A BRAVE Worcestershire peace activist is staying put in Iraq - despite an escalation of violence in the war-torn country and the Foreign Office advising British citizens to leave. Twenty-nine-year-old Jo Wilding has been in Iraq since November, helping
A TODDLER group is due to be resurrected with the help of a benevolent saviour and some feisty mums. Drakes Broughton toddler group closed its doors before Christmas due to dwindling numbers of children attending the sessions. But now the toddler group
I GO down to St George's Lane a couple of times a season. That isn't because I can't be bothered the go more often. It's because I'm an average, ex-Midland Combination utility player with dodgy knees who played soccer for two decades, stood on the terraces
HEREFORD United will bid to keep their title hopes alive with victory at Aldershot Town on Monday in the Conference match of the day. Second against and third will battle it out for supremacy and if the sides' Edgar Street encounter in August is any pointer
MATT Neal has returned home as he begins his quest for British Touring Car Championship glory tomorrow. The 37-year-old from Wych-bold, who has finished third in the championship for the last two seasons, is back in the colours of Pershore-based Team
CLIVE Stuart-Smith completed the formalities of his Sixways move yesterday. The England Under 21 skipper signed up for Worcester's Premiership baptism to make him John Brain's second swoop this week after clinching Pat Sanderson's signature. And Worcester's
HEREFORD United duo Jamie Pitman and Danny Williams have given the club a boost ahead of their crunch Easter weekend programme by signing new deals with the club. The midfielders have been an integral part to the Bulls' success this season and manger
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers director of football Jan Molby is predicting a big future in the game for loan striker Simon Brown. The 20- year-old has made a quick-fire impact with Harriers after making an initial one month move from West Bromwich Albion. He
AS a non-member, I enjoyed the United Kingdom Independence Party annual meeting at Powick. And I applaud the campaign to obtain more UKIP MEPs in the June Euro elections. But, while I agree their aim of freedom from the European Union, should they not
IN reply to Alex Waugh (You Say, Saturday, April 3) I can only assume that his reply in preference for tarmac car parks and motor vehicles was written on April 1. The Cornmarket expanse of tarmac is the site of the former Public Hall, which was a fine
MAY I praise Worcester City Council for organising a "ragwort clearance morning" last Saturday at Aconbury Orchard. On our equine and farming website, www.firstpasture.co.uk, we often come across concerns expressed by local riders. Ragwort can cause serious
MANY will be delighted to read the story headlined "Drivers' one-in-four chance of being snapped" (Evening News, Friday, March 19). It said that they will not necessary face a fine, and points on their licence, for exceeding the laws on vehicle velocity
PHIL Richards has signed a new contract at Sixways. The fitness coach, who came to Worcester Rugby Club in the summer, has extended his stay. The former Swansea fitness guru has revolutionised the training methods at Worcester this season and his contribution
CLIVE Stuart-Smith completed the formalities of his Sixways move yesterday. The England Under 21 skipper signed up for Worcester's Premiership baptism to make him John Brain's second swoop this week after clinching Pat Sanderson's signature. And Worcester's
PUBLIC-spirited members of a community rallied around to help 30 bewildered residents after fire destroyed their homes yesterday - but the day was tinged with sadness. The single parents, elderly and needy were left homeless and lost all their belongings
ONCE the final whistle blows they jump into a limousine, crack open the champagne and think about how they should spend their next million. No worries about kids' schooling or paying the mortgage for them - top of their list of priorities is plotting
A COUPLE'S dream to create a wildlife haven in woods near Worcester has been brought to an abrupt end by a planning decision. For nine years, Kim and Phil Westwood, who developed Crown East Heritage Woodland as a thriving tourist attraction, fought to
A CHEEKY doctors and nurses night will be held tomorrow in aid of charity. The event, called Dirty Doctors and Naughty Nurses, is taking place at both The Courtyard and Bushwackers, in Worcester city centre, where staff will be dressed up as doctors and
ARTWORK on a range of themes by Black Country artist Graham Bayley is on display at the Elgar Birthplace Museum this Easter weekend. Drawings and paintings of subjects from architecture to wildlife and pilgrimages are being exhibited in the Carice Elgar
INTREPID walkers from Worcestershire are being sought to take part in a trek to raise cash for the county's life-limited children. Acorns Children's Hospice Trust is on the lookout for a team to walk 100km through the Sahara Desert while helping to raise
THE RSPCA has urged people thinking of buying a real Easter bunny to consider adopting a rescue rabbit instead. Animal centres are overflowing with these unwanted and abandoned pets. The charity described rabbits as sociable animals that like other rabbits
A SIXTEEN-year-old stage star is in a spin thanks to a wheelie generous donation by our readers. Sam Price secured the part of softhearted roller-skating robot Ariel, in Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society's Youth Section's production of Return to
CHILDREN at Safe Hands Child Care in Droitwich celebrated their 10th anniversary in style with an Easter bonnet competition. Artistic youngsters at the centre, on Old Coach Road, made their own festive floral designs. The Mayor of Droitwich Jan Bolton
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers director of football Jan Molby is predicting a big future in the game for loan striker Simon Brown. The 20- year-old has made a quick-fire impact with Harriers after making an initial one month move from West Bromwich Albion. He
WORCESTER City must beat the odds if they are to overcome Stafford Rangers at Marston Road in Monday's top-of-the-table clash (3pm). John Barton's team have won just once in the sides' seven previous meetings since Rangers were promoted from the Dr Martens
DEAN Keates is set to return for Kidderminster Harriers in Monday's Nationwide League Division Three clash against promotion-chasing Huddersfield Town at Aggborough (3pm). The midfielder will be available after completing a three-match he received after
DEAN Keates is set to return for Kidderminster Harriers in Monday's Nationwide League Division Three clash against promotion-chasing Huddersfield Town at Aggborough (3pm). The midfielder will be available after completing a three-match he received after
MANAGER John Barton, it appears, took a calculated risk in bringing Leon Kelly to St George's Lane. Nothing, it must be stressed, to do with his talents as a footballer more the bewildering fact that every club Kelly has spent time at has ended up with
WORCESTER City must beat the odds if they are to overcome Stafford Rangers at Marston Road in Monday's top-of-the-table clash (3pm). John Barton's team have won just once in the sides' seven previous meetings since Rangers were promoted from the Dr Martens
JON Burgess (You Say, Wednesday, March 24) disputes a claim by Marion Large that hounds are mistreated and counters with the fact that a great number of dogs are cruelly abandoned. Two wrongs do not make a right and, suffice to say, hunting and coursing
REGARDING the city council recycling scheme, this week my neighbour and I are both down to our last purple bags for paper. It's weeks since we were allocated them, although the black bags are regular. I was advised to go to local neighbour office for
OUR education system, as with most British institutions - taxation system included - is based on sound Christian principles and ethics. Education means preparation for life. This will be a life that will entail getting-on with people of all races, creeds
PETER Nielsen recently referred to Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate Margaret Harper in rather derogatory terms. During the same week, we celebrated the culmination of more than two years' intensive work by dedicated city council officers
IMMIGRATION has dominated the headlines for the past month, claiming a Ministerial scalp and joining the expanding list of topics worthy of a Downing Street crisis summit. The Prime Minister, who pays great heed to opinion polls, is worried. According
