LOOK to your front, steady... Lewis Murton and Ryan Edwards prepare to fire at the enemy as they recreate the reality of the Second World War. The conflict came to Worcester as students from Christopher Whitehead School discovered what it was like to
LOOK to your front, steady... Lewis Murton and Ryan Edwards prepare to fire at the enemy as they recreate the reality of the Second World War. The conflict came to Worcester as students from Christopher Whitehead School discovered what it was like to
JACK is dreaming of Jenson. Warndon Villages youngster Jack Jagger has just won his first professional go-kart race. The 14-year-old has been racing for around two years as a novice and has already won a host of prizes. "I hope I can go all the way from
A WAR veteran who was honoured with a trip to Buckingham Palace has emotionally condemned the bombers who struck in the capital. John Hewlett, chairman of Worcester's Royal British Legion, and his wife Betty enjoyed a trip to the palace to commemorate
A FORMER Wyre Forest councillor, who has served the community since moving to the district in 1956, is to become the area's first honorary alderman. Ninety-six-year-old Elizabeth Mills will be given the title at an extraordinary council meeting of Wyre
A CLEVER bid to recreate the atmosphere of the Worcester carnival on a small scale will take place at a popular city park next month. A mini-float parade, in aid of three charities, will be the highlight of the annual Gheluvelt Park Fun Day. Ian Hilton-Turvey
STAFF from Worcestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre are due to have tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace tomorrow. Jocelyn Anderson, manager of the city-centre-based charity, and her two staff have been invited to attend the garden party after being
A MIRACLE boy in Worcester who has had 33 operations in seven months has become the only known child in the world to survive a rare condition. Marshall Gormley, aged three, was diagnosed with cancer on December 20 last year, but for the youngster, of
POLICE have today issued an appeal for information about an Albanian girl who went missing while on a school trip to Worcester. Fifteen-year-old Albana Rumani was among a group of school children visiting Worcestershire and had been staying at the Abbey
WE have recently witnessed an astonishing worldwide mobilisation of millions of people calling for action to tackle the kind of poverty that kills one child every three seconds. Billions watched the Live 8 concerts as 250,000 people formed a human white
DEAR Letters' Editor (i.e. Editor of Letters) You really must learn how to use the apostrophe. In Mr Wise's letter of 13.7.05. we see: "of the local authority's and service industries". When both authorities and industries are governed by the preposition
THAT was an extremely interesting photograph of the Worcestershire County Cricket team in 1897. A lot of history there, (Worcester News, Monday, July 4). Of course the players' names appear beneath the photography, but only in some cases are the initials
M&S man quits A KEY lieutenant of Marks & Spencer boss Stuart Rose is quitting the struggling retailer to join cash-and-carry chain Booker, it was confirmed today. Charles Wilson, who joined M&S in May last year, will leave at the end of October
OPTIMISM among business leaders in the Midlands for growth in the region has fallen since the January this year. New research has revealed that confidence levels among the directors of medium-sized businesses in the region have dropped to 64 per cent
WORKERS over the age of 65 will get the same rights to unfair dismissal and redundancy payments as younger employees under new draft measures published this week. The new laws banning age discrimination in the workplace represent the European Employment
WITH more than 70 activities, 90 per cent of them absolutely free, Malvern Pride Week promises to be bigger and better this year. A week of events begins on Monday, August 15, building to an afternoon of fun at the Picnic in the Park on Saturday afternoon
THE play of the film came to Malvern with television personality Gaby Roslin and Jonathan Wrather in the central roles. The film, and now the play, is famous for one scene and seeing Gabby Roslin (Sally) fake an orgasm in public, to the amazement of her
Malvern Cinema: Madagascar (PG) Daily 7.30pm, Sat & Sun 3pm. Odeon Worcester: Madagascar (U) 2.00, 3.55, 5.50, 7.45, Sat & Sun 11.35; War of the Worlds (12A) 1.20, 4.40, 8.30; The Wedding Crashers (15) 1.00, 3.35, 6.10, 8.40; The Descent (18)
STUDENTS at Malvern Hills College have celebrated a successful year with an art exhibition. Around 700 students had work on display, including two pupils on City and Guilds courses, who have been nominated for awards by the examining board. Diana Sanderson
Theatre July Until 15-Anne-Arky & Emotional Baggage by Hanley Amateur Theatrical Society at Hanley Castle High School. 7.30pm. £5 from (01684) 593241. 15-Madcap's Concert at the Forum, Malvern Theatres. 7.30pm. £10, £12. Box office (01684) 892277.
OPEN auditions for Malvern Theatre Players' new production, The Revenger's Tragedy, are on Tuesday and Thursday at Theatre House. The play, first performed in 1606, heralds a return to Elizabethan-style theatre in Malvern with characters such as Vindici
THE greatest symphonist of all time is showcased in the English Symphony Orchestra's Silver Jubilee season. The Malvern-based ESO will perform all nine of Beethoven's symphonies as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations. The orchestra was formed by
SUMMER holiday fun is on offer with the launch of the Malvern Hills District Council activities programme for young people. Dance classes at St Mary's Church and Malvern Evangelical Church have already started. They run from 7pm to 8pm on Mondays at St
Ruth Padel came to the stage as Tom Paulin's replacement and read from her new book, Tigers in Red Weather. The hall was only half full, no doubt following news of Mr Paulin's illness and cancellation. However, the people who should have occupied the
THE first outing for the newly formed Birtsmorton Pudding Club last Friday evening at Berrow Vicarage was an overwhelming success, with 40 guests sampling wine, cheese and 12 different puds (some old, some new). The weather behaved itself for the occasion
NEARLY 50 members and visitors at Bromesberrow Gardening and Social Club gave a warm welcome to Reg Moule, the well-known broadcaster and gardening expert, who spoke on container gardening. He gave many unusual and interesting tips, such as adding washing-up
THE Castlemorton Common Association held its annual Shindig on Saturday, July 9, in aid of the Air Ambulance. It was a huge success, with a dog show of over 30 dogs, children's races and a pig roast. There was live music from Med Snookes and the Good
THERE will be a plant sale with a wide range of unusual hardy plants and shrubs at Colwall Village Hall tomorrow (Saturday) from 9.30am-11.30am. A quiz night in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice in Worcester will be held at Colwall British Legion at 8pm
THE Rev. David Nichol, having left Powick, was safely installed in his new parish at a special service held last week at Holy Trinity, Link Top. Friends from the united benefice of Powick with Callow End and Guarlford and Madresfield were present. The
AN old rowing boat called Tubby has been moved from the marina in Upton to the old churchyard. The large eight-man boat, which belonged to Upton Rowing Club, has been filled with earth and planted with flowers for Upton in Bloom. The boat was donated
Seven young-teenage youths have been placed on the police Anti-Social Behaviour Register following the rowdyism and vandalism on the Playing Fields two weeks ago. This was among the information to emerge at Monday's parish council meeting, when local
UPTON Town Council has rejected a road safety scheme, including plans for traffic lights in Old Street. Worcestershire County Council consultants Halcrow have now been asked to present a revised scheme at its September meeting. Town councillors felt alternative
DANCE duo Kymberley Lane and Russell Dudley will be dancing the night away tomorrow (Saturday) in a 10-hour danceathon. The pair are dancing to raise money for Upton Youth Band and will be at The Chase school in Malvern from 11am to 11pm. Entrance is
I would like to voice my displeasure at the recent destruction of the tennis court in Malvern Wells, below the Wells House School. Local residents have spent much time both playing on and renovating the court. It has now had the net ripped out and the
WHY is the Rose Bank Gardens bus shelter empty during wet weather? People who do not know soon move outside due to the drenching they receive as traffic passes through the surplus water which, due to the road camber, does not drain away. As bus shelters
THE Friends of the Dymock Poets arranged The Golden Room, a recital of poetry at the Market Theatre. After the show, given the solemn nature of their subject matter as we commemorate the end of the Second World War, the atmosphere in the foyer gave pause
CAN anyone please explain to me why the number 44 bus has been re-routed to include County Hall and not the new hospital? Surely it would have made more sense for it to service the new hospital as a benefit for visitors, patients and staff. Also, why
WOULD you permit me through your letters page to ask your readers if they remember my mother, Mrs Dorothy Patience Hammond nee Willis, who was born in Colwall and attended the Colwall Voluntary Controlled (VC) School, now called Colwall C of E Primary
MALVERN-based business Toastabags has signed a promotional deal with the creators of Wallace and Gromit. Toastabags featuring the characters will hit the shelves in September, coinciding with the release of the new Wallace and Gromit film, The Curse of
MORE than 30 caravans arrived in Upton this week and set up camp on Fish Meadow by the River Severn. The encampment began to break up when some travellers left the site on Wednesday and officials say the remaining caravans are due to leave this weekend
The achievements of a dedicated Malvern businesswoman have been recognised in a European awards ceremony. Carole Plant won the business category of the European Women of Achievement Awards at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Friday. Mrs Plant, who now
A crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Bromyard town centre will come into force for a second time on August 1. Police will have powers to remove anyone causing harm, harrassment or distress to others in a designated area of the town, under a six-month
A LEDBURY woman is still officially missing more than a week after a terrorist bomb attack which targeted the London Underground. Sam Badham, 36, was travelling with her boyfriend Lee Harris, 30, on the train that was blown up between King's Cross and
OUTRAGE at 'sexually explicit and violent' content of the GCSE English poetry syllabus prompted a woman to stage a protest outside a Ledbury Poetry Festival event. Patricia Hill, a teacher from Newent, is appalled by the nature of poetry pupils have to
MARY Lynch was in the perfect place to party and celebrate on VE Day - Paris. Mary, who was serving in the ATS in Ostende, had been granted 48 hours' leave and decided to visit Paris. She had no idea the war was almost over. "I was with friends, sitting
CHILD migrant John Crofts has come home to Malvern for the first time in more than 50 years. In a poignant visit, Mr Crofts, who was sent to Australia after the Second World War, saw the orphanage where he grew up. His memories of Malvern are happy ones
A PHYSICIST who started his own company has won a prize for technological success. Dr Cliff Jones has been given the science and technology award in the central region finals of Ernst and Young entrepreneur of the year competition. Dr Jones's company,
ALLEGATIONS that sheep grazing on the Malvern Hills were waging guerrilla warfare in local gardens and putting the police to expense and trouble were being made 50 years ago. According to the Gazette, Malvern Hills Conservators set up a special sub-committee
POLICE have met with parents and issued warnings to seven youths after unrest in West Malvern. The move is the first stage in the three stage Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) process and was reported to Monday's meeting of West Malvern Parish Council
A DECISION on plans for a housing development at the former Cradley Primary School site will be made at a meeting today (Friday). Residents are unhappy Herefordshire Council's planning committee is recommended to approve 15 houses on the site and the
THE play of the film came to Malvern with television personality Gaby Roslin and Jonathan Wrather in the central roles. The film, and now the play, is famous for one scene and seeing Gabby Roslin (Sally) fake an orgasm in public, to the amazement of her
SINGER Lucy Hickman needs Malvern's support to win a Worcester nightclub's Pop Idol competition. Lucy, 22, got through the first round of the contest at RSVP last week and will sing there again later this month. If she triumphs in the final she could
STUDENTS at Malvern Hills College have celebrated a successful year with an art exhibition. Around 700 students had work on display, including two pupils on City and Guilds courses, who have been nominated for awards by the examining board. Diana Sanderson
Theatre July Until 15-Anne-Arky & Emotional Baggage by Hanley Amateur Theatrical Society at Hanley Castle High School. 7.30pm. £5 from (01684) 593241. 15-Madcap's Concert at the Forum, Malvern Theatres. 7.30pm. £10, £12. Box office (01684) 892277.
OPEN auditions for Malvern Theatre Players' new production, The Revenger's Tragedy, are on Tuesday and Thursday at Theatre House. The play, first performed in 1606, heralds a return to Elizabethan-style theatre in Malvern with characters such as Vindici
SUMMER holiday fun is on offer with the launch of the Malvern Hills District Council activities programme for young people. Dance classes at St Mary's Church and Malvern Evangelical Church have already started. They run from 7pm to 8pm on Mondays at St
A SOMBRE Kings Cross, with its echoes of tragedy, was a sadly apt choice for Simon Armitage to open his reading. However, it was also a red herring, because this reading was anything but gloom-laden as Armitage revealed a wickedly dry sense of humour.
Ruth Padel came to the stage as Tom Paulin's replacement and read from her new book, Tigers in Red Weather. The hall was only half full, no doubt following news of Mr Paulin's illness and cancellation. However, the people who should have occupied the
The Ledbury Lyricists' evening of poetry in the pub was a relaxed and informal festival event. It took place in the Prince of Wales, in Church Lane, and attracted an appreciative crowd, which took over around half the pub. Local poets read their work
Malvern Cinema: Madagascar (PG) Daily 7.30pm, Sat & Sun 3pm. Odeon Worcester: Madagascar (U) 2.00, 3.55, 5.50, 7.45, Sat & Sun 11.35; War of the Worlds (12A) 1.20, 4.40, 8.30; The Wedding Crashers (15) 1.00, 3.35, 6.10, 8.40; The Descent (18)
THE greatest symphonist of all time is showcased in the English Symphony Orchestra's Silver Jubilee season. The Malvern-based ESO will perform all nine of Beethoven's symphonies as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations. The orchestra was formed by
violinist Nigel Kennedy has become the patron of a new orchestra for up-and-coming young musicians. The Eros String Orchestra is the latest venture by music teacher Barrie Moore. Now he's looking for keen young musicians to take part. It is open to young
Alan Brownjohn is a lively icon of the British poetry scene and has even been described by one Romanion professor and fan as "a chivalrous desperado of poetry". On stage, however, Mr Brownjohn is the erudite, learned and witty English gentleman, representative
There are hundreds of reasons to celebrate Worcestershire, and some of them are listed below. The city is soaked in history, and has produced some of Britain's best-loved characters. But it is the people who make this county great. If you know someone
ANDREW Ching loves Worcestershire so much he set up a website to sing its praises. The 27-year-old, who was born-and-bred in Worcester, is backing the Worcester News Pride In Worcestershire campaign, which was launched on Saturday. There are hundreds
Worcestershire Youth Jazz Orchestra is at The Swan Theatre, Worcester, tomorrow. Guest soloist, tenor saxophonist Trevor Emeny, will be joining the orchestra. WYJO musical director Ian Hattersley, said: "As the principal venue for the orchestra this season
TRIBUTES have been paid by former and current Worcestershire MPs to ex-Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath, who died last night aged 89. The Conservative spent four years in Downing Street following victory in the 1970 General Election and will be best remembered
LOOK to your front, steady... Lewis Murton and Ryan Edwards prepare to fire at the enemy as they recreate the reality of the Second World War. The conflict came to Worcester as students from Christopher Whitehead School discovered what it was like to
A MIRACLE boy in Worcester who has had 33 operations in seven months has become the only known child in the world to survive a rare condition. Marshall Gormley, aged three, was diagnosed with cancer on December 20 last year, but for the youngster, of
MICHAEL Birch, the first headteacher of Oldbury Park Primary School in Worcester, has died at the age of 64. Kidderminster-born, Mr Birch, of Broad Green, near Broadwas, suffered from cancer of the pancreas and he died on Tuesday, July 12. He began his
JACK is dreaming of Jenson. Warndon Villages youngster Jack Jagger has just won his first professional go-kart race. The 14-year-old has been racing for around two years as a novice and has already won a host of prizes. "I hope I can go all the way from
THOUSANDS of people flocked to Upton-upon-Severn at the weekend to soak up music, and glorious sunshine, at the town's latest extravaganza - the annual blues festival. The Upton Blues Festival began on Friday evening and closed in spectacular style last
THOUSANDS of people joined a rally against proposed cuts at Evesham Community Hospital. There was an electric atmosphere in the town as an estimated 3,000 campaigners holding banners filled Market Square yesterday and chanted: "Save Our Hospital". Terry
FRIENDS and relatives of a Herefordshire couple have begun grieving after they were confirmed as the 54th and 55th victims of the London bombings. Thirty-year-old architect Lee Harris, formerly from Westfields, Hereford, was caught up in the Tube train
WE have recently witnessed an astonishing worldwide mobilisation of millions of people calling for action to tackle the kind of poverty that kills one child every three seconds. Billions watched the Live 8 concerts as 250,000 people formed a human white
A RAIL journey to Hereford from Worcester's Third World High Street and Foregate railway station left me marvelling at the glorious state of towns like Malvern, Ledbury and Hereford. What is it about Worcester? A few years ago, Hereford compared poorly
I WOULD like to follow up on your honest reflection of the filthy state of Worcester despite the failing efforts of much washing, brushing and attempted cleaning by Worcester City workmen. Since your article, I have been inundated with support for putting
This column has often reflected on the courage shown by the county's youngsters when faced with adversity. Our front page story today is testament to that as it chronicles the harrowing tale of the Warndon three-year-old. Marshall Gormley suffers from
Worcestershire automotive suppliers have been urged to take advantage of a new European super cluster launched last week. Representatives from across Europe joined Accelerate for the official launch of the Network of Automotive Competence. The region's
SINGER Lucy Hickman needs Malvern's support to win a Worcester nightclub's Pop Idol competition. Lucy, 22, got through the first round of the contest at RSVP last week and will sing there again later this month. If she triumphs in the final she could
violinist Nigel Kennedy has become the patron of a new orchestra for up-and-coming young musicians. The Eros String Orchestra is the latest venture by music teacher Barrie Moore. Now he's looking for keen young musicians to take part. It is open to young
A SOMBRE Kings Cross, with its echoes of tragedy, was a sadly apt choice for Simon Armitage to open his reading. However, it was also a red herring, because this reading was anything but gloom-laden as Armitage revealed a wickedly dry sense of humour.
Alan Brownjohn is a lively icon of the British poetry scene and has even been described by one Romanion professor and fan as "a chivalrous desperado of poetry". On stage, however, Mr Brownjohn is the erudite, learned and witty English gentleman, representative
The Ledbury Lyricists' evening of poetry in the pub was a relaxed and informal festival event. It took place in the Prince of Wales, in Church Lane, and attracted an appreciative crowd, which took over around half the pub. Local poets read their work
TOMORROW (Saturday), commencing at 2pm at Berrow Vicarage garden, will be the annual church fete. All the usual attractions, cakes, tombola, bottle stall, plants, teas and grand draw. If you would like to donate any item(s) for sale, please bring them
FOLLOWING last Saturday's bell-ringing to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Bosbury bells will be in action this weekend when visitors from Crediton in Devon will ring on Saturday at 2.30pm. On Sunday at Holy Trinity
Just a reminder to members and guests that Castlemorton Garden Club is holding its summer garden party at Dingle Hill on July 21 at 7pm (please note, earlier than usual time). It will be signposted from Hollybush Church. There will be some chairs but
NOW that the play area at Corse and Staunton Playing Fields is complete, it will be officially opened today (Friday) at 6pm, with the opening ceremony at 6.30pm. Food will be available with a barbecue and bar. Charlie Hulls, a member of the committee,
ADVANCE tickets are not necessary for the benefice evening at Priors Court on Friday, July 22. Gardens will open at 5.30pm - pig roast with salads, strawberries and cream, glass of wine and music, all for £10. This is a benefice fundraising event and
Welland Primary School's PTA summer barbecue takes place tonight (Friday) from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. There will be an assortment of activities going on to suit everyone: bouncy castle, tombola and raffle, archery, barbecue, assault course, pony rides, coconut
UPTON took on a continental flavour when a French market visited the riverside. Enjoying the sunshine, shoppers milled around stalls selling olives, meats, cakes and fresh fruit. Most traders came from Normandy, with others from Belgium, Poland and Greece
A PLANNING application for three houses on garden land at Cherry Orchard, Upton, will be discussed at a Malvern Hills District Council planning meeting on Wednesday. It relates to reserved matters, as an outline application to build the houses was approved
SARA rescue operations will be made easier thanks to a new all-terrain vehicle. The vehicle, fully equipped with oxygen supplies and stretcher-carrying capabilities, has been added to Severn Area Rescue Association's fleet. Extensive communications equipment
UPTON'S Pepperpot Players have announced their next production will be a revue set during the Second World War. Songs, sketches, and wartime reminiscences will all feature in performances of What Did You Do in the War Dad? It will run from Thursday to
n FIREfighters from Upton helped rescue a lorry driver after his vehicle, travelling south, left the M5 and rolled down an embankment between junctions 8 and 9 just before midnight on Tuesday. The driver was taken to hospital. n THE Perdido Street Jazz
reports and letters in the Gazette recently have attested to the great alarm of residents local to the former Wells House school site. Large parts of its grounds have been 'landscaped' recently in such a severe way that "devastated" would seem the only
AS the portfolio holder for community health and well-being and a member of the Malvern Hospital Project Management Board, I feel I must comment on the contrast between the measured response of my board colleague Ralph Madden in the previous week's Gazette
IT was very gratifying to read the generous tribute to Sue in last week's Your Letters. She would have been the first to say that the real heroines and heroes behind meals-on-wheels were the drivers, deliverers and kitchen staff, who were such a wonderful
THE subject of Knapp Lane closure (Ledbury Reporter, July 8) comes up with monotonous regularity every few years. Perhaps I could repeat what I said in a previous letter, in the event of Knapp Lane being closed, Malvern-bound drivers would simply use
THE decision to close a school is, one assumes, not one which would ever be taken lightly. A school, even more so than a pub or a church, is at the heart of the community it serves and plays a huge part in the lives of the children in its care. Saying
I WOULD like to thank my family for the barbecue they arranged to celebrate my 60th birthday. Thanks also to all my friends who kept the secret and joined us on the day. The weather was glorious and the food delicious. I hope you all enjoyed it as much
I WOULD like to express my relief and thanks to Ledbury Town Council for being instrumental in securing a pedestrian crossing opposite Somerfield for the residents of Harling Court. I would particularly like to thank Tony Bradford for his support and
SAVE our school is the message from families who want Malvern Hills Primary to stay open. Emotions ran high at a meeting attended by dozens of anxious parents on Tuesday. Closure is one of four options for the school, which has suffered low pupil numbers
WITH more than 70 activities, 90 per cent of them absolutely free, Malvern Pride Week promises to be bigger and better this year. A week of events begins on Monday, August 15, building to an afternoon of fun at the Picnic in the Park on Saturday afternoon
Emergency services were called out to a chemical spillage at Newland late on Tuesday night. The call-out, at about 9.40pm, came after a 1,000-litre container was found in the road. The lid had come loose and about three-quarters of the contents, colloidal
FIREfighters from Malvern and Worcester were called to two field fires in Malvern on Monday lunchtime. The fires broke out on Woodford's Meadow, east of the youth centre, and on Hayslan Field, off Pickersleigh Road. The two fields are separated by the
NEARLY 3,000 homes in Malvern were without power on Monday night following an explosion at an electricity substation. Firefighters were called out after residents reported a flash and bang at the Redland Close sub-station just before 6pm, but there was
A MOTHER whose son narrowly escaped injury in the London bombings has criticised Malvern College for holding a firework display on the day after the attack. Janet Knight, of Manby Road, said the timing of Friday night's end-of-term display was inappropriate
UNION flags were waving in Priory Park on Sunday where 400 people gathered to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Young and old alike were there to celebrate Britain's victory and remember the casualties of war. Organiser Paul
THE vexed subject of TB in cattle is by no means a modern concern. This can be demonstrated by looking at the Gazette a century ago, when one dairy farmer took out a front-page advertisement to proclaim his livestock's heath. The ad, submitted by Henry
A MOVE of location for Malvern's youth hostel could bring young travellers into town. The Youth Hostels Association feels the existing hostel, in Peachfield Road, is too far from the town centre and will be too expensive to bring up to modern standards
100 years ago John Durant, a Frenchman, of no fixed abode, was charged with begging. PC Lyes said he was called to No 6, The College, where prisoner was very drunk and creating a disturbance. Speaking broken English, he said he had a drop of "ze beer"
ST James's Church in Welland is marking 130 years since its consecration with a weekend of special events. The patronal weekend, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday, July 23-24, will see the church open to visitors each day from 11am until 4pm. Floral
