Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | January
A NUMBER of informative workshops on how to make a business grow are being offered free to firms in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. more...
SMALL businesses in the Worcester area will have access to a new source of financial support and service, following the appointment of a new business manager by the Bank of Scotland. more...
TENANTS of the not-for-profit body managing Worcester's social housing could benefit if the group saves millions of pounds by becoming a registered charity. more...
HOLT Heath-based Hampton Garden Buildings have won a top award as local people rushed to buy new garages during December. more...
DIVORCING couples in Worcester will soon be able to benefit from a unique service - thanks to a city law firm. more...
HOUSEHOLDERS in a Worcester road joined forces to organise a jumble sale and raise more than £1,000 for the victims of the Asian tsunami. more...
JIM Evans (Letters, Monday, January 17) seems to delight that deep offence caused to Christians by Jerry Springer - The Opera. more...
ANDY Roberts (Letters, Thursday, January 13) defended the Conservative party's record on youth provision in Worcester. more...
I AGREE with Conservative County Councillor Mary Drinkwater (Evening News, Saturday, January 15) that the cuts to basic local services proposed by the Conservative-controlled city council will be "impossible to reverse." more...
AT my age, I regard my phone as my lifeline. Nevertheless, I use common sense. I am not an irresponsibly prolific phone user. more...
AS to my being Sultan Cowley, John Norwood, I've been writing to my best friend Christine for nearly 20 years now, yet I've never even hugged her once in all that time. Truly platonic, that's me. more...
TO those people so keen to jump to the defence of the BBC's showing of Jerry Springer - The Opera and who have openly severely criticised our MP, Peter Luff, for his condemnation of the broadcasting of this so-called "entertainment", I would like to make a few points. more...
JONATHON Porritt turned his attention to the Little Red Tractor at the recent Oxford Farming Conference, and pulled no punches, calling it a "bog standard baseline". Jonathon is chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission and an important Government adviser is this field. more...
WHILE thousands of music fans came together for a massive concert to raise funds for the Asian tsunami appeal on Saturday, Worcestershire residents continued to do their bit as well. more...
THE Trading Standards Institute is urging concerned holidaymakers due to jet off to areas affected by the Asian tsunami to seek advice before deciding whether to travel. more...
AN artist suffering from a form of autism has launched his first exhibition - and his mentor hopes it could lead to bigger things. more...
PROVIDING bed and breakfast for garden birds is the latest idea from Severn Trent Water for helping them survive the winter. more...
PEOPLE who have celebrated their birthday this month and don't know what to do with their cards are being asked to donate them to a green charity. more...
SCORES of disabled people and their parents and carers turned up to an event in Worcester to find out how they can have more control over their care. more...
FIREFIGHTERS from across Worcestershire and Herefordshire battled throughout the weekend to contain a blaze at cider-making giant HP Bulmer. more...
PETER Luff has secured Parliamentary time to press ministers about "awful" rail services in Worcestershire. more...
THE NEW Acorns hospice, set to open in Worcester to help life-limited children, is desperately trying to recruit more than 100 volunteers to help run it. more...
WYRE Forest MP Dr Richard Taylor has been promoting exercise as a way of reducing the risk of cancer at the launch of a new landmark campaign. more...
VISUALLY-impaired students will be able to surf the net with ease for the first time thanks to ground-breaking new technology. more...
THE "drop-out culture" among Worcestershire's teenagers is being tackled thanks to a £1.8m grant to increase practical courses in schools and colleges. more...
PARENTS will be brought "in from the dark" during Worcestershire's special schools review after education leaders agreed to hold regular question-and-answer sessions. more...
MUSIC legend Elvis Costello is creating an opera based on fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen's unrequited love for a 19th Century opera singer who lived in Malvern. more...
UNRULY professional footballers have been blamed for a rise in bad behaviour at boys' matches in Worcester over the last week. more...
A SWAN who had to be rescued by firefighters on the River Severn in Worcester may not win its battle for life, bird lovers fear. more...
A LONE woman working at a Worcester petrol station was held up at knifepoint yesterday. more...
A HEADTEACHER who is to be personally praised by Tony Blair will use the face-to-face meeting to demand his school gets a multi-million pound revamp and specialist status. more...
LAST week, the bad behaviour of a few wealthy Premiership stars was blamed for the abandonment of a Worcester under-14s football match - just a few days after an under-16s match was scrapped for the same reason. more...
THE owner of a Jack Russell terrier, missing since January 10, is offering a cash reward for her safe return - alive. more...
CHARLOTTE Musgrave will soon be hotfooting it to Cambridge where she has just been offered a place at university to study the somewhat unusual subject for a dancer - engineering. more...
PEOPLE in Worcestershire are being invited to enjoy the great outdoors and take part in a walk in aid of a national breast cancer charity. more...
A SCHOOL and pottery have joined forces to offer youngsters a day of artistic fun in aid of charity. more...
KEEN hikers in Worcestershire and Herefordshire are being offered the chance to take part in a breathtaking trek to the base camp of the world's highest mountain. more...
A NATIONAL cancer charity is appealing to keen runners to get on their jogging shoes and help make a fund-raising race in Worcester a great success. more...
ARTS and crafts people in Worcestershire are once again being urged to prove the county is a cultural hotspot by entering the Skills on Show event in July. more...
THE Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is to hold a talk about the fallow deer of the Mortimer Forest, in Shropshire. more...
SPORTS presenter Gary Newbon will be the quiz-master for a charity quiz at the Farmers Arms in Kempsey near Worcester next month. more...
A NAME change could be on the cards for Malvern Hills District Council as part of plans to ensure the area's chiefs improve communications with residents. more...
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HANLEY Castle High School's U14s rugby side reached the final of the County Cup with a 12-7 home victory over Oldswinford Hospital School. more...
A SCRAPPY affair, with four goals and three sendings-off, saw a below-par Malvern edge three points on Saturday. more...
A LAST-gasp conversion from the boot of Malvern's Steve Ott brought the curtain down on a fast and furious game of cup rugby at Spring Lane on Saturday. more...
TOWN made it four wins on the trot on Tuesday night and moved up to third in the table. more...
STUART Watkiss is ready to take transfer market gambles in order to haul Kidderminster Harriers out of the Coca-Cola League Two relegation mire. more...
JOHN Brain has reacted to speculation linking Clive Stuart-Smith away from Sixways by handing him an `A' team chance. more...
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WOMBATS extended their lead at the top of division two of the Malvern Table Tennis League with a victory over the third-placed Poolbrook Juniors. more...
MALVERN Chess Club made a winning start in its bid to become the first team to retain the Worcester and District League knock-out cup. more...
COLWALL WHC had a dream start with virtually their first attack, Nicky Glover scoring after an interchange with Coral Handley. more...
Ledbury Rugby Club is preparing for the biggest and most ambitious international tour in its history, on behalf of underprivileged Chilean children. more...
VELO Club Sevale held its annual Reliability Ride on Sunday. more...
TWO goals by Richard Ball revived Evesham United's promotion hopes after a 3-1 victory against Burnham at Common Road. more...
TWO goals in the last five minutes from debutant Richard Burgess saw Stourport Swifts grab a dramatic 2-1 win over Bedworth United in Southern League Division One West. more...
FORWARD Leon Mitchell limped off injured as striker-less Bromsgrove Rovers' promotion aspirations in the Southern League Division One West were stalled. more...
PERSHORE Rugby Club suffered a cruel 20-17 defeat at Old Leamingtonians. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club remain in the Midlands Two (West) promotion hunt following a dazzling 36-7 revenge victory at home to Stafford. more...
STUART Watkiss is ready to take transfer market gambles in order to haul Kidderminster Harriers out of the Coca-Cola League Two relegation mire. more...
JOHN Brain has reacted to speculation linking Clive Stuart-Smith away from Sixways by handing him an `A' team chance. more...
WORCESTER City chairman Dave Boddy revealed that applications have poured in for the club's vacant managerial post since John Barton brought his five-year reign to an end. more...
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Malvern United sported a new kit at their recent game thanks to the Football Foundation, the UK's largest sports charity. more...
AS the scoreline suggests, there was plenty of goal-mouth action at Victoria Park on Sunday. more...
WEST Malvern were forced to reshuffle for Saturday's Phipps Cup match, with work commitments forcing out keeper Matty Powell, Dougie Hawes unavailable and Graeme Maclennan injured. more...
MALVERN Ladies remain unbeaten in the Kidderminster and District women's league with this hard-fought 2-0 win away at Hereford. more...
BELMONT Keys produced the performance of the day as several Soccer Site Malvern League teams faced ties in cup competitions. more...
BISHOPS Frome survived a searching examination at the hands of Talbot Head on Sunday to take their place at the head of the Soccer Site Malvern League division one. more...
RANGERS got off to a great start as they attempted to remove the Evesham Hospital Cup holders from the competition at Victoria Park on Saturday. more...
WORCESTER City chairman Dave Boddy revealed that applications have poured in for the club's vacant managerial post since John Barton brought his five-year reign to an end. more...
THIS game could be a turning point for Upton's Second XV this season, after a string of disappointing results. more...
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