Well-known city woman will be greatly missed

7:00pm Friday 8th August 2008

A WOMAN well known in Worcester for her stunning beauty as well as running a boarding house and a private detective agency in the city has died after a short illness.

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Can you give a cat a home?

5:50pm Friday 8th August 2008

PET lovers in Worcestershire are being called on to help rehome more than 100 cats in a local charity’s care.

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NHS is wrong to ban cancer drugs

4:30pm Friday 8th August 2008

A MOTHER with terminal cancer says a recommendation to ban life-extending drugs on the NHS is a “death sentence” for patients.

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Golden couple mark 50 years of wedded bliss

3:20pm Friday 8th August 2008

A COUPLE of love birds who hit it off in a chance meeting at Worcester Racecourse are celebrating 50 years of marriage tomorrow.

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Cripplegate body identified

3:30pm Friday 8th August 2008

THE man whose body was found in a Worcester park yesterday has been named by police.

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Let our town do certain jobs its own way

2:30pm Friday 8th August 2008

MALVERN Town Council would do a better job of managing some of the town’s public assets, such as parks and play areas, than the district council, according to members of the local civic society.

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Going for gold

1:32pm Friday 8th August 2008

AS the opening ceremony gets into full swing at the Beijing Olympics, meet the local sportsmen and women who are hoping for glory in 2008.

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Why the first day of the Olympics is lucky for us

12:40pm Friday 8th August 2008

ACCORDING to Chinese tradition today really could be your lucky day.

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Flood defences set to be bolstered

11:50am Friday 8th August 2008

MORE clay for flood defences is expected to be delivered to the riverbank in Worcester next week.

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Fears wall could topple on to passer-by

10:50am Friday 8th August 2008

A WORCESTER man is angry he has been refused permission to cut down two trees in his garden that are destroying a 182-year-old brick wall.

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Brigade's boats taken off the water

6:46pm Friday 8th August 2008

FIRE brigade rescue boats had to be taken off the water for a week following concerns about safety equipment.

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21st century ‘Robin Hoods’ made estimated £80m

10:00am Friday 8th August 2008

Yesterday your Worcester News reported how five members of a Worcestershire gang were jailed for a total of 49 years. Today Mike Pryce tells the story of the Johnson family.

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Jail for robbers who are scared of a brolly

9:40am Friday 8th August 2008

TWO men who set out to rob a Malvern garage but were thwarted by an employee brandishing an umbrella have been jailed.

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Park is shut after body of man is found

9:38am Friday 8th August 2008

A PARK in Worcester was sealed off after the body of a man was discovered by a gardener. Police are treating the death as "unexplained".

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COMMENT: Best of luck to our athletes in the Olympics

8:30am Friday 8th August 2008

According to the Chinese, who regard the number eight as lucky, the eighth day of the eighth month of the year 2008 should be one of the most auspicious times to get the country’s first-ever Olympic Games under way.

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Actor Morgan Freeman leaves clinic

Updated 7:24pm Friday 8th August 2008

Actor Morgan Freeman has been released from hospital after treatment following a weekend car crash in Mississippi.

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