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  • Cathedral Square will be high quality asset to city

    SIR – I would just like to clarify a few points in relation to the issues raised by Phil Mackie's letter (27.2.15) 'Plaza plan will make it harder for me to park'.This is an important project which is designed to enhance a busy and key part of the city

  • I'm still a game old bird

    SIR - Yes George Cowley is right.Indeed time does fly. With each year it gets that much faster!Recently my son got very irritated with me because I was slow in grasping what he was explaining.To my suggestion that he might make allowances on account of

  • I know the silent woman

    SIR - Reading Dave Bradley's article dated February 28 I was interested to hear about the pub called The Silent Woman on the edge of Wareham Forest.Dave says the pub used to be called The Angel. Well in the early 1970s my ex-husband and myself lived in

  • Malvern St James hosts its own bake-off

    STEP aside Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, pupils from Malvern St James took part in their own bake-off.Wooden spoons and aprons were at the ready for the first bake off hosted by the school, with girls aged five to 11 years old all competing in four categories

  • Oh to see the sea

    SIR - I haven't been to the seaside, Dave Bradley (February 28) for about 35 years.I'd love to go again before I snuff it.GEORGE COWLEY Worcester

  • Let's go back in time

    SIR - This world of ours is growing madder every day. All sorts of atrocities are happening.Bring back the 1950s!GEORGE COWLEY Worcester

  • Final score: Worcester Warriors 29 Plymouth Albion 8

    8:31pm Worcester Warriors: Pennell, Howard, Stelling, Symons, Smith (Biggs 63), Mieres (Fatiaki 63), Mulchrone; Ruskin,  Creevy (Annett 54), Schonert (Daniels 66), Williams, Thomas, Senatore (Cox 51), Lewis (O'Shea 70), van

  • My White Feature war poem

    Last August was the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War and have been writing a collection of poems dealing with that awful conflict. This piece deals with the scandal of underage conscripts and the great responsibility the the

  • Hardy novels

    SIR - Re Thomas Hardy (Dave Bradley, February 28) I've read most of his books in the 1950s and 1960s.Nowadays (at 78) I spend a lot of time listening to music, it takes my mind off my worries.My fave song is Singing in the Rain.GEORGE COWLEY Worcester

  • Exciting times for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    WORCESTER'S St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has undergone a transformation to provide more places for future students.MP Robin Walker was a special guest at the unveiling where a new library, classrooms, kitchen and playground were all revealed. after

  • Lucky escape from Fifty Shades of Sad and Stupid

    SIR, To Mark Harvey, who as reported on February 24 was very, very upset that "Fifty Shades of Grey" was not shown in Malvern. Far more likely you would be upset after seeing the film. The leading man was unattractive and a poor actor. The girl

  • Stunning art revealed as part of £12m Skywalk proposal

    FRESH details have emerged about Worcester's £12 million Skywalk project - with the designers revealing how art and education will be put at the heart of the daring bid. These new images have been released showing off more of the enhancements proposed

  • Andrew nears full fitness as County jet off to Abu Dhabi

    GARETH Andrew insists he is “100 per cent fit and ready to crack on” as he steps up his preparations for the new season during the County’s pre-season tour of Abu Dhabi. The Worcestershire all-rounder flew out with his teammates for the 11-day

  • Government boost for food producers in Vale of Evesham

    A FOOD Enterprise Zone (FEZ) that will unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of the Worcestershire countryside and local food producers is to be created, the government has announced. Eleven new zones across England will free up food and farming businesses

  • Kidderminster Harriers board are to meet the fans

    KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Independent Supporters’ Trust will hold a question-and-answer session for fans with the club’s under-fire board of directors. After a successful similar evening with Harriers manager Gary Whild in November, club chairman

  • Worcestershire announce an annual profit of £58,772 for 2014

    WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club have today announced a surplus after tax of £58,772 for the period ending December 31, 2014. This compares with a surplus after tax of £47,374 for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2013. It is the fifth

  • Daily Diary, March 7, 1915

    LOCAL CASUALTIES: 6 Private Joseph Charles Everall & Corporal William Percy Wray - First Battalion. Privates Alfred Barnsley, Walter Field, Evan James Gravenor & John Pilsbury - Second Battalion. ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 684 First