Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | March
WILL MP Mike Foster please explain why, after eight years in government, the Labour Party has suddenly discovered that children need improved school dinners? more...
THE people of Great Britain say: more...
D E MARGRETT criticises opposition parties for opposing the anti-terrorism Bill and preferring judges to make the decisions. more...
MEMBERS of the hunting brigade have always denied that they enjoy killing foxes and that they are satisfying a blood lust but that they are controlling a pest and hunting is the most humane way of doing it. more...
LIKE the Tory pub bore who calls for a government of national unity, or a cabinet of all the talents from all parties, but only when we have a Labour government, Peter Luff has suddenly got lots of praise for the role of Parliament (Your MP Writes, Thursday, March 17 2005). more...
WE'VE had the hype with the big give-away Budget. For example, £200 off pensioners' council tax and no two-child family earning less than £420 a week to pay any Income Tax. Happiness all round then! more...
HOSPITALS across the country are running up huge debts, despite extra funding going into the NHS. more...
Rapier of defence more...
Sympathy for those trapped in freedom more...
A CITY grandmother got the surprise of her life when she thought she had discovered the mythical Easter Bunny - on Good Friday. more...
WORCESTER shoppers are spending more this Easter than they did last year - even though people elsewhere in the country are putting their hands in their pockets less. more...
A NEW weapon in Worcestershire's fight for fairer schools funding has been found at the highest level of Government. more...
HOUSE sparrows, blue tits, and blackbirds are top of the pecking order of common birds seen in county gardens this year. more...
A BELEAGUERED race group boss is recovering after collapsing in the wake of three executives quitting his organisation. more...
POP Idol finalist and Britain's former Eurovision Song Contest entrant Jessica Garlick is to sing to raise money for a Worcester hospice for life-limited children. more...
TOP-CLASS hospital treatment with shorter waiting lists, and advice on how to make healthy choices just a telephone call away - this is what the Government health secretary is promising Worc-ester residents by 2008. more...
A DOZEN used needles were found dumped in an alley just yards from Worcester's magistrates courts and police station. more...
PEOPLE in Worcester are being promised a greater say in planning the city's future. more...
OBESITY has become so common in Worcestershire that a hospital has installed a reinforced operating table, beds and chairs. more...
SATURDAY more...
Saturday, March 26, 2005 more...
Saturday, March 26, 2005 more...
ANDY Keast paid tribute to his players despite their 19-18 defeat to Saracens. more...
TRANSFER speculation has hit fever pitch at Worcester Warriors. more...
SHANE Drahm has lit the fuse for an explosive final day clash by signing for Worcester. more...
JERMAINE Clarke's hat-trick lifted Evesham United back into an automatic promotion spot in Southern League Division One West with victory over their Worcestershire rivals. more...
SUBSTITUTE Mark Rawle handed Kidderminster Harriers a Coca-Cola League Two lifeline at Darlington on Saturday. more...
WORCESTER'S light-middleweight Leroy Williamson stepped into the breach at short notice to face unbeaten Waltham Abbey fighter Daniel Cadman at Hackney Empire. more...
NORTH Midlands pair Sam McDonald and James Metcalfe helped England Under 18s become European champions with a 16-9 win over defending champions France in the AER Championships final in Lille. more...
CLOSE, but no cigar. more...
ANDY Keast paid tribute to his players despite their 19-18 defeat to Saracens. more...
TRANSFER speculation has hit fever pitch at Worcester Warriors. more...
SHANE Drahm has lit the fuse for an explosive final day clash by signing for Worcester. more...
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