Stories for 27 October 2006

Acorns

Ready, steady... hop!

FUND-raisers for Acorns children's hospice will be jumping for joy during a charity night next month.  more...

Alexandra Hospital

Friends buy scanner

A PORTABLE ultrasound scanner has been bought by the Alexandra Hospital's League of Friends.  more...

Campaign goes national

SAVE the Alex campaigners have joined a new group to help protect decreasing NHS services.  more...

Business

Manufacturer welcomes latest graduate recruits

DROITWICH-based firm Doncasters Precision Castings - Deritend is welcoming graduates as part of the group's new two-year graduate training scheme.  more...

Cinema

Lessons in history

ALAN Bennett's The History Boys (15) is on at Malvern Cinema until Thursday, November 2, daily at 7.45pm with 4.30pm matinees tomorrow (Saturday), Sunday and Thursday. Animated adventure Hoodwinked (U), retelling the Little Red Riding Hood story, is on daily at 2pm.  more...

Film profiles terrorism volunteers

THE Oscar-winning film about two Palestinian suicide bombers, Paradise Now, is being shown at the Swan Theatre in Worcester on Monday, November 6.  more...

Cricket

Barnards Green AGM

ALL players, officials and members of Barnards Green Cricket Club are reminded that the AGM is being held this Sunday (October 29) at the clubhouse, starting at 7.15pm start.  more...

Benefits for clubs

MORE than 40 clubs have benefited from the sponsorship deal sealed in 2004 by the Worcestershire County Cricket League with Crusader Sport & Leisure Ltd.  more...

Benefits for clubs

MORE than 40 clubs have benefited from the sponsorship deal sealed in 2004 by the Worcestershire County Cricket League with Crusader Sport & Leisure Ltd.  more...

Benefits for clubs

MORE than 40 clubs have benefited from the sponsorship deal sealed in 2004 by the Worcestershire County Cricket League with Crusader Sport & Leisure Ltd.  more...

Football

Girls football: Mel is Ferndale five-star

FERNDALE Youth's Mel Lawley fired five goals as the under-14s won a nine-a-side friendly 12-0 against Kewford Eagles.  more...

Bewdley under-18s: Tip top form against Tipton

BEWDLEY'S under-18s beat Tipton 4-0 in the Midland Floodlit Youth League Western Division last week with goals from James Cronin, Josh Grubb, Eddie Cowen and Luke Woodhouse.  more...

Wyre Forest's latest football fixtures

Saturday (3pm unless stated) FA Cup 4th qualifying round: Harriers v Droylesden.  more...

Junior Soccer Scene

NEWTOWN SPORTS JUNIORS U14s 15, AFC WORCESTER 2  more...

Villagers grab five

VILLAGERS 5, PLUMBERS ARMS 0  more...

West Malvern level in University challenge

WEST MALVERN 2, UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER 2  more...

Radar find the Bridge too strong

THE BRIDGE 3, MALVERN RADAR 2  more...

Town Ladies polish off Diamonds

DROITWICH SPA DIAMONDS 0, MALVERN TOWN LADIES 6  more...

Kidder News Latest

Mum's painful message in art

A HEARTBROKEN mum still coming to terms with the death of her daughter in a road accident eight years ago is being featured in a thought-provoking art exhibition with her surviving children.  more...

Mum's painful message in art

A HEARTBROKEN mum still coming to terms with the death of her daughter in a road accident eight years ago is being featured in a thought-provoking art exhibition with her surviving children.  more...

On trail of estate vandals

RESIDENTS in a Kidderminster ward feel neglected by police, according to a councillor who is calling for an increased presence by officers.  more...

Bid to drag lorry driver from cab

A GANG of four masked men tried to drag a lorry driver from his vehicle as he was making a delivery in Kidderminster.  more...

Latest

It was irresponsible journalism, blasts MP

WORCESTER MP MIke Foster has launched a scathing attack on BBC Hereford & Worcester for what he has branded "irresponsible" journalism.  more...

BBC ‘puts city in danger'

THE BBC has been subjected to a blistering attack for revealing that Worcester's CCTV cameras are out of action for three weeks.  more...

It was irresponsible journalism, blasts MP

WORCESTER MP MIke Foster has launched a scathing attack on BBC Hereford & Worcester for what he has branded "irresponsible" journalism.  more...

How much money did your MP claim back in expenses?

LATEST figures show Worcestershire's MPs spent more than £840,000 of taxpayers' money between 2003 and 2004.  more...

Ex-warden cleared on sex charges

A former neighbourhood warden has been cleared by a jury of four sex offences against a 13-year-old schoolgirl.  more...

Hamper probe welcomed

AN EVESHAM woman has welcomed Government plans to launch an investigation into the collapse of Farepak.  more...

Composting blamed for giant rat

A North Littleton man has blamed eco-friendly composting for a huge rat found dead in his garden.  more...

Barber's staff in the pink

A barber is asking staff at his salons in Evesham and Pershore to get in touch with their feminine side this week.  more...

Hospital "not under threat"

A county health chief has has hit out at national newspaper claims that Evesham community hospital remains under threat after being placed on a government hit-list.  more...

Man jailed for stealing more than £12,000

A FORMER employee of a Worcester insurance company has been jailed for four months after being caught stealing more than £12,000 from the firm.  more...

Gardener ordered to pay costs

A FORMER landscape gardener from Evesham was ordered to pay £350 to an ex-client this week after he failed to appear at Evesham County Court.  more...

Where there's a will!

It's an oft-repeated dictum that where there's a will, there's a much more straightforward way for your next-of-kin to sort your affairs once you've shuffled off this mortal coil...  more...

New project for elderly

RESIDENTS with ill health or needs relating to old age in Evesham, Badsey, Harvington, Littleton and Bretforton are set to benefit from a project aimed at helping deal with everyday situations they may find stressful.  more...

Boyd seeks new home

BOYD, a six-year-old terrier, is on the look-out for a new home with the help of the Dog's Trust, Evesham.  more...

Charity ball raises £10,000

CHAMPAGNE was in full flow on Saturday evening as Evesham's finest put on their best attire to enjoy a charity ball and helped raise £10,000 for Cancer Research UK in the process.  more...

Latets

Flasher strikes twice

A MAN indecently exposed himself to young girls in two separate incidents in Redditch.  more...

Injured swan had been shot

VETS have discovered a swan found with horrific injuries at Arrow Valley Lake was shot twice.  more...

Remanded in custody

A MAN accused of taking part in an armed robbery at a Studley chip shop has been remanded in custody by a Judge at Warwick Crown Court.  more...

Leisure General

Artists’ collaboration brings colour to fore

A COLOURFUL collaboration between artists and poets is the focus of an annual exhibition in Malvern.  more...

Shedding light on the saint who fled to hills

A SAINT with strong links to Malvern is the subject of a new book.  more...

When war hit rural peace

THE role played by local airfields was crucial to victory, says aviation historian Robin Brooks in his latest book, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Airfields in the Second World War.  more...

Art group gets ready for its best show ever

CRADLEY, Mathon and Storridge Art Group is hoping its latest exhibition proves the adage that some things get better with age.  more...

Debut novel offers vintage thrills for the young and old

MALVERN author Rosemary Wilson's first novel is meant to be for children, but adults that were once Secret Seven and Famous Five fans will enjoy it just as much.  more...

Artist’s work shows how hope has emerged from tsunami

MALVERN artist Emma Summers has come home, bringing with her an exhibition that has never been seen outside London.  more...

Letters

Countless attacks on poorly-paid workers

SIR - Please can you advise me as to why you deliberately target one of our city's better public services time and time again? You seem to bear a grudge against bus drivers in Worcester who regularly appear to bear the brunt of either your staff misconceptions about what they do.  more...

PM’s empty words on health service

SIR - Remember MP Mike Foster's boss, Tony Blair in 1997 saying that "There are 14 days to save the NHS" ?  more...

All possible options have been explored

SIR - I feel I must write to correct the article which appeared in your paper on October 14 relating to the new Worcester library and history centre planning application.  more...

Tory tax argument does not add up

SIR - Your recent leader article comment that "abolition of council tax is the solution" (October 4) drew revealing comments from Harriet Baldwin.  more...

Customers should vote with their feet

SIR - Now that the St John's branch of HSBC bank has finally closed, could I please express the hope that its customers consider switching their accounts to banks which make use of local post offices for withdrawing cash, paying in cheques and other banking facilities?  more...

Teetotal’s the best

SIR - The more I read about violent, drunken assaults, the more thankful I am that I'm a teetotaller. Drink is the ruination of many today.  more...

Happy memories that will never be forgotten

I AM writing to you about the possibility of the sports dome being demolished and a bigger sports hall built.  more...

Self-satisfied

I TOTALLY agree with your Opinion last week concerning the large amounts of money wasted by the county council on staffing.  more...

Horrific prospect

I have read with dismay the reports that Herefordshire Council is to review the provision of registrars offices in the county, because I suspect that, once again, the provision of a public sector service in the market towns of Herefordshire will be facing the axe.  more...

Proved right

IT is three and a half years since the USA and the UK invaded Iraq and began the war there.  more...

Fantastic day

Further to the article in the Ledbury Reporter of September 15, I am pleased to inform you that Mary and I successfully completed the Great North Run.  more...

So much good

Fantastic neighbour, they really do exist.  more...

Names were meaningless

With reference to your article (Ledbury Reporter, October 20) which included the renaming of Leadon Bank, what Stephen Crisp, of Shaw Healthcare, has carefully failed to mention is the basic fact that the 10 names presented to Ledbury Town Council have absolutely no reference (or just marginal) to any place or connection with or within the town of Ledbury or its surrounding area.  more...

A bolder proposal

CLIVE Smith's letter regarding the reopening of the Beacon Cafe and the need for imaginative' proposals such as a funicular railway are low-key.  more...

Is our Council Tax going up in smoke?

Could somebody from our profligate town council please reassure me that the £13,550 to be burnt providing fireworks while turning on the Christmas Lights' on December 1 has not been funded by our Council Tax?  more...

Hospitals help

WE are at present researching the five US hospitals in the Malvern area during the Second World War. The sites include Blackmore Park, Brickbarns, Merebrook and Wood Farm.  more...

Hospitals help

WE are at present researching the five US hospitals in the Malvern area during the Second World War. The sites include Blackmore Park, Brickbarns, Merebrook and Wood Farm.  more...

Hospitals help

WE are at present researching the five US hospitals in the Malvern area during the Second World War. The sites include Blackmore Park, Brickbarns, Merebrook and Wood Farm.  more...

Self-satisfied

I TOTALLY agree with your Opinion last week concerning the large amounts of money wasted by the county council on staffing.  more...

Self-satisfied

I TOTALLY agree with your Opinion last week concerning the large amounts of money wasted by the county council on staffing.  more...

Quality jargon

YOU correctly complained in your editorial last week that what we seem to be getting from the current Labour Government is both tax increases and job cuts.  more...

It’s called ‘Walk’

WORCESTERSHIRE Institute of Advanced Motorists... Jeanne Evans, I guess that means she's advanced in years and has no consideration for other road users ... especially pedestrians.  more...

Different lesson

I have often wondered what was to be learned at the Institute of Advanced Motorists.  more...

Where are the venues?

I WOULD wholeheartedly agree with the comments made by Ralph Tittley (Your Letters, October 20) about the lack of venues for bands in Malvern.  more...

It would make Elgar shudder

IN his letter, Mr Tittley (Your Letters, October 20) attributes the closure of some of Malvern's shops to a lack of exciting local entertainment.  more...

Lifestyle

Offers over £1m: the area’s priciest homes

ONCE upon a time, they were considered the preserve of royalty and the aristocracy, movie stars and those who had done rather well in trade.  more...

Offers over £1m: the area’s priciest homes

ONCE upon a time, they were considered the preserve of royalty and the aristocracy, movie stars and those who had done rather well in trade.  more...

Memory Lane

Echoes from the Past

100 years ago The cadets of Malvern College took part in a series of interesting manoeuvres in the neighbourhood of Chipping Sodbury on Thursday last. For several hours, a fierce but bloodless battole was carried out by over 1,000 boys from the nearest public schools, and the eagerness shown by both sides denoted the popularity of this kind of study. Malvern News, October 27, 1906.  more...

‘Foxes made me bankrupt’ - claim

THERE was a variety of business in the courts a century ago, as revealed in the pages of the Malvern News.  more...

Music

Still crazy after all these years

A CAPTAIN' invading the stage dressed up as a policeman, psychedelic light shows and space-rock - is it art, is it music or is it a weird and wonderful combination of both?  more...

Moby struggles to scale heights set by Play

Moby - Go (Best Of) IT could be argued that the vegetarian singer set himself up for a fall with his massive multi-million selling 1999 album Play, which set the benchmark for ambient dance music - its omnipresent tunes holding up advertisements for all sorts of products.  more...

Flamenco sound in sights of Pistoleros

A GROUP of rocking amigos from the UK are bringing the spirit of flamenco music spliced with punk rock alive in Worcester as they play a gig at the city's Evolution Nightclub next week.  more...

Choral treat

TALGARTH Male Voice Choir will give a concert at St Mary's Church, Dymock, tonight (Friday) at 8pm. Tickets costing £7 each are available on the door or by phoning 01531 890447.  more...

Marks of success

JOHNNY Marks plays at Castlemorton Village Hall on Saturday, November 4, as part of the Country Music Club series. The event begins at 8.15pm and tickets are £4.50. For information, call Derek Newton on 01905 427808.  more...

Cowboy classic

ADVENTURES from the Wild West hit the stage in Hereford as the city's Amateur Operatic Society perform Oklahoma. The all-singing all-dancing musical starts tonight (Friday) at the Courtyard Theatre, and runs until Saturday, November 4.  more...

Rugby club jazz night

AN evening of jazz comes to Malvern Rugby Club on Sunday, November 5.  more...

'Stones' at the Roses

POPULAR tribute band the Counterfeit Stones are bringing their A Bigger Bong' tour to Tewkesbury's Roses Theatre at 7.30pm on Thursday, November 2.  more...

Brass band favourites

WORCESTER Concert Brass will be giving a concert tomorrow at St Martin's Church, Cornmarket, Worcetser, at 7.30pm.  more...

‘Abba’ date

BRITISH tribute band Abba UK brings the songs of the Swedish super group to the Swan Theatre, Worcester on Saturday, November 4.  more...

Rock and chamber at the Hall

Welsh hard rock band Budgie and London Concertante, one of the country's top chamber ensembles, are booked for Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, next month.  more...

Flamenco rock for Lowesmoor

FLAMENCO rock band the Gypsy Pistoleros are playing a hallowe'en gig at Evolution in Worcester.  more...

Back to Creation at the Abbey

HAYDN'S Creation will be performed by Tewkesbury-based choral group the Silurian Consort at Pershore Abbey tomorrow.  more...

‘Unplugged’ trip back in time

AN afternoon of acoustic music to transport you through time is promised at the Lyttelton Rooms, Church Street, on Sunday, from 2pm to 4pm.  more...

Spitfire theme sets the tone for BBC concert

THE BBC National Orchestra of Wales kicks off the week's events at Cheltenham Town Hall. Music from a war film about Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell starts tomorrow night's concert, which begins at 7.30pm. Works by Finzi and Vaughan Williams complete the evening, featuring Robert Plane on clarinet.  more...

‘Public support was vital to survival of orchestra’

THE support of music lovers from the Malvern area was a crucial part of the ESO's relaunch, says the orchestra's chairman Sebastian Parsons.  more...

Irish folk legends happy to be back

THE Dubliners, regarded by many as the spiritual godfathers of Irish folk music, are concluding their autumn tour with a gig at Malvern Theatres - by no means their first visit to the venue.  more...

News

Preece lines up new signing

WORCESTER City manager Andy Preece is confident of having a new face in the squad for tomorrow's FA Cup clash with Basingstoke Town.  more...

Cornes enjoying new lease of life with Worcester

CHRIS Cornes admits he is finally enjoying his football again after serving a six-month drugs ban.  more...

Horstmann to continue as captain

KAI Horstmann is set to continue as Warriors captain during the expected absence of Pat Sanderson next month.  more...

Ward links with City on month's loan

FORMER Wolves and Kidderminster Harriers player Graham Ward has joined Worcester City on a month's loan.  more...

Potential FA Cup replay date

HARRIERS supporters are reminded that should Saturday's match with Droylsden end in a draw the replay will be at the Butchers Arms Ground on MONDAY evening, not Tuesday as reported elsewhere.   more...

Swifts sack boss Rencher

STOURPORT Swifts have sacked manager Roy Rencher after a depressing string of league and cup results.  more...

Town back to league action

MALVERN Town will hope to get back on the goal trail when they return to action tomorrow (Saturday) at Bedworth United, looking for their first league victory since August 26.  more...

Opinion

New battle of Gheluvelt will be won

SIMON Geraghty may be acting with admirable caution when he urges us not to assume more money will be available for Gheluvelt Park's redevelopment, but we can only guess at what Major E B Hankey might have thought.  more...

Opinion

WE wonder, would Elgar really "shudder" at the sound of rock concerts in Priory Park, as our correspondent Heather Coupe suggests on this week's letters page?  more...

Pershore

Wills in Will's day

ARTS Theatre Club: At the meeting of Pershore Arts Theatre Club on October 20, the speaker was Dr Susan Brock, from the University of Warwick. She gave a fascinating and scholarly talk on Actors' Wills in the Time of Shakespeare, which painted a detailed picture of domestic life in the 16th Century and the customs surrounding the distribution of worldly goods to relatives and friends. It also gave some insight into the life of actors at that time.  more...

Powerboat success

A THRILL-SEEKING Pershore man has battled back from a series of setbacks to perform above all expectations in his latest powerboat race.  more...

Sentence to remain the same

A DRUG dealer jailed for two years after he was caught with crack cocaine has fended off an Appeal Court bid by the nation's top law officer to increase his sentence.  more...

Fiona is toast of the pub

Seventeen-year-old Vale pub apprentice Fiona Troth has been named Worcester College of Technology's Apprentice of the Year.  more...

Youth centre manager

JOHN Gregson has been appointed manager of Pershore's Riverside Youth Centre for the next year after impressing as temporary manager.  more...

Talks on new shelter

YOUNGSTERS in Pershore may be getting a new place to hang out' after being asked about the idea during a recent consultation period.  more...

Local women produce new book

TWO Pershore women, who have already collaborated on a book about the town, took a roundabout route to their next work.  more...

Local women produce new book

TWO Pershore women, who have already collaborated on a book about the town, took a roundabout route to their next work.  more...

Local women produce new book

TWO Pershore women, who have already collaborated on a book about the town, took a roundabout route to their next work.  more...

Bowbrook House Hallowe'en disco

PUPILS at Bowbrook House School near Pershore got into the Hallowe'en mood early when the Parents' Committee held a themed disco to mark the start of half-term.  more...

Student punks meet the Queen

STUDENTS from Pershore High School, with three other county schools, decided to be punks with Her Majesty The Queen on Tuesday, all in the name of science.  more...

Reports

Malvern U9s show style

IN their first full-contact fixture the Malvern U9s showed all the flair and skill that have marked Malvern RFC teams over the years in drawing this double fixture against Hereford.  more...

No mistake by Town Reserves

MALVERN TOWN RESERVES 4, PARKFIELD LEISURE 0  more...

Reviews

Heroes - Malvern Theatres

FOLLOWING an award-winning run in the West End, Heroes was in Malvern this week.  more...

Round-Up

Learn how to lessen the damage you do to the environment at green event

A CLIMATE change event to raise awareness of green issues takes place in Worcester next month.  more...

Coffers are swelled by charity golf

HANDICAPS and hole-in-ones have helped a local Rotary Club raise more than £2,000 for charity.  more...

Rescue on the river this weekend

PEOPLE strolling along the riverside will witness a dramatic river rescue in Worcester over the weekend - but this one will just be a practice for the real thing.  more...

Children drawn to the lights of Tesco

YOUNGSTERS on a Worcester housing estate need a well-lit play area to stop them loitering around a supermarket.  more...

Children drawn to the lights of Tesco

YOUNGSTERS on a Worcester housing estate need a well-lit play area to stop them loitering around a supermarket.  more...

EU has kept the peace in Europe

SIR - Stanley Parr (Letters, October 18) accuses me of being an "ostrich," contending that the UK derives no benefit at all from the membership of EU. In fact, we reap many benefits from EU membership. Apart from the conflicts associated with the rotten state of Yugoslavia inevitably breaking up, the EU has preserved peace in Europe, since it was founded in 1958. Seventy-five per cent of UK trade is with Europe. This makes sense because the EU is the nearest large trading area and transport costs are therefore minimal.  more...

Council says don’t bank on park lotto cash yet

PLANS for a £1.4m redevelopment of a popular Worcester park is not done and dusted, according to council leaders.  more...

Denise donated blood 75 times

OVER the past 40 years Denise Davies has given blood 75 times.  more...

Bands have a blast and raise cash for charity

NOT even the flu could stop two Worcestershire bands from making some noise for charity at a special gig held in Worcester this week.  more...

MAVERN: Skate park’s on its way, and now pupils can be involved too

ORGANISERS behind plans for a skate park in Malvern are set to visit schools in the town to inform them of the ambitious scheme in a bid to drum up support for the project with youngsters.  more...

Our book has Pershore tales aplenty

TWO Pershore women, who have already collaborated on a book about the town, took a roundabout route to their next work.  more...

TV licence officers on prowl in city

PEOPLE in Worcester who do not have a television licence are in for a fright this Hallowe'en, says TV Licensing, as enquiry officers aim to catch a record number of evaders.  more...

We got doctors to inspect our apple

IN the region of 1,000 people crowded the car park at the Royal Oak in Tenbury at the weekend to celebrate the town's festival of the apple.  more...

Church is asking you to sponsor its pipes

PEOPLE can now have their family name forever preserved in St James's Church, West Malvern, by sponsoring one of the new organ pipes.  more...

Secret filming should catch fly-tip gangs

HIDDEN spy cameras are set to be installed at a recycling centre blighted by fly-tipping.  more...

Man who dumped waste hit with fine

A MAN who was found guilty of fly-tipping was fined £1,700 by Worcester magistrates.  more...

Self-esteem course for young mums

YOUNG mums and dads to be have been offered places on a scheme aimed at improving their self-esteem.  more...

Painting returns to town via eBay

library archives and history books have a rival when it comes to unearthing the past - the eBay internet auction site.  more...

Taylor in Harriers FA Cup warning

VETERAN striker Bob Taylor may be injured at the moment but he is still passing on his wealth of knowledge at Kidderminster.  more...

United trailing behind on ground facilities

HEREFORD United supremo Graham Turner believes the club's time in the Nationwide Conference has left them playing catch-up in terms of facilities at Edgar Street.  more...

Top of the class

A TOWN school has scooped a top national award for its fundraising.  more...

Jobs in pipeline

A TRADING estate near Droitwich Spa is set for a £10million redevelopment which could see up to 150 jobs created at the site.  more...

Car pulled from river

A CAR left the road and ended up in the River Teme at Bransford, between Malvern and Worcester, on Sunday evening.  more...

Car pulled from river

A CAR left the road and ended up in the River Teme at Bransford, between Malvern and Worcester, on Sunday evening.  more...

Former hostage tells of his ‘pain’

MALVERN Baptist Church was packed to the rafters to welcome freed British hostage Norman Kember.  more...

Sports hall to get a camouflage roof

A LEADING member of Malvern Civic Society says Malvern St James School should have consulted local residents over plans for a new sports hall.  more...

Fixtures

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Griffiths’ hold on for win

ARDEN Sailing Club (Defford) members were set for for the penultimate races of the main season on Sunday.  more...

Sapey medal results

STEVE Upton won division one of the Sapey Golf Club's October month-end medal by two shots with a net 64 but the lowest net score of the day was division two winner Steven B Rogers, who carded a six-under 62.  more...

County U19s win league

THE Worcestershire U19 boys' squash team topped their group in the inter-county league played at the Chase Hotel & Leisure Complex, Oadby, Leicestershire.  more...

Lords of the Ring look forward to home base

AFTER being homeless for a just over a year, Malvern's only ultimate frisbee team, Lords of the Rings, will be returning to the Dyson Perrins' new and improved sports hall, where they were established.  more...

Running club goes back to basics

THE success of Malvern Joggers in the last couple of years means that in some ways it now fails to adhere to one of its founding ideals, that is to provide a running club open to all abilities.  more...

Last year’s champions Cavaliers have a slender lead

IN Division One of the Brewin Dolphin Securities sponsored Malvern Table Tennis League early season leaders are last year's champions Cavaliers, who have a slender one point advantage over Grosvenor.  more...

Chess club lifts knockout shield

MALVERN Chess Club held their annual general meeting at Manor Park Club, Malvern.  more...

Squash finals

THE semi-finals of the Malvern Closed 2006 championship are being played tonight (Friday) at Manor Park with the final on Saturday at 7pm.  more...

The Chase and Hanley Castle lift sevens titles

THE Chase girls and Hanley Castle HS boys have won the right to represent Worcestershire in the regional finals of the Army's rugby 7s competition.  more...

The Chase and Hanley Castle lift sevens titles

THE Chase girls and Hanley Castle HS boys have won the right to represent Worcestershire in the regional finals of the Army's rugby 7s competition.  more...

The Chase and Hanley Castle lift sevens titles

THE Chase girls and Hanley Castle HS boys have won the right to represent Worcestershire in the regional finals of the Army's rugby 7s competition.  more...

Cameras are panned

MOBILE speed camera placement in Welland is an accident waiting to happen, according to a concerned motorist.  more...

World Grand Prix quarter-final for Jenkins

LEDBURY darts ace Terry Jenkins has reached the quarter-finals of SkyBet World Grand Prix after edging out qualifier Andy Callaby 3-2 on Wednesday evening.  more...

Sounds like a good idea

A CHRISTIAN singer is planning to walk the length of the Malvern Hills to finance CDs of her songs.  more...

Malvern archer at Commonwealth Games

A MALVERN archer has been selected to shoot for Scotland in the Commonwealth Archery Games in Jamshedpur, India, early next month, Rebecca Gridley, aged 22, of Upper Colwall, took up the sport during her years as an undergraduate neuroscientist at Edinburgh university and has been a keen archer for the last four years, shooting compound for the last 12 months.  more...

Council debates allotment move

MALVERN Town Council is deciding its next move on new allotment space.  more...

Malvern archer at Commonwealth Games

A MALVERN archer has been selected to shoot for Scotland in the Commonwealth Archery Games in Jamshedpur, India, early next month.  more...

Councillor facing verdict

UPTON town councillor Tim Perry is set to discover whether he will face action for allegedly breaching the Code of Conduct.  more...

Gazette to the rescue in fight

A RETIRED Malvern resident who has waited six weeks for a blocked drain oustide his house to be cleared was due to have the work done this week after taking his complaint to the Malvern Gazette.  more...

Charity knitters stich up £200

KEEN knitters from Malvern got together for the Big Knit In last weekend to knit and chat and celebrate National Knitting Week.  more...

Eternal recognition for organ sponsors

PEOPLE can now have their family name forever preserved in St James's Church, West Malvern, by sponsoring one of the organ pipes.  more...

Schools are in the pink

CHILDREN at Northleigh Primary School were in the pink last week, raising over £230 for Breast Cancer Care.  more...

Dry spell for drinkers behind charity corker

PINT glasses will stay empty for a group of Upton volunteers during a charity fundraising campaign.  more...

Good start to project

Around 150 guests attended the first exhibition this month of the Friends of Croome Park Oral History Project.  more...

Forced to shut

THE children's play area in New Street, Upton, has been closed due to vandalism for the second time this year.  more...

Duo hits home with magazine

A FORMER paratrooper who recently moved to Malvern has set up a community magazine to celebrate his new home town.  more...

Attacker has temper problem

A 20-YEAR-old who heard a rumour he had been called a paedophile waited outside school gates and head-butted the pupil he thought was responsible.  more...

Fond memories of proud mayor

TRIBUTES have been paid to former Ledbury mayor and police sergeant, Bert Drennen, who died this week, in Hereford Hospital.  more...

Merger is in pipeline

MALVERN Hills District Council may merge its revenue and benefits services with other councils across Worcestershire.  more...

Elgar landmark is an inspiration

COMPOSER Sir Edward Elgar will be the inspiration for Malvern's entry in the 2007 Heart of England in Bloom competition.  more...

Powick Reserves sting Hornets

HORNETS FC 2, POWICK RESERVES 4  more...

Dozens facing charges

TWO people from Malvern and one from Newent appeared at Hereford Magistrates' Court on Monday facing charges relating to the Sequani laboratory in Ledbury.  more...

Grant debated

MALVERN Dial-a-Ride is in line for another £100,000 grant from the town council.  more...

Has Ted met the future PM?

SHAKING hands with Prince Charles and chatting to Gordon Brown was all in a day's work for a Malvern volunteer.  more...

Welcome help for collection

CHELSEA pensioner Ron Haynes will be standing guard at a Malvern supermarket this week and asking passers-by to give to the Poppy Appeal.  more...

Mind your Ps and Qs at award-winning pub

LANDLORD Duncan Ironmonger is clamping down on foul language at his award-winning pub, the Nag's Head, at Link Top.  more...

Toddler triggers fire with lighter

A THREE-year-old boy playing with a lighter triggered a blaze that gutted his family home in Malvern.  more...

Roundup

Hard work will go to blazes

TWO Bewdley schoolchildren will see their hard work go up in smoke at West Midland Safari Park's Bonfire Bonanza on Saturday, November 4.  more...

Bogus charity officials

BOGUS charity collectors have targeted Hartlebury homes to make a profit for their pockets.  more...

Rugby

Visitors too strong for Upton II

UPTON II 12PTS, BROCKWORTH III 20PTS UPTON'S second XV hosted Brockworth 3rd XV last Saturday, with a much changed team, losing a number of first choice players to the 1st XV.  more...

Penalty count puts pressure on Upton

UPTON 14pts, BREDON 16pts  more...

Theatre

Likely lad likes to be in charge

WHATEVER you do when you see Rodney Bewes at the Swan Theatre make sure that your mobile phone is switched off.  more...

Call goes out for a Wendy

CALLING all actresses who want to play Wendy in Peter Pan.  more...

Prairie music

Hereford Amateur Operatic Society will be performing Oklahoma! at the Courtyard from Friday, October 27, to Saturday, November 4.  more...

Redundant ‘Guy’ takes to the fields

RENT a Guy is a play for children being staged by the Swan Amateur Theatre Company next month to coincide with Guy Fawkes Night.  more...

Children’s TV hero makes her debut at the Everyman

ANIMATED children's character Tracey Beaker appears in real life at Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre. The volatile teenager's adventures appear on stage in Tracey Beaker Gets Real, from Monday, October 30 to Saturday, November 4.  more...

Classic farce for the Swan

Charley's Aunt, the latest production from the Swan Theatre Amateur Company, is on stage at the Swan, Worcester, tonight (Friday) and tomorrow. Call box office on 01905 611427 for tickets .  more...

All aboard for a voyage of discovery with G&S classic

HMS Pinfore is just one of the shows making up a varied programme at The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, this month.  more...

Crying wolf

THE Wolves in the Walls is a fascinating picture book written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean.  more...

Upton

Grab a bargain

PICK up a bargain at a table-top sale at Beechwood Residential Home tomorrow (Saturday). The sale runs from 10am-noon and entrance costs 50p.   more...

Generous support

A WORCESTER Samaritans collection in Upton on Saturday, October 21, raised £215. Friends of Worcester Samaritans Jill Bretherton thanked residents for their generosity.  more...

Supper at hall

AN autumn supper is being held in aid of Ripple Parish Church. Vale Connection Ladies' Barber Shop Chorus will provide the music at the event at 7.30pm on Saturday, November 4, at Ripple Parish Hall. Tickets cost £10, details on 01684 593166.  more...

Plan is rejected

PLANNERS have turned down an application for a temporary mobile home on land at Ryall. Mr and Mrs R Evans wanted to put the home on land at Hill View Gardens, as a residence for a key worker at their nursery. But the parish council and local residents objected and at a meeting of Malvern Hills District Council's southern area development control committee last week, officers recommended refusal. They said there was no need for a dwelling outside Ryall's settlement boundary. The committee voted to reject the plan.  more...

Tasty night

SAMPLE an array of sweet delights at an Upton in Bloom pudding evening on Wednesday, November 8. The event is at 7.30pm in Upton Church Room and admission is £4 on the door. Proceeds will help fund entry into next year's Britain in Bloom competition.  more...

Ready to be spooked

PREPARE for spooky goings on at Croome Park.  more...

Exploring the future

UPTON Community Pride is looking for volunteers to help develop the Town Plan.  more...

Spate of fires probed

POLICE are treating three car fires in just over an hour in Upton as arson.  more...

Store is set to expand

PLANS for alterations to the Co-Op in Upton's Old Street have been given the go-ahead by Malvern Hills District Council.  more...

Artwork returns to town via eBay sale

library archives and history books have a rival when it comes to unearth-ing the past - eBay!  more...

Villages

West Malvern

IT is sad to have to report for the second year in three there is no village bonfire and fireworks show to mark Guy Fawkes Day.  more...

Powick

NEXT Wednesday a free coffee morning is at the Link Nurseries, Hospital Lane from 10am-noon. Seasonal produce will be on sale and orders will be taken for hyacinth bulbs and holly wreaths for Christmas. There will be a bumper raffle.  more...

Bosbury

A NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch meeting will be at Bosbury Parish Hall today 27 at 7pm. There will be a presentation of the Smartwater system of marking property. For more details about the meeting telephone (01531) 640234.  more...

Birtsmorton

THERE will be a benefice memorial service at Birtsmorton Church this Sunday at 6.30pm.  more...

Berrow

THANK you to all who contributed to the jumble sale held at Berrow Village Hall. Through all of the hard work under the leadership of Janet £341was raised for Berrow/Pendock church.  more...

What'S On

Gig Guide

TONIGHT Antonio Forcione Quartet - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester Clive John - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester Reflex - Drummond's Bar, New Street, Worcester Lordi - Carling Academy, Birmingham Dane Stevens - Country Music Concert Club, Royal British Legion Club, Salwarpe Road, Droitwich Peter Grant - Town Hall, Cheltenham The Farmer's Daughter - Little Civic, Wolverhampton Once In A Lifetime Country Tour featuring Kenny Rogers, Don Williams and Rita Coolidge - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Rush Hour Blues: The Moutin Reunion Quintet - Symphony Hall, Birmingham TOMORROW Worcester Rock N Roll: Firebirds - Christopher Whitehead School, Bromwich Road, St John's, Worcester Cape of Good Hope, Zebedee Rays and Plot Against Paris - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester Tony O'Dee - Heenan's Social Club, Sansome Place, Worcester Craig Douglas plus Clive John - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester Angee - Barbourne Ex-Services Club, Worcester Long Blondes plus 1990s - Carling Academy 2, Birmingham Halloween Hell featuring Godsize plus Allerjin, Subliminal Fear and Noose For Neckties - Little Civic, Wolverhampton Sunday Frazer Nash - Barbourne Ex-Services Club, Worcester Sunriser - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester Show of Hands plus Martyn Joseph - Swan Theatre, Worcester New Order - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Sandi Thom - Carling Academy 2, Birmingham Sohodolls - Little Civic, Wolverhampton Hawkwind - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton Enter Shikari - Bar Academy, Birmingham Monday Ceroc Night - Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham Air Traffic - Little Civic, Wolverhampton Highway 61: Bob Dylan Tribute Band - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Tuesday Gypsy Pistoleros - Evolution, Lowesmoor, Worcester Altan - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester The Paddingtons plus The Enemy - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton Journey South - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Wednesday Jamming night - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester Martin Simpson - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester Unholy Alliance Chapter II: featuring Slayer, In Flames, Lamb Of God, Children of Bodom and Thine Eyes Bleed - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Badly Drawn Boy - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton David Essex plus Streeback - Symphony Hall, Birmingham Rush Hour Blues: Tom Hill and ZZ Bop - Symphony Hall, Birmingham The Feeling - Carling Academy, Birmingham Thursday Comedy Zone - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester York Waits: Guy Fawkes Celebration - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester Emma And The Professor - Nightjar Folk Club, Courtyard Arts Centre, Edgar Street, Hereford Abba Mania - Town Hall, Cheltenham Counterfeit Stones - The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury Gogol Bordello & Bedouin Soundclash: featuring Gogol Bordello plus Danko Jones, Disco Ensemble and Bedouin Soundclash - Carling Academy, Birmingham Friday Strange Machine - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester The Datsuns plus Paisley Riot - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton Mary Gauthier - Little Civic, Wolverhampton  more...

THEATRE GUIDE

UNTIL OCTOBER 28 Kiss Of The Spider Woman At the Playhouse, Bath Road, Cheltenham. Tickets available from box office.  more...

EXHIBITION GUIDE

UNTIL OCTOBER 28 The Longest Climb on Earth Stunning photographs form part of this exhibition at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum.  more...

EVENTS GUIDE

OCTOBER 27 Coffee Morning Held in the Guildhall from 9.30am-12noon. In aid of St Matthews Church, Ronkswood. Bric-a-Brac, cakes, raffle and lots more. All welcome.  more...

CONCERTS GUIDE

OCTOBER 27 Levens Choir on Tour Appearing at Worcester Cathedral. Come along and see one of the greatest choral works.  more...

What's On

Cinemas Malvern Cinema The History Boys (15) Daily 7.45pm, Sat, Sun & Thurs mats 4.30pm.  more...

What's On

Cinemas Malvern Cinema The History Boys (15) Daily 7.45pm, Sat, Sun & Thurs mats 4.30pm.  more...

  
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