A MAN nominated for an award for his work with the disabled swindled hundreds of pounds out of a wheelchair-bound woman. Lou Brown convinced Jennifer Endicott she was having a relationship with him and persuaded her to part with almost £500 for his mother's
A LONE boating trip ended in tragedy when the Mayor of Upton-upon-Severn died on board his boat. Ernie Holder is believed to have had a heart attack at the wheel as he headed towards a lock at Penarth on Friday night. The lock-keeper raised the alarm
STUDENT nurses were celebrating today after hospital bosses went back on their plans to evict them from their homes in January. Harold Musgrove, chief executive of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, has apologised and extended nurses' notice
A DISABLED youngster has been helped by a charity bike ride after social services failed to fund a special air mattress for him. Bill Davison's eight-year-old son, Robert, suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy, but social services were unable to provide
SECOND World War veteran Ronald Potter grabbed a shotgun when he was confronted by three men he thought had been dumping rubbish in a country lane. He reckoned they had been fly-tipping in field gateways in Hartlebury, near Kidderminster, and refused
THOUSANDS of drinkers will be downing more than 10,000 pints of real ale this week at the Midlands' biggest beer and cider festival. Worcester racecourse is to play host to the Campaign for Real Ale event, due to run from Thursday to Sunday on Pitchcroft
TWO of Scotland's leading public figures are to visit Worcester to unveil memorials to thousands of Scottish soldiers who died in the bloodsoaked Battle of Worcester in 1651. MP Tam Dalyell, Father of the House of Commons, and the 15th Duke of Hamilton
A WORCESTER mum says she was stonewalled by the health profession when she tried to find a clinic to give her daughter single measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations. Anna-Maria Taylor claims Worcestershire Health Authority would not tell her where she
A WORCESTER club celebrated International Left-Handers Day with an unusual darts tournament. The city branch of the Left-Handers Club held a left-hand only darts competition at the Everything Left-Handed shop in Charles Street, yesterday. Entrants had
HOUSEHOLDERS in Wyre Forest are to get new help to cut their heating and lighting bills following a £130,000 cash boost to the district council. The money, which has been jointly awarded by the Energy Saving Trust to Wyre Forest and Malvern Hills district
A CHARITY golf day at a Bewdley club raised £300 for the County Air Ambulance. The captains' event at Bewdley Pines Golf Club hosted by lady captain Gill Chilton and club captain Martin Bedwell featured 160 golfers from 20 clubs. After play was completed
A WIN in our first match of the season means Kidderminster Harriers can go to Darlington on Saturday with the pressure off. And that's a nice position to be in thanks to our 1-0 home victory over Scunthorpe. It's always good to get the first game out
MALVERN TOWN 1, ETTINGSHALL HT 4 AFTER the excitement of Town's Senior urn success, the Banks's season came to an anti-climatic halt at home to Ettingshall on Saturday. However at half time Malvern looked the side more likely to end the season with a
SMETHWICK RANGERS 1, MALVERN TOWN 1 TOWN snatched an 88th minute equaliser when John Wade headed home in this Banks's Premier Division game on Saturday. Mid-table Town had been far more enterprising than their lowly opponents and they deserved at least
WOLVERHAMPTON CASUALS 1, MALVERN TOWN 0 MALVERN Town's visit to Wolverhampton Casuals on Saturday in this Banks's Brewery Premier League fixture saw the Town play half the game with nine men. First Andy Shepherd was sent off for a second bookable offence
MALVERN TOWN 4, LYE TOWN 2 MALVERN Town played host to Lye Town on Monday in a Banks's Brewery Premier League game. Malvern started with a hangover from Saturday's semi-final defeat and within four minutes conceded a penalty for hands. Carl Maxon took
TIPTON TOWN 2, MALVERN TOWN 8 MALVERN Town turned on the style in their Banks's Brewery Premier League game against Tipton Town on Saturday running out 2-8 winners with young striker Andy Shepherd grabbing four of the goals. Malvern opened strongly and
MALVERN TOWN 2, LUDLOW TOWN 2 MALVERN Town continued their indifferent league performances with another slipshod display against lowly Ludlow Town on Saturday. The first half was pretty mediocre with neither side creating very much until the 33rd minute
MALVERN TOWN 2, LITTLE DRAYTON RANGERS 1 MALVERN Town turned in an improved performance to take all three points against Little Drayton Rangers at Langland Stadium in a Banks's Brewery Premier League game on Saturday. Finishing the game with only ten
MALVERN TOWN 0, GORNAL ATHLETIC 1 MALVERN Town's Jekyll and Hyde season continued on Saturday when mid-table Gornal Athletic were the visitors to Langland Stadium for a Banks's Premier League game. Malvern opened strongly and Dene Whittal-Williams went
TIVIDALE 2, MALVERN TOWN 2 MALVERN Town's visit to The Beeches, the home of Tividale, on Saturday for a Banks's Premier League encounter was a game of mixed fortunes. The first half belonged to Malvern as they took the game to their hosts and after a
MALVERN TOWN 2, DARLASTON TOWN 3 MALVERN Town's 11 match unbeaten run came to an end on Saturday when third placed Darlaston Town were the visitors for a Bank's Brewery Premier League game. Without the impressive midfield pair Joe Maidment and Nick Clayton
MALVERN TOWN 5, HEATH HAYES 0 MALVERN Town went nap against mid table and league newcomers Heath Hayes on Saturday to extend their undefeated run to ten games after going into the interval 0-0. Defences were on top for the early part but on the half hour
WALSALL WOOD 0, MALVERN TOWN 1 MALVERN Town's visit to basement club Walsall Wood turned out to be anything but a pushover with the Wood making a mockery of their Banks's Premier Division position with a gritty performance before going down to a Phil
MALVERN TOWN 3, BUSTLEHOLME 1 MALVERN Town's impressive run continued on Saturday when they ran out 3-1 winners when Wolverhampton based Bustleholme were the visitors to Langland Stadium for a Banks's Brewery Premier League game. Malvern went straight
MALVERN TOWN 4, WESTFIELDS 2 MALVERN Town registered their third victory in a week defeating Westfields 4-2 in the Banks's Brewery League Premier Division on Saturday at Langland Stadium. Lowly Westfields had the better of the opening exchanges and Malvern
MALVERN TOWN 1, STAFFORD TOWN 2 DEPLETED Malvern Town put up a great fight against Banks's Brewery league Premier Division leaders Stafford Town before going down 2-1. Without eight first choice players and forced to field several teenagers, Malvern were
STAR 1, MALVERN TOWN 0 MALVERN Town turned in another poor performance on their visit to lowly Star on Saturday in the Banks's Premier Division. Malvern took up the running early on and in the opening 15 minutes squandered three easy chances to take the
MALVERN TOWN 1, TIPTON TOWN 2 MALVERN Town turned in a dismal performance on Saturday when mid-table Tipton Town were the visitors to Langland Stadium for a Banks's Brewery Premier League game. Malvern looked just a shadow of the side that fought hard
LITTLE DRAYTON RANGERS 1, MALVERN TOWN 1 MALVERN Town turned in a dogged second half performance to hold on to a point after the team had been reduced to nine men just before half time when goalkeeper Adam Moss and midfielder Phil Slade were shown the
GORNAL ATHLETIC 0, MALVERN TOWN 1 MALVERN Town, although not playing to their full potential, came away from lowly Gornal Athletic with all three points thanks to a Phil Slade goal a minute into the second half. Manager Joe Rawle made two changes to the
MALVERN TOWN 0, CAUSEWAY UNITED 1 MALVERN Town missed another chance to go top of the Banks's Brewery League Premier Division following Tuesday nights 1-0 home defeat against fellow high-flyers Causeway United. A game of very few chances was settled in
BRIERLEY HILL TOWN 2, MALVERN TOWN 3 MALVERN Town had to wait until deep into injury time before securing all three points from their visit to the Dell Stadium against Brierley Hill Town last Saturday. After early pressure Malvern took the lead in the
MALVERN TOWN 3, BANDON 1 MALVERN Town turned in a solid performance to take all three points against fellow high flyers Bandon on Saturday in the Bank's Brewery Premier league at Langland Stadium. Malvern, sponsored by Clarke Roxburgh Insurance Brokers
BUSTLEHOME 0, MALVERN TOWN 2 MALVERN Town continued their good form in the Banks's West Midland premier division on Wednesday evening beating Bustlehome 2-0 away. Scott Morris was the hero for the Town with both goals from Joe Maidment crosses, heading
MALVERN TOWN 3, WALSALL WOOD 1 MALVERN Town quickly returned to winning ways following Bank Holiday Monday's narrow defeat against champions Kington Town. The result was never really in doubt against an ordinary Walsall side on Saturday, although Town
WESTFIELDS 1, MALVERN TOWN 6 MALVERN Town turned in a superb performance to hit near neighbours, Westfields, for six on their visit to Rotherwas on Saturday in a Bank's Brewery Premier League game. Malvern, sponsored by Clarke Roxburgh Insurance Brokers
MALVERN TOWN 1, WOLVERHAMPTON CASUALS 0 A SIMON Judge goal in the 88th minute was enough to earn Malvern Town all three Banks's premier division points when Wolverhampton Casuals were the visitors at Langland Stadium on Saturday. Malvern opened the game
MALVERN TOWN 2, STAR 0 MALVERN Town opened their Bank's Premier League programme on Saturday when Star were the visitors to Langland Stadium. Manager Joe Rawle included three new signings in the starting line up, Mick Lowe, Sean Cotterill, and Scott Morris
WORCESTER Rugby Club are preparing for a trip to the home of English Rugby Union this weekend as they select a squad for the Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham. The Sixways club were invited to take part in the prestigious tournament following a withdrawal
HEREFORD United have offered contracts to pre-season trialists Christian James and Daniel Davidson. Director of Football Graham Turner said he expected both players to sign by the weekend. James, who was released by Swansea, is a left-sided midfielder
BROMSGROVE Rovers boss Steve Daniels is demanding big defensive improvements from his team at home to Stratford Town in the Midland Alliance tonight (7.45pm) after conceding three goals against Oldbury United on Saturday. The Director of Football described
RISING star Salviati can follow up his impressive Ascot victory by winning the feature race at Beverley. Trainer Milton Bradley was delighted by the performance of the four-year-old on Sunday and, immediately after the race, set his sights firmly on the
TOWARDS the end of last year, a colleague asked whether I would be interested in accepting another guest at Dun Subbin, the imposing pile that is Phillpott's town residence. Possibly noting the blood drain from my face, my friend quickly reassured me
WASTE wars are set to rage throughout Worcester City Council this autumn, it appears. The Labour group is at odds with the Conservatives and Independents over the provision of skips in three Worcester roads. Labour councillors have asked for the measure
WYCHAVON District Council ought to admit defeat in the battle against Droitwich pensioner Nellie Copson. Surely last week's court case underlined once and for all the futility of criminal proceedings against the OAP, who has refused for several years
HEREFORD United have offered contracts to pre-season trialists Christian James and Daniel Davidson. Director of Football Graham Turner said he expected both players to sign by the weekend. James, who was released by Swansea, is a left-sided midfielder
LITTLETON 0, MALVERN TOWN 2 MALVERN Town visited Worcester League champions and Midland Combination Division Two newcomers Littleton in a friendly on a Saturday and returned comfortable 2-0 winners. In a competitive game Town generally controlled things
UNITED are set to offer terms to former Solihull Borough striker Neil Beagan this week. Beagan made a dramatic debut for the Reds on Tuesday, scoring the third in a 3-1 win over Brierley and Hagley Alliance. And with player-manager Nicky Cross also looking
REDS boss Nicky Cross was hoping to add two more signings to his squad ahead of Saturday's friendly trip to Studley (ko 3pm). The player-manager was hoping to speak to a mystery utility player tonight and is set to get former Solihull hitman Joey Dowling's
Nicky Cross' new-look Redditch United had nine new faces on show in a one-sided 3-0 loss to Kidderminster Harriers on Saturday. The new player-boss, hit by the loss of half a dozen regulars in the close season, blooded new signing Neil Cartwright and
SCURRILOUS schemers are telling us that we must lose the trees in the High Street, along with the food vans, the hair braiders, Big Issue sellers, buskers and the odd Evangelist (if you'll pardon the pun). These machinations are surely part of the corpulent
Pictures from the Permanent Collection. July 23- throughout the summer. Daily at Worcester Museum & Art Gallery. Foregate Street. (01905 25371). Painting With Smoke; Raku Ceramics by David Roberts. July 7-Aug 19. Cotton Gallery, mac, Cannon Hill Park
DR Andrew Short (Evening News, Thursday, August 2) asks if other readers have experienced problems with Worcester's house rental agencies. After our initial encounters with several agents we became quite dispirited - requests, as Dr Short mentions, for
REGARDING the lorry parked at St Peter's (Evening News, August 4), what is all the fuss about? It is stated, "there is not a problem" "it is not causing an obstruction," "we haven't had any complaints." The council wants to close the lorry park in Croft
August 10 Clive John, Railway Inn, Ripple. August 11. Modesty Duo. Barbourne Ex-servicemen's club. The Moors. Worcester. Clive John, Green Dragon, Guarlford Road, Malvern August 12. Pete Cresswell. Barbourne Ex-servicemen's club. The Moors. Worcester.
I read with some dismay the headline on Monday, July 30, "Bogus Builders con OAP in cash scam." I would like to bring to your readers' attention the services of Care & Repair Wychavon. The agency was set up over 10 years ago in conjunction with Wychavon
GEORGE Cowley writing in You Say on August 1, states that a lady he knows says that matrons should be brought back to hospitals, more cleaners employed and "so expensive" office staff reduced in numbers. Of course, the old-time matrons had a fearsome
Encarta Concise English Dictionary (Published by Bloomsbury/Microsoft/St Martin's Press/Macmillan Australia, £17.99) This new edition of a dictionary is unique in that it helps the bad speller to overcome his lack of words. After all if you can't spell
Morgan's Run, by Colleen McCullough, (Arrow, £6.99) Colleen McCullough started off her prestigious literary career in Australia, and in her latest book she has returned to southern shores. Spanning the years of 1775 to 1793, Morgan's Run tells of Richard
The Shape of a Pocket by John Berger (Bloomsbury, £16.99) Of all of Britain's most venerable radicals, John Berger is surely the quietest. The man who revolutionised a generation's view of the visual with Ways of Seeing and who donated his prize money
The Temple of Optimism by James Fleming (Vintage, £6.99) Out of the relationships of two men and one woman in Derbyshire in 1788, James Fleming has created a remarkably rich and absorbing novel. Edward Horne, a London dandy, at first reluctant to take
Weston St Johns 2 Redditch United 6 NICKY Cross' ragtag Redditch army recorded their first friendly win of the season by the seaside on Saturday. With four of the goals in a 6-2 win coming from trialists the new player-manager will feel vindicated in
Into the Storm, by Tom Clancy with General Fred Franks, Jr. Published in paperback by Pan Books, (£7.99) For more than a decade, Tom Clancy has explored the military and security issues of our time in a series of memorable novels. Thrillers such as The
Paradise Salvage by John Fusco (Scribner, £10.00) Twelve-year-old Nunzio's innocence is lost forever when he opens the boot of a wrecked Pontiac Bonneville in his father's junkyard and finds a corpse. But who will believe the tale of the horror that he
Like Water in Wild Places by Pamela Jooste (Black Swan, £6.99) Conrad Bosman is waiting for a new baby to be born. The new baby will be his brother, or maybe it will be a girl, and he will have a sister. He doesn't really mind which, but his father does
A WORCESTERSHIRE radio presenter is in for a treat this weekend when he shares the microphone with Spice Girl Emma Bunton. Emma, known as Baby Spice because of her trademark pigtails and cute image in the band's early days, will be co-presenting the Sunday
A WORCESTER schoolgirl who disappeared from home over the weekend has been found safe and well. Kelly Marie Spencer went missing after visiting a house in Severn Terrace with her mum at around 6pm on Saturday. The brown-haired 12-year-old took no coat
THE chief executive of Worcestershire Racial Equality Council has been appointed to help investigate why race riots broke out this summer in northern England. Waqar Azmi, aged 31, is one of six members of an independent panel whose job will be to examine
A FORMER soldier traumatised by his service in Kosovo turned to heroin to alleviate nightmares and panic attacks, magistrates heard. Stuart Collins experienced "horrific" scenes and had no help from the Army in coming to terms with the aftermath, his
A GROUP of firefighters is aiming to break the world record for climbing Everest in the quickest time later this month. But they will not be braving the highest peak in the world, and will instead be aiming for the best time in a Worcester pub car park
FARMERS whose livestock had to be culled during the foot-and-mouth crisis have been finding out how they can restart their businesses. More than 50 Worcestershire farmers packed into the first of a series of seminars organised by the Department of Environment
JULES the alsatian, who loves his family but does not trust strangers, is on probation after he bit an 11-year-old boy who called at his Kidderminster home. Jules bounded out of the house in Offmore Road, Kidderminster magistrates heard. He jumped up
FORMER Worcester City campaigner Mark Shail was one of a trio of players who were conspicuous by their absence on the team-sheet for last Saturday's 1-0 win over Scunthorpe. The others were former Bromsgrove Rovers midfielder Paul Webb and ex-Birmingham
NICK Boulton is being recalled by Worcestershire for their County Championship Division Two match against Warwickshire which opens at Edgbaston tomorrow. The 22-year-old former Somerset batsman takes over from broken toe victim Paul Pollard. Boulton has
Pre-season 21/07/01 - Redditch United 0 Kidderminster Harriers 3 (Hadley, Hinton, Middleton) (friendly) 24/07/01 - Redditch United 2 (Danks 2) Gloucester United 3 (Tatton, Meadows, Freeman) (friendly) 28/07/01 - Weston St Johns 2 Redditch United 6 (Campbell
STRATFORD TOWN 1, MALVERN TOWN 0 MALVERN Town visited league leaders Stratford Town on Monday for a Banks's premier League game and it turned out to be a cracker of a game with the home side winning 1-0 thanks to a 23rd minute penalty by Russ Dematteo
HEATH HAYES 2, MALVERN TOWN 1 TOWN'S resources were stretched further for Tuesday's league visit to Heath Hayes with regulars Steve Walker, Adam Ward, Joe Maidment, Sean Cotterill, Luke Chadwick and John Wade all unavailable. But despite this Town still
SMETHWICK RANGERS 2, MALVERN TOWN 1 MALVERN'S topsy-turvy league season continued with a disappointing defeat at Smethwick on Saturday. Although Town were without Mick Lowe, the suspended Luke Chadwick and Andy Shepherd and John Wade's groin injury continued
BANDON 3, MALVERN TOWN 1 MALVERN'S visit to high flying Bandon on Saturday was a fruitless one when, after taking an early lead, they ended up going down 3-1 in this Banks's Brewery Premier League match. Playing down the slope for the first period Malvern
LUDLOW TOWN 0, MALVERN TOWN 3 MALVERN Town maintained their New Year unbeaten record with an excellent 3-0 Banks's Brewery League Premier Division success at Ludlow Town on Tuesday. Malvern were always in control of the game and had missed two reasonable
MALVERN TOWN 0, BRIERLEY HILL TOWN 0 MALVERN Town's home game with Brierley Hill on Saturday in the Banks's Brewery Premier League turned out to be a "backs to the wall" display for the second week running. Town were reduced to ten men after just 14 minutes
MALVERN TOWN 0, DUDLEY TOWN 0 MALVERN Town had to settle for a point in this dour Banks's Brewery League Premier Division fixture at the Langland Stadium on Saturday. To be fair it was the visitors uncompromising tactics and persistent use of the offside
KINGTON TOWN 0, MALVERN TOWN 3 MALVERN Town got the New Year off to the best possible start with an emphatic 3-0 success at Banks's Premier League champions Kington on Bank Holiday Monday. In a game played in what was a constant downpour, Town quickly
MALVERN TOWN 1, TIVIDALE 1 MALVERN Town entertained high flying Tividale for the second time in four days, but were unable to repeat Tuesday night's League Cup win when they met in the League encounter and had to settle for a 1-1 draw. Malvern recalled
ETTINGSHALL HOLY TRINITY 2, MALVERN TOWN 1 MALVERN Town slipped to a surprise 2-1 Banks's Brewery League Premier Division defeat at lowly Ettingshall last Saturday. Despite controlling the majority of the game, Town paid the ultimate price for two defensive
DARLASTON 3, MALVERN TOWN 1 TOWN missed out on a chance to go top of the Banks's Brewery premier Division on Tuesday night when they lost 3-1. Malvern were on top for the first 20 minutes only for ace striker Simon Archer to put the home side in front
MALVERN TOWN 1, KINGTON TOWN 2 MALVERN TOWN entertained last season's league champions and league cup winners Kington Town on Bank Holiday Monday and with four regulars missing through suspension and work commitments gave a good account of themselves
NICK Boulton is being recalled by Worcestershire for their County Championship Division Two match against Warwickshire which opens at Edgbaston tomorrow. The 22-year-old former Somerset batsman takes over from broken toe victim Paul Pollard. Boulton has
WORCESTER Rugby Club are preparing for a trip to the home of English Rugby Union this weekend as they select a squad for the Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham. The Sixways club were invited to take part in the prestigious tournament following a withdrawal
BRADLEY Wiggins, Olympic silver medallist and this year's European pursuit champion, was a late entry for the Worcester St John's Cycling Club's road race for the Evening News Trophy. After 153 kilometres of hard racing, the British international won
NARDIS Roos was the hero of the hour for The Enders as they won the Worcester Evening League's Tansell Cup final by 36 runs against Ombersley at Worcester Cricket Club. Roos batted through most of the Enders innings to score a sound 53, although Gavin
THERE were spectacular comebacks in the triples on the first day of the City of Worcester Ladies Open tournament at Cripplegate Park. S. King's trio recovered from 15-6 down to beat I. Wainwright's three 16-15 on an extra end, while J. Butler defeated
BROMSGROVE Rovers boss Steve Daniels is demanding big defensive improvements from his team at home to Stratford Town in the Midland Alliance tonight (7.45pm) after conceding three goals against Oldbury United on Saturday. The Director of Football described
PEEVED neighbours at Hallow Road and Bilford Road, Worcester, have been vocal about getting the household waste sites near them moved. They think an out-of-town location would be better, or perhaps a plot on a trading estate. It might seem a fanciful
WE'VE often heard old timers mutter that policemen look younger than they used to, but isn't it really the case they look scruffier? Once upon a time officers were given permission to remove their ties when the weather turned muggy. Now it appears police
REDDITCH United have completed the signing of four players ahead of the friendly at home to Leamington tomorrow (ko 3pm). Former Solihull striker Joey Dowling has put pen to paper after a year out of Saturday football. And Neil Beagan has joined from
REDDITCH United manager Nicky Cross is confident of landing RC Warwick hitman Paul Eden in time for the big kick-off. Eden, who was attracting interest from VS Rugby as well as his former club has been offered terms but has not signed yet because of a
REDS boss Nicky Cross has added two signings to the capture of Neil Cartwright and is preparing more. Former Worcester City defender Andy Bradley has joined with Bromsgrove Rovers defender Mark Creighton. Bradley worked with United assistant manager Gary
I HAVE received a copy of the consultation document prepared by the Worcester City Centre Forum, which puts forward recommendations for the 're-vamping' of the High Street. Whilst applauding some of the suggestions, I am seriously concerned about the
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Malvern Festival Theatre. Until Aug 11. Tickets available on (01684 892277). Bananas in Pyjamas. Musical show for 2-7year olds. Malvern Theatres. Aug 14. 1pm and 4.30pm. tickets available on (01684 892277)
IN response to your headline of Monday, August 6 "Single jab Doc on the carpet", I feel I must air my views on the controversy. Surely, in a democratic society, we are entitled to freedom of choice, including the welfare of our children. If any parent
Redditch United 2 Leamington 0 (friendly). NEIL Beagan hit his second in two games for his new club as crowd-pullers Leamington were sunk 2-0 at the Valley. Beagan had several chances in an exciting opening spell which also saw Paul Danks and Tommy Byrne
Bloody Mary's Martyrs: The Story of England's Terror, by Jasper Ridley (Constable, £18.99) DAMNED if you did, damned if you didn't. Somehow, these words seem particularly apt when considering the nature of religious dissent in Tudor England. The 16th
Redditch United 0 Kidderminster Harriers 3 (friendly) IT took Third Division Kidderminster Harriers just 11 minutes to get off the mark in a comfortable friendly win over sluggish Redditch United. Trialist Darren Middleton outpaced Reds' one-paced new
One For My Baby by Tony Parsons (HarperCollins, £16.99) For years Tony Parsons was best known as a sharp-tongued journalist - not to mention the ex-husband of the vitriolic Julie Burchill - but now it turns out he was Mr Sensitive all along. His last
The Happy Housewife by Heleen Van Royen (Virago, £7.99) At the age of 31, life is looking good for Lea, the ultimate "lady who lunches" - that is until her husband Harry announces that he wants them to have a baby. Lea is happily married but, until now
Sea of Dreams by Susan Sallis (Bantam Press, £16.99) Holly and Mark Jepson always go to Uncle Reg for Christmas. His holiday chalets are always full, and Holly spends her time with Maude cooking lunch for everyone. Not this year however; Holly is determined
The Wrong Boy by Willy Russell (Black Swan, £6.99) Just like people who tell you they have a wicked sense of humour, books that promote themselves as "a comic masterpiece" or "achingly funny" rarely are. This, Willy Russell's debut novel was published
The Decoy by Tony Strong (Doubleday, £9.99). I must admit to smugness; but on this occasion I'm proud of it. I have now reviewed all three of Tony Strong's novels. When I did the first one I said he would be up there in the top rank of murder mystery
Crossroads Blues by Ace Atkins (Robinson, £6.99) THOSE of us who have, for years, been having a steamy affair with an even steamier Deep South will rejoice at the publication of this second Nick Travers mystery. Let's not beat about the bayou. This has
The Colour of Hope by Susan Madison (Corgi, £5.99) Ruth Carter had a fear of the water; convinced that she would die by drowning at sea. She could actually trace this fear right back to her childhood; and so her children were encouraged to embrace water
WATER giant Severn Trent Plc has been commended for its positive approach to corporate social responsibility. The company, which is responsible for the region's water supply, has been recognised in the Business in the Community 2001 Awards for Excellence
A TRAINING company set up six years ago in Hereford is celebrating its 500th successful graduate to obtain a vocational qualification. Howarth Hancorn, formed by Julie Howarth and Jane Howes, specialises in the areas of management, business and administration
BRITAIN is facing a milk production crisis this year as a result of the foot-and-mouth outbreak, according to research by First Milk, of Lower Wick, Worcester. In the first survey of its kind, First Milk, which is Britain's largest farmer-owned dairy
Saturday, March 17, 2001 BROMSGROVE Rovers' relegation woes continued with a 5-0 defeat at high-flying Tiverton Town in the Dr Martens League Western Division. Rovers had five debutants on show, and new striker Costas Xiourouppa had an early shot well
