ONE in ten women with suspected breast cancer in Worcestershire are being forced to wait more than two weeks for vital appointments. Only 89 per cent of women in the county who are urgently referred to hospital are seen by hospital experts within target
WORCESTER campaigner Jon Baddeley will be given the chance to make tenants' views over the transfer of council homes known tonight when he addresses councillors. Mr Baddeley, of Ripon Road, Ronkswood, is so concerned about the city council considering
A DRUNKEN mother who swerved across the motorway with her terrified 10-year-old son in the passenger seat has been banned from driving for two-and-a-half years. Droitwich magistrates heard how Vicki Webster drove while more than three times the legal
AN assessment of the evidence against a former Worcester man and 13 other plane spotters detained in Greece accused of spying was due to be presented to three judges today. But the leader of the group, which includes former Nunnery Wood High School pupil
A WORCESTER councillor says he fears for people's safety after learning communication masts could be placed around the city - by hiding them in petrol station signs. Independent councillor Mike Layland says masts owned by telecommunication companies could
FESTIVE spirit shone brightly in Worcester with more than 100,000 people flocking to the city's annual Victorian Christmas Fayre. The Fayre, now in its ninth year, attracted more than 350 coachloads of visitors keen to snap up crafts and gifts from the
A WOMAN who tried to hide heroin down the back seat of a police car has been given a deferred sentence. Jacqueline Burbridge and her husband Gareth were stopped around midnight in their car and the vehicle searched, Worcester Crown Court was told. Drug
CAMPAIGNERS from Worcester's Friends of the Earth joined a nationwide protest to boycott an international oil company. The Larkhill Service Station on London Road, Worcester, was targeted on Saturday as part of Stop Esso Day. The environmental campaigners
SEVENTY youngsters with stars in their eyes competed for just 19 places in a city audition. Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society's Youth Section had nearly twice as many youngsters as usual put their names down for the annual auditions for membership
AUGUST 18 H Weymouth DML 3-3 (Owen 3, inc 2 pens) 21 A Kettering Town DML 1-4 (Owen) 25 A Ilkeston Town DML 2-1 (Stant, Heeley) 27 H Hinckley United 4-3 (Owen 2, inc 1 pen, Middleton, Burrow) SEPTEMBER 01 A Newport IOW DML 1-1 (Owen) 03 H Moor Green DML
MALVERN Rugby Club won 13-16 away in Midlands Division One on Saturday to smash Longton's unbeaten home league record that goes back over two years. - Full match report in this week's Malvern Gazette.
WE'RE alarmed by the news that one in 10 women in Worcestershire with suspected breast cancer are waiting longer than the official two-week limit before vital hospital examinations. Two weeks might not seem a lot to most of us, and it isn't going to mean
UNHAPPY John Brain admitted Worcester Rugby Club will have to improve for next weekend's tough trip to Exeter after a disappointing display in their 30-5 win over Rugby Lions at Sixways. The league leaders missed out on the vital bonus point on the same
Saturday, December 1, 2001 ONCE again Bromsgrove Rovers were left to reflect on points that got away from them as they lost further ground in the Midland Alliance title race with a 3-1 defeat at Bridgnorth Town. A goal to the good at the break, they lost
MIDFIELDER Jon Holloway has been ruled out of Worcester City's Worcestershire Senior Cup clash with holders Moor Green tonight (7.45). The combative Holloway picked up a hip injury in Saturday's 1-0 Dr Martens League Premier Division defeat at Crawley
VOLUNTARY workers in Malvern are to provide a slap-up Christmas dinner to people on their own over the festive season. The meal will be served at 1pm on December 25 in the Lyttelton Rooms, Church Street, and will be followed by entertainment. It is being
MIDFIELDER Jon Holloway has been ruled out of Worcester City's Worcestershire Senior Cup clash with holders Moor Green tonight (7.45). The combative Holloway picked up a hip injury in Saturday's 1-0 Dr Martens League Premier Division defeat at Crawley
JAN Molby has been named Nationwide League Division Three manager of the month for November. The Kidderminster Harriers' boss has guided his side to four consecutive league victories against Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City and Rushden &
UNHAPPY John Brain admitted Worcester Rugby Club will have to improve for next weekend's tough trip to Exeter after a disappointing display in their 30-5 win over Rugby Lions at Sixways. The league leaders missed out on the vital bonus point on the same
Pershore Town avenged a 4-1 defeat on the opening day of the season when they beat visitors Shirley Town 5-2 in the Midland Combination Premier Division, with midfielder Jonathan Gregory scoring a hat trick. Pershore went ahead only 52 seconds into the
August 18 Shepshed (h) 2-0 Booth 2 21 RC Warwick (a) 1-0 (og) 25 Clevedon (a) 0-2 27 Evesham (h) 2-3 (og), Cowley September 1 Rugby Utd (h) (FA Cup preliminary round) 5-1 Marsh 2, Charlton, Booth 2 8 Gresley (h) 2-0 Booth 2 11 Redditch (a) 2-1 Langford
COMPETITION winner Colin Matthew was given an insight into the world of journalism when he joined the press bench for Saturday's win over Rushden. The Kidderminster assistant company secretary helped with the match commentary on BBC Radio Hereford and
IT is funny what a difference four quick wins can make but then not all that surprising considering the cramped Division Three table. Confident Kidderminster Harriers are now in a prime position to challenge for the play-offs after Saturday's 3-0 win
A FANS VIEW FROM COMPETITION WINNER COLIN MATTHEW HARRIERS knocked a few edges off the rough cut Diamonds from Rushden when they ended their twelve match unbeaten run. Talbot cited limited resources for the result. It is not what money can buy, but resource
TWO teenagers who were ordered to stash ecstasy tablets worth £1,400 in their Worcester flat have both been given community service. James Dale and his girlfriend Rebecca Nash had been subjected to threats and intimidation by drug dealers, said their
AMBULANCE bosses have vowed to keep a close eye on the amount of time crews must spend waiting around at hospitals to get their patients into beds. The Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service NHS Trust has started to monitor the number of ambulances
Saturday, December 1, 2001 IF Worcester are to achieve promotion to the elite, it is looking increasingly likely they will have to do it the hard way. They overcame Rugby Lions 30-5 at Sixways on Saturday but rarely showed signs of their potential as
ANOTHER wealth of fascinating tales of everyday life on Worcester's Westside during the 20th Century is arrestingly packaged in a second book from St John's librarian Philip Adams. His first popular publication, Memories of St John's came out two years
Sat July 14 Bromsgrove Rovers (a) 4-0 Broughton, Hadley 2, Bird Mon July 16 Halesowen Harriers (a) 6-1 Middleton, Bird 2, Shilton, Shail, Ducros Wed July 18 Evesham United (a) 1-1 Faulds Sat July 21 Redditch United (a) 3-0 Hadley, Hinton, Middleton Tues
POLICE with sniffer dogs apprehended five illegal immigrants on the A46 near Stratford last Friday. The men, four Iranians and one Afghan in their early 20s, had sneaked on board a Spanish fruit and vegetable lorry travelling to Evesham. Police were alerted
September 1 Manch'ster (H) 45-11 8 Birm'gham (H) 53-3 15 Henley (A) 31-0 22 Rotherham (H) 20-18 29 London W (A) 21-3 October 6 Coventry (H) 22-31 13 Lydney Cup 3 (A) 45-0 20 Wakefield (A) 39-8 27 Otley (A) 40-23 November 3 Moseley Cup 4 (A) 50-3 11 Bracknell
Saturday, December 1, 2001 GONE in Sixty Seconds was how long it took Vinnie Jones and Nicolas Cage to steal a car in their Hollywood blockbuster but it took Worcester City just 58 seconds to surrender the points to Dr Martens Premier Division leaders
Saturday, November 24, 2001 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are just one place away from the play-off zone after storming to their fourth Nationwide League Division Three victory on the trot with a 3-0 triumph over Rushden & Diamonds at Aggborough on Saturday
BETTA Special Waste Limited has appointed a commercial chemist to join its Worcester-based operation. Richard Hurdle, aged 27, has spent four years in the waste management industry, as a transfer station chemist and then a technical sales supervisor.
THE West Midlands appears to be bucking a trend which saw fewer new businesses started in the third quarter of 2001 than at any time since mid-1992. In the third quarter of this year, there were 76,900 business start-ups in England and Wales - a 27 per
JAN Molby has been named Nationwide League Division Three manager of the month for November. The Kidderminster Harriers' boss has guided his side to four consecutive league victories against Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City and Rushden &
MAMMA Mia! An Evesham singer is heading for the bright lights of London to take to the stage as part of an Abba tribute band. Dancing Queen Claire Gordon will make her West End debut next month as Agnetha Faltskog in the Real AbbA Gold show. The 26-year-old
FIXTURES Saturday, December 8 Premier Division: Malvern Town v Causeway United (2.45). Division One (South): Bewdley Town v Malvern Town Reserves (1.45). Tuesday, December 15 Premier Division: Malvern Town v Brierley & Hagley All (2.45). Division
AIR Commodore David Vass has taken over as bursar of Malvern College. His predecessor, Mike Eglington, has become clerk to the college council. Mr Vass joined the RAF after doing his A'Levels and served for 32 years, in which he flew a variety of aircraft
WORCESTER Wolves travelled with a full strength team to Ealing and returned home after being beaten 111-74 in a National League Division One match. The first quarter was even with Nick Vinsonneau playing well offensively for Worcester. Ealing's main threat
TOM Moody has given the thumbs up to the Worcestershire Cricket Centre at Prince Henry's School in Evesham as the venue for the County players preparations for next season. Last winter the New Road squad went to the new facility at Edgbaston for their
A TOTAL of 22 players, a record number for Worcester Norton Hockey Club Ladies, have been selected for the Worcestershire squads for the 2001-2 match programme at under 17, 15 and 13 level. As a result of their performances representing the Midlands at
Stourport Swifts took the honours in a pulsating FA Umbro Trophy second round clash, edging through 5-4 against visitors Bishop Auckland. But they had to survive 10 minutes of injury-time before they could start the celebrations, having seen off battling
REGARDING your story in the Evening News (Thursday, November 22) I'd like to reply to the comments made by the Studdert Kennedy management. There was only one meeting called until the Evening News became involved. Then - and only then - the management
A KNITTEL (You Say, November 22) is presumably healthy and can, therefore, afford to campaign against the use of animals in medical research. But what about the millions of us whose lives depend upon prescription medicines? Or those of us who need medical
LIKE many military historians, I am concerned that the building of the new Paris airport may require the removal of a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in the Somme area. All CWGC cemeteries in France are built on land given in perpetuity by
I WAS appalled to read the front-page story headlined "Rid our city of street rejects" in the Thursday, November 22, edition of the Evening News. There appears to be a sinister supposition in the article that so-called "vagrants" and "drug-takers" exist
ABOUT a year ago, I wrote a piece paying belated homage to a wealthy businessman and worthy local benefactor who lived for some years at Hallow Park - a large house and estate on the Worcester side of Hallow village. He was Joseph Banks, who gave significant
A PIGEON pie story with an amusing sting in the tail is told by Fred Hancock in the new book More Memories of St John's. Fred was the youngest of the five children of Frederick and Mary Hancock and has vivid boyhood memories of life at the family home
FARMERS in the two counties who have forgotten what it is to make a profit may want to attend a new agricultural exhibition which promises a brighter future for the rural economy. The AgriVision exhibition has been organised by the Royal Agricultural
A WORCESTERSHIRE-based publishing house has received more than 400-online orders in six weeks since redesigning its website. Osborne Books, which publishes educational accounting, finance and business studies books, used local company Hughes Media at
ALL the fun of the fair - with some Christmas spirit thrown in - proved a real crowd-puller in Worcester. The Faithful City's Victorian Christmas Fayre saw scores of families enjoying a host of stalls and events in Worcester.
A DECISION will be made on whether to build a new Malvern hospital by next spring, health bosses have revealed. The board of the Worcestershire Community and Mental Health NHS Trust will be asked to make a decision on the plans at their March board meeting
A BRAND new guide to help shoppers buy with confidence has been launched by Worcester-shire Trading Standards officers. The Before You Buy guide gives handy hints and tips on how to avoid consumer problems before they happen, including information on
SCHOOLCHILDREN were thinking pink when they held their own fashion show in aid of Imperial Cancer and the parent and staff association. The show, Think Pink, was organised by the sixth form committee of St Mary's Convent, Worcester. The girls wore clothes
PRIMARY schools across Worcestershire have been given a boost of nearly £2m to improve literacy and numeracy. Schools Minister Cathy Ashton has announced the investment. Schools in the West Midlands will receive £21m, with Worcestershire being given a
FIXTURES MIDLANDS ONE Saturday, December 8. Banbury v Malvern. Saturday, December 22. Malvern v Barkers Butts. Sunday, December 30. North Midlands Cup second Round: Malvern v Luctonians. RESULTS MIDLANDS ONE 8/9/01: Dunstablians 41, Malvern 7. 15/9/01
A CANDLE-lit vigil was held outside Worcester Cathedral on Saturday to remember the billions of suffering animals world-wide. Worcester Animal Rights Coalition held the vigil in the grounds of the Cathedral to remember the animals who have suffered and
