I read, sadly, about planned gigantic development in beautiful Broadway and it appears that an enormous amount of concrete is planned by landowners for many villages in the Cotswolds.Moreton-in-Marsh is suffering and plans are afoot for Blockley.Let us
A MAN has been charged with a number of distraction thefts and the fraudulent use of banks cards including one in Moreton.Didi Ristic, aged 22, of Millfield Road, Birmingham will appear before magistrates in Cheltenham on Wednesday, April 9 facing four
FOURTH-placed Pershore narrowly missed out in a 3-2 defeat at fellow high-fliers Bromsgrove in the Worcestershire Women’s Hockey League Division One. The hosts took an early lead before Pershore settled and levelled through Kate Adams slotting
THE well know Fleece Inn at Bretforton marked the 10th anniversary of the blaze that nearly burnt the pub to the ground with a celebration. The 14th century pub was engulfed in flames on February 27 back in 2004.News of the fire spread as far as Australia
DUST of the trainers because Sport Relief is back and Wychavon District Council is urging residents across the district to get running for the charity event.This year the district's own Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile will take place at Pershore
EVESHAM Rotary Club enjoyed a frugal meal of soup and sandwiches during their lunch meeting to raise money for the End Polio Now campaign. The club joined in the World's Greatest Meal during the week long event at the end of February in order to support
THE deadline for responses to a major overhaul of urgent care services in Worcestershire has been extended after concerns were raised there was not enough time for people to properly scrutinise the plans. The Worcestershire Urgent Care Strategy has been
A RESCUE dog that was snatched in a shocking theft from a charity has been found and safely returned by police. Last week the Journal published an urgent appeal for one-year-old Luna the Lurcher after she was stolen on Thursday, February 20, at
CELEBRATING the Vale's famous Gras was top of the agenda at a recent meeting of people from across the district discussing this year's asparagus season. The Evesham Hotel played host to the first planning meeting which saw Shawn Riley from Evesham
THE Harvington Youth Project will be holding a fund raising table top sale in the village hall on Saturday, March 15, from 10am until 1pm. Craft items and books will be for sale as well as bric-a-brac and there will be a home made cake stall, a raffle
PERSHORE Air Cadets has celebrated the reopening of its unique indoor rifle range at with 15 members receiving their Marksman badge.The range, at the groups headquarters at Pershore High School, was closed for six months while it was brought up to the
PATIENTS in Worcestershire who have suffered minor injuries such as cuts, grazes, sprains and minor burns are being asked to help ease the pressure on A&E departments by visiting a minor injury unit instead. A recent poll by Healthwatch England found
BRETFORTON avenged defeat by Chippenham with a comfortable 3-1 away win in the return West Clubs Women's League Premier Division '2A' match.Although going behind to a cracking strike and soaking up plenty of short corners, it was to eventually
PERSHORE Rugby Club lost 16-10 at home to Cheltenham North in Midlands Three West (South) with the Wyre Piddle pitch in surprisingly good condition following the floods. The hosts began strongly, with their forwards dominating the set-pieces, and
VOLUNTEER Centres in Worcester and Pershore are joining forces to support the work both organisations do in the community. On Friday, March 21, to raise money for the Pershore Volunteer Centre and the Worcester Volunteer Centre, Bob Brolly, a well known
YOUNG apprentices from Worcestershire who have taken their first steps on the career ladder with the organisation responsible for commissioning health services in the county have thrown their support behind the scheme.The NHS South Worcestershire Clinical
GROWERS of the future will be battling it out as the regional final of the Young Horticulturalist of the Year competition takes place at Pershore College on Tuesday evening (March 11).Following on from local heats, eight young people, who either are studying
TO build a Bell Tower out of match sticks is no mean feat but it was successfully done by an Evesham man some 44 years ago. Now after reading about the appeal to secure the future of the iconic building the son of the model maker is donating the structure
LITTLETON Aces’ Specsavers Evesham and District Table Tennis League Division One title challenge appears to be slipping away after defeats to Kington Blades and Wyre Elite. Blades’ Alan Cotton and John Price won all three of their games, while
PERSHORE will be grid-locked if extra provision for hundreds of new homes approved to be developed in the town is not put into place, councillors have warned. Town councillors have called on planners to look at the development site to the north of the
