Stories for 27 January 2008

Business

Ravens revamp for £1.3m

A RESIDENTIAL care home in Stourport will be transformed in a £1.3 million redevelopment.  more...

Ravens revamp for £1.3m

A RESIDENTIAL care home in Stourport will be transformed in a £1.3 million redevelopment.  more...

Ravens revamp for £1.3m

A RESIDENTIAL care home in Stourport will be transformed in a £1.3 million redevelopment.  more...

New jobs at Old Snuff Mill

A PROJECT to create new jobs has been launched from an historic building at Bewdley's Old Snuff Mill Warehouse.  more...

New jobs at Old Snuff Mill

A PROJECT to create new jobs has been launched from an historic building at Bewdley's Old Snuff Mill Warehouse.  more...

Kidder News Latest

Priest backs action groups

A COMMUNITY leader has spoken up in support of resident-led Wyre Forest action groups saying "they do work".  more...

School homes eco-friendly

FORMER Victorian greenhouses at a Great Witley school are being converted into eco-friendly homes for teachers.  more...

Seafood chef lands title

A WYRE Forest chef has landed a national title for his skills in the kitchen.  more...

Seafood chef lands title

A WYRE Forest chef has landed a national title for his skills in the kitchen.  more...

Blood donors sought

PEOPLE are being asked to donate blood during sessions being held in Stourport Civic Centre on Thursday, February 7.  more...

Challenge to recycle directories

SCHOOLCHILDREN across Wyre Forest are urging residents to help them win cash prizes and raise money to plant native trees - by simply recycling their old Yellow Pages directories.  more...

Challenge to recycle directories

SCHOOLCHILDREN across Wyre Forest are urging residents to help them win cash prizes and raise money to plant native trees - by simply recycling their old Yellow Pages directories.  more...

Challenge to recycle directories

SCHOOLCHILDREN across Wyre Forest are urging residents to help them win cash prizes and raise money to plant native trees - by simply recycling their old Yellow Pages directories.  more...

Challenge to recycle directories

SCHOOL pupils across Wyre Forest are urging residents to help them win cash prizes and raise money to plant native trees - by simply recycling their old Yellow Pages directories.  more...

Latest

Latest travel news

Off to see family or friends? Check out the latest travel news before you go.  more...

Lasers reveal ancient secrets

A PIONEERING project is aiming to reveal the archaeological treasures hidden in the Wyre Forest area by using laser beams shone from the sky to see through trees.  more...

We’re on the trail of hidden history thanks to funding

PEOPLE will soon be able to stroll along a new trail highlighting the hidden history of Northwick, Worcester, thanks to a £50,000 grant.  more...

Cab fares rise to cover fuel costs

TAXI fares in the Malvern district are to go up from April 1 to help cover the cost of rising fuel prices and drivers' pay increases.  more...

Outstanding report is 'icing on the cake' for pre-school

A PLAYGROUP in Worcester has been judged ‘outstanding’ by Government inspectors.  more...

Talks planned as pupil numbers drop

CHURCH of England school headteachers and governors are to meet regularly to discuss the on-going review of Herefordshire’s schools.  more...

Consign plastic bags to the past

THE use of plastic bag could be confined to the history books in the Malvern Hills District Council area.  more...

Charity rate relief continues

CHARITIES in Worcestershire will continue to get rate relief from Malvern Hills District Council.  more...

WN goes social networking

DID you know that your Worcester News now has its own Facebook page?  more...

Worcester News weather watch

Keep up to date with the latest flood warnings, weather and travel news with your Worcester News.  more...

Worcester News weather watch

Keep up to date with the latest flood warnings, weather and travel news with your Worcester News.  more...

Movie news with your Worcester News

Are you thinking about heading to the cinema just to get away from it all for a couple of hours?  more...

Project makes you feel good

YOUNG parents and pregnant teenagers can give their confidence boost with a new project.   more...

Noah's Ark appeal continues to grow

Our 'Towards a Brighter Future' appeal on behalf of the Noah's Ark Trust continues. To look back at the articles your Worcester News has featured so far, click here.  more...

Clear your ditches - or be prosecuted

LANDOWNERS with ditches and brooks running through their Wychavon grounds must keep them clear to prevent flooding - or face action from the council.   more...

Football game ends without trouble

POLICE made four arrests during today's FA Cup match between Hereford United and Cardiff City football clubs, but were pleased with the way fans behaved.  more...

Football game ends without trouble

POLICE made four arrests during today's FA Cup match between Hereford United and Cardiff City football clubs, but were pleased with the way fans behaved.  more...

Football game ends without trouble

POLICE made four arrests during today's FA Cup match between Hereford United and Cardiff City football clubs, but were pleased with the way fans behaved.  more...

Football game ends without trouble

POLICE made four arrests during today's FA Cup match between Hereford United and Cardiff City football clubs, but were pleased with the way fans behaved.  more...

Broadway rail plans on track

PLANS to re-open the Honeybourne railway line and create a new stop at Broadway were unveiled at a meeting of the parish council last week.  more...

Injury time torment for Reds

Redditch United 0, Solihull Moors 1 By David Lawrence IT may have taken a while in coming but Solihull's winner deep in injury time was no less than the visitors deserved.  more...

Injury time torment for Reds

Redditch United 0, Solihull Moors 1 By David Lawrence IT may have taken a while in coming but Solihull's winner deep in injury time was no less than the visitors deserved.  more...

Letters

Don’t scrap park-and-ride

BOTH of us have used the district park-and-ride scheme twice a week since it started.  more...

LETTER FROM BRUSSELS

On January 1, Cyprus and Malta dumped their national currencies to join the Eurozone, making now 15 countries altogether. Slovakia should sign up in 2009: the Euro has already come a long way since its introduction.  more...

News

Dryden full of praise for players' commitment

WORCESTER City headed off to Liverpool for their belated Christmas party on Saturday to celebrate their ill-gotten gains from Southport with both St George's Lane chief Richard Dryden and his opposite number Peter Davenport both with the same opinion - the hosts were the better side.  more...

Ruddock looking for more of the same

DIRECTOR of rugby Mike Ruddock was delighted to see his Worcester Warriors translate their impressive recent European Challenge Cup form into a Guinness Premiership victory.  more...

Bloods clots go down with a wimper

Droylsden 1
Harriers 0

  more...

Yates' vents fury at players

HARRIERS manager Mark Yates questioned his team's committment after watching his side capitulate at bottom team Droylsden in Manchester on Saturday in the Blue Square Premier.  more...

Yates' vents fury at players

HARRIERS manager Mark Yates questioned his team's committment after watching his side capitulate at bottom team Droylsden in Manchester on Saturday in the Blue Square Premier.  more...

Reports

Southport 0, Worcester City 1

WHEN Leeds United beat Tranmere Rovers on the opening day of the season, the Prenton Park boss Ronnie Moore described the Elland Road side's win as a "Dick Turpin job" and that is exactly how Southport boss Peter Davenport must have felt when Worcester City headed back down the M6 with three points in the bag.  more...

Ruddock's men find form to wrap up first Premiership win

AT the eleventh time of asking, Worcester Warriors won in the Guinness Premiership - and didn't the home fans enjoy it.  more...

Woodwork thwarts Malvern in a derby defeat

IN a scrappy game, Stourport Swifts took all three Southern League Division One Midlands points after the woodwork denied Malvern three times.  more...

Round-Up

Hereford United 1, Cardiff City 2

CARDIFF City brought Hereford's brave FA Cup run to an end at Edgar Street with a hard-fought fourth round win.  more...

Rovers maintain unbeaten sequence

BROMSGROVE Rovers scored a goal in each half to seal victory at Hemel Hempstead Town in the Southern League Premier Division.  more...

Lutz winner leaves Robins in summit spot

A GOAL from Steve Lutz earned Evesham a third successive win and top spot in Southern League Division One Midlands.  more...

Droylsden 1, Kidderminster Harriers 0

TOOTHLESS Harriers produced an insipid performance to go down to basement boys Droylsden in Manchester.  more...

Woodwork thwarts Malvern in a derby defeat

IN a scrappy game, Stourport Swifts took all three Southern League Division One Midlands points after the woodwork denied Malvern three times.  more...

All the weekend results

SATURDAY FOOTBALL SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Division: Hemel Hempstead Town 0 Bromsgrove Rovers 2.  more...

Boost for air ambulance

BROMSGROVE construction company Weaver PLC raised £450 for the County Air Ambulance Trust (CAAT) at its bi-annual ten-pin bowling competition for professional contacts and clients.  more...

No excuse for being bored

BROMSGROVE'S leading tourist attraction has teamed up with the town's library to help stop youngsters getting bored during the half-term holiday In partnership with the library, for three days from Tuesday, February 12, Avoncroft Museum will celebrate National Storytelling Week in a unique style.  more...

Show Jumping Championships obtain support

THE BEF World Class Development Programme (WCD) is once again showing its commitment to Britain's young show jumping riders by sponsoring the Under-23 Championship final at the 2008 British Open Show Jumping Championships at Birmingham's NEC.  more...

Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League results

Knockout Cup round four: Honeybourne Gate Inn 1 Ambassador 3; Peopleton 1 Bretforton Old Boys 3; Pinvin United 4 Broadway United 0.  more...

Today's events

Sunday Day Throw a pot workshop at Eastnor Pottery, Home Farm, Eastnor. 9:30am. £65. 01531 633886.  more...

Day will be flipping good fun!

STAFF at Redditch based Oakland International are planning to prove what flipping good fun pancake day can be.  more...

Roundup

Bloods clots go out with a wimper

Droylsden 1
Harriers 0

  more...

Bloods clots go down with a wimper

Droylsden 1
Harriers 0

  more...

Yates' vents fury at players

HARRIERS manager Mark Yates questioned his team's committment to the club after watching his side capitulate at bottom team Droylsden in Manchester on Saturday in the Blue Square Premier.  more...

Yates' vents fury at players

HARRIERS manager Mark Yates questioned his team's committment after watching his side capitulate at bottom team Droylsden in Manchester on Saturday in the Blue Square Premier.  more...

Willetts nets Swifts' winner

Malvern Town 1, Stourport Swifts 2 STOURPORT manager Neil Hunt made a happy return to Langland Stadium as he watched his side take all three points from their Worcestershire neighbours.  more...

Society

Areley Kings

WI - President, Patsy Anderson, welcomed visitors from Canada and Kent to the January meeting.  more...

Travel

Complete service for happy caravanners

SELECT Sites has boosted its choice of sites for 2008 by adding 40 new destinations including Bruges, Lake Geneva, Innsbruck and the Spanish Pyrenees.  more...

Complete service for happy caravanners

SELECT Sites has boosted its choice of sites for 2008 by adding 40 new destinations including Bruges, Lake Geneva, Innsbruck and the Spanish Pyrenees.  more...

Complete service for happy caravanners

SELECT Sites has boosted its choice of sites for 2008 by adding 40 new destinations including Bruges, Lake Geneva, Innsbruck and the Spanish Pyrenees.  more...

  
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