COFFEE drinkers in Pershore have backed plans for a chain to open a new outlet in the town despite the venture facing fierce opposition from traders. A number of cafes and tea rooms have launched petitions against the application from Coffee #1
A WORCESTER man has been handed a community order for racially abusing a police officer. Gary Biddle aimed a number of racially motivated comments at police sergeant Dave Qubain after being taking into custody, Worcester Magistrates Court was told
AN elderly woman who was left black and blue after falling on a raised piece of pavement has called for something to be done before someone else gets hurt. Mavis Senter was left struggling to walk and embarrassed to leave the house after the fall
A JAILED con man has received a further three months in prison after admitting to tricking a pensioner out of more than £800. District Judge Nigel Cadbury described Stephen Hodgkins as a “truly dishonest fraudster and trickster” after he pleaded
THE potential loss of medium wave services on BBC Hereford and Worcester has drawn a tide of criticism from fans of the area’s sports teams. Listeners have been unable to receive the radio station’s MW service on 738kHz and 1584kHZ, which are often
ART and music will collide during a collaboration at the Worcester Arts Workshop this month. Bread and Circuses is a project from art band Babble and artist John Taylor and the show at the Sansome Street venue on Saturday, November 10 from 8pm
PEOPLE staying at a homeless hostel in Worcester are to benefit from renovations at a nearby hotel. Richard and Kelly Bailey, the new owners of the Bank House Hotel and Golf Club in Bransford, near Worcester, have donated good quality unwanted
TWO men have been arrested following an armed robbery at shop in Stourport. It happened at CNA News, Minster Road, at around 7.15pm yesterday. Thieves wearing hoods and partial face masks, one who brandishing what appeared to be a sword, went
AN early bonfire celebration went off with bang as thousands of people turned out to enjoy the spectacle. Some 7,500 people are thought to have gathered in the King George V Playing Fields, Brickfields, last night, despite a rumour circulating
A PATIENT transport ambulance was involved in a crash in Worcester while taking a woman between two hospitals. The crash between the non-emergency patient transport vehicle and a box van happened at the junction of the A449 and Temeside Way, Powick
THE children of retired Bewdley teacher Betty Yates have spoken of their relief that their mother's killer is "off the streets of Britain". In a joint statement released through police, Hazel and David, thanked the police and those involved in
A LOUD four-piece band will explode into action next week. Worcester’s This Wicked Tongue make the short trip over the river to the Great Malvern Hotel, in Graham Road, for a gig on Friday, November 9 from 9pm. They are busy making a name for
BRITAIN’S handouts to the EU are at risk of increasing after the Government suffered an embarrassing commons defeat, says Worcester MP Robin Walker. Mr Walker revealed he refused to vote on an amendment calling for Britain’s contribution to be
STEPHEN Farrow has been found guilty of the murder of retired Bewdley teacher Betty Yates and will spend the rest of his life in prison. The 48-year-old was convicted of the 77-year-old's murder by a jury at Bristol Crown Court today. He was
A THIEF stole cash, a bank card and pin number from a visually-impaired man with learning difficulties after barging his way into his flat. Police are urging people to be vigilant following the distraction burglary at Battiso Walk, near Burrows
STUART Whitehead is in line to return to the Worcester City team for tomorrow’s trip to Hinckley United (3pm). The captain was replaced by Rob Elvins three minutes into the second-half of last Monday’s 2-1 home defeat against Brackley Town to protect
HEAD coach Richard Hill names a new-look pack as Worcester Warriors make the trip to face Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership at Sandy Park tomorrow (3pm). Hill has made a total of five changes to the team that defeated Sale Sharks 23-16 in
MY previous two live helpings of Muse had been very tasty, if somewhat overly grand affairs. Wembley in 2010, by the very nature of a stadium show, and at Birmingham’s NIA in 2009, when the Teignmouth threesome entered on separate platforms 15ft
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are determined to cause an FA Cup shock against Oldham Athletic tomorrow (3pm). The sides lock horns at Aggborough for a first round clash which carries a prize fund of £18,000 for the winners. Although there are 52 places
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to “privatise” the jobs of some council workers in Worcestershire have come under fire during a heated meeting. Vic Allison, deputy managing director of Wychavon District Council, insisted “a drip-drip of redundancies” would
HEREFORD United manager Martin Foyle says tomorrow’s FA Cup clash against rivals Shrewsbury Town boils down to making money and raising the club’s profile. With the Bulls struggling financially and needing to find cash to pay outstanding tax bills
A NEW £10 million cultural quarter is being drawn up for Worcester – including bars, restaurants, exhibition space and even a theatre or concert venue. The old Royal Worcester Porcelain buildings behind Severn Street have been bought by a philanthropist
HELP has been offered to families who are due to retrieve their treasured possessions from a failed Worcester storage company. As reported in the Worcester News this week, the doors to Guardian Self Storage, Sherriff Street Industrial Estate, which
A NEW blues explosion will rise from the ashes of a popular band with a bang this month. Oliver Carpenter and Abby Brant, who used to be part of The Big Blues Tribe, lead a select group of Midland musicians in their new venture Stomp & Holler
LAST action hero Paul Hodgson has played down the importance of his match-winning tackle against Sale Sharks — insisting he was just doing his job as part of a well-drilled defensive unit. The scrum-half, who was making his first Aviva Premiership
SATURDAY fishing on the banks of the iver Severn with a glass of Rioja is taking a back seat for Paul West as he ponders life at Evesham United. The 42-year-old, in charge of the Robins for five years until last November, is back in a caretaker
THE county’s first film festival will take place in Worcester this weekend. The Worcestershire Film Festival will celebrate the best the county has to offer from local film-makers, animators and writers. Starting at 6.30pm tonight, the festival
PARKING charges are to be reduced in a bid to entice more visitors into Worcester. Charges are set to fall for long-stay and evening spaces, while ‘very short term’ prices will be introduced amid concerns that residential streets are “crammed”
TWO Birmingham men accused of taking part in a raid on a Worcestershire smallholding used as a cannabis factory have admitted trying to enter the premises. But Robert Richards, aged 29, of Scholars Gate, Kitts Green, and 25-year-old Darren Randall
WORCESTER Wolves are intent on beating Newcastle Eagles and booking a place in the British Basketball Cup semi-finals. The sides meet on Tyneside tonight (7.30) with a two-legged last-four encounter against either Surrey Heat or Plymouth Raiders
A DROITWICH store which has been selling second-hand goods for 20 years is closing down. Robert Purser, who runs Second Chance which is based in St Andrew’s Street, has closed the doors to the shop for the final time. He will now be looking
A FREE new service giving support to people who need help after losing a loved one has been launched. Worcester’s St Richard’s Hospice has been chosen to lead and host the new bereavement support south Worcestershire service by south Worcestershire
A PATIENT leader says a hyper acute stroke service for Worcester is vital in the new-look NHS as a region-wide review of stroke services continues. The NHS in the Midlands and East region, which includes Worcester, is reviewing care for those who
MEMORIES from the 50-year history of Malvern’s youth centre are being sought for a project on its anniversary. Malvern Youth and Community Trust, which recently took over the Albert Road North venue – now re-named Malvern Cube – wants to create
Midlands renewable energy specialist Eco2Solar has announced the winner of its Making Sense of Green Energy competition in partnership with your Worcester News. Ronald Clayton, of Oldbury Road, Worcester, was named the lucky winner of the solar photovoltaic
AN adventurous Droitwich man has conquered Africa’s highest mountain to raise £4,500 for charity. Mike Russell, of Dovecote Road, took on the gruelling challenge climbing the snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. He scaled the Tanzanian mountain
