Worcestershire | Archive | 2007 | February
WODYS is the youth section of Worcester Operatic & Dramatic Society. Each summer the group perform a musical at the Worcester Swan Theatre. In recent years their shows have been a sell -out so pencil in 31st July to 4th August if you want to book a seat for their 2007 production - The Hot Mikado. more...
A NATURAL medicine clinic offering a range of consultations has opened in a new Worcester shop. more...
THE Royal Mail has announced plans to close its final salary pension scheme to new entrants after revealing that its pensions deficit had grown to £6.6 billion. more...
Family animation film Happy Feet (PG) comes to the Malvern Theatres from today (Friday). The story follows a group of Emperor Penguins who find their soul-mates through song. Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman provide the voices. Screenings begin at 3pm, or 4.30pm on February 17. Call 01684 892277. more...
EVERY bride and groom dream of arriving at their wedding in style. And one company with a growing reputation for ensuring the moment is one to remember is Pure Platinum Executive Cars. more...
BUILDING on the success of the last six Worcester News wedding fairs, the venue for the seventh event on Sunday, February 11, is once again Fownes Hotel in City Walls Road, Worcester. more...
BUILDING on the success of the last six Worcester News wedding fairs, the venue for the seventh event on Sunday, February 11, is once again Fownes Hotel in City Walls Road, Worcester. more...
FINDING the perfect dress is at the top of the list for most brides-to-be. And what better place to start your search than at the Worcester News wedding fair? more...
FINDING the perfect dress is at the top of the list for most brides-to-be. And what better place to start your search than at the Worcester News wedding fair? more...
* Hotel: Fownes Hotel, Worcester * Bridal Wear: A-Z Wedding Services, Stourport-on-Severn; IDO Bridal Wear, Hanley Swan; Greensleeves, Evesham; Bridal Gallery, Malvern; 2 Have and 2 Hold, Kidderminster. more...
WELCOMING visitors to the seventh Worcester News Wedding Fair will be a fabulous floating display that is sure to wow the crowds. more...
CHOOSING the perfect flowers for your big day is a difficult decision. more...
EVERY bride-to-be has a vision of how their wedding day will be, down to even the smallest detail. more...
NEWLYWEDS can also find help arranging the perfect honeymoon at the Ultimate Collection, this weekend's wedding fair organised by the Worcester News. more...
CHRIS and Helen Downton are a husband and wife team, who run Chris Downton Photography at Hanley Swan, near Malvern. more...
CREATING the perfect atmosphere is an essential part of any wedding day celebration. more...
WEDDING cakes come in all shapes and sizes these days - something Denise Pitt knows all about. more...
FINDING the perfect dress is at the top of the list for most brides-to-be. And what better place to start your search than at the Worcester News wedding fair? more...
MALVERN are in Midlands Division Two West action tomorrow when they entertain Stafford in a re-arranged fixture. more...
TALKS are being planned to discuss setting up an awards scheme for people who offer services to the disabled. more...
SPORTS fans will have the chance to quiz legendary athlete, Lord Coe, when he hosts a charity dinner dance at a Bewdley hotel. more...
KIDDERMINSTER College will be open as usual today after being forced to cancel lessons yesterday because of the snow that hit Wyre Forest. more...
Shuttle Online is aiming to create a Snowman Gallery following the arrival of the "white stuff" this week. more...
Shuttle Online is aiming to create a Snowman Gallery following the arrival of the "white stuff" this week. more...
A POLICE crackdown on car crime targeting the "dirty dozen" offenders in Wyre Forest has resulted in five more people being arrested - taking the total to nine. more...
MORE than 100 people attended the launch of a £25,000 project aiming to put Wribbenhall on the heritage map. more...
ELECTRICAL appliances restored to working order will be among goods on sale from a community project shop opening next Friday. more...
A 36-year-old Kidderminster man has been issued with a Criminal Anti-Social Behaviour Order - CRASBO - after he appeared in court and admitted obtaining money by deception from people in the town. more...
WYRE Forest drivers have been urged to do all they can and not leave valuables on show in a bid to beat thieves. more...
WYRE Forest drivers have been urged to do all they can and not leave valuables on show in a bid to beat thieves. more...
POLICE arrested a burglary gang four minutes after they broke into the Magnet store in Kidderminster and stole a plasma television, Worcester Crown Court was told. more...
A SUPERMARKET manager was ordered to pay £250 costs at Worcester Crown Court after abandoning an appeal against a conviction by Kidderminster magistrates. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER teenager has bid adios to friends at his former school who helped make a once in a lifetime trip a reality. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER teenager has bid adios to friends at his former school who helped make a once in a lifetime trip a reality. more...
THE closure of schools throughout Worcestershire - including Wyre Forest - for a second day due to the wintry conditions has been defended by a county children's services chief. more...
A STOURPORT labour provider has been refused a licence by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority - GLA. more...
SPEEDING, damage to vehicles and litter were among issues raised by residents of Kidderminster's Sutton Park area during a public meeting. more...
All schools in Worcestershire have been advised to close today. more...
More than 3,000 buildings were plunged into darkness last night during a power cut in Droitwich. more...
Status Quo fans were in a state of confusion as tickets for their Worcester gig went on sale. more...
Motorists in Malvern and Hereford have been urged to stay off the roads - unless the journey is vital. more...
CELEBRITIES like Brum, Rosie and Jim, Pob and the Teletubbies could still be moving to Evesham. more...
THE Evesham Tree of Light Appeal at Christmas raised a new record total of more than £18,000. more...
THE widow of an ex-Evesham carpenter who died after being exposed to asbestos is looking for help in her legal battle for compensation. more...
PROPOSALS for a science park at Throckmorton airfield go before Wychavon District Council planners today. more...
THE number of Community Support Officers working in West Mercia has nearly doubled in the past six months. more...
Terrified residents fled their homes when a car was set alight outside the front window of a house in Evesham. more...
COUNCIL officers are pulling out all the stops to ease the traffic flow in Evesham before grant offers are lost. more...
A dog owner has been fined and ordered to muzzle her pet after it bit a neighbour. more...
AN Evesham hotel boss has issued a plea to bands planning to enter a competition due to begin early next month to get back in touch. more...
AN accident which saw a lorry carrying a cement mixer finish up in a hedge has sparked calls for a review of road safety measures. more...
SPORTSMEN and women from Evesham Golf Club have raised nearly £2,000 for a local cancer charity. more...
BATTLE lines are being drawn to help save small post offices in the district from closure following Government proposals to close down 2,500 across the country. more...
SCHOOL pupils have managed to raise more than £3000 for a local charity that will set off for Eastern Europe later this year. more...
PLEAS by Evesham's MP Peter Luff for curbs to tackle heavy handed clampers have been ignored by the Home Office. more...
In those days, the offices of the town clerk, borough surveyor and borough treasurer were in three different buildings in High Street and, according to town clerk Frank Davies, the service they were able to give was less efficient. more...
IN these days of high technology, many historians are worried that important documents might fall foul of the shredders after being saved on computer discs. more...
AN NHS patient in her 80's was shocked to be asked to stump up nearly £2,000 for treatment to stop her going blind. more...
TWO pensioners are facing eviction from their mobile home, following 11 failed planning applications. more...
JUDI Jacobs went into labour two hours after the shock news that she might lose her job. more...
A GLASSHOUSE more than twice the floor area of Cardiff's Millennium Stadium could go up in a village near Pershore under plans lodged with Wychavon District Council. more...
THE Princess Royal arrived at Evesham's Citizen's Advice Bureau yesterday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the centre and to present awards to two volunteers marking their service. more...
SCHOOLS throughout the Vale were forced to close their doors as up to six inches of snow fell in the area early yesterday. more...
IT's all change at the top within Tenbury Wells Cricket Club. more...
STRUGGLING with injuries, suspensions and players unavailable through work commitments, United were up against it from the word go in their West Midlands Division One cup fixture. more...
NINETEEN-year-old Jo Purdy, who was educated and brought up in Tenbury, has been named as the woman who died on the B4362, south of Ludlow. more...
PENSIONERS claim that a decision to axe a Saturday shuttle bus into Tenbury will leave them stranded. more...
A MALVERN author has fulfilled a life-long dream with the publication of his first novel. more...
A STRIKING new sculpture by award-winning Malvern sculptor Caro Sweet has been selected for the prestigious Birmingham Open Art Show. more...
SIR - At the forthcoming annual meeting of the City of Worcester Twinning Association, the members will be asked to vote on a change of name to something like Worcester International Friendship Link, as the committee thinks that this better reflects the aims of the organisation. more...
SIR - At present grants per head of population from the Treasury in London total £8,265 for Scotland, £7,666 for Wales and £6,762 for the English. more...
SIR - Every year you publish an article highlighting attacks by the public on ambulance staff and every year nothing more is done about it. more...
SIR - I saw the story about the poor lady who had her car damaged by the high winds and was lucky to walk away (Worcester News, January 22). more...
SIR - Reading the letter from Mr Hinton regarding Pumpy (Letters, February 29) certainly brought back memories for me. more...
SIR - All the housing associations should band together with the council and build more social housing at a rent people can afford. more...
SIR - There is a lot about swifts and robins on your sports pages. Is sport strictly for the birds? more...
What has happened to our once lovely town of Evesham? There are so many areas that I see on my daily shop, where there is lots of litter, in the hedges , along footpaths and I could go on and on, Do street cleaners no longer exist? What do tourists/visitors think? What a dreadful shame, I am embarrassed to say I live here now! Maybe if people that drop litter were fined occasionally. and their names put in the local newspaper, they would think twice before dropping rubbish and put it in bins! There is so much fly-tipping' . I saw a old mattress dumped at the back of Wilson's pet store today. Surely, with street cameras, some people could be made accountable. more...
I was shocked and saddened to read your article about the threatened closure of Pershore Care Centre. more...
I was most concerned to read about the heavy handed and threatened tactics used by Wychavon concerning Mr Heritages rejected plans for common road. more...
Thanks to Tim Heath for reminding us about the true cost of the bomb raid on Coventry on 14 November 1940: at least 520 people killed and more than 1,200 wounded (Letters, 1 February). more...
The letter from Anne Porter in last week's Journal displays amazing ignorance of the facts surrounding the dwellers on the site at Wyre Piddle. more...
I WOULD just like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the very kind person who handed my handbag to the driver on the A44 bus on Monday, January 22. You made my day, a million thanks. more...
WHY is it that the Poolbrook area is subject to so many power cuts? more...
OUR cats Billy and Nemo lost their lives when two cars knocked them over on Madresfield Road last year, only a week apart. Although Billy had been hit twice before, neither had had their quota of nine lives. more...
I WAS very pleased when the new health centre was announced and started to be built at the Pickersleigh Road site. more...
Obviously last week was a slow news week if the letters were anything to go by, as it brought out the open-toed sandal brigade in profusion. more...
Anne Crane (Your Letters, February 2) is right to say that Al Gore's film about climate change, An Inconvenient Truth, is for both the convinced and sceptics alike. more...
IN response to Malvern Greenpeace member Anne Crane (Your Letters, February 2), we would like to point out that it was Select World Travel which hosted The Holiday and Travel Show and not Malvern Theatres. more...
Well done to Dr Trevor Trueman for his part in the healthcare professionals' Trident protest at Faslane last week. more...
ON January 26 I attended a public meeting in central Malvern arranged by the local policing team. Its purpose was to "shape problem solving and influence the way the neighbourhood is policed in the future". more...
MY partner and I wished to have a meal out in Malvern last Saturday evening. We wanted to go out early, so didn't feel the need to book. more...
What about a water-powered funicular (like the one at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales, but on a much smaller scale) to ferry people up to St Ann's Well? more...
Your correspondent Tim Cran-more (Your Letters, February 2) accuses our group of Nimbyism because we bought a field with the aim of stopping development on it in the future. more...
100 years ago At Arosa International Toboggan Races, Miss Edith Freeman, Malvern Wells, won easily the trophy which bears her name. Riding her old toboggan, Behemoth, she came in a minute and 32 seconds ahead of the next competitor. Mr Harold Freeman won the Victoria Bobsleigh Challenge Cup and was second in the race for the Omnium Challenge Cup. Mr Freeman was one of the Davos team that beat Arosa in the Curling Match. Malvern Gazette, February 8, 1907. more...
THE closure of a Malvern school was reported in the Gazette 50 years ago. more...
THE breakdown of Earl Beauchamp's car was judged sufficiently newsworthy to warrant a paragraph in the Gazette 100 years ago. more...
A NEW season of live and acoustic music starts at the Swan Theatre tomorrow. The aptly named Swan Sessions will run once a month and give local talent the chance to perform unplugged in a relaxed and laid back setting, but still in front of a paying audience. more...
Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band began 40 years ago as an off-shoot of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. The high-energy jazz performers are bringing their madcap antics to Worcester when they play at Huntingdon Hall. Tonight's show starts at 8pm and tickets, priced £12.50 and £11.50, are available on 01905 611427. more...
THE music of Glenn Miller and Count Basie will bring big band swing to Droitwich tonight. more...
A YOUNG Evesham man is hanging up his plastering trowel and taking up the drumsticks as he goes in search of fame in the notoriously difficult rock scene. more...
EVESHAM band Hoden Lane continue their rise to fame this weekend when they support The Buzzcocks at a gig in Gloucester. more...
THE Andy Masefield Jazz Band will perform at the Farmers' Arms, Wellington Heath, on Thursday, February 15, at 8.30pm. more...
Music expert Christopher Fifield will give a talk on Elgar and Richter at the Birthplace Museum, Lower Broadheath, on Saturday, February 24, at 2.30pm. Call 01905 333224. more...
MALVERN Big Band will stage a modern jazz and swing concert on Friday, February 16, at Malvern Rugby Club. Special guest vocalist is Kirsten Winter. The gig starts at 8pm and tickets cost £3 on the door. more...
THE six-piece party band Colloosion will perform at Newent Memorial Hall on Saturday, February 24, at 7.30pm. more...
FOLK musicians from across the country will descend upon Cheltenham for the town's 11th Cheltenham Folk Festival. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club hosts an evening of jazz on Sunday (February 11). The event, part of the Abbey Jazz series, begins at 8pm. Admission is £3.50. more...
THE West Mercia Police Band will entertain crowds at Colwall Village Hall on Saturday, February 17 at 7.30pm. more...
ORGANIST Shaun Turnbull will give a lunchtime recital tomorrow (Saturday) at Great Malvern Priory. more...
local performers are being offered the chance to share their love for music in front of a willing audience. more...
WORCESTER City Women are refusing to get carried away as they aim to reach their highest ever position. more...
DIRECTOR of cricket Steve Rhodes is aiming to take Worcestershire to the next level as he prepares for life at the top table of English cricket. more...
FINDING the perfect dress is at the top of the list for most brides-to-be. And what better place to start your search than at the Worcester News wedding fair? more...
TONY Windo is expected to return to action in a development game at Sale on Monday. more...
AN INSPECTION at 9.30am tomorrow morning will determine whether Evesham United's game against Barton Rovers will go ahead. more...
FOREST Green Rovers bosses have admitted that tomorrow's Conference clash with Kidderminster Harriers is in danger of being psotponed due to the wintry weather. more...
FOREST Green Rovers bosses have admitted that tomorrow's Conference clash with Kidderminster Harriers is in danger of being postponed due to the wintry weather. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have confirmed dates for three re-arranged Conference fixtures. more...
And so it snowed. Then it continued snowing. And after that it snowed some more. By the time the white stuff had finished falling over Worcestershire yesterday morning, a blanket several inches thick lay over the county. more...
IN today's newspaper we carry the story of Jean Plumridge, from Pendock, who is going to France to pay to have her knee operation done, rather than wait six months to have it here. more...
IN today's newspaper we carry the story of Jean Plumridge, from Pendock, who is going to France to pay to have her knee operation done, rather than wait six months to have it here. more...
100 Years Ago February 9, 1907 The hard weather returned at the end of the week, and excellent skating was indulged in on Saturday and Sunday. At Ragley and Northwick the ice was in capital conditions, particularly on Sunday, and a great number also went to Pirton. On Sunday the Avon bore well in places near Evesham, and a considerable number tested it. A few of the more venturesome paid the penalty of too great temerity and got wet clothes, but fortunately there were no fatalities, though there were two or three narrow escapes. It was evident on Sunday afternoon that the frost had not come to stay, and in the evening snow commenced to fall. This was succeeded by a rapid thaw on Monday and Tuesday, but since then the frost has set in again, though with much less severity. more...
PERSHORE town council planners are opposing a Bridge Street application citing cramped development' . more...
COLLEGE chiefs at Pershore and Warwick have welcomed the proposed merger that has caused concern in the horticultural industry and among MPs. more...
COLLEGE chiefs at Pershore and Warwick have welcomed the proposed merger that has caused concern in the horticultural industry and among MPs. more...
PUPILS from Cherry Orchard First School have received an Active Mark award for their efforts in physical education. more...
PERSHORE Town Council is inviting donations in order to ensure this summer's floral displays are something to be proud of. more...
A GROUP from Pershore High School took part in a Girls' Active day last week where they met a British sporting hero. more...
PERSHORE'S Avon Meadows are in line to receive a bit of a revamp this year under plans by Wychavon District Council. more...
PERSHORE residents will soon find out whether or not a 15 metre flagpole can be erected on Defford Road. more...
SEVEN weeks in and the fervent buzz of excitement surrounding Pershore Hospital has still not died down at the unique new building. more...
GOOD food, friendly service and a mixture of modern-day decor and rustic charm, the Plough and Harrow has it all. more...
THERE'S sinister goings on at the RSC in Stratford and they are a force to be reckoned with.... more...
WITH a title like Treats you would expect to be given a pleasant surprise, and the all-star cast definitely delivered the goods. more...
IF you are not familiar with the Society of Eternal Optimists, the chances are you have never seen Brummie (now domiciled in Gloucestershire) comedian Pat Gallagher. more...
SOMERSET Maugham's The Letter is a tale of murder in colonial Malaya in the 1930s. more...
A 29-year-old heroin user has been given one last chance after he was found guilty of stealing a book to pay for his energy bills. more...
THE growth of the University of Worcester will create up to 1,000 extra jobs for the region and see many new courses for those wishing to pursue higher education. more...
THE first tickets for this summer's Status Quo spectacular at Worcester Rugby Club were due to go on sale today. more...
A 69-year-old Worcester man who used to sleep rough in a tent on Pitch-croft Racecourse has breached his anti-social behaviour order (Asbo). more...
FIVE former Hereford schoolboys were involved in a major operation in Iraq, storming, securing and surrounding a rogue Iraqi police service building. more...
PLANS to increase the number of mobile homes allowed on a caravan site have been turned down. more...
A racing driver has said the horrific crash which killed four teenagers sparked his new road safety campaign. more...
VETERANS of the Normandy landings are being offered the opportunity to visit the former battlefields of northern France this summer. more...
A 60-year-old Worcester man claimed more than £7,000 in benefits while he worked as a coach driver, a court was told. more...
TERRY JENKINS produced a brilliant finish to get his first victory in the Holsten Premier League against Roland Scholten. more...
THE snow has forced the postponement of Worcester women's firsts' English Hockey League game tomorrow. more...
WHITTINGTON St Peter's Under 13s stunned second-placed Leigh and Bransford Badgers Colts with a 4-1 win in the Mercian Festival Junior League. more...
AN INSPECTION at 9.30am tomorrow morning will determine whether Evesham United's game against Barton Rovers will go ahead. more...
WARNDON Villages Sharks Under Nines reached the Stourport Youth League Cup final with a thrilling, tense 1-0 win at Nunnery Wood Leopards. more...
ST GEORGE'S Dragons travelled to Nemesis in Division Three of the Worcester League and registered a 9-1 triumph. more...
THE Worcestershire Football Association referee recruitment campaign at Crowngate Shopping Centre tomorrow has been cancelled. more...
DESPITE having a wafer-thin squad, Kidderminster Harriers boss Mark Yates admitted he'd be happy for his side to play every Saturday and Tuesday between now and the end of the season. more...
GRAHAM Turner is puzzled by Hereford United's sudden tendency to concede goals. more...
GRAHAM Turner is puzzled by Hereford United's sudden tendency to concede goals. more...
ST GEORGE'S Dragons travelled to Nemesis in Division Three of the Worcester Table Tennis League and registered a 9-1 triumph. more...
WORCESTER Athletic Club's high jumpers put on a fine show at the Midland Indoor Track and Field Championships. more...
HEREFORD matchman Frank Dixon recorded two wins in a row from the bottom lake at Brockamin when he took the verdict on the Alan's Tackle open. more...
THE snow is playing havoc with the county sports fixtures this weekend. more...
Bromsgrove hockey club's men's team face a tough trip to Leamington this Saturday. more...
THE Beacon Church Centre in Rubery is holding a Fair Trade coffee morning on Tuesday, March 6. The event runs from 10am until midday. more...
WINTERY weather gripped Bromsgrove on Thursday when residents awoke to a blanket of heavy snow. more...
BROMSGROVER Rovers' game away at Cinderford Town tomorrow (February 10) is in danger of being abandoned because of heavy snow. more...
BROMSGROVER Rovers' game away at Cinderford Town tomorrow (February 10) is in danger of being abandoned because of heavy snow. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car was stolen from a driveway in Droitwich Spa. more...
DROITWICH Spa was getting back to normal this morning after one of the heaviest snowstorms for years. more...
VALENTINES night could really be cooking thanks to a pub which is giving away its head chef in a romantic competition. more...
MONDAY, January 29: 9.30am, Robbie and I attended the weekly meeting with the Town Clerk and my secretary regarding future engagements. more...
PARISH Council: Cllr M Stowe chaired the monthly meeeting. All councillors, district and county councillors and 20 parishioners attended. more...
ST JAMES' Church: Shrove Tuesday, February 20, will be marked again this year by a pancake supper to be held in church from 6pm to 8pm. £1 will buy two pancakes with a choice of fillings; second helpings at 50p each. more...
PARISH Council: Parish Plan: An analysis is under way. Pool garden safety: A swing frame had been repaired and repainted. more...
DINERS are being urged to ask where their meat has come from when eating out, in a new campaign backed by the Meat and Livestock Commission. more...
THE Competition Commission is failing to adequately address the serious concerns of primary producers and suppliers to major retailers. more...
A RECORD-breaking collection of 18 gardens will be on display at the Spring Gardening Show at the Three Counties Showground. more...
THE best apple juice in the West Midlands is produced at Pershore College. more...
DESPITE its status as a village, no fewer than nine of Broadway's dining establishments have made it into this year's Michelin guide. more...
BROADWAY parishioners will have no trouble making it into the church this week after £70,000 was raised through donations by villagers to improve the access for the disabled. more...
VOLUNTEERS are clamouring to staff a new Tourist Information Centre in Broadway, it was revealed this week. more...
A BALTI restaurant in Bidford has been given a bronze award for its standard of hygiene. more...
A WELFORD pub has narrowly lost out on a chance to scoop two awards from the licensed trade's oldest publication the Morning Advertiser. more...
THE fate of Bidford's fire station was still hanging in the balance as Warwickshire county councillors decided to call for an urgent review of the fire and rescue service this week. more...
A BADSEY girl has landed herself a new fishing pole which should further improve her sporting success. more...
AN INSPECTION at 9.30am tomorrow monring will determine whether Evesham United's game against Barton Rovers will go ahead. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is working on a business plan to keep Malvern Hills Outdoor Education Centre open. more...
THE Bakery Inn, Worcester Road, is looking for a new nominated charity to benefit from its swear jar proceeds. more...
A WIDE selection of West End musicals provided the inspiration for the annual hair and beauty fashion show at Malvern Hills College. more...
A FORMER Malvern College student is preparing for a trip of a lifetime. more...
AFTER 40 years of National Insurance contributions, Jean Plumridge from Pendock says she has been forced to go to France for her knee operation. more...
FOUR years after swearing never to do it again, a dentist from Hanley Castle is preparing to run the London Marathon. more...
A BUILDER and former soldier has made the cut as a hairdresser in order to work alongside his pregnant partner. more...
There were plenty of eye patches, parrots and treasure maps when St Matthias Primary, in Malvern Link, was the setting for a pirate-themed activity day. more...
A 60-YEAR-OLD woman cashed a string of forged benefit cheques in a desperate attempt to pay off a loan. more...
A SPECIAL school catering for autistic children has launched a huge fundraising drive to improve its facilities. more...
PUPILS and staff at the Grove Junior School dressed up as favourite fairytale characters for a special day of activities and fun. more...
PICKERSLEIGH Road residents are fighting proposals for a 40ft phone mast right outside their front doors. more...
THE fate of Malvern's rural post offices is on the agenda when Malvern Hills District Council's overview and scrutiny committee meets. more...
CONSTRUCTION of a major new gas pipeline will begin within a month. more...
HAVING a scarecrow in your garden to keep the birds away is one thing, but a life-size Chicago Bulls basketballer is another thing altogether. more...
A TABBY cat is looking for a new home after being left by her owners after they moved house. more...
ACCOMMODATION is needed for members of a visiting choir. more...
A TALENTED footballer has been sent to detention for three months for trying to smuggle cannabis into Blakenhurst Jail, near Redditch. more...
MALVERN student Helen Parker has come runner up in the Sunday Telegraph's Spirit of the Community Awards. more...
A Ledbury man who built a website for the town married this week after finding romance on line. more...
A CALLOUS catnapper stole a Bromyard family's pet before telephoning them to say he is not giving it back. more...
VANDALS targeting Hanley Swan Village Memorial Hall are causing concern and harassment to locals. more...
AFTER seven happy years, The Rev. Ian Green is leaving his post as minister at Malvern Baptist Church. more...
PUPILS at Malvern St James school discovered that it is good to talk when they achieved success in two major public speaking competitions. more...
UPTON-based Worcestershire Cancer Aid has given a vote of thanks to members of the Malvern Festival Chorus, who raised more than £1,000 for the charity. more...
PARENTS and children in Hanley Swan will soon be able to walk to school in safety after a narrow footpath is widened. more...
BEREAVED youngsters have taken the chance to spell out exactly what the Malvern Hills Outdoor Centre means to them. more...
MAGISTRATE Richard Weatherill gives a talk at the Lyttelton Well on Monday, February 26. He will explain about life in the court room and the responsibilities of his job. The event at Guesten Room, at 7.30pm, is being organised by the Malvern Priory Social Responsibility and Action Group. more...
CREATIVE children can test their pottery skills at two half-term events. more...
THE Upton RNLI is hosting a presentation entitled Another Aspect of the Service' at Memorial Hall on Friday, March 2. more...
MALVERN Hills Science Park director Nigel Shaw has collected a national award for the park's new environmentally sustainable building. more...
MALVERN Town Council has resolved to pay off the last if its outstanding loans taken to purchase its offices on Belle Vue Terrace. more...
MALVERN Sea Cadets have proved they are all ship-shape by winning a regional competition. more...
THE future of woodland craft teaching at the Malvern Hills Outdoor Centre is in doubt after fire gutted a workshop and razed a hut. more...
A LIBERAL Democrat member of Malvern Hills District Council has joined the Tories. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE Primary Care Trust chief executive Paul Bates will meet with Malvern Town Council to discuss progress towards securing a long awaited new hospital for Malvern. more...
WORK to cut the risk of infection is being carried out at Malvern Community Hospital. more...
A VICIOUS attack on an 11-year-old Scout by teenage thugs may have ended outdoor activities for children in his unit. more...
ELGAR Housing Association, which manages 17 sheltered housing schemes for older people in the Malvern area, has achieved accreditation from the Centre for Sheltered Housing Studies. more...
Two members of a Malvern family have been sentenced at Worcester Crown Court after admitting intimidating a witness. more...
SHOP owners and pedestrians are calling for a clampdown on illegal parking in Malvern. more...
POLICE have closed Church Street with Malvern suffering a second day of heavy snowfall. more...
THE main A449 road through Malvern was blocked this afternoon (Friday) after a tree fell, brought down by snow. more...
FIRST Group Buses, which runs services through the Malvern area, suspended its services this afternoon (Friday) due to snow. more...
TIM Yates is proving the surprise package of Kidderminster Chess Club's season. more...
TRIMPLEY Sailing Club's Alison Young left her boat behind and took on an unusual physical challenge. more...
EMERGENCY SERVICE: This kind-hearted driver came to the rescue to a stranded motorist. more...
WARM FRONT: Emma, aged 15, David, ten, Anna, 14, and Mary, 12, with two snowmen in Aston Fields who were clearly enjoyin the weather. more...
WARM FRONT: Emma, aged 15, David, ten, Anna, 14, and Mary, 12, with two snowmen in Aston Fields who were clearly enjoying the weather. more...
Residents of Warndon Villages, Worcester, awoke to a landscape of snow-covered roofs. Picture by Roy Booker. 06143806 more...
by Laura, Lizzie and Wayne more...
by James Pullen/Jonathan Corbett more...
by James Pullen/Jonathan Corbett more...
Chris Jew and Suzie Kibblewhite ejoying the snow, Worcester more...
Kieran Colwell and dad Dean, Lower Wick more...
Shire horse cross, Lily, wondered where all the grass had gone out of her field this morning more...
Millie Price (2) from Malvern with her giant snowman. more...
Vehicles turn on Worcester Road in an effort to escape the jam caused by a lorry blocking the road. Picture by Vik Young. more...
Malvern Council House on Avenue Road looking like a winter palace in the snow. more...
Robert McGain, Emma Rix & Katy Rix have fun in the snow on Malvern Link Common. more...
Alan Goodman, Paul Goodman & James Dickins have fun sledging on Malvern Link Common. more...
Alan Goodman, Paul Goodman & James Dickins have fun sledging on Malvern Link Common. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE saw its worst snowfall in 25 years yesterday. more...
HEAVY snow had a dramatic effect on the two counties, with several inches of the white stuff making life treacherous for residents in villages and rural areas. more...
ONE Kidderminster resident was happy to see the heavy snowfall which has been settling across Wyre Forest.Ellie Mae Barry, two, was up at 5am, today, building her first snowman after up to six inches fell near her Kidderminster home. more...
ONE Kidderminster resident was happy to see the heavy snowfall.Ellie Mae Barry, two, was up at 5am, on Thursday, building her first snowman after up to six inches fell near her Kidderminster home. more...
Gemma Turner, of Birchen Coppice, Kidderminster, was one of the first to respond to our call for snow pictures.She spent Thursday building a snowman in the garden with her six-year-old daughter Emily who attends Burlish Park First School. more...
Stourport mum Zoe Davies had great fun making this snowman for her one-year-old daughter Leah attheir home in Pembroke Way.It was Leah's first and was submitted by proud dad Warren. more...
Stourport mum Zoe Davies had great fun making this snowman for her one-year-old daughter Leah attheir home in Pembroke Way.It was Leah's first and was submitted by proud dad Warren. more...
Stourport mum Zoe Davies had great fun making this snowman for her one-year-old daughter Leah at their home in Pembroke Way. It was Leah's first and was submitted by proud dad Warren. more...
SIXTEEN-year-olds Chad Samways and Shane Foran, helped by Chad's brother, Damian, 13, built a snowman that towered over the six-feet tall elder brother. The teenagers made the snowman on a play area near the Samways family home in Stoney Lane, Kidderminster. more...
SIXTEEN-year-olds Chad Samways and Shane Foran, helped by Chad's brother, Damian, 13, built a snowman that towered over the six-feet tall elder brother. The teenagers made the snowman on a play area near the Samways family home in Stoney Lane, Kidderminster.Snow high: Chad Samways, right, with his younger brother, Damian and their snowman. more...
FILM critic Barry Norman will share movie star secrets when he visits Malvern Theatres for one night only. more...
THE Worcester News is giving away tickets to see Footloose The Musical. more...
AN atmospheric dramatisation of Lawrence of Arabia's last years is set to enthral audiences. more...
CENTRE STAGE: Chris Jaeger of Worcester Live more...
THEATRE-goers who would like to know more about the history of pantomime can get some answers at Evesham Arts Centre. more...
FILM guru Barry Norman will visit Malvern Theatres later this month to lift the lid on the sensational secrets of iconic movie stars. more...
A STUNNING portrayal of the award-winning novelist Truman Capote will take place at Malvern Theatres on a whirlwind UK tour. more...
A TALE of murder, mystery, storms and smugglers awaits visitors to Pershore's Number 8 in March. more...
CHILDREN in search of adventure need look no further as the Worcester ghost walk starts on Friday nights from this month. more...
ALAN Ayckbourn's 70th play, If I Were You, is on a national tour this spring and it's stopping at Malvern Theatres next week. more...
ALAN Ayckbourn's 70th play, If I Were You, is on a national tour this spring and it's stopping at Malvern Theatres next week. more...
THE Mikado, one of Gilbert and Sullivan's most well-known and popular operettas, will be on stage at the Market Theatre in Ledbury from Thursday, March 1, until Saturday, March 3. more...
THE latest production by Upton's Pepperpot Players brings a touch of the exotic to the well-trodden pantomime tradition. more...
A bingo session to raise money for Upton Youth Band takes place at the sports pavilion tomorrow (Saturday), at 2.30pm. There will also be a raffle and refreshments. more...
A temporary clerk has been appointed by Upton Town Council to cover while Gill Jennings is on sick leave. Andrea Oliver will be at the council office, in the Memorial Hall, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9.15am to 12.15pm, until Ms Jennings returns. more...
ANYONE looking for a new hobby is invited to try their hand at bell-ringing. People of any age or experience are welcome to attend the next practice at Ripple Parish Church on Monday (February 12), from 7.30pm to 9pm. Organiser Joan Payne said: "It's not hard. You meet people from all walks of life and you can visit some beautiful churches." For further details, call 01684 297251. more...
THE Ancient Parish of Ripple Trust is once again looking to give a little financial assistance to local students. more...
THE long-running saga of Upton's public toilets has taken another turn with the news that they are to be put up for sale following the town council's decision not to assume responsibility for them. more...
ANYONE frustrated by the England cricket team's lacklustre performances during the recent Ashes series now has a chance to show how it should be done. more...
THE Upton Medical Support Trust is on the lookout for donations from anyone who wants to help health care run as smoothly as possible in the town. more...
THE Upton Medical Support Trust is on the lookout for donations from anyone who wants to help health care run as smoothly as possible in the town. more...
A NEW volunteer project will aim to make Upton a more attractive place to live in and visit. more...
Members of the Upton in Bloom committee have planted' a new noticeboard in the Hanley Road car park. more...
NEW bright yellow Children Walking' signs have been posted at various points on the approaches to St James's CE Primary School, in the hope of better ensuring the safety of children and parents at each end of the school day, long a matter of concern to many in the village. more...
JUST to remind you that the ceilidh takes place tomorrow (Saturday) at 7.30pm for 8pm at the village hall. Tickets are £6 adults, £4 children and £15 family ticket (this includes food). more...
The items this week refer to mainly the Church and the Cordery Club. First of all, the Church. more...
Ladies' Group was attended by 15 ladies. The constitution was discussed and agreed and the programme for 2007 outlined. This was followed by champagne and canapes and a lively quiz compiled by Sylvia Hale, which ended an excellent evening. more...
THE Seckou Keita Quartet played to a full house at Powick Parish Hall last Friday night. more...
WOULD you like to know more about the earth beneath your feet? Then come to the village hall on Friday, February 23 at 7.30pm. more...
THE next meeting of Colwall Bird Survey Group will take place tonight (Friday) at the village hall. The talk will be given by Roger Charters, an experienced sound recordist and photographer. Over the past 40 years, he has travelled extensively in his work and during the evening he will be presenting Bird Song Recording and Photographs. Visitors are welcome, £2. For further information, contact Derek 540318, Harry 540839 or Graham and Yvonne 540358. more...
CASTLEMORTON Gardening Club will meet at the parish hall at 7.45pm on Thursday, February 15 to hear Christine Ffoulkes Jones, of Hall Farm Nursery, talk about the Chelsea Challenge. Hall Farm Nursery won a Chelsea Gold medal in 2005 as first time exhibitors. Non-members are welcome. more...
PLEASE note that Bosbury Barbers and Post Office is closed from Monday, February 5 to Monday, February 19. more...
THIS Sunday we bid bon voyage to Roger Turner as he heads off to Uganda to follow his chosen calling. more...
If your venue has any upcoming gigs please call Lauren Murray on 01905 742251 or e-mail lm@worcesternews.co.uk Tonight Shellshock - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. more...
Brought to you in association with Face The Music, Cathedral Plaza, Worcester. more...
UNTIL FEBRUARY 10 The Letter. more...
UNTIL FEBRUARY 24 Ceramics and Art Exhibition. more...
FEBRUARY 9 Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band. more...
FEBRUARY 9 Practice Night. more...
Cinemas Malvern Cinema: Flags of our Fathers (15) 7.45pm. more...
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