Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | November
Theatre November more...
IT'S Panto At The OK Coral at Stoke Lacy Village Hall next weekend. more...
RIVALRY in love between two poets is the subject of Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience, being staged by the Bosbury Players. more...
WHEN actor Bill Cronshaw signed up for the lead in a brand new play, little did he know the sad turn of events that would help him understand his character more deeply. more...
JOSH the Jester invites panto lovers to join him at the Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, next month. more...
AUDIENCES in Malvern will be transported back to a bygone age as the town plays hosts to a play written by the brother of former Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home. more...
Malvern Cinema: Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (12A) Daily 7.15pm, mats Sat, Sun & Thurs 2pm. The Last Mitterand (Le Promeneur du Champs de Mars) Weds only 8.15pm. more...
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MUSIC by two of the world's greatest composers, Beethoven and Mozart, will feature in the English Symphony Orchestra's next silver jubilee concert. more...
FOR all its country house setting, titled characters and attentive butler, The King-fisher is a play whose characters seemed more real and natural than any in today's television soaps. more...
MORE than 30 years down the line from the birth of Squeeze, Glenn Tilbrook has been experiencing a new lease of life as a solo artist. more...
HE may have been performing non-stop since 1969, but folk musician Vin Garbutt shows no sign of slowing up. more...
A TRIO of bands will be airing their wares at a special concert taking place in Worcester next week. more...
INDIE pop `n rollers And What Will Be Left Of Them? will be heading out on the highway for a special gig - at Strensham Services on the M5. more...
WITH autumn comes the desire to add something new to our ward-robe and the most affordable way to do this is through your accessories. more...
A DRIVER will today mount a legal challenge to a parking ticket he received in Worcester - and if he's successful, it could make the fines illegal throughout the country. more...
PANICKING children and parents feared they would be crushed as crowds filled Worcester to watch the Christmas lights switch-on. more...
TWO mystery sites being examined as possible locations for Christopher Whitehead Language College have been revealed. more...
JUST over one year ago this content little girl's world was shattered when her father tragically died just a few days before his 33rd birthday. more...
A REVOLUTIONARY new product is set to spark savings for electricity customers. more...
MILITARY fire crews answered just three emergency calls during yesterday's firefighters' strike in the West Midlands. more...
RETAILER Boots vowed to inject £85m into its pension fund after raising cash through the sale of its Nurofen-to-Strepsils business. more...
Strike at airport more...
A group dedicated to caring for ferrets has joined forces with three charities to launch its own lottery. more...
WHEN 15-year-old Natashia Jackman was stabbed five times in the head with scissors by a gang in her school canteen in Surrey it was just the latest case of bullying to hit the national headlines. more...
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"Rumours current in the town for the past six months that Parkview Hostel was closing down and the boys moving to another hostel locally were denied this week by a spokesman of the Ministry of Supply in London," reported the Gazette 50 years ago. more...
A STRANGE tale which unfolded on the train between Worcester and Malvern was reported in the Malvern News 100 years ago. more...
Whenever negative campaign-ing takes place, the first casualty is always the truth. This is certainly true of the recent articles and correspondence about the Brum Recreation ground in Fernhill Heath. more...
SIR - Brussels has gone too far with present new EU Laws. We are already liable in law to obey all 109,000 pages of EU laws and we can be imprisoned for not obeying them! more...
SIR - In the late 1960s I bought a pair of men's leather sole and upper brogue brown shoes. After a few years' wear, I stopped wearing them. But rather than throwing them away, put them in the back of a wardrobe. more...
SIR - It can be very distressing when you are told you have diabetes. Most of us didn't know anything about the condition until we were diagnosed. All I wanted to do at the time was to meet someone else with the condition who was leading a normal life - someone who could give me tips and advice about day-to-day life with diabetes and maybe answer questions which I felt were too trivial to ask my doctor. more...
SIR - On Friday, November 4, there was a letter by D E Margrett attacking N Taylor, the "Europe-haters" and the "far right" Conservative Parity. more...
SIR - I do admire Bradders, walking five different treks for Children in Need. My dodgy knees aren't up to much lately - I can just about get to the local Sainsburys and back - with several pauses on the way. I think they call it getting old. more...
As I write this I am getting towards the end of the end of the walking week and it's safe to say there are parts that other beers cannot reach, most of them a bit sore. more...
A RESIDENT at Mowbray Nursing Home in Malvern celebrates her 102nd birthday today (Friday). more...
THE parish room at St Wulstan's RC Church is to be extended and improved so the church can play a bigger part in community events. more...
BALLROOM was beyond Tony and Melanie Baker until a charity ball invitation helped them find their dancing feet. more...
AUSTRALIAN rugby star David Campese will visit Malvern College next week. more...
SEVERELY disabled children could benefit from a wheelchair created in Malvern. more...
AROUND 60 jobs could be created at Malvern's Enigma Business Park with the addition of nine small business units. more...
IS there another country in the world where you would be asked to apply for a Road Closure Order purely to keep the traffic quiet for two minutes, while people pay their respects to those who gave their lives so we could enjoy the freedom we have today? more...
A NEW play centre for children is nearing completion in Malvern. more...
COLWALL is mourning the loss of sub-postmaster Ron Wills. more...
BROMYARD paramedics have been praised for their quick thinking at a river rescue. more...
A CELEBRATION will mark the end of restoration work at St Ann's Well. more...
A district council plan to close public toilet has been met with united opposition by town councils in the area. more...
COST-cutting measures to safeguard essential services and prevent higher council tax bills are being considered by Malvern Hills District Council. more...
A new factory has been opened in Malvern by Permadoor, the UK's leading maker of thermoplastic composite doors. more...
APPLAUSE from relieved residents filled Malvern's Priory Lodge Hall on Wednesday after a plan for a 12.5m phone mast at Bicknells Garage, Pickersleigh Road, was turned down. more...
Two new restaurants on Belle Vue Terrace, as well as Priors Croft, in Grange Road, may well be excellent news for the town, if they deliver on quality service, but has anyone worked out where punters will park? more...
PIZZA Express could be on its way to Malvern after plans to convert a Belle Vue Terrace building into a restaurant were approved. more...
Could we please thank the staff at Malvern Theatres, the ambulance crew and particularly the very kind member of the audience who helped when my sister was taken ill at last Wednesday's matinee of The Rivals. We were very grateful to all of them. She has now happily recovered. more...
MORE than 500 homes and businesses in Malvern were without electricity on Wednesday morning. more...
Paul Wright (Your Letters, October 21) is quite correct in highlighting the "nimbyism" that has held Malvern back for decades. However, our other great problem is the myopia of our so-called leaders, in both the local councils and quangos, like the PCT. more...
Firefighters swung into action after Lizzie the dog got stuck halfway down Upper Wyche Quarry. more...
Your correspondent Roger Moss (Your Letters, November 4) expressed concern about apparent land speed record attempts on Worcester Road. more...
POLICE have been criticised for not stopping traffic during the two-minute Armistice Day silence in Malvern. more...
I HAVE no objections to people celebrating Bonfire Night but where I live we have had to listen to fireworks going off every night since the beginning of October and although November 5 has gone by, we are still having to listen to fireworks every night. more...
MARK Starr (Your Letters, November 4) is seeking on behalf of his party to trade on the historical reputation of Lord Nelson. more...
n The Friends of Beechwood are hosting a sherry and mince pie morning at the care home in Upton on Tuesday, November 29, from 11am-noon. All are welcome at the event, which will raise funds for residents and day care clients. As well as the seasonal refreshments, there will be a variety of stalls including a bring-and-buy and a raffle. more...
The Friends of Upton CE Primary School are holding a seasonal fair at the school on Saturday, December 3, from 10am-noon. This replaces the autumn fair, which was scheduled to be held tomorrow (Saturday). more...
RESIDENTS and staff at Beechwood care home in Upton donned an array of crazy costumes and headbands for charity. more...
A LUCKY winner will enjoy a Christmas feast worth £100, thanks to Upton in Bloom's latest competition. more...
UPTON police station could soon have a new home. more...
THIS was a marriage made in heaven. If ever there was a instance of two people being meant for each other, then it must surely have been the union of Sarah Taylor and Nick Bevan. more...
A congregation of around 120 attended last Sunday's Remembrance Day Service at St James's Church, which was conducted by The Rev. Rosemary Herbert with all the traditional observances, strong singing and a moving and thought-provoking sermon from The Rev. Julian Charley. more...
A REMINDER that this evening (Friday), Brian Draper will be giving another of his talks in the hall at 7.30pm. Brian is an experienced and interesting speaker, who usually gives talks on our local rivers, but this time he will be telling us about Scotland. His knowledge and excellent photography should make for an entertaining evening. Tickets are £3 for adults and children are free. more...
THE Remembrance Sunday service was well attended by members of the Powick and Callow End branch of the Royal British Legion, the Brownies, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts and the public. more...
A LARGE congregation assembled in Staunton Parish Church before the service of remembrance. more...
A SPLENDID time was had by all at the nautical evening on Friday, November 11 at the village hall. more...
Drop in to Cradley School on Saturday, November 26 to plan Cradley's own piece of artwork! Glass artist Jackie Hunt and heritage adviser Rebecca Rosett will be there between 10am and 4pm to discuss a piece of artwork for Cradley village. All welcome. more...
BRIGHT Sparks at Colwall Village Hall has places available for 2006. Contact Jean Holley on (01684) 540061. more...
COFFEE morning on Saturday, November 26 at St Gregory's Church from 10am until noon. Everyone welcome. Plenty of stalls to enjoy including cakes, Christmas gifts, nearly new, raffle and refreshments. more...
CONGRATULATIONS to Louise Poole, of Callow End, who has successfully completed a four-year degree course at Cardiff University in mechanical engineering and was awarded a masters degree with honours. Louise, who attended Callow End Primary School and the Chase High School, Malvern, is working for an engineering firm in Cardiff. more...
A VARIED programme of events this weekend in the parish hall. Tonight (Friday) at 7pm, members of the Mtwara/Ledbury Link hold a social evening to bring together all those who are interested in finding out more about the link and to help raise funds. Mtwara is a harbour town in south-eastern Tanzania, 12 miles north of the Mozambique border. Last year, Ledbury Deanery raised £5,000 to alleviate poverty in the Masasi Diocese when famine followed three years of drought. Tickets for the evening are £3 and include a Tanzanian meal and illustrated talk. more...
LIZ Sine invites you to coffee at Morleigh, Birt Street on Wednesday, November 30 between 10am and 4pm. more...
A VERY exhausting and yet exhilarating afternoon, with wonderful support from all corners of the benefice and beyond, to support the jumble sale for the earthquake victims in Pakistan. more...
TENBURY Swimming Club, which has been teaching the town's youngsters for the past 34 years, is threatened with closure due to a lack of qualified swimming instructors. more...
THE magic and adventure of classic children's novels came to life at a Worcestershire school this week as youngsters came in dressed as their favourite book characters. more...
GLITZ and glamour will be coming to Worcester as Radio One DJ JK pulls out all the stops with Loaded magazine models to get the party started at a city nightspot. more...
BY September, 1917, the Third Battle of Ypres was already bogged down in the Flanders mud. The earlier successes that year, when the British had broken through at Messines, was now a distant memory. more...
A MAN will undergo a hole in the heart operation next week - just days after he was told that health chiefs were not prepared to stump up the cash. more...
IT may not boast such world-famous acts as Coldplay and U2, but that's what makes it special - and now organisers of the Big Chill Festival have the award to prove it. more...
GIPSIES in Wyre Piddle have once again been refused planning permission for an encampment at Duffledown View, beside the village bypass. more...
ONE of the greatest ever rugby players is coming to Malvern on Monday to talk about his years at the top of the game. more...
MALVERN Hills chiefs are investigating why problems of motorists getting bogged down in a car park designed to cope with wet weather are persisting. more...
WORCESTER police say they are concerned for the welfare of a once-notorious street drinker who has been missing from her home for a week. more...
CHARITABLE folk are really letting their creative juices flow and coming up with novel ways to ensure this year's Children in Need goes with a bang. more...
NICK Colley is prepared to twist the knife on under-fire Gary Mills tomorrow -- despite having a close affinity with the Alfreton Town boss. more...
MALVERN'S U17 Pirates powered through to the second round of the North Midlands U17 Cup with an impressive performance against Hereford at Wyeside last Sunday. more...
MALVERN RANGERS' scheduled Evesham Hospital Junior Cup fixture at home to Stratford League side Badsey Rangers was postponed on Friday evening. more...
MALVERN Town are hoping for a good attendance at Langland Stadium tomorrow (Saturday) to cheer them on during their vital Travel Factory Midland Alliance clash with third-placed Romulus. more...
MALVERN'S nightmare season continued at Rugby-based Old Laurentians in a fairly scrappy Midlands Two West bottom-of-the-table battle. more...
MALVERN Town made it 12 straight Harvey World Travel Midland Alliance wins and four clean sheets on the trot at Studley on Saturday. more...
DAVID Robins, Malvern's director of rugby, has taken positive steps to bolster the Spring Lane side's back division. more...
MALVERN Town lost their 12 match unbeaten Travel Factory Midland Alliance run when they lost to sixth-in-the-table Racing Club Warwick on Tuesday night. more...
BOSS Stuart Watkiss admitted it will be a case of "square pegs in round holes" tomorrow for troubled Kidderminster Harriers. more...
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SAPEY Golf Club's winter league qualifying round four was won by David Lindsay and Steve Thompson with 41 Stableford points. more...
ON a bright Remembrance Sunday, 40 couples took part in a betterball medal at The Worcestershire Golf Club. more...
MALVERN Ladies travelled to table-topping Stourport Thirds hoping to add to their unbeaten run, but were thwarted by a team who were determined to protect their league position. more...
THIS Coaching Solutions Hockey League West Midlands division two fixture took Malvern to Leominster to play Ludlow. more...
ORIENTEERS Robert Farrington and Daniel Hartmann both became West Midlands Champions at the weekend. more...
LEDBURY swimmers started their annual long-distance championships with great enthusiasm resulting in two new club records in the 400m freestyle. more...
COLWALL maintained their winning run in Severn Division One with a 4-2 victory against local rivals Leominster at Bridge Street on Saturday. more...
IN division one of the Malvern Table Tennis League, sponsored by Brewin Dolphin Securities, last year's champions Manor Park Cavaliers have gone to the top of the table. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers chairman Tom Herbert has targeted nine points from the next three games to transform his club's flagging season. more...
FRUSTRATED Roy Rencher insists Stourport Swifts can kiss their hopes of staying up goodbye if they fail to collect a pile of points in the next month. more...
DAVE Busst believes turning Common Road into a fortress could be the key to Evesham United's Southern League Premier Division survival. more...
BOSS Stuart Watkiss admitted it will be a case of "square pegs in round holes" tomorrow for troubled Kidderminster Harriers. more...
JOHN Trewick insists hot-shot Andy Williams is in `pole position' to lead the line for Hereford United tomorrow. more...
NICK Colley is prepared to twist the knife on under-fire Gary Mills tomorrow -- despite having a close affinity with the Alfreton Town boss. more...
PAT Sanderson has made it clear -- reputations will count for nothing when the All Blacks arrive at Twickenham tomorrow. more...
DALE Rasmussen ends a frustrating seven-week spell on the sidelines in tonight's key sell-out clash with Bristol at Sixways (8pm). more...
STAND-in skipper Tony Windo has experienced the highs and lows of captaincy in the past fortnight. more...
PAT Sanderson has made it clear -- reputations will count for nothing when the All Blacks arrive at Twickenham tomorrow. more...
DALE Rasmussen ends a frustrating seven-week spell on the sidelines in tonight's key sell-out clash with Bristol at Sixways (8pm). more...
BREDON COLTS U15S 5, WELLAND JUNIORS U15S 4 more...
WEST Malvern return to Worcester League division one action tomorrow (Saturday) away to Bromsgrove Corinthians. more...
POWICK eased through to the next round of the Katherine Rayer Trophy with a comfortable win over Malvern Radar on Sunday. more...
POWICK suffered a disappointing loss in this top of the Worcester Saturday League premier division clash at Victoria Park. more...
THE quarter-final games in the newly renamed Norman Simmons Senior Cup were played on Sunday. more...
THE next meeting of Malvern Referees' Society is to be held on Sunday (November 20) commencing 7.30pm at the Civil Service Club, Pickersleigh Avenue, Malvern. more...
TOWN Reserves travelled to Studley for this Evesham Hospital Cup fixture and finding the main pitch waterlogged, had to play on the adjacent, much smaller pitch. more...
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