THOUSANDS of people will head to Stourport tomorrow for the annual Land and River Carnival, which this year celebrates its 80th anniversary. With good weather expected, Pete Roberts, the carnival's spokesman, said the event would be memorable. He said
BRILLIANT bobbies will be celebrated at a ceremony to pay tribute to the hard work of West Mercia Police. Chief Constable Paul West is hosting the event on Monday, and nominees - based in Worcester, Droitwich, Mal-vern, Evesham, Stourport-on- Severn,
WORCESTER City central defender Barry Woolley has left the club. The 26-year-old has failed to impress manager Andy Preece this season and is expected to join fellow Nationwide North Club Hinckley United. There he will link up with another former St George's
LAST Saturday, a large gathering of friends and neighbours arranged a farewell party at Berrow Village Hall for Elsie Keef, who is moving away after many years in our village. Elsie has had many offices and has worked long and hard fundraising for the
THE book of remembrance at Bosbury Church records the names of the departed whose families wish them to be remembered. The book is always on display in the church, open at the current anniversary dates. The book will be sent away at the beginning of October
A BARN dance is planned for Callow End Village Hall on Saturday, September 10 with Eve and John. Tickets are £6.50 each, to include hot dogs but bring your own drinks. The WI at Callow End is organising the event to raise money for new chairs in the hall
THE next meeting of the Wyche and Colwall Horticultural Society will take place on Monday, September 5 and will begin at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Malcolm Edwards of Kenchester Water Gardens and his subject is water gardens. Friends and visitors are
TOMORROW (Saturday) at 2pm at Hollybush Church Rooms will be the annual church fete for Hollybush Church. Everyone welcome. Plenty of parking on the surrounding common, beautiful walks and scenery abound, so bring a picnic and make a day of it. Cake stall
CONGRATULATIONS are in order to Mr and Mrs R Pritchard for all the tender loving care given to the beautiful garden in front of Pendock Church at the cross-roads. Admired by one and all, they have been awarded an excellence award in the best kept churchyard
CONGRATULATIONS to all who tend the churchyards in the benefice for the results of the 2005 competition are out. For churchyards under one acre, St Mary's Madresfield scored good (71-80 per cent) and in the category of churchyards over one acre, St Peter's
The 60th VJ anniversary sing-along in Welland Village Hall on Saturday, August 13th raised £131 to be divided between the Burma Star Association and the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Thank you also to Peppasound, George Bishop, Mary Purser, Lawrence
Priory Park will be filled with music and colour during a fundraising event on Saturday, September 10. Party in the Park offers a free afternoon of entertainment for all ages, from 11am onwards. Music begins at noon, with an impressive line-up headed
MALVERN'S Martin Middlebrook will be among artists showing at the Bevere gallery in Worcester this month. Mr Middlebrook is a professional photographer whose work is dramatic in style and content, technique and tone. Abstracting form and texture from
WRITER Wendy Grounds has just published her latest book of poems, entitled Recollections. Wendy spent her childhood in Malvern and Recollections includes poems written during her schooldays, including These I Have Loved, inspired by Rupert Brooke's poem
PAT Sanderson says Warriors must be at their very best if they are to celebrate his new contract with victory over local rivals Gloucester. The Worcester skipper handed his side a massive boost this week by agreeing to a two-year extension to his current
A ROYAL has set up home in an elderly couple's garden in Dines Green, Worcester. Peter and Maisie Cunningham reckon their visitor, who enjoys a free meal a day, is feathering her own nest. There has also been talk that she has been mixing with a wild
WORCESTER folk will be feeling 'Only Sixteen' tonight as the man who once topped the bill with The Beatles comes to the city. Fifties teen heart-throb Craig Douglas - who had no fewer than 11 top 10 hits - will be taking to the stage at the Coppertops
MILLIONAIRES and celebrities are flocking to Worcest-ershire as a housing resurgence hits the county. Celebrities including singer Toyah Wilcox and dress designer Stella McCartney may have been setting a trend when they chose to buy homes here. While
Described as a classic tale of unrequited love, the stage adaptation of Henry James' Daisy Miller fails to satisfy. The story, though interesting, lacks the intrigue and magic promised in the programme and left me feeling indifferent to the plight of
MALVERN Radar get their new season under way in the Worcester League division one this Sunday when they visit Droitwich Spa Res. Players to meet RSRE club ready to leave at 9.30am. On Thursday (September 8) Radar have a home game against Powick at Victoria
UPTON residents have the chance to voice their views on policing at a meeting on Wednesday (September 7). The Police Community Cons-ultative Group event will include a talk on Neighbour-hood Watch, youth service provision and the drug scene. Residents
Colour and music filled Upton at the Water Festival last weekend, despite fears that this year's event could be the last one. Visitors flocked to the event, which was opened by Henry Sandon, of the Antiques Roadshow. A carnival parade, led by Upton Youth
SHOWTIME favourites will be performed in Upton tomorrow (Saturday) when One Over the Eight give a summer concert. Funds raised will go to Upton Parish Church, where the music starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 on the door and light refreshments will be
While the licensing sub-committee of Malvern Hills District Council has granted the Nags Head application to extend its licensing hours, that is not the end of the story. Mr Ironmonger will now have a greater responsibility to ensure he runs a good house
Further to the parliamentary under secretary of state's letter of August 26, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Authority would like to reassure people across the two counties that robust arrangements are in place to process all 999 calls under
HOW ironic that on the front page of last week's Malvern Gazette was the news of the Nag's Head pub being granted extended opening hours, while on page 11 was the sad news of the closing down of the Hawthorn Inn, the village pub of Upper Welland. The
COMPENSATION of £24,000 has been awarded to a Colwall man who spent a year in a wheelchair after routine surgery. An infection Derek Turner, 67, contracted after a hip replacement operation at Worcestershire Royal Hospital was not spotted until it was
MR Stuart has stated that lack of local support has been a major factor in his decision to close. On the contrary, there is a great deal of support for a friendly, welcoming local pub. D McLachlan, Chase Road, Upper Welland.
IT was reported in last week's Malvern Gazette that Malvern Hills District Council plans to close a number of public toilets. This action will seriously inconvenience (no pun intended!) the many people who suffer from high blood pressure, as one of the
ANTI-Semitic graffiti has been sprayed on a skateramp used by Malvern youngsters. Swastikas and the words "kill the Jews" were left in large white lettering on a ramp in Victoria Park over the Bank Holiday weekend. Malvern Town Council staff discovered
MAY I send my grateful thanks to all the members of Malvern Singers, under Edwina Ward, for the wonderful party and presents they gave me at the end of my 37 years of accompanying them. I have so appreciated their kindness and friendship and will miss
LOCAL groups and councils have been invited to debate spending cuts and changes to health services. South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust has organised a listening exercise to help it balance a £4 million budget deficit and create a healthcare system
LIKE many senior citizens, I enjoy reading the Malvern Gazette regularly. On May 12, I noticed one full-page advert and five smaller ones about the forthcoming opening of a well-known chemist shop at the retail park. Fine I thought, ample level parking
A PENSIONER who spent a nightmare day driving for hours and getting so lost she missed her sister's funeral, died following a crash on Oxford's A34 on her way home. Rhea McDermot-Walter's Honda Civic was in collision with a Citroen Berlingo van heading
REGULARS at a Malvern pub felt sleepy after raising a record-breaking amount with a charity bed push on Saturday. A total of £1,700 will go to the County Air Ambulance after the team from the New Inn, Lower Howsell Road, completed the eight-hour push
Intrepid runners will take part in a gruelling long-distance run starting in Malvern. More than 40 competitors will gather at the Abbey Hotel on Sunday for the start of the Britvic Marathon of Britain 2005. Weighed down with backpacks, runners will scale
A MAJOR change to Malvern's bus services will come into effect on Monday (September 5). Worcestershire County Council has created a new route serving the key parts of the town. It follows a decision by First Midland Red to discontinue the number 42 service
A ROYAL pigeon has gone missing from a loft in Birtsmorton. The Queen's pigeon was due to take part in the Royal Pigeon Association's One Loft Race on September 11 but disappeared two months ago. Peter Bryant, the association's general manager, said yesterday
THE culinary skills of two male cooks impressed the judges at this year's Hanley Swan and Hanley Castle Village Show. While John Bunn won the cup for most points in the cookery and preserves section, Eddie Thomas triumphed in the best-decorated fairy
FORMER Manchester United and Everton star Norman Whiteside will be sharing memories at a night of football - in aid of Eastnor Cricket Club. Whiteside is guest of honour at an event at Ledbury Comm-unity Centre on Friday, September 23 at 7.45pm. Tickets
A dedicated group of walkers will scale every peak on the Malvern Hills to raise funds for the Salvation Army. Malvern branch leader Steve Smith and volunteer supporters Pete Arnold and Chris, Matt and Neil Styles will begin the gruelling challenge tomorrow
A home is being sought for a piece of Malvern's military and sporting history. A sporting shield dating from the 1940s has been handed to the Malvern branch of the Royal Engineers Association. The shield was originally awarded to the 1st Training Regiment
INJURIES are beginning to bite at Edgar Street -- but Graham Turner admits there is plenty in the Hereford United locker to dampen the spirits of new boys Altrincham. The Bulls were without crocked quartet Tamika Mkandawire, Guy Ipoua, Simon Travis and
ANGRY Dave Busst threatened to wield the axe on his under-performing players ahead of Evesham United's home clash with Aylesbury tomorrow (3pm). The Common Road boss was livid following his side's 2-0 home defeat to Grantham Town on Bank Holiday Monday
MARTIN Groves clinched the 2005 British Hillclimb Championship at Craigantlet in Northern Ireland in early August after a brilliant summer in which he won 19 of the 26 title rounds. He finished second six times and had only one blank score, when a heavy
IN the words of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: Now is the time to say goodbye Now is the time to heave a sigh. This is the very last of the columns that I have been writing each week since October 1992. Over the past 13 years we have shared a number of
JOHN Hallam (tenor/clarinet) is the special guest of Abbey Jazz on Sunday, September 11, at 8pm at Malvern Rugby Club. Admission is £5.
SONGS, narration and music are included in a Mozart-themed programme at St Mary Magdalene Church, on the Croome Park estate. A wind band in 18th Century costume will perform on Saturday, September 10, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £10, including a glass of non-alcoholic
MALVERN Youth Musicians and Malvern Young Voices are helping to develop new talent. The Young Musicians group is aimed at six to eight-year-olds who want to develop their musical skills through songs and games, prior to or in the early stages of singing
TICKETS for a fundraising soul night for Motor Neurone Disease Association go on sale next week. Entry to the event, on Saturday, October 29 at the Abbey Hotel, Malvern, is £7.50. Tickets are available from the hotel's Hereford Suite from 7pm on Monday
IYSEDEN Christie's troublesome foot is giving Kidderminster Harriers boss Stuart Watkiss more cause for concern ahead of their latest Nationwide Conference test tonight. The Harriers striker has yet another infection around the metal plate he had inserted
MALVERN Rugby Club start their Midlands Two West campaign tomorrow (Saturday) when Leamington are the visitors to Spring Lane (3pm). Following a number of training injuries and players leaving for higher-graded clubs, Malvern will be putting out one of
MALVERN TOWN 4, MICKLEOVER SPORTS 3 MALVERN battled through a seven-goal thriller to earn a place in the next round of the FA Cup. In a thrilling cup tie, after a very cagey first half, the second half saw an exciting finale. The first half started slowly
BARNARDS Green won the top-of-the-table WCL division two clash on Saturday at North End Lane. Green asked visiting Bromyard to bat first and, after removing Ash Bullock for seven, saw the score race along to 57-1 off just ten overs. The introduction of
RANGERS made the long journey to the area of Alton Towers and were given a real rough ride in the first half. ASHBOURNE UNITED 3, MALVERN RANGERS 4 If nothing else, Rangers' opening two games in the West Midlands League division one have produced a glut
IN reply to Gary Webb, who accused me of misrepresenting his comments, since when has disagreement constituted an accusation? The claims in his previous letter about Britain's economy were in the context of "how we would survive without help of the EU
IT appears to me that whoever thought up this nonsense of replacing 46 fire control rooms with nine regional control centres must have brains like scrambled eggs. We are not yet fully in the EU, nor are we likely to be so if most of we British get our
WORCESTERSHIRE football, and the Malvern League in particular, has lost a stalwart with the death of its chairman, Norman Simmons, who died this week at the age of 70. Norman served the Malvern League for over 50 years as a player, referee and administrator
AS AUTUMN creeps ever nearer and the nights draw in, an eclectic feast of music is set to be served up in Worcester to warm both the heart and soul. Huntingdon Arts has released its new season programme of events at the city's Swan Theatre and Huntingdon
A FASCINATING look at Malvern in days gone by is given in a new book of old photographs compiled by Brian Iles. Mr Iles is a keen local historian who has spent many years researching Malvern's past. He is vice-chairman of Malvern Museum's management committee
This week's film at Malvern Theatres will be The United States of Leyland, starring Ryan Gosling, Don Cheadle and Kevin Spacey. Leyland Fitzgerald, imprisoned for the murder of an autistic child, meets Pearl, a teacher who helps him unlock his troubled
MALVERN first XI entertained Harbourne in the WCL division two and came away with a winning draw after a superb team performance. MALVERN v HARBOURNE Anthony Arnold and Mark Baugh opened up and produced a superb 97-run partnership before Arnold was dismissed
MALVERN were narrowly defeated on Saturday by Belbroughton in a closely-fought WCL division two encounter. MALVERN v BELBROUGHTON Belbroughton totalled 196-6, although there were superb bowling efforts by pace-men Jeremy Lee and Tom Poole. Anthony Arnold
WORCESTERSHIRE CCC players Stephen Moore and James Pipe were guests of honour at the recent prize-giving of Hanley Castle and Upton CC colts section. The two signed autographs, led some impromptu catching practices and were superb ambassadors as they
WORCESTER Nomads batted first and scored a respectable 284-3, which proved too much for Worcester as they finished on 219-8, giving Nomads victory by 65 runs. WORCESTER NOMADS U10s v WORCESTER U10S For Nomads, Jamie Fern (9), Neils Emmerson (10), Harry
MALVERN Town have been drawn away to Willenhall Town in the next round of the FA cup. Willenhall play in the newly-formed Southern League Division One West. Town play the Staffordshire side, based at Noose Lane, Walsall, next Saturday (September 10),
Royal flight: The Queen's pigeon, left (the natty headwear was our idea), has set up home with Maisie and Peter Cunningham in Worcester.
AFTER a successful first year, a Worcestershire farming family is expanding its organic business. Farm Direct Produce supplies organic vegetables direct to the doors of customers during a nine-month season. Previously it supplied customers in just the
Priory Park will be filled with music and colour during a fundraising event on Saturday, September 10. Party in the Park offers a free afternoon of entertainment for all ages, from 11am onwards. Music begins at noon, with an impressive line-up headed
THERE will be a rare chance to see inside Great Malvern's Masonic Hall during special Heritage Open Days. Historic buildings, many not usually open to the public, will welcome visitors for free from Thurs-day to Sunday, September 8-11. The national event
A skilled blacksmith duo will fire up the forge for visitors in Herefordshire Art Week, h.Art. Alex Wilkins and his 17-year-old son Floyd, from Stretton Grandison, near Ledbury, will welcome visitors to their workshop at Newhouse Farm throughout the event
MALVERN'S Martin Middlebrook will be among artists showing at the Bevere gallery in Worcester this month. Mr Middlebrook is a professional photographer whose work is dramatic in style and content, technique and tone. Abstracting form and texture from
WRITER Wendy Grounds has just published her latest book of poems, entitled Recollections. Wendy spent her childhood in Malvern and Recollections includes poems written during her schooldays, including These I Have Loved, inspired by Rupert Brooke's poem
Described as a classic tale of unrequited love, the stage adaptation of Henry James' Daisy Miller fails to satisfy. The story, though interesting, lacks the intrigue and magic promised in the programme and left me feeling indifferent to the plight of
Pacific rhythms and harmonies will be brought to life during an evening of global music in Malvern. Five-piece Planet Women perform songs and harmonies from their new album, Reeling in the Pacific, at The Grove, 8 Avenue Road, tonight (Friday). The group
PETER Dyke will give an organ recital in the latest concert in the Music in Bosbury series. Mr Dyke is the assistant organist at Hereford Cathedral and a runner-up in the St Albans International Organ Competi-tion. He has also recently released a CD of
THE Hills Singers is hoping to recruit some new members with an open evening on Thursday (September 8). A chamber choir of 20-24 members, the Singers perform a range of musical styles, mainly a capella, at concerts in Worcestershire and beyond. Venues
There will be a jazz night at St James's School, West Malvern, on Sunday (September 4) at 7pm in the Anstruther Theatre. The show will feature local musicians Nick Blunn and his Quartet, performing alongside vocalist Wendy Austen. Tickets are £10 and
JOHN Hallam (tenor/clarinet) is the special guest of Abbey Jazz on Sunday, September 11, at 8pm at Malvern Rugby Club. Admission is £5.
SONGS, narration and music are included in a Mozart-themed programme at St Mary Magdalene Church, on the Croome Park estate. A wind band in 18th Century costume will perform on Saturday, September 10, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £10, including a glass of non-alcoholic
TICKETS for a fundraising soul night for Motor Neurone Disease Association go on sale next week. Entry to the event, on Saturday, October 29 at the Abbey Hotel, Malvern, is £7.50. Tickets are available from the hotel's Hereford Suite from 7pm on Monday
FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER Great Blind Degree - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Cruize Control - Drummond's Bar, New Street, Worcester. Grease Is The Word Tribute - The Briars Hotel, Kidderminster. Qari Waheed Chishti - The Drum, Potters Lane, Aston,
The summer sun might still be shining but the Malvern Theatres is already getting festive in preparation for this year's Christmas pantomime. The swashbuckling production of Peter Pan combines home-grown talent with established stars of stage and screen
THE mother of a schoolboy motorcycle champion who was killed on a race track has paid tribute to her 'perfect son'. Fourteen-year-old Chris Jones was killed on Bank Holiday Monday, when he was involved in a collision on the starting line of his latest
EVESHAM has been given a jobs boost as department store Marks and Spencer opens a new shop in the town today. The 6,500 sq ft store, in Riverside Shopping Centre, Bridge Street, was due to be officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10am this
STUNT aircraft, belly dancing, a brass band and a Crufts champion, plus the largest horticultural show for miles around - it's all happening at Alfrick and Lulsley Show and Fete on Saturday. First held in 1951, the village event has grown into one of
A CHARITY music event set up by the daughter of a Worcester woman suffering from motor neurone disease is flourishing, more than a year after it started. Rob Hurcomb and partner Helen Clarke, of Northwick Road, Northwick, Worcester, were inspired to start
PEOPLE on a Droitwich estate are kicking up a stink about a bad smell lingering in their neighbourhood. Householders in Chawson often have to contend with pongs because they live close to the River Salwarpe and the open countryside. But now residents
TAX dodgers in Worcester are being warned that the city council is cracking down on non-payment of debts. Collection of council tax and business rates shot up by £1.2m in the first quarter, with 3,387 summons issued for non-payment. At Tuesday night's
THE Bishop of Worcester paid a visit to Worcester's Guildhall to mark the 30th anniversary of the city's Citizens' Advice Bureau. The Rt Revd Dr Peter Selby was guest speaker at the bureau's 30th annual meeting, which took place on Thursday, August 25
SHOPPERS at Homebase in Hylton Road were in for a sweet surprise last week when a massive Toblerone was raffled in aid of St Richard's Hospice. Staff at the store made a splash by wearing colourful T-shirts instead of their usual uniform, as well as selling
CHRIS Smith and George Clegg are poised to be flung back into the firing line at Harrogate tomorrow as Worcester City search for a vital pick-me-up. Both missed out on Bank Holiday Monday as City's unsatisfactory start to the Nationwide North season continued
FIXTURES Harvey World Travel Midland Football Alliance Saturday, September 3, Malvern Town v Biddulph Victoria (3.00). Tuesday, September 6, Malvern Town v Cradley Town (7.45). Saturday, September 10, FA Cup, Willenhall Town v Malvern Town (3.00). Tuesday
They've won a place in the dictionary and a Droitwich student has even written a university dissertation about them. It looks like chavs are taking over the county. Emma Cullwick reports CHAVS - the term given to describe Britain's youth tribe ridiculed
There's still time to get entries in for Cradley Produce Show! Over 50 classes are available, including baking, vegetables, photography and more. The deadline for entries is Thursday September 8; entry forms are available from Cradley PO and Stores or
PARISH Plan. Don't forget the party on Saturday, September 17! If you returned your questionnaire, come and see if other people agreed with you - and if you didn't, come and see what people said they wanted, and enjoy a cream tea while you read all about
Move over, Notting Hill! West Malvern was the place to be on Bank Holiday Monday, when fair weather set the seal on a highly successful West Malvern Festival on the Playing Fields. Attendance through the day is estimated to have been more than 3,000,
THERE will be a rare chance to see inside Great Malvern's Masonic Hall during special Heritage Open Days. Historic buildings, many not usually open to the public, will welcome visitors for free from Thurs-day to Sunday, September 8-11. The national event
A skilled blacksmith duo will fire up the forge for visitors in Herefordshire Art Week, h.Art. Alex Wilkins and his 17-year-old son Floyd, from Stretton Grandison, near Ledbury, will welcome visitors to their workshop at Newhouse Farm throughout the event
THE return of the Cradley Produce Show after an eight-year absence promises to be major community celebration. The show is being staged with help from the National Lottery and will raise funds for a hearing loop system for the village hall. The show and
A NEW six-week season of dance classes, Hot Cha Cha For Beginners, is starting at Holy Trinity hall, Link Top, on Thursday, September 8, at 7pm. All ages are welcome, either as singles or couples. For more information, call 01386 556665. Promoters, Dance
MALVERN'S Beacon Camera Club is preparing to embark on its 35th season buoyed by a resurgence of interest. The season opens on Thursday, September 8, at the Lower Wyche Institute at 7.45pm. It finishes on April 6 with the annual awards night. The club
GLAMOUROUS drag act Ceri Dupree will be entertaining in aid of St Richard's Hospice. Ceri's collection of wigs and costumes allows her to take on the guise of famous female icons, from Marilyn Monroe and Madonna to Tina Turner. She will be at Worcester's
SO, Worcestershire is fast becoming a magnet for the £1m home-buying set. According to leading local estate agent Andrew Grant, his agency has become overrun with potential buyers with pots of cash to spend. More than 350 are on his books looking for
THE Brad Pitts and Julia Roberts of the future could be from right here in Worcester, thanks to a new theatre school starting up in the city this month. Overture & Beginners is aimed at young people aged between eight and 18 who wish to become part
NEWTOWN Sports Junior Football Club's girls only football coaching, which takes place every Thursday evening from 6.30- 7.30pm, is moving to Malvern Girls' College, as from September 8. The sessions are open to all girls from Year 1 to Year 9, irrespective
WELLAND Juniors will be hosting a friendly U12s tournament at Upton sports pavilion tomorrow (Saturday) as part of the town's funday and picnic event. Welland will play against Newtown Sports Colts, Northside Colts and Pershore Town with matches starting
Soot-stained faces and flat caps are the order of the day at the Upton Peppercorns latest production of Oliver! A 35-strong cast will perform Dickens' classic tale of young orphan Oliver Twist at 7.30pm on Thursday to Saturday, September 8-10 at Upton
I thoroughly sympathise with Mrs Joan Holland's misgivings about the imposition of wheelie bins (Your Letters, August 19). Having recently seen the way they have desecrated the pretty Devon town of Totnes, and listened to the complaints and anxieties
I AM sorry if I'm becoming a bore about this but I am writing again about the state of Church Walk. Recently weeks were taken up laying some different coloured paving blocks but really there was no complaint about the colour but the paddling pools which
A cricket club in Bransford could gain a new scorebox, changing room and mower shed if planning permission is granted. Worcester Nomads, based at Station Road, have applied to extend the existing pavilion to make way for changes. The application will
Martin Ham (Your Letters, August 26) quite rightly pointed out that our maximum projected annual precept rise is above the rate of inflation and I am in total agreement with him that this is an unacceptable state of affairs. However, unlike Malvern Town
Public toilets in Great Malvern, West Malvern and Upton will be closed under a programme set out by Malvern Hills District Council. The programme, which was approved at an executive committee meeting on Tuesday, includes closing toilets in Victoria Road
Attempts to site a mobile phone mast at Bowling Green, Powick, have been stopped Proposals for a 15-metre high mast were originally refused by Malvern Hills District Council's area development control committee. A appeal lodged by communications company
The British Society of Dowsers is attracting more members than ever since moving to Malvern. The society moved to St Ann's Road from Kent last year and administrator John Moss said the group is flourishing. "The phones are constantly ringing and we've
HITS from the 50s and 60s will help the campaign to fund urgent repairs to the spire at Christ Church in Malvern. Rock of Ages will be providing the music at a dance at the Newtown Club, Newtown Road on Friday, October 7, at 8pm. Tickets are £5 on 01684
BLESSED with sunshine and the support of thousands of people, the Ledbury Carnival was a tribute to the small band of organisers who every year deliver a real Bank Holiday treat. A colourful procession, lots of stalls, musical entertainment, a free bouncy
THE media has recently been full of stories of children and young people who offend. School holidays bring to the forefront those for whom being a nuisance becomes a leisure activity. Our televisions show Supernanny and Little Angels, reminding us of
PAT Sanderson says Warriors must be at their very best if they are to celebrate his new contract with victory over local rivals Gloucester. The Worcester skipper handed his side a massive boost this week by agreeing to a two-year extension to his current
FOUR wickets in nine balls from Claude Henderson cemented Leicestershire's advantage on the third day of the Frizzell County Championship Division Two fixture against Worcestershire at New Road. The County avoided the follow-on but folded for 290, a deficit
NEARLY 200 people have signed up for a massive litter-pick on Malvern's commons. The event has been organised by local church groups, who are involved with the Helping Hands community project, plus Malvern Hills Conservators. Helping Hands began in Brazil
WORCESTER City central defender Barry Woolley has left the club. The 26-year-old has failed to impress manager Andy Preece this season and is expected to join fellow Nationwide North Club Hinckley United. There he will link up with another former St George's
Glasses were raised at a West Malvern pub to toast an extra-special regular who has never missed a day there in 30 years. Staff and customers at the Brewers Arms rallied round to organise a surprise 80th birthday party for Len Cole, who has enjoyed a
CHRIS Smith and George Clegg are poised to be flung back into the firing line at Harrogate tomorrow as Worcester City search for a vital pick-me-up. Both missed out on Bank Holiday Monday as City's unsatisfactory start to the Nationwide North season continued
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Leslie Law was lying in second place with Shear H2O after the first day of dressage at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Cumbrian rider Ruth Edge was in the lead, holding a 4.3 penalty advantage with Muschamp Impala over double Olympic
CONSERVATIVE MP Bill Wiggin says he was delighted to see a red rosette - on his prize-winning cow. Mr Wiggin, MP for the Leominster constituency, was given a rough ride by his normally docile Hereford cow but still won a first prize at the Monmouth Show
IYSEDEN Christie's troublesome foot is giving Kidderminster Harriers boss Stuart Watkiss more cause for concern ahead of their latest Nationwide Conference test tonight. The Harriers striker has yet another infection around the metal plate he had inserted
SATURDAY FOOTBALL HARVEY WORLD TRAVEL ALLIANCE Malvern Town v Biddulph Victoria (3.00). WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Bewdley Town v Bromyard Town (2.45); Ledbury Town v Ludlow Town (2.45). Division One: Malvern Rangers v Stafford Town (1.00)
HE put the fear of God into children when he played the rogue Fagin in the classic hit film Oliver! and now Ron Moody is set to scare them again when he comes to Malvern. The acting legend is no stranger to playing the baddie after starring in the 1967
MALVERN Rugby Club's youth section kicks off the 14th season of junior rugby at Spring Lane on Sunday. The MRFC youth development section will be opening the gates of the Spring Lane facilities for all aspiring young local rugby players from 10am for
MALVERN RFC Saturday, September 3 1st XV v Leamington (Home). Meet Railway Inn 12.45pm. Kick off 3pm. No 1 dress code. Maroon shorts & socks. M Richardson (capt), M Wenden, S Lancett, C Smith, J Drage, C Edwards, A Thomas, A Ruddock, I White, S Ott
THE Barmaid's Bosom was a hive of activity this week. Well, one or two people moved and sat in different seats. It's strange how people go into the same pub for years and always try to sit in the same seat, or stand at the same spot at the bar. Many will
FOUR wickets in nine balls from Claude Henderson cemented Leicestershire's advantage on the third day of the Frizzell County Championship Division Two fixture against Worcestershire at New Road. The County avoided the follow-on but folded for 290, a deficit
Pacific rhythms and harmonies will be brought to life during an evening of global music in Malvern. Five-piece Planet Women perform songs and harmonies from their new album, Reeling in the Pacific, at The Grove, 8 Avenue Road, tonight (Friday). The group
PETER Dyke will give an organ recital in the latest concert in the Music in Bosbury series. Mr Dyke is the assistant organist at Hereford Cathedral and a runner-up in the St Albans International Organ Competi-tion. He has also recently released a CD of
THE Hills Singers is hoping to recruit some new members with an open evening on Thursday (September 8). A chamber choir of 20-24 members, the Singers perform a range of musical styles, mainly a capella, at concerts in Worcestershire and beyond. Venues
There will be a jazz night at St James's School, West Malvern, on Sunday (September 4) at 7pm in the Anstruther Theatre. The show will feature local musicians Nick Blunn and his Quartet, performing alongside vocalist Wendy Austen. Tickets are £10 and
MALVERN Town moved up into second place in the Harvey World Travel Alliance table following this midweek victory over Wellington. WESTFIELDS 2, MALVERN TOWN 4 Town made two changes from Saturday's successful FA Cup side, Duncan Preedy and Marc Burrows
WORCESTER Nomads 1st XI entertained title-chasers Barnards Green in the WCL division two on Bank Holiday Monday. Nomads were asked to take first knock on another hard, flat wicket at Bransford. The Green was soon regretting that decision when Malcolm
FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER Great Blind Degree - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Cruize Control - Drummond's Bar, New Street, Worcester. Grease Is The Word Tribute - The Briars Hotel, Kidderminster. Qari Waheed Chishti - The Drum, Potters Lane, Aston,
'POLICE give lollies to drunks' sounded like a joke. As did last week's equally baffling Worcester News headline concerning Sainsbury's scheme to reward local baseball-caps for not nicking trolleys by giving them sweets. Unless, of course, this is an
TONY Bennett (Letters, August 23) holds up Norway as an example of what life could be like for the UK outside the EU. He refers to Norway's "modest membership fee for membership of the European Economic Area". For the record, Norway pays around the same
MALVERN Town Reserves started brilliantly in this West Midlands League division one fixture but faded badly. LUDLOW TOWN RES 3, MALVERN TOWN RES 2 Town got off to a great start and pressurised the Ludlow veteran left-back into passing back to his goalie
ON Saturday, August 20, you published a letter from Trevor McAvoy, Project Manager of the Safety Camera Partnership, in which he wrote "all fixed and mobile camera enforcement sites, without exception, wholly conform to the Department for Transport's
100 years ago The paragraph in last week's Gazette calling attention to the irregular habits of St James's Church Clock, the only public one in West Malvern, by refusing to strike the hours, thus placing the inhabitants and visitors who rely upon it for
The summer sun might still be shining but the Malvern Theatres is already getting festive in preparation for this year's Christmas pantomime. The swashbuckling production of Peter Pan combines home-grown talent with established stars of stage and screen
Explosive drama looks set to grip audiences at the Malvern Theatres from Monday, September 12. A bomb disposal expert facing retirement is catapulted back into the limelight when terrorists strike, in Terry Mackay's new play National Hero. Plunged into
A MUCH-CHANGED Colwall XI needed big performances from key batsmen at the top of the order to challenge a confident Hatherley team. An unfortunate misreading of the pitch characteristics by skipper Tom Wolfendale, who won the toss for the first time since
Theatre September Every Sat Until Oct 3-Quackery Codswallop III at Theatre of Small Convenience, Edith Walk, Great Malvern. Noon-5pm. £1 on demand. Until 3-Daisy Miller by Henry James at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm & 8pm. £16-£24
BARNARDS Green Singles secured 15 points from this winning draw in their quest for WCL division five honours. The match will long be remembered for a magnificent Tim Clarke century, but Chainwire were able to hang out for the draw. Asked to make first
COLWALL'S seconds final away league game of the season produced a spirited display at Hatherley and Reddings seconds. With an under-strength and under-manned side, the away side lost the toss and were put into bat on an overcast, humid day. Openers James
BARNARDS Green thirds entertained top-of-the-table Kidderminster Victoria, who invited the Green to bat. The top three of Rob Lewis, Nick Rogers and Lee Brookes all perished to poor deliveries with even poorer shots, the latter two failing to trouble
HELP is at hand for 'social entrepreneurs' who have community-minded business ideas to but are not sure how to get started. Community First may be able to help with a business start-up programme aimed at the voluntary and community sectors in the two
THE return of the Cradley Produce Show after an eight-year absence promises to be major community celebration. The show is being staged with help from the National Lottery and will raise funds for a hearing loop system for the village hall. The show and
A NEW six-week season of dance classes, Hot Cha Cha For Beginners, is starting at Holy Trinity hall, Link Top, on Thursday, September 8, at 7pm. All ages are welcome, either as singles or couples. For more information, call 01386 556665. Promoters, Dance
MALVERN'S Beacon Camera Club is preparing to embark on its 35th season buoyed by a resurgence of interest. The season opens on Thursday, September 8, at the Lower Wyche Institute at 7.45pm. It finishes on April 6 with the annual awards night. The club
GLAMOUROUS drag act Ceri Dupree will be entertaining in aid of St Richard's Hospice. Ceri's collection of wigs and costumes allows her to take on the guise of famous female icons, from Marilyn Monroe and Madonna to Tina Turner. She will be at Worcester's
HE put the fear of God into children when he played the rogue Fagin in the classic hit film Oliver! and now Ron Moody is set to scare them again when he comes to Malvern. The acting legend is no stranger to playing the baddie after starring in the 1967
IN the words of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: Now is the time to say goodbye Now is the time to heave a sigh. This is the very last of the columns that I have been writing each week since October 1992. Over the past 13 years we have shared a number of
MALVERN Youth Musicians and Malvern Young Voices are helping to develop new talent. The Young Musicians group is aimed at six to eight-year-olds who want to develop their musical skills through songs and games, prior to or in the early stages of singing
AS AUTUMN creeps ever nearer and the nights draw in, an eclectic feast of music is set to be served up in Worcester to warm both the heart and soul. Huntingdon Arts has released its new season programme of events at the city's Swan Theatre and Huntingdon
This week's film at Malvern Theatres will be The United States of Leyland, starring Ryan Gosling, Don Cheadle and Kevin Spacey. Leyland Fitzgerald, imprisoned for the murder of an autistic child, meets Pearl, a teacher who helps him unlock his troubled
Explosive drama looks set to grip audiences at the Malvern Theatres from Monday, September 12. A bomb disposal expert facing retirement is catapulted back into the limelight when terrorists strike, in Terry Mackay's new play National Hero. Plunged into
Theatre September Every Sat Until Oct 3-Quackery Codswallop III at Theatre of Small Convenience, Edith Walk, Great Malvern. Noon-5pm. £1 on demand. Until 3-Daisy Miller by Henry James at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm & 8pm. £16-£24
