Worcestershire | Archive | 2003 | November
Autumn came early this year, and many leaves have fallen already. Some were shed as early as August in response to the stress of heat and drought, while strong winds have since removed many more. more...
The Theatre of Small Convenience will host the world's greatest love story. more...
NOT the National Theatre will presenting The Beauty Queen of Leenane at the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury. more...
THE life of a celebrated preacher and the journey of a lifetime are the focus of two new plays coming to Worcestershire this month. more...
Nov 8: Daniel J Daniels, Sketchley's Social Club, Worcester; Tommy Marr, Barbourne Ex-Servicemen's Club, Worcester; Ian Parker, The Marr's Bar, Worcester. more...
Nov 1 - 29: Worcester Society of Artists exhibition at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Foregate Street, Worcester. Telephone 01905 25371 for further information. more...
A CULT version of John Masefield's The Box of Delights will be given a special screening in Ledbury. more...
VISITORS who cast an eye to the floor as they wander around Worcester Cathedral might notice a plaque dedicated to the mysterious Worcester Pilgrim. more...
A SOURCE of disquiet, a psychological make-up distorted by an event, a complex two-faced character playing an alternative game to the rest. Just like doctors enjoy dealing with sick people, Steven Berkoff is drawn to the role of the villain. more...
THE Chandos Orchestra will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a concert at the Malvern Theatres. more...
WEST Malvern Village Hall will play host to a samba workshop next weekend. more...
WORLD famous saxophonist Scott Hamilton will play at Hanley Castle next week. more...
MALVERN Big Band will be giving a concert at the John Moore Theatre, Kings School, Worcester, on Friday, November 14. more...
Great Malvern Priory will be filled with song when Ukrainian male voice choir the Boyan Ensemble returns to Malvern. more...
Once again, the culmination of the `Side by Side' course was when its students performed alongside professionals in concert. more...
AN appreciative audience at St Edmund's Hall, Malvern College, was treated to an appearance by Nicholas Clapton, who was born in Malvern but has not previously given a public recital in the town. more...
THE spirit of summer returns to Malvern this week in Humble Boy, a play set in a lovely Cotswold garden, with a flawless cast and a script that crackles with wit and originality. more...
A new book looks set to raise eyebrows about the number of now-vanished pubs in Ledbury. more...
WORKS of art from cushions to tiaras are on display at the Barry Jackson Room in Malvern. more...
A POPULAR contemporary dance company will present two new dances when it returns to Malvern this month. more...
A new book by Malvern historian Gill Holt is being launched tomorrow (Saturday). more...
Horse lovers should prepare to be dazzled as Europe's largest touring equestrian show comes to Malvern. more...
A taste of life in the 1940s can be experienced at Malvern Theatres until November 15. more...
PLATFORM boots, glitter eyes shadow and funky flares will be all the rage when Mamma Mia - The Concert takes to the stage. more...
Runrig, a Scottish sextet, have been blending folk, pop and rock with Gaelic and Celtic traditions since 1973. more...
YESTERDAY'S rise in interest rates has received a muted reaction from business organisations, with some disappointed, but none surprised. more...
A FAMILY-owned and run business selling "absolutely everything for the horse and rider" is celebrating one year in business. more...
A NATIONAL campaign was being waged in England at this time 100 years ago to halt the employment of women as barmaids in pubs. more...
1803: On Monday last, the Worcestershire Regiment of Militia was inspected at Portsmouth by Major-General Whitelock who observed that he thought them the best militia regiment in the kingdom and a pattern to all. more...
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THE inaugural concert of Malvern Concert Club, featuring the Brodsky Quartette (sic), was reported in the Malvern News a century ago. Held at the Imperial Hotel, it attracted "a large and fashionable gathering of many of the leading musical families of the county". The programme, including works by Volkmann, Mendelssohn and Beethoven, was "an immense treat and was greeted at the end with rapturous applause". more...
HARSH things were said about quarrying when the Council for the Protection of Rural England held its conference in Malvern 50 years ago. more...
WITH reference to the long-running debate on speed cameras, your photograph accompanying Ben Eaton's letter (You Say, Tuesday, October 28) says it all. more...
I HAVE been made aware of the recent articles in your newspaper, by a number of Fathers-4-Justice members who live in your region. more...
LEOMINSTER MP Bill Wiggin should have stood as the new leader of the Conservative Party on the basis that, by the time the party is electable again, Bill will have become a vastly experienced and long-standing Member of Parliament. more...
MAY I respond to Jed King, who clearly does not share my Christian belief and whose own short-sighted claims and suggestions needs straightening out (You Say, Friday, October 31) before I accept his offer. more...
GOVERNMENT figures show that a quarter of single elderly women now live in poverty making them among the poorest and most vulnerable in society. more...
THE bells of Christ Church, Malvern, could fall silent forever if permission is granted to remove them. more...
AN auction of promises is to be held at Cradley CE School on Friday, November 14, in support of the new school project. more...
DRINKS will be on the house at a Hanley Swan pub when it is officially opened under new management tomorrow even-ing (Saturday). more...
Major William Brace of Ledbury has been made an MBE for his efforts in the recent conflict in Iraq. more...
POSTAL elections in Here-fordshire cost 25 per cent more than a normal poll but delivered a big increase in turnout, according to an official report on the experiment. more...
PROPOSALS for changes to car parking in a congested part of Great Malvern have been unveiled. more...
When the previous administration at Malvern Hills District Council announced its plans to build a brand new headquarters building, we were concerned. more...
MALVERN Rotary Club's Tree of Light Appeal will raise funds for a charity that has been helping people live with cancer since 1911. more...
PEOPLE from Sledge Green residential park can get to Worcester to do their Christmas shopping thanks to a new monthly bus service starting on Tuesday. more...
HUNT supporters from across the West Midlands flocked to Malvern to pledge their determination to keep on hunting. more...
PUPILS from Dyson Perrins CE High School have scooped the top two prizes in a competition run by Malvern Hills Lions Club. more...
MALVERN'S famous water makes it the ideal place for a dowsing centre, according to a national group hoping to make its base here. more...
GOVERNMENT officials visited Malvern to inspect Worcestershire County Council's local transport plan. more...
A WEST Malvern man is calling for action to stop cars speeding past his home. more...
ON the wall of virtually every church in the country can be found a list of local people who died on military service. more...
BROMYARD: The annual parade will take place on Sunday and include representatives from the Bromyard branch of the Royal British Legion, Tenbury Town Band, Army Cadets, Guides, Brownies and the Fire Service. It will start in Tenbury Road at 2.40pm and continue along Main Street to the church for a service, before reforming and moving on to the Falcon. Royal British Legion representatives will mark 11-11-11 outside the Public Hall. more...
the UK Independence Party welcomes news the Conservatives have launched a petition urging a referendum on the huge implications of the EU Constitution. We have been running such a petition for several months now and have collected over 4,000 signatures in Herefordshire. more...
A special `Field of Remembrance' is currently on display at Holland Funeral Services, in Barnards Green Road, Malvern, for people to pay tribute to lost loved ones more...
The initiative shown by the councils of Colwall, Ledbury, Malvern Town, Malvern Wells and West Malvern in organising our evening bus service deserves praise for everyone involved. more...
A TRIBUTE to those who have died in conflict in both the 20th and 21st Centuries will take place at Worcester Cathedral. more...
I AM not a resident of Malvern but an occasional visitor. I first began to frequent the Malvern Hills as a teenager back in the 1970s and have been captivated by their beauty ever since. more...
REPRESENTATIVES from ex-service organisations will be joined by young people and civic dignitaries as they come together to remember Britain's war dead. more...
IT never ceases to amaze me that at this time of the year we have to endure night after night of explosive devices being set off. more...
LEDBURY darts player Terry Jenkins threw against the world number one in the televised quarter finals of the Winmau World Masters Championships. more...
MAY I thank all the people who stopped to show their support for the CIWF campaign to change the EU proposals on live animal transport when we were in Church Street, Malvern, on October 25. more...
I am somewhat puzzled by the remarks made by Janet Mcintyre and David Mckerracher regarding the new hospital for Malvern (Your Letters, October 31). more...
people queued from 6.45am on Sunday to get tickets for the memorial soccer match between Manchester United and Ledbury Town Football Club. more...
Some months ago I wrote expressing disappointment that the Tories had refused to take up their allocated seats on Malvern Hills District Council's Executive Committee. more...
An army officer from Canon Frome has received the Distinguished Service Order for his exceptional leadership in the Iraq War. more...
The destruction of the Malvern Hills by quarrying companies was finally ended when I was a young man. more...
A FARMER hit by two outbreaks of TB in his cattle says he still has faith in the Govern-ment's badger-culling trials. more...
MAY I say congratulations to Len Huff for his actions over the A boards. more...
Ledbury-based firm European Aviation is storing 400 spare seats from Concorde, the supersonic airliner that has just been retired by British Airways. more...
BROMYARD residents dedicated to serving the town were recognised at a ceremony on Sunday. more...
IT is noticeable in your photograph (Your Letters, October 31) accompanying Meriel Tompkinson's letter regarding its inadequacy, that despite several seats being available in the new bus stop on Church Street, people including some elderly, are still standing. In fact four are seated and three standing. more...
PUPILS from a Longdon school will be movie stars for the day when a documentary made about their school is shown at a Worcester cinema. more...
LIKE many people, I abhor the crass commercialisation that now dominates Hallowe'en. more...
CHILDREN of employees at a Malvern firm have provided a vision of Christmas which will help the Acorns Children's Hospice. more...
I am confused by Mr Locke's recent letter (Your Letters, October 31) and would be interested to know whether his comments are those of a Welland resident or is he representing the parish council as a whole? more...
A yoga teacher and counsellor from Malvern is setting up a charity to help children in the poorest communities around the world. more...
May I please correct a misunderstanding contained in the letter from the chairman of Little Malvern & Welland Parish Council, (Your Letters, October 31) regarding the recent GM debate held at Malvern Theatres. more...
MALVERN Instruments has bought a company based in Cirencester, saying the move will open a further market. more...
FIFTY years ago, on November 11, 1953, I stood in a frozen paddy field with over a hundred of my comrades of 1st Commonwealth Division. more...
MALVERN Link CE Primary School has taken a series of steps to correct problems that led to it being labelled institutionally racist. more...
I'M sure most people would agree that the view across the common at Poolbrook is spectacular. more...
I WRITE in response to Joan Gibson's letter concerning Malvern Hills District Council's handling of the planning application for the proposed hotel and spa at Townsend Way (Your Letters, October 24). more...
MALVERN Museum Association is holding two fundraising events, beginning with bridge and lunch on Saturday, November 15. more...
GROUPS from Malvern will be backing a special event designed to support the European Year of Disabled People. more...
UPTON groups are collecting items to put in Christmas parcels for children overseas. more...
MORE than 1,500 people braved driving rain to vote in elections to the board of the Malvern Hills Conservators. more...
A COFFEE morning in aid of the Poppy Appeal will be held in Upton tomorrow (Saturday). more...
THE Bishop of Worcester has appointed Capt Malcolm Thompson as an honorary canon of Worcester Cathedral. more...
An autumn fair organised by Upton and Blackmore Park RC churches takes place at the Memorial Hall, Upton, on Saturday, November 14, from 10am to noon. more...
A CHURCH steward has appealed to parents to control their children after windows were smashed at a Malvern Link church this week. more...
EXPERTS will be on hand to value antiques brought to a road show in Hanley Swan. more...
Police are urging people to be extra vigilant after receiving reports of bogus telephone calls being made in the area. more...
PEOPLE who have lived in the Hanleys area for 40 years or more are being invited to have their memories recorded as part of a new project. more...
PLANNING permission for a family of gipsies to remain in a mobile home at Leigh Sinton was refused at a meeting on Wednesday. more...
A FREE fireworks display takes place tomorrow (Saturday), at The Drum and Monkey pub, in Newbridge Green. It will include a bonfire, fireworks, barbecue and music. The event begins at 7pm. more...
ColwalL Parish Council is urging the public to boil water collected from the Chances Pitch spring before drinking it. more...
AN art workshop will be held in Upton tomorrow (Saturday). more...
IMPROVEMENTS to stations in Malvern could be on the way in the next few years. more...
A TREE in the grounds of the Pepperpot at Upton will be decorated with lights to remember loved ones. more...
DEVELOPERS are facing greater pressure to provide locals with a foot on the property ladder. more...
A CHRISTMAS fair in Upton last Saturday was a great success, according to organisers. more...
ONE of the residents opposed to plans by Lidl to open a supermarket in Malvern Link has welcomed the suggestion of housing on the site. more...
THE last member of a family business that has provided coal in Upton for 65 years has delivered his final load. more...
A PLANNING application to expand Blackmore Park Industrial Estate may shortly be lodged. more...
AN Upton student was celebrating this week after successfully completing the New York marathon. more...
A BLUEPRINT for the development of Malvern until 2011 has been published, detailing sites for future housing and commercial development. more...
Colwall Mothers' Union welcomed three new members with a difference this week . . . they were all men. more...
PLANNERS could be about to deliver a blow to a move by supermarket chain Lidl to open a new store in Malvern Link. more...
A £4.6 million project to build a new headquarters for Malvern Hills District Council looks set to be abandoned. more...
Nunnery Wood Primary School is celebrating this morning with the hot news that it has been taken off "special measures" in record time. more...
Well, well... what's new?" That's the answer when one asks about the response from any member of the black and ethnic minority community to The Secret Policeman. more...
A former pupil of West Malvern Primary School and Dyson Perrins has landed a top automotive design position with General Motors in America, after also winning a prestigious international award earlier this year. more...
A FEW reminders: next Sunday's Service of Remembrance will be held at the memorial hall starting at 10.30am. Rev Howard Mayall will be leading the service and everyone will be most welcome. more...
ON Sunday, November 2, the service at Upleadon church was Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion conducted by Rev Dr Peter Newing. The epistle was read by Mrs Jean Arnold and the gospel by Mr John Slack. The sidesman was churchwarden Mrs Jessie Williams. more...
AN open day demonstration session is being held by Redmarley Short Mat Bowls Club and they would welcome anyone interested in playing the game. more...
ON Saturday, October 25, the vicar of the benefice and his wife held a coffee morning at the vicarage in Apperley in aid of Chaceley church funds. It was a very enjoyable time spent together and the sum of £60 was raised. more...
Bert Moffatt and Jean Cresswell, both of Corse, are back and quickly settled back into everyday life after their epic marathon trek in the Himalayas. more...
THE Friends of Colwall CE Primary School are holding their annual Bonfire Night Spectacular on Saturday, November 8. Gates open at the school at 6pm. The bonfire will be lit at 6.15pm, and firework displays will be at about 6.30pm and 7.15pm. Adults £3 and children £1.50. more...
THE garden at the Bell Inn is the venue for a firework spectacular tomorrow (Saturday). The fun starts at 7pm with a gladiator challenge, bouncy castle for the children and free sparklers. Barbecue from 7pm. Admission £3 per adult, children free. Come along and enjoy an evening of family fun. more...
THE annual remembrance service will be held at Birtsmorton Parish Church at 10.30am. The preacher will be Rev Tim Wright. more...
In Droitwich, the Royal British Legion has launched a major recruitment campaign in an effort to spark an interest in the cause among the town's youngsters. more...
EVERY year, people proudly wear poppies to show how they will never forget the sacrifices made by the thousands of service people who lost their lives for their country. more...
A CHARITY that supports families who have children with "additional needs" will be having a "splashing" time, thanks to cash from the Making a Difference campaign. more...
NEARLY 5,000 people in Worcester are risking a £1,000 fine and a battle to obtain credit after they failed to return their election registration forms. more...
A TOP British military honour has been awarded to a Hereford soldier for his exceptional leadership during the Iraq war. more...
A FIREFIGHTER who risked his life to save a woman from drowning in the River Severn is to receive a top rescue award. more...
A POPULAR postman from Worcester has been given a first-class send off by people from his delivery route. more...
A DISCOUNT scheme planned for Worcestershire pensioners' council tax bills is set to be scrapped. more...
A MAN adopted as a newborn baby spent two years searching for his real mother - only to find out she did not want to know him. more...
PEOPLE in Worcestershire are being warned an early diagnosis of lung cancer could help save lives after statistics revealed hundreds of people die of the disease in the county each year. more...
MUSIC, dance and theatre groups will be able to make much better use of a city centre venue thanks to an Awards for All Lottery grant. more...
MICHAEL Howard's election as leader of the Conservative Party has been celebrated by Tory MPs from Herefordshire and Worcestershire. more...
SALMON leaping in the River Severn is a promising sign for the Environmental Agency in its bid to replenish depleted stocks. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S six district councils should be axed, MPs have argued. more...
PARTYGOERS in Droitwich are being urged to put their glad rags - and thinking caps - on for one of the biggest festivals the town has ever seen. more...
A TEENAGE girl has gone missing from her Worcester home. more...
A TWO-year consultation for a new skateboard park to be built in Worcester has come to fruition after receiving a thumbs-up from planning officials. more...
KEMPSEY youngster Jaye Boalch has been meeting the weird and wonderful creatures of the sea after becoming the lucky prizewinner of the Worcester Evening News's Finding Nemo competition. more...
A CRUCIAL meeting debating the future of rail travel in Worcestershire will be held in Worcester later this month. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL application to allow a hostel for the homeless to remain open has been given the go-ahead. more...
OPEN land surrounding Worcester will be vulnerable to development if an appeal to build almost 5,000sq metres of office space is allowed, an inquiry has heard. more...
THE number of workers who are to be laid-off at Royal Worcester Porcelain - rather than the announcement that there are to be job losses - has surprised the workforce at Portland Walk, more...
TEACHERS, pupils and staff at Nunnery Wood Primary were celebrating this morning after the school was removed from special measures in double-quick time. more...
WORKERS at Royal Worcester Porcelain face a bleak Christmas with 100 of them set to lose their jobs. more...
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GOAL-starved hit-man Leon Kelly is confident of ending his mini-drought at Chelmsford tomorrow. more...
WORCESTER City's last trip to Chelmsford City ended in disaster when the team coach went up in smoke on the return journey. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cric-ket Club's new stand is to be named after one of their greatest players -- Basil D'Oliveira. more...
JAN Molby is hoping Kidderminster Harriers can use tomorrow's clash against Nationwide Conference strugglers Northwich Victoria as a springboard for a confidence-boosting run in the FA Cup. more...
CITY of Worcester Olympic Gymnastic Club vaulted to success at their recent Hereford and Worcester County Championships held at University College Worcester's sports centre. more...
INJURY, sickness and accountancy exams have contrived to leave Bromsgrove Rovers with doubts over nine first teamers for their home clash with Yate Town tomorrow (3pm). more...
WORCESTER City's last trip to Chelmsford City ended in disaster when the team coach went up in smoke on the return journey. more...
JAN Molby is hoping Kidderminster Harriers can use tomorrow's clash against Nationwide Conference strugglers Northwich Victoria as a springboard for a confidence-boosting run in the FA Cup. more...
TWO divisions may separate Peterborough United and Hereford United but hot-shot striker Steve Guinan insists there is nothing to fear. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cric-ket Club's new stand is to be named after one of their greatest players -- Basil D'Oliveira. more...
FORMER Coventry City defender David Busst has been unveiled as the new manager of Dr Martens League Evesham United. more...
GOAL-starved hit-man Leon Kelly is confident of ending his mini-drought at Chelmsford tomorrow. more...
DAVE Busst was installed in thr hot seat at Common Road yesterday (Thursday). more...
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