DOUBLE Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes paid a flying visit to Droitwich Spa High School today. Holmes, 37, arrived by helicopter from London to visit the specialist sports college to mark the first anniversary of her appointment as National
THE Ruddock revolution continues to gather pace with the new Worcester Warriors director of rugby making his first signing - prop forward Shaun Ruwers. While former Wales Grand Slam-winning coach Mike Ruddock has made the South African-born tight-head
THE second day of the LV County Championship Division One clash between Worcestershire and Lancashire was abandoned without a ball being bowled at Old Trafford. Worcestershire had taken control of the clash on day one, bowling Lancashire out for 161
WORCESTER Nomads suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of Pershore in Worcestershire League Division One. Geoff Taylor top-scored for Nomads with 33, while Danny Rees (30), Darren Lakin (20) and James Smith (25) all chipped in as the
THE controversial Home Information Packs have taken another step closer to becoming compulsory today after the Conservatives failed in their bid to block the scheme. The Government hopes the packs, knowns as HIPs, will cut the number of house sales falling
FIVES 7-7: G Rudd (Martley Seconds) 7-52: D James (Avoncroft) 6-24: S Phillips (Old Elizabethans) 6-31: C Buroughs (Brockhampton) 6-41: G Harrison (Droitwich Seconds) 6-47: S May (Old Elizabethans Thirds) 6-52: Faisal (Eastnor) 6-71: T Baylis
CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE LEAGUE SECOND TEAMS DIVISION ONE Alvechurch v Worcester Rained off five points each. Barnards Green v Redditch Rained off five points each. Brockhampton v Bewdley Rained off five points each. Bromyard v Astwood Bank Rained
BIRMINGHAM & DISTRICT LEAGUE FIRST TEAMS Premier Division: Coventry NW v Kidderminster Vic; Kenilworth Wardens v Himley; Shifnal v WB Dartmouth; Walmley v Barnt Green; Walsall v Moseley; Wellington v Knowle & Dorridge. Division One: Halesowen v Aston
IN a rain-hit weekend in the Worcestershire County League, Old Vigornians seconds suffered by being able to play their Division Three game. The OVs were comfortably beaten by Martley seconds, picking up just two points for their poor peformance. However
EVESHAM United are confident the club's new ground will be ready for the start of the 2008/09 season. Planning permission has been in place on the Cheltenham Road site for five years but chairman Jim Cockerton hopes to tie up the deal in the near future
ONE-way traffic lights are to be installed on a Worcester bridge for six weeks - but the worst is yet to come. The lights will be operate on Powick Bridge from Monday, ensuring traffic can only travel in one direction at a time. But for the 20,000 motorists
A TEENAGE girl was grabbed from behind as she walked home with a female friend. The victim was un-hurt in the incident, which happened on a cycle path near Tay Avenue, St Peter's, Worcester at about 4.40pm on Tuesday. Worcester Police have issued
SHOPPERS were forced to evacuate a Worcester DIY shop following the latest incident involving CS gas. Police believe it is linked to two other incidents in Worcester where CS gas capsules have been set alight and left to spread fumes. The capsule was
LONDON Irish prop Neal Hatley will captain England Saxons in the opening match of the Barclays Churchill Cup against the USA at Edgeley Park on Friday night (7.45pm). Bromsgrove-born Jordan Crane will start at number 8 following his early release by
WORCESTER gardeners, cooks and photographers are being urged to enter a big flower show this summer. Anyone who can grow the longest bean in the city, cook a mouth-watering fruit pie or even take a classy snap of a local landmark is being sought as a
TWO players who appeared in the FA Trophy final for Kidderminster Harriers have been released by the club. Manager Mark Yates has wielded the axe just four days after the Aggborough club's Wembley heartbreak. Andy White, who replaced Iyseden Christie
REIGNING British Touring Car champion Matt Neal believes a "dust-up" is looming between Jason Plato and Fabrizio Giovanardi as their title fight intensifies. Drotiwich driver Neal is currently fourth in the championship standings, 41 points adrift of
WORCESTER City Women's Football Club honoured players for their achievements at their end of season presentation evening. City chairman Dave Boddy handed out awards to players from the ladies reserve team, under 15s and under 16s. Sarah Humphries was
A MAN from Worcester has been given a suspended sentence for kicking his partner's mother's door on Christmas Day. Stuart Sallis, aged 27, of Carnforth Drive, Brickfields, pleaded guilty to using threatening or abusive behaviour and damaging a door valued
MEMBERS of Warndon Parish Council in Worcester are concerned that people are still leaving their satellite navigation systems in their cars, despite the risks of theft, following a spate of break-ins. Councillor Marc Bayliss said the council should do
MORE than 50 hospital staff from across the county have been awarded for their long service at a special ceremony. The long service award ceremony on Monday took place at Charles Hastings Education Centre at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and recognised
THE next mayor of Droitwich and the responsibilities of councillors will be decided at a meeting of Droitwich's new town council on Monday. The meeting, due to start at 7pm, will decide who will take over from outgoing mayor Jan Bolton as well as who
A MARKET trader operating in CrownGate Worcester has been made to pay more than £1,650 for selling counterfeit sportswear. Abdul Aziz pleaded guilty to five offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 at Worcester Magistrates Court. The charges were brought
BOOKWORMS are needed to work at a charity book shop in Worcester. The Daisy Chain Benevolent Fund in St John's needs volunteers to work in its book shop and help raise funds for the County Air Ambulance. Manager Lesley Ponsford said: "They have got
WORCESTER Warriors have released Tom Harding and Simon Whatling as the club begins to build towards next season in the Guinness Premiership. Back row Harding joined Warriors from New Zealand side North Harbour in October 2005 and previously played for
A WORCESTER man has celebrated his 100th birthday with a ride in a classic Model T Ford. John Collard, of Alexander Road, St John's, reached his century on Saturday and as part of his week-long celebration his friends arranged a suprise ride in the classic
A HEALTH club planned for Droitwich town centre may not go ahead after developers decided to change their original proposal. Last year, Kandahar, which owns the town centre's precinct, was given permission to build a shop with a gym on the first floor
ATHLETES of all ages can explode out of the starting blocks and help raise cash for local good causes. The annual fun run organised by Warndon Parish Council, in Worcester, takes place on Sunday, June 3. Last year 300 runners took part in the race around
A Pershore air cadet has received an award for raising the most amount of money from selling poppies. Danielle New was presented with a certificate by Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire Sir Michael Brinton at a ceremony in Worcester.
MORE paramedics will soon be on-call in Herefordshire and Worcestershire after health chiefs agreed to plough more money into the ambulance service. West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, which covers Worcestershire, has announced 130 emergency care
PAYNE Charlotte Happy 13th Birthday. Have a great day. Lots of love Mum, Dad and Rebecca. Published in paper 16/05/2007
LAURA MICHELLE WESTON 16th May, 1991 9.01am Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen and forever missed. You are always in our thoughts, hearts and memories. Love and miss you so much. God bless sweetie. Mum, Dad, Holly, Nan and Grandad Allen xxx Published in paper
VILES Francis William Of Housman Court, Bromsgrove, previously of Worcester. Passed away peacefully on May 12th at Alexandra Hospital after a brief illness, aged 86 years. A special and much loved husband, father, grandpa, brother, brother in law, cousin
BOUCHER Frederick Anthony Tony Formerly of Suckley. On April 25th, 2007, aged 61 years, after a tragic accident. Dear brother of Brenda. Cremation has already taken place. A Service of Thanksgiving will take place at St John the Baptist Church, Suckley
POWELL Kenny Fell asleep at his home in Droitwich on Sunday, May 6th, 2007, aged 54 years. Beloved son of Olive and the late Jim Powell, dearly loved father of Sophie, Nicholas and Bonnie, Dearest grumpy of Charlie and Tilly, treasured brother of Denny
LINDSAY Evelyn Georgina Jim would like to express his sincere thanks to all the Family, Friends and Neighbours for their kind messages of sympathy, at the passing of my dear wife Evelyn. Special thanks to the Reverend Duncan Ballard and to E J Gumery
TARRACH Toni One year today you were took away.The time had come for you to rest,We all know that you gave your best.Be at peace my love wherever you are,In a fluffy cloud or a shining star.My tears will always remain for you. God bless Kurt xxx Published
WINTER Walter Silent tears do gently fall, that others do not see, For the kind and loving person, that meant the world to me. It's two years today. Love you always and forever. Mary and all your Family. Published in paper 16/05/2007
A VISIT to Webbs garden centre turned into a surprise birthday treat for 70-year-old Gwen Averill. Mrs Averill of Kempsey, near Worcester, was delighted by the surprise, which was organised by her daughter Christine Hyde, who lives in Canada. Staff
A ROW has erupted over the leader of the city council being given a top cabinet post at Worcestershire County Council. Councillor Simon Geraghty became boss of the Tory-run city council one year ago. But there was opposition from some county councillors
Localised flash flooding from blocked or overloaded drainage systems can occur at times of heavy rainfall. This type of flooding is unpredictable and often occurs in unexpected locations depending on the location and intensity of rainfall. Such drainage
Roads and paths are usually drained into highway drains that run alongside them. In rural areas roads usually drain into ditches along the edges of the roads. In heavy rain or storm conditions or following periods of prolonged rain these drains can
A 29-year-old care assistant has been sentenced to another 20 hours unpaid work for breaching a part of her community order. Teresa Watson, of Battisto Walk, Malvern, had previously been sentenced to 100 hours unpaid work in July last year after she
Localised or flash flooding is usually a result of storm level torrential rain and often results in problems in urban areas. Heavy rainstorms can mean that drainage systems and sewers fill to capacity very quickly and over-top. Flash flooding can
What to do Unfortunately advance warning of flash' floods cannot always be give as some sewers, main drains, streams and watercourses can rise so quickly that it is impossible to predict where a flood might occur. Don't wait for a flood to happen
SIR - Like hen's teeth, good news from the EU is non-existent. But the EU Industry Commissioner Gunther Verheugen quietly announced in a meeting on May 2 that the dual marking of goods in imperial and metric will continue indefinitely. This "good news
A JUNIOR fishing club has reeled in a huge number of junior anglers, thanks to help from the Worcester News. The angling group Hooked has proved so popular that its organiser Neil Sarkar is going to set up a Sunday club after the Saturday club attracted
SIR - In your sports pages (Worcester News, May 3) sports pages, I congratulate your photographer on his photograph of the young people receiving their awards for youth cricketers of the year at Worcester Nomads. To see these young people smiling and
A WORCESTERSHIRE MP who has a flair for painting is opening an art exhibition in Malvern. Sir Michael Spicer, MP for West Worcestershire, will be opening the Malvern Amnesty and Quakers art exhibition and sale at 11am on Saturday, May 19. The exhibition
THE eagerly awaited Elgar Festival which celebrates the life and works of Worcestershire's most famous son starts at the end of this month. Marking the 150th anniversary of Sir Edward Elgar's birth will be a four-day celebration packed with events including
COUNTY council officers were not exactly word perfect when they put up this sign in Hylton Road, Worcester. To spell it out, they missed a spelling error right in the centre. The word centre has been spelt center - the American version. But it also
A CHAPEL may be converted into a house and flats, if planners give the scheme the go ahead. The proposal involves converting a former baptist chapel in Church Street, Kempsey, into a house and three flats. The plans by applicant Severn Developments
SIR - Peter Alcock wrote (Letters, May 3) that "the people who run our country have brought in all-day drinking in a short space of time". Licensing laws were introduced in the UK during the First World War to entice munitions workers to return to the
WORCESTER-based Prin-cipia School of Language is searching for local businesses who can offer four or eight-week unpaid work placements to one of a group of bilingual secretarial students from Germany. The seven students are from the Ludwig-Erhard-Berufskolleg
A WORCESTERSHIRE businessman has teamed up with swimming professional Paul Stocks to launch a DVD on how parents can teach their children to swim. Business consultant David Gould, from Stourport-upon- Severn, who has been helping new businesses for more
KIND-hearted youngsters at a Worcester school have gone on a trip to Thailand to help children at an orphanage. Nineteen year 10 pupils from Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College, Timberdine Avenue, will spend nine days at the Pattaya Orphanage, which
A JUNIOR fishing club has reeled in a huge number of junior anglers, thanks to help from the Worcester News. The angling group Hooked has proved so popular that its organiser Neil Sarkar is going to set up a Sunday club after the Saturday club attracted
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 owner, the Impney Group.
STUNNED Malvern people didn't know what had hit them when New Labour's deliciously devious Alan B'Stard hit the streets. The slimy, deceitful fictional politician - played by Worcestershire's own Rik Mayall - went on walkabout through the town yesterday
WE'VE all heard the stories about hot flushes and mood swings, but until you've been there, no one really knows what the menopause is like. But a new musical coming to Malvern is about to change all that and tackle what was once considered a taboo' subject
There are moments when everything changes, and it happens so quickly, in the time it takes to blink or catch your breath. For Lucy Martinez, that moment comes one night during a long road trip with her older brother, Jamie, and his friend Kit. They are
Girls in the know! Bad hair days. Zit attacks. Bloated tummy. Do you ever feel your body has got it in for you? Anita Naik comes to the rescue with crucial tips on: * how to look and feel gorgeous! * boosting your body image! * fun ways to firm up
HIGHWAYS officials have been criticised for spending more than a quarter of a million pounds on road signs. Six electronic signs have been installed around Worcester, telling motorists about congestion and road safety, at a cost of £280,000. Worcestershire
CHELSEA Roberts is basking in the limelight after becoming Worcester News Baby of the Year 2007. The 18-month-old toddler was crowned the winner in a glittering presentation ceremony at the Worcester News offices in Hylton Road yesterday. Chelsea was
PEOPLE in Worcester trying to cope with financial problems are being driven to the brink of suicide by bullying tactics, harassment and threats from debt collectors working for credit card companies. Worcester's Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) says its
SIR - There would be an uproar if a political party tried to use a mandate from the Anglican church to influence the congregation towards Conservative party candidates. Involving religious representatives in political campaigning creates an unfair bias
Worcestershire County Council seems to love signs. Take a stroll around County Hall and you'll come across a forest of the things, warning you about everything from paths that may be slippery in icy conditions (well, duh) to a potentially dangerous grassy
