Worcestershire | Archive | 2004 | July
A PIONEERING pensioner has proved it's never too late to learn after completing an Oxford University course at the age of 73. more...
AN elderly couple have died following a car crash on the Hanbury Road near Hanbury, Droitwich. more...
A WORCESTERSHIRE company is helping one of the most high-profile couples in the UK tie the knot - in front of eight million people! more...
THE chief executive of Marks & Spencer will today justify to shareholders the board's decision to reject a £9.1bn takeover bid. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER motorsport company is hoping the opening of its new headquarters will go with a vroom. more...
WORCESTER Rugby Club has appointed a former player to promote the game in the community. more...
A MORTGAGE broker was today due to open a new "one stop" shop in Worcester. more...
I SHOULD think butterflies across the world have felt a bit twitchy on the approach of Kenneth Squires these past 70 years. more...
TWO local riders are celebrating after their success in a tough equestrian competition. more...
LIFTING tons of Shropshire hillside into place on a Worcestershire meadow was never going to be easy. more...
THE first imports of Charollais sheep from France some decades ago excited interest in these somewhat bald white animals, with an excellent conformation, but giving a slightly delicate impression. more...
IT is shocking that Malvern Theatres are hosting a weapons system conference again this year despite the protest of last year. more...
While the Government was reassuring us of its commitment to a million persecuted and displaced people in Darfur in Sudan by providing £39m in aid, City fat cats were raking off four times that amount by refinancing PFI deals, according to The Observer newspaper. more...
In letters on Saturday, July 3 "If you say it often enough", by Peter Nielsen, the writer accuses Mr Arnott of being over the top and in need of the men in white coats for giving information to the ordinary man and women in the street. more...
All I can say in response to the article about Worcestershire County Hall closing the car boot sales, is that I hope they have some interesting ideas to attract people to the Country Park. more...
A RECENT report decided that there was a "North/South divide" in the country. Areas to the south of a certain line are supposed to be prosperous, whilst those to the north are said to be deprived. more...
WOULD any head of English liking the thought of introducing their sixth formers to the short stories of I B Singer - the centenary of whose birth is currently being celebrated on Radio 4, please telephone 01905 611116. more...
I AM far from healthy, but the reports on Prince Charles's latest life-saving ideas gave me amusement and food for thought. more...
YOUNGSTERS rehearsing for a show at Worcester's Swan Theatre were given some encouragement by one of radio's best-known actors. more...
The new Maize Maze at Top Barn Farm and Business Centre, near Worcester, will soon be open to the public. more...
CRAFTS, cookery, computers and live entertainment were just some of the exciting events at Skills on Show 2004. more...
STUDENTS at Elgar Technology College spent an active week exploring the Caribbean - without leaving the classroom. more...
LANDOWNERS and walkers across Worcestershire will be given guidance by the new Countryside Code, which is launched today. more...
POLICE in Evesham are trying to identify a vehicle that might have been used by bogus callers. more...
THOUSANDS of people lined the River Severn in Worcester to see scores of keen rowers battle it out in the city's annual Dragon Boat festival. more...
CONCERN is mounting for a mother-of-two who has been missing for more than three weeks. more...
THE mystery of the swans missing from a Worcester park has been solved by a wildlife charity - which found them safe and well on the River Severn. more...
SPORTSMEN and children joined together to take part in a one mile race to raise money for Sport Relief. more...
A PIONEERING pensioner has proved it's never too late to learn after completing an Oxford University course at the age of 73. more...
THUNDERBIRDS were go in Worcester yesterday as three FAB cars visited the city to promote this summer's blockbuster film. more...
IF planners fail to give the green light to proposals for a new £6m medical centre in Worcester patients may be forced to go without having a GP, health bosses have revealed. more...
AN elderly couple have died following a car crash on the Hanbury Road near Hanbury, Droitwich. more...
ANGRY disabled residents set to lose a valuable facility are to meet with a council boss to plead their cause. more...
HORRIFIED passengers said they were lucky to be alive after two wheels came off a coach travelling on a motorway in Worcestershire. more...
A COUPLE have returned from a gruelling 4,650 mile motorbike trip through every county in the UK to raise cash for a Worcester children's hospice. more...
A CHARITY in the process of building a new hospice in Worcester for children with life-limiting illnesses has been given a boost by a fund-raising event in the city. more...
HALFWAY down Worcester's Bath Road, the mind-shredding thought occurs. You know full well there's no need to worry, but, all the same, have you... is it just possible that... no it couldn't be. more...
AFTER months of campaigning - including a 1,500-signature Evening News Save our Surgeries petition - seven out of eight new GP surgeries for south Worcestershire were given the green light at the end of May. more...
SAFETY was the hot topic when Worcester fire station threw open its doors on Saturday. more...
TRAVELLERS who began building a hard surface for a caravan site on a field near Eckington without planning permission have met with residents to discuss the issue. more...
A FORMER bus conductor has been reunited by phone with an old friend she has not seen for 40 years, after appearing in the Evening News. more...
EGG and spoon races across the hallowed turf of Worcestershire County Cricket Club's ground, a school photograph and chatting with chums - it was just like the old days for former pupils of Worcester's pre-prep school Sunnyside, on Sunday. more...
CRASHES at an accident blackspot in Worcester have dropped dramatically after the completion of road improvements. more...
PROPELLER-heads and petrol-heads were out in force in Upton-upon-Severn at the weekend. more...
MORE than 5,000 people flocked to Evesham this weekend for one of the most spectacular events in the town's calendar. more...
THREE years ago today a long-awaited United Nations Conference finally convened at UN Headquarters in New York. It was, we all thought, finally going to sort out the primary problem of a planet which had too many wars, too much misery and too little hope. more...
TEAMS from a whole host of businesses and organisations were busy battling it out in the Faithful City yesterday at a It's a Knockout competition. more...
UNIVERSITY College Worcester is planning a range of summer camps to keep children entertained - as well give parents the chance to relax, during the school holidays. more...
BARNARDS Green Thirds visited Old Hill hoping to increase their lead at the top of the WCL table. more...
BARNARDS Green `Singles' cruised to a nine-wicket win over basement-side Alvechurch and Hopwood and moved into third place in the WCL Division Five. more...
MALVERN Seconds travelled to league leaders Alvechurch on Saturday expecting a tough match. more...
AFTER a fine sequence of victories Hanley and Upton were looking to consolidate their third place in the Crusader Worcestershire County League Division Four. more...
THE gulf in league position before the start of this match was not reflected in the margin of victory that Colwall achieved after recovering from a seemingly precarious position. more...
ON a damp green top at Avoncroft, Dick Brown's delight at winning the toss and inserting the home side was short-lived in this WCL Division Three Second XI fixture. more...
THE draw for the first two qualifying rounds of the FA Vase have been made and Malvern Town will visit Midlands Combination outfit West Midlands Police with the winners facing a trip to West Midlands League Premier Division side Heath Hayes. more...
LEADERS Barnards Green entertained Avoncroft at North End Lane on Saturday in the Worcestershire County League Division Three. more...
DEFEATED finalists Malvern RFC have been drawn at home against Newport in the first round of the North Midlands Cup. more...
MALVERN Town have begun their preparations for their upcoming first ever season in the Travel Factory Midlands Football Alliance. more...
ONE of Malvern Rugby Club's life members, who turned out for the club in the 1930s, died on Sunday. more...
BARNARDS Green's bid to become the first ever Division Three side to lift the Crusader Worcestershire County League Knock-out Trophy ended in brave failure this week. more...
MALVERN suffered an agonising one run defeat against Alvechurch on Saturday in this WCL Division Two fixture, despite a spirited lower order fight back. more...
LORDS of the Ring frisbee team travelled to Edinburgh to play in Open Tour 4 after battling through varying weather conditions and took part in well fought and spirited matches. more...
IN the County League Division One, Malvern Chess Club played at home against St John's and had a good win 4-2. more...
MEMBERS of Arden Sailing Club (Defford) were competing in the Pursuit series and the Strensham Series last weekend. more...
AT the annual general meeting of the Malvern Table Tennis League, the members heard about a successful past season not only within the league's own activities, but also success within the county. more...
BRIAN Boswell was the fastest Velo Club Sevale rider in their 10-mile club championship time trial held on the Chance Lane course last Thursday. more...
THE third round of the national 0800 Reverse All Terrain Boarding Championship 2004 was held at `Out to Grass', Cradley, last weekend. more...
IN the second round of the Worcestershire Golf Club's Ted Evans Centenary Cup, the winners in all three divisions returned scores better than par. more...
IT was a David and Goliath situation for swimmers from Ledbury and District ASC when they competed against the best teams in the county at Worcester in the annual Inter Club Relay Gala. more...
MALVERN Rangers have secured new main sponsors for the forthcoming season, The Cross Keys, and it is to be hoped that this, coinciding with Rangers being placed in the newly formed West Midland League Division Two, will be the dawning of a new era for the club. more...
THE Malvern United Angling Association's stretch of the Avon at Birlingham continued its good form when members fished for the Club Cup last Sunday. more...
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