Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | October
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MAGIC, mischief and malice all figure, to varying degrees, in The Tempest, thought to be Shakespeare's final play. more...
A CHARITY event takes place in Greenlands on Saturday to raise money for much-needed equipment for a hospital cancer unit. more...
REDDITCH Black History Society is exhibiting traditional arts and crafts from Africa and the Caribbean at Forge Mill Museum. more...
LIVE music event Shoestock 2002 takes place at Redditch town centre pub the Golden Cross next week. more...
THERE will be fun for children and adults with the opening of Coconut Island in Redditch. more...
A toy sale will take place in Astwood Bank Scout and Guide Hut, on Friday, November 8. more...
The Redditch Cancer Research shop, in Market Place, is urging everyone to join in its Make a Difference day. more...
Next month will give people the chance to learn about wildlife with Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. more...
Watercolours, oil paintings and tapestries will be on display at Studley Art Circle's exhibition on Saturday more...
A SPOOKILY good time lies in store at a fund-raising Halloween disco. more...
YOUNG people will be given an insight on what happens in the rest of the world when a Global Citizenship day is held at Redditch Youth House next week. more...
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REDDITCH'S Break A Leg Theatre Company is preparing for a November production dealing with the reality of school life. more...
MOUTHPIECE Theatre Company's new season opens in a spine-chilling fashion with a supernatural thriller inspired by the Civil War and the Battle of Worcester. more...
YOUNGSTERS across the town will have a rocking half term when Dream Concerts returns to the Palace Theatre with Hit Machine 2002. more...
A RUSSIAN ballet company performs at Birmingham Hippodrome next week as part of its first visit to the UK. more...
A NEW adventure is set to unfold to the beat of the jungle drums at Malvern Theatres on Saturday. more...
CLASSICAL music lovers will be in for a treat when the world-renowned Martinu String Quartet comes to town this week. more...
AN unprecedented show combining the strength and power of workmen with the precision and talent of tap dancing opens at Alexandra Theatre next week. more...
Youngsters are invited to make magic lanterns at Forge Mill Museum next week. more...
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THE two fire engines which attended a false alarm at the Everyman just before curtain up on Tuesday were, thankfully, not needed to put out a fire. more...
PUPILS in Redditch have received a welcome boost to the growing number of Young Engineers' Club thanks to the generosity of businessmen. more...
WYTHALL Library is the venue for an informative display on flower remedies created in the 1930s by Harley Street practitioner Dr Edward Bach. more...
New members are being recruited for Feckenham Badminton Club, which meets on Wednesdays, in the village hall, at 8.15pm. more...
BRIGHT spark Studley student Andrew Hall is flying high after being awarded a scholarship award allowing him to pursue his dream of becoming an aeronautical engineer. more...
A fair will be held at Wythall Community Centre in Silver Street to support sick and abandoned animals. more...
REDDITCH MP Jacqui Smith presented an award to Woodfield Middle School at an assembly in recognition of its commitment to promoting literacy and numeracy. more...
CHILDREN from Feckenham First School gathered at the village church ladened with goods for a harvest festival service. more...
A PUBLIC art project, which aims to improve access for residents in rural areas such as Feckenham, is being launched this month. more...
RAGLEY Hall was the setting for a popular craft fair last weekend. more...
Two fire crews were called to a grill pan blaze at a house in Bentley Close, Southcrest, shortly after 5pm on Wednesday. more...
A BID to encourage more children to cycle to school has had a big boost at a Redditch school by Worcestershire County Council. more...
REDDITCH police are appealing for information after a bus collided with a wall and St Stephens Doctors Surgery yesterday afternoon. more...
A county supermarket unveiled its new look recently with the help of a local school. more...
KEEP Safe Week has been hailed a success by Redditch and Bromsgrove police officers. more...
TOURISM businesses in the county are being urged to start taking steps to comply with forthcoming disability legislation. more...
PLANS are being finalised for this year's Remembrance Day parade. more...
HEREFORD'S stricken tourism industry has been given a £1.9m boost in a bid to bring it back to life after last year's foot-and-mouth crisis. more...
WINNIE Mandela, Malcolm X, Bob Marley and Martin Luther King are some of the figures featured in a booklet produced by a Redditch organisation to mark Black History Month. more...
THE region's development agency is backing a long list of recommendations aimed at improving the performance of businesses owned by ethnic minorities in the two counties. more...
Stock market slumps and the threat of war on Iraq have failed to dent people's confidence about their household finances, a survey said today. more...
A WINYATES man is set to embark on an extreme cross-country and obstacle course to raise money for the County Air Ambulance. more...
THE director of a business insurance intermediary which failed with debts estimated at £722,813 has given an undertaking not to hold directorships for eight years. more...
SAVE the Children and 17 other charities will be setting up a Christmas card shop in Redditch Library from Friday until December 14. more...
A supermarket garage was closed for two hours on Friday after three gallons of unleaded petrol was spilt on the forecourt. more...
TRACKSUITS and trainers are at the ready for three Redditch runners doing their bit for charity. more...
A 38-year-old Redditch man was cleared of possessing a pipe bomb at a hearing at Hereford Crown Court on Monday. more...
Redditch fire crews were called to a fire at a derelict carpet shop, in Mount Pleasant, Southcrest on Tuesday morning. more...
Redditch company Buildbase made a splash when they entered the Great Bath Race in Worcester. more...
WEBHEATH residents fear a lack of speed ramps and other traffic calming measures in the area could be putting people in danger, a survey has revealed. more...
THE Mental Health Foundation this week issues a reminder that the clocks go back on Sunday. more...
NINE woman from Redditch-based compressor manufacturer CompAir got into gear for the drive of their lives and raised more than £1,300 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. more...
REGARDING the suggestion of pedestrianising High Street, Alcester, with all due respect I can assure Mr MG Edwards there would certainly be more than the traders objecting to this proposal. more...
I WAS interested to read Barbara Rose's letter (Advertiser, October 16) blaming a phone box for causing trouble in the Mayfield area. more...
THIS is a warning to all those contemplating a Saturday night out in Birmingham going via train - don't! more...
DON Vincent has got his knickers severely twisted over a complete fallacy (Letters, October 9). more...
DISABLED Redditch people will now find it easier to enjoy one of Britain's most popular sports. more...
FURTHER to the correspondence of Mrs M Ward's reply to EP Cooper regarding the "eye-level littering" of Redditch town's lampposts, I would like to add I also frown upon these acts as travesty. more...
PLANS for a charity walkathon between Forge Mill Museum and Arrow Valley Countryside Centre have been mooted. more...
The MS Trust is inviting readers to take a jump! more...
PORNOGRAPHY means the systematic degrading of women and children. more...
A 16-year-old girl suffered a suspected broken arm after the Suzuki Vitara she was travelling in clipped a kerb in Studley. more...
THOUSANDS of graduates will finally receive their degrees in a series of prestigious ceremonies at Worcester Cathedral. more...
THE role of the German resistance during the Second World War proved to be an award-winning topic for a Herefordshire scholar. more...
Young recruits are being sought for Inkberrow's Baby and Toddler Group. more...
The first of three days of graduation ceremonies brought to you by the Worcester Evening News. more...
THE society's first club competition of the season was held on September 24. more...
ON Tuesday, October 8, at the Greig Hall, Joyce Parker talked about 'The Joy of Smocking'. more...
BEFORE lunch on October 9, members were told of a Danish pastry coffee/tea morning for members and friends on Wednesday, November 6. more...
A REDDITCH student is celebrating after one of her A-level grades was raised after being submitted for reviewing. more...
AT the October meeting, members were requested to send Jackie Grier news items for the next newsletter, due out in November. more...
PRESIDENT Georgina Hunt introduced district chairman Jean Gavin, who lit the Friendship Candle for Inner Wheel the world over. more...
MEMBERS, friends, other institutes and WI advisers were welcomed to the October open meeting by president Sue Canfield. more...
VICE-president Jeanne Bovett opened the October meeting by welcoming two new members. more...
The topic at the society's meeting on October 9, was The Bevin Boys. more...
STUDLEY Leisure Centre's management company is ending its 12-year tenure after major controversy over council leaks, the firm's financial status and accusations over health and safety. more...
THE October meeting's title was 'Practical - an arrangement in a pumpkin'. more...
A REDDITCH probationer constable has received a commendation for his part in arresting offenders who stole a caravan. more...
TOWN centre residents were ordered to keep their windows shut following a major gas leak on Saturday. more...
A LAKESIDE pensioner is calling on elderly people to make their voices heard if they are unhappy with bus services in the area. more...
WARTIME memories are being sought as part of an important project to record every Second World War installation in and around Redditch. more...
A REDDITCH company which invented a state-of-the-art high visibility jacket for cyclicsts and pedestrians has won this year's British Safety Innovation Federation Award. more...
AN action plan to improve the quality of life for Redditch people by offering a wider range of facilities and activities is now being drawn up. more...
REDDITCH firefighters will be picketing outside their Birmingham Road station during the first of a series of strikes taking place to improve pay. more...
A HEADLESS Cross fish and chip shop owner has been left fearing for his safety after fireworks were hurled through his front door - twice. more...
A SPECIALLY formed committee has been called in for the first time to decide whether or not to grant a licence for an animal carcass incinerator in Astwood Bank. more...
REDDITCH'S top police officer has been suspended following serious allegations of misconduct. more...
NEARLY 900 villagers commented there was no problem with the healthcare they received. more...
VILLAGERS want major improvements to Bidford's transport system. more...
THE appraisal shows a massive call for more police presence in the villages. more...
VILLAGERS have supported action for a new housing development on a gypsy encampment in Bidford. more...
IT has taken two years but the B50 Bidford appraisal has finally been completed. more...
A HEADTEACHER, teacher and senior administration officer - all from Alcester schools - have been rewarded for their long service. more...
BUDDING music stars of the future are getting a helping hand at Alcester Grammar School. more...
A dog walking area which is causing concern is too expensive to improve, according to Stratford Council. more...
Alcester Town Council is inviting groups and organisations to submit their applications for funding for next year. more...
SPENDING a penny in the town centre on weekends is off-limits for at least another two weeks - sparking outrage from an Alcester councillor. more...
POP Idol contestant and vocalist David Graham performed to more than 360 Alcester youngsters to warn them about the dangers of drugs. more...
ALCESTER has been spared in the latest bout of severe weather - but not the outlying villages. more...
ALL the retained firefighters who work around Alcester and Bidford are to join their full-time colleagues in the national strike. more...
A GROUP of Spa nursing home residents celebrated when their new building was officially opened by the town's mayor. more...
FIREWORK hooligans in Bromsgrove are being warned of the stiff penalties they face in a tough new crackdown. more...
EXPERT help was on hand on Monday when one of Bromsgrove's largest employers called in the stress busters to help staff chill out. more...
A DIY store's plans to move have driven a wedge between neighbours and parish councillors. more...
A VILLAGE built to house Austin car workers is now officially commemorated. more...
A TRAINEE policeman, who has only been in the force a matter of weeks, has been commended for his part in arresting thieves who had stolen a caravan from Bromsgrove. more...
POET John Slim has had such a taxing time that he's tried to sort it out - in rhyme. more...
FRIDAY night revellers can look forward to safer nights out thanks to a novel piece of police spy kit. more...
VILLAGES in part of Hagley are being asked in which parish council area they would like to live. more...
I AM on secondment from my company in Germany for six months and have been staying with friends at the university here in Birmingham. more...
SIMPLE arithmetic proves that the proposals by the New Labour councillors (the so-called Labour group) of less involvement and decision-making by the councillors - who were voted in to represent the people - will obviously mean less democracy. more...
THE Countryside Alliance thanks all those in Worcestershire who gave up their day on September 22 to be part of the display of people-power that brought more than 400,000 people into London to march peacefully for liberty and livelihood. more...
WITH regard to the double-decker being brought by First (Midland Red) to Worcester, it was on October 1, 1976 that the last double-deckers were used in Worcester by the company and the day that Malvern garage closed in Spring Lane. more...
I HAVE had Mr Cowley's letter (You Say, October 5) brought to my attention, in which he claims there are more important matters for the church to be concerned with than sexual behaviour which most people regard "as a bit of fun." more...
THE main difference between teenagers in the 1950s and today (John Phillpott, October 14) is that then we had a lot more respect for authority - police, teachers, parents - than kids seem to have today. more...
WHEN is the council going to do something about the irresponsible contractors who excavate large and small holes in our city streets, then leave them for weeks before doing the necessary work and filling them in? more...
FIREFIGHTERS will be manning a picket line in Bromsgrove as they stage a 48 hour strike which could put lives in danger. more...
TICK tock, it's time to turn back your clocks and enjoy an extra hour in bed. more...
BROMSGROVE MP Julie Kirkbride met Alvechurch Councillor June Griffiths at Redditch Council on Friday to discuss the possible building of the Bordesley bypass. more...
PLANNING permission is being sought for a new healthcare centre at Brockhill Prison. more...
PLANS to demolish vacant school buildings and houses to make way for a residential development in Wythall are facing a refusal next week. more...
SERVICE users are invited to give their views on the way Worcestershire County Council social services charge at a meeting in Redditch. more...
Redditch mayor Steve Wheeler and his wife will be at the town hall for the Redditch One World Link Cultural Day on Friday. more...
A FINAL decision on whether or not to demolish or revamp prefabricated homes in Abbeydale will be made on December 9. more...
STUDLEY man and former Redditch Shopmobility manager Alan Ferris did his annual duty at the Labour Party Conference recently, overseeing the provision of scooters. more...
POOLBROOK Primary School in Malvern has escaped with minor damage after pranksters put a lit firework through a letterbox. more...
Roll up those sleeves again for the next blood donor sessions.The National Blood Service will be at Trinity High School, Easemore Road, on Thursday, October 31, from 1.30-3.15pm and 4.30-7.15pm. more...
NEW College's First Aid Unit has announced a 100 per cent pass rate on its Managing Safely course for the fourth year running. more...
HEADLESS Cross residents claim their area's history is being obliterated because of councillors approving too many demolition orders. more...
PLANS for a £300,000 revamp of shop fronts and buildings in the town centre are to be taken forward as part of a major improvement programme. more...
REDDITCH councillors unanimously voted to call for a re-think of the town's new bus services at a meeting on Monday. more...
THIEVES who stole a BMW after breaking into a house, phoned the owners to tell them they were taking their car. more...
POLICE have again issued an appeal for information following an assault outside the youth centre on Ipsley Street, Smallwood, at about 7pm on Friday, August 2. more...
PLEAS to axe proposals for a Western Studley bypass will be sent to the Department of Transport after a motion was passed by Redditch Council on Monday night. more...
A Redditch man has escaped a prison sentence after he and two others sold counterfeit CDs, videos, music cassettes and computer games at a car boot sale, making the public believe they were genuine. more...
Environmental health chiefs are to meet the company behind a proposed sex shop in the town centre to discuss whether a licence for it is needed. more...
FINAL detailed plans for a £1.5 million mosque in Smallwood will be debated by Redditch councillors on Tuesday night, just days before its proposed site is finally sold to project leaders. more...
REDDITCH police are appealing for information after arsonists struck at a house in Holloway Lane, St Georges, Redditch. more...
REDDITCH and Bromsgrove police are holding a recruitment day on Sunday in a bid to sign up 300 officers by April. more...
ALEXANDRA Hospital users are being given the chance to talk about their experiences of acute services provided by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. more...
THE parents of a Redditch man who died in 1989 have helped to raise more than £4,000 to buy equipment for the Alexandra Hospital in his memory more...
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THE trust which runs the Alexandra Hospital went on the defensive to clear up what it claims is misunderstanding regarding the level of ophthalmology services there. more...
THE Faithful City's latest scheme to raise their profile with those from outside the immediate area is under way. more...
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A JURY has cleared a 50-year-old man of a sex crime against a child. more...
A Redditch teenager was kidnapped and forced to steal beer from local off-licences, a jury heard. more...
A THIEF snatched a bag containing £500 which its owner had just won during a night out. more...
A WOMAN walking her dog encountered a half-dressed man sitting on a bicycle at the weekend. more...
YOUNGSTERS at a Worcester school have been busy cleaning out their cupboards and handing over toys to a good cause. more...
A STRAY tap under a bridge has left Bromyard Folk Festival facing a £1,000 bill for water the charity did not use. more...
DRINKERS at a Worcester pub have been helping a number of species of rare birds - by drinking wine. more...
ANYONE with objects they think might be of value can get them valued at a charity antiques evening. more...
PLANTS, soil and other gardening questions are to be put to the panel at a school's gardening question time. more...
A NEW prickly arrival at West Midland Safari & Leisure Park is wowing the visitors to one of Worcestershire's top attractions. more...
A WORCESTER pub has laid down the gauntlet to trivia lovers as it holds the first heat of a national contest to find the brainiest pub quiz team. more...
THE Lockerbie families are being used as an excuse by Libya and America to end sanctions for economic reasons, according to the father of one of the Worcestershire victims. more...
SINGLE mums in Worcester are "disgusted" child maintenance payments may be slashed by a fifth, according to Government documents. more...
A PLAN to foil boy racers causing nightly disturbance on a Malvern retail park should be put into action without delay, said district councillor Tom Wells. more...
MINISTERS have been defeated in the House of Lords over plans to opt for mass slaughter, rather than vaccination, in the event of another foot-and-mouth outbreak. more...
"RIDICULOUS" plans to move a Worcestershire bridleway from one side of a hedge to the other was due to come under the spotlight during a public inquiry today. more...
TWO projects for teenagers in Wychavon can go ahead after winning Awards for All Lottery grants. more...
A PUBLIC meeting has been called to discover if Worcestershire people are getting value for money from social services. more...
WITH British wintertime about to begin next week, West Mercia police are warning the public to be vigilant and protect their homes against the possibility of burglaries during the short days and long nights ahead. more...
PEOPLE who have worked at Kays, in Worcester, are being invited to share their memories for the sake of posterity. more...
POLICE are winning the battle against loutish behaviour on the streets of Worcester, new figures revealed today. more...
A WORCESTER man was spotted by two paramedics kicking his asthmatic girlfriend in the head during a drunken row. more...
ONE of Worcestershire's best known and most popular police chiefs of the last 50 years, Sir John Willison, has died aged 88. more...
PUPILS at a Worcester primary school have been making a mess this week - but they have their headteacher's full support. more...
A WOMAN enjoying her lunch on a bench in Worcester had her purse snatched by a heroin addict. more...
A TERRIFIED Worcester teenager was left stranded after being thrown off a bus because her pass had expired 20 minutes earlier. more...
POLICE officers in Worcestershire look set to scoop large overtime payments in the wake of the firefighters' strike writes Guy Whitmore and Deborah Clarke-Sutton. more...
AMOROUS couples have been warned that their lives could be at risk if they don't douse the flames of passion. more...
SEX is being offered for sale in a respectable Worcester suburb, with prostitutes and their clients making life hell for neighbouring tenants. more...
WORCESTER Rugby Club are on course for a Powergen Cup showdown with English and European champions Leicester Tigers. more...
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VICTORY against Cambridge City returned us to the top and despite a few barbed comments that is where we deserve to be. more...
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KINGS Norton face a four pointer when they return to league action at the weekend. more...
THERE were no surprises at Masshouse at the weekend as Five Ways Old Edwardians came up short against a fellow North Midlands One side in the second round Midlands of the Powergen Junior Vase. more...
REDDITCH'S misery deepened at the weekend with a 30 -12 defeat which dumped them out of the Powergen Junior Vase at the second hurdle. more...
WOODRUSH return to Powergen North Midlands One action at home to neighbours Five Ways Old Edwardians at the weekend. more...
ALCESTER slumped out of the Powergen Junior Vase after a shock defeat to lower league opposition at the weekend. more...
CROWN Regulars beat Wasps 366-313 in Monday Division One of the E&E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League. more...
Shooters and Sausagemen continue to set the pace at the top of Division Four of the Worcester and District Skittle League. more...
Rushwick Cavalier toppled Tower All Stars to post their second score of 500 or better in quick succession in Wednesday Division One of the E & E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League. more...
FORMER Redditch United manager Dennis Mortimer is one of several managers who contribute to a new book by a Worcester author. more...
REDDITCH United manager Rod Brown will be hoping for a decision from Halesowen Town midfielder Mark Taylor this week. more...
SATURDAY'S opponents Swindon Supermarine are in action at home to league leaders Bromsgrove Rovers tonight (ko 7.45pm). more...
The Midlands 18-Group Clubs Championship kick-off on Sunday (October 27) with North Midlands travelling to face Staffordshire at Castlecroft, Wolverhampton in their opening match. more...
Unbeaten Ambassador carried their league form into the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League's Tewkesbury Sports Knockout Cup. more...
The Worcestershire Sporting Club, in association with Worcester City Amateur Boxing Club, is staging an amateur tournament at Worcester Rugby Club on Friday (October 25). more...
Evesham United paid the price for failing to convert a hatful of chances when they lost 2-1 in last night's local derby against Redditch United at the Valley Stadium. more...
HEREFORD United bowed out of the LDV Vans Trophy on the golden goal rule last night after conceding a controversial penalty in a pulsating 4-3 first-round defeat against Second Division Northampton Town at Edgar Street. more...
LEADERS Bromsgrove Rovers visit bottom club Swindon Supermarine in the Dr Martens Western Division tonight (7.45) expecting to pick up three points. more...
WORCESTER Rugby Club are on course for a Powergen Cup showdown with English and European champions Leicester Tigers. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers reached the second round of the LDV Vans Trophy with a comfortable 3-1 win at Dagenham and Redbridge last night. more...
HEADLESS Cross Ladies stormed to the top of the league after blitzing previous leaders Fairfield Villa 8-0 on Sunday. more...
REDDITCH United Women hoisted themselves out of the bottom two with a welcome 4-0 win over league newcomers Banbury at the weekend. more...
FECKENHAM manager Lee Adams is hoping to attract midfielder Gavin Barratt back to the Valley after making a seven day approach to Studley. more...
BLUES Ladies slipped further adrift in the National Division relegation zone as they emerged from the first half of the most daunting domestic fixture double pointless. more...
ALVECHURCH suffered their first competitive defeat of the season to tumble out of the FA Vase at the first hurdle on Saturday. more...
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STUDLEY striker Craig Pountney could be back in action within two months after discovering he has not broken his kneecap. 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...
Tall target-man who made an immediate impact with his aggression, spirit and goal-scoring on being signed for £50,000 from Peterborough in January 2001. more...
Pacy Foster was top scorer during the Conference-winning season and appears to have overcome the injury problems that have plagued him as a professional over the years. 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...
Bennett was a then club record buy of £30,000 from rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in January 1999 and proved a goal-scoring menace to Conference opponents in the title-winning season. more...
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HARRIERS' U-18s, who embarked on a great FA Youth Cup run last season before falling to Nottingham Forest, were knocked out at the first-round stage on Monday night. 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...
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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...
STUDLEY'S Kerry Homer has qualified for the Winter Novice Regional Championships at Solihull in April after just three outings on Tzarina. more...
JEFF Heath's Birmingham League Division 2 side has made a solid start to the season with two drawn games and a win this week. more...
IN THE last Hymatic AC match of the year fished at Weston-on-Avon peg 13 certainly didn't prove unlucky for club member Ray Richards. more...
At the Midlands Closed Trampoline Championships at North Solihull Sports Centre Redditch Trampoline Club members proved they are a force to be reckoned with. 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...
Bromsgrove and Redditch Champions Lickey Monarchs' proved too good for West Midland Phones B, winning 10-0 in the opening week of the season. more...
Another Mr Versatile, long-serving Smith signed for Harriers in 1997 for £19,000 from non-league rivals Bromsgrove Rovers. more...
Versatile Hinton began his career at right-back before reverting to a centre-half role during the Conference championship-winning season. 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...
WHAT'S all this fuss about Wayne Rooney I hear you City fans cry -- did anyone not see Dan Jones at the weekend? more...
REDDITCH Regents are out to extend their perfect start to the season at home to Old Sils on Sunday. more...
REDDITCH continued their impressive start to the season with a 2-1 win at home to Market Drayton. more...
REDDITCH Ladies are gunning for their first league points of the season after a morale boosting friendly draw against higher league opposition. more...
A COOKHILL sailor is preparing to tackle the first Challenge Business Round Britain Yacht Race. more...
ALCESTER Grammar's Richard and Tom Brenda, both 16, led the British cadet team in Hungary to ninth place in a strong international sabre event where 37 teams from eleven countries took part. more...
REDDITCH Regals Women's Basketball team will be forced to look for a new home when Studley Leisure Centre closes on Sunday November 10. more...
STUDLEY will take on Nationwide Conference outfit Hereford United in a friendly tonight (Wednesday ko 7.15pm). more...
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