UPTON entertained their old adversaries Bromyard for the final North Midlands One league match of the season on Saturday. UPTON 19pts, BROMYARD 8pts Bromyard had started the season well but Upton did not get their season into gear until the two teams
A HOMELESS mother-of-two is sleeping in her car on a Worcester housing estate because the city council cannot find her anywhere suitable to live. Debra Gourlay and her Yorkshire terriers, Toby and Mini, have been bedding down in the Ford Escort for the
Worcestershire village have been caught out by fake £20 notes, police have revealed. A "small amount" of counterfeit £20 Bank of Scotland notes have turned up in Upton-upon-Severn. Crime risk manager PC Mike Stephenson has urged shopkeepers and the public
A MAN claims "racially abusive" paramedics refused to take him to hospital after he broke his arm in a fall. Richard Kelsey's friends had called an ambulance following his accident in High Street, Worcester. The 35-year-old jobless man says paramedics
HUNDREDS of families protesting about a proposed asylum seekers' centre at Throckmorton are expected to pack a public meeting tonight as the Home Office prepares its final shortlist for potential sites. The meeting, which is to be held at Pershore High
Worcestershire MPs today remained fiercely divided over Chancellor Gordon Brown's decision to push up taxes by more than £6bn to give a cash boost to the ailing NHS. City Labour MP Mike Foster defended the decision to increase National Insurance contributions
COUNTY health chiefs say beating drug abuse and tackling long waiting lists for rehabilitation treatment is at the "top of the agenda". Mike Ridley, chief executive of the South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust, said addressing the problems drug users
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club is one of the first cricket grounds to install pay and display car parks. Pay and display machines have been installed in the Severn Bridge car park to earn extra cash for the club. Previously, the club paid stewards
AN Evesham soldier has been involved in a shoot-out in Afghanistan. Lieut Ross Haines, aged 25, from the 19th Regiment Royal Artillery based at Colchester, was in charge of 12 men involved in a gun battle in Kabul last Friday. His mother Mary Haines said
A LOVESTRUCK girl predicted her future when she told her mum she was going to marry the boy who sat next to her in class. Betty Brace fell for Bert Taylor when they were 11 years old and today they are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Bert
FIXTURES Saturday, April 20. (Friendly) Malvern v Worcester University. Sunday, April 21. Sponsor's Day game at Spring Lane. Saturday, April 27. Sunday, May 12. North Midlands Cup final: Malvern v RESULTS MIDLANDS ONE 8/9/01: Dunstablians 41, Malvern
THE soaring cost of crime could force an Evesham businessman to leave the area. Joe Davin, who employs about a dozen people at his company, Joe Diver, on the Four Pools Industrial Estate, says he is seriously considering moving his business away from
EVESHAM'S Regal Cinema has been sold for an undisclosed sum to a mystery buyer, but appears to have a future as a cinema. Owner John Angel said: "It's sold subject to contract. I have received the deposit, so that's it as far as I'm concerned. I sold
Tory MP Peter Luff today attacked a decision to fine Worcestershire County Council if it failed to cure "bed blocking". Health Secretary Alan Milburn said the social services department would be given a bill for each day an elderly patient spends in hospital
ONE of Herefordshire's smallest schools has received a big boost in its battle to stay open. The county's schools organisation committee has decided not to shut Hope-under-Dinmore Primary School. The school's future will now be determined by a national
SCOTT Barrow has snubbed Worcester to join Orrell's promotion bid next season. The 21-year-old centre turned down a new two-year deal to stay on at Sixways after becoming disillusioned with the club. The former St Helens rugby league star has rarely featured
FIXTURES Saturday, April 20. Premier Division: Star v Malvern Town (2.45). Division One (South): Malvern Town Reserves v Hinton (2.45). Tuesday, April 23. Division One (South): Malvern Town Reserves v Malvern Rangers (7.45). Saturday, April 27. Division
THIS area has seen the emergence of several promising young riders over the last three months and Richey Spate, aged 21, has to be included in that category after his double on Simply Better and Sallioko at Sunday's Cotswold Vale Farmers meeting at Maisemore
THERE is now a 30mph speed limit through the village of Bromsberrow Heath and the road has been resurfaced. It is hoped to erect a bus shelter opposite the Post Office. From May 4-6 Bromsberrow Church will be having a table at the flower festival at Dymock
DESPITE the signs and the road marking, the majority of drivers on the road through the village seem oblivious to the 30mph speed limit. At the recent parish council meeting it was decided that a speed monitoring device could be used to check the speed
COLWALL British Legion Women's Section will be holding a jumble sale in the club at Crescent Road tomorrow (Saturday), at 2.30pm. Bingo is also held each Sunday at 8pm. The annual parish meeting will be held in Colwall Village Hall on Monday, April 22
THIS is a beautiful walk in mainly pastoral countryside north-east of Worcester. One of the highlights is Trench Wood, once famous for its nightingales, though they are no longer present. Fortunately, a gorgeous display of bluebells is. The path leads
A VERY pleasant afternoon was spent at the bring & buy sale held on Saturday, April 6 in the garden at Home Farm, organised by Richard & Heather Robinson. Cakes, plants and a raffle netted in the grand amount of £301 for the flower festival fund
CONGRATULATIONS to Elissa Witt of Colletts Green who was a runner up in a national competition organised by the Football Association to design a match ball for the FA Cup. The competition was entitled "Up for the Cup" and Elissa won a sponsored Umbro
THE spring supper which Jennifer and John Clayton arranged to raise funds for Staunton Church was a most enjoyable evening, held in The Barn at Gadfield Elm House by kind permission of Canon and Mrs John Evans. About 50 people enjoyed an evening of superb
THERE will be a series of summer courses in the Memorial Hall run by Herefordshire Lifelong Learning Partnership. Art and drawing starts on April 25 and runs through May on Thursdays. Elaine Bentley is an experienced and enthusiastic teacher, and the
Oops! In last week's item, your correspondent's shaky hand put an extra zero on the value of the first prize for tonight's big charity quiz at the British Legion. So any fortune hunters who have been mugging up on their general knowledge in the hope of
A NEW series of dance workshops will help put a stylish strut into the step of Malvern men and women. Flamenco weekenders, run by Flamenco for All, begin next weekend (April 27 and 28) at Malvern Youth Centre. With the help of £5,000 Heritage Lottery
MALVERN RFC Saturday, April 20 1st XV v Worcester University (Home). Meet Spring Lane 1.45pm. Kick off 3pm. S Cooper, D Handy, S Lancett, V Hill, M Williams, S Taylor, O Banwell, P Hart, G Blakeway, A Longley (Capt), R Young, J Martin, G Richards, B Hughes
WORCESTER City have co-opted Keith Stokes-Smith to their board of directors, bringing the numbers back up to the maximum 12 following the resignation of Roger Pugh earlier in the season. Stokes-Smith, who owns two property management companies, was company
Worcestershire lost an early wicket after winning the toss and deciding to bat in their County Championship Division Two match against Glouces-tershire which opened at sunny New Road today. Philip Weston was caught behind by Jack Russell off Jon Lewis
BRANSFORD Golf Club celebrated its 10th anniversary with a founder members stableford competition to mark the opening of the golf course at the Bank House Hotel on April 18, 1992. Club captain Andy Harris opened the tournament with the same team that
CANADIAN-Indian culture has certainly influenced Evesham band Huron, and not just in the group's choice of name. I am, of course, talking about the Huron Indians who lived by Lake Huron in Canada many years ago - because if it wasn't for this tribe, indie-rock
BRITAIN'S history in the 20th Century was dominated by the two world wars. Thoughts of those lost lives lead, on each Remembrance Day in November, to an outpouring of the nation's grief that, in recent years, has become more and more intense. Of course
OLD Bush FC Willie Thorne have been thrown out of the Malvern Football League's President's Cup final due to using four ineligible players in their semi-final tie. The Callow End-based side defeated Morgan Aero 8 4-1 in their home semi-final to reach
WONDERFUL props help The Borrowers to be an ingenious theatrical production perfect for children. Using giant boots, matchboxes for beds and champagne corks for stools, the Clock family, played by Denise Hoey, Nicholas Collett and Susan Jeffrey, genuinely
THE next league meeting of the Malvern Football League will be held on Monday (April 22) at the Civil Service Club, Malvern at 7.30pm. All clubs are expected to be represented and any new clubs are welcome to attend. So far interest has been shown by
LAST Saturday Bransford Golf club founder members held a Founders Day competition and dinner to mark the opening of the golf course at the Bank House Hotel on April 13, 1992. The competition (a Stableford) was led by club captain Andy Harris with the
A HIGH-tech community centre where villagers can shop, drink and get together for social activities is to be created in Longdon. The National Lottery's Community Fund announced this week that it will be giving £101,099 to the project, which will see the
UPTON'S John Fisher has become the youngest-ever president of the Worcestershire Law Society at the age of 36. The 160-year-old organisation arranges educational courses, provides a grievance service for members of the public and represents their views
A PLANNING application to demolish a riverside cottage and replace it with a four-bedroom house has been withdrawn. The application for Elm Cottage, East Waterside, was due to be discussed at Monday's meeting of the Malvern Hills District Council southern
A chance to debate the existence of God is being offered by Upton Baptist Church. Sessions take place at the Sports Pavilion from 9.30am to 11am on Tuesdays and the Star Inn from 8pm to 9.30pm on Thursdays.
AN appeal against the refusal of planning permission for a house extension in Upton has been allowed. Mr and Mrs E Scott had two applications for a single-storey front extension to 72 The Beeches rejected by Malvern Hills District Council. A planning
SATURDAY FOOTBALL EXPRESS & STAR WEST MIDLAND LEAGUE Premier Division: Ledbury Town v Wolverhampton United, Star v Malvern Town, Ettingshall HT v Bromyard Town (at Bromyard). Division One South: Bewdley Town v Malvern Rangers, Malvern Town Reserves
UPTON'S first-ever Cajun and Zydeco festival is to become a regular fixture on the town's calendar. Neil Culley, owner of the Swan Hotel, which played host to some of the events last weekend, said the festival was a great success. He told fellow members
THREE-dimensional decoupage pictures and cards, wood turning, ribbon roses and micro-fleece items will all be on sale at Upton Memorial Hall tomorrow (Saturday). The Vale Craft Guild is holding a craft market with many different stalls. Refreshments will
A PLAN for a two-storey extension at 6 Winnington Gardens, Hanley Swan, was given the go-ahead at Monday's meeting of Malvern Hills District Council's southern area planning sub-committee. The application by Mrs A Lloyd was originally recommended for
A COFFEE morning is being hosted by the women's section of the Hanley Swan Royal British Legion tomorrow (Saturday). It will take place at the village's legion club from 10am to noon. Bric-a-brac, a raffle and cakes will all be available. Admission is
RUNNERS are still being sought for the fourth annual Upton Fun Run on Sunday, April 28, to raise money for Sue Ryder Cancer Care. Two races of six and ten kilometres will set off from Hanley Castle High School at 10am. A minimum fee of £3.50 is needed
STANBROOK Abbey, the Callow End home of an enclosed order of Benedictine nuns, is to be sold. The announcement leaves villagers saddened to hear of the possible departure of the nuns, who have for 168 years provided a maternal watch over the village.
A NEW permanently monitored CCTV system for Malvern has been given the go-ahead by the district council. The council will enter into an agreement with Wychavon District Council to provide for the management and monitoring of the system from a control
IT would be nice to see the flag of St George flying in Malvern on April 23. When you go to Scotland or Wales they have no qualms about flying their national flag. So let us have pride in flying our own flag. W Atkinson, Pound Bank Road, Malvern.
WHERE does Sue Nuttal (Your Letters, April 5) think all the local and visiting owners will walk their dogs if not on the Hills? Is she not worried about dog mess on pavements or elsewhere? It is obvious that the selfish owners should be punished, but
TWO Malvern pipers joined thousands of others in New York to raise money for a cancer charity. Pamela Turner and Carole Bayliss flew out on April 6 for five days, for the ScottishPower Tunes of Glory parade on Sixth Avenue. Led by rugby player Gavin Hastings
WE also have a Band C small property and our rates are now £922.55, an even higher amount than Mr Rob Macrory's (Your Letters, April 5). Why the difference within the area? A like property to ours in Tenbury Wells is nearly £200 less. Something must be
PUPILS from Great Malvern Primary School have been allowed back on to Duke's Meadow after a three-month absence. Pupils stopped using the field when a member of Langland FC's Sunday team received a gash to his knee from broken glass during a home fixture
IN recent letters to the Malvern Gazette, there have been many worthwhile comments on the standard and cost of local government services in Malvern. When we moved from Cheshire to Malvern, 12 years ago, we were surprised at the low council tax rates here
A CHANCE to view local planning applications via the internet is being offered by Malvern Hills District Council. Around 17,000 plans submitted since 1990 can now be accessed by clicking on to a link on the authority's website at www.malvernhills. gov.uk
RE Clive Smith's letter (Your Letters, April 5), I am more than amazed at Clive's comments. Was he suffering a short-term memory loss? Has he forgotten that the previous Liberal-controlled council left us with a £1.3 million overspend! This is one of
Huntsmen, farmers, farriers and vets from across Worcestershire and Herefordshire, joined a march last Friday in protest against a ban on hunting. The march, which attracted around 450 people, was one of 13 organised countrywide by the Countryside Alliance
FOR some years now, I, and some others, have taken a low key effort to try and get the Bridleway 304, upgraded. This is the path across the Link Common, from the railway bridge, to Cockshott Road. Being a bridleway, the property owners have a duty to
FIFTEEN drums containing suspected toxic waste have been found dumped by the roadside between Malvern and Worcester. Ten drums were found in a layby off the A4103 at Bransford, near the River Teme, on Saturday. Another five were discovered in a second
IN 1940 it was estimated that there were 1,500,000 allotments in the UK. A survey carried out five years ago by the National Society of Allotments and Leisure Gardens estimated the figure to be around 250,000 allotments in use. Allotments are a part of
MR Macrory (Your Letters, April 5) and Ms Smylie (Your Letters, April 12) assert that housing in Malvern is expensive. But I would like to know upon what figures they make that assertion. I bought my two-bedroom house in Barnards Green in 1993 for £49,000
AFTER 168 years in Callow End, the nuns of Stanbrook Abbey are looking for a new home. Although no decision has been made about where the abbey's 28 professed nuns and two postulants (trainee nuns) will go, they have decided that the extensive land and
THE Eastnor Estate has angered residents in Hollybush by erecting a 7ft high security fence around an old quarry in the centre of the village. The first thing neighbours knew about the fence was when workmen arrived on Good Friday and began cutting down
STAFF at Ledbury's new Community Hospital have been issued with personal alarms, backed by a CCTV system, after concerns were expressed about security. Further measures may also be taken after a report on security by West Mercia Police, which is being
FEARS that the Queen's Golden Jubilee would pass without celebration are beginning to look unfounded as communities start to put plans in place. Some of the most advanced preparations have been in some of the smallest villages in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
EVESHAM and Malvern Hills College has been given a good report following its first-ever Ofsted inspection. The college, formed in 1999 with the merger of the towns' two colleges, was inspected in December. Its business and administration, computing and
A new countryside security scheme is being launched in the battle against rural and equine crime. The scheme, yet to be given a name, will operate in a similar way to Neighbourhood Watch in urban areas. It has already won the backing of West Worcestershire
SIX years ago, wrestling star The Rock was so broke he was forced to sleep on a stained mattress thrown out by the owners of a seedy motel. Now the 29-year-old World Wrestling Federation hero - whose real name is Dwayne Johnson - has millions in the bank
HOW often is the vicar asked to keep the service plain and simple, which is what she or he would have wanted? I sometimes wonder why they are so sure. But the recent funeral of Her Majesty the Queen Mother was neither plain nor simple. It was full of
A MALVERN artist and a painting from the beginning of the last century have captured the imagination of a British 'ex-pat' now living in Canada. John Moss from Molega Lake in Greenfield, Novia Scotia, has started a transatlantic search for information
DAVID HARPER packed up his market stall for the last time on Friday. As you'd expect from a straight-talking trader, he was not short of something to say on why he was taking his fruit and veg elsewhere. The affable Brummie has been selling his wares
TONY Bird, Ian Clarkson and Andy Ducros are among the contenders for a call-up into the starting line-up for suspension-ravaged Kidderminster Harriers against Leyton Orient in a Nationwide League Division Three clash at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). The
THE generosity of individuals, sponsors and another club means Upton Rowing Club will start the regatta season with five new or refurbished boats. Around 50 members and guests gathered at the town's marina last Sunday (April 14) for a naming ceremony.
A MALVERN couple celebrated 60 years of marriage this week by finally getting their wedding photos taken. When Dennis and Frances Alderwick wed in Tilbury, Essex on April 17, 1942, the war and the proximity of Tilbury Docks meant that no photographs of
THE Worcestershire Hunt meeting at Chaddesley Corbett stages point-to-point racing's blue riband event tomorrow -- the Lady Dudley Cup. Among the entries is the well fancied Lord Harry, mount of Alastair Crow, and Rocket Radar trained by Janet Hughes.
WYRE Forest runners pulled out the stops to take part in the Flora London Marathon on Sunday. They raised thousands of pounds for a range of good causes, including cancer charities and youth groups. A runner who experienced a roller-coaster of emotions
REDDITCH United are awaiting a decision from star striker Paul Danks about his plans for next season. Manager Rod Brown and assistant Gary Whild have met twice with the leading scorer with United holding an option of extending his contract for another
MALVERN Town visit Star in the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division tomorrow (Saturday), 2.45pm kick-off. Town hope to welcome back Nick Clayton, Gary Smith and Steve Hancocks, who all missed the 1-0 defeat at Gornal on Tuesday through
K-PAX (12): Is Kevin Spacey an alien in New York? Odeon, Worcester 3.15, 8.50. UCI Merry Hill (8.45 Not Mon), (9.15 Mon Only). Warner Village (3.00 Not Sat & Sun) 6.10, 9.10. BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (12): Feelgood footy comedy. Odeon, Worcester 1.15,
MUSICAL alchemy that took the United States by storm in the days of JFK and flower power is to be recreated on stage at Huntingdon Hall on Tuesday (April 23). Colin Blunstone's unmistakable voice and Rod Argent's keyboard wizardry were two major forces
A STRING quartet made up of the principal players of the Malvern-based English Symphony Orchestra will be performing at St James's School in West Malvern later this month. Violinists Janet Masters and Susan Burnard, viola player Malcolm Henderson and
Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross comes to Worcester's Huntingdon Hall next week as he continues to carve out a solo career for himself. The 1980s pop champions, who conquered the charts with hits such as Real Gone Kid and Wages Day have enjoyed new success
THE Manor Players of Tewkesbury will perform the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The Sound of Music at the Roses Theatre in the town next week. The show, which is directed by Frank Daly, runs from Tuesday, April 23 until Saturday, April 27 at the Sun
Friday April 19 The Bushbury's. The Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Saturday April 20 Lukash! The Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Helsa Girl Duo. Barbourne Ex-Servicemens Club, Worcester. Double Trouble Duo. Sketchley Sports & Social
THE latest atrocity from the BBC is reported in The Times. The Queen Mother has barely been buried than the BBC announce that they are to run a programme near the Jubilee weekend with a vote on abolishing the monarchy altogether. This vote will presumably
A SURVEY carried out by Paul Burstow MP reveals that state funding has failed to keep apace of nursing home needs. This year alone, the shortfall has risen by 20 per cent and is now calculated at £185m. More homes are being forced to close. In contrast
READERS may have seen the recent NSPCC Full Stop public education campaign asking people to take more action to help the hidden victims of child cruelty. A new TV ad shows a cartoon child "bouncing back" from abuse until he turns into a real child lying
REGARDING the reply by Bob Peachey (You Say, April 11) on the proposed new library in the building in the Trinity once owned by the Co-operative society, and bought with the blessing of the Labour and Co-operative councillors, surely the £4m involved
POET Roger McGough can rattle out names such as Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney with the same nonchalance you and I read out a shopping list. That's because he was there, at the heart of things when the times they were a-changing. In his new
LOCAL firm Malvern Instruments was celebrating its Queen's Award for Industry 25 years ago. The company was presented with the award for a piece of electronic equipment dubbed the Malvern Correlator, which has been developed by physicists at RSRE (now
ROBERT Altman's Gosford Park (15), nominated for seven Oscars and five Golden Globes, is coming back to Malvern Cinema for a week by popular request. Its previous run, back at the beginning of March, saw sell-out showings, with disappointed filmgoers
THE classic comedy Hobson's Choice, which has delighted audiences since its British premiere in 1916, is to take to the stage at Malvern Theat-res next week. Tony Britton stars as Henry Horatio Hobson, the bumptious shoe shop owner obsessed with controlling
MALVERN United Angling Club will be holding its annual general meeting and prizegiving on Thursday (April 25) at 7.30pm in the Newtown Club, Malvern. Exciting news to be announced on the night is the club's acquisition of one of the most prolific stretches
WEST Malvern continued in their recent Worcester League Division One winning ways when they completed a double over Bransford Rovers on Saturday. BRANSFORD ROVERS 2, WEST MALVERN 3 On a bumpy and difficult pitch they fell behind after 15 minutes. A ball
BREWERY moved up one place into fifth position in the Malvern Football League as Fromes Hill's misery continued for another week last Sunday. Fromes Hill's superior goal difference over their rivals in the lower half of the table is a mystery as they
EXPRESS put in their best performance of the season to make it five games undefeated. PLUMBERS ARMS 2, EXPRESS 88 7 However, they still managed to find themselves a goal down after five minutes when keeper Gary Lloyd fumbled on a difficult hard pitch
LANGLAND Sports continued their excellent Worcester League form on Sunday with a 3-1 win at relegation threatened Wyvern United. WYVERN UNITED 1, LANGLAND SPORTS 3 It took little time for Sports to stamp their authority on the game, setting up a two goal
A 30-year-old man currently staying in Redditch was arrested on suspicion of rape today (Friday). Redditch police made the arrest following the alleged rape of a 27-year-old woman in Ipsley Street, Smallwood at about 1.45am on Saturday. The man is currently
BARNARDS GREEN CC Saturday, April 20 1st XI (Away) at Rushwick. Meet at 1pm. R Williams (Capt), P Drinkwater, T Clarke, T Williams, B Hancock, J Clarke, K Golder, J Doughty, R A Brown, G Glenndenning. 2nd XI (Home) v Tewkesbury. Meet 1.30pm. R W Brown
ROAD freight companies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire that operate internationally suffered a terrible 2001, according to new figures. British hauliers had their leanest year since 1995, while their market share in the final three months of 2001
THIS weekend's football fixtures across Worcestershire and Herefordshire include: SATURDAY WORCESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier Division: Bromyard Town v New Inn Pershore (N. Canning); Inkberrow v Perry-wood (K.Jennings); Worcester City v Bishampton
THE Chase U16s rugby team pulled off an extraordinary achievement at Sixways by winning their fifth end of season trophy in as many years. NUNNERY WOOD U16s 5pts, THE CHASE U16s 20 pts The 20-5 victory over Nunnery Wood High School in the Worcestershire
THE grieving sister of a Worcester soldier killed in a plane crash the day after VE Day broke down after seeing his diary - almost 60 years after it was found among the debris. New York veteran Murrey Held was able to send the personal keepsake, detailing
A DISABLED resource centre run by Worcestershire County Council has retained its Investors in People status. County Enterprises in St Paul's Street, Worcester, provides support, training and workplaces for disabled people to help achieve a sustainable
A DISABLED fisherman from Worcester is hoping for a successful catch when he competes for Wales in this year's World Championship. Ken Renshaw from Droitwich, who has been confined to a wheelchair since he was injured in a car accident in 1979, normally
A TEENAGER crashed his mother's Mercedes into their £300,000 home after deciding to move it to a safer parking spot. Robert Drysdale's mother was out of the country on a business trip when the accident happened in Stourport-on-Severn on Sunday, January
POP fans still hoping to buy tickets for what is being hailed as the biggest musical event to be staged in Worcester are being urged to book now. Three thousand tickets have been sold in two weeks for the XS 2002 concert to be headlined by Brit-award
A WORCESTER vicar will present a horse brass he designed himself to Buckingham Palace next week as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations. The Rev Kenneth Crawford, of St Nicholas Church, Warndon Villages, is due to present the special Golden Jubilee
POLICE are appealing to schools in Hereford to find two girls involved in a possible abduction after their first plea failed to yield any information. A man, dressed in a fluorescent police-type jacket, was seen trying to persuade one of two girls into
NEW measures to create an "enterprise neighbourhood" in Worcester's deprived St Barnabas ward have been unveiled by Chancellor Gordon Brown. The Government plans to scrap stamp duty on all purchases of business properties to encourage entrepreneurs to
SURVIVORS of the London Marathon have vowed to do it all again next year. Vicki Hasler and three colleagues from West Mercia police and Caroline Langston and her three sisters all completed the 26.2mile challenge on Sunday, April 14. "Three of us crossed
FOUR of Worcester's museums are joining forces to promote a month of special events and exhibitions. They are taking part in the national Museums and Galleries Month, which runs for five weeks from May 1 until June 4, with the aim of interesting more
HORSES were sent to Leominster market in a "terrible condition", according to animal lovers. Hereford Horsewatch were so concerned that they clubbed together and took a number of the thin, filthy and lice-ridden animals into care. They then complained
THREE Malvern Scouts are preparing to meet the Queen after being the first in their group to gain a top award. Dan Parker, aged 18, Tom Stocker, 18 and Will Warran, 17, will take part in the St George's Day Parade at Windsor Castle after winning the Queen's
THE junior sides monopolised the night when the Whatley Recordon Malvern Table Tennis League held its handicap finals at the Civil Service Sports & Social Club. In front of a good crowd the main competition was won by Juniors B by 58 points. Their
TODAY (Friday), from 10am to noon, the newly- formed Parent, Baby & Toddler Group will hold their first meeting in the parish hall. If you have recently moved to the area and have young children, it will provide an ideal opportunity to make new friends
THE Severnsiders Hockey Club from Upton-upon-Severn travelled to Holland to take part in the annual Amster-dam Invitational Hockey Tournament. The tourists caused a major upset topping their group and dumping out fellow countrymen, the Blackpool Casuals
TOMORROW (Saturday), Reel Bones play live Irish music in Callow End Village Hall from 8pm. Tickets are £4 each and are on sale at the Old Bush and Pound Stores. All proceeds in aid of the hall fund.
MALVERN Men's Hockey Club set a new club goalscoring record when they fired nine goals against Droitwich in this friendly. MALVERN 9, DROITWICH SPA 0 Having started the season slowly Malvern have finally hit top gear and the win over Droitwich is the
COLWALL Ladies 1st XI faced a well motivated Portishead for their final league match of the season. COLWALL WHC 3, PORTISHEAD FIREBRANDS 4 The early stages of the game produced good hockey from both teams but it was midway through the first half that
AT the annual meeting of Corse Church the members of the Parochial Church Council were all thanked by Canon John Evans, priest in charge, for all their efforts during the year. Mr Fred Evans who maintains the churchyard so excellently was also thanked
Each and everyone seemed to have had both motive, and intent, to be the assassin. In fact it became rather difficult to digest both the food, which by the way was excellent, and the evidence placed before us. The great Holmes might have opined "The problem
LAST Saturday evening we were gathered together in the bowels of the village hall enjoying a pre-dinner sherry, when two shots rang out. Then our ashen faced host informed us that "A tragedy had occurred, Mr De Boss, owner manager of the Shakespoor Theatre
The Ledbury Reporter's Gary Bills, who published his first collection of verse last summer, has been asked to judge an international poetry competition in Italy. His fellow judges at the Poetry on the Lake festival at Lake Orta this autumn will be the
A GRAND parade led by Malvern Samba Band will wend its way through Malvern as the centrepiece of this year's 'May Day' celebrations. Organisers are hoping that around 3,000 people will turn out for the community arts event on Saturday, April 27, the theme
PERDISWELL Park Golf Club's new captain Ron Milbourne celebrated in style with a hole-in-one to help them beat Tolladine 4 and 2 in a seniors' match. It was the 20 handicapper's first ace in 25 years of playing and came at the 105-yard par three eighth
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MALVERN hockey star Isabel Palmer, aged 21, is hoping to be selected for the England Women's hockey team to play at the Commonwealth Games in July and the World Cup finals in November. Former Chase HS pupil Isabel gained her first full England cap earlier
In the last concert of the current season, the Add-erbury Quartet (Simon Lewis and Christopher Windass: violins, Claire Finniemore: viola, and Jane Fenton: cello), were the guest artistes. In Haydn's Quartet in C, Op74.No1, the Allegro (moderato), a movement
THE 90th birthday of Mrs Toni McMillan-Wellings was celebrated in style by the Ladies section of the Worcestershire Golf Club on Tuesday. Toni played six holes in the morning and then cut a traditional birthday cake at 1pm in the clubhouse surrounded
JON Ford's exertions in the London Marathon may have scuppered his chances of turning out for Bromsgrove Rovers in their vital Midland Alliance clash at Chasetown tomorrow (3pm). Rovers' joint player-manager is reportedly stiff after completing the 26
AN award of £5,000 has been presented to the Upton branch of the Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) by the Lloyds TSB Foundation. Station chairman Dave Walker met David Fenton, manager of the Malvern branch of Lloyds TSB, last Friday (April 12) and
A BREASTFEEDING counsellor will be answering maternity-related questions at Upton Memorial Hall on Saturday, April 27. Mair Sherliker will be there as part of a nearly-new sale organised by the Malvern Hills branch of the National Childbirth Trust (NCT
JUBILEE celebrations look as though they will not be taking place on Upton sports field after all. Attempts to organise celebrations met with lack of support last year. But hopes were raised at a meeting of interested parties in February that attractions
A FASHION show with a difference is to take place at Upton CE Primary School at 7pm on Tuesday (April 30). Pupils will be modelling the latest lines from Birmingham-based children's exchange store Smartys, which will all be available to buy after the
A FUNFAIR will be held on the Hanley Road car park for a week, starting from tomorrow (Saturday).
TWO footpaths over railway lines in Malvern Link are to remain in place despite foot crossings elsewhere being closed in the interest of safety. Last year calls were made for a footbridge to be built over the "Americans" crossing near Jamaica Road when
PART of a £1.3 million fund set aside for the development of a new sports hall at Priory Road is being given instead to Tenbury Wells, sounding the "death knell" for the project. Malvern Hills District Council has been accused of "betrayal" of the people
MAY I add a few points of fact towards the recent comments about dogs. Firstly I do agree with Richard Walwyn (Your Letters, March 22). The amount of dog mess on the main paths of the Hills is now unacceptable. It is the responsibility of dog owners to
Last Tuesday, via television, I attended a magnificent State Funeral. And I wept. I wept, as an Englishman, with pride, at the ceremony, general presentation and the aura of this sad occasion. I wept at the passing of a grand lady, whom I feel I have
A LINK TOP trader closing down her business has warned that Malvern could soon be bereft of local shops. Mandy Grove has decided to call it a day after two years' selling fruit and vegetables. She said the prospect of shutting her business, Allfresh,
MALVERN Hills District Council's rubbish collection and street cleaning services are fair but have poor prospects for improvement, says a report published yesterday (Thursday). The Audit Commission has given the service one star out of three because people
THERE have been a number of letters in the Gazette concerning Malvern Town Council to which a reply is needed. Coun Malcolm Victory (Your Letters, April 12) seems to think the Malvern Town Action Group has not been able to find areas where it can make
A DISGRUNTLED Victoria Road resident has asked for a formal apology from police after his regular parking spot was turned into a "no waiting" zone overnight. William Pettit was astonished to find he had been handed a £30 fine by police after the road
I WOULD like to say a great big thank you to Vera Freath who made a wonderful effort gathering prizes for a raffle run by Reg Box at Willie Thorne's Snooker Hall. Also thank you to everyone who so willingly donated prizes, truly too many to mention individually
NUMBER-crunching students at Malvern College have emerged top out of 190,000 entrants in a nationwide mathematics competition. Oliver Wootton, aged 13, and Boripat Louichareon, 16, made it through to the final 300 in this year's Intermediate Mathematical
C R CHEESEMAN (Your Letters, April 12) feels Malvern Town Council, or to be more precise the deputy mayor, is 'elbowing out' the general public from parking on Belle Vue Terrace. Firstly, it should be pointed out that, far from a diminishing number of
I WAS admitted to the new Worcestershire NHS hospital shortly after it opened. The staff were friendly and dedicated, working in wards which accommodated one to five beds. I thought this an improvement on the old long, impersonal wards. Above each bed
An ice cream maker from Bromsberrow is hoping to pick up orders from the major supermarket chains after being shortlisted for a national award. Just Rachel Quality Desserts is one of 15 independent food businesses across the country to have made it to
IT is with great concern that I protest at the current programme of massacring stately trees with chain saws. The latest is the great chestnut in Rosebank Park beside the boundary "Great Malvern" sign. In no way could this have been a danger to traffic
I AM the leader of a newly formed Ranger Unit - the senior section of the Guide Association for girls aged 14 plus - in Tenbury Wells. The Rangers have just received a grant from the Community Champions fund. With our grant we will be running a residential
COMPUTER experts from QinetiQ are still working on the relaunch of the 1901 Online Census website. The website, originally launched on January 1, had to be closed down just four days later when it was unable to cope with the unexpectedly heavy demand.
SPECTACULAR pictures of a comet that only comes within sight of Earth every four centuries have been taken by a Malvern astronomer. Chris Baddiley visited a friend's house in Suckley with fellow members of Worcester Astronomical Society to escape light
IT'S full steam ahead for a Great Malvern charity given £140,706. Home-Start Malvern Hills, based at Great Malvern railway station, was awarded the money by the Lottery Community Fund. It will be paid over three years to get the charity up and running
A woman distraught be-cause of the premature death of her boyfriend set fire to her flat in Pickers-leigh Grove, Malvern, a court heard. Yvonne Tonks had earlier caused a disturbance by smashing a neighbour's door with a hammer and accusing him of killing
IT has been sad to witness the decline of Malvern's once renowned Friday market from a thriving 120 stalls on the old Back Lane car park to just 10 last week outside the Council House. That decline was inevitable once the Waitrose plan went ahead without
SCOTT Barrow has snubbed Worcester to join Orrell's promotion bid next season. The 21-year-old centre turned down a new two-year deal to stay on at Sixways after becoming disillusioned with the club. The former St Helens rugby league star has rarely featured
WORCESTER City have co-opted Keith Stokes-Smith to their board of directors, bringing the numbers back up to the maximum 12 following the resignation of Roger Pugh earlier in the season. Stokes-Smith, who owns two property management companies, was company
A PLAN to convert part of Malvern Wells Post Office into a house has been given the go-ahead by Malvern Hills District Council. Owners John and Christine Kenyon submitted the application which will see one section of the shop, which currently occupies
Worcestershire lost an early wicket after winning the toss and deciding to bat in their County Championship Division Two match against Glouces-tershire which opened at sunny New Road today. Philip Weston was caught behind by Jack Russell off Jon Lewis
JUST five days after denting Dagenham & Redbridge's title hopes, Phil Robinson is intent on wreaking havoc at the other end of the table and consigning Hayes to relegation at Edgar Street tomorrow (3pm). Hereford United's player-coach, who ensured
SMALL brewers in the Malvern area have reacted with delight to Gordon Brown's decision to cut the amount they pay in duty. The Chancellor announced in the budget on Wednesday (April 17) that he is to reduce the duty paid by the smaller breweries by a
JON Ford's exertions in the London Marathon may have scuppered his chances of turning out for Bromsgrove Rovers in their vital Midland Alliance clash at Chasetown tomorrow (3pm). Rovers' joint player-manager is reportedly stiff after completing the 26
PERSHORE canal specialist Gary Smith has finally won a WDUAA open after a number of recent high placings. On a match that saw a talented line up struggle for bites, the canal between the football ground and the Arboretum was in a dour mood, with most
A STRONG Malvern 2nds line up containing many on the comeback from injury travelled the well trodden path to Gloucester and trounced their second XV counterparts in a very one-sided game concluded 15 minutes early due to the score line. GORDON LEAGUE
THE Malvern RFC U12 Pirates played at the James Allport Charity Invitation Rugby Tourn-ament at Stourbridge RUFC last Sunday where they reached the semi-finals. The Stourbridge tournament is arguably the best and most professionally organised competition
THE Elgar Birthplace Museum in Lower Broadheath will be bustling with activity over the next two weekends. Tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday will see An English Springtime Celebration, featuring live entertainment as well as a display on Elgar and his Countryside
LUKASH kick off the week at the Marr's Bar, Worcester tomorrow night (Saturday). The three-piece band is Carl Lewis on guitar and main vocals, Adam Hood on bass and backing vocals and Joe Singh on drums. Entry is £5 on the door. Oddly enough, Lukash singer
TOWN residents are being asked to roll up a sleeve and give blood to help the sick. The National Blood Service will pay a visit to Bromsgrove Labour Club, in Worcester Road, on Wednesday, May 1. Sessions will be held between 1.30 and 3.15pm and 4.30 and
BARGAIN hunters look set to flock to a charity jumble sale. The sale will be held at the Wychbold Village Hall, off School Road, on Saturday at 2pm. Everyone is welcome to go along and help boost funds for St Richard's Hopice in Worcester. Admission is
Worcester Camcorder Club April 23 at 7.30pm. A return visit by Charles and Avril Rowlands (TV writers and film makers). Perdiswell Young People's Club, Droitwich Road, Worcester. Tel 01905 453353 or 01684 575468 for further details. Malvern Hills Support
THOSE who feel that hunting is only a cruel end for sweet, cuddly foxes should look again. The fox no longer has any predator to keep its numbers down except man, and the choices for its survival depend, as a result, entirely on us. The trail of its destruction
Centre Stage Series 'The Brindley Quartet', April 22. 1.10pm. CBSO, Berkley Street, Birmingham. Tickets £5.00 on 0121 767 4050. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Presents a Rush Hour Concert to include Schubert - Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) and Smetana
Worcester Theatre Company production of Sheridan's timeless comedy 'The Rivals'. April 18-May 4. 7.45pm/matinees 2.30pm. The Swan Theatre, The Moors, Worcester. Tickets from box office (01905 27322). The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, Eighteenth century
THE comments by Mr C R Nicholls (You Say, April 13) regarding the conditions at the swimming pool indicate that having become a committee member he has been issued with a pair of rose-coloured spectacles. I supported the content of Mr Nicholls' complaint
MALVERN Town returned from the Black Country on Saturday with three Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division points, thanks to a 30th minute goal by youth team striker Steve Hancocks. WOLVERHAMPTON UNITED 0, MALVERN TOWN 1 Hancocks, who
A COW caused a "scene" as it was being led through Malvern 100 years ago, according to the Gazette's ever-present columnist Ariel. The animal was being driven in the direction of Sherrard's Green but at Lansdowne Crescent it refused to go on and lay down
100 years ago The Reading Room at the Lyttelton has at last ceased to exist. On Monday, there were no papers and the fire place was also vacant. For several months past, the membership could be counted on the fingers of one hand and, of that number, no
AD Hoc Theatre's production of the lyrical-verse play Abelard and Heloise, starring Ian Gane and Jane Lush, is touring a number of local churches. It's being performed tonight (Friday) at the Church of St Mary the Virgin at Much Cowarne (tickets 01531
linked monologues and duologues about love and marriage feature in the latest show by Bromyard's Conquest Productions. Mixed Doubles, a series of short-plays linked with George Melly monologues, is being staged at the Conquest Theatre from Wednesday (
TONY Bird, Ian Clarkson and Andy Ducros are among the contenders for a call-up into the starting line-up for suspension-ravaged Kidderminster Harriers against Leyton Orient in a Nationwide League Division Three clash at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). The
DESPITE numerous away victories in cup matches Rangers travelled to second placed Brintons and registered their first away league victory of the season and their first league victory of 2002. BRINTONS 2, MALVERN RANGERS 3 Rangers played some good controlled
THIS game was always going to be keenly contested with both teams battling to finish second in the Worcester Sunday League Division Two. MALVERN RADAR 1, COLWALL ST JAMES 1 Radar started well and had a few half chances that they did not take. The best
ANOTHER goal feast at Sling Lane as Malvern Town Wanderers notched eight at the hands of the opponents Ombersley Colts in this Mercian Elgar U13s Junior League match. MALVERN TOWN WANDERERS 8, OMBERSLEY COLTS 1 Tom White opening the account after three
MALVERN Cricket Club (formerly Malvern Ramblers) start their season with a friendly against Bidford-on-Avon at home on Sunday (April 21). Malvern's team will be L Halion, D Arnold, D Sharp, R Evans, M Hooper, S Carter, M Mitchell, R Francis, A Croft,
BARNARDS Green Cricket Club start their junior sessions on Wednesday (April 24) evening at their North End Lane ground. Young players up to the age of 14 years are invited to attend from 6.30-8pm. Contact Tim Williams on (01684) 310545.
PEOPLE running small businesses should be careful if they plan to use TV sets at their premises. Small businesses are the latest target on TV Licensing's hit list. Starting this week, members of a task force have been on the streets visiting businesses
THE Partnership Housing Group has bid farewell to one of its most colourful characters. Keith Hammant, project surveyor in the group's technical services department, has retired after seven years with the company. From Malvern, he worked in a similar
A CAMPAIGN is to be launched to safeguard jobs in the British carpet industry that are under threat from illegal competition on the continent. The Kidderminster-based Carpet Foundation, which represents 15 leading manufacturers, has joined forces with
