FORMER England pace bow-ler Kabir Ali demolished a shell-shocked Lancashire side with a fabulous eight-wicket haul on the first day of Worcestershire's County Championship match at Old Trafford. The 26-year-old recorded career-best figures of 8-50 to
STOURPORT'S Under 18s boys team have made it to the England hockey national finals for the second year in a row. Seven of the current team played in last year's finals at Canterbury. Ninety-two teams across England started out last November on their
TWO of Droitwich's most iconic hotels are up for sale - for a combined price tag of £33.5 million. The Chateau Impney Hotel on the outskirts of the town and The Raven Hotel in the centre have been put on the market by their owners, The Impney Group.
LES Bailey claimed a gold medal in the British National Duathlon Championship near Ashbourne in Derbyshire. The Worcester Triathlon Club member won the 70 to 74 year category in a time of two hours 56 minutes 28 seconds. Bailey triumphed by a comfortable
WORCESTER St John's held their annual spring road race in appalling weather conditions that forced the organisers to chop a lap off the 75-mile race for safety reasons. By the start, the rain was falling hard although that did not deter the riders from
FORMER Test umpire and county cricketer Ray Julian has revealed his latest list of attractive fixtures. The games raise money for local cricket clubs and gives their members the chance to face former Test and county players. Admission is free to all
WORSHIPPERS were left shocked after a man set off a CS gas capsule in a Worcester mosque. Four people were inside the Central Mosque in Tallow Hill when the man set off the capsule at 11.15pm on Sunday. They all suffered from the effects of the substance
PEGASUS women gained promotion for the second successive year after winning the West Midlands League Premier Division. They took the league by surprise and were in the top two all season, battling it out with Shrewsbury Town. Pegasus finished with
WORCESTER Wolves have taken an axe to their squad and terminated the contracts of almost all their first-choice players. American trio Andy Harper, Solomon Sheard and Tom Perkes have all been given the bullet as has Spaniard Sergio Rodriguez. Lithuanian
HEREFORD United have released five players as manager Graham Turner begins his preparations for next season. The Bulls, who finished 16th in League Two, have decided not to offer contracts to Stuart Fleetwood, Glyn Thompson, Martyn Giles, Danny Thomas
STOURPORT Swifts have been handed a relegation reprieve. The Walshes Meadow club finished bottom of Southern League Division One Midlands and looked set to be relegated to the Midland Alliance. But, following a complicated league restructuring, Swifts
UNDERDOGS Malvern were foiled in their third North Midlands Cup final appearance. They lost 27-3 to Solihull on a wet, muddy Stourbridge RFC pitch which suited the big Solihull pack far more. With the ball like a bar of soap, Malvern's natural instinct
THREE Sri Lankan World Cup stars are set to line up for the Lashings World XI at Colwall on Friday, July 27. Russel Arnold, Marvan Attapatu and Sanath Jayasuriya join regulars Alvin Kallicharran, the team manager, captain Richie Richardson, vice-captain
MARK Yates has been handed a four-match touchline ban and fined £350 by the Football Association. The Kidderminster Harriers manager received the punishment at a hearing in Birmingham and will serve the ban from Saturday, August 11, the first day of
WORCESTER Lawn Tennis Club Men's A' team aces won every match on their way to the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Winter League Division One title. They took 22 out of 24 rubbers and picked up a victory over ex-world top 500 player Colin Bennett on
STOLEN cheques to the value of £5,500 were paid into a woman's account at five separate banks. But staff at Lloyds TSB in Worcester became suspicious when Surbajeet Randhawa went into the branch to withdraw money. They alerted police and she was arrested
FIGHTERS from Droitwich Amateur Boxing Club have enjoyed a successful spell. Cruiserweight Dave Jenvey, 22, boxed for Midland Counties against Southern Counties at Bedworth in the pre-quarter final round of the National Senior Novice Championships.
DISMAL conditions in Bristol greeted Worcester Dragons for the third event of the racing season. Minimal cover against torrential rain at times did little to dampen the spirit of the crew or the buzz in the boat after a convincing win in the final race
STOURPORT boy Christian D'Angelo had a successful weekend at a badminton tournament in Worcester. D'Angelo, 12, a pupil at Hagley Roman Catholic High School, was runner-up in the boys' singles event at a competition organised by the Worcestershire Schools
NORTH Midlands will be without four front-line forwards for their crunch County Championship Bill Beaumont Cup match against Cheshire at Macclesfield on Saturday (3pm). Number eight and captain Mark Evans, openside flanker Tom McIntosh, hooker Dean Bick
THE Mercian Festival Junior League is drawing to a close for the season. Results, U9s: Evesham United Juniors 3 Oldbury Park Stripes 1; Newtown Sports Junior Colts 0 Ombersley 1; Oldbury Park Tigers Gold 1 L&B Badgers 4. U10s: Ombersley 0 L&B Badgers
WORCESTER defeated Worcester Nomads in Division One as rain affected the Worcester Evening League programme. Division One Worcester v Worcester Nomads Worcester won by 56 runs. Worcester 216-5, Worcester Nomads 160-6. Division Two Worcester Academicals
TAXI drivers in Malvern say they are being driven out of business because of a flood of cabbies from Worcester taking their passengers. They say the increased numbers mean drivers who do not know the town are taking passengers and often overcharging
A CITY street was sealed off today while a group of Worcester students leapt into action to shoot the final scenes of a road safety film. About 20 students on three courses - media production, theatrical make up and costume, and performing arts - at
WORCESTER MP Mike Foster has launched his very own Local Hero Award. The Labour MP is on the hunt for people in the city whose contribution to the community merits greater appreciation. The nominee that wins will receive a Local Hero Award - launched
TWO dogs attacked and killed a cat in front its horrified owner. Two dogs - described as Staffordshire Bull Terriers - entered the front garden of a house in Alexandra Avenue, College Estate, Hereford, and attacked and killed the 14-year-old cat. The
SIR - Jason Smith is worried about the Government tracking everyone. With terrorists, drug dealers and rapists behind every other door, I say this is a good thing. GEORGE COWLEY, Warndon, Worcester.
A CORONER has paid tribute to the community-spirited actions of a Worcester man who died in a tragic accident while picking up litter. Delmund Penney, aged 56, was trying to pick up a piece of rubbish on a mid-Wales river bank when he slipped into the
A CITY charity will be hoping to raise awareness of the vital work that it does and at the same time boost its coffers by organising a coffee morning later this week. The event being organised by Worcestershire Assoc-iation for the Blind between 10am
SIR - I find myself in total agreement, with Richard Bird (Letters, April 28). He calls for all services to be nationalised. Since privatisation, gas, electricity and water have pushed up their prices and they've had no consideration for the customers
READING Deirdre Marguerite Passed away peacefully at St Richard's Hospice on May 9th, after a long hard fight over four years. A much loved wife of Charles, dearest mum of Andy and daughter of Geoff and Margot. A celebration of Dee's life will take place
ROSE NEE FOX Nellie Died May 11th 2007, aged 81. Loving wife of the late Frank Arthur. Wonderful mum, mother in law, grandmother, great grandmother and sister. The Funeral service will take place on Monday, May 21st, 2007 at Worcester Crematorium at 2.30
HEMMING Fredrick Sixteen years today. When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. Loving wife Margaret Chris and Bill and Family Phyl and Matthew xxx Published in paper 15/05/2007
HOLDEN Tom Loving memories of a husband, father and grandfather. Love wife Beryl, Ann, Brian, Jamie, Cassie and Carl. Published in paper 15/05/2007
DODD Dorothy In loving memory of a dear mother and grandmother who left us on her birthday six years today. Sadly missed by Brian and Janet and Brian and Mary and all her Grandchildren. xxx ---------------- Six years have passed, Since you went away,
GOSSEN HelenNell Sanders, Helen Hutchinson Aged 77 years, of Upton upon Severn. Peacefully in Hospital on May 11th 2007. The beloved mother of Jane, Kathy and John and devoted nan of Peter, Luke, Lee, Sam, Amy and James. The funeral service will take
ARCHER Amelia Died Monday, May 7th, 2007, aged 93 years. My darling aunt, although I shall miss your final journey, you will always be with me. Thank you for your love. ---------- Thank you Greta for your devotion to Amy over the years. Love Lee and Family
PLATNAUER Eric Of Crowle. Peacefully on May 11th 2007, aged 92 years. Husband of the late Dorothy and dear father of Simon. Funeral service at Crowle Church on Monday, May 21st at 11 a.m. Family flowers only, donations if desired to St Richard's Hospice
MARSHALL Arthur Thomas and Mary Louise Neville Of Wychbold. Arthur Thomas retired Consultantant Worcester Hospitals, on May 8th 2007, aged 93 years. And his beloved wife Mary Louise Marshall Neville Retired Consultant Selly Oak Hospital, on May 11th,
POMFRET nee Whitmore Craig, David, Carolyn and Families would like to thank all Relatives and Friends for the cards and kind words received after the loss of our lovely mum, Dawn. Also for donations to St Catherines Hospice and Cancer Research UK. Thank
SPENCER Vicky Happy 18th Birthday. Life begins now! All the Best. All my love and more. Shaun. xxx Published in paper 15/05/2007
KLUS Richard Happy 40th Birthday. Love as always Tracy and Heather xxx Published in paper 15/05/2007
EVESHAM Hospital has been named and shamed for not having single sex toilets for patients. The Government standard that all patients should have access to single sex toilets was announced in Labour's 1997 general election manifesto as part of a wider
IT will be an emotional occasion for outgoing mayor Ian Imray at the Guildhall tonight when he steps down after a memorable year. "It's been amazing to have been the mayor of Worcester - it has to be the proudest year of my life," he said. "It will
SIR - We have a mayor and an MP who both think the post office move into WH Smith is silly. We'll soon see how powerful these people really are. My guess is the move will happen and the various dignitaries will roll over, as they always do. And it won't
SIR - Every town nearby has one, but Worcester, four times bigger than any of them, has no pubic toilets open in the evening. The bus station toilets close for cleaning and one needs a train ticket at the railway station. This is an absolute disgrace
A 16-YEAR-old boy has gone missing from home. Wayne Johnson went missing on the evening of Friday, April 27, when he was last sighted at a snooker hall in Hereford centre. He has not since returned to or made contact with his home in Hereford. The
Selected students were invited to spend some time chatting informally with the author in the Library. Dean had copies of his novels that had been published in other countries, Denmark, Germany and Russia. The artwork on the covers was all different
CRIPPLEGATE car park, Diglis Basin and land surrounding Pitchcroft are just three areas being looked at for new CCTV in Worcester. The city council has started a major review into how it can improve spy camera coverage in Worcester. The Guildhall has
SIR - What nincompoop suggested fining parents if they give a small amount of alcohol to their children at home? Why not punish the brewery barons and supermarket magnates who put profit before the health of our society? Remove supermarkets' licence
A COUPLE who met at an engagement party in Malvern and married two years later are celebrating 70 years of marriage today. Maurice and Irene Bythe-way did not look at anyone else after that first meeting, and following their wedding in 1937 they moved
A shop worker who groomed a 15-year-old schoolgirl for sex has been jailed for 18 months. Paul Clarke sent his victim up to 20 messages a day by e-mail and text messages, Worcester Crown Court heard. The three-week bombardment ended in a meeting near
KEEN walkers are being reminded that there are still a few places up for grabs on the 31-mile dawn 'til dusk Worcestershire Way Walk next month. The event, on Friday, June 8, has become a fixed favourite attracting walkers from all over the country.
A MUSEUM housing the largest and most important collection of masonic artefacts and treasures outside the Grand Lodge Museum in London re-opened in Worcester at the weekend. The Provincial Museum at the Masonic Centre in Rainbow Hill, which has had a
CHILDREN at a school near Malvern have been taking part in global celebrations for the Montessori centenary. In 1907, the first Montessori school was opened by Maria Montessori in the slums of Rome marking the beginning of what became a global education
SCHOOLS in Worcestershire with a predominantly white pupil intake could be forced to twin with more ethnically-diverse schools in a bid to promote community relations. The Government is introducing a legal duty, from September, for schools to give pupils
WEST Malvern has a new district councillor following last week's local elections. Sitting member John Raine easily topped the five-member poll with 654 votes, but the runner-up was Jennie Kelly of Westwood Lodge, Park Road, who pipped the other sitting
WORCESTERSHIRE is getting ready for a royal visitor tomorrow. The Duchess of Gloucester will be in Worcester visiting Acorns Children's Hospice in Bath Road and the Motov8 charity in Gregory's Mill Street before heading to Pershore to officially
THE May meeting was full and varied, with a majority of members voting to support the resolution to urge the government to stop the closure of community hospitals. The 2006 white paper promised a glowing future for these which appears to conflict with
THE Inner Wheel club of Droitwich Spa welcomed members of Droitwich Rotary Club as guests to their April meeting, held recently at the Raven Hotel. The speaker for the evening was Amanda Lunt from the Commandery, in Worcester. Her most informative talk
THE Reverend Olwen Woolcock, who is curate at Claines church, was the speaker at our last meeting. Olwen went to school in Wales, where she learnt to sew. Before she took up her present occupation, she was a teacher of crafts. A love of fabrics has been
ON the weekend commencing Thursday, April 12, a delegation from Kleve, including burgermeister Theo Brauer and his wife, and the chairman of the Partnerschaft, Karl Heinz Koster and his wife Gisela, visited Worcester to celebrate 20 years of twinning,
THE summer reunion and annual meeting of Worcester Grammar School for Girls Old Girls' Association was held at the University Conference Centre, Oldbury Road, on Saturday, April 28. After an excellent buffet lunch the meeting was opened by the chairman
Thirteen members met to discuss the London AGM resolution, urging the Government to stop the closure of community hospitals. Members were sorry there was only one resolution because of the pressure of work at the London office for past mandates. On the
ON Friday, April 27, Dorothy Leighton presented 5-4-3-2-1. Her programme began with fighting talk - the battle speech from the film Henry V, spoken by Laurence Olivier, with music by William Walton. Next was the fourth movement of Shostakovich's fifth
WE met in St James' Church this month as the hall was being used for the local elections. Jo Wood, president, thanked people for supporting the evening with BBC Hereford & Worcester gardening expert Reg Moule, which had been most enjoyable. The next
HEREFORDSHIRE-based company Holden Aluminium Technologies Ltd has taken over the automotive product manufacturer Hydro Aluminum Worcester Ltd HAW, which is based in Shrub Hill, Worcester, makes full body structures and crash management systems for iconic
THE Worcester News has bid farewell to its editor. Stewart Gilbert retired on Friday after seven years of editing the Worcester News and the Berrow's Worcester Journal - the oldest continuously-produced English language newspaper. Mr Gilbert, who lives
IT will be umbrellas at the ready' as showers are set to continue across the county in the next couple of days. But Worcester News weatherman said the worst is over - with almost the entire month's predicted rainfall falling in 24 hours at the weekend
IN a society where more and more people are becoming obese, getting children to change their diets is high on the national priority list. British children are now some of the fattest in the world. Recognising the need for action, the government introduced
SEVERAL Worcester buildings branded "unsightly" in a city council report are being demolished to make way for 14 new homes. The project is aimed at breathing new life into Diglis Road by replacing four old commercial buildings. The Diglis area is already
A FOUNTAIN of sewage erupted out of a drain cover as a street was transformed into a revolting river of excrement. Residents of Staplow Road, off Spetchley Road, Worcester, have even taken to parking their cars on drain covers to stop their street becoming
It’s been extremely busy for our last week. Joan and I spent a very interesting morning at the Mosque when Malik Fayez explained to us the meaning of Islam and some of the misconceptions about the religion. The similarities with Christianity are amazing
Perhaps it's a bit early to start comparing Worcester to Venice, but something very exciting is gradually taking shape alongside the Faithful City's canals. Anyone who has travelled more than a few hundred yards down Diglis Road recently will already
SIR - I would like to respond to Councillor Andy Roberts and to Coun Liz Eyre, who have both written letters about Elgar Technology College. To set the record straight, Coun John Buckley and I both recognise that the majority of pupils at Elgar Technology
The atmosphere is rarely still, pressure winds moves around our globe, constantly moving and changing it's characteristic and moods. Winds can be light and blissful, or strong, squally and destructive. Winds can be extremely local and influenced by
A WORCESTER football team stormed off the pitch without picking up their runners-up medals after a controversial cup final. Trinity Lakes, who are on the verge of clinching the Worcester and District Sunday League Premier Division title, had three players
