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Stories for 18 February 2002

Leisure

Strange, but spellbinding story

Thursday's Child by Sonya Hartnett (Walker Books, £4.99)   more...

Captivating tale of a remarkable man

The Devil's Chariots: The Birth and Secret Battles of the First Tanks by John Glanfield (Sutton, £25) and Kitchener by John Pollock (Robinson, £12.99).   more...

Refreshing Boccherini with Lester

Boccherini Cello Quintets, The Vanbrugh Quartet with Richard Lester (E major, G275; F minor, G348; G minor, G351)   more...

News

Trio cause a storm in the plastic cup market

A TRIO of entrepreneurs from the Upton-upon-Severn area are hoping to take the world of plastic cups by storm with a new invention that will reduce costs, improve safety and provide advertising space.   more...

Staff raise £900 for special sport charity

A SPORTING charity has sprinted ahead after a fund-raising event across the Midlands.   more...

Boost for coaster company

A MALVERN company has signed up for a major national exhibition to develop its business in the promotions and incentives industry.   more...

Further part for PR firm

THE Bewdley PR consultancy which played a key role in the successful launch of Birmingham's £114m Millennium Point has been retained to handle the next phase of the landmark's development.   more...

Throckmorton query angers Blunkett

PETER Luff was far from happy with the put-down he got this week from David Blunkett, who was in a distinctly grumpy mood when challenged about his plans to build an accommodation centre for asylum seekers in Throckmorton.   more...

Rise on the way, thanks to Luff

THE senior MPs who head Westminster's many select committees owe Peter Luff a pat on the back, at the very least.   more...

Seek intervention from Blair, businesses urged

CONSERVATIVE MP Peter Luff is urging Worcestershire businesses to take advantage of the latest "sleaze" row to engulf the Government.   more...

Tackling teenagers' angst calls for special approach

THEY'VE got their own sense of style, their own unique taste in music and their own health problems.   more...

So far-fetched they wouldn't believe it

I HAVE been thinking of submitting a synopsis to the BBC but decided that it was so far-fetched that it was totally divorced from reality. It went something like this...   more...

Returning to the bad old days?

I LOOK upon with horror the idea that not all schoolchildren should sit GCSEs. Are we to go back to the days when "bright" children did "O" Levels and "thick" children did CSEs?   more...

He misses the point

IT'S quite unbelievable that Tony Blair fails to recognise that his persistent defence of baby Leo's privacy has publicised a lack of support for MMR.   more...

Change the record

I AM sure we are all a little tired of reading the same letter with the same contents, week after week, year after year, from D E Margrett saying that we will all be better off belonging to a vast regional monster and an even bigger federal monster across the channel.   more...

Politicians' silence on the European question

IT was entirely predictable that the heavy guns of the UKIP would turn upon Paul Griffiths, for his February 2 letter.   more...

He's wrong

I DON'T think the UK and USA have lost the moral ground at all as Sajid Riasat seems to think.   more...

Priorities

IN reply to the Rev D G Griffin (You Say, February 2) I haven't read the reports of the organisation for economic co-operation and development, either. I'm too busy listening to Shirley Bassey.   more...

I'm surprised

HAVING just listened to an argument for or against the monarchy, which fell well short of a reasoned debate (Radio Four) I am surprised the BBC allowed this squalid rubbish to be broadcast.   more...

New friends

GIRLS from Bromsgrove who want to make new friends are being invited to join a town centre club. Two town Rainbow units are recruiting new members for their Friday night meetings. Youngsters who are aged between five and seven are welcome to join the group, which is part of the Guide Association. Members make crafts, sweets and join in community events. For more details about the Rainbows call Claire Kenny on 01527 66071.   more...

Frank display merely touches surface

THE main speeches had finished and it was time to strike up the band.   more...

Help the police catch this foul thug

A WEEK ago we reported the mindless attack on 62-year-old Reg Sanders as he walked home from his regular pub, the Bridge Inn in Worcester's Lowesmoor.   more...

Romantic words win a night out

ROMANCE is alive and well in Worcestershire as this year's Evening News Valentine's competition showed.   more...

All set to race

TWO brothers will be competing to be first past the finishing line at this year's London Marathon, as well as raising money for charity.   more...

Youngsters at heart of ambitious programme

YOUNG people and children are at the heart of Herefordshire Council's "ambitious" commitment to improving services in the county.   more...

Bypass finds spark a lot of interest

HUNDREDS of people flocked to Wyre Piddle to see the History Under our Feet exhibition.   more...

Heroin planted on me claims student

A STUDENT wept as she told a jury that drugs had been planted on her during a visit to a Worcestershire prison.   more...

More low-cost homes for site

A NEW housing scheme planned for Kempsey has been modified to include a better mix of house sizes following concerns raised by the parish council.   more...

Our girl will not go back to this hell of bullying

THE parents of a Worcester girl who claims she has been mercilessly bullied have taken her out of school as they fear for her safety.   more...

Parents due to appear before bench

THE parents of a boy kept out of school since July are due to appear before magistrates this week.   more...

Assault at restaurant

A RESTAURANT worker was attacked by a group of men as he stood outside in an alleyway in Bromsgrove.   more...

Petition to stop car park flats

A SIX hundred-name petition has been handed to Wychavon District Council in a bid to stop one of Droitwich's main car parks being turned into flats.   more...

Man denies eight sex attacks on pupils

A WORCESTER man accused of sex offences against pupils at an approved school where he worked 20 years ago has denied all the allegations against him.   more...

Expert offers to dig into the past

PEOPLE throughout Worcester who have dug up anything of interest are invited to take them to a special archaeology event.   more...

Boy, 14, is chased by a man in mask

A MASKED man in camouflage gear chased a terrified teenager down a Droitwich street.   more...

Play about women causes an outrage

A CONTROVERSIAL play based on conversations with women about their private parts has sparked outrage from a Malvern theatregoer.   more...

Inquiry to hear of plans for waste

SEVERN Waste Services is preparing to put forward its case for the controversial incinerator it wants to build in Kidderminster.   more...

`Slow down' signs still waiting to be posted

SIGNS to alert motorists to horse riders in Brook End Lane, Kempsey, are still not in place, three months after being proposed at a public meeting.   more...

Cleaner's theft caught on CCTV

A CLEANER stole £1,400 over three weeks from the Worcester law firm where he worked, after finding keys to the safe.   more...

Woman found dead

A WOMAN has been found dead with stab wounds in a house in Bromsgrove.   more...

Controversial play stirs up protest

PRIVATES on parade.......these actresses are ready to lay bare the innermost thoughts of hundreds of women.   more...

REWARD TO NAB THE THUG

A WORCESTER landlord is offering a £500 reward to help track down the thug who attacked a 62-year-old man.   more...

Sport

Cambridge City 0 Worcester City 2

Saturday, February 16, 2002   more...

Worcester Rugby Football Club - 2001-2002 Fixtures

September   more...

Wallace Crucible hopes dashed

A BROMSGROVE-based snooker player has failed in his quest to reach the Embassy World Championship at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.   more...

Manchester 17 Worcester 62

WITH all the talk about holidays at Grove Park, it was Manchester's players who checked out of this game before 10 as Worcester enjoyed some fun in the sun on Saturday.   more...

18/2/02 - Reds wait for inquiry verdict

REDDITCH United are today set to hear the county FA's verdict after they were accused of making an illegal approach for Lee Booth.   more...

18/2/02 - Icebergs are too cool for Worcester

HULL ICEBERGS 82 WORCESTER WOLVES 69   more...

Herefordshire are too sharp for rivals

HEREFORDSHIRE continued their recent good run against Wor-cestershire with an emphatic 3-0 Midland Counties Youth Championship victory at St George's Lane.   more...

Confidence returning to the side says Keast

ANDY Keast was delighted to see his coaching bear fruit as Worcester Rugby Club ran in 10 tries against Manchester. Despite a chasm in class, the Sixways assistant coach was pleased with Worcester's play in patches.   more...

Camp Hill end KCs run at second round stage

KIDDERMINSTER Carolians Rugby Club bowed out of the North Midlands Cup after a 14-7 defeat at Camp Hill yesterday.   more...

Bromsgrove set up Malvern cup clash

NORTH Midlands Cup holders Bromsgrove Rugby Club reached the semi-finals of this season's competition with an 18-0 victory over Telford Hornets at Finstall Park yesterday.   more...

Icebergs are too cool for Worcester

HULL ICEBERGS 82 WORCESTER WOLVES 69   more...

Sixways duo shine

WORCESTER winger Nicky Crawford and scrum-half Joanne Yapp helped England to a 79-0 win against Ireland at Sixways yesterday.   more...

Webster impresses as City roar back

NEW signing Adam Webster earned rave reviews from manager John Barton after his display in Worcester City's 2-0 win at Cambridge City on Saturday.   more...

Hereford aiming to spoil the party

HEREFORD United are poised to thwart a Boston United backlash as they bid to return to the top of the table in front of Sky cameras tonight (8pm).   more...

Barwell 1 Bromsgrove Rovers 1

Saturday, February 16, 2002   more...

18/2/02 - Webster impresses as City roar back

NEW signing Adam Webster earned rave reviews from manager John Barton after his display in Worcester City's 2-0 win at Cambridge City on Saturday.   more...

18/2/02 - Sixways duo shine

WORCESTER winger Nicky Crawford and scrum-half Joanne Yapp helped England to a 79-0 win against Ireland at Sixways yesterday.   more...

18/2/02 - Confidence returning to the side says Keast

ANDY Keast was delighted to see his coaching bear fruit as Worcester Rugby Club ran in 10 tries against Manchester. Despite a chasm in class, the Sixways assistant coach was pleased with Worcester's play in patches.   more...

Fixtures and Results - 2001/2002

AUGUST   more...

Swifts

Stourport Swifts FC - Fixtures and Results - 2001/2

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18/2/02 Langford: "Best all-round display yet"

DELIGHTED Stourport Swifts manager Tim Langford paid tribute to his players after they stretched their unbeaten run to five games with a 3-0 victory at Mangotsfield United.   more...

  
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