Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | April
National Farmers' Union more...
SUPERHEROES - ALCOHOL AND FIGHTING more...
MANY a more...
CONTEMPORARY English folk with a twist will be on the menu in Worcester this weekend when Machine Breakers pay a visit. more...
I DON'T know about you, but I'm fed up to here and beyond with frankly dull white wines. more...
Theatre December more...
THE legendary Glenn Miller Orchestra will raise the roof at Worcester's Swan Theatre on Thursday, April 14. more...
TWO middle-aged men embark on a weeklong car journey through California's wine country in Sideways (15), showing for a week at Malvern Theatres from today (Friday, April 8), at 7.45pm, with 4.30pm showings on Saturday, Sunday and Thursday. more...
April 4-9: The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter, starring Eileen Atkins and Henry Goodman at Malvern Theatres. Box office: 01684 892277. more...
April 8: The English Symphony Orchestra is delighted to welcome to Malvern Theatres one of the world's most eminent baroque violinists - Monica Huggett, to perform an evening of Vivaldi entitled Four Seasons, as part of the orchestras 2005 Spring Season. Box office: 01684 892277. 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...
April 8: Brian and Philomena invite you to a practice night of ballroom and sequence dancing at Powick Village Hall, Powick, Worcester. Bring your own refreshments. Telephone Brian or Philomena on 01905 454338 for further details. more...
THEATRE fans can cash in on a buy one get one free offer on show tickets. more...
AWARD-winning and acclaimed thriller Frozen is coming to a Hereford theatre next week - promising deep and psychological intrigue. more...
DanceFest's summer classes begin in Worcester on Monday, April 11. more...
MUSIC and dance is set to entertain theatregoers in Worcester when a comic opera is staged at the city's Swan Theatre. more...
ABBEY Jazz will perform with guest musicians at Malvern Rugby Club on Spring Lane at 8pm on Sunday, April 10. Guests joining Len Thwaites are Andy Masefield (trumpet), Ed White (piano), Geoff Bowles (tenor), Nick Merriman (bass) and Pete Thwaites (drums). Entry is £3. more...
Carol Lee Sampson performs at the Green Dragon, Guarlford Road, Malvern, tomorrow (Saturday) at 9pm. She appears at the Three Kings in Hanley Castle at 8.45pm on Sunday. Admission to both events is free. more...
International performer Ben Okafor, who made his home in Malvern several years ago, is about to play his first gig in the town. more...
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SURREAL drama The Birthday Party certainly provides food for thought. more...
A VERY accomplished group of entertainers provided two educational evenings in Bromyard. more...
IN a concert of music spanning four centuries, the Beverley Chamber Choir, directed by Alan Binning-ton, showed its versatility. more...
A dramatic effects art workshop takes place at the Malvern Theatres on Thursday, April 21, from 10am to 4pm. Ron Jones, of the Birmingham Pastel Society, will lead the event, which features drawing and creating cinematic effects. The workshop costs £10 and artists should bring their own materials. To book, contact 01684 892277. more...
A MALVERN-based artist will be exhibiting ceramic creations at a trade show in Exeter. Brenda Wholey makes stoneware "handbags" under the name of Portmanteau Ceramics. Her wares were shown at the British Craft and Trade Fair at Harrogate this week. At the same show last year, they were shortlisted for the Gift of the Year award. They will be exhibited at Select in Exeter's Westpoint Exhibition Centre on April 24-26. more...
A LINE-UP of four Jongleurs comedians promises a night of hilarity at Malvern Theatres next week. more...
AN HILARIOUS 60's radio show has been recreated as a live stage show. more...
Artwork by a Malvern illustrator is due to hit the shelves in comic shops in Britain and America on Wednesday (April 13). more...
A MUCH Marcle country house, once owned by a war hero, will be the backdrop for an event where people can share their memories of the Second World War. more...
THE Duke and Duchess of Gloucester met staff and patients of St Richard's Hospice during a visit to Worcester. more...
TWO Polish dentists are easing the pain of a dental crisis in Malvern after being flown in early this year to fill more...
Imagine the pleasure of floating, perfectly relaxed in a warm pool of natural salt water. No intrusions, no pressures, simply weightlessness and warmth. more...
MORE details on the transformation of a former city hospital site into University College Worcester's second campus will be unveiled next week. more...
MEMORIES of a Beatles concert in Worcestershire will come flooding back as a dancing club membership card signed by the Fab Four goes under the hammer this month. more...
A SPRIGHTLY 90-year-old was told - it's time to visit the Panama Canal or it' s off to the residential home. more...
A MAN may have been killed at a guest house in Thailand, an inquest has been told. more...
A DISGRUNTLED 72-year-old is furious at a furnishing store because the steel bath he wanted was on display and the company would not give it to him. more...
DEFIANT gipsies illegally camped near a Worcestershire village are taking their case back to the High Court in an attempt to postpone their eviction date. more...
THOUSANDS of Catholics across Worcestershire were today joining millions across the globe to watch the funeral of Pope John Paul II. more...
DOZENS of workers in the Worcester area are hoping a £40m Government support package will secure their jobs after car giant MG Rover went into receivership. more...
STAFF going sick because of stress and depression cost Worcestershire's NHS hospitals a massive £10m. more...
THE annual Worcestershire Tourism Forum is to take place next Tuesday, April 12. more...
A WORCESTER firm of chartered accountants has set up a series of meetings to help businesses grow. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE-based company that featured in the Sunday Times' Best Small Company to Work For list has scooped another accolade. more...
ENERGY supplier and Worcester employer npower is one of the UK's top 20 most responsible companies, according to a report in the Business in the Community's Corporate Resp-onsibility Index. more...
WORCESTER residents who are learning new skills in the face of adversity have been honoured at the third annual Celebration of Learning Achievement Awards. more...
THE Gazette's editor noted in her column 50 years ago that the "delicate and civilising game of croquet" was shortly to be revived in Malvern. more...
this year's celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War will begin next month around VE Day, May 8. more...
100 years ago more...
THE official opening of the much-needed new parish hall at St Andrew's Church, Pool-brook, was heralded in the Malvern Gazette 25 years ago. more...
HOW hypocritical of D E Margrett to moralise by using another's quotation to comment on the achievement of our forces (Letters, Monday, April 4). more...
I AM very concerned about the spread of MRSA in hospitals throughout the country, and listen with interest to discussions regarding the various measures taken to combat it. I am amazed that everyone seems to miss one simple way to help stop this terrible bug spreading. more...
EVERY year I notice Worcester City Council quietly write off huge debts owed to them by people who simply don't pay their council tax. This year, it's about £1 ½m pounds I understand. more...
I AM often asked why I dedicate so much time to fighting the EU - after all, most don't like it and a majority of those who were conned into voting in favour in 1975 settle for growling at the mention of it. What motivates me to be such a zealot? The answer is complex but the simplest I can give is that it scares the daylights out of me. USA influence here is merely that. The EU has power over us which it misuses more and more the bigger it gets. more...
BRIAN Miller makes a plaintive cry (and one can sympathise with his sentiments) to the Editor to not publish any further political letters until after the election. more...
n MRS Williams blames the "unelected" House of Lords for causing so much time to be spent on the hunting issue as though the Lords have no role in our constitution and therefore no right to take a different view from the government (Letters, Friday, April 1). more...
WHAT a busy week in the world of news. The Pope dies, the Prince of Wales is getting wed, and just about the worst kept secret in the world... Ken and Deirdre will get married tonight, sorry no I meant the election had been called for 5th May. more...
A FORMER pub steeped in village history could be turned into homes. more...
Community groups will share in a £156,000 windfall. more...
It could have been wildebeest, giraffes or even dragons, but creators of the April Fools article in last week's Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter chose buffalo. more...
A TOP mountain board centre is hoping to secure vital funding by getting permanent planning permission for its site in Cradley. more...
A MALVERN dad will brave a gruelling run in scorching temperatures for the 20th Marathon des Sables in the Sahara desert. more...
The death of the Pope has touched thousands of people across the world, but one Malvern man is feeling his loss more than most. more...
AS readers of this column will know, we still have an issue with Worcester police press office, which covers this area, over the lack of information we receive about crime. more...
THE shocked family of Lynne Nugent ended up facing the cameras when a hopeful phone call put them on national television. more...
A YOUNG singing sensation from Louisiana has been causing a stir in Powick, where she has been staying with her pen-pal. more...
A member of Malvern Hills Conservators has accused the board of being "irresponsible" in the management of its sheep. more...
PLANS for another affordable housing development in Alfrick have been turned down. more...
THE honeymoon destination of Charles and Camilla will be commemorated on a special plaque produced near Malvern. more...
Suggestions about what facilities the new Malvern hospital should contain have been taken on board. more...
MEMBERS of a Malvern church have produced a booklet about its history from a fascinating archive of its past. more...
Chief Constable Paul West took to the streets of Malvern in a bid to get to know the community better. more...
A 10-YEAR-OLD boy was left devastated after having two bikes stolen in separate incidents in a fortnight. more...
WE are indeed fortunate that we have the Worcestershire Royal Hospital serving our community. more...
A DRIVER has described her shock when a golf ball smashed through her car window while she was travelling through Bransford. more...
ALISON Pickford's letter `Thinking the unthinkable' (Your Letters, March 25) introduces bold and imaginative ideas for dealing with increased traffic caused by development of the North Site. more...
I AM very grateful to Ian Beer (Your Letters, March 25) for his very positive letter of support for our production of It's a Mystery, recently performed to well over a thousand people at Ledbury Parish Church. more...
I was disheartened to read the objections being voiced to the playing field proposals at Sling Lane. How long can we go on accepting the idea that people who choose to live next to parks and playing fields have the right to object to their being used as such? Just where are young people supposed to find opportunities to let off steam? more...
IT is good to read of the continuing debate concerning advertising signs in Great Malvern. more...
WE write in reply to a brief article on page 3 of last week's Malvern Gazette, `Concern over hills sheep'. more...
IT was with consternation that I read in last Friday's Malvern Gazette Lindsay Holder's article about a buffalo herd about to be let loose in St Wulstan's Nature Reserve. more...
I write to inform the Malvern Hills Conservators precept and income tax payers of my sincere concerns regarding the management of the Conservator's flock of sheep. more...
n A BRICK was thrown through a small pane of glass at Upton Police Station last Friday night. Vandals also damaged part of the cemetery wall and seats in the New Street children's play area on the same night. Anyone with information should contact police on 08457 444888. more...
THE Castaways Cruising Club will hold its AGM at The Swan Hotel, Upton, at 11.45am on Sunday (April 10). more...
Art classes in Upton have proved so popular that another has been launched. more...
HANLEY Youth Club has been awarded £200 by Worcestershire Voluntary Youth Service. more...
A NEW friends group formed to support activities at Croome Park, near Upton, has attracted some prestigious backing. more...
A disc jockey has denied raping an 18-year-old girl during last year's Upton Water Festival. more...
THE ongoing saga of the health provision in Worcestershire continues today with yet another shocking revelation. more...
The Brewers Arms has a new landlord, who, after a very rushed takeover, managed - just! - to keep the pub open on Monday, the day previous tenants, George and Vanessa, moved out. He is Trevor Marston (no relation to the brewers), whose partner Susan should be joining him today (Friday). more...
THIS month's Garden Club meeting is at 7.45pm on Wednesday, April 13. David Sutton, from Bromyard, will be talking about A Beekeepers World - and may also bring some of the little gardener's friends along with him. Do bring any interesting plants or flowers to make a colourful table display. more...
The Friends of Welland bingo night is at the village hall on Saturday, April 23, at 7.30pm - coffee/tea and cakes available. More information to follow. more...
AFTER a long wait, Redmarley Primary School has finally been re-roofed, despite the work being done during school time. When the money became available, the offer was quickly accepted as the school's limited budget could only allow small patch-up work to be done. The next big project to be undertaken will be the refurbishment of the boys' and girls' cloakrooms when it is hoped the work will begin in the May half-term. more...
The Easter theme is still going strong in Cradley, with the great spotty Easter egg hunt taking place until Sunday (April 10). There are 15 spotty eggs hidden in the village, with trail maps available at £1 from Cradley PO and Stores. Completed maps should be returned to the Post Office and will be entered into a prize draw at the playgroup on Monday, April 11. All proceeds in aid of Cradley Playgroup. more...
COLWALL Players will be holding its annual fun quiz at the village hall on Friday, April 15, at 7.30pm. Teams can register by ringing (01684) 650750. Alternatively, just turn up on the night with your team of four at a cost of £6. There will be a bar. more...
THIS Saturday sees a welcome return of the internationally renowned seven-piece jazz band New Orleans Heat to Holy Trinity Bosbury. more...
A FUNERAL company is asking people to match smiles for pounds in a fund-raising campaign for Macmillan Cancer Care. more...
HEREFORD and Worcester Ambulance Service NHS Trust has achieved its key national performance targets for the year to the end of March 2005. more...
PROPOSALS to turn a busy road in Worcester into a dual carriageway have been opposed by parish councillors. more...
FROM tranquil coastlines to colourful yachts on rough seas, this month's exhibition at Worcester's Bevere Vivis gallery takes a look at a more...
A charity ball has raised more than £2,000 in aid of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. more...
RILEY the cat has been given his marching orders from Evesham Community Hospital because of hygiene fears. more...
A MYSTERY Worcestershire resident has scooped a £10,000 Premium Bond prize in this month's draw. more...
MINISTERS have promised to investigate complaints that Worcestershire families have not been able to claim their tax credits. more...
THE go-ahead has been given for a Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food restaurant to open on a Worcester business park. more...
FAIRY folk and creatures of myth are exciting the interest of borrowers at Upton-upon-Severn Library, where they appear in an exhibition of Fantasy Mirrors. more...
TOWN Reserves played Wyrley Rangers last Tuesday evening in dreadful conditions, with driving rain falling on an already waterlogged pitch. more...
THE Malvern U9 squad have been working hard all season to come to terms with the rigors of contact rugby but try as they might, the youngsters have not been able to translate their efforts into match-day wins. more...
MALVERN U16 Pirates are often inconsistent, but when they play well they can be awesome and they played well in last Friday evening's match at Spring Lane. more...
MALVERN'S seconds gave a warm welcome to visitors Redditch on an even warmer afternoon and both sides served up a thrilling match in which Malvern's superior fitness ensured the victory. more...
TOWN Reserves bounced back to winning ways with a nice 5-2 scoreline against Staffordshire side Eccleshall on Saturday. more...
MALVERN Town striker Simon Judge rescued a Travel Factory Midland Alliance point on Saturday with a second-half strike. more...
SINCE the beginning of the season one Midlands Two West fixture has stood out in Malvern's calendar as likely to be the key to possible promotion. more...
STUART Watkiss has insisted his players should have no time for nerves as they prepare to enter the "last-chance saloon" tomorrow. more...
MALVERN RFC more...
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THE open day for Manor Park Bowls Club will be next Saturday, (April 16), at 3pm. more...
EIGHT free lessons are on offer at one of the town's leading, and longest established, martial arts clubs. more...
NEIL Lyman has been handed the chance to write his name in Worcester's Premiership history books. more...
BRIAN Boswell won the first Velo Club Sevale club time trial of the season, a 5.5 mile event on the Hanley Swan and Rhydd course, with a time of 13m 16s. more...
ARDEN Sailing Club (Defford) held their annual Easter Egg event this Sunday and attracted four different classes of dinghy for the three races. more...
A GOLF trip-of-a-lifetime awaits amateur Mark Williams and his Sapey PGA professional Chris Knowles if they can come through the next stage of Europe's biggest pro-am competition, the Lombard Trophy. more...
COLWALL Women's Hockey Club saved their best performance of the season for the final Severn Division One match against local rivals Leominster. more...
THE draw for the semi-finals of the Malvern Table Tennis League handicap competition has been made. more...
MANOR Park was represented by five juniors in the Cheltenham Junior Tennis Tournament, which is a national event. more...
MALVERN Hills Gymnastic Club sent 12 gymnasts to Birmingham Highgate Sports Centre to take part in the National Development Plan club grades. more...
WITH Wombats already confirmed as champions of division two of the Brewin Dolphin Securities-sponsored Malvern Table Tennis League, attention switched to the battle for second place. more...
MALVERN go into tomorrow's crunch clash at Hinckley knowing that victory would be a big step towards promotion. more...
EVESHAM United manager Dave Busst is hopeful his young guns keep their nerve during tomorrow's promotion showdown at Ashford Town (3pm). more...
STOURPORT Swifts have been challenged to reach 55 points in Southern League Division One West by their manager. more...
JIMMY Mullen has called for victory from all four of Bromsgrove Rovers' last games of the season. more...
STUART Watkiss has insisted his players should have no time for nerves as they prepare to enter the "last-chance saloon" tomorrow. more...
HEREFORD United's 100 per cent record against the bottom six Conference clubs should put them in good stead for tomorrow's clash with York City at Edgar Street. more...
ANDY Preece may consider organising a rain-dance as Worcester City aim for sweet revenge at bogey club Stafford Rangers tomorrow. more...
NEIL Lyman has been handed the chance to write his name in Worcester's Premiership history books. more...
TABLE-toppers Welland Juniors travelled to Salford Rovers looking to complete the double over their hosts for the first time in their history. more...
THE ever-expanding Mercian Festival Junior Football League is introducing two new age groups for next season, five-a-side mini soccer for U8s and 11-a-side football for girls' U14s. more...
RADAR cruised to another excellent Worcester League division two victory at Littleworth last Sunday and both teams should have really scored more goals. more...
POWICK again made several changes for this Worcester League division one fixture as manager Andy Brown tries to find his best side for the forthcoming Martley Cup final in May. more...
SENIOR Cup holders and present Soccer Site Malvern League division one leaders and champions, Bishops Frome, entertained the much-improved Morgan Aero 8 side in the semi-final of this season's Senior Cup on Sunday. more...
RANGERS entertained Bilbrook on Saturday in the West Midlands League division two, a side they had beaten 4-2 on the opening day of the season. more...
PICTURE the scene -- it's tipping it down at Kingston Park on Sunday and the Warriors lead 12-3 on the hour after battering Newcastle up front. more...
ANDY Preece may consider organising a rain-dance as Worcester City aim for sweet revenge at bogey club Stafford Rangers tomorrow. more...
The Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance more...
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