A WORCESTERSHIRE town is preparing to launch its own "OBE" for the unsung resident who has contributed most to the community. Members of the public will be invited to nominate candidates for Evesham's Good Citizen award and a special panel will choose
BILL payers are being invited to a public meeting calling on a watchdog to scrap plans to increase water bills by almost a third. Average water bills in Worcestershire could rise from £210 to £267 if plans by Severn Trent are given the green light. Severn
THE grief-stricken parents of a Bewdley 25-year-old who died on holiday in France have said her death has broken her fianc's heart. Nicola Fantom died after the Citroen her 27-year-old fianc, Richard Green, was driving was in collision with a Range Rover
TWO people have been arrested after poor quality fake £20 notes were seized in Kidderminster. So far five notes have been found in the town, but police fear more are in circulation. The notes are said to be made from thicker paper than genuine currency
SEX shop wars are coming to Kidderminster, the owner of an adult business has warned, after a rival firm submitted plans to open up in the town. Tony Tozer, who runs Taboo, in Blackwell Street, said he was furious a rival company had made a bid for a
AN appeal to build a new multi-million pound hospice for people with life-limiting illnesses in South Worcestershire has got off to a flying start, say organisers. Staff at St Richard's Hospice, in Rose Hill, Worcester, say they have been "thrilled" with
A FAMILY farm committed to conservation is in line to win a prestigious national award. Wick Grange Farm, in Wick, near Pershore is one of two final contenders for the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group's Silver Lapwing Awards 2004, an annual award for
TONIGHT (Friday) at Holy Trinity Bosbury, we extend a warm welcome to the Talgarth Male Voice Choir and their guest soloists. Among the contributors will be Bosbury Primary School's Drumming Ensemble and fellow pupils singing a selection of songs from
HURRY along to Guarlford tomorrow (Saturday) for the annual fete and dog show from 2-5pm. There will be all the usual attractions and stalls, plus the scarecrow competition (first prize £25, runner up £10) and football target shooting competition (six
TOMORROW (Saturday), there will be another summer soiree in St Mary's Church, starting at 7pm. Longdon Junior Church and senior choirs will be singing a range of popular songs, including Morningtown Ride and Brother James' Air. Several gifted instrumental
A SUCCESSFUL fundraising quiz in aid of St Richard's Hospice was held in Powick Parish Hall last Friday. Eighteen teams of four competed under novel names. The winners were The Muppets, each member winning a mug and a medal, and the lowest scoring team
The fete proved a resounding success last Saturday despite the risk of wind and rain! I think everyone who came enjoyed themselves. Today (Friday) is the annual primary school's PTA barbecue on Welland's Recreation Ground where all will be made most welcome
AN interactive quiz night is being held at the Farmers Arms at 8pm on Sunday in aid of the Red Cross. Teams can be up to five people and entrance will be £5 per team. There will also be a raffle and other family fun. At the memorial hall committee's AGM
Education is great and to attend a school like St James's in West Malvern is a fantastic privilege - but all the cool things in life happen when you've left school. This was the message to an Anstruther Hall packed with pupils, parents and staff for the
ALL sorts of folk dancing will be on display at a day of dance at the Three Kings, Hanley Castle on Saturday, July 17 between 11am and 4pm. People are invited to come along and join in the dancing at the event, which features local dance group the Appleyard
CHILDREN from the Malvern Hills area can play cricket, windsurf, make pots and even mountain board at the Young Malvern activity holidays starting this month. Two courses lasting a week at a time will be held at Malvern College on July 19 and July 26
AEROPLANES, cars and motorbikes will fill Fish Meadow in Upton for the first Wings and Wheels event. Organised by David Cotton, it promises something for everyone with a vintage aircraft fly-in, model building workshop and display of Formula One racing
MAGICIAN Wizard Wonky will be entertaining with his uniquely inept magic show at this year's Children's Fun Week at Eastnor Castle. The annual fun week is now in its ninth year and runs from Monday, August 16 to Friday, August 20. Younger children will
COURSES at this year's summer school at Malvern Hills College will use the beautiful local landscape as inspiration. The arts and crafts-based courses taught by experts will range from traditional landscape painting and ceramics to more up-to-date mixed
A STORY penned by a Malvern author has been included in an anthology. Rowena Macdonald, of St Anne's Road, is included in You Too Can Have This Beautiful Life, a collection of new writing from students at Warwick University. She describes her story as
A writer from Poolbrook has just published her third volume of poetry entitled Poems That Came Two by Two. Pamela Hahn's poems are drawn from family life, travel and current issues, such as the war in Iraq. "When I write or read poetry, I look for something
MALVERN Theatres is hosting two weeks of exciting summer schools for dance and performing arts. Three workshops will be run for children. The first, DanceFest, will run from Monday, July 26 to Friday, July 30. Children between seven and eighteen can learn
HUNTINGDON Art's larger than life director Chris Jaeger belts across the Swan Theatre foyer, "this isn't a music festival, nor an arts festival - it is a celebration of life." It's the launch of the second Worcester Festival, which hits the Faithful City
This week the state once again intervened in the argument as to whether it is right that we should smack our children. The House of Lords voted against a reform, which would outlaw smacking and it has led to a healthy debate in the national media. National
A FURIOUS mother has found a holdall filled with nearly 500 used syringes dumped near her home. Tracey Webb found the dirty needles inside a bag she picked out of a bush in an alleyway next to her house in Mulberry Terrace, Tolladine. Her husband John
A MANIC depressive has hit out at Government rules restricting his work as a photographer. Max Harper is having to stop running photo sessions because it affects his weekly benefit claim for £99. Mr Harper, of Stoke Prior, near Droitwich, had taken pictures
A £400,000 scheme to make Worcester's Guildhall accessible to disabled people has received Government approval this week. It will open up the ground floor and two upper floors of the Grade I listed building in line with the Disability Discrimination Act
A BRAVE Droitwich girl whose life is plagued by chronic eczema is to overcome extreme pain tomorrow to raise money for charity. Samantha Spencer, aged 10, sometimes struggles to even walk because of the condition. But the young Waterside Close resident
This resume of Isaac Rosenberg's life and work, seen through his letters and poetry, proved an engaging hour on a Sunday afternoon. It was full enough to get a flavour of this unusual individual but the end came all too quickly, leaving questions to ponder
AN artist who visited Worcester for a meeting, is distraught - after losing his prized works in the Faithful City. Steve Knott was invited to Worcester on Wednesday morning for the Business Network International's Breakfast Club meeting at The Guesten
The living, creative heart of Ledbury's literary scene was on show at this event. An audience of around 50 people came, with several arriving almost an hour early to get seats for one of the most popular "fringe" events of the festival. They heard poetry
A representative number of Worcestershire schools performed individually to an enthusiastic, packed audience of family and friends. Instrumental groups ranged from the large orchestra of impressively intoned strings from Cherry Orchard Primary and Clifton
EMERGENCY Government aid towards the cost of rebuilding the viaduct at Upton-upon-Severn has been requested by Sir Michael Spicer. The West Worcestershire Conservative MP has written to Transport Secretary Alistair Darling asking for unspent funds from
A WORCESTER woman volunteered to have her head shaved to support a colleague with cancer. Sandra Kennedy, aged 38, decided to forfeit her hair in aid of Cancer Research after Wendy Freear, aged 49, began to lose hers as a result of chemotherapy. She arranged
THE best-performing councils in Worcestershire have been awarded new powers to trade with private companies for profit. Under legislation laid before Parliament yesterday, they will be free to enter into commercial ventures with the private sector in
UPTON traders are appealing for compensation for loss of trade suffered as a result of traffic restrictions on the Upton bridge. Traders have seen their businesses suffer since traffic restrictions were put in place earlier this year when the viaduct
THE whole community turned out to welcome judges from the Heart of England in Bloom committee to Upton on Monday. Judges Bob Harris and Les Goodman arrived at the waterside in a boat piloted by Steve Arber, from Upton Marina, and were greeted by children
AN Upton business is the first in the country to stock products to help reunite lost children with their parents. Travelling with Children in Old Street has recently begun to stock Child Safe products on its website and in the shop. Child Safe is a national
PEPPERCORNS youth theatre group will perform at the Upton Water Festival for the first time this year. Members are currently rehearsing music and vocals for the set, which will include gospel music and harmonies. It hopes to perform on Sunday, August
Joe Sturge (Your Letters, July 2) chose an odd time, and an odder place, to claim our local theatre shouldn't host a defence science conference. A couple of days after his letter appeared, ITV screened a drama documentary about Hitler's planned invasion
TO all the cast and back stage crew who took part in the Madcap concert at the Forum Theatre on June 16 in memory of my late husband, John, my family and I wish to give our sincere thanks to MMTG, WODS, Worcester G & S, Malvern Theatre Players, Malvern
MANY thanks to all the agencies who responded to my whinge about being disabled living in Malvern. Vine House has given me back my healthy bank balance and I'll be able to afford a mobility scooter by the end of the summer. MHDC is regularly collecting
I WONDER if any of your mature readers have any knowledge of an establishment called the Pale Manor which was situated in Malvern? Why I ask is that in 1943, when I was 20 years of age, I got my release from the engineering company I was working for and
MALVERN Gazette & Ledbury Reporter Editor Nick Howells has called for a public debate about the relationship between the press, the police and community. Speaking at this week's meeting of the Malvern Police/ Community Consultative Group, Mr Howells
HOW can the First Midland bus company possibly justify the huge increase for return fares in Malvern. One day the cheapest return fare was 80p, the next day £1.50. The services are now less reliable and severe cutbacks on the 42 and 45 routes have caused
AN internationally renowned poet who spent 17 years in the Malvern Hills has died. Gael Turnbull, pictured left, died on July 7 at a family event in Pembridge, Herefordshire. Born in Edinburgh in 1928, he divided his early life between Canada, America
A youth centre volunteer has been thanked after frightening off 25 youths pushing away its minibus. At about midnight on Friday, 19-year-old Lee Bicker, who regularly helps out at Malvern Youth Centre, was on his way home from a night out in Great Malvern
POLICE have hit back at criticism made by members of Malvern Town Council's operations committee, who attacked the force over the policing of Victoria Park in Malvern Link. Chief Inspector Sharon Gibbons, who is responsible for local policing in Malvern
THE British Grand Prix on Sunday will be extra special for podium co-ordinator Alan Taylor, as for the first time both his sons will be working alongside him. It is the first time Sam, 16, will be making preparations for the winners' ceremony with his
WORCESTER Warriors' opening Premiership clash with Newcastle Falcons has been put back 24 hours. Worcester were due to play Rob Andrew's men on Saturday, September 4 but, because BskyB have decided to show the game live on Sky Sports, the match will now
MALVERN needs a strategy for dealing with anti-social behaviour by children during the school holidays. Speaking at this week's meeting of the Malvern Police/Community Consultative Group, its chairman Les Eaton said that as it was known only a few were
BANNING helicopter flights from the Three Counties Showground because of only a handful of complaints about noise is "absolutely ridiculous", a local landowner has claimed. Complaints about noise caused by helicopters during this year's Three Counties
WORCESTER Hockey Club recorded their third Leominster Sixes' title in as many years as they triumphed against Gloucester in sudden death extra time during a tense final. The Worcester side had started well in the group stages but lost to Gloucester 1-
CLUB angler Nigel Crane must be one of the area's most consistent matchman at the moment for, after scoring victories on carp lakes in recent weeks, he has now turned his attention to rivers with considerable success. After taking the runner up prize
SCIENTISTS at QinetiQ in Malvern have developed a new type of metal detector to prevent accidents at hospital magnetic resonance imager (MRI) suites. MRI is one of the most useful medical scanners but to do its job, generates a powerful magnetic field
MARTIN Griffin has turned his Open qualifying bid into a real family affair as he targets a prized spot at Royal Troon. The ex-Royal Grammar School, Worcester pupil, will have wife Helen caddying plus his parents and two young sons cheering him on from
WALKING TALL (15) Vigilante drama featuring an attempt by an ex-soldier to clean up his home town. Odeon, Worcester 1.45, 4.00, 6.15, 8.15. VUE (10.50 Sat/Sun), 1.20, 4.00, 6.40, 9.10. Fri/Sat late 11.50. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (PG) Steve Coogan
A RANGE of music will be performed at a Colwall church in aid of Barnardos. Penny Vere and Carl Attwood will play everything from classical music to popular tunes on the piano in St James' the Great Church on July 16. The event starts at 7.15pm and tickets
DJ Ape 11 will be delivering a selection of chilled beats, cosmic jazz, funk and African grooves at Sunset Session 4 tonight (Friday) at the Octagon Bar, St Ann's Well, Great Malvern. Doors open at 7pm and entry is free. For more information, contact
VITAL Spark West Gallery Quire will be singing at two Herefordshire venues on Sunday, July 18. The West Malvern group's collection of psalms, hymns and anthems dates from between 1750 and 1850. The serpent, clarinet, cello and violins accompany the music
OPERA classics will be performed in Leigh and Bransford Village Hall tomorrow (Saturday). The Cradley Singers and the Herefordshire Youth Brass Band are giving the concert, which will include music by Verdi, Bize and Rossini, choruses from The Gondoliers
July 9: First time in Worcester, Open Mike Night at Westside Club, Hylton Road, Worcester. Come along all you talented singers and comedians and show us what you can do. Free entry, open until midnight. For further details telephone 01905 429300. (Find
WORCESTER Warriors' opening Premiership clash with Newcastle Falcons has been put back 24 hours. Worcester were due to play Rob Andrew's men on Saturday, September 4 but, because BskyB have decided to show the game live on Sky Sports, the match will now
FOR many years I would have supported the correspondent calling for more understanding of gipsy families. But now I fear we are losing the plot. A few years ago we had a visitation of tinkers in the field below us and their behaviour was appalling. It
WITH reference to the Evening News' article on the consultation exercise over the A46/M5. I should like to point out that I attended the exhibition and was able to make a number of points to the helpful staff in charge. Anyone unable to attend in person
For the past few weeks L Spiteri has tried to claim that the foundation of Israel was all down to the nasty British. Now his latest letter (You Say, Saturday, July 3) quietly admits that Britain played only "a part in creating the state of Israel" and
FOLLOWING last week's naming of a new retirement development as Santler Court, it seems appropriate to dig deeper into the lives and times of these automotive pioneers. Fortuitously, the Gazette 50 years ago published this jaunty old picture of the Santlers
MALVERN was a popular place for trippers to visit a century ago, according to the Gazette of July 8, 1904. Among the visitors on the Monday of that week were two church choirs from Leicester, the annual picnic of North Birmingham Liberal Unionist Association
THE world's weather goes wild in The Day After Tomorrow (12a), the latest film from disaster king Roland Emmerich. Starring Dennis Quaid, The Day After Tomorrow is showing at Malvern Cinema for a week from tonight (Friday), daily at 7.30pm, with Saturday
Stars of stage and screen will be flocking to the town in abundance for the autumn 2004 season at Malvern Theatres, billed as the biggest ever. Theatre chief executive Nic Lloyd says he hopes the increased variety of entertainment on offer will bring
A BEAUTIFUL house in the countryside near Malvern will be the backdrop for a West End hit play. The Chapterhouse Theatre Company has just started using Birtsmorton Court as a venue for open-air productions. Saturday saw the company's debut there, with
MALVERN Light Opera Society's next production will be the classic musical Me and My Girl. Singers and dancers of all ages are being invited to audition for the show, which will be staged at Malvern Theatres in March. It will include plenty of comedy,
Theatre July 9-Adrian Mitchell at the Market Theatre, Ledbury. 8pm. £7.50. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival. 9&10-It's Magic at the Conquest Theatre, Bromyard. Fri 7.30pm, Sat 3pm & 7.30pm. £6 from (018885) 488575. Until 10-About Alice by Charles
A SURGE in demand for replica football shirts during England's Euro 2004 campaign helped give a much-needed boost to sales figures at JJB Sports today. The Wigan-based retailer said turnover in replica products was 36 per cent higher in the 23 weeks to
THE RSPCA is looking for people in the Worcester area to become home visitor volunteers. Home visitors help find suitable new homes for animals in the charity's care. Volunteers, who are reimbursed for out-of pocket expenses, go on a half-day course and
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze in a doorway of the old Castle Street hospital building in Worcester city centre yesterday. The incident happened around 12.15pm and one fire crew from the city was on scene for about 30 minutes tackling the blaze.
WITH the wet, windy weather and dull cloudy skies, it is no wonder that people in England fancy getting away from it all. It comes as no surprise that people are racing to book up sun and sea destinations after the latest bout of bad weather. Anna Read
Dig out your glam rags, funky flares, and glitter at the ready, for T.Rextasy, the ultimate tribute band to Marc Bolan & T.Rex are about to hit Worcester. T-Rextasy are not to be mistaken for any of the current cabaret style bands that don wigs just
A KIDDERMINSTER band bagged a top producer for their debut single, thanks to a chance meeting. Meg were playing at the Actress & Bishop in Birmingham, when Gavin Monaghan of John Peel fame, came over to the band. Gavin has now helped produce, record
IS there no end to the sporting prowess of the pupils of Callow End Primary School? Two week ago a team of girls from the school won the Malvern District Kwik Cricket tournament, thus qualifying for the regional tournament at Worcester-shire County Cricket
CASTLEMORTON Gardening Club is holding its summer garden party in the lovely garden of Newlands, New Road, Castlemorton, on Thursday evening at 7pm. There will be wine and cheese and an opportunity to wander around the garden and enjoy the surroundings
ON an early warm summer's evening, guests enjoyed drinks on the lawn of Forthampton Court and afterwards films presented by Michael Yorke, ranging from communities of people sleeping on the streets of London, Amazon rain forests, draining of the Iraqi
THERE are still places available on the summer boat trip in aid of funds for the village hall. The trip is sailing from Tewkesbury Marina on Sunday, August 29 from 3-5pm and will cost £6 per head with an optional cream tea for £2.25. Places can be booked
THE annual grand barbecue in aid of Staunton Church funds will be held at The Hill, Staunton on Saturday, July 17 at 7pm by kind permission of Mr and Mrs John Luard. With all local produce and vegetarians catered for if notice is given in advance, this
AS final preparations are underway for the third Big Chill at Eastnor Castle, organisers can revel in the knowledge that all tickets have sold out. The weekend camping festival runs from Thursday, July 29 to Sunday, August 1. Included are five entertainment
SKILLS on Show returns to Worcester for the tenth year. The biggest free gathering of artists, craftspeople and performers for miles around is at Worcester's County Hall tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday. Visitors will be able to enjoy live music, displays
NEW artists and craftspeople are invited to apply for exhibition space in an arts and crafts show in West Malvern. The event will take place in West Malvern Village Hall on Sunday, September 12. Applicants must be organised, enthusiastic and provide their
ONE of the most successful musicals in early British theatre history marks its 50th anniversary in Droitwich next week. Salad Days originally opened on May 1, 1954 at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre after being pencilled in for a three-week run. But fate
THE news that authorities in the two counties are to be "capped" by the Government will be no surprise to many. It shows is that, in the present climate, the Government means business when it comes to penalising what it sees as high-spending. It says
THE Queen's granddaughter has helped to raise a whopping £17,000 to build a new hospice in Worcester for seriously ill children who are not expected to reach adulthood. The star-studded polo match saw a host of celebrities taking part - including the
A MOTHER is giving her rugby-mad teenage son the chance to fulfil his dreams - by donating him a kidney and the chance for an active life. Maggie Johnson and her 16-year-old son Sam were due to undergo a kidney transplant operation at Birmingham's Queen
DRIVERS were diverted through the back streets of Worcester when two pranksters closed off one of the city's busiest roads. Two men were videotaped putting a "Road Closed" sign and cones in the middle of London Road just before 1am, on Wednesday. Several
Pupils from Callow End Primary school have produced a mosaic as part of their on-going study into the history the village. Headteacher, Sue Sawle, said the children drew sketches with little bits taken from each to produce the mosaic. She said the arrival
Those born with wealth, position and talent often attract great sympathy when afflicted with misfortune, as though a natural order has been broken. The American poet Robert Lowell had all of the above advantages and his fair share of misfortune, due to
FEARS that up to 195 fire service jobs would be axed in Worcestershire and Herefordshire have been lifted after the Government eased its budget capping demands. But the two counties' chief fire officer, David O'Dwyer, warned that the service still faces
VANDALS have caused more than £1,000 worth of damage after trashing a football club. Dick Widdowson, secretary of Archdale 73 football club, in Windermere Drive, Warndon, says he is angry and "fed up" with repeated acts of vandalism on the site. "The
On the Fourth of July, American poets Mark Doty and Marilyn Hacker were Dr Charles Bennett's "dream ticket" and it was the festival director who welcomed them to the Burgage Hall. First up was Marilyn Hacker, who read with an infallible sense of rhythm
TWO health projects aimed at improving healthcare for patients in Worcestershire have been highlighted on a national level for their excellence. The projects were praised as part of a pioneering programme called NHS Live, launched this week, aimed at
For such bold readers of verse as John Burns and Jan Doran, what better companions could they have for their poetry recital in church than the Arrow Valley Brass Band? There was a sizeable audience for a celebration of both music and verse and few could
A SMALL cast proved very strong in their performances of About Alice at Malvern Theatres. Only four actors take the stage for this intriguing play about a famous sculptor's widow and muse. Each is equally as strong as the other so that the ensemble light
WORCESTER residents are being urged to save a life before they hit the sun, sea and sand this summer. The National Blood Service is asking donors to roll up their sleeves before they jet off so that stocks can remain healthy during the next few months
POLICE are urging young county drivers to scrub up their driving skills after shocking figures have revealed an increase in teenagers being injured in car crashes. Poor driving skills and a lack of experience have contributed to the massive 33 per cent
UPTON Rowing Club hopes to get as many people rowing as possible to raise money for the Sport Relief charity. The club will bring a number of rowing machines into the Bridge House yard tomorrow (Saturday) and members will offer tuition in using the machines
I READ with interest the report of the latest break-in at Somerfield, featured in the Ledbury Reporter on June 25. You will see from my address that I live opposite Somerfield. In fact, this store has been broken into several times in the last 12 months
A BOAT that enables disabled people to enjoy cruises has had to be withdrawn from service for the year. The boat, which belongs to the Disabled Afloat Riverboat Trust, based at Upton, was found to have dry rot and was taken out of the water to be refurbished
IN reply to your article (Malvern Gazette, July 2) regarding the possibility of the helicopters being grounded at next year's Three Counties, I cannot hide my disbelief at the narrow-mindedness of complaining local residents. First of all, the Three Counties
IT was good to read about the large 'Clean It Up' sign produced by Malvern Hills District Council (Malvern Gazette, June 25). Perhaps the Malvern Hills Conservators could put up similar signs around the hills, particularly near all the car parks? I've
ON behalf of the organisers of the Alexandra Rose day collection held in Ledbury on June 12, we want to thank our faithful group of collectors and all the members of the public who contributed so generously. The collection raised £639.57 and this has
HANG on, did I miss something? How come the Prancing Pony pub - venue for vintage Volkswagen soirees (Malvern Gazette, July 2) - is suddenly in Storridge? Last I heard, its bricks and mortar were situated in Cradley - or, if you really want to be postal-area
NOT only has the bus company reduced the services in my area but now it has increased the fares. As from July 5 it has introduced a flat rate single fare for the holders of concessionary bus passes, the fare now being 50p, an increase of 3p for a single
Are you concerned about the increase in petty crime and anti-social behaviour? Well, I think I may have found a solution. There are a set of stocks and a whipping post in North Malvern Road, which, as far as I'm aware are not currently being used. How
I am moved to write this letter after reading Robert Hale's article (Malvern Gazette, July 2) headlined 'On time claim fails to impress rail user'. It certainly fails to impress me! If 81.3 per cent of trains run on time, then this means a whopping 18.7
MAY I say a word of praise and thanks to the practising bell ringers of the Priory Church on a Thursday evening? Outside in the garden or walking the dog, the sound of the bells ringing gives me a lovely sense of peace and serenity. We are lucky to live
YOUR correspondent Jon Burgess (Your Letters, June 25) has misunderstood my attitude to hunting. I had not meant to attack anything or anybody. I am in my mid-eighties and have seen many changes for better, especially in growing compassion for people
A MALVERN teacher who wrestled an unruly 14-year-old to the ground was unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal ruled this week. Thomas Kelly, aged 56, of Maybank, was sacked for gross misconduct from his job teaching maths and science at Blessed Edward
I am writing to bring to your attention the appalling treatment Ledbury traffic wardens and Herefordshire Council offer to people visiting Ledbury. I live in Malvern and was parked in the Lawnside Road Car Park supporting a local business at Ledbury at
A BLAZE at Seaford Court has led to a call for the immediate demolition of the historic building. Firefighters were called to the former school on Worcester Road at around 11.30pm on Tuesday and spent four hours putting out the fire. Sub Officer Chris
TO date much of the correspondence relating to the music of Malvern Priory church has been subjective and defensive. Now, objectivity is called for. Having established what worship is and to whom it is addressed, it is vital to decide whether music in
A MALVERN school has received an award for good race relations just a year after it was branded institutionally racist. Last July, the findings of an independent panel, set up by the Church of England, followed up complaints about child protection and
PLANS for a mobile phone mast at Newland have been rejected. Hutchinson 3G (UK) Ltd made the application for the mast, for land near Newland Court, off the main Malvern-Worcester Road. A number of residents objected to the application, citing the possible
PART of the pavement in Church Street, Great Malvern, had to be closed off after tiles started falling from the roof. High winds on Wednesday afternoon caused tiles to fall from 93-95 Church Street, home of the Dorothy Perkins clothes shop. Manager Julie
NEW streetlights on Wells Road are out of keeping with the area and spoil the "unique and beautiful views", Malvern Wells Parish Council has heard. Resident Roly Pewsey spoke out at a parish council meeting last week describing the lights as "motorway
Doctors found that a seven-month-old baby girl had been so badly treated she had several broken bones and 38 obvious bruises and scars, Worcester Crown Court has heard. The little girl had bite marks on her body and there was evidence that she had been
WE are at that time of year when many young people in our schools will be finishing their year and will be ready to move on. When they start again in September some of them will be in new schools with new teachers and new friends, some will be moving
BEN Gollings could yet line up against Newcastle in Worcester's Premiership baptism after becoming a Warriors player. The 24-year-old yesterday signed a one-year deal at Sixways to become Worcester's final summer signing and may face his former club first
THE secretary of one of the town's premier music societies, Malvern Concert Club, is retiring after 12 years in the post. Catherine Freeman will be giving up the role at the club's annual meeting on Thursday (July 9). The club committee has nominated
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals' master batsman Graeme Hick is aiming to put Warwickshire Bears to the sword this evening when they clash in the Twenty20 Cup at Edgbaston (5.30pm). Free-scoring Hick has already hammered a century against the 'Old Enemy' when the
DROITWICH golfer John Bickerton fired a level par 71 in the first round of the Barclays Scottish Open. He was six shots adrift of the leaders today with Phillip Price, Eduardo Romero, and Jos Manuel Lara the overnight leaders. The Welshman, the Argentine
MILITARY aviation enthusiast and author Dilip Sarkar was presented with a MBE at Buckingham Palace last week for his services to aviation history. Dilip, who has written 17 books on topics including the Spitfire and Spitfire pilots, received his MBE at
DETAILED plans for an affordable housing development in Suckley have been revealed. Elgar Housing Association plans to build a plot of six houses, provisionally on a site in Woodland Road, although the landowner has yet to confirm the sale. The development
TONY Porter showed the way at Worcester's Perdiswell Park Golf Club as previous winners dominated the June competitions. The 13 handicapper won with a net 62, two shots clear of Fred Pickwick (28) and Arthur Pike (26) who both had 64s. The Foursomes Par
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals' master batsman Graeme Hick is aiming to put Warwickshire Bears to the sword this evening when they clash in the Twenty20 Cup at Edgbaston (5.30pm). Free-scoring Hick has already hammered a century against the 'Old Enemy' when the
THE blues are coming to town on Friday, July 16 when the annual Upton Blues Festival kicks off for its third year. A total of 28 bands from across the UK have been confirmed for this year's festival, including headliners Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
LIVE performances from two up and coming bands are on offer in Malvern. Plastic Heroes and YouGoNoDie play the Great Malvern Club in Church Street tomorrow (Saturday) from 8pm. Plastic Heroes are the band Boy George described as "an explosion of Bowie-esque
TARRINGTON Brass Band will perform as part of Malvern's Bands in the Park season. The band performs in Priory Park's bandstand on Sunday between 2.30pm and 4.30pm.
SINGERS from Bromyard Choral Society will join 2,000 other voices in a charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday. Visitors from Bromyard's twin town Athis de l'Orne will be among the audience at the performance of Faure's Requiem. A group of
BOSBURY people can expect an unforgettable evening with the Talgarth Male Voice Choir. Over 25 years, the choir has sung in venues like the Royal Albert Hall, National Stadium and St David's Hall, Cardiff. Tonight (Friday), at 8pm, they will be in Bosbury
BEN Gollings could yet line up against Newcastle in Worcester's Premiership baptism after becoming a Warriors player. The 24-year-old yesterday signed a one-year deal at Sixways to become Worcester's final summer signing and may face his former club first
Until July 17: Playing Away: photographs by Neville Gabie at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum. For further details telephone 01242 237431. Until July 31: An exhibition by Sue Johnson and Jenny Gunn "Colour Alchemy", a series of words and paintings, which
Richard Chamings (You Say, Monday, June 28th) claims the UK Independence Party believes in free speech and tolerance towards others. Perhaps he might explain why earlier this year the three existing UKIP MEPs voted to prevent 10 new Member States joining
July 11: Mike B, Barbourne Ex-Services Club, Worcester. July 17: Jaki, Barbourne Ex-Services Club, Worcester. July 18: Shooting Stars, Barbourne Ex-Services Club, Worcester.
ALTHOUGH I read lots of other stuff as well, I derive great comfort from my New English Bible. I try to believe in some sort of spiritual afterlife, where everything will be "sorted" - or is this merely wishful thinking? Anyway, it helps keep me going
July 10: The English Association of Male Voice Choirs' Annual Concert at Tewkesbury Abbey. Tickets available from Tewkesbury Abbey shop, Tewkesbury Tourism Office or Robert Harkins on 01905 381553. July 10: English Association of Male Voice Choirs annual
Until July 10: About Alice, a new comedy by Charles Laurence, starring Gwen Taylor, Francis Matthews and Ben Hull. Malvern Theatres. Box office: 01684 892277. Until July 10: Fosse, at Birmingham Hippodrome, Box office: 0870 730 1234. This show will knock
How very encouraged I was to see the Evening News carrying a good news story on the front page of its newspaper on Saturday, July 3. As the director of Worcester City Mission, a local Christian charity working with the homeless and addicted communities
CONTROVERSY was stirring in the Gazette 25 years ago, with plans to spend more than £2 million of taxpayers' money on a new headquarters for Malvern Hills District Council. The plans were being laid against the background of a public outcry over Hereford
100 years ago A visitor has offered through the NSPCA to bear the cost of a drinking trough for the donkey's stand near the zig-zag path on the hill leading to St Ann's Well. This is a spot at which a large number of these useful quadrupeds are stationed
YOUNGSTERS in Brom-yard's Conquest Theatre Youth Group are presenting a showcase of sketches and scenes from contemporary theatre. The Wasteland Revue on Monday and Tuesday includes girls dressed as chickens having a bad hair day and extracts from The
TELEVISION favourites Andy Pandy and Bill and Ben will be entertaining children at Malvern Theatres. The show follows the Flowerpot Men as they compete to see who can find the most treasure, but is it treasure or rubbish and who has found the most? In
UPTON Primary School was filled with music and colour as pupils staged a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. More than 100 Key Stage Two pupils rehearsed for six weeks to put on the spectacle, which was performed in the school
WORCESTERSHIRE is a "problem" area when it comes to filling health and education jobs, according to a recent report. The report, by the Institute for Public Policy Research, said there were problems filling vacancies in health, education and public administration
CORKS are popping at a Worcestershire hotel after it found out it is in the final of the Champagne Gosset Wine List of the Year 2004 competition. The Brockencote Hall Hotel will find out in September, if it has been successful. But in the meantime, it
A MANUFACTURER is finding renewed interest in the sector among young people, thanks to an innovative scheme. Yamazaki Mazak, in Warndon, Worcester, is benefiting from increased interest among school pupils through a work-based scheme that sees up to 20
