Worcestershire | Archive | 2004 | January
AN electrical business that has been in Worcester since 1968 has moved into the 21st Century with new premises. more...
MISYS plc, the global software products and solutions company based in Evesham, has acquired IQ Financial Systems (IQFS), part of Deutsche Bank, for $40m (£22.2m). more...
FREE seminars on competition law and the rules governing how businesses deal with consumers are due to be run by the Office of Fair Trading. more...
IN 1993, the EU introduced the Working Time Directive which set down rules on the maximum number of hours people could work. more...
I WAS saddened by P J Mayne's letter headlined "You never publish letters supporting foxhunting or Tories" (You Say, Saturday, January 3) and his view that the letters published emanate from "... the regular six or seven correspondents." more...
I HOPE that when deciding the fate of our special schools, county councillors will use their knowledge of the true facts, common sense, their hearts and lastly their wallets! more...
HELEN Donovan was taken aback by my recent remarks (You Say, Tuesday, January 6). more...
HAVING read You Say (Saturday, January 3) I was incensed by yet another letter from the "Hang Motorists" brigade. more...
THE computer generation was taken a stage further last week with reports that pupils would be sitting their GCSEs on-screen within the next two to five years. more...
IN the interests of deciding whether the punishment fits the crime, we've sometimes been moved to debate what purpose our jails serve. more...
PLANS to build a gym in a Worcestershire town will let people keep fit without forking out for expensive private health club membership, its backers claim. more...
THE future of education in Herefordshire and Worcestershire is set to be discussed by students, colleges and employers at a review session in Worcester. more...
A CITY headteacher has negotiated an innovative solution to one of his school's biggest problems. more...
A PETITION signed by a thousand people demanding that Worcestershire becomes a GM food-free zone will be presented to Worcestershire County Council by the Green Party this week. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE MP has pledged his support for Holocaust Memorial Day in memory of the six million Jews killed by the Nazis during the Second World War. more...
DINES Green Post Office, Worcester, is more than capable of taking on the extra workload once another post office in St John's closes, says its sub-postmaster. more...
Households will be helped to turn their kitchen waste into compost thanks to a £240,000 Government grant to councils in the region. more...
THE Worcester woman believed to be Titanic's youngest "survivor" has celebrated her 91st birthday with the help of a visit from two fans of the history of the ill-fated ship. more...
A DRAFT list of frequently-asked questions has been prepared ready for distribution to the residents of the Arboretum, Worcester. more...
A CHARITY has called on kind-hearted Worcestershire residents to dig deep into their pockets and raise cash for vital research into cancer cures. more...
MORE than 100 CCTV cameras watch the movements of every person in Worcester. more...
SEVERAL children escaped serious injury after the coach in which they were travelling to school hit a telegraph pole between Childswickham and Mount Pleasant, near Evesham. more...
A HEROIN user stole from Worcester shops to support his addiction and pay off his drug debts. more...
THE house sparrow and starling could soon become a rare sight in Worcestershire gardens. more...
HUNDREDS of stray and unwanted dogs across Worcestershire face being destroyed unless a rescue centre's desperate fund-raising efforts pay off. more...
A HARD-hitting study written by senior academics today gave full backing to Worcestershire's claim for an extra £8m of Government cash. more...
THE RSPCA was "very irresponsible" for turning down an invitation to attend a fox hunting meeting, according to the chairman of the Countryside Alliance in Worcestershire. more...
THE Rt Rev Bishop Anthony Priddis has been appointed as the new Bishop of Hereford in an announcement made by the Queen this morning. more...
WORKERS at a Worcester warehouse are winding down operations as it prepares to shut down at the end of this month. more...
A NEW-style American rescue boat, the first in the country, is being tried out at Upton-upon-Severn by the town's water rescue unit. more...
A MAN repeatedly punched his wife and threatened to kill her, after he discovered she wanted to buy new clothes and go to an office party. more...
BATTLE-hardened fighters are preparing to down muskets and call a temporary truce for a forthcoming spectacular grand ball. more...
MOTORISTS face three weeks of travel chaos in Worcestershire when an historic bridge is closed for repairs. more...
BRITAIN'S most prolific serial killer, Harold Shipman, died today after hanging himself with his bed sheets in his prison cell. more...
SATURDAY more...
Monday, January 12, 2004 more...
WOLVES striker Henri Camara is unavailable for tonight's clash with Kidderminster Harriers. more...
DIRECTOR of football Jan Molby has told his Kidderminster Harriers players that their pride is at stake in to-night's FA Cup third round replay against Premiership strugglers Wolves at Molineux. more...
A THRILLING tie at AFC Severnside saw visitors Bransford Rovers win 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Worcester and District Football League's Bernard Finnegan Cup. more...
BELBROUGHTON and Colwall opened the new Worcestershire Cricket Board Monday Indoor League season at RGS Worcester with victories. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the FA County Youth Cup have been dashed. more...
EVESHAM United's revival will be put to the test at Ilkeston Town tonight (7.45). more...
HAT-trick hero Mark Owen fired Worcester City into the semi-finals of the Worcestershire FA Senior Cup. more...
WOLVES striker Henri Camara is unavailable for tonight's clash with Kidderminster Harriers. more...
DIRECTOR of football Jan Molby has told his Kidderminster Harriers players that their pride is at stake in to-night's FA Cup third round replay against Premiership strugglers Wolves at Molineux. more...
HOME, away more...
NEW signing Renaldo Edmondson is being backed to make a big impact on his debut for Worcester Wolves Basketball Club tonight. more...
AUGUST more...
DANNY Williams believes Kidderminster Harriers still have a chance of beating Wolves at Molineux tonight if they play as well as they did when the sides drew 1-1 at Aggborough. more...
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