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28/6/02 - Tim Wood first
TIM Wood won the VC Sevale's Chance Lane 10 time trial last week more than a minute ahead of second-placed Brian Boswell. Results: 1 Tim Wood 22.17, 2 Brian Boswell 23.18, 3 Dave Dickerson 23.36, 4 Mike Amery 23.49, 5 Kevin Minsky 25.19, 6 Dave Walker
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28/6/02 - Liam Killeen in Commonwealth Games team
MALVERN mountain bike star Liam Killeen has been selected for the England cycling team to compete at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. Killeen, aged 20, of Cromwell Road, earned his place after a series of good results in qualifying races and then
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28/6/02 - Hick blasts new record County total
GRAEME Hick admitted to being delighted by his return to high scoring form after burying Durham under an avalanche of runs. His record-busting New Road triple century has set Worcestershire up for an emphatic Frizzell County Championship Division Two
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28/6/02 - Colwall go through to the last 32
A RESOUNDING 132 run victory over Brockhampton saw Colwall through to the last 32 of the National Village Knockout on Sunday after a comprehensive batting performance. BROCKHAMPTON v COLWALL Batting first, having won the toss, Colwall took little time
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28/6/02 - Guy Solven at World Games
GUY Solven, the elder of the windsurfing Solven brothers, from Storridge, has been selected to represent Great Britain in the ISAF World Sailing Games in Marseilles from today (Friday) to July 11. Twenty-year-old Guy will be sailing in the men's fleet
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28/6/02 - Bowling and fielding is below par
BARNARDS Green visited second-placed Belbroughton in a crunch WCL Division Three match on Saturday. BELBROUGHTON v BARNARDS GREEN On winning the toss Rich Williams put the home team into bat on an excellent batting surface. Dave Haywood immediately set
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28/6/02 - Lottery turns down club's bid for money
PLAYERS at Malvern Rugby Football Club are facing the prospect of raising funds for the conversion of an old clubhouse themselves after their bid for Lottery cash was turned down. MRFC applied for a £36,000 grant from Sport England before Christmas. The
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Get some hot Latin passion in your life
WITH ruffled gipsy shirts and flouncy skirts filling the hangers of fashion boutiques, the dance inspiring the look comes to Malvern for a series of workshops starting this weekend. Both men and women will have the opportunity to embrace the passion and
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Tickets start to disappear as poetry comes to town
This year's Ledbury Poetry Festival looks set to break records with several events already sold out, including Jane Lapot-aire at Eastnor Castle. But a handful of "last chance" tickets are still available for some of the celebrity events, including for
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28/6/02 - Foundation hits target with kids
FOR all its wonderful attributes golf is still a sport that suffers from a poor public perception with many people still viewing it as a game for well-off professionals or as a place for businessmen to cut a deal. It is of course nothing like that and
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28/6/02 - Trials at Town
MALVERN Town FC U16s are holding trials/training on Saturday, June 29 and July 6 at Malvern Town's ground (Langland Stadium), starting at 10.30am. Any player who feels he has the required ability to progress through the club's highly successful youth
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28/6/02 - Soccer school for holidays
A FIVE day soccer school for children from school years 3-6 is being held at Malvern Town FC during the school holidays. The course, designed on FA guidelines will be run by Les Jones and Danny Wren, both qualified FA coaches based in Malvern. Every child
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Tough going but the pain has gain
The Source and Different Cikadas - Trygve Seim, Oyvind Braekke, Per Oddvar Johansen. WARNING - this CD is not for the squeamish. Prepare yourself for an aural challenge, but do not even consider attempting this challenge if your musical preferences are
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Soul sister to belt them out at rare appearance in Midlands
ONE of the all-time greats of soul music will be providing a huge treat to her UK fans in the autumn when she makes a rare appearance this side of the pond. Dionne Warwick, with that instantly recognisable voice, will be gracing us in the West Midlands
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28/6/02 - Annual meeting for Welland Juniors
WELLAND Juniors AGM is today (Friday) commencing at 7.30pm at The Hill Centre, Upton-upon-Severn and all members are invited to attend. There are spaces on the committee and more help will be needed for next season in order to take the club forward. All
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28/6/02 - Price and Brookes star
BARNARDS Green Seconds entertained Weoley Hill on Sunday on a ground fit for a county match. BARNARDS GREEN II v WEOLEY HILL Batting first the Green got off to a slow but assured start, with Marc Jones looking particularly comfortable before he missed
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28/6/02 - Newland's display crushes Stone
NEWLAND made the trip to Stone on Saturday and ground out an excellent 24 WCL Division Five points as they defeated their hosts by 46 runs. STONE v NEWLAND Newland won the toss and elected to bat on a very bouncy strip, both openers struggled to gain
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28/6/02 - Green settle for draw as Hawk homes in
BELBROUGHTON were this week's visitors to North End Lane for the WCL match against Barnards Green Seconds. BARNARDS GREEN II v BELBROUGHTON II Starting their innings in light drizzle, the visitors' Ross and Barrett were soon dismissed but Jessop played
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28/6/02 - Run feast for Gifford and Murtagh
MALVERN College 1st XI had by far the better of a draw with their traditional rivals, Shrewsbury School, on Sat-urday. Malvern's acclaimed batting line up, led by Will Gifford who is in prime form at the moment, put the Shrewsbury attack to the sword,
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28/6/02 - Knapper turns game with off spin
THE Green played host to Fladbury and were looking for a victory after two league defeats. BARNARDS GREEN III v FLADBURY II Skipper Jones won the toss and put Fladbury into bat. Openers Sudlow (20) and Wickerson (12) played aggressively before J Longmore
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The Ghost Train n Review: Malvern Theatres
SOME good effects helped create a build-up of tension in The Ghost Train, the latest showing at Malvern Theatres. As a group of stranded passengers come to terms with spending a night in a remote Cornish station, they learn from the stationmaster (Henry
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Masterpieces n Review: Malvern Theatres
Noel Coward's observations made in snappy witticisms, penetrating comments on society classes and memorable criticisms of human behaviour were reviewed by a small group of high calibre, celebrated and versatile performers, all seen in recent television
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Anna in running for national title
A teacher at a Hanley Swan school has beaten hundreds of others to reach the finals of the West Midlands Teaching Awards. Anna Streather, of St Gabriel's with St Mary's Primary School, is to travel to Birmingham on Wednesday (July 3) for the event, organised
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Jazz event sets record
ADVANCE ticket sales for this weekend's International Oliver Cromwell Jazz Festival in Upton have beaten all records in the event's 17-year history. Thousands have been snapped up in advance of the three-day event, which starts today (Friday). Organiser
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BBQ boost for Guides
A BARBECUE and coffee evening is being organised by Upton Friends of Guiding to raise money for Rangers, Guides and Brownies in the district. A raffle and games will be laid on and any donations for the white elephant, home produce or book stalls will
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All welcome here . . .
THE Chairman of Upton's Tourism and Trade Association, Bill Dovey, has countered claims that the town should concentrate on attracting wealthy tourists. Responding to comments made to Upton town council by Angela Lessimore, Malvern Hills District Council
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Fete awaits at Boynes
A SUMMER fete is being held on Saturday, July 6, at the Boynes nursing home on Upper Hook Road. It will take place between 2.30pm and 5pm. Stalls, a brass band, local strawberries and cream, a barbecue and face-panting will be among the attractions. Admission
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Garden party fundraiser
A JUBILEE garden party is being held to raise funds for the restoration of the organ at St Mary Magdalene Church, Twyning, near Upton. It will take place between 2pm and 5pm tomorrow (Saturday) at Birds Farm, High Street. Plants, books, face-painting,
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Councillor given all-clear to present reports on future of theatres
MALVERN Hills District Council's nominated representative on the Malvern Theatres Trust, Coun Bryan Smith, has given the council two reports on the future of the theatre - but only after being given the all-clear from a standards watchdog. Coun Smith,
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Delight our eyes
WHY are present-day stage productions so visually unsatisfying? Recent visits to the Malvern Festival Theatre, where I saw plays performed in front of minimalist scenery, have confirmed this view. Yes, I am aware that imaginative lighting can enhance
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Significant dates
THIS month contained two dates of which all British people should be aware, June 6 and June 18. These are, respectively, the dates of D-Day and the Battle of Waterloo. Regrettably, a majority of people under 40 will not know much about, or understand
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Odd conduct
I AM dismayed at the apparent widespread hostility in the area to the new Code of Conduct for parish councillors - the comments of Bill Wiggin being a case in point (Malvern Gazette, June 21). The Code of Conduct is intended to promote good practice,
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Bonfire morons
IN this otherwise pleasant part of Malvern the occasional dry and sunny day has again triggered the 'garden bonfire morons', causing those of us who live downwind to close windows and dry washing indoors. Roll on the legislation, which will curb this
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'Back in touch with the food we eat'
I WOULD like to tell other people about the interesting change in the eating habits of our household in recent months! Every Thursday we now receive, delivered to the door by our local organic food shop Greenlink, a box of fruit, vegetables and salad
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Power cut as cable explodes
AN underground power cable exploded at a Malvern Link industrial estate, sending flames leaping into the air. The accident took place just before 7pm on Thursday, June 20. Nearly 1,500 customers in the area lost their electricity and power supplies further
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BT blocks pavement with pole
Phil Symmonds couldn't believe his eyes when a telegraph pole appeared right in the middle of the pavement near his house. The pole blocks the pavement in Orford Way, Malvern, forcing pedestrians and mums with prams to walk in the road to get round it
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Oil slick pollutes brook
THE Environment Agency has appealed for people to dispose of waste oil responsibly after a brook in Victoria Park, Malvern, was polluted. Severn Trent officers were alerted last week following complaints from neighbours in Park Close. Malvern Town Council
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Serious topic
HOW dare some of your letter writers tell us what and what not to write about! Naturally, most dog owners would prefer not to read letters of criticism. The Malvern Gazette is a local paper and deals with local issues. The problems caused by dogs is just
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Milk row farmer in dispute with trust
A BOSBURY farmer who keeps a dairy herd on trust land is considering complaining to the Charity Commission because he believes Herefordshire Council is not doing enough to fill its farming tenancies with ex-servicemen and women. John Barron, a former
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Peter's passion for the arts keeps festival alive
AS one of the highlights of the cultural year, the annual Autumn in Malvern Festival draws in hundreds of people from all over Britain. A celebration of the visual and aural arts, each festival is themed around a country. Art from that country is shown
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Hotel in £800,000 expansion plan
A TOP hotel is to spend £800,000 upgrading its facilities. The Cottage in the Wood, in Malvern Wells, has submitted plans for an extensive rebuilding programme to Malvern Hills District Council. This involves the demolition of an existing eight-suite
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Hundreds sign protest petition
HUNDREDS of people in Malvern signed cards and petitions in protest against live animal exports at the weekend. The response by members of the public was generated by human billboards in Church Street, in an event organised by Compassion in World Farming
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Hick blasts new record County total
GRAEME Hick admitted to being delighted by his return to high scoring form after burying Durham under an avalanche of runs. His record-busting New Road triple century has set Worcestershire up for an emphatic Frizzell County Championship Division Two
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Calm words can prevail where tough action fails
TACKLING anti-social behaviour is one of the most pressing problems facing local authorities and other agencies today, and great strides are being taken in dealing with it. In the last few weeks, for instance, Elgar Housing Association has announced a
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Veni, vidi, visited . . .
Route 66 AD: On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists by Tony Perrottet (Ebury Press, £9.99) ARMED with only the essentials - a backpack full of ancient texts and an equally-old highway map - the author set out to copy the itinerary of the Romans. From
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It's Ladies Day at Pitchcroft
WORCESTER Racecourse hosts one of the showpiece events of the racing calendar tomorrow with Ladies Day. Bouquets of flowers will be awarded to the best-dressed female and the best hat on the day at Pitchcroft. And amid the festivities will be seven top-class
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McNulty setting the pace
ZIMBABWE'S Mark McNulty stormed to the top of the leaderboard as the second round of the Murphy's Irish Open got under way at Fota Island today. The 48-year-old, whose best finish this year was his 19th at the Volvo PGA Championship, took advantage of
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Fifty years on and you have to laugh
WELL, the Queen's Jubilee has been and gone, it would seem that a great deal of fun was had by all. The NFU and Farmers Guardian joined forces to promote the lighting of beacons across the country to raise money for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute
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Tim on form to finish in top 10
Malvern's Tim Wood, riding for Stourbridge CC, gained another top 10 place in a national time trial championship when he finished seventh in the National 50-mile event. This came just a few weeks after Wood took an impressive fifth in the National 25-
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Quick-fire Francis wraps up victory
THE Worcestershire County League defeated the Staffordshire Clubs League by 75 runs at Old Elizabethans CC, Worcester in the quarter-final of the Midland Club Cricket Conference Inter League Knock-Out competition. In a 45-over match Staffs won the toss
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Countdown to season begins
MALVERN Rugby Club begin the countdown to their new Midlands One season next week when the players check in for pre-season training. The hardy bunch have already been attending Monday aerobics training, which continue, and Wednesday fitness sessions throughout
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28/6/02 - Teams ...
BARNARDS GREEN CC Saturday, June 29 1st XI v Highley (Home). Meet 1pm. R Williams (Capt), P Drinkwater, J Clarke, T Clarke, T Williams, D Bell, J Curtis, G Glendinning (Wkt), K Golder, C Hill, I Scullion. Match sponsored by Three of a Kind. 2nd XI v Highley
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Movies
MURDER BY NUMBERS (15) Barbet Schroeder's riveting crime thriller, which owes a huge debt to Hitchcock, centres on two friends who commit a murder for the thrill of it. Odeon, Worcester 12.30, 3.30, 6.15, 8.45. UCI Merry Hill (1.00 not Sat/Sun) 3.30,
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Upton concert is a family affair
A FAMILY connection is to form the basis of a high-class concert organised by Upton Arts Music Group. Sheila Quine will be direc-ting the Julian Singers, a group she founded nearly a decade ago with her son, Richard, featured as solo baritone. Mr Quine
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BBC Singers launching festival
THE BBC Singers will launch the 2002 Cheltenham International Festival of Music next week. The festival features some of the finest performers from around the world, with particular emphasis on Australia. It has an ongoing partnership with Sydney Festival
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Jubilee! show full of golden oldies
SEVEN local dramatic and musical societies are staging a show to celebrate the Golden Jubilee at Malvern's Forum threatre on Sunday, July 7. Around 200 performers, musicians and backstage staff, under the umbrella of Malvern and District Community Arts
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Well done
LOOKING after the workforce has won a top award for a Bromsgrove firm. PolymerLatex has been given the Investors In People award for the way it trains and develops the 70 employees at its site in Stoke Works. Human Resources manager Angie Abraham picked
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Man who lets his passion flower
The Luberon Garden by Alex Dingwall-Main (Ebury Press £6.99) This gardening book is different. There are no lavish diagrams or glossy photographs, just a few drawings. The subject is a neglected, but formerly charming garden in Provence. Now, before you
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Veni, vidi, visited . . .
Route 66 AD: On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists by Tony Perrottet (Ebury Press, £9.99) ARMED with only the essentials - a backpack full of ancient texts and an equally-old highway map - the author set out to copy the itinerary of the Romans. From
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Is it one rule for one?
CENTRAL News reported that Solihull General Hospital is not to be downgraded, after the local NHS Trust agreed to find the money needed to keep it fully operational. Now, why couldn't our NHS Trust do the same for Kidderminster? Is it a case of one rule
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Peace, love
IN reply to Mr Mountford (You Say, June 15) neither Christ nor Buddha ever went to war. They both believed in peace, love and compassion to all. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
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A disgrace
I AGREE with Mr J Roberts (Evening News, June 19) about the disgrace of Astwood Road Cemetery. My parents are buried there and we had a shock to see what a mess it has become. It is heart-breaking to see it in this state. H RATCLIFFE, Worcester.
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Yet another Euro rule
THE Press is being held to account by a government built, elected and surviving by using Alistair Campbell's media tactics. We see yet another revelation on the ever-growing mountains of disused fridges, a problem that was obvious even to the man in the
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Everything from food to dancing
THE Press is being held to account by a government built, elected and surviving by using Alistair Campbell's media tactics. We see yet another revelation on the ever-growing mountains of disused fridges, a problem that was obvious even to the man in the
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Why council agreed to 24-hour opening
I FEEL that I must respond to the letter written by Craig and Sally Mills (You Say, June 22) regarding Tesco's 24-hour opening. First, I am on the planning committee and yes, I did support the planning application that gave Tesco's temporary planning
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Let's slim down our waste-line
THE biggest campaign to cut down on waste ever to be launched in Worcestershire got under way at the Hill and Moor site near Pershore this week. Severn Waste Services' £600,000 'Welcome to Our Future' campaign is urging the public to rethink their attitude
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High hopes for a high-tech hospital
THE transfer of the first patients to the new Worcestershire Royal Hospital this weekend will mark another major step forward in the work done by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to provide a comprehensive, cohesive and accessible healthcare service
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A man of many names
NOT many people can lay claim to having the autograph of Miss Sri Lanka 1986 or 'Nicole' from the famous Renault television adverts, but these are just a couple of the more unusual signatures that Bidford man Dennis Malin has collected. Mr Malin, aged
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Lament for lives lost to killer drugs
LAST week Warwickshire coroner, Michael Coker lamented the high number of inquests he has had to conduct already this year. At a heroin overdose inquest last week he said: "This evil substance does nobody any good. It leads to an extremely poor quality
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Life of POW John is recalled in diaries
STORIES of life in a First World War prisoner of War camp in Germany have been brought to life for Kevin Halford through the diary his grandfather kept. The grandfather, Corporal John Halford, a market gardener from Bretforton, left his grandson his war
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Waiting to see what turns up
THERE was one pub I went into where I met a bloke who claimed to be the only man in Ireland who had a duck that drowned, said best selling author McCarthy. These are the kind of stories Pete McCarthy stumbles across while obeying his rule of travelling
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Is this court closure the end of an era for local justice?
THE DOORS of Evesham court have closed to local justice, and Journal court reporter Gerry Barnett who first used the press bench there over 50 years ago has been getting reaction from others involved for many years: John Johnson, a magistrate for nearly
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Exhibitions in and around Worcester
Elgar & Royalty Exhibition at The Elgar Birthplace Museum, Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester until October 31. Celebrating Worcester's Royal Connections Exhibition at The Elgar Birthplace Museum, Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester
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Live gigs near you
Saturday June 29: Tony Martin. Sketchleys Sports & Social Club, Worcester Trivia. Barbourne Ex-Servicemens Club. Sunday June 30: Marade. Barbourne Ex-Servicemens Club. Thursday July 4: Bob Fox. The Studio at The Courtyard, Hereford. Alan Price. The
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What's on at your local theatre
Ian Lavender, Henry McGee and Louise Jameson star in The Ghost Train. June 24-29. Malvern Festival Theatre. Details from Box Office on 01684 892277 or email www.malvern-theatres.co.uk) Just Between Ourselves starring Les Dennis and Jean Boht. July 2-6
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Entertainment free at college
SHAKESPEARE and classical music will be taking centre stage at Malvern College in the coming week and the public are invited along for free. The school's annual Concerto Concert, at 7.30pm this Sunday (June 30) in Big School, includes nine extracts from
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Saint's power not diminished
NOVELS, theatre, film, television. There's very little actor Ian Ogilvy hasn't turned his attention to and made a success of in the entertainment industry. But while Loose Chippings (Book) Design for Living (The Globe) and Tom, Dick and Harriet (Thames
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Laughs in store
JEAN Boht, who starred as Nellie Boswell in TV's Bread, is at Malvern Theatres in Just Between Ourselves from July 2 to 6. Joining the busy Liverpudlian actress in Alan Ayckbourn's classically observed comedy is onetime Family Fortunes host and Brookside
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A dream of steam for enthusiasts
IN sidings behind the now deserted Royal Engineers depot at Long Marston lies an apparently ramshackle collection of railway coaches, engines and hoppers in varying states of repair or disrepair. The bulk of them - about 30 pieces of mostly industrial
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Book recaptures 50 Golden Years of Queen's reign
In common with the rest of the nation, the Vale of Evesham, Stratford and the Cotswolds are preparing to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Indeed, Her Majesty is already touring the country in this, her 50th year as Monarch. The Journal series is
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Why the Vale's asparagus is a World beater
ASPARAGUS grown at Badsey won a "best in the world tag" from a former Vale of Evesham woman now living in America. Valerie Gobie, of Occoguan, Virginia, contacted the Journal after reading about Bomfords at Salford Priors going into asparagus growing
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Pioneers aim to help others keep the streets safe
THE village of Broadway formed a community safety group about three years ago. Its success so far has impressed Wychavon and the police so much that one of the members, Ian Thomas, has been asked to give a talk to a whole host of delegates tomorrow (Friday
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Quiet revolution in health care
IT was easy to be cynical and to see it as just one more re-organisation, said Mr Barlow, but he pointed out that health minister Alan Milburn had made it very clear it was the last re-organisation for the foreseeable future. "We are a totally different
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Tales of ghostly goings-on have pub staff spooked
SPOOKED staff at The Fleece Inn in Bretforton are appealing for psychic investigators to spend a night at the historic pub restaurant and uncover the secrets of its ghostly past. Following a series of eerie events at the National Trust owned medieval
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Bells set to ring out over the Vale after ten-year silence
EASTER Sunday will be extra special in Evesham as the Carillon in the world-famous landmark the Bell Tower will play after a silence of nearly 10 years. For over 120 years the people of Evesham heard tunes played on the bells in the Bell Tower five times
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Just how prepared are we for a Royal event?
JUNE 3 this year marks the Queen's Golden Jubilee, which will be heralded in villages, towns, and cities across the country with a variety of commemorative events and a public holiday for everyone to join in the camaraderie. But all-in-all it seems as
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Project brings historic buildings back to life
THE culmination of years of hard work by lovers of historic buildings will come to fruition this year. Neglected listed buildings in Cowl Street, Evesham, are about to be completely renovated. The old pet shop forming number 31 and 32 is to be taken back
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Greenham veterans still on call to protest
TWO pensioners from Pershore remain on 24-hour call, 20 years after their first demonstration at Greenham Common. Freddie Fredericks and Anji Clarke from Farleigh Road are so committed to the peace movement and the protection of the environment that they
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Nichola's bravery is inspiration to others
THE youngest of Andrea Holland's two daughters, Nichola, was playing outside one day in June 2001 when, as all children do, she took a tumble. That was the start of a nightmarish 12 months for Mrs Holland and her family, who live in Donney Brook in Evesham
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Flagging up good behaviour of fans
TONY Blair was, predictably, the first politician to congratulate the England team for their brave efforts in South Korea and Japan. He was expressing his pride for our boys within an hour of their 2-1 World Cup defeat at the hands of Brazil last Friday
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Claines pub is pretty as a picture - and it's official
A HISTORIC Worcester public house has won an award for being so pretty. The Mug House, in Claines, has won a Jubilee Heritage Award in the national "Britain's Prettiest Pubs" awards. They recognise the role pubs play in helping to preserve the best aspects
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28/6/02 - County representative
MALVERN Girls' College pupil Cressida Nnyanzi, aged 15, represented Worcestershire in the County Athletic Championships held at the Alexandra Stadium in Birmingham. She competed in the 80m hurdles in the Under 17 age group and ran a personal best time
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Car crash man on child rape charge
A MAN killed after his car hit a barn wall in Upon-upon-Severn was due in court on a child rape charge, it has emerged. Paul Kitsull had been committed for trial at Worcester Crown Court charged with the rape of a female under 16 and sexual intercourse
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Addict stole money from daughter
A PERSHORE heroin addict stole a Giro cheque from his 16-year-old daughter and cashed it to buy drugs. Dean Davis took the £31.95 cheque out of the post and cashed it at the town Post Office, Worcester Magistrates Court heard yesterday. Sally Hill, prosecuting
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Shock bid against teen pregnancies
FREE contraceptives could be handed out to pupils in Worcestershire's secondary schools under new Government plans. The proposal is part of a new Department of Health strategy to further reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies. According to the DoH, 7.5
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Ministers keep lid on rent rise
RENTS to live in Worcestershire's council houses should rise by no more than £2 per week after inflation this year, the Government has said. Ministers are attempting to protect tenants against huge hikes in rent after giving local authorities extra cash
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Former Mayor is talking rubbish
A FORMER Worcester mayor and award-winning comedian are joining forces to clean up the Faithful City. Coun Derek Prodger will be launching the world's first motorised dustbin during a special event at Angel Place today. The event is being supported at
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Demolition bid set for rejection
AN outline plan to demolish Little Witley Garage and replace it with two houses looks set to be refused by Malvern Hills planners. Little Witley Parish Council and residents in the area would like to see the disused garage site developed, but planning
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Learn Direct scheme attractsall ages
YOUNG mums and retired people are just some of the residents taking advantage of a much needed learning facility in Dines Green. The Learn Direct Centre, which opened two months ago, has proved a hit with people of all ages. The centre offers flexible
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Roof fall stag night reveller is still fighting for life
A STAG night reveller who lay undiscovered for 48 hours after falling through a Worcester market roof is still in a critical condition. Tom Wilkes is still fighting for his life at Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham. Tom, from Sedgley, West Midlands
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Safety officers' settees danger warning
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Trading Standards officers are urging people to be aware of the fire hazard caused by settees. Workers' Union GMB has claimed one in five sofas imported to Britain do not meet fire safety regulations. Worcestershire's Trading Standards
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A465 drivers in the spotlight
DRIVERS on a major Herefordshire road will be under the spotlight next month as part of a road traffic police initiative to reduce bad driver behaviour. A team of road traffic police officers will be monitoring road users in an effort to reduce casualties
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28/6/02 - Fixtures ...
SATURDAY CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS GLOS/WILTS Division One: Colwall v Hatherley & Reddings. Division One 2nd XIs: Hatherley & Reddings II v Colwall II. WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division One 1st XIs: Bromyard v Ombersley. Division One 2nd
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DEFRA BUYING UP BLIGHTED HOMES
THE GOVERNMENT has bought two houses belonging to people desperate to move away from Throckmorton's foot-and-mouth burial site. The fact that the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs agreed to purchase the homes at full asking price
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Signed Hobbit to fetch record sum
A FIRST edition copy of The Hobbit, given to his Worcestershire aunt by author J R R Tolkien, could fetch a record price of up to £50,000 at a Sotheby's auction. The book, containing the inscription, "Aunt Jane from JRRT with love October 6th, 1937" is
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Contemporary art graces stately home
A SCULPTURE that was awarded the inaugural Jerwood Sculpture Prize has been unveiled at Witley Court. The bronze piece was created by Benedict Carpenter, who studied art in London, and is the first winner of the £20,000 prize, which was created to encourage
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Olympian Kris drops in on city club
OLYMPIC gold medallist Kriss Akabusi is getting local people from business and communities motivated to raise money for children in Nigeria. Mr Akabusi, now a motivational speaker through the Akabusi Company's Fit4Business workshop seminars, was a guest
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Arsonists design fire alert posters
YOUTHS who caused £10,000-worth of damage to Droitwich's Lido Park have designed posters to warn against the dangers of fire. The three youths set fire to play equipment in the park on Friday, March 8 and were later arrested. All three, who cannot be
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Fresh appeal for info on gang attack
WORCESTER police are still appealing for information about a vicious attack on a young man in broad daylight, but have made progress. Following an appeal in the Evening News, they received one call about the assault on 24-year-old Ben Preece. They say
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Jumping for joy after dance win
A WORCESTER schoolgirl has been declared a dancing champion after beating adults as well as dancers her own age in a dance competiton. Demi Humphries, aged 11, not only won the under-12 champions section, but also beat all the other section winners, from
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Milestone for ethnic aid group
A VITAL translation service that helps non-English speakers across the hurdles of everyday life is celebrating 12 years of service in Worcester. Ethnic Access Link was launched by a city GP who saw the problems ethnic minorities faced taking a sick child
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House refuses to mop up flood risk
MINISTERS are refusing to take action against an insurance company which is denying cover to properties at risk of flooding. The news is a blow to householders in Worcestershire and Herefordshire who have suffered the agony of flooding in the past two
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Golf cash raised in memory of boy
THE mother of a four year-old boy who drowned in Upton-on-Severn last summer has presented a trophy in his name to the winners of a charity golf tournament. The event at the Hilton Hotel, Puckrup, raised £1,108 for the Upton unit of the Severn Area Rescue
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Man hurt in head-on van smash
A VAN driver was seriously injured in a head-on collision on the A49 in Grafton. The collision happened when the driver of the Peugeot van failed to stop at roadworks on the road from Hereford to Ross-on-Wye yesterday afternoon. He collided with a blue
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Action plan for elderly
ELDERLY people across the county could be given a better quality of life, if a new county council plan is pushed through. Worcestershire County Council is in the process of developing an action plan to make sure the elderly have enough support to remain
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Cabbies' road rage at delays
TAXI drivers in Kidderminster say they are being driven round the bend by changes to the town's road system. Journey times are being doubled at peak times, they claim, because of bottlenecks around New Road, Green Street and the Worcester Road island
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Anger at mixed-sex ward
ANGER is mounting over the use of a mixed-sex ward at Hereford County Hospital. The practice, revealed in the Evening News three weeks ago, has been described as a "shameful affront to dignity". Herefordshire Community Health Council complained to Hereford
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28/6/02 - Courts upset mens team
AN uneven bounce on shale courts was a contributing factor to Manor Park Mens D demise when they lost 5-1 against Bromsgrove D on Sunday. Brendon Lawler and Stephen Bamford won their first match in three sets both in impressive form. Alas however their
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This is the Way to view country
IT'S time to tackle the third stage of the Worcestershire Way and, for many people, this may be the very finest stretch of the entire walk. Right from the start there are glorious views, with the Clee Hills prominent to the north-west as you walk through
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Easy route for a summer afternoon
This is one of the easiest and pleasantest walks imaginable and ideal for a summer afternoon. It begins in Upton, one of the most charming of Severnside towns, and takes you through riverside meadows before returning through Holdfast, a straggling hamlet
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28/6/02 - Golf clubhouse officially opened
THE Worcestershire Golf Club reached another milestone when its new clubhouse was officially opened on Saturday by the former captain of the Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team, Peter McEvoy. About 200 people were at the ceremony to usher in the
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28/6/02 - Malvern win in thrilling finish
MALVERN produced another excellent performance to beat local rivals Worcester Nomads in a thrilling finish at Regency Road in this WCL Division Two fixture. MALVERN v WORCESTER NOMADS Malvern enjoyed an excellent start, due to an opening partnership of
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28/6/02 - New players welcome at rugby club training
THE World Cup is nearly at an end, Midsummer Day has been and gone, Wimbledon is well under way, it can only mean one thing - Malvern Rugby Club training sessions for the new season are about to commence. The hardy and the keen have been attending Monday
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28/6/02 - Tag-rugby sessions
MALVERN Rugby Club are keen to get youngsters in the mood for the 2003 Rugby World Cup by holding weekly tag-rugby sessions right through the summer holidays. The sessions for 9 to 11 year olds (Year 4 to 6) will be held at the Malvern RFC facilities
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28/6/02 - Busy time at Prescott
WITH the hill climbing season now right up to speed, there's a busy time at Prescott this weekend (June 29 and 30) when the Bugatti Owners' Club hosts the Clark's TVR Midland Hill Climb Championship meeting. Second only in importance to the British title
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28/6/02 - Semi-final spot for League XI
THE Worcestershire County League defeated the Staffs Clubs League in the quarter final of the Midland Club Cricket Conference Inter League Knock-Out at Old Elizabethans ground on Wednesday. In a 45 overs per side match Staffs won the toss and asked Worcestershire
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28/6/02 - New players welcome at training
THE World Cup is nearly at an end, Midsummer Day has been and gone, Wimbledon is well under way, it can only mean one thing - Malvern Rugby Club training sessions for the new season are about to commence. The hardy and the keen have been attending Monday
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More success for artist
RENOWNED Malvern artist David Prentice last week had his work accepted into a prestigious national watercolour competition. The Malvern Wells-based artist will see two paintings of the London skyline included in the Singer & Friedlander/ Sunday Times
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28/6/02 - Charity crib
MALVERN Cancer Care Group is holding its tenth annual charity crib knockout competition at the Express Inn public house, Quest Hills Road, Malvern, starting on Monday, July 8. Organisers are hoping to take the total raised to over £10,000 this year and
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28/6/02 - Sailing sessions
ARDEN Sailing Club will be offering a free taster day at its Defford base on Sunday (June 30). The club, a recognised Royal Yachting Association teaching establishment, will be offering people the chance to experience the sport at its base near Pershore
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Record-breaker back to his best
GOOD news for Worcestershire cricket followers - Graeme Hick is back to his best! And to prove it the 36-year-old star re-wrote the record books yesterday by notching 315 not out, the highest score by a County batsman at New Road. It eclipsed the 311
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Mountain of cultural influences to get you grooving
A HOT fusion of African, Caribbean, jazz and rock will be coming to Worcester when e2K play Huntingdon Hall. The eight-piece world and roots group generate a party atmosphere with their bubbling mix of Afro grooves, jazzy horns and haunting folk melodies
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28/6/02 - Corse and Staunton lift six-a-side trophy
CORSE and Staunton demolished Eastnor in the final of West Malvern Cricket Club's annual U13 six-a-side tournament last Sunday. They lifted the A J Scott Cup after bowling Eastnor out for just 18 in the five over game. The runners up had some consolation
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28/6/02 - 650 runs scored in just 80 overs
WORCESTER Nomads friendly against Broadway proved something of a run feast. WORCESTER NOMADS v BROADWAY There was 650 runs scored in 80 overs, three centuries and a 98, including a fine innings by 16-year-old Malvern College student Blake Raymond completing
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28/6/02 - Nomads II stumped by tail enders
NOMADS Seconds were once again frustrated by the tail enders hanging on to stave off defeat in their home fixture against Malvern. WORCESTER NOMADS II v MALVERN II Nomads batsmen were totally in command of the visitors attack, amassing 274-4. Opener Chris
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Mum's the word for town fire crews
YOUNG mums could be the answer to a mini recruitment crisis that has hit Upton fire crews. A dozen firefighters are needed to provide the minimum level of cover needed for the town and a spate of retirements has left just ten. Spokesman Alec Mackie said
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RNLI branch gets award
THE Upton branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute has won an award from the charity's national committee in recognition of its fundraising efforts. John and Sylvia Pountney picked up the special Branch Award at a regional conference held at Shenstone
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A chance to have a voice on the future
RESIDENTS are being urged to have their say on the first detailed version of Wychavon District Council's Local Plan Review which was published yesterday (Wednesday). The plan contains policies to guide and control development throughout the district and
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Splash out at sale
A car boot sale to raise funds for Upton Water Festival will be held on the sports field on Sunday, July 7. Gates open at noon. The run takes place from 1pm to 4pm.
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Skatepark may face legal action
Residents who say rowdy youths are blighting their lives are considering taking legal action to have a Malvern skatepark removed. Those with gardens backing on to Victoria Park claim noise, bad language and other anti-social behaviour has become intolerable
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One more for the roads...
Malvern Hills District Council has charged me £20 for making a simple mistake. I chose to park in the new car park behind the Unicorn for two hours to avoid parking in an awkward spot on St Ann's Road. However, I was 12 minutes late returning from an
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28/6/02 - Rangers set for season
MALVERN Rangers FC held its AGM last Wednesday evening at sponsors Willie Thorne's Snooker Club, who have agreed continued sponsorship for the forthcoming season. An excess of income over expenditure of £326.68 was declared, this despite the additional
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Public need information
THIS letter is to add my small part by way of encouragement to you in your mounting campaign to get the issue of the future of Malvern Theatres at least out into the open. My wife and I have been theatre-goers for many years and the amenities of the theatre
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Death crash 'inevitable'
RESIDENTS living near the site of a crash which claimed the life of a 61-year-old man say that it was only a matter of time before a fatality happened. Trevor Keith Dyke, from Tolley Road, Kidderminster, was airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital after a Suzuki
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Misleading name
SO Christopher Kingsley (Your Letters, May 24) wants to see truth, honesty and facts in the debate over Regional Assemblies. What a shame he can't practice what he preaches! He signs himself as a member of 'The West Midlands Constitutional Convention
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Cyclist Ross dies, aged 47
RESPECTED cyclist Ross Gilfillan died suddenly from a heart illness last Thursday (June 20), while on business in Berkshire. Mr Gilfillan, aged 47, of Upper Welland Road, Upper Welland, had been working in Reading as customer support manager for Bromyard
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Council takes legal advice
ONE of the top law firms in Birmingham is being employed by Malvern Town Council to try and recover some of the money paid to former town clerk Stuart McDonough. Town clerk Shirley Young met with partners from Pinsent Curtis Biddle last Thursday for two-and-a-half
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Rocking the boat
Vandalism rules! It would seem so in Ledbury, the temporary toilets have now been removed from Bye Street and Ledbury is faced with another summer of inadequate public toilets thanks in part to a mindless yob element and the lack of adequate policing
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No option over closure
NO alternative site will be set up while the Newland waste site is closed, Malvern Hills district councillors heard this week. The site, run by Severn Waste Services for Worcestershire County Council, will be closed for 20 weeks this autumn for refurbishment
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Fan's plans hit for six
THE shock early exit from the World Cup of Europe's top footballing nations has completely messed up a Malvern teenager's holiday plans. Fanatical soccer fan Alex Walker, of Hornyold Road, headed for Europe last month with the intention of watching the
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Council team to review office use
MALVERN Town Action Group says it will concentrate on finding the best and most economic use for the council's Belle Vue Terrace offices with the appointment of a new review team. The group had said it would seek legal advice over an alleged "blatant
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No need to be ashamed
MAY I take this opportunity to echo the sentiments of Mrs Merrick (Your Letters, June 21) regarding the flying of flags. I too was struck with the overwhelming patriotism of the Americans on a recent visit to the USA. Every other house was adorned with
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A first step
I READ with interest Chris Ridley's letter (Your Letters, June 14) about the plight of abandoned greyhounds, since I too am involved in their rescue, but I think, with regard to the comments on fox hunting, we should be looking at the wider issue of animal
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Meaty problem
YOUR correspondent Pauline Burgess (Your Letters, June 7) has pointed to the nub of the problem of fox hunting. Fox hunting is supposed to reduce the number of foxes. Why? Because they kill farm animals; and what are farm animals for? Mainly to eat. Meat
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Close shave for TV house Tim
Big Brother contestant Tim Culley has been having a tough time in the TV house this week. The 23-year-old son of Upton landlord Neil Culley became the source of much humour when he was caught on camera shaving his chest while lying in bed. Tim was then
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The last straw
THE letter from Pauline Burgess (Your Letters, June 7) made a lot of contradictory and unfounded remarks about hunting and countryside, matters of which she obviously knows little. If so many people are against hunting then why are there crowds of 2,000
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MP's favour
WE were fortunate on Wednesday, June 19, to be able to jump a queue a mile long! We were in the Malvern coach that took part in the largest ever lobby of MPs, calling for justice in world trade instead of the terms being loaded against the world's poor
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Big thank you
ON behalf of Community Action (Malvern & District) we would like to thank everyone who came to our 30th anniversary open day. We greatly appreciate the support shown to our organisation over the years by all concerned. We would like to express our
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TV puppeteer dies, aged 103
A HUMANIST service was held at a Hereford crematorium on Wednesday for 103-year-old Olive Dingle Blackham, a puppeting pioneer who exhibited at the great Paris exhibition of 1937. A resident for several years at Aldwyn Towers on St Ann's Road, in Malvern
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Shelter fills up with stray dogs
STAFF at a Deblins Green animal rescue centre have made an urgent appeal for people willing to give abandoned dogs new homes to get in touch. Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter manager Alex Husband says the shelter is full to capacity after being overrun
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Big Bikes pull in the crowds
AROUND 5,000 enthusiasts and nearly 2,500 motorbikes took over the Three Counties Showground at the weekend. The Big Bikes @ Malvern event, now in its second year, saw a dramatic rise in attendance. Organiser Ian Green said he was delighted. "It was absolutely
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Family is left high and dry
A WEST Malvern family were forced to collect water from a well and nearby spring after their mains supply was cut off for 24 hours. They say Severn Trent, the company responsible for the supply, failed to deliver on a promise of immediate action or to
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Queen calls on band boss
MALCOLM Fish, the man in charge of Malvern Lynx Marching Band, has been invited to tea with the Queen at a Buckingham Palace garden party on Tuesday, July 16. As well as running the 30-strong band for the past 20 years, the retired postman has been running
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Opinion
WE'RE delighted Clive Richards, chairman of Malvern Theatres Trust, has decided he would like to speak at our public meeting on the future of the theatre on Wednesday, July 24. There is no one better placed to explain the background to the situation in
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RNLI honours fundraising chairman
THE chairman who has presided over a dramatic rise in income for Malvern's branch of the RNLI has said he wants to continue raising more than £20,000 a year. Since Peter Edwards (pictured) became chairman and secretary of the Malvern fundraising committee
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Thought for the Week
LAST evening we visited a friend. He invited us to supper. Just a casual meal, he said. I should have known better, for he's a marvellous cook. First a gin and tonic, then prawns and avocado, then lamb and the trimmings, lastly lemon pavlova! And all
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Well worth making a song and dance about
PC57A certainly made an arresting sight as he stood directing traffic in the centre of Bristol that summer's day in 1940. Enough, anyway, to stop a pretty girl in her tracks. And out of the corner of his eye, the officer clocked her too. Soon, the chemist's
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Row over flagstones goes to Appeal Court
A Gloucestershire millionaire who says ancient flagstones at his country pile were unlawfully taken by the previous owners has stepped up his fight to get them back. Huh Taylor paid £3.15 million for Eastington Hall, near Upton-upon-Severn, in 1997, but
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Crane lifts Society's new term
WORCESTER Angling Society's new season got off to a cracking start when Nigel Crane took a superb barbel and chub catch from the club's stretch of the river Teme at Powick. Tackling his peg below the road bridge with a rolling ledger set up, Crane soon
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Back and working
THE hands of a Victorian clock at Great Malvern Station were set in motion for the first time in several years this week. The newly restored timepiece was hung from the roof above the platform on Tuesday by horologist Richard Manning, who has spent months
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Harriers event raises £1,500
THE 13th annual Kidderminster Harriers Golf Day, run by the "Friends of the Harriers," was won by the F.O.R.K. team (Friends of Robbie Keane). They were captained by Dr Kevin O'Connor and also included Derek Mc-Cluskey, Mike O'Shau-ghnessy and Jim Duffy
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28/06/02 - Non-league restructuring
THE FA is set to announce details of a long-awaited restructuring of the non-league pyramid. The proposal for two feeder leagues to the Conference failed to win enough support from enough clubs in the top tier of the three current feeder leagues and has
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Piers Plowmen commission is a worthy opening to great festival
A NEW jazz choral work based on The Vision of Piers Plowman will have its world premiere at the 275th Three Choirs Festival in Worcester later this year. Andrew Gant's work was commissioned by festival organisers and will be unveiled by the Philharmonia
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Orchestra's date
The Malvern-based English Symphony Orchestra (ESO) will be appearing in the latest concert in the 2002 Wyastone Summer Series next Friday (July 5). The Wyastone Concert Hall, on the banks of the Wye between Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth, will echo to the sounds
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Music festival will help hall refurbishment
BANDS and musicians of all sorts will be on show at the Cradley Music Festival being held over the late summer Bank Holiday weekend, August 24-25. The event is being held in aid of the village hall, which is shortly to undergo a major refurbishment. £110,000
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Black Country Variety n Review: Conquest Theatre, Bromyard
WITH jibes at young people, blue humour and old-time songs, Tommy Mun-don and friends brought forth a cascade of titters from their Saturday night audience. In Black Country Variety both 68-year-old host Tom-my and 81-year-old poet and journalist Harry
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Harley backs punks
PUNK legends The Damned will be rocking The Marr's Bar in Worcester next week, with a little help from Harley-Davidson. The classic motorbike company has sponsored the gig on Friday, July 5 by commissioning a limited edition 'Punk rock' Harley-Davidson
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A cracking novel of one who dared
Gentleman Jim by Lorna Almonds Windmill (Robinson, £7.99) THEY didn't come much tougher than John Almonds. Christening himself "Jim" - too many Johns in the barrack room, you see - Almonds became one of the founding fathers of the SAS. And from 1941 onwards
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Canada sets a fine example in patriotic fervour
RECENTLY, there has been a number of letters published in You Say condemning the scarcity of Union Flags flying in celebration of the Golden Jubilee. Much criticism, rightly, has been levelled at the Mayor and council at the very poor showing of flags
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Pottering and teapots
THE stunning splendour of apple and fruit tree blossom in a beautiful English village, relaxing in the gardens of a pleasing teashop watching the world go by, the exhilaration of strolling in clear fresh air on a green hillside - these are a few of author
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Garden
A DROITWICH garden will be blooming when it opens its doors as part of the National Gardens Scheme. The owner of 24 Alexander Avenue, Witton, will be displaying an array of plants and flowers when the garden opens on Sunday, July 14. Members of the public
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Body pulled out of river
EMERGENCY services were called to the River Avon at Evesham after the body of a man was discovered floating in the water. The body was found between two boats moored on the river by Hampton Ferry at about 11.40pm yesterday (Thursday). Bystanders watched
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Lamenting loss of tourist trade
IT'S nothing new for Malvern people to complain about the town's decline as a tourist centre - just look at the Malvern Gazette of 1952. Local hoteliers were lamenting how "disappointing" the summer season had been. "Two factors are said to account mainly
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GP's father was motor trade pioneer
A SENIOR lecturer at a Midlands university wants to hear from anyone related to a GP who died in Malvern in 1980. Nigel Mills, of Leicester De Montfort University, is researching the life of Harry John Lawson who, in the early years of the 20th Century
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Inquest jury hears tragic tale unfold
A TRAGIC tale unfolded at an inquest 100 years ago, when the coroner's jury had to rule on the suicide of a Malvern man. Dresden-born Oswald Wachter, a master of modern languages at Malvern College, had been found dead at his Abbey Road home. A cup with
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Echoes from the Past
100 years ago Further road improvements are to be carried out in West Malvern, this time between the Westminster Hotel and Dr Finley's residence. The price of the land and the estimated cost of the work are put down at £500 by the surveyor and at a special
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Sci-fi crime thriller set to opening
MALVERN Cinema is now taking bookings for Minority Report, the latest Stephen Spielberg spectacular, which opens nationwide - and here in Malvern - on Thursday, July 4, at 7.30pm. Starring Tom Cruise, the film is based on a story by Philip K Dick, the
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Residents have chance to see how Pershore could look
PLANS for the possible future development of the centre of Pershore are to go on display from next Monday. The week-long exhibition in the foyer of the Civic Centre will focus on the outcome of the Pershore Town Centre Regeneration Study which was started
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Les has learnt from his own DIY disasters
THE amiable Les Dennis, who to my mind always looks like the bloke in accounts with a wife, two kids, a granny and a caravan, rather than a stage star, has a certain affinity with the hapless soul he plays in Just Between Ourselves. In the Alan Ayckbourn
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A new lease of life for historic court
THE historic Besford Court, near Pershore, which dates back to the 10th Century, has taken on a new lease of life. Prowting Homes have converted the interesting Grade II* listed building into eight luxury two and three-storey apartments. Built around
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Events in and around Worcester
First Marks play and arts activity programme at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, for children aged 0-2. For information or to book a place, phone 01905 25371. Access all Areas, Preview Evening at the Museum of Worcester
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Classical & Easy listening - a guide to what's near you
Worcestershire Jazz Orchestra at Hartlebury School for a Strawberries, Wine and Bubbles Evening. Tomorrow. For tickets telephone 01299 250297. RNLI Concert by Royal Air Force St Athan Band with Siriol Williams, Soprano at Spetchley Park, Worcester on
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Courting big fines
DRIVERS who continue to use bus-only routes in Redditch town centre could now come up before magistrates, police have warned. The get-tough move comes 18 months after traffic bans were enforced along Church Green and Unicorn Hill to allow the temporary
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Sad decline of the gras even Hitler could never match
"THIS is the time of year when there is a tinge of sadness in the hearts of old Asum market gardeners at what now would have been their busiest time of year," says Vale historian Michael Barnard. "Asum gras has over many years declined in acreage, a sad
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Time to end conmen's reign
AN elderly, disabled Stratford woman has spoken of the torment she went through after bogus callers robbed her five months ago. Mary Patrick, aged 78, of Waldron Court in Guild Street, fell victim to bogus callers last December. Mary, who can walk only
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England's pleasant pastures are dying
NEW research showing a startling decline in the state of England's much-loved meadows and pastures has been unveiled in a report by The Wildlife Trusts and Plantlife. The findings, including data compiled by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, show that unimproved
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Memories are made of this...
CELEBRATIONS will be in full swing tomorrow (Friday) when Pershore High School toasts its 70th birthday. Ex-pupils from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, will be rolling back the years when the school hosts a special party for its old boys and girls, who will have
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When cricket teams argued by telegram over whether to play
CRICKETERS at Evesham have taken time out from the wicket to research the history of their club. They have been tracing the club's history in the 19th century, up to the opening of the present riverside ground in Avon Street in 1904 and the wooden pavilion
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£100,000 plan aims to restore riverside to its former glory
ANYONE driving into Evesham along Waterside in recent months cannot fail to have been impressed by the views now opened up across the River Avon. Contractors have cleared away undergrowth and replaced the old wooden fencing with new railings. Now motorists
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A round with Robinson!
THE Journal's chief photographer, Ian Cameron, faced one of the biggest tests of his golfing career when he squared up to European Tour star Jeremy Robinson. Broadway was the venue and it proved a worthy stage as the pair fought out a thrilling tussle
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Tom was days away from the help that may have saved him
THE mother of a young man who died from heroin has given a heart-rending account of the last two years of his life. Tom Ronchard died at the age of 24 at the home of his aunt in Badsey Road, Willersey, last October and an inquest later recorded a verdict
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It's all in the name as historians set a puzzle
WHAT'S in a name? asked Shakespeare. He said a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but in Evesham would Eof trip off the tongue as easily as Eoves? It might all be a bit pedantic to the layman, but in scholarly circles there is quite strong feeling
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Amy recalls horrific fatal fire at backpackers hostel in Australia
AN Evesham woman rescued from a hostel fire in Australia in which 15 people died has spoken of her relief now the trial of the arsonist is over. Amy Baker, aged 22, returned to Evesham after giving evidence at the trial of Robert Long, who was sentenced
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Tories ready to rock with Gibraltar
A SPOT of sunshine could soon be coming to the West Midlands - via the ballot box. The good people of Gibraltar are looking for a constituency in which to vote at the next election to the European Parliament. The Rock - population 27,000 - is too small
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It's no way to meet your MP!
MPs are desperate to engage youngsters in the world of politics. They visit schools to try to get them interested long before they reach voting age. This, they believe, is the best way of improving the UK's shocking turnout rate among 18-24 year-olds
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A rural initiative
A RURAL conference to debate issues affecting the countryside has been welcomed by a leading business organisation. The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has called the conference a "valuable initiative". "At a time when rural economy issues
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School's IT plea to city business
A CITY school is calling on the business community to lend its support to an ambitious half-million-pound scheme to see it become one of the best IT centres in the country. Blessed Edward Oldcorne RC High School is applying for Specialist Schools Status
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28/6/02 - Annual charity tennis doubles
THE second charity tennis doubles tournament, this year in aid of the Treloar Trust, was held at Manor Park Club on Thursday. A record number of 27 couples competed in five groups followed by a lunch prepared by Anna Paisley. Prizes of free tennis coaching
