FORMER Australia coach John Connolly believes Chris Latham could prove to be the greatest signing in Warriors' rugby history. Connolly knows Latham's game inside-out having coached reputedly the best full-back in the world at Queensland Reds before the
THE daughter of a 93-year-old woman who died in a Worcester park this week has spoken of her love and affection for a mother who was a hugely independent, talented former Alice Ottley pupil. The body of Sybil Shrimpton was found in Northwick Lodge playing
MARK Yates was determined to keep De-an Bennett at Aggborough and last night the Chester City midfielder was signed on-loan for the rest of the season. The 30-year-old returned to Harriers back in September on a three-month loan spell from the Deva Stadium
WE should all be doing more to ensure our gardens have plenty of food and water in them to help birds survive the cold weather that has been forecast for January. The plea has come from the Birdcare Standards Assoc-iation (BSA), a national organistaion
LIONEL Ainsworth may have left Edgar Street in November, but the talented winger is still a Hereford United player for the time being. When the former Derby County man left for Coca-Cola Championship high flyers Watford, his move to the Hornets was set
KABIR Ali says he was pleasantly surprised to earn a shock call-up to the England Lions squad that will tour India later this month. The mainstay of Worcestershire's seam attack last season had spent the early part of the close-season out in the sub-continent
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A CHRONIC alcoholic who purposely hit his partner's head against the ground has been spared a jail sentence. Samuel Wilson was found guilty of attacking Jacqueline Harrison, an equally well-known street drinker, in October last year. The attack, which
COOKLEY Cricket Club launch their indoor nets at Stourport Sports Centre on Sunday from 2.30pm until 4.30pm. The afternoons will take place on a weekly basis, apart from January 13 and February 10, up until Sunday, April 20. Facilities at the Harold
AN artist who counts Noel Gallagher as a fan is exhibiting work in Worcester. Pete McKee's instantly recognisable and vibrant paintings are on show at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum in Foregate Street until February. The exhibition, entitled
HINCKLEY United player-coach Dale Belford ins-ists success against Worcester City tomorrow will come before family loyalties. The 40-year-old goalkeeper, the father of City's on-loan custodian Cameron, will be in the opposition dug-out for the Blue Square
BEER Belly Boys continued their 100 per cent start by beating Noisey Bunch 5-2 in the Malvern Wednesday Winter Darts League. Results: Newtown Flights 6, Mad Arrows 1; Noisey Bunch 2, Beer Belly Boys 5; Wannabees 7, Demons 0; Keys Cobras 6, Marlbank Missiles
A WOMAN who has built a business to ethically trade and help poor people in Kenya has spoken of her fears for friends living under siege conditions amid inter-tribal violence. Philippa and Tim Charlesworth are due to return to Kenya later this month
STEVE Dring won Worcester St John's Cycle Club's Boxing Day meeting. Times: Dring 26 minutes 38 seconds, Mike Amery 27.51, Simon Garrett 28.00, Sean O'Toole 28.37, Justin Barnett 28.52, Steve Price 29.46, Nathan Preece 30.14, Tom Forrester 30.58, Rick
AXED fly-half Shane Drahm will start for the Warriors second string in their Guinness A' League top-of-the-table clash with Northampton Wanderers at Sixways on Monday night (7.30pm). The Aussie outside-half, who has been dropped from the first team squad
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have confirmed the signing of Chester City midfielder Dean Bennett on a season's long loan. Bennett has already spent three months at the Aggborough this term and boss Mark Yates was determined to keep him with the Harriers. And
SUPER slimmers from Worcester who overcame obesity got up close and personal with TV presenter Ben Shephard at an annual awards ceremony. Slimming World consultants Clayton Smith and Laurie Wells, both from St John's, met GMTV host Mr Shepherd at the
SUFFOLK Rangers Under 16s kept up their Mercian Festival Junior League Division One title push with a 2-1 win at Ferndale Flyers. The Ferndale keeper dropped a corner to enable Andy Richardson to put Suffolk ahead. But the hosts equalised and then the
KABIR Ali and Steven Davies has been called up to the England Lions squad that will tour India later this month. The two Worcestershire players will head out to the sub-continent on January 23 and it just reward for impressive displays over the past
WORCESTERSHIRE has one of the highest number of GPs per head of population. The number of doctors has doubled over the last decade, according to Department of Health figures. Worcestershire Primary Care Trust has the third highest level of GPs to population
JAUNCEY Alf and Betty Would like to thank their Family for their surprise Golden Wedding Anniversary Party and all their Friends for the cards and gifts. Published in paper 04/01/2008
TURNER Maurice Thomas Eileen and the Family would like to thank everyone for their generous donations to The Stroke Association in memory of Maurice. Published in paper 04/01/2008
RALPH Gladys Passed away peacefully on December 26th, 2007, aged 75 years. A loving wife to Rick, a much loved mother of Gary. God bless until the day we meet again. The funeral service will take place at Worcester Crematorium on Friday, January 11th,
HADDIGAN FrancisFrankie Passed away suddenly on December 31st, 2007. Funeral arrangements to follow. Published in paper 04/01/2008
GILROY C. C. John At Worcestershire Royal Hospital on December 26th, 2007, aged 90 years. Beloved husband of the late Enid, loving father to Penny and father in law to Brian. The funeral service will take place at St Johns Church on Thursday, January
WOOD Margaret Lucy Died peacefully on December 27th, 2007 aged 73 years.Wife of the late John. Beloved mum of Bev and Jo, grandma to Laura and Amy and much loved sister and mother in law. We miss you mum more than you will ever know. Funeral service to
HEMMING Arthur Of Droitwich. Peacefully in hospital on December 23rd, 2007, aged 83 years. Father of Michael, Clive, Ann, Barbara and Anthony and dear grandfather and great grandfather.. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Monday, January 14th
PERRY Royston John Of St Johns. Passed away suddenly at home on December 24th, 2007, aged 55 years. Beloved son of Olive and Ronald. Much loved brother of Shirley. Funeral service at Crown East Church on Thursday, January 10th, at 1 p.m. followed by interment
NORTON Margaret MB.ChB.MRCGP Passed away peacefully at home on December 15th, 2007, aged 93 years. A loving mother to Liz, Alex, David and Tim, also a much loved grandmother and great grandmother. A very special lady who will be sadly missed by all who
CORNER Shaun Passed away on December 17th, 2007 aged 36 years. Sadly missed. Funeral service to take place on Thursday, January 10th, 2008 at Astwood Cemetery at 10 a.m Published in paper 04/01/2008
HARRIS Ken Peacefully after a short illness on December 25th, 2007, aged 78 years. Ex Royal Mail Beloved husband of the late Win and loving father to Martin, Keith and Rosemary, father in law to Julie also a much loved grandfather and great grandfather
CURRIN May Formerly of Nuneaton and Lower Wick. Worcester. On December 30th, 2007, suddenly but peacefully in hospital, aged 100 years. Beloved wife of the late George and treasured mother of Malcolm. A proud grandmother and great grandmother, and dear
MANTON Colin Not a day goes by when you are not in our thoughts. We miss you. Love you always. Chloe, Jordon and Kaytexx Published in paper 04/01/2008
RICHARDSON Margaret known as Ann Mike and his Family would like to express their sincere thanks to everyone for the kind messages of support and condolence, during their sad loss. Thank you to all who attended the funeral and made donations. Special thanks
DAVIES Patricia Richard, Philip and Anne would like to thank Family and Friends for their cards and messages of sympathy after the sad loss of Pat. Also for the kind donation of £400 to Hindlip School Fund. We would also like to extend our appreciation
WHITE Joyce Following our sad loss, John and the Family sincerely thank Friends and Neighbours for the kindness and sympathy shown, and for their donations to the British Heart Foundation. Thanks also to "The Team" at Salters Medical Practice
SMALL Donald Passed away in hospital on December 27th 2007, aged 85 years. Much loved brother, uncle, great uncle and great, great uncle. Service to be held at Worcester Crematorium on Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 at 12 noon. Family flowers only, donations
BRIGGS Reg Passed away peacefully on December 31st, 2007, aged 85 years. Beloved husband of the late Joyce and father of Roy, Pat, Ray and Rob also a much loved grandad and great grandad. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Tuesday, January 15th
DRINKWATER Edmund Aged 66 years of The Elms Farm, Hanley Castle. Passed peacefully away at his home on December 30th, 2007. The beloved husband of Margaret and dear father of David and Lisa. The Funeral service will take place at St Gabriel's Church,
VAUGHAN Nevyn Passed away very peacefully at Heathlands, Pershore, on New Years Eve, aged 94 years. Much loved by all who knew her. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Friday, January 11th, at 12 noon. No flowers by request. Donations, if desired
GILES Mark and Lucy Congratulations on the birth of your son Alex. Brother for Owen. Love Mum, Dad and all the Family x Published in paper 04/01/2008
ROUSE Charles Reginald Reg Loving memories of a dear husband. Always in my heart and dreams. Love Bet ---------- Dad, you left us wonderful memories. your love is our eternal guide. And though we cannot see you, We know you are at our side. With all our
JONES Grace Seven years ago today. Missed so very much. Love Eric, Hazel, Paul, Graham, Kevin and Families. Published in paper 04/01/2008
VANDALS caused more than £100,000 worth of damage after a forklift truck was driven into buildings and set alight. The attack happened at the Cartref construction site in Worcester Road, Drakes Broughton, near Pershore, between 4pm on Wednesday and 8am
A MAN has died after a two car crash in Herefordshire. The 46-year-old man from Glamorgan suffered fatal injuries in the collision which happened in the village of Wormbridge, near Hereford, just after 9pm last night. When crews from West Midlands Ambulance
WORCESTER Wolves will be looking to repeat their first ever away victory in the British Basketball League when they travel to Everton Tigers tonight (8pm). Wolves went win-less on the road in their first BBL campaign, but their trip to Merseyside on
SIR - The gap between first division and Premiership rugby must be greater than between Premiership and Championship in football. These rugby supporters must be a faithful lot to stick by Worcester Warriors. Just imagine a football club having lost
Firstly, may I wish all my readers a really great 2008. I have started the new year with a stinking cold, and absolutely exhausted at the end of 45 pantomime performances at the Swan, as well as a busy Christmas season at the Hall. I am already looking
WHAT DO I NEED? Serves two. Cooking time: 30 minutes. olive oil 2 skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips 2 tsp hot chilli powder 1 onion, halved and sliced 1 red pepper, sliced 100g green beans 400g tin of chopped tomatoes a handful of
IN case you haven't heard, the Kings Head in Sidbury, Worcester, has had a facelift. It now has a smart new exterior, a restaurant upstairs and there is new decor throughout. It may have only just re-opened, but business appears to be booming. When
SIR - It is a scandal that we have been robbed of our weekly refuse collection to save money which is wasted on irrelevant, unnecessary so-called improvement like the refurbishment of the High Street. We shall have the biggest rats in England. Stop squandering
PERSHORE Number 8 is to host a performance of Puccini's Madam Butterfly. The heartwrenching story of a beautiful young geisha who sacrifices her family, religion and, ultimately, life for her American husband is being staged at the community arts venue
SIR - Once again, may I thank all the people in and around Pershore for their great support on Boxing Day to see the Croome and West Warwickshire hunt meet. Also, we did a presentation to the County Air Ambulance from events we held. Mince pies were
A VIRULENT vomiting bug has seen routine surgery cancelled at Worcestershire's hospitals. Forty five patients have had operations cancelled after an under-pressure Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust announced it was concentrating on treating emergency
Christmas and all that cooking may be over, but the meals go on and a new year is a good time to introduce a few fresh dishes into your weekly repertoire. These should be simple, cheap and take the minimum amount of time, especially as most of us are
A DOUBLE dose of legal drama comes to the Malvern Theatres next month. John Mortimer, well known for penning the long-running television series Rumpole of the Bailey, drew from his own personal experiences to write Legal Fictions, a show comprising of
In the Chinese lunar calendar, 2007 was the year of the boar. People born during this period are said to thrive as entertainers, so it's perhaps fitting that the past 12 months have been, musically at least, some of the most thrilling in recent memory
SIR - Re the headline on Saturday, December 15 - Council Forced To Slash Budget. Councillor George Lord suggested a way for the council to save money but it was voted down. They still manage to find enough money to do up County Hall and look after themselves
A MUCH-loved story of good versus evil, fur coats and stolen dogs is being staged by the Malvern Theatre Players. The Hundred and One Dalmatians, the classic children's story written by Dodie Smith, is being performed at the Malvern Theatres from Tuesday
THE business support message is taking to the Worcestershire airwaves as part of a new marketing drive by Business Link West Midlands. Five new podcasts - featuring some of the most enterprising companies in the region - have been developed to boost
SIR - I read with interest the response by your readers concerning the theft of some artefacts by a young man who as a result spent time in prison over Christmas. This heinous crime should, of course, be punished by public flogging at least. Some of your
A NURSERY school in Worcester is providing quality care and education, according to Ofsted inspectors. Albany Nursery School, based at the United Reform Church Hall in Albany Terrace, has received a glowing report from the education watchdog. It
Retreat offers youngsters a place for some quiet reflection/p By Ella Hyland BLESSED Edward Oldcorne Catholic College welcomed back staff and pupils who had been celebrating Christmas early at Solihouse religious retreat in Stratford-upon-Avon. A
Well, we saw the new year in... in style, I have to say, as we had a murder mystery evening. Have you ever been to one? Great fun, but to be honest I did not have a clue who had done it, and none of us got the murderer right. New Year’s Day up bright
SIR - If Pauline Burgess is promoting veganism, then why did she not say so openly in the first place? I do, in fact, agree that we all eat too much meat, and the production methods used are not always great, but here in the real world perhaps we should
SIR - With an amount of pleasure I read in your publication (December 29) that John Hewlett was given an MBE in the honours list for his commitment to Royal British Legion. A belated honour but a very deserved one. I'm still puzzled as to why it took
THE system of electronically tagging offenders instead of sending them to jail has always been flawed. Today we report on a classic case that exposes all the inadequacies of the system. Raymond Speers was tagged and given a suspended six-month prison
MANAGER Richard Dryden is facing up to a major injury crisis as Worcester City prepare to take on Blue Square North strugglers Hinckley United. Defenders Kevin Spencer and Rapinder Gill are out of tomorrow's St George's Lane clash with knee and ankle
IT looks like brides will once again be buying their dream wedding dresses at a Worcester shop just months after the previous owner closed down. Signs have gone up this week, suggesting Berketex Bride is taking over the site of the former Pronuptia shop
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A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build 57 new homes on the site of a former medals office in Droitwich has been given the green light. Wychavon district councillors praised the design of 33 houses and 24 apartments for Roman Park, which stretches 3.2 acres (1.3
