Worcestershire | Archive | 2004 | March
ACOUSTIC music man King Rich will be bringing his talents to Malvern tomorrow when he plays The Lamb Inn. more...
EVEN in a region with dozens of Iron Age hillforts, the fort on Herefordshire Beacon stands out as being truly remarkable. more...
COMEDIAN and entertainer Ken Dodd returns to Malvern Theatres for two nights during April. more...
Mar 27: Worcester Festival Choral Society present Creation Canticles at Worcester Cathedral. Tickets from Tourist Information Centre 01905 726311 or Janet Emmerson 01905 640845. more...
Mar 26: Diana D, The Winning Post, Worcester; Snorkel, The Marr's Bar, Worcester. more...
Until Mar 28: Scenes in Passing. Some of the most distinguished artists from Britain's golden age of watercolour are represented in this exhibition, at Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum. For further details telephone 01242 237431. more...
Mar 26 and weekly: Country Western Partner Dancing at Whitbourne Village Hall, all levels welcome, including beginners. For further details please telephone Jeff and Thelma on 01886 821772. more...
Malvern Cinema: The Statement (15) 7.30pm daily, Mats Sat, Sun & Thurs 4.30pm. Forum Film Special - Weds March 31 only - Raising Victor Vargas (15) 8.15pm in the Forum. more...
Some Kind of Wonderful by Sarah Webb, (Pan, £6.99) more...
The Rough Guide to Formula 1 (Rough Guides, £6.99) more...
The Patriot's Progress by Henry Williamson (Sutton, £8.99). more...
The Rough Guide to England (Rough Guides, £15.99) more...
THE Swan Theatre will soon be rocking to the sound of Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society's energetic production of Jesus Christ Superstar. more...
TICKLING stick at the ready, laughter legend Ken Dodd returns to Malvern Theatres next month. more...
DELVE into the minds of celebrated authors while honing your own writing skills at this year's Cheltenham Festival of Literature from Friday to Sunday, April 2-4. more...
MozaRt's Requiem will be performed by the Cradley Singers at Lugwardine Parish Church on Saturday (April 3), at 7.30pm. more...
THE versatility of the recorder will be fully explored at Malvern Theatres next month. more...
THE original manuscript of Sir Edward Elgar's orchestral work In The South (Alassio) is on display at the Elgar Birthplace Museum, Lower Broadheath. more...
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (18) more...
CONSIDERING she only joined the show three weeks ago after a pupil dropped out, Jess Lloyd turned in an impressive performance as Bloody Mary in the Queen Elizabeth High School's ambitious production of South Pacific. more...
Reminders of what pop-culture was in the 1980s are vibrating through Dyson Perrins High School this week, as a very large cast of pupils present Back to the 80s. more...
Few films have attracted as much controversy as Mel Gibson's latest film, depicting the last 12 hours of Jesus' life. more...
IRON Age currency bars, a headband worn by Malvern's most famous donkey and D-Day memorabilia are some of the newest exhibits to find a home at the Malvern Museum. more...
AN angelic presence will be felt in Earl's Croome when a collection of seraphim and cherubim descend on the village. more...
MOTIVATION is not a problem for one of Malvern Hills' most up-and-coming sons. more...
A YOUNG designer just starting out in business is hoping one day to see his unique furniture in homes across the country. more...
Historic Saxophone - Claude and Odile Delangle. more...
"TRUTH is stranger than fiction," and "That's Entertainment" are sayings that spring to my mind when hearing about the colourful world of Abba UK vocalist Jackie. more...
A CAMPAIGN to brush up the image of carpet has gleaned a prestigious national award. more...
THE foundation celebrated another success this week after advertising chiefs slammed an anti-carpet campaign. more...
TOOLES Transport has launched a new express distribution service for consignments of palletised freight to Ireland and Scotland. more...
A REMARKABLE and amusing stunt was reported by the Worcester Journal this week 250 years ago. more...
1804: In a committee of the House of Commons on Wednesday last, it was ordered that leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable the proprietors of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation to raise money to complete the said navigation. more...
THIS week 100 years ago, Berrow's Journal, in its Hints for the Home column, offered some arresting advice on health and hygiene and on how to be a cultured woman. more...
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AN old prep school in Malvern Wells was to get a new lease of life, according to the Malvern Gazette 25 years ago. more...
THE opening of the electricity works was the big news in the Malvern Gazette a century ago. more...
COUNCILLOR Paul Denham criticised St Peter's councillors for not taking a wider "city view" on the vote about developing the Oil Storage Depot off Bath Road. more...
I WAS delighted to read N Taylor's common sense approach regarding the place of children on our roads and the issue of pedestrian responsibility. more...
WELL done, David Palmer What an absolutely wonderful idea to replace the Cornmarket car park, the site of the former Public Hall, with a boulevard or grand city square. more...
N TAYLOR wonders whether mainstream political parties could neutralise the BNP by advocating a halt to immigration (You Say, Tuesday, March 16). more...
MARK Brunner ("Wake up and smell the coffee... Tories are on their way", Saturday, March 20) seems a tad confused. more...
ON waking on Mothers' Day, I looked out of my window to see my daughter's car had had its wheel trims stolen again. more...
MAY I commend your reporter, Alex Earnshaw, for attempting alternative forms of transport. more...
YOU tell us that kissing in public was banned in Naples in 1562. more...
Do you know I was in the back bar of the Barmaid's Bosom this week and someone mentioned the ancient art of bingo. more...
A TRIP to the Taj Mahal will mark 50 years of marriage for a globe-trotting West Malvern couple. more...
FEAR of heights will not stop a 60-year-old Bransford woman from taking to the skies to raise money for St Richard's Hospice. more...
LAND Rover is a familiar brand among the sights and sounds of the rural roads around Malvern and Ledbury. more...
A rare Manx shearwater features in a review of bird activity in Malvern over the past year. more...
A sign warning refuse collectors not to reverse their lorries up the drive of a Link Top house will be erected by Malvern Hills District Council. more...
VERY often in the past I have felt the agricultural industry has picked up on the negatives within it and perhaps tended to dwell on them. more...
A WHITBOURNE farmer hopes his plans for an agricultural machinery museum will help him to keep running the farm his family has tended for 86 years. more...
PASSING his 60th birthday does not mean taking life easy for marathon runner John Brook. more...
A revolutionary new cancer treatment developed in Malvern begins clinical trials and commercial production in May. more...
A NEW facility offering training facilities to Malvern businesses should boost the town's economy, according to its promoters. more...
fundraising for the restoration of Malvern Priory's organ is entering its final lap. more...
A BARNARDS Green couple planning to celebrate their second anniversary discovered to their cost the unreliability of present-day public transport. more...
GALES brought down power lines and left dozens of people without electricity last weekend. more...
TRANSPORT company First takes over the running of trains from the Malvern area to London next Thursday (April 1). more...
Ledbury's historic Market House could remain open to the public even if nothing is done to help it meet incoming disabled access legislation. more...
I wish to thank the unknown person who took the trouble to hand in my key, which I had dropped on Peachfield Common. Thank you. more...
LEDBURY Swimming Club and Halo Leisure are to hold talks about pool hire times in a move that could save one of the town's biggest youth sports organisations from closing. more...
HOW many more times are we going to hear calls for Malvern to be made more attractive to visitors - Malvern is and always has been supremely attractive. more...
MONEY saved by a Bromyard pensioner to buy a new gravestone to commemorate his family has been stolen. more...
Aside from the nuisance factor, some dog faeces contains toxocara, which presents a health more...
A PUBLIC meeting is being held by the developers of the former Runnings Park Hotel to gauge response to its latest plan for the site. more...
Over two years ago you published a letter from me about poor facilities for the hard of hearing at Malvern Theatres, under the heading, "Is anyone listening?" It appeared at the time that the answer was `Nobody', as no response was forthcoming. more...
Baptists in Upton say they are "hugely disappointed" at the town council's response to a plan to re-open a former gateway to the church on Oak Row. more...
The children... more...
I AM trying to find the house I was born in on June 8, 1937, at 120 Clevelode, Guarlford. Are there any of your readers who can help me, even if it's only to tell me the house no longer exists. It may have been a lodge. My father was a groom and I will cover any costs. more...
More than 400 customers of a cafe on the Malvern Hills are backing a bid for improved car parking. more...
I AM writing on behalf of my mum, Pamela Goodall. You published an article about the effect of motor neurone disease on mum and our family. As a result of the article and the Soul and Motown night held in Malvern last month, we have raised £1,050 for research into motor neurone disease. more...
A CO-ORDINATED effort to attract more visitors to Malvern is being planned by the town's traders. more...
I READ with interest the letter from Mrs Officer (Your Letters, March 19) and her comments about special schools. more...
A MALVERN animator will have his work broadcast on the BBC after reaching the final of a national competition. more...
YOU say you do not want to mislead your readers about the budget so why, in your Opinion column, do you put comments like "in the long term the promises are not always delivered" (arguable) and "We shall see" about money promised to schools. More money has been pumped into state schools by this Labour government than by any Tory government. I do object to the thinly veiled political tone of your Opinion column. more...
UNABLE to buy a house in Malvern outright, mother-of-two Elizabeth Hawkett used Elgar's Homebuy scheme to part-buy a property. more...
MANY first-time buyers can no longer afford properties in Malvern. more...
IN April, the minimum weekly wage for adults will be increased by 6.7 per cent, council tax by 6.6 per cent and state retirement pension by just 2.7 per cent. more...
I WAS interested to read the letter from Bill Wiggin MP and your leading article, which referred to it in last week's edition. more...
I have just received my Council Tax bill. Over the last 10 years it has increased by 140 per cent. more...
I write to express my disappointment with the `new' recycling system now in place in Malvern. more...
Over the last few months I have noticed your newspaper seems to have a preponderance of reports about mobile phone masts. more...
A THIRD appeal for witnesses has been made following the death of a motorist in a road accident. more...
THE police station in Upton will no longer open in the evening, due to `lack of demand'. more...
CREWS from Upton Rowing Club felt the full effect of the weekend's turbulent weather while taking part in an annual boat race. more...
GROOVE-rockers The Fever are set to raise the roof in Upton next week. The four-piece band will be bringing their unique sound to The Kings Head pub on Friday, April 2. The gig begins at 7.30pm and admission is free. more...
AN application to convert agricultural barns at a Longdon farm into a work unit and farm office has been submitted. more...
A NAIL bar that opened in Upton at the beginning of March is proving popular. more...
UPTON'S beat manager will be available for an informal chat about policing issues in the town in a series of surgeries beginning next month. more...
BOOKWORMS at Hanley Castle High School have been getting stuck into their favourite read as part of World Book Day. more...
A TEAM of cheerleaders from Hanley Castle High School is appealing for sponsorship so they can shake their pom-poms in style. more...
THE fight for Nationwide League Division Three survival at Kidderminster Harriers is hotting up. more...
Worcester City Football Club's bid for a new stadium looks doomed after rejection by a Government inspector. more...
West Malvern's present and future will come under scrutiny at the annual parish meeting at the village hall on April 6. more...
plans for the `Doorstep Green' are available to view at the village hall when the library is open and everyone is most welcome to `pop in' and see the plans for themselves. The decision by the Countryside Agency to provide funding is expected imminently. On another topic, due to a parish councillor resigning, and there being a request for an election by at least ten persons, the council announced this week that there would be an election and that this will take place on May 13. more...
DESPITE a snowy evening there was a full attendance at Upleadon Parish Council. The clerk was asked to write to the county surveyor in respect of road gritting in inclement weather. The annual meeting of the council will be at the Village Hall on Thursday, May 13, at 7.30pm. more...
EVERYTHING went like clockwork as Staunton & District WI Show committee prepared for the opening of its 34th annual Spring Show held at Corse & Staunton Village Hall. more...
UNFORTUNATELY, due to a clash of date the Lent lunch, which was due to be held on April 2 at Little Close has been cancelled. Now a coffee morning in aid of the Willow Trust will be held on the later date of June 16 at the same venue. more...
CONGRATULATIONS to two Powick girls who were part of the year four netball team from St Mary's Convent, Worcester, who were the winners of the Worcestershire Catholic Schools Netball for that age group. They are Holly Wooten, of Kings End Lane, and Erin Clarke, of Old Malvern Road, Powick. more...
MOTHERING Sunday was celebrated with a full church at St John the Evangelist, Pauntley. The parish communion and baptism was conducted by the rector, The Rev. Patricia Phillips. The bible reading was by Mrs Hilary Witcombe. Mrs Emma England was at the church organ and Mr Tim England was the sidesman. Posies of spring flowers had been prepared and these were presented by the children to their mothers. Next Sunday, March 28, the service will be evening prayer conducted by The Rev. Dr Peter Newing. more...
ON Sunday, March 21, there was an enjoyable Mothering Sunday service at St Anne's Church in Oxenhall. The service was led by Mrs Kath Rees and Miss Lizzie James. The bible readings were by Mr Eifion Rees and Mr Graham Webb. Mrs Linda Schofield was at the church organ and she also read a poem. Posies of flowers had been prepared and were presented to the mums and others at the service. more...
ENJOY the spring sunshine and spring flowers at Daffodil Sunday this Sunday, March 28, at Madresfield Court gardens from 2pm until 5.30pm. Admission is £3 adults, children under 16 years £1 and parking is free. Teas will be served and all proceeds are for the churches of Guarlford and Madresfield. more...
AFTER 22 years arranging flowers at various flower festivals in Westminster Abbey, Pat Lewis had a great surprise to be again asked to arrange a pedestal depicting India for Commonwealth Day with Katherine Kear of Gloucester, once again in the Abbey. Pat and Katherine represented Churchdown Flower Guild on behalf of the Three Counties and South Wales Area of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Society. It entailed much travelling over several days. more...
COLWALL Players held a very successful annual fun quiz last Friday evening at Colwall Village Hall when 16 teams took part. The quiz master was Steve Hockett, who also set the questions. more...
THANK you for all the support at Saturday's annual jumble sale. As always there was plenty of jumble to peruse and nearly £300 was raised for St Gregory's Church. more...
CONGRATULATIONS to the football and netball teams of Callow Muriel thanked Mr Wildsmith and Amy and the Fellowship were presented with a delightful birds nesting box for the raffle. Delicious refreshments were served by Mrs M Houldey and Mrs E Solesbury. more...
THE first of the planned regular coffee mornings started well last Saturday with £60 being shared between the church and parish hall. Bookings have already been received for table top sales at the next coffee morning on Saturday, April 17. This is an ideal time for a spring clear out so why not recycle any surplus bric-a-brac etc. Tables, bookable in advance, cost £5. more...
THOUSANDS of dazzling daffodils will greet visitors to a Malvern stately home this weekend. more...
A LONELY 80-year-old Kidderminster woman has been left distraught after thieves stole the £390 she had saved up to visit her niece in Poland. more...
THE Mayor of Stourport has said he had no option but to switch the annual mayor's ball to an out-of-town venue, after his decision came under fire. more...
THE final nail in the coffin of the Droitwich Lido looks set to be hammered in next week unless the people of the town can come to its rescue. more...
MISSING Hereford girl Nicole Broom has been found safe and well. more...
A KARATE "expert" kicked his ex-girlfriend in the chin and sent her flying across the floor into a washing basket, Worcester Magistrates Court heard yesterday. more...
A MAN who drank 15 pints of beer for his birthday stuck his finger up at police and then swore at them, Worcester Magistrates Court heard. more...
TALENTED youngsters from Worcestershire Youth Dance Company are limbering up for a massive dance event next week. more...
STOURPORT-on-Severn rolled out the red carpet for royalty with a special visit from The Duke of Kent. more...
A LONELY 80-year-old Kidderminster woman has been left distraught after callous thieves stole the £390 she had saved up to visit her niece in Poland. more...
ART, do-it-yourself and computer skills were being taught to Worcestershire mentally-ill patients in a bid to help them recover from their illness. more...
A PRESTIGIOUS sporting prize awarded to the best district in the county is looking for a new home. more...
FURIOUS parents have hit out at Worcestershire's Director of Education Julien Kramer after claims he treated questions about their children's future flippantly. more...
HOUSE sparrows are top of the tree in Worcestershire, according to this year's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. more...
FUN-FILLED activity days will be held for children through the Easter break to promote health and tackle obesity. more...
A "DRUNK" man who rang the ambulance service to say he had beaten up his dad, refused to identify himself when arrested because he wanted to test out a fingerprint machine. more...
PLANS to transform a disused Worcester cinema into an antique dealership with additional housing have met with a mixed response from neighbouring residents. more...
FOOD lovers in Worcestershire are being urged to tuck into a three-course meal to help raise cash for life-limited children in the county. more...
ROAD improvements at an accident blackspot will be made any day now thanks to the campaign of a leading county councillor. more...
A man, believed to be in his 20s, was hit by a car at around 6.10pm yesterday. more...
A DOZEN hopeful homebuyers were queuing up for 10 ex-Army houses due to be sold on a first come, first served basis today. more...
YOUNG yobs are running riot on a Worcester estate, worried residents say. more...
FAILED traffic lights in Worcester City Centre left commuters facing massive tailbacks. more...
FORTY-FIVE Worcestershire lives may have been saved thanks to a clot-busting drug administered by paramedics to patients suffering a heart attack. more...
TONY Blair took time out during his trip to Libya and Madrid to deal with the crisis facing plans to revamp eight Worcestershire GP surgeries, the Evening News can exclusively reveal. more...
PARK badly and you will be clamped - that is the stark warning being issued to patients, visitors and staff at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. more...
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BEWDLEY TOWN 3, MALVERN TOWN more...
MALVERN TOWN 2, WEDNESFIELD 0 more...
THEY'RE big, pacy and powerful but Barry Woolley is relishing locking horns with highly-rated Martyrs' duo Cortez Belle and Garry Shephard tomorrow. more...
WORCESTER City manager John Barton has been handed a triple fitness boost ahead of tomorrow's home clash with Merthyr. more...
JAN Molby is telling his Kidderminster Harriers players to forget last Saturday's `rubbish' performance and restore their pride with an improved display at promotion-chasing Lincoln City tomorrow. more...
CROWD favourite Bo Henriksen has left Kidderminster Harriers and joined Bristol Rovers on a free transfer until the end of the season. more...
CHAIRMAN Tom Herbert has warned his Bromsgrove Rovers players they can't afford to lose tomorrow's derby with Evesham United at the Victoria Ground (3pm). more...
JIMMY Quinn may have thrown in the towel on Shrewsbury Town's title hopes but Hereford United go into tomorrow's derby still with a realistic chance of the top prize. more...
JAN Molby is telling his Kidderminster Harriers players to forget last Saturday's `rubbish' performance and restore their pride with an improved display at promotion-chasing Lincoln City tomorrow. more...
THEY'RE big, pacy and powerful but Barry Woolley is relishing locking horns with highly-rated Martyrs' duo Cortez Belle and Garry Shephard tomorrow. more...
DROITWICH golfer John Bickerton faces a battle to beat the cut after a nightmare six-over-par start to the Madeira Open in Santo da Serra. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers chairman Tom Herbert has pulled off a transfer coup with the capture of former England winger Andy Sinton from Burton Albion. more...
CROWD favourite Bo Henriksen has left Kidderminster Harriers and joined Bristol Rovers on a free transfer until the end of the season. more...
WORCESTER City manager John Barton has been handed a triple fitness boost ahead of tomorrow's home clash with Merthyr. more...
MALVERN 57pts, HEREFORD 7pts more...
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