Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | March
A COUNTRY hotel near Droitwich has gone on the market for £5.25m. more...
POLICE are hoping to set up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme in Warndon in a bid to bring some "community spirit" to the area. more...
THERE was cause for celebration in Worcester this week as the 20th Worcester Rainbows group held a party to mark its 10th birthday. Girls from the group got into the spirit of things at the event at Perdiswell Young People's Centre in the city's Bilford Road on Monday by playing games and tucking into a tasty cake. more...
MODERN-day Vikings will be conquering Worcestershire next month when they set up an authentic traders' market near Stourport-on-Severn. more...
FLY traps have been given to a set of Worcestershire villagers in a bid to prove whether a nearby rubbish tip is to blame for swarms of the insects making their lives hell. more...
A PUBLIC sector strike threatening to bring Worcestershire to a standstill has been averted by last-minute negotiations between unions and the Government. more...
BBC Hereford & Worcester is set to make just one member of staff redundant in the wake of yesterday's announcement that 3,780 jobs would be axed nationally across the corporation. more...
Proud George, 82, is the face of the legion more...
A GARDEN designer from Worcester has described being accepted to display at this year's Chelsea Flower Show as an "opportunity of a life-time". more...
A WORCESTER couple who ditched a diet of fat-packed pies in favour of healthier food are celebrating after being crowned Mr and Mrs Slimming World. more...
Horsewhip cowardly burglars, say her disgusted neighbours more...
EMPLOYERS in the Hartlebury area are to benefit from the opening of its first Industrial Estate Learning Zone (IELZ). more...
WORKERS at a leading UK dairy company are celebrating a bumper £700,000 windfall this month. more...
AN international engineering firm is to hold an open day in Worcester in an effort to dispel myths about the industry. more...
EVERTONS of Ombersley Ltd has broadened its business interests with the acquisition of the King's Arms in the Worcestershire village. more...
ONE of the country's most well-known office furniture firms, Worcester-based Gordon Russell, has attracted new investment and is now poised to embark on a series of product launches in 2005. more...
AN innovative system for sanitising food manufacturers' machinery, launched by a Pershore-based company, has been recognised by the Government as potentially useful in the fight against MRSA in hospitals. more...
BUILD Center chain Wolseley has notched another record set of results after continuing to benefit from the continuously booming home improvement market. more...
JUDGING by his recent letter, I wonder when G H Marsh visits Cripplegate Park. more...
IT seems that Gordon Brown will not be taking the long view for the economy or the environment, when he continues to freeze petrol duties in this year's budget. more...
I READ with interest the letter from P Roberts about his/her daily visits to the Post Office. more...
BLACK boys need special help with their education Phillpott (Seven Days, Saturday, March 12) because they live in a wasteland called inner city Britain. more...
UNFORTUNATELY, lobsters have an image problem in that they are neither cute nor cuddly. more...
I REMEMBER few of my Religious Studies lessons from school, but one will stand out for years to come. more...
WHEN faced with atrocities like this morning's carnage at America's Red Lake High School, there is a mantra repeated by America's weapon enthusiasts. more...
A BRAVE student nurse will overcome her fear of heights to wing walk on a bi-plane dressed as an Easter Bunny today - all to highlight the work of St Richard's Hospice. more...
THE West Worcestershire branch of the Liberal Democrats are set to officially name their man to take the fight to the other parties in the run-up to the General Election. more...
A RETIRED solicitor who exposed one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice in recent times has taken on the case of the Bromsgrove couple jailed for killing their adoptive son by force-feeding him salt. more...
WORCESTER City Council has failed to collect more than £1.4m in council tax according to new figures released today. more...
WORCESTER police want to hear from three people who offered to help an elderly man during an altercation over parking bays for the disabled at Tesco, Warndon Villages, at 12.40pm on Wednesday, March 16. more...
A FATHER-of-two from Worcester has welcomed news that a plan to upgrade three city playgrounds has moved a step closer. more...
ONE of the skydivers who jumped with Herefordshire Army cadet Stephen Hilder as he fell to his death told an inquest how the 20-year-old was "excited" and "jubilant" on the way down. more...
PLANS by the Conservatives to sell off British Waterways assets would put the Droitwich Canals Project severely under threat, claim civic leaders. more...
A PROLIFIC Worcestershire singer/songwriter who turned to music after a horrific childhood accident has taken inspiration from country legends for his latest release. more...
A YOUTH theatre group has found itself a piano player, thanks to an appeal in the Worcester News. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE are ready to pull the plug on Chaminda Vaas. more...
WORCESTER City's Youth Development Scheme is holding its next trials on March 31, from 10am to 1pm at St George's Lane. more...
POWICK are the Worcester Saturday League Division One champions. more...
WORCESTER City have announced that ticket prices for the 2005/06 season will remain unchanged. more...
ATHLETICS: Members of Worcester Tri Club were among 8,000 competitors in the London Half Marathon at Silverstone. more...
THE countdown to the season began yesterday with Worcestershire's players back in training at New Road. more...
GRAHAM Turner will stick with his attacking principles tonight when his play-off chasing Hereford United side visit Morecambe in the Nationwide Conference (7.45). more...
WORCESTER City manager Andy Preece admits it will be difficult to tinker with his side for tonight's Nationwide North duel at Moor Green (7.45). more...
WORCESTERSHIRE are ready to pull the plug on Chaminda Vaas. more...
WORCESTER City manager Andy Preece admits it will be difficult to tinker with his side for tonight's Nationwide North duel at Moor Green (7.45). more...
WORCESTER City have announced that ticket prices for the 2005/06 season will remain unchanged. more...
WHILE St George's Lane basked in the feel-good factor following Worcester's double over Redditch, City newcomer George Clegg was enjoying the moment. more...
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