THE STEVE RHODES COLUMN LOSING to Derbyshire in the Championship was a very disappointing result for us -- but what made it especially disappointing was that we had fought our way back into the game in their second innings. We were suddenly in a position
WORCESTERSHIRE are aiming to climb off the bottom of Liverpool Victoria County Championship division two when they start their match with Surrey at The Oval tomorrow (11am). Although it is too soon to panic at the sight of the County propping up the
HAVING released goalkeepers John Danby and Daniel Lewis at the end of the season, Kidderminster Harriers have signed up a new stopper for their next Conference campaign. Twenty-year-old Steve Taylor, who has played for Market Drayton and AFC Telford
WORCESTERSHIRE are aiming to climb off the bottom of Liverpool Victoria County Championship division two when they start their match with Surrey at The Oval tomorrow (11am). Although it is too soon to panic at the sight of the County propping up the
WORCESTER Warriors director of rugby John Brain has confirmed influential centre Thomas Lombard will stay on at Sixways next season. Last month the former French international announced he was to quit Sixways and return to his homeland citing `family
SIR - The Worcestershire Royal Hospital is a waste of taxpayers' money. It is a mansion with a skeleton staff. The money would have been better spent on the Worcester Royal Infirmary and the Ronkswood Hospital. JOYCE E ROSE, Dines Green, Worcester
SIR - Racist or not? I notice that Martin Roberts, the defeated BNP candidate for Gorse Hill in the recent local election, has been asserting that the BNP is not a racist Party. Page six of the BNP's national manifesto for the local elections makes the
SIR - People are voicing their opinions about voting now that the local elections are over. When I worked at Kays there was a girl called Lil Andrews who worked by me and I asked her if she was going to vote. She said no, as it didn't matter who
SIR - In one of his recent letters, L Spiteri says that my reference to the Tories' reform act is `unsubstantiated'. That in itself is a mindless statement since the Act giving the franchise to a wider section of males was introduced by the Tories
SIR - Upon answering my door today, I had the pleasure of seeing an extremely well turned out man in well-cut suit, smart shirt and tie and shoes polished till you could see your face in. Yes, he is of the old school. What a pity more men don't take
SIR - As Labour Party candidates in the recent city council election, we want to thank the people of Worcester for their support. Although the council continues to be controlled by the Conservatives, our Labour team held all our existing seats, gained
SIR - In response to George Cowley, I see John Hinton has defended his own preference of the "archaic" authorised Bible over the "more meaningful" modern version. I think Mr Hinton needs to qualify the term `archaic', in this context. The original
USE it or lose it. Could this just possibly be the subtext to today's announcement that Worcestershire patients who fail to turn up for their appointments are costing county hospitals an estimated £3.7m? The problem we have with this statement is
Children are not forced to dress up as hamburgers CHILDREN at Tony Blair's city academies are not taught Creationism or forced to dress up as `McDonald's burgers', Education Secretary Alan Johnson has said. Mr Johnson dismissed the `myths' which had
CAN you remember what the en garde position is?" Raph Aldis asks a group of primary schoolchildren. And they do. All of them, in their protective clothing and masks, swords in hands, at the ready. "It reminds me a bit of Zorro," says seven-year-old
A FAMILY has decided to take on huge store giants by opening their own local supermarket. At an age when most people are putting their feet up, 78-year-old Jim Perry opened Perry's Village Supermarket in Areley Kings, near Stourport-on-Severn on Friday
STOURPORT-on-Severn's Rotary Printers has ann-ounced the introduction of public relations, photography and promotion to its design and print services. Managing director Mrs Teri Baron said: "Rotary Printers is well known within the business community
GROWING demand for train-ed health and social care workers will create a need for about 17,000 skilled workers in the West Midlands, according to the Learning and Skills Council. The LSC says that, with about 70 per cent of UK workers planning to retire
SINGERS from a Worcester church have been invited to the United States to perform after their talent was spotted by a Virginian Methodist minister. The St Andrew's Singers and Music Group, from St Andrew's Methodist Church in Pump Street, will give
LAMBS and calves will be among the attractions at an open day at Longlands Farm, Whitbourne, near Bromyard, this weekend. There will be an opportunity to take a walk through the redwood trees and get an insight into the world of farming, while children
A RACEHORSE trainer has applied for permission to build an-all weather gallop near Worcester. The application for Linacres Farm at Claines, on the northern outskirts of the city, will enable the applicant to train two horses, which would be ridden down
AN ambulance control room assistant who gave advice over the phone to panicking parents and enabled them to resuscitate their baby has been given a special award. Alex Emmanuel, who works in Hereford and Worcester Ambulance NHS Trusts control room at
ROBOTS will be designed and built by students at a Worcestershire school in a groundbreaking science programme. Droitwich Spa High School has been awarded a grant by the Royal Society, the UK National Academy of Science, to carry out a project on Search
MONEY spent on a free wet play area in Droitwich could have been better used tackling anti-social behaviour, according to a community group. Wychavon District Council has said that the facility, in the Lido Park, is on schedule and should be completed
MADCAP fund-raiser Lloyd Scott passed through Worcestershire yesterday in his latest bizarre challenge to raise money for Children With Leukaemia. The 44-year-old is currently on his way to Land's End after leaving John O'Groats, on Friday, May 5, in
A CIVIC reception has been held in Malvern to recognise the achievements of the Common-wealth cycling champion, Liam Killeen. The 24-year-old, of Priory Road, won the gold medal in the cross-country mountain biking event at the Commonwealth Games held
THE latest newcomer to a Droitwich care home is a little different to the usual guest - for a start, he snacks exclusively on peanuts. Ever since this beautiful peacock flew into the grounds of Rashwood Care Home on Wednesday, he has proved quite a
CITY centre traders are relieved after paving work outside their shops was finished - bringing 10 weeks of chaos to a close. Work in Worcester's St Nicholas Street and The Cross, which started at the end of February, reduced traffic to a single lane
SETTLING down to watch television in the evening, a Worcester family had a visit from the other side - after a ghost-hunting team called at their home. Rebecca and Bernard Kelly, of Bransford Road, St John's, said they were surprised to answer the door
A BOOZE ban brought in to stamp out anti-social behaviour in a St John's churchyard, Worcester, has worked, according to local councillors. They said police powers to arrest anyone `deemed likely' to become worse for wear from alcohol has stopped complaints
HEALTH chiefs were grilled on the state of the financial crisis across Worcester-shire's hospitals yesterday. Bosses from Worcester-shire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - who announced 720 job cuts in April in a bid to stop debts spiralling to £60m - spent
TEN per cent of patients in Worcestershire are failing to turn up to hospital appointments every year, costing an estimated £3.7m annually. The figure has been revealed as bosses at the debt-ridden Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs
THE second century of the world-famous Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, run by the Midland Automobile Club, started on Saturday with sharp showers. But by the end of Sunday, the event enjoyed a glorious weekend as the sun belatedly tried to break through
WESTFIELDS are celebrating after retaining their place in next season's Midland Alliance. The Hereford side only lost three of their final 12 league fixtures and climbed to third-from-bottom in the table. And they will stay at the same level after
EVESHAM United held their presentation evening at the Northwick Hotel with 120 people attending. Manager Paul West presented the supporters' player of the season to leading scorer Richard Ball. The players' player went to Steve Hands and the manager's
DANNY Rees (63) and Paul Gardner (46 not out) were the stars for Worcester Nomads as they beat Barnards Green by six wickets in Worcester Evening Cricket League Division One. Barnards Green batted well for their 156-6, with Rob McCard (50) and Kevin
RICHMOND women overcame the disappointment of losing the Premiership title to Saracens last week with an impressive 35-0 victory over league rivals Worcester in the final of the Rugby World National Cup at Broadstreet RFC in Coventry. Richmond skipper
WORCESTERSHIRE are aiming to climb off the bottom of Liverpool Victoria County Championship division two when they start their match with Surrey at The Oval tomorrow (11am). Although it is too soon to panic at the sight of the County propping up the
HAVING released goalkeepers John Danby and Daniel Lewis at the end of the season, Kidderminster Harriers have signed up a new stopper for their next Conference campaign. Twenty-year-old Steve Taylor, who has played for Market Drayton and AFC Telford
WORCESTER Warriors director of rugby John Brain has confirmed influential centre Thomas Lombard will stay on at Sixways next season. Last month the former French international announced he was to quit Sixways and return to his homeland citing `family
Children are not forced to dress up as hamburgers CHILDREN at Tony Blair's city academies are not taught Creationism or forced to dress up as 'McDonald's burgers', Education Secretary Alan Johnson has said. Mr Johnson dismissed the 'myths' which had built
WESTFIELDS are celebrating after retaining their place in next season's Midland Alliance. The Hereford side only lost three of their final 12 league fixtures and climbed to third-from-bottom in the table. And they will stay at the same level after the
EVESHAM United held their presentation evening at the Northwick Hotel with 120 people attending. Manager Paul West presented the supporters' player of the season to leading scorer Richard Ball. The players' player went to Steve Hands and the manager's
WORCESTERSHIRE are aiming to climb off the bottom of Liverpool Victoria County Championship division two when they start their match with Surrey at The Oval tomorrow (11am). Although it is too soon to panic at the sight of the County propping up the table
THE STEVE RHODES COLUMN LOSING to Derbyshire in the Championship was a very disappointing result for us -- but what made it especially disappointing was that we had fought our way back into the game in their second innings. We were suddenly in a position
TEN per cent of patients in Worcestershire are failing to turn up to hospital appointments every year, costing an estimated £3.7m annually. The figure has been revealed as bosses at the debt-ridden Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs
HEALTH chiefs were grilled on the state of the financial crisis across Worcester-shire's hospitals yesterday. Bosses from Worcester-shire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - who announced 720 job cuts in April in a bid to stop debts spiralling to £60m - spent
A CIVIC reception has been held in Malvern to recognise the achievements of the Common-wealth cycling champion, Liam Killeen. The 24-year-old, of Priory Road, won the gold medal in the cross-country mountain biking event at the Commonwealth Games held
THE latest newcomer to a Droitwich care home is a little different to the usual guest - for a start, he snacks exclusively on peanuts. Ever since this beautiful peacock flew into the grounds of Rashwood Care Home on Wednesday, he has proved quite a hit
AN ambulance control room assistant who gave advice over the phone to panicking parents and enabled them to resuscitate their baby has been given a special award. Alex Emmanuel, who works in Hereford and Worcester Ambulance NHS Trusts control room at
LAMBS and calves will be among the attractions at an open day at Longlands Farm, Whitbourne, near Bromyard, this weekend. There will be an opportunity to take a walk through the redwood trees and get an insight into the world of farming, while children
SINGERS from a Worcester church have been invited to the United States to perform after their talent was spotted by a Virginian Methodist minister. The St Andrew's Singers and Music Group, from St Andrew's Methodist Church in Pump Street, will give three
HAVING released goalkeepers John Danby and Daniel Lewis at the end of the season, Kidderminster Harriers have signed up a new stopper for their next Conference campaign. Twenty-year-old Steve Taylor, who has played for Market Drayton and AFC Telford,
STOURPORT-on-Severn's Rotary Printers has ann-ounced the introduction of public relations, photography and promotion to its design and print services. Managing director Mrs Teri Baron said: "Rotary Printers is well known within the business community
GROWING demand for train-ed health and social care workers will create a need for about 17,000 skilled workers in the West Midlands, according to the Learning and Skills Council. The LSC says that, with about 70 per cent of UK workers planning to retire
SIR - People are voicing their opinions about voting now that the local elections are over. When I worked at Kays there was a girl called Lil Andrews who worked by me and I asked her if she was going to vote. She said no, as it didn't matter who she voted
SIR - Upon answering my door today, I had the pleasure of seeing an extremely well turned out man in well-cut suit, smart shirt and tie and shoes polished till you could see your face in. Yes, he is of the old school. What a pity more men don't take more
SIR - As Labour Party candidates in the recent city council election, we want to thank the people of Worcester for their support. Although the council continues to be controlled by the Conservatives, our Labour team held all our existing seats, gained
SIR - In response to George Cowley, I see John Hinton has defended his own preference of the "archaic" authorised Bible over the "more meaningful" modern version. I think Mr Hinton needs to qualify the term 'archaic', in this context. The original Bible
USE it or lose it. Could this just possibly be the subtext to today's announcement that Worcestershire patients who fail to turn up for their appointments are costing county hospitals an estimated £3.7m? The problem we have with this statement is its
WORCESTER Warriors director of rugby John Brain has confirmed influential centre Thomas Lombard will stay on at Sixways next season. Last month the former French international announced he was to quit Sixways and return to his homeland citing 'family
MORGAN Charles Henry George The Family of the late Charles Henry George Morgan would sincerely like to thank Everyone for their kind messages of sympathy, attendance at the funeral service and for donations received for Cancer Research UK. Published
SAMPSON Darren John In loving memory of a dearly loved fiancee and daddy, who died May 16th 2005. Sad are the hearts that love you, Silent the tears that fall. But living our lives without you, Is the hardest part of all. We love and miss you so very
STUBBS Victor Charles William Vic Of Droitwich, peacefully on May 6th 2006 aged 77 years. Devoted husband of the late Winnie. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Tuesday, May 23rd at 12 noon. Family flowers only. Donations if desired, to the British
SPARKES James Arthur Jim Of Droitwich, peacefully after a short illness on May 11th, 2006, aged 84 years. Husband of the late Mary, dear father of Sandra, James, Michael, Paul and the late Susan and father in law of Harry and a much loved grandad and
BISHOP Raymond Sam Passed away peacefully in hospital on May 7th, aged 82 years. A loving father and a much loved grandad and great grandad. Will be sadly missed. Funeral service to take place at Worcester Crematorium on Friday, May 19th at 2.30 p.m.
FIDOE Marion Marie nee Dale Suddenly at Redhill Court Care Home on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006, aged 85 years. Beloved wife of the late George, much loved mother of Arthur, June, Susie, Sally and Julie. Also a dear mother in law, grandmother and great grandmother
The Herefordshire eco-friendly family in their eco-friendly house A YOUNG family have won a prestigious award for their environmentally friendly home in a north Herefordshire village. Ben and Merry Albright scooped the £5,000 first prize in a national
Property: Bacton Stud, Bacton, Herefordshire. Price: £2,500,000 Agent: Knight Frank Contact: 01432 273087. www.knightfrank.com HOME to a past Grand National winner, no less, Bacton Stud is bound to be first past the post for certain property seekers.
James Field Lindsey Evans i James Robert Field, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Field, of Hereford, married Lyndsey Evans, daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Evans, of Norton Canon, in Norton Canon Church. The Rev Bob King officiated. The bride, given away by her father
Each year on the Tuesday in Holy Week the cathedral choir, along with guest soloists and orchestra, give a performance of one of JS Bach's Passions. This year it was the turn of the St John Passion. 1. Many of the members of the orchestra have local connections
FRIENDS of Hereford Cathedral were treated to a rare insight into the process of portrait painting when Kathy Priddis, the wife of the Bishop of Hereford painted her husband's colleague, the Very Rev Dean Michael Tavinor. The live demonstration was part
MEMBERS of Hereford Amateur Operatic Society gathered for a post-show reception to mark the first night of their latest production, The Boyfriend at Hereford's The Courtyard Theatre. 1. The stage crew. 2. Front of house staff. From left to right: Bill
HEREFORD people turned out in force to mark England's national day -- St George's Day. About 1,500 young people marched through the city centre for the annual parade to the Cathedral for a service and even the saint himself put in an appearance. 1. The
NEIGHBOURING counties have long had dedicated walking routes bearing the county name but Herefordshire could not take pride in its own cross-county walk until last summer. A small team from the Hereford Group of the Ramblers' Association decided it was
CAN you remember what the en garde position is?" Raph Aldis asks a group of primary schoolchildren. And they do. All of them, in their protective clothing and masks, swords in hands, at the ready. "It reminds me a bit of Zorro," says seven-year-old Joel
IT is no surprise that Sam Wedgbury finds it tough explaining away his last 12 whirlwind months. The transformation of youngster without a club to Premier League footballer is a story few can tell. But Wedgbury has, to coin a clich, 'lived the dream'
A PET dog's maternal instincts have almost certainly saved the lives of three fluffy little ducklings she rescued from a country lane after their siblings were mown down. India the labrador arrived back at the home of owner Margaret Hallmark with the
WORCESTER Warriors director of rugby John Brain has confirmed influential centre Thomas Lombard will stay on at Sixways next season. Last month the former French international announced he was to quit Sixways and return to his homeland citing 'family
WORCESTERSHIRE are aiming to climb off the bottom of Liverpool Victoria County Championship division two when they start their match with Surrey at The Oval tomorrow (11am). Although it is too soon to panic at the sight of the County propping up the table
HAVING released goalkeepers John Danby and Daniel Lewis at the end of the season, Kidderminster Harriers have signed up a new stopper for their next Conference campaign. Twenty-year-old Steve Taylor, who has played for Market Drayton and AFC Telford,
RICHMOND women overcame the disappointment of losing the Premiership title to Saracens last week with an impressive 35-0 victory over league rivals Worcester in the final of the Rugby World National Cup at Broadstreet RFC in Coventry. Richmond skipper
DANNY Rees (63) and Paul Gardner (46 not out) were the stars for Worcester Nomads as they beat Barnards Green by six wickets in Worcester Evening Cricket League Division One. Barnards Green batted well for their 156-6, with Rob McCard (50) and Kevin Golder
THE second century of the world-famous Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, run by the Midland Automobile Club, started on Saturday with sharp showers. But by the end of Sunday, the event enjoyed a glorious weekend as the sun belatedly tried to break through the
A BOOZE ban brought in to stamp out anti-social behaviour in a St John's churchyard, Worcester, has worked, according to local councillors. They said police powers to arrest anyone 'deemed likely' to become worse for wear from alcohol has stopped complaints
CITY centre traders are relieved after paving work outside their shops was finished - bringing 10 weeks of chaos to a close. Work in Worcester's St Nicholas Street and The Cross, which started at the end of February, reduced traffic to a single lane and
MADCAP fund-raiser Lloyd Scott passed through Worcestershire yesterday in his latest bizarre challenge to raise money for Children With Leukaemia. The 44-year-old is currently on his way to Land's End after leaving John O'Groats, on Friday, May 5, in
MONEY spent on a free wet play area in Droitwich could have been better used tackling anti-social behaviour, according to a community group. Wychavon District Council has said that the facility, in the Lido Park, is on schedule and should be completed
ROBOTS will be designed and built by students at a Worcestershire school in a groundbreaking science programme. Droitwich Spa High School has been awarded a grant by the Royal Society, the UK National Academy of Science, to carry out a project on Search
A RACEHORSE trainer has applied for permission to build an-all weather gallop near Worcester. The application for Linacres Farm at Claines, on the northern outskirts of the city, will enable the applicant to train two horses, which would be ridden down
SETTLING down to watch television in the evening, a Worcester family had a visit from the other side - after a ghost-hunting team called at their home. Rebecca and Bernard Kelly, of Bransford Road, St John's, said they were surprised to answer the door
A FAMILY has decided to take on huge store giants by opening their own local supermarket. At an age when most people are putting their feet up, 78-year-old Jim Perry opened Perry's Village Supermarket in Areley Kings, near Stourport-on-Severn on Friday
A TENBURY town councillor has vowed to continue her campaign to protest against the Malvern Hill District Council's closure of the town's toilets despite criticism that council taxpayers will be punished, not the council. Coun Jane Jenner's decision to
SIR - The Worcestershire Royal Hospital is a waste of taxpayers' money. It is a mansion with a skeleton staff. The money would have been better spent on the Worcester Royal Infirmary and the Ronkswood Hospital. JOYCE E ROSE, Dines Green, Worcester.
SIR - Racist or not? I notice that Martin Roberts, the defeated BNP candidate for Gorse Hill in the recent local election, has been asserting that the BNP is not a racist Party. Page six of the BNP's national manifesto for the local elections makes the
SIR - In one of his recent letters, L Spiteri says that my reference to the Tories' reform act is 'unsubstantiated'. That in itself is a mindless statement since the Act giving the franchise to a wider section of males was introduced by the Tories in
MCKECHNIE Gloria Brian and Family wish to express their sincere thanks to the Friends, Neighbours and Organisations for the many cards, letters of sympathy and donations to St Richard's Hospice in their sad loss. Published in paper 16/05/2006
SMITH Dennis George Of Worcester Ex H W Wards. Peacefully after a short illness, on May 11th 2006, aged 83 years. Husband of the late Joyce, dear father of Martin and Lesley, much loved brother of Betty and uncle to Denise, Tom, Emilia and Colin.
WINTER Walter One year today. We think about you always, talk about you too. We have some lovely memories, but we wish we still had you. You taught us all the things in life that we would have to do but you never taught us how to cope with the pain of
TANSELL Jean A dear friend, passed away twelve months ago. Lovingly remembered by Edna, Cath, Rob and Jamie. Published in paper 16/05/2006
FUND-RAISING for Macmillan Cancer Support continues apace throughout Herefordshire. 1. A clothes sale was held at the Shire Hall in Hereford, organised by Rosanna Bulmer, the chairwoman of Herefordshire Macmillan, and raised more than £7,000. Pictured
1. The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC), Hereford, has become only the third college, school or training provider in Herefordshire and Worcestershire to be invited into the Learning and Skills Council Hall of Excellence. Alan Curless, recently
