Walker children poisoned with carbon monoxide when building work turned home into death trap
David Coulson, of West Denton, admitted health and safety breaches after a mum and her children from Walker were exposed to the risk of poisoning, explosion, electrocution and fire
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A COCAINE-SNORTING Worcester shoplifter who tried to steal more than £1,200 from supermarkets made an obscene gesture as she walked free. Jade Hughes of Carlisle Road, Ronkswood, made the two-fingered salute at the reporter as Worcester magistrates gave her yet another chance to turn her life around despite her complete failure to engage with probation or drug rehabilitation services. In total she stole, or attempted to steal, £1,237 worth of goods in just three months. The 29-year-old mum, who is on benefits and claims she is living on the breadline because of the bedroom tax, said she could not keep in contact with relevant support agencies because she ‘didn’t know how to download WhatsApp’ onto her mobile phone.
Angel Place in the early 1950s, this lady is heading into town, shopping basket in hand You might chat to the shopkeeper or one of your neighbours, while an assistant gathered the items on your list on your behalf, weighing out a pound of this and a quarter of that, and wrapping them all up in paper bags and newspaper, before placing them in your basket to carry home. It’s easy to forget that supermarkets haven’t always been a fixture of our towns and cities. Although the first self-service shops arrived in the UK during the late 1940s, it took a while for them to gain in popularity.
COURT: Some of the cases being heard today at Worcester courts. Judge James Burbidge QC is presiding over the murder trial AN alleged racially aggravated assault case is due to be heard by Worcester magistrates today as a murder trial enters its final stages at the city s crown court. Tegan Downes, 23, of Sherrards Green Road, Malvern is due to appear at Worcester Magistrates Court today following what is said to be a racist attack in Worcester. She is charged with racially / religiously aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm, the offence alleged to have taken place in the city on September 5 last year.
BUSY: Some of the cases being heard at Worcester this Thursday A 23-year-old woman is due in court for a racially aggravated assault in Worcester while another is up for stealing a vacuum cleaner and more than £1,000 of food shopping. Tegan Downes of Sherrards Green Road, Malvern is due to appear at Worcester Magistrates Court tomorrow (Thursday) following what is said to be a racist attack in Worcester. She is charged with racially / religiously aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm, the offence alleged to have taken place in the city on September 5 last year. Downes is also charged with racially / religiously aggravated harassment / alarm / distress by words / writing on the same date.