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Worcestershire | Archive | 2006 | November

Stories for 13 November 2006

Business

New face to lead company forward

ONE of the West Midlands' best known property lawyers has stepped down as head of his department after 18 years in the role. more...

Home-owners face hike in interest next month

Customers of the UK's biggest building society were hit with higher mortgage costs after Nationwide acted on the rise in interest rates. more...

Down The Lane

City trying to block out memory of cup defeat

SIR Alex Ferguson celebrated 20 years as the manager of Manchester United last week. more...

Education

Pupils get physical

ACTIVE Wilden pupils are making a mockery of reports that children are shunning the healthy lifestyles drive after yoga classes proved so successful they were added to the regular timetable. more...

Splashing out to help poor

YOUNG fund-raisers from a Bewdley school have splashed out to have some fun to help improve the lives of people living in some of the world's poorest countries. more...

Playground wins makeover

FOLEY Park First School pupils have been given the chance to sample even more of the great outdoors thanks to a £10,000 playground makeover. more...

Playground wins makeover

FOLEY Park First School pupils have been given the chance to sample even more of the great outdoors thanks to a £10,000 playground makeover. more...

Equestrian

Showjumper has what it takes to become a winner

TEN years ago, young Caroline Webley from the village of Hanbury, near Droitwich, was quoted in a local newspaper saying it was her dream to ride in the Olympics. more...

Gardening

The sweet scents of winter are a wonder

FOR me, the scent of a garden is almost as important as the structure and colours of it and there is never a shortage of aromatic plants in the summer months - but what about winter? more...

Good enough to eat:

GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT Planting new raspberry canes Stuck in winter but dreaming of delicious summer fruits? more...

What to do this week 11.11.06

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK l Remove decaying or dead branches of established trees to prepare for winter winds. more...

Kidder News Latest

Staying focused in difficult situations

AS with all the emergency services, calm professionalism is vital if lives are to be saved and injuries minimised by ambulance service personnel called out to crash scenes. more...

Latest

Two silent minutes that meant so much

THOUSANDS of people turned out to remember those who have lost their lives in wars past and present at services, wreath-laying ceremonies and parades across Worcestershire. more...

Horror as a car killed my horse

A TRAUMATISED rider has spoken about the terrifying moment her horse was hit by a car and killed. more...

Let Chris take you on a lovely river journey

THERE have been many books published about the River Severn, as befits one of the great geological features of Britain, but few blessed by such stunning photography as Chris Morris's new one, A Portrait of The Severn. more...

Gran's anguish at HIV-test wait

A DEVASTATED patient who received a letter saying there is a risk she could have contracted HIV or hepatitis B after a routine operation has spoken of her anguish as she waits for blood test results. more...

Gran's anguish at HIV-test wait

A man was pulled unconscious from the river Severn in Worcester by firefighters.

A CAMPAIGN to ban boozing along Worcester riverside has been ruled out for now because so few people have complained to police about anti-social behaviour. more...

City reins back itsspendingon homelessness

A MASSIVE predicted overspend in dealing with homeless people in the city has halved over the past few weeks, the Worcester News can reveal. more...

City reins back its spending on homelessness

A MASSIVE predicted overspend in dealing with homeless people in the city has halved over the past few weeks, the Worcester News can reveal. more...

Latets

Cash machine plans refused

PLANS for a much-needed cash machine in Winyates have been rejected because police fear users would be at risk from muggers. more...

Vandals attack new bench

A PICNIC bench by a Matchborough pond has been vandalised just hours after being installed. more...

Man glassed in face

A MAN was taken to hospital after being hit in the face with a glass in Redditch town centre. more...

Letters

Mums need parking as much as disabled

SIR - No one can dispute the fact that disabled people need their own wider parking spaces. However, the main problem is the complete overkill on the amount of disabled spaces in the county's car parks - particularly the multi-storey ones in both Worcester and Redditch. more...

MND was a shock but not a horror

SIR - In response to your article following my interview with your reporter about my experience of having a son with MND published on Saturday, October 28, I was pleased to note that you responded to my request for help in raising public awareness of this terminal illness. I do however, feel that the heading was very badly worded, and use of the word horror' was inappropriate. more...

We’re living in a Big Brother world

SIR - Are your readers waking up to the surveillance society? Recent media coverage reveals just the tip of the iceberg: the database state that threatens us all. more...

The wrong facts about the EU

SIR - Never afraid to let the facts get in the way of one of his favourite subjects, DE Margrett (Letters, October 27) states, yet again, firstly that "the EU has preserved peace in Europe since it was founded" and secondly, "75 per cent of UK trade is with Europe". more...

Words of wisdom

SIR - The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age - Lucille Ball. more...

Words of wisdom

SIR - The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age - Lucille Ball. more...

Local Walks

Let your imagination take flight on a canalside trek

IF you have even the slightest interest in old buildings, local history or perhaps social history, then Avoncroft Museum of Buildings at Stoke Prior, near Bromsgrove, is well worth a visit. more...

News

Own goal bags Worcester win

A LAST-minute own goal gave Worcester City Women a 3-2 home victory over Birmingham Athletic in West Midlands Division One South. more...

Opinion

Public need to support alcohol ban

MEN - and women - in befuddled alcoholic huddles have long been the scourge of public places. more...