FIREFIGHTERS manning the special aerial unit were called to tackle a chimney fire at a home in Hampton, near Evesham, this afternoon. The fire in the chimney broke out shortly before 1pm when the fire brigade was called to the home in New Road. But an
DEVELOPERS whose plans to build up to 126 homes on green space between villages on the outskirts of Evesham were rejected in March (2014) have launched an appeal. BFP Developments proposals to create the new housing estate on land south of Pershore
A GRIPPING hour by hour retelling of the day the Houses of Parliament caught fire will take place at Evesham Arts Centre.Author Caroline Shenton will be talking about the evening of October 16, 1834 when the roof of the Houses of Parliament caught fire.The
A TALE as old as time which promises to be a Beast of a production will be performed by Norton Theatre Group.The group is putting on Beauty and the Beast at Norton Parish Hall - its 29th pantomime in 30 years.Beauty and the Beast, written by the company's
ONCE again the world's only asparamancer has used Vale gras to predict what's in store for the planet during 2015.As we enter the new year fortune teller Jemima Packington, who uses only Vale of Evesham asparagus to predict the future, has revealed what
A BARN could be converted into a two bedroom cottage if plans submitted to Wychavon District Council get the go ahead. The application to convert the barns at Oxstalls Cottage, Blayneys Lane, Evesham, also includes plans to transform a covered area to
SEVEN new homes could be built on land in Shor Street, Evesham, if plans submitted to Wychavon District Council are successful. The application would see the demolition of the existing industrial units, which would be replaced with one lifetime home bungalow
EVESHAM Jubilee Angling Society’s Christmas scramble match was won by Alan Gardner with 54lb 12oz. Fishing the maggot feeder off Withies pool peg 35 at Jubilee Fishery, Gardner beat Martin Smith, who managed 25-8 off peg 25. A roving draw was
SINCE badly injuring her arm in a horse-riding fall four years ago, Sophie Wetherall, from Pershore, has turned her life around and this coming summer will be straddling a different kind of saddle.The pinnacle of her achievement will be the inaugural
