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  • The Hamster Is Back!

    Last night was the long awaited return of Top Gear and more importantly of Richard “The Hamster” Hammond following his horrific car crash last year in a jet powered car at over 300mph where he nearly died from severe head and brain injuries. To see him

  • Malvern try again in Cinderford clash

    MALVERN Town are hoping it will be third time lucky when they host Cinderford Town tomorrow night (7.45pm). The Langland Stadium fixture has already been abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch 15 minutes in on New Year's Day and then postponed because

  • Football results extra

    BIRDSEYE SPORTS EVENING SUNDAY LEAGUE Sunday Junior Cup round four: Bear FC 0 Red Horse 4; South Redditch 2 Bretforton Sports Old Boys 4; Ambassador 4 Bewdley Town 1. Minor Cup round four: Wychbold RBL Wanderers 4 Pinvin United 6. Knockout Cup round

  • Westfields bag crucial point at top-five hosts

    WESTFIELDS continued their improved Midland Alliance form with a 0-0 draw at high-flying Stratford Town. Their resilient defence helped them take points off a promotion-chaser for the second week in a row. Westfields were denied a 75th-minute penalty

  • Hodgetts soars ahead for Eagles

    A SUPERB individual display from Andy Hodgetts secured three points for Droitwich Spa Eagles in their Worcester Sunday League clash at St John's. Hodgetts netted all four goals as Eagles ran out 4-0 winners in Division Two. Goals from Mike Young and

  • Police probe Worcester alleyway assaults

    POLICE are still trying to piece together exactly what happened after two early morning assaults in Worcester which left two men in hospital. As we reported yesterday, an alleyway between St John's and Dines Green was cordoned off in the early hours

  • Win Green Giant Goodies & get Cooking

    Thanks to Green Giant getting your 5 portions of fruits and vegetables a day is easier than ever! We have teamed up to offer readers the chance to win goodies to make the most of mealtimes! Onelucky reader will win a booklet of recipes by a celebrity

  • Pensioner overboard in Severn rowing accident

    A 72-year-old clung to an overturned boat and another man swam to safety after an rowing accident in the River Severn. Two rowers escaped without injury following the accident, which happened in Upton-upon-Severn at about 9.30am on Saturday. A West

  • Hard work pays off for high school

    TENBURY High School has made it into a top club. The school has been made a member of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust's Most Improved Club - made up of specialist schools who have improved their GCSE results of five A* to C grades by 10 per

  • Songs and a haggis for new town store

    CHILDREN from an Evesham primary school helped in the opening of a new store in the town. The new Aldi store opened its doors on Thursday with the help of the Mayor of Evesham and children from St Mary's Catholic Primary School. The children entertained

  • Studio offers students a chance to broadcast

    A NEW project at Worcester College of Technology will give students the chance to learn about radio production in their own radio station. The college's music technology department has launched the Radio Production Special Subject Investigation Unit

  • Doors open for a day of discovery at King's St Alban's

    ONE of the junior schools of a leading Worcester private school opened its doors to prospective pupils. The children's day at King's St Alban's Junior School aimed to give youngsters an idea of what the school is like. A group of 35 girls and boys,

  • Invitation to an estate meeting

    RESIDENTS of the Offmore and Comberton areas of Kidderminster have been invited to attend a Partners and Communities Together (PACT) meeting which is being held today at St Chad's Church at 7pm.

  • Saturday club for youngsters at museum

    A NEW Saturday club for youngsters in the county is due to launch at the weekend. Worcestershire County Council's Education Team is launching MUSAC, the first museum Saturday club for children aged 7 to 11 at Worcestershire County Museum in Hartlebury

  • RUSSELL

    RUSSELL Joan Valerie Of Liverpool Road, Worcester. Passed away peacefully at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on January 23rd, 2007, aged 69 years. Funeral service will take place at Worcester Crematorium on Thursday, February 1st, 2007, at 2.30 p.m. Flowers

  • ROBINSON

    ROBINSON Gwen Passed away peacefully in hospital on January 19th, 2007, aged 84 years. A much loved sister to Sylvia and a dear friend to Linda. The funeral service will take place at Worcester Crematorium on Thursday, February 1st at12.30 p.m. Flowers

  • ORR

    ORR Doris May Passed away peacefully on January 23rd, 2007, aged 86 years. Beloved wife of Geoff, much loved mother to Jeffrey, mother in law to Bernie, grandmother of Mark and David, also a great grandmother and sister to Peter and Graham. The funeral

  • CLIFTON

    CLIFTON Frank Died peacefully January 29th, 2005. Treasured memories opf a dearly loved and loving husband, who is so greatly missed. Forever in my thoughts and prayers Until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand. Goodnight and God bless

  • CLIFTON

    CLIFTON Frank In loving memory who died January 29th, 2005. I wish I could see you daddy sitting in your chair, I wish I could open the door and find you sitting there. The face we love is missing, the voice we love is still, our hearts are always with

  • New year check for fitness & wealth

    A UNIQUE health and wealth reality check has been launched in Worcester. Now is the time of year for all those who perhaps overdid it a bit during the festive season, both gastronomically and financially, to check over their state of physical and financial

  • Borrowing with plastic has dropped for the first time

    CONSUMERS borrowed less on credit cards for the first time in at least 14 years, new figures for 2006 have revealed. Credit card lending fell by £1.8bn last year - the first annual fall since the body began compiling lending data in 1993 - the British

  • Tackling the migrant issue

    A CHAMBER of Commerce survey has found that almost one in three companies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire has employed migrant workers. The survey, carried out among chamber members across a broad range of industries and sectors, discovered that companies

  • Awards night is set to kick off at club

    THE venue for the sixth annual Chamber Awards has been announced. The Chamber Awards 2007 are due to take place at Worcester Rugby Football Club, Sixways, Worcester. One of the region's most popular conference and corporate dinner venues, Worcester Rugby

  • A payroll study group

    IT will be full steam ahead for businessmen and women tomorrow when the Chamber of Commerce Herefordshire and Worcestershire organises another of its networking breakfast at the Severn Valley Railway in Kidderminster. The popular tourist attraction -

  • Business talking with Louise Hewett

    NOW that the last trace of tinsel has gone... crumbs of Stilton and drop of port consumed... what lies in store for business in 2007? According to a report last week from the British Chamber of Commerce, strong demand for British goods and services at

  • Printing press brings a bright future to firm

    LEADING Worcester printing firm Goodman Baylis has just commissioned a new state-of-theart 12 colour Heidelberg printing press as the latest stage of its ongoing investment programme. The company was formed in 2003 when two long-standing major Midlands

  • Place your trust in hands of legal duo

    DUE to a surge in demand for more expertise in dealing with probate, tax and trusts, Worcestershire law firm Thursfields has strengthened its ranks with the appointment of Michelle Green and Sarah Ingles as associate solicitors. Michelle, based at the

  • Be prepared to fill in the dreaded tax forms

    THE dreaded deadline for tax returns is looming and John Painter of Worcester tax advisors Crowther Beard warns, in the best Scout fashion, you need to be prepared. Here he offers some handy tips for dealing with your tax return: Make sure you submit

  • Car care lessons for lady drivers

    FLAT tyres on cars are no joke, especially if you have an important business meeting to make. But how many drivers know exactly where their spare wheel is and how to change it? Driving on today's busy roads can be a frustrating experience with accidents

  • Age hypocrisy

    THE Government has been accused today of "shocking hypocrisy" over ageism after claims that thousands of civil servants could be forced to leave work before they want to. Age Concern said it had uncovered information which showed that a number of Government

  • RUSSELL

    RUSSELL William James Jim Passed away peacefully on January 25th, 2007, aged 64 years. Beloved husband to Marcelle, father to Steven, grandad to Joseph and Sam, also step father to Frank and Derek Hill. The funeral service will take place at St Peters

  • BROOKES OBE

    BROOKES Bob Muriel would like to thank everyone for their kind messages of sympathy and donations following the loss of her dear brother. Thanks to the Reverend Mike Vockins OBE for conducting a wonderful service and thank you to you all who attended.

  • GUMMERY

    GUMMERY Howard Passed away one year ago today, on his Birthday. To us you were so special, What more is there to say, We wish with all our hearts, That you were here today. God bless. Love Mary, Elaine, Kev, Wayne and San. xxxx Published in paper 29/

  • MIDDLETON

    MIDDLETON Susan Taken from us on January 29th, 1979. Loved too much to be forgotten. Mummy, Daddy, David and Mark. Published in paper 29/01/2007

  • HOLLINGSHEAD

    HOLLINGSHEAD Edna May Treasured memories of a dear wife and mother who passed away eight years ago today. Whose life of love and kindness is remembered today and always. Joe and Tony. Published in paper 29/01/2007

  • Association is more than just a landlord

    Association is more than just a landlord MARCHES Housing Association, which owns and manages about 2,700 homes across Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire is celebrating its 10th year of being recognised by Investors in People. The Leominster-based

  • Financial positioning

    ANDREW Edwards has been appointed a business development specialist by the Herefordshire-based firm of business advisers and chartered accountants Thorne Widgery. He joins the company from the corporate division of Barclays Bank where he spent the last

  • Seek a quick fix to the misery of the mortgage

    WITH 2007 possibly delivering three Bank of England base rate rises, following two in 2006, it isn't only recent homebuyers with mortgages of five times income who are queasy about the months ahead. Julia Harris at financial data agency Moneyfacts.co.uk

  • Grants create jobs in the countryside

    A GRANT scheme which has already helped to create jobs inrural Worcestershire has been given a further £1.5m to continue its work. The Redundant Building Grants Project, one of the flagship schemes funded by Advantage West Midlands Rural Regeneration,

  • New job shouldn't be a hurdle for Andy

    FORMER international hurdler Andy Clark has struck gold by joining the team at rapidly expanding creative and design consultancy b1. The 33-year-old former 400-metre hurdler who represented Great Britain in the Youth World Championships was fast out of

  • CAUGHT IN THE WEB

    "Going to the Lebanon, you must be out of your minds!" Exclaimed our friends when we told them we had booked a holiday there from Cyprus in February 2004. We wanted to visit a lady doctor we met on our way back from Brussels. World news coverage

  • Motorcyclist dies in road accident

    A MAN has died after the motorcycle he was riding was involved in a collision with a car yesterday morning. The man, believed to be in his 30s and from Kidderminster, was riding a red Honda motorcycle when he was in a collision with a silver Renault

  • The Victorian Working Class and The Workhouse.

    In Victorian times working class people clung to the structures of their extended families and the local community. This applies to those in rural areas as well as those who worked and lived in towns and cities. The growth of education and democracy

  • Travellers’ alarm over BA strike proposals

    ANXIOUS holidaymakers in Worcestershire have been waiting to hear whether they will still be able to enjoy overseas breaks after airline staff voted to strike. If British Airways cabin crew go ahead with industrial action tomorrow and Wednesday, January

  • RICHARD COEUR de LION - 1157 to 1199

    Richard the Lion-Heart, what was it about this man to make his name strike such a note in the annals of history during his ten year reign as King of England? Born Richard Plantagenet third son of King Henry (11) of England and his French Queen Eleanor

  • For the animals

    AN animal charity is looking for volunteers to help collect vital funds later this year. The mid-Worcestershire and Worcester branch of the RSPCA has been given permission to collect at two Tesco stores in Worcester. The money will be collected during

  • Explore the lives of poor in the past

    PEOPLE can explore the lives of the poor people living in Worcestershire in years gone by on a course run by the county council. The five-week course will focus on the history of workhouses and the Poor Law system between the 17th and 20th centuries.

  • Balloon ride up for grabs at the castle

    A RIDE in a hot-air balloon, tickets to watch an international rugby match at Twickenham and a 4x4 cross-country trial are just some of the prizes being auctioned at Eastnor Castle. Church-goers from across Ledbury will meet at the castle, near Ledbury

  • Travellers descend on two Worcester sites

    TRAVELLERS descended on two Worcester car parks at separate leisure spots over the weekend. The groups, both from Ireland, arrived at the Worcester Woods Countryside Centre in Wildwood Drive and Perdiswell Leisure Centre in Bilford Road on Friday and

  • You’re cannabis expert, Foster tells Tory leader

    WORCESTER MP Mike Foster said he will "bow to David Cameron's superior knowledge" on the medical benefits of using cannabis. The Tory leader was quoted on his website saying he is ready to legalise the drug - for medical use only - if he becomes Prime

  • Ban means drink-driver now faces hard times

    A MAN who was so drunk he could not complete a breathalyser test was banned from driving for two years by Worcester Magistrates. Fernando Almeida, aged 43, of Southfield Street, Worces-ter, admitted failing to provide a breath specimen. The court heard

  • January 22 to January 28

    100 Years Ago: Motor Works for Worcester - Citizens may count on seeing a motor manufactory established in Worcester fairly soon. Negotiations have now been completed between a Coventry company and Mr J Allington landowner of the proposed site at

  • My brave wife, by county civic head

    A PROMINENT councillor has paid tribute to his wife of 47 years, who died following a brave struggle with cancer. Dr George Lord, leader of Worcestershire County Council, described how his wife Margaret's determination helped her battle pancreatic cancer

  • January 22 to January 28

    This week in 1957: Sergeants in the Worcestershire County Police Force who use their bicycles to economise on petrol are to received a "cycle allowance," the police authority has decided. The allowance - 3s.6d per week - will be paid to sergeants who

  • Football fixture list

    TONIGHT Midland Floodlit Youth League Southern Division: Bishops Cleeve v Malvern Town; Wellington v Bromsgrove Rovers. Worcestershire FA Youth Cup: Stourport Swifts v Redditch United. TOMORROW Coca-Cola League Two: Bury v Hereford United (7.45pm

  • Results round-up from the county

    SATURDAY FOOTBALL COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Hereford United 3 Notts County 2. NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Altrincham 0 Kidderminster Harriers 1. NATIONWIDE NORTH Blyth Spartans 2 Worcester City 2; Redditch United 2 Hyde United 1. SOUTHERN LEAGUE

  • Wolves have no answer to Lions

    MILTON Keynes Lions won on the road at Worcester Wolves for the second time in the BBL Championship this season as they picked up an 86-68 victory on Saturday. Wolves started strongly with a three-pointer from Matt Collins, supported by telling drives

  • WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK: January 27

    * If you have a heated greenhouse or warm, well-lit windowsill, make a sowing of French beans, setting five or six in a 20cm pot. Cover with 25mm of compost and grow at 15C (60F), for a crop in May. * Feed perennial vegetables such as asparagus, artichoke

  • BEST OF THE BUNCH: Eranthis (Winter aconite)

    They look like mini buttercups and are a welcome addition to the garden at this time of year, planted in groups and left to spread like carpets. Growing only to around 4in (10cm) high, they look great under shrubs or deciduous trees, their glossy yellow

  • GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT: Swiss Chard

    Its vibrant stems in shades of yellow, red, orange, pink and white make it a fabulous addition to a salad or steamed as a hot vegetable and is a good alternative to spinach - and has a wow factor planted at the front of a flower bed. If you want winter

  • Why cutting corners on your lawn really does work wonders

    Planning to create a new lawn this spring? Can't decide which shape, size or type of lawn will suit you? As the lawn is often the most prominent feature in the garden, you should spend a little more time thinking about its design than you do on other,

  • Abberley Hill, Worcestershire

    Much of the native woodland which once covered Abberley Hill has been replaced by conifer plantations, and there are lots of sycamores on the hill too. Sycamore is native to Central Europe and is generally believed to have been introduced to Britain c1500

  • What you can do if your horse develops mud fever

    AS we plough through one of the wettest winters for ages, the spectre of mud fever raises its ugly head once more. Muddy fields and horses standing up to their hocks in favourite spots like gateways and around feeding areas have become a familiar sight

  • Diane will serve up a hearty meal

    PITLANDS Farm, which lies back from the main road as it climbs the hill towards the village of Clifton upon Teme, is just the sort of place where farmhouse stays have been a hit. Nestled into a glorious Teme Valley setting, there's a duck pond in front

  • Head down to the farm for a warm welcome

    ON Monday next week, tourism groups from across Worcestershire will be gathering at the Civic Centre in Pershore to offer advice to all those in the accomodation and tourism industries. Among them will be farmers and farmhouse owners who are seeking

  • People are out watching the birds

    HALF a million people across Britain have taken part in this weekend's biggest bird survey - the Big Garden Birdwatch. Organised by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, people spent an hour of their time watching their gardens and local

  • Surprise factory tour for man who used to race for Morgan

    A FORMER rally driver for legendary Worcestershire car firm Morgan has been given a surprise tour of the factory to mark his retirement. Les Yarranton, who is the director of the Yarranton Brothers coach company, had a big surprise when he arived at

  • Worcester alleyway assault mystery

    By Kate Yates MYSTERY surrounds events leading up to an early morning assault in Worcester which left two men needing hospital treatment. Police cordoned off an alleyway between St John's and Dines Green in the early hours of Sunday morning, and

  • Workers of the council can now be recognised

    UNSUNG council workers from Worcestershire could be winning awards backed by newsreader Jon Snow. Nominations for the Local Government Association and Local Government Channel council worker of the year awards are now being accepted. Backed by Daily

  • Warriors put on their pyjamas for hospice

    WORCESTER Warriors' star players swapped their kit for dressing gowns to help launch this year's St Richard's Hospice PJ Day. The first team players are putting their weight behind the annual event, which has raised nearly £16,000 in the last two years

  • Children asked to add to waste tower

    SCHOOLCHILDREN are being encouraged to spend their half term helping to create a work in progress. The Duckworth Worcestershire Trust, based at the Pump House Environment Centre in Gheluvelt Park, Worcester, will be putting on a range of art activities

  • We must tell them our views on housing plans

    AN action group is concerned that residents living in Worcester are not making their views heard about plans that could see 62,300 new homes built across the county. Councillors are also worried that people living in Worcester have not got all the information

  • Love birds can give a nest for Valentine’s

    LOVE birds in Worcestershire are being encouraged to give a Valentine's Day present that will help feathered friends. The Hawk and Owl Trust, a national charity helping to conserve wild birds of prey and their habitats, is offering people the chance

  • Gala raised £7,000 for children’s burns unit

    A CHARITY gala hosted by the Band of West Mercia has managed to raise vital funds for a children's hospital burns centre. The event, held at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham, featured a variety of groups from across the county, including the Tredegar

  • Have a heart and help charity

    WORCESTERSHIRE residents are being asked to have a heart this Valentine's Day and to support a vital cause by treating a loved one and helping to save lives at the same time. According to the British Heart Foundation more than 2.6 million adults will

  • More high-class spy cameras for the city

    WORCESTER is about to get a major spy camera overhaul - with £100,000 being splashed on CCTV. The news is a major boost for people in Lowesmoor and Tallow Hill in particular, who look likely to benefit the most. The city council has pledged to invest

  • Man who searched the net for young girls

    Adam Bennett was arrested by police after another girl, a 12-year-old from Tadcaster in York, told officers she had also been raped by him. In September last year, he was sentenced at York Crown Court to two years in prison, a sentence which outraged

  • Home at last: the first ever photos of Worcestershire

    SOME of the earliest photographs taken in Worcestershire are on display in the city. Scenes of the county past and present have toured the world and are back home for residents to view in all their splendour. The exhibition, which is at Worcester City

  • Join the Have A Heart campaign for hospice

    Central Tonight's newsreaders Bob Warman and Joanne Malin have shown they Have A Heart for Acorns Children's Hospice. Acorns, which has a hospice in Bath Road, Worcester, is asking people in schools, colleges and workplaces to support its Have A Heart

  • Drivers hassle me for going too slowly

    Sir -John Callow's comments about idiots in cars wanting to race him when he rides his bike (Letters, January 22) were spot on. I am also a biker and get these idiots close to my back wheel trying to make me go faster just because I ride at the speed

  • New jobs will be created at business park

    UP to 60 new jobs could be created in Malvern as the new business centre on the town's Enigma Park nears completion. The development will provide nine additional hi-tech business units directly opposite Malvern Instruments head-quarters. Lance Turner

  • Property guru to appear on new TV show

    A WORCESTERSHIRE property developer is about to hit our TV screens starring in a programme about women working in the property industry. Claire Linfoot McLean, who is development director at upmarket family housebuilder Linfoot Homes, will be appearing

  • Raped by man I met on the net

    A TEENAGE girl has bravely spoken out about being raped when she was 14 years old in a bid to warn others about meeting men on the internet. The teenager from Malvern met her attacker in an internet chat room. He promised he would marry her before he

  • Warriors put on their pyjamas for hospice

    WORCESTER Warriors' star players swapped their kit for dressing gowns to help launch this year's St Richard's Hospice PJ Day. The first team players are putting their weight behind the annual event, which has raised nearly £16,000 in the last two years

  • Labour’s policies are the real joke

    SIR - Mike Foster tells us that Worcester City Council is hiring outside consultants and thereby "having a laugh" at our expense. My impression is that they are in desperate need of a laugh as they spend their lives trying to stay within the Scrooge-like

  • Pumpy had many tales at bellringing

    SIR - Although I have rung the bells at St John's, Worcester, on many occasions and at one time regularly played tunes on them with the Ellacombe Hammers, I do not recollect having seen inside the belfry. I was therefore very interested in your photograph

  • I hated PE – now I’m a line dancing champion

    IT'S not often this neck of the woods can lay claim to having a world champion - in anything - so when we suddenly discover we have a home-grown triple world champion, it's time to run a few flags up the pole. To be fair, this newspaper has given coverage

  • Skip hire car story sparks lots of reaction

    A WORCESTER News story about an entrepreneurial businessman who strapped one of his skips to his car to promote his business has provoked plenty of reaction on our messageboards. Donald Box's off the wall advertising has raised many comments on the www

  • Helen Mead on Monday

    I've got you a lovely new ironing board for your birthday, my mother announced the other day. Now I realise that, along with tea towels and oven gloves, ironing boards fall into the category of worst presents for men to give women. They're not very exciting

  • Dangers are lurking in cyberspace

    THERE can now be very few families across Britain that don't own at least one computer. The high-tech revolution has brought limitless knowledge into our homes and countless youngsters benefit from the learning that can be gained at the touch of a fingertip

  • Beach scavengers make me ashamed

    SIR - Like many of us, I was sickened and ashamed by the television pictures of swarms of people, many educated and well-dressed, clambering over the shingle beach to steal items from the shipwreck on our south coast. Just what sort of a society have

  • Why am I paying £131 for the same repeats?

    SIR - TV licensing is, generally speaking, a mute point with the British public. Because the Government-backed BBC's annual price rises are considered to be the norm, it is felt generally that while we are free to complain, we realise there is very little

  • Point keeps City on play-offs track

    ANDY Preece believes Worcester City will only have themselves to blame if they are not in the Nationwide North play-off places by the end of next month. City took another step towards the all-important top five with a 2-2 draw at Blyth Spartans on Saturday