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  • Toxic alert in chemical spill

    EMERGENCY services worked to clear a chemical spill on a busy city centre dual carriageway this morning. Two fire crews and a chemical support unit raced to City Walls Road at 6.45am after a bag of lead chromate, which fell off the back of a lorry, began

  • Knife threat to prison governor

    A MAN threatened his partner's father - a prison governor - with an eight-inch carving knife during a family row. Steven Thorn appeared before Droitwich magistrates charged with affray after threatening Lincoln Stockdale with two kitchen knives. The incident

  • Battle over homes

    A CAMPAIGNER fighting to save a sheltered housing scheme in Martley has accused Elgar Housing Association of running it down on purpose. The man, who does not want to be named, has joined with elderly residents at Heaton House in the battle to save the

  • Burglars take baby on raid at city store

    A GANG of burglars who take a baby on their raids have struck at a shop in Worcester. Police believe the group - described as being of Eastern European appearance - are responsible for other distraction burglaries in Worcestershire and further afield.

  • Anger over plan for McDonald's

    HUNDREDS of Kidderminster people are up in arms at plans by fast food giant McDonald's for a third restaurant in the town. Wood Street and Park Street residents fear the traffic implications and also an increase in anti-social behaviour as a result of

  • Firm seeks lifting of waste dumping limit

    PEOPLE living near a Worcestershire landfill site may have to put up with more lorries arriving to dump rubbish. Mercia Waste Management wants Worcestershire County Council to scrap limits on the amount of waste it can dispose of at Hill and Moor, near

  • Suspect 'ripped up jeans'

    A MAN suspected of being involved in the Wolverley Post Office robbery ripped up his jeans and stuffed them down a lavatory at a police station, Worcester Crown Court was told. The pieces were retrieved by a plumber, said Richard Latham QC, prosecuting

  • And Finally .... Maypole dancing returns to village

    FUN-loving pupils will revive an age-old tradition to address a 21st Century problem this weekend. The Abberley Primary School children will give a display of maypole dancing as part of a drive to raise cash for a safer school entrance at their summer

  • CALLOW END Correspondent: Mrs M Allsopp Tel: 01905 830746

    HURRY, hurry, hurry to the Callow End School Fete tomorrow, (Saturday) being held on the school field at 2pm. There will be Go-karts, swing boats and a balloon race. For your entertainment there will be a bouncy castle, face painting, Bowl-a-bale, French

  • COLWALL Correspondent: Mrs P Hockett Tel: 01684 564872

    TOMORROW, (Saturday) at 10.30am all children and families are invited to ride The Downs Railway. This is by kind invitation of Mr James Boyd, who has also organised shelter should it rain and is organised by Churches Together in Colwall. All welcome.

  • FORTHAMPTON Correspondent: Gill Warner Tel: 01684 292395

    THE prize winners at the Village Hall Fortnightly Whist Drive were: Nancy Devereux, Gill Ivin, Betty Awford, Mary Russell, Joyce Rusling, Ann Pullen, Doreen Quiney, Eryl Williams, Patrick McCarthy, Les Quiney, Malcolm Harley, Doug Bartlett, Jose Bunn,

  • Why life's compelling down the Lane

    THE Evening News has long tried to champion the cause of racial harmony in Worcester. It's an aim which is summarised by the belief that, while there's good and bad in all communities, we should celebrate the differences and allow fascination and tolerance

  • The Gough family has rights too

    THE existence of the Human Rights Act may provoke the ire of some because of the fact that it originated within the European Union. But the difficulties of its birth should not detract from praise for its intent - protection of the rights of the individual

  • Bad boys of rock give electric performance

    AC/DC National Bowl, Milton Keynes, Friday, June 8 EXPERIENCED bad boy rockers, AC/DC looking very fit, mean and keen, despite all being on the wrong side of 30, performed the British leg of their Stiff Upper Lip European tour to a packed crowd at Milton

  • Callow End owner honoured

    CALLOW End's Jim Lewis has been named the National Hunt racehorse owner of the year. The award, sponsored by Weatherby's and the Racehorse Owners Association, was presented at a lunch in London last week. The nine year old horse Edredon Blue provided

  • Theft, Malvern Theatres

    IF you like Roy Hudd's brand of funny face comedy then you'll enjoy Theft, this week's production at Malvern Theatres. There are plenty of funny one-liners, familiar faces and humorous situations and Monday night's audience certainly seemed to find something

  • The Merry Widow, Malvern Theatres

    AN evening of absolute pleasure and fun was afforded by the Opera Della Luna's staging of Lehar's The Merry Widow. With a small, very high-class instrumental ensemble accompanying - placed to one side, on the stage, costumed and used as an integral part

  • 15/6/01 - Seconds held up by Hughes

    WORCESTERSHIRE were frustrated by Jonathan Hughes and the weather on the third day of their Second XI Championship match against Glamorgan at Abergavenny yesterday. Glamorgan resumed 35 runs ahead on 52-2 and took their score to 178-5 off 49.4 overs before

  • Rescuers turn down help plea

    UPTON'S new rescue unit has had to turn down its first emergency call to help search for a missing man at Symonds Yat. The request for assistance came from the Chepstow unit of the Severn Area Rescue Association, but Upton's fully-trained SARA volunteers

  • Smashing success

    FROM plate smashing and coconut shies to vintage cars and bric-a-brac, there was something for everyone at Hanley Swan's Grand Village Fete. Organised by the village hall management committee and held in the garden of Quakers Farm, last Saturday's event

  • Cable fault leaves 3,673 properties without power

    A power failure left more than 3,500 properties in the Malvern area without electricity for two and a half hours. Homes and businesses were cut off from 8am to 10.30am on Tuesday (June 12), when a fault occurred on an underground cable. A total of 3,673

  • Blinkered views

    COULD I reply to the two writers in the Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter of June 8, who attempted to justify a ridiculously high level of support for a local dogs' home. I could not believe that they hold such blinkered views of homeless young people

  • DERA in software give-away

    COMPUTER experts at DERA are giving away their latest anti-virus software free to home computer users. The revolutionary SyBard/ Mail software, which was unveiled to great interest at a trade show in April, can be downloaded from the Internet by any PC

  • A funny old game

    IT'S a funny old game, politics, especially in Leominster constituency. Earlier last week the man who betrayed those who had elected him by switching sides mid-term was given a knighthood! Determined to show that Leominster remains "true blue", voters

  • Tory wins back seat

    LEOMINSTER became the 24th safest Conservative seat in the country last Thursday. Fears about the loss of former MP Peter Temple-Morris' 'personal vote' were confounded as new candidate Bill Wiggin increased the Conservative majority from 8,835 to 10,637

  • MP to play key role in party's future

    NEWLY re-elected Conservative MP Sir Michael Spicer faces some of the most important weeks in his Parliamentary career, with a key role to play in shaping the party's future. Sir Michael will stand as one of three candidates for the chairmanship of the

  • Taking good with the bad

    TONY Blair delivered good news and bad news for Worcestershire MPs following his landslide General Election victory. Former Dyson Perrins C E High School pupil Jacqui Smith retained her place in the Government after being named as a Minister of State

  • Nine council seats change hands

    NINE seats changed hands in the county council elections on Thursday, including the Conservative gain in the Link ward in Malvern from the Liberal Democrats. Independent Kidderminster Hospital gained five seats, bringing their total to six, taking four

  • Cards sent out in error

    HUNDREDS of polling cards were sent out by mistake for the Malvern Town Council by-elections yesterday (Thursday). Malvern Hills District Council is blaming a computer error for sending out the cards to registered voters in the Trinity and Priory wards

  • Hick's back in the old routine

    GRAEME Hick notched the 113th first-class century of his career to put Worcestershire in a commanding position in their weather-hit County Championship Division Two match against Warwickshire at New Road. The County skipper hammered an unbeaten 116 to

  • Royal pipe organ on loan to church

    A new state-of-the-art electronic organ bound for Windsor Castle was installed at St James the Great Church, Colwall, this week. The three-manual Copeman Hart organ is on loan until July 2, when it will go to St George's Chapel, Windsor, while the chapel's

  • Ron launches car park boycott plea

    A BOYCOTTING campaign has been launched at two car parks in Malvern in protest at the pay and display charges introduced last week. Local resident Ron Harris has put up signs calling for people to avoid using the car parks in Newtown Road. The signs,

  • Option for health to be probed

    A THREE-month consultation period is about to begin on the proposed merger of Malvern, Wychavon and Worcester City Primary Care Groups. The idea of the merger is to provide greater benefits to patients by giving the groups Primary Care Trust status and

  • Wright tops bill at Shelsley Walsh

    SHELSLEY Walsh racetrack finally roars into action this weekend with the second round of the Midland Automobile Club's British Hillclimb Championship. The foot-and-mouth outbreak has hampered the start of the season but organisers have been given the

  • Appeal reaches half-way target

    AN appeal to raise £400,000 to repair Malvern Priory's organ has reached the half-way mark after just eight months. £218,000 has already been pledged to the cause, largely by members of the congregation at the ancient church. Mike Selby, chairman of the

  • Future of football to be discussed

    THE future of girls football is on the agenda at an open meeting on Wednesday. The meeting, at University College, Worcester, begins at 7.15pm and the main topic of discussion concerns the development of the Girl's Football Active Sports programme in

  • Competitors gear up for the start of new season

    THE new angling season gets underway on Saturday but with confusion surrounding just which venues are open and closed after the foot and mouth outbreak, a list has been drawn up of what is available. Members should note that in some instances the BAA

  • Orientor can take the honours

    TAKE a chance with Orientor to upset some better-fancied rivals in the William Hill Trophy at York tomorrow. Jim Goldie's sprinter has been a model of consistency this season, winning once and reaching the frame on his other four starts. After an encouraging

  • A bite out of Dracula legend

    BACK in 1922, the German director F W Mernau helmed one of cinema's most eeire films, Nosferatu. He took the actor Max Shreck and inspired him to create a truely disturbing character - Dracula. Even Bela Lugosi, in his great 1931 role as the Transylvanian

  • £30,400 to build a new power station

    A CENTURY ago this week, Worcester City Council was recommended by its Electricity Committee to approve plans for a new generating station on a site at the corner of Hylton Road and Tybridge Street. This was to replace the city's first electric power

  • Kwik cricket champs

    BROADHEATH CE won the Malvern round of the Worton Rock National Kwik Cricket Festival last week and go on to represent the area at the County finals at Malvern Ramblers ground next Tuesday (June 19). Broadheath defeated Powick A in the final and the losing

  • Richard Williams cracks 157 runs

    GREEN played their second Worcestershire Clubs League game on Sunday at North End Lane against Birmingham League side Bromsgrove. BARNARDS GREEN 1ST XI v BROMSGROVE 1ST XI Batting first the home side made a steady start before Jez Clarke charged Mortlock

  • what's on at a Cinema near you.

    THE MUMMY RETURNS (12): Spectacular sequel opens the summer blockbuster season. Odeon, Worcester. 12.30, 3.15, 6.00, 8.45. UCI Merry Hill, (12.30, 3.30, 6.30, 9.30 not Tue) 2.30, 5.30, 8.30. Fri/Sat late 11.00 Warner Village. (12.10 Sat/Sun only), 3.00

  • College's third victory

    MALVERN College are currently in a rich vein of form and an emphatic 132 run victory against the King's School, Gloucester on Saturday was their third win on the trot. MALVERN COLLEGE v KING'S GLOUCESTER Winning the toss and taking advantage of an outfield

  • Mini operas not for the prudish

    PRESIDENTS and prime ministers will throw off their clothes at Malvern's tiny Theatre of Small Convenience tomorrow (Saturday, June 16). Composed and written by David Haines, Heptopera is a programme of seven 10-minute operas and will be presented by

  • They were wonderful

    I SPENT 10 days in Ward 16, Ronkswood Hospital recently. I found the staff very caring and nothing was too much trouble. I would also like to express my gratitude to the ambulancemen who came so quickly on a call to Care Line. MRS C LYONS. Mayfield Road

  • Is prayer pointless?

    MILLIONS of Roman Catholics are daily praying for the Pope, but this doesn't cure his Parkinson's Disease. Is prayer pointless? GEORGE COWLEY, Warndon, Worcester.

  • Big issue is about leaving me aone

    IN the vicinity of three major roads around Worcester city centre, I counted no less than seven Big Issue sellers, nine market researchers and four people promoting the Bible. I know the Big Issue is a good cause, but do we have to have so many - can

  • Events taking place in and around Worcester

    Coffee Morning(in support of CAFOD's, work in the third world). June 15. 9.30-12pm. Guildhall, High St, Worcester Coffee. Tea, coffee & biscuits, bric-a-brac, tombola and cake stalls. Rock & Roll Night with Brian's SuperSounds. June 15. Barbourne

  • OAPs' payments

    IN reply to Allan Pingriff, (You Say, June 8), I would agree that an extra amount every week would be better than one-off payments. But you didn't do your homework very well! The Christmas payment was £200 per household, not £100 per person. And those

  • Hornets' Nest

    IT seems I stirred up a hornets' nest with my letter of June 1, if the replies from Peter Luff, MP and Allan Pingriff are anything to go by. Perhaps it did have a reverse reaction to what I intended. I stand to be corrected regarding the £200 fuel allowance

  • Classical & easily listening- a guide to what's on near you.

    Community Concert. June 20. 7.30pm. Sheldon Heath artSite, Sheldon Heath School and Community Leisure Centre, Sheldon Heath Road, Sheldon, Birmingham (0121 743 3193). CBSO artSites Tour - Community Concert. June 21. 7.30pm. Broadway artSite, Broadway

  • We will rise from ashes

    I READ with interest the Inside Politics column in today's Evening News (Monday, June 11) and would like to take this opportunity to add to the observations made by Gabrielle Fagan. First, it is wildly off-beam to suggest that the present predicament

  • Pool opens for anglers

    MALVERN United Angling Association held their AGM and prize giving evening at the Newtown Club recently. With over 30 members attending the Chairman expressed his belief that the club was thriving and thanked members for their support. In his report the

  • Season's spoils shared out

    EVESHAM United's players, management, committee and supporters came together to celebrate a marvellous season at the club's presentation evening. Photographer Ian Cameron was there to capture the main moments on film and he brought together the night's

  • Hailed as war heroes

    SOLDIERS returning from the war in South Africa were given a hero's welcome by Malvern people 100 years ago. Corporal Houghton and Privates Lewis, Hall and McPherson, of the local rifle corps, were greeted by a large crowd at Great Malvern station. "The

  • Animal antics in Grand show

    THERE will be some monkeying around at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre as it hosts a multi-million pound production featuring television personality Phillip Schofield. The former front man for the West End blockbuster Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor

  • Club lines up comic quartet

    A NIGHT of comedy awaits patrons at Don Pedro's in Malvern next week. The Worcester Road venue, formerly known as Ginger's, is host to four acts from across the UK on Thursday (June 21). Local comedian Adam Montgomery comperes the evening. Adam is resident

  • Suzman sure to be spellbinding

    ONE of Britain's leading actresses and a top player of medieval music are collaborating in a spellbinding performance at Ledbury Poetry Festival. Janet Suzman and Martin Best will be presenting Sense and Nonsense twice during the ten-day festival. On

  • KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS FIXTURES 2000/2001

    Sat Aug 12 Torquay United (h) 2-0 Hadley, Horne Sat Aug 19 Scunthorpe United (a) 0-2 Tues Aug 22 Walsall (Worthington Cup 1st round, 1st leg) (a) 1-1 Hadley Sat Aug 26 Halifax Town (h) 2-1 Hadley 2 Mon Aug 28 Brighton and Hove Albion (a) 2-0 Foster, Bennett

  • Bjarni's a target

    SOURCES have revealed boss Jan Molby is interested in signing Icelandic midfielder Bjarni Larusson. The 25-year-old former Walsall man has been released by Scunthorpe United. Larusson could provide the bite in the Harriers engine room that Molby is searching

  • Police seeking BMW driver

    POLICE investigating a collision in which two teenagers were injured, are seeking a driver in the hope that he may be able to help. The incident involved two 13 year-old girls and a VW Golf and happened in Pershore Road, Evesham, near the Total petrol

  • Female football festival

    TO celebrate Women's Football Awareness Week, the Worcestershire Football Association, in partnership with Pershore High School and Wychavon DC, are hosting their first Female Football Festival. The one-day festival will be held at Pershore High School

  • Give father a gift - you know he deserves it

    DADS. They're funny things. Can't live with them, can't live without them. When you're young, dad's the centre of your universe. You want to sit on his lap and you clamour constantly for his attention. As you get older, you want to sit as far away as

  • Farm park calls in the receivers

    A WOMAN from Upton-upon-Severn who ran a farm park with her late husband has filed for bankruptcy. Anne Potts, of Riverside Close, has debts of around £28,000 and the Official Receiver has been appointed to safeguard her assets. Mrs Potts and her husband

  • Saga on the air

    A RADIO station aimed specifically at the region's over 50s is being launched by the brain behind 70s slapstick Saturday morning show TISWAS. Peter Tomlinson, who co-presented the programme with Chris Tarrant until 1977, has vowed that Saga 105.7 FM will

  • Ceris Gilfillan climbs the World rankings

    MALVERN Olympian Ceris Gilfillan has moved up to a World cycling ranking of 16th after a string of good results. Ceris had a busy few months at the start of the cycling season, racing in England and Europe and is currently in North America preparing for

  • Martyn charges

    UPPER Welland downhill mountain bike racer Martyn Reelly has made a fine start to this season even though he has moved up into the Elite class by invitation. Last year's National Series Masters 30-40 champion Martyn rode in the first round of the National

  • Harding wins Toppers races

    TWENTY five Toppers descended on Avon SC for what was in fact the first of the South West Traveller Series on Saturday. The first race was sailed in light winds and last year's winner Andy Harding took an early lead, but local knowledge enabled Alistair

  • New pool format a success

    THE new format of match ups in the Malvern Pool Grand Prix has certainly caught people's imagination. Twenty-four players compete with only four seeded in each of the 10 Grand Prix held every Sunday at the Cross Keys Inn, Belmont Road, Malvern. Starting

  • SAVED FROM RIVER DEATH

    AN elderly fisherman clung to the bough of a tree for an hour after plunging into a freez-ing river when the bank on which he was sitting collapsed. Malvern great-grandfather Harry Burns had gone out fishing with his friend Peter Satchell on Wednesday

  • At loggerheads with the police

    A MOTHER-of-three is at loggerheads with Worcester police after she claimed they took almost 40 hours to send an officer to see her following an attack. Police say Amelia Penney cancelled an appointment with an officer due to take a statement but she

  • Grieving family is given the answers

    A PATIENT who underwent surgery at Worcester Royal Infirmary died nine days after her operation. Grandmother Carol Lloyd never regained consciousness following an operation to remove her gall bladder. Her family - expecting her to return home soon after

  • Chance for folk to have their say

    PERSHORE people are being urged to take the chance to have their say at a public forum next week. The Pershore Matters meeting will be held at St Agatha's Hall in Head Street on Tuesday. Over the past 12 months, county councillors for the area have chaired

  • No 'superloo' for us, says Mayor

    THE leaders of a riverside town have got their knickers in a twist about a new "superloo" set to replace its old public conveniences. Stourport-on-Severn Mayor, Mr Michael Grinnall and fellow town councillors are unhappy that Wyre Forest District Council

  • Mayor is clued up on charity's work

    WORCESTER'S Mayor gained an insight into one of the area's many charities during an information evening this week. Councillor David Clark and his wife Lynette joined members of local voluntary and professional organisations to hear the objectives of the

  • Worcester says it with flowers

    TWELVE dedicated staff from the parks department have their work cut out as they take it in shifts to keep the Worcester in Bloom floral displays watered and in good condition for the Britain in Bloom competition judging on Wednesday, July 11. Between

  • BIRTSMORTON Correspondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287

    GOOD luck to Jasmine and Josie (Turner) for their charity run on Sunday at Worcester Racecourse. They still need sponsors so please phone (01684) 833391 or (01684) 310175. All proceeds to Cancer charity. Don't forget gardens open this Sunday at Birtsmorton

  • BUSHLEY Correspondent: Ms M Wilkes Tel: Tewkesbury 293435

    THE monthly Whist Drive was held on Wednesday, May 30. Winners were: A Pullen, S White, D Quiney, R Harvey, J Millard, J Marchant, P Timmes, F Jeffreys, P Warner, J Rose, A Peters, R Devereux. Don Warren was MC. The next Whist Drive is on Wednesday, June

  • POWICK Correspondent: Mrs M Allsopp Tel: 01905 830746

    LAST Sunday's Morning Service at St Peters marked Trinity Sunday and was a truly family occasion. Four young children were baptised and their families and friends filled the church. Baptised and welcomed into the church by the Vicar, Rev David Nichol,

  • WELLINGTON HEATH Correspondent: Mrs P Wilkin Tel: 01531 633853

    ON a personal note I thank everyone for the help and support, following the recent death of my husband. Your kindness is very much appreciated. Good news for Wellington Heath. The Rural Development Area Small Projects fund via the Herefordshire Partner-ship

  • WEST MALVERN

    True village cricket in miniature, in the form of a Junior 6-A-Side Tournament between sides from smaller communities in the Three Counties, will take place on Sunday (June 17) at West Malvern Cricket Club's delightful tree-fringed ground at Mathon Lodge

  • Safer routes delay asking for trouble

    WE wouldn't be surprised if the halting of a Worcester school safety project by protesters has worried hundreds of parents in the area. Residents objecting to Safer Routes to Schools traffic-calming plans near Red Hill Primary have called in the Local

  • Punk icon back with vengeance

    BEING the front man for one of the most successful bands of the late 1970s and early 80s obviously brings many perks. However, receiving a "get out of jail for free" card when you're caught possessing drugs isn't one of them. And that's how Hugh Cornwell

  • Far from the Madding Crowd, Market Theatre, Ledbury

    Ledbury Amateur Dramatic Society can celebrate another triumph with this adaptation of the classic Thomas Hardy novel. Of course, Hardy's atmospheric prose wasn't present and the moods had to be set by dialogue, action and a little rustic music. However

  • Ten hanging baskets stolen

    NEW hanging baskets in Upton's Old Street proved too much temptation for opportunist thieves last week. Ten baskets were stolen on Thursday night, after two young men had been spotted acting suspiciously. Guest house owner Mike Burt kept his video surveillance

  • Garden venue for jazz service

    JAZZ will be heard in the garden of Upton Baptist Church next weekend if the weather is fine. The church traditionally holds its flower festival during Upton Jazz Festival (June 22-24), offering visitors the chance of a peaceful interlude. This year young

  • Kate top dog at event

    WELLAND schoolgirl Kate Smith and her Jack Russell terrier, Jolly, have won a national agility championship after achieving success at Crufts. Kate, a 15-year-old pupil of Hanley Castle High School, is now the top under-16s handler in the country. She

  • Pensioner saved in river drama

    A MALVERN pensioner had a near-death experience after a riverbank collapsed taking him with it. Harry Burns, aged 89, was fishing at the River Lugg at Stoke Prior, near Leominster, on Wednesday when the bank collapsed sending him flying into the river

  • Homeowners may have to pay to reach their own front doors

    MALVERN Hills Conservators could be forced to charge householders thousands of pounds to confirm the right to get to their own front doors. The charge could affect hundreds of homeowners who have to cross Conservator-owned land to get to their houses.

  • Streets are not safe for skateboarding

    SAFE play areas for children including skateboarders are a good idea but please, not in residential streets! Skateboards are noisy and when accompanied by whooping, screaming and shouting are definitely unwelcome. Last year, a few children in this road

  • Warning after Post Office raid

    DETECTIVES are warning village shopkeepers and Post Office staff after a gang of thieves struck at Pendock. "A large sum of money" was stolen in the incident at Pendock Post Office on Saturday (June 9). Police are not ruling out links with an incident

  • Hills may fully reopen in days

    AMID mounting pressure to reopen county footpaths, council officers were locked in discussions with ministry officials yesterday. More of Malvern's hills and commons could be open within days if Worcestershire County Council gives the go-ahead. Officers

  • Refreshing opinion

    IT was refreshing to read the letter from Alison Pickford (Postbag, May 25) applauding the skills of the young skate boarders instead of moaning about them. I too have felt nothing but admiration when watching them, and I haven't seen them crash into

  • Charity music raises £9,000

    A CONCERT in Worcester Cathedral has raised around £9,000 for the Cancer Research Campaign. The event last Saturday (June 9) was organised by the chairman of Malvern Hills District Council, Barbara Williams, in memory of her husband Andrew, who died of

  • Enough is enough

    Enough is enough! Today we went out onto the common to enjoy the sun and the half-term holiday. There we were, skipping through the grass a la Sound of Music when....whoops, my youngest son fell over into a very large pile of dog mess. End of happy family

  • Paying the price for a pretty garden

    I AM sure someone is enjoying geraniums, petunias, begonias, lobelia etc coming into flower in their garden. I wonder if they ever think about the plant trays, labels, lawn cuttings and dead spring bulb foliage which was dumped in a gateway on a quiet

  • Cyclist reaches Scottish target

    MALVERN cyclist Vince Savage has returned from Glasgow after cycling there to raise money for charity. Mr Savage, a scientist at DERA, made the 470-mile trip in aid of Malvern Special Families, where he works as a volunteer on Saturday mornings. "It went

  • Confidence trick?

    Sorry to keep the Malvern Town Council debate going but I have been waiting to see if anyone else felt as I did about their questionnaire on future service provision. For me, it raised as many questions as it asked. The biggest being, have the residents

  • Just not logical

    Does anyone understand the current logic concerning the footpath closure in Ledbury? The walkways alongside the river Leadon adjacent to the bypass have been closed since the foot and mouth outbreak, but last week people were seen to be mowing the grass

  • Seaford Court plan welcomed

    PLANS to centralise Malvern's health services at Seaford Court were applauded by district councillors last week. Members of the community and environment committee unanimously supported the proposal to bring together a range of health and social care

  • It shows we care

    WHAT mean and narrow minded comments in Andrew Lewis's letter (Postbag, June 1) regarding his concern about the 'pathetic society' we are 'in danger of becoming' just because many dedicated people have supported the establishment of the Worcestershire

  • Demand for hospice grows

    MORE people used St Richard's Hospice, Worcester, in the past year than ever before, according to figures just out. The hospice cared for 777 people in the year to March 2001, an increase of nine per cent on the previous 12 months. New referrals rose

  • Daredevil in charity leap

    A TUTOR from a Malvern training company will be making a daredevil parachute jump for charity. Doris Dubique, a German tutor at SCAlchemy in Howsell Road, will take to the skies on Sunday (June 17) at Hinton, near Oxford. She will be doing the tandem

  • Vote to press on

    I WOULD like to express my thanks to all those who supported me in the General Election. Though I personally was unsuccessful, I was greatly cheered by the number of those who voted for me and the Government. The message of the election nationally is

  • Logo to look for

    UPDATED advice for mums wanting to breast-feed has been issued in the form of a list of shops and establishments in Malvern and their policies on the issue. The Breast Feeding Directory is a list of places classified breast feeding friendly, all of whom

  • General Election results

    West Worcestershire - Conservative hold. Result: Sir Michael Spicer, Conservative, 20,597, Mike Hadley, Liberal Democrat, 15,223, Waqar Azmi, Labour, 6,275, Ian Morris, UK Independence Party, 1,574, Malcolm Victory, Green, 1,138. Turnout: 67.11 per cent

  • Poll leaves county in a political limbo

    WORCESTERSHIRE is in political limbo after county council elections left no party in control and no signs of a workable coalition. The Tories were the single biggest winners after voting last Thursday, with 26 seats. But the party failed in its bid to

  • Seconds held up by Hughes

    WORCESTERSHIRE were frustrated by Jonathan Hughes and the weather on the third day of their Second XI Championship match against Glamorgan at Abergavenny yesterday. Glamorgan resumed 35 runs ahead on 52-2 and took their score to 178-5 off 49.4 overs before

  • Powell on course for fifth title win in row

    BROMYARD tennis player Tracey Powell is aiming for her fifth straight singles title and seventh in total at this weekend's Hereford and Worcester County Closed Lawn Tennis Championships. Powell, who plays national club league tennis with Barnt Green,

  • Blind group in hedge plea

    A visually-impaired Malvern man is backing a campaign to highlight the dangers of overgrown hedges. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (GDBA) is appealing to local authorities and homeowners to trim hedges overhanging pavements because of the risk

  • Mark hoping to prove point!

    A WORCESTER man, who has been fencing for just 20 months, is competing in the HSA National Wheelchair Championships in Cardiff at the end of the month. Mark Fuller (pictured above) came third in his class and fifth overall in last year's tournament and

  • Station in line for upgrade

    MALVERN Link station is in line for improvements in a countywide scheme by Worcestershire County Council. The council is in talks with Central Trains to improve aspects of the building relating to transport links, as part of an interchange improvement

  • Severe reprimand for pupil teacher after a girl dies

    A PUPIL teacher in Worcestershire got away with virtual murder at this time a century ago, judging from a dramatic report in Berrow's Journal for 1901. The young teacher, Miss Jones would surely have been charged with manslaughter nowadays for the fatal

  • Ramblers earn deserved draw

    MALVERN Ramblers continued their recent WCL Division Two improvement with a creditable draw against second-placed Feckenham. FECKENHAM v MALVERN RAMBLERS Feckenham batted first and made a decent start until Stephen Carter took the first of two good catches

  • Green grab first win at Eastnor

    THE Green recorded their first Worcestershire County League Division Two win of the season when they beat Eastnor by four wickets in a very exciting game played at Eastnor. EASTNOR v BARNARDS GREEN The home side batting first lost Bollen early on dismissed

  • Winning draw for Hanley

    AFTER defeat in their previous Worcestershire County League Division Five game Hanley Castle and Upton were keen to get back to winning ways last Saturday. BRIDEWELL v HANLEY CASTLE & UPTON However in a closely fought game they had to settle for a

  • Green Seconds in top form

    BARNARDS Green 2nd X1 consolidated their lead at the top of the second division of the WCL with a thumping victory over local rivals Eastnor. Skipper Dick Brown won the toss and had no hesitation in asking the visitors to bat. After a slow start and the

  • Mixed fortunes for Nomads

    WORCESTER Nomads cricket this week was once again blessed with fine although chilly weather, and how different this season has been compared with the last two. The results were mixed with the Saturday first eleven going down in a close match with Netherton

  • Ton for Brewer

    NEWLAND enjoyed a winning draw against Stone on Saturday in this WCL Division Five encounter when a weakened side was unable to winkle out a dogged Stone rear guard whilst Jason Brewer had earlier registered a sparkling century. NEWLAND v STONE The home

  • Junior Cricket ...

    BARNARDS Green under 16s made the short journey to local rivals Malvern Ramblers. MALVERN RAMBLERS U16s v BARNARDS GREEN U16s Green won the toss and put the home side in to bat, after a steady start Ramblers lost their first wicket, Prosser for just one

  • Strangler to tell his own story

    IT is almost 25 years since Get a Grip on Yourself introduced Britain to the Stranglers and just over a decade since Hugh Cornwell walked out. Cornwell struck out on his own and now says The Stranglers "underachieved", promising to put his side of the

  • Festival's keeping jazz tradition alive

    UPTON Jazz Festival is all set for a return to its traditional base on Fish Meadow next weekend for three days of music and festivity. Described by organiser "Sir" Alan Buckley as "a traditional jazz festival but with breadth", the 16th International

  • Exhibitions in and around Worcester.

    Toy Stories. June 16-Sept 2. Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Clarence Street, Cheltenham (01242 237431). Seydou Keita: Photographic Portraits from Mali. Until June 17. Public Space Galleries, mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham (0121 440 3838). Pheobus

  • Your day to day guide to the best sounds around

    June 15 Soul Destroyers. The Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Clive John. Hunters Inn, Longdon, Worcs. June 16 Mark Brannelly. Cross Keys, Belmont, Malvern Link, Worcs. Mirror Image - Duo. Barbourne Ex-Servicemens Club, The Moors, Worcester. Tony

  • A chance for young people

    COMPETING in the Vende Globe single-handed yacht race was the most challenging and rewarding experience of my life. I was fortunate enough to see my dream turn into a reality. And I believe all young people should be given the encouragement to follow

  • National Vegetarian Week

    I AM writing to highlight the fact that June 25-July 1 is National Vegetarian week. In the midst of the recent food production crises (foot-and-mouth and BSE), more people are turning to vegetarianism for health reasons as well as taking a stand against

  • What's on at your local theatre

    Jigsaw 2001 - Herefordshire Dance Ensemble. June 15-16. 7.30pm. The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford (01432 359252). Theft - Roy Hudd and Leslie Grantham. Until June 16. Malvern Theatres, Grange Road, Malvern (01684 892277). Complete Works of William

  • He works hard for community

    I HAVE just returned from a few days away to read the latest ill-informed diatribe from Paul Smith against David Williams and his record on Malvern Town Council. I have known and worked with David Williams for a long time and know only too well the effort

  • Tories have negative views over transport

    MANY issues are of concern to Worcester citizens. However, there is one that is always an issue, that of transportation. I am concerned that we are going to see the continuing negative approach that we have seen from the Tory city administration over

  • 15/6/01 - Hick's back in the old routine

    GRAEME Hick notched the 113th first-class century of his career to put Worcestershire in a commanding position in their weather-hit County Championship Division Two match against Warwickshire at New Road. The County skipper hammered an unbeaten 116 to

  • Royal visitor gets turnstiles clicking

    THE Malvern Gazette was able to report royal visits both 25 and 50 years ago this week. 1n 1976, it was Princess Anne, who was the guest of honour at the Three Counties Show. "The royal visit had the turnstiles clicking merrily away and the organisers

  • Echoes from the Past

    100 years ago It has been decided by the county council that there shall be an annual inspection of the sheep on the hills, with the object of detecting and preventing the spread of disease so common among the fleecy flock. Malvern Gazette, June 14, 1901

  • Cinemas

    Malvern Cinema: The Mummy Returns (12) Daily 7.30pm, Sat, Sun & Wed 3pm. Odeon Worcester: See it First - Evolution (PG) Thurs Only 12.30, 3.15, 6.00, 8.45; Pearl Harbor (12) 12.30, 4.00, 7.45; Say it isn't So (15) 12.30, 3.15, 6.00, 8.45; The Mummy

  • Lisa laps up her theatrical debut

    FOUR years ago, before I decided to embark on a career in journalism, I had a rigid Sunday morning ritual involving both pleasure and pain. Dragging myself out of bed, I carried out a massive damage limitation exercise on my body after Saturday night's

  • Back to Borough

    ANOTHER date has been added to the pre-season diary as Kidderminster Harriers return to their Conference roots. Harriers will head to Nuneaton Borough on Saturday, August 4, as part of the deal that took Andy Ducros to Aggborough for a record fee. The

  • Your complete entertainments guide for the area

    Theatre June To June 16-Theft by Eric Chappell at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm & 8pm. £12-£20, concs £1. Box Office (01684) 892277. 15&16-Jigsaw 2001 by Herefordshire Dance Ensemble at the Courtyard, Hereford. 7.30pm. £6, concs

  • Rangers to play in Banks's League

    MALVERN Rangers FC hold its presentation evening tomorrow (Saturday) at 7.45pm for an 8pm start at the Three Horseshoes. Players and members will be advised formally that the club's application to join the Banks's Brewery League has been accepted and

  • Powick FC's prize night

    POWICK FC held their end of season presentation evening at Willie Thornes Snooker Club last Friday. The chairman Graham Bird welcomed all players and guests and said that the club had had one of its best seasons for a long time. In the Worcester League

  • Sports' presentations

    NEWTOWN Sports FC hold their presentation at the Chase School tomorrow (Saturday) for Mini-Soccer ages 9 (two teams), Under 10 (three teams) and Under 11s (three teams). The Under 10s Boys and Under 11s Boys will also receive their trophies for league

  • Hospital jobs may go under scalpel in operation reshuffle

    UP to 100 jobs are under scrutiny at Hereford's three hospitals. That is the number that could be lost when the new hospital becomes fully operational next year. Jeremy Millar, chief executive of Hereford Hospitals Trust, confirmed discussions were going

  • Solvens set their sights

    THE windsurfing Solven brothers from Storridge have their sights set on World championships after recently being awarded £500 each from Herefordshire's Ready, Steady Win towards their 2001 race campaigns. The brothers have completed a number of events

  • Tennis teams in fine form

    MATHON, Cradley & Storridge Tennis Club Mixed teams were in fine form recently securing three match victories. The MCS Mixed A team won comfortably on Saturday against local rivals Manor Park. Carol Dandy & Chris Brandon-White won their rubbers