A MAN lost part of his nose after a doorstep fight in Worcester on last Christmas Eve. Christopher Wysocki bit Pelligrino Abbatiello and spat out a piece of the torn-off skin. The attack happened as a group of men rowed outside a Chinese takeaway. Wysocki
A PENSIONER who suffers from severe arthritis is singing her neighbour's praises after he transformed her garden from an overgrown mess into a blossoming paradise. Brian Davis, of Grosvenor Walk, St John's, Worcester, has spent since March transforming
A CHANCE find on holiday has turned into a historic treasure for staff at the National Trust property Hanbury Hall, near Droitwich. While enjoying a holiday in Devon, Mike Ward, a member of the North Worcestershire Association of the National Trust, spotted
A LONG awaited post-office-in-the-pub has opened its doors for the first time at the Blue Bell, Callow End, near Worcester. New sub-postmaster Paul Curnock and counter clerk Charles Skern, from St John's, Worcester, were ready to greet their first customers
A CRUCIAL half-century by Stephen Peters has helped put Worcestershire into a strong position in their Frizzell County Championship division two match against Glamorgan at New Road. The County opener made 56 as his table-topping side closed last night
JOHN Bickerton and David Park both failed to make the cut at the Scandinavian Masters golf tournament in Malmo, Sweden. Droitwich's Bickerton shot a 76 to end the second round on five over par, while Hereford's Park was one shot better off following a
LEON Kelly's explosive start to his Worcester City career has fuelled hopes for their forthcoming title challenge. The 25-year-old has only made three friendly appearances but already his bustling style of play has earned him instant popularity on the
GEORGE Davis is already eyeing a return to Sixways after signing for Exeter Chiefs. The prop, who was released by Worcester Rugby Club earlier in the summer, signed for the County Ground side this week on a one-year deal. However, the former Bristol man
FLO Weaver is of a rare vintage in more ways than one as a much-valued and popular figure in the Worcester Wine Circle. She's a founder member of this amateur wine-making group, currently holds all three of its main trophies for her potent products and
IN reply to N Taylor, to solve the traffic problem, drivers must relinquish their cars and travel by public transport. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
COUNCILLOR Adrian Hardman (Evening News, July 18) says that rebuilding and reorganising schools in Wyre Forest could be "funded by capital money and, with the option to borrow and use PFIs, we have always been confident we will be able to afford whatever
READING Today in History (Evening News, July 22) I see that in 1986, MPs voted to abolish the cane in schools. Since that time there has been very little discipline either in school or within the home. I believe that this is why we have so much crime
MESSRS Showell and Margrett seem to agree that regionalisation has not been introduced in a Machiavellian manner. Perhaps they do not know when it started, how far it has gone or how far its perpetrators intend to take it, whether we know about it or
LEON Kelly's explosive start to his Worcester City career has fuelled hopes for their forthcoming title challenge. The 25-year-old has only made three friendly appearances but already his bustling style of play has earned him instant popularity on the
AN intrepid Worcester oarsman is putting his life on the line by rowing the Atlantic - three years after disaster struck in the middle of the ocean. Richard Wood is picking up his oars again to raise funds for Worcester's St Richard's Hospice, and wants
TWO years ago, rower Richard Wood was literally riding high on the crest of a wave before his dream of conquering the Atlantic disappeared over the horizon. After three years of sweat, blood and tears preparing for the 3,000 mile Ward Evans challenge,
GREAT weather for gardening will be returning over the weekend as a new heatwave hits Worcester. Sunworshippers in the Faithful City, tired of the overcast skies and sporadic rain of the past couple of weeks, will be lifted as temperatures hit 24 or 25
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man brandishing a gun stole £3,500 from a post office in Stourport-on-Severn. The incident happened at about 2.40pm on Thursday, July 31, when a man aged between 20 and 30 years old entered Areley Kings post
RESIDENTS in Droitwich can look forward to a better life after a new action plan was drawn up. The plan covers a range of projects and initiatives aimed at meeting local needs and priorities. These were identified following a range of surveys and research
LABOUR MP Mike Foster today told "selfish" Worcester City Council to drop any objections to a £100,000 flood defence scheme for Hylton Road. The council's Development Services and Review Committee has yet to approve the temporary barrier, which is being
GEORGE Davis is already eyeing a return to Sixways after signing for Exeter Chiefs. The prop, who was released by Worcester Rugby Club earlier in the summer, signed for the County Ground side this week on a one-year deal. However, the former Bristol man
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have made a quartet of new signings with the new season just a week away. Top of the list is 20-year-old former Wolves defender Kenny Coleman, who made 20 appearances on loan at Aggborough last season. Harriers boss Ian Britton
TWO months after cheering Wolves back into the top flight Mark Owen is relishing the chance of facing his boyhood team in Monday night's friendly at St George's Lane (7.30). Worcester City striker Owen was among the Black Country hordes that besieged
WORCESTERSHIRE racing driver Matt Neal will be looking for his fourth victory of the season when the British Touring Car Championship visits Snetterton in Norfolk today. The Honda Racing team member, from Hanbury near Droitwich, won at Croft last time
MICHAEL Rose is hoping to boost his goals tally in Hereford United's forthcoming campaign. The free-kick specialist managed four last season, three from dead ball duties which he shares with midfielder Danny Williams, but has set his sights for a higher
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers aim to sharpen up their shooting skills before launching their Nationwide League Division Three campaign next Saturday with a home clash against Mansfield Town. Today they are wrapping up their 'warm-up' schedule with a match against
ENTIRELY agree with Frank L Jones concerning the atom bombs dropped on Japan in 1945, (You Say, July 8). Approximately 200,000 people were killed at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Sounds a lot, but if the British, Americans and Australians had been compelled
A CRUCIAL half-century by Stephen Peters has helped put Worcestershire into a strong position in their Frizzell County Championship division two match against Glamorgan at New Road. The County opener made 56 as his table-topping side closed last night
IT is vital that we get to the truth of whether the dossiers given out by the Government were exaggerated in order to obtain backing for the war in Iraq. Now the stated aims of the US and UK governments are pre-emptive strikes on countries that are judged
IN reply to the letter from Mrs M Large regarding coursing (You Say, July 22), I believe it is totally disingenuous for Maurice Brett to quote from the Burns report into hunting. Mr Brett is a leading member of Protect Our Wild Animals. This group was
D E Margrett awakens some happy memories with his reference to horse manure. Victoria Avenue was not always congested with cars but a fair amount of horse-drawn traffic passed along at one time. Frequently, a steaming load was deposited in the roadway
THE arrogance and pride of our corrupt politicians will be responsible for all the consequences if Britain does not leave the EU on September 5, 2003. British politicians, with pens and treachery, many in pursuit of their own agenda and greed, have done
AS the Judicial Inquiry embarks on trying to discover just who is to blame for Dr David Kelly's death, I hope it does not overlook the opportunity to investigate the role our current political system has played in the events. Historically, the present
TWO months after cheering Wolves back into the top flight Mark Owen is relishing the chance of facing his boyhood team in Monday night's friendly at St George's Lane (7.30). Worcester City striker Owen was among the Black Country hordes that besieged
