Stories for 24 January 2006
News
PARENTS in Worcestershire are divided over Government proposals to give children under two years old the flu jab. more...
FOREIGN tourists visiting Worcester and Hereford have been splashing out more cash than ever before. more...
A FAMILY were forced to flee their Worcester flat after a three-year-old set fire to a double bed. more...
A WELL-known and much-loved goose has been shot in the head by mindless vandals. more...
THE team at Conference Worcestershire is kicking off 2006 with the appointment of a new co-ordinator and a clear message - look no further than the county for the perfect business venue. more...
A new guide created to help workers from abroad settle into the UK is being launched by Multicultural UK. more...
Prime Minister Tony Blair said that his plans to shake up incapacity benefit would be based on the principle of "fairness" - helping those who could work into jobs and ensuring that cash went only to those who deserve it. more...
More than one in 10 people were hit with a penalty charge on their credit card during the past year, research showed. more...
Gas bills to rise more...
WORCESTER'S CrownGate shopping centre manager Carolyn Mantle has started the new year in fine style. more...
SIR - I was horrified to read that Malvern Hills planners have approved plans for a pig farm at Broadwas. more...
SIR - Thank you for the publication of the photograph of our sponsored period cycle ride in aid of the County Air Ambulance Trust taken outside the Farmers Arms at Birtsmorton. We raised a total of £1,422. more...
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SIR - Only those who are homeless know how frighteningly easy it is for ordinary people to fall by the wayside in our society, and Andrew Brown's recent letter was excellent, apart from one thing - that there should be sufficient homes in our nation to house everyone. more...
SIR - January 29 signals the start of Chinese new year, traditionally a time for luck and new beginnings. However, luck has sadly run out for the 18 million ducks that are slaughtered each year in the UK to supply both the restaurant and supermarket trade. more...
HERE's a question: What does Worcester have in common with Rome? Answer: Both cities were built on hills and are situated next to major rivers. more...
A DISTRAUGHT five-year-old is hoping that Worcester News readers will help him find his missing dog. Owen Cooper's springer spaniel Duke went missing from his kennel in Beehive Place, Warndon Villages, Worcester, last weekend. His mother Ali Cooper fears that the beloved pet has been stolen. "When he first heard what had happened he just cried, he was absolutely gutted," said the 25-year-old. "He just wants him back." Duke, who is more...
YOUNGSTERS with an interest in photography or wildlife are being urged to enter a photograph competition. more...
volunteers are wanted to help Worcester's fire service deal with the consequences of floods and fire. more...
ST RICHARD'S Hospice proved a firm favourite with bookies in Droitwich. more...
A CRACKDOWN on unclaimed freebies is set to be enforced when Worcester City Council introduces a `code of conduct' for employees. more...
A LEADING motoring organisation has attacked plans to turn a busy road in Droitwich into a single carriageway. more...
The colourful, outspoken and often controversial MP Ann Widdecombe is to be guest speaker at Worcestershire Women's Institute annual meeting. more...
DISAPPOINTED soldiers from Worcestershire's regiment who were hoping to see action in Iraq have been told they will have to stay in London to guard the Queen. more...
Dentist William Biddle has had his fill of incisors, canines and molars and hung up his drill after 35 years. more...
A COMPANY is looking to expand and safeguard jobs at the same time. more...
WHEN Tony James hears his students say "I'm useless because I go to Elgar" he realises what he's up against. more...
Sport
LEON Kelly faces a direct battle with Mark Danks for a starting place tonight as Worcester City aim to complete successive Nationwide North wins at Hinckley United (7.45). more...
MARK Yates is hoping the lure of playing at the Millennium Stadium will motivate his Harriers players sufficiently for them to beat League Two promotion chasers Carlisle United in the LDV Vans Trophy northern semi-final tonight (7.45). more...
STOURPORT put away form side Bromyard in the Worcestershire derby to maintain their lead at the top of the table. more...
WESTFIELDS' away blues continued with a 3-1 defeat at Loughborough Dynamo in the Midland Alliance. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers manager Rod Brown has vowed to give all of the subs from Saturday's 1-0 loss at Hemel Hempstead a starting place for tonight's Errea Cup fourth round home tie with King's Lynn (7.45). more...
AN incident-packed match at Archdales saw the home club defeat Martley Spurs 6-5 in a Worcester and District Football league Sunday Premier Division encounter. more...
WARRIORS director of rugby John Brain has believes that the European Challenge Cup draw has thrown up an "eminently winnable" quarter-final at Northampton. more...
MARK Yates is hoping the lure of playing at the Millennium Stadium will motivate his Harriers players sufficiently for them to beat League Two promotion chasers Carlisle United in the LDV Vans Trophy northern semi-final tonight (7.45). more...
GRAHAM Turner insists Hereford United must be at their `very, very best' tonight to oust Macclesfield Town and take another giant step towards the LDV Vans Trophy final. more...
LEON Kelly faces a direct battle with Mark Danks for a starting place tonight as Worcester City aim to complete successive Nationwide North wins at Hinckley United (7.45). more...
SOME people have never heard of the Faroe Islands -- let alone pin-point it's location on an atlas. more...
WARRIORS director of rugby John Brain has believes that the European Challenge Cup draw has thrown up an "eminently winnable" quarter-final at Northampton. more...
