Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | January
A "CRUDE and explicit" West End play is too vulgar for the BBC and should be pulled from the air, says MP Peter Luff. more...
THE housing market in Worcester remains active and is making a promising start in 2005, according to latest figures. more...
THE achievements of five employees were celebrated at PC World in Tybridge Street, Worcester. more...
EMPLOYERS will have to reduce benefits for workers still left in final salary pension schemes, a new report warned today. more...
WENDY Hands (You Say, Friday, December 17) is rightly concerned about our membership of the European Union. more...
CENTRAL Lincoln had a university dropped on it under a decade ago. more...
LIKE other old chaps who write to this admirable organ, my memories tend to be triggered off by features, articles and letters. more...
I TAKE exception being called a lemming by George Cowley. more...
BUSES are a misunderstood concept, says the council. more...
BEFORE county councillors vote to concrete over more countryside to the west of Worcester for the Northern Bypass, could they ask for some "hard" evidence about the long-term effects of new roads? more...
COUNCILLOR Martin Clarke raises an important issue with his recent letter on prayer. God in the person of Our Lord Jesus Christ gave excellent advice on how to pray in the prayer that came to be known as The Lord's Prayer. more...
THE media seems to need to "pigeon-hole" minor political parties. more...
THIS year the British Red Cross has been able to make a real difference to the lives of people in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire, thanks to your readers' help. more...
WHAT an excellent letter from David F Smith (You Say, Saturday, December 18) on park-and- ride. I noticed on TV how Coventry, Telford and Merry Hill all enticed visitors with plentiful parking. more...
THE Battle of Hastings is back on the blackboard after the Government made an unexpected call for the return of dates, timelines and chronologies in history. more...
WHEN Andrew Lloyd Webber called for churches and their works of art to be made more accessible to the public earlier this year, a group of parishioners took the composer's words to heart. more...
TRIBUTES have been made following the death of the "father" of Bromyard and founder of the town's gala, John Wilkins. more...
A BT engineer from Worcester has been awarded £250 to contribute towards a new station for the Downs Light Railway in Colwall. more...
A SHOPPING centre revamp which opponents fear could drive away Droitwich shoppers during bad weather looks set to be given the go-ahead today. more...
A SERIOUSLY-ill woman has something to celebrate this New Year - she has finally been discharged from hospital after almost an entire year in intensive care. more...
A PLAN to knock down two 1930s houses in an exclusive area of St John's and replace them with 23 new homes has angered hundreds of residents. more...
TWENTY families who lost everything in the tsunami disaster are to be given temporary homes again, thanks to Worcestershire's Rotary clubs. more...
COMMUTERS faced train cancellations at the weekend and the likelihood of delays throughout January after a leading rail provider cut services by 10 per cent. more...
A LITTLE girl who has not eaten a square meal since she was one is poised to go to America for treatment. more...
THE boss of a traditional family-run Herefordshire cider company has died, it was announced today. more...
A "CRUDE and explicit" West End play is too vulgar for the BBC and should be pulled from the air, says MP Peter Luff. more...
NO sooner has the proverbial dust settled after the violence that developed following the Birmingham Rep's decision to stage the controversial play Behzti - and their subsequent cancellation of the run - than the curtain has has risen on another theatrical production row. more...
DOZENS of train and toy enthusiasts gathered in Droitwich for a collector's fair. more...
A caravan dumped in a layby outside Worcester split at the seams because it was so stuffed with rubbish. The discarded vehicle was overflowing with boxes, fence panels and sheeting after being abandoned in a lay-by on the A4103, near Bransford Bridge. more...
PATIENT forums across Worcestershire are celebrating the first anniversary of their new campaign to improve health services. more...
CHILDREN who had to spend Christmas in hospital were given a special gift by a group of Droitwich students. more...
BOUNCING babies will be bopping to the music at a new class being launched in Droitwich. more...
A NEW service for the over 50s is to be launched by Age Concern Herefordshire and Worcestershire at the Guildhall on Wednesday, January 19 between 10am and 3pm. more...
A NEW garage, larger kitchen and extra bedroom are set to be added to a Worcester house. more...
AN inquest into the death of a Worcester man who died on Christmas Day was due to be opened at Worcestershire County Coroner's Court in Stourport-on-Severn today. more...
AN Epiphany Carol Service will be taking place at Worcester Cathedral on Sunday, January 9. more...
AN application to build a two-storey side extension to a property in Froxmere Road, Crowle, near Worcester, has been submitted to Wychavon District Council. more...
Langland Stadium, Langland Avenue, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2EQ Tel: (01684) 574068. more...
MALVERN Town continue their pre-season friendlies tomorrow (Saturday) when both the first team and the reserves travel to Bromyard Town for a double header. more...
MALVERN Town hope to continue their unbeaten start to their first season in The Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance tomorrow (Saturday) when they entertain Stratford Town at Langland Stadium (3.00). more...
MALVERN Town's league fixture on Tuesday evening (August 24) at Romulus has had to be postponed due to ground-sharing problems at the Sutton Coldfield-based club. A new date is still to be fixed. more...
MALVERN Town should maintain their superb start to their Travel Factory Midland Alliance campaign tomorrow (Saturday) when they welcome Oldbury United to Langland Stadium (3.00). more...
MALVERN Town will be hoping to bounce back from their second Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance defeat in midweek when they visit Stoke on Trent to play lowly Biddulph Victoria tomorrow (Saturday). Kick off 3pm. more...
TOWN return to action tomorrow (Tuesday) when they entertain Alvechurch at Langland Stadium in a Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance game, kick -off 7.45pm. more...
MALVERN Town will be looking to make further progress in the second qualifying round of the FA Vase tomorrow (Saturday) when they visit Staffordshire-side Heath Hayes (3.00). more...
DUE to the England/Wales World Cup qualifier next Saturday (October 9) Malvern Town have re-arranged their league game for Friday evening (October 8). more...
Tomorrow (Saturday) sees a change to Malvern Town's Travel Factory Midland Alliance fixture. more...
MALVERN Town entertain Staveley Miners Welfare in the First Round Proper of the FA Vase tomorrow (Saturday), hoping to progress further than in the 99/2000 campaign when they went out at this stage to Norton United 2-0. more...
TOMORROW (Saturday) Malvern travel to league leaders Chasetown for a Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance fixture. Kick-off 3pm. more...
MALVERN Town continue their Travel Factory Midland Alliance campaign tomorrow (Saturday) when they entertain Studley at Langland Stadium, kick-off 3pm. more...
MALVERN Town are without a game this weekend as their original opponents Coaville Town are in the first round proper of the FA Cup. more...
MALVERN Town play the biggest game of their season so far tomorrow (Saturday) when they entertain Midland Combination premier division outfit Coventry Sphinx in the second round proper of the FA Vase. more...
MALVERN Town reserves travel to Walsall Wood tomorrow (Saturday) for a West Midlands (Regional) League division one game, kick-off 2.45pm. more...
MALVERN Town have been drawn at home in the third round of the FA Vase against Skelmersdale United of the North West Counties League Division One. more...
LONGTON came to Spring Lane on Saturday for this Powergen Cup Midland qualifying tie as the clear favourites. more...
MALVERN Town return to league action tomorrow (Saturday) and welcome the new Midland Alliance leaders Rushall Olympic to Langland Stadium, kick-off 3pm. more...
AS is often the case, the first league match of the season showed up some ring-rustiness in terms of fluidity of play, but Malvern were well worth the two away points on a hot, energy-sapping afternoon. more...
MALVERN Town have a tough month ahead starting with a league trip to Loughborough tomorrow (Saturday). more...
WHEN the visiting Old Covs pack took to the field at Spring Lane their obvious weight advantage may have given cause for concern amongst some home supporters. more...
KENILWORTH have proved to be a tough hurdle for Malvern over the last few seasons and for the first 25 minutes of this Midlands Two West match it appeared to be much of the same. more...
MALVERN'S play so far this season had promised a score of giant proportions, so with a top versus bottom clash on the menu at Spring Lane, the players focused and primed by the coaches, the crowd gathered expectantly. more...
MALVERN travelled to Perry Common in North Birmingham for a league game against the team that pipped them to the North Midlands Cup last season. more...
THE in-form Newport side, unbeaten in their league this year and supplemented by a contingent of Fijian soldiers, came to Spring Lane hunting for a prize scalp. more...
MALVERN RFC overcame several team changes, poor conditions and a strong visiting side to maintain the pressure on Midlands West Two leaders Burton. more...
MALVERN RFC went to Stafford on the back of a well-won game against Newbold the previous week in Midlands Two West. more...
MALVERN entered the run-in to the difficult pre-Christmas period of tough fixtures knowing they had to win to keep their Midlands Two (West) promotion hopes alive. more...
BURTON hadn't been beaten at home in the league for over two years and were top of Midlands Two West going into this must-win match for Malvern. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' struggling players will be dragged onto the training ground during their days off this week after the latest in a long line of horror shows. more...
DETERMINED Stuart Watkiss has promised big changes as he searches for the winning formula to lift Kidderminster Harriers away from the relegation zone. more...
JAMES Brown has been given the all-clear after his concussion scare. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club are holding their annual summer event on Saturday, July 3, and are looking for teams to take part in a tug-of-war competition. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club start pre-season training next week with a positive buzz around the club. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club has made a significant new signing to the coaching staff at Spring Lane. more...
DEFEATED finalists Malvern RFC have been drawn at home against Newport in the first round of the North Midlands Cup. more...
ONE of Malvern Rugby Club's life members, who turned out for the club in the 1930s, died on Sunday. more...
LACK of power up front has been identified as one of Malvern RFC's weaknesses last season, prompting moves by the club to beef it up. more...
MALVERN RFC face a difficult opening game when they play Longton in the Powergen Cup tomorrow (Saturday) at Spring Lane (kick off 3pm). more...
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THE new junior rugby season at Malvern Rugby Club kicks off on Sunday (September 5) with registration and training for all age groups. more...
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MALVERN RFC began their Midlands Two (West) campaign on Saturday with two away points at Leamington thanks to a 15-23 victory. more...
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TWO weeks into the junior rugby season and the youth sections at Malvern Rugby Club are reporting a upsurge in interest by local youngsters wanting to take up the sport at Spring Lane. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club were victorious on Saturday and crushed visiting Old Coventrians at Spring Lane 41-5 for their second Midlands Two West win out of two. more...
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MALVERN RFC are looking at tomorrow's (Saturday) Midlands Two West game at Kenilworth as a benchmark for their chances of promotion this season. more...
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MALVERN Rugby Club have gone to the top of the Midlands Two West table after a superb 7-31 victory at Kenilworth last Saturday. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club sent a message to other Midlands Two West teams with an 81-0 demolition of Nuneaton Old Edwardians on Saturday at Spring lane. more...
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LAST year's beaten finalists Malvern RFC start their North Midlands Cup campaign tomorrow (Saturday) with the visit of Newport to Spring Lane (3.00). more...
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MALVERN RFC visit Stafford tomorrow (Saturday) in Midlands West Two in high spirits following their gritty win against Newbold. more...
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MALVERN'S first XV next play on November 13, when they host Old Laurentians at 2.30pm. more...
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MALVERN Rugby Club return to their Midlands Two West campaign tomorrow (Saturday) when Old Laurentians are the visitors to Spring Lane, 2.30pm kick-off. more...
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THE scene is set for an epic encounter on the banks of the Trent tomorrow (Saturday) as Malvern RFC visit the Midlands Two (West) leaders Burton for the first of two league games within a month. more...
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PRIDE and honour will be hotly contested at Malvern Rugby Club next Saturday (December 11), when a long-awaited challenge match takes place. more...
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MALVERN Rugby Club start their crucial Midlands Two West run-up to Christmas tomorrow (Saturday) with a visit to Stoke. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' struggling players will be dragged onto the training ground during their days off this week after the latest in a long line of horror shows. more...
MALVERN Town slipped to a surprise 4-3 home defeat to bottom-of-the-table Bridgnorth Town in the Travel Factory Alliance yesterday. more...
LEDBURY Town started the new year in style with a 6-1 victory at West Midlands Premier basement boys Coseley. more...
A SHOCKING performance by Evesham United saw them lose 1-0 at Sutton Coldfield Town and surrender their position at the top of Southern League Division One West. more...
INJURY-ravaged Stourport Swifts produced a battling display to inflict Bromsgrove Rovers' first defeat under Jimmy Mullen's management in a thrilling 2-1 win at Walshes Meadow. more...
CARL Heeley has backed Worcester City to dismiss last Saturday's defeat by chalking up their third away league victory of the season at Bradford Park Avenue tomorrow. more...
JAMES Brown has been given the all-clear after his concussion scare. more...
DETERMINED Stuart Watkiss has promised big changes as he searches for the winning formula to lift Kidderminster Harriers away from the relegation zone. more...
CARL Heeley has backed Worcester City to dismiss last Saturday's defeat by chalking up their third away league victory of the season at Bradford Park Avenue tomorrow. more...
The Clubhouse, Spring Lane, Malvern Link, Worcs. WR14 1AJ. Telephone: (01684) 573728. more...
NO football fan really enjoys their team playing the long-ball game -- even at clubs where the `agricultural' approach has proved mighty successful down the years. more...
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MALVERN Town started their education in The Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance with a trip to Boldmere St Michaels on Saturday and came away with a creditable 1-1 draw. more...
MALVERN Town played host to Ludlow Town in a mid-week fixture that was to be another stepping stone in Malvern's first season in the Midland Football Alliance. more...
MALVERN Town, with several key players missing for Saturday's game, got off to the worst possible start conceding a goal after only four minutes from Stratford's Nicky Heath, easily lobbing the helpless Moss in Malvern's goal to put the visitors ahead. more...
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UNBEATEN Malvern Town welcomed Loughborough Dynamos to the Langland Stadium for their fifth league match in the Travel Factory Midland Alliance. more...
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MALVERN Town started this Bank Holiday Monday Midland Alliance game with some purpose, kicking down the slope and a slight breeze behind them. more...
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MALVERN Town made a great start on Saturday and after only four minutes Dean Roberts found the back of the net from a ball that was crossed in by Duncan Preedy and headed down by Scott Morris. more...
MALVERN Town tasted their first Travel Factory Midland Alliance defeat of the season on Tuesday evening, but the scoreline flattered the home team as Malvern squandered several early chances. more...
MALVERN Town travelled to Midland Combination side West Midlands Police in the first qualifying round of this year's FA Vase and returned home comfortable 3-1 winners. more...
MALVERN Town started brightly in this Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance fixture on Tuesday at Langland Stadium. more...
MALVERN Town made the long journey to Stoke on Trent on Saturday and returned home with a Travel Factory Midland Alliance point after a hard-fought draw. more...
MALVERN Town progressed to the first round proper of the FA Vase for the second time in five years following a 2-1 away victory at Heath Hayes in the second qualifying round on Saturday. more...
MALVERN Town made a trip to high-flying Quorn in Leicestershire on Saturday and returned home with a 4-2 Travel Factory Midland Alliance defeat. more...
MALVERN Town welcomed joint leaders Oadby Town to Langland Stadium on Friday evening for a Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance game. more...
MALVERN Town, without a strike force due to injuries to Dean Roberts and Des Cox, Scott Morris unavailable and Wes Joyce having left for Evesham, called on former player Simon Judge to help them out. more...
MALVERN Town progressed to the second round of the FA Vase with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over North Counties East opponents Staveley MW and earned a home tie with either Coventry Sphinx or Ludlow Town. more...
FIELDING a much changed side from the one that won 3-4 away at Cradley Town two weeks ago, Malvern Town put in a very disjointed display on Tuesday evening in the Midland Alliance League Cup. more...
A MAKESHIFT Malvern Town side travelled to Midland Alliance table-topping Chasetown and returned home with a resounding 4-2 victory on Saturday. more...
MALVERN Town started brightly and in the sixth minute a free kick into the box found Dean Roberts, whose shot went just wide in this Midland Alliance game. more...
MALVERN Town progressed the third round of the FA Vase after a great comeback secured a 4-3 victory in extra time over visiting Coventry Sphinx. more...
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