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Stories for 25 March 2008

Alcester

Teacher to leave ‘the best job in the world’

AFTER 43 years of working in teaching, the last 18 of which have been spent at Alcester Grammar school, the head of sixth form Lawrence Thatcher is retiring. more...

End of an era

WHAT started with the purchase of £30 worth of daffodil bulbs to brighten up the town is coming to an end this year as the Alcester In Bloom committee hangs up its trowels. more...

Contest was something to shout about!

By Alex Townley ANYONE looking for a Saturday morning lie-in last weekend had to contend with more than just the dawn chorus as the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers Championship was held at the Greig Centre. more...

Before The 1900'S

March 22 - 29

250 Years Ago: more...

Community News

ST PETERS WI

The tables in the hall had been arranged in a horseshoe as the February meeting was our fish and chip night. Christine had prepared a board for members to tick off their preference as they arrived and this order was then telephoned in to the chippy. more...

WYCHBOLD WI

Pat Tonks, president, was in the chair at the meeting in the village hall. Business matters included details of the Corbett Group meetings; the spring meeting on Thursday, April 3, at 7.30pm in Himbleton village hall, and the autumn meeting in October at Salwarpe village hall. A summer outing was proposed, the venue hopefully to be Orleston House gardens. more...

WHITTINGTON AND DISTRICT WI

President Mrs Downham began the February meeting by welcoming everyone to our 69th birthday. We had visitors from most of the Worcester group of WIs and four members from Pebworth and District WI with whom we have been twinned. more...

Thanks for raising £19,000

Members of the Leukaemia CARE team say a big thank you to all Santas who took part in Christmas run. more...

Down The Lane

Senior Cup success not to be sniffed at

REACHING the final of the Worcestershire Senior Cup has given Worcester City the chance to finish the season on a high. more...

Education

Meet Alice, a teenager with a world to change

WHILE many teenagers are happy to simply change their ringtone, Alice Bond is more concerned with changing the world. more...

Farmers' Markets

Farmers Market

Easter is the time of year when we celebrate new life and the coming of spring. And it's also a great time to have some fun with your family and enjoy all the goodies that the season brings. more...

Gardening

Spruce up your front garden to seal the sale

An attractive front garden can significantly increase the value of your home and add as much as £5,000 to the value of a property, according to new research from PlantforLife, a campaign by the Horticultural Trades Association which aims to help people make the most of their gardens. more...

Best of the Bunch - Camellia

These bold, blousy beauties add a touch of old glamour to the spring garden, producing big single or double rose-like flowers in all shades of pink or red as well as white. They are fairly big evergreen shrubs which reach 2mx2m (6ftx6ft) and their glossy green foliage makes an effective backdrop for smaller plants which bloom later in the year. more...

What To Do This Week - March 18

Replace and replenish mulches around the base of trees, shrubs and climbers. more...

Reg Moule - Answers Your Questions.

While reading a gardening magazine recently I noticed that they were advising not to use rainwater for watering seedlings. more...

General

Musician hopes for Rich pickings for charity event

ACOUSTIC musician, King Rich, will take to the mic in his first charity bash of the year to raise cash for the Children with Leukaemia appeal. more...

Harriers 2 Rushden 0

Hooked

Russ Penn hooks the ball away from Curtis Woodhouse. more...

Angry Iyseden

Iyseden Christie looks put out after a refereeing decision doesn't go his way. more...

Power struggle

Mark Creighton tussles with striker Charles Ademeno. more...

Knights takes a tumble

Darryl Knights goes to ground under pressure from Ademeno. more...

Piggy back celebration

Iyseden Christie celebrates bagging Harriers' first goal by carrying Creighton. more...

Timely block

Jeff Kenna blocks Abdou El-Kholti's attempted long range effort. more...

Safety first

Dean Bennett clears the ball out of the danger area. more...

Safe hands

Keeper Chris MacKenzie holds onto the ball around a gaggle of Rushden players. more...

Booking

Mark Creighton is shown a yellow card after a heavy challenge on Ademeno. more...

All smiles

Manager Mark Yates and assistant Neil Howarth look relaxed as Harriers control the game. more...

Good strength

Striker Matthew Barnes-Homer holds off Phil Gulliver. more...

Duel

Powerhouse striker Michael Rankine tries to get past Creighton. more...

Midfield clash

Michael McGrath battles with a Rushden player. more...

Pulled back

Diamonds' midfielder Andy Gooding tugs Knights' shirt as he tries to break free. more...

Wall trouble

Referee MrRushton tries to sort out a Harriers wall. more...

Kidder News Latest

Memorabilia show ticket winners

THE three winners of our online competition for a family ticket to Memorabilia at the NEC were: Doreen Moseley, Wednesbury; Gary Watson, Stourport and Duncan Day, Evesham. more...

Your idea could win you £1,000

THE Shuttle/Times & News is joining forces with Kidder-minster's Big Breakfast Club, a group of successful business men and women, in a search to find the most enterprising and imaginative business folk in Wyre Forest. more...

Carnival floats to battle for £100 prizes

A FAIRGROUND boss has stepped in to boost the prize money for winning floats in this year's Kidderminster Carnival in a bid to attract more entries. more...

Carnival floats to battle for £100 prizes

A FAIRGROUND boss has stepped in to boost the prize money for winning floats in this year's Kidderminster Carnival in a bid to attract more entries. more...

Danny is lucky mascot for Harriers

AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy who touched the hearts of Shuttle/Times & News readers was the special guest of Kidderminster Harriers over Easter. more...

Full steam ahead for SVR

VOLUNTEERS and staff at Severn Valley Railway have enjoyed a successful Easter weekend following a return to full services along the 16-mile line from Kidderm-inster to Bridgnorth. more...

ONLINE POLL: Post office closure misery

POST office closures have led to longer journeys and longer queues for the majority (61 per cent) of Shuttle Online voters. more...

POLL: Post office closure misery

POST office closures have led to longer journeys and longer queues for the majority (61 per cent) of Shuttle Online voters. more...

Kidderminster Carnival

Carnival floats to battle for £100 prizes

A FAIRGROUND boss has stepped in to boost the prize money for winning floats in this year's Kidderminster Carnival in a bid to attract more entries. more...

Latest

Latest travel news

Check out the latest travel news before you head home. more...

Latest travel news

Check out the latest travel news before you head to work. more...

Worcester News weather watch

KEEP up with the latest weather forecast with us. more...

Could the council collect food waste every week?

THE cost and feasibility of weekly food collections in Worcester will be analysed by a cross-party group of councillors who have held their first meeting. more...

Experts in energy to help their staff with greener ideas

A MAJOR development to improve the work environment of thousands of employees is planned for the Bosch site in Worcester. more...

New equipment helps children to have fun while getting fit

MODERN play equipment designed to combat childhood obesity will soon be available in Worcester. more...

Cash-strapped council is supporting festival

WORCESTER taxpayers will contribute thousands of pounds towards this year's Three Choirs Festival, despite the city council's dire financial straits. more...

Crowds flock to Easter arts festival

SOME of Worcestershire's finest artists and craftspeople have shared their skills with people young and old at an Easter arts festival. more...

Alan’s retiring to study Jacobites and go fly fishing

A TECHNICIAN at Worc-ester University has retired after 25 years of service. more...

High Street shops should switch off the lights at night

WASTEFUL shops in Worcester's High Street are damaging the environment by blasting hot air into overheated premises and leaving lighting on all night. more...

COMMENT: It’s time for shops to turn out the lights

TURNING the lights off if we're the last person to leave a room has become second nature to most of us in these energy-conscious days. more...

Tales from a sleepy hamlet

A FEW years ago Brian Viner, a columnist for the Independent newspaper, wrote a very funny book about moving his family home from the urban chic of north London to the rural hamlet of Docklow, which lies between the market towns of Bromyard and Leominster and is about as countrified as they come. more...

Black swans rescued from canal

TWO black swans had to be rescued from the canal in Droitwich after they escaped from a farm. more...

Motorcyclist crash victim named

A MOTORCYCLIST who died in a crash near Ledbury has been named. more...

Plans for new floodlit sports area welcomed

PEOPLE living in a Worcester suburb have welcomed the news that a multi-use games area and youth shelter is to be built in their area. more...

Help us to break out of jail for charity

A TEAM of daring Worcester News staff are preparing to break out of jail this summer. more...

Housing association helps tenants stay dry

NEW flood defences are bringing peace of mind to people in Tenbury Wells whose homes were flooded by up to two feet of water last summer. more...

School gets top marks and outstanding report

PUPILS, parents and staff at Leigh and Bransford Primary School, Worcester, are celebrating an outstanding inspection result. more...

Time is running out to enter contest

TIME is rapidly running out for women to enter a competition to be crowned Miss Worcester 2008. more...

Away fans get police escort

AWAY football players and fans were given a police escort after tensions flared at Worcester City Football Club's match against Alfreton Town. more...

Firefighters remain in temporary home

FIREFIGHTERS are still working out of temporary accomodation following a power failure at Worcester's central fire station and might not be able to move back for another couple of days. more...

Students in tip-top form

SPORTING excellence is very much part of the curriculum at Worcester Sixth Form College. more...

Mr Postman delivers the goods at Garnons

BANK Holiday Monday saw the rearranged South Herefordshire Hunt point-to-point fixture at Garnons and one of the highlights on the card was the win of Mr Postman in the first division of the Maiden race. more...

Worcester table tennis league reaches 75

CURRENT and former players and officials have been invited to a dinner to celebrate 75 years of table tennis in Worcester. more...

Why I'm backing embryo bill

A PENSIONER with Parkinson's disease says the controversial use of stem cells from hybrid human-animal embryos could provide a miracle cure for future generations. more...

Cricket club quiz

OFFENHAM Cricket Club will be hosting a "pub quiz" at the village hall on Saturday April 19 as part of a drive to raise money to erect a fence around their ground. more...

Climate change high on public's agenda

WORCESTERSHIRE residents want county councillors to investigate the issue of climate change, a survey has revealed. more...

County council backs call for waste cash return

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council has backed a national call for landfill tax to be returned to local authorities so it can be invested in refuse and recycling facilities. more...

County council backs call for landfill tax return

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council has backed a national call for landfill tax to be returned to local authorities so it can be invested in refuse and recycling facilities. more...

New campaign launched aimed at motorcyclists

A NEW campaign aimed at motorbike riders has been launched by the Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia to help reduce casualties and deaths on the region's roads. more...

New campaign launched aimed at motorcyclists

A NEW campaign aimed at motorbike riders has been launched by the Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia to help reduce casualties and deaths on the region's roads. more...

New campaign launched aimed at motorcyclists

A NEW campaign aimed at motorbike riders has been launched by the Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia to help reduce casualties and deaths on the region's roads. more...

Easter fun in Wyre Piddle

RESIDENTS in Wyre Piddle near Pershore enjoyed a colourful Easter bonnet parade on Monday (24) as 30 people walked through the village sporting decorative numbers. more...

Latets

Babies rescued from flats blaze

FIRE crews rescued eight people - including two babies - from a terrifying fire at a block of flats in Winyates on Monday morning. more...

Teen threatened with gun

A TEENAGER in Church Hill was grabbed around the throat and threatened with what appeared to be an airgun. more...

Anger over charge for nursery users

A MAN with severe learning difficulties is among a growing number of people who, despite going to Where Next Nurseries for more than 20 years, are now being charged for it. more...

Letters

Don’t let GP surgeries be a thing of the past

SIR - In response to Brian Hunt (Letters, March 18) regarding his comment about GPs and polyclinics. more...

The contradictory systems of law

SIR - In reply to Peter Scott's recent letter to the Worcester News, I agree that there are different aspects and sections of the law and that some laws may apply to some people but not to others. The point I wished to make is that there can be only one authority administering law in one defined area. more...

The Government has a death wish

SIR - Has the Labour Government got a political death wish? Over 10 years Blair took the Labour vote down from 56 per cent to 30 per cent. more...

Bus drivers don’t care about me

SIR - I feel I must complain about the way some bus drivers treat passengers. more...

What’s the future for sports ground?

SIR - What is going on at the Cinderella ground in Worcester? The pavilion which was saved from demolition is rotting away. Most of the roof tiles had already been removed before the demolition was stopped, not one tile has been replaced and no restoration work has been done. Permission has been granted for housing on the Morse site in Watery Lane, also the Kays' returns site in Bransford Road should be used for housing. more...

Why is this house not being lived in?

SIR - Community Housing house 54 Windermere Drive, Worcester, has been empty for at least six months. more...

Need for local views on masts

HAVING raised two petitions from local residents in 2004 and 2005, I am acutely aware of the ill feeling that telephone mast applications bring. more...

No option on Tesco plan

I FEEL the Wyre Forest district councillors' had no option but to pass Tesco plans for a Stourport store. more...

Tesco hysteria is misdirected

AS Tesco hysteria continues to dominate the headlines in Stourport, rational thinking appears to have been lost under a tide of frustrated merchants of doom. more...

Superb job on Easter spillage

MAY I take this opportunity to thank all those organisations that responded so quickly on Easter Monday to what was thought to be diesel oil leaking from a recycling lorry (but turned out to be hydraulic fluid) throughout Tabbs Gardens in Kidderminster. more...

Responsibility to Gurkhas

As a British citizen, I am incensed to see our Labour Prime Minister squirming out of our responsibility to retired Ghurka soldiers. more...

In praise of cadets

APROPOS the recent debate about the wearing of uniform in public places, a marvellous local example was set on Easter Monday by the Army Cadet Force's ten cadets and their instructor, Staff Sergeant Williams. They were at Little Malvern Court to help with the garden open day which is the annual charity fundraiser for the Malvern and Upton Division of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families (SSAFA) Forces Help. more...

Inconsiderate parking

WHAT has happened to our quiet little village? more...

Parking reply

CLEARLY Dr Vivien Noakes (Your Letters March 20) has moved to a different Malvern from the one I drive through daily where people park or more accurately abandon their cars anywhere, ignore the miles of double yellow lines, overstay the meter, block entrances and generally obstruct the flow of traffic because of their selfish behaviour. more...

Parking problems

I CANNOT agree with Dr. Vivien Noakes Your Letters, March 21 who fears the potential presence of parking meter attendants in Malvern and who has "seen no evidence of people misusing the parking facilities nor of roads being blocked by illegal parking." more...

Library grounds

I VERY much agree with Beatrice Pritchard (Malvern Gazette March 21) about the loss of yet another area of natural beauty - that in front of our town library. Indeed I wrote to you in protest at the planning stage last year. It is bad enough that so many gardens are being lost as car parks and paved patios without our elected representatives joining in to destroy this lovely quiet corner in favour of "landscaped" (i.e. walled, railed and paved) municipal ugliness. more...

Ledbury at night

EVERY few months I come to visit a friend in Ledbury to get away from the rat race, I am writing on his behalf as he said nothing ever gets done with regards to policing in the town, so there is no point in contacting anyone. more...

Boxes not bags

I AGREE wholeheartedly with Beryl rowley. Let Malvern Council set a good example by stopping the coloured recycling bags, especially the fraudulent green bags, and use the box system instead. more...

Boxes not bags

I AGREE wholeheartedly with Beryl rowley. Let Malvern Council set a good example by stopping the coloured recycling bags, especially the fraudulent green bags, and use the box system instead. more...

Access over the common

ONCE again Landmarque Sites Ltd have submitted another set of amended plans for the Old Station Yard, Peachfield Road. They have now excelled themselves! This time around they are asking for a new L-shaped access road to the site to be built across Peachfield Road Common. This would be on Malvern Hills Conservators land. more...

Mental health unit closure

IT has been instructive, and a little chastening, to observe within the pages of this newspaper the weight of words written in support of the Belle Vue Two. To witness the degree of interest and passion that their cause has aroused, their ultimate success, and then to compare and contrast with the plight of Sheffield House, similarly threatened by the axe, but seemingly small beer in relation to a pair of trees. more...

Don’t keep on blaming youth

WHILE reading through the Advertiser last week I couldn't help but notice yet another letter from Mrs Morley regarding the Morton Stanley skate park. more...

This award is a green fraud

THE Worcestershire County Council was this month awarded a prize for its efforts in tackling climate change. Bravo green heroes!' you might declare from your armchair, as bus service cuts mean you can't go out after 7pm or on a Sunday. more...

Grab the steering wheel, ladies...

I AM the community fundraiser in Worcester for Marie Curie Cancer Care and I am looking for any ladies out there who want to participate in our Ladies Driving Challenge. more...

Service we have grown to rely on

WE were really impressed with the recent double page advertisment for a to b taxis' in the Advertiser. more...

Debate needed on binge drinking

WITH the issue of binge drinking still high on the news agenda, it would be refreshing to see some discussion of why young people drink and what can be done about it. more...

Boots ready for the Spring Walk

I WOULD like to invite readers to take part in the Help the Aged Big Spring Walk which takes place between April 25 and 27. more...

Choir helps with singing at funerals

I WAS pleased to see the article in last week's Advertiser about the wonderful new music system being installed in Redditch Crematorium. more...

Scriptures are urban myths

IN response to J Merrick's comments on the relevant scriptures', I find J Merrick's certainties regarding the existence of Jesus let alone the nature of Jesus rather astonishing. more...

Losing car park will bring chaos

I WAS sorry to see that the prospective Conservative candidate, Karen Lumley, had brought along the Shadow Minister for Health to lend their support to a plan that would see the demolition of a town centre car park, (No 7), in order to make way for a proposed privately-owned medical centre in Church Road, Redditch. more...

Local Walks

Stoke Heath, Worcs

This walk starts near Avoncroft Museum, which rescues and re-erects threatened or demolished buildings of architectural and social interest. more...

Stoke Heath, Worcs

This walk starts near Avoncroft Museum, which rescues and re-erects threatened or demolished buildings of architectural and social interest. more...

News

Carter says he will see out his contract

WORCESTER Warriors will have to wait until the end of this year before they can try to persuade world class All Black fly-half Dan Carter that his future lies at Sixways. more...

Games taking their toll says boss

WORCESTER City manager Richard Dryden says the demands on his players are beginning to take their toll. more...

Newton confident New Road will be fit to play

WORCESTERSHIRE are confident of finally getting a cricket match played at their New Road ground next week. more...

Newton confident New Road will be fit to play

WORCESTERSHIRE are confident of finally getting a cricket match played at their New Road ground next week. more...

Phillpot Files

Hop aboard time machine for a journey back to 80s

LADIES and gentlemen, kindly step aboard my time machine and allow me to transport you in a flash back to the 1980s. more...

Reader'S Pictures

LOOK MUM, WE’RE BEING PHOTOGRAPHED

Claire Fry took this photograph of three spring lambs and their mother while out walking near to Tenbury Wells. more...

Reviews

Help needed to cover cat bills

ANIMAL lovers who paid to treat an injured cat found cowering in a hedge have appealed for help to cover the £1,000 medical bill. more...

Round-Up

Worcester races off

WORCESTER have been for-ced to call off their first meeting of the new season following the recent floods. more...

Recognition for stalwart John

A BROMSGROVE man's many years of dedicated commitment to his community and the Neighbourhood Watch scheme was recognised when he was presented with an award by West Mercia's Chief Constable Paul West. more...

Village of the year

THE search has begun for Worcestershire's Village of the Year 2008. more...

Well done

THE Bromsgrove branch of a young people's career advice service has been praised by its parent service after advising a record amount of townsfolk in their careers. Hereford and Worcestershire Connexions has thanked its staff in Bromsgrove who have enabled at least 92 per cent of town youngsters to find opportunities in education, employment and training. Connexions, which provides impartial advice, guidance and support, carried out a record number of individual contacts and interviews over the last 12 months. Lesley Taylor, who is team manager, Connexions Bromsgrove, said: "All young people need help and support at some time. We have excellent people in Connexions, totally committed to helping all young people to achieve the best they can in education, employment and training opportunities." more...

Twinning meeting

DROITWICH Spa's Twinning Association played host for the latest meeting of the Worcestershire Joint Twinning Forum. more...

Spa youngsters are on the oche as darts scheme hits the target

A darts scheme, which aims to keep teenagers off the streets, has been hailed as a success. more...

Village of the year

THE search has begun for Worcestershire's Village of the Year 2008. more...

Horsemen success opens up title race

Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday League THE race for the Division One title took a twist at the weekend when champions Ambassador moved into pole position following victory over Broadway United thanks to goals from Heath, Johns and Sutton. more...

Pair called up for county double-header

THERE'S a double-header of Midland Counties Youth Championship for Worcestershire FA youngsters over the next two weekends. more...

Green doubles up to claim victory

PLENTY of action was required to keep the participants warm down at Evesham Sailing Club last Sunday with a cold and brisk wind blowing from the north, Two handicap races were on the programme, the first, providing a long beat up river had four different leaders before reaching the windward mark. more...

Super Singles at Rowing Club

Evesham and District Crib League EVESHAM Rowing Club is the venue on Monday night for the Super Cup Singles event. more...

Wanderers win three more to tighten grip at top

Evesham & District Table Tennis Association WYRE Wanderers remain top of the second division after they added three more wins added to their season's tally. more...

Lifesavers receive spoils of success

THE South Worcestershire Lifesaving and Lifeguard club held their presentation night at Pershore Leisure Centre. more...

Children encouraged to take up running

THE recently formed Evesham Vale Running Club had another first in its short history on a cold Easter Sunday morning when a special event was organised for members' children. more...

Leaders Ashton take a hammering

WCB INDOOR Cricket League leaders Ashton crashed to a first defeat at Prince Henry's Sports Centre when Dumbleton cruised to a resounding victory. more...

Jeremy leads Twyford to a triumph

TWYFORD Golf triumphed at the Titleist Winter Series at Forest Pines Golf Club where Jeremy Robinson tied for fifth place individually after shooting a two-over par score of 74. more...

Unlucky Littleton slump to brace of defeats

LITTLETON'S disappointing season in Division One of the Midland Combination continued over the Easter weekend when they slumped to a couple of home defeats. more...

Today's events

Tuesday Easter School - Indian Book Shrine with Angie at Ledbury Artplace, 5a Worcester Road, Ledbury. £115. 01531 633100. more...

Magda's cakes find demand in high places

WHEN Magda Houlton decided to try her hand at cake making she had no idea that it would lead to her baking cakes for the likes of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. more...

Magda's cakes find demand in high places

WHEN Magda Houlton decided to try her hand at cake making she had no idea that it would lead to her baking cakes for the likes of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. more...

Latest Herefordshire Planning Applications

THE following Planning Applications were made to Herefordshire Council on March 21:- COLWALL - Proposed two storey extension linked to main house incorporating garage space, a family room and new entrance. Plus internal alterations to main house. The Folly, Shelsley Drive, Upper Colwall, Malvern, Herefordshire, WR13 6PS for Mr and Mrs S Mallalieu, The Folly, Shelsey Drive, Upper Colwall, Herefordshire, WR13 6PS per Marson Rathbone Taylor, The Old Granary, Windsor Court, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6GG. more...

Latest Herefordshire Planning Applications

Latest Worcestershire Planning Applications

THE following Planning Applications were made to Malvern HIlls District Council on March 20, 2008:- DYSON PERRINS - Proposed two storey dwelling. Land At 60A Upper Howsell Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1TJ for Mr L White, 60A Upper Howsell Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1TW per Mr Nigel Teale, Bramble Farm, Naunton, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester WR8 0PZ. more...

Latest Worcestershire Planning Applications

New artists sought at gallery

A GALLERY run as a co-operative by a group of local artists is looking for new members interested in exhibiting their work. more...

Family firm is sold

A FAMILY owned car and van rental company based in Malvern has been bought by MTCR Marketing Ltd. more...

Crumbling wall could be a danger

PASSING pedestrians are being put in danger by a crumbling nine-feet wall, claims a concerned neighbour. more...

Garden build question sprouts again

THE controversial question of building new homes in existing gardens is in the public gaze again after councillors refused permission for three new homes in the grounds of a Woodshears Road property. more...

Independent schools study new proposals

MALVERN'S independent schools are taking a close look on proposals by the Charity Commission which could hit private education. more...

Inventor turns to TV to sell clothes line

INVENTOR Malcolm Victory has teamed up with West Malvern-based Kane-TV to produce videos promoting the Rotaire Dryline worldwide via the medium of broadband internet video. more...

Pair prepare for charity row race

A REDDITCH prison officer will be taking no prisoners after challenging inmates of Swinfen Hall, Staffordshire, to an indoor rowing race. more...

Town pub calls time

ONE of the town centre's few pubs has been forced to close. more...

Remembering theatre variety

A BOOK celebrating the golden age of variety in Midlands' theatres had its national launch at the town's Palace Theatre. more...

Men attacked

TWO men in their early 20s have reported being attacked as they walked through Redditch town centre on Sunday, March 16. more...

Schools

Student singers win Icons titles

THREE Redditch school pupils have proved they have bright futures in the music industry after reigning supreme at Pop Icons 2008. more...

Schools News

Pupils get chance to study for diplomas

TEENAGERS in Worcestershire will be offered the Government's new diplomas in nine of the 10 subject areas from next year. more...

Thanks for raising £19,000

Members of the Leukaemia CARE team say a big thank you to all Santas who took part in Christmas run. more...

County teachers on Zambian exchange

TWO teachers from a Worcestershire school have flown out to Zambia carrying bags packed with educational supplies. more...

Children get their teeth into French gingerbread

Joseph Arnold, Daniel Minski and Jack Loudon of Northleigh, Malvern, tuck into French gingerbread as part of a storytelling day at The Chase Technology and Language College in Malvern. Twenty-five pupils from Northleigh, Great Malvern, Malvern Parish, St Mathias and Somers Park Primary schools took part in the event, led by Judith Hunt, modern foreign languages teacher. She said: "The day focused upon storytelling in French. Pupils were asked to decorate a gingerbread person based on a description of their choice. more...

Pupils swap their school clothes for monks’ garb

PUPILS swapped their shirts and ties for hooded robes when they spent the day as mediaeval monks. more...

Chemistry students in the prizes

CHEMISTRY pupils at a Worcester school have been recognised for their hard work The Royal Grammar School and the Alice Ottley School (RGSAO) entered pupils from both years 12 and 13 to a national competition. more...

Attempt at world record

YOUNG mathematicians at Elgar Technology College, Worcester took part in a world record attempt for the number of questions answered in one day. more...

The Changing Environment

Dew and Water Vapour

The air is never completely dry, even in the driest parts of our globe like the deserts, the air contains water vapour. more...

Dew and Water Vapour

The air is never completely dry, even in the driest parts of our globe like the deserts, the air contains water vapour. more...

Dew and Water Vapour

The air is never completely dry, even in the driest parts of our globe like the deserts, the air contains water vapour. more...

Dew and Water Vapour

The air is never completely dry, even in the driest parts of our globe like the deserts, the air contains water vapour. more...

This Week In........

March 22 - 29

This week in 1978: more...

Villages

Longdon

TWENTY five children attended the Good Friday activity morning at Longdon Vicarage last week. Activities included making Easter gardens, decorating polystyrene eggs, Easter bunnies and minibeasts, cooking, making Easter cards, Easter baskets and floral table decorations. The children heartily enjoyed joining in with lively action songs, prayers and readings. The morning ended with an Easter egg hunt in the Vicarage garden, where the children had to find the answers to seven questions relating to the morning readings. They were then rewarded with an Easter surprise to take home. Thank you to all the helpers who made this event possible and so much fun. more...

Welland

WELLAND Pre-School are putting on a ladies fashion show on Saturday, April 5 at the Pheasant at 7.30pm prompt. Tickets are £3.50 and include prize draw, available on the door or by phoning 01684 310672 or 310171. This is a wonderful opportunity to purchase new ex-chainstore ladies clothes at huge reductions. more...

Wellington Heath

THE Community Access Point (CAP) is on Thursday evenings from 6-9pm. The CAP was established to provide internet access for those without computers at home, but we also encourage anyone to come along and share their experiences and pick up a few tips. Why not come along and create yourself an e-mail account and send a message to your families! Help will be at hand for beginners. For further information please contact Richard Lee-Buxton on 635116 Circle Dancing is on Friday, April 4 at 8pm. Do come along and join in with Olivia and Richard. more...

Bosbury

BORDERLINES Film Festival director, John Banks, will open this year's festival at Bosbury Parish Hall on Friday, March 28 at 7.30pm. The film is The Counterfeiters, a gripping intelligent thriller based on the life of master of forger, play boy and charismatic rogue Salomon Sorowitsch. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. The usual refreshments will be served during the interval augmented with some local beer, courtesy of one of the sponsors. more...

Colwall

TWENTY seven children plus adults attended the Easter eve lantern workshop at St James Church. Storytelling, singing, dance and lantern making culminating in a walk inside the church because the weather was too windy to go outside. This was followed by hot chocolate and biscuits. more...

Powick

ON Easter Sunday Reverend Sue Irwin dedicated a new Book of the Four Gospels in memory of Douglas Walker - priest, to be used in St Peter's Church. Retired Reverend Chris Copeland took the service and preached. After the service, members of Powick Handbell Ringers - Sally and Roger Gurney, Chris and Cheryl Lester, Jenny Taylor and Meg Allsopp, under the leadership of Mary Stafford - played tunes from several Easter hymns whilst coffee and Easter biscuits (made by Neville Radburn) were enjoyed. The church had been beautifully decorated and included an Easter garden to welcome in the new life of the Easter message and the springtime. more...

What'S On

Evening of music with French flair

THE Alcester Singers are hosting an evening of French choral music at the end of March to celebrate several important pieces, from Gabriel Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine and Requiem in D Minor, to Maurice Duruflé's Requiem. more...

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