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Worcestershire | Archive | 2006 | July

Stories for 25 July 2006

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We all want to be as wealthy as Alan Sugar

IT used to be that careers advice was all about getting your CV right, doing work experience and getting the right qualifications. But, for a new generation of students, that is not enough. Maybe they have seen their parents struggle with the pressures of work and the 9-5 drudgery of an office job. Maybe, critics say, it is the latest example of the get-rich-quick generation, where Apprentice-style overnight fame circumvents hard work and the discipline of rising through the ranks. more...

The excuses are flowing like water

MIKE Bishop, the man tasked with explaining away Severn Trent's latest woes, has put on a brave face and done his best in trying to construct a silver lining for what is undoubtedly a stormy cloud. The trouble is that it just won't wash. more...

When a fine is really a business expense

SIR - Last November, this newspaper covered the appeal of Robin de Crittenden in Worcester against his parking fine. Although his appeal was successful he disagreed with the reasons and appealed to the High Court. more...

Blinkered view of what's Europe

SIR - Philip Bushill-Matthews , MEP, doesnt consider Yugoslavia, Hungary or Czechoslovakia as part of Europe - but regardless of his blinkered view of what constitutes Europe, would he kindly explain why a member country of the EU has UN troops stationed along a demarcation line to protect it and why that member country, having secured membership of the EU, promptly voted against the solution the EU had brokered to bring peace to the country and its neighbour? more...

Shame on you, Royal Worcester

SIR -I am a former employee of Royal Worcester now living in Yorkshire. more...

Marking the birth of Edward Elgar

SIR - I am sure there are many people in Malvern, too, who will welcome the proposals of the Elgar School of Music chairman of governors (David Wright) and the principal (Donald Hunt) for celebrating the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth next year, recently reported in the Worcester News. Moreover, we have in the English Symphony Orchestra based in Malvern slendid proponents of Elgar's music, which would grace any new concert hall in Worcester! more...

Thanks for saving our grandson's life

SIR - Unfortunately at the end of May, our 18-month-old grandson was taken ill with pneumococcal meningitis. more...

Sons should share guilt of the fathers

SIR - "Let's hope the football fans are just as keen on English history", read one of Phillpott's Seven Days' headlines (Worcester News, July 8). I suppose "hope" is the operative word. more...

Need for security

SIR - There seems to be some controversy as to whether measures taken to strengthen security are violations of freedom and, indeed, the legality of such steps to improve public safety, is questioned. more...

It's their own fault

SIR - In reply to Andrew Brown (July 5) God gave us all free will - if people choose to mess up their lives and ruin their health through excessive smoking, drinking and dru-use, in the last resort it is their own fault. more...

Massive boost for county's suppliers

ACCELERATE, the automotive supply chain initiative, delivered a 10th birthday present when it announced that Worcestershire suppliers can tap into a new £13m cash injection for the West Midlands. more...

Fast-tracking health and safety training for business

Worcester companies seeking to fast-track the development of their own health and safety expertise are being offered a major opportunity. more...

Supporting breast care

A TALK on antiques given by auctioneer Philip Serrell at Salwarpe Village Hall helped Worcester Breast Care Support Group to raise £450, while a summer lunch in the garden at the home of Lynda and Kit Noble, of Droitwich, raised £1,030. more...

Artist inspired by refugees

THE plight of a young child living in a country with a brutal regime is the theme for one of the three exhibitions being staged at Worcester Cathedral during the next two months. more...

Black Country could give us some lessons

REGENERATION plans for the Black Country should be closely monitored to ensure there is no knock-on effect on Worcestershire, in particular with it having to accommodate extra housing. more...

Road bridges cash call going out to Whitehall

HIGHWAYS bosses are set to submit a £10.5m bid to the Government to pay for a package of works for several Worcestershire road bridges. more...

Developer told to pull down his illegal building

A DEVELOPER has been ordered to pull down a large brick building that has been put up illegally on the outskirts of Worcester. more...

Ex-city man takes to the airwaves from his car in America

A FORMER Worcester resident is making airwaves across the pond in America with his own radio show - which he records from his car. more...

Rural areas could have street lights turned off at night

THE nights could be getting darker in rural areas across Worcestershire as environment bosses consider switching off thousands of street lights. more...

Severn Trent second worst for leak losses

SEVERN Trent, which serves households and businesses in Worcestershire, is officially the second worst company in the country for the amount of water it loses through leaks. more...

We are not being listened to, say young Asian men

A GROUP of young Asian men living in Worcester say they feel they are not being listened to by agencies set up to represent them. more...

History will come to life as civil war centre is finished

WORK at the revamped Commandery civil war centre is nearing completion since the £1m project was given the go-ahead two years ago. more...

GET MINI MOTOS OFF OUR STREETS

LAWS governing the use of trendy miniature motorbikes should be made stronger, according to the city's MP Mike Foster. more...

Meeting Place brought upto date

A MEETING place for many of Droitwich's community groups has received much-needed investment to bring it up to date. more...

Elgar College is on a roll and in the Press for all the right reasons

ELGAR Technology College's latest celebration night recognised the talents and achievements of students over the past academic year. more...

We all want to be as wealthy as Alan Sugar

BLACKBOARD

There are too many high fat foods in our school meals more...

Study, work and prayer is crucial to school's success

FROM Big Brother to St Benedict, the headmaster of the King's School used the modern and the ancient in his speech to mark the end of another successful academic year. more...

Celebrate your faith together

PARISHIONERS are being invited to come together and celebrate their faith collectively at Malvern's Three Counties Showground as it hosts a religious event. more...

Thumbs-up for a school withaverybrightfuture

INSPECTORS say "the future looks bright" for The Chantry High School in Martley. more...

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