Worcestershire | Archive | 2004 | April
Theatre April more...
A DOUBLE dose of music and song is in store for theatregoers when the English Touring Opera visits Malvern. more...
THE new season of shows at The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury has been announced. more...
CRIME thriller Sleuths will play at the Conquest Theatre, Bromyard from Wednesday to Saturday, April 21-24, at 8pm. more...
TRAVELLING Light, one of Britain's best-known theatre companies for young people, is coming to Malvern Theatres on Saturday, May 1, with a new play. more...
CLOWNING, singing and improvisation will keep audiences at the Theatre of Small Convenience on their toes when a one-woman show visits the theatre. more...
LEDBURY'S Market Theatre is set to echo to the best songs from the best musicals. more...
Apr 20-23: The Marriage of Figaro at Malvern Theatres. Box office: 01684 892277. more...
FORMER EastEnders star Michelle Collins and Drop the Dead Donkey's Stephen Tompkinson are set to star in Rattle of a Simple Man at Malvern Theatres. more...
April 16: Blue at Ten, The Marr's Bar, Worcester. more...
April: Art exhibition running at Art House Huntingdon Hall. Lovely work available for viewing at any time and all the work is for sale. For further details telephone Judy Foulsham on 01905 426360 or Wayne Rogers on 01905 617161. more...
A TOP-grade cast, including Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst and Juliet Stevenson star in Mona Lisa Smile (12A), showing at Malvern Cinema for a week from today (Friday). more...
April: Art Exhibition running at Art House, Huntingdon Hall. Lovely work available for viewing at any time and all the work is for sale. For further details telephone Judy Foulsham on 01905 426360 or Wayne Rogers on 01905 617161. more...
THE work of a Ledbury composer will be performed alongside music by Elgar during a concert taking place as part of the town's English Festival. more...
FLATWORLD will be lining up at the Great Malvern Club. more...
THE next session by Abbey Jazz at Malvern Rugby Club is on Sunday, April 25, at 8pm. Bassist Len Thwaites will be joined by Ted Taylor on trumpet, Dick Chapman on clarinet, Martin Veasey on trombone, Roger Heeley on piano and Graham Smith on drums. Abbey Jazz will also be playing at the Three Horseshoes, Poolbrook Road, on Monday. This will be its final session at the venue, due to a change of ownership. more...
THE JULIAN Singers will be performing music from Lent to Trinity at the Church of the Ascension in Malvern. more...
A SIXTH form rock band is doing a farewell tour of the Malvern area before its members go their separate ways when they finish their A'Levels. more...
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT (15) more...
BECOMING a woman is not just about learning to walk in high heels and varnishing your nails. more...
POTTERY, woodwork and paintings will go on sale in Malvern next weekend, to raise money for charity. more...
THE letters of Elgar and Vaughan Williams are the subject of a talk at the Baptist Church hall, Sansome Walk, Worcester, on Saturday, April 24, at 2.30pm. more...
PLANS for a spectacular summer sing-song in Cradley are underway to help raise funds for the village church and new school. more...
CHILDREN at Madresfield CE Primary School celebrated their skills with an eisteddfod. more...
A NEW drama club is being launched in Madresfield and Malvern. more...
THE Forum at Malvern Theatres is the venue for a special St George's Day concert next Friday, April 23. more...
100 years ago more...
Malvern Hills Conservators were contemplating the closure of a number of quarries on the hills 100 years ago. more...
SECURITY was tight in Malvern 25 years ago when William Whitelaw, deputy leader of the Conservative Party, visited the Foley Arms Hotel to address local Tories. more...
LES Thomas, who describes himself as an old Malvernian of almost 80 years, has written to Malvern Memories about the origins of the Beacon Race, the annual running contest over the hills. more...
THE promoter's argument for the stadium project appears to have changed, with the stadium not so much emphasised now as the key feature. more...
NINETEEN-eighty-four has come and gone but Big Brother has stayed with us! more...
LAST night I saw the first night of Jesus Christ Superstar as presented by the WODS group. more...
BEARING in mind all the complaints about hospital parking, why was Reality allowed to build an office block in front of our new hospital, taking up much-needed parking for staff and visitors, while their former offices stand empty in Northwick Avenue? more...
I think it's called Murphy's Law. Having written in my article last week about speeding motorists, I've been nicked. more...
THE Morgan motor racing team has launched a new sponsorship scheme. more...
A COUPLE who met through the Salvation Army in Hereford, where they later held their wedding, are celebrating 60 years of marriage. more...
THE House of Commons' Transport Select Committee is set to visit Malvern. more...
THE stereotypical image of a hospital matron is to be challenged by a speaker at the AGM of Malvern Hills District Older People's Forum. more...
A project to put the heart back into Welland will be unveiled at a meeting next week. more...
A SUNNY Easter Monday morning in Ledbury saw the official opening of the Abberley Hills and Malvern Geopark. more...
A MEETING between council leaders and health chiefs to discuss funding for new surgeries in and around Malvern has been described as constructive. more...
A NEW development of a block of 17 flats looks set to be approved in Malvern's Cowleigh Road. more...
ONE of Great Malvern's landmark buildings could be converted into five flats. more...
A GROUP giving young people a say in local affairs is a step closer to being formed. more...
THE taste of success has proved to be blackcurrant for a woman chosen as chief taster for Ribena's latest products. more...
MALVERN Pentecostal Church has organised a weekend of celebrations for a landmark anniversary. more...
PEOPLE whose rubbish is normally picked up on Mondays will have to wait until the following week for collections after bank holidays. more...
A NEW centre to support local drug addicts has opened in Malvern. more...
TWO sports clubs in the Malvern area have picked up grants from Sport England. more...
WE are not sure what Brian Stowe (Your Letters, April 9) means by "declining liberal Humanist state". more...
plans for a new Lidl store in Malvern Link have left many residents fuming. more...
Hanley Castle High School recently held an auction of promises to raise much-needed funds to benefit the pupils and the school. It was a very successful and entertaining evening and we raised over £3,000 for the school. more...
THERE were two winners in the Chairman's Special Award category for businesses that make outstanding efforts to support the community around them. more...
I SPENT hours sobbing after reading Dawn Box's letter (Your Letters, April 9) on her three or four black waste bags per week, then the question came into my mind "what does she find to fill four bags?". more...
PLATINUM Awards for excellence in the innovation, retail service and production categories went to eight very different businesses in the Malvern Hills area. more...
The success, potential and quality of firms in the Malvern Hills area were celebrated at the Platinum Awards for Business Excellence on Tuesday evening. more...
I am writing on behalf of the committee of Ledbury and District Amateur Swimming Club (LADASC) to draw attention to an inaccurate statement in a letter from Don Rule that was published in your newspaper last week. more...
THE Ledbury Reporter (April 9) featured the problems caused by a review of time slots at Ledbury Swimming Pool by Halo Trust, who administer the leisure provision of Herefordshire. more...
A COMPANY that hit on a unique idea to help schools raise funds has coasted its way to victory in this year's Platinum Business Awards. more...
Had it not been the date on the front of your august periodical being April 9, I could have sworn the article on Lidl, contained on page three, was an elaborate April Fool's hoax perpetrated by the interviewees. more...
CONFUSION surrounds the position of the director of the Three Counties Agricultural Society, Gareth Smith. more...
I READ with interest the report about success for our district's finest businesses (Malvern Gazette, April 9) in Malvern Hills District Council's Platinum Awards. more...
- An appeal goes out for bedding and furnishings for 30 residents who lost everything in a fire at a block of flats in Callow End. Residents were evacuated, some in their nightwear, as up to 60 firefighters battled the blaze, in which several pets died. more...
Referring to the letter from Peter Atkins about the drawbacks of dogs, many of these can also apply to wives and children. Perhaps a little less smelly in the car, just as noisy and a lot more expensive! But many of the advantages also apply to both. What is life for? more...
I am puzzled by Dawn Box's letter (April 9) in which she says she was pleased with MHDC when it started its recycling scheme. Is this really true? more...
IN reply to J E Summers (Your Letters, April 2) regarding striking a balance for Ledbury Pool users, Ledbury and District Amateur Swimming Club (LADASC) is not asking for any changes or extra pool time. more...
A brief letter of support for Mr Atkins and his dog-free, stress-free life (Your Letters, April 9). more...
Council Tax has always been an emotive issue. After receiving my bill this week I was gobsmacked at the increase being levied. more...
WE are incensed to discover that Herefordshire has the second highest percentage increase in Council Tax in the whole country! How can this be justified? It is the duty of elected councillors to manage the finances efficiently, which certainly does not appear to be the case. more...
The Malvern Hills are not a theme park, but Richard Chamings (Your Letters, April 2) would seem to wish they were. more...
I think most people would agree that to be in a position to support more shops in Great Malvern, extra customers are needed. To bring in these people, be they visitors or local, town centre attractions are needed. more...
RE your letter from Richard Spires (Your Letters, April 2), the flagpole at the bottom of Church Street, outside Connells estate agents, is privately owned and apparently the owner has no wish for it to be licked by paint. more...
THE condition of the flagpole which stands at the crossroads in Church Street, Great Malvern, has been raised on more than one occasion in our letters pages and we can't believe that what could be a real asset to the town centre still stands neglected. more...
FRUIT, cheeses and cakes will be among the local produce on sale at a farmers' market in Welland. The event runs from 10am to 1pm at the village hall on Sunday (April 18). Anyone interested in taking part in the next event, should call 07730 326945. more...
AN Easter event held by Upton Rotary Club will benefit two charities. The club held a grand draw on Thursday, April 8, and raised more than £800 for Macmillan Cancer Relief and St Richard's Hospice. There were 18 prizes on offer, including two hotel breaks and cases of wine and champagne. Club member Peter Dawson said it was a great success and the club was delighted to have raised so much for good causes. more...
A scheme to restore a wall at Bridge House, Waterside, Upton, has been submitted for planning approval. An overhanging wall at the listed building is considered to be dangerous. more...
BANGERS and bubbly will be on offer at an event taking place at Ripple Parish Hall next weekend. more...
UPTON Youth Band is aiming to hit all the right notes after a successful appeal for sponsorship. more...
Sir Michael Spicer has agreed to help Baughton residents tackle the problem of noise from the M5. more...
CHILDREN enjoyed the spring sunshine while taking part in a variety of half-term activities at Upton's Hill Centre. more...
UPTON enjoyed a busy Easter weekend after fears that restrictions on the bridge would deter visitors. more...
ENSURING a repeat performance of Upton's success in a national competition will be the focus of an event set to take place next week. more...
THERE'S a point in every parent's life when the fledgling flies the nest and makes their own way based on their own principles, their own resources and their own decisions. more...
GROWING up as a teenager is never going to be easy, especially in a fast-paced adult world in which childhood is seemingly disappearing. more...
Residents would be reassured by the fairly minimal crime figures quoted by our police beat manager, WPC Wendy Saunders, at the annual parish meeting, which were reported in last week's Gazette. more...
WHADS are presenting Hello is There Anybody There? from Thursday, April 22 until Saturday, April 24 at 7.30pm. This is a farce by Ian Hornby and should be fun. Tickets are £5 or there is a family ticket (two adults with two children) for £15. The bar will be open from 7pm each night. more...
MEMBERS of Upleadon Over 60s Club met at Upleadon Village Hall on Tuesday, April 7. Mrs Hazel Berry welcomed everyone. She read two poems. The first was Mothers Day, the second was entitled Joys of Womanhood. The latter was from the newsletter of Sheppard House in Newent. Bert and Betty Vye showed a variety of slides. Some were from Cornwall, London and Wales. These were much enjoyed. Refreshments were served by the ladies and the usual `everyone wins' raffle was held. more...
GOOD Friday was observed at St James Church, Staunton by a service of matins and meditation conducted by Canon John Evans and the Reverend Penny Hamer, curate. It attended by a small congregation which included members from churches within the benefice of Hartpury, Corse, Staunton and Maisemore and in particular by one, a mother who with her baby son in a pram had walked from Newent, a distance of at least seven miles - she was given a very warm welcome. The organist Margaret Riley accompanied the singing of the hymns and Prim Goldring took the offertory. more...
PENDOCK School's 50/50 auction was a huge success. With 92 lots on offer and a wide choice, over £1,010 was raised which will be used to purchase fixed PE equipment for the new school hall. Thirty eight local businesses contributed to the event as well as friends and families of the school. Thank you to everyone who supported the auction. Many thanks to Howard Pugh for enabling the school to raise this fantastic sum of money. more...
ON Sunday, April 18, at the Free Church in Colwall there will be an all age celebration at 10.30am and, in the evening at 6.30pm, Tony Waters will be the speaker. All are welcome. more...
TONIGHT (Friday) Flicks in the Sticks present Finding Nemo at 7.30pm in the Parish Hall. Admission is £3 payable on the door. Your support would be appreciated. more...
MANY friends assembled at Birtsmorton Church last Wednesday to remember and play tribute to a quiet country gentleman with twinkling blue eyes and a mischievous laugh, who valued the old country ways so much. Bill Peters had lived in the village all of his life, arriving at the age of three weeks old. Bill attended the local school where he met and palled up with a young lad called Charlie Allsopp. This friendship flourished for over 70 years, both of these lads sharing the same interests with a love of gardening and country pursuits. more...
ONCE again, it's jumble sale time at Berrow/Pendock Village Hall, tomorrow (Saturday) commencing at 2pm. This time all proceeds are for the Welcome Club. All items of jumble, bric-a-brac and white elephant goods are needed or perhaps you would like to donate a raffle prize or bake a cake. Please take items along on the morning of the sale. more...
FIREFIGHTERS came to the rescue of two ducklings after they crossed a busy Worcester road before becoming trapped in a drain. more...
RABBITS which have dug up an old rubbish tip should be destroyed with ferrets, Kempsey Parish Council was told. more...
A MAN has been fined after an ongoing dispute with a neighbour. more...
TWO hoaxers who have made false calls to the fire service could face prosecution. more...
A DRUG user broke into a pharmacy and stole some pills before making a dash across neighbouring gardens, Worcester Magistrates Court heard. more...
A former drug addict told a jury that the cheapest heroin in Worcester was available from a block of flats in the city. more...
A PAPER recycling bin in an area of Stourport on Severn is a "tragedy waiting to happen" and should be removed, a councillor has claimed. more...
THE members of a Worcester social club will be spending more than a penny when they use a £300 cash gift to upgrade their toilets! more...
GENEROUS knitters had a great time when they met at a Worcester church to make hats, scarves, gloves and teddy bears for charity. more...
THE 23rd London Marathon will take place on Sunday, with top athletes and charity fund-raisers mixing among the thousands of runners around the capital. more...
TRIBUTES have been paid to a man described as a brilliant mechanic, who died after being involved in a three-vehicle collision just yards from his home. more...
A FRENCH restaurant has cooked up thousands of pounds to help build a new hospice in Worcester for life-limited children. more...
THE Great Eggsploration had children running around Worcester's Chapter Meadows in search of chocolates. more...
THE group set up to monitor a Worcester park's transformation into a top open-air leisure facility has dwindled to just a handful of members. more...
WHEATFIELD Court, the Callow End house destroyed by fire in the early hours of Good Friday, making 30 people homeless, was not insured. more...
DRIVERS in Kempsey are putting children at risk by speeding in Old Road South and parking on pavements. more...
INDIAN nurses working at Worcestershire's hospitals have been awarded certificates ensuring they are sufficiently qualified to work in the UK. more...
HUNDREDS of people in Worcester are refusing to pay speeding tickets in a stand against speed cameras, claims a motoring official. more...
A TWO-bedroom apartment has become the most sought-after property in Droitwich this week. more...
A teenager charged with murder has appeared before a judge at Worcester Crown Court. more...
HUNDREDS of angry bus users are expected to be stranded this weekend when plans to scrap several Worcester services take effect. more...
A DANCE company has denied claims that it teaches youngsters how to emulate the raunchy moves of sexy pop princesses Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears. more...
A DARING Evening News employee is to take part in a sponsored zip wire slide to raise cash to help fellow flood victims like his family. more...
HOPES of building a huge new medical centre in Worcester have suffered a setback after the city council turned down the bid. more...
A PEACE activist has been kidnapped by a resistance movement in war-ravaged Iraq - then released without harm. more...
MALVERN brushed aside the challenge of bottom-placed Coseley at the Langland Stadium on Saturday, in a game where Town were never really required to extend themselves. more...
MALVERN turned on a sensational display at Kington on Saturday, that not only maintained their place at the top of the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division, but virtually eliminated any prospect of the third-placed home side remaining in the title race. more...
MALVERN Town ground out a draw in the West Midlands League Premier Division Cup semi-final, first leg at Tividale on Tuesday. more...
BROMYARD Town battled through to the final of the Smedley Crooke Cup final after an extra time victory over a much-changed Malvern Town at Delahay Meadow. more...
MALVERN Town took another huge step towards the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division title following this comfortable victory at home to in-form and sixth-placed Market Drayton on Monday. more...
BARNARDS Green Cricket Club look forward to the start of the new season with two fixtures this weekend. more...
WORCESTER Nomads CC Junior section held a presentation evening last Friday at the Fownes Hotel in Worcester where they held a quiz and gave out their trophies for the 2003 season. more...
THIS North Midlands Cup semi-final took place at Spring Lane with gusting winds making conditions difficult at the lineout and accurate kicking a lottery. more...
THE league pacesetters came to Spring Lane on Saturday in buoyant mood, knowing that a comprehensive victory before Christmas over Malvern had made them clear favourites to take the honours in their penultimate game before their title showdown against Bromsgrove. more...
FRESH from their Evesham Hospital Cup final success, Malvern Town Reserves visit West Midlands League Division One (South) leaders Gornal tomorrow (Saturday), kick off 2.45pm. more...
MALVERN Town's momentous campaign continues tomorrow (Saturday) when Dudley Town visit the Langland Stadium in another must win Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division game. more...
THE Australian Rugby Union has admitted fly-half Stephen Larkham will find it "difficult" to turn down a reported £1m offer from Worcester. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers director of football Jan Molby has hinted that he will field an unchanged line-up for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three trip to Cambridge United. more...
CAUGHT at Dawn and Tom Weston have proved an almost unbeatable combination this season and they took their fourth race of the current campaign with an easy win in the Mixed Open during Tuesday's Croome and West Warwickshire meeting at Upton-upon-Severn. more...
MALVERN Post Office cribbage team travelled to Salisbury to take on last year's team champions Oxford, in this year's South Central/Wales/West Team Cribbage Competition. more...
MALVERN Cricket Club holds its presentation evening tonight (Friday) at the clubhouse at its Regency Road headquarters at 7.30pm. more...
MALVERN Town Reserves met a committed Feckenham Reserves side in the Evesham Hospital Cup final on a mild evening at Common Road. more...
MALVERN RFC play their final Midlands West Two league game tomorrow (Saturday) when they visit Stoke (3.00). more...
MALVERN Town extended their lead at the top of the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division table to five points, following this comfortable victory at their Willenhall-based hosts on Saturday. more...
INJURY and illness have decimated Worcester City's squad ahead of tomorrow's crunch clash with Eastbourne Borough at St George's Lane (3pm). more...
IT doesn't have to be pretty but victory is essential tomorrow to ensure Worcester City's season doesn't fade away. more...
STEVE Rhodes and Andy Bichel both hit centuries on the opening day of Worcestershire's two-day friendly against Essex at Chelmsford. more...
SATURDAY more...
MALVERN RFC more...
MEMBERS of Malvern Hills Gymnastic Club took part in the National development grades with 100 per cent success. Eleanor Shovlin passed grade five and came first on vault and fifth overall. more...
MALVERN RFC play their final Midlands West Two league game tomorrow (Saturday) when they visit Stoke (3.00). more...
EASTER Sunday saw a good turnout at Arden Sailing Club for the traditional egg races. more...
WELLAND racing driver Dave Nixon made a great start to the season when he took first place in the Rover Tomcat race at Mallory Park at the weekend. more...
THE inaugural Worcestershire Golf Club's captain's tournament, postponed from a few weeks ago when the course was covered in snow, took place in glorious spring weather. more...
THE final of the Malvern Table Tennis League's secondary handicap competition will bring together YMCA Magpies, in their first final since 1999, and Crackpots E, from the lower end of division two. more...
DAVE Dickerson, riding a private time trial as a guest of the Velo Club Sevale, won last Thursday's 5.5m event on the Hanley Swan course with a time of 13.06. more...
YMCA Vulcans faint hopes of earning promotion from Division Two of the Brewin Dolphin Securities sponsored Malvern Table Tennis League finally ended when they drew with fourth placed Poolbrook Juniors. more...
STEVE Pope faces another nervous afternoon on the sidelines tomorrow when his Bromsgrove Rovers side entertain struggling Cinderford Town (3pm). more...
TONY James is resigned to Chester City clinching the title but insists Hereford United must keep going to maintain momentum for the play-offs. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers director of football Jan Molby has hinted that he will field an unchanged line-up for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three trip to Cambridge United. more...
IT doesn't have to be pretty but victory is essential tomorrow to ensure Worcester City's season doesn't fade away. more...
THE Australian Rugby Union has admitted fly-half Stephen Larkham will find it "difficult" to turn down a reported £1m offer from Worcester. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers director of football Jan Molby has been handed a four-match touchline ban by an FA tribunal. He has also been fined £1,500. more...
STEVE Rhodes and Andy Bichel both hit centuries on the opening day of Worcestershire's two-day friendly against Essex at Chelmsford. more...
INJURY and illness have decimated Worcester City's squad ahead of tomorrow's crunch clash with Eastbourne Borough at St George's Lane (3pm). more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers director of football Jan Molby has been handed a four-match touchline ban by an FA tribunal. He has also been fined £1,500. more...
THE Malvern Referees Society will be holding their last meeting of the season this Sunday (April 18) at the Civil Service Sports Club commencing at 7.30pm. more...
THE Mercian Festival Junior Football League are holding five mini soccer finals at Malvern Town FC on Sunday, April 25. more...
MALVERN TOWN WANDERERS U14s 6, more...
POWICK travelled to Coppertops for the third time for this Worcester League Division One league match as the previous two had been called off. more...
THE only division one game of the Easter weekend saw the destiny of the Soccer Site Malvern League title decided when Bishops Frome visited Morgan Aero 8 and gained the required victory to see them retain the title they won as Green Dragon last season. more...
TOMORROW (Saturday) Malvern Rangers, sponsored by Strikes, travel to play Chaddesley Corbett for a West Midlands Division One South fixture, kick off 2.45pm, players to meet Brooklyn Motors 12.30pm, The Oak Apple 12.45pm. more...
FIXTURES more...
YOUNGSTERS at the Rugby Future Easter holiday camp at Spring Lane were treated to some tips from England World Cup hero Martin Corry. more...
MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) more...
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