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  • Baby has a lucky escape from car fire

    A BABY has had a lucky escape after a car it was left in was set on fire at around 8pm yesterday. The mother of the 18-month-old had left her son in the car on the drive-way of her home in Badsey Road, Willersey, while she took two of her children inside

  • Badsey in defeat to Harborne

    Badsey Ladies 0, Harborne Ladies II 4. BADSEY Hockey Club's ladies suffered their second defeat of the campaign in Worcestershire League Division One and dropped to third as they were beaten by current leaders Harborne. The well-drilled visitors

  • Smith brace steers Littleton home

    Littleton 3, FC Glades Sporting 0. LITTLETON kept up the pressure at the top of Athium Midland Combination Division One with a workmanlike performance against a hard-working FC Glades Sporting. For the first half-hour the visitors more than held

  • Museum plan for historic building

    AN historic building in Broadway, which currently stands empty, looks set to become a museum. The 17th century Tudor House, once the home of H W Keil Antiques, is hoping to establish a permanent exhibition with the renowned Ashmolean Museum in

  • "Exceptional" head to retire next year

    THE headteacher of Prince Henry’s High School has announced he will retire next year after almost 20 years in the job. Bernard Roberts, who has been at the helm of the school since 1993, announced his intention to step down this week. He said:

  • A helping paw for autistic children

    Since the dawn of time, dogs have been hailed as man’s best friend. This unique relationship has led to our canine friends being used to help people facing difficulties in life such as blindness. In 2004, national charity Dogs for the Disabled

  • Choirs join together for good causes

    TWO community choirs will be joining forces for charity on Saturday as they present this year’s Voices In The Vale concert at the Number 8 Arts Centre in Pershore. Winchcombe Community Choir and Move On Up, based in Pershore, will be combining

  • Evesham Christmas lights switch-on

    EVESHAM’S Christmas Lights will be switched on tomorrow as the town prepares to welcome in the festive season. The Evesham Country Christmas event begins at 11am with the charter market in High Street and Bridge Street as well as a Christmas craft

  • Parsons third in closing race

    IN the final Powerman World Series event of the year in Seri Manjung, Malaysia, Michelle Parsons produced yet another podium position to finish in the top 10 of the world rankings. The Evesham-based athlete also had the added bonus of beating the reigning

  • A million trees to honour the Queen

    THE first tree planting season of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year is set to begin – and the Woodland Trust hopes that a million people will join in. It wants people to plant a tree for the Jubilee in their garden or in a pot on a patio or balcony