Stories for 17 September 2005

Leisure

Pause for a pint in England's oldest inn

ACCORDING to a traditional rhyme, it's a case of `Moreton-in-Marsh, where the frogs croak harsh; Stow-on-the-Wold, where the winds blow cold'. You'd struggle to find many frogs at Moreton today, but the wind can certainly howl through Stow, which sits high on a hilltop.   more...

News

From giant pumpkins to the Black Bottom

AS trailer-loads of fluffy green hops and shiny red apples in stout wooden boxes wend their way down the leafy country lanes of Worcestershire, a nip in the dawn air and mist across the fields at sunrise tells you summer is coming to an end.   more...

Moles will flourish unless we use strychnine

LANDOWNERS in Worcestershire and Herefordshire have been shocked to receive letters from Defra which detail plans to ban the use of strychnine from September next year.   more...

Our lack of compassion for victims of hurricane

I HAVE become totally amazed over the last few weeks at the lack of compassion shown to the Americans in New Orleans by the British Press and public.   more...

Schools run by big business

THE Evening News readers may have missed the announcement by Tony Blair of more city academies.   more...

Give a dog a chance

SOME of your readers might have been shocked by the findings of a recent survey commissioned on behalf of Dogs Trust, which revealed the extent of the stray dog problem in this country.   more...

Express I don't think

AFTER several weeks intensive advertising of the W Express "revolution" of Worcester bus services, when the big moment finally came, we thought we would do what they asked and "give it a try."   more...

A British passport

I READ in a national newspaper that the Home Office has persistently refused to give Duncan Fletcher, our England cricket coach, a British passport.   more...

Will oilseed rape be the oil fields of the future?

THE county's oilseed rape fields could provide a solution to the problem of the fuel shortages that this week sent a shudder down the nation's spine.   more...

We're all a lot greener, but there's more to do

RECYCLING of household waste has doubled in the last four years, according to new figures.   more...

Web will save farmers' cash

ENGLAND'S farmers will be able to save themselves time, money and labour by plugging into a new web-based system which will ultimately transform their partnership with Government, according to Farming Minister Lord Bach.   more...

Whoa there, just use plenty of horse sense

THERE are many books and publications devoted to the care of horses and ponies, but now the industry's main body, the British Horse Society, has produced what it calls "the definitive guide".   more...

I've beaten petrol crisis by floating boat to work!

IT WAS a case of trains, boats...but not quite planes for one Worcester News columnist as he ditched the car in favour of more novel forms of transport.   more...

Travel in time to a Victorian school

ANYONE who thought their education was tough should head to the Worcestershire County Museum for some Victorian schooling.   more...

JOHN PHILLPOTT SEVEN DAYS

THINK back to when you were a teenager. Did you have an overwhelming urge to go around destroying things?   more...

How the hare who lost his glasses arrived at the stage of the Swan

AN amateur playwright will see his dream become a reality with the first stage production of his work.   more...

It's First Bass for would-be rock musicians

ASPIRING rock stars are being given the chance to take to the stage with professional musicians in an ambitious musical project in Malvern.   more...

Changes to the rules for Miss Worcs

THE organiser of the Miss Worc-estershire competition is still planning to open the beauty contest up to every girl - unless you can convince him otherwise.   more...

Bouncers wouldn't let my boyfriend in because he's black

A TEENAGER whose engagement celebrations were spoilt after her boyfriend was refused entry to a Worcester nightclub claims he was the victim of racial discrimination.   more...

Mindless vandals deliberately place youngsters at risk

MINDLESS vandals are putting children's lives at risk and making life a misery for residents of a Worcester parish.   more...

Council's U-turn on Guildhall entrance

WORCESTER City Council chiefs have taken a dramatic U-turn on their decision to close the Guildhall's doors to the public.   more...

Speed limit call after two men die in crash

RESIDENTS and businesses have called for action to be taken on a notoriously dangerous road on which two men were killed.   more...

POLICE FACING MASSIVE MERGER

WEST Mercia police looks certain to be merged with a neighbouring force after a major report found that it was too small to meet the demands of the 21st Century.   more...