A BRAND new type of sledge is being launched by a Worcester company. Business partners Sean Heather and Darren Mather set up Axiski three years ago after coming up with the idea of creating a more practical piece of equipment for people to use
A Worcestershire mum-of-two is joining an all-women group heading for the heights of Mount Kilimanjaro. Karen Holgate, head of the Victim Support witness service at the crown court and magistrates court in Worcester, will be setting off for the
A WOMAN has been reported lying in Bath Road, Worcester. The woman was seen by an eyewitness lying near the Acorns Children's Hospice at around 6.30pm. Ambulance crews and police were in attendance. Traffic was reported to be snarled up because
A SPORTS coach who keeps the county’s professional cricketing stars in peak condition has vowed to knock obesity for six. Ross Dewar, strength and conditioning coach for Worcestershire County Cricket Club, said he was “saddened” by statistics about
A TODDLER who was fighting leukaemia has lost his brave battle against the illness. Two-year-old Charlie Harris-Beard died at Birmingham Children’s Hospital at 2.04pm today. The parents of Charlie Harris-Beard announced on twitter: “Heaven
A HOUSING association says people who are moved out of their homes for a £1 million regeneration project will have first refusal on the new flats when work is completed. The project involves demolishing 48 ageing maisonettes in Pickersleigh Grove
ONE in five of the 2,700 newly diagnosed cancer patients in Worcestershire - an estimated 500 patients each year - lack support from family and friends during their treatment and recovery, according to new research by Macmillan Cancer Support.
THE Hive continues to create a big buzz, scooping the prize for the best new build project of the year. The award was handed out in the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Building Performance Awards 2013. Opened in July
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have strengthened their forward line by signing experienced goalscorer Greg Pearson from promotion rivals Grimsby Town. The 27-year-old Birmingham-born forward helped fire Burton Albion to the Blue Square Bet Premier title
GRITTERS are on standby as more snow is predicted for Worcestershire. MET Office forecasts indicate more snow due to hit Worcestershire this weekend. This afternoon and through the evening conditions
UPDATE 4.40pm: THE Environment Agency believes oil found in a stream in Malvern may have been dumped there deliberately. Staff found the oil in a stream just off Sandys Road, near Spring Lane Industrial Estate, while they were carrying
A FORMER Government minister visited Worcester to back Councillor Joy Squires’ bid to become the city’s next MP - and said the seat was vital to Labour’s hopes. Liam Byrne, the shadow work and pensions secretary, made a whistle-stop visit to the
STAFF at two Droitwich businesses helped sock it to heart disease with a splash of scarlet. Employees of Train2Succeed and Abacus Care rocked up to work in red last Friday in a bid to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. They had initially
HOSPITALS did all they could to cope with the pressures of winter and it is others who need to get their act together to help, says an NHS chief. Stewart Messer, chief operating officer at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, said bosses did
A WOMAN has been sexually assaulted in a Worcester park. The attack happened in Brickfields Park, Brickfields Road, Worcester after a man stopped his car to talk to the woman. The woman, aged 20, was walking alone between approximately 7pm and
SIR – Ignore the people who demand the [John] Phillpott column be discontinued (Worcester News, January 26). The page is essential reading every Saturday – it makes my day. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
SIR – Can anyone help? Between 9.15pm and 9.30pm on Thursday, January 24, our loving family pet went missing on or near Eckington Road, Birlingham. He has never strayed from the private lane outside our home so it is a complete mystery.
SIR – When I attended Worcester Technical High School, Sansome Walk, Worcester from 1959-1962, one of our teachers was Les ‘Nunky’ Cole who had seen service in the RAF in the Second World War. He was badly burned during the conflict and received
SIR – Re the article in the Worcester News (January 26) regarding the story on the Gheluvelt Park memorial. My partner was a bit miffed by the comment quote: “In fact, it’s a wonder these art pieces haven’t been nicked by the boys from the Black
These people do not pay council tax SIR – Re the headlines such as ‘We are all in this together’, ‘Council cutbacks’, ‘Loss of jobs’ and ‘Student housing crackdown’ which I have seen in the Worcester News at various times. I wonder how many of
SIR – Worcester City Council said that it cannot afford to borrow £13 million for a new swimming pool – but that £10.5 million is a more realistic figure (Worcester News, February 1). In time the swimming pool would put money back in the council
SIR – It is against the law to park a car on the pavement, but everyone knows that our laws are made to be broken. I hope that Kieron’s left foot (worcesternews.co.uk, January 30) never has to negotiate round a parked car in a wheelchair or on
SIR – Before grandstanding about the HS2, perhaps the Government could give thought to mending the current rail infrastructure. It would be good to get a cheap, reliable fast service to London for a start. JOHN CARNIE Worcester
SIR – Re the ongoing saga involving Worcester City Football Club. How can a business with the biggest fan base in the county, owning their own ground, go from being the premier football team in Worcestershire to homeless and penniless in less
SIR – With reference to Worcester City Supporters’ Trust’s proposal to build a stadium at Perdiswell, Steve Carley wrote that “residents in the Bilford Road area, who already have the council tip on their doorstep adding to the traffic, are certain
NEW FICTION House Of Earth by Woody Guthrie is published in hardback by Fourth Estate, priced £14.99. Available now. Folk legend Woody Guthrie is best known for songs, but his recently discovered novel House Of Earth showcases another extraordinary
CANNABIS is still being removed and six people questioned after a raid on one of the biggest drugs factories ever discovered in Worcestershire. Six people were still being questioned today in connection with the discovery of a huge cannabis factory
The glamorous month-long Fashion Week calendar has kicked off in style, stopping off at New York, London, Milan and Paris. But if your show tickets got lost in the post, you could still come up smelling of roses - or something equally gorgeous,
ANDREW Grant, the president of Worcester Conservatives, caused a stir this week when he sent out a letter claiming gay marriage would confuse children and offend teachers, who in his eyes could not possibly approve of reading pupils stories of same-sex
BURGLARS, one of whom was blasted in the leg with a shotgun following a break-in, have been jailed for more than 23 years. The sentences were handed out today after a break-in on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire border in order to steal cash and
I OFTEN hear about how much more violent society is becoming. Frequently, blame is laid at the door of video games, bloodthirsty films or the proliferation of internet pornography. This is beyond absurd. Human beings have always been violent
THE magic of Queen will be recreated in a way you have never heard before. She Will Rock You occupy the unique position as the UK’s one and only female fronted tribute act and they will perform all the songs in the key they were originally written
HEAD coach Richard Hill revamps his pack as Worcester Warriors return to Aviva Premiership action with a trip to The Rec to tackle Bath tomorrow (2.15pm). Hill makes a total of seven changes to the side that lost to Saracens in the LV=Cup last
WORCESTER City head to Stalybridge Celtic tomorrow (3pm) aiming for a third away victory in a row. City have enjoyed a successful time on the road of late with a 3-0 win at Colwyn Bay followed by a 2-0 triumph at Droylsden. Although they stumbled
ARGENTINEAN play-maker Ignacio Mieres insists the best is yet to come from him ahead of his summer Sixways switch. The 25-year-old fly-half has opted to quit Exeter Chiefs mid-way through a two-year contract in favour of joining Warriors where
FIRE crews were called to tackle two chimney blazes on Thursday in Worcester. The first call came at 10.22am when one crew put out a small chimney fire at a home in Vincent Road, off Wylds Lane in Worcester. At 4.32pm firefighters attended
CELEBRATIONS from around the world will be enjoyed at Hartlebury Castle this half term as part of a Festival Crafts event. The four days of fun kick off on Tuesday, February 19, and children and their families will get the chance to explore festivals
THE condition of the Sixways playing surface has left Richard Hill feeling drained — unfortunately the same can’t be said about Warriors’ pitch. A prolonged spell of terrible weather over the winter has left the Worcester turf looking more like
NEW recruits Nat Jarvis and Amari Morgan-Smith could make their debuts when Kidderminster Harriers take on Cambridge United at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). The strike duo arrived during the transfer window on loan from Cardiff City and Macclesfield
WORCESTER Wolves are brimming with confidence as they bid to beat Newcastle Eagles and reach the British Basketball League Trophy semi-finals tonight. Wolves make the long journey north to face the Eagles (7.30) looking to build on last Friday’
UP to 63 people face losing their jobs following an announcement that a Pershore printing factory is set to close. A consultation period is currently being held after The Polestar Group, which runs Varnicoat, once one of the town’s major employers
A MULTI-million pound scheme to expand Malvern Hills Science Park is set to create 150 jobs. The county’s only science park has unveiled plans for its fourth phase, a new building which will provide 25,000sq ft of offices and lab space. The
WORK will start this month on the multi-million pound expansion of a Worcester school. Nunnery Wood High School is spending £2.85m on a state-of-the-art extension to house a new drama studio, design and technology workshops, science labs and classrooms
RYAN Bowman and Sam Clucas have been offered new deals by Hereford United as the club seek to keep hold of their top talent. Thirteen-goal striker Bowman and midfielder Clucas have been integral to the Bulls in their Blue Square Bet Premier campaign
VISITORS made the most of a rare chance to ascend to the top of a recently-restored tower at a Worcestershire beauty spot. The National Trust held a special event offering visitors to Croome Park the chance to scale the heights of Dunstall Castle
MUSIC forming the bedrock traditional British folk will rub shoulders with its worldwide counterparts next week. Peter Knight’s Gigspanner has been hailed by Songlines magazine as “another milestone in folk’s rebirth of cool moment” and audiences
LEICESTER Tigers loosehead Marcos Ayerza believes Warriors have signed a top player in his countryman Agustin Creevy. The Argentinean duo have packed down alongside each other in a fearsome Pumas front row on many occasions and the 30-year-old
EVESHAM United’s continued quest for a first victory of 2013 takes them to lowly Winchester City tomorrow (3pm). The Robins have drawn three and lost one of their last four Evo-Stik Southern League Division One South and West matches. A 1-0
URGENT repairs need to be made to an uneven footpath at a visitor hotspot or there could be a “serious and damaging” impact on tourism in Worcester, a councillor fears. County councillor for St John’s Richard Udall says the pavement on Worcester
