Worcestershire | Archive | 2003 | August
M J Levins is right to call for more independence from MPs and to blame the system of party loyalty and careerism for their lack of it (You Say, August 2). more...
I WOULD like to congratulate the head teacher, staff and pupils at my old school, Clifton on Teme, for their wonderful achievement in becoming top village school in the country. more...
"UNFORTUNATELY, some young man dies swimming in the River Severn every summer," observes Worcestershire coroner, Victor Round (Evening News, July 30). more...
I SEE that L Cammack of St John's is saddened by my lack of faith (You Say, July 30). more...
n ONCE more, I have to reply to the misguided fulminations of Gary Webb. more...
TAKE a stroll along the High Street at almost any time of the day or night, and you will see and hear seagulls. more...
The Rice and Ince family tree has been outlined to me through the generations by 81 years-old Harvey Ince of Glenthorne Avenue, Worcester, who describes himself as the "family's historian". more...
THE heatwave scorching Britain is nothing for an RAF woman who has just returned from Iraq - where she had to cope with temperatures up to 150F. more...
VISITORS to spectacular Witley Court have been stunned by the For Sale sign at the former stately home - and are baffled as to exactly who would buy the ruin. more...
THE youngest of four brothers has followed in his siblings' footsteps by becoming an Army officer. more...
LOST tourists could be forgiven for mistaking Worcester's Guildhall for Buckingham Palace, when the Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards opens the first Worcester Festival today. more...
A GROUND-breaking initiative to use DNA to catch passengers who spit at rail staff is being pioneered in Worcestershire. more...
A Worcester teenager who mounted a campaign of terror and aggression against his elderly grandparents has been sent to detention for three-and-a-half years. more...
A HEROIC 10-year-old boy waded across a river to help ambulance crews save a stricken patient. more...
AMBASSADORS for the city have backed "long-overdue" plans to transform Worcester's parks and riversides into major tourist attractions. more...
A MULTI-million pound riverside redevelopment could be the jewel in the crown of a Worcester renaissance. more...
A MUM and daughter have given birth within 65 minutes of one another. more...
ADAM Webster is prepared to sacrifice a striking role to secure a first team place. more...
JOHN Snape predicts the battle for places in Worcester City's midfield to be just as hot as the temperatures currently sweeping the county. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE, locked in battle at New Road today in the semi-final of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Lancashire, turn their attention back to National League Division One action on Monday when they take on Kent Spitfires in a floodit clash at Canterbury (4.10pm). more...
BOSS Ian Britton believes Kidderminster Harriers have enough strength in depth to mount a serious challenge for a Nationwide League Division Three play-off spot this season. more...
EIGHTEEN members of Worcester Dragon Boat Racing Club will represent Great Britain in the World Nations Championships in Poland during the last weekend of August. more...
BROADWAY'S Sue Davis saw her tremendous bid to win the National Express All-England Two-Wood singles title foiled in the final by Kent's Ann Dennis at Royal Leamington Spa yesterday. more...
LARGE crowds flocked to Worcester Racecourse again last night for the latest evening meeting. more...
DROITWICH'S John Bickerton and David Park of Hereford were both well up the leaderboard after the second round of the inaugural Nordic Open in Copenhagen. more...
ANDY Keast has hinted that Worcester may be a touch more pragmatic this season. more...
ANURAG Singh staked his claim to play in today's semi-final by hitting 70 as Worcestershire's Second XI Championship game against Somerset at Kidderminster ended in a draw. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE, locked in battle at New Road today in the semi-final of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Lancashire, turn their attention back to National League Division One action on Monday when they take on Kent Spitfires in a floodit clash at Canterbury (4.10pm). more...
JOHN Snape predicts the battle for places in Worcester City's midfield to be just as hot as the temperatures currently sweeping the county. more...
ANDY Keast is hoping to involve Ben Hinshelwood in Worcester Rugby Club's opening pre-season friendly next Saturday. more...
ANDY Keast has hinted that Worcester may be a touch more pragmatic this season. more...
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