A BEAUTIFUL princess, a baddie to boo, brilliant songs and bad jokes by the bucketful. It must be pantomime season. Aladdin, showing now at Malvern Theatres, has all the right panto ingredients. Get your kids - or borrow someone else's - and suspend cynicism
A Malvern fundraiser is looking for bands to take part in a competition for charity. Gareth Parkin is hoping to set up a Battle of the Bands contest to raise funds for the Malvern Breathe Easy group, part of the British Lung Foundation. He is looking
A GROUP of youthful singers from the Malvern area have been busy in the run-up to Christmas. Malvern Young Voices performed two concerts last week, one on Monday at Malvern Hills College and one on Thursday at Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, the latter as
EVERYTHING that could go wrong did go wrong, but the show went on at the Peppercorns' Christmas Cabaret. Porla Hickman, leader of the Upton youth theatre group, said there were serious lighting and sound problems throughout the performance at Upton Memorial
ARTISTS captured the problem of stress in words and pictures during a University College Worcester workshop to raise awareness of mental illness. The event, which included guest speaker Roz Goddard, Poet Laureate of Birmingham, culminated in a Mind and
AS THE majority of Worcestershire residents are excitedly ripping wrapping paper or stuffing their turkey on Saturday morning, the Mayor of Worcester will be making a special visit. Councillor Allah Ditta will be at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, making
A PROPOSED new bridge for Worcester would have eased the congestion that left commuters and Christmas shoppers gridlocked, according to the county's roads boss. An accident on the A4440 at 4.15pm on Wednesday saw the road closed from the Powick roundabout
BUS users have been warned to check travel times over the festive period because of timetable changes. There will be no services operating in Worcestershire on Christmas Day or Boxing Day and most routes will end tonight and on New Year's Eve. There will
A festival celebrating a cornerstone of Christmas, the decorated fir tree, is being held to raise money for charity. A Christmas Tree Festival at St Andrew's Church, Pump Street in Worcester is raising money for the Maggs Day Centre on Deansway - an organisation
THE Nursery and Toddler Group at Bromsberrow have returned to the school premises and are using the new hall, which is well equipped for young children. Residents have been welcomed to the school to the Christmas plays. A Christingle service in St Mary's
A Christmas Eve disco will be held at Cradley British Legion, with DJ Tony. Doors open at 8pm till late. The evening includes a Christmas draw. All welcome. The Christingle Service will be held in Cradley Church today (Christmas Eve), at 4.30pm. This
THE church of St Mary's, Guarlford was beautifully decorated for the carol service held last on Sunday. Reverend David Nichol and Powick church choir led the singing. The carol If I had been a Shepherd and the anthem We have seen this Star in the East
A SERVICE in celebration of the life of William James Blackler (85) of Staunton was held in the parish church of St James, on Monday, December 6, conducted by Reverend Canon John Evans. The service was attended by family and neighbours paying their last
It looks as if the year-long planning saga over the future of Runnings Park is some way towards resolution, with the recent approval of MHDC's southern area development control committee of the latest amended application for conversion of the former health
A BEAUTIFUL princess, a baddie to boo, brilliant songs and bad jokes by the bucketful. It must be pantomime season. Aladdin, showing now at Malvern Theatres, has all the right panto ingredients. Get your kids - or borrow someone else's - and suspend cynicism
FATHER Christmas paid an early visit to children in Upton on Saturday. A grotto was set up in The Talbot Head Hotel where, assisted by his elves, Santa gave out presents. Upton Youth Band performed Christmas music outside the High Street venue. The event
Upton bridge should be painted once work on the new viaduct is completed, according to town councillor Eric White. He said: "I'd like to congratulate the county council on the way the viaduct is going and ask if the bridge could be painted, as it will
THE Croome and West Warwickshire Hunt are holding their Christmas Eve meet in Upton today (Friday). They will gather outside the White Lion on High Street, which will be closed from 10.45am to 11.35am.
A plan to convert a site for static caravans into a touring site has been rejected by Upton Town Council. Members refused the application for Hill Bee Farm on the grounds of over development and poor access.
POLICE will patrol areas of Upton in a bid to crackdown on vandalism. At a meeting between mayor Mark Kerrigan and Insp Neville Sheldrick, it was agreed that foot patrols would take place periodically at the cemetery, Gardens Walk and the parish church
A DAY of rock music in Upton last Saturday raised more than £450 for WaterAid. The event, at Upton Baptist Church, was organised by teenager Luke Leighfield and featured more than 14 bands.
HOW I agree with the letter about the 'barmy scheme' redeveloping our Post Office. Leave it alone and redevelop that concrete looking waterfall next to Elgar, my relatives from London think it a monstrosity. E MILLS, Wells Road, Malvern.
WHAT on earth was the nonsense on pages 22 and 23 of your December 10 edition? A nonsense available in Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Punjabi and Urdu. Why not European languages or Braille and Welsh for the natives? It seems incredible that, after
TWO weeks ago Malvern Rangers travelled to Great Wyrley and suffered a comprehensive defeat against current league leaders Cresswell Wanderers. MALVERN RANGERS 1, CRESSWELL WANDERERS 0 The return match at Victoria Park on Saturday proved to be a much
WHILE I do hesitate to take issue with the respected author, long-time contributor to the Malvern Gazette and for 18 years board member of Malvern Hills Conservators, Dudley, Brook (Your Letters, December 10), I simply cannot let his potted history of
POWICK were away to Pershore Manor in the quarter-finals of the Martley Cup on a well-maintained first team's pitch at Fladbury. PERSHORE MANOR RESERVES 1, POWICK 4 (AET) After last week's league fixture finished with Powick running away with a 6-1 victory
Regarding Dr Harcup's discoveries at Alice and Melbourne (Malvern Gazette, November 26), we were returning on the 40-hour 'Ghan journey from Alice in 1997, when we stopped off in Melbourne and sat to eat a picnic lunch on the edge of the city's Botanical
HEREFORD and Worcester Swan Aid would like to thank the people of Malvern for their generous support on December 4 for Swan Aid's collection day. The sum of £448.59 was raised towards Swan Aid's work rescuing and rehabilitating injured swans and wildlife
I have been living in the United States for the past 28 years and have only been able to return to Ledbury on one short occasion. I was born three miles out of Ledbury at Sunny Bank, Leddington, in 1927 and later lived at 73 Albert Road and then 73 The
WEST Malvern progressed into the semi-final of the Martley Cup for the fourth year running with a convincing 3-0 win over local rivals Koinonia. WEST MALVERN 3, KOINONIA 0 West Malvern had the better of the first half creating numerous chances but Lee
I would like to thank the manager and staff of The Bluebell, Guarlford Road, Malvern. They invited the residents of The Avenue Care Home for a three-course Christmas lunch. They managed to persuade local suppliers to contribute their produce so there
WE greatly appreciated the article you published on December 17 about the Colwall Darby and Joan club. However, the impression given was that I was the only person involved in the organisation of the weekly meetings - whereas, we are fortunate to have
THE new point-to-point season starts on January 3 and the region's major stables will be hoping for success. For Clive and Eileen Bennet (Dymock), last year's stars Fertile Valley and Balinova remain at their family farm on the Gloucestershire/Herefordshire
FOUR pupils from the Downs School in Colwall have been selected to take their place in the Herefordshire U-14s boys' hockey squad. Their selection, following recent trials and an inter-county tournament, continues the independent prep school's tradition
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY FOOTBALL THE TRAVEL FACTORY MIDLAND FOOTBALL ALLIANCE Westfields v Malvern Town (3.00) WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Dudley Town v Ledbury Town (2.45); Wellington v Bromyard Town (2.45).
THE long-awaited encounter between the under 16-year-olds from the Malvern Angels and the Malvern Pirates finally took place as a curtain-raiser to a recent Malvern first XV league match. The tag-rugby match was arranged between the two Malvern youth
A GROUP of youthful singers from the Malvern area have been busy in the run-up to Christmas. Malvern Young Voices performed two concerts last week, one on Monday at Malvern Hills College and one on Thursday at Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, the latter as
A YOUNG singing star from Malvern got an early Christmas present when she met her pop idols in a London hotel on Friday. Jemma Hixon, 13, a pupil at Malvern Girls' College, spent an hour chatting to girl trio the Sugababes after winning a talent contest
ENGLAND international and Worcester Warriors skipper Pat Sanderson, along with team colleagues Matt Powell and Paul Sampson, put more than 100 aspiring rugby players through their paces at a special Christmas training session at Malvern RFC last Sunday
A LINESMAN has spoken out in support of referee Malcolm Murray, who is retiring from junior football due to the bad behaviour of parent supporters. Maurice Bottomley acted as linesman at a match between Malvern Town Wanderers and Hadley Rangers which
MALVERN Hills District Council is taking on the power to ban young people from designated exclusion zones. This follows worries about an increase in anti-social behaviour in the area. Under the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003, councils can take on the
A LITTLE girl's wish was granted when Father Christmas returned from holiday to the window of Colwall Post Office. Alice Locker, aged two, was delighted when sub-postmaster Ron Wills and his wife Gillian put up the singing, dancing figure in the window
Thieves stole a lecturer's car and took a bag of coursework from the back seat before writing off the vehicle and dumping it in Malvern. The green Metro, found in Madresfield Road last Friday, belonged to Sue Williams, from Worcester College of technology
THE new owners of the Bluebird Tearooms in Malvern are trying to trace the building's long history. Clare and Vincent Dolan, who took over the Church Street business in October, are keen to find out more about the building, which has been a feature of
A LOST cat and dog have been reunited with their owners in time for Christmas. Houdini the cat and Rover, a working sheepdog, are both back home safely. Pat Merrick, Houdini's owner, is delighted her pet has returned after disappearing for two months.
THE drive towards providing more affordable homes in the Malvern Hills area is to be stepped up. This follows a report by the Audit Commission that labelled the district council's efforts so far as "relatively poor". Coun John Raine, portfolio holder
LEDBURY pensioner Jo Benson has reached a landmark in a seven-year campaign to help children in war-torn lands. This Christmas, a child will be wearing the 1,000th jumper knitted by Mrs Benson, gifts that have gone to needy children in eastern Europe
AN electrical engineering company that is one of Malvern's main employers has come to an agreement with its creditors to allow it to continue trading. Skot Transformers has taken the step to safeguard nearly 70 local jobs. The company had got into difficulties
Ledbury yachtswoman Sasha Peake will enjoy freeze-dried turkey in the chilly Southern Ocean tomorrow (Saturday). Miss Peake is part of the crew on the Me to You yacht, which is among the leaders in the Global Challenge race en-route to Wellington, New
The consultation exercise taking place over the new Malvern hospital has been described as a waste of money by West Worcestershire MP Sir Michael Spicer. He said: "Everyone knows the answer to the question 'Do you want a new hospital in Malvern?' "The
Worcestershire County Council is one of the most improved authorities in the country, according to the Audit Commission. Its performance has increased by nine points and is rated as excellent. Worcestershire is now joint third county in the country, level
Plans to install a monitored CCTV system in Bromyard will not be taken any further. The town council's CCTV working party wanted five cameras at locations around the town, including the playing fields and Rowberry Street. Last year, Herefordshire Council
HUNTS facing a foxhunting ban in February are calling on residents to support traditional 'Boxing Day' meets, which are taking place on Monday. Four hunts will meet in the Malvern Hills area with 33 meets being held throughout the West Midlands. North
A team from Malvern Young Engineers has won a national competition. Ben Allen, Chris Stevens, Mark Ross and Ben Barnes took first prize in the Building a Beat competition with their design for a collapsible bandstand. Young Engineers co-ordinator Judy
local Conservatives have disowned a leaflet claiming that Malvern's North Site is to be used as a camp for asylum seekers. The leaflet, headlined No To Asylum Camp, carries the Tories' torch logo and bears the words "official Conservative Party endorsed
A SEVERELY handicapped youngster looks set to get a special Christmas gift, thanks to generous Leigh Sinton people. David and Jane Endean, of Leigh Sinton Stores, have been fundraising to get the £500 needed to buy a high-tech mattress for 11-year-old
THE discovery by Dr John Harcup of a Victorian post box in Australia similar to those in Malvern has stuck a chord with another reader. John Baker, of Cheltenham, saw the report in the Gazette on November 26 and recalled seeing a picture of a another
Work started this week on a new glazed entrance vestibule and meeting lounge at Lansdowne Crescent Methodist Church in Malvern. It will replace the existing entrance, which members say is dark and cold. The lounge will include a disabled toilet and a
DEPLORING the increasing commercialisation of Christmas is nothing new, as a glance at the Malvern Gazette for a century ago shows. The anonymous writer of the Current Comments column wrote that although Christmas might be an ideal time for the rich and
EVERYTHING that could go wrong did go wrong, but the show went on at the Peppercorns' Christmas Cabaret. Porla Hickman, leader of the Upton youth theatre group, said there were serious lighting and sound problems throughout the performance at Upton Memorial
WEST Midlands Safari Park is expecting a stampede from jobseekers in Worcestershire after it announced 250 vacancies. The attraction has joined forces with Jobcentre Plus to offer the vacancies in the county. A "Jobsbus" will be calling into the Bull
REVELLERS in Worcester city centre celebrating Christmas Eve are being warned that a police presence will be on hand to ensure a silent night. Operation Christmas Presence was launched in Worcestershire last week to keep people safe over the festive period
SCORES of kind-hearted Worcestershire residents have backed an Evening News campaign to help save the lives of premature babies this Christmas - raising thousands of pounds. The Evening News launched its Tiny Tots Appeal just over three weeks ago to raise
THE crowning glory of the Malvern Hills has returned to its rightful place in time for Christmas. The toposcope - a circular map showing the sights from the hills - has been absent from the Worcestershire Beacon - the highest point in the Malvern Hills
BEEF is gaining on turkey as the top choice for tomorrow's Christmas lunch, according to Worcestershire butchers. Although turkey is traditionally tops for the British, beef is very much back on the plate following health worries in recent years. Phil
LATE-night Christmas revellers - especially women - are urged not get into unlicensed minicabs because of the threat of violence and sex attacks. Taxiwise, a group with urges caution when using taxis has highlighted the dangers associated with the busy
A symphony of music and light was performed at Worcester Cathedral in a two-night celebration of Advent and Christmas. The annual Son et Lumiere took place last Friday and Saturday, bringing together the talented young voices of the choir of St James's
A YOUNG singing star from Malvern got an early Christmas present when she met her pop idols in a London hotel on Friday. Jemma Hixon, 13, a pupil at Malvern Girls' College, spent an hour chatting to girl trio the Sugababes after winning a talent contest
A PRINCESS and a dragon can be seen performing in a play for children at the Swan Theatre, Wor-cester on Saturday, January 1. The plot has the princess to be married off by her parents and a dragon made to choose between eating princesses and dancing.
Theatre December Until Jan 9 - Aladdin at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. Performance times and ticket prices from the box office on 01684 892277. 24, 29 & 31 - A Tale from the Snowcake Man at the Theatre of Small Convenience, Edith Walk,
Christmas partygoers were transported to Switzerland, Greece, France and the Falklands by slide shows of plants and gardens. The Worcestershire group of the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens also enjoyed a shared American-style
A CRIB service takes place today (Christmas Eve) at 4pm (including Santa's sermon) and family communion takes place at 9.30am on Christmas Day, both at St James' Church. On Sunday (St Stephen's day) the service of communion is at 9.30am (no service at
THE annual Christingle service will take place today (Christmas Eve) at 4pm at St James' Church. All are welcome. A packed village hall enjoyed And a Partridge in a Pear Tree, an evening of seasonal words and music given by the Colwall Players, last Saturday
WINNERS of theNovember draw of Corse and Staunton Village Hall 100 Club: 1 G Kimpton, 2 R Thomas, 3 J Turner, 4 P Ponter. St Margaret's Church, Corse was full for the service of Carols by Candlelight conducted by Canon John Evans with organist Margaret
A TRULY seasonal and entertaining evening took place at Powick Parish Hall last Saturday. A Village Christmas Carol with musical directors Tom Wells and Stephen Watkins was enjoyed by a hall full of villagers. The concert was compered by Tony Seldon and
AT Redmarley Village Hall annual meeting, Gwyneth Benjamin was proposed chairman, Peter Condon treasurer and Jenny Berrington secretary, with committee members Sylvia Parker, Ann Jones and Susie McKechnie. Representatives: Ann Watkins (parish council)
THERE are new arrangements for the meeting of the Parish Plan steering group on January 17. This will now take place at The Old Mill, Hollow Lane, Staplow - not at Holly Trees as previously arranged. It will start at 8pm and everyone is welcome. There
A symphony of music and light was performed at Worcester Cathedral in a two-night celebration of Advent and Christmas. The annual Son et Lumiere took place last Friday and Saturday, bringing together the talented young voices of the choir of St James's
UPTON'S annual Christmas window competition was judged last Friday. The winner in the best dressed category was the Flower Ring in Old Street. Second place was Gifted in High Street and third was 17 High Street. Haywards was highly commended. In the best
THE oldest resident at Albion Lodge, in Hanley Swan, has opened a new wing at the retirement home. Grace Averill, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday, joined MP Sir Michael Spicer in officially opening the eight-bedroom wing last Friday. The family-run
This year's Poppy Appeal, organised by the Upton branch of the Royal British Legion, raised a record-breaking £7,470. Chairman Betty Williams said: "There's still more to come in but the total so far is already £1,000 more than last year. We would like
A PLANNING application to convert a barn at Bury End, Upton, into a house has been withdrawn by the applicants, Mr and Mrs C Allen. District council planning officers were recommending refusal.
I WOULD like to support all that Bridget Macdonald said (Your Letters, December 10). It would be a disaster for Malvern if the Post Office was moved. We do not need an arcade of shops, there are enough shops in Malvern. Another backward step was to refuse
THE Beacon Cafe has again become the subject of letters to the Malvern Gazette. The letter by Mr Brook gives the reason why it cannot be built. What would it cost us all today? It is us who usually has to pay for these things. It takes between 30 minutes
RE your articles about a proposed statue at Malvern Link to pay tribute to the Morgan family and their world-renowned sports car, I am surprised there has only been one letter in response to this idea. Personally, I think a blue plaque on the wall of
ON the last Sunday of the year and with a two-week break ahead for The Soccer Site Malvern Football League there were more cup games completed, which left only one unclaimed place in the Senior Cup. This will be resolved when Ganglands and Belmont Keys
MALVERN Ladies continued their winning streak and go into the Christmas break six points clear at the top of the Kidderminster and District women's division after this win over Burlish Olympic. MALVERN LADIES 4, BURLISH OLYMPIC LADIES 0 Malvern took some
I AM writing in support of Malcolm Murray, following his decision to retire from refereeing junior football matches in Worcestershire, as reported in the Malvern Gazette (December 17). Malcolm's retirement, seemingly brought about by the decision of the
RADAR started well last Sunday at Victoria Park with Mark Brookes scoring from close range following a great right wing cross from Simon Clark after just 11 minutes, but their performance went downhill for the next hour. MALVERN RADAR 3, AFC SEVERNSIDE
MALVERN United against Welland is always a close encounter and this game was no exception. MALVERN UNITED U16S 2, WELLAND JUNIORS U16S 2 The teams, flying high in the top half of the table, both started at a cracking pace and it wasn't until the 23rd
Catherine Ward is delighted the Worcestershire Beacon caf burned down and has not been replaced; Frank Hill, secretary of the local branch of the CPRE, thinks Malvern Hills District Council rejecting plans for affordable housing is a cause for rejoicing
A GLANCE at our Malvern Memories feature on page 16 proves - not for the first time - that nothing really changes. The lament at the commercialisation of Christmas that the paper carried in 1904 could have been written at any time in the 100 years since
The owner of a Leigh Sinton nursing home that closed down two weeks ago is lodging a formal complaint against the decision. Moat House Nursing Home closed after Worcestershire social services said it failed to meet legislative standards. Its 25 residents
Barnards Green was filled with festive cheer for the annual Christmas extravaganza on Saturday. The event, organised by the the local traders' association, raised £350 for the Macmillan Nurses. Father Christmas arrived by horse and cart, supplied by Belinda
EVERY time a Malvern Table Tennis League division three result comes in featuring either of the two Crackpots teams, the top position changes. Now that Maulers have another four point win to their credit, they are in a similar position as they are equal
A Malvern fundraiser is looking for bands to take part in a competition for charity. Gareth Parkin is hoping to set up a Battle of the Bands contest to raise funds for the Malvern Breathe Easy group, part of the British Lung Foundation. He is looking
A MONTH after Malvern had taken away Burton's unbeaten home record, the Brewer's came south looking for the win that would put them back in the driving seat in Midlands Two West. MALVERN 18pts, BURTON 20pts The visitors had a dream start after five minutes
IT has been a bad eight days for Malvern Town, losing out in two cup competitions and then losing this Travel Factory Midland Alliance fixture to high-flying Leicestershire side Quorn FC. MALVERN TOWN 0, QUORN FC 3 Quorn got off to a flying start when
HANLEY Swan's world indoor rowing record holder Anna Bailey (Old Wrecks IRC) won the gold medal in the European Indoor Rowing Championships at Amsterdam's Sportshalle Zuid on Saturday. More than 1400 competitors representing 17 countries took part in
WHEN Father Christmas drops off presents tomorrow morning, a Malvern man's thoughts will be billions of miles away. Between 1.30am and 3.30am, space probe Cassini will launch the lander Huygens at Saturn's moon Titan. A nervous wait then follows for news
THE refurbishment of Malvern Splash could cost taxpayers £310,000 more than expected. Malvern Hills District Council's executive board is asking the council to find the money to finish paying for work at the pool and leisure centre. The work was carried
NHS Estates has apologised for an error that saw Malvern Community Hospital wrongly branded one of the dirtiest in the country. The hospital's cleanliness was described as 'poor' in a government report two weeks ago. The Department of Health has since
MALVERN'S rail passengers are enjoying a better service from Central Trains, according to figures released by the Strategic Rail Authority. Between July and September, 2004, 73.4 per cent of Central Trains' services arrived at their destinations on time
MEASURES to tackle vehicles speeding down Tunnel Hill and into Upton are to be investigated by the town council. At a meeting on Tuesday, it was agreed that action must be taken to protect residents. Suggestions included lowering the speed limit on the
A WILDLIFE artist from Bushley, near Upton, was killed by a buffalo while walking in a nature reserve with his wife. Simon Combes, 64, was in Kenya's Great Rift Valley when the animal charged at him. His wife Kat and a friend threw stones and bottles
A MALVERN man who spent last Christmas in Iraq is looking forward to a traditional family celebration this year. Thomas Corns, of Elgar Avenue, was posted to Basra last November, where he spent Christmas as part of the B (WFR) company of the West Midlands
ONE of the world's greatest Santas has tied the knot in Ledbury after a truly unique stag night challenge. Phil Burton's friends entered him into the Santa Claus World Championship during a stag weekend in Samnaum, Switzerland, and he proved a natural
TRAFFIC was thrown into chaos between Malvern and Worcester on Wednes-day after an accident Emergency services were called out at 4.18pm following a collision between a white van and a VW Golf car on the A4440 Teme-side Way, between Lower Wick roundabout
A COLWALL grandfather who had to drive his feverish grandchild 20 miles through bad weather to see a doctor said the Herefordshire out-of-hours GP service must improve. Paul Hothersall is concerned about the way two of his grandsons were treated. He said
WHEN Malvern Urban District Council announced 50 years ago that it planned to spend £21,000 on a new council chamber, one Gazette reader had a better idea. Noting that the well-known racehorse Darubini had just been sold for 21,000 guineas, Robert Bartleet
100 years ago Just now the dweller in Malvern can experience three varieties of climate in a quarter of an hour's walk. Leaving the cold damp fog that envelops the town and ascending the hill, he arrives at hoar frost and a fairly dry atmosphere. Higher
A PRINCESS and a dragon can be seen performing in a play for children at the Swan Theatre, Wor-cester on Saturday, January 1. The plot has the princess to be married off by her parents and a dragon made to choose between eating princesses and dancing.
Theatre December Until Jan 9 - Aladdin at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. Performance times and ticket prices from the box office on 01684 892277. 24, 29 & 31 - A Tale from the Snowcake Man at the Theatre of Small Convenience, Edith Walk,
MALVERN Town have a cracker of as game on Bank Holiday Monday (December 27) when they visit Westfields in the Midland Football Alliance (3.00pm). Malvern will be looking to get their season back on track after three successive defeats.
PIONEERING research company QinetiQ has invented a variety of people-screening devices that could save thousands of lives. The Malvern-based firm's highly portable Ferroguard metal detector system has already successfully undergone several high-profile
MISYS, one of Worcester's largest employers, has beaten its target of raising at least £5,000 for the Alzheimer's Society and Diabetes UK. The company, which is this year celebrating 25 years of supplying software to insurance brokers, raised a grand
AWARD winning Droitwich engineering company Barton Cold-Form is looking for a new base. The firm, which underwent a management buy-out four years ago, is expected to smash the £7m turnover barrier for the first time in its history this year and is looking
OVERJOYED parents Jennifer and Graham Kenny have had all their Christmas wishes come true after their baby survived major surgery that has saved her life. The couple feared 10-month-old Sophie would not live to see her first Christmas after being diagnosed
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed what they believe to be the foundations of Worcester's very first Guildhall, dating from the 13th Century. Excavation works for a new lift shaft at the Guildhall have uncovered well-preserved relics of the 1722 building's
WATER demand is due to slump to less than half the normal afternoon levels this Christmas Day as people across Worcestershire and Herefordshire ignore the washing up. Almost 10m gallons less than normal will be used because of the festive laziness. "We
