Stories for 10 October 2006

Education

New bid to stop those who bunk off school

TRUANCY is high on the agenda for county council chiefs.  more...

What school is really like for new teachers

IT'S a month into term, children are settled into studies, parents are used to the school run and staff are back in their routines. But what about the teachers who are starting out on their careers and have completed only a month of their chosen profession? Are they revelling in the joys of their new career, or tearing their hair out at the challenges they face in the classroom?  more...

General

Are you a demi-millionnaire?

ANALYSIS of industry data by Brewin Dolphin's Wealth Management (BDWM) division reveals that there are over 820,000 people in the UK who are demi-millionaires' each with net wealth of £500,000 or more (this excludes pension assets). Collectively, they are worth over £740 billion or £903,073 each. BDWM estimates that the number of people with at least half a million pounds of net wealth is growing at over 10% a year.  more...

Are you a demi-millionnaire?

ANALYSIS of industry data1 by Brewin Dolphin's Wealth Management (BDWM) division reveals that there are over 820,000 people in the UK who are demi-millionaires' each with net wealth of £500,000 or more (this excludes pension assets). Collectively, they are worth over £740 billion or £903,073 each. BDWM estimates that the number of people with at least half a million pounds of net wealth is growing at over 10% a year.  more...

Indoor Allergy Week, November 13-17

Increasing numbers of people in the UK are suffering the effects of indoor allergies - many without even knowing it. It is believed that the increasing amount of time people now spend in the home is to blame. According to the Allergy Association it is thought that one third of the adult population suffers from one of these indoor respiratory allergies.  more...

Are you a demi-millionnaire?

ANALYSIS of industry data by Brewin Dolphin's Wealth Management (BDWM) division reveals that there are over 820,000 people in the UK who are demi-millionaires' each with net wealth of £500,000 or more (this excludes pension assets). Collectively, they are worth over £740 billion or £903,073 each. BDWM estimates that the number of people with at least half a million pounds of net wealth is growing at over 10% a year.  more...

Indoor Allergy Week, November 13-17

INCREASING numbers of people in the UK are suffering the effects of indoor allergies - many without even knowing it. It is believed that the increasing amount of time people now spend in the home is to blame. According to the Allergy Association it is thought that one third of the adult population suffers from one of these indoor respiratory allergies.  more...

Health

All underage drinkers are target of film

A UNIQUE film that has been made with the help of youngsters from Worcestershire and aims to tackle the problems surrounding underage drinking will be premiered this week.  more...

Latest

Police cells to cage convicts

POLICE cells in Worcester are among those being prepared to house prison inmates as the country's jail population hits an all-time high.  more...

The Baldwins could be Worcestershire’s most devoted family

A Malvern family that has battled through adversity over the past two decades has been nominated for a national award.  more...

Go-ahead for 103 houses

A BID to build 103 homes on a derelict factory site in Worcester could be given the go-ahead this week.  more...

Letters

Beware... pear trees are in the High Street

SIR - So two trees in Worcester's Cripplegate park have made headline grabbing news in the paper, on the radio and on TV. Yes, it's unbelievable - these trees have been in situ dropping pears for years and now all of a sudden it's a major problem due to to size.  more...

His confession has confirmed a theory

SIR - A couple of recent reflections by John Phillpott has caused me, in turn, to reflect.  more...

It’s about time he stopped carping on

SIR - John Phillpott must be short of decent stories to write about, judging from his latest snipe at me in Saturday's paper.  more...

BBC is now major player in politics

SIR - George Cowley thinks me a fathead' for calling the BBC a propaganda machine but I forgive him because it's obvious he lives in a distant time when Labour was a social democratic party and the corporation strove to be what he describes as "even handed". Those were the days! Sadly, the BBC is now so arrogantly engorged with the £3bn per year we are forced to pay in licence fee that it is openly hostile to indigenous British people and men of all nations - unless they are gay.  more...

Europhobes will stop at nothing

SIR - The recent letter written from Mark Starr is a travesty of the truth. Is there nothing that those of the Europhobic Tendency will not blame on the EU? No doubt soon they will be blaming the sinking of the Titanic on the EU.  more...

Manager'S View

System only as good as players

THERE is a lot said about formations.  more...

Mayor'S Column

IAN IMRAY, The Mayor's Diary

One of the duties of a local councillor is that from time to time we all have to deliver leaflets or knock on doors to tell you why you should vote for our lot and not the others. This onerous task has its compensations however, we get to see a vast assortment and types of gardens and can see the hard work that is put in to them.  more...

News

Cooprider hails battling Wolves

WORCESTER Wolves head coach Josh Cooprider has expressed his delight after the club recorded their first win since joining the British Basketball League (BBL).  more...

Wood at the double for reserves

TROY Wood and Jimmi-Lee Jones both scored twice as Worcester City reserves won 5-3 at Burton Albion.  more...

City boys in youth cup test

WORCESTER City continue their FA Youth Cup adventure tomorrow night when they entertain Racing Club Warwick in the second qualifying round (7.45).  more...

Keeper Coates is back in action

ANDY Preece has been boosted by goalkeeper James Coates' return to action.  more...

Opinion

Co-operate and get the right results

WE'RE not in the business of counting chickens. But the Worcester News feels it wouldn't necessarily be a case of undue optimism if we dared to suggest that the Brickfields affordable housing project will be given - as we like to say in newspapers - the green light when it is considered later this week.  more...

Reviews

Happy crowd feel the Byrne

Ed Byrne, Standing Up and Falling Down, Wulfun Hall, Wolverhampton.  more...

Round-Up

Keeping check on the car traders

TABS are being kept on the car trade to make sure county motorists are getting a fair deal.  more...

Painting present for the mayor

WORCESTER mayor Councillor Ian Imray has been presented with a painting by a Worcestershire artist to mark the 10th anniversary of the city's annual Riverside Artists' Market.  more...

Wheelie bins will roll out early, thanks to the News

THE wheelie bin revolution is arriving early for residents of two blocks of flats - thanks to the Worcester News.  more...

MALVERN: We’ve had enough of piled-up rubbish

ANGRY Powick residents have hit out at Malvern Hills environmental chiefs for what they say is a failure to tackle a growing mountain of rubbish blighting a village street.  more...

MALVERN: We’ve had enough of piled-up rubbish

ANGRY Powick residents have hit out at Malvern Hills environmental chiefs for what they say is a failure to tackle a growing mountain of rubbish blighting a village street.  more...

Old school pals meet up again

FORMER pupils of a Worcester school, many of whom had not seen each other for almost 40 years, got together for a reunion.  more...

Charity celebrates 10th birthday

DEAF children and their families were treated to a special party on Saturday to celebrate the 10th birthday of a city charity that gives them advice and support.  more...

County’s a great place for a pint of ale or two

THE beer drinkers' bible for 2007 is out in the shops and the good news is Worcestershire has more than its fair share of hostelries regarded as among the best in the country.  more...

More trains get to their destination in good time

CENTRAL Trains, which carries passengers throughout Worcestershire and the Midlands, has had its best performance figures in six years with more than eight out of 10 trains arriving at their destinations on time.  more...

DROITWICH: Last treat of mayor was cash for carers

A DROITWICH group that looks after the well-being of carers has received a welcome bonus after being chosen as one of the mayor's charities.  more...

Club goes wild in Worcester

CHILDREN are being invited to have fun and learn about nature by joining a club set up by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust.  more...

Vandals rip off saintly fingers

VANDALS have ripped the fingers off a statue of Droitwich's famous saint only days after a general refurbishment had been completed.  more...

Champion Freke claims final victory

KIDDERMINSTER'S Nathan Freke crowned his UK Formula Ford Championship-winning season with another race victory.  more...

Neal banking on tough test in big decider

MATT Neal fears carrying the series leader's maximum success ballast in his car will affect him more than ever this weekend.  more...

Stars help team earn top placing

WORCESTER Dragon Boat Racing Club's European Championship gold and silver medallists returned to the fold to help the club achieve a National Cup top-ten finish in the 200-metre class.  more...

Rovers suffer Trophy defeat

BROMSGROVE Rovers were knocked out in the FA Trophy preliminary round at Abingdon United tonight.  more...

Leaders denied by 10-man Harriers

TEN-MAN Kidderminster Harriers became the first team to deny Oxford United a goal in a Conference match tonight.  more...

Market puts ooh, la, la in the Spa

FANS of fine foods are in for a treat when the Spa welcomes back the popular street and French markets.  more...

Teens in 24-hour walk

A SUCKLEY teenager prepared for an expedition to Tanzania with a gruelling 24-hour walk finishing on the Malvern Hills.  more...

New arrivals cheer up mate

THREE new arrivals have helped ease the loss of the popular Hanley Swan goose known as The Colonel.  more...

Drink-drive tests hold steady

THE number of drivers breath-tested by South Worcesteshire police is holding steady, despite continued advertising campaigns.  more...

Blood donor sessions

THE National Blood Service is appealing for volunteers to give blood in Upton on Monday (October 9). The donor sessions will be at The Hill Centre, Welland Road, from 1-3.15pm and then from 4.30-7pm. For more details call the blood service helpline on 08457 711711.  more...

Snow White auditions

AUDITIONS for the Hanley Swan and Hanley Castle pantomime Snow White will be at 6.30pm on Wednesday (October 11) at the village hall. The show will run in February with rehearsals will be on Wednesday evenings. For more information call 01684 310410.  more...

Cycling home

AN electronic engineer from Malvern raised more than £600 for charity after taking on a 500 mile bike ride home.' Keen cyclist Bruce Officer, 37, spent six days in the saddle travelling from Malvern to Aberdeen, just a few miles from where he grew up.  more...

Charity relay

FIREfighters will be running from Worcester to Malvern and back wearing full breathing apparatus to raise funds for a little girl with cerebral palsy.  more...

St Richard'S Hospice

St. Richards: Staff say welcome to our new home

AFTER years of fund-raising, the hard work paid off today when patients moved into the new St Richard's Hospice, Worcester.  more...

Upton

Teddy Bears Picnic

YOUNGSTERS can enjoy a Teddy Bears Picnic at Upton Library today (Friday), from 2.15-2.45pm. The event is free, and no booking is necessary. For more information call 01684 592176.  more...

Harvest festival service

EVERYONE is welcome to attend a free harvest festival service at Hill Croome church at 6pm on Sunday, October 8. The service is followed at 7.15pm by a Harvest Supper at Earl's Croome Village Hall. The service is free but tickets for the supper cost £6 in advance from 01684 594799.  more...

Stolen van

A BLACK Renault Traffic van containing three vintage Vespa scooters and two boxes of spare parts was stolen from a house in Long Green, Forthampton, overnight on Saturday, September 30. It is believed the van was not driveable so would have been difficult to move. Witnesses can call police on 08457 444888 quoting incident number 356S/011006.  more...

Tourism and trade

UPTON Tourism and Trade Association held its annual meeting on Monday, October 2. Peter Webb will step up from vice-chairman to lead the association. New vice-chairman will be Ted Wharton-Smith. Jane Lewis was elected as tourism and trade treasurer, Claire Bunn as events committee treasurer, and Lynne Hemming as secretary.  more...

Upton in Bloom

UPTON in Bloom will hold a public meeting in Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday (October 11) to discuss the town's entry into next year's national Britain in Bloom competition. Representatives of local councils, schools and other groups have been invited, but spokesman Jackie Surtees said it was just as important that members of the public got involved.  more...

Cash injection

TOURISM in Upton will be boosted by a £25,000 cash injection. The money is part of a new £1million project from regional development agency Advantage West Midlands aimed at market towns. Visitor surveys will be carried out early next year, with the money used to kick-start whatever action is identified. Ledbury is also among the 26 towns chosen  more...

Drink-driving

A MAN was arrested and subsequently charged with drink-driving after his red BMW 320i collided with a garden wall in Longdon. A gate and two gate pillars at The Old Smithy, adjacent to the B4211, were also damaged in the crash shortly after 10pm on Sunday, October 1. The driver will appear before magistrates in Worcester on Tuesday (October 10). Witnesses to the accident should call police on 08457 444888 quoting incident number 800S/011006.  more...

Civic talk

A FUNNY Thing Happened on the Way to the Hospital is the title of Upton Civic Society's latest talk. Sue Spackman will recount memorable and amusing moments from the history of Upton Community Care at Upton Baptist Church Hall, in Old Street, at 7.30pm on Friday, October 13. Admission is £1/2.   more...

Jumping into action

AN action man fundraiser raised almost £1,500 for charity by pulling a van across Upton Playing Fields.  more...

Luck strikes motorist

A MOTORIST had a lucky escape when a high-voltage power cable fell across a road in Earl's Croome on Sunday, October 1.  more...

  
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