Saturday, July 22, 2006 SEVEN days after Des Lyttle saw red, the red mist descended on City boss Andy Preece on Saturday. Preece stomped 60 yards down the touchline to admonish Badsey referee Paul Sparrow in the later stages of a feisty friendly.
Sunday, July 23, 2006 SCORCHING Kidderminster Harriers continued their unbeaten pre-season form with a 4-0 win at local rivals Bromsgrove Rovers yesterday. The two sides met in Conference encounters in the 1990s but now Rovers are looking for promotion
A CAREER-best 8-45 by Matt Mason swept Worcestershire to a 58-run win against Gloucestershire and lifted them back to second in Liverpool Victoria County Championship division two. The margin of their fourth consecutive victory was surprisingly clear-cut
LIVEWIRE Lou Vincent says he would `absolutely love' to come back to play for Worcestershire if the chance arises in the future. The New Zealand batsman feels Steve Rhodes' squad has huge potential and firmly believes promotion in both forms of the
KABIR Ali admits he is not used to playing second fiddle in the New Road bowling stakes. In recent years, the County's leading wicket-taker has almost always been Kabir but, with the scintillating form of Zaheer Khan, the England paceman is playing
LIVEWIRE Lou Vincent says he would `absolutely love' to come back to play for Worcestershire if the chance arises in the future. The New Zealand batsman feels Steve Rhodes' squad has huge potential and firmly believes promotion in both forms of the
KABIR Ali admits he is not used to playing second fiddle in the New Road bowling stakes. In recent years, the County's leading wicket-taker has almost always been Kabir but, with the scintillating form of Zaheer Khan, the England paceman is playing
JOHN BICKERTON will take a well-earned break after his Open challenge following his worst round of the week yesterday. The 36-year-old will spend time with his six-year-old son George and recover from a neck injury after a hectic six weeks. During
SEVEN days after Des Lyttle saw red, the red mist descended on City boss Andy Preece on Saturday. Preece stomped 60 yards down the touchline to admonish Badsey referee Paul Sparrow in the later stages of a feisty friendly. Moments earlier, the official
SCORCHING Kidderminster Harriers continued their unbeaten pre-season form with a 4-0 win at local rivals Bromsgrove Rovers yesterday. The two sides met in Conference encounters in the 1990s but now Rovers are looking for promotion from the Southern
AN own-goal by Dean Beckwith five minutes from time settled an entertaining pre-season friendly in favour of League One Bristol City at Edgar Street, writes Richard Prime. Although results are of little consequence in the pre-season programme, Hereford
A CAREER-best 8-45 by Matt Mason swept Worcestershire to a 58-run win against Gloucestershire and lifted them back to second in Liverpool Victoria County Championship division two. The margin of their fourth consecutive victory was surprisingly clear-cut
WORCESTER Wolves have signed the versatile Sean Nelson from Stonehill College Massachusetts ahead of their maiden BBL campaign. Head coach Josh Cooprider, who is in the USA, has wrapped up the capture of the 6ft 8ins forward. Nelson, 22, is known
FORMER Norwich and Leicester left-back Robert Ullathorne played in Kidderminster Harriers' 2-1 friendly win at Cinderford Town. But rookie goalkeeper Steve Taylor, signed from AFC Telford, stole the show with two penalty saves, including one in the
A BATTLING 73 not out from Ben Smith gave Worcestershire something to play for after a catastrophic batting collapse threatened to cost them the game. Having slumped to 26-4, the County were facing a heavy defeat but Smith and Roger Sillence (51) put
Down the years, many people have remarked on my impersonation of Sean Connery, particularly with regard to his James Bond period. I mention this because pictured above is ex-Bond girl Catherine McQueen getting to grips with a rather special ice-cream
LAVISH Hello! style weddings are now all the rage. No bride feels she has had her day unless she has been transported to the church in a fairy carriage pulled by four white horses and has a rock on her finger the size of a small plum. And if her dad
THERE are a lot of east Europeans in Worcester these days. Many - though not all - will be doing jobs the indigenous Brits wouldn't touch with a barge pole. In the countryside, the food we eat is being gathered by people far from their native lands.
TALKING of law and order, I was listening to a band at the recent Upton Jazz Festival when the concert was suddenly interrupted by a man who shouted: "Stop that woman smoking!" I looked around the marquee on Fish Meadow for that tell-tale wisp of smoke
A SQUIRREL often sits on the fence near my kitchen window. It's hard not to like the comical little chap. Waling along the riverbank, I often encounter rats, and occasionally mink. Not so keen on these furry critters. It's such a shame that our native
THERE has been much talk recently about the possibility of political parties being funded by the taxpayers. I'm so glad our rulers have managed to keep their sense of humour intact. Never mind the Iraq war, Midlands manufacturing going down the tubes
ADVERTISING is becoming more surreal by the minute. Those commercial breaks on commercial television have now become mini art forms in themselves created by artistic directors mainly for the benefit of like-minded souls. All this psycho-babble is directed
BUDDING inventors in Worcestershire have been asked to get in the swim after Goodyear launched a hunt to find the most novel way to cross a stretch of water. The tyre makers have set up a national `HydraGrip' competition, with people being asked to
A NEW programme is aiming to help Worcestershire companies become the next Google or Easyjet, by offering a £250,000 management consultancy treasure chest. Galvanising Growth, the brainchild of business leaders John Ling, Ruth Johnstone and James Leavesley
SIR - Chris Jaeger, Director of the Swan Theatre, writes of the need to install air-conditioning in the building. If you put on any strip-show Chris, that will certainly raise the temperature. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
SIR - It was indeed reassuring to learn from your correspondent Paul Saunders (Letters, July 10) that Olympic-size swimming pools are no part of the plans for a new Christopher Whitehead School. One would hardly expect such a notion to find favour with
SIR - May the members of the Worcester branch of Moose International thank Tesco St Peter's and Tesco Warndon and their customers for the generous donations to a collection of Whizz-Kids made by us on June 24 and 25. As a result of their generosity,
SIR - I really must answer George Cowley's letter in which he said the hunting law is a stupid law and a waste of money. I disagree. People can still dress up in their coloured clothes and ride around the countryside blowing their horns. But what is most
SIR - I see from the letters page (July 4) that your reader `Misinformed Margrett' is at it again. If he got someone to read the letters page to him properly, he would have been informed that the information I was quoting, concerning the Exocet missiles
SIR - In their usual anti- EU bluster, Mark Starr blamed the EU for controlling Britain's imports and Jack Kinsman resurrected the Falklands War just to snipe at the French for selling Exocet missiles to Argentina. Is that pathetic or what? Mark Starr
SIR - In response to Marina Duffell's recent letter, I would like to remind her that if it was not for these `nuisance' delivery drivers, it would be pointless coming to Worcester city to shop, there would be nothing to buy! And then there are the
SIR - N Taylor (Letters July 6) asks why we have a regional government in operation, when we have not voted for one. The answer is that the British Government was obliged to divide the UK into regions in line with our treaty obligations to the EU. As
THOSE of us of a certain age who might recall singer Don McLean's ode to a tragic artist will agree that it has been some time since there was a truly starry, starry night over Worcestershire. Light pollution now obliterates much of the sky during the
ELGAR Technology College's latest celebration night recognised the talents and achievements of students over the past academic year. The evening, at the Bilford Road school, Perdiswell, gave students awards for excelling in individual subjects and sport
WORCESTER MP Mike Foster has lambasted the local authority for increasing prices at 12 city car parks from the autumn. He has launched a blistering attack on the leader of Worcester City Council, Councillor Simon Geraghty, by accusing him of "being
COUNCILLORS say they need more information before they can decide whether to allow a massive housing and office development on the former Army Medals Office in Droitwich. The only surviving pill box of its type in Worcestershire could be lost if plans
A HEREFORD United legend and ex-Worcester City footballer has died. Roger Griffiths suffered a heart attack at the age of 62, only six months since retiring from his job as an engineer at Hereford United's current club sponsor, Sun Valley. Hereford-born
A NEW café and bookshop run by the charity Head-way to provide experience for people recovering from brain injuries is getting ready to throw its doors open to the public at the end of the month. Headway was established in Malvern in 1989 to care for
Myths and legends will come to life this summer. Imagination will be running wild at Worcester Art Gallery and Museum during the school summer holidays with a host of activities all based around the magical theme of myths and fairytales. From Tuesday
UP to 200 people could attend the memorial service in Belgium for a First World War soldier from Worcester who was awarded the Victoria Cross. A plaque to remember Private Fred Dancox, of 4th Bn Worcestershire Regiment, will be unveiled near the Belgium
A YOUNG people's club which was set up in an old wartime hut in Worcester is enjoying a golden period as it prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Perdiswell Young People's Leisure Club was established in Perdiswell Park in Worcester's in 1976
CROWDS lined the pavements of Worcester six deep in places on Saturday as the Grenadier Guards marched through the city. With drums beating and brass blaring, the 40 strong regimental band followed by 100 guardsmen shouldering guns with bayonets fixed
UP to 13 plush new apartments will be developed along a Worcester city centre street - despite concerns over flooding in the area. Flooding is such a problem in Sansome Place it starts to become noticeable even on a rainy day, according to the deputy
PLANS tp open a bookies on a congested Warndon road have been delayed after major concerns it would lead to noise, traffic and parking problems. Coral bookmakers has been told a new betting shop will not get the go-ahead in Ambleside Drive unless highways
A WITNESS has described how a "raging inferno" ripped through buildings behind a 24-hour restaurant as the city centre was evacuated of hundreds of late-night revellers. More than 20 firefighters battled to extinguish the blaze behind Shakeeys in Angel
IT's not just the barmy weather giving a Worcester park something to celebrate this summer. Worcester Woods Country Park, in Spetchley, has once again been recognised for its high standard and has retained its Green Flag - the equivalent to the Blue
KABIR Ali admits he is not used to playing second fiddle in the New Road bowling stakes. In recent years, the County's leading wicket-taker has almost always been Kabir but, with the scintillating form of Zaheer Khan, the England paceman is playing catch-up
A BATTLING 73 not out from Ben Smith gave Worcestershire something to play for after a catastrophic batting collapse threatened to cost them the game. Having slumped to 26-4, the County were facing a heavy defeat but Smith and Roger Sillence (51) put
SCORCHING Kidderminster Harriers continued their unbeaten pre-season form with a 4-0 win at local rivals Bromsgrove Rovers yesterday. The two sides met in Conference encounters in the 1990s but now Rovers are looking for promotion from the Southern League
LIVEWIRE Lou Vincent says he would 'absolutely love' to come back to play for Worcestershire if the chance arises in the future. The New Zealand batsman feels Steve Rhodes' squad has huge potential and firmly believes promotion in both forms of the game
KABIR Ali admits he is not used to playing second fiddle in the New Road bowling stakes. In recent years, the County's leading wicket-taker has almost always been Kabir but, with the scintillating form of Zaheer Khan, the England paceman is playing catch-up
THERE are a lot of east Europeans in Worcester these days. Many - though not all - will be doing jobs the indigenous Brits wouldn't touch with a barge pole. In the countryside, the food we eat is being gathered by people far from their native lands. This
TALKING of law and order, I was listening to a band at the recent Upton Jazz Festival when the concert was suddenly interrupted by a man who shouted: "Stop that woman smoking!" I looked around the marquee on Fish Meadow for that tell-tale wisp of smoke
A SQUIRREL often sits on the fence near my kitchen window. It's hard not to like the comical little chap. Waling along the riverbank, I often encounter rats, and occasionally mink. Not so keen on these furry critters. It's such a shame that our native
A WITNESS has described how a "raging inferno" ripped through buildings behind a 24-hour restaurant as the city centre was evacuated of hundreds of late-night revellers. More than 20 firefighters battled to extinguish the blaze behind Shakeeys in Angel
PLANS tp open a bookies on a congested Warndon road have been delayed after major concerns it would lead to noise, traffic and parking problems. Coral bookmakers has been told a new betting shop will not get the go-ahead in Ambleside Drive unless highways
A YOUNG people's club which was set up in an old wartime hut in Worcester is enjoying a golden period as it prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Perdiswell Young People's Leisure Club was established in Perdiswell Park in Worcester's in 1976 by
COUNCILLORS say they need more information before they can decide whether to allow a massive housing and office development on the former Army Medals Office in Droitwich. The only surviving pill box of its type in Worcestershire could be lost if plans
A HEREFORD United legend and ex-Worcester City footballer has died. Roger Griffiths suffered a heart attack at the age of 62, only six months since retiring from his job as an engineer at Hereford United's current club sponsor, Sun Valley. Hereford-born
FORMER Norwich and Leicester left-back Robert Ullathorne played in Kidderminster Harriers' 2-1 friendly win at Cinderford Town. But rookie goalkeeper Steve Taylor, signed from AFC Telford, stole the show with two penalty saves, including one in the dying
A NEW programme is aiming to help Worcestershire companies become the next Google or Easyjet, by offering a £250,000 management consultancy treasure chest. Galvanising Growth, the brainchild of business leaders John Ling, Ruth Johnstone and James Leavesley
THE streets of Tenbury will be alive to the sound of music and eye-catching dance routines if a major arts project is given the go-ahead for later this year. A grant application is being made to the Arts Council next week hopefully to secure funding for
SIR - May the members of the Worcester branch of Moose International thank Tesco St Peter's and Tesco Warndon and their customers for the generous donations to a collection of Whizz-Kids made by us on June 24 and 25. As a result of their generosity, the
SIR - N Taylor (Letters July 6) asks why we have a regional government in operation, when we have not voted for one. The answer is that the British Government was obliged to divide the UK into regions in line with our treaty obligations to the EU. As
THOSE of us of a certain age who might recall singer Don McLean's ode to a tragic artist will agree that it has been some time since there was a truly starry, starry night over Worcestershire. Light pollution now obliterates much of the sky during the
ELGAR Technology College's latest celebration night recognised the talents and achievements of students over the past academic year. The evening, at the Bilford Road school, Perdiswell, gave students awards for excelling in individual subjects and sport
HARRIS William John Jack On July 19th 2006, at home. Dearest husband and best friend to Betty. Jack was cheerful, kind and very caring and he will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Funeral Service will be held at the Church of St Michael, North Piddle
WILDERSPIN Maude Passed away peacefully on July 20th, 2006, aged 85 years. Dearly loved mother to John. Funeral Service at Worcester Crematorium on Thursday, July 27th at 3.00 p.m. Family flowers only please, but donations, if desired for the Stroke Association
HOLLAND David Dave Eileen, Jo, Nic and Donna would like to thank everyone for their attendance at Dave's Funeral Service, messages of sympathy and warmth shown to them during this sad time. Many thanks for the floral tributes and donations received for
GROSVENOR DAVIES Maud Emily Mum, time passes memories stay, we love and remember you everyday. Love Richard, Julie and Family. xx Published in paper 24/07/2006
IT's not just the barmy weather giving a Worcester park something to celebrate this summer. Worcester Woods Country Park, in Spetchley, has once again been recognised for its high standard and has retained its Green Flag - the equivalent to the Blue Flag
WORCESTER Wolves have signed the versatile Sean Nelson from Stonehill College Massachusetts ahead of their maiden BBL campaign. Head coach Josh Cooprider, who is in the USA, has wrapped up the capture of the 6ft 8ins forward. Nelson, 22, is known as fast
A CAREER-best 8-45 by Matt Mason swept Worcestershire to a 58-run win against Gloucestershire and lifted them back to second in Liverpool Victoria County Championship division two. The margin of their fourth consecutive victory was surprisingly clear-cut
LIVEWIRE Lou Vincent says he would 'absolutely love' to come back to play for Worcestershire if the chance arises in the future. The New Zealand batsman feels Steve Rhodes' squad has huge potential and firmly believes promotion in both forms of the game
WORCESTER Wolves have signed the versatile Sean Nelson from Stonehill College Massachusetts ahead of their maiden BBL campaign. Head coach Josh Cooprider, who is in the USA, has wrapped up the capture of the 6ft 8ins forward. Nelson, 22, is known as fast
A CAREER-best 8-45 by Matt Mason swept Worcestershire to a 58-run win against Gloucestershire and lifted them back to second in Liverpool Victoria County Championship division two. The margin of their fourth consecutive victory was surprisingly clear-cut
AN own-goal by Dean Beckwith five minutes from time settled an entertaining pre-season friendly in favour of League One Bristol City at Edgar Street, writes Richard Prime. Although results are of little consequence in the pre-season programme, Hereford
SEVEN days after Des Lyttle saw red, the red mist descended on City boss Andy Preece on Saturday. Preece stomped 60 yards down the touchline to admonish Badsey referee Paul Sparrow in the later stages of a feisty friendly. Moments earlier, the official
JOHN BICKERTON will take a well-earned break after his Open challenge following his worst round of the week yesterday. The 36-year-old will spend time with his six-year-old son George and recover from a neck injury after a hectic six weeks. During that
Down the years, many people have remarked on my impersonation of Sean Connery, particularly with regard to his James Bond period. I mention this because pictured above is ex-Bond girl Catherine McQueen getting to grips with a rather special ice-cream
LAVISH Hello! style weddings are now all the rage. No bride feels she has had her day unless she has been transported to the church in a fairy carriage pulled by four white horses and has a rock on her finger the size of a small plum. And if her dad has
THERE has been much talk recently about the possibility of political parties being funded by the taxpayers. I'm so glad our rulers have managed to keep their sense of humour intact. Never mind the Iraq war, Midlands manufacturing going down the tubes
ADVERTISING is becoming more surreal by the minute. Those commercial breaks on commercial television have now become mini art forms in themselves created by artistic directors mainly for the benefit of like-minded souls. All this psycho-babble is directed
UP to 13 plush new apartments will be developed along a Worcester city centre street - despite concerns over flooding in the area. Flooding is such a problem in Sansome Place it starts to become noticeable even on a rainy day, according to the deputy
CROWDS lined the pavements of Worcester six deep in places on Saturday as the Grenadier Guards marched through the city. With drums beating and brass blaring, the 40 strong regimental band followed by 100 guardsmen shouldering guns with bayonets fixed
A NEW caf and bookshop run by the charity Head-way to provide experience for people recovering from brain injuries is getting ready to throw its doors open to the public at the end of the month. Headway was established in Malvern in 1989 to care for people
Myths and legends will come to life this summer. Imagination will be running wild at Worcester Art Gallery and Museum during the school summer holidays with a host of activities all based around the magical theme of myths and fairytales. From Tuesday,
UP to 200 people could attend the memorial service in Belgium for a First World War soldier from Worcester who was awarded the Victoria Cross. A plaque to remember Private Fred Dancox, of 4th Bn Worcestershire Regiment, will be unveiled near the Belgium
WORCESTER MP Mike Foster has lambasted the local authority for increasing prices at 12 city car parks from the autumn. He has launched a blistering attack on the leader of Worcester City Council, Councillor Simon Geraghty, by accusing him of "being economical
BUDDING inventors in Worcestershire have been asked to get in the swim after Goodyear launched a hunt to find the most novel way to cross a stretch of water. The tyre makers have set up a national 'HydraGrip' competition, with people being asked to build
Sunday, July 23, 2006 SCORCHING Kidderminster Harriers continued their unbeaten pre-season form with a 4-0 win at local rivals Bromsgrove Rovers yesterday. The two sides met in Conference encounters in the 1990s but now Rovers are looking for promotion
SIR - Chris Jaeger, Director of the Swan Theatre, writes of the need to install air-conditioning in the building. If you put on any strip-show Chris, that will certainly raise the temperature. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
SIR - It was indeed reassuring to learn from your correspondent Paul Saunders (Letters, July 10) that Olympic-size swimming pools are no part of the plans for a new Christopher Whitehead School. One would hardly expect such a notion to find favour with
SIR - I really must answer George Cowley's letter in which he said the hunting law is a stupid law and a waste of money. I disagree. People can still dress up in their coloured clothes and ride around the countryside blowing their horns. But what is most
SIR - I see from the letters page (July 4) that your reader 'Misinformed Margrett' is at it again. If he got someone to read the letters page to him properly, he would have been informed that the information I was quoting, concerning the Exocet missiles
SIR - In their usual anti- EU bluster, Mark Starr blamed the EU for controlling Britain's imports and Jack Kinsman resurrected the Falklands War just to snipe at the French for selling Exocet missiles to Argentina. Is that pathetic or what? Mark Starr
SIR - In response to Marina Duffell's recent letter, I would like to remind her that if it was not for these 'nuisance' delivery drivers, it would be pointless coming to Worcester city to shop, there would be nothing to buy! And then there are the cash
Saturday, July 22, 2006 SEVEN days after Des Lyttle saw red, the red mist descended on City boss Andy Preece on Saturday. Preece stomped 60 yards down the touchline to admonish Badsey referee Paul Sparrow in the later stages of a feisty friendly. Moments
