifully dressed by Olive Wickens, with lighting by Mike Staiger, and using sources as varied as Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Frank Muir and Queen Victoria's own diaries, it added up to a highly entertaining evening. Other cast members included Michael Andrews, Bill Bardsley, Alex Dakin, Laurie Gregory, Emily Knightley, David Matthews, Jim Nisbet, Simon Vaughan-Spencer, Madeleine Stone, Kate and Anthony Wheaton, John Wickens and David Wright, plus a group of St James's School girls who had returned early from their half-term break specially to present a selection of songs by Gilbert and Sullivan. The evening was organised by the Friends of St James's Church and proceeds go to the Church Roof Fund. more...

MALVERN WELLS Correspondent: Tom O'Malley Tel 01684 575682

A SILENT auction will be held at the village hall on Saturday, November 10 at 7.30pm accompanied by a buffet supper with tickets at £2 each. The Revellers wish to apologise to everybody on their mailing list for a misprint in the ticket price for the auction. The £2 is to cover food and use of the hall. more...

STAUNTON Correspondent: Ursula Groves-Smith Tel 01452 840273

THE service at the Parish Church of St James, Staun-ton held special significance for members of Hartpury, Corse and Staunton Mother's Union as it included their own annual service, held at the beginning of their year in one of the three churches within the united benefice. This year also included the admission of two new members Mrs Ruby Payne and Mrs Gilly Wells. The service was conducted by Canon John Evans who admitted the new members and the lesson was read by MU member Mrs Mary McGhee. more...

POWICK Correspondent: Mrs M Allsopp Tel: 01905 830746

IT is 80 years since the Royal British Legion was formed - in May 1921 - with the purpose of the welfare and care of ex-servicemen and women and their dependants. The need for the RBL goes on year after year as world conflicts continue, and demand for help increases annually. In the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire the welfare expenditure for 2001 increased by 51 per cent over the previous year, an increase of £93,000 in welfare funding over the year 2000. As Remembrance Day draws near poppies will be on sale for the 2001 Poppy Appeal. more...

PENDOCK Correspondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287

A 70's night was enjoyed by all that shook the night away and each organisation will benefit from a £35 donation. more...

LONGDON Correspondent: Mrs Eileen Moss Tel: 01684 833256

ON Sunday, November 4, the Service at St Mary's Church at 11.15am will be Holy Communion using the Common Worship Order. Please note that Bridge Builders will not be meeting that day. The session has been moved to Sunday, November 11. more...

FORTHAMPTON Correspondent: Gill Warner Tel: 01684 292395

PRIZE winners at the village hall fortnightly whist drive were: Olive Timme, Mrs Jefferies, Doreen Quiney, Nancy Devereux, Joan Spragg, Thelma Reed, Claire Skirten, Philip Warner, Molly Abbott, Les Quiney, Gareth Trapp, Dave Bunn, Gordon Bennett and Malcolm Harley. The next whist drive is on Wednesday, November 7, at 8pm. more...

COLWALL Correspondent: Patricia Hockett Tel: 01684 564872

THE next meeting of the Wyche and Colwall Horticultural Society will take place on Monday November 5, at 7.30pm in the village hall. more...

CASTLEMORTON Correspondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287

THE next meeting of the Castlemorton Gardening Club will be held on Thursday, November 15, at 7.45pm in Castlemorton Parish Hall. We are looking forward to welcoming James Arbuthnott who runs Stone House Cottage Gardens & Nursery. This well known lovely and highly original garden and nursery has been the subject of many magazine articles and we are anticipating an excellent talk on Unusual Wall Shrubs and Climbers. Visitors and new members are most welcome, £2 entrance fee for non-members. more...

CALLOW END Correspondent: Mrs M Allsopp Tel: 01905 830476

THE Remembrance Day Parade on Sunday, November 11, begins at 2pm when members of the local branch of The Royal British Legion will assemble at the village hall car park. Members will then march at 2.15pm for the Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at 2.30pm, followed by the service in St James' Church. The preacher at the church service will be Canon John Champion, the county chaplain of The Royal British Legion. Following the service refreshments will be served at The Old Bush, Callow End. more...

BOSBURY BOSBURY Correspondent: Mrs R Krinks Tel: 01531 640076

HOLY Trinity Church, Bosbury, Sunday, November 4, 11am Morning Prayer and Baptism. Ashperton, November 4, 3pm All Souls Service. Bosbury, November 11, 10am Parish Communion, followed by a short act of Remembrance at 11am. more...

Four hurt in crash

FOUR teenagers were taken to hospital after the Vauxhall Nova they were travelling in was in collision with a Ford Fiesta which failed to stop. more...

Heavens above, it must be our nursery school!

DREAMS have come true for a group of young mums in Clifton-upon-Teme who watched the arrival of their new £90,000 nursery school. more...

Foster to launch workshop for mentally ill

WORCESTER MP Mike Foster was today due to launch a new project to help victims of mental illness. more...

Rector regrets going `beyond the law'

A RECTOR who warned relatives to tidy up graves feels he went "beyond what the law required" by placing notices by the church door as well as writing to families involved. more...

Tests carried out to identify a robber

FORENSIC tests are still being carried out to try to identify a man who tried to rob a post office with an imitation gun. more...

Stirring up toil and trouble

The Advertiser has already snapped one old hag stirring up trouble at Pools and Gardens, in Wychbold. more...

Ex-city medic has ban lifted

A FORMER Worcester Royal Infirmary consultant who was struck off the medical register after a bungled operation which led to a woman's death has had his ban overturned. more...

Find fame on the Army's website

AN adventurous youngster from Worcestershire could become a famous face, thanks to a competition being launched by the Army. more...

Mobile phones used in bid to cut shop crime

POLICE officers working in Hereford have new weapons to help combat crime - mobile phones. more...

Council seeks powers to curb town rowdies

ROWDY behaviour, bad language and drunkenness on Tenbury streets have forced councillors to seek new powers of control. more...

£600,000 to aid a flood-hit village

REPRIEVE is on the horizon for people in Callow End with the promise of major sewerage works to relieve some of their flooding problems. more...

Footballing greats take to the field for charity

UNITED versus Villa - the big match of the day - kicks off in Tenbury this weekend. more...

Policeman's son is jailed

A POLICEMAN'S son who attacked a man in the street with a beer glass has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. more...

Solicitor steps in to sort out Guildhall snag

A TEAM of solicitors has rescued a World Trade Centre fund-raising event being held at Worcester's Guildhall. more...

Praise for the ambulances

RESPONSE times for ambulances across Worcestershire and Herefordshire are some of the best in the country, according to new figures. more...

Bid to clear streets of abandoned cars

ABANDONED cars will be towed away within 24 hours under a new clampdown to clean up Worcestershire's streets. more...

Yes, I gave him a reference

A MALVERN town councillor has admitted giving a reference for the former town clerk who took another job shortly after taking early retirement from Malvern. more...

It's hats off to long-serving Muriel

A FORMER Mayoress of Worcester is certainly not hanging up her hat, but is preparing for her next challenge after spending 14 years as a volunteer in the Red Cross. more...

Reformed addict in classroom

CHILDREN at a Worcester school are having lessons in life from a reformed drug addict. more...

No bail for sex attacker

A JUDGE branded an 18-year-old "disturbed" after the teenager admitted a sex attack on a woman. more...

Firework shops are keeping to the law

TRADERS across Worcestershire have proven they keep to the letter of the law and do not sell fireworks to underage youngsters. more...

A temporary job - for 25 years

A SCHOOL crossing lady who initially started work as a six-month temporary job has just celebrated her 25th anniversary. more...

Runners head to city

A WOMEN'S charity race has become such a runaway success it could be held in Worcester city centre. more...

Lido project goes before the public

A MEETING will be held next week to gauge public opinion over plans to turn Droitwich's historic Lido into a health spa. more...

Can you take this off John's hands?

A RONKSWOOD Hospital worker is looking for kind-hearted people to help his charity appeal. more...

Sex plea woman calls police

A WORCESTER woman dialled the police complaining her partner had refused her sexual advances. more...

On their way!

WORCESTER City have been given the green light to take their first step towards a state-of-the-art soccer stadium. more...