Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | February
FRANTIC jazz, blues and skiffle mayhem is promised when Little Chuck Little play Chipping Campden's RBL on February 15. more...
Theatre February more...
When Cheri Lunghi performs as one of Picasso's Women at Malvern Theatres, it will be a new experience for her. more...
When Diana Quick comes to Malvern Theatres next month to perform in Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, she will be playing a role she has turned down many times in the past. more...
WITH the current spell of torrid weather, Woolhope Amateur Dramatic Society is offering a chance to escape to the magical land of Makebelieve in its pantomime this month. more...
A DREAM cast of heavyweight British acting talent takes to the screen in Last Orders (15), at Malvern Cinema for seven days from today (Friday). more...
THERE'S a special chance to be the first to see Monsters Inc (U), the latest animated adventure from the makers of Toy Story and A Bug's Life at the Forum, Malvern Theatres, this weekend. more...
Malvern Cinema: Last Orders (15) 7.30pm Fri, Sat & Sun, 7pm Mon-Thurs, 3pm Sat & Sun. Monsters Inc (U) Preview Weekend Sat Feb 2nd & Sun Feb 3rd 2pm & 5pm in Forum Theatre Amelie (15) Wed Feb 6th Only 8.15pm in Forum Theatre. more...
AFTER spending a year playing next to jazz legend Stephane Grappelli, the thought of forming a tribute band to the great man fills John Etheridge with dread. more...
FILM star Susannah York will be performing her sell-out one-woman show, The Loves of Shakespeare's Women, in Worcester next week. more...
EVESHAM Methodist Church is presenting the third visit of the Kentwood Choir from Swindon at the Arts Centre Theatre, Evesham, on February 16, at 7.30pm. more...
ANOTHER week of gigs at the Marrs Bar in Worcester gets under way tonight (Friday) with the penultimate concert by soul band Parkers Alibi. more...
Paul Young's concert at Malvern Theatres next month has been cancelled due to "unforeseen circumstances". The singer, famous for hits such as Where I Lay My Hat and Every Time You Go Away, was due to play the Forum Theatre on March 11. more...
Singer Richard Swerrun returns to Malvern Theatres on Friday, February 8, to perform his tribute to some of the world's greatest songwriters. more...
Young people in Malvern are being given the chance to perform on stage with one of the Pop Idol finalists in a professional show at Malvern Theatres. more...
THIRTY years after their successful album Grave New World, the Strawbs return in acoustic form at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall on February 6. more...
FESTIVAL dance band Celtica is coming to Malvern on Saturday, February 9. more...
LEDBURY band Bleeding Hearts is stepping into new musical shoes for its first acoustic performance at Ronnie Scott's in Birmingham. more...
JOSEPH actor Richard Swerrun returns without his Technicolor Dreamcoat to Malvern Theatres on February 8. more...
WEDNESDAYS are the days to step back in time, thanks to a new series of local history talks on offer at The Everyman. more...
GWYNETH Paltrow is a luminous beauty whose Oscar-winning talents and looks attract millions to the cinema. more...
THE eyes of the British folk music scene will be focused firmly on Cheltenham next month. more...
Douglas Boyd's oboe playing lifted the Vellinger Quartet - Stephanie Gonley (violin); Philippe Honore (violin); Tim Boulton (viola) and Sally Pendle-bury (cello) - to a higher echelon, when he joined them for Bliss's Oboe Quintet. more...
MALVERN Theatre's showing of Noel Coward's 1950's comedy of manners, Relative Values, presents a light, fluffy and entirely edible soufflé of a play. more...
THE SWAN Theatre Worcester is presenting an exciting spring season this year with something for theatregoers of all ages. more...
THE WOMAN behind one of Britain's great heroes will be telling her story in the Other Place at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, from February 7 to 9. more...
BRIDESHEAD Revisited actress Diana Quick will be appearing in a production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts more...
SOME of the UK's top comedy performers are set to play at Cheltenham Town Hall from next week. more...
THE Prince of Homburg is running at The Swan Theatre, in Stratford, until February 16. more...
US singer-songwriter Carolyn Hester is not only a legendary figure in folk circles but she helped create a monster legend in giving the young Bob Dylan one of his first breaks. more...
THE Three Choirs Festival in Worcester and the Malvern Theatres are being employed to support a bid to have Birmingham named as European City of Culture. more...
After the success of the Raising the Roof dance workshops a year ago, young dancers in Malvern will have another chance to try an exciting variety of styles. more...
The fields flanking the River Teme at Powick are known as Powick Hams, or sometimes Powick Commons. more...
REGARDING last weeks letter alleging cruelty to New Forest and moorland ponies. If there is deliberate cruelty to these animals then let the acts be known and prosecutions commence. There are sufficient laws in this country to deal with cases of animal cruelty. more...
RURAL Affairs Minister, Alun Michael, has invited the British Horse Society to join the Rural Affairs Forum for England. more...
THE trouble with the Regal is largely due to the fact that it is in the wrong position. If Ernie Highland had been in charge of the Clifton it would still be there and prospering. more...
MY warmest thanks to everyone who have sent best wishes and congratulations on my award of the MBE, either by letters, cards, telegram, phone calls, visits to my house, seeing people in the street, flowers, gifts, donations to the Cobalt Unit. I am overwhelmed, it was a great surprise, since New Years Eve I've been on cloud nine. more...
MAY I through the columns of your newspaper, take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended out charity concert at Evesham Arts Centre on December 1 and 2. more...
Please note a small correction in the January 24th edition of the Cotswold Journal. more...
It's good to see some discussion on Europe being aired in your columns. This is a vital matter which affects us all. Unfortunately, such discussions can often lose touch with reality. more...
What a pleasure to read Mr. Parr's letter regarding the regionalisation of our country. How true that so few people know anything about it. more...
The news that Government plans to site an Asylum Centre for 750 people at Pershore Airfield has devastated the two tiny hamlets of Throckmorton and Tilesford. Residents are barely recovering from the trauma of the airfield being used for the regional burial site in last year's foot & mouth emergency. more...
A NEW car showroom and dealership is to be built in Blackpole, Worcester, following a 15-year search for a site. more...
A MAJOR provider of affordable housing in the region has appointed a new management team to meet the needs of its clients. more...
A HEREFORD garden centre chain raised more than £12,000 last year for charity. more...
A CONFERENCE bringing together all the strands of the West Midlands manufacturing base is being organised by the region's development agency. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER company is growing in line with the demands on industry for a cleaner environment. more...
If you're standing on a delayed train and reading the latest about Britain's transport crisis, travelling to work in a flying car sounds like a fantasy. more...
IN his normal daily life, Jonathan Wharrad is a project manger for a telecommunications company, but at the same time he is on stand-by to go anywhere in the world in response to a call for help from a major disaster area. more...
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WE have had scarcely any snow so far this winter, to the disappointment of children of all ages. more...
LEADING electronic engineers, scientists, technicians and researchers are to fly in from all corners of the globe for a reunion in Malvern. more...
COMMUNITY leaders living in and around Throckmorton are demanding the presence of a top Home Office official to justify another major threat to their environment. more...
BLACK Country humour is arriving in the Cotswolds next week to help boost funds for Broadway's Lifford hall. more...
BOSSES of a Bromsgrove household waste site are set to be recognised this week for their responsible approach to environmental issues. more...
I WAS delighted to read that the Tories at city and county level have done a U-turn over provision of park-and-ride for Worcester (Ex-mayor calls for second bus scheme, Evening News, January 18). more...
I AM prompted to write this by the persistent, whining protestations of what one might collectively refer to as Human Rights groups in respect of the conditions in which al Qaida terrorist prisoners are being held by our allies the United States. more...
I'VE recently returned from a holiday in the sun like many other Brits I'm more than happy to leave the winter for a couple of weeks. more...
AS a sensible and law-abiding road user, it was indeed reassuring to read the recent letter from Sgt Roberts from the Traffic and Operations Department of the West Mercia Constabulary. more...
OH! The supreme arrogance of some human beings. more...
A MONSCHAU'S contemptible accusations (You Say, January 28) are deceitful to the extreme. more...
I WOULD like to thank all the people who supported my whist drives during 2001 in aid of Isley research into Diabetics, based at the Diabetic Centre, Newtown Road. The amount raised during the year was £872. more...
I HAVE recently spent a few days in Ward 8 of Ronkswood Hospital. more...
I AGREE with Des Bradley that Bilford Road is now in a worse state than before the recent resurfacing. more...
MR Spiteri writes of the tide of American culture that is engulfing our nation. In doing so he misses the obvious. more...
BEARING in mind the goings-on in Tipton, the alleged British shoe bomber, arrests in Leicester and Luton along with an investigation into several fundamentalist fundraisers in Stockton, could we have assurances from the local Muslim community that such people are not active in Worcester? more...
MR D E Margrett (You Say, January 28) has a point when he says that "devolution was granted to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland because the people of those parts of the UK are clearly separate ethnic groups". more...
LARGE areas of the Cotswolds could go out of food production if farming does not return to profitability, a leading landowner has warned. more...
MEMBERS ended 2001 with their Christmas party which was a lively and happy evening. more...
BROADWAY could have no parish council later this year if members' fears over a new Government Code of Conduct prove to be founded. more...
IT was about time the old building had a stroke of luck, so it was a good day for 17 High Street when Andrew Brooker-Carey took a stroll through the centre of Droitwich. more...
AT this time exactly a century ago, construction work was under way on a new riverside electricity generating station for Worcester. more...
THE Journal of this week in 1902 reported: Joseph Ranford (12) of Carden Street and Joseph Lucy (10) The Pinch, Hylton Road, were charged with stealing a currant loaf valued at 10d, the property of Robert Stevens Wheatley, a baker of 25 Lowesmoor. Witnesses said they saw the boys rush into the shop and snatch the cake. more...
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THE black-bordered pages of Berrow's Journal were naturally dominated by news of the death of King George VI at this time exactly 50 years ago. more...
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A GROUP of Malvern birdwatchers are appealing for people to submit their observations of birds in the area for inclusion a new book. more...
A Farmer has warned that he has the right to shoot any dog caught worrying his sheep after three attacks on local flocks. more...
Ledbury people coping with illness are exercising their way back to health with the help of a revolutionary fitness scheme that is one of just a handful of its type in the UK. more...
MALVERN veterinary practice Chamings and Carman has applied for planning permission to move to new premises on Newtown Road. more...
THE chief executive of Malvern's Three Counties Agricultural Society has left to "recharge his batteries". more...
IT was slightly surprising that only three people should have attended this week's public meeting arranged by the Vision 21 partnership to debate the future of the Malvern Hills district. more...
THE National Blood Service has congratulated and thanked a Malvern-born woman after she reached the rare landmark of donating 100 pints of blood. more...
A SCHEME to build a new £1 million village school in Cradley has moved a step closer with the submission of a planning application to Herefordshire Council. more...
plans to drastically cut free parking in Ledbury by introducing charges at Lawnside Road have drawn condemnation from motorists and traders alike. more...
IMPROVING patient care and tackling a major source of legal action against the NHS are two by-products of an initiative which proves defence can be good for your health. more...
A man whose farm business in Belize has been wiped out by a hurricane is getting messages of support from thousands of miles away in Malvern. more...
A RETIRED Malvern carpenter is getting on his bike and going Dutch in an effort to raise funds for a mental health charity. more...
ASTON Villa chairman "Deadly" Doug Ellis may have a reputation for hiring and firing managers, but he's not short of fans at a Malvern Link bookmakers. more...
MORE details have been released of a survey conducted on behalf of Malvern Hills District Council which indicated overwhelming support for its controversial new rubbish collection scheme. more...
I WRITE to express my incredulity over the recent ploughing of Hayslan Field by its owners, Malvern Girl's College. more...
SCEPTICAL, fearful and fed up is the response from local farmers to a new Government report on radical changes for an industry in crisis. more...
MY husband and I were quite horrified when the field at the bottom of our garden was ploughed up into an ugly eyesore. more...
THE housing association involved in a failed bid to develop flats on the Treasurer's Site in Malvern has indicated another attempt may be made. more...
THE Environment Agency is making it easier than ever for anglers to buy a rod licence with the launch of a pilot scheme to trial direct debit sales. more...
I was shocked and dismayed when I saw the horrific act of vandalism that had been carried out in Hayslan Field. more...
A CAMPAIGN to encourage Malvern Hills residents to help plan the future of their district was dealt a blow when just three people turned up for a public meeting. more...
POLICE are warning Vale people to be wary of callers selling at the door after workmen demanded more than £1,000 from an Elmley Castle man. more...
Last November I spent ten unforgettable days walking 80 km of the Great Wall of China. more...
THE Malvern Hills have emerged from the shadow of foot and mouth to be named the most popular free attraction in the West Midlands. more...
MEMBERS of the Evesham Sea Cadets, who are celebrating the club's tenth anniversary, have swept the trophy board for their achievements in 2001. more...
SOME of us in Upton can't help having fellow feeling with the people of Tuvalu Island, now preparing to evacuate their community for the safety of New Zealand following pessimistic forecasts as to the effects of climate warming and rising water levels. more...
THE immediate future of Bidford's fire station has been assured after county councillors voted to abandon a hydraulic platform rather than shut down the village's facility. more...
FEELING despair on reading the report re: Stretton Grandison (Ledbury Reporter, Friday, January 18) providing a safe haven for 11 Balkan women trying to escape a life of enforced prostitution, I feel I must put pen to paper. more...
A VALE woodland will be the venue for the launch of a major new conservation partnership tomorrow. more...
AT the town council meeting at which Ledbury's traffic problems were discussed, the mayor kindly allowed me to speak. I stated that we were most fortunate to be living in a delightful medieval market town, which was full of lovely listed buildings. Without substantial change, which none of us would want, the town is completely incompatible with 21st Century levels of motorised traffic. more...
GIPSIES on an unauthorised site in Cleeve Prior, near Evesham, say they are victims of racial discrimination. more...
I WAS appalled to read in your newspaper that the rubbish collection by Malvern Hills District Council could switch from back door to front door. more...
JENNY Perkins, who paved the way for Shopmobility in Evesham, has now launched a further campaign for disabled people. more...
I TOTALLY agree with Mr J R Lamb (Your Letters, January 11) on his remarks concerning the dangers on that particular section of the Upton-Welland Road. more...
PERSHORE'S vicar has called for parishioners to be vigilant after vandals set off fire extinguishers in St Andrew's Parish Centre. more...
POLICE are continuing their inquiries after raiders went on the rampage at Evesham market. more...
Thank goodness for LADS! Thanks to all the cast of Rapunzel for a great evening's entertainment for all ages. I laughed till I cried and my seven-year-old companion hooted with laughter to see Messrs Epps and Graham in their version of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Also absolutely hilarious were Rapunzel's hippy Mum and Dad. more...
I had the honour to be invited to watch the competition and afterwards present medals at the Malvern Hills Gymnastic Club. more...
IT'S all chain-ge for the toilet block in the Old Brewery car park in Evesham. more...
Regarding the letter from Adrian Ward (Your Letters, January 25), I would like to ask just one question. Would Mr Ward's sales continue to improve if Waitrose started selling kitchen furniture? more...
THE number of jobs to be axed at a produce packing plant in Evesham, following the loss of business worth £26m, is expected to be known in two weeks. more...
I AM writing on behalf of the Ledbury Hospital Equipment Appeal to thank the young members of the local Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Swifts who worked so hard to raise money for the appeal filling shopping bags for customers at Tesco, Ledbury. more...
CLAIMS that questionnaires on traffic management plans for Wyre Piddle were being forged have been refuted by the owner of Wyre Piddle filling station and stores. more...
RE: `Is car still king' (Your Letters, more...
AN EVESHAM policeman is being continually accosted on the streets - but in the friendliest of ways. more...
Malvern Hills District Council appears to have lost all reason and more...
A FORMER top division football official has hit the bar by taking over the lease on a Vale pub. more...
AS a parent of children living in Ledbury, the annual October Fair has not meant a great deal to myself, except expense for fairground rides and with two children this can soon mount! more...
A DOLL'S house raffle raised £500 for the Tracy Sollis Leukaemia Trust Charity in Evesham. more...
WITH reference to the article `Youth policy paying off' (Malvern Gazette Sport, January 11). more...
A QUIZ is being held tonight (Friday) at Upton's Sports Pavilion by 1st Upton Scouts Parents' Committee. It starts at 7pm, with entry £5 per team. Teams may consist of up to four adults, with no limit on the number of children. A bar, nibbles and a raffle will also be on offer. more...
A DEVOTED Evesham couple have died within three days of each other. more...
ALL members of Malvern Town Council would have liked to see a lower Council Tax. However, when you set a budget (even your own domestic one) you have to work on known factors and put aside the uncertainty. That is why for 2002/03 a prudent yet tight budget has been set. more...
A DANCE in aid of Upton doctor's surgery is being staged by the Tuesday Club at the Memorial Hall, at 8pm, on Saturday, February 22. Music will be provided by Karisma. Tickets are £5, including food, from Ken's Cycle Shop on Old Street. Guests are asked to bring their own drink. more...
FORMER pop star P J Proby did an autograph session in Evesham last Thursday - after appearing in the town court. more...
Since the Hills were re-opened after the foot and mouth outbreak it would appear some dog owners seem to be more conscientious about 'poop-a-scooping', as evidenced by the number of bags left behind on the hills! more...
DR Doug Bertram, of QinetiQ and formerly the University of Birmingham, will be giving a science talk in Hanley Castle next week. Dr Bertram will be a guest of the South Worcestershire centre of the Institute of Physics at Hanley Castle High School sixth form centre on Tuesday (February 5), at 7.30pm. His talk is called "X-ray astronomy or the fate of the universe and my part in its downfall". more...
EVESHAM-born Sally Huxley caused a Royal flush when she stole the limelight from Prince Andrew at a Chinese New Year party. more...
A NEW location is being sought for the household waste disposal site in Upton by owners Severn Waste Systems (SWS). more...
A NEW respite unit for autistic children could be built at the Vale of Evesham School if county council plans are successful. more...
I COULDN'T quite believe what I was reading in Your Letters, January 18 (the suggestion of a summer toboggan run on the Malvern Hills). more...
drinkers at an Upton pub have poured a gallon of money into charity in memory of one of its regulars. more...
I HAVE lived in Malvern for over 30 years and I am a regular walker on the Hills. more...
A HOLIDAY cabin could be built at Hollybeds Farm, in Earls Croome, if the owners get their way. more...
Having attended last week's meeting of Malvern Hills District Council, I fear the ruling group is losing touch with both common sense and reality. more...
CELEBRATIONS for the Queen's Golden Jubilee could take place in Upton after all. more...
FREE lunches are being provided at Upton's Church Rooms every Friday between February 15 and March 22. They will be available from 12.30 to 1.30pm, at no charge, but donations are welcome. Any money given will be shared between Christian Aid and Corymeela, more information about which will be available on the days. more...
UPTON is to host five separate festivals this year, as a new music and dance event takes its place alongside the jazz, blues, folk and water festivals already scheduled for the summer. more...
A SUCCESSFUL company based in Ryall may be forced to leave the area because its managing director cannot get planning permission to build the premises he wants. more...
THE new Malvern Spring Equine Fair is set to become another major success. more...
CLIMATE change, its prevention and impact, will be the issues under consideration at a major conference next month - organised by the Country Land and Business Association. more...
SMALL rural businesses in Warwickshire affected by the foot and mouth outbreak are being urged to grab a share of new Government funding. more...
Whatcote farmers Tim and Chris Price were close runners-up in the 2001 Warwickshire Farm Conservation Awards. more...
ALL the ingredients for a proper traditional British breakfast were featured at Evesham Farmers' Market last Friday. more...
FEW gatherings in the county will be more important, today, than the one that Peter Luff will chair with health professionals and social services officers into the crisis of so-called bed-blocking. more...
I AM a Blackburn Rovers season ticket holder who lives in Stoke-on-Trent and works in Wolverhampton! more...
COMMITTEE: The talk given by Tim Bridges last Saturday evening in the village hall was greatly appreciated by the sizeable audience present for the occasion. more...
Hunt - meet at Grange Farm, Grandborough at 11.45am. more...
items were among those discussed at the Parish Council meeting on 15 January. more...
Conservation of Plants and Gardens) Worcestershire Group: The AGM went smoothly with all the officers being re-elected and a full committee instated for new year. more...
coincided happily with the president's birthday and she hi-jacked it for a party. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: Notes from the meeting held on January 14. more...
BIDFORD NEWS: The well respected Bidford Police Officer Peter Batacanin has announced his retirement in October this year having been in the village for 20 years. It will be a sad loss for the citizens although he will still be residing in the village. more...
five residents attended. Enquiries were made about funding for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations. Complaints were received about the speed of traffic on the B4035 and visibility on junction outside the Memorial Hall. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: Play area - the fencing adjacent to the animal sanctuary has been repaired. Enquiries are still being made regarding replacement equipment. A safety inspection is to be carried out. more...
PHOTOGRAPHY: On Monday, the Vale of Evesham Camera Club will welcome Dave Yates to give a photographic lecture entitled `99% Mono' at The Friends Meeting House, Cowl Street, Evesham, 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. New members always welcome. more...
NINETEEN members braved the miserable weather for this meeting and new president Joan Green, welcomed everyone. more...
THIS month members were treated to a talk about Oliver Cromwell. Mr John Hunt, an enthusiast on the subject, spoke mainly about his family. A most interesting talk was enjoyed by all. more...
TWENTY-FIVE members and visitors enjoyed the Christmas party in December with an excellent supper, line dancing and carol singing. more...
THE meeting was replaced by the Christmas celebration meal at the Wheatsheaf Inn, Badsey where members enjoyed a varied menu in a very convivial atmosphere. They could also relax in the knowledge that the evening's transport had been provided by the very efficient Hedgehog bus, courtesy of WI funds. more...
JENNIFER and John Clayton led the Staunton & District Rambling Club on its January walk. Conditions were not ideal, with a rather damp start and heavy skies, which greeted the 14 ramblers as they left Dunsmore Green for Chaceley Church along the muddy footpaths. From the church, a left turn was made along the road towards the stile leading across the field to New House Farm, where the ramblers headed for Forthampton over fields where the footpaths were clearly marked before passing Lower Farm and up another muddy track before the walk ended where it began at Dunsmore Green. The rain had held off throughout the walk, which was enjoyed by everyone. more...
JANUARY 2002 heralded a new event for the children organised by Powick Playing field Association. It was a Harry Potter Fancy Dress Disco held at Powick Parish Hall on a Saturday afternoon. 55 children - plus the adults running the event - dressed up as little Harry Potters, witches and wizards. Among the children's fancy dress winners were Jamie Bentley, Sally Green and Edward Mann. more...
THIS Saturday, February 2, beginning at 2pm, there will be a jumble sale at Berrow/Pendock Village Hall in aid of Pendock Playgroup and Pandas. If you have any jumble, bric-a-brac or white elephant goods please can you bring it to the village hall on the morning of the sale. Thank you. more...
Malvern Wells Player have just released details of its next production -- Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters, which has been adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs. more...
LAST Sunday, January 27, Bridge Builders, the benefice Sunday School, performed its Epiphany play at the family service at St Mary's Church. About 40 parents and children attended. The children had painted two scenic backcloths, depicting the countryside around Nazareth and the stable at Bethlehem. They made two dimensional life-size models of the key characters in the nativity story which they painted and held up in front of them as the story proceeded. The songs and music, put together by Joanna Moss and assisted by Rhiannon D'Arcy, were in contemporary style and employed 'up beat' rhythms which appealed to the children. This not-so-traditional presentation was well received. more...
THIS Sunday, February 3, at Eldersfield Church at 10am you are warmly invited to our 'Christingle' celebration. Please come and help us in reaching out to vulnerable children and young people who need support. more...
PARISH Communion at St James the Great, Cradley followed the Book of Common Prayer and was fairly well attended despite the inclement weather. The Rev Preb Sam Ashton took the service and the Rev Mike Vockins preached the sermon. This was based on "moving on" especially as far as the spiritual side of our life is concerned. The important step "of following on" is well worth considering if nothing new seems to be happening in our lives. more...
THE Colwall Bird Survey Group will be holding a meeting at the village hall on Thursday, February 7, at 7.30pm. more...
A LARGE number of parishioners visited Stanbrook Abbey, Callow End, last Thursday as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. They were able to talk with the nuns and partake of refreshments and finally join in Compline (Evening Prayers). Dame Joanna Jamieson, the Abbess, welcomed everyone and expressed her prayer for peace, echoing the Pope's desire at Assisi. In reply Rev David Nichol thanked the Abbess for her hospitality. more...
THE annual general meeting of Bushley Cricket Club will be held at the pavilion at 7.30pm on Wednesday, February 13. more...
THIS Sunday, at Holy Trinity, Bosbury, at 11am, there will be a short, simple service which will hopefully attract younger members of the congregation to come and join regular worshippers. If you are a member of our popular Children's Church held on the third Sunday of each month, a warm welcome awaits you and your family. Next Sunday, February 10, 9.30am, Parish Communion. more...
ON Thursday, March 21, commencing at 7.30pm Birtsmorton PCC will be presenting a fashion show (with wine and cheese) at the Motor House at Birtsmorton Court (by kind permission of Mr & Mrs N Dawes). more...
GRAFFITI-busting paint which sucks pens dry has been put on a chemist wall to beat vandalism. more...
PUBLIC toilets in Evesham are being given a facelift, courtesy of Wychavon District Council. more...
BED-blocking will be discussed at a meeting chaired by Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff today. more...
The Edward Parry Centre in Kidderminster is a day centre run by social services for people with severe and enduring mental health problems. more...
CONCERNS over spiralling house prices around Malvern and a lack of community spirit have been echoed by residents in the area. more...
THE Worcester teenager who brought city traffic to a standstill to save a stranded swan has been praised by a county group which studies the bird. more...
A FATHER'S evidence to a judge at Worcester Crown Court has help cut 12 months off his son's jail sentence for robbery. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE may not be prepared to tackle a terrorist attack, Leominster MP Bill Wiggin has warned. more...
PERSHORE'S arts and community centre, Number 8, is to submit a bid for Lottery funding for its £1.25m redevelopment. more...
A MAN grabbed his girlfriend around the throat until she lost consciousness following a row that started over a text message. more...
THE flavour of the Orient is shortly to arrive in the Faithful City as its Chinese community gets ready to welcome the Year of the Horse. more...
THREE Worcester firefighters have become powerboat instructors, teaching other members of the brigade. more...
WORCESTER families are being warned to batten down the hatches this weekend as winds could reach up to 75mph. more...
A WORCESTERSHIRE teenager is set to take up a place at university to study for a degree. more...
THE director of education has branded a Government handout to Worcestershire's cash-strapped schools an insult. more...
STUDENTS at a Malvern college are getting to grips with a new hairdressing course. more...
THE future for Worcester City Football Club's move to a 21st Century stadium is no clearer following last night's city council meeting. more...
A COURAGEOUS police officer from Worcester who saved an elderly woman from drowning has been given a commendation. more...
A PREGNANT woman expecting twins stole sandwiches from Marks and Spencer because she was hungry, Droitwich magistrates heard. more...
FRESH information on a daylight robbery in Worcester has led police to appeal for information on a man with a distinctive mole on his forehead. more...
A COUPLE who began an action for alleged trespass against neighbours to stop them walking past their house have reached an agreement after three days of legal wrangling at Worcester County Court. more...
A DRUNKEN, partially-clothed woman armed with a hammer, went into a frenzy after visiting her boyfriend - only to find out he was dead. more...
POLICE have launched a search for a teenage Worcester boy who went missing after leaving home for school. more...
THIS weekend's football fixtures across Worcestershire and Herefordshire include: more...
WEST Malvern Cricket Club won its first ever trophy when it were recently presented with the Worcester Evening League's Fair Play award. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Jan Molby is hoping a number of his players will have overcome niggling injuries in time for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against his former club Swansea City at Vetch Field (3pm). more...
TWO of the lesser known names in local horse racing training circles visited the winners' enclosure last week, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
DEADLY duo Tom Arrowsmith and Holly Burton almost swept the board at Evesham Swimming Club's annual championships. more...
STUDLEY chairman Dave Robinson has tabled a bid to buy the Beehive from troubled firm BKL. more...
ROD Brown has added another defender to his ranks with the capture of former Bromsgrove Rovers skipper Quentin Townsend. more...
THE rumour mill is claiming Dr Martens Western Division crisis club Bilston have folded. more...
UPTON Motorsports got their season off to an early start by staging an open practice meeting at their Bromsberrow track. more...
PUPILS from Malvern Girls' College represented the Midlands in the Junior Territorial Lacrosse tournament at Princess Helena College, Hertfordshire last weekend. more...
LEE Tandy's FEAR cruised to a 7-2 victory over the luckless Bar Studs in the Malvern & District Pool League and closed in on the Bailiffs who sneaked another 5-4 away triumph at the Baldies Battlers. more...
MALVERN Hills Indoor Bowls Club had the good fortune to play their league game against a slightly sub standard Victoria on Saturday and hungrily lapped up 11 of the 14 points to just edge out Eastnor from the table's top spot. more...
SINCE the split in the world of pool it has had two champions with both sets of players playing completely different rules - World Rules and BAPTO. more...
MEMBERS and ex-members of the Glos and Herfs & Worcs fire services who are entering the English Fire Service singles have a changed venue to Erewash Indoor Bowls Club, Long Eaton, Derbyshire. more...
THE position tightens at the top of the Third Division of the Malvern Table Tennis League. more...
MANOR PARK Men's D obtained their first victory of the Winter tennis season when they entertained Clifton on Teme last Sunday evening emerging victorious by three rubbers to one. more...
NEWENT SECOND XI 2, PAINSWICK 1 more...
LEDBURY & District ASC travelled to Pontypool for a tough second round of the Bluebell League on Saturday. more...
WELLAND School of Tae-Kwon-Do, which his part of Action International Martial Arts Association, headed by Grandmaster Hee Il Cho 9th Dan, were proud to announce Minou Gorman Rickard as `Club Student of the Year 2001'. more...
LEDBURY MAGPIES 52, more...
WATERLOGGED tracks forced the abandonment of today's National Hunt meetings at Hereford and Kelso. more...
SWAN AC members battled with gale force winds and heavy rain during their latest endeavour, but Tewkesbury member Dave Bennett wasn't complaining when he took home the winners purse after turning in a very creditable performance. more...
WORCESTER Rugby Club's utility back Nicola Milne will start for Ireland against Wales in the first Six Nations Championship game this weekend. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers will expect nothing less than three points when they travel to next-to-bottom Cradley Town in the Midland Alliance tomorrow (3pm). more...
No plain sailing at Salisbury -- Tuohy more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Jan Molby is hoping a number of his players will have overcome niggling injuries in time for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against his former club Swansea City at Vetch Field (3pm). more...
HEREFORD United player-coach Phil Robinson has warned his side not to take Hampton and Richmond Borough lightly as they chase a place in the last 16 of the FA Umbro Trophy. more...
CENTRAL defender Mark Shail has agreed to join Worcester City for the rest of the season. more...
THE Brewery enjoyed their highest win of the season, against Interthornes, in the Malvern Football League on Sunday, moving into sixth position. more...
SIMILAR to all local Saturday fixtures, Malvern Rangers' scheduled away semi-final WFA Junior Cup fixture at Malvern Town Reserves was postponed on Saturday morning with Langland Stadium being waterlogged. more...
WELLAND JUNIORS 3, more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers will expect nothing less than three points when they travel to next-to-bottom Cradley Town in the Midland Alliance tomorrow (3pm). more...
RICH Goodwin was the hat-trick hero as Long Compton secured a place in the semi-finals of the Alun Rees Trophy. more...
FOOTBALL took a real battering as the heavy rain ruined almost the whole of last Saturday's local programme. more...
CENTRAL defender Mark Shail has agreed to join Worcester City for the rest of the season. more...
No plain sailing at Salisbury -- Tuohy more...
WOODRUSH rugby club's planned clash at home to Berkswell and Balsall tomorrow has been postponed because of a damp pitch. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S John Bickerton battled back brilliantly to beat the cut after the second round of the Heineken Golff Classic in Melbourne today. more...
WORCESTER Rugby Club's utility back Nicola Milne will start for Ireland against Wales in the first Six Nations Championship game this weekend. more...
LEIGH Sinton student Richard Ralph has been selected to play for the England Under 19s against Scotland today (Friday) as part of the six nations championship. more...
MALVERN travel to Midlands One league leaders Broad Street in Coventry tomorrow (Saturday) aware that they have to try and curtail the home side's major strength. more...
UPTON 8pts, more...
REDDITCH II 8pts, more...
MALVERN SEAGULLS 19pts, DUDLEY KINGSWINFORD HAWKS 14pts more...
DROITWICH U13s 14pts, more...
KEEN runners and athletes are being invited to Ledbury Rugby Club on Wednesday (February 6) with the intention of forming a club. more...
LEDBURY 29pts, more...
LEDBURY U10'S 5pts, BROMYARD U10'S 15pts more...
LEDBURY Town are looking to return to action tomorrow (Saturday) when they entertain next to bottom side Walsall Wood (2.45) at New Street in the Express & Star Premier Division. more...
Evesham Ladies 1, Pickwick Old Sils 0 more...
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