Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | October
MEMBERS of one of the country's biggest dairy co-operatives have voted for reforms that, they say, will lead to fundamental change in the industry. more...
A LOCAL ice cream manufacturer has scooped a prestigious award. more...
A MOTHER-OF-TWO has been promoted to senior negotiator with a Worcester real estate company. more...
Whether it's a slight tweak as you turn your head to talk to a colleague or a more serious injury such as a slipped disc, most people have experienced some sort of back pain. more...
AN established weekly market in Droitwich Spa is branching out in preparation for the winter months. more...
THE recent earthquake has prompted a Bromsgrove district councillor to try and improve emergency communication. more...
I WRITE to express my concern over aspects of the campaign you are running for the support of the new football stadium and retail enabling development in Worcester, particularly with regard to the voting slip in the Evening News on September 29. more...
THE letter from M E Hammond regarding the Countryside Alliance and its insistence on including support for hunting in its March Charter raises some interesting points. more...
I WOULD like to respond to the misinformed anti-angling letter headlined "Coarse work" by I Bailey (You Say, October 1) more...
REGARDING the recent countryside march, I think that there are some genuine rural problems - such as affordable housing, public transport and village amenities - but regrettably the tally-ho brigade hijacked the event, because they probably know that their barbaric pursuit is a lost cause. more...
n AS a German resident in your city for the previous two years, I am writing to express my disgust at the state of the roundabouts in Worcester. more...
A WAR with Iraq seems likely. Tony Blair, backed by Iain Duncan Smith, and George Bush apparently consider that there is no alternative. more...
THE mother behind a petition to get a pelican crossing near the school her children attend has vowed not to give up until one is in place. more...
THIS paper has heard a lot about "zero tolerance" over the years since use of the phrase became commonplace. more...
A PERSHORE High School pupil is already staking a claim to a new astroturf pitch at his school. more...
A PENSIONER is pleading for sharp-eyed people to help her find a locket which has great sentimental value to her. more...
ANGRY Droitwich residents have bombarded a tenants' association phone lines with complaints about bus service cutbacks. more...
A CARPENTER renovating a Bewdley house thought he was going to die when two drunken men burst in and beat him up with a variety of weapons. more...
A STATE-of-the-art stadium for Worcester City Football Club could help fuel city-wide sporting developments. more...
LEOMINSTER MP Bill Wiggin has travelled to the Middle East to talk about war in Iraq - and claims the views of the Arab world aren't that different from the West's. more...
STAFF at a Worcester firm have boosted the city's blood supply after a mammoth donating session. more...
BROKEN bottles, empty cans and rolled-up tin foil are being left around the sports pavilion on Callow End Playing Field by youths gathering there after dark. more...
A CASH-strapped youth group has had to put its portable ramp service on hold, leaving sport-loving skateboarders out in the cold. more...
A WORCESTER schoolgirl may be forced to miss lessons because her mother is struggling to take her and her sister to different schools. more...
A MAN lashed out at staff at an Indian restaurant in Worcester after a night out drinking with friends, a court heard. more...
A NEW learning centre has been opened by Worcester MP Mike Foster at Reality - aimed at improving skills among the 1,000-strong workforce. more...
A WOMAN who tried to hide ecstasy tablets down the back of a seat in a Worcester nightclub has been jailed for two years. more...
A WORCESTERSHIRE policeman will be clocking up the miles and raising cash for charity when he jets off to Mexico for an ambitious bike challenge. more...
A MALVERN man stole some fencing and a beacon light on a JCB digger from a building site after getting drunk with a friend, a court heard. more...
WOMEN are being urged to keep an eye on their handbags after five were stolen in two weeks. more...
WORCESTER bingo lovers who had their eyes down for a day out claim the trip turned into a fiasco when their coach got lost on the way there - and broke down on the way back. more...
A farmer has been fined for not locking up his shotgun and ammunition. more...
THE unit where disgraced nurse Hugh Tangye abused patients closed down last year. more...
A MALE nurse who assaulted elderly, mentally-ill patients at a Worcester care unit has been struck off indefinitely to protect the public. more...
CARL Heeley will make his 400th appearance for Worcester City tonight but admits victory at bogey side Bath City is much more important. more...
ANDY Keast believes Worcester Rugby Club's Powergen Cup campaign could boost their promotion bid. more...
HOME, away more...
JAN Molby's offer to stand down as Hull manager after the Tigers' dreadful recent run of form has been rejected by the club. more...
DOUG Stafford, a member of Worcester Wizards YBC, has finished a productive tenpin bowling season with victory in the Worcestershire Junior Open County Tenpin Bowling Championship. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE-based Saracens maintained their 100 per cent record with their second win of the season in Division Seven of the National Clubs Netball League. more...
MALVERN Town can edge further away from the West Midlands Premier Division relegation zone if they win at Bromyard Town tonight (7.45). more...
GRAHAM Turner is still trying to clinch the loan signing of a new striker ahead of Hereford United's clash with Leigh RMI tonight (7.45). more...
TWO Worcestershire players will be chasing success in the Benson & Hedges Snooker Championship. more...
JAN Molby's offer to stand down as Hull manager after the Tigers' dreadful recent run of form has been rejected by the club. more...
ANDY Keast believes Worcester Rugby Club's Powergen Cup campaign could boost their promotion bid. more...
CARL Heeley will make his 400th appearance for Worcester City tonight but admits victory at bogey side Bath City is much more important. more...
FIXTURES more...
THE fickle nature of football fans will be highlighted on Saturday when Kidderminster Harriers face Macclesfield Town in a bread-and-butter Nationwide League Division Three clash at Aggborough. more...
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