KEEN bikers and bladers are being urged to get their skates on and submit their entry forms in time for a competition in Malvern next month. TG's Project has organised an amateur skate competition in Victoria Park, Malvern Link on Sunday, June 5 between
THE High Street in Worcester was packed with shoppers and street entertainers rather than workmen over the Bank Holiday weekend. With the £1.3m renovation finally complete, people flocked to enjoy the special offers and carnival atmosphere. Department
ASPARAGUS, fennel, Cape gooseberries and lychees all found their way on the menu at Nunnery Wood Primary School during Healthy Eating Week. Following celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's high-profile campaign to improve children's diets, the school lunch menu
WORCESTER boxer Leroy Williamson's long journey to Spennymoor Leisure Centre proved a fruitless one when he slipped to a shut-out 40-36 four-round points defeat at the hands of unbeaten Merthyr Tydfil youngster Kerry Hope. The taller, muscular Welshman
WORCESTER lost at home to Whitchurch by five wickets. After being dismissed for a lowly 116, Worcester's opponents got home in 33.1 overs. The home batsmen struggled against some good swing and seam bowling from Goldsmith and Haywood. At 26-4, Foster
TED Baylis wrote himself into the history books at Chester Road by taking a hat-trick for Kidderminster Victoria in their Division One draw with Water Orton. Baylis reduced the visitors from 197-5 to 197-8 as they were dismissed for 210, but Kidderminster
THE action being taken to combat drinking on the St John's side of the River Severn is not before time. Some of these
I'M collecting worldwide postage stamps to help with the charities I support. Cats and Dogs Welfare charities are my main ones.The stamps collected go towards shelter, food and vets' bills. If your readers have large amounts, please leave a bit of the
I ENDORSE wholeheartedly the letter from R W Jauncey, (Tuesday, May 17) regarding the RSPCA. If the RSPCA with all its finances cannot look after the animals, how then can independent re-homing centres manage on their meagre income? I have not donated
ALL conversions have got to be welcomed, even "death-bed conversions," but this latest wheeze by the thoroughly discredited Tony Blair takes the biscuit! "Reform and respect" if you please, when he and his pseudo-intellectual, brainwashed social scientist
I REFER to your recent Worcester News front page article regarding catapults, pea-shooters, laser lights and stink bombs. The Sunday evening before last, our pub was visited by a small group of people, who we had never seen before. After being served,
TICKETS for the Redditch Air Festival are now free of charge after the borough council decided to abandon plans to charge up to £25. The eleventh-hour decision comes after reports of sluggish ticket sales for next weekend's event. "This is the first year
EYE tests should be taken every two years to avoid contracting glaucoma, says a Worcestershire MP. The Royal National Institute of the Blind has launched a national campaign to raise awareness of the condition, which shows few symptoms but can lead to
A CARAVAN park in a Worcestershire wood could be extended if planners give the go-ahead. D&D Lloyd Jones Securities Ltd has applied to Malvern Hills District Council to expand the existing Coppice Leisure Park site at Ockeridge Wood, Ockeridge, near
A COUPLE who turned their back on traditional farming, have had their third success in land diversification, with the opening of their secluded log cabin. Julie and Peter Viner's Quarry Lodge is more luxury hideaway than peasant's hovel - it comes with
EXTREME kiting experts will descend on the only purpose built water playground for adrenaline junkies in the midlands to showcase the country's fastest growing sport. Hydro Extreme, near Holt Heath, north of Worcester will be the base for the country's
BALANCE distinguishes the greatest performers in all sport. Control, side-steps, passing shots, at pace and under pressure, are the hallmarks of genius. So too with cricket in batting, bowling and, as with all other team sports, greatness lies in the
TWO inspiring county teachers have been shortlisted for the Teacher of the Year category at a prestigious awards ceremony. Art teacher, Rosie Moss, from Baxter College, Kidder-minster, and Debbie Morgan, from Pershore High School, were both nominated
BOWS and arrows that were stolen from an archery club could be dangerous if they fall into the wrong hands, police have warned. Twelve bows and 138 arrows were taken from the club at the Winterfold House School in Chaddesley Corbett, near Kidderminster
A TEENAGER who needs specialist eye surgery was devastated to find her fund-raising money has gone missing. It is a double blow for Nichola Schampel because the fund was set up a decade ago when her father fell victim to a theft and lost money which was
A BUS service between Worcester and Droitwich is to be cut because it is not profitable, says operator First. It is part of a raft of changes to routes, times and services being introduced, but regular bus user John Cook described the withdrawal of the
THE construction of Worcester's Western Orbital - the missing link in the city's ring road - is top of the agenda for new Mayor Aubrey Tarbuck. In his first interview in his new role, Coun Tarbuck tells today's Worcester News the link road needs to be
WHEN Andy Gomarsall lines up for England in Alberta in three weeks time he can be forgiven for letting his thoughts stray 7,500 miles away. The new Worcester scrum-half will be second in command behind team-mate Alex Sanderson when England kick off their
WORCESTER have strengthened their pack by swooping for Kai Horstmann. The number eight, who was seen as the man to replace Tony Diprose at Harlequins, has become the Warriors' seventh signing for next season. The Welsh-born player signed a three-year
WORCESTER have strengthened their pack by swooping for Kai Horstmann. The number eight, who was seen as the man to replace Tony Diprose at Harlequins, has become the Warriors' seventh signing for next season. The Welsh-born player signed a three-year
NORTH Midlands surrendered the County Championship Shield but only reluctantly after they were beaten 20-13 by Hertfordshire in a nail-biting final at Twickenham. North Midlands were 0-13 down at the interval but they turned a disorganised and indisciplined
OLD Elizabethans registered their first Division Two win of the season with a 30-run success against Tamworth. The Staffordshire side won the toss and put OEs in. Openers Chris Pearman (30) and Simon Macey had scored 21 before Macey was bowled. Two runs
PERSHORE produced their worst display of the season to slump to a 112-run home defeat against St Georges in Division Three. The hosts were only in the match for the first 15 overs after St Georges' skipper Andy Johnson won the toss and decided to bat.
WHEN Andy Gomarsall lines up for England in Alberta in three weeks time he can be forgiven for letting his thoughts stray 7,500 miles away. The new Worcester scrum-half will be second in command behind team-mate Alex Sanderson when England kick off their
IN reply to L Spiteri (Letters, Wednesday, May 25) I agree that the voters of Claines should have the right to vote for who they wish. This of course is democracy - and it's the very thing they will lose when power is transferred to Brussels with the
I REFER to letter from Alex Kear about VE Day celebrations. I disagree. May 8 should not be made a bank holiday, because the Second World War did not end on May 8, 1945. I believe there were celebrations, possibly premature, on May 8, 1945 in Worcester
I BELIEVE D E Margrett needs to open his eyes and unscramble his brains. There are card-carrying members and ordinary supporters in the New Labour, Conservative and Green parties who are europhile or eurosceptic, some to the point of preferring as a policy
