CHILDREN at a Worcester school are helping their counterparts in war-torn southern Iraq by sending them crucial learning supplies, equipment and even food. Pupils at Manor Park School have organised their very own aid project for the children in the battle-scarred
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an incident in which a 15-year-old girl was first indecently assaulted and then assaulted by the same youth. The incident happened on the Great Western Way, Hereford, between 8.20-8.30am on Wednesday this week. The
WORCESTER'S new signings both have the key to unlock National One defences - raw pace. Wes Davies and Jon Hylton signed into Sixways this week as the Warriors reinforced their squad for the promotion push. Both backs are blessed with talent but for coach
JOHN Bickerton and David Park spearhead the Midlands hopes in the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. They are both five shots off the pace. Worcestershire's Bickerton carded a two-under round of 70 at Kingsbarns which included five birdies but three
HEREFORDSHIRE are de-lighted at being drawn at home against Worcestershire in the second round of next season's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. The tie will be staged at Kingsland on May 5. Herefordshire secretary Peter Sykes said: "We are very pleased
WORCESTER Wolves are confident of getting their competitive basketball season off to a winning start tonight. They travel to Plymouth to take on Tamar Valley in their opening game in the renamed National League Division Two (7.30), hoping to build on
WELL, Mike Foster, you have seen what happens when a party turns against its previously loyal voters. Labour lost the Brent by-election due to the majority turning against them. The 13,000 majority is made up of 11,000 Muslims. Do the sums, Mr Foster,
REGARDING parking tickets, Mr Bishop is lucky to have an unbreakable alibi. When I lived in Westminster, London, I was given a ticket for a wheel on the pavement. Evesham has to share one warden between itself, Pershore and Broadway. I've never seen one
BRADDERS asks what you would call a spoon collector. How about fathead? GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
THE Avon Breast Cancer Crusade continues to raise awareness of breast cancer issues and raise money to help fund vital research carried out by their charity partner Breakthrough Breast Cancer. We are pleased to announce that in its 11th year, the Avon
I WOULD be grateful if readers could help with a study that is being carried out to discover why church-going is on the decline in the British Isles. Attendance has been in steady decline in the mainstream denominations since the 1960s, making the UK
JON Burgess (You Say, September 2) writes dispassionately of the insensibility and death of a fox being rarely witnessed by hunt followers. I believe most of these people who are pro-hunting with dogs fear losing the enjoyment of the "meet" and riding
CARL Heeley's hat-trick exploits against Bath City put a smile on the face of former Worcester boss George Rooney who can still recall the City star's bleakest moment. That came in 1998 following a sickening injury against Mangotsfield United in which
A WORCESTERSHIRE soldier was so appalled by the "abject poverty" of post-war Iraq he helped a Worcester school launch an international aid operation. Captain Andrew Sturt, who is on operations in Iraq with the Royal Signals, was stunned by the state of
THE Lychgate Shopping Centre goes public with a controversial new name next week - Cathedral Plaza. It begins a two-month publicity drive sponsoring Radio Wyvern's traffic reports on Monday, with the slogan "Cathedral Plaza - Worcester's newest shopping
AN attacker who bit off part of a man's nose in a doorstep fight has been sentenced to 200 hours community work. Christopher Wysocki sank his teeth into Pelligrino Abbatiello after an argument blew up outside a Chinese takeaway in Lyppard Grange, Worcester
A crooked financial adviser who swindled elderly clients out of savings totalling £66,000 has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. David Weston transferred their money into his own accounts by forging signatures and used it to fund a house extension
TWO teenage boys were threatened and forced to hand over their mobile phones and cash in a robbery on school playing fields in Hereford. It happened between 9.15 and 9.45am on Wednesday, September 24, at Whitecross High School in Baggallay Street, Hereford
A DINES Green man disqualified from driving on five occasions in as many years has been given community punishment for his latest offences. A petrol station CCTV camera filmed Paul Biddle behind the wheel of a car while banned, Worcester magistrates heard
TWO accidents brought M5 rush-hour traffic to a standstill yesterday. Fire crews were called to a three-car collision on the southbound carriageway between Junctions 5 and 6 at 5.25pm. No one was hurt. Fifteen minutes later, a motorist had a lucky escape
WORCESTER mayor Gareth Jones and his deputy Allah Ditta had the chance to put their feet up and relax as part of the World's Biggest Coffee Morning. In fact, the two dignitaries even had a chance to enjoy a foot massage when local reflexologist Deborah
ANDY Keast has told Sixways supporters to lay off Daren O'Leary. Worcester Rugby Club's coach has been disappointed with early season criticism of the former Gloucester wing but believes two tries in his last two games have quietened the voices somewhat
ON loan striker Andrew Bishop admits that Kidderminster Harriers are feeling the pressure following their grim run of seven matches without a win. Having collected just two points out of a possible 21 they have plunged into the lower reaches of the Nationwide
BACK in the war years and through the 1940s, Ray Dovey was Worcester's equivalent of Mike Yarwood and Rory Bremner. The stage-struck local teenager was a talented impressionist and appeared on stage at the city's Theatre Royal, Public Hall, in the Guildhall
IT would be good if the media could agree on how many attended Michael Barrymore's show. In The Sun it says "Michael show half-full letdown." In the Evening News, Michael Barrymore has made a successful return to the UK stage in front of a packed theatre
ON January 3 next year, smoking will be banned nationwide throughout Ireland, in all public places, pubs, restaurants and so on. It's not a good omen for joining the euro. M BURCHER, Worcester.
ON Saturday, September 20, I attended the local history day at Worcester's Guildhall supported by Worcestershire County Council and BBC Hereford and Worcester. The various stands from across the county were showing various themes of Worcestershire's history
MRS M Large requests clarification on a number of points regarding coursing and hunting (You Say, Saturday, September 20). Veterinary support for hunting was clearly established by an independent poll which found that 55 per cent of all vets and 63 per
ONLY a few days ago, I saw a lovely toy policeman's helmet and was about to buy it for my three-year-old grandson when I realised it would probably mean nothing to him. How very different from the days of the old Worcester City force when one never had
HUNTING the hare and hare coursing are unacceptable. The hare is not vermin, or an enemy of other creatures They do not exist in large numbers, or breed like rabbits. The young leverets are at risk of being picked up by the rapidly increasing number of
AFTER reading Jon Burgess' letter (You Say, Friday, Sept 12) about hunting and vets, it occurred to me that his claims did not appear to add up. Mr Burgess claims that the majority of vets is in favour of hunting, quoting a figure of 500. It struck me
