PATIENTS who fail to turn up have been blamed for 70 per cent of cancelled hospital operations. Just 12 operations were called off because of a lack of beds, Worcester District and Community Health Council was told last night. Some operations were also
DRUG dealers are selling wraps of heroin for as little as £5 in Ledbury. Police are cracking down on heroin users after officers revealed it was the most-used drug in the town. A specialist drug worker attached to the Drugs Advisory Service for Herefordshire
WORCESTERSHIRE'S art world is set to spring into life this month as the Artspace exhibition returns to the county. Forty professional artists and craftspeople will help create a contemporary art extravaganza at Church Farm, Shrawley. Wonders in the garden
ADDICTS of The Archers will step into the world of the long-running radio soap this weekend when they flock to Worcestershire to celebrate its 50th birthday. A convention at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena will start the celebrations tomorrow. They
WORCESTER schoolchildren were due to be literally jumping for joy today when they combined a Guinness world record attempt and a national experiment to launch National Science Year. Two-hundred-and-twenty Year 7 pupils at Blessed Edward Oldcorne RC High
RECORD parade entries and steamy weather made this weekend's Stourport Carnival one of the biggest and best ever. About 20,000 people flocked to the town from across the Midlands to enjoy the 76th carnival, which has raised thousands of pounds for charity
THIS Saturday in the vicarage gardens and Berrow Hall is the annual church fete. No football matches to stop you, let's hope the weather is kind. Usual stalls and attractions, if you have any items to donate to the various stalls or you could bake a cake
AS I was writing this column preparations were in the final stages for Rev Joy Birkins' installation service on Wednesday with our Archdeacon, the Venerable Dr Joy Tetley, and Rural Dean Rev Chris Hardwicke in attendance together with family, friends
SUMMER signing Ian Joy could be set for his full Kidderminster Harriers debut as Jan Molby's men aim to shock Third Division leaders Rochdale. Mid-table Harriers will be bidding for their first away point on Saturday but must do without skipper Mark Blake
MANY organisations were represented at the funeral of Mrs Eva May Franklin (68) at Hartpury Parish Church, conducted by Canon John Evans. Mrs Franklin, who lived in Corse for some years, died in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and her death came as a shock
THE coffee morning & cake sale organised by Audrey Wellon for Forthampton Church flower festival in May 2002, was a great success. A steady flow of customers purchased cakes and savouries. Raffle prize winners were: Diane Carter, Barry Reeves, Ann
HOLLYBUSH managed it again, organising a very successful fete and the weather. Stalls did a roaring trade with many willing helpers and customers, this culminated with the ever successful auction and raffle enabling the net receipts of £2,064 for church
AT Sunday morning Holy Communion at St Peter's Church last week, two babies were baptised by Rev David Nichol. They were Megan Julie Crane from Powick village and Miles George Edmund Maley of Hong Kong, the grandson of Mrs Molly Maley, formerly of Colletts
ONE half of an unusual Malvern writing double act famed for their murder books, releases her latest work today. Molly Whittington-Egan has drawn on her own experience and expertise to write her second book entitled The Stockbridge Baby Farmer and other
THE officials of the Malvern RFC Youth Development Section were very pleased with the turnout for their Mini/Junior registration day at the club's Spring Lane HQ last Saturday, which officially kicked off the section's tenth anniversary season. Nearly
THERE is a new look to the Malvern Rugby Club side that visits Dunstablians for the opening match of their Midlands One season tomorrow (Saturday). There will be league appearances for prop Sean Lancett, Andy Logan at hooker and the promising Richard
MALVERN Rugby club face the daunting task of opening their league programme tomorrow (Saturday) at last year's unbeaten Eastern division champions Dunstablians (3pm). The injury-hit Malvern squad suffered a further blow this week when back row signing
THE Halcyon Quartet entertained, for the last event in the current successful series of Cultivating the Arts for Charity, staged by the Madresfield Garden Centre, this time in aid of CLIC (Cancer & Leukaemia in Childhood). The quartet combination
THE Philanthropist began with a bang. Not just a metaphorical bang either, a very real, loud and rather gruesome bang that signalled the end of one character's involvement in the play almost before it had begun. Some nifty pyrotechnics and rapid scene
THE newly-formed Malvern Angels female rugby team is holding an open day at Malvern RFC on Sunday. There will be demonstrations of Tag-rugby and one-on-one coaching to teach the basics to enable anyone to join in the Tag-rugby match. Angels' training
A REVIEW of events surrounding the search for a four-year-old boy in Upton Marina last Thursday is to be undertaken by the operations department of West Mercia Police. The review, which will include a look at contingency plans for major searches, will
A RECORD number of entries was received for the Upton Garden Club's annual vegetable and flower show. The event, at the town's Memorial Hall, attracted 74 competitors and a total of 453 individual exhibits. The good weather also attracted a large number
UPTON Youth Band is preparing for the last few dates of the competition season after a busy couple of weeks. On Sunday (September 9), the group travels to Eastleigh, in Hampshire, before heading north to Kidsgrove in Stoke the following Sunday. The band
Skaters in Upton will soon be able to grind, jump and flip to their hearts' content, well away from roads or residential areas. Youngsters have met the town council's challenge to raise £1,000 in order to build a skate park. This will be matched by a
AN extension to a house in Upton was turned down amid concerns that it could set a president. The application by S Merchant and C Hardman for a two-storey extension at the front of 62 Gradens Walk, was rejected by Malvern Hills District Council's southern
HEART of the Country star Brian Draper will be giving a talk in Upton on Friday, 14. He will be at the Memorial Hall to speak about the River Wye, its flora, fauna and places of interest. Proceeds will go to the Earl's Croome church tower fund. The event
BIRMINGHAM & Solihull's Keith Jervis has stoked up the pressure on Worcester Rugby Club stating -- "they should be shot if they don't get promoted." The director of rugby at Sharmans Cross Road has put Worcester ahead of everyone in the race for the
I AM writing these few lines following two recent events in Ledbury. Last Monday's carnival was wonderful - its colourful and happy atmosphere attracting young and old alike. The success of the day owed almost everything to the total commitment and tireless
There is a wood near where I live. A few years ago, we used to walk through it to get to the farmland beyond, where we would walk. These days we walk through it to get to Safeway or one of the other shops that now grace that farmland. Since the advent
AM I alone in being rather weary of the weekly whinge from the UK Independence Party and its supporters? Their tirades of disaffection with the EU reminds me of lines from Alexander Pope. He wrote: "It is with narrow-souled people as with narrow-necked
CLIVE Smith's letter (Postbag, August 31) is typical of the reaction of some people in, or who have been in, public office. Keen to associate themselves with events that go right but never accepting responsibility when things go wrong. It is clear Mr
I WOULD like to express my thanks for the two tickets to the ESO Last Night of the Proms, which I won in a recent competition in your newspaper. The concert was superb and the atmosphere "electric", with a superb selection of music. Every moment was enjoyable
THANK you for the article about my planned walk on the Wall of China to raise money for the Acorns Trust. Publicity for Acorns is vital and I was anxious also to thank my many sponsors in as public a way as possible. I would, however, like to acknowledge
THE Malvern footpath where an elderly woman was mugged and left with serious injuries is to be focused on as crime prevention agencies attempt to make it safer. The path between Safeway and Goodwood Road in Malvern Link was the scene of an attack which
WHAT a sad carping letter from your correspondent Christopher Kingsley (Postbag, August 31). I have four grand children and I doubt if any of them ever use or understand the Imperial system; I also have friends in engineering, pharmacy and building, all
A MALVERN student who was short of cash to get home from a work placement in Germany has followed his dad's advice and got on his bike. Andrew Shrubb, 22, of Birchwood Road, had been working in a laboratory in Ulm, near Munich until last month on a placement
RESIDENTS in Malvern Wells are trying to track down a mystery benefactor responsible for repairing damage caused by vandals. Last month, the Malvern Gazette reported on the vandalism of the tennis courts at the old Wells House School. A £50 reward was
THE former chairman of Malvern Hills District Council has hit out at plans for consultation over the proposed new sports hall. Clive Smith, who represented the Link ward for many years, says the council should go ahead with plans to put a new sports hall
AN agricultural merchant's store in Ledbury is holding a special farmers' evening to support the rural community. Countrywide (formerly MSF), on Dymock Road, is staging the event on Thursday, September 13. Store manager Geoff Fletcher said: "The rural
A DEVELOPER is hoping to bring jobs to Malvern with a scheme to build offices at Enigma Park. Midland Commercial Estates Ltd has applied for planning permission to build nearly 40,000 square feet of office space on Sandys Road at the Malvern Link business
HOLY Trinity Church's anniv-ersary celebrations reach a crescendo on Sunday exactly 150 years after it was consecrated. To mark the occasion the church is holding a special family service followed by a sherry reception and picnic lunch. The origins of
WORCESTER City look to have missed out on bolstering their squad ahead of tomorrow's Dr Martens League Premier Division clash with leaders Havant and Waterlooville. Manager John Barton had been looking to bring in a defender on loan, with Martin Weir
Compared with the Civil War clashes of Worcester, Edgehill and Naseby, the Battle of Ledbury was a skirmish. But evidence for the brief encounter of April 22, 1645, may still be found in the form of relics, including bullets and bullet holes, and an actual
MALVERN will echo to the sounds of 150 Volkswagen transporters next weekend, during the highlight of an enthusiast gathering at the Three Counties Showground. Van Fest 2001 runs from Friday, September 14, to Sunday, September 16, and will feature almost
WORCESTER City face their biggest test of the season so far when the Havant and Waterlooville express stops at St George's Lane tomorrow (3pm). The undefeated Hampshire side, currently topping the Dr Martens Premier Division, have plundered 17 goals in
MALVERN Town visit Wellington tomorrow (Saturday), kick-off 2.45pm, and Town will be hoping for a victory that will kick start their season. Missing for the Wellington trip will be Andy Shepherd who sits out the final game of a seven day suspension, but
FOR Ramblers last match of the 2001 league season the first eleven played host to local rivals Barnards Green. MALVERN RAMBLERS I V BARNARDS GREEN I Drinkwater won the toss for the Green and put Ramblers in to bat on a damp, slow wicket. Openers, Dovey
BARNARDS Green Thirds beat Worcester CC Thirds by eight wickets on Saturday to secure the Division Three Double title, having finished runners up last season. BARNARDS GREEN III v WORCESTER III Skipper Robin Longmore invited a depleted Worcester team
PORTCHESTER captain Kennell won the toss and elected to bat on a drying wicket. WEST MALVERN v PORTCHESTER Opening batsmen Hungerford and Stainton put the West's attack to the sword, putting on 114 runs for the first wicket, including a plethora of wides
WORCESTER Nomads under 16 team reached the finals day of the Lords Taverner/Midland Club Cricket Conference competition and finished third to Shrewsbury and Victoria Cricket Clubs. Victoria amassed a huge 190-2 wickets in the semi final with Nomads and
UNLESS Worcester Nomads show considerably more determination to climb off the bottom of division one it is possible that the 1st and 2nd X1's will be relegated to the lower division next season. There are two league fixtures remaining, and the first eleven
THE Malvern-based singer is urging people to support a concert she is giving in aid of a Ledbury woman suffering from toxic poisoning. Mezzo-soprano Josephine Williamson will be joined by pianist Giles Turner for the recital, entitled September Cocktails
A MIXTURE of West Coast Swing and Chicago South Side Blues characterise the style of Paul Lamb and the King Snakes. The band will be back at the Huntingdon Hall in Worcester on Friday, September 14, for the audience to judge for themselves. Newcastle-born
SATURDAY'S opponents Atherstone United could be missing star striker Emeka Ejiofor. The bulky target man hobbled out of Saturday's FA Cup win over Buxton with an ankle injury. The news would come as a boost to United who are set to blood new signing Paul
JOHN Phillpott writes (Evening News, August 28) that he is too battered by the years to care what others think. Amen to that. I'm several years older than Mr Phillpott. Lots of folk in Warndon still regard me as a harmless loony. Let them laugh. A little
I CAN reassue residents that the city council does not plan to make the High Street a treeless zone. The City Centre Forum produced a report of ideas about how to improve our High Street. Many local groups are members of this forum. The report is a starting
DO you like sailing and are you competitive? Then this is the sailing challenge for you.This thrilling challenge in March, 2002, is a chance to experience the thrill of being part of sailing team. Anne Bell, Fund-raising Development Co-ordinator for RNIB
IN front of me is a leaflet from Michael Foster in which he thanks people for voting in the General Election no matter who they voted for. He goes on to say: "The Labour Government has made considerable progress in sorting out our schools and hospitals
IN her letter headlined "Masonry and Secrecy", (You Say, August 22), Mrs S P S Clarke misguidedly refers to freemasonry as a "secret society". Freemasonry has no more secrets than many other organisations. Our rules and aims are available to the public
GRAEME Hick re-wrote the record books in Worcestershire's County Championship Division Two match against Durham at Chester-le-Street today. The County skipper, 68 not out overnight, went on to complete a full set of centuries, home and away, against each
SWORDFISH (15), starring John Travolta and Hugh Jackman, is showing at Malvern Cinema for a week from today (Friday). Travolta is a rogue agent who gets together with hacker Jackman to divert billions of dollars to aid counter-terrorism activities. Swordfish
WE saw a lot of Simon Callow when he stripped naked with fellow actors Julian Sands and Daniel Day Lewis for an impromptu swim in a Room with a View. That was 1986 and only the great man's second film after Amadeus in 1984. The range of this actor's strutting
Theatre September To Sept 8-The Philanthropist by Christopher Hampton performed by Malvern Theatre Players at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 8pm. £8.50, £6.50, £1 concs. Box Office (01684) 892277. 7-An Evening with Terry Waite at the Courtyard
Heads by D J Harvey (Warner £12.99) THE daydream that was the 1960s continues apace with this charming chunk of period fantasy about a man caught up in the now much-celebrated madness of that golden decade. Starting off in Edinburgh and surrounding mining
THE family of an Evesham boy who died two years ago has reached a £10,000 out of court settlement with Worcestershire Community and Mental Health NHS Trust. Christopher Withey, aged seven, died of toxic shock syndrome in July 1999 a week after an accident
CALLOW End Harriers are the early pace setters in the Malvern Football League after the first week saw plenty of goalmouth action in the Senior Division. Harriers shoot to the top of the Division at the end of week one after a convincing display against
WHAT a big, big disappointment this was! MALVERN RANGERS 0, SEDGLEY WHITE LIONS 4 After last week's encouraging performance away at Ludlow, Rangers suffered a heavy defeat, admittedly against a Saturday side who finished third in the table last season
BOTH sides had their shooting boots on in this thrilling opening game in the Sunday Worcester League Division One. POWICK 6, DROITWICH SPORTS 5 The scoreline suggests poor defending but it was more a case of both sides good finishing in front of goal.
RED Lion Falcons stunned their previously higher-graded opponents with a superb victory in this opening Worcester Sunday Division Four encounter at The Chase. RED LION FALCONS 4, BRANSFORD ROVERS 3 It took until October 29 last season for the then newly-formed
A MAN in his sixties was thrown from a moving car after two women stole it from a neighbour's drive in Wythall. The two women, in their twenties, were seen acting suspiciously in Shawhurst Lane before breaking glass was heard. A man went to investigate
A BROMSGROVE company hopes to score a few goals, having supplied a young football team with a new strip. PolymerLatex, in Bromsgrove, helped out the Meadow Park Football Club Under 12s team by providing smart, black and white kit for all the players.
UP to 5,000 carpet manufacturing jobs in Kidderminster have been put at risk by an "anti-carpet" smear campaign, according to the industry's representative body. The Carpet Foundation is considering taking legal action after it was found that the Healthy
THE Malvern Pub Quiz League will be soon starting its new season and teams taking part in the past have always found the quiz great fun. Topics for questions include sport, music, current affairs and general knowledge and the League would welcome new
JUNIOR golfers, brother and sister Joanna and Paul Yorke from the Worcester-shire Golf Club took the honours at the Sapey Golf Club Mixed Junior Open. Joanna, handicap of 22 and the only girl playing, won the overall best net with a nine under par 62
THE new Lamberts & Wade Malvern Table Tennis League starts its new season with seven new teams, so despite losing six teams from the last season there will still be an extra team this year. As there are 33 teams entered they have been put into three
MATHON, Cradley and Storridge Tennis Club have just completed their summer league season and the various teams have experienced mixed fortunes during the past four months. The Ladies A team have had a very good season winning five, drawing one and losing
MALVERN Magic Basketball Club returns after the summer break and will recommence training from Saturday, September 15 at Dyson Perrins Sports Hall from 10am-11.30am. Anyone from the age of nine years to 16 years is welcome to come - girls and boys! If
A DEVOTED daughter has been forced to take out a £15,000 loan to pay for private heart surgery for her dad because NHS surgeons cannot fit him in this year. Despite being on Worcestershire Health Authority's critical list, George Latham faced a six to
PUNTERS looked on in disgust as an alcoholic who had drunk 20 pints of beer hurled abuse at police officers. Paul Wheeler stumbled out of RSVP, in Worcester, and fell on to the ground as PC Simon Arinze patrolled the area at closing time on Friday, May
A CALORIE-counting couple who swapped sweet treats for smaller eats, have shed more than 100 pounds in weight between them. Terry and Marilyn Nicholls recently topped the milestone mark , having started attending Weight Watchers classes in November last
AN overall reduction in the number of recorded crimes across West Mercia has been welcomed by police chiefs - although the force has fallen short of a number of targets it set itself. Total recorded crime fell by 7.6 per cent; vehicle crime by 16 per
FRIENDS have paid tribute to one of "Sidbury's characters" who was found dead in a Worcester canal. William Devlin of Dent Close, off Wyld's Lane, was spotted floating face down by a passer-by walking alongside the Worcester and Birmingham canal near
A COUNCIL war of words over the way bulky waste is collected across the city looks set to be resolved by a compromise. Worcester city councillor Derek Prodger has announced he will run trial periods for two schemes which have been suggested by rival groups
FIXTURES MIDLANDS ONE Saturday, September 8 Dunstablians v Malvern. RESULTS MIDLANDS ONE
NEW beat bobby surgeries are being held in villages and towns as part of a fresh Home Office initiative which aims to increase the profile of the police. People with problems will be able to speak face-to-face with rural beat police. PC Charlie Cavendish
A PUPPETRY project has pulled the right strings and been awarded £36,000 under the Regional Arts Lottery programme. Puppetlink Ltd, based in Worcestershire, is a consortium of five West Midlands-based puppetry companies. The money will be pumped into
A WIDOWER is "over the moon" after a stone lion belonging to his late wife was returned. Robert Clark was devastated when the precious statue disappeared from the front of his house in Warndon. The distinctive lion had sentimental value as it belonged
EVERYTHING in the garden was rosy for the Malvern in Bloom winner when the town's Mayor presented him with first prize. Neil Willcocks, of Frogs Bistro Caf, impressed the judges with his honeysuckle and lily displays in the alleyway where his caf is situated
DEAN Bennett is set for a place in Kidderminster Harriers starting line-up for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against table-topping Rochdale at Spotland (3pm). The former Bromsgrove Rovers midfielder looks likely to replace Mark Blake
EIGHTY jobs are being axed at a Kidderminster carpet firm in the wake of rapidly falling profits. The bombshell for the 298-strong workforce at Gaskell was announced on Tuesday by Gerry Wheeler, chief executive of the Lancashire company which took over
HE may have been down but legendary ex-Kidderminster Harriers matchday presenter Captain Crazy is not out. Roger Harris - known by thousands for his unique sense of humour and wacky style - will be back on the football pitch on Saturday when he makes
FIXTURES EXPRESS & STAR LEAGUE - West Midlands (Regional) League Saturday, September 8 Premier Division: Wellington v Malvern Town (2.45) Division One (South): Malvern Town Reserves v Bridgnorth Town Reserves (2.45). Tuesday, September 11 Premier
Saturday, September 8 1st XV v Dunstablians (Away). Meet Spring Lane 10.30am, Ketch Worcester 11am. Kick off 3pm. No. 1 Dress code. S Cooper, A Logan, S Lancett, D Short, A McBurney, S Taylor, A Garner, A Ridley, G Blakeway, P Jenkin, B Hughes, B Kristoffersen
UDGED by many of the huge crowd at the school playing field for the 26th annual carnival to be one of the best ever, Staunton & Corse Carnival committee can be proud to have put on a wonderful afternoons entertainment especially after having to wait
CIDER is the theme for an evening at Hereford's Cider Museum on Tuesday. Hereford author Fiona Mac will reveal snippets of Ciderlore, her new book about the art of cidermaking from 7.30pm. Performances of traditional cider songs by Country Notes also
GAIL Latham's not only doing a wonderful thing by taking out a £15,000 loan to pay for her father to have life-saving heart surgery. In allowing private family matters to be aired so publicly, she's doing the rest of us a great service too. No one should
Symphonie Fantastique Berlioz THE Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra celebrates the arrival of its new musical director Paavo Jarvi with this exciting version of Berlioz's masterpiece. And, for good measure, Telarc has coupled the disc with the love scene
After starting off as a trainee at Liverpool, Williams was released at the age of 19 to return to his native Wrexham. The Wales U-21 international played on-off for the Second Division club but made a good impression with many for his uncompromising style
AFTER a prelude from his band, Van Morrison took the stage in Ross to a rapturous reception. Then, 50 minutes later, he left again, to an equally rapturous standing ovation. The assembled fans clearly loved the show, despite having paid £25 for a very
THE Malvern Library Art Gallery is showcasing the work of two talented brothers with quite different approaches to art. Ernest and Roger Alma have been sculpting and painting for most of their lives in their spare time, but since recent retirement art
HANLEY Castle & Upton CC travelled to play Stone at their charming if somewhat small ground near Kidderminster last Saturday. HANLEY CASTLE & UPTON v STONE The winners of the game knew that this would guarantee second spot in the final league
DOZENS of helium-filled balloons were due to be flown above Upton Marina today (Friday) and tomorrow, weather permitting, as part of a planning exercise. They will be used to show the outline of the proposed new development at the marina. Landscape consultant
PUPILS at Hanley Swan Primary School began rehearsals this week for a charity performance at the end of the month. On Friday, September 28, every child at the school will be singing songs and reading poetry at a coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Relief
IT'S a shame that Christopher Kingsley of the UK Independence Party (Postbag, August 31) followed Harold Wilson's example and devalued the "pound in your pocket" by about two grams. There are nearly 454 grams to the pound, not 452. As is always the case
ON reading the book Not the Least, the story of Little Malvern Priory by Ronald Bryer - a most engaging and interesting read - I was astounded to find that a silver alms dish, executed by Alys Woodman was not given a mention. Alys Woodman did her initial
A 14-year-old Malvern boy died on Saturday morning (September 1) when the stolen car he was driving crashed while being followed by police. John Smith, of Clare Road, died after the white Ford Escort was in collision with a lorry at the Abbey Road bridge
A SIGHTSEEING summer bus service which takes people around the Malvern Hills is being targeted in a bizarre campaign of vandalism. Since July laminated posters advertising times of the Sunday Hills Hopper bus, which aims to attract tourists to Malvern
LAST Saturday I spent a lovely evening at Cridlans Restaurant in Abbey Road celebrating a family birthday along with about 25 friends and relations. At the end of the evening driving down Church Street we realised we had a puncture. At that time of night
A MALVERN nurse is one of 14 from Worcestershire who will begin a Parkinson's Disease training course after a charity won funding to organise home visits for sufferers in the county. Diane Beale, from Barnard's Green, is a community nurse specialising
POLICE have promised to get tough with pub landlords following a disappointing turnout for the launch of a Pubwatch scheme in Malvern. The scheme, which would see troublemakers banned from all licensed premises in town, is the brainchild of beat manger
THE Malvern secretary of a national model aeroplane show was this week putting the final touches to the event. Trevor Cale, aged 58, from Barnards Green, is responsible for organising the Defford Model Air Show - the last major model competition of the
CREATING an investment company to draw on the scientific expertise of QinetiQ in Malvern would be the opportunity of a lifetime, a leading academic said yesterday (Thursday). Professor Michael Clarke was speaking to a panel set up by Worcestershire County
OVER recent months we have given prominence in our pages to a succession of stories concerning vandalism is one form or another. It has become a cliche to describe vandalism as 'petty', but to the individuals and communities involved it is anything but
BIRMINGHAM & Solihull's Keith Jervis has stoked up the pressure on Worcester Rugby Club stating -- "they should be shot if they don't get promoted." The director of rugby at Sharmans Cross Road has put Worcester ahead of everyone in the race for the
DAVID Park and Jeremy Robinson were both well up the leaderboard after the first round of the Omega European Masters in Switzerland. Hereford's Park shot a two-under-par 69, including four birdies, at the Crans-sur-Sierre course, four shots behind leader
THOUSANDS of visitors to Wales are admiring a unique work of art painstakingly put together by five Malvern embroiderers. The result of a three-year project by Malvern Decorative and Fine Arts Society is an exact replica of a 125-year-old Victorian bedcover
BOTTOM club Dover Athletic visit Hereford United tomorrow in the Nationwide Conference (3pm) buoyed by their first points of the season in mid-week against Hayes. The Whites also come with a reputation for playing good football but Bulls' boss, Graham
A Malvern childcare group which ceased trading last week could be back with a similar operation up and running by next spring. The committee of Lang-land Kids Club, which met at St Mary's Church hall, Sherrards Green, officially ceased trading on Friday
DEAN Bennett is set for a place in Kidderminster Harriers starting line-up for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against table-topping Rochdale at Spotland (3pm). The former Bromsgrove Rovers midfielder looks likely to replace Mark Blake
WHATEVER the fate of Fantastic Light in his rematch with Galileo in Ireland, Godolphin could still be celebrating a Group One success on Saturday night. And it can be Three Points for a win when the four-year-old lines-up for£150,000 Stanley Leisure Sprint
WORCESTER City face their biggest test of the season so far when the Havant and Waterlooville express stops at St George's Lane tomorrow (3pm). The undefeated Hampshire side, currently topping the Dr Martens Premier Division, have plundered 17 goals in
WORCESTER City look to have missed out on bolstering their squad ahead of tomorrow's Dr Martens League Premier Division clash with leaders Havant and Waterlooville. Manager John Barton had been looking to bring in a defender on loan, with Martin Weir
BARNARDS Green 1sts pulled off a remarkable victory over a strong Kidderminster side at North End Lane on Sunday; regrettably losing the toss on a good batting strip, the ravages of the previous week long tour seemed to take its toll on the Green as their
THE final weekend of the league season saw Colwall finish their campaign with seven wins from 14 completed games. On Saturday they travelled to Hatherley & Reddings and after being put in on a dampish pitch totalled 191-8 based around Richard Williams
COLWALL 2nd XI had an easy home win on Saturday against Hatherley & Reddings. COLWALL 2ND XI V HATHERLEY & REDDINGS Having lost the toss on a damp wicket Colwall were asked to have first knock. Goode and Barnes mastered the conditions and put
THREE Counties choral society Philomusica is seeking new singers for the 2001/2002 season. The society has been entertaining audiences since 1967 both in the local area and further afield, including Europe and the USA. Members come from across Worcestershire
AN interesting fixture takes place at the Langland Stadium on Sunday, September 30 when Australian U17 side Macarthur Rams FC take on their Malvern Town equivalents. The Rams are also playing Glasgow Rangers, Newcastle United and Feyenoord as part of
I AM appalled by the standard of driving on our roads today. I live in a small street in Arboretum. The speed limit is 20 mph for this very closely built-up area but cars are sometimes racing through at 50 or 60 mph. There are parked cars all along the
Karen Tweed's May Monday (Family Concert). Sept 10. 8pm. Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate. Worcester. (01905 611427). Viva Verdi- (A celebration of Italy's most famous operatic export). Sept 9. 8pm. Huntingdon Hall. Crowngate. Worcester. Guitar Concert. Sept
Teechers- Sept 1-8. The Swan Theatre. The Moors, Worcester. (01905 27322). Little Shop of Horrors - The Courtyard. Sept 13-22. 7.30pm. Main House, The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford (01432 359252). Theatre. (01684 892277). Little Shop of Horrors. Sept
I AM replying to the article in the Evening News on August 30 about the dog mess on the racecourse. I take my four dogs down there every day and I always pick up their mess, and I can't see why everyone who uses Pitchcroft can't do the same. I think most
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A PRE-war royal visit and changes to Malvern Post Office are the subject of these pictures, from the album of former resident Adelina Hancock. Mr and Mrs Hancock and her husband Charles both hail from Malvern, later moving to Bromyard and Ledbury and
NOWADAYS we think nothing of making international calls or sending e-mails to relatives halfway across the world. But when a Malvern woman got a phone call from her daughter in Australia 50 years ago, it made the front page of the Malvern Gazette. The
100 years ago GAS used for public lighting during the year was 9,598,500 cubic feet and the number of lamps throughout the district was 986. No less than 440 new consumers were added, making a total of 2,227. The whole are evidence of a profitable undertaking
Malvern Cinema: Swordfish (15) 7.30pm daily. Matinees - Sat, Sun & Wed 3pm.Wed, Sept 12 - Le Gout Des Autres (The Taste of Other) (15) 7.45pm in the Forum Theatre. Odeon Worcester: Scary Movie 2 (18) 12.45, 2.45, 4.45, 6.45, 8.45 (Free list suspend
WHEN Simon Callow comes to Malvern next week to appear in The Mystery of Charles Dickens at the Festival Theatre, it could just be the start of something... ...Or maybe the end of something. Because the Dickens' play is the second he's done about a leading
EVER wondered why a fair dinkum Aussie would possibly want to swap a wonderful life down under for a crowded and colder existence in Britain? Well, Mark Little is about to tell the people of Malvern just why. With his characteristic gravelly Aussie drawl
THE cry of "Feed Me, Seymour" can be heard at Hereford's Courtyard arts centre next week, thanks to a production of the cult classic Little Shop of Horrors. The Courtyard Community Company production opens for a lengthy run on Thursday (September 13)
A MALVERN-based theatre company is reviving Noel Coward's Present Laughter at Worcester's Swan Theatre. The play is being directed by a Malvern man fresh from a spell in revamped television soap Crossroads. Michael Lunney was in 18 episodes of the soap
MALVERN Town and Wolverhampton United fought out a scrappy 1-1 draw in the Express and Star Premier Division at the Langland Stadium on Saturday. MALVERN TOWN 1, WOLVERHAMPTON UNITED 1 Slow to start, Malvern gave away a number of early corners as they
According to Queeney by Beryl Bainbridge (Little Brown, £16.99) Best known for NOT winning the Booker, Beryl Bainbridge doles out both the cream and the cherry on top with this intimate portrait of a subject that perhaps none but she would have entertained
MALVERN Radar have had a bit of a reshuffle during the close season and for the opening game of the new Worcester League Division Two campaign there were no less than five debutants, seven including the subs who took part. MALVERN RADAR 3, MALVERN PREMIERS
WEST Malvern started their Worcester League season on Saturday donning a new kit donated by their sponsors, Amey. PERSHORE MANOR 3, WEST MALVERN 2 The game did not start well for them as they conceded a goal in the first five minutes and although the
WORCESTER-based gas and electricity supplier, npower, will continue its relationship with the FA Premier League for a second season. The £1.2m deal forms part of npower's suite of sponsorships that have helped make npower the fastest-growing national
ALMOST 200 junior players from all over Worcestershire and Herefordshire aged between seven and 18 years descended on Manor Park last week for the 2001 Junior County Tennis Tournament. The tournament reached a climax with finals day on the Friday, initially
LANGLANDS A were prolific on the peg board to win the annual Malvern Cancer Care crib knockout competition held throughout July and August. Runners up were the Neil Prosser Five, in third place was Hanley B with The Stragglers in fourth spot. The singles
ENTRIES are still coming in for the Ledbury Chase, a 13-mile multi-terrain race organised by Ledbury Rugby Club, which takes place on Sunday, September 16, starting at 10.30am. For the inaugural event last year there was 112 runners with over 30 from
THE Manor Park girl's tennis team defeated Blossomfields Tennis Club from Warwickshire to win through to the third round of the Regional Division of the 2001 National Junior Club League. They now play Alveley from Shropshire on Sunday, September 16 and
