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Stories for 6 July 2007

Alcester

Talk on life of parson's wife

AN American academic will visit Great Alne to give a talk on the wife of a 19th century parson's wife and her family, who lived in Kinwarton. more...

Appeal for more disabled spaces

A DISABLED man who lives on Alcester's High Street has pleaded with the town council to help him fight for more disabled car parking spaces. more...

Super snipper scoops award

A SUPER snipper from Alcester is celebrating after being named the best hairdresser of the year for the second time in her short career. more...

Business

MALVERN: Our expertise allows us to work on any project

A MALVERN-based building services contractor has demon- strated the full range of its expertise at a new food centre that has just been built in Shropshire. more...

TV chefs are good for business

CELEBRITY chef television programmes are really bringing home the bacon for a Worcester butcher's shop. more...

Business News

Sessions offer advice to firms

REDDITCH Council and Business Link West Midlands have teamed up to improve access to advice for businesses in the town. more...

Sessions offer advice to firms

REDDITCH Council and Business Link West Midlands have teamed up to improve access to advice for businesses in the town. more...

Cinema

THE life of French singer Edith Piaf is brought to the screen in La Vie En Rose (12A), at Malvern Cinema for a week from today (Friday).Directed by Oliver Dahan and starring Marion Cotillard, the film charts her journey from the slums of Paris to the limelight of New York. La Vie En Rose shows daily at 7.45pm, with 4.30pm screenings on Saturday, Sunday and Thursday. more...

Hms Ledbury Granted Freedom Of The Town.

Mayor's Welcome.

Mayor of Ledbury Kay Swinburne inspects the crew of HMS Ledbury. more...

Rain on the Parade.

The band of the Royal Marines wait patiently in the rain ahead of the parade. more...

Watching the Band.

A Ledbury youngster watches as the band of the Royal Marines marches past him on Bye Street. more...

Freedom Scroll.

Ledbury Mayor Kay Swinburne with Lt Commander Paul Russell who received a scroll awarding the crew with the freedom of the town. more...

Royal Marines Band.

The band of the Royal Marines lead the crew of HMS Ledbury on a parade down The Homend. more...

Braving the Elements.

A section of the large crowd who turned out despite the weather. more...

Proud Veteran.

A former sailor & veteran of the Suez Crisis watches as the crew of HMS Ledbury march through the town. more...

Royal Marine Trumpeter.

A Trumpeter playing with The Band of the Royal Marines. more...

Fix Bayonets.

The crew of HMS Ledbury carry out the order to fix bayonets. more...

Kidder News Latest

Pals make sure Paul's name lives on

THE widow of a popular Kidderminster personal trainer who died in a motorcycle accident says her husband would have been "overwhelmed" by the amount of money raised for charity in his memory. more...

Graffiti vandals face clampdown

POLICE aim to wipe out the menace of graffiti in Stourport by targeting the vandals in a clampdown. more...

Group's Common goal

NATURE lovers are needed to help preserve the natural beauty of Hartlebury Common for future generations. more...

Group's Common goal

NATURE lovers are needed to help preserve the natural beauty of Hartlebury Common for future generations. more...

Kidderminster power cut

A POWER blackout caused part of Kidderminster to be plunged into darkness yesterday afternoon. more...

Teacher falsified assessment

A FORMER Kidderminster teacher has been reprimanded after admitting falsifying her assessment form, compiled during her first induction year in the town. more...

Teacher falsified assessment

A FORMER Kidderminster teacher has been reprimanded after admitting falsifying her assessment form, compiled during her first induction year in the town. more...

Teacher falsified assessment

A FORMER Kidderminster teacher has been reprimanded after admitting falsifying her assessment form, compiled during her first induction year in the town. more...

Teacher falsified assessment

A FORMER Kidderminster teacher has been reprimanded after admitting falsifying her assessment form, compiled during her first induction year in the town. more...

Mean thief stole from pensioner

A MEAN thief stole £40 from a pensioner after offering to cut a lawn. more...

Four cars damaged in police pursuit

FOUR cars - including two police cars - have been damaged after officers were called following a report of a vehicle and trailer being stolen in Kidderminster. more...

Four cars damaged in police pursuit

FOUR cars - including two police cars - have been damaged after officers were called following a report of a vehicle and trailer being stolen in Kidderminster. more...

Four cars damaged in police pursuit

FOUR cars - including two police cars - have been damaged after officers were called following a report of a vehicle and trailer being stolen in Kidderminster. more...

Man loses TV licence fine appeal

A STOURPORT man had the cost of his television viewing more than doubled after a failed appeal at Worcester Crown Court. more...

School toilets camera teacher avoids jail

A MUSIC teacher from Bewdley who rigged up a secret camcorder in the toilets at a school so he could take indecent pictures of female staff and pupils has avoided a jail sentence. more...

School toilets camera teacher avoids jail

A MUSIC teacher from Bewdley who rigged up a secret camcorder in the toilets at a school so he could take indecent pictures of female staff and pupils has avoided a jail sentence. more...

Latest

People make voice heard over ambulance closure

PEOPLE are making their voices heard in the Worcester News campaign against the proposed closure of the Worcester ambulance call centre. more...

Don't close our control centre

HUNDREDS of Worcester people have now joined our campaign to save the city's ambulance control centre. more...

Pub will become a refuge for the flooding victims

A PUB will be used as a future refuge for the victims of flooding in Powick after the landlord went beyond the call of duty to help out his fellow villagers when the Teme burst its banks. more...

Pub will become a refuge for the flooding victims

A PUB will be used as a future refuge for the victims of flooding in Powick after the landlord went beyond the call of duty to help out his fellow villagers when the Teme burst its banks. more...

It’s official: This was wettest June ever

MORE than two-and-a-half times the average rainfall drenched Worcester last month, making it the wettest June on record. more...

It’s official: This was wettest June ever

MORE than two-and-a-half times the average rainfall drenched Worcester last month, making it the wettest June on record. more...

MALVERN: New head knows his schoolmustdobetter

A MALVERN school has been given notice to improve by Government inspectors. more...

MALVERN: New head knows his schoolmustdobetter

A MALVERN school has been given notice to improve by Government inspectors. more...

MALVERN: New head knows his schoolmustdobetter

A MALVERN school has been given notice to improve by Government inspectors. more...

WORCESTER: Groups without a home given lifeline

A LIFELINE has been thrown to special needs groups left in limbo by the closure of their centre. more...

Sex offender escapes jail for trip

A CONVICTED sex offender who went on holiday without informing the police has escaped a jail sentence. more...

Father of disabled man thanks shop workers

THE FATHER of a profoundly disabled man who uses a day centre that is threatened with closure has thanked generous staff from the former Sainsbury's store in Worcester city centre for donating cash to the centre. more...

Jail for man who punched mother and son at home

A MAN who attacked a mother and her son in their own home has been sentenced to five months in jail. more...

Three arrests over break-in

THREE people are in police custody following a break-in at a Malvern school. more...

Shop wants your clothes and DVDs

The RSPCA shop in St John's, Worcester, needs clothes, books, bric-a-brac and DVDs, along with volunteer staff. more...

Jail term for dealer who hid cocaine in the bushes

POLICE investigating drug dealing in the Malvern area were alerted when a BMW visited Peachfield Common and the driver disappeared into the undergrowth, Worcester Crown Court was told. more...

ST PETERS: Builders broke rules on when they could work

LABOURERS at a Worcester building site could face an order to down tools if they carry on working outside the times they are allowed to. more...

MP sees where new campus will be built

WORCESTER MP Mike Foster has been given a tour of the site where the city's "most exciting development in 30 years" will be built. more...

Listen to music instead of rain

MUSIC lovers are being urged to put the miserable weather behind them and enjoy an outdoor extravaganza. more...

ST JOHN'S: I’m helping restore order to war zone, says Woofer Mark

A FORMER Elgar school pupil is helping to restore normality to the people of Sangin in Afghanistan. more...

PERSHORE: Man who grabbed girlfriend by throat is jailed

A MAN who grabbed his girlfriend around the throat and threw beer glasses at a landlady has been sent to jail for five months. more...

ME AND MY BEAR HELPED CHARITY

MORE than 100 teddy bears owned by children at a Worcester school were part of a special fund-raising day. The bears were brought into the Thornton House School where pupils took part in a teddy bears picnic to support Action Medical Research, a charity that supports research into childhood diseases and premature babies. The event at the school for children with learning difficulties has helped raise more than £200 and included competitions and games on the day. Year six teacher at the Wyld's Lane school Tamsin Bayliss said: "The children loved the day. They were very excited about it and loved bringing their bears in and showing them off. We have done it for quite a few years now and it always goes down well." more...

CAMPAIGN: Now you’ve had your say on plans to close control centre

PEOPLE are making their voices heard in the Worcester News campaign against the proposed closure of the Worcester ambulance call centre. more...

WARNDON: Make all cyclists take a road test

CYCLISTS should be forced to take driving- style tests and barriers to slow them down should never be removed. more...

Litter pick under way in St Peter’s

VOLUNTEERS are gearing up for a litter pick in a Worcester parish. more...

POLICE: Beware of fake £20s being used

FORGED Scottish £20 notes are in circulation in Worcestershire. more...

POLICE: Beware of fake £20s being used

FORGED Scottish £20 notes are in circulation in Worcestershire. more...

Deans and priests

WORCESTER Cathedral was the venue for the ordination of 13 people who will now serve in parishes across the Worcester dicocese. more...

Emma was a busy bee

CUSTOMERS at the St John's branch of Lloyds TSB bank in Worcester were stung by customer services adviser Emma Pinkney in the nicest possible way. more...

Dragon Boat festival cancelled

THIS weekend's Dragon Boat Festival on the river Severn has been cancelled because the water level is dangerously high. more...

500 gather to say goodbye to "irreplaceable character."

AROUND 500 mourners gathered to celebrate the life of an "irreplaceable character" at a funeral for a popular judge who died, aged 68, when the car he was driving was swept away by floodwater. more...

Police say take your valuables with you

DRIVERS are being urged by police to take their valuables with them when leaving their vehicles unattended. more...

Suspected knife attack in Worcester

A MAN was seriously assaulted last week in Worcester city centre in a suspected knife attack following an argument. more...

Evesham woman hurt in crash

TWO women, including an 18-year-old from Evesham, were hurt after two cars were involved in a collision in Salford Priors yesterday. more...

Hunt for missing Ralph

PERSHORE people are being asked to help trace a missing cat which disappeared while its owner was visiting her mother in the town. more...

Mr and Mrs President

EVESHAM couple Peter and Sylvia Wisbey could be forgiven if they decided to call their home in Fairwater Close The White House. more...

Leisure General

Springing into action

SAVE our Springs is the next exhibition at Great Malvern Priory. Malvern Spa Association and local sculptor Rose Garrard have joined forces for the display, which runs from Tuesday to Sunday, July 10-15.Information about the annual well dressing event and Malvern Heritage Project springs restoration will be on show between noon and 4pm, along with original drawings of the Enigma Fountain. more...

Improvisation defeats wet weather

IMPROVISATION saved the day for planned street events on the opening Saturday of Ledbury Poetry Festival. more...

Dramatic start to busy summer

MALVERN Theatre Players, the resident company of Malvern Theatres, has a full programme of drama-related activities for young people during the summer holidays. more...

Inspired art

COLOURFUL abstract landscapes inspired by the Worcestershire countryside and the Cornish coast feature in a new exhibition at the Foalyard Gallery, Bransford. more...

Hop along

PAINTINGS by three artists will be on display at the Hop Pocket craft centre in Bishop's Frome. Vanessa Pomeroy, Brian Addison and Jason Garwood exhibit work until Sunday, July 29. Opening times are Tuesday to Saturday, from 10.30am to 5.30pm and Sundays from noon to 5pm. For details, call 01885 490839. more...

Family's past inspired work

RESEARCHING his family history inspired budding local author Peter Talbot to write his first novel. more...

Family's past inspired work

RESEARCHING his family history inspired budding local author Peter Talbot to write his first novel. more...

Huge range of creativity

THE work of arts and crafts students at Malvern Hills College will be on show at the Albert Road North campus for a week from tomorrow (Saturday). more...

Letters

Don’t wreck the vision behind outdoor centres

SIR - The Book of Proverbs tells us: "Where there is no vision, the people perish." more...

Bring back our old on-request stations

SIR - Could the railway lines be used to ease the transport problems we have at present, and in the future? The pre-war halts - small stations where trains stopped on request on the main railway line - later used single-carriage diesel trains. more...

I took home a piece of a German bomb

SIR - John Phillpott writes of bombs on Worcester (Seven Days, June 16). more...

We’re losing our post office too

SIR - Worcester isn't the only town losing a purpose-built post office site to WHSmith. more...

We’ve had maggots in our bins as well

SIR - Regarding your concerning maggots in a wheelie bin (Worcester News, June 22), myself and a friend have also had this problem. more...

Free water for us all from the skies

SIR - With all this rain we've had lately, water supplier Severn Trent must be swamped in it. more...

Error over taxi driver's views

WE have been asked to point out that a letter relating to the current Wyre Forest taxi debate in last week's issue was inaccurate. more...

Error over taxi driver's views

WE have been asked to point out that a letter relating to the current Wyre Forest taxi debate in last week's issue was inaccurate. more...

Error over taxi driver's views

WE have been asked to point out that this week's letter relating to the current Wyre Forest taxi debate was inaccurate. more...

It's shameful!

ALTHOUGH the rain this week was exceptional, the drainage system in Malvern is permanently exceptionally bad. more...

Made it possible

MANY thanks to the volunteers I work with at the Amnesty International bookshop in Edith Walk, and all the customers who sponsored me for the sleep out Friday night/Saturday morning, in aid of Refugee Week, and also a big thank you to Helen, from the Foley Arms Hotel, for her generous donation. I wouldn't have been able to sit there wrapped up in my duvet in my wheelchair all night without your support. more...

Hidden costs

ON approaching the municipal tip recently in my company car, which is a Nissan Navara - technically I admit, a commercial vehicle - I was approached by one of the members of staff and told I couldn't dump my sons old mattress without a permit. He handed me an application form, which I have since completed and sent to County Hall in the hopes that they send me, as I understand it, a book of eight numbered vouchers which allow me to visit the skips eight times during the year. more...

Bare no more

WHEN is something really effective going to be done about the insidious and invasive creep of woodland up the slopes of the hills, which is threatening to change their whole character? And I mean effective! more...

Kept in the dark

I write in reference to the article published in last week's Ledbury Reporter "Chairman accused of obstructing search for allotments". more...

Failing in its duty

IN response to your article (Ledbury Reporter, June 29) reporting a claim that the chairman of Ledbury Allotment Association is "obstructing the council's work in the search for allotments", I would like to comment that, from an outsider's point of view (i.e. I am not involved with either the allotment association or the town council), and having followed this ongoing saga through your newspaper over many months, I am disgusted and bewildered with what the council is saying. more...

Second class

MY family and I recently moved from Aberdeen to Malvern and have settled in very happily in this beautiful part of the country. more...

Is irony lost?

AM I alone in seeing the irony in the police cones placed on top of double yellow lines in Upton High Street? Don't the double yellows already mean don't park here'? Have they become so ignored (both by drivers and by the local police) that they need the cones too? Sadly the answer is clearly yes - as illustrated by a sign in a local shop window which asks that when people park on the double yellows, could they turn off their engine to avoid gassing the staff! more...

Consider us pedestrians

I WOULD like to say thank you to all those considerate drivers who slowed down while driving through the flood on Wells Road (next to Malvern Common) last Monday afternoon and noticed myself and my grandson in his pushchair on the pavement next to the flood water. more...

Wildly unimaginative name

PROSPECT View? Whoever decided on the name of the new health centre? more...

Lifestyle

Does Pizza Express mean house prices are on the way up?

HOMEBUYERS - forget statistics, interest rates and demographics. Instead, look for a Pizza Express, day nurseries and a few alternative medical practitioners. These, according to the experts, will reveal whether an area is a good place to invest in a dream home, or not. more...

Does Pizza Express mean house prices are on the way up?

Memory Lane

Echoes from the Past

100 years ago THE lamentable accident which befell Mr W G Olpin, clerk at the Post Office, yesterday points once more to the absolute necessity for closing the path leading from the Promenade on the Belle Vue Terrace on to the main road facing Lyttelton House. The traffic there, at certain hours of the day, is considerable, and the possibility of accidents is rendered much greater in these days of rapid cycling and motoring. It is almost impossible for anyone descending the path to see vehicles or cyclists coming down the descent from the Worcestershire Road past the Promenade Gardens, and the wonder is that accidents are not of very frequent occurence at the spot. It would not occasion the slightest inconvenience if the path was closed, as there are entrances at each end of the terrace and steps leading therefrom opposite the Post Office. Malvern Gazette, July 5, 1907. more...

Drunk cab

CAB driver Joseph Yates was arrested in Worcester Road for being drunk in charge of a horse and carriage, reported the Gazette 100 years ago. He told police that he had had a couple of whiskies and a cigar, and it was "the cigar which made him stupid". The magistrates fined him ten shillings, including costs. more...

Nothing 'fancy' about Link's fair

THE Gazette's columnist Ariel, writing a century ago, was not very impressed by "what was described as a fancy fair" that had set up in the Link and was doing a roaring trade. more...

Composer enjoys a relaxing smoke

THE cigarettes went out for the last time in public places at 6am last Sunday, and it would be interesting to know what Malvern's most famous son, Edward Elgar, would have made of the ban. more...

Music

Bands will make a difference for Thom - July 13

LAST weekend's Concert for Diana once again proved how rock music can help a good cause. more...

HEAD TO CLASS – THE SCHOOL OF ROCK IS HERE TO ENTERTAIN YOU - July 6-8

THE Worcester School of Rock's summer show takes place this weekend. A huge range of bands - just a few of which are pictured here - will raise the roof at Bishop Perowne High School theatre on Sunday. The show will be split into two concerts; the first for junior and adult students and the second for seniors, aged between 13 and 18. The first concert starts at 4pm and the second at 6.30pm. Tickets, available from Music City in The Tything, Worcester, are priced between £2 and £4. To find out more visit www.wsrp.co.uk. more...

George gives his blessing to beer festival bonanza

LOCAL beer and local bands go hand in hand this weekend. more...

Top Ten - July 6

Brought to you in association with Face The Music, Cathedral Plaza, Worcester. more...

Music making

RECORD producer Ying Chang is showing Wyre Forest residents how to produce and market a commercial music CD. more...

Sing at city's cathedral

MIDLANDS Festival Chorus is looking for young singers to take part in a performance of Stabat Mater in Worcester Cathedral on Saturday, Octo-ber 13. more...

Full circle for top orchestra

WHEN City of Birming-ham Symphony Orches-tra played its inaugural concert in 1920, the conductor was none other than Malvern's own Edward Elgar. more...

Public brave forecasts

A BRASS band which performed in Priory Park on Sunday has publicly thanked hardy Malvern people. Despite forecasts of heavy showers, many people turned out and enjoyed a warm dry afternoon listening to the Bell Inn Brass Band, from Cleobury Mortimer. The band played a mixture of traditional brass band fare and more contemporary music. The set included Elgar's Chanson de Matin and Land of Hope and Glory, to mark the composer's 150th anniversary. The concert was one of the Bands In The Park series organised by Malvern Town Council. This Sunday, the Band of the Gloucestershire Constabulary is performing at 2.30pm. more...

No gimmicks, just the music

NO wigs, no make-up and no moustache' is the mantra of a Queen tribute band due to perform in Malvern next Saturday. more...

The sound of summer

MUSIC for a Summer Evening is the title of a concert by the Greenwood Voices at the Church of the Ascension, Somers Park Avenue, Malvern Link, on Saturday, July 14. The concert will be conducted by Margaret Edgar and will start at 7.30pm. more...

Going back to pop's golden age

NUMBER one hits from the early years of the pop charts will take audiences on a trip back to the 50s and 60s. more...

Summer concert

SOME of the region's finest young musicians will give a summer concert at Upton Parish Church on Friday, July 13 at 7.30 pm. more...

Strange Machine

MALVERN-based band Strange Machine launches a new video at its gig tomorrow (Saturday) at the Kings Head, in Sidbury, Worcester, at 9pm. It will promote its latest video, recorded at the Marrs Bar in Worcester. Copies will be available on the website www.myspace.com /strangemachine1. more...

Jazz at the manor

THERE will be Jazz at Hellens, Much Marcle, on Saturday, July 28, with the Ken Colyer Legacy and the New Orleans Jazz Band. more...

News

Preece is aiming to step up training

WORCESTER City manager Andy Preece expects the players to be in good shape as they return for pre-season training. more...

Bookies predict a tough time ahead

BOOKIES are anticipating a hotly contested Guinness Premiership next season with Warriors at odds as low as 33/1 for the title. more...

Coleman joins Harriers

MANAGER Mark Yates made his fourth signing of the summer by bringing in goalkeeper Dean Coleman to Kidderminster Harriers. more...

Opinion

Wetthrough, and the rain will not stop

I CAN'T Stand The Rain, sang soul singer Ann Peebles in the 1970s. Well, in 2007 we're with Ann all the way. Will it ever stop? It seems as though the much-maligned British summer has finally decided it's had enough of all the abuse and decided to live up to its reputation once and for all. more...

Wet through, and the rain will not stop

Opinion

WE'RE rather surprised that there should have been any doubt raised about continuing to use of portable flood barriers in Upton. more...

Recipes

Grilled Mussels with breadcrumbs and chilli

During his long career Australian chef Tobie Puttock has cooked his way around Europe but always finding himself in Italian kitchens he has developed a true passion for Italian food. more...

Grilled Mussels with breadcrumbs and chilli

During his long career Australian chef Tobie Puttock has cooked his way around Europe but always finding himself in Italian kitchens he has developed a true passion for Italian food. more...

Reports

Last-eight spot won by County

WORCESTERSHIRE pulled off a last-gasp passage into the Twenty20 Cup quarter-finals after a thrilling 13-run victory over arch-rivals Warwickshire at Edgbaston tonight. more...

Restaurant Reviews

The Masons, Castle Hill, Wichenford

I HAD no idea what to expect when turning up for a meal at the Masons, Wichenford, near Worcester. Being a country pub, I expected low beamed ceilings and roaring fires with a hearty pub grub menu. more...

Reviews

James Fenton - Review: Community Hall

JAMES Fenton saw fit to apologise concerning some of his choices for The New Faber Book of Love Poems, which he edited. more...

Jilly Cooper - Review: Community Hall

POETRY has been part of the bedrock of Jilly Cooper's life, not least in Oxford in her youth, where, as she phrased it, "undergraduates would quote Donne, crying Oh my America, my unfound land', before leaping on one." more...

Simon Armitage - Review: Community Hall

SIMON Armitage is now an established name in the literary hierarchy. more...

Tom Paulin - Review: Burgage Hall

I WAS transported back to the days of university seminars while listening to Tom Paulin, but resisted the temptation to doodle. more...

Tom Paulin - Review: Burgage Hall

I WAS transported back to the days of university seminars while listening to Tom Paulin, but resisted the temptation to doodle. more...

Out Loud - Review: Community Hall

THE future of poetry is assured, if the Out Loud event at this year's Ledbury Poetry Festival is anything to go by. more...

Elgar, Vicat Cole and the Ghosts of Brinkwells - Review: Book by Carol Fitzgerald and Brian W. Harv

DESPITE the volume of material written about Elgar, there is one aspect of his life and work which has been comparatively neglected, the period 1917-1921, when the Elgar's rented an ancient cottage in West Sussex. more...

Round-Up

Skipper Whitehead is on spot at forum

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers captain Stuart Whitehead is to be placed in the spotlight at a fans forum. more...

McCombe confident of Bulls success

HEREFORD United recruit John McCombe is confident his new team can mix it with the best in League Two. more...

County under 12s bag spot for nationals

HEREFORDSHIRE and Worcestershire's 12 and under girls' county team have made history. more...

Ex-Walsall goalkeeper signs for Harriers

GOALKEEPER Dean Coleman has become Kidderminster Harriers' fourth signing of the summer. more...

Phone attack

WITNESSES are needed after a 14-year-old boy was assaulted in Sidemoor. more...

Marching bands

RUBERY Youth Marching Band is hosting an annual contest this Sunday. more...

Coal fire

BROMSGROVE firefighters were called to a coal fire at 8.18pm last Thursday in Oxwood Lane, Frankley. Firefighters used a hose on the central heating boiler to extinguish the fire, and there were no reported injuries. more...

Garage sale

A FUNDRAISING garden/garage sale is taking place in Sidemoor. The event will be held on Saturday, July 21, at 51 New Road, off Willow Road, Bromsgrove, from 11am-4pm. It is being organised by JAYS to raise funds for multiple sclerosis. Coffee, tea and biscuits are available, plus there will be bargains galore from clothes, ornaments and toys to videos and books. more...

Drugs overdose awareness day

A SUPPORT group, made up of former and current drug users, is leading the fight to tackle accidental drug overdoses in Bromsgrove. more...

Carbon copy attacks linked

DROITWICH police believe the same trio of hoodied' assailants carried out two late-night carbon-copy' robberies of lone male victims in 24 hours. more...

Kind-hearted golfers swing into action

A GOLF day held to fund a new hall at Cutnall Green First School has raised more than £2,500. more...

Doing the business

A TOP supply firm is investing in a new state-of-the-art distribution centre in Droitwich Spa and creating around 15 new jobs. more...

Map will help to promote village

A MAP board will be erected in Suckley celebrating the parish and providing information to visitors. more...

Pupils left as Mr Happy

A DAY of activities at Pendock School based on the famous Mr Men books was a great success. more...

Gun taken onto campus

A TEENAGER who walked around a college campus waving a 12-bore shotgun has been sentenced to two years nine months behind bars. more...

World class field in cycling event

THE 2007 Tour of Britain cycle race will see dozens of top international cyclists racing through Malvern. more...

Pupils pedal for water fund

PUPILS at Somers Park Primary School put on their cycle helmets and used pedal power to raise money to provide clean water for a school in Tanzania. more...

More than just sums

St Matthias Primary School pupils had fun learning about numbers during Maths Week. more...

Royal Society award from contribution

A SCIENTIST whose work in Malvern led to modern computer screens and brought in over £100 million through patents has just received one of the top awards in his field. more...

Pole is knocked over

A FIRE crew from Malvern was called out after a car crashed into a telephone pole in Stocks Lane, Leigh Sinton, at about 7pm on Monday. The pole was knocked over, but the five occupants of the car escaped without injury. more...

Bad drivers shopped

PEOPLE in Malvern are being asked to shop bad drivers on a website set up to make the UK's roads safer. more...

Looking for a colour change

NEW ornamental gates on the historic Clock Tower in North Malvern Road could be painted in green and gold, rather than the previously agreed black. more...

Pupils' efforts made to order

PUPILS at Eastnor Parochial Primary School have been having fun whilst raising funds for the school. more...

Legal profession offers tributes to a colleague

A JUDGE told his wife I'll be OK' just minutes before he was swept to his death in last week's floods. more...

Show hit by weather

THIS weekend's Mathon Horse and Dog Show has become the latest victim of the unseasonably wet summer weather. The annual event was meant to be taking place at Chance's Pitch, near Colwall, tomorrow. However, with fields still waterlogged it has been postponed and is now likely to take place in mid-August. more...

Crash driver in field

A MAN was taken to hospital after a lorry driver came across a car lying on its side. more...

New proposals aimed at cutting congestion

NEW plans to to cut congestion at Powick roundabout are set to be unveiled by Worc-estershire County Council next week. more...

Tug-of-war at school sports day

A traditional tug-of-war was one of the activities at the Leigh and Bransford Primary School sports day this year. more...

Bright chairs

HANLEY Swan Pre-School has bright and colourful new furniture thanks to a grant from Malvern Hills Lions Club. more...

Places in women of year final

WOMEN from Malvern and Upton have been named as finalists in the prestigious Worcestershire Women of the Year contest. more...

Runners soak up fine atmosphere

HUNDREDS of runners put their best foot forward in a huge charity event in Malvern. more...

Fundraisers emulate Ritz

THE glamour and style of the Ritz will be brought to Mathon during a fundraising event on Sunday, July 15. more...

Sports club near to realising dream

PLANS for an ambitious £500,000 development at Cradley Sports Club could soon become a reality. more...

Schoolhead cuts first sod of new sports hall

THE first sod has been cut and the diggers will soon be rolling in to begin work on Malvern St James' new £4.5m sports hall. more...

Reviews will carry on

SERVICES to ratepayers will still be monitored once best value legislation is withdrawn next year. more...

Pupils' vision of life in the Victorian era

A DANCE illustrating life in the fields and factories of Victorian England was performed by pupils from Eldersfield Lawn Primary School at the arts showcase Voices and Visions at Malvern Theatres this week. more...

Launch of parish event for everyone

PEOPLE of all ages can attend the launch of an innovative monthly event in Hanley Swan Village Hall on Saturday, July 14. more...

Race night raises a thousand

A RACE Night fundraiser at the Gloucester Arms in Malvern Link was a big success, making more than £1,000 for charity. more...

Cottage garden open

VISITORS can wander round established gardens and woodland when Shuttifield Cottage, near Storridge, opens its gardens to the public. more...

Club's 80th birthday

MALVERN Folk Dance Club celebrates 80 years of keeping alive England's traditional dances this weekend. more...

Digging deep as past comes to life

THE past came to life as part of a week delving deep into British history. more...

Bible fun days

THE United Reformed Church in Malvern Link is holding a series of fun days on July 25 and August 1, 9, and 16. more...

Website has answers

A NEW website to provide young people with up-to-date information about places to go and things to do has been launched by Worcestershire's youth service. more...

Grant to help play activities

ADVENTURE hungry children in Malvern will be fed a feast of play equipment, computers and games after a £200,000 lottery grant. more...

Rotary has a new head

A FORMER police chief is hoping to make his mark after being made president of Malvern Rotary Club. more...

On the way up

A TEAM of four intrepid Stoke Lacy fundraisers are swapping hymn books for walking boots this weekend as they take part in the Three Peaks Challenge. more...

Offender gets a jail warning

A MAN narrowly avoided being sent to jail for failing to notify police of a change of address while he was on the sex offenders register. more...

Many hands ...

TECHNOLOGY developed in Malvern could soon be used as an energy-efficient lighting solution in homes and businesses. more...

Final preparations for town's bid for success

HEDGES are being trimmed, verges tidied and weeds uprooted during final preparations for next week's much-anticipated Heart of England in Bloom judging day. more...

Final preparations for town's bid for success

HEDGES are being trimmed, verges tidied and weeds uprooted during final preparations for next week's much-anticipated Heart of England in Bloom judging day. more...

Judges hand out four golds for window displays

FOUR gold awards were handed out in a window dressing competition as part of Malvern In Bloom. more...

Pickers go back to hop fields

A GROUP of former hop pickers now in their 70s and 80s will travel to Cradley tomorrow to visit fields where they worked several decades ago. more...

Forged £20 notes being used

TRADERS are warned to be alert after forged Scot-tish bank notes were handed over in a local shop. more...

Coaches cause 'chaos'

COACHES parking outside Abbey College are causing traffic chaos, according to Malvern Wells parish councillors. more...

Ppublic events

MALVERN'S public events calendar will come under the microscope next week. more...

Public events

MALVERN'S public events calendar will come under the microscope next week. more...

Homes figure

THE Malvern Hills district was the equal lowest for house-building in the West Midlands, according to new figures. more...

Club is happy to help

MEMBERS of a dive club have lent a hand to warn swimmers of the potential dangers at Gullet Quarry. more...

Jailed vicar is drawing wage

A paedophile vicar who once served in Malvern is still being paid his £20,000-a-year salary by the Church of England - two months after he was sent to prison for abusing young boys. more...

Jailed vicar is drawing wage

A paedophile vicar who once served in Malvern is still being paid his £20,000-a-year salary by the Church of England - two months after he was sent to prison for abusing young boys. more...

'I'm still battling to recycle'

A KEEN recycler is still battling to stop his carefully sorted rubbish going into landfill. more...

Slow down and bring back our sign!

A VEHICLE-activated road sign that warns drivers to slow down as they go through Welland has been stolen. more...

Customers happy with smoking extinguished

TRADE is showing no signs of suffering after the weekend's smoking ban, according to staff at one Malvern pub. more...

Customers happy with smoking extinguished

TRADE is showing no signs of suffering after the weekend's smoking ban, according to staff at one Malvern pub. more...

Going full sail ahead

MALVERN firm English Braids is to partner top ocean racing sailor Alex Bennett in a new yacht-racing project. more...

Head is man for the job, says Ofsted

GREAT Malvern Primary School has been issued with a formal notice to make improvements by Ofsted. more...

ASBOs 'not working'

AN alcoholic with 40 previous convictions was fined £45 for breaching his ASBO after being drunk in public. more...

Help promote local shopping

HIGH Street UK wants to hear from people passionate about supporting local traders, producers and services. more...

Art from around the world

DRAMATIC African masks and colourful South American ponchos were just some of the unusual items made by pupils at St James Primary School during a multicultural arts week. more...

No ifs, no butts just clean it up

STEPPING outside a pub or restaurant for a quick puff could cost smokers £75. more...

Booming business looks to expand

A SUCCESSFUL Malvern estate agents is set to expand - so that it has enough desks for all its staff! more...

Distinctive birds stolen

FIVE distinctive birds have been stolen from an aviary in Smallwood. more...

Launch of new youth website

YOUNG people are being urged to log on to an exciting new website designed specifically for them by their peers and Worcester-shire County Council's Youth Service. more...

Launch of new youth website

YOUNG people are being urged to log on to an exciting new website designed specifically for them by their peers and Worcester-shire County Council's Youth Service. more...

Mum’s worry over damp home

THE mother of a boy with severe asthma is scared the damp conditions in her Oakenshaw home may result in her son being hospitalised. more...

Roundup

Club gets credit from national body

STOURPORT have been given the club first accreditation award after meeting England Hockey's high standards. more...

Cosnett matches samba stars in Brazil

SAMURAI Judo Club's reputation for producing fighters of an international standard was enhanced after more success abroad last week. more...

Schools

Pupil makes his mark

AN artistic 14-year-old Studley High School pupil has unleashed his talent to conjure up colourful dinosaurs for pupils for years to come. more...

Schools News

Final speech day for RGS Worcester

AN INDEPENDENT Worcester school will hold its final speech day this evening after 700 years. more...

Society

Wychbold Flower Club

Music by Delius would not have been out of place during our afternoon outing to the Dower House, Ombersley, home of Margaret Packer. All was perfect - brilliant summer sunshine, lovely old house, magical garden, an enclosed area for hens and a charming, welcoming hostess. more...

Sidemoor WI

The speaker was Stuart Davis. He gave a very interesting and enthusiastic talk on back-packing on three continents, over a period of ten months. more...

Bromsgrove Rovers Supporters Society

what a great day we had at the Elizabethan market. There was a good atmosphere and the weather held out. We deserve a pat on the back for finishing in second place for the best dressed stall. A great deal of work and effort is put in by the committee and being able to work together is an added bonus. more...

Redditch & Bromsgrove Breathe Easy Group

THE Redditch-Bromsgrove and District Breathe Easy Group has just celebrated its third birthday. There are many groups all over the country all of which are supported by The British Lung Foundation. more...

Avoncroft Arts Society

The recent members' exhibition was another triumph of talent for Avoncroft Arts Society. more...

Wychbold Flower Club

MUSIC by Delius would not have been out of place during our afternoon outing to the Dower House, Ombersley, home of Margaret Packer. All was perfect - brilliant summer sunshine, lovely old house, magical garden, an enclosed area for hens and a charming, welcoming hostess. more...

St Richard'S Hospice

Adopt a duck to race at festival

A HOSPICE is hoping people will adopt a duck for a race on the river Severn in Worcester. more...

Asbestos killed mayor’s consort

THE consort of the former Mayor of Droitwich died from an asbestos-related cancer, an inquest heard. more...

Theatre

Come along and help rock the city

THE Worcester College of Technology's production of We Will Rock You promises to be far from "just another high school musical". more...

Dancers ready to take to the stage

NO less than 20 groups of dancers will take to the stage in Worcester next week. more...

CENTRE STAGE with Chris Jaeger of Worcester Live

THIS a special column for me this week - it is my 100th Centre Stage. I have been writing it once a fortnight since we re-opened the Swan. So forgive me if I take the chance to wallow' a little. more...

You cannot simply live on dreams

WHAT do actors do in between jobs, when they are resting''? more...

Upton

Mulled juice wins Waitrose award

CLIVE'S Fruit Farm, near Upton, has won a top prize in the Waitrose Small Producers Awards for its Clives Mulled Apple Juice. more...

Opening against all the odds

A HUSBAND and wife team has battled against adversity and the recent floods to officially launch a new riverside restaurant, The Boathouse, at Upton-upon-Severn this weekend. more...

Festival will be a gem

JEWELS and gemstones is the colourful theme of a flower festival being held at Earl's Croome Church. The flower festival can be enjoyed from Friday to Sunday, July 13-15, and will fill the old church with floral displays. The event has been organised by the Earl's Croome Flower Guild. The festival is open from 11am until 5pm each day. Everyone is welcome and admission is £3. more...

Judges out and about

KEEN Upton gardeners will be putting their work under the spotlight when the local Upton in Bloom judging takes place this weekend. Judges will consider entries in eight separate residents' and business categories, including shop fronts, front and back gardens and even caravans. They will announce their verdicts at the end of July and winners will be presented with cups at the Upton in Bloom annual general meeting later in the year. more...

Fundraising barbecue

THE Upton-upon-Severn Friends of Guiding are holding a fundraising barbecue and coffee evening at 6.30pm on Wednesday (July 11). As well as delicious food and drink, there will be stalls and games, a raffle and musical entertainment by Upton Primary School pupils. The event is taking place at Buryfield, in School Lane, but will be moved to the Scout hut in Laburnum Walk in the event of bad weather. Admission costs 50p (children free) and all proceeds go to Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers in the Upton District. more...

Open up your garden

UPTON residents are being invited to show off their horticultural handiwork during a special Garden Walk next weekend. Upton in Bloom is organising the event on July 14-15 as part of its busy summer schedule. Several residents have already expressed a willingness to open their gardens to the public for the event but Upton in Bloom spokesman Jackie Surtees said they were still looking for a few more volunteers. Anyone who would like to join in can download an application form from www.upton.uk.net or call 01684 592336. more...

Open up your garden

Nurse in bright idea

A DISTRICT nurse from Upton has beaten over 1,700 entrants bidding to name an exclusive new yellow rose. more...

Nurse in bright idea

A DISTRICT nurse from Upton has beaten over 1,700 entrants bidding to name an exclusive new yellow rose. more...

Tickling the tastebuds

UPTON Parish Church is serving up a taste of the exotic for its latest fundraiser. The church is hosting a Bangladeshi meal at Pundits restaurant, in Old Street, on Sunday. Similar events have gone down well in previous years and there will be three sittings, lunch at 12.30pm and dinner at 6pm and 8pm. Tickets cost £10 in advance from 01684 591241 or 01684 594017. more...

Tickling the tastebuds

Keeping watch

Neighbourhood Watch is holding a meeting at the Bluebell Inn, Ryall, on Wednesday (July 11). more...

Flying the flag

UPTON will be a sea of colour when its streets are decked out with 100 specially-designed silk batik flags. more...

Full trust is put in flood barriers

WATERSIDE businesses and residents are breathing a sigh of relief after learning they have not seen the last of temporary flood defences. more...

Bloom campaign remains on track

UPTON in Bloom's bid for summer success is still on track despite some displays being completely submerged during one of the wettest Junes in memory. more...

Villages

West Malvern

FANCY chilling out as you watch tennis with a glass of Pimms in your hand? No need to go to wet Wimbledon, just go to the postponed summer fete at St James's Primary School from 10am-1pm tomorrow (Saturday), weather or no! more...

Wellington Heath

THE Farmer's Arms next quiz night is on Sunday at 8.30pm. Come and have a go! more...

Welland

Welland Fete takes place on the recreation field/village hall tomorrow (Saturday) from 2pm. more...

Powick

POWICK Parish Ramblers met at the Three Nuns, Colletts Green last Thursday for a walk towards Lodge Farm and Little Monksfield. In spite of heavy rain earlier in the week, the going was fairly good. more...

Longdon

LONGDON School is hoping to hold the children's sports day on Tuesday, July 17, at 2.30pm (weather permitting) and hope that as many parents as possible will be able to join them. more...

Leigh and Bransford

THE Cradley Singers returned to Leigh and Bransford Memorial Hall for their Summer Serenade last Friday, where they received a warm and appreciative welcome. As usual, their summer programme consisted of light and nostalgic songs interspersed with instrumental pieces and violin solos from the guest artist, violinist Arthur Bancroft. more...

Colwall

The Joshua Loader fundraising group for Acorns Children's Hospice, together with Colwall Parish Council, is holding a charity day and table-top sale on Saturday, July 21, from 11am-2pm at Walwyn Meadow, Colwall. Pitches are £5 and if you would like to reserve one, telephone Joan on 540944, Paul 541747, Joan 540425 or Neil 541608. more...

Castlemorton

THE annual Castlemorton Common Association Shindig is on Saturday, July 14, at 2pm with children's gymkhana and races, clear round show jumping and dog show. Following the competitions at 8pm is a pig roast, bar with special beers, skittles, bale rolling and live music. Entry to the event is via Golden Valley Road. For further enquiries, call 833505/833297/833144. more...

Castle Frome

THE summer social calendar began last month with a church picnic which raised over £60, a grand start to this year's fundraising. Thank you to all those who came and enjoyed the beautiful day. more...

Callow End

CALLOW End Playing Field Association is holding a barn dance tomorrow (Saturday) from 7.30pm till late at Flaxhouse Farm, Beauchamp Lane, Callow End. Tickets are £5 adults, £3 children or £12.50 family (two adults and two children). Call to confirm availability on 01905 831126/831159/830172. more...

Berrow

COME and enjoy a pleasant afternoon in the vicarage garden on the occasion of the annual Berrow Church fete on Saturday, July 14, at 2pm. All the usual stalls, cake, produce, plants, bottles and bar. All contributions to stalls will be much appreciated plus raffle prizes. more...

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