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  • IT'S STAGGERING

    A DISABLED man, racked with pain, was forced to walk for more than an hour to reach a crucial hospital appointment because there was nowhere for him to park. Ex-serviceman David Wilson, who has a knee joint replacement, was turned away from Worcestershire's

  • Relapse of alcoholic led to thefts

    A RECOVERING alcoholic's good intentions went to pot when he drank and stole following a row. Worcester magistrates heard how unemployed Kevin Thompson was driven to alcohol after an argument with his girlfriend. The 39-year-old, of Tunnel Hill, Tolladine

  • 'Ban to mean more cruelty'

    HUNTSMEN say the proposals to ban foxhunting in Worcestershire could lead to more cruel methods of control. Bob Brierley, of the Worcestershire Hunt, also accused the Government of trying to bring in a law that would be unenforcable and create mass unemployment

  • Back to basics

    SLATES, spinning tops and the reintroduction of the cane were just some of the surprises on offer for a Worcester school. Children from St Joseph's RC Primary School were transported back in time to Victorian Britain as part of this term's topic. Year

  • Marathon meeting for sisters

    A WORCESTER woman will be joined by her three sisters from around the world when she runs the London Marathon to raise money for the Lymphatic Cancer Charity - 12 years after their mother died of the disease. Caroline Langston suffered another blow when

  • Road raising wins top-level support

    A STRETCH of road in Upton-upon-Severn could be raised to beat floodwater and allow business to carry on when the river bursts its banks. Sir Michael Spicer, MP for West Worcestershire, says the Minister for Floods is sending a letter of support for the

  • They're floating a beautiful idea for charity

    A RAFTING team has been scrubbing up at a Worcester beauty salon to raise funds for Acorns Children's Hospice and the County Air Ambulance. A charity beauty night, held on Wednesday at Diva in Copenhagen Street, saw The Odyssey Rafters and their supporters

  • Sad reminder of son's death

    AN elderly woman who had become distressed by a memorial service for the victims of the American terrorist attacks was hit by a car as she left. Hilary McAulay , of Winslow Avenue, Droitwich, died from head injuries after a car reversed into her near

  • Tea date for Wheel members

    MAYOR of Droitwich, Maureen Lawley, met members of the Inner Wheel at the group's 48th meeting, held at the Raven Hotel. The group, which is made up of the wives, partners and relatives of the Rotary Club, had a successful afternoon tea. The Inner Wheel

  • MP's anger over homes

    PRIME Minister Tony Blair has come under fire after a Worcestershire care home was forced to spend £30,000 upgrading a "perfectly adequate" heating system. Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff said new care home standards and regulations introduced by the

  • Your chance to plan your city

    PEOPLE living in Dines Green are being given the chance to shape the future of their community thanks to a whistle-stop tour of the city's Community Planning roadshow. The exhibition, which aims to encourage local residents to have their say on the city's

  • County electricity users part of £5.4bn deal

    THE electricity supplies of thousands of Worcester residents will be controlled by a German company following a multi-billion pound deal, due to be clinched today. UK electricity supplier Innogy - home to the npower brand - is set to be snapped up by

  • Man is fined for possessing drug

    A MALVERN man with a history of depression was caught with crack cocaine in his possession. Police found a white substance in cling film after they used a search warrant to enter John Mason's previous address in Cowleigh Road, Malvern. Worcester magistrates

  • Drug girl parents join TV debate

    THE parents of Ledbury heroin death girl Rachel Whitear are to join a BBC drug debate this weekend. Rachel's mum Pauline and stepfather Mick Holcroft, who released harrowing pictures of the 21-year-old's body to warn other youngsters of the dangers of

  • BUSHLEY Correspondent: Ms M Wilkes Tel: 01684 293435

    EVERY once in a while a special event is planned, and Friday, March 15 was one such date. A supper dance to raise money for Cancer Research (UK) was organised by Mr Norman Pittman and his family after his wife Gaynor's untimely death last April. In excess

  • CALLOW END Correspondent: Mrs M Allsopp Tel: 01905 830746

    THE coffee morning held at 18 Upper Ferry Lane last Saturday morning raised over £170 for St James and St Peter's Churches. Among the raffle prize winners were: Rita de Boer, Cherry Gray, Ros Mason, Sally Linsey, Thea Wild, Janet Teague, Edna Giles, Mrs

  • CORSE Correspondent: U Groves-Smith Tel: 01452 840273

    THE chairman of Corse Parish Council, Coun Mrs Pat Lewis was welcomed back at the bi-monthly meeting after being in hospital. Much of the meeting was taken up with discussion on the code of conduct and quality parish and town councils. Regarding Village

  • STAUNTON Correspondent: U Groves-Smith Tel: 01452 840273

    The 32nd annual spring show organised by Staunton & District WI was a great success with entries slightly up on last year. The standard of exhibits was excellent as several of the judges remarked. The show held in Staunton & Corse Village Hall

  • Church glad of choir's service

    THE Malvern Christian Witness Choir will perform in Tewkesbury Methodist Church in aid of church funds tomorrow (Saturday). The 30-strong choir, drawn from eleven churches of several denominations in the Malvern area, will perform Christian songs, readings

  • Smashing time at Swan this Easter

    EASTER treats of the non-chocolate variety for kids are being lined up at Worcester's Swan Theatre next week. Cooking The Books opens in the Restaurant of Dreams, where stories are cooked up for impatient customers at tables, at the drive-thru and at

  • Getting in touch with past lives

    TONY NEATE, founder of the School of Channelling based at Runnings Park in Malvern, will be among the speakers at the first in a series of spiritual conferences being held on May 4. The Soul Searching Conference is taking place at the Larruperz Centre

  • 22/3/02 - Teams ...

    MALVERN RFC Saturday, March 23 2nd XV v Old Richians (Away). Meet 1pm. Kick-off 3pm. S Cooper, D Irish, S Lancett, R Merley, J Owen, A Ridley, A Thomas, M Gaubert, L White, D Green (Capt), R Milne, J Martin, N Bruton, A Ruddock, R Fleming, T Richardson

  • 22/3/02 - Worcs duo open on level par in Madeira

    WORCESTERSHIRE'S John Bickerton and Jeremy Robinson both made steady starts to the Madeira Open yesterday. Bickerton, the Droitwich Golf Club member, hit back well after an opening bogey and had consecutive birdies at the fifth, sixth and seventh holes

  • Mentors hone musical talent

    NO matter how talented a person is, it often takes a good mentor to help their skill blossom. It's all very well having a talented teacher and a pupil eager to learn, but sometimes things can go disastrously wrong. In any environment there are always

  • Frantik search for video cash

    FRANTIK have been having gig-goers in a whirl with their heady combination of nu rock and pop sounds. The four-piece from Hereford, who describe themselves as sounding somewhere between Blink 182, Wheatus, and Sum 41, are hoping to go on to bigger things

  • Malvern Festival Chorus Review: Malvern Theatres

    Malvern Festival Chorus's programme concentrated on religious music of three eminent French composers. A susceptibly delicate orchestral preamble, the harp paramount in helping to yield the characteristic timbre of Faure, led to the first entry in his

  • Malvern College recital Review: Huntingdon Hall

    It was the turn of Malvern College to take the platform for Wednesday's recital. Playing in 'classical' jazz style, with an instrumental combination of trumpets, trombones and saxophones, with drums, piano and keyboard, the Jazz Band changed style and

  • 22/3/02 - Golden time for Jim Lewis

    CALLOW End owner Jim Lewis was getting used to having a Gold Cup around the place this week after his horse, Best Mate, won in a nail-biting finish at Cheltenham. The Aston Villa fanatic was on the way back down to earth following his 'dream' success

  • Fine Art Brass Worcester Concert Club, Huntingdon Hall

    THE Fine Arts Brass Ensemble - Simon Lenton and Angela Whelan (trumpets), Neil Shewan (horn), Simon Hogg (trombone) and Richard Sandland (tuba) - were a dazzling and welcome diversion. Their chosen music, mostly transcribed from other scorings, showed

  • 22/3/02 - Anson's fury at missing players

    MALVERN Town slumped to a disappointing 3-1 defeat at Westfields in the quarter-final of the West Midlands League Premier Division Cup on Tuesday night. Town general manager Richard Anson was far from happy as Town's preparations were not helped by the

  • 22/3/02 - Six of the best in County call

    THE Worcestershire U14 (Clubs) rugby squad in action this Sunday at the annual North Midlands County U14 Festival (2pm) at Droitwich RFC will contain no less than six players from the successful Malvern RFC U14 squad. Chris Prosser, Matthew Tighe and

  • 22/3/02 - Fixtures ...

    SATURDAY FOOTBALL EXPRESS & STAR WEST MIDLAND LEAGUE Premier Division: Malvern Town v Ettingshall HT, Shawbury United v Ledbury Town, Smethwick Rangers v Bromyard Town. Division One South: Malvern Rangers v Bustleholme Reserves. WORCESTER & DISTRICT

  • 22/3/02 - Point-to-point postponed

    A WATERLOGGED course has forced the postponement of the Clifton on Teme point-to-point meeting which was due to take place at Upper Sapey, near Bromyard, tomorrow (Saturday). The committee is hoping to rearrange the fixture for Sunday, April 28.

  • 22/3/02 - St James' retain soccer trophy

    ST JAMES' CE Primary School's football team has been celebrating after retaining the Small Schools Football Trophy. The West Malvern team defended last year's title against 12 other teams from the Malvern area, beating Leigh & Bransford 1 - 0 in the

  • Landmark sign stays

    ONE of Upton-upon-Severn's most distinctive signs is to be allowed to stand without being granted "advertising consent". Paul "Rev" Mitchell, owner of A4104-based Harley-Davidson specialist Rev's Hog Motor-cycles, applied to Malvern Hills District Council

  • 22/3/02 - Captain drives in

    THE traditional new captain's drive in took place last Sunday at the Worcestershire Golf Club in Malvern Wells following the previous evening's captain's change-over dinner. New captain, Mel Stocker, a 10-handicapper, has been a club member since 1988

  • Caravan site is getting bigger

    HANLEY Swan Caravan Club is set to almost double in size after district planners gave the go-ahead to build 44 new all-weather pitches. The new pitches will take the total number of caravan pitches at the Blackmore End site to 101, with a new looped road

  • Plants of the month

    A TALK entitled "Plants of the Month" is to be hosted by Upton-upon-Severn Garden Club on Thursday (March 28). It is being given by Rachael Salisbury and takes place at 7.30pm at the Memorial Hall on Old Street. Visitors are welcome, and annual membership

  • Hall nearly finished

    BUDDING athletes at Hanley Castle High School will soon be able to use the brand new indoor facility being built at the site. Construction of the school's new £650,000 sports hall is nearing completion and pupils will be allowed in to use it towards the

  • Pictures sought

    CAN anyone oblige me, please, by lending me a photograph of the former County Hotel during the 1930's (either the exterior or the ballroom) and the original Christ Church Memorial Hall (now the sale rooms) during the 1920's? Both would make a useful addition

  • 22/3/02 - Revenge for Colwall

    COLWALL faced tough opposition in top of the West Premier League Division One (Ladies) table side Lansdown. LANSDOWN 0, COLWALL 1 As ever local rivalry came to the fore during the match, Colwall had something to prove after their home defeat 1-0 in the

  • Bring branches

    A PALM Sunday walk and service is taking place on Sunday (March 24) in Hanley Swan. The congregation will meet at Albion Lodge and Hanley Swan Village Hall car park at 9.30pm and walk to St Gabriel's Church for the service. Anyone attending is invited

  • Vet's extension

    PLANNED extensions to a vet's practice in Ripple have been approved by district planners. The existing equine and large animal hospital at Kearns and Rea will now be extended and an isolation unit relocated. The two-storey extension will also contain

  • Another Malvern

    MR R G SPENCER (Your Letters, March 8) says: "'After Elgar's death, and his burial at Malvern Wells...". In fact, of course, it is here at Little Malvern that Elgar is buried, in the churchyard of St Wulstan's Church. Until it was recently pointed out

  • A step too far

    I have just returned from a short walk on the Hills during which I managed to avoid stepping in all but one of the 17 piles of fresh dog faeces I passed en route. The one escaped my notice because my attention had been distracted by another pile which

  • Jobless total falls

    UNEMPLOYMENT levels have fallen again in the Vale of Evesham. Latest statistics show that the number claiming unemployment benefits in the Evesham travel-to-work area fell by 129 from February last year to February this year to 423, 1.2 per cent of the

  • Superpower bid

    Brian Regimbeau (Your Letters, March 1) thinks that the European Union can become a union of individual states. This is not so. Although our own politicians are reluctant to spell out the facts, politicians of the eurozone make no bones of the fact that

  • It can't be right!

    NOW have I got it right? Small firm facing closure over new rules from the European Union. E.U. to give us back £14m of our own money! (front page, Malvern Gazette, March 15). No wonder that when I look down Church Street, the only flag I see flying is

  • Glass lift would be a prime target for vandals

    IN response to Coun Martin Eager's letter (Your Letters, March 15) and Coun Tony Rees' similar view reported last month, we are wholly with them in being against such a scheme. Doubtless, as another councillor said, there have been adaptations to the

  • Gazette & Reporter among the winners

    THE Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter was one of eight local businesses recognised for business excellence at an awards ceremony at the Abbey Hotel last night (Thursday). Editor Nick Howells accepted the Malvern Hills District Council Platinum Award

  • World turned upside down

    HOW many people throughout the world would display their national flag upside down and have it publicly accepted without comment? There are more than 20 different countries in the world which contain the Union Jack in their national flag - the correct

  • School's crowning achievement

    A DISPLAY of flowers is proving the crowning glory in a Malvern school's jubilee celebrations. All the pupils at St James' Primary School in West Malvern spent a day last autumn planting several hundred crocuses in the shape of a crown. Now the plants

  • Proposed speed limit will take in site of fatal crash

    A SPEED limit of 40mph is set to be extended down the A4104 Welland road outside Upton, taking in the site of a car crash in which a young couple were killed last December. Worcestershire Highways Partner-ship is to begin a process of consultation with

  • Inconsiderate

    ON the subject of parking, I entirely disagree with Mr Nash (Ledbury Reporter, March 8). There is much selfish and inconsiderate parking in Ledbury. Traffic has grown enormously in the 30 years that we have lived in the area, and parking cannot be undisciplined

  • Rail mystery

    I AM currently researching the history of the Malvern to Tewkesbury railway. Information on this railway appears scant but the little I have learned from an old pamphlet is very interesting. According to this literature the Tewkesbury and Malvern railway

  • Positive result

    I WROTE recently to a rail company complaining about the service I had experienced when travelling on the north/south route through this county. The only response I received focused on possible compensation, which I had not requested. It ignored the issues

  • New York trip for bagpipers

    TWO bagpipers from Malvern Link will join thousands of other pipers and drummers from all over the world to take part in the largest pipe band display ever in New York on April 6. As part of an enormous fundraising mission for Marie Curie Cancer Care,

  • Joy at Easter egg

    THE Gardner family of Newbridge Farm Park are hoping their emu Leggy Sue has laid a golden egg as far as this year's tourist season is concerned. The Welsh-born flightless bird is already a favourite at the Little Marcle farm. But the family is hoping

  • More visible policing is public's top priority

    THE crime and disorder audit which shows the Malvern Hills district is currently one of the most crime-free areas of the UK nevertheless includes interesting detail about the types of offences committed here and what people think about them. The audit

  • A vision of the over 50s

    THE Malvern Hills Partnership team charged with preparing a vision for the district for the 21st Century will concentrate on ways of involving the under-50s following the results of its initial Vision 21 exercise. Feedback from its recent series of community

  • Thought for the Week

    102-year-old Rosie wants to stop the closure of her residential home, she went to Downing Street. The police and teachers marched through the streets of London last week. They were protesting about pay and conditions. No doubt those who are involved in

  • Bulls seek fresh morale booster

    MORALE is high in the Hereford United camp ahead of their clash with Morecambe at Edgar Street tomorrow (3pm). The two sides shared a 2-2 draw at Christie Park back in September with goals from Paul Parry and Rob Elmes but Hereford have suffered a slump

  • Worcester riders find life tough

    ACCIDENTS and bad luck bedevilled Worcester riders as they competed across the United Kingdom. Stilton RT's Steve Dring was brought crashing to the ground in the season's opening Premier Calendar event in Northamptonshire. The race attracted the cream

  • Research costs are attacked

    ACCUSATIONS that char-ges for use of archives at the Elgar Birthplace Museum amount to "exploitation" have been rebuffed by its director. Charges of £4 per day for access to archives and 50p a sheet for A4 photocopying were introduced at the end of last

  • Providing a platform for the county's young talent

    ON the evening of Tuesday, July 30, 2002, the music will start, the lights will go down and the curtain will rise on the 20th anniversary show of WODYS. Whoever it was who said Don't put your daughter on the stage, was obviously on another planet to the

  • 22/3/02 - 'Stags' last stand ends in defeat

    THE Malvern U17 'Stags" signed-off their final match as part of the Malvern RFC Youth Development Section with a 30-0 defeat at the hands of Worcester in the semi-final of the North Midlands RFU U17 Cup at Spring Lane on Sunday. MALVERN U17 'Stags' 0,

  • 22/3/02 - Space man over the moon!

    "For the past couple of weeks I've been coaching the lads about the use of space in Rugby: How to defend it, how to create it. This week it all started to go right. I'm so pleased and proud of them!" Said Malvern youth coach, Paul Ferguson after the successful

  • 21/3/02 York's the last chance

    JAN Molby has admitted the Division Three play-off dream will be all but over if Kidderminster Harriers fail to win at York City on Saturday. But Harriers should have a major boost as they go for a vital first away victory since the early January success

  • Enjoy the skills of stars of tomorrow

    YOUNG musicians and their professional counterparts will join forces next month at Malvern Theatres. The third annual ESO Side by Side Project combines members of the full English Symphony Orchestra with members of the English Symphony Youth Orchestra

  • Events taking place in and around Worcester

    St Peter's Women's Institute are holding a Table Sale in St Marks Church Hall, Orchard Street, Bath Road, Worcester. March 23. 2pm. If you would like to book a table (£5 each telephone 01905 3580008). Jumble Sale (proceeds to The Golf Club). March 23.

  • It's a rip-off

    MY pay rise this year is 5 per cent. The increase in the number of police in West Mercia is 15 per cent. Increase in council tax to pay for them: 33 per cent. Apart from the fact that West Mercia isn't exactly a hotbed of crime, the numbers don't add

  • Your day to day guide to the best sounds around

    Fri Mar 22. The Blue Foot Project Slapper. (A crew of three D.J's). The Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Sat Mar 23. Official Receivers. The Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Disco. Barbourne Ex-Servicemens Club. The Moors, Worcester. Sun

  • Classical and Easily listening- a guide to what's on near you.

    St Peter's Women's Institute are holding a Table Sale in St Marks Church Hall, Orchard Street, Bath Road, Worcester. March 23. 2pm. If you would like to book a table (£5 each telephone 01905 3580008). Jumble Sale (proceeds to The Golf Club). March 23.

  • Taxpayers subsidise park-ride

    IN response to J V Horne, I did not say "Perdiswell is a great disaster", I said "Perdiswell was always going to be a disaster", and my letter in You Say headlined "Breaking the silence over park-and-ride" proves it. Perdiswell has demonstrably removed

  • What's on at a theatre near you

    Willy Russell's multi award winning musical 'Blood Brothers'. April 1-6. Malvern Festival Theatre. Box office 01684 892277. The Railway Children. April 8-13. 7pm/matinees 2.30pm. The Swan Theatre, The Moors, Worcester. Tickets from box office (01905 27322

  • Pampered pooch

    PAMPERED pooches could soon be cared for at a dog grooming salon in Rednal. Bromsgrove District Council is considering plans to change a hairdressers in Old Birmingham Road, into a dog grooming parlour.

  • On stage after two decades

    A PLAY written two decades ago about the life of one of the 20th Century's most eccentric writers is to be premiered next week. Worcestershire writer Veronica Richards penned the touching account of Katherine Mansfield's life with the intention of taking

  • A new crime-writing king awaits

    The Decoy by Tony Strong, (Bantam £5.99) If you enjoy a swift, harrowing and very frightening plot to your thriller look no further, this is the next one for your list. Tony Strong has done it yet again with an un-put-downable cracker. Claire Rodenburg

  • New aspects to old Dylan story

    Down The Highway: The Life Of Bob Dylan by Howard Sounes (Black Swan, £7.99) LIKE the bluesmen and hobo guitar pickers he so relentlessly milked for a repertoire and lifestyle, Bob Dylan only had so many different tunes. He would almost certainly have

  • Echoes from the Past

    100 years ago Encouraged by the fine weather of the past few days, the West Malvern Quoit Club have commenced practice for the season. Last Saturday afternoon I observed a number of the members at play on their ground, which is contiguous to their headquarters

  • 16/3/02 - Joyce sees red in easy Town win

    MALVERN Town picked up a comfortable three points at home to a poor Walsall Wood side in the Express and Star Premier Division on Saturday. MALVERN TOWN 2, WALSALL WOOD 0 Town's success was despite the 10th minute dismissal of Town striker Wes Joyce following

  • What's on

    Theatre March Until March 23-Naked Justice by John Mortimer at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm & 8pm. £12-£20. Box Office (01684) 892277. 22&23-Wellington Heath Amateur Dramatic Society present The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard

  • 22/3/02 - FA hand Molby £500 fine

    KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Jan Molby has escaped a touchline ban after a disciplinary hearing in Sheffield yesterday. He was charged with bringing the game into disrepute following an incident that took place during Harriers' 1-0 LDV Vans Trophy victory

  • 22/3/02 - Double for the West

    THE West completed their first double of the season with a 3-1 victory over Fernhill Heath Spurs. WEST MALVERN 3, FERNHILL HEATH SPURS 1 The West got off to a flyer scoring within the first five minutes when a shot from Julian Walden slipped through the

  • 22/3/02 - Junior Soccer Scene ...

    WELLAND lined up against Worcester Rangers - a team without a win so far this season in the Mercian Elgar U15s League - and kicked off expecting an easy time. WELLAND JUNIORS 3, WORCESTER RANGERS 0 As it proved complacency was the main threat to a Welland

  • Jab answer not worth the wait

    AT first glance, it appeared to be another case of a Minister refusing to answer questions about the controversial MMR vaccine. It was not the first time Julie Kirkbride had asked a Parliamentary question on the issue of the triple measles, mumps and

  • 22/3/02 - Cricketers wanted

    BASED at their picturesque ground at Mathon Court, West Malvern Cricket Club are seeking new players for the coming season, having taken the decision to join the Catley-Staite Herefordshire Sunday League. For further details, please contact Club Secretary

  • Hunt ban is all Greek to Peter

    IN a bid to persuade MPs to vote for the middle way and preserve hunting with dogs, Peter Luff turned to an unusual source of persuasion. Greek mythology. The bid was ultimately futile, with MPs booting out the middle way, which would allow hunting to

  • 22/3/02 - Weekend county football fixtures

    THIS weekend's football fixtures across Worcestershire and Herefordshire include: SATURDAY WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier Division: All Blacks v Worcester City (D. Kerr); Bromyard Town v Martley Spurs (K. Waller); Hallow WMC v Inkberrow (E. Hurdman

  • Labour will force through hunt law

    MINISTERS have promised six months of consultation before introducing legislation which would ban lowland hunting with dogs in Worcestershire and Herefordshire. But Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael pledged to drive the Bill through using the Parliament

  • Maternity leave takes toll on 999 calls

    A RISE in the number of female firefighters is being blamed for Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority's below average staffing levels. The rise has led to an increase in maternity leave - and the problem is likely to become worse because of changes in

  • Confession 'was an invention'

    AN ice-cream salesman has claimed in court that he was falsely implicated in a Worcester firebomb attack because his girlfriend's family turned against him. Sajad Hussain told a jury that as a Muslim he should not have had a relationship with an English

  • Health posse to recruit for jabs

    A WORCESTER GP has joined forces with colleagues, health visitors and paediatricians across the county to urge parents to embrace the MMR vaccine and ward off a measles epidemic. In an unprecedented move, they have taken out a full page advert in tonight's

  • Man's threat to stab police officer

    A DRUNKEN Worcester man threatened to knife a police officer after drinking strong spirits and beer. The threat was made by Stuart Watts after he was picked up by by police for being drunk and disorderly. Worcester magistrates heard how the 19-year-old

  • Women and violence

    A THOUGHT-provoking exhibition exploring the issue of domestic violence has opened at Worcester Cathedral. Called Breaking Free it takes an in-depth look at women's experiences, charts the difficulties they face and their hopes for the future. It has

  • Bail after admitting 'hot' goods charge

    A WOMAN has appeared in court charged with handling stolen goods. Police caught Shelly Walsh and two young girls with goods valued at more than £350 last December. "Three girls were reported acting suspiciously on a stairwell in All Saints car park on

  • All we wanted was a happy family

    ALL the fun of the fair has lasted half-a-century for one Worcester couple who celebrate their golden wedding anniversary today. Donald and Phyllis Faulkner started their 55 years together after bumping into each other as they walked around a Hop and

  • Job loss blame for an to theft

    A MAN who was feeling depressed after losing his job stole a DVD player from a Worcester shop. Brendan Haines thought the item in Woolworths would make a good Christmas present. Worcester magistrates heard that the 26-year-old was walking through the

  • Drinker killed himself

    A HEAVY drinker hanged himself after becoming worried about "a number of things", an inquest heard. John Hayes took his own life last month at his home in St Agatha's Road, Pershore. The builder's labourer, aged 55, left a note saying "Dean Andrew was

  • BOSBURY Correspondent: Mrs R Krinks Tel: 01531 640076

    ON Sunday, March 24 - Palm Sunday - at Holy Trinity, Bosbury at 6.30pm Evensong. Holy Week services begin on Monday, March 25 with Compline at 7pm and there will also be Compline services on Tuesday, March 26 and Wednesday, March 27 at 7pm. On Good Friday

  • CASTLEMORTON Correspondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287

    THE PCC welcome you to an open tower & gift day at St Gregory's Church on Saturday, March 23 between 2pm and 4pm. There will be an opportunity to observe the bells in their frame and also to see them rung before they are removed for restoration to

  • COLWALL Correspondent: Mrs P Hockett Tel: 01684 564872

    ALL children up to 11 years of age are invited to join in the egg hunt to be held on Easter Monday, April 1. The fun begins at 11.30am in the gardens of the Colwall Park Hotel. Following on from the egg hunt, mums, dads and any other adults will be able

  • FORTHAMPTON Correspondent: Gill Warner Tel: 01684 292395

    THE prize winners at the Village Hall fortnightly whist drive were: Georgina Townsend, Mary Russell, Claire Skirten, Peggy Baxter, Joan Palmer, Molly Millington, Brenda Errington, Derrick Crook, Eric Willis, Philip Warner, Joe Skirten, Keith Pullen, Pat

  • POWICK Correspondent: Mrs M Allsopp Tel: 01905 830746

    AT the RSPB meeting in Powick Parish Hall last Wednesday evening Mr John Robinson spoke about the natural history of the Wyre Forest where he was a warden for 22 years prior to his retirement. His selection of slides illustrated the effects of coppicing

  • West Malvern Correspondent: Colin Jackson Tel: 01684 577604

    Hopes are high that the annual show of bluebells in the field between Old Hollow and the West Malvern Playing Fields may soon be restored to its former glory, which has been much reduced in recent years by bracken encroachment and sheep grazing. The Parish

  • 22/3/02 - Upton XV keep the pressure on

    FRESH from victories over the top two North Midlands One league teams, Upton were out for revenge following a one-point defeat in September. UPTON 48pts, TENBURY 3pts Once again Upton were forced into six team changes through injuries and players unavailable

  • Watercolourist lines up at London show

    A DISTINCTIVE split willow tree near Ripple was 'planted' alongside autumn leaves and scenes from Colorado and Uganda at a prestigious London exhibition this week. They are all subjects captured by Naunton-based watercolour specialist Martin Caulkin,

  • Helping charity

    CRADLEY Singers will be performing with the Chalfont Ensemble to perform the difficult Allegri's Miserere at St Martin's Church in Worcester tomorrow (Saturday). From 7.30pm, the 45-strong choir will sing in aid of the Foundation for Education in Birmingham

  • Walton spotlighted in Three Choirs Festival

    HIGHLIGHTS from this year's Three Choirs Festival between August 17 and 23 will be the performances of lesser-known pieces by one of Britain's greatest composers, William Walton. Celebrating the centenary of the composer, the festival will feature a wide

  • Choir expects warm reception in Finland

    A TRIP to Finland in July promises to be the highlight of a busy year for Bromyard Choral Society Its programme of concerts continues at St Peter's Church, Bromyard, on April 20 and at Great Witley Church on April 22 - with both performances starting

  • 22/3/02 - Ladies boost charity target

    LADY golfers in Herefordshire and Worcestershire can help support breast cancer research in the UK by taking part in a national golf tournament starting in April. Drive2Survive will raise money for the Pink Ribbon Foundation and this inaugural campaign

  • 22/3/02 - Defensive switch on cards for Holloway

    JON Holloway could be drafted into Worcester City's defence for their clash with Crawley Town at St George's Lane tomorrow (3pm) with manager John Barton struggling to find 14 fit players. The midfielder is set to replace the suspended Mark Shail who

  • 22/3/02 - Good end to season could be crucial

    WORCESTER City must strive to finish off the season in style according to assistant boss Mick Tuohy. The St George's Lane club entertain Crawley Town tomorrow (3pm) looking to end a poor run of home form and also buck their recent trend of seeing their

  • Spiritual magnitude in music

    Walton The Twelve, Coronation Te Deum, Missa Brevis, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Choir of St John's College, Cambridge William Walton's compositional career spanned an enormous period of change in the history of classical music. Before the Second World

  • 21/3/02 - People's champion Teki has no regrets

    THE stormy black skies over Sixways would, no doubt, have brought some stereotypically English moans and groans this week. Sateki Tuipulotu, though, has a habit of enlightening lives whether it be on or off the field. The effervescent full back was in

  • Schools' Orchestra Concert Review: Malvern Theatres

    Were any proof needed to show that music is alive in the next generation, this concert allayed any fears. Musicians drawn from The Chase, Hanley Castle, Kings School, Malvern Girls' College and Malvern College were under the baton of the youthful Damian

  • Variety the Spice of Life The Conquest, Bromyard

    Compered by a convincing John Cleese look-a-like, the show's first act was the powerhouse Marade as Cher. Successive performers continued to demonstrate fantastically professional singing including a lip-smackingly, gorgeous young Elvis who lent a new

  • 22/3/02 - Girls' College capture national title

    VINNIE Jones, ex-Wimbledon footballer and film star, presented team captain Abigail Salmon from Malvern Girls' College with the trophy when they were crowned national lacrosse champions at Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire on Saturday. Every year, nearly 70

  • 22/3/02 - Ledbury swimmers keep league title

    LEDBURY & District ASC swimmers were celebrating their huge achievement of winning the Bluebell Properties Junior League for the second year following an exciting final round at Hereford on Saturday. Ledbury went into the final with a two point lead

  • Group return empty handed but satisfied

    DEFRA minister Elliot Morley is to write to the Department of Transport to voice support for the raising of the A4104 next to Upton-upon-Severn Marina. Upton's mayor, Roger Barker, accompanied county councillor Bob Bullock, district councillor Mary Wilkinson

  • First ever trade fair is hailed a "success"

    A FAIR organised by Upton-upon-Severn Town Council to reveal the "hidden" companies trading in Upton to its townsfolk has been hailed as a success by organisers and stallholders. "There were 220 people who came through the door," said town councillor

  • Friends shopping trip

    A COACH trip to Manchester's Trafford Park for a day of shopping and sightseeing is being planned by the Friends of Upton Primary School. The cost is £7 for adults, children £5 or families £20. Departure is 8am, return 8pm on Saturday, April 6. Bookings

  • 'Thoughtless, lazy parking'

    WITHOUT doubt Ledbury now benefits from the highest quality bus services ever known in the history of the town. The frequency of services to and from outlying villages and within the town itself is equalled only by the latest high-tech passenger-friendly

  • Day at the zoo

    A DAY out at the zoo is being planned to help raise funds for the Upton-upon-Severn-based mother and toddler group Baby and Co. A coach will depart for Twycross Zoo on Thursday, April 4, from local pick-up points. Adult tickets cost £8.50, children £7.50

  • Our jewel in the crown

    AS a "Brummie" domiciled in Malvern for 21 years, I wholeheartedly agree with Irene Strong's view that it is unthinkable for our splendid theatres complex to be sold to a commercial company (Your Letters, February 22). It has been said that Malvern people

  • 22/3/02 - Upton coast to fine victory

    UPTON Ladies were away to Droitwich III on Saturday for their penultimate league game of the season. DROITWICH III 0, UPTON 4 Playing into the sun in the first half Upton got into their stride early with precision passing. The Droitwich defence crumbled

  • Adding clarity

    I WAS disappointed to read a letter from Clara Slater (Your Letters, March 8) chair of Malvern Hills Agenda 21, which is somewhat premature. The results of the Vision 21 survey, conducted by the Malvern Hills Community Planning Partnership, have not yet

  • 22/3/02 - Four more for Coral Handley

    AN already under strength Colwall 2nds started the match against Badgers with ten players when one of their players was called away just before the start. COLWALL 2nds 4, BADGERS 2 Liz Curtis came to the rescue, dashing home to find her kit, and then

  • No compassion

    I CANNOT believe it! Malvern Hills District Council has decided that we should all have to put our filled dustbin bags out at the front of our properties. If you are in need of a new hip, live alone and can hardly even struggle around inside your house

  • 22/3/02 - Netball teams court success

    THE Malvern Girls' College junior netball teams have recently enjoyed success in both the U12 and U13 District Netball Tournaments. Both teams were unbeaten in their respective competitions to finish as overall winners. "We are really delighted for them

  • No objection

    PLANS for a new chalet bungalow in the garden of Old Orchard Bungalow, Upton-upon-Severn, have been approved. Members of Malvern Hills District Council's southern area planning sub-committee had no objection to the plans at their meeting on Monday (March

  • Auction at school

    AN AUCTION is taking place at Hanley Castle High School tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am. It is being organised to raise funds for the school, and viewing starts at 9am.

  • CCTV welcome

    WE moved to Malvern five years ago because we felt it a safer area to live in rather than Worcester, which on the whole it is. We were amused to read in the Malvern Gazette (March 15) that the Malvern area is one of the most "Crime free in the UK". We

  • Reunion planned

    CONGRATULATIONS to Ally Hardy for her feature on the demise of the Government apprenticeship scheme (Malvern Gazette, March 15). She withstood well the ramblings of two septuagenarians! Electronic and mechanical apprentices of later years will have recognised

  • Breaking with a proud tradition

    COMING so soon after the recent decision by many museums and institutions to abolish charges in line with enlightened Government policy, the swingeing fees now introduced for the first time by the Elgar Centre at Broadheath for researchers come as all

  • Investigation after charity meeting

    THE Charity Commission has confirmed it is looking into complaints made about the management and administration of the Upton-upon-Severn unit of the Severn Area Rescue Association. The Commission, which regulates charities, confirmed yesterday (Thursday

  • Objection is right on all counts

    WE do care, Martin Eager. We do not want our Market House disfigured by installing a lift (Your Letters, March 15). Our deputy mayor has it right on all counts. Support him. MRS PADDY STONE, Horse Lane Orchard, Ledbury.

  • Stark contrast

    IAN Morris (Your Letters, March 15) misleads us when he states that, on joining the euro, financial matters would all be decided "on the other side of the Channel, to suit Germany France et al". The Channel is only a 20 minute ride on a train and has

  • Pledge is given on hospital plan

    MALVERN could get its new hospital within four years with a promise that local needs will decide what services it then provides. Project team member Dr David Payler, also chairman of Malvern Primary Care Group, assured residents they would have a full

  • Special case?

    I am pleased that Coun Eager is so keen on motorists obeying the highway code in relation to getting tickets for illegal parking (Ledbury Reporter, March 15). I trust that the next time one of his delivery lorries completely blocks the road, which is

  • Artwork wins plaudits from church

    ARTWORK by a talented student from Dyson Perrins CE school in Malvern is to be displayed on church noticeboards throughout the town. Paul Gwilliam, who is studying for AS levels and an Art and Design GNVQ, was picked by the school's head of art to design

  • Faultless cast

    I FEEL that praise is due to the Malvern Light Opera Society for its production of the musical Oliver!. Having seen this show several times produced by professional and amateur companies, one can only congratulate the cast on its professional and enthusiastic

  • Simply splendid

    THE Hills truly were alive with the sound of music on Friday evening. Oliver! was a brilliant performance. West End, eat your heart out! The whole cast were simply splendid. From Fagin, Nancy and dear little flat-capped Charlie! Bless him, he must have

  • Cadet's effort

    A MALVERN army cadet has won a prize for collecting the most money during the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal in Worcestershire. As part of the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire, Michael Brinton's, new competition to thank army, air force and sea

  • We want more

    AFTER a very enjoyable evening at Malvern Theatres - I would like to say hearty congratulations to all concerned with the production of Oliver!. A superb performance by all. NOLA MITCHELL, Vandra Close, Malvern.

  • Access is key to church plan

    BUILDERS are set to move into Upton-upon-Severn Baptist Church next month to start work on a £220,000 renovation project - if issues concerning access to the rear of the site can be resolved. The town council has responded to a complaint from a member

  • Barrier to halt tipping in quarry

    CONSERVATORS are to erect a barrier across the entrance to West of England Quarry to stop fly-tipping at the site in West Malvern. The decision was taken at the board's meeting last Thursday (March 7), following a suggestion from Colwall representative

  • Paradise lost

    TO the yeomen of England, and especially to those in the county of Herefordshire whose land and soil reaps a rich harvest of fruit, dairy products and meat of the finest quality. Spare a thought for your fellows in the town where officialdom runs a deadly

  • Death at marina was an accident

    A four-year-old boy drowned in Upton-upon-Severn Marina after falling from his dad's boat, an inquest has heard. Dominic Naylor's body was discovered on the marina bed beneath the boat's open porthole. Worcestershire coroner Victor Round told Monday's

  • Show's line-up

    ALAN Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimm-ock will return to Malvern in May for this year's Spring Gardening Show at the Three Counties Showground. Mr Titchmarsh will be covering the event for the BBC Gardeners' World programme, and organisers at the Three Counties

  • Bid to aid jubilee events

    MALVERN Hills District Council wants to take on the power to make temporary road closures for Golden Jubilee events. Members of the district council's executive committee endorsed an approach to Worcestershire County Council at a meeting on Tuesday night

  • Improve life by facing the music

    A RETIRED Ledbury couple are proving that it is never too late to get into step and achieve excellence in dance. All it needs, if you follow Michael and Joan Walker's example, is a little natural talent and true dedication. The pensioners from Knapp Close

  • Hunt mood still defiant over ban

    Members of the Ledbury Hunt say they will defy the law and go to prison if foxhunting is banned. Ahead of the long-awaited Government statement on the issue, the Ledbury Hunt was backing the "compromise" solution of licensed hunts, favoured by the Lords

  • Opinion

    LAST night the Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter was among a number of local businesses recognised by Malvern Hills District Council in its annual Platinum Awards. The awards have not been around long, but because of the calibre of so many of our

  • Newton predicts football calamity

    FORMER Kidderminster Harriers supremo Lionel Newton has warned of an impending catastrophe for football if ITV Digital cannot stump up its promised cash. The ailing television broadcaster, backed by media giants Granada and Carlton, yesterday admitted

  • Morgan praised as visionary firm

    MALVERN'S Morgan Motor Company has won a place in an index of the top 100 innovative UK organisations for 2002. Published in The Guardian newspaper on Monday, the index of BT's Vision 100 research and awards programme for 2002 includes the Eden Project

  • Defensive switch on cards for Holloway

    JON Holloway could be drafted into Worcester City's defence for their clash with Crawley Town at St George's Lane tomorrow (3pm) with manager John Barton struggling to find 14 fit players. The midfielder is set to replace the suspended Mark Shail who

  • Milestone in bid to save markers

    CAMPAIGNERS working to preserve Worcestershire's milestones will host a conference dedicated to saving them after an initial campaign to re-establish the markers provoked an encouraging response. Upton Civic Society was among the organisations and individuals

  • FA hand Molby £500 fine

    KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Jan Molby has escaped a touchline ban after a disciplinary hearing in Sheffield yesterday. He was charged with bringing the game into disrepute following an incident that took place during Harriers' 1-0 LDV Vans Trophy victory

  • Pupils back campaign against poverty

    STUDENTS at Malvern Girls' College spent a day campaigning for an end to global poverty last week, with some help from an African visitor. All 54 girls in the Lower Fifth form, aged 15, took part in exercises which encouraged them to consider why poverty

  • Pupils spurred on by cancer tragedy

    PUPILS at a Malvern school have raised £1,700 for a cancer charity after being spurred on by the experiences of a family affected by the disease. Dyson Perrins students were inspired to fundraise by the story of twin brothers David and Andrew Parish,

  • Titles up for grabs at event

    A CLUTCH of titles are up for grabs in a championship kickboxing spectacular at Worcester's Perdiswell Leisure Centre tomorrow including the WKA Super Middleweight European Full Contact belt. Belgium crowd-pleaser Sinistra is up against Austin Caverly

  • Medal delight for fighters

    A TEAM of fighters from the Worcester-based Clive Harrison school of Tae Kwon-Do have enjoyed their first taste of the medals. Students returned home with a number of awards in in the Global Tae Kwon-Do International Southern Open Championships held in

  • Worcs duo open on level par in Madeira

    WORCESTERSHIRE'S John Bickerton and Jeremy Robinson both made steady starts to the Madeira Open yesterday. Bickerton, the Droitwich Golf Club member, hit back well after an opening bogey and had consecutive birdies at the fifth, sixth and seventh holes

  • 22/3/02 - Town now at home

    MALVERN Town entertain Ettingshall HT in the Express and Star West Midlands League tomorrow (Saturday), kick-off 2.45. The game was originally scheduled for Ettingshall, but the Black Country side's pitch is not available and they have agreed to switch

  • Abbey Jazz line-up

    MALVERN Rugby Club once again welcomes Abbey Jazz on Sunday (March 31). Bassist Len Thwaites will be joined by Roger Heeley on piano, Tony Pipkin on trumpet and flugelhorn, Ron Hills on trombone and Malcolm Garrett on drums. The session runs from 8pm

  • Talented line-up to set the town swinging

    A MOUTH-WATERING line-up of virtuoso talent from all over the world has been put together by organisers of this year's Cheltenham International Jazz Festival. A smorgasbord of blue notes, fluid scales and syncopated rhythms is set to get the town swinging

  • Putting skills to the test

    DROITWICH Lifesaving and Lifeguard Club are hosting a sponsored lifesaving night on Sunday, March 24, in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice Trust. The evening will start at 6pm, and about 25 people will be taking part. Each person will have all of their

  • Exhibitions in and around Worcester

    'Bags of Fun'. Bags can be made to hold all sorts of things, looking at bags from the past and artist-made bags for the future, be inspired to make bags of fun in this practical craft workshop. (Suitable for 7-13 year olds). March 27. 10.30-12.30pm. Cheltenham

  • Time they realised potential

    TREVOR Smith says Worcester people's apathy is to blame for the demise of the City carnival. When the issue was brought up last summer, I put pen to paper with some ideas that I felt could help bring back the "good old days". Among other things, I asked

  • Why we must leave the EU

    MR Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP (You Say, March 15) outlines five ways in which the Conservative MEPs think the European Union could be improved ranging from "No EU taxes" to "cutting red tape". All good points. However, he is either naive, or he thinks

  • Roadsweeper needs to do his job properly

    JOY Turner writes (You Say, March 13) suggesting everyone cleared outside their houses and use the litter bins, and so on, in readiness for the Queen's Jubilee, to make everything look tidy. It would be a great help, if and when the roadsweeper came up

  • Blair's sold out over his reform agenda

    AS a member of the Labour Party, I believe the Blair "reform" agenda has gone too far and is positioning the party outside its historic boundaries. Both in domestic and in European terms, Blair is committing the Labour Party to an economic model that

  • Essential guide to historical Britain

    A Visitor's Guide To A History Of Britain by Martin Davidson (BBC £14.99) THIS handy-sized precis of the BBC's much-acclaimed historical series comes just at a time when many people are thinking about a return to the great outdoors. This book provides

  • A most satisfying youngsters' tale

    A Flute in Mayferry Street by Eileen Dunlop (Floris Books, £4.99) A single-parent family with two children living in a huge, inherited house in Edinburgh sets the scene for this children's tale which includes hauntings and magical dreams. Eileen Dunlop

  • Outrage at circus parade for Easter

    A DISPUTE arose in Malvern a century ago over a visiting circus which proposed to parade through Malvern's streets on Good Friday. A letter signed by no fewer than 11 clergymen of Malvern was sent to the managers of Sanger's circus, deploring the proposal

  • Message to new Queen

    A SCHOOLGIRL'S letter to the soon to be crowned Queen was printed in the Malvern Gazette fifty years ago. Audrey Farmer, aged 12, of Abbey Road, was so upset at the Royal Family's bereavement that she penned and posted her own message of sympathy. "Dear

  • Historic woodwork found at local shop

    A RELIC from a long-lost Malvern historic building surfaced 50 years ago, according to the Malvern Gazette on March 21, 1952. A piece of oak panelling from Malvern Priory's 14th Century Guesten Hall was handed back to the Priory by local councillor J

  • A work of genius

    GENIUS comes to the cinema at Malvern Theatres this week, in the form of Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind (12). Russell Crowe's performance as John Forbes Nash Jnr earned him a nomination for best actor at next week's Academy Awards ceremony, with co-star

  • 19/3/02 - Disappointing defeat

    A DEPLETED Malvern Town slumped to a disappointing 3-1 defeat at Westfields in the quarter-final of the West Midlands League Premier Division Cup on Tuesday. WESTFIELDS 3, MALVERN TOWN 1 However, the first half begun as a fairly even affair, with most

  • Award-winning musical is filling the seats at theatre

    AN epic tale of life on the streets of Liverpool that has proven a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic is returning to Malvern's Festival Theatre. It sold out the first time it touched down in Malvern 18 months ago, but another opportunity to see Willy

  • 19/3/02 - Bromsgrove Rovers' chance to move to top

    BROMSGROVE Rovers can go top of the Midland Alliance if they beat Ludlow Town away tonight (7.45) and other results go their way. Leaders Stourbridge stumbled at the weekend with a 0-0 draw at Barwell and face another tough assignment at Quorn this evening

  • 22/3/02 - Quartet poised to lift Harriers for York challenge

    KIDDERMINSTER Harriers could have as many as four key players back after injury for tomorrow's must-win Nationwide League Division Three clash against York City at Bootham Crescent (3pm). Scott Stamps, Dean Bennett, Richie Appleby and Andy Ducros are

  • 22/3/02 - Newton predicts football calamity

    FORMER Kidderminster Harriers supremo Lionel Newton has warned of an impending catastrophe for football if ITV Digital cannot stump up its promised cash. The ailing television broadcaster, backed by media giants Granada and Carlton, yesterday admitted

  • 22/3/02 - Rangers so close to cup glory

    FOLLOWING the previous Saturday's inept league performance at home to Bewdley Town, Rangers travelled to the home of Worcester City FC on Wednesday evening for this WFA Junior Cup final not in the best form, in fact coveting just one win, that in the

  • 22/3/02 - Local football in short

    MALVERN RADAR 8, PLUMBERS ARMS 2 A HAT-TRICK from Radar's top-scorer Nial Henderson helped Radar to a comfortable Worcester Division Two win at Victoria Park last Sunday. Two first half goals from Henderson and a 20-yard free kick from Clive Churchill

  • 22/3/02 - Late Rees equaliser rescues AC 30

    CLUB AC 30 lost ground on league leaders Bull Allstars as Morgan Aero 8 scuppered their chances of victory last Sunday in the Malvern Football League. For the neutral this was an intriguing match to watch as both teams were evenly matched throughout this

  • Mobility training for the disabled drivers

    A WORCESTER driving school is helping people with disabilities attain a greater degree of independence. BSM has appointed instructor Alan Powell to provide mobility training at its centre in Angel Street. Mobility training is BSM's specialist training

  • Teaching Sir skills of business leadership

    A WORCESTER company is at the forefront of a new initiative to transfer business leadership skills to schools. Profit Through People Ltd, on Blackpole Road, recognises that leading a school today requires a similar range of skills and vision to managing

  • Bradfords invests £100,000 in city supplies premises

    A LEADING building supplies company has invested £100,000 in the redevelopment of its Worcester premises. Bradfords Building Supplies acquired the Tolladine Road site last year, plus a site in Malvern, when it purchased the goodwill and business assets

  • The hidden agenda behind GM trials?

    With reference to your report in last week's Stratford Journal, we felt we had to comment on Julian Little's remarks. He thinks that those who protested at the trials of genetically modified oil-seed rape in Long Marston should welcome the trials. However