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'Mean' Worcester folk under fire
WORCESTER people came in for criticism 100 years ago for being mean in their response to a county-wide appeal for subscriptions to erect a memorial to those Worcestershire men killed in the Boer War. Under the headings: "Memorial to Fallen Soldiers -
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News Items Down the Years
1803: It cannot but be highly gratifying to the mind of every lover of decency and religion to observe the rapid increase and very orderly behaviour of the children in the general Sunday School in this city, belonging to the established Church. To promote
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Devastated by the deaths
THREE members of a Ledbury family heading off on holiday were among those killed in the motorway carnage on the M56 near Manchester Airport. Ledbury businessman Martin McCoig-Lees, his wife Denise and their son Ryan died when the Leyland DAF minibus they
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American 'March King' captivates a city audience
CITIZENS of Worcester turned out excitedly and in large numbers to greet the American "March King" John Philip Sousa when he and his band came to the Faithful City this week a century ago. Berrow's Journal reported on the much-heralded concert: "There
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Cathedral faces cash-flow crisis
A DECLINE in the county's tourist trade has plunged Worcester Cathedral into a cash-flow crisis. A general malaise in the industry comes in the wake of a series of national and international problems, such as foot-and-mouth disease, the threat of Sars
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A carrot and stick attitude to truants
A COUNTY school has taken a "good cop, bad cop" approach to truancy control during the final week of term. Droitwich Spa High School's deputy headteacher, Peter Woodman, teamed up with beat manager PC Lloyd Buffery on Wednesday to sweep the town for those
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Role models required
ROLE models are desperately needed to help youngsters facing problems ranging from bullying to drugs. Organisers of Worcester's mentor scheme are calling for more people to donate a few hours a week to spend with youngsters aged 13 to 19. At the moment
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A lovely day to say goodbye...
EMOTIONAL sixth formers bid a fond farewell to their city school at an end-of-year Cathedral service yesterday. The King's School, Worcester's annual ceremony gave leavers a last chance to say their goodbyes to classmates, friends and teachers alike,
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Kingfisher chief back at old school
THE managing director of one of Britain's most famous high street stores was back at his former school this week. Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy, who went to The King's School, Worcester, between 1952 and 1960, worked for Esso and British Sugar before becoming
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Meals just what doc ordered...
LET'S face it - nobody goes to a hospital especially for its food. The main purpose of hospitals is to make people better, not to tantalise their taste buds. With so much pressure being put on hospital bosses to reduce waiting times and improve treatment
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School in tribute to 'popular' pupil Ryan
A LEDBURY primary school is today remembering one of its pupils who died in the motorway tragedy. Nine-year-old Ryan McCoig-Lees died along with his father, Martin, and mother, Denise, in the crash on the M56, near Manchester, yesterday morning. Pupils
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Drunken snogging leaves Nush full of guilt
Guilt-stricken Nush is terrified that her boyfriend will dump her after her saucy antics during a booze-fuelled Irish theme night. In the latest developments in Big Brother, the Malvern student snogged both Scott and Ray during a saucy game of spin the
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Fte date
TREASURE and trash will be up for grabs when a fte is held at St Michael's Church, Dines Green, Worcester. People will be able to pay 50p for two wrapped up parcels with a surprise inside. Bric-a-brac, toiletries, cakes, books, videos, refreshments and
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'I just want to keep my dignity as long as I can'
MARGARET Alford first realised something was wrong with her four years ago, when she began to struggle matching up her outfits. Not long after this, she started to forget people's names. "I just couldn't place people," said the grandmother from Kempsey
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Paint a picture of peace
ARTISTIC youngsters in Wychavon are being urged to put their talents to good use by helping to keep the noise down in the district. A poster competition has been organised by Wychavon District Council in an effort to combat noise nuisance. The contest
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Five on theft charges
TWO adults and three teenagers have been arrested and charged with two counts of theft from a store. The alleged offences are said to have taken place in The Tything and Farrier Street in Worcester city centre. The five, all from Wolverhampton, were arrested
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Germ warfare keeps hospital spick and span
THE benefits of bevelled corridor edges probably don't keep many people awake at night. However, this sort of advanced architecture has improved Denise Sherwood's life immeasurably. The housekeeping service manager, who works for contractors ISS at The
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You can't build here - planners
PERMISSION to build a bungalow on an open space at Martley, near Worcester, has been refused by Malvern Hills planners. The proposed three-bedroom bungalow would have been in a conservation area, outside the settlement boundary, which surrounds the site
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BIRTSMORTON Correspondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287
OUR morning service at our parish church will be at 10am when our vicar, Dr Arthur Cunningham will be taking part in the proceedings. This will be the last service that Arthur will be taking at Birtsmorton before he takes up his new appointment in Manchester
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CASTLEMORTON Correspondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287
CASTLEMORTON Gardening Club is holding a garden party with cheese and wine on Thursday, July 17 from 7pm at The Cockshoot. Members and their guests are invited to come and enjoy this wonderful garden, to sample some local cheese, wine and, as a special
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ELDERSFIELD Correspondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287
cricket match at Eldersfield cricket club (by kind permission). It is a friendly Vicars team v the Rest. Come and enjoy a family evening - all aged players. A good ploughman's supper to follow. Look forward to seeing you - weather permitting.
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MALVERN WELLS Correspondent: Mrs V Greaves Tel: 01684 566860
A SUMMER party in aid of Malvern Wells Village Hall will be held on Friday, July 25 at 7.30pm. The venue is St Peter's Church courtyard, Green Lane by kind permission of Mr and Mrs David Tarplett. Cheese and wine, nibbles and diversions are to be had
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OXENHALL Correspondent: Mrs S Martin Tel: 01684 562714
THE service at St Anne's Church, Oxenhall on Sunday was said matins. It was conducted by Mrs Jessie Williams of the ministerial team. Bible readings were by Mrs Dot Rogers and Mrs Kath Rees. Mrs Rogers was sidesman. The service ended with the congregation
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POWICK Correspondent Mrs M Allsopp Tel: 01905 830746
COME and meet Reg Moule of BBC Hereford & Worcester at Powick Parish Hall next Wednesday, July 16 at 7.30pm. Bring your garden questions for him to answer. Refreshments and a raffle available. Tickets are £3 before and on the door. All proceeds for
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11/7/03 - Upton preparing
REFRESHED players from Upton Rugby Club have returned to training after a couple of months off and are set for the coming season. Rob Heeley, Upton RFC club captain said: "I am looking forward to the 2003/2004 season. Last season we finished mid-table
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Full steam ahead as show prepares treat
THE star of the show at Much Marcle Steam Rally will be a display of nearly 200 vintage cars, tractors and stationary engines. The event runs on Saturday and Sunday, July 19-20, from 10am-6pm each day. It also includes a vintage caravan display and a
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Antiques fair
AN antiques fair will take place at the Three Counties Showground on Sunday (July 13), from 10am to 5pm. Admission costs £2.50.
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Artists chosen for show
TWO Malvern artists will be exhibiting in London later this month after making it to the finals of a national competition. Beth Barnes and Jill Townsend have both had work picked out from thousands of entries to make up a finalists' shortlist in the Elderly
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Spectacular at Eastnor
A MODEL and Hobbies Specta-cular will be held in the grounds of Eastnor Castle next weekend. Activities such as falconry and jousting will add a mediaeval flavour to the programme, as well as the more typical model boats and aeroplanes. The event takes
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Dancers can hone skills
DANCERS can hone their skills during a Malvern Theatres residential summer school. Children aged between nine and 14 can take part in a five-day programme, run as part of the Dance Artists in Residence scheme, focusing on musical theatre. Tutors Rosie
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Artists face a challenge
Cradley village will host an Art Challenge Day to raise funds for the redevelopment of the village hall. The competition has been organised to help raise funds for the second phase of redevelopment of the hall. On Saturday, September 6, amateur artists
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George guides his namesakes
GEORGE Cowley - the Evening News' prolific letter writer - has expanded his talents elsewhere by helping pen a song for The George Cowley Experience. The Faithful City band were inspired to name themselves after George because of his frequent letters
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It's going to be a very loud night!
A DRUM fest of entertainment will be coming to The Art House Caf, in Worcester when Drumlove put on their end of term workshop. Out Of The Ark Sound System will also be putting on a reggae sound system when the night takes place at the venue, above Huntingdon
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Hardcore seven visit Faithful City
Adequate Seven formed out of a group of close friends from Wales and the West Country in late 2000. They got together to merge diverse musical influences to create a distinctive groove-laden hardcore sound. After perfecting this, and plenty of gigging
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Raman Mundair Review: Ledbury Poetry Festival, Market Theatre
Raman Mundair walked to the stage of the Market Theatre while singing a song in Urdu. Before her performance was over, she had used her pleasant voice to remind us of a number of pop disco classics from the 70s and 80s, most of which were preludes to
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Anne Stevenson Review: Ledbury Poetry Festival, Burgage Hall
Bad experiences with microphones meant that Anne Stevenson declined to use one for her reading at the Burgage Hall. She also declined to use the stage, preferring instead to stand at audience level, for an altogether more informal reading. "I want to
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Carol Anne Duffy Review: Ledbury Poetry Festival, Community Hall
Geoffrey Chaucer and Carol Ann Duffy would have got on famously, because both are tellers of tales, and both spin yarns from human faults and foibles. Carol Ann Duffy has written shorter poems than most found in The World's Wife and The Feminine Gospels
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John Hegley Review: Ledbury Poetry Festival, Community Hall
A MIXTURE of stand-up comedy, live music and poetry wowed a sell-out crowd when John Hegley called by on Saturday. The Ledbury Poetry Festival event saw the town's Community Hall packed with an expectant crowd well before the time he was due on. When
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Don't Dress for Dinner Review: Malvern Theatres
TEAMWORK and comic timing helped keep an appreciative audience entertained throughout an energetic farce on Monday night. A cast of six people at Malvern's Festival Theatre realised Marc Camoletti's bedroom farce Don't Dress for Dinner with aplomb. It
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11/7/03 - Keyz AGM
KEYZ RM are having their AGM tonight (Friday) at 8pm at the Cross Keys. All players are asked to attend. RM are looking to strengthen the squad this season so any new players are welcome or phone Paul on (01684) 576425.
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11/7/03 - Powick back
POWICK Football club are to commence football training on Tuesday (July 15) at their Hospital Lane pitch at Powick starting at 6.30pm. Powick run two teams, a Saturday team play in the Worcester League Premier Division and the Sunday team play in the
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11/7/03 - Soccer course
DURING the school holidays children (school years 3-6) are invited to attend a five day soccer course at Malvern Town FC. The course will be run by Les Jones and Danny Wren, both qualified FA coaches and is design on Football Association guidelines. The
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History in song
A Songs of Praise service continues the 350th anniversary celebrations at Upton Baptist Church. One hymn will be played from each 50-year period of the church's history. There will be a variety of guests to introduce the hymns and refreshments will be
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Sweet treat for funds
STRAWBERRIES and cream, scones, cakes and tea will be served at Baughton Court on behalf of St Mary's Church at Hill Croome. Tickets are £3.50 for the event, which will be held in Earls Croome Village Hall if the weather is wet. It take place on Sunday
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Marking Korean War anniversary
A MALVERN war veteran took part in a ceremony this week to mark the 50th anniversary of the armistice which ended the Korean War. John Shepherd, of Grafton Close, was one of 100,000 British service personnel who were involved in the fighting between Communist-backed
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Branch bid
UPTON district councillor Mary Wilkinson is canvassing support for setting up a new branch of the Conservative Association for the Hanley and Upton area. She has organised an initial meeting on Thursday, July 24 at 7pm. Anyone interested in attending
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Rail crash dubbed 'an accident waiting to happen'
A MALVERN man who worked near the site of a fatal train crash has said it was an accident waiting to happen. A First Great Western service travelling from Here-ford to London Paddington smashed into a van carrying farm workers on Monday, killing three
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Cooking up cash
A SUMMER barbecue in aid of the Malvern Branch of Friends of the Elderly takes place in Upton. The barbecue will be at 16 Riverside Close tomorrow (Saturday), at 6pm. There will also be a bring and buy sale.
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Party planned
CHASE School pupils and staff, past and present, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary with a summer party. The school, now a technology college, reaches the landmark this summer and on Saturday, July 19, a huge bash will be thrown in its Geraldine
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Party in the garden
THE Women's Fellowship of St Gabriel's Church in Hanley Swan is holding a summer garden party. This takes place at Ambleside, Hanley Swan, on Wednesday (July 16), at 4pm. New members are welcome. For details, call 01684 310743.
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Rector turns up the heat
UPTON Rector Chris Hardwick will be giving a seasonal cookery demonstration at the Memorial Hall. The Rector Entertains takes place on Friday, July 18, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5, in advance, from the parish office. Proceeds will go to Earl's Croome Church's
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Growers set out stalls
A GARDENERS' Market takes place at Upton Church Room, featuring unusual and traditional plants. The sale is tomorrow (Saturday), from 9.30am to 1pm. Admission is free.
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Artists put on show
MALVERN Terrace Artists will be holding an exhibition of paintings and cards at Hanley Swan Village Hall tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday. Admission is 50p. Proceeds will go to the League of Friends of Malvern Community Hospital.
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Parish council meets
THE next meeting of Hanley Castle Parish Council is on Thursday, July 17, at 7.30pm at Hanley Swan Village Hall.
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Walk raises £15k
A CHARITY walking day based at Eastnor Castle raised £15,000 for the Acorns Three Counties Appeal. More than 200 people took part in the Three Counties Walk on Sunday, June 29, giving a boost to the project to build a new children's hospice. "The weather
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Youth club plan takes shape
CRADLEY parents are supporting plans to start a youth club in the village. Parents have been given the go-ahead by the parish council to set up a club for young people to meet, discuss their opinions on various issues and generally have a good time. "
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Burning issue
ONCE again I am writing to you about the perpetual problem (worse this time of the year) of bonfires. The first nice day they start. This weekend, they seemed to be everywhere, making it unable to sit in the garden or have your windows open, especially
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Who is paying?
THERE are 29 Conservators. Eleven are elected to represent the six parishes of Malvern, West Malvern, Malvern Wells, Guarlford, Colwall and Mathon. 18 are appointed by other authorities, namely Worc-estershire County Council, Here-fordshire Council, Malvern
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Fire station open day
Malvern Fire Station will hold its annual open day tomorrow (Saturday). Attractions include fire engine rides and displays of operational equipment and appliances. There will also be a barbecue and refreshments, go-karts and bouncy castle. The event runs
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Police earn club's praise
A bowling club has praised police for the way they have tackled vandalism problems. Malvern Bowling Club (Priory) has been subject to a series of attacks over the last few months. Windows at the clubhouse, off Orchard Road, have been smashed, seats dragged
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Suicidal plan
I STRONGLY oppose the Government's suicidal plan to permit traffic to use the hard shoulder on motorways. Anyone who uses motorways is aware that periodically stationary vehicles are observed. A vehicle travelling at speed on the hard shoulder is much
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Record year for Christian Aid
MALVERN Christian Aid Committee has had another record year. Christian Aid raises money to fund development projects in the Third World and improve the lives of the people there. The Malvern group raised £14,229 during Christian Aid Week, beating last
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Appeal for help
I AM wondering if any readers who lived in Malvern in the 1950s and 1960s remember a Harold Pemberton who lived at one time at Geraldine Hostel? He also lived later at Malvernbury and finally at Walmer Lodge, which was a boarding house in Abbey Road.
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Scouts in charity run for sun
THOUSANDS of Scouts from across the country set off on a 25-mile run from the Malvern Hills on Friday (July 4). Around 2,000 youngsters, aged between 15 and 18, took part in the event, which saw them leave British Camp at around 9pm. Their aim was to
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Walk for St Richard's
STAFF at Holland Funeral Services, of Barnards Green Road, will be walking their dogs from British Camp on the Malvern Hills to Worcester to raise money for St Richard's Hospice. They will be doing the walk on Wednesday. Hilary Al Rasheed, Hollands' funeral
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Gym is planned
A NEW fitness centre could be built above a Malvern garden machinery shop. Richard Noble, of Pickersleigh Avenue, has applied for permission to build a gymnasium, activity room, sauna and sunbed lounge, above SB and DG Services on the Roman Way retail
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School prize-giving is lordly occasion
SPORTING excellence was among the things rewarded at the Hillstone School and Hampton pre-prep prize-giving day. Fittingly, among the 300-strong audience of pupils, parents and staff attending the event was Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth, the former chairman
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Who is paying?
HERE are 29 Conservators. Eleven are elected to represent the six parishes of Malvern, West Malvern, Malvern Wells, Guarlford, Colwall and Mathon. 18 are appointed by other authorities, namely Worc-estershire County Council, Here-fordshire Council, Malvern
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Family wins top title with horse
A ONCE-in-a-lifetime triumph at the country's most prestigious horse-breeders' show is being celebrated by a Corse Lawn family. Holltess, a three-year-old gelding belonging to the Roper-Caldbecks, of Corse Hill Farm, won the title of Supreme Champion
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Protecting towns
LEDBURY Group of the CPRE applauds Mr Hogan's stout defence of Ledbury (Your Letters, June 27). We would agree with all he says in praise of this town. His criticism of the CPRE is unfortunately based on a misunderstanding. What the CPRE survey actually
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Opinion
THE protest by rail passengers at Great Malvern on Friday and again at Ledbury on Monday may yet be a sign of things to come. Central Trains is at pains to urge passengers not to adopt the tactics of a sit-down protest if things do not work out to their
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Church plan
A CARAVAN could soon be parked outside St Andrew's Church in Malvern to house Sunday School classes. Paul Finch has asked Malvern Hills District Council for permission to station the caravan outside the church for three years while more permanent accommodation
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'Lugsy' in new deal at Worcs
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club and David Leatherdale have agreed a new contract for the 2004 season. 'Lugsy' has played for the first XI since 1988 and was capped in 1994. He has scored 9,857 runs and taken 128 wickets in first class cricket and 4,178
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Composer's wit
A PIECE written by Edward Elgar as a joke went on display this week in the composer's birthplace museum at Lower Broadheath. The museum bought the manuscript of the Smoking Cantata for £3,800 at a London auction, with the aid of a 50 per cent grant from
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US honour for firm
A MALVERN computer consultancy is the only UK firm invited to speak at an international conference for Apple Macintosh users. Iscentia, of Wilton Road, will give a presentation entitled The Digital Hub in Business, at the Macworld Creative Pro Conference
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Hems still on course for career
DISASTER is never far away for a golfer, even for the best as Jon Hems will testify after seeing his hopes of qualifying for this year's British Open disappear in a flurry of triple and double bogeys. Hems, a professional on the satellite Euro Pro Tour
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Cash to improve transport links
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is to spend £10,000 improving transport links and access to Pendock Primary School. Problems are created by the large number of cars parked on School Lane at the start and end of the day. The lane has no footpath and there
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Burning ambition for tri star on Barcelona stage
A firefighter is on call for glory at the World Firefighters' Triathlon Championships in Barcelona. Adrian Mayhew, a member of Red Watch at Worcester Fire Station, is confident of bagging a medal at the championships at the end of this month. The 31-year-old
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11/7/03 - Records set in county relays
LEDBURY and District ASC are not only county champions but new record holders in two events when the 9/10years boys stormed to victory in the Inter-club relay competition held at Wolverhampton. Recent success at both county and district level gave the
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11/7/03 - Thirteen county players
THIS season has already been a very successful year for Manor Park Tennis Club's junior players. Thirteen now play for the Herefordshire & Worcestershire (H&W) county squad, training once or twice a week at the county centre based at Manor Park
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11/7/03 - Tae Kwon Do awards
STUDENTS of Turners Tae Kwon Do, who train at the Upton Hill Community Centre, triumphed at the recent West Midlands Open Tae Kwon Do tournament. This is an annual event attended by many people from all around the country and Wales and Scotland. For more
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11/7/03 - Fixtures ...
SATURDAY CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS GLOS/WILTS Division One: Wooton Bessett v Colwall. Division One 2nd XIs: Colwall II v Wooton Bassett. CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division One: Eastnor v Bromyard. Division One 2nd XIs: Bromyard II v Eastnor
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11/7/03 - New patio at Spring Lane
FACILITIES at Malvern Rugby Club's Spring Lane base were boosted last Saturday with the official opening of a new patio area outside the clubhouse. Fundraising by the ladies committee had raised around £2,500 and the ladies were given a free rein to spend
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Bands battle to be best in county
THE cream of Worcestershire's rock youth gathered in Malvern for a battle of skills and the chance to represent the county. The Worcestershire Battle of the Bands 2003 took place on the stage at Malvern Youth Centre on Friday. A small army of around 200
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Band at park
Cinderford Band are next to perform in the Bands in Park season at Malvern. They at the Priory Park bandstand on Sunday, from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.
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11/7/03 - Coach role for Rawle
MALVERN Town returned to pre season training last week and virtually all of last season's squad were present. Town General Manager Richard Anson said: "It certainly looks like we have retained all the players we wanted to and there are likely to be one
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11/7/03 - Green storm to an early finish
BARNARDS Green welcomed Alveley to North End Lane for this Crusader Worcestershire League Division Three encounter. BARNARDS GREEN v ALVELEY Rich Williams won the toss and asked the visitors to bat first. With conditions perfect for swing and seam bowling
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11/7/03 - Manor Park finals day
THE Manor Park Tennis Club finals day is tomorrow (Saturday) starting with a friendly doubles tournament in the morning for everyone. This will be followed by the more serious final events, the U10, U11, U13, U15 and U18 girls and boys singles and the
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Hide the cameras and then you'll cut the deaths
HEATHER Mead, of the Safety Camera Partnership, gives a partial answer to the old question, "must someone die before the police act?" - the police act after, not before, people have been 'KSI'. But bundling "killed" and "seriously injured" together is
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11/7/03 - Malvern Ladies hold prize night
MALVERN Ladies FC held their presentation night at the RSRE Sports & Social Club on Saturday evening. Tracey Evans won the club person of the year, Jenny Shail was most improved player, Flick Slater was the player's player of the season and Kate Boulton
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Happy memories of good old Chrissies
n I WAS never a pupil, but I have to admit to a sentimental attachment to Christopher Whitehead School. It was certainly "state of the art" on completion of the first half in the late 1930s. How we at Stanley Road School might have envied that well- equipped
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Changed state of play for Alex
RECENTLY, Malvern man Alex Jones has been associated with writing for the stage rather than being on it. Swan-goers will remember his play, River's Up, in which the River Severn bursts its banks in cataclysmic style, which premiered at the theatre last
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Award-winning cinema
NOWHERE in Africa (15), winner of the best foreign language film in this year's Oscars, is showing at the Forum Theatre, Malvern, on Wednesday at 8.15pm. It tells the story of a Jewish family's emigration to a farm in Kenya amidst the turmoil of events
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All the latest live gigs and where to find them
July 11: The Machine Breakers, The George Cowley Experience and John Denton & Alan Davies, The Art House Caf, CrownGate, Worcester. July 12: Henry Carson, Sketchleys Social Club, Worcester; Laura, Barbourne Ex-Servicemen's Club, Worcester. July 13
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classical and easily listening- a guide to what's on near you
July 11: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Box office: 0121 780 3333 or www.cbso.co.uk July 11/12: Malvern Christian Witness Choir presents Carry The Light, a selection of inspirational music, at Lansdowne Crescent Methodist
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Magician helps actor prepare for latest role
WEST Malvern actor Alex Jones will be weaving his magic at Witley Court when he plays a wizard in a new outdoor production. Mr Jones has had special training from a magician to produce the illusions needed in his portrayal of Beguildy in an adaptation
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Open again
THE world's smallest theatre is reopening tomorrow (Saturday) with a revival of its popular show, Quackery Codswallop. The Theatre of Small Convenience, in Edith Walk, Malvern, will be staging the first performance of the wacky show at 11am. It will be
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Bromsgrove Rovers fixtures and results 2003/2004
Fixtures will appear here soon.
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Away day to start quest
BROMSGROVE Rovers will start their quest for FA Cup glory away from the Victoria Ground. George Rooney's side has been handed a trip to either Midland Alliance side Cradley Town or Daventry Town of the United Counties Premier in the preliminary round
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A prisoner of village mentality
The Prisoner: The Village Files by Tim Palgut (Titan Books, £19.99) IT's startling how a television programme can seep into a nation's psyche. Thirty-five years ago - 35! - actor Patrick McGoohan stepped out of his role as smooth Bond-esque John Drake
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A friend and foe
Gurkha: The Illustrated History,by Peter Harclerode and David Reynolds (Sutton, £25) THE British Empire builders of the 19th Century employed a unique way of subjugating certain native peoples. If you can't beat them... let them join you. Yes, a twist
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Altered images
The Flyaway Alphabet by Mary Murphy (Egmont Books, £4.99) THE letters have escaped and the Alphabet Keeper wants them back... but can she catch them in her net? She spies them in the park - but P turns upside down and turns park into bark, and the chase
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11/7/03 - Francis is Malvern's star turn
MALVERN gained a comfortable winning draw against Bewdley on Saturday thanks largely to the all round brilliance of Rob Francis. MALVERN I v BEWDLEY I Malvern captain Luke Halion won the toss and chose to bat. Malvern posted 35 runs for the first wicket
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11/7/03 - Wickets tumble at Colwall
ON a wicket that always looked likely to take spin, Colwall were disappointed to lose the toss and be asked to field. COLWALL v TROWBRIDGE However after just 32 overs, with the visitor's total at 112-8, and Colwall clearly in command of the game, the
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11/7/03 - West move up to third place
FLADBURY v WEST MALVERN WEST Malvern visited Fladbury in a Crusader Worcestershire League Division Six fixture looking for their fourth win on the trot. Fladbury were invited to bat and built a total of 221-7 wickets, with D Prudden making a fine 70.
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11/7/03 - Youngsters hit out for victory
A HIGH-scoring match and an improbable victory for Nomads 1st XI in their league fixture against Romsley at the weekend, saw them keep pace with the league's top sides. WORCESTER NOMADS v ROMSLEY & HUNNNINGTON Romsley won the toss and elected to bat
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11/7/03 - Dan Flynn in control with120no
GREEN skipper Kevin Ratcliffe lost the toss and OEs elected to bat in this Sunday league fixture. OLD ELIZABETHANS v BARNARDS GREEN The wicket proved to be a good batting surface as the Old Elizabethan's innings was dominated by Steve May with a hard
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11/7/03 - Lewis and Price turn back clock
BARNARDS Green Thirds entertained old rivals Belbroughton on a dry but overcast afternoon on Saturday. BARNARDS GREEN THIRDS v BELBROUGHTON Skipper Bob Rogers asked Belbroughton to take first knock and openers Doolittle and Pardoe pounced on any loose
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11/7/03 - Young guns shine for Nomads
WORCESTER Nomads found life very much to their liking against a weak Stanway side on Sunday. WORCESTER NOMADS SUNDAY v STANWAY Surprisingly electing to bat, Stanway found themselves skittled out for 80, and were in danger of a much lower total, having
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11/7/03 - Malvern U10s follow up win
FOLLOWING on from a fine win at Old Elizabethans on Sunday, Malvern entertained Drakes Broughton at Regency Road on Monday. MALVERN CC U10s v DRAKES BROUGHTON CC U10s The visitors batted first, with only Mann (10) reaching double figures. The Malvern
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11/7/03 - Nomads U10s improve
WORCESTER Nomads U10s achieved an impressive victory at Pershore last Monday evening. Winning the toss and batting they again scored a higher net total than in any of their previous three matches this season. Against Rushwick in their first game they
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Learning centre
CONSTRUCTION is due to begin on a flagship community learning centre in Hereford. Building work will start this month on the new Riverside Centre, funded by the Learning and Skills Council Herefordshire and Worcestershire Adult and Community Learning
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Fishing contest for women
A FISHING contest for women was the big innovation at the Worcester Regatta of 1903, according to "Crowquill" in his Journal jottings for this week a century ago. "The regatta was favoured with glorious weather, and among the attractions was an angling
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FAMILY'S M56 CRASH TRAGEDY
A QUIET market town was coming to terms with a triple tragedy, today, as it prepared to welcome the Queen for its biggest event in 50 years. Picturesque Ledbury has been shell-shocked by the deaths of town newsagent Martin McCoig-Lees, his wife Denise
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Cheering crowd for royal couple
THE hearty cheers of a lively crowd completely drowned out the gentle rumble of the royal train as it rolled into Hereford this morning. Nearly 1,000 residents and pupils clapped and shouted as the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrived in the county for
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Archbishop in Faithful City
THE Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Fisher, was in the Faithful City at this time 50 years to address the Worcester Diocesan Conference. The Journal for this week of 1953 reported the main thrust of his speech as being the great psychological impetus
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Innocent lives lost in M56 crash
A 50-year-old woman from Belfast, a man aged 47 from Dunfermline and a woman of 43 from Sunderland also died in yesterday's crash. The driver of the minibus, a 42-year-old man from Stretford, Manchester, was also killed, police said. The wife of one of
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Tragic fire death OAP was recluse
A PENSIONER who died in a fire that destroyed his home has been described as an independent recluse. Firefighters were called out to the bungalow on Narroway Lane in Crossway Green, near Stourport-on-Severn yesterday after a resident from the nearby Shorthill
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Walsall hospital boss due to take charge at the Royal
THE chief executive of Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust has been chosen to take over the hospital hot-seat in Worcestershire. John Rostill has been announced as the permanent successor to former chief executive Ruth Harrison, who left Worcestershire Acute
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Leaflet digs the dirt on the Hills
RESULTS of a three-year archaeological project on the Malvern Hills Area of Natural Beauty are to be unearthed in a new leaflet. The leaflet, which is being published by the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership, will unveil research
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Cash gift will pave way for great drama
A DRAMA society that received a cash windfall has said the money will really make a difference to the group, which survives through its fund-raising efforts. The Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society (WODS) has received £400 from the Making a Difference
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Clerk to see Queen again - 50 years on
LEDBURY'S town clerk was eagerly looking forward to the Queen's return to the town today - after seeing her as a child when she last visited 50 years ago. June McQuaid, aged 58, who has been town clerk for 20 years, was only eight years old when the Queen
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Have you seen these missing teenagers?
POLICE are appealing for any information on two missing girls. Leanne King, aged 15, and 14-year-old Kayleigh Hill, both from Kidderminster, were reported missing on Monday, July 7, when they failed to return home after going out. They were last seen
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Plan to persuade parents to let their children walk
Footpaths in Norton-juxta-Kempsey are to be given a £40,000 facelift to encourage children to walk to school. A survey by Worcestershire County Council showed parents are reluctant to let pupils of Kempsey First School go to school on foot because of
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CALLOW END Correspondent: Mrs M Allsopp Tel: 01905 830746
MALVERN Christian Witness Choir will be at St James Church, Callow End this Sunday evening at 6.30pm performing their particular style of music and song. All welcome.
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COLWALL Correspondent: Mrs P Hockett Tel: 01684 56487
THE last session to view the aerial photos used to create the Jubilee pictorial map will be tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am to noon in the Millennium Room. Photos of all areas of the parish will be on display. Copies can be obtained at £8 each. A strawberry
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HOLLYBUSH Correspondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287
OUTSTANDING, brilliant, fantastic. Some of the many superlatives used by the many visitors after viewing the magnificent floral displays at All Saints Hollybush last weekend. Special and sincere thanks to all the ladies and gents who worked so hard to
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PAUNTLEY Correspondent: Mrs S Martin Tel: 01684 562714
QUIZZES in Pauntley are very popular and the next one is tonight (Friday) at 7.30pm. It is once again to be held in Pauntley Memorial Hall at Brand Green. The tickets are £4 and this will include refreshments. Mrs Eunice Cooper and the committee look
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STAUNTON Correspondent: Mrs U Groves-Smith Tel: 01452 840273
Staunton Parish Council is again up to its full strength with the co-option of three new members, they are councillors Andrew Wills, Roy Chaffey and Michael Bradbury. They were formally co-opted and will each receive a package of information explaining
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UPLEADON Correspondent: Mrs S Martin Tel: 01684 562714
ON Sunday, July 6 the service at St Mary the Virgin Church, Upleadon, was a Book of Common Prayer holy communion, conducted by the Rev Dr Peter Newing. Mrs Jessie Williams read the epistle and Mrs Jean Arnold read the gospel. Mr Bert Vye was the sidesman
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WELLINGTON HEATH Correspondent: Mrs P Jacobs Tel: 01531 634941
THE Hall Committee held their AGM on Monday evening. There was a disappointing lack of public participation, but one person offered her services and was welcomed onto the committee. The existing officers were all re-elected for another year - the only
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West Malvern Correspondent Colin Jackson Tel: 01684 577604
"Life is a challenge - go for it!" was the slogan set for St James's Girls' School by Mrs Rosalind Hayes when she took over as headmistress in January. She met an unexpected challenge herself at last Saturday's Commemoration, when guest speaker, round-the
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11/7/03 - The Malvern 'Taggers' are coming
THE long Summer Holiday is coming and so are the Malvern 'Taggers'. This special tag rugby club for eight to 11-year-olds who live in the Malvern Hills district will be up and running from 6.30 to 8pm on Thursday (July 17) and every Thursday evening at
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Natural talents go on show at town gallery
ARTWORK by six printmakers feature in the next exhibition at Malvern's On the Wildside Gallery of Natural History Art. From July 22, the gallery will be showing The Art of the Printmaker, a contemporary collection of prints, etchings, woodcuts, linocuts
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Canine stars show off
THOUSANDS of dogs of various shapes and sizes will descend on the Three Counties Showground. The National Working and Pastoral Breeds Dog Society's annual show takes place on Saturday, July 19. More than 3,000 working and pastoral dogs, including dobermans
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Artist's first anniversary
A jewellery business is celebrating its first anniversary at the Foal Yard Gallery in Bransford. Before relocating to Worc-estershire, Sharon McSwiney commuted to Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter every day for 12 years. She has been pleasantly surprised
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Student's talent for design
A MALVERN teenager has won a top prize for a silk kimono she created. Zo Rule, 15, won the under-16 section of the National Quilt Championship, held in Esher last week. A Hanley Castle High School pupil, she made the kimono as part of GCSE work in textiles
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Skills on Show
WORCESTERSHIRE'S biggest free arts event will take place this weekend. The Skills on Show festival offers up the best the county's artists, craftspeople, performers and food makers can offer. The event, which attracted more than 13,500 visitors last year
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Chance to dance at hall
NEW video dancing classes for adults are being offered by Dance at 8 in Malvern's Holy Trinity Church hall. The group has teamed up with the Learning and Skills Council to offer a free 'bite size' class at 8.15pm on Thursday, July 24. To register call
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11/7/07 - Sixways chief to step up title bid
CECIL Duckworth will lead from the front this season as he aims to spearhead Worcester's promotion challenge. The Sixways chairman is to have a more hands-on role at the rugby club as Worcester battle for the National One title and promotion to the Premiership
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Debfut day for Muse
BRIT-rock trio Muse have an-nounced their debut concert at The NEC on Wednesday, December 3. Tickets, priced £15 plus booking fee, went on sale last Saturday . The band are also set to release their third album this September. In 1997, Muse released their
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09/07/03 - Away day to start quest
BROMSGROVE Rovers will start their quest for FA Cup glory away from the Victoria Ground. George Rooney's side has been handed a trip to either Midland Alliance side Cradley Town or Daventry Town of the United Counties Premier in the preliminary round
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Shocking sadness for loyal townfolk
THE deaths of three members of a family in the M56 crash will have shocked readers, wherever they are, because such scenes are almost impossible to comprehend, even if you've witnessed them with your own eyes. In Ledbury, today, emotions will be on a
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Doing justice to Debussy
Claude Debussy 1862-1918 - Melodies. Soprano: Sandrine Piau. Piano: Jos van Immerseel. Nave CD V 4932 Claude Debussy studied at the Paris Conservatoire and is known for his romantic and lyrical compositions. He was a prolific musician and cultured man
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Record crowd for party in the street
A record 1,500 danced the night away at the Town Party in Ledbury last Saturday. The crowd packed into High Street was 500 up on last year. Peter Arscott, organiser of the event, part of Ledbury Poetry Festival, was particularly pleased to see so many
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Jo Shapcott Review: Ledbury Poetry Festival, Burgage Hall
The Burgage Hall became a BBC Radio 4 sound studio on Monday, as Ledbury Poetry Festival's poet in residence, Jo Shapcott, hosted the programme With Great Pleasure and introduced works that inspired her. Actors Christian Rodska and Mark Meadows shouldered
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Poetry of Cricket Review: Ledbury Poetry Festival, Community Centre
On a warm afternoon almost made for cricket, a good- sized audience turned out to hear the game celebrated in verse at the Community Centre. Marcus Moore selected the poems and presented several, quite delightfully, including a passable West Indian accent
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Rosie Lugosi Review: Ledbury Poetry Festival, Burgage Hall
WITHOUT reviewing programmes for all seven Ledbury Poetry Festivals, I think we can safely say the town has never seen anything like this before. A PVC-clad, five-inch heeled, crop-wielding bisexual "vampire" from Manchester, whose hair was arranged in
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The Comedy Zone Review: Marr's Barr, Worcester
WHEN attending a top rated show, for example The Phantom of the Opera, one would expect a slick, polished production, starring actors that know their lines inside out. You would be startled and perhaps a little annoyed if the Phantom himself was sans
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Cambrensis Choir Review: Upton Baptist Church
SOME twenty voices of this Cardiff based choir brought their ministry in music to help mark 350 years of Baptist worship in Upton-upon-Severn. Performing to a large audience, this was the first event in the new church hall, after an official opening earlier
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It's Murphy's law
THEY say you should never work with children and animals - try telling that to Eddie Murphy. The have-a-go movie star has broken the rule on more than one occasion and it certainly hasn't done him any harm. In fact since the former bad boy decided to
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11/7/03 - Expanding
FOLLOWING an enjoyable debut season in the Mercian League Leigh and Bransford Badgers will expand from two teams to five next season. There are some vacancies in the U9, U10, U11 and U12 teams. Anyone interested can call senior coach Bosko Medakovic on
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11/7/03 - Express train
EXPRESS 88 FC resume training at 7pm on Thursday evening at Victoria Park. Under new manager Mark Taylor, Express will be looking to recreate the form that brought them promotion and two cups last season. All existing players are encouraged to attend
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Pubs play host to blues festival
PUBS in Upton will echo to the soulful sound of the blues with the return of what looks like becoming an annual event. About 3,000 people attended last year's debut of the Upton Blues Festival and organisers are expecting closer to 8,000 this year. A
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11/7/03 - Athletic hold trial match
WELLAND Athletic are holding a pre-season signing on and trial match at the Hill Centre, Upton-upon-Severn tomorrow (Saturday) at 2pm (not last Saturday as published last week). Would those interested in joining please contact either Richard Coles on
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Jessie cuts ribbon to open £275,000 church hall
the new £275,000 hall at Upton Baptist Church was officially opened by the longest serving member of the congregation. Jessie Roebury, who has been a member since 1956, cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony and dedication on Saturday (July 5), in front
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Makeover for war memorial
A MEMORIAL stone to the war dead in Ryall is to receive a makeover. The inscription on the stone cross, opposite the Bluebell pub on the A38, has faded with time, but this week the parish council decided it was due for a facelift. The council has received
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School's tribute to a life tragically ended
A SEVEN-year-old Mal-vern girl has died of suspected meningitis. Emily Rose Davidson, a pupil at The Grove Infants School, fell ill at her Mountbatten Road home on Friday. Dr David Kirrage, consultant in communicable disease at Worcestershire Health Protection
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MP to chair police talks
WEST Worcestershire MP Sir Michael Spicer will chair a public meeting between police and Upton residents in an attempt to iron out perceived problems in the town. Sir Michael will be joined at Upton Memorial Hall on Tuesday, July 29, at 7pm, by Chief
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Passengers leafleted after a train protest at Great Malvern Station
CENTRAL Trains passengers are being urged to stay in their seats in protest when trains unexpectedly terminate. Leaflets telling them not to leave the carriage when services are cut short have been handed out to travellers by a rail user fed up with cancellations
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Accident closes road
A BOY was rushed to hospital after he was in collision with a car in Upton. The accident took place on High Street just before 6pm on Wednesday, July 2. It involved a Peugeot 106. No details have been released about the boy, who was taken to Worcestershire
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Sound of success
A WOMAN won £25,000 by identifying the sound of a yoghurt pot lid being peeled back. Lucy Rochford-Dyer was one of 40,000 contestants to call in to Wyvern FM's Secret Sound competition on Monday. But she was the only one to win the top prize of £25,000
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Death of key figure in bid for ordination of women
Diana McClatchey, one of the leading lights in the campaign for the ordination of women, died on Friday at St Michael's Hospice, Malvern. Dr McClatchey studied at Oxford, getting her MA in 1944 and D.Phil in 1949. She and husband Harry, who worked for
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School hosts boot sale
A CAR boot sale takes place at Hanley Castle High School to raise money for school funds. The sale is on Sunday (July 13), from noon to 3pm. Cars are £5 and trailers and vans £8. There will be refreshments and a tombola.
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Pay if you win
A FIRM bidding to build flats near Safeway supermarket in Malvern could be asked to help pay for recreational open space. Ciel Properties had plans to build 67 apartments between the store and Worcester Road refused in November on grounds it would mean
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Plans in
TEMPORARY buildings could be used to house elderly residents while extension work is completed on their Malvern care home. The Abbeyfield Society has applied to Malvern Hills District Council for permission to construct two buildings outside Abbeyfield
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Pick-a-tune concert to help fund appeal
A CHANCE to hear your favourite tune played on the organ at Malvern Priory will be offered as part of a campaign to fund its replacement. The organ is being replaced in September and its last ever concert takes place on Sunday, July 20, at 4pm. To help
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Artist teaches pupils how to be creative
COLWALL Primary School took part in the national Big Arts Week (BAW) by inviting a local artist to help the children to be creative. Moth was one of more than 2,000 professional artists who volunteered to work with schools up and down the country during
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Collection raises £265
A STREET collection for the Samaritans raised £265.46 in Upton last Saturday (July 5).
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Children record CD to boost funds
A CD of music and poetry by pupils at Malvern Parish Primary School is now available to the public. The school orchestra and choir contributed tracks to the hour-long CD, which was recorded at the school last week. Music teacher Jane Forrester said parents
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On track of sponsors
A MALVERN motorsports club has appealed for sponsorship to help attract top motorcyclists. Malvern Motorcycle and Light Car Club is organising a grass track event at Earls Croome on Sunday, August 17. However, financial backing is needed. Vice-chairman
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School warns of parking danger
SCHOOL governors have asked police to take action against car drivers whose parking is threatening children's safety. Parents at the Wyche Primary School have been sent a letter warning them about the situation. In the past year, children have been involved
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Positive thinking is needed
BY the time this hits the paper, Malvern Outdoors, Malvern's first specialist shop for campers and walkers, will be no more. In the three years and three months of trading in Malvern's Church Street, we have lost some money but we have gained other things
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High demand for place at fair
PLACES are disappearing fast for groups wanting a stall at Malvern's annual charity fair. The event is organised by Community Action and held at the Forum, Malvern Theatres, on Saturday, November 8. Charities such as the RNLI, Cancer Research and St John
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Don't ignore the problem
I WRITE as a parent of a young ex-drug addict in support of Dr Mather (Your Letters, June 27) concerning the opening of a needle exchange service for hard drug users in Malvern and an advice/support centre for them and their families. Although the actual
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Car is centre of attention
FANS of the Vauxhall 30-98 gathered in Malvern this week to celebrate the vintage car's centenary. About a dozen enthusiasts drove their cars to the town during Wednesday's blazing sunshine and paid a visit to the Morgan factory. They then enjoyed a meal
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A blurred vision
YOUR Opinion column (June 20) offered top marks for spin to Central Trains for celebrating the fact only one in five of its trains are late, i.e. 80 per cent only on time. Page 8 of the same issue covered the public meeting at which MHDC described the
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Short-changed
AM I the only person in Malvern who feels short-changed by the new community hospital and combination of two surgeries on separate sites? What was wrong with going all out for Townsend Way for a combined site? To describe this as an out-of- town site
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M50 junction plan rejected
PLANS for a new £1.25 million junction on the M50 have been thrown out by Worcestershire County Council. The new junction, near Pendock, was intended to improve road access should flooding cuts off Upton, but sparked protests and petitions from nearby
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Riders jump at the chance
A PONY club has submitted a planning application to build a cross-country course just south of the Malvern Hills. Ledbury Pony Club wants to build the course, with 40 jumps, on land near Eldersfield. Club spokesman Audrey Brewer said: "It's so handy to
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Theatres now free of debt
Malvern Hills District Council has handed over the final part of the funds to clear a £600,000 deficit at Malvern Theatres. After lengthy discussions, the council and Malvern Theatres Trust have now signed the Joint Working Agreement. It describes how
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Closure of tearoom is economic reality
AS owners of the now inoperative Cloud Nine tea room we write to refute the allegations made by Angela Underwood regarding the closure of our business (Your Letters, July 4). Contrary to what Ms Underwood claims in her letter, we are not attempting to
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Post office to open at pub
CALLOW End's new pub-based post office opens for business on August 1. Based at The Blue Bell, it will provide the village with a post office for the first time since spring 2002, when Alan Richardson's shop closed. New sub-postmaster Paul Curnock said
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Fine reputation
Before I make some comments on the story regarding Malvern Link CE School and its supposed institutional racism, I should point that I am making these points as a private individual, albeit one who is an ex-governor of the school. You quite rightly made
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Silent voices
I AM writing to you as the grandfather of an ex-pupil at Malvern Link CE Primary School. My grandson is mixed race, half English and half Asian. I have been associated with the school for a total of ten years starting from his first attendance in the
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Cadet gets medal from RAF chief
A STUDENT at Malvern College has received a prestigious award from the Air Cadets for outstanding achievement over the past year. Timothy Pennock, 18, of Clevelode, near Malvern, is in the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) at the college. He was one of nine
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Thinking back
I am doing some research about Malvern in the decade before the war and would like to hear from anyone with memories of life here from 1929 to 1939. I would especially like to hear from people who used to meet visitors to the town, maybe while working
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Safety call to rename road
RIPPLE Parish Council is pushing for the main road through Ryall to be officially called Ryall Road to prevent fatal confusion among emergency services. The road running through Holly Green and Ryall, between the A4104 and the A38, is known locally as
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A place for coaches
CONCERNING the suggested move of the TIC from its prominent position in Ledbury and the idea of putting a coach parking area on a store car park. I, as a coach tour guide, have been quietly discussing the situation with various tour companies and also
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Vicar is off
A VICAR who has spent five and a half years working in Birtsmorton is swapping the countryside for Lancashire. Dr Arthur Cunningham, parish vicar for Hollybush, Berrow, Pendock and Eldersfield, as well as Birtsmorton, is to start work in Leigh, near Manchester
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Firms secure new funding
TWO companies have won thousands of pounds of European funding to help them expand. Malvern's Essential Dressings and The Helping Hand Company, based in Ledbury, have benefited from £32,000 from the Prograta Fund, administered by Malvern Hills Science
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Soccer Scouts
Scouts from the Malvern Hills district clashed in their annual seven-a-side football tournament. Nine teams from Upton, Leigh, Malvern, Malvern Wells and Ledbury took part in the event, which was played in two leagues, with the winners going on to the
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Strategy seeks better deal for the homeless
A NEW strategy aimed at making things better for the homeless will go before Malvern Hills District Council's executive committee next week. The first ever Homelessness Strategy and Review, which has been months in the making, will be used to try and
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College trio bow out after 60 years
A TRIO of long-serving staff members are leaving Malvern Girls' College after a combined total of nearly 60 years' service. Central office manager Sylvia Harding began work as a temporary secretary 27 years ago and never left. As well as providing administrative
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Thought for the Week
BEING confident that I knew the way, I did not take my A-Z with me when I set out recently to visit friends at Tipton. After a clear drive up the M5, I turned off but at the last roundabout took a wrong turn and got lost. My sense of direction helped
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Sixways chief to step up title bid
CECIL Duckworth will lead from the front this season as he aims to spearhead Worcester's promotion challenge. The Sixways chairman is to have a more hands-on role at the rugby club as Worcester battle for the National One title and promotion to the Premiership
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Bickerton trails leaders
DROITWICH golfer John Bickerton had five bogeys in his two over par 73 at the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond to trail leader Ernie Els by nine shots. Last year's Open champion carded a seven-under-par 64 yesterday to set the clubhouse target after four
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New show turns camera on town
MALVERN will feature on national television this autumn as the setting for an episode of a property programme. Cameras were in town last Thursday and Friday (July 3 and 4) to shoot To Buy or Not To Buy, a BBC1 daytime show. Presented by Dominic Littlewood
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Different ball game for rival managers
CRICKET team-mates Ian Britton and Phil Mullen will face each other in opposing dug-outs tomorrow when Evesham United entertain Kidderminster Harriers (3pm). The two managers donned whites to play in the same team in a six-a-side tournament in Bewdley
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Medal bonanza for Pershore
FOUR Pershore High School students covered themselves in glory at the British Canoe Championship at Holme Pierpoint in Nottingham. James Train (17) won the Senior C1 class (1000m) and C2 class (500m and 1000m) canoeing races. He has been selected to represent
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Target beaten
AN improvement in the time taken to process housing benefit claims has seen Malvern Hills District Council hit a Government target. The authority brought down the time taken to process new claims from 39 days in the first quarter of the year to 28 in
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Howard cash worry over Euro championships
TOP gun Andrew Howard could see his European Championships hopes shot down if he cannot secure funding. The 19-year-old Kidderminster rifle ace is having a great season after being promoted to captain Great Britain juniors. Howard, an aerospace engineering
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11/7/03 - Coaching sessions prove a success
COACHING sessions organised by the Malvern Table Tennis League have been so successful that next season they will probably be divided into three, members heard at the annual general meeting. The Sunday evening sessions from September to May may be split
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11/7/03 - Home pairs fail to make best of knowledge
WITH the Worcestershire Golf Club course in prestigious condition and the weather set fair, low scores were expected in the De Vere Open Fourball Better-ball Stableford competition played at Malvern Wells last Sunday. The standard of play was exceptional
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11/7/03 - Super-vet Amery is top man
MALVERN'S Velo Club Sevale held their club championship 10-mile time trial on the Chance Lane course last Thursday. Super-vet Mike Amery relegated Brian Boswell into second place with a winning margin of five seconds, with vet Jim Sharrock in third place
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11/7/03 - Paul Bick is back for Sandford title
THE river season is in full flow and the Malvern United Angling Association's Wednesday evening Sandford series is being dominated by Worcester match star Paul Bick. Having relinquished his title last season for the first time in five years Paul is making
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11/7/03 - MCS sink leaders
MATHON, Cradley & Storridge Tennis Club earned a fine victory at home against league leaders Ledbury Tennis Club. The MCS pair of Chris Brandon-White and Duncan Hannaford started strongly to win the opening rubber 6-3, 6-1 against Bob Mitchell and
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11/7/03 - Advantage
MANOR Park Men's D were host to Hallow B last Wednesday evening and, with the visitors taking well into the match to acclimatise to playing on an artificial grass surface, won their second successive match 4-2 C Weedon & S James 6-3, 6-3 and 6-2,
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All the Latest movies and where to catch them
DADDY DAY CARE (PG): Charlie Hinton (Eddie Murphy) and best friend Phil (Jeff Garlin) are made redundant and resolve to set up their own small-scale creche. The scheme is a roaring success, much to the chagrin of Chapman Academy's formidable headmistress
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Jazz event
ABBEY Jazz will be playing at the Three Horseshoes, in Poolbrook, on Monday (July 14). The band will be performing from 8.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free.
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Churches benefit from Bravura's concert
A SUMMER concert by the Bravura string orchestra takes place in Upton to raise money for the Friends of Upton and Hook Churches. The group will be led by Alan Uren and will feature his brother Adrian as the horn soloist. The brothers, from Malvern, are
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11/7/03 - Francis is Malvern's star turn
MALVERN gained a comfortable winning draw against Bewdley on Saturday thanks largely to the all round brilliance of Rob Francis. MALVERN I v BEWDLEY I Malvern captain Luke Halion won the toss and chose to bat. Malvern posted 35 runs for the first wicket
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11/7/03 - Hartmann in England call-up
CHASE schoolboy Daniel Hartmann will collect his second England shirt in a year when he travels to Northern Ireland this Autumn for the Junior Home International Orienteering Championships. Daniel, aged 14, of Eaton Road, Malvern Wells, was astonished
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11/7/03 - Town away in FA Vase
MALVERN Town have received a bye in the first qualifying round of the FA Carlsberg Vase but face a tough trip to Leicester Senior League side Barrow Town in the second qualifying round on September 20. The West Midlands League Premier Division season
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Beware grey power, Tony
n AT Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, July 2, Tony Blair said the Government wasn't trying to force pensioners to use post offices to draw their pensions. That's just as well, since his Government is pressing on with the closures of up to 3,000
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11/7/03 - West move up to third place
FLADBURY v WEST MALVERN WEST Malvern visited Fladbury in a Crusader Worcestershire League Division Six fixture looking for their fourth win on the trot. Fladbury were invited to bat and built a total of 221-7 wickets, with D Prudden making a fine 70.
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Blinkin' heck! Use the Code
D E MARGRETT (That blinking green man, Saturday, July 5) says "when the green man is still on the blink, pedestrians still have the right to commence to cross the road. I was assured of this by a police officer". It would appear Mr Margrett and the police
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Stop interfering in our ways
n WHAT'S the Government playing at? They've spent more time and money trying to sort out the anti-hunting Bill, and to what avail? Why should a group of people who have no factual knowledge of what they're talking about dictate to country folk, who rely
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Truancy sweeps
A CRACKDOWN has been launched on Spa students who sneak out of school to play truant. Droitwich Spa High School has joined forces with the town's beat manager PC Lloyd Buffery to ensure pupils are in classes when they are supposed to be. Deputy headteacher
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11/7/03 - 'Lugsy' in new deal at Worcs
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club and David Leatherdale have agreed a new contract for the 2004 season. 'Lugsy' has played for the first XI since 1988 and was capped in 1994. He has scored 9,857 runs and taken 128 wickets in first class cricket and 4,178
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High Court rules on billiard room
BUILDING an unauthorised billiard room led to a Malvern homeowner appearing before the High Court in London, the Malvern News reported 100 years ago. It seems the Hon Ernest Arthur George Pomeroy of The Chase, Malvern Wells, and his sister, Miss Hilda
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Heir born to earldom
GENERAL rejoicing throughout the district greeted the news a century ago that a son and heir had been born to Earl Beauchamp. "The bells of Madresfield and Malvern Link pealed merrily at intervals throughout the day, and the booming of cannon testified
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Echoes from the Past
100 years ago SOUSA and his wonderful band were at the Assembly Rooms yesterday. This was the first visit of the band to Malvern, but the success attained was so satisfactory that we expect another opportunity of listening to this talented company of
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Uncommon Valour
Campaign For The South PacificJust Flight is famous for providing gamers with top quality flight simulations whether they are new to the genre or experts. As one would expect the flight simulations vary considerably in difficult, some will be picked up
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Nicholson stars
JACK Nicholson and Adam Sandler star in Anger Management (15), showing at Malvern Cinema for a week from today (Friday). Sandler plays a businessman with a temper problem, who is sentenced to an anger management programme run by Nicholson's unorthodox
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Events taking place in and around Worcester.
July 11: Ballroom and Latin Dancing Only! Fernhill Heath Memorial Hall, Worcester (A38, between Droitwich and Worcester). 8.30-11pm, book for a table reservation on 01905 454338 and don't forget to bring your own refreshments. July 11: Rolling Thunder
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Exhibitions in and around Worcester
July 22 - Aug 23: The Wildside Gallery in Great Malvern is holding its fourth exhibition of woodcuts, linocuts, collagraphs, silkscreens and etchings. Telephone 01684 578785 for further details or visit www.onthewildside.co.uk Until Aug 2: From Apple
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What's on at your local theatre this month
Until July 12: Don't Dress For Dinner starring Giles Watling, Robert Duncan, Vicki Michelle and Amanda Humphrey, at Malvern Festival Theatre. Box office: 01684 892277. July 22-26: HMS Pinafore at Malvern Festival Theatre. Box office: 01684 892277. July
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Romantic tale at Croome
THE tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet will be given an airing in the great outdoors when the Chapter-house Theatre Company comes to Croome Park. The company is performing Shakespeare's classic love story across the UK at open-air venues and the picturesque
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What's on
Theatre July 11&12-Who's Afraid...? performed by U4Theatre Company at the Chase Drama Studio, Geraldine Close, Malvern. 7.30pm. £4 adults, £2.50 conc from (01684) 891961 or 07813 621740. 11&12-A Midsummer Night's Dream by Malvern Youth Theatre
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Bickerton to miss cut
JOHN Bickerton looks certain to miss the cut at the Barclays Scottish Open. The Droitwich Spa golf professional fired a three over par second round at Loch Lomond today, including four bogeys. He is currently five over for the tournament, but the projected
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Rovers 2002/2003
HOME, away (Dr Martens Western fixtures unless stated) JULY Thu 18 Cradley Town (Friendly) 1-0 (Crisp) Sat 20 WEST BROMWICH ALBION (Friendly) 1-6 (Burgess) Tue 23 STOURBRIDGE (Friendly) 1-3 (Lloyd) Sat 27 WILLENHALL TOWN (Friendly) 2-0 (Laydon, Palmer
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Bromsgrove Rovers fixtures and results 2003/2004
HOME, away (Dr Martens Western fixtures unless stated) JULY Sat 19 WALSALL (Friendly) Tue 22 WOODFORD UNITED (Friendly) Sat 26 STOCKPORT COUNTY (Friendly) Wed 30 ASTON VILLA XI (Friendly) Thu 31 Studley (Friendly) AUGUST Sat 02 Stratford (Friendly) Mon
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Your round, next
n Pub Walks in the Malvern Hills by Roy Woodcock (Countryside Books, £6.95) RETIRED geography teacher Roy Woodcock puts his hobby and his past career to good use by sharing 20 favourite jaunts close to his Malvern home. Each one has been chosen with all
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11/7/03 - Green storm to an early finish
BARNARDS Green welcomed Alveley to North End Lane for this Crusader Worcestershire League Division Three encounter. BARNARDS GREEN v ALVELEY Rich Williams won the toss and asked the visitors to bat first. With conditions perfect for swing and seam bowling
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11/7/03 - Highest total is still not enough
MALVERN Seconds scored their highest total of the season (234) at Bewdley on Saturday but it was not enough to prevent the home side from taking 20 points. MALVERN II v BEWDLEY II Electing to bat on a hard, flat track D Cox soon progressed to 29 including
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11/7/03 - Colwall III never in trouble
COLWALL III maintained their title challenge with a comfortable home win against Worcester Nomads at Ghost Meadow, Colwall on Saturday. COLWALL III v WORCESTER NOMADS III With some tight bowling from all the bowlers, particularly Baylis, Mike King and
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11/7/03 - Diving catch a delight
AFTER winning the toss Malvern captain Andy Croft decided to bat. MALVERN SUNDAY v RSRE A Cullen and D Sharpe opened the batting and got off to a steady start before D Sharpe was caught behind for six. This bought M Mitchell to the crease to join A Cullen
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11/7/03 - Bowling strength tells
BARNARDS Green Seconds travelled to bottom of the table Alveley. ALVELEY II V BARNARDS GREEN II On winning the toss skipper Dick Brown asked the opposition to bat, confident that his healthy bowling attack would make early inroads. He was right to be
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11/7/03 - Two fine knocks dominate
THIS Crusader Worcestershire Cricket League Division Four match was to be dominated by two exquisite batting performances from Dave Young (76no) for Hanley and Nick Major (104no) for Old Vigornians. HANLEY CASTLE & UPTON v WORCESTER OLD VIGORNIANS
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11/7/03 - Casuals slip to defeat
BARNARDS Green fielded four teams on Sunday with the Casuals travelling to Avoncroft for a 40-over friendly. AVONCROFT v BARNARDS GREEN CASUALS Batting first Avoncroft were soon in trouble when Dave Price got lateral movement to dismiss opener Nichol
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11/7/03 - Champions
COLWALL U15s won the National Club Championship county final defeating Brampton Bryan by ten wickets. Home side Brampton Bryan were skittled out for 66 with Chris Wheeler taking 5-6 off four overs. Brain (28no) and Ford (21no) knocked off the runs in
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11/7/03 - Creditable showing
ONE of the youngest sides ever to turn out for a Nomads senior fixture emerged with great credit from their fixture at Cookhill. COOKHILL v WORCESTER NOMADS SUNDAY II With six players aged between 13 and 15, Nomads might have felt overawed by their opposition
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Promotion for law trio
A WORCESTERSHIRE law firm has promoted three staff members. Morton Fisher Solicitors has offices in Worcester, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley. Valerie Robinson has been made a partner. She is based in the firm's Kidderminster
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Story of success keeps on going...
A GROUP of young entrepreneurs is blazing a trail for future generations of business people. The team, from The King's School, Worcester, have won an award for having the best run company in the West Midlands! They won the award as part of the Young Enterprise
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Take a walk on the wild Westside
THIS is a longish walk but it crosses numerous bus routes so you don't need to complete it all if you don't want to. There are also plenty of obvious short cuts, for those who know the area well, or who have an OS map with them. But even the full walk
