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Stories for 2 April 2008

Alcester

Prize-winning art set for hall grounds

A PRIZE-winning sprinkler system is all set to be installed this month in the grounds of Ragley Hall. more...

Closed station sparks dismay

AN Alcester resident who was unable to report a crime despite his best efforts, has been told by Warwickshire police that it is not possible or viable to staff the town's police station 24 hours a day. more...

Back On Track Appeal

Donation down to a ‘tea’

STAFF at a timber merchants have been doffing their hard hats to the Back on Track appeal, donating a fantastic £500. more...

Body And Soul

Why it’s no booze next week for the MP, council chief and mayor

Three local dignitaries have pledged to give up drink for seven days - not because they have an alcohol problem, but because the country as a whole has WHAT do an MP, a mayor, a council chief executive have in common? The answer is that they have all made a pledge to give up booze for alcohol awareness week to raise awareness of the health and social costs of heavy drinking. more...

Why it’s no booze next week for the MP, council chief and mayor

Business

New premises for cooker specialists

STOVE specialist Chase Heating has expanded into new premises at Racecourse Road, Pershore, to meet increased demand for the growing company. more...

Staff win award

STAFF at Worcester recruitment agency Randstad are celebrating after winning an award. more...

Cluster drive to boost jobs

JOB creation in Worcestershire has been given a major boost with a multi-million pound drive to develop a network of "business clusters" in the region. more...

Network chance for women

BUSINESS women will have the chance to network during the next Womens' Business Forum being hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Herefordshire and Worcestershire. more...

Fixtures

County weekend football fixture list

SATURDAY WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE Pershore Manor v Worcester YMCA (N Canning); West Malvern v Martley Spurs (A Davis); VBL Sports v Hanley Swan (M Stephens). more...

Football

New league starts

SOCCERSIXES, a company specialising in the organisation of small-sided football, are bringing a six-a-side league to Droitwich. more...

Unpredictables stay on course

UNPREDICTABLES are keeping up with the leaders at the top of the Droitwich Sunday Leisure League as they claimed a 5-2 victory over Real Madras, with Tom Gurny taking the plaudits. more...

Sunday league football results:

Bromsgrove and District Sunday League results: Northfield Press - LMS Shield Semi Finals: Meadow Park 3 Navigation 3 (Navigation win on penalties), Rubery RBL 5 Dog and Pheasant La Coruna 3. more...

Injury crisis forces Singh to lace up boots

WITH injuries tearing holes in his squad left, right and centre, Barnt Green Spartak boss GJ Singh and assistant Jason Pearcey were both forced to play a part in Saturday's 4-2 defeat against Bartley Green. more...

Brave Spa edged out in final

AN ALEC Witts strike after just 11 minutes condemned Droitwich Spa to a 1-0 Worcestershire Junior Cup final defeat by Bredon at St George's Lane last night. more...

General

Showcasing design talent

ART enthusiasts can head to a Kidderminster cafe to enjoy a colourful display of paintings. more...

Award-winning writer to visit Bewdley

AN award-winning crime writer has accepted an invitation from Bewdley Festival to speak at a literary lunch. more...

Health

Low self-esteem and how to improve it

Low Self-Esteem - where it comes from and how improve it. more...

Low self-esteem and how to improve it

Low Self-Esteem - where it comes from and how improve it. more...

Low self-esteem and how to improve it

Low Self-Esteem - where it comes from and how improve it. more...

Low self-esteem and how to improve it

Low Self-Esteem - where it comes from and how improve it. more...

Junior Sports

Swifts book final spot

CALLOWBROOK Swifts FC under-18s football report. more...

Boyden brace seals win

Bromsgrove Town FC B under-10s junior football report. more...

Two defeats for Colts

Santiago Colts junior football round-up. more...

Four star Colts

Bromsgrove Town under-13 Colts football report. more...

Spa suffer defeat

Junior rugby report: Droitwich 5 Worcester 32 more...

Spa suffer defeat

Junior rugby report: Droitwich 5 Worcester 32 more...

Spa suffer defeat

Junior rugby report: Droitwich under-15s 5 Worcester under-15s 32 more...

Spa under-13s topple Worcester

Junior rugby: Droitwich under-13s 34, Worcester under-13s 7. more...

Kidder News Latest

New chief at County Hall

THE first female chief executive of Worcestershire County Council has taken over the reins of the top post at County Hall. more...

Young fearful over crime

STARTLING new research reveals that unemployment, debt and violent crime are the biggest fears for youth in the West Midlands. (Strict embargo Wed 2 April). more...

Young fearful over crime

STARTLING new research reveals that unemployment, debt and violent crime are the biggest fears for youth in the West Midlands. more...

Willing help for air ambulance

COUNTY Air Ambulance is joining up with the legal profession in a campaign to make people aware of the importance of making a will and the benefit to the charity of a legacy bequest. more...

New chief at County Hall

THE first female chief executive of Worcestershire County Council has taken over the reins of the top post at County Hall. more...

New chief at County Hall

THE first female chief executive of Worcestershire County Council has taken over the reins of the top post at County Hall. more...

Donation down to a ‘tea’

STAFF at a timber merchants have been doffing their hard hats to the Back on Track appeal, donating a fantastic £500. more...

Cars on show at SVR

SEVERN Valley Railway holds its seventh 1960s Transport Day on Saturday, rolling out its biggest entry yet of classic cars made by the British motor industry nearly half a century ago. more...

Call to pull down vandal-hit school

AN angry resident who predicted vandals would go one step further and set fire to a former school building seems to have had his worst fears realised after a suspected arson attack. more...

Shed fire

KIDDERMINSTER firefighters were called out to a shed fire in the early hours of this morning. more...

Shed blaze

KIDDERMINSTER firefighters were called out to a shed fire in the early hours of this morning. more...

Stourport relief road 'unrealistic'

A CALL for Stourport Town Council to stand up for itself and demand the completion of the relief road and a second bridge over the River Severn was called "naive" and "futile". more...

Drugs service marks anniversary

A DRUG and alcohol service helping young people in Wyre Forest is marking its third anniversary. more...

100 days without MRSA

WORCESTERSHIRE Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is celebrating 100 days since any patient acquired an MRSA bloodstream infection while an in patient within the trust's hospitals, including Kidderminster. more...

Stourport to be a 'Wyre Forest tourist Mecca'

WORK to regenerate Stourport will result in the town becoming a tourist Mecca of Wyre Forest, according to Stourport's Mayor. more...

Stourport to be 'Wyre Forest tourist Mecca'

WORK to regenerate Stourport will result in the town becoming a tourist Mecca of Wyre Forest, according to Stourport's Mayor. more...

Money for Wyre Forest roads insufficient

AN allocation of £2.9 million to repair Wyre Forest residential roads has been criticised as far too little by a Stourport Town Councillor. more...

Decision day for mental health unit

THE immediate future of a mental health unit is set to be decided following the end of a public consultation. more...

Decision day for mental health unit

THE immediate future of a mental health unit is set to be decided following the end of a public consultation. more...

CRASH VICTIM: TRIBUTE AND PICTURE

THE partner of a man killed in a road traffic collision in Kidderminster has today paid tribute to him as a loving father. more...

CRASH VICTIM: TRIBUTE AND PICTURE

THE partner of a man killed in a road traffic collision in Kidderminster has today paid tribute to him as a loving father. more...

Centre's D-day

THE immediate future of mental health unit the Lea Castle Centre will be decided at a meeting at 2pm on Monday at Kidderminster Town Hall. more...

Fun run tribute to well-loved Paul

A WIDOW whose husband died in a motorcycle accident on her birthday is urging people to join a charity fun run. more...

Bike snatched in Kidderminster

A MAN had his bike snatched as he cycled in Kidderminster. more...

Teen cleared of attempted murder

A TEENAGER who slashed a man's throat has been cleared of attempted murder but has been sent to detention for wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. more...

Community order for boy sex comment

A DRUNKEN drill worker who made a suggestive remark to a schoolboy in a Stourport pub has been given a two-year community order and made to pay £863 costs. more...

Train times correction

SEVERN Valley Railway has issued a correction to its previously announced timings for the first trains running during its 1960s Transport Day on Saturday. more...

Rape appeal picture released

THE public's response following a televised appeal to trace a man wanted in connection with a rape, has left police officers "encouraged". more...

Rape appeal picture released

THE response to a televised appeal to trace a man wanted in connection with a rape, has left police officers "encouraged". more...

Rape appeal picture released

THE response to a televised appeal to trace a man wanted in connection with a rape, has left police officers "encouraged". more...

Rape appeal picture released

THE response to a televised appeal to trace a man wanted in connection with a rape, has left police officers "encouraged". more...

Rape appeal picture released

THE response to a televised appeal to trace a man wanted in connection with a rape, has left police officers "encouraged". more...

Phone mast refusal backed

THE extension of an existing mobile phone mast in Bewdley would be "totally out of place in the area", it has been claimed. more...

mast refusal backed

THE extension of an existing mobile phone mast in Bewdley would be "totally out of place in the area", it has been claimed. more...

Mast extension refusal backed

THE extension of an existing mobile phone mast in Bewdley would be "totally out of place in the area", it has been claimed. more...

Ks Sport Round-Up

Hitman happy to contribute

RED-HOT Harriers hitman Iyseden Christie believes his impressive goal-scoring form isn't as important as the team's all round performances. 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 out to work. more...

Award for recruitment staff

STAFF at Worcester recruitment agency Randstad are celebrating after winning an award. more...

New premises for cooker specialists

STOVE specialist Chase Heating has expanded into new premises at Racecourse Road, Pershore, to meet increased demand for the growing company. more...

Join big litter-pick and get the county cleaner

EVERYONE in Worcestershire is being asked to do their bit for their local environment this month following the launch of an annual litter-picking campaign. more...

April Fool has passed and gone...

EAGLE-eyed readers will have spotted our April Fool�s Day joke in yesterday�s Worcester News and on our website. more...

Best foot forward for charity

AN EMERGENCY care assistant has raised more than �1,000 for a charity that helped people during last summer�s floods. more...

Common land may stay untouched

THE guardians of the Malvern Hills are being recommended to refuse permission for a new access across common land to a proposed housing site. more...

Director is forced to spend thousands removing travellers

A COMPANY director has been forced to spend thousands of pounds removing a group of travellers who have moved on to his factory site. more...

Very public training for marathon man

A 46-YEAR-OLD man running the London Marathon later this month will be pounding a treadmill in the car park of BBC Hereford and Worcester today. more...

I flew eight feet in the air as car ploughed into me

WHEN doorman Dean Sanders started his shift at the Courtyard that evening he was expecting a quiet night with little trouble from drinkers in the bar. more...

All my Olympic dreams were dashed the moment I was hit

AN Olympic hopeful who had his dreams of canoeing for Great Britain dashed when Willmott's car ploughed into him has spoken out about his ordeal. more...

Four-year ordeal finally as care home manager is cleared of ill-treating resident

A CARE home manager cleared at Worcester Crown Court of falsely imprisoning a disabled resident by wedging her door shut with a broom handle has spoken of the four-year ordeal while he was under suspicion. more...

Four-year ordeal finally as care home manager is cleared of ill-treating resident

Four-year ordeal finally over as care home manager is cleared of ill-treating resident

COMMENT: Campaign on litter is to be applauded

THE annual litter clear-up taking place across Worcestershire over the next few weeks is a great example of community spirit in action. more...

M5 nouthbound closed

THE M5 northbound is closed due to an earlier accident. more...

M5 now open after crash

THE M5 motorway is now fully re-open following a lorry crash this morning. more...

Guilty: Driver who ploughed into pub-goers

A psychologist who drove his car onto a pavement and ploughed into partygoers outside a pub in Worcester city centre has been found guilty of dangerous driving. more...

40 firefighters tackling Worcester blaze

UP to 40 firefighters are tackling a huge blaze on the edge of Worcester. more...

Marathon attempt by Becky to help elderly

IN just a few weeks this Worcester woman will be donning her running shoes to take part in the gruelling London Marathon. more...

Witnesses sought after city centre assault

POLICE are appealing for anyone who saw three men assault a man and then rob him as he lay on the ground, to come forward. more...

University’s rolling out red carpet at cathedral

THE Duke of Gloucester will be formally installed as the University of Worcester�s founding chancellor at a ceremony at Worcester Cathedral next week. more...

Huge blaze destroys Warndon warehouse

A HUGE blaze in Worcester is set to destroy a warehouse. more...

Worcester warehouse collapsing

THE Worcester warehouse being destroyed by fire has begun to collapse. more...

Burning warehouse starting to collapse

THE Worcester warehouse gutted by fire has begun to collapse. more...

Breathtaking views of historic Hanbury Hall

VISITORS to a National Trust property will be able to experience a breathtaking bird's eye view of the building. more...

Steve’s actions saved little Rosa after her accident

A GRATEFUL mother has thanked the good samaritan who helped her unconscious daughter. more...

Burglars make off with huge haul

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a day-time burglary in which thousands of pounds of goods were stolen, including the keys to a �12,000 car. more...

More tea please, Mr Mayor

MAYOR of Worcester Stephen Inman is inviting you to join him for a cup of tea and help raise money for charity. more...

Under-threat club may get a rescue plan

INQUIRIES have started pouring in to the Civil Service Sports Council about its Malvern club. more...

Ken aims to raise £2,500 for charity

A RUNNER hopes to raise at least �2,500 for a Worcester-based leukaemia charity when he crosses the finish line of his first Flora London Marathon. more...

Marchers turn spotlight on plight of loved ones

A GROUP pushing to keep two day centres open for disabled people in Worcestershire is holding a protest march on Saturday. more...

View art and sip coffee at same time

A BUDDING Worcester artist has been given a unique chance to display her work in a city cafe. more...

Worcester News weather watch

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

Captain looking for perfect finish

REDDITCH RFC went one step closer to securing a 100-per-cent record for the season with a 40-0 victory over Bromyard in Midlands Six West SW. more...

Alvechurch boss is confident of win

ALVECHURCH boss Shaun Cunnington felt his team would be up' to the task of overcoming a 1-0 deficit in last night (Tuesday's) second leg of the Midland Alliance League Cup semi final at Shifnal Town. more...

Norton toil for a home draw

Kings Norton 6 Dunlop 6 more...

Hot Rod Mart

ON Saturday the Lower Park winter Angling league final took place and Martin Tremlett was top rod on the day with 10lbs 14ozs. more...

Coach gets kids on board

AN FA Qualified level two football coach and Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy employee is startin coaching sessions for youngsters in Redditch. more...

Teams ready for the kick off

FOOTBALLERS from Redditch could get the chance to represent the town on the national stage later this year. more...

Ladies soundly beaten by The Gunners

BIRMINGHAM City Ladies were down to the bare bones for Sunday's thankless trip to serial champions Arsenal. more...

Whild demands

REDDITCH United manager Gary Whild wants his players to finish the season in style by bagging a top ten finish to go with the Worcestershire Senior Cup. more...

Latets

Mould misery

Family forced to live in one room more...

Man dies after car park fall

A MAN has died after he fell from a Redditch car park on Wednesday, April 2. more...

Letters

There is no concern for the public opinion

SIR - Anyone can see that our main political parties are now simply handing power from one to the other without even pretending to respond to public opinion at all. more...

I have friends in all political parties

SIR - In reply to county councilor John Buckley (Letters, March 22) with his recycled New Labour words about Tory friends, you could try to be original, John. But yes, I do have Tory friends and New Labour friends, whose policies in many ways are one and the same. more...

Did anyone else see the red kites?

SIR - We live in Sinton Green, Worcester, and on March 23 my husband and I saw a pair of red kites. more...

t’s not reasonable to ban plastic bags

SIR - Your very festive front page picture of plastic bags in St Peter's was, nonetheless, a terrible reflection on our dirty society and I am wondering where these bags came from? more...

What will we use to clean up after dogs?

SIR - Oh, how commendable that our Prime Minister and MPs jump on the bandwagon for votes - let's all get rid of plastic bags. How nice that cities, town and parish councillors want to get rid of plastic bags. more...

The clue to the fool was in the date

SIR - I noted the article about having to wear protective clothing in the first three rows at New Road (April 1). Nice one Worcester News. I think there is a clue in the date. more...

Flying rats belong only at the seaside

SIR - Regarding the damage being caused to various buildings around our city by seagulls - the solution is not to waste any more of taxpayers' money with elaborate and expensive schemes. Just cull all the seagulls. If you want to see these flying rats, go to the seaside . more...

Parking paradox

THE recent front page item Parking anger hits boiling point' was very revealing. more...

Question of age

ACCORDING to Councillor Margaret Sherrey - "Parking Passes are discriminating against young people." more...

Running amok?

I SEE in Your view that the spokesperson for the Independent Political Group (IPG), Nick Psirides, made the statement that the people of Bromsgrove gave the Tories a free hand to run amok with the help and connivance of the Labour Group. more...

Claims refuted

IN spite of being counterproductive and in many cases petty, party political sniping and point scoring continues to bedevil Bromsgrove District Council. more...

Great arts venue

RESPONDING to last week's letter about the Artrix, I have to firstly concur with Mr Albutt's comments about the production of West Side Story' by North Bromsgrove High School. more...

Bus pass threat

I HAVE just read with interest a piece in my daily newspaper which states - Bus passes under threat as council tax rises.' According to Sir Simon Milton, the chairman of the Local Government Association, councils that are strapped for cash may not choose' to issue free bus passes as free national bus travel' is not a statutory requirement for councils. more...

Bus pass threat

I HAVE just read with interest a piece in my daily newspaper which states - Bus passes under threat as council tax rises'. more...

Cheaper abroad

I HAVE just returned from visiting a friend in Tenerife and was amazed at the difference in charges over there. more...

Victorian homes

I AM currently working on a book telling the history of the area between Bromsgrove and Aston Fields in Victorian times. more...

Canal funding fears

SOMEONE is fibbing and I don't think it's the Advertiser. more...

Trees not to blame for road accidents

WHILST reading the Shuttle/Times & News recently I came upon the report that the mother of a young boy killed in a car accident wants three perfectly healthy trees cut down. more...

Taxpayers’ cash wasted on SVR

I FAIL to see why there is this blind euphoric pleasure being shown for the fact that Severn Valley Railway have swallowed up £3.55 million of mainly taxpayers money with no benefit at all to those taxpayers. more...

Plan to save Post Offices is in the bag

THE father of our postal system, Sir Rowland Hill, was born in Blackwell Street, a few yards from the offices of the Shuttle/Times & News. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, a few yards from where the Labour Government has just signed the death warrant of thousands of his beloved Post Offices. more...

Transport helpline is alive and well

IT IS sad to hear that Nigel Knowles has information about community transport in this area which is quite out of date (Funding headache on community transport, Letters, March 27) Toc H closed their voluntary car service here in March 2006, taking away funds and goods provided by and for local people. more...

Music

Tribute act return to stage

MOD revivalists will be out in force once again next Friday (April 11) when leading tribute act The Jam DRC take to the stage at Lickey End Social Club. more...

Band seeks new guitarist

POPULAR Bromsgrove-based rock covers band The Reflections are urgently seeking a new lead guitarist ahead of their forthcoming gigs. more...

Whole lotta Fredz

DO you remember petuli oil, cheesecloth, tie-dye T-shirts, desert boots, loons and tank tops? more...

Eurovision in Brum

IN 1998 Birmingham hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. more...

Choir’s spring outing will benefit Acorns

KIDDERMINSTER Male Choir will hit the right notes when they perform their spring concert extravaganza at Kidderminster Town Hall next weekend. more...

News

New deal for Wolves coach

WORCESTER Wolves' head coach Skouson Harker has signed a new two-year deal with the club and intends to win some silverware sooner rather than later. more...

New deal for Wolves coach

WORCESTER Wolves' head coach Skouson Harker has signed a new two-year deal with the club and intends to win some silverware sooner rather than later. more...

Arr signs new Warriors contract

TALENTED young scrum-half Jonny Arr has committed his future to Worcester Warriors by signing a new one-year contract. more...

Jones already proving to be big hit with County

GLAZIERS in Worcester will be rubbing their hands at the prospect of having Simon Jones playing at New Road this season. more...

Wood poised to miss Euro test against Montpellier

TOM Wood is set to miss out on Worcester Warriors' European Challenge Cup quarter-final with Montpellier at Sixways on Saturday. more...

Darby gives squad a shake-up

BACK-to-back defeats have prompted Duane Darby to give his Bromsgrove Rovers squad a major shake-up ahead of this weekend's must-win British Gas Business Premier Division game at bottom-of-the-table Cheshunt. more...

Hitman happy to contribute

RED-HOT Harriers hitman Iyseden Christie believes his impressive goal-scoring form isn't as important as the team's all round performances. more...

Hitman happy to contribute

RED-HOT Harriers hitman Iyseden Christie believes his impressive goal-scoring form isn't as important as the team's all round performances. more...

Hitman happy to contribute

RED-HOT Harriers hitman Iyseden Christie believes his impressive goal-scoring form isn't as important as the team's all round performances. more...

Hitman happy to contribute

RED-HOT Harriers hitman Iyseden Christie believes his impressive goal-scoring form isn't as important as the team's all round performances. more...

Four-midable Harriers aiming to shoot down Altrincham

Kidderminster's recent form has been more like that of a promotion chaser than a mid-table side with little to play for; their four straight victories a sign of what Harriers are capable of and a good omen for next season. more...

Redditch fail to weather storm

Redditch Utd 1 Harrogate Town 3 more...

Valley is set to get green light

IT'S all systems go for Redditch United, who were expected to pass the FA and Blue Square ground grading inspection this week after a monumental' effort by club officials and fans to get The Valley up to scratch. more...

Whild demands

REDDITCH United manager Gary Whild wants his players to finish the season in style by bagging a top ten finish to go with the Worcestershire Senior Cup. more...

Redditch fail to weather storm

ORRENTIAL rain, a boggy surface and a gale force wind - perfect conditions for the visit of high-flying Harrogate well on paper at least. more...

Redditch fail to weather storm

ORRENTIAL rain, a boggy surface and a gale force wind - perfect conditions for the visit of high-flying Harrogate well on paper at least. more...

Captain looking for perfect finish

REDDITCH RFC went one step closer to securing a 100-per-cent record for the season with a 40-0 victory over Bromyard in Midlands Six West SW. more...

Reader'S Pictures

Police Pride

Ron Hodgkins sent in this picture of Worcester police officers taken at the back of the Deansway Police Station in March 1958. He believes one of the trophies was for a county first aid competition, while the other may have been for a Midland Police No 4 District competition. Mr Hodgkins said he was known as 47' - the number on his collar. more...

Police Pride

Warndon blaze

Reader James MacLean sent this picture of a huge blaze, attended by 40 firefighters, at a Warndon business on April 2, 2008. more...

Warndon blaze

Reader James MacLean sent this picture of a huge blaze, attended by 40 firefighters, at a Warndon business on April 2, 2008. more...

Warndon blaze

Reader James MacLean sent this picture of a huge blaze, attended by 40 firefighters, at a Warndon business on April 2, 2008. more...

Warndon blaze

Reader David Armitage sent this picture of a huge blaze, attended by 40 firefighters, at a Warndon business on April 2, 2008. more...

Warndon blaze

Reader John Hancock sent this picture of firefighters at the scene of a huge blaze at a business in Warndon on April 2, 2008. more...

Reports

Whild demands

REDDITCH United manager Gary Whild wants his players to finish the season in style by bagging a top ten finish to go with the Worcestershire Senior Cup. more...

Whild demands

REDDITCH United manager Gary Whild wants his players to finish the season in style by bagging a top ten finish to go with the Worcestershire Senior Cup. more...

Norton toil for a home draw

THIS weather ruined Midlands Four West South league match had drawn result' written all over it as both sides battled bravely against the elements to gain any sort of result. more...

Players can play at their leisure

FOOTBALLERS from Redditch could get the chance to represent the town on the national stage later this year. more...

Players can play at their leisure

FOOTBALLERS from Redditch could get the chance to represent the town on the national stage later this year. more...

Richard Taylor'S Weekly Column

April 3, 2008

THIS week I have an important message from the Big Lottery Fund. The fourth year of our People's Millions programme is being launched. This is a partnership with ITV under which organisations can apply for one of 90 grants of up to £50,000 for communities to transform their local environments by improving green spaces, buildings and amenities. more...

Round-Up

Free sessions

BROMSGROVE Golf Club are offering free taster sessions for beginners on Saturday and Sunday. more...

Women’s chance

OMBERSLEY Golf Club are staging a free hour for women on Tuesday, May 6. more...

Third out of reach

FOURTH spot in the table beckons for Stourport Men's Firsts in the Slazenger English League National North Division. more...

Fran hits treble in Stourport stormer

STOURPORT Women's Seconds demolished Droitwich Firsts 11-0 in Worcestershire League Division One. more...

Worcester Fourths finish on high note

WORCESTER Men's Fourths went goal crazy in their final friendly of the season, thrashing Newent 10-4. more...

Bradshaw collects award after fifth year

DOMINIC Bradshaw collected Cobras Tae Kwon-Do's annual award for commitment and achievement on the club's fifth birthday. more...

Tew and Sullivan called up

TWO Evesham junior rowers, Will Tew and Rory Sullivan, will row for Great Britain at the Munich International Regatta, Germany, on May 3 and 4. more...

Teenagers finish in top spot

WORCESTERSHIRE secured the necessary 2-0 victory at Huntingdonshire to finish top of Midland Counties Youth Championship Group A'. more...

Garden trips

TWO gardens which open for charity through the National Gardens Scheme are opening their gates to the public during April. more...

Leaders slip up in derby clash

LEAGUE leaders Catshill B slipped up 5-4 to Catshill A in the Bromsgrove Ladies Darts League. more...

Club ready for dinghy classes

DURING April and May, Barnt Green Sailing Club will be playing host to the dinghy classes, commencing with the Solo Class this Saturday. more...

Sides play out close friendly

WORCESTERSHIRE Bowling Association defeated Worcestershire Indoor Bowling Association in a close-run game at Bromsgrove Indoor Bowling Club on Sunday. more...

Girls in title triumph

BROMSGROVE Preparatory School took the under-13s IAPS Netball title after a nail-biting final victory over Cranleigh School from Surrey. more...

Town race aces shine

BROMSGROVE riders were in action at the NG Road Racing meeting at the Pembrey race circuit in South Wales. more...

Jelfs makes it a happy birthday

MARLBROOK'S Dominic Jelfs celebrated his 18th birthday in style with ninth place overall in the prestigious Herne Hill Golden Hill event in London, followed by second place in the Junior National series road race in Abergavenny, South Wales. more...

Valuable experience for Jess

JESSICA Varnish believes she gained valuable experience as part of the all-conquering Great Britain team at last week's World Track Championships in Manchester. more...

Magic moment for museum

ONE of Britain's best known open-air museums has been awarded a £365,000 grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a three-year programme of physical and educational improvements under the scheme Avoncroft: Re-discovering the Magic.' The Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings in Bromsgrove is home to some 27 buildings of significant architectural importance spanning seven centuries - with examples from the Tudor period right up to the 1960s. more...

Magic moment for museum

Neal believes best is around corner

DROITWICH race ace Matt Neal made a solid start on his debut for VX Racing in the opening rounds of the new British Touring Car Championship season - but admitted he is not content to settle for podium finishes. more...

Singh set to quit as Spartak boss

GJ Singh will quit as manager of Barnt Green Spartak FC at the end of the current campaign. more...

Darby gives squad a shake-up

Baxter hails side after heroic win

BROMSGROVE RFC head coach Ross Baxter has urged his players not to blow their golden opportunity to secure Midlands Division Two West safety, after the heroic 20-0 demolition of title-chasing Malvern. more...

Commuter chaos

A COLLISION on the M5 led to the closure of part of the motorway and delays for north Worcestershire motorists this morning (April 2). more...

Iron attack man escapes jail term

A MAN, who attacked a naked victim with a red-hot steam iron, has been spared immediate prison by a judge at Worcester Crown Court. more...

Building blaze

BROMSGROVE firefighters were called to a blaze at derelict buildings in the town. more...

‘Super’ idea for art

IS it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the latest creation of a Bromsgrove student... more...

Track loss is a big blow

YOUNG athletes in Bromsgrove have been hit after a local track they train on was closed down by the county council. more...

Old attraction gallops back

ONCE, long before modern white knuckle rides appeared on the scene, they were a sedate feature of almost every fairground in the land. more...

Minister in church lock-out!

A MINISTER who learned by e-mail that his church had been closed and the locks changed, said the news hit him like a ton of bricks.' The Rev Alan Nunn, from the Green Pastures Pentecostal Chapel in Barnt Green Road, Cofton Hackett spoke yesterday after the parish council - which owns the land it is built on - had, on Monday, taken decisive and swift action to close it. more...

Brave Spa edged out in final

AN ALEC Witts strike after just 11 minutes condemned Droitwich Spa to a 1-0 Worcestershire Junior Cup final defeat by Bredon at St George's Lane last night. more...

Upgrade for squash courts

SQUASH courts in Droitwich Spa have been refurbished after a regular user called for improvements. more...

Music CD

A GROUP of Christian singers, which meets at a Droitwich Spa church, is hoping to produce a CD of their praise music. The charity, called the United Christian Voices, is a small group based in Worcester who support church life. They are looking to produce a new CD of contemporary praise and worship music in June and are appealing for anyone who would be interested in joining the project. more...

Artwork goes on display

ARTWORK on how Spa youngsters see their town is now on display. Town schools and other children aged ten and above were asked to submit art, photographs, poems and free text on the title Droitwich Spa better by far. The results of the request are now on display in the mayor's parlour at Droitwich Spa Town Council, St Richard's House. The children were asked to consider the past, present and future of the town when they produced their work and to think about how they saw Droitwich. Their efforts will be displayed until Monday, April 7. more...

Radford is back at club

NEAL Radford has re-joined Evesham Cricket Club for the 2008 season. more...

Pershore 39, Spartans 0

PERSHORE ran out worthy winners in the battle of the basement boys in Saturday's Western Counties North clash at a wet Piddle Park. more...

Evesham 12, Ledbury 20

EVESHAM lost their 19th match of the season with a home defeat against promotion-chasing Ledbury at Avon Street. more...

Robins chasing a magnificent seven

SEVEN points from their final four matches will guarantee Evesham United the Southern League Division One Midlands title. more...

Today's events

Wednesday Malvern Family History Society meet at The Sixth Form Annex, Chase School, Geraldine Close, Barnards Green, Malvern. 7pm.Vic Elliott - Frederick Horncastle: Gentleman of her Majesty's Chapels Royal. more...

Today's events

Hire company is sold

WELL-known car and van hire company Brookhire, based at Spring Lane, has changed hands. more...

Festival flies the green flag

FESTIVAL Housing are flying the green flag for Malvern by giving low-energy light bulbs to all their tenants. more...

Great British brew to be celebrated

THE great British brew will be the centre of attention in Great Malvern next week when tea-loving residents at BUPA's Court House Nursing Home raise their mugs to help mark Communi-tea Week. more...

Dancers' call for new class venue

A troupe of Malvern dancers have been left homeless by the closure of the popular Malvern and Worceter Civil Service Social Club and it could spell disaster for the group's highly anticipated dance show. more...

Dancers' call for new class venue

Holywell to resume bottling operations

ONE of Malvern's most historic sites will be restored to its former glory when a massive refurbishment project starts this month. more...

Irish dance champions from Malvern

THREE talented young tap dancers from Malvern are among the new World Champions of Irish Dance. more...

New YMCA courses in Malvern

THE Pickersleigh Community Centre, at Baxters Walk, is the venue for a new Job Club and Learndirect courses, to be run by the YMCA. more...

Mini tour for Acorns Children's Hospice

Mini enthusiasts from Malvern and beyond are going to be taking part on Sunday May 25 in a charity drive which will cross the two counties to raise money for Acorns Children's Hospice. more...

Conservators look set to refuse new road

THE Malvern Hills Conservators have raised serious concerns over new proposals to build 33 homes on the Old Railway Yard in Malvern Wells. more...

Cost-effective promise from town council

CHAIRMAN Mike Selby restated a commitment to providing efficient and cost effective services when Malvern Town Council hosted the annual town meeting on Monday evening (March 31). more...

Vandalism criticised by In-Bloom group

MALVERN in Bloom chairman John Jordan has spoken out against those responsible for the recent spate of vandalism in Malvern. more...

A Polish firefighter is a hero

THE owner of a floor and interiors store in West Malvern had a lucky escape after being fast asleep while a fire took hold of a garage workshop just one floor below. more...

Polish firefighter is a hero

THE owner of a floor and interiors store in West Malvern had a lucky escape after being fast asleep while a fire took hold of a garage workshop just one floor below. more...

Restored statue set for return

VISITORS to Croome Park will be met with an impressive sight following the restoration of a statue of Greek god Pan. more...

New chapter for students at college

THE ten-year relationship between Malvern Hills College and Malvern Hills District Council took a new turn this week, when the council officially handed over the college building in Albert Road North. more...

Sheffield House closure plans to be discussed

THE proposed closure of a mental health unit in Malvern will be on the agenda when Worcestershire County Council's health overview and scrutiny committee meets on Tuesday, April 15. more...

Sheffield House closure plans to be discussed

THE proposed closure of a mental health unit in Malvern will be on the agenda when Worcestershire County Council's health overview and scrutiny committee meets on Tuesday, April 15. more...

Favourite characters brought to life

YOUNGSTERS at the Kiddi Caru day nursery celebrated International Children's Book Day by dressing up as their favourite fictional characters. more...

Favourite characters brought to life

YOUNGSTERS at the Kiddi Caru day nursery celebrated International Children's Book Day by dressing up as their favourite fictional characters. more...

Favourite characters brought to life

YOUNGSTERS at the Kiddi Caru day nursery celebrated International Children's Book Day by dressing up as their favourite fictional characters. more...

Alvechurch boss is confident of win

Make a PACT to attend

NEW faces are being invited to four forthcoming PACT (Partners and Communities Together) meetings in Redditch. more...

Roundup

Four-midable Harriers aiming to shoot down Altrincham

Rugby

Baxter hails side after heroic win

Hughes inspires Droitwich win

Old Laurentians 3
Droitwich 23
Midlands Division Three West (South) more...

Demolition job

Bromsgrove 20
Malvern 0
Midlands Division Two West
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Society

Areley Kings

WI - Members were saddened to hear of the death of Christine Pearson, a member for many years until she was unable to attend due to ill health. more...

Theatre

This comedy will 'corpse' you

THE St John's Players, who are regulars to Worcester's Swan Theatre - and who recently picked up the Regional Award from the National Operatic & Dramatic Association for Best Drama for their production of Living Together, are this week staging Harold Robbins' A Tomb with a View. more...

Comic Lenny heads for Severn-side

THE Swan Theatre has been celebrating since they had news confirming that top British comedian Lenny Henry has chosen the Worcester venue to preview his brand new material in advance of his Australian Where You From' Tour. more...

Say hello to Dolly

WINNER of 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Hello, Dolly!, returns to the stage after twenty years, starring Anita Dobson and Darren Day, playing at Malvern's Festival Theatre next week. more...

Upton

Willow talk cancelled

UPTON in Bloom's talk on 'Willow in the Garden', scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 3, has been cancelled. more...

Restored statue set for return

VISITORS to Croome Park will be met with an impressive sight following the restoration of a statue of Greek god Pan. more...

More protection from floods?

THE Hanley Road into Upton could be protected from flood water in the future despite its absence from recent Environment Agency proposals. more...

Villages

West Malvern

ANOTHER dramatic chapter (more fully reported elsewhere in today's Malvern Gazette) was written in the chequered history of number 193 West Malvern Road on Sunday night when a fire in the storeroom of Charrington Interiors was spotted by neighbour Lukasz Zolc, who alerted owner, Pete Westmacott, who was sleeping in the flat above and helped him to safety. The fire was quickly controlled by the fire brigade and damage to the property and contents was fortunately limited. The property has had a remarkable number of uses over the years, including taxi office, garage, antique business, hairdressing salon, beauty parlour and now specialist flooring business. John Bennett, whose father ran a local taxi service there before World War Two and who was brought up as a child over the shop has a wonderful tale of a family cat which came home with its tale practically severed in some accident. The cat retreated into the airing cupboard and would not come out for several days, eventually emerging with its tail perfectly healed up! more...