Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | January
WORCESTER car dealer Robert Stern BMW is hoping to increase its annual turnover by more than £11m after opening a new state-of-the-art showroom. more...
GETME Ltd, a Worcester software development company, has helped one of the world's largest carpet manufacturers to walk into the 21st Century. more...
MANY small retailers remain confused about who is liable in the event of the fraudulent use of the new chip and PIN credit cards, according to the Federation of Small Businesses. more...
FOURTEEN local businesswomen have benefited from a Women in Rural Enterprise (WiRE), interactive PR workshop in Pershore. more...
A CHILDREN'S charity has benefited from the opening of a new office by a Worcester-based estate agent. more...
SOLICITOR Robert Capper has been promoted to the position of equity partner at Worcester law firm Harrison Clark. more...
ANDREW Grant Commercial estate agents in Worcester has appointed Edward Parkes as its new manager. more...
Sophie Goodwin, who is based in the Pershore office, of Crowther Beard Chartered Accountants, has passed the professional stage of her examinations. more...
IT'S not often you'll find hunting people have a kind word for Worcester's MP Michael Foster, so you want to take Dennis Downing's remark not only with a pinch of salt, but probably a whole lakeful. more...
AS the General Election looms ever larger, MPs and Parliamentary candidates in marginal seats will be bidding for support from their party's big guns. more...
PETER Luff took heart this week when Jerry Springer weighed in to the debate about the controversial opera based on his TV programme. more...
MIKE Foster noted with interest Peter Luff's invitation for Wychavon Liberal Democrats to share with him the results of their market research. more...
IT'S a sure sign the farming year has begun when the first lambs arrive and they're doing well at Bosworth Farm, Madresfield, with its picturesque backdrop of the Malvern Hills. more...
THE battle to be crowned Mr and Miss YFC is always a tough one and this year proved no exception. more...
CLEARING out old boxes always brings forth a few surprises as I discovered when I found my battered old copy of the Observer's Book of Horses and Ponies, circa the 1960s, which cost me seven shillings and six pence. more...
IN response to Andrew Watson (Letters, Thursday, January 20) we agree with him that real term spending on education is at "a record high". more...
IN all the years I worked at the Guildhall, I never remember encountering a ghost. Had I done so I would probably have dismissed it as some freak in fancy dress; in those days I was pre-occupied with reducing rent arrears and placating pompous politicians. more...
M SWIERS' remarks about ritual circumcision being another form of child abuse (Letters, Saturday, January 22) are ill-informed and vague. more...
WILL D E Margrett (Letters, Saturday, January 22) please explain how ID cards will protect us? more...
FARMERS keen to understand more about the new world of CAP reform were drawn to the recent NFU Pershore Conference. more...
SCHOOL children, politicians and members of the public will all be tucking into succulent breakfasts this week as the NFU joins forces with other organisations to promote its Farmhouse Breakfast Week. more...
THE owner of a hairdressing salon in Kempsey says she wants parents of children who are vandalising her shop to think about their actions. more...
TWENTY years ago, most people in Worcester knew little about Huntingdon Hall and even less about Chris Jaeger. more...
THE race to win Worcestershire Village of the Year 2005 has begun - and this year there's an extra incentive to win. more...
DROITWICH residents are invited to a meeting tomorrow to hear the fate of the town's Lido. more...
TRAFFIC congestion and dangerous parking look set to be stopped in one area of Droitwich streets after months of monitoring. more...
OWNERS of Indian restaurants in Worcestershire have warned they are under threat of closure because they are finding it difficult to recruit staff from the sub-continent. more...
STATE-of-the-art car radars which warn drivers that they are approaching a speed trap have become the latest "must steal" target for opportunist criminals, say South Worcestershire Police. more...
WILDLIFE enthusiasts from across Worcestershire took part in what the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds hope was a record bird-watching survey. more...
A MAN rescued from a fire at his Warndon flat claims he nearly died because a housing association did not replace a faulty smoke detector. more...
A GROUP of youngsters survived a 30ft drop down an embankment when their saloon car veered off the M5. more...
EXPERTS have recommended four new areas of Worcester should be protected with temporary flood barriers, like those along Hylton Road. more...
FOX-HUNTERS in Worcestershire say they will be out with hounds the day after the hunt ban comes into force to show the Government they "will not go away". more...
THE remarkable efforts of a Worcester headteacher who helped transform one of the most notorious schools in the country were celebrated in a TV drama last night. more...
TEN couples whose wedding dreams were thrown into jeopardy when Worcester city councillors voted to scrap the venue they had already booked are waiting with baited breath to see if the decision will be reversed. more...
FEARS are growing that SAS personnel based in Hereford were among those killed in an air force plane crash in Iraq. more...
A RELIGIOUS studies teacher who claims she was bullied and harassed by staff over six years is taking her school to an employment tribunal. more...
IT is somewhat ironic that South Worcestershire Police are warning drivers about the theft of radar-detection equipment from cars. more...
A RISE in mumps cases throughout the Worcester area has approached epidemic proportions. more...
TENBURY Swimming Club wants more people to take the plunge and help keep it open. more...
A DETERMINED young mother masterminding a campaign to see Wyre Forest Birth Centre reopened says she has been "overwhelmed" by support. more...
LOVESTRUCK Worcester folk have been leaving love messages while raising money for people with life-threatening heart conditions. more...
AN animal shelter is desperate for extra funding after hefty vets' bills drained the coffers over Christmas. more...
ROY Middleton experienced mixed emotions when he left his post as organist and choirmaster at St Clement's Church, in St John's, Worcester, after more than 20 years. more...
BUSINESSMAN Cecil Duckworth has spoken of his delight at being named Central's West Midlander of the Year. more...
HE could have been walking up and down The Belfry instead of Plantation Drive, but golf's loss is Warndon Villages' gain. more...
ON May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered and May 8 was declared VE Day, bringing to an end the European phase of the Second World War. more...
BBC MIDLANDS Today newscaster Nick Owen will be speaking at the annual council meeting of Worcestershire's Women's Institute in March. more...
STUDENTS from The King's School, Worcester, are due to perform at a fund-raising musical concert at St Clement's Church, in St John's, Worcester. more...
FARMERS in south Worcestershire are bracing themselves for an invasion of wild boar. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Kabir Ali grabbed his first two one-day international wickets in helping England to victory over South Africa in Johannesburg yesterday. more...
Saturday, January 29, 2005 more...
Saturday, January 29, 2005 more...
TIM Collier is expected to make Worcester's crunch clash with Leeds on Friday. more...
WORCESTER Wolves consolidated their play-off position by winning 64-56 at London Capitals, making it three wins in a row. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club maintained third spot in Midlands Two (West) after a 23-15 win at Newbold. more...
PERSHORE Rugby Club put in one of their worst performances of the season but still beat Hereford 20-12 at Piddle Park. more...
MALVERN Town put in a disappointing display and deserved to lose by more in a 3-0 home loss to Coalville Town. more...
STOURPORT Swifts could do nothing about Yate Town's play-off push as they lost 3-1 at Lodge Road in Southern League Division One West. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Kabir Ali grabbed his first two one-day international wickets in helping England to victory over South Africa in Johannesburg yesterday. more...
TIM Collier is expected to make Worcester's crunch clash with Leeds on Friday. more...
FOUR candidates are to be interviewed over the next two days for Worcester City's managerial post. more...
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FOUR candidates are to be interviewed over the next two days for Worcester City's managerial post. more...
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