HEALTH chiefs have drawn up plans for up to 56 more intermediate care beds at Worcester Royal Infirmary. They are understood to have been due to present a proposal for the new beds to Health Minister Yvette Cooper at a meeting last week, but it was cancelled
FAMILY homes and businesses throughout Worcester have been calling in the fire brigade to help start the massive flood clear-up operation. As the waters finally receded, firefighters moved in to start draining cellars and basements of the floodwater.
A ROUND-the-clock vascular surgery service has been launched to help county NHS patients. Stroke victims and those facing amputation are among those who could benefit from the development at Worcester Royal Infirmary. The centre of vascular surgery, which
FOUR animal campaigners fighting the Government's controversial badger culling programme have gone on trial in Hereford. The four have been charged with smashing up traps on a Herefordshire farm where the animals were being shot to examine the effect
A SCHEME to demolish a Worcester high school and replace it with a supermarket has been met with scorn by county councillors. Tesco has proposed demolishing Christopher Whitehead High School, in Bromwich Road and replacing it with a superstore and housing
THIRTY-TWO organisations from Worcestershire and Herefordshire have been recognised for their business achievements by one of Europe's leading business gurus. More than 200 delegates attended Creating The Edge, a day-long conference designed to celebrate
A BURGLAR who admitted two daylight raids in a week on homes in Aggborough Crescent has been sent by magistrates for sentence by a crown court judge. Paul Griffin, 23, of Cobham Road, Kidderminster, was bailed to Worcester Crown Court on November 27.
SO Dad, what did you do during the pour? Well son, The Great Pour took everybody by surprise. Although, having said that, we sort of knew it was coming. Michael Fish had been negotiating right up until the last moment. When he produced that scrap of paper
NO prizes for guessing what's top of our priority list in training this week -- defending corners! Not surprising really after it cost us so dearly in our Nationwide League Division Three match at Hartlepool on Saturday. And, as our fans will know, it's
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chief Jan Molby has ruled himself out of contention for the vacant manager's job at Premiership basement club Bradford City. A couple of years ago the former Liverpool star turned down the chance of becoming assistant boss at Valley
REDDITCH United could field two new recruits in tonight's trip to Western Division leaders Bilston Town (7.45). Manager Rob Smith has recruited midfielder Ian Mitchell from Solihull Borough and Carl Brennan on a month's loan from Conference side Nuneaton
BROMSGROVE Rovers could parade three new signings in tonight's first round clash with Halesowen Town at the Victoria Ground (7.45). They have secured striker Matt Southwick from Stourport Swifts, and ex-Rovers goalkeeper Neil Olden and defender Stuart
A KILLER remained on the loose today as detectives chased new leads in the effort to identify the battered body of a woman dumped near Droitwich. Fifty calls flooded into the Pershore incident room yesterday after an appeal for information. Three "particularly
MY recent remarks about call centres sparked an angry letter from a reader, who objected to the reference to "dismal" Sunderland. Stephen Hodgson, who hails from the north-east and now lives in Ronkswood, pointed out that Sunderland has re-invented itself
WORCESTER Rugby Club could know this week whether they are playing for automatic promotion to the Premiership or a play-off spot this season. The meeting aimed at breaking the deadlock between English First Division Rugby (EFDR) clubs and the English
MALVERN Town play host to Wellington tonight (7.45) in the Banks's Brewery League Premier Division. Town will be more than keen to get back into action, having suffered three consecutive Saturday postponements. Centre-half Sean Cotterill is missing through
I READ with interest Canon Bruce Ruddock's comments in response to my criticism of the charge for viewing the floods. I'm sure funds for the "general pot" and refurbishments could be raised in other ways. The only way cashing-in on people's devastation
DO we have a phantom dredger working in our midst? A spokesman for the Environment Agency stated on a local radio station that the Severn, being a self-scouring river, made dredging counter-productive. British Waterways says £100,000 a year is spent on
SATURDAY'S front page story (Evening News, November 11) is the most objectionable I think I have ever read. I feel disgusted at the remarks made by Darren Pinches. If he had any compassion at all, he would have been far better off not to make any comments
WITH the floods breaking all-time records and creating misery for those affected, I wish to remind the Environment Agency that the Severn was once a commercial river. It was regularly dredged to remove the layers of silt and debris which naturally accumulate
Lord Brocktree - A Tale of Redwall by Brian Jacques (Hutchinson, £12.99) UNGATT Trunn has taken over Lord Stonepaw's mountain. His son Salamandastron senses Stonepaw has been killed and gathers an army to avenge his father's death. The entourage of otters
Giovanni Bottesini - Double Bass Concertos Boguslaw Furtok and Johannes Stahle (double bass) with the Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt I WASN'T really sure what to expect from a CD of compositions for the double bass. Double bass players are (generally
The Girl In The Picture by Denise Chong (Simon and Schuster, £16.99) THERE can be no more appalling or universal image of war than the photograph of the young girl running naked and screaming from a napalm attack on her village during the Vietnam War.
A Thirst For Life - with the Accent on Cricket An autobiography by Henry Blofeld (Hodder & Stoughton, £18.99) Autobiographies, by their very nature, follow a similar format. You know what you are going to get. The quality of the publication is often
SO we've all got it wrong. Most people at Westminster thought MPs were elected to make legislation as one of their duties. Some would argue they often make bad legislation, but the underlying principle was that MPs were nevertheless supposed to make laws
I WOULD like to thank our wonderful "Posties" for getting the mail through during the floods. How they managed it, I don't know. It means a lot to get a letter occasionally! LILIAN PITMAN, Rushwick, Worcester.
I WOULD be grateful if anyone in Worcester would contact me if they, or a relative, believe they have suffered negligence from their doctor, resulting in lack of or misdiagnosis of a terminal, or possibly terminal illness. Any information will be considered
ONE Saturday recently, I had to go into the city by bus. It arrived on time and reached the destination safely. The driver told us that buses would be on the Corn Market car park for the return journey. They were and we left again on time. The inspectors
I AM writing in the hope that someone may know the whereabouts of Beryl Isobel Powell (married name), born August 4, 1938 and whose last known address was Flat 1, 7 Britannia Square. Would anybody with any information, no matter how insignificant it may
ANTI-European little Englanders like Mr Hurst of Hanley Swan (You Say, November 3) seem to lose sight of the fact that we are all increasingly one world, and that, in matters like global warming, the whole human race sinks or swims together. This is no
I WAS very concerned to read (Evening News, November 9) that Mrs Glen Green, Chairman of the Worcestershire Community Health Council, enjoins us to "support the Trust management." Why? She is, after all, supposed to be entirely impartial as a member of
FRAGILE Cotswold countryside could be in line for better protection if a bid for £1,487,500 of National Lottery cash comes off. Cotswold District Council has made the bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund on behalf of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural
BROMSGROVE Rovers could parade three new signings in tonight's first round clash with Halesowen Town at the Victoria Ground (7.45). They have secured striker Matt Southwick from Stourport Swifts, and ex-Rovers goalkeeper Neil Olden and defender Stuart
A MEMBER of a hen-night party turned away from a Worcester nightspot says she is so incensed at their reaction she is considering taking legal action. Dawn Teague, manager of the Spar shop in Warndon, said the attitude displayed by doormen at Bushwackers
A DISTRICT council has asked people to think local when they shop for Christmas. Wychavon District Council is urging people to support their local businesses by shopping in the towns of Droitwich, Evesham and Pershore, rather than head for large out-of-town
ENGLISH oak re-placed Norwegian Wood when a Herefordshire company shipped a house to a resort once favoured by John Lennon. Border Oak Design & Construction Ltd has exported a timber-framed cottage to Karuizawa in Japan as a self-build home for a
A BURNING carpet could have endangered the lives of people sleeping in a block of flats in Bewdley Road, Kidderminster, magistrates have heard. An alarm was set off by a smoke detector at 2am, said prosecutor Clare Lineham. The top floor was filled with
FAMILY homes and businesses throughout Worcester have been calling in the fire brigade to help start the massive flood clear-up operation. As the waters finally receded, firefighters moved in to start draining cellars and basements of the floodwater.
SO. Only one in every five firefighters in the two counties believes that their senior officers are interested in what they feel about their work. Although managers say the problem lies with the rank-and-file not realising they've been informed, it's
MOLBY v Clough -- that's the inevitable tag which will be pinned on Kiddermin-ster Harriers' FA Cup showdown against Burton Albion at Aggborough on Satur-day. The big-name pairing adds extra spice to a first round clash in which Burton boss Nigel Clough
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chief Jan Molby has ruled himself out of contention for the vacant manager's job at Premiership basement club Bradford City. A couple of years ago the former Liverpool star turned down the chance of becoming assistant boss at Valley
CHRIS Jefferson stole the limelight from two-goal Mark Owen as Worcester City cruised into the second round of the Dr Martens Cup last night. The 24-year-old striker, a summer signing from Bromyard Town, marked his full debut with a goal and set up another
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chief Jan Molby has ruled himself out of contention for the vacant manager's job at Premiership basement club Bradford City. A couple of years ago the former Liverpool star turned down the chance of becoming assistant boss at Valley
WORCESTER Rugby Club could know this week whether they are playing for automatic promotion to the Premiership or a play-off spot this season. The meeting aimed at breaking the deadlock between English First Division Rugby (EFDR) clubs and the English
THREE members of Worcester Rugby Club's squad have been selected for Major Stanley's XV team that takes on Oxford University at Iffley Road tomorrow (3pm). Italian international hooker Andrea Moretti, Scottish international flanker Cameron Mather and
STEPHEN Maguire snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to keep alive his title hopes at the Benson and Hedges Snooker Championship in Malvern last night. The 19 year-old Glaswegian, third round conqueror of Jimmy White, was already thinking about the
BROMSGROVE Rovers could parade three new signings in tonight's first round clash with Halesowen Town at the Victoria Ground (7.45). They have secured striker Matt Southwick from Stourport Swifts, and ex-Rovers goalkeeper Neil Olden and defender Stuart
EVESHAM United boss Phil Mullen admits he can't wait for his side to get back in action. United travel to Ryman League Division One side Leatherhead for their twice-postponed first round tie tonight (7.45), having not played a match in 17 days. There
BRIGHT November should be a fitting winner at Kempton tomorrow, now that the rains have cleared. This lightly-raced nine-year-old is making up for lost time with a vengeance this term and looks set to complete a hat-trick in the Igroup Children Are Our
Most British workers are eager to step into their boss's shoes and prove that they can do a better job, according to research conducted for Fish4.co.uk, the UK's most popular careers website (MMXI Europe). It reveals that a staggering 59% of British workers
MY recent remarks about call centres sparked an angry letter from a reader, who objected to the reference to "dismal" Sunderland. Stephen Hodgson, who hails from the north-east and now lives in Ronkswood, pointed out that Sunderland has re-invented itself
THREE members of Worcester Rugby Club's squad have been selected for Major Stanley's XV team that takes on Oxford University at Iffley Road tomorrow (3pm). Italian international hooker Andrea Moretti, Scottish international flanker Cameron Mather and
EVESHAM United boss Phil Mullen admits he can't wait for his side to get back in action. United travel to Ryman League Division One side Leatherhead for their twice-postponed first round tie tonight (7.45), having not played a match in 17 days. There
STEPHEN Maguire snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to keep alive his title hopes at the Benson and Hedges Snooker Championship in Malvern last night. The 19 year-old Glaswegian, third round conqueror of Jimmy White, was already thinking about the
THE "Winter of Discontent" destroyed the last Labour government we had from within. I fear Labour is about to commit electoral suicide again. And with regard to the fuel protesters, I suggest Labour is about to pick a fight it cannot win. Eighty five
DOES the bridge over the Severn at the end of the Southern Link road - Temeside Way - have an official name? If not, then perhaps it's time it did. Many people still refer to it as the "new" bridge, which is why a recent announcement on local radio had
SO the anti-field sports brigade has reared its ugly head again. I refer to page 2 of the Evening News on Monday, October 30. I notice with growing frustration that the subject is once again hunting with dogs. I see nothing is ever mentioned about fishing
I WRITE this letter at a time when the thoughts of almost everyone in this country, young and old, have been turning to those who made tremendous sacrifices through two world wars. As well as those who served in the forces fighting to preserve our freedom
COUNTY Councillor Bob Bullock's suggestion (Evening News, November 10) that a shuttle train service could be run between Henwick Halt and Foregate Street station during floods has rightly been dismissed as unworkable and "not cost effective" by an officer
Disney's Family Treasury (Penguin, £12.99) Given the years of experience Disney has in producing entertaining products for children, you would expect this to be a top-quality compilation. Promoted as an opportunity "to meet all your Disney friends, the
TORY MP Peter Luff has a saying: Perception is all. Thecounty MP is not belittling the importance of substance in an argument or behaviour, just stressing that in politics things must look as well as be good. Gordon Brown delivered his Pre-Budget Report
YOU can't get the drivers any more! Worcester MP Mike Foster was due to be interviewed for a Sky TV programme on arts education in secondary schools. The Labour MP was representing the Commons Education Select Committee so a Government car arrived to
THE county's version of the Brown-Mandelson feud has ended. The bitter relationship between Chancellor Gordon Brown and Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson is legendary. It dates back to the days after the death of former Labour leader John Smith
CAN anyone please explain the ethics of a government that alleges concern for the environment but takes as much money as it possibly can in tax from sales of fuel, the main polluter, knowing we don't use less but simply pay more? Telling people where
REGARDING the floods cutting off St John's from Worcester city centre, in 1947, we had Henwick Road Railway Station. Also, corporation lorries transported us along New Road. There was no need to call in the Army. MRS H HORNE, Worcester.
I WOULD like to praise the Midland Red bus company for the superb service they operated during the floods. They organised a very efficient way of coping with them which was of great help to shoppers. MRS D BARNARD, Callow End, Worcestershire.
A LOCAL chap told me that my letter (You Say, November 6) was nonsense. He said in a true democracy, people should be free to take whatever drugs they like. I replied that the problem with cocaine and heroine was that they regularly destroyed minds and
I CAN only apologise to David Barlow, the present leader of New Labour councillors in opposition, for having caused him confusion over the contents of my letter of November 3, and thereby sending him into a New Labour "spin." However, as was intended,
HAS the Environment Agency evaluated the danger of the River Severn finding a new course to the sea? Such an event would be catastrophic, though entirely predictable with modern map information. Buildings, roads and people hitherto unaffected by flooding
IT is undemocratic to use police and troops to break a peaceful fuel strike. STAN HILTON, Worcester.
The Evening News (Saturday, November 4) reported that Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott omitted to bring his wellington boots when he visited Upton-upon-Severn. As a former cabin boy, would it not been better to have taken his boat, suitably affixed
EVERYONE'S heard of gout, commonly associated with over-indulgent squires quaffing too much port. But pseudogout? In fact this oddly named condition is quite similar to its more well-known cousin but it tends to affect older women rather than men and
DECISIONS affecting a considerable number of our citizens are currently being made. The transfer of the housing stock is an extremely important issue and tenants need to ensure that they are fully aware of all options. I hope that tenants demand of the
NEEDY home-seekers from around Stratford received a boost this week when a district councillor claimed victory in his fight for more social housing. Councillor Peter Moorse said last month he was concerned that some housing developers were using a planning
A COUNTY court judge has granted an injunction to Worcestershire County Council banning Wadborough-based Ivory Plant Hire Ltd from tipping unlawful waste. The company must not only stop tipping operations at Crabbe Yard, Besford, but must also remove
Monday, November 13, 2000 CHRIS Jefferson stole the limelight from two-goal Mark Owen as Worcester City cruised into the second round of the Dr Martens Cup last night. The 24-year-old striker, a summer signing from Bromyard Town, marked his full debut
