Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | March
TICKETS are on sale for this year's Chipping Campden Music Festival. more...
IN 1206, a castle was built on the orders of King John, close to the confluence of Pool Brook and Mere Brook, just over a mile north of Upton, and a quarter-of-a-mile south of what was then known as Potters' Hanley. more...
JEWELS of the acting world delighted theatregoers at the RSC when they gathered to perform The Hollow Crown. more...
THREE musical evenings in Tewkesbury this weekend will appeal to pop, country and big band fans. more...
THE guys and dolls are ready to entertain at Evesham Arts Centre next week. more...
AWARD-winning choreographer Henri Oguike is making a first visit to Malvern with his company of eleven dancers on Tuesday. more...
A STRANGE (and Unexpected) Event! is the title of a show coming to Chipping Norton next week. more...
MEMBERS of a Vale drama group featuring budding actors are preparing to stage their debut productions. more...
DEFIANT gipsies illegally camped near a Worcestershire village have said they have no intention of leaving the site they have been ordered to vacate by April. more...
A COUNTRY pub is welcoming the return of a couple of friendly faces this month following a major £700,000 refurbishment. more...
A TOP reggae and Christian singer whose music was shaped by his experiences as a boy soldier is set to drop in on a Worcester school today. more...
PEOPLE all over Worcestershire dressed up, wore red noses, and took part in silly activities, all in the name of Comic Relief. more...
A PUB which has been targeted by animal rights activists for cooking live lobsters is to hold another event - this time featuring mussels and clams. more...
CAMPAIGNERS have celebrated after a mobile phone mast erected next to a school was taken down - the day before its owner faced being fined. more...
A PUPPET show and an Easter egg hunt will be among the activities on offer at Worcester Library this month as part of a campaign to attract more people through its doors - and keep youngsters entertained over the Easter holidays. more...
A WOMAN who has been left in agonising pain despite a two-week stay in Worcestershire Royal Hospital has said she would "rather die" than have to go back in to the ward she described as a "hellhole". more...
PUPILS at a Worcester school will be making a song and dance later this month as part of an arts project they have been working on over the course of the term. more...
A LONG-awaited hospice in Worcester offering care and support for life-limited children has opened its doors for the first time today. more...
Grim find yards from Diglis Hotel more...
COMPANIES in Worcestershire and Herefordshire are £1.7m richer, thanks to a scheme accessed via the Chamber of Commerce and Business Link - and there are still more opportunities available. more...
FARMERS will now benefit from being offered a wider choice of machinery to cultivate crops after a Worcestershire-based company took over a specialist equipment-selling franchise. more...
A BAKING potato which does away with the need to add butter is proving a hit. more...
FROM children's authors to bingo callers, magicians to auctioneers, Young Farmers took on a variety of roles during their public speaking contest last week. more...
WITH hunting very much in the news at present, it's an astute time to bring out a new book by equestrian and countryside photographer Amanda Lockhart. more...
SO Councillor John Buckley does not approve of my direct approach bringing to Tony Blair's attention the plight of Worcestershire schools funding. more...
IN response to Councillor Francis Lankester and his recent attempts to justify the car park extension on Cripplegate Park, I would like to make the following points. more...
THE Telephone Preference Service is a register of phone numbers, which anyone can subscribe to in order to cut down on the number of unsolicited phone calls they receive. more...
SPECULATION that George Bush might attack Iran this summer have been refuted by Condoleezza Rice, who stated that this was "not on the agenda at this point". more...
AT the 2005 National Dairy Conference there was a glimmer of optimism among milk producers as the major supermarkets put up the price of milk. more...
HUNDREDS of pioneering organic farmers, and organic dairy farmers say they will be hit hard by the new CAP payments. more...
FARMERS and growers were in Westminster this week to learn how the Government is helping them do more business supplying food to schools, hospitals and the public sector. more...
IT has been a long time coming but the big day has finally arrived. Acorns Children's Hospice opened in Worcester this morning. more...
RUNNERS are being urged to don their trainers and raise cash for a Worcester hospice that helps seriously ill children and has opened its doors for the first time today. more...
TODDLERS at a Worcester pre-school enjoyed a really wild day when they came face to face with some exotic creatures. more...
WEST Mercia Constabulary is tonight due to receive a top national award in recognition of its battle against drugs. more...
IT'S difficult not to be in a reflective mood this close to finishing the tour, but there's plenty of work still to do, so I'll leave that for another day. more...
BOSSES at Worcester City FC have said plans for a housing development on the club's current home are due to be unveiled today. more...
WARTIME memories and stories will be exchanged during a special event near Ledbury. more...
A CHARITY ball is being held to raise sponsorship for a Worcestershire man who is running the London Marathon in aid of a children's charity more...
A DROITWICH woman is angry after two of her children's beloved Shetland ponies were stolen from the family's field in Martin Hussingtree near Worcester. more...
A MAN who has run a garage near Worcester's Cripplegate Park for almost 20 years has hit out at a senior city councillor who criticised the appearance of the premises. more...
TREES and woodland are in the spotlight at a new exhibition which has opened at a Worcestershire gallery. more...
A NEW team has been appointed to run a community environment centre in Worcester that turns waste into art. more...
Saturday, March 12, 2005 more...
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KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have issued a `we need you' plea to fans ahead of Saturday's relegation crunch clash against rivals Rushden & Diamonds at Aggborough. more...
NORTH Midlands flanker Guy Thompson has been called into the England Under 18 squad for the AER Championships which get under way in France next weekend. more...
JOHN Brain questioned Worcester's attitude after their 18-10 defeat at the Rec. more...
AN opportunist Riad Erraji strike seven minutes from time earned Bromsgrove Rovers their first Southern League Division One West win in five games. more...
A DISMAL display brought an end to Evesham United's six-match unbeaten run after being out-played at Yate Town in Southern League Division One West. more...
LATE pressure from Worcester Wolves was not enough to save them from a 94-86 defeat at Reading Rockets. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have issued a `we need you' plea to fans ahead of Saturday's relegation crunch clash against rivals Rushden & Diamonds at Aggborough. more...
NORTH Midlands flanker Guy Thompson has been called into the England Under 18 squad for the AER Championships which get under way in France next weekend. more...
JOHN Brain questioned Worcester's attitude after their 18-10 defeat at the Rec. more...
ANDY Preece has told his players to react in the right manner following Worcester City's first league defeat in five at Stalybridge Celtic. more...
WORCESTER City took a further step towards selling off St George's Lane by announcing their preferred developer for the historic football site. more...
WORCESTER City took a further step towards selling off St George's Lane by announcing their preferred developer for the historic football site. more...
ANDY Preece has told his players to react in the right manner following Worcester City's first league defeat in five at Stalybridge Celtic. more...
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