VIKRAM Solanki top-scored with 38 as England Lions posted 174-6 off 24 overs in their rain-affected one-day match with the West Indies at New Road. However, the Worcestershire captain - who was also skippering his national side - could not serve up a
WORLD lightweight single sculls champion Zac Purchase is used to doing his own thing, but two's company for the 21-year-old after World Cup doubles silver in Austria earlier this month. The King's School Worcester product surprised even himself by chasing
WORCESTERSHIRE'S hopes of having a successful Twenty20 Cup campaign have been dealt a crippling blow by the news star batsman Phil Jaques will miss half of their group games. Overseas ace Jaques has returned to Australia 'for family reasons' and will
Worcester Women's Skittles League held their presentation night at Worcestershire CCC.
TALENTED Royal Grammar School Worcester athlete Nat McDonald has won a prestigious title. McDonald, representing Herefordshire and Worcestershire, confirmed his potential by winning the under 17s discus at the Mason Trophy Inter-county Championships.
A MYSTERY man who helped a cyclist after they were both involved in a traffic collision is being sought. Police are trying to trace the driver of the metallic blue Toyota Yaris which was in collision with the cyclist at the junction of Lion Court and
RECENT memorial contest winner Keith Holt had to wait until the last two hours of the Plough AC match to secure another victory on the club's own pool at Broadheath. Drawn on permanent peg 20, Holt used the same successful tactics as his previous win
ASPIRING basketball stars are being urged to go along to an open trial for the Worcester Wolves Under 18s team on Saturday. The Wolves youngsters play at National League level and prospective players need to be up to that standard. In their competitive
THERE he goes, this weekend sailor showing off in front of the kids and treating the river Severn as if it was his own personal race track. He's the type of person who would be the first to start jumping up and down about incidents of anti-social behaviour
OLDBURY Park Tigers have linked up with Dines Green Primary School to boost the standard of football among youngsters in the area. The school have just finished a six-week course to develop skills and Oldbury Park coach Jon Wilson says it has been a
FORTY-eight class A drug dealers were charged with offences in South Worcestershire over the last year. The figures, which are three less than the previous year, released today were for the period between April 1 2006 and the end of March 2007 - an average
LEADERS Old Elizabethans Firsts have a Birmingham League Division Two top-of-the-table clash with Attock at the Memorial Ground on Saturday (1pm). Team: S Cairney, S McNally, J Boyle, S Macey, A Hemming, A Stephens, J Alford, O Griffiths, M Sprague,
SILVERSTONE'S International Circuit is the destination this weekend for Rachel Davies as the Evesham teenager bids to improve on her third-placed position in this year's MG Car Club Championship. Davies is still eligible for junior racing but has made
THE Malvern Hills could be lit up by prisms to celebrate a landmark year for the Malvern Hills Conservators. In 2009 the conservators celebrate their 125th anniversary and director Ian Rowat said it was looking to mark the event with something that involved
FIVE car badges were stolen on the same night from a road in Kidderminster. Badges were taken from a Mini, a Mercedes and a Nissan all on the forecourt of the Mason Road Garage, Mason Road, last Friday at about 3am. Badges were also stolen from a BMW
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a sleeping man from a burning building in Worcester. Crews were called to sheltered housing accommodation in Lincoln Green, Ronkswood, after a neighbour saw smoke coming from the roof of the first floor flat at about 2.30am Wednesday
SUPERMARKET staff from Worcester are raising money for the British Red Cross using a theme of a day at the races. To mark the start of Royal Ascot, Tesco staff at the store in St Peter's Drive are raising money with themed events such as wearing fancy
THE great-niece of a Worcestershire soldier executed by his own side during the First World War is continuing her campaign for his complete exoneration. Jill Turner, who has fought over the past four years to clear Sergeant Jack Wall's name, now plans
A SOLICITOR from Worcester is warning that many businesses and employers will not be ready for the smoking ban in enclosed spaces which starts in less than two weeks. Amanda Pillinger, who works for Harrison Clark, has warned pubs and restaurants might
A NEW Sainsbury's food store will finally be built in St John's as part of a massive £6.6m scheme to transform the area. Exciting plans have been unveiled for a new sports centre, an all-weather pitch for Christopher Whitehead High School and a community
WORCESTERSHIRE MEP Liz Lynne has expressed her outrage at the length of time it has taken for the use of dog and cat fur to be banned in the EU. Mrs Lynne, who campaigned for a ban for many years, spoke in the debate about the subject at the European
A PROJECT has been set up to promote safety on the river Avon in Worcestershire, which has the second highest rate of drownings in the UK. Following the recent deaths of several youngsters, a group of volunteer lifeguards from the Vale of Evesham hopes
A VILLAGE cricket team has announced proposals to develop a new pavilion and has welcomed Worcestershire and former England star Graeme Hick as patron of the appeal. Established in 1927, Worcester Nomads Cricket Club, in Bransford, is to embark on the
A CAPTAIN in the Woofers is following in his grandfather's footsteps after being made an MBE. Daniel Hinxman, originally from Areley Kings, Stourport, has spoken of his pride at the award while serving in Afghanistan with the Worcestershire and Sherwood
WITH the family of great crested newts tucked safely behind their protective barrier, the British Red Cross has at last moved into its new Worcester headquarters at Berkeley Business Park. The innovative £1.4 million building, which uses the latest green
A LORRY driver had a lucky escape when a brick was thrown through his windscreen as he travelled along the M5 in Worcestershire. The brick made a hole in the windscreen of the lorry, causing £200 of damage. The driver, a man from Nottingham, was shaken
PUB owners across Worcestershire have been warned by police to ensure opportunist criminals cannot gain access to their private property. On Tuesday £4,000 of cash and £3,000 worth of jewellery was stolen from the upstairs living quarters of the Defford
FOREMAN Marjorie Formerly of Upton upon Severn. Passed away suddenly, but peacefully in hospital on June 14th, 2007, aged 80 years. Beloved wife of the late Bob, dearly loved mother of Carol, Jayne, Cheryl and Julie. A much loved mother in law, grandmother
MERRELL Edith Darling mum. Memories of you are our keepsake. Love Doreen & Reg xxx Published in paper 21/06/2007
EDEN Charles Ernest Passed away suddenly on Wednesday, June 13th, aged 79. Husband of the late Kathleen Maude. Father of John, Roger and Andrew and deovoted grandfather to Antony, James, Charles, Edward, Dominique, Henry, William, Elizabeth and Alexander
WINWOOD Peter June 11th, 1932Passed away on June 13th, 2007 Sadly missed by his Partner, Sisters, Brothers, and all who knew him. Formerly Worcester News Restaurant Critic as Peter Wood. Information Officer at Heart of England Tourist Board. Member of
REEVESNEE CHANDLER Becki and Alun Congratulations to you both on the safe arrival of your beautiful twins, Amelie and Ollie. Well done. Love to you all from both sets of Parents. Published in paper 21/06/2007
HOLLINGS Joshua Happy 13th birthday. Love from Mum, Allen, Libby-Mae, Maddison-Paige and Nan and Grandad.x Published in paper 21/06/2007
COX Charlie Happy 5th Birthday Darling! We love you so very much! Lots of love from Mum and Dad xxx Published in paper 21/06/2007
HOLLIDAY Jack Twelve lonely months since you passed away. You are loved and missed, darling, everyday. Your loving wife Peggy. Published in paper 21/06/2007
HOLLIDAY Jack A special uncle. Gone but never forgotten. Love Pip, Gina, Lynne, Elaine, Michelle, Simon and all Nieces and Nephew. Published in paper 21/06/2007
MUNSLOW Ruby Dinsdale Five years have passed since you went away. Remembering you with love each day. Miss you always mam. Love Sons, Daughters and Families. Published in paper 21/06/2007
A 40ft trailer carrying £4,000 worth of scrap metal has been stolen. The 26 bales of steel were taken - along with the pale blue tri-axle trailer worth £3,000 - from Midland Haulage Services, Crown Lane, in Hartlebury, between 6.30pm on Wednesday (june
CELEBRATE the summer solstice with an afternoon of dancing and singing on the Malvern Hills. The Hills Arts-organised event takes place next to the West of England Quarry, above the Hayslad Spout on West Malvern Road on Sunday. At 2.30pm, Sunnara Vivian
A REPTILE expert can be seen helping to move two of the largest and heaviest snakes in the country in the next instalment of a popular television series. Herpetologist Mark O'Shea returns to West Midland Safari Park to co-ordinate the move of two anacondas
RISING bollards in Worcester city centre that have worked for only two days in eight years are to go live - again. The company contracted by Worcestershire County Council to install the bollards in Angel Street carried out another series of tests and
A MAN has been airlifted to hospital after a collision between a car and a horsebox. The man in his 60s was trapped in the wreckage of his vehicle for almost an hour after the incident, which happened on the A465, two miles from Stoke Lacey, near Bromyard
SIR - What an absolute pleasure to turn the page (Worcester News, June 15) and see the short article on Tony Hilton and his degree success. I must admit, it was the lovely delphiniums and lupins that immediately attracted my eye. However, to return to
A FATHER is planning to cycle to London to raise awareness for the plight of his son who is trapped in Dubai. Roy Glass, whose son Mark is trapped in the Arab country by a legal wrangle, says he wants to do as much as he can to get him home. Mr Glass
BROADWAY and the West End came to the Swan Theatre as Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society Youth Section celebrated its 25th anniversary in style with an electrifying show followed by a birthday party. There was a sell-out performance, with members
SIR - I read your feature about Bill Ballard (Worcester News, June 14) and felt that I should let you know about the company that I work for and its owner. B Smith Packaging in Worcester is a successful business that was founded more than 40 years ago
PURSE thieves have targeted three elderly women in Worcester. South Worcestershire police have issued a warning to shoppers after a string of thefts in the city centre on Tuesday. The first victim was shopping in Bon Marche, Friary Walk, CrownGate,
WORCESTER is gearing up to play a major part in the biggest cycling event on the British calendar this year. It has been selected to host part of the Tour of Britain cycle race - our equivalent of the Tour De France. Worcestershire County Council is
SIR - I duly thank Harriett Baldwin, Conservative candidate for West-Worcestershire, for her reply (Letters, June 6) to my earlier letter. While I am pleased to hear of the imminent celebration of Elgar's birth at Whitley church, she fails to answer
A NEW life-saving boat, equipped for rescuing disabled people is to be launched thanks to a £25,000 lottery boost. Worcestershire-based Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue (MISAR) will buy a 5m (16ft) Norwegian-built craft that will have a drop-down front
Staff and children at a school are holding a fund-raising golf and dinner event to raise money for a new school hall. Cutnall Green First School is holding the event tomorrow at Droitwich Golf and Country Club. Hollingworth Ombersley Independent Ferrari
GOVERNMENT proposals to raise the school leaving age have received a cautious welcome from local business leaders The Chamber of Commerce Herefordshire and Worcester-shire has said it is "generally in favour" of the move, as long as it leads to a more
SIR - Jim Panter (Letters, June 12) rages about Sainsbury failing to build at the rear of the old cinema in St John's. The controversy about this proposal has been covered in the Worcester News many times. To summarise: Sainsbury was given planning
A COURT case has been adjourned because the defendant has been "lost". Dale Howard, aged 18 - 19 on Saturday - of Larch Road, Rainbow Hill, Worcester, was to go before city's magistrates on Wednesday charged with common assault and battery. However,
EVERY parent knows that most adolescents turn into Harry Enfield's infamous Kevin the Teenager around puberty. But few of them have any idea how to deal with the mood swings and utterly disrespectful behaviour of their terrible teens - let alone how
Next week, we will have a new Government; or will we? All the major figures, the Prime Minister included, will be leftovers from the previous Government. Will it matter? Some people say that a new Government will command new support. My own view is that
Yesterday's page included a letter from reader Mark Starr about the EU giving aid to Hamas in Palestine. Mr Starr was opposed to such a move however the headline incorrectly stated the opposite. Sorry.
SIR - If I may take a small space in your paper to reply to a Mr Hinton, who (Letters, June 15) seemed to take some joy in berating un-disciplined National Service men. I would like to point out to him that it was un-disciplined moaning conscripts such
Flash-flooding of the kind that washed across large swathes of Worcestershire on Tuesday night used to be a once-in-a-decade event. But as roads, gardens and homes across the county are left under water once again, it's time to confront a new reality.
THE centuries-old art of bell-ringing is to enter the computer age at a world-first training centre here in Worcester. The 21st Century Teaching Centre, housed in the clock tower underneath the ringing room at Worcester Cathedral, uses specialist computer
YOUNG drummers at a Worcestershire school enjoyed a day of musical fun as part of their studies on Africa. Children at Rushwick Primary School dressed in traditional African costumes before playing instruments and singing. The day was part of a week
PROSPECTIVE students will have the opportunity to discover a new future in higher education at the University of Worcester's open day this Sunday. A wealth of full, part-time and flexible courses to help people of all ages and backgrounds take their
A MASSIVE police operation has been launched following reports of a boy being gagged and thrown into the back of a car in Woodrow area of Redditch on Wednesday night. Police received a report just before 7.15pm that a boy, aged about nine, had been
