Stories for 20 December 2006

Acorns

Acorn’s fund-raising appeal to festive revellers fails to raise cash expected

A fund-raising appeal us-ing specially-designed beer mats to urge drinkers to donate to a children's charity this Christmas is not going as well as expected.  more...

Alcester

Festive fair with a difference

OUR Lady's Catholic Primary School in Alcester held a Christmas fair with a difference this year, focusing on Indian and Asian traditions.  more...

Stylish twist to meals scheme

PUPILS at an Alcester school are not only eating healthily but also look stylish this Christmas.  more...

Egg shattered wing mirror

A MEMBER of the Alcester Male Voice Choir has claimed he could have been killed when a egg was thrown at his car.  more...

Cash for Air Ambulance

A KIND-hearted woman who set up a Countryside Sports Appeal has raised more then £6,000 for the County Air Ambulance.  more...

Body And Soul

Paddle your way to a healthier life with Sue

OVER the pond in North America there are hundreds of women, paddle in hand, making waves in the world of dragon boat racing.  more...

Paddle your way to a healthier life with Sue

OVER the pond in North America there are hundreds of women, paddle in hand, making waves in the world of dragon boat racing.  more...

Business

Recruitment firm trebles profits in just two years

A WORCESTER-based permanent recruitment business has trebled its profits in just two years thanks to a major efficiency drive and an innovative partnership scheme in which recruiters set up their own consultancy from home.  more...

Estate agents appoints new face

ESTATE agents Nigel Poole & McGinn has appointed a new lettings manager to run its recently-launched service across its branches in mid-Worcestershire.  more...

Christmas Plays

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Great Rissington First school chritsmas play - Where Will He be Born?  more...

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St David's School, Moreton-in-Marsh, Christmas play - The Little Angel. From left - Helen Gray (Mary), six, Scott Hardiman (Joseph), six and Caroline Mason-Gordon (Little Angel), five   more...

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St David's School, Moreton-in-Marsh, Christmas play - The Little Angel.  more...

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Bretforton First school christmas production, Star of Wonder. From the left: Father Christmas, Jordan Porter, Samantha Eckersley, Max Elson, Isabella Dixon, Liam Raymer, Alex Raphael and William Heming  more...

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Bretforton First school christmas production, Star of Wonder. From the left: Father Christmas, Jordan Porter, Samantha Eckersley, Max Elson, Isabella Dixon, Liam Raymer, Alex Raphael and William Heming  more...

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Blockley Primary school nativity-Whoops-a-Daisy Angel.From the left: Bertie Powell, Anna Golton and Jack Harrison  more...

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Jonty Clarke who plays a Shepherd in the Munchkins Kindergarten Nativity Play  more...

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The cast of the Munchkins Kindergarten Nativity Play at St Michael the Archangel  more...

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Sedgeberrow First school christmas production - Twas the Night before Christmas.Front:Edward Davey. Back left to right: Zak Brown, Ross Bullock, Phoebe Jeffries, Ellena Hancox, Samantha Sinclair and Alex Coombe  more...

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Grace Gregory, four and David Hird, four who are in the Flyford Flavell Christmas play - Tinsel and Teatowels  more...

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Back from left - Freddie Palmer, six, Heather Boocock, eight, Hannah Bratt, eight, Archie Leach, seven, Grace Gregory, four and Emma Righton, six. Front - Ross Gibson, four and Alice Paterson, four who are performing the Flyford Flavell Christmas play - Tinsel and Teatowels  more...

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Nativity play at Bledington Primary School Back from left - Charlotte Foster, six, Lucy Nutbourne, five, Jack Little, seven, (kneeling), Ross Underhill, seven, Eleanor Barnett, eight, Joe Saxby, seven, Nieve Walling, seven and Ellie Watson, six.Front from left - Maisie Cochrane-Edwards, four, Max Shaw, five and Lucy Ottaway, five  more...

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The Christmas play at Acorns Primary School, Long Compton - The Pied Piper. Back from left - Kassie Walton, ten, Zack Rogers, six and Emily Bissett, five. Front from left - Amber Prickett, five, Nathan Hall, five, Emily Williams, four, Shannon Birch, five and Kate Turner, 11  more...

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Great Rissington First school christmas play - Where Will He be Born? Front left and right:Charley Winter and Henry Yates.Back left to right: Joy Timmer, Natalie Lane, Ben Darwent, Charlie Roddan, Kimberley Webb, Ben Canning, Annabelle Dawes and Charlotte Bonner  more...

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Great Rissington First school chritsmas play - Where Will He be Born?  more...

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Great Rissington First school chritsmas play - Where Will He be Born?  more...

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Condicote Playgroup christmas show. Left to right: Emily Bartlett, Alex Edwards and Gabby Clarke  more...

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Church Lench First School's Nativity play  more...

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The Hoity Toity Angel Christmas play at South Littleton First School. From left - cool shepherd - Cameron Carr, Herod - Jonathon Wallace and cool shepherd - Finn Vallely  more...

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The Hoity Toity Angel Christmas play at South Littleton First School. Back from left - Herod - Jonathon Wallace, cool shepherd - Cameron Carr, star - Katy Smith, cool shepherd - Finn Vallely and soldier Samuel Newcombe. Middle from left - Mary - Shannon Johns and Joseph - Daniel Nicholls. Front - Angel - Kirsty Witheford  more...

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Salford Priors Primary school christmas production - "The Peace Child. Left to right:Ryan Nisbet, Katie Latham, Suzannah Smith, Chloe Kemp, Ella Robinson and Christian Rushton  more...

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St Marys Catholic Primary school, Evesham. "It's A Party" - Front left to right: Erica Mauro, Thomas Haines, Megan Lippett, Emma Watson. Back left to right: Sophie Cresswell, Marisa Rizzo, Ethan Shannon-Craven, Gabriela Krakowiak, Matthew Scott, Ryan Hobbs, Mason Carr, Sean Leahy  more...

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The Robins Christmas Surprise, Shipston Primary school. Left to right:Fraser Wight, Holly Webster, Ruby Dimmock and Thomas Howard  more...

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Shipston Primary school christmas play"Is there a baby in there?". Front: Hannah Spencer. Left to right:Thomas Langford, Alfie Stockford, Georgina Thompson, Eleanor Fearnehough, Hubert Otrzasek, Daniel Wheeler and Richard Moss  more...

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Shipston Primary school christmas play"Is there a baby in there?". Front: Hannah Spencer. Left to right:Thomas Langford, Alfie Stockford, Georgina Thompson, Eleanor Fearnehough, Hubert Otrzasek and Daniel Wheeler  more...

Coach'S Column

Matches don’t come any bigger than this

NONE of us can wait until Friday night's game against London Irish and hopefully we can give everybody an early Christmas present with a victory.  more...

Education

Toddlers join party mood

FANCY dress was the order of the day when toddlers from St Wulstan's Childcare Groups got in the festive party mood.  more...

Toddlers join party mood

FANCY dress was the order of the day when toddlers from St Wulstan's Childcare Groups got in the festive party mood.  more...

Toddlers join party mood

FANCY dress was the order of the day when toddlers from St Wulstan's Childcare Groups got in the festive party mood.  more...

In the spotlight

IT takes quite an effort to make sure 360 youngsters get a chance to have their time in the spotlight but the hard work was worth it at St John's CE First School.  more...

In the spotlight

IT takes quite an effort to make sure 360 youngsters get a chance to have their time in the spotlight but the hard work was worth it at St John's CE First school.  more...

Fixtures

County fixture focus

SATURDAY WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE Hallow WMC v Martley Spurs (D Taverner); Pershore Manor v Upton Town (R Storr); Powick v The Talbot (M Francois); VBL Sports v Bedwardine (B Nyatanga).  more...

General

Helpers needed for history event

HISTORY will be brought to life in Bewdley when the town celebrates its past during a weekend of cultural events next year.  more...

Harriers V Stevenage

June

JUNE: An estimated 10,000 people were attracted to Kidderminster Carnival, with the parade led by carnival queen, Page-Leanne Price.  more...

June

JUNE: An estimated 10,000 people were attracted to Kidderminster Carnival, with the parade led by carnival queen, Page-Leanne Price.  more...

June

JUNE: An estimated 10,000 people were attracted to Kidderminster Carnival, with the parade led by carnival queen, Page-Leanne Price.  more...

June

JUNE: An estimated 10,000 people were attracted to Kidderminster Carnival, with the parade led by carnival queen, Page-Leanne Price.  more...

June

JUNE: An estimated 10,000 people were attracted to Kidderminster Carnival, with the parade led by carnival queen, Page-Leanne Price.  more...

June

JUNE: An estimated 10,000 people were attracted to Kidderminster Carnival, with the parade led by carnival queen, Page-Leanne Price.  more...

June

JUNE: An estimated 10,000 people were attracted to Kidderminster Carnival, with the parade led by carnival queen, Page-Leanne Price.  more...

June

JUNE: An estimated 10,000 people were attracted to Kidderminster Carnival, with the parade led by carnival queen, Page-Leanne Price.Scores of stalls were set up on the carnival field, where entertainment ranged from belly dancers to Flip the Clown.A total of £1,300 was raised through the street collection held on the day, with charities benefiting including Acorns Children's Hospice, Wyre Forest Nightstop and the district's Cancer Research Uk committee. Police paid tribute to carnival-goers, the majority of whom were well behaved. Kiralea Tudor-Andrews, 6, left, and Freya Prosser, 6, on the Broadwaters Rainbows float.   more...

June

n JUNE: Dancer, Grace Hughes, took a major step forward in her career by winning a place at one of the country's top dance schools.  more...

June

JUNE: Dancer, Grace Hughes, took a major step forward in her career by winning a place at one of the country's top dance schools. Grace, of Stourport and Jimmy Savva, of Bewdley, were both accepted by London Contemporary Dance School.The three-year degree course would include a trip to India for Grace to watch professional performances and take part in workshops.She had opted to study South Asian dancing for a change, having done ballet and contemporary dance for two years. Dance chance: Grace Hughes.  more...

June

JUNE: Spectators were treated to the sight of rookie rowers splashing about on the river as the annual Clubs and Pubs Regatta was held at Bewdley. More than 100 people lined the banks of the Severn to see 23 crews race along the water. Captain Fantastic and his Merry Men from Cleobury Mortimer Rugby Club won the men's event, beating 10 other crews. Annie's Angels, a group of teachers from St Anne's First School, finished first in the women's race. Front row view: Sam Grinnall, 7, left and Tom Jones, 9, enjoying the regatta.  more...

June

JUNE: A brave Kidderminster youngster was given a new lease of life as Wyre Forest people helped pay for a special £1,000 bicycle to enable him to get around.Three-year-old Ben Higgins suffered from spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. He had to undergo two hours of physiotherapy every day to strengthen his legs but his new bike meant he would be able to play outside with his six-year-old sister, Chloe and friends. Among people who had contributed were regulars at the Red Man, Railway Bell, Coopers Arms and Peacock pubs, as well as members of Little Lakes Golf Club. On his bike: Ben Higgins with mum, Rachel Lewis.  more...

June

n JUNE: Eight-year-old Dominic Cooke, of Stourport, had a hair-raising experience with a bottle of shampoo, leading to firefighters being called out to help him.  more...

June

n JUNE: Eight-year-old Dominic Cooke, of Stourport, had a hair-raising experience with a bottle of shampoo, leading to firefighters being called out to help him.  more...

June

n JUNE: Eight-year-old Dominic Cooke, of Stourport, had a hair-raising experience with a bottle of shampoo, leading to firefighters being called out to help him.  more...

June

Eight-year-old Dominic Cooke, of Stourport, had a hair-raising experience with a bottle of shampoo, leading to firefighters being called out to help him.He had tried to open the bottle with his mouth while he was in the shower but the lid stuck to his lip.His mum and dad, Jo and Jon, spent an hour trying to prise the plastic lid off before taking him to Kiddermin-ster Hospital where even the nurses failed to dislodge it with ring-cutters.Eventually, the firefighters managed to put an end to his ordeal by getting the lid off with a spanner.Lifting the lid: Dominic Cooke.  more...

May

MAY: Eleven-year-old Lydia-Alice Humphries got the royal seal of approval for helping nurse sick and injured ferrets back to health.She was invited to Buckingham Palace to receive a British Trust for Conservation Volunteers Green Hero Award from the Duke of Edinburgh.Lydia-Alice, of Kidderminster, had taken more than 100 of the animals into her home over the preceding 18 months after joining the Droitwich Ferret Welfare charity. She had been inspired to help the cause after her own cherished pet, Skinny Minny, was stolen from her home and drowned. Creature comfort: Lydia-Alice Humphries with Annabelle, one of the ferrets in her care.  more...

May

MAY: Michelle Walton was hoping she would not end up as shark food as she prepared to take the plunge for charity.The Shuttle/Times & News deputy advertising manager was going to swim with the denizens of the deep at Britain's largest aquarium, in Manchester, raising sponsorship money for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.Her experience of scuba diving in Mexico and Egypt would stand her in good stead for the challenge.She had also met expert white shark cage diver, Andre Hartman, in South Africa, where she first caught the scuba diving bug.Shark challenge: Michelle Walton trains for her fund-raising swim.  more...

May

MAY: PAMPERED visitors to Kidderminster College looked good and felt good after contributing cash to a worthy cause.Students in the college's Butterfly Room beauty salon offered services ranging from manicures and pedicures to holistic and sports therapies in return for donations to the Breast Cancer Campaign.The budding beauty therapists wore pink accessories in keeping with the salon's awareness week for the disease and decorated the salon.More than £400 had been raised for the charity through the students' efforts.Think pink: Students, Debbie Golding, left and Nadia Katic, raising money for the campaign.  more...

June

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June

JUNE: Bewdley Carnival's 40th anniversary was blessed with glorious sunny weather as townspeople turned up to join in with the capers.  more...

June

JUNE: Bewdley Carnival's 40th anniversary was blessed with glorious sunny weather as townspeople turned up to join in with the capers.More than 2,000 people attended the event, which was hailed as the best in years.With takings up £500 on the previous year, around £1,500 was set to be donated to charities.Bewdley Rowing Club's float was judged best in the category for pubs and clubs. Little Munchkin: Finley Payton, 3, on Severnside School of Dancing's Wizard of Oz float.  more...

May

MAY: Sutton Park First School was more like Jurassic Park First School as pupils learned about dinosaurs.  more...

Kidder News Latest

Sunshine store is family affair

A NEW Stourport shop that is helping a mother and daughter team stay positive during difficult times has opened its doors.  more...

Church welcomes residents

ALL Saints Church in Wribbenhall, Bewdley, will be throwing open its doors to residents for four services to celebrate Christmas.  more...

Pensioners fear axe will fall on vital bus

MEMBERS of a rural community on the outskirts of Bewdley fear they will be stranded if county council proposals to cut bus frequencies picks on their "lifeline" service.  more...

Force praised by inspector

THE professionalism and commitment of West Mercia Constabulary officers and staff has been praised by the head of Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary.  more...

Force praised by inspector

THE professionalism and commitment of West Mercia Constabulary officers and staff has been praised by the head of Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary.  more...

Help pets in need of vets

HELP pets in need of vets today by recycling your festive stamps for PDSA!  more...

'Tis the season to recycle

OVER the festive period it is estimated that in Britain we will create three million tonnes of rubbish. It's the equivalent of 400,000 double-decker buses which parked bumper to bumper would stretch from Kidderminster to Lapland and back again. The good news is - around half of this can be recycled!  more...

'Tis the season to recycle

OVER the festive period it is estimated that in Britain we will create three million tonnes of rubbish. It's the equivalent of 400,000 double-decker buses which parked bumper to bumper would stretch from Kidderminster to Lapland and back again. The good news is - around half of this can be recycled!  more...

'Tis the season to recycle

OVER the festive period it is estimated that in Britain we will create three million tonnes of rubbish. It's the equivalent of 400,000 double-decker buses which parked bumper to bumper would stretch from Kidderminster to Lapland and back again. The good news is - around half of this can be recycled!  more...

'Tis the season to recycle

OVER the festive period it is estimated that in Britain we will create three million tonnes of rubbish. It's the equivalent of 400,000 double-decker buses which parked bumper to bumper would stretch from Kidderminster to Lapland and back again. The good news is - around half of this can be recycled!  more...

'Tis the season to recycle

OVER the festive period it is estimated that in Britain we will create three million tonnes of rubbish. It's the equivalent of 400,000 double-decker buses which parked bumper to bumper would stretch from Kidderminster to Lapland and back again. The good news is - around half of this can be recycled!  more...

Taxi tips for a safe journey

PEOPLE out celebrating over the festive season in the Wyre Forest district are being urged to make sure they travel home safely.  more...

Taxi tips for a safe journey

PEOPLE out celebrating over the festive season in the Wyre Forest district are being urged to make sure they travel home safely.  more...

Taxi tips for a safe journey

PEOPLE out celebrating over the festive season in the Wyre Forest district are being urged to make sure they travel home safely.  more...

Taxi tips for a safe journey

PEOPLE out celebrating over the festive season in the Wyre Forest district are being urged to make sure they travel home safely.  more...

Taxi tips for a safe journey

PEOPLE out celebrating over the festive season in the Wyre Forest district are being urged to make sure they travel home safely.  more...

Record year for Operation Christmas Child

GIFT-filled shoeboxes donated to Operation Christmas Child by people from throughout Worcestershire are part of a record 1.22 million shoeboxes en route for delivery this Christmas and New Year to needy children in several countries.  more...

Miracle escape for train driver

TRANSPORT police believe yobs are to blame after a 22kg block of masonry smashed through a train window in Kidderminster - leaving the driver with multiple serious injuries.  more...

Latest

Latest on search for baby's dumped body

DETECTIVES have yet to decide whether to search a Worcestershire rubbish tip - where it is suspected a baby's body might have been dumped.  more...

Hopes of inquiry into recycling site dashed

A DECISION by the Government not to hold a public inquiry into controversial plans to build a recycling centre near Worcester has been met with dismay.  more...

How lollipops could help cut drink-related crime this Christmas

FESTIVE revellers leaving clubs and pubs over Christmas will have something sweet to suck on as they make their way home.  more...

Moving service for ‘gentle giant’ Kyle

MOURNERS filled the chapel at Worcester Crematorium for the funeral of a "gentle giant" who died after a car he was travelling in hit a tree.  more...

Driver critical as bricks smash train window

A TRAIN driver is in a critical condition after bricks smashed through his windscreen, leaving him with serious head and face injuries.  more...

House prices in city are up yet again

HOUSE prices in the Faithful City rose again in November - for the third month running.  more...

Fugitive stopped by have-a-go heroines

HAVE-A-GO heroines have been caught on camera tackling a fugitive who was being chased by police officers in Worcester.  more...

Shooting death inquest opens

AN inquest has been opened into the death of the 21-year-old student son of a Worcestershire financier who was found with a gunshot wound at his father's farm in Broadway on Friday night.  more...

Latets

Woman suffocated by ex partner

A WOMAN was killed by her former partner when he suffocated her using a beanbag before setting their house on fire, an inquest heard.  more...

Woman suffocated by ex-partner

A WOMAN was killed by her former partner when he suffocated her using a beanbag before setting their house on fire, an inquest heard.  more...

Letters

Outdoor centres must not be lost to county

SIR - I am appalled at the county council's decision to withdraw financial support for its outdoor education centres at West Malvern and Llanrug in Snowdonia.  more...

Outdoor centres must not be lost to county

SIR - I am appalled at the county council's decision to withdraw financial support for its outdoor education centres at West Malvern and Llanrug in Snowdonia.  more...

Waste plan is bad for environment

SIR - Is there anyone on Worcestershire County Council with the slightest interest in preserving the environment and village life?  more...

Crossing is just like tomorrow

SIR - With reference to H Davies' recent letter regarding a pedestrian crossing outside Sainsbury's (Letters, December 6).  more...

General’s words smack of hypocrisy

SIR - What crass hypocrisy with Gen Sir Mike Jackson now defending our troops in Iraq over inferior equipment.  more...

MPs should know how pensioners feel

SIR - First of all we have far too many MPs.  more...

MPs should know how pensioners feel

SIR - First of all we have far too many MPs.  more...

Don’t listen to mum’s housing plea

SIR - I am writing in regards to the recent article on Miss Wendy Herron of Swallowfields (Worcester News, December 2).  more...

Memory Lane

100 Years Ago, December 29, 1906

THE snow, which ensured folk in Bromsgrove and Droitwich enjoyed something of an old fashioned' Christmas, made travel difficult and rendered horses useless on the slippery roads until they had been roughed up. Council staff were kept busy hauling loads of snow, cleared from the paths and highways, to Crown Close. The Messenger observed that 1906 would go down as one of the most Christmassy in living memory', but the cold had not been so severe to make life especially difficult for the poor.  more...

100 Years Ago, December 29, 1906

THE snow, which ensured folk in Bromsgrove and Droitwich enjoyed something of an old fashioned' Christmas, made travel difficult and rendered horses useless on the slippery roads until they had been roughed up. Council staff were kept busy hauling loads of snow, cleared from the paths and highways, to Crown Close. The Messenger observed that 1906 would go down as one of the most Christmassy in living memory', but the cold had not been so severe to make life especially difficult for the poor.  more...

50 Years Ago, December 29, 1956

CHRISTMAS in Bromsgrove had been quiet, petrol rationing and six inches of snow combined to make people celebrate at home. However, people had responded to the post early call. In the ten days prior to Christmas Day 386,412 items had been handled in Bromsgrove. On the heaviest day 75,000 items has passed through the office. The lightest post had been on Christmas morning.  more...

25 Years Ago, December 25, 1981

CRITICISM was made of the new Wendron Day Centre for disabled people in Bromsgrove, which was set to open in the New Year after twice being postponed. A new frontage would have to be built as the original was too steep for wheelchairs.  more...

News

Preece call for elbow justice

ANDY Preece wants to see the use of the elbow in football punished by more than a standard three-match ban.  more...

Preece call for elbow justice

ANDY Preece wants to see the use of the elbow in football punished by more than a standard three-match ban.  more...

Sanderson fit to face Irish

WORCESTER Warriors captain Pat Sanderson has declared himself 100 per cent fit for the club's festive programme.  more...

Preece keeps his feet on the ground

ANDY Preece insists Worcester City will not get carried away with their five-star FA Trophy result.  more...

Sanderson boosted by England decision

JOHN Brain has tipped Worcester skipper Pat Sanderson to prosper under new England head coach Brian Ashton.  more...

Hectic new year schedule follows busy Xmas

HAVING exited the FA Trophy in agonisingly fash-ion last Saturday, Evesham United are now busy prep-aring themselves for a busy Christmas and new year.  more...

Opinion

Lollies sound silly, but they may just work

It sounds like something dreamed up by Lewis Carroll. This Christmas, police officers and doormen will hand out lollipops to drinkers emerging from pubs and clubs in a bid to stop them causing trouble in the streets.  more...

Review Of The Year

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Carole Owens who was raped in Evesham 25 years ago, with some of the letters she has received for West Mercia Constabulary  more...

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Peter Lancaster and his son Adam from Church Farm South Littleton with their Dexter heifer Moomin Kittiwake who was the Class Winner at the Moreton Show  more...

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Evesham Health Centre Reception Manager Angela Mason surveys the flooded car park after heavy rains  more...

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Fire at farm outbuildings, Wyre Piddle  more...

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New parents Paul and Emma Hancock with their twin babies which were born 11 weeks early and spent 9 weeks in neo-natal at Worcester Royal hospital. Oliva (left) and Grace (right)  more...

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Mary Gowing by her son's grave in Pershore Cemetery  more...

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The Groves Family, Evesham. Danny Groves, centre, after being awarded a £4.75 million health payout, with family from the left, Ingrid, Chris, Lisa, Richard and Michael  more...

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Clare and Ian Cairns with their daughter Emily, 14 months, who has a season ticket for Worcester Warriors Rugby Club  more...

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Fire at The Old Rectory, attended by Gloucestershire firemen, on Saintbury Hill  more...

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Ian Makepeace who had to be dug out after getting trapped waist-deep in mud in Breen, after his dog, 2yr old Blitzy, ran off whilst he was out on a walk  more...

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HRH the Duke of Edinburgh took a tour and unveiled a commemorative plaque to officially open No.8 Community Arts Centre  more...

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John Guest at the Avon Social Club where a smoking ban comes into effect on 1 July 2006  more...

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Alistair McGowan of Evesham talks with Mayor Jo Sandalls about the future of the Regal cinema in Evesham  more...

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A patient from Evesham has recieved a letter telling patients that they need to have a blood test after coming into contact with a health worker that has Hepititis B and HIV  more...

Round-Up

Cinema treat for our paperboys and papergirls

Hard-working paper deliverers from the Worcester News enjoyed a Christmas treat as a thank you for all their efforts. A 40-strong crowd of people were taken to Worcester's Odeon cinema to watch festive film Deck the Halls, as well as walking away with goody bags. Sally Tomkins, field agent co-ordinator at the Worcester News, said it was to thank them for all their hard work. "It was certainly Christmassy, which was what we wanted," she said.   more...

Crook who was on TV is jailed after raid on university

A crook filmed on television in Monty Don's farm project has been jailed for 18 months at Worcester Crown Court.  more...

These bellringers are loud and proud

BUDDING bellringers at St George's CofE Primary School have been honing their talents thanks to a visiting expert.  more...

You’re never too old to find work

A 58-year-old man from Knightwick, near Worcester, is hoping to inspire others who think they are too old to find employment.  more...

Five years of the Quayhead fountain, but have you seen it from this angle before?

Worcester's Quayhead fountain celebrates its fifth birthday on Monday - but few of the thousands of people who have visited it in the last five years will have seen it from the perspective shown in this distinctive photograph.  more...

Five years of the Quayhead fountain, but have you seen it from this angle before?

Worcester's Quayhead fountain celebrates its fifth birthday on Monday - but few of the thousands of people who have visited it in the last five years will have seen it from the perspective shown in this distinctive photograph.  more...

Victorian building could be turned into apartments instead of a hotel

A HOTEL in a 19th-century building in the conservation area in Great Malvern could be converted into an apartment block if planners give the go-ahead.  more...

Fun, foam and large inflatables promised at crazy competition

LOTS of fun, foam and large inflatables have been promised for a crazy competition that will take place at a college in Worcester next year.  more...

City MP welcomes cash for local transport plans

Worcester MP Mike Foster has welcomed the news that Worcestershire County Council will receive an allocation of £14.1m for 2007/8 to spend on its local transport plans.  more...

Blackspot to get safety cameras for the new year

A new mobile safety camera site on Habberley Lane in Kidderminster is set to go live after Christmas.  more...

A sense of humour is absolutely essential for the role of parish clerk

ANDREA Halford probably wears more hats than the regular racegoers at Ascot. She is a highly skilled administrator, diplomat, legal and financial adviser, property inspector, guardian angel and comic.  more...

Revamped pub wins award for real beer

THE Green Dragon at Bish-ops Frome has been named Herefordshire's country pub of the year by the local branch of CAMRA.  more...

Auction held for sports fanatic

A WELL-known Worces-ter celebrity is joining efforts to carry on a fund-raising challenge started by the late Howard Peters.  more...

Cathedral’s a sell-out for carols

THE Worcester News will be holding its own festive celebration tonight.  more...

MALVERN: School was saved but now nursery is facing closure

A PRIMARY school which was saved from closure at the 11th hour earlier this year is facing a fresh threat.  more...

MUSIC TO THE EARS OF CARE HOME RESIDENTS

MUSICAL maestros from Warndon Primary School entertained members of the nearby Cranham Care Home.  more...

MALVERN: Four homes will go

FOUR executive homes are to built on part of the garden of a Grade II listed house in Malvern which was once the home of one of the most influential figures in British medicine.  more...

Shining a light for your loved ones

THE St Richard's Hospice lights of love are shining across Malvern following a special service and switch on ceremony attended by 80 people at Christ Church.  more...

Elderly hit by car insurance

THOUSANDS of older drivers in Worcester may be paying over the odds for their car insurance, Age Concern has said.  more...

Methodists’ service set to be held in cathedral

For the first time, the covenant service held by Methodists on the first Sunday in January each year is to be held in Worcester Cathedral.  more...

Don’t pay NHS chaplains using jumble sale cash

THE union representing healthcare chaplains has condemned plans which will see the proceeds of jumble sales and village fetes go to pay for the ministering to the sick and the dying in Worcestershire hospitals.  more...

Youngsters perform a concert for shoppers

AN average shopping trip turned to a festive treat for people who visited a supermarket in St John's, Worcester at the weekend.  more...

Water firm pledge to fix even more leaks

SEVERN Trent water company is continuing its efforts to stop county pipes leaking.  more...

Auction held for sports fanatic

A WELL-known Worces-ter celebrity is joining efforts to carry on a fund-raising challenge started by the late Howard Peters.  more...

Ledbury lack of action costs them at Dudley

RUSTY Ledbury Town slumped 5-1 at Dudley Town in their return to West Midlands League Premier Division action.  more...

City end 2006 on a high note with goals

WORCESTER City women ended their 2006 fixture programme with a commanding 6-0 victory at Headless Cross.  more...

Morgan has national cup in collection

A RACE ace has won 18 trophies in autograss on the way to becoming a national champion.  more...

Fog forces cup clash off

Thick fog forced off Rovers' Worcestershire Senior Cup clash at the Grove on December 19.  more...

Light at the end of the tunnel

NEWS that a large international company is the first major occupier to take a unit on the former MG Rover site at Cofton Hackett has been welcomed.  more...

Top potter Josh is singles champion

THE House Singles took place at the Tewkesbury Trophies League headquarters, Double D's Pool Hall last weekend.  more...

Hectic new year follows busy Xmas for Robins

HAVING exited the FA Trophy in agonisingly fash-ion last Saturday, Evesham United are now busy prep-aring themselves for a busy Christmas and new year.  more...

Refuge thanks generous donors

HOLLAND Funeral Service of Barnards Green has donated a carload of goodies to the Women's Refuge, thanks to generous Malvern residents.  more...

Head slams threat to outdoor centre

CHILDREN from poor families will be hit hardest if West Malvern's outdoor education centre is forced to close, says Chase head Kevin Peck.  more...

Council to wait for appeal outcome

MALVERN Town Council has decided to wait and see whether its appeal over a planning application for allotments is successful.  more...

Sixth-formers host Christmas party

MORE than 50 students from the Chase Sixth Form organised, funded and hosted a Christmas party for members of the Social Education Centre in Geraldine Road.  more...

Vandals leave trail of graffiti

VANDALS have left Malvern residents seething after leaving a trail of graffiti on their cars.  more...

Taxi scheme a success

A LANDLORD'S pioneering initiative to curb drink-driving is proving a big success.  more...

Fixtures

SATURDAY  more...

Freewheelers

MALVERN cycling club VC Sevale are organising an easy race for New Year's Eve.  more...

Roundup

Hockey: Festive friendly ends in defeat

STOURPORT Ladies hockey club combined firsts and seconds lost a friendly at Solihull Blossomfield's thirds and fourths 1-0.  more...

St Richard'S Hospice

Shining a light for your loved ones

THE St Richard's Hospice lights of love are shining across Malvern following a special service and switch on ceremony attended by 80 people at Christ Church.  more...

Travel

Dig out your platforms for Seventies weekends

ARE you a child of the 1970s? Did you listen to Bay City Rollers, Abba and David Cassidy 45s on your record player?  more...

Weddings

Robert Dufty ~ Katy Hemming

ROBERT Dufty and Katy Hemming were married at St Andrews House Hotel.  more...

Jonathan Clough ~ Katherine Syree

JONATHAN Clough and Katherine Syree were married by Rita Holden at St Peter's Church, Droitwich Spa.  more...

Robert Dufty ~ Katy Hemming

ROBERT Dufty and Katy Hemming were married at St Andrews House Hotel.  more...

Jonathan Clough ~ Katherine Syree

JONATHAN Clough and Katherine Syree were married by Rita Holden at St Peter's Church, Droitwich Spa.  more...

Wyre Forest Flashback

Popular Santa

RETIRED caretaker Walter Wilson was a popular Santa at festive events around Kidderminster in the 1960s - especially at the Oxford Street Co-op where he was resident Father Christmas for about three years.Ironically, having brought Yuletide joy to hundreds of youngsters, Mr Wilson died on Christmas Day 1971, aged 73.His son, Stanley, had been making headlines of his own just a month earlier when the Kidderminster Shuttle reported he was back at work as the Co-op's menswear manager after becoming the 46th patient to receive a kidney transplant at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.Now 81, Mr Wilson, who is one of the longest surviving transplantees, uncovered this photograph taken at the town hall in the mid-60s while clearing out the garage at his home in Aster Avenue."I don't know what the event was exactly, but the children must be in their 40s now and I thought it might bring back some memories," he said.Mr Wilson's son, Paul, said his grandfather even played Santa at his junior school - the former Ravenslea House - but he recognised the face behind the beard and gave the game away to his classmates, much to the annoyance of the teachers.  more...

  
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