Worcestershire | Archive | 2001 | April
Theatre April more...
THE tale of Captain Corelli's Mandolin is taken to the stage at the Courtyard Theatre, Hereford this week. more...
MYSTERY, intrigue and a dash of espionage are the vital ingredients of a light-hearted spy spoof coming to the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham next month. more...
VASECTOMIES are the unlikely topic for the latest play on at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. more...
A FUNERAL and a restaurant form the unlikely combination that is the latest production from the Colwall Players. more...
COMEDIAN Barry North and comedy magician Allen Merrell are to join Midland Musical Theatre Group in a summer concert at Malvern's Forum. more...
THERE is a certain amount of irony attached to Robert Duncan's memorable role of Gus Hedges in Channel 4's cult comedy Drop the Dead Donkey. more...
WORCESTER poets are needed to represent the city in the next National Poetry Anthology. more...
Jean Jacques Annaud's Enemy at the Gates (15), set in Stalingrad during the German invasion, is showing at the Courtyard Arts Centre, Hereford this week. It tells the story of Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law) and elite German marksman Major Koenig (Ed Harris). The film shows at 7.45pm from today (Friday) until Thursday (April 26), with no showing on Sunday. There will be a matinee performance tomorrow (Saturday) at 2.30pm. more...
ONE of the most tense episodes of recent history is the subject of Thirteen Days (12), starring Kevin Costner, showing at Malvern Cinema this week. more...
Malvern Cinema: Thirteen Days (12) Fri, Sat & Sun 7pm, Mon, Tues & Thurs 7.30pm, Wed 3pm. Rugrats in Paris (U) Fri & Sat 3pm, Sun 4pm. Dancer in the Dark (15) Wed April 25 only 7.45pm. more...
Amy's View - Susannah York, Rebecca Lacey and Michael Jayston. April 20-21. Malvern Theatres, Grange Road, Malvern (01684 892277). more...
Water World - CBSO Family Concert. April 22. 3.00pm. Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham (0121 780 3333). more...
April 20 more...
Singularity: images by a few of the regional photographers who have received awards in the past from West Midlands Arts. Until April 23. Public Space Galleries, Mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham (0121 440 3838). more...
Social Ballroom and Sequence Dancing to live music with Mr Music. April 20. 8pm-11pm. Burford Parish Hall, Tenbury Wells (01543 502722). more...
YOUNG musicians from across the country were in Malvern this week to learn from professionals. more...
A LOVE affair in music comes to the Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury next weekend. Because You're Mine is a celebration of classic love songs, featuring Mark Rattray and Karen Barnes, who appeared together in the West End musical Lanza - The Last Serenade, featuring Mark as Mario Lanza. more...
IT'S a big night at Worcester's Marrs Bar music venue next Friday, April 27, when sixties legends The Yardbirds will be playing. Original members Mike McCarty and Chris Dreja are joined by Gypie Mayo, from Dr Feelgood, Alan Glen, from Nine Below Zero and John Idan. more...
Period instrumentalist group The Hanover Band is represented at the Courtyard Theatre, Hereford this week, as eight of its principal players take to the stage. more...
THE next Abbey Jazz session at Malvern Rugby Club will take place on Sunday (April 22). The line-up features Roger Heeley on piano, Roy Hubbard on clarinet, Gordon Whitworth on trumpet and vocals and Tony Caldicott on drums. The session will run from 8pm to 10.30pm, and admission is £2. more...
THE Pump Room Series of Recitals in Cheltenham continues this week, with a performance by the Allegri String Quartet. more...
MALVERN folk singer Clive John continues his 2001 series of gigs this week, with an appearance at the Three Kings, Hanley Castle on Sunday (April 22). The scheduled gig at the Nag's Head, Malvern on Friday, April 27 has been cancelled. more...
THE City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra performs three concerts in its home city this week. more...
CONTEMPORARY "supergroup" Plainsong appears at Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, this week to promote their new record. more...
Bookings are now being taken for A Weekend of English Song, taking place in Ludlow in June. more...
LEDBURY roots group Bleeding Hearts are looking forward to supporting one of the largest names in folk rock this summer, when they play alongside The Levellers at their Forest Gigs in June. more...
UPTON'S visitor season will get off to a good start with four days of singing and dancing at the annual Riverside Folk Festival. more...
ONE NIGHT AT McCOOLS (15): A sultry vamp (Liv Tyler) worms her way into the lives of three influential men. more...
ONE night at McCool's bar, three men become embroiled with one sultry vixen. more...
SIXTIES atmosphere and a memorable performance by Sunny Ormonde as the sparky Susan distinguish Everyone's Gone to the Moon, the third play in the Worcester Century cycle at the Swan Theatre. more...
Gabrielle's concert at Hereford Leisure Centre next Sunday, April 29, is a sell-out. more...
CLUB legend Judge Jules will be making his first visit to Malvern next week when he plays the Lighthouse. more...
TWO TIMERS stars Sarah James and Gordon Russell often don't know what they're going to play right up to the start of a gig. more...
DIRECTORS from some of Europe's most prestigious music venues gathered at the Elgar Birthplace Museum last week, for one day of their spring conference. more...
CONTEMPORARY landscapes by Paul Powis form the basis of a new exhibition at the Foalyard Gallery in Bransford. more...
FATHER Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon arrives in Cheltenham this week, as part of his UK tour. more...
TV antiques expert David Dickinson will be bringing his knowledge to Worcester's Huntingdon Hall next Saturday, April 28. more...
A COLWALL artist has been asked to exhibit her batiks at a stately home owned by the National Trust. more...
PRIORY Park will be transformed into a dwelling place of fairies and dragons for Malvern's main May Day festival event on Saturday, April 28. more...
A TENANT farmer has been turfed off his farm after the Government bought back 155 acres of land next to Throckmorton airfield near Pershore. more...
PARTS of the Malvern Hills are to be opened up to the public - but strict guidelines must be followed to ensure there is no risk of spreading foot-and-mouth disease. more...
NFU president Ben Gill said he believed that there was reason now to think that real progress was being made against the outbreak. more...
UNWANTED dogs in Wychavon are facing a death sentence after a 100 per cent increase in strays since the outbreak of foot-and-mouth. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE garden has been given the go-ahead to stay open during the foot-and-mouth epidemic. more...
The Royal Family were today lending their support to the drive to buttress Britain's multi-billion pound tourist industry against the damage threatened by foot-and-mouth-disease. more...
COUNTY businesses which offer flexible working conditions could benefit from improved productivity and less overheads, claims Employment Minister Margaret Hodge. more...
A YOUNG Pershore woman demonstrated she had the recipe for success when she won a top catering competition. more...
WORK began earlier this month on a new production facility for Ross-on-Wye based fruit juice and soft drink manufacturer Dayla Liquid Packing. more...
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UNEMPLOYMENT in the Malvern Hills has fallen to a new low but firms are facing difficulty in finding skilled workers. more...
TWO scientists at the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency in Malvern have been awarded a prize for devising a technique which could improve the transmission quality of future mobile phones. more...
DO you want to help those in need, develop new friendships and enjoy a variety of social activities? more...
TRIALS of a radar system for mine detection developed in Malvern have officially been declared a success. more...
TRADING standards officers in Worcestershire say they will hold to their policy of "educate and persuade" despite a landmark court ruling on weights and measures. more...
IN 1921 a group of unemployed men with fresh memories of a bloody war got together to help raise funds for fellow ex-servicemen. more...
ELDERLY and disabled people from Malvern will receive bus passes in May giving them half-price travel across county boundaries. more...
PLANS for a holiday village at Upton Marina are being scaled down following the first round of public consultation. more...
THE funeral of former Battle of Britain pilot Squadron Leader George Pushman DFC is being held this morning (Friday, April 20) at Madresfield Church. more...
A PIGEON cull could be back on the cards now that funding for a more humane scheme has been sidelined. more...
WAITING lists for housing will give greater priority to applicants with a local connection from now on. more...
MOVES are being made to strip Malvern's first hospital of its listed building status. more...
A THRIVING Upton door company is investing £150,000 in creating a new factory and more jobs in Malvern. more...
PLANNING permission for major changes to the quarrying operation near Upton-upon-Severn will be decided by Worcestershire County Council next week. more...
TEMPERANCE campaigning was still a live issue in the Malvern of 1901, judging by a letter from publican Albert Hill of the Porto Bello Inn, Malvern Link. more...
IT was election time 25 years ago in Malvern, with 73 candidates contesting 29 seats on Malvern Hills District Council. The other 18 were filled unopposed. more...
"SCIENTIFIC marvels from Malvern" were on show at Imperial College, London, 50 years ago. more...
100 years ago more...
PARKING restrictions were the major bone of contention in Malvern in the spring of 1976. more...
I AM astounded by the recent twaddle sent to You Say by Mike Foster and his Labour Party cohorts accusing Richard Adams, the Conservative Party candidate, of being a part-time representative. more...
IN attempting to characterise the relationship between the Liberal Democrats and Labour, Tory county councillor R A Bullock makes some elementary mistakes (You Say, April 14). more...
DAVID Candler displays arrogance when he states that Richard Adams will fail to become a professional politician at the next General Election (You Say, April 12). more...
I WOULD like through your You Say page to thank the people who came to my assistance on the morning of Tuesday, April 10, in Barbourne Road, Worcester. more...
VIRTUALLY all the letters you publish from Brian Hunt either attack or denigrate the Labour Government or Labour councillors. more...
A J C Evans writes (You Say, April 9) of a better-funded state pension, and says we are not a poor nation. more...
A PRIME site in Malvern's Church Street could be developed for social housing, after suggestions of a new doctors' surgery were withdrawn. more...
THE northern end of the Malvern Hills are being re-opened to walkers this weekend. more...
WEST Malvern's Paul Farrer is one of the biggest winners in the runaway international TV success of BBC quiz show The Weakest Link. more...
THINK back to your childhood days and try to recall one personality from the world of sport or entertainment that you wanted to be like when you grew up. more...
THE alarming resurgence of tuberculosis in the East Midlands reminds us that the objectionable habit of spitting on pavements and elsewhere in public can add to the spread of disease. more...
SO once again procrastination rules in Malvern, as the Conservators, instead of using a map and common sense to survey the Hills, which would have enabled them to at least partially open them for Easter, hide behind a so-called `risk assessment' carried out, no doubt at great cost, by MAFF. more...
Who is Peter Hughes, and why does he think he knows what is best for those of us who would be affected by any future development off Lower Howsell Road? more...
THE letter from Peter Hughes is misguided. more...
IT was with a certain amount of surprise that we read Peter Hughes' letter (Postbag, April 13) about the land that was the Lower Howsell Road allotments. more...
WHILE shopping in Safeway (Malvern), I was delighted to be accosted by two very nice girls who offered to pack up my groceries in aid of their charity which was to do with gymnastics in Malvern. With failing eyesight and arthritic hands, I was more than pleased to let them do it all for me, which they did with efficiency, smiling faces and very quickly! God bless `em. more...
AS a resident of Summerfield Road, who attended the public meeting on March 28 at Dyson Perrins High School to discuss plans for the development of the Lower Howsell Road allotment site, I think we were all amazed at the representative from Bovis Homes' attitude to the traffic problems which would arise from the building of 80 plus homes on the site. more...
WHO'D be a councillor? However carefully you think out a decision, there's always someone with a better answer. more...
RECENTLY I visited the Malvern Theatres Complex. On Sunday I listened to the Chandos Orchestra - an orchestra I feel equal to the ESO. On Saturday I went to see The Pajama Game. Both of these events were enjoyed enormously. more...
I ATTENDED the meeting at the Forum on Wednesday, April 4, to hear the views of the Malvern Town Action Group, regarding the present town council and whether a poll should be organised calling for its resignation? more...
IN the Worcester Evening News of April 5 Coun David Williams, our mayor, is quoted as saying: "...there were 340 people last night out of a population of 27,000 electors. If 27,000 voted against I would probably resign, but the parish poll turnout is normally seven or eight per cent." more...
ALL the Malvern Town councillors who attended the Malvern Town Parish Meeting on April 4 should now be clear of the depth of feeling about their performance, particularly with regard to their ability to oversee matters within sensible financial limits. more...
I WAS horrified to see animal carcasses being loaded onto a lorry at the side of Baynhams Farm, on the main Hereford-Ledbury road, during evening rush hour on Monday, April 9. These animals had been killed days ago and were piled up behind a hedge, beside the back garden of what are now private homes (the converted farm buildings of the old farmhouse). more...
THE current restrictions on access to land, due to the foot and mouth crisis, have created an inconvenience to many people for a variety of reasons, but one that has come to the fore is that of a very small minority of dog owners, who see fit not to clear up the mess their animals make. more...
THE foot and mouth epidemic is far from over. Its effect on agriculture, and the broader base of rural life, remains savage. more...
THE effects of foot-and-mouth are being felt across wide expanses of county life, but the consequences in some cases really do beggar belief. more...
MAUNDY Thursday saw yet another illustration of the remarkable amount of creative talent with which West Malvern abounds. more...
THE prize winners at the Village Hall Fortnightly Whist Drive were: Joan Palmer, Clair Skirten, Mary Russell, Gill Ivin, Jos Bunn, Sylvia White, Joyce Rusling, Marion Jones, Brenda Errington, Dave Bunn, Eryl Williams, Betty Parsons, Peter Bullock, Gill Warner, Rena Harley, Malcolm Harley, Eric Willis and Richard Devereux. more...
A LARGE congregation enjoyed a performance of John Rutter's Requiem, which took place on Palm Sunday at St James Church, Colwall. more...
LESTER the lurcher is pawing his way to stardom after being nominated for the canine equivalent of the Oscars. more...
BEER and cider are set to flow on Worcester Racecourse this summer at a four-day festival. more...
PRIVATE hire firms have been accused of turning their back on guide dog owners, despite efforts by Worcester City cabbies and councillors to stamp out discrimination. more...
FIREFIGHTERS wearing breathing apparatus battled against piles of packed clothing as they tried to extinguish a blaze in a Worcester home. more...
World-renowned Worcester artist Paul Powis is pictured beneath one of the paintings in his exhibition which opens near the city tomorrow. more...
A TEENAGE barmaid was the victim of a nasty sex assault by a foot-and-mouth worker as she walked to her Worcester home, a court was told. more...
A DAZED crash victim found staggering near a damaged vehicle resisted a breath test because he was not the driver. more...
THE end of the foot-and-mouth crisis could be in sight for the two counties, following the news that no new cases have been confirmed this week. more...
A PITCH invasion by a bare-faced duo who chased footballers around the field went unreported - because women watching the match failed to notice the streakers. more...
BUNGLING ram-raiders made a first class blunder when they stole a cash box from a Worcester supermarket - only to find it was full of stamps. more...
ORGANISERS of a National Garden Scheme open day at Little Malvern Court have announced the event's cancellation, due to the foot and mouth crisis. more...
ENVIRONMENT Minister Michael Meacher MP paid a fleeting visit to Malvern last week, to see the newly re-opened Wells Common. more...
ONE of the three Herefordshire farmers brought to court for allegedly moving livestock illegally during the foot and mouth crisis has been acquitted. more...
A NATIONAL welfare disposal scheme set up to slaughter animals suffering because of movement restrictions has received 4,300 applications, involving 1.16 million animals. more...
PEOPLE in the foot and mouth affected rural community needing urgent financial advice can now use an emergency freephone telephone number. The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux launched the number this week, to give money and debt advice to farmers and other rural businesses, as well as farm workers and other employees. more...
A CHARITY rally, originally scheduled for next month, has been postponed, due to the foot and mouth crisis. more...
WEST Midlands NFU are appealing for help in their "fodder bank" scheme, run to distribute animal feed to the region's farmers. more...
A STEADY stream of donations has been pouring into the Stress in the Countryside Appeal since it was launched last week. more...
MORE than 21,000 animals have been earmarked for slaughter in Herefordshire and Worcester-shire since the last cases of foot and mouth disease were announced last Friday. more...
DISABLED bowler George Ridgeon has been presented with a £100 cheque for the English Paraplegic Sports Association (EPSA) by Don Sumner who helps the Hereford & Worcester Disabled Bowlers at Malvern Hills Indoor Bowls Club. more...
MALVERN Squash Club captain Dale Wilde is running in his ninth London Marathon to raise money for two very good causes. more...
THE Ultimate Sport Karate Organisation who have successful local karate clubs in Colwall, Ledbury, Worcester, Malvern and Tewkesbury, have reason to celebrate. more...
TEAMS are now required for a summer charity skittles knockout competition that has raised nearly £20,000 for Cancer Research. more...
MALVERN Chess Club playing at home in the County League Division One had a good win against Worcester City, winning 5½ - ½. more...
ALL bodes well for the future of local table tennis after another successful season of coaching in the Lambert & Wade Malvern Table Tennis League. more...
A SADLY depleted Lamberts & Wade Malvern Table Tennis League Division Three ended the season with two teams less than it started and with four unplayed matches in the remaining nine teams. more...
MALVERN ten-pin bowler Dave Johnson has been selected for the County team following trials at Rubery and Worcester. more...
SWIMMERS from the Malvern area played their part in helping the Ledbury Swimming Club to its first ever Bluebell properties Junior League Championship. more...
THIS Mercian Elgar Under 12's Junior League match was played in much improved conditions and Welland played some of their best football since this very wet winter started. more...
THE Worcestershire Football Association is holding Junior Team Management Courses at University College Worcester. more...
MALVERN Radar crashed out of the Worcester Infirmary Junior Cup at Inkberrow last Sunday. more...
MALVERN Ladies played Tewkesbury in a league game on Sunday. more...
MALVERN RM made hard work of this week's Worcester Sunday League Division Four match considering their opponents could only field nine players. more...
AGAINST a Droitwich side which bore little resemblance to that which Rangers drew with 1-1 back in September they had considerable difficulty in overcoming them to maintain their recent sequence of results which has seen them undefeated since losing 2-1 to Perrywood on the February 10. more...
MALVERN gave one of the best Midland Combination Division Two performances of the season and collected their just reward with this point away at fifth-placed Cadbury Athletic on Monday evening. more...
FROMES Hill extended their lead over Morgan to six points in the battle for second place in the Sterling Classic Malvern Football League Division One after winning the top clash of the day last Sunday. more...
AFTER a good run in the Midland Combination Division Two, Malvern Athletic came back to earth with a bump when they entertained third in the league Wilmcote Sports & Social. more...
WORCESTER City have one hand on the Dr Martens League Cup after a stunning 4-0 win over Crawley Town last night. more...
Thursday, April 19, 2000 more...
Role: Right-hand bat, right-arm fast bowler more...
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Role: Left-hand bat, right-arm slow medium bowler more...
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Role: Right-hand bat, off-spin bowler, county captain more...
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Role: Left hand bat, right arm fast bowler more...
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Role: Left-hand opening bat, right-arm medium bowler more...
Role: Right-hand bat, slow left-arm bowler more...
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Role: Right-hand bat, left-arm fast bowler more...
Role: Right-hand bat, right-arm off-breaks. more...
Role: Right-hand bat, off-spin bowler more...
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MALVERN Town turned in a disappointing display at Bustleholme in the Banks's Brewery League Premier Division on Saturday, going down 3-1 despite having taken the lead on 23 minutes when Raj Sharma's curling shot found the top corner of the home keeper's goal. more...
TOWN picked up a point at Heath Hayes in Mondays Banks's Brewery League Premier Division fixture. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE lost an early wicket when they launched their opening County Championship match of the season against Middlesex at Lord's today. more...
MALVERN United Angling Club is holding its annual general meeting and presentation night on Thursday (April 26) at the Newtown Club starting at 7.30pm. more...
MALVERN RFC first team entertain a Stourbridge Invitation XV at Spring Lane tomorrow (Saturday) as part of their sponsors day. more...
HEREFORD United Director of Football Graham Turner is looking for his side to revive hopes of a top seven finish in the Nationwide Conference when they entertain Scarborough tomorrow (3pm). more...
EVESHAM United boss Phil Mullen admits that his side has now lost its chance of finishing second in the Dr Martens League Western Division. more...
WORCESTER City boss John Barton has urged his side to finish their home programme on a high note tomorrow. more...
WORCESTER Rugby Club have drafted Nick Baxter into their starting line-up for tomorrow's National League Division One clash with rivals Moseley at Sixways (3pm). more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Graeme Hick has vowed to fight to get his England Test place back. more...
Worcester City Football Club's full fixture list for the 2000/2001 season more...
TOMORROW sees a superb day of racing with something for all tastes whether your preference is for the jumps game or the Flat. more...
BOSS Jan Molby is relishing the prospect of Kidderminster Harriers having a say in who will bag a play-off place in the Nationwide League Division Three. more...
HEREFORD United Director of Football Graham Turner is looking for his side to revive hopes of a top seven finish in the Nationwide Conference when they entertain Scarborough tomorrow (3pm). more...
WORCESTER City boss John Barton has urged his side to finish their home programme on a high note tomorrow. more...
CLUB cricket in Worcestershire seems set to escape the worst of the foot-and-mouth crisis. more...
WORCESTER Rugby Club have drafted Nick Baxter into their starting line-up for tomorrow's National League Division One clash with rivals Moseley at Sixways (3pm). more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Graeme Hick has vowed to fight to get his England Test place back. more...
WORCESTER City have one hand on the Dr Martens League Cup after a stunning 4-0 win over Crawley Town last night. more...
BOSS Jan Molby is relishing the prospect of Kidderminster Harriers having a say in who will bag a play-off place in the Nationwide League Division Three. more...
SATURDAY, APRIL 21 more...
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