WORCESTER City manager Andy Preece is hoping his side's pre-season thrashing at Bromsgrove Rovers can act as a valuable lesson in the weeks ahead. A strong City side, starting with five of the team that began the 3-2 win over Eve-sham on Saturday, crashed
HEREFORD United are poised to complete the eye-catching signing of Clint Easton today. The left-sided defender or midfielder has an impressive pedigree with spells at Watford, Norwich City, Wycombe Wanderers and Gillingham. Easton, 29, is set to make
A SUPERMARKET giant has launched a range of Polish food in its stores - and the two counties are getting a taste of the goods. Tesco stores in Kidderminster and Hereford are the latest to stock Polish delicacies. With an estimated 1.1m Poles living
View the dramatic pictures taken by our staff photographers and readers of the approaching storm and the devastating effect it had on Tenbury Wells. The town was hit by serious flash flooding for the second time in less than a month. Just click on the
PARENTS are being reassured after a report of a schoolgirl being grabbed by a man turned out to be incorrect. The incident was alleged to have taken place between 9.20am and 9.30am on Tuesday, June 19, outside the Railway Hotel, High Street, Evesham.
WORCESTER Warriors' tough-tackling players have shown their caring side by launching the club's official new orange shirt in conjunction with Acorns Children's Hospice. Warriors are long-term supporters of Acorns. Chairman Cecil Duckworth is one of the
NORTH Midlands will begin their attempt to regain their place in the County Champion-ship Bill Beaumont Cup - the top tier of the competition - with a home game against Durham in the opening round of next season's County Cham-pionship Shield. The venue
TOM Gloster took a magnificent seven-wicket haul, including four dismissals in four balls, but still ended up on the losing side. The Stourport right-arm leg-spinner caused havoc in the Colwall ranks as they were bowled out for 211 in the Crusader Worcestershire
TWO pensioners from Worcester were "gobsmacked" when they met Prince Charles while visiting a friend in hospital. Ivor Band and Bob Cook were at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital when in walked HRH Prince of Wales. The pair were stunned when, after
EVESHAM Thirds produced their best performance of the season to inflict the first defeat on Crusader Worcestershire League Division Four North leaders Enville. Having seen their visitors declare at 298-7, success looked an unlikely prospect for a side
WORCESTERSHIRE Royal Hospital consultant Rose Johnson took second place in the 299.6 kilometre race at the Women's World Championships. Johnson moved up to fifth place overall in the championship's club class, which finishes on Saturday and is being
WORCESTER Nursing Cup chiefs are inviting new or current teams to enter the junior and minor competitions next season. The cups raised £800 during the last campaign which was split between three causes. Rose Hill School and the Talking Newspaper received
THE leader of the city council has revealed his anguish about young people being turned off from politics. Coun Simon Geraghty had admitted "there is a job to be done" in getting Worcester youngsters involved. The 31-year old, who became the youngest
TITLE-chasing Worcester Nomads Firsts were held up by struggling Bewdley in Worcestershire Crusader League Division One. Nomads put together 215-8 with a flurry of late runs from Guy Davies (20 not out) and Geoff Taylor (19no). They had started brightly
CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE SECOND XI DIVISION ONE Alvechurch v Belbroughton Rained off. Five points each. Barnards Green v Pershore Barnards Green winning draw. Barnards Green (14) 265 all out (M Hooper 67, L Hooper 63, D Jessop 5-70)
THE Fearnley Factory Shop Worcestershire Sunday Club Cricket League schedule was devastated by the rain. Although Worcester Firsts were awarded six points due to Kidderminster Victoria's Cockspur Cup involvement, all other games were abandoned. Redditch
WEST Indies great Gordon Greenidge is expected to play for the Lashings World XI at Colwall on Friday, July 27. The team, brimming with Test stars of today and yesteryear, also includes Sri Lankan great Marvin Attapattu. Other batting aces are Richie
SATURDAY CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE FIRST XI Division One: Brockhampton v Bewdley; Bromyard v Astwood Bank; Chaddesley Corbett v Worcester; Droitwich Spa v Stourbridge; Eastnor v Redditch; Pershore v Worcester Nomads. Division Two: Alvechurch
OLD Vigornians Seconds slipped up again in Worcestershire Crusader League Division Three. They fell to ninth in the table after losing to Kidderminster Victoria at Winterfold House School. The Worcester club only managed to make 181 all out with Paul
THE pace of house price increases slowed in Worcester during June, as the effects of the recent interest rate increases start to work their way through the market, according to the latest RICS' UK housing market survey. The number of properties coming
PATIENTS at a children's ward in Worcestershire Royal Hospital were in for a big surprise when they were visited by a special guest. The Riverbank Children's Ward was transformed into a Teddy Bears Picnic for the day when Winnie the Pooh visited with
A TINY piece of Pershore has been transformed into a jungle - with a bit of a difference. Instead of exotic wildlife, this jungle is filled with flower sculptures, animal mosaics and paintings inspired by artist Henri Rousseau who was known for his tropical
POWELL Gordon Horace Of Fernhill Heath. Peacefully at home on July 14th, 2007, aged 80 years. Beloved husband of Mary, dear father of Clive and Barbara and father in law of Philip and much loved grandad of Stuart. Funeral Service at Worcester Crematorium
ANDREWS Winifred Kate ElizabethWinnie Formerly of Drakes Broughton. On July 12th, 2007, peacefully in Heathlands Residential Home, Pershore, aged 98 years. Sadly missed by all her Family and Friends. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Friday,
SANDERS Dorothy Passed away two years ago today. A devoted wife, loving mother and granny. Thank you for many, many years of happiness. Alwyn, Jane, Luke and grandchildren. Published in paper 18/07/2007
SAUNDERS Wilf Of Hampton Lovett.Promoter of end of the trail C.M.C.. Suddenly after a short illness on July 15th, 2007, aged 74 years. Husband of the late Joyce, dear father of Jane and Andrew and a much loved grandad. Funeral service at Worcester
EVANS Trevor John Joint Managing Director of M.M.B.R.E. Limited, Worcester. Passed away suddenly on July 13th, 2007, aged 60 years. Devoted husband to Kathie and father to Sharon, Hayley and Laura. Much loved father in law, grandad, brother and uncle.
SMITH June Peacefully on July 13th, 2007 at Cadogan Court, Exeter, aged 77 years. Formerly of Tibberton. Dearest wife of the late Eric, loving mum to Caroline and David, mum in law to Geoff and a devoted nan to Pippa. Funeral service at Tedburn St
GILES Harry Loving memories of a dear dad and grandad Chris, Lin, Mark and Becky xx Published in paper 18/07/2007
FRANCIS Anthony We think about you often, The good times we all had with you, Life goes on, but not the same, Since we lost you. From loving wife Shirley and Steve, Mark, Michelle, Tracey and Families. xxxx Published in paper 18/07/2007
WE Will Rock you delivers its promise - it totally rocks. From the moment it started to the end of the show the energy from on stage was palpable. It is set three hundred years from today where Globalsoft runs the world and music instruments are banned
DISTRACTION burglars have targeted three Worcestershire homes in two and a half hours. Yesterday police revealed Thursday's incidents are believed to have been carried out by men with eastern European accents travelling in a silver Volkswagen Golf.
SIR - In response to Bill Meadows' photograph taken at Fownes Gloves in 1961 (Worcester News, June 27), the person shown ironing in the photo is Mr Adams. He was a nice person but had difficulty communicating as he was deaf and dumb. To his right, just
A GAY Christian has won a discrimination claim against the Church of England after it was found to have blocked his appointment on the grounds of his sexuality. John Reaney took the Hereford Diocesan Board of Finance to an employment tribunal after his
SIR - As members of Earls Court Farm Action Group, we had been asked to review the development's flood risk assessment report. It states there has been no flooding in the last 100 years, but this is not the case. It recommends building slab levels above
PROPOSALS by the Tory-led city council to make more parts of Worcester booze-free has won the support of the city's Labour MP. MP Mike Foster said "the council deserves credit" for trying to reduce anti-social behaviour in Warndon by revealing plans
SIR -We read many protests over the closure of post offices. I do not believe it is Government policy to close them, so why are they being closed? Might I suggest that since the Post Office has always been subsidised and that the EU has now instructed
THOUSANDS of pounds is being invested in new hospital equipment and training to cope with the rising numbers of obese patients in Worcestershire, health chiefs have revealed. About £80,000 is being spent by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust on
SIR - I was so pleased to read in the Worcester News that 102-104 Bath Road are being restored. I trained as a nurse at Worcester Royal Infirmary 1960-63. These houses, knocked into one, were the night nurses' accommodation for WRI, Castle Street. We
Today's Worcester News contains an incorrect version of one of our news pages. Technical problems late last night meant that an early version of page 4 was printed, rather than an updated version which contained a full report and pictures of yesterday's
SIR - I feel I must take issue with the statement of Worcestershire County Cricket Club Chief Executive Mark Newton in the Worcester News. He says that the cricket club is "first and foremost a business which happens to play cricket". This, I think
A PROJECT to help teach children in Worcester schools to communicate better is being set up in the city. Signalong is a communication system based on British Sign Language. It was developed to be used with people who have communication disorders and
We’ve reached the end of the school year. The Cathedral has hosted a service and prizegiving for the Alice Ottley School and the annual King’s Day. Tomorrow, I shall be at an awards ceremony at Bishop Perowne, where my younger son attends. My two older
IT'S common knowledge that the modern man cares about his appearance. There's even a term, metrosexual, for a man who knows how to colour co-ordinate and is not afraid to exfoliate. But do men, like most woman, worry about wobbly thighs, suck in their
SIR - Even if we are elderly and decrepit, we are expected to reduce our carbon footprints. Maybe we should delay switching on a single light bulb in a darkening room, thus reducing by an infinitesimal amount those carbon footprints. Incidentally, we
FROM Billy Bunter to Grange Hill, the school bully has always been a part of classroom life. But fictional treatments of the bully - in which he or she always get their comeuppance - hide a very real and distressing problem. There have been far too many
JOHN BICKERTON has every reason to fear a trip to one of the toughest tests in golf. Carnoustie, venue of this week's Open Championship, is no respecter of reputations - as many top golfers found to their cost eight years ago. And the 37-year old Droitwich
