Stories for 16 August 2007

Alcester

Students join in science fun

BUDDING scientists from Alcester High School have been out and about with their science summer school.  more...

Cash stolen in burglary

A WOMAN from Aston Cantlow fell victim to a distraction burglary after two men asked her to check the water in her bathroom.  more...

Business

Dairy business to supply USA

GOOD Morning America - Malvern Cheesewrights is on the way. Foll-owing the cheesemaker's appearance at the Winter Fancy Food Show in California in January, it has secured a lucrative supply contract with the American Trader Joe chain of grocery stores. From September, managing director Nick Hodgetts (pictured left) and his dairy team from Whittington, near Worcester, will be shipping 5000kg apiece of their famous Hereford Hop and mature English Oak Smoked cheese in 4kg wheels to a base in Chicago, where it will be cut and dispatched to deli counters in 250 Trader Joe stores across the country.  more...

FOOD PRODUCTION: Dairy business to supply USA

GOOD Morning America - Malvern Cheesewrights is on the way. Foll-owing the cheesemaker's appearance at the Winter Fancy Food Show in California in January, it has secured a lucrative supply contract with the American Trader Joe chain of grocery stores. From September, managing director Nick Hodgetts (pictured left) and his dairy team from Whittington, near Worcester, will be shipping 5000kg apiece of their famous Hereford Hop and mature English Oak Smoked cheese in 4kg wheels to a base in Chicago, where it will be cut and dispatched to deli counters in 250 Trader Joe stores across the country.  more...

FOOD PRODUCTION: Dairy business to supply USA

GOOD Morning America - Malvern Cheesewrights is on the way. Foll-owing the cheesemaker's appearance at the Winter Fancy Food Show in California in January, it has secured a lucrative supply contract with the American Trader Joe chain of grocery stores. From September, managing director Nick Hodgetts (pictured left) and his dairy team from Whittington, near Worcester, will be shipping 5000kg apiece of their famous Hereford Hop and mature English Oak Smoked cheese in 4kg wheels to a base in Chicago, where it will be cut and dispatched to deli counters in 250 Trader Joe stores across the country.  more...

Cricket

Wheeler’s efforts are not enough

ROSS ON WYE II v BARNARDS GREEN IV  more...

Surprise win for Green

BROMYARD II v BARNARDS GREEN II  more...

Nomads edged out but remain at top

WORCESTER v WORCESTER NOMADS  more...

Green have one hand on crown

BARNARDS GREEN v LYE  more...

Middle-order collapses and Malvern sink

MALVERN v ALVECHURCH  more...

Festival Diary

Friday, August 17

TOMORROW Italian Market - High Street from 9am to 5.30pm.  more...

Friday, August 17

TOMORROW Italian Market - High Street from 9am to 5.30pm.  more...

Thursday, August 16

TODAY Wycheway Country Walks: Pirton and Croome Park - meet outside Huntingdon Hall at 9.25am.  more...

Festival Gallery

Worcester Festival

Marissa Gunter as Perdita and Josh Uren Florizel from the production of The Winter's Tale. Pic Reference 33125001  more...

Worcester Festival

Launch Party L-R Ray and Betty Seale, John Yelland, Jill and Roger Berry  more...

Worcester Festival

Launch Party L-R Jenny Paddock and Carol Hinett Pic Ref 32123202  more...

Worcester Festival

Launch Party L-R Colin Kinnear, Anna and John Yelland and Brenda Kinnear. Pic Ref 32123202  more...

Worcester Festival

Launch Party Judith Elkin and Steve Boffy  more...

Worcester Festival

Launch party L-R Carol and Stephen Inman (Mayor and Mayoress of Worcester), Frances Grieveson, Godfrey and Miriam Harvey. Pic No 32123205  more...

Worcester Festival

Launch party L-R Georgia Smith, Bridge Moore and Carole Bradley. Pic Ref No 32123206  more...

Worcester Festival

Launch party Richard and Sandy Soper Pic Ref No 32123208  more...

Worcester Festival

Launch party L-R Muff Murfin, Chris Jaeger and Stuart Grieveson Pic Ref No 32123209  more...

Worcester Festival

Launch party of the Worcester Festival at the Swan Theatre Pic No Ref 32123210  more...

Worcester Festival

Launch party at Swan Theatre Pic Ref No 32123211  more...

Worcester Festival

Launch party Liz Grand and Lucy Robertson check out the festival programme Pic Ref No 32123212  more...

Worcester Festival

Launch party rob O'Neill, bill Ottaway and Georgia Smith. Pic Ref No 32123213  more...

Worcester Festival

launch party Esther Blaire and John Phillpott. Pic Ref No 32123207  more...

Festival Reports

Much ado as Bard’s work comes to fore

SHAKESPEARE is putting in an appearance at the Worcester Festival.  more...

Football

Mercian League meeting

THE next league meeting of the Mercian Festival Junior Football League will take place at the Bell Inn, Worcester, on Sunday (August 19), when clubs collect their stationery for the coming season.  more...

Kidder News Latest

Rob's offbeat proposal has best possible reply

A ROMANTIC Hartlebury man surprised his girlfriend with an offbeat marriage proposal when he parked a lorry outside her workplace with the words "will you marry me?" displayed in huge letters along the side.  more...

Growers rewarded at popular show

TOP prizes for colourful flowers and tasty vegetables were handed to winning contestants at a one-day flower, vegetable and floral art show.  more...

Valuable mentor scheme earns grant

A CHARITY set up five years ago at Bewdley High School has been awarded funding of more than £300,000 from the Big Lottery Fund.  more...

Caring owners needed for cats and kittens

WOULD-be cat owners are being urged to offer homes to unwanted felines.  more...

Villagers’ fury at lack of answers

CRUCIAL questions remain unanswered following a meeting for flood-hit villagers, according to Wyre Forest's MP.  more...

Housing scheme could save jobs

PLANS to build up to 150 new homes on industrial land which could help safeguard 257 jobs have been given the go-ahead.  more...

Cat on mend after airgun attack

A WEEK after the Shuttle/Times & News reported on a cat being shot dead in a brutal attack, another cat has been wounded by a pellet in a similar incident.  more...

Taking time out for brave Jak

BASKETBALL players are hoping to make a net gain for a brave Kidderminster boy recovering from a brain tumour by staging a fund-raising event.  more...

Anger as jobs wreck memorial

CALLOUS vandals have torn down a pergola and torched a bench during a destructive spree in a garden dedicated to the memory of teenagers killed in a minibus crash.  more...

Anger as yobs wreck memorial

CALLOUS vandals have torn down a pergola and torched a bench during a destructive spree in a garden dedicated to the memory of teenagers killed in a minibus crash.  more...

Can you help our appeal?

SHUTTLE/Times & News readers will be horrified at the damage caused to the Senses Garden they helped to set up.  more...

Restaurant staff assaulted

STAFF members at a Bewdley restaurant were headbutted and punched in an early evening incident.  more...

Credit statements warning

CUSTOMERS of a Stourport petrol station are being urged to carefully check their bank and credit card statements after the discovery of equipment which police believe was being used to read card details and obtain PIN numbers.  more...

Voter register forms on way

REGISTRATION forms to enable Wyre Forest residents to vote in elections next year will be dropping through letterboxes of homes across the area.  more...

Voter register forms on way

REGISTRATION forms to enable Wyre Forest residents to vote in elections next year will be dropping through letterboxes of homes across the area.  more...

A level results improve

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council schools have again reported improved A level results, with large numbers of students gaining the results that were required for them to progress to higher education.  more...

Students' top grades

A PAIR of Wolverley High School's brightest students are celebrating getting top grades.  more...

Teacher faked qualifications

A FORMER Wyre Forest teacher who falsely claimed to have three degrees has today been given an 18-month suspended sentence.  more...

Year 13s make the grade

IT was smiles all round for two hard-working students receiving their A level results today.  more...

Would-be doctors make the cut

THE doctors of the future have taken a successful first step on the road to a medical career after securing university places.  more...

Would-be doctors make the cut

TWO would-be doctors have taken a successful first step on the road to a medical career after securing university places.  more...

Would-be doctors make the cut

TWO would-be doctors have taken a successful first step on the road to a medical career after securing university places.  more...

Would-be doctors make the cut

TWO would-be doctors have taken a successful first step on the path to a medical career after securing university places.  more...

Would-be doctors make the cut

TWO would-be doctors have taken a successful first step on the path to a medical career after securing university places.  more...

Would-be doctors make the cut

TWO would-be doctors have taken a successful first step on the path to a medical career after securing university places.  more...

Would-be doctors make the cut

TWO would-be doctors have taken a successful first step on the path to a medical career after securing university places.  more...

Would-be doctors make the cut

TWO would-be doctors have taken a successful first step on the path to a medical career after securing university places.  more...

Kidderminster College

Reduced fees for recreational courses with a difference

College introduce reduced fees for recreational courses with a difference Do you fancy yourself as the next Cracker, or maybe the Julien MacDonald of Kidderminster or perhaps a medium to the spirit world? Well these dreams could now come true as Criminal Psychology, Tailoring, Dressmaking and Crafts and Para Psychology are just a few of the many interesting recreational courses on offer this autumn at Kidderminster College.  more...

Reduced fees for recreational courses with a difference at Kidderminster College

Do you fancy yourself as the next Cracker, or maybe the Julien MacDonald of Kidderminster or perhaps a medium to the spirit world? Well these dreams could now come true as Criminal Psychology, Tailoring, Dressmaking and Crafts and Para Psychology are just a few of the many interesting recreational courses on offer this autumn at Kidderminster College.  more...

Reduced fees for recreational courses with a difference at Kidderminster College

Do you fancy yourself as the next Cracker, or maybe the Julien MacDonald of Kidderminster or perhaps a medium to the spirit world? Well these dreams could now come true as Criminal Psychology, Tailoring, Dressmaking and Crafts and Para Psychology are just a few of the many interesting recreational courses on offer this autumn at Kidderminster College.  more...

Latest

Haulage company targeted by thieves

A HAULAGE company in Worcestershire has been targeted by thieves.  more...

Bridge closed after safety concerns

A RAILWAY bridge in Herefordshire has been closed today due to safety concerns.  more...

Cancer sufferer's gratitude to generous folk

A CANCER sufferer who lost all his furniture and clothes during recent floods has thanked people who generously donated items to help.  more...

Sewage horror of city family

A MUM says her baby son was made violently ill by raw sewage bubbling out of a drain in her back yard.  more...

Sewage horror of city family

A MUM says her baby son was made violently ill by raw sewage bubbling out of a drain in her back yard.  more...

Man's despair at 10 years of terror

A man whose home has been targeted by vandals for 10 years has told of his despair in the wake of a fresh attack.  more...

Wine and teabags stolen from lorries

LARGE quantities of wine and teabags have been stolen from two lorries parked at a motorway service station near Worcester.  more...

By-election as ex-mayor emigrates

THERE is to be a by-election in Worcester next month after a leading councillor quit the city for New Zealand.  more...

Call for public to act on policing

RESIDENTS across Worcestershire are being urged to have their say on how local policing is carried out in their communities.  more...

£200k debt of Droitwich churches

RISING costs have resulted in Droitwich's four Anglican churches facing massive debts of more than £200,000.  more...

Woman's thanks for surgeon who saved sighti

A WOMAN has spoken of her immense gratitude after a quick-thinking optician and fast-acting surgeons saved her eyesight.  more...

Woman's thanks for surgeon who saved sight

A WOMAN has spoken of her immense gratitude after a quick-thinking optician and fast-acting surgeons saved her eyesight.  more...

Community service for snooker balls weapon

A MAN brandished a home-made weapon - two snooker balls in a knotted sock - in a drunken rage.  more...

Community service for snooker balls weapon

A MAN brandished a home-made weapon - two snooker balls in a knotted sock - in a drunken rage.  more...

Card reading equipment found at petrol station

DRIVERS are being urged to be vigilant after credit card reading devices were discovered at a Worcestershire petrol station.  more...

A'level joy for county pupils

PUPILS are jumping a joy after another record-breaking A-Level haul in Worcestershire.  more...

A'level joy for record-breaking county pupils

PUPILS are jumping a joy after another record-breaking A-Level haul in Worcestershire.  more...

A'level joy for record-breaking county pupils

PUPILS are jumping a joy after another record-breaking A-Level haul in Worcestershire.  more...

A-level joy for record-breaking county pupils

PUPILS are jumping for joy after another record-breaking A-Level haul in Worcestershire.  more...

City university gets newspaper knockdown

WORCESTER has been ranked in the bottom quarter of universities in a national newspaper's league table.  more...

City university gets newspaper knockdown

WORCESTER has been ranked in the bottom quarter of universities in a national newspaper's league table.  more...

Free holiday to Droitwich flood victims

A FREE holiday has been offered to the victims of flood in Droitwich thanks to a fund set up by the town's Mayor and two charity organisations.  more...

Ethnic minorities encouraged to join the police

BLACK and ethnic minority people are being invited to find out more about joining the police.  more...

Show will go on - but without some livestock

MORETON Show will go on this year as planned - but without cattle, sheep and other livestock, it was announced today.  more...

Evesham Angling Festival

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council chairman John Smith will present the first of the awards in the annual Evesham Angling Festival at Hampton on Saturday.  more...

Keeping association at forefront

Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association is investing almost £200,000 to improve the quality of scientific evidence it produces for the food and drink industry.  more...

Lost pictures are of great sentimental value

A woman has issued an appeal for a camera which she lost at Innuendos in Evesham on Friday and has offered a reward for its return.  more...

Fields safe to play on again

PLAYING fields have been given the all clear by Wychavon District Council as being safe to use again following the flooding.  more...

Letters

Nasty niffs? Just open the windows and clean

SIR - Regarding Pubs Get Tough on Nasty Niffs (Worcester News, August 10). I do not know how pub staff are being trained, but I would have thought that the most logical procedure would be to open all the windows and create a good airing of the premises first of all, then a good wash of the surfaces, especially the seats.  more...

Will air freshners give us cancer?

SIR - How ironic that the smoking ban was bought in to prevent the perceived damage caused by passive smoking and now pubs are filling the air with chemicals to disguise the pub smell.  more...

War memorial looks like a barricade

SIR - Well, in all my 60 years of living I have never been so incensed to write a letter of utter dismay at the proposed new war memorial in Gheluvelt Park.  more...

Please go back to the drawing board

SIR - The proposed Gheluvelt Park War Memorial looks like some ugly futuristic latrine and, like the ill-fated Diana Memorial, will surely go down the pan.  more...

The little yellow fellows were great

SIR - I would just like to say what a fantastic time was had by all at Saturday's Worcester Festival, and in particular the St Richard's Hospice duck race on the river Severn.  more...

Take your rubbish home with you

SIR - I find that some people are not quite getting the message about recycling.  more...

What’s the point of no-smoking signs?

SIR - Now we have had the no-smoking in enclosed spaces ban for over a month, I cannot see the necessity of forcing restaurants, shops and other enclosed public places to display a No Smoking sign.  more...

What’s the point of no-smoking signs?

SIR - Now we have had the no-smoking in enclosed spaces ban for over a month, I cannot see the necessity of forcing restaurants, shops and other enclosed public places to display a No Smoking sign.  more...

What’s the point of no-smoking signs?

SIR - Now we have had the no-smoking in enclosed spaces ban for over a month, I cannot see the necessity of forcing restaurants, shops and other enclosed public places to display a No Smoking sign.  more...

Memory Lane

100 years ago, August 24, 1907

AT Bromsgrove Petty Sessions Emma Leat, of Barley Mow Lane, Little Catshill, was fined 5s and 13s costs for using indecent language in her own house in the hearing of Barley Mow Lane. PC Vickeredge stated the woman used the most filthy language for three quarters of an hour.  more...

50 Years Ago, August 24, 1957

METHODISTS of the Bromsgrove circuit filled the Golden Cross Lane, Catshill, church, to overflowing when they united to pay tribute to the Rev and Mrs J Wesley Homer at a farewell service. Mr Homer had been superintendent minister since 1945 and had now retired from the active ministry at the end of 40 years. Of these, 18 were spent in Bromsgrove for he was minister from 1931-37 and returned at the end of the war. "He put the Gospel before us in a way we could understand," said chairman of the meeting Mr T H Griffin. After speeches Mr Griffin presented Mr Homer with a cheque and Mr Homer expressed his thanks for all that had been done for his wife and himself.  more...

25 Years Ago, August 20, 1982

ACTION Man visited Roy's Hobbies and Toys, in Rubery, as large as life. The pint-sized children's hero was played by an actor. Action Man presented badges, signed posters and handed over competition prizes for around 300 children. At the end of the month the girls would have their turn as talking model Cindy doll was due to visit the store.  more...

An impressive display of community spirit

THE fight against the common enemy during World War Two evoked what today would be called community spirit' among the population of Britain.  more...

News

Warriors squad for Twickenham

MIKE Ruddock has confirmed his first squad as Worcester Warriors boss by naming a 12-man party for the Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham on Saturday.  more...

Captain Chris lined up for City return

CAPTAIN Chris Smith is expected to be fit for Worcester City's trip to Burscough on Saturday (3pm).  more...

Howarth: We can get better

ASSISTANT manager Neil Howarth is confident Kidderminster Harriers can build on their slow start to Blue Square Premier Division and become a force to be reckoned with.  more...

Spring Lane's festival

MALVERN Rugby Club is running a beer, cider, music and rugby fest for the pre-season matches planned for Saturday, September 1, when both the 1st XV and 2nd XV will have home games.  more...

New signings boost Malvern’s squad

MALVERN Rugby Club made some new signings this week and also welcomed back some players from injury and travels abroad prior to their Midlands Two West campaign.  more...

Town open campaign

MALVERN Town open their BGB Southern League Division Midlands campaign tomorrow (Saturday) at Langland Stadium against promoted Romulus (3.00).  more...

Opinion

Time to stop yobs making lives a misery

Anyone who has followed the recent tragic events in Warrington will know the horrific effects that yobbish behaviour can have.  more...

Pershore

Another step on road to town's recovery

PERSHORE Co-op is open again after flooding caused extensive damage.  more...

Reports

Harriers Alder-shot in foot

Kidderminster Harriers 1 Aldershot Town 2  more...

Harriers Alder-shot in foot

Kidderminster Harriers 1 Aldershot Town 2  more...

Richards stuns Stafford

Stafford Rangers 1 Kidderminsters 3  more...

Cartwright injury is a blow to Town

MALVERN TOWN RES 1, CRESSWELL WANDERERS 1  more...

Lyons grabs brace in Reserves victory

WEDNESBURY TOWN 1, MALVERN TOWN RESERVES 4  more...

Round-Up

Grasstrack skills are running in the family

THE Taylor brothers pulled off a superb family double by winning the 250 and 350cc solo classes at the Worcestershire Grasstrack Club Worcester Winner meet.  more...

Arden’s sailors take on shadow

ARDEN Sailing Club racers had to contend with a distance mark in a wind shadow' in their latest contest.  more...

Worcester claim the senior title at regatta

WORCESTER Rowing Club won the Victor Ludorum Trophy in the senior section at Stourport Boat Club Regatta.  more...

Crane lifts Plough record even higher

PLOUGH AC's Nigel Crane showed again why he is one of the club's most consistent anglers when he won their latest match.  more...

Captain Chris lined up for City return

CAPTAIN Chris Smith is expected to be fit for Worcester City's trip to Burscough on Saturday.  more...

Swifts are targeting solid show in division

MANAGER Phil Mullen wants to cement Stourport Swifts' place in Southern League Division One Midlands this year.  more...

Robins tackle tough first test

EVESHAM United manager Paul West insists the achievements of last season will be confined to the history books come 3pm on Saturday.  more...

Brown is backing Rovers to impress

ROD Brown believes his Bromsgrove Rovers side are capable of being a force in the Southern League Premier Division this season.  more...

Westfields embark on road to Wembley

IT may only be mid-August, but Westfields start out on the road to Wembley on Saturday when they host Friar Lane and Epworth in the FA Cup extra preliminary round (3pm).  more...

Malvern defender struck by leg injury

MALVERN Town's build-up to the new Southern League Division One Midlands season has been rocked by the news Andy Cartwright could be out for a year.  more...

Harriers strive for consistent edge

KIDDERMINSTER assistant boss Neil Howarth is backing the Harriers players to find some consistency and kick-start their Blue Square Premier campaign at Grays Athletic on Saturday (3pm).  more...

Harriers strive for consistent edge

KIDDERMINSTER assistant boss Neil Howarth is backing the Harriers players to find some consistency and kick-start their Blue Square Premier campaign at Grays Athletic on Saturday (3pm).  more...

Cup class can rub off: Turner

HEREFORD United chief Graham Turner believes their Carling Cup triumph will have done his players the world of good.  more...

It just takes the flick of a button

A HI-TECH Bromsgrove company has come up with a state-of-the-art device enabling you to open your front door, switch on the lights and get the kettle boiling from anywhere in the world simply by flicking a button on a remote control.  more...

Services on text

SWITCHED-ON residents can get news about Bromsgrove District Council's events and range of services direct to their mobile phones.  more...

Sink your waste

GREEN Bromsgrove residents are being urged to use food waste disposers to get rid of kitchen waste.  more...

Weather hits street theatre

GIVEN this summer's indifferent weather it was almost inevitable that Bromsgrove's popular Street Theatre would be a casualty.  more...

Still time to have your say

BROMSGROVE residents have until the end of the month to have their say on how policing is carried out in their areas.  more...

New faces

A STOKE Prior company has appointed two new members of staff to strengthen its team of independent financial advisors and mortgage broking services.  more...

Nursery leads way to nature

A nursery is celebrating a substantial grant by the Community First charity to fund a new allotment project.  more...

World class players in squash exhibition

FORMER world number one Peter Nicol will be playing an exhibition match against the world number five Nick Matthew at Manor Park Squash Club on Saturday, September 1.  more...

Support given to young hopefuls

TWO young Malvern motocross hopefuls are being sponsored by the MAS Sport motorcycle shop in Malvern Link.  more...

Archery course for beginners

MALVERN Archers will be running a beginners course starting on September 8 for four consecutive Saturday mornings.  more...

Gold and silver medals won at World Martial Arts Games

JUST four year after taking up Ju-Jitsu for self-defence purposes an Upton man has won a gold medal at the World Martial Arts Games.  more...

Speed review is ‘in disarray’

THE first proposal for the review of speed limits in Sambourne has been described as falling short of what residents regard as necessary by the parish council chairman.  more...

Cash for civic newsletter?

REDDITCH Council is continuing its debate on the best way to keep residents informed of council decisions.  more...

Police appeal to dog walker

A DOG walker who went to the aid of a man being assaulted is being asked by police to come forward.  more...

Roundup

Alex savours World Championship medal success

RISING star Alex Holden-Smith won a bronze medal at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Strathclyde.  more...

Alex savours World Championship medal success

RISING rowing star Alex Holden-Smith won a bronze medal at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Strathclyde.  more...

Knight books finals place

BEWDLEY powerhouse Steve Knight flexed his muscles to win a place in the British Natural Body Building Federation (BNBF) Finals on Sunday.  more...

Haycock speeds to third place

STOURPORT motorbike rider Keith Haycock enjoyed his best race yet in the National Super Moto Championships in Anglesey over the weekend.  more...

Mental strength key for Mullen

STOURPORT Swifts manager Phil Mullen is confident that his squad is well equipped for the BGB Southern League Division One Midlands and can avoid last season's disastrous campaign.  more...

Burgess fills his boots as Bewdley rout Villa

Richard Burgess backed a hat-trick to give Bewdley Town the perfect start on Saturday.  more...

Burgess fills his boots as Bewdley rout Villa

Richard Burgess bagged a hat-trick to give Bewdley Town the perfect start on Saturday.  more...

Birmingham side give boys a work out

AN under-15s team from Birchen Coppice enjoyed a football workout as they went down 8-2 to Handsworth United on Friday.  more...

Girls are a kata above

SAMURAI Judo Club twins Rachel and Sally Moon demonstrated their skills by winning medals at the Midlands Open Kata Championships.  more...

Gemma’s big test

A STOURPORT golfer played in her biggest tournament yet when she tested her skills at the under-15s Close Amateur Championship.  more...

Neil's taking on the Aussies

AN up-and-coming young talent from Kidderminster Victoria CC is hoping to terrorise the old enemy Australia after being selected to play for England under-16s.  more...

Forest riders hit top gear with fast times

RIDERS from Wyre Forest CRC set fast times to help the club come third overall at the echelon time trials at Salford Priors.  more...

Society

Wyre Forest

SEVERN SIDE RAMBLERS - A walk of around eight miles duration around Edvin Loach, Bromyard has been organised for Sunday.  more...

Kidderminster

CYCLING CLUB - There is one ride this Sunday. The A ride starts at 8am and visits Kilpeck Church near Hereford. The ride leaves The Green, Blakebrook, opposite the hospital. All cyclists will be welcome and should bring a packed lunch. The B ride group is away on a Youth Hostel weekend.  more...

St. John'S Picture Gallery

CARTOON BY SAM TURNER

CARTOON BY SAM TURNER  more...

CARTOON BY SAM TURNER

CARTOON BY SAM TURNER  more...

The main base for seaside rescue.

The television program 'Seaside Rescue' takes place from this base. There are two others which are Portland and Berry Head.  more...

This Life - Special Reports

You don’t have to go to uni to be a success

IF you're receiving your A-level results today you might be thinking that, in order to get on the career ladder, your only option is university. But this isn't the case. "No matter what your grades and future job ambitions, there are plenty of alternatives open to you," says Ian Ferguson, the Learning and Skills Council's exam doctor' and member of its national council.  more...

You don’t have to go to uni to be a success

IF you're receiving your A-level results today you might be thinking that, in order to get on the career ladder, your only option is university. But this isn't the case. "No matter what your grades and future job ambitions, there are plenty of alternatives open to you," says Ian Ferguson, the Learning and Skills Council's exam doctor' and member of its national council.  more...

You don’t have to go to uni to be a success

IF you're receiving your A-level results today you might be thinking that, in order to get on the career ladder, your only option is university. But this isn't the case. "No matter what your grades and future job ambitions, there are plenty of alternatives open to you," says Ian Ferguson, the Learning and Skills Council's exam doctor' and member of its national council.  more...

  
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