WHAT better way to enjoy a crisp December day than by horsing around in the beautiful Worcestershire countryside? Sheila Churchward blew away the Christmas cobwebs by saddling up 28-year-old Godfrey and taking a hack through the lanes of Upton-upon-Severn
A PROMISING young designer with F1 ambitions has won a prestigious scholarship for his engineering potential and prowess. Graham Healey had to sit an exam and a grilling by a selection panel of university lecturers and industry experts who interviewed
ANIMALS at a rescue centre near Worcester are desperate for loving homes in the New Year. Danemere Animal Rescue in Tibberton is full to capacity with double its usual number of dogs, cats and rabbits after a surge of unwanted winter pets. The situation
TWENTY--month-old twins Faye and Maddy Lynch-Williams did exceedingly well when mum Julia took them to feed the chickens at Clive's Fruit Farm in Upton-upon-Severn. The toddlers certainly did not allow themselves to get henpecked - and proved to be unflappable
KEN and Gwyneth Jones met during a storm at sea but that rocky start didn't stop them celebrating their golden wedding anniversary on New Year's Day - on dry land. The couple from Rushwick, near Worcester, fell in love somewhat unconventionally during
FATHER Christmas has returned to Lapland for a well-earned rest, the Yule log is barely smouldering, and she-who-must-be-obeyed is happily testing the shaving kit I gave her for Crimble. No, no you daft bint - make sure the lather is really foaming before
WORCESTER City manager John Barton admitted his side failed in the crucial final third of the pitch after they were beaten by Nuneaton Borough on New Year's Day. City dropped into the bottom half of Nationwide North following their 2-0 defeat at Manor
TWO late Andy Scott goals punished Kidderminster Harriers for not making the most of their first-half chances on New Year's Day. Harriers, fresh from a confidence-boosting 2-0 win at Oxford United, impressed with slick football to take a 1-0 advantage
EDGAR Street provided a blustery setting on Saturday as the Bulls conceded their first Nationwide Conference double of the season. It remains to be seen how costly the pair of holiday defeats will be when the end of the season arrives. Last season, Burton
BROMSGROVE Rovers blew away industrious Bedworth with two late goals in a game turned on its head by gale-force winds, writes Peter McKinney. Rovers huffed and puffed to kill off a relegation-battling side 4-1 at home in Southern League Division One West
EVESHAM United's poor home form continued when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Corby Town in Southern League Division One West. Not for the first time this season, the Robins failed to deliver in front of their own supporters and at times looked miles
I SEEM to recall that some time ago, Tim Pinney went to great lengths to insist that the Countryside Alliance and the hunting fraternity were composed of people from all walks of life and did not consist only of the upper class bracket. That being so,
Saturday, January 1, 2005 TWO late Andy Scott goals punished Kidderminster Harriers for not making the most of their first-half chances on New Year's Day. Harriers, fresh from a confidence-boosting 2-0 win at Oxford United, impressed with slick football
Saturday, January 1, 2005 JOHN Barton's new year resolutions of a clean sheet and winning start to 2005 were blown off course as Worcester City crashed to a wet and windy bump at Manor Park. Gez Murphy's first-half penalty, harshly awarded for handball
DRUNKEN revellers welcoming in 2005 in Worcestershire created a night of havoc for paramedics. Hereford and Worcester Ambulance NHS Trust received 125 emergency calls - at one point at a rate of one every three minutes - from across the county in the
CHILDREN from poorer families in Worcester are more likely to suffer with dental problems according to a recent report. Youngsters who attend schools classified as deprived by the Office for National Statistics, were reported as having more tooth decay
THE sons of a Worcester man and woman still missing after the tsunami disaster have returned from Thailand after giving up hope of finding their parents. John and Annie Hofton, who were holidaying in Khao Lak, have not been heard from since the tsunami
IF Christmas is traditionally the season of over-indulgence, then January is a great time to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Two out of five of us vow to lose weight each new year, so if you made a New Year's resolution to become fit and svelte this weekend
ROMAN burials, Anglo-Saxon defences and medieval artefacts are part of the Faithful City's rich archaeological history published in a new report. The Council of British Archaeology has published its findings of excavations carried out where the CrownGate
PLANS to erect a wind generator in an Area of Great Landscape Value in a Worcestershire village have been met by opposition from nearby residents. Malvern Hills District Council has received an application for the scheme at Noak Farm Barn in Clifton on
ZERO-tolerance. That was what the police promised in the run-up to what some were describing as "Black Friday", referring to the combination of New Year's Eve and the normal Friday night revels. However, it would appear that the increased police presence
Dave Adey Apps 13, gls 0; Linton Bailey (1), 0; Richard Ball 2, 1; Leon Blake 25 (3), 5; Marc Burrow 16, 1;David Carns 15 (4), 3; Jermaine Clarke 23 (6), 8; Tim Clarke 10 (1), 0; Steve Duncan 23 (2), 6; Aaron Farrell 1 (2), 0; Simon Fitter (8), 0; Steven
July (friendlies) Thurs 15 PERSHORE TN (H) 6-1 Ross, Vincent, J Clarke (2), Stokes, og SAT 17 HALESOWEN TOWN (H) 1-0 O'Toole TUES 20 COVENTRY CITY (H) 0-1 TUES 27 HEREFORD UTD (H) 0-3 WEDS 28 REDDITCH UTD (H) 1-3 Williams FRI 30 WORCESTER CITY (H) 3-2
WORCESTER City manager John Barton admitted his side failed in the crucial final third of the pitch after they were beaten by Nuneaton Borough on New Year's Day. City dropped into the bottom half of Nationwide North following their 2-0 defeat at Manor
JOHN Brain roared out a Worcester war-cry as they climbed off the bottom of the Premiership. The Sixways director of rugby was delighted with his side's 16-6 victory over London Irish, a result which left Harlequins bottom of the pile and heaped pressure
JOHN Barton's new year resolutions of a clean sheet and winning start to 2005 were blown off course as Worcester City crashed to a wet and windy bump at Manor Park. Gez Murphy's first-half penalty, harshly awarded for handball against Les Hines, and a
SPIRITED Stourport Swifts were edged out 2-1 at promotion-chasing Mangotsfield United in Southern League Division One West. Despite taking a diminished squad due to illness, injuries and holidays, Swifts battled well against a heavy pitch, driving rain
JOHN Brain roared out a Worcester war-cry as they climbed off the bottom of the Premiership. The Sixways director of rugby was delighted with his side's 16-6 victory over London Irish, a result which left Harlequins bottom of the pile and heaped pressure
HOW rich of I M Jarvis to remind me of my duty "to give the facts, not fiction," while he postulates and hypothesises about a Britain under a German Third Reich, an event that never took place (You Say, Wednesday, December 11) I M Jarvis' hypothesis lacks
NOW that MP Michael Foster has attributed the "spectacular" improvement in schools standards to the "extra cash" put into the education system in Worcestershire schools, perhaps he would now quote the exact same sets of figures for 1997 and 2004 for our
IT was a summer's night back in the 1950s and I was prowling around my patch in the Blockhouse when I saw a big chap coming along the street dressed only in his underpants and looking in all the doorways and alleyways shouting: "Mona, Mona, come to me
IT would appear that Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon is now "regionalising" the Army in the name of "modernisation"? Why, oh why, doesn't this government ever tell us the truth? Did not Mr Hoon agree, earlier in the year, to split the army into "Battle Groups
A bookmaker has told how he and his wife feared for their lives when an armed robber stormed into his Malvern betting shop and held him at gunpoint. Bob Mason, owner of R J Racing in Newtown Road, was preparing for the last horse race at 4.45pm on New
DRINKS giant Coca-Cola has cooled down its plans to sink another bore hole into the ecologically sensitive Malvern Hills. The firm has withdrawn its planning application - lodged with Hereford County Council planners - to allow more time for consultation
AN EXTENSION could be built at a Grade II listed farmhouse to accommodate a kitchen and day room if planners give the thumbs-up. Malvern Hills District Council has received a application for the scheme - which relates to Woodbury Farm, in Bank Road, Little
IT was a bleak Christmas for 13 dogs who were found straying across Wychavon over the festive period. A Yorkshire terrier, a greyhound, a collie puppy and a labrador are just some of the animals that were picked up by members of the public between Christmas
