SIR - Perhaps Joe Walter should have re-directed the family who stopped at the M5 Warndon junction to ask for directions to Blackpool beach. They were only a short distance from a fine array of street lamps - our very own Blackpole illuminations! STEVE
IR - It is such a pity that a mature councillor such as Geoff Williams should malign a fellow councillor, Mike Layland, for the amount of sheer hard work and time that he puts in while attending to the problems of his electors (Worcester News, June 2)
SIR - I have no idea how to run a hospital, but the proposals that have been made in the papers are outrageous. It's like throwing the jewels away and keeping the empty box. By this I mean getting rid of the district nurses who visit the elderly. In
SIR - Last year the EU introduced higher taxes on imports of textiles and clothing than the rest of the world. The World Trade Organisation has calculated that these trade barriers are costing a family of four about £261 a year. Next on the list
SIR - I never thought I would see the day when I would agree with someone who holds such strong Labour sycophantic views as George Cowley. At last he talks some sense with his wish to abolish politically-correct laws. So, George, you know the answer
SIR -- There has been a great deal of attention on the threat to the NHS from the current cash crisis and speculation on what impact cuts will have on patients and local services. One of the greatest threats is that the emphasis will return to waiting
SIR - Don't keep knocking the NHS and the BBC, Jim Evans. I am sure they both do their best. British media and healthcare are far better than in North Korea. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
SIR - We keep reading upbeat stories about the regeneration of Worcester. Living in the Bath Road area it's pleasing to see some time-honoured eyesores becoming useable homes around me, but I can't help having a few pangs of misgiving about the transformation
WHAT a day. We didn't want it to end, did we? Fun in the sun, ice-cold drinks in hand, that picnic hamper packed full of goodies... plus the utter joy of being entertained by the elder statesman of rock and roll himself, His Imperial Highness Elton John
lBROWSING the shelves of a Worcester bookshop one day this week, I couldn't help but notice how many politicians become authors. Boris Johnson is a case in point. I found myself staring at his hospital specimen tinted head of hair more than once as
TALKING of our current rulers, car clamping fits in very nicely with New Labour's campaign of terror against the populace. Clamping first appeared during the 1980s. Back then it was just regarded as another Tory-style earner. It was free enterprise
SCARCELY a week goes by without news announcing yet more job losses in manufacturing. Britain's remaining industries are now in freefall and the Government is powerless to do anything about it. I would probably have more sympathy with New Labour
VINNIE Jones, the laughably styled former `hard man' of football is starring in the first Carry On film for 14 years. Forgetting for a moment the pointless working class concept of `hardness', why should a person who acquired a name for himself partly
lFABULOUSLY rich pop stars such as Bono and Bob Geldof are being given far too much publicity. In the case of the unremarkable U2 frontman, someone needs to have a word in the ear of the embarrassingly sycophantic editor of the Independent. What kind
ONCE we used to talk about hot summers, now there's either a drought or there isn't. How simple it was years ago. You don't have to be that old to remember endless days in the sun followed by wet autumns and winters held in Jack Frost's icy embrace. This
REPRESENTATIVES from Worcestershire and Herefordshire's business community flocked to an awards ceremony celebrating the crème de la crème of the area's companies. More than 400 invited guests attended the glittering Chamber Of Commerce Awards 2006
WORCESTER residents are being urged to get their glad rags on for a charity ball in aid of charity. The black-tie event at the Guildhall on Friday, June 30, is the fifth annual ball organised by parents at Little Lodge Nursery and is raising funds for
ROAD accidents in Callow End are not frequent or serious enough to justify installing speed cameras, according to official statistics. Although district councillor Tom Wells said there had been at least six accidents at Old Hills, Callow End, in the
WASHING up is always a chore - but you could lessen the pain by doing your bit for the environment. The Duckworth Worcestershire Trust has introduced a refilling service for environmentally friendly washing up liquid at The Pump House Environmental
A VOLUNTEER has returned from a trip to Sri Lanka transforming the lives of families of tsunami survivors by building them new homes. Sixty-two-year-old Ken Allcock, of Lansdowne Terrace, Malvern, recently went to Sri Lanka with a team of volunteers
BUS services in the Evesham area are to be improved following Worcestershire County Council's takeover of three key services. From today, the 553, 561 and 587 will operate under contract by Cresswells. The 587 will be extended out to the Vale Business
THE WHEELIE bin recycling scheme is set for its biggest expansion in Worcester, with an extra 14,000 homes set to join the club this autumn. Dozens of streets around the Dines Green, Warndon and Red Hill areas will have to adapt to the new bin system
SIR ELTON'S FINEST HOUR AT NEW ROAD Dressed in a fetching red shirt and red trousers and a dark tailcoat with the words `Burning Fire' around the waist, the superstar entered the stage in the baking heat to the riff of The Beatles' I Feel Fine. A
THOUSANDS of football fans packed into Worcester's bars and pubs to see England kick off their 2006 World Cup campaign with a 1-0 win over Paraguay. However, despite the lacklustre performance, particularly in the second half, by the final whistle just
MANAGERS of a nation-wide foodstore have joined forces to create a garden paradise at a Worcester playgroup. A total of 15 representatives from the Co-Operative Group - including managers from the Pershore and Worcester stores - took part in the project
CANCER patients in Worcestershire could have access to radiotherapy in the county for the first time by 2009. The cancer team at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has announced that it is to put in a bid for funding for two radiotherapy machines
SIR ELTON'S FINEST HOUR AT NEW ROAD Dressed in a fetching red shirt and red trousers and a dark tailcoat with the words `Burning Fire' around the waist, the superstar entered the stage in the baking heat to the riff of The Beatles' I Feel Fine. A
THOUSANDS of women braved the searing heat in Worcester yesterday for the city's eighth Race For Life. Despite temperatures in the 80s, there were smiles on the faces of the women of all ages who made their way around the 5km course, starting on Worcester
THOUSANDS of women braved the searing heat in Worcester yesterday for the city's eighth Race For Life. Despite temperatures in the 80s, there were smiles on the faces of the women of all ages who made their way around the 5km course, starting on Worcester
A TEACHER from Pershore High School is in the running for a prestigious award after being picked out as one of the most talented teachers in the West Midlands. Rachel Coton has been nominated in the Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School category,
ECKINGTON Parish Council will soon be making a few changes to the village's two entrances after receiving approval from the Highways department. Planters full of flowers will be sited beneath the village nameplates at either end of the village on Pershore
TALKING of our current rulers, car clamping fits in very nicely with New Labour's campaign of terror against the populace. Clamping first appeared during the 1980s. Back then it was just regarded as another Tory-style earner. It was free enterprise taken
VINNIE Jones, the laughably styled former 'hard man' of football is starring in the first Carry On film for 14 years. Forgetting for a moment the pointless working class concept of 'hardness', why should a person who acquired a name for himself partly
ONCE we used to talk about hot summers, now there's either a drought or there isn't. How simple it was years ago. You don't have to be that old to remember endless days in the sun followed by wet autumns and winters held in Jack Frost's icy embrace. This
SIR ELTON'S FINEST HOUR AT NEW ROAD Dressed in a fetching red shirt and red trousers and a dark tailcoat with the words 'Burning Fire' around the waist, the superstar entered the stage in the baking heat to the riff of The Beatles' I Feel Fine. A lively
THE WHEELIE bin recycling scheme is set for its biggest expansion in Worcester, with an extra 14,000 homes set to join the club this autumn. Dozens of streets around the Dines Green, Warndon and Red Hill areas will have to adapt to the new bin system.
A VOLUNTEER has returned from a trip to Sri Lanka transforming the lives of families of tsunami survivors by building them new homes. Sixty-two-year-old Ken Allcock, of Lansdowne Terrace, Malvern, recently went to Sri Lanka with a team of volunteers on
ROAD accidents in Callow End are not frequent or serious enough to justify installing speed cameras, according to official statistics. Although district councillor Tom Wells said there had been at least six accidents at Old Hills, Callow End, in the last
WORCESTER residents are being urged to get their glad rags on for a charity ball in aid of charity. The black-tie event at the Guildhall on Friday, June 30, is the fifth annual ball organised by parents at Little Lodge Nursery and is raising funds for
WASHING up is always a chore - but you could lessen the pain by doing your bit for the environment. The Duckworth Worcestershire Trust has introduced a refilling service for environmentally friendly washing up liquid at The Pump House Environmental Centre
BUS services in the Evesham area are to be improved following Worcestershire County Council's takeover of three key services. From today, the 553, 561 and 587 will operate under contract by Cresswells. The 587 will be extended out to the Vale Business
TENBURY Festival is to be re-launched this year and will be held in conjunction with the town's Applefest to maximise interest and get the town "buzzing". The festival was last held in 2004 and has been running on a bi-annual basis. After a major rethink
SIR - Perhaps Joe Walter should have re-directed the family who stopped at the M5 Warndon junction to ask for directions to Blackpool beach. They were only a short distance from a fine array of street lamps - our very own Blackpole illuminations! STEVE
SIR - We keep reading upbeat stories about the regeneration of Worcester. Living in the Bath Road area it's pleasing to see some time-honoured eyesores becoming useable homes around me, but I can't help having a few pangs of misgiving about the transformation
MAY. George. Forever in our thoughts. Sadly missed. Mike, Juliet and Alison. Published in paper 12/06/2006
BISHOP Ted Though your smiles have gone forever, And your hand we cannot touch, We shall never lose sweet memories, Of the Dad we loved so much. God bless. Sue, Linda and Families. xx Published in paper 12/06/2006
MAY George Henry Fond memories of my dear husband. Always in my heart. Miss you so. Love Dot. RIP x Published in paper 12/06/2006
PRICE Julia Formerly of Abbey Road, Pershore and Upton Snodsbury, on June 6th 2006, peacefully in hospital aged 90 years. Wife of the late Harold Joseph, beloved mother of John, Patricia, Janet and David, loving Mother in Law, Grandmother and
TWO vehicles were broken into and satellite navigation systems stolen while the cars were parked on driveways in Pershore. One of the incidents involved a blue BMW 5 Series saloon parked on the driveway of the owners house in Conningsby Drive. The front
lBROWSING the shelves of a Worcester bookshop one day this week, I couldn't help but notice how many politicians become authors. Boris Johnson is a case in point. I found myself staring at his hospital specimen tinted head of hair more than once as I
SCARCELY a week goes by without news announcing yet more job losses in manufacturing. Britain's remaining industries are now in freefall and the Government is powerless to do anything about it. I would probably have more sympathy with New Labour if they
lFABULOUSLY rich pop stars such as Bono and Bob Geldof are being given far too much publicity. In the case of the unremarkable U2 frontman, someone needs to have a word in the ear of the embarrassingly sycophantic editor of the Independent. What kind
CANCER patients in Worcestershire could have access to radiotherapy in the county for the first time by 2009. The cancer team at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has announced that it is to put in a bid for funding for two radiotherapy machines
THOUSANDS of football fans packed into Worcester's bars and pubs to see England kick off their 2006 World Cup campaign with a 1-0 win over Paraguay. However, despite the lacklustre performance, particularly in the second half, by the final whistle just
MANAGERS of a nation-wide foodstore have joined forces to create a garden paradise at a Worcester playgroup. A total of 15 representatives from the Co-Operative Group - including managers from the Pershore and Worcester stores - took part in the project
REPRESENTATIVES from Worcestershire and Herefordshire's business community flocked to an awards ceremony celebrating the crme de la crme of the area's companies. More than 400 invited guests attended the glittering Chamber Of Commerce Awards 2006 on Thursday
A family of newcomers had a lucky escape after fire tore through their rented home of only two weeks in an isolated location near Tenbury. Four fire engines, including two from Tenbury, rushed to The Lodge in Stoke Bliss to attend the fire which severely
IR - It is such a pity that a mature councillor such as Geoff Williams should malign a fellow councillor, Mike Layland, for the amount of sheer hard work and time that he puts in while attending to the problems of his electors (Worcester News, June 2)
SIR - I have no idea how to run a hospital, but the proposals that have been made in the papers are outrageous. It's like throwing the jewels away and keeping the empty box. By this I mean getting rid of the district nurses who visit the elderly. In the
SIR - Last year the EU introduced higher taxes on imports of textiles and clothing than the rest of the world. The World Trade Organisation has calculated that these trade barriers are costing a family of four about £261 a year. Next on the list are shoes
SIR - I never thought I would see the day when I would agree with someone who holds such strong Labour sycophantic views as George Cowley. At last he talks some sense with his wish to abolish politically-correct laws. So, George, you know the answer -
SIR -- There has been a great deal of attention on the threat to the NHS from the current cash crisis and speculation on what impact cuts will have on patients and local services. One of the greatest threats is that the emphasis will return to waiting
SIR - Don't keep knocking the NHS and the BBC, Jim Evans. I am sure they both do their best. British media and healthcare are far better than in North Korea. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
WHAT a day. We didn't want it to end, did we? Fun in the sun, ice-cold drinks in hand, that picnic hamper packed full of goodies... plus the utter joy of being entertained by the elder statesman of rock and roll himself, His Imperial Highness Elton John
ASHFORTH Edna Dorothy Passed away peacefully on June 6th, 2006, aged 82 years. Dearly missed by Christine, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral service will take place at Worcester Crematorium on Friday, June 16th, at 11.30 a.m. Family
