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Stories for 13 January 2006

Leisure

Miller's a master of all trades

RENOWNED theatre and film director Jonathan Miller has worked with the likes of John Cleese and Kevin Spacey. more...

Budding ambition

BROMYARD'S Conquest Theatre Players have announced its next production - The Darling Buds of May, by H E Bates. more...

Dream of a panto has lots of laughs

CINDERELLA'S Dream, this year's panto from the Conquest Theatre Players, offers lots of laughs and plenty of audience participation. more...

Cinemas

Malvern Cinema: The Producers (12A) 7.30pm, Sat, Sun & Thurs mats 4pm. more...

Ensemble is critic's choice

CHELTENHAM Town Hall is the venue for a concert by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, described by Times music critic Noel Goodwin as a "polished ensemble of international calibre". more...

Bands will rock Courtyard

TRIBUTE bands Killer Queen and Abba Mania bring the music of two of the world's biggest rock and pop groups to Hereford. more...

Twins reunited by twist of fate

TWIN boys separated at birth and reunited by a twist of fate is the plot of hit musical Blood Brothers, playing at Malvern Theatres this month. more...

English String Orchestra n Review: Malvern Theatres

As its annual new year fundraising event, the Friends of the ESO presented The Maestros' Choice, when a fine selection of music for strings and harpsichord was proffered. more...

Red Riding Hood n Market Theatre, Ledbury

Ledbury's fine pantomime tradition, courtesy of LADS, continues with Red Riding Hood, which opened on Wednesday and continues until Saturday, January 21. more...

James has seen world from saddle

MODERN technology has made it simple to travel around the world in a matter of hours. more...

News

Barriers bring end to traffic using gateway

THE closure for the last time of the Abbey Gateway to traffic was reported in the Malvern Gazette 25 years ago. more...

Trail of havoc is left by raging gale

THE local effects of a gale that swept the country a century ago was reported in the Malvern News. more...

Morgan's 4/4 is clocked at 70!

Morgan is celebrating the birthday this year of its longest running success story. more...

Rugby coach to pass on skills in Zambia

HIS tag ruby courses have already proved popular with Malvern youngsters, now Gary Tolley hopes to get African children into the game. more...

School flies through new test

THE Downs School, Colwall, has just passed a new examination with flying colours. more...

Good causes to share cash

GOOD causes in Cradley could receive a cash injection thanks to its triumph in a village of the year competition. more...

School still aims for home of its own

WELLAND Pre-School has not given up on finding a `home' of its own, despite a planning appeal for new premises being turned down. more...

Car park stays closed

A car park at Callow End is still closed to the public after the failure of its all-weather surface. more...

Opinion

WHAT is it with Malvern councils and the desire to spend large sums of public money on new offices, are they not getting the message? more...

Bereaved mum gets scan call

A MALVERN woman received a letter inviting her for a scan to check on her pregnancy less than a month after her baby had died. more...

Spadework starts on 1.3m sports complex

A TURF-cutting ceremony marked the start of work on a state-of-the-art community sports complex at Dyson Perrins CE High School. more...

Studio to be focus for music

THE creator of a new recording studio in West Malvern says it is near completion and he wants to open its doors to the local community. more...

Car's century-old record celebrated

A party marked the 100th anniversary of the setting of the first of three world records by a vintage car. more...

50 scarecrows will flock to parade

AN army of scruffs will take over Bromyard this summer as plans are laid for the town's first ever Scarecrow Festival. more...

Rowers to launch a summer regatta

THE River Severn at Upton will be the venue for a two-day summer rowing regatta. more...

Picture wins Richard a £4,000 trip to Africa

A FATHER'S picture of his children enjoying bath time has won him a £4,000 holiday to Africa. more...

Demolition starts at North Site

THE planning application for Malvern's North Site could be decided within weeks. more...

Science park extension set to begin

WORK on the £7 million third phase of Malvern Hills Science Park began this week. more...

Name and shame

WE had friends from Bath visiting over Christmas. We were eager to show that Malvern has just as much to offer as their fair city. Sadly, we had much more. more...

Baby Zach now thriving

A baby whose tiny life was in danger when he was born nine weeks early is now thriving and back home with his family in Malvern. more...

Just passers-by

I would like to express my thanks to all those people who came to my aid when I was knocked from my bicycle and injured in Gloucester Road, Welland on December 23. more...

School shows marked improvement

A SCHOOL facing closure has received a positive report from Government inspectors. more...

Can I say thank you very much for the recent articles concerning my father and his experiences at the local NHS hospital. With your latest article in January 6 edition concerning the wife of an ex-mayor, the family feel vindicated to some extent. But the hospital `close the files' when they feel like it. They seem to be `Teflon-coated' to any criticism or investigation. more...

Princess Anne to visit Malvern

THE Princess Royal will officially open a new home for young deafblind people in Malvern. more...

Heart goes out

MY heart goes out to the families of James McArthur and Whinray Coates. more...

QinetiQ shares will be floated

The government is to sell its majority stake in defence firm QinetiQ and float the business on the stock exchange. more...

They're angels

CAN I please say thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff of Malvern Community Hospital, they were wonderful and to the very ill and aged they are ministering angels. Thank you all very much for your kindness to me. more...

Hurtful comment

I FEEL I must respond to the comments made by Mrs Fairclough (Your Letters, December 30) regarding the apparent indifference towards the feelings of children by the Malvern Hills Lions during Santa's sleigh visit to Malvern from December 18-23. more...

Dismay at skateboard ramp plan for Priory

SKATERS will show off their skills directly in front of Great Malvern Priory next weekend, to the dismay of at least two of the parishioners. more...

A credit to your town

MY wife and I spent a very happy Christmas holiday in Malvern with our daughter and her family. more...

Building will be financed by sell-off

A new council office is needed because current buildings are unsuitable, according to Malvern Hills District Council. more...

MHDC plans for £6.5m new office

ONLY two years after the idea was abandoned, Malvern Hills District Council is again planning to build itself a new office, at a cost of £6.5 million. more...

Monastic methods

JAMES Bond will give a talk to Worcestershire Archeological Group on The Landscape of Monastic Gardens at Upton Memorial Hall tomorrow (Saturday), at 2pm. Entry is £2 (members free). more...

Kitchen blaze

Firefighters put out a small fire involving an electrical fitting in the kitchen of a house in Ryall Road, Holly Green, just after 6pm on Friday, January 6. more...

History talk

THE history and restoration of Croome Park is the subject of an Upton Garden Club talk by Dr Eric Jones at 7.30pm on Thursday, January 21, at the Memorial Hall. Non-members are welcome and admission is free. Garden club membership is £5 per year. For further information, call 01684 593821. more...

Winter warmer . . .

UPTON Baptist Church is warming people up this winter by serving homemade soup every Tuesday. Everyone is welcome at the church hall in Old Street between 11.45am and 1.30pm. The cost is £1.50, including tea and coffee. more...

Three cars collide

Three cars collided near Upton Parish Church, in Old Street, shortly after 5pm on Tuesday, January 10. A police spokesman said that no one was seriously injured. more...

Archery experience

UPTON children aged 13 to 16 have the chance to try their hand at archery. A day trip will leave the police station at 10am on Saturday, February 4, returning at 3pm. The cost is £5. Further information and booking forms are available from Upton Tourist Information Centre on 01684 594200. The deadline for completed forms is Friday, January 27. more...

Table-top challenge

HANLEY Swan's annual village quiz takes place at the village hall on Friday, January 20, at 7.30pm. Entry is £10 per table of four and prizes include a meal for two at The Swan. Barclays Bank will match all proceeds from the quiz and raffle. Money raised will be split between Hanley Swan and Hanley Castle church funds and the restoration fund for St Gabriel's Church bells. To book a table, call John Boardman on 01684 311748. more...

Helicopter used in search

POLICE made a late-night sweep of Upton in search of a missing woman. A helicopter searched the river and surrounding areas at around midnight on Tuesday (January 10), while ground patrols were seen investigating areas including the public toilets in High Street. A police spokesman said the woman later returned home safe and well. more...

Pupils pack in the action

CHILDREN from Upton CE Primary School are enjoying an action-packed stay at the Malvern Hills Outdoor Centre in a three-day adventure that finishes today (Friday). more...

Award for `role model'

A TEENAGER from Hanley Swan has won an award for his community work. more...

West Malvern Correspondent: Colin Jackson Tel: 01684 577604

The Rev. PhilipTurner, who had lived at St Francis, next to St James's School, died last weekend at the age of 80. more...

Welland Correspondent: Stephen Try Tel: 01684 310068

The Friends of Welland ferret race night is on Saturday, January 28. The first race starts at 7.30pm and tickets, £5 for adults, £1 for primary schoolchildren, are available from me at the Post Office or any of the committee members. more...

STAUNTON Correspondent: Mrs U Groves-Smith Tel: 01452 840273

STAUNTON and District WI will be holding its 36th spring flower show on Saturday, March 11 at Corse and Staunton Village Hall and schedules are now available from the show secretary on (01462) 840343. There will also be stalls, including cakes and plants, teas, competitions, tombola and raffle and demonstrations. As always, there will be children's competitions too. more...

POWICK Correspondent: Mrs M Allsopp Tel: 01905 830746

Sunday's service at St Peter's Church was led by churchwarden Terry Maple and its theme was belief in yourself and your dreams. Next Sunday's service will be led by the Arch-deacon, The Ven. Joy Tetley, at 11am. more...

Cradley Correspondent: N G Holden

Many thanks to everyone who took part in, or helped with, Cradley Players' pantomime Rumpelstiltskin. The show ran from Wednesday to Sunday, January 4-8 and was a great success. more...

COLWALL Correspondent: Mrs P Hockett Tel: 01684 564872

THE Evidence of the Rocks is the subject for the next open meeting of the Colwall Village Society, a talk by research scientist, John Payne. This meeting is at Colwall Village Hall on January 16 at 7.30pm and is free to members, £2 for visitors. more...

CASTLEMORTON COMMON Correspondent: Mr B Amatt Tel: 01684 833438

ON Saturday, January 21, Castlemorton Common Association is hosting an illustrated talk called Globe Trot by James Greenwood, who is in the Guinness Book of Records for riding round the world on a horse! It is a tale full of adventure and will appeal to any lovers of cultural travel, as well as those who love horse trekking. Tickets are £12, which includes a buffet and wine, but places are limited. If you are interested, contact (01684) 833870/833504/833477. more...

CASTLEMORTON Correspondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287

MICHAEL Ecob is going to take visitors to Castlemorton Gardening Club to the Southern Summer for an hour or so on Thursday (January 19). There will be a whistlestop tour of the Johannesburg Garden Route from 7.45pm at Castlemorton Parish Hall. As usual at the January meeting, there will be some food and drink to sample from the country visited, South Africa. Non-members are very welcome, admission is £4. more...

BOSBURY Correspondent: Mrs R Krinks Tel: 01531 640076

THE village breakfast and organised walks on January 2 proved a huge success. Around 50 people took advantage of the three varied walks, led by John and Gill Andrews and Gerald Blandford, whose wealth of local knowledge contributed greatly to the pleasure of walkers from Malvern and Ledbury, as well as parishioners. Over 120 breakfasts were served, resulting in £340 raised for the parish hall refurbishment fund. By popular demand, plans are underway for a midsummer evening walk later in the year. more...

BERROW Correspondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287

INCLEMENT weather did not deter punters who supported the jumble sale at Berrow Village Hall. Once again, Janet and her willing team were successful in raising £300 by the end of the afternoon's sale. Thank you to all who donated items and helped in any way. Janet's next big jumble sale will be for the Air Ambulance. So let's have an early spring clean. Any unwanted Christmas presents will make good raffle prizes. more...

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