BEGGING buskers with no talent will be turfed off Worcester's streets, if a new scheme takes off. The city council is considering issuing permits in a bid to make shopping a more melodic experience. But the idea, mooted in the early stages of a review
A MAN was cut by flying glass after chemicals put in a pint glass exploded in his face at a Worcester pub. Police were called to Sidbury's Barley Mow pub at 12.20am today, after reports of an explosion and found the man with facial injuries. They think
ONE of Worcester's oldest retail names is on the move across the city as part of the upgrading of Lychgate Shopping Centre. Russell & Dorrell is to take over Countrywide Stores' County Mills building in Dolday. The department store - which has traded
BED-blocking at Worcestershire Royal Hospital is causing waiting lists in the county to rise well above target levels, the latest figures have revealed. Many out-patients and in-patients face unacceptably long waits for treatment within Worcestershire
PRISON nurses were given the wrong radio message after an inmate was found hanged in his cell, an inquest has heard. Two nurses at Blakenhurst Prison were led to believe there had been a fight between prisoners, only to discover that Pershore man Darren
A WORCESTER charity which supports victims of rape and sexual abuse claims the number of women reporting rape is less than recent Home Office figures state. The Worcestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre, which is a member of the Rape Crisis
THE comments of commanding officer Lt Col David Swann were echoed by an old comrade of the Worcestershire tank regiment. Joe Cox, at Athlone Barracks for the Regimental Association visit which coincided with Prince Philip's presentation of Golden Jubilee
FOR most people, the garage is filled with junk, half-empty paint cans, tools and bits of left-over carpet - but for music teacher Pippa James, it is a children's theatre. Every summer holiday for the last eight years, her car has been put out on the
PEOPLE living in Worcestershire have been thanked for their support for the Queen's Royal Hussars by the regiment's commanding officer. Lieutenant Colonel David Swann said the 300-year association between Worcestershire and the Hussars was still extremely
BOARD members of the South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust travelled to their latest meeting in the new Tenbury Community Bus. The members took advantage of the new service, which has been brought to the town to improve transport links, to get to the
A TALENTED Worcester dan-cer won the under 12 boys' category at The Midlands Area Association of Freestyle Dance Professionals Championships. Keanu Humphries, who has been dancing for two-and-half years, triumphed in the competition at Stratford-upon-Avon
A PUBLIC meeting is to be called by residents of a village near Worcester to demand an end to the nine-year delay in getting official adoption of their public services. More than 50 people attended a meeting called by Brockhill Village Action Group to
FOUR teenagers who sprayed graffiti all over the sports hall of a Pershore leisure centre caused almost £4,500 damage, a court heard. Adrian Perkins, aged 18, of Bridge Street, Pershore, and three youths, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded
THE phoney war is nearly over and manager John Barton admits he can't wait to see Worcester City's league campaign get under way next week. City visit Solihull Borough tonight (7.30) for their penultimate pre-season friendly but after six weeks, Barton
A 25-stone Kidderminster man has been cleared of an attack on his diminutive wife after they decided to separate. Mrs Rosemary Crumpton, who is 4ft 8in tall, claimed that her husband William grabbed her by the neck and lifted her off the floor, briefly
MP Peter Luff has backed a bid for Lottery money to restore the canals in Droitwich. The Mid-Worcestershire MP wrote to the director of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), Anthea Case, urging her to give the most "sympathetic hearing possible" to the bid
MP urges hospital decision SIR Michael Spicer is pressing for a decision on a new community hospital for Malvern. In answer to a Parliamentary question, the West Worcestershire MP has been assured the South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust is considering
PLANS to demolish a piggery and build five detached houses in Claines, Worcester, look set to be refused. The proposals are for land at Hogbrook Farm, Lower Town, which is a long-established pig farm. Existing agricultural buildings would be demolished
A BROMSGROVE woman needs volunteers to get on their bikes to raise money for research into leukaemia. Nicole Harris, of Redditch Road, is helping to organise a bikeathon in aid of the Leukaemia Research Fund. As chairman of the charity's Bromsgrove branch
A WORCESTER man who cashed a cheque for his friend at a city centre pawnshop said he did not know that it came from a stolen chequebook. Daniel Bough, aged 20, of Liverpool Road, pleaded guilty to obtaining property by deception when he appeared before
Worcestershire's share of the Cotswolds may be small, but it's enormously popular: Broadway is always thronged with visitors. Only relatively few explore the surrounding countryside, however, and most of those use the Cotswold Way, and the paths which
FIXTURES WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUE Saturday, August 17 Premier Division: Bustleholme v Malvern Town (2.45). Division One South: Malvern Town Reserves v Lye Town Reserves (2.45). Tuesday, August 20 Premier Division: Malvern Town v Westfields (7.45)
Tomorrow (Saturday), Wyche and Colwall Horticultural Society summer show is at Colwall Village Hall at 2pm. There will be flowers, vegetables, fruit, floral art, cookery, photography, arts and crafts, a cake stall, plants for sale and teas. Admission
Live match coverage starts on Saturday, August 10 when Kidderminster Harriers take on Lincoln City at Aggborough in the opening Third Division game of the season. James Reece Kick-off will be at 3pm, with live updates being brought to you by Sports Editor
THE winners at the village hall whist drive were: Mrs Marshall, Peggy Baxter, Norah Armstrong, Mrs Stallard, Hilda Archer, Joyce Rusling, She-ila Clift, Molly Abbott, Betty Parsons, Jos Bunn, Mr Pitman, Eric Willis, Peter Bullock, Richard Devereux. Next
THE next meeting of Redmarley Women's Fellowship will be on August 21. It will be a coffee evening at the home of Tegwen Harrison. All are welcome and you can take a friend. There will be a bring and buy plants stall. Sometimes unavoidable changes have
Tree Wardens from across Worcestershire will visit West Malvern's Community Woodland off Old Hollow for a study day being planned for October 12. The successes, problems and pitfalls of the development of the present woodland by the parish council from
JONATHAN Devereux set a new course record of 66 in scoring 41 stableford points to win division one of Herefordshire Golf Club's August stableford. This beat the 67 set by Ian Carpenter for the altered course in 1997. Results, division one (0-14): 1 Jonathan
EASTNOR Castle is gearing up for the arrival of thousands of music fans next weekend. The park surrounding the stately home is playing host to the Big Chill festival on August 16-18, which is bringing together top musicians, DJs and artists from all over
THE next meeting of the Golden Val-ley Craft Society will take place at St Katherine's Hall, Ledbury, on Saturday, August 17. It will run from 10am to 4pm.
MALVERN will be seen as it has never been seen before during an exhibition of new artwork by Patricia Marshall at the Barry Jackson Room next week. Opening tomorrow (Saturday) and running until August 17 atthe Grange Road venue, the exhibition of pastels
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IMAGINE the scene. A sunny summer's day in Worcester's city centre. Shoppers cheerfully going about their business. And the sounds of talented buskers serenading them on their way. But replace the skilled musicians with tuneless wonders and the picture
Ernest Bloch - Trois Pomes Juifs - Symphony in E flat major Evocations If he was a painter I think Bloch would have covered every inch of his canvas with intricate, highly textured colours and shapes with repeated motifs hidden throughout. Symphony in
ANCHOR FALCONS FC (formerly Red Lion Falcons FC) launched their new season with a pre-season friendly against Powick FC last Sunday. Despite their 6-2 defeat there were plenty of positives for the new management team to take away with them ahead of the
WELSH wonderboys Lostprophets may have been described as a mixture of nu-metal and skate punk by the likes of NME, but I don't think words can describe the brilliance of this band, writes Elizabeth Freeth. It comes as no surprise that they've gathered
1802: On Wednesday, the Right Hon.Viscount Nelson, accompanied by Sir William and Lady Hamilton, arrived in Oxford where the Freedom of the city was presented to his Lordship. The following day, an honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law was conferred
MUTTERINGS about weather forecasts and anxious glances into the sky from those queuing up outside Goodrich Castle were vindicated when the heavens finally opened during the second half of Wednesday's (August 7) open-air showing of Richard III. There is
The Toronto Children's Choir brought its inspirational talent to Worcester for the Three Choirs Festival Fringe. Singing most of the music from memory, these young musicians, aged between seven and 17, a fraction of the 300 involved in the total chorus
A REVISED assessment of Upton-upon-Severn's case for flood defences could be on the cards if new methods of calculating the cost of flooding advocated by the Environment Agency (EA) are accepted. Jim Haywood, who became area manager for the EA's Lower
HANLEY Swan and Hanley Castle are welcoming all-comers in the numerous competitions being organised as part of their 50th village show. Photography, flowers, vegetables, handicrafts and cookery are among the classes lined up for the Golden Jubilee bash
A PROMINENT figure in charitable works in Upton-upon-Severn was invited to a Buckingham Palace garden party last week. Joan Bullock, of Prices Lane, was asked to London in recognition of her 12 years' service as secretary of the Arthritis Research Campaign
BUCKET collectors are needed to make sure Upton's Water Festival continues to be a success. Volunteers should be willing to help collect donations after the firework display on Sunday, August 25. Anyone interested in helping out should attend the next
IN September, district councillors will be faced with the most important decision since the planning application for Waitrose. The current management of The Malvern Theatres provides excellent value for money and offers a high quality programme on a comparatively
WALTON Marine has released another leaflet in support of its application to build a £3 million expansion to Upton Marina. It contains 14 positive quotes from separate organisations, including the National Association of Boat Owners, British Waterways
MALVERN Hills District Council yesterday unveiled its consultation paper on the future management and operation of Malvern Theatres. The council has printed 3,000 copies of the 12 page document, outlining two separate proposals from Theatres chief executive
I WAS astonished to read the letters belittling the achievements of David Fawbert and his team at The Chase high school (Your Letters, July 26). The record needs to be amended. David Fawbert and his team have sought to "encourage and reward excellence
The consultation paper details a proposal put together by the Theatres chief executive Nic Lloyd, who is seeking a 30-year lease to continue running Malvern Theatres and expand on its work in creating a quality venue with a national reputation. In order
FOR several years, I was privileged to serve as a Governor of The Chase, harking back to the headships of Mr Garth and Mr Mullinger. I would therefore like to dissociate myself strongly from Mr Fawbert's unfortunate comment on the situation he inherited
THE two men set to contest the next General Election in the West Worcestershire constituency have both come out in favour of retaining the existing management of Malvern Theatres. Coun Tom Wells, leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Malvern Hills District
PROPOSALS for a new hospital in Malvern took a major leap forward this week, writes Robert Hale. The board of South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust, at its meeting in Tenbury Wells on Wednesday, agreed to consider the project this autumn. The board
IN response to Mr. Gorf's complaint (Your Letters, August 2) about the PA system used by the Malvern Pony Club. I was always taught before complaining to make sure I had my facts right. The Malvern branch of the Pony Club used the showground for four
AROUND 20 regulars at the New Inn pub will be mounting a push behind a double bed for charity. The route runs all the way from Barnards Green to Belle Vue Terrace, and then down into Malvern Link tomorrow (Saturday, August 10). The event will raise money
I WAS very sorry and disturbed to see your correspondent's complaints (Your Letters, August 2) against the recent Pony Club Camp at the Three Counties Showground. I was at the camp every day. There was no public address system, not even a hand-held loud
POWICK parish leaders have begun an urgent search for a new post office site after the current sub postmaster announced his resignation. Keith Johnson will give up the role in December and this week applied to Malvern Hills Dist-rict Council for planning
HAVING shared the Three Counties Showground with the Malvern Pony Club, I know that no form of outside public address equipment was used all week, so I find Ken Gorf's comments (Your Letters, August 2) quite astounding. Our camp on the Three Counties
ENFORCEMENT of car parking laws should become Malvern Hills District Council's responsibility as soon as possible, say members of the authority. Councillors at Tuesday's (August 6) overview and scrutiny committee meeting agreed to ask MHDC's executive
A NEW childcare group in Poolbrook is hunting for more members to help it consolidate its future. Playspace Out-of-School Care was launched at the Octagon just over a fortnight ago and is being organised by a former leader of a similar Langland group
EXTRA skips and free bulky waste collections should be provided with a £20,000 fund to ease the loss of Newland's waste depot to refurbishment. Malvern Hills district councillors met on Tuesday and expressed fears the imminent closure could spark fly-tipping
WHEN Colin Youngjohns was a young lad helping out around Aggborough, he could never have believed he would one day be a Football League chairman at the club he loves. But the 56-year-old carpet contractor ended up exactly that after millionaire Lionel
A STEERING group of residents has been formed to help shape the £600,000 revamp of Duke of Edinburgh Way in Malvern Link. The group will influence the final design of the "home zone", a Government-funded project that will see planters, trees, street furniture
MALVERN'S ex-mayor, Whinray Coates resigned from Malvern Town Council on Tuesday (August 7). The Langland councillor, who has served on the authority since its inception in 1995, said she could no longer serve on the council "because it is no longer community-minded
FOOD and drink businesses in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are being offered half-price exhibition stands at the Leeds and London Spec-iality and Fine Food Fairs this autumn. The cut price rates are being made available to local producers by Heart
THIS week Malvern Hills District Council published details of the two bids for the future management of Malvern Theatres. So begins a consultation process which is due to end with a vote being taken by the full council on September 24. This is a consultation
A HERITAGE group has exp-ressed its desire to have the Malvern Hills designated as a European Geopark to make the most of its geological heritage. The Worcestershire Earth Heri-tage Trust has already backed up theories that Malvern was once coastal after
THE word holiday derives from holy day, the non-work days of the Middle Ages, a day for downing tools and resting from work. As people focussed on God and enjoyed entertainment, at the associated fairs, body and soul were renewed. During the holiday season
PROMOTION-chasing Worcestershire were grateful for a half-century from Anurag Sin-gh on the opening day of their Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against Nottinghamshire at Kidderminster. The County opener hit 57 as his side slid to 201
A MALVERN Scout troop has been given a slice of lottery cash to help it refurbish its 25-year-old home. The 1st Malvern Link group was handed £4,900 by the Awards for All fund on Friday to get a project to improve facilities at Rodway Hall, in Redland
DROITWICH'S John Bic-kerton fired an opening round 67 to lie two strokes off the lead at the Celtic Manor Wales Open. Evesham's Jeremy Rob-inson was also in form, shooting a 69, while Hereford's David Park was on two-under-par 70. Sam Torrance made his
A WARDEN dressed in red is being appointed to walk the streets of Malvern's Langland ward to present a friendly face in an effort to cut crime, anti-social behaviour, abandoned cars and graffiti. The new neighbourhood warden scheme is being delivered
A STRIKE planned by public sector workers for next Wednesday, August 14, has been called off. Union members working for Malvern Hills District Council and the county councils of Herefordshire and Worcestershire were due to down tools as part of a campaign
A VERSE play based on the tale of Le Jongleur de Notre Dame will be performed by the Ad Hoc Theatre Company as part of the Three Choirs Fringe Festival. The play, Our Lady's Tumbler, was written by Ronald Duncan for the 1951 Festival of Britain. Le Jongleur
MEN IN BLACK 2 (PG): Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones still look cool in suits and shades. Odeon, Worcester. 12.00, 2.00, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00. UCI Merry Hill 10.45, 11.15, 1.00, 1.30, 3.30, 4.00, 4.30, 6.00, 6.30, 7.00, 8.30, 9.00, 9.30. Fri & Sat late
THE Three Choirs Festival gets under way at Worcester Cathedral on Saturday, August 17, with the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble at 11.30am. At 7.45pm, the Philharmonia Orchestra Festival Chorus will perform music by Walton and Elgar, while organist Jennifer
THE internationally-acclaimed Morriston Orpheus Choir will be singing in support of the Acorns Children's Hospice at Worcester Cathedral next month. Malvern soprano Susan Black is the guest singer on Saturday, September 28. Tickets are £8, £10 and £12
OPERA lovers are in for a rare treat next week when the stars from the Royal Opera House, English National Opera and Opera North come to Malvern Theatres to perform Pure Puccini. The concert on Friday (August 16) includes a selection of music from the
A NINE-PIECE jazz ensemble intent on recreating the atmosphere of the years between the two world wars will touch down in Upton-upon-Severn on Friday, August 23. Andor's Jazz Band (pictured left) from Holland, evoke the orchestras of Duke Ellington, Fletcher
The former deputy organist at Westmin-ster Cathedral, Maureen McAllister, and Robin Jackson, director of music at Bath University, will give a recital in St Mich-ael and All Angels' Church, Ledbury, on Saturday, September 21, from 7.30pm.
Gentleman Spies: Intelligence Agents In The British Empire by John Fisher (Sutton, £20) BRITAIN had good reason to step up the spy game in the years leading up to the First World War. As well as Communists and rival Western powers, there were echoes of
THE present sad state of Germany with four million plus unemployed is long-standing. The euro and European Union are not the causes. This German malaise is caused by re-unification in 1990 after 45 years of enforced separation. On the other hand, the
MY old friend George Cowley is confused regarding the euro, but all the confusion will be cleared up when Tony Blair and his spin doctors get to work on brainwashing the British public into thinking that accepting this euro is the best thing since sliced
I HAD a telephone call from a social worker looking for a respite bed in my nursing home, for an elderly lady, for a period of two weeks. Very unusually, I had a bed available and arrangements were made to admit the lady. Unfortunately, Social Services
I PAY for private medical health, thereby relieving pressure on the NHS Service, but receive no tax allowance for doing so. It is proposed that illegal immigrants arriving at Throckmorton will be given private health treatment from BUPA, free of charge
REGARDING the stories on pages 1 and 5 (Evening News, August 3), while I was changing trains at Foregate Street on Tuesday of last week, I was once again utterly appaled at the assorted rubbish all over both tracks, and the unkempt condition of the environs
NEAL Radford enjoyed an amazing start to life as an Evesham cricketer but, like the majority of fixtures in the area, the weather was Saturday's only winner. The former Test all-rounder struck with his third and fourth balls to help the Worcester-shire
THIS week's picture was loaned by Irene Carpenter (Clee) who grew up in Malvern, but has since emigrated to Australia. It shows the Christmas party in 1947 which was organised by the Good Neighbours Club, which was founded during the war at Trinity Hall
THE summer film season at the Forum continues on Wednesday with The Officer's Ward (La Chambre des Officiers) (15). Directed by Francois Dupeyron, it was nominated for the Golden Palm at Cannes and for eight Cesar awards. It tells the story of handsome
Malvern Cinema: Men in Black II (PG) Daily 3pm & 7.15pm daily. The Officer's Ward (La Chambre des Officiers). Wednesday 14 only. Performance starts 8.15pm in The Forum. Sex and Lucia (Lucia y el Sexo) Thursday 15 only. Performance starts 8.15pm in
First Marks play & arts activity programme at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, for children aged up to two years. To find out more, or to book a place, telephone 01905 25371. Summer Fun at the Commandery, daily
FANS of Kidderminster Harriers are among the best-behaved in the country, the Home Office has revealed. Only one supporter was arrested during the whole of last season's Division Three campaign. According to official statistics only one club - Macclesfield
TWENTY tons of crushed ice will be carted into the Forum Theatre for the venue's first-ever ice spectacular. Two new shows featuring the Russian Ice Stars are among a star-studded programme of events for the new season. Appearing from December 3-8, they
THE Middle Ground Theatre Company will perform Brief Encounter at Hereford's Courtyard arts centre from Wednesday, August 21, until Saturday, August 24. Using a stage adaptation of David Lean's famous film set in the pre-war winter of 1938, the cast will
Redditch United 0 RC Warwick 0 DEFINITELY one to be watched on Ceefax, this dourest of goalless draws would have been seen as a point further from the bottom but an unconfirmed rumour had Swindon Supermarine beating Solihull and could mean misery for
A HEAVY metal band from Wyre Forest have been successful in the first leg of their bid for double glory. Komanchi Tribe emerged triumphant in a battle of the bands competition at Worcester's Marr's Bar, scooping music equipment worth £1,000, a professional
Theatre August 13-17-The Railway Children by E Nesbitt at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm & 7pm. £9.50-£12.50, Children £2 off. Box Office (01684) 892277. Cinemas Malvern Cinema: Men in Black II (PG) Daily 3pm & 7.15pm daily. The
MEMBERS of the Malvern Junior Hockey Club are playing in bright new kit thanks to npower employee Ian Londesbrough. The Juniors are also helping Ian out in return, as he is training to be a hockey coach and umpire and is practising on them. Ian, a Business
A PERSHORE lawyer has achieved specialist accreditation status with the Solicitors' Family Law Association. David Sterrett, a solicitor with Gordon Bancks & Co, in Pershore, has 12 years experience as a family lawyer. "Gaining this qualification has
A WORCESTER man has been appointed racquets manager at the new David Lloyd Leisure club in Bromsgrove. Daniel Thorp will head up the team of tennis and squash professionals at the club, which is due to open on Tuesday, August 27. The club, on Slideslow
A WORCESTER-based energy company is a finalist in a prestigious national awards scheme. BizzEnergy is a finalist in the Growth Strategy of the Year category in the National Business Awards. The Warndon-based company was founded in 2000 to provide web-enabled
FOR the second home game in a row the unseasonable weather ruined the Green's 2nd XI's chances of victory as a thunderstorm descended on North End Lane with the home side well placed on 224 for six after 42 overs. BARNARDS GREEN II v HEREFORD CITY II
THE weather again proved the source of frustration as Nomads 1st XI got themselves into a winning position against Lye on Saturday. WORCESTER NOMADS v LYE Having dismissed Lye for a paltry 122, Nomads with a strong batting line-up were in prime position
SATURDAY BANKS'S BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE Division One: Bedworth v Kidderminster; Harborne v Worcester; Kenilworth Wardens v Bromsgrove. Division Two West: Redditch v Kington. Second teams, Division Two West: Bromsgrove v Wednesbury; Kington v Redditch; Worcester
PROMOTION-chasing Worcestershire were grateful for a half-century from Anurag Sin-gh on the opening day of their Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against Nottinghamshire at Kidderminster. The County opener hit 57 as his side slid to 201
MORE than 30,000 visitors are expected at the Three Counties Showground over the weekend for Malvern's first Leisuretime Show. The two-day event, which runs this weekend, is billed as a fun day out for all the family, featuring a wide range of attractions
BARNARDS GREEN CC Saturday August 10 1st XI v Birlingham (Home). Meet 12.30pm. R Williams (Capt), J Doughty, D Bell, T Clarke, T Williams, I Scullion, P Spencer, G Glendinning (wkt), K Golder, C Hill, J Clarke. Match Sponsor Bristol & West Plc. 2nd
A KIDDERMINSTER trader has warned shoppers to use the town's indoor market or lose it. Sharon Hine, who runs the Rumbletums caf in the Worcester Street market, said that some stalls had already closed down and others were struggling to survive. "It is
A MAN and woman denied 17 offences of cruelty to children at a residential care home for boys when they appeared before Gloucester magistrates. Michael Warwick Quinlan, aged 62, and Nicola McGrail, 54, are charged with cruelty to 17 ex-pupils of The Poplars
POLICE in Kidderminster say vandals are risking their lives by smashing electricity boxes. The warning comes after the meter box at Kidderminster Tennis Club was broken into at 2.55pm on Wednesday. It was the second time in a matter of weeks the box -
MIDLANDS ONE Saturday, August 24 Friendly: Malvern v Cheltenham. Saturday, August 31 Senior Cup - Qualifying Round: Malvern v Old Laurentians. Saturday, September 7 Malvern v Dunstablians. Saturday, September 14 Whitchurch v Malvern. Saturday, September
HEREFORD MP Paul Keetch has backed local firefighters' campaign for better pay. After meeting with members of Hereford fire station's Red Watch and a representative from the Fire Brigade Union, he pledged to support their call for a pay rise. "Like many
FANS of Kidderminster Harriers are among the best-behaved in the country, the Home Office has revealed. Only one supporter was arrested during the whole of last season's Division Three campaign. According to official statistics only one club - Macclesfield
THERE will be lots of clowning around when a big top goes up at a Worcester leisure centre. Following its sell-out success earlier this year, the National Clown Spectacular is making a return visit to Nunnery Wood Sports Centre, Spetchley Road. The clowns
WE had another summer wedding at St Peter's Church on Saturday, August 3 when Clara Moore married Adrian Clements. Although resident in Tewkesbury, Clara's family has much to do with Bushley Church and she is one of our regular bellringers. So, naturally
PAUNTLEY Church harvest supper has been arranged for Wednesday, September 24. By kind invitation of Mrs Christine Skelding, Pauntley Court provided the lovely setting for the music and poetry evening that was enjoyed by the 70 people who attended. They
Upleadon Church fabric fund has benefited by £915 as a result of the annual church fete, which was held in the garden of The Old Vicarage. Everyone is thanked for their support. Upleadon Over 60's Club will hold a bingo evening on Monday, August 26 at
WHEN Matt Adams first thought about university he imagined he would be furthering his education in the British Isles - possibly Birmingham, London or Manchester but a golf scholarship in South Carolina! The prospect of a four year degree in America's
BEACH buggies and off-road racers from all over the country and beyond will be converging on the Three Counties Showground next weekend. The British Buggy Extrava-ganza is part of the Kit and Sports Car Show on August 17 and 18, which will see hundreds
NEW children's art workshops in pottery, silk painting, mosaic and papier mache are being made available for group bookings from this week at Worc-ester's Bevere Vivis Gallery. In classes of between six and eight over the age of eight, children will be
Designer craftsman from all over Herefordshire are expected to have their work on show at the Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair. The event will take place at the Courtyard Arts Centre over three days beginning on November 22. For further details ring 01432
THERE will be the chance to see the Malvern Hills from an unusual vantage point when All Saints church, Deansway, Worcester holds a tower open day tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am to 4pm. Admission is £2 (under 16 free).
KOMANCHI Tribe have plenty to shout about after winning the Marr's Bar Battle of the Bands contest. The five guys, who predominately hail from Stourport-on-Severn, describe themselves as a fusion of the new school of heavy thrash metal with the old school
WORCESTER audiences will be the first in the world to hear a piece of music so complicated that it can only be played on the pianola. William Walton's notoriously eccentric Faade is impossible for one person to play, unless they are some kind of many-armed
THEY say a man's best friend is his dog, but some blokes say their best friend is their partner, their wife, or the lad they met at senior school. But to say your best friend is your cello could be construed as a little unusual, to say the least - especially
A DELUGE of "almost tropical violence" struck Worcestershire this week exactly half-a-century ago. Berrow's Journal of August 1952 described it as being the worst storm to hit the county for 30 years. "Radio programmes went off the air when lightning
AN ILLUMINATED boat procession along the Severn from the Waterworks to the Cathedral was the highpoint of Worcester's celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII this week exactly a century ago. A Journal reporter of 1902 waxed lyrical about the
SILK scarves, decorative soft toys, corn dollies and a wide range of paintings and craftwork went on display in St Gabriel's church, Hanley Swan, this week. Most of the exhibits are for sale, from watercolour and oil paintings down to individual hand-made
MALVERN Town registered their fifth consecutive pre-season victory with a 2-1 success at Midland Combination Premier Division Alveston on Saturday. ALVESTON 1, MALVERN TOWN 2 After a sluggish opening, which the home side just about shaded, Malvern eventually
BOGUS callers - claiming to be from the water board - tried to dupe an elderly Evesham couple. The incident happened at around 9.30am last Wednesday when a man standing in his kitchen, in Battleton Road, turned round after hearing a noise. He saw a stockily
POTENTIAL overnight visitors to Upton-upon-Severn are having to be turned away because of a lack of beds in the area. Angela Lessimore, tourism manager with Malvern Hills District Council, said this year had seen more enquiries than ever before for bed
NOW let's see, where did we leave it last week? I can't decide whether it was gawping at Penelope Cruz or pestering Roy Cropper for his autograph at Barcelona airport. Ah yes, I remember - it was breathing a sigh of relief as our jet winged its way homeward
I REFER to the recent publicity regarding the running of Malvern Theatres and the various options now under discussion, including proposals put forward by The Ambassador Theatre Group and Malvern Theatres chief executive, Nic Lloyd. I write from my position
IT seems inconceivable that Malvern Hills District Council can be seriously considering selling one of Malvern's greatest assets - its theatre complex. I thought it was supposed to look after Malvern and its people! We live in an area of outstanding beauty
I WAS present at your meeting and I saw several other district councillors there. My only criticism is that there was too much time dedicated to platform speakers and not enough to the public. The result of that meeting should surprise nobody. The successful
AT the public meeting you held on July 24 to debate the future management of Malvern Theatres, I understand that the Theatres chief executive' Nic Lloyd alleged that I had met with you to try and 'gag' the Gazette on the future of the Theatres. In response
THE Ambassadors Theatre Group (ATG) wants Malvern Theatres to "become a highly-regarded local centre for top-quality live theatre, entertainment and film" says Malvern Hills District Council's consultation document. Its proposal contains the following
MALVERN Hills District Council will use four criteria to evaluate the two proposals - financial, programme, operational and bars and catering. Financial criteria: Will include ability to deliver quality programmes within estimates, income generation potential
REFERRING to recent letters about the killing of the garden birds and small creatures by the cat population, I too, have been extremely concerned about this with my cat. They are unnecessarily cruel and torture their victims by teasing for their own sport
THE two proposals for the Theatres are compared in the MHDC consultation document, which says "each has particular strengths and offers different advantages." It says that the Nic Lloyd bid provides a distinctive programme of work which is tailor-made
I ATTENDED a meeting along with several other business representatives, district council members and local schools in November last year. The meeting was hosted by MHDC. The brief was to consider the future of the area and avoid its becoming a dormitory
THE leader of Malvern Hills District Council's opposition Liberal Democrat group has demanded the cost and results of a consultant's report into the management of Malvern Theat-res be made public. Coun Tom Wells, who sits on the council's Executive Committee
IT is often useful to claim 'nimbyism' on the part of those objecting to large-scale planning proposals on their doorsteps, which sometimes serves to cloud the genuine issues. In any case, which of us in honesty would not be concerned if such proposals
AN appeal for £80,000 to prevent the bells of Malvern Priory falling silent is being launched on Friday, August 16. The Priory Ringers are hosting an evening of poetry and music, appropriately entitled Summoned by Bells, as the opening event. Based on
RE: Ken Gorf's letter (Your Letters, August 2). I was the organiser of the Malvern Junior Pony Club Camp at the Three Counties Showground, which we shared with the Senior and Junior Club Camps of the Wyre Forest Pony Club, from Monday July 22 to Thursday
I WAS very upset to see a picture of my little sister on her pony next to such a nasty letter written by Mr Ken Gorf of Holywell Road, Malvern Wells (Your Letters, August 2). This letter went on about how much noise was made by the Malvern Pony Club and
NEWS that the Wells and Morton wards of Malvern Hills District Council will not be merged into one has been greeted with relief by local councillors. "Common sense has prevailed," said Wells councillor John Tretheway at Monday's full MHDC meeting Coun
AS a parent of a member of the Malvern Pony Club, I am writing in response to the unjustified letter from Ken Gorf (Your Letters, August 2). Seventeen children aged between five and eleven attended junior camp at the Three Counties Showground. They were
ON July 25 I was delighted to join the committee of Bromyard in Bloom as they were judged on their entry into Britain in Bloom for the first time. I accompanied the judges Les Goodman and Bob Harris on a tour of the town and surrounding area together
GOOD Samaritans are still alive and well, at least in the area of Moorlands Road, where I was rescued after my car had veered off the road and hung, one wheel in the air, over the bank, where the road forks. Neighbours and friends from Tennyson Road came
SIR Michael Spicer said he was impressed by the cutting-edge technology and professionalism he saw during a visit to Malvern Fire Station. The West Worcestershire MP was shown round the standard appliances, the mobile command centre and even hefted one
WORK is set to begin to improve a public footpath across a disputed tract of open land in Malvern. Worcestershire County Council, which is responsible for maintaining footpaths, will be laying down stones on the path crossing Hay-slan Field, off Pickersleigh
A BUSINESSMAN who accidentally left gold worth thousands of pounds on a garage forecourt in Storridge went back the next day to find the bag had gone. The man, a gold dealer, pulled onto the forecourt of the garage, which was closed, at about 6.30pm on
ADVANTAGE West Midlands, the regional development agency, is looking to invest in Malvern Hills Science Park. The agency has commissioned a study on the future of the park, which opened in 1999 and is now home to 20 high-tech companies employing over
THE phoney war is nearly over and manager John Barton admits he can't wait to see Worcester City's league campaign get under way next week. City visit Solihull Borough tonight (7.30) for their penultimate pre-season friendly but after six weeks, Barton
WORCESTER Rugby Club have switched their attention to former Wales Under 21 star Allen Chilten as they continue their scrum-half search. The Sixways club have been talking with ex-Leeds Tykes number nine John O'Reilly after a trial spell but, with both
BLOOD is to be shed at Malvern Rugby Club on Tuesday - but it won't be as a result of a bone-crunching tackle. The National Blood Service (NBS) is launching a series of blood collection sessions at the club, with the first one set to run between 1pm and
NEWCOMERS Sean Flynn and Sean Parrish are set to make their Nationwide League Division Three debuts for Kidderminster Harriers tomorrow when they open their campaign against relegation favourites Lincoln City at Aggborough (3pm). Former Coventry, Derby
HEREFORD United steamrollered Bromyard Town 12-0 at Delahay Meadow last night. The Nationwide Conference side arrived as part of the official opening ceremony of the new Cyril Bouston Stand but with the formalities finished the Bulls displayed a ruthless
A LARGE contingent of Women's Institute members helped Malvern Horticultural Society enjoy its largest Summer Show for almost a decade last Saturday. Society members and guests created a colourful and tasty display of their endeavours in flowers, fruit
WORCESTER Wolves have had a busy summer strengthening both the playing and coaching team. Having already secured the services of Colin Rhooms from Coventry Crusaders Robbie Baven from Derby Storm and Joshua Cooprider from Northwest Nazarene University
WOODLAND View's Ghost pool produced a high scoring, close-fought contest for the Barbourne AC pairs event, with local stillwater ace John Starkey holding off strong opposition to win by a very slim margin. Offering luncheon meat shallow on the pole at
WORCESTER Wolves have had a busy summer strengthening both the playing and coaching team. Having already secured the services of Colin Rhooms from Coventry Crusaders Robbie Baven from Derby Storm and Joshua Cooprider from Northwest Nazarene University
REDDITCH United look set to be without a trio of regulars for the first match of the season. United entertain Dr Martens Western newcomers Taunton Town on Saturday August 17 and will be missing two central defenders. Combative stopper Lee Knight is suspended
YOUNGSTERS with bags of energy will have lots of activities to occupy them this summer thanks to a playscheme on a Worcester estate. A visit to the zoo, graffiti painting, and close encounters with spiders and ferrets are just some of the activities on
THERE will be lots of clowning around when a big top goes up at a Worcester leisure centre. Following its sell-out success earlier this year, the National Clown Spectacular is making a return visit to Nunnery Wood Sports Centre, Spetchley Road. The clowns
AN internationally renowned string quartet is to pay homage to Malvern's best-known composer in the church outside which his grave lies. The Medici Quartet will play the Elgar Quartet and Britten's Death in Venice at St Wulstan's Church in Malvern Wells
THE Syd Lawrence Orchestra will return to Malvern Thea-tres for a one-off performance of big band swing at 7.30pm on Saturday, August 17. The band has been thrilling audiences worldwide with concerts and dances for over 35-years. It will bring its traditional
LEN Thwaites' double bass will once again provide the foundation for relaxed, swinging jazz at Malvern Rugby Club on Sunday, August 18. Gordon Whitworth (trumpet), Roger Heeley (piano), Roy Dutton (drums) and Mike Turner (clarinet/alto) will provide the
AN insight into the origins of the instrument that provided the less-than-auspicious first performance of Elgar's Sonata for Organ is to be given at a lecture organised by the Friends of Worcester Cathedral. Dr Relf Clarke is to give a lecture on the
MALVERN Recorded Jazz Society will be holding its next meeting on Wednesday, August 21. Members will rendezvous at the Civil Service social club on Pickersleigh Avenue at 7.30pm. Entry is £1 and more details are available from Chris Kerswell on 01905
ST EDBURGA'S Church in Leigh will host music for a summer afternoon on Saturday, August 17. Music by Bach, Holst, Boyce and Grieg will be supplied by The Volante Strings, after which tea will be served. Tickets cost £7 and £12, under 16's are free and
WORCESTER'S Huntingdon Hall is playing host to a number of concerts during the Three Choirs Golden Jubilee Fringe Festival next week. At 2.30pm and 8pm on Monday, August 19, The Pianola Partnership, with Bill Bingham and Michael Broadway, will perform
A MIXTURE of metal mayhem, electronic mixes and grindcore guitar is being lined up to assault unsuspecting eardrums at Marr's Bar on Thursday (August 15). Birmingham-based band Calm Insanity, recently signed to Copro/Casket records, will be supported
THE largest gathering of beach buggies, bajas and rails in the UK will descend on the Three Counties showground, Malvern, as part of the Kit and Sportscar Show on August 17 and 18 and we have 10 pairs of tickets to give away exclusively on this website
The first prize winner in the Shelsley Walsh competition was Les Brown, Domar Road, Kidderminster. Runners-up prizes of two tickets for the event on August 17-18, are: Ryan Keeping, Nursery Close, Oxford; Mark Lawley, Evans Close, Kidderminster; Mrs JB
Silent Night: The Remarkable 1914 Christmas Truce by Stanley Weintraub (Simon and Schuster, £12.99) IT is the final chapter of this scholarly work - an essay of the "what if" variety - that poses the most intriguing questions regarding the now-legendary
A WHEELBARROW race has proved an inventive way of raising cash for the Kemp Hospice appeal. Students from Kidderminster College careered along pushing specially decorated wheelbarrows on Friday and are putting sponsorship money towards the campaign to
YOU printed a very erudite letter on the latest Diglis application last Saturday (You Say, July 27). The thrust of that letter was that 550 was too many houses for the site, involving as it does, three, four, five or even six-storey developments - not
A KNITTEL, talking on the subject of hunting (You Say, July 30) is an experienced correspondent and knows how to distort the facts to mislead the general public. A fox torn to pieces is hardly likely to be alive - after all, we humans do the same with
THE North Midlands Shield for the coming season has been revamped by regionalising the opening two rounds. The preliminary and first rounds will be contested within the three junior counties of North Midlands - Shropshire, Greater Birmingham and Worcestershire
SHAKESPEARE'S accent was probably much closer to American than modern day English, one of my American lecturers once told me with a smug grin plastered across her face. So she will be probably be very pleased to hear the RSC are performing The Winter's
IT was the holiday season for the council a hundred years ago and the Malvern Gazette was happy to report an outing by the staff and employees of Malvern District Council. "The town surveyor, the clerk to the council, and their assistants . . . threw
100 years ago The new cabmen's shelter erected in the neatly laid out grounds in front of Great Malvern Station is a very pretty little building. The roof is thatched and gives the shelter a quaint appearance. The interior is comfortably fitted up and
CASTLEMORTON mountain biker Belinda Flattery has added a National Trailquest championship victory to her UK National Cross-Country Master's title. At the UK National cross-country championships at Hopton Castle in Shropshire, Belinda Flattery retained
MALVERN RFC training is now in full swing with the first game of the season at Spring Lane only two weeks away. Malvern are looking forward to their second season in Midlands One and were boosted at the end of last season when they won the North Midlands
COLWALL'S dreams of a Lord's final are over for another year as Elvaston of Derbyshire ran out winners of this quarter final tie in the Village Knockout Championship. ELVASTON v COLWALL In the picturesque surroundings of Elvaston Castle Colwall's start
MALVERN Town secured their fourth successive pre-season victory, following a 4-2 success at Hellenic League Premier Division Shortwood United last Thursday night. SHORTWOOD UNITED 2, MALVERN TOWN 4 After a scrappy first period during which Town struggled
THE Worcestershire Golf Club hosted the prestigious County Boys Championship last week. Some 66 boys, from 23 different Worcestershire clubs, descended on the course to pit their skills in a thirty-six hole competition. Played on the hottest day of the
ACTION returns to Shelsley Walsh next weekend (August 17/18) with the British Hill Climb Championship as some of the fastest accelerating cars in the UK attempt the narrow road that may be short, but is bursting with speed, excitement and energy. Spectators
BARNARDS Green visited high flying Hereford City in this WCL Division Three clash on Saturday. HEREFORD CITY v BARNARDS GREEN Rich Williams won the toss and elected to field on a hot, sultry afternoon at the race course. Scott and Brown started at a reasonable
MALVERN'S game against Feckenham on Saturday was abandoned after 46 overs due to a heavy downpour with Feckenham on 187-6 and Malvern looking in a promising position. MALVERN v FECKENHAM The visitors lost a couple of early wickets, Adshead to a fine slip
THE Mercian Elgar Junior Football League has just made its maiden century and we are not talking cricket here! Founded in 1976, having just celebrated its 25th anniversary last season, for the first time ever it is accommodating in excess of 100 teams
Elgar & Royalty Exhibition, at The Elgar Birthplace Museum, Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, until October 31. Celebrating Worcester's Royal Connections Exhibition, at The Elgar Birthplace Museum, Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester
Friday, August 9 The Levellers. The Marr's Bar. Saturday, August 10 Al Peters. Sketchley's Sports and Social Club. Krystee. Barbourne Ex-Servicemen's Club. Larry Miller. The Marr's Bar. Sunday, August 11 Juction 9. Barbourne Ex-Servicemen's Club. Thursday
Members of RLPO, Live-a-Music perform Watton's Quartet No 2, the Smyth Quartet and The Stanford Piano Quintet, at Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, on Saturday, August 10 and Sunday, August 11. Telephone 01905 611427 for further details. All Saints Church,
THE new season at Malvern's Festival Theatre features more shows than ever before, with a wide variety of entertainment to suit every taste. It opens with the return of that perennial favourite Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, one of the
Theatre at The Commandery. The Herbal Bed, by Peter Whelan, until Saturday, August 10. The Ad Hoc Theatre Company presents Our Lady's Tumbler, by Ronald n Duncan, at St Edburga's Church, Leigh, near Malvern, on August 9, 10, 19, 21 and 31 Malvern Theatres
NEWCOMERS Sean Flynn and Sean Parrish are set to make their Nationwide League Division Three debuts for Kidderminster Harriers tomorrow when they open their campaign against relegation favourites Lincoln City at Aggborough (3pm). Former Coventry, Derby
GROWING up under the lights, to the smell of grease paint and sound of a full house, is a tale rarely told these days but is one Malvern-based actor Tarquin Shaw-Young can relate to. Born to entertainers Malcolm Young and Sonya Shaw, Tarquin was brought
DAMSELS in Distress, a trilogy of new Alan Ayckbourn comedies will be performed by his Scarborough based company, Stephen Joseph Theatre, in Malvern Thea-tres from August 19 to 24. Directed and written by Ayckbourn, the plays come to Malvern prior to
HEARTBREAK Productions will end its two-month tour of open-air performances of Shakespeare's Richard III in The Commandery in Worcester on August 17 and 18. Promising a night of blood, lust, sword-fighting, powerful women, phantoms and one of the playwright's
SOME 87 competitors turned up from all over the country to take part in a fundraising harness racing event at Hanley Swan on Sunday. The event was organised in aid of the Acorns Children's Hospice. "We've got one or two outstanding bills to pay, but it
THE Malvern Gazette Mens Skittle League season commences for Third Division sides on Thursday, August 29 and for the First and Second Divisions a week later on Thursday September 5. Delegates may recall that the league management team suggested a new
SATURDAY CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS GLOS/WILTS Division One: Apperley v Colwall. Division One 2nd XIs: Colwall II v Apperley II. WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division One 1st XIs: v Bromyard v Astwood Bank Division One 2nd XIs: Astwood Bank II v Bromyard
VC Sevale riders Jon Stedman and Graham Wadsworth came within three seconds of the course record in the Chances Lane Two-Up 10 mile time trial last Thursday. The pair were well clear of second-placed Brian Boswell and Dave Walker. Results: 1 Graham Wadsworth
MANOR Park Men's D travelled to Bewdley E on Sunday with both teams seeking their first league victory of the season. Despite a spirited performance however that elusive victory still evades Manor Park, losing by four rubbers to two. The team have one
WORCESTER Rugby Club have switched their attention to former Wales Under 21 star Allen Chilten as they continue their scrum-half search. The Sixways club have been talking with ex-Leeds Tykes number nine John O'Reilly after a trial spell but, with both
IN a 40 over match at Spetchley Park on a rather damp wicket West Malvern lost the toss and were put into bat. WEST MALVERN CC v TIBBERTON TAVERNERS After losing a wicket in the first over with no runs on the scoreboard, slow progress was made with valuable
BARNARDS Green Second's entertained Barnt Green in the Sunday league. BARNARDS GREEN II v BARNT GREEN II After the previous day's heavy rain, stand in skipper Andy Lamb sensibly elected to bowl first on a drying wicket that was always likely to get easier
NOMADS' Sunday 1st XI managed to complete their fixture in a tight affair at Harborne. HARBORNE v WORCESTER NOMADS Having found himself with 12 men, Nomads' captain Kelly stood down for the umpire's coat only to be asked by Harborne to make up the number
THE Nomads' Third XI were at home to Fladbury and batting first set up a tough target for the visitors. WORCESTER NOMADS III v FLADBURY Three Nomads batsmen were in the runs, with Gerry Kelly making 36, Alex Isaacs 30 and the increasingly impressive Anthony
