Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | October
IT would be fascinating to discover if Kenneth Mears, who at the age of four was rescued from drowning in the canal at Worcester in 1938, is still alive, and where he can be found. more...
ALBERT the Albatross is celebrating his 100th birthday as a conspicuous feature of the Worcester Museum display in Foregate Street. more...
A SERIES of fascinating photographs I have discovered in the pictorial archives of Berrow's Journal - the world's oldest surviving newspaper - reveal that Worcester people chose unusual, if not rather strange ways to mount Peace Celebrations in the summer of 1919. more...
CAN Memory Lane readers answer a couple of posers I have been set but can't answer? more...
HAD it survived, the fourth Methodist church to be built in Pump Street, Worcester, would be celebrating its centenary this week. more...
THE truth sometimes hurts, and from Mr Spiteri's letter complaining that our farmers have derived benefit from EU grants (You Say, October 9) I seem to have struck a nerve. more...
I HAVE never read such an example of utter tripe as contained in the letter from County Councillor Tom Wareing in his denunciation of Secular Humanism, (You Say, October 10). more...
I UNDERSTAND from the Evening News that Drakes Broughton is now no longer considered suitable for a major airport by the idiots in Whitehall. more...
WE read in the Evening News that another park-and-ride is being planned for the east side of the city. more...
THE fact that two people disagree with D E Margrett is more a vindication of his ignorance than his objectivity. more...
I AGREE wholeheartedly with D E Margrett's comments about today's so-called soccer stars (You Say, October 9). more...
LIKE Will Richards I am not a "townie" by choice, and still deeply miss the birds, butterflies, wild flowers and wide open spaces of the village of Aston Somerville, where I was brought up. But what can I do - there are no council flats in villages. more...
IT has been 25 years since our firefighters felt they had to go on strike. Those of us who remember their great moral dilemma from 1977 - to stop work and risk putting the public in danger or to settle for a paltry wage rise - will have seen the same issues debated in the past few weeks. more...
A MOTHER-of-three went on a shopping spree around county supermarkets with a stolen credit card. more...
PLANS to extend Worcester's Cripplegate Park will go ahead as long as buildings in Hylton Road are demolished. more...
LICENSEES at a Worcester theme pub, plunged into a Euro-row over serving beer in litres, will be served with a final notice on Monday, urging them to pull pints. more...
A FATHER-of-two has escaped being sent to prison days after the birth of his second child. more...
A NURSE from Droitwich is running the New York Marathon next month for charity. more...
A COMPLETE performance of the Nelson Mass by Haydn is to take place in Hereford Cathedral tomorrow morning. more...
A TEENAGE mother-of-two was found with football shirts hidden in her baby's pushchair as she left a Worcester department store. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council will be giving advice on jobs and career opportunities in social care at the Asian Mela Festival, held in Birmingham this weekend. more...
THE first Englishman to climb Mount Everest will be visiting a Malvern school to talk about the daredevil sport. more...
HARD-hit farmers whose land lies within flood plains could be given a helping hand thanks to an initiative by Worcestershire Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group. more...
THE top talent in the county will be on show this weekend. more...
A MAN caused thousands of pounds worth of damage before he was caught breaking into a Malvern shop by an alert off-duty policeman. more...
AS many as 600 mourners are expected to attend the funeral of a much-loved traveller in Malvern, on Monday. more...
A RESIDENTS' group is warning councillors against accepting the dangled carrot of a B&Q retail development to finance a move for Worcester City Football Club. more...
THE pub chain JD Weatherspoon is planning to join two city centre bars together to create a new venue. more...
THE supermarket giant interested in bulldozing a city school and opening another food store has said plans are still in the pipeline, despite the withdrawal of a planning application. more...
LIVES will be put at risk in a string of walkouts by Worcestershire firefighters, a union chief has admitted. more...
A TIMELY boot up the backside paid off for Allan Davies with his best display of the season against Hucknall. more...
Harriers took a shock lead on only five minutes with a controversial decision by the assistant referee. more...
JON Higgins is hoping to make a habit of playing with half back partner John O'Reilly. more...
Shrewsbury went ahead just before half-time when the referee played a good advantage as Jemson played the ball through to Lowe who calmly tucked the ball past Brock into the net on 44 minutes. more...
A bizarre own goal from Shrewsbury defender Artell gifted Harriers a 3-2 lead 10 minutes into the second half. more...
BOSS Ian Britton has praised mid-fielder Sam Shilton for the way he has responded to his introduction into Kidderminster Harriers' starting line-up. more...
Harriers protected their lead well with a much improved defensive display in the second half. more...
WORCESTER Wolves can virtually guarantee their place in the quarter-finals of the National Basketball Trophy tomorrow. more...
TWO county sports enthusiasts are hoping that their extraordinary determination and fitness will be a deciding factor when the team is selected to represent Great Britain in an ex-treme arctic adventure called the Fulda Tyres Challenge. more...
JON Higgins is hoping to make a habit of playing with half back partner John O'Reilly. more...
BOSS Ian Britton has praised mid-fielder Sam Shilton for the way he has responded to his introduction into Kidderminster Harriers' starting line-up. more...
BRUCE Rioch earned fame as a combative midfielder for Derby County and Scotland with a reputation for a fierce-some shot. more...
An enthralling game saw Kidderminster Harriers clinch their third away win of the season to continue their challenge for the play-offs. more...
A TIMELY boot up the backside paid off for Allan Davies with his best display of the season against Hucknall. more...
DRUG taking amongst young people will come under the spotlight at a series of workshops being organised by the Worcestershire Football Association. more...
TWO year nine students from Droitwich Spa High School have been selected to attend a three-day England Schoolboys' football trial. more...
WORCESTER Wolves can virtually guarantee their place in the quarter-finals of the National Basketball Trophy tomorrow. more...
Target man Drewe Broughton is back for Kidderminster Harriers after suspension and will go head to head with Shrewsbury top scorer Luke Rodgers, who has passed a fitness test on a groin strain. more...
Harriers took a controversial lead after only five minutes through Danish striker Henriksen's sixth goal of the season. more...
Shrewsbury struck back on 17 minutes when Rodgers' right-wing cross was met by a classic volley from Lowe who guided the ball into the corner of the net from 10 yards. more...
A brilliant double save from Brock kept Harriers in the game after a controversial penalty award by referee Pugh. more...
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