Veterans of the Royal British Legion's Broadheath Branch, have met with local schoolchildren to promote Remembrance Day. Keith Fraser, a retired gunner in the Royal Artillery, and chairman of this branch of the Legion, yesterday met with pupils from Broadheath
MALVERN Town bounced back to top form with a 4-1 West Midlands League Premier Division win over bottom club Walsall Wood. MALVERN TOWN 4, WALSALL WOOD 1 A powerful first half performance left Walsall four goals and a man down by half time. Dean Roberts
BOSSES at pub chain JD Wetherspoon were raising a glass today after their plans to join two bars together to create a new pub were given the green light. Todd's Wine Bar and The Crown, in Crown Passage, will become one after Worcester city councillors
A DEDICATED woman who has delivered the Evening News for 40 years has decided to hang up her paper bag for good. Seventy-nine-year-old Mary White has walked the streets of Peopleton, near Pershore, handing readers their daily copy since the days before
RESIDENTS fighting plans to increase the height of a phone mast are today celebrating after city planners refused to approve a replacement. However, Philip Stokes, of Hardwicke Close, Worcester - one of the protesting residents - said although he was
ENGLAND womens under 19s have been handed a tough qualifying assignment for the UEFA Championships. The team, which normally features a smattering of Blues stars, will take on Denmark, Spain and Ireland at a venue to be decided from April 15-19 next year
BERROW Village Hall is once again the venue for a jumble sale to raise funds for the running of the hall. It begins at 2pm this Saturday, November 9. Raffle prizes and cakes are needed. If you would like to donate either please take it along on Saturday
WE have had some more items for our auction of goods and promises, if you would like to help us raise funds for our village church we would love to hear from you. We may be only a small parish, but let's show the county what we can achieve. We want our
Tonight (Friday) there will be a fundraising bingo session in the Parish Hall. Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. This is the first of several fundraising events in aid of Parish Hall funds. The committee look forward to your support. The following
HE service at St Mary's Church, Bromesberrow on Remembrance Sunday will start at 10am and will finish at 10.45am when it is then hoped to go to the War Memorial for 11am where there will be a brief Act of Remembrance. An auction of promises is to be held
DATE for your diary - there will be a jumble sale at Hollybush Church Room on Saturday, November 16. All proceeds from this event to Pendock Playgroup. The hall will be open on the morning of the sale, so if you have any items or cakes, bric-a-brac, raffle
ON Remembrance Sunday, November 10, parishioners are invited to attend a Remembrance Service in St Mary's Church at 6.30pm during which the names recorded on the War Memorial will be read out and a wreath laid in their memory. The church choir will sing
THE children are now beginning rehearsals for the Christmas pantomime. This year the production will be Cinderella. For all of those who have bought tickets for previous Christmas entertainment and been entertained so excellently by these enthusiastic
CHURCHGOERS to the family service at St James Church, Staunton could see the results of the ferocious gale on the previous Sunday when a huge fir tree was snapped off like a match stick along the drive to Staunton Court. It appeared to have been a fairly
THE autumn fair will be held on Saturday, November 9 in our hall this year instead of St Katherine's. It will be from 9.30am to 11.30am and all offers of items for sale will be much appreciated. Radio Hereford & Worcester will be broadcasting a Service
A WIDE variety of country crafts were on show to visitors who braved Saturday's appalling weather to attend the Frome Fair. Card maker, woodworkers, wine and cider makers, artists and more gathered at the Bishop's Frome Village Centre to help raise money
DOGS of all shapes and sizes will be at the Three Counties Showground from this weekend for the first of two shows. On Sunday (November 10), the Worcester and Malvern Canine Society show takes place at Avon Hall. More than 500 dogs are expected in 231
THE rain could not dampen Upton's spirits on Saturday as they took control over a youthful but promising Bromyard side in this North Midlands One derby. UPTON 21pts, BROMYARD 12pts From the kick-off Upton adopted their now customary tactic of putting
The Charlatans front man, Tim Burgess, will be DJing at Bristol Academy and Birmingham Academy. Burgess has confirmed he will be DJing at Ramshackle club, at Birmingham Academy, on Friday, November 15, and Bristol Academy on Friday, November 22. Anniversary
Worcester musician Jules Benjamin will be launching his sixth album at The Marr's Bar next weekend. The album, called Northtown, will be available from a number of High Street record shops. Jules will be joined on stage for the first time by his new band
THE murky world of British intelligence was the intriguing topic of Kidderminster-born and bred author Stephen Dorril's talk. The man responsible for several investigative books, including MI6: Fifty years of Special Operations, spiked some myths but
FOLK legends Lindisfarne finally arrived in Bewdley - a lifelong dream, the lead singer joked - on Friday to the delight of their Wyre Forest fans. The six-piece band, which hails from the north east, provoked an outbreak of foot-tapping among the well-heeled
JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER IT is always a pleasure and a privilege to hear the most talented Lloyd Webber brother, and on Sunday evening he gave a display of how the cello should be played. Introducing each item, with the odd anecdote, the recital began with
GERMAINE GREER THE breadth and fluency of Germaine Greer's monologue in the first half of her two-hour appearance at Bewdley Festival on Tuesday - which was provoked by the weekend's terrorist carnage in Bali - was breath-taking. The feminist icon and
PAUL DANIELS COMBINING illusion with one-liners proved a winning formula for Paul Daniels when he paid Bewdley a flying visit on Friday. The magic funnyman - who looked surprisingly frail and small in the flesh - took all festival-goers could throw at
I SPENT a wonderful evening in the company of the Von Trapp family, courtesy of Carpet Trades Operatic Society. Director Darren Richards' wife, Sarah, starred as Maria. She has a beautiful voice, and played the part well. I particularly enjoyed her version
PUPILS at Upton CE Primary School are being asked to give their ideas on how the next stage of a £10,000 outdoor environment project should take shape. A large seating area and gateway have recently been completed in a corner of the school playground
A PRESENTATION outlining results of a residents' survey in the parish of Hanley Castle has had to be postponed. The Parish Plan Working Party had such an overwhelming response to its questionnaire asking about life in the Hanleys it has not been able
A BLANKET policy that would see all of Upton's festivals insured together is being looked into by the Tourism and Trade Association. Chairman Bill Dovey told the executive committee at its meeting on Monday night (November 4) that the association's events
A BEER festival with tipples from around the country is to take place at the Three Kings Inn in Hanley Castle. The Church End pub will have mild, bitter, porter, stout and many more from breweries as far away as Edinburgh and Essex, as well as local brews
CHRISTMAS trees and lights are due to be put up round Upton on Sunday, November 24. Individual businesses have each given a sum to Upton Tourism and Trade Association, which will purchase and distribute the trees and lights. Talbot Head Football Club
A COFFEE morning is being staged at Hanley Swan Village Hall tomorrow (Saturday). It will take place between 10am and noon, with a bring-and-buy sale, tea towels and a raffle, and is being organised by the Hanley Swan Village Hall Management Committee
While your photographer - to the amusement of my friends - captured well my concern about there being yet another planning application to build on Malvern's "green lung" (Malvern Gazette, October 25), I am reassured by the fact the council only a few
A SHERRY and mince pie morning is being held at Beechwood in Holly Green between 10am and noon on Tuesday (November 12). It is being run to raise funds for residents and day care clients, and will feature a bring and buy sale, tombola, cakes, raffle and
I AM writing in response to your article 'Home of own is a distant dream' (Malvern Gazette, November 1) about the acute lack of affordable housing in the local area. You say "Malvern Hills District Council has been aware of the huge shortfall in affordable
I can remember in 1939 when The Glades Woodlands, in Malvern, was what you would nowadays call a garden centre, where you could buy flowers and look at aviaries of foreign birds. There were no more than two dozen trees. A number of developers have put
ISN'T it time some fireworks were banned for noise pollution? Most kinds have at least the merit of spectacular visual display but on Saturday, November 2, people in or near the Craig Lea estate (Tomato-lands) west of the Pickersleigh Road were subjected
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY support T Cox (Your Letters, October 25). When attending meetings years ago to discuss various events that were to take place at the Three Counties Showground, the then parish council openly supported the Three Counties Committee for
IN Great Malvern, at the lower end of Edith Walk just above the 'dual carriageway' there is a large, (mostly unused) space between Waitrose and Somerfield. It's nice to dream sometimes and the other day coming down Edith Walk I imagined a balconied piazza
MALVERN Ladies entertained Redditch United in a Kidderminster Women's County Football League match on Sunday and cruised to a second league victory. MALVERN LADIES FC 5, REDDITCH UTD 0 The first half was dominated by both midfields with very few scoring
some weeks ago I read with dismay of plans to extend the 40mph limit on the Upton to Welland Road past the barn that has been crashed into on two occasions in the past year. Sixty miles an hour is a perfectly safe speed to travel the said stretch of road
TALBOT Head extended their lead at the top of the Soccer Site Malvern Football League with an excellent home win over reigning champions Bull Allstars. Bull Allstars, who had not lost a league game in the Malvern Football League since May 20, 2001, found
EXHIBITIONS designed to spark debate on the future of the Ministry of Defence (MoD)-owned North Site, in North Malvern, are to be set up over the coming weeks. Defence Estates, part of the MoD that deals with land assets, is organising the exhibitions
REMEMBRANCE Sunday is here again, but shall we hear the singing of that emotive hymn 584 O Valiant hearts, by Sir John Arkwright, or will the bigots prevail again? RONALD THOMAS, Haynes Court, Malvern.
WELLAND'S youthful side completely dominated the first half of this Worcester Saturday Division One match with the midfield creating three excellent chances for Coles, Craddock and Thackeray. NEW INN 2002 2, WELLAND ATHLETIC 1 It seemed but a matter of
Your report in the Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter (October 26) regarding Worcestershire County Council's plan to open a new M50 motorway access point appears to raise more problems than it solves. Access would be via extra driving miles through
DURING the Second World War and for some time afterwards, as far as the public at large were informed, the exact location of the deployment of HM forces was restricted to 'Field PO' references. For example, BAOR 4 indicated 'somewhere in Germany' (British
PLANS to demolish the original site of the Morgan Motor Company have been amended by developers to retain an historic building. McCarthy and Stone applied in May for consent to knock down buildings on the corner of Worcester Road and Howsell Road and
I am currently researching early British Railways Depart-mental installations and seeking information on Newland PAD Yard, north of Malvern Link Station. Any information regarding the site would be welcome Paul Smith, 11A Brentford Road, Birmingham, B14
MALVERN Hills Conservators have bought a 28.6-acre site on the hills. The land, which includes the Berington Quarry, is located on the eastern slope of the range, above Little Malvern. It was put up for sale about a month ago by the trustees of the Little
NO teaching or support staff at Malvern Hills College took part in a national strike on Tuesday (November 5). The one-day strike was called by the lecturers' union NATFHE and public service union Unison, in support of a pay claim. However, head Lynne
SECONDARY school pupils in the Malvern area are being given a mini CD to encourage them to help police fight crime and drug abuse. The CD contains internet hyperlinks with immediate access to relevant websites for information and helplines on a range
PLANS to redevelop the site of a derelict Cradley pub have run into opposition from locals residents as well as the Campaign for Real Ale. David Woodward has applied to Herefordshire Council for permission to demolish buildings surrounding The Crown and
THE ebullient Mick Tuohy travels to Weymouth tomorrow (3pm) in confident mood after a vigorous training session convinced him Worcester City's players had blown away the cobwebs that have littered recent lacklustre displays. Goalless stalemates against
A MALVERN woman will be among the last people to see one of the world's most spectacular natural landscapes before it disappears under water. Maureen Edwards is to trek 85 kilometres along the banks the Yangtze River in China, through the dramatic Three
RISING talent Ashley Read has been invited to train with West Bromwich Albion later in the month. The Bromsgrove Rovers youngster has caught the eye of the Hawthorns club but he still has a big part to play at The Victoria Ground says manager Gary Hackett
PHIL Mullen is backing his Evesham United side to become dragon slayers and exact revenge on Merthyr Tydfil when they travel to Wales in the Dr Martens Western Division tomorrow (3pm). Merthyr have a fierce reputation and ditched the Robins out of the
CELEBRATIONS have been well to the fore at the Worcestershire Golf Club as both the A and Scratch teams have won their respective leagues. The A team won their league for the second successive season. The team were pushed all the way to the final game
MALVERN Juniors B went to the top of the Whatley Recordon Malvern Table Tennis League Division Three with their win over Nomads. Matthew Lang played extremely well to win all his singles and the doubles with Anthony Wiseman and Tom James won two singles
PUPILS from Malvern Girls' College are currently enjoying great sporting success with 13 girls chosen for the 1st and 2nd County lacrosse squads. The following girls were chosen for the County 1st Squad: Harriet Watkins (co-captain), Imogen Allen-Back
WORCESTER's closure-threatened Swan Theatre could be saved by adding only five pence per week to the average household council tax bill, city MP Mike Foster claims. The Labour MP has challenged the city council to ask voters if they would be willing to
HAVING had long involvement with the Swan Theatre, I cannot believe that the city council is considering reducing funding for this gem in our midst, almost certainly forcing closure. Many excellent amateur companies would end up with no stage on which
I WAS alarmed to learn that the existence of the Swan Theatre is threatened by the proposed withdrawal of their usual grant. The people of Worcester should be proud of such an asset. It delivers quality far exceeding its cost. If your councillors allow
I WRITE as a professional actress who has had the pleasure of working at Worcester's Swan, most recently as Mrs Malaprop in The Rivals. The city council can have had no idea of the depth of feeling their negative decision would stir up in the city, and
A STRANGE proposal seems to be gathering support following the forecast closure of the Swan Theatre. Suggestions have been made in the pages of the Evening News that when/if the Swan closes what Worcester needs is a "New Swan Theatre" and arts centre
Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets (PG) Odeon, Worcester. The second adventure of the Hogwart's hero is brought to life in a long-awaited sequel to The Philosopher's Stone. Odeon, Worcester. Thurs & Fri only 4.45, 5.30, 8.00, 8.45. Sat &
AN intermediate orchestra course for young musicians is being held later this month by the Malvern-based ESO. Aimed at players aged 11-15, who have attained Grades IV-VI, it is designed to take the student to a higher level of orchestral playing by rehearsing
THE sounds of Ragtime will fill the Huntingdon Hall tonight (Friday), opening the venue to a week of different musical styles. Following the Ken Colyer Trust New Orleans Jazz Band's performance of Ragtime Resplendent: A Tribute to Scott Joplin and Other
ABBEY Jazz convenes at Malvern Rugby Club, Spring Lane, for an evening of music on Sunday (November 10) from 8pm. Guest performers will be Tony Pipkin, trumpet, Cormac Loane, clarinet/sax, Martin Veasey, trombone, Ken Jones, piano, and Malcolm Garrett
WORCESTER Male Voice Choir is holding its annual concert at 7.30pm on Saturday, November 16, at St Martin's Church, London Road. The soloists are Haydn Jones (baritone) and Catherine Hughes (soprano). Tickets are £5, available from Ron Lane on 01684 562331
The A-Z of Hitchcock, by Howard Maxford (B T Batsford £15.99) LONG before special effects and computer-enhanced mayhem there was that old monster Alfred Hitchcock. No student of film can be unfamiliar with the disturbingly possessed creature that was
War Letters, edited by Andrew Carroll (Simon & Schuster £12.99) THEY sit on the page in all their starkness, unhindered by full stop or comma, yet oozing with the immediacy and urgency of the moment. Quite what it is that propels soldiers into confessions
Flight of the Eagle by Peter Watt (Corgi, £6.99) FOLLOWING on the heels of Cry of the Curlew and Shadow of the Osprey, Flight of the Eagle completes the trilogy of novels featuring the Duffy and Macintosh families. Set in the New South Wales of transportation
RALLY aces Bob Ceen and Alistair Douglas will once again be competing in the four-day British round of the World Rally Championship, the Network Q Rally Great Britain, which starts next Thursday. Bob, who is director of Malvern-based CP Engineering, and
MALVERN Town have been busy in the transfer market this week making three new signings. Joining the Langland Stadium club are left side utility player Chris Palmer, aged 27, who this season has been playing for Cinderford in the Doc Martens Western Division
IT took a while for Malvern to get into top gear in this Midlands One fixture on a dank, wet afternoon at Spring Lane. MALVERN 35pts, SPALDING 0 They lost skipper Vince Hill in the first minute with a blood injury, which upset the early rhythm, but he
MALVERN Town's last Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division defeat was at Gornal during the last week of September. MALVERN TOWN 6, GORNAL ATHLETIC 0 Since then Town have remained undefeated in the league and they exacted maximum revenge
COLWALL Cricket Club held their annual dinner and presentation night last Friday at the Ledbury Rugby Club. Those present were treated to an entertaining speech by Dr Neil Phillips and a review of the season by the 1st XI captain Dave Sutton. There was
HOT on the heels of the Morgan Aero 8's stunning return to international GT racing at Le Mans, Morgan's renaissance in top class motor racing is set to continue next year in the British GT Championship. Minister for Sport Richard Caborn unveiled a new
IN response to L Spiteri's diatribe about the (unstated) benefits of the UK becoming just a province of a federal EU, could he please explain to me in simple terms how a country with the fourth largest economy in the world, the UK, would benefit from
WE read (Evening News October 31) that the project to transform the old Cattle Street hospital "hinges on Advantage West Midlands completing a deal to buy the Castle Street site..." I would ask if there is anyone who could please explain to me how can
IN a television news report mention was made of Northampton Rugby Club raising £1,500,000. A large proportion of this was apparently as a result of the club selling shares to the supporters who were sufficiently enthusiastic as to "put their money where
ONE of the most highly acclaimed comedies of recent years, Stones in his Pockets, which describes the culture clash when Hollywood descends on rural Ireland, visits Malvern next week. Having recently celebrated its third year in London's West End and
LIVE surveillance cameras and DVD footage will be used in a new production of the 1986 play Road, being staged at Worcester's Swan Theatre. Road takes its audience on a tour of urban environments where 12 lost souls tell their stories. The play has been
A SPA school is to host a major national tour this week - aimed at getting youngsters to make their own music. Droitwich Spa High, in Briar Mill, is expecting a visit from music maker Yamaha's James Sergeant and Claire Inskip. The event, on Friday, November
A BLACK cloud remains over a Bromsgrove home for the elderly but residents and their relatives are continuing to fight for a brighter future. Worcestershire County Council, the leaseholder for Blackmore House, wants to demolish the home and build very
EVESHAM railway station has come under fire from a pensioners' lobbying group that has slammed it as being rundown. Fred Kaler, chairman of Evesham and District Pensioners' Association, hit out at the state of the station, claiming visitors were met with
100 years ago One day during the week, when proceeding along the Graham Road, I noticed a pheasant on the walk opposite Barsham House, Despite the traffic along the thoroughfare, the bird was not disturbed and had much more freedom than it would have
MALVERN RFC Saturday, November 9 1st XV v Old Patesians II (Home). Meet Spring Lane 1pm. Kick off 2.30pm. Maroon shorts. Selected from: T Allies, A Logan, S Lancett, V Hill, C Smith, S Ironside, A Thomas, S Rieter, G Blakeway, P Jenkin, J Martin, C Alcott
Somers Trad. Folk Club Singers Night with guest MC Maveda Duncan at The Albion, Bath Road Worcester on November 8. For further details contact Sam Simmons on 01684 575704. Ballroom & Sequence Dancing to Brian's Supersounds at St Johns Sports Centre
A Time for Remembrance. The Elgar Chorale at All Saints' Church,, Worcester on November 9. Worcestershire Jazz Orchestra are appearing at Worcester Rugby Club on November 15. For further information telephone Roy Snook, Secretary WJO, on 01905 830266.
Worcester Theatre Company presents River's Up. Oct 24-Nov 9. Swan Theatre, Worcester. Tickets available from Box Office 01905 27322. The Hobbit. Nov 5-9. Alexandra Theatre Birmingham. Tickets available from Box Office Hotline 0870 607 7535. Junk. Nov
THE wide-ranging talents of local children are the centrepiece of a new show from Malvern entertainer Richard Swerrun at Malvern Theatres later this month. Showbusiness . . . A Little Bit More! is a follow up to Richard's last show, A Little Bit of Showbusiness
The travelling Hijinx Theatre Company celebrates its 21st anniversary by bringing a drama about ambitions and dreams to Ledbury's Market Theatre. Dreaming Amelia, by Sharon Morgan, tells what happened following a chance encounter on a beach between female
MANOR Players of Tewkesbury will be presenting Calamity Jane at the town's Roses Theatre from Tuesday (November 12) to Saturday, November 16. The musical, which was made into a film musical starring Doris Day, is at 7.30pm with a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm
THEY breed them tough down in Gloucester and this side was no exception. MALVERN U9s v HUCCLECOTE U9s Having played together for three years and wiped the floor with some of the opposition, Hucclecote came to Malvern expecting to win. And win they did
THE ebullient Mick Tuohy travels to Weymouth tomorrow (3pm) in confident mood after a vigorous training session convinced him Worcester City's players had blown away the cobwebs that have littered recent lacklustre displays. Goalless stalemates against
LEON Jackson has agreed to join Hinckley United for a small fee after failing to win a regular first team place at Worcester City. The midfielder's 12-month spell at the club has been blighted by injury and recently suspension which has restricted his
THE National Farmers' Union has appointed a regional director for Herefordshire and Worcestershire. David Collier will take over the position of regional director for the West Midlands at the end of this month. The 46-year-old has been based in the NFU's
A MALVERN cosmetics consultant has been flying high with the business elite. Linda Hartley, a Virgin Cosmetics manager, recently attended the Branson High Flyers Club dinner, hosted by Sir Richard and Lady Joan Branson. Mrs Hartley was one of a select
AN OPTICIANS, with branches countywide, is set to revolutionise the hearing-aid market. Specsavers Opticians has bought HearCare, a chain of hearing aid shops, for an undisclosed seven-figure sum. The deal by Specsavers, which has branches in Worcester
AN ethnic food and drink conference, due to take place on Monday, has been postponed. Ethnic Foods - Locally Produced, Global Demand, was due to be held at Villa Park, in Birmingham. The event, organised by Heart of England Fine Foods (HEFF), is rescheduled
COLWALL Cricket Club held their annual dinner and presentation night last Friday at the Ledbury Rugby Club. Those present were treated to an entertaining speech by Dr Neil Phillips and a review of the season by the 1st XI captain Dave Sutton. There was
SATURDAY WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier Division: Hallow WMC v Bromyard Town (N Jeynes); Inkberrow 'A' Res v Kempsey United (K Waller); Upton town v Powick (M Stephens); Martley Spurs v Worcester City (P Harding). Division One: Bransford Rovers
WORCESTER's closure-threatened Swan Theatre could be saved by adding only five pence per week to the average household council tax bill, city MP Mike Foster claims. The Labour MP has challenged the city council to ask voters if they would be willing to
WORCESTER Cathedral's £10m facelift is continuing with the restoration of the building's apex. Phase five of the restoration project will end with a cross, pictured above with stonemason Jim Robinson, being placed on this section of the historic building
A WORCESTERSHIRE nature centre has blazed the way for other schools with its pioneering classroom designed to stimulate children's learning. The county's education authority will become the first in Britain to use the futuristic classroom, which has been
SIXTY years after his death, the grave of a Merchant Navy seaman has been tracked down and a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone erected. Nineteen-year-old Havelock George Hipwell, the brother of retired nurse, Patricia Fenton from Newland, near
EGG-throwing youngsters have been making life a misery for home and business owners in areas of Droitwich. Over the past few weeks there have been numerous complaints about eggs being thrown at houses and shops on the Westlands estate and in the town
PUPILS at Grimley and Holt Primary School have been getting into the swing of things with a new course for brass instruments. Since September, pupils aged between seven and 11 have been learning to play the blues under the guidance of Bromsgrove-based
THE parish of Ombersley is one of the most intensively farmed in the county, so it's not particularly rich in wildlife. However, if you do this delightful walk you'll get a rare glimpse of the charming and secluded valley of the River Salwarpe below Harford
FIXTURES WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUE Saturday, November 9 Evesham Hospital Cup Second Round: Littleton v Malvern Town Reserves (2.00). Tuesday, November 12 Premier Division: Malvern Town v Wellington (7.45). Saturday, November 16 Premier Division: Malvern
THE Summerfield Collection is the subject of a talk to be given by Mr Simon Chorley of Bruton Knowles. Ron Summerfield was the Cheltenham antiques dealer who amassed an enormous collection during his lifetime in his Cheltenham properties. Mr Chorley was
Local residents will be pleased with the news that Spittalfields Playing Field is at last going to be rectified by the original contractor Pencroft, in accordance with planning permission recently obtained, when he has the plant available to do the job
ROCK band manager Jonathan Pardoe was overjoyed when doctors told him an operation to remove a killer brain tumour had been a success. But within months of getting the all-clear he was battling another potentially fatal illness- meningitis. Over the next
West Malvern Cricket Club's winter series of quizzes will get going in the Village Hall on Saturday November 16. It will include all the popular and well-established features, with Andy 'Bouillabaisse' Dakin as the genial multilingual master of ceremonies
LIFE in Stourport will become "intolerable" if a huge new development is not served by major road improvements, it has been claimed. Laing Homes wants to build 221 flats and houses on land off Mill Lane and Timber Lane, with access on to Hartlebury Road
MORE than a thousand people braved the bad weather to attend the 28th Grand Charity Fair at Malvern Theatres on Saturday. Despite torrential rain outside, 40 local organisations took part in what was Malvern's largest fundraising event of the year, organised
A GERMAN, a Dutchman and a Scot are the artists whose work is on show at the Tidal Wave Gallery in Hereford. Freidel Anderson, one of the most collected artists working in Germany today, produces evocative and atmospheric oil paintings. Among those in
A COLLECTION of 50 embroidered samplers went on show in Malvern today (Friday). They have been collected by antique dealer Robin Lloyd, who lives in West Malvern and has a business in Ross-on-Wye. Mr Lloyd has been collecting the samplers for a client
TURNING handmade textiles into imaginative gifts will be the theme of one of this weekend's workshops at Barrington House Creative Arts Centre in Bishop's Frome. On November 9 and 10, creative artists and craftswomen will meet up at the Georgian mansion
FLAME haired diva Tori Amos will be promoting her new album Scarlet's Walk when she comes to Wolverhampton Civic in January. Scarlet's Walk has been described as a chronicle of Tori's love affair with America, its people, its history and its future. "
Claudio Monteverdi - Madrigals Book 1 IF Mozart's prolific and precocious outpourings astound you then prepare to tickle your ears with the offerings from another young composer who produced the majority of this CD's contents by the time he was just 19
A TATTOO artist is the person to thank for the name Lukash, because the name actually belongs to him. Singer and guitarist with Lukash, Carl Lewish, said the name came about after he discovered his American friend's surname. Carl, a music teacher, also
Pre-season 20/07/02 - Redditch United 0 Peterborough United 3 (Forsythe, Fenn, Bullard) 25/07/02 - Redditch United 3 (Hall, Knight, 2) Stourbridge 1 (Lee) 30/07/02 - Redditch United 1 (MacVarish) Burton Albion 1 (Garner) League 17/08/02 - Redditch United
TONY Benn appeared "unmuzzled" in front of a respectable festival audience to win over hearts and minds to his "subversive" agenda last Thursday. The sprightly 77-year-old die-hard socialist took to the stage with folk singer Roy Bailey to entertain and
AFTER a three-week delay caused by illness to several of the main cast members, the Pepperpot Players finally delivered their cricketing comedy, Outside Edge, on Thursday night. The action followed the lives and loves of a cricket team under the leading
Passionate Flamenco dance and music based on obscure Andalucian custom was imparted by Alma Flamenco. Accompanied by two guitarists, pre-eminent in the art of improvisation and variation, and three folk singers who hand-clapped complex rhythms constantly
THREE Malvern Town players are in the 17-strong squad for the Worcestershire FA Youth's second round FA County Youth Challenge Cup tie versus Middlesex. Mike Cole, Steve Thomas and James Thomas will be heading for Worcester City FC's St Georges Lane ground
A QUARRY near Severn Stoke is bidding to enlarge its operation to allow it to keep mining sand and gravel for the next eight or nine years. Tarmac Limited has asked Worcestershire County Council for permission to expand Clifton Quarry over nearly half
AN appeal for a donation of a set of outside Christmas lights has been made by the Upton-upon-Severn Tourism and Trade Association. The group wants to make the town look as festive as possible over the Christmas period and would like to see lights on
FOR some years when walking the northern end of the Hills I have chosen to avoid looking at the vast disorganised urban sprawl of Malvern Link (after all we are supposed to be an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and instead focused on an interesting
I AND residents in Meadow Road are very angry at the plans submitted to demolish 51 and possibly 53 Meadow Road. This is an idyllic place to live where a lot of people have retired here for its lovely tranquil setting. The upheaval it would cause i.e.
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS(PG) Odeon, Worcester. The second adventure of the Hogwart's hero is brought to life in a long-awaited sequel to The Philosopher's Stone. Odeon, Worcester. Thurs & Fri only 4.45, 5.30, 8.00, 8.45. Sat & Sun
SIXTY years after his death, the grave of a Merchant Navy seaman has been tracked down and a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone put on it. Nineteen-year-old Havelock George Hipwell, the brother of retired nurse Patricia Fenton from Newland and
DRIVERS who were fined for parking infringements in Great Malvern's newest car park earlier in the year could be in line to get their money back. Malvern Hills District Council, which operates the car park behind Belle Vue Terrace, has admitted it had
IN reply to Mr Clayton (Your Letters, November 1), who thinks that Avenue Road Surgery should not be moved 'out of town' due solely to traffic problems. May I inform him of the years of hard work the surgery has put into looking for a site and the recently
AN impressive win for RM against joint Worcester Division two leaders and previously unbeaten Pillar of Salt, Droitwich. KEYZ RM 5, PILLAR OF SALT 2 Right from the off Pillar contested every decision but RM were in determined mood and refused to be intimidated
ELECTRICITY customers are being urged to pursue claims for compensation arising from power cuts last week. Power distributor Aquila ann-ounced last week it would not compensate people who lost power in the storm of October 27, even while dozens of households
EXPRESS 88 FC 1, BLACKPOLE 3 EXPRESS entertained Blackpole on a wet and muddy Victoria park and despite a slow start dominated the opening exchanges without finding their touch in front of goal, Jamie Roberts going close on several occasions. It was Express
WE have now been on the island of St Helena for one year and are loving it so far. After 50 years in England I didn't really know whether I would settle here again, to retire. It's a beautiful island with wonderful people. There is very little crime here
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has bought the Dillons newsagents and convenience store chain, which has three branches in Malvern. Dillons is part of the T&S Group, which owns 862 One Stop and Day & Night convenience stores across the West Midlands,
MY first Christmas card this year arrived by sea. It had taken three weeks to travel from an island in the South Atlantic and the postage stamp cost a mere 20p. Maglan and John Noden have now settled in St Helena. They were well known in Malvern and in
MALVERN Town Action Group candidate Pat Merrick has been voted into Malvern Town Coun-cil's vacant Langland ward seat after a controversial by-election last week. Just 6.7 percent of voters turned out on Thursday, October 31, after Coun Merrick's opponent
While the people of Upton may not see much advantage in the proposed link between M50 and A438, as someone who travels by car to work in Cheltenham from Malvern every day, I can see a number of benefits. At present my journey involves having to cross
RESIDENTS of Callow End were waiting yesterday (Thursday) to see if their telephones would be reconnected, nearly two weeks after their lines were cut off by stormy weather. Householders in Upper Ferry Lane were originally told by BT the work would not
Twenty-six years after making his daughter a household name, Dennis Carey is about to see his floral creation cross the Channel. Mr Carey is to officially retire after 44 years at Bransford Garden Plants, four years after being presented with the Three
BAITING Malvern Town Council seems very much in season these days so might I bring up the subject of litter. It appears that though the collection of litter is the responsibility of MHDC the provision of bins is the town council's. As a result, since
WELLAND continue to improve as the season progresses and this match proved to be another stepping stone in their development. WELLAND JUNIORS U14s 5, OMBERSLEY COLTS 1 The home side dominated play throughout this encounter despite the visitors taking
A MALVERN plumber and a vet from Knight-wick will see their faces in newspapers across the region as part of a pro-hunting advertising campaign. Bob Taylor and David Denny are among seven West Midlands people who enjoy hunting and have agreed to lend
Bromyard: Royal British Legion members will assemble at Tenbury Road car park at 2.40pm on Sunday (November 11) and march to the church. They will be led by Tenbury Town Band. Following the service, the parade will march back to the Falcon Hotel for dismissal
WHEN the First World War swung into gear, hopes that "it will all be over by Christmas" and bullish patriotic pride saw the young men of the day falling over themselves to join up, while politicians and senior army figures spoiled for a fight. If they
A CAMPAIGN of egg-throwing, abuse and vandalism on a Malvern estate is causing misery for residents who say they cannot cope for much longer. The occupants of a bungalow on Lechmere Crescent, who do not want to be named for fear of reprisals, say they
PUPILS who get the bus to Dyson Perrins High School from Powick and Callow End can now travel in safety. Since September, some pupils have been forced to stand in the aisle because of the lack of available seats on the single-deck school bus. Alarmed
LATER this month plans will be unveiled for the development of the Ministry of Defence-owned North Site. This will be the largest and most significant development in Malvern for years and is seen by many as the best chance of securing much-needed land
LEON Jackson has agreed to join Hinckley United for a small fee after failing to win a regular first team place at Worcester City. The midfielder's 12-month spell at the club has been blighted by injury and recently suspension which has restricted his
TEENAGERS in Bromyard are celebrating news that a skateboard park is to be built on York Road. Herefordshire councillors last week approved a planning application from Bromyard and Winslow Town Council for a landscaped, floodlit facility at the lower
WORCESTERSHIRE golf ace John Bickerton was well down the field after the first round of the Volvo Masters in Valderrama, Spain. The Droitwich player carded a four-over-par 75 for a share of 46th place, 12 shots adrift of leader Angel Cabrera. A double-bogey
PROPOSALS for a new motorway junction near Pendock have sparked a furious response from residents who say they have been kept in the dark. Details of a Worcestershire County Council (WCC) bid for a £1.25 million Government grant to build a slip road linking
LION Match Group roared to victory when they repeated last year's success by winning the coveted Banks's Cup title for the second consecutive year. After trying for top honours last season, the Lion lads took this year's match apart, finishing no less
THE way local authorities deal with flooding needs to be improved, according to a new report from Malvern Hills District Council. At the council's overview and scrutiny committee meeting on Tuesday, a policy development and review panel considered a report
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers front-runner Bo Henriksen faces a race against the clock to be fit in time to play in tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against lowly Carlisle United at Aggborough (3pm). The Dane is suffering from a thigh injury
MATT Clarke will step into the side to replace the suspended Jamie Pitman for Hereford United's important Nationwide Conference home clash with Southport tomorrow (3pm). The Bulls have just one point from 12 and with Southport likely to be challenging
LEGENDARY England goalkeeper Peter Shilton regaled a spellbound audience with tales of top-flight shot-stopping at Malvern College on Friday (November 1). Shilton, who played a record 125 times for England with three World Cup appearances, told anecdotes
REDS manager Rod Brown continued to reinforce his weakened squad with the signing of Jimmy Quiggan last night. The striker featured regularly in the Conference for Hereford last season but has been in and out of the Yeltz team this season. Quiggan, who
NEW signing Nicky Clark is set for his Reds debut at home to Bedworth tomorrow. The teenager, who arrived from Wolves last week is one of four players on manager Rod Brown's shopping list. The Reds boss wants 20-year-old striker Mark Scott, released by
The following each won a pair of tickets to the Music Live event at the NEC, Birmingham: Mr A Greer, Bruce Road, Kidderminster; Colin Taylor, Beechway, Bollington, Macclesfield; Adrian Carloss, Crescent Road, Kidderminster; Adrian Carloss, Crescent Road
MALVERN PRIORY Bowling Club held its annual luncheon and prize presentation at the Civil Service Club. The award winners were:- Men's Championship: Peter Edkins, runner-up Marcus Holman. Ladies Championship: Lucy Lucas, runners-up Molly Hockey/Joan Mason
AFTER two weeks without a league game, Malvern Ladies hockey team travelled to Birmingham to take on Bournville Ladies Thirds. BOURNVILLE LADIES III 1, MALVERN LADIES 2 On a wet and windy afternoon Malvern attacked from the start but were unable to break
LOCAL karate students gathered recently at Dyson Perrins School, Malvern for a one-day training course and grading examination held by the English Wado-Ryu Sport Karate Association. The head coach of EWSKA, Mr Clayton Murrain (7th Dan) was present assisted
SATURDAY FOOTBALL WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Heath Hayes v Ledbury Town. Division One South: Lye Town Reserves v Malvern Rangers. SMEDLEY CROOKE CUP Bromyard Town v Earlswood Town (2.45). EVESHAM HOSPITAL CUP Second Round: Littleton v Malvern
MEMBERS of the Civic Society regret that the future of the Swan Theatre appears to have become an exercise in belittling individuals and organisations, whether of the arts or elected councils. Instead, there should be a constructive debate as to how to
THE return of the Boyan Ensemble of Kiev to Malvern Priory on Saturday, November 16, is one of the high points on the town's music calendar. The choir is currently making its 11th tour of the UK. This kicked off last Saturday (November 2), at Odiham in
MALVERN Festival Chorus' opening concert for the 2002-3 season will be tinged with sadness, as it marks the end of an association with the town that has lasted more than two decades. Tony Urbainczyk is to leave his position as head of strings at Malvern
Malvern samba band Basha are inviting people to try their hand at the snare drums, shakers, cow bells and surdos. The workshop takes place at Malvern Youth Centre, from noon to 5pm, on Sunday (November 10). The 30-strong group is keen to attract more
AN evening of exciting foot-tapping music is on offer when Worcester Festival Choral Society brings Africa and Brazil to Worcester Cathedral. David Fanshawe's African Sanctus is the centrepiece of the concert on Saturday, November 16, in which recordings
COVER band Medford kick off a week of music at the Marr's Bar, Worcester tonight (Friday). The group will be performing tracks by bands such as The Kinks, The Buggles and Reef, with support from Shout, featuring the venue's owner Brian Maher. Tomorrow
COLWALL started in third place in the West of England Womens Premier League before this game and played some of their best hockey so far this season defeating Bournemouth Ladies 2-1. COLWALL LADIES 2, BOURNEMOUTH LADIES 1 The home team started quicker
THE Evening News (You Say, November 1) carried a letter from John Cooper, Chairman of the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS). His correspondence, currently making the rounds of the regional Press, contains a description of hunting and terrier work that
WITH the outstanding performances by New Labour councillors who played to the gallery at the full council meeting on November 5, one would feel that they must be considered for further roles with the coming of the pantomime season. No one with whom I
IAN Duncan Smith has warned his party that the Conservatives must "unite or die". The fact is that the Conservative Party died on May 1, 1997 when the British people consigned all that they stood for to the dustbin of history. A new generation of voters
THERE should be no need for the Loveridge/Alamarzouq family to move anywhere. They are entitled to stay put and the police should do something to prosecute the racists. PETER ALCOCK, Upton Snodsbury.
I CANNOT believe that such behaviour as has been directed towards Sharon Loveridge's family (Evening News, November 1) is considered acceptable in modern society. It is this kind of thing, not the timeliness of clocks or upkeep of roundabouts, that will
THE ludicrous assertion by Ahmed Raza that the Iraqis are content with Saddam Hussain because 98 per cent of the populace voted for him reminds me of the Zambian Presidential elections, when I lived there in the 1970s. Kenneth Kaunda was the only candidate
AS Remembrance Day approaches, we ex-service people dutifully remember fallen comrades. Some of us also remember those comrades who are still waiting for their wages. Medical personnel and certain other specialists were under clear instructions that if
CS LEWIS' first tale from the magical world of Narnia is providing families with a theatrical alternative to the Fanta-fuelled screams of panto this Christmas. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe first opened in Stratford-Upon_Avon in 1998 and ran there
RAGTIME might have had its heyday almost 100 years ago, but it is far from being dead and forgotten, according to the director of The Ken Colyer Trust New Orleans Jazz Band. In fact, Alan Robinson says the roots of most 20th Century music has its origins
ON September 15, 1830, the first purpose-built passenger railway was officially opened - and the first man was knocked down and killed by a locomotive. That man was statesman William Huskisson. His story and that of the Liverpool-Manchester railway is
ANTHONY Hopkins returns to his Oscar-winning role of Dr Hannibal Lecter in Red Dragon (15), an adaptation of the first of Thomas Harris's novels to feature the homicidal psychiatrist. Starring alongside Hopkins is Harvey Keitel, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Almonry Heritage Centre, Abbey Gate, Evesham. Local history. Contact for opening time, (01386 446944). Avoncroft Museum of Buildings, Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove. Restored buildings including working windmill, agricultural buildings, industrial buildings,
Saturday, November 9 Gemma. Sketchley's Sports & Social Club Spankboy and Lazy Jack. Marr's Bar, Worcester. Passion Duo. Barbourne Ex-Servicemens Club
Bei Meiner Ehre : On My Honour. International Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition at Foyle Gallery MAC Centre Birmingham. November 9 - January 1 2003. For further details telephone 0121 440 3838. Designer Maker Fair Exhibition. November 9 &10. MAC Centre
Saturday, November 9: Gemma. Sketchley's Sports & Social Club Spankboy and Lazy Jack. Marr's Bar, Worcester. Passion Duo. Barbourne Ex-Servicemens Club More on next page Friday, November 8: Medford supported by Shout. The Marr's Bar, Worcester. Sunday
JOHN Barr won the opening round of Malvern Angling Club's winter league fished on Mathon pool. The seven match series will be fished on the Avon at Birlingham and Mathon pool with the best five results counting. Fishing with the pole at peg 21, John caught
A HASTILY fixture between Malvern and Worcester U14s proved to be beneficial for both outfits even if it was to demonstrate each side's short-comings. WORCESTER U14s 34pts, MALVERN U14s 26 pts. Indeed, neither side performed to the top of their game during
Hinckley 50, Malvern 18 Malvern's travelling form continued to let them down on Saturday as poor tackling allowed an average Hinckley side to run in eight tries. HINCKLEY 50pts, MALVERN 18pts After an even first 20 minutes when Malvern failed to take
A DROITWICH company has been personally thanked for its part in helping to protect former US president Bill Clinton. Quality Training Alliance, in South Park Drive, trained the security staff who looked after Mr Clinton at the Labour Party Conference,
