YOUNG people around Droitwich are struggling to find somewhere to live because the town is fast running out of social housing, a civic leader has claimed. Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for mid-Worcestershire Coun Margaret Rowley
THE popular Red Marley Hill Climb has this year attracted 130 riders and classic motorbikes to the Easter event. The scrambling showpiece is one of the most popular motorcycycling shows in Worcestershire and this year the winner will receive the Len Vale-Onslow
A HILARIOUS 60s radio show which used to burst across the airwaves every Sunday afternoon is set for a revival in Malvern. Faithfully adapted from the original scripts by Brian Cooke, Round the Horne...Revisited has the very best of the original sketches
A SELECTION of some of the greatest acoustic guitarists in today's music scene will be coming together at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall. Martins 4, featuring Martin Carthy, Juan Martin, Martin Simpson and Martin Taylor, will be performing at the city venue
FOUR teenagers from Worcester will be flying off to Canada to compete in an international karate tournament. The Iwata Cup, being held in Toronto, will be the first major competition that twins Steve and Lee Heath, aged 14, from Warndon, Shelley Richardson
UPTON went into their final home North Midlands (South) One league match of the season intent on exacting revenge for the result of the reverse fixture at the start of the season. UPTON 15pts, KINGS NORTON 14pts On that day Kings Norton score the winning
IF you were going to walk to work, you could pick plenty of worse places to do it in than Worcester. Historic buildings, the majestic River Severn and an abundance of green spaces provide plenty of eye candy for those who like to properly experience the
July (friendlies) Thurs 15 PERSHORE TN (H) 6-1 Ross, Vincent, J Clarke (2), Stokes, og SAT 17 HALESOWEN TOWN (H) 1-0 O'Toole TUES 20 COVENTRY CITY (H) 0-1 TUES 27 HEREFORD UTD (H) 0-3 WEDS 28 REDDITCH UTD (H) 1-3 Williams FRI 30 WORCESTER CITY (H) 3-2
AFTER this result, unbeaten Powick only need one win out of their remaining four games to clinch the Worcester Saturday League division one title. POWICK 2, KOINONIA 0 Several changes were made to Powick's starting line-up with players given the opportunity
WEST Malvern returned to Worcester League division one action on Saturday and gained a good 3-2 win against Oak Apple. WEST MALVERN 3, OAK APPLE 2 West Malvern started strongly and took the lead through veteran Ken McEwan, who beat the visiting keeper
A FOOTBALL course, run by Kidderminster Harriers, is taking place in Malvern next month. The course, to be held at Dyson Perrins HS, caters for boys and girls from five to 14 years of all abilities and there is a range of themes. The course, on April
LEDBURY went down 44-21 to London Civil Service at the Chiswick Sports Ground. Ledbury expected a tough contest, having annihilated Civil Service back in November, and the expectation on the Ledbury players faces was evident in the warm up. In the first
UPTON ended their North Midlands (South) One campaign with a 27-5 defeat at table-topping Cleobury Mortimer. The fourth-placed Worcestershire outfit had taken their opponents apart with ease in the first meeting between the two sides before Christmas.
UPTON Adventure, owned by Peter Corbett, trained at Eastnor by Nicky Sheppard and ridden by Emma James recorded their ninth course win at the Garnons track yesterday with a battling win in the Ladies Open against their previous conqueror Golfagent. Ridden
MEMBERS of Wyche Primary School have been given new sports kits thanks to the efforts of a Year 6 pupil who was leaving to go on the The Chase. Hannah Lillis and her mother Sandy, who was a very active member of the 'Friends of the Wyche' during her daughter's
MALVERN Rugby Club kept the pressure on at the top of Midlands West Two with a good 20-39 win at Old Coventrians on Saturday. Although Malvern were expected to come away with the two points, away games are never easy and Malvern still may rue a defeat
MALVERN Town turned in a polished Travel Factory Midland Alliance performance on Saturday, defeating an in-form Racing Club Warwick. RACING CLUB WARWICK 0, MALVERN TOWN 2 Malvern's last two performances left a lot to be desired but on Saturday they were
MALVERN Ladies clinched the Kidderminster and District Women's League title with a win against Headless Cross of Redditch on Sunday. HEADLESS CROSS LADIES 1, MALVERN LADIES 2 Malvern, the reigning league champions, started well and took the lead after
AS a representative of leading recycling company Eurosource, I was delighted to be part of the recent Red Nose Day Recycling Appeal launch. Eurosource has pledged to recycle old mobile phones and empty inkjet printer cartridges to raise funds for Comic
RANGERS travelled to the home of Bloxwich Town FC on Saturday to play fifth-placed Sporting Khalsa. After a hard-fought encounter, they deservedly came away with all three points and so completed a league double. SPORTING KHALSA 0, MALVERN RANGERS 1 Rangers
MINISTER for Nature Conservation and Fisheries Ben Bradshaw's unusual but welcome U-turn on Open General Licences for shooting pigeons and crows obscures a more worrying approach by this Government towards shooting. In their 2001 Manifesto, Labour promised
WITH the result between Burton and Hinckley going the right way, with a win for the Staffordshire side, Malvern took the points at Tile Hill to reclaim second spot on points difference. OLD COVENTRIANS 20PTS, MALVERN 39PTS Playing down the slope and with
THE owners of the Renaissance Spa in Upton-upon-Severn have launched a new company to help other lifestyle firms market their products. Clare Lifestyle Marketing, based in Victoria Road, Malvern, will offer a complete range of services drawn from Clare
THE First bus company has launched a lifelong learning centre in an effort to make sure its employees have the basic literary and numeracy skills. The centre, which is based at its depot in Lowesmoor, Worcester, is the first of many to come to help the
COMPANIES wanting to be part of the biggest business-to-business event in Worcestershire and Herefordshire have been urged to be quick with their entries. Exhibitor stands at the fourth annual Business Festival, which will be held on Thursday, May 26,
WORCESTER'S workers are on the march after topping a nationwide survey. A study has revealed more people walk to work in Worcester than in any other city in Britain. The Government report shows 15 per cent of commuters in the city - nearly one in six
DOZENS of youngsters have visited Worcester Youth Centre to pay tribute to popular 25-year-old city man Tim Boaz, who died in a snowboarding accident. BMX riders and skateboarders from across the city joined Tim's brothers, 19-year-old twins Andy and
NEW schools in Worcestershire should be designed to accommodate full kitchen facilities to allow improved school dinners, MP Michael Foster reckons. His call came as the Prime Minister responded to TV chef Jamie Oliver'scampaign to raise the standard
A NEW budget hotel opened in Worcester today relegating the Giffard name into the history books for good. Travelodge Worcester, based at Cathedral Plaza, offers 92 bedrooms, a bar/caf, and what it describes as generally "bigger, bolder and better" facilities
AMATEUR archaeologists can find out if they've dug up a valuable historical artefact at a special event next month. Expert Angie Bolton will be at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum on Tuesday April 5 to review objects people have turfed up. "Whether
THOUSANDS of public service workers will go on strike on Wednesday if a last-minute agreement is not found with the Government. Schools, courts, libraries and council offices will be just some of Worcestershire's services hit if civil servants carry out
LUCKY winners of the Worcester News CrownGate Cannons Competition have been taking advantage of their prizes. The first prize, of an annual membership for two, was won by Michael Powell, of Grange Avenue, Ombersley, Worcester. "After two major heart operations
IVOR Owen made his mind up the moment he saw her at the RAF dance just over 60 years ago. Six months later, after a whirlwind romance, they were married. "I asked her to dance as soon as I set eyes on her," says Ivor, who, with wife Joyce, celebrates
AN application to build business units at a former sewage works in Worcester has been given the go ahead. The plan to build 11 units for new businesses on the former sludge beds of the Severn Trent sewage works in Bromwich Road, St John's were given the
PEOPLE can have fun and help local charities at the same time by taking part in dragon boat racing on the River Severn this summer. The Rotary Club of Worcester South, which is organising the event at North Quay on Sunday, July 10, wants more teams to
ORGANISERS behind a major gardening event are revamping its popular celebrity theatre to give the talents behind the floral displays a bigger share of the limelight. The brand new interactive design theatre at this year's Malvern Spring Gardening Show
THREE council employers this week celebrated a golden 25 years of service to the city of Worcester. Mayor of Worcester, Allah Ditta, presented the long-serving trio of Allan Laidler, Tracey Groves and Michael Richard with certificates and service awards
The Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance Saturday, March 26: Malvern Town v Biddulph Victoria (3.00). Bank Holiday Monday, March 28: Malvern Town v Westfields. Saturday, April 2: Oadby Town v Malvern Town (3.00). Saturday, April 9: Studley Town v
THE first semi-final of the President's Cup was played on Sunday and what a nail-biter it turned out to be. Perowne Park Rangers finally comming out on top 10-9 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 after extra-time at Keyz 04. In what was an excellent
MALVERN United met a much improved Salford team in the closing stages of the Mercian Festival League and found them difficult to break down. SALFORD ROVERS U16S 0, MALVERN UNITED U16S 1 Despite numerous attacks on the Salford goal United failed to convert
WORCESTER City chairman Dave Boddy has urged supporters to turn out in numbers again for the resurgent club's remaining three home games of the campaign. Saturday's Nationwide North win over derby rivals Redditch United pulled in a gate of 1,087, which
DEFIANT Stuart Watkiss has set his sights on a win feast from Kidderminster Harriers' last eight games to prevent a return to the Conference. Harriers drew 0-0 with Rushden and Diamonds in Saturday's tense clash and remain four points behind their big
WORCESTER Rugby Club were once again well represented as England women saw off Scotland 22-10 in a gritty Twickenham clash. Jo Yapp skippered the side while Kim Shaylor bagged a couple of tries to keep her impressive scoring record going at international
EVESHAM should have beaten Kidderminster Carolians but ended up losing 12-10 in a friendly derby at Marlpool Lane. The visitors missed five kicks at goal and made a poor decision in the closing minutes of the match which proved crucial. In hot conditions
WORCESTER Wolves have secured fourth place in England Basketball League Division One. Saturday's 94-74 home victory against Solent Stars, coupled with Manchester Magic's 67-61 defeat at London United yesterday was enough to see off the threat of Worthing
WORCESTERSHIRE Golf Club members were so keen to enter Barry Schofield's inaugural competition, that the newly-appointed club captain wisely decided to hold two shotgun starts, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. This wise decision enabled 144
THE success of a singles cribbage competition last year, in the memory of former Royal Mail manager Brian Shayler, has led to a new team event for this year. The Royal Mail Sports Foundation is sponsoring the event and raffles during the competition will
A LIGHT north-west wind gave the competitors a close-hauled leg at the start of the second race of the spring series at Arden Sailing Club (Defford) this Sunday. Keith Stevens sailing his Comet was well to the fore but suffered a lapse at the downwind
LEDBURY swimmers made their presence felt at the second block of the Worcester County Championships held over the weekend at Wolverhampton, winning a grand total of 63 awards. Eleven-year-old George Bennion showed great form and had a tremendous weekend
MEMBERS of Colwall Womens' Hockey Club past and present enjoyed the club's 75th anniversary celebration at the Full Pitcher, Ledbury last Saturday. One of the organisers, and present club captain, Coral Handley said: "There was a good turnout and it was
MALVERN North West Ladies Darts League is holding its summer AGM on March 29 at the Foresters Arms, Malvern, starting at 9pm. All welcome at the meeting or contact G Vaughan on 01684 565307.
SATURDAY FOOTBALL THE TRAVEL FACTORY MIDLAND FOOTBALL ALLIANCE Ludlow Town v Malvern Town (3.00). WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Heath Hayes v Bromyard Town (2.45); Ledbury Town v Ettingshall Holy Trinity (2.45). Division One: Malvern Town Reserves
AT the end of this year a vast amount of vitamins, minerals are to be withdrawn from sale. Why? First, on any day you care to choose, on just about any developed country you care to mention, over half the population will be taking a drug of some kind.
TIM Pinney is quite entitled to campaign against Michael Foster (Letters, Saturday, March 12). I think Mr Foster's done a splendid job to try and get rid of this evil sport called fox hunting. People can still dress up in their coloured clothes, blowing
MALVERN mountain biker Ben Dale started his 2005 season in the best possible way with a fantastic win in southern Spain last Sunday, as part of a pre-season training week with International Bikes 51. The race was the second round of the Malaga regional
I WAS delighted to read that Acorns the Children's Hospice, after so much local support and effort and the wonderful generous gift of land by the late Willie Sayce and his widow June together with the backing of our local benefactor Cecil Duckworth, is
MALVERN pool star Andy Jones has been selected to represent Wales at the World Eight-ball Pool Championships to be held in Blackpool in May. Andy recently played for Wales in the European Eight-ball Pool Championships in Malta in the team and singles
OKAY, so we chaps may not be able to twist so low these days, and the ladies may be more likely to cultivate wisteria than hysteria but boy, did we baby-boomers have a great time on Saturday night. Number 8 was rocking to the sound of our youth. If there
BARNARDS Green Cricket Club will be holding its annual general meeting at the club at 8pm on Wednesday (March 23), all members are invited to attend this important meeting. The cricket section are eagerly awaiting the new season and nets are well under
WYCHAVON Council's One Stop Shop at Broadway Library is to close due to lack of business. For the past two years staff from Evesham Community Contact Centre have been providing the service on Wednesday mornings but only one or two people have been using
Unions are seeking urgent talks with executives at car giant Peugeot following the firm's announcement it is to axe 850 jobs at its main UK factory under plans to end a production shift. Peugeot said it would do everything it could to minimise the impact
A NEW union to serve members of the carpet and steel industries has been launched in Worcestershire. Community, which has been created by the merger of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC) and The National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel
MALVERN Town returned home from Sutton Coldfield having suffered a 3-1 Midland Alliance defeat on Tuesday. ROMULUS 3, MALVERN TOWN 1 Malvern, who were without the services of Jukes, Chalmers (suspended), Wyatt, Clayton, Phil Preedy and Duncan Preedy,
TOWN Reserves have hit a purple patch of late, having scored 16 goals and conceded just one in their last three league games. MALVERN TOWN RES 5, WOLVERHAMPTON UTD 0 However, whilst scoring five goals in this latest fixture, it was not vintage football
A CAT and two kittens are thought to have died in a fire which gutted a converted barn at the weekend. The Old Packing House, in Sherridge Road, Leigh Sinton, near Worcester, was reduced to a shell after the blaze on Saturday night. The people renting
AN angry businesswoman wants an apology from Tilly Merrell's mum after she was accused of pocketing charity funds. Nicola Long says her business as a beauty therapist is suffering after her character was questioned by the community after a police investigation
THE battle against litter-louts who are threatening the future of a Worcester nature reserve, noted for its rich diversity of plants and wildlife, is to be stepped up. Nature reserve signs, more litter-picking and community events, and a Friends group
A CHATTY charity event at a specialist Worcester nursery raised more than £1,000 for children with speech and language difficulties. I Can Early Years Language Centre, based at Cranham Primary School, Cranham Drive, Warndon, collected more money than
OKAY, so we chaps may not be able to twist so low these days, and the ladies may be more likely to cultivate wisteria than hysteria but boy, did we baby-boomers have a great time on Saturday night. Number 8 was rocking to the sound of our youth. If there
