Stories for 9 December 2006

Equestrian

From poo to hats – all the gifts you need

FOR those of us who spend at least an hour a day removing horse dung from the stable floor to the muck heap, the idea of play poo is not particularly appealing.  more...

From poo to hats – all the gifts you need

"People are mad about their dogs as well as their horses," said Flo. "As well as the tweed coats we have a range of bomber jackets for dogs."  more...

Gardening

Hunting for gift ideas? Have a look at these

THERE have been some truly inspirational gardening books published this year, from coffee table tomes to practical guides with wonderful photographs - and now's the time to put them on your Christmas list or sort out a gift for a gardening friend.  more...

GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT - Swede

Swede It may have suffered with an image problem in the past as so many people tended to overcook it, leaving it bland, tasteless and colourless, but there is a place for the humble swede in every kitchen. For a winter warmer, try it mashed with carrot and with some garlic, butter and black pepper thrown in. Either way, it's not a difficult one to grow.  more...

THREE WAYS TO ...

Use chemicals safely 1. Make sure chemicals are left in their original bottles. Never decant them into plastic drinks bottles.  more...

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK - December 9th

Check stakes and ties on newly-planted trees to make sure they are secure and not rubbing.  more...

BEST OF THE BUNCH - Winter Honeysuckle

Winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) This may look pretty uninteresting for 10 months of the year, but during the winter this great shrub comes into its own, producing pretty creamy yellow flowers which emit a fantastic scent. Snip off a few stems and take them indoors if you want to make the most of the smell. This variety grows to around 7ft and prefers a sunny spot in the border.  more...

Kidder News Latest

Church shows off new look

VILLAGERS of all ages are set to benefit from a £45,000 makeover of Callow Hill Methodist Church, which will be showing off its new facilities during an open day on Saturday.  more...

Baby care imoroved

A NEW system developed by West Midlands Ambulance Service, which covers Wyre Forest, is intended to help hospitals find specialist care for sick newborn babies more quickly.  more...

Plans for legal battle land

PLANS have been drawn up to demolish a dilapidated cottage and replace it with a new house on land inherited by a Kidderminster schoolgirl who was treated like a granddaughter by the old man who lived there.  more...

Latest

Store in line for a rural victory

IT could be a merry Christmas for some of Worcestershire's small country businesses as the Countryside Alliance is on the verge of announcing the regional winners in its Best Rural Retailers competition.  more...

Tree of Light switched on

EVESHAM's Tree of Light 2006 has been officially switched on by Mid Worcestershire MP Peter Luff.  more...

Letters

New nightclub will be welcome competition

SIR - I just felt compelled to write to you regarding the Warwick Club as a venue for the over 25s (Worcester News, November 27) and what a great idea this will be if it comes off.  more...

Correspondence will mislead readers

SIR - Mark Starr has produced another good anti-EU story (Letters, November 28).  more...

Hospital staff were kind and cheerful

SIR - At a time when people are all too ready to denigrate the NHS, may I echo the sentiments of Philip Norman concerning Worcester Royal (Letters, November 30).  more...

Bluster on police powers is paranoia

SIR - Jason Smith of Bradford writes, regarding ID cards and increased police powers (Letters, November 27): "This is the kind of legislation you would expect from China or Nazi Germany."  more...

Didn’t we fight for freedom of choice?

SIR - Brian Hunt has evidently lost the plot if he thinks it a good idea to compel people to stop for the two-minute silence.  more...

What a wonderful Christmas tonic

SIR - What a wonderful sight to come off the motorway at junction seven after a hard day at work to view the tree on Whittington Tump floodlit.  more...

Why do we need to buy new missiles?

SIR - I was talking with an elderly man and his wife yesterday.  more...

Local Walks

In the footsteps of a royal progress and traitors’ plots

THERE'S lots of interest on this walk close to the northern edge of Worcester. For instance, 18th Century Lower Smite Farm is the headquarters of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust.  more...

News

Praise for Wolves coach Cooprider

WORCESTER Wolves director of basketball has praised the team's head coach Josh Cooprider ahead of tonight's British Basketball League home clash with Plymouth Raiders (7pm tip-off).  more...

Praise for Wolves coach Cooprider

WORCESTER Wolves director of basketball has praised the team's head coach Josh Cooprider ahead of tonight's British Basketball League home clash with Plymouth Raiders (7pm tip-off).  more...

Harkness the hero in five-goal thriller

Harriers 3, Altrincham 1 JONNY Harkness was the match-winner again as Harriers overcame their home hoodoo to edge a five-goal thriller against Altrincham.  more...

Harkness the hero in five-goal thriller

Harriers 3, Altrincham 1 JONNY Harkness was the match-winner again as Harriers overcame their home hoodoo to edge a five-goal thriller against Altrincham.  more...

Harkness the hero in five-goal thriller - Harriers 3, Altrincham 2

JONNY Harkness was the match-winner again as Harriers overcame their home hoodoo to edge a five-goal thriller against Altrincham.  more...

Yates hails his "top notch" Harriers

MARK Yates congratulated his players on a job well done after they finally finished off Altrincham.  more...

Mad mad Robins go sob, sob sobbing along

ALTRINCHAM boss Graham Heathcote was seething after the controversial penalty that gave Harriers the upper hand.  more...

Opinion

Why merger of schools is welcomed

The news that two of Worcester's top independent schools, the Royal Grammar School and Alice Ottley, are to merge has reverberated around the city since we broke the story in yesterday's paper.  more...

Round-Up

Window shopping with a difference

PASSERS-by got more than they bargained for when a Worcester lingerie store hired a live window model.  more...

Train strike looms

TRAIN services over Christmas and New Year will face serious disruption when Worcestershire workers go on strike.  more...

Parents shocked by merger 'bombshell'

THE news two of the city's most prestigious independent schools are to merge has been met with a mixed reaction by parents.  more...

Why can Whitehall overrule council?

IR - In consideration of the proposals for the destruction of the environs of Bevere Green by industrial development.  more...

Why can Whitehall overrule council?

SIR - In consideration of the proposals for the destruction of the environs of Bevere Green by industrial development.  more...

Revellers party as lights come to life

THOUSANDS of people packed Droitwich High Street last night to see Mayor Jan Bolton and Father Christmas turn on the festive lights.  more...

Chance to discover more about police

SPECIAL meetings are giving members of the public the chance to find out more about the police.  more...

Traditional outfitters say sad farewell to true gent

A FAMILIAR face to generations of Worcestershire families has been lost with the death of Alec Hyslop, chairman of city outfitters Armstrongs.  more...

Traditional outfitters say sad farewell to true gent

A FAMILIAR face to generations of Worcestershire families has been lost with the death of Alec Hyslop, chairman of city outfitters Armstrongs.  more...

Roads to close for hundreds of Santas

ORGANISERS of tomorrow's charity fun run which will see Worcester's streets filled with jogging Santas are advising motorists of road closures to the north of the city.  more...

Next year’s budget is far too negative

A PLAN of how the city council will spend taxpayers money between now and 2012 has been criticised for being far too negative.  more...

Please can you stop digging up our road

THEY should be enjoying an influx of Christmas shoppers, but instead businesses in Court Road, Malvern, are struggling to attract any custom at all because of yet more road repairs.  more...

Sheds raided

HOUSEHOLDERS are being warned by police after three sheds and a garage were broken into in the same Stoke Heath road The burglaries, which are being linked, happened in Teeswater Close, between November 26 and 27.  more...

Pub extension is thrown out

A GROUP of residents have won the battle over licensing hours at their local pub.  more...

Pub extension is thrown out

A GROUP of residents have won the battle over licensing hours at their local pub.  more...

Roundup

Have a say on makeover plans

COOKLEY residents are being given the chance to view and have their say on makeover plans for the village.  more...

Chess: Yates is quick on the draw

TIM Yates is proving to be Kidderminster Chess Club's draw expert this season all five of his game being halved.  more...

Westminster Column

Chris Moncrieff at Westminster

A top royal official once publicly (although inadvertently) described the Duchess of York as "vulgar, vulgar, vulgar". How about "greedy, greedy, greedy" for our MPs?  more...

  
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