MARK Yates wants his Kidderminster Harriers players to be party poopers tomorrow and lift spirits at the ailing Conference club. Harriers have had another season for fans to forget, struggling along in the league but never being embroiled in any serious
ANDY Preece will continue to give his young players the opportunity to make an impression on the first team when he takes his Worcester City side to Worksop in Nationwide North tomorrow. City's young guns have caught the eye this season and -- now there
WORCESTER had a successful day in the North Midlands youth cup finals with wins at Under 15 and Under 14 level. They claimed the Under 15 Cup with a 56-7 victory against Luctonians, while they beat Five Ways Old Edwardians 20-15 for victory in the Under
WORCESTER may be out of the cup and out of contention in the league but there is still plenty at stake in their last two games according to scrum-half Matt Powell. The club currently sit in 11th spot in the Guinness Premiership -- their worst position
WORCESTER flanker Mat-thew Cox has been named as a replacement for England Under 18s for their final international of the season against France in Castres on Sunday. Last week Cox helped England win the Under 18 Home Unions Tournament in Gloucestershire
ENGLAND legend Jonny Wilkinson will be among the replacements for Newcastle Falcons when they travel to Worcester tomorrow (2pm). The fly-half is on the comeback trail after missing most of the season with a groin problem -- but he is not being risked
ON a strange day at New Road, which saw 17 wickets fall, Worcestershire crumbled to 161 all out before their bowlers staged a spirited fightback to reduce Somerset to 97-7 at the close -- a lead of 342 runs. Despite the impressive bowling effort --
MAY 4-30 Malvern Art Club Exhibition of members pictures at the Worcester Cathedral. UNTIL MAY 4 Young Artist of the Year 2005 Exhibition An exhibition of paintings by Emily Wakefield and Richard Read, at The Gallery at Bevere, Worcester
tonight Beach Boys Inc. - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. Slowburner - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Boogie Nights - Drummond's Bar, Bew Street, Worcester. Singing Sous' Chefs - Oak Hill First School, Redditch. Cheltenham Jazz Festival
UNTIL APRIL 29 Losing Louis Starring Alison Steadman and David Horovitch. Hilariously funny and genuinely touching. Malvern Theatres. The Emperor's New Machine A mixture of life performers, projections, pre-recorded imagery, puppets and audience
The work of two of the great music acts of the 60s and 70s from different points of the musical spectrum is set to be revisited in Worcester this month. American act The Beach Boys first exploded on the music scene in the 1960s on both sides of the
NOT content with shaking up the Worcester music scene with their energetic brand of `pop n' roll', one city band is getting set to haul in talent from across the nation to play. And What Will Be Left Of Them? formed in January 2004 and, since then,
SIR - Mr Spiteri calls the High Street revamp a waste of taxpayers' money. I personally miss the trees, but welcome the removal of uneven paving-slabs, and the ample provision of seats for us oldies. I sometimes sit for an hour or more in the High Street
SIR - We unite to condemn the cuts to front-line services involving 720 redundancies across Worcestershire which will have the greatest impact at Worcestershire Royal. It takes many years to train a nurse, doctor or allied health professional and at
SIR - Regarding a recent letter about stamps going up again, I now see that on the post box in Park Avenue, Barbourne, there is a notice to say that the last collection will now be 4.30pm instead of 6.15pm - yet another downgrading of the postal service
SIR - Ruth Kelly, one-time Worcestershire schoolgirl, and now education secretary, crept secretly into a Redditch school during the Easter holidays, and then stated that she disagreed with campaigners' claim that "Worcestershire schools do not receive
ONE of Stourport's oldest companies has announced it is to close its doors with a loss of 90 jobs - ending a link of almost 80 years with the town. The majority of staff at Parsons Chain, who were made aware of the decision on Monday, will be out of
AS spring finally gets under way and the UK gears up for a potential summer drought, a new lawn treatment service available in south Worcestershire for the first time is helping keep grass greener for longer. Green Thumb is launching its first Malvern
A LEADING UK firm which started as a small business based at a county garden centre is celebrating 20 years of success and growth. The Garden Buildings Centre (GBC) was founded in 1986 at the award-winning Webbs, near Droitwich, by Steve Wood and Bob
A LEADING UK firm which started as a small business based at a county garden centre is celebrating 20 years of success and growth. The Garden Buildings Centre (GBC) was founded in 1986 at the award-winning Webbs, near Droitwich, by Steve Wood and Bob
A HERO has spoken of how he crawled through a burning building to rescue his neighbour. Richard Allsup laid a trail using a garden hose so that he could find his way back out through the dense smoke. He was alerted to the bungalow blaze in Abberley
A FORMER homeless man from Worcester who managed to turn his life around fears he has suffered a huge setback after his home was burgled. Stephen Demspey's laptop computer, containing all his college work, was among the items taken from his home in
A WORCESTER café owner says he is being forced to stand by and watch his business fail while the national chain that has taken his customers continues to trade without permission. Trade has fallen off dramatically at Marbles Café, on the first floor
THERE will be dancing in the streets from today as the annual Upton Folk Festival takes place. The four-day festival, on the town's waterfront, will be slightly different from last year, as there are no performances by big name bands. Instead, there
AN artist is opening the doors of her home to let visitors see her latest collection. Ell Bailey will be exhibiting her work for the first time in a three-day exhibition from Saturday, May 27, until the following Monday. The exhibition will be held
MALVERN Hills Conservators will spend £70,000 improving the public toilets at the Wyche. The figure was approved at a meeting of the group's administration and resources committee on Wednesday This follows £70,000 spent on toilets at British Camp
A WORCESTER baby group has been praised for promoting breastfeeding. "You can't get fitter than a breastfed nipper" according to Sure Start Worcester, and now the group, which meets at Tudor Way Children's Centre in Dines Green, has been awarded a Certificate
DRUGBUSTERS are urging people to see past the negative media coverage and listen to the success stories in the battle against drugs and alcohol. The Worcestershire Substance Misuse Action Team (SMAT) is one of 40 drug action teams nationwide chosen
thousands of budding engineers and businesspeople are being helped to get jobs in industry by a training centre that has now been officially launched in Worcester. The Worcestershire Group Training Association's centre of vocational excellence for engineering
MONEY raised by county runners in the London Marathon is mounting up fast after they joined thousands of others in the capital on Sunday, raising money for a host of good causes. Paul Childs pounded the streets to raise funds for Amazing Amy Lambert's
GUESTS at a special lecture discovered how Worcester became known as the Faithful City and what that means in the present day. City Mayor Coun Aubrey Tarbuck invited The Right Reverend Peter Selby, Bishop of Worcester, to enlighten the audience at his
A CCTV camera is an option being considered to deter people from fly-tipping at a site that has for years been blighted by the problem. The area outside the gates of Severn Trent Water sewage works on the B4082 Upton Snodsbury, near Worcester, has in
CREATIVE people in a Worcestershire town are set to celebrate the spring by going green. The Malvern May Day festival gets under way tomorrow and hundreds of people are expected to throng the streets wearing costumes made from a host of recycled materials
ANDY Preece will continue to give his young players the opportunity to make an impression on the first team when he takes his Worcester City side to Worksop in Nationwide North tomorrow. City's young guns have caught the eye this season and -- now there
HEREFORD United will finish as Nationwide Conference runners-up for the third consecutive season if they can beat York City at KitKat Crescent tomorrow. An Adam Stansfield strike gave Graham Turner's men a 1-0 victory when York visited Edgar Street
MARK Yates wants his Kidderminster Harriers players to be party poopers tomorrow and lift spirits at the ailing Conference club. Harriers have had another season for fans to forget, struggling along in the league but never being embroiled in any serious
EVESHAM United face an uphill struggle to avoid relegation from the Southern League Premier Division when they host rock-bottom Chesham United in their last game of the season tomorrow (3pm). Paul West's side are third from bottom in the table and their
FAILURE to beat Brackley Town last weekend leaves Roy Rencher's Stourport Swifts facing a do-or-die Southern League Division One West relegation shoot-out with Dunstable Town tomorrow (3pm). Second-placed Brackley triumphed 2-0 at Walshes Meadow on
MALVERN Town are still waiting to hear whether a top-three Midland Alliance spot could earn them promotion. Neil Hunt's side are battling with Romulus, who play title-chasing Chasetown tomorrow, for third place. Success would mean a chance of rising
ON a strange day at New Road, which saw 17 wickets fall, Worcestershire crumbled to 161 all out before their bowlers staged a spirited fightback to reduce Somerset to 97-7 at the close -- a lead of 342 runs. Despite the impressive bowling effort --
ENGLAND legend Jonny Wilkinson will be among the replacements for Newcastle Falcons when they travel to Worcester tomorrow (2pm). The fly-half is on the comeback trail after missing most of the season with a groin problem -- but he is not being risked
Bromsgrove Rovers 1 Hitchin Town 2 (Hitchin Town win 3-1 on aggregate) Errea Southern League Cup Final - second leg By Peter McKinney BATTLING Bromsgrove Rovers' cup dreams were shot down by two first half goals as Hitchin Town clinched the Errea Southern
The jumble sale held at Berrow Village Hall for the Welcome Club was a resounding success, with £365 being raised. Many thanks once again to the willing supporters and helpers. Next jumble sale will be on May 6 at 2pm.
A Cheese and wine party will be held at Dell House, Green Lane, by permission of Ian and Helen Burrage, at 7.30pm on Friday, July 7. Tickets are £6 each. On Thursday, June 15, Malvern Wells Tea Club is having an all-day trip to Walsall, which includes
As Bank Holidays follow hot on each others' heels, so do the car boot sales on West Malvern's playing fields! The next will take place on May Day (Monday), from 10am-1pm, with all the usual features. Looking further ahead, organisers of the Proms on the
WORCESTER may be out of the cup and out of contention in the league but there is still plenty at stake in their last two games according to scrum-half Matt Powell. The club currently sit in 11th spot in the Guinness Premiership -- their worst position
MALVERN Hills District Council has agreed to contribute £10,000 to an experimental flood barrier in Upton. The Environment Agency wants to try out a "pallet barrier" on the town side of the River Severn, running southwards from the bridge to the end of
YOUNG people in Upton tried their hand at acting, shooting on a laser rifle range and numerous other activities at the town's Youth Showcase on Saturday. Organised by Upton Community Pride, Upton Youth Crew and local authorities, the event was designed
cable worth £12,000 was stolen from a Severn Trent depot at Ryall Grove, near Upton. The theft was discovered on April 6 and is believed to have occurred some time during the preceding week. Details have only just been released. "We believe the site may
n A CREW of eight from Upton-based Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue (MISAR) were called into action while providing support at a charity canoe event in London over the Easter weekend. They prevented a woman trying to commit suicide from jumping into the
WITH the announcement of the loss of 720 jobs across Worcestershire's hospitals, does anyone seriously harbour any hope of a new hospital being built in Malvern in the foreseeable future, if ever? I wonder what will happen to the Pershore hospital being
THE dental crisis was not helped one bit by the confrontational approach taken by the acting-chief executive of the PCT, Paul Bates, at the public meeting on March 24. Although agreeing that dentists had to make ends meet in order to go on providing a
Thank you Jem Bateman (Your Letters, April 21), it is refreshing to hear praise for our airmen for a change rather than complaints. I have two sons, both of whom were fast jet pilots who during their service life flew at low level, both of whom came very
PENSIONER Rhoda Park has been threatened with legal action by the district council after its own blunder caused her to stop paying a bill by direct debit. She described the letter she received on Saturday as "distressing" and "quite nasty" and said it
ROAD changes to cope with the North Site development could spell the end for three Malvern Link businesses. That is the opinion of Graham Perkins, of Link Antiques, on Worcester Road. A proposal to widen the road and install new traffic lights, creating
HOPES are high that this year's Elgar Festival will go ahead. The event will be confirmed after Malvern Theatres and the orchestra's administrator sign a contract, the final stage of the process, which was due to happen as the Malvern Gazette went to
MALVERN has been promised new policing arrangements and more community support officers by its new divisional police inspector. Insp Clive Griffiths outlined the plans in a presentation to Malvern Town Council on Tuesday evening. The town will be divided
TOO many places and not enough pupils means schools in the Malvern area may be merged or even closed in the next 10 years. Worcestershire County Council is reviewing school provision across the county in light of falling birth rates. Primary schools at
ON a strange day at New Road, which saw 17 wickets fall, Worcestershire crumbled to 161 all out before their bowlers staged a spirited fightback to reduce Somerset to 97-7 at the close -- a lead of 342 runs. Despite the impressive bowling effort -- spearheaded
AN ARMY officer just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq was seriously injured in a brutal racist attack after being mistaken for a foreigner. Lieutenant Richard Moger, 26, serves with the Royal Regiment of Wales, which has recently lost three of its
HEREFORD United will finish as Nationwide Conference runners-up for the third consecutive season if they can beat York City at KitKat Crescent tomorrow. An Adam Stansfield strike gave Graham Turner's men a 1-0 victory when York visited Edgar Street earlier
A LOCAL musician in remission from a debilitating medical condition has made a fundraising CD to help other sufferers. Kimbra Johnson, from Clevelode, was first diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), a painful neurological condition, three
MARK Yates wants his Kidderminster Harriers players to be party poopers tomorrow and lift spirits at the ailing Conference club. Harriers have had another season for fans to forget, struggling along in the league but never being embroiled in any serious
EVESHAM United face an uphill struggle to avoid relegation from the Southern League Premier Division when they host rock-bottom Chesham United in their last game of the season tomorrow (3pm). Paul West's side are third from bottom in the table and their
THE Queen has been presented with a porcelain sculpture of her favourite riding pony, created by a Malvern company and a team of local craftsmen. The Bronte Porcelain Company, of Hanley Road, made the piece, which was commissioned by the Royal Warrant
FAILURE to beat Brackley Town last weekend leaves Roy Rencher's Stourport Swifts facing a do-or-die Southern League Division One West relegation shoot-out with Dunstable Town tomorrow (3pm). Second-placed Brackley triumphed 2-0 at Walshes Meadow on Saturday
THE eighth annual Foley Challenge, between the Sand Hogs Ancient Golf Society and the Foley Arms Golf Society, was held last weekend at Leominster and Puckrup golf courses. Following disappointing defeats over the last two years, all by the closest of
MALVERN and District Orienteers travelled to Holme Lacy College near Hereford last Saturday for the fourth of their mini-league events. Blue course giants Jason Howell and Andy Munro actually dead-heated with local hero Chris McSweeney in close pursuit
ROAD-WORKS on the A38 had little effect on the times recorded in the Velo Club Sevale's 10-mile time trial last week. It was a good night for the club, with members taking the first six places, all recording times under 26 minutes. Nick Stinton's 23min
PAULINE Belsham won division one of the Ladies' March Stableford competition at The Worcestershire Golf Club, with Di Meakin second and Liz Bird third. All three players scored 31 points and had to be separated by the usual countback system. Pat Rose
ON a strange day at New Road, which saw 17 wickets fall, Worcestershire crumbled to 161 all out before their bowlers staged a spirited fightback to reduce Somerset to 97-7 at the close -- a lead of 342 runs. Despite the impressive bowling effort -- spearheaded
MEMBERS of Arden Sailing Club Defford continued their programme of events with the first race in the Arden Trophy Series. The final result was, first David Bryden (Herron), second David Appleby and David Stephen (GP14) followed by Keith Hillton (Enterprise
MALVERN RFC'S 2006 Rugby World Cup Festival will be on Sunday, May 14, followed by the Mini/Midi presentations at Spring Lane, Malvern Link. The RWC Festival starts at 10am, £1 per player to be paid on the day. The Mini/Midi presentations for the U7 to
A FORMER homeless man from Worcester who managed to turn his life around fears he has suffered a huge setback after his home was burgled. Stephen Demspey's laptop computer, containing all his college work, was among the items taken from his home in Astwood
THERE will be dancing in the streets from today as the annual Upton Folk Festival takes place. The four-day festival, on the town's waterfront, will be slightly different from last year, as there are no performances by big name bands. Instead, there will
MALVERN Hills Conservators will spend £70,000 improving the public toilets at the Wyche. The figure was approved at a meeting of the group's administration and resources committee on Wednesday This follows £70,000 spent on toilets at British Camp two
MONEY raised by county runners in the London Marathon is mounting up fast after they joined thousands of others in the capital on Sunday, raising money for a host of good causes. Paul Childs pounded the streets to raise funds for Amazing Amy Lambert's
GUESTS at a special lecture discovered how Worcester became known as the Faithful City and what that means in the present day. City Mayor Coun Aubrey Tarbuck invited The Right Reverend Peter Selby, Bishop of Worcester, to enlighten the audience at his
A CCTV camera is an option being considered to deter people from fly-tipping at a site that has for years been blighted by the problem. The area outside the gates of Severn Trent Water sewage works on the B4082 Upton Snodsbury, near Worcester, has in
CREATIVE people in a Worcestershire town are set to celebrate the spring by going green. The Malvern May Day festival gets under way tomorrow and hundreds of people are expected to throng the streets wearing costumes made from a host of recycled materials
ON Easter Monday, Rangers travelled to Darlaston to play Parkfield and, with numerous players unavailable, gave a determined West Midlands division one performance. PARKFIELD LEISURE 4, MALVERN RANGERS 1 They were punished for making mistakes and were
SUNDAY sees the final of the soccersite.co.uk Malvern League President's Cup at Ledbury Town's ground, kick-off 6.30pm. Dynamo Ledbury, who are making their first appearance in a Malvern League final, play against Bell Inn 98, who are appearing in their
MALVERN Town Ladies FC entertained Worcester City Ladies FC in the semi-final of the Soccer Site Cup. MALVERN TOWN LADIES 2, WORCESTER CITY LADIES 0 Both teams started brightly but it was Malvern who created the early chance when Becky Crack raced through
POWICK Football Club are still chasing honours on three fronts and start with their attempt to win the Martley Cup on Sunday. Having beaten Hallow WMCA 3- 1 in the semi-final, Powick will be playing Martley at St George's Lane, home of Worcester City
WEST Malvern entertained potential Worcester Saturday League division one champions Inkberrow and gained a creditable draw. WEST MALVERN 2, INKBERROW A RESERVES 2 In fact, West Malvern were a little aggrieved that they did not win after an open goal was
ALREADY certain of the Mercian Festival League U13 championship, Newtown Sports Juniors looked to finish the season unbeaten. NEWTOWN SPORTS JUNIORS U13S 3, AFC WORCESTER 0 There was a nice touch by AFC Worcester as they formed a guard of honour to applaud
SIX Mercian Festival Junior Football League cup finals take place on Sunday (April 30) at Langland Stadium, home of Malvern Town FC. There is one admission fee for all six games, in aid of league funds. The day kicks' off at 10am with second and third-placed
HANLEY Castle and Upton travelled to Rushwick to start their campaign in the reorganised division three south of the Crusader Worcestershire County League. RUSHWICK v HANLEY CASTLE & UPTON On a slow and wet wicket, Richard Watkins won the toss for
COLWALL second XI started their campaign in division three south of the Crusader Worcestershire County League with a home match against Worcester Dominies. COLWALL II V WORCESTER DOMINIES II The home side won the toss and inserted the opposition on what
BARNARDS GREEN CC Saturday, April 29 1st XI away to Pershore, meet 11.30am. C Smedley (captain), A Binks, T Williams, P Drinkwater, T Clarke, R McCard, R Williams, M Hooper, J Clarke, K Golder, C Harrison. Scorer I Shaw. 2nd XI home to Pershore, meet
IT was 50 years ago this week that Malvern was chosen as the permanent site of the Three Counties Showground. The decision was welcomed by R G Reed, the chairman of Malvern Urban District Council, who called it "one of the finest things that could possibly
100 years ago The great traveller and brilliant lecturer Mr W Herbert Garrison FRGS FRCI, whom the "Standard" considers one of the finest platform speakers of the day, will lecture at the Assembly Rooms on May 6, on subjects in which we are all deeply
MAY 4-30 Malvern Art Club Exhibition of members pictures at the Worcester Cathedral. UNTIL MAY 4 Young Artist of the Year 2005 Exhibition An exhibition of paintings by Emily Wakefield and Richard Read, at The Gallery at Bevere, Worcester. Tuesday-Saturday
tonight Beach Boys Inc. - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. Slowburner - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Boogie Nights - Drummond's Bar, Bew Street, Worcester. Singing Sous' Chefs - Oak Hill First School, Redditch. Cheltenham Jazz Festival - Various
MALVERN RFC's director of rugby David Robins had always said that survival in Midlands Two could go to the wire at Stoke on the last game of the season and he was proved right. STOKE 18PTS, MALVERN 18PTS With his side needing a draw and Stoke a win to
SIR - Mr Spiteri calls the High Street revamp a waste of taxpayers' money. I personally miss the trees, but welcome the removal of uneven paving-slabs, and the ample provision of seats for us oldies. I sometimes sit for an hour or more in the High Street
SIR - We unite to condemn the cuts to front-line services involving 720 redundancies across Worcestershire which will have the greatest impact at Worcestershire Royal. It takes many years to train a nurse, doctor or allied health professional and at great
SIR - Regarding a recent letter about stamps going up again, I now see that on the post box in Park Avenue, Barbourne, there is a notice to say that the last collection will now be 4.30pm instead of 6.15pm - yet another downgrading of the postal service
MALVERN Town manager Neil Hunt has blamed a lack of ambition and money as his reasons for resigning at the end of the season. Charlton-based Hunt was due to tell the players of his decision after training on Wednesday evening and prior to Malvern's last
ENGLAND legend Jonny Wilkinson will be among the replacements for Newcastle Falcons when they travel to Worcester tomorrow (2pm). The fly-half is on the comeback trail after missing most of the season with a groin problem -- but he is not being risked
WORCESTER had a successful day in the North Midlands youth cup finals with wins at Under 15 and Under 14 level. They claimed the Under 15 Cup with a 56-7 victory against Luctonians, while they beat Five Ways Old Edwardians 20-15 for victory in the Under
WORCESTER flanker Mat-thew Cox has been named as a replacement for England Under 18s for their final international of the season against France in Castres on Sunday. Last week Cox helped England win the Under 18 Home Unions Tournament in Gloucestershire
MALVERN Town's faltering Harvey World Travel Midland Alliance title challenge finally came to an end on Saturday. CHASETOWN 3, MALVERN TOWN 1 Title rivals Chasetown had the better of the first-half in an explosive match. The game was only eight minutes
The work of two of the great music acts of the 60s and 70s from different points of the musical spectrum is set to be revisited in Worcester this month. American act The Beach Boys first exploded on the music scene in the 1960s on both sides of the Atlantic
NOT content with shaking up the Worcester music scene with their energetic brand of 'pop n' roll', one city band is getting set to haul in talent from across the nation to play. And What Will Be Left Of Them? formed in January 2004 and, since then, have
MCNIDDER MBE Stuart Passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 22nd, 2006 at home, aged 62 years. A much loved father, brother, partner, lifelong friend and colleague. Will be missed forever. Celebration of Stuart's life at Robin Hood Crematorium, Streetsbrook
COLSTON Joyce Aged 78 years, of The Reddings, Castlemorton. Passed away peacefully at home on April 24th after a period of illness, borne with good humour and great courage. Dearly loved wife of the late Arthur, loving mum of Eileen, Margaret and Linda
BERRY Eileen May Passed peacefully away in hospital after a long illness on April 22nd, 2006, aged 72 years. A much loved wife of Ken, beloved mother to Martin, loving nan to Christopher and Natalie, dear sister to Ivor, sister in law to Jean, a loving
PARLE Simon James Simmy Passed away peacefully at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on April 25th, aged 62 years. Wonderful father and grandfather. The funeral service will take place at Worcester Crematorium on Thursday, May 4th at 3.30 p.m. Family flowers
HOWARD Carole In loving memory of our dear sister. Loved and remembered always Pat, Gill and Maureen. Published in paper 28/04/2006
SMITH Alan Passed away one year ago, April 28th, 2005. A gentle, kind, loving stepdad. Loved so much by Angela, Vince and Deborah and Tim and grandchildren. You're in our hearts and will stay there forever. Loved and missed. Published in paper 28/04
OSBORNE Enid Frances Mary Passed away suddenly at home on April 5th, 2006, aged 83 years. A much missed cousin of David, Katherine, Kristina, Alexander, Lucinda and Olivia. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Funeral Service will take place
THATCHER NEE PRICE Alice Formerly of York Place, Worcester. Peacefully in hospital on April 24th in her 100th year. Wife of the late Sergeant Norton Thatcher, much loved mother of Norton, Bill and Tony and mother in law of Trudy, Wendy and Margaret. Beloved
FOSTER Annie Passed away at home with her Family by her side on April 22nd , 2006 in 106th year. A much loved mum to Ken and Esme, also a dear grandmother and great grandmother, she will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her. Funeral service at
SAMPSON Cheryl and Nick Congratulations on the Birth of our beautiful granddaughter Isabele Bethaney. Sister for Megan. Love mum and dad Shelley, Jake and Demi. Published in paper 28/04/2006
BULLOCK Ben Happy birthday little man. Love from mummy, daddy and Heidi. xxx Published in paper 28/04/2006
HILL Timothy David We hold you close within our hearts and there you will remain to walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again. God bless. Mom and Dad, Emma, Gracen, Paris and Nanny Mower. xxx Published in paper 28/04/2006
SMITH Alan Died April 28th, 2005. Precious memories of a beautiful husband, always happy and brave. My best friend and minder. Lost without you. Love always, Jean. Published in paper 28/04/2006
Bromsgrove Rovers 1 Hitchin Town 2 (Hitchin Town win 3-1 on aggregate) Errea Southern League Cup Final - second leg By Peter McKinney BATTLING Bromsgrove Rovers' cup dreams were shot down by two first half goals as Hitchin Town clinched the Errea Southern
FIXTURES Harvey World Travel Midland Football Alliance Saturday, April 29, Rocester v Malvern Town (3.00). Tuesday, May 9, Infirmary Senior Cup final, Malvern Town v Pershore Town (7.45, at Bromyard Town). West Midlands League Division One Saturday, April
This Sunday at 6.30pm, a change of direction when the Bible Study group will lead the service in our parish church, the theme being Angels. I'm not giving away any more clues, find out for yourself - Birtsmorton Parish Church, 6.30pm.
TOMORROW (Saturday) at 7.30pm in the Parish Hall, Flicks in the Sticks present The Constant Gardener. Regular supporters of film shows, live theatre and other social events in the parish hall will be delighted to know that 100 new, comfortable chairs
There will be a grand auction of goods and promises, hosted jointly by the Rotary Club of Malvern and Joshua Loader Fundraising, in aid of Worcester Acorns Children's Hospice. This will take place tomorrow (Saturday) at Colwall Village Hall. Viewing from
Saturday, May 6, at 2pm sees the return of the plant sale in the Church Room. So many bargains to be had and all locally grown by enthusiasts. Cake stall and raffle. If you would like to supply any items, contact Celia on 01531 650346 or bring them along
A GRAND jumble sale is planned for Saturday, May 6, at 1pm at Powick Parish Hall. The event is to raise money for the Macmillan Peru Cycling Challenge 2006. For collection of jumble, ring David and Lyn Derrett on (01905) 830806.
Staunton Parish Church was filled with family and friends for the service of celebration for the life of Charles Wilfred Lane (70), affectionately known as Charlie. The service was conducted by Canon John Evans, who spoke of Charlie's many interests.
The work of two of the great music acts of the 60s and 70s from different points of the musical spectrum is set to be revisited in Worcester this month. American act The Beach Boys first exploded on the music scene in the 1960s on both sides of the Atlantic
NOT content with shaking up the Worcester music scene with their energetic brand of 'pop n' roll', one city band is getting set to haul in talent from across the nation to play. And What Will Be Left Of Them? formed in January 2004 and, since then, have
Staff at Upton Surgery should hear today (Friday) when work will start on the new £5.2 million medical centre at Tunnel Hill. Building was due to begin at the end of last month, but planning and legal problems caused delays. Speaking on Wednesday, practice
Upton will be filled with music and dance for the annual folk festival this weekend. Stalls and entertainment take place on the waterfront, with folk sessions at various venues around town. There will be morris dance displays tomorrow (Saturday), from
IT is not the availability of funds which is holding up the building of the new Malvern Hospital. There are without doubt many sources of funds from which the South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust could borrow money, some more appropriate than others
Frank Hare's comments (Your Letters, April 14) are misleading. West Midlands Arts supported the ESO over many years but core funding ceased in 1999 due to concerns over the ESO's management, finances and artistic quality. Since 2002, Arts Council England
After a long and bitter battle to stop an infill development of 11 houses being built on the grounds of two bungalows and their gardens in Albert Road, work has now begun to clear the site of existing vegetation prior to building. In April, note, the
May I record the thanks of the Malvern Cancer Support Group to all who have given their time, encouragement and practical help to the successes of the group over the past 21 years. Our decision to discontinue the group is in some ways indicative of its
FROM the pulpit to the people, parishioners at a Malvern church can now download the Sunday sermon onto digital music players. St Andrew's Church, Poolbrook, used a laptop computer to record the sermon for the first time last Sunday and it is now available
I WONDER which member of the council is responsible for setting the new car parking charges? 55p for one hour, 95p for two hours. No change given! M BRAY, Priory Road, Malvern.
HEALTH services in South Worcestershire have suffered a £13 million budget cut for 2006-7. The Primary Care Trust said yesterday (Thursday) that there would be a "significant reduction" in managerial and administrative jobs. "We will need to re-profile
Holders of residents' two-hour parking permits will be allowed to park for free in Malvern's long-stay car parks between 6pm and 4am. The district council's executive committee decided this week to allow the "concession". The council was criticised by
WELSH Water says no further housing schemes should take place in Bromyard until 2010 . . . because the sewerage system cannot cope. However, Herefordshire Council has already approved around 30 more developments in the area and residents are worried the
WE'VE been encouraged by the positive developments taking place since Clive Griffiths has taken over as the new Malvern-based police inspector. There seems to be a greater emphasis on community policing, and although they may not be the extra police officers
ENGLAND legend Jonny Wilkinson will be among the replacements for Newcastle Falcons when they travel to Worcester tomorrow (2pm). The fly-half is on the comeback trail after missing most of the season with a groin problem -- but he is not being risked
A WEST Malvern resident is planning legal action against the Gov-ernment about jets flying over the town. Eoin McCarthy, of Ebrington Road, decided to take action after a military exercise over several days earlier this month. During Exercise Fast Mover
ANDY Preece will continue to give his young players the opportunity to make an impression on the first team when he takes his Worcester City side to Worksop in Nationwide North tomorrow. City's young guns have caught the eye this season and -- now there
SWIMMING star and Olympic gold medallist Duncan Goodhew will be at the forthcoming relaunch of The Wellington Inn, Chance's Pitch, as his brother is the new landlord. Giles Goodhew and his wife Melinda, recently bought the pub and are making a few changes
PARISH councillors could soon have the authority to issue fixed penalty notices for littering, graffiti and flyposting. They could also use a range of dog control orders, including issuing fines for fouling, prosecuting people who fail to pay their fines
MALVERN Town are still waiting to hear whether a top-three Midland Alliance spot could earn them promotion. Neil Hunt's side are battling with Romulus, who play title-chasing Chasetown tomorrow, for third place. Success would mean a chance of rising to
THE latest three results received for the third division of the Brewin Dolphin Malvern Table Tennis League has finally settled the top two positions. Maulers, by taking seven out of a possible eight points, finished five points ahead of Nomads, who had
LEDBURY & District swimmers started their new term with an exciting club championship gala which produced 11 new records. Although the first race was only one length of the pool, it was a tough challenge for the competing 8/under age group swimmers
WHILE other Malvern Joggers slogged it out around London's streets, four members headed to Herefordshire for the Shobdon Six. It was regular race winners Matt James and Tim Clarke, of Hereford Couriers, that led the 106 finishers round the hilly course
SATURDAY FOOTBALL HARVEY WORLD TRAVEL MIDLAND ALLIANCE Rocester v Malvern Town (3.00). WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Brierley & Hagley v Ledbury Town; Bromyard Town v Wolverhampton Casuals. Division One: Malvern Rangers v Parkfield Leisure
A HERO has spoken of how he crawled through a burning building to rescue his neighbour. Richard Allsup laid a trail using a garden hose so that he could find his way back out through the dense smoke. He was alerted to the bungalow blaze in Abberley village
A WORCESTER caf owner says he is being forced to stand by and watch his business fail while the national chain that has taken his customers continues to trade without permission. Trade has fallen off dramatically at Marbles Caf, on the first floor of
AN artist is opening the doors of her home to let visitors see her latest collection. Ell Bailey will be exhibiting her work for the first time in a three-day exhibition from Saturday, May 27, until the following Monday. The exhibition will be held at
A WORCESTER baby group has been praised for promoting breastfeeding. "You can't get fitter than a breastfed nipper" according to Sure Start Worcester, and now the group, which meets at Tudor Way Children's Centre in Dines Green, has been awarded a Certificate
DRUGBUSTERS are urging people to see past the negative media coverage and listen to the success stories in the battle against drugs and alcohol. The Worcestershire Substance Misuse Action Team (SMAT) is one of 40 drug action teams nationwide chosen by
thousands of budding engineers and businesspeople are being helped to get jobs in industry by a training centre that has now been officially launched in Worcester. The Worcestershire Group Training Association's centre of vocational excellence for engineering
MARK Yates wants his Kidderminster Harriers players to be party poopers tomorrow and lift spirits at the ailing Conference club. Harriers have had another season for fans to forget, struggling along in the league but never being embroiled in any serious
ONE of Stourport's oldest companies has announced it is to close its doors with a loss of 90 jobs - ending a link of almost 80 years with the town. The majority of staff at Parsons Chain, who were made aware of the decision on Monday, will be out of work
AS spring finally gets under way and the UK gears up for a potential summer drought, a new lawn treatment service available in south Worcestershire for the first time is helping keep grass greener for longer. Green Thumb is launching its first Malvern
A LEADING UK firm which started as a small business based at a county garden centre is celebrating 20 years of success and growth. The Garden Buildings Centre (GBC) was founded in 1986 at the award-winning Webbs, near Droitwich, by Steve Wood and Bob
Bromsgrove Rovers 1 Hitchin Town 2 (Hitchin Town win 3-1 on aggregate) Errea Southern League Cup Final - second leg By Peter McKinney BATTLING Bromsgrove Rovers' cup dreams were shot down by two first half goals as Hitchin Town clinched the Errea Southern
RANGERS gave one of their poorest performances for quite a few weeks, conceding the game all too easily. MALVERN RANGERS 0, STAFFORD TOWN 5 The prize for the victors is a two legged League Cup semi-final against Tenbury, who beat Hinton 3-2 in mid-week
WITH the first of numerous evening games being played last Thursday in thesoccersite.co.uk Malvern League, Oak Allstars are back on top of the table. They took full advantage of their game in hand, securing a 5-0 home victory over Talbot Head. Neil Gardiner
MALVERN RFC's director of rugby David Robins had always said that survival in Midlands Two could go to the wire at Stoke on the last game of the season and he was proved right. STOKE 18PTS, MALVERN 18PTS With his side needing a draw and Stoke a win to
THE fifth Shakespearean Week, announced with some pride by the Malvern News 100 years ago, was deemed to be "the most varied ever presented in the county of Worcester". To be held at the Assembly Rooms, it would feature eight of the Bard's plays, plus
ANDY Preece will continue to give his young players the opportunity to make an impression on the first team when he takes his Worcester City side to Worksop in Nationwide North tomorrow. City's young guns have caught the eye this season and -- now there
BUOYED by their defeat of Ross on the previous Saturday, Malvern's second XV travelled to Bishop's Cleeve to meet Cheltenham North's Seconds last Saturday in confident mood. CHELTENHAM NORTH II 15pts, MALVERN II 27pts Once again, they journeyed back to
SIR - Ruth Kelly, one-time Worcestershire schoolgirl, and now education secretary, crept secretly into a Redditch school during the Easter holidays, and then stated that she disagreed with campaigners' claim that "Worcestershire schools do not receive
MALVERN Town's up and down Harvey World Travel Midland Alliance season continued with a emphatic 5-3 victory in their final home league game of the season. MALVERN TOWN 5, BARWELL 3 Malvern started strongly and went in front in the ninth minute when Nathan
MALVERN played out a 1-1 draw on Easter Monday in a dour Midland Alliance game at Langland Stadium that lacked any creative football. MALVERN TOWN 1, STRATFORD TOWN 1 In the first half, Malvern goalkeeper Craig Humphries did not have a shot to save. Malvern
MAY 4-30 Malvern Art Club Exhibition of members pictures at the Worcester Cathedral. UNTIL MAY 4 Young Artist of the Year 2005 Exhibition An exhibition of paintings by Emily Wakefield and Richard Read, at The Gallery at Bevere, Worcester. Tuesday-Saturday
tonight Beach Boys Inc. - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. Slowburner - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Boogie Nights - Drummond's Bar, Bew Street, Worcester. Singing Sous' Chefs - Oak Hill First School, Redditch. Cheltenham Jazz Festival - Various
