Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | March
MEMORY Lane pays belated homage to quite an accomplished Worcester amateur artist of yesteryear. more...
NOSTALGIA and sadness are naturally felt by the 337 members of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Nurses' League at the closure of the historic hospital at Castle Street. more...
THE housing crisis for first-time buyers deepens by the day. more...
THE letter from Miss A Thomas headlined "Outcome already decided" (You Say, March 18) mischievously states that our recent survey was biased. It was not. An 8 per cent return is nothing but abysmal apathy. more...
I REALLY cannot believe what I have just witnessed on Westminster Live (Thursday, March 21). more...
IT'S hard to believe what is happening to our country. We senior citizens are being treated like outcasts by this so-called caring Government. more...
THROUGH the letters columns of this newspaper, I have long been campaigning to highlight the plight of our elderly when they reach the time for the additional care that's provided by both care and nursing homes. more...
JOY Turner writes that I should not berate MP Mike Foster (You Say, March 21). One Sunday morning, I met Mr Foster at a garage in Worcester and had a short chat with him. more...
I AGREE with J Reynolds (You Say, March 18) that today's society is a money-grabbing, throwaway, self-centred, non-caring society. more...
REGARDING the RAF veteran who had to walk for an hour, did the reporter check to find out how many of the parking spaces were occupied by staff? more...
WHY is anyone surprised at the parking debacle at our new hospital? more...
THERE has been talk of using the fame of Worcestershire Sauce or Royal Worcester to counteract Warwickshire's slogan of being Shakespeare's County. more...
COMING hot on the heels of pensioner Evans Love's run-in with a bad-tempered bus driver who wouldn't accept a £10 note, today's tale of cinema-goer John Voyce catches us with our dander up. more...
THE excitement of a royal visit proved a bit too much for nine-year-old Rachael Weaver. more...
ROYAL Grammar School bursar Mike Sime has his own fond memories of the Queen Mother, although he did not meet her when she came to Worcester. more...
IT rained when Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother came to Worcester in November 1961, but she waved away the offer of an umbrella. more...
THE Queen Mother was making her second visit to Worcester Royal Grammar School when she came to open the new refectory, Hillard Hall, in 1961. more...
The Queen Mother has died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 101, Buckingham Palace has announced. more...
CITY families can join a cast of hundreds in a spectacular re-enactment of the funeral of Prince Arthur - as long as they bring their own costumes! more...
AN adventure-seeking youngster is holding her last fund-raising event before setting off on an exciting expedition. more...
A haunted Worcestershire pub is appealing for psychic investigators to spend a night there and uncover the secrets of its ghostly past. more...
GHOSTLY goings-on seem to be haunting a pub near Worcester after glass pint jugs began moving on their own. more...
FAMILIES on a "forgotten estate" in Droitwich are to benefit from a massive cash injection. more...
A MAN was punched in the face and chest when three youths robbed him. more...
PATIENTS at Worcester's new state-of-the-art hospital could suffer because of inadequate parking at the site, claims a city councillor. more...
THE new Worcestershire Royal Hospital may have opened on time, but staff have been working hard to iron out a few teething problems. more...
A WORCESTER man was forced to change his money in a pub when the Odeon Cinema refused to take a £50 note in case it was fake. more...
A WOMAN on HRT could have taken double the recommended dose of male hormones after a blunder at a Worcester pharmacy. more...
Harriers began nervously with their change of management but Appleby did force keeper Gay to push a 25-yard drive around the post. more...
Harriers grabbed a crucial lead on 37 minutes through striker Henriksen. more...
RESERVE team boss Ian Britton will be in charge of crisis-torn Kidderminster Harriers until the end of the season following the departure of boss Jan Molby and his assistant Gary Barnett. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers fans are to set up a Supporters' Trust to raise money for the managerless Nationwide League Division Three club following millionaire Lionel Newton's recent bombshell decision to resign as chairman. more...
Harriers were close to taking the lead on 28 minutes when Foster had plenty of time in the box after a Brougton nod-down from a Sall cross. more...
Ian Foster made the game safe for Harriers on 77 minutes firing the ball into the net at the second attempt after a great run from centre back Sall. Ian Foster more...
Goalscorer Henriksen was forced off through injury at half-time with Bird taking his place. more...
Harriers made a second substitution on 74 minutes with Shilton on for the tiring Appleby. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE suffered another crushing defeat in the English Counties League Division two when they went down 64-29 Warwickshire. more...
TASK master John Brain has earmarked extra training for Worcester Rugby Club's stars - AFTER the season has ended. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers fans are to set up a Supporters' Trust to raise money for the managerless Nationwide League Division Three club following millionaire Lionel Newton's recent bombshell decision to resign as chairman. more...
HEREFORD United's players and fans can surely rest more easily following their 1-0 midweek win over Chester City. more...
Kidderminster Harriers proved there is life after Jan Molby and Gary Barnett with a 2-0 win over Southend United to keep them in sight of the play-offs. more...
JON Holloway enjoys the hurly-burly of central midfield but many believe it is in defence that the former Bath City man excels. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers hope to smash the Midland Alliance attendance record when Stourbridge visit the Victoria Ground for a title showdown on Monday(3pm). more...
HEREFORD United hope to move a step closer to Conference safety when Woking visit Edgar Street on Monday (3pm). more...
RESERVE team boss Ian Britton will be in charge of crisis-torn Kidderminster Harriers until the end of the season following the departure of boss Jan Molby and his assistant Gary Barnett. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers hope to smash the Midland Alliance attendance record when Stourbridge visit the Victoria Ground for a title showdown on Monday(3pm). more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers fans are to set up a Supporters' Trust to raise money for the managerless Nationwide League Division Three club following millionaire Lionel Newton's recent bombshell decision to resign as chairman. more...
JON Holloway enjoys the hurly-burly of central midfield but many believe it is in defence that the former Bath City man excels. more...
Life without the management team of Jan Molby and Gary Barnett begins today in a must-win clash with Southend United. more...
TASK master John Brain has earmarked extra training for Worcester Rugby Club's stars - AFTER the season has ended. more...
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