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Worcestershire | Archive | 2000 | July

Stories for 28 July 2000

Leisure

Terry impresses the Swedes

A WORCESTER composer is hoping to give the UK a musical boost when he plays at Sweden's equivalent of the Eurovision song contest. more...

Great night for music and love

NOT even the temporary departure of their rhythm guitarist Neil Domoney to propose to his girlfriend on Millennium night knocked Ostinato's confidence. more...

Customers cooled down with water pistols

HE can't quite place the venue, but Earthtone 9's Owen Packard remembers their last gig in Worcester in October last year. more...

Time to celebrate

WORCESTER'S Dragon pub will be celebrating its proprietors' first year at the helm with a special anniversary gig next week. more...

Web sites returning to the old ways

A long time ago, when the web was young, there were What's New pages where web surfers went to find out the latest web news. more...

Your complete Entertainment Guide for the area

Theatre August more...

Mappa Mundi brought to life by new play

HEREFORD'S famous piece of mediaeval cartography, The Mappa Mundi, is the subject of a new play, showing this August and September, at The Courtyard, Hereford, and The Roses, in Tewkesbury. more...

Princely role comes late to actor Russell

HAVING already played Iago and Richard III to great acclaim, Simon Russell Beale counts himself lucky to be playing Hamlet at 40. more...

Sci-fi thriller which may turn out to be a bargain

X-MEN more...

Marriage bells which ring out a warning

Knotted more...

Cinemas

Malvern Cinema: The Patriot (15) Daily at 7.30pm. Chicken Run (U) Daily at 2pm & 4.30pm. more...

What's on at your local theatre

The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Until July 29. 7.30pm. The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford (01432 359252). more...

Classical and Easy Listening - a guide to what's on near you

Saturday Café: The Century Swingers. July 29. 12noon-2pm. The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. more...

Your day-to-day guide to the best sounds around

July 28 more...

Exhibitions in and around Worcester

Quilting Kaleidoscope - Saltway Quilters. Un-til July 28. Droitwich Spa Library, Victoria Square, Droitwich Spa (01905 773292 or 779970). more...

Events taking place in and around Worcester

Summer Fayre (In aid of the elderly in sheltered housing scheme). July 29. 2pm. Himbleton House, Himbleton Road, St John's, Worcester (01905 748144). more...

Classic thriller

THE classic thriller Dial M for Murder by Frederick Knott comes to Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre next week. more...

Stars line up for Ross party

AS the British summer begins to heat up (albeit slowly) Ross-on-Wye has unveiled a sizzling line-up for its fifth annual international festival. more...

Global feel to map play

A PLAY inspired by Hereford's mediaeval Mappa Mundi is due to have its world premiere next month. more...

Theatre in for a busy time

THE Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury has a busy programme during August. more...

Seven days of worship

SEVEN days of music and worship begin at Tewkesbury more...

Jazz at the Legion

ABBEY Jazz will be performing on Sunday (July 30) at the Royal British Legion Club in Hanley Swan. more...

Back to its roots

CARDIFF-based Glider will be on stage at Scallywags bar in Malvern tomorrow evening (Saturday, July 29), following their appearance in the recent Oxfam Alive event. more...

An exotic cocktail

AN EXOTIC cocktail of Ska, Reggae, Rap and Funk is promised, when international dance-band Maroon Town hit The Courtyard, Hereford, on Saturday August 5. more...

MALVERN band Candy Channel are to headline the opening night of the Monmouth Festival today (Friday). The event is being broadcast on the Internet so fans all over the world will have a chance to hear the band live. Candy Channel have created a link from their own website's home page (http://candychannel.net) to the webcast site. more...

Cruise's £75m mission's possible

SPECIAL agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is back to face an international crisis of terrifying magnitude. more...

All the top movies and when to catch them

AMISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 (15): Tom Cruise takes on ex-colleague Seam Ambrose to save the world. more...

Forget the furore, it's pure movies

Actor Mel Gibson has been hitting the headlines with his latest film The Patriot - and not just because of his reported $25m fee. more...

Fidelity in the quest for love

MUSIC junkie Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the manager of a record store called Championship Vinyl which specialises in rare LPs, is miserable because his relationship with girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle) has collapsed. more...

Terror on the high seas

MILLIONS of female fans were distraught when circumstances `Gorgeous George' Clooney quit the hit medical drama ER, which had catapulted him to fame and fortune. more...

Konevets Vocal Quartet of St Petersberg, Church of the Ascension

The Konevets Vocal Quartet offered yet another opportunity to experience the fabulous acoustic of the glorious Arts & Crafts inspired Church of the Ascension. more...

Patronal Festival Concert, Alfrick and Lulsley Church

THE Benefice Choir, the Greenwood Voices and various soloists, joined forces to entertain the audience at this beautiful little village church. more...

Lands that time forgot

Though this walk begins and ends in Gloucestershire, it mostly explores a forgotten corner of Worcestershire - the gentle green countryside tucked away between the M50 and the River Severn north-west of Tewkesbury. more...

Away with the fairies

FAIRIES, gnomes, witches and elves can all be found at Worcester Art Gallery and Museum this summer, as the exhibition Fairy Tales and Fantasy presents illustrations taken from children's books dating from 1850-1930. more...

Two events in one

COLOUR and spectacle are guaranteed at the third annual Balloon Meet to be held at Eastnor Castle. more...

Film season by special request

A SHORT season of films, from August 11 to 17, is one of the attractions at the Malvern Theatres' Summer Festival. more...

Australian star is the main feature

IT'S Mel Gibson time at Malvern Cinema this week, with the Australian star appearing in two different movies. more...

A unique experience

MALVERN Storytelling Club will welcome a special guest in the shape of one of Australia's foremost aboriginal storytellers, Francis Firebrace, at its meeting next week. more...

A complicated story clearly told

THE Magic Ear exhibition in Malvern Library has been an undisputed success in its first weeks of opening, eliciting praise and drawing visitors from all over the UK. more...

You can't beat a bit of patriotism

Happy and Glorious more...

Stars line up for the summer

MALVERN'S summer festival has been unveiled and features a string of exciting productions from Wednesday, August 2, to Saturday, September 9. more...

The Swan has a busy schedule

THE Swan Theatre has a busy summer schedule lined up for all ages. more...

More accolades for Malvern theatres

THERE will be another feather in the increasingly decorated cap of Malvern Festival Theatre when a new production of Hamlet opens on Wednesday, August 2. more...

Dance, song and drama

AD 2000, a dance, song and drama spectacular, is to take to the stage at Worcester's Swan Theatre over the weekend. more...

News

Rich pickings from the top of the crops

HAVE you ever wished that you could buy fruit which has been produced by a county orchard, but don't really know where to start looking? more...

Misys upbeat on 5pc profits drop

THE chairman of Evesham computer giant Misys has said the company has performed well during a difficult period despite profits being down on last year. more...

Lavish lunches off the menu

WORCESTERSHIRE'S company directors have a thin time of it when it comes to lunch. more...

New coin `easier to forge'

A ROW has broken out in Worcestershire after anti-euro business leaders heard the new coins would be easier to forge than sterling. more...

Treat for Chernobyl children

A GROUP of youngsters and their parents whose lives have been overshadowed by 1986's nuclear accident at the Chernobyl power station are enjoying the fresh air of the Vale this month. more...

Walk will be a wellie good thing

THE Tracy Sollis Leukaemia Trust is calling on all age groups to don their wellies and enter the Wot No Horse! Wellies Course, which is taking place at the Vale of Evesham Show at 5pm, on September 24. more...

Relate fights to keep going

DESPITE government enthusiasm for supporting families, marriage guidance services in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire are struggling to survive without aid. more...

Historic flame extinguished

TWO gas lamps at Malvern Wells are set to be converted to electricity after one caught fire. more...

Pension costs burn up cash

THE cost of future pensions for Hereford and Worcester firefighters is set to treble in 10 years' time because of changes made in the 1970s. more...

Rita has right royal day as Queen's guest

A MALVERN charity worker went down to London to meet the Queen last week. more...

End of the line for pie business

A VENTURE started at Hanley Swan 15 years ago will end this month when Anne Savage closes down her business, Just Pies. more...

Man with a mission

RETIRED headmaster, Ian Beer, who lives in Ledbury, has a new mission - to raise the status of the teaching profession. more...

Heavenly heathers inspire earthly Eden

IT took one day to move house and six weeks to move all the plants when Maurice and Daphne Everett came to The Bannut, Bringsty, near Bromyard, 16 years ago. more...

Waste firm puts £1m into vehicles

SEVERN Waste Services is ploughing more than £1 million into its operation in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. more...

US therapy centre helps Jack to speak

PARENTS Debbie Grey and Colin Hodgkins heard their six-year-old son say "mummy" for the first time last week. more...

Water feature to be unveiled

THE Malvern Link water feature and seat is due to be unveiled next week. more...

Cash boost for rural policing

WEST Mercia Police is to receive more than £1.15 million for policing rural areas. more...

Town can afford to splash out . .

A GOOD year for sponsorship and fundraising has put Upton's Water Festival on a firm footing this year. more...

Chained to problem

THE knotty problem of Upton's mayoral chain is to be mulled over by town councillors for the third month in succession. more...

Stepping up pressure

THE need for a footpath on the eastern side of Greenfields, Upton, has again been discussed by town councillors. more...

Making sure this summer's a breeze

IF all you've heard this week is "mum what can I do, I'm bored?" then thrust this article in front in them and breathe a sigh of relief. more...

I'll not let plant thieves beat me

A LANGLAND resident said she is determined not to let thieves get the better of her after her hanging basket was stolen two days after it was put up. more...

Echoes from the Past

100 years ago more...

Kidnap charge man acquitted

A man accused of kidnapping a theft suspect and deliberately breaking his nose has been acquitted of both charges by a jury. more...

Her ladyship caused a stir

THIS interesting letter was published by the Malvern Gazette in July 1900 when the town was experiencing an unusual heat wave and caused quite a stir. more...

Surveyor to fight seat

THE United Kingdom Independence Party has selected Malvern chartered surveyor Ian Morris as prospective parliamentary candidate to fight the next election. more...

Mystery of the `Great Storm'

SUCH was the ferocity of the so-called `Great Storm' which struck Malvern 100 years ago that some people suspected a water spout had opened up on the hills above St Ann's Well. more...

Charity shop find is link with lost father

A MALVERN woman found a memento of her long-lost father in the charity shop where she works part-time. more...

Band keeps park events alive

MALVERN Hills Brass Band has raised more than £100 for charity after playing the first of its summer season concerts. more...

New option for council's future

A NEW option for future structure of local government may be offered to Malvern Hills District Council. more...

DERA spin-off to exploit LCD

A NEW company is being launched to exploit the latest generation of one of DERA Malvern's best-known creations, the liquid crystal display (LCD). more...

Director Neil unleashes Grim Reaper on home town

THE Grim Reaper will be roaming the streets of Malvern next week as the cameras roll on a 10-minute action comedy in which Death must find himself a replacement. more...

Charity shop forced out by shake-up at library

A POPULAR charity Christmas card operation will be forced to find a new home after the announcement of a shake-up at Malvern Library. more...

Guinness guzzler... a legend of Lich Street

MEMORIES come flooding back for older readers of Michael Grundy's magnificent Memory Lane. more...

Stooges run this country

I'M not surprised Betty Boothroyd has resigned. This government has successfully destroyed yet another British tradition by making Alastair Campbell and his team the real Speakers of the House of Commons. more...

It's take the money and run

MONEY talks - or at least those dishing it out hope it will. more...

Return of the death penalty

I SHOULD like to express my sorrow to the parents and family of murder victim Sarah Payne. more...

Forces of Nature

FLOODS in Mozambique. Drought in the Horn of Africa, roasting temperatures and raging fires in Eastern Europe, parts of the Polar ice caps as large as Wales becoming detached - such occurrences have become commonplace. In England the first half of July resembled January. more...

Worcester Central

MR MARGRETT (You Say, July 19) surprises me. He tells me there is a great big world beyond Warndon. I always thought that Worcester was the centre of the Universe. more...

When tough get going...

WHAT do ex-council leaders like Worcester City's David Barlow do with their spare time after they have been demoted? more...

... the going can sometimes get tough

THE perils of economising became apparent this month when a message from a Labour Party hack was left for Worcester City Councillor David Barlow on his mobile phone. more...

Beauty in the eye of the beholder

WORCESTER'S answer to the Pompidou Centre is how one colleague described the Evening News' offices in Hylton Road. more...

A slap on the wrists

MALVERN Hills District Council has been given a mild telling-off by the district auditor for supplying "misleading" information, but the authority needn't worry too much. more...

Sex pest sat by window and exposed himself

TEENAGE sex pest Christopher Rudd left a mum and her young son reeling when he sat by his living room window masturbating. more...

Behaviour ban cut

A MAN who had a 15-year anti-social order imposed on him has had it reduced to five on appeal. more...

Sorrow at dogs' deaths

A DOG lover has spoken of her horror at learning that two lurchers she rescued from the Malvern Hills were put down - despite offering them a home. more...

Church ladies faint as freak storms hit

FREAK THUNDERSTORMS of remarkable intensity hit Malvern and Upton-on-Severn this week exactly a century ago. more...

Win Mr Rotavator's gardening goodie bag

THERE is so much to see in the garden during summer! more...

DERA set to cash-in on sell-off decision

THE Defence Evaluation and Research Agency in Malvern is set to be privatised next year, following an announcement by the Government this week. more...

Piece of Malvern will mark D-Day heroism of Worcestershire men

VETERANS are preparing to transport a piece of the Malvern Hills to France to create a memorial to Worcestershire soldiers who fell during the D-Day operation. more...

Comment

IN today's Ledbury Reporter we carry the story of the genetically-modified crop trial which was being undertaken at a farm in Kempley and has been wrecked by a group of protesters who destroyed a crop of oil seed rape. more...

Achievements to be proud of

IN reference to the letter from Mr Roy Green of Malvern Athletic Football Club (Postbag, July 7), while Mr Green may feel frustrated over the loss of the stand for football spectators in Victoria Park, he is wrong to state that "our local council chose to ignore the Government's criteria for sporting facilities". more...

Sharing impractical

WE read with interest Mr Clive Smith's response to the plight of Malvern Athletic Football Club (Postbag, July 21). more...

Judges impressed

I WRITE to thank those many people of Ledbury who helped prepare the town for the visit of Britain in Bloom judges on Friday, July 14. more...

Real sense of pride

COULD Ledbury have been more proud of the appearance of the town than on July 14? I think not. more...

Ill-timed decision

THERE have been two things wrong with councillors' allowances - the method of calculation and the amount. more...

New blood needed

When I read that our district councillors had awarded themselves a massive increase in basic allowance, my first thought was "outrageous". more...

Wonderful time

AS I was so quick to write a letter complaining about the lack of bands to play in the Priory Park on Sundays during the summer, I feel I must write a few lines to thank the Malvern Hills Brass Band for agreeing to play for several Sundays (the next one being August 6, 3-5pm). more...

Without a home

MANY people will have seen on the front page of the July 21 edition that 20 computer terminals will be installed in the Malvern Library as part of a "learning direct centre". more...

Parking outrage

WE are outraged by the constant use of Grange Road as a car park for buses after the theatre. more...

It's time for City to bite the bullet

IT doesn't seem three years since Worcester City Football Club first excited us with plans for a new stadium at Nunnery Way. more...

Stole to feed heroinhabit

A HUNGRY heroin addict who stole to furnish his first bedsit has been sent to prison. more...

McDonalds plan third restaurant

FAST food giant McDonalds has plans to open a third restaurant in Kidderminster. more...

COLWALL Correspondent: Mrs P Hockett Tel: 01684 564872

THE annual show of the Wyche and Colwall Horticultural Society will take place tomorrow (Saturday), form 2pm to 5pm at the Elms School. Admission £1. more...

FORTHAMPTON Correspondent: Gill Warner Tel: 01684 292395

THE prize winners at the village hall fortnightly whist drive were Gill Warner, Sylvia White, Betty Awford, Joyce Rusling, Audrey Peters, Nancy Devereux, Ethel Brookes, June Marcham, Ron Baxter, Reg Gurney, Tyke Jeynes, Rene Harley, Philip Warner, Derek Crook. more...

LONGDON Correspondent: Mrs Anne Houghton. Tel: 01684 833258

PLEASE make a note in your diaries of the children's fun day on Sunday, August 13, from 2pm to 5pm. more...

WELLINGTON HEATH Correspondent: Mrs P Wilkin Tel: 01531 633853

THE last session of games night on July 21 was attended by eighteen local youngsters with four adult helpers. more...

WEST MALVERN Correspondent: Mr Colin Jackson. Tel: 01684 577604

THE last session of games night on July 21 was attended by eighteen local youngsters with four adult helpers. more...

Burglary to fund drug habit

A Kidderminster man told a probation officer that he carried out a burglary to fund his heroin habit. more...

School makes startling progress

YOUNGSTERS at a Kidderminster school which two years ago was near the bottom of performance league tables have been praised for their excellent SATS results. more...

Sport

Dual event is a huge success

THE Malvern Branch of the Pony Club held their annual event at Guinness Park Farm, Leigh Sinton. more...

Warburton third after a tussle

LEIGH Sinton racing driver, Stephen Warburton claimed his second podium place in a row when he finished third in Round Eight of the `thealphaclub.com MGC Cup' at Croft on Sunday, July 23. more...

Dennis shows Frampton rivals the way

BOURTON'S Dennis Walmsley recently won the Frampton 10km road race in a time of 32.22. more...

Trophy joy

Stratford Amateur Swimming Club more...

Go for gold this summer

As the countdown to the Olympics begins budding young athletes are being given the chance to follow in their heroes' footsteps. more...

Kennedy and Souza make sweet music together

Stratford Boat Club fielded an impressive entry for St Neots Regatta. more...

Young athletes still in the running

Youngsters from Stratford Athletic Club's juniors have kept themselves in contention for the Division 1 Heart of England League title by finishing joint winners with Halesowen and Solihull. more...

Facing world class opposition

LOCAL polocrosse players battled against world class competition in some fast and furious matches last weekend. more...

Training for Lions

MALVERN'S new sports club, Langland Lions, are training on Wednesday evenings at Dukes Meadow. more...

Athletic need friendly game

MALVERN Athletic are looking for a friendly game next Saturday (August 5) to complete their pre-season build up. more...

28/07/00 - Free friendly at Sixways

WORCESTER Rugby club kick-off the new season with a friendly against Pontypridd at Sixways on Tuesday, August 8 (ko 7pm). more...

Top spots for Paul Bick & Tom Hawker

WITH the Sandford Series completed, the final Wednesday Evening Contest for Malvern United Angling Association was a float only match. more...

Newland well beaten

PLAYING on Bredon's beautifully prepared ground for the first time Newland were asked to field. more...

Weekend teams ..

BARNARDS GREEN CC more...

Green Sunday short of runs

THE Green travelled to the Cotswolds to meet new opponents Moreton on Sunday and came away with a 46 run defeat. more...

Top spot for Hanley Castle & Upton

THE knives were drawn for this top of the table clash as Vine entertained league leaders Hanley & Upton, looking to leapfrog them into pole position. more...

Andy the Key to West's win

PLAYING resources were stretched for West Malvern by long term injuries and holidays on a day when they also had two away fixtures. more...

Payne upsets Green II

GREEN Seconds played hosts to BBC Pebble Mill on Sunday, lost the toss and batted first. more...

Newland batting slump leads to major setback

NEWLAND'S league campaign suffered a crucial setback on Saturday with a three wicket reversal at the hands of lowly Stourbridge Social. more...

Holland boosts Colwall

COLWALL'S away game at King's Hawford School against Ombersley ended with a win for Colwall. more...

Colquhouns hound Vigornians

COLWALL Thirds travelled to Worcester to play OV's in a friendly match on Sunday. more...

Riley and Palmer star for Colwall

COLWALL ran out winners again on Sunday against Old Vigornians in a friendly thanks to 69 from Tim Riley and a five wicket haul for Edmund Palmer. more...

President's XI draw at West Malvern

HONOURS were even when the West Malvern CC played its annual game against the President's XI on Saturday at Mathon Court. more...

Marshall in top form

SATURDAY'S trip to Hereford City saw Colwall claim an emphatic 96 run win as Lincoln Marshall was again on form scoring 94 and taking three late wickets. more...

Creese slows run rate down

THE GREEN 1st XI gained a winning draw on Saturday when they visited Bewdley in a Worcestershire County League division two game. more...

Green II in top spot

THIS week's visitors to North End Lane to attempt to topple Barnards Green 2nd X1 from the top of their division in the Worcestershire Cricket League were Bewdley but they fared little better than other rivals as the Green were indebted to the experience of Chris Hill and skipper Dick Brown after a shaky start to their innings. more...

Baugh holds out to save the day

MALVERN Ramblers Firsts travelled to Cookley for their WCL division two fixture and with a good looking wicket they were hoping to kick start their batting for the season. more...

Kwik as a flash

Wychavon District Council's sports development unit organised a Kwik Cricket competition at Evesham CC when 22 teams and more than 230 local school pupils took to the wicket. Catchers Henry Goodall (St Richards) and Hannah Davidson (Sedgeberrow) and batsmen Sammie Trotman (Blackminster), John Thompson (Abbey Park) and Gavin Pinchin (Sedgeberrow) in action more...

Villagers are back to winning ways

Adlestrop v more...

Dazza's dazzling knock

Moreton beat league leaders Shipton by 3 runs with the last wicket falling on the last ball of the last over. more...

Shock taste of defeat

Stratford v Old Hill more...

A bitter end to dream season

AMID bizarre scenes of confusion Warwickshire Under-13 champions Stratford lost the Regional Subaru Cup Final to Worcester Nomads - on the last ball of an absorbing day's cricket at King's School grounds, Gloucester. more...

Penalty competition

THERE is still time to enter the Junior Penalty Competition to be held by Malvern Town Fc as part of their Open Day on Friday, August 11. more...

Season tickets at Langlands

MALVERN Town are selling season tickets for the forthcoming season. more...

Town move quickly to sign up Abercrombie

MALVERN Town have made two recent signings to strenthen their squad for the coming season. more...

Montjeu to shine

MONTJEU is almost impossible to oppose in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot tomorrow. more...

Free friendly at Sixways

WORCESTER Rugby club kick-off the new season with a friendly against Pontypridd at Sixways on Tuesday, August 8 (ko 7pm). more...

Crews prepare for Quinton Stages

Another busy weekend ahead for Sixty & Worcestershire Motor Club members with a number of members competing on this weekend's Quinton Stages Rally. more...

Kev chips in with another victory

Young he may be but 11-year-old Kevin Barnes gave another faultless display of his golfing maturity and surprised the 30 strong field of adult competitors when he carded a winning net 61 on Saturday in the Great Ormond Street Hospital Challenge at Perdiswell Park. more...

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