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  • RGS drug students expelled

    TWO pupils have been expelled from Worcester's oldest school for "involvement" in taking cannabis. Another eight pupils at the Royal Grammar School have been suspended until after half-term following the discovery, it was revealed today. Worcester police

  • Threatened staff at city hostel

    A MAN staying at Worcester hostel had to be removed from the premises by police who sprayed him with CS spray after he had refused to leave. Darren Gardener admitted using threatening words and behaviour to staff at Worcester YMCA, when he appeared before

  • Residents left in the dark after repeat blackouts

    PEOPLE living in Gains near Whitbourne have been left in the dark after a string of power cuts. During the past six weeks, the area off Gaines Road has lost electricity for up to two hours at a time. "Last Sunday, we lost power six times," fumed resident

  • Fun and games in learning weekend

    PUPPET workshops, a bat night and trampolining are among the activities being offered to Worcestershire families as part of Family Learning Weekend. Tomorrow, there will be a family fun day at the sports centre in Harold Davies Drive, Stourport-on-Severn

  • Finding a chilli paid dividends

    RED Hot bargains in the Evening News have won two Worcestershire women £25 each. Tracey Birbeck - who collected the prize for her partner Neil Roberts - and Esther Crossley scooped the weekly jackpot for finding the chilli pepper in the classified section

  • We don't know our basic rights

    WORCESTERSHIRE people are unaware of their basic rights, the Citizen Advice Bureau warns. A MORI poll of 2,000 people revealed people did not fully realise their employment, benefit and consumer rights. Fifty two per cent of respondents in the Midlands

  • Security plans rejected despite vandalism

    AN Evesham company plagued by vandalism has had its security plans rejected. But bosses at Evesham Foods are set to appeal directly to Wychavon District councillors, after town councillors opposed plans for a security fence. The catalogue of vandalism

  • BIRTSMORTON Correspondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287

    THANK you to all the very kind people who left jam jars and preserving jars at the church. They have now been filled with goodies and will be sold at a later date, more details when I have them. Don't forget our concert this Friday in Birtsmorton Church

  • West Malvern Correspondent: Colin Jackson Tel: 01684 577604

    Momentum is gathering for West Malvern Cricket Club's auction of promises, gifts and cricket memorabilia at Lyttelton Well on November 30. Already some 80 lots have been promised and a target of 100 now looks realistic. Among the star lots pledged to

  • Shiomi's Mitate images on show

    THE traditional Japanese art of Mitate comes to Malvern this weekend as an exhibition opens at the Lyttelton House Gallery. Nana Shiomi's work is part of her series called One Hundred Views of Mitate which the former Tama Art University (Tokyo) and Royal

  • Joining together for church concert

    TARRINGTON Brass are joined by Ledbury Choral Society for a Proms concert in the village tomorrow (Saturday) at 7.30pm. The society is directed by Mike Kent-Davies in a varied programme at St Philip and St James Church, including Malcolm Arnold's suite

  • Solo outing for sculptor

    ROCK Solid, the latest exhibition at Malvern's On The Wild Side gallery, opens on Tuesday. Sculptor Lawrence Murley was born and bred in Cornwall and although his work is well known in California, Rock Solid is only his second one-man show in the UK.

  • History to celebrate

    AN art club will carry on its tremendous tradition when its 108th annual exhibition is celebrated tomorrow. Malvern mayor, Coun Whinray Coates, will open Malvern Art Club's latest exhibition at a private viewing at 11am. Visitors to Malvern Library will

  • Spirits raised in latest book

    AS Halloween draws near, it is the time of year for tales of unquiet spirits and ghostly goings-on. So it's appropriate that some of the haunted spots of the Malvern area are brought to eerie life in a new book by county author Anne Bradford. Worcestershire

  • School's strong cannabis message

    WE'VE often considered the argument some people make for legalising cannabis - that using the drug's no worse than smoking, that police time would be freed up by decriminalising it. And we've rehearsed our response just as often. While there's a strong

  • 12/10/01 - Malvern seeking revenge

    AFTER narrowly failing to pip Hereford at the death three weeks ago in the Midlands One encounter, Malvern's improving rugby team travel to Wyeside in the Intermediate Cup tomorrow (Saturday). Director of Rugby, Dave Robins said: "Having hauled ourselves

  • 12/10/01 - Teams

    MALVERN RFC Saturday, October 13. NPI Cup, Second Round 1st XV v Hereford (Away). Meet Spring Lane 12.30pm. Kick off 3pm. No. 1 Dress Code. Navy blue shorts.S Cooper, A Logan, K Withnall, D Short, J Owen, D Merlin, A Thomas, P Viles, G Blakeway, P Jenkin

  • Rush pay the price

    Droitwich 31 Woodrush 10 WOODRUSH slipped to their third league defeat at the hands of a fitter Droitwich side who took full advantage of the many penalties conceded by Woodrush's pack at ruck and maul. Droitwich took the lead after three minutes through

  • 6/10/01 - Longley inspires first league win

    MALVERN kick started their Midlands Division One season on Saturday with a comprehensive win over former table-toppers Luctonians at Spring Lane. MALVERN RFC 21pts, LUCTONIANS 5pts A stirring pre-match team talk from skipper Andy Longley had the desired

  • 12/10/01 - Beacon runners

    THE annual Worcestershire Beacon Race takes place tomorrow (Saturday) starting from Malvern's Rose Bank Gardens at 3pm. Entries on the day up to 2pm at the St John Ambulance Hall, Portland Street.

  • SARA sets sail in unsinkable boat

    A REVOLUTIONARY new type of boat has been put at the disposal of Upton rescue workers as they prepare for the prospect of more flooding this winter. Dave Walker, station chairman for the local branch of the Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA), took

  • Harriet's snap wins BBC competition

    A DRAMATIC snap of her tired father perplexed by the breakdown of his farm machinery has won a Hills Croome youngster a national photographic competition. Harriet Spiers' picture beat 1,000 rival entries by youngsters aged up to 16 to take the title of

  • Prepare for flood

    FLOATING doorsteps, extendable walkways and airbrick covers will be among the flood-related products being showcased in Upton next month. The town's first ever flood defence trade fair takes place on Saturday, November 3, from 10am to 4pm in Upton Memorial

  • Fight looms over site

    THE Campaign for the Protection of Rural England says it will oppose a plan to build a new medical centre in Upton. Along with plans to expand the marina and build a number of holiday chalets on its fringe, the medical centre is part of what the organisation's

  • Golden chance

    AN ultimatum has been issued to people in Upton to get involved if they want the town to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Peter Pantling, who chaired a meeting of interested groups last Thursday, said: "We've called another meeting in order to form

  • Band heads for national final

    MEMBERS of Upton Youth Band will be blowing their hearts out in a national competition on Sunday. Their efforts at competitions throughout the year have propelled the group to seventh place in the British Young Band Association league, earning them a

  • ARC to meet up

    UPTON's Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) group is holding its annual general meeting at 2.30pm on Thursday, October 18, at Joan Bradley's house in Dunn's Lane. For further details, ring 01684 592902.

  • Generations will mourn

    A HORSE chestnut tree that has stood for decades as one of Colwall's most distinctive landmarks is to be chopped down. A magnet for the village's conker-loving children over generations, the tree's days are now numbered after it was declared unsafe by

  • Heartening response to rural appeal

    THE Three Counties Agricultural Society handed over £15,000 to the Rural Stress Initiative this week to help those hit by foot and mouth. The money was raised by the Stress in the Countryside Appeal, launched in April by the society in association with

  • Firm fears war will kill its trade

    A MALVERN company is worried about the potentially devastating effects on its trade caused by the attacks on Afghanistan. Wordsworth International, based in Christchurch Road, supplies safety, security and fibre-optic communications equipment to the Middle

  • Do your bit to combat terrorism

    DUE to the recent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, in Washington, the travel industry has been affected in a way nobody could have envisaged before the truly awful events that took place on September 11, 2001. With daily press

  • Schools top for excluding pupils

    Malvern's two high schools are among the top three in the county for excluding pupils permanently. In the year 2000/1, nine pupils were expelled from The Chase and ten from Dyson Perrins. This represents 0.52 and 1.18 per cent of the respective school

  • Still ale and hearty

    A PARTY was held at the Three Kings in Hanley Castle last Saturday to celebrate the fact that the pub has been in the same family for 90 years. More than 200 people turned up to help the Roberts family usher in their 10th decade behind the bar. "Everyone

  • US says thanks for kind words

    THE US Ambassador to Britain has replied to a joint message of sympathy and condolence sent from Malvern following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. Ambassador William S Fariah wrote to the district council this week asking it to pass

  • BT thwarted by speedy action

    A PUBLIC meeting about a proposed telecom mast in Birtsmorton was due to be held last night (Thursday). An attempt by BT to erect the mast without planning permission was thwarted last Saturday by district councillor Bryan Smith, who called out planning

  • Nocturnal activity

    RE: 'A blight on our lovely town' (Postbag, October 5). How true when your correspondent says no one cares. I always thought we all went to bed to sleep, but not if you live in the Madresfield Road near Great Malvern Cemetery. We have to put up with a

  • Attack was justified

    SORRY Judith Pritchard (Malvern Gazette, October 5), I do not believe "Hiroshima gave the green light to the use of violence". It was of little importance to us then that many innocent Japanese died. As a young soldier, my mates and I had been clinging

  • Michael earns right to wear green beret

    AFTER a year of tough physical training, 19-year-old Michael Postgate received a green beret and passed out as a Royal Marine Commando officer. The hallmark of commando troops, the green beret indicates the successful completion of endurance tests and

  • Steve tracks down tank

    Garage owner Stephen Matthew is really gunning for business. He has bought a Russian T34 tank to draw attention to his premises at Frome Hill. The Second World War tank stands proudly between the forecourt of RA Matthews Commercials and Frome Hill Car

  • Cat's out of bag over rubbish pile

    A SHOPKEEPER who has arrived at work every Wednesday for the past four months to find rubbish bags piled outside has discovered the culprit is Malvern Town Council. Mike Haycock, who owns Farmhouse Kitchen on Belle Vue Terrace, has had mounds of the bags

  • Newest home opened by MP

    MALVERN'S newest residential home, on Barnards Green Road, was opened by Sir Michael Spicer MP last Friday. The £2.5 million Hastings residential care home, owned by Stratford-based Heart of England Housing and Care, is claimed to be one of the most up-to-date

  • Bureau helps ease suffering

    Help is being offered to members of the farming community who have suffered the ravages of foot and mouth. Malvern Hills Citizens Advice Bureau is urging them to check their entitlement to a range of services with its staff. Helplines available include

  • Cup cash bonanza at stake for City

    A £10,000 cash bonanza is up for grabs if Worcester City can overcome Cornish side St Blazey in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup tomorrow (3pm). But City boss John Barton, who travels with his side to the South-West today, is concentrating on

  • Park boosts hopes of card

    HEREFORD'S David Park thrived under the pressure of fighting to keep his European Tour card in the first round of the Cannes Open. The Burghill Valley Golf Club member made an instant impact on joining the tour in 1999, winning the Compaq European Grand

  • Murphy set for Harriers debut

    GOALKEEPER Brendan Murphy will make his Football League debut in Kidderminster Harriers' Division Three clash against Cheltenham Town at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). He takes over from Stuart Brock who starts a three-match ban for being sent off in the

  • SUMMARY: Macclesfield 0 Kidderminster 1

    Kidderminster Harriers fought off their away day blues to record a first win on their travels this season at gusty Macclesfield. Colin Larkin's first-half winner claimed an important morale-boosting result for Harriers, who had previously gone eight games

  • Newman off to flyer with league victory

    FOLLOWING a successful Malvern League series earlier in the year, Barnards Green matchman Mark Newman took top honours on the first WDUAA winter league contest on a wind-lashed and unresponsive Perdiswell section of the canal. Drawn on the Ash tree peg

  • Norton facing double tester

    WORCESTER Norton men's first team team go into another double headed weekend with their second league game away at Telford & Shifnal tomorrow and then entertain Mansfield in the second round of the Hockey Association Cup on Sunday. Worcester welcome

  • 12/10/01 - City bank on Harry to inspire Cup win

    WORCESTER City goalscoring legend Harry Knowles will be the club's guest of honour for their third qualifying round FA Cup clash at St Blazey tomorrow (3pm). The St George's Lane stalwart, who plundered 146 goals in 200 matches between 1956 and 1962,

  • 12/10/01 - U14s storm through in cup

    MALVERN Under-14s kicked off their North Midlands Cup campaign with a crushing 49-0 defeat of Bridgnorth at Spring Lane on Sunday. Playing uphill in the first half paid dividends once more, with the home side running in 32 points against the slope. Adam

  • 12/10/01 - Mark Tipton is back for Town

    MALVERN Town entertain Bustleholme tomorrow (Saturday) in the Express and Star Premier Division (2.45pm) and will be looking to extend their recent good form. This has seen them take ten points out of a possible 12 and knock Pershore Town out of the Worcester

  • 12/10/01 - Coach wanted

    MALVERN Town Under 16's are looking for a football coach for this season, and possibly longer, to join the Malvern Town Football Club Youth Section. Anybody interested in helping this enthusiastic young team please contact Les Jones on (01684) 567117.

  • Forum hosts young talent

    NORIKO Ogawa, acclaimed as one of the world's most exciting young pianists, is the performer at Malvern Concert Club's next recital on Thursday. Since being awarded a major prize at the 1987 Leeds International Piano Competition, she has carved out an

  • 12/10/01 - Victory for Town U16s

    MALVERN Town gained their second Stourport & District U16's Youth League win of the season. MALVERN TOWN 3, ST FRANCIS COLTS 1 After an even first half where the score remained goalless, Malvern brought Tom Vaughan on for Tom Griffiths at half time

  • Events taking place in and around Worcester

    Partner Dance Workshop - Country Western Style. Oct 12. 7.30-9.30pm. Kempsey Parish Village Hall. (01905 352696/821541). Boogie Woogie/Jump Jive Night with Supper. Oct 12. 8-11pm. Fun Evening at Malvern Rugby Club, Spring Lane, Malvern. Admission £6.00

  • Your guide to the best sounds around

    Oct 12 Paul Wheater sings Jim Reeves. Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Road, Bromyard, Hereford. Oct 13 Hershey and the 12 Bars. The Marrs Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Passion (Duo), Barbourne Ex-Servicemens Club, The Moors, Worcester. Oct 14 Tim Rose.

  • More injustice is no answer

    IT seems to me that people who carry out attacks on innocent people cannot be called Muslim, Christian or any other group of people who claim to follow the supreme being. Countries who say in God we trust, and then arm themselves, are not qualified to

  • Classical & easy listening- what's on near you

    Hansel & Gretel by Humperdinck. Oct 15. 7.30pm. Roses Theatre. Tewkesbury, Glos. Box office (01684 295074). Coppelia, Oct 25. 7.30pm. Rose Theatre, Tewkesbury, Glos. Box Office. 01684 295074. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Concert. Oct 27.

  • Cheaper homes are swallowed up by the rent sector

    I WONDER if regular readers will remember my letter in March of this year highlighting the disappearance of affordable first-time buyers' homes into the rental market. I predicted a return to a Victorian system of a few rich landlords and many poor tenants

  • What's on at a Theatre near you

    La Cage aux Follies starring Julie Goodyear. Oct 8-13. Wolverhampton Grand Theatre. Box Office 01902 429212. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Oct 9-13. 7.30pm. Swan Theatre. The Moors. Worcester. Tickets available from box office (01905 27322). Look

  • I'm fed up with seeing his name every day...

    I AM fed-up with reading George Cowley's name in You Say every day. It's time he packed in giving us all a lecture through your columns. Why doesn't he get a soap box to stand on, preferably in the middle of a busy road? He seems to have a chip on his

  • The RSPCA, Freedom Food... and the facts

    TIM Pinney (You Say, September 27) claims that, under the RSPCA's Freedom Food scheme, animals can be transported for up to 10 hours without food or water. This is not the case. We care deeply about the welfare of the 750m farm animals reared yearly in

  • Call for a little light relief

    A CALL to floodlight the town centre was made by Malvern's Chamber of Commerce 50 years ago. "Malvern could be made additionally beautiful by concealed lighting in parks and streets, and by the floodlighting of its principal buildings," said the chamber

  • Echoes from the Past

    100 years ago It is proposed to erect an additional filter at the Camp Reservoir, at an estimated cost of about £1,000. In a health resort like Malvern, the purest and most efficient water supply is essential, and any means that will secure this should

  • Real dream of a festival

    FOR anyone in search of the latest word on the written word, then the Cheltenham Literature Festival is probably the stuff dreams are made of. We're a lucky bunch here in Worcester - it's not every city that lives on the doorstep of the largest and most

  • Top Girls come into town

    AFTER enjoying a high flying it would be understandable if success had gone to Thea Sharrock's head, But nothing could be further from the truth. At just 25 years of age, Thea has achieved what many would strive to have at the end of many more years service

  • Council bracing for cuts

    ALCESTER councillors have voiced grave concerns about proposed cuts to services in the town, writes Helen Clarke. Stratford Council has announced it is considering pulling the verge grass-cutting service it operates in the town. And a council spokesman

  • Places safe say owners

    DESPITE fears from staff and residents at Meadow View Residential Home, there will be guaranteed places at a state-of-the-art home being built in Alcester. Staff were informed last week Prime Life Ltd, based in Leicester, had secured the tender to redevelop

  • Bailiff has a ball at mop!

    ALCESTER came alive with entertainment last week as the annual mop took place. Hundreds of townsfolk packed High Street to enjoy the fun, which included numerous fairground rides for young children and the young at heart. As well as the exciting rides

  • Foreign film season proves popular with audiences

    A NEW season of six films will be show on Wednesday nights at Malvern Theatres, following the success of previous screenings. Cinema manager Amy Johnson said the showing of a selection of foreign and "art-house" movies had proved popular with local audiences

  • Rebels with Hons

    The Mitford Girls: The Biography of an Extraordinary Family by Mary S. Lovell (Little, Brown, £20). NANCY, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah. They were the "mad, mad Mitford girls" and over three decades in the 1920s, 30s and 40s they both delighted

  • Man's death sparks murder inquiry

    A MURDER probe has been launched after a man who tried to break-up a late-night scuffle died in hospital. Sorren Prosser died at 10.45am yesterday at Worcester Royal Infirmary from injuries received during the early hours of Saturday, October 6. The 26

  • 12/10/01 - Club AC 30's unbeaten tag removed by Bull Allstars

    CLUB AC 30 lost their unbeaten record when they were defeated by the Bull Allstars in the Malvern Football League last Sunday. The three points weren't enough for Bull Allstars to move up from their fourth position, however they remain only one of two

  • 12/10/01 - Powick draw

    POWICK left it late to share the points in this evenly matched Sunday Division One game. CUTNALL GREEN 2, POWICK 2 Both sides squandered chances in the first 20 minutes but it was Cutnall Green who took the lead on the half hour from a free kick. Powick

  • 12/10/01 - Rangers visit Spa in Cup tie

    MALVERN Rangers were without a game last Saturday as Hinton were involved in the HFA Cup. Rangers, Sponsored by Willie Thornes Snooker Club, return to action tomorrow (Saturday) with an away Worcester & District Nursing Juniors Cup fixture against

  • 12/10/01 - Depleted West struggle

    WEST Malvern lost 4-1 at home to Hanley on Saturday to continue their disastrous start to the season due to players returning to university, injuries and suspensions. WEST MALVERN 1, HANLEY SWAN 4 The West were always struggling to get a side with two

  • 12/10/01 - Express fall away

    THE first Worcester League Division Two meeting of these Malvern sides saw an evenly matched encounter for 40 minutes with both sides going close. LANGLAND SPORTS 4, EXPRESS '88 FC 0 The turning point came on 40 minutes when Express player Nick Dauncey

  • 12/10/01 - Soccer School

    THERE are still a few places remaining on the half term Malvern Soccer School course being run by Les Jones and Danny Wren at Malvern Town FC. Children from school years three to six are invited to attend the four-day course which is being run from Monday

  • 12/10/01 - Bell win after forced move

    FOR the second week running controversy surrounded The Bell Inn 98, as they had to switch venues for their eagerly awaited clash with Fromes Hill at the last minute as the referee refused to play on what appeared to both sides to be an excellent conditioned

  • Prescott leads with the left

    WORCESTER delegates at the Labour Party Conference were treated to a vintage performance by John "Two Jabs" Prescott. It is traditional for the West Midlands drinks reception - held on the first night - to be addressed by one of the party's big hitters

  • Could you tackle a job like this?

    A REDDITCH conservation group which helps the council's Countryside Service by carrying out projects in parks and woodlands needs more hands on board. The Mid-week Conservation Volunteer Group, which meets on Tuesdays, built a boardwalk and a flight of

  • Play and a pint at pub

    LIVE theatre is on the bill at an Inkberrow pub courtesy of a new theatre company. Mouthpiece, based at the Bull's Head Inn, presents its first show, comedy Strictly Missionary, from next Wednesday, until Saturday, October 20. Tickets cost £7 from the

  • Medical company is on site

    A MEDICAL equipment company is building a 37,000 sq ft warehouse and distribution centre on Stonebridge Cross Business Park, in Droitwich. Kimal Plc, which already has manufacturing premises in Bromsgrove, has taken a pre-let on the premises, due for

  • Taste of success for cider-makers

    A HEREFORDSHIRE cider company is sparkling with success after winning an award for its cider. The Cheyney Lodge Cider Company, in Bishop's Frome, near Bromyard, won the accolade in the annual Flavours of Herefordshire awards. The award recognises the

  • 12/10/01 - Success for lacrosse teams

    BOTH the first and second lacrosse teams from Malvern Girls' College won their matches to come top at the recent Senior Wales Rally Tournament, held at Haberdashers' Monmouth School. It was a close tournament for the first team who fought hard to win

  • 12/10/01 - Recordon is the star

    UPTON Ladies hockey team played their first league match in Birmingham against Bournville. Sally Loynes quickly scored the opening goal for Upton; coolly slotting the ball past the Bournville keeper, who had kicked the ball directly to her. BOURNVILLE

  • 12/10/01 - Junior coaching bodes well

    THERE has been an encouraging start to the new season for the table tennis coaching club that takes place every Sunday at Dyson Perrins High School. Following a highly successful season last year, over 20 players returned to attend the first sessions

  • Man's death sparks murder inquiry

    A MURDER probe has been launched after a man who tried to break-up a late-night scuffle died in hospital. Sorren Prosser died at 10.45am yesterday at Worcester Royal Infirmary from injuries received during the early hours of Saturday, October 6. The 26

  • 7.45m cigarette smuggling scam

    A MASSIVE international smuggling scam has been foiled by customs officers who uncovered more than seven million cigarettes stashed in a village near Evesham. The five-strong gang were also planning to ship another eight million into the country - depriving

  • We'll be bust in weeks

    MALVERN Town Council is facing a spending crisis which could see it going bust by Christmas. According to Councillor Paul Tuthill, nearly £100,000 is leaving council coffers every month. He voiced his concerns at last night's council meeting during discussions

  • Photographer films plight of refugees

    THE plight of Afghan refugees in Pakistan has been captured by a Hereford photographer. Pictures of malnourished children in Peshawar are some of the startling images shot by Laurence Squire in the refugee camps of Northern Pakistan. The 30-year-old spent

  • Anger at renewed Larkhill shop plan

    SHOPKEEPERS on a busy Worcester road are again furious after plans to build a mini-mart nearby were re-submitted. Traders in London Road have again banded together and vowed to fight the application for a Tesco Express shop, planned for Esso's Larkhill

  • New look for city clothing business

    A FAMILY clothing business that has been trading in Worcester for more than 200 years has been celebrating a modernisation programme. Armstrongs, in Sansome Walk, has extended the three-hundred-year-old premises it has occupied for 114 years, to create

  • 12/10/01 - Murphy set for Harriers debut

    GOALKEEPER Brendan Murphy will make his Football League debut in Kidderminster Harriers' Division Three clash against Cheltenham Town at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). He takes over from Stuart Brock who starts a three-match ban for being sent off in the

  • Rain triggers fear of flooding again

    RECENT rain has renewed fears of flooding in Callow End, where people had to contend with sewage in their homes and gardens during last season's floods. More than two dozen homes in Beauchamp Lane and Lower Ferry Lane were affected when the contents of

  • Homes development runs into problems

    PLANS to replace Evesham's biggest eyesore with new houses will have to overcome a variety of problems before approval can be granted. The proposal is to build new houses on land off Lime Street which is currently made up of long back gardens and a number

  • Young MPs in pledge to county

    YOUNGSTERS' transport problems will be tackled by the politicians of tomorrow thanks to a series of consultations in the county. Three members of the United Kingdom Youth Parliament have promised Worcestershire's youngsters they will deliver results from

  • Grumpy dad snap proves a winner

    A SEVEN-year-old photographer flashed a grin when a television presenter visited her school to tell her she had won a national photo competition. Harriet Spiers has been named Young Countryfile Photographer of the Year in the BBC programme's competition

  • Snopes snipes at terror hoaxes

    IN the wake of the terrorist attacks in America, there was a flurry of activity on the net. Plenty of websites appeared with useful information, and there were dozens of informative texts being distributed by e-mail. But not all of them were true. In

  • Malvern scientist honoured for work

    THE work of a Malvern scientist in developing thermal imaging systems now used in medicine, agriculture and industry has been honoured by the Royal Photographic Society. Professor Tom Elliott was presented with the Progress Medal for important scientific

  • In the market for more

    FARMERS' markets in Evesham are to continue up until the end of December but farmers might have to pay the town council a fee in future. At a full meeting of the town council this week, members agreed to extend the trial period from now until the end

  • The capsule that time forgot

    A FORGOTTEN time capsule has been opened for the fist time since it was sealed 10 years ago. The capsule was filled with more than 100 diaries written by Worcester people about everyday life, and has been kept in the basement of the city museum since

  • BUSHLEY Correspondent: Ms M Wilkes Tel: Tewkesbury 293435

    THERE was a serious accident at the Bushley crossroads last Monday morning. The school bus, with infant and junior children on board, turning from Bushley towards Ledbury on the main road was in collision with a van coming from the Ledbury direction.

  • CASTLEMORTON Corespondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287

    OUR family harvest festival will take place on Sunday at 11.15am in St Gregory's Church. There will be a buffet luncheon afterwards in the church, everyone welcome. The annual jumble sale is on Saturday, November 3 in Castlemorton Parish Hall from 2pm

  • COLWALL Correspondent: Mrs P Hockett Tel: 01684 564872

    The production by the Colwall Players of When We Are Married by J B Priestley continues tonight and tomorrow night at 7.30pm at Colwall Village Hall. Tickets are £5 and £3 from John Goodwins, Walwyn Road, Colwall, or available on the door. The Macmillan

  • Richard puts young talent centre stage

    ACTOR and singer Richard Swerrun - star of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - will be highlighting the talents of local youngsters in his latest show at Malvern Theatres next month. A Little Bit of Show Business is the first from Richard's

  • Best of country

    THE first Three Shires Country Show to be held in the Deer Park at Eastnor Castle takes place this weekend. In the main arena there will be displays of falconry, gundogs and sheepdog handling. Outside trade stands and a craft show work from some of the

  • Taste of tradition at festival

    THE Old Bottling Works in Belle Vue Terrace found itself turning Japanese at the weekend as a company helped usher in this year's Autumn in Malvern Festival. Robson Ward Designs launched the festival, an official Japan 2001 event embracing the culture

  • Help to celebrate the apple

    THE apple will be celebrated in Much Marcle this weekend with a host of venues open for The Big Apple. Varieties Little Verzons, Dragon Orchards and Reddingends will be on sale in Pixley, Putley and Much Marcle. A talk on the fruit's geographical origins

  • Trains prove inspirational

    A MALVERN artist is steaming to national recognition with her distinctive paintings of railway engines. Glenys Burrows is one of only a handful of artists to be admitted to the prestigious Guild of Railway Artists. She has two works currently on display

  • Healthy appetite for food festival

    TORRENTIAL rain did not put off the thousands who flocked to the Festival of Fine Food and Drink at Eastnor Castle at the weekend. Karen Davies, chief executive of Heart of England Fine Foods, which organised the festival, said she had feared the worst

  • Wylde place for moor fun

    THIS walk in lovely pastoral country links two interesting villages, Inkberrow and Feckenham. The Old Bull is Inkberrow's best known sight, a picturesque 16th Century building which is said to be the model for the pub in The Archers. Inkberrow also has

  • Pulsating Pulse ready for a party

    THEY'RE funkier than S Club 7, have toured Spain and were even asked to support Steps. Pulse, a young threesome from Malvern, choreograph their own dance moves and pen their own tunes. Their set, with bags of energy, funky tracks and stunning tunes and

  • Third from man with a movie mind

    Nino Rota Symphony No 3, Concerto festivo and Le Moliere imaginaire ROTA's 3rd Symphony opening movement rattles along with a sparkle that hints at the composer's tireless occupation of film score writer. The allegro fairly roars into life with a foot-tapping

  • The Caretaker, Malvern Theatres

    DESPITE impeccable performances from the three male stars of The Caretaker, whose run continues until tomorrow (Saturday), the play itself seems seriously dated. The language of Harold Pinter's 1959 script has, for the most part, survived remarkably well

  • Blues cruise popular

    A ROARING start has been made to the campaign to bring a blues festival to Upton. More than £750 was raised towards the cost of staging and promoting the event during a "blues cruise" on Friday, October 5. Local blues band the Barflys proved an irresistible

  • Sharing harvest

    A HARVEST supper is being held at Earl's Croome Village Hall on Sunday (October 14). It will follow a 6.30pm service at Hill Croome Church. Tickets are £5.50, including supper and a glass of wine, available on 01684 592014 or 01684 592596.

  • MP keeps in touch

    SIR Michael Spicer will be conducting personal and private interviews with constituents in Upton tomorrow (Saturday). The MP will be at the Memorial Hall, Old Street, at 10am. Afterwards, he will travel to Malvern, where he will conduct similar interviews

  • Euro vision for the hills

    MALVERN should look to Europe for ideas to put the area on the tourist map, a top consultant has said. Richard Denman was speaking yesterday (Thursday) at the inaugural meeting of a new partnership aimed at making the most of tourism in the Malvern Hills

  • Former town clerk is back at work after taking early retirement

    THE former town clerk of Malvern has landed a new job at a district authority in Somerset despite being given an early retirement package by his former employers. Stuart McDonough took early retirement from the Malvern Town Council clerk post in the summer

  • It's MTAG which has been gagged...

    I REALLY must respond to Frances Victory's letter 'Council is gagged' (Malvern Gazette, October 5). As group leader of MTAG councillors, at the council meeting on September 6, I tabled a series of questions to the mayor designed to show the true cost

  • Bible offers us a message of hope

    AS a vicar and writer in the Church of England and administrator for the nationwide question and answer service 'Bible Questions Answered', I have been inundated with hundreds of enquiries from individuals wanting reassurance and hope at this time of

  • Wrong priorities

    THE story of the search for a hospital bed for Sharon Tolley featured on the front page of last week's Malvern Gazette (October 5) was appalling. There is a desperate need for more hospital beds but in order to save money new hospitals are now being built

  • What joys we miss

    The other day I was walking along the Worcester Road near Brays in the middle of the afternoon when suddenly I heard a bird singing and I realised the traffic was held up both ways for some distance. The silence was so complete except for this bird and

  • Positive experience

    I was pleased to read that the UK Breast Cancer Coalition is doing its best to ensure that local women are having access to the best in breast cancer services (Madeleine Thomas's letter, Postbag, October 5). I would like to say that my personal experience

  • Orange to appeal mast decision

    MOBILE phone firm Orange has appealed against the refusal of planning permission for an 80ft mast at West Malvern. Villagers are now being urged to write in and state their objections once again. The application was submitted in February but, because

  • Doesn't bode well

    FURTHER to the piece about the lack of loos for the fair in your October 5 issue, you might like to know that when I left the Heritage Centre, in Church Lane, on Sunday, October 7, the gent's toilet was already locked before 5pm. This action doesn't bode

  • Traffic calming plan for wrong road, claim

    A MALVERN man living on a road earmarked for traffic calming measures as part of a Safer Routes to School (SRtS) campaign has labelled it expensive and unnecessary. Proposals for road safety improvements near local schools dropped through letterboxes

  • Hole fear at Elgar flats

    AN anxious Malvern woman has demanded action from her landlords after cracks appeared in her flat and a series of large holes in a communal garden. Linda Robson, aged 38, first noticed the cracks in January, at about the same time she saw the first hole

  • 'It's great way of making a family'

    National Adoption Week has been highlighting what adoption is all about and encouraging more people to consider it. Ally Hardy finds out what prompted a Knightwick couple to adopt five children, how easy it is to adopt, who can do it. Having been adopted

  • Path plan takes shape

    A PRELIMINARY route for a Riverside path between Callow End and Powick has been thrashed out at a meeting of interested parties Those taking part included Paul Hughes from Madresfield Estate, which owns the land, the tenant farmer, representatives of

  • Farm homes still on cards

    A MALVERN man at the centre of a controversial barns plan has reapplied for permission for housing at a farm in Barnards Green. John Bullock wants planning and listed building consent to convert the existing farm buildings at Mill Farm, Guarlford Road

  • Thought for the Week

    RECENT weeks have seen some disturbing events in the world - terrorist attacks in America, and then the uncertainty of what might come next. There have been many services and prayers for the dead, and for world peace. Is this a time when people turn to

  • Professor snaps up award for camera

    A MALVERN scientist has been given an important award by the Royal Photographic Society for his work on thermal imaging. Professor Tom Elliott was due to be given the society's Progress Medal at an awards ceremony in London last night (Thursday). The

  • New future for building

    A LISTED historic building, which was once Malvern's first hospital, has been put up for sale. Redwood House, in Hospital Bank, was opened in 1868 as Malvern Rural Hospital, and was in use until 1911, when the current hospital in Lansdowne Close was built

  • City bank on Harry to inspire Cup win

    WORCESTER City goalscoring legend Harry Knowles will be the club's guest of honour for their third qualifying round FA Cup clash at St Blazey tomorrow (3pm). The St George's Lane stalwart, who plundered 146 goals in 200 matches between 1956 and 1962,

  • Chase helps out

    CHASE High School pupils were among the representatives who helped launch a new work initiative in Malvern on Wednesday. They lined up alongside inventor Trevor Bayliss and Worcester MP Mike Foster at the Abbey Hotel to profile a new Herefordshire and

  • Concerns raised at MoD site plan

    THE Campaign for the Protection of Rural England has raised its concerns about the development of an MoD site in Malvern. The 50-acre Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) North Site, on Leigh Sinton Road, has been earmarked for a mixture of housing and

  • Big spenders provide tough task for Robinson

    BIG-spending Boston United will provide Hereford United's caretaker boss Phil Robinson with his biggest challenge to date when the Nationwide Conference high-flyers visit Edgar Street tomorrow (3pm). The Pilgrims moved to within six points of leaders

  • Pupils take to hills with expert

    PUPILS from a Malvern school were treated to an archaeological adventure on the hills this week. Archaeologist James Dinn, the parent of a youngster from St James' CE Primary, in West Malvern, took the whole school on a tour of the hills on Monday afternoon

  • Swifts confident of shock

    STOURPORT Swifts travel to Hucknall Town in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup tomorrow (3pm) with all guns blazing after losing just once in 10 matches. Assistant boss, Gary Whild, is confident his side can topple the Unibond Premier Division outfit

  • Lidl is set on plans for store

    SUPERMARKET firm Lidl has reaffirmed its determination to win permission for a store in Malvern Link. The announcement comes despite the fact that the company has advertised the former eurohaus site on Worcester Road for let, putting notices up last week

  • 12/10/01 - Leaders hold no fears for Rovers

    BROMSGROVE Rovers visit table toppers Oadby Town in the Midland Alliance tomorrow (3pm) with a chance of reigning the Leicestershire side in. Steve Daniels' side have hit a rich vein of form and put four past Pelsall Villa in midweek with Sam Bowen grabbing

  • 12/10/01 - Cup cash bonanza at stake for City

    A £10,000 cash bonanza is up for grabs if Worcester City can overcome Cornish side St Blazey in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup tomorrow (3pm). But City boss John Barton, who travels with his side to the South-West today, is concentrating on

  • Pie charts their troubled youth

    THEY don't do anything disgusting with a pie this time. But in American Pie 2 they bring back almost everything - and everyone - else. If you fancy another slice of pie, the entire ensemble returns from the original hit comedy. Pie 2 charts how Jim (Jason

  • 12/10/01 - Seagulls hit by late try

    IN a hard fought game Malvern Seagulls were hit by an early try but they brushed themselves down and went to the Luctonians' half. MALVERN SEAGULLS 19pts, LUCTONIANS 22pts There, quick work from T Jones, running a third of the pitch and passing the ball

  • 12/10/01 - Sides were well-drilled

    MALVERN U13's first away game of the season took them to Monmouth where they played in the short period of dry weather before the wind and rain set in. MONMOUTH U13's 24pts, MALVERN U13 'PIRATES' 12pts It was a match where the Malvern boys showed, in

  • 12/10/01 - U11s in at the deep end

    THE Malvern RFC Under 11's have had a true in the deep end start to the new rugby season. An early triangular fixture against Dursley and Old Ritchians proved a tougher test than anticipated and despite a brave effort keeping the results close, neither

  • What's on at your local cinema

    MIKE BASSETT: ENGLAND MANAGER (15) Ricky Tomlinson stars as a useless football manager thrown into the England job. Odeon, Worcester 12.30, 2.30, 4.30, 8.30. UCI Merry Hill (12.15 Sat & sun) 2.45, 5.00, 7.15, 9.30. Fri/Sat late 12.40. Warner Cinema

  • Album is too hot to handle

    BLEEDING HEARTS, a Ledbury based fiddle-driven punk folk anarchy band just home from touring Canada, strut their stuff tonight (Friday) in Worcester's Marr's Bar. So far, the band's political persuasions have been virulent enough to frighten off any interested

  • 9/10/01 - Thomas fires Town winner

    MALVERN Town moved into the second round of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Cup in a hard fought local derby at Pershore on Tuesday night thanks to an early Chris Thomas strike. PERSHORE TOWN 0, MALVERN TOWN 1 Malvern started the more composed of the two

  • 12/10/01 - Upton have all the pressure but fail to capitalise

    UPTON travelled north through a mixture of weather conditions - rain, wind and sun in order to reach the re-claimed land of the treatment works in North East Birmingham which Yardley & District now claim as their home. YARDLEY 23pts, UPTON 7pts The

  • Exhibitions in and around Worcester

    The Power of Drawing and the Love of Nature by John Ruskin. A selection of drawings and water-colours exhibited here at Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum. Clarence St, Cheltenham. (01242 237431).Oct 6-Nov 25. Free admissions). Mon-Sat 10-5.20pm/Sun

  • ID cards step too far

    ONE of the knee-jerk reactions to recent terrorist events has been a clamour from the right-wing to introduce identity cards. Does anyone really believe that professional criminals, terrorists or illegal immigrants will have the slightest problem obtaining

  • Blair-faced cheek

    I WATCHED, with some amusement, Tony Blair's appeal to the public during his September 26 appearance to "go out and spend". Tony and his confederates should get out into the real world. Old Joe public, whether in business or whatever, has a certain amount

  • Cab owners accused of 'un-fare' practices

    One of the problems exercising the great and the good of Malvern a century ago was touting for business by two rival firms of cab drivers on Belle Vue Terrace. Malvern Urban District Council, on hearing that Street Inspector Alfred Darke considered touting

  • Strip show wins public admiration

    THE Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers threw open their camp at Blackmore to the public fifty years ago. The event gave Malvern people - and the soldiers' families, some of whom travelled many miles to be there - a chance to see how the conscripts

  • Crime to miss this screen gem

    CRIME thriller The Score (15) is being screened for seven days at Malvern Cinema from tonight (Friday). It stars Robert DeNiro as a thief who is cajoled into doing just one more heist before retirement, by stealing a valuable item from a safe which has

  • Even Kylie gets a look in

    EWAN McGregor and Nicole Kidman star in Moulin Rouge (12) being screened at Hereford's Courtyard arts centre from Saturday, October 20, to Thursday, October 25, at 7.45pm (not Wednesday). The film, directed by Baz Luhrmann, is a dazzling mix of sumptuous

  • Latest film

    NEW British film Greenfingers is showing in The Roses Theatre cinema, Tewkesbury, next week. It is on Monday at 6.45pm, Tuesday at 11am (for OAPs) and 7.30pm and Thursday at 7.30pm. Directed by Joel Hershman, the film stars Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, Dave

  • Villagers looking to the future

    A GROUP of Wootton Wawen residents has completed an appraisal and devised a plan to bring the village into a technological age, writes Helen Clarke. And a variety of ideas have been concocted to improve village life. The steering group began the process

  • Aiming to repeat history

    A GROUP of Warwickshire residents is to compile another village's folk history book after the huge success of a previous one. The Village Medlers, who draw members from Temple Grafton, Binton, Wixford and Exhall, compiled its first book to mark the millennium

  • Musical treat

    ENTERTAINING evenings of musical delight are promised by the Pepperpot Players throughout next week. They are performing Songs from the Shows, a medley of hits from West End favourites from down the years. The 16-strong cast will sing songs from Cats,

  • LADS serve up scandal in Neil Simon's comedy

    John Lennon once wittily observed that "private faces in public places are wiser and nicer than public faces in private places". This could almost serve as a hook-line for Rumours, the latest offering from the Ledbury Amateur Dramatic Society. Described

  • Stepping into larger shoes

    THE Sound Of Music will hit the stage in Malvern's Festival Theatre next week as Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society performs its latest production. Showing from Tuesday, October 16, until Saturday, October 20, The Sound of Music stars Becky Hasnip

  • Studley star stays

    IN-DEMAND Studley striker Craig Pountney has been the subject of a seven day approach from Alliance rivals and last night's opponents Stourbridge. But the prolific front-runner, who last week turned down a move to Dr Martens Western side Atherstone United

  • Lessons in English not to be sneezed at

    Dictionary Of Cliches by Betty Kirkpatrick (Bloomsbury, £6.99). GEORGE Orwell famously warned aspiring writers against the dreaded cliche in his celebrated essay on the use of English. Easier said than done, George. For the cliche lurks everywhere, ready

  • Drink for free, well, very nearly

    Traditional Home Winemaking by Paul and Ann Turner (Foulsham, £8.99) AUTUMN is probably the perfect time for any book on winemaking, when the trees, hedges and meadows are full of Nature's bounty. But although the passing of summer is the time when many

  • Weekender: Your complete entertainments guide for the area

    Theatre - October To Oct 13-The Caretaker by Harold Pinter at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm & 8pm. £8-£16. Box Office (01684) 892277. 16-20-The Sound of Music presented by Worcester Operatic & Dramatic Society at the Festival

  • 12/10/01 - Ladies only football managers course

    WORCESTERSHIRE FA are holding a Women's Only Junior Team Managers Course at Droitwich Spa High School, Briar Mill, Droitwich. Commencing on October 15, the course is open to any female interested in coaching football to 7 to 14 year old boys or girls

  • 12/10/01 - Junior Soccer Scene ...

    NEWTOWN kicked down the slope in the first half of this Mercian Elgar U15's League match and played neat controlled football, but couldn't break down a hard working Evesham back four. NEWTOWN SPORTS 1, EVESHAM UNITED 0 Evesham came more into the game

  • 12/10/01 - Tuffin in super display

    MALVERN Ladies FC travelled to Warden Hill for a league game on Sunday and came away with the points after a fine display. WARDEN HILL UNITED 2, MALVERN LADIES FC 3 Malvern opened the scoring after seven minutes when the ball fell to Tess Morris who slotted

  • 12/10/01 - Prems defeat the leaders

    MALVERN Premiers continued their unbeaten run and got closer to the top of Worcester Sunday Division Two when they recorded an important 2-1 win against league leaders Perrywood Reserves. MALVERN PREMIERS 2, PERRYWOOD RESERVES 1 Although Prems looked

  • 12/10/01 - Goals galore but Radar have the edge

    AN entertaining Worcester Sunday League Division Two match saw some tremendous finishes from both sides with the result in doubt up until the last few minutes. KAYS 4, MALVERN RADAR 6 Radar always just had the edge although Kays fought hard. Lee Brookes

  • Options for farmers

    DAIRY and livestock farmers are being invited to a seminar aimed at giving specialist advice on farming after foot-and-mouth. BK, the property assets company, is holding free talks across the region for any farmers in the sector. Under the title Farming

  • 12/10/01 - Championship title for Delaney

    MOTOCROSS ace Owen Delaney has become the first ever English rider to win the southern Dutch series since it started in the 60's. Due to foot and mouth restrictions in this country, Owen, aged 18, has been racing in the 'Open Zeeus Championship' all year

  • 12/10/01 - Ben's Great Britain debut

    BEN Geerlings, aged 16, who lives at Upper Colwall and goes to Malvern College, has been selected for the Great Britain Under 17 Sabre Fencing squad and will compete for his country for the first time at Godollo in Hungary this weekend. Coach Peter Rome

  • 12/10/01 - Warburton so close to title

    STEVE Warburton contests the final two rounds of the Club Formula Palmer Audi single-seater motor racing series at Snetterton on Sunday (October 14) already with one hand on the driver's 'crown'. Warburton, from Leigh Sinton, lies first in the 12 race

  • 12/10/01 - Fixtures ...

    SATURDAY FOOTBALL EXPRESS & STAR WEST MIDLAND LEAGUE Premier Division: Malvern Town v Bustleholme. Division One South: Chaddesley Corbett v Malvern Town Reserves. HFA CHALLENGE CUP Pegasus Juniors v Bromyard Town, Sutton United v Ledbury Town. ROSS

  • 12/10/01 - Winner at Horse of the Year Show

    BIRTSMORTON rider Heather Williams fulfilled an ambition last week when she competed in the Horse of the Year Show at Wembley and then walked off with first place in her class. Heather was competing in the South Essex Insurance Brokers Search for a Star

  • 12/10/01 - Abouzar remains unbeaten for College

    ABOUZAR kept his unbeaten record in singles and doubles (with Carl Pitt) during Abbey College's victories over Bromyard in the Malvern Table Tennis League Division Two. Carl won five out of his singles matches and for Bromyard there was a win apiece for

  • 12/10/01 - National title for Ed Moseley

    MALVERN mountain bikers Ed and Tracy Moseley were in action last weekend in Hamsterley Forest, near Durham in the final round of the National Downhill Points Series. Ed riding for Team Animal Orange, placed second and following a win at the previous round