A reckless 30-year-old criminal with close links to the Hutch crime faction has been hospitalised after suffering severe injuries after he was accused of stealing a boy’s bicycle.
Christopher Coakley suffered a broken jaw and a broken arm as well as other injuries when he was assaulted with another bicycle in the incident which unfolded in the Sherriff Street area of the capital shortly after 9pm last night.
The chief suspect for the incident is a 34-year-old convicted killer from the locality who previously served a jail sentence for manslaughter after he killed a young man during a brawl.
Paul Harding, of Discover History looks at the background to the gold chain of office worn by Worcester mayors TODAY tourists pause to watch a civic procession, today the mayor’s charity banquets put thousands of pounds to good causes and the mayor has the casting vote during important council meetings. However if we turn back the clock to the medieval period, Worcester had no mayor. Instead the city relied on the powerful guild that was created by the 1189 Charter. This had evolved to become two chambers known as the 48 and the 24. These were made up of important men who made decisions about the city. They were led by the high bailiff (a forerunner of the mayor’s post).