HOPES of building a huge new medical centre in Worcester have suffered a setback after the city council turned down the bid. Health chiefs in the county had planned to amalgamate three GP practices and a pharmacy in a three-storey building beside Lidl
A DARING Evening News employee is to take part in a sponsored zip wire slide to raise cash to help fellow flood victims like his family. In 2000, Andy Churchill's semi-detached house in Hylton Road, St John's, Worcester, was severely flooded. Mr Churchill
A DANCE company has denied claims that it teaches youngsters how to emulate the raunchy moves of sexy pop princesses Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears. Worcestershire-based Dance at 8 was featured in an article in a regional newspaper that claimed youngsters
HUNDREDS of angry bus users are expected to be stranded this weekend when plans to scrap several Worcester services take effect. Under the county council bus and information strategy, nearly all city services will be affected. More than 100 families signed
A teenager charged with murder has appeared before a judge at Worcester Crown Court. Darren Moffat, aged 19, of Bewdley Lane, Evesham, is accused of killing Alan Jacewicz on Monday, February 9, this year. Mr Jacewicz was stabbed 36 times at an address
HUNDREDS of people in Worcester are refusing to pay speeding tickets in a stand against speed cameras, claims a motoring official. A total of 8,156 drivers have been clocked speeding on the northbound carriageway of Worcester's City Walls Road since it
INDIAN nurses working at Worcestershire's hospitals have been awarded certificates ensuring they are sufficiently qualified to work in the UK. The nurses were presented with their Adaptation Certificates by chairman of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS
DRIVERS in Kempsey are putting children at risk by speeding in Old Road South and parking on pavements. The junction with Squires Walk is particularly dangerous and local motorists are chiefly to blame, parish councillors have agreed. Parishioner Michelle
WHEATFIELD Court, the Callow End house destroyed by fire in the early hours of Good Friday, making 30 people homeless, was not insured. Owner Tim Billingham, of Graham Road, Malvern, said the £500,000 property, which had been divided into small flats
THE 23rd London Marathon will take place on Sunday, with top athletes and charity fund-raisers mixing among the thousands of runners around the capital. Today, the Evening News takes a final look at some of the foot-sore fanatics from Worcestershire and
A PAPER recycling bin in an area of Stourport on Severn is a "tragedy waiting to happen" and should be removed, a councillor has claimed. Councillor Jamie Shaw said a repeat of a tragedy last year in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, when a youth burned to death in
A DRUG user broke into a pharmacy and stole some pills before making a dash across neighbouring gardens, Worcester Magistrates Court heard. Lesley Ashton, prosecuting, said defendant Mark Hayward broke into Barbourne Pharmacy on Tuesday, just before midnight
TWO hoaxers who have made false calls to the fire service could face prosecution. Their mobile phone numbers have been recorded and passed on to the police. The calls, made during the past 24-hours, have been condemned by firefighters. Alec Mackie, spokesman
RABBITS which have dug up an old rubbish tip should be destroyed with ferrets, Kempsey Parish Council was told. County Councillor Bob Bullock put forward the suggestion after hearing about the problems caused by burrowing rabbits on Kempsey Common. The
FIREFIGHTERS came to the rescue of two ducklings after they crossed a busy Worcester road before becoming trapped in a drain. Workers at the HA Fox Jaguar Centre watched a mother duck and her 12 offspring bringing traffic to a standstill as they casually
FIXTURES WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUE Saturday, April 17 Premier Division: Malvern Town v Dudley Town (2.45). Division One (South): Gornal Athletic v Malvern Town Reserves (2.45). Tuesday, April 20 Premier Division Cup semi-final (Second leg): Malvern
ONCE again, it's jumble sale time at Berrow/Pendock Village Hall, tomorrow (Saturday) commencing at 2pm. This time all proceeds are for the Welcome Club. All items of jumble, bric-a-brac and white elephant goods are needed or perhaps you would like to
GOOD Friday was observed at St James Church, Staunton by a service of matins and meditation conducted by Canon John Evans and the Reverend Penny Hamer, curate. It attended by a small congregation which included members from churches within the benefice
THE Forum at Malvern Theatres is the venue for a special St George's Day concert next Friday, April 23. The concert has been arranged by Malvern businessman John Banner, in association with BBC Hereford & Worcester. It marks the start of the cricket
A NEW drama club is being launched in Madresfield and Malvern. The Drama Platform is being run by Kelly Hull, a professional actress who is qualified in teaching speech and drama. Kelly spent ten years acting, during which time she appeared on stage,
CHILDREN at Madresfield CE Primary School celebrated their skills with an eisteddfod. During the eisteddfod - a Welsh term for a festival of the arts - all the pupils entered competitions in creative writing, handwriting, poetry recitals and art. They
GROWING up as a teenager is never going to be easy, especially in a fast-paced adult world in which childhood is seemingly disappearing. For today's youngsters, drugs are readily accessible, the peer pressure to be sexually active can be immense and the
UPTON enjoyed a busy Easter weekend after fears that restrictions on the bridge would deter visitors. More than 500 people passed through the doors of Tourist Information Centre alone and shopkeepers and residents reported crowded streets, pubs and shops
Sir Michael Spicer has agreed to help Baughton residents tackle the problem of noise from the M5. After a meeting with around 20 local people last week, the MP for West Worcestershire said he would be pressing the Highways Agency to take action. The M5
UPTON Youth Band is aiming to hit all the right notes after a successful appeal for sponsorship. The band plan to compete in the World Showband Championships at Bournemouth in July and have been appealing for support to help them on their way. One sponsor
THE condition of the flagpole which stands at the crossroads in Church Street, Great Malvern, has been raised on more than one occasion in our letters pages and we can't believe that what could be a real asset to the town centre still stands neglected
I think most people would agree that to be in a position to support more shops in Great Malvern, extra customers are needed. To bring in these people, be they visitors or local, town centre attractions are needed. Most of us will be going away and visiting
The Malvern Hills are not a theme park, but Richard Chamings (Your Letters, April 2) would seem to wish they were. While I would concur with a view that once we sign up to the European Constitution much of our heritage would become a mere tourist attraction
WE are incensed to discover that Herefordshire has the second highest percentage increase in Council Tax in the whole country! How can this be justified? It is the duty of elected councillors to manage the finances efficiently, which certainly does not
Council Tax has always been an emotive issue. After receiving my bill this week I was gobsmacked at the increase being levied. Looking at the past few years we have incurred 9.8 per cent increase in 2002, a 13.7 per cent increase in 2003 and now a 10.2
IN reply to J E Summers (Your Letters, April 2) regarding striking a balance for Ledbury Pool users, Ledbury and District Amateur Swimming Club (LADASC) is not asking for any changes or extra pool time. Indeed LADASC is concerned at the loss of public
POWICK travelled to Coppertops for the third time for this Worcester League Division One league match as the previous two had been called off. COPPERTOPS 4, POWICK 4 This was Powick's last game of the season and as the scoreline suggests this was a hard
Referring to the letter from Peter Atkins about the drawbacks of dogs, many of these can also apply to wives and children. Perhaps a little less smelly in the car, just as noisy and a lot more expensive! But many of the advantages also apply to both.
I READ with interest the report about success for our district's finest businesses (Malvern Gazette, April 9) in Malvern Hills District Council's Platinum Awards. While it is good to see local business promote themselves and put in a great deal of effort
CONFUSION surrounds the position of the director of the Three Counties Agricultural Society, Gareth Smith. Amid rumours the director has been sacked or suspended, the society would only confirm that Mr Smith "is not at his job at present". "It is a private
Had it not been the date on the front of your august periodical being April 9, I could have sworn the article on Lidl, contained on page three, was an elaborate April Fool's hoax perpetrated by the interviewees. Loss of parking spaces? Road alterations
THE Ledbury Reporter (April 9) featured the problems caused by a review of time slots at Ledbury Swimming Pool by Halo Trust, who administer the leisure provision of Herefordshire. On Thursday, April 8, I chaired a meeting between the chief executive
I am writing on behalf of the committee of Ledbury and District Amateur Swimming Club (LADASC) to draw attention to an inaccurate statement in a letter from Don Rule that was published in your newspaper last week. The inaccuracy is that, by implication
The success, potential and quality of firms in the Malvern Hills area were celebrated at the Platinum Awards for Business Excellence on Tuesday evening. Members of the local business community filled Malvern's Forum Theatre for the event, organised by
PLATINUM Awards for excellence in the innovation, retail service and production categories went to eight very different businesses in the Malvern Hills area. Facility Monitoring Systems, based in Church Street, Malvern, won the award for innovation. The
MALVERN TOWN WANDERERS U14s 6, NORTHWAY U14s 1 THIS Mercian Festival League match started off at a frantic pace, Paul Jordan putting Wanderers into the lead after just two minutes. A couple of minutes later Northway equalised and then on six minutes Jordan
THE Mercian Festival Junior Football League are holding five mini soccer finals at Malvern Town FC on Sunday, April 25. U9s George Goode Memorial Shield: Malvern Town Wanderers v Newtown Sports Juniors (kick off 10.30am). U10s Talbot Page-Jones Memorial
Hanley Castle High School recently held an auction of promises to raise much-needed funds to benefit the pupils and the school. It was a very successful and entertaining evening and we raised over £3,000 for the school. On behalf of The Friends committee
plans for a new Lidl store in Malvern Link have left many residents fuming. The German budget supermarket chain, which bought the former eurohaus site on Worcester Road four years ago, held an open day at the site on Saturday. Two hundred people were
THE Malvern Referees Society will be holding their last meeting of the season this Sunday (April 18) at the Civil Service Sports Club commencing at 7.30pm. Guest speaker will be Bill Lyons, a local rugby referee of 20 years experience, who will talking
WE are not sure what Brian Stowe (Your Letters, April 9) means by "declining liberal Humanist state". During the last 25 years the country has, after all, been led for much of the time, by two overtly Christian prime ministers - Mrs Thatcher and Mr Blair
TWO sports clubs in the Malvern area have picked up grants from Sport England. Malvern Rugby Football Club has been given £14,642 for new training lights on its junior pitch at Spring Lane. Worcester Nomads Cricket Club, based at Bransford, has been given
A NEW centre to support local drug addicts has opened in Malvern. Neighbours are worried the facility in Priory Road will have a negative impact on the area. However, Turning Point Druglink, the charity running the centre with Worcestershire County Council's
MALVERN Pentecostal Church has organised a weekend of celebrations for a landmark anniversary. On May 1, it will be 60 years since the church, on the corner of Somers Road and Howsell Road, became a member of the Assemblies of God, the largest denomination
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers director of football Jan Molby has been handed a four-match touchline ban by an FA tribunal. He has also been fined £1,500. Molby was charged with using foul and abusive behaviour towards a match official following a controversial
A NEW development of a block of 17 flats looks set to be approved in Malvern's Cowleigh Road. The block is set to replace a former car showroom, last used by Malvern Tile Centre, and a Victorian villa at the junction with North Malvern Road and Trinity
A project to put the heart back into Welland will be unveiled at a meeting next week. Parish councillors and local residents have been working since December on a scheme that could see 6.7 acres of land around the village transformed for community use
IT doesn't have to be pretty but victory is essential tomorrow to ensure Worcester City's season doesn't fade away. A combination of drying pitches and loss of form have de-railed John Barton's team but recent memories of end of season slip-ups should
STEVE Pope faces another nervous afternoon on the sidelines tomorrow when his Bromsgrove Rovers side entertain struggling Cinderford Town (3pm). Rovers' caretaker manager admitted to jangling nerves when injury kept him out of Monday's 0-0 draw at Halesowen
THE final of the Malvern Table Tennis League's secondary handicap competition will bring together YMCA Magpies, in their first final since 1999, and Crackpots E, from the lower end of division two. Magpies had a comfortable 36-point victory over Broadheath
WELLAND racing driver Dave Nixon made a great start to the season when he took first place in the Rover Tomcat race at Mallory Park at the weekend. A jubilant Dave has received more sponsorship this season and is determined to give the event his best.
MALVERN RFC Saturday, April 17 1st XV v Stoke (Away). Meet 11am bus Spring Lane, 11.30am Ketch Hotel Worcester. Kick off 3pm. No 1 dress code. Navy blue shorts & socks. M Richardson, A Logan, S Cooper, A Ruddock, C Smith, O Wynne, N Smith, J Anderson
STEVE Rhodes and Andy Bichel both hit centuries on the opening day of Worcestershire's two-day friendly against Essex at Chelmsford. Wicketkeeper Rhodes cracked 144 and Australian Test star Bichel 115 as the County piled up an impressive 521 all out in
THE next session by Abbey Jazz at Malvern Rugby Club is on Sunday, April 25, at 8pm. Bassist Len Thwaites will be joined by Ted Taylor on trumpet, Dick Chapman on clarinet, Martin Veasey on trombone, Roger Heeley on piano and Graham Smith on drums. Abbey
FLATWORLD will be lining up at the Great Malvern Club. The band's music is difficult to catergorise, it describes itself along the lines of "Macedonian dances, klezmer tunes and the occasional French Mazurka". Flatworld are the headline act at a night
THE work of a Ledbury composer will be performed alongside music by Elgar during a concert taking place as part of the town's English Festival. John Frith's composition The Promenaders, an example of English pastoral music, will be performed by Tarrington
INJURY and illness have decimated Worcester City's squad ahead of tomorrow's crunch clash with Eastbourne Borough at St George's Lane (3pm). Danny McDonnell, Paul Carty, Leon Kelly, Allan Davies and the suspended Shabir Khan are either out or rated doubtful
MALVERN Town extended their lead at the top of the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division table to five points, following this comfortable victory at their Willenhall-based hosts on Saturday. WOLVERHAMPTON UNITED 0, MALVERN TOWN 4 In a
MALVERN RFC play their final Midlands West Two league game tomorrow (Saturday) when they visit Stoke (3.00). The following Saturday Malvern were due to visit Aston Old Edwardians in the semi-final of the North Midlands Cup but due to withdrawals that
MALVERN Town Reserves met a committed Feckenham Reserves side in the Evesham Hospital Cup final on a mild evening at Common Road. FECKENHAM RESERVES 0, MALVERN TOWN RESERVES 2 With about half an hour gone Joe Leighton chased a through ball and, as the
MALVERN Cricket Club holds its presentation evening tonight (Friday) at the clubhouse at its Regency Road headquarters at 7.30pm. All players are invited to attend. The season gets underway in division two of the Worcestershire County Cricket League next
MALVERN Post Office cribbage team travelled to Salisbury to take on last year's team champions Oxford, in this year's South Central/Wales/West Team Cribbage Competition. Malvern defeated Reading in the quarter-finals and Cardiff in the semi-finals. Things
LAST night I saw the first night of Jesus Christ Superstar as presented by the WODS group. Congratulations to all members, a brilliantly produced show. One is obliged to ask whether they were amateurs or professionals. The dividing line between the two
CAUGHT at Dawn and Tom Weston have proved an almost unbeatable combination this season and they took their fourth race of the current campaign with an easy win in the Mixed Open during Tuesday's Croome and West Warwickshire meeting at Upton-upon-Severn
SECURITY was tight in Malvern 25 years ago when William Whitelaw, deputy leader of the Conservative Party, visited the Foley Arms Hotel to address local Tories. Precautions included thorough checks on all hotel staff and guests, a search of nearby properties
THE Australian Rugby Union has admitted fly-half Stephen Larkham will find it "difficult" to turn down a reported £1m offer from Worcester. It is though that Larkham has been offered a three-year contract by the newly-promoted Premiership club that would
April: Art exhibition running at Art House Huntingdon Hall. Lovely work available for viewing at any time and all the work is for sale. For further details telephone Judy Foulsham on 01905 426360 or Wayne Rogers on 01905 617161. Until April 24: The Great
April 16: Blue at Ten, The Marr's Bar, Worcester. April 17: Emma Louise, Sketchley's Social Club, Worcester; Damian, Barbourne Ex-Services Club, Worcester; Johnny Gold, Heenan & Froude Social Club, Worcester; The B Movie Heroes, The Marr's Bar, Worcester
Apr 20-23: The Marriage of Figaro at Malvern Theatres. Box office: 01684 892277. Apr 21-24: A Midsummer Night's Dream at Malvern Theatres. Box office: 01684 892277. May 1: Wolverhampton Orpheus Male Voice Choir Concert at Holy Trinity, Eckington. Tickets
CLOWNING, singing and improvisation will keep audiences at the Theatre of Small Convenience on their toes when a one-woman show visits the theatre. Dorothy Watkins, from West Malvern, is set to perform her unusual 'made-in-the-moment' drama, A Drop in
CRIME thriller Sleuths will play at the Conquest Theatre, Bromyard from Wednesday to Saturday, April 21-24, at 8pm. Actors Hugh Farey and Mark Cox take the central roles in the production, which has an all male cast. When the famous play was made into
THE new season of shows at The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury has been announced. Starting in May, former BBC royal reporter Jennie Bond will be answering the audience's questions on her job and stint on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Other visitors
MALVERN Town's momentous campaign continues tomorrow (Saturday) when Dudley Town visit the Langland Stadium in another must win Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division game. Town currently sit five points ahead of Tipton, who have two games
THE league pacesetters came to Spring Lane on Saturday in buoyant mood, knowing that a comprehensive victory before Christmas over Malvern had made them clear favourites to take the honours in their penultimate game before their title showdown against
THIS North Midlands Cup semi-final took place at Spring Lane with gusting winds making conditions difficult at the lineout and accurate kicking a lottery. MALVERN 57pts, HEREFORD 7pts For the first 20 minutes, both sides struggling to acclimatise, there
Theatre April Until 17-Mixed Feelings by Eric Chappell at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm & 8pm. £12-£20. Box Office (01684) 892277. 17-Malvern Big Band at the Market Theatre, Ledbury. 8pm. £6, students £4 from Ledbury Books & Maps
WORCESTER Nomads CC Junior section held a presentation evening last Friday at the Fownes Hotel in Worcester where they held a quiz and gave out their trophies for the 2003 season. Overall the club had won the Bob Bradbury six-a-side trophy for U13s, the
A PEACE activist has been kidnapped by a resistance movement in war-ravaged Iraq - then released without harm. Jo Wilding was in Fallujah when she was captured by the Mujahedeen on Wednesday, along with six or seven other foreign workers. The Worcester
A TWO-bedroom apartment has become the most sought-after property in Droitwich this week. First time buyers are expected to battle for the last of 12 affordable homes in the town centre. An unusual commodity nowadays, the reasonably-priced property will
THE group set up to monitor a Worcester park's transformation into a top open-air leisure facility has dwindled to just a handful of members. Despite more than a 100 people signing up to form the Friends of Cripplegate Park in March 2003, the group's
THE Great Eggsploration had children running around Worcester's Chapter Meadows in search of chocolates. But before they could get their hands on the tasty treats they had to complete egg challenges, such as building a nest and an egg and spoon race.
A FRENCH restaurant has cooked up thousands of pounds to help build a new hospice in Worcester for life-limited children. Over the last five years Dominique's, in Shatterford, near Kidderminster, has hosted a charity dinner and donated all the proceeds
TRIBUTES have been paid to a man described as a brilliant mechanic, who died after being involved in a three-vehicle collision just yards from his home. Edward Grace, known to many as Ted, died at Worcester Royal Hospital on Friday, a week after the collision
MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) 17/4/04: Stoke on Trent v Malvern. OTHER FIXTURES 25/4/04: Sponsors Day. Malvern v University College Worcester, 3.00. 9/5/04: North Midlands Cup final: Aston Old Edwardians v Malvern (at Dudley Kingswinford, 3.00). 15/5/04: Pilkington
GENEROUS knitters had a great time when they met at a Worcester church to make hats, scarves, gloves and teddy bears for charity. The Worcester branch of Operation Christmas Child, which sends items to war-torn or impoverished areas, held the Knit 'n'
THE members of a Worcester social club will be spending more than a penny when they use a £300 cash gift to upgrade their toilets! The Heenan & Froude Social Club, in Sansome Place, wrote to the Making a Difference campaign to ask for help with the
A former drug addict told a jury that the cheapest heroin in Worcester was available from a block of flats in the city. Craig Parkin, who has kicked a £500 a week habit, was a frequent visitor in 2002 and shoplifted to raise money to buy drugs. He said
A MAN has been fined after an ongoing dispute with a neighbour. At Worcester Magistrates, Lesley Ashton, prosecuting, said a "verbal altercation" took place on Tuesday, March 23, between the defendant, Mark Drinkwater and Alex Kelly, his neighbour, who
YOUNGSTERS at the Rugby Future Easter holiday camp at Spring Lane were treated to some tips from England World Cup hero Martin Corry. Fifty-five aspiring rugby players from all over the county attended the camp, aged between seven and 14 years of age.
MANY friends assembled at Birtsmorton Church last Wednesday to remember and play tribute to a quiet country gentleman with twinkling blue eyes and a mischievous laugh, who valued the old country ways so much. Bill Peters had lived in the village all of
TONIGHT (Friday) Flicks in the Sticks present Finding Nemo at 7.30pm in the Parish Hall. Admission is £3 payable on the door. Your support would be appreciated. Tomorrow (Saturday), there is a village coffee morning from 10.30am-noon in the Parish Hall
ON Sunday, April 18, at the Free Church in Colwall there will be an all age celebration at 10.30am and, in the evening at 6.30pm, Tony Waters will be the speaker. All are welcome. The Royal British Legion Women's Section is holding a jumble sale in the
PENDOCK School's 50/50 auction was a huge success. With 92 lots on offer and a wide choice, over £1,010 was raised which will be used to purchase fixed PE equipment for the new school hall. Thirty eight local businesses contributed to the event as well
MEMBERS of Upleadon Over 60s Club met at Upleadon Village Hall on Tuesday, April 7. Mrs Hazel Berry welcomed everyone. She read two poems. The first was Mothers Day, the second was entitled Joys of Womanhood. The latter was from the newsletter of Sheppard
WHADS are presenting Hello is There Anybody There? from Thursday, April 22 until Saturday, April 24 at 7.30pm. This is a farce by Ian Hornby and should be fun. Tickets are £5 or there is a family ticket (two adults with two children) for £15. The bar
Residents would be reassured by the fairly minimal crime figures quoted by our police beat manager, WPC Wendy Saunders, at the annual parish meeting, which were reported in last week's Gazette. Even so, there are times when we need to contact the police
PLANS for a spectacular summer sing-song in Cradley are underway to help raise funds for the village church and new school. The Midsummer Musical Marathon will be a continuous 26-hour musical celebration on June 26 and 27. It will include a performance
THE letters of Elgar and Vaughan Williams are the subject of a talk at the Baptist Church hall, Sansome Walk, Worcester, on Saturday, April 24, at 2.30pm. The speaker is Hugh Cobbe, former head of music at the British Library, and the acknowledged world
POTTERY, woodwork and paintings will go on sale in Malvern next weekend, to raise money for charity. The event has been organised by the Malvern Quakers and Malvern branch of Amnesty International after the success of a similar event held last year. Local
THERE'S a point in every parent's life when the fledgling flies the nest and makes their own way based on their own principles, their own resources and their own decisions. But every parent will tell you that's often the hardest part of parenthood - caring
BECOMING a woman is not just about learning to walk in high heels and varnishing your nails. It is also about being leered at by taxi drivers, propositioned by your boss and groped by your former wife. So discovers suburban accountant Vernon when he arrives
ENSURING a repeat performance of Upton's success in a national competition will be the focus of an event set to take place next week. The town took part in the Heart of England in Bloom competition for the first time last year and managed to scoop an
CHILDREN enjoyed the spring sunshine while taking part in a variety of half-term activities at Upton's Hill Centre. The regular Kids Kapers play scheme kicked off on Thursday (April 8), alongside cricket coaching workshops being run by District Sports
BANGERS and bubbly will be on offer at an event taking place at Ripple Parish Hall next weekend. There will be a two-course supper, to include a glass of champagne and one of the puddings for which the cooks of Ripple are renowned, followed by music and
A scheme to restore a wall at Bridge House, Waterside, Upton, has been submitted for planning approval. An overhanging wall at the listed building is considered to be dangerous.
AN Easter event held by Upton Rotary Club will benefit two charities. The club held a grand draw on Thursday, April 8, and raised more than £800 for Macmillan Cancer Relief and St Richard's Hospice. There were 18 prizes on offer, including two hotel breaks
FRUIT, cheeses and cakes will be among the local produce on sale at a farmers' market in Welland. The event runs from 10am to 1pm at the village hall on Sunday (April 18). Anyone interested in taking part in the next event, should call 07730 326945.
RE your letter from Richard Spires (Your Letters, April 2), the flagpole at the bottom of Church Street, outside Connells estate agents, is privately owned and apparently the owner has no wish for it to be licked by paint. During the past couple of years
TOMORROW (Saturday) Malvern Rangers, sponsored by Strikes, travel to play Chaddesley Corbett for a West Midlands Division One South fixture, kick off 2.45pm, players to meet Brooklyn Motors 12.30pm, The Oak Apple 12.45pm. The following Tuesday, Rangers
THE only division one game of the Easter weekend saw the destiny of the Soccer Site Malvern League title decided when Bishops Frome visited Morgan Aero 8 and gained the required victory to see them retain the title they won as Green Dragon last season
A brief letter of support for Mr Atkins and his dog-free, stress-free life (Your Letters, April 9). How lucky we are to live in a society where we have the freedom and finances to keep such pets. We should also enjoy the freedom not to have anything to
I am puzzled by Dawn Box's letter (April 9) in which she says she was pleased with MHDC when it started its recycling scheme. Is this really true? If she has any kind of commitment to recycling and care for the environment she should realise that two
- An appeal goes out for bedding and furnishings for 30 residents who lost everything in a fire at a block of flats in Callow End. Residents were evacuated, some in their nightwear, as up to 60 firefighters battled the blaze, in which several pets died
A COMPANY that hit on a unique idea to help schools raise funds has coasted its way to victory in this year's Platinum Business Awards. FunMats: The Art of School Fundraising, based in Spring Lane South, makes coasters, placemats, mousemats and T-shirts
I SPENT hours sobbing after reading Dawn Box's letter (Your Letters, April 9) on her three or four black waste bags per week, then the question came into my mind "what does she find to fill four bags?". Would she be kind enough to give readers an itemised
THERE were two winners in the Chairman's Special Award category for businesses that make outstanding efforts to support the community around them. The Cottage in the Wood, The Foley Arms and Colwall Park Hotel won for a joint application, as the Malvern
PEOPLE whose rubbish is normally picked up on Mondays will have to wait until the following week for collections after bank holidays. Until now, the week following a bank holiday saw delays in the rubbish collection spread over the next few days, so that
THE taste of success has proved to be blackcurrant for a woman chosen as chief taster for Ribena's latest products. Emily Swinburn, of Lower Broadheath, was a student at Exeter University when she was picked from hundreds of hopefuls to help formulate
A GROUP giving young people a say in local affairs is a step closer to being formed. The Malvern Hills Young People's Forum was originally proposed when the new district council was elected last May. A provisional group of teenage representatives from
ONE of Great Malvern's landmark buildings could be converted into five flats. Aldwyn Tower, on St Ann's Road, is one of the most distinctive buildings on the hillside above the town centre. The imposing Grade II listed building, with its eye-catching
A MEETING between council leaders and health chiefs to discuss funding for new surgeries in and around Malvern has been described as constructive. Tom Wells, the leader of Malvern Hills District Council, met with Charles Goody and Mike Marchment, chairman
INJURY and illness have decimated Worcester City's squad ahead of tomorrow's crunch clash with Eastbourne Borough at St George's Lane (3pm). Danny McDonnell, Paul Carty, Leon Kelly, Allan Davies and the suspended Shabir Khan are either out or rated doubtful
A SUNNY Easter Monday morning in Ledbury saw the official opening of the Abberley Hills and Malvern Geopark. The park has been set up to make people aware of the rich geological heritage of the area. Ledbury mayor Keith Francis performed the opening ceremony
STEVE Rhodes and Andy Bichel both hit centuries on the opening day of Worcestershire's two-day friendly against Essex at Chelmsford. Wicketkeeper Rhodes cracked 144 and Australian Test star Bichel 115 as the County piled up an impressive 521 all out in
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers director of football Jan Molby has been handed a four-match touchline ban by an FA tribunal. He has also been fined £1,500. Molby was charged with using foul and abusive behaviour towards a match official following a controversial
THE stereotypical image of a hospital matron is to be challenged by a speaker at the AGM of Malvern Hills District Older People's Forum. Mary Horner, the new matron at Malvern Community Hospital will address forum members at Priory Lodge Hall, Avenue
THE Australian Rugby Union has admitted fly-half Stephen Larkham will find it "difficult" to turn down a reported £1m offer from Worcester. It is though that Larkham has been offered a three-year contract by the newly-promoted Premiership club that would
THE House of Commons' Transport Select Committee is set to visit Malvern. The committee, chaired by Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody, will be taking a look at the Cotswold line, which links Hereford to London Paddington, next Wednesday and Thursday, April 21
A COUPLE who met through the Salvation Army in Hereford, where they later held their wedding, are celebrating 60 years of marriage. Beryl and Arthur Steady, of Whitbourne Close, have been life-long members of the Salvation Army and first met at the Hereford
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers director of football Jan Molby has hinted that he will field an unchanged line-up for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three trip to Cambridge United. The Dane was delighted with his side's performance against high-flying Huddersfield
THE Morgan motor racing team has launched a new sponsorship scheme. Supporters will help the Morgan Works Race Team in the 2004 Le Mans 24-hour race. The hand-built sports car from the Pickersleigh Road factory, in Malvern Link, will be racing against
TONY James is resigned to Chester City clinching the title but insists Hereford United must keep going to maintain momentum for the play-offs. The Bulls visit Leigh RMI tomorrow with Chester entertaining Scarborough and requiring victory to lift the Nationwide
YMCA Vulcans faint hopes of earning promotion from Division Two of the Brewin Dolphin Securities sponsored Malvern Table Tennis League finally ended when they drew with fourth placed Poolbrook Juniors. This was a very even match with 17 sets being won
DAVE Dickerson, riding a private time trial as a guest of the Velo Club Sevale, won last Thursday's 5.5m event on the Hanley Swan course with a time of 13.06. Brian Boswell's time of 13.31 was good enough for second place and was first Sevale man home
THE inaugural Worcestershire Golf Club's captain's tournament, postponed from a few weeks ago when the course was covered in snow, took place in glorious spring weather. The event consisted of a Stableford Competition with teams of four players; the best
EASTER Sunday saw a good turnout at Arden Sailing Club for the traditional egg races. A very light wind meant a testing time for the crews who have become used to the recent strong winds. In the first race Keith Stevens stole the line honours in his Comet
MALVERN RFC play their final Midlands West Two league game tomorrow (Saturday) when they visit Stoke (3.00). The following Saturday Malvern were due to visit Aston Old Edwardians in the semi-final of the North Midlands Cup but due to withdrawals that
MEMBERS of Malvern Hills Gymnastic Club took part in the National development grades with 100 per cent success. Eleanor Shovlin passed grade five and came first on vault and fifth overall. Also at grade five was gymnast Molly Ganderton, Anghared Wintle
SATURDAY FOOTBALL WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Malvern Town v Dudley Town; Bromyard Town v Coseley Town; Lye Town v Ledbury Town. Division One South: Gornal Athletic v Malvern Town Reserves; Chaddesley Corbett v Malvern Rangers WORCESTER &
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT (15) Troubled student Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher) re-reads his teenage journals and begins to recall a freak tragedy which altered the course of his life, leaving him suffering disturbing blackouts. Odeon, Worcester (12.00 Fri-Sun
A SIXTH form rock band is doing a farewell tour of the Malvern area before its members go their separate ways when they finish their A'Levels. Headova is Chase pupils Pete Palmer, Ben Martin, Sam Roberts, James Southern and Simon Puttick, who are all
THE JULIAN Singers will be performing music from Lent to Trinity at the Church of the Ascension in Malvern. Sheila Quine will be conducting music by Byrd, Gibbons, Morley, Bach and Stanford for the concert in aid of church funds. Philip Holland will be
IT doesn't have to be pretty but victory is essential tomorrow to ensure Worcester City's season doesn't fade away. A combination of drying pitches and loss of form have de-railed John Barton's team but recent memories of end of season slip-ups should
I think it's called Murphy's Law. Having written in my article last week about speeding motorists, I've been nicked. I Was driving at 36mph on New Road in Worcester.And it's a fair cop, the speed limit is 30, I broke the law, no objections there. It worries
BEARING in mind all the complaints about hospital parking, why was Reality allowed to build an office block in front of our new hospital, taking up much-needed parking for staff and visitors, while their former offices stand empty in Northwick Avenue?
April: Art Exhibition running at Art House, Huntingdon Hall. Lovely work available for viewing at any time and all the work is for sale. For further details telephone Judy Foulsham on 01905 426360 or Wayne Rogers on 01905 617161. Until April 24: The Great
NINETEEN-eighty-four has come and gone but Big Brother has stayed with us! This Labour Government has decided, in its quest to attain its own targets for urban sprawl, to set its sights on snatching a beautiful piece of our unspoiled countryside, with
THE promoter's argument for the stadium project appears to have changed, with the stadium not so much emphasised now as the key feature. Instead, it seems that the superstore has now become the indispensable city need, or at least this the impression
LES Thomas, who describes himself as an old Malvernian of almost 80 years, has written to Malvern Memories about the origins of the Beacon Race, the annual running contest over the hills. Mr Thomas, along with local councillor Ken Clarke, founded the
Malvern Hills Conservators were contemplating the closure of a number of quarries on the hills 100 years ago. Those under consideration were at the Dingle, above West Malvern, and another one behind West Malvern School. The Conservators resolved to ask
100 years ago A letter from Mr George Ellis, Bello Squardo, suggesting the urgent necessity for the erection of lavatories near St Ann's Well, and other places, has been referred by the council to the town surveyor for report. The only wonder is why the
A TOP-grade cast, including Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst and Juliet Stevenson star in Mona Lisa Smile (12A), showing at Malvern Cinema for a week from today (Friday). Directed by Mike Newell, of Four Weddings and a Funeral fame, it tells the story of
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers director of football Jan Molby has hinted that he will field an unchanged line-up for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three trip to Cambridge United. The Dane was delighted with his side's performance against high-flying Huddersfield
FORMER EastEnders star Michelle Collins and Drop the Dead Donkey's Stephen Tompkinson are set to star in Rattle of a Simple Man at Malvern Theatres. The two will play a prostitute and a middle-aged football fan in an adaptation of Charles Dyer's 1960s
LEDBURY'S Market Theatre is set to echo to the best songs from the best musicals. From West End to Broadway is on at the theatre on Saturday and Sunday, April 24- 25, with performances at 8pm. Ten years ago, four Midlands-based musical theatre actors,
TRAVELLING Light, one of Britain's best-known theatre companies for young people, is coming to Malvern Theatres on Saturday, May 1, with a new play. Cloudland has been created especially to introduce the very young to the magic of live theatre through
A DOUBLE dose of music and song is in store for theatregoers when the English Touring Opera visits Malvern. The company, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, will bring Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream
FRESH from their Evesham Hospital Cup final success, Malvern Town Reserves visit West Midlands League Division One (South) leaders Gornal tomorrow (Saturday), kick off 2.45pm. Table-toppers Gornal have lost just three of their 28 starts so far and are
BARNARDS Green Cricket Club look forward to the start of the new season with two fixtures this weekend. Tomorrow (Saturday) a mixed side of potential first team players looking to secure a place in the first XI for the season will visit Tewkesbury and
MALVERN Town took another huge step towards the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division title following this comfortable victory at home to in-form and sixth-placed Market Drayton on Monday. MALVERN TOWN 3, MARKET DRAYTON TOWN 0 In front
BROMYARD Town battled through to the final of the Smedley Crooke Cup final after an extra time victory over a much-changed Malvern Town at Delahay Meadow. BROMYARD TOWN 2, MALVERN TOWN 1 (AET) Bromyard took the lead in the first half when Andy Crowther
MALVERN Town ground out a draw in the West Midlands League Premier Division Cup semi-final, first leg at Tividale on Tuesday. TIVIDALE 1, MALVERN TOWN 1 The result almost certainly installs Town as favourites to progress to the final, given that they
MALVERN turned on a sensational display at Kington on Saturday, that not only maintained their place at the top of the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division, but virtually eliminated any prospect of the third-placed home side remaining
MALVERN brushed aside the challenge of bottom-placed Coseley at the Langland Stadium on Saturday, in a game where Town were never really required to extend themselves. MALVERN TOWN 6, COSELEY TOWN 0 After a bit of a lacklustre start the contest was as
