A WORCESTER man said the Queen Mother was a "gracious" woman when he helped serve her lunch. Ken Bell met the matriarch twice in his career in the hospitality trade. The first time was in the 1950s, when she was a guest at a friend's home in Scotland.
A FESTIVAL of music and singing will take place at a Worcestershire museum to celebrate spring. An English Springtime Celebration will take place on the weekend of Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21, at the Elgar Birthplace Museum, in Lower Broadheath
SOUTH Worcestershire Primary Care Trust is aiming to ensure that revolutionary new arthritis drugs are made available to sufferers in the region. A leading medical research charity has also welcomed the decision by the National Institute for Clinical
A FESTIVAL of music and singing will take place at a Worcestershire museum to celebrate spring. An English Springtime Celebration will take place on the weekend of Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21, at the Elgar Birthplace Museum, in Lower Broadheath
THE driver of this car miraculously escaped unhurt after he swerved to avoid an animal. The Alpha Romeo ended up buried deep into the ground of the central reservation of the A449 near Ombersley after smashing into a tree. Police officers, who first noticed
BUNGLING thieves who crashed their car after a £4,000 crime spree in Worcester tried to escape police by helping themselves to a bus. Magistrates heard how Sean Dempsey and David Corbett took the DAF coach, which belonged to Kestrel Coaches, during the
POLICE in Bromsgrove are launching a campaign to raise the profile of Crimestoppers. A bus advertising campaign, as well as promotional posters and beer mats, will be launched in the next few weeks in a bid to increase the number of calls made to the
A SHOP robber was recognised in the street by a woman who was working in the targeted premises, a jury was told. Poundstretcher in Roman Way, Malvern, lost £60 from the till after a man held up cashier Yvonne Lancett at knifepoint. A few days later, her
A WORCESTER Army cadet has scooped second place in a prestigious competition. Gavin Dutfield, cadet company Sgt Major of the Hereford and Worcester Army Cadet Force, came second in the Claire Shore Memorial Award. The competition spans 24 hours and is
MATURE drivers worried about the increasing speed and traffic on today's roads have been offered an opportunity to improve their driving awareness in Worcester. A programme organised by Age Concern Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and recognised by the
CIVIC dignitaries from a German town are to head to the top tourist attractions of Worcester this week as part of a twinning trip. A party of 11 visitors from the town of Grona will be arriving in Bromsgrove on Friday to meet their district counterparts
THIEVES broke into a caravan parked at Kidderminster's Firs industrial estate causing £250 damage. After wrenching the door of the touring vehicle open as it stood outside Blue C Marine Technology on Stourport Road, the culprits stole a number of items
BROMSGROVE Rovers can close the gap on leaders Stourbridge to just one point if they beat struggling Oldbury United tonight (7.45). But joint manager Gary Hackett is aware Oldbury are just as eager for the points as Rovers. "They need the points as desperately
NORTH Midlands coasted into the semi-finals of the Tetley's Under 20 County Rugby Union Championship with a comfortable 29-7 victory over Lancashire at Stourbridge. North Midlands recovered from a lethargic first-half display, which saw them score only
NORTH Midlands Under 16s and Under 17s suffered double disappointment as they were beaten by Cheshire at Ledbury's Ross Road ground. The Under 16s went down 32-10 with the Under 17s suffering a 46-15 defeat. Luctonians lock Ian Mac-kay scored the only
BUDGIES became the first trophy winners of the season when defeating Westsiders by 28 pins in the final of the Worcester and District Skittle Lea-gue Knock Out Cup at the Portobello. Bowling first, Westsiders opened with a leg of 57 to which the Budgies
RAIDERS stole a white industrial shredder from a property in Plough Road, Tibberton, near Droitwich. Police believe that the shredder was hitched onto the back of a large hatchback car and was driven off in the direction of Oddingley. The raid took place
RECENT comments from Robert Brierley and other correspondents prove how little the apologists for bloodsports understand about the animals they choose to persecute. Foxes have been deliberately demonised, and to claim that they will become marauding beasts
n IN the past, I wrote about the large traffic volume that passes through Rainbow Hill and Astwood Road. Recently, I highlighted the poor state of the pavements in this area. The motorcycle menace on the King George V Park has started already. The city
n THE Rev D G Griffin is utterly mistaken (You Say, March 29). I am well aware that the Church was first in the field when the education of the masses was embarked upon. Also, I know that Rainbow Hill was a church school and that the school's catchment
n D E Margrett questions the ability of the pre-1948 hospital system to "cope with today's ageing population" but on what grounds? (You Say, April 2). Oddly enough, it was similar criticism levelled at the proposed NHS that led to Nye Bevan's peremptory
A YOUTH media group has backed the findings of a poll which shows teenagers need more to do. Image Download (ID) agreed with the survey conducted by the MORI Research Institute that more activities for youngsters in town's like Bromsgrove would improve
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have been forced to delay the construction of a new stand, due to the uncertainty over the ITV Digital deal. The new 2,400-seater stand had been planned to replace the existing Bill Greaves Terrace at Aggborough. Harriers are due
PLANT growers and buyers from across the two counties will converge on the Three Counties Showground for an event to promote the nursery trade. The Midlands Regional Growers' Show is being organised by the National Farmers Union and specialist publisher
SOLICITORS in Worcester are being asked to fight world poverty by signing up to the Will Aid campaign. The innovative UK scheme puts people in touch with a solicitor prepared to make a will for free- with the will maker asked to make a voluntary charity
A WORCESTER firm has come up with a product that may signal the end to all those 'annoying' phone calls from companies trying to sell something. UK Data IT, in Shrub Hill, has developed a product that blocks phone calls to households that have registered
A WORCESTER shop owner has described a once-in-a-lifetime experience after seeing the Queen Mum lying in state. Russell Jones who owns Pause for Thought, travelled to London for the day and queued in chilly temperatures for three-and-a- half hours before
FRIGHTENED passengers who fear for their safety are being urged to speak out about their driver's behaviour under a new initiative being pioneered by Worcestershire County Council. The Driver Behaviour Campaign was due to be launched today prompted by
THE opening shots of the First World War will be the subject of a talk to be held in Worcester on Friday, April 19. The Battle of Mons on Sunday, August 23, 1914 has gone down in history as a great feat of courage and endurance in which a relatively small
NEW classrooms are to be built at a Worcester school after a successful bid for Government money was launched. A grant of £1.56m has been awarded to Elbury Mount Primary School. The Government yesterday that the school had been successful in winning Targeted
A TEAM of dedicated runners is adding the final touches to its preparation for Sunday's London Marathon. Seven generous people from across Worcestershire and Herefordshire have joined forced to raise cash for the NSPCC. "We've had our final team get together
AN INNOVATIVE scheme, which aims to reduce alcohol-related crime in Worcester, has had little impact in its first month. The alcohol arrest referral scheme, a joint initiative between the Hereford and Worcester Advisory Service on Alcohol, West Mercia
STEAM train fans were given a thrill when "double header" train, the Rood Aston Hall and Kinlet Hall, took on one of the country's most challenging routes. The locomotives, pictured right taking on water in Spetchley before the journey, tackled the Lickey
A WOMAN who police believe witnessed a three-car pile-up in Malvern is being urged to come forward with vital information. Officers are trying to piece together the events leading up to the crash in Pickersleigh Road on Thursday, March 28. The smash,
ONE of Worcester's best-known historians is to hold a talk about the effects of architecture. Historian Pat Hughes will be giving a lecture to Worcester Civic Society entitled What shall be done with the bulldozer? on Friday, April 12. "She will looking
AUGUST 18 H Weymouth DML 3-3 (Owen 3, inc 2 pens) 21 A Kettering Town DML 1-4 (Owen) 25 A Ilkeston Town DML 2-1 (Stant, Heeley) 27 H Hinckley United 4-3 (Owen 2, inc 1 pen, Middleton, Burrow) SEPTEMBER 01 A Newport IOW DML 1-1 (Owen) 03 H Moor Green DML
NEWCOMER Ben Smith cracked a fine half-century for Worcestershire in a 50-over friendly against his former club Leicestershire who triumphed by 32 runs at Grace Road yesterday. Smith, one of four major signings made by the County during the close season
ASSISTANT caretaker manager Ian Clarkson is urging Kidderminster Harriers to end their season on a triumphant note after accepting that any hopes of a Nationwide League Division Three play-off spot are over. Lincoln City's stoppage time equaliser in Saturday's
WORDS like "service" and "duty" have been woven in to the fabric of many of the tributes paid to the Queen Mother since she died 10 days ago. Many of the thousands and thousands of people who've waited patiently to file past her coffin will have been
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
BROMSGROVE Rovers can close the gap on leaders Stourbridge to just one point if they beat struggling Oldbury United tonight (7.45). But joint manager Gary Hackett is aware Oldbury are just as eager for the points as Rovers. "They need the points as desperately
MALVERN community groups have been given a £20,000 share in the latest Lottery cash pot. It is part of a £2 million Awards for All handout across the West Midlands. Malvern Concert Club has been given £1,000 to help raise its profile during its centenary
NEWCOMER Ben Smith cracked a fine half-century for Worcestershire in a 50-over friendly against his former club Leicestershire who triumphed by 32 runs at Grace Road yesterday. Smith, one of four major signings made by the County during the close season
OLYMPIC mixed doubles medallists Simon Archer of Worcester and Tewin's Jo Goode are represent England at the European Championships in Malmo this weekend. The experienced pair struck gold in the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 and followed
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have been forced to delay the construction of a new stand, due to the uncertainty over the ITV Digital deal. The new 2,400-seater stand had been planned to replace the existing Bill Greaves Terrace at Aggborough. Harriers are due
BROMSGROVE Rovers can close the gap on leaders Stourbridge to just one point if they beat struggling Oldbury United tonight (7.45). But joint manager Gary Hackett is aware Oldbury are just as eager for the points as Rovers. "They need the points as desperately
A TEN-GOAL thriller at West Malvern saw the home team draw 5-5 with Lamb & Flag in a Worcester and District Football League Saturday Division One clash. Will Hardy and Lee Tracy both bagged a brace for the West as did Paul Bennett and Simon Gill for
HOPES are high at St Peters Fields that Droitwich Spa Cricket Club can enjoy a successful season in the Worcestershire Lea-gue. The club begins its 2002 campaign on Sunday with an away friendly fixture against Redditch. There will be two more friendly
REDDITCH United have injury doubts over defender Lee Knight (knee) and winger Matty Hall (thigh) for Saturday's home game against Cinderford. Striker Lee Booth was set to see a specialist today about a knee injury which requires surgery.
OH dear, oh dear. John Phillpott, the chubbier one of your two menopausal middle-aged musical scribes, got it all around his ear 'oles again in his toe-curling piece on Hank Marvin (Evening News, Wednesday). True, Geordies Bruce and Hank originally formed
n THE day I was asked to join a group of "well-meaning" amateurs (We Say, Monday, April 1) at a meeting in a rather broken-down building in Deansway, I did not know what lay ahead. That broken-down building was the Huntingdon Hall, under threat of demolition
MAJOR stores in Evesham are closing their doors between 10.30am and 1pm today for the Queen Mother's funeral. Those shutting up shop include Safeway, Tesco and Kwiksave. Staff at Wychavon District Council will also observe a two-minute silence at 11.30am.The
ANY VAT rate hike would give businesses in the two counties a headache, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants. It is widely predicted that the Chancellor will raise the VAT rate in the forthcoming Budget from 17.5 per cent to 19 per cent
