Stories for 15 August 2005

Leisure

Jacobean jewel is the best in the Cotswolds

Landscape and architecture vie for attention on this Cotswold walk, which includes superlative examples of both. It starts with a long but mostly gentle climb over Burhill and Laverton Hill to the top of Shenberrow Hill (303m), which offers panoramic views.   more...

Are you a winner?

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News

Somerfield criticises latest competition warning

SOMERFIELD the supermarket chain criticised the Competition Commission for intervening in its takeover of 115 former Safeway stores from Morrisons.   more...

Why shoppers can't get enough of our meringues

A NEW chewy meringue, special sundae facilities and a custard cutting machine that will up production to 11m slices a year - it isn't just a case of baking a cake at Elisabeth the Chef, one of the Worcester area's biggest employers.   more...

- Fireball boy hope - We think Japanese cards are magic - Cheers! Beer fans make sure festival is best yet - Stop messing around on Chrissies says MP - Preece targets quick revival -   more...

Pony camp a success

FOR many pony owner youngsters, summer holidays mean just one thing - Pony Club camp.   more...

Buy a box and save our bugs in danger

SAD to say, but in our quest to have more colourful gardens and a more productive countryside, there's a touch of genocide going on.   more...

No future without EU

ONCE the novelty of getting out of the EU wears off, and Britain has spent the membership money on building new schools, new hospitals and has given the pensioners a generous bonus, what then, Tony Eaves?   more...

Socialism is Devil's work

L SPITERI may try to combine Christianity with Socialism (Wednesday, August 3) but in truth Socialism is satanic and a denial of everything in Christianity.   more...

St Swithun's pinnacles are missing

YOUR Flashback picture of George Street, Worcester (Saturday, August 6) seems to me identical with one which you published many years ago and raised similar questions.   more...

Riders jump at chance for fun

SUPERB weather ensured the success of one of the area's most popular equine events. More than 200 visitors and competitors enjoyed the annual Croome Pony Club Parents' Association Fun Show, which took place at Upton Snodsbury recently.   more...

For the love of Daddy

LITTLE Olivia Sampson, who tragically lost her daddy, has inspired an army of fund-raisers.   more...

Fireball boy hope

THE boy believed to have been set on fire in Worcester is conscious and may soon be well enough to answer questions.   more...

Stop messing around on Chrissies says MP

TWELVE million pounds promised by the Government to re-build Christopher Whitehead High School could be in jeopardy if the council does not act soon.   more...

Cheers! Beer fans make sure festival is best yet

ORGANISERS of Worcester's seventh beer and cider festival are raising their glasses to another successful year - with thousands flocking to the event, making it the best yet.   more...

We think Japanese cards are just magic

A GAME of mind-boggling complexity featuring monsters, traps and spells has swept the nation's playgrounds this year.   more...

IT'S FESTIVAL FEVER

THOUSANDS of tourists have flocked to Worcester as festival fever has taken hold of the city - with more entertainment still to come.   more...

There's a lot to be proud of

PRIDE in Worcestershire can be an elusive concept. We have, over the past few weeks, attempted to highlight some of the individuals you have recommended to us as embodying the idea.   more...

SEVEN DAYS

AS I walk down Worcester's Bath Road each morning, it is often my fate to observe one of the Faithful City's famed First buses.   more...

It's all for a good cause so let's grin and bear it

IF you go down to the woods today you're sure to find a surprise.   more...

Nominate your good neighbour for award

IT'S said everyone needs good ones - so now it's the time to recognise them.   more...

Noisy areas to be named and shamed

THE noisiest areas of the West Midlands are to be named and shamed in a bid to improve living standards.   more...

Music-makersback bid for a skate-park

ORGANISERS behind a Malvern musical extravaganza aimed at increasing support for a new skate-park in the town are busy making final preparations for the big day.   more...

Angie will be giving gems of knowledge

HIDDEN treasure... an archaeologist visited Worcester to help people learn more about finds they might have made while digging in the garden, or with a metal detector.   more...

Invitation to unravel riddles of the park

HUNDREDS of youngsters and their parents are set to explore a popular Worcester park before stepping into what could be termed a virtual world.   more...

Bid for rule change at fish lodges

A SCHEME to vary the conditions under which people can stay in fishing lodges in Malvern has been put before planners.   more...

Your chance to have a say on future of buses

COMMUTERS will have the chance to discuss some of the sweeping changes to Worcester's bus network at four public meetings.   more...

Residents still in fear of speeding motorists

WORRIES about the speed of traffic passing through the village of Holt Fleet have not gone away, despite assurances that new speed limits have slowed motor-ists down.   more...

MP worried that hospital may not be big enough

MID-Worcestershire MP Pet-er Luff fears that the new hospital being planned for Evesham may be too small for the Vale community and for the needs of the whole county's NHS.   more...

Sport

Kettering 2 City 1

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Harriers 2 Woking 1

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15/8/05 - Watkiss wants that winning habit

STUART Watkiss wants to rediscover a winning mentality at Kidderminster Harriers after they opened their Nationwide Conference campaign with a 2-1 beating of Woking.   more...

15/8/05 - Zander hoping for County comeback

ZANDER de Bruyn admits he would love to return to Worcestershire next summer -- despite failing to make a huge impression.   more...

Worcester beat the rain and claim win

AS rain decimated the local cricket programme, Worcester came out on top against St Georges in a 25 over game.   more...

Malvern open up with fine victory

MALVERN Town started their Midland Alliance challenge with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over Chasetown --last year's runners-up.   more...

Robins suffer early setback

THREE first-half goals were enough to inflict defeat on Evesham in their first game in the Southern Premier League.   more...

Bulls in title warning to Conference rivals

HEREFORD United's bid to win promotion back to the Football League could hardly have had a more convincing start than this excellent win over their old league rivals.   more...

Supersub Atieno the two-goal hero

TAIWO Atieno instantly became a hero with Kidderminster Harriers' fans after a stunning 11-minute debut against Woking transformed the match.   more...

Watkiss wants that winning habit

STUART Watkiss wants to rediscover a winning mentality at Kidderminster Harriers after they opened their Nationwide Conference campaign with a 2-1 beating of Woking.   more...

Moore has last laugh to destroy City hopes

WHAT a painful start for Worcester City -- and a glorious one for old-boy Christian Moore.   more...

Preece targets quick revival

ANDY Preece has "no fears" as Worcester City attempt to register their first league points against Hinckley United tonight (7.45pm).   more...

15/8/05 - Early exit for the Warriors

WORCESTER Warriors fell at the first hurdle in their attempt to win the Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham.   more...

15/8/05 - Preece targets quick revival

ANDY Preece has "no fears" as Worcester City attempt to register their first league points against Hinckley United tonight (7.45pm).   more...

Malvern Town FC - Fixtures/Results - 2005/6 Season

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