WORCESTERSHIRE joined Gloucestershire at the top of division two by beating bottom side Derbyshire by 76 runs in the NatWest Pro40 League at New Road. The Royals comfortably de-fended a total of 223-8 and completed their fifth consecutive win when the
SIR - HSBC, like all big businesses, serves its shareholders before its customers - the way of the world today, alas. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
of Worcester may not be aware that, were it not for the late John Betjeman whose centenary is being celebrated at present, Huntingdon Hall would not exist. The philistines in charge of the city at the time intended to demolish it for a car park. Sir John
SIR - Some weeks ago in the Worcester News it was stated a house in Malvern added the same amount of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide a year as a 747 jumbo jet flying 15,000 miles. Something is wrong with that statement! The jet flying 15,000 miles would
SIR - I have read with dismay another letter advocating the removal of mature trees on the riverside to improve the view of the Cathedral. I walk from Weir Lane to the bridge most mornings in all weathers and seasons and must say that this is one
SIR - George Cowley is right to suggest that areas of deprivation should be treated favourably compared to more affluent parts of the country. However, if he thinks that is what actually happens, he is sadly deluded (Letters, August 25). The average
SIR - WENDY Hands thinks Tony Blair misjudged levels of immigration after EU enlargement but I suspect he knew full well what was likely to happen all along. That's why we weren't allowed a debate on the subject. The BBC propaganda machine painted
SIR - Most people have sought to give comfort and meaning to their lives by some form of religious belief. Unfortunately, the prejudicial interplay between the numerous religions has been and continues to be, the most brutal and bloody aspect of human
THE Worcester News likes to think it is at the heart of the community it serves. Words are our business, yet sometimes we are obliged to admit that actions occasionally speak louder - and our Making A Difference campaign is one such case. Of course,
HIGH-FLYING Midland property agents were treated to an aerial view of Worcestershire's latest office scheme when developers the Lear Group provided their company helicopter for guests attending the official launch of Lydiate Business Park, near Bromsgrove
GAMES Workshop, the biggest and most successful manufacturer of tabletop fantasy and futuristic battle games in the world, recently chose Pershore-based Counting Tech-nology Systems to design and produce a machine to count and pack the small plastic bases
A MULTI-talented artist is celebrating a double success after having his second novel released - at the same time as his first music album with his keyboard-playing daughter. Author and musician Kevin Patton, of Birchfield Drive, Stourport-on-Severn
A WORCESTER church is hoping to honour two soldiers who died during the First World War. The small war memorial in St Nicholas' Church, Warndon Villages, has just two names on it, Albert Jones and Walter Phillips. Not much is known about the men but
FOUR young women from Worcestershire have beaten competition from thousands of girls to make it through to a national men's magazine's annual campaign to find the UK's most attractive girl next door. More than 8,000 women entered this year's FHM High
A WORCESTER man will be taking on the challenge of a distance triathlon early next month to help raise funds for children with liver disease. Edward Garton is entering the triathlon at Rutland Water near Oakham to help raise funds for Children's Liver
ARCHIVES charting a famous Worcestershire family have been given a permanent home in the county. The county council has received a substantial archive collection from the Government documenting the Earls of Coventry, who lived at Croome Court. The
Builders have moved in to begin the £150,000 refurbishment of the village hall at Salwarpe. It's the culmination of two years of planning and a huge fund-raising effort by residents of the tiny community just outside Droitwich Spa. Parish council
EVERY single new property built in Worcester between now and 2011 should be made an affordable home, according to the deputy leader of the city council. Coun Barry Mackenzie-Williams has added his voice to the housing crisis in Worcester by saying the
FUNDING for the development of a kick-about area in Ronkswood, Worcester, has been held up because of an issue surrounding the brightness of a proposed floodlight. Barclays Bank is close to granting £50,000 through its Space for Sports scheme to pay
A little boy from Droitwich is distraught because his favourite teddy bear went missing after it took part in a parachute jump off Pershore Abbey. Three-year-old Charlie Robinson, of Hanbury Park, Droitwich, was enjoying a day out on Bank Holiday Monday
DR Who caused quite a stir when he landed in Worcester on Saturday. Colin Baker, the sixth Doctor, made an appearance at the Videodrome in the city centre for a general signing and fans of the popular television series queued out the door and onto Broad
HIGH winds brought an abrupt end to a fair held in the city's Gheluvelt Park on Saturday. Shortly after noon more than 100 visitors were told to go home on health and safety grounds after one tent began to blow away and several others threatened to.
THE uncommon site of the scarecrow was celebrated at the Seventh Worcester Scarecrow Festival on Sunday. Although it is an increasingly rare sight in the fields of Britain, it didn't stop an enjoyable afternoon yesterday for those who visited Blooms
HUNDREDS of happy couples got into the wedding mood at the sixth annual Worcester News Wedding Fair yesterday. Brides and bridegrooms-to-be were welcomed in style with canapes and punch before making their way around the Ultimate wedding fair, organised
A TALENTED Worcester singer has joined a chart-topping band. The Union Gap gained worldwide recognition when Young Girl hit the top spot in 1968. Its lead singer Gary Puckett left in 1971, followed by the other original members. Now vocalist Graham
bollards that are supposed to help control traffic in Worcester are still not working - eight years after they were installed. The bollards in Angel Street, which cost the taxpayer £40,000, are still refusing to rise and lower despite continued efforts
THE Worcester News and Worcester Round Table have teamed up once again to give away thousands of pounds to worthy causes and it could be your club or group that benefits. The Making A Difference campaign aims to distribute up to £1,000 every month
A PAIR of keen anglers have hit back over claims the sport is harming swans in Worc-ester because of the use of lead weights. They say they are fed up with fishermen being blamed when swans get lead poisoning and insist the metal seeps into the rivers
WORCESTERSHIRE joined Gloucestershire at the top of division two by beating bottom side Derbyshire by 76 runs in the NatWest Pro40 League at New Road. The Royals comfortably de-fended a total of 223-8 and completed their fifth consecutive win when the
WORCESTER'S director of rugby John Brain has apologised to fans after his side were given a 41-11 drubbing by Bristol on the opening day of the Guinness Premiership season. The West Country side scored five tries and out-played the hosts for the whole
Saturday, September 2, 2006 IT is hard to imagine how Worcester could have started the season in a more depressing fashion. They were beaten with consummate ease by the team tipped by most bookmakers as favourites for relegation. And the only one
SATURDAY WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier division: Talbot (Worcester) 4 Powick 2(; Upton Town 2 Pershore Manor 2; VBL Sports 3 Martley Spurs 6; West Malvern 4 Hanley Swan 1. KIDDERMINSTER LEAGUE Premier division: Cookley Social 9 Oldswinford
ANDY Preece has leapt to the defence of Craig Wilding following his red card in the Workington fracas. Wilding was sent off for his part in a multi-player melee at the end of City's 1-0 victory in Cumbria on Friday night. The striker was ordered off
WORCESTER'S Old Elizabe-thans were undone by the rain in a thrilling Birmingham League match at the Memorial Ground. Bridgnorth were inserted on a good pitch and James Brinkley and Jamie Alford bowled superbly in an aggressive opening spell. The
MALVERN'S FA Cup aspirations were ended by three second-half goals from Quorn. The home side started very strongly playing with the forceful wind behind them and, in the very first minute, Craig Humphries in the Malvern goal saved from Paul White and
THERE was a Saturday stroll down the lane for the Robins who easily brushed aside the challenge of their FA Cup preliminary round visitors, writes Mervyn Collins. A team from Division One of the Western League boasting five straight wins without conceding
HEREFORD'S hopes of returning from Spotland with three -- probably undeserved on the balance of play -- points were dashed when Rochdale equalised from a penalty four minutes into injury-time. Gary Jones sent goalkeeper Scott Tynan the wrong way with
ANDY Preece has leapt to the defence of Craig Wilding following his red card in the Workington fracas. Wilding was sent off for his part in a multi-player melee at the end of City's 1-0 victory in Cumbria on Friday night. The striker was ordered off
IT is hard to imagine how Worcester could have started the season in a more depressing fashion. They were beaten with consummate ease by the team tipped by most bookmakers as favourites for relegation. And the only one of their players who was able
WORCESTER'S director of rugby John Brain has apologised to fans after his side were given a 41-11 drubbing by Bristol on the opening day of the Guinness Premiership season. The West Country side scored five tries and out-played the hosts for the whole
WORCESTERSHIRE joined Gloucestershire at the top of division two by beating bottom side Derbyshire by 76 runs in the NatWest Pro40 League at New Road. The Royals comfortably de-fended a total of 223-8 and completed their fifth consecutive win when the
WORCESTER'S director of rugby John Brain believes it will take five matches to determine who the teams to beat are in this season's Guinness Premiership. Brain argues that it is impossible to assess the relative strength of each squad before a ball
IYSEDEN Christie has just one thing on his mind after returning to Kidderminster Harriers -- hitting the back of the net. And that is good news for Harriers boss Mark Yates whose team had only scored three goals in five Conference games before last
JOHN Brain has sprung some surprises by going for a youthful looking Worcester Warriors team for the Guinness Premiership opener with Bristol at Sixways today (3pm). Richard Blaze gets the nod over experienced lock Craig Gillies, while Nick Runciman
IT seems there is always one element element Worcester City can always count on -- its supporters. Whether it be a four-figure crowd at St George's Lane or a handful of fans at away games, Andy Preece's side always attract a partizan following. Last
INFLUENTIAL point-guard Matt Collins has confirmed that he will again be playing for newly-promoted British Basketball League club Wor-cester Wolves this season. After moving to Worcester from Coventry in January 2005, Collins played 12 games for Wolves
GRAEME Hick's second century of the match put Worcestershire in a strong position to press for victory over division two promotion rivals Essex in the Liverpool Victoria County Championship at New Road. The former England batsman's 132nd career hundred
Friday, September 1, 2006 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers gained their first point of the season at Aggborough last night in a 0-0 home draw with rivals Rushden and Diamonds. Mark Yates' hard-working side recovered from Monday's 3-0 beating at Woking defensively
Friday, September 1, 2006 A LAST-MINUTE brawl marred Worcester City's 1-0 win at Workington last night. Adam Burley's 12th-minute strike was enough to maintain City's superb away record and send them top of Nationwide North, but the game will be remembered
WORCESTERSHIRE joined Gloucestershire at the top of division two by beating bottom side Derbyshire by 76 runs in the NatWest Pro40 League at New Road. The Royals comfortably de-fended a total of 223-8 and completed their fifth consecutive win when the
WORCESTER'S director of rugby John Brain has apologised to fans after his side were given a 41-11 drubbing by Bristol on the opening day of the Guinness Premiership season. The West Country side scored five tries and out-played the hosts for the whole
ANDY Preece has leapt to the defence of Craig Wilding following his red card in the Workington fracas. Wilding was sent off for his part in a multi-player melee at the end of City's 1-0 victory in Cumbria on Friday night. The striker was ordered off after
HEREFORD'S hopes of returning from Spotland with three -- probably undeserved on the balance of play -- points were dashed when Rochdale equalised from a penalty four minutes into injury-time. Gary Jones sent goalkeeper Scott Tynan the wrong way with
MALVERN'S FA Cup aspirations were ended by three second-half goals from Quorn. The home side started very strongly playing with the forceful wind behind them and, in the very first minute, Craig Humphries in the Malvern goal saved from Paul White and
WORCESTER'S Old Elizabe-thans were undone by the rain in a thrilling Birmingham League match at the Memorial Ground. Bridgnorth were inserted on a good pitch and James Brinkley and Jamie Alford bowled superbly in an aggressive opening spell. The mainstay
Saturday, September 2, 2006 IT is hard to imagine how Worcester could have started the season in a more depressing fashion. They were beaten with consummate ease by the team tipped by most bookmakers as favourites for relegation. And the only one of their
bollards that are supposed to help control traffic in Worcester are still not working - eight years after they were installed. The bollards in Angel Street, which cost the taxpayer £40,000, are still refusing to rise and lower despite continued efforts
A TALENTED Worcester singer has joined a chart-topping band. The Union Gap gained worldwide recognition when Young Girl hit the top spot in 1968. Its lead singer Gary Puckett left in 1971, followed by the other original members. Now vocalist Graham Roberts
HIGH-FLYING Midland property agents were treated to an aerial view of Worcestershire's latest office scheme when developers the Lear Group provided their company helicopter for guests attending the official launch of Lydiate Business Park, near Bromsgrove
INFLUENTIAL point-guard Matt Collins has confirmed that he will again be playing for newly-promoted British Basketball League club Wor-cester Wolves this season. After moving to Worcester from Coventry in January 2005, Collins played 12 games for Wolves
HUNDREDS of happy couples got into the wedding mood at the sixth annual Worcester News Wedding Fair yesterday. Brides and bridegrooms-to-be were welcomed in style with canapes and punch before making their way around the Ultimate wedding fair, organised
THE uncommon site of the scarecrow was celebrated at the Seventh Worcester Scarecrow Festival on Sunday. Although it is an increasingly rare sight in the fields of Britain, it didn't stop an enjoyable afternoon yesterday for those who visited Blooms of
DR Who caused quite a stir when he landed in Worcester on Saturday. Colin Baker, the sixth Doctor, made an appearance at the Videodrome in the city centre for a general signing and fans of the popular television series queued out the door and onto Broad
A little boy from Droitwich is distraught because his favourite teddy bear went missing after it took part in a parachute jump off Pershore Abbey. Three-year-old Charlie Robinson, of Hanbury Park, Droitwich, was enjoying a day out on Bank Holiday Monday
EVERY single new property built in Worcester between now and 2011 should be made an affordable home, according to the deputy leader of the city council. Coun Barry Mackenzie-Williams has added his voice to the housing crisis in Worcester by saying the
Builders have moved in to begin the £150,000 refurbishment of the village hall at Salwarpe. It's the culmination of two years of planning and a huge fund-raising effort by residents of the tiny community just outside Droitwich Spa. Parish council chairman
A WORCESTER church is hoping to honour two soldiers who died during the First World War. The small war memorial in St Nicholas' Church, Warndon Villages, has just two names on it, Albert Jones and Walter Phillips. Not much is known about the men but one
SATURDAY WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier division: Talbot (Worcester) 4 Powick 2(; Upton Town 2 Pershore Manor 2; VBL Sports 3 Martley Spurs 6; West Malvern 4 Hanley Swan 1. KIDDERMINSTER LEAGUE Premier division: Cookley Social 9 Oldswinford Athletic
A WORCESTER man will be taking on the challenge of a distance triathlon early next month to help raise funds for children with liver disease. Edward Garton is entering the triathlon at Rutland Water near Oakham to help raise funds for Children's Liver
SIR - Some weeks ago in the Worcester News it was stated a house in Malvern added the same amount of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide a year as a 747 jumbo jet flying 15,000 miles. Something is wrong with that statement! The jet flying 15,000 miles would
SIR - I have read with dismay another letter advocating the removal of mature trees on the riverside to improve the view of the Cathedral. I walk from Weir Lane to the bridge most mornings in all weathers and seasons and must say that this is one of the
SOUTHERN LEAGUE Division One Midlands Saturday, September 9: Brackley Town v Malvern Town, 3.00. Saturday, September 23: Malvern Town v Woodford United, 3.00. Saturday, September 30: Solihull Borough v Malvern Town, 3.00. Tuesday, October 3: Malvern Town
IYSEDEN Christie has just one thing on his mind after returning to Kidderminster Harriers -- hitting the back of the net. And that is good news for Harriers boss Mark Yates whose team had only scored three goals in five Conference games before last night's
NICOLI Giovanni Nino Congratulations on your 80th Birthday. With love and best wishes. From wife Maria, Nella and Mark, Daniela and Seby, Enzo and Heather, grandchildren Loren, Christian, Alex, Ella and Ylenia. Published in paper 04/09/2006
PARKER Violet Grace September 4th, 1987. Cherished memories of our dear mum and nan. Always loved and remembered by Diana, Tara and Lesley. xxx Published in paper 04/09/2006
LAMB Derek Michael Del Passed peacefully away in Worcesterhsire Royal Hospital on August 26th, aged 57 years. Loving son of Mary and the late Frank, a loving partner to Pat, brother of Ken and the late Steve, also a dearly loved dad and grandad. He will
IT is hard to imagine how Worcester could have started the season in a more depressing fashion. They were beaten with consummate ease by the team tipped by most bookmakers as favourites for relegation. And the only one of their players who was able to
THERE was a Saturday stroll down the lane for the Robins who easily brushed aside the challenge of their FA Cup preliminary round visitors, writes Mervyn Collins. A team from Division One of the Western League boasting five straight wins without conceding
WORCESTERSHIRE joined Gloucestershire at the top of division two by beating bottom side Derbyshire by 76 runs in the NatWest Pro40 League at New Road. The Royals comfortably de-fended a total of 223-8 and completed their fifth consecutive win when the
ANDY Preece has leapt to the defence of Craig Wilding following his red card in the Workington fracas. Wilding was sent off for his part in a multi-player melee at the end of City's 1-0 victory in Cumbria on Friday night. The striker was ordered off after
A PAIR of keen anglers have hit back over claims the sport is harming swans in Worc-ester because of the use of lead weights. They say they are fed up with fishermen being blamed when swans get lead poisoning and insist the metal seeps into the rivers
THE Worcester News and Worcester Round Table have teamed up once again to give away thousands of pounds to worthy causes and it could be your club or group that benefits. The Making A Difference campaign aims to distribute up to £1,000 every month to
GAMES Workshop, the biggest and most successful manufacturer of tabletop fantasy and futuristic battle games in the world, recently chose Pershore-based Counting Tech-nology Systems to design and produce a machine to count and pack the small plastic bases
HIGH winds brought an abrupt end to a fair held in the city's Gheluvelt Park on Saturday. Shortly after noon more than 100 visitors were told to go home on health and safety grounds after one tent began to blow away and several others threatened to. Warwick
FUNDING for the development of a kick-about area in Ronkswood, Worcester, has been held up because of an issue surrounding the brightness of a proposed floodlight. Barclays Bank is close to granting £50,000 through its Space for Sports scheme to pay for
ARCHIVES charting a famous Worcestershire family have been given a permanent home in the county. The county council has received a substantial archive collection from the Government documenting the Earls of Coventry, who lived at Croome Court. The Worcestershire
A WORCESTER man will be taking on the challenge of a distance triathlon early next month to help raise funds for children with liver disease. Edward Garton is entering the triathlon at Rutland Water near Oakham to help raise funds for Children's Liver
FOUR young women from Worcestershire have beaten competition from thousands of girls to make it through to a national men's magazine's annual campaign to find the UK's most attractive girl next door. More than 8,000 women entered this year's FHM High
A MULTI-talented artist is celebrating a double success after having his second novel released - at the same time as his first music album with his keyboard-playing daughter. Author and musician Kevin Patton, of Birchfield Drive, Stourport-on-Severn,
Harriers 0 Rushden 0 Mat Kendrick reports from Aggborough IT was September 1 2006 rather than March 19 2005. But the result and sense of frustration last Friday night were reminiscent of the last time Harriers hosted Rushden with Iyseden Christie and
JOHN Brain has sprung some surprises by going for a youthful looking Worcester Warriors team for the Guinness Premiership opener with Bristol at Sixways today (3pm). Richard Blaze gets the nod over experienced lock Craig Gillies, while Nick Runciman wins
WORCESTER'S director of rugby John Brain has apologised to fans after his side were given a 41-11 drubbing by Bristol on the opening day of the Guinness Premiership season. The West Country side scored five tries and out-played the hosts for the whole
SIR - HSBC, like all big businesses, serves its shareholders before its customers - the way of the world today, alas. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
of Worcester may not be aware that, were it not for the late John Betjeman whose centenary is being celebrated at present, Huntingdon Hall would not exist. The philistines in charge of the city at the time intended to demolish it for a car park. Sir John
SIR - George Cowley is right to suggest that areas of deprivation should be treated favourably compared to more affluent parts of the country. However, if he thinks that is what actually happens, he is sadly deluded (Letters, August 25). The average annual
SIR - WENDY Hands thinks Tony Blair misjudged levels of immigration after EU enlargement but I suspect he knew full well what was likely to happen all along. That's why we weren't allowed a debate on the subject. The BBC propaganda machine painted an
SIR - Most people have sought to give comfort and meaning to their lives by some form of religious belief. Unfortunately, the prejudicial interplay between the numerous religions has been and continues to be, the most brutal and bloody aspect of human
THE Worcester News likes to think it is at the heart of the community it serves. Words are our business, yet sometimes we are obliged to admit that actions occasionally speak louder - and our Making A Difference campaign is one such case. Of course, this
Friday, September 1, 2006 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers gained their first point of the season at Aggborough last night in a 0-0 home draw with rivals Rushden and Diamonds. Mark Yates' hard-working side recovered from Monday's 3-0 beating at Woking defensively
Friday, September 1, 2006 A LAST-MINUTE brawl marred Worcester City's 1-0 win at Workington last night. Adam Burley's 12th-minute strike was enough to maintain City's superb away record and send them top of Nationwide North, but the game will be remembered
HUNT Peter Treasured memories of a loving son, husband, dad and grandad on his 60th Birthday. All our love Mum, Cynthia, Vicki and Neil, Simon and Caz and the two most beautiful grandaughters Emily and Hannah who he would have adored. xx Published in
WILD Ray Twelve years today. Treasured memories of a dear son and brother. Also Hayley dear granddaughter and niece, taken from us October 8th, 2005. So sadly missed. A silent thought, a quiet prayer, For someone special, in Gods care. God bless. Published
CORBETT Frederick John Passed away September 3rd, 2005. Treasured memories of a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. Deeply loved and sadly missed. Irene, Sheila, Michael, Mark,Lisa and great grand children. Published in paper 04/09/2006
