Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | January
BUSINESS leaders have called for interest rates not to rise this week at the same time as a leading High Street bank revealed consumers fear they will do just that. more...
BUSINESS-owners in the two counties are being offered free expert advice to help their company thrive. more...
A NEW group that represents the area's furniture industry is being launched later this month. more...
ONE of the leading lights in the red meat industry is to be the guest speaker at an open meeting of livestock producers in Herefordshire. more...
BIG questions for many business owners are "what is good customer service and how do you get it", and "once you have it, how do you keep it?". more...
NORTHERN Foods, which owns the doomed Evesham Foods factory, has revealed it expects full year profits to be £6m lower than the previous 12 months. more...
NOW that Christmas is over and a New Year has begun, is it too much to hope that Labour politicians such as County Councillor Dan Wicksteed will resolve to be more sensible in their attitude to religious faith from now on? more...
I FEEL that your readers should be told the real reason for the current Defence Review, which will seen the end of tried and proven regiments such as the Worcesters and the Glorious Gloucesters. more...
WE face a European Constitution to be enforced over the British Constitution. more...
THE European Commission has recently put before the European Parliament a proposal that will sicken the animal-loving people of Britain. more...
LAST month, the Evening News ran an article saying that Worcester was a "Godless place". more...
THE Labour Party must be extremely worried if their recent actions are anything to go by. more...
TO M Clift - I cope quite adequately on £105.76 a week. more...
I'VE just used the Perdiswell park-and-ride for the fourth time in a week. It's brilliant - I haven't waited for more than a minute for a bus. more...
HOW sparks could now fly! Since time immemorial, red has meant danger, and in electrical terms the red lead has always been the "live" wire with black the neutral wire. more...
RUTH Kelly's first speech as Education Secretary could hardly have been more appropriate to Worcestershire if the local education authority had written it for her. more...
THE Salvation Army band in Worcester has raised £1,000 for survivors of the Asian Tsunami disaster. more...
VICTIMS in tsunami-stricken areas are set to receive a helping hand through the recycling of old mobile phones and printer cartridges. more...
A TENBURY Wells couple who lived through the Twin Towers attacks and last October's earthquakes in Japan have again miraculously escaped with their lives - this time from the Asian tsunami. more...
A HOT coffee and freshly baked cakes drew the crowds in at an event to raise money for the victims of the Asian tsunami. more...
FIREMEN from Worcester raised cash for tsunami victims with a charity car wash in Homebase car park, off Tybridge Street, at the weekend. more...
RESIDENTS of the YMCA in Worcester aren't about to let the lack of high-pressure fire-dousing equipment stop them joining the fire brigade in cleaning cars in aid of tsunami victims. more...
Indonesian officials today said they were worried about the possibility of accidents at over-stretched airports receiving aid for tsunami victims, and had opened another one to ease the congestion. more...
A Live Aid-style concert to raise money for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster has sold out within three days. more...
WILDLIFE experts in Worcestershire are hoping increased legal protection will help reverse the fortunes of the endangered water vole. more...
CHILDREN over-using mobiles could be damaging their health through prolonged exposure to radiation from the handsets. more...
HERITAGE chiefs in Worcester have said changes in the way the Government controls Lottery funds, resulting in decreases in grants, would be a blow for the city. more...
NEW laws coming into force next month that may allow pubs to stay open all night have been slammed by a Worcester licensing chief. more...
A GROUND-breaking scheme encouraging parents to become more involved in education in Worcestershire has been given the go-ahead. more...
DEVASTATED mental health sufferers may have to return hospital after a county council U-turn has seen their club close. more...
THE distraught mother of a Worcester man who has now been missing for seven weeks said he disappeared after receiving an answerphone message from his girlfriend telling him their five-year relationship was over. more...
A PORCUPINE is the latest prickly problem for county rescue workers more used to caring for hedgehogs. more...
POLICE are appealing for information after a man was hospitalised for treatment to a serious hand injury following a late-night assault. more...
PROPOSED new powers for councils to close off alleyways which are a magnet for anti-social behaviour have been welcomed by Worcester MP Mike Foster. more...
A TERRIFIED woman foiled a gunman on her back doorstep. more...
ONE in six adults at any one time has a mental health problem - as many as nine million are affected in the UK today. more...
TWO women are hoping to raise a ``fair-old'' amount of cash by cycling along the Nile to raise money for research into medical conditions affecting females. more...
A SECOND bout of stormy weather, with winds reaching 80mph is expected to buffet the county tonight. more...
THREE sets of temporary traffic lights are due to be put up in Worcester later this month. more...
FANS of the TV show Strictly Come Dancing can now learn to perform like their heroes even if they do not have a partner. more...
NIMBLE fingered Droitwich residents are invited to the first session of a new matchstick building club on Thursday. more...
THE people of Droitwich should be given a flavour of the plans for the town's new health centre, according to town councillors. more...
A TRIO of budding politicians from Droitwich has been chosen to help make a difference by becoming part of a new youth cabinet. more...
THE cost of letting youngsters run riot in a village near Worcester could be much greater than the cost of running a sports field and pavilion. more...
PEOPLE visiting a Worcester store this weekend can find out how to help wildlife. more...
A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER who was born while Queen Victoria was on the throne is celebrating her 107th birthday today. more...
NEW Aggborough hero Blair Sturrock has reassured Kidderminster Harriers fans: "Every player thinks we will get out of trouble". more...
WORCESTER will not be entering the bidding war for Mike Tindall. more...
WORCESTER Rugby Club's teenage fly-half Alice Richardson couldn't quite lead England's academy side to victory in Dublin. more...
WORCESTER Rugby Club's teenage fly-half Alice Richardson couldn't quite lead England's academy side to victory in Dublin. more...
MALVERN Town put their promotion credentials on the line tonight as they prepare for one of their biggest matches of the season. more...
STOURPORT Swifts chairman Chris Reynolds believes a victory at Cinderford Town tonight could inspire a late surge for a play-off spot in Southern League Division One West (7.45). more...
HEREFORD United return to Burton Albion and the scene of Saturday's horror show tonight hoping to progress in the third round of the GLS Cup (7.45). more...
GOALKEEPER Danny McDonnell be-lieves Worcester City owe their supporters an improved performance in Saturday's FA Trophy third round clash at holders Hednesford Town. more...
NEW Aggborough hero Blair Sturrock has reassured Kidderminster Harriers fans: "Every player thinks we will get out of trouble". more...
WORCESTER badminton ace Simon Archer has his sights on a stunning 2005 after winning back-to-back European events with partner Anthony Clark. more...
WORCESTER will not be entering the bidding war for Mike Tindall. more...
SIX points out of a possible 18 in the past month is hardly promotion form and the manner of Monday's 1-0 defeat at Sutton Coldfield leaves Dave Busst with plenty to ponder, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
GOALKEEPER Danny McDonnell be-lieves Worcester City owe their supporters an improved performance in Saturday's FA Trophy third round clash at holders Hednesford Town. more...
AT home, in pubs and during work, Worcester City supporters will all be debating what went wrong at St George's Lane on Saturday. more...
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