THE mother of an autistic boy says she fears for his wellbeing after being told his regular school escort had been changed. Mary Dhonau says that the slightest change to five-year-old Peter's routine means he can become stressed, resulting in head-banging
A young girl who complained of being sexually molested made the accusation when she was in trouble with the police herself, a jury heard. She was accused of theft but her claims against Jason Stokes "got her off the hook", said defence counsel Nicolas
BRYANT Homes has withdrawn objections to the Local Plan for the proposed multi-million pound development of Diglis Basin. The development company, which planned to build 550 new houses and apartments in the run down area of the city, in partnership with
GREEN-minded Worcester people are being given a last chance to recycle their Christmas trees. The eco-friendly Christmas tree scheme, run by Worcester City Council, which has been operating at Worcester Garden Centre and the three Homebase stores at Elgar
A MALVERN family was forced to flee an inferno in their house, which claimed the life of three pets. Up to 20 firefighters and officers battled to control the severe basement blaze in Belmont Road, yesterday evening. A mother and child were taken to Worcestershire
A WOMAN threatened to burn down a neighbour's flat after hearing she had made allegations to the police about her husband. Samantha Stinton, aged 30, stood outside the woman's flat and started shouting abuse, Worcester Magistrates Court heard yesterday
A DRAKES Broughton man thinks he has the formula for successfully boosting student's maths abilities. Michael Papworth is looking for "guinea pig" students to see if his theories add up. He has devised an intensive two-hour course aimed at GCSE pupils
LISTED buildings deemed to be at risk in the Malvern Hills district will no longer qualify for district council cash. The council is phasing out its Stitch in Time grants at the end of this financial year, even though the money has helped save numerous
GUN crime on the police beat covering Worcestershire and Herefordshire reached 54 recorded offences last year - up from 38 in the previous 12 months. The surge in gun crime in West Mercia represents an increase of 42 per cent - compared with an average
NEWS of the closure of the Swan Theatre doesn't just effect those in Worcester but also its many supporters from our area. I have fond memories of The Swan as the theatre of my youth, renowned then, as now, for the strength of its productions aimed at
MILLIONS of pounds worth of artefacts are set to stay in Worcestershire despite a closure threat hanging over Bewdley Museum. The museum store, which contains a picture collection is worth more than £1m, is situated at Rushock Trading Estate, which has
A FILM about survivors of the holocaust coming to terms with what they have suffered is being screened to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Landscape After a Battle, by Polish director Andrzej Wajda, is a moving tribute to the victims and survivors of the
A STAY of execution looks set to be granted for closure-threatened Stourport Community Centre. Officers at Wyre Forest District Council have recommended the facility is kept open for a further year, at a cost of £14,000, while other options are explored
POLICE are becoming increasingly worried over the safety of a 13-year-old girl who went missing from her Warndon Villages home. Samantha Bird, who is 5ft tall, of slim build with a shoulder-length mousey brown "bob", was last seen by her family at 11.30am
WORCESTER City Council has pledged to protect the natural habitat at a Worcester farm if a new housing estate is ever built on the site. Up to 250 homes could be built at Earls Court Farm, Dines Green - on land adjacent to the proposed new Christopher
ONE of the most senior citizens in Worcestershire will be celebrating her 105th birthday on Saturday. Retired dressmaker Beatrice Richards, who moved to Kidderminster 17 years ago from her native Black Country, was born in the reign of Queen Victoria.
AFTER all the Christmas festivities and activities, its almost a relief when the new year arrives. About 120 guests welcomed 2003 at the New Year's Eve supper dance held at the village hall. Music was supplied by Safari, a two piece band new to our dances
Staunton & Corse Amateur Theatrical Society (SCATS) are proudly presenting His Majesty Old King Cole, a pantomime by Sue Davenport and Jo Bamber in Corse & Staunton Village Hall from tonight (Friday) and tomorrow at 7.30pm. SCATS have been busy
THE prize winners at the village hall fortnightly whist drive were: Marjorie Hunt, Mary Russell, Gill Warner, Marigold Brake, Jean Gurney, Jessie Windle, Joyce Rusling, Edwin Gurney, Philip Warner, Peter Bullock, Eryl Williams, Pat Gisby, Ivor Drew, Bert
FOLLOWING the enjoyable casino evening the Wells Revellers will be holding a quiz on Saturday, January 18 at 7.30pm. There will be home made soup and crusty bread with home made apple pie to follow. Price, including supper, is £3.50 per head. For tickets
NEXT Sunday, January 12 the service at St Anne's Church in Oxenhall will be family communion at 11am. The service will be conducted by the rector, the Reverend Patricia Phillips. The Daffodil Teas at Oxenhall are a well established tradition and, as already
ST Bartholomew's Church, Redmarley annual Christmas fair raised £755 for church funds due to the hard work and the support of so many people who are thanked. Mrs Mary Arnall who, over many decades, has run the floral art stall was delighted to report
THE service at St Mary the Virgin Church in Upleadon on Sunday, January 12 is evening prayer at 6pm. This will be led by Mrs Jessie Williams. Don't forget the quiz evening in aid of church funds. This is to be held in the Village Hall on Friday, January
West Malvern residents will have an opportunity to learn more about the Malvern Hills Conservators' proposals to introduce grazing cattle to the northern Hills at the Village Hall on Monday (January 13). The Conservators' director Ian Rowat has accepted
the Barrington House Creative Arts Centre, in Bishop's From, has enjoyed success with weekend arts courses since opening last year. Barrington House course director Margaret Owen said: "Our festive classes were full - covering stained glass tree decorations
AN ILLUSTRATED talk on the work of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is to be given by its director, Andrew Fraser. It will take place in Worcester City Art Gallery on Wednesday (January 15) at 7.30pm, and is being hosted by the Friends of Worcester Museums
HIDDEN life in a Worcestershire wood in the middle of winter will be revealed to those who join a nature walk tomorrow (Saturday). Between 10am and noon, Rory McClure will lead a guided walk through Tolladine Wood, taking in the 12th Century Church of
COUNTING CROWS are bringing their Hard Candy tour to the UK this month for an eight-date arena jaunt. This follows the Top 10 success of their Hard Candy album, which was released earlier in the year. The band, who have a phenomenal live following in
MADCHESTER, the Mondays and indie music mayhem are perhaps some of the ways to describe the creativity of the early 90s. Happy Mondays, the Stone Roses and the Inspiral Carpets all brought psychedelic indie-guitar Madchester-style kicking and screaming
A String Around Autumn - Toru Takemitsu Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu works within the Western tradition of composition and as such has often been asked whether he can truly understand the music. His reply would be that many Japanese people do not
A COLD snap this week exactly 100 years ago turned the centre of Pitchcroft into a frozen lake, attracting hundreds of ice skaters. The Journal of 1903 reported: "During the recent heavy rains, Pitchcroft has been partly flooded, and the water became
THE Swan Theatre passes the point of no return today with the departure of key staff. From now on, there needs to be a revolution to change the situation - although that appears unlikely in a provincial city which, let's face it, comes a poor second to
AN Upton hotel owner has been praised for using a TV interview during coverage of the recent floods to send out a message that the town was not cut off. In previous years, shops have seen trade drop after media reports gave the impression that roads into
RESULTS of a comprehensive survey of residents in the parish of Hanley Castle are to be unveiled next Friday (January 17). More than 340 households, around 70 per cent, returned a six-page questionnaire on all aspects of life in the parish. This was distributed
AN eyewitness has des-cribed "carnage on the Guarlford straight" after an horrific road accident which killed 17 sheep. The sheep, described as "panicked", were straying on the road at Rhydd Green when a car came over the hill from Guarlford and ploughed
A PROPOSED increase in Worcestershire County Coun-cil's precept would see Council Tax bills for an average band D property in the Malvern Hills top £1,000 for the first time. The county council wants a rise of nearly 15 per cent in its portion of the
A TRADITIONAL Bangladeshi buffet will help raise money for terminally-ill children on Sunday, January 19. Pundits Restaurant, on Old Street, in Upton, plans to cook up a wide range of spicy dishes for £10 a head, with half the ticket price going to the
UPTON town councillor Wendy Hands has tendered her resignation. She cited "personal reasons" for ending her term on the council, which lasted nearly three years, on December 23. "I enjoyed it," she said, "I also got a lot from it."
WORK is progressing on the painstaking restoration of Upton's most distinctive landmark and oldest surviving building, after a 12-month delay caused by foot and mouth disease. The outbreak in 2001 meant English Heritage refused to come and inspect the
THE availability of NHS dental treatment in Malvern is the focus of an investigation launched this week by a local government health watchdog. At recent meetings of the Health Scrutiny Committee, a group of councillors formed to monitor health service
MALVERN'S Safeway supermarket is to be re-named Morrisons and re-branded after the chain was bought out its smaller rival yesterday (Thursday). Morrisons, the successful Bradford-based supermarket group, has made an agreed £2.9 billion bid for Safeway
MEMBERS of the Malverns Experience met senior representatives from Malvern Hills District Council this week to discuss a draft business plan for improvements to the centre of Great Malvern. The draft plan is at an early stage and the intention is to debate
THERE will be a chance to donate blood at Upton CE Primary School, on School Lane. on Sunday (January 12). The session, organised by the National Blood Service, runs form 9.15am to 4.15pm. More information is available on 08457 711711.
ALLEGATIONS in Parliament that the Ministry of Defence "covered up" nearly £100 million of concessions to speed the privatisation of QinetiQ have been rebutted. Welsh Labour MP Llew Smith complained to the Speaker of the House of Commons that details
NEW players are being sought to take part in social games of badminton at Hanley Castle School. Hanley Castle Badminton Club, which organises the games, wants new members to join its ranks. It plays on Wednesdays. More information can be obtained from
UPTON Rowing Club hosted its first Head races last year and tomorrow's (Saturday) event promises to be almost three times bigger with some 260 competitors representing 17 clubs in almost all possible classes of boat. Head races are processional events
SEVERN Trent is about to launch a £2.5 million project to replace parts of Malvern's ageing sewerage system. The first stage of the project will last around ten weeks, with the full programme not expected to be finished until March next year. Como Road
EXTRA manpower has been pledged by the firm that runs tips in Upton and Ledbury to cope with added demand when the one at Malvern closes on Sunday (January 12). Newland household waste site will be shut for 20 weeks while work is carried out to make it
I WAS intrigued by the suggestion (Your Letters, December 20) that we should have a cable car to take people to the top of the Malvern Hills. We thought a better siting would be for it to go straight up Happy Valley, following the path taken by donkeys
EARLY morning snow and ice caused problems on the roads around Malvern yesterday (Thursday). Several vehicles slid down the ungritted Portland Road, although no collisions were reported. Pedestrians too, struggled to keep their footing. However, despite
WITH reference to the Ledbury Reporter front page (December 20), the question has to be asked, is there a deliberate policy in place to remove our most experienced and senior nursing staff from their posts? If such a policy exists then can we, the local
disabled access laws will force changes to Britain's first community-owned pub, the Beauchamp Arms in Dymock. Because it is owned by the parish council, which bought the pub rather than see it close, the Beauchamp Arms qualifies as a publicly-owned building
I ENTIRELY agree with Coun Mary Wilkinson (New Year Messages, Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter, January 3) that it is a blessing to live in such a beautiful county, and we should try and keep it so. She speaks of the lovely views of the Malverns
FIFTEEN-year-old Dyson Perrins pupil Mark Nugent is in the running as national St John Ambulance Cadet of the Year. The competition, which takes place in Oxford this weekend, follows his success in being named County Cadet of the Year in November. Mark
I write following the front page article 'Yellow card given to parents' (Malvern Gazette, January 3) and Mr Silverman's comments. This generalised comment paints all parents in a bad light, but Mr Silverman needs to realise that without parents some junior
IN response to the front page article of the Malvern Gazette 'Yellow card given to parents', I am writing in support of the Mercian League in its efforts to curb the needless abuse and criticism directed at players and match officials during local football
IN the Ledbury Reporter (December 27) a gentleman voices concern about the double booking and consequential sharing of banner space across the High Street of the town of Ledbury, one promoting LADS forthcoming pantomime, the other announcing Churches
A MALVERN travel agent is warning elderly people about a money-making scam. Lee Harrison, owner of Select World Travel, was alerted when an elderly woman came into his shop on Wednesday (January 8) and asked if she could send a £100 Thomas Cook money
BEFORE the festive season closes, may I share one good news Christmas shopping story. On the Thursday before Christmas I spent most of the morning trying all round Malvern, without success, to obtain some replacement bulbs for our Christmas tree lights
A DRAMATIC rescue that saw a Powick pensioner saved from her blazing bungalow has left one of her neighbours with a broken leg. 78-year-old Irene Pugh, who only has one leg herself, was pulled from her home just after 1am on Friday (January 3) by Ken
A 44-YEAR-old man who went to school in Malvern has died after falling 150ft while walking in central Italy. Patrick Derry was on holiday in Mount Banditello, near Ascoli Piceno, when he fell. Mr Derry, who worked as a psychotherapist in London, was born
THERE was a time, in the not too distant past, when Kays was by far Worcester's biggest private employer, the workers liked to feel themselves one big happy family and chairman George Lodge was next to God. It's different now, but the years rolled back
cheap day fares on an early morning train to London have been withdrawn, forcing travellers to pay more for their tickets. The change to the 7.03am First Western service, from Hereford to London, was introduced on Monday (January 6). While cheap day returns
HE might look like Barry White - soul singer from the 70s, in case that's lost on you - but in his heart he's Sir John Barbirolli. The unlikely fusion of these two musical opposites has produced Eric Hinton, Worcestershire Symphony Orchestra's first black
THE chairman of Malvern's Amnesty International group has stepped down after 11 years. Neil Churchill will still work for the group, especially as a speaker to groups, schools and other interested organisations. Taking his place will be Jim Beard, who
IF there are any problems afflicting the good health of Upton-upon-Severn, it's got the right man at the helm to sort them out. Because Eric White, the new mayor of the pretty south Worcestershire riverside town, is a nurse. Actually, Eric's a retired
POLICE are appealing for information after an elderly lady was mugged in Malvern's Priory Road at around 12.20pm on Sunday (January 5). Two young men knocked the woman to the ground, injuring her wrist, before snatching her bag and running off towards
CRAIG Quinnell is involved in an extraordinary tug-of-war be-tween the Welsh Rugby Union and Worcester. The 27-year-old lock, cap-ped 32 times for Wales, held talks with Worcester's director of rugby John Brain yesterday over a possible move to Sixways
WORCESTER Wolves Basketball Club's star American player Josh Cooprider is finally back in the city after a nightmare journey. Cooprider, who returned home to the United States for Christmas, flew back a day late after his original flight was cancelled
FORMER Malvern College student Jo Lafferty has joined the Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter as a trainee reporter. The 24-year-old did a work experience placement with the newspaper last summer after graduating from St Andrew's University with a
PC57A certainly made an arresting sight as he stood directing traffic in the centre of Bristol that summer's day in 1940. Enough, anyway, to stop a pretty girl in her tracks. And out of the corner of his eye, the officer clocked her too. Soon, the chemist's
HEREFORD'S David Park was battling to beat the cut today in the South African Airways Open in Cape Town. The Burghill Valley professional was down in joint 59th place after a disappointing opening round of one-over-par 73 at the Erinvale Golf Club yesterday
WORCESTER City's injury-ravaged squad has been further depleted with Asa Charlton's sudden departure to Halesowen Town. Manager John Barton is now without five first-team stars -- Mark Owen plus the long-term injured quartet of Mark Shail, Stewart Hadley
A CHARITY to help Malvern families with young children will be officially launched later this month. The creation of Home-Start Malvern Hills is the result of years of hard work by a small group of volunteers. It is being launched on Thursday, January
HEREFORD United play Nationwide Conference leaders Yeovil Town in the FA Trophy tie of the round at Edgar Street tomorrow (3pm). Graham Turner takes on the Trophy holders fresh from landing the December Nationwide Conference manager-of-the-month award
PLANS to install CCTV cameras at Great Malvern railway station have been welcomed by business people based at the building. They say the cameras could deter vandalism and other anti-social behaviour, as well as those sleeping rough. Network Rail, which
EXPLORING the Dark Continent, with all its inherent dangers, hardly equates to meandering around the peaceful country lanes of 19th Century Worcestershire by gentle horse drawn cart taking snap shots of local beauty spots. But Francis Frith knew his market
WE moved here," said Tom Clarke-Hill, "to get away from the drive-by shootings in LA. "Droitwich doesn't have drive-by shootings - it has drive-by shoutings. "And the last one of those was two years ago when a guy drove down the street yelling about mushy
THE sun is out, the sky is blue, there's not a cloud to spoil the view, now St Clement's primary school has finally got its weather station. However, to pinch another line from the old Buddy Holly song, it nearly was a case of Raining in My Heart. Because
AS signposts go, there was certainly no missing them. After all, even the dimmest wit would have difficulty not noticing a 70ft tall Scots Pine Tree. Being as he was also proceeding at a stately walking pace, he also had plenty of time to take in this
IT was about time the old building had a stroke of luck, so it was a good day for 17 High Street when Andrew Brooker-Carey took a stroll through the centre of Droitwich. His eyes alighted on the derelict Elizabethan merchant's house just across the square
IT has been described as the most unusual war memorial in Britain, yet for the thousands of visitors who travel the Severn Valley Railway every year, it's probably no more than the lovely old locomotive that pulls their train. Now, however, Stanier 8F
THE six months young Paul Oppenheimer spent in England in 1936 were to prove the most important of his life. At the time, they seemed nothing special, merely a break for the family while their father changed jobs from a bank in Berlin to a bank in Amsterdam
THE old saying goes that a dog is Man's best friend. Unfortunately, it sometimes works out that Man isn't a dog's best friend. Our canine companions can rightly feel considerably aggrieved at some of the treatment that comes their way after their days
ACCORDING to legend, it was started "on a wing and a prayer" and rarely can a phrase have been better used. Because it comes out of the heavens bringing hope, comfort and, hopefully, salvation. Superman is not the only angel in red that flies. There is
I'VE interviewed a few people who have been on holidays of a lifetime, but try beating this. White water rafting in Australia, swimming with dolphins in New Zealand, shaking the hand of the Dalai Lama, walking on the Great Wall of China, crawling through
THE Swan Theatre loses its artistic director, associate director, master carpenter and marketing manager today, in the first wave of staff departures. Staff at the troubled theatre were made redundant before Christmas after the board was unable to convince
WORCESTER'S Labour Party has promised to re-open the Swan Theatre if it wins control of the city council in May. Plans to "repair the damage done to the city's cultural life", following the Tory decision to cut the theatre's funding, will be part of the
GANGS OF NEW YORK (18): Martin Scorsese's lavish epic of gang feuding in 19th Century New York. Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) is bent on avenging his father's murder by infiltrating the gang led by Bill "The Butcher" Cutting, played with brilliant
THE musician members of Abbey Jazz have a busy start to 2003. They are playing their usual fortnightly swing session at Malvern Rugby Club in Spring Lane on Sunday, January 19 and February 2, where there will be a special 'Trombone Summit'. Other dates
MUSIC fans will be able to hear a variety of live music at the Marr's Bar this month, and will even have a chance to perform themselves. On Saturday, January 18, Trevor Burton, the founding member of chart topping sixties band The Move, will perform with
A SPARKLING jazz piano concerto performed by a celebrated South American musician is to form the centre of a concert given by the Orchestra of St John's. Ravel's Piano Concerto in G will be played by Brazilian pianist Christina Ortiz "in the style of
MALVERN Recorded Jazz Society's Bryan Cox will be staging a Ladies' Night at its meeting on February 5 at 7.30pm at the Civil Service Social Club, Pickersleigh Avenue. Admission is £1 and details are available on 01905 425884.
My Naughty Little Sister, 50th Anniversary Celebration by Dorothy Edwards, illustrated by Shirley Hughes (Egmont, £14.99). There's something very comforting about Dorothy Edwards' My Naughty Little Sister stories. Reading them is the literary equivalent
MALVERN Town's winning streak came to an end on Saturday, but their last gasp draw was still enough to move them up to fifth place in the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division. MALVERN TOWN 2, BUSTLEHOLME 2 Things looked bleak for Town
THE Geneva or Red Cross is a restricted emblem symbolic of Christian teaching. It's closely associated with the Red Crescent, symbolic of Muslim teaching and both emblems serve a similar international purpose. Copyright of the emblems is vested in those
THE city council appears set to neglect the Cripplegate Park bowling greens and allow them to become derelict. Yet there was a time when the greens at Worcester were some of the best in the country, attracting national and international events. To allow
WITH Sam Hardcastle, George Blakeway and David Llewellyn all unavailable, Tom O'Brien has stepped into the breech to fill the scrum half position for Malvern. A product of Malvern's youth system, Tom won many junior honours, narrowly missing selection
WHILE townsfolk eagerly awaited the arrival of Santa Claus, one Bromsgrove couple was already enjoying an extra special Christmas arrival. Sharon Boam and Keiran Lamb of Barnfield Road were celebrating the birth of their bouncing baby son, who was born
THE travels of Lady Mary Lygon of Madresfield Court were recounted in the Malvern Gazette a century ago. She was a lady-in-waiting to the Princess of Wales, who, with the Prince of Wales, was making a tour of Britain's colonies, which had just reached
A CHANCE to catch two of last year's box office hits is being offered at the Roses Theatre over the next fortnight. The first film shown at the Tewkesbury venue in 2003 will be My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which will run from Wednesday to Friday (January
THE great saga of The Lord Of The Rings continues with The Two Towers (12A), showing at Malvern Cinema for a week from tonight (Friday). The fellowship of the ring has broken up, and while Frodo and Sam make their way to Mordor, war is gathering elsewhere
SOMEONE asked me on New Year's Eve if I had any resolutions. I thought about it and realised, apart from abandoning journalism for a lucrative career in nuclear physics, everything I wanted to change was pretty much the same as last year and the year
CRAIG Quinnell is involved in an extraordinary tug-of-war be-tween the Welsh Rugby Union and Worcester. The 27-year-old lock, cap-ped 32 times for Wales, held talks with Worcester's director of rugby John Brain yesterday over a possible move to Sixways
Gordon Giltrap in concert. January 11 & 12, Huntingdon Hall, Deansway. For tickets telephone 01905 611427. Worcester Rock 'n' Roll with Rockabeats. Saturday, January 11, at Christopher Whitehead School, Bromwich Road, Worcester. For further details
Jan 11 - Dave Light - single artiste at Barbourne Ex-Servicemens Club, The Moors, Worcester. Jan 12 - Rainbow's End - duo, at Barbourne Ex-Service Mens club, The Moors, Worcester.
The Pied Piper. Ombersley Dramatic Society. Ombersley Memorial Hall, Wednesday January 15-Saturday January 18, 7.30pm. Profits to Acorns Children's charity. Tickets from Doreen on 01905 620672, or Everton's of Ombersley. The King and I. Until January
SUNSHINE and high spirits to banish the grim weather of the British winter will be coming to Malvern Theatres later this month. Worcester Gilbert and Sullivan Society are putting on a production of Ruddigore, which could justly be described as one of
RIK Mayall's legions of fans could be forgiven for doing a double-take when they see his face smiling out of the bills for the forthcoming Noel Coward play at Malvern Theatres. Delivering rarefied wit penned by the master of drawing-room comedy seems
REHEARSALS for Malvern Theatre Players' next production, The Demon Headmaster, will start almost as soon as their current offering, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, closes. Company director Chris Bassett said 35 children from around the Malvern Hills
WORCESTER City's injury-ravaged squad has been further depleted with Asa Charlton's sudden departure to Halesowen Town. Manager John Barton is now without five first-team stars -- Mark Owen plus the long-term injured quartet of Mark Shail, Stewart Hadley
Theatre January Until January 12-Dick Whittington at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. Times & ticket prices contact the box office (01684) 892277. 14-18 & 21-25-Dracula performed by LADS at the Market Theatre, Ledbury. Tickets from Ledbury
MALVERN'S fans are asking what has gone wrong at Spring Lane after this fourth Midlands One reverse on the run? SPALDING 36pts, MALVERN 13pts The answer would appear to lie in the back division, once Malvern's strength, which shipped tries to a Spalding
A MUCH improved performance was still not quite enough to capture the points for Malvern in this re-arranged Midlands One match at Spring Lane on Saturday. MALVERN 16pts, DUNSTABLIANS 17pts Malvern got off to a poor start and found themselves 7-0 down
Malvern's travelling form continued to let them down on Saturday as poor tackling allowed an average Hinckley side to run in eight tries. HINCKLEY 50pts, MALVERN 18pts After an even first 20 minutes when Malvern failed to take advantage of the strong
MALVERN Cricket Club are holding indoor nets on Thursdays at Malvern College Sports from 7-8.30pm from last night (Thursday) for ten weeks. These net sessions, which will also involve pre-season training, are for senior members and for youth cricketers
A BROMSGROVE nail technician is due to find out at the end of this month if she has won a prestigious award. Sarah Edwards, from Saks Hair and Beauty, Bromsgrove, is in the running for the Saks Nail Technician of the Year award. The award forms part of
MORE than £200,000 in prizes is up for grabs by Herefordshire and Worcestershire's top young entrepreneurs. The Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards will reward Britain's best young business start-ups with cash and prizes worth £220,000
TWO rival marketing companies have joined forces and plan to take Worcestershire by storm. Haswell PR and Peacock Consulting will now trade as Haswell Holden. The new company will operate from a head office in Stoke Prior, near Bromsgrove, but will also
A WORCESTERSHIRE company that supplies gearboxes for Rolls Royce has attained the highest quality mark available in its industry. Allen Gears, in Pershore, is now approved to the latest version of the prestigious international Quality Management System
MALVERN Town's winning streak came to an end on Saturday, but their last gasp draw was still enough to move them up to fifth place in the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division. MALVERN TOWN 2, BUSTLEHOLME 2 Things looked bleak for Town
A LESBIAN text pest has been jailed for harassing a former lover after the breakdown of their 23-year relationship. Denise Kimberley, aged 46, wept as she was given a four-month sentence at Worcester Magistrates Court yesterday. The court heard how Kimberley
A NEW recruit to the British Army is hoping that eagle-eyed members of the Worcester public will help his transition into the forces. Johan Van Zwyl, a South African national, lost his passport on Monday, January 6, after leaving the Army Careers Office
A FATHER-of-four from Dines Green has been called up to fight in an historic battle. It is not The Gulf beckoning David Walker, but a world record-breaking re-enactment in the United States later this month. Mr Walker, of Tudor Way, will be donning his
FARMERS from across Worcestershire and Herefordshire were due to descend on Government offices in Worcester today, in protest against restrictive controls on the movement of livestock. The National Farmers' Union (NFU) believes the 20-day standstill imposed
"We normally have our first lamb somewhere around Christmas Day and in fact this time the first was born on Christmas Day," said Mr Allard's wife, Val, at their Woodmancote Farm, in Defford. The Suffolk ewes are put to a Charollais tup and are brought
BIRD lovers in Worcestershire are being urged to take part in the biggest ever survey of garden visitors this month. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is urging readers to spend an hour watching the birds in their garden during the weekend
Clifton upon Teme is a bit of a misnomer for a village which actually perches 194m above the River Teme on top of Clifton Hill. In fact, Clifton means settlement on the hill and the suffix was added at a later date, perhaps to distinguish it from other
CITY council chiefs were on track to meet with Government Ministers at Westminster today, to ask why Worcester has been "short-changed". In December it was announced that the council would receive an increase of just three per cent in the money it receives
WEST Mercia's probation programmes unit has now moved to one site in Worcester. The team of eight, including four probation officers, delivers programmes such as drug treatment and testing, and domestic violence intervention. The team will now be housed
COFFEE drinkers across Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire raised a massive £22,124 in aid of cancer research. The Crack Cancer Campaign will benefit from the grand sum, collected by the 10th annual Cobalt Three Counties Coffee Chain. The
A BLOOD donation session is taking place at The Civic Centre, Pershore, on Friday, January 17, between 1pm and 7.15pm. For more information call the national 24-hour phone line on 08457 711 711.
THANK you to everyone who supported Heather (Gilders) jumble sale last Saturday, January 4. Just over £200 was raised during the afternoon. We are indebted to everyone who helped and supplied jumble, cakes and raffle prizes and helped us in any way. The
PAX Singers were invited to sing carols in three houses in the Bosbury and Colwall area. The kind hospitality of the hosts and the generosity of their friends resulted in £958 donated on the night with later donations enabling the £1,000 mark to be reached
CASTLEMORTON Gardening Club kicks off 2003 on Thursday, January 16 with a visit to Argentina. Bob Brown from Cotswold Garden Flowers returns to tell us about how his obsession with hardy perennials has led him all over the world looking for new plants
THE service at St John the Evangelist Church in Pauntley on Sunday, January 12 will be matins at 10.15am and will be led by Mrs Jessie Williams. To aid church repairs a bridge drive will be held at Brockhampton Court at 2pm on Thursday, February 13. Tickets
KEEP fit classes recommence on Monday, January 13 in Powick Parish Hall at 8.15pm. Now is the time to get fit and tone those muscles after the excesses of Christmas! Exercise to music under the supervision of Lyn Snook. All levels of fitness, beginners
THE Horticultural Society held its AGM on Wednesday evening at which a motion was passed to change the name to Wellington Heath Garden Club. This is seen as better reflecting the social and informal nature of the group, particularly as it no longer supports
A NEW initiative aimed at encouraging dance in the West Midlands throughout 2003 is to be launched at Malvern Theatres next week. Malvern Theatres and West Midlands-based dance company DanceXchange are collaborating in the launch of a pilot project called
A busy new year has been planned by the Ledbury Poetry Festival, including a new series of "Talking Poetry" sessions and a Burns Night event. The venue for the celebration of Scotland's national poet, on Saturday, January 25, will be The Verzons Hotel
A MALVERN craftswoman has been showing off her skills on satellite television. Diana Dorward of Hawkwood Close appeared on Alan and Barry's Craft Choice on Ideal World TV both last Tuesday, January 7, and also on Boxing Day. She demonstrated the crafts
POETRY will be on the menu at the Paper Moon Caf in Worcester Road, Malvern Link tomorrow (Saturday). Local poet Rachel Hannah, who has performed at the Ledbury Poetry Festival and the Theatre of Small Convenience in Malvern, will host the evening of
AN exhibition on marriage is being hosted by Worcester Mothers' Union in Worcester's Guildhall next month. From 10.30am to 4pm on February 14, the charity will mark Valentine's Day and National Marriage Week with an exhibition that aims to promote the
POPSTERS S Club will be giving fans another chance to see them live in Birmingham after announcing a further date to their 2003 tour. Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearitt, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett, known as S Club, promise another
A HARMONY group who perform Queen covers will be bringing a bit of magic to Worcester people when they come to Huntington Hall. Magic, who have been together for more than a quarter of a century, perform many Queen covers in their stage show, including
Bernstein - Symphony No 2 The Age of Anxiety; West Side Story (Symphonic Dances) and Candide Overture. With Jean Louis Steuerman, piano, Florida Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by James Judd. LEONARD Bernstein is not generally thought of as an orchestral
1803: Last week, many hundred of the poor in the neighbourhood of Blenheim Palace partook of the annual bounty of His Grace, the Duke of Marlborough - eight fat oxen and a proportionable quantity of bread having been distributed amongst them. At the same
COLOURED cricketers from far off lands were clearly still something of a novelty a century ago, judging by "Crowquill's" comment column for this week of 1903. "Some years have passed since the first party of aboriginal cricketers came to England, and
WORCESTER Theatre Royal emerged from a major refurbishment at this time a century ago. The Journal of 1903 explained: "Our Theatre, following extensive reconstruction which makes it one of the most convenient and comfortable places of entertainment in
MALVERN Town visit Lye Town tomorrow (Saturday), kick-off 2.45pm, and will be looking to complete an Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division double, having defeated Lye 6-0 back in September. Town will also be looking to consolidate their
MALVERN Rangers' scheduled West Midlands League Division One South fixture at Hadley Stadium against Mahal on Saturday was postponed. It was not because of the pitch but because the stadium had been closed over the Christmas/New Year period and there
ALL games in the Soccer Site Malvern Football League were postponed last Sunday due to the frozen conditions. A fairly full programme is scheduled for this weekend but unless there is a sudden improvement further postponements are likely.
AFTER the postponement of last week's fixture due to a frozen pitch Express FC try again this week when they entertain Express Star & Garter in the Bernard Finnegan cup at Victoria Park. Players meet 9.45am at pitch.
MALVERN Radar's Worcester Sunday League Division Two game against Kays was called off last Sunday as the pitch was frozen solid. The teams are due to meet again this Sunday in the second round of the Bernard Finnegan Cup, again at Kays' ground, Bransford
A LEAFLET advising people which organisations to contact at times of flooding is being prepared by Malvern Hills District Council. The guidance, which will be published before the start of the next flood season, is part of a 16-point plan. Also included
A FUN party celebrating the new year is being staged by Upton Arts Music Group on Saturday, January 18. The Classical Guitar Duo of Upton-based musician and teacher Ray Mytton and Simon Casserly will play renaissance, baroque and classical compositions
A GLOWING endorsement of the way Malvern Theatres has progressed since it was handed a National Lottery grant of more than £5 million has been published by the Arts Council. The council looked at 15 venues which received large chunks of Lottery cash,
Pepperpot Players' pantomime, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, will run from Tuesday, February 18, to Saturday, February 22. Ticket prices for the evening performance on the Tuesday and Wednesday are £4. Tickets are £4.50 for the Thursday, Friday and Saturday
A NEW year barn dance is being held at Twyning Village Hall, near Upton, on Saturday, January 18. That Shallot will provide the music. There will also be a bar. Tickets cost £4. More information is available from Richard Hannah, who will be caller on
A FAIR organised by the RNLI in Upton raised £1,220. A hamper prepared by Jean Lewis, of Ye Olde Upton Delicatessen, was raffled at the event at the Memorial Hall last month.
MEMBERS of Malvern Churches Justice and Peace Group will meet with their local MP next month, to discuss opposition to a war with Iraq. They will travel to Westminster on Tuesday, January 21, to lobby Sir Michael Spicer, who represents West Worcestershire
PERSONAL interviews with West Worcestershire MP Sir Michael Spicer will be available tomorrow (Saturday11). They will start at 10am at the Memorial Hall on Old Street.
AN investigation into the legality of some events held at the Three Counties Show-ground is still going on. Malvern Hills District Council is looking into allegations that some non-agricultural events at the showground are in breach of conditions laid
THE first round of the handicap competition of the Malvern Table Tennis League has produced several close finishes. The match between Division One rivals Ledbury Lions and YMCA Magpies was always going to be a hard fought contest and with both sides playing
A tracking device led police to a Subaru Impreza stolen from Newland, near Malvern, just 30 minutes earlier. The car was stopped on the A451, in Stourport, and three male occupants were arrested on suspicion of theft. The Subaru was reported missing by
MALVERN Chess Club met some strong opposition at home in a combined St Johns/Droitwich team in the County League Division One and lost 2 -3 . Malvern had black on the odd boards and the individual results are as below, Malvern names first. Unusually the
PROLONGED heavy rain from the autumn onwards made 2002 one of the wettest years since the early 1970s. Malvern weather watcher Frank Hill says his readings for the last 12 months show that for the fifth consecutive year rainfall was above the 30-year
MATHON, Cradley & Storridge Mixed A team maintained their 100 per cent winning start to the season with a hard earned 3-1 away victory against Bromsgrove (B) on Sunday. Acting MCS captain Chris Brandon-White and Jane Facer started strongly to win
A MALVERN man who donated a vital organ to give his wife the chance of a normal life has spoken of their disappointment that it has all been in vain. Christopher Osborne underwent major surgery in November in the hope it would free his wife Trudie from
AS an ex-member of staff of Ledbury Cottage Hospital, I was shocked to learn of the recent resignation of Sue Roig, sister-in-charge, so soon after the transfer to the new Community Hospital. I worked at Ledbury Cottage Hospital for 15 years and know
CATHERINE Fall from Stockport took the U14 girls title in the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Christmas U14 Invitation Indoor Tennis tournament held at MACIT, Manor Park. She defeated Kim Roberts from North Wales in the final but not before Kim had
A SERIES of interactive meetings in and around Malvern next week hope to attract young people. Organisers Youthcomm, part of Worcester County Council youth service, and Malvern Hills District Council have arranged five Youthink meetings with interactive
SATURDAY FOOTBALL WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Lye Town v Malvern Town, Bromyard Town v Smethwick ST. Division One South: Malvern Town Reserves v Bustleholme, Malvern Rangers v Lye Town Reserves (1.45). HFA CHALLENGE TROPHY Ledbury Town v Westfields
HMS Ledbury will be in the front line in a war with Iraq, the MoD has confirmed. The minesweeper will form part of a powerful Royal Navy flotilla, announced by Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon in the House of Commons on Tuesday. The 16-ship deployment includes
AN example set by a retired Ledbury beat bobby will be making the streets safer . . . in Australia. Derek Curtis poised for a photo with two young visitors from the country in 1989 and has exchanged greetings every year since. He has just received a picture
Members of the public who attended the MHDC planning committee meeting on the Upton Marina development, will have been astonished at the New Year message from Coun Mary Wilkinson. Her fine words for 2003 hardly match her public support for the huge marina
MALVERN Hills District Council is set to endorse plans to make housing developers contribute to the costs of providing schools. Worcestershire County Council is preparing planning guidelines which say developers will be expected to help pay for community
AN independent Malvern travel agent is looking forward to increased business security after the merging of two industry groups. Select World Travel, in Church Street, is a member of the Travel Trust Association, which has joined forces with Consortia
While religious and church leaders speak out against a war with Iraq, the two most pious political leaders in living memory seem hell bent on instigating a military conflict that could quickly escalate out of control. History will record this as Bush
WITH reference to the article in the Ledbury Reporter (December 27) concerned with the £5,000 grant for Quackers After School Care, I believe the quotation from Mrs Beverley Gabb misrepresents the situation and I would not want your readers to be misinformed
THOUSANDS of cups of coffee have been translated into treatment for cancer sufferers in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. The Colbalt Unit Appeal Fund has announced the results of this year's fundraising Three Counties Coffee Chain. A
MALVERN Hills District Council is urging the county council to alter its plans for park-and-ride centres on the edge of Worcester. The county council has suggested two possible sites for a park-and-ride to the south-west of the city, both within the Malvern
AT five o'clock tomorrow afternoon the last bargain hunter will leave Russell & Dorrell's department store in Worcester for good. The doors will close, they'll turn out the lights and the city's High Street will never be the same again. In a couple
WORCESTER Wolves Basketball Club's star American player Josh Cooprider is finally back in the city after a nightmare journey. Cooprider, who returned home to the United States for Christmas, flew back a day late after his original flight was cancelled
BUTCHERS and pie-makers from across Herefordshire and Worcestershire will be among those battling it out at the Four Counties British Meat Awards for Excellence in Meat Products. Previously limited to the Three Counties, meat retailers from Shropshire
COME with me, as dear old Arthur Marshall used to say, back to the days of the late 1950s. Black and white tellies in dark mahogany cabinets, Eastex dresses, Midland Red buses every 20 minutes, Elvis singing King Creole on Radio Luxembourg and every man
THE title of the new book Radar Reflections - bouncing radio beams and all that - is quite inventive, but not half so much as its subject matter. Because it tells the story of the men and women who conducted the "technical war" for Britain against Hitler
NO decision has yet been made on a planning application to build a new doctors' surgery and day care nursery at Malvern Link. Plans for the surgery, on the corner of Sandys Road and Townsend Way, were submitted to Malvern Hills District Council by Worcester-based
IN its current state it might look a bit drafty, but the bidding was expected to become red hot today, when an old oak-framed barn comes up for auction at Grimley, the riverside village just outside Worcester. The late 19th Century building, raised off
CRADLEY residents have continued their campaign to keep the Crown as a village pub, presenting a 758-signature petition to two Herefordshire councillors on Monday, January 6. The grade two listed building, a traditional pub until 15 years ago, is under
MANY years ago, probably more than either of us care to remember, when I started on the Evening News, one of my first assignments was to cover the sports day of King's School, Worcester, held on a gorgeously sunny summer afternoon on the playing fields
THE confirmed closure of Worcester's Swan Theatre has been condemned by Malvern Hills residents involved in the arts. The board of directors of the Swan this week issued a statement saying it would close at the end of January following a loss of grant
A REGISTER of listed buildings at risk will soon be published by Malvern Hills District Council. The council's planning department has made a survey of all 1,830 listed buildings in the district. It found that 70 of them were at risk of loss through neglect
IN a neat twist to the usual, Malvern master chef Maurice Bunton has been out to India to show the locals how to "go out for an English". Actually, the story's not quite that good, because Maurice, former proprietor of the town's popular Walmer Lodge
FAR be it from me to suggest they can all remember every little detail, but when it comes to celebrating 50 years of the Queen's reign, few organisations are better placed than the WI. Since the first one in Worcestershire was formed in 1918, a few monarchs
A PLAN to change a car showroom into a retail outlet is to be looked at again by district councillors. The application is to turn the BH Motors showroom, off the Worcester Road/Townsend Road roundabout, into a branch of Countrywide (formerly MSF). It
THIS summer Neighbourhood Watch, the community crime prevention scheme, officially celebrates its 20th anniversary, but historically it may well be underselling itself. Because it could be argued the idea goes back around 1,000 years. In fact, only a
IF the cold snap wipes out Evesham United's home match against current Dr Martens Western Division whipping boys Racing Club Warwick, do not expect manager Phil Mullen to be too disappointed. The Robins' boss has a major injury and suspension headache
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
GOAL-hungry Mangotsfield United will test the best defence in the league when they take on Bromsgrove Rovers at Cossham Street tomorrow (3pm). Dr Martens Western Division leaders Rovers have conceded just 15 goals while The Field with 67 goals are the
STOURPORT Swifts' squad is down to the bare bones for their trip to Dr Martens Western Division high-flyers Merthyr Tydfil tomorrow (3pm). Kerry Giddings (holiday), Jon Shirley (knee), John Cotterill (groin) and Peter Sutton, who has suspected appendicitis
AS cottage industries go, this one has a nice touch of the ancient and modern. It's set, appropriately, in a chocolate box, 15th Century black and white thatch, with a roadside hedge and a little wicket gate in the hamlet of Libbery, near Grafton Flyford
THERE will be fingers and just about everything else crossed in the pretty little Worcestershire hamlet of Porter's Mill this coming weekend, as one of its best-looking residents faces the biggest challenge, both physically and mentally, of his life.
AFTER 15 minutes rapid fire bonhomie from Henry Blofeld, you feel like you've been hit by a truck. Appropriate really, since it was a lorry that ended the cricket playing career of arguably the most distinctive voice of Radio Four's Test Match Special
ANYONE who's ever been at the sharp end of organising a Three Counties Show might consider five years in the SAS to be good training, although Tony Halls took the groundwork rather father than that. Altogether, he did 25 years as a professional soldier
ON the evening of Tuesday, July 30, 2002, the music will start, the lights will go down and the curtain will rise on the 20th anniversary show of WODYS. Whoever it was who said Don't put your daughter on the stage, was obviously on another planet to the
AS an understatement, it stands right alongside Noah's observation there was a drop of rain on the way. "In these days of tight budgetary control, it is very difficult for a school to afford to maintain a railway," writes Dr Jim Hoyland, life president
PUBLIC toilets with penny-in-the-slot locks and streets cleaned by horse-drawn brush carts, the sepia tinted world of Worcester half a century ago. It was a world Charlie Meek knew all too well during his 25 years working for the City Corporation. A familiar
WHEN music breaks out on the streets of Worcester, George Webb's there like a shot. True, he moves a little slower these days, being the pilot of an electric buggy, but you can't keep him out of the picture, as Eleanor Savage discovered when she decided
THERE have been times in England's none-too-distant footballing past when the sobriquet Mad Max would not have been inappropriate for Max Patrick. After all, it probably helped to have a few screws loose to allow you to tolerate some of those performances
THE ink was barely dry on the day's issue of the Evening News before John Denton was on the phone. Understandably. In lamenting the struggles of the arts scene in Worcester, fellow columnist John Phillpott had posed the question "Whatever happened to
ACCORDING to legend, it was started "on a wing and a prayer" and rarely can a phrase have been better used. Because it comes out of the heavens bringing hope, comfort and, hopefully, salvation. Superman is not the only angel in red that flies. There is
SOME wonderful little snippets about life in old Worcestershire crop up when you're trawling through rural memories. Take the tale Malcolm Scott has unearthed while researching a parish history book for Bransford, Leigh and Leigh Sinton. One of the things
MOST of us who struggle to make a living out of writing in the English language would probably balk at the prospect of composing a decent poem. Stories, reports, interviews, essays no problem. A catchy couplet? Forget it, mate. I therefore take my hat
A MUSICAL tonic guaranteed to blast away those January blues is being offered at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham from Tuesday, January 21. Elvis, Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran are teaming up with Roy Orbison to give an unforgettable concert harking
ONE of the original members of the group will present a tribute to The Hollies at Bromyard's Conquest Theatre on Saturday, January 18. Eric Haydock, one of the founders of the band responsible for chart-topping hits He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother and
YOUNG musicians will be gathering at the Grove junior and infant schools, Malvern for a range of classes from next week. The sessions, which begin on Monday, are part of the Malvern Area Music Centre organised by the county council's Worcestershire Youth
HEREFORDSHIRE trumpeter, Tom Rees-Roberts, will be performing at the Courtyard arts centre on Saturday, January 18. A huge hit at last year's Leominster Festival and Herefordshire's Young Musician of the Year in 1995, Rees-Roberts has played lead trumpet
How To Have A No.1 Hit Single (And What To Do If You Don't) by Jonathan Maitland (Simon & Schuster £10.99) JONATHAN Maitland is a successful journalist who can be regularly observed on Britain's television screens. One might think that most lesser
Remembering The Great War by Ray Westlake (Brewin Books, £9.95) THIS is a meticulous study of war memorials in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, a thorough examination of the stories that lie behind the cold stone inscriptions. The author has spared
SITTING at a computer learning how to get the most out of information and communication technology is not just confined to youngsters in school classrooms. All across the county, in village halls, community centres and even in car parks, adults are also
MALVERN Rugby Club have made two signings this week to help get their Midlands One season back on track. Malvern director of rugby David Robins hopes this will help to staunch the flow of 'tries against' which a weakened defence has been conceding lately
MALVERN Town visit Lye Town tomorrow (Saturday), kick-off 2.45pm, and will be looking to complete an Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division double, having defeated Lye 6-0 back in September. Town will also be looking to consolidate their
MALVERN'S fans are asking what has gone wrong at Spring Lane after this fourth Midlands One reverse on the run? SPALDING 36pts, MALVERN 13pts The answer would appear to lie in the back division, once Malvern's strength, which shipped tries to a Spalding
WORCESTERSHIRE Cricket Society will continue their series of winter cricket evenings with a talk by Graeme Hick on Tuesday (January 14). Captain of Worcestershire, until relieved of the post late last year, Graeme has played 19 seasons for Worcestershire
WE are already a week into 2003 and, so far, things haven't really been up to scratch. What has happened to all the flying cars, faithful robot servants, moon colonies, and interstellar voyages promised to us by Tomorrow's World? These days it seems like
A CHAMBER music festival featuring some of the country's finest young musicians is expanding in Herefordshire. Musicians Daniel Tong and Fiona McNaught set up the Lower Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival four years ago to escape from the hurly-burly of
L SPITERI (You Say, Saturday, January 4) attempts to "set the record straight" regarding Europe. He claims he's being criticised unfairly for things he did not actually write. So let's consider what he actually writes. He says: "Incidentally, I do not
THE pig farmers may try to have us believe that they meet high welfare standards but this is far from the truth. I'm a supporter of Viva! the vegetarian and animal charity, and over the past year we have filmed inside British pig farms. Everywhere we
IN his letter headlined "Patriots should join Tories", Mathew A Clarke regurgitates the standard political hogwash spewed out by the party faithful. He says: "Britain can only withdraw from the European Union if a significantly large number of MP's support
PUBLICANS in Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa are being invited to help their regulars weigh up career and learning opportunities. Building on the success of a pilot project, the IAG Partnership covering Worcestershire and Herefordshire is looking to widen
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are hoping to make it fourth time lucky when they face second-placed Rushden & Diamonds in a Nationwide League Division Three clash at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). Harriers have met the Diamonds three times already this season
THE husband of a former Mayoress of Droitwich Spa, who died before Christmas, has received more than 200 cards and letters of condolences from across the globe. Sheila Clark suffered a major heart attack at the Westlands home she shared with her husband
100 years ago Water, water everywhere is the cry at present. The floodgates have been opened in earnest during the past fortnight and Camp Reservoir is receiving about 100,000 gallons per day, while about a similar quantity per diem is being pumped from
FILM buffs should get their diaries out ready of the latest season of movies at Malvern's Forum. The season is a concept which over the last few years has become a regular fixture in the Malvern Theatres calendar. It was originally made possible by the
Distinctly Worcestershire. Until January 29. A touring exhibition from the County Museum showing a unique view of the county, past and present. The Gallery, Droitwich Library, Victoria Square, Droitwich. Call 01905 77392/779970. Valerie Briggs and Trevor
WORK is continuing apace on Malvern Theatre Players' project to create a studio theatre at the group's headquarters in Grange Road. Construction of an extension on the front of the building is well underway and should be finished in the next few weeks
A FEW brave members of Malvern Angling Club broke the ice on Mathon Pool to fish the fourth round of the Winter League. The fish, like the anglers, were reluctant to move and Steve Davies needed only 6oz to win with Ian Goddard second with 2oz. League
SATURDAY WORCESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier Division: Bretforton Old Boys v Kempsey United (S. Bellotti); Henwick Academicals v Tolladine Sports (D. Roberts); Perrywood v Hallow WMC (T. Curtis); Worcester City v Droitwich Spa (B. Martin). Division
