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Worcestershire | Archive | 2008 | April

Stories for 7 April 2008

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Business

Air ambulance gets support

SKILLS for Security, the Worcester-based skills and standards setting body for the security business, has pledged to support the County Air Ambulance Trust throughout 2008. more...

Brintons at homebuilding show

BRINTONS Fine Carpets is exhibiting at the Homebuilding and Renovating Show this week at Birmingham's NEC, The company will feature its chic stripes collection from Thursday to Sunday. more...

Stylists make colour final

STYLISTS at a Kidderminster salon are celebrating after making it through to the final of a prestigious hairdressing competition. more...

Equestrian

It may blow and rain but pony club is still lots of fun

IF it's school holidays, it's Pony Club camp and the young members of Malvern Pony Club braved the elements over Easter to enjoy a day at the Three Counties Showground. more...

Farmers' Markets

Farmer's Market - Caroline Wright

About 35,000 people a year are diagnosed with bowel cancer, making it one of the most common cancers in the UK. more...

Farmer's Market - Caroline Wright

About 35,000 people a year are diagnosed with bowel cancer, making it one of the most common cancers in the UK. more...

Farmer's Market - Caroline Wright

About 35,000 people a year are diagnosed with bowel cancer, making it one of the most common cancers in the UK. more...

Farmer's Market - Caroline Wright

About 35,000 people a year are diagnosed with bowel cancer, making it one of the most common cancers in the UK. more...

Fixtures

Football fixture list

TONIGHT Worcestershire Senior Cup final first leg: Redditch United v Worcester City (7.45pm). more...

Gardening

Make a family-friendly garden for all to enjoy

The Easter holidays have made me think carefully about the need for a family-friendly garden, as my son's football-playing has managed to scuff up the lawn and flatten some of the emerging plants in my borders. more...

BEST OF THE BUNCH: Magnolia

I adore magnolias, with their spectacular waxy flowers in shades of pink, cream and white. There's an abundance of them where I live, thanks to the acid soil, although there are types which will withstand alkaline soil including M grandiflora, M stellata and M sieboldii. They must be planted where they have room to grow without being pruned, so that their graceful shape is retained. more...

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK... April 5

When the soil has warmed up sufficiently under cloches, sow broad beans, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, lettuce, early peas, spinach and turnip. more...

Reg Moule - Your Questions

My garden is not very big but I would like to grow some strawberries. Would it be possible to get a good crop from pots and if so could you offer some advice please? more...

General

Passion for painting

A COLOURFUL display of landscape paintings in watercolours, oils and pastels is on show at Bewdley Library this month. more...

Passion for painting

A COLOURFUL display of landscape paintings in watercolours, oils and pastels is on show at Bewdley Library this month. more...

Chance to dance

A TEACHER is raising the profile of Irish dancing with her own troupe. more...

Harriers 1 Altrincham 1

Punch drunk

Altrincham keeper Stuart Coburn punches a corner away under pressure more...

Closed down

Harriers striker Matthew Barnes-Homer is stopped in his tracks by dogged Altrincham defending. more...

Hurren hurry

Gavin Hurren looks to find a team-mate. more...

Not happy

Manager Mark Yates looks on frustrated as his side go 1-0 down. more...

Christie chained

As Harriers try to get forward they are marked closeley by the visitors, with top-scorer Iyseden Christie well marshalled. more...

Tough tackling

Dean Bennett challenges for the ball with a well-timed sliding challenge. more...

Using his head

Striker Darryl Knights glances a header wide as Harriers push for a leveller. more...

Paying Penn-alty

Russ Penn picks himself off the floor and calls for a penalty in the dying minutes of the first half. Iyseden Christie was on target from the spot to make it 1-1. more...

Wise head, Jeff

Jeff Kenna gets his head to the ball. more...

Wise head, Jeff

Jeff Kenna gets his head to the ball. more...

Flying Creighton

Mark Creighton beats an Altrincham player in the air to win a header. more...

Impact player

Substitute Brian Smikle tries to make things happen with a typically driving run late in the game. more...

Impact player

Substitute Brian Smikle tries to spark something late on for Harriers. more...

Well held

Keeper Dean Coleman bravely smothers the ball after Chris Senior ploughed into him as Harriers survive a late scare to secure a point. more...

Heads up, Darryl

Darryl Knights looks on. more...

Strong appeal

Russ Penn raises after Warren Peyton handles the ball in the box. more...

Strong appeal

Russ Penn raises an arm after Warren Peyton handles the ball in the box. more...

No way through

Matthew Barnes-Homer is clattered by an Altrincham player. more...

Playing piggy back

Jeff Kenna ducks down as Altrincham's Greg Young challenges Dean Coleman for the ball. more...

On the ball

Andy Ferrell gets on the ball. more...

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...

Family waiting to rebuild lives after house fire

A FAMILY who lost everything in a house fire is still waiting for the burnt-out shell to be demolished so they can start rebuilding their lives. more...

If it wasn’t for this place, I could have ended up in a psychiatric ward

A PENSIONER says he may have ended up in a psychiatric ward without help from a mental health service which now faces the axe. more...

Air ambulance gets support

SKILLS for Security, the Worcester-based skills and standards setting body for the security business, has pledged to support the County Air Ambulance Trust throughout 2008. more...

Put our county on the culinary map

PASSIONATE about food? Well it�s time to put Worcestershire on the culinary map. more...

Big adventure for little cars

CALLING all Mini car owners. A Malvern-based Mini enthusiasts club is inviting all owners to gear up for a big charity social event next month. more...

Love is in the air in herefordshire

COUPLES in Herefordshire are defying national trends and getting married in their droves. more...

Hospitals hit record number of days without MRSA

HOSPITALS in Worcestershire have been free of MRSA infections for a record 100+ days. more...

Walkers to stride out for hospice

MORE than 350 charitable walkers have already signed up for this year's annual Malvern Hills Walk for St Richard's Hospice. more...

Love is in the air in Herefordshire

COUPLES in Herefordshire are defying national trends and getting married in their droves. more...

Cab cameras could record everything you do and say

HIDDEN microphones would record all private conversations in the back of Worcester taxis under Big Brother proposals laid out by the head of a key council group. more...

Worcester News weather watch

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

COMMENT: Protect our cabbies but with caution

IMAGINE what it's like to be a Worcester taxi driver. It's two in the morning in Angel Place or near the Elgar statue, the pubs and clubs are disgorging their patrons, and most of them will need a lift home. more...

Fluttering hearts

THE discovery at Eades Meadow, near Hanbury, of eggs of the brown hairstreak butterfly over the recent Easter weekend, put a new perspective on the idea of an Easter egg hunt. more...

Learn the latest ways to release healthy pheasants

REARING and releasing pheasants to produce healthy birds can be a fraught business even for the most experienced practitioner. more...

Winter wonderland for county

THE fickle nature of April was revealed yesterday when Worcestershire residents woke up to a world covered in a blanket of snow. more...

Search and rescue volunteer to meet Princess Royal

A VOLUNTEER who helped in search and rescue operations during last summer's floods was preparing to meet Princess Anne during a royal visit to Worcestershire today. more...

Warriors fan dies at match

A WORCESTER Warriors rugby fan who collapsed just before the start of their game at the weekend has died. more...

Vandals strike at sports pavilion

VANDALS have ripped gaping holes in the roof of a sports pavilion in the latest in a catalogue of crimes to hit a village near Worcester. more...

It's your new look Worcester News

YOUR Worcester News gets a new look today � with an image of the city�s cathedral taking pride of place on our front page and website. more...

Police try to ID assault victim

THE description of a man thought to have been involved in a serious assault which left a man with serious head injuries in Evesham has been released by police. more...

Woman attacked in Malvern

A DESCRIPTION has been issued of a heavily-breathing man who grabbed a woman from behind and tried to steal her shoulder-bag. more...

Police hunt perfume thief

MORE than �1,000 of perfume has been stolen from a Malvern chemist. more...

Worcester News weather watch

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

Worcester News weather watch

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

Doc's surgery to become home

A COUNTRY doctor is to be allowed to convert one of his three rural surgeries into a home against recommendations from planning officers. more...

Plans for student house refused

A PROPOSED house extension in Worcester has been blocked after neighbours said they feared it was going to be rented out to unruly students. more...

Plans for student house refused

A PROPOSED house extension in Worcester has been blocked after neighbours said they feared it was going to be rented out to unruly students. more...

Need a little home help? You need a handyman

A TEAM of handymen have been hired to help people in Herefordshire who are struggling to keep on top of little jobs. more...

Kids learn the beauty of words

YOUNGSTERS were entertained with a series of storytelling sessions at shops in Worcester city centre. more...

Sales team suspended for dodgy practices

members of staff following allegations they used dodgy sales tactics to con householders into signing up as new customers. more...

Thieves silence sound of Stewart

A ROD Stewart tribute artist has had his sound equipment stolen from a lock-up in Malvern. more...

Thieves silence sound of Stewart

A ROD Stewart tribute artist has had his sound equipment stolen from a lock-up in Malvern. more...

npower suspends 17 staff over dodgy sales claim

A WORCESTER-based utility firm has suspended 17 members of staff following allegations they used dodgy sales tactics to con householders into signing up as new customers. more...

npower suspends 17 staff over dodgy sales claim

A WORCESTER-based utility firm has suspended 17 members of staff following allegations they used dodgy sales tactics to con householders into signing up as new customers. more...

Princess Royal brings cheer to flood victims

RESIDENTS of Sedgeberrow rolled out the red carpet for the visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Anne. more...

Hunt for town centre attacker

POLICE today released the description of a man they want to interview after a town centre brawl left a man with serious head injuries. more...

'Hard hat' attacker ordered to pay £3,000 compensation

A CONSTRUCTION site manager suffered a broken jaw when he was attacked by an Evesham scaffolder who had repeatedly refused to wear a hard hat. more...

Princess Royal visits flood victims in Sedgeberrow

HER Royal Highness The Princess Royal will be visiting residents of Sedgeberrow this week to meet flood victims and offer support. more...

Princess Royal visits flood victims in Sedgeberrow

HER Royal Highness The Princess Royal will be visiting residents of Sedgeberrow this week to meet flood victims and offer support. more...

Princess Royal to visit flood victims in Sedgeberrow

HER Royal Highness The Princess Royal will be visiting residents of Sedgeberrow this week to meet flood victims and offer support. more...

Protest march over centre closure

THE CAMPAIGN to save the under threat Pershore Care Centre took to the streets as more than 60 protestors took part in a march through the town. more...

Reds trail in cup final

Redditch United 0, Worcester City 1 By David Lawrence A FIRST half header from defender Craig Brown handed Worcester City the advantage in the first leg of the Worcestershire Senior Cup tie at The Valley. more...

Letters

Let’s look at facts of ‘affordable’ housing

SIR - Local affordable housing', to use the Government's own term, has led to me being criticised in the local press by Labour councillor Geoff Williams. more...

I’ve had enough of the incessant drone

SIR - I write in response to the letter from J Horlock, Just what is that humming in sky?' I think I may be able to enlighten you. It is a plane - either a C130 Hercules or a Britten Norman Islander - flying in a very tight circle over Worcester at about 10,000ft. more...

I’m not against the wheelie bins at all

SIR - Peter Burgess has got the wrong end of the stick if he thinks I'm against wheelie bins. more...

We want to further help the elderly

SIR - The Worcester City Forum for Older People and the Worcestershire Neighbourhood Network (WiNN) are pleased to announce that they have, from March 17, 2008 amalgamated into one group. more...

Can you help with my family tree?

SIR - I wonder if any of your kind readers may be able to help me in my family tree research. more...

Charity bags wasted

YET another charity bag has been put through my letterbox. I've received SEVEN in the last three weeks! more...

Still waiting over standing water

I HAVE been reading the letters regarding potholes and the poor surface on new roadworks. It makes me wonder who we have running the highways department. more...

Station gets a lift

I HOPE you will be interested in a piece of very good news for all rail travellers from Kidderminster railway station. more...

I knew little about transport helpline

I WAS very pleased to be invited to the Community Transport Helpline HQ at St Anne's Church in Bewdley - just over 100 yards from where I live - following my letter (Funding Headache on Community Transport ). more...

Gymnastics Club thanks

IN my capacity as Chair of Malvern Hills Gymnastics Club, I would like to ask that you pass on our thanks to all the local businesses and individuals who have helped us over the last few weeks, as we have finally moved into our own premises in Spring Lane. It is a testament to the local community spirit, and personal generosity of so many, that the club is now able to offer wonderful gymnastic facilities to Malvern and the surrounding area from our own dedicated building. more...

Hanley Swan ducks

WE have an ongoing problem in Hanley Swan about the feeding of the birds on the local pond, the Parish Council have just had work done on the pond after leaving it for over 20 years with nothing done to it, in all these years they have left the birds alone and these birds have always been fed by locals,until now. more...

Post Office closures

THE closure of 2,500 Post Offices is rightfully questioned by many people. In many ares they are essential for old and disabled people to collect their pensions; for economic, social and convenience reasons. Most are combined with shopping facilities and without the Post Office they could become uneconomical, although performing a valuable service especially to remote villages. more...

Problem parking at the local school gates

WHY do some parents on the school run consider they have inalienable rights denied to everyone else? more...

Matter of faith

EVERY week there seems to be letters published about religion. more...

Matter of faith

EVERY week there seems to be letters published about religion. more...

Good return

RECORD results were referred to in Jacqui Smith's Letter from Westminster (Advertiser March 19) and she also made other comments concerning our schools. more...

Charities helped

I WISH to thank all those Warwickshire Freemasons who give so generously of their money to enable us once again to make substantial donations to local charities. more...

Surgery struggle?

I NOTE in your recent editorial about the new proposed medical centre you state it will provide car parking for the surgeries concerned and other facilities. more...

Wrong place

WHEN I saw the picture of Karen Lumley outside Carpark No 7 (Your view March 12) I thought for a moment that she might have been protesting at its partial closure - no such luck. more...

Freedom to express views

I WAS delighted to read the response to my previous letter from none other than a reverend of the church, he gives my remarks a credence that I'm pretty sure he wishes he hadn't. more...

Cheap booze sets poor example

I FEEL I really must make public my protestation against the obvious 'pushing' of alcohol in one of the biggest supermarkets in Redditch. more...

Heart Research want you to walk

HERE at Heart Research UK we are on the lookout for walkers from Worcestershire who are up for a challenge. We would like to hear from teams, couples and individuals who want to take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on the Saturday, June 21. more...

Concentration could wander

SO - we do indeed have our two new speed cameras at the southern end of Studley, up and running beautifully, I'm sure. more...

Cop capers among chevrons!

THE other Wednesday I was driving up towards Walkwood from the direction of MacDonald's and the approach road to Tesco's. more...

Local Walks

Shrawley

Britain and Ireland are home to more than half the world's bluebells, with what looks like a fair percentage of them growing in Shrawley Wood, making it an ever popular place for a springtime walk. Try to go on a sunny day, because the warmth of the sun brings out the delicate scent of the bluebells. more...

Shrawley

Memory Lane

Echoes from the past

100 years ago. more...

Scouts celebrate their 100th birthday

The 1st Malvern Link Scout Group celebrates its centenary this year. Chairman Allan Page recalls some of the history of the group. more...

Scouts celebrate their 100th birthday

The 1st Malvern Link Scout Group celebrates its centenary this year. Chairman Allan Page recalls some of the history of the group. more...

News

Latham out for six weeks with knee injury

WORCESTER Warriors' new signing Chris Latham has suffered an untimely injury blow which could force him to miss the rest of the Super 14 season for the Queensland Reds. more...

Sanna set to make his debut in cup final

KEEPER Chris Sanna is set to make his debut for Worcester City in tonight's Worcestershire FA Senior Cup final first leg at Redditch United (7.45). more...

Tickets for Euro semi-final clash

TICKETS for Worcester Warriors' European Challenge Cup semi-final clash with Newcastle Falcons at Sixways will go on sale tomorrow morning. more...

Phillpot Files

Oh, to live in a land where honey flows in the rivers

SCIENTISTS are constantly on the alert for radio signals from other planets. Ever since that sputnik thingy went into orbit in the mid-1950s, Mankind has yearned to discover what lies beyond the clouds. more...

Use it or lose it – it’s as simple as that, folks

JOHN Barker was the landlord of the Swan at Alfrick and Worcestershire's longest-serving publican. His death four years ago this August left a void that can never be filled. more...

Let’s make a stand on plastic containers and cans

LONG before the politicians jumped on to the bandwagon, your Worcester News called for action to be taken over plastic bags. more...

Hurray for Butch and Sundance

THERE'S a pair of large water fowl that look for all the world like mallards down by the Watergate, but I'm reliably informed they are in fact table ducks' which have presumably escaped from a poultry farm. more...

Rescuing a dove was a brave act

HATS off to brave, compassionate Spencer Kirby. He's the Blackpole man who rescued a dove from a cowardly bunch of loser sadists and gradually nursed it back to health. more...

Drink to death – but clean up

FOUR serious drinkers were sat on a bench in St Andrew's Gardens, Worcester. A hard day's work lay ahead of them, for the sun had barely illuminated the Glover's Needle as I passed on my way to Hylton Road. more...

Pryce'S People

Through the window to a world of lost delights

I THINK by the time the Fifties tipped over into the Sixties, I had long given up our Mousie, Mousie board game ( "a riot of laughter and excitement for all the family") in favour of girls and rock'n' roll music. A couple of summer holidays with some mates at Butlins had seen to that. more...

Through the window to a world of lost delights

Readers' Snow Pictures

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Wyre Forest and Worcestershire were covered in a blanket of snow in the early hours, on Sunday. more...

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Shelagh and Peter McCarron's dog Henry pictured enjoying the wintry conditions near their home in Cross Bank, near Bewdley. more...

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Mr McCarron, of Cross Bank, near Bewdley, said of the snow: "It was absolutely beautiful." more...

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Thursday April 3 was the hottest day of the year so far. more...

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Brinton Park, Kidderminster more...

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Brinton Park: Youngsters were out on sledges taking full advantage of the snow. more...

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Brinton Park, Kidderminster more...

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New friend: Robert Stokes with his children, Dan, 7, Jade, 9, and Josh, 5, make the most of the white stuff. more...

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The former Lea Street First School, Kidderminster. more...

Reports

Wolves 69 Sheffield Sharks 99

HEAD coach Skouson Harker was critical of Worcester Wolves after their 99-69 home defeat to Sheffield Sharks. more...

Wolves 69 Sheffield Sharks 99

HEAD coach Skouson Harker was critical of Worcester Wolves after their 99-69 home defeat to Sheffield Sharks. more...

Smith on song in defeat

BEN Smith hit his second half-century in seven days as Worcestershire crashed to a nine-wicket defeat to Warwickshire at Edgbaston. more...

Results

Results extra

MERCIAN FESTIVAL JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE U8s: Newtown Sports Colts 0 Newtown Sports Juniors 4; Evesham United Robins 2 Oldbury Park Tigers 1; Kempsey Colts 0 Warndon Scorpions 5. more...

Round-Up

National last four awaiting under 20s

NORTH Midlands booked their place in the semi-finals of the National Under 20 Championship by beating Staffordshire 15-10 in a tight Midlands final at Burntwood. more...

Lough Ennel racks up 11th career win

A HIGHLIGHT of the Monmouthshire Hunt meeting at Llanvapley was the 11th career win for the consistent Lough Ennel in the Men's Open race. more...

Whyte at the double for Pershore

PERSHORE Seconds defeated Bournville 27-5 with tries from number eight Carl Redman, flanker Steve Holmes and centre Marcus Whyte (two). more...

Two-way contest for title

NEW Inn Worcester and Porto B' are battling it out for the Worcester Friday Night Winter Invitation League. more...

Pearce and Griffiths striking fine form

TWO players in Worcester and District League Division Three scored more than 50 in the latest round of fixtures. more...

County book place in the play-off final

WORCESTERSHIRE'S hard fought 2-0 victory over Shr-opshire saw them finish top of Group A' in the Midland Counties Youth Under 18 Championships. more...

Powick put one hand on the title

POWICK A' moved a step nearer the Worcester Sunday League Division Three championship after an 8-0 demolition of Villagers. more...

Helme seals points for Town

BROMYARD upset the form book again with a tremendous 3-0 victory over third-placed Wednesfield in the Sport Italia West Midlands Premier Divi-sion. more...

Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League round-up

Results Division Two: Offenham Rvrs 6, Oddfellows Arms 2. more...

Stratford and District Alliance round-up

Results Aquaid Division One: Welford 5, Quinton 5. more...

Aussie Gage signs in at Evesham

AUSTRALIAN Nathan Gage, who play against Exhall and Wixford in the 2004 National Village Cup Final, will play for Evesham in the Birmingham Leaguer this summer. more...

Campden school 's soccer cup success

CHIPPING Campden School's Year 11 football team rounded off an unbeaten season with a fantastic victory in the Cheltenham School Cup against Tewkesbury at the Civil Service Sports Ground. more...

Vale racing pair snarled up in the snow

EXTENSIVE snowfall at Brands Hatch caused Sunday's opening round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship to be abandoned. more...

Littleton's second string salvages pride

AFTER midweek defeats for both Evesham United A and Shipston Excelsior, Littleton's second string restored local pride with a 1-1 Midland Combination third division draw at GSA and Smethwick Town last Saturday. more...

Top pair potting for top prize

Evesham and District Snooker League THE winners of the league title will be determined when the top two, Bengeworth B and Badsey A, clash in the final match of the season next Tuesday night. more...

Rangers face Lions in Sunday showdown

BADSEY Rangers take on Kidderminster Lions in the Worcestershire FA Sunday Under-15 Cup Final on Sunday. more...

Today's events

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

Play area to pave way for houses?

PLANS for a new play area in Leigh Sinton have left residents fearing for further development. more...

Top gymnast will celebrate with Malvern club

BRITAIN'S top Olympic gymnast will be visiting Malvern to officially open Malvern Hills Gymnastics Club's new building in Spring Lane. more...

Youth tries to snatch bag

A WOMAN was grabbed from behind by a heavy-breathing youth who tried to steal her shoulder-bag. more...

Latest Herefordshire Planning Applications

THE following Planning Applications were made to Herefordshire Council on April 4, 2008:- BISHOP'S FROME - Proposed mixed use as public house, tourist, manager's and staff (chefs) accommodation and regularisation of previously constructed alterations. Wheatsheaf Inn, Fromes Hill, Ledbury for Mr M Howe, Hollybush House, Munderfield, Nr. Bromyard per ,Wall, James & Davies, 15-23 Hagley Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands. more...

Drop the Debt

DROP the Debt Fast is the message from Malvern people who are joining a 36 day rolling hunger strike to demand debt cancellation for 36 of the world's poorest countries. more...

Couple with high ambitions

GRAHAM and Betty Mealand of Upton are warm at home right now, but only a few days have passed since they returned from one of the most testing environments on earth - the high Himalayas. more...

Children campaign for clean playing fields

A YEAR five class from Malvern is demanding that swift action be taken to clean up their playing fields which are covered in dog mess. more...

Dead woman wins 'lottery'.

A WIDOWER was shocked to receive a letter claiming his wife had won a small fortune on the lottery in Spain, despite having died almost seven years ago. more...

Thieves left smelling sweetly

PERFUME thieves made off with fragrances worth more than £1,000 after a burglary at a local pharmacy. more...

Play area to pave way for houses?

PLANS for a new play area in Leigh Sinton have left residents fearing for further development. more...

Film festival highlight encourages debate

A FORMER news editor with the Malvern Gazette hopes to provoke debate with a short film chronicling experiences of racism in Herefordshire. more...

Support for mental health unit

USERS of Sheffield House, the mental health unit in Barnards Green threatened with closure, have been talking about how much help it has been to them. more...

Support for mental health unit

USERS of Sheffield House, the mental health unit in Barnards Green threatened with closure, have been talking about how much help it has been to them. more...

Book about one woman's life experience and a guide to help others

EXPERIENCE and wisdom gained over a long and sometimes difficult life has been the inspiration for a new book by Eileen Swan of Malvern Link. more...

College marks new milestone

NEW College recently celebrated a milestone birthday as it was 15 years since the college was awarded independence from local authority control. more...

Teen is a top volunteer

A STUDLEY teenager is celebrating after having her hard work in the community recognised. more...

Cafe to host charity bash

CHICAGO Rock Cafe in Redditch has teamed up with the mayor's charity to host a huge fundraising event on Wednesday, May 7. more...

Sports Zone

Little Kickers

Little Kickers Worcester - Launches for Business more...

Little Kickers Worcester – Launches for Business

We are a new start up business looking to offer football classes to children between the ages of 18 months to 5 years in the Worcester Area. As parents of a young boy absolutely mad about football we found there were very few activities/clubs targeted at boys and most football classes didn't accept children under the age of 4 or 5. more...

The Changing Environment

Acid Rain

Some years ago Acid Rain was top of the agenda, even more so than Global Warming. It was stated that due to man made pollution, our water source from all precipitation was increasingly becoming acid. more...

Acid Rain

This Week In........

5 April - 12 April

This week in 1958: more...

Upton

'Good' Ofsted for Upton Primary

STUDENTS and staff at Upton Primary are celebrating a highly positive new Ofsted report. more...

Villages

Longdon

ON Wednesday, April 23 Mr Shaw, Mrs Bennett, Mrs Roberts and Reverend Chris Moss will be taking pupils from Longdon St Mary's Primary School to Worcester Cathedral to once again participate in a religious education project day being run by the Diocesan Board of Education. The children will be joining with other pupils from local schools and the day will consist of arts based workshops during the morning and an act of worship after lunch. The afternoon service will be a service of Holy Communion to which pupils will bring their songs, drama, dance or drumming and art which they have learnt and experienced during the morning. The children will be transported to Worcester by coach, leaving School at 8.30am and returning in time for the end of the school day. Children should wear full school uniform and bring their usual packed lunch to school. more...

Wellington Heath

A BIG thank you to all those residents who spring-cleaned the Memorial Hall a few weeks ago, it is much appreciated by all of us villagers. more...

What'S Happening

Little Kickers

Little Kickers Worcester - Launches for Business more...

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