Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | October
FILM-buffs will be doing the Time Warp in the aisles of a village cinema, when it screens a cult classic later this month. more...
TWINKLE-toed dancers will be putting their best feet forward in a fundraising show in Bromsgrove next month. more...
A NEW show at a Droitwich Spa theatre is set to impress town tots. more...
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St Augustine's High School PTFA is inviting people to have a rumble in the jumble to try to bag a bargain on Friday. more...
THE sound of the Bel Canto Singers will be ringing out from St George's Church on Saturday. more...
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THE director of the Worcester Philharmonic Orchestra and Wolverhampton Music Service Concert Band will conduct Redditch Orchestra's first concert of its new season. more...
MASTER jazz clarinettist Acker Bilk and The Paramount Jazz Band are set to take audiences by storm when they perform at the Palace Theatre next week. more...
A MUSICAL production celebrating the talents of three world famous entertainers is being staged at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre next week. more...
RICHARD Briers stars in Shakespeare's The Tempest, which visits Malvern Theatres for seven performances as part of a short and select regional tour. more...
ALL the fun of the fair will be on offer on Sunday, October 27, to raise money for Wythall Animal Sanctuary. more...
Deputy mayor Kieth Boyd-Carpenter will be at a charity event on Saturday, October 26, from 7.30pm. more...
A 60s and 70s disco will be held in aid of the new Tardebigge Community Hall. more...
An afternoon of music and entertainment will take place at Redditch Town Hall on Tuesday from 2pm. more...
Youngsters can make a splash during half term with a range of activities at Arrow Valley Countryside Centre organised by Youth Afloat. more...
A forthcoming Palace Theatre production has been cancelled. more...
THERE will be spooky goings-on at the Palace Theatre when a Halloween mask, make-up and face painting workshop takes place this week. more...
A BROMSGROVE rock band certainly won't be taking it easy as they search for a new drummer, and have a diary brimming with gigs. more...
A GROUP of talented Bromsgrove musicians will be giving a gala concert evening before they jet off for to tour Europe. more...
NEW College students will have access to the latest computer engineering software following an £8,000 investment. more...
TWO Redditch police officers are learning to speak Urdu in an attempt improve communication links with the Pakistani community. more...
One of the latest stores to sign up for Redditch's Kingfisher Centre will be music to the ears of residents. more...
LAST week started with one of my regular surgeries, listening to the experiences and concerns of people followed by meetings or events with business leaders, care home professionals and county council adoption services. more...
THE Museum of Worcester Porcelain is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lord Nelson's visit to Worcester with an outstanding loan exhibition of his personal possessions and other artefacts commemorating his life. more...
HAVING moved from the Redditch area when I was 13 (some 25 years ago), I would like to trace an old friend as I have something that belongs to her. more...
AS the Evening News celebrates its birthday this week, we take the opportunity on today's business page to revisit the oldest company in Worcester. more...
I LIVE near the incinerator and have just seen it being transported to Popes Lane. more...
WE in Astwood Bank Labour Party are writing to express our complete opposition to the animal carcass incinerator. more...
REDDITCH youngsters can sing carols at one of the Midlands biggest garden centres and collect funds for a good cause at the same time. more...
MANY people are devastated by the cancellation of the 53 and 54 buses. more...
Regarding the exclusion of Oakenshaw Road from the 64 bus route, I would like to point out to the bosses at First that the main users of this service were elderly residents, many of whom are dependant on the aid of walking sticks. more...
HAVING waited in a wind tunnel, cold on a warm day with no view except for buses going to other destinations and blank walls, I began to think Lord Archer had a warmer environment and a better view. more...
AUTUMN is upon us once more and again I delight in the glorious show of leaves on the trees lining the various main highways around Redditch. more...
FOR Peter Luff, the Parliamentary recess was punctuated by a sense of "If only..." If only the title mistakenly handed him by officials at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs had been accurate, that is. more...
I LIVE in a bungalow near the shop in Sycamore Avenue mentioned in your report of October 9. more...
STAFF at Halfords in Redditch have been using pedal power to raise thousands of pounds for Macmillan Cancer Relief. more...
MIKE Foster's office thought the Tories had resorted to desperate measures ahead of their party conference in Bournemouth. more...
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NO, EP Cooper, you do not stand alone in your anger over the "ad campaign" by a three-piece suite firm in Enfield (Letters, October 9). more...
TODAY, I experienced the most awful scene I have witnessed for a while and thought I must discover if anyone else was of the same opinion as myself. more...
I ATTENDED the street market at Headless Cross and was soon offered a council questionnaire. more...
INKBERROW has been chosen as a flagship village to trial a pioneering 'quiet lane' scheme aimed at deterring cars and encouraging walkers, horse riders and cyclists. more...
As the meeting was the 68th birthday of Wythall WI, the hall was decorated with Happy Birthday banners and balloons. more...
The opening meeting of Wythall History Society's new season started with something we haven't seen much of this summer - water! more...
THE latest speaker was Professor Roy Peacock, an eminent scientist and author. He holds a Chair in Aerospace Sciences at the University of Pisa. more...
THE AGM was held at Studley Parish Centre on Wednesday, October 2. After the business the record of the AGM 2001 was read and approved. Reports followed from the president, treasurer and committee members. more...
THE Society's 41st season opened with a wonderful recital by pianist Yuri Paterson-Olenich, making a return visit to Redditch. more...
THE ladies were given a Boots No7 make-up demonstration by Cheryl and Sarah at their October meeting. more...
CHAIRWOMAN Jenny Johnson welcomed members to the first meeting of the autumn programme. more...
PRESIDENT Hilary Taylor welcomed members and visitors to the October meeting, including a past member, Mary Bele, whose daughter Frances gave a demonstration on wrapping parcels. more...
A SUCCESSFUL workshop was conducted on September 11 at the Greig Centre when seven aspiring choristers were tempted along to swell the ranks and to sample the delights of male voice choral singing. more...
We have been asked to point out that Busy Bears Pre-School's address is Salop Road Community Centre, tel 585432 or 544096, and not the address published in our Information Guide. more...
Youngsters at Studley Junior School enjoyed a visit from Rolls-Royce managers last week. more...
POPULAR children's author Val Biro recently visited Astwood Bank school to teach youngsters some tricks of the trade. more...
Anyone interested in community life could fill a vital position for Cookhill Parish Council. more...
A NUMBER of events are to be held to raise funds to help alter and improve Cookhill Village Hall. more...
A TOT with a rare form of muscular dystrophy is set to receive a new wheelchair before Christmas thanks to the fund-raising efforts of an Astwood Bank woman. more...
PLANS for the new Co-op Pioneer store in Studley have been deferred by Stratford Council. more...
IN the run-up to Remembrance Day, Astwood Bank's war memorial is looking as bright as ever after the standard bearer of the local Royal British Legion Club struck a deal with a village shop. more...
WHEN a Redditch school was struggling to raise funds for a new computer suite, it was help from an unlikely source that saved the day. more...
A NEW mini-bus has been handed to Woodfield Middle School thanks to the fundraising efforts of parents and teachers. more...
PLANS to improve the look of islands leading into Redditch town centre are being investigated by a specially created environmental group. more...
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THE frontman of nineties chart band Dodgy is building a recording studio at a successful Redditch rehearsal facility. more...
KINGFISHER Centre bosses are still hopeful they will be able to bring a cinema operator into the town within the next two years. more...
SHOPPERS are encouraged to vote with their baskets for local food at a farmers market in Redditch on Friday, October 25. more...
THREE Redditch runners will be donning their trainers once again to help raise cash for charity during a gruelling marathon. more...
A FRIEND from outer space presented Redditch youngsters with medals for completing a summer holiday reading challenge. more...
REDDITCH police are becoming increasingly concerned for the health and safety of a man who disappeared from his Batchley home on Sunday, September 22. more...
STUDLEY Parish Church will be holding its annual animal blessing service on Sunday. more...
THE man who has borne the brunt of complaints about the bus service in Redditch will be leaving his post. more...
A PETITION calling for bus company First to ensure its 64 service includes Oakenshaw Road has been set up. more...
HUNDREDS of disgruntled bus users in Redditch face greater upset after it was revealed yet more services are to be axed. more...
A FORMER alter boy at Feckenham Parish Church was yesterday confirmed as one of hundreds of people killed in the bomb blast in Bali on Saturday. more...
THE Greig Hall trustees have appointed a new director/centre manager, Claire Deakin. more...
CHILDREN are being asked to enter this year's Fire Safety Poster Competition to be in with a chance of winning book tokens. more...
MEET the new bobby in Alcester. more...
TOWN artists are being asked to come up with ideas for a piece of artwork to adorn the end wall of Globe House. more...
THE winner of a trolley dash went wild in the aisles at Budgens in Bidford last Wednesday. more...
As bonfire night approaches, Warwickshire County Council Trading Standards is urging residents to read the firework code before lighting a single sparkler. more...
A COMPOSER has joined the ranks at Alcester Grammar School. more...
A MEETING has taken place to discuss 'ways and means of improving' Alcester's car parking situation. more...
LITTER conscious students have paid for new rubbish bins to be placed in a town park. more...
ALCESTER 'will die' unless parish boundary changes are enforced, a leading town business developer has warned. more...
BUILDING work on Alcester's revamped hospital has been delayed until early next year. more...
A GOLDEN Spa couple will celebrate 50 years of wedded bliss when they jet off to the sun. more...
SPA civic leaders are calling for a public forum to decide the best use for the town's magistrates court building. more...
BUS users in the Spa are celebrating a victory for people power after they saved their services from the axe. more...
THE Spa relatives of a rugby player who is still missing following the Bali nightclub bombing say they fear the worst. more...
TOWNSFOLK are being invited to a fun day which is being held to highlight the work of a new community centre. more...
SPA parishioners have been giving a warm welcome to their new minister. more...
THE annual Poppy Appeal in Bromsgrove, on behalf of the Royal British Legion, will be launched next Tuesday by the chairman of Bromsgrove District Council. more...
THE Norbury Theatre is facing the final curtain call unless the town rallies round to save it. more...
PARENTS in Bromsgrove are being told by education chiefs not to worry about getting a school place for their children in the town. more...
A PLEA has gone out to schools in Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa from one of the Midlands' biggest garden centres for choirs to bring some extra Christmas spirit to its festive plans. more...
A RARE copy of A Shropshire Lad, signed by its Bromsgrove-born author AE Housman, has sold for more than £16,000. more...
SPEEDING cars outside a village school have sparked calls for a 20mph limit. more...
I AM a self-confessed foodie, writes Emily Bridgewater. more...
FUNERAL processions will be re-routed to Catshill when the town's new cemetery opens in December. more...
A building worker accused of murdering his 57-year-old wife after she left him to "get a life" faces a retrial. more...
RESIDENTS living near the busy motorway where air quality was deemed to be poor, can now breathe a sigh of relief. more...
A FORMER Bromsgrove School student is missing following the bomb blasts in Bali. more...
A CHARITY for the elderly has been inundated with calls from perplexed pensioners, baffled by Bromsgrove's new bus pass scheme. more...
RUBERY Library was packed with proud parents who turned out to see their tots collect awards for completing a summer reading scheme. more...
A CROSS party group of 13 eco-friendly district councillors are getting together to `Slim their Bins' in a bid to reduce the district's rubbish mountain. more...
POEMS and paintings have gone on display in a special library exhibition aimed at sparking new interest in the life and works of a local architect and Bromsgrove Messenger writer. more...
RESIDENTS in Finstall, Bromsgrove, asked the Post Office to consider making deliveries to the village on Sundays, a service already enjoyed by their neighbours in Aston Fields. The application was being made through Stoke Prior Parish Council which appeared to be divided on the issue. At a meeting, its chairman, the Rev Stockdale, commented that London, the World's greatest city, managed perfectly well without one, therefore so could Finstall who only had a handful of residents. The pro-lobby felt they had a strong hand as Bromsgrove's MP Austen Chamberlain had recently joined the Cabinet as Postmaster General. more...
Vice chairman Brenda Graham welcomed nearly 60 members to the October meeting, particularly welcoming the return of Mabel Rainscourt after her long absence due to two knee replacements and then being very unfortunate in having a heart attack. However, it was nice to see her back in good health again. more...
THE design for a new coat of arms had been agreed by Bromsgrove Rural District Council. It consisted of a sickle to represent industry, a demi crosier because of Bishop Latimer's association with Alvechurch, a beech tree to signify Frankley Beeches and the four stones of Clent, supported by a green and white wreath. Beneath would be the motto in Latin, "By Service Let Us Govern." more...
IT is always commendable and wise to go the extra mile for peace. But we are a civilised reasonable democracy. Iraq is a tyranny ruled by blackmail and terror. more...
WE are glad to report that we have a few new members, perhaps not surprising when we examine our list of engagements and speakers recently. more...
AVONCROFT Museum's latest exhibit, Forge Cottage which had been rescued from Wellington in Herefordshire, was being erected at the popular tourist attraction at Stoke Heath in Bromsgrove. more...
THE Rev D G Griffin is fully entitled to promote his outspoken views on both the Church of England and the Labour Party (You Say, October 5). more...
Members of North Worcestershire Inner Wheel held an English tea at the home of Fran Rogers in Finstall on Friday, September 20, to raise funds for Diabetes UK. The weather was kind and 70 people were able to enjoy an old fashioned tea with clotted cream and home made jam in the garden. £385 was raised for the charity and we would like to thank all those who supported the event and helped to make it such a success. more...
I NOTE (Evening News, October 9) that the park-and-ride scheme in Worcester is to be extended. more...
The AGM of Lickey WI was held on October 1 at the parish hall and WI advisor Janice Jones was present to officiate. The institute currently serves 63 members. more...
WHY is it left to people like Val Cowell (You Say, October 3) to tell us something of regionalisation? more...
AT our October meeting, the speaker was John Robinson on the subject of the natural history of the Wyre Forest, where he was a nature warden for many years. more...
DIETER Shroeder's comments regarding the inconsistent state of Worcester's many roundabouts are both timely and thought-provoking. more...
IT was hearty handshakes all round when Spa Rotarians welcomed a high profile guest to their weekly meeting. more...
AS a Norwegian living in Worcester for a few months I have come to love this beautiful city. more...
CHEERFUL chairman Betty Long greeted members and guests to the September luncheon meeting and hoped that everyone had enjoyed their summer holiday - she confessed that she would not be at the October meeting since she would be sunning herself on Lake Garda! However, down to business. more...
THE Rev D G Griffin (You Say, October 10) is wrong about the Lollards. more...
SEPTEMBER was the month for the club's annual outing when members enjoyed a day out at Blists Hill Victorian town, which is part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum. The trip coincided with the museum's steam weekend, so many of the machine exhibits were up and running, adding their unique sounds and smells to the already realistic environment. more...
THE annual general meeting of Chaddesley Corbett WI was held on Wednesday, October 2, at the village hall. more...
ONE hundred and fifty years ago the relatives of pupils at Inkberrow First School were starting their first day in the classroom. more...
DEAR EDITOR - What a cynical and ill informed letter from Mr Padmore about the opinion survey the Bromsgrove Conservative Party is carrying out. more...
DEAR EDITOR - On October 6, Bromsgrove and Redditch Athletics Club promoted the North Worcestershire Multi- Terrain Eight Mile Race. more...
DEAR EDITOR - Mr Padmore (letters 02/10/02) may consider it not to be legitimate tactics for Miss Kirkbride to be asking her constituents what is important for them. more...
DEAR EDITOR - I would like to let your readers know about a new initiative The Electoral Commission has launched to promote public understanding of how our electoral systems work. more...
DEAR EDITOR - The Executive Cabinet of Bromsgrove District Council has recently considered the Medium Term Financial Forecast and your readers may be interested to know that the anticipated council tax increases for the next two years have been revealed. more...
DEAR EDITOR - I note in the local Press this past week that the `Park and Ride' scheme in Worcester is to be extended . more...
DEAR EDITOR - I write to say how much our friends and ourselves have appreciated Sunday afternoons, listening to the brass bands in Sanders Park, Bromsgrove. It was nice to see so many people enjoying themselves. more...
DEAR EDITOR - Sector policing, that wonder brain child of some unknown Home Office boffin, will never work in this town or any other unless one of two things happen. more...
DEAR EDITOR - The report on the aftermath of the earthquake that hit the region quoted Cllr Bill Newnes (Lab - Catshill), who had complained that his attempts to call the emergency services on 999 were unsuccessful due to the number of calls being made by worried members of the public. more...
DEAR EDITOR - I was horrified to read the report re: the objections for enhancement to the football pitches off New Inns Lane, Rubery. more...
DEAR EDITOR - Memory Lane a couple of weeks ago, published a photograph of an electricity showroom with a tramline leading to the rear of the premises. more...
DEAR EDITOR - The recent article on the Pay-on-Foot barrier system on all Bromsgrove's car parks is the culmination of several concerning parking. 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...
THE leader of Worcester City Council has told the Swan Theatre that it must face financial reality. more...
LOCAL amateur drama groups who stage productions at the Swan have vowed that they will fight to save it from closing. 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...
THE president of Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society claims the "extravagances" of the professionals brought in to run the theatre are to blame for the current financial crisis. more...
CAMPAIGNERS were meeting to discuss how to save the cash-strapped Swan Theatre from closure. more...
PLACARDS urging councillors to save Worcester's Swan Theatre spoke volumes at a meeting last night. more...
"INCOMPETENT amateurs" at the city council have caused the financial problems that could mean curtains for Worcester's Swan Theatre, according to a Worcester MP. more...
THE Swan Theatre's playwright-in-residence has branded Worcester City Council's plans to cut the venue's grant "short-sighted". more...
Thousands of pounds were raised in just two hours when an entire village turned out to support a charity country fayre. more...
The Kidderminster branch's first meeting of the season in the new venue featured a talk by Paul Allen, countryside and conservation officer of Wyre Forest District Council. more...
The Wyre Forest group's autumn bazaar will be held in the Corn Exchange, Kidderminster Town Hall, on Saturday. more...
The Wyre Forest family group has organised a 2.5mile walk at Bunker's Hill Wood on Sunday. more...
An exhibition of arts and crafts, floral art and home-crafts, will be held at Stourbridge Town Hall on Saturday, November 2. more...
Diana Edmonson talked about Veganism at a "taste-in". more...
An evening of holistic therapies was held on September 30. more...
Sue Davies was the demonstrator on September 30. She provided members with a display of flower arranging and made her audience laugh. One member said she had not laughed so much since seeing Billy Connolly. more...
WI adviser Marjorie Whiting conducted the voting at the annual meeting. After 13 years as present, Jill Jackson stood down. more...
At the October meeting, a minute's silence was observed in memory of Hazel Grant. more...
The next meeting will be on Wednesday, November 13, when Victoria Wakeman, a sports injury specialist, will be the guest speaker. more...
Two rides have been organised for Sunday. more...
A Victorian evening was held on October 2, when members Beryl Village, Joan Peck and Joy Peers passed on their knowledge of the Victorian era. more...
John and Dorothy Todd will give a talk on Friday, October 25 in the Post Graduate Centre, Kidderminster Hospital. more...
Tonight's talk will be Gardens without Flowers, by Natasha Coombs. more...
The autumn sale of ex-library books will be held at the parish hall, Cleobury Mortimer, on Saturday from 10am until noon. more...
A Howell movement over 21 boards was played at the latest duplicate competition. more...
The autumn season began with a "History Walk" along five miles of footpaths and lanes in the parish, led by Mike Hanson. Historic features of note were pointed out along the route. more...
The annual meeting was held at the village hall, when Barbara Maskell was elected as the new president. more...
A salmon lunch was held in September, when more than £200 was raised for funds, replacing the money spent on tubs for Chaddesley Corbett village hall. more...
The final show of the season was a riot of colour, with classes for dahlias, chrysanthemums, Michaelmas daisies, nerines, roses and fuchsias, as well as vegetables. more...
The Severn Valley Railway loaned war-time memorabilia for September 30, when Upper Arley hosted a Leys Group meeting at the village hall. more...
REDDITCH MP Jacqui Smith planted the first of 200 bulbs at Arrow Valley Park on Friday to mark the launch of the sixth National Adoption Week. more...
BARRIERS are likely to be erected at the entrance of the Townsend Way industrial park, in Malvern Link. more...
SUPPORT for calls to upgrade eye services at the Alexandra Hospital may come from Redditch Council. more...
REDDITCH One World Link is one of seven town organisations to share in the latest Awards for All cash. more...
PLANS are afoot to try to ban drinking in certain parts of Studley. more...
THE decision on whether to grant a licence to operate an animal carcass incinerator in Astwood Bank could go to the Secretary of State. more...
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A BLACK BMW was stolen off a drive in Wythall after thieves broke into the house to steal the car keys. more...
PATIENTS at the Alexandra Hospital are being encouraged to have their say about the services provided for them. more...
A LIST of the top 10 plans for health services in Redditch will be included in a leaflet to be delivered to every household. more...
ONLY seven per cent of physiotherapy outpatients at the Alexandra Hospital were kept waiting more than 10 minutes after their appointment time, a survey has revealed. more...
Reprinted from the first edition of the Worcester Evening News and Times published 65 years ago. more...
A cigarette machine and spirits were stolen from a Redditch pub between 11.30pm last Wednesday and 9.30am on Thursday. more...
A Black VW Golf was taken from the drive of a house in Studley last Wednesday night. more...
A £60,000 mobile CCTV unit is to be used in Redditch for the first time on Friday night, police have revealed. more...
A TEENAGER gave chase after a thief snatched his wallet and ran off. more...
REDDITCH police are cracking down on firework dangers and have vowed to arrest anyone seen lighting or throwing them in the street in the run-up to bonfire night. more...
A 20 year old was stabbed on the doorstep of a house in Felton Close, Matchborough, at about midnight on Friday. more...
POLICE are hunting for the driver of an old white Fiesta and his passenger after they robbed two men at knifepoint in Wythall. more...
AN arson attack on a car could have had catastrophic consequences for a Redditch school. more...
AN open day to encourage more people to join West Mercia police has been declared a success by a chief superintendent. more...
WYCHAVON residents have been warned they could struggle to obtain credit if they fail to return electors' forms. more...
SHOPPERS can now support charity while buying groceries, thanks to a new link between the more...
A WOMAN has died following a car crash in Leominster. more...
ONE of Worcestershire's most vulnerable animals is becoming even more threatened because of a large number of cases of mistaken identity. more...
YOUNGSTERS in a Worcester village are celebrating after winning an award after transforming overgrown wasteland into a village amenity. more...
A TAXI driver has warned people to be wary of getting into private hire cars without pre-booking, as he claims no insurance would be paid out in an accident. more...
Kempsey are becoming housebound because of the condition of local footpaths, claims parish chairman Joy Clee. more...
GETTING to grips with your teeth, feet and blood pressure will be just some of the advice available during a health day in the city. more...
A NATIONAL heart disease charity is urging Worcestershire WI members to donate their old, unwanted or broken jewellery to their new appeal. more...
A SINGLE mum has condemned the thief who stole her son's new bike in broad daylight while he carried out his paper round. more...
A WOMAN dragged into bushes by a man who said he was going to rape her was saved by firefighters who heard her cries for help. more...
WORCESTER Oxfam Campaigning Group took to the streets calling for people to sign a petition. more...
A WORCESTER man went into a city centre shop, grabbed four bottles of sherry and sneaked them under his coat before walking out. more...
TO celebrate the 65th birthday of the coming together of the News and Times, Newsquest Midlands South managing director Andy Tipler starts the celebrations by the cutting of the cake. more...
TAXI drivers in Worcester are set to protest over fears late-night bus routes into the city could threaten their livelihoods. more...
A WEST Midlands Euro MP has attacked plans that could see stranded motorists left at the roadside to fend for themselves. more...
SCHOOL children are helping West Mercia Constabulary persuade drivers to slow down during a two-week initiative. more...
A CLOSURE programme for one in every three urban post offices in Worcestershire and Herefordshire will begin as early as next January after winning the overwhelming support of MPs. more...
A WEST Midlands Euro MP has stepped in to try and help a Worcester pub hit by EU regulations. more...
A CHAUFFEUR to celebrities almost ended up seeing stars of a different kind when he narrowly avoided being crushed by a sheet metal fence which collapsed as he was walking past. more...
A witness in an affray trial disobeyed a judge's order not to talk to his father during a lunch break at Worcester Crown Court. more...
A CLEVER schoolboy has been driving his parents round the bend after memorising the routes of every motorway in Britain. more...
THE brother of the former Worcestershire man feared dead in the Bali nightclub bombing said his family was now "philosophical" about his fate. more...
THE brother of a former Worcester schoolboy who died in the Bali nightclub tragedy has spoken of his family's sense of loss. more...
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BROMSGROVE and Redditch AC star Sharon Tonks crowned a successful racewalking season by leading the British team home at the IAAF World Cup in Turin. more...
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Redditch United 3-1 Stourbridge more...
Redditch United 1 Taunton Town 2. more...
REDDITCH'S road to Cardiff got off without a hitch in the against Midland Alliance newcomers Grosvenor Park, writes Matt Smith. more...
Redditch United 3 Mangotsfield United 3 more...
REDDITCH obviously had their minds on other things during a limp defeat to a side who were spanked 7-0 at the weekend. more...
Leek Town 1 Redditch United 2 more...
Redditch United 0 Arnold Town 1 more...
Sutton Coldfield Town 1 Redditch United 0 (match abandoned after 73 min) more...
GOALS or lack of goals returned to haunt us on Saturday and saw us knocked out of the FA Cup. more...
BROMSGROVE Swimming Club brought the curtain down on the Worcestershire county season with excellent performances in the relays. more...
DROITWICH Spa golfer John Bickerton finished in joint 58th place in the Lancome Trophy at St Nom La Breteche in Paris last Sunday. more...
COMPETITIVE table tennis in Bromsgrove celebrates 50 years this month. more...
DROITWICH Spa boxers continued their good start to the season with another two impressive wins. more...
A YOUNG golfer is eyeing up greater things after being picked out by the England Ladies Golf Association. more...
NEARLY 150 riders competed in Bromsgrove Olympique Cycling Club's second annual Cyclo-Cross meeting at Sanders Park last Sunday. more...
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CHURCH Hill's Phil Tommy captained a three man team to gold in the English Team Tae Kwon Do Championships at Coventry at the weekend. more...
KINGS Norton have been advised to contact the Guinness Book of Records after captain Mark Waudby's 18 second try at Droitwich. more...
ALCESTER are hoping to put their first defeat of the season behind them with a trip to Tenbury in the Powergen Junior Vase on Saturday. more...
FIVE Ways Old Edwardians take a break from a dire start to the season when they play in the Second Round Midlands of the Powergen Junior Vase at the weekend. more...
THE Woodrush side to face Powergen North Midlands Two league leaders Old Griffs on Saturday could have a strong Springbok flavour. more...
REDDITCH'S dire start to the season continued with a 10-8 defeat to lowly Stourport at the weekend. more...
Division One of the Worcester and District Ladies Skittle League saw a closely fought match between the Harlequins and the Flintstones. more...
CARDENTS were the top scorers in Monday Division One of the E & E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League, flooring 458 pins in their victory over Glovers Needle. more...
The first two drawn games of the season have occurred in the Worcester & District Skittle League. more...
MORGANITE beat Outlaws 460-435 in the E&E Engineering sponsored Worcester Friendly Skittle League Wednesday Division One. more...
THE Northfield Starlets Veterans held their regular Tuesday contest on Woodlands View's Deans pool. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Community Scheme is visiting schools during half term. more...
Holy Name U7s 3 Bromsgrove Town U7s 2 more...
GARRINGTONS Sunday returned to their home for the first time this season. more...
WOODBOURNE Sports won their first Bromsgrove Football League division one game thanks to a brace from Lee McQuinnan in a 3-2 victory over Crabmill. more...
DROITWICH Spa FC A made easy work of Bromyard in the Worcestershire Premier League with a 4-0 win. more...
FAIRFIELD Villa returned to league action with a goalless home stalemate with Loughborough. more...
AN ANDY Keenahan hat-trick helped Droitwich Spa to a 5-2 victory at West Hagley in Midland Combination division two. more...
FAIRFIELD Villa Ladies consolidated their place at the top of West Midlands division one (south) with a convincing 6-1 victory over Leamington. more...
BARNT Green Spartak continue to lead Midland Combination division two following their 3-1 victory at Chelmsley Town. more...
ON paper Atherstone United looked a tough prospect. In reality, Bromsgrove Rovers were barely troubled on their way to a 3-0 victory and eighth consecutive Dr Martens Western win. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers joint manager Jon Ford is preparing his side for what he sees as their toughest challenge to date this Saturday. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers beat Atherstone United for the second time in four days last night (Tuesday) to book a home Birmingham Senior Cup Second Round date with Moor Green. more...
REDDITCH United were hoping to continue their freescoring form at home to Mangotsfield United last night. more...
REDDITCH United have been handed a tough draw in the second round of the Birmingham Senior Cup. more...
FROM the FA Cup to the Worcestershire Senior Cup! more...
MARTYN Hubbleday contributed 29 of the 34 points in Bromsgrove RFC U16s' 34-10 win at Dudley with four tries and three conversions. more...
BROMSGROVE Colts scored six tries in beating Stourbridge 37-8. more...
DROITWICH Spa RFC First XV finally got their league campaign off the ground with a hard fought 29-23 victory at Edwardians. more...
BROMGROVE RFC First XV had two men sent off en route to a 36-17 Powergen Midlands One defeat to Whitchurch at Finstall Park. more...
WORCESTER Wolves made it three wins out of four in the National Basketball Trophy with an 83-72 victory over Team Bath Romans at University College Worcester last night. more...
BROMSGROVE RFC's Carl Bradley and Steve Phillips face bans after being sent off in separate incidents during last Saturday's First XV game against Whitchurch at Finstall Park. more...
It was success all the way for the Evesham-based Old Wrecks indoor rowing squad when the Nottinghamshire Indoor Rowing Championships were held at Newark Rowing Club. more...
The Worcestershire Grasstrack club hold the Midland Centre Championships on Sunday at Offerton Farm, Hindlip, start time 1pm with practice from 11am. more...
WORCESTER-based sidecar racers Phil Dongworth and John Luebke beat three world champions in the Eastern Airways Race of Champions at Mallory Park. more...
THE Mayor of Worcester Councillor Robert Rowden hosted a reception in the for triumphant members of Worcester Rowing Club. more...
HALESOWEN Town beat Stourport Swifts 3-0 last night to set up a Worcestershire Senior Cup clash with Worcester City. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers beat Atherstone United for the second time in four days last night to book a Birmingham Senior Cup Second Round date at home to Moor Green. more...
WORCESTER Wolves made it three wins out of four in the National Basketball Trophy with an 83-72 victory over Team Bath Romans at University College Worcester last night. more...
HEREFORD United skipper Ian Wright last night suffered a suspected broken arm in a disappointing 2-1 home defeat to Northwich Victoria in the Nationwide Conference. more...
PITCHEROAK Special School is sending pupils to a county coaching centre for footballers with disabilities. more...
ALVECHURCH manager Andy Hibbert has praised managerial partner Neil Bryan for his good work in the club's goal-laden start to the season. more...
STUDLEY striker Craig Pountney has been ruled out until Christmas after suffering a broken kneecap. more...
Redditch United Women's plight deepened at the weekend with a 6-0 defeat to lowly Southam. more...
HEADLESS Cross Ladies are gunning for league leaders Fairfield Villa at the weekend and are hoping striker Mandy Ellicott can reproduce the form which saw her score an incredible eight against Knowle at the weekend. more...
FORMER Moor Green and Bromsgrove keeper Nigel Watson is in line for his Feckenham debut on Saturday with first choice Dave Inman on holiday. more...
BIRMINGHAM City Ladies have slipped into the bottom two of the FA Women's Premier League National Division. more...
ALVECHURCH had a boost to their title hopes without playing last night. more...
HARRIERS 0 MACCLESFIELD 2 more...
IF a week is a long time in football then God help anyone following City over the last seven days -- it must feel like an eternity. more...
THE Arrow Mill Hotel car park, near Alcester is the venue for the 46th Annual Ken Wharton Memorial Autotests. more...
AN 85-68 win over last season's Division One runners-up Smithswood Sabres saw Redditch Regents record their best start to a season for three years. more...
Wythall ladies won their second successive league title, winning Division Five of the Warwickshire Summer League. more...
BROMSGROVE School's First XI girl's hockey team has been crowned Worcestershire county champions. more...
BROMSGROVE Hockey Club Ladies First XI maintained their undefeated record after an outstanding performance against Harborne earned them a 1-1 draw. more...
BROMSGROVE Hockey Club Men's First XI followed up their opening day victory with a 3-0 victory at Stafford in DTZ West Midlands division one. more...
GOALKEEPER Darren Olden will be joining Bromsgrove Rovers tomorrow Thursday) as cover for Matt Lowe and Steve Thomas. more...
REDDITCH Golf Club has been celebrating a string of high-profile successes. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers joint manager Jon Ford is preparing his side for what he sees as their toughest challenge to date this Saturday. more...
REDDITCH Arrows are holding an American Flag Football open morning at their Ash Lane home on Sunday. more...
ALCESTER'S Brenda brothers and AGS school mate James Broad are heading for Hungary on Friday as part of a sabre fencing cadet squad. more...
BARRY Williams scored twice as Droitwich Spa Hockey Club Men's First XI won 2-1 at Walsall. more...
Saturday, October 12, 2002 more...
Tuesday, October 15, 2002 more...
Sat July 20 Halesowen Harriers (a) 3-1 Mulders, Stanier, Dobson more...
ANOTHER trophy eluded Stourport Swifts as they were dumped out of the Worcestershire Senior Cup 3-0 at the first-round stage on Tuesday by Halesowen Town. more...
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