Stories for 6 September 2005

Leisure

Kink Dave cancelles tour

EX-KINKS guitarist Dave Davies has cancelled his UK tour due to ill health.   more...

News

NOW WE'RE A FULL UNIVERSITY CITY

A TEN-year dream has come true today with the news Worcester has finally become a full university city.   more...

Behind the scenes at Chamber of Commerce

BUSINESS people will be able to enjoy a bite to eat and a tour of Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce's new offices at an open day later this month.   more...

Luxury food shop snaps up 50 new employees

THE new concept shop by Marks and Spencer, recently opened in Evesham, has created 50 jobs for local people.   more...

Malvern firm entertains contract with Currys

AN entertainment specialist has been awarded the contract as main supplier of entertainment and event management for electrical high street retail leaders Currys.   more...

Joint pledge to protect UK's migrant workers

THE Government joined forces with business and union leaders to support migrant workers and protect them from exploitation.   more...

Pubs prepare to ditch food to avoid new smoking ban

THE Government was urged to introduce a comprehensive ban on smoking in pubs after new research showed that many publicans would stop serving food so they could get around a planned smokefree law.   more...

BUSINESS BRIEF

B&Q axes 400   more...

Tips from top gardener

TOP TV gardener and housewives' favourite Diarmuid Gavin had plenty of gardening tips and advice when he came to Worcestershire at the weekend.   more...

Parkway reasoning both simplistic and unrealistic

BEFORE we all get swept away on a tidal wave of Worcester Parkway euphoria following publicity in the Worcester News, we need to inject a negative, but necessary, note of caution.   more...

Respect and centuries of conflict

n L SPITERI, in his letter of Saturday, August 20, as usual distorts the facts. My remarks about E Walter Carr were not meant to be personal in any way.   more...

Romans are to blame

n N TAYLOR (Letters, Monday, August 22) refers to "half a million people journeying around our city by car daily." I do not believe it. The population of Worcester in April, 2001 was 93,350. The resident population has not exploded since then and there are not that many visitors to the town.   more...

Not school I remember

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Happy daze

I READ the letter in Thursday's Worcester News from Rita Poole with great interest.   more...

A turnip

WAS Matthew Clarke being serious in his letter when he said "Socialism is devil's work?" What a turnip.   more...

Our schools are losing a generation of linguists

JENNIFER Wilde just loves learning languages. Her score in this year's GCSE German was one of the best in the country, she got an A in French, she is   more...

All this was dumped on a Worcestershire picnic site

TWO areas of Worcest-ershire's picturesque countryside have been desecrated by fly-tipping.   more...

Why not try free, two-week bus trial?

A TWO-week trial of free travel around Worcester has begun with transport bosses urging people to give it a try.   more...

Neighbours' disbelief at digger raid on bank

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NOW WE'RE A FULL UNIVERSITY CITY

A TEN-year dream has come true today with the news Worcester has finally become a full university city.   more...

Status is worth the wait

AFTER more than 10 long years of waiting, Worcester finally has its own university. All the hard work undertaken by staff - and students - at University College Worcester has, at long last, paid off.   more...

Naming of rose helps hospice

A NEW rose variety named by a Malvern woman has smelt success fund-raising for St Richard's Hospice.   more...

pershore's piano man

Simon Townley, of the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, tickles the ivories as part of Pershore's recent jazz festival. Picture by Sam Furlong. 36747704   more...

We've all done blooming well in the awards

COMMUNITIES in the two counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire have fought off competition to come up trumps in the Heart of England in Bloom 2005.   more...

All this party is missing is...you

THE bands have been booked and the flags are flying - now organisers of a musical extravaganza in Malvern just need people to turn up to make it a success.   more...

Birthday party for our miracle babies

A COUPLE from Stourport-on-Severn were special guests at the 18th birthday celebrations of the fertility clinic which helped them to conceive their son.   more...

Campaign to recruit volunteers for charity

THE RSPCA is looking for volunteer campaigners to help play a key role in its new National Campaign Network.   more...

Green, green grass of home for sick swans

IT'S not quite a red carpet but probably the closest thing injured birds at a swan rescue centre will get to it as they laze around on new artificial grass.   more...

Canal bridge burns boy still in hospital

THE young boy set on fire in Worcester is still in hospital but is making improvements.   more...

Racehorse in recovery after River Severn dip

A RACEHORSE is recovering after it was dramatically rescued from the River Severn after it plunged in.   more...

BMW driver died at scene of car crash near golf club

THE driver of a green BMW died after his car was in collision with two other vehicles in Bewdley on Sunday morning.   more...

Conservation officer takes to hills

MALVERN Hills chiefs have recently appointed a new conservation officer to look after the slopes.   more...

Sport

6/9/05 - County hit by injury to Batty

GARETH Batty remains a major injury doubt as Worcestershire travel to his native Yorkshire tomorrow aiming for vital Frizzell County Championship Division Two points.   more...

Dismal Pershore beaten on travels

PERSHORE suffered a disappointing 70-run defeat at Wolverhampton-based Beacon in Division Three.   more...

Macey fires century as OEs bid to survive

OLD Elizabethans made it three wins from three outings with a five-wicket Division Two success at Penn to keep their survival hopes intact.   more...

Midlands One rivals drawn to meet in national trophy

BROMSGROVE and Luctonians romped to Powergen Trophy wins and now face each other in the second round.   more...

Robins is buoyed by patched-up Malvern

NEW-LOOK Malvern came through their first game of the season with a 14-14 draw at home to Leamington in Midlands Two (West).   more...

Tough baptism for Callow End

THERE was a baptism by fire for Worcester Sunday League Premier Division newcomers Callow End who crashed 10-2 at Nunnery Wood Sports.   more...

Clegg hit by knee injury

MIDFIELDER George Clegg strained medial ligaments to his knee last night as Worcester City thumped Broms-grove Rovers 5-0 at St George's Lane.   more...

Preece set to wield the axe

ANDY Preece has threatened to wield the axe on his Worcester City squad.   more...

County hit by injury to Batty

GARETH Batty remains a major injury doubt as Worcestershire travel to his native Yorkshire tomorrow aiming for vital Frizzell County Championship Division Two points.   more...

6/9/05 - Defeat may spark more surgery for City squad

IN some strange twisted logic, Harrogate Town may have done Andy Preece a timely favour by dishing out Worcester City's biggest hiding in almost two years.   more...

6/9/05 - Clegg hit by knee injury

MIDFIELDER George Clegg strained medial ligaments to his knee last night as Worcester City thumped Broms-grove Rovers 5-0 at St George's Lane.   more...

6/9/05 - Preece set to wield the axe

ANDY Preece has threatened to wield the axe on his Worcester City squad.   more...