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Tax advisers take Work-life award

A WORCESTER firm has become the first company in the West Midlands to gain a Work-life Balance award.   more...

£10bn funding on offer

COMPANIES throughout Worcestershire and Herefordshire were due to find out today how they can access £10bn in funding.   more...

Sir Ian set to lead Sainsbury's

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...

We cannot continue to keep paying rises

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...

Myth is as good as a mile

LABOUR councillor Roger Berry's inaccurate claims about Cripplegate Park are the stuff of which myths are made. These are the facts.   more...

Is 35mph breaking the law?

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...

A whitewash

I WONDER how much the recent charade presided over by Lord Hutton cost the long-suffering taxpayer?   more...

Bob-a-job

THERE is talk of people "buying a bobby". I thought we already paid £20,000-a-year for police constables through taxation.   more...

Question for him

I WOULD like to ask Ahmed Raza why he keeps going on about what the British are doing.   more...

Playground rule is breath of fresh air

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...

Don't dump on your own doorstep

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...

Hats off to pupils' money-spinner

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...

Butterfly watchers wanted

VOLUNTEERS are needed to help preserve butterflies on the Malvern Hills.   more...

Electronic tag for thief

A MAN who stole a number of items from cars parked in Warndon, Worcester has been electronically tagged for six months.   more...

German students visit

Exchange students from Magdeburg, Germany, have been visiting King's School, Worcester as part of the Comenius/exchange project.   more...

Clash of times is causing problems at Powick

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...

Forum to foster support

A FORUM has been set up to provide help and support to Worcestershire foster carers.   more...

Preserving special site

VOLUNTEERS helped an environmental group preserve a Site of Special Scientific Interest, near Worcester, which is more than 1,000 years old.   more...

Lemon curd is a recipe for success!

A PENSIONER'S recipe for lemon curd is continuing to prove a massive hit in Russia and across the world.   more...

Daredevils wanted to help Severn rescuers

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 bit of what they fancy does them good...

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...

Be part of something special urges hospice

A VOLUNTEER from St Richard's Hospice has appealed for other "lynchpins" to care for terminally ill patients at its new unit.   more...

What a mess

THE swollen waters of the River Severn brought a host of debris into Worcester, including a lost rubber dinghy.   more...

Contract deadline is unrealistic says chief

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...

Christmas card competition is a real winner

PUPILS from around Worcester have been presented with prizes in a Christmas card competition.   more...

Taxi gang hunted

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...

Deco cinema sold?

THE Northwick Cinema has been sold, claims the former owner of the art deco building.   more...

Sons from hell parents blame authority on TV

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...

Husband's threat to put friend 6ft under over affair

A MAN threatened to put a former friend "6ft under the ground" when he began dating his wife after the marriage collapsed.   more...

Elbury Mount: Residents `must have more say'

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...

Help - our fountain has sprung a leak!

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...

Valuable painting stolen

A PAINTING produced by a famous artist has been stolen from a Worcestershire home.   more...

Warning over council tax bills

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...

Defences saved taxpayers millions

THE flood defences in Worcester could have saved taxpayers millions of pounds after curtailing the potential damage floodwater could have caused to householders.   more...

We're living in rubbish tip city

WORCESTER'S parks and grass verges are becoming a dumping ground for huge amounts of rubbish.   more...

PUBS FEAR YOBS TAX

LANDLORDS in Worcester are warning they could go to the wall if the Government charges them to crack down on city centre yobs.   more...

Sport

Shipston-on-Stour 7 Droitwich Spa 5

Saturday, January 31, 2004   more...

Bromsgrove Rovers fixtures and results 2003/2004

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Droitwich Spa RFC First XV fixtures 2003/04

HOME, away   more...

Newbold-on-Avon 10 Bromsgrove 19

Saturday, January 31, 2004   more...

Bromsgrove 83 Shrewsbury 0

Saturday, February 7, 2004   more...

Bromsgrove Rovers Football Club - Match Stats - 2003/2004

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Luctonians v Droitwich Spa - (forfeited ue to injuries)

Saturday, February 7, 2004   more...

10/2/04 - Date set for new stand opening

WORCESTERSHIRE'S new Basil D'Oliveira Stand is to be officially opened on Tuesday, May 4.   more...

10/2/04 - £119,000 for Leatherdale

WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club all-rounder David Leatherdale raised £119,234 during his 2003 benefit year.   more...

10/2/04 - Molby says work ethic is the key

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...

10/2/04 - Keates signs for Harriers

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have agreed terms with Hull City midfielder Dean Keates.   more...

Bransford looking to halt slide

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...

Stourport may face Akinbiyi threat

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...

Frost frozen out with injury

STEVE Frost has been ruled out of Bromsgrove Rovers' Worcestershire Senior Cup clash at Sutton Coldfield Town tonight (7.45).   more...

Molby says work ethic is the key

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...

Bulls defender in comeback

ANDY Tretton made a successful comeback for Hereford United reserves last night.   more...

Keates signs for Harriers

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have agreed terms with Hull City midfielder Dean Keates.   more...

Date set for new stand opening

WORCESTERSHIRE'S new Basil D'Oliveira Stand is to be officially opened on Tuesday, May 4.   more...

£119,000 for Leatherdale

WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club all-rounder David Leatherdale raised £119,234 during his 2003 benefit year.   more...

Bromsgrove RFC First XV fixtures 2003/04

HOME, away   more...

Sutton Coldfield Town 2 Bromsgrove Rovers 1

Tuesday, February 10, 2004   more...

  
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