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Worcestershire | Archive | 2008 | January

Stories for 21 January 2008

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Business

Invest in workers and watch your firm bloom

EMPLOYERS in Worcester-shire are being offered the chance to improve the performance of their businesses by boosting the skills level of their workforce. more...

Invest in workers and watch your firm bloom

EMPLOYERS in Worcestershire are being offered the chance to improve the performance of their businesses by boosting the skills level of their workforce. more...

IN an effort to reduce the number of farm workers killed and injured each year, the Health and Safety Executive - HSE - is holding a Safety and Health Awareness Day at Pershore College of Horticulture, on Tuesday, February 12. more...

Chamber in fuel duty plea

THE Chamber of Commerce Herefordshire and Worcestershire has joined other Chambers, road hauliers and business members from around the country to collectively write an open letter to the Chancellor, urging him to scrap the proposed increase in fuel duty, scheduled for April. more...

Farmers' Markets

Where to get the best produce.

Is your breakfast a quick slice of toast on the way out of the door? more...

Gardening

So many seeds – but which ones will work best?

There are so many seeds and plants to choose from in catalogues at this time of year, but how do you know you're going to get a great performer which does what it says on the packet? more...

Reg Moule Answers your Questions

I was watching a gardening programme on TV recently which highlighted the effect of planting three silver birches close together in order to get increased impact from the bark colour during the winter. Although this is good in larger gardens, do you think that it is a practical proposition in smaller ones like mine? more...

General

A chance to dance

DANCERS are warming up to bid for a top title at the Wyre Forest Dance Festival. more...

Harriers 2 Farsley Celtic 1

Watch out, Jeff!

Harriers right back tries to get rid of the ball as Farsley's Roy Stamer comes in flying in with a tackle. more...

Hotte heads

Iyseden Christie challenges Farsley's Mark Hotte in the air. more...

No way past

Midfielder Russ Penn stops Damien Reeves in his tracks. more...

Carefull, Kenna

Kenna tries to get the ball away from Simeon Bambrook. more...

Constable kept in check

James Constable is well marshalled by Hotte. more...

Farsley farce

Reeves slots the ball past keeper Scott Bevan to hand Farsley the lead. more...

Stress is too much

Harriers boss Mark Yates holds his head in his hands as he watches his side go behind. more...

Not happy

Constable looks indignant as Hotte beats him to the ball. more...

Penn aiming to make indelible mark

As he tries to inject some urgency into his team Penn is felled by midfielder Jamie Knowles. more...

Game on!

Andy Ferrell watches as Constable's efforts beats keeper Curtis Aspden for Harriers' leveller in the second half. more...

You lead, wee man, I'll follow

James Constable and Mark Creighton produced a bizzare celebration for the goal. more...

Rumble at Aggborough

The referee gets between Creighton and Knowles as tempers flared after he fouled Harriers keeper Scott Bevan. more...

Out of the way!

Christie barges past Craig Bentham. more...

Kidder News Latest

River levels continue to rise

FLOOD defences along Bewdley's Severnside South were erected yesterday as the town's river levels continue to rise. more...

River levels continue to rise.

Block FLOOD defences along Bewdley's Severnside South were erected yesterday as the town's river levels continue to rise. more...

River levels continue to rise.

FLOOD defences along Bewdley's Severnside South were erected yesterday as the town's river levels continue to rise. more...

River levels continue to rise.

FLOOD defences along Bewdley's Severnside South were erected yesterday as the town's river levels continue to rise. more...

River levels continue to rise.

FLOOD defences along Bewdley's Severnside South were erected yesterday as the town's river levels continue to rise. more...

Polls open for Youth Cabinet

YOUNG PEOPLE are being urged to cast their votes in this year's Worcestershire Youth Cabinet and UK Youth Parliament - UKYP - elections. more...

Climate change features in talk

THE former president of the Royal Forestry Society will speak about the impact of climate change on Britain's trees when he visits an environmental centre near Stourport next month. more...

Transport group to close

AN organisation that has developed transport initiatives in South Shropshire's rural areas is to close at the end of March. more...

Severe weather flood warning

THE environment agency has issued a severe weather flood warning for Stourport and Bewdley following instances of the River Severn bursting its banks. more...

Rustiie speaking at rally

CELEBRITY chef, Rustie Lee, who lives in Kidderminster, will be guest speaker at the UK Independence Party's biggest event outside of its London conference. more...

Rustiie speaking at rally

CELEBRITY chef, Rustie Lee, who lives in Kidderminster, will be guest speaker at the UK Independence Party's biggest event outside of its London conference. more...

Rustie speaking at rally

CELEBRITY chef, Rustie Lee, who lives in Kidderminster, will be guest speaker at the UK Independence Party's biggest event outside of its London conference. more...

Museum reopening after refurbishment

HARTLEBURY'S County Museum is to mark the reopening of its doors with a free open day following refurbishment work. more...

Flooding causes road closure

FLOODING has caused a road to be closed between Bewdley and Stourport. more...

Flooding causes road closure

FLOODING has caused a road to be closed between Bewdley and Stourport. more...

Latest

Latest travel news

Check out the latest travel news before you leave for work. more...

Latest travel news

Check out the latest travel news before you head off home. more...

Worcester News weather watch

Keep up to date with the latest flood warnings, weather and travel news with your Worcester News. more...

Cinema trailers and news

GET information on all the latest cinema releases - with trailers - right here. more...

Our mum had MRSA, so why doesn't her death certificate say so?

THE heartbroken children of a "glamorous granny" have accused health chiefs of a whitewash because they did not record that she had MRSA when she died. more...

Volunteers get to grips with hedges

GREEN-fingered volunteers got their hands dirty as they helped to clear out a hedgerow at Warndon Woods Local Nature Reserve. more...

Victory for Carl in transatlantic row

A BUSINESSMAN has won a transatlantic rowing challenge on his first attempt. more...

Hero pilot Peter returns home to Worcester

THE hero pilot who successfully crash-landed a plane after its engines failed while coming in to land is back at his home in Worcester. more...

Hero pilot Peter returns home to Worcester

THE hero pilot who helped successfully crash-land a plane after its engines failed is back at his home in Worcester. more...

COMMENT: Well done to Carl and his rowing team

CONGRATULATIONS to Worcestershire businessman Carl Theakston and his three fellow Atlantic adventurers who have put the county in the national headlines for the second time within a couple of days. more...

Community rallies round to keep its store open

THE village shop is often at the heart of a rural community and if one closes it can be a considerable blow. more...

Flooded roads in Herefordshire

A LIST of roads closed in Herefordshire because of flooding has been released. more...

Have your say in our forums

THERE are many ways to share your views with your Worcester News, but by far the most versatile is in our forums. more...

UPDATE: Bewdley braced for severe flooding

RESIDENTS in Bewdley are being warned that a surge of flood water could reach the town tonight. more...

Latest travel news

Check out the latest travel news before you go in to work this morning. more...

Good samaritan asked to come forward

A GOOD samaritan went to the aid of an assault victim found lying unconscious in a Worcester street. more...

'Ashamed' drink driver banned

A MAN who admitted drink driving has been disqualified for 12 months and fined £400. more...

Lifeline for the young runaways

ABOUT 900 young people run away from home in Worcestershire every year. more...

Stricken aircraft moved for further examination

THE crashed British Airways aircraft, piloted by a Worcester man, has been moved to a hanger at Heathrow for further intensive investigations to take place. more...

Be warned of bogus charity callers

RESIDENTS are being warned not to hand over their money to charity collectors without seeing any ID. more...

Three men bailed after £1,400 drugs arrest

THREE men arrested following a £1,400 drugs arrest at Evesham Railway Station have been bailed to return to Worcester Police Station. more...

Networkers pledge to raise funds for Noah's Ark Trust

A WOMAN'S networking lunch group which meets on a monthly basis has decided to help support a Worcester-based bereavement charity. more...

Networkers pledge to raise funds for Noah's Ark Trust

A WOMEN'S networking lunch group which meets on a monthly basis has decided to help support a Worcester-based bereavement charity. more...

Networkers pledge to raise funds for Noah's Ark Trust

A WOMEN'S networking lunch group which meets on a monthly basis has decided to help support a Worcester-based bereavement charity. more...

Female burglar kept in custody

A FEMALE burglar was remanded in custody after a judge expressed concern that she would not turn up to be sentenced. more...

Worcester house burgled twice in 10 days

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a Worcester address was burgled twice in just 10 days. more...

Worcester house burgled twice in 10 days

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a house in Worcester was burgled twice in just 10 days. more...

No veggies allowed for annual comp

SAUSAGE-scoffers are urgently needed for an annual competition in the name of charity. more...

Man approached teenage girl in Worcester

A TEENAGE girl who claimed that a man tried to entice her into a green Land-Rover as she walked home in Worcester is being sought by police. more...

Man approached teenage girl in Worcester

A TEENAGE girl who claimed that a man tried to entice her into a green Land-Rover as she walked home in Worcester is being sought by police. more...

Scheme aims to keep care homechildren out of trouble

GUILDLINES are set to be launched to reduce the number of children in Worcestershire's residential care system committing crimes. more...

Local playboy model to appear on TV

A FORMER Playboy model and mother of 10 from Stoulton, near Worcester, is appearing on a BBC programme this evening. more...

Severe flood warning issued

RESIDENTS are being told be on their guard as a surge of floodwater reaches Worcestershire over the next few days. more...

Philip awarded Afghanistan medal

AN RAF sergeant from Evesham has been awarded a medal for his service in Afghanistan. more...

Philip awarded Afghanistan medal

AN RAF sergeant from Evesham has been awarded a medal for his service in Afghanistan. more...

Philip awarded Afghanistan medal

AN RAF sergeant from Evesham has been awarded a medal for his service in Afghanistan. more...

New training centre manager

EVESHAM & Malvern Hills College have welcomed their new energy training centre manager in the form of Russell Joseph. more...

Electric blanket checks

EVESHAM Fire Station is holding a free electric blanket testing day in the wake of a fire caused by a faulty appliance at a Hampton house. more...

Electric blanket checks

EVESHAM Fire Station is holding a free electric blanket testing day in the wake of a fire caused by a faulty appliance at a Hampton house. more...

Snowshill appeal for volunteers

SNOWSHILL Manor near Broadway is looking for volunteers as it prepares for its re-opening in March. more...

Boost for allotment holders

PERSHORE allotment tenants could benefit from a new car park which would enable them to park closer to their plots. more...

Boost for allotment holders

PERSHORE allotment tenants could benefit from a new car park which would enable them to park closer to their plots. more...

Psychic fayre planned

RESIDENTS of Evesham will have the chance to contact age old spirits and see what their futures hold with a Psychic Fayre at the Town Hall. more...

Comic to promote dig

WARWICKSHIRE County Council has published a comic to encourage children and young people to get involved in digging up the past in Bidford. more...

New councillor selected

A NEW face will be seen on Bidford Parish Council after councillors approved the co-option of a new member. more...

New councillor selected

A NEW face will be seen on Bidford Parish Council after councillors approved the co-option of a new member. more...

Evesham High School projects

STUDENTS and teachers at Evesham High School are set for a busy 2008 with a plethora of projects designed to educate and inspire. more...

Evesham High School projects

STUDENTS and teachers at Evesham High School are set for a busy 2008 with a plethora of projects designed to educate and inspire. more...

Sandbags available in Broadway

SANDBAGS are being made available for families in Broadway in preparation for another flood. more...

Arrests in station drugs raid

THREE men were arrested and drugs with a street valued of £1,400 seized during an operation at Evesham railway station on Friday evening. more...

Drugs woman escapes jail

A FORMER Evesham woman narrowly escaped going to jail for her role in a drug gang smashed by West Mercia Police. more...

Letters

Guildhall cafe plans will not be ruled out

SIR - Labour councillor Rob Peachey is clearly trying it on with his comments about the Guildhall. more...

We are grateful to those who helped

SIR - We would like to place on record oor very grateful thanks to all the people who helped us on Friday, January 11, when we became trapped in a flash flood in Pulley Lane, near Oddingley. more...

George, I support police 100 per cent

SIR - I write regarding George Cowley's letter (January 15) suggesting I don't support the law. more...

I want to say thank you to NHS staff

SIR - I have in the past four months been an inpatient three times and numerous times an outpatient in the Orthopaedic Department at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. more...

Is this the smallest shop in the world?

SIR - As my wife and I zig- zagged our way up the west coast of Scotland last summer we spent a few days on the Isle of Skye. more...

Will anyone speak up about salaries?

SIR - Our local MPs away in Westminster are about to vote themselves a salary increase. more...

Frustrated composter

YOUR article Anyone can learn to be a master composter (Shuttle, January 3) is not true. First you have to get past the arbitrary decision-making by the bureaucratic dimwits at County Hall. more...

Traffic speed restrictions

AS a cyclist (and motorist) who regularly turns right from Albert Park Road in to Worcester Road, I was frightened, shocked, and saddened by the report of a cyclist seriously injured at this junction. more...

Slapstick council farce

I AM absloutey incredulous at the process that Herefordshire Council have embarked upon to reduce the capacity of schools within Herefordshire. If it wasn't so serious, it would be funny and would be being played out at theatres across the country as a slapstick farce. more...

Imported beef

WE went shopping in Ledbury this morning and, yes, we met a white van man going the wrong way by the road works using his phone. However,whilst looking for fillet steak in Tesco,we were amazed and horrified to read that it was from Uruguay and this in the midst of Herefordshire,world famous for its beef cattle. Will someone please tell us why or how it is cheaper to obtain meat from South America than locally. more...

Imported beef

WE went shopping in Ledbury this morning and, yes, we met a white van man going the wrong way by the road works using his phone. However,whilst looking for fillet steak in Tesco, we were amazed and horrified to read that it was from Uruguay and this in the midst of Herefordshire,world famous for its beef cattle. Will someone please tell us why or how it is cheaper to obtain meat from South America than locally. more...

Farm problems

GEORGE Leeds is a charming and energetic farmer, and he grows tons of delicious strawberries at Withers Farm. In his letter in this week's Ledbury Reporter he complains about lack of support from Ledbury Town Council for his business; the trouble is that he doesn't give his neighbours nor his neighbourhood much support. more...

Plastic-bag-free Malvern?

WELL done Upton for the campaign to make the town plastic bag-free'. Although representing only one small aspect of our fossil fuel dependence and one small contributor to climate change, the liberal free supply and the extremely short lived usage of plastic bags symbolises the carelessness of contemporary society towards our planet's eco-system and its future. more...

School closure concerns

I WRITE to voice the deep concerns of our community about the way Herefordshire Council's proposal to close schools across the whole county and more specifically in the Bromyard cluster. Please can you tell me how the Council can justify the extremity of the cuts in this particular area of the county and under what criteria we have been singled out for such drastic proposals? more...

College closure impact

I AM a resident of Bromyard and am extremely concerned about the proposed closure of the Queen Elizabeth Humanities College. My family and I feel that this proposal would have a devastating effect upon the town and surrounding area. more...

Local Views

A change in the weather

Chris Wilsdon took this picture on Christmas Day while walking on the Malvern Hills. More of his work can be enjoyed at www.chriswilsdon,com more...

Beauty found at former quarry

This beautiful picture of Earnslaw Quarry on the Malvern Hills in winter was taken by Tony Prince of Malvern. more...

Local Walks

Old Hills

Though it covers a relatively small area, the common land at Old Hills provides the opportunity for some enjoyable walks through a mixture of grassland, scrub and woodland. more...

Old Hills

Though it covers a relatively small area, the common land at Old Hills provides the opportunity for some enjoyable walks through a mixture of grassland, scrub and woodland. more...

Memory Lane

Town gripped by court drama

MUCH of the Malvern Gazette 100 years ago this week was taken up with a report of a court case in London, which saw Malvern Urban District Council pitted against the ownwer of one of the town's renowned water cure establishments. more...

Puppet man visits Prague

A TRIP to central Europe by Malvern man Gerald Morice, at the time one of the country's best-known puppeteers, was reported in the Gazette 50 years ago, Mr Morice had travelled to Prague for a meeting to try to revive the old Union Internationale des Marionettes, bringing together puppeteers from all over Europe. more...

News

Trophy clash in Swansea

WORCESTERSHIRE'S Friends Provident Trophy clash with Glamorgan on May 25 will take place in Swansea. more...

City braced for new Smith bid

WORCESTER City were today bracing themselves for an improved offer from Blue Square North rivals AFC Telford United for skipper Chris Smith. more...

Wolves face Heat in Trophy semis

WORCESTER Wolves must beat Guildford Heat for the first time in their history to make the British Basketball League Trophy final. more...

Summer floods cost County over £1million

THE devastating summer floods cost Worcestershire in excess of £1million. more...

Benjamin signs new deal

WORCESTER Warriors winger Miles Benjamin has agreed a new two-year deal that will keep him at Sixways until 2010. more...

Win over strugglers could see Robins on top

BERKHAMSTED Town may be rock bottom of the British Gas Business Division One Midlands table but title-chasing Evesham United are going to treat them as if they were heading the pack. more...

Philip Serrell

Stirrup cups and jewellery – the treasures of Lady Coventry’s life

Towards the end of last year, I received instructions to advise the executors of the Late Lady Maria Coventry, who had recently died. more...

Phillpot Files

Don’t let the storm clouds burst over our theatre

CITIES such as Worcester experience many defining moments down the ages times when the planets conspire to sweep away the old and usher in the new. more...

Pryce'S People

From ‘All American’ to an English squire

THERE is no reason at all why Dick Plath, former US Navy submarine commander and veteran of Cold War confrontations with the Soviet Union, shouldn't take to pheasant shooting in South Worcestershire like a duck to water. more...

Reader'S Pictures

OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY

Worcester News reader Andy Brown sent us this picture of the spectacular views from the top of the Malvern Hills. more...

Results

Results extra

BROMSGROVE FOOTBALL LEAGUE Bridgwater Cup round two: D&P La Coruna 11 Stoke Prior Spectrum 0. more...

Round-Up

Bull rediscovering winning habit

TERRY Jenkins has returned from Gibraltar having reached the last 16 of two PDC tournaments. more...

Gibbs stars as Athletic eye title

WATERLOGGED pitches caused the vast majority of Worcester League matches to be postponed over the weekend. more...

Fudger stars for Vikings but Monarchs rule clash

GROSVENOR Vikings' Syd Fudger recorded the highest score with 50 against Monarchs in Worcester and District Skittle League Division Three. more...

Beer Belly Boys bag 15th win

UNBEATEN Beer Belly Boys won their 15th straight game in the Malvern Wednesday Winter Darts League. more...

Dire Droitwich still claim vital victory

TITLE-chasing Droitwich beat Nuneaton Old Edwardians 7-5 despite turning in their worst display of the season. more...

Dodge’s double is crucial for Upton

UPTON kept up their promotion hunt with a tight 6-3 win over Manor Park in Midlands Five West (South). more...

Junior nets start

OLD Elizabethans' junior net practice starts on Thursday, January 31, at the RGSAO Sports Hall, Little London, Worcester, until April 3. more...

Crocodiles held

WORCESTER Crocodiles drew 6-6 in their toughest match of the Winter Water Polo League against fellow unbeaten team Handsworth. more...

Chesterfield 4 Hereford United 0

HEREFORD United missed the chance to climb to second spot in League Two after a nightmare display in front of the Sky television cameras. more...

Chesterfield 4 Hereford United 0

HEREFORD United missed the chance to climb to second spot in League Two after a nightmare display in front of the Sky television cameras. more...

Give blood

BLOOD donors are being urged to attend a transfusion session in Bromsgrove on Wednesday, January 30. The National Blood Service will be holding the event at The Members' (formerly Labour) Club in Worcester Road, between 1.30 and 3.30pm and again from 4.30-7.30pm. Make an appointment on 0845 7711711. more...

Child sex case

A SEVENTY-year-old man denied six sex offences against a child when he appeared before a judge at Worcester Crown Court. Richard Gamble, of Lime Grove, Sidemoor, Bromsgrove, pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted sexual assault and three of sexual assault on a nine-year-old girl by touching. Gamble is accused of attacking her in Pepperpot Woods, in a car and at his flat. Judge Andrew Geddes granted the pensioner bail and adjourned the case for trial by jury on February 11. more...

Serious assault

A MAN sustained serious facial injuries after he was attacked by a group in Wythall. The victim, is his early 20s, was walking past the junction of Packhorse Lane and Alcester Road in the early hours of Sunday, January 13, when he was attacked. He was hit in the face, punched and was knocked out. He sustained a number of injuries including a broken jaw and swollen nose, and received hospital treatment. Witnesses, or anyone with information, should contact DC Joanne Scoltock, at Bromsgrove CID, on 08457 444888. more...

Police hunt youths

TWO youths fled after being disturbed while trying to break into a car in Bromsgrove. more...

Jobs blow as site is shut

NEARLY 400 workers at a Wythall business have been told that their site is being shut and their jobs moved to India and other parts of the UK. more...

New rooms are top class

THERE were celebrations at a Bromsgrove school when a new community room and classroom were officially opened. more...

Car fire

FIREFIGHTERS from Bromsgrove were called to a car fire on the M5 last Friday. The car's engine was completely burnt out when crews arrived at 3.50pm, on the northbound carriageway between junctions 4a and 4. No one was injured. more...

Facing jail after mortgage scam

A BUSINESSWOMAN, who twice took out mortgages on her mother's property behind her back, was warned by a judge that she is facing a lengthy jail sentence. more...

Prepare to be challenged

SCHOOLS and youth groups in and around Bromsgrove are being encouraged to enter teams in a national outdoor adventure competition. more...

A little piece of history

VISITORS to Droitwich Spa's Community Hall can enjoy an insight into the history of the building thanks to a new commemorative plaque. more...

A little piece of history

VISITORS to Droitwich Spa's Community Hall can enjoy an insight into the history of the building thanks to a new commemorative plaque. more...

Preparing for a special visitor

DIGNITARIES and residents in Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa are eagerly gearing themselves up for a royal visit. more...

Win over strugglers could see Robins on top

BERKHAMSTED Town may be rock bottom of the British Gas Business Division One Midlands table but title-chasing Evesham United are going to treat them as if they were heading the pack. more...

Wright double in vain as Bidford lose

Studley Ladies 3, Bidford Ladies 2 STUDLEY started the better team and took an early 2-0 lead. more...

Tysoe topple leaders as Bret cut gap at top

Stratford & District Alliance ON AN afternoon when Bretforton were moving to within three points of the Herald Division Two summit, Stratford Celtic surprisingly failed to increase their three-point advantage in Cutler Division Three. more...

Goals galore as Horse take huge stride in title chase

Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday League THREE first division matches survived the elements but it was still raining - goals! more...

Matt's award for track triumphs

SPORTS car racer Matthew Nicoll-Jones received his trophy for winning the Texaco Havoline Ginetta G20 British Championship at the Autosport Show at the NEC. more...

Pershore facing battle against the drop

Newtown 8, Pershore 3 PERSHORE'S survival chances took a dent as they lost heavily to fellow strugglers Newtown. more...

Promotion hopes dented after defeat

Pershore II 0, Berkswell & Balsall II 2,p/> AN EPIC contest ended in defeat and Pershore toppled from the division's summit. more...

Latest ladies darts league results

Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Ladies League Knockout Cup third round: Chestnut Tree B 1, Bretforton RBL A 8; Corner Cupboard 6, Crown & Trumpet 3; Bell (Willersey) 2, Badsey RBL 7; Fladbury SC 2, Oddfellows B 7; Offenham Gold 4, Ambassador 5; Pershore FC A 4, Long Lartin B 5; Littleton BC 5, Pershore FC B 4; Beckford SC 5, George and Dragon B 4. more...

Today's events

Monday Colwall Village Society Open meet at The Village Hall, Colwall. History of the Downs School - illustrated talk by the headmaster, Alastair Ramsay. 7:30pm. Members free, visitors £2. 01684 540382. more...

Today's events

Latest Herefordshire Planning Applications

THE following Planning Applications were made to Herefordshire Council on January 18, 2008:- CRADLEY - Conversion and extension of barn to form stables and menage. Hope End Barns, Cradley, Malvern, Herefordshire, WR13 5JQ for Mr and Mrs T. Jackson, 4 New Cottages, Upper West Fields, Cradley, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 5LR. more...

Latest Herefordshire Planning Applications

Inside look at Ben's quest for paradise

ANYONE watching television tonight is likely to stumble across Ben Keene, the 28-year-old Malvern man who shot to fame by establishing his own tribe on Vorovoro, a remote island in Fiji. more...

Sir Michael to meet debate winners

TWO students from Malvern College will meet West Worcestershire MP Sir Michael Spicer on Wednesday (January 23). Henry Wootton and Ellie Micklethwait, along with Ryck Williamson of Pershore High School, were winners of the Eyres Monsell Speaking Competition, held in October. more...

Carl wins rowing challenge

A BUSINESSMAN has won a transatlantic rowing challenge on his first attempt. more...

Council retreats on school closure plans

Herefordshire Council issued the following statement at 3pm today (Monday). more...

Danian flexes muscles to help pre-school

A POLICE officer from Malvern has vowed to row 310 miles to raise money for a local school and pre-school. more...

Schools climbdown: Bill Wiggins speaks

MP Bill Wiggin says the decision by Herefordshire Council to step back from plans to merge county schools is a "victory for common sense". more...

Inside look at Ben's quest for paradise

ANYONE watching television tonight is likely to stumble across Ben Keene, the 28-year-old Malvern man who shot to fame by establishing his own tribe on Vorovoro, a remote island in Fiji. more...

Inside look at Ben's quest for paradise

ANYONE watching television tonight is likely to stumble across Ben Keene, the 28-year-old Malvern man who shot to fame by establishing his own tribe on Vorovoro, a remote island in Fiji. more...

Schools climbdown: Lib Dem statement

HEREFORDSHIRE Lib Dem leader Terry James issued the following statement. more...

Schools climbdown: Lib Dem statement

HEREFORDSHIRE Lib Dem leader Terry James issued the following statement. more...

Schools News

Not one but two reports have praised our school

A WORCESTER school is riding on the crest of a wave after picking up two top reports - just days after it came top of the city's schools in the GCSE league tables. more...

Not one but two reports have praised our school

A WORCESTER school is riding on the crest of a wave after picking up two top reports - just days after it came top of the city's schools in the GCSE league tables. more...

Olympics here we come

CHILDREN from four Worcester city primary schools have started practising for the London 2012 Olympics About 120 children, aged six and seven, from Northwick Manor Infants, Claines Primary, St George's Primary and St Barnabas Primary schools took part in a big gymnastics coaching event at Bishop Perowne High School. more...

Society

Wolverley

WI- Carol Hardy, president, welcomed two new members to our New Year meeting. She reminded members of events to celebrate 90 years of WF WI in Worcestershire: Walking the Worcestershire Way; Home Front, a revue on March 7 at Stourport; a celebration dinner on May 22 at the Three Counties Showground. more...

Stone

WI - The group is visiting the Rose Theatre on March 13. Pat Bourne reported on the Worcestershire carol concert. Liz Jinks and Lin Palmer reported on their bursary visit to Denman College in November. The Stone bursary and the group bursary were drawn. Winners were Muriel Owen and Eileen Andrews. more...

Stone

Mamble cum Bayton

MAMBLE CUM BAYTON WI - At the meeting on Janaury 14, members were welcomed with a glass of champagne and a piece of cake to celebrate the institute's 90th birthday. A formal lunch will be held on Sunday, April 20 at Mamble Village Hall for members old and new and partners. more...

Cookley

WI - President Mrs Jeanne Round welcomed new member Mrs Liz Duke to the January meeting. A lunch for all members wil take place at the Eagle and Spur in Cookley on February 16. more...

Areley Kings

WIVES - The group held its first meeting of 2008 in the Village Hall when Richard Pugh-Cook gave a talk on the beginning of the carpet industry to the present in Kidderminster and the surrounding areas entitled woven in Kidderminster'. Richard brought samples of carpet and told of the forthcoming carpet museum planned for Kidderminster. more...

The Changing Environment

Jet Streams and Rossby Waves

Air temperature decreases from the Equator to the poles, and wind speed in the upper air is proportional to the rate that temperature changes. This is most marked where polar and tropical air masses meet, at the polar front, and where equatorial and subtropical air masses collide. In those areas narrow belts of winds, called "jet streams" often blow with great force. The Polar Front Jet Stream is less constant than the Subtropical Jet Stream, but it is stronger, with winds of 100-150 mph and occasionally 200 mph. In each hemisphere, high altitude winds blow from west to east. Along the jet streams, waves form in the winds. Gradually these waves become more pronounced, and eddies begin to form at the front. The air begins to turn on an axis. Finally, waves break into cells that may last for some time, blocking low altitude weather systems below them. These " Rossby" waves were discovered in 1940 by the meteorologist Carl-Gustav Rossby (1898-1957). more...

Theatre Reviews

Sweeny Todd film review

Gasps are heard throughout the dark packed cinema as the opening line is in song, yes everyone, it's a musical. I'm not talking a Moulin Rouge style musical made up from chart toppers we know, I'm talking full on orchestral numbers where characters intertwine and dialogue plays second fiddle. Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Sweeney Todd are a match made in heaven to create such a dark and gothic box- office hit that's shrouded in shadow. more...

Sweeny Todd film review

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January 19-26

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Travel

Tune in to pop and soul favourites

MUSIC lovers have the choice of three big weekends at Butlins Resorts next month. more...

Villages

Callow End

THE service last Sunday morning at St James' Church celebrated Education Sunday. Children from Callow End School took part in readings and poems including teacher Sarah Beard. The service was led by lay reader Rosemary Wells who told a story and a treasure hunt game was devised by Frances Betts which involved the children of Junior Church. more...

Powick

ON Plough Sunday, January 13, the congregation of St Peter's recognised the farming community with the blessing of the plough, kindly provided by local farmer, Robert Floyd. Readings were by Sally Linsey and Sally Gurney, prayers led by Lyn Snook. At the end of the service the choir led the singing of We Plough the Fields and Scatter and led the congregation out to the lych gate where the plough was blessed by the vicar, Reverend Sue Irwin. more...

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