UNLUCKY Jai Stanley described his latest knee injury setback as a "complete nightmare." The 26-year-old Worcester City midfielder undergoes a scan on his right knee later today. It is the same knee that has twice required operations since Stanley joined
MID-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has joined Oxfam's fight to Make Poverty History. The charity is calling on world leaders to meet the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals, which include halving global poverty by 2015, ensuring primary school
BERROW/Pendock Village Hall has benefited from last week's jumble sale organised by Janet Charles and her helpers to the tune of £334.40. Well done everyone who supported and supplied towards this event in any way. Next jumble sale in October.
Cradley people braved the weather last Saturday to be at the Country Fair and Produce Show at Church Stile Farm. Ferret racing, Punch and Judy and other attractions, as well as many classes, were well attended. Many thanks to the organisers and everyone
AFTER a gruelling pre-season, the new look Upton second XV were ready for action against their old adversaries Tenbury Wells in front of an expectant crowd. UPTON II 45pts, TENBURY WELLS II 17pts From the off, Tenbury tried to make their superior size
THERE will be an antiques valuation evening, in aid of the Friends of Welland and Little Malvern, on October 1 at 7.30pm at Welland Village Hall. For £5, you can have an item anonymously valued (to protect your identity), have a light refreshment and
TOMORROW (Saturday), party at the Memorial Hall - drop in between 2pm and 5pm. Cream teas, bouncy castle, slide - and read all the comments in the Parish Plan questionnaires. All free!
West Malvern's gardeners will have the chance to show their skills at the Garden & Nature Club's annual show at the village hall. tomorrow (Saturday). There will be the usual range of classes for plants, flowers, vegetables, home-made produce and
Second World War author Robert Ryan will speak at the Malvern Writers' Circle annual literary dinner on Wednesday, October 5. At the dinner, open to the public as part of the Autumn in Malvern Festival, he will talk about how to succeed in the present
WHEN the late Labour firebrand Barbara Castle brought in the breathalyser nearly 40 years ago, she was roundly condemned. Back in 1967, there were many who believed they could still drive regardless of how much alcohol had been consumed. The passage of
FRENCH star Nicolas Le Roux will make his first competitive start for Warriors in tomorrow's Guinness Premiership showdown with Saracens at Sixways (2pm). Le Roux, who arrived from Brive in the summer, replaces full-back Thinus Delport. The South African
THE date for Worcester's European Challenge Cup match in Amatori Catania, Sicily has been confirmed as October 29 (kick-off 4pm). Warriors are chartering a plane to take the players, officials and management to Catania, and are inviting fans to join them
WEST Malvern travelled to Pershore on Saturday and included five new players in their squad. PERSHORE MANOR RES 2, WEST MALVERN 4 They opened brightly and after 15 minutes were in front after the Pershore keeper had partially saved a shot from Anthony
MALVERN Town Wanderers Junior FC are holding an open day tomorrow (Saturday) at Barnards Green Cricket Club, Malvern from 10-11.30am including 'free to all' coaching sessions. Regular Saturday morning coaching for school years 1-3 will commence on next
A WORCESTER supermarket has announced that up to 50 jobs have been created, days after news that up to 700 jobs at Kays hang in the balance. Yesterday, the structural work to the new extension at the Tesco superstore in St Peter's Drive, St Peter's was
RELATIONSHIPS, terrorism and fame are all explored in National Hero. Timothy West plays Gregor, a retired bomb expert who is visited by documentary maker Alastair. As Gregor awaits a call to a bomb crisis, it emerges he had an affair with Alastair's wife
THE popular musical Oliver! is packed with familiar foot-tapping tunes and they were delivered superbly by the young cast of the Peppercorns, Upton's youth drama group. Their renditions of numbers like Consider Yourself and Food Glorious Food were faultless
THE decision to close Malvern Hills Primary School will have a serious and long-term impact on one of the most deprived areas in Malvern. While it may make economic sense - there are only 54 pupils in a school with a capacity for 140 and there are surplus
AN Upton man is in training for one of the world's great athletic challenges - the New York marathon. Lee Mannion, 23, will take part in the 26-mile race on Sunday, November 6. Lee currently lives in Stockport, where he manages a five-a-side football
QUEENHILL Women's Institute celebrated a 90th anniversary in style with afternoon tea. Today (Friday) is the 90th anniversary of the national WI and 31 members of Queenhill WI held an early celebration at their meeting last Thursday. Mary Wellings, group
UPTON Scout troop is looking for local boys and girls to swell its ranks. Boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 18 are welcome to join the troop, which will have a special Explorers section for young people over 14. The troop meets on Thursday evenings
A HOTEL in the centre of Upton has applied for extended licensing hours. A hearing has been scheduled for next week to make a decision on plans by The Talbot Hotel, High Street, to extend closing time to midnight every day. It also wants another hour
A SHORT video of judging day will be among the items at the annual meeting of Upton in Bloom at 7pm on Tuesday, September 27. The gold-winning bloom team are inviting sponsors in particular to attend, so they can be thanked in person for their support
A scheme for a takeaway at Cromwell House, Church Street, Upton, will be debated by planners at Malvern Hills District Council on Wednesday. Despite objections from neighbours, it is recommended for approval.
THE adventures of pioneering plant hunters who scoured the globe for exotic and unusual species will be relived on Sunday. Croome Landscape Park, near Pershore, will host a guided walk and talk recounting the incredible work of the 18th Century plant
I THINK MHDC has lost touch with reality. The closure of vital toilets in the town will cause much inconvenience for residents, shoppers and visitors. Especially at risk are people on diuretic drugs. The shops are bound to suffer. The Victoria Road car
SECURITY-conscious residents in a Worcester suburb are being urged to take part in a scheme that would see their valuables being protected from burglars. A police initiative targeting householders in Warndon will see special stickers being given to residents
IT will be salt and vinegar instead of shampoo and set if a former hairdresser's is turned into a takeaway. An application to change the use of 4, Moatway to allow a fish and chip shop has been lodged with Malvern Hills District Council. The unit, which
Last Friday (September 9) at approximately 1pm, I approached the Three Counties crossroad traffic lights from the direction of Hanley Swan. I turned right at the lights from Hanley Road into Blackmore Park Road only to be confronted by a queue of vehicles
Can I please thank the people involved recently in showing us some of the very interesting sights in Malvern? This last weekend my husband and I have very much enjoyed the open days at the Council House and the Masonic Hall, and Dudley Brook's very interesting
PART of Colletts Green was plunged into darkness when vandals put street lights out of action. Residents noticed on Saturday morning that 17 lamps in The Drive and Bramley Close had been tampered with, but it was not until nightfall that they realised
I read with interest your feature last week in the Malvern Gazette on Malvern Link, Link Top & Newtown Road. I had to chuckle to myself when I saw the sentence re Victoria Park which you claim has tennis courts. Tennis court singular is nearer to
Malvern people braved the rain and flocked to Priory Park for the Party in the Park. Jan Bradford, of TG's Project, which co-organised Saturday's event with Malvern Hills District Council, said the response had been fantastic. She estimated that up to
BARCLAYS Bank is closing its Malvern Link branch on November 25 and accounts will be moved to the Great Malvern branch. The move has been condemned as bad news by George Waugh of Age Concern, Malvern. "From the point of view of elderly people, the Malvern
THE new headteacher at Dyson Perrins CE High School is singing its praises after completing his first week of term. "When I worked at Nunnery Wood, I used to bring rugby teams here and I've always thought it was a great school," said David Griffin. "The
Bromyard got back to its musical roots at the weekend when the town staged its annual folk festival. The heavy rain that disrupted events elsewhere in the area on Saturday, largely spared the 38th event. "The heavens did open in the afternoon and I dived
MORGAN fans from across the world will converge on a Herefordshire village for the dedication of a stained glass window. The window at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Stoke Lacy, commemorates the life of Peter Morgan, of the famous sports car company,
FEARS of a fuel shortage triggered panic buying from drivers and long queues at petrol stations in Malvern this week. Tuesday saw 200-yard tailbacks at Morrisons supermarket, on Roman Way, and a half-hour wait for fuel. Sylvia Evans, from Hanley Swan,
A NEW team rector has been welcomed to Malvern Link. Father Peter Knight was installed at St Matthias Church last Wednesday, September 7, by The Rt Rev. Dr Peter Selby, Bishop of Worcester. He replaces the recently retired Fr Graham Lyall and leads the
SPECTATORS at Worcester Rugby Club have been banned from entering and exiting Sixways through the main entrance on foot during match days. The restrictions, confirmed this week by Worcester Rugby Club Safety Advisory Group, come into force immediately
THE Northern Ireland police force, which came under heavy fire during riots last weekend, will soon be equipped with new body armour developed in Malvern. The bullet-proof vests, the most advanced in the world, can protect the wearer against gunfire,
DOWNPOURS did not dampen spirits at Cradley Produce Show and Country Fair, with dozens of visitors enjoying a host of attractions. A Lion dance, ferret racing and mummers plays, performed by the Village Players, were part of the fun at Church Stile Farm
STEVE Rhodes insists nothing less than victory over champions Essex will do as Worcestershire Royals battle to preserve their top-division status. The County head to fortress Chelmsford on Sunday with an unchan-ged side knowing their totesport League
WALKERS are threatening the ancient Shire Ditch, which runs along the Malvern Hills. The ditch is an important man-made archaeological feature, believed to date from the Bronze Age. Roughly following the county boundary between Worcestershire and Herefordshire
STUDENT Anna Musgrave is raising money to help the children she met last summer in an orphanage in Thailand. Anna, from Castlemorton, spent six weeks as a volunteer at the orphanage in Lamphun and described conditions there as "extremely basic". Run by
MALVERN Victoria Bowling Club held their finals weekend when a blue sky and sunshine greeted the bowlers and this provided some competitive bowling. Tony Lisseman dominated the men's event winning four titles while Margaret King won three in the ladies
THE last three events bringing this year's Velo Club Sevale club time-trials to an end attracted a record entries. Twenty-three riders competed in the last 10-mile time-trial on the Severn Stoke/A38 course, with guest rider J Dayus winning with his time
SINCE being established in 2002, Lords frisbee team have gone from strength to strength. Last weekend proved that, when Lords travelled to Mansfield to take part in the nationals, the event that concludes the outdoor season. The first year Lords played
FOR the first time in the club's 25- year history, heavy rain caused the postponement of the Mathon, Cradley & Storridge tennis finals to the following day. After defeating the reigning men's singles champion in the semi-finals, Chris Brandon-White
COLWALL Women's Hockey Club begins training for the new season on Tuesday evenings, 8.30-9.30pm, at Ledbury Leisure Centre. Colwall play in the West Clubs League Severn Division One, having narrowly avoided relegation with a final game win over local
THE finals of the Junior Challenge Circuit 2005 were held at Manor Park Tennis Club last week. Five of the club juniors had qualified at tournaments held at various venues in Herefordshire and Worcestershire during the summer, Mark Smout in the U10s boys
SATURDAY FOOTBALL FA CARLSBERG VASE First Round Qualifying: Malvern Town v Long Eaton United. WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Bromyard Town v Goodrich; Market Drayton Town v Ledbury Town. Division One: Blackheath Town v Malvern Rangers; Tenbury
MALVERN RFC Saturday, September 17 1st XV v Ludlow (Away) - Intermediate Cup. Meet bus Spring Lane noon. Kick off 3pm. No 1 Dress Code. Navy blue shorts & socks. M Richardson (capt), D Irish, M Freestone, A Ruddock, C Smith, G Roberts, C Edwards,
I WILL not be at Sixways tomorrow, and I can't remember the last home Warriors game I missed, but it's few years ago. I do however have a very good excuse for not attending. My daughter is getting married. Now the amazing thing is that Worcester are playing
STEVE Rhodes insists nothing less than victory over champions Essex will do as Worcestershire Royals battle to preserve their top-division status. The County head to fortress Chelmsford on Sunday with an unchan-ged side knowing their totesport League
SHOW-STOPPING hits from the musical Porgy and Bess feature in a concert performance at Malvern Theatres. Black American voices from the famous New York production will sing memorable hits like Summertime, I loves you Porgy and It Ain't Necessarily So
A MINI film festival in Netherton will be showing three cinema classics to tie in with a touring borough exhibition. Dudley Performing Arts and Netherton Library are teaming up for the Thursday afternoon showings at Netherton Arts Centre. The movies being
A LATE Mark Shepherd strike took Malvern Town through in this FA Cup replay to complete one of the biggest shocks of the round. FA Cup First Round Qualifying - replay MALVERN TOWN 1, WILLENHALL TOWN 0 The Langland Stadium outfit marched on after this
MALVERN downhill mountain biker Tracy Moseley took an emphatic win in the final round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup on home soil in Fort William, Scotland on Sunday. More than 10,000 mountain biker supporters made the trip up to Fort William to witness
MALVERN Town held on for a draw at higher-graded Willenhall Town on Saturday in their FA Cup first round qualifying match. WILLENHALL TOWN 1, MALVERN TOWN 1 Malvern clearly had the advantage in the first-half, limiting their opponents to long-range efforts
TONIGHT Rock 'n' Roll Night Dancing from 8.30pm to Brian's Supersounds at Barbourne Ex-Services Club, Worcester. Coffee Morning In aid of Worcester and District Cats Protection at The Guildhall, Worcester, starting 10am. Refreshments, cakes, stalls etc
TONIGHT - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Fred Zeppelin - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Woody & The Stuntcocks - Drummond's Bar, New Street, Worcester. Skindred - Carling Academy, Birmingham. Talon - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. Reel Big Fish - Carling
I HAVE not made any public comment on civic affairs in Worcester since I resigned from the council chamber many, many years ago. I now live outside the city boundary and so I am not directly affected. However, I was appalled to read the Worcester News
STADIUM rockers Simple Minds are set to prove they are still alive and kicking as they announce a European-wide tour due to take in the region. The Scottish band have delivered more than 20 top 10 hits over a career spanning nearly three decades, with
VETERAN singer/songwriter Harvey Andrews will be making an appearance in Worcester this month for a show at the city's Huntingdon Hall. Over the past 40 years, Harvey has performed his own songs, monologues and stories at venues world-wide, including
IT was jubilation followed by heartbreak in a few tumultuous days for Malvern Town FC 25 years ago this week. On the Saturday, Town had successfully held Worcester City to a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup qualifying round, but lost 2-0 in the replay at Langland
"The former Seaford Court site is to be the site of Malvern's new community hospital," announced the Gazette a quarter-century ago this week. "The West Midlands Regional Health Authority has already exchanged a contract to begin buying the site, phased
100 years ago That most detestable of thieves - the church thief - has been at work recently in the neighbourhood. On Saturday afternoon, the flower fund box in All Saints', The Wyche, was broken into and the contents abstracted. On Tuesday, at Holy Trinity
THE acclaimed film Snow Falling on Cedars, starring Ethan Hawke, is being screened at the Swan Theatre in Worcester. The film, adapted from the best-selling novel by David Guterson, is a haunting exploration of memory, love and reconciliation. It starts
Thursday September 15 Don O' Lee - Pie Factory, Tipton Jam Night - The Moorings Tavern, Stourbridge Acoustic Open Mic - The Olde Queen's Head, Halesowen RnB Night - The Kingfisher Hotel, Kingswinford Country and Western Night - The Broadway, Norton Deft
TOMORROW (Saturday), Malvern Town entertain Long Eaton United in the first round qualifying of the FA Carlsberg Vase. The match at Langland Stadium kicks-off at 3pm.
MAN'S best friend is being welcomed with open arms by a Malvern Wells pub. The Railway Inn has been nominated as one of the most dog-friendly places to eat or drink in the Winalot Approved Dog Friendly Awards. The pub is very popular with walkers, so
THE cricketing talent of Malvern rolled back the years on Sunday as the Colwall Golden Oldies met the Barnards Ever Greens at Stowe Lane in the inaugural over-40s contest for the Alastair Smith Trophy. The Green won the toss on a damp morning and elected
A WORCESTER company that provides internet technology to home and business users has again been awarded a prestigious accolade. Namesco was this week named "UK's number one shared hosting provider," by users of The Webhostdir.com. Kevin Savage, Namesco
A FIRM in Hartlebury, near Kidderminster, is reaching for the stars with its range of children's quad bikes. Apache Quads's range of mini bikes is being snapped up by the rich and famous. Managing Director, Richard Latham, said: "We have supplied Apache
HEART of England fine foods, the regional food group, is inviting local food and drink producers, retail outlets and hospitality businesses from across Worcestershire to a networking trade event next Thursday, September 22. HEFF's Meet the Buyer day will
THE European Union Chamber Orchestra will perform at Great Malvern Priory as the centrepiece of the Autumn in Malvern Festival 2005. The concert is one of more than 20 events in this year's programme which includes classical music, visual art, film, literature
Second World War author Robert Ryan will speak at the Malvern Writers' Circle annual literary dinner on Wednesday, October 5. At the dinner, open to the public as part of the Autumn in Malvern Festival, he will talk about how to succeed in the present
THE popular musical Oliver! is packed with familiar foot-tapping tunes and they were delivered superbly by the young cast of the Peppercorns, Upton's youth drama group. Their renditions of numbers like Consider Yourself and Food Glorious Food were faultless
HALESOWEN act Loadstar are through to the final of Chicago Rock Caf's Rock Academy. Sedgley singer Andy Martin and Kidderminster band Escape from Alcatraz have also made it into the Wednesday October 5 showdown. Rock Academy runs at the Stourbridge High
DANCERS will be suspended from the ceiling and use low-level flying and aerial stunts for a "brave, audacious and exhilarating" show to be staged in Malvern. Specialising in extreme physical theatre, the Motionhouse Dance company will kick-off its UK
ASPIRING local bands are invited to enter First Bass, a competition organised by Malvern Youth Centre The Malvern Music Project is looking for three youth bands to take part in creative workshops from Friday to Sunday, October 21 to 23, at The Highball
SHOW-STOPPING hits from the musical Porgy and Bess feature in a concert performance at Malvern Theatres. Black American voices from the famous New York production will sing memorable hits like Summertime, I loves you Porgy and It Ain't Necessarily So
A MINI film festival in Netherton will be showing three cinema classics to tie in with a touring borough exhibition. Dudley Performing Arts and Netherton Library are teaming up for the Thursday afternoon showings at Netherton Arts Centre. The movies being
TONIGHT Rock 'n' Roll Night Dancing from 8.30pm to Brian's Supersounds at Barbourne Ex-Services Club, Worcester. Coffee Morning In aid of Worcester and District Cats Protection at The Guildhall, Worcester, starting 10am. Refreshments, cakes, stalls etc
Sept 17 - Nov 12 Minnie, Plum and Bash Street UR 50. Cartoon characters from one of Britain's favourite comics are on show in an exhibition at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum. Until Sept 29 An exhibition of Etchings, Handmade Prints and Photographs
TONIGHT - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Fred Zeppelin - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Woody & The Stuntcocks - Drummond's Bar, New Street, Worcester. Skindred - Carling Academy, Birmingham. Talon - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. Reel Big Fish - Carling
TO share the stage with a legendary rock band such as Queen would be the stuff of dreams for many a musician. One of Evesham's most famous musical sons can lay claim to more than that - as he topped the bill over Freddie Mercury's band as a member of
STADIUM rockers Simple Minds are set to prove they are still alive and kicking as they announce a European-wide tour due to take in the region. The Scottish band have delivered more than 20 top 10 hits over a career spanning nearly three decades, with
VETERAN singer/songwriter Harvey Andrews will be making an appearance in Worcester this month for a show at the city's Huntingdon Hall. Over the past 40 years, Harvey has performed his own songs, monologues and stories at venues world-wide, including
THE acclaimed film Snow Falling on Cedars, starring Ethan Hawke, is being screened at the Swan Theatre in Worcester. The film, adapted from the best-selling novel by David Guterson, is a haunting exploration of memory, love and reconciliation. It starts
AS leaves change colour and the weather cools, autumn will be celebrated in style at the Three Counties Showground. Around 60,000 visitors are expected for the Malvern Autumn Garden and Country Show on Saturday and Sunday, September 24-25, where attractions
Saturday, October 1: 10.30am, The Market Theatre, Ledbury: Mary Croxson on Rupert Brooke Mary Croxson investigates Rupert Brooke's association with the Dymock Poets. Tickets £5.50. 2.30pm The Market Theatre, Ledbury: Alison Brackenbury on Edward Thomas
RELATIONSHIPS, terrorism and fame are all explored in National Hero. Timothy West plays Gregor, a retired bomb expert who is visited by documentary maker Alastair. As Gregor awaits a call to a bomb crisis, it emerges he had an affair with Alastair's wife
* (I) indicates Internet entries. A SET of Olympic stamps was won by: M Austin, Haytor Close, Plymouth (I); S Brown, Hartlebury Road, Stourport; W Craven, Longmead, Windsor (I); V Davies, Linden Avenue, Kidderminster; C Davis, Peterston super Ely, Cardiff
DAVID Gray (above) returns to Wolverhampton Civic Hall later this year to promote his new album almost five years since he last took to the stage at the venue. The singer will be performing on Tuesday December 6 towards the end of his UK and Ireland tour
THE Mission were formed at a time when Thatcher was at the peak of her power, mobile phones were the size of car batteries and hair was big and vertical. The Iron Lady may now be rusting in the House of Lords and our camera phones look like credit cards
STOURBRIDGE Town Hall is hosting folk legend Eddy Morton on Friday September 16 to introduce a new monthly unpluggednight. The venue was a music hotspot in the 60s and is hoping to recapture that reputation with more major acts booked for coming months
September 17 Charity Concert The Rotary Clubs of Worcester, Worcester South, Worcester Severn and Worcester Wychavon present a concert in aid of St Richard's Hospice Appeal. Tickets available from Waterstones, SPCK, Ogles St John's, Worcester Cathedral
THE shrill, screeching voice of an appalling singer will ring around Malvern Theatres this month. Actress Maureen Lipman plays Florence Foster Jenkins in Glorious!, the true story of an American singer who insisted on performing concerts, although she
BROMYARD'S Conquest Theatre is launching its new season, which has a spooky theme. Tomorrow (Saturday) local Shadows tribute band, The Shedows, begins the season. Tickets are £7 (concessions £6) Phillipa Urquhart stars in Henry James's The Turn of the
Thursday September 15 Don O' Lee - Pie Factory, Tipton Jam Night - The Moorings Tavern, Stourbridge Acoustic Open Mic - The Olde Queen's Head, Halesowen RnB Night - The Kingfisher Hotel, Kingswinford Country and Western Night - The Broadway, Norton Deft
TOWN Reserves started to show their true potential in this match as they completely demolished a poor Darlaston side on Tuesday evening. DARLASTON TOWN 0, MALVERN TOWN RESERVES 10 As early as the fourth minute Lee Tompkins headed home for the opening
MALVERN battled through a seven-goal thriller to earn a place in the next round of the FA Cup. MALVERN TOWN 4, MICKLEOVER SPORTS 3 In a thrilling cup tie, after a very cagey first half, the second half saw an exciting finale. The first half started slowly
ANDY Preece is facing his severest headache as Worcester City boss with five players injured for tomorrow's Midlands derby at Moor Green. Crocked quintet Jai Stanley, Nick Colley, James Smith, George Clegg and Les Hines are all out, leaving Worcester
THE media is often littered with horrifying tales of dank and depressing care homes where the elderly are left, old and alone, to perish by themselves. Many of us probably fear the day we find ourselves too frail and ill to cope in our own homes, and
THE churches of Berrow with Pendock, Eldersfield, Hollybush and Birtsmorton invite you to the Berrow benefice fun ride at Rye Court, Berrow, on Sunday. It is signed from the A438 Tewkesbury/Ledbury Road and the B4208 and is by kind permission of Mr J
THERE is a coffee morning tomorrow (Saturday) at Folliott House (next to the church) from 10am to noon in aid of the Haven Project Children's Home in Thailand. There will be a number of stalls and admission is £1.50, to include drink and cake. Everyone
TOMORROW (Saturday), the annual Colwall Scout jumble sale takes place at the Village Hall and Scout Hut starting at 2pm. There will be hundreds of bargains. A bring and buy sale will be held at Chevenham tomorrow (Saturday) at 7.30pm. Tickets for the
IN their first North Midlands One game of the season, Upton were up against a newly-promoted and highly-motivated Tenbury team who were to prove that they are going to make a real fist of their first term in this division. TENBURY WELLS 19PTS, UPTON-UPON-SEVERN
FORTUNATELY, it was a fine afternoon when teas were served to visitors at The Hill, Staunton, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs J Luard, as a fundraising event for Staunton Church funds. This was unlike Saturday, when there was torrential rain during the
AS leaves change colour and the weather cools, autumn will be celebrated in style at the Three Counties Showground. Around 60,000 visitors are expected for the Malvern Autumn Garden and Country Show on Saturday and Sunday, September 24-25, where attractions
THE European Union Chamber Orchestra will perform at Great Malvern Priory as the centrepiece of the Autumn in Malvern Festival 2005. The concert is one of more than 20 events in this year's programme which includes classical music, visual art, film, literature
Saturday, October 1: 10.30am, The Market Theatre, Ledbury: Mary Croxson on Rupert Brooke Mary Croxson investigates Rupert Brooke's association with the Dymock Poets. Tickets £5.50. 2.30pm The Market Theatre, Ledbury: Alison Brackenbury on Edward Thomas
THE season may only be two weeks old but already the Prmeiership table has a fascinating look about it. Worcester are currently sitting pretty in the top half of the table along with London Irish, the team they saw off in such dramatic style on Sunday
MALVERN Rangers stormed to their best West Midlands division one result of the season with a 6-1 thrashing of Tenbury at Victoria Park on Saturday. The result lifts Rangers into a mid-table spot with six points from five games. Tomorrow (Saturday), Rangers
SPECTATORS at Worcester Rugby Club have been banned from entering and exiting Sixways through the main entrance on foot during match days. The restrictions, confirmed this week by Worcester Rugby Club Safety Advisory Group, come into force immediately
IN the second round of games in this year's thesoccersite.co.uk Malvern Football League, two potential title hopefuls met at Ross Road, Ledbury, when Oak Allstars entertained Cross Keys and a very tight game ensued. Oak Allstars took the lead when Lee
IT was a game of two halves - a clich but never more true than this Worcester Sunday Division Two encounter at Dysons. ANCHOR FALCONS 2, NORTHWICK VALE 3 Anchor Falcons raced into an early 2-0 lead and appeared well on course for three points at half-time
AFTER a disappointing start to the Worcester Sunday premier season, losing 4-1 away to Exel Metro, this week Colwall St James entertained Nunnery Wood Sports, who won their first fixture 10-2. COLWALL ST JAMES 5, NUNNERY WOOD SPORTS 1 With a couple of
MALVERN Town Ladies travelled to Leominster on Sunday for their second Kidderminster League women's division game of the season. LEOMINSTER LADIES 0, MALVERN TOWN LADIES 7 Malvern got off to a slow start giving Leominster plenty of possession and chances
MALVERN Referees Society will be meeting this Sunday (September 18), at the Civil Service Club, Malvern, at 7.30pm. Fresh from his attendance at the FA National Course for Referee Instructors, Marvyn Amphlett will be leading the topic of dealing with
FOR budding shot-stoppers, the Goalkeeping Academy are running courses for the goalkeepers of the future. Allan Hawkins, who runs the coaching centre, said: "Whilst outfield coaching is not difficult to find, the specialist position of goalkeeping is
MALVERN Town U16s started their new season in the Mercian Festival Junior League with a challenging home fixture against Bredon Colts U16s. MALVERN TOWN U16s 3, BREDON COLTS U16s 2 Bredon started lively with two goals in the first five minutes and kept
TWO men have died in a car accident on what has been described as one of the UK's most dangerous roads. A driver and his passenger were pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on the A44 Bromyard Road just after midnight today. They were heading
A WORLD-champion cyclist is distraught after thieves stole 10 of his prized bicycles - together valued at around £18,000. Twenty seven-year-old Scott Beaumont - the country's number one downhill cyclist - realised the bikes had gone missing when he went
A PATIENT who was rushed to Worcestershire Royal Hospital with severe chest pain discharged himself after 30 hours because he could not get access to the drugs he needed. He said weekend staff, who seemed to be "all temps and agency nurses", told him
THE number of deaths and serious injuries has plummeted on roads in the two counties where speed cameras have been installed. Annual figures from West Mercia Safety Camera Partnership compared the number of collisions from the three-year period before
MARCHING bands from across the country will be converging on Upton tomorrow (Saturday). The town's sports field is playing host to the first-ever Severn Vale Marching Bands competition. The event has been organised by friends and supporters of Upton Youth
US-born musician Micaela Schmitz will play the harpsichord tomorrow (Saturday) at an Upton Arts Music Group concert. The hour-long concert in the Memorial Hall includes a talk about the harpsichord. Micaela, who now lives in Worcestershire, has a doctorate
I hope Peter Smith's request for the improvement of Rose Bank Gardens receives a more constructive response than the suggestions of the Residents' Association of Foley Terrace ever has. We have repeatedly asked for the regeneration of the neglected upper
BUS organisers have reiterated that the Worcester Express routes are free to everyone under 19 and over 60 years old after some confusion from drivers and customers. The Worcester News had received reports that some bus drivers had told teenagers they
A WARNDON pub is expected to more than double in size and take on a new name as part of a £500,000 overhaul. The Poachers Pocket, pictured right, in Berkeley Way, has applied to extend into its courtyard area to create more space inside the pub - making
RE your article of August 26 and the cost of £70,000 to refurbish Hanley Road toilets. It is now clear to me why Council Tax goes up so much more than inflation. From practical experience I can state that if they had been owned privately, the cost of
ENERGETIC ladies stretched their legs in celebration the 90th birthday of the Women's Institute. The Worcestershire Federation Executive Committee, which oversees the county's WI groups, took part in a promotional walk of the city streets to raise awareness
BANG in tune with the silly season in politics and journalism, the local authority has decided to spend its loads of spare money by planting new signs to go with the acres of road paint already spread over our lanes. The latest manifestation of this largesse
KEEN movers and shakers in Pershore have the chance to get into shape while learning some new dance moves as a new class starts in the town. Dance company Dance at Eight is launching its Salsa and Merengue Dancing for Absolute Beginners class on Friday
I HAVE been a resident of Malvern for some 10 years now and finally have had to put fingers to the keyboard to air some of the frustrations that have been mounting in the last few years. Council taxes are going up and up at an alarming rate, while the
A CHANCE to learn an ancient art of warfare that helped defeat the French at the Battle Of Agincourt is on offer next month. Budding bowmen and women can learn the history of archery as well as firing a few arrows themselves at Worcestershire County Council's
I write in reply to J Parr's (Your Letters, August 26) remark about the waste he thinks has taken place re the resurfacing of the roads in Malvern. I can assure him the money was well spent and the roads that were done were in need of treatment. Pity
THE music at the Three Counties Showground van festival wasn't loud enough. I could only hear it with the window closed in my bedroom at the back of the house and our house is half way up the Malvern Hills! Last year, I couldn't hear anything but this
CHILDREN as young as four could face travelling to school by bus or taxi when Malvern Hills Primary School closes. The 54-pupil school was this week told it will be shut down next August when its remaining children will all have to find new schools. Worcestershire
PARENTS at Malvern Hills Primary fear the school's closure will have a devastating effect on their families. Those without cars face a long walk in all weathers just to get their children to school. Brothers and sisters could be sent to schools miles
MID-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has joined Oxfam's fight to Make Poverty History. The charity is calling on world leaders to meet the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals, which include halving global poverty by 2015, ensuring primary school
LAST week you reported the Ledbury town meeting, convened by requisition of six townspeople, about the height of the 'new' Leadon Bank care home. I did not go to the meeting because it could achieve nothing. The proposals of Shaw Homes had, long since
A petition signed by 1,000 people failed to prevent Worcestershire County Council's cabinet from deciding to close the school. None of the councillors involved in Monday's unanimous decision was from Malvern. Malvern councillor Di Rayner, a governor at
A MALVERN Link pub has been given the go-ahead to open for longer, despite opposition from neighbours. The Express Inn, Quest Hills Road, can now open from 8.30am to midnight on Sunday-Thursday, and until 12.30am on Friday and Saturday. The new hours
THE gardens at Barnards Green House in Malvern will open their gates to the public for the last time next summer. The privately-owned three-acre gardens have been opening for almost 30 years and attract hundreds of visitors each summer. Owners Sue and
IF you thought you were helping the environment by buying green sacks for garden waste and leaving them out for recycling - forget it. Garden waste in sacks collected by Malvern Hills District Council goes straight into a landfill site. The council charges
FRENCH star Nicolas Le Roux will make his first competitive start for Warriors in tomorrow's Guinness Premiership showdown with Saracens at Sixways (2pm). Le Roux, who arrived from Brive in the summer, replaces full-back Thinus Delport. The South African
THE date for Worcester's European Challenge Cup match in Amatori Catania, Sicily has been confirmed as October 29 (kick-off 4pm). Warriors are chartering a plane to take the players, officials and management to Catania, and are inviting fans to join them
UNLUCKY Jai Stanley described his latest knee injury setback as a "complete nightmare." The 26-year-old Worcester City midfielder undergoes a scan on his right knee later today. It is the same knee that has twice required operations since Stanley joined
THE Bank Holiday festival in West Malvern should become an annual event, parish council chairman Joyce Roberts said this week. "I've heard nothing but praise and excitement about it," she told Mon-day's council meeting. The event raised more than £10,000
ANDY Preece is facing his severest headache as Worcester City boss with five players injured for tomorrow's Midlands derby at Moor Green. Crocked quintet Jai Stanley, Nick Colley, James Smith, George Clegg and Les Hines are all out, leaving Worcester
STUART Watkiss will be ready in case Forest Green Rovers shut up shop in their Nationwide Conference reunion at Aggborough tomorrow. The Kidderminster Harriers boss has built up the next four games over two weeks as a "big fortnight" when his men could
HEREFORD United are chasing a loan striker to partner Danny Carey-Bertram in tomorrow's Conference clash with Morecambe at Edgar Street. Injuries to Guy Ipoua, Adam Stansfield and Graham Evans have forced the Bulls' director of football Graham Turner
* (I) indicates Internet entries. A SET of Olympic stamps was won by: M Austin, Haytor Close, Plymouth (I); S Brown, Hartlebury Road, Stourport; W Craven, Longmead, Windsor (I); V Davies, Linden Avenue, Kidderminster; C Davis, Peterston super Ely, Cardiff
MALVERN Ladies' hockey team travelled to Hereford last Saturday to play a friendly match against Hereford 2nd XI. Having found out they were going to be promoted, Malvern were looking to brush away the early season cobwebs, especially as they were yet
RUNNERS are invited to compete in the Worcestershire Beacon Race on Saturday, October 5. The seven-mile event starts at Rose Bank Gardens, Malvern, at 3pm. For an entry form, contact race sponsor Brookhire on 01684 562941.
DAVID Gray (above) returns to Wolverhampton Civic Hall later this year to promote his new album almost five years since he last took to the stage at the venue. The singer will be performing on Tuesday December 6 towards the end of his UK and Ireland tour
HALESOWEN act Loadstar are through to the final of Chicago Rock Caf's Rock Academy. Sedgley singer Andy Martin and Kidderminster band Escape from Alcatraz have also made it into the Wednesday October 5 showdown. Rock Academy runs at the Stourbridge High
THE Mission were formed at a time when Thatcher was at the peak of her power, mobile phones were the size of car batteries and hair was big and vertical. The Iron Lady may now be rusting in the House of Lords and our camera phones look like credit cards
DANCERS will be suspended from the ceiling and use low-level flying and aerial stunts for a "brave, audacious and exhilarating" show to be staged in Malvern. Specialising in extreme physical theatre, the Motionhouse Dance company will kick-off its UK
ASPIRING local bands are invited to enter First Bass, a competition organised by Malvern Youth Centre The Malvern Music Project is looking for three youth bands to take part in creative workshops from Friday to Sunday, October 21 to 23, at The Highball
STOURBRIDGE Town Hall is hosting folk legend Eddy Morton on Friday September 16 to introduce a new monthly unpluggednight. The venue was a music hotspot in the 60s and is hoping to recapture that reputation with more major acts booked for coming months
STUART Watkiss will be ready in case Forest Green Rovers shut up shop in their Nationwide Conference reunion at Aggborough tomorrow. The Kidderminster Harriers boss has built up the next four games over two weeks as a "big fortnight" when his men could
THE realities of rebuilding a side hit Malvern hard last Saturday as newly-promoted Camp Hill coasted to their first win over Malvern in recent memory. CAMP HILL 29pts, MALVERN 6pts A disjointed Malvern performance, with unfamiliar combinations at half-back
Sept 17 - Nov 12 Minnie, Plum and Bash Street UR 50. Cartoon characters from one of Britain's favourite comics are on show in an exhibition at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum. Until Sept 29 An exhibition of Etchings, Handmade Prints and Photographs
September 17 Charity Concert The Rotary Clubs of Worcester, Worcester South, Worcester Severn and Worcester Wychavon present a concert in aid of St Richard's Hospice Appeal. Tickets available from Waterstones, SPCK, Ogles St John's, Worcester Cathedral
I WAS disappointed to hear that the chief executive has joined the ranks of the of Politically Correct Brigade in the matter of the main entrance to the Guildhall. The statement that disabled persons would consider it offensive in some way to be asked
I WRITE with reference to the city council's decision to close the main doors to the Guildhall. I applaud the council for the years of hard work that have resulted in considerably improved access to this historic building. However, as a blind Worcester
AS a wheelchair user in Worcester, I am always delighted when any building is made more easily accessible, and this includes the Guildhall. However, whether this needs to be at the expense of the original fine entrance is another matter. Do I feel stigmatised
I CAN inform Jack Kinsman (Letters, Thursday, September 8) that Kenneth Clarke saw the truth concerning the European Union many years ago. Only an egocentric would wish to lead the present-day ultra reactionary Conservative Party. Mr Clarke is one such
TO share the stage with a legendary rock band such as Queen would be the stuff of dreams for many a musician. One of Evesham's most famous musical sons can lay claim to more than that - as he topped the bill over Freddie Mercury's band as a member of
BARNARDS Green, fresh from gaining promotion to division one of the Worcestershire County League last week, welcomed Netherton to the North End Lane. BARNARDS GREEN v NETHERTON With the weather not looking too settled, but with two keen sides, the captains
MALVERN second's season came to an end on Saturday with a resounding win over Hagley. Even after letting top spot in the league slip in the last few weeks and with the rain barely letting up all game, their spirits never dropped, chasing 250 to win by
ON a rather gloomy looking Sunday afternoon Barnards Green skipper Marek Wajzer rallied his troops for the penultimate time this season. BARNARDS GREEN SUNDAY II v ST JOHN'S LADYWOOD With this being the only club fixture of the day, Wajzer proudly skippered
THE shrill, screeching voice of an appalling singer will ring around Malvern Theatres this month. Actress Maureen Lipman plays Florence Foster Jenkins in Glorious!, the true story of an American singer who insisted on performing concerts, although she
BROMYARD'S Conquest Theatre is launching its new season, which has a spooky theme. Tomorrow (Saturday) local Shadows tribute band, The Shedows, begins the season. Tickets are £7 (concessions £6) Phillipa Urquhart stars in Henry James's The Turn of the
MALVERN Pirates entertained Worcester in their first North Midlands U17s League (South) at Spring Lane on Sunday. MALVERN U17 PIRATES 0, WORCESTER U17S 29 Three first-half tries from their immense pack and two in the second half from their flighty backs
A WORCESTER supermarket has announced that up to 50 jobs have been created, days after news that up to 700 jobs at Kays hang in the balance. Yesterday, the structural work to the new extension at the Tesco superstore in St Peter's Drive, St Peter's was
