THE headteacher of a Worcester school which could be moved to the outskirts of the city insists it will not have enough space to take its allocated pupils if it stays put. Proposals to move Christopher Whitehead High are being considered by Worcestershire
A WORCESTER councillor says he would be amazed if dangerous syringes were being dumped in public places by diabetics. Mike Layland said he was 'very surprised' at a remark by a city environmental health chief who said abandoned needles were not just dumped
GATE dodgers gaining free entry to Malvern's Three Counties Showground are costing its owners a "staggering" £30,000 a year, it has been revealed. During last year's Three Counties Show alone, security staff caught as many as five people every half-an-hour
A WORCESTER flood warden is leading a chorus of appeals for a multi-million pound weir investment to alleviate flooding. Bryan Griffin believes installing controllable sluice gates in all five weirs between Worcester and Gloucester would allow floodwaters
HUNDREDS of elderly bus passengers travelling from the west side of Worcester are celebrating after hearing they will soon have a less tiring journey into the city. In the past the pensioners have had to appeal to drivers to set them down by the Angel
THE Bishop of Worcester will issue a call to value people who are "different" during tomorrow's National Holocaust Day. The Diocese of Worcester has arranged workshops, music and drama for adults and children in a "celebration of diversity" at Bishop
PLEASE note there is a change of date for the Castlemorton Common Association Social Supper. It will now be held on February17 and not February 24. This is close to St Valentine's day, so what better way to celebrate than to meet up with friends and neighbours
CHURCHES Together in Colwall will be holding an Evening Service on Sunday, January 29 at 6.30pm. Because of the renovations being carried out at Colwall Free Church this will be held in St Crispin's Chapel. Colourful characters and lovely music are all
ON Sunday, January 28, there will be a Family Service at St Mary's Church beginning at 10am, when Bridge Builders will be presenting their Epiphany play. Following the service, refreshments will be available at the Vicarage. On Tuesday, January 30, the
THE death of Mr Douglas Preece in hospital was heard with deep regret, not only by people in Redmarley but over a wide area, as Doug was so well known and connected with so many things during his life-time. He was born in the parish, where he lived his
A RECENT painting by Catherine Moody has been selected for a February exhibition at the Royal College of Art. Miss Moody, who is president of Malvern Art Club, is a former student of the Royal College, where the exhibition will run from February 1 to
THERE has been some questioning over why the Government needed to designate tomorrow as the first National Holocaust Day. Some academics say it just adds to a "Holocaust Industry". Others say it is imperative to remind Mankind of the worst excesses of
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers expect to have defender Scott Stamps and striker Stewart Hadley back for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against Brian Little's Hull City at Aggborough (3pm). Both have been on the sidelines recently with hamstring
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' scheduled home Nationwide League Division Three match with Cardiff City next month has been put back a day on the advice of the police. Originally due to have been played on Saturday, February 24, it will now be staged the following
STOURPORT Swifts are out to stretch their unbeaten start to 2001 when they visit lowly Knypersley Victoria in the Midland Alliance tomorrow (3pm). Swifts' form has taken them into the last 16 of the FA Vase, and manager Rod Brown said: "We are starting
THIS week's production by the Worcester Gilbert & Sullivan Society of The Gondoliers, opens on to a scene suggestive of Venice, with a backdrop of black silhouettes of Italianate buildings and striped gondola poles flanking the stage. An innovative
SINCE the inception of Malvern Town Council, I have observed their progress with interest. In principal, I was in support of such an organisation, hoping that, as a body, they would address some of the issues overlooked or ignored by Malvern Hills District
WE continually learn of the efforts being made to enhance Malvern's Springs and Wells heritage and yet simple opportunities are being missed. In Holy Well Road, the roadside outfall of Goat Spring has recently been renovated, no doubt to improve the drainage
WHAT a good idea to turn Priors Croft into a hotel! Would it be too much to ask Malvern Town Council and Malvern Hills District Council to help rather than hinder plans to be passed to rejuvenate this attractive but rather tired Edwardian building? Perhaps
YOUR correspondent Richard Putley (Postbag, December 29) is wrong to blame the Conservatives for the ills of our railway system. Our railways were destroyed a long time ago under a Labour government, when a large part of the system was closed by Lord
"DIRTY old town put to shame" (Malvern Gazette, January 19). Brenda Jacob, from Washington DC, deserves our thanks for bringing to the attention of Mr Sobczyk of MHDC, the amount of rubbish which for several months now has littered Avenue Road. It has
THERE is a certain rough justice when the assistant bursar of Malvern College finds sheep muck on the carpets. Other local residents, and I, frequently have to secure the gates at the lower part of Wells Common, leading to Thirlstane Road, when they are
I AM glad to see that the Deputy Mayor of Ledbury, Geoff Knock, has his priorities right as regards the allocation of police time within the town (Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter, January 19). The Boxing Day meet has long been known as a venue
THE news that the Town Council intends to levy a totally unacceptable increase in their rate of 61% has so infuriated me that I intend to refuse to pay all of this increase, if demanded. As a protest, I intend to withhold from any Council Tax demand that
THE new deal for the unemployed over 50+ really does work. I would like to thank the staff of the Job Centre who dealt with me in a courteous and helpful manner, especially in the New Deal section. They found me employment in a job, which I enjoy immensely
MARK Owen has won his battle to be fit for Worcester City's trip to bottom club Fisher Athletic in the Dr Martens League Premier Division tomorrow (3pm). City's 22-goal top scorer has shaken off a dead leg that forced him to come off after only half-an-hour
CRISIS club Bromsgrove Rovers have suffered a fresh blow after three of their directors resigned. Phil Baker, Tony Partridge and Tom Herbert quit after an emergency board meeting last night, reducing the number of directors at the club to six. The trio
EXETER Chiefs coach Ian Bremner sounded out a war-cry before tomorrow's National One clash at the County Ground, warning Worcester -- "Prepare for battle." Bremner, who after the recent Sixways clash between his side and Worcester labelled Leeds as title
WORCESTER Nomads scored a memorable two-wicket victory over Ombersley in a high-scoring Worcestershire Indoor Cricket League game. Ombersley got off to a great start with both openers Colin Brazier and James Quinn (25no) retiring and Mark Wakefield doing
CRISIS club Bromsgrove Rovers have suffered a fresh blow after three of their directors resigned. Phil Baker, Tony Partridge and Tom Herbert quit after an emergency board meeting last night, reducing the number of directors at the club to six. The trio
CLASSICAL music fans in Stratford are to be treated to a return visit from young American conductor, Franz Anton Krager. His performance with the Orchestra of the Swan last year was extremely popular and he will now take charge of the opening concert
FOLK fans in Herefordshire and Worcestershire will get their first chance next week to see what their southern counterparts have been enjoying for years. The Ridgeriders open their first 10-date tour at Esher, in Surrey, tonight (Friday) and arrive at
COLWALL Village Hall will be ringing to the sound of two very different styles on Saturday, February 10. Songwriter Michael Chapman and Colwall's own trio, The Big Hum, will be coming together for a varied evening of musical performance. Michael Chapman
THE buzz is back at the club after two superb results this week. Saturday's 56-18 victory over Henley was followed up on Tuesday night by the Warriors' 34-12 win at Northampton. The two gave me equal amounts of pleasure but, of course, the spotlight was
EVESHAM United have strengthened their squad on the eve of their crunch Dr Martens League Western Division promotion battle at leaders Bilston Town (3pm). They have snapped up former Kidderminster Harriers and Bromsgrove Rovers striker Stuart Payne on
THREE directors of Bromsgrove Rovers Football Club have resigned following an emergency board meeting at the Victoria Ground last night. Phil Baker, Tony Partridge and Tom Herbert quit after they were unable to give financial support to help pay the £18,000
IT may surprise N Taylor to know that I do enjoy and value my freedom, so much so that I have no wish to swap places with the unfortunate Chinese student in Tiananmen Square or the disfranchised Americans whose votes were dismissed or denied, in their
SUE Hunt, chief executive of Worcestershire Community and Mental Health NHS Trust (Evening News, Friday, January 19) said: "There is a stigma attached to being a patient. "Around 80 per cent of the population suffer from some kind of mental health problem
I WAS saddened to learn recently of changes in Wychavon, namely the destruction of some houses along the Droitwich Road with fairly large gardens to make space for a larger number of houses with small gardens. This seems to me to be damaging both to the
6 DURING the recent floods I felt concern for the residents of flooded properties, particularly those with the added problems of sewerage. I also considered that no city should ever be divided by inadequate roads that had not been raised above flood levels
HEREFORD United face a defensive crisis as they look to put their off-the-field problems behind them at Telford United tomorrow (3pm). Skipper Ian Wright (hamstring) and Matt Gardiner (ankle) were both injured in last week's 3-2 Nationwide Conference
WAR has been declared on 'ticket dodgers' who cost the Three Counties Agricultural Society thousands of pounds a year. An investigation by the Three Counties Agricultural Society has revealed widespread use of fraudulent badges and tickets, including
TAXPAYERS throughout the Malvern Hills district will be paying for increased spending by Malvern Town Council. Malvern Hills District Council is being "fined" by the Government for the Town Council's actions, even though it has no control over its decisions
MALVERN is to host its second Royal visit in 12 months with news that Princess Anne is to open the new respite home and hydrotherapy pool at Osborne Court. The Princess Royal, patron of The Development Trust for the Mentally Handicapped which helped fund
SAFEWAY is looking at expanding its Malvern Link store to create more warehouse and shop space. The supermarket has submitted a planning application for an extension of about 2,500 sq metres, increasing the existing floor space of 5,163 sq ft by nearly
100 years ago SINCE the sad accident which befell Mr Somerset, son of Lady Henry Somerset, while shooting a few weeks ago as reported in these columns, hopes have been entertained that notwithstanding the seriousness of the accident the sight of the one
COLLECTIONS will be taken in churches throughout Malvern on Homeless Sunday (January 28) to help pay for a new food voucher scheme. The aim is to have the scheme up and running by March, providing homeless people with £5 vouchers. Andy Lyle, from the
Malvern Cinema: Charlie's Angels (15) Fri & Sat Evenings 8pm, Sun evening 7.30pm, Mon-Thurs evenings 7pm, matinees Saturday & Sunday 5pm & Wednesday 3pm. 102 Dalmatians (U) Saturday 2pm & Sunday 2.30pm. Odeon Worcester: Traffic (18) Fri
PARENTS in Worcestershire are gradually regaining confidence in the MMR vaccine, after a fall in the take-up figures over the past few years. Suspected links between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and the onset of autism and bowel disease had made
THE £350,000 scheme to refurbish the former Manders Chemists as Town Council offices is running to schedule. Work began on restoring and refurbishing the Grade II listed building in Belle Vue Terrace last May and town clerk Stuart McDonough said they
UPTON'S new rescue organisation could be up and running in three months, with a fully-trained team of volunteers. Funds from the Severn Area Rescue Association, parent body of the Upton SARA unit, will help get it off the ground, but local fundraising
A CHEAP fares scheme for pensioners in the Malvern Hills area came a step closer this week. The district council's Executive Board, which met this week, is recommending the project be approved. It will be a collaboration between MHDC, Worcestershire County
WORCESTERSHIRE schools will be getting nearly £21 million over the next three years for school maintenance and repairs. The money is part of a £4 billion modernisation programme announced by the Government to completely rebuild or refurbish schools. The
POLICE say they are stepping up patrols in the town in response to an increase in the number of thefts of tools from cars and vans. A further three vehicles have been targeted since last Wednesday (January 17) and officers have reiterated warnings to
ONE of Britain's lesser-known, but very practical, charities is looking for people to help in the Malvern area. REMAP is a small and very cost-effective national charity that for more than 30 years has offered people with disabilities a better quality
PARENTS of children whose future education is hanging in the balance are forming a group to try and make their voices heard. Both of Malvern's secondary schools are oversubscribed for the next autumn intake and the situation has caused concern among the
WEST Mercia Police have welcomed a fall in crime revealed by new Home Office figures. The statistics show there were 2,752 fewer offences in the force area in the year up to September 2000 than in the previous 12 months. This represents a fall of 3.3
A MALVERN man who used to skive off school games lessons is preparing to run his first London Marathon. Mark Cooling, of Poundbank Road, is looking for support from local businesses to raise £2,500 for the cancer research charity, Breakthrough Breast
A CENTURY of life in Worcester will be brought to the stage this spring with a cycle of plays written by local people. The Worcester Century Plays will be the April climax of the new season at the Swan Theatre. Professional actors will be joined by Worcestershire
COLWALL Players will be staging their latest production in the village hall, Mill Lane, next week. The Owl And The Pussycat Went To See, written by Sheila Ruskin and David Wood for Worcester Repertory Company, is a delightful fantasy for young and old
Police are seeking information after two laptop computers, worth £1,500, were stolen from Pershore High School. Officers have spoken to several people following the theft of the portable Voyager computers, during late afternoon on Wednesday. Police are
THE trial of a man accused of causing the death of a young boy by reversing over him on a driveway has been postponed after a key defence witness went missing because he was out fishing. Patrick O' Malley, aged four, died near his home at Upper Rissington
BROMSGROVE Rovers have put aside their off-the-field problems to make two more new signings ahead of tomorrow's trip to Shepshed Dynamo (3pm). Striker Derek Christopher has been recruited from the Sunday Festival League in Birmingham, where he has been
CRISIS club Bromsgrove Rovers have suffered a fresh blow after three of their directors resigned. Phil Baker, Tony Partridge and Tom Herbert quit after an emergency board meeting last night, reducing the number of directors at the club to six. The trio
ANDREW Carter, who spent more than two years developing Bulmers' brands in Australia, is back at company headquarters in Hereford to take on a new role. The 32-year-old was responsible for the re-launch of Strongbow and the launch of Caffreys in Australia
Senior officials DELEGATES from China have chosen Worcester to learn new management skills. Ten students from Guanxi Province are at University College for a year studying the methods the Western world uses to manage business. The contract - the first
BUS users will be able to wait in comfort after councillors backed a move to install 45 new bus shelters across Redditch. And the good news for council taxpayer is it won't cost them a penny. All the shelters will be paid for by a company which will sell
FURIOUS flood victims have compiled a damning dossier of horror stories to present to the Prime Minister. People living in Worcester's Waverley Street, where homes were swamped with raw sewage in last year's floods, want Tony Blair to intervene to stop
HOSPITAL waiting lists in Worcestershire are being "massaged" in an attempt to hit Government targets, critics claimed today. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has introduced a series of measures to reduce its routine out-patients list from 2,000
SEVERN Trent has left staff at Worcester Racecourse confused after it said it was not responsible for clearing sewage remaining on the ground from the recent flooding. The problem on and near Pitchcroft was highlighted last week, after John Weston contacted
TWO Worcester teenagers caught up in a mass brawl involving a group of Scandinavians have been bound over to keep the peace. Jay Dawson and Alison Eyles were arrested after the fight outside the city's Tramps nightclub. It left Stefan Schmitt, one of
PENDOCK Playgroup will be holding a Jumble Sale at Berrow/ Pendock Village Hall on Saturday, February 3 at 2pm. If you have any items of jumble, bric-a-brac, white elephant items, all donations will be gratefully received. A raffle will also be held during
SIXTEEN members of Powick Parish Ramblers attended a walk with a difference around St John's last week. Led by Chris Evans, who spent his childhood in St John's, the walk began in St John's Churchyard and looked at various historical aspects. The knife
SIX parishioners were present at the bi-monthly meeting of Staunton Parish Council, chaired by Coun Brian Lewis. They voiced their concern regarding the new ditch, laid the wrong side of the bridle path causing flooding to Moat Lane. After considerable
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' scheduled home Nationwide League Division Three match with Cardiff City next month has been put back a day on the advice of the police. Originally due to have been played on Saturday, February 24, it will now be staged the following
REDDITCH United could hand a full debut to ex-Halesowen and Bedworth midfielder Scott Darroch in their home game with Gloucester City (3pm). Darroch came on as a substitute in the costly 4-2 midweek defeat at promotion rivals Hinckley. Paul Danks returns
I READ with interest the article on the increase in Council Tax sought by Malvern Town Council (Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter, January 12). Why am I not surprised at the size of the increase? Malvern Town Council has ideas well above its station
Your correspondent Charles Eden is an acute observer from his bicycle of car drivers and their behaviour in and out of the myriad new village speed restrictions. As a one-time driving instructor, however, I must tell him that the round white sign with
I WONDER if the painters of pink patches and the setters of speed limits would be interested to hear that I have recently been travelling 11 miles to work - no buses available, of course - and in that 11 miles I passed through 16 changes of speed limit
I FEEL I must draw to the attention of whoever is responsible for the "No Catseyes" signs in the area. Catseyes have always been, since their creation a huge aid to road safety and I would expect that these signs would be removed as a matter of great
SO we learn that there will be no through route to traffic via Ledbury's Market Street when the new hospital is built. Such lack of foresight may well be regretted later. Already traffic using Lower Road/Bridge Street has increased noticeably since New
Although I normally hunt with the Cattistock Hunt in Dorset, I took the opportunity to follow the Ledbury hounds on Boxing Day, as I was visiting family in the area. The welcome I received was outstanding - mounted, foot and car followers all made me
I wish to offer the following response to the front page article in last week's Malvern Gazette (January 19). I can fully sympathise with and share Brenda Jacobs disappointment at the high amount of trash on Malvern's streets. However, Ms Jacob was pictured
YOUR front page of January 19 gave us, side by side, two interesting and contrasting attitudes to public service, both from the District Council. On the left, community safety officer Jenny Lawrence reported on an imaginative scheme for reducing bad behaviour
PAUL Sobczyk, of MHDC, needs to be put in touch with reality concerning the rubbish factor in our environment. In general, people in the country do not take their litter home, so litter bins should be provided even on residential streets. This will not
IT'S amazing the lengths to which some people will go to get into events at the Three Counties Showground without having to pay. As revealed in our front page story this week, one person even pretended to be blind, guide dog and all! Understandable then
ENGLAND'S National League rugby union clubs, including Worcester, have rejected the latest proposals for promotion to the Premiership. An automatic promotion place for the next two seasons, with a play-off to follow in the three years after that, had
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers expect to have defender Scott Stamps and striker Stewart Hadley back for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against Brian Little's Hull City at Aggborough (3pm). Both have been on the sidelines recently with hamstring
HEREFORD United face a defensive crisis as they look to put their off-the-field problems behind them at Telford United tomorrow (3pm). Skipper Ian Wright (hamstring) and Matt Gardiner (ankle) were both injured in last week's 3-2 Nationwide Conference
BARTON can boost his Smurfit Champion Hurdle chances with victory at Cheltenham tomorrow. Tim Easterby's charge is priced at around 10-1 for the hurdlers' crown after winning eight of his nine starts over timber. The chestnut gelding's only defeat came
BROMSGROVE Rovers have put aside their off-the-field problems to make two more new signings ahead of tomorrow's trip to Shepshed Dynamo (3pm). Striker Derek Christopher has been recruited from the Sunday Festival League in Birmingham, where he has been
MALVERN Town welcome back strikers Phil Slade and Simon Judge as they bid to keep their fine run going at home to Tividale in the Banks's Brewery League Premier Division (2.45). Nick Clayton is on holiday. Malvern (from): Sanders, Higgins, Jones, Cotterill
AUDIENCES in Bourton have the chance to step back to the days of flares, psychedelia and golden eggs next week. Golden eggs? That's all part of the fun in the Bourton Panto Group's new production, which hits the stage next Monday. This time the cast,
EXETER Chiefs coach Ian Bremner sounded out a war-cry before tomorrow's National One clash at the County Ground, warning Worcester -- "Prepare for battle." Bremner, who after the recent Sixways clash between his side and Worcester labelled Leeds as title
ENGLAND'S National League rugby union clubs, including Worcester, have rejected the latest proposals for promotion to the Premiership. An automatic promotion place for the next two seasons, with a play-off to follow in the three years after that, had
WORCESTER City boss John Barton has warned his players of the dangers surrounding tomorrow's trip to bottom club Fisher Athletic (3pm). City will be hot favourites to record their seventh away win of the season in the Dr Martens League Premier Division
MARK Owen has won his battle to be fit for Worcester City's trip to bottom club Fisher Athletic in the Dr Martens League Premier Division tomorrow (3pm). City's 22-goal top scorer has shaken off a dead leg that forced him to come off after only half-an-hour
A BATTLING Bromsgrove mum, who refuses to stand alone, is appealing for parents locked in battle over child support to join forces with her. Maria Pimlott, from Charford, has been fighting with the Child Support Agency (CSA) for 12 years and still hasn't
UNUSUALLY, I have something in common with bloodsports enthusiast J N Burgess (You Say, Thursday, January 18) in that I have experience of hunting. But, unlike him, my involvement has been as an observer not a participant. I have done exactly what the
6 I VOTED Labour at the last election because I certainly thought that they would put right all or most of the wrongs the Tory Government had bestowed on us over many years of misrule. I have to say they have failed dismally. The county as a whole is
A farmer who battled through the night to save his village from flooding has been told he acted illegally. The Environment Agency's enforcement officer told Stephen Watkins, of Sheepcote Farm, Clifton, near Seven Stoke, to remove the soil he tipped on
A MALVERN nurse was attacked on Wednesday night and left lying unconscious in the Community Hospital car park. The attack took place at around 10.15pm, after the nurse was hit on the back of the head. When she failed to return home her husband contacted
THE Defence Evaluation and Research Agency has got together with top names in the electronics industry to win a £2.82 million grant from Europe. The Malvern-based Microsystems Department has joined forces with Philips, Olivetti and other partners to secure
MALVERN in 1901 was described as "the personification of what may be styled middle-class affluence, leavened by considerable artistic taste". This tribute was penned by a visitor to the town in the Manchester City News and was reproduced by the Malvern
TWO local women were among a group of 12 who survived for three weeks in the jungles of Brunei. And their exploits are being screened in the TV series Jungle Janes, now being shown on Channel 4. Dr Patsy Spicer, a GP at Cradley surgery, and Benedicta
THE Right Reverend Philip Goodrich, the former Bishop of Worcester, has died at Hereford County Hospital after a short illness. Tributes have been paid by the current Bishop, the Rt Rev Dr Peter Selby, and the Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Rev John Oliver
HANLEY Castle High School could have its new £650,000 sports hall before the end of the year. Detailed designs for the scheme were approved by county planners on Monday (January 22) and headmaster Alan Johnston said he was very pleased to have passed
A new multi-million pound police radio network is to be expanded to cover the Malvern area. Planning applications have been submitted by BT Quadrant for two 20ft radio masts, antennas and equipment cabins in Spring Lane South and at Birtsmorton. The masts
THE newly formed Youth Theatre group at the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury will be presenting a double bill at the venue on Saturday, February 3, from 7.30pm. The Junior Theatre Group opens with a Native American creation myth, The Crafty Coyote, which also
AWARD-winning actress Sian Phillips makes her first appearance in the rejuvenated Malvern Theatres, when Peter Shaffer's Lettice and Lovage is staged at the venue. Sian last appeared at Malvern in the guise of Marlene Dietrich in Marlene, a role which
Theatre January To Jan 27-Worcester Gilbert & Sullivan Society present The Gondoliers at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm. Tickets £5-£10. Box Office (01684) 892277. Concerts January 27-Upton Arts Music Group Fun party with Variations
THE whole world will soon have information on rubbish collection times and other council services at their fingertips, thanks to a new website launched by Stratford District Council. The site, at www.stratford.gov.uk will provide access to all vital council
A MALVERN-based computer systems supplier has sold half of its business to a leading health company to help stay at the forefront of technology. Hadley Health Care Limited has sold 50 per cent of its share capital to Co-op Health Care Limited for an undisclosed
