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Leisure

Riches at the back of the drawer

Treasures In Your Home: An Illustrated Guide To Antiques and Their Prices (Reader's Digest, £34.99)   more...

Birthday blues

Turning Thirty by Mike Gayle. (Hodder and Stoughton, £6.99)   more...

A tome not to be sneezed at

Complete Guide To Allergies by Pamela Brooks (Robinson, £9.99)   more...

Romancing a boy called Andrea...

Romanza by Andrea Bocelli   more...

Pianist headlines show

THE Classical Music Society are holding their 27th Young Musicians Recital at Kidderminster Library next week.   more...

Young voices in tune for hit spring concert

A YOUTH choir present their spring concert in Kidderminster this month in an event which promises something for most music lovers.   more...

Students' tale of woodland spirits

TALENTED students at Kidderminster College are taking to the road in a double bid to entertain the public and complete their coursework.   more...

CD is a right royal gift

A CONCERT pianist from Kidderminster has met Prince Charles - and presented him with one of his CDs.   more...

La Traviata by Guiseppe Verdi (Opera). March 2-3. 8.00pm. Festival Theatre, Malvern, Worcs (01684

La Traviata by Guiseppe Verdi (Opera). March 2-3. 8.00pm. Festival Theatre, Malvern, Worcs (01684 892277).   more...

Classical and Easily listening- a guide to whats on near you.

Chamber Music - Centre Stage. March 2. Lunchtime 1.10pm. CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham (0121 616 6500).   more...

Your day to day guide to the best sounds of around.

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Exhibitiions in and around Worcester.

Surrealism in Birmingham. Until March 3. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham (0121 303 2834).   more...

Events taking place in and around Worcester.

Worcester Film Society - Drop Dead Gorgeous. March 2. 8.00pm. University College Worcester, Henwick Road, St Johns, Worcester (01905 611742 or 355171).   more...

Theatre

Rose, Kidderminster - Singing In The Rain until March 10.   more...

Living legend

THE star of some of British television's best-loved sitcoms is coming to Worcestershire.   more...

Out and about

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Out and About

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What's on at your local Cinema's

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A family life

LOVE Fifteen, a new show from the Riding Lights Roughshod Theatre Company, is coming to Worcester.   more...

Sending up Shakespeare

SENDING up Shakespeare is the object of a world-renowned show coming to The Theatre in Chipping Norton.   more...

Drumming up a theatrical storm

DRUMMERS from around the World will descend on Cheltenham later this month.   more...

County theatre festival

THERE will be something for everyone when the Worcestershire Theatre Festival 2001 starts next Wednesday.   more...

Turn upside down

SHOCK! Horror! Lives turned upside down in under three and a half minutes!!   more...

Sweet taste of success

LIKE the window display of a fine Belgian chocolatier, Lasse Hallstrom's new film is a visual delight.   more...

What's On

THURSDAY: Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Cool Britannia. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Celtus. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - The Company of Snakes.   more...

Dark days for county farms

IT might have been the hippy-styled Summer of Love, but 1967 rapidly turned into the dark winter of despair for Worcestershire's farmers.   more...

Chance to catch two rising stars

SOME of the rising stars of opera are coming to Campden.   more...

A barren night

The Barron Knights first appeared on stage together in 1960. Brian Epstein booked them to appear as a support act to the Beatles on their very first UK tour. This later led to them gaining a recording contract with EMI.   more...

Barbershop trial

BUDDING singers are being urged to try a bit of barbershop.   more...

Romancing a boy called Andrea...

Romanza by Andrea Bocelli   more...

News

Late deal secures 9.96pc county rise

A LAST-MINUTE budget deal means average band council taxpayers will be paying an extra £60.95 a year to Worcestershire County Council from April.   more...

District tax up by £6.84 a year

AN average Band D taxpayer will have to pay an extra £6.84 a year after Wyre Forest District Council approved a 4.99 per cent increase in council tax last night.   more...

Ooh la la!

Astwood Bank Operatic Society members are preparing to tread the boards with another lavish production which begins a five-night run at the Palace Theatre from Tuesday.   more...

New fire stations proposed for Redditch

TWO fire stations could be built in Redditch to cope with an ever increasing workload, it has been revealed, writes Becky Procter.   more...

Paper firm claims to be snubbed

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council has been accused of snubbing a recycling company in order to forge a "state monopoly".   more...

Winners will work for week`s experience

A WORCESTER-based communications agency has launched its Creative Awards 2001, designed to recognise the achievements of graphic design students.   more...

Engineering firm joins forces with testing company

WORCESTER-based engineering firm Ricardo Test Automation Limited has entered into a joint venture with internationally-renowned company Schenck AG.   more...

It's time to put in some gardening

SPRING is in the air (no, really) and the green-fingered among us are turning our thoughts to gardening.   more...

Traffic police free for frontline work

WARWICKSHIRE police officers on motorway duties are to be released for more frontline work, thanks to a new partnership.   more...

There's nothing better than a good bedtime book

MELANIE in her jim-jams certainly stopped passers by in their tracks as she hit the sack in Waterstone's window to draw attention to Bedtime Reading Week.   more...

Town artist's suicide

VISITORS to Stratford will no longer get the chance to admire the work of talented local artist Anthony Parkes this summer.   more...

15-year-old car thief locked up

MOTORISTS in the Stratford area can breathe a sigh of relief after Stratford magistrates finally locked up a 15-year-old habitual car thief.   more...

Double figure rise avoided

COUNCIL tax payers in the Vale seem to have avoided the threat of a double-figure increase in taxes for the next financial year.   more...

Farmers staring into an abyss

LIVESTOCK farmers have put up the shutters in a bid to prevent foot and mouth disease wiping out cattle and pig herds and flocks of sheep in south Warwickshire.   more...

Hanging is art therapy

MEMBERS of the South Warwickshire Alzheimer's Disease Society have unveiled a silk wall hanging produced with the help of a professional artist.   more...

The horse world is set to unite for laminitis awareness month

IF only preventing laminitis was simply a question of keeping fat ponies away from rich grass, but every year horses and ponies of every breed and discipline contract this excessively painful illness.   more...

The Golden Oldies who are celebrating 50 fun-filled years

MEMBERS of Broadway's Darby and Joan Club celebrated fifty years of happy village get-togethers this week.   more...

How a trusted friend turned out to be a massive fraudster

Christine Rose's four and a half year jail sentence has drawn a line under a 20 month nightmare for Offenham First School head teacher Jean Wardle.   more...

Puppy walkers needed, so why not give a dog a home

THEY are big, furry, cuddly and loving and you only have them for a year, but guide dog puppies can bring the biggest rewards ever made possible by any animal.   more...

JOHN COPE Award winning butcher

MEAT sellers are in every shopping street, but butchers are becoming a rare breed.   more...

It's time to stop all this bickering

IN a world where there is supposed to be tolerance and prejudice is frowned upon, it's a shame that we can't live up to these ideals.   more...

Sainsbury's proposals for Swanpool Walk

FOR the benefit of your readers, I would like to point out that the recent "transport exercise" in St John's (Evening News, February 21) does not accurately represent Sainsbury's proposals for Swanpool Walk.   more...

Voters will have say on lame ducks

READERS will be distressed to hear Worcestershire's ruling Liberal/Labour Group voted through a council tax increase of 10 per cent again.   more...

Rail hive-offs have squandered millions

I FIND Councillor Clee's letter (You Say, February 8), praising Tory privatisations and Labour's continuation of the practice, utterly breathtaking. I am not too sure that we both live on the same planet, let alone in the same county.   more...

Just an ordinary mortal to most of us

REGARDING M N Sansome's letter (You Say, February 21), why should Mike Foster take note of Tim Pinney's claims about poisons and pest control?   more...

Fighting disease in Third World

IT is welcome to see the UK Government propose funds to combat disease in the developing world, as put forward by Gordon Brown and Clare Short.   more...

Uncaring Tories

THE Tories claim they will support families with their new Married Couples Allowance, but this is just another con trick. Eight out of 10 married couples will gain nothing at all - any new Tory allowances will go to the few at the expense of the many.   more...

What has changed

I QUITE agree with Mr L Spiteri (You Say, February 24).   more...

I'm baffled

I FOUND H Klee's letter of February 13 which suggested cutting free from EU red tape most baffling.   more...

Ear bitten off in fight outside pub

A LOCAL footballer had an ear bitten off by a club rival in a fight outside a pub.   more...

Duke to have tea at Avoncroft Museum

THE Duke of Edinburgh will arrive at Avoncroft Museum of Historic Building, in Stoke Heath, at 2.45pm.   more...

Town geared up for Royal visitors

FINAL preparations are being made for today's historic visit to Bromsgrove by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.   more...

More young people in work

UNEMPLOYMENT in Wyre Forest has fallen by more than 25 per cent since 1997, according to Government figures.   more...

Produce

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Wick

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Wellesbourne

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Sedgeberrow

BRITISH LEGION WOMEN'S SECTION: Held their February meeting in the Betteridge Room. After the business Gerald Heath gave a most interesting talk accompanied with slides entitled `Evesham Past and Present'. Gerald was thanked by Mrs Pratt. Hostesses for the evening were Mrs Bright, Mrs Gregg and Mrs Lampitt. Mrs Gregg and Mrs Lampitt kindly stood in. Monthly prize was won by Mrs Pinchin. Next meeting on March 7.   more...

Pershore

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North Cotswold

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Moreton-in-Marsh

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Mickleton

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Ilmington

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Harvington

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Evesham

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Eckington

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Defford and Besford

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Chipping Norton

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Chipping Campden

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Bredon

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Bourton-on-the-Water

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Blockley

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Bidford-on-Avon

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Brave Kerry hits the bullseye

A COURAGEOUS woman waiting for an urgent heart-lung transplant has put her own problems to one side to raise money for others like her.   more...

Beat managers team with `specials'

TWO new beat managers have been appointed by Kidderminster Police.   more...

The time and the place

WYRE Forest MP David Lock joined in a scheme to boost trees in Britain by planting an oak sapling.   more...

The write stuff

A CALLIGRAPHY group celebrates its 10th anniversary this month with an exhibition at Bewdley Library.   more...

Barrier plan is slammed

BEWDLEY's civic leaders, who saw streets under water twice before Christ-mas, have given the thumbs down to a barrier they say would cause "more disruption than half a century of flooding".   more...

Vote splitting is Tory fear

WYRE Forest's Conserv-ative prospective parliamentary candidate feels Dr Richard Taylor's decision to stand for Health Concern in the impending General Election could be beneficial - to sitting MP David Lock.   more...

Outrage at libel costs

AN outraged Labour councillor has asked why a Health Concern colleague's libel costs have been picked up by the district council's insurers.   more...

Win could hit district future

DAVID Lock has warned the people of Wyre Forest that sending Dr Richard Taylor to Westminster could damage the chances of future Government investment in the district.   more...

Six on care trust board

A HEALTH group set up to link doctors with other community health care services is set to start a new period of independent financial control.   more...

Bidding for seven county seats

CAMPAIGNERS bidding to save services at Kidderminster Hospital are to fight seven seats in the Worcestershire County Council elections on May 3.   more...

Husband's battle goes on

A MAN who raised £9,000 to buy his wife a special wheelchair after a battle to get physiotherapy at the Alexandra Hospital failed has taken his case to a disability discrimination group.   more...

Making birds of hope

CHILDREN across Wyre Forest were flying high during half-term week in memory of one of the world's most infamous bombings.   more...

Classes aim to cut back on stress

WOMEN under pressure have been offered some light relief in the form of free stress reduction classes which are underway in Kidderminster.   more...

From the stratford archives

100 years ago   more...

From the Cotswold archives

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Family role of women

THE role of women in family life will be highlighted in a special service for Women's World Day of Prayer at two Kidderminster churches tomorrow.   more...

From the Evesham archives

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A new vitality for mums-to-be

PREGNANT women come in two kinds. The ones who enjoy compliments like "my dear, you look blooming" and those who look weighed down in body and spirit. Yoga made easy: Roz Widdowson.   more...

Lottery cash to boost child care

WORKING parents in Kidderminster have been boosted by a £25,000 lottery grant which has been used to help expand facilities at a day nursery.   more...

Wedding belles line up for show

AN exciting line-up of wedding day services helped attract more than 600 visitors to a show to remember.   more...

Councillor quizzed over cash

MALVERN Town Council has hit back at its leading critic by questioning how he spent public cash.   more...

Choice of permits on offer for pensioners

A WYRE Forest concessionary travel scheme should not be swapped for a county-wide system that could encourage people to shop elsewhere, Wyre Forest District Council has agreed.   more...

Desperate to quit her estate hell

A MALVERN woman was so fed up with crime on her estate, she made police arrest her to get away.   more...

Michael is garden star

FLOWERS which have been grown by a Wyre Forest family for 200 years will feature in a new TV series. Michael Ecob puts his feet up in his garden.   more...

Discord at dance gala

A DANCE gala ended on a controversial note after it was claimed some entrants snubbed its finale in protest at decisions made by a top judge.   more...

Crash course with big impact

A SCHEME to educate the public about car safety had a big impact in Kidderminster town centre. Tony Page gets a crash course in road safety with help from Kidderminster town centre beat manager PC Paul Green.   more...

Local soldiers die fighting the terrorists

NATIONAL Servicemen from Worcestershire were among the British forces fighting the terrorists in Malaya at this time half-a-century ago.   more...

`Lionheart' - weak and irresponsible...

RICHARD Taylor, our prospective MP, is being linked with Richard the Lionheart.   more...

Service to remember war hero

A SERVICE is being held in Trimpley this weekend to unveil a plaque in memory of a First World War soldier whose name is mysteriously missing from Wyre Forest's war memorials.   more...

Lights add to go-slow

DRIVERS have been warned that temporary traffic lights and a 10mph speed limit will be slowing down weekend traffic on the A449 near Kidderminster for six weeks.   more...

Football manager is put in the frame

AN Areley Kings artist gave a Midlands football club the perfect boost before one of the biggest games in their history.   more...

Look at `smelly' vision

SMALL screen buffs in Wyre Forest can get a glimpse into the future of television when the Independ-ent Television Comm-ission brings a special presentation to Kidd-erminster this month.   more...

Evidence for eight-screen town cinema

NEW evidence has been unearthed in support of Wyre Forest District Council's bid to bring a cinema to Kidderminster.   more...

£1,000 reward put up after brutal fox kill

A REWARD of £1,000 reward is on offer in a bid to catch those responsible for a brutal fox killing when two of the animals were mutilated.   more...

Window to a weekend of history

HISTORY will be coming to life at a moated Elizabethan manor house near Kidderminster this weekend.   more...

Kidderminster Cycling Club

Due to the Foot and Mouth emergency the clubs Sunday rides are being suspended until further notice.   more...

Pharaoh-ld win for the ice man

WINNING prizes is a piece of cake for an icing sugar sculptor.   more...

Celebrating St Daff-id's Day

CHILDREN at a Droitwich Spa nursery are simply daft about daffs.   more...

New jobs hope for Bird Group

EUROPEAN measures to cut down on the number of old cars sent for scrap could mean dozens of new jobs in Long Marston.   more...

MP's funding call for fire station rebuilds

MP PETER Luff is pressing the Home Office for funds to rebuild fire stations at Broadway and Pebworth.   more...

Moving tribute means son's name will live on

A VALE man has put pen to paper to write a moving account of life with his autistic son.   more...

Increased threat as hoax 999 calls rise

HOAX callers have been warned that they are putting lives at risk by wasting police time.   more...

Action to raise charity cash

THE efforts of pupils at an Evesham school in raising money for charity was rewarded with the presentation of a commemorative certificate.   more...

More cash to slow drivers

MORE money is to be ploughed into tightening speed restrictions in the Bidford area next year, says Warwickshire County Council.   more...

Inspector rules against brothers

BROTHERS Leslie and Christopher Webb have been given three months to remove an underground fuel tank and dig up a hardstanding on their land at Badgers Hill, Sheriffs Lench.   more...

Turning up the heat on pancake day

PANCAKES from St Andrew's School in Hampton have been raking in the pounds for Portage.   more...

Nightclub plan set for approval

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new 1,150 capacity nightclub and bar in the heart of Evesham look set to win approval.   more...

Example of alternative provision

AS a former colleague of Dr Booth, a highly respected consultant physician, I am pleased that he has at this late stage clarified his position regarding the acute services (Shuttle Letters, February 22).   more...

City slickers

OFFICE blocks and corporate finance take the place of bleak castles and forests in Pershore High School's radical new interpretation of Macbeth.   more...

`We're trying not to get too rattled'

Worried farmers have shut off their farms to all but essential visitors in a bid to keep the disease at bay.   more...

NHS the servant, not master

I READ with interest the letter from Dr SN Booth (Letters, February 22), urging us to settle our differences with the Worcestershire NHS Trust.   more...

`All that waste and devastation'

Prize-winning butcher Colin Townend, of Fladbury Butchers, said supplies of British pork and lamb would run out soon but butchers like himself who hung beef would have enough for longer.   more...

Leading farmer hurt in Canada ski tragedy

A LEADING member of the Worcestershire-Gloucestershire border farming community underwent a third operation in Canada on Tuesday after being seriously injured in a skiing tragedy which claimed the life of his friend.   more...

Caring and sincere man

I WAS so pleased to read that Dr Richard Taylor is to stand for parliament.   more...

Firefighters spread the smoke alarm message

FIREMEN in Evesham are encouraging householders to fit smoke alarms in their homes.   more...

Four and a half years for clerk who stole over £220,000

A VALE school secretary and clerk to four parish councils is starting a four and a half year jail sentence for fraud on a massive scale.   more...

Staring into the abyss . . .

LIVESTOCK farmers have put up the shutters in a bid to prevent foot and mouth disease wiping out cattle and pig herds and flocks of sheep in south Worcestershire.   more...

Tories pledge health review

DR Taylor, in his bid to win support in the General Election stakes seems anxious to blame just about everyone for the downgrading of Kidderminster General Hospital.   more...

Rebel without a cause?

WE all feel strongly about the loss of services at Kidderminster General Hospital, but sending Dr Taylor to Parliament as our MP is not a good idea.   more...

Selfish behaviour

AS a country lover I am more and more disgusted at the practice of fly tipping.   more...

Sacking sparked attack

A MYSTERY of criminal damage on a garage forecourt was solved when detectives matched red and orange glass fragments with a suspect's car.   more...

Hearts and minds

I WAS pleased to find that red hearts were still readily available on Valentine's Day - after reading the comments of Councillor Frank Baillie (Shuttle, Feb 8) I feared that Health Concern may have cornered the market.   more...

Man hurt in attack

A man was treated at Kidderminster Hospital for a cut eye after being attacked by four men wearing brown football scarves on Sunday.   more...

Taken for ride

YET again, this week has seen First Midland Red increase their bus fares well above the rate of inflation.   more...

A matter of Scout's honour

I AM Group Scout Leader of Moreton in Marsh Scouts. Recently I received a phone call from an officious Cotswold District Council employee telling me that our cage that we keep gas bottles in had no padlock fitted and that we were breaking Health and Safety regulations.   more...

Car dumped by raiders

A Toyota MR2 stolen from a house in Mill Lane, Kidderminster, was abandoned by thieves in nearby Plimsoll Street.   more...

Time to take stock of our country relations

THE ruin facing livestock farmers as Foot and Mouth disease spreads around the country should make us take stock of what is important in our countryside. It is time to stop the endless bickering about fox-hunting and concentrate on the damage which this disease could do to rural life.   more...

What price on safety?

I AM amazed at the attitude of some Bewdley residents and traders towards the proposed traffic-calming measures in the Wyre Hill area.   more...

Far from united over football team's plans

THE news in last week's Evesham Journal that Evesham United Football Club are once more resubmitting plans to move their ground to Cheltenham road is quite unbelievable.   more...

Carpet firm raid

RAIDERS escaped with computer equipment worth £1,400 when they struck at Brintons Carpets' offices in Exchange Street, Kidderminster.   more...

An ideal move that deserves our support

I am sure that I am not alone when I say that I sincerely hope that local Councillors see sense and pass the plans for Evesham United to move to the Cheltenham Road site.   more...

Closing Hoobrook hardly far-sighted

I HAVE read letters and reports about the proposed incinerator, and at no time have I seen mention of the one at Hoobrook 20 years ago.   more...

Come and see Club's plans for yourselves

AFTER ten years of searching, Evesham United Football Club is pleased that it has at last found a site for a new ground that will enable the club to re-locate to the edge of the town, and also provide a community facility for young people who wish to develop their football skills.   more...

Dog owners asked to be responsible

MAY I through your newspaper, appeal to the irresponsible dog owners of Moreton-in-Marsh who allow their dogs to consistently foul the public footpaths in the town.   more...

Loo goes up in smoke

YOUNG arsonists are believed to have destroyed a portable lavatory on a building site in Cleobury Mortimer.   more...

Scheme not logical

LAST week's letter from Councillor Peers glosses over some of the realities of the county council proposal to install a drastic traffic-calming scheme on the west side of Bewdley.   more...

Taking a broad view of a `poor' situation

I READ with disgust about the pay out from Worcestershire County Council for the Broadway by-pass and even more disgusting is the council officers who put the stigma on Sandscroft Avenue as being the poorest part.   more...

Thanks for all your help in pouring rain

THROUGH the Journal I would like to thank the gentleman that helped me push my car from the traffic lights at the new bridge on Monday, February 12 in the pouring rain.   more...

Best interests of town

The report in your issue of 8th February on plans for a New Town Hall in Pershore provided a stimulating and useful topic of conversation around the town. Thank you, the better the input the better the project. May I now bring you right up to date?   more...

Computer raid on home

Burglars escaped from a house in Mill Street, Kidderminster, with a computer, camera and DVD accessories worth about £1,950. They broke in between 8pm on Friday and 1am on Saturday.   more...

Bailed to crown court

Two Kidderminster men are to appear before a judge at Worcester Crown Court tomorrow on charges arising from pub violence in the week before Christmas.   more...

New mane attraction

A LUCKY group of children have been given new toys to play with from a popular toy company.   more...

Incy wincy where!

CHILDREN who took part in a half term play-scheme proved they were real animal lovers when they met up with some new little friends.   more...

Brave Vinay's our little hero

A 12-year-old Batchley boy born with a rare kidney disease has been nominated for a Young Hero Award in recognition of his spirit and bravery in dealing with the condition.   more...

Revival plans for Wilderness

WOODLAND at a Great Witley tourist attraction is to be revamped as part of a £1.5 million English Heritage scheme.   more...

Footie star drops in to meet fans

STAFF and regulars at a Stourport hotel had a shock when former England footballer Jack Charlton checked in on Saturday night.   more...

Window wonder

A CHURCH congregation did a double-take at a clergyman's smart new spring outfit thanks to the nimble fingers of craft group. Margaret Downton with the new   more...

Cold comfort at Grove Farm

IT seems that nothing short of a miracle or a ruling by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott will now save the green acres of Grove Farm from the bulldozer and concrete mixer.   more...

Are they trying to kill the buses?

NO prizes for guessing where we find ourselves standing in the latest clash over bus fares affecting passengers in Worcestershire.   more...

Historic pool to get tidy-up

A MAJOR project to clean up the site of an ancient monument in Church Hill has been launched after complaints about its neglect, Becky Procter.   more...

Stepping up eyesore bid

THE fight for the demolition of an "eyesore" Kidderminster town centre building is expected to hot up this weekend.   more...

Breeder claims `horses may die'

A HORSE breeder struck by illness has been devastated by a council snub which she says will mean she will have to sell up. Having to sell up? Lyn Phillips at her stud.   more...

Store in trolley rescue mission

BOSSES at a Kidderm-inster superstore have been forced to pull abandoned shopping trolleys worth nearly £5,000 out of a nearby canal. Just a few of the shopping trolleys ditched into the canal near Sainsbury's.   more...

Red alert over disease fears

WYRE Forest went on the alert this week as confirmed cases of foot and mouth disease in Herefordshire and a suspected case in Shropshire came too close for comfort.   more...

Mayor set for about-turn

A KEY meeting to decide a controversial planning application for a giant incinerator in Kidderminster may come to town after all following a change of heart by mayor Nigel Knowles.   more...

Sheer poetry for Eva

A PENSIONER is basking in the glow of literary fame after writing a poem about her grandfather and a candle.   more...

Michelle's safety legacy

THE grieving parents of a teenage girl killed while trying to cross a dual carriageway have set up a trust in her memory to help fund a campaign aimed at preventing another tragedy. Michelle Bolton.   more...

Jail for two in horrific attack

TWO attackers who left their victim fighting for life in a Malvern street have been jailed.   more...

GM crop trials set for two county sites

CONTROVERSIAL GM crops are to return to the two counties once again.   more...

Cash boost for county childcare

WORCESTERSHIRE has been awarded almost £680,000 to boost childcare provision and nursery education.   more...

Ear bitten off in fight outside pub

A LOCAL footballer had an ear bitten off by a club rival in a fight outside a pub.   more...

MP unhappy with PM's school reply

TONY Blair has been attacked for failing to stop the "discrimination" against Worcestershire youngsters.   more...

`Unfair' fare rise on county buses

ANOTHER increase in bus fares will hit the pockets of the most vulnerable members of society, a councillor has claimed.   more...

College courses are put on hold

STUDENTS at the Pershore Group of Colleges, which includes campuses at Hindlip and Holme Lacy, have had their agricultural courses put on hold.   more...

Walkers face £5,000 fines

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Ready to quit after slaughter

A HEREFORDSHIRE farmer who watched his livestock slaughtered after a foot-and-mouth outbreak is thinking about quitting Britain.   more...

MP's site gets a new look

A NEW-LOOK website with a change of address has been launched by Wyre Forest MP David Lock.   more...

Rethink urged over changed market day

WEST Oxfordshire District Council is reviewing its decision to switch Chipping Norton's monthly farmers' market from a Thursday to a Friday.   more...

New chairman

TORY constituency members in the Rock area of Wyre Forest have been introduced to a new name.   more...

Breathing life into the village

LONG Compton parish councillors have teamed up with Warwickshire Rural Housing Association (WRHA) in an attempt to attract new blood into the village.   more...

Rallying round to help earthquake victims

VILLAGERS in Long Compton hope their fund-raising efforts for the victims of India's recent Gujarat earthquake will hit the £1,000 mark.   more...

Tories notch shadow treble

WYRE Forest is a key seat in the forthcoming general election, according to a senior Conservative shadow minister. Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate Mark Simpson greets shadow foreign secretary Francis Maude outside Brintons carpet factory.   more...

Farmers staring into an abyss

LIVESTOCK farmers have put up the shutters in a bid to prevent foot and mouth disease wiping out cattle and pig herds and flocks of sheep in north Gloucestershire.   more...

Just clowning around

YOUNGSTERS in Blockley spent an enjoyable half term holiday just clowning around.   more...

Sport

1/3/01 - Warrior still driven on by Premier dream

THE Tongan Warrior is preparing himself for the greatest battle yet as the countdown for the game of the season begins.   more...

Kirby seals sabre spot

PETER Kirby (16) from North Littleton produced the second best British result at the Junior World Cup in Dourdan, near Paris to clinch a place in the youth World Cham-pionships team for the Cadet (under-17) sabre event.   more...

Good turnout at annual meeting

PRS South Warwickshire   more...

Duo start season well

EVESHAM Wheelers Ken Haynes and Brian Newton kick-started the racing season off on Saturday afternoon in the Wyre C.R.C ten-mile time trial held near Upton-on-Severn in cold but dry conditions.   more...

Brenda misses out on top spot

THOMAS Brenda (14), a pupil at Alcester High School, came second in the Warwickshire Sabre Championships last weekend.   more...

Athletic are firing on all cylinders in title pursuit

Evesham and District Association   more...

Whitewashed in revenge bid

REVENGE was the order of the day for Evesham Rowing Club's ladies after they lost narrowly to Horny Hold in the Worcestershire League.   more...

Stanton success

Evesham and District Airgun League   more...

Cobras bite best to bag national crown early

COTSWOLD Cobras, with the help of their sponsors Hella and Oliver and New-man, have won the National League (South Division) with two matches still to be played.   more...

Full-time: Blackpool v Kidderminster

As the match draws to a close find out which side is most likely to take the points away from Bloomfield Road,   more...

3/4 time: Blackpool v Kidderminster

As the clash between Kidderminster Harriers and Blackpool gathers pace check out who is in control of the second half.   more...

Half-time: Blackpool v Kidderminster

Follow the progress in the first half of Saturday's match in Lancashire.   more...

1/4 time: Blackpool v Kidderminster

Discover who has enjoyed the best of the early play at Bloomfield Road.   more...

Harriers bid to improve away form

Harriers are looking to build on their last away result, an impressive 0-0 draw at play-off challengers Leyton Orient two weeks ago.   more...

Summary: Blackpool v Kidderminster

Find out the result of Saturday's Division Three clash at Bloomfield Road after 5pm GMT.   more...

1/3/01 - Droitwich bid for Malvern cup scalp

DROITWICH Rugby Club hope to cause a massive upset when they go head to head with Malvern in the second round of the North Midlands Cup on Sunday (2pm).   more...

Heath make a point

KINGS Heath earned a 2-2 draw at Sutton Town last night (Wednesday) to continue an impressive run of form.   more...

BKL back on form

STUDLEY returned to winning ways on Tuesday but left it late against lowly Southam.   more...

Delighted Dowdling reigns victorious in inaugural Vase

Evesham and District AA   more...

1/3/01 - Hereford set for Sky TV cash windfall

CASH-strapped Hereford United are set for a welcome financial bonanza after their FA Umbro Trophy quarter-final against Burton Albion was picked for live TV coverage.   more...

1/3/01 - Droitwich bid for Malvern cup scalp

DROITWICH Rugby Club hope to cause a massive upset when they go head to head with Malvern in the second round of the North Midlands Cup on Sunday (2pm).   more...

Long awaited league win eludes gallant visitors

Nuneaton Old Edwardians 23pts, Evesham 17   more...

Paul's pair a boost

Droitwich III 15 pts, Pershore III 32   more...

Six-hit Seconds in try spree on travels

Nuneaton III 12, Evesham III 34pts   more...

Pack power points way to a memorable Pershore win

Pershore II 32pts,   more...

Twos make mince meat of OEs!

Evesham II 62pts,   more...

Jeremy rues a poor finish

FOUR dropped shots at the last four holes on the opening day left Jeremy Robinson with plenty to do in the second 18 holes at the Caltex Singapore Masters.   more...

New man at helm

AT the recent, well attended, annual general meeting of Evesham Golf Club, outgoing captain, Mike Whiteford thanked the members for all their help and support he received during his enjoyable year as captain.   more...

1/3/01 - Burton block Davies choice

WORCESTER City's on-loan defender Allan Davies will not be allowed to play in Saturday's showdown with Dr Martens League Premier Division leaders Burton Albion.   more...

1/3/01 - Spirit helped us bag bonus point

I was delighted with the way the boys responded to the disappointment of Henley with a rousing display against Coventry on Saturday.   more...

1/3/01 - Sixways duo off to Hong Kong

WORCESTER Rugby Club internationals Nicky Crawford and Joanne Yapp have both been selected to attend the prestigious Hong Kong Sevens. Winger Crawford and scrum-half Yapp will both represent the England Stormers at the tournament which runs from March 28 to March 30.   more...

Saints win is overdue

ST BENEDICT'S were celebrating after winning their first-ever match in the Evesham Indoor League.   more...

Officers elected

BIRLINGHAM CC recently held its annual general meeting when the following officers were elected.   more...

Payne power puts visitors in a `Stu'!

Evesham Utd 4, Mangotsfield 0   more...

Fixtures and Results 2000/2001

Worcester City Football Club's full fixture list for the 2000/2001 season   more...

Richards at the double

WESTFIELDS poor run of results continued last night when they went down 3-0 at Causeway United.   more...

Worcester open up three point gap

WORCESTER Norton Ladies first team have opened up a three point gap at the top of Midland Hockey League Division 'A' following their recent victory over Charnwood.   more...

Davis hat-trick spurs Pegasus

PEGASUS Juniors clinched an impressive 4-1 victory when they entertained Almondsbury Town in the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Premier Division at Rotherwas last night.   more...

Sixways duo off to Hong Kong

WORCESTER Rugby Club internationals Nicky Crawford and Joanne Yapp have both been selected to attend the prestigious Hong Kong Sevens. Winger Crawford and scrum-half Yapp will both represent the England Stormers at the tournament which runs from March 28 to March 30.   more...

Droitwich bid for Malvern cup scalp

DROITWICH Rugby Club hope to cause a massive upset when they go head to head with Malvern in the second round of the North Midlands Cup on Sunday (2pm).   more...

FA decide on Molby ban verdict

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Jan Molby may find out later today if he is to serve a touchline ban.   more...

Hereford set for Sky TV cash windfall

CASH-strapped Hereford United are set for a welcome financial bonanza after their FA Umbro Trophy quarter-final against Burton Albion was picked for live TV coverage.   more...

Burton block Davies choice

WORCESTER City's on-loan defender Allan Davies will not be allowed to play in Saturday's showdown with Dr Martens League Premier Division leaders Burton Albion.   more...

Lee try wraps up fine win

SIZZLING Stourport inflicted only full-strength Kenilworth seconds' third defeat of the season with a solid 28-16 away win.   more...

Cleobury hit back in clash

THERE were reasons to be cheerful at Cleobury Mortimer after they returned to winning ways in Midlands Four West (South) with a 17-15 success at Redditch.   more...

KCs wave goodbye to relegation danger

THE Midlands Three West (North) relegation threat was almost certainly removed by Kidderminster Carolians after a 32-5 success over bottom club Newcastle.   more...

Rise for Rangers

Mostyn Rangers moved into second place in Kidderminster Six-a-side Soccer Leagues Division Two by beating top team Ryan's Wanderers 1-0.   more...

Ferndale show a lot of character

FERNDALE Youth belied their bottom place in Stourport and District Boys League U-14 Division One.   more...

Club Inter book place in county final

KIDDERMINSTER and District League Sunday Division Two side Club Inter are into the Worcestershire FA Junior Cup final.   more...

Chaddesley's run continues

Sedgley 1 Chaddesley Corbett 1   more...

Rare defeat for Bewdley

Mahal 2 Bewdley Town 1   more...

Title chase hotting up

THE race for the Division One South title is gathering pace with Wyre Forest teams all playing a role at the top.   more...

Hot-shot Booth earns point

Shifnal 1 Stourport 1   more...

Bailey comes up trumps at fishery

KIDDERMINSTER angler Colin Bailey landed 37lb of fish at Poole Hall Fisheries, his best specimen a 9.5lb mirror carp.   more...

Moore grabs winner as Stourport run the show

A DOMINANT performance saw Stourport Swifts return to winning ways in the Midland Alliance with a 2-1 victory at Willenhall Town on Tuesday.   more...

Hit man Hodgetts heads a cup clincher

Evesham United 1, Hednesford Town 0   more...

Pershore hit rock bottom

Highgate Utd 1, Pershore Town 0   more...

Trials for Academy

EVESHAM College's Football Academy will be holding trials next month for the new intake of the 2001/2002 season.   more...

Spot-kick sickener foils bid for Alliance final monopoly

AN all-Stratford Alliance final was foiled when Bidford BC lost a thrilling penalty shoot-out against Newdigate in the semi-final of the George Dutton Cup.   more...

Horror show at Hallow

Hallow WMC 3, Bishampton 1   more...

Littleton hit the goal trail

Littleton 8,   more...

Willersey fall as Tree pull out a plum show!

WILLERSEY suffered only their second defeat of the season in all competitions as they fell to a surprise defeat in the quarter-finals of the Evesham Sunday League's Black & White Garages Bluck Cup.   more...

All the junior reports

Leckhampton Rvrs 0, Badsey Rgrs U-11 2   more...

Team launch double revival

TRIVIA: HARE and Hounds ended a poor run in the Kidderminster Trivia League when they completed the double over Red Man Allstars by a single point.   more...

Date with darts

DARTS: Teams are being invited to join the Sunday Morning Darts League for the summer.   more...

Picton rewarded

CYCLING: Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club veteran, Bill Picton, 70, took two awards at the Midland Veteran Time Trials Association's annual prize giving.   more...

An early exit

SNOOKER: Richard King suffered disappointment in snooker's biggest competition of the season, the World Championships.   more...

Unstoppable club

CHESS: Kidderminster Chess Club's excellent season in Worcestershire League Division One continued with a 4-2 victory at Malvern.   more...

Chance to cycle

CYCLING: Mountain bikers are being served by a recently formed club in Wyre Forest which travels the country to compete.   more...

Delight for Drury

SAILING: Ray Drury took Trimpley Sailing Club's Saturday Snowflake Series in good sailing conditions with 9.75 points.   more...

Sporting meet

MEETING: Chester Road Sporting Club are holding their annual meeting at the Kidderminster club on Thursday, March 15, at 7.45pm.   more...

Amos fastest

ATHLETICS: Amazing Feet Running Club members ran the Action Heart 10k in Dudley.   more...

Joy for club duo

SWIMMING: Stefanie Weston and Marcus Griffiths were winners for Wyre Forest Swimming Club at Redditch Gala for nine to 12-year-olds.   more...

Youngsters star

TABLE TENNIS: Kidderminster Table Tennis League's U-14 team ended the Heart of England Cadet League with a 100 per cent record to secure the championship for the third time in four seasons.   more...

A superb display

JUDO: A GREAT performance from Samurai juniors at the Midlands Minimon saw them come away with four medals with Tom Walker and Ben Newbury defeating everybody in style to win golds.   more...

Nathan in form

MOTOR SPORT: KART ace Nathaniel Freke completed a whitewash over a strong field at Three Sisters circuit on Sunday.   more...

Thrashing and a bad display

HOCKEY: SAD Chaddesley Corbett only had themselves to blame for a heavy 6-0 home defeat to Aston University in the DTZ League West Midlands Two.   more...

Lethal Lashford on mark again

HOCKEY: PROLIFIC Phil Lashford scored another two for Stourport but hosts Lewes fought back for a 2-2 draw in National Hockey League Division One.   more...

Fidoe's winner

HOCKEY: TEN-PLAYER Kidderminster Boundary Ladies recovered from a poor start at Malvern to win 3-2.   more...

Danny wants to impress on tour

GOLF: WHARTON Park Golf Club's assistant professional Danny Clee is preparing for April's Master Card British Tour after finishing sixth in a regional event.   more...

Calling netballers

NETBALL: FORMER netball players are being encouraged to make a comeback and boost the thriving Kidderminster and District League.   more...

Tracey aims to serve an ace

TENNIS: FORWARD-THINKING Bewdley Tennis Club have appointed a head coach to keep up their progression.   more...

1/3/01 - FA decide on Molby ban verdict

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Jan Molby may find out later today if he is to serve a touchline ban.   more...

1/3/01 - FA decide on Molby ban verdict

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Jan Molby may find out later today if he is to serve a touchline ban.   more...

Ever-present confident of progress

DEFENDER Craig Hinton believes the new-look Harriers team needs more time to gel together - but the signs are good.   more...

Top show earns spoils from a five-goal thriller

Evesham 3, Yardley 2   more...

Patience pays off with win

Bretforton Ladies 4, Cheltenham II 0   more...

Faye is fabulous

Bidford Ladies 3, Bretforton II 3   more...

  
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