Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | February
TWO fund-raising events involving theatre and music will be held this weekend in Kidderminster and Stourport to raise cash for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. more...
TWO of the biggest names in the world of folk music are lined up to perform at Stourport's new Riverside Folk and Acoustic Club. more...
SCHOOL choirs will be performing a newly commissioned piece of music celebrating the history of the Severn Valley Railway. more...
THE stars of badminton, fresh from a superb Olympic games in Athens, where Great Britain enjoyed their first finalists, Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms, are expected in Birmingham to take part in the Yonex All England Open Championships. more...
THE Doncasters Group, the Midlands-based manufacturer of components for the aerospace industry, has landed the biggest contract in its 226-year history. more...
SUPERMARKET giant Asda has revealed it is set to create 6,000 new jobs through at least 15 new stores and 20 major investment schemes in existing locations. more...
COMPANIES in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are being sought to take part in a series of BBC business programmes. more...
AT least one in five people depend on state benefits in many of the country's old industrial heartlands, new research disclosed today. more...
SUGAR beet farmers in Worcestershire have been given a valuable boost in their campaign for fair rules with the backing of MP Peter Luff. more...
THE renovation of one of Worcester's oldest buildings is close to making the grade. more...
I SHALL never forget the eerie silence in the garrison cinema. It was rare for any emotional moment to pass without some ribald comment. more...
THE Friends of Callow End School, with the help of the Village Hall Committee, held a disco to raise money for victims of the Asian tsunami. more...
"TRUE cost of the EU", read the headline to Mark Starr's response to D Margrett (Letters, Saturday, January 29). more...
I HAVE been a great supporter of speed cameras but I am now beginning to suspect that they are cash-generated. more...
POLICE capes were the best piece of clothing I was ever issued, they kept you dry, warm and you could hide the odd pack of fish and chips under them. more...
IN reply to Councillor Francis Lankester's letter (Evening News, Friday, February 11) may I inquire if the city council has spent £120,000 on renovating the fountain and adding new green areas. Where? more...
COMPANY bosses are being called on to help support a major event teaching youngsters how to stay safe. more...
WAR memories will be recorded by school pupils across Worcestershire thanks to a £22,232 Lottery grant. more...
Worcestershire is set for temperatures to plummet to as low as minus 3C during the next couple of nights. more...
ANYONE thinking of causing mischief in Worcester City Centre should think again as a new CCTV camera will be watching their every move 24-hours a day. more...
FOR her it was his sense of humour, for him, her slender good looks. more...
A CLUB run by volunteers that provides lonely and disadvantaged people over the age of 50 with a healthy meal and gentle exercise celebrates its 10th anniversary today. more...
POLICE say there are "no grounds" for them to object to a new off-licence opening on a Worcester estate - despite residents handing a 200-signature petition to magistrates. more...
Show your mum just how much you care...tell us why she is a great mother and she may have a chance to win a posy of spring flowers. more...
DROITWICH should "file for a divorce" from Wychavon according to a civic leader and residents who say they are outraged at the way the town has been treated. more...
THOUSANDS of dedicated huntsmen and supporters were out in droves at meets across Worcestershire and Herefordshire on Saturday in defiance of the Government. more...
LEA & PERRINS has declared its products are in no way involved in a national cancer food scare and declared - Our Sauce is Safe. more...
AGOOD compromise, it is said, leaves everybody mad. And that, after the horses have been stabled and the dogs put back in the kennels, would appear to be the case following this weekend's "banned" hunt meets. more...
IF you see people on horseback dressed in red coats careering through your town or village today, don't be surprised. more...
IN the same week that we learn Worcester's spy cameras are set for a major upgrade, news reaches us that 20 more speed traps are on the way. more...
CONGRATS to Mary Dhonau on being chosen by the Liberal Democrats to stand in Worcester at the next General Election. more...
PARENTS of persistent truants in the Tenbury area could be hit with spot fines of £50 if they continually fail to send their children to school. more...
THE Cat appeared in purr-son to sign Red Dwarf memorabilia for fans this weekend. more...
THE family of a former Worcester councillor found dead with a chest of drawers on top of her, heard how her injuries were not related to her death. more...
THE two Warndon community support officers are holding surgeries for people to come and talk to them about their concerns in the area. more...
A LONG-serving official at Worcestershire County Council has started work as the new boss of the authority's trading standards department. more...
MIKE Dabrowski proved to be a hot shot after winning the fifth Worcester YMCA Pool Competition. more...
AN elderly woman needed help from paramedics after a chimney fire at a 17th Century farmhouse. more...
LATIN American dance classes for girls and boys aged between seven and 15 are set to start at Worcester's Christopher Whitehead School. more...
ORGANIC sausages, ciders, smoked salmon are just some of the treats in store at a tasting day at a deli. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE residents have shown lots of love for St Richard's Hospice by purchasing £9,400 worth of Valentines raffle tickets. more...
SATURDAY more...
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The highly rated 'keeper, whose eye-catching form has encouraged the scouts to flock to Aggborough, pulled off a string of saves to deny Halesowen Town. more...
STUART Watkiss is urging his downcast Kidderminster Harriers men to believe they can win the "three-horse race" to avoid relegation. more...
ANDY Keast paid tribute to his Warriors after putting Harlequins to the sword. more...
IT may well have been a horrible, scrappy battle -- but Worcester City won't give two hoots. more...
STUART Watkiss was left at his lowest ebb after Kidderminster Harriers threw away a two-goal lead to lose another vital game in their Coca-Cola League Two relegation fight. more...
IT was perhaps typical that Worcester's shuddering blow to the very heart of English rugby was met with a smile rather than a scowl. more...
ANDY Keast paid tribute to his Warriors after putting Harlequins to the sword. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Jim Lewis re-ports triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate to be "101 per cent" as he prepares for his title defence at Cheltenham next month. more...
STUART Watkiss is urging his downcast Kidderminster Harriers men to believe they can win the "three-horse race" to avoid relegation. more...
ANDY Preece has backed his side to keep a third consecutive clean sheet in Nationwide North tomorrow night when they travel to Lancaster City. more...
TIM Collier is an early doubt for Friday night's showdown with Sale. more...
ANOTHER clean sheet, another win on the road and, more importantly, another three points in the promotion locker. more...
July (friendlies) more...
AN almost full-strength squad will be out for revenge at Common Road on Saturday when a fourth successive Southern League Division West win will further strengthen Evesham United's hopes of promotion. more...
ANDY Preece has backed his side to keep a third consecutive clean sheet in Nationwide North tomorrow night when they travel to Lancaster City. more...
WORCESTER Wolves' superb five-game unbeaten run in English Basketball League Division One came to an end as leaders City of Sheffield Arrows edged home 78-77 at University College Worcester. more...
The Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance more...
MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) more...
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