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Stroll on! Is this hospital debris?
PEOPLE taking a stroll through Worcester woods this summer will be walking on some of the crushed remains of the former Ronkswood Hospital. Six hundred metres of paths through Nunnery Wood have been resurfaced with the aid of a £24,000 integrated transport
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Locks galore in canal walk
THE journey from Worcester to Birmingham involves a climb of about 122m (400ft) from the Worcestershire plain to the Birmingham plateau. It does not sound much and it does not look much - in fact, most of us probably don't even notice it. Nevertheless
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Toyah's joining the star line-up
IT'S no longer a mystery - 1980s pop star and Pershore resident Toyah Willcox has completed the line-up for the next celebrity reality television show. Eating grubs, showering in insects and putting up with other spineless creatures will all be in a day's
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Woman is still missing
THE family of missing woman Jaqueline Elliott has released a photograph in an attempt to track her down. Police are concerned about the welfare of the 52-year-old, who was last seen leaving her home in Welland, near Malvern, at 10am on Wednesday. Police
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Fine effort by artists to help the hospice
SEVERAL leading local artists will have their work displayed in a fine art exhibition to raise funds for St Richard's Hospice in Worcester Guildhall on Saturday, April 26. They include Bromyard sculptor Kenneth Potts, whose statue of Sir Edward Elgar
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Brave Bobo's all set for TV slot
A DOG that was rescued from a traumatic life is due to appear on national television. Bobo, a five-year-old cross-breed terrier, is due to appear on Channel 4's Pet Rescue this evening. The courageous canine has finally found happiness after being re-homed
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Jets great!
GASPS of amazement from visitors to a Worcestershire stately home accompanied the sound of running water coming from a newly-restored fountain. The Perseus and Andromeda fountain at Witley Court was seen in its full glory for the first time since before
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More police on the streets
MORE police on the streets and more facilities for young people are needed to curb petty crime in St Martins, residents have said. In Warndon Villages preventing petty crime at people's homes is high on their agenda and in Warndon more needs to be done
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Crash woman flown to hospital
A YOUNG woman was airlifted to Hereford County Hospital with a suspected fractured pelvis after her car was in collision with a van. Fire-fighters spent more than half-an-hour cutting the 19-year-old free from her Renault 5 car on the Newtown crossroads
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Gripes against council unfair, says watchdog
A TOP watchdog has given a clean bill of health to Malvern Hills District Council after investigating complaints made against the authority by residents. The Local Government Ombudsman has thrown out every one of the 18 official complaints made during
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Call for talks on floodlights
TIME restrictions should be agreed with nearby residents before floodlighting is allowed at tennis courts on Kempsey's Plovers Rise playing fields, say parish councillors. Kempsey Lawn Tennis Club wants to install floodlights on two of the three courts
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Are you a poet and do you know it?
THE search is on for the poetry champion of Worcester to represent the city in a best of British poetry book. United Press is looking for someone from each village and town in the county to submit a poem to be considered for the anthology. Entry is free
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Full of wonder
STUDENTS of Blackminster Middle School, South Littleton, created a wonderland of ong and dance when they performed their school play. The pupils' production of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland featured all the traditional characters. Students were
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Springtime romance blossomed
A WHIRLWIND wartime marriage cemented the love of a Worcestershire couple who are celebrating 60 diamond years together today. Fred and Dora Taylor from Eardiston, near Tenbury Wells, first met outside a village pub, the Cross Keys, Minithwood, where
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COLWALL Correspondent: Mrs P Hockett Tel: 01684 564872
PALM Sunday at St James Church Colwall began at the morning service with a donkey led procession and children waving palms together with other members of the congregation following on behind. In the evening a performance of The Passion of Christ by Handel
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CORSE Correspondent: U Groves-Smith Tel: 01452 840273
ON Easter Sunday there will be a service of Holy Communion at 8.30am.
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Chance of new life in Canada
THIS week exactly a century ago and also, by sheer coincidence, 50 years ago, readers of Berrow's Journal with a wanderlust were invited to start new lives in Canada. Invitations to emigrate to this North American nation were published in the Journal
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OXENHALL Correspondent: Mrs S Martin Tel: 01684 562714
EASTER Sunday, the service at St Anne's Church, Oxenhall will be parish communion at 9.30am with the rector, Reverend Pat Phillips. The next Sunday, April 27, parish communion will be at 9.30am.
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PAUNTLEY Correspondent: Mrs S Martin Tel: 01684 562714
ON Good Friday today the service at St John the Evangelist Church will be at 11am. On Easter Day, there will be parish communion at 11am with the rector, Reverend Pat Phillips. On Sunday, April 27 the service will be evening prayer at 6pm with Reverend
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WELLINGTON HEATH Correspondent: Mrs P Jacobs Tel: 01531 634941
THE WHADS production of Tons of Money, adapted by Alan Ayckborn, last week was a huge success and both the Friday and Saturday night performances were very well attended. Congratulations to everyone concerned. The Easter Sunday service at Christ Church
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West Malvern Correspondent Colin Jackson Tel: 01684 577604
Just what an active and vigorous community we have in West Malvern was highlighted at the annual parish meeting on Monday, when reports were presented on behalf of several clubs and organisations in the village. These included the thriving Garden and
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Designers find ideas all around
THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective,
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Hampton Court debut for Diana
THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective,
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Real-time mystery at Link cafe
THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective,
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Museum hosting two days of entertainment
THE Elgar Birthplace Museum at Lower Broad-heath is hosting two days of live music and entertainment as a free bonus to visitors. Entitled An English Celebra-tion, the event is being held on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 -27, close to St George's Day
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Big exhibition
DISTINGUISHED Malvern artist David Prentice is to hold an exhibition of his work, including more than 100 of his pieces. Oils, watercolours, drawings and pastels will feature in English Airs which runs at the John Davies Gallery, in Stow-on-the-Wold,
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Celebration of spring colour
ARTISTS from around the country have been invited to exhibit in a celebration of spring at the Foal Yard Gallery. Living Colour opens at the Bransford venue tomorrow (Saturday) and runs until Saturday, May 31. The exhibition includes ceramics, glass and
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Art display in Ledbury
The Artistree Easter exhibition in Ledbury includes the work of 14 local artists and covers two floors of the Old Toy Museum in Church Lane. The event opened yesterday (Thursday) and will run until next Thursday, with exhibits including paintings, sculpture
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Guild show is first in busy year
CRAFTSPEOPLE brought a splash of colour to Newent when they held their spring show. A total of seventeen members of Newent and District Craft-Workers' Guild held stalls at Newent's Memorial Hall on Saturday. A wide selection of handmade-wares were on
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Convenient way to raise funds
MALVERN'S Theatre of Small Convenience is getting ready for the new spring season with some fundraising events. The theatre - certified as the world's smallest by The Guinness Book of Records - played host to a bric-a-brac sale on Saturday. "We need to
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Doing the right thing for Iraq
THE ranks of the anti-war protesters are manned by people from all walks of life and with diverse reasons for wanting their voices to be heard. The minority who can't resist calling radio phone-ins, we suggest, are those who drag the great majority in
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Gudunov as a tribute to a friend
Mussorgsky. Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), Night on Bare Mountain (original and Rimsky-Korsakov versions). National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Naxos. DDD 8.555924 Russian soldier, modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was the son of a landowner, and
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It's Buffalo Phillpott! How the chance discovery of a gun transformed a young lad into a fearless fr
THE bone-dry brushwood snapped and crackled underfoot as I careered through the foliage. Vicious young nettle leaves of deadly green searched for the vulnerable gap between socks and short trousers, that most tender area so beloved of those mean old stingers
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Love and Marriage Review: Malvern Theatres
EVERY couple that fights to keep a marriage together has to find the method that works for them. In Love and Marriage, showing at Malvern Theatres until tomorrow (Satur-day), the method used by three couples whose stories are told vary wildly. For one
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St Matthew Passion Review: ESO, Tewkesbury Abbey
Bach's inspirational St Matt-hew Passion, set to the most profound subject of all time, and sung in German, was given an assured interpretation by William Boughton as he conducted the ESO and St Michael's Singers, together with a commanding group of soloists
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Mixed reaction to marina plans
THE approval of the application to expand Upton Marina has brought a mixed reaction from townspeople. After months of controversy, on Wednesday Malvern Hills District Council finally gave outline planning permission for new holiday accommodation and an
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Charity event
UPTON Memorial Hall will be filled with revellers for the mayor's charity dinner and dance. Upton Youth Band and Upton Community Care will benefit from proceeds of the event on Friday, April 25. The mayor, Coun Eric White, said charity events of this
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Stars respond to school's letter-writing campaign
YOUNGSTERS at Upton Primary School have been collecting letters from famous people as part of a school project. The children of Class IV, aged eight and nine, have been studying letter-writing as part of their literacy work, and teacher Emma Friend encouraged
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Cruise down Severn
AN EASTER cruise on the River Severn departs from Upton on Sunday. Boarding on the MV Conway Castle, run by Severn Leisure Cruises, begins at Waterside at 2.15pm, with the trip taking an hour from 2.30pm. Admission is 4.95 for adults, £3.50 for children
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Plan 'not right' for town centre
A DRUG rehabilitation centre for needle exchange and advice is being planned in the heart of Great Malvern. Worcestershire Substance Misuse Action Team (SMAT), a partnership between county council, police, health service and other bodies, wants to open
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Crafts going on show
A CRAFT Fair will take place at Upton's Memorial Hall tomorrow (Saturday). The Three Shires Craft Guild event is between 10am and 4pm. Admission is free and refreshments are available.
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Arson fears as three fires destroy acres of grassland
A SECOND large fire within a month on the Malvern Hills destroyed thirty acres of grassland and undergrowth. More than fifty fire fighters from across the Three Counties tackled two fires just south-east of the Worc-estershire Beacon. The fires broke
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Store wins permission
COUNTRYWIDE Stores are to set up a branch in Malvern Link after planning permission for the move was approved at the second attempt. The site at 441 Worcester Road is currently home to BH Motors' showroom but Countrywide managing director Ian Smith said
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Crowds turn out as market is launched
A BUMPER crowd browsed among more than 40 stalls at the launch of Malvern's latest market. The new weekly Tuesday event on Waitrose car park marks a return to the site, previously the Back Lane car park, where a market was held well into the 1990s. For
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Poor turn-out
TURNOUT for open forums with Malvern town councillors has been described as "appalling" by the mayor. Coun Frances Victory criticised the numbers of people attending local surgeries held by the town council. "The take up was appalling, There were more
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Towers set to become flats
A prominent landmark is to be renovated to become six residential flats. The 19th Century Italiante-style Aldwyn Towers, at 21 St Ann's Road, is currently designed as a nursing home, which closed some years ago. Malvern Hills District Council's southern
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Farm owners seeing double
IT was a double cause for celebration for Charlie and Jane Clive of Clive's Fruit Farm, near Upton upon Severn, this week. The couple came away from Tuesday night's Platinum Business Awards ceremony at Malvern's Forum Theatre with two top prizes, for
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Memorial is still at risk
A resident left distraught after vandals attacked a war memorial has said he wants to see it moved to a safer location. Stanley Appleby, 65, of Leigh Sinton Road is appalled the memorial red maple tree at the former Link Top bus stop site was snapped
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Donkeys join in
TWO donkeys attended a service for Palm Sunday. Parishioners of St Edburga's accompanied the animals from Suckley to the church in Leigh in a symbolic recreation of Christ's arrival in Jerusalem. The donkeys, Modes-tina and Ben, started with five people
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Frustrating time
COUN Keith Phillips (Your Letters, April 11) is correct. The town council has a duty under best value to review all its services. This year's best value plan shows that a review on corporate service, which would have included the Belle Vue properties,
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Move will help the arts to thrive
MALVERN Hills District Council is advertising for a new officer who will draw up an overall arts strategy. The news has been welcomed by luminaries of the Malvern arts scene who say it will help attract thousands of pounds in arts grants. The permanent
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Join the protest
SO Ledbury Town Council has agreed to press ahead with the desecration of the Market House. I do hope the council will take notice of the letter from Len Huff (Your Letters, April 4). Can I suggest that all shops in Ledbury obtain a photocopy of the Daily
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Bogus callers stole from elderly woman
CASH and jewellery have been stolen from an elderly woman in Malvern by two men claiming to be from "the council". Just before 9pm on Mon-day, two men called at her home in Lower Wyche Road and said they needed to check her water. Police, who are seeking
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Caribbean celebration
BOB and Enid Buckland of Britten Drive, Malvern, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at the weekend with family and friends at the Civil Service Club in Spring Lane. Mr Buckland, originally from Wiltshire, was posted as an RAF drill sergeant to
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It's a lifeline
A NEW £20,000 grant scheme for local community projects has been hailed as a 'lifeline' for the volunteer sector. Community Action's Mike McKnight said community groups and projects were struggling nationwide and the new grants from Malvern Hills District
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House fire 'suspicious'
A HOUSE fire in Madresfield Road in Malvern is being treated as suspicious. Police are appealing for information after a fire broke out at about 2.25am on Monday. Fire crews used one hose reel jet and breathing apparatus to fight the fire in the front
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Change your nappies
A MALVERN charity is urging mothers to ditch disposable nappies and start choosing their reusable counterparts. Disposable nappies acc-ount for four per cent of all the household waste in Herefordshire and Worc-estershire. Welcome to Our Future, a Malvern-based
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Opinion
Plans to expand Upton Marina, and particularly to build 100 holiday chalets on the site, have understandably proved controversial, dividing opinion in the town and surrounding villages. It has been a difficult decision for district councillors, but we
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Parade among the highlights
THIS year's Malvern May Day event, promises an explosion of dance, music and colour in a community celebration of springtime. Now in its tenth year, the event, on Saturday, May 3, has become one of the high points of Malvern's calendar. Schools across
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Thought for the Week
THE clouds of war hanging over Iraq make the world a very black place. This isn't the first time the world turned black, it happened the day Jesus died. The darkness "was a symbol of the spiritual darkness which enveloped him" (John Stott). A spiritual
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Youth worker
CHURCHES Together in Malvern is trying to get funding for a Christian youth worker for the town. The group has heard a talk from a visiting youth worker, located in the previous parish of Malvern Baptist Church minister Rev Ian Green. If it is agreed
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Turner urging players to finish on a high
PAUL Parry is poised to start for Hereford United's clash with Leigh RMI at Edgar Street tomorrow (3pm). The Welsh non-league international midfielder missed the 1-0 defeat at Halifax Town last week but is likely to come back into contention as manager
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City bid to pull plug on Bath jinx
ALAN Pridham cried tears of joy after his Bath City side escaped relegation at St George's Lane on the final day of last season. But if the Romans sneak another victory tomorrow (3pm) it could well be Worcester City management duo John Barton and Mick
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ALL THE LATEST MOVIES AND WHERE TO CATCH THEM
PHONE BOOTH (15): New York publicist Stu Shepherd (Colin Farrell) is walking past a phone booth, when he stops to answer an incoming call." He listens with increasing unease as gravelly-voiced The Caller (Kiefer Sutherland) offers him a chilling ultimatum
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Mellstock Band recreate Hardy
A BIRMINGHAM boy who went on to become an actor is due to return to Worcester's Huntingdon Hall to perform with the Mellstock Band. Charles Spicer's career diverged into performing 19th Century village music after he achieved notable success in treading
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Swinging jazz at Cradley
ANOTHER swinging jazz session is on offer at Cradley Village Hall tomorrow (Saturday), starting at noon. The featured musicians will be the David Huke Trio with Michael Morris on double-bass and John Stoddard on drums.
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18/4/03 - Injuries hamper Harriers' hopes
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers defender Adie Smith is a doubtful starter for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against promotion-chasing Wrexham at Aggborough (3pm). The former Bromsgrove Rovers campaigner has a knee injury which he sustained
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18/4/03 - Defiant Brain has no regrets
JOHN Brain has revealed he has no regrets about the selection policy against Rotherham last Saturday. The Sixways director of rugby was desperately disappointed with the 21-9 defeat to the champions which killed off another promotion bid. However, he
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Thanks, no thanks
THANK you Tesco for your offer to build a new school at Dines Green in return for planning permission to build a new store on the existing Christopher Whitehead School site. Sorry, but we believe you already have enough stores in Worcester, so we have
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Why Blair must be removed
WHAT has been witnessed by reporters in Iraq and transmitted to our television screens in the past month can only be described as disgusting in the extreme. Having smashed up a country of 20 million people, it has now become clear that much of the US
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Democracy, rights and responsibilities
AFTER reading N Taylor's letter (You Say, Monday, April 14) the words "rights" and "responsibilities" immediately came to mind. Unlike some places in the world, we are all fortunate enough to have the right to vote in elections. Sadly, however, it seems
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18/4/03 - Snape poised for City return
MANAGER John Barton aims to unleash John Snape on Bath City at St George's Lane tomorrow (3pm). The influential Worcester City midfielder made his comeback in the reserves last week following a spell on the sidelines after groin surgery. Barton believes
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Blue Monday at Wolverhampton Grand
FORMER Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw and Jason Connery will be bearing all in a notorious erotic masterpiece at the Wolverhampton Grand. The Blue Room caused a sensation when it opened in 1998 directed by Sam Mendes and staring Nicole Kidman. Based
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Easter fun continues as snow comes down
BAD weather did not stop people enjoying the Easter holiday a century ago, judging by reports in the Mal-vern Gazette. "The morning was ushered in with a snowstorm and the outlook was very forbidding. The wind was northerly and when the keen gusts swept
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Aviator draws in crowds
READER Howard Stanley quickly identified the old picture in Malvern Memories last week of a crowd waiting expectantly. He says the picture was taken in 1912 or 1913, and the crowd is watching the famous German aviator Gustav Hamel and his aeroplane, which
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Echoes from the Past
100 years ago The usefulness of the clock on the tower of Great Malvern Station might be greatly increased if the GWR Company could see their way to light it at night. At present after dark it is impossible to distinguish the hands or the dial, and for
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From pagan ritual to chocolate delight
SWEET-toothed Brits munch a staggering £250m worth of confectionery over Easter. This year, you can almost hear the shop shelves groan under the weight of hundreds of neatly-packaged Easter eggs which seem to multiply year after year and now go on sale
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Dance the night away at all the latest gigs.
Friday, April 18: Snorkel and Latitude Blue, The Marr's Bar, Worcester; Brasso, The Coach and Horses, Worcester Saturday, April 19: Eddie K, Sketchley's Social Club, Worcester; Paula Ann, Barbourne Ex-Servicemens Club, Worcester; The Wildcatz, The Marr's
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Whatever What happened to all the new men?
TONY Blair may be a committed Prime Minister, but his dedication to washing up and Hoovering at home leaves a lot to be desired, according to his wife. Cherie Blair, speaking at a conference on women and human rights in Australia, said that while more
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What's on
Theatre April 18-Vibrations, African dance group at the Market Theatre, Ledbury. 7.30pm. £5 adults, £3 students from (01531) 631012. Until 19-Love & Marriage by Donald Churchill at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm & 8pm. £12-£20.
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Working for the region
THE voice of businesses in Worcestershire and Herefordshire will now be heard in Europe thanks to a new appointment by the regional development agency. Advantage West Midlands has appointed Dr Simon Murphy, MEP, as the first Trade Champion for the region
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The gift of the gab
Dylan the Bard by Andrew Sinclair (Constable & Robinson, £7.99) TO begin at the beginning. Dylan Marlais Thomas was born on October 27, 1914, at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive in the "splendidly ugly sea town" of Swansea. He died in New York on November 9, 1953
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Rudeness leads the way in a new Mister-class
n Mr Rude by Roger Hargreaves (Egmont Books, £1.99) Following the untimely death of Mr Men creator Roger Hargreaves, his son Adam has taken over the running of the family business and consequently created some brand new characters to add to the collection
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18/4/03 - Weekend county football fixtures
SATURDAY WORCESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier Division: Kempsey United v Bretforton Old Boys (P Daffin); Tolladine Sports v Worcester City (J Williams); Inkberrow 'A' Res v Bromyard Town (C Rock). Division One: All Blacks v Lamb & Flag (M Stephens
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HELP US AID THE VICTIMS OF IRAQ
TWO anti-war protesters have put down their placards and thrown themselves into fund-raising for the children of war-torn Iraq. Christine Allen and her daughter Deborah, aged 24, went to London in February to take part in the massive protest march against
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Good wood can put you in a great mood
A THOUSAND years ago, Wyre Forest stretched from Worcester to Bridgnorth. It covers considerably less ground today and has been partially afforested with alien conifers. Even so, it remains one of the largest and finest semi-natural woodlands in the country
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Drivers snarled up in traffic
DRIVERS faced long traffic delays throughout yesterday afternoon and early evening as the Easter holiday getaway moved into full swing. While Worcester itself escaped the brunt of holiday traffic, the good weather brought chaos to the surrounding motorways
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Council offers access to cash
DISTRICT council funding for projects in the Malvern Hills area could soon become more readily available. The council's executive committee has recommended setting up a special working group or sub-committee to consider any applications for capital funding
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Crackdown is a success
A CRACKDOWN on vehicle tax dodgers, which used the latest technology to catch cheats red-handed, has been hailed a success. The month-long campaign targeted tax evaders who cost communities in the West Mercia Police area £4.5m a year. Stingray cameras
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There's a chance to see those rocks of ages
THE Rock and Fossil Roadshow is travelling to Bewdley Museum on Easter Monday to allow youngsters and their parents to discover the joys of geology. The show is organised by the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust, which is based at
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Tribute to 'sensitive' biker
HEARTFELT tributes have been paid to a teenager with a passion for motorbikes who died in an accident on his Kawasaki bike. Jack Marshall, aged 19, of Willersey Road, Badsey, near Evesham, died in Cheltenham General Hospital after an accident on the A435
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Have you seen that bunny?
MYSTERIOUS sightings of a man-sized bunny in Chapter Meadows, Worcester, have not been eggs-aggerated. The mischievous Easter bunny has hopped off with the children's chocolate eggs and city ranger Richard Clark and Duckworth Trust warden Stuart Worrall
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Warning to phone users
ADVICE has been issued to mobile phone users in Droitwich Spa following a recent surge in handset thefts. Police working in the town and across south Worcestershire have investigated nearly 400 stolen mobile phones this year. Residents, particularly youngsters
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Just fill in a form for cash from the council
COMMUNITY groups are being urged to get their skates on if they want a slice of council cash. Application forms for the Wychavon District Council Community Grants Scheme are only available until Wednesday, April 30. This year the pot is worth £200,000
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Reasons to become egg-cited at Easter
n A Civil War re-enactment group will be at the Commandery Museum on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. The Fairfax Battalion will talk to the public about how soldiers lived during the Civil War and they will also be re-enacting the
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Brushing up skills for road
SENIOR motorists can brush up on their skills at a driving awareness course organised by Age Concern Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The course is designed to meet the needs of elderly people who have lost confidence when driving in busy and fast-moving
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Concern growing
CONCERN is continuing to grow for another woman, who went missing from Newtown Hospital more than two weeks ago. Anne Marie Hodgekiss, from Worcester, was last seen at the hospital on Thursday, April 3. She has not been seen by friends or family since
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News Items Down the Years
1803: For sale, extensive freehold warehouses at the Key Head, Worcester. These premises were in the possession of Alderman Edward Jackson, deceased, and are situated on Keys Street in the Parish of St Andrew, stretching in length from Keys Street unto
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BROMSBERROW Correspondent: U Groves-Smith Tel: 01452 840273
TWENTY electors from the parish of Bromsberrow attended the annual parish meeting held at the parish hall and heard reports from the many representatives. Parish chairman coun Dr Gilbert Greenall in his report referred to several key issues over the last
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BUSHLEY Correspondent: Mrs M Wilkes Tel: 01684 293435
OUR village hall will be the polling station for the elections to be held on Thursday, May 1. Our present district councillor Tony Sumner is not standing again, but there are two nominations for this post, they are Mary Unwin (Conservative) from Longdon
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CALLOW END Correspondent: Mrs M Allsopp Tel: 01905 830746
Easter Day service at St James is at 9.30am. In the evening a band Standing in the Shadows will be performing at the Blue Bell from 8.30pm (a tribute to the Shadows). Callow End Primary School ended its term with an Easter service at St James' Church,
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Work on power station is finished
WORCESTER'S "new" power station or electricity works on the riverside at Hylton Road was completed at this time a century ago. It was built to replace the city's first electricity generating station at Powick which had operated for almost a decade from
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POWICK Correspondent: Mrs M Allsopp Tel: 01905 830746
The Vicar, Reverend David Nichol, had a busy week attending Easter services held in the parish by Powick, Callow End and Madresfield primary schools. Powick School's service (held at St Peter's Church) was entitled The Road to Easter with hymns and presentations
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REDMARLEY Correspondent: U Groves-Smith Tel: 01452 840273
A VERY successful target bowls competition was staged in Redmarley Village Hall by Redmarley Short Mat Bowls Club, when eight clubs from the North Gloucestershire region accepted an invitation to attend. Altogether 18 teams took part in the day long event
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STAUNTON Correspondent: U Groves-Smith Tel: 01452 840273
THE trip to Hartpury Church and Community Chapel by 52 members of Staunton and District Over 60's Club included a short talk by Jim Chapman on the history of the chapel. Coffee and cakes served by Holly and Mary and was very much enjoyed. The majority
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UPLEADON Correspondent: Mrs S Martin Tel: 01684 562714
UPLEADON Over 60's Club will be holding the bi-monthly whist drive at Upleadon Village Hall at 7.30pm on Monday, April 28. Proceeds to club funds. All welcome to this friendly game. On Easter Eve tomorrow (Saturday) there will be the Service of Light
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Magic Bow
TONIGHT'S (Friday) Magic Bow Variety Show at the Great Malvern Club, Church Street, features songs from Julia Big Love, uplifting ambient chill-out music from Paul White, Tony Beech and Vo Fletcher, and the Avant Guards. The show starts at 9.30pm, but
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Abbey date
ABBEY Jazz will be performing at the The Three Horseshoes, Poolbrook, Malvern, on Monday. Len Thwaites, on double bass, will be joined by trumpeter Tony Pipkin, pianist Roger Heeley and tenor Geoff Bowles at 8.30pm. Admission is free.
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World muzic at theatre
THE acclaimed South African music and dance group World Muzic Maker are performing in Ledbury. The concert also features the hugely energetic band Batanai Marimba, and is at Ledbury's Market Theatre tonight (Fri-day) at 7.30pm. The group has been working
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Reborn stars headline at Ross festival
ELKIE Brooks and Tony Hadley are just two of the names headlining at this year's Ross-on-Wye International Festival. From August 7-17, the festival will feature a varied line-up of music, drama, opera, comedy and dance performances. With over a dozen
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'Actually, I like to think of myself as the Goth Dean Martin...'
WAYNE Hussey has obviously calmed down since his days as the wild man of Goth. Not only is The Mission lead singer now a happily married man and a father of two daughters, he even professes a liking for old-time crooners such as Frank Sinatra. "Actually
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Nurse who's guaranteed to raise the pulse
THINGS are hotting up for a hard house night in Worcester with plenty of big-name DJs taking to the stage. Red-blooded males will be pleased to hear that Charlotte Birch will be coming to Westside, Worcester, next Friday, where she will be joined by Nick
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Sutherland calls the shots in phone booth
KIEFER Sutherland looks startlingly like his actor father Donald Sutherland, with that same square face and piercing eyes. "I do see my father in me every day, I see his acting style and I see his looks," concedes the 36-year-old Canadian. "I am my father's
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Golfers still hopeful
GOLFING punters at the King's Head in Upton are still optimistic a trip to Portugal could be in the offing, despite a below par performance last week. Four regulars at the pub took part in the first round area heat of the Bass Ale Golfing Pub of the Year
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Appeal made
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to man Upton's Pepperpot over the coming tourist season. The landmark opens its doors to the public at the beginning of next month but the number of volunteers willing to meet and greet visitors has dwindled over the past few
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Owls on show
LONGDON Farmer's Market will be a hoot from now on, as an owl display becomes a permanent attraction. The Owl Rescue Display by Baroness von Barth und Kippenruer drew crowds of people at the last market and now organiser Anne Mietke has asked the Baroness
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Pots and pans
POTS, pans and recipes will be on sale at Holly Green to raise money for the Earls Croome Church Tower Fund. The sale is on the corner of Ryall Road and The Beeches, 100 yards from the A4104 into Upton, on Saturday, April 26, from 10am to noon. Anyone
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Union meeting
THE next meeting of the Mothers' Union North Upton deanery is entitled History of Wave of Prayer and Links. Ingrid Chestnut will be the speaker at 1pm on Thursday at the Church Room, Upton.
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Church full of flowers
EARL'S Croome Church will be filled with blossoms this Easter thanks to the village's flower guild. Easter flowers will be on display tomorrow (Saturday) between 2pm and 5pm and Sunday and Monday between 11am and 5pm.
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Sale planned at school
A CAR boot sale has been organised in aid of Upton-upon-Severn Primary School. Refreshments will be available at the event, which is at the school tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am. Cars are £5, vans are £8. For more information, call Nigel Simmons on 01684
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New-look marina to make a splash
UPTON Marina is to undergo a £3.5 million expansion, creating 20 new jobs. Malvern Hills District Council has approved outline plans from Walton Marine to extend the marina's water basin into Fowler's Meadow, creating 120 new moorings and over 100 holiday
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Discussing changes
A MEETING to discuss proposed changes in community health services will be held at Upton Memorial Hall. The meeting has been called by Worcester and District Community Health Council and South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust. It is at 6.30pm on Tuesday
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No threat from SARS
A PUBLIC health consultant has rejected claims that a viral epidemic may spread to Malvern's residents from children at boarding schools here. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a potentially lethal flu-like virus currently affecting people in
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School Lane to close
SCHOOL Lane in Upton will be closed for two days next week as resurfacing work takes place. Parts of Rectory Road will also be resurfaced on Tuesday and Wednesday (April 22 and 23). Work, costing £17,000, is being carried after pressure from Upton Town
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Explosive event as grenade is dug up
A DANGEROUS bomb was left in a Hanley Swan garden for three weeks before it was disposed of in a controlled explosion on Monday. Picken End resident Gerald James found the grenade when he was digging up a rotten fence between his own garden and that of
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Market turned down
A PROPOSAL for a French Market in Upton during the Summer has been turned down by the town council. It was decided to reconsider next year, depending on suitable dates and public reaction.
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Call to revive project team
South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust is facing a call to revive a project team which planned a new hospital for Malvern. Last year, the project team came up with a business plan for a hospital at the Seaford Court site. It was hoped the scheme would
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North Site brief nears completion
MALVERN Hills District Council's vision for the future of North Site will be unveiled next month. Officers are finalising the ratio of housing, industry and community facilities they will recommend for the 48-acre site. A development strategy for the
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Green light for junction
ROAD safety investigators say a junction in Barnards Green does not need immediate attention. The junction at Poolbrook Road and Borrowdale was the scene of a three-car smash last month. Residents claimed at the time that it was an accident blackspot.
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Rugby can help wake 'sleeping giant'
The success of the Malvern Hills District Tag Rugby festival for the Upton cluster of primary schools is the latest step towards establishing a "rugby club" to serve young people in the communities in the southern end of the Malvern Hills district. Upton-upon-Severn
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Plans are being rushed
I am writing in response to the letter from Coun Barry Ashton (Your Letters, March 28) regarding the future of Leadon Bank Care Home. Coun Ashton states that "the facts are the sale, privatisation or closure of Leadon Bank has never been proposed". Coun
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Inspiring teacher
I was pleased to read (Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter, April 11) of the celebrations at Colwall Primary School to mark Richard Southall's quarter-century of leadership there, though the fact that he's been there 25 years means I can no longer
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Home needed
COUNTRYSIDE homes are urgently being sought for two needy feral cats. The cats, Jake and Peter, were taken to the RSPCA's Malvern and Worcester branch after their home, outhouses in Upton, were demolished. Jake is black and longhaired while Peter is ginger
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An opportunity
OVER the 20 odd years I have lived here, the problem of flooding has been a hardy perennial in the Malvern Gazette. The inescapable fact is that Upton is a pinch point on the Severn, so anything which makes it easier for the river to flow past the town
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Idea an eyesore
I STRONGLY support the proposal put forward by Dr Beevers at the meeting on February 25 for a discreet lift alongside the existing staircase at the Market House. As a staircase already exists it seems pointless and a waste of money to install another,
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Facelift for district's roads and pavements
ROADS in the Malvern area will be resurfaced over the next few months. Worcestershire Highways Partnership has announced a £500,000 programme of road and pavement repairs. In Malvern roads to be resurfaced include Pickersleigh Road, Poolbrook Road, Guarlford
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You can help Iraq
THE humanitarian needs in Iraq are increasing day by day. As ever, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is there to help people in need. In Basra, for example, the Red Cross is working hard with local engineers to restore the water supply in the city
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Enjoying a well-earned rest
WHILE they couldn't quite match Paula Radcliffe's world record-breaking time, local runners raised around £5,000 completing the London Marathon. Half a dozen athletes from the area spent this week recuperating from the 26-mile run after being among 32,563
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Shelters for youth proposed
A "YOUTH Shelter" designed and managed by youngsters could reduce anti-social behaviour. That is the view of Malvern Hills District Council community safety officer, Mark Mckay. He told Malvern Town Council's annual meeting on Monday that the shelters
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Fund is ready for applicants
The £900,000 Prograta Fund has already attracted inquiries from a range of local companies, since its recent launch. The fund, created by Malvern Hills Science Park, Herefordshire Council and the European Regional Development Fund, will be investing in
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Majority are against grids
HOSTILITY to the installation of cattle grids was shown at the end of a public meeting in Welland. On Monday night there were around 60 people at Welland Village Hall to debate the idea. Members of the partnership proposing the scheme, including Malvern
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Snape poised for City return
MANAGER John Barton aims to unleash John Snape on Bath City at St George's Lane tomorrow (3pm). The influential Worcester City midfielder made his comeback in the reserves last week following a spell on the sidelines after groin surgery. Barton believes
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Auction raised funds
A GRAND auction of goods and promises for St John Ambulance raised £1,341. Auctioneer Philip Laney sold 100 lots at the Abbey Hotel, Malvern, including a signed Worcester rugby club ball, a diamond necklace and a case of wine from Alchemy. Auction co-ordinator
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Defiant Brain has no regrets
JOHN Brain has revealed he has no regrets about the selection policy against Rotherham last Saturday. The Sixways director of rugby was desperately disappointed with the 21-9 defeat to the champions which killed off another promotion bid. However, he
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Parents' fears as son is hit
THE Powick parents of a soldier shot in Iraq are by his bedside as he recovers in a Birmingham hospital. Colin and Edna Giles, of Prince Rupert Avenue, were notified in the early hours of Friday that their son, Lance Sergeant Robert Giles, had been shot
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Injuries hamper Harriers' hopes
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers defender Adie Smith is a doubtful starter for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against promotion-chasing Wrexham at Aggborough (3pm). The former Bromsgrove Rovers campaigner has a knee injury which he sustained
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Day of odd events
PIPE and slippers, a chicken suit and cling film will be the attire for several teenagers during a day of sponsored events at Malvern Youth Centre. From 2pm on Saturday, April 26, staff and youngsters will indulge in a range of activities before an evening
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Stables approved
A STABLES in Hanley Swan is set for expansion after planners approved an application to build new stables and office accommodation. Lauriston House Estates Ltd applied to construct a new stables facility with 20 horse boxes, an arena and exercise area
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Delay to plan
PLANNING permission for two more buildings at Warwick House has been delayed because of concerns over the loss of the view of the Severn Plain. At a meeting of Malvern Hills District Council's southern area planning sub-committee on Wednesday, members
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Algarve trouble for Park
HEREFORD golfer David Park faces an uphill battle to make the cut at the Algarve Open. Park shot a six-over-par 78 in the first round, which included a triple-bogey six at the 16th hole. It left him in joint 118th place, a full 14 shots behind leader
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Chaddesley cup test
HIGHLIGHT of the Easter Bank Holiday for point-to-point fans is the annual running of the Lady Dudley Cup at the Worcestershire Hunt meeting at Chaddesley Corbett tomorrow. The Lady Dudley Cup is the highlight of a seven-race card which has a 2pm start
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Hundred voices to sing popular work
THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective,
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Children's favourite performed by ESO
THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective,
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Newent gig
MALVERN singer-songwriter Clive John is appearing at the George Hotel in Newent tonight (Friday). Tomorrow he will be performing at the Nelson Inn, Suckley, and on Sunday, he will be closer to home at the Malvern Hills Hotel, Wynds Point.
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Jazz festival has whole range
THE Cheltenham International Jazz Festival has become one of the UK's showcases for the best music around. The event runs from April 30 to May 5 and gigs range from the R&B of Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings to the Romanian gypsy folk/jazz of Taraf
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Reaction infuriating but typical
MINISTER Charles Clarke's reaction to the plea to improve the grossly inadequate and unfair funding within our county was infuriating but typical. Two months ago, I started a parents' campaign to protest to the Government about the sheer moral injustice
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The Independents' freedom is beyond his comprehension
PAUL H Griffiths sadly struggles to understand the freedom of the Independents, who have no political shackles and recognise that local common sense should always prevail above Westminster political instructions. The Lib/Lab/Dem's magical 1p on tax to
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Lib Dems besieged, Labour near collapse
I WAS more than a little surprised by your article (Evening News, Friday, April 11) that suggested the Conservatives in Wychavon were "under siege". A local Liberal Democrat was quoted extensively, even suggesting that my party had lost heart in some
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Mum's club hailed as answer to happy pills
SOCIAL isolation experienced by lonely Spa mums is being tackled by a new town organisation. The Droitwich Spa Women's Healthy Living Project has launched to help parents who are new to the area or feel cut off from their community. Project manager Alison
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18/4/03 - City bid to pull plug on Bath jinx
ALAN Pridham cried tears of joy after his Bath City side escaped relegation at St George's Lane on the final day of last season. But if the Romans sneak another victory tomorrow (3pm) it could well be Worcester City management duo John Barton and Mick
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Reborn in Ross: Elkie and Tony bring gold to festival
TWO pop stars will be reborn in Ross as the tiny town will once again be welcoming top talent from all over the world to appear in the 2003 Ross on Wye International Festival. After an absence of a year, the festival is relaunching itself with performances
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Pirates first on board to help new-born Swan
WORCESTER has a theatre once again, and it falls to one of the amateur companies who were around in the venue's early days to raise the curtain for the reopening. The struggle for The Swan has been an ugly and bitter mess with plenty of innocent victims
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Film show
A STAR-studded cast appears in the movie version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, showing at Ledbury's Market Theatre. It features Kevin Kline as Bottom, Rupert Everett as Oberon, Michelle Pfeiffer as Titania and many other familiar faces.
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Clooney's debut film
GEORGE Clooney's directorial debut, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (15) is showing at Malvern Cinema for a week from tonight (Friday). It tells the story of 70s game-show host Chuck Barris, who claimed to have a secret life as a CIA assassin. The film
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Events taking place in and around Worcester
April 19: Dance the Night Away with Brian's Supersounds - Ballroom and Sequence Dancing at Powick Village Hall. For further details and to book a table please call Brian and Philomena on 01905 454338. Please bring your own drinks and come and enjoy the
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Exhibitions and and where to find them
Until April 21: Magic, Murder and The Weather, and Other Tales: an exhibition by Tracey Holland, at MAC The Centre for Birmingham. For further information telephone 0121 440 3838. Until April 25: Celebration of Art! An exhibition by the Droitwich Spa
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Listen to the best classy and easy sounds around
Friday, April 18: The Magdalene Singers joined by The Magdalene Orchestra performing Olivet to Calvary in Saint George's Church, Barbourne, Worcester. Thursday, April 24: CBSO Centre Stage at CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham. Tickets available
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What's on at your local theatre.
Until 19 April: Love And Marriage at Malvern Festival Theatre. Box office 01684 892277. April 19: The Solid Silver 60s Show 2003 takes to Malvern Festival Theatre, featuring The Searchers, Wayne Fontana, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich and very
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Best in ballet as national tour performs in Malvern
THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective,
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Tickets for comedy selling fast
TICKETS are going fast for Michael Frayn's classic comedy Noises Off at Malvern Theatres. Millions of people have seen this hilarious farce since its debut at the Savoy Theatre in 1982, where it ran for five years and won every major comedy award. The
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Buying and selling your home is costing less
The cost of moving home has fallen by nearly a quarter in the past 10 years, research claimed. People moving from a £150,000 home to a £200,000 one in England and Wales now spend an average of £5,523 on estate agents and solicitors fees, stamp duty and
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All aboard with new Captain Kurt
CAPTAIN Kurt has a new enterprise and he's staying faithful to Marianne... Kurt Tarrach is the new owner of Bickerline River Trips which operates from South Quay, Worcester. Mr Tarrach, known to many as Captain Kurt, worked on the cruise boat last year
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Hello again... to a children's favourite
n Hello, Goodbye by David Lloyd, illustrations by Louise Voce (Walker Books, £4.99) A bear, two bees, some birds, and a few other creatures meet at a tree and say hello until the rain begins. And then they say goodbye. This pretty much sums up the book
