Concerns around application for new window in Pershore house
CONCERNS have been raised around a planning application to build a new window at the rear of a house in The Milestone, Pershore.
View ArticleObjections to Pershore housing plans
OBJECTIONS have been raised against a planning application to build a new detached two-bedroom house in Farleigh Road, Pershore.
View ArticlePershore man to stand trial accused of beating woman
A PERSHORE man has denied assaulting a woman by beating her and destroying a television belonging to her on Friday, March 6.
View ArticlePershore pupils raise hundreds for Help for Heroes
PUPILS at a Pershore school raised hundreds of pounds for a charity helping current and former soldiers.
View ArticleEffort to stamp out drug dealing in Pershore
POLICE are cracking down on drug dealing in Pershore following concerns from people living in the town.
View ArticleLion Queen. Pershore dentist has "mane" cut off in memory of Cecil.
AFTER the outrage caused by American dentist Walter Palmer, who killed Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe, a Pershore dentist decided to sacrifice her own "mane" to help animals.
View ArticleContainer broken into near Pershore
A CONTAINER unit at a farm in Egdon, near Pershore, was forced open overnight between Thursday, August 20 and the following morning. Nothing is believed to have been stolen.
View ArticleExperts on the hunt for hidden gems during valuation day in Pershore
PAINTINGS and silver and jewellery specialists from a leading fine art auction house are hoping to make exciting discoveries when they visit Pershore.
View ArticleFence panels removed at building site
A PAIR of fence panels were removed at a building site in Upton Snodsbury Road, near Pinvin, between 5.30pm on Wednesday, August 26 and 7am the following morning, but nothing was stolen. Batteries...
View ArticleBarn broken into in Throckmorton
A LARGE barn in Throckmorton Road, Throckmorton, near Pershore, was broken into between 7.30am and 5.45pm on Monday, September 28.
View ArticleiPhone stolen from Pershore school
A BLUE iPhone 5C was stolen from an office at St Nicholas C of E School in Pinvin, near Pershore, between 9am and 3.30pm on Friday, September 25.
View ArticleRemembering the fallen at the Battle of the Somme
The FIRST World War Battle of the Somme claimed the lives of many sons of Worcestershire and now a century on The Somme Project has brought their stories to life.
View ArticleCrackdown on anti-social behaviour in Pershore
COMPLAINTS have been made about young people in Pershore damaging schools in the town during the summer holidays.
View ArticleLocal residents urged to join the Shed movement
AS A child, I loved accompanying my granddad in his shed where he neatly stored all his tools and would do little jobs like fix things that weren’t working properly.
View ArticleRoll up, roll up to join in plum festival fun
RESIDENTS of Pershore and the surrounding villages are being invited to join in the fun of its award-winning annual festival by using their skills and knowledge to help ensure its continuing success.
View ArticleNew tenants of 14th century coaching inn receive a warm welcome from the locals
A COUPLE who moved from Scotland last November to a delightful market town in the heart of Worcestershire to run their first pub are gearing up for the town’s biggest festival – four months in advance.
View ArticlePershore foodbank receives £6,000 boost from town Co-op
BIG-HEARTED supermarket customers and staff have pulled together to raise more than £6,000 to support a Pershore foodbank as demand rises.
View ArticleFarmer celebrates novel idea that has blossomed over two decades
ONE DAY back in the 1990s an excited Charles Hudson, clutching a handful of dropped petals from a bunch of flowers in his house, ran out to the man helping him run his farm near Pershore with an...
View ArticleVale country house hotel offers farm to fork experience for that special day
A COUNTRY house hotel in the Vale of Evesham is offering food-loving couples a chance to share their culinary passion with their friends and family on the big day.
View ArticleCheery drop-in sessions at wool shop for those who like a good yarn
ANYONE wandering into the wool shop in Pershore’s High Street for the first time could be forgiven for thinking that they had mistakenly walked in on an informal social gathering in someone’s living room.
View ArticleCouple land a plum property with a new lifestyle
PAUL and Margaret Haywood didn’t exactly plan to become fruit farmers 30 years ago although it’s a role that appears to suit them well.
View ArticleThe business with a big ambition to help good causes
STAFF at a Worcestershire-based business are racing towards their target of raising £100,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support and other charities over the past four years.
View ArticlePershore man to stand trial accused of sexual assault in Cheltenham
A 21-year-old Pershore man will stand trial in January after pleading not guilty today to sexually assaulting a woman and also physically assaulting her and two men in Cheltenham.
View ArticleHeritage venues rewarded for ethical food is cafes and restaurant
A CHARITY responsible for five important historical sites has been awarded a top accolade for the restaurants and caterers serving food to visitors.
View ArticleMr Worcester defies anxiety issues to scoop modelling awards
A YOUNG man, who struggles to leave his home due to anxiety, has been strutting his stuff on the catwalk and taken a brace of prizes in a modelling competition.
View ArticleChris's passion for football helps him overcome diabetes set-back
CHRIS Bright from Redditch is simply mad about football. But the 27-year-old University of Worcester student, who is taking a masters degree in sport, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of...
View ArticleKim's book offers hope to those struggling with eating disorders
A FEW years ago 42-year-old Pershore mum Kim Marshall thought should would be dead by now. Instead she is running a successful business as a therapist helping clients with eating disorders, is about to...
View ArticleGear up for the Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend
ONE of the pleasures of living in a county like Worcestershire is, in most areas, being able to look out on the garden to see and hear our native wild birds. I love the dawn chorus.
View ArticleFun for all the family with Shakespeare inspired days out
FAMILIES are being invited to step into a fun and romantic fortnight during February by taking part in some of the special events being staged by the Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon.
View ArticleWorcestershire invention offers passport to freedom for profoundly disabled...
I DON’T generally come across people with profound and multiple disabilities in my everyday life – it’s a rare occurrence - and yet there are hundreds of thousands of severely disabled people in the UK.
View ArticleHalf term fun for all the family at Worcestershire National Trust properties
PARENTS across Worcestershire will be turning their thoughts to keeping their children entertained during the week-long half-term break later this month.
View ArticlePershore voluntary groups in with a chance of £1,000 boost
TWO voluntary organisations in Pershore are vying for a cash boost thanks to national home builder Taylor Wimpey.
View ArticleNew book celebrates Worcestershire's culinary heritage and excellence
IN DAYS gone by, if the head of a rural household in Worcestershire died, the remaining family members would sing to their beehives.
View ArticleGardens to delight at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival
THE SNOWDROPS are out in their full glory, crocuses are bringing their cheery display of colour to gardens, village greens and verges while the daffodils are shooting up ready to make their appearance...
View ArticleTwo Worcestershire luxury country hotels in running for prestigious awards
TWO luxury country hotels in Worcestershire have been shortlisted for an exclusive award for their food in a contest run by a luxury lifestyle magazine.
View ArticleLeeks are the main event for recipes to mark the patron saint of Wales
THURSDAY March 1 is St David’s Day and there is a great choice of Welsh food for all of us to enjoy while celebrating the patron saint of Wales.
View ArticleTake a trip out over Easter and enjoy the Vale of Evesham Blossom Trail
DESPITE our rather topsy-turvy weather – wintery one day and spring-like the next – the Vale of Evesham blossom is starting to show and both visitors and local residents are invited to venture out and...
View ArticleDog ban in cafe turns into a huge pet celebration
FOR several years Tracey Parbery used to travel from her home in the West Midlands with her mum to walk her dogs in the Worcester area and then take them all to Worcester Cathedral’s Cloister Café.
View ArticleChefs sharpen their skills for finals of national competition
AN AWARD-WINNING chef working at a luxury country hotel in Worcestershire has reached the finals of a prestigious national culinary competition.
View ArticleNominate your wildlife heroes in Worcestershire
RETIRED Worcester teacher Marilyn McCarthy has been interested in wildlife, and particularly birds, for many years.
View ArticleNew group aims to put Worcestershire on the food and drink map
FOOD and drink producers, retailers and independent catering businesses in Worcestershire are being invited to join forces in a new initiative aiming to put the county’s products well and truly on the...
View ArticleFeel the benefits of the natural world in annual 30 Days Wild challenge
FAMILIES in Worcestershire are being invited to take part in an annual challenge and connect with nature for the month of June.
View ArticleFriends help preserve our intriguing Worcestershire history
RETIRED Worcester teacher Barbara Jenkins loves a bit of detective work. And when a friend and fellow heritage enthusiast gave her a tip off about a very interesting and unusual Victorian woman laid to...
View ArticleEnjoy the benefits of learning to sail during special low cost sailing month
A TEENAGER from Worcestershire, who overcame her fears and learned to sail on a local reservoir, says the experience gave her a massive confidence boost.
View ArticleYour chance to help the magnificent but endangered stag beetle
WILDLIFE lovers in Worcestershire are being given the chance to contribute to a major study building up a picture of the population and activities of the magnificent, but endangered, stag beetle.
View ArticleHospital day clothes campaign aims to reduce patient stay and improve chances...
A FEW years ago staff at a hospital in Nottingham started looking into the reasons why patients were not getting up out of bed during their stay when they were fit enough to move.
View ArticleFirefighters called to kitchen fire in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire
EMERGENCY services were called to a kitchen fire in Elmley Castle.
View ArticleVolunteers reap the rewards of putting something back into the community
SEMI-RETIRED businessman Murdo MacDonald enjoys a bit of a laugh and he has plenty to chuckle about as a volunteer driver taking residents from Pershore and the surrounding villages to the shops, a...
View ArticleSophie's novel crop idea brings fruitful rewards
THE Vale of Evesham was, for many years, known across the country for its market gardening and fruit and vegetable production.
View ArticleBroadway Financial Planning are walking from Cleeve Hill to Broadway Tower...
KERI Carter and the team from Broadway Financial Planning are walking from Cleeve Hill to Broadway Tower for Pancreatic Cancer UK on Friday, June 21 following the death of a friend and client last year.
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