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Volunteers needed to run store

A NEW charity shop has opened to raise funds for the Number 8 arts centre project in Pershore. The old shop on the site of the planned theatre is now closed as contractors move on to site to convert it into a foyer, caf bar and box office. Since it opened

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Pledge to the elderly over passes

MORE than 6,000 pensioners and disabled Worcester residents have been told to continue using their concessionary bus passes for two more months - even though they were supposed to expire at the end of the May. Worcester City Council announced the extension

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Makeover made home- owner cry

AN Evesham woman who took part in a television home makeover show was so overwhelmed with the results she burst into tears. Trudy Andrew from Evesham took part in BBC1's House Invaders last Wednesday and spent the day with celebrity designer Anna Ryder

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Wheelie good fun

PEDAL power proved to be the way forward for charity when toddlers and children took part in a sponsored "Wheelie". Youngsters, aged from one to three years old, from Salvation Army Parent and Toddlers, took part in two "Wheelie" events to drum up funds

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Monkey music

LITTLE monkeys can get into the groove at new music classes which are being launched in Droitwich. Monkey Music gives tots aged between six months and four years old the opportunity to sing, play instruments, and meet other little ones. The classes will

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Youths robbed boy

A GANG of youths wearing hooded tops stole items worth hundreds of pounds when they robbed a schoolboy in Worcester in broad daylight. A Sony Ericsson mobile phone, Olympus 3000 digital camera and a Fossel white metal watch were all snatched in the attack

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BOSBURY Correspondent: Mrs R Krinks Tel: 01531 640076

TONIGHT (Friday) at 7.30pm at the parish hall, an opportunity to meet Paul Harris of The Marches Little Beer Shoppe, Ludlow, and sample beers for all tastes, English and Continental. Tickets, available at the door, cost £7.50 and include a ploughman's

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COLWALL Correspondent: Mrs P Hockett Tel: 01684 5648

TICKETS are now available for the next production by the Colwall Players, which will take place on May 27-29 in the village hall. This is to be Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare. Tickets are available from John Goodwin Estate Agents. Live band

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CRADLEY Correspondent: Mrs J Prescott Tel: 01886 880594

SUMMER has arrived in Cradley, heralded by Christian Aid Week (an excellent charity) commencing with a guided walk followed by cream teas at Mathon, then a coffee morning at Pilgrims with the usual cakes, plants, bring and buy and raffle. On Thursday,

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MALVERN WELLS Correspondent: Mrs V Greaves Tel: 01684 566860

THE village hall sub-committee is holding a cheese and wine party on July 16 at 7.30pm. The venue is Dell House, Green Lane by kind permission of Helen and Ian Burrage. The cost is £6 per head. Another date for your diary is Sunday, August 29 when a boat

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STAUNTON Correspondent: U Groves-Smith Tel: 01452 840273

THIRTY members of Staunton & District Over 60s Club visited the new Bull Ring at Birmingham with its masses of shops, but a more relaxing trip out by coach was taken later to Hartpury Church, where Jim and Holly provided a lovely coffee morning in

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WELLINGTON HEATH Correspondent: Mrs P Jacobs Tel: 01531 634941

TOMORROW (Saturday), we have another ceilidh organised by Richard and Olivia Hunt, who will be playing with The Aston Band in the hall starting at 7.30pm. This was a very lively event last year and tomorrow is sure to be the same. Tickets are £5, £3 for

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West Malvern Correspondent: Colin Jackson Tel: 01684 577604

Next in the British Legion's series of Bank Holiday Monday car boot sales on the upper West Malvern Playing Field will take place on May 31 from 10am-1pm, with a tombola, barbecue and refreshments available. Entries £5 per car, further information from

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Band holds celebration

FORMER members of Malvern Hills District Brass Band are being called on to join a reunion to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The reunion is being held at the RSRE Club in Malvern Link on Saturday, July 10, at 8pm. Old players are invited to contact Adrian

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Rosemary's pants prove big draws

A vicar's wife is coming to Bromyard to entertain audiences with a cabaret-style show all about knickers. Known as The Knicker Lady, actress Rosemary Hawthorne will be appearing at the Conquest Theatre, Bromyard next month. Her light-hearted show, which

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Cafe forced to pull the plug

A MALVERN Link caf will no longer put on live music in the evenings, due to a lack of support. Paper Moon Caf, Worcester Road, has regularly hosted music nights, but says it is no longer getting the support needed to continue them. A regular folk night

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Just try to ignore us dads now, Mr Blair...

THE co-ordinator of Worcestershire's Fathers-4-Justice campaign, Terry Hunt, is one of many who feel the actions of protester Ron Davies have raised the group's profile in a positive way. Forty-four-year-old Mr Davies said he was prompted to hurl powder-filled

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Mixed night of Moore mayhem

WITH a mother called Peg, what chance did writer, performer, festival frolicker and all-round mischief-maker Marcus Moore ever have of fitting in? But the result has been a life of wonderful opportunities, outrageous scrapes and daft adventures, according

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Seven down, one more still to go

YESTERDAY, we wrote that by the time the sun sets, a little of our faith in common sense will have been restored and the health of people in the county will soon see better times. That, we wrote, was our firm expectation, based on a leaked report into

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Sword and sandals at the ready in Pitt fight

War looms large for two mighty civilisations on opposite sides of the Aegean. Paris, the handsome and impetuous Prince of Troy (Orlando Bloom), falls in love with Helen, Queen of Sparta (Diane Kruger), and steals her away from her husband, King Menelaus

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I found murder case Oap's body

A NURSE has described how she found the alleged victim of Worcester financial adviser Peter Crittenden with her nose squashed to one side. Catherine Dawson told a jury how she accompanied the police and paramedics to find the body of a 71-year-old woman

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Surgery will miss out on windfall

CELEBRATIONS were tinged with shock as funding for seven 21st Century GP surgeries was confirmed - but one of the county's strongest bids was stalled. Chief executives from the West Midlands' eight primary care trusts met yesterday to decide how to allocate

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Police baffled by Lara ID mystery

DETECTIVES have been forced to rethink after eagerly awaited tests failed to reveal the identity of a baby girl found entombed in a concrete block. Anne Chadwick, of Sandles Road, The Ridings, Droitwich, believes the four-month-old tot may have been her

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Carjacking still a rarity in county

POLICE have said they do not believe Worcestershire is becoming a target for professional gangs of carjackers. Detectives said thieves are concentrating on high performance vehicles parked on home driveways but that they do not suspect a shift in how

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Death crossing closure hope

RAIL bosses are considering closing the crossing at Charlton where three people were killed last July. A 25-year-old Iraqi has started a five-year prison sentence after he drove a minibus carrying the workers into the path of a 90mph express train at

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Striking a pose for the WI

MEMBERS of Worcestershire Women's Institute (WI) have held their annual Spring Food, Flowers and Craft Day. The event, at the Ramada Hotel, in Bewdley, on Wednesday, attracted more than 300 people, and included a fashion show, and displays of crafts,

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Twelfth Night Review: Ledbury Amateur Dramatic Society, Market Theatre

Ledbury audiences were indeed transported to Illyria, for the opening night of Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night on Wednesday. From Orsino's famous first lines, "If music be the food of love", the LADS cast held us spellbound. This was the Bard told

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Cottaging man hit me in face, claims cleaner

A CLEANER is determined to carry on her job after she was attacked by a man taking part in gay sex in a public toilet. The incident came to light as the issue of "cottaging" in toilets at Vale Road, Stourport, was highlighted by Councillor Brian Glass

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Romanian State Opera Brasov Review: La Cenerentola and Don Pasquale, Malvern Theatres

La Cenerentola retells the story of Cinderella with slight differences from our familiar version. Without exception the singers were of an extraordinarily high standard regarding vocal beauty and technical virtuosity, so presented an authentic performance

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College's Asian jewel glitters in awards show

A GOVERNOR at a Worcester college has received a national award for professional excellence at a glitzy ceremony in Birmingham. Haseena Lockhat, on the board of governors at University College Worcester, was one of seven Asian professionals to win recognition

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Her life would never be the same...

WHEN Lin Coldicott was told her days were numbered, a wave of panic came over her. What on earth would happen to her four children, who were all under five years old at the time? Who would look after them and help them grow up? The questions came thick

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Work on diversion road all set to begin in June

Construction of a temporary road to divert traffic away from Upton viaduct will begin next month. At a meeting last week, Worcestershire County Council approved plans to rebuild the crumbling structure, on the east side of Upton bridge, at a cost of £2.5

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Vineyard to run free tour

FREE tours of Upton's Tiltridge Vineyard will be on offer as part of English Wine Week. Owner Sandy Barker will show visitors around the one-and-a-half acre vineyard from noon on Sunday, May 30. There will then be a chance to taste some of the wines,

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Firm helps out TV gardener

A HANLEY Castle business has helped a television gardener to create a garden for the Chelsea Flower Show. Diarmuid Gavin, who appears on BBC2's Home Front, designed a garden featuring an outdoor office for the show but needed some sponsorship to realise

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Makeover is bee's knees

A VALE woman who took part in a TV home makeover show was so overwhelmed with the results she burst into tears. Trudy Andrew, from Evesham, took part in BBC1's House Invaders last Wednesday and spent the day with celebrity designer Anna Ryder Richardson

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Alternative vision for town

DURING the 11 years since I moved to Ledbury numerous shops have closed. Generally, shopkeepers that have opened in their place are better quality and more progressive, attitudes that reflect changing tastes of a more cosmopolitan population. For a chairman

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Advice was appreciated

The fiasco regarding the resignation of Richard Smith prompts me to support the feelings as described by Eugenie Cameron (Your Letters, May 14). My wife and I have a small flock of Hebridean sheep. The help and advice we have been fortunate enough to

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21/5/04 - Malvern League agm

THE annual general meeting of The Soccer Site Malvern Football League is being held on Monday (May 24) at The Civil Service Club at 7.30pm. Any new club interested in joining the league is invited to send along a representative who will be made very welcome

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21/5/04 - Coaching week

A FOOTBALL coaching week will be running in half term from Tuesday, June 1, to Friday, June 4, at the Hill Centre, Upton, from 8.30am till 4pm. There will be awards and prizes following coaching in all key areas of the game by FA qualified coaches. The

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Little effort made

MY husband and I enjoyed many of the Bands in the Park concerts last year and were very disappointed to read in the Malvern Gazette (May 7) that a third of the planned performances for this year have been cancelled by Malvern Town Council because it could

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21/5/04 - Welland present awards

WELLAND JUNIORS concluded another successful season with their annual 'World Cup Day' tournament last Saturday at The Hill Centre, Upton. The turnout represented all the clubs' 11 age groups and provided a chance for the whole club to congratulate their

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21/5/04 - Juniors take derby honours

THIS last match of the season saw the most local of local derbies, with the Juniors already assured of runners up it was a case of club pride being at stake. NEWTOWN SPORTS COLTS U11S 0, NEWTOWN SPORTS JUNIORS U11S 2 Both sides produced a feast of attacking

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Cut packaging

I APPLAUD Malvern Hills District Council's efforts to increase recycling but could we look not at the resulting excess of matter to be recycled, but at its prevention. The packaging industry seems very keen that their own particular goods should be prominent

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21/5/04 - U16s wanted

MALVERN United FC is holding an open training session for players wishing to play U16 football next season. The Charter Standard club invite any interested lads to the Sling Lane pitch at 10am on Sunday (May 23). Boots and shin pads a must. Further information

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Prudent action

I WAS of course appalled by the vandalism reported in last week's Malvern Gazette. The sawing down of trees in the cemetery seems a particularly mindless act. However following the example of the gravestones, I am surprised that the town council hasn't

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All the latest news in this week's Malvern Gazette.

All these stories can be read in detail in this week's Malvern Gazette, available from Friday, May 21. They will also be posted on this site in full next Friday, with details of what to look forward to in next week's paper. Firefighters in Malvern fear

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Thanks to club

I speak on behalf of all my fellow committee members when I say that the comments of Patricia Easter-brook in last week's Gazette about our recent cup finals help to make all our efforts worthwhile. Nevertheless it is only right that we should mention

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Go-ahead for surgeries as health authority agrees funds

MALVERN'S new GP surgeries can now go ahead after plans were approved by senior health officials. The South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust secured funds for four schemes in Malvern and Upton at a meeting yesterday (Thursday). The trust will have money

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Councillor cautioned

A MEMBER of Herefordshire Council's cabinet has been cautioned by the council following a fly-tipping incident. Coun Roy Stockton of Walwyn Road, Colwall, is the Conservative member for the Hope End ward and the cabinet member with responsibility for

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Next on way in £37.1m takeover

Fashion giant Next is to open a store at the Malvern Retail Park following a £37.1 million takeover of the site. The Roman Way development has been bought by The Hercules Unit Trust, the UK's largest specialist property unit trust. Pillar Property, Hercules

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Shepherd said to be negligent

THE report into the disappearance of 56 sheep from Conservators' land found shepherd Richard Smith negligent in failing to report the loss. Mr Smith admitted when interviewed that "personal difficulties" meant he had failed to keep records up to date

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Opinion

The acrimony evident at the last board meeting of the Malvern Hills Conservators, coupled with an angry letter from staff, represents a real low point. There has been a sense of real progress by the Conservators in the period following the appointment

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Bike pair off on Land's End ride

TWO motorbike enthusiasts are revving up for the trip of a lifetime to raise money for charity. Jill and Stephen Bliss, from West Malvern, will be riding a Yamaha XJ900 to 105 cathedral sites on a 4,500-mile route from Land's End to John O'Groats. The

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Bull earns polocrosse selection

ALEX Bull will fly out to the United States after winning a Great Britain call-up for an international polocrosse tournament. The 18-year-old, from Crowle, will compete in Kentucky as part of a British Pony Club Polocrosse team. It will be his third appearance

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Morgan to unveil new car

A NEW mystery car from Malvern's world-famous Morgan Motor Company will be unveiled later this month. The wraps will come off on the preview day of the Motor Show at the NEC on Thursday, May 27. But until then, the company is remaining silent about the

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Lock gears up for Euro title fight

EVESHAM Kick Boxing Club will be represented in a Pro European full contact title fight. Barry Lock, from Worcester, has been a member of the World United Martial Arts Federation (WUMA) for eight years and is gearing up for a new test. The 22-year-old

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Riveting tale of turnover turnaround

A FIRM that has manufacturers fasteners for car makers has shown it knows the nuts and bolts of its business by more than doubling its turnover. Barton Cold-Form, in Droitwich has seen its turnover rocket in the past four years, from £3.5m in 2000 to

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New association launches project

A BAND of local musicians is launching a new fundraising drive to raise about £40,000 for playground equipment. The inhabitants of Orlin Road's 24 houses have formed a residents' association whose aim is to improve the area for children. About 15 years

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Rob's Orrsome time at Wichenford pool!

BROADHEATH-based Plough Inn AC's newly acquired pool at Wichenford looks set to break records in the near future if the club's latest contest results are anything to go by. Club member Rob Orr put together a fantastic bag of mirror carp in the two to

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Saints in home test

WORCESTER Saints return to their new Kings Norton home for their first Rugby League Conference South-West Division meeting with Telford Raiders tomorrow. Although the two clubs have played on numerous occasions in friendlies this will be the first competitive

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Barton at forum

SOCCER: Worcester City manager John Barton will answer questions from fans at an open forum on Monday at St George's Lane. The forum starts at 7.30pm in the social club and will precede the supporters' club annual meeting. Anyone is welcome.

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21/5/04 - Special award to Adam Blackmore

MALVERN RFC Youth Development Section held its junior presentation dinner with a record number of junior members in attendance. Joining the 112 youngsters from the U12 to U17 squads were parents and invited guests, including septuagenarian Cliff Willis

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21/5/04 - Young Angels on high

THE Malvern Angels youth trekked north to Broadstreet rugby club last Sunday to compete in the final of the West Midland girls' tag league. Having already won six of the eight games, it was crucial to win this festival, as the winning team on the day

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21/5/04 - Ledbury secure place in finals

LEDBURY and District swimmers have secured their place in the 'A' final of the PGL league to be held in June, following a third place in the third round held at Cheltenham on Saturday. With 10 of the regular team swimmers unable to make the fixture it

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21/5/04 - County epee title for Haynes

MALVERN area fencers were among the medal winners at the Hereford & Worcester fencing championships that took place at Malvern College. Matt Haynes, aged 26, of Colwall won the epee title, his closest fights being against Worcester Fencing Club mates

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21/5/04 - Best of the day wins Roy Cale the Horton Cup

SCORING in The Worcestershire Golf Club's spring meeting medal competition was exceptional. In Division One, where members compete for the Easter Challenge Prize, the first five players all returned scores better than par. The first three players all

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21/5/04 - Wood wins time trial

ROB Wood, Velo Club Sevale's most recent signing, produced a storming ride in last Thursday's 15-mile time trial with a winning time of 36min 28sec. Dave Dickerson came second over a minute down with a time of 37min 45sec. Worcester St John's man Dave

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21/5/04 - Hockey tournament is a winner

THE Malvern Hills District Hockey Tournament 2004 was won by The Chase. The opening game of the tournament was between Malvern Hockey Club and Dyson Perrins High School. Mat Habershon scored three for Dyson Perrins as MHC was taken apart defensively and

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21/5/04 - Town X lift title

WITH Town A and Town X finishing the season with 54 points each a play off was necessary to decide who would be Malvern & District Snooker League Premier Division champions. Both teams finished the match with two frames each so it was all decided

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21/5/04 - Lords in 14th

MALVERN'S Lords of the Ring frisbee club took two teams to the Open Tour 2 in Eastbourne. The first team played some exciting and very impressive matches and were able to penetrate the top 16 by beating BAF 2 (Cheltenham, Strange Blue (Cambridge University

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21/5/04 - Dave Nixon first

WELLAND racing drive Dave Nixon was on top form again at the weekend winning the Rover Tomcat race at Silverstone. Dave, who qualified fourth on the grid of 32 starters, got off to a great start and increased his lead to ten seconds. This puts Dave leading

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21/5/04 - Kabir comeback boost for Worcs

WORCESTERSHIRE paceman Kabir Ali made a successful comeback yesterday in a second XI friendly match with Gloucestershire at Bristol. Kabir has been sidelined since the beginning of the campaign after undergoing surgery to cure a double hernia problem

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21/5/04 - County poised for first victory

WORCESTERSHIRE are closing in on their first Frizzell County Championship Division One win of the season. They began the final day of their match against Gloucestershire at New Road today needing to take a further five wickets to clinch a welcome victory

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All the latest movies and where to catch them

TROY (15) See review. Odeon, Worcester 12.40, 2.00, 4.00, 5.30, 7.25, 8.50. UCI Merry Hill (12.00 Sat/Sun) 1.00, 2.00, 3.30, 4.30, 5.30, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00. VUE (10.10 Sat/Sun), 1.40, 5.10, 8.45. Fri/Sat late 12.00. Malvern Cinemas (May 21-30) (3.00 Sat

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Free concert appeals to all

LOCAL people are welcome to attend Malvern College's summer concert this year. The concert, which is free, takes place in the college's Big School on Friday, May 28, at 7pm. A variety of music will be performed by the college's orchestra, chamber orchestra

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21/5/04 - Trophy heartbreak again for Town

MALVERN Town were denied for the third time as their quest to land three cups ended in a penalty shoot-out heartbreak at Ludlow on Monday night. BRIERLEY & HAGLEY 4, MALVERN TOWN 4 (aet) (Brierley won on penalties) In what was perhaps one of the most

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21/5/04 - Urn final defeat for Town

MALVERN Town suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of Alvechurch in the final of the WFA Senior Urn, held at Evesham on Friday night. ALVECHURCH 3, MALVERN TOWN 2 Town, who were without the injured Craig Williams, Phil Preedy and leading scorer Dean Roberts

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Bachelor boy

JOHN Phillpott writes (Evening News, Monday, May 10) "Like so many things in life the expectations never fulfilled the promise". This also applies to marriage, which is partly why, at 67, I'm still a bachelor. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.

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Rise of the Right wing

DR Mohammed Aslam, chief executive of the Worcestershire Racial Equality Council, says there is a growing emergence of right-wing groups such as the BNP which have contributed to the rising number of racist attacks in Worcester. My personal feeling is

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21/5/04 - Checking in at finals

FOUR children from Malvern Parish Primary School have been successful in the regional competition of the British Land UK Chess Challenge and have won places at the national final. Seven members of the school chess club took part in the Mercia regional

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Hundreds of our troops have died - and for what?

WITH the apparent moves by Blair and Bush in damage limitation to their political careers, we hear of proposals to withdraw troops earlier from Iraq, which - since legally they should not have been there in the first place - is the correct action to take

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Death crossing

RAIL bosses are considering closing the crossing at Charlton where three people were killed last July. A 25-year-old Iraqi is this week starting a five-year prison sentence following the deaths of the workers when he drove a minibus into the path of a

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Inspired by Homer

BRAD Pitt heads a star-studded cast in Troy (15), showing at Malvern Cinema from tonight (Friday) until Sunday, May 30. Homer's epic poem, The Illiad, is translated to the screen by director Wolfgang (Das Boot) Petersen with a star-studded cast including

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Film adaptation

THE Hours (12A) comes to Ledbury's Market Theatre on May 30. Inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway, the film follows the parallel lives of three women in search of love. It begins at 7pm, call 01531 632769 for details.

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21/5/04 - Spring league switches to midweek

THE Malvern United Angling Association's spring league has now switched from Sunday to Wednesday evenings for the remainder of contests. The club held 'a silver fish only' contest after the last Sunday match for fun as it would not count towards the spring

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Exhibitions in and around Worcester

Until June 12: Birties and The Ruralists invite you to their new exhibition. A selection of gicle prints from Ann and Graham Arnold, Annie and Graham Ovenden, David Inshaw and Sir Peter Blake. 46 Friar Street, Worcester. Also new work by gallery artists

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All the live gigs and where to find them

May 21: Eric Knowles, Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. May 22: Eddie K, Sketchley's Social Club, Worcester; Brian Chris, Barbourne Ex-Services Club, Worcester; Mike Blisset, Heenan & Froudes Social Club, Worcester; Roll Out The Barrel, Huntingdon Hall,

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Classy and easily listening- a guide to what's on near you

May 21: Worcestershire Jazz Orchestra, directed by Ian Hattersley and featuring Garry Rutter as vocalist, at the Briars Hotel, Habberley Road, Kidderminster. Tickets available at the door and a hot buffet facility will be provided. For further information

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Measuring up to the master

SHAKESPEARE'S tragic yet comedic tale of corruption and temptation, Measure for Measure, is the latest production from the Colwall Players. The group has been hard at work rehearsing a contemporary interpretation of the play for a performance at the village

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A fine tribute to great poet

A famous piece of Welsh culture comes to Malvern under the watchful eye of a renowned director in June. Michael Bogdanov is directing a new version of Under Milk Wood, by Dylan Thomas, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Welsh poet's death. Mr

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What's on

Theatre May Every Sat-Quackery Codswallop at the Theatre of Small convenience, Edith Walk, Great Malvern. 11am-4pm. £1. All ages welcome. Until 22-Twelfth Night by LADS at the Market Theatre, Ledbury. 8pm. £6. Students £4 from Ledbury Books & Maps

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21/5/04 - Malvern Seconds sink to Jinks

MALVERN Seconds at last had the sun shining for their guests Worcester Nomads, who always provide a competitive but well spirited encounter. ALVERN II v WORCESTER NOMADS II With both sides seriously depleted of regulars, Nomads' skipper Williams had no

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21/5/04 - Hill and Lewis stroke Green home

SKIPPER Dick Brown was glad to win the toss and field at Coombs Wood as the Green Seconds began their Worcestershire League season on Saturday. COOMBS WOOD II v BARNARDS GREEN II The young seam attack of Bell and Spencer used a few overs finding the right

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21/5/04 - Brookes stars for Singles XI

WITH the ending of the 'monsoon season' the Singles XI finally got their WCL Division Five season underway as they had the better of a drawn game against Belbroughton. BARNARDS GREEN SINGLES v BELBROUGHTON Skipper Freeman elected to bat and Leech and

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* Nurse's horror in death house * We must move, says Chrissies head * Firm's Olympic success *

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Supermart coup

YEARS of hard work have paid off for a Worcester farm after its runner beans appeared on Somerfield shelves around the country. Somerfield is committed to increasing the range and variety of locally grown produce in their stores. n For the full story,

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21/5/04 - Tense finish for Malvern U11s

FOLLOWING Malvern's win last week against local rivals Barnards Green, they entertained Evesham on a glorious Sunday morning and produced another fine performance to win by the narrowest of margins. MALVERN CC U11 v EVESHAM CC U11 Malvern batted first

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Awards are your chance to win £25k

WINNERS of the Chamber of Commerce and Business Link Business Awards 2004 will go on to a national competition and the chance of winning £25,000. For the first time, the winners of the Herefordshire and Worcestershire awards will go on to the national

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21/5/04 - Teams

BARNARDS GREEN CC Saturday, May 22 1st XI v Enville (A). Meet 11.30am. C Smedley (captain), T Williams, J Boult, J Doughty, K Golder, P Drinkwater, J Clarke, R Richards, C Harrison, T Clarke, C Churchill. 2nd XI v Enville (Home). Meet 12.50pm. Match sponsor

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Malvern RFC - Results - 2003/4 season

Results MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) 6/9/03: Malvern 37, Barkers Butts 10. 13/9/03: Hereford 22, Malvern 31. 20/9/03: Intermediate Cup round one: Stafford 24, Malvern 13. 27/9/03: Malvern 21, Kenilworth 19. 4/10/03: Nuneaton Old Edwardians 23, Malvern 13. 11/10

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Arts policy for city is 'vital' link

Worcester's history and heritage provides for an impressive array of art and culture. From the wonderful exhibitions at the City Museum and Gallery, the atmosphere of the Worcester Three Choirs Festival and even the annual beer festival, which some will

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Walking mayor

A FORMER Kidderminster mayor who refused to use the civic car in office has died aged 91. Jim Bourke was known as the "walking mayor" because he refused to use taxpayers' money to fund the mayoral car. An Irishman and devoted member of St Ambrose RC Church

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Driver's £600 fines

A PERSHORE man who receives approximately £85 a fortnight in benefits, has been fined more than £600 after admitting motoring offences. Worcester Magistrates Court yesterday ordered Shane Abell, of Farleigh Road, to pay £200 for not having insurance and

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Artistic advice from top painter

ARTISTIC youngsters from a Worcester school had some professional advice when a well-known city painter paid them a visit. David Birtwhistle, who owns the art shop Birties in Friar Street, showed off some of his work to Year Three pupils at Kempsey Primary

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Malvern Town FC - Results - 2003/4 Season

RESULTS WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUE Premier Division 16/8/03: Market Drayton Town 3, Malvern Town 7 (S Morris 4, D Cox, L Hooper, R Halion). 19/8/03: Malvern Town 5 (D Cox, S Morris, M Boyes, L Hooper, R Halion), Brierley & Hagley 0. 23/8/03: Malvern

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Will BiZali be lucky in next round of TV show?

A HEREFORD duo are celebrating after being voted through to the second round of a new music programme. BiZali appeared with two other bands in the last heat of the first round for ITV1 Central's Music (Uncovered) last Friday. They will now be appearing

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Charity record could be Jamie's big break

RENOWNED singer and songwriter Jamie Knight is set for his big break after being chosen to be part of an international music compilation in aid of charity. The Greatest Music You've Never Heard, Volume 1, is to help raise money for breast cancer research

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PENDOCK Correspondent: Mrs R Bolton Tel: 01684 833287

TO continue necessary fundraising for the new school extension and sports equipment, the Friends of Pendock School are holding a jumble sale at Berrow/Pendock Village Hall tomorrow (Saturday). Proceedings begin at 2pm. If you have any jumble, bric-a-brac

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Children make ice cream treat

workshops for children are being held at Eastnor Pottery during half term. The Cool Dudes holiday workshops will give children a chance to make fake ice creams and desserts from clay. Once the children have created their clay ice cream masterpieces they

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Amelia's role at Holst Museum

FORMER Hanley Castle High School pupil Amelia Marriette has been appointed curator of the Holst Birthplace Museum in Cheltenham. Ms Marriette has moved to the museum from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her arrival coincides with a concert in aid of the

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DJ cleared over attack on love rival

A DISC jockey who head-butted a love rival breaking his cheekbone has been cleared of an unlawful attack. Mark Franklin told a jury at Worcester Crown Court he had acted in self defence. Violence erupted outside The Ambassador club in Evesham where Mr

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Three resign in council rumpus

THREE members of a parish council have resigned in protest after a councillor who had been suspended for flouting planning regulations was elected as the planning committee's new chairman. Councillor John Carter had also been re-elected as North Claines

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We must move out of dilapidated site

CHILDREN'S education would be improved by moving out of the dilapidated Christopher Whitehead High School, its headteacher has stressed. Neil Morris presented a huge list of problems with the outdated buildings to a public inquiry into the St John's school's

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Parents' skydiver statement

THE parents of a Herefordshire skydiver who plunged 13,000ft to his death are due to issue a statement this afternoon, ahead of the latest news into the investigation. Paul and Mary Hilder will be at the press conference in Hull, but will not answer any

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Suite success as firm strikes Olympic gold

A TENBURY Wells business has struck Olympic gold and is on the way to Athens. Rural Productions Ltd, a live event company based on the town's business park, beat worldwide companies for the contract to design, construct and install the hospitality suite

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Chandos Symphony Orchestra Review: Malvern Theatres

Chandos Symphony Orch-estra's programme concentrated on works by Richard Strauss and Sibelius. Strauss's Four Last Songs, settings of four poems in nostalgic mood, were sung beautifully by Mary Plazas. Her palette of vocal colour, lots of breath to support

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Wine and dine cruise ship style

A FORMER cruise ship director has lined up an evening of wining and dining to support an appeal to raise cash for a new children's hospice in Worcester. New mum Debbie Harding, is organising the charity evening at Droitwich's Chateau Impney Hotel on Friday

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HEALTH: Service to improve care for patients If you need a PAL Sue's here to help

PATIENTS, their relatives and carers now have a new "pal" when it comes to advice and support. A service aimed at improving the care given to NHS patients has been re-launched with the appointment of Sue Home, the new Patient Advice & Liaison Service

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Joe plays Palladium

A TALENTED youngster will swap Longdon for London when he treads the boards in a new play. Longdon Primary School pupil Joe Yeates, 11, will appear in Life on Earth, a black comedy being performed at the London Palladium on May 31. Joe, who is in Year

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Licence granted

COUNTRYWIDE Stores on Hanley Road, Upton, has been granted a licence to sell alcohol. Worcester magistrates approved the outlet's application at a hearing on Monday. The store can already sell larger quantities of alcohol under its wholesale licence but

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21/5/04 - Rangers close on a double

RANGERS completed their league season on Saturday coming from behind to complete a league double over their Kidderminster-based opponents. MALVERN RANGERS 3, CHADDESLEY CORBETT 1 They also secured a cup victory which helped to secure their place in the

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21/5/04 - Wanderers U11s capture double

MALVERN Town Wanderers U11s completed a league and cup double in their final match of the season with a thrilling 3-0 win over local rivals and championship challengers Newtown Sports. When Wanderers lost in their home league fixture to Newtown in November

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21/5/04 - Soccer course

MALVERN Soccer School is inviting children from school years 3-7 to attend a five day soccer course at Malvern Town FC during the summer holidays. Les Jones and Danny Wren, both qualified UEFA B coaches based in Malvern, are running the course from Monday

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Time to wise up

ALONG with most local residents, I find the wrecking of the fountains (Malvern Gazette, May 7) appalling but feel that it is something we must get used to unless the local authorities can direct the police force from motorists to unruly elements of the

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We'll be back!

The Chase Brass Band is delighted that there is such strong feeling regarding the Bands in the Park. All too often events disappear from a lack of support. As a result of the report in the Malvern Gazette (May 7), my phone has been busy with disappointed

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Call for support

I do feel your headline in the Malvern Gazette of May 5 'Brassed off with the Council' was unfair. We, as the town council, voted very strongly in favour of Bands in the Park but if we don't have people willing to support these events what are we supposed

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21/5/04 - Newtown in search for players

NEWTOWN Sports Juniors Football Club, a Charter Development club, is looking to enter even more teams into next season's Mercian Junior Football League and would like to attract more players, especially at the following age groups: U12s, U15s and U16s

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Who is cruel?

OH the pomposity of some dog owners! (Your Letters, April 23). Why do they insist on comparing dogs with the worst examples of the human race? Do they think this will justify the mess their dogs make? They seem to be in permanent denial about this mess

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Title wait ends after 48 years

CHAMPAGNE corks flew when Malvern Town Football Club clinched its first league title for almost 50 years. In a 2-0 win against Bromyard, the team sealed its promotion to the Midlands Football Alliance. Britain was involved in the Suez Crisis when Malvern

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A less than Christian act

A CHARITY worker had a handbag stolen from her car while she was out collecting for Christian Aid. Eileen Richardson, a member of Malvern Churches' Justice and Peace Group, had parked her blue Ford Mondeo in St Peter's Road, North Malvern, between 6.30pm

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Staff letter leads to angry scenes

Angry scenes and resignation calls dominated at a board meeting of Malvern Hills Conservators. Members were due to examine an internal report into 56 missing sheep but this was eclipsed by a letter from staff deploring the way the issue had been presented

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Display salutes mum's wartime role

WARTIME mementoes belonging to a Malvern woman are part of an unusual art installation celebrating the role of women in the Second World War. Artist Alex Gordon has recreated a 'typical grandma's sitting room' at Worcester Cathedral, including a standard

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Unborn baby 'at risk from noise'

A NOISY shop freezer is causing a Malvern man to fear for the health of his pregnant girlfriend. Mark Price, who lives in a flat above the Co-op in Upper Howsell Road, said he and his girlfriend Beth Hayes, who is 27 weeks pregnant, have been unable to

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Thought for the Week

This year Ascension Day is Thursday, May 20. I remember when I was at school we used to go to church in the morning on Ascension Day, and had the rest of the day as a holiday. Nowadays Ascension Day is not even listed on my ordinary calendar! To Christians

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County poised for first victory

WORCESTERSHIRE are closing in on their first Frizzell County Championship Division One win of the season. They began the final day of their match against Gloucestershire at New Road today needing to take a further five wickets to clinch a welcome victory

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Malvern's romantic role

AN autobiographical account of a wartime romance which began in Malvern has just been published. Tony Cooper, who now lives in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, has written Somehow They Knew, which recalls how a chance meeting with a beautiful young girl changed

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Kabir comeback boost for Worcs

WORCESTERSHIRE paceman Kabir Ali made a successful comeback yesterday in a second XI friendly match with Gloucestershire at Bristol. Kabir has been sidelined since the beginning of the campaign after undergoing surgery to cure a double hernia problem

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Ball sees pupils roll up in style

An armoured car and police cruisers were among the unusual forms of transport for students arriving at The Chase school's annual prom night. Crowds gathered to watch as the Year 11 youngsters arrived in style last Thursday evening (May 13) for the traditional

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Tufnell the star guest

FORMER England spin bowler and 'king of the jungle' Phil Tufnell is the star attraction at a charity evening at Worcestershire's New Road ground next week. Tufnell joins Worcestershire's Gareth Batty, Warwickshire's Ashley Giles and ex-County captain

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Hospice to take appeal on road

A special roadshow is being held by St Richard's Hospice to launch an appeal for more volunteers. The event takes place at the Malvern Theatres tomorrow (Saturday), from 10am to noon. The roadshow will give local people the chance to meet staff and other

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21/5/04 - Huskinson and Marks triumph

THE Smyth and Scott Cup tournaments took place on Sunday at Malvern Girls' College. These girls and boys singles tournaments are well established in the county and this year seven different schools took part. In the Smyth Cup for the girls the four seeds

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21/5/04 - Fixtures ...

SATURDAY CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE Glos/Wilts One: Redmarley v Colwall. Glos/Wilts One 2nd XI: Colwall II v Wooton Bassett. Glos/Wilts Two 2nd XI: Malmesbury v Redmarley II. CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division One 1st XIs: Bewdley

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Band lines up with jazz star

SAMMY Rimington, an internationally acclaim New Orleans style reed player, is coming to perform in Hanley Castle. The musician was a teenage prodigy who found fame with Ken Colyer's Jazzmen in 1960. Now Alan Robinson, a Colwall-based member of the Ken

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Concert at church

MALVERN'S Midsummer Ensemble will perform in Croome Church on Saturday, May 29. The ensemble will be performing as a string quartet with flute and the programme will include Bach, Mozart and Elgar. The concert starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost from £9

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21/5/04 - Malvern's '94 team in action

THE sun shone to warm the somewhat ageing bones of several of the 1994 Malvern 'Twickenham' side who had not set foot on a rugby field for some years. MALVERN 'PILKINGTON SHIELD' XV 72PTS, HEREFORD & WORCESTER SELECT XV 10PTS A guest two counties

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21/5/04 - Malvern collect winning draw

MALVERN travelled the short distance to Worcester Nomads and collected a winning draw in an entertaining contest. WORCESTER NOMADS I v MALVERN I Malvern lost Adam Dovey for 13, smartly stumped by Roger Dixon off Darren Lakin. Mark Hooper then proceeded

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'Let us keep our pre-school sign'

MUMS at a Pershore pre school are in dispute with the district council over a brightly coloured sign outside their premises. Volunteers at Hopscotch Pre School in Priest Lane put up the bright red sign last year but Wychavon District Planners have now

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Setting record straight

MARK Starr (You Say, Thursday, May 13) highlighted just one of the votes of myself and others, stating that only UKIP supported one particular resolution on the issue of the flawed EU accounts. This is most misleading. It is true that Conservative MEPs

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Swan has risen like a phoenix

THE Swan Theatre's fantastic performance of Carmina Burana was absolutely superb, as was the production of the Merry Widow. Thank you very much, Dr Hunt, and everyone else performing on that evening. We are lucky that the Swan has risen like a phoenix

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Why we should hang our heads in shame

THE experience of Patricia Stanley and her sister (You Say, May 14) will have left every reader feeling ashamed on behalf of Worcester. I hope some way can be found to make amends and an apology offered to these disgracefully-treated octogenarians. While

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Bringing out the best in the Bard

THE Shakespeare week held in Malvern 100 years ago was a great success, to judge by the space devoted to it in the Malvern Gazette. The week was the creation of F R Benson, one of the foremost theatrical figures of the day, according to the contemporary

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Echoes from the Past

100 years ago Special interest attached to the annual meeting of the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in the Lyttelton Rooms on Saturday last from the fact that the Countess Beauchamp very kindly attended and distributed prizes to

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Give a dog a home... just for a few weeks

THE search is on for animal lovers in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire to act as foster families for guide dogs. Maureen and Bob Bourne of Elmley Castle have been taking in dogs for about 18 months and say the scheme has been one of the best things

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21/5/04 - Malvern's '94 team in action

THE sun shone to warm the somewhat ageing bones of several of the 1994 Malvern 'Twickenham' side who had not set foot on a rugby field for some years. MALVERN 'PILKINGTON SHIELD' XV 72PTS, HEREFORD & WORCESTER SELECT XV 10PTS A guest two counties

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Man killed in a wrestling match

SNIPPETS from the Worcester Journal, the world's oldest surviving newspaper, give a colourful insight into what was happening in the city and county this week: 250 Years Ago (1754) We hear from Stratford-upon-Avon that on Saturday last there was very

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Events taking place in and around Worcester

May 21: Brian and Philomena would like to invite you to practice your ballroom and Latin skills at Fernhill Heath Memorial Hall, Worcester (A38 between Droitwich and Worcester) to Brian's Supersounds. Bring your own refreshments. For further details and

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What's on at your local theatre

May 21: Jekyll & Hyde - A Musical in Concert at The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury. Box office: 01684 295074. May 22: Talon, the best of the Eagles, at The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury. Box office: 01684 295074. May 22: Dark Side of the Wall, at the Swan

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21/5/04 - Colwall win eight straight

AFTER seven consecutive league wins at the end of last season Colwall made it eight in a row with this defeat of Lydney. COLWALL v LYDNEY Choosing to bat first captain Tom Wolfendale looked in fine touch and was ably supported by David Powell. With the

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21/5/04 - Boult finds his form

BARNARDS Green won a thrilling Sunday League encounter at North End Lane with a four off the last ball securing victory. BARNARDS GREEN SUNDAY v KIDDERMINSTER VICTORIA Kidderminster batted first on a warm afternoon and openers Pyke and Siwicki made steady

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21/5/04 - Dee makes history at Colwall

COLWALL'S newly established fourth team played their first game on home soil with nine players aged between 12 and 17. COLWALL 4ths v HALLOW Hallow's openers made a strong start and it was Dee Lannie, who broke the opening partnership of 145 and she soon

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21/5/04 - Trophy heartbreak again for Town

MALVERN Town were denied for the third time as their quest to land three cups ended in a penalty shoot-out heartbreak at Ludlow on Monday night. BRIERLEY & HAGLEY 4, MALVERN TOWN 4 (aet) (Brierley won on penalties) In what was perhaps one of the most

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21/5/04 - Urn final defeat for Town

MALVERN Town suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of Alvechurch in the final of the WFA Senior Urn, held at Evesham on Friday night. ALVECHURCH 3, MALVERN TOWN 2 Town, who were without the injured Craig Williams, Phil Preedy and leading scorer Dean Roberts

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21/5/04 - Town U18s lift Giantkillers Cup

MALVERN Town Youth met Cheltenham Town Youth Academy in the HFA Giantkillers Cup final and emerged victorious at Ledbury Town FC. CHELTENHAM TOWN U18s 0, MALVERN TOWN U18s 1 Malvern got off to the best possible start when Ollie Endacott broke free on

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Three hundred jobs are saved by Danish deal

A STOURPORT manufacturer of technical ceramic components has clinched a multi-million pound deal that will secure the jobs of its 320 employees for the next three years. Morgan Advanced Ceramics (MAC), in Bewdley Road, won the contract to supply components

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21/5/04 - Griffiths stands alone

MALVERN College lost by six wickets to their nearby rivals Cheltenham College on Saturday despite a sterling performance by their all-rounder, Ollie Griffiths. CHELTENHAM COLLEGE v MALVERN COLLEGE Malvern batted first on the beautifully appointed but

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Need a computer? Here, have this...

THE phrase one man's junk is another man's treasure has come true in Malvern thanks to an innovative scheme that matches equipment from firms that don't need it with companies that do. Called the Higher Capacity Technology and Skills Brokerage, it was