Stories for 21 April 2008

Alcester

Walk nets cash for club

KEEN walkers were making strides toward fundraising for Alcester and Ragley Cricket Club recently when they held an 11-mile sponsored walk.  more...

Firefighters to host jumble sale

THE crew from Alcester Fire Station are setting up a stall at the Seggs Lane site in May to host a fundraising jumble sale for the firefighters' charity.  more...

Police’s annual netball contest

CHILDREN throughout Alcester and surrounding areas took part in the annual police netball tournament on Saturday.  more...

Charity thanks

RECENT efforts from the Alcester branch of Macmillan Cancer Research at its temporary shop on High Street has raised almost £5,000.  more...

Before The 1900'S

April 19 - 26

100 Years Ago:  more...

Blackboard

Weather Station on school roof

The Science Club have recently visited a local farm to see the use of a biofuel. It has been used to manufacture electricity.  more...

Business

Cook school hosts Sir Alan’s hopefuls

IF a hard taskmaster such as Sir Alan Sugar refers to your business as world class then you know you must be doing something right.  more...

Photograph firm starts search for face of 08

A WORCESTER photographic studio is offering amateur and professional models the chance of national fame.  more...

Cricket

Friendly loss for Croft

AVONCROFT blew away the cobwebs with a friendly against Lye on Saturday, but it wasn't just the weather than was a bit damp and dreary.  more...

Education

Tree-mendous visit

CHILDREN have been swapping classroom walls for a woodland walk thanks to new links with a Wyre Forest cottage garden.  more...

Equestrian

Aiming high at Badminton

THEY'VE done the rest, now they going to tackle the best. Worcestershire eventer Rosie Thomas and her 14-year-old chestnut gelding Barry's Best may have completed Burghley, Luhmuhlen and the British Open Championships at Gatcombe Park, but on May 1, they will line up for their biggest test yet.  more...

Farmers' Markets

Farmers' Market - April 19

The producers of Worcestershire farmers' markets are in for a busy weekend.  more...

Fixtures

Mid-week fixtures

TUESDAY WORCESTER LEAGUE Phipps cup final (at Worcester City FC, kick off 7.30pm): University of Worcester v Martley Spurs (N Canning, P Harding, M Francois).  more...

Mid-week fixtures

TUESDAY WORCESTER LEAGUE Phipps cup final (at Worcester City FC, kick off 7.30pm): University of Worcester v Martley Spurs (N Canning, P Harding, M Francois).  more...

Gardening

Reg Moule Answers your Questions

I have inherited a large Peace Lily which I would like to divide into smaller plants. Is this possible and when would be the best time to do it?  more...

Best of the Bunch - Tulip

There are now so many varieties of tulip that you could fill up a column with them every week of the year, from the majestic upright types to the frothy, frilly and flamboyant.  more...

Walled kitchen garden restored to former glory

The Walled Garden, 6 Rose Terrace, off Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, WR5 1BU. Admission £2, children free.  more...

Walled kitchen garden restored to former glory

The Walled Garden, 6 Rose Terrace, off Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, WR5 1BU. Admission £2, children free.  more...

Good Enough to Eat - Beetroot

It has become a trendy vegetable in recent years, served up in restaurants in goat's cheese salads and also in chilled soups and sauces. It can be sown now, but soak the seed overnight in warm water to help germination.  more...

Kidder News Latest

Tree-mendous visit

CHILDREN have been swapping classroom walls for a woodland walk thanks to new links with a Wyre Forest cottage garden.  more...

Fuel costs threaten hall

RISING energy costs are causing problems for the parish hall at Hartlebury, where cash reserves are gradually running out.  more...

Queen's Award for wheel-maker

A "STANDARD bearing" Cookley manufacturing company has today been awarded the UK's most prestigious accolade for business-related achievement.  more...

Queen's Award for wheel-maker

A "STANDARD bearing" Cookley manufacturing company has today been awarded the UK's most prestigious accolade for business-related achievement.  more...

Queen's Award for wheel-maker

A "STANDARD bearing" Cookley manufacturing company has today been awarded the UK's most prestigious accolade for business-related achievement.  more...

No slacking in epic ride

AN adventurous "dreamer" is preparing to set off on an epic bike ride around Britain to raise money for the British Red Cross.  more...

Boost for Samaritans

A COLLECTION in Kidderminster raised £274 for Worcester Samaritans.  more...

Boost for Samaritans

A COLLECTION in Kidderminster raised £274 for Worcester Samaritans.  more...

Man collapses and dies

A 70-year-old man collapsed and died in Kidderminster on Friday evening.  more...

Questions for cash

GREEN-fingered tipsters have been lined up for a fund-raising gardeners' question time.  more...

Proud marchers brave April rain

HUNDREDS of youngsters braved the drizzle and cold to march in the St George's Day parades in Stourport and Bewdley on Sunday.  more...

Kidder Sport News

Kenna takes up Galway job

DEFENDER Jeff Kenna has left Kidderminster Harriers and taken the vacant manager's job at Eircom League Premier Division side Galway United.  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...

Pencil pushers scale walls for charity

A WORCESTER accountancy firm has worked hard to raise thousands of pounds for the Noah’s Ark Trust.  more...

Culinary courses are a hit with Sugar

IF a hard taskmaster such as Sir Alan Sugar refers to your business as ‘world class’ then you know you must be doing something right.  more...

Wedding follows baby joy of our leap year couple

THE birth of their baby boy has added to the joy of a Worcester couple who became engaged after a proposal through the pages of your Worcester News.  more...

Charlie wows Cowell and co on hit TV show.

TALENTED 10-year-old Charlie Green stole the show with an amazing display on TV’s Britain’s Got Talent.  more...

Woman locked starving cats in house - court

A WOMAN left her cats locked inside her house for days without feeding them, a court heard.  more...

Folk beat the Sunday blues to raise charity cash

WORCESTER folk shrugged off the grey Sunday gloom yesterday to get outdoors and raise money for good causes.  more...

Rugby fans get pretty in pink

WORCESTER Warriors’ Sixways ground was awash with colour on Saturday as fans and club officials became ‘pretty in pink’ in aid of Breast Cancer Care.  more...

COMMENT: Parents need to act over child obesity

OOUR front page revelations today detailing the level of child obesity in Worcestershire schools should act as a wake-up call to every parent in the county.  more...

COMMENT: Parents need to act over child obesity

OUR front page revelations today detailing the level of child obesity in Worcestershire schools should act as a wake-up call to every parent in the county.  more...

We're killing our children

ONE in four children in Worcestershire starting school are either overweight or obese, and by the time they are aged 11 the proportion has risen to almost one in three.  more...

Accolades flood in for hop farm

IT'S not only raining, it's positively pouring good news on a Worcestershire hop farm that was battered by last summer's floods.  more...

"A star is born" - Charlie Green

DROITWICH crooner Charlie Green has stolen the hearts of a nation on ITV's hit show Britain's Got Talent. Watch and listen to the awesome 10-year-old here.  more...

"A star is born" - Charlie Green

DROITWICH crooner Charlie Green has stolen the hearts of a nation on ITV's hit show Britain's Got Talent. Watch and listen to the awesome 10-year-old here.  more...

"A star is born" - Charlie Green

DROITWICH crooner Charlie Green has stolen the hearts of a nation on ITV's hit show Britain's Got Talent. Watch and listen to the awesome 10-year-old here.  more...

Landmark building will transform city factory

ONE of Worcester’s most innovative companies is to transform its drab-looking factory into “a landmark building” with a dramatic new glass frontage.  more...

Worcester News weather watch

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

Woman arrested after distraction burglary

A WOMAN has been arrested and charged in connection with a distraction burglary in Malvern.  more...

Did you see car reverse into phone box?

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was injured when a car reversed into the phone box she was standing in.  more...

Memories of theatre stalwart

A PLAQUE dedicated to a “pillar of amateur theatre” has been unveiled.  more...

Scout update sees numbers rocket

SCOUT membership has risen at the fastest rate for 22 years with young people attracted by new activities like snowboarding, new figures have revealed.  more...

Where on Earth are you?

WORCESTER News readers catch up on the latest happenings from all over the place - now its your chance to tell us where you are.  more...

County doctor backs Tory leader on surgeries

A WORCESTERSHIRE doctor says he is pleased by Tory leader David Cameron’s pledge to “save” family doctors from new super surgeries.  more...

Teachers’ strike shuts school

ELGAR Technology College will be completely closed when teachers walk out on Thursday in a row over pay.  more...

Pershore three on drugs charges

TWO Pershore men and a woman appeared at Gloucester crown court last Thursday and admitted drugs offences.  more...

Witnesses sought after collision with phone box

A WOMAN was injured after a car reversed into a phone box while she was standing in it on Evesham High Street.  more...

Letters

Justify your jobs and support Kays rail site

SIR - Instead of Worcester council's negative responses to allocating part of the Kays site for a train halt station citing lack of funds and the excuse it could jeopardise the entire project, I believe they could justify their jobs by supporting the idea.  more...

Her record is far from blameless

SIR - I can well understand the discomfort felt by my ward colleague Margaret Layland at being seen to be in bed with the Conservatives, but her indignation (April 12) should not be allowed to obscure the truth.  more...

Not so much cash for men as women

Sir - I sympathise with the gentleman who went private to get a biopsy test for prostate cancer.  more...

Car charge again hits the taxpayers

SIR - In 2005 I bought a three year-old Toyota Corolla for use by me during retirement.  more...

No wonder they are so unpopular

SIR - It appears that the county council is one of the least popular in the country, and they seem puzzled to understand why.  more...

Thank you for all your kindness

SIR - We often complain about how badly some firms treat their customers, but I would like to name one who bent over backwards to help me.  more...

Keep part of the Kays site for trains or trams

SIR - I see there's a proposal to build homes on the former Kays site. Let's hope the councillors will look to the future and keep part of it for a rail or tram stop and don't let the opportunity slip away.  more...

Keep part of the Kays site for trains or trams

SIR - I see there's a proposal to build homes on the former Kays site. Let's hope the councillors will look to the future and keep part of it for a rail or tram stop and don't let the opportunity slip away.  more...

Penalty for murder should be death

SIR - It is not often I agree with Mike Foster but his weekly column Thursday, April 10, is one I do agree with.  more...

Impressed by the new-look Tything

SIR - I recently had occasion to walk down that well-known thoroughfare known as Upper and Lower Tything.  more...

We are supporting vulnerable young

SIR - In response to Coun Buckley's letter in your paper, April 10, I am saddened he uses children to make political points in this the run-up period to local elections in a third of the city.  more...

School run is not causing tailbacks

SIR - Mr Habbitts mentions (April 11), how the school run is causing all the tailbacks.  more...

Widening road for just one bus is such waste of money

SIR - I write regarding the proposed plan for a bus lane on Newtown Road.  more...

Help with heat costs is blessing

SIR - With reference to the letter from Mark Starr of Leigh Sinton in which he, once again, imparts his superior knowledge on the economy. This time, affecting those people he refers to as the working classes and pensioners who, according to him, were totally ignored in the recent budget.  more...

Political rhetoric, but not action

SIR - So one of the best ideas yet for sustainable transport in Worcester won't even reach the drawing board.  more...

I’ve not had any problem in pubs

SIR - I have just read George Cowley's mutterings about why people don't go into pubs. Well, I have been going into pubs for longer than I can remember and am pleased to say I have never had a broken glass thrust in my face as he most charmingly put it.  more...

Good will triumph over evil in end

SIR - I am glad that Assistant Chief Constable Peter Wright says (March 3) that my recent letter to you strengthened the morale of our police officers and staff. I shall continue to strongly support our courageous police and CSOs. I am certain that good will triumphs over evil in the long run.  more...

Gullible George

SIR - George Cowley is not so gullible (April 12). As a little lad I was once struck full in the face by a hard cricket ball. Since then I have deliberately avoided all contact with cricket. Your April Fool joke was to me no more than a long overdue safety measure.  more...

Too many pubs

SIR - I think the Alma and the Salmon's Leap should be turned over to the King's School.  more...

Council – keep up the good work

SIR - Regarding Peter Burgess's letter on the future of Warndon Parish Council (April 15), I believe he is right to congratulate them on the work they have done and the improvements that have been brought to the parish, but wrong for them to pack up and shut up.  more...

Stop manipulating Home Secretary

SIR - Jacqui Smith says: "We now face a threat level that is severe.  more...

Thanks for help

SIR - I tripped up in CrownGate. I was lifted up by two very nice gentlemen with a junior all helping me to get myself together with a lady joining us. Bags were gathered up and they all waited with me until I got my act together. Thank you.  more...

Street collection

THE local Save the Children branch in Malvern is celebrating Save the Children week from April 27 to May 3 by having a street collection on Saturday, May 3.  more...

Arts funding

I UNDERSTAND that Malvern Hills District Council is proposing to cut the grant to Malvern Theatres by some £40,000. I should like to point out that in the Conservative Manifesto, pledge four, they said they would, and I quote "Continue to support our theatres and the local arts groups and users, such as Autumn in Malvern, The Elgar Society and Malvern Theatres players." Reducing the budget by such a sum is a very strange way of showing continued support.  more...

Council excuse

IT IS hardly surprising that the members of Malvern in Bloom and the Chairman of the Town Council were 'amazed and amused' to hear that the reason for not providing hanging baskets in Priory Park was so that Malvern Hills District Council could make 'very significant reductions in its emissions'. Whilst it is a highly commendable aim, it is such a shame that the Council fails to be consistent in its approach and cannot find alternative ways of watering the flowers, such as using the water from the pond which is next to the bandstand.  more...

Plastic bags

I VISITED Malvern recently and I was pleased to see the plastic bag campaign is working very well.  more...

Council example to us all

CHIEF executive Chris Bocock is rightly anxious that Malvern Hills should set a good example to the United States, India and China by curbing the CO2 emissions generated by watering flowering baskets in Priory Park. Here are some other measures he might like to consider.  more...

Council example to us all

CHIEF executive Chris Bocock is rightly anxious that Malvern Hills should set a good example to the United States, India and China by curbing the CO2 emissions generated by watering flowering baskets in Priory Park. Here are some other measures he might like to consider.  more...

Street collection

THE local Save the Children branch in Malvern is celebrating Save the Children week from April 27 to May 3 by having a street collection on Saturday, May 3.  more...

Street collection

THE local Save the Children branch in Malvern is celebrating Save the Children week from April 27 to May 3 by having a street collection on Saturday, May 3.  more...

Street collection

THE local Save the Children branch in Malvern is celebrating Save the Children week from April 27 to May 3 by having a street collection on Saturday, May 3.  more...

Street collection

THE local Save the Children branch in Malvern is celebrating Save the Children week from April 27 to May 3 by having a street collection on Saturday, May 3.  more...

Street collection

THE local Save the Children branch in Malvern is celebrating Save the Children week from April 27 to May 3 by having a street collection on Saturday, May 3.  more...

Tory promises

MALVERN Hills electors remember that local tories pledged in their 2007 election manifesto that: "Improving community safety is and will remain one of our highest priorities".  more...

Tory promises

MALVERN Hills electors remember that local tories pledged in their 2007 election manifesto that: "Improving community safety is and will remain one of our highest priorities".  more...

Tory promises

MALVERN Hills electors remember that local tories pledged in their 2007 election manifesto that: "Improving community safety is and will remain one of our highest priorities".  more...

Local Walks

Worcester and Birmingham Canal

It took 24 years to build the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, the purpose of which was to provide a more direct route between Birmingham and the river Severn than was offered by the three existing canals - the Dudley, the Stourbridge and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire.  more...

Worcester and Birmingham Canal

It took 24 years to build the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, the purpose of which was to provide a more direct route between Birmingham and the river Severn than was offered by the three existing canals - the Dudley, the Stourbridge and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire.  more...

Memory Lane

100 Years Ago, April 25, 1908

EASTER had produced overcoat' weather with snow falling on Sunday, Monday and all day on Thursday prompting Bromsgrove residents to go about wishing each other Merry Christmas.' Those who didn't have to venture outdoors were to be found huddled in front of their fires. The hardy souls, determined to enjoy the bank holiday either in motor cars or on cycles, were seen returning home in the evening distinctly chilled in the teeth of a rousing north-easter.  more...

50 Years Ago, April 26, 1958

A QUICK look at some prices realised at Bromsgrove's Tuesday produce auction showed King Edward potatoes went for 34/- per hundredweight, cucumbers 1/2 each, wild rabbits 8/- a pair, hens' eggs 4/- per dozen and goose eggs 1/2 each.  more...

Horsing around

WE turn the clock back to Woodrow Lane in Catshill, Bromsgrove, in the early 1900s for our weekly glance down Memory Lane.  more...

Nature Notes

Extra water may have positive effect on marsh

LATE April through to June is my favourite time to get out onto the district's wetlands and have a good look round. I try to do this quietly and usually with one other member of the Ranger Service. The quiet, slow approach to wandering across the marsh is adopted to avoid causing to much disturbance, to the marshes animal life.  more...

News

Bath coach praise for the Warriors

BATH head coach Steve Meehan has tipped Wor-cester Warriors to climb the Guinness Premier-ship table next season after seeing his side pushed all the way in a pulsating clash at Six-ways.  more...

Win Warriors tickets!

YOUR Worcester News has four pairs of tickets up for grabs to see Worcester Warriors' European Challenge Cup semi-final showdown with Newcaste Falcons at Sixways on Friday night (8pm).  more...

Win Warriors tickets!

YOUR Worcester News has four pairs of tickets up for grabs to see Worcester Warriors' European Challenge Cup semi-final showdown with Newcaste Falcons at Sixways on Friday night (8pm).  more...

City manager plans summer clear-out

MANAGER Richard Dryden is preparing for a summer clear-out at Worcester City.  more...

Kenna takes up Galway job

DEFENDER Jeff Kenna has left Kidderminster Harriers and taken the vacant manager's job at Eircom League Premier Division side Galway United.  more...

Phillpot Files

Shop shut by yobs reflects badly on city and its police

TRY as I may, I'm finding it impossible to erase the appalling story of Worcester's Timberdine Stores from my mind.  more...

Places To Go

Cob House Fisheries, Winchenford, Worcester

Venue: Cob House Fisheries, Worcester  more...

Cob House Fisheries, Winchenford, Worcester

Venue: Cob House Fisheries, Worcester  more...

Pryce'S People

Think you’re stressed? Try Zimbabwe for size

STRESS counselling in Zimbabwe right now is a bit like selling ice cream on Blackpool sea front on a hot summer Sunday afternoon - there are plenty of customers.  more...

Think you’re stressed? Try Zimbabwe for size

STRESS counselling in Zimbabwe right now is a bit like selling ice cream on Blackpool sea front on a hot summer Sunday afternoon - there are plenty of customers.  more...

Think you’re stressed? Try Zimbabwe for size

STRESS counselling in Zimbabwe right now is a bit like selling ice cream on Blackpool sea front on a hot summer Sunday afternoon - there are plenty of customers.  more...

Results

Results extra

MERCIAN FESTIVAL JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE U8s: Newtown Sports Colts 0 Warndon Villages Scorpions 1; Westbury Celtic Youth 1 Newtown Sports Juniors 1.  more...

Round-Up

Kenna leaves Harriers

JEFF Kenna has left Kidderminster Harriers to become the new manager at Galway United.  more...

Pimlow scores in heavy defeat

WORCESTER full-back Cameron Pimlow was part of the North Midlands Under 20s team that was over-powered 57-10 by Yorkshire in the semi-final of the National Under 20 Championship.  more...

Worcester Women crowned

WORCESTER Women Under 18s won the RFUW Under 18 National Cup for the sixth time in seven years, beating a combined team from Welwyn, Basildon and Hertford 17-15 in a nail-biting final at Lichfield RFC.  more...

Much-changed Spa side end with a victory

DROITWICH rounded off their Midlands Division Three West (South) season with an efficient 11-3 victory at Leamington.  more...

Celebrations begin after Solihull win

ON a day when it was vital to win to secure promotion, the entire Malvern team put their bodies on the line against a hard, uncompromising Solihull side to win 18-15 and take the Midlands Two West title.  more...

Heenans wrap up title with victory over Saints

HEENANS are the Worcester and District Football League Sunday Division Two champions.  more...

Fields head down the Lane

WESTFIELDS visit Friar Lane and Epworth tomorrow night in the Midland Alliance (7.45).  more...

They’re Wombles for a day

DOZENS of sacks of rubbish have been picked up by volunteers in a big clean-up in Rubery.  more...

On the agenda

DISCUSSIONS on the Longbridge area action plan (AAP) and the annual parish assembly were on the agenda at the last meeting of Lickey and Blackwell parish council.  more...

A soaring good read

THE grandson of a Bromsgrove man was so thrilled by the stories he told of life in the RAF during the Second World War that he persuaded him to write it all down in a fascinating memoir.  more...

25 Years Ago, April 22, 1983

A RECRUITMENT drive by West Mercia police for more special constables was received with enthusiasm by most people, except Dodderhill parish councillors, who gave it a frosty reception. They doubted if any of their residents would want to become part-time bobbies and those who did they claimed ran the risk of be treated with suspicion by their neighbours.  more...

Plans to block off footpath are passed

PLANS to erect a fence across a public footpath, running through the grounds of two Bromsgrove schools, have been passed, but the decision has also sparked a battle which will rage all the way to the Secretary of State.  more...

Right said FRED

PUPILS from a town school were greeted by an unusual visitor last week.  more...

Countdown to festival fun

THE countdown has begun to next month's medieval festival.  more...

Flooding meeting

ANOTHER meeting to update town residents about Droitwich Spa's flood recovery is set to take place next week.  more...

Vale youngsters show power in the pool

YOUNGSTERS from The Vale were in action for the Worcester club in the opening round of the Nuneaton and District Diddy League.  more...

Chance to take to the courts

PERSHORE Tennis Centre is throwing its courts open on Saturday afternoon between 2 and 4pm to anyone interested in taking up or returning to the sport - whatever their age or ability level.  more...

Ashton on top as Boxmen forced to concede

THERE was a huge anti-climax to the battle for the WCB Indoor crown when The Boxmen could only muster three players against leaders Ashton.  more...

Beckford brothers are courting success

CHRIS Morrow led the way for Gloucestershire as local players tasted success in the Cheltenham Junior Open finals at the East Glos Club on Saturday.  more...

Whitewash the perfect platform for Evesham

Prudden Road Surfacing Summer Tennis League OPENING skirmishes began last week with Evesham, early front runners last year, again stamping their authority on the Premier Division, after a 4-0 win over Stratford B.  more...

Creditable finish for Elliott

AFTER the cancellation of round one of the National Superstock Championship at Brands Hatch due to snow, the series finally got under way at Thruxton last weekend.  more...

Thruxton torment as Simon feels the heat

SIMON Andrews' British Superbike season started at a hot pace in race one at Thruxton last weekend.  more...

Latest crib league news

Evesham and District League Latest results - Division One: Hospital Club C 4 (1), Bretforton RBL 5 (2); Hospital Club B 5 (1), Wheatsheaf Inn 4 (2); Talbot Inn C 5 (1), Coach & Horses 4 (2); Swan Inn 3 (1), Norton Grange 6 (2); Angel Vaults B 5 (0), Hampton WMC 4 (3); The Bear A 6 (0), Rowing Club 3 (3).  more...

Late score is only a consolation

Evesham U14/15 5pts, Old Richians 12 LAST Sunday saw the final game of the season when the Avonsiders were looking to build on their recent improvement in form.  more...

Season's best as youngsters sign off in style

Evesham U-11 35pts, Alcester 0 EVESHAM'S youngsters certainly saved the best until last in a hard-fought clash when all the players did their bit to show the coaches what they have learned during the past season.  more...

Today's events

Monday Yoga class with Miranda White at Belle Vue Gym, Wells Road, Malvern. 6pm. 01904 410516.  more...

Today's events

Monday Yoga class with Miranda White at Belle Vue Gym, Wells Road, Malvern. 6pm. 01904 410516.  more...

Allsorts scoop league

ROMYARD Allsorts clinched the Brewin Dolphin Malvern Table Tennis League Division Two title by three points with two emphatic 9-1 victories over Manor Park Travellers and the Hop Pickers.  more...

Junior Soccer Scene

CRADLEY SPORTS U11s 5, WARNDON VILLAGE WHIPPETS U11s 1 CRADLEY Sports played host to Warndon Village Whippets and it was Cradley who started best with Kyle Stimson netting his first in a matter of minutes from a monster throw-in from captain Mike Adair, catching their keeper off his line.  more...

Bulls gatecrash MK Dons' party

MK DONS 0, HEREFORD UNITED 0.  more...

Marathon easy for town group

A GROUP of 12 Malvern joggers flew the flag for the town taking part in the London Marathon.  more...

St George's Day celebration

PROMOTER John Banner of Malvern is holding his sixth annual St George's Day Celebration this Wednesday, April 23, at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall.  more...

mental health unit offered reprieve

PLEAS from patients have granted a mental health unit a brief reprieve from closure.  more...

Surprise visit from TV star

AVID Blue Peter fan Matt Wall had a day to remember as one of his favourite presenters made a surprise visit to his school to present him with his latest badge in person.  more...

Surprise visit from TV star

AVID Blue Peter fan Matt Wall had a day to remember as one of his favourite presenters made a surprise visit to his school to present him with his latest badge in person.  more...

Free bags from dental clinic

A NEW dental clinic in Malvern is joining in the campaign to rid the town of plastic carrier bags.  more...

Free bags from dental clinic

A NEW dental clinic in Malvern is joining in the campaign to rid the town of plastic carrier bags.  more...

Latest Herefordshire Planning Applications

THE following Planning Applications were made to Herefordshire Council on April 18, 2008:- LEDBURY - Proposed two storey rear extension and first floor extension over existing. 9 Oatleys Crescent, Ledbury for Mr and Mrs Beale, 9 Oatleys Crescent, Ledbury.  more...

Latest Herefordshire Planning Applications

THE following Planning Applications were made to Herefordshire Council on April 18, 2008:- LEDBURY - Proposed two storey rear extension and first floor extension over existing. 9 Oatleys Crescent, Ledbury for Mr and Mrs Beale, 9 Oatleys Crescent, Ledbury.  more...

Latest Herefordshire Planning Applications

THE following Planning Applications were made to Herefordshire Council on April 18, 2008:- LEDBURY - Proposed two storey rear extension and first floor extension over existing. 9 Oatleys Crescent, Ledbury for Mr and Mrs Beale, 9 Oatleys Crescent, Ledbury.  more...

What children really want

A CHILDREN'S art competition showed what young people in Worcestershire really want.  more...

School receives glowing report

PUPILS and staff at Bredon School near Upton have received a glowing inspection report to get their new term off to the best possible start.  more...

Neon light dimmed after complaint

THE brightness of an chemists sign outside the new Prospect View health centre is to be turned down after a complaint that it would be better placed as part of the Blackpool Illuminations.  more...

Missing Link spotted in train timetable

SEVERAL train services operated by First Great Western no longer stop at Malvern Link railway station.  more...

Missing Link found in train timetable

SEVERAL train services operated by First Great Western no longer stop at Malvern Link railway station.  more...

Queens Award for young firm

A MALVERN company is celebrating after receiving a prestigious Queens Award For Enterprise.  more...

Queens Award for young firm

A MALVERN company is celebrating after receiving a prestigious Queens Award For Enterprise.  more...

Bells set for ringing return

WORK to restore the historic bells at St Gabriel's Church in Hanley Swan has now begun.  more...

Pupils welcome farm visit

YOUNGSTERS at Leigh and Bransford Primary School have been learning about the lives and jobs of local farmers.  more...

High-tech flat to help the elderly

THE shadow leader of the House of Commons, Theresa May, visited Redditch to see a flat which showcases how technology can help older people to remain living in the comfort of their own homes.  more...

Our Marie finishes her first marathon

AFTER months of gruelling training and with a steely determination, the Advertiser's very own photographer has conquered her first London Marathon.  more...

Roundup

Kenna takes up Galway job

DEFENDER Jeff Kenna has left Kidderminster Harriers and taken the vacant manager's job at Eircom League Premier Division side Galway United.  more...

Snap Happy - Photographic Tips

The story behind the picture – hairy baby

This is our famous "hairy baby" picture, which most people assume was taken in a studio. Well, it wasn't and here's how I did it.  more...

The story behind the picture – hairy baby

This is our famous "hairy baby" picture, which most people assume was taken in a studio. Well, it wasn't and here's how I did it.  more...

The story behind the picture – hairy baby

This is our famous "hairy baby" picture, which most people assume was taken in a studio. Well, it wasn't and here's how I did it.  more...

The story behind the picture – hairy baby

This is our famous "hairy baby" picture, which most people assume was taken in a studio. Well, it wasn't and here's how I did it.  more...

First column coming soon ...

Please return on Friday to see the first column in this new series.  more...

First column coming soon ...

Please return on Friday to see the first column in this new series.  more...

This Week In........

April 19 - 26

This week in 1988:  more...

Tom Guest Column

Pink balls just not cricket!

TODAY is not the day of the Teddy Bears' picnic, no it is when pink balls get their first trial in England.  more...

Newton believes IPL will encourage kids

WITH the Indian Premier League kicking off last Friday, Worcestershire chief executive Mark Newton is hoping that it will help encourage parents to push their children towards cricket.  more...

Flood-hit home ground ready for play again

WELL, after 10 months, county cricket is finally set to return to New Road - that's what everybody is hoping any way.  more...

  
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