Stories for 17 November 2006

Business

Chris buys back his coffee shop after 15 years

COFFEE house king Chris Carwardine is making a comeback in Worcester.  more...

Business News

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Cinema

Singer's story

FARINELLI the Castrato is the Forum Film Special at Malvern Theatres next week.  more...

Singer's story

FARINELLI the Castrato is the Forum Film Special at Malvern Theatres next week.  more...

Bond debuts in Casino

THE film of Ian Fleming's Casino Royale is at Malvern Cinema from today (Friday) until Thursday, November 30.  more...

Dave Bradley

Dave Bradley - Friday feeling 17 November 06

MURKY Watson is one of my favourite people. Murky has been around for years. No one knows why he's called Murky and I don't know how I know him, he's just one of those people you know.  more...

Football

Girls: Molly is a five-star

MOLLY Maguire put in a five-star performance as Ferndale Flyers under-10s won 8-0 at Kinver Colts. Chelsea Oliver (2) and Holly Baron also scored.  more...

Kidder News Latest

Doors open at one-stop shop

THE £1.3 million one-stop shop for Wyre Forest residents seeking advice and information on a range of district and county council services opened its doors this week.  more...

Doors open at one-stop shop

THE £1.3 million one-stop shop for Wyre Forest residents seeking advice and information on a range of district and county council services opened its doors this week.  more...

Busy Scouts on postal mission

FOR the 14th year running, Scouts will be making festive deliveries in Kidderminster and some of its nearby villages.  more...

Busy Scouts on postal mission

FOR the 14th year running, Scouts will be making festive deliveries in Kidderminster and some of its nearby villages.  more...

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Latest

Mum’s shock at photo of naked man near school

A MOTHER-of-three has expressed her disgust after finding a photo of a man's genitals in a phone box near to a community centre and school in Worcester.  more...

It’s Wallace and Gromit in the big festive switch on

WALLACE and Gromit fans flocked to Worcester city centre to see the plasticine pair celebrate the start of the festive season by turning on the Christmas lights.  more...

Air ambulance called to crash

A WOMAN was taken to Selly Oak hospital in Birmingham by air ambulance today following an accident on the A46 Evesham bypass.  more...

Latets

Prison officers honour murdered colleague

MORE than a hundred prison officers lined the entrance to Emmanuel Church in Redditch's Ecumenical Centre this afternoon to bid a final farewell to their colleague and friend Naomi Phipps.  more...

Leisure General

Visual treat by students

THE Courtyard, Hereford, will host an exhibition of visual art by staff and students from the new FdA/BA fine art course at Herefordshire College of Art and Design, starting on December 8. The exhibition includes not only painting, printmaking and drawing, which form the core activity of the course, but ceramics, photography and video.  more...

Crafts go on display

HEREFORD'S Contemporary Craft Fair opens today (Friday) at the Courtyard arts centre. Now in its 13th year, the fair showcases the work of 60 local craftspeople and will include the work of jewellers, ceramicists, textile artists, basket makers, wire sculptors and leather workers. The craft fair is organised by Herefordshire Council and is open from 10am-6pm on today and Saturday and 10am-5pm on Sunday. View the catalogue at www.craftfair.uk. com.  more...

Engravers’ art inspires prints

AN exhibition of black and white prints from wood engravings opens at Hereford Museum and Art Gallery this month.  more...

Ben's a popular poet

AN Audience With Benjamin Zephaniah takes place at the Cheltenham Town Hall on Monday, November 20, at 7.30pm.  more...

Show's set to sparkle

CRYSTALS, gems and fossils will be on display and on sale at the Rock 'n' Gem Show at Cheltenham Racecourse this weekend (November 18-19), from 10am-5pm.  more...

Hegley’s on his last leg!

Edinburgh Fringe regular John Hegley, right, brings his Uncut Confetti show to Colwall Village Hall on Saturday, December 9.  more...

Letters

You say you know best but you don’t live here

SIR - Isn't it interesting that neither John Hinton nor Bob Ross live in St John's but know what is best for us all here?  more...

We’ve built more affordable houses

SIR - I am delighted to see Chris Winwood (Letters, November 6) has taken the time to read the Conservative literature in detail. If this is the same Chris Winwood who ran as a Labour candidate for the council, perhaps he is considering changing his mind? Perhaps like so many others in Worcester he has lost patience with Labour's broken promises?  more...

Plagued by youths outside the theatre

SIR - My wife and I went to Malvern Theatre to watch the play Amy's View.  more...

Plagued by youths outside the theatre

SIR - My wife and I went to Malvern Theatre to watch the play Amy's View.  more...

Penalise those who leave engines idling

SIR - Many drivers leave their cars with the engine idling to keep warm, or when waiting at red lights, etc. It actually causes more than 30 times more emissions compared with when a car with a hot engine is driven at a steady speed of 40 to 45mph.  more...

Cathedral’s bells a moving tribute

SIR - Last Post sounded, followed by reveille and the sound of gunfire. It was a very moving moment for many Worcester people at the War Memorial on Armistice Day.  more...

You might go senile but live for the day

SIR - Like all elderly people, at 69 I worry about Alzheimer's disease (Body and Soul, November 8).  more...

Shame of hospital wards lying idle

CAN someone explain to me why you can have a knee or hip replacement at Kidderminster Hospital but you can't have a baby?  more...

Swipe at energy efforts

I AM rather annoyed by Councillor Clee's swipe in the Shuttle/Times & News that "all councillors have been invited to partake in the distribution of energy-saving devices."  more...

Try a public car park

I MUST reply to Lynette Ward (Town is stressful, October 26). Store car parks are primarily provided for shoppers at that store. If she just wants to stroll round the shops, buying or window shopping, and doesn't want to rush back to her vehicle every hour or so, there is a simple solution. We have public car parks in Kidderminster and a multi-storey in Blackwell Street where she can park as long as she likes.  more...

B&Q car park has never been full

ON Thursday evening I was reading my weekly Shuttle and in particular the articles relating to our local B&Q store, and quite frankly it made my blood boil with anger.  more...

Flower lady

DOES anyone remember or have any information on Mrs Sarah Ann Sharpe.  more...

Better monitoring

COUN Clive Smith appears to be concerned at the way council provision of affordable housing is operating under the new local plan, after years of preparation, and a local inquiry before an inspector, and final approval by MHDC within the last 12 months.  more...

Daunting task

LAST week I looked into the possibility of travelling from Birmingham Airport to Malvern by train at around 7pm on a Saturday evening. To make this journey by rail would take two hours 11 minutes and necessitate walking (with luggage) from Birmingham New Street station to Moor Street.  more...

Save Malvern!

WELL, the Inspector has now reported on the Local Plan and it seems we can breathe relatively easily until 2011.  more...

Makes you think

DO the children throwing bricks from the old disused railway bridge over the Hereford Road in Ledbury now maybe wonder "What if one of those vehicles had belonged to our mum or dad and they had been hurt?"  more...

Spring concern

I WOULD like to make quite clear to colleagues of the Malvern Hills Conservators' Board and members of the public that I am very concerned about likely contamination of the Haslad Spring and other water courses by grass waste collected by the Conservators' field staff and dumped in the West of England quarry.  more...

Nimby ageism

I have to disagree with Brian Stowe (Your Letters, November 3), as a resident of Park View, in Grange Road, he will admittedly be affected by events in the park, but when he says the concern is "simply high decibels of sound late into the evening - whatever the nature of the noise" he has clearly forgotten the orchestral performances with fireworks that went on until 11pm.  more...

A plan of foresight

I was interested to note the contrast between the so-called Earth Houses' on your front page (Malvern Gazette, November 3) and the Spa Hotel illustrated on page 5.  more...

Young people keep the faith

MAY I thank the people of Ledbury for their wonderful support over this past weekend in the various ceremonies of remembrance.  more...

Sad loss of outdoor centre

I WAS both saddened and angry to hear Worcestershire County Council proposes to close The West Malvern Outdoor Education Centre.  more...

Lifestyle

How far will you go to have perfect skin?

Perfect skin is high on every woman's wish list, along with slimmer thighs, a flatter tummy and bigger breasts.  more...

Memory Lane

Echoes from the Past

100 years ago Few districts are enabled to have so important a fur and feather show as will take place at the Assembly Rooms, under the auspices of the Malvern and District Feather and Fur Association. About £150 is offered in prizes for dogs, poultry, pigeons. rabbits, cavies, canaries, British and foreign birds, rats and mice. It should be mentioned that the classes for dogs form a new feature of the show and it is hoped that there will be a good number of entries, in order that the association may be encouraged to repeat the experiment. Malvern News, November 17, 1906.  more...

Airships at the cutting edge of technology

A LARGE audience gathered at the Assembly Rooms in Malvern 100 years ago to hear about some of the most advanced technology of the day.  more...

Hill seats seen as traps for unwary

SOMEONE at Malvern Hills Conservators must definitely have annoyed the editor of the Malvern News 100 years ago; for the second time in just a few weeks, the paper featured sarcastic attacks on the board.  more...

Shield handed over for safekeeping

MRS Janet Fallon, of Drakes Broughton, saw Malvern Memories of October 27, which featured a picture of Bromsberrow FC taken in the 1946-7 season.  more...

Music

You don’t have to know any Gaelic

SINCE quitting her job as a music development officer in 2004 to follow her dream of being a folk singer, Gaelic artist Julie Fowlis has scaled new musical heights.  more...

Ol’ Blue Eyes is back on top of the Malverns

THE sound of Sinatra is set to be heard in Malvern as musician Phil Fryer returns with the Matt Stacey Band to sing the songs of the musical legend.  more...

WIN tickets to see the best Rat Pack tribute around

A SWINGING tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr is set to be staged in Cheltenham later this month when The Rat Pack Live hits town.  more...

An evening of jazz in the gallery

SAXOPHONIST, flautist and clarinet player Casey Greene is set to make an appearance in Kidderminster later this month as part of the town library's regular jazz evenings.  more...

Last chance for Medford

A WELL-respected lively covers band is hoping to throw a party to end all parties in Worcester as it plays two final gigs in the city before splitting up.  more...

Rock band’s appeal for support acts

STADIUM rock-style band, Trigger, will be looking to pull a good audience to Jacksons in Kidderminster tomorrow night.  more...

Classic tracks from Clapton

CLASSIC Clapton, a tribute band that has played at Glastonbury and the Royal Festival Hall, will be recreating Eric Clapton's legendary stage performances at the Town Hall in Cheltenham on Sunday, November 19.  more...

Best of wartime music

PACK Up Your Troubles is the very best of wartime music, with a non-stop stream of singalong favourites from the 1940s. The concert is at Cheltenham Town Hall on Monday (November 20), at 2pm. Tickets cost £13 and £10 from 01242 227979.  more...

Choral combination

BEETHOVEN'S Mass in C and Mozart's Requiem will be performed by Hereford Choral Society at Hereford Cathedral tomorrow (Saturday), at 7.30pm. Tickets can be booked by calling David Plowman on 01432 274144.  more...

Swinging for swans

MALVERN Big Band will perform an evening of jazz and swing at Newtown Club. The event, featuring vocalist Kirsten Winter, is on Sunday, November 26, at 8pm. Tickets are £5, with proceeds to St Joseph's Swans and Cygnets Pre-School. For detaiils, call 07977 091829.  more...

Chorus will premiere angel-inspired work

MALVERN Theatres is holding the world premier of award-winning composer Rory Boyle's latest work, A Book of Angels.  more...

Trio opens new series

THE Rosamunde Trio will open this year's Worcester International Piano Series The ensemble will perform works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Beethoven at Huntingdon Hall, tomorrow (Saturday), at 8pm.  more...

Band beats rivals to magazine prize

A MALVERN-based band rocked its way to success in a national competition.  more...

Locorriere opens month

Worcester's Huntingdon Hall has a musical medley lined up for November.  more...

Ron returns all ready to roll back the years

KEYBOARD player Ron Jones is back entertaining the old folks with sing-a-long sessions of old-time favourites.  more...

News

Ton-up Colley still repaying City

WORCESTER City showed a great deal of faith when they took on Nick Colley just over two years ago.  more...

Windo relishing long-awaited return

HE is well into his 38th year and has not played a competitive game of rugby for more than seven months but Tony Windo believes he has never been in better shape.  more...

Windo relishing long-awaited return

HE is well into his 38th year and has not played a competitive game of rugby for more than seven months but Tony Windo believes he has never been in better shape.  more...

Injury woes ravage Rovers

MANAGER Rod Brown has admitted that an injury crisis at the Victoria Ground could put a dent in Bromsgrove Rovers' promotion hopes.  more...

Injury woes ravage Rovers

MANAGER Rod Brown has admitted that an injury crisis at the Victoria Ground could put a dent in Bromsgrove Rovers' promotion hopes.  more...

Mullen calls for Swifts support

STOURPORT Swifts boss Phil Mullen is appealing for supporters to get behind the new era at Walshes Meadow this weekend after a promising start to his reign.  more...

Opinion

Thrilled to see plasticine pair turn on lights

Nine-year-old James Burton had the time of his life yesterday when he got the chance to help Wallace and Gromit turn on the Christmas lights at Worcester's CrownGate Shopping Centre.  more...

Opinion

IT'S hard to believe from our picture taken yesterday (Thursday), but we are assured the new Lidl store, in Malvern Link, is on course to open on Thursday, November 30.  more...

Reports

No points, no tries, no hope for Worcester

ANOTHER error-strewn performance from Worcester Warriors saw them sink 20-6 against Harlequins - their eighth consecutive Guinness Premiership defeat of the campaign.  more...

Reviews

The Wolves in the Wall - Review: Malvern Theatres

THUNDEROUS applause, cheers and wolf whistles filled the theatre at the end of Wednesday's performance of The Wolves in the Wall.  more...

Round-Up

Bike dash will inspire you to use libraries

A MOTORCYCLE dash through the two counties has inspired booklovers to visit libraries all over the UK.  more...

Why did popular radio DJ go off the air?

MYSTERY surrounds why a popular DJ was not on air in his scheduled slot yesterday.  more...

Benefits service merger bid leads to job loss fears

FEARS over possible job losses have been raised after plans were revealed to merge the benefits service at Worcester City Council with five other district councils.  more...

Benefits service merger bid leads to job loss fears

FEARS over possible job losses have been raised after plans were revealed to merge the benefits service at Worcester City Council with five other district councils.  more...

Fire at hall – but it’s all a test

HANBURY Hall was the scene of a major fire yesterday - but thankfully it was just a mock-up to test the elegant mansion's evacuation procedures.  more...

Pots, tuck and PJs – and it’s all for Children in Need

It'S Children in Need day today - and these are just some of the events taking place around Worcestershire.  more...

I grew the year’s biggest sunflower

SCORES of children from across Worcestershire took up the challenge of growing the largest sunflower this year.  more...

Students will play for England at world cup

TWO students from the University of Worcester will be representing England in an international football tournament.  more...

Villagers just keep on giving to church fund

VILLAGERS in Kempsey continue to dip into their pockets and have boosted the church appeal to more than £17,000.  more...

Blood, cuts and black eyes - but all in the name of art

YOUNG members of an amateur theatrical group found themselves covered in cuts, bumps and bruises when they took part in a workshop - but it was all in the name of drama.  more...

Don’t fall for this delivery premium line scam

HOUSEHOLDERS are urged to be on the lookout to avoid falling victim to a postal scam that targeted residents this time last year.  more...

Courageous Will talks to MPs

A BRAVE Pershore schoolboy who was born with a complex heart condition made a speech most politicians would have been proud of in Parliament.  more...

Consumers told how to read egg labelling

WORCESTERSHIRE residents are being told how to check their eggs.  more...

Jen misses out in gay modelling competition

A 21-year-old finalist in a modelling competition exclusively for gay and bisexual women is disappointed after not winning.  more...

EVESHAM: Special moment for dedicated fund-raiser

AN Evesham father-of-three who has been given an MBE for raising more than half a million pounds for leukaemia research has spoken of his proud moment when he was given the prestigious honour earlier this month.  more...

Cathedral appeal is now halfway there

ORGANISERS of the £5m Music and Lights appeal to buy two organs and high-tech lights for Worcester Cathedral are celebrating after raising half the money they need.  more...

We’re still a man short of the Full Monty, says theatre group

A WORCESTER theatre group that is a man short for The Full Monty has renewed its calls for an actor to make up the six who resort to stripping to pay the bills.  more...

KIDDERMINSTER: Railway claims heritage award for a third time

ONGOING investment by Severn Valley Railway has been recognised in an annual awards scheme.  more...

DROITWICH: Have your say on the future of spa town

DROITWICH residents are being invited to attend a meeting this month to discuss a vital document being drawn up to shape the town's future.  more...

Happy or sad, we share the time together

A WORCESTER couple who married just a few months after meeting are celebrating 50 years together today.  more...

Can you help to find the mystery relative?

EX-PAT Lynn Lyon is appealing to Worcester News readers to help her find one of her only surviving relatives who lives in the county.  more...

Can you help to find the mystery relative?

EX-PAT Lynn Lyon is appealing to Worcester News readers to help her find one of her only surviving relatives who lives in the county.  more...

Can you help to find the mystery relative?

EX-PAT Lynn Lyon is appealing to Worcester News readers to help her find one of her only surviving relatives who lives in the county.  more...

Support group for bereaved parents

A SUPPORT group for bereaved parents is being formed as a result of a Not Out Of Mind babies' memorial service held at St Martin's Church, London Road, Worcester.  more...

Top artist on his way to the city

THERE will be smiles all round when a popular artist makes a personal appearance in Worcester tomorrow morning.  more...

Christie happy to stay with Harriers

HARRIERS hot-shot Iyseden Christie has set his sights on scoring goals for the club for the rest of this season - and beyond.  more...

Trent links up with Socceroos

TRENT McClenahan has raised Hereford United's profile on the international stage after being called into the Australian squad.  more...

Harriers take teenager on loan

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have bolstered their squad with the one-month loan signing of West Bromwich Albion youngster Rob Davies.  more...

Heart cash is a boost

PATIENTS in Bromsgrove will benefit from the £9,500 won by the cardiac rehabilitation team based at the Alexandra hospital.  more...

Wright tunes up to UB40

A TEENAGER from Bromsgrove is hoping to make his mark in the British Superbike Championship with the help of international chart toppers UB40.  more...

Injury woes ravage Rovers

MANAGER Rod Brown has admitted that an injury crisis at the Victoria Ground could put a dent in Bromsgrove Rovers' promotion hopes.  more...

Bert’s using his nine lives

A SPA cat used up two of his nine lives after being hit twice in separate road accidents.  more...

Police gunning for speeders

POLICE have pledged to crack down on speeding traffic in the area.  more...

Roger receives safety award

A COLWALL man has been awarded a top honour for his work in the field of health and safety.  more...

Cyril ‘home’ after 60-year absence

A FORMER West Malvern resident returned to the village last weekend, 60 years after leaving to join the Royal Navy.  more...

Taxi will make life easier for disabled

A JOURNEY to the shops or a trip to the hills will be much easier wheelchair users, thanks to Malvern first disabled access taxi.  more...

Artist through to prize final

Malvern's David Prentice has been selected as a finalist for a major prize in the art world.  more...

Block put on plea for land

A PLAN to relocate allotments to the edge of Malvern has been blocked after Malvern Hills Conservators refused to consider releasing the land.  more...

Chance to help light up a life

ST Michael's Hospice is preparing to launch its eighth annual Light Up A Life event.  more...

Chance to help light up a life

ST Michael's Hospice is preparing to launch its eighth annual Light Up A Life event.  more...

Bear necessities of raising money

normally fashion-conscious stylists at Andrew's Hair and Beauty Studio, in Malvern Link, were looking rather more casual than usual this week.  more...

Founder of firm dies, 94

A FUNERAL service for businessman Peter McGuffie, who died recently aged 94, was held at Malvern Priory on Friday, November 10.  more...

Novel is Nick’s way of making sense of life

A HANLEY Castle High School teacher whose only other published work is a sex education manual has now written a novel.  more...

Giving a lovely gift

Malvern volunteers are being asked to step forward and help with different organisations this winter.  more...

Death is loss to whole council

ELDERSFIELD parish clerk Joseph Gabbott has paid tribute to Coun David Griffiths, who died on Wednesday, November 8, following a sudden illness.  more...

Uninsured driver avoids ban

A MAN caught driving without insurance has escaped being banned after pleading it would cause him exceptional hardship.  more...

Five-day ride is real trailblazer

Cyclist Glynis Dray is horrified Malvern Town Council has withdrawn from a plan to create a cycle path through the area.  more...

Group raises funds to aid Thai orphans

A MALVERN group needs funding for a trip to help villagers in Thailand.  more...

Link to festive events

A NEW website will let people know everything happening in Malvern this Christmas.  more...

Licensing change is working

ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour in Malvern has not increased in the year since licensing hours were extended, according to police, landlords and council officers.  more...

Birch battle gives other species a chance

VOLUNTEERS donned wellies and gloves and joined the effort to clear unwanted tree growth from the Malvern Hills.  more...

Jail warning to thief

A RECOVERING drug addict who stole cosmetics has been warned if she steals anything again she could go to prison.  more...

Polly’s arrival a puzzler for Gill

BIRDLOVER Gill Hardie was puzzled to hear an unusual call coming from the woods opposite her house in Poolbrook on Monday.  more...

Death viewed as accidental

A VERDICT of accidental death has been recorded on an 18-year-old Ledbury motorist who died in a head-on head after overtaking a pick-up truck on the A449 at Preston Cross.  more...

Driver faces crash charge

POLICE have charged a man with causing death by dangerous driving following an incident at Eastnor that led to the death of Ledbury's Colin Fletcher, aged 17.  more...

School boycotts use of swimming pool

LEDBURY Primary School has suspended lessons at the town swimming pool after four eight-year-old boys complained a man had exposed himself in the changing rooms.  more...

Global warming hits berry grower

A LEADING supplier of blackcurrants to Ribena and Innocent Drinks is planting up to a million new bushes because of global warming.  more...

Tax on house value would cost us dear

A PROPOSAL to replace Council Tax with a tax based on house prices could see bills almost double in the Malvern Hills.  more...

QinetiQ wins £5m contract

TECHNOLOGY firm QinetiQ has won a £5 million contract to manage the Highways Agency's technology systems for the next five years.  more...

Soccer star Andy opens sports hall

HUNDREDS of smiling schoolchildren celebrated the official opening of Sport Dyson Perrins this week.  more...

Shared services plan could save council £2m a year

MALVERN Hills District Council has approved plans to take part in a countywide scheme for delivering revenue and benefit services.  more...

Moving closer

POLICE and Malvern Hills District Council have agreed to work more closely over community issues.  more...

Judge says defendant has mental health problems

A 50-YEAR-OLD man who carried out sex acts on himself near Malvern's swimming pool is to be assessed for mental health treatment.  more...

Cause of crash still a mystery

A PENSIONER'S brain injury suffered after an accident on his electrically-assisted pedal cycle contributed to his death, an inquest heard.  more...

Car is finished in memory of Scott

THE friends and schoolmates of a Malvern teenager who died last year have finished the project on which he was working and dedicated it to his memory.  more...

Teen tried to bite officers

A TEENAGER tried to bite two police officers after he was arrested for being drunk and disorderly.  more...

‘We are offering jobs and trade’

GERMAN supermarket firm Lidl says its new store, which opens at the end of the month, will be good for the local economy and will support the community.  more...

Roundup

Tots on safari

TINY tots at a Kidderminster playgroup are in for a treat after attracting funds to help pay for them to go on a Santa Safari at the West Midland Safari Park.  more...

Make new friends at centre

VOLUNTEERS are hoping to cook up some interest in Stourport Social Day Centre and its varied programme of events to boost numbers coming through the doors.  more...

Rugby: KCs bid to bounce back

KIDDERMINSTER Carolians will be hoping for a cup tonic this weekend after a depressing league defeat to the Midlands Three West North bottom club.  more...

Hockey: Free-scoring Stourport move fourth

STOURPORT Men were in goalscoring form to keep their National North revival going with a 9-4 victory at Nottingham.  more...

Snooker: Franche B stay top

FRANCHE B protected their position at the top of the Kidderminster and District Wednesday Snooker League Division One with a 5-0 whitewash of St Johns A.  more...

Society

Wyre Forest

WORCESTERSHIRE AUDIO VISUAL GROUP - At the last monthly meeting, members were invited by fellow member Peter Frampton to a French evening. Members saw a selection of audio visual sequences made in France.  more...

Cleobury Mortimer

BRIDGE CLUB - For the last three weeks, there has been a half table so to avoid any players having a long sit out, a Howell movement has been played.  more...

Stream Test

Saddlers set out to tame the Bulls

HEREFORD United face a tough test if they are to record their fourth Coca-Cola League Two win on the spin.  more...

Theatre

You’ll go wild for the wolves

REVIEW: THE Wolves in the Walls is an innovative, exciting, silly, scary, whirlwind of a show.  more...

Peter and Wendy to slide in for hit show

FOLLOWING up their unforgettable previous productions, the Russian Ice Stars return to Malvern this month and bring the story of Peter Pan to life.  more...

Richard has a wealth of stories to share

ONE of the greatest folk entertainers from the 1970s will share his humorous view of the world with Worcester when he comes to Huntingdon Hall.  more...

Don’t mind me – I’m just whooping uncontrollably

CENTRE STAGE: Chris Jaeger of worcester live - I HAVE just come back from a few days in Toronto. It's a very pleasant if unexciting city, and the Canadians are a courteous and friendly race of people.  more...

Celebrate the season

CELEBRATE The Season is a musical variety evening which takes place each year at Malvern Theatre.  more...

Hatching out a curious story

THE Sun, The Moon and Half a Chicken, a new children's theatre production, will be at Malvern Theatres on Saturday, November 25.  more...

Barrie’s vision played out on ice

THE story of the boy who never grew up is coming to Malvern, courtesy of a group of professional ice skaters.  more...

Innovative show visits

ONE of Britain's leading vocal groups is bringing its innovative show to Malvern for the first time.  more...

Travel

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Upton

Coffee morning

A COFFEE morning in aid of charity Send A Cow will be held in at 12 Hillview Gardens, Upton, tomorrow (Saturday), from 10am to noon. Send a Cow provides livestock and training to poor families in Africa.  more...

Pudding evening

AN Upton in Bloom pudding evening held at Memorial Hall on Wednesday, November 8, was a great success. Guests sampled a delicious selection of desserts and a raffle was held to raise money for the town's entry into the 2007 Britain in Bloom competition.  more...

Litter picking

UPTON town councillors have raised concerns over Malvern Hills District Council plans to delegate litter picking responsibilities to parish councils.  more...

Try a pie

ENJOY a mince pie and a glass of sherry at Beechwood residential home, Upton, from 11am to noon on Tuesday, November 28. The event, to raise money for residential and day care clients, also features a selection of stalls, raffle and tombola.  more...

Pub crawl with music

LOCAL duo Ray Mytton and Paul White have organised a musical pub crawl around Upton with a collection in aid of Children in Need.  more...

Getting a taste of school life

CHILDREN at St Mary's Primary School, Longdon, wowed visitors with a range of activities at an open day on Thursday, November 9.  more...

Appeal aimed to children in hospital

MOST youngsters will spend Christmas Day at home with their families, playing with whatever new toys Santa has delivered.  more...

Clint tops £1,500 with brave walk

Fundraiser Clint Varndall braved the wind and rain to complete his Big Freeze walk and raise more than £1,500 for charity.  more...

Villages

West Malvern

WEST Malvern now has its own community policeman. He is Malvern-raised Kevin Youds, who has been appointed to assist local beat manager Roger Pullin. He expects to be on foot around the village on a regular basis and should become a well-recognised figure.  more...

Wellington Heath

WELLINGTON Heath village Christmas fair will get the festive season underway on December 3 between 10am-noon at the Farmers Arms. Proceeds to go to St Michael's Hospice.  more...

Welland

Just a reminder that Saturday's Friends of Welland Bingo night is postponed until Easter. However, the coach trip to Bath is still on for December 2.  more...

Staunton

STAUNTON Parish Church was full before the procession through the churchyard to the war memorial in the church field.  more...

Powick and Callow End

ARRANGEMENTS are in hand to form a youth club, meeting on Fridays at Powick Parish Hall and starting in February. An inaugural meeting is planned for some time in January.  more...

Colwall

TONIGHT (Friday), Henry Sandon (BBC Antiques Roadshow fame) is coming to Colwall Village Hall. Tickets, £10, can be obtained from John Goodwin estate agents or from committee members of the Macmillan Cancer Support Colwall and Ledbury Group. This will be an interesting and entertaining evening.  more...

Bosbury

A VARIED programme of entertainment in the village this weekend ensures something for everyone. Tonight (Friday), there is a prize bingo evening in the parish hall, eyes down at 8pm. Excellent prizes and raffle.  more...

What'S On

GIG GUIDE

TONIGHT Medford - Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester.  more...

CONCERT GUIDE

NOVEMBER 18 Oakville Singers in Concert Back by popular demand at St Martin's Church, London Road, Worcester, from 7.30pm. All proceeds to RNLI.  more...

THEATRE GUIDE

UNTIL NOVEMBER 18 Living Together St John's Players present Alan Ayckbourn's superb comedy at the Swan Theatre. Tickets available from box office.  more...

EXHIBITIONS GUIDE

UNTIL NOVEMBER 25 The Pilgrimage Books An exhibition of artists' books at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum.  more...

EVENTS GUIDE

NOVEMBER 18 Alternatives to Vivisection 7pm in the Littleton Room, Malvern. All welcome.  more...

What's on

Cinemas Malvern Cinema: Casino Royale (12A) Daily 7.15pm, Sat, Sun & Thurs mats 3.30pm.  more...

  
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