Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | April
City of Bones by Michael Connelly. (Orion). more...
Altered Land by Jules Hardy (Simon & Schuster, £10). more...
Flight by Victoria Glendinning (Scribner). more...
The Bird Table by Jonathan Davies (Little, Brown). more...
Bax more...
A MALVERN businesswoman claims lack of support from town residents is forcing her to shut up shop in Link Top. more...
A MAJOR accounting body has come out against major changes to UK tax rules to pay for increased spending on public services. more...
FORMER Hereford United Football Club player, Jason Lee, has taken up the role of sales manager with a Worcester waste management company. more...
SPORTSWEAR retailer JJB Sports has clinched a deal giving it exclusive rights to a range of Manchester United products. more...
GROUPS interested in the freight industry and sustainable distribution are invited to join a freight quality partnership. more...
A HEREFORD furniture store has marked its opening with a donation to the local hospital. more...
LLOYDS TSB agriculture has updated its publication Your Guide to Farm and Rural Grants 2002, to help farmers in the two counties identify opportunities to secure Government funding to expand their businesses. more...
DEFRA's obsession with defending the Countryside Agency's bizarre parish ratings system continues. more...
MEMBERS of Parliament are never truly happy talking about whether Britain ought to join the euro or not. more...
FOR some weary souls (including Prime Minister Tony Blair), it may feel like the controversial topic of the MMR vaccine has never been away. more...
DURING the Second World War, the average number of missions flown by Allied bomber crews before something nasty happened to them was seven. more...
SEVENTY-five not out and progressing confidently towards a century - that's the Worcester Nomads Cricket Club. more...
I WAS concerned recently to see a number of articles concerning Maggs Day Centre for the homeless and subsequent problems for which they are blamed. more...
THERE must be an election coming, because the Labour Rose has been delivered in All Saints. We never see anything from Labour round here except at election time. more...
JULIAN Thake accused me of picking and choosing my argument and of ignoring his line of argument (You Say, March 25). more...
JEREMY Clarkson, aged 42, speaks scathingly of old drivers as "in the way". more...
DURING 2001, the United Kingdom's share of investment into Europe fell from 26 per cent to 19 per cent, compared to the previous year. more...
JEAN M Turner wrote a pretty good letter (You Say, April 13) regarding the ban on fox hunting. I see no cruelty in this sport. more...
I WAS pleased to see Mr Carvill making a stand against the foxhunters (You Say, April 1). more...
THE driver of a grey Ford Transit panel van escaped injury when his vehicle came off the A38 at Droitwich. The accident happened last Thursday just after 4.20pm at the traffic island near the Berry Hill industrial estate. No other vehicles were involved. more...
SNAPSHOTS of community life in Rubery will form an interesting study into life in the growing parish. Happy snappers from the village have teamed up with Redditch residents for a Worcestershire Arts project. Residents from the two areas will take photos of each community and then compare the images and the perceptions they give. The Rubery group meets at the youth and community centre, in New Road. For further details call 0121 453 3312. more...
FOUR years ago last Christmas, I had a bit of a run-in with the law. more...
A SEASONED fund-raiser is set to take on the challenge of Peru's Inca Trail to clock up cash for Acorns. more...
WHEN the 12 British plane spotters accused of spying arrive in Athens today, they will be confident they can clear their names. more...
WORCESTER was plunged back into the divided days of the English Civil War last weekend with a recreation of the early days of the war by a variety of "17th Century" townsfolk. more...
WORCESTER residents are being urged to make use of their vote in the forthcoming elections - even if they are away from home. more...
A TEENAGER had to be airlifted to hospital with head injuries after the bike he was riding was in collision with a car in Malvern. more...
HUNDREDS of Scouts from across Worcestershire joined together to celebrate St George's Day in style. more...
SIX primary schools were due to take part in a special educational event today which will combine religious education with art, music and drama. more...
BBC Hereford & Worcester will be giving an insight into the work of St Michael's Hospice next month. more...
MEMBERS of staff at University College Worcester have been hobbling back to work after completing the London Marathon. more...
THRILLING Anglo-Norman combat is just part of the action- packed programme of mediaeval events which are coming to Goodrich Castle. more...
THE countryside around Bromsgrove was filled with the sound of battle and the smell of musket fire as hundreds of people watched a stunning re-enactment of the Zulu wars. more...
YOUNG consumers at a Worcestershire school will be championing shoppers' rights in a regional competition. more...
A MEMBER of a gang which carried out a campaign of terror in north Worcestershire by bursting into homes at night and forcing owners to hand over keys to expensive cars has been given eight years' detention. more...
BRIT-award winners Blue will be joined by TV's larger than life Pop Idol hopeful Rik Waller at what is being billed as Worcester's biggest ever music event. more...
BUDDING firefighters showed off the skills they have learned at a passing out parade at Droitwich Fire Station. more...
A POST-pub curry at a Pershore restaurant hotted up after a man spotted his girlfriend kissing a female friend in the next seat. more...
STAFF at Worcester's Reality factory claim their recent pay rise has been slashed by the withdrawal of their shift bonus. more...
FIFTY objectors have put pen to paper to urge the city council to scotch plans for 24-hour opening at a supermarket. more...
A FORMER Worcester school pupil accused of spying is due to arrive in Greece today to stand trial. more...
A PHOTOGRAPH thought to be the oldest ever taken in Malvern is due to be auctioned next month. more...
A PASSENGER died at the scene of a three-vehicle smash despite the frantic efforts of firefighters to free him from the wreckage. more...
A SCHOOL near Worcester is to do battle in the High Court to win the right to bring back corporal punishment. more...
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody has slapped a `high priority' label on Worcestershire's bid for Benson and Hedges Cup success this season. more...
A TRIO of silver medals and a place in the British International Clay Target Shooting Federation's Trap Development squad - that's the latest story of success for Mark Hampton. more...
Saturday, April 22, 2002 more...
Saturday, April 22, 2000 more...
WORCESTERSHIRE were in a strong position to open their Frizzell County Championship Division Two campaign on a winning note against Gloucestershire at New Road today. more...
WORCESTER WOLVES 57 DERBYSHIRE ARROWS 96 more...
IT was `seventh heaven' for owner Jenny Powell, trainer Marilyn Scudamore and jockey Robert Biddlecombe as Greenwich completed a seven-timer by taking the Lady Dudley Cup an the Worcestershire Hunt meeting at Chaddesley Corbett in dramatic fashion. more...
Evesham United completed their home fixtures in the Dr Martens League Western Division when they were soundly beaten 3-0 at home by Cirencester Town. more...
WORCESTER WOLVES 57 DERBYSHIRE ARROWS 96 more...
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians drew 26-26 with Stafford in an entertaining Marlpool Lane friendly. more...
PERSHORE'S North Midlands Cup dream was ended in heartbreaking style as Aston Old Edwardians claimed an extra-time 26-24 victory. more...
EARLY leader and pole-sitter Matt Neal from Hanbury suffered a double setback at the Green Flag British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park with a drive-through penalty and a heavy crash. more...
WORCESTER City were made to pay for squandering possession according to manager John Barton after his side's 1-0 defeat at Havant and Waterlooville. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE were in a strong position to open their Frizzell County Championship Division Two campaign on a winning note against Gloucestershire at New Road today. more...
BADSEY Rangers lifted the Cheltenham League's League Cup for the second time in three seasons with two goals from Jamie Clarke. more...
A player with an impressive reputation in homeland Denmark, Henriksen signed a two-and-a-half year deal at Aggborough in February. more...
JAN Molby took Richie Appleby to Swansea in August 1996 and is now reunited with him until the end of the season at least. more...
LARKIN joined Harriers on a month's loan on Friday, September 14, but suffered a dead leg in training and lasted only 45 minutes on his debut against Plymouth. more...
Ex-England youth and schoolboy international Ducros has been used by Harriers both behind a front-two and in attack. more...
Bird started off at Cardiff City and proved a good young Welsh hope, gaining youth and U-21 honours for the country. more...
Bennett was a then club record buy of £30,000 from rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in January 1999 and proved a goal-scoring menace to Conference opponents in the title-winning season. more...
After starting off as a trainee at Liverpool, Williams was released at the age of 19 to return to his native Wrexham. more...
San Diego-born Joy began his footballing education at Tranmere Rovers but did not make the first team. more...
A broken tibia temporarily ended his professional career and Clarkson was forced to play outside the Football League, signing for Harriers in November 1999. more...
Another Mr Versatile, Smith signed for Harriers in 1997 for £19,000 from non-league rivals Bromsgrove Rovers. more...
Versatile Hinton began his career at right-back before reverting to a centre-half role during the Conference championship-winning season. more...
Released by Aston Villa, Brock signed for Harriers in September 1997 after a short spell at Northampton Town where he failed to make an appearance. more...
Saturday, April 22, 2002 more...
WORCESTER City were made to pay for squandering possession according to manager John Barton after his side's 1-0 defeat at Havant and Waterlooville. more...
FIXTURES more...
I WRITE at the start of another first-class cricket season. more...
FIXTURES more...
STOURPORT Swifts will play their Worcester Royal Infirmary Cup final with Kidderminster Harriers Reserves as a pre-season match. more...
STOURPORT Swifts strolled their way to a 1-1 draw in the penultimate Dr Martens Western Division clash of the season at Bedworth United. more...
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