WORCESTERSHIRE pulled off a last-gasp passage into the Twenty20 Cup quarter-finals after a thrilling 13-run victory over arch-rivals Warwickshire at Edgbaston tonight. The County, needing to win to have any chance of qualifying, restricted the hosts
GOALKEEPER Dean Coleman has become Kidderminster Harriers' fourth signing of the summer. The former Walsall custodian has agreed a one-year deal to be Scott Bevan's understudy and joins fellow new boys Justin Richards, Andy Ferrell and Paul Bignot at
HEREFORDSHIRE and Worcestershire's 12 and under girls' county team have made history. They qualified for next weekend's Inter County Cup national finals at Bolton Tennis Arena for the first time. The county team finished overall area winners and top
HEREFORD United recruit John McCombe is confident his new team can mix it with the best in League Two. The central defender was one of three players to sign for the Bulls this week, joining Karl Broadhurst and Kris Taylor at Edgar Street. McCombe, 22
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers captain Stuart Whitehead is to be placed in the spotlight at a fans forum. Skipper Whitehead, 30, has been selected to join chairman Barry Norgrove and boss Mark Yates at the event next month. The trio will field questions from
BOOKIES are anticipating a hotly contested Guinness Premiership next season with Warriors at odds as low as 33/1 for the title. The play-off system which means teams only have to finish in the top four to have a punt at the championship has opened the
WORCESTER City manager Andy Preece expects the players to be in good shape as they return for pre-season training. The squad reported back for their first session in more than two months yesterday and will train again today and at least twice more during
A MAN was seriously assaulted last week in Worcester city centre in a suspected knife attack following an argument. Police are now appealing for information on the assault, which happened on Saturday June 30 shortly after 3pm in Sansome Walk. The two
SIR - Could the railway lines be used to ease the transport problems we have at present, and in the future? The pre-war halts - small stations where trains stopped on request on the main railway line - later used single-carriage diesel trains. A lot
DRIVERS are being urged by police to take their valuables with them when leaving their vehicles unattended. The latest call from South Worcestershire Police follows theft of property - from eight parked vehicles - worth approximately £2,300 across the
AROUND 500 mourners gathered to celebrate the life of an "irreplaceable character" at a funeral for a popular judge who died, aged 68, when the car he was driving was swept away by floodwater. The family, friends and colleagues of Eric Dickinson packed
THIS weekend's Dragon Boat Festival on the river Severn has been cancelled because the water level is dangerously high. Worcester South Rotary Club has been forced to re-schedule the fund-raising event, which every year attracts hundreds of people to
JULY 6 Humphrey Lyttelton and his band Huntingdon Hall. Tickets available from box office. JULY 7 Summer Symphony Performed by the English Symphony Orchestra, this sensational event features music from the Proms and other popular classics, at West
THIS a special column for me this week - it is my 100th Centre Stage. I have been writing it once a fortnight since we re-opened the Swan. So forgive me if I take the chance to wallow' a little. I came to Huntingdon Hall in 1995 when it was about to
During his long career Australian chef Tobie Puttock has cooked his way around Europe but always finding himself in Italian kitchens he has developed a true passion for Italian food. He said: "It is about the sheer brilliance of a cuisine that has endured
I HAD no idea what to expect when turning up for a meal at the Masons, Wichenford, near Worcester. Being a country pub, I expected low beamed ceilings and roaring fires with a hearty pub grub menu. So I was surprised when we walked into a stylish, contemporary
NO less than 20 groups of dancers will take to the stage in Worcester next week. DanceFest's annual end-of-year performance takes place at the Swan Theatre on Monday and Tuesday. It's a chance for the organisation's students to show off just what they
CUSTOMERS at the St John's branch of Lloyds TSB bank in Worcester were stung by customer services adviser Emma Pinkney in the nicest possible way. Dressed as a bee, she buzzed around the reception area collecting money for Barnardos. She said "I originally
THE Worcester College of Technology's production of We Will Rock You promises to be far from "just another high school musical". Assistant director Chris Love, himself a graduate of the college's BTEC drama course, made it quite clear that their school
CELEBRITY chef television programmes are really bringing home the bacon for a Worcester butcher's shop. Matthew Nelmes, of M&M Meats in St Swithins Street, said: "You only have something used on TV for there to be a queue of people asking for it the
A MALVERN-based building services contractor has demon- strated the full range of its expertise at a new food centre that has just been built in Shropshire. David Jones and Co undertook the design and installation of all electrical and mechanical services
WORCESTER Cathedral was the venue for the ordination of 13 people who will now serve in parishes across the Worcester dicocese. The Bishop of Worcester presided at the service on Sunday, July 1, assisted by the Bishop of Dudley and Bishop John Ruhumuliza
FORGED Scottish £20 notes are in circulation in Worcestershire. Buyers have used or tried to use the notes in Worcester city, Malvern Hills and Wychavon districts so they can pocket the change. A police spokesman said: "If at all suspicious, counter
VOLUNTEERS are gearing up for a litter pick in a Worcester parish. Tomorrow's event at St Peter's is being supported by the Duckworth Worcester-shire Trust. During the past year volunteers have collected more than quarter of a tonne of waste. Pickers
THE consort of the former Mayor of Droitwich died from an asbestos-related cancer, an inquest heard. Brian Kitts died at St Richard's Hospice in Worcester after developing mesothelioma - a cancer of the lining of the lungs. The retired 66-year-old was
CYCLISTS should be forced to take driving- style tests and barriers to slow them down should never be removed. Warndon North parish councillor Ted Holloway wants cyclists to face the same rigorous standards as motorists to make Worcester a safer place
PEOPLE are making their voices heard in the Worcester News campaign against the proposed closure of the Worcester ambulance call centre. Almost 700 people have signed our petition to save the centre since we launched our campaign 11 days ago. Staff
MORE than 100 teddy bears owned by children at a Worcester school were part of a special fund-raising day. The bears were brought into the Thornton House School where pupils took part in a teddy bears picnic to support Action Medical Research, a charity
A MAN who grabbed his girlfriend around the throat and threw beer glasses at a landlady has been sent to jail for five months. District judge Bruce Morgan told Worcester Magistrates Court that Wayne Hale had committed serious offences and would have
HOMEBUYERS - forget statistics, interest rates and demographics. Instead, look for a Pizza Express, day nurseries and a few alternative medical practitioners. These, according to the experts, will reveal whether an area is a good place to invest in a
AN INDEPENDENT Worcester school will hold its final speech day this evening after 700 years. Royal Grammar School (RGS) Worcester is to be merged with Alice Ottley School, both in Upper Tything, from September. The schools are two of the oldest in the
POLICE investigating drug dealing in the Malvern area were alerted when a BMW visited Peachfield Common and the driver disappeared into the undergrowth, Worcester Crown Court was told. Checking the bushes afterwards, they found boxes containing wraps
A FORMER Elgar school pupil is helping to restore normality to the people of Sangin in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Mark Brooks, from St John's, Worcester, is serving with A Company the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters regiment on his second tour
WOOKEY Molly Peacefully on her 79th Birthday, June 28th, 2007. Beloved wife of John and a dear sister to John. Funeral service will take place on Tuesday, July 10th at the Kingdom Hall, Orford Way, Malvern at 2 p.m. Family flowers only please, but donations
BALL Maurice Alan Peacefully at home on June 29th 2007, aged 78 years. Beloved husband of Beryl, devoted dad of Anne, Julie and Tina, sons in law Ken, Dave and Eric, loving grandad to Carla, Lee, Odelle, Matthew and Emily and great grandchildren Ashley
PASKIN Leslie and Ivy March 28th, 1920 - March 30th, 1983. April 18th, 1920 - January 8th, 2005. Mom and Dad. Happy 67th wedding anniversary July 6th, 1940. Another year has now gone by, But there are days when we still cry. We miss you so much every
HENDERSON Gloria In loving memory of a dear wife and mother, who passed away nine years ago today. Sadly missed George, Steve and Family. Published in paper 06/07/2007
MUSIC lovers are being urged to put the miserable weather behind them and enjoy an outdoor extravaganza. Summer Symphony, in aid of the Prince's Trust, takes place at the West Midland Safari Park this Saturday. The organisers were a little worried all
FIRKINS Brenda Ann Suddenly, on July 2nd 2007, aged 64 years. Much loved wife of John, loving mother of Robert and Christopher and to their partners Amanda and Joanna, a proud grandmother of Abigail. Funeral service at Defford Church on Thursday
GREEN Elsie nee Hughes Passed away in Hertford on July 3rd, 2007, aged 83 years. Formerly of Worcester. Enquiries or donations, for Cancer Research UK, may be sent to Powell Funeral Service, Ware. 01920 463260 Published in paper 06/07/2007
FULLER Ernest Ernie Passed away peacefully in hospital on July 4th, 2007, aged 84 years, with his wife and Family at his side. Devoted and caring husband of Grace, brother to Doris, brother in law of Molly and the late Ken, also uncle to Barbara and Brian
RICE Kelly Remembering you on your 19th Birthday. Thinking of you always. Love auntie Julie, Mario, Claire, James and Emily. xxx Published in paper 06/07/2007
BREWER Joan Another year has passed and although our lives go on, they will never be the same without you. Gone from our lives but not from our hearts. Love and miss you always mum. Chrissy, Jackie and Kevin. Miss you lots nannie, Nicholas, Anthony
HARDING Connie Loving memories of a much loved mum, died ten years ago today. Also remembering dear brother Colin, who died the same year. Never forgotten. Terry, Christine, Pauline, Philip and Families. Published in paper 06/07/2007
WORCESTER MP Mike Foster has been given a tour of the site where the city's "most exciting development in 30 years" will be built. Mr Foster was shown around the 11-acre former Royal Infirmary site in Castle Street, which will be transformed into a £200
LABOURERS at a Worcester building site could face an order to down tools if they carry on working outside the times they are allowed to. At the latest St Peter's Parish Council meeting, it was revealed workers at Persimmon Homes' 91-property development
SIR - With all this rain we've had lately, water supplier Severn Trent must be swamped in it. Will it be reducing the price to its customers? After all, it's had it free. JOHN SHEARON, Worcester.
SIR - Regarding your concerning maggots in a wheelie bin (Worcester News, June 22), myself and a friend have also had this problem. I rang the council and was told: "There's nothing we can do - you will simply have to bleach out the bin!" I was absolutely
SIR - Worcester isn't the only town losing a purpose-built post office site to WHSmith. Hanley, the main commercial and retail centre in Stoke-on-Trent, also faces relocation of postal services to WHSmith; this will be awkward and inaccessible to many
Brought to you in association with Face The Music, Cathedral Plaza, Worcester. 1. Editors - An End Has A Start. 2. Kelly Clarkson - My December. 3. Travelling Wilburys - Collection. 4. The White Stripes - Icky Thump. 5. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
LOCAL beer and local bands go hand in hand this weekend. The Bridges Carvery, in Blackpole, Worcester, is currently hosting a four-day beer festival, featuring regional beers such as Malvern Black Pear and Black Country Bitter as well as Worcestershire
THE Worcester School of Rock's summer show takes place this weekend. A huge range of bands - just a few of which are pictured here - will raise the roof at Bishop Perowne High School theatre on Sunday. The show will be split into two concerts; the first
SIR - John Phillpott writes of bombs on Worcester (Seven Days, June 16). What about the one that was dropped at Blackpole near the Cadburys factory early in the Second World War? Within five minutes of this incident I was beside one of the craters near
LAST weekend's Concert for Diana once again proved how rock music can help a good cause. Whether it's Live Aid or Tsunami Relief, featuring Elton John or Pharrell Williams, charity gigs never fail to raise vast sums. Here in Worcestershire, three well-known
SIR - The Book of Proverbs tells us: "Where there is no vision, the people perish." Nearly 40 years ago, the vision of John Brooke, former chief education officer for Worcestershire, caused the two outdoor education centres at Llanrug (Snowdonia) and
TONIGHT Dead Man's Root and SlackGranny - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. George Cowley Experience - Bridges, Hindlip, Worcester. Junction 2 - Bossa Nova, New Street, Worcester. Boogie Street - Drummonds, New Street, Worcester. Michael Schaeffer
I CAN'T Stand The Rain, sang soul singer Ann Peebles in the 1970s. Well, in 2007 we're with Ann all the way. Will it ever stop? It seems as though the much-maligned British summer has finally decided it's had enough of all the abuse and decided to live
A HOSPICE is hoping people will adopt a duck for a race on the river Severn in Worcester. The St Richard's Hospice duck race will take place on Saturday, August 11. Small ducks cost £3, large cost £5 and limited edition fancy dress corporate' ducks
The RSPCA shop in St John's, Worcester, needs clothes, books, bric-a-brac and DVDs, along with volunteer staff. For information call 01905 423094 or visit the shop.
THREE people are in police custody following a break-in at a Malvern school. Two men and a woman were arrested within 20 minutes after a member of staff at Dyson Perrins CE High School called police to report a break in at the site in Yates Hay Road
A MAN who attacked a mother and her son in their own home has been sentenced to five months in jail. Worcester magistrates were told how Dale Howard, aged 19, of Larch Road, Tolladine, Worcester, punched in the face a boy who had been mowing his parents
THE FATHER of a profoundly disabled man who uses a day centre that is threatened with closure has thanked generous staff from the former Sainsbury's store in Worcester city centre for donating cash to the centre. John Bradley described the £145 gift,
A CONVICTED sex offender who went on holiday without informing the police has escaped a jail sentence. Terence White, of Avon Road, Worcester, wants to move abroad and went to Turkey to look for property to buy. However, the 67-year-old - who in 2005
It’s our cricket tour next week. If you have never been on one of these, they are a bit ‘special’. Sixteen fit athletes, packed into a minibus with the kit on the roof, all set to play the honourable game, spreading Worcestershire bonhomie to all parts
A LIFELINE has been thrown to special needs groups left in limbo by the closure of their centre. We revealed on Tuesday how 10 groups who use St Michael Garicoits House, Greenhill, off London Road, Worcester, were desperate for new premises when they
A MALVERN school has been given notice to improve by Government inspectors. Great Malvern Primary School has been told by Ofsted that it needs to make "significant improvements" in relation to pupils' progress and standards, and the quality of teaching
MORE than two-and-a-half times the average rainfall drenched Worcester last month, making it the wettest June on record. While the last completely dry day was on Tuesday, June 26, the month has been far from a total washout, with no rain falling in the
A PUB will be used as a future refuge for the victims of flooding in Powick after the landlord went beyond the call of duty to help out his fellow villagers when the Teme burst its banks. Richard Sizer, landlord of the Red Lion pub, was praised by Powick
HUNDREDS of Worcester people have now joined our campaign to save the city's ambulance control centre. Almost 700 Worcester News readers have now signed our petition urging West Midlands Ambulance Services NHS Trust to keep our 999 control room local
PEOPLE are making their voices heard in the Worcester News campaign against the proposed closure of the Worcester ambulance call centre. Almost 700 people have signed our petition to save the centre since we launched our campaign 11 days ago.
