Worcestershire | Archive | 2004 | February
A WORCESTER firm has become the first company in the West Midlands to gain a Work-life Balance award. more...
COMPANIES throughout Worcestershire and Herefordshire were due to find out today how they can access £10bn in funding. more...
SUPERMARKET group Sainsbury's today named Sir Ian Prosser as the likely successor to Sir Peter Davis at the helm of the FTSE 100 company. more...
SINCE the current Government was elected in 1997, the police part of our council tax has risen by 135 per cent. This compares with inflation over the same period of about 18 per cent. more...
LABOUR councillor Roger Berry's inaccurate claims about Cripplegate Park are the stuff of which myths are made. These are the facts. more...
JOHN Phillpott's column (Evening News, Monday, January 26) tells of an OAP who was fined for exceeding the speed limit while driving along City Walls Road both ways at 35 mph. more...
I WONDER how much the recent charade presided over by Lord Hutton cost the long-suffering taxpayer? more...
THERE is talk of people "buying a bobby". I thought we already paid £20,000-a-year for police constables through taxation. more...
I WOULD like to ask Ahmed Raza why he keeps going on about what the British are doing. more...
A CITY school has brought a breath of fresh air to Worcestershire's education, with unique solutions to a range of issues. Dan Kendrick takes a look at Christopher Whitehead High School's innovative approach to problems in the playground. more...
WALKING around the city's streets, it is sometimes hard to believe that a number of anti-litter initiatives have actually been very successful. more...
CHILDREN at a Worcester school went mad as hatters to design hair-raising headwear for youngsters overseas who have too much or too little water. more...
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help preserve butterflies on the Malvern Hills. more...
A MAN who stole a number of items from cars parked in Warndon, Worcester has been electronically tagged for six months. more...
Exchange students from Magdeburg, Germany, have been visiting King's School, Worcester as part of the Comenius/exchange project. more...
A CLASH between Powick Parish Council's monthly meeting and Malvern Hills planning meetings, which are both held on the first Wednesday of the month, is proving awkward for local members. more...
A FORUM has been set up to provide help and support to Worcestershire foster carers. more...
VOLUNTEERS helped an environmental group preserve a Site of Special Scientific Interest, near Worcester, which is more than 1,000 years old. more...
A PENSIONER'S recipe for lemon curd is continuing to prove a massive hit in Russia and across the world. more...
ZIPPING across the Severn Estuary on a line strung below the famous bridge is the latest way of raising funds for the Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA). more...
A CARE home and a machinery company in Worcester have been rewarded for their efforts in ensuring their residents and staff eat a healthy diet. more...
A VOLUNTEER from St Richard's Hospice has appealed for other "lynchpins" to care for terminally ill patients at its new unit. more...
THE swollen waters of the River Severn brought a host of debris into Worcester, including a lost rubber dinghy. more...
THE chief executive of Worcestershire's hospitals has blasted the Government deadline for implementing the new contract for consultants as "ridiculous and unrealistic" - after failing to achieve it. more...
PUPILS from around Worcester have been presented with prizes in a Christmas card competition. more...
A vicious and unprovoked attack on two men in Worcester city centre left one of them with a dislocated knee-cap and a double fracture to his ankle. more...
THE Northwick Cinema has been sold, claims the former owner of the art deco building. more...
A COUPLE who attempted to sue Worcestershire Social Services for the torment they suffered when their two adopted sons became violent teenagers are making a BBC documentary about their bitter experience. more...
A MAN threatened to put a former friend "6ft under the ground" when he began dating his wife after the marriage collapsed. more...
A FURIOUS councillor has branded as "disastrous" news that local people will be excluded from a body preparing for the rebirth of a Worcester primary school. more...
WORKERS have moved in to plug leaks in an historic fountain - less than a year after hundreds of thousands of pounds was spent on restoring it. more...
A PAINTING produced by a famous artist has been stolen from a Worcestershire home. more...
COUNCIL tax bills in Worcestershire could increase steeply next year unless levels of Government hand-outs are maintained, the county's finance chief has warned. more...
THE flood defences in Worcester could have saved taxpayers millions of pounds after curtailing the potential damage floodwater could have caused to householders. more...
WORCESTER'S parks and grass verges are becoming a dumping ground for huge amounts of rubbish. more...
LANDLORDS in Worcester are warning they could go to the wall if the Government charges them to crack down on city centre yobs. more...
Saturday, January 31, 2004 more...
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Saturday, January 31, 2004 more...
Saturday, February 7, 2004 more...
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WORCESTERSHIRE'S new Basil D'Oliveira Stand is to be officially opened on Tuesday, May 4. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club all-rounder David Leatherdale raised £119,234 during his 2003 benefit year. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' bid to ease their relegation worries goes under the spotlight tonight when they entertain Cheltenham Town in a Nationwide League Division Three match which was postponed two weeks ago because of a power cut (7.45). more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have agreed terms with Hull City midfielder Dean Keates. more...
AFTER watching his side concede eight goals for the second week running, Bransford Rovers manager Paul Briggs suggested a call to the Samaritans may be his next move in an attempt to halt the slide. more...
ADE Akinbiyi is among a clutch of Stoke City first teamers expected to tra-vel to Stourport Swifts tonight for their Staffordshire Senior Cup quarter final clash (7.45). more...
STEVE Frost has been ruled out of Bromsgrove Rovers' Worcestershire Senior Cup clash at Sutton Coldfield Town tonight (7.45). more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' bid to ease their relegation worries goes under the spotlight tonight when they entertain Cheltenham Town in a Nationwide League Division Three match which was postponed two weeks ago because of a power cut (7.45). more...
ANDY Tretton made a successful comeback for Hereford United reserves last night. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have agreed terms with Hull City midfielder Dean Keates. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S new Basil D'Oliveira Stand is to be officially opened on Tuesday, May 4. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club all-rounder David Leatherdale raised £119,234 during his 2003 benefit year. more...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2004 more...
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