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City centre in chaos thanks to lone protester
Catherine Phillips 23/07
A PROTESTER caused rush hour chaos last night (Tuesday) after he scaled the side of the main bridge in the city. Emergency crews rushed to ...»
Crowngate evacuated
Catherine Phillips 23/07
SHOPPERS were evacuated from CrownGate Shopping Centre this morning (Tuesday, July 22). The shopping centre with entrances on Angel Place and Broad Street became smoke ...»
Sports centre hit by delays
Kara Marchant 23/07
THE OPENING of Worcester's new state-of-the-art sports centre will not happen until September – a month later than planned. Delays with utilities being installed have ...»
Homes hit by strike to have bins emptied
Tim Clarke 23/07
HOMES whose refuse collection was disrupted by the recent strike action are set to have their recycling bins emptied this week. The city council will ...»
Tot heartbroken after raiders take his games
Kara Marchant 23/07
A FIVE-YEAR-old boy has been left heartbroken after his beloved games console was stolen in a burglary at his Malvern home. Damon Buckley' Nintendo Wii ...»
Driver hunted for exposure
Kara Marchant 21/07
A MAN in a car exposed himself to a teenage girl in broad daylight on Thursday morning (July 17). The man, who was driving a ...»
Man falls from scaffolding
Kara Marchant 22/07
A MAN fell about 15 feet from scaffolding on Friday morning (July 18). The man, who was in his fifties, fell from the scaffolding on ...»
Fire crews free pair
Kara Marchant 21/07
TWO people had to be taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Malvern on Thursday (July 17) afternoon. The man and woman, both ...»
Paint-splattered youth sought by police
Kara Marchant 23/07
A TEENAGER spotted with pink paint on his trousers is being sought by city police after a vandalism incident last Wednesday (July 16). The boy ...»
Family pet perishes in blaze
Sam Malone 18/07
A FAMILY pet was killed in a house fire in Warndon last night (Thurs) while its owners were out at the cinema. The body of ...»
Couple get personal in TV help search
Catherine Phillips 17/07
A WORCESTER couple became stars of the small screen after their search for a perfect housekeeper became the subject of a new TV show. Craig ...»
Tour of Britain to return to city
Tim Clarke 17/07
MORE THAN 100 of the world’s top cyclists will descend upon Worcester in September when the Tour of Britain returns to the city. The UK’s ...»
Lib Dem leader stops in at local
Sam Malone 18/07
NICK Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, paid a visit to a pub in Powick and took part in an open question and answer ...»
Star turnaround for Browns?
Sam Malone 18/07
JULY 2007 was one of the wettest summer months in living memory and when the River Severn burst its banks leaving parts of Worcestershire under ...»
Motorcyclist critical after collision
Sam Malone 17/07
A MOTORCYCLIST is in a stable but critical condition in Worcestershire Royal Hospital after he collided with two cars in Malvern. The male rider of ...»
Flood defences in pipeline
Kara Marchant 18/07
THE FLOOD defences which would hopefully prevent a repeat of the devastation seen on Hylton Road last year look set to be given the green ...»
Council accused of back tracking
Tim Clarke 17/07
CONSTRUCTION work began this week on a controversial major recycling plant in a Worcestershire village. But residents living near to the EnviorSort plant in Norton ...»
Event drives fundraising forward
Tim Clarke 17/07
ORGANISERS of a classic car rally are hoping the event at a village cricket club will prove another big hit for charity. About 250 cars ...»
Services disrupted as workers strike on pay
Tim Clarke 18/07
SCHOOLS, refuse collections and libraries were all disrupted as local council workers joined a national strike over pay. Members of the Unison and Unite unions ...»
Hoteliers await TV inspector’s verdict
Catherine Phillips 18/07
THE OWNERS of an inn were set to miss its appearance on a channel Five television show last night (Thurs) - because they were holding ...»
Canal catastrophe
Kara Marchant 17/07
THIS was the extraordinary scene on a Worcester canal on Thursday morning (July 10) when a narrowboat became lodged in a lock in a freak ...»
Faith in her work
Tim Clarke 17/07
AN ARTIST whose work has been inspired by her Christian faith will be displaying some of her creations at a church open day. Amanda Lewis ...»
Task group taste meals for elderly
Sam Malone 17/07
THE task group set up to look at the provision of hot meals for Worcester’s elderly and vulnerable people living in very sheltered housing schemes ...»
Financial forecast is getting brighter
Tim Clarke 18/07
FOR much of last summer Worcestershire County Cricket’s Club beautiful New Road home was a scene of complete desolation. Heavy flood waters twice submerged the ...»
Putting the wheels in motion to raise charity cash
Kara Marchant 17/07
A CYCLING fun day which drew huge crowds to the city last year returns to Worcester tomorrow (Saturday). Pedal in the Park, organised by Worcestershire ...»
Rising waters brought double blow
Catherine Phillips 18/07
THE FLOODS of July 2007 brought with them double the bad news for Michael and Sue Joesbury of Hylton Road. Not only did they learn ...»
Bard tradition to be revived
Report by Catherine Phillips 17/07
THE RESURRECTION of an age old Shakespearean tradition will be coming to the Worcester Three Choirs Festival this year. Dominic Dromgoole, Shakespeare's Globe Touring Company's ...»
Bike thief strikes
Tim Clarke 17/07
A MALVERN teenager has been forced to give up her paper-round after a thief sped off on the bike given to her younger sister as ...»
A look at life in wake of flooding
Kara Marchant 18/07
This Sunday (July 20) will mark a year since the devastating floods which hit Worcester and the rest of the county during the summer of ...»
Boost for services
Kara Marchant 17/07
PARENTS-to-be in Worcester are set to benefit from a £3.5 million cash injection in maternity services. Worcestershire Primary Care Trust has announced the raft of ...»
Upton set for £3.6m grant 
Kara Marchant 17/07
A GOVERNMENT grant of £3.6 million has been provisionally earmarked for flood defences in Upton-upon-Severn. If a business plan from the Environment Agency is accepted ...»
Inquest records accidental verdict - but questions remain unanswered
Catherine Phillips 17/07
THE CIRCUMSTANCES of how a city reveller on a work night out came to be lying in the road before he was run over by ...»
Shock as merger abandoned
Sam Malone 17/07
THE radical plan to merge Worcester City and Malvern Hills District council has today been abandoned after the latter announced it was not able to ...»
Malvern scuppers merger plans
15/07
Malvern Hills District Council has today (Tuesday) called a halt to talks over a possible merger with Worcester City Council. Plans for drawing up a ...»
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