Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | June
CIDER-makers from the two counties have been reaping the fruits of their labour with a stack of awards at the International Cider and Perry Competition in Hereford. more...
THE grand re-opening of a Worcestershire Tourist Information Centre is scheduled to take place tomorrow. more...
SPECSAVERS, which has a branch in Worcester's Broad Street, has been named the most trusted optician by British consumers. more...
A WORCESTER pub is being restored to its former glory. more...
ENTRIES for the Flavours of Here-fordshire awards have been flooding in, say organisers. more...
CLASSIC dance moves will be resurrected this summer to celebrate the Queen's golden jubilee. more...
THE campaign for a new hospice for Wyre Forest has made a tremendous start - but the momentum needs to continue. more...
IN a document distributed in Worcester recently, Mike Foster made great play of his voting record in the Commons (89 per cent), compared with those of his parliamentary neighbours such as Peter Luff (75 per cent). more...
MANY thanks for printing the lovely photo of Lulu (Evening News, May 21). more...
YOUR front page story (Evening News, Saturday, May 25) prompted me to write that as a Pershore resident I would like to voice my concern about young people speeding around the town and around the Abbey estate where I live. more...
THE article in the Evening News about the need for UCW to expand has opened an opportunity for the three St John's projects to present a co-ordinated approach to the benefit of all. more...
I BUY the Evening News to read just one page - the matched, hatched and dispatched one, solely to make sure my name isn't on the dispatched column. more...
BY way of a correction to Christopher Kingsley, Mrs R Caldwell stated that it was never indicated that our country would gradually become a Federal State, when Britain joined the Common Market (You Say, May 24). more...
CAT lovers are being asked to give `paws for thoughts' about fostering unwanted felines. more...
THE controller of Hagley's WI Market has been elected to head the movement nationally. more...
HOUSING surveys in villages around the Malvern Hills have demonstrated an urgent need for affordable homes. more...
IN July 1998, prompted by our concern that Worcester was not making the most of itself, the Evening News started the ball rolling to inspire a summer festival each year. more...
TWO enthusiastic cyclists from Droitwich are nearing the end of a mammoth sponsored bike ride. more...
SERVICES offered by Wychavon District Council are now available at the touch of a button thanks to its expanded service centre. more...
"INEPT" burglars broke into a flat and stole a music system and video to pay back debts the inhabitants owed their friend. more...
A PERSHORE auctioneer has bought an 1830s Royal Doulton charger with a gift of £100 to help raise cash for Acorns. more...
THE prospect of a children's hospice for Worcester is £90,000 closer thanks to generous fund-raisers flocking to support Acorns events. more...
AN amazing maize maze will greet visitors at Top Barn Farm, in Holt, this summer. more...
DOZENS of old Worcester schoolgirls have pledged their support for a reunion thanks to a plea in the Evening News. more...
WAR veterans from across Worcester gathered at the Cathedral's cenotaph to mark the 58th anniversary of D-Day. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER man jailed for falsely obtaining £4,335 in state benefits has walked free after a successful appeal at Worcester Crown Court. more...
TRADITIONAL bed-and-breakfast breaks could soon be replaced by basket-and-bone stay-overs as part of a drive to promote Malvern to pet-owning walkers. more...
A THIRTEEN-year-old girl has gone missing in the Kidderminster area. more...
TWENTY-FIVE chickens hand-reared by disabled people have been mauled by a fox who scaled a 6ft wire fence to reach their pen. more...
LIBRARY managers have reassured classical music buffs that Worcester City Library's music service is safe after a storm of protest over its apparent removal. more...
A GROUP of up to 10 youths is suspected to have pushed a blue Ford Sierra into the Worcester- Birmingham Canal. more...
A man was taken to casualty after his car overturned on a Worcester road. more...
NEW telephone consoles have been installed and more staff will be employed at Worcestershire Royal Hospital to reduce the amount of time callers are kept on hold. more...
WORCESTER police are calling for members of the public to become Special Constables. more...
A GRIEVING son has spoken of his horror after being told his father's grave had been attacked by vandals just hours after the funeral. more...
AN oil painting by a Worcester artist could fetch £80,000 at auction tomorrow - 133 years after it "vanished" from the county. more...
PLANS are being set in motion for Worcester to have a spectacular annual festival. more...
A BOWLER making his debut and a 14 year old batsman caught the eye for Barnards Green on Saturday. more...
AN improved performance from Nomads saw them collect some much-needed points. more...
ON Sunday Barnards Green 2nds played a strong Kidderminster team at Chester Road. more...
ON a warm summer's afternoon the Green second team found themselves in the middle of Hereford racecourse examining the flat wicket and wondering how many runs they would have to chase after the home side had chosen to bat first. more...
SEEKING a second successive win, Nomads 2nds had the better part of the game and were only denied by a valiant last stand between and Williams and Bradley. more...
MALVERN gained maximum points from this good-spirited WCL Division Two game at Regency Road, winning by 69 runs. more...
MALVERN entertained Cookley on Saturday and continued their recent good form with a winning draw. more...
MALVERN travelled to Lye on Bank Holiday Monday and produced an excellent all round performance to gain their third consecutive winning draw. more...
ON a hot day Barnards Green 1st XI skipper Rich Williams won the toss and made the positive decision to bat first against WCL new boys Hereford City. more...
OLD ELIZABETHANS cemented their place as top dogs in Worcestershire League Division One with a 58-run victory over Luctonians. more...
KIDDERMINSTER lost out on the final ball as West Bromwich Dartmouth claimed a three-wicket win in their Birmingham League Division One clash. more...
WORCESTER'S poor run of form in Birmingham League Division One continued on Saturday when they went down to a seven-wicket defeat at Kenilworth Wardens. more...
THIS week saw the last three finals of the season in the Malvern & District Snooker League. more...
RIDERS had the benefit of a strong westerly wind on the way out for the VC Sevale 10-mile time trial at Leigh Sinton but had a head wind on the return journey. more...
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