Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | February
TALENTED Worcestershire bands are being offered the chance to win a £20,000 record deal in the UK's biggest ever online competition for new music. more...
A SELECTION of the cream of Worcester's up-and-coming acts will be coming together for a fund-raising bash to raise cash for victims of the tsunami disaster. more...
MELODIC rock band Ember will be hoping to create a spark with audiences in Worcester when they play Worcester's Marr's Bar on Sunday night. more...
FAST-rising indie rockers Razorlight are set to crash into the area with a performance in Wolverhampton as part of a UK tour. more...
SIX-piece radio-rock covers band, The Big Something, are set to play their hearts out with a gig at Worcester's Marr's Bar on Friday, February 18. more...
WORCESTER'S Top 10 albums, brought to you in association with Face The Music in the City's Cathedral Plaza: more...
THE sound of Americana country and rock will be coming to Worcester next week as acoustic duo Horse Traders play a gig in the city. more...
RENOWNED singer-songwriter Steve Tilston of Fairport Convention fame is set to journey to Stourport-on-Severn for a gig at the town's Riverside Folk and Acoustic Club. more...
A THEATRE in Worcester will be transporting an audience back in time to an 18th Century salon when it stages a Mozart opera on Wednesday. more...
ANN Widdecombe - one of the best known politicians in the country - is to appear at a Worcester venue next week. more...
WITH flowers in the woods and lambs in the fields, spring is definitely in the air. more...
Reader Mr. R.H lives in a village near Redditch. more...
Theatre February more...
A WORLD premiere from the Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company comes to Malvern Theatres on Thursday, February 24. more...
ONE of the UK's leading dance companies is bringing its latest production to the Forum, Malvern Theatres on Friday, February 25, at 7.30pm. more...
Funny Bones is the title of a performance and workshop for children being held at Malvern Theatres during half term. more...
IN today's Britain, we cannot seem to get enough of celebrity culture. more...
My House In Umbria begins a season of special films for spring at the Forum, Malvern Theatres, this week. The film, which is being shown on Wednesday, February 16, at 8.15pm, tells the story of a group of travellers thrown together in the wake of a terrorist attack. It stars Maggie Smith and Ronnie Barker. more...
AN old-time children's favourite comes back to life at Malvern Cinema. The Magic Roundabout (U) features the voices of Tom Baker, Joanne Lumley, Ian McKellan and Kylie Minogue, among others. It is showing tonight (Friday) at 7.30pm, tomorrow at 4.30pm and 7.30pm, and the rest of the week at 3pm and 7pm. more...
A FANTASY adventure film made by a Malvern filmmaker will launch this year's Borderlines Film Festival. more...
Feb 11: Tony Robinson's Cunning Night Out! at Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Box office: 0870 607 7544. more...
Feb 12: English Symphony Orchestra, Valentines Day Concert at Malvern Theatres. Box office: 01684 892277. more...
Feb 11: Bleach: Blondie Tribute, Huntingdon Hall, Worcester; Cheltenham Folk Festival; The Kinetic Quintet, Marrs Bar, Worcester. more...
Feb 11 and every Friday: Country Western partner dancing at Whitbourne Village Hall all levels welcome including beginners, for further details please telephone Jeff and Thelma on 01886 821772. more...
Mediterranean living is the spectacular theme for this year's Daily Mail Ideal Home Show in association with npower, which runs from March 3 to 28 at Earls Court, London. more...
ROYAL Mail's British Journey stamp series reaches the south west this month from where six stunning photographs capture this beautiful area. more...
THESPIANS, singers and comedians are being urged to attend an evening at the city's Swan Theatre that is set to launch The Worcester Festival. more...
HOLLYWOOD movie star Will Smith is set to make his first-ever visit to the Midlands to meet fans and walk the red carpet in a whistle-stop tour to promote his new film. more...
DANCE enthusiasts are in for a treat this month when a prestigious theatrical company stages a performance at the Malvern Theatres. more...
SWORD-FIGHTING and blood-sucking are set to entertain audiences when two plays are staged next week. more...
INTERVIEWING acting legends can always make for a nerve-wracking experience, and George Cole more...
AN award-winning comedian is set to tread the boards of a Worcester theatre as he embarks on a nationwide stand-up tour. more...
A MAN who has made 45 expeditions to the high mountains of Asia, reached the summit of 40 peaks and climbed the south west face of Everest is to give a talk in Worcester. more...
ONE of Britain's best-loved comedians and all-round entertainers is set to perform at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall. more...
CAROL Lee Sampson performs with Ember at the Marrs Bar, Worcester, tonight (Friday) at 9.15pm. Entry £4. more...
Singer and guitarist Dave Beale will play at the Green Dragon, Guarlford Road, tomorrow (Saturday) at 9pm. The event is part of free fortnightly live music evenings held at the venue. Clive John will perform on Saturday, February 26. more...
A NEW anthem celebrating Tarrington is being performed for the first time. more...
RHYTHM and blues rockers, The Roosters, play The Talbot Head Hotel, Upton-upon-Severn, later this month. more...
Established Malvern singer- songwriter Clive John has released his fifth album. more...
SPIFFING acting and a rip-roaring script about boarding school girls provided two wonderful evenings of entertainment in West Malvern. more...
A TRADITIONAL panto is always good fun and Dick Whittington at the Con-quest was no exception. more...
Power, identity and the true brutality of human nature are laid bare in the latest production at the Malvern Theatres. more...
ANUNA, a charismatic group of singers which created the original sounds of Riverdance, has lost none of its magnetism. more...
Sword fighting, heroism and friendship on the high seas feature at the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury. more...
Comedian Roy Hudd is making a return visit to Huntingdon Hall on Sunday (February 13) at 8pm. more...
A Valentines' disco takes place on Monday (February 14) at Malvern Youth Centre. The event, for 13-19 year-olds, runs from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Tickets are £3 from 01684 575363 or £3.50 on the door. more...
WELLAND Art and Crafts Group will meet tonight (Friday, February 11) in Welland Parish Hall. A presentation on marbling will be given by Diana Hanks. The meeting starts at 7.30pm and everyone is welcome. more...
A COLWALL artist who turned her children into works of art is putting them on public display again. more...
THE music of cult figure Nick Drake continues to endure despite his untimely death at the age of 26 three decades ago. more...
A GANG of teenagers firing an airgun terrified "trembling" and "screaming" children as they cowered in a garden - but despite three 999 calls the police didn't turn up until two hours later. more...
FORMER carpet makers in Worcestershire are weaving a living for themselves by making artificial grass. more...
FIRMS could be planning to introduce "love contracts" to head off any problems caused by staff striking up relationships at work, the TUC has warned. more...
COMPUTER access for the blind and partially sighted is now easier than ever after a Worcester firm launched new software. more...
BUSINESSES in the UK are expected to prosper in the next few months as they feel their most optimistic for eight years. more...
EVESHAM Technology has designed a portable navigation system. more...
100 years ago more...
FOXES were more numerous and getting bolder, according to a headline in the Malvern Gazette 50 years ago. more...
WITH the current building work going on at Malvern Library, it's appropriate that this week sees the 100th anniversary of the laying of the library's foundation stone. more...
THE Wishbands have arrived, so start looking out for them in a shop near you! more...
I OBJECT to the proposed car park extension in Cripplegate Park. I feel the following matters are valid and should be taken into consideration. more...
SINCE he is an accountant, Andrew Watson knows that the city council's inflation rate is far higher than the retail price index. more...
JIM Evans urges Christians to join with Muslims and Jews and take a stand against the tide of filth that is drowning our nation, (Letters, Thursday, February 3). I beg to differ. more...
COME on Nurul Haque, stop moaning about the Government's immigration policy. more...
HAVE you noticed there are a lot of awards ceremonies these days? Now don't get me wrong I think there a lot of people who deserve accolades for their work, or their hobby or whatever. more...
COMMUNITY groups have another opportunity to apply for a grant of up to £250 from Malvern Hills Lions Club. more...
TWO shops in Malvern are the first to benefit from a new scheme to attract retailers into the town centre. more...
A Malvern teenager is in the running for an award from the Learning and Skills Council. more...
FUNDS are being raised for a plaque to commemorate a man who sang in Malvern Priory Choir for 77 years. more...
FEARLESS flipping was demonstrated at pancake races held across the area this week. more...
CRADLEY'S only playgroup is under threat of closure and has asked the parish council for money. more...
THIS week the South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust said it "deplored" the actions of a Malvern dental surgery in charging people a £39.45 consultation fee before considering taking them on as new NHS patients. more...
Cultures from around the world were featured at the annual hair and beauty event at Malvern Hills College. more...
English Nature has promised to look again at it management policy after complaints about the felling of oak trees on Castlemorton Common. more...
THE death-knell has been sounded for West Malvern Stores, with a planning application to convert the building into flats. more...
THE curtain is set to rise on a pantomime at Hanley Swan - for the first time in more than 60 years. more...
A grant of £106,057 will help make life easier for elderly people in Bromyard. more...
Staff at The Chase in Malvern face an agonising wait to see if a multi-million pound science block can be built at the school more...
A mother-of-two went through a sham marriage to her uncle in a bid to get help in looking after her ailing father, a court heard. more...
A man who died after falling from a multi-storey car park has been named as Brian Stinson from Malvern. more...
A proposal to break with tradition and serve meals in a central building has sparked concern among some parents at Malvern College. more...
I read with interest your account (Malvern Gazette, February 4) of the threat to black poplars from black poplar scab and share the article's concern. more...
Two parents are taking part in an unusual challenge to get a school fundraising project on the right track. more...
NEXT Monday will be Valentine's Day, when people world-wide celebrate the happiness and security that a loving relationship can bring. more...
A Malvern woman is fulfilling her dream . . . by ironing six hours a day, seven days a week. more...
AS a frequent visitor to the Malvern Hills, particularly the walks on and around the Worcestershire Way, I would like to make a nomination for `Malvern Grot Spot'. more...
A power cut forced shops and businesses in Barnards Green to close early on Tuesday. more...
THE Malvern Chase Brass Band (formerly the Chase High School Brass Band) would like to thank all those who supported and gave so generously during our Christmas carol events. more...
Parents who fail to make sure their children attend school could be hit with a £50 on-the-spot fine. more...
Contrary to what Alec Wall (Your Letters, February 4) believes, the new Liberal Democrat administration at Malvern Hills District Council was prudent to postpone the take over of traffic enforcement from the police. more...
Many letters appear to have an element of criticism or complaint, this one is about praise and admiration. more...
A PATIENT has raised concerns about lack of car parking when Avenue Road Surgery moves to a new health centre on the Enigma Business Park. more...
IT will not be long before we are confronted with new Council Tax demands, so we might be justified in enquiring just how much value for money we receive, and in particular how well we are served by the council officials, whose salaries we ultimately pay. more...
SIR Michael Spicer says he has no faith in anything said by South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust about the new Malvern hospital. more...
I read with interest your article (Malvern Gazette, January 21) featuring the unfortunate experiences of youth football referee, Malcolm Murray. more...
THE consultation process over the new Malvern Hospital will continue unchanged, despite recent developments. more...
WHAT is going on? One moment the chief executive of the Primary Care Trust, Mike Ridley, is reported as `committing' himself in writing to a new hospital in Malvern; the next moment he is apparently telling an audience in Pershore that there may be other priorities. more...
MALVERN Hills District Council could go into partnership with South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust to build the new Malvern hospital. more...
A RUSH for NHS dental places created queues outside a Malvern dental surgery on Monday. more...
I WAS one of the many who went to the meeting on January 24 at the Abbey Hotel to discuss the new Malvern hospital. more...
I WENT to the Malvern hospital meeting at the Abbey Hotel but only came away with a glossy booklet. The information provided was inadequate for deciding on the various options. more...
Having seen and heard all of the debate surrounding the proposed new hospital for Malvern I now feel, for the first time in my lifelong Malvern residency, like writing to the Gazette. more...
n PARENTS, pupils and staff at Upton CE Primary School made more than £1,500 for the tsunami appeal at a fundraising day on January 21. They held a non-uniform day, sponsored bead threading, tea party and karaoke, raising enough to pay for three shelter boxes containing tents, sleeping bags and other equipment. These will be sent to affected areas by Worcester Rotary Club. more...
HALF-term activities are being organised at the Kids Kapers after-school club in Upton. more...
THE public toilet at Hanley Road car park in Upton is due to reopen in the next few weeks. more...
VANDALS have damaged property in a spate of incidents in Upton this week. more...
MEMBERS of Upton Youth Band are tuning up for a fundraising variety show. more...
A 3G mobile phone mast has been put up in the middle of Droitwich town centre without consultation, a councillor claims. more...
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a house in a Droitwich street - met with fierce objection twice before - are back on the planning agenda. more...
WORCESTER County Museum, at Hartlebury Castle, Hartlebury, has created better accommodation for its feathered visitors. more...
CONSERVATION officers have reassured worried Warndon Villages residents that the felling of oak trees in Warndon Wood is all for a good cause. more...
WORCESTER councillors have hit back at critics, including city MP Mike Foster, who are opposed to plans to extend a car park into a popular park. more...
A TEACHER dismissed for being too strict has ridiculed the Government's calls for zero tolerance in classrooms and set up a website to highlight "indiscipline" in schools. more...
MIKE Foster has received a ringing endorsement from Labour's election campaign chief. more...
LADIES, has the man in your life never surprised you with a romantic dinner for two? Or even turned up at your door with a bunch of flowers? more...
A VILLAGE hall is to be reopened following a £200,000 refurbishment, with villagers being invited to celebrate their £50,000 fund-raising efforts. more...
FOOTAGE of foxes being snared and shot is being distributed to animal rights campaigners to demonstrate the cruelty that will follow the implementation of the hunting ban. more...
By Sam Dansie more...
THE undercurrent of violence which runs through society erupts to the surface far too often. You only have to walk through the centre of Worcester at night to sense the hostility on the streets. more...
IMMIGRATION, migration, integration and assimilation are all words thrown around like dominoes strewn across a pub table. more...
The village hall was filled to capacity last Friday and Saturday nights for the performances of Daisy Pulls It Off by the West Malvern Players. more...
Staunton and Corse Amateur Theatrical Society (SCATS) hope everyone enjoyed their visit to their production of Cinderella and they thank The Rising Sun, The Rose and Crown and The Royal Exchange for their very generous programme prizes of meals for two. They also thank the backstage boys. more...
THE Christmas auction held at Redmarley Village Hall raised the magnificent sum of £1,589 for hall funds. Thanks go to everyone involved for making the evening such an outstanding success. more...
NEXT Sunday is the first Sunday in Lent and the 11am service at St Peter's Church will be a family service with an infant baptism. more...
Cradley School will be holding a quiz tonight (Friday) in the school hall. Tickets are £10 per team for teams of between two and four and all proceeds will go to FOCS. more...
LUCKY winners in the December draw of Corse and Staunton Playing Field Lottery (22 Club) were S Powell, G Bruce, M Hemmings and M Barclay. Ten festive bottles of wine were delivered by Santa Bruce. The twice lucky accumulator now stands at £100. more...
THE Bransford Singers and Players present The Love Anthology, a celebration of words and music for St Valentine's Day, tomorrow (Saturday) at 7pm at Colwall Village Hall. Tickets, priced £5, include a glass of wine and are available from John Goodwin Estate Agent, Colwall. Profits to go to charity. more...
AN evening's family entertainment is planned for Friday, February 18 at Callow End Village Hall when a concert of multi-cultural music will be played by Boka Halat. The musicians are from English, African, Latin American and Caribbean origins and will play the second half as a barn dance for all to join in. Tickets are £5 for adults and £2 for children from Pound Stores or Caroline McHugh on (01905) 830701. more...
TONIGHT (Friday), line-dancing continues in the parish hall from 7.30pm. more...
CLOSED CIRCUIT television cameras go live in Kidderminster today to give police almost total coverage of the town centre 24 hours a day, seven days a week. more...
SMILES, dressing up and a history lesson welcomed in the Chinese Year of the Rooster. more...
THE curtain is set to rise on a pantomime at Hanley Swan - for the first time in more than 60 years. more...
AN ADVENTUROUS manager will be swapping the rolling slopes of the Malvern Hills for the rugged terrain of northern China to take part in a charity walk. more...
A RUSH for NHS dental places created queues outside a Malvern dental surgery on Monday. more...
A COUPLE who helped a cyclist after he had been in collision with a car are being sought by Worcester Police. more...
THE last remaining general store in Kempsey is up for sale. more...
MOST women will agree that men in uniform have always been a bit of a turn-on and, according to a survey carried out by County Air Ambulance, paramedics are now top of the list. more...
THE elderly and vulnerable are being given six tips to beat the cold and keep well as chilly and damp weather is forecast over the next few days. more...
A HEADTEACHER and deputy are celebrating an educational golden anniversary after 25 years working together at a county school. more...
MALVERN Town Reserves played host to Staffordshire side Ashbourne on Saturday and with constant drizzle throughout, the pitch became heavy underfoot. more...
MALVERN Town have lost the services of midfielder Darren Bullock for the rest of the season. more...
HAVING suffered a home defeat by five points to 13 at the hands of Luctonians seconds the previous week, Malvern's seconds travelled to Birmingham to take on Aston Old Ed's seconds in determined mood. more...
RANGERS travelled to Wolverhampton on Saturday to play unbeaten West Midlands League Division Two leaders Parkfield Leisure. more...
MALVERN Town Reserves played host to Staffordshire side Ashbourne on Saturday and with constant drizzle throughout, the pitch became heavy underfoot. more...
MALVERN Town visited Lye Meadow on Saturday to take on high-flying Alvechurch in a tricky encounter played on a sea of mud. more...
THE day began with a gesture of generosity from the Malvern RFC membership when BBC Hereford and Worcester's Dave Bradley accepted a cheque for £1000 towards the Tsunami appeal. more...
STUART Watkiss believes Kidderminster Harriers must copy several fellow strugglers in developing the ugly side of their game and improving a bizarre sequence. more...
WAYNE Corden is the man Kidderminster Harriers are hoping will add wing wizardry to their relegation fight. more...
WORCESTER Wanderers are preparing themselves for their biggest rugby game of the season at Sharmans Cross Road tomorrow. more...
WHEN Worcester talk of their supporter base, they probably don't realise that it spreads as far as Brazil! more...
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MALVERN Girls' College welcomed two visiting lacrosse teams from Howard High School and Atholton High School in Baltimore, USA. more...
SUNDAY racing is proving very popular and to emphasise that fact 307 entries have been received for Sunday's Harkaway Club meeting at Chaddesley Corbett. more...
COLWALL kept up their unbeaten run in 2005 with a hard fought win over Gloucester IIIs at Ledbury Leisure Centre on Saturday. more...
THE Malvern men's first hockey team travelled to play Standard on Saturday and produced a good display of hard work and sheer determination. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE Schools Badminton Association, who are supported by Worcestershire County Council, are holding their U13s Championships on Sunday, February 27. more...
LEDBURY & District ASC travelled to GL1 in Gloucester to take part in the first round of the 2005 PGL League. more...
AS the season nears its closing stages, the tension is mounting at both ends of the table in division two of the Brewin Dolphin Securities-sponsored Malvern Table Tennis League. more...
IN wet, unpleasant golfing conditions, the Worcestershire Golf Club's men's better ball Stableford competition produced some excellent results, with long-standing members of the club well to the fore. more...
MALVERN Chess Club's bid to repeat their Worcestershire League and Cup double of 2004 ended when they crashed out of the cup in round two to Kidderminster Rooks. more...
WHEN Worcester talk of their supporter base, they probably don't realise that it spreads as far as Brazil! more...
WORCESTER Wanderers are preparing themselves for their biggest rugby game of the season at Sharmans Cross Road tomorrow. more...
STUART Watkiss believes Kidderminster Harriers must copy several fellow strugglers in developing the ugly side of their game and improving a bizarre sequence. more...
HEREFORD United manager Graham Turner is more than confident his side can throw a spanner in the works of Barnet's championship ambitions. more...
ANDY Preece will be hoping his confidence-shot Worcester City side take inspiration tomorrow from their previous Nationwide North encounter with Alfreton Town. more...
JOHN Bickerton's hopes of a high finish in the New Zealand Open took a dive today when he could manage only a second round one-under-par 71 in Auckland. more...
WAYNE Corden is the man Kidderminster Harriers are hoping will add wing wizardry to their relegation fight. more...
WORCESTER City player-manager Andy Preece is to step up his search for a another versatile midfielder as moves to sign ex-Bury captain Martyn Forrest broke down. more...
POWICK Football Club are looking for a manager to take over their Worcester Sunday League division one side. more...
WELLAND travelled to the north of the county for their latest league encounter looking to consolidate their Mercian Festival League position and add to their impressive goal tally. more...
WEST Malvern scored the highest number of goals this season in this Phipps Cup group match but in a game played in atrocious conditions, with continual rain, both defences had a nightmare. more...
POWICK highlighted their intentions in the Worcester Saturday League division one when they crushed second-placed Kempsey United with an emphatic performance. more...
IT was Cup Sunday in Malvern and Hereford and there were some high scoring games. more...
RANGERS travelled to Wolverhampton on Saturday to play unbeaten West Midlands League Division Two leaders Parkfield Leisure. more...
ANDY Preece will be hoping his confidence-shot Worcester City side take inspiration tomorrow from their previous Nationwide North encounter with Alfreton Town. more...
WORCESTER City player-manager Andy Preece is to step up his search for a another versatile midfielder as moves to sign ex-Bury captain Martyn Forrest broke down. more...
IF they didn't know before the weekend, Worcester are well aware now that only they can shape their destiny. They certainly cannot rely on any favours. more...
THE latest round of the Malvern United Angling Association's Winter League was fished on the club's stretch of the Avon at Birlingham. more...
MORE than 60 year 7 students from Dyson Perrins, Hanley Castle and The Chase gathered on Morgan's field next to Malvern Rugby Club last weekend and made a huge effort to play enterprising rugby in difficult conditions. more...
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