I see on the news today that the sponsors of Celebrity Big Brother have pulled out of their association with the show. There used to be a saying that "any publicity is good publicity" in the media world but is that perception a misconception? Everyone
FRIENDS of a man who is thought to have jumped into the River Severn have come forward to say he is alive and well. Worcester Police have yet to speak to the man who is believed to have entered the water in the early hours of Wednesday setting off a
YOUNGSTERS Callum Black, Will Bowley and Simon Whatling have been handed starts in a much-changed Warriors side for their final European Challenge Cup pool five match in Viadana tomorrow (Saturday). Black comes into the front row along with hooker Aleki
WITH cup games taking priority tomorrow, there is a reduced league programme for the county clubs. Worcester Wanderers are scheduled to play their re-arranged fixture at Shipston while there are also league games for Evesham and Droitwich. Fixtures
IT was fascinating to hear the insights of Gareth Chilcott at the Supporters' Club evening on Wednesday night and heartening to know he believes Worcester can stay in the Premiership. Most observers outside the confines of Sixways have given the club
GALE force winds have caused chaos on Worcestershire's roads and railways and left thousands of homes without power. A man was taken to hospital with head wounds after a lorry he was driving in was blown over on the northbound stretch of the M5 near
NEW loan signing Steve Jennings goes straight into Hereford United's squad for Saturday's Coca-Cola League Two trip to Macclesfield Town. Midfielder Jennings has joined the Edgar Street club for a month from fifth-placed League One side Tranmere Rovers
ANDY Preece says Leon Kelly has nothing to prove when Worcester City face Hinckley United on Saturday. Hinckley striker Kelly will make his first appearance at St George's Lane since leaving Worcester last March as part of a cost-cutting exercise. But
The walk across the Malverns was glorious, was chilly but bright and sunny. Walked with friends from British camp along to Eastnor park. Carried Annie as planned but only covered 6 miles. Some good views of the flooding from up there. Nice gentle pace
POLICE have issued a description of a set of keys they are keen to find in connection with an alleged murder in Worcester. The keys are thought to be somewhere between Windermere Drive, Warndon and the Arboretum area of the city. This could include
JAMES Constable's goal-scoring heroics look to have scuppered Kidderminster Harriers' hopes of extending his Aggborough stay. The striker, on loan from League Two leaders Walsall, aims to add to his eight goals in nine appearances at home to York City
REFUSE collections in Worcester may be delayed tonight and tomorrow because of freak weather conditions battering the city. Because of safety concerns over high winds in the county all tip facilities have also been closed, meaning vehicles carrying the
EVESHAM United manager Paul West has called on his players not to get frustrated at their recent run of results. The Robins have drawn five games in a row, culminating in Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Cinderford Town at St George's Lane. Richard Ball fired
MALVERN Town are hoping to have key personnel back for Saturday's visit of Solihull Borough (3pm). Paul Molloy's side lost 1-0 at home to Chasetown in mid-week without six players from the team that beat Stourport Swifts by the same scoreline last weekend
JAMES Coates looks to have played his last game for Bromsgrove Rovers. The Worcester City 'keeper has been on loan at the Victoria Ground since November but his recent performances have given manager Rod Brown cause for concern. Coates conceded two
WESTFIELDS are looking to end their poor run of home form when high-flying Tipton Town visit in the Midland Alliance on Saturday (3pm). The Herefordshire club have not won in any competition at allpay.park since November and are desperate to change that
BROMYARD Town are looking for a repeat display at Goodrich in the West Midlands League Premier Division on Saturday (3pm). They beat Shawbury 4-1 last weekend to climb off the bottom of the table. Adam Ward faces a late fitness test tomorrow and Ted
I'm not to sure what the weather is doing in England but not to depress any of you it is glorious here! The Italians tell is that it is not normally like this at this time of year but they seem to be enjoying it non the less. We also seem to be adjusting
A military technology firm based in Worcestershire has signed a multi-million pound Government deal to protect fighting vehicles from attack. QinetiQ, which has offices in Malvern, has won a £9.48m research contract from the Ministry Of Defence to investigate
A SCHEME to build 10 homes on a site previously used as a salad onion business has been refused by Wychavon District Councillors. They decided there was no justification for building the homes at the Wyre Piddle site and the development would be visually
BURGLARS have been sent a message of defiance in a village near Worcester after eight new neighbourhood watch groups were created to ward them off. Residents living in the Byron's Wood estate in Powick have teamed up to create a new network of intelligence
A SEARCH has been launched to find a man who has been missing from his home without his medication for a week. Richard Bourne, aged 37, also left his dog behind when he left his home in Woodmans Place, Droitwich, and has not been seen since 9pm last
A MAN with Down's syndrome died after choking on his food, an inquest heard. David Jennings, aged 45, of the Ridgeway, Stourport-on-Severn, died on Thursday, January 11, last year at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Worcestershire coroner Victor Round
A MAJOR search has been launched for a man who may have entered the river Severn in Worcester. Worcester police, the fire service and the Severn Area Rescue Association have been searching up and down the river for the man who was last seen on the city's
THE trust that runs the county's hospitals could be named employer of the year 2006. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust's work-life balance policies have caught the eye of the judges of the Working Families Employer Aw-ards and they have won through
TWO Worcester Warriors academy players have been called up to the extended England Under 18s squad for a training session next month ahead of the AER European Championships in France in April. Prop Joel Diggins (Bromsgrove School and North Midlands)
PLANS for a domestic workshop and storage shed as big as a house have been thrown out by Wychavon district councillors. They agreed with officers that the scheme proposed at Lavender Cottage, Woodbury Lane, Norton, near Worcester, would damage the appearance
A ROW is brewing between Droitwich town centre tra-ders and out-of-town developers because of plans to build shops and a restaurant on a nearby industrial area. Councillors heard there was a clash of interests between the two types of retail developments
COURTNEY UPTON Aidan Happy Birthday Teenager! Love you to the stars and the moon. Love always. Mummy, Daddy, Coby and Charlie. xxxx Published in paper 18/01/2007
HIPKISS Jackie Happy birthday mum, we love you more than words can say. We're sorry you had to go away.Glad you're out of pain.Sleep tight, until we meet again.Bogie, bogie two trumps. Love Tina, Dave, Laura-Jayne and Matthew.xxxx Published in paper
WILLIAMSON NEE ARMBRUSTER Mathilde Tilly Passed away peacefully on January 12th, 2007, aged 80 years. Dearly beloved wife of the late Ronald Geoffery, much loved by her sons Peter and Rick, a mother in law to Lesley and Penny, also a special grandmother
SMITH Warick Milner Rick Passed away peacefully at home on January 10th, 2007. A much loved husband, father, grandfather and son. Funeral service will take place at St Georges Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 at 12 noon, followed
FREEMAN Robin Passed away in hospital on January 13th 2007, aged 68 years. Beloved husband of Bet. Dearly loved father of Debbie and Donna and a much loved father in law and grandad. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Tuesday, January 23rd
LAKEY David Treasured memories of a dear brother.Always in my thoughts.Derek. Published in paper 18/01/2007
ANDREW Iris Maynee James Peacefully fell asleep five years today. Miss you mom. Love Angie and Tinaxx Published in paper 18/01/2007
SMITH Jack Treasured memories of a special dad and grandad, passed away four years ago today. Loved and missed so much. Daughter Ann and Family. xxx Published in paper 18/01/2007
HANLEY Brenda Of Barbourne, Worcester. Peacefully in hospital on January 15th, aged 82 years. Beloved wife of the late Eric, much loved mother of Denise, loving nan of David and a dear sister and sister in law. Funeral service at St Stephen's Church on
PORTER Dennis Joan and Family wish to thank all the many friends for their kind messages of sympathy at the loss of Dennis, also for donations to British Heart Foundation and County Air Ambulance.Many thanks to A V Band for their sympathetic but professional
GREEN George Edward Iris and Keith would sincerely like to thank all Relatives, Friends and Neighbours for their kind messages of sympathy and beautiful floral tributes received in their sad loss. Special thanks to Staff at Worcestershire Royal Hospital
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A HIT TV show has challenged Worcestershire people to reveal their dirty secrets. Producers of the Channel 4 series How Clean Is Your House? have asked residents to open up their kitchens and bathrooms to the programme's queens of clean Kim Woodburn
A DEDICATED volunteer is swapping her home in Malvern for a new one in Thailand. Rachel Cox, aged 31, will leave her family, friends and full-time job to work for the charity Hands in the north of the country. The charity was set up 15 years ago by
BOARD fever saw copies of the Worcester Monopoly game fly off the shelves. Most of the city's stores sold out of the limited edition board game, which was launched on Thursday, November 2. The game's promoter claimed one in four homes in the Faithful
PLAYING fields near Worcester have been saved from closure because damage caused by heavy machinery is to be repaired. Part of the Kempsey playing fields, off the A38, were churned up by machinery being used to carry out work at the neighbouring Kempsey
A 20-year-old "family man" from Worcester caused more than £100 damage to a window after he had an argument with his wife on a night out, a court has heard. Matthew Frost, of Randwick Drive, Blackpole, had been out with his wife at Images in Worcester
THIEVES have stolen copper cable worth thousands of pounds from Stourport-on-Severn and Kidderminster. They struck at Stourport over the weekend, taking 50 metres of cable valued at £5,000 from the main bridge where work is being carried out. Some
A COUPLE celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary still have their old sparkle as they toast 60 happy years together. Dennis and Lily Brushwood of Ransom Avenue, off Bath Road, Worcester, celebrate the magic milestone today. The couple had a party
PEOPLE who live in south Worcestershire are being urged to join the ranks of others across the country by donating their blood to meet the demand from local hospitals. The National Blood Service is organising donor sessions at Willersey, near Evesham
LEGENDS from the world of music will be performing a charity gig this weekend in memory of Evesham-born drummer Jim Capaldi. Stars such as Steve Winwood, Pete Townshend, Paul Weller and Bill Wyman are just some of the names who are taking part in an
ONE in two Worcestershire residents expect to live to 75 years old, according to new research from Help the Aged. The figures collected by the national charity suggest that 47 per cent of people living in the West Midlands expect that they will reach
A RETIRED soldier suffering from depression killed himself by taking a morphine overdose after setting fire to the family van, an inquest heard. David Humphreys, aged 45, was found dead in a shed in open land in Blackminster, Evesham, on October 18 last
A CHARITY pancake race is coming to Worcester on Tuesday, February 20, outside the Guildhall in the High Street, to raise funds for Acorns Children's Hospital, the County Air Ambulance and Rotary club charities. Teams must have four members and entry
A NEW visitor guide has been launched in Worcestershire after the private and public sector joined forces. The Worcestershire Visitor Guide 2007 is described as the definitive guide on what to do and where to stay in the county. It was put together
SIR - The If I Ruled the World by Kirsty Holmes (Worcester News, January 11) was nearly spot-on. "Rid the world of all evil and look fabulous doing it" - you can have the job Kirsty, it's not exactly Mr Blair, is it? "My most trusted adviser - The Fairy
Worcestershire is a predominantly rural county and would lose 2,620 acres of land if 62,300 new homes are built. That is the stark reality, and campaigners, trying to protect the countryside, warn that the area could become a dumping ground for other
More houses mean more rubbish and if an additional 62,300 houses are built in Worcestershire by 2026, the West Midlands Regional Assembly estimates that household waste will increase by nearly 30 per cent. The county currently produces 310,000 tonnes
THE Green Party has chosen its candidate to fight the next general election in Worcester. She is Ruth Stafford, who tried unsuccessfully to become a city councillor in the local elections last year. She succeeds local Green leader Chris Lennard, who
CHILDREN at a Droitwich school were very shocked when a large branch fell off a tree during their break time and landed at the edge of their playground. Bad weather and strong winds has been blamed for the branch breaking away from a fir tree which stands
A WOMAN who has battled breast cancer three times in 21 years has put her survival down to her diet. Bee Wells, of West Malvern Road, Malvern, has forgone medical treatment for the past seven years in favour of healthy eating and drinking plenty of filtered
Using taps with restricted flows, toilets which flush using less water, recycling bath and washing up water and having water meters fitted in homes could become the norm to counter the environmental effects of extra homes in Worcestershire. These are
The West Midlands Regional Assembly is currently consulting the public, local authorities, businesses and other interested parties on how the area will develop over the next 20 years. It has presented three options in its spatial strategy consultation
A GP from Malvern has had conditions placed upon him by the General Medical Council, restricting his practice pending the outcome of an investigation. Dr Trevor Trueman must notify the GMC promptly of any professional appointment he accepts for which
COUNCILLORS will not decide whether 300 new homes can be built on a field in Evesham until after they have seen the proposed site for themselves. They have requested a site visit because they believe that developing the 23.27 acres (9.42 hectares) on
A 17-year-old student who had only recently passed his test died when he lost control of his motorbike and ploughed into a wall. Samuel Stupple suffered fatal head and spinal injuries when his motorbike struck a stone wall in Coopers Lane, Evesham.
A CHARITY dedicated to keeping elderly and terminally ill people and their pets together longer desperately needs volunteer dog walkers. The Cinnamon Trust needs volunteers to help exercise pets for immobile or housebound owners - particularly in Worcester
A NEW strategy is being devised to ensure the building of thousands of homes in Worcester does not become a "fiasco". The city council has spelled out its intentions by calling future house building "the most important issue" for many decades - and is
SIR - I am amazed at the attitude about whom is responsible for the removal of rubbish which has drifted and settled under both bridges on the river Severn. No one is in a hurry to remove it or they feel it is not their responsibility. What a carry on
SIR - Why do boy racers throw their drinks cans, bottles, orange peel, empty packaging and polythene bags along Ankerdine Road - can't they take it home and bin it like other people. England should be a clean and pleasant land. Orange peel was even left
Nightclub group Luminar has been rewarded with strong sales figures after its new strategy paid off during the busy Christmas period. Luminar has focused on its main brands, Oceana, Lava and Ignite and Liquid, after selling a majority stake in its Chicago
A DROITWICH widow's dying wish has been honoured with the naming of a suite in the new St Richard's Hospice in memory of her sister. Violet Arnold's sister Joan Leach became ill in her 80s and was cared for by St Richard's, at its day hospice. At the
AN Evesham mortgage advice company is making specialist industry advice available to the general public for the first time. Interest in mortgage reduction has been greatly boosted since the broadcast of Rene Carayol's successful BBC series Pay Off Your
TWENTY-five new jobs have been created in Droitwich with the opening of a new distribution centre by JCC, a leading lighting designer and manufacturer. The company has officially opened its 60,000sq ft warehouse and distribution hub, along with one of
book lovers in Malvern could soon be flocking to a town centre coffee shop. Asylum, just off Church Street, has become an official book-crossing zone. Book-crossing is a way for people to leave a book in public places for others to find and take home
A MAN who pushed a woman with two small children out of the way of a cash machine before taking the £100 she had just withdrawn is being hunted by police. Officers have issued a CCTV picture of the man they want to trace following the robbery at the
THE wife of Dr George Lord - the leader of Worcestershire County Council - has died. Margaret Lord had been fighting cancer for the past two years but lost her battle on the evening of Sunday, January 14. Following a stroke, she was taken to St Richard's
A GIPSY family settled on land near Droitwich could face life on the road if they lose a planning appeal. Kathleen Butler, aged 29, and husband Lennard, aged 32, want to place a mobile home and touring caravan on their land at Paddock One, Bywater Farm
ACORNS Children's Hospice in Worcester is to re-open the four beds it was forced to close last year because of a shortage of funds. The hospice in Bath Road has announced it is looking to have all 10 of its beds open as soon as possible. The new chief
Security cameras filmed five Worcester men involved in a scuffle in an alley alongside the city library. One man, who was armed with a bottle, was knocked to the ground and kicked and punched. But Judge David McEvoy QC said the victim was the one who
A TIRELESS Worcester fund-raiser has returned from his latest expedition - a visit to the lost city of the Incas. Ray Sturdy, of Northwick Road, trekked the Inca trail for nine days through Peru and raised £5,250 for Mencap, the learning disability charity
THREE people were taken to hospital after a crash involving a bus in Worcester. The collision involving a First bus and two cars happened in Tybridge Street, St John's, at 12.35pm yesterday. As a result, one lane of Tybridge Street was partially blocked
Jamie Oliver's television programmes may have changed the face of school meals but when it comes to cooking from scratch in the home, children need extra lessons. One in four school children think saut' is a French dance and more than half of
SIR - It's said that Britain spends 50 per cent more than anyone in Europe on transport, yet buses are running less than half full. This is because passengers are overcharged. Rail fares are also well out of hand and are too expensive. It's time the
SIR - I believe that most of the general public are unsure which of the two councils, county and city, is responsible for providing the various services. Surely it would be much easier to understand if there was only one joint council held accountable
A 14-year-old boy who terrorised a Worcester neighbourhood has got his family evicted from their home. In a landmark case, Worcester Community Housing (WCH) repossessed the family home because he continuously flouted the terms of his anti social behaviour
The serious risks of climate change are beyond dispute, and as individuals we all have a part to play in doing our bit. But I urge caution on some of the more zealous attitudes displayed by some arguing for changes. There are always going to be conflicts
SIR - I have to accept that the Bath Road area of Worcester that I live in is very run down. There is litter everywhere, the pavements are cracked,vehicles are parked everywhere and anywhere and far too many properties give the impression of dereliction
SIR - I must say that last month's article concerning the empty bottle output of the Glass House restaurant really struck a chord with me. I am a director of Worcester based events company called EML. EML runs more than 400 corporate events each year
IN this age of globalisation, cheap flights and the internet, it's easy to forget that what remains most important to people is what lies right outside their front door. The world may be a mouse-click or an easyJet flight away, but it's the streets where
FORMER West Bromwich Albion striker Bob Taylor is no longer part of the Kidderminster Harriers first team squad. However, the veteran striker, who had been on a non-contract deal at Aggborough, will still train with the club to keep fit. Manager Mark
