Stories for 22 October 2006

Letters

What are we to do without the bags?

SIR - I understand that Worcester City Council has decided to dispense with the black refuse bags. What are we supposed to use instead?  more...

City’s Deansway is not a misnomer

SIR - Regarding the letter headlined High jinks in the Old Palace cellars', (Worcester News, Saturday, October 14)John Hinton suggests that the Old Palace only became the deanery in the 1930s. It was actually bought by the Dean and Chapter as the new Deanery in 1843 to replace the old deanery to the south of the Cathedral (where the Guesten Hall was). Although it was impractical as a home, and several later deans did not like it, it remained the deanery until 1941. Therefore Deansway' is not a misnomer, as the Old Palace was the deanery when the road was constructed.  more...

He fears for his job

SIR - Is Philip BushIll-Matthews afraid of losing his well-paid job so much that he is trying his best to defend the undemocratic European Union? There are no true debates in the EU because speeches from MEPs can only last 90 seconds and then the mike is switched off.  more...

News

We have to defend better — City boss

WORCESTER City manager Andy Preece has hit out at his side's less than impressive defending.  more...

Brain demands a more clinical edge

WARRIORS director of rugby John Brain said his players were disappointed despite scoring five tries in the 25-7 victory over Viadana on Saturday.  more...

Reports

Hucknall Town 4 City 2

A POOR defensive performance saw Worcester City slump to their second Nationwide North away defeat of the season.  more...

Warriors 25 Viadana 7

WARRIORS finally chalked up their first home victory of the current campaign but it was a less than stunning performance against Italian club Viadana.  more...

Double loss on the road for Wolves

A BATTLING Worcester Wolves suffered two defeats in their weekend double header.  more...

Malvern climb as Stafford crumble

STAFFORD 7PTS, MALVERN 25PTS MALVERN went to a ground which had seen them lose in the two previous seasons despite dominating play.  more...

Round-Up

Veterans pool their Malayan memories

AN old soldier from Malvern has been reunited with a former comrade he has not seen for 50 years.  more...

Robins' efforts pay off

Evesham United 2 Brook House 0  more...

Second-half goals give Harriers away day victory

Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Kidderminster Harriers 3  more...

Bulls end drought on the road with a treble

Milton Keynes Dons 1 Hereford United 3  more...

Hash sparks a village mystery

STRANGE white marks that mysteriously appeared on narrow country lanes, disembodied voices and flashing lights led residents in a Bromsgrove village to believe they were under siege from a mystery force.  more...