Stories for 19 September 2005

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Somerfield

POTENTIAL takeover parties circling supermarket chain Somerfield were ordered to bid within a month or walk away.   more...

Pub's in good beer guide

AN Evesham pub has been acclaimed for its real ale - by the people who matter.   more...

Super tough vests are bomb-proof too

POLICE in Northern Ireland who have been dodging the bullets during the recent riots will soon be safer thanks to a Malvern firm.   more...

Beatties stores shed 300 workers

ABOUT 300 people are to lose their jobs at the Beatties department store chain.   more...

Temp jobs may ease Kays blow

AT the end of a gloomy week for the Worcester economy, a ray of light emerged in the form of 300 Christmas jobs in the city.   more...

- Banned! Head clamps down on wristbands epidemic at school - Jobs on horizon as site is changed - City cafe causes stir in planning row - Police 'fail to do anything about crime' - Warriors snatch up thir Windo of opportunity -   more...

Solicitors supporting fine cause

CITY solicitors Harrison Clark are supporting Acorns Children's Hospice with a special wills promotion starting today.   more...

Meet Sweety the giraffe

Acorns staff nurse Vicky White welcomes one of the hospice's most unusual donations - a model of a baby giraffe. Named Sweety, it was made by Michael Woods, a former prisoner at Hewell Grange prison, near Redditch. Head nurse Angela Mercer said: "Sweety provides a real talking point. We are delighted that Michael has donated his striking and beautifully-made model to us."   more...

Weasel attacked orphan duckling

AN abandoned duckling which was taken in by Worcester Mayor Aubrey Tarbuck caused a bit of a flap when she was attacked in his back garden.   more...

Unfair to rest of us

I HAVE just watched the BBC Midland News programme praising the council's wonderful plan to give the citizens of Worcester "free travel" on the buses. Only some lucky citizens.   more...

Guildhall

THE Guildhall belongs to the people of Worcester. Therefore is funded by the taxpayers.   more...

He would, wouldn't he

MARK Starr wrote that Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP has again sprung to the defence of the EU (Letters, Friday, Friday, September 9). Of course he did, he could do no other. He would lose his most lucrative job if we came out of the EU.   more...

Falling on deaf ears

ELECTIONS Minister Harriet Harman states that there are `democracy deserts' in the UK where many people neither register nor vote.   more...

A golden new future?

JUDGING by the Mayor's Diary column, it's clear that the Mayor is joyous about some developments.   more...

Bobby was a little bit bombastic

I WAS amused to read John Hinton's story of the poor lady confused by the police civil defence instructor which resulted in her putting her foot in a bucket of water.   more...

Why I want MP Mike to debate issue of vitamins

PITY the poor public. "Vitamin B Heart fear" screamed the banner headlines in the Daily Mail on Tuesday, September 6.   more...

Police `fail to do anything about crime'

AN ANGRY Worcester resident has hit out at police, claiming they have failed to respond to crime on his estate.   more...

City café causes a stir in planning row

A ROW over a Worcester café is reaching boiling point after an international company angered local businesses by attempting to sidestep planning regulations.   more...

Jobs on horizon as site is changed

THE former Cosworth site in Warndon will be refurbished and reused for manufacturing - potentially offering jobs and hope after a difficult year for many Worcester workers.   more...

BANNED!

Head clamps down on the wristband epidemic   more...

Have fun but play by rules

STINK bombs, spudguns, winkle-picker shoes... the story of schoolchildren bucking the system stretches back to when Adam was a lad.   more...

£23,000 bill for girl's ear - Garden centre pays after seven-year-old is bitten by horse

A 12-YEAR-OLD girl who had her childhood dream of becoming a vet shattered when she had part of her ear bitten off by a horse at a Kidderminster garden centre has been awarded £23,000 in compensation.   more...

Market opens for heritage

Tenbury's Round Market has taken part in the Heritage Open Days weekend for the first time.   more...

Double doggy delight

IAN Smith and two of his six border collies could be forgiven for thinking they are top dogs in the world of agility competitions.   more...

Nuns go but Abbey's future unclear

RESIDENTS face another three years of uncertainty over the future of a historic abbey in their community after nuns there have been given the all-clear to move up north.   more...

Gardens goodbye

Next summer will mark the last time a well-known Malvern gardens will open to the public.   more...

Extra space at the Royal for buses

THE car park and road system around Worcestershire Royal Hospital is to be improved to accommodate the new park-and-ride buses.   more...

Quarry will ruin our community

RESIDENTS of a Worcestershire village are fighting plans to extend a quarry which they fear will destroy the heart of their community.   more...

Latvia man is missing

Police are appealing for information on a 48-year-old man from Kidderminster who has been reported missing.   more...

Pupils are so nice, says the new head

DYSON Perrins High School's new headteacher has spoke of his satisfaction of the opening days of his reign at the Malvern school.   more...

Give council tax powers on recycling, says group

A LEADING environmental pressure group has called on the Government to give councils the power to charge households depending on how much waste they produce.   more...

Americans beware, the Body's here

THE Americans are coming to Worcester to take on the best of Britain's wrestlers, including our very own Jonny the Body.   more...

We're having a ball to raise funds for charity

FIREFIGHTERS will ditch their uniform for a more sophisticated look to raise funds for charity.   more...

Sport

Moor Green 1 City 1

Saturday, September 19, 2005   more...

Harriers 1 Forest Green 3

Saturday, September 17, 2005   more...

Warriors 25 Saracens 24

Saturday, September 17, 2005   more...

19/9/05 - County must learn from their mistakes

STEVE Rhodes looked back at Worcestershire's unsuccessful bid for promotion in the County Championship and declared: "We must learn from our mistakes."   more...

19/9/05 - County in last match decider

WORCESTERSHIRE face a relegation showdown with Lancashire next week in an attempt to preserve their First Division status in the totesport League.   more...

19/9/05 - Batty misses out on tour selection

WORCESTERSHIRE off-spinner Gareth Batty has been snubbed from England's winter touring party to Pakistan.   more...

19/9/05 - Wolves start with victory

WORCESTER Wolves made a winning start to their National Trophy campaign with a 72-45 home victory against Solent Stars.   more...

Errors costly for Harriers in defeat

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are still looking for their first Nationwide Conference win over Forest Green Rovers following Saturday's horror show at Aggborough.   more...

Victory is fourth clean sheet

MORE rock-solid defending ensured Hereford continued an unbeaten run that now stretches to four Nationwide Conference matches.   more...

Tempers flare as City men lose way

ANDY Preece and John Snape were embroiled in a fiery last-minute bust up as Worcester City's wretched season took another nose-dive.   more...

Warriors snatch their Windo of opportunity

AN injury-time try by Tony Windo and a conversion from Shane Drahm gave Warriors their first-ever win against Saracens in a memorable contest at Sixways.   more...

Le Roux cooks up winning formula

NICOLAS Le Roux inspired Worcester Warriors to a last-gasp win over Saracens and then admitted he had feared his Sixways career could have been over before it began.   more...

County must learn from their mistakes

STEVE Rhodes looked back at Worcestershire's unsuccessful bid for promotion in the County Championship and declared: "We must learn from our mistakes."   more...

County in last match decider

WORCESTERSHIRE face a relegation showdown with Lancashire next week in an attempt to preserve their First Division status in the totesport League.   more...

Batty misses out on tour selection

WORCESTERSHIRE off-spinner Gareth Batty has been snubbed from England's winter touring party to Pakistan.   more...

Fixtures

July 2005 (friendlies)   more...

19/9/05 - Le Roux cooks up winning formula

NICOLAS Le Roux inspired Worcester Warriors to a last-gasp win over Saracens and then admitted he had feared his Sixways career could have been over before it began.   more...

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