MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) Saturday, November 19: Malvern v Barkers Butts. Saturday, December 3: Malvern v Stoke. Saturday, December 10: Hinckley v Malvern. Saturday, December 17: Barkers Butts v Malvern. Saturday, January 7: Malvern v Old Laurentians. Saturday
AN amateur film-maker from Worcester is celebrating winning a bronze award in a German film festival. Kay Bamford-Burnell, of Zermatt Close, Northwick, entered a 10-minute film in the Euro Film Festival entitled Galapagos Wildlife. She filmed ten hours
STUDENTS and graduates in Herefordshire and Worcester-shire can access the most up-to-date careers opportunities and advice at the University of Worcester. More than 30 businesses and employers' organisations will be at the Graduate Oppor-tunities Fair
A TEAM of charity fund-raisers has appealed for a helping hand to take a Guinness keg to Dublin - and then bring it all the way back again. The group will set off on their adventure from the O'Neill's bar in Trinity Street, Worcester, to try and raise
WORCESTER police are appealing for witnesses following an assault on a man who tried to help another man being kicked on the floor by a gang of 10 people. The incident happened in Quay Street, in the city centre, when the man saw the gang assaulting the
FIXTURES Harvey World Travel Midland Football Alliance Tuesday, November 15, Racing Club Warwick v Malvern Town (7.45). Saturday, November 19, Malvern Town v Romulus (3.00). West Midlands League Division One Saturday, November 12, Evesham Hospital Cup
IT seems things haven't really changed that much since Tom Brown's Schooldays. The classic tale by Thomas Arnold, published 150 years ago, reveals the brutal reality of life at a 19th Century public school, where masters left the pupils to their own devices
NOW'S the time of year for your horse to get its haircut. Any equine that is in medium to hard work over the winter, albeit an indoor showjumper or a hunter, will need to have some of its coat removed to prevent excess sweating and to help it keep condition
SIR - I am writing to express my disgust at the lack of adequate parking at the new Royal Hospital in Worcester. We queued from Newtown Road all around the hospital until eventually we parked in a small space. This took half-an-hour. All the disabled
SIR - In reply to G Hill's letter regarding Worcester City Football Club, I am one of the 9,000 plus who go to watch Worcester Rugby Club play, both at home and away. I go because it is value for money and, along with the other 9,000 supporters, I went
It will soon be Christmas. In the coming weeks I will go around Worcester searching for gifts and be faced with shops filled with 'tat'. Oh, why did Russell & Dorrell close its doors? J COLEY Broomhall.
This week in 1990: THE vandal-wrecked lighting on Worcester Bridge is finally meeting with the satisfaction of city councillors after extensive repair work was completed this week. The balustrade lighting, installed more than a year ago, is shining brightly
Telecoms firms and retailers will take centre stage this week with heavyweights Vodafone, O2, Sainsbury's and GUS all due to report interim figures. Investors will find out whether Sainsbury's recovery is still on track when it reports on its first half
ROGER Cole, a long-established Structural Engineering Consultant in Worcester, has sold his practice after 18 years. Bridgnorth firm, Mark Dady Associates, will now trade in Restdale House, Foregate Street. Mr Cole said: "I am at the stage of my career
BUSINESSES moving to Worcester will be able to work out exactly how much they will owe the council to cover transport costs, thanks to a new document. New commercial developments in Worcester have to contribute cash to the city council for sustainable
A FUMING Worcester mum has hit out at the head of her children's school for failing to protect them from bullies. Emma Sones said bullies had terrorised her two children at Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College in Timberdine Avenue, but were let off
THE Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 included legislation for improved public access to the countryside of England and Wales, something for which campaigners had been fighting for 120 years. However, it was only in September 2004 that the Act began
AT the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. As this nation once again pays homage to the fallen of two world wars, it will come as no surprise to many of you to learn that this time yesterday found me in Ypres, Belgium. As
THOUSANDS of people around Worcestershire yesterday paid their respects to those who gave their today for our tomorrow. At Worcester Cathedral, young and old, members of the public, civic dignitaries, former service men and women and political representatives
ST JOHN'S Players are set to stage Ivan Menchell's The Cemetery Club from tomorrow at the Swan Theatre in Worcester. The amateur production promises to make the audience laugh a lot and maybe even cry a little. Director Ray Archer said the play was performed
THE temporary flood barriers put up last week to protect homes and businesses in St John's, Worcester, have been taken down. A spokeswoman for the Environment Agency said the decision to remove the barriers, along Hylton Road, was made late on Friday
RECYCLING residents have been urged to shred letters, which contain personal details in a bid to hamper bin raiders. Wychavon District Council has urged residents not to bin bills, letters or bank statements, which could be used by criminals to commit
A WORCESTER toddler who was flown by emergency air ambulance to a London hospital after contracting meningococcal meningitis is back at home and recovering with her family. Little Georgia Bryan returned home to May Avenue, Tolladine, on Wednesday after
SIR - I am becoming somewhat weary of the apparently, never-ending saga of Christopher Whitehead School. These state school buildings have all been erected during the last 70 years. Yet they are now considered to be "old." However there are terraced houses
SIR - Hearing of the probable demise of Sunnyside School took me back more than 50 years. I can well remember the living room table piled high with little beige dresses which were in various stages of completion. My aunt, Miss Ada Checketts, was the school
I see the police are setting up cameras to catch people who haven't insured their cars. Who pays for this? Surely it is up to the insurance companies to collect their own insurance? Will the involvement of the police in this way reduce the amount that
SIR - The death of Best Mate has made some people angry. The owners know that every time their horses jump a fence there is a possibility of an injury, perhaps even causing death. I believe it is mad to keep racing a horse after it has won two Cheltenham
NEARLY half the farmers in the West Midlands region believe they will need to change their work patterns to cope with environmental issues such as climate change. An annual survey of more than 1,000 farmers throughout England and Wales has revealed that
FEW buildings typify rural England better than the village church, so if you're looking for a ramble around Worcestershire a new book by Tim Bridges would be the ideal thing to have in your coat pocket. Mind you, it would need to be a substantial garment
THE Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 included legislation for improved public access to the countryside of England and Wales, something for which campaigners had been fighting for 120 years. However, it was only in September 2004 that the Act began
HARTLEBURY Castle will be alive to the sound of music at the weekend as it holds a series of workshops. There will be an instruments workshop for adults and children where music expert Andy Casserley will guide them through several instruments. For younger
ONE of Worcester's largest employers has been put up for sale by its parent company. Global software group Misys plc has announced it is considering options for realising shareholder value from Misys General Insurance, which employs nearly 300 people
MANY businesses and educational bodies from across Worcestershire were represented at the Connexions fair at Perdiswell Leisure Centre. The event was a roaring success with 887 people attending and 46 separate stands for advice. Connexions is a Government
A FREE payroll seminar is to be held in Kidderminster on Wednesday, November 16. The event, at the Stone Manor Hotel, will provide businesses with a one-stop update of the most relevant financial issues effecting them, including expenses and company car
More than 1,000 calls to the Crimestoppers hotline resulted in the arrest of 305 criminals in the West Mercia police area. In the first 10 months of this year, information from 1,148 callers - more than the number of calls received in the whole of 2004
HUNDREDS of residents are set to flock to Worcester city centre on Thursday to witness Shrek and Mayor Aubrey Tarbuck officially switch on hundreds of thousands of Christmas lights. Visitors will be treated to two big switch-ons during the evening to
WORCESTER needs to pull its socks up in planning terms, according to architect Richard Greenway - a man with a passion for urban design. "I think the planners set their sights too low," he says. "We don't appreciate Worcester and its position in the cultural
