Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | February
A Worcester pensioner died in a tragic accident after his coat caught fire as he tried to heat up his freezing home. more...
A PET behaviour centre based in Defford, near Pershore, is celebrating the purr-fect start to 2005, by winning a top industry award. more...
ORGANISERS of this year's Business Festival have set themselves the target of 2,005 visitors at the 2005 event. more...
IN the lovely old sepia tinted world that we like our countryside to be, with bobbies on bikes, rows of thatched cottages and children playing on the village green, the two hubs of village life are the church and the pub. more...
IF you like vintage tractors and farm machinery, you'll love Tractor World at Malvern's Three Counties showground next weekend. more...
THE YFC Entertainment Competition took part at Rowney Green Village Hall with the audience being wowed by groups of performers. more...
TWENTY-three YFC members braved the cold, windy weather to take part in the annual hedgelaying competition. more...
YOUNG rider Grace Thomas was a star for the day at a special children's Pony Club meet - the last but one chance to hunt legally before the ban against fox hunting was introduced. more...
ONCE a misleading and inaccurate story gets into the public domain it is hard to correct. more...
LIKE other correspondents, I believe that "wheelie bins" will go down as another expensive council-inspired disaster. more...
I DISAGREE with B and M Duffell - Labour has been very good to pensioners. This year, I have received £100 to help with my council tax, free TV licence worth £121 and £200 winter fuel payment. more...
READERS have probably noticed that real fur has been shown during London Fashion Week. more...
WE are having a lot of electioneering by Labour regarding the Cripplegate Park bandwagon, but what those Labour councillors and ex-councillors conveniently forget is that it was a Labour council that wanted to lay a road right through that park some years ago. That would have finished the park off all together. more...
IT had been a long day for the judges picking the silage competition winners. more...
"CAN we have a lesson outside please, Miss?" is a familiar refrain heard by teachers in hot, sticky classrooms across the country during the summer months. more...
A GARDEN centre near Droitwich has been named the top plant seller in Britain. more...
A man was trapped in his car this morning after it left the road and ploughed into a house near Pershore. more...
ARSONISTS are believed to be responsible for setting alight 500 tons of hay and straw at a barn in Abbots Morton, near Inkberrow. more...
MOTORISTS travelling to and from Worcester could face delays during a catalogue of roadworks on the motorways. more...
THE search has begun to find Worcestershire's top tot as the Worcester News officially launched its Baby of the Year 2005 competition today. more...
HENRIETTA Woods, wife of former Bishop of Worcester Robin Woods, has died aged 88. more...
A HEATED argument between four people caused a disturbance outside a Worcester chip shop. more...
VOLUNTEERS are urged to stretch their legs and help tidy up greenery to keep butterflies fluttering back to an historic woodland. more...
POLICE are hunting a teenager who made off with more than £700 cash from a Worcester shop. more...
TILLY Merrell arrived back home in Warndon yesterday afternoon after three weeks of medical tests in America that have changed her life. more...
A worcester pensioner died in a tragic accident after his coat caught fire as he tried to heat up his freezing home. more...
AT the start of this month, we joined others in heaping praise on our healthcare providers for helping to reduce waiting times at Worcestershire's hospitals. more...
A MAN has described how what he thought was "thunder" was actually a car ploughing into the side of his house. more...
YOUNGSTERS at a Worcester nursery have been learning from one of the UK's leading authorities on diet and nutrition. more...
BUNGLING Government officials have been criticised over new pub laws - with one Worcestershire council boss labelling them "disgraceful". more...
HISTORY enthusiasts will be able to see first hand this spring the restoration techniques being used on a historic 14th Century pub near Evesham which was destroyed by fire. more...
Worcester people are supporting plans to introduce street wardens with the powers to impose on-the-spot fines for litter and dog-fouling, a survey has found. more...
PEOPLE are being asked to help combat crime and become voluntary police specials. more...
AVERAGE waiting times for treatment in Worcestershire have risen by almost a third since Labour came to power - despite the longest waits being brought down to six months. more...
VOLUNTEERS are being urged to step forward to help keep the city cycle and walking routes in top shape. more...
MUM's the word in the Worcester News newsroom after we were inundated by scores of letters from children of all ages in our Mother's Day competition. more...
SATURDAY more...
Saturday, February 26, 2005 more...
WORCESTER have "no knowledge" of any Super 12 interest in Drew Hickey. more...
STOURPORT Swifts were denied their first Southern League Division One West away win since September by an equaliser eight minutes into stoppage time at Rothwell Town. more...
GRITTY Bromsgrove Rovers took a deserved point at The Hand Stadium as they matched in-form Clevedon in a 1-1 draw, writes Peter McKinney. more...
EVESHAM United moved up one place to second in the Southern League Division One West and within striking distance of leaders Mangotsfield United. more...
HEREFORD United will welcome Eastwood Town back to Edgar Street tomorrow night for a FA Trophy fifth round replay after a far-from-easy draw at Coronation Park. more...
THERE'S only 11 games to go but Kidderminster Harriers have built up a resilience to suggest they will not give up on Coca-Cola League status without a fight. more...
STOURPORT welterweight Ernie Smith fared better in his second boxing clash with Crawley's Ross Minter at Wembley Conference Centre but still lost. more...
Kidderminster Harriers Res 6, more...
INJURY casualties Andy Preece and Shabir Khan are expected to make the reckoning for Worcester City's Nationwide North clash against rock-bottom Bradford Park Avenue on Saturday. more...
WORCESTER have "no knowledge" of any Super 12 interest in Drew Hickey. more...
Thame Utd 0, Evesham Utd 4 more...
July (friendlies) more...
INJURY casualties Andy Preece and Shabir Khan are expected to make the reckoning for Worcester City's Nationwide North clash against rock-bottom Bradford Park Avenue on Saturday. more...
TWO victories in 24 hours kept Worcester Wolves on course for a high finish in England Basketball League Division One. more...
The Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance more...
MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) more...
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