NORTH Cotswolds Young Cricketers completely outpl-ayed Tewkesbury to earn an impressive 87-run victory at Under-12 level. After a cautious start they went on a run spree with Stuart Phillips and Alex Dancer racing to a 29-run partnership. Aggressive and
WHEN the soldiers in B Company told their family and friends they were heading to Kenya most were made to feel it was one long holiday. But life could not be any different for the Woofers, who have battled through extreme living conditions including heat
A £3 million pound deal to improve sporting facilities across Worcester will include a major revamp of the Sansome Walk swimming pool. City council officers have begun negotiations with sports specialists Leisure Connection to run Perdiswell Leisure Centre
THE battle to secure a fairer deal for Worcestershire's cash-strapped schools has taken another step forward. Local Government Minister Nick Raynsford will publish proposals to replace the existing "unfair" funding formula by the summer. This will ensure
HEREFORDSHIRE'S Jessica Garlick sang her heart out in front of one of the largest audiences in the world on Saturday night - the Eurovision Song Contest. The 20-year-old singer, from Pembridge, near Leominster represented the UK at the event, televised
THE challenge of being in Africa meant a mixture of different environments for one Droitwich soldier. Corporal Stefan Conroy thought the heavy rain experienced overnight could delay the return to the base at Nanyuki. "We were scheduled to go tomorrow,
ARRIVING at Archers Post in the evening it was easy to see why the Army had fallen victim to heatstroke. The temperature was still high despite the time of day. But within an hour things had changed and the skies had turned grey. Sheet lightening accompanied
ALMOST 80,000 plants are guaranteed to bring Worcester city centre alive with colour this summer. Over the next few days, a six-strong city council team will begin digging up spring beds in preparation for the blossoming displays. These include 310 hanging
THE man killed in a car crash on a Worcester road over the weekend has been named by police. Twenty-seven-year-old William Morrison, of Waseley Close, St Peter's, died after the car he was driving collided with a traffic island, post box and telephone
THE ousting of former Three Counties Agricultural Society chief executive Chris Milne has been dubbed "disgraceful" by the Malvern showground's former general manager. In a letter to members of the society's council, Tony Halls blasted the "backstabbing
BIKES, trikes and basketball nets are just some of the toys Worcester youngsters will be able to borrow, thanks to a mobile toy library. Toys for special needs children and computer games for older youngsters can also be borrowed for a month when Borrowers
BOWLERS at a Worcester club are being bombarded with missiles every time they step out on the green. Thugs roaming King George V Playing Fields hurl bricks, golf balls and footballs as team members are enjoying their game. The vandals have also targeted
BIKES, trikes and basketball nets are just some of the toys Worcester youngsters will be able to borrow, thanks to a mobile toy library. Toys for special needs children and computer games for older youngsters can also be borrowed for a month when Borrowers
A COLOURFUL, all-singing and dancing performance of Scrooge is about to hit the boards at the Norbury Theatre. Based on Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the traditional winter performance has been unusually dropped into the middle of June. But as theatre secretary
A WORCESTER Students' Union representative who ran this year's London marathon has urged other women to take the plunge and enter the Cancer Research UK Race for Life. Education and welfare vice-president at University College Worcester, Caroline Catmur
A HADLEY woman has been selected as a finalist in a national competition to find women who have the drive to achieve the extraordinary. Jill Angell is one of 24 women who have reached the final stage of the Women Who Make Things Happen award, which is
TWO lucky Evening News competition winners have all they need to create the perfect alfresco dining experience. With more than 300 entries, Mark Evans from Droitwich and Donald Faulkner from St John's, scooped the top sizzling hot prizes. The first prize
Alexander Moyzes Symphonies Nos: 11 and 12 Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ladislav Slovak THIS Slovak composer's life spanned the best part of the 20th Century, and these two last symphonies display Moyzes' expertise in combining traditional
MORE than £300 has been donated to Acorns Children's Hospice Trust from the Portman Building Society. The cash was raised by the society's members, in return for a 2002 Portman calendar. "The Portman calendar has been popular with our customers for many
WYRE Forest walkers put their best feet forward to raise cash for Acorns. Almost 70 people strode out in the charity event, including a walking party from Marks & Spencer's Kidderminster store. The group completed a walk around Bodenham Arboretum,
A FEW years ago, a celebrated feminist and academic wrote a lengthy piece for one of the quality papers about what she believed were the origins of the famed two-fingered salute. The V-sign was, she sniffed, a manifestation of the sexual violence inherent
IN a delightfully tactful way, I was warned John Edgecombe only occasionally touches down on this planet and sadly his spaceship hadn't landed the day I phoned him. He was probably somewhere up there floating in a world of his own having smoked several
UTILITY player Matty Southwick has jumped ship to arch rivals Bromsgrove Rovers. Manager Rod Brown initially signed all of last season's squad for pre-season but Southwick, who followed Brown from Stourport last season, has linked up with former United
DR David Starkey says "most politicians say boring things, look boring, are boring". Let's face it, all of us are pretty boring nearly all the time. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
REGARDING the proposed site for refugees at Throckmorton, I am inclined to agree with the villagers on this one. The cost of building prison-like camps will be at enormous cost to the taxpayer. It would be better if the council utilised empty buildings
INTERESTED as I am in the welfare of animals, I would like to draw attention to one aspect of the hunting debate that appears to be often ignored. It is the total disregard many hunting people show to the residents' rights in the towns and villages that
VICTOR Meldrew would say "I don't believe it"! Have we lost all our common sense? Fit young men are "swarming" through the Channel Tunnel on a daily basis, and instead of stopping them, we build for them what will undoubtedly be "very comfortable" accommodation
SO New Labour is preaching again, this time in the guise of Councillor Geoff Williams (You Say, May 20). As an Independent, I am happy to answer his questions. It is the Government - Geoff's New Labour Government - that is forcing councils to sell their
IN response to your Education Focus article (Evening News, May 14), regarding the use of corporal punishment in schools, I am amazed to read the comment by Headteacher Graham Coyle. Under no circumstances should smacking or the slipper be returned to
He's Got To Go by Sheila O'Flanagan. Published in paperback by Headline, £10.99. This Irish writer doesn't quite match up to the standard of Marian Keyes, but this light-hearted romp about an angst-ridden wife will make a fair holiday read. It centres
POLICE have arrested a teenager and charged him with stealing a blue Toyota estate car from Crashmore Lane, Overbury, on Friday, May 10, driving without a licence, using a vehicle without insurance and making off without payment for petrol. He is due
ANYONE over 50 can once again book a computer taster session run by Age Concern Hereford and Worcestershire at the Wychavon Council Shop at Market Place, Evesham. The 45-minute sessions, run on a one to one basis, will be available on Tuesdays, with appointments
AN articulated lorry was in collision with a Nissan Sunny in Elmley Castle Road, Hinton-on-the-Green, at about 10.25pm last Sunday. There were no injuries, but firefighters were called to make the vehicles safe.
PATIENTS and carers in Worcestershire are being invited to join an innovative project which will give them a chance to have a say on hospital services across the county. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is setting up a Patients' Forum as part
JULIE Kirkbride (pictured), a keen supporter of the "Brumbley" national football stadium bid, could barely disguise her rage this week. Like every other MP, she had been led to believe Birmingham would be allowed to pick up the pieces if - as seems increasingly
A COUPLE of weeks ago, the Evening News revealed Mike Foster's utter bemusement at a letter from the Open Spaces Society. The letter appeared to be complaining about the size of a grant given to Worcestershire County Council to open up the countryside
MG Rover's MG ZT-T has been chosen by West Midlands and Shropshire Ambulance Services as their 'Rapid-Response Vehicle', The Trophy Yellow estate cars, with green reflective Battenburg livery, will soon be patrolling the counties. They will be required
A WORCESTERSHIRE law firm has welcomed back a former employee. Sharon Woods has joined the Bromsgrove office of Morton Fisher Solicitors as a para-legal in the conveyancing department. She previously worked for the firm in Bewdley for three years.
A GARDEN centre is celebrating success at last week's Chelsea Flower Show. Wyevale Garden Centres - which operates 122 garden centres nationally and has its head office in Kings Acre Road, Hereford, - scooped gold for its Wyevale Globe Garden. It is the
AN AWARD-winning Herefordshire cider company is sparkling with success after it landed a contract to supply a major supermarket chain across England and Wales. Cheyney Lodge Cider, of Bishops Frome, near Bromyard, has just struck a deal with Tesco to
ONE soldier looking forward to using the skills acquired in Kenya is Private Ben Jenkins. The 20-year-old of Avon Road, Tolladine, Worcester, hopes to go to Afghanistan should the infantry regiment be called up. "I want to go to Afghanistan because of
IT was a whirlwind visit to Kenya but enough to make me realise that the life of a soldier is not an easy one. Of course, they travel the world and collect stamps in their passports, but there is the downside to all this. Kenya was hot most of the time
PRIVATE Stewart Littleton was looking forward to dry clothes when we met up. The 20 year-old of Stourbridge Road, Kidderminster, had slept away from the camp because of the heavy rain. He was among a patrol which felt it safer to stay away from the camp
THE family of a pensioner who died after her handbag was snatched by a heroin addict are "disgusted" by the legal system which allowed the assailant to walk free. The family of Mary Tudge said they feel let down by British justice after Rory Jones was
A TOLLADINE man only discovered he had been banned from driving when police pulled him over to carry out a roadside check on his car, magistrates have heard. Wayne Munden told Worcester magistrates he had no idea he had been disqualified from driving
THE original signed manuscript of one of Sir Edward Elgar's most popular pieces of work has returned to Worcester. The manuscript of Salut d'amour, which was written by the composer in 1888 as a gift for his future wife Caroline Alice Roberts, was bought
A NEW collection point for a Worcester-based savings and loans company has been hailed a success. Worcester Black Pear Credit Union Ltd introduced the Tolladine collection point last month. "It happens every Thursday morning at the Tolladine Community
ANIMAL lovers who can offer a caring home for stray and abandoned dogs are being urged to contact Hereford Animal Aid. The organisation currently has a problem with re-homing collie and collie cross dogs, a number of which have been in foster care for
THE Latino beat and a little taste of South America has come to Herefordshire. Salsa dancing classes are proving a great success after coming to the Royal Oak in Ledbury in the shape of top Venezuelan DJ and dancer Thomas Melendez. He has created an atmosphere
THE people of Worcestershire are being urged to roll up their sleeves and give blood to prevent a shortage. The National Blood Service is putting out a plea to raise awareness of the need for regular blood donors in the county to ensure hospitals have
KING Charles II passed up the chance to shin up an oak apple tree during his comeback visit to Worcester at the weekend. The former monarch instead settled for a tour of the Faithful City, conducted by Mayor, Councillor Robert Rowden, during Saturday's
FOR the football loving population of England, the next week cannot pass quickly enough. At the end of it stands the hope of the World Cup success. But for those who cannot stand the beautiful game, once the competition begins they enter a world of purgatory
AS PART of its free hand-on exhibition, the Cheltenham Festival of Science, which continues until Sunday, has some of the most advanced robots from the BBC's popular television series Robot Wars and Technogames. The Town Hall will also be home to the
FEMALE golfers are invited to a golf day to tee-off their fund-raising for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust. The morning-long competition and lunch is at Perdiswell Park Golf Club and is open to non-members, as long as they have an official handicap. The
STAFF from a Worcestershire garden centre have bagged more than £1,000 for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust. Employees of Webbs at Wychbold, near Droitwich, donated toys, clothes and other goods, valued at £1,070, to the charity. The items will now be
A PERSHORE auctioneer has been handed £100 to buy an antique to sell at the Acorns Summer Ball. National event organiser DMG Antique Fairs has given the cash to Richard Williams to buy the item on behalf of Acorns Children's Hospice Trust. Mr Williams
GOURMET food of all sorts was on show at a courtyard in the centre of Malvern last Saturday. The former Malvern water bottling plant behind Belle Vue Terrace, now home to Rob- son Ward Kitchens, played host to the Malvern Food Festival. The day was a
I WAS among many motorists caught up in the traffic chaos last Monday (May 20). This was caused mainly by only one lane open over the city's river bridge causing huge tailbacks all over the city. When will the city council's works departments and the
I AGREE with M C Randall, true refugees would stay in the first safe haven they reach. These so-called refugees make for the UK because we are the only country in the EU to provide housing and handouts. Instead of building vast "holding pens" we should
RESIDENTS from a Bromsgrove village are being invited to a community meeting on Thursday. Traffic management, the village hall and planning applications will be discussed at Dodford with Grafton Parish Council, which will be followed by the annual parish
To Be A Pilgrim by Sarah Hopper (Sutton £20) WITH scallop shells on their coats and hats, the mediaeval pilgrim travelled thousands of miles in search of truth and salvation. The most celebrated of these odysseys is, of course, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
The Royal Flying Corps In World War 1 by Ralph Barker (Robinson £9.99) AS thousands of soldiers fought and died in the mud of France and Flanders, a very different battle was taking place high above them. Civilised warfare might have died in the stalemate
TOWNSPEOPLE are being urged to 'do something amazing' and give blood at a Spa venue. The National Blood Service is appealing for volunteers to attend the blood collection sessions on Thursday. The sessions will be held at The Royal British Legion, in
A MAN is making a third attempt to be allowed to build a detached house and garage in the garden of a bungalow in The Sands, Broadway. Two applications to Wychavon District Council by Simon Holloway, of Church Lench, have been refused, and now he has
FORMER Stourport Swifts midfielder Matt Southwick has signed for new Dr Martens Western Division rivals Bromsgrove Rovers. Southwick, who left Swifts for Redditch United last season, can fulfil his potential at 22-years-old, according to Rovers' joint
EVESHAM firefighters were called to a fire in the engine of a blue Ford Granada at the Twyford service station, Evesham, at 7.03pm last Saturday. The fire had been extinguished before firefighters arrived to make the vehicle safe.
STAYING with the topic of Early Day Motions, they can throw up some rubbish. Or, to be more precise, vast amounts of baby rubbish. According to Peter Luff, who is backing an EDM on "real nappies", disposable nappies make up four per cent of domestic waste
OLDER managers and executives seeking work are being offered a helping hand by a new Malvern-based recruitment agency. Peter Woods, who has a background in marketing and sales, started the Worcester Road-based firm Executive Experience specifically for
