Worcestershire | Archive | 2004 | April
NSPCC Pershore and Evesham Group: Mrs N Clarke, The Old Off-Licence,Peopleton WR10 2EE. (01905 841672). more...
A SMALL producer of herb jellies could find herself catapulted into the big league if her company wins a major national award. more...
STARTING a new business can be a legal minefield but now help is at hand. more...
Long-term sickness absence is on the increase and many firms feel ill equipped to help people return to work, according to a new report today. more...
Economic growth in the UK will soon return to levels not seen since the late 1990s, an influential forecasting group claimed today. more...
IN years gone by, horse-drawn drays used to trundle past the little building at Home Farm, Eastnor, piled high with sweet smelling summer hay. more...
ALTHOUGH he never won it, good old Hooray Henry II was one of the most popular horses to tackle the epic Badminton Horse Trials, especially on cross-country day. more...
MEMBERS of Worcestershire Grassland Society took the opportunity of seeing the supreme quality dairy cattle in the MOET herd at Reaseheath College, near Nantwich, recently. more...
READING James Slack's column (Evening News, Saturday, April 10) I was interested in seeing the reference to Worcester MP Mike Foster. more...
COUNCILLOR Tom Wareing (You Say, Saturday, April 17) appears unable to string a coherent argument together. more...
WE seem to be in danger of forgetting what was supposed to be the main object of the Iraq war - the apprehension of Osama bin Laden. more...
WITH reference to N Taylor's letter (You Say, Tuesday, April 13) referring to the Perdiswell park-and-ride losses of £250,000 a year, I am concerned, as a ratepayer, by the missed opportunity to obtain revenue from the park-and-ride system. more...
THORNTON House School is only one of three schools affected by the plans to change special school provision in Worcester. more...
BACK in the 1950s, when most houses had yet to contain a television set, it was not unusual for those in possession of a new-fangled goggle box to share a night's viewing with a neighbour. more...
WORCESTER, like many other communities up and down the country, faces a number of challenges in the years ahead. more...
A POPULAR Worcester fishmonger has retired from Angel Place market, although there would always be a "plaice" for him there joked a customer. more...
RESIDENTS in a Worcestershire village will be surfing the internet a whole lot faster after hitting their target to receive broadband. more...
A RETIRED forklift truck driver from Droitwich is to return to education nearly 60 years after leaving school, thanks to a pioneering project. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S political bigwigs will experience life at the the sharp end when they spend time working alongside front-line staff. more...
A MAN has been charged with assaulting a police officer. more...
A man is due to appear at Worcester Magistrates Court on Thursday, April 29, charged with threatening to kill his partner. more...
A MOTORCYCLIST has died in hospital following a road accident on the Inkberrow to Kington road yesterday. more...
STOURPORT Civic Society has praised the standard of entries in its competition for projects, which contribute to the quality of the townscape. more...
THE FAITHFUL city came alive yesterday as more than 600 Scouts marched through its centre to celebrate St George's Day. more...
A FORMER magistrate who helped to serve on a number of Worcestershire voluntary groups has died aged 90. more...
AN 11-year-old schoolboy who found drug-taking equipment in a nature reserve has been praised for his public spirit for reporting his find. more...
MORE than 40 events will take place around the county in celebration of the 17th Worcestershire Wildlife Week. more...
TWO women and a man have been charged with manslaughter after a woman died in a boating incident in Stourport-on-Severn last year. more...
TWO talented Worcester artists are breaking out the bubbly to celebrate an exhibition of their work opening in America. more...
THE Faithful City will come alive in a colourful display of breathtaking acrobatics and amazing feats as the Chinese State Circus rolls into town tomorrow. more...
A PHOTOGRAPH of a 35-year-old Worcester man who has been missing for more than six weeks has been released by police. more...
LEADING arts groups in Worcester believe a full-time administrator must be hired to enhance the city's cultural reputation. more...
WITH a change in the winds comes a change of luck for intrepid Worcester rower Richard Wood, who expects to complete his mammoth Atlantic crossing this week. more...
CECIL Duckworth vowed to bring the Premiership trophy back to Worcester as the Faithful City paid tribute to its Warriors. more...
Pre-season friendlies more...
ANDY Keast admitted that Worcester lacked their normal buzz but still had enough to draw the Bees' sting in a 49-31 win over Birmingham/Solihull. more...
SATURDAY more...
Saturday, April 24/04 - CITY had a dose of their own medicine rammed down their throat by Grantham Town - and it proved a bitter pill to swallow for manager John Barton. more...
MATTHEW Walker, with his 11th first-class century, and Michael Carberry, picking up his second Championship 100 this season, brought about an unlikely Kent victory by five wickets against Worcestershire at Canterbury. more...
MATTHEW Walker, with his 11th first-class century, and Michael Carberry, picking up his second Championship 100 this season, brought about an unlikely Kent victory by five wickets against Worcestershire at Canterbury. more...
Saturday, April 24, 2004 more...
JAI Stanley is confident Worcester City can overturn Sutton Coldfield's 2-1 first leg advantage and lift the Worcestershire Senior Cup at St George's Lane tonight (7.45). more...
Saturday, April 24, 2004 more...
Ledbury-based jockey Julian Pritchard has had a disappointing season by his high standards with a broken shoulder also slowing him down. more...
MALVERN Town's West Midlands Premier Division title hopes received a potentially terminal setback when they lost 3-2 at home to Tipton Town. more...
STOURPORT Swifts rounded off their away programme in the Dr Martens Western Division with a 1-1 draw at Yate Town. more...
A GOAL in the dying seconds sentenced Bromsgrove Rovers to a 4-3 defeat at Mangotsfield United in their final Dr Martens Western Division game of the season. more...
ANDY Keast admitted that Worcester lacked their normal buzz but still had enough to draw the Bees' sting in a 49-31 win over Birmingham/Solihull. more...
MATTHEW Walker, with his 11th first-class century, and Michael Carberry, picking up his second Championship 100 this season, brought about an unlikely Kent victory by five wickets against Worcestershire at Canterbury. more...
HEREFORD'S David Park was pleased to finish second in the Canaries Open in Fuerteventura despite failing to hold on to his one-shot overnight lead. more...
JAI Stanley is confident Worcester City can overturn Sutton Coldfield's 2-1 first leg advantage and lift the Worcestershire Senior Cup at St George's Lane tonight (7.45). more...
The raw teenage striker forced his way into Premiership Wolves set-up in season 2003/04 with three cup substitute appearances. more...
Eight goals in West Brom's reserve team caught the eye of Harriers director of football Jan Molby who signed Brown on a month's loan in March 2004. more...
Christiansen's signing was another major coup for Harriers director of football Jan Molby in January 2004. more...
The Birmingham-born front man was once known as the Flying Postman from his non-league days at Cradley Town. more...
Director of football Jan Molby caused a stir by recruiting former captain Yates to help in Harriers' battle against relegation in February 2004. more...
Once capped by England U-20s and also in the national youth sides, the Birmingham-born midfielder has had a turbulent 2003-04 season. more...
Jenkins moved on to pastures new in December 2003 on an 18-month contract after 181 games over more than seven seasons at Swansea. more...
Parrish has enjoyed three promotions before from Division Three, twice with Northampton Town and once with Chesterfield. more...
The young centre-half made the substitutes bench for the first time in the Football League at home to Huddersfield on April 12, 2004, but did not feature. more...
The defender joined Harriers for a second spell in March 2004, signing a contract until the end of the season. more...
The giant Senegal-born defender returned to Aggborough on a non-contract basis in February 2004 after training with the club for a few weeks. more...
The uncompromising defender was Ian Britton's last signing before the manager was sacked in October 2003 and cost Harriers a four-figure fee. more...
The versatile Gadsby was Ian Britton's first signing after the 2002/03 season, agreeing a one-year contract at Aggborough. more...
Versatile Hinton began his career at right-back before reverting to a centre-half role during the Conference championship-winning season. more...
Stepped onto the bench after the release of Brendan Murphy and was needed to make two substitute appearances in season 2001/02, including a league debut at Luton. more...
FIXTURES more...
Saturday, April 24, 2004 more...
Pre-season friendlies more...
MANAGER Dave Titterton seems to have steadied the ship just in time as Stourport Swifts proved hard to beat again in a 1-1 draw at Yate Town. more...
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