Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | April
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IF Zinnie Harris's pre-apocalyptic new play had been written 20 years ago it would probably have ended with a nuclear bang. more...
IF Zinnie Harris's pre-apocalyptic new play had been written 20 years ago it would probably have ended with a nuclear bang. more...
SIR MICHAEL SPICER, CONSERVATIVE more...
CHINA, glassware and jewellery are wanted to help raise cash for a little girl who has had her hands and feet amputated after contracting meningitis. more...
A KEEN cook who kicked off a campaign to save Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce has scooped half a dozen bottles after winning a Worcester News competition. more...
A WEST Indian bowler was "frogmarched" out of the country after immigration officials refused to believe he had come to Worcestershire to play cricket. more...
A DRAMATIC fall in the number of house fires has not only saved lives but also £5m. more...
A MAN from Worcestershire is taking the political fight to the very top - by standing against Tony Blair in the General Election. more...
REPRESENTATIVES from Worcestershire attended the first MG Rover Task Group meeting. more...
A CAT has been killed on a city road only days after residents warned of the dangers of speeding traffic. more...
A NEW radio presenter is revealed to be leading a double life - as a DJ and a sports teacher. more...
THE worried wife and parents of a missing Portugese man who was last believed to be living and working in Worcester are urging local residents to help them find him. more...
THE most vulnerable people in the county could soon have some of their most valuable services taken away. more...
A YOUNG apprentice who built a racing car in his shed and turned the hobby into a successful career is once again being supported with sponsorship. more...
INFORMATION on groundbreaking new laws to improve working relationships between employers and employees has been dropping through letterboxes in Worcestershire. more...
A £500 donation from staff recruitment agency Premiere People in Worcester has brought the cash raised from St Richard's Hospice PJ Day to more than £7,500. more...
DEPARTMENT stores group Beatties posted a sharp fall in annual profits after seeing sales slide in its West Midlands heartland. more...
A DROITWICH training company has signed a £70,000 contract with business security firm The Corps of Commissionaires. more...
BUILDING firms in Worcestershire are being urged to put their apprentices forward for a top award and the chance to win a £3,000 holiday more...
THE story of how some home-made smoothies turned into the UK's fastest-growing food and drinks business will be told in lively detail at the annual Business Festival. more...
D E Margrett thinks we are at war (You Say, Wednesday, April 6). Perhaps I am not paying attention as I walk around, but there seems to be a distinct lack of bombs going off, civil disorder, or similar. more...
APPARENTLY, despite signs that the consumer boom is coming to an end, sales in Worcester shopping centre have recently increased by three per cent. more...
THE local branch of the RSPCA has a number of street and store collections this year and needs volunteers who can spare an hour or two to help. more...
LIFESTYLE (Thursday, March 31) asks "do you have what it takes to be the next Pop Idol? more...
I READ with concern your report (Worcester News, Thursday, March 31) of "an application for work to be carried out to trees around a health facility" in Barbourne. more...
I WAS one of the hundreds of Droitwich people who packed themselves into the community hall to discuss having a parish poll on the disgraceful decision of Wychavon District Council to close and demolish our Lido. more...
AS election time draws near, politicians attempt to lure young and old alike into the polling booths in a bid to combat "voter apathy". more...
IT looks as if, once again, Worcestershire is to lose out on Government money because of the vagaries of a Whitehall funding formula. more...
ANGELIC-voiced youngsters have the chance to sharpen up their talents with a special singing session led by Worcester Cathedral's choirmaster. more...
MOTORISTS have been able to get back on to the A38 Droitwich bypass a week earlier than planned, after roadworks were finished ahead of schedule. more...
A TRAIN company in Worcestershire has stepped up its fight against fare dodgers by warning them they face a criminal record if they don't pay. more...
A PREGNANCY and abortion crisis centre could open beneath a disused city centre church - which is now a nightclub. more...
YOUNGSTERS will be able to learn all about Fairtrade at a meeting at the University College Worcester this week. more...
MORE than 1,000 people have so far jumped at the chance to name a new rose in a competition launched by Webbs of Wychbold to help raise funds for St Richard's Hospice. more...
DROITWICH has lost one of its best-known faces and a pillar of the community with the death of former town councillor Harry Hipkiss. more...
A FASCINATING snapshot of life in one of Worcester's most historic buildings is emerging as a radio journalist reaches the halfway stage into her research of the Commandery. more...
KEEN snappers are urged to get out into the Worcestershire countryside and take part in a photography competition. more...
AN Australian woman is hoping to trace her family roots back in Worcester as part of a book she is planning to write. more...
WILY veteran John Gayle could return to provide extra valuable experience in Evesham United's promotion drive tonight (7.45). more...
HEREFORD United can take a giant step nearer a Nationwide Conference play-off place with a win at relegation-threatened Forest Green tonight (7.45). more...
GRAEME Hick insists Vik-ram Solanki will have the full support of the dressing room as he prepares for his first season as Worcestershire skipper. more...
NEW vice-captain Gareth Batty is developing a secret weapon to unleash on batsmen this summer. more...
DAVID Leatherdale is back in the firing line for Worcestershire -- 18 months after his last four-day outing. more...
STUART Watkiss will use Kidderminster Harriers' relegation rivals Rushden and Diamonds as the big inspiration to shine in their next game. more...
MALVERN Town can draw level on points with third-placed Coalville Town if they win there tonight (7.45). more...
WILY veteran John Gayle could return to provide extra valuable experience in Evesham United's promotion drive tonight (7.45). more...
HEREFORD United can take a giant step nearer a Nationwide Conference play-off place with a win at relegation-threatened Forest Green tonight (7.45). more...
NEW vice-captain Gareth Batty is developing a secret weapon to unleash on batsmen this summer. more...
GRAEME Hick insists Vik-ram Solanki will have the full support of the dressing room as he prepares for his first season as Worcestershire skipper. more...
STUART Watkiss will use Kidderminster Harriers' relegation rivals Rushden and Diamonds as the big inspiration to shine in their next game. more...
ANDY Preece wants to draw the crowds to St George's Lane on Saturday by winning a make-or-break game tonight. more...
DAVID Leatherdale is back in the firing line for Worcestershire -- 18 months after his last four-day outing. more...
ANDY Preece wants to draw the crowds to St George's Lane on Saturday by winning a make-or-break game tonight. more...
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