BROMSGROVE Rovers boss George Rooney has added three more players to his squad. Brothers Ian and Neil Cooksey, and former West Bromwich Albion youngster Jamie McWilliams link up with Rooney's earlier signings Steve Frost and Marc Burrow. But Alvechurch
A TWELVE-year-old boy was in a critical condition today after an accident on the M5 near Worcester. Firefighters had to cut David Guest free from the wreckage of a Range Rover after it was in collision with a lorry on the motorway just before 1am this
Malvern Town Under 16's got their season underway with a friendly against Welland, running out impressive 11-2 winners. At half time the score was 4-1 but the second half saw town take control. Goal scorers; Lee Hooper 4, Dale Humphries 2, Rob Merrick
A FORMER teacher at Worcestershire's Bredon School told a court Colin Wheeler was "greatly respected" by staff. Martin McTernan, who taught there from 1988 until 1999, said Wheeler did not have favourites, but took an extensive interest in the academic
A DISTRESSED swan with more than 50 ft of fishing line tangled in its throat has been rescued by firefighters. The RSPCA was alerted to the plight of the bird by a fisherman visiting the lake at Top Barn, near Hallow. With the aid of Hereford and Worcester
THE BELL'S of St Peter's Church were ringing last Tuesday afternoon. A team of campanologists from Jersey in the Channel Islands, are on holiday in the area, travelling from church to church on a ringing tour. Their transport is a boat on the river so
NEXT Wednesday, August 16, there will be a children's walk over to the Old Hills, arranged by Powick Parish Ramblers. Meet at the Callow End Village Hall at 11 a.m. and bring a picnic. All children welcome (and accompanying adults!).
CONTINUING to catch up with developments in the village over the past few months while West Malvern has been absent from "Village Voice", there have been significant changes at both our pubs this summer. The Lamb has been undergoing extensive refurbishment
THE golden age of steam and classic cars will collide in a Severn Valley Railway spectacular in October. Entries for the SVR's Classic Vehicle Day, on Sunday, October 8, have already started rolling in and there are not many places left. Co-ordinator
THE story of how composer Edward Elgar fell in love at the age of 74, and how the affair inspired him to begin work on his Third Symphony, is revealed in a new book by a Malvern author. Elgar in Love: Vera Hockman and the Third Symphony is the work of
A NEW arts and crafts database has just been published by Herefordshire Council. The database features details on more than 300 businesses, from web designers and film-makers to musicians and sculptors. It is available from 01432 260182, priced £3.
A second week of activities for children aged 7 to 11 years are being held at the Commandery Museum in Worcester. Sessions run from 10.30am to 12.30pm from next Monday (August 14) to Friday. Places can be booked by telephoning 01905 361821.
WORCESTER Tourism Association has organised Artists Markets this Sunday (August 13) and next. Covered stalls will be set up on the grassed area between the river and Croft Road car park from 11am to 4pm.
THOMAS the Tank Engine is making a special visit to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, at Toddington, near Tewkesbury, this weekend. Thomas will haul trains on both Saturday and Sunday and tickets are £7 for adults, £6 OAP and £4 children (under
LEDBURY'S Linda Hart, chairman of the Friends of the Dymock Poets, will be reading a series of works inspired by the Malvern Hills next week. Her reading, at the Malvern Hills Hotel on Monday, August 14, at 8pm, will feature the likes of William Langland
THIS weekend Danny Badham will become the first ex-Malvern Rugby Club player to step on to the pitch with a top division side. He has been asked to join the Harlequins team for the famous Middlesex Sevens tournament. It is quite an achievement for the
A WOMAN who has tied the knot for nearly 1,500 couples has said the vows for the last time after nearly 20 years. Gillian Walters, superintendent registrar at Droitwich Register Office, held her final service with Sanjiv Chadha and Olwen-Jane O'Conner
FANCY trying your hand at trout fly fishing? If so, the Salmon and Trout Association in partnership with Severn-Trent Water is arranging a trout fly fishing course for beginners at the Lenches Lakes, Evesham. The one day courses are arranged for juniors
HOW many more days like yesterday are the people of Worcestershire - people who deserve a top quality health service - going to have to endure? That's the stark question we have a duty to pose after a day which saw ambulances queueing outside Ronkswood
THE Woolhope Dome, as geologists call it, rises above the rivers Wye and Frome to the east of Hereford. It's a roughly circular outcrop of ancient Silurian limestone, covering several square miles and standing proud of the younger, softer, more easily
IT does not leave you feeling stunned, happy, smiling, crying or even faintly surprised, but Mr Peters' Connections will make you think. Arthur Miller's 17th play is about the thoughts, views and morals of an old man who has reached that stage in life
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' debut clash in the Nationwide League Division Three against Torquay United at Aggborough tomorrow is attracting massive worldwide attention. Football followers from as far a field as America, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia and Denmark
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will kick off their debut season in the Nationwide League Division Three with four new signings in their squad to face Torquay United at Aggborough on Saturday (3.00) Barry Horne, Tony Bird, Mark Shail and Andy Ducros are all set
REFERENCE my letter in Postbag (July 7), I suggested the use of the word rugby would get a reaction, I was right it did! Although not used in any way as criticism of the achievements of the local club, it has been made to appear that way by misinformed
MR Smith has put pen to paper (Postbag, July 21) without checking his facts and making some absurd comments both on the local rugby scene and the local football scene. Accepting that Malvern Rugby Club has been in existence since 1936, as opposed to Malvern
ON a recent visit to Colwall and Malvern we noticed how much it had been spoilt by most of the new buildings. Lovely areas that were once fields, now either have houses, factories or shops built on them. Most of these seem to be built without taking into
THE first League meeting of the Sterling Classic Malvern Football League, Season 2000/01, takes place at the Civil Service Club, Malvern on Monday (August 14) at 7.30pm. The League welcomes ten new clubs this season. Eight, from three different counties
I WONDER if any of your readers can help me? I am trying to find out anything about Alan King, the artist who lived in Rose Court, West Malvern. The last contact I had with him was in 1986. I know he was only going to paint for the USA. Did he move there
I WOULD just like to thank whichever thoughtful and honest person it was who retrieved my purse from the pavement in Ledbury on the morning of Friday, July 14 and handed it in to the Tourist Office. It was a kind and much appreciated deed. Thank you.
WORCESTERSHIRE again found themselves on the wrong side of the Law in the County Championship Division Two match with Essex at Kidderminster. Not for the first time this season they were unable to arrest the talents of free-scoring Stuart Law who put
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will kick off their debut season in the Nationwide League Division Three with four new signings in their squad to face Torquay United at Aggborough on Saturday (3.00) Barry Horne, Tony Bird, Mark Shail and Andy Ducros are all set
THE appearance of travellers on Castlemorton Common sparked fears of a New Age invasion similar to that of 1992. Worried residents made 30 or 40 calls to the police, who stepped up their presence in the area to reassure local people. Ian Rowat, director
A CONSULTANT is being paid £15,000 by Malvern Hills District Council to advise the authority on how to manage its refuse and street cleansing departments. Peter Johnson will take a total of 60 days, spread out over the next six months, to carry out the
MALVERN Victoria Bowls Club will have two rinks representing Worcester-shire in the English Bowls Championships at Worthing this month. The rink of Skip, Derek Webb, Steve Aldridge, Roy Davis and Frank Holt have done particularly well to reach the championships
TORQUAY United boss Wes Saunders admits that Kidderminster Harriers are probably the last side he would have wanted to start the season against. The former Newcastle United player, now in his third season as Torquay boss, said he would have preferred
MALVERN'S answer to Tiger Woods, 16 year old Samuel Kenward, confirmed his promise when he won the Junior Open Stroke Play Championship for under 18 players at the Worcestershire Golf Club by fully 25 shots. Samuel, who shot scores of 68 and 67, made
A LARGE entry of players from all over the country took part in the annual Malvern Junior Open Tennis Tournament. The main local success came from a former Manor Park member, 18 year old Michael Crooks, now of Pershore. He won a titanic Boys U21 Final
PUT together a war film and a courtroom drama and what have you got? Well, great movies like The Caine Mutiny and Paths of Glory and, now, Rules of Engagement. This thriller, even with its top-notch cast, doesn't come close to either Edward Dmytryk or
FROM performances of great choral works to wacky events on the fringe, this year's Three Choirs Festival has something for everyone. Returning to Hereford this year, the festival opens on Saturday, August 19 and advance ticket sales have been reaching
ABBEY Jazz welcome the JBQ Quartet to its regular session at the Royal British Legion Club at Hanley Swan on Sunday (August 13). The quartet was formed five years ago and features the talents of John Beckingham (keyboards, vocals), Roger Manwaring (soprano
MUSIC from the Civil War period will be performed at Goodrich Castle tomorrow (Saturday, August 12) and Sunday. Admission is £3.50 for adults and £1.80 for children.
ELDERLY "bed-blockers" are being blamed for the "appalling" crisis sweeping Worcester Roy-al Infirmary. Health boss Harold Musgrove revealed that 33 patients were currently occupying acute beds across Worcestershire's three hospitals. The chairman of
FILM and television buffs from can indulge themselves in some rare movies as part of a festival in Birmingham. The city's film and TV festival began last month with the first Burdzeye, showing of films to celebrate the work of French music video director
THE lighter side of opera will be looked at when Australian Judy Glen performs her Comedy of Arias at Hereford's Courtyard next month. The comic diva - who returns after a sell-out visit last year to perform on Saturday, September, 2 - is part of the
YOU don't have to be Dr Who to travel back in time these days. Now anyone can revisit another dimension where music hall is alive and kicking. Visitors to the Roses Theatre, in Tewkesbury, can travel back to the years between the 1920s and early 1960s
WE are sure most people who know The Old Bush, Callow End, and read David Lawrence's report on his meal (Evening News, Saturday, July 29) were most surprised at his comments. Many of us, as regulars, have always enjoyed meals at the Bush, returning time
COUNTY cricket appears to be dying on its feet. The new look four-day cricket has been a disaster. Implemented to give an opportunity to budding Test players with added incentives - of promotion/relegation - the plan has back-fired. Due to poor pitches
MALVERN cyclist Ceris Gilfillan will represent Britain at the Olympic Games in Sydney next month. The former Chase High School pupil, who has won two national championships this year, had been aiming for the 2004 games in Athens, but her performance has
MALVERN cyclist Ceris Gilfillan will represent Britain at the Olympic Games in Sydney next month. The former Chase High School pupil, who has won two national championships this year, had been aiming for the 2004 games in Athens, but her performance has
ONE of Malvern's newest water features is going to get a name as part of a new initiative by the town's Spa Association. The spout in front of Waitrose was created when the store was built by bringing together the spring sources into a pool. The new spout
A FARMER wanting to harvest a crop found himself barred from the field by an abandoned car. And his efforts to get it removed have been so frustrating that Richard Thomas has decided "the law is an ass". Contracted by Old Country Farm of Mathon to harvest
THE 650 entries in all classes was a record for the Upper Howsell Horticultural Show in 1950. A big crowd was attracted to the Victoria Playing Fields, Malvern Link, where the event opened with a children's fancy dress parade from the Link Common. The
UNION officials say they will be pressuring the Government to ensure it keeps its promises when the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency is part-privatised. Sean Clarke, joint union representative at DERA, said staff still had concerns about the Govern-ment
100 years ago IS the future of the Hill donkey and its driver doomed? If the latest scheme in contemplation be carried out there will certainly be less need for these troublesome but useful animals and their jehus. A syndicate has been formed to carry
OWNERS of the Mount Pleasant Hotel in Great Malvern plan to sell its historic Orangery to help fund refurbishment of the main building. A planning application has been made to separate the Orangery, which dates from the 1730s and was one of the first
ORGANISERS of the Malvern and District Show are hoping to repeat the success of last year's inaugural event and lay down a base for the future. The event was started in response to the suspension of the Madresfield Show and also incorporates the Clevelode
A PIONEERING cancer treatment is moving into its second phase following successful trials on a Malvern patient. John Iles, aged 64, of Old Hollow, was the first British person to undergo the new gene therapy treatment and now his results have confirmed
A FAMILY from Belarus is enjoying the fresh air of the Malvern Hills after becoming the latest link between the two areas. Nadejda Kovaleva is staying in a cottage near Upton-upon-Severn with her children Katya, six, Veronica, who will be five on August
THE parish of Birtsmorton is preparing to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury with St Peter and St Paul. In truth, the church's history goes back even further than 700 years, but the first recorded rector, William
WORCESTER City should field their likely starting line-up for their opening league game when they complete their pre-season build-up at Redditch United tomorrow (3pm). Manager John Barton, who rested most of his first-choice players in last night's 1-
MALVERN'S farmers' market is about to complete its first year of operation and needs more people to come forward with produce. The Malvern event was the first in Worcestershire and was started to give local producers a platform to sell direct to the public
ARTHRITIS Research Campaign is appealing for a complete new team to head its fundraising in Malvern. The ten-strong committee of the Malvern branch has decided the time has come to stand down after a decade of fundraising which has seen the ARC's work
THE Malvern-based English Symphony Orchestra is close to breaking the £50,000 barrier, the half way stage, in its Millennium Appeal. Artistic director William Boughton said the organisation had been heartened by the response and that the future looked
MALVERN Horticultural Society enjoyed the best of the sunshine as it staged its summer show at The Chase on Saturday. The organisation, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, was well supported across the range of classes. Spokesman Steve
YOBBISM was one of the reasons why plans to convert a former supermarket in Evesham's Port Street into a social club and snooker hall failed. At yesterday (Thursday's) Wychavon District Council planning committee district councillor Martin Jennings said
THE Cotswolds' market towns are being threatened by the continual conversion of town centre businesses into housing, opponents of a development in Chipping Campden claim. The north Cotswold branch of the Council for the Protection of Rural England has
Barnards Green Sunday 1st XI v Worcester Sunday 1st XI FOLLOWING the late withdrawal of Harborne, Barnards Green took on local Birmingham League rivals Worcester, formerly Norton Taverners, in a 40 over friendly at North End Lane. The visitors won the
COLWALL Cricket Club is getting ready for its annual Women's Cricket Festival. The six-day event, first held in 1927, starts on Sunday and runs until next Friday, and is designed to give women of all ages and abilities the chance to play the game competitively
MALVERN RAMBLERS I v ECLETICS MALVERN Ramblers entertained their old friends from Cumbria, Ecletics, in a mid-week touring match and ran out deserved winners by 13 runs. Malvern batted first and started briskly. Father and son combination Ian and Adam
MALVERN RAMBLERS III v ALVECHURCH & HOPWOOD Alvechurch won the toss and chose to bat. D Evans and N Strong played some aggressive and well-timed shots to get Alvechurch off to a good start. Evans was finally bowled for an attacking 25 by R Evans as
BARNARDS GREEN II V BROMYARD II Barnards Green 2nd X1 entertained Bromyard on Saturday in a bid to keep up their challenge at the top of their division of the Worcs Cricket League. Bromyard elected to bat on a warm, sunny day as the wicket looked particularly
FECKENHAM I v MALVERN RAMBLERS I Malvern's captain, Paul Young, won the toss and elected to field. From the very first ball the pitch was extremely slow with variable bounce, especially with the new ball. Neil Thompson got the breakthrough with the wickets
FIRM which has a depot in Worcester is celebrating after receiving a joint award at the Motor Transport's Awards For Excellence ceremony. ANC Business Service Group Limited and gift retailer Past Times both picked up the Partnership in Logistics award
MALVERN RAMBLERS II v FECKENHAM II Ramblers captain Chris Francis won the toss and with several players out, decided to bowl. Richard Bird and Mark Cox opened the bowling and kept the score down but failed to take any wickets. So Chris Francis and young
A WORCESTERSHIRE man has won an award from business advisers Grant Thornton for his outstanding contribution to the Prince's Trust. John Hellens was among 14 business mentors from seven areas across the West Midlands who were praised for their dedicated
NEWLAND SUNDAY XI v VICTORIA HAVING lost the toss Newland were asked to field and with only nine players due to holidays, this was to prove a big task. Having lost a wicket to the first ball, Victoria made good progress and the next wicket did not fall
LOSSES have hit an otherwise athletic performance from health clubs operator Cannons Group at the half-year stage. Cannons owns a club in Worcester's Droitwich Road which was known as Club Athletica until Cannons' buy-out in October 1998. Cannons reported
WITH a fresh four-track demo, indie band Easy Tiger round off a busy week with a gig at Malvern's Scallywags. The four-piece, fronted by lead vocalist Sam, came together in April last year and have played at venues around the town before entering the
THOUSANDS of Worcestershire music fans are expected to join a capacity crowd in neighbouring Staffordshire for this year's V2000 festival next week. The line-up for the two-day event is a veritable who's who of rock, pop and dance, from Andy to Underworld
CHRONICALLY-ill asthmatic Bill Withers receives emergency treatment in the back of an ambulance - one of three patients forced to wait more than an hour for an A&E bed. This grim picture highlights the depth of the beds' crisis gripping Worcester
Town lost their most recent friendly 1-0 at Fairford. Fielding a depleted side, they went down to a goal after 20 minutes but should be back to full strength for tomorrow's game. Town's First XI plays its last pre-season friendly at home against Hellenic
A KENNEL worker who lost his job after making a colleague feel "uncomfortable" sent letters and red roses to declare his love for her. Worcester magistrates were told that Barry Mole started working at the kennels in Fernhill Heath, near Worcester, in
A TEENAGER who drove a stolen car just minutes after being released from Worcester police station has been jailed by city magistrates. Marcus Sherwood was spotted near to a Montego parked in Vigornia Avenue, Rainbow Hill, in the early hours of Sunday,
Malvern Town Reserves 1, Fernhill Heath 0 SECOND half substitute Dean Ballard proved to be the match-winner for Malvern Town Reserves in this pre-season friendly. With pace and strength, the 18 year old was quite a handful for the visitors' defence and
WEST Mercia Police were today given the go-ahead to recruit an extra 63 officers by 2003. The boost is a share of a fund announced by Home Secretary Jack Straw last month to sign up 4,000 more officers nationwide. The 63 is in addition to the 89 officers
A CONVICTED rapist who has connections in Herefordshire and Worcestershire was still at large today as the judge who granted him bail during his trial defended his decision. Judge John Griffith Williams QC said he bailed Trevor Masters because there were
A LOLLIPOP lady who quit her job at a Worcester primary school because she feared for children's safety has still not been replaced. Sharon Beard left Gorse Hill Primary in March, because she was worried about the lack of concern for safety on Holly Mount
Satuday, August 12: Malvern Town v Carterton (kick off 3pm), Badsey United v Malvern Town Reserves (kick off 3pm),
A DETECTIVE from Lichfield, who was in Kidderminster on other business, chased and arrested a thief he saw running away from the Sainsbury's Homebase store. DC Nigel Powell had seen 19-year-old John Porter break away from a store detective, drop a stolen
CAMPAIGNERS hoping to stall plans for a £40 million waste incinerator near Kidderminster homes and schools say a university report on cancer risks for children has confirmed their worst fears. Stop Kidderminster Incinerator leaders said the report by
BOSBURY Players are holding a drama workshop for children aged seven-11 next week on Wednesday and Thursday, August 16 and 17, from 10am to 3pm in the Old Boy's School and the garden of The Dog (by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Rees). For further details
THE prize winners at the Village Hall fortnightly whist drive were: Jos Bunn, Mrs D. Farmer, Gill Ivin, Sylvia White, Claire Skirten, Eva Franklin, Mrs Jeffries, Roger Daniel, Philip Warner, Joe Skirten, Richard Devereux, Godfrey Errington, Betty Parsons
CONGRATULATIONS to three young people from Powick on their star performances in Godspell, the sparkling production staged last week by WODYS at the Swan Theatre, Worces-ter. The large cast of youngsters showed talent and enthusiasm as members of the youth
THE annual barbeque held at The Hill, Staunton, by Mr & Mrs John Luard raised £750 for Staunton Church funds. This was a remarkable result given the extremely cold weather prevailing on the evening. Members of the PCC and friends helped with the preparation
HEALTH watchdogs who have given years of unpaid service in Worcestershire are to be ditched. The Government is axing community health councils and replacing them with patient forums supported by a Patient Advocacy and Liaison Service (PALS). But Kidderminster
RECORD numbers are preparing to take up places on the Malvern Hills College summer school when it gets underway tomorrow (Saturday, August 12). Among the hundreds of students will be one from as far away as Florida, America, taking up rag rug tuition
BEARS will be the centre of attention at Worcestershire County Museum on Sunday (August 13) from 1pm to 5pm. Rupert and the Hartlebury Bear will be among the guests at the charity day, which features a teddy trail, childrens' rides, a brass band and Victorian
ANNE Tyler's Ladder of Years is the book under discussion by Malvern Readers' Group next Thursday (August 17) at 7.30pm. The group meets at Malvern Library and there will also be a chance to borrow next month's book, House of the Spirits by Isabelle Allende
SEVENTY-two workers are to lose their jobs when a Droitwich foundry shuts in September. Workers at Transtec, formerly BSK Aluminium Ltd, which has two sites on the Berry Hill Industrial Estate, were told of the job cuts on Monday. The engineering conglomerate
IN 1940 I joined the radar establishment which for most of World War Two was known as T.R.E. We were moved in 1942 from Swanage to Malvern where we joined company with an establishment from Christchurch involved in research into the problems of radar
TORQUAY United boss Wes Saunders admits that Kidderminster Harriers are probably the last side he would have wanted to start the season against. The former Newcastle United player, now in his third season as Torquay boss, said he would have preferred
I AGREE with the sentiments expressed by Mr Max Lloyd (Postbag, July 14). To spend in the region of £40,000 on a water feature in Malvern Link when CCTV cannot be afforded makes one wonder which planet our councillors are on. We are threatened with further
MALVERN Ladies Football Club (MLFC) attended a training session with the coaching staff at the Academy of Liverpool Football Club. Sarah McKerracher, club secretary, said: "After a welcome meeting and a short video, we were divided into two groups for
IN a letter written by Bridget MacDonald (Postbag, July 21) she makes a very negative approach and advises Malvern Hills District Council on how to run a festival. Her letter, in itself, proves the efficiency and strength of Malvern Art Club's initiative
OUR heartfelt thanks to Richard Ditchburn, from the Priory, and his helpers, for the marvellous week of activities for children 7-11 at their Holiday Club at Croftdown. There was a lot of fun, laughter, games and commitment from everyone which made it
KEYZ 2000 have strengthened their side considerably. Coach Reg Reynolds said "we have strength in depth, with a 25 man squad covering every department on the field at least twice, which did not happen at all last season". Last weekend saw the Keyz beat
COLWALL RANGERS 2, EXPRESS '88 2 EXPRESS started their pre-season friendlies with a hard fought draw against Colwall Rangers from the Saturday Division I of the Hereford League. Express, parading a number of new signings, found themselves 1-0 down after
SPARE a thought for farmer Richard Thomas today wrapped in official red tape. But it's not the EC kind which is restricting Mr Thomas's activities but rather a homegrown and outdated policy. Mr Thomas cannot get at a crop because someone has dumped a
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' debut clash in the Nationwide League Division Three against Torquay United at Aggborough tomorrow is attracting massive worldwide attention. Football followers from as far a field as America, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia and Denmark
WORCESTER City should field their likely starting line-up for their opening league game when they complete their pre-season build-up at Redditch United tomorrow (3pm). Manager John Barton, who rested most of his first-choice players in last night's 1-
HEREFORD United are likely to put plans to sign troubled striker Dai Thomas on hold. Turner wants to take the 24-year-old Cardiff City player on a month's loan after he impressed during three appearances in friendlies. But Thomas, who has been suspended
HEREFORDSHIRE are on their way back to Lord's after a thrilling seven-run win over Berkshire in yesterday's ECB 38 Counties Cup semi-final at Kington. They will now play Cheshire in the final on Wednesday, August 30. Herefordshire's batting hero yesterday
The Worcester St John's Cycling Club's road race for the Evening News trophy is to be held on Sunday on a course based on Severn Stoke and Kinnersley. Starting at 9.30am in Kempsey (Plover Rise), the 153km race covers eight circuits of the course to finish
Auenklang, a brilliant winner on his British debut a month ago, can steal the show in the £100,000 Ritz Club Shergar Cup Sprint at Ascot tomorrow. The three-year-old looked a top-notch speedster when slamming the Wokingham Stakes winner Harmonic Way by
ANIMAL rights activists say they are to continue to protest outside a controversial Ledbury company at the centre of animal experiments, despite new owners having taken over. The campaigners say they will protest outside the premises of Sequani Limited
WORCESTERSHIRE again found themselves on the wrong side of the Law in the County Championship Division Two match with Essex at Kidderminster. Not for the first time this season they were unable to arrest the talents of free-scoring Stuart Law who put
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' debut clash in the Nationwide League Division Three against Torquay United at Aggborough tomorrow is attracting massive worldwide attention. Football followers from as far a field as America, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia and Denmark
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will kick off their debut season in the Nationwide League Division Three with four new signings in their squad to face Torquay United at Aggborough on Saturday (3.00) Barry Horne, Tony Bird, Mark Shail and Andy Ducros are all set
Martyn "Rhino" Reeley and Mark Wesley, both from Malvern, enjoyed an action packed week at the European Downhill Mountain Bike Championships held at the ski resort of Vars in the southern French Alps. Three days of practice down the very first set mountain
MALVERN archer Richard French, from Fruitlands, helped his England side to win the Euronations Team event in Northern Ireland, taking a brilliant fifth place overall. Earlier in July Richard, aged 16, also helped the England team to win the Home Countries
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (15): Sam L Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones in military courtroom drama. Odeon, Worcester 12.35, 3.10, 5.45, 8.20. STUART LITTLE (U): Family action adventure starring Hugh Laurie. Odeon, Worcester 12.15, 2.15, 4.15, 6.15, 8.15. CHICKEN RUN
WORCESTERSHIRE again found themselves on the wrong side of the Law in the County Championship Division Two match with Essex at Kidderminster. Not for the first time this season they were unable to arrest the talents of free-scoring Stuart Law who put
A MALVERN rock music promoter is pulling the plug on gigs at a town local bar, saying audiences were not big enough. Rob McDowell, of Mockturtle Promotions, has been putting on Saturday night concerts for the past four months at Scallywags, Link Top.
CHRONICALLY-ill asthmatic Bill Withers receives emergency treatment in the back of an ambulance - one of three patients forced to wait more than an hour for an A&E bed. This grim picture highlights the depth of the beds' crisis gripping Worcester
Disney On Ice's Jungle Adventures will have its world premiere at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena from Thursday, November 2, to Sunday, November 12. Characters from The Jungle Book, Tarzan, and The Lion King will be brought to life by figure-skating
I HAVE often wondered, what are the chances of catching an infection from library books, or books brought at car-boot sales? Most of the books in my bookcase are from the latter. GEORGE COWLEY, Windermere Drive, Warndon, Worcester.
MAY I comment on the Rural Development Plans submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture? It is certainly not the fault of the Labour Party in government that the whole scenario of future employment is the mismatch that we must all have to realise. In the
WE have been promised a referendum on the euro, but Tony Blair is side-stepping it by signing theTtreaty of Nice in December, thus giving away our sovereignty. Treaties are made to be torn up. The French, Germans and Spanish have always resented our independence
TWO of Worcester Rugby's junior internationals have gone back to the classroom to try out their future profession. England Ladies scrum-half Joanne Yapp and England Students flanker Simon Daws are coaching at The Chantry School, Martley, The duo have
MR D E Margrett, writing in a letter to your paper, says local councillors should fight for a fairer share of Government cash to ensure roads are maintained to a reasonable level. I could not agree more. And that's exactly what Worcestershire County Council
THE annual meeting of the Malpo Dominoes League will be held at Madresfield Club on Thursday, August 23, at 8pm Presentation night will be on Thursday, September 14, at Sketchley Social Club and will include a Doubles Competition. The new season is planned
A MAN walking in fields near Newland was stunned to be confronted with what he believes was the area's big cat. Roger Kordas, of Stocks Lane, described the animal as black and cat-like as it fled, silent and agile, at his approach. Mr Kordas was walking
Malvern Cinema: FESTIVAL FILM WEEK - August 11, A clockwork Orange (18); August 12, Onegin (12); August 13, The End of the Affair (18); August 14, The Cup (PG); August 15, L'ennui (18); August 16, Buena Vista Social Club (U); August 17, Snow Falling on
The opening of the UK's first state-of-the-art, six screen, citiplex cinema in Worcester has been delayed to November. Construction of the Warner Village Cinemas innovative complex is designed specifically to fit in with the existing architecture of Friar
A MALVERN man is about to carry out a lifetime ambition and cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats. Enos Turnbull, aged 62, of Alexandra Road, said he has always wanted to do the ride so in the first week of September he is putting his best wheel forward
PLANS for a mobile phone mast disguised as a tree were thrown out by members of Malvern Hills District Council's southern area planning committee, who pored scorn on its appearance. Onezone Personal Communications Ltd wanted to put the 73-foot mast on
THE supreme accolade has gone to Hanley Swan after a close-fought contest in this year's Best Kept Village competition. Competition was so tough that the judges had to resort to calculators and decimal points to determine the final placings. When the
A PLAN to convert Upton-upon-Severn's former fire station into a day nursery for children was approved this week, despite misgivings about parking and traffic safety. Simon Renfrew and Tamzin Taylor, from Longdon, want to convert the New Street building
UPTON-upon-Severn's award-winning doctors' surgery has won planning permission to build an extension, to improve health services for people of the town and surrounding countryside. Councillors at Malvern Hills District Council's southern area planning
THE Elgar Birthplace Museum at Lower Broadheath, near Malvern, is reopening its doors next Friday (August 18) after a six-month facelift. The £750,000 project by the Elgar Foundation has been supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Elgar family, the
FIRMS trading on Malvern Link's Enigma Business Park will be invited to a meeting later in the year to talk about security. The news follows another burglary on the estate, when a firm lost computer equipment worth £5,000. Mark Glossop, co-ordinator of
HEREFORD United are likely to put plans to sign troubled striker Dai Thomas on hold. Turner wants to take the 24-year-old Cardiff City player on a month's loan after he impressed during three appearances in friendlies. But Thomas, who has been suspended
FOR the third year running the Almeida Theatre Company is coming to Malvern and this year it is bringing two plays - Mr Peters' Connections by Arthur Miller and Conversations After a Burial by Yasmina Reza. Arthur Miller's play is a short and sweet glimpse
THE Rupert Bear Show will be at the Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, on Thursday (August 17) at 1pm and 3.30pm. Tickets are £6 and for details ring 01684 295074.
JOHNNY Barrs will be presenting a tribute to the music hall world of Flanagan and Allen at Tewkesbury's Roses Theatre tomorrow (Saturday (August 12) at 7.30pm. The show, featuring their signature tune Underneath the Arches, tells of the duo's beginnings
Theatre August To Aug 12-Hamlet performed by the Royal National Theatre at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 3pm & 7.15pm. Tickets £12-£22. Box Office (01684) 892277. 12-Syd Lawrence Orchestra & Singers at the Forum Theatre, Malvern Theatres
THOUSANDS of bikers were heading for Stratford this weekend as the annual Bulldog Bash roared into life. The rally, which is being held at the Long Marston Airfield, is a must on the biker calender and machines from across the country, and the world,
MALVERN Town will be showing how much the club does for young people at its open night tonight (Friday). Starting at 6.30pm, there will be two penalty shoot out competitions for under 18s and under 14s against goalkeepers Adam Moss and Ross Saunders.
Malvern Town Youth have drawn Redditch United Youth in two cup competitions this season. Malvern have the home tie in the Midland Floodlit Youth League Cup and then visit Redditch for the First Qualifying round of the FA Youth Cup. Town play again in
BROMYARD 1ST XI v BARNARDS GREEN 1ST XI Bromyard hit the top in division two of the Worcester-shire County league with a crushing win by 103 runs against local rivals Barnards Green. Winning the toss, Martin Heaton put the home side into bat. The Green
BARNARDS GREEN 3RD XI v BELBROUGHTON 3RD XI ON winning the toss, skipper Robin Longmore chose to field first and when debutante Bradley Adams clean bowled opener Pearson with his third ball, it appeared a good decision. Jamie Longmore then had Evans lbw
Worcester Nomads met with stiff opposition over the weekend with the two senior sides losing against Lye and the third eleven being thrashed by Worcester CC with no batsman reaching double figures at the Norton ground. On Sunday the inconsistency continued
BARNT GREEN I v MALVERN RAMBLERS I MALVERN Ramblers travelled to Barnt Green in a Sunday friendly fixture and were defeated by 87 runs. Clarke scored a fine 100 for the home team. Gerald Ladley gave an excellent display of spin bowling and returned very
WELSH band Ruby Cruiser promise to go full throttle when they play in Worcester tomorrow. Their name was coined from one of the group passing his driving test and taking to an old red car, but it's also a symbol for escapism, says tour manager Drew McArthur
