Worcestershire | Archive | 2008 | May
ACTOR Simon Rowe took a trip down Memory Lane when he visited a Worcester amateur theatre group and talked to its young members about his journey to a leading role in a hit musical. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE business storage specialist Whitefoot-Forward is promoting a storage strategy that highlights the benefits of offsite storage compared with the pitfalls of scanning. more...
WEST Midlands motorsport companies are set to get their export business into the fast lane at a prestigious trade event in Germany. more...
WEST Midlands motorsport companies are set to get their export business into the fast lane at a prestigious trade event in Germany. more...
WEST Midlands motorsport companies are set to get their export business into the fast lane at a prestigious trade event in Germany. more...
WEST Midlands motorsport companies are set to get their export business into the fast lane at a prestigious trade event in Germany. more...
WEST Midlands motorsport companies are set to get their export business into the fast lane at a prestigious trade event in Germany. more...
All the latest news at Kemp Hospice will be brought to you here in the coming weeks. more...
A POLICE officer and a community support officer found themselves making the headlines after being interviewed by cub reporters from a Kidderminster school. more...
PLANS for the future support of Hartlebury Castle and museums throughout Worcestershire will be on the agenda for a meeting in the village later this month. more...
BAPTISTS are marking 200 years in Kiddermin-ster with a celebration service on Sunday, with the head of their church in Great Britain as guest speaker. more...
BAPTISTS are marking 200 years in Kidderminster with a celebration service on Sunday, with the head of their church in Great Britain as guest speaker. more...
BAPTISTS are marking 200 years in Kidderminster with a celebration service on Sunday, with the head of their church in Great Britain as guest speaker. more...
KIND-hearted staff and guests of Bewdley's Ramada Hotel have given a £2,500 boost to the Kidderminster Mayor's charity - the Millbrook Suite for cancer patients at the town's hospital. more...
TRADE at a Kidderminster jewellery shop has slumped due to a lack of parking spaces after the removal of parking restriction signs by Severn Trent Water workers, it has been claimed. more...
DANCE pioneer, Moby, who released his latest album this week, talks to shuttleXtra from tomorrow. more...
CONSERVATIVE-controlled Worcestershire County Council has elected councillor Alwyn Davies to take over the reigns of chairman for the year 2008/09. more...
CONSERVATIVE-controlled Worcestershire County Council has elected councillor Alwyn Davies to take over the reins of chairman for the year 2008/09. more...
CONSERVATIVE-controlled Worcestershire County Council has elected councillor Alwyn Davies to take over the reins of chairman for the year 2008/09. more...
THE funeral of Emily Jordan who was killed in an extreme sport accident in New Zealand will be held today. more...
TWO lorries were involved in a collision in the early hours of this morning. more...
TWO lorries were involved in a collision in the early hours of this morning. more...
MOST phone lines to the Shuttle/Times & News are currently out of order. more...
THE father of a stone-throwing youth who smashed a window at a Kidderminster couple's home several weeks ago finally supplied a replacement double glazed unit after the story was highlighted in yesterday's Shuttle/Times & News. more...
THE father of a stone-throwing youth who smashed a window at a Kidderminster couple's home several weeks ago finally supplied a replacement double glazed unit after the story was highlighted in yesterday's Shuttle/Times & News. more...
THE Shuttle/Times & News phone lines are working again following problems earlier today. more...
PLANNING chiefs have re-approved a controversial application to build a new Tesco store in Stourport and rejected an expert's claim the development would lead to air pollution. more...
PLANNING chiefs have re-approved a controversial application to build a new Tesco store in Stourport and rejected an expert's claim the development would lead to air pollution. more...
KEMP Hospice is hoping the magic of moonlight cascading through the Wyre Forest will attract a host of walkers for a unique event this summer. more...
A VILLAGE church will be demolished to make way for two new houses. more...
FRIENDS and family of a Trimpley woman killed in an extreme sports accident in New zealand gathered at a Kidderminster church to remember the "beautiful and adventurous" 21-year-old. more...
Check out the latest travel news before you head out to work. more...
Check out the latest travel news before you head home. more...
Check out the latest travel news before you head home. more...
WORCESTER News readers are being given a unique chance to name the city’s week-old falcon chicks. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE business storage specialist Whitefoot-Forward is promoting a storage strategy that highlights the benefits of offsite storage compared with the pitfalls of scanning. more...
A FORMER paratrooper kicked to death in a ferocious street attack “didn’t have a bad bone in his body” his grieving family have said. more...
THE University of Worcester, the county’s leading sports clubs and npower joined forces to launch a Learning through Sports Day to help children experience fun and gain knowledge. more...
BUILDING work has slowed on a flagship project in Worcester because of the nationwide downturn in market conditions. more...
THREE midwives from Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester, who are used to delivering other people’s babies, have given birth to their own within weeks of each other. more...
A TEENAGE bully attacked another girl in a Worcester street while her friends stood by and filmed the encounter on their mobile phones, a court was told. more...
A TEENAGE bully attacked another girl in a Worcester street while her friends stood by and filmed the encounter on their mobile phones, a court was told. more...
A TEENAGE bully attacked another girl in a Worcester street while her friends stood by and filmed the encounter on their mobile phones, a court was told. more...
A TEENAGE bully attacked another girl in a Worcester street while her friends stood by and filmed the encounter on their mobile phones, a court was told. more...
A TEENAGE bully attacked another girl in a Worcester street while her friends stood by and filmed the encounter on their mobile phones, a court was told. more...
A TEENAGE bully attacked another girl in a Worcester street while her friends stood by and filmed the encounter on their mobile phones, a court was told. more...
A TEENAGE bully attacked another girl in a Worcester street while her friends stood by and filmed the encounter on their mobile phones, a court was told. more...
A TEENAGE bully attacked another girl in a Worcester street while her friends stood by and filmed the encounter on their mobile phones, a court was told. more...
A TEENAGE bully attacked another girl in a Worcester street while her friends stood by and filmed the encounter on their mobile phones, a court was told. more...
STAFF at a fish and chip shop in Worcester city centre got the shock of their life when a pigeon flew in through the window and fell into a deep fat fryer. more...
A SPOOKY torchlight tour of a Worcester gallery is being held tonight. more...
A RECRUITMENT agency has moved back into its premises in Worcester city centre almost a year after it was devastated by last year’s summer floods. more...
A SHOCKING new report has revealed worrying increases in violent crimes committed by girls. more...
EXTRA trains are being laid on for travelling fans following Worcester Warriors to the European Challenge Cup Final. more...
A MAN was taken to hospital after a collision involving two cars near Worcester yesterday. more...
HALF a pint of perry, Worcester black pears and an all-important splash of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce – no wonder the Worcestershire Warmer was named as the official dish of Worcestershire yesterday. more...
HALF a pint of perry, Worcester black pears and an all-important splash of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce – no wonder the Worcestershire Warmer was named as the official dish of Worcestershire yesterday. more...
FOUR people have been arrested on suspicion of possessing a wild bird. more...
YOUNG Christians must feel wanted, valued and interested when they are sitting in the church pews. more...
TRAVELLERS are back on private land – days after another group left. more...
CIGARETTES worth almost £1,800 have been stolen from a lorry parked outside a Worcestershire Post Office. more...
TOURISM chiefs have hit back at a national newspaper for criticising Worcester’s “hugely popular” heritage. more...
AFTER a proud year, the Mayor of Worcester Stephen Inman has removed his gleaming chains of office for the final time. more...
An energetic Brownie group is looking for fun-loving leaders. more...
YOUR Worcester News is running a very special competition for one child and a parent to win the trip-of-a-lifetime to the Olympic Games in Beijing. more...
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PEOPLE living in the Wychavon district live longer than the national average, according to a recent report. more...
A NEW cash machine could be installed in Worcester despite councillor’s concerns over the increased traffic it might create. more...
BOOKWORMS young and old will be able to get their reading kicks through a series of library events. more...
THERE has been an accident on a main road in Worcester. more...
SINGERS due to perform in Worcester tonight cannot leave Zimbabwe. more...
HUNDREDS of mourners packed a church to celebrate the life of Emily Jordan who drowned in New Zealand. more...
A MAIN road into Worcester has now been re-opened following a crash. more...
FOUR people were arrested yesterday on suspicion of capturing or possessing a wild bird, thought to be a goldfinch. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after cigarettes were stolen from a lorry delivering to a village Post Office near Evesham. more...
PATIENTS in Worcestershire are set to benefit from a brand new and enhanced Out of Hours (OOH) service. more...
A DECOMPOSED body found in a truck in London has been traced back to the Crossgates waste depot in Redditch. more...
A MAN has been arrested in suspicion of murder following the discovery of the body of a man in at a waste management company in London, traced back to Redditch. more...
PEPPER'S Ghost, magic lantern entertainers from Sussex, who have been booked specially to appear as part of this year's Malvern Fringe Festival line-up. more...
SIR - In the last week or so I have read time and again of people complaining about the planes flying over Worcester and how annoying they are. more...
sir - Dilip Sarkar (May 9) expresses my feelings on the planes flying over Worcester very succinctly. more...
SIR - In her latest anti-hunting letter (May 12) Helen Smart clearly admits there has never been a hunt-organised fox breeding programme. She then accuses virtually all farmers with some woodland of breeding foxes if they leave these areas undisturbed' during the summer. It's time Ms Smart accepted that artificial earths are not a secret, their use is both simple and effective. The earths are there to encourage foxes away from areas where they are a pest, such as sheep farms. I wonder if she would prefer the alternative, which is shooting during the breeding season and leaving cubs to starve. more...
Sir - With the New Labour withering dismay over any mergers between Worcester city and Malvern Hills District Council, and while agreeing with Coun Marc Bayliss on the continuing of freedom of information, perhaps a little more honesty would explain their real indignation. more...
SIR - What a terrible situation we are in since Labour came to power. Not only our promised referendum on the EU was denied us, crime is increasing on a daily basis and I read there are 90,000 people in prison. Also, an extra 14,000 people who have escaped from open prisons! more...
SIR - Now our expensive road works are finished, Pershore eagerly anticipates a new wave of visitors from neighbouring local towns, including Upton-upon-Severn, Tewkesbury, Worcester, Droitwich, Redditch and many other places, coming for a nice day out in Pershore. more...
SIR - Is it possible Helen Smart could be asked to put Mr Burgess's Christian name when commenting on his letter. I am Peter Burgess and not to be mistaken for your other Burgess correspondent. I support Helen Smart's view not those of Jon Burgess. more...
REGARDING the article about the couple who bought a leather sofa from SCS. more...
I AM writing to voice my utter disgust for what the council has done to the grounds in front of the library. more...
Taken in 2006 by reader Melanie Chadd, this view from Blackhill really shows the colours of summer more...
A serene blend of colours greet the viewer in Helen Kennaway's photograph. more...
...No, it's an aerial visitor to the Malvern Hills enjoying a beautiful blue sky in this picture taken by reader Liz Greatwich. more...
KEMP Hospice is hoping the magic of moonlight cascading through the Wyre Forest will attract a host of walkers for a unique event this summer. more...
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A WORCESTERSHIRE band could soon join the Police and the Sex Pistols at a major summer festival. more...
WORCESTER'S electro experimentalists Stuntdog have been named number one. more...
Singer songwriter Clive John is preparing to perform a triple-bill in Worcester. more...
MANAGER Richard Dryden says Worcester City's switch to Blue Square South is the start of a new era for the club. more...
MANAGER Richard Dryden says Worcester City's switch to Blue Square South is the start of a new era for the club. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE have extended Steve Magoffin's contract until the start of July allowing him to play in this season's Twenty20 Cup. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE have extended Steve Magoffin's contract until the start of July allowing him to play in this season's Twenty20 Cup. more...
WORCESTER Warriors are finalising contractual details with an international fly-half and they hope to announce the signing after the European Challenge Cup final. more...
WORCESTER Warriors are finalising contractual details with an international fly-half and they hope to announce the signing after the European Challenge Cup final. more...
A children's tea party could be the perfect excuse for grown-ups to reach for the baking tray and treat themselves to the cream of the cupcake. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE were today praying for more rain as they faced a battle to avoid the follow-on on the final day of their LVCC Division Two match against Gloucestershire. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE were today praying for more rain as they faced a battle to avoid the follow-on on the final day of their LVCC Division Two match against Gloucestershire. more...
IT'S always a good sign when you turn up for a meal and it's difficult to find a parking space. Admittedly parking is at a bit of a premium at the Three Horseshoes in Poolbrook Road, Malvern, but at 7.30pm it looked as though the restaurant area was probably booked out. more...
City Kids, Powick Village Hall Those residents of Powick who were fortunate enough to have obtained tickets (which resembled war-time ration books) witnessed an unusual and highly accomplished performance on May 9 and 10 at the Parish Hall, when City Kids, a musical play by Tom Wells, was preceded by an entertainment arranged by Stephen and Pamela Watkins. more...
WORCESTER Nomads clinch-ed a 71-run victory when they took on Hanley Castle in an under 12 game. more...
FOSSILS started their campaign with a 13-run win over John Shepherd's XI. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE Over 60s lost by seven wickets in a friendly with Hertfordshire at Chipperfield. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE Over 60s lost by seven wickets in a friendly with Hertfordshire at Chipperfield. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE Over 60s lost by seven wickets in a friendly with Hertfordshire at Chipperfield. more...
LEDBURY darts ace Terry Jenkins competes in the PartyPoker.net PDC US Open in Connecticut today. more...
TWO point-to-point meetings are ahead when the Golden Valley Hunt hold their fixture tomorrow followed by the Clifton-on-Teme meeting on Sunday. more...
FALCONS Youth Under 11s won the annual Kidderminster Harriers Football In The Community five-a-side tournament at Aggborough. more...
NICK Doherty won the Plough ARC Ern Hope and Harold Locke memorial contest. more...
NEW Inn Worcester claimed the Worcester Friday Night Winter Invitation Darts League title ahead of runners-up Portobello B' and third-placed Virgin Tavern. more...
THE Vale Golf Club is staging one of only three UK qualifying events in The Röhnisch Masters, one of the most popular women's amateur golf tournaments in Europe. more...
ANDY Ferrell believes Kidderminster Harriers can take inspiration from Hereford United if they are to launch a promotion campaign in the Blue Square Premier next season. more...
HEREFORD United are hoping that a higher level of football will justify the decision to freeze admission prices. more...
BROMSGROVE'S Nathan Crewe and John Connor secured third place in class B9 at the two-day RBS International Manx Rally. more...
TWO Worcester League Division One games were declared void as the competition ran out of time. more...
NIALL Campbell and Jane Smee took a double victory at Arden Sailing Club. more...
MERCIAN Festival Junior League Under 16s Division One champions Suffolk Rangers won 6-1 at nearest challengers Malvern Town Wanderers. more...
SARAH Biles has become the latest member of Kidderminster's Samurai Judo Club to make a breakthrough at international level after winning bronze at the Portuguese Open in Lisbon. more...
BISHOP Perowne College's under 14s boys' rugby union team enjoyed a superb season, picking up four trophies. more...
A £20,000 scheme to slow down traffic through Stoke Prior is to come into force after residents said speeders were making their lives a misery. more...
A few places are left on Bromsgrove Rotary Club's annual week-long breaks to Blackpool and the Golden Mile. The seven day trips begin on July 31, August 7 and 14.Prices are £134 each, with a £25 single supplement. Costs include a return coach fare to the resort, along with accommodation. For more details please contact Liz Pheysey on 01527 832917. more...
MATT Neal is confident of success when VX Racing return to the scene of last season's British Touring Car Championship glory. more...
A BROMSGROVE woman said she was violently sick after discovering part of a human nail in an Asda chicken ready meal. more...
THE mayor of Droitwich Spa attended the passing out parade for the Droitwich Army Cadet Force. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE women's cricketers played a couple of friendly games against the Royal Navy. more...
THE premier regional events in the swimming calendar are the Midland Championships which take place each year in the 50-metre pool at Coventry Sports Centre. more...
THE premier regional events in the swimming calendar are the Midland Championships which take place each year in the 50-metre pool at Coventry Sports Centre. more...
EVESHAM Swimming Club members competed in round two of the Nuneaton League staged in Stafford Apex's fantastic new eight-lane pool that gave all competitors the opportunity to achieve some new personal best times. more...
EVESHAM Swimming Club members competed in round two of the Nuneaton League staged in Stafford Apex's fantastic new eight-lane pool that gave all competitors the opportunity to achieve some new personal best times. more...
A TEAM of budding entrepreneurs from Malvern won three top prizes at this year's county Young Enterprise final. more...
Friday Malvern Civic Society talk at the Upper Hall, Holy Trinity Church Hall, Link Top,Malvern. 7.30pm. Members free, £2 visitors. 01684 574144. Simon Lawton, Curator of the John Moore Museum - The Brensham novels and John Moore. more...
MALVERN v LYE. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club's skipper Ryan Watkins was crowned player of the year after leading his side to promotion. more...
YOUNG canoe star Callie Halliday survived two challenging runs to finish in second place in Nottingham. more...
YOUNG canoe star Callie Halliday survived two challenging runs to finish in second place in Nottingham. more...
MALVERN 62, GUANOS 24. more...
A LEAKED document has revealed radical plans to merge all the staff and services of Malvern Hills District Council with neighbouring Worcester City. more...
SIXTH Form students at Dyson Perrins High School have showcased their creative talents by creating two new stage shows from scratch. more...
FESTIVAL Housing Group, which provides social housing across Malvern Hills and beyond, has secured financial backing from Barclays Commercial Bank in a £180 million deal. more...
THE following Planning Applications were made to Malvern Hills District Council on May 15, 2008:- LONGDON - Retrospective application for the retention of stables and the change of use of land from agricultural to equestrian. Land At (OS 8195 3792) Longdon, Hill End, Upton-upon-severn for Ms S Peckham, 2 Drinkwater Cottages, Longdon, Hillend, Upton-on-Severn per Miss Abigail Baldrey, Carver Knowles, Strensham Business Park, Strensham. more...
MHDC chief executive Chris Bocock is confident compulsory redundancies can be avoided should a merger with Worcester City go ahead, citing MHDC's recent transition to a shared services arrangement with Worcester City and Wychavon District for revenues and benefits provision. more...
A MAJOR new sheltered housing development is intended to replace almost 70 homes for elderly people in Malvern Link. more...
A PARANOID schizophrenic who attacked a woman at a Malvern railway station has had her freedom hopes boosted by Appeal Court judges. more...
PLANS to merge the staff and services of Malvern Hills District Council and Worcester City Council were not being kept a secret, claim MHDC leader and chief executive Serena Croad and Chris Bocock. more...
A TEAM of budding entrepreneurs from Malvern won three top prizes at this year's county Young Enterprise final. more...
WELCOME to the Malvern Gazette's live Saturday cricket update service. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Victoria CC captain Jonathan Wright is hoping his side can triumph in two tough away tests this weekend. more...
WI - Members joined Wolverley WI for the May meeting held at Wolverley Memorial Hall. President Mrs Jeanne Round congratulated Wolverley WI on its 90th birthday and the institute was presented with a card made by member, Mrs Jean Keeble. more...
ERIC Jones will ensure that open air theatre in Evesham is memorable. The experienced director, who has worked on Shakespeare productions at the Globe and a royal charity gala as well as pantomimes and village hall shows, is sacrificing his free time to do it, but happily so. more...
MISS Marple visits a Worcestershire village this month. more...
AMATEUR actors in Pershore are brushing up on their Shakespeare. more...
DRAMA students are turning professional at the University of Worcester. more...
At the time of writing, we have just had a beautiful warm and sunny weekend. Sadly, I didn't see much of it as I was auditioning Babes' for the Swan pantomime in December. Seventy nine girls were seen, eight-and-a-half hours on Saturday and eight hours on Sunday. We need three teams of two for the panto, so it was always going to be difficult because six girls were going to be successful and 73 not. more...
WHEN doorstep lenders came calling at Paul and Joanne Knight's home they used to hide, pretending they were out. more...
UPTON in Bloom's summer floral displays will be based on a theme of River Trade'. more...
WHEN Rachel Jones signed the lease on her new business The Boathouse in April 2007 it was a dream come true. more...
THE University of Worcester, the county's leading sports clubs and npower joined forces to launch a Learning through Sports Day to help children experience fun and gain knowledge. more...
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