A BROMSGROVE teenager who was left brain-damaged after a hospital blunder has been awarded £3.25m compensation. Wayne Heathcote, now aged 13, was severely brain-damaged when he was accidentally given six times the recommended dose of a drug. He was being
A "CONCENTRATED effort" is needed to fill empty floor space at the Shrub Hill Industrial development. Eight industrial units are still on the market, it emerged at Worcester City Council's cabinet meeting last night. On top of the 23,500sq ft of empty
A SCATHING attack has been launched on a council's handling of safety following the death of Worcester schoolgirl Lelaina Hall. Sedgemoor Council's Liberal Democrat leader, Councillor Chris Williams, has accused the authority of showing a "lack of judgement
THE DEATH knell has sounded for Worcester's major farming and countryside store. Ever since Worcester cattle market closed, more than three years ago, the future of the store in Dolday has been precarious and now bosses have announced they are about to
A CRASH victim managed to call for help on his mobile phone despite careering off the road and landing in bushes. The accident happened off the Welland to Castlemorton road. The injured man was able to call for an ambulance on his mobile phone. "If he
AN angry Worcester man set a van ablaze after a long-standing disagreement with his wife's former husband. Sheridan Harding drove to Nicholas Crook's city home at 4am while drunk, threw bricks through the van window and began a fire which burned out the
A DROITWICH mum will be taking a leap of faith in a bid to beat the world record for skydiving. Diane Mewey, who has flown only once during a holiday to Corfu, is getting fit for the jump by doing some kickboxing. The mother-of-two, from Cant Hill, says
SCHOOLS in Worcester are being urged to end the "crazy" practice of locking up playing fields during the summer. City MP Mike Foster has made the plea in a letter to every head teacher in his constituency, saying the policy is hindering the city's youngsters
THE County Museum is promising this year's National Archaeology Day, which takes place later this month, will be bigger and better than ever. The museum, at Hartlebury, is hoping many young potential archaeologists will come along to the event, which
A DRUNKEN Droitwich man made a hoax call to police and told them he had been stabbed in the leg with a needle. Steven Moore made two hoax calls to police on March 15 this year, Worcester Magistrates Court was told yesterday. Abi Nixon, prosecuting, told
A YOUTH who was fishing in Hereford punched one of a group of other youths who were throwing stones into the river. Police said he approached the group and punched one of them in the face and left the scene. The offender is described as a white male,
HEADTEACHERS in Worcestershire are being encouraged to put up posters warning parents they could be prosecuted if they threaten or abuse teachers. The posters were unveiled today by Education Minister Stephen Twigg and will be made available to primary
AN RSPCA inspector from Evesham has received a top award for her commitment and service to animal welfare. Inspector Jackie Hickman was one of three inspectors to receive the Anderson-Plumbe Award for special merit and ability at the RSPCA's annual meeting
A WORCESTER teenager has struck gold at a regional swimming competition. Nicole Lindsey, aged 13, scooped four gold medals at the npower Active contest in Wolverhampton last Sunday. Nicole, of RNIB New College, Worcester, was joined by a record 180 swimmers
STUDENTS at a Worcestershire school are brightening up a new office at West Mercia police headquarters. Girls at Holy Trinity School, in Kidderminster, have handed over 23 pieces of framed artwork to the new call management centre at Hindlip. They had
REGARDING the article in the Advertiser about youngsters on field bikes riding through woodland in Batchley (Advertiser, June 12). It's the same old story - moan, moan, moan. Why doesn't the council set aside an area of the woods to use? And while on
DRUGS, and the constant battle against their use, are rarely out of the headlines. It is a battle being waged in every village, town and street and supported whole-heartedly by worried parents and families. Our lead story today will be music to the ears
SO here you are, taking a break on this English summer's day, reading your Evening News, and perhaps enjoying a coffee or a snack at your favourite lunchtime retreat. It might be a pub, cafe or perhaps a park bench. There's nothing like the delectable
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody was today preparing his Worcestershire troops for what he believes will be a crucial spell in their bid for promotion from Division Two of the Frizzell County Championship. Tomorrow they open their match against in-form Middlesex
WERNER Swanepoel checked into Sixways yesterday insisting that his Springbok exile could yet benefit Worcester Rugby Club. The South African scrum-half, who made the switch from Leopards to Worcester this summer, believes that with the pressure to impress
RISING basketball star Jamie Burchell is set to represent Great Britain against the best sides in Europe after his college was victorious in the British Universities Sports Association Finals. The 22-year-old from St John's, Worcester, was a member of
PEGASUS Juniors have appointed Owain Meale as first team manager, after Martin Thomas resigned at the end of last season due to business constraints. Meale, formerly with Hereford city rivals Westfields as first team coach and also manager of their Herefordshire
A HIGH energy Canadian band are kicking off the first event of the month for the Three Choirs Fringe Festival. Tanglefoot play original music based on traditional stories, songs, folklore and drama, making use of the fiddle, double bass, guitars, piano
RESIDENTS who want to help the town's elderly folk get out and about are urged to attend a summer fair this Saturday. The event at Housman Court Residential Home, in School Drive, forms part of a £15,000 fundraising campaign to buy a new mini bus. Already
WHILE I am pleased to see that Pershore Operatic and Dramatic Society had packed audiences for their show Oliver at the Swan Theatre, Worcester (You Say, June 24) I am saddened that the Norbury Theatre's recent production of the musical Scrooge in Droitwich
REGARDING the parking at the new hospital, could we not utilise the park-and-ride service to take people to and from the hospital? Judging from the traffic on the Droitwich and Ombersley roads in the morning rush-hour and the empty buses, no one is using
THIS government's attitude to referenda should alarm us all. It cannot be trusted to run a fair euro referendum campaign any more than it can be trusted on its proposals for regional assemblies. This is a government that uses taxpayers' money to promote
IN reply to the letter from Mrs M J Large (You Say, June 22), may I offer her my sincere apologies if I have ever appeared patronising in our long correspondence about hunting. But I think it far better than being rude or abusive, however much anyone
LEADING electrical retailer Dixons is to create dozens of new jobs in Worcestershire. The group, which owns Currys, The Link and PC World stores, says the jobs are among 40 new posts in the Midlands. A spokesman for the group, which employs 33,500 staff
THE regional development agency is committing £3m to marketing the West Midlands during the next 12 months. Advantage West Midlands wants everyone in the region to work together to develop a regional marketing strategy to promote a consistent and positive
WERNER Swanepoel checked into Sixways yesterday insisting that his Springbok exile could yet benefit Worcester Rugby Club. The South African scrum-half, who made the switch from Leopards to Worcester this summer, believes that with the pressure to impress
WORCESTER has been awarded nearly £80,000 to cut drug dealing and related crimes. The city's crime and disorder reduction partnership, known as the Safer Worcestershire Partnership, will receive the cash to distribute to groups which run front line schemes
A WORCESTER man fled the scene of an accident after crashing into another car. Graham Hossack drove off after pulling out of a Worcester pub car park into another car on Friday, April 26, Worcester Magistrates Court heard yesterday. Abi Nixon, prosecuting
A FLY-posting campaign by a regional newspaper after the Lelaina Hall tragedy has caused outrage amongst Berrow and Burnham-on-Sea residents. The Western Daily Press plastered posters warning of the dangers of the beach, featuring a picture of the youngster
WORCESTERSHIRE heart patients who have been waiting six months for an operation will be treated in another public or private hospital - or even another country. As of yesterday, victims of long cardiac waiting lists can ask for the NHS to pay for the
THE friends and family of a grandmother who died last year are paying tribute to her with a sponsored walk next month. Prudence Morris suffered from asthma from the age of 18 and was crippled by arthritis in her early 40s. She died last October at the
A MARRIED man showed young girls pornographic videos before getting them to perform sex acts on him, Worcester Crown Court heard. Leslie Brazier paid two of his three victims £1 each for, as he called it, "doing him a favour", said prosecutor Peter Arnold
LANDOWNERS' property rights are being severely reduced in this country, according to the chairman of the Worcestershire Branch of the Country Landowners and Business Association. Andrew Grant said the right to manage land was continually being lost by
THE Government should provide Worcestershire's schools with more funding rather than "naming and shaming" its education authority, according to one of the county's head teachers. Cledwyn-Davies, chairman of the Worcestershire Association of Head Teachers
A DAY at the races is just one of the latest additions to an auction of promises being held later this week at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall. The day, at Cheltenham Racecourse, is one of 50 promises that will be up for auction at the hall on Thursday, July
CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating victory after the abandoning of a controversial traffic-calming scheme for Bewdley. Worcestershire County Council's director of environmental services, Richard Wigginton, agreed there was no way the authority can proceed with
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody was today preparing his Worcestershire troops for what he believes will be a crucial spell in their bid for promotion from Division Two of the Frizzell County Championship. Tomorrow they open their match against in-form Middlesex
A BURST pipe left roads and gardens in Welland flooded as the water flowed for almost an hour. Routine work on a leak which had been reported two days earlier caused the main to rupture at around 10.15am on Monday (July 1), catching Severn Trent workers
THIEVES have damaged a firm's chances of doing well in this year's Malvern in Boom competition. Two stone flower tubs were stolen from outside DIR International Events, a sports tour operator in Upper Chase Road, Barnard's Green. The tubs were taken overnight
WORCESTERSHIRE Saints suffered a 64-18 home defeat against leaders Hemel Stags in the totalrl.com Rugby League Conference. But the Saints can look back with pride on a performance that had their illustrious opponents reeling on the back foot for half
LESLIE Law, from Inkberrow, is in line for a place on the British team at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain, after his selection for the squad due to compete in the three-day event championships. The 37-year-old, who won a team silver medal for
NNANDI Ezulike has revealed it was his England ambitions which brought him to Worcester Rugby Club. The 25-year-old winger arrived yesterday at Sixways to begin a season which, he hopes, will not only propel Worcester into the Premiership but also elevate
IT was back to work with a bang for Worcester Rugby Club's stars yesterday as the pain game began. Worcester's players were welcomed back after their five-week summer break with some exhausting 150-metre sprints and a weights session as the countdown
THE THREE Choirs Fringe Festival gets up and running today (July 2) with a steady stream of events from now until the end of the summer. With more than 350 events - and rising - the Fringe Festival incorporates activities from clergymen in dragon boat
REGARDING your letter headlined "Power Cable explosion" (You Say, June 22) there is a power cable under my ground and footpath 1010. This takes the same route under this footpath. I do think that footpath 101 should be transferred to the old footpath
JOHN Phillpott asks (Evening News, June 17) what we did during the World Cup. Well, I read Iris Murdoch and New Statesman, listened to Shirley Bassey and Mozart, walked round the block a few times, and chatted to neighbours. Oh yes - and wrote a few letters
I HAVE a role in Wyre Forest's attempt to restore vitally important emergency services at Kidderminster hospital, while simultaneously reminding politicians, both national and local, of who put them where they are and what for. Thus it has been gratifying
AN array of colourful paintings will brighten up the Spa's library this month when Droitwich Spa Arts Club displays its annual exhibition. Droitwich Spa Library, in Victoria Square, will host the exhibition of nearly 100 paintings, covering all subjects
BUSINESSES, community organisations and councillors are being invited to air their views on the Government's White Paper for the English Regions. The regionalisation White Paper - Your Region, Your Choice - Revitalising the English Regions - was published
TOYOTA is set to keep Brintons Fine Carpets ahead of the competition with a new deal to service the Kidderminster company's 44-strong forklift truck fleet. The three-year contract will ensure there is a Toyota service engineer on site at Brintons' premises
IT was back to work with a bang for Worcester Rugby Club's stars yesterday as the pain game began. Worcester's players were welcomed back after their five-week summer break with some exhausting 150-metre sprints and a weights session as the countdown
NNANDI Ezulike has revealed it was his England ambitions which brought him to Worcester. The 25-year-old winger arrived yesterday at Sixways to begin a season which, he hopes, will not only propel Worcester into the Premiership but also elevate him back
