FRIGHTENED parents have put their names to a petition aimed at reducing the speed limit outside a school where a youngster died after he was in collision with a car. Four-year-old Thomas Drew died after the accident near Hindlip First School last month
JOHN Brain hopes to have found the winning formula after snapping up chemistry graduate Gareth Mason from Swansea. The 6ft, 18 stone former Wales Under 21 loose-head prop has signed a deal designed to keep him at Sixways until 2004. Mason played two Warriors
A DRUNKEN Droitwich man rang the police after crashing his car on the way to visit his brother, Worcester magistrates heard. Spencer Craig, aged 21, admitted driving with excess alcohol, as well as driving without a licence or insurance, following the
UNLOCKING the deepest and darkest thoughts of some of the most notorious inmates in Worcestershire's Long Lartin prison is the aim of a new radio documentary. The BBC Hereford & Worcester team went behind the walls of the jail, near Evesham, to find
PLANS to build a £2m arts centre in Stourport-on-Severn to provide a much-needed venue for Wyre Forest have been unveiled. The centre, housing a theatre with between 350 and 500 seats, rehearsal space and a gallery, as well as a caf and bar, would be
MANOR Park Outdoor Bowls Club has played five matches so far this season and although there have been very good results on several individual rinks, the club has not won a match overall. They have been more successful in county competitions where Gill
A CAMPAIGN aimed at tackling drug-related deaths in Britain is being launched in the West Midlands today. It is being supported by Pauline Holcroft, the mother of Herefordshire student Rachel Whitear, who died from a heroin overdose two years ago at the
NEIGHBOURHOOD watch groups in Worcestershire - which are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year - have the chance to cash in on their crime-fighting efforts. ADT Fire and Security has substantial cash prizes for those organisations which have come
A FORUM to find out how older people in Worcestershire would like to see the health service improve has been hailed a success. The Open Space event, held at Worcester Rugby Club, at Sixways, attracted more than 170 delegates. During the day, health professionals
LOCALLY-based jockeys dominated last week's Radnor fixture at Cold Harbour and they repeated that feat during Saturday's North Ledbury meeting at the same venue. Matthew Hooper, aged 18, from Leigh Sinton scored his first win on Stride to Glory in the
BRIAN Boswell put in a solid ride to take victory in the first VC Sevale 15-mile time trial of the season held last Thursday. On a calm night, ideal for riders, Brian finished 26 seconds ahead of second-placed Dave Dickerson. Results: 1 Brian Boswell
TWO Hillstone pupils have won their way through to the IAPS National Swimming Finals to be held at Wolver-hampton and Millfield School in June this year, beating some strong competition. Virginia Barnett demonstrated real determination to fight off some
MALVERN'S brightest young gymnasts have been busy again, this time earning their national Development Grade. Malvern Girls' College were able to help by offering an extra night of training on their site and this coupled with hard work by the youngsters
SATURDAY CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS - GLOS/WILTS Division One: Bredon v Colwall. Division One 2nd XIs: Colwall II v Bredon II. WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division One 1st XIs: Pedmore v Bromyard. Division One 2nd XIs: Bromyard II v Pedmore II. Division
THE County Air Ambulance benefited by £322 when golfers competed at the Worcestershire Golf Club on the May Day holiday. With a shot gun start from all tees with teams of four competing for a men's, ladies or a mixed team prize. The winners were ladies
CADAN Pryor of Manor Park Tennis Club won the 12U Robinsons Aces event held in Malvern and will now go forward to the finals which are being held later on in July. Nancy Zhang, also from Manor Park, won the girls section. RESULTS: Cadan Pryor bt James
REPRESENTING The Chase, Clare Eckersley regained her title for the Smyth Cup Schools Tennis Tournament for the third time running and fourth time altogether. The Smyth Cup is a long standing tournament which has been running for 80 years. This year the
SHRAWLEY Wood's famous bluebells may be past their best by the middle of May, but there's no shortage of flowers to enjoy on this delightful walk. The wood plays host to a wide variety of species such as ramsons (wild garlic), stitchwort, yellow archangel
TWO Corse parishioners were so pleased at the work that had been done by Corse Parish Council to stop the flooding of their homes in Straight Lane that they attended the annual parish meeting to thank councillors for what had been done. The chairman coun
THE Forthampton flower festival weekend in aid of St Mary the Virgin Church was a great success, all the hard work and planning for this event was well worth it. The weekend events started on Friday evening with a preview in church of the beautiful and
ON Saturday, May 18, the benefice church youth group, Outer Limits, will be meeting at Longdon vicarage from 7pm-9pm. In addition to the normal games, food and conversation there will be a presentation on Spring Harvest 2003, to which it is hoped that
THE playgroup had a very successful jumble sale at Hollybush Village Hall raising £221 towards funds. Thank you to everyone who supplied jumble, cakes, raffle prizes and helped on the day. Jubilee celebrations at Pendock Primary School on Saturday, May
THE church of St Peter's, Powick, last Sunday morning saw a large number of children attending the family service with the families whose children were baptised. Young George Stanley Brooks of Station Road, Bransford and toddler Jack James Bruton of Pole
STAUNTON & District Women's Royal British Legion Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations will take the form of a tea, five decade exhibition, competitions which are open to all. It will be held in Johnstone Close lounge on June 29 at 3pm. Admittance 50p
St James' Church, West Malvern will be the venue for yet another outstanding musical event on Wednesday, June 5 at 7.30pm, when the Australian tenor Christopher Lincoln will present a programme of favourite songs and arias from Puccini, Verdi, Lehar,
The most famous Poetry Festival in the UK opens again in Ledbury for a ten-day celebration of the written word on July 4. Big name performers lined up include the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion and television chat-show host Clive Anderson. Other attractions
A CIRCUS with a difference is coming to town next week with a show which bridges boundaries between art and science. The NoFit State Circus is fast-forwarding to the future with its thrilling and thought-provoking show Sci Circus. The show is being presented
AS a religious man, Terry Waite's view that taking up arms is not the way to combat terrorism, is perhaps not surprising. That he is effusively charming, mellow and easy to talk to is. After all, his name has become inextricably linked with the horrors
FORMER Warwickshire pace star Allan Donald admits that his chance of playing for Worcestershire next month has come as a complete surprise. Official confirmation of his ap-pointment as a temporary replacement for Andy Bichel was due at New Road later
THE Bank House Hotel will be hosting the first regional heat of the Best Western Senior Masters golf tournament on Tuesday, June 11. The high profile golf tournament will be running throughout the summer at a selection of Best Western hotels with on-site
TWENTY-five Perdiswell Park Golf Club members competed for the club qualifying heat of the Marie Curie Cancer Re-search Competition. In the absence of the highly successful Perdiswell juniors, who were competing their own Student Championship, the coast
A LITTLE over a decade ago Wharton Park Golf Club was nothing more than a series of potato fields among scattered woodland on the picturesque outskirts of Bewdley. Fast forward to 2002 and as the club prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary the course
YOU'D have a hard heart or no visible signs of intelligence if you weren't sickened by the theft of a wallet from a Parkinson's disease sufferer at Worcester's CrownGate bus station. It's one thing to be mugged by an opportunist thief who strikes and
Shostakovich Jazz Suites Nos 1 & 2; The Bolt (Ballet Suite); Tahiti Trot (Tea for Two); Russian State Orchestra DO not attempt to settle down with a piping hot beverage to listen to this one! You are liable to scald yourself as the crack of a loud
MALVERN Town Wanderers Football Club will be looking back on another successful season when they hold their annual presentation evening at the Chase High School on Friday, May 24. The evening starts at 7pm and all players and their families are invited
MALVERN Town Wanderers U10s completed a league and cup double for the second consecutive season on Sunday with victory over Droitwich Spa Ravens in the Talbot Page Jones Memorial Trophy. MALVERN TOWN WANDERERS 1, DROITWICH SPA RAVENS 0 This hard won victory
John Wilderspin gave his time and expertise freely and generously for this Jubilee celebration organ recital, with all proceeds going to the church building fund. The choice of music was English, apart from the opening Toccata & Fugue in E by German
The first concert in this festival of Mozart's music was devoted to compositions dating from his teenage years, scores bubbling over with enchanting melody. Michael Bochmann, concertmaster, directing as he performed, was also the excellent soloist in
1802: The 24th Regiment of Foot, which lately landed at Portsmouth from Egypt, has passed through the city in the course of the present week on the way to Liverpool. At the Theatre, Worcester next Friday evening - the celebrated comedy Every One has his
THREE new memorials to the war dead were unveiled in Worcester Cathedral at this time half-a-century ago. The Journal explained that the memorials were a stained glass window in St George's Chapel, in memory of the men and women of Worcestershire in all
TWO Upton teenagers will be pedalling furiously to raise £1,000 to provide clean water for developing countries. The sponsored ride with a difference is being staged by Luke Leighfield, of Longfield, and Andrew La Fontaine, of Monsell Lane, who will be
WORCESTER'S most famous son, Edward Elgar, was basking in his first rays of international recognition at this time exactly a century ago, thanks mainly to the leading German composer of the time, Richard Strauss. The Berrow's Journal of 1902 was clearly
A KNOCKOUT cribbage tournament takes place Hanley Royal British Legion Club on Wednesdays and Thursdays, May 29 and 30. Entry is £5 per team of five, with four singles and two doubles. Profits will go to the Air Ambulance. Entries must be submitted by
THE new £650,000 sports hall at Hanley Castle High School's will be officially opened on Thursday, May 30. "The building is complete but all the equipment should be installed by then," said headteacher Alan Johnston. "It's a great asset to the school
Upton Civic Society will be leading guided walks around the town on Sunday (May 19). Meet at the old church tower at 2.30pm. The cost is £1 for non-members, with an extra £1 for optional admission to the Tudor House museum and a cup of tea.
ALTHOUGH it was good to see my old friend and former colleague John Ford (Your Letters, May 10) come into the public fray regarding the current problems on the local government scene in Malvern I fear that some of his assumptions are mistaken. I took
FURTHER to the recent letter regarding the increase in the price of residents' parking discs, I feel that your readers should know our council has also discovered a fiendishly clever method of extracting even more revenue from them. From their date of
I HAVE followed with increasing incredulity the escalating debate in the Your Letters regarding dog faeces on the Hills. I am in full agreement with Sheila Llewellyn (Your Letters, April 26), who points out that "a stranger to the area... would imagine
Thank you for the report 'Site safety probe to delay clean-up' (Ledbury Reporter, May 3). It explains why local government costs us all so much. Why cannot the clean up operatives be properly trained to deal with such events. Surely council operatives
MALVERN went to Stourbridge knowing that Aston Old Edwardians would be trying to take their moment of glory with both teams making their first appearances in the North Midlands Cup final in its 30-year history. MALVERN RFC 47pts, ASTON OLD EDWARDIANS
BARNARDS Greens 1st XI set out in search of their first WCL Division Three victory of the season, away to Victoria on Saturday. BARNARDS GREEN v VICTORIA & BLAKELEY The Green skipper Rich Williams again won the toss and again elected to bowl on a
CLUB AC 30 lifted their second trophy of the season overcoming Kempsey United 2-1 to claim the Malvern Football League Sunday Senior Cup. This was an epic encounter throughout, a fitting finale to an exciting season in the Malvern League as the two teams
MALVERN Town finished their Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division season in ninth place, following Saturday's 2-0 home success against Heath Hayes. MALVERN TOWN 2, HEATH HAYES 0 In a game that Town generally controlled, Lee Hooper might
WEIRD and wonderful flowers of all shapes and sizes helped make The Three Counties Spring Gardening Show the biggest and best yet. In the show's massive floral marquee, strange looking carnivorous plants stood side by side with exotically blossomed clematis
SOME residents in Malvern Link are being forced to carry hot water in pots upstairs to their bathrooms because of a mysterious glitch in their morning water supply. Redland Close residents have been without hot water between 7am and 8.30am on weekdays
FORMER Warwickshire pace star Allan Donald admits that his chance of playing for Worcestershire next month has come as a complete surprise. Official confirmation of his ap-pointment as a temporary replacement for Andy Bichel was due at New Road later
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' midfielder Richie Appleby has turned down a new contract offer from the Aggborough club and will become a free agent on June 30. A disappointed Harriers' manager Ian Britton said: "We did everything possible to keep him. "At the
STOURPORT Swifts' captain Asa Charlton has pledged his future to the club after talks with manager Tim Langford. The defender, who had been linked with a move to Halesowen Town, has agreed to sign for another year with Stourport. "It's good news for both
DETAILS of the hugely popular Bands in the Park season have been announced, with Malvern Town Council saying it hopes for even bigger crowds this year. The town council took on the event in 2001, when budget cuts by Malvern Hills District Council had
HELP with everything from painting bathrooms to bringing up the abandoned children of those who serve Queen and country is still being given by a Malvern charity more than a century after it was founded. The Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association
Worcester Saints travel to Hemel Hempstead tomorrow to play Hemel Stags in the Rugby League Conference. This will be the Stags' first home match of the season and they have surprisingly lost both their opening away matches. In round one they lost 28-26
THE launch of new digital audio guides at the Elgar Birthplace Museum was heralded by the raising of the Union Flag up a new flagpole on Wednesday (May 15). The palm-sized guides at the Lower Broadheath museum detail Elgar, the man and his music. The
THE English Symphony Orch-estra (ESO) Choir is to sound the final notes of its 13-year existence at a special send-off concert on Monday (May 20). Formed in 1989 to work alongside the Malvern-based ESO, the decision was taken two years ago to disband,
UK Premiere. State Opera of Plovdiv performing The Barber of Seville at Regent Theatre Stoke on Trent. Join us for a Carnival extravaganza, with acrobats, gondolas, rollerskates, a horse and even a singing donkey - a dazzling party for all operagoers.
THE post mortem on the swan found dead at County Hall has shown the cause of death was Duck Viral Enteritis (DVE). This is a fast-acting disease that affects only waterfowl and usually occurs during April and May. It is more common on still water in hot
AS one of the leading members of the Labour Group of councillors in the 1990s, I was very disappointed to read, yet again, the unfounded accusation that "We did not give a jot for green spaces". I have reminded your readers in the past of the fact that
TOWNSPEOPLE look set to have a great night this week when one of the Spa's favourite entertainers returns to the Royal British Legion club. Darren Footman will be back at the Spa club, in Salwarpe Road, on Friday night with a huge range of songs to suit
Gardens for the Soul, Pamela Woods (Conran Octopus £20). HERE is a whole new approach to what we can expect from our gardens and the way we design our outdoor living space. Pamela Woods' focus is on the spiritual and emotional plane, not easy for us English
An Englishman in Paris - L'ducation continentale, by Michael Sadler (Simon & Schuster, £10). MANY of us have been there. We've done our O-level English best to ask directions en Franais and what we have received in gunfire French is: "EscaliereDsurcourquatrimegauche
THE Malvern Hills District Schools Tag-rugby Mini Leagues, organised this year by District Sport Services, is now in full swing. The Malvern Hills District has again been divided up into three clusters; Malvern, Martley and Upton. The primary schools
A HANG-glider pilot broke two British records with a flight off the hills above Castlemorton Common, reported the Gazette 25 years ago. Nigel Milne, aged 26, from Bristol, flew 22 miles and reached heights of more than 5,000ft before landing in Madley
A curious incident was reported a century ago by a Gazette correspondent with the pen name Ariel. He described how he was walking along Abbey Road when they saw a rat run out pursued by a robin. "The rat was persistently pecked, the result being a stiff
Malvern Cinema: Bend it like Beckham (12) Fri 8.30pm, Sat 3pm & 8.30pm, Sun 3pm & 7pm, Mon-Thurs 7.30pm. Mulholland Drive (15) Wed 22nd only 8.15pm in the Forum. Odeon Worcester: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (PG) 11.40*, 2.40, 5.40
Comedian Freddie Starr will be treading the boards at the Malvern Theatres on Saturday, May 25. With a career spanning over three decades, Freddie began not as a comic but as a singer at the famous Cavern Club in his home town of Liverpool. During the
A NEW Worcester-based theatre company, Rabble, is bringing its first show to Bromyard on Friday, May 24. Made up of two short plays, Dali and the Dreamcatcher is enjoying a short tour around the area before travelling to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
JOAN Greening's farce Contin-ental Quilt is being performed by St John's Players at the Swan Theatre, Worcester, from Tues-day, May 21 to Saturday, May 25. The play follows the antics of Mike, whose plans of relaxing with his girlfriend are shattered
You're looking around house number 20 on your list. It seems perfect but if only...... At the end of the day, there's only one way to have your ultimate dream home and that's to build it yourself. It may sound extreme, but according to the National Federation
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' midfielder Richie Appleby has turned down a new contract offer from the Aggborough club and will become a free agent on June 30. A disappointed Harriers' manager Ian Britton said: "We did everything possible to keep him. "At the
HANLEY Castle & Upton continued their winning start to the season with a nine-wicket victory in an away game against Hewell on Saturday in the Worcester County League Division Five. HEWELL v HANLEY CASTLE & UPTON Hanley & Upton were asked
MALVERN II entertained Eastnor II on Saturday and came out surprisingly easy winners. MALVERN II v EASTNOR II The home side won the toss and asked Eastnor to bat on a good looking wicket. Cox and new recruit Steve Whittaker bowled in unison for the first
EASTNOR continued their good start to the new season with a fine 42-run victory over the newly-named Malvern in this WCL Division Two match. EASTNOR v MALVERN Batting first, the home side struggled against the old Ramblers attack of Francis and Thompson
BLUE nose Mike Foster was a happy man on Monday, following Birmingham City's promotion to the Premiership. He was so delighted, in fact, that he could wait no later than 7.54am to ring and tell me about the club's nail-biting penalty shootout win over
A WORCESTERSHIRE law firm is celebrating the completion of a successful deal. Morton Fisher Commercial has acted for a Leicestershire recruitment software consultancy which has been acquired by Jobs.co.uk plc Peter Copsey, partner at Morton Fisher's Kidderminster
A HEREFORDSHIRE business was under the spotlight recently when the Chartered Management Institute (Hereford and Worcester) held its meeting there. The venue was the Hop Pocket Craft Centre in Bishop's Frome, this year's winner of the NFU's prestigious
WORKERS at Royal Worcester Porcelain had a chance to quiz the deputy governor of the Bank of England. Mervyn King, who is in charge of monetary policy, visited the factory yesterday during a day in the county which gave him the chance to speak directly
A TEENAGE sex pest who used his mobile phone to bombard women with obscene calls was caught because he did not withhold his number. Christopher Smith's distraught parents destroyed the phone to stop him making the calls, in which he asked women about
EIGHTIES pop star Toyah is reportedl joining a protest rally with residents fighting the siting of an asylum centre in Throckmorton. Adrian Molloy, agent for the Birmingham-born star, said Toyah, who bought a home in the heart of Pershore in January,
A TOP band tipped for this week's Number One slot will be wowing crowds when they play at a major music event in Worcester. Liberty X has announced they will be playing at the Wyvern FM XS 2002 event at Worcestershire Cricket Club. The five-strong band
HUNGER drove a homeless Worcester man to steal groceries from a shop, magistrates heard. Mark Jones admitted stealing £14.32 of food from the Co-op store at the Bull Ring, St John's. John Barnett, prosecuting, told how the 29-year-old, currently staying
A DRIVER flung out of a car after a crash near Evesham managed to escape with minor injuries. But police are eager to trace a woman who may prove to be a key witness. The accident happened at Fladbury crossroads when a black Vauxhall Corsa SRI left the
A WOMAN had her handbag snatched by a cyclist as she walked along a Droitwich road. The man rode up behind her and, as he passed her, grabbed her handbag and rode off with it as she walked along the town's King George's Avenue. Police said the man escaped
MINISTERS are to face a Westminster grilling over controversial plans to build a massive asylum seekers' centre in a tiny Worcestershire village. Mid Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has secured a House of Commons adjournment debate on the Home Office's decision
HOMEOWNERS in Throckmorton who claim their properties have plummeted in value after 130,000 carcases were buried there, have been dealt another bombshell by DEFRA. People living behind the village's former RAF base locked horns with the Government department
FORMER TV:AM presenter Anne Diamond could be catching up with her old Worcester school chums - if a reunion goes to plan. Joy Reekie now lives in Derby, but she and two pals from the Worcester Grammar School for Girls are desperate to catch up with their
A WORCESTER school's first new headteacher for 28 years is hoping to maintain its high standards when he takes over the reigns in September. Alun Williams (pictured), currently deputy head at Nunnery Wood High School, will be promoted to the top job at
CITY council chiefs and environmental experts have come together for the first time to discuss people's vision for the future of Worcester. Cheaper bus fares, less traffic congestion and cleaner public transport were just some of the opinions expressed
THE godmother of 1980s pop star Toyah has died at her Pershore home. Centenarian Gee Nelmes died last Thursday at her home in Ganderton Court, with her husband Alec at her side. She was 103. Born at Cricklewood, London, her father was a premier champagne
A FORMER Leominster magistrate airlifted to hospital following a crash in his motability scooter has died. John Humphries, known as Keith, suffered multiple head, chest and leg injuries when his invalid carriage was involved in a collision with a Land
A 23-year-old fence erector has been cleared at Worcester Crown Court of an attack in a Kidderminster wine bar which left a youth with a fractured skull. Paul Smith, known as Tommy, had denied inflicting grievous bodily harm on Michael Bowen and taking
A BOGUS charity collector has been calling at Worcester homes claiming to be from the Princes Trust, police have revealed. The man who called at a number of houses in Shrubbery Avenue, Barbourne, had no identification, and police do not believe anyone
PEOPLE using Midlands waterways are being urged to take extra care after a swan was crushed to death on a Worcester canal. The RSPCA is concerned that inexperienced boaters who take to the water during spells of warm weather pose a serious threat to wildlife
MATHON, Cradley & Storridge (MCS) Men's B team had to settle for a hard earned draw at home to Madley Tennis Club. The MCS pair of Tony Dalley & Phil Toghill had a disappointing match in which they lost the rubbers 3-6, 4-6 and 1-6, 2-6. However
FIXTURES Saturday, May 11. Premier Division: (2.45). Division One (South): Malvern Rangers v Malvern Town Reserves (2.45). RESULTS EXPRESS & STAR LEAGUE - West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 18/8/01: Smethwick Rangers 2, Malvern Town
JANET Charles and her helpers had another marvellous jumble sale at Berrow Village Hall. This time proceeds going to Berrow/Pendock church funds. The total raised after a busy afternoon was £312. At the Jubilee celebrations and church fete on May 25 at
THE format for the Jubilee celebrations to be held at Millers Court on Saturday, June 1 has now been decided. The main theme for this event is a village picnic. There will be plenty of free tea, coffee and squash but you need to bring your own food. Cakes
CELEBRATIONS! Celebrations! Village celebrations start on Friday, May 24, when Holy Trinity Church host a concert with a 'Music for All' theme to launch their Patronal Festival weekend. Come and enjoy an evening of local talent. Adult tickets £4, children
THE Forthampton & District Royal British Legion's coffee morning held on the May Day Bank Holiday raised approximately £400. This will be divided between the Poppy Fund, the branch fund and the ladies section. The event was opened by the county field
TICKETS £5 and £3 from John Goodwin are now available for the next production by the Colwall Players of Ten Times Table by Alan Ayckbourn to go on in the Village Hall on May 23-25 at 7.30pm. St James the Great flower group plant sale and coffee morning
THIS Sunday evening there is a special Benefice Pentecost Praise with readings and hymns (similar to a carol service in format) to celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. The service - for all four churches in the benefice - is being held at St Mary's
MALVERN Wells will be firing off a douLane, which is used as a rat run to avoid Top Cross. Coun Pete Watts, chairman of Ledbury Town Council's planning committee, said he was "glad to see the last of the building sites" and likewise called for more attention
THE whist drive last Saturday, which was organised as usual by Mrs Jessie Windle raised £253.60 for St Michael's Hospice. Well done to all concerned! The computer course for beginners will be starting next Tuesday, May 21 in the Hall from 1-4pm (with
THE annual parish meeting of Powick Parish Council will be held next Thursday, May 23, at 7.30pm in Callow End Village Hall. All registered electors of the parish are invited to attend this public meeting and are entitled to speak and vote. Local organisations
Fri May 17 Rock & Roll Night with Brians Supersounds. Barbourne Ex-Servicemens Club, Worcester. Sat May 18 Darren (vocalist). Sketchley's Sports & Social Club, Worcester. Tommy Marr. Barbourne Ex-Servicemens Club, Worcester King Pleasure and the
RANGERS entertained local rivals Malvern Town Reserves on Saturday in their respective final league games of the season and Rangers ran out comprehensive victors against a young and enthusiastic Town Reserves side. MALVERN RANGERS 3, MALVERN TOWN RES
IF Russian playwright Anton Chekhov held the opinion that marriage was a never-ending tortuous trial to be avoided at all costs, it it found no louder voice than through his play Three Sisters. In this production by Theatre Royal Bath at the Malvern Theatres
THE Worcester Journal of 250 years ago makes fascinating and sometimes amusing reading. Here is just a taste of the sort of snippets published in 1752: "We hear that a few days since, a certain military doctor, aged about 70, was married at Powick to
AT THIS time 100 years ago, Worcester was mourning the passing of actor-impresario William Gomersal who had been lessee of the Theatre Royal in Angel Street for 21 years. A Londoner by birth, he had appeared on stage at Worcester as a young man but later
Churches in the Upton area are to raise money for a struggling school in one of the poorest areas of Kenya. The Kibera School is in a slum area on the outskirts of Nairobi with no water or sanitation. It relies on gifts to help educate 130 children aged
WILD Cotswold rabbit, traditional Worcestershire cheese and fresh fruit grown just outside Upton will be on offer at a new farmers' market on Sunday (May 19). Sir Michael Spicer and the Bishop of Hereford will launch the inaugural event at The Hunter's
DEMONSTRATIONS of breeding sheep, Angus cattle, thoroughbred mares and foals for the flat will be given at Welland Lodge Farm, between 2 and 4pm on Sunday (May 19). Mr and Mrs Archie Smith Maxwell are hosting the event on behalf of the Bluefaced Leicester
THE treasures of Worcestershire's churches will be the subject of a presentation at Our Lady and St Alphonsus in Blackmore Park, Hanley Swan, tonight (Friday), at 7.30pm. It will also be an opportunity to view the beautiful Victorian church, which contains
ERIC White was elected mayor of Upton at the annual town council meeting on Tuesday (May 14). Mark Kerrigan is the new deputy mayor.
TIPS will served up for free at Hanley and Upton Tennis Club during open days on Saturday, May 25, from 2pm-4pm, and Tuesday, June 18, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, at Hanley Castle High School. The sessions will be taken by a fully-qualified Lawn Tennis Association
Upton Youth Band is holding a reunion for past players at the the King's Head tonight (Friday), at 7.30pm. The band is celebrating its 21st anniversary with a concert on July 21 and corps director Helen Lane wants to organise a "reunion band" for the
A CAR boot sale takes place at Upton CE Primary School on Saturday, May 25, from 10am to noon. The cost of a stall is £10 for a car and £10 for vans and cars with trailers.
A BRING and buy sale takes place in St Gabriel's Church, Hanley Swan, tomorrow (Saturday). Admission is 20p, with the church open from 10am to receive labelled plants.
Alarm bells should be sounding loudly after reading your front page story (Malvern Gazette, May 3) concerning Malverns Theatres. In recent times MHDC has done little to gain the confidence of the public, so when its chief executive Chris Bocock says "
AFTER attending the meeting of Malvern Town Council at the Abbey Hotel last Wednesday evening, I must at least express my feelings of utter disgust! Certain members of this council are obviously completely irresponsible and led by a mayor who cannot even
IN Your Letters (Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter, May 10) you published three letters attacking Malvern Town Council and some of its actions. John Ford states that a cabal of councillors granted the previous town clerk an incredibly generous retirement
WE enjoyed an exceptional Civic Walk last Sunday afternoon in beautiful spring sunshine. Over the years it has become a spontaneous mums, dads, kids and dogs outing along the best of our footpaths. The bluebells in Frith Wood were sheets of deepest blue
WHEREAS sentiment should not be allowed to cloud the issue of the recent demise of the Ledbury Cottage Hospital and the possibility of its take-over by developers, it is to be hoped the names of benefactors to that hospital over the years be perpetuated
AS past mayor of Ledbury 2001-2002, I would personally like to thank all of the townspeople who have supported me throughout that year and for all the public response from people who asked if I would stand for a second term to represent the town as its
WHAT does severe ME mean? I get so mad when I read something which suggests it's just tiredness and muscle pain. What about the other symptoms? There must be lots of people who know exactly what it means and feel frustrated the true severity of the illness
IT is reported that a think-tank is needed to resolve retrospectively the problem of insufficient parking for staff, patients and visitors at the new Worcester Hospital, caused presumably by the previous health authority's decision to sell land to developers
THE doggy supporters might like to view Dr Connor's letter (Your Letters, April 19) more closely. For all their bluster and outrage, it is impossible to condone dog mess in public places. Their replies are founded on a sense of guilt. ALAN UNWIN, Church
THIS letter is a little nostalgia prompted by seeing this result in the sports section of my paper, Wolverhampton Utd 1, Ledbury Town 1. It brought back a lot of memories as kids on holiday at Wellington Heath, football in the evening until dark on Swallow
WORLD champion indoor rower Anna Bailey, from Hanley Swan, is all set to make an attempt on the British record for the marathon distance of 42,195 metres (26 miles) in aid of Sport Relief. Sport Relief is an initiative from Comic Relief, covering a wide
COUNCILLOR Patrick Mewton's letter on this page illustrates the strange parallel universe which some members of Malvern Town Council still seem to inhabit. In it he makes a cogent and well-argued case that it is the Malvern Town Action Group which has
TRAINING in conditions impossible to recreate at home is being undertaken by soldiers from Malvern and Worcester as part of Exercise Diamond Cutter. C Company, of the 1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, have been deployed in
MANY people gain pleasure in the giving and receiving of gifts. It can be exciting opening a parcel to see what you are receiving. But a gift is of no use unless it's opened. God wants to offer you his gifts too, and he can offer you the gift of his Holy
ONE of Britain's best loved authors will be in Malvern next month as a guest of the Worcestershire branch of the English Speaking Union. Detective fiction writer P D James, now Baroness James of Holland Park, will attend at literary lunch at York Hall
A MEMORIAL stone has been laid at the Malvern grave of Cheryl Lewis, the 22-year-old who died in a road accident in December. Miss Lewis and her 31-year-old fianc, Paul Kitsull, were both killed when the red Maxda RX7 he was driving hit a barn wall near
NONE of the secondary school places that would be created by a new high school in Rushwick have been earmarked for Malvern pupils. Worcestershire County Council has submitted a planning application to Malvern Hills District Council to build a replacement
Shelsley Walsh stages its opening hillclimb meeting of the season this weekend. There are two separate meetings tomorrow and on Sunday at the historic Teme Valley venue, first used in 1905. Highlight of tomorrow's meeting is likely to be former national
Liam Killeen, fresh from his fourth place in the National Under-23 Road Race Championships, won the Worcester St John's Cycling Club 10-mile time trial. Killeen blasted round the course in 22.58, well ahead of second-placed Dave Walker with 25.12. Further
LOCAL point-to-point action is focused on the Golden Valley Hunt meeting at Bredwardine tomorrow where an eight-race card is planned with a 2pm start. Over 240 entries have been received including recent impressive North Ledbury Hunt winner Mounthenry
AS cottage industries go, this one has a nice touch of the ancient and modern. It's set, appropriately, in a chocolate box, 15th Century black and white thatch, with a roadside hedge and a little wicket gate in the hamlet of Libbery, near Grafton Flyford
REDDITCH United have unveiled two new signings and a familiar face for next season. Crowd favourite Matty Hall has confirmed his return to the Valley after a one year sojourn at Western Division champions Halesowen Town. And he seems likely to be joined
MALVERN Town finished their Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division season in ninth place, following Saturday's 2-0 home success against Heath Hayes. MALVERN TOWN 2, HEATH HAYES 0 In a game that Town generally controlled, Lee Hooper might
MALVERN Town met Redditch at the County Sports ground on Monday and recorded another fine win to collect the Worcester Royal Infirmary U18s Youth Cup. MALVERN TOWN 3, REDDITCH 0 After an even first 20 minutes Town opened the scoring when Edward Lyons
STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES (PG) Long-awaited sequel to block-busting sci-fi cult movie. Stars Hayden Christensen as Skywalker and Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Contains some awesome action scenes. Odeon, Worcester (11.40 Fri, Sat &
AS any struggling composer will tell you, it's not easy to make a living in the music industry. Irregular work and bad pay are not conducive to a successful career - which is what makes Paul Farrer all the more unusual. Two years ago, the West Malvern
A MUSIC festival expected to attract up to 10,000 fans is being held at Eastnor. The Big Chill festival, on August 16-18, will feature top names from the world of electronic dance and ambient music. Organisers, PK Productions, have been putting on events
THE idea of smacking your own children has been well-argued across Britain, with some people quick to pounce on those who choose to punish in this way. But what about smacking other parents' children if they've been misbehaving? Well that's an option
I SEE a woman has been jailed for knowingly letting her two daughters skip school. It goes to show that parents can't turn a blind eye to their children's truancy without facing the consequences. Oxfordshire's education authority say they tried everything
First Marks play & arts activity programme at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, for children aged 0-2. To find out more or to book a place telephone 01905 25371. 'Access all Areas', Preview Evening at the Museum
CAN any reader recommend a taxi service able to pick me up on time when booked the previous day? Again last week, a taxi arrived here 15 minutes late. Traffic on our journey was seen to moving normally, without hold-up. This unreliability is unacceptable
I ONCE told David Lock it was 50 years since the constituency had a Labour MP. The Government's attitude towards the electorate leads me to believe it will be at least 50 years until the next. JOHN NORWOOD, Kidderminster.
The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, Eighteenth century London one man, many women, much trouble. April 18-June 8. Bristol Old Vic. Box Office (0117 987 7877). Three Sister's by Anton Chekhov, starring Imogen Subbs, Dulcie Gray and Serena Gordon. May 13-18
I AM delighted that Mrs M J Large (You Say, May 7) wishes to continue our interesting if somewhat lengthy debate on conservation, animal welfare and country sports. Contrary to her suggestion, I'm more than willing to address matters of genuine animal
WE read in the Evening News (May 8) that MP Peter Luff has pledged a "war to save Worcestershire" from regionalisation. Well done. He needs as much support as he can be given; let us stand shoulder-to-shoulder with him on this issue. But is his voice
Crime from the Mind of a Woman, by Elizabeth George. (Hodder & Stoughton, £18). THIS selection of 26 crime stories from the most successful female crime writers of all time should keep all crime aficionados happy. Contributors include Ngaio Marsh,
WORCESTERSHIRE spent a painful day in the field in more ways than one in their Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against Essex at New Road yesterday. Paceman Andy Bichel and opener Stephen Peters both picked up injuries before Essex closed
A STRANGE sighting above the Malvern Hills was reported on the front of the Malvern Gazette 50 years ago. Four people had seen a flying object, described by one of them as a "large luminous blue bubble", just after 1.20am on Friday, May 9. Local author
THE big news in Malvern a century ago was a visit from a member of the Royal Family. Yet in truth, it was not much of a visit, for Princess Henry of Battenburg was merely passing through, on a journey from Eastnor Castle to the train that was to take
100 years ago A resident in the Link informed me that yesterday morning a stranger called at his door in the person of a tramp. He was civil and polite and made no unreasonable requests for help. He asked for no food, neither did he solicit monetary assistance
MALVERN Cinema is hosting another mini season of the more interesting offerings from the world of film. The series opens on Wednesday, May 22, with Mulholland Drive (15), the latest offering from the dependably weird mind of David Lynch. Lynch, who brought
THERE aren't many actors who can say they had all four Beatles signed up as members of their fan club. But Victor Spinetti, star of a stage production of The Lavender Hill Mob, can claim that - as well as being one of the Fab Four's best friends. Victor
THOSE of a nervous disposition be warned - The Woman in Black is coming to Malvern Theatres and is not for the faint hearted. Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's novel has been seen by over two and a half million people in the UK and recently
Theatre May To May 18-Three Sisters by Anton Chekhow at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 2.30 & 8pm. £12-£20. Box Office (01684) 892277. Concerts May 18-ESO with Helen Roberts (viola) perform Mozart at the Forum, Malvern Theatres. 7.30pm. Tickets
NEWLAND hosted Chainwire in this WCL Division Five encounter, this time with 11 men, but still had to settle for another winning draw as Chainwire hung on with only one wicket remaining. NEWLAND v CHAINWIRE Newland won the toss and elected to bat. The
FECKENHAM entertained Worcester Nomads 1st XI in this WCL Division Two fixture and proved too strong for the visitors. FECKENHAM v WORCESTER NOMADS On a what proved to be a more friendly to batsmen than bowlers wicket, Feckenham posted a challenging total
MALVERN entertained local rivals Barnards Green for their only battle of the season on Sunday. MALVERN v BARNARDS GREEN SUNDAY Barnards Green won the toss and elected to bat on a placid looking wicket. Openers Jeremy Clarke and Chris Hill immediately
MALVERN College 1st XI negotiated the first round of the Chesterton Cup with the minimum of fuss, securing an easy ten wicket win against Hereford Cathedral School on their opponent's picturesque ground beside the River Wye. The Cathedral School lost
COLWALL U11s travelled to Barnards Green for their first game of the season. COLWALL U11s v BARNARDS GREEN U11s Batting first, Colwall found runs difficult to come by against an accurate attack. However despite losing wickets opener O'Toole and Jennings
BARNARDS GREEN CC Saturday, May 18 1st XI v Himbleton (home). Meet 1pm. R Williams (capt), P Drinkwater, B Hancock, T Clarke, T Williams, J Doherty, R A Brown, G Glendinning, K Golder, C Hill, I Scullion. 2nd XI v Himbleton (away). Meet 12.45pm. R W Brown
SOLDIERS from Redditch serving in the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment have been taking part in an exercise in the scorching heat of Botswana. And when not battling the harsh conditions of the southern African bush, they have been helping
LORD Rooker did at least attempt to lighten the mood when he confirmed to Peter Luff that Throckmorton had been selected for the asylum centre. When Peter answered his mobile phone at 10.25am on Tuesday, Lord Rooker told him: "Hello, I have got some good
THE official Government communications handbook reveals the Home Office has got a staggering 79 Press and publications officers. What the department clearly does not have is a plumber. Otherwise, there would not be quite so many leaks. The Home Office
MORE than three-quarters of British companies lack employee policies for watching this year's World Cup. Despite this, 64 per cent of employees intend to watch games that are broadcast during office hours, according to a survey by Deloitte & Touche
A FREE seminar will point the way for companies in the two counties to trade with one of the most progressive countries in Europe. Of the three Baltic states, Lithuania is Britain's largest market, with 2001 exports valued at £137m. A trade seminar is
