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  • Harriers 0 Stevenage 0

    Saturday, April 1, 2006 GRITTY Kidderminster Harriers consigned recent humiliating home defeats by Aldershot and Grays Athletic to history with a resolute rearguard performance to keep out promotion-chasing Stevenage Borough. The 0-0 draw was even

  • 3/4/06 - Former Worcester player Gollings the England hero

    FORMER Worcester Warriors player Ben Gollings claimed he "was just in the right place at the right time" following his match-winning try for England against Fiji in the Hong Kong Sevens final. Gollings touched down to give England a spectacular 26-24

  • 3/4/06 - Best display of season says Eddy

    HEAD coach Anthony Eddy described Worcester Warriors' excellent 34-25 victory over Northampton as: "Probably our best performance of the season." Eddy was delighted with the all-round performance of his squad, but he was equally realistic when discussing

  • Northampton 25 Warriors 34

    Saturday, April 1, 2006 WORCESTER Warriors blew away the memories of last week's dismal display against Saracens with an excellent all-round performance at Franklins Gardens which booked them a place in the semi- finals of the European Challenge Cup

  • City 2 Alfreton 2

    Saturday, April 1, 2006 HOW appropriate that one of the strangest and most farcical moments ever to transpire at St George's Lane fell on April Fools' Day. Under no pressure inside his own penalty box, Worcester City's Adam Burley shuffled into the

  • 3/4/06 - City caught out by injury shout

    ANDY Preece accused Gary Mills' Alfreton Town side of poor sportsmanship after the visitors scored a highly controversial penalty in Saturday's 2-2 draw at St George's Lane. The Derbyshire side came under fire for netting a 16th minute spot-kick, given

  • SORRY, MISS CROFT - I'M SPOKEN FOR

    "That's right, John - I'll go to any lengths to get you to take me out on a date!" Oh dear, this is Karima Adebibe, the public face of computer-game vixen Lara Croft - and sorry, young lady, I happen to be spoken for. So put those peashooters away, you

  • Calling Dr Luff

    PETER Luff was banging on about how Brits have lost the work ethic in Tuesday's Worcester News. The day before, we had carried a story relating how health workers are stressed out of their skulls due to overwork. Maybe the MP for Mid-Worcestershire would

  • Good to see the lapwings

    READERS of this column will be aware that the natural world means a great deal to me. I'm an unreconstructed protectionist. Those of you with similar inclinations might like to know that I recently witnessed a sight that I had not seen for many a long

  • Irony not lost on fat youths

    IT'S a complete mystery why so many of today's youths - lumps of lard right down to their pudgy little feet - should insist on wearing sports gear. Some say that young people today don't have a sense of irony. But I beg to differ. Watching Worcester's

  • Cheersfor the Council workforce

    YOU see them around the city in every kind of weather, all fluorescent jackets, three days' growth, and with their shovels or pruning shears invariably at the ready. To some extent, it's a thankless task. The odds always appear to be stacked against

  • When Ratty and Mole go walking, they need a beer

    THOSE thin, hesitant first rays of sunshine that carry a hint of spring always bring out the Mr Mole in me. I pop my furry little head out of the door, sniff the air, and decide it's time for a ramble along the Severn. An expedition such as this obviously

  • Mergers are wrong

    SIR - We still need a local policeman. All these mergers are totally wrong. That is not the right way to catch criminals - West Mercia should continue. MRS JOAN EDWARDS, Cotheridge.

  • The thought police

    SIR - The police will soon be able to arrest you because they think you are thinking something that someone else thinks will upset the owner of a cuddly toy. You may think I'm mad, but think again! J L REYNOLDS, Worcester.

  • Bank statements would reveal all

    SIR - The treasurer of the Labour Party said he knew nothing of the £14m on loan to the party. If he knows nothing, what sort of treasurer is he? He could have looked at the bank statements. JOHN SHEARON, Worcester.

  • What's his excuse for having beard?

    SIR - I am delighted to read (Worcester News, March 22) that George Cowley is a fellow member of the Bearded Brotherhood. Mine is a hangover from my days as a Jolly Jack Tar. What is George's excuse? BARRY MACKENZIE-WILLIAMS, Councillor, Bedwardine

  • What about the creation of jobs?

    SIR - Pampered, comfortable middle-class people with their three-car households don't want their "way of life" changed by a business park at Grove Farm. What about the 3,000 jobs the park would ensure, giving a much-needed boost to Worcester's economy

  • Hospital waiting time is very short

    SIR - Why do people keep criticising the Worcester Royal Hospital? I have visited the WRH many, many times and the care from all departments was excellent. The waiting time to see a consultant from when my GP wrote to him to when I received an appointment

  • It's dangerous to speak the truth

    SIR - I realise that it's dangerous to speak the truth these days, but isn't there something pretty rich about New Labour councillors going on about homelessness when more than two million people have been encouraged to come and live in Britain since

  • Highly successful school 6th forms

    SIR - Dr Matt Lamb, head of the general education faculty at Worcester College of Technology, suggests that a sixth form at a city high school is inadvisable. This is due to some research that claims sixth forms with fewer than 50 students achieve lower

  • School weddings send out wrong messages

    SIR - I cannot be the only person who thinks it is a bit odd to spend hours and hours of classroom time preparing for and then performing fake marriage ceremonies between five-year-old primary school children ("They're wed", March 21). Every time I

  • Dentistry is not about who can pay

    The National Health Service has long been losing dentists to the private sector since changes to practices' payments were introduced in 1992. So, in 1999, Tony Blair pledged that everybody would be able to see an NHS dentist within two years. But

  • Sponsored walk for hospice

    PUPILS at a Worcester school put their best feet forward and in doing so raised more than £1,000 for a good cause. Girls at St Mary's Preparatory School in Battenhall Road gathered for a two-mile sponsored walk from the school to their chosen charity

  • Force is with training firm

    PERSHORE-based health and safety training company First Response Training and Consultancy Services Ltd is celebrating a major contract win. The firm, which has been operating since 1997, has been asked to provide training for the Greater Manchester's

  • Corrina's mission is to develop security

    DROITWICH security training company Train 4 Security has appointed a new training consultant. Corrina Head has joined the firm with a remit to develop new training programmes for the industry as well as continue to improve current training materials

  • Business skills for ladies who launch

    THE potential of women entrepreneurs is set to be unlocked as part of a year-long recruitment drive by the region's leading high-growth start-up initiative. Mustard.uk.com is actively targeting women in a bid to stimulate the entrepreneurial culture

  • Fans queue to see soap stars in action

    HUNDREDS of soap fans across Worcester have been queuing up for tickets to see Hollyoaks and Corrie stars battle it out at St George's Lane football pitch in aid of charity. Nearly 1,000 tickets have already been sold for the Leukaemia CARE event

  • Another threat to shops in country

    RURAL post offices in Worcestershire will struggle to survive and village shops may be lost as a result of the Government's proposed withdrawal of the Post Office Card Account. The change, planned for 2010, will especially hit elderly people, who gave

  • Ladies plan a memorial ball

    WORCESTER Ladies Rugby team are to host a charity Home Nations Ball and in memory of their former coach. The event is due to take place in the Hallmark Suite at Sixways, Worcester, on Friday, April 21, to raise much-needed cash for the cause, which

  • Show welcomes garden designs

    A SPIRALLING sea of lush green foliage, horseshoe-shaped bed of pink and silver and a giant spider's web are among the exciting student entries to a Malvern gardening competition. The competition - called Borders Without Gardens - is part of the annual

  • Harry's gone fishing for the past 70 years

    WHEN Harry Cull joined the Worcester Angling Society in 1936 it was full of tradesmen who wanted something to do on Thursday afternoon when their shops shut their doors for half-day closing. Long before Green issues became fashionable the group was

  • Friendship that just blossomed

    A FAMILY friendship led to a marriage that has lasted 50 years for Bob and Margaret Bishop, of Trimnel Green, Droitwich. Mrs Bishop said: "Bob's father was a friend of my uncle and he asked me out when he was visiting one day. "I was 17 at the time

  • Scout group's windfall to keep out the vandals

    A SCOUT group has received a £2,500 grant to build a steel fence around its hut after a spate of vandalism. The First Worcester Scout Group has been powerless to stop repeat attacks on its hut in St Peter's that have been happening for about two years

  • Tourist venue seeks licence to thrill daily

    A COUNTY tourist attraction could soon become an entertainment hotspot if plans are given the green light by licensing authorities. Witley Court has applied to Malvern Hills District Council for permission to host a wide variety of events under the

  • So,Alex are you really a local of Claines?

    A COUNCILLOR has been taken to task over claims he lives in Claines when he has been living in St John's, Worcester, for the last 18 months. Alex Kear, who represents the Claines ward, was quoted in the Worcester News last Saturday saying he lives

  • Neighbours turn out to wage war on litter

    VOLUNTEERS got to grips with litter at the weekend in a group effort to keep Dines Green clean. A community litter-pick, inspired by the Duckworth Worcestershire Trust's annual Rubbish? Sort It! campaign, was led by councillor Margaret Layland, who

  • Ditched: 35,000 NHS-list dentists' patients

    THIRTY-FIVE thousand dental patients, young and old, in south Worcestershire have lost their NHS dentists. Dentists who between them cared for 26 per cent of 134,000 NHS dental patients have opted out of a new Government contract that came into force

  • College faces up to being merged

    FINANCIAL difficulties at the Pershore Group of Colleges means it could be split up and merged with institutions from outside Worcestershire. The group comprises the former Pershore College of Horticulture at Avonbank, the former Worcestershire College

  • Ex-city schoolboy Seb bails out Oxford crew

    SEB Pearce, a former pupil of the King's School, Worcester, is today a proud member of the Oxford crew that won the 152nd boat race. Pearce, who was cox, used a pump to keep remove water from his boat during choppy conditions on the Thames. Once the

  • High St empty stores mystery

    EMPTY shops on Worcester High Street are no cause for concern, say the experts. Shoppers may have noticed the two shops, the former Foxhole and Our Price stores, have been empty for some months. City centre manager Georgia Smith said that trade in

  • 3/4/06 - Weekend results

    SATURDAY FOOTBALL WORCESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier Division: Pershore Manor Rovers 0 Hanley Swan 1; Tolladine Sports 3 Powick 0; Welland Athletic 2 Martley Spurs 3. Division One: West Malvern 2 Bromsgrove Corinthians 2. KIDDERMINSTER

  • Play-off agony for brave Wolves

    WORCESTER Wolves' promotion dreams were shattered by Manchester Magic as they slipped to a narrow 80-76 defeat in the English Basketball League Division One play-offs. Manchester secured the home advantage over Worcester by finishing one place higher

  • Ball bags double to seal vital win

    EVESHAM United were indebted to two strikes from leading-scorer Richard Ball as they picked up a crucial three points. The Robins' 2-1 Southern League Premier Division win away at Northwood Town gives them a great chance of avoiding the drop. Despite

  • Burgess dismissed as Harriers hold on

    GRITTY Kidderminster Harriers consigned recent humiliating home defeats by Aldershot and Grays Athletic to history with a resolute rearguard performance to keep out promotion-chasing Stevenage Borough. The 0-0 draw was even more impressive as the hosts

  • Stand-in skipper's strike earns draw

    HEREFORD United moved an important step closer to their third consecutive Nationwide Conference play-off campaign thanks to skipper Tamika Mkandawire's injury-time header. With results elsewhere proving largely favourable to United's cause, the point

  • Penalty blunder denies City win

    HOW appropriate that one of the strangest and most farcical moments ever to transpire at St George's Lane fell on April Fools' Day. Under no pressure inside his own penalty box, Worcester City's Adam Burley shuffled into the perfect position to clear

  • Havili hat-trick puts Warriors in last four

    WORCESTER Warriors blew away the memories of last week's dismal display against Saracens with an excellent all-round performance at Franklins Gardens which booked them a place in the semi- finals of the European Challenge Cup. John Brain's team will

  • Best display of season says Eddy

    HEAD coach Anthony Eddy described Worcester Warriors' excellent 34-25 victory over Northampton as: "Probably our best performance of the season." Eddy was delighted with the all-round performance of his squad, but he was equally realistic when discussing

  • City caught out by injury shout

    ANDY Preece accused Gary Mills' Alfreton Town side of poor sportsmanship after the visitors scored a highly controversial penalty in Saturday's 2-2 draw at St George's Lane. The Derbyshire side came under fire for netting a 16th minute spot-kick, given

  • 1/4/06 - Hyde goes as Warmer makes his City mark

    ANDY Preece credits the emergence of Tom Warmer as a key factor behind dispensing with Graham Hyde. Experienced midfielder Hyde joined Nationwide North bottom club Hednesford Town for the rest of the season after failing to regain his place in City's

  • 1/4/06 - Yates issues rallying call

    MARK Yates is calling on Kidderminster's disgruntled fans to get behind the team and become Harriers' twelfth man for today's visit of play-off chasing Stevenage Borough. The manager is well aware of the fact that it is up to his players to give the

  • 1/4/06 - Tom adapting to new style

    WORCESTER Warriors flanker Tom Harding admits he is still adjusting to the English game. The open-side arrived from his native New Zealand just before Christmas and got a regular run in the side following the injury to skipper Pat Sanderson. But Harding

  • 1/4/06 - Warriors step in to sign Powell

    WORCESTER Warriors have bolstered their squad for next season by signing Cardiff Blues scrum-half Ryan Powell on a two-year contract. The Welshman brings Worcester's stock of number nines to four but director of rugby John Brain insists there are no

  • Malvern Town FC - Fixtures/Results - 2005/6 Season

    FIXTURES Harvey World Travel Midland Football Alliance Saturday, April 8, Biddulph Victoria v Malvern Town (3.00). West Midlands League Division One Tuesday, April 4, Malvern Town Reserves v Hinton (7.45). Saturday, April 8, Evesham Hospital Cup, Littleton

  • Sponsored walk for hospice

    PUPILS at a Worcester school put their best feet forward and in doing so raised more than £1,000 for a good cause. Girls at St Mary's Preparatory School in Battenhall Road gathered for a two-mile sponsored walk from the school to their chosen charity,

  • Penalty blunder denies City win

    HOW appropriate that one of the strangest and most farcical moments ever to transpire at St George's Lane fell on April Fools' Day. Under no pressure inside his own penalty box, Worcester City's Adam Burley shuffled into the perfect position to clear

  • Stand-in skipper's strike earns draw

    HEREFORD United moved an important step closer to their third consecutive Nationwide Conference play-off campaign thanks to skipper Tamika Mkandawire's injury-time header. With results elsewhere proving largely favourable to United's cause, the point

  • Burgess dismissed as Harriers hold on

    GRITTY Kidderminster Harriers consigned recent humiliating home defeats by Aldershot and Grays Athletic to history with a resolute rearguard performance to keep out promotion-chasing Stevenage Borough. The 0-0 draw was even more impressive as the hosts

  • Ball bags double to seal vital win

    EVESHAM United were indebted to two strikes from leading-scorer Richard Ball as they picked up a crucial three points. The Robins' 2-1 Southern League Premier Division win away at Northwood Town gives them a great chance of avoiding the drop. Despite

  • Manchester 80 Wolves 76

    Saturday, April 1, 2006 WORCESTER Wolves' promotion dreams were shattered by Manchester Magic as they slipped to a narrow 80-76 defeat in the English Basketball League Division One play-offs. Manchester secured the home advantage over Worcester by finishing

  • SORRY, MISS CROFT - I'M SPOKEN FOR

    "That's right, John - I'll go to any lengths to get you to take me out on a date!" Oh dear, this is Karima Adebibe, the public face of computer-game vixen Lara Croft - and sorry, young lady, I happen to be spoken for. So put those peashooters away, you

  • Good to see the lapwings

    READERS of this column will be aware that the natural world means a great deal to me. I'm an unreconstructed protectionist. Those of you with similar inclinations might like to know that I recently witnessed a sight that I had not seen for many a long

  • When Ratty and Mole go walking, they need a beer

    THOSE thin, hesitant first rays of sunshine that carry a hint of spring always bring out the Mr Mole in me. I pop my furry little head out of the door, sniff the air, and decide it's time for a ramble along the Severn. An expedition such as this obviously

  • Ex-city schoolboy Seb bails out Oxford crew

    SEB Pearce, a former pupil of the King's School, Worcester, is today a proud member of the Oxford crew that won the 152nd boat race. Pearce, who was cox, used a pump to keep remove water from his boat during choppy conditions on the Thames. Once the boats

  • College faces up to being merged

    FINANCIAL difficulties at the Pershore Group of Colleges means it could be split up and merged with institutions from outside Worcestershire. The group comprises the former Pershore College of Horticulture at Avonbank, the former Worcestershire College

  • Neighbours turn out to wage war on litter

    VOLUNTEERS got to grips with litter at the weekend in a group effort to keep Dines Green clean. A community litter-pick, inspired by the Duckworth Worcestershire Trust's annual Rubbish? Sort It! campaign, was led by councillor Margaret Layland, who was

  • Friendship that just blossomed

    A FAMILY friendship led to a marriage that has lasted 50 years for Bob and Margaret Bishop, of Trimnel Green, Droitwich. Mrs Bishop said: "Bob's father was a friend of my uncle and he asked me out when he was visiting one day. "I was 17 at the time and

  • Ladies plan a memorial ball

    WORCESTER Ladies Rugby team are to host a charity Home Nations Ball and in memory of their former coach. The event is due to take place in the Hallmark Suite at Sixways, Worcester, on Friday, April 21, to raise much-needed cash for the cause, which helps

  • Fans queue to see soap stars in action

    HUNDREDS of soap fans across Worcester have been queuing up for tickets to see Hollyoaks and Corrie stars battle it out at St George's Lane football pitch in aid of charity. Nearly 1,000 tickets have already been sold for the Leukaemia CARE event on Sunday

  • Force is with training firm

    PERSHORE-based health and safety training company First Response Training and Consultancy Services Ltd is celebrating a major contract win. The firm, which has been operating since 1997, has been asked to provide training for the Greater Manchester's

  • Business skills for ladies who launch

    THE potential of women entrepreneurs is set to be unlocked as part of a year-long recruitment drive by the region's leading high-growth start-up initiative. Mustard.uk.com is actively targeting women in a bid to stimulate the entrepreneurial culture they

  • 1/4/06 - Yates issues rallying call

    MARK Yates is calling on Kidderminster's disgruntled fans to get behind the team and become Harriers' twelfth man for today's visit of play-off chasing Stevenage Borough. The manager is well aware of the fact that it is up to his players to give the fans

  • Northampton 25 Warriors 34

    Saturday, April 1, 2006 WORCESTER Warriors blew away the memories of last week's dismal display against Saracens with an excellent all-round performance at Franklins Gardens which booked them a place in the semi- finals of the European Challenge Cup.

  • 'One-stop shop' for all council services

    A PURPOSE-built "one-stop shop" giving access to vital community services is likely to open in Tenbury by the end of the year. An extension to the Teme Street library will house a new customer services centre if plans by Malvern Hills District and Worcestershire

  • 3/4/06 - City caught out by injury shout

    ANDY Preece accused Gary Mills' Alfreton Town side of poor sportsmanship after the visitors scored a highly controversial penalty in Saturday's 2-2 draw at St George's Lane. The Derbyshire side came under fire for netting a 16th minute spot-kick, given

  • The thought police

    SIR - The police will soon be able to arrest you because they think you are thinking something that someone else thinks will upset the owner of a cuddly toy. You may think I'm mad, but think again! J L REYNOLDS, Worcester.

  • Bank statements would reveal all

    SIR - The treasurer of the Labour Party said he knew nothing of the £14m on loan to the party. If he knows nothing, what sort of treasurer is he? He could have looked at the bank statements. JOHN SHEARON, Worcester.

  • What's his excuse for having beard?

    SIR - I am delighted to read (Worcester News, March 22) that George Cowley is a fellow member of the Bearded Brotherhood. Mine is a hangover from my days as a Jolly Jack Tar. What is George's excuse? BARRY MACKENZIE-WILLIAMS, Councillor, Bedwardine ward

  • Highly successful school 6th forms

    SIR - Dr Matt Lamb, head of the general education faculty at Worcester College of Technology, suggests that a sixth form at a city high school is inadvisable. This is due to some research that claims sixth forms with fewer than 50 students achieve lower

  • School weddings send out wrong messages

    SIR - I cannot be the only person who thinks it is a bit odd to spend hours and hours of classroom time preparing for and then performing fake marriage ceremonies between five-year-old primary school children ("They're wed", March 21). Every time I hear

  • 3/4/06 - Best display of season says Eddy

    HEAD coach Anthony Eddy described Worcester Warriors' excellent 34-25 victory over Northampton as: "Probably our best performance of the season." Eddy was delighted with the all-round performance of his squad, but he was equally realistic when discussing

  • 1/4/06 - Warriors step in to sign Powell

    WORCESTER Warriors have bolstered their squad for next season by signing Cardiff Blues scrum-half Ryan Powell on a two-year contract. The Welshman brings Worcester's stock of number nines to four but director of rugby John Brain insists there are no plans

  • SIMPSON NHS FOCUS

    SIMPSON Jane Peacefully at home on March 29th, aged 58, after a brave fight against breast cancer. Will be greatly missed by Family and Friends. Funeral Service at St Edburgas Church, Leigh, on Monday, April 10th, at 12.15 p.m., followed by cremation.

  • DARBY

    DARBY Lilian August 3rd 1921 April 3rd 2003 It hurt deeply to lose you mum, three years today, But love and cherished memories in our hearts will always stay. God bless Paula and Family. x Published in paper 03/04/2006

  • HEMMING

    HEMMING Harry and Rose Dad April 3rd 1995 Mam May 31st 1995 No day has ever passed that we haven't thought of you both, no day ever will. Sleep peacefully together. Nell and Thelma. Published in paper 03/04/2006

  • BOURNE

    BOURNE. Den. Loving memories of a dear brother. From Cyril, Sylvia and Families. Published in paper 03/04/2006

  • SCHOOL HIT BY VANDAL SPREE

    VANDALS smashed windows and left shattered glass strewn across a children's play area in a drink-fuelled wrecking spree at a school. When the caretaker turned up to let a plumber into Worcester's Perry Wood Primary School on Saturday he was faced with

  • 1/4/06 - Wolves wait on Shaw contract decision

    TY Shaw -- arguably the best player ever to pull on a Worcester Wolves vest -- is yet to commit to playing for the club next season. The giant American centre will be jetting off to the Southern Hemisphere as soon as his English season has finished to

  • City caught out by injury shout

    ANDY Preece accused Gary Mills' Alfreton Town side of poor sportsmanship after the visitors scored a highly controversial penalty in Saturday's 2-2 draw at St George's Lane. The Derbyshire side came under fire for netting a 16th minute spot-kick, given

  • Best display of season says Eddy

    HEAD coach Anthony Eddy described Worcester Warriors' excellent 34-25 victory over Northampton as: "Probably our best performance of the season." Eddy was delighted with the all-round performance of his squad, but he was equally realistic when discussing

  • Havili hat-trick puts Warriors in last four

    WORCESTER Warriors blew away the memories of last week's dismal display against Saracens with an excellent all-round performance at Franklins Gardens which booked them a place in the semi- finals of the European Challenge Cup. John Brain's team will now

  • Play-off agony for brave Wolves

    WORCESTER Wolves' promotion dreams were shattered by Manchester Magic as they slipped to a narrow 80-76 defeat in the English Basketball League Division One play-offs. Manchester secured the home advantage over Worcester by finishing one place higher

  • Calling Dr Luff

    PETER Luff was banging on about how Brits have lost the work ethic in Tuesday's Worcester News. The day before, we had carried a story relating how health workers are stressed out of their skulls due to overwork. Maybe the MP for Mid-Worcestershire would

  • Irony not lost on fat youths

    IT'S a complete mystery why so many of today's youths - lumps of lard right down to their pudgy little feet - should insist on wearing sports gear. Some say that young people today don't have a sense of irony. But I beg to differ. Watching Worcester's

  • Cheersfor the Council workforce

    YOU see them around the city in every kind of weather, all fluorescent jackets, three days' growth, and with their shovels or pruning shears invariably at the ready. To some extent, it's a thankless task. The odds always appear to be stacked against them

  • High St empty stores mystery

    EMPTY shops on Worcester High Street are no cause for concern, say the experts. Shoppers may have noticed the two shops, the former Foxhole and Our Price stores, have been empty for some months. City centre manager Georgia Smith said that trade in Worcester

  • Ditched: 35,000 NHS-list dentists' patients

    THIRTY-FIVE thousand dental patients, young and old, in south Worcestershire have lost their NHS dentists. Dentists who between them cared for 26 per cent of 134,000 NHS dental patients have opted out of a new Government contract that came into force

  • So,Alex are you really a local of Claines?

    A COUNCILLOR has been taken to task over claims he lives in Claines when he has been living in St John's, Worcester, for the last 18 months. Alex Kear, who represents the Claines ward, was quoted in the Worcester News last Saturday saying he lives in

  • Tourist venue seeks licence to thrill daily

    A COUNTY tourist attraction could soon become an entertainment hotspot if plans are given the green light by licensing authorities. Witley Court has applied to Malvern Hills District Council for permission to host a wide variety of events under the Licensing

  • Scout group's windfall to keep out the vandals

    A SCOUT group has received a £2,500 grant to build a steel fence around its hut after a spate of vandalism. The First Worcester Scout Group has been powerless to stop repeat attacks on its hut in St Peter's that have been happening for about two years

  • Harry's gone fishing for the past 70 years

    WHEN Harry Cull joined the Worcester Angling Society in 1936 it was full of tradesmen who wanted something to do on Thursday afternoon when their shops shut their doors for half-day closing. Long before Green issues became fashionable the group was active

  • Show welcomes garden designs

    A SPIRALLING sea of lush green foliage, horseshoe-shaped bed of pink and silver and a giant spider's web are among the exciting student entries to a Malvern gardening competition. The competition - called Borders Without Gardens - is part of the annual

  • Another threat to shops in country

    RURAL post offices in Worcestershire will struggle to survive and village shops may be lost as a result of the Government's proposed withdrawal of the Post Office Card Account. The change, planned for 2010, will especially hit elderly people, who gave

  • Corrina's mission is to develop security

    DROITWICH security training company Train 4 Security has appointed a new training consultant. Corrina Head has joined the firm with a remit to develop new training programmes for the industry as well as continue to improve current training materials and

  • Harriers 0 Stevenage 0

    Saturday, April 1, 2006 GRITTY Kidderminster Harriers consigned recent humiliating home defeats by Aldershot and Grays Athletic to history with a resolute rearguard performance to keep out promotion-chasing Stevenage Borough. The 0-0 draw was even more

  • 3/4/06 - Weekend results

    SATURDAY FOOTBALL WORCESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier Division: Pershore Manor Rovers 0 Hanley Swan 1; Tolladine Sports 3 Powick 0; Welland Athletic 2 Martley Spurs 3. Division One: West Malvern 2 Bromsgrove Corinthians 2. KIDDERMINSTER LEAGUE Premier

  • 1/4/06 - Hyde goes as Warmer makes his City mark

    ANDY Preece credits the emergence of Tom Warmer as a key factor behind dispensing with Graham Hyde. Experienced midfielder Hyde joined Nationwide North bottom club Hednesford Town for the rest of the season after failing to regain his place in City's

  • Mergers are wrong

    SIR - We still need a local policeman. All these mergers are totally wrong. That is not the right way to catch criminals - West Mercia should continue. MRS JOAN EDWARDS, Cotheridge.

  • What about the creation of jobs?

    SIR - Pampered, comfortable middle-class people with their three-car households don't want their "way of life" changed by a business park at Grove Farm. What about the 3,000 jobs the park would ensure, giving a much-needed boost to Worcester's economy

  • Hospital waiting time is very short

    SIR - Why do people keep criticising the Worcester Royal Hospital? I have visited the WRH many, many times and the care from all departments was excellent. The waiting time to see a consultant from when my GP wrote to him to when I received an appointment

  • It's dangerous to speak the truth

    SIR - I realise that it's dangerous to speak the truth these days, but isn't there something pretty rich about New Labour councillors going on about homelessness when more than two million people have been encouraged to come and live in Britain since

  • Dentistry is not about who can pay

    The National Health Service has long been losing dentists to the private sector since changes to practices' payments were introduced in 1992. So, in 1999, Tony Blair pledged that everybody would be able to see an NHS dentist within two years. But instead

  • City 2 Alfreton 2

    Saturday, April 1, 2006 HOW appropriate that one of the strangest and most farcical moments ever to transpire at St George's Lane fell on April Fools' Day. Under no pressure inside his own penalty box, Worcester City's Adam Burley shuffled into the perfect

  • 3/4/06 - Former Worcester player Gollings the England hero

    FORMER Worcester Warriors player Ben Gollings claimed he "was just in the right place at the right time" following his match-winning try for England against Fiji in the Hong Kong Sevens final. Gollings touched down to give England a spectacular 26-24

  • 1/4/06 - Tom adapting to new style

    WORCESTER Warriors flanker Tom Harding admits he is still adjusting to the English game. The open-side arrived from his native New Zealand just before Christmas and got a regular run in the side following the injury to skipper Pat Sanderson. But Harding

  • FULLER

    FULLER Dorothy Mary Peacefully at home on March 26th 2006, aged 93 years. Beloved wife of the late Henry and loving mother to Diana, David and Anthony. Grandmother to Paul, Stephen, Lisa and Carina, also great gran to Nathaniel and Bailey. Mother in law

  • MILLICHEAP

    MILLICHEAP nee Aston Eileen Marion Of White Ladies Aston. Passed away peacefully on March 24th, at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, aged 79 years. Mother to Jennifer, Robin, Colin and Paul. Grandmother to James, Sam, Emma and Jack. Funeral Service at White

  • BURFORD

    BURFORD Les Died at home on March 31st, after a short illness, aged 79 years. Beloved husband of Doll, dearly loved dad to Sue and Roger, also a much loved grandad and great grandad. Funeral Service at Worcester Crematorium on Tuesday, April 11th, at

  • NIXON

    NIXON Tom Aged 84 years of Beechwood and formerly of Birch Green, Severn Stoke. Passed peacefully away on March 31st, 2006, in Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The beloved father of Margaret and Linda and a much loved grandfather, great grandfather and

  • RANDLE

    RANDLE Ivor Of Fernhill Heath, Worcester. Passed away peacefully in hospital on March 29th, aged 78 years. Beloved husband of Beryl, much loved father of Lynda and Clive, a dear father in law of David and Sue and loving grandfather of Emma, Amy, Toni

  • RADBURN

    RADBURN Archie Passed away peacefully in Worcestershire Royal Hospital on March 28th, aged 79 years. Beloved husband of Christine and father to Bernie, Maria and Gerald. Also grandad to Carita, Georgie, Philip, Leland and Maria. Funeral service at Worcester