Worcestershire | Archive | 2001 | March
YOU can't keep a good man down - and never was a truer word spoken about Joseph. more...
INFAMOUS funnyman Roy "Chubby" Brown is set to put in two foul-mouthed appearances in Kidderminster this month. more...
ABBA fans in Kidderminster will be spoilt for choice this month as two top tribute acts hit town. more...
MUSIC lovers will be in for a treat when a double bill of high profile concerts comes to Kidderminster Town Hall this month. Geoffrey Weaver prepares to conduct the 250th Choral Society's concert at the Town Hall, Kidderminster. more...
Rose, Kidderminster - Singin' In The Rain until Saturday. more...
WANT to know about bridges? Then get along to Evesham Library between today (Thursday) and March 27. more...
Warm up more...
SPRING is definitely on its way - as is Cheltenham's Festival of Literature Spring Weekend. more...
MOUNTAINEER Doug Scott will share some of his Moments of Being at Malvern's Forum Theatre on March 15. Doug has climbed the highest peaks on all seven continents and made 45 expeditions to the highest mountains in Asia. Tickets at £8 are available on 01684 892277. more...
HOT latin rhythms kick off a week of contrasts at The Theatre, Chipping Norton. more...
A GROUP of five cleverly interlocking plays forms Alan Ayckbourn's fast moving comedy, Confusions. more...
FILM star Don Lockwood is played by Julian Richards, who seemed unusually uneasy at the start, but gained in confidence to become the excellent performer we are used to. He had a fall during the water routine, but just carried on. more...
THE orchestra gave a generally pleasing performance, but were let down by their brass section on several occasions. more...
IT is a shame this is not still being performed, so that those unlucky people who missed it would have the chance to see this absolutely brilliant production. more...
THURSDAY: Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Easy. Worcester: The Marr's Bar - Infinity II. Birmingham: Ronnie Scott's - The Steve Gibbons Band. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Hazel O'Connor. Little Civic - Astrid. Stourbridge: Rock 2000 - EP & Equal Dynamic. more...
CELEBRATING the Mozart's genius is the reason for a visit to Stratford by two distinguished musicians. more...
PRODIGIOUS musical talent from the Vale will be on stage at the Evesham Arts Centre next month. more...
BRETFORTON Silver Band and Perscoran Brass are banding together for their annual concert next week. Due to be held at Evesham Arts Centre on March 15, the evening has a scheduled 7.30pm start. Tickets are available from Evesham Book Centre or at the door. more...
OVERBURY Church has been the venue for many fine choral concerts promoted by Parish Music in recent years. more...
REDDITCH farmers are living on a knife edge after a case of foot and mouth was confirmed on a farm in Astwood Bank on Friday, writes Becky Procter. more...
INSURANCE giant Britannic is to axe 400 jobs from its Wythall headquarters despite announcing profits of £174.5m last term, writes Julian Seva more...
THE owner of land adjoining a gipsy site in Bidford faces legal action after failing to clean it up. more...
WHEN Pershore man Malcolm Knight found himself suffering from the side effects of a debilitating childhood illness, it prompted him to set up a new business helping disabled and elderly people find long and short-term accommodation abroad. more...
A PRESTIGIOUS Government award scheme is offering local workshops to encourage and advise potential entrants from the West Midlands area. more...
EXTRA housing and pressures from industry have prompted Welsh Water to pump £1.2m into a major project to expand Hereford's sewage works. more...
THIS old photograph, printed onto a postcard, shows Studley residents going off to war on September 7, 1914. more...
HUNDREDS of people found everything they needed for their perfect day at the Advertiser/Messenger's 11th annual Wedding Fair on Sunday. more...
THE struggle to reach agreement on the future of Stratford's cattle market site started this week. more...
BUS shelter seats were a sore point with residents at the annual Stratford town meeting last week. more...
THOMAS Jolyffe Primary School proved top of the class when it came to indoor athletics. more...
FOOT and mouth disease continued to spread this week, but there have been no outbreaks in the Vale of Evesham or north Gloucestershire. more...
EXCITING plans for a new £4million Stratford civic hall have been unveiled. more...
BBC TV'S Postman Pat delighted children at Willow Brook Nursery in Stratford on Tuesday. more...
LIVESTOCK farmers in south Warwickshire, living a nightmare with foot and mouth disease at their doors, have received a few crumbs of comfort this week. more...
POLICE declared war on Warwickshire criminals on Tuesday when they launched Operation Cosgrove - a zero tolerance crackdown on crime. And the message is - they'll be back! more...
KIT Hooper from the Royal Shakespeare Company's costume department will be putting away needles to don hiking boots when she embarks on the challenge of a lifetime. more...
CATSHILL youngsters took a trip back in time when burly Vikings raided their school. more...
PUPILS at Lickey Hills Primary School got their hooks into reading when they marked World Book Day in style. more...
JOIN together, grow stronger and save the world! - That's the message going out to local women, writes Carolyn Morris. more...
SINGING, they say, is good for the soul, but even if your singing seems distinctly bad for other people's ears, there is still hope for you to be part of an uplifting choir of voices. more...
IT WAS only about a decade ago that the idea of mastering computer technology and surfing the net sent shudders down the spines of most people over the age of 50. more...
RETIREMENT in tranquil Rock must seem a million years away from life as an RAF fighter pilot in one of the most dangerous places in war-torn Europe. more...
GOVERNMENT education minister Beverley Hughes paid a flying visit to a Kidderminster school as part of a whistle stop tour of the region. Education minister Beverley Hughes meets Harry Cheshire High School pupil Eleanor Warrington. more...
THERE will be some real comic relief for Alcestrians on Saturday, March 17 as a group of people in drag take to the streets. more...
FIRST aid, communication with deaf and blind people and drug awareness are just a few of the topics covered at Bidford's St John Ambulance Cadets. more...
A DISTRICT councillor has launched a health survey in South Warwickshire to gauge the publics' opinion on the NHS, writes Helen Clarke. more...
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Recent months have seen several break-ins to garages and sheds in the Bidford-on-Avon area. more...
Orange PCS Ltd has applied to Stratford on Avon council to extend their existing compound in Wootton Wawen. more...
ALCESTER police had excellent feedback from the public after inviting townsfolk to the station to have bikes and micro-scooters post-coded. more...
YOUNGSTERS at Haselor School caught the literary bug two weeks ago as they embarked on a book project. more...
WARWICKSHIRE County Council has agreed to give £1,000 to Bidford Parish Council to improve one of its play areas. more...
A NEW era has dawned at St Nicholas Church after a ministry team was set up to provide Christian nurture for Alcester parishioners, writes Helen Clarke. more...
ALCESTER Hospital's League of Friends have seen their fundraising efforts pay off once again after they purchased a piece of hi-tech machinery. more...
WORK is about to start on a project to remodel Alcester's old Magistrates Court into a focal point in the town. more...
RAGLEY Hall has pulled the plug on several events as the foot and mouth virus threatens to take a grip across the region, writes Helen Clarke. more...
A QUALIFIED auditors' report has been issued on Bromsgrove District Council, which, needless to say, has given the Labour opposition plenty to crow about more...
AFTER seeing the report (Evening News, February 23) about the plight of barn owls, I would like to take this opportunity to throw some light on what can be done. more...
A GREAT deal has been written in You Say recently about pensioners' bus passes. The situation needs clarification. more...
HAVE Worcester councillors ever visited the proposed Sainsbury's site in St John's? Did they find a derelict eyesore, knee-deep in litter? Did they find rows of empty business premises, people unable to make a living through lack of customers? more...
IN your Business News supplement (Evening News, February 23), you report that Clive Davies, Associate Sales Director for Rhi, Birmingham says company recruiters are not up to the job. more...
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) has called for films featuring "aspirational role models" who smoke to be classified 15. more...
HAVING previously been an in-patient at Ronkswood Hospital on a number of occasions, and recently reading in your newspaper many scathing articles and adverse comments, I looked upon my latest admission with great deal of apprehension. more...
IT is sickening to see a hare or any animal torn apart by dogs, so Jon Burgess is extremely fortunate not to have witnessed this gruesome spectacle while indulging in hare-coursing (You Say, March 2). more...
HOW the director of development services Stuart McNidder can say that Asda, who would like to build a supermarket in the Butts, is too far from the city centre to grant the application, I don't know. more...
MAY I appeal to those shipmates who served in "C" Class destroyers CA, Co, CH and CR vessels to join our association. more...
Year 4 pupils at St Luke's First School crowned a Roald Dahl project by making their own masks. more...
DINERS at the Old Library Restaurant had their taste buds tickled with a range of Spanish delicacies prepared by NEW College students. more...
YOUNGSTERS from a town school were taught the importance of recycling when Redditch Council paid them a visit last week. more...
SCHOOLS in Redditch could have been mistaken for a scene out of a storybook last week as children marked World Book Day by dressing up as their favourite characters. more...
A COLLISION course over Kidderminster's car parking crisis has erupted after backing for the demolition of town centre car parks. more...
A BUSINESS community plans to voice worries about lack of development land in a face to face meeting with a key Government figure. more...
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PARISH COUNCIL: Notes from the meeting held on February 26: more...
PLANS for the controversial ambulatory care centre at Kidderminster Hospital have been dubbed a "total farce" after health chiefs said they were not finalised. more...
RAMRAIDERS smashed their way into a Broadway newsagents and made off with a cash machine containing £15,000 late last Thursday night (Feb 28). more...
Win Farmfoods vouchers: see this week's Advertiser more...
FOREST Enterprise staff in Wyre Forest have won an accolade for looking after woodlands near Bewdley. more...
STUDENT successes at Kidderminster College were starred at a prizegiving ceremony with a number of special achievers, which included the following: more...
PATIENCE is wearing thin in a town hit by road works and parking problems which has seen a drop in shop trade of up to 50 per cent. Chairman of Bewdley Chamber of Trade and grocer Don Roles standing outside his shop with builders working on pavement repairs in the background. more...
PLANS for a millennium green have taken root thanks to a community effort to get hedges and trees in the ground in time for the spring growing season. David Hall and Colin Link planting the boundary of the new Rock millennium green. more...
BEWDLEY residents will soon know whether engineers will recommend using a giant steel barrier to hold back the River Severn in flood time. more...
A COUNCIL is unlikely to have to pay a higher insurance bill because of a leading member's costs in a libel row. more...
THE introduction into Kidderminster ambulance service of a "new age" clot-busting drug to prevent heart attack deaths has been put off for several months. more...
LABOUR members of Wyre Forest District Council have been accused of "deserting" MP David Lock over the downgrading of Kidderminster Hospital. more...
THE tragic case of a Kidderminster man who died after emergency treatment in Worcester is planned to be used in a plea to the European courts. more...
A CRAFTY pensioner is pulling out the stops to help launch a spring fund-raising campaign. more...
TAXPAYERS could be forced to shell out if Kidderminster town centre is to be rid of "one of the world's singularly unpleasant eyesores". more...
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SUPPORT groups to help parents with everything from the "terrible two's" to "teenage terrors" have been set up in Wyre Forest. more...
A GERMAN prisoner of war who became an adopted son of Kidderminster as mayor's chauffeur has died. more...
PROSPECTIVE Wyre Forest MPs are being urged to help protect the environment. more...
A TALENTED former Offmore First School pupil is hoping to dance his way into the big time in the West End. more...
YOUNG families in urgent need of support are in line for a cash boost to help them build a better future. more...
A MANGE-ridden mutt has turned into a happy hound after being found a London home by a Far Forest dog sanctuary. more...
TWO women who have made a major contribution to saving lives at sea have received gold awards and high praise. The golden girls: Sue Thompson and Jenny Wilcox who will be presented with RNLI gold badges. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers players have been matching their soccer skills against young fans at a Harvington playgroup. {PP:10tackl.jpg:Gavin Jones is pictured `tackling' three-year-old Jimmy Hopkins of Strawberry Fields Playgroup. Picture: JO BLIZZARD] more...
A VISIT to Kidderminster by a civic delegation from Husum has coincided with the 25th anniversary of the twinning of the two towns. more...
A SECOND genetically modified crop-testing site has been earmarked for Wyre Forest by the Government. more...
A CHARITY is hoping to bring some happiness to brain-damaged children in Poland. Mike Oborski with the Polish wooden eggs he is helping to market. Picture - JO BLIZZARD more...
TRAVELLING binman John McBride had one of his closest shaves yet when he was forced to flee a South American hotel as violence erupted during his latest adventure. more...
A COMMUNITY is in shock at news of the death in a road accident of a young man whose best friend and neighbour was also killed on the road less than four months ago. more...
NEW houses and flats are to be built on an old scrap yard in the Horsefair in Kidderminster as part of a £1.6 million scheme. more...
Wychavon District Council has been applauded by rural employers for listening to their appeal for the creation of enterprises and jobs in a countryside burdened by the serious farm recession. more...
THREE north Cotswold sites have been named in a list of farms for new trials of genetically modified crops. more...
A PERSHORE man has appealed to churches to make sure they stay one step ahead of new legislation for the disabled. more...
VALE MP Peter Luff has denied snubbing Pebworth parish councillors and retained firefighters during a recent factfinding visit to the village's fire station. more...
NURSING staff dealing with psychiatric problems among prisoners at Long Lartin have a royal appointment to recognise their success. more...
CYCLISTS and tourist attractions in the Vale could benefit from improved facilities if plans for a new national cycle route come to fruition. more...
A SCHEME to build four-bedroomed homes on one of Pershore's oldest orchards has alarmed nearby residents who fear the development will be too intrusive on their own properties. more...
JOHN Nettles, the TV actor who lives near Honeybourne, is the latest star to add his name to the impressive list backing the Evesham Regal Trust. more...
THE dress designed by Pershore car accident victim Kirsty Goodes is to be auctioned off for charity. more...
MAY I appeal to the people who are responsible for the road-marking layouts, to please revert to the old markings at the bottom of Bewdley Hill, Kidderminster. more...
FEARS for the safety of fish in Evesham's Battleton Brook and surrounding wildlife have re-emerged - weeks after 500 fish were found dead in the same brook. more...
EVESHAM school pupils were so touched by news of the recent earthquake in India that they stepped in to raise their own funds. more...
I WRITE to draw your readers' attention to the fantastic care our daughter, Victoria, has had from Birmingham Children's Hospital, in particular the rheumatology department. more...
VIKINGS were seen on the streets of Evesham last Friday - but they were very friendly. more...
HARD core shoplifters have been banned from Evesham shops as police clamp down on the most persistent offenders in a name and shame offensive. more...
I READ your "Taylor-Made Candidate" story with great interest and concern. more...
I NOTE with interest that the Save Kidderminster Hospital campaign have finally declared their candidate for the General Election and have confirmed their intent to put candidates forward for the county council election. more...
THE bulk of the Kidderminster and district electorate must be delighted to hear that Dr Richard Taylor is standing against David Lock in the General Election. more...
FOLLOWING Dr Booth's letter in February 22 issue of the Shuttle, I would like to express my agreement with the points he made. more...
I FEEL I must respond to Dr Booth's letter in the Shuttle of February 22. more...
A POLICE inspector patrolling Kidderminster town centre in the early hours saw raiders driving away from the Somerfield store in New Road. more...
THREE men have been sent for crown court trial accused of a street attack last August. more...
IS the town of Evesham dying? It sure is, why? Every week in this newspaper we read of objections to this and that by elected council members and the public. more...
MAGISTRATES have sent charges of possession of ecstasy tablets and cannabis, intending to supply others for trial at crown court. Adam Godfrey, 24, of Barnfield Road, Stourport, was bailed to appear at Worcester Crown Court next month. more...
NOW that the sad saga of fraud and misuse of public funds in the Vale villages by their former clerk has been brought to a conclusion in the Crown Court at Worcester, the time has come to seek some answers as to how this fraud could have gone undetected for so long. more...
MR Lewis Potter (Journal, February 22) seems to be concerned that the government is giving in to the anti-hunt campaign. Strange - they seem to me to be dragging their feet most shamefully! more...
FIREFIGHTERS are treating as suspicious a fire in a waste bin shed that threatened to spread to the roof of a neighbouring maisonette complex. more...
I FEEL I must reply to several points raised by H Carter in his letter published March 1. more...
THE Cotswold District Council is advising its residents that "the government believes changes are needed so that all local councils are more open and efficient in their decision making". more...
I was alarmed to read in The Journal that The Post Office consider it to be minor changes in altering the Road Codes, It will not be minor for The Emergency Services, Hospitals, or Doctors. more...
THE prosecution has dropped a case against a Kidderminster builder who had been charged with dealing in ecstasy tablets and cannabis and illegal possession of cocaine. more...
AFTER reading your article that Broadway residents are set to receive compensation because they live in houses near the bypass. more...
SO the District Council Officers desire to have a higher Council Tax has been achieved. more...
THREE mange-ridden dogs were put down after being rescued from a Kidderminster house where they had been neglected for weeks. more...
A man who is accused of murder with a knife at a New Year party has been sent for trial at Worcester Crown Court. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a street attack in which a 10-year-old boy was robbed in Kidderminster. more...
SHOPPERS have been warned not to place handbags in shopping trolleys around supermarkets after a woman had hers snatched on Monday. more...
SHOPPERS took a trip down Memory Lane at the weekend as the British Airborne Re-enactment Society rolled into the Kingfisher Centre with a fully restored World War II Jeep. more...
Tia the golden retriever joined the ranks of eager walkers who donned their comfiest shoes to embark on a sponsored walk around Arrow Valley Lake on Saturday. more...
A COUPLE are closing up their market stall for the last time this week after 36 years of getting up at 4am to serve the shoppers of Redditch. more...
A REDDITCH man has spent thousands of pounds on a car with a special history. more...
A MOTORIST had a lucky escape on an icy road into Redditch when she lost control and her Volvo car flipped over. more...
ARELEY Common First School in Stourport has received a first prize of £200 after winning a competition to improve the quality of school grounds. more...
FORMER Archers' star Mary Arden Davis had a royal champagne date to celebrate 50 years of the popular radio show. more...
USERS of the Stourport-based Headway Wyre Forest service for people with head and brain injuries have been putting their creative skills to good use by making pottery. All my own work: Lee Oakland with his sculpture which will be on show at Kidderminster Library. more...
AN 18th century retreat built by a country vicar features in the pages of a new book which looks at curious constructions in the county. Small site with a future: Rev Andrew Vessey outside the retreat in the grounds of St Bartholomew's Church. more...
WHAT'S in it for Worcestershire? more...
MOBILE phone masts will no longer be granted planning permission on Wyre Forest District Council land due to safety fears. more...
A SUPERMARKET in Kidderminster is leading the way in trying to rid the town of the curse of abandoned shopping trolleys. Wheeling the way to a cleaner town: Safeway customer services manager Gary King with some of the store's reclaimed trolleys. more...
A PENSIONER has pioneered a globally successful method of getting rid of gardeners' number one enemy - when most people her age are long retired. Slugs away: Carrie Beaumont with her slug trap which sells all over the world. more...
CAMPAIGNERS against a proposed giant waste incinerator in Kidderminster have hailed as a triumph for local democracy news that the key decision will be made on their doorstep. more...
STAFF at Bewdley's West Midland Safari Park went on red alert after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease 10 miles away. Animal keeper Becky Wardle and business development officer David Cain disinfect footwear before entering the West Midlands Safari Park. Picture - JO BLIZZARD more...
A "COOL" new idea for saving lives is coming to Wyre Forest as one of the first areas in the country to benefit from the scheme. more...
A BLACK hole exists regarding information on intermediate care beds in Droitwich, claims a Wychavon councillor. more...
MORE than £1.5m will be ploughed into a pioneering scheme aimed at revolutionising travel in Worcestershire. more...
A RUBBISH skip service for Ronkswood and St Peter's will continue, despite pleas that it should be discontinued. The £20,000 trial was introduced to help curb fly-tipping, which has turned parts of Worcester into eyesores. more...
A HEARTBROKEN mum says her family has been divided after cattle at their farm were struck down with foot-and-mouth. more...
CHANCELLOR Gordon Brown's Budget has been greeted with a mixture of delight and fury by local MPs. more...
CHANCELLOR Gordon Brown is being hailed as the "children's champion" after he doled out more than £4bn to the most needy and vulnerable sections of the community. more...
MORALE among family doctors in Worcestershire is at rock bottom with stress and workloads rising. more...
A MAN accused of harassing a shop worker claimed they had sex in unusual places - including over a washing machine - a court was told. more...
A WORCESTER theatre chief today accused West Midlands Arts Board of failing to support its efforts to secure extra funding. more...
YOUNG mums with babies in their cars are racing through Warndon and putting lives on the line, a parish council chairman has claimed. more...
NEW fast-track laws to deal with problem tenants have been rubber-stamped by Wyre Forest MP David Lock. more...
GOVERNMENT education minister Beverley Hughes paid a flying visit to a Kidderminster school as part of a whistle stop tour of the region. Education minister Beverley Hughes meets Harry Cheshire High School pupil Eleanor Warrington. more...
THE justification for ring-fencing finance for England's elite rugby clubs has always been propped up precariously by the argument that it would provide a solid professional base for the national team. more...
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THE February leg of the Bow International FITA 18 League once again saw Evesham's leading Olympic bow archers Malcolm Por-ter and Peter Williams fighting for the A team honours. more...
BACK on track . . . that was Evesham motor cycling pair Ted Roebuck and Mark Tyrell at Mallory Park last Sunday. more...
EVESHAM Rowing Club's ladies secured their first win of the season when they overcame Manor Park 4-1 last week. more...
EVESHAM Rowing Club's women's Senior II Eight rowed 50 places up the rankings at last Saturday's Head of the River Race on the Thames. more...
EVESHAM Wheeler Brian Newton rode the Cardiff Ajax C.C ten-mile time trial at Rogerstone near Newport last Saturday. more...
THE South Warwickshire Association entertained the ladies of South Warwickshire BA at Welford on Saturday. more...
Harriers were first to attack in wet and windy conditions but Neil Mackenzie's early free kick from the left wing was not capitalised upon. more...
Midfielder Paul Smith tapped Lincoln ahead on 22 minutes when he met a left wing cross from John Finnigan at the far post. more...
Despite a decent start fragile Harriers had fallen to pieces in the first half and were in desperate need of an early boost in the second 45 minutes. more...
Harriers were creating nothing of note until Stewart Hadley stunned the crowd with a superb Harriers opener on 73 minutes, his eighth goal of the season. Stewart Hadley more...
Sloppy Kidderminster Harriers suffered their third defeat in a row as they slumped 3-1 to struggling Lincoln City at rain-soaked Aggborough. more...
Sat Aug 12 Torquay United (h) 2-0 Hadley, Horne more...
A SECOND half Micky Burton penalty earned Kings Heath a point on a dreadful Lye Meadow pitch last night (Wednesday). more...
PHIL Mullen will collect his third Western Division manager of the month award later this month after pipping Hinckley's Dean Thomas to the February prize. more...
THE Salmon and Trout Association is staging one-day fly fishing courses for junior beginners at Lenches Lakes next month. more...
Evesham and District Disabled more...
Evesham IV 21pts, Old Barfordians 0 more...
EVESHAM United moved up into third place in the Dr Martens Western Division table after last night's excellent 3-1 away win at Sutton Coldfield Town. more...
EVESHAM United boss Phil Mullen has won his third Dr Martens League Western Division Manager of the Month award of the season. more...
WORCESTER City have been handed a tough away draw at Newport County in the semi-finals of the Dr Martens League Cup. more...
IT is a game of reunions for many when we travel to Bedford on Saturday. more...
ADRIAN Skeggs has resisted the temptation to make changes for the crunch National One clash at Bedford on Saturday. more...
ASHTON maintained their unblemished record in the Evesham Indoor League with a resounding five-wicket defeat of plucky Stanway. more...
IT won't be just horses attracting the attention tomorrow. more...
DROITWICH Rugby Club get back to league action after their cup exploits with a trip to Berkswell and Balsall on Saturday. more...
THE Herefordshire Cricket Board have appointed Chris Dirkin as their new Cricket Development Officer. more...
PLAYER-coach Barry Horne has been released by Kidderminster Harriers after less than a year with the club. more...
ADRIAN Skeggs has resisted the temptation to make changes for the crunch National One clash at Bedford on Saturday. more...
WORCESTER badminton ace Simon Archer got his All-England Championships off to a winning start at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. more...
EEVESHAM United boss Phil Mullen has won his third Dr Martens League Western Division Manager of the Month award of the season. more...
WORCESTER City have been handed a tough away draw at Newport County in the semi-finals of the Dr Martens League Cup. more...
CLEOBURY Mortimer's clash with Ludlow on Saturday was called off. more...
FRINGE players were given a chance to shine as Kidderminster Carolians defeated Worcester Wanderers 22-17 in a friendly. more...
STOURPORT will keep up their close friendship with Dutch club Nijmegen Wasps by visiting for a tournament later this month. more...
THE second-placed team in Kidderminster Six-a-side Soccer Leagues Division Two, Sureal Madrid, closed the gap on Ryan's Wanderers by beating them 3-0. more...
JAMIE Witton grabbed five goals as Cookley Colts continued their transformation in Stourport and District Youth Football League U-11s Division Two. more...
TWO Kidderminster and District Football League Sunday Division Six teams topped the scoring figures. more...
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Bewdley Town bowed out of the Smedley Crooke Cup at the third round stage when they were beaten by Feckenham at Ribbesford Meadows. more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett produced a poor display as they struggled to beat County Sports Reserves 3-2 in the Worcester Nursing Cup semi-final. more...
STRUGGLING Kidderminster Athletic U-12s are slowly turning their fortunes around -- with the help of a surprise new coaching arrival. more...
Swifts marked their return to Walshes Meadow in style with a goal-feast against lowly Knypersley. more...
THE angling calendar has been decimated by the outbreak of foot and mouth disease with most clubs having to cancel their planned matches on local waters. more...
PROLIFIC Stourport Swifts scored eight goals for the second match in a row on Tuesday with an 8-1 win at West Midlands Police in the Midland Alliance. more...
Evesham Utd 4, Paget Rangers 2 more...
EVESHAM Colts capped a fabulous first season in the Central Warwickshire Youth League when they captured the League Shield with an emphatic 8-3 win over Marston Green. more...
Vale Youth 1, Norton Rgrs 4 more...
Pershore Town 4, Bolehall Swifts 4 more...
SAILING: THE foot and mouth crisis has prevented any action on Trimpley Reservoir, near Bewdley, for the sailing club until further notice. more...
GOLF: Jim Seward and Tony Wilson won the Aggregate Medal in Cleobury Mortimer Golf Club's seniors section. more...
GOLF: Habberley Golf Club's men's Saturday Winter League was won by skipper Mike Emson and Pete Hawkins with 58 nett. more...
CHESS: Kidderminster Chess Club Knights romped to a 4-0 whitewash of Kidderminster Pawns in Division One of the Worcester and District League. more...
SNOOKER: Snooks A are 13 points ahead of Franche D in Kidderminster and District Monday Snooker League Division One after beating their own B team 3-2. more...
SNOOKER: DOT Comm Wednesday Snooker League leaders British Sugar A were beaten by St Johns C. more...
JUDO: SAMURAI Judo Club girls carved up the opposition again at a 12-club grading at their Lisle Avenue headquarters with the boys also recording some good results. more...
ATHLETICS: Kidderminster Running Club's Steve Smith finished ninth in the Stafford 20-mile road race on Sunday out of more than 500 runners. more...
TENNIS: Bewdley Tennis Club have plenty of courses planned under their first head coach Tracey Powell. more...
SWIMMING: Kidderminster student Andy Lowe swam a personal best to win the 100m butterfly at the Worcestershire County Swimming Championships. more...
SWIMMING: Wyre Forest Swimming Club's Shelley Holden and Donna Wilson were both successful at Worcestershire County Long-Distance Championships. more...
HOCKEY: IMPROVED Chaddesley Corbett gave a good account of themselves in a 3-0 defeat to pace-setters Leamington Spa in Debenham Thorpe League West Midlands Two. more...
HOCKEY: IN-FORM Kidderminster Boundary ran out easy 4-0 winners over joint DTZ Midlands Two top-of-the-league Birmingham University on Sunday. more...
HOCKEY: ANOTHER disappointing display by Stourport Hockey Club saw them slump to a National Hockey League Division One 3-0 home defeat to Chelmsford. more...
MARTIAL ARTS: INSTRUCTOR Will Jennings is celebrating a double success - being awarded a fourth dan black belt and a place in the UK Hall of Fame. more...
SWIMMNG: WYRE Forest Swimming Club's Claire Cashmore returned from the Junior National Disabled Championships with four golds and two silvers. more...
PLAYER-coach Barry Horne has been released by Kidderminster Harriers after less than a year with the club. more...
PLAYER-coach Barry Horne has been released by Kidderminster Harriers after less than a year with the club. more...
DEJECTED Harriers midfielder Paul Webb has been with the club for more than six years so Saturday's 5-1 defeat at Blackpool will have been particularly painful. more...
DANISH winger Thomas Skovbjerg aims to prove he should be a Kidderminster Harriers player for next season after his first taste of Football League action against Lincoln City. more...
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Droitwich II 2 Pershore II 0 more...
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