Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | October
STRATFORD Music Society has unveiled its new season of meetings with a varied programme of musical delights. more...
A NEW musical version of a children's classic tale will be staged in Stourport later this month. more...
PROFESSIONAL theatre comes to Kidderminster next week courtesy of the London Shakespeare Group. more...
THE latest lunchtime Kidderminster Library concert, featuring a soprano and pianist, will be held on Wednesday. more...
A MUSICIAN who has played with pop star Sting is a special guest at a jazz concert tomorrow. more...
IT is lights, camera, action as Wyre Forest Film Club's new season has got underway. more...
IT just wouldn't be October in Kidderminster without the annual Proms. more...
A FEAST of varied musical attractions has been arranged as part of this year's Bewdley Festival fringe line-up. more...
ONE of the far-reaching changes announced by RSC artistic director Adrian Noble last year was the establishment of an academy that would give young actors fresh from drama school their first professional stage experience. more...
INTEREST in the 15th Bewdley Festival - and the fringe events - is hotting up with "something for everyone" on offer. more...
one of the country's top investigative authors will be shedding light on the shadowy world of British military intelligence in his first appearance at Bewdley Festival. more...
A RICH harvest of stories from around the world is on offer from popular Cotswold performers the Midnight Storytellers Karen-Eve and Chloe, in Golden Tales, their first autumn show on Saturday, October 19. more...
PIANIST Phillip Dyson is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer and piano virtuoso Billy Mayerl at a concert in Stratford later this month. more...
A CLASSIC tale of matchmaking comes to the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham later this month, in the form of an adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. more...
LIZA Goddard is looking forward to her return to Malvern later this month because, she says, she has such good digs! more...
ONE of the best known voices in radio - Henry Blofeld - famed for his cricket commentaries, can be seen in the flesh at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall next Tuesday. more...
Rose, Kidderminster - Time and Time Again until Saturday. more...
I HAVE always harboured a soft spot for foxes. more...
SINGER-songwriter Clive Gregson, whose compositions have been recorded by artists including Smokie, Kim Carnes and Fairport Convention will be one of the performers for Songwriters in the Round, at Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, tomorrow. more...
Anthony Hopkins returns as charismatic cannibal Dr Hannibal Lecter in the prequel to Silence of the Lambs. more...
I MIGHT have thought twice before going to see this play had I been half-awake and realised it was by Alan Ayckbourn. more...
THURSDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Cafe 2000 - Nausia. Wolverhampton: Civic Hall - Darren Hayes. Robin R'n'B2 - Roy Harper. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - CBSO Beethoven Concert. Old Railway - Jason Ensa and The Lobsters of Freedom. Warwick: Arts Centre - Kathryn Williams. Mami Shikimori. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Simply Redder. more...
IN the Middle Ages a large area of north Worcestershire, south Shropshire and south Staffordshire was covered by a mixture of woodland and heath known as Kinver Forest. more...
Tuesday, October 1, 2002: I attended a School Governors Curriculum sub committe meeting at the Vale of Evesham School. As usual I was impressed at amount of work done by the staff of our schools. more...
WE would like, through your columns, to voice our concern's at the proposed closure of the road through Wyre. more...
THESE days, knocking the NHS and all its work, as well as other public institutions, is very much a favourite nation-wide sport. However, I would like to buck the trend and write in praise of the local NHS services, especially The Willows Stroke and Rehabilitation Unit at the Evesham Community Hospital where I have been a patient for several months. more...
I WOULD like to respond to Mr John Linwood's letter. It seems to me that this Mr Linwood is one of the many people, who are in denial with their sorry-work-obsessed lives, that I am having to constantly explain the meaning of a rural community. more...
WHEN I retired to the Cotswolds ten years ago, I believed I was leaving behind the noise of the city and looked forward to a peaceful life in the few years remaining to me. more...
AS a frequent London commuter, I was glad to read, (Journal, October 3), that Mr Peter Luff, our MP, is calling for a more frequent, fast, and reliable rail service to London. more...
BIDFORD'S parish appraisal has proved a success with more than 60% of questionnaires being returned. more...
ALTERATIONS are to be made to traffic signs by Bidford Bridge after complaints of motorists endangering pedestrian safety. more...
BIDFORD residents and parish councillors are to join forces to fight vandalism at the new Marleigh Road play area. more...
BIDFORD'S Christmas Lights display is set to go with a bang this year with the launch of three rockets to herald the switch-on. more...
THE Secretary of State for Trade and Industry swept into Malvern yesterday to open the latest new building on Malvern Hills Science Park. more...
COMPUTER novices can find out what they are missing by going to an open day at Worcestershire's IT training centres this weekend. more...
DRINKERS in the two counties are being starved of choice by the "rampant greed" of the country's giant pub companies, according to a leading member of the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA). more...
COMPANIES in the two counties want the Government to step in to resolve the problem of spiralling insurance costs. more...
Supermarket chain Tesco is aiming to recruit 17,000 new staff, the bulk of which will be seasonal workers over the Christmas period, it said today. more...
A SUNDAY newspaper raised an alarm about possible closure of 60 hospitals due to the Government's plans for Foundation Hospitals. more...
A FEAST of Wyre Forest talent will be on show at a major county event. more...
FOUR popular pubs in the Kidderminster area are being offered for lease as part of a regional shake-up. more...
A MINISTER is taking to the bagpipes to raise money for his church. more...
FAMILY and friends have mourned the loss of a well-known businessman. more...
SOME of the most stylish classic cars and motorbikes from the 20th century will be on show on the Severn Valley Railway at the weekend. more...
THOUSANDS of Wyre Forest residents are urged to get their free flu jab soon to try to reduce the numbers struck down with the illness this winter. more...
PARENTS desperate to get their youngsters into their chosen high schools in Wyre Forest are urged to fill in their transfer forms quickly to be in with a chance of securing a place. more...
A CARNIVAL queen will be celebrating Christmas in an Asian kingdom with 30,000 young people from around the world. more...
EIGHTY gardeners with special needs showed off their green-fingered talents at the first West Midlands Flower Show in Kidderminster. more...
A KITTEN who was abandoned at birth is now looking like the cat that got the cream! more...
ROCK legend Robert Plant has helped launch a new Kidderminster College scheme aimed at helping young people across Worcestershire into the music business. more...
BIDDING reached "dizzy heights" when four fascinating Upper Arley properties went under the hammer. more...
AN elderly woman found her son in the bath covered in knife wounds and barely alive, an inquest has heard. more...
IT will be a black day for campaigners trying to brighten up Kidderminster town centre if a new colour scheme for the town hall is approved. more...
ONCE upon a time, pets knew their place and managed to go about their daily business without being smothered with human affection. more...
POLICE are trying to establish how a Kidderminster man suffered serious head injuries after a night out drinking at a town pub. more...
A CARING chef has cooked up a treat to reach the finals of a national competition. more...
FIREFIGHTERS had to dig up a road to reach a cat sheltering in an underground pipe after being run over. more...
SHOPPERS are being urged by police to keep an eye out for pills lost by a Kidderminster man. more...
UP to a dozen jobs are set to be created at a leading Kidderminster carpet firm after a takeover of an Irish company. more...
A DRIVER in trouble for breaking a 30mph speed limit has claimed he is being unfairly treated and is organising a mass protest. more...
DOWNGRADED bus services in Stourport have been attacked for leaving elderly and disabled people stranded. more...
AN international airport one and a half times the size of Heathrow being built at Drakes Broughton seems unlikely ever to get off the ground - much to the relief of residents throughout south east Worcestershire. more...
THE FIRST step in a modernisation programme for St Mary's Primary School in Broadway is shortly to get under way. more...
A VILLAGE website has won a prize in a community competition organised by Worcestershire County Council. more...
THE chairman of South Littleton Parish Council has declared "100 per cent" opposition to Prison Service plans to sell off surplus land near Long Lartin prison. more...
THE town's MP has produced his first annual report for voters to highlight how he has tackled issues raised by residents. more...
THE chairman of a staff organisation at a women's prison near Bromsgrove has been found guilty of bullying her colleagues, a prison service spokesman has confirmed. more...
SIMPLE patriotism and a realisation that he was helping finish off something started by the 1914-18 war was the reason behind Denis Falvey's decision to join the Royal Artillery before World War Two after what he described as a 20-year half time break. more...
MORE women live in Wychavon than men, and they also greatly outlive them according to the latest census figures. more...
A PERSHORE internet and computer centre was officially launched on Tuesday by town mayor Richard Hampton. more...
A MEETING to show support for a service for Pershore youngsters will be held next month. more...
THE letter from Sue Sowden (You Say, October 2) regarding her encounter with fox hounds is a detailed account of what can only be described as a non-event. more...
IMPORTS, and whether that was the source of last year's foot-and-mouth outbreak, were the main concerns of farmers and growers from the Pershore and Upton-on-Severn branch when they met Sir Michael Spicer, MP for West Worcestershire. more...
REGARDING the letter from Sue Sowden (You Say, September 2) I can confirm that there was very little noise from the hunt on that day. more...
IT was three chains for a Pershore art teacher when she became the new president of the town's Inner Wheel Club. more...
THANK GOD for the Rev D G Griffin and others of his ilk! more...
TEN new trees are to be planted along a Pershore road after the town's rotary club teamed up with park maintenance contractors and Wychavon District Council. more...
I CAN only imagine that Ahmed Raza is writing with the express intention of winding people up, maybe to provoke a controversial reaction. more...
THE former boss of a Pershore company which dumped illegal waste including asbestos on unlicensed sites has been jailed for 12 months. more...
I HAVE been reading a book on old Worcester and I am amazed at the amount of historical buildings that have been demolished. more...
A FATHER and son "professional" phonebox raiding team from Pershore was found with stolen takings and tools in their car. more...
THE battle of countryman versus urban man took to the streets last month. more...
AROUND 20 children aged four and under made a colourful sight as they paraded around Pershore's Abbey Park in fancy dress for charity. more...
HAS John Phillpott (Evening News, September 30) got prehensile feet like a chimpanzee? more...
100 years ago more...
AN exhibition was taking place today in Kidderminster to promote awareness of mental health. more...
HEALTH chiefs in Wyre Forest have reduced the number of people from the district "blocking beds" at the county's acute hospitals - helping free up places for more needy patients. more...
NATIONAL health watchdogs have launched an investigation into Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. more...
A "CRUEL" illness that cost a little girl her feet, fingertips and almost her life has inspired friends and family to start a support group to benefit her and others. more...
A large audience were present at the launch of Terry Sparrow's new book at Badsey First School on Saturday. The local author and historian entertained the invited gathering with stories and anecdotes connected with the villages. Society chairman Tony Jerram, who compered the event, spoke of the many talented local people who had produced such a professional publication, with the printing being the only operation not taking place in the village. During the evening copies of the revised edition of `A Brief History of Badsey and Aldington' were awarded to Fiona Allen, Will Dallimore and Ian Gibson the joint-winners of the Society's logo competition. Complimentary copies were also presented to representatives of Badsey Parish Council and Badsey First School. The Countryside Service of Worcestershire County Council were also thanked by the Chairman for their loan which greatly helped to produce the first of the Society's proposed publications. The book, which contains over a 100 photographs is of interest not only to the villagers of Badsey and Aldington but on a wider scale is a historical record of village life in rural England. Copies can be obtained from the author, phone 01386 833368, and members of the Society Committee, full details on www.badsey.net the village website. more...
METAL magic is dazzling visitors to Bewdley Museum in an exhibition which runs until the end of the month. more...
DESCENDANTS with Wyre Forest roots have been reunited for the first time. more...
A TEENAGE conman persuaded an elderly Bewdley woman to give him £10 towards a sponsored walk - and then returned the next day to steal £50 from her while she made him a cup of tea. more...
TOWN leaders are working to identify which areas of Bewdley will fall under a forthcoming booze ban. more...
"BATS and farmers need each other" was the message to farmers and landowners at a farm conservation event organised by Gloucestershire branch of the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group. more...
FARMERS and others working in rural businesses are being offered the chance to respond to consumer requirements and become more competitive, diverse and flexible. more...
NOMINATIONS for the prestigious Princess Royal Award, which recognises outstanding achievement for the benefit of the British dairy industry, close on Friday, November 8. more...
Death of a King: The Fate of Edward of Caernarvon will be the subject of a talk on Monday to be given by Martin Haines. more...
John Ratcliffe entertained members at the September meeting of this Kidderminster-based club, with an illustrated guide to Snowdonia. more...
The annual meeting of the Wyre Forest group will be held at Wribbenhall Community Centre at 2.30pm on Saturday. more...
The second in the Severn Valley Winter Walks series will take place on Sunday, October 20. more...
As part of European Week for Safety and Health at Work, which runs from Monday until October 18 massage will be on the menu at the leaisure centre. more...
Jo Mary Stafford was the September speaker, and displayed original decoupage collage, explaining the process involved to produce vases and ornaments. more...
As part of a series of talks on law and order to the Wyre Forest branch, on Monday Helen Allen, assistant chief officer of West Mercia Probation Service, will be the guest speaker. more...
The Wyre Forest branch is organising a Black Country Evening on Saturday, at Kingsford Caravan Pub, Wolverley. more...
The annual surplus equipment sale took place on October 1, conducted by auctioneer Gordon Hall G3LZT. The sale of radio, electronic and computer equipment, plus donations, raised over £60 for Society funds. more...
The Wyre Forest and District Centre's season of indoor meetings began with an illustrated talk on The Abbeys and Priories of Yorkshire, by Eric Greenwood. more...
At the October 1 meeting, Kath Oakley reported on information the future of the community centre, and urged members to write to the Civic Centre, expressing their worries. more...
Ornamental Grasses will be the subject of a talk by Robin Pearce who is a national dahlia judge and grower, specialising in perennials and grasses. more...
GOOD SAMARITANS in Broadway have been told to take away wheelchairs from a toilet block in Church Road car park, after providing them free of charge for disabled people. more...
On Sunday club members are taking part in The Big Apple Ride, an annual event. more...
Lauretta Bloomer and Robert Putowski's recital at Kidderminster Library on September 27 included music by Beethoven, Stravinsky, Piazzolla, and Chopin, ending with Vocalise by Rachmaninov. Miss Bloomer's parents attended, as did society president Beryl Chempin and her husband, Professor Peter Gilroy-Bevan. Unfortunately local dignitaries were unable to attend on this occasion. more...
MORE women live in Wychavon than men, and they also greatly outlive them according to the latest census figures. more...
THE launch by Worcestershire County Council next week of an Evesham and Pershore Over 50s Forum has been welcomed by Evesham and District Pensioners Association. more...
Heavy Vale smoker, Paul Nevin has been offered £5,500 compensation from Customs and Excise but he says it is not enough. more...
A PROFESSIONAL burglar who targeted houses in Evesham and Stratford through cat flaps so he could reach in and take keys to the doors has been warned to expect a prison sentence. more...
A VALE school is appealing to businesses and organisations to help it fund a £10,000 project for a new computer suite. more...
I WISH to express strong support for the retention of the Piano Building at Weavers Wharf in Kiddeminster. more...
A Large-scale review of bus services throughout Worcestershire may be difficult in the short term but will lead to a brighter future, according to County Councillor John Smith, of Hampton, Evesham. more...
THE minor injuries unit at Evesham Community Hospital is up and running - despite new directional signs which say there is no A and E unit at Waterside. more...
ONCE again Kidderminster trembles in the shadow of the planners and developers' axe. more...
HOME office minister Beverley Hughes has revealed that the plans for an asylum centre at Throckmorton have been put back again during a private visit to Wychavon. more...
FOUR pallets of Christmas crackers were stolen from a lorry parked while the driver was asleep in his cab overnight in Evesham more...
BEING a former resident of Bewdley and having moved to Stourport two years ago I must admit I empathised with correspondent J Evans,of Gwbert-on-Sea regarding the seeming waste of the historic Bewdley quayside. more...
AN Iraqi man was arrested by police in Evesham after they received reports of a man lying in the road. more...
TO confirm a point raised in the letter of September 19 from Mr Evans (no relation), of Cardigan, this is a photograph of my boat "nestling under the willows" as he so poetically described in his letter. more...
I READ with interest the article on the new direct rail link to London. As someone who travels to London twice a month, I feel it was well overdue. more...
WHEN Labour was last in power on Wyre Forest District Council, the two biggest issues facing it were the futures of Kidderminster town centre and social housing in the district. more...
AFTER six weeks of looking out of my Bewdley shop through the roadworks barriers in Load Street, they were finally removed on Wednesday. more...
A CARPENTER renovating a Bewdley house thought he was going to die when two drunken men burst in and beat him up with an array of weapons. more...
I WAS the unfortunate victim of an attempted car theft. The thief was disturbed by a neighbour and kindly only left me with a £120 repair bill for the door. more...
A burglar left a trail of blood to his home after smashing a shop window and crawling through to get bottles of drink. more...
WITH regard to an article in your September 26 issue, "Decisions on waste are tough" - indeed they are, but I am amazed and disheartened that a supposed stalwart of our community, elected to serve that community, still believes that incineration is the way forward. Can't he be a bit more imaginative? more...
I AM concerned at the comments by two leading councillors Dr G Lord and Mr C Beardwood (Shuttle/Times & News, September 26) clearly showing their disappointment at the incinerator public inquiry outcome and their continued support for the incineration of municipal waste. more...
AN elderly bedridden man was terror-stricken when he woke up in the night to find an intruder rifling through his bedroom drawers. more...
I READ with sympathy and frustration the letter entitled "I can only assume targets for ambulances are too low" (Letters, October 3). more...
POLICE are investigating after a man was left with "a serious facial injury" following an attack in Kidderminster. more...
A SHOPLIFTER who elected trial at crown court on a charge of stealing a bottle of whisky changed his plea to guilty at the last minute. more...
MP Peter Luff has sought assurances over Hartlebury, Torton and Summerfield policing policy due to changes in the force structure. more...
GOODS worth nearly £8,000 were stolen in a raid on a farm outbuilding. more...
LATE night revellers who may have seen an affray which led to two men being taken to hospital unconscious with head injuries are being sought by police. more...
A CAR was stolen after two young men offered to help the owner start it. more...
A BALDING, beer-bellied flasher exposed himself to two teenage girls after following them around Kiddermin-ster town centre. more...
A MAN was taken to hospital with face injuries caused by a glass after a row in a Kidderminster pub on Friday night. more...
THE site of a planned new housing estate on the edge of Stourport is NOT in the flood plain, environment chiefs have confirmed. more...
MYSTERY surrounds why a man, found hanged from a tree, killed himself. more...
AN intrepid mayor is getting physical in his latest charity effort. more...
IF Worcester is to thrive as a city in the next few decades it needs to provide better entertainment facilities - not worse ones - for the increasing number of people who live in and around it. more...
SURELY I'm not the only motorist who felt stressed and annoyed at being unable to park because two car parks were taken up by the yearly arrival of `The Mop'. more...
JOAN Green, president, welcomed 19 members to the September meeting after the summer holidays, and everyone stood silently in remembrance of Sue Smith, a former president, who had attended the meetings regularly for very many years, always willing to help and support events and the village events whenever possible. more...
DURING the past year members have enjoyed hospitality from other WI's in the area. The September meeting provided the opportunity to return this hospitality when visitors from these WI's and guests from the village were entertained for the evening. A warm welcome was given by president, Rosemary Prosser, before business items were outlined by Sheila Burley, secretary. more...
Saturday, 12 October: INKBERROW, 12 Km, 8 miles. Details from 01789 778750 more...
ST JOHN AMBULANCE - PERSHORE DIVISION: Are holding their annual Autumn Bike Ride this Sunday, October 13. The bike ride starts in Broad Street, Pershore at 9.30am, and ends at Littleworth Parish Hall or vice versa.Two routes will be available one of 14 miles and the other 21 miles. An entry fee will be £5 adults and £3 for children. The fee will be waived if you have sponsors. For further information please contact Les Simms on 01905 821160. more...
IMPORTS, and whether that was the source of last year's foot-and-mouth outbreak, were the main concerns of farmers and growers from the Pershore and Upton-on-Severn branch when they met Sir Michael Spicer, MP for West Worcestershire. more...
1st (£1,000) 11067, Worcester; 2nd (£100) 17128, Malvern Link; 3rd (£50) 14991, Warndon. more...
WEDNESDAY CLUB: Members met on October 2 when Mrs M Boath presided. Birthday cards were distributed, after which two minutes' silence was observed for the passing of Mrs Watson, a former member. more...
MACMILLAN WORCESTERSHIRE APPEAL: The Macmillan Worldwide Coffee Morning has been much in the news recently but it may be that readers are not aware of the Macmillan Worcestershire Appeal which now has various groups established in this area, working to raise money for the provision of a urology nurse who specialises in the treatment of prostate cancer. more...
SUNDAY, October 13: 10.30am, Mayor and Consort to attend Redditch Borough Council Civic Service. more...
CUBS: On September 29 Eckington Cubs took part in the 5-a-side football tournament against eight other cub packs in the district. Thanks to the training skills of Martyn Poytress they fielded a strong team and everyone played brilliantly. The highlights were the 12 goals being scored, beating the champions (Peopleton) in a match and lots of cake to eat afterwards! Eckington Cubs ended the tournament in third place. more...
A PERMANENT memorial is being set up to popular former Bewdley mayor Hilda Peers, who is to have a road named after her. more...
A MAN was exposed as a sex pervert after the mother of a 14-year-old girl found revealing text messages on her daughter's mobile phone. more...
RESIDENTS have been invited to have their say on the latest phase of a £6.5 million flood defence scheme in Bewdley. more...
A CHRISTIAN group is hoping the power of prayer can help Kidderminster. more...
FEARS over smelly rubbish being left to rot have been played down after a proposal to reduce bin collections was attacked. more...
A DISABLED swimming club will splash out on a party to celebrate keeping the group afloat for 25 years. more...
A WELL-KNOWN Kidderminster shopkeeper is selling off his family's cherished collection of antique radios - to help fund a private hip replacement. more...
PRIVATE security patrols are on the cards to combat vandalism in play parks. more...
A SCHOOLBOY had his lung punctured when he was stabbed twice in the back with a screwdriver by a 14-year-old during a late-night fracas. more...
A WAR veteran who died after being hit by a car was "excited" at his plans for the future, said friends. more...
MRS Faulkner, who warned of a crisis in the county ambulance service with the downgrading of Kidderminster Hospital, has stuck by her claims. more...
AN outspoken paramedic who fought the county health shake-up has won £56,000 from health chiefs. more...
A "CRUEL" illness that cost a little girl her feet, fingertips and almost her life has inspired friends and family to start a support group to benefit her and others. more...
A VALE school is appealing to businesses and organisations to help it fund a £10,000 project for a new computer suite. more...
A COMPANY boss told how his family's Sunday night meal was interrupted by a group of young men making a noise at their block of flats. more...
NEWS that plans for a huge international airport near Pershore have been shelved were welcomed by Wychavon District Council this week. more...
A COLLECTION of paintings showing the beauty of the swan is at a Worcester art gallery. more...
A JURY, at the trial of a building worker accused of murdering his wife, failed to reach a verdict yesterday. more...
A WORCESTER soldier joined more than 200 others from across the West Midlands on a recent two-week camp in Cumbria's Westmoreland Hills. more...
EIGHTY gardeners with special needs have put their green fingers to the test at the first ever West Midlands Flower Show. more...
A BUDDING marine and wildlife photographer has set up his own website to showcase the daring work he did on a fact-finding tour of South Africa. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER man has been found seriously injured in his living room after he walked home from the pub alone. more...
A LAST-chance trip of a lifetime to China is on offer before a huge project to flood the area gets underway. more...
MEASURES are being taken to improve financial monitoring at Worcester City Council to avoid a repeat of the recent budget crisis. more...
DOZENS of pupils showcased their talents in drama, dance and music at the launch of their arts college. more...
THESE are just three of the classic motor vehicles that will be on display this weekend to visitors at the Severn Valley Railway. more...
MALVERN Town Council staff is struggling to carry out council business because it is snowed under by increasing paperwork, the town clerk claims. more...
THE cost of employing temporary staff is forcing Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust to overspend by hundreds of thousands of pounds. more...
YOUNGSTERS at Broadheath Primary School spent the day scouring the countryside for hedgehogs and other tiny animals as part of a special eco-day. more...
PLANS to build a massive asylum seeker centre at Throckmorton were thro-wn into turmoil last night after Peers inflicted a defeat on the Government. more...
A POPULAR Powick restaurant could be demolished to make way for a housing development, under a new scheme submitted for planning approval. more...
PATIENTS and volunteers at Kemp Hospice have made a collage to brighten up a brand new facility in Africa. more...
AN Evening News appeal has led to two old school friends being reunited and a huge party organised for former classmates. more...
REMEMBRANCE wreaths will not be laid at Earl's Croome's war memorial this year as attempts to find it after it was stolen last month have failed. more...
SLIMMERS are losing pounds and Kemp Hospice is gaining them as waistlines shrink for the charity. more...
A MEMBER of staff at a Broadheath bakery has been stabbed at work. more...
A law firm is offering free wills for a donation to Kemp Hospice of just £10. more...
A DOUBLE-decker bus, the first in Worcester for decades, has been specially brought in from Leicester so that every child can have a seat on the daily school run to Malvern. more...
THE battle for the right to serve metric beer in a Worcester theme pub could be taken to Brussels, the pub's owners warn. more...
THE battle for the right to serve metric beer in a Worcester theme pub could be taken to Brussels, the pub's owners warn. more...
A FORMER Worcestershire paramedic who won a £56,000 out of court settlement for unfair dismissal said she was "devastated" at the way she was treated. more...
A CASH crisis hanging over Worcester's Swan Theatre looks likely to bring down the final curtain on the 40-year-old auditorium. more...
A CASH crisis hanging over Worcester's Swan Theatre looks likely to bring down the final curtain on the 40-year-old auditorium. more...
AN MP found himself discussing the possibility of war on Iraq with royalty when he visited the Middle East. more...
WORCESTER City's FA Cup hopes hover in the balance with news that John Snape and David Holmes are both carrying knocks. more...
DAVE Clarkson led 17 Evesham Wheelers on the Sunday's Club run in warm autumn sunshine. more...
WYCHAVON Spo-rt's secretary, Sue Collins, is now awaiting nominations for the 2002 Sports Persona-lities. more...
Evesham and District League more...
EVESHAM Rowing Club hosted the second Junior and Oarsome Head of the River last Saturday in glorious sunshine and perfect water conditions. more...
THE Sports Argus Charity team are playing the Badsey League at Avonside Hospital Club next Friday , October 18. more...
SABRE fencing in Warw-ickshire showed off it's new star school, when Alcester Grammar School's sabre team won the prestigious Whitgift School Teams Challenge at the Oval on Sunday. more...
IT was the B Division's turn to take shape this week as St James consolidated their position at the top of the group. more...
MEMBERS of Evesham Swimming Club enjoyed great success at Wolverhampton when they competed against the best in the county at the Worcester County Sprints. more...
SO near and yet so far! That's been the tale of triumph that seems sure to prosper further for Marie Steele. more...
STRATFORD Racecourse is set to hold an extra fixture on Sunday, October 27 - a meeting allocated from Towcester following its closure until early next year. more...
JAMES Brown has shaken Worcester Rugby Club with the news that he could be out of action until Christmas. more...
Sat July 13 Stratford Town (a) 1-1 Lewis more...
Stratford III 3, more...
Ludlow 2, Pershore 2 more...
Massey Ferguson 4, Pershore Tn 0 more...
Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League more...
EVESHAM United face, financially, the biggest game in the club's history this weekend. more...
ROBERT Rock set a new course record at The Vale last week when leading his team from Swingers Golf Centre to victory at the inaugural Pro-Am. more...
Evesham Jubilee Society more...
OFTEN you hear coaches say that teams didn't play well during a draw or defeat. more...
Pershore II 26pts, Hereford III 38 more...
Ledbury 12, Evesham U-16 36pts more...
Evesham 12pts, Old Coventrians 30 more...
CRAIG Chalmers, the former Scotland and British Lions fly-half, will launch the North Midlands Coaching Society's winter programme with a session at Worcester's Sixways ground on Wednesday, October 30 (7-8.30pm). more...
JUNIOR golfers Peter Stedman and brothers Ben and Jaime Storey are having a fantastic season. All three are members of Broadway Golf Club and compete for school, club and county. more...
THE Fathers and Sons Ramblers Cricket Club (FAS) raised adequate funds during its annual cricket week to make a donation to support youth cricket in the North Cotswolds. more...
Monday, 15 July, 2002 more...
Saturday, August 17, 2002 more...
FINCHFIELD 0 WORCESTER NORTON 0 more...
ATHLETICS: Hereford's Irie Hill won gold in her first attempt at triple jumping at the World Masters Games in Melbourne, Australia. more...
The president of the Kidderminster and District Football League, Roy Marchant, has died aged 79. more...
EX-Hereford United and Coventry City player Dave Titterton has been charged with rescuing Stourport Swifts' flagging fortunes. more...
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 more...
GRAHAM Turner begins a fresh bid to strengthen his front line today after a proposed loan deal for a Football League striker collapsed at the eleventh hour. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are expecting a crowd of over 4,000 for England's Under 19 friendly against Yugoslavia at Aggborough tonight (7.45). more...
WORCESTER City's FA Cup hopes hover in the balance with news that John Snape and David Holmes are both carrying knocks. more...
JAMES Brown has shaken Worcester Rugby Club with the news that he could be out of action until Christmas. more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett's youngsters recorded three excellent wins over Worcester. more...
ANOTHER stunning display from leaders Cleobury Mortimer helped them comprehensively beat rivals Stourport 32-0 in North Midlands One. more...
EVESHAM United ladies celebrated their first win in the newly formed Kidderminster Women's County League last weekend. more...
EVESHAM United face, financially, the biggest game in the club's history this weekend. more...
THE two unbeaten Midlands Three West North sides will meet on Saturday after Kidderminster Carolians won their third game at home to Burntwood 19-12. more...
IT was handshakes all round when Evesham United manager, Phil Mullen, took delivery of a set of squad track suit tops from Journal Series sports editor, Mervyn Collins. more...
Peopleton 5, more...
SATURDAY (3pm unless stated) more...
Evesham Utd U-15 0, more...
A THRILLING Kidderminster Six-a-side League Division Two match ended in a 6-6 scoreline between Blades and Sevens. more...
Evesham Utd Robins U-10 7, more...
COACHING sessions to improve standards at grass roots level are being organised by the Worcestershire FA. more...
Malvern Tn Wdrs Colts U-11 4, Evesham Utd Robins 5 more...
BUDDING girl football stars have a chance to show off their skills through the newly acclaimed Kidderminster Harriers Centre of Excellence. more...
Evesham Utd U-12 10, more...
BEN Stanley was spot on as he proved to be the penalty king in a competition organised by the Shuttle, Times & News with Kidderminster Harriers. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Lions were roaring in Stourport and District Youth Football League at the weekend. more...
THREE Wyre Forest teams have moved off the bottom of their respective divisions in the Kidderminster and District League. more...
JULIE Freeman's hat-trick helped keep honours even for Harriers Ladies in a 5-5 draw with Headless Cross. more...
BEWDLEY Town return to action on Saturday with a West Midlands League Division One South trip to Mahal. more...
Littleton 4, Enville 0 more...
FRANCHE Pool: J Williams 10-6, A Griffiths 8-2, F Hutton 4-7, S Stebbings 4-2. more...
Massey Ferguson 4, Pershore Tn 0 more...
A DESERVED draw eluded Wyre Forest Brintons as they slipped to a 1-0 home defeat against Bridgnorth Town Reserves in West Midlands League Division One South. more...
Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League more...
COACHING sessions to improve standards at grass roots level are being organised by the Worcestershire Football Association. more...
WREN'S Pool: D Morris 13-8, R Price 12-6, J Brooks 9-12. more...
CRAIG Pratt brought an end to Chaddesley Corbett's goal drought but they lost 3-1 at Lye Town Reserves in West Midlands League Division One South. more...
Salford Rvrs U-14 5, Bromyard Tn 3 more...
THE final presentation evening of Bishampton United Football Club will take place at the Vale Golf Club on Friday, November 15 more...
FUR and Feather: Paul Walker 9-12, C Tipper 5-0, A Fletcher 4-13. more...
CAMPDEN Town continued their impressive start to the Stratford and District Alliance season with a 4-1 win at Needlemakers Lions. more...
AN INFLUENTIAL man on the Wyre Forest sports scene and a "champion of grass roots football" has died. more...
IT was handshakes all round when Evesham United manager, Phil Mullen, took delivery of a set of squad track suit tops from Journal Series sports editor, Mervyn Collins. more...
A CONTEST will be held on Sunday on the Birmingham-Worcester Canal, bridges 40-41. more...
HAYE Farm: Richard Billingham 18-8, G Reece 9-1, Mick McGowan 7-4. more...
JUNIORS: N Wall 2-4, C Biles 2-0, A Buxton 0-2. more...
HAWKBATCH: Wayne Price 4-8, Mick Edge 3-4-8, Neil Walford and RJ Price 1-14-0. more...
LARFORD Lakes: Kevin Driver 40-7, Chris Lyons 28-2-8dr, Barry Chesson 21-1-0, Shaun Pearce 18-7-0. more...
BIRMINGHAM-Worcestershire Canal, 44-45: D Saunders 3-8, P Cox 3-2, M Brown 2-8, B Hemmings 1-5.5, N Hill 0-11. more...
RIVER Severn, Stan Lewis water, Bewdley A and B sections: Nick Minton 6-12, Mark Henderson 5-1, Norris Pitt 3-6, Rebecca Ewins 3-1, Phil Gwillam 3-1. more...
MATCH on River Severn at Ribbesford: L Galaszewski 5-0, M Wood 4-0, J Mills 1-0. more...
A player with an impressive reputation in homeland Denmark, Henriksen signed a two-and-a-half year deal at Aggborough in February 2002. more...
ROUND six: Derek Buckle 70-12, Stan James 62-4, Derek Davis 58-8, Brian Hill 57-14. more...
BEN Stanley was spot on as he proved to be the penalty king in a competition organised by the Shuttle, Times & News with Kidderminster Harriers. more...
JULIE Freeman's hat-trick helped keep honours even for Harriers Ladies in a 5-5 draw with Headless Cross. more...
DELEGATES match: Ron Price and Trevor Wills 5-11, R Jordan 4-0, Steve Oakes 3-12. more...
FORMER Wales and Liverpool star Joey Jones is the new guest at The Friends of the Harriers fund-raising sportsmen's dinner tomorrow, replacing Jim Smith who has dropped out for family reasons. more...
THE mystery loss of Kidderminster Harriers giant Abdou Sall is set to continue as they look to extend their record nine-match unbeaten Division Three run. more...
ON SUNDAY, October 20, a 40-peg event will be held at Maver Larford big lake, draw at 9am. more...
TONIGHT'S international at Aggborough between England and Yugoslavia is set to be a 6,200 sell-out. more...
WEDNESDAY, Meadow: Dave James 125-8 (15), Colin Pace 102-10, Chris Hill 97-1, Mick Henshall 90-6. more...
FORMER Kidderminster Harriers midfielder Richard Forsyth has been reunited with old boss Graham Allner at Cheltenham Town. more...
THERE has been good fishing on all coarse waters with weights recorded from 27lb to 73lb. more...
Signed on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, the creative Dublin-born playmaker has made a good impression and extended his deal for a second month. more...
Vastly-experienced Flynn took over the captaincy in Mark Blake's absence after putting pen to paper on a year's deal before the first league game with Lincoln. more...
Summer signing Parrish has enjoyed three promotions before from Division Three, twice with Northampton Town and once with Chesterfield. more...
KIDDERMINSTER angler Carl Brooks caught nine trout to 6lb 10oz on the Wyre Dell Lake at Shatterford Fishery with a green lure. more...
The son of former England goalkeeping legend Peter spent two seasons at Hartlepool before his free transfer move to Third Division opposition Harriers. more...
After starting off as a trainee at Liverpool, Williams was released at the age of 19 to return to his native Wrexham. more...
Rangy Ayres joined Harriers as a youth-team player from Walsall but progressed to the reserves after impressing at the heart of the defence. more...
Stamps started with Torquay United despite being brought up in Birmingham and his obvious talent earned him a £10,000 move to Colchester United in 1997. more...
CHESS: Kidderminster Chess Club's Paul Thomas achieved good results in the intermediate section of the sixth Birmingham League rapid-play tournament. more...
Released by Aston Villa, Brock signed for Harriers in September 1997 after a short spell at Northampton Town where he failed to make an appearance. more...
TENNIS: New entrant Mike Rosoman beat past winner Terry Round in the final of the veteran men's singles at Bewdley. more...
BOWLS: Gilt Edge Bowling Club's new short mat season is off and running with Brintons A making the best start. more...
GOLF: Alan and Jan Harrison edged first place in the Sam Brittan Mixed Competition at Habberley with 65 nett, beating Keith Cosnett and Edna Cox on countback. more...
FITTINGLY, the Rugby Football Union's response to being investigated for foul play was to deny everything. more...
GOLF: Cleobury Mortimer ladies claimed two top prizes in the club's popular Open AM/AM. more...
DARTS: Debut nerves got the better off Rising Sun's A Raybould in the Bewdley Town League but his team beat White Swan 5-2. more...
SAILING: Ray Drury's experience in calm conditions paid off handsomely as he trounced Jeff Waltier and Mike Stout in Trimpley Sailing Club's first GP14 race of the weekend. more...
ATHLETICS: Amazing Feet's Matt Smith and Richard Baker joined 47,000 others in the world's biggest half-marathon, the Great North Run from Newcastle to South Shields. more...
ATHLETICS: The juniors at Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club showed their potential against the best in the area at the Midland Counties road relays. more...
TABLE TENNIS: Kidderminster League Division Three newcomers Bewdley CC E notched up their second victory at the expense of their own D team. more...
SNOOKER: In the Kidderminster Wednesday League, Snooks A and St George's A are three points ahead at the top. more...
SNOOKER: Snooks A have been reformed and they proved they have lost none of their old skills in the Kidderminster and District Monday League Division One. more...
ROWING: Bewdley Rowing Club started the winter season with five victories at the first Head of the River race in Monmouth. more...
SWIMMING: The prolific Amy Smith broke two county records as she stole the show for Wyre Forest over the last two weekends. more...
HOCKEY: The DTZ League Midlands One season got off to a terrible start for Kidderminster who were thrashed 5-0 at home to West Bridgford. more...
HOCKEY: National League Division One Stourport made a losing start to the season proper with a 4-2 home defeat to Chelmsford. more...
BASKETBALL: Airedale Kidderminster Cobras endured a tough opening to their West Midlands League Premier Division campaign with a 75-67 defeat to Wolverhampton. more...
TENNIS: Title-winning Bewdley Tennis Club's Tracey Powell has scooped another accolade with the prestigious Herefordshire and Worcestershire Coach of the Year award. more...
JUDO: Gentle giant Paul Jones has achieved the milestone of fifth-level black belt, the highest contest grade in judo. more...
MARK Clyde is ready to extend his loan spell with Kidderminster Harriers if Ian Britton can come to an agreement with Wolverhampton Wanderers. more...
Saturday, September 7, 2002 more...
Saturday, October 5, 2002 more...
Bretforton 4, Hereford 1 more...
Ludlow 2, Pershore 2 more...
Stratford III 3, Pershore III 1 more...
MEMBERS of Cookley's national village knock-out winning side of 1977 were reunited at the club's annual presentation night at the Eagle and Spur. more...
AN INFLUX of new faces will be joining the Stourport Swifts ranks for Saturday's Dr Martens Western Division trip to Clevedon Town. more...
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