Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | March
RISING Worcester stars the B-Movie Heroes will be hoping for a warm welcome as they return to the faithful city for a homecoming gig next week. more...
A MUSICAL Easter is promised at one Worcester venue staging a selection of young hopeful bands aiming to rock the socks off audiences. more...
TOP musician Dr Teeth is set to drop into Worcester with his band for their last gig before they make the trip across the pond for a tour in the USA. more...
AN energetic stage performance is promised at Worcester's Marr's Bar on Saturday as Afterview bring their fusion of rock and infectious melodies to the city. more...
THE music of critically-acclaimed singer Frank Zappa will come to life in Worcester as Jimmy Carl Black and the Muffin Men roll into the city. more...
POPULAR musical Thoroughly Modern Millie is coming to the stage of a Midland theatre. more...
ONE of UK's greatest interpreters of American 20th Century composers Wayne Marshall will star in next month's Hagley Parish Music Festival. more...
SOME of the best names across world, folk, roots and contemporary music will be playing at this summer's Wychwood Music Festival. more...
LONDON-based rockers Fans of Kate will be making the trip to Worcester this month to play a gig at the city's Marr's Bar. more...
HEFF, Heart of England Fine Foods, arranged a splendid two-day food for the trade at the end of February. more...
Until March 26: Tap Dogs, the hottest show on legs at Birmingham Hippodrome. Ticket sales: 0870 730 1234. more...
March 25: Sir John Stainer's The Crucifixion in the new orchestration by Barry Rose. The Magdalene Singers and Orchestra, directed by Ian Pattison at Saint George's Church, Barbourne, Worcester. Tickets available from 01905 611427 or on the door. more...
March 25: Dr Teeth's Big Band, Marr's Bar, Worcester; The Meteors, Drongos For Europe and Cracked Actors, Carling Academy 2, Birmingham; Rise: My Alamo, Computer Club and Breezer, Bar Academy, Birmingham; Milliondead plus Fighting Wire and No Hope In New Jersey, Little Civic, Wolverhampton. more...
March 18 onwards: From Worcester to the Hills, an exhibition of paintings at the Shires Gallery, Sidbury, Worcester. For further details telephone 01905 616333. more...
March 25: 25th Annual Alf Westover Memorial Lecture at the Frank Parkinson Lecture Theatre, Pershore College of Horticulture. An illustrated talk by Mr Michael Upward. more...
STALE biscuits and weak cups of tea with a rather ominous layer of congealed milk on top. more...
ONCE described as a "national treasure", Mo Mowlam has regularly topped the polls as the UK's most popular political figure - and she's set to talk about her life in politics at a Worcester theatre. more...
THE Dulux dog is urging people to recycle paint, ready for use in schools and community centres. more...
AN author who has written a book on the history of Perdiswell is the latest to pledge her support for the Worcester News Save Our Sauce Campaign. more...
MAXIMUS, the mascot of Worcester Rugby Club will be made an honorary member of a rugby charity this weekend to help raise funds for young people who are disadvantaged. more...
CRAFTS, music, theatre and comedy are all in store for children in Worcestershire this Easter in a bid to stave off boredom. more...
A WOMAN is finally finished with the school dinner hour after 25 years service as a supervisor, and is looking forward to taking up painting in her retirement. more...
LITTLE chatterboxes at a Worcester nursery mooed, baaed, quacked and clucked their way through nursery rhymes and farmyard stories for charity. more...
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PUPILS will have lessons in blue sky thinking thanks to a "fantastic" new open-air "classroom". more...
THOUSANDS of chicken carcases left in the debris of a massive fire at a Herefordshire farm have been left rotting for the past three weeks. more...
A GROUP of Worcester motorcyclists will delight dozens of autistic schoolchildren with a special Easter egg delivery. more...
NATURE lovers in Worcestershire have been asked to look out for the arrival of the harlequin ladybird, an invasive species that is a potential threat to Britain's native ladybirds. more...
THE Worcester branch of the Samaritans was due to welcome city MP Mike Foster to its branch in Sansome Place today. more...
POLICE hope that a distinctive mark on a £20 note will lead to thieves who held an 81-year-old woman in her home for more than an hour while they ransacked the premises. more...
CANOES, wheelchair-friendly fishing pegs and a path for the disabled will all be part of a new £250,000 canalside park in Droitwich designed to help people of all ages and abilities enjoy the great outdoors. more...
A MAN beaten black-and-blue in a terrifying attack by a gang of youths has moved to Worcester for a new start in a safer city. more...
THE free local bus travel for the disabled and pensioners is to be warmly welcomed by the long campaigning pensioners' group such as Worcester City Forum for Older People and the National Pensioners Convention (NPC). more...
WITH reference to "Day after tomorrow" (Kate Smith, Letters, Tuesday, March 15), the figure I've used in my letters is a sea level rise of 80 metres, or around 256 feet. more...
MY father served in the Eighth Worcestershire Regiment and the Machine Gun Corps during 1915 to 1919 and I have just discovered this from a diary he had written during his time while in the Army. more...
THE latest UKIP letter (Worcester News, Wednesday, March 16), suggesting that we could help Third World countries by leaving the EU, was odder than most. Such countries clearly prefer us to be in. more...
IF Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor wishes to bring faith and religion into a British General Election, in the American style, one hopes that he will bear in mind the Biblical exhortations, "Love Thy Neighbour" and "Do unto others, as you would, they should do unto you." more...
What happened to good manners? I have been somewhat annoyed this week more than once with some very poor manners, which, as my dad always told me, " costs you nothing". more...
IT was Mark Twain who popularised Benjamin Disraeli's famous phrase: "There are three kinds of lies - lies, damn lies and statistics." more...
THE NEW 20-year flood management strategy for England has been welcomed by the county's wildlife trust. more...
PUBS and clubs in Worcestershire are being warned to apply for new alcohol licences or risk breaking the law. more...
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MUD monsters will be created during a fun family event at the Wyre Forest Discovery Centre. more...
ONE of the most traditional rites of spring - the competition to be named carnival queen - is to get under way in north Worcestershire. more...
A THREE-car accident halted the progress of holidaymakers hoping to make an early getaway yesterday. more...
COUNTY residents have been warned to be on their guard against a man pretending to be a police officer and who claims to be investigating a murder. more...
YOUNGSTERS were getting into the Easter spirit this week as they took part in a whole host of festive activities at their pre-school group. more...
CHOCOLATE and trains are being mixed up for a mouth-watering Easter weekend of fun for the family. more...
DEBRA Shipley, the Labour MP for Stourbridge, is to leave Parliament to have treatment for breast cancer. more...
THE Mayor of Worcester helped three council employers celebrate a golden 25 years of service to the city. more...
PENSIONERS have been given a boost after Droitwich town council agreed to subsidise bus passes at an emergency meeting. more...
TOURISM chiefs in the Malvern Hills are bracing themselves for what they hope will be a great year as a flood of visitors is expected to arrive in Malvern over the weekend. more...
A VICAR used his experiences with migrant workers and asylum seekers in Worcestershire to develop theological arguments in a new book. more...
A LONG-awaited bus shelter in Malvern's Brookfarm Drive could finally be put in place if town chiefs give the go-ahead this spring. more...
STUART Watkiss believes Kidderminster Harriers' strength in depth up front will prove essential as they aim to boost their survival hopes over the Bank Holiday period. more...
THE Easter weekend is a busy time for local point-to-point enthusiasts with a number of meetings scheduled. more...
WORCESTER Rowing Club's juniors are attemptong a sponsored Ergo marathon on Saturday, April 2 to raise money for a new lightweight eight. more...
THE search is on for a top-notch junior netball team to represent Worcester in the forthcoming Worcestershire Games. more...
BROMYARD Town aim to bounce back to form tomorrow when they travel to high-flying Shawbury United in the West Midlands League Premier Division (2.45pm). more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers are looking for in-form strikers Paul Szewczyk and Arthur Appleton to come up with the goods again over the Easter weekend. more...
EVESHAM United manager Dave Busst has suffered a double blow of ahead of tomorrow's Southern League Division One West derby clash with Stourport Swifts. more...
STUART Watkiss believes Kidderminster Harriers' strength in depth up front will prove essential as they aim to boost their survival hopes over the Bank Holiday period. more...
WORCESTER City captain Carl Heeley described last night's testimonial against Coventry as "fantastic" and hailed the club's loyal supporters. more...
WORCESTER City captain Carl Heeley described last night's testimonial against Coventry as "fantastic" and hailed the club's loyal supporters. more...
THE snapshot of Uche Oduoza's thrilling raw talent has remained a Sixways highlight this season. more...
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