Stories for 12 October 2006

Business

Steve lifts the loading trophy

STEVE Price of Kidderminster has been crowned the best of the best at TNT in the company's annual operational safety competition.  more...

Works begins on

BUILDING work is starting on a new affordable housing development in Rushwick, near Worcester.  more...

Small firms take advice from experts

SIXTY Worcestershire companies will soon be reaping the rewards of the specialist advice they received at the first Small Business Solutions Fair held at the Community Housing group's Kiddermin-ster headquarters.  more...

Company’s energetic 50 years

GUESTS from businesses across Worcestershire joined energy industry experts to celebrate Countrywide Farmers' 50 years in the energy sector.  more...

Education

Thoughtful pupils are safe at school

NURSERY education at the Alice Ottley has been judged as outstanding by Ofsted inspectors.  more...

School joy over award success

TOP class staff from a Kidderminster school have scooped a national award thanks to their work in ensuring little ones get the best start in life.  more...

Focus on future of district’s special schools

PUBLIC meetings are to be held in Wyre Forest to gauge people's views on proposals for special education provision in the district.  more...

Kidder News Latest

Workers campaign

ANXIOUS Wyre Forest district council workers are campaigning to stop their jobs being moved 30 miles to Pershore.  more...

Charlotte in line for citizen award

A COURAGEOUS Stour-port teenager who ascended one of Britain's tallest peaks for charity six months after a lifesaving liver transplant operation has been nominated for a prestigious title.  more...

Pupil Megan’s buggy delight

THE generosity of staff and customers at a Kidderminster supermarket have helped brighten the life of a girl in the town after cash they raised bought her a state-of-the-art buggy.  more...

Artists back church appeal

A GROUP of artists are preparing to show off their talents this weekend to boost the coffers of an appeal aiming to save a village church.  more...

One stop for seasonal jobs

MORE than 200 seasonal jobs will be showcased during an event being held in Kidderminster on Saturday.  more...

Schools stop serving halal meat

FOUR Kidderminster schools have ordered caterers to strike halal poultry from their menus after it was revealed pupils were unknowingly being fed the meat.  more...

Tesco reveals Stourport plan

A SUPERMARKET giant has unveiled its blueprint for a new Stourport store and asked for residents' views following months of speculation in the town.  more...

Tesco reveals Stourport plan

A SUPERMARKET giant has unveiled its blueprint for a new Stourport store and asked for residents' views following months of speculation in the town.  more...

Tesco reveals Stourport plan

A SUPERMARKET giant has unveiled its blueprint for a new Stourport store and asked for residents' views following months of speculation in the town.  more...

Tesco reveals Stourport plan

A SUPERMARKET giant has unveiled its blueprint for a new Stourport store and asked for residents' views following months of speculation in the town.  more...

Tesco reveals Stourport plan

A SUPERMARKET giant has unveiled its blueprint for a new Stourport store and asked for residents' views following months of speculation in the town.  more...

Tesco reveals Stourport plan

A SUPERMARKET giant has unveiled its blueprint for a new Stourport store and asked for residents' views following months of speculation in the town.  more...

Tesco reveals Stourport plan

A SUPERMARKET giant has unveiled its blueprint for a new Stourport store and asked for residents' views following months of speculation in the town.  more...

Musical feast to celebrate canopy

SEVERN Valley Railway will celebrate another string to its bow with a weekend of musical entertainment at the new-look Kidderminster Station.  more...

Musical feast to celebrate canopy

SEVERN Valley Railway will celebrate another string to its bow with a weekend of musical entertainment at the new-look Kidderminster Station.  more...

Comedian to be guest

A COMEDIAN will be among guests when members of a cancer support group meets next week.  more...

300 sign petition on panels

CAMPAIGNING pensioner, Ron Hawkesford, has been overwhelmed by support for his call for new glass panels fronting a disabled ramp outside Kidderminster Town Hall to be removed.  more...

Over 50s given say on issues

OVER-50s keen to have more of a say on issues affecting them can start by attending a question time-style event in Kidderminster.  more...

Venue gets place in history

A SPECIAL plaque commemorating an important venue in Kidderminster's musical history will be unveiled today.  more...

Fire batters trade

OWNERS of an award-winning Kidderminster fish and chip shop are determined to bounce back after a fire caused £20,000 of damage.  more...

Public invited to trust launch

AN organisation working towards strengthening the community in Bewdley will be throwing open its doors next week.  more...

Projects to cause delays for drivers

WYRE Forest drivers face traffic headaches when two major projects in the district get under way over the next two months.  more...

Residents get say on speed problem

RESIDENTS are being asked to recommend solutions to the problem of speeding traffic on a Kidderminster estate.  more...

Residents get say on speed problem

RESIDENTS are being asked to recommend solutions to the problem of speeding traffic on a Kidderminster estate.  more...

Residents get say on speed problem

RESIDENTS are being asked to recommend solutions to the problem of speeding traffic on a Kidderminster estate.  more...

Focus on future of district’s special schools

PUBLIC meetings are to be held in Wyre Forest to gauge people's views on proposals for special education provision in the district.  more...

Focus on future of district’s special schools

PUBLIC meetings are to be held in Wyre Forest to gauge people's views on proposals for special education provision in the district.  more...

Traders facing review

TWO food vendors who won a six-month reprieve after Wyre Forest district councillors attempted to ban them from the streets of Kidderminster will have their licences reviewed again next month.  more...

Appeal for entertainers

ORGANISERS of Stourport's annual big Christmas lights switch-on have appealed for buskers to fill the streets with entertainment.  more...

Friendly community club rises from ashes

A COMMUNITY venue in Wilden will be throwing open its doors on Sunday for the first time since it was ravaged by a fire in January.  more...

Night jobs go

DIY giant, B&Q, is axing the nightshift at its Kidderminster store.  more...

Charity night

MUSIC fans can dance the night away at Kidderminster Town Hall in aid of Diabetes UK next Friday.  more...

Tasty treats

FOOD lovers can tempt their tastebuds in Bewdley when a French market rolls into town on Sunday.  more...

Council rejects skate park fears

FUMING Stourport town councillors calling for a rethink on where a new £90,000 skatepark for teenagers is to be placed have been told there will be no U-turn.  more...

Purr-fect way to aid youngsters

A LARGE pink and white cat will be making children smile at a Stourport toy shop to raise money for charity on Saturday.  more...

Store says sorry after fine error

FURIOUS shoppers who were wrongly fined for parking at Kidderminster's B&Q store for more than the maximum two hours allowed have vowed not to visit the DIY giant again.  more...

Latest

Ban boozing on all city streets

CALLS have been made to ban drinking in every street in Worcester to defeat the alcohol-fuelled yob culture.  more...

Our homes could be fire traps, say worried residents

CONCERNED residents in Droitwich fears their properties may be fire hazards after flames ripped through a neighbouring house.  more...

Kids throw bricks at buses and taxis

YOUTHS are putting lives at risk by throwing bricks at pasing traffic in Worcester.  more...

Government Statistics: What Wychavon's really like

There's less violence, but people are fatter.  more...

Migrant workers face blame for swan deaths

MIGRANT workers in the Vale who fish the River Avon are being blamed for the death of two swans found dead at Mortimer's Quay in Evesham.   more...

Vale chef is cooking up a storm for Children in Need

EVESHAM's well known chef Alan Coxon has launched a new BBC Children in Need cookbook with all proceeds raised from the sale going to the charity.   more...

Council cover up pay meters

CONSTANT deluge on Abbey Medical Centre's car park has provoked Wychavon District Council to pull out of an agreement with Medcentre PLC to manage the site.   more...

Teenager jailed for ten years after brutal attack

A TEENAGER who repeatedly stabbed a young Evesham man during an hotel wedding has been jailed for ten years.   more...

Police on hunt for gang

POLICE in Evesham were this week hunting a gang including a knife-wielding girl who attacked and robbed a couple in the town on Monday.   more...

Festivals given £27,500 boost by town council

FESTIVALS and events in Evesham received a boost on Monday when town councillors agreed to put up £27,500 for 2007 and 2008.   more...

Flood fear may still halt homes

PLANS to build a new housing development on Common Road, Evesham, have received another blow after town councillors recommended refusal on the grounds of flooding.   more...

Opinions split on plan for sex shop

TOWN councillors have slammed plans to open a second sex shop, Taboo, on Port Street, Evesham.   more...

Passions aroused by plan for town's second sex shop

Plans for a second sex shop in Evesham were given the thumbs down by town councillors this week.   more...

Freecycle's fans offer lease of life

WHEN two women from Lower Moor and South Littleton met, they decided to change the lives of thousands in the county and make a difference to the environment.   more...

Society's loan is noteworthy

A collection of Evesham bank notes has been put on display at the town's Almonry Heritage Centre.   more...

Police swoop nets 14 over £30m raids

FOURTEEN people were arrested - seven of them in Cleeve Prior near Evesham - as police from five counties made a series of early morning raids following a string of high-profile burglaries involving around £30 million.   more...

Piles of rubbish

THE Compost Bus is paying a visit to Evesham on Thursday, October 26.   more...

Addict seizes chance to improve on her life

A 21-year-old drug addict from Evesham has been given a conditional discharge after stealing clothes from a high street store and failing to surrender to bail.   more...

Internet to blame for shop's closure

ONE of Evesham's last traditional bookshops will close after five years trading in the town's Riverside Shopping Centre.   more...

Voucher scheme is stopped

EVESHAM'S British Royal Legion announced they will stop giving shopping vouchers to ex-servicemen and women at Christmas.   more...

School talk takes no prisoners

YOUNGSTERS at St Egwin's School in Evesham got a taste of working prison life when staff from Long Lartin visited as part of their Prison Me! No Way! presentation.   more...

Archer picked for England

A MEMBER of the Redditch Archery Club has been selected to represent England at the Commonwealth Archery Championships in India next month.  more...

Clare is a speed star

CLARE Boycott is set to spearhead a new ladies cricket team at Astwood Bank after winning in the NatWest Speed Stars bowling competition - she won the U12 girls group with a speed of 43 mph.  more...

Under-18s kick off

NEWLY formed Alcester Town Football Club under-18s has kicked off their first season with some of the players from last season's Alcester Athletic FC under 16s.  more...

Latets

New officer's vow

A NEW police officer who has taken to the streets of Cookhill is vowing to work closely with the community.  more...

Date set in escape case

A MAN who allegedly escaped from a prison van after an armed hold-up in Redditch will appear before a judge next year to enter a plea.  more...

Leisure

Ghoulish goings on will raise money for trust

GHOSTS and ghouls will descend on Evesham Working Men's Club on Friday, October 27 for a Halloween party.   more...

Bronzes capture the true magic of animals

The talents of local ceramic artists are being showcased at The Gallery at Bevere in Worcester.   more...

Mozart at Abbey

LEVENS Choir will perform Mozart at Tewkesbury Abbey on Saturday, October 28, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 from Tewkesbury Tourist Information Centre on 01684 295027.   more...

Music of Spheres

Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra will give a spellbinding concert at Pershore Abbey on Saturday, October 14, at 7.30pm. This will include Holst's Planets Suite as well as a supporting programme. For more information contact 01386 552071 or vicar@pershoreabbey.fsnet.co.uk   more...

Rolling back the years at the Roses

TEWKESBURY residents are in for a treat in October when a theatre company returns to the town to present a nostalgic look back at six decades of music.   more...

Arts group is hard to beat

AN arts group from South Africa are returning to the UK after a succesful tour here last year and will be stopping off in the Vale this time round.   more...

Portillo takes centre stage

MICHAEL Portillo, the controversial former MP for Kensington and Chelsea, will take the stage in Malvern on Tuesday, October 24 for what promises to be an unmissable show.   more...

Packed season

IT is business as usual in October for the Subscription Rooms with everything from rock to pop and dance to drama on offer for visitors.   more...

Vale talent will warm hearts to Snow White

FORMER Prince Henry's High School pupil Tamsin Stewart will be treading the boards as the fairest of them all in the Swan Theatre's Christmas pantomime Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs.   more...

Long weekend of musical fun

WORCESTER'S Swan Theatre and Huntingdon Hall play host to an exciting long weekend of music with a mix of genres to suit just about everyone's taste.   more...

Opera fans are in for real treat

ONE of Gilbert and Sullivan's best loved comic operas is making it's way to Cheltenham later this month to the delight of local theatregoers.   more...

Musical weaves web of dreams

THE Playhouse Theatre in Cheltenham is staging a hard-hitting and often brutal musical set in a South American prison.   more...

Festive concert

PERSHORE and District's Avonside Chorus are rehearsing for their Christmas Celebration concert being in the Holy Trinity Church in Eckington on Friday, December 22 at 7.30pm.   more...

Letters

We’ve got to get the homes balance right

SIR - I was pleased to see the constructive criticism of the plans for the development of Diglis Basin by Councillor Francis Lankester (Letters, October 4).  more...

Newcomers should accept British way

SIR - I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture.  more...

Pensioners do not trust politicians

SIR - "Labour will put pensioners' voices at the heart of government. We will ensure wider consultation about issues which affect their lives."  more...

No wonder Blair has such contempt

SIR - Chris Moncrieff rightly points to the carefully managed showmanship of New Labour's "conference" - in fact, Blair's final speech reminded me of an earlier Labour politician - Oswald Mosley.  more...

The coward’s way of killing animals

SIR - With reference to the recent letter from Pete Mountjoy concerning the RSPCA and how it spends its money, when will he and his kind realise that there is no sport in so called field sports.' It is the coward's way of killing defenceless creatures in the most horrible way possible. There must have been something seriously wrong in these people's upbringing that they cannot get any enjoyment other than terrorising and killing defenceless creatures.  more...

MPs out of order

SIR - The six members of Parliament who signed a letter asking the Prime Minister to step down are totally out of order.  more...

Stickleback days

SIR - I used to catch sticklebacks as a lad with a cheap bamboo fishing rod (John Phillpott, September 16). I can still recall their distinctly fishy smell. They used to go belly-up in a jar a day or two later.  more...

Get the surface sorted

CAN I ask the powers that be to please stop bickering about who is responsible for the state of the surface of the car park at the temporary Medical Centre on Abbey Road and just sort it out?   more...

Moving the goalposts on plans?

WITH regard to the letter from Mr J Cockerton stating that I, and others, are unable to accept the decision that Evesham United Football Club are moving to Cheltenham Road I can assure him that I only intend to ensure that all the conditions laid upon the club by Wychavon District Council in granting the original planning permission are met.   more...

Doors open for new era of health care

On Saturday the doors of the new Health Centre and Community Hospital in Pershore were open for the public to take a look at the fantastic facilities which are to open for patients in the next month.   more...

Waste wanted not?

I WAS interested to read the letter about Wychavon Council's attitude to recycling black plastic.   more...

Mp'S Column

Michael Spicer your MP writes

I am very concerned about the provision of mental health care in the county, especially in its southern parts. When I first became a Member of Parliament for South Worcestershire, in my constituency alone there were two mental hospitals, Powick and St Wulstan's in Malvern, not to mention St Anne's Day Hospital and Newtown Hospital in Worcester city.  more...

Michael Spicer your MP writes

I am very concerned about the provision of mental health care in the county, especially in its southern parts. When I first became a Member of Parliament for South Worcestershire, in my constituency alone there were two mental hospitals, Powick and St Wulstan's in Malvern, not to mention St Anne's Day Hospital and Newtown Hospital in Worcester city.  more...

Music

DJ Peel and pals recalled at venue

MUSIC historian John Combe has organised for a special blue plaque to be erected outside a club venue in Kidderminster today in memory of its owner and the late renowned DJ John Peel.  more...

Festive concert

PERSHORE and District's Avonside Chorus are rehearsing for their Christmas Celebration concert being in the Holy Trinity Church in Eckington on Friday, December 22 at 7.30pm.   more...

Musical weaves web of dreams

THE Playhouse Theatre in Cheltenham is staging a hard-hitting and often brutal musical set in a South American prison.   more...

Opera fans are in for real treat

ONE of Gilbert and Sullivan's best loved comic operas is making it's way to Cheltenham later this month to the delight of local theatregoers.   more...

Long weekend of musical fun

WORCESTER'S Swan Theatre and Huntingdon Hall play host to an exciting long weekend of music with a mix of genres to suit just about everyone's taste.   more...

News

Voucher scheme is stopped

EVESHAM'S British Royal Legion announced they will stop giving shopping vouchers to ex-servicemen and women at Christmas.   more...

School talk takes no prisoners

YOUNGSTERS at St Egwin's School in Evesham got a taste of working prison life when staff from Long Lartin visited as part of their Prison Me! No Way! presentation.   more...

Internet to blame for shop's closure

ONE of Evesham's last traditional bookshops will close after five years trading in the town's Riverside Shopping Centre.   more...

Addict seizes chance to improve on her life

A 21-year-old drug addict from Evesham has been given a conditional discharge after stealing clothes from a high street store and failing to surrender to bail.   more...

Piles of rubbish

THE Compost Bus is paying a visit to Evesham on Thursday, October 26.   more...

Police swoop nets 14 over £30m raids

FOURTEEN people were arrested - seven of them in Cleeve Prior near Evesham - as police from five counties made a series of early morning raids following a string of high-profile burglaries involving around £30 million.   more...

Society's loan is noteworthy

A collection of Evesham bank notes has been put on display at the town's Almonry Heritage Centre.   more...

Freecycle's fans offer lease of life

WHEN two women from Lower Moor and South Littleton met, they decided to change the lives of thousands in the county and make a difference to the environment.   more...

Passions aroused by plan for town's second sex shop

Plans for a second sex shop in Evesham were given the thumbs down by town councillors this week.   more...

Opinions split on plan for sex shop

TOWN councillors have slammed plans to open a second sex shop, Taboo, on Port Street, Evesham.   more...

Flood fear may still halt homes

PLANS to build a new housing development on Common Road, Evesham, have received another blow after town councillors recommended refusal on the grounds of flooding.   more...

Festivals given £27,500 boost by town council

FESTIVALS and events in Evesham received a boost on Monday when town councillors agreed to put up £27,500 for 2007 and 2008.   more...

Police on hunt for gang

POLICE in Evesham were this week hunting a gang including a knife-wielding girl who attacked and robbed a couple in the town on Monday.   more...

Teenager jailed for ten years after brutal attack

A TEENAGER who repeatedly stabbed a young Evesham man during an hotel wedding has been jailed for ten years.   more...

Council cover up pay meters

CONSTANT deluge on Abbey Medical Centre's car park has provoked Wychavon District Council to pull out of an agreement with Medcentre PLC to manage the site.   more...

Vale chef is cooking up a storm for Children in Need

EVESHAM's well known chef Alan Coxon has launched a new BBC Children in Need cookbook with all proceeds raised from the sale going to the charity.   more...

Migrant workers face blame for swan deaths

MIGRANT workers in the Vale who fish the River Avon are being blamed for the death of two swans found dead at Mortimer's Quay in Evesham.   more...

Grassroots

LADIES Guild: On October 3 members met in Wulstan Hall. The speaker was Mrs Lucy Garner and her subject was Molten Moods - a demonstration of encaustic art.   more...

1,000 people tour new health centre

THE offer of a sneak preview around Pershore's new hospital and health centre was taken up by more than 1,000 residents, groups and organisations on Saturday.   more...

British Council singles out Pershore High for honour

PERSHORE High School is the only school in Worcestershire this year to pick up a coveted award for its work on international issues.   more...

From the Archives - October 12, 2006

100 Years Ago   more...

Waste wanted not?

I WAS interested to read the letter about Wychavon Council's attitude to recycling black plastic.   more...

Doors open for new era of health care

On Saturday the doors of the new Health Centre and Community Hospital in Pershore were open for the public to take a look at the fantastic facilities which are to open for patients in the next month.   more...

Moving the goalposts on plans?

WITH regard to the letter from Mr J Cockerton stating that I, and others, are unable to accept the decision that Evesham United Football Club are moving to Cheltenham Road I can assure him that I only intend to ensure that all the conditions laid upon the club by Wychavon District Council in granting the original planning permission are met.   more...

Get the surface sorted

CAN I ask the powers that be to please stop bickering about who is responsible for the state of the surface of the car park at the temporary Medical Centre on Abbey Road and just sort it out?   more...

Vale Mayor's Week - October 12, 2006

MONDAY, October 2: 9.30am, meeting with town clerk and my secretary. 10am, team meeting. Arrangements for the Mayor's Ball. 6.30pm, Town Council Promotions Committee in the Council Chamber.   more...

Willersey - Grassroots

VILLAGE Hall: The annual general meeting of the management committee will be held on Tuesday, October 17 at 8pm.   more...

Wickhamford - Grassroots

PARISH Council: The parish council meet on the second Wednesday of every month at 7.30 pm in the Memorial Hall.   more...

Sedgeberrow - Grassroots

BRITISH Legion Women's Section: Held their monthly meeting in the Betteridge Room.   more...

Salford Prios - New minister for the village

A NEW minister has been appointed to work alongside the vicar of St Matthew's Church in Salford Priors.   more...

Mickleton - Grassroots

SOCIETY: The meeting of the new season was held on October 3 and more than 80 members attended. The speaker was Peter Preece who gave a talk on Wildlife photography. Peter recently retired as a graphic artist and he and his wife are skilled photographers. Members saw a fraction of his photographs, covering a vast range - snakes, frogs, butterflies & moths, even foxes, bears and an elephant!   more...

Mickleton - Crossing operating despite safety fears

A ZEBRA crossing near a new primary school, dubbed a potential killer by worried parents, was operating this week just days after it was closed by highways bosses.   more...

Honeybourne - Grassroots

WEDNESDAY Club: Met on October 4 when Mrs M Boath presided. Birthday cards were distributed. Two new members - Mr and Mrs Graham Haines were welcomed to the club. Good wishes were sent to Mr Brian Hitch for a speedy recovery after his operation.   more...

Honeybourne - Sam hopes to save historic club with in store idea

ORGANISERS of a Vale social club have appealed to local people to help ensure it has not reached the end of the line.   more...

Harvington - Grassroots

HARVINGTON Church: The Harvest Festival season was celebrated last Sunday at both morning and evening services when the church, beautifully decorated for the occasion with flowers and produce generously donated by members and friends, resounded to the familiar tunes of the harvest hymns. At the morning service, which was very well attended, the music was supplied by The Joyful Noisemakers under the leadership of Keith Davies, and when the enthusiastic action-singing of numerous children (including Guides, Brownies and Rainbows) was added, then a truly joyful noise filled the building. Quantities of best (most favourite) food had been brought as requested and this was taken to the altar to receive a blessing before being shared and eaten in a harvest picnic by all present. The money given in the cash collection is to be donated to two charities (one local -FOAG) specialising in helping the desperately poor people in Africa through concentration on the provision of water and goat, the latter having been found to be of particular benefit in the climatic conditions which prevail in that particular area of the continent.   more...

Harvington - Renewed appeal made for witnesses to post office robbery

VALE residents are being asked to get in touch with police in order to gather more information on the recent post office robbery in Harvington.   more...

Hampton - Mum fears `bodge' roof repair will see bills soar

A HAMPTON woman says she is "gobsmacked" after Rooftop Housing made a decision to use a tarpaulin to cover up 80 years of decay in the loft of her home.   more...

Eckington - Grassroots

BOOK Day: To be held on Friday, October 20, the book Josie Dimbleby's A Profound Secret. Friday, November 17, David Mitchell's Black Swan Green. For more information call Karen on 750401 or Jay on 850686. Newcomers welcome.   more...

Dumbleton - Solving mystery of `bumps and lumps'

A RESIDENT'S curiosity provided the impetus for solving the mystery of an historic spot in Dumbleton.   more...

Countryside - Grey partridges

NEW figures from The Game Conservancy Trust show grey partridges, one of Britain's most threatened birds, have increased 11-fold on the trust's demonstration study site over the past five years.   more...

Countryside - Plea to deal with disease

MEMBERS of the South West NFU's regional livestock board, which includes Gloucestershire, has decided to lobby it's national body.   more...

Countryside - Ploughing money into a good cause

A TEAM of members of the Pershore and Upton-on-Severn branch of the National Farmers Union ploughed a successful furrow in aid of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI).   more...

Countryside - Visitors flock to a sheep conference

THE way ahead for flockmasters and shepherds was spelled out at a sheep event.   more...

Broadway - Training venue one of UK's best

BROADWAY'S Cotswold Conference Centre has beaten strong competition to make the finals of the prestigious World of Learning Awards 2006.   more...

Broadway - Celebration of past times

THE John Noott Gallery is celebrating 30 years in Broadway, with an exhibition of paintings depicting the village and the surrounding area in past times.   more...

Broadway - £100,000 raised at country sale

A total of £100,000 was raised at a recent country house sale in Broadway.   more...

Broadway - Market stalls may be gone for good

THE farmers' market at Broadway is set to close indefinitely . . . and the village store is seen as a possible factor in its demise.   more...

Bidford - Let there be light this Christmas

BIDFORD and Salford Priors parish councils have the chance to light up their villages this Christmas with Central Networks.   more...

Bidford - Classical group releases new CD

BIDFORD group English Serenata, have produced their fourth CD with Meridian Records entitled, Music from Shakespeare Country.   more...

Badsey - Winning poster is on the right track

RECEPTION class pupil Jason Neyte received a framed copy of his prize-winning poster at a surprise presentation during an assembly at Badsey First School.   more...

Ashton under Hill - School gets £2,000 in link awards

AA national award has been won by Bredon Hill Middle School at Ashton-under-Hill.   more...

Youngsters net FA Cup victory

BEN Miller scored twice as Worcester City beat Racing Club Warwick 4-0 in the FA Youth Cup.  more...

Youngsters net FA Cup victory

BEN Miller scored twice as Worcester City beat Racing Club Warwick 4-0 in the FA Youth Cup.  more...

Youngsters net FA Cup victory

BEN Miller scored twice as Worcester City beat Racing Club Warwick 4-0 in the FA Youth Cup.  more...

Preece plan to avoid cup scare

ANDY Preece is hoping the Romulus scare will be motivation enough for his troops in Saturday's FA Cup clash with Hemel Hempstead Town.  more...

Preece plan to avoid cup scare

ANDY Preece is hoping the Romulus scare will be motivation enough for his troops in Saturday's FA Cup clash with Hemel Hempstead Town.  more...

Preece plan to avoid cup scare

ANDY Preece is hoping the Romulus scare will be motivation enough for his troops in Saturday's FA Cup clash with Hemel Hempstead Town.  more...

Taylor: Greens can get better

Rovers skipper Mark Taylor wants more from the promotion chasing side.  more...

Opinion

Calling time on drunks in our streets

THERE is a tone of exasperation in Bob Peachey's voice as he calls for a blanket ban on street drinking in Worcester. It would appear this council stalwart has come a long way since the earlier debates, when the conventional wisdom in the Labour group was that bans merely moved the problem elsewhere.  more...

Past

From the Archives - October 12, 2006

100 Years Ago   more...

Pershore

British Council singles out Pershore High for honour

PERSHORE High School is the only school in Worcestershire this year to pick up a coveted award for its work on international issues.   more...

1,000 people tour new health centre

THE offer of a sneak preview around Pershore's new hospital and health centre was taken up by more than 1,000 residents, groups and organisations on Saturday.   more...

Grassroots

LADIES Guild: On October 3 members met in Wulstan Hall. The speaker was Mrs Lucy Garner and her subject was Molten Moods - a demonstration of encaustic art.   more...

Round-Up

WARNING: Religious group targets children

PARENTS are warned to be on their guard by a Worcestershire county councillor who claims a religious group tried to lure children out of school with offers of a free trip.  more...

When going gets ‘ruff’ your pets get going

THE contest to find the city's prettiest pets is back! The search for Pet Idol 2006 takes off this week in a quest to identify the cutest kittens, darling dogs and ravishing rabbits.  more...

HOUSING: 40% of homes built in city must be affordable

A CONTROVERSIAL decision to make 40 per cent of new housing developments in Worcester affordable' has been rubber-stamped by the city council.  more...

Chance for youngsters to win a music voucher

YOUNGSTERS can win a £30 music gift voucher by answering a simple question as part of a city council scheme to engage local young people in politics.  more...

Answers on postcard please to County Hall

COUNTY residents will find it easier to examine the quality of services by making suggestions on postcards at libraries and customer contact centres.  more...

Katie tears a strip off Martin but it’s all for cancer research

BRAVE security guard Martin Gardner had a laugh and a leg wax for charity.  more...

Swifts are taking on county tie

STOURPORT Swifts have taken advantage of a free weekend to catch up on a fixture backlog.  more...

Molloy is hoping to see Town goal rush

MALVERN Town are hoping to rediscover their scoring touch at Aylesbury United on Saturday (3pm).  more...

Injuries and luck against Rovers

LADY luck is not shining on Bromsgrove Rovers at the moment as the team battles injuries and a fixture pile-up.  more...

West banks on bounce-back from Robins

EVESHAM United manager Paul West is looking for a positive response from his players when they take to the FA Cup stage on Saturday.  more...

Yates keen to build on shows

MARK Yates is looking for his Kidderminster Harriers side to build on their confidence-boosting draw with league-leaders Oxford United by taking maximum points from Saturday's trip to Aldershot.  more...

Beware of the Darlington backlash — Turner

HEREFORD United chief Graham Turner has warned his players to be wary of Darlington's wrath in Saturday's Coca-Cola League Two clash at Edgar Street.  more...

Doodle 4 Google

A TALENTED 12-year-old Bromsgrove girl has been crowned a winner in a top contest.  more...

Boars aim for victory

Bromsgrove RFC go into a difficult game at home to Kenilworth on the back of a 21-13 win over Camp Hill.  more...

DNA sample

THE former Droitwich Spa man, who is accused of shooting his American wife and baby daughter dead, could oppose demands for a DNA sample, according to the national press.  more...

Vale Mayor's Week - October 12, 2006

MONDAY, October 2: 9.30am, meeting with town clerk and my secretary. 10am, team meeting. Arrangements for the Mayor's Ball. 6.30pm, Town Council Promotions Committee in the Council Chamber.   more...

Ashton under Hill - School gets £2,000 in link awards

AA national award has been won by Bredon Hill Middle School at Ashton-under-Hill.   more...

Harvington - Renewed appeal made for witnesses to post office robbery

VALE residents are being asked to get in touch with police in order to gather more information on the recent post office robbery in Harvington.   more...

Countryside - Visitors flock to a sheep conference

THE way ahead for flockmasters and shepherds was spelled out at a sheep event.   more...

Countryside - Ploughing money into a good cause

A TEAM of members of the Pershore and Upton-on-Severn branch of the National Farmers Union ploughed a successful furrow in aid of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI).   more...

Countryside - Plea to deal with disease

MEMBERS of the South West NFU's regional livestock board, which includes Gloucestershire, has decided to lobby it's national body.   more...

Countryside - Grey partridges

NEW figures from The Game Conservancy Trust show grey partridges, one of Britain's most threatened birds, have increased 11-fold on the trust's demonstration study site over the past five years.   more...

Hampton - Mum fears `bodge' roof repair will see bills soar

A HAMPTON woman says she is "gobsmacked" after Rooftop Housing made a decision to use a tarpaulin to cover up 80 years of decay in the loft of her home.   more...

Dumbleton - Solving mystery of `bumps and lumps'

A RESIDENT'S curiosity provided the impetus for solving the mystery of an historic spot in Dumbleton.   more...

Honeybourne - Sam hopes to save historic club with in store idea

ORGANISERS of a Vale social club have appealed to local people to help ensure it has not reached the end of the line.   more...

Mickleton - Crossing operating despite safety fears

A ZEBRA crossing near a new primary school, dubbed a potential killer by worried parents, was operating this week just days after it was closed by highways bosses.   more...

Salford Prios - New minister for the village

A NEW minister has been appointed to work alongside the vicar of St Matthew's Church in Salford Priors.   more...

Bidford - Classical group releases new CD

BIDFORD group English Serenata, have produced their fourth CD with Meridian Records entitled, Music from Shakespeare Country.   more...

Bidford - Let there be light this Christmas

BIDFORD and Salford Priors parish councils have the chance to light up their villages this Christmas with Central Networks.   more...

Broadway - Market stalls may be gone for good

THE farmers' market at Broadway is set to close indefinitely . . . and the village store is seen as a possible factor in its demise.   more...

Broadway - £100,000 raised at country sale

A total of £100,000 was raised at a recent country house sale in Broadway.   more...

Broadway - Celebration of past times

THE John Noott Gallery is celebrating 30 years in Broadway, with an exhibition of paintings depicting the village and the surrounding area in past times.   more...

Broadway - Training venue one of UK's best

BROADWAY'S Cotswold Conference Centre has beaten strong competition to make the finals of the prestigious World of Learning Awards 2006.   more...

Badsey - Winning poster is on the right track

RECEPTION class pupil Jason Neyte received a framed copy of his prize-winning poster at a surprise presentation during an assembly at Badsey First School.   more...

Willersey - Grassroots

VILLAGE Hall: The annual general meeting of the management committee will be held on Tuesday, October 17 at 8pm.   more...

Sedgeberrow - Grassroots

BRITISH Legion Women's Section: Held their monthly meeting in the Betteridge Room.   more...

Wickhamford - Grassroots

PARISH Council: The parish council meet on the second Wednesday of every month at 7.30 pm in the Memorial Hall.   more...

Honeybourne - Grassroots

WEDNESDAY Club: Met on October 4 when Mrs M Boath presided. Birthday cards were distributed. Two new members - Mr and Mrs Graham Haines were welcomed to the club. Good wishes were sent to Mr Brian Hitch for a speedy recovery after his operation.   more...

Eckington - Grassroots

BOOK Day: To be held on Friday, October 20, the book Josie Dimbleby's A Profound Secret. Friday, November 17, David Mitchell's Black Swan Green. For more information call Karen on 750401 or Jay on 850686. Newcomers welcome.   more...

Harvington - Grassroots

HARVINGTON Church: The Harvest Festival season was celebrated last Sunday at both morning and evening services when the church, beautifully decorated for the occasion with flowers and produce generously donated by members and friends, resounded to the familiar tunes of the harvest hymns. At the morning service, which was very well attended, the music was supplied by The Joyful Noisemakers under the leadership of Keith Davies, and when the enthusiastic action-singing of numerous children (including Guides, Brownies and Rainbows) was added, then a truly joyful noise filled the building. Quantities of best (most favourite) food had been brought as requested and this was taken to the altar to receive a blessing before being shared and eaten in a harvest picnic by all present. The money given in the cash collection is to be donated to two charities (one local -FOAG) specialising in helping the desperately poor people in Africa through concentration on the provision of water and goat, the latter having been found to be of particular benefit in the climatic conditions which prevail in that particular area of the continent.   more...

Mickleton - Grassroots

SOCIETY: The meeting of the new season was held on October 3 and more than 80 members attended. The speaker was Peter Preece who gave a talk on Wildlife photography. Peter recently retired as a graphic artist and he and his wife are skilled photographers. Members saw a fraction of his photographs, covering a vast range - snakes, frogs, butterflies & moths, even foxes, bears and an elephant!   more...

Hospital praise from watchdog

HOSPITAL patients across Worcestershire are enjoying shorter waits, more choice about when they have treatment and fewer cancellations, according to an independent survey.  more...

Under-16s unbeaten

REDDITCH Rugby Club's under-16s kept up thier 100 per cent record with away win at old Yardleians.  more...

Under-16s unbeaten

REDDITCH Rugby Club's under-16s kept up thier 100 per cent record with away win at old Yardleians.  more...

Runaway victory for juniors

ALCESTER Rugby Club's u14s and u13s played a three-period, mixed-age match against Redditch on Sunday.  more...

Team spirit is high

IT is Headless Cross under-7s' first season playing league football.  more...

Green light for mast plan

WYTHALL residents have vowed to keep fighting against a 12-metre high phone mast, despite the council passing the plans.  more...

Art for Acorns

ART lovers are invited to an exhibition at Studley Parish Centre to help raise cash for Acorns Children's Hospice.  more...

Roundup

Cash for charity scheme oar-some

STOURPORT charities and projects have been invited to apply for a cash boost from a £4,000 pool to help town residents.  more...

Toast of town

A STOURPORT toastmaster officiated - military fashion - during an event held for the first time in Worcestershire.  more...

Seeking views on Tontine

STOURPORT residents are being given a chance to offer their views on shaping the future of the historic Tontine gardens.  more...

Phylip bids to combat crime

A HYPNOTHERAPIST is hoping to lead the way in crimebusting after helping to set up the first forensic hypnosis course in the country.  more...

£1m centre offers hope for nursery

A £1 million state-of-the art children's centre is looking to almost double the number of youngsters using its nursery.  more...

Motor-racing: Freke's fine finish

KIDDERMINSTER'S UK Formula Ford champion Nathan Freke crowned his title-winning season with another race victory and a second-place in the final rounds at Castle Combe, in Wiltshire.  more...

Harriers firing warning Shots

MANAGER Mark Yates is hoping Saturday's Conference clash at the Recreation Ground will go true to form with Harriers on the up and Aldershot stuck in a rut.  more...

Hockey: Stourport stumble at Tigers

STOURPORT Men's stuttering start to their National North Two season continued with a disappointing 3-1 defeat at Barford Tigers.  more...

Junior rugby: KCs mixed bag or results

JACK Harrison, Luke Calcutt, Kyle Ward and Ben Bambury were among the tries as Kidderminster Carolians under-sevens lost, won and drew against Droitwich.  more...

Rugby: Chaddesley on the march

CHADDESLEY Corbett marched into round two of the EDF Energy Junior Vase Midlands with a 27-14 victory at Handsworth.  more...

Rugby: Cup of cheer for Mortimer men

CLEOBURY Mortimer's sorry start to the season took a turn for the better with a narrow 11-10 win at Telford in round one of the EDF Energy Senior Vase Midlands.  more...

Rugby: Stourport slip up in friendly

WITH Stourport without a league fixture they sent a B team to play Stourbridge fifths in a friendly and came away with a 26-21 defeat.  more...

Rugby: Lions deny KCs with late try

KIDDERMINSTER Carolians were disappointed to leave Stourbridge Lions empty-handed after a low-scoring 5-3 defeat in Midlands Three West North.  more...

Table tennis: Jims are top

JIMS Gym A are setting the pace in Division One of the Kidderminster Table Tennis League after three weeks of the season.  more...

Darts: Gate finally beat bogey side

BLISS Gate are joint top with Waggon A in the Banks's Bewdley Darts League after finally defeating Waggon B 5-2 for the first time in two years.  more...

Golf: Young star Hyde seeks further success

ELEVEN-year-old Bewdley Pines golfer Emily Hyde is going from strength to strength after finishing fifth in in the national Young Masters 2006 tournament in Warwickshire.  more...

Golf: Young star Hyde seeks further success

ELEVEN-year-old Bewdley Pines golfer Emily Hyde is going from strength to strength after finishing fifth in in the national Young Masters 2006 tournament in Warwickshire.  more...

Theatre

Vale talent will warm hearts to Snow White

FORMER Prince Henry's High School pupil Tamsin Stewart will be treading the boards as the fairest of them all in the Swan Theatre's Christmas pantomime Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs.   more...

Packed season

IT is business as usual in October for the Subscription Rooms with everything from rock to pop and dance to drama on offer for visitors.   more...

Portillo takes centre stage

MICHAEL Portillo, the controversial former MP for Kensington and Chelsea, will take the stage in Malvern on Tuesday, October 24 for what promises to be an unmissable show.   more...

Arts group is hard to beat

AN arts group from South Africa are returning to the UK after a succesful tour here last year and will be stopping off in the Vale this time round.   more...

Rolling back the years at the Roses

TEWKESBURY residents are in for a treat in October when a theatre company returns to the town to present a nostalgic look back at six decades of music.   more...

This Life - Special Reports

The perfect PA has to read the boss’s mind

REALITY star Jade Goody may have amassed a fortune of almost £2m since famously not winning Big Brother Three, but she's also paid out thousands of pounds in parking fines.  more...

  
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