Worcestershire | Archive | 2006 | August
THE big-hitters were out in force at the second day of the V Festival in Stafford as they drew the musical extravaganza to a close in spectacular style. more...
IT WAS the summer of 2005 and The Old Rope String Band were on a high, all set to play a festival in the rainforests of Malaysia as well as a slot at the Worcester Festival. more...
Rose Kemp will be bringing her talents to Worcester with a gig at the Marr's Bar next Friday. more...
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ANIMATED adventure The Ant Bully (U) is showing at Malvern Cinema for a week from today (Friday). It features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep, and is on daily at 4pm and 7pm. more...
Former stars of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company will perform a Feast of Gilbert and Sullivan 2 at Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, on Bank Holiday Monday (August 28). The New Rope String Band is at the venue tomorrow (Saturday). Call 01905 611427. more...
AN evening of romantic music is on offer at St Edmund's Hall, Malvern College, on Saturday, September 2, at 7pm. Music -- The Food of Love features works by Purcell and Schumann performed by Nicholas Clapton, with accompaniment from Joseph Brand. Proceeds go to the charity Arcos, which helps people of all ages with communication problems. Tickets are £15, including a glass of wine, on 01684 576795. more...
GREAT Malvern Priory's organist and choirmaster Andrew Wilson will be performing his final recital at the church on Bank Holiday Monday (August 28), at noon. more...
NICHOLAS Clapton, one of Britain's leading counter-tenors, returns to his home town of Malvern next Saturday, September 2, for a concert entitled Music - the Food of Love. He will be performing classic and popular works by Purcell, Schumann, Fauré and Vaughan Williams. more...
TALENTED young musicians will play a mixture of music at Cradley Church on Sunday, September 3. more...
A LEADING Welsh choir is coming to Malvern to sing for the RNLI. more...
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TWO giant heads of Adam and Eve are to have their very own Eden. The works of art have been created by award winning Malvern sculptor Caro Sweet and they were first seen as works in progress by people who visited her studio exhibition earlier this year. more...
A JAZZ duo oozing with talent are helping to fix a hole in a roof with a fund-raising concert next month. more...
A poignant story about growing up, growing old but not necessarily growing wise is being performed by the Malvern Theatre Players. more...
Rehearsals for Singin' the Rain are in full swing at the Courtyard in Hereford. more...
WELL, the Worcester Festival is in full swing. The weather has been pretty poor, but on the whole, we have tried not to let it affect us too much and certainly not dampen our spirits. more...
AS you would expect from a play written by Alan Bennett, Habeas Corpus delivers many clever, humourous and memorable lines. more...
EVERY week more than 30 local artists travel to the picturesque surrounds of Upton to practise their skills. more...
An exhibition of painting depicting water in all it complexity is on display at the Malvern Theatres until the end of September. Bill Nichols, who curates the theatre's arts shows, says the exhibition "reaches a standard of excellence rarely seen outside London". more...
TWO giant heads designed by award-winning Malvern sculptor Caro Sweet form part of a new exhibition at the fourth Sculpture in the Garden exhibition at Hergest Croft in Kington, from tomorrow (Saturday) to September 17. The grounds are open daily from 12.30pm-5.30pm and entry is £5 (under-16s free). more...
PAINTINGS of Malvern, Upton and Ledbury are on display in the 113th annual exhibition by Malvern Art Club. more...
LEDBURY Carnival was revived in the 1970s and this year's crowd pleaser, the 32nd to be held since then, will rock to the sounds of Abba, The Who and other rock classics of the era. more...
LEDBURY textile artists Jeanette McCulloch and Angie Hughes are staging an exhibition at the town's parish church. The display, running from tomorrow (Saturday) to Thursday, September 28, includes panels suspended from pillars. more...
COMEDIANS Jack Dee and Jo Brand could be coming back to Malvern if plans to give the Fringe a boost next year come to fruition. more...
WEIRD, wonderful and ancient trees are the subject of a talk by photographer and writer Archie Miles, due to take place in Colwall. more...
IAN Waite, star of BBC television's hit show Strictly Come Dancing, will open Dormington Village Fete on Saturday, September 2, at 2pm. more...
MALVERN'S Margaret Bramford is celebrating the success of her new book Overbury, Queen of Villages. more...
West Malvern's West Fest promises a great day out for all the family on August Bank Holiday Monday. more...
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"BECAUSE the park and pleasure ground committee of Malvern Urban Council consider coaching sessions equivalent to the playing of games, they have decided not to grant permission for Victoria Park, Malvern Link, to be used for two football coaching sessions next Sunday morning," reported the Gazette 50 years ago. more...
ONE of the most prominent landmarks in the Malvern Hills area was being restored 25 years ago, reported the Malvern Gazette. more...
HEINZ meanz... bad news for Birmingham but good news for Worcester. While this newspaper would shrink from rejoicing too loudly in the wake of our bigger neighbour's misfortune, we can surely be pardoned for giving just a little cheer that our famous sauce is once more going to be bottled in the place of its birth. more...
SIR - As the geographic inspector with responsibility for policing Worcester I felt it necessary to write in challenge of your editorial comments accompanying your front page item headlined `A Flaming Disgrace' (Page 1, Worcester News, August 16). more...
SIR - Can I ask if moral integrity and empathy has gone out of the window in the name of journalism, a "public right to know"? more...
SIR - Regarding your newspaper article dated Friday, August 18, Page 2, regarding the terrible accident which happened on the A38 and the tragic loss of a young girl's life, I have been a regular reader of the local paper over the last 58 years, and what I cannot understand is why you printed the photograph taken by Richard Atkins. more...
SIR - Mark Starr (Letter, August 12), is a man of mistaken beliefs and enormous statements. The World Trade talks did not collapse because of EU attitudes, but because of the monumental intransigence of USA. more...
SIR - I strongly disagree with your editorial (August 10). Surely it is a good thing that areas of relative deprivation are being treated more generously regarding health funding then their more affluent neighbours. more...
I AND many families and friends of Bewdley Town Football Club enjoyed a fabulous few days of music and family-basd fun at the club during their annual fund-raising campaign weekend. more...
IN response to the article about the two-hour parking limit at Tesco in Kidderminster (August 10 issue), I am another customer (without young children in tow) who can only just manage to make my purchases in two hours and that is only for food and everyday household items. more...
I READ with some incredulity that Tesco in Kidderminster have issued notices to the effect that the public may no longer feed the ducks on the nearby stretch of water. more...
I WISH to respond to Mr Taylor's letter regarding development at the Bond Worth site in Stourport. more...
AS residents we were invited by Community Action Newtown to enjoy an afternoon at the Manor Farm Play Area, Stourport. more...
WHATEVER has happened to our lovely wildlife pond at Bewdley Museum? more...
MY annual thanks to all those people and organisations who helped us have such an enjoyable and successful Stourport Regatta weekend. more...
MY experiences of the First bus service in the Kidderminster district have too often been bad ones. more...
CAN I make a plea for the council to hold their next meeting at my mum's house in Bowpatch Road in Areley Kings. more...
I READ with interest your article "Initiative would cut journey times for cancer patients" and I am pleased that the Wyre Forest Patient Carer Group are supporting Worcester Acute NHS Trust's efforts to secure the availability of radiotherapy services at Worcester. more...
A HOLIDAY activities project run by young volunteers has been hailed a huge success as this year's programme draws to an end. more...
A PREGNANT woman was shocked at the attitude of an assistant when she asked to use the staff toilet in an opticians shop. more...
THE biggest free park event of the year in Worcester - the Gheluvelt Green Fair - is just a fortnight away, and people from all walks of life are being encouraged to go along. more...
IF you have a wedding to plan, there is only one place to head next weekend - the sixth Worcester News Wedding Fair. more...
THE wait is finally over and the class of 2006 have plenty to be pleased about. more...
A WORCESTER aviation expert has slammed suggestions that the Battle of Britain was merely a sideshow. more...
An eBay charity auction is offering bidders a once-in-a-lifetime chance to play cricket at New Road against a team of TV soap stars. more...
ONE in five British men over-estimates his mechanical knowledge and cannot perform the most basic of car checks, according to new research from Vauxhall Motors. more...
SHOPPERS in Worces-tershire have been paying increased prices for their food this summer, according to a report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC). more...
HUNGRY residents have been tucking into tasty and affordable breakfasts. more...
A CAMPAIGN by a detergent company to offer cash to clean some of Britain's best-loved monuments has been welcomed by Wor-cester conservation chiefs, who say the city's Queen Victoria statue would make a prime candidate. more...
A KEEN conservationist from Droitwich is embarking on a 10-week charity expedition to Madagascar. more...
A WORCESTER cafe owner fears for the future after it was revealed a massive rival chain plans to continue trading in the shop below his without approval for the rest of the year. more...
A MULTI-MILLION poundscheme to develop an abandoned wharf on the banks of the River Avon in Evesham was unveiled this week. more...
FRIENDS who last met in 1968 are in touch with each other again, thanks to the Worcester News. more...
THE possibility of a Post Office strike in Worcester has been averted after workers were offered an extra one per cent on their pay deal - on average £161 more. more...
WE'RE not sure how many more times people will be prepared to accept the argument we heard trotted out again this week, dismissing Wednesday night's storm, which caused serious flooding all over Malvern and in parts of Ledbury, as "freak weather". more...
LEA & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce, an icon of Worcester and a must-have on millions of dinner tables, is once again to be bottled in the city. more...
WHEN I read last week's Malvern Gazette, I had got to page 12 before I realised I'd missed the most interesting page in the paper and went back to look for Your Letters but despite a careful search I couldn't find it. more...
I WOULD like to thank everyone who supported my coffee morning in aid of St Michael's Hospice, also the friends who sent donations, gave raffle prizes and especially the friends who helped on the morning. Thank you all - we raised £393.50. more...
IT was very easy to see Ronan Head's political agenda in his defence of the United States, as was featured in the article in last week's Malvern Gazette. However, I am nonetheless somewhat astonished to see him describing any opposition to the USA as "immature and childish". more...
opment control meeting on August 16 when the current proposals by Tingdene Ltd to convert outline planning permission to full planning permission to develop Upton marina were discussed and came away thinking it is a tragedy for Ripple and Upton people that the original planning meeting to discuss the outline application was held on April 3 just before district council elections. more...
IN reply to Ian Beresford Gleaves, it's taken time, but by now I think the point has been made for both sides. A discussion is better than an outright condemnation, which left unchallenged could lead to a ban on activities that don't suit a certain group in our society. more...
THIS year's RUSI (Royal United Services Institute) conference will again take place at Malvern Theatres from September 19-21. more...
RE: Marks & Spencer coming to Malvern, I have only one thing to say, hurray, hurray and hurray. They can't get here soon enough for me and, I suspect, for hundreds of others too. more...
IN his opening address at the recent public toilet seminar in London, Phil Woolas, MP, minister of state for local government, specifically highlighted the closure of public conveniences in the Malvern area, resulting from the high-handed and arrogant attitude of Malvern Hills District Council, which has exhibited utter contempt for the views and needs of the very people whom it is duty bound to serve. more...
I WOULD like to comment on the letter concerning the level of policing of Sequani raised by Malcolm Roxborough (Your Letters, August 11). more...
A musical evening takes place at Earl's Croome Church on Sunday (August 27), at 6pm. Songs of Praise: The Nation's Favourites will be preceded by afternoon tea at the village hall at 5pm. more...
KEEN gardeners are being asked to adopt a flowerbed at Upton Parish Church and take responsibility for its weeding and upkeep. Call churchwarden Julie Turner on 01684 591200. more...
HUNDREDS of leather-clad bikers drew inquisitive glances when they met in Upton. more...
VISITORS to Croome Park, near Upton, can find out what life was like during the Second World War on Sunday (August 27). Re-enactment group Hands on History will recreate the period, when part of the estate was used as a military air base. Guests can also try pottery painting and glass fusing. Entry is costs £3.90 (children £1.90). more...
A HERITAGE sight has been saved from the threat of redevelopment. more...
Flowers, fruit and vegetables, and crafts will all be on display at Upton Garden Club's annual show on Saturday, September 2. more...
A RETIRED couple were delighted to be told they had the best garden in Upton. more...
WATER difference a year can make. Everything is looking bright heading into Upton's annual water festival, which takes place this weekend. more...
THE Royal Mail's justification for its new price rises has fallen on deaf ears at one Worcestershire company. more...
Motorhome builder Auto-Sleepers is expanding its Motorhome Service Centre in Willersey, near Broadway. more...
WORCESTER brokerage business Bennetts is changing its trading name to Equity Insurance Brokers. more...
WORCESTER-based design practice Panton Sargent has sponsored an award on the Birmingham School of Architecture's postgraduate diploma in architecture. The award for outstanding achievement went to student Richard Guest for his project Urban Interventions. more...
THE end of the festival is in sight but there is still time and plenty of reasons to become involved. more...
A CITY school with concerns about the GCSE grades its students received in a core subject is set to return every paper to the exam board for re-marking. more...
FREAK weather caused undisclosed damage and disruption to nearly 100 properties as lightning and flash floods hit the area. more...
This surely is the luckiest girl in Worcestershire. more...
A MALVERN couple have been called to serve as missionaries at the first-ever Mormon chapel near the Malvern Hills. more...
A MAN in a dispute with his neighbours had to be restrained when police arrived, Worcester magistrates heard. more...
ORGANISERS of Malvern Walking Festival will meet to discuss the poor response to this year's event. more...
MALVERN Sea Cadet Susanna Williford has been awarded a prestigious medal for coming top in the country when qualifying as a petty officer. more...
A GROUP of gardeners from Jersey will be exhibiting for the first time at the Malvern Autumn Garden and Country Show next month. more...
PEOPLE living on Hornyold Road, Malvern, have been forced to put up their own road signs urging drivers to slow down. more...
AN old path and bridge have been discovered by workers restoring the clock tower in North Malvern Road. more...
COVERT CCTV cameras will be used in a clampdown on fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour in Malvern. more...
DISTRICT council buildings could be sold off and staff moved elsewhere, before a final decision is made on a multi-million pound new office building. more...
THE roof of Malvern Library's new extension has sprung a leak - just three months after it opened its doors to the public. more...
MEETING some of the world's poorest children was a summer holiday with a difference for a Malvern couple. more...
A HOUSING association has been criticised for stopping children playing outside their homes in Colwall. more...
A MILKMAN wooed his women customers with romantic notes - then bombarded them with terrifying phone calls and texts when they dumped him, a court heard. more...
OF all the places in the world to go on holiday, from tropical beaches to fascinating capital cities, a group of 30 Worcestershire Golf Club members and their families have just returned from a visit to Malvern. more...
A DUCK nearly made a costly mistake when it mistook an effluent tank at Robertsons Ledbury Preserves for a pond. more...
No firm offers had yet been received for St James' School, a crowded meeting of local residents was told on Monday. more...
PICNICKING in Priory Park and a glimpse behind the doors of the Masonic Hall were among the activities that brought Malvern Experience Week to a close. more...
TOMORROW (Saturday) at Welland Recreation Ground it is the Friends of Welland's fun dog show at 2pm. Refreshments and a barbecue will be available and there will be a short demonstration by the www.dog-games team. more...
THE funeral service for Kelly Rice, who died in a car crash on the A38, was held at Upton Parish Church yesterday. more...
The Church of St Peter's, Powick, was full for two consecutive Sunday mornings for baptism. On August 13, The Rev. Douglas Walker baptised baby Holly Georgina Malpass-Weaver, of Callow End, supported by mother, Summer, and her family members. more...
Lack of interest is threatening the Young People's Council set up by Malvern Hills District Council. more...
IT'S that time again folks, how the year has sped along. more...
THERE were smiling faces across Malvern as the waiting ended and students got their hands on another excellent set of GCSE results. more...
VOLUNTEERS at last Sunday's churchyard clean-up made a good start towards their goal of improving the general maintenance of the burial ground and surrounding areas. more...
A WOMAN died after she was hit by a train at a pedestrian crossing near Rushwick. more...
THE Malvern Lynx Marching Band are off to test their skills at the world championships. more...
THOMAS Allen, aged 22, of Archers Close, Malvern, swore repeatedly at an Elgar Housing Association employee after she refused to rehouse him, magistrates heard. more...
A WOMAN who left her husband to do various DIY jobs around the house returned to find him hanging by a rope from a loft hatch. more...
THE owner of the Abbey College, in Malvern Wells, is among those bidding to buy the former St James's School in West Malvern. more...
NEWLY restored charity event Jailbreak has already attracted a flood of interest. more...
DYSON Perrins pupil Tom Saville is one of the first students in the country to have his work published on a prestigious educational website. more...
AFTER looking forward to a break in the sun, a trio of holidaymakers who fell victim to an internet travel scam could end up out of pocket. more...
TORRENTIAL rain flooded homes in Malvern during a severe thunderstorm. more...
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A TIGHTLY fought contest saw Malvern U15s narrowly lose to Nomads U15s. more...
"EVERYWHERE they go, people want to know, where they come from, who they are ..." more...
COLWALL thirds went down to their first Marches League division three defeat of the season on Saturday, victim of the bad weather. more...
WITH cloudy skies and rain forecast for late afternoon Barnards Green seconds captain Phil Spencer won the toss and asked Alvechurch to bat first on a very damp wicket. more...
STEVE Wright once again led the way as West Malvern ran out easy winners in their final Worcestershire County League division six match of the season against Bewdley thirds. more...
COLWALL seconds won the toss and decided to bat on a wet Ghost Meadow pitch for this Worcestershire County league division three south fixture. more...
THIS return Crusader Worcester-shire County League division one fixture between Barnards Green and Alvechurch got off to a prompt start in spite of rain clouds threatening every few minutes. more...
HARRIERS striker Dean Sturridge is in line for a recall to the team as boss Mark Yates ponders a formation change for the visit of early Conference leaders Weymouth. more...
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MALVERN Town will visit Midland Alliance side Quorn in their opening preliminary round of the FA Cup. more...
MAUREEN Riley beat Julia Radley in a play-off to win the Russell Bogey Cup at The Worcestershire Golf Club. more...
THE annual Brian Shayler cribbage competition, which is sponsored by the Royal Mail Sports Foundation, raised £430 for the Meningitis Trust. more...
LAST weekend saw Michelle Nixon from Little Malvern experience every aspect of motor racing from jubilant highs to crashing lows. more...
THE Mercian Festival Junior Football League is holding a five-game 30th anniversary season curtain raiser at Malvern Town's Langland Stadium next Sunday (September 3). more...
MALVERN director of rugby David Robins has strengthened his squad with the signing of Pershore RFC scrum-half Julian Lambert. more...
THIS return Crusader Worcester-shire County League division one fixture between Barnards Green and Alvechurch got off to a prompt start in spite of rain clouds threatening every few minutes. more...
MALVERN Town made an impressive start in the Southern League Division One Midlands twice coming from behind to earn a deserved first point. more...
MALVERN Town travelled to Chasetown, the champions of the Midland Football Alliance last season, on Tuesday in their first away game in the Southern League division one midlands and returned home with all three points and a memorable victory. more...
PAT Sanderson wants a big performance from his team in tonight's Sixways encounter with Calvisano (8pm) so Wor-cester can hit the ground running when the new Premier-ship season begins next week. more...
THE Mercian Festival Junior Football League is holding a five-game 30th anniversary season curtain raiser at Malvern Town's Langland Stadium next Sunday (September 3). more...
HAVING struggled for much of last season, Malvern Rugby Club has a great air of expectancy surrounding it at the start of a new campaign. more...
A SMALL Malvern RFC squad travelled to the Droitwich Tens tournament. more...
MALVERN director of rugby David Robins has strengthened his squad with the signing of Pershore RFC scrum-half Julian Lambert. more...
WORCESTER City are aiming to keep up their impressive record on the road as they return to the scene that ended last season's away day hoodoo. more...
WORCESTER City manager Andy Preece is still hopeful of adding to his injury-hit squad in the near future. more...
MALVERN Town Reserves travelled to North Birmingham for this opening game of their West Midland division one season and got off to a great start scoring after just six minutes. more...
MALVERN Town made an impressive start in the Southern League Division One Midlands twice coming from behind to earn a deserved first point. more...
MALVERN Town travelled to Chasetown, the champions of the Midland Football Alliance last season, on Tuesday in their first away game in the Southern League division one midlands and returned home with all three points and a memorable victory. more...
MALVERN Town manager Paul Molloy is hoping his side can continue their impressive start to the season with a trip to Spalding tomorrow (3pm). more...
EVESHAM United manager Paul West has warned his side to keep their feet on the ground after a convincing mid-week win. more...
WORCESTER City manager Andy Preece is still hopeful of adding to his injury-hit squad in the near future. more...
ZAC PURCHASE got a royal seal of approval after reaching the world rowing finals in the shadow of Windsor Castle. more...
PAT Sanderson wants a big performance from his team in tonight's Sixways encounter with Calvisano (8pm) so Wor-cester can hit the ground running when the new Premier-ship season begins next week. more...
HARRIERS striker Dean Sturridge is in line for a recall to the team as boss Mark Yates ponders a formation change for the visit of early Conference leaders Weymouth. more...
HAT-TRICK hero Stuart Fleetwood could miss Hereford United's match with Hartlepool United at Edgar Street tomorrow. more...
WORCESTER City are aiming to keep up their impressive record on the road as they return to the scene that ended last season's away day hoodoo. more...
WORCESTER City manager Andy Preece is still hopeful of adding to his injury-hit squad in the near future. more...
ZAC PURCHASE got a royal seal of approval after reaching the world rowing finals in the shadow of Windsor Castle. more...
PAT Sanderson wants a big performance from his team in tonight's Sixways encounter with Calvisano (8pm) so Wor-cester can hit the ground running when the new Premier-ship season begins next week. more...
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