WhilE The Rivals is one of those well-known, much-performed 'English' comedies, and its character of Mrs Malaprop even more well-known, I confess that I hadn't seen the play until this week. Set in 18th Century Bath and written there more than 200 years
THE Revenger's Tragedy was a brave and ambitious choice for the Malvern Theatre Players. This 17th Century Jacobean tragedy is a rarely performed, if a much-studied piece of literature and the Forum Theatre was transformed into an Elizabethan playhouse
THE Boyon Ensemble, on its 14th tour of the UK, has built up a large contingent of admirers, as was obvious from the enthusiastic audience in the Priory. The first part of its programme was devoted to the Ukrainian Divine Liturgy. Following invitational
The Fall, Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall The gig kicked off with The Misanthropic Sounds Of Pubic Fringe, a five-piece band from the Black Country. The work of Manchurian poet laureate John Cooper Clarke, the man behind the hair, recited his most recent material
Well, can you believe it? I thought I'd pulled off a real publicity coup getting Britt Eckland for the Swan pantomime. Then I thought I might even have topped that by getting Van Morrison for two shows at Huntingdon Hall in December (both already sold
BRIAN Burton has been a leading light in all aspects of Worcester's amateur dramatics since he was first involved with the Swan Theatre six months after it opened - around 40 years ago. He began as an amateur actor, 10 years after he discovered his love
MALVERN band The Fallout Theory has just released a debut album called So Happy You're Not Here. The band, which describes its music as dark but melodic punk pop, has just returned from a three-week UK tour and is planning a European tour for the New
STUDENTS, parents and teachers from Tewkesbury School are performing Mozart's Requiem at Tewkesbury Abbey on Wednesday, November 16. It will be performed together with Mozart's Laudata Domine and Ave Verum Corpus. The Students, Parents And Teachers Society
MALVERN Concert Club welcomes a charismatic Polish quartet for the last of its 2005 events. The Karol Syzmanowski Quartet, named after the great Polish composer (1882-1937), will appear at the Forum, Malvern Theatres, at 7.30pm on Thursday, November 17
THERE'S plenty in store for classical music fans at Malvern Theatres. Malvern Festival Chorus is performing music from the age of elegance and enlightenment in a concert entitled The Music of 18th Century London. Meanwhile, the Chandos Symphony Orchestra
TONIGHT Rock and Roll Dancing to Brian's Supersounds at Barbourne Ex-Services Club, Worcester. All welcome. Worcestershire Industrial Archaeology and Local History Society Meeting for a talk by John Mason in Lecture Theatre, Royal Grammar School. TOMORROW
tonight Dynamo's Rhythm Aces - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. A Black Country Night Out - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. The Four Tops and The Temptations - National Indoor Arena, Birmingham. Rush Hour Blues: Mike Williams Quintet - Symphony Hall
NOVEMBER 12 Elijah by Mendelssohn Music by Philomusica Chorus at St John's in Bedwardine, St Johns, Worcester, starts at 7.30pm. NOVEMBER 15 Traditional English Folk Songs & Wassaling At Worcester Arts Workshop, Sansome Street, Worcester. NOVEMBER
Until NOVEMBER 12 The Rivals Starring Stephanie Cole and George Baker at Malvern Theatres. The Revenger's Tragedy at Malvern Theatres. NOVEMBER 9- to DECEMBER 3 My Fair Lady A dream musical at Birmingham Hippodrome. November 14-19 The Kingfisher Starring
AWARD-winning Malvern composer Andy Garbi is behind the contemporary dance music in Real, a new production at Malvern Theatres. Real, by Ace Dance and Music, is an interpretation of female sexuality, body image, and fashion from different times and cultures
Thursday November 10 Don O' Lee - Pie Factory, Tipton Jam Night - The Moorings Tavern, Stourbridge Acoustic Open Mic - The Olde Queen's Head, Halesowen RnB Night - The Kingfisher Hotel, Kingswinford Country and Western Night - the Broadway, Norton Open
POTENT melodies and infectious lyrics will be in abundance in Worcester this month as Welsh rockers Adzuki crash-land in the city. The four-piece act - comprising Dan Thomas on vocals, Matt Fry on bass, Rich Williams on guitar and Dean Gorno on drums
THE sound of jazz, blues, folk and African grooves are set to fill Worcester's Huntingdon Hall this month as two celebrated musicians take to the stage. John Etheridge was the guitarist for the renowned jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli and he has also
A ROCKET was launched from near the Worcester Cathedral to mark the start of today's two-minute silence. At 11am people all over the country stopped what they were doing to remember the sacrifices of British servicemen and women. The silence is held at
PEOPLE in St John's who were concerned the University of Worcester would be extended its opening hours for its student bar have been assured this is not the case. The Worcester News has received several calls from concerned homeowners who believed they
THE Worcester News has donated £2,225 to the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal. The money comes from proceeds of the sale of a special publication produced by the paper to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The books
AN audience in Pershore will be treated to a tale of love, hope and determination tomorrow. Full House Theatre Company will present Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale The Little Match Girl at the Number 8 Community Arts Centre on Saturday. A spokeswoman
FIXTURES Harvey World Travel Midland Football Alliance Saturday, November 12, Studley FC v Malvern Town (2.15). Tuesday, November 15, Racing Club Warwick v Malvern Town (7.45). Saturday, November 19, Malvern Town v Romulus (3.00). West Midlands League
OUR auction of goods and promises in the garden room at Birtsmorton Court on Friday, November 18 at 7.30pm is fast approaching. We urgently need items and pledges to make the evening a success. We have a truly beautiful parish church but it comes at a
BREDON Buzzards U10s were invited to the North Midlands U10s festival as a last minute replacement for a team unable to attend. They went home triumphant after winning the tournament, an honour held by Worcester since 1996. In what were wet and miserable
THE Inner Wheel of Malvern, raising funds for Heart Start, holds a Trafalgar dinner at Colwall Village Hall tonight (Friday) at 7.30pm, a three-course roast beef meal with entertainment, sea shanties, singing and barn-dancing. A Michaelmas fair is at
DATE for your diary - December 3 at 7.30pm in Eldersfield Church. Come and be entertained by the Full Bloom Singers under the baton of Hilary Davies. The choir members are giving their time and talents to raise funds for forthcoming repairs to Eldersfield
REMEMBRANCE Sunday in the benefice will be held at All Saints', Hollybush this Sunday at 10.45am.
TONIGHT (Friday), a quiz in aid of World Wildlife Fund UK is being held at Powick Parish Hall at 7.30pm. Teams of four are required at £5 per person, including refreshments. To book a table, ring (01684) 562883. Last Sunday afternoon, around 50 people
FOUR teams from thesoccersite.co.uk Malvern League played in the Herefordshire FA Sunday Cup. Oak Allstars will have to try again on the December conference date following their tie at Orcop falling victim to the weather. There was a real see-saw game
ANCHOR Falcons' joint management team of Andy Fletcher and Mark Berry have agreed to stand down after the club's disastrous start to the season. Having lost nine of the club's 10 games to date, the club's committee decided a change was needed to arrest
WORCESTER RAIDERS U13S 2, NEWTOWN SPORTS JUNIORS U13S 9 NEWTOWN Sports Juniors U13s eased into the semi-finals of the Trophy World U13 Cup with this comfortable victory. The referee just passed the pitch as playable with large pools and plenty of surface
SALE centre Mark Taylor and back row Sebastien Chabal return from international duty with Wales and France respectively for the match with Worcester. Back Elvis Seveali'i misses out with a hamstring injury, but number eight Nathan Bonner Evans may be
WORCESTER Warriors captain Pat Sanderson will finally face Australia tomorrow, more than seven years after illness rescued him from the most humiliating experience in English Test history. While England were being battered 76-0 at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium
Annie, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre November 7-12 Annie fans won't leave the theatre without a smile on their face after this energetic stage production of the classic children's musical movie. Jam-packed with feel-good favourites including Tomorrow, this
Startime Variety, the Halesowen based musical pantomime group, is preparing for a rush of ticket sales for its next production. Mother Goose is being staged at the Cornbow Hall in Halesowen from Saturday January 28 to Saturday February 4 2006 and is being
THEATRE-GOERS are gearing up for Enville Street Theatre's latest spoof of an Agatha Christie-type play in the production of Secondary Cause of Death. The comedy by Peter Gordon starts on November 22 until November 26 at the group's new venue at St Thomas
THE Revenger's Tragedy was a brave and ambitious choice for the Malvern Theatre Players. This 17th Century Jacobean tragedy is a rarely performed, if a much-studied piece of literature and the Forum Theatre was transformed into an Elizabethan playhouse
THE Boyon Ensemble, on its 14th tour of the UK, has built up a large contingent of admirers, as was obvious from the enthusiastic audience in the Priory. The first part of its programme was devoted to the Ukrainian Divine Liturgy. Following invitational
SIXTEEN-year old Ben Tebby has passed his driving test at the first attempt . . . in a tractor. Ben took the test as part of studies for an NVQ in land-based operations at Bredon School, near Upton. He first drove a tractor under supervision aged 13 and
TWO new restaurants could open on Belle Vue Terrace. In a separate move, an unnamed developer has also shown interest in creating a mixed retail and housing development in Edith Walk, on land below the Foley Arms Hotel. Simon Smith, Malvern Hills District
NOWADAYS it is not unusual for information and even public consultations to be placed on a website. "More details can be obtained" has got to be the most frequently heard addition to many programmes on the television. Your newspaper's recently opened
THE new health centre at Malvern's Pickersleigh Road depot site should be open to patients by spring 2007. Demolition work could start in the next 10 days, after Malvern Hills District Council agreed on Tuesday to sell the site to developers Alfred McAlpine
ANYONE reading the report of the Malvern Police Community Consulta-tive Group meeting could easily have thought it was a re-publish of a meeting three years ago, nothing has changed. This new group is the fourth to be set up; the other three failed mainly
I fully concur with the sentiments expressed by Rosemary Ostick (Your Letters, November 4), it is scandalous Worcestershire County Council cold-heartedly makes a profit from amateur artists, who should really be encouraged. No doubt the council will argue
A NEW dental practice will provide care for 5,000 Malvern residents. A Birmingham-based dentist this week applied for planning permission to create a surgery on Spring Lane. The Department of Health would fund two dentists to operate at the practice,
WE would like to wish a very Unhappy Christmas to the person who broke into our garage in Coniston Close and stole an artificial Christmas tree and three boxes of decorations. These belonged to our widowed daughter and two young grandchildren. Some of
Road closures will be in operation for the Christmas lights switch-on event in Great Malvern. On Friday, November 25, parts of Church Street, Victoria Road, Graham Road and Grange Road will be closed between noon and midnight. Church Street will remain
I WAS alarmed to read in the national press of the £2 billion black hole in town hall finances, which could lead to a 10 per cent rise for Council Tax-payers next year. Also, it concerned me greatly to learn that for the year 2004/5 a sum of £7.35 million
SEVEN years of fundraising is on the brink of delivering a new base for the 2nd Malvern Scout Group in the nick of time. The group has just lodged a planning application for the new hut with Malvern Hills District Council. Group leader Pauline Richardson
ANIMATED duo Wallace and Gromit have boosted the sales of Malvern-based business Toastabags. A new edition of their innovative product featuring the famous characters has been a hit with shoppers nationwide, coinciding with the release of the new Wallace
MALVERN Link publican Jayne Peters is celebrating after finally getting the go-ahead to create a skittle alley. An application to build the alley and improve the bar area at the Anchor Inn, in Yates Hay Road, was granted on appeal. District council planners
CONCERNS about response time when crimes are reported were raised with the Police Community Consultative Group. While police were pleased to report the speedy answering of 999 calls - 90 per cent are answered in less than 10 seconds - questioners were
JOHN Brain will stick with a successful formula in a bid to rack up his second sensational result in a row. Worcester Warriors tamed mighty Leicester Tigers last Friday with a storming 15-11 victory on a great night at a packed Sixways. Brain's men are
A GEOLOGICAL exploration firm's merger plans could see it leave the area. Mathon-based Greenwich Resources is in talks over a merger with Australian mining companies Danae Resources NL and Buka Minerals Ltd. Managing director Peter Bridges said the merger
WORCESTER Warriors captain Pat Sanderson will finally face Australia tomorrow, more than seven years after illness rescued him from the most humiliating experience in English Test history. While England were being battered 76-0 at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium
ANDY Preece wants an all-action performance against Hednesford Town --as Worcester City's stars fight for their FA Cup jerseys. City entertain their Midlands rivals at St George's Lane tomorrow striving for three vital Nationwide North points which could
A FORMER Chase pupil was rewarded for years of dedication with a trip to St James's Palace in London. Nineteen-year-old Beth Cartwright received her Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award last week from its patron and founder Prince Philip. "To visit the palace
A MALVERN volunteer enjoyed a lunchtime reception with the Queen and the Duke of Kent at Buckingham Palace. David Hemingway spent two hours at the palace on Thursday, November 3. He was one of around 500 people invited to celebrate the Year of the Volunteer
WORCESTERSHIRE'S 2006 fixtures include matches against two touring sides, including former director of cricket Tom Moody's Sri Lanka at the beginning of May. Former New Road left-arm seamer Chaminda Vaas and his Sri Lankan team mates will face the rising
* (I) indicates Internet entries. PAIR of tickets to "Music Live" at the NEC from November 4 until November 6, were won by: T Aldred, Whinchat Close, Warrington (I); B Carmichael, Westridge Road, Birmingham (I); C Gears, Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury (I);
AN incredible success story - that is how organisers are viewing the series of local family-friendly orienteering events which have been held in the Malvern area this autumn. The Malvern Initiative was aimed at families who wanted more for their children
HILLS Gymnastic Club now has an adult section, which is very popular with mixed ages and ability. Two adults were the group's first ever entry to the West Midlands Veteran's competition at Birmingham Highgate sports centre. Wendy Burgess performed on
COLWALL kept up their unbeaten run with a 4-1 win against Stroud at the Ledbury Leisure Centre on Saturday. COLWALL WHC 4, STROUD 1 The match started evenly, with both sides having goal scoring chances and goalkeepers called into action. Colwall opened
LEDBURY's Terry Jenkins had mixed fortunes at the weekend in the Budweiser UK Open Scottish regional finals. On Saturday, in the PDPA Players' Championship, Jenkins got through to the last eight. Entering the championship in the second round, Jenkins
THE Anchor and the Beauch Bums head the Malvern and District Men's Darts League with 100 per cent records after five games. Anchor take the top spot with a better games for total. Results: New Inn Storridge 3, New Recruit 4; Newtown Club 1, New Gas Tavern
MAXIMUM handicapper Christopher Roberts had the best net score of the day at the Sapey Golf Club's November midweek medal. Roberts, who plays off 28, carded a 94 for a net 66 to win division two. In second place was David Price 91 (21) 70 and third was
ROCK legends Diamond Head are returning to Stourbridge for the first time in over 20 years. The group, lead by Stourbridge guitarist Brian Tatler have been cited as influencing some of the biggest names in music, including Metallica, who have performed
Well, can you believe it? I thought I'd pulled off a real publicity coup getting Britt Eckland for the Swan pantomime. Then I thought I might even have topped that by getting Van Morrison for two shows at Huntingdon Hall in December (both already sold
WORCESTERSHIRE'S 2006 fixtures include matches against two touring sides, including former director of cricket Tom Moody's Sri Lanka at the beginning of May. Former New Road left-arm seamer Chaminda Vaas and his Sri Lankan team mates will face the rising
MALVERN RFC return to Midlands Two West action tomorrow (Saturday) with a crucial bottom-of-the table clash at Old Laurentians. The match kicks-off at 2.15pm.
MALVERN RFC Saturday, November 12 1st XV v Old Laurentians (Away). Meet Spring Lane 11.15am, bus Ketch Hotel Worcester 11.30am. Kick off 2.15pm. No 1 dress code. Navy blue shorts and socks. Maroon warm up tops. M Richardson (capt), D Irish, S Lancett,
MALVERN band The Fallout Theory has just released a debut album called So Happy You're Not Here. The band, which describes its music as dark but melodic punk pop, has just returned from a three-week UK tour and is planning a European tour for the New
MALVERN Concert Club welcomes a charismatic Polish quartet for the last of its 2005 events. The Karol Syzmanowski Quartet, named after the great Polish composer (1882-1937), will appear at the Forum, Malvern Theatres, at 7.30pm on Thursday, November 17
NEW signing Marc Pugh looks set to be given a baptism of fire in a potentially bruising encounter at Stevenage Borough tomorrow. But inconsistent Kidderminster Harriers' latest addition goes into the Conference encounter with a glowing endorsement from
Until November 12 Minnie, Plum and Bash Street UR 50. Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum. Until November 27 Worcester Society of Artists The annual exhibition of members work at the Worcester City Art Gallery, Foregate Street, Worcester. Until December
tonight Dynamo's Rhythm Aces - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. A Black Country Night Out - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. The Four Tops and The Temptations - National Indoor Arena, Birmingham. Rush Hour Blues: Mike Williams Quintet - Symphony Hall
A MALVERN athlete completed her first marathon on Sunday on the original course from the Greek village of Marathon into the city of Athens. Helen Wootton, from Great Malvern, decided that, as she may only ever compete in one marathon, it might as well
Sir - John Freeman (Letters, November 4) says we are to dispose of all our references to pigs, in whatever form they take, be they china, earthenware, or any other material, because we may upset the Muslims. As he says, that is a load of rubbish. I agree
Until NOVEMBER 12 The Rivals Starring Stephanie Cole and George Baker at Malvern Theatres. The Revenger's Tragedy at Malvern Theatres. NOVEMBER 9- to DECEMBER 3 My Fair Lady A dream musical at Birmingham Hippodrome. November 14-19 The Kingfisher Starring
SIR - Thank you for printing my letter to the editor a few weeks ago, regarding Worcester Porcelain. I have had a response from the company and, as you can see, there is very little Worcester left in today's products. Even what little productionthere
SIR - The European Union likes to govern by rules and regulations, which are mass-produced, and adopted to the letter by our own Government. The philosophy of the EU is that everything is forbidden unless it is specifically permitted. Traditionally in
A FEW weeks ago, the clock in the tower of St James's Church played irritating pranks on the villagers, reported Ariel in the Gazette a century ago. "Some days it would not strike, on others it went slow, and sometimes it refused to go at all. "Its conduct
100 years ago A long debate centred round the proposed erection underground of the electric transformer in Church Street. It appears that it is in a very difficult position and that if an accident occurred through vehicles coming into contact with it
Malvern Cinema: Night Watch (15) Daily 7.30pm, mats Sat & Sun 4pm.. Odeon Worcester: The Constant Gardener (15) 2.55, 5.50, 8.30, Sat/Sun 12.10; Broken Flowers (15) 3.15, 5.40, 8.00; In Her Shoes (12A) 2.20, 5.25, 8.20, Sat 11.40; Wallace & Gromit
HARD-HITTING batsman Pete Butler is the new Colwall Cricket Club captain after a unanimous vote at the club's annual general meeting on Monday. Butler said he will develop a team that plays hard, attacking cricket and is passionate about achieving promotion
WITH just under a month before the Midland Musical Theatre Group perform It's A Kind of Magic at Malvern Theatres, group member Roger Huffadine is making tickets disappear. Roger will be performing his conjuring tricks in the theatre foyer before each
AWARD-winning Malvern composer Andy Garbi is behind the contemporary dance music in Real, a new production at Malvern Theatres. Real, by Ace Dance and Music, is an interpretation of female sexuality, body image, and fashion from different times and cultures
Thursday November 10 Don O' Lee - Pie Factory, Tipton Jam Night - The Moorings Tavern, Stourbridge Acoustic Open Mic - The Olde Queen's Head, Halesowen RnB Night - The Kingfisher Hotel, Kingswinford Country and Western Night - the Broadway, Norton Open
A LIVELY soul covers band is on the lookout for a bass player to help complete their line-up. Soul Satisfaction formed in 2002, becoming a 10-piece act in spring 2004 after several new members were recruited. They play classic soul numbers from the 60s
THE sound of jazz, blues, folk and African grooves are set to fill Worcester's Huntingdon Hall this month as two celebrated musicians take to the stage. John Etheridge was the guitarist for the renowned jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli and he has also
AN up-and-coming talent in the film industry is getting ready to face the music as a pop video he directed for a new London girl group hits the nation's screens. Just over a year out of Bath Spa University, Nicholas Bartleet, from Upton-upon-Severn, has
MALVERN Angels took to the road to play their latest West Midlands League division four fixture on Sunday. CHESTERFIELD 0, MALVERN 'ANGELS' 71 Following the sad passing of Angels' head coach Mark Edwards this week, the girls honoured his memory with a
Theatre November Until 12-The Rivals, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm & 8pm. £18-£24. Box office (01684) 892277. Until 12- The Revenger's Tragedy, Malvern Theatre Players at the Forum. 7.30pm. £9. Box office (01684) 892277. 12-Mompsson's Well, Conquest Theatre
MALVERN II 30pts, UPTON I 11pts MALVERN'S second XV played host to Upton first in front of a sizeable crowd last Saturday, taking the spoils in a highly competitive local derby by four tries to one. The visitors, led by skipper Ollie Smith, began strongly
AFTER a short break, Malvern U17 Pirates returned to league action last Sunday with a derby-match against Ledbury. The Pirates squad was up to full strength with the welcome return of Sam McCoy and Will Bowen to their ranks. After paying their respects
Redundancy pay OLDER workers could face lower redundancy payments when new anti-age discrimination legislation comes into force next year, a new report warned. The TUC said employees over the age of 41 received higher statutory payouts than younger people
MORE than 2,500 Yorkshire Bank customers in Kidderminster will have to do their transactions through Redditch next year when their local branch closes. The Coventry Street branch's closure - on February 7 - will mean the loss of seven jobs in the town
THE Bank of England disappointed struggling high street retailers as it kept interest rates on hold at 4.5 per cent for the third month running. The no change decision was widely predicted by economists after a cut from 4.75 per cent in August appeared
A FORMER Evesham couple who moved to France are encouraging others to share in the idyllic setting of their new home through a website. Lance and Louise Little emigrated to the Dordogne and Lot et Garonne border in South West France in 2001. Mr Little
WORCESTER City will be looking for a bumper gate tomorrow as they host Midlands rivals Hednesford Town in Nationwide North (2pm). Every paying customer to the Hednesford fixture will receive a voucher entitling the holder to purchase one ticket for the
ANDY Preece wants an all-action performance against Hednesford Town --as Worcester City's stars fight for their FA Cup jerseys. City entertain their Midlands rivals at St George's Lane tomorrow striving for three vital Nationwide North points which could
A WORCESTER toddler who caught a deadly strain of meningitis had to be flown 120 miles by air ambulance to the nearest intensive care children's bed. Georgia Bryan was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital by her mum Claire Tippin, dad Chris Bryan and
SANDBAGS were appearing outside homes and businesses today as river levels continued to rise across Worcestershire and residents prepared to brave the waters. River levels were creeping nearer to the £168,000 temporary flood defences put up yesterday
THE new wheelie bins are well and truly rubbish according to the scores of people who have complained about them. In a bid to boost recycling Worcester City Council has started issuing two bins to each resident - one for rubbish and one for recycling
FOUR people from South Worcestershire have received royal recognition for giving up their time to help others. They met the Queen at a Buckingham Palace reception for the Year Of The Volunteer. Besides talking to the Queen, Ryan Townsend, Claire Hilton
ROCK legend Robert Plant took time out from his world tour to get behind the controls of a mechanical digger to start work to build a new Scout camp. The Led Zeppelin frontman took centre stage and ceremonially dug the first trench of the project at the
A WATER rescue unit formed at Upton-upon-Severn in April is still waiting for recognition by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service. With the rivers Severn, Teme and Avon running high and the possibility of flooding, members of Mercia Inshore
FOOTBALL, cricket and driving were just three of Eric Tyler's passions, in spite of having lost the use of his arms following an attack of polio when he was 10 years old. But Eric, who has died suddenly at the age of 64, was not going to let anything
BUILDERS will soon start work on a new church in Worcester. The Red Hill Baptist Church will move from Cannon Street, off London Road, when work on the new site in St Peter's is finished. At this week's St Peter's Parish Council meeting, it was announced
MORE than 300 youngsters from special schools in the two counties joined forces for a day of cops and robbers. Malvern Hills Lions Club organised the day to let children and young adults with learning difficulties dress up, play games and have a dance
Mike Pryce speaks to a man who survived the infamous bridge on the River Kwai, as the nation pauses to remember all those who sacrificed their lives for their country THE drone of the approaching American bomber told Private Evan Jasper trouble was on
IF you are living alone or would like some company, why not join the Welcome Club at Berrow? Enjoy a cuppa, a natter and good company. Coach trips and activities arranged. If you would like to join for the Christmas lunch on December 14 at noon in Berrow
ON Sunday at Holy Trinity Bosbury, the Remembrance Service is at 9.45am. The last concert in the Music at Bosbury 2005 series is on Sunday, December 11 at 6.30pm. Vital Spark West Gallery Choir's concert in July was so enthusiastically received that they
A SERVICE of Remembrance will be held on Sunday at 10am at Bromesberrow Church, which will be followed by a short service at the war memorial at approximately 11am, weather permitting. Thirty-six people enjoyed the harvest super in Bromesberrow Village
Sunday's Service of Remembrance will be held at St James' Church, following an Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at 2.30pm. Members of the Powick and Callow End branch will assemble at the village hall at 2.10pm, leaving at 2.20pm to march to the
EVER wanted to bring a bit of the jungle to Castlemorton? Need to put in some plants to cope with the arid conditions we seem to get in summer? What can you grow, how do you grow it and will it need a second mortgage? Andy Bateman has had a varied career
A Grand Christmas market will be held in Cradley Village Hall on Saturday, December 3, from noon to 3.30pm. Attractions include live music, books, plants and a raffle, as well as mulled wine and mince pies. Magician Stewart Paul will also be performing
TO mark Remembrance Day, the service at St Mary's in Guarlford will be held at 9.30am. The Remembrance Day service at Madresfield church will be at 10.45am. At the Michaelmas Fayre held at Madresfield Court playroom last month, £917.80 was raised for
LAST Saturday saw another sell-out evening for the Wells Revellers' fun quiz. Four teams battled for the main prize and The Workers just pipped The Awkward Squad at the post, with the Pot Luckers picking up the booby prize. Now that the village hall has
During every month, there are two services of holy communion in the Community Lounge at Johnstone Close flats, enabling those people who are unable to attend church to attend. The service is taken either by Canon John Evans or The Rev. Penny Hamer, curate
THE Wellington Heath Improvers' Duplicate Bridge Club will again be participating in the nationwide simultaneous pairs event in aid of Children in Need. This will be on Tuesday, November 15, from 2-5.15pm at the Memorial Hall. Anyone who plays standard
The public toilets at the Dingle are now closed and boarded up and are due for demolition within the next few weeks. The background to the closure is the decision of Malvern Hills District Council, which owned, maintained and cleaned the facility, to
LOOKING good is about getting to know yourself. You have to understand your body shape in order to know which bits to emphasise and which to downplay. Apples Apples are the new British norm. With wider waists than our mothers' generation, you are likely
MALVERN Rangers' scheduled West Midlands League division one home fixture against Bridgnorth Town Reserves was postponed somewhat prematurely by Malvern Town Council on Thursday afternoon despite appeals to the contrary. On Friday afternoon, the council
AFTER another mid-week injury, the Villagers took to the road with only 12 players in tow, two carrying injuries themselves. SARACEN RANGERS 4, VILLAGERS 1 Saracen, still unbeaten in the league, were looking to win well and the Villagers could sense it
ON a wet and blustery day, Powick entered this Worcester Sunday division one clash in positive mood, despite missing three regular players. ST JOHNS 0, POWICK 4 The first move of the match saw 12 passes and a shot on goal from Harvey without St Johns
RADAR'S game against Prinner Sports last Sunday was postponed because of a fixture mix-up. This Sunday, Radar are at home to Powick in the Katherine Rayer Trophy, players to meet Victoria Park at 9.45am.
THE next meeting of the Mercian Festival Junior Football League will be on Sunday (November 13), at the Bell Inn, St Johns, Worcester, starting at 8pm. It is important that all clubs are represented
TONY Windo showed at the weekend just why he has been chosen to lead Worcester Warriors while Pat Sanderson is on England duty. The 36-year-old prop led by example on the field as Warriors racked up their magnificent victory over Leicester Tigers on Friday
PEOPLE don't like change. Whatever the circumstances, no matter how beneficial a new idea might be, it will be soundly rejected by a large chunk of the populace simply because it's different. New ways of doing things rarely receive a warm, collective
JOHN Brain will stick with a successful formula in a bid to rack up his second sensational result in a row. Worcester Warriors tamed mighty Leicester Tigers last Friday with a storming 15-11 victory on a great night at a packed Sixways. Brain's men are
WORCESTER Rugby Club's ladies took on unbeaten league leaders Saracens and came away with an 8-0 defeat. Poor weather conditions, with gale force winds and heavy rain, dictated play and both teams struggled to produce any rhythm throughout the game. Conditions
With dream shows at Glastonbury, the Eden Project and Reading and Leeds over the summer and their largest headline tour to date, Editors are now poised to take supporting duties with Franz Ferdinand over 22 dates across Europe and the UK. I spoke with
WhilE The Rivals is one of those well-known, much-performed 'English' comedies, and its character of Mrs Malaprop even more well-known, I confess that I hadn't seen the play until this week. Set in 18th Century Bath and written there more than 200 years
MEMORIES of local heritage site Croome Park will be documented thanks to a substantial grant. The Friends of Croome Park have secured a Local Heritage Initiative Award of £15,042, which they will use to produce an oral history of the park. They will publish
UPTON is bracing itself for floods as the River Severn continues to rise. Minor flooding has already occurred and the bottom of New Street and the riverside road between Bridge House and The Swan Hotel have been closed. The Environment Agency's Lyn Fradley
WATCHING Flog It on BBC2 from Philip Serrell's salerooms, formerly the Memorial Hall in Barnards Green Road, started me reminiscing about how much of my childhood was spent in that hall. Sunday afternoons in the early 50s we attended Sunday School at
MALVERN College is one of 50 top public schools accused this week of fee fixing by the Office of Fair Trading. In a preliminary report, the school was found guilty of exchanging financial information with other public schools leading to a rise in fees
HAVING moved here six weeks ago, I bought a copy of the Malvern Gazette and read with great interest the letter by Alistair Macmillan (Your Letters, October 28) concerning senior management on Malvern Hills District Council. Would somebody from the council
I WAS appalled, if not surprised, by the local council representative's flippant "big deal" quote in last week's Ledbury Reporter over the 10 per cent turnout for the Leadon Bank referendum. Let's hope the 800 people involved vote with their feet at the
LIKE most people, Barry Horne enjoys returning to the comfort of home after a busy day at the office. But his home is a 58ft-long narrow boat moored at Upton Marina, that he bought when he was unable to find a suitable flat in the area. The QinetiQ consultant
I should like to explain some of the conditions surrounding the controversial Leadon Bank planning decision. First of all, I did ask planning officers whether it would be possible to site the building further back on the site and was told this was not
MALVERN'S newest restaurant and bar Priors Croft briefly opened its doors last weekend to give the public a sneak peek behind the scenes. Hundreds of people took the opportunity to explore the restaurant and bar areas, as well as the cellar and kitchen
Charles Darwin's bicentenary could bring people interested in his story to Malvern. Jon King, founder of the annual Darwin Festival in the naturalist's birthplace of Shrewsbury, has consulted the district council about including Malvern in the 2009 celebrations
ALMOST 90 years after the guns fell silent, two casualties of the First World War will finally be commemorated on war memorials close to where they fell. Private Victor John Vincent Henley, of Led-bury, and Lance Corporal Gilbert Allsopp, of Broms-berrow
A 19-year-old serial burglar was caught after he stole car keys from a house and drove off in the victim's car. Shane Standen's fingerprints were discovered on a kitchen window frame. Locked up on remand, he took police on a tour of the Malvern area and
A NEW communications mast could be erected at Bromyard Town Football Club, close to the current Vodafone mobile phone mast. It would be part of a national digital communications network for the country's ambulance service. Hereford and Worcester Ambulance
A PIONEERING cancer treatment developed in Malvern has moved closer to being marketed as an effective therapy for liver cancer. Further trials are under way on international biomedical company pSivida's BrachySil treatment at Singapore General Hospital
THE number of businesses prepared to invest in Great Malvern town centre at present indicates that they, at least, have an optimism for the future of the town that has not always been present, even in the quite recent past. The plan for a new restaurant
SKIES around the Malvern Hills were lit up last weekend as fireworks displays went with a bang. However, safety remained a priority and sub-officer Chris George said Malvern firefighters were not required to attend any bonfire-related incidents. The Three
SALE centre Mark Taylor and back row Sebastien Chabal return from international duty with Wales and France respectively for the match with Worcester. Back Elvis Seveali'i misses out with a hamstring injury, but number eight Nathan Bonner Evans may be
LADY Sibell Rowley, daughter of the 7th Earl Beauchamp of Madresfield Court, has died aged 98. Her funeral was held at Madresfield Church on Wednesday, November 9, followed by refreshments at Madresfield Court, her childhood home. She has been buried
WORCESTER City will be looking for a bumper gate tomorrow as they host Midlands rivals Hednesford Town in Nationwide North (2pm). Every paying customer to the Hednesford fixture will receive a voucher entitling the holder to purchase one ticket for the
CHURCHGOERS saved £20,000 by creating a DIY drive and car park at All Saints' Church, Malvern Wells. The 100-year-old driveway had become weathered and dangerous, but the church could not afford to pay labour costs to replace it Around 20 determined church
GRAHAM Turner believes Hereford United's FA Cup success will give his side a much-needed lift ahead of tomorrow's Conference clash with Woking. The Bulls progressed to the FA Cup second round after negotiating Nationwide South outfit Cambridge City with
NEW signing Marc Pugh looks set to be given a baptism of fire in a potentially bruising encounter at Stevenage Borough tomorrow. But inconsistent Kidderminster Harriers' latest addition goes into the Conference encounter with a glowing endorsement from
FIELDING their strongest team for the first time this season, Malvern took on the experienced side of Old Sills. OLD SILLS LADIES 1, MALVERN LADIES 4 The first goal went to Malvern with Nikki Forecast's first touch of the game, as she slipped it round
STAN Ginn was the star for Crackpots B in the Brewin Dolphin Securities-sponsored Malvern Table Tennis League's division three by winning all his singles. He was supported by Ted Cates with two wins and Alan Forsdike with one. Ted and Alan did however
INSPIRED by a visit to the Autosports International Show at the NEC in January, Michelle Nixon from Little Malvern decided to apply to race in the 2005 Channel Four Formula Woman car racing series. Over 4000 women applied, and after careful selection
SATURDAY FOOTBALL THE TRAVEL FACTORY MIDLAND FOOTBALL ALLIANCE Studley FC v Malvern Town (2.15). WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Ledbury Town v Market Drayton Town; Bromyard Town v Bewdley Town. Division Two: AFC Wulfrunians v Bromyard Town Reserves
The Fall, Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall The gig kicked off with The Misanthropic Sounds Of Pubic Fringe, a five-piece band from the Black Country. The work of Manchurian poet laureate John Cooper Clarke, the man behind the hair, recited his most recent material
THE Swan Theatre is giving youngsters the chance to become a fashion designer. Dame Trott needs something wacky to wear when Jack and the Beanstalk opens on Wednesday, December 7. Anyone under the age of 16 can design a costume to win family tickets to
BRIAN Burton has been a leading light in all aspects of Worcester's amateur dramatics since he was first involved with the Swan Theatre six months after it opened - around 40 years ago. He began as an amateur actor, 10 years after he discovered his love
LEDBURY-based punk band, Bleeding Hearts have two new albums out next week. Politics and Love, Sex and Understanding features 15 new tracks while Time, Change and Continuity is a compilation released to mark the band's tenth anniversary. The music is
A CHAMBER music ensemble that has cut records with Madonna and played on the sound track to the latest Harry Potter film is performing in Tewkesbury on Friday, November 18. The Locrian Ensemble of London, one of Britain's busiest chamber music groups,
STUDENTS, parents and teachers from Tewkesbury School are performing Mozart's Requiem at Tewkesbury Abbey on Wednesday, November 16. It will be performed together with Mozart's Laudata Domine and Ave Verum Corpus. The Students, Parents And Teachers Society
THERE'S plenty in store for classical music fans at Malvern Theatres. Malvern Festival Chorus is performing music from the age of elegance and enlightenment in a concert entitled The Music of 18th Century London. Meanwhile, the Chandos Symphony Orchestra
Terry Gilliam's new fantasy film about the brothers Grimm takes the audience back to 19th century Europe where we meet the fairytale-spinning siblings. Jacob (Heath Ledger) and Wilhelm (Matt Damon) are the brothers, a pair of trickster ghost hunters in
MALVERN Town will be hoping to extend their 11-match Travel Factory Midland Alliance winning run when they visit Studley tomorrow (Saturday). Town are at present in second-place in the table but are only three points behind leaders Quorn with six games
November 17 Worcester Philatelic and Postcard Society Meeting at Powick Parish Hall at 7pm. Hereford Postal History. The Worcestershire ME Support Group Meeting at 7.15pm at Methodist Centre, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove. NOVEMBER 18 Quiz Evening The Malvern
TONIGHT Rock and Roll Dancing to Brian's Supersounds at Barbourne Ex-Services Club, Worcester. All welcome. Worcestershire Industrial Archaeology and Local History Society Meeting for a talk by John Mason in Lecture Theatre, Royal Grammar School. TOMORROW
Sir - Last weekend saw the start of the 2005/06 hunting season. Thousands of people were out supporting their local hunts that have pledged to continue within the law, to retain the infrastructure of hunts and hunting, and to show that the Hunting Act
NOVEMBER 12 Elijah by Mendelssohn Music by Philomusica Chorus at St John's in Bedwardine, St Johns, Worcester, starts at 7.30pm. NOVEMBER 15 Traditional English Folk Songs & Wassaling At Worcester Arts Workshop, Sansome Street, Worcester. NOVEMBER
SEVEN children from Malvern Parish School took part in the annual Worcestershire Junior Schools Chess Competition last weekend and came away with both the top prizes. Matthew Robinson won the Year 5/6 competition and Jai Bolton the Year 3/4 competition
SIR - You have printed many letters in the Worcester News regarding speed cameras, or safety cameras as they are euphemistically called. I have never been in the position in which I have pleaded my case in front of the local magistrates with regards to
MALVERN men's hockey team put on their own fireworks display with a superb show of two-touch hockey to destroy Aston University on Saturday. MALVERN 9, ASTON UNIVERSITY 0 A full-strength Malvern side pressed the opposition from the whistle with Mike Braim
A GAZETTE reader has drawn Malvern Memories' attention to The Malvernian of 1897, which published a heartfelt plea from Malvern College pupils. Senior prefect Harold Costley-White wrote to Queen Victoria congratulating her on her diamond jubilee - and
POTENT melodies and infectious lyrics will be in abundance in Worcester this month as Welsh rockers Adzuki crash-land in the city. The four-piece act - comprising Dan Thomas on vocals, Matt Fry on bass, Rich Williams on guitar and Dean Gorno on drums
MALVERN Marauders U13s cruised to victory on Sunday at Dyson Perrins CE High School without conceding a point with a comfortable 29-0 win against Kidderminster. MALVERN MARAUDERS U13S 29PTS, KIDDERMINSTER U13S 0 With a full-strength team playing in appalling
IT will be music to the ears of children if enough money can be raised to keep their nursery open. The pre-school in Lower Broadheath, near Worcester, is in need of vital funds to stay afloat for the next two years. And while the children are tucked up
HEREFORD's Denco has transferred itself lock, stock and barrel to new premises at nearby Moreton-on-Lugg. The move for many of the 190 staff at the Holmer Road premises was described as bitter-sweet. "Some had been there all their working lives and it
A PARISH council is considering charging people tax for a professional litter-picker in a radical move to rid the streets of rubbish. Residents of Warndon Villages could be asked to pay an extra £3 in their council tax to employ a full-time picker. Warndon
FOR the third game in a row, Town Reserves were in cup action and this time they won - but only just in the Worcester Nursing Cup. TOLLADINE SPORTS 2, MALVERN TOWN RES 3 Malvern got off to a good start with four minutes gone, when Mike Roberts crossed
A GOLF club that enjoys some of Herefordshire's most stunning landscapes is bound to attract keen players for miles around. But, as any club knows, there's more to the game than the green, and at Herefordshire Golf Club's Wormsley home, members and visitors
LOOKING good is about getting to know yourself. You have to understand your body shape in order to know which bits to emphasise and which to downplay. Apples Apples are the new British norm. With wider waists than our mothers' generation, you are likely
With dream shows at Glastonbury, the Eden Project and Reading and Leeds over the summer and their largest headline tour to date, Editors are now poised to take supporting duties with Franz Ferdinand over 22 dates across Europe and the UK. I spoke with
Annie, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre November 7-12 Annie fans won't leave the theatre without a smile on their face after this energetic stage production of the classic children's musical movie. Jam-packed with feel-good favourites including Tomorrow, this
Startime Variety, the Halesowen based musical pantomime group, is preparing for a rush of ticket sales for its next production. Mother Goose is being staged at the Cornbow Hall in Halesowen from Saturday January 28 to Saturday February 4 2006 and is being
THEATRE-GOERS are gearing up for Enville Street Theatre's latest spoof of an Agatha Christie-type play in the production of Secondary Cause of Death. The comedy by Peter Gordon starts on November 22 until November 26 at the group's new venue at St Thomas
* (I) indicates Internet entries. PAIR of tickets to "Music Live" at the NEC from November 4 until November 6, were won by: T Aldred, Whinchat Close, Warrington (I); B Carmichael, Westridge Road, Birmingham (I); C Gears, Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury (I);
ROCK legends Diamond Head are returning to Stourbridge for the first time in over 20 years. The group, lead by Stourbridge guitarist Brian Tatler have been cited as influencing some of the biggest names in music, including Metallica, who have performed
THE Swan Theatre is giving youngsters the chance to become a fashion designer. Dame Trott needs something wacky to wear when Jack and the Beanstalk opens on Wednesday, December 7. Anyone under the age of 16 can design a costume to win family tickets to
LEDBURY-based punk band, Bleeding Hearts have two new albums out next week. Politics and Love, Sex and Understanding features 15 new tracks while Time, Change and Continuity is a compilation released to mark the band's tenth anniversary. The music is
A CHAMBER music ensemble that has cut records with Madonna and played on the sound track to the latest Harry Potter film is performing in Tewkesbury on Friday, November 18. The Locrian Ensemble of London, one of Britain's busiest chamber music groups,
Terry Gilliam's new fantasy film about the brothers Grimm takes the audience back to 19th century Europe where we meet the fairytale-spinning siblings. Jacob (Heath Ledger) and Wilhelm (Matt Damon) are the brothers, a pair of trickster ghost hunters in
November 17 Worcester Philatelic and Postcard Society Meeting at Powick Parish Hall at 7pm. Hereford Postal History. The Worcestershire ME Support Group Meeting at 7.15pm at Methodist Centre, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove. NOVEMBER 18 Quiz Evening The Malvern
Until November 12 Minnie, Plum and Bash Street UR 50. Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum. Until November 27 Worcester Society of Artists The annual exhibition of members work at the Worcester City Art Gallery, Foregate Street, Worcester. Until December
Malvern Cinema: Night Watch (15) Daily 7.30pm, mats Sat & Sun 4pm.. Odeon Worcester: The Constant Gardener (15) 2.55, 5.50, 8.30, Sat/Sun 12.10; Broken Flowers (15) 3.15, 5.40, 8.00; In Her Shoes (12A) 2.20, 5.25, 8.20, Sat 11.40; Wallace & Gromit
WITH just under a month before the Midland Musical Theatre Group perform It's A Kind of Magic at Malvern Theatres, group member Roger Huffadine is making tickets disappear. Roger will be performing his conjuring tricks in the theatre foyer before each
A LIVELY soul covers band is on the lookout for a bass player to help complete their line-up. Soul Satisfaction formed in 2002, becoming a 10-piece act in spring 2004 after several new members were recruited. They play classic soul numbers from the 60s
AN up-and-coming talent in the film industry is getting ready to face the music as a pop video he directed for a new London girl group hits the nation's screens. Just over a year out of Bath Spa University, Nicholas Bartleet, from Upton-upon-Severn, has
Theatre November Until 12-The Rivals, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm & 8pm. £18-£24. Box office (01684) 892277. Until 12- The Revenger's Tragedy, Malvern Theatre Players at the Forum. 7.30pm. £9. Box office (01684) 892277. 12-Mompsson's Well, Conquest Theatre
