Worcestershire | Archive | 2004 | February
WHILE the characters of Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggiwinkle are familiar to many people, the story of their creator is not. more...
Malvern Theatre Players is holding open auditions for its latest production, On the Razzle by Tom Stoppard. more...
ONE of Britain's best-known actors returns to the stage of Mal-vern's Festival Theatre next month. more...
Feb 23-28: The Marquise, starring Kate O'Mara, at Malvern Theatres. Box office: 01684 892277. more...
Feb 27: Danny Bryant's Red Eye Band, The Marr's Bar, Worcester. more...
Until Feb 28: Rozie Keogh Exhibition at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Foregate Street, Worcester. Telephone 01905 25371 for further information. more...
Feb 28: Malvern Crepes & Drapes, featuring Rudy La Croix at Nunnery Wood High School, Spetchley Road, Worcester. For further details telephone Keith or Shirley on 01905 617017. more...
MUSICAL children's entertainer Atarah Ben-Tovim will join the English Symphony Orchestra for two concerts at Malvern Theatres. more...
The heady nights of the Harlem jazz scene will be brought to Ledbury, thanks to the Amazing Jiving Lindy Hoppers. more...
TWO of the world's great performers of leider are the next guests of Malvern Concert Club. more...
Members of Malvern Hills District Brass Band are taking part in the National Brass Band Championship. more...
WHY Noel Coward's The Marquise is not more widely performed is totally beyond me. more...
The final Tuesday lunchtime concert concentrated on Elgar's Harmony Music No.5, scored for two flutes, clarinet, oboe and bassoon. more...
BEAT generation poet Dick McBride will be giving a reading at The Chase school on Tuesday prior to the publication of his new book. more...
A capacity audience was privileged to hear the BBC Big Band, Britain's finest big band, performing jazz `live' with its personable director Jiggs Whigham. more...
PUPILS from Malvern Girls' College had a flipping good time when they competed in an annual charity pancake race. more...
THE history of Worcester will be recreated through music and drama in a production being held to raise money for the cathedral. more...
The Elms School, Colwall, will be filled with music, theatre and poetry during a weekend arts festival. more...
HIGHLIGHTS of five years of art exhibitions at Malvern Theatres are now being displayed. more...
SOME big and bold sounds are lined up for Worcester's Huntingdon Hall next month, in the shape of Blues at Ten and King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys. more...
MORE exciting names are set to play in Worcester as part of a new music tour aiming to transform the state of the live music circuit. more...
WINNERS whose lives have been transformed through education had their achievements rewarded at a glittering gala awards dinner last night. more...
A MAN who started out as an apprentice at Malvern's Morgan Motor Company has worked his way up on to the board of directors. more...
CRIME-HIT Worcestershire businesses are being alerted to a new scheme that lets them tell the whole story. more...
MYSTERY surrounds the closure of a restaurant that had only been operating for 18 months. more...
100 years ago more...
WORKERS at the St Wulstan psychiatric hospital were out on strike 25 years ago, with their picket line featured on the front of the Malvern Gazette. more...
Malvern Divinity Student's Slander Action - Singular Disclosures was the intriguing headline in the Gazette a century ago. more...
AS the London Marathon draws near, runners could do well to look at Malvern consultant Mike Humm as an example. more...
MALVERN runners are preparing to take part in this year's London Marathon. more...
Soccer mad Malvern youngsters had the chance to hone their talents during half-term. more...
TIME is running out for local groups to apply for funds from the Malvern Hills Lions Club. more...
Farming is becoming an unpopular career choice, according to one concerned young farmer from Earl's Croome. more...
THE skyline above Great Malvern has been taken over by a 40-metre high crane. more...
THE problems of trying to provide a modern rail service when operating with insufficient rolling stock and an under-funded infrastructure were made clear at this week's rail meeting organised by the Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter. more...
youngsters were able to access X-rated websites on the internet using computers at the new Bromyard Centre earlier this month. more...
BROMYARD'S new market towns officer is urging local groups and businesses to apply for a share of a massive regeneration grant. more...
A HARDWORKING recycling group has collected a tonne of aluminium for a national campaign - with help from some friends. more...
HEADSTONES at Great Malvern Cemetery are set remain staked and bound if they fail safety tests, despite protests from loved ones. more...
A DISTINGUISHED scientist who worked at the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (RSRE) has died. more...
SEVERN Trent says customers' bills will rise by an average of 4.7 per cent, from £112 to £116 for water and £101 to £105 for sewerage. more...
A SINGLE delivery system introduced by Royal Mail in Malvern this week has delayed the post for some customers. more...
A PHOTOGRAPHER from West Malvern has been snapped up by a major toy manufacturer to shoot images for promotional leaflets. more...
HOUSEHOLDERS are being warned to be careful after a woman was quoted a seemingly high price for electrical work. more...
THE earthquake that struck Bann and the surrounding area on December 26 has left more than 28,000 people dead and at least 30,000 injured and an estimated 100,000 people homeless. more...
A charity helping children contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is appealing for support. more...
FOR some three months, an item of lost/stolen property has been haunting Malvern Link. I understand it could be worth over £200. more...
LECTURERS braved freezing temperatures on Thursday to put pressure on Malvern Hills College over wages. more...
According to the European Union's website, many British schools are taking part in what is described as "A Spring Day in Europe" scheduled for March 23. more...
A STOP on Malvern's 42A bus route changed by a local travel company will be reinstated from Monday. more...
DO you think that a compulsory part of the learning to drive and driving test should be how to load and unload babies and children into the car? more...
MALVERN Hills Conservators has begun work renovating an ancient ditch on the Worcestershire Beacon. more...
SO once again, the education of special needs children is to suffer, due, it seems, to the ignorance of the `powers that be'. more...
Two leading senior economists, Blanchflower and Oswald, have confirmed that Worcestershire is discriminated against regarding the non-payment of ACA (Area Cost Adjustment), given to counties which have higher than average living costs ie housing and employment costs. more...
DEVELOPER Bloor Homes is eyeing both the football and cricket club grounds off New Street, Ledbury, for a major housing scheme. more...
AS Ledbury is still the fastest growing town (population growth, housing, amenities) in the county, the golfing public of Ledbury must surely deserve their own municipal 18 hole golf course. more...
A MALVERN mum is pleading for information leading to the return of her £4,000 jewellery collection. more...
SIDES for the bus stop shelter outside Claremont House were promised for the New Year. The year is no longer new so where are they? Perhaps the town council should also look at the seats. The join is uppermost in each case, making for friction on clothes, while the underside is smooth. Incorrect positioning or just another example of poor design? more...
YOUNGSTERS returning books late to Malvern Library will no longer be faced with a fine. more...
Firstly, I would like to apologise to Mrs Smith for any inconvenience that has been caused during the launch of the kerbside recycling pilot and to any other resident who has experienced similar problems. more...
TWO West Midlands MEPs have been presented with EU awards for their work with small businesses. more...
THE food may have been rationed but the fun certainly wasn't at an event in Hanley Swan. more...
Comments about the inadequate performance of the Environment Agency in last week's Malvern Gazette were spot on. more...
Malvern Town Council is set to lead the way over the refurbishment of part of Edith Walk. more...
ON behalf of those who suffered the recent temporary suspension of part of the 42A bus service, I would like to thank Coun Tom Wells for his robust and effective representation on our behalf, the Malvern Gazette for its supportive and even-handed coverage of the situation and the decision-makers of First Midland Red for responding to the needs of their customers. more...
A NEW online tool developed in Malvern will provide ship owners with information about security threats such as piracy and terrorism. more...
I WANT to thank the Malvern Gazette for highlighting the problems many residents had in the Worcester Road and Albert Park Road area concerning the re-routing of the M42 and M42A away from these areas. more...
THE finances of Malvern Hills Conservators have received a major boost thanks to car parking charges. more...
THE `vision' for Malvern, which your headlines announced on February 13 seems to me, and I have no doubt many others, more like a nightmare. more...
AFTER starting on the bottom rung of the ladder 20 years ago, Steve Morris has reached the boardroom at the Morgan Motor Company. more...
OF course something must be done for poor old Malvern. more...
A CAR accident on Jubilee Drive has led to a call for speed restrictions. more...
TOP Frisbee players from across the country will descend on Malvern for the town's inaugural Ultimate Frisbee tournament. more...
A TEAM from QinetiQ in Malvern will be taking part in a multi-million pound test programme for Britain's military. more...
WE have been asked to make clear that Betty Williams was not calling for the temporary closure of Oak Street, in Upton, as reported in last week's Malvern Gazette. more...
OVER the past six years Chris Dunn has helped 200 parents-to-be to prepare for the biggest change in their lives. more...
The Friends Of Upton Primary School are holding a car boot sale tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am at the school. more...
TRAIN services from Hereford to London are to become faster and more reliable, according to First Great Western. more...
UPTON'S Old Bell House Tea Rooms opened for business again this week, 16 months after it last closed. Proprietor Andrew Burney, who has taken over the New Street eatery, opened the doors to the business on Tuesday, February 24. more...
WEDNESDAY'S meeting has provided useful information that can be used to press the Government for improvements to the rail infrastructure. more...
A HOLE was dug in the pavement on Old Street to cut off a disused gas supply. Workers from Transco began work on Thursday, February 19, and had finished by this Wednesday. more...
POLICE arrested a man in Upton after a window was smashed at a business in Old Street in the early hours of Saturday (February 21). He was bailed to return to Worcester Police Station on April 7. more...
FUNDING for two new health centres in Malvern and the new medical centre in Upton-upon-Severn has collapsed. more...
A WINE-tasting evening organised by the Malvern branch of Save The Children takes place tonight (Friday) at Hanley Swan Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets are £7.50, to include a finger buffet. more...
A Easter prize draw is being held by Upton Rotary Club to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief and St Richard's Hospice. more...
A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital after he came off his machine near Upton. more...
FREE computer lessons for the over-50s are being offered in Upton. more...
ST Richard's Hospice is appealing for Upton volunteers to support it in the charity's 20th anniversary year. more...
SPONSORS are being sought to help Upton's entry in this year's Britain In Bloom competition. more...
A CHEMICAL released into Longdon Brook may have killed the entire fish population, according to the Environment Agency. more...
PUPILS from Hanley Castle High School were taken to hospital after two school buses collided in Upton. more...
THERE is no longer any such thing as a job for life. more...
A NEW reality TV star has been driving her husband mad in front of millions of viewers as she terrorises motorists on the streets of Kidderminster. more...
A packed Village Hall - with no sign of a microphone or amplifying equipment anywhere - made a promising start to a joyous evening of music on Monday, when the touring American singing ensemble Village Harmony brought songs from three continents to West Malvern. more...
DON'T forget the musical evening at 7.30pm on Friday, March 12 when the Ledbury Community Choir will be playing popular light music, with the Herefordshire Youth Music playing All that Jazz. Many of this group are pupils at John Masefield and it will be a lively evening. Tickets are £3 for adults and £1 for children, which will include light refreshments. The proceeds from this concert will go to Christ Church. more...
TEN people plus two dogs rambled around Powick last Thursday morning. Having met at the lay-by near old Powick Bridge, members of Powick Ramblers crossed the bridge to look at the two commemorative stones marking the battles of the Civil War of the 17th Century which took place there. Footpaths were followed across Powick Hams, along the narrow lane onto Dawes Hill, onto Kings End Lane, past Spider Cottage, with its thatched roof over the footpaths and small tree, to the stile opposite Powick playing field. On to the Old Malvern Road, over the A449 and back to the old bridge. Peter Harris, parish footpath officer, noted any stiles in need of repair, and fixed way marker signs to the fences. more...
ON Sunday, the service of evening prayer was conducted by Jill Bond at St John the Evangelist Church, Pauntley. The bible reading was by Emma England. Anne Solesbury accompanied the singing and the sidesman was Eric Solesbury. On Sunday, worshippers will join in the nine parish service at 10am in Preston Church. The Archdeacon of Glouces-ter, the Venerable G Sidaway will attend. more...
THE jumble sale held on Saturday at Newent Memorial Hall was very successful. As well as good quality jumble there were cakes and a raffle. St Anne's Church, Oxenhall has benefited by £206. On Sunday, the service at St Anne's was parish communion. It was conducted by the Reverend Dr Peter Newing. Bible readings were by Mr Richard Elgie and Graham White. Sidesman's duties were carried out by Dot Rogers and Kath Rees. more...
DON'T forget, tomorrow (Saturday), commencing 2pm at Hollybush Church Room is the playgroup jumble sale. Plenty of parking, many bargains to be had. Please come and support us. We need jumble, bric-a-brac, cakes and raffle prizes. Will you please deliver items on the morning of the sale. Judy tells me that there is a rowing machine and good quality gent's suits etc (large) on offer. For more details phone Judy on (01531) 650258. more...
DO you like walking? But what's more do you like a challenge? If so, read on because those well known local walkers from Corse, Bert Moffatt and his friend Jean Cresswell, have got itchy feet again but this time they have issued a challenge and won't need a long flight first, just a short car drive. more...
ON Friday, February 27, at Bromesberrow Village Hall, there will a bingo session starting at 8pm, when you will be warmly welcomed. more...
THE public meeting to discuss the improvements to the Parish Hall attracted over 60 villagers. The meeting was chaired by Herefordshire councillor Rees Mills, and Nat Hone, chairman of the Parish Hall Development Sub-committee, introduced the many options that had been considered over the last 12 months. more...
SATURDAY, March 6 at Berrow/Pendock Village Hall, commencing at 2pm, Janet will be holding a jumble sale to raise funds for the County Air Ambulance service. So, any suitable items that you wish to donate for this worthy cause will be gratefully received. Phone Janet on (01531) 650620. more...
A FARMER has won a prestigious conservation award for taking giant strides in helping to unite a community.Gill and Mick Clarke proudly display the award from the Cleobury Mortimer Footpath Society. more...
WHAT a wonderful way of making money. Build a hospital that everybody says is too small, walk off with £220M profit and then charge us with an extra £200,000 because the hospital is too small (Evening News, Friday, February 20). more...
THERE has been much comment and discussion regarding the use of the flood barriers and the usual comments by MP Mike Foster. more...
WHO could fail to cheer the heroic endeavours of our MP and his team in their epic struggle with the waves in Hylton Road? Mike Foster one, King Canute nil, eh? more...
BRIAN Hunt may claim that my letter was "weak" but the best he could do with it is count the words! more...
I REGULARLY walk down New Road into Worcester and some drivers appear to treat the road as a race track from the bridge to the roundabout. more...
RESIDENTS in Worcestershire are being urged to help raise cash for life-limited children by making their will. more...
n DAN Kendrick reports regarding Chrissies (Evening News, Friday, February 20) that "the council will either upgrade the school on its present site or - as is more likely - accept a bid from Tesco or Sainsbury's to fund the scheme". more...
SKATEBOARDERS have caused damage to a walkway alongside the new town hall in Pershore. more...
A YOUNGSTER has won a giant teddy bear in a raffle organised to raise cash to build a hospice in Worcester for life-limited children. more...
BRAVE youngsters battling heart and lung conditions will be enjoying some new toys, thanks to a cash windfall. more...
NOMINATIONS have been flooding in for the Evening News' grot-spot campaign. more...
THE clerks of two Worcestershire parish councils have been awarded distinctions in the new Certificate of Local Council Administration. more...
WORCESTER MP Mike Foster has landed a new job in the Government, making him the Parliamentary aide to all the ministers in the Education Department. more...
POLICE caught a pair of men red-handed after seeing them steal tools from a car and then set fire to it to cover up their tracks. more...
THERE was good news for some children and bad news for others as they woke this morning to see a blanket of snow as far as the eye could see. more...
MICHAEL Howard has not won the heart of Worcester Woman and won't win the next General Election, according to the woman seen to typify the core vote. more...
EVENING News readers are being urged to take part in marches to lobby the Government over the need to improve health care for those suffering lung diseases. more...
AN investigation into how a man had his arm ripped off in a farming accident has been halted until he leaves hospital. more...
GANGS of yobs are causing havoc in Droitwich town centre, intimidating pensioners and causing a huge increase in calls to police. more...
CHILDHOOD sweethearts celebrate their golden wedding anniversary today. more...
FEWER GPs will want to work in Worcestershire, officials have warned after the shock announcement that plans for eight new practices in the county have been put on hold. more...
NEWS that the former Kays returns warehouse will close was greeted by workers with a mixture of shock and relief. more...
A MAN was airlifted to hospital with chest injuries after he was involved in a car crash. more...
BUSY GP surgeries may have to turn away patients if eight planned new practices in south Worcestershire do not receive financial backing, health officials have warned. more...
WORKERS have been told they may not face unemployment despite the closure of a warehouse once run by one of Worcester's oldest companies. more...
MALVERN Town turned on a second half power show at the Langland Stadium on Tuesday night to reach the final of the WFA Senior Urn. more...
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MALVERN Cricket Club junior section are currently holding indoor practice sessions at Dyson Perrins High School, Yates Hay Road, Malvern every Sunday until Easter. more...
BARNARDS Green Cricket Club members eagerly await the new season and many of the squad recently attended a weekend indoor training session at Trent Bridge organised by new 1st XI skipper Chris Smedley. more...
JOHN Brain and Andy Keast insist it's just a case of dotting the i's and crossing the t's over their new contracts. more...
ANDY Keast believes Matt Evans' rise to the first team squad is reward for his outstanding second team form. more...
OOTMAULED and outgunned up front in the corresponding away fixture in October, Malvern knew they would have to win the forward battle to take the points at Spring Lane on Saturday. more...
MALVERN Town, who got their West Midland Premier Division championship challenge back on track following a good win at Lye on Saturday, have a tough looking fixture when they play host to Tividale on Saturday (2.45pm). more...
IT was just one of those days when everything seemed to go wrong for the Pirates. more...
THIRD placed Bridgnorth Town Reserves were the visitors to Victoria Park playing fields on Saturday and from start to finish they outplayed Rangers all over the pitch. more...
MORE than 340 children from 35 schools will arrive at Malvern College on Sunday for the National Preparatory Schools Cross Country Championships, which are being hosted by the college that afternoon. more...
MALVERN Town returned to winning form in the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division with this convincing win at Lye on Saturday. more...
BEFORE this Midlands Two West match on Saturday, the Kenilworth committee were talking about their chase for a play-off place. more...
MALVERN Town, who got their West Midland Premier Division championship challenge back on track following a good win at Lye on Saturday, have a tough looking fixture when they play host to Tividale on Saturday (2.45pm). more...
JOHN Barton has stressed his Worcester City side must hit the ground running in tomorrow's clash at Cambridge City (3pm). more...
WORCESTER City have co-opted Sussex-based businessman David Little onto the club's board of directors. more...
ADAM Wilde's upturn in form will be given a rigorous examination at his former club Cambridge City today. more...
Friday, February 27, 2004 more...
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MALVERN Ladies travelled to Stourport for this rearranged league match and came away with a much needed point. more...
MALVERN Chess Club was away to Kidderminster in Division One of the County League and, in a close match, were unlucky to lose 2½-3 ½. more...
LEADERS Crackpots B had their second four point win of the season in the Brewin Dolphin Malvern Table Tennis League Division Three. more...
SEVERAL girls and staff at Malvern Girls' College have taken up the challenge of Kung Fu and this week achieved their first grade, a White Sash. more...
REIGNING Point-to-Point champion rider Richard Burton and Stuart Morris, one of his main challengers for the 2004 title, both scored doubles during Saturday's Harkaway Club fixture at Chaddesley Corbett. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will have Mark Yates in their squad when they face table-topping Doncaster Rovers tonight in what boss Jan Molby believes will be his side's hardest away game of the season. more...
FOUIRTEEN-year-old Hannah Freeman, a pupil at King's School in Worcester, was among the winners at the latest round in the Pauntley Cross Country winter equestrian series in Gloucestershire. more...
ADAM Wilde's upturn in form will be given a rigorous examination at his former club Cambridge City today. more...
ANDY Keast believes Matt Evans' rise to the first team squad is reward for his outstanding second team form. more...
WORCESTER City have co-opted Sussex-based businessman David Little onto the club's board of directors. more...
BOTH the men's and women's basketball teams at University College Wor-cester have finished top of their leagues. more...
LEADERS Worcester Wolves face a crunch game in the National Basketball League Division Two this evening when they travel to second-placed North-West London (4pm). more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers had no answer to Division Three leaders Doncaster Rovers and went down 5-0 at a freezing Belle View last night. more...
HEREFORD United closed the gap on Nationwide Conference leaders Chester in majestic style at Victoria Road last night with an incredible 9-0 scoreline. more...
MALVERN TOWN WANDERERS U15s 8, more...
FALTERING Anchor Falcons were swept aside by Brewery Blues last Sunday in this Worcester League Division Four local derby. more...
POWICK FC entertained Blackpole in this Sunday Worcester League Division One top of the table clash. more...
RADAR won their first game in the last seven with a comfortable win over visitors Cutnall Green last Sunday at Victoria Park. more...
LANGLAND Sports swept Martley Spurs away in extra time on Saturday to claim a place in the Martley Cup semi-finals. more...
EXPRESS 88 entertained Archdales Reserves in this Worcester Sunday League Division One fixture at Victoria Park. more...
WELLAND managed a third win this season against local rivals West Malvern which sees them now in two cup semi-finals. more...
THE Soccer Site division one side Morgan Aero 8 progressed to the semi-final of the President's Cup when they defeated second division visitors Vauxhall AFC 7-1. more...
LEADERS Worcester Wolves face a crunch game in the National Basketball League Division Two this evening when they travel to second-placed North-West London (4pm). more...
MALVERN RFC more...
THE second challenge match between Year 7 students from Dyson Perrins High School and The Chase for the Malvern Gazette `Super 12s' Trophy will be held on Saturday (tomorrow) at Malvern Rugby Club. more...
UPTON eased their North Midlands One relegation worries with a quite comfortable victory over Redditch. more...
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