PLANS for a trio of Worcester nightspots to open to 4am in the morning has been blasted by city residents fearing sleepless nights. Bushwackers, in St Nicholas Street, which has 2am licensing from Monday to Saturday, is applying to open until 4am, while
NIGEL Mansell may have risen to become one of Britain's most famous racing drivers, but the legend all began exactly 50 years ago at a house in a small village outside Upton-upon-Severn. Mansell, who turns 50 today, was born at The Stores in Baughton,
AN ELDERLY man has died after being involved in a collision with a Rolls Royce car. The accident happened just before 9am yesterday, outside the Holy Trinity School in Birmingham Road, Kidderminster. The man was airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham
A FAMOUS parrot that used to delight thousands of radio listeners with his antics has been returned to his owner after going missing for two days. Shadow, a six-year-old African Grey, had prime slots on several radio stations in the Shropshire area in
A WORCESTER couple are furious after the city council has offered to sell them their home at £108,000, more than double the price it was valued at two-and-a-half years ago. Gareth and Sharon Wise, of Vigornia Avenue, Rainbow Hill, say the reason their
A TEENAGE arsonist begged to be locked up in prison because she felt so depressed and alone, Worcester magistrates heard. Eighteen-year-old Donna Littlewood, from Park Street, Worcester, pleaded guilty to one charge of arson. She had set fire to four
FIREFIGHTERS were called to rescue a 12-year-old after he became stuck 120ft up a cliff at a quarry in Malvern in the baking sun. The incident happened at 11.37am yesterday and firefighters from Malvern fire station were called to the scene by a passer-by
A WOMAN with a taste for a tipple is going to prove beers are not just for the boys, when she puts the Worcester Beer Festival's 170 real ales to the test. Twenty-eight year old Jo Hannon will be responsible for testing each of the festival's beers for
THE gloves are on at Stourport's youth centre as young people learn the ropes with an England boxing coach. Ten boys aged between 13 and 19 signed up for two afternoon sessions with Bob Dillon and a visit to his Brierley Hill gym tomorrow. Government
A HEROIN and crack addict stole cash cards from his father and burgled his next-door neighbour to fund his 15-shot-a-day habit. Twenty-year-old Matthew Martindale used a credit and debit card to take more than £7,500 - in 67 separate withdrawals - from
To misquote Dickens, they are the best of times they are the worst of times -- semi-finals. Win them and you have a glorious day out to look forward to, the chance to finish a season in style; lose them and you're just so much flotsam and jetsam of a
SUFFERERS of ME are urging Worcester residents to back a campaign for more money to research the illness. Members of the Worcestershire ME - Mylagic Encephalopathy - group are supporting a national initiative called the "1 per cent campaign". It wants
A BREWERY director who plotted to contaminate the products of a rival company has been jailed. Michael Hancocks planned to pour yeast-based contaminants into the production line of HP Bulmer, one of the country's best-known cider companies. Hancocks'
A GRITTY advertisement highlighting the dangers of ignoring crime are due be shown on cinema screens across Worcestershire. Crimestoppers Trust is to show it on Friday, August 15, alongside the film American Pie - The Wedding. The short film, Crossing
DROITWICH'S Kidderminster Road was blocked for two hours following a collision between a tractor and a car. The accident happened at 11.52am yesterday close to the Rushock trading estate and involved a blue Renault Scenic and a red Massey Ferguson tractor
BUSY firefighters were called to a couple of blazes in Malvern. The first incident happened at about 7.10pm yesterday, when firefighters were called to a fence on fire at Langland Avenue, with one engine from Malvern attending. It took them about 10 minutes
A DISPUTE over tree felling is raging in a Worcestershire town. Evesham pensioner Norris Hancox and a number of neighbours contacted the council when trees were felled in an area of woodland on the Spinney area of the Four Pools Estate. Mr Hancox, aged
PEOPLE will be able to receive advice on anything from door-to-door sellers to faulty goods as Worcestershire County Council's Trading Standards team visits Malvern on Friday, August 15. The team will be holding an open surgery at the town's Community
DROITWICH youngsters can now have fun in the sun on two wheels after a new skateboard park was opened in the town. The project's organisers, Wychavon District Council, took the unusual step of handing the children spray cans before the official opening
ANY old iron would seem to be an appropriate phrase to link with Boughton Park golfer Paul Matthews who triumphed in one of the regional finals of the Jameson-Golf World Champion of Champions event at Hollingwell GC, Nottinghamshire, this week. The two
THE Vale played host to the Worcestershire County Ladies Centenary Foursomes Competition. A record entry of 136 competitors took part with the County Foursomes Cups won by Pat Mayo (Vale) and Jenny Marsden (Evesham) with a nett score of 71 beating Rosie
Tomorrow (Saturday) the Wyche and Colwall Horticulture Society will be holding its 60th Annual Flower Show at the Village Hall from 2pm to 5pm. Admission is £1. There will be a cake stall, plants for sale and tea, as well as the flower, vegetable, flower
The service at St Anne's Church in Oxenhall on Sunday (August 10) will be Family Communion at 11am with the Rector, The Rev. Patricia Phillips. Despite the thunderstorm, the Strawberry Teas held at Oxenhall Parish Hall were a huge success. The final total
IF you like fun, if you like food and if you like flowers, what better way to spend an evening than watching an expert at all three giving a demonstration at Redmarley Village Hall. Bob Harris, the well known floral art demonstrator, will be presenting
The service on Sunday (August 10) at St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Upleadon, will be Evensong at 6.00pm with the Rector, The Rev. Patricia Phillips and Mrs Jessie Williams. In July the bi-monthly bingo session in aid of Upleadon Over 60's Club was
Two West Malvern residents are planning to cycle 370 miles across Cambodia in November to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief. Diana Walker and Roger Morgan, with their friends Lyn and Dave Derrett, from Powick, recently raised more than £1,500 from
A FENG Shui expert and interior designer has turned her hand to capturing the spirit of the Malvern Hills and the results will be exhibited this month. Colours of Malvern, pastels and acrylics by former Chase High School pupil Patricia Marshall, is on
ARTISTS are opening their studio doors to the public as part of the second Herefordshire art week, h.Art. Organisers of September's event have unveiled their programme, including details of the Open Exhibition at the Gwynne Warehouse Studio, in Left Bank
A HENRY Moore sculpture is among the summer highlights at a Worcester gallery. Moore's Helmet Head is on display at the Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, in Foregate Street, having been loaned for the season by the Arts Council. The piece is part
WORCESTER Cathedral artist in residence Alexandra Gordon mounts a new exhibition today (Friday). Alex, who graduated from University College Worcester last year has been working at the cathedral since September and the exhibition reflects her view on
WE'RE not surprised that residents are horrified at proposals for a trio of city clubs to extend their opening hours to as late as 4am - and, we suspect, neither are the police nor the clubs themselves. Just because clubs feel they can attract enough
IMMIGRANTS who want to become British citizens will have to take a pledge of loyalty to the UK and observe the national anthem under proposals published by Government ministers. Pilots of the new American-style citizenship ceremonies will begin early
CLUBS are reminded that there will be a Mercian Festival Junior Football League meeting on Sunday (August 10), at the Bell Inn, St Johns, Worcester, at 8pm. League stationery will be distributed including fixtures. Club secretaries are also reminded to
TO help overcome the shortage of football referees in the county three courses have been arranged for anyone wanting to take up the whistle. These will be held at the Worcestershire Football Associa-tion Headquarters, De Salis Drive, Hampton Lovatt Industrial
A WAITER accused of raping a woman at an Upton restaurant will not face a retrial. The prosecution at Worcester Crown Court offered no evidence against Abdul Miah on Wednesday (August 6) after a jury failed to reach a verdict at his initial trial last
APATHY from newcomers has forced the closure of an Upton residents' association, which lobbied for improvements in housing. Hill Residents' Association was set up in 1995 by residents of Tunnel Hill, but will close this month. Originally, about 75 per
CONTROVERSIAL plans to install cattle grids on commons on the Malvern Hills have been withdrawn in the face of public opposition. The network of 11 grids were designed to allow the safe return of animals to graze the commons, recreating its natural environment
TICKETS are now on sale for a grand draw in aid of Earls Croome Church Tower. The first prize is a holiday voucher worth £250. Other prizes include garden furniture and a cricket bat signed by members of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Anyone who
IT was a red letter day for one Malvern postman on Wednesday when he retired after 38 years covering the same patch. Even getting shot during a 1994 raid at Malvern Link Post Office couldn't stop Tony Beale rising bright and early for his round. " It
A GARDEN Fete in aid of the Friends for Beechwood takes place at the Holly Green residential home on Saturday, August 16, from 2pm to 4pm.
A MALVERN woman has scooped what would be many people's dream job - beer taster at the Worcester Beer and Cider Festival. Jo Hannon was picked from almost 40 applicants to try 180 beers to check the aroma, clarity and taste before they are made available
ARSONISTS are being blamed for destroying up to six acres of corn in a Malvern field, in the third attack in two weeks. The fire brigade sent four appliances and two off-road vehicles to tackle the blaze, which broke out in land off Mayfield Road at noon
UPTON residents are being warned against a new scam which sees printed cards being delivered through letterboxes saying a parcel for the householder, containing valuable items, is being held in a warehouse. The recipient is asked to send a cheque for
TEENAGE mountain bikers have hit back over accusations of anti-social behaviour in Malvern's Priory Park. Two cyclists who were part of the group forced to remove themselves from the steps of Malvern Theatres two weeks ago said they did nothing wrong.
A BREWERY boss has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for a plot to contaminate Bulmer's cider. Michael Hancocks, owner of Birmingham-based Aston Manor Brewery, pleaded guilty to planning to pour yeast-based contaminants into the production line of
IT is with no small sense of relief that I read in last week's Malvern Gazette (August 1) of the decision by the organisers of the annual American Extravaganza to relocate the event to a different venue away from Malvern. At a time when Iraq is in chaos
A MAN has pleaded guilty to two charges of shoplifting. James Turnbull, 35, of Victoria Road, Malvern, admitted theft from the One Stop Shop, in Barnards Green, on April 21 and July 30 at Worcester Magistrates Court on Monday. He was given a 12-month
This week Malvern Hills District Council gave people the chance to have a say in the great GM debate. Last Monday, the Green Party's John Raine put forward a motion to the council to hold a public debate on the issue. Coun Raine wanted the council, in
A DECISION on whether to allow a gipsy family permission to settle on land in Leigh Sinton has been deferred. Malvern Hills District Council planners decided they needed more information on a recent similar case and any legal precedent it may have set
ONE of your recent letters, with reference to Malvern Link CE Primary School, contained a factual error. The correspondent (name and address supplied) said of the school: "they couldn't even bother to send a representative to the hearing". I was present
MALVERN Hills district councillors will visit Powick Service Station before deciding whether to allow two new parking spaces. Northern area planning sub-committee members said they need to fully assess the potential impact of new spaces. There are particular
OWNERS of noisy burglar alarms, which disturb the neighbours, could find themselves out of pocket. Malvern Hills District Council is introducing a charge which is payable if it is called out to deal with intrusive alarms. Residents whose alarms go off
BROADBAND internet could be a reality in Leigh Sinton if another 44 people register an interest. Chris Burtenshaw is running a campaign to persuade people to show an interest in high-speed ADSL technology. In order for it to work, BT must upgrade the
MY family, some friends and I have just returned home from a weekend stay just outside Malvern. We spent all day in Malvern town centre. I must say that Malvern itself is a very beautiful and clean town with outstanding views and natural scenery. However
AMID tears, cheering and welcome home banners, HMS Ledbury returned to Ports-mouth from war in the Gulf in triumph on Monday. Family and friends poured onto the ship, hugging and kissing loved ones who, in many cases, they had not seen since Ledbury sailed
During the last few weeks, in your newspaper, there have been several references to the proposed development of the former MOD Site (North Site), and the number of houses that may be erected there-on. I have looked at the adopted Local Plan, (which was
The first sight of clouds over a calm Bay of Biscay were warmly welcomed by an HMS Ledbury crew who have had their fill of Middle Eastern sun. Talking to crew members around the ship, the move to a dockyard refit means big changes to their everyday lives
LEDBURY'S crew are a team and that proved its worth on active service. Mine warfare operator Simon Backhouse organised the charity rowing event which the crew contributed to and cites it as his favourite moment. He said the deployment had brought people
NOW the Splash has finally re-opened, the summer holidays would seem the ideal opportunity for children to practise their swimming. This is particularly so for children who have been attending the courses which have been moved to the Malvern College pool
COMMUNITY groups around the Malvern Hills district have been given a financial boost with a host of grants announced this morning (Friday). Malvern Hills District Council has agreed grants totalling £100,000, which will be formally presented on September
ABOUT 30 people gathered for the annual Malvern vigil which marks the dropping of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombs. Among those remembering the devastation, which occurred on August 6 and 9, 1945, were Japanese tourists Harumi Hayashi and Toshiko
PLANS to cut spending on the rural rail network led to an angry response from train passengers in the Malvern Hills area. A consultation document, released by the Strategic Rail Authority, suggested spending be focused on commuter routes, not rural lines
TO see families re-united on the quayside at Portsmouth on Monday underlines the fact that wars are fought not by armies and navies but by people. The experience of HMS Ledbury's crew over the last few months is likely to be a life changing one and what
A RARE letter by Sir Edward Elgar has been sold at auction for £360. The hand-written missive, written in London in October 1908, was bought by a phone bidder at the Assembly Rooms in Ludlow on Thursday (July 31). It was originally sent to music publisher
STEPHEN Moore cracked a fine century for Worcestershire in their Second Eleven Championship match against Somerset at Kidderminster yesterday. He made 113, including 18 fours, as the County declared after tea on 400-6 in reply to Somerset's first innings
JOHN Barton is hoping to fight off late competition from Bath City and Chippenham Town to sign defender Kevin Halliday. Worcester City's manager will speak to the teenage trialist after tonight's friendly at Bishop's Cleeve (7.45). If Halliday puts pen
YOUNG Europeans have visited Malvern to share their views on the future of rural communities. Around 50 youngsters from across the continent, including groups from Bulgaria, Poland, Italy and Sweden, met with town youngsters at the Mal-vern Hills Outdoor
NO fewer than five new players will figure for Kidderminster Harriers when they launch their Nationwide League Division Three campaign against Mansfield Town at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). A sixth newcomer Matthew Gadsby will not be facing his former club
CATHY Harris retained her Worcestershire Golf Club Ladies Championship title after a tense battle with former county player Pat Catlin. On Ladies' Club Championship day, six different competitions were run concurrently. With scores needing to be carefully
IN the Hereford & Worcester Mini Tennis Green League Manor Park Juniors came 1st with 327 points with Bromsgrove 2nd on 302 points and Droitwich 3rd with 249 points. Other teams competing were Leominster, Pershore and Redditch. Manor Park players
THE Malvern Junior Open Lawn Tennis Tournament, in association with the British Tennis Coaches' Association, Malvern Girls' College and South Hereford Garages, was held at Manor Park. This event is also one of the qualifying tournaments for the Sunday
ALAN Tasker scored the best gross and net score of the day to win the Sapey Golf Club monthly division one medal on July 27. Thirteen-handicapper Tasker hit a gross 79 (net 66) to win by one shot from another 13-handicapper, Andy Mogg, who went round
SATURDAY CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS GLOS/WILTS Division One: Goatacre v Colwall. Division One 2nd XIs: Colwall II v Malmesbury. CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division One: Ombersley v Eastnor, Luctonians v Bromyard. Division One 2nd XIs: Bromyard
SONGS from some of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular shows will be performed in concert this August, as part of the Worcester Festival. The Worcester Gilbert and Sullivan Society will sing songs from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance and Rudigore
NO fewer than five new players will figure for Kidderminster Harriers when they launch their Nationwide League Division Three campaign against Mansfield Town at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). A sixth newcomer Matthew Gadsby will not be facing his former club
A TRIP down memory lane is in store for the audience of The Seventies Story. Starring the original members of Brotherhood of Man, the musical covers all things associated with the decade, from Space Hoppers to disco, and plays at the Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury
Hereford Three Choirs Festival, from August 16-22, features beautiful music and choral performances in the cathedral which are not to be missed. The first big choral concert sees Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra join the Festival Chorus on August 17 and
MALVERN Baptist Church is to host a concert by singers from Germany. Cologne Cathedral Girls' Choir is on a short tour organised by Uppingham School, with dates at York Minster and Worcester Cathedral. The concert at the Malvern church was added thanks
VICE-captain Steve Rhodes believes Graeme Hick could hold the key to Worcestershire's fortunes in tomorrow's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy semi-final clash with Lancashire at New Road. Hick has only recently returned to action after a lengthy lay-off
YOUNG Malvern golfer Sam Kenward has gained a place at an American College to help his climb up the golfing ladder. Sam, aged 19, of Wedderburn Road, Malvern, will be competing for New Mexico College as a member of the Thunderbirds men's golf team. The
MALVERN Town have suffered a blow to their pre season schedule today, when Midlands Alliance newcomers Westfields pulled out of their proposed friendly at Malvern on Saturday (August 9), due to an injury crisis. Town general manager Richard Anson said
BARNARDS Green visited Dominies & Guild in a must win match at Worcester on Saturday in Division Three of the Worcestershire County League. DOMINIES & GUILD v BARNARDS GREEN On a sweltering day Tim Williams lost the toss and the Green were asked
MALVERN maintained their recent good run of form with a convincing 83-run victory against Stourport. MALVERN v STOURPORT Malvern batted first and got off to a sound start with Mark Hooper and Mark Baugh putting on 37 before Hooper departed. Baugh quickly
THE MALPO Invitation Domino League is in danger of winding up as it approaches its 30th anniversary. At its height, the league ran separate summer and winter leagues but now, with only six teams competing in the winter, the competition could come to an
IT is a pity that Michael Foster MP chooses to totally misrepresent the city council regarding anti-flood measures in Hylton Road. These are the facts. The council has not reached any decision about either a temporary or permanent barrier. The council
THERE is life after television and Lesley Joseph is living proof. Nine years playing the spiky neighbour Dorien in the hit sit-com Birds of a Feather had her firmly fixed in the public psyche as an outrageous tart. You live that sort of role down with
Sinbad and the Legend of the Seven Seas (U) will be showing at Malvern Theatres this week. The cartoon, which runs until Thursday, features the voices of Brad Pitt and Catherine Zeta Jones and focuses on the sailor and his seafaring adventures. It is
Aug 9-25: Walsall Society of Artists Exhibition at Dean's Chapel, Worcester Cathedral. Free admission. Aug 9-23: A Celebration of Summer in Worcester Exhibition at Bevere Vivis Gallery and Picture Framers, Bevere Lane, Bevere. Free admission. Until Aug
Aug 1: Hombre, Royal British Legion Club, Droitwich Spa. Aug 2: Eddie K, Sketchleys Social Club, Worcester; Paul James, Barbourne Ex-Servicemen's Club, Worcester. Aug 3: Peter Cresswell, Barbourne Ex-Servicemen's Club, Worcester. Aug 9: Dave Light, Barbourne
Aug 9: Sir James Galway and Jeanne Galway with London Mozart Players at Gloucester Leisure Centre. Box office: 01594 544446 or 0871 2200 260 (24hr). Aug 9: The Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards in Concert at All Saints Church, Deansway, Worcester
MALVERN people with an interest in theatre could benefit from workshops taking place in the town this month. Directing, playwriting, set design and costume are some of the skills that will be introduced in a series of workshops being run by the Malvern
AN actor performing in Malvern Theatres next week has a fascinating connection with the town and its history. Edward Hardwicke, best known as Dr Watson in the classic television series Sherlock Holmes, appears in Office Suite, from August 11-16. He has
THE Third round of the Malvern Angling League took place on Sunday at Clevelode on the River Severn. On a bright and sunny morning most members found fish very hard to come by with many having to fish for bleak just to get some team points. The winner
Collins World Atlas (normally £40 but £25 until Wednesday, December 31, 2003) WE are not alone. There are four Worcesters in the world... Two in America, one in South Africa. And I suppose you might have some inkling where the other one resides. But that's
JOHN Barton is hoping to fight off late competition from Bath City and Chippenham Town to sign defender Kevin Halliday. Worcester City's manager will speak to the teenage trialist after tonight's friendly at Bishop's Cleeve (7.45). If Halliday puts pen
THE visitors won the toss and decided to bat first at Stowe Lane in this Glocs/Wilts Division One game. COLWALL v SWINDON Majeed and Josh Hornyold bowled steadily at the start of the innings, but Sydney-Smith (53) and Beasant (20) gave Swindon a steady
EASTNOR were put into bat first against Pershore and lost their first wicket with only two runs on the board. EASTNOR v PERSHORE Pershore enjoyed the better start, with only 72 runs coming off the first 20 overs for the loss of two wickets. Jabran Khalid
BARNARDS Green Thirds took the short trip over the river to play Worcester on a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon. WORCESTER III v BARNARDS GREEN III Worcester skipper Dave Tyrer won the toss and inserted the Green on a wicket that produced some variable
WORCESTER Nomads Sunday 1st XI were pleased to get a game in after recent cancellations, and made the journey down to old foes Moreton-in-Marsh. MORETON-IN-MARSH v WORCESTER NOMADS SUNDAY I Nomads batted first, and opener Steve Bowman was immediately
NOMADS Sunday Second XI made it two wins in two weekends when they defeated Blockley in a rearranged fixture at Bransford. WORCESTER NOMADS SUNDAY II v BLOCKLEY Local rivals Colwall cried off, but Cotswold village side Blockley were able to step into
ON Sunday Malvern had a friendly fixture at Gloucester City CC, and under the guidance of stand-in skipper Ray Evans, came away with a 105 run victory. GLOUCESTER CITY CC v MALVERN CC Gloucester won the toss and put Malvern into bat. Opener Arnold set
UNDER humid clouds at Peopleton an U10s game saw two under strength sides play a most enjoyable fixture. DRAKES BROUGHTON U10s v HANLEY & UPTON U10s Visiting captain Sam Harler won the toss and had no hesitation in opting to field and was rewarded
APPLE growers in Herefordshire and Worcestershire have been boosted by a commitment from cider giants Bulmers to keep using local produce. The Hereford employer, which has recently been taken over by brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle, said it would
WITH only hours left before the first Worcester Festival bursts into life, a nervous anticipation is building up for Chris Jaeger and his team at Huntingdon Arts. It's been non-stop for them. They've had a busy season at Huntingdon Hall, the Swan Theatre
PEOPLE who open their windows in a bid to cool down during the hot summer weather could be making their homes a burglary hotspot. West Mercia Police are warning the public to ensure their windows and doors are secure following a spate of thefts. "In the
A COUPLE who had their first date on Valentine's Day are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary today. Christopher Riley, who had moved to St John's, Worcester from Lancashire for his job as a milkman met his wife-to-be Hazel when delivering milk
A GAMES team from the Croome Pony Club has reached the Pony Club Championships, to be held in Shropshire later this month. The senior Croome team won its area competition in April, and worked hard training twice a week, with various weekend competitions
YOUNGSTERS in Wychavon will be able to enjoy parties in the parks this month. As well as skateboarding, basketball and music from town bands, there will also be a 50-foot inflatable obstacle course at the events, organised by Wychavon District Council
THE case against a Worcester man accused of assault causing actual bodily harm has been dropped after a court heard that three witnesses had disappeared. Recorder Roger Evans stayed the indictment and discharged 40-year-old Winston Shillingford, of Sidbury
Worcestershire is set for another sizzling weekend, with temperatures likely to hit 28 degrees. "It will be hot tomorrow and very warm on Sunday," said Evening News weatherman Paul Damari. "So it will be ideal for outdoor events like barbecues." Mr Damari
During August, church services at Holy Trinity, Bosbury, follow their regular pattern. At 10am every Thursday is Holy Communion. On Sunday, August 10, 9.30 am - Parish Communion; August 17, 10 am - Children's Church; August 24, 6.30pm - Evensong. You
A house-to-house collection by Pauntley Christian Aid in Ketford, Pool Hil, and Compton raised the sum of £67.82. Mrs Anne Solesbury would like to thank everyone for the support and cheerful generous giving. If anyone would like to take part in the Gloucestershire
Welland Arts and Crafts Group is holding tits 14th bi-annual exhibition this weekend, from 10.30am to 5.30pm on both days at Welland Village Hall. There will be on-going demonstrations of crafts and an exhibit of craftwork done by the pupils of Welland
FOR the final warm up game of the summer, Upton upon Severn Rugby Club finished off their week long three match tour of France with a specially arranged 'high intensity training' game against local league side Pau. PAU 40pts, UPTON-UPON-SEVERN 5pts It
THE first Worcester Festival will bring a colourful variety of music, theatre and fun to the area. At the opening ceremony, taking place in the city centre from 3pm tomorrow (Saturday), the regimental band of the Royal Coldstream Guards, will be playing
PARENTS and children have a host of special activities to enjoy at Sudeley Castle, in Gloucestershire, this summer. A treasure hunt, terracotta pot painting, collage-making and a medieval fun day are among the events planned for this month. There will
WORCESTER Society of Artists will hold its summer exhibition at All Saint's Church, Deansway, Worcester. The exhibition opens tomorrow (Saturday) and runs until August 22, from 10am to 4pm daily. Admission is free.
A FREE American Swing dance workshop is being held by Dance at 8, on Sunday, at Abbey Park Middle School, Pershore, from 3pm to 5pm, as part of the Pershore Jazz Festival. For details ring Paul Pritchard on 01386 556665.
A CHARITY pub crawl will take place on August 24 in aid of the Acorns Three Counties Appeal. The 20-mile walk will begin at 10am in the Crown, Kempsey, and take in four other pubs before returning to the Crown where there will be a party, bouncy castle
AN Evening News competition winner will soon be showcasing her talents after winning a DJ competition. Talia Kepinska, right, won the competition in Nightlife for DJ training worth £400, thanks to DJ Kingdom in Worcester. The Worcester shop, which offers
This summer the normal British preoccupation with the poor weather has had to cease as we have enjoyed sweltering temperatures more akin to the Mediterranean. However, will the dry spell mean a ban for hose pipes and us all having to cut down on bath
Il Piccolo Marat by Pietro Mascagni. A live recording from Sanremo, Theatro del Casino, conductor Ottavio Ziino. Warner Classics 5046-63246-2. Pietro Mascagni was one of the most important Italian composers at the turn of the 20th Century and he is probably
The Clubhouse, Spring Lane, Malvern Link, Worcs. WR14 1AJ. Telephone: (01684) 573728. Founded 1934. Members of the RFU, NMFU, W&HRFU. First XV competing in Midlands Division One. Getting to MRFC. From M5 Leave the motorway at Junction 7 and follow
MALVERN Rangers played their first friendly against last season's Worcester League Premier Division champions, Hallow WMC at Powick, courtest of Powick FC. It took a goal in the last minute of the game to give Hallow a 3-3 draw. Rangers conceded a goal
THERE will be no counter clerk at Upton-upon-Severn police station from Monday to Sunday, August 17. To contact police ring 08457 444888 or, in an emergency, 999.
SKETCHING, jewellery-making and painting are among some of the things visitors can try at Hanley Swan over the next few days. Local artists are exhibiting and selling hand-made jewellery, silk paintings and picture frames at the arts and crafts event,
A BATTLE to get the main road bridge into Upton raised is being taken to the heart of Government. West Worcestershire MP Sir Michael Spicer has requested a meeting with the Secretary of State for transport, Alistair Darling, to secure funding for the
MALVERN could house one of Britain's most environmentally friendly buildings. Malvern Hills Science Park has applied for planning permission to build a new two and three storey building off Geraldine Road at a cost of around £5.4 million. As well as providing
A RARE racing bike was among some of the items stolen after cars parked at Upton Sports Club had their windows smashed. A Goodmans personal CD player, worth £100, and 12 CDs were taken from a red Vauxhall Corsa, while a blue Proton GL, in the same car
PUNK band Bail plays at Upton Social Club on Old Street tomorrow (Saturday). They will be supported by The Close Water Tragedies at 7.30pm. Entry is free.
UPTON bookworms should head for the Hill Centre car park when Worcestershire County Council's mobile library visits on Tuesday, August 12, from 5.45pm to 7.15pm. New members are welcome.
HUNDREDS of leaflets warning of the dangers posed by swimming in the Malvern Hills quarries have been handed out. The Malvern Hills Conservators took the unusual step yesterday (Thursday) after visits by wardens earlier in the week failed to put off youngsters
A BUSINESS plan outlining hopes for the new Malvern Hospital is being drawn up. A new body has been formed to create the plan which is expected to be submitted for consideration by the South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust board in October. The Malvern
A MOTORCYCLIST was killed in an accident near Knightwick. Kevin Taylor, from South Littleton, near Evesham, died when his Honda was in collision with a Toyota Hi-Lux 4x4 pick-up on the A44 Knightwick to Broadwas Road at about 5.30pm on Sunday. The 40-
The £5 million deficit of South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust and the consequent review of services this has led to is having a huge effect on the health visiting service in Malvern. Until I had children, I did not realise the important role health
FOR the third, and hopefully last, time I find myself writing as a private individual about recent events at Malvern Link CE School. Your last two editions have shown the basic unfairness of a situation where the parents/grandparents of the children involved
A TREE on Malvern Wells Common has been deliberately killed, Malvern Hills Conservators heard. The grey poplar, in Lower Wyche Road, has been ring-barked - where a thin strip of bark is removed around the trunk to kill it - as well as drilled with holes
A vast amount of correspondence has been written on the subject of 'institutional racism' tagged to Malvern Link CE School. Enough! No one has let the readers of the Gazette have all the detailed allegations and responses - they appear to be hidden behind
Thanks to T W Fisher (Your Letters, July 25), the creature I tried to describe to my wife now has a name. Early last week, I spotted it hovering over a flower on buddleia davidii "Peace" in our garden. The hummingbird hawk moth was indeed a sight never
BARNARDS Green residents are preparing to fight plans to build 10 houses on a site in Bellars Lane. Three letters have already been sent to Malvern Hills District Council by neighbours objecting to the scheme. The application is for outline planning permission
T W Fisher's sighting of the hummingbird hawk moth was replicated in Mathon on the evening of July 13. I heard a distinctive humming in the back garden and, for a minute, thought it was a very late May bug, but then I saw the moth hovering and feeding
A SCOUT group is reforming in Malvern Link, about three years after it was forced to disband. The 1st Malvern Link Scout Group collapsed when it could not find a leader, although Cubs and Beavers continued to meet. Now Andy Massey, a parent of one of
WALKING along the Southend has become a dangerous activity. I have recently had two nasty experiences, a knock on the shoulder from the wing mirror of a bus being driven too near the pavement and, this morning, I was hit on the elbow by the tail end of
Many of the ship's crew are in their early 20s and this has been their first experience of war. Leading radio operator Chris Andrews, from Hull, is an exception, having spent 17 years in the Royal Navy and now a full time reservist. He was called to join
I was intrigued to read in the Malvern Gazette (July 18) that the Malvern Hills Conservators, currently investing £1 million in the stock market, are considering investing a further £600,000. In the article Sue Thetford states "'we mustn't lose sight
I am writing in response to Josephine Bowen (Your Letters, August 7). I would like to apologise to Josephine Bowen for her having been told to phone the Malvern Town Council when she contacted the district council with regard to Priory Park. Priory Park
HMS Ledbury's refit in Scotland will be welcome after hard service in the Gulf. Ahead of the refit, the ship was put through gruelling sea trials off the coast of Portugal. "They put the ship through as much as they can, if something is not working 100
RESIDENTS of Alexander Gardens in Malvern Link are delighted that action will finally be taken to clear up a litter-filled stream. Betty Turner, 86, was jubilant after Festival Housing admitted this week that it had the responsibility for maintaining
CAN you provide a home for an unwanted cat? If so, the Worcester and District branch of Cats Protection wants to hear from you. Zoe Jenner, of the league, says summer is a particularly difficult time as the large number of cats being brought in strains
A MALVERN priest is leaving the town this week after worked here for seven years. Father Raphael Appleby will leave St Joseph's Church, in Newtown Road, to return to his community of Benedictine monks in Downside Abbey, Somerset. He described his time
A STORRIDGE woman is appealing for anyone who sees a cockatiel in the area to contact her. Sandra Masterson saw her 14-year-old pet, named Dickie Bird, fly out of her house after it was disturbed by visitors on Saturday, August 26. Although for the first
CHILDREN across Worcestershire will benefit from the expansion of a toy library based in Barnards Green. Borrowers Toy Library, on the Sixways Trading Estate, will be able to cover a wider area on its mobile library route after it was awarded a grant
WORCESTERSHIRE will decide later today whether Anurag Singh or Stephen Peters will open their innings in tomorrow's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy semi-final showdown against Lancashire at a packed New Road (10.15am). Both are bidding to stake their
WARREN Hegg fears another virtuoso performance from Graeme Hick could end his hopes of lifting his first silverware as Lancashire captain. "Worcestershire have made some good signings and have brought through players like Vikram Solanki and Kabir Ali
Malvern Hills Conservators are drawing up an action plan to tackle problems at Moat Pond in Sherrard's Green. Residents have complained of items being dumped in the river and rubbish making the site an eyesore. The conservators also want to lower the
CHRISTMAS carols in Malvern will have a local feel this year. Town churches have signed up to perform the winning entry in a carol-writing competition. Lyricists are being encouraged to get enter the contest, being organised by Churches Together in Malvern
KEEN gardeners gathered in Malvern on Saturday for Malvern Horticultural Society's Summer Show. The 40 competitors showed more than 300 exhibits of plants, flowers and vegetables of all shapes and sizes. Dr Tony Hughes, show manager, described the event
FAMILY fortunes will be split tomorrow when Graham Turner's Hereford United clash with son Mark's Tamworth side at the Lamb Ground (3pm). Injury has ruled Mark out of the Lambs' line-up but the impending Nationwide Conference opener has dominated talk
THE sun smiled on the Acorns Hospice Charity meeting under BHRC rules at Hanley Swan, and the atmosphere was as brilliant as the weather. Ray and Andrea Cooper, who live only a stones throw from the picturesque track at the foot of the Malvern Hills,
BROADWAY Club mates Viv Hall and Sue Davies stormed into the quarter-finals of National Express Women's All England Two-Wood Singles Championship at Royal Leamington Spa last night. Hall opened her campaign in brilliant style, rocketing into a 16-0 lead
VETERAN Worcester national star Billy Hill beat a talented opposition to win the latest Portobello AC contest held on the match lake at Willow Marsh fishery. Pole fishing luncheon meat Hill, who has probably won more local contests than any other matchman
MEMBERS of Arden Sailing Club (Defford) took part in a charity event raising some £50 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Racing was for the RNLI pennant, with wind varying in strength and direction, the fleet sailed on a short course in full
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (12A): Odeon, Worcester 1.30, 4.45, 8.00. UCI Merry Hill 11.15, 1.00, 2.30, 4.30, 5.45, 8.00, 9.00. Warner Village 10.20, 1.40, 5.00, 8.20. Fri/Sat late 11.40 RUGRATS GO WILD: Odeon, Worcester 12.00
TWO renowned opera singers will perform together at a concert taking place in Ledbury this month. Jo Williamson and Kate Bennett will join pianist Giles Turner to perform under the name of Three in A Bar at Ledbury Parish Church, on Saturday August 16
A CONCERT in aid of a Malvern charity will take place in the town this month. Ex Collegio will be performing at Malvern College Chapel, on August 21, to raise money for MHHYAT Foyer, a Malvern organisation that provides accommodation for homeless young
SIXTIES Liverpool will be recreated in Tewkesbury later this month when The Cavern Beatles make an appearance at The Roses Theatre. Four professional musicians will recreate classic Beatles songs, from the period before they hit America to a time when
ARTIST Teresa Fry, from Malvern, is one of five exhibiting work as part of the Three Choirs Festival this month. Teresa will be showing off her bold watercolours of agricultural machinery and organic forms alongside the work of Barbara Graham, Veronica
GREAT musical figures from yesteryear are included in a new display at Hereford Museum. The Three Choirs Festival themed display will remain on show until September 8 at the Broad Street venue. Photographs, programmes and other artefacts from the 1903
A MALVERN craftswoman will be exhibiting one of her new designs at the Three Choirs Festival. Textile artist Sarah Walker has collaborated with ceramicist Kelly Gummerson, from Hereford, to produce a plant-fibre lampshade with a handburnished lampbase
A RANGE of seasonal classics drawing on opera, madrigals and the shows will be performed in Malvern. The Greenwood Voices are to perform Light Music for a Summer Evening at the Ascension Church, in Newtown Road, Link Top, on Saturday, August 16. The group
SINGERS from around Worcestershire will line up for a joint concert with a Welsh choir. Worcester Male Voice Choir will be hosting the Pontarddulais Male Choir at Pershore Abbey, on Saturday, September 27, at 7pm. The Welsh choir has taken first place
WORCESTERSHIRE will decide later today whether Anurag Singh or Stephen Peters will open their innings in tomorrow's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy semi-final showdown against Lancashire at a packed New Road (10.15am). Both are bidding to stake their
MALVERN Town boss Neil Hunt has added a number of new faces to the this season's squad and further signings are expected, and this despite virtually all of last season's squad again committing themselves to Malvern. But Hunt is still on the look out for
THREE riders from the Malvern area won titles at the National Cross Country Mountain Bike championships at Bringewood, Ludlow. Ben Dale, formerly of West Malvern Road who now lives in the Homend, Ledbury, won the Masters category (aged 30-40) by over
L SPITERI is a big fan of the National Health Service (You Say, July 28). In my opinion, the concept of free health care for all is an anachronistic throwback to communism. Until the coming of Christ, there will always be poor in Britain who require state
TERRY James (You Say, July 30) thinks that the U K Independence Party is in some way anti-European and pro-American. UKIP is not anti-European, but it is simply against our membership of the European Union. We want good relations, trading and so on, with
I WAS disappointed to read two letters in your paper complaining about children paddling in the fountain on the Quayhead. What is so wrong with children enjoying themselves? I have sat their myself, sometimes alone, and sometimes with friends and enjoy
n CHILDREN are people, too. Joy Turner complains about naked children playing in the fountains. Personally, I love to see and hear the little angels enjoying themselves. It's the drunken, half-naked "adults" that I don't like. And the buskers who play
FESTIVAL fever has hit Ross on Wye, transforming the rural town into star-studded hub of activity. The major artists began arriving on Wednesday shortly after the huge marquees were erected at the Waterside site and stunning flags draping around the town
FRIENDS of Malvern's heritage will, no doubt, be very glad of a decision made by district council planners 25 years ago. The councillors decided to veto a scheme to knock down the former Gentleman's Club, on the corner of Church Street and Graham Road
FAITHFUL staff of a Malvern hotelier reaped their reward, reported the Malvern Gazette 50 years ago. The late Mr Walter Laurende Hanson left the Essington Hotel in Malvern Wells, "together with furniture, effects and goodwill" to four staff members. They
THEATRE-goers in and around Malvern a century ago may well have been interested in the forthcoming appearance at a Worcester playhouse of Fred Karno's vaudeville show, His Majesty's Guests. The show "has the reputation of being a really rollicking musical
THE Madresfield show of 1953 attracted a record crowd of 15,000, reported the Gazette. The show was returning after a year's break caused by a foot-and-mouth outbreak. However, the '53 show was itself affected by disease, as an epidemic of swine fever
100 years ago The rainfall for July, according to the return furnished to us by Alfred Mander, amounted to 3.28 inches - an unusually heavy return for the period of the year. The average for the past 15 years is two inches. Since January, the register
Aug 27: Magical Mystery Tour. Roll up! Roll up! Let us take you on a mystery tour of Chapter Meadows. Telephone the Rangers Desk at Young Rangers Club on 01905 722328 for further details. Booking in advance is essential. Aug 27: Take Two Social Group
TWO of Britain's favourite characters from the classic television comedy Only Fools and Horses will be at Malvern Theatres this month. John Challis, who played wheeler-dealer Boycie, and Sue Holderness, who was Marlene, will again be playing man and wife
THE Malvern United Angling Association's popular Wednesday evening Sandford Series drew to an exciting close last week with the top spot still undecided going into the final match. Match secretary Ian Goddard and six times champion Paul Bick were only
Theatre August Until Aug 8-Anna Scher Theatre Summer School at Malvern Theatres. Details (01684) 892277. 11-16-Office Suite by Alan Bennett at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm & 8pm. £12-£20. Box Office (01684)892277. 16-Syd Lawrence
MALVERN Town hold their penultimate pre-season friendly, when they entertain Midlands Alliance newcomers and last season's Express and Star West Midlands League Champions Westfields, at the Langland Stadium tomorrow (Saturday), 3pm kick-off. Town's final
Country Living Guide to Rural England: The Heart of England by David Gerrard (Travel Publishing, £9.99) HERE'S the kind of guide book you want to keep handy in the car when you are travelling, or bung in a rucksack when out walking in the countryside.
People Push Bottles Up Peaceniks by Vernon Coleman (Blue Books, £8.99) IS it a funny book? Is it serious? Is it a spoof of The People? Is it one of those How to.. books? If anyone needs to make the plea not to judge a book by it's cover, then it's Coleman
DIVISION One leaders Brockhampton finally made light work of defeating Nomads on Saturday in the Worcestershire County League. WORCESTER NOMADS v BROCKHAMPTON Brockhampton have only lost one game so far this season, at home to Nomads, and batting first
HAVING been rained off the previous Saturday against Birlingham, the Green 2nd XI were desperate to take revenge for an early season defeat by Dominies in order to maintain their challenge at the top of WCL Division Three. BARNARDS GREEN 2ND XI V DOMINIES
COLWALL visited Swindon on Saturday for this Gloucester/Wiltshire Division One, 2nd XI game. COLWALL II V SWINDON II On winning the toss Colwall chose to bat first, a decision they soon regretted. They slipped to 35-4 losing Hankins (1), Ford (0), Goode
IN a high scoring WCL game at Stourport, Malvern came away with a losing draw by 23 runs, which was probably a fair result. TOURPORT II v MALVERN II Batting first on an excellent track, Stourport's openers put on a partnership of 110. Having not won a
THE toss of the coin dictated the result of Colwall's home WCL match against a weakened Belbroughton side. COLWALL 3RD XI V BELBROUGHTON Colwall played all the cricket, with little or no resistance from the opposition. Having lost the toss Colwall were
SMALL and medium-sized firms in Worcestershire are being given a chance to gain a share of a massive export market provided by the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN). Trade Partners UK and Birmingham Chamber of Commerce is organising a specialist
LIAM Paddock, a pupil at the Chase High School and captain of Barnards Green U13s team has been captain of Worcestershire U13s cricket team for the season. Liam, from Malvern, broke into the county side at U11s level, as a squad member, consolidating
IN an exciting WCL match Nomads just failed to match Old Elizabethans score of 244-3 for whom Lewis (111), Walker (51no) and Dorr (49) dominated the Nomads bowlers. OLD ELIZABETHANS III V WORCESTER NOMADS III In reply, a good opening stand between Ranscombe
BUILDERS from heaven are being sought to compete for the title of Master Builder of the Year 2004. The Federation of Master Builders launched the search on Wednesday and John Watson, regional director, said he is determined to put the Midlands' best builders
BARNARDS GREEN CC Saturday August 9 1st XI v Enville (Home). Meet 12.30pm. T Williams (Capt), G Glendinning (Wkt), J Doughty, J Clarke, C Smedley, C Hill, T Clarke, R Richards, C Churchill, I Scullion, D Flynn. 2nd XI v Enville (Away). Meet noon. R Brown
One of the Worcestershire's largest providers of social housing has appointed a new group finance director. Colin Small, aged 52, has taken up the role with the Malvern-based Festival Housing Group, which manages 8,000 homes in Worcestershire, Herefordshire
A MEDIAEVAL form of painful punishment, involving the branding of criminals by burning and scarring their hands, was still being administered by the courts at this time 200 years ago. The Worcester Journal for this week of 1803 reported on two such sentences
"CROWQUILL", in his Berrow's Journal jottings for this week 100 years ago, revealed how the ladies of the nobility were actively helping denude the English countryside of its wildlife. "When the rush to the North for the Twelth takes place, many titled
1803: We record with pride the patriotic measures which have been adopted in this city of Worcester since hostilities were renewed against us by the French. At the meeting of the inhabitants, convened by the Mayor on Friday last, it was resolved to form
MEMBERS of Martley Rural District Council got hot under the collar this week 50 years ago over the "high" bill they had to pay from the rates for the burial of a poor villager. The Journal reported: "The high cost of burials was brought home to members
THE Malvern Hills dominate the skyline throughout large parts of the county. Even from much further afield they're often an integral part of the view: look south from the Wrekin, east from Hay Bluff, north from May Hill or west from Larkstoke and there
