Worcestershire | Archive | 2001 | January
SATURDAY: Wardens from the Cotswold AONB Partnership lead a 10-mile walk exploring Over Norton, Salford, Cornwell and Churchill. Leaves Chipping Norton Town Hall at 10am and will be led by Martin and Lucy Squires. more...
THE Murmur will be shouting from the rooftops on Saturday when they become the second Kidderminster band to show off their talents in the national Battle of the Bands competition. more...
THOSE looking for something unusual, active and sociable to do need look no further than DanceFest. more...
REFORMED rock band UXB are hoping for a night to remember at their next gig in Kidderminster. more...
Civic Centre, Stourport - Goldilocks & The Three Bears Friday until February 3. more...
Amateur drama and operatic societies, youth groups and schools should be polishing their acts ready for not just one, but two prestigious dramas in Worcestershire this year. more...
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AUDIENCES in Bourton have the chance to step back to the days of flares, psychedelia and golden eggs next week. more...
THURSDAY: Birmingham: Ronnie Scott's - Delta. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - The Codebreakers. more...
YOU can't get much further from Britain's Celtic fringe than Shipston, but the town is set to host a major festival of Celtic music next month. more...
THERE is nostalgia by the lorry load at Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre. more...
THE Vale is bursting into song. more...
THE search is on for talented swinging singers - you could win a recording session and a star spotlight in front of a professional orchestra. more...
TOP jazz musicians, the Denise Lawrence Band, are coming to the Cotswolds for a one-night performance in Moreton. more...
MASSIVE losses were recorded when a major downpour of rain hit Redditch on Tuesday. more...
A WORCESTER-based tour operator has welcomed news that British people are taking millions more trips within their own country and confirmed bookings have soared. more...
MALVERN Tyres hopes to consolidate its position as a leading distributor and fitter of vehicle parts following a management buy-out. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S unemployment rate last year was the lowest since 1992, according to a set of "vital statistics" for the county. more...
WAR has been declared on bogus homeworking schemes which promise generous financial rewards, but are nothing more than cash-spinning scams from unscrupulous organisers. more...
A STRATFORD woman celebrated notching up her century last week with special birthday wishes from mayor Juliet Short. more...
BUSINESSES in Moreton are stepping up their efforts to ease the town's parking problems after a survey showed that scores of cars are left in the town all day every day. more...
ONE of the Midlands most traditional industries is set for a boost thanks to a new partnership between Whichford Pottery and South Warwickshire Training. more...
EDUCATION secretary David Blunkett met head teachers at the Houses of Parliament yesterday (Wednesday) and promised to look into Worcestershire's school funding. more...
PLANS to abandon the refurbishment of Stratford District Council's headquarters in favour of a brand new building could lead to sweeping cuts to council services, warned a councillor this week. more...
WARWICKHIRE Police has been praised for its work with minority groups over the past year, although the hard work has been going on longer in the county than it has for many forces, according to a senior officer. more...
SOUTH Warwickshire farmers got together for a traditional British breakfast at Stratford Cattle Market this week, to celebrate the best in home produce. more...
THE chief executive of Stratford and Warwick Hospitals has resigned following a lengthy probe into alleged irregularities in the administration of waiting list figures. more...
A LARGE portion of drive, a good spoonful of attitude and a pinch of the right look, all mixed in with "contacts, contacts, contacts" are what it takes to make it in the record business, explained Sean Forryan, former chef turned music biz guru, from his Vale of Evesham home. more...
WHEN journalist Mark Higgitt decided six years ago to tell the story of a forgotten ship sunk in the Falklands war, little did he realise it would take him on an epic journey involving nearly 100 interviews, 160 hours of tape and 800,000 words of research, writes Andrea Calvesbert. more...
THE refrain that "things ain't what they used to be" is often treated as a joke these days, but anyone watching a new video about a Cotswold village is bound to be shocked by the realisation of how true it really is, writes Andrew Flaxman. more...
KIDDERMINSTER-born Norman Broadfield found his mind wandering back to his home town while sitting in a hotel room in Santiago, Chile, last September and his creative instinct took over. more...
I HAVE some good news and bad news for L Spiteri. more...
DISTRICT headteachers have descended on Westminster to urge the Government for more money for Worcestershire schools. more...
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THE headteacher of a Kidderminster school under threat of closure after a damning Ofsted report has vowed to make the grade within two years. more...
ACCORDING to our critics, the Shuttle/Times & News should carry a health warning - this newspaper can seriously damage your health! more...
6 I AM grateful to Mr R G Spencer (You Say, January 17) for his honesty in identifying the debate about Britain's membership of the EU as a political one. more...
CLIFFORD Lord made a very valid point concerning the sports field on the Droitwich Road. more...
I'M not sure whether or not we are supposed to be impressed by your front page story (Evening News, Tuesday, January 16), where the Jeavons family gave up hunting after their property was invaded by riders and hounds, terrifying their cat and their eight-year-old daughter. more...
CLIFFORD Lord wrote a very enthusiastic letter, in support of the playing field in Droitwich Road(You Say, January 15. May I remind him, next time he is watching a game of football on the new playing field, to reflect on the following: more...
6 I AM not at all sure what H Ray is trying to prove (You Say, January 16) in his lengthy diatribe. But may I remind him of what I actually wrote in my earlier letter, which was that the barbed wire lined the fields on posts about two to three feet from the hedge, with red flags at intervals. more...
6 MAY I assure Tim Pinney that I was fully aware of the fact of the date change for the previous vote on hunting. more...
TIM Pinney of the Worcestershire Countryside Alliance writes (You Say, January 17), "let's start to see some facts from our opponents." more...
THE remark by Mike Foster with the usual picture of himself that seems to accompany his every utterance (Tuesday, January 16), expressed a glib, satisfaction that violent crime had decreased. more...
I READ with interest the continuing arguments for increases in the council tax in order that the current level of services can be maintained. more...
HUNDREDS of mourners turned up to pay their last respects to hairdresser to the stars Umberto Giannini who had a salon in Bromsgrove. more...
STAR-STRUCK residents from Bromsgrove were geared up for a visit from the crew of a leading car programme yesterday. more...
A travel agent from Kidderminster has been named trainee of the year after completing a year of exams. more...
Stephen Davies has been appointed branch manager at HSBC Bank, Bewdley. more...
The changes are ringing at the former BT exchange, Kidderminster, which will be turned into a snooker and pool hall. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE is sharing with Herefordshire a buoyant economy and an optimitic outlook in business according to a survey of sales activity. more...
A SURPRISING number of well-known district names appear in the latest list of super-rich people in the Midlands. more...
ONE of Wyre Forest's most prestigious manufacturers is shedding jobs after falling victim to a strong pound in foreign markets. more...
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ST MARY'S CHURCH: The church is about to start a new Alpha course. This series of six meetings explains itself as `an opportunity to explore the meaning of life'. It follows up the special mention of Alpha in a recent speech by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr Carey said that Alpha had `revolutionised many churches and made many new Christians and bridged the gap between church and the community'. The Ilmington Alpha course which is held every Tuesday in the Rectory from 7.45pm is one of over 7,000 now taking places throughout churches of all Christian denominations in the UK. In addition 40 prisons are holding Alpha sessions for inmates. David Frost has just finished filming a ten week series for ITV on the progression of an Alpha course at Holy Trinity Brompton London (where Alpha all started a few years ago). The programmes which are due to be broadcast nationwide from May are to be called `Alpha:Could it change your life?' Everyone will be most welcome at the Rectory - especially `doubters' and debaters! more...
HOSPITAL bus services for patients and relatives from Kidderminster to Worcester and Redditch have been hailed a success. more...
HOSPITAL chiefs who have agreed a £9 million NHS bid to pay for a major facelift at Kidderminster Hospital have been slammed for "scandalously" wasting taxpayers' money. more...
CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans for a giant waste burner in Kidderminster have called on objectors to take up their pens again after scoring a "magnificent" 1,588 letters of protest sent to Worcestershire County Council. more...
FOUR carnival stalwarts who have clocked up 65 years service between them are leaving to work with another town's committee. more...
PICTURESQUE streets in Bewdley and Stourport will be protected from any future invasion by street traders under proposals for a ban to be considered today. more...
BEWDLEY flood victims have demanded the Government takes a fresh look at river management and whether dredging should be used to stem the tides that have swamped their homes twice this winter. more...
NIMBLE-fingered visitors can have a go at creating willow sculptures during an open day at the Bishops Wood Environmental Education Centre. more...
A BRAVE policeman has spoken of his sorrow at diving into the icy River Severn in vain to save the life of a man who jumped in from a bridge. more...
TRIBUTES will be paid to those who suffered under Nazi oppression when a new memorial is unveiled on Saturday. more...
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SENIOR citizens have delighted organisers of computer classes by their high speed dash to book a trip on the information super-highway. more...
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A FACTORY chimney which dominates the Kidderminster skyline is being taken down brick by brick. more...
ENTHUSIASTS are digging in to support a new gardening club in Chaddesley Corbett. more...
A FORMER Wyre Forest miner has been digging into the history of the industry to write a book on the subject. more...
AN explosive application has been approved by Wyre Forest planners. more...
A CHARITY which helps 30 disabled, elderly and infirm people has appealed for help in organising entertainment sessions for them. more...
A HERB garden at an historic Elizabethan house will flourish again thanks to the skills of workers replacing pipework using the same methods as their 18th century forefathers. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chairman Lionel Newton has quashed talk of an imminent ground move and insisted: "We will only leave Aggborough on our terms." more...
STEPS being taken to warn air passengers of the threat of deep vein thrombosis have been welcomed by a Worcestershire MEP. more...
THE former Bishop of Worcester, the Rt Rev Philip Goodrich, has died in hospital after a short illness. more...
PLANS for a second phase in the Kidderminster town development plan have stumbled into problems with Wyre Forest planners. more...
CHARITY groups that have long enjoyed cheap office accommodation at British Sugar have been quick to express dismay at the company's decision to move out. more...
TEENAGERS are fired up about the opening of a branch of one of the country's fastest growing youth organisations. more...
PRESSURE on hospital beds should be eased, thanks to an injection of Government cash - but the social services cutbacks, in the wake of a £4.6million overspend, are still hitting hard. more...
INMATES at Long Lartin prison "cued" up to test their snooker skills against some of the world's top players. more...
MORE needs to be done to limit the risk of the so-called "economy class syndrome", which could be causing more deaths than new-variant CJD, said a Euro MP this week. more...
YOUNG people in Broadway have once more appealed to members of the parish council for help in setting up a skate park. more...
AN Evesham hotel owner was taken at his word when he claimed Wychavon's public toilets were smart enough to eat in. more...
GROWTH in employment through the regeneration of redundant farm buildings might be good news for those seeking work in the Vale but it could be storing up longer term problems, according to a Wychavon economic blueprint. more...
A TRIO of Vale sailors who have braved the high seas on three different yachts have been returning to dry land. more...
A GOVERNMENT inspector is being called in to sort out the latest planning wrangle between Wychavon District Council and an Evesham company. more...
THE Highways Department display at St Anne's before Christmas included a list of advantages and disadvantages for the various traffic-calming proposals. more...
ANGRY and bitter at being taken off a course, a man went into Pershore Jobcentre and during an argument with the manageress produced a kitchen knife and waved it in her face. more...
MEMBERS of the Evesham Simon de Montfort Society have sprung to the defence of the Earl of Leicester, formally rebuked by his adopted city for anti-Semitism. more...
MR Willetts finds it "ironic" that "as district council leader" I bemoan the loss of accident and emergency facilities at Kidderminster Hospital while my county council added to the hospitals' load by failing to grit the roads at the time of the recent snowfalls. more...
AN Evesham man died on Saturday morning when his car left the road at Chadbury and turned upside down into a pond - the day after being told he had been promoted to Kwik Save store manager. more...
EVESHAM'S Avon Singers are all at sea for part of their annual concert. more...
I FIND it unbelievable that Kidderminster's Spennells estate, which accommodates almost as many people as Bewdley, has no medical centre. more...
AN employee, who stole £34,000 from the doctors' practice where she worked for 13 years, has been jailed for nine months. more...
IT was interesting to read that the prospective Conservative general election candidate for Wyre Forest was caught up in the problems affecting the railway network. more...
MYSELF, and quite a number of other people, were absolutely disgusted to read about equipment being taken from Kidderminster Hospital. more...
THE community of the Wyre Forest with great effort over the last decade raised over £2,500,000 to invest in the facilities of our excellent hospital and to help keep local health services in the black. more...
A WHILE back you were asking readers to write in about parts of Kidderminster which they thought looked neglected. more...
A 16-YEAR-OLD started his new year by causing £1,000 of damage to shop windows in Stourport. more...
ON behalf of the Stop Kidderminster Incinerator Campaign group I would like to thank members of the public for their support. more...
MAGISTRATES sent a 23-year-old man to prison for a week after he admitted four offences of failing to answer bail. more...
I READ Peter Dillistone's letter in the January 18 issue with interest, as I have been a member of St John's since 1981, worshipping in the main church and since its inception also at its outpost - St John's at Habberley. more...
WITH reference to the article, `Council Tax increase: now you have your say' in the Journal (January 18), Worcester County Council appear to be trying to pull off a master stroke in buck passing. It goes like this: - Given the choice, none of the options are ideal, and as a consequence the council would not be flavour of the month for implementing any of them. Then some bright spark in the chamber had a brain wave. Ask Joe Public which they would prefer, and the council is in a ideal situation. Whatever option is chosen it can say, "Don't blame us, you voted for it". Clever isn't it? more...
A WOMAN accused of wounding with a glass in Redwoods Bar in Dixon Street last August has been sent for crown court trial. more...
IN his Foreward to Worcestershire County Council's Local Transport Plan, Colin Beardwood, chairman, says: "Worcestershire will seek to make it safer and more convenient to walk and cycle..." more...
THE Good Hospital Guide, published in the Sunday Times on January 14 and 21, has come too late to confirm our belief in the quality of services provided by Kidderminster Hospital before its drastic downgrading. more...
I READ with disgust the article on page 8 of the Journal last week (January 18) from Worcestershire County Council. How can they be allowed to get away with holding us all to ransom in this way? `We want your views on the choices facing us' they say. In reality they want us to say it's ok for them to demand more money from us to throw away through mismanagement and overspending. more...
A LABOURER who had a knife when he was arrested on Kidderminster's ring road is also facing sentence on two other charges. more...
AS a struggling actor I receive from time to time letters from companies offering to "make me a star". The letters are often addressed to "Dear budding actor" or some such patronising title. I have become concerned in recent weeks about the number of companies asking for upfront fees. While in fact they are quite legally able to do this, I am writing to warn others who may be tempted to fill in the form and send a cheque. Before doing this follow these guide lines: more...
FOR such a well-meaning, hard-working campaigner for the re-instatement of Kidderminster Hospital, David Parry has got it so wrong in thinking that the people of Wyre Forest would support and vote for a proposed Health Concern parliamentary candidate at the forthcoming elections (Letters, January 11). more...
IN reply to B Langley's letter about the earth stopping of badger setts near Stow-on-the-Wold. The stopping of all earths and setts is done in accordance with strict rules laid down by the MFHA (the Masters of Foxhounds Association). If Mr Langley was to get in touch with one of the Masters of the Heythrop Hunt we would then be able to investigate his claim. more...
I AM sick of all this talk about the Regal over the last few months, talk is cheap the only way the Trust will get the cinema is to send a nice big cheque to Mr J Angel. I would say £400,000. Then start taking on what they will do with it when they have the key and deeds. So get moving now I'm fed up with all the talk. more...
FOUR men have been bailed for a month for video camera evidence of a pub fight which is to be seen by magistrates. more...
I AM writing this in despair, and although I am almost 100 per cent sure you will not print it, since you appear incapable of representing a balanced view of the hospital issue, I felt I had to put my views in writing. more...
DEAR Fido (Letters, January 18), you wrote "We are intelligent and sensible creatures." You must be to write such a literate letter. There's a good dog. more...
I write with reference to the letter in the Journal (January 11) from Mavis Bell, congratulating Evesham on last year's Christmas lights in the town. Ms Bell, thank you for those kind words. more...
A PARTRIDGE rearer exposed himself to an eight-year-old girl who called at his home to see his chicks, a jury was told. more...
A TEENAGER whose heroin habit cost £20 a day has been fined £150 by Kidderminster magistrates. more...
A WOMAN who was drunk kneed a policeman in the groin as he arrested her for shoplifting, magistrates heard. more...
ONE of the men accused of taking part in the attempted robbery at the village post office at Wolverley last June has appeared in court on an assault charge. more...
STAFF at a kennels near Kidderminster were terrified after a man brandishing an iron bar confronted them, Worcester Crown Court heard. more...
A MAN was caught with 10 Ecstasy tablets in a Kidderminster nightclub, Worcester Crown Court heard. more...
GROUPS involved in a project to cut burglary in a deprived area of Kidderminster are celebrating a Government windfall of more than £10,000. more...
MEMBERS of Stourport Rotary Club are busily preparing for three more fund-raising events as they continue their schedule for the year. more...
THE County Museum has gone mobile taking the history of health and medicine around Worcestershire. more...
A THIRTY-ton pile of conifer cuttings on a Stourport road has been described as a danger to drivers. more...
SUSAN Smith is an unusual victim of crime. more...
HUNDREDS of people packed a small Kidderminster church to pay their final respects to famous hairdresser Umberto Giannini. more...
POIGNANCY filled the air as hundreds turned out to pay their last respects to Kidderminster's award-winning hairdresser Umberto Giannini yesterday. more...
A PACKAGE of measures has been announced in a bid to tackle Kidderminster's car parking crisis. more...
A BRITISH Sugar worker has described how workers have been "knocked for six" at news their 75-year-old factory is to close in 12 months time. more...
A LEADING vet has warned his firm may pull out of town amid mounting anger in the Kidderminster business community over a car parking crisis. more...
BOY George, Culture Club frontman turned international DJ, is coming to Worcester. more...
VILLAGERS living in rural Worcestershire say they are angry that their village has become home to a controversial mobile phone mast. more...
HUNDREDS of people packed a small Kidderminster church to pay their final respects to famous hairdresser Umberto Giannini. more...
THE father of a Worcestershire schoolgirl who sued him over her tuition fees will have to foot the legal bill as well. more...
FIFTY-eight in-lamb ewes were killed after straying on to a railway line and being struck by a train. more...
A TRAFFIC scheme to create a safer route to a Worcester school is to go ahead - but without the controversial road humps originally intended. more...
AROUND 200 headteachers have met county MPs at Parliament to urge them to consider offering schools an interim payment through the education funding crisis. more...
PROPOSALS to move Worcester's Christopher Whitehead High School have been given a public thumbs down. more...
DRUG dealers near a Worcester primary are causing a "major problem" to those who are trying to turn the school around, it has been revealed. more...
A MOTHER-of-five whose home has been burgled three times in less than six months claims she has been "victimised" after installing security cameras. more...
THE father of a Bromsgrove boy dramatically rescued from a 180-foot deep quarry thanks to his mobile phone has warned parents to guard against the dangers lurking on their doorsteps. more...
THE gauntlet has been thrown down to the minister responsible for refusing Kidderminster a town council to visit and "see for herself why it should be formed". more...
FARMERS from across Gloucestershire are calling for badger-culling trials to be speeded up to stop the spread of bovine TB. more...
DAVID Lock has vowed to intervene amid fears of huge council tax rises for Wyre Forest folk. more...
CHIPPING Campden schoolboy Liam Roberts had a close shave when he decided to help with some charitable fund-raising. more...
THE net is closing on moves to force Warwickshire County Council to take responsibility for one of Shipston's historic alleyways. more...
TELEVISION cameras will descend on Kidderminster in a live debate on the county health shake-up. more...
FLOODS and the falling value of the Euro have hit the Cotswolds' tourist trade over the last 12 months. more...
OPPONENTS and supporters of hunting in the Cotswolds say they will not give up their respective campaigns, despite overwhelming parliamentary support for a hunting ban. more...
STAFF and students at the Cotswold School could be forgiven for putting their feet up after the school received top marks from Government inspectors. more...
CHIPPING Campden residents will have to foot the bill for a parish poll on the town's bid to buy its former police station. more...
AFTER Worcester's 40-13 demolition of Leeds Tykes back in September, few would have believed the Yorkshire side would take the National One title race to the wire. more...
BENGEWORTH Lions began the second half of the season with a 7-3 victory over clubmates Diamonds in Division Two of the Evesham and District Association. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S cricketers have started to warm up for the 2001 season with regular indoor training sessions. more...
Feckenham's planned trip to neighbours Kings Heath on Saturday has been changed. more...
FECKENHAM goal machine Andy Underwood, missing for three matches through work commitments, announced his return with a two goal salvo against Blackheath. more...
HEREFORD United may have to sell more of their star players to ease a financial crisis. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club manager Peter Woods is hoping fan power can inspire his side into the Intermediate Cup quarter finals and on to Twickenham. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S cricketers have started to warm up for the 2001 season with regular indoor training sessions. more...
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WORCESTERSHIRE'S cricketers have started to warm up for the 2001 season with regular indoor training sessions. more...
POINTS make prizes and Mike Whiteford and Gary Bristow certainly made it count in southern Spain. more...
FORMER England manager Geoff Cooke believes Scott Barrow can make it to the very top after his blockbusting debut for Worcester Rugby Club. more...
THE buzz is back at the club after two superb results this week. Saturday's 56-18 victory over Henley was followed up on Tuesday night by the Warriors' 34-12 win at Northampton. more...
CASUALS appeared well on the way to victory in the Evesham Indoor League when they had rattled up 42 from just three overs in reply to Stanton's 114-3. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S cricketers have started to warm up for the 2001 season with regular indoor training sessions. more...
NOEL Chance should make a rare visit to Yorkshire pay off tomorrow. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S cricketers have started to warm up for the 2001 season with regular indoor training sessions. more...
DAVID Wellavize, John Ruda and Tom O'Brien have been included in the Midlands 18-Group Clubs rugby union squad for a training weekend at Stowe School from January 26 to 28. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club manager Peter Woods is hoping fan power can inspire his side into the Intermediate Cup quarter finals and on to Twickenham. more...
ASTON Villa's fifth successive league defeat in the 2-1 setback against Leeds last night means they have collected only seven points from the last 33 and dreams of qualifying for Europe via the Premiership are fast becoming unrealistic. more...
HEREFORD United may have to sell more of their star players to ease a financial crisis. more...
FORMER England manager Geoff Cooke believes Scott Barrow can make it to the very top after his blockbusting debut for Worcester Rugby Club. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' promotion to the Football League came at a cost of record losses of over £400,000. more...
LEADERS Stourport's chase for the North Midlands One title was held up by the weather on Saturday. more...
THE young rising stars of Cleobury Mortimer seconds recorded a superb 51-5 win at Droitwich thirds on Saturday. more...
STOURPORT Cricket Club's pre-season indoor net practices start on Wednesday from 8pm at Abberley Hall School. more...
A WEEK off has given Kidderminster Carolians extra time to rest their injured players before Saturday's President's Day home game with high-flying Stafford. more...
BOYS from Wribbenhall Middle School are taking some beating on the five-a-side football pitch. more...
THE top two teams in Kidderminster Six-a-side League Division One battled it out in a key clash. more...
BEN Banes, Dan Lavender and Russell Wright were all hat-trick heroes in Mostyn Rangers U-17's massive 12-0 victory over Meadow Park. more...
MOST Kidderminster and District Football League Sunday matches were postponed but the majority of Saturday's fixtures went ahead. more...
BRINTONS retained top spot in the Banks's Brewery League Division One South with a 3-1 victory over Lye Town at the Oldington ground. more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett dealt a huge blow to Bewdley Town's league title hopes when they won a battle at Longmore 2-0. more...
STOURPORT began strongly in their FA Vase fourth round 5-2 victory over Mickleover Sports. more...
A TRIPLE substitution paid dividends for Stourport Swifts who netted three second-half goals to beat Cradley 4-0 in the Midland Alliance on Tuesday. more...
RICKY Teale had a good weekend at his workplace, Preston Innovation Woodland Fishery, winning the Saturday event on High Pool, then finishing second on Sunday in a match on Deans and High Pools. more...
DELIGHTED chairman Chris Reynolds has praised his Stourport Swifts players after the club charged into the FA Vase last 16 for the first time. more...
VICTORY at Bilston on Saturday will see Evesham exact revenge for two earlier defeats while doing their fellow promotion rivals a favour. more...
THREE goals in 16 second half minutes brought about a remarkable transformation after United's poor home form threatened again to hinder their promotion push. more...
BADSEY Rangers extended their lead at the top of Herald Division One to seven points after a comfortable 4-0 Stratford Alliance defeat of FISSC. more...
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TRIVIA: RISING Sun Stourport strengthened their grip on the Wyre Forest Trivia League with a victory over Bird-in-Hand but second-placed team, Wren's Nest, were beaten. more...
TABLE TENNIS: RB Iron suffered their first defeat of the season in Kidderminster Table Tennis League Division One. more...
CHESS: BRIAN Sharp has returned to Kidderminster Chess Club for his first match in five years. more...
GOLF: THE year at Habberley Golf Club ended well for the Harrison family with Alan and Jan winning the Mixed Winter League. more...
SNOOKER: ST GEORGE'S A extended their Dot Comm Wednesday Snooker League lead over British Sugar A to three points with a 4-1 victory over their title rivals. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S cricketers have started to warm up for the 2001 season with regular indoor training sessions. more...
ATHLETICS: HUSBAND and wife team, Rob and Norma Edwards, braved the snow in the first Cotswold Canter. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' promotion to the Football League came at a cost of record losses of over £400,000. more...
JUDO: SAMURAI Judo Club senior coach Keith Merrick has hit the highest judo grade in Worcestershire after his promotion to sixth dan. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S cricketers have started to warm up for the 2001 season with regular indoor training sessions. more...
MOTOR SPORT: THRIVING Bewdley Motorcycle Club are aiming to encourage more people to become involved in their long list of events throughout 2001. more...
ROWING: CHADDESLEY Corbett's Tom Meredith has been successful for Worcester Royal Grammar School Boat Club. more...
NETBALL: WYRE Forest boasted a number of netball players involved in Worcestershire's fine win over Sussex in English Counties League Division Three. more...
HOCKEY: THE second half of the DTZ Debenham Thorpe League started this week but freezing conditions meant several fixtures had to be postponed. more...
ATHLETICS: THREE Wyre Forest runners qualified for the National Schools Cross-country Championships in the county competition at Bromsgrove on Saturday. more...
SNOOKER: KIDDERMINSTER'S Terry Murphy and his Northern Ireland team-mates reached the semi-finals of the televised Nations Cup at Reading. more...
MOTOR SPORT: SPEEDSTER Karl Grove has proved self-promotion can work in sport by securing enough support to become a professional. more...
HOCKEY: STOURPORT have been promoted to the English Indoor Hockey League Premier Division after finishing runners-up to Canterbury. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' promotion to the Football League came at a cost of record losses of over £400,000. more...
ADIE Smith was shocked by his bizarre own goal in Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Brighton but the week's off-field action was also a surprise. more...
ON-loan forward Drewe Broughton promised more goals to come after opening his account on his debut at Mansfield. more...
SPENNELLS Valley Cricket Club are toasting the Millennium Festival Awards For All Fund after being handed a £4,330 grant. more...
INTERNATIONAL hockey and netball was played at Evesham High School when touring teams from Australia took on the Vale pupils. more...
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FORTUNES have changed somewhat for Harriers since their last clash with Mansfield Town on Boxing Day. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chairman Lionel Newton has quashed talk of an imminent ground move and insisted: "We will only leave Aggborough on our terms." more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers reserves hit the top of the Central Conference League after a crushing 5-1 victory over county rivals Worcester City at Aggborough on Wednesday night. more...
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