http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/ Worcester News /features/mikepryce/ en-gb Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:38:54 +0100 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:38:54 +0100 http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/resources/images/528245/?type=rsslogo http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/ http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4476646.There_was_always_the_fear_we___d_fall_out_of_the_plane/?ref=rss Alan Sier learned to fly at Perdiswell airfield, Worcester, in a Tiger Moth like the one above, but so flimsy his feet could go through the floor Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:48:48 +0100 333141af54feb6aa5fc2e9ba767430a3 http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4464037.I_like_writing_features_so_I_ve_got_my_own_magazine/?ref=rss Ceressa Bateman came to the Worcester News for work experience. She went away and started a publication for people who foster Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:09:36 +0100 9850e6f2eabfeaf2e3a2ee8dfcee1b26 http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4451422.Maps_are_my_life_and_I_ve_even_stolen_a_few/?ref=rss Former King’s School pupil Mike Parker has turned his life’s passion into a job and written an amusing book Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:40:59 +0100 ad5652072868e9400f030df3b79a153e http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4438178.All_aboard_for_a_return_to_that_golden_age_of_travel/?ref=rss Steam trains are a rare sight on our railways but they still manage to conjure an air of romance, and it’s a vision that lingers for Mike Hitches Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:43:13 +0100 6f92f1431c3606172295f939bbd0fa4d http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4425037.___We_did_use_to_drink_quite_a_lot__It_made_us_play_better___/?ref=rss The time the chap playing the tea chest fell off stage drunk is just one incident in the colourful career of Pershore legends the Woodpeckers Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:20:42 +0100 07565e83acf289d209d4e229cedcc70b http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4410406.The_charity_that_can___t_even_give_money_away/?ref=rss Trust’s clerk is ready to write cheques to the tune of £10,000 for free holidays – but there are few takers Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:30:38 +0100 1a336bfb83b4906b359fbb0be82f225f http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4376594.For_bike_fans__motorcycling_is_a_culture_not_a_necessity/?ref=rss The 1950s may have been the glory years for enthusiasts, but club’s 75th anniversary shows that we still have a need for speed Mon, 18 May 2009 11:42:17 +0100 1587175b25654c1038f36ddbd7598c07 http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4358654.The_colourful_career_of_the_man_who_played_a_harmonica_at_Dunkirk/?ref=rss He’s almost 91 now – but singing former goalie Reg Box has still managed to raise almost £100,000 for charity Mon, 11 May 2009 11:37:09 +0100 38d181fcc5e541d114bd60ee10a28f0f http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4343627.Want_to_master_kung_fu__Start_off_with_chop_suey/?ref=rss That’s what James Rodriguez did – a martial arts-obsessed Worcester lad who first worked at Chinese takeaways to learn the language Tue, 05 May 2009 15:46:20 +0100 d43b9062121099f1f21d15f5cc83d84e http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4322967.All_eyes_will_be_on_sale_of_gang_leaders__memorabilia/?ref=rss Bids from as far as America are expected to be made during an auction relating to two of the most feared men of the past 50 years Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:57:06 +0100 fc68c8ac9522b71f60a3eff3d61215e6 http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4303562.So__what_DO_you_do_if_a_rhino_is_charging_at_you_/?ref=rss If there’s anything you need to know about animals, then Bob Lawrence, head of wildlife at Bewdley safari park, is the main man Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:19:12 +0100 fc1c76540e288545c6c2cdc61cb60867 http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4270084.Dinner_in_the_middle_of_a_field__That___s_no_problem/?ref=rss From marquees to cattle sheds, the Bishop sisters have been serving their customers with their special brand of mobile catering for 30 years Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:11:50 +0100 561c5914ae25e13603cefc23499242a1 http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4245463.Shot__shell____but_at_least_loos_were_in_good_order_/?ref=rss THERE are certain things a soldier might be looking for on the battlefield, but a portable toilet wouldn’t likely be top of the list. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:52:10 +0100 6e6b1e244cd97f9fa0fea0b4d7937546 http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4225899.The_cricketer_who_swapped_his_bat_for_a_brush/?ref=rss Elliott Wilson was a familiar face at the County Ground until a freak medical accident put paid to his career at the crease – but now he has found a new one at the easel Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:00:20 +0000 f479551a3f2641ab33ae2ad338617dc3 http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4206549.Chocks_away_for_model_pilots__100_year_flight/?ref=rss Members of Worcester Model Aero Club do it with rubber bands, radios, and once,with a flying saucer Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:50:32 +0000 352beb958bc72d535b68bf4e2bf539e9 http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4186457.So_sorry_to_tell_you_ladies__but_the_party_is_almost_over_for_sensible_fashions/?ref=rss For 45 years BB Fashions has been dressing the ladies of Worcestershire. Now it’s about to close its doors Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:01:40 +0000 48a8421aa9e5540ff287967cfe63292a http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4165687.We_might_have_been_big_but_fate_took_over/?ref=rss Sixties band Deep Feeling were cutting a debut album when lead singer Jim Capaldi walked out to form Traffic Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:57:04 +0000 4c6806415c071844f314b7ffefcf2285 http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4147315.Let___s_hear_it_for_the_city___s_other_great_musical_talent/?ref=rss Worcester was the birthplace of music hall artist Vesta Tilley who, in her heyday, she was very much more popular than Sir Edward Elgar Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:47:15 +0000 60d3fc6c346a38ca5cf5a6ff57660fef http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4129348.I___m_disabled_and_it___s_not_easy_for_me_to_get_a_date/?ref=rss All the members of Herefordshire-based group Stardreams have disabilities - either learning or physical. Each one wants a fulfilling life Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:23:34 +0000 c66399f38e238e58dfcb0e12c3cb866b http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/mikepryce/4111986.My_flying_career_took_off_despite_that_crash_in____58/?ref=rss Hudson River heroics bring back memories of a novice schoolboy pilot who made headline news when he had his own brush with death. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:34:19 +0000 03985e4f3537dcf7c17aeba122bbddf8