Stories for 26 August 2007

Festival Reports

Festival will stage spectacular finale

A SPECTACULAR fireworks display will mark the grand finale of this year's Worcester Festival.  more...

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Milestone in waste scheme

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is this week marking a special milestone in its Sink Your Waste scheme, which encourages residents to invest in a food waste disposer.  more...

Lions given copying boost

KIDDERMINSTER and District Lions Club has been awarded £300 of colour photocopying at Staples in Kidderminster.  more...

Lions given copying boost

KIDDERMINSTER and District Lions Club has been awarded £300 of colour photocopying at Staples in Kidderminster.  more...

New lease of life for canal basin

A DERELICT canal basin is set to be transformed after planners gave the go-ahead to build 144 houses on the waterside.  more...

Pirate fun at summer club

GRASS skirts, sandcastles and swash-buckling pirates were the order of the day at Franche 726 summer club.  more...

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College welcomes budding private detectives

A WORCESTERSHIRE college has introduced a number of recreational courses to start this autumn, including criminal psychology and belly dancing.  more...

Pipeline plans put on hold

PLANS to fit a new gas pipeline have been postponed - because the work clashed with a popular Droitwich festival.  more...

Pensioner recovering from stroke punched in dog row

A PENSIONER recovering from a stroke was punched to the ground by another woman after she asked her to control her dogs.  more...

Army recruitment drive is big hit

A TERRITORIAL Army recruitment drive has been hailed an overwhelming success following an appeal in the Worcester News.  more...

Army recruitment drive is big hit

A TERRITORIAL Army recruitment drive has been hailed an overwhelming success following an appeal in the Worcester News.  more...

Dragon boats prepare to take to the river

WORCESTER'S riverside will be a hive of activity tomorrow.  more...

It's a scorcher!

THE two counties were among the hottest places in Britain on Saturday as summer finally seemed to arrive.  more...

Thousands head to Upton

THOUSANDS of people descended on Upton-upon-Severn over the Bank Holiday weekend to celebrate its water festival.  more...

Two-wheeled stunts at fundraiser

DARE devil stunts were performed by BMX riders from across the country at an event in Worcester.  more...

Two-wheeled stunts at fundraiser

DARE devil stunts were performed by BMX riders from across the country at an event in Worcester.  more...

Two-wheeled stunts at fundraiser

DARE devil stunts were performed by BMX riders from across the country at an event in Worcester.  more...

Two-wheeled stunts at fundraiser

DARE devil stunts were performed by BMX riders from across the country at an event in Worcester.  more...

Community celebrates multi-culturalism

BELLY dancers and authentic cuisine from around the world helped a Worcester community celebrate its multi-culturalism.  more...

Community celebrates multi-culturalism

BELLY dancers and authentic cuisine from around the world helped a Worcester community celebrate its multi-culturalism.  more...

News

Yates calls on troops to keep together.

HARRIERS manager Mark Yates has called on his troops to stay together in order to get through their bad patch.  more...

Reports

City 2 Kettering 3

IT'S a cliché, but if ever there was a game of two halves, this was it.  more...

Trueman brace peps Warriors

GARY Trueman grabbed two tries as Worcester Warriors launched the Mike Ruddock reign with a tense 19-13 pre-season victory over Plymouth Albion at Brickfields.  more...

Reality dawns for defeated Robins

Sutton Coldfield Tn 3, Evesham Utd 1 REALITY surely dawned at Coles Lane on Saturday where Evesham crashed to a first defeat of the Southern League campaign, writes Mervyn Collins.  more...

Awesome foursome wasted by lack of creativity

Kidderminster Harriers 0 Stevenage Borough 2  more...

Round-Up

Malvern's poor start continues

MALVERN suffered their third consecutive Southern League Division One Midlands defeat when they entertained high-flying Chasetown at the Langland Stadium.  more...

Spittle own goal costly

LUCAN Spittle scored an own goal as Bromsgrove Rovers drew 1-1 at home to Brackley Town in the Southern Premier.  more...

County caes at Broadway

BROADWAY Golf Club is hosting the Gloucestershire Ladies County Championships from September 7 to 9.  more...

County aces at Broadway

BROADWAY Golf Club is hosting the Gloucestershire Ladies County Championships from September 7 to 9.  more...

Double for Jamie at sunny Stratford

STRATFORD Racecourse was bathed in glorious sunshine last Thursday when the crowds turned out in their numbers to witness a splendid afternoon's racing.  more...

Title decider on Prescott hill

HILL Climbing of the highest quality is again on the agenda at Prescott next weekend when the Sunday sees action in the British Championship.  more...

Clubs join forces for Rugby Relief

WORCESTER Warriors and Gloucester Rugby will take part in a joint rugby festival at Tewkesbury Rugby Club on Sunday.  more...

Tennis finals on Saturday

THE Prudden Road Surfacing League's annual Pairs tournament will be staged on Sunday at Stratford-on-Avon TC.  more...

Barbel helps Geoff win inaugural title

SEVENTY-three-year -old Geoff Ife from Bewdley saw off str-ong competition to win the inaugural Match Fishing/Shakespeare Veterans Cha-mpionship with a winning weight of 18-14-8.  more...

Travel

Past times explored in enchanting books

IF you spend your weekends and holidays visiting historic houses and gorgeous gardens, you'll be enchanted by three new books from VisitBritain.  more...