Stories for 14 February 2006

News

Litter: Time we binned this scourge

THE problem with litter is not so much its impact on the eye, rather what it represents. Rubbish on the streets, on verges and in ditches sends but one message to the observer - dereliction.   more...

Latest plan for NHS is a complete U-turn

SIR - Regarding the reforms in the National Health Service, the latest plan is a complete U-turn. This is the one that advocates building up cottage hospitals and directing money to them away from general hospitals.   more...

People who just cannot manage

SIR - Frank Jones' letter (Worcester News, February 2) included a misconceived attack on the Worcester Housing and Benefits Advice Centre. Mr Jones suggests that the advice centre is complicit in the irresponsibility of those who get into rent arrears by helping them claim benefits. It is true that some people (in all walks of life) do neglect their priorities, often preferring self-indulgence to self-reservation. It is not the responsibility of any advice centre. Their role is to advise and assist people to help them secure their entitlements created by Parliament.   more...

Health rejig with indecent haste

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That is just the tip of an iceberg

SIR - Artists' impressions of the Diglis and Sidbury development are all well and good but we have painful experience of what private enterprise can do - and it's all around us in Worcester - sad to say.   more...

It's easy if you are not middle earner

SIR - D E Margrett wrote (Letters, February 1) that income tax rates in this country should rise, and furthermore, the independent British press should assist the Government in brainwashing the public into believing that this was necessary.   more...

Win recognition for hands-on training

THE Learning and Skills Council is giving a final call to employers and apprentices in Worcestershire to enter this year's national Apprentice-ship Awards.   more...

CHINESE GET MORE TIME TO HATCH ROVER BUSINESS PLAN

THE Chinese car maker looking to use part of the MG Rover site at Longbridge is to get more time to come up with a business plan.   more...

On target with green apple prize

A WORCESTER firm has received a national accolade for its contribution to the environment through waste management practices.   more...

Digital TV for mobile phones

BT, Microsoft and Virgin Mobile are to join forces to launch Europe's first digital television service for mobile phones, a report said today.   more...

BUSINESS BRIEF

Ban gene tests   more...

Brits win battle of supersize bunnies

THE British have got the Germans on the hop thanks to a Worcester bunny.   more...

Comedy club lets live stand-up trio loose on Malvern audience

LAUGHTER could well be in the air in Malvern later this month as a trio of funnymen visit the town for the latest installment in Jongleurs' run of comedy nights.   more...

Improving life for the people in the Hills

EVERYTHING from transport to affordable housing were hot topics at a recent conference aimed at improving the quality of life of those living in the Malvern Hills.   more...

Elgar's letter to publishers up for sale

A RARE letter written by Worcestershire composer Sir Edward Elgar goes under the hammer at Ludlow racecourse tomorrow.   more...

ARTIST DAMON FOLLOWS HIS HEART AND TURNS PRO

A CREATIVE county resident has risked it all to follow his dream of becoming a professional artist. Damon Hall (above), of Leigh Sinton, has just opened his own art studio in City Walls Road, Worcester, after quitting his job as a production supervisor in Malvern. The 30-year-old decided to take the plunge after receiving praise from friends for his paintings.   more...

Can you give a home to a foster child?

AN appeal for more people to adopt children in need has been launched in Worcester.   more...

We're off for a game of netball... in Malta

FORTY-THREE students from Worcester's Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College have travelled to Malta this half-term holiday to play netball, rugby and football matches against local oppostion.   more...

Youngsters prepare for the Kielder Challenge

SELF-CONFIDENCE and leadership skills will be honed when a team of eight youngsters from Manor Park Special School in Worcester compete against more than 200 other teams in the 2006 Kielder Challenge.   more...

Planners back move for more say on mobile masts

WYCHAVON councillors have supported a move to encourage local MPs to back a private members' Bill giving local authorities more say on the siting of mobile phone and Tetra (terrestrial trunked radio) masts.   more...

Please help repair church's leaky roof

Churchgoers in Dines Green, Worcester, are desperate for funds to help fix their leaky roof.   more...

Meet young Luke, an inventor at 19

COULD the next Clive Sinclair be alive and well and living in Worcester?   more...

It's thanks to you my son still has a mother

A WOMAN who nearly died in childbirth has praised doctors who saved her life and made sure her son has a mother.   more...

I'm 83 but it's not too late to find a Valentine

FED up of being single and waiting for St Valentine's cards to drop on the doormat? Well spare a thought for pensioner Edna Roberts.   more...

ROLLING BACK THE YEARS TO LOOK AT LIFE IN TUDOR WORCESTER

A FUN and interactive look at life in Tudor Worcester was brought to life at Hallow CE Primary School.   more...

Why school closures cause real heartache

ROMEO and Juliet, as every English student knows, is the story of the "pair of star-cross'd lovers", the most beautiful love story ever told and remembered by the romantic on days like this.   more...

BLACKBOARD

TEENAGE mums blame boredom at school as one of the main reasons for getting pregnant.   more...

Tot-up fees take toll on applications

COULD it be that university tuition fees are persuading students not to apply to go   more...

Bad boys are poor readers

BOYS who struggle to read at nursery school are usually the naughtiest, research suggests.   more...

Sport

City 2 Leigh RMI 0

Monday, February 13, 2006   more...

13/2/06 - City chairman blasts neighbours

DAVE Boddy insists rivals Hereford United and Kidderminster Harriers have denied Worcester City a money-spinning summer due to the re-arrangement of the Four Nations tournament.   more...

13/2/06 - City chairman blasts neighbours

DAVE Boddy insists rivals Hereford United and Kidderminster Harriers have denied Worcester City a money-spinning summer due to the re-arrangement of the Four Nations tournament.   more...

Upton fall off the top

UPTON'S trip to Handsworth resulted in a 13-5 loss and knocked them off the top in the table.   more...

Kidderminster edged out

KIDDERMINSTER Carolians just missed in a 13-12 defeat at home to Sutton Coldfield.   more...

Droitwich run continues

DROITWICH'S poor run of results continued on Saturday when they went down 17-14 to Stourbridge Lions despite one of their best performances of the season.   more...

More injury blues for Wanderers

WORCESTER Wanderers lost for the second time this season against Old Halesonians, going down 35-14.   more...

Defeat for Malvern

MALVERN struggled to come to terms with league leaders Broadstreet and ended up on the wrong end of a 29-5 scoreline.   more...

Still no win as Lucs see off Bromsgrove

BROMSGROVE'S search for their first league win of the season continues after they went down 19-17 against local rivals Luctonians.   more...

Brown set to ring changes

BROMSGROVE Rovers manager Rod Brown is looking to shuffle his pack for tonight's trip to Southern League Premier Division side Banbury United (7.45) in the Errea Cup fifth round.   more...

City surge past Leigh with style

WORCESTER City marched two places up Nationwide North last night with a comfortable 2-0 win over Leigh RMI at St George's Lane.   more...

14/2/06 - Canadian's banking on more goals

WAGING a tenner on Justin Thompson to score first for Worcester City could so easily pave the way to a swift killing.   more...