Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | October
A CENTURY of popular song will be celebrated when the Bakelite Boys play at Evesham Arts Centre on Saturday at 7.30pm. more...
FIVE top tribute acts are coming to Kidderminster next month. more...
A TOURING theatre company is bringing not one but two productions to Kidderminster as it celebrates its 25th birthday. more...
ROUTES through Wyre Forest - both by train and on foot - are charted in two new and very different books. more...
PIECES by neglected British composers "who deserve a fresh hearing" will be played at Kidderminster Library's concert. more...
REPUTATIONS are at stake in a new production to be performed at Kidderminster's Rose Theatre next month. more...
A JAZZ quartet are marking the centenary of the birth of one of the "towering geniuses" of popular music with a show devoted to his compositions. more...
WOULD-BE young film-makers in Wyre Forest are missing out on funding which could help them on their way to being the new generation of Guy Ritchies or Ridley Scotts. more...
HOMAGE will be paid to jazz legend Louis Armstrong in a special event being held in Kidderminster. more...
A PROFESSIONAL IT engineer who spends most of his spare time working with wood is a crafts group's craftsperson of the month. Martin Edwards, a woodturner who uses woods from both the UK and overseas, will have his work on show at the Oxfordshire Craft Guild Marketing Co-operative (OCGMC) Craft Gallery, at 7 Goddards Lane, Chipping Norton, from Friday, November 1 until Saturday, November 30. more...
Rose, Kidderminster - The Herbal Bed Monday until November 9. more...
STROUD Ceilidhs presents Asha, a band with soul, blues, jazz and Latin influences, at the town's Subscription Rooms this Saturday at 8pm. more...
THE clock will rewind a quarter of a century for some of the most popular music of the 70s when the Mamma Mia Tour arrives at Cheltenham Town Hall tomorrow. more...
ALAN Price, who enjoyed both group and solo success in the 1960s, will conjure up musical memories when he plays at The Theatre, Chipping Norton on Sunday. more...
THE strains of Land of Hope and Glory, Rule Britannia and Jerusalem will resound around Cheltenham Town Hall on Sunday in a Last Night of the Proms concert. Presented by the Rotary Club of Cheltenham Sunrise, the Glevum Symphony Orchestra will play the well known classics. The concert begins at 7.30pm. Tickets were going fast. The box office number is 01242 572573. more...
ONE of the finest military bands in the world will be playing a special concert at Stratford Civic Hall next month. more...
FORMER England cricket wicketkeeper, Jack Russell, is staging an exhibition and auction of his fine art at Rendcomb College, near Cirencester today. The exhibition times are 10am to 5pm and the auction begins at 7pm. An entrance fee will be charged for the exhibition and admission to the auction is by ticket only. Details are available on 01242 535917. more...
AT last, as far as the fungi are concerned, autumn has arrived. more...
FAT knight Sir John Falstaff is one of Shakespeare's great comic creations - a man who justifies the description of larger-than-life more...
THURSDAY: Birmingham: Symphony Hall - CBSO. Wolverhampton: Civic Hall - Gary Moore. Robin R'n'B2 - The Blues Band. Wulfrun Hall - The Electric Soft Parade. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Man. Warwick: Arts Centre - Kimmo Pohjonen and The Tapiola Sinfonietta. Jam Huw Jeffries and Sarah Wilkinson. Stourbridge: Rock Cafe 2000 - Halloween Special. more...
TAKE a trip back in time with Maria Gibbs who is appearing in Redditch on Saturday. more...
Fans of Bill Owen, the Last of the Summer Wine star, are to be treated to a warm, funny and heartfelt tribute to him from his son, at Chipping Norton Theatre next Saturday. more...
FAIRYTALE entertainment in the form of a puppet show will enchant children at Tewkesbury's Roses Theatre on Sunday afternoon. more...
THE ever popular musical, Annie, starring Su Pollard as Miss Hannigan, continues at Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre until Saturday. more...
NEVER Ending Sunset, a musical play inspired by the views of Gloucestershire children affected by last year's foot and mouth crisis, will be performed at Stroud Subscription Rooms next Tuesday. more...
The Big Picture Company comes to Chipping Norton on Friday, November 8 with a new production called Taj. Britain's most talented young Asian company combines text, dance, music and lush video projection to create a sensual theatrical experience. more...
A CHAMPION coffee morning organiser who has helped raise thousands of pounds for Kemp Hospice has earned some liquid refreshment. more...
A GRANDFATHER will forego the comforts of family life on Christmas day to tackle the highest mountain in Wales to boost Kemp Hospice's building appeal. more...
How good to see the Wyre Piddle Bypass nearing completion. It's been fun with all the traffic lights but who, in their wisdom, decided to carry out sewer repairs on the old road just before the new road opens? more...
I was pleased to see Rev Dr Edward Morris's letter (10 Oct) highlighting the issue of access to the London bound platform at Evesham Station following the precipitous removal of the barrow crossing. He rightly asks what our elected representatives are doing to keep this issue on the boil and seek to find a solution to the problem. I raised the issue at a Evesham Public Forum conducted by Wychavon District Council and Worcestershire County Council. No one from either council felt it necessary to attend the meeting which was attended by Thames Trains and Railtrack to `explain' their actions. It is not explanations we really want it is a solution to the problem. Councils at all levels must have accessibility to public services high on their priorities. Our MEP Liz Lynne is the European Parliament Rapporteur for the Year of Disabled, has been in close contact with Disability Awareness in Schools (DAIS) who are leading the campaign. more...
Local Government? - local empires! I read that the Cotswold District Council will save a million pounds on senior staff redundancies - what on Earth did they all do? However many management levels and areas does it take to run a District Council? more...
THE Broadway Trust is concerned about the future of the former Gordon Russell site in the centre of the village. Plans so far submitted to the Wychavon District Council have been dominated by over dense housing estates and have found little to no favour locally or within the Parish and District Councils. They certainly have not met the criteria set out in the council's guide which required a balance between employment, housing and amenities. more...
MAY I through your pages ask the question why, in the days of highly advanced techniques for resurfacing even vast stretches of motorway practically overnight, Wychavon District Council have opted to close a very busy and vital town centre car park for three weeks for resurfacing. more...
A FORMER jockey from Bidford is under starters orders because he hopes to re-open the village betting shop before the end of the year. more...
A BIDFORD man is braving shark-infested waters to ensure a group of youngsters have a Christmas they will never forget. more...
"THEY may be big but they don't scare us," said Yasmin and Laurence Murphy when they met up with mini beasts at Bidford Library. more...
A WHOLE new world of IT training has opened up for Worcestershire's business community with the launch of the Click Training Centres. more...
THE devil is in the detail when buying a mortgage, according to a Worcestershire solicitor. more...
GIRL power is alive and well in Worcestershire with a new wom-en's business group going from strength-to-strength. more...
TWENTY new jobs have been created by one of the region's biggest employers. more...
A LITTER scavenger could lose his Kidderminster home if council bosses press ahead with plans to buy it. more...
A MAN found dead in his home by neighbours following a fire died of a heart attack, an inquest has revealed. more...
A SCHEME launched to encourage trading opportunities for Wyre Forest businesses is hoping to win official funding. more...
A CARPET company has boosted business after spending piles of cash buying up two firms on opposite sides of the globe. more...
VILLAGERS have been urged to back a battle to scupper a waste firm's bid to dump rubbish in a Hartlebury quarry. more...
A RETIRED secretary with a history of depression was found dead by her husband after apparently shooting herself in the head, an inquest has heard. more...
A NEW after-school club will open in Kidderminster after half term thanks to a grant of more than £25,000. more...
A FITNESS fan who got on her bike for charity is on the last leg of her month-long challenge. more...
A CHURCH wants to bring "light and colour to the heart of the community" with a creativity exhibition. more...
SAFETY campaigners are celebrating after it was announced that improvements to a roundabout labelled by motorists as `suicide island' are expected to start in 2003. more...
FIREFIGHTERS spent an hour cutting a milkman free from his vehicle following a collision with an articulated lorry. more...
A STORE security guard was left with a gash to his hand in a mystery incident which has baffled police. more...
NEARLY 400 railway sappers who died during the Second World War will be remembered at a service on Sunday. more...
A POTENTIALLY explosive predicament was defused after a man dug up a Second World War hand grenade in his back garden. more...
A ROAD in Kidderminster which has been closed for months while major sewer works were carried out is due to re-open today, three weeks ahead of schedule. more...
THE clocks will go back again this weekend at Hartlebury Castle - but by hundreds of years. more...
THINGS that go bump in the night, strange sightings at the dinner table and mystery passengers on the road to who-knows-where.... more...
REMEMBER, remember the Fifth of November.. a date of historical significance marked every year with bonfires and fireworks in memory of Guy Fawkes, and his failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. more...
SIX district play areas which could be saved from the axe by councillors tonight have been named. more...
A GIANT vegetable grown by a green-fingered schoolboy was left unscathed after burglars raided his parents' garage. more...
FRENCH market traders are set to say "bonjour" to Kidderminster next month after a wrangle over where they would park their vehicles was ironed out. more...
A ROW over a controversial Kidderminster speed limit change has helped prompt the government to avoid future confusion nationwide. more...
THE site of a former Kidderminster company is up for sale - two years after the firm closed with the loss of 100 jobs. more...
A RARE German porcelain fairing, owned by a Kidderminster woman, stole the show at an auction. more...
A RETIRED solicitor drowned after falling into a canal and suffering chest and neck injuries, an inquest heard. more...
SPOOKY treats for children have gone on all around the Vale this week culminating in tonight's All Hallow's Eve frights. more...
SOME Vale residents were facing their fourth successive night in cold and darkness yesterday as their electricity supplies remained cut off in the wake of the weekend's storms. more...
A CHRISTMAS Market at the Lifford Hall, Broadway, on Saturday, November 9, will raise funds for St Richard's Hospice. Open from 9am to 4pm, with free admission, there will be quality Christmas stalls to browse, and refreshments will be available. more...
A HINDU festival has been lighting up the faces of children from a multi-cultural Bromsgrove school. more...
THINGS are looking up for young people in Broadway. They now have a coffee bar in the youth club along Leamington Road, and skating equipment. more...
A DISUSED railway line between Broadway and Honeybourne is being revived for public use by walkers, cyclists and horse riders. more...
VILLAGERS in Broadway want the owners of the former Gordon Russell site to take their development plans back to the drawing board. more...
A SPA woman is preparing to tie up her shoe laces and pound the mean streets of New York as she takes part in its famous marathon. more...
RESIDENTS seeking a blast on Saturday night are being invited to a firework spectacular at Cofton Park. more...
HAVING been ostracised by New Labour in Worcester for publicly opposing the transfer of public services and their employees to the private sector in these columns (You Say, March 22, 2002), I take some comfort from the recent decision of the annual conference of the Labour Party to put the brakes on future Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects. more...
THE Rev D G Griffin is fully entitled to express his controversial views and I applaud him for doing so. more...
GEORGE Cowley states that "the main difference between teenagers in the 1950s and today (Phillpott File, October 14) is that then we had a lot more respect for authority - police, teachers, parents - than kids seem to have today. more...
MR Margrett (You Say, October 21) is right when he said that the European Union did not initiate the idea of Regional Government. more...
IAN Morris and Richard Chamings' letters (You Say, October 19) stated £11bn per annum is being given to the EU. more...
ESSENTIAL engineering work costing £320,000 by Railtrack on two road-over-railway bridges in the Vale of Evesham has begun. more...
THE excellent article by Gareth Hewitt "Always a warm willkommen" that appeared as part of your Celebration Special issue reminded me that anyone reading the information about twinning may not be aware that we have thriving Twinning Associations both here in Worcester in Kleve. more...
A PETITION with 162 signatures against a EU directive which could restrict the sale of nutrients has been handed to Sir Michael Spicer, MP for West Worcestershire. more...
DOCTORS across the county were urged not to send patients to Worcestershire Royal Hospital for six hours while staff coped with a "very busy" period. more...
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NATIONAL health watchdogs have been inundated with requests from people wanting to have their say about hospital services. more...
A RAY of light appeared in the campaign to save Worcester's Swan Theatre via a huge message projected on to local landmarks. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: A meeting was held on Monday October 14 in the village hall. more...
BUSINESSES in Bewdley are being encouraged to find ways of opening new directions and opportunities. more...
A BEWDLEY couple have launched their own dotcom firm - advertising holiday homes for rent around the world. more...
RIDERS have a new venue for off-road activities with the opening of a facility at Sedgeberrow. more...
FARMING on the edge of towns was like working in a war zone, according to the NFU. more...
CONSUMERS are being urged to take positive action to support local producers during British Food Fortnight which continues until November 10. more...
The annual meeting will be held on Monday, November 11, at the Bradbury centre of the Worcestershire Association for the Blind. more...
Applications to take part in the Christmas bridge drive must be sent to County Office, or by telephone to Diana Cartmel on 01384 872650, by November 15. more...
A guided walk over Hartlebury Common and Leapgate Country Park has been organised for Sunday, November 10. more...
The Wyre Forest group have organised a walk on Sunday, November 10, which will leave New Road car park at 10am. more...
At the Ramada Hotel, Bewdley on Wednesday, club members will recount experiences during their careers, under the heading A Day in the Life of.... more...
At the October 14 meeting Pat Bell presided in the absence of president June Parkes. more...
Following the success of the August show, members are hoping for as good a turnout on Thursday, November 14 for the annual quiz night, held at Stourport Day Centre, starting at 8pm. more...
As the date for the annual dinner has been moved, and this will now take place at Kidderminster Golf Club on Saturday, November 30, there will be a programme on Friday, November 8, at Holy Innocents Community Hall. more...
There will be two rides on Sunday. more...
At the October meeting, Bob Pullen began his talk with a test on road signs and the Highway Code. more...
On Wednesday, a meeting led by members will be held at St George's Church Annexe, Radford Avenue, Kidderminster, beginning at 7.30pm. more...
John Mason, of Worcester Probus, talked about Doodle Bugs and Rockets, describing the German development of flying bombs and rockets at Piedmund, and how air attacks delayed production until 1944. more...
Picture by Louise Barnsley] FOOTPATHS officer, David Jelfs has won this year's Broadway Community Award. more...
The annual meeting was held on October 15 under the guidance of WI adviser Julie Rogers. more...
At the October meeting, "Pennies for Friendship" were collected. more...
Gerald and Joy Link were married at Gretna Green on October 1, and added to their celebrations when they won the east-west side in the latest Duplicate Competition, with 61 per cent. more...
At the October annual meeting, no election was necessary as the committee were elected in September, and all members nominated Gill Clarke to serve as president again. more...
Martin Rickard, who has won numerous gold medals, introduced members to ferns at the October meeting, and told of the problems of setting up stands, and his meetings with celebrities. more...
Monica Evans was the October speaker at the Wyre Forest and District Centre meeting at Blakedown parish room, talking on The Green Man Mystery. more...
Paul Cook took some new plants for use in winter containers to the October meeting, which also included the mini autumn show. more...
At the October 14 meeting, items discussed included the renovation of the embroidered cloth adorning the president's table, the purchase of a crystal glass carafe, engraved for the Queen's Jubilee, the new parish room, and the link to the East African League. more...
ESSENTIAL engineering work costing £320,000 by Railtrack on two road-over-railway bridges in the Vale of Evesham has begun. more...
TENANTS of a Vale housing association are living in affordable accommodation in the middle of an area where surrounding homes sell for between £300,000 and £750,000. more...
A PETITION with 162 signatures against a EU directive which could restrict the sale of nutrients has been handed to Sir Michael Spicer, MP for West Worcestershire. more...
WHAT could be better on a cold winter's night than to meander down Shakespeare's Avon soaking in the history, sighing at the breathtaking scenery, and wondering at the amazing wildlife - all from your own armchair. more...
POLICE have appealed for witnesses to a fight in Evesham which left a woman with stab wounds. more...
SIR John Willison, who has died aged 88, was the first Chief Constable of the West Mercia Constabulary when it was established in 1967. more...
THE Evesham-based training company Active Learning and Development Ltd and train operator First Great Western have been recognised for their outstanding commitment to training in the National Training Awards final to be held on November 7. more...
THE Evesham Ladies Lifeboat Guild is to fold next month because of a shortage of committee members. more...
GET ready to shine a light in memory of loved ones again this Christmas with Evesham Rotary Club's Tree of Light. more...
A FLADBURY woman is leaving the Vale next year to spend two months living in the jungle. more...
I FEEL compelled to write regarding traffic calming on the Queensway estate in Wribbenhall (Shuttle/Times and News, October 17). more...
THE need to protect and expand community hospitals such as Pershore was highlighted by Sir Michael Spicer, MP for West Worcestershire, last Friday. more...
MALE employees of a Pershore company have stripped off for a suggestive fund-raising calendar. more...
ON May 27 work started on Marlpool Lane, Kiddermin-ster, near Jackson's public house. The work on the gas pipes was going to be for approximately three weeks. more...
CHILDREN had a narrow escape when Sunday's storms caused a church pinnacle to crash through the roof where they were due to have their Sunday school. more...
THE Wyre Piddle bypass is on track to be opened in December and will end the traffic misery villagers have endured for years. more...
THE arrogance of some of the people working for our local authorities and the Highways Partnership is unbelievable to say the least. more...
A FARMERS' market is set to return to Evesham as part of the town's late night shopping event next month. more...
IT was good to read your article on the internet regarding the West Mercia Police initiative on car seat belts. more...
HAVING recently closed one rest home - Kateshill - due to Wyre Forest District Council's narrow planning guidelines and the lack of financial viability of the current Social Services policy, I fully support Mr Sadik's (owner of Wolverley Court) comments, in the Shuttle/Times and News on September 26. more...
LAST year, around the time of Halloween, 14 groups of children knocked on my door on one evening, demanding "trick or treat". more...
IN these days of all doom and gloom I would like to thank through your paper a very kind taxi driver named Alan who helped me beyond his call of duty at Tesco's petrol station in Kidderminster on Sunday night. more...
A GRANDMOTHER has completed a gruelling four-day mountain trek in Peru to raise more than £3,000 for charity. more...
THE application for the demolition of the Piano Building has been well and truly condemned by CABE, the government-sponsored watchdog responsible for encouraging quality in architecture and building. more...
Burglars escaped with £830, a Samsung DVD player and £400 of jewellery when they broke into a house in Longboat Lane, Stourport, on Friday between 1pm and 9.05pm by forcing a back door. more...
AS chairman of the Single Task Group I would like to say emphatically that no member of the Health Concern group has been `led by the nose' - as implied by other political groups - over bringing Wyre Forest District Council on to a single site (Shuttle/Times and News, October 24). more...
A gang stole £80 worth of children's CDs from a toy shop in Kidderminster. more...
TWO hedge fires started deliberately in the early hours of Tuesday morning could have spread had it not been for overnight rain, firefighters warned. more...
INTRUDERS broke into two upmarket district hotels - and tried to get into a third - on Tuesday evening, stealing car keys and a laptop. more...
A 45-YEAR-OLD man denied a sex attack on a young mother when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court. more...
A GRANDMOTHER has completed a gruelling four-day mountain trek in Peru to raise more than £3,000 for charity. more...
VANDALS have broken into a Red Cross ambulance - keeping it off the road for up to three weeks during one of its busiest periods of the year. more...
A DRIVER was assaulted at the roadside by another motorist in an unprovoked attack in Stourport on Saturday. more...
VANDALS have ruined a jazz band's coach with bleach and oil - causing up to £4,500 damage. more...
TWO cousins were cleared of robbery at Worcester Crown Court after a prosecution witness withdrew the allegation. more...
Well done Wychavon District Council! You have managed to kill the business in Evesham for the last two Saturdays not to mention weekdays by altering the Oat Street Car Park. more...
HARVEST FESTIVAL: A donation of £48.21 was sent to the `Tear Fund' following the sale of produce in Church. more...
OUT AND ABOUT: History Road Show at Bidford Library held last Friday was a great success. The village pictures, some of Dunnington before and during my youth brought back memories, also, pictures of Warwickshire past array of petty criminals and the stiff sentence metered out to them was fascinating and the array of fossils and stuffed wildlife were worth seeing. more...
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: (Usually referred to as The Gardening Club) continues on its successful way as one of the village's best-attended organisations, and the regular news-sheet sent out to all members by secretary Edith Capell always makes very interesting reading. The speaker last month was Andy Pedrick, who is a long-term member and well known to all Harvingtonians, but who is now acquiring an increasingly large following among readers of a local magazine. His talk giving hints on how to maintain a greenhouse economically was well received. Several members of the society were mentioned with gratitude in church last Sunday by those responsible for the upkeep of the churchyard when the announcement was made that the weekend had seen the monthly tidy-up taking place. The small team of regular churchgoers who take on this monthly task are always extremely grateful when help is given by people who may have no immediate connection with church but who are willing to give time and effort to what they see as a village responsibility. more...
U3A: Evesham and District U3A will be holding an enrolment meeting on Thursday, November 7, in the Public Hall, Evesham, 2pm-4pm. Annual subscriptions are due. This is your opportunity to join an Interest Group (30 at present) or find out more. Group leaders will be present. No speaker on this occasion. Visitors and new members are welcome. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: Burial Ground: Jubilee Committee have made a donation for the purchase of a seat to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: Flood Alleviation: Contractors for Severn Trent have begun the work in North Littleton. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: At their October meeting, chaired by coun Tony Wilkins, the parish council heard that the pavilion roof had been refelted by Woodstock Felt Roofing but that it still leaked because the slates and ridge had not yet been replaced. Coun Fred Edmunds and Adrian Meredith would do this as soon as possible. Coun Edmunds had spoken to Mrs Betteridge at Mabels Farm, and it had been agreed between them that the bonfire would be held on the usual site, coun Rob Hawkins had trimmed back the trees at the junction of Featherbed Lane and Shipston Road as far as he could, but it did not seem to have made any difference to the visibility. The hedge alongside the police house in Back Street had been cut by the new owner, but the one round Mabels Farm had not yet been cut. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: It was noted that Streetlight 30 is still out. The clerk replied that she had already asked Pirelli to look at the light again. more...
BREDON HANCOCK'S FIRST SCHOOL: As part of the half term's project for science on growing and for RE on `God's family' the children from the reception class and years 1 and 2 of Bredon Hancock's First School went to St Giles Parish Church to celebrate a special Baptism service. more...
AN innovative and imaginative conversion at Longborough Farm Shop has earned an award in the prestigious Country Land and Business Association's Farm and Country Buildings Awards Scheme. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: The letter received from Peter Wright confirmed that there were now two communications masts in Croome Perry Wood one operated by Orange and the other by T Mobile, but the council was never made aware of the application for the latter. more...
GARDENING CLUB: The annual general meeting was held at Wickhamford Village Hall. Attendance was a little disappointing with 18 members present. There was one change to the committee in that Mr D. Hadley stood down as secretary, remaining as a committe member, and the position as secretary being taken over by Mrs.Julia Browning. Mr Colin Hill remains as chairman, Mr Tony Smith as treasurer with Mrs Beryl Stratton and Mrs Ros Fairbrother as committee members. It was decided to elect a new president at the next meeting, the position being vacant due to the death of Mr Freddie Potter. more...
INTEREST AND LEISURE CLUB: The last outing in 2002 for the club was to Salisbury Cathedral.. more...
YOUTH CLUB: The club opened its doors again in September in the village hall at the start of its second term. The club was formed to provide social opportunities for young people resident with Blackwell and the surrounding villages of Armscote, Darlingscott, and Ilmington, Tredington, and welcomes members from any area. It meets, with a leader and adult helpers, on the first and third Tuesday, term time and covers the ages of 8-25 within two sessions. Contact Nikki on 01608 682281 for information. more...
NCCPG: (National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens) Worcestershire Group - The 2002 Ron Sidwell lecture was given to members by Chris Bales, curator of the RHS Garden at Rosemoor. He gave an insight into the plants from New Zealand despite the hiccup with the projector his audience still enjoyed an evening of slides and the expertise of Chris. more...
"BINGE" drinkers who end up in custody after a night out will be offered help as part of a new scheme being launched tomorrow. more...
A FATHER from Kidd-erminster has revealed how he became stuck in thigh-high mud during a futile struggle to save his partner's five-year-old daughter. more...
ONE of Kidderminster's biggest employers is celebrating a successful first 20 years - with plans to grow still further in the future. more...
ACORNS will be planted in Wyre Forest this year as a living symbol of hope for those who have lost loved ones in road accidents. more...
SHOPPERS have been urged to forget talk of a parking crisis and return to beleaguered Bewdley. more...
AN "amazing" response to the launch of a CD featuring dramatic wartime accounts from Wyre Forest veterans means production will be doubled. more...
A UNIQUE care service set up by, and for, disabled people who need help to stay in their own homes is closing down after 11 years - bringing a dream to an end. more...
IT has been business as usual for Wyre Forest firefighters for the last two days after the first of a series of planned strikes was called off. more...
VIOLENT gales left thousands of district homes without power as emergency services worked flat-out tackling broken power lines and fallen branches. more...
POLICE on a Kidderminster estate are planning to use new powers to stop troublesome youngsters making residents' lives a misery. more...
IT will cost taxpayers £125,000 to replace "shoddy" renovation work in Stourport High Street, it has been revealed. more...
THE need to protect and expand community hospitals such as Pershore was highlighted by Sir Michael Spicer, MP for West Worcestershire, last Friday. more...
AN outstanding Worcestershire nurse has received recognition for her skills. more...
THE theft of a half bottle of whisky from a supermarket ended up costing the thief £500, after a Worcester Crown Court hearing. more...
A HARD-up father who took part in a raid on a stable block to buy his daughter clothes has been jailed for nine months. more...
BROMSGROVE District Council has appointed its first walking co-ordinator to help residents adopt a healthier lifestyle. more...
DROITWICH youngsters will be without one of their main play areas when the town's cash-strapped adventure playground temporarily closes next week. more...
A DERELICT Droitwich hotel described as an "eyesore" by many townspeople will come under the spotlight today when planners discuss a bid to transform it into apartments. more...
A SCHOOLBOY was forced into a public toilet at a bus station and sexually molested, Worcester Crown Court heard. more...
A NEW club in Worcester could prove a boon for parents who are trying to keep their teenagers off the streets. more...
A WOMAN was taken to hospital suffering from non life-threatening knife wounds after a fight broke out in Evesham. more...
THE spotlight will be on the village of Wribbenhall in the coming year as Bewdley Historical Research Group looks into its history and development. more...
SHOPPING escorts, special transport and a host of festive entertainment are being laid on to help Worcester's elderly and disabled avoid the Christmas crush. more...
A NEW unit for kidney patients at Kidderminster Hospital is set to receive a visit from the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire today. more...
A QUALIFIED swimming instructor says she has been barred from her local swimming pool for teaching youngsters to swim. more...
A WORCESTER teenager used her social worker's credit card to buy goods worth more than £200, a court heard. more...
VANDALS have smashed the windows of a double-decker bus brought in specially to ensure every child on a Malvern school run has a seat. more...
A MOTHER-OF-THREE has hit out at Aquila Networks over the way the electricity supplier has handled the widespread power cuts across the county. more...
THIEVES made off with a guest's car after three hotels were burgled on the same night in the north of the county. more...
HOMELESSNESS in the Faithful City is being tackled head-on at a special conference. more...
FRIENDS of tragic five-year-old Lelaina Hall gathered to plant flowers in a memorial garden at her Worcester school. more...
A SEX pest who preyed on a married woman for two years has been jailed for 12 months. more...
FLORAL tributes have been laid at the spot where a young couple died in a fireball crash. more...
HUMAN bones discovered in a pond near Chorley in Lancashire might be connected to Worcestershire, police hope. more...
A FORMER mechanic with Worcester City Council has been warned to expect jail for drug and firearms offences. more...
A 61-YEAR-OLD man has hit out at trick-or-treaters who stole his garden gnome because they "did not get what they wanted". more...
PLANS are being drawn up to transform an empty Worcester hospital site into a multi-million pound college campus surrounded by bars, businesses and an arts centre. more...
HEALTH chiefs were today due to lock horns with the district's MP and council over the future of Kidderminster Hospital. more...
KEMP Hospice is appealing for sponsorship for a concert on Saturday. more...
JOHN Barton's 12-month chase for winger Adam Wilde finally ended in success last night when the Cambridge City star completed a £7,500 transfer to Worcester City. more...
AUSTRALIAN sevens star Tim Walsh will be on the bench as Worcester Rugby Club face their toughest test of the season on Saturday. more...
Sat July 13 Stratford Town (a) 1-1 Lewis more...
SWALLOWS were the highest scorers in the Worcester and District Ladies Skittle League's Flower Box Cup, scoring 341 to beat Jenny Wrens by 40 pins. more...
MANGOTSFIELD United should return to strength for the FA Trophy visit of Redditch on Saturday after a weakened side beat Weston in the first round of the Dr Martens Cup on Tuesday. more...
WORCESTER Wolves have lost out on a possible home quarter-final in the National Trophy following a ruling by the English Basketball Association. more...
SOCCER: Bromyard Town's three-match winning streak came to an end when they lost 4-0 at Wellington in a West Midlands League Premier Division local derby last night. more...
AFTER a convincing 6-1 win over Kings Heath firsts last weekend in the Worcestershire Hockey League First Division, Stourport Ladies are hoping to take another three points from Saturday's home fixture with Worcester Norton thirds (2.30pm). more...
WORCESTER Norton Ladies are away to newly promoted Luton, who are bottom of the Midland Premier Hockey League. more...
WORCESTER'S King's School and the Royal Grammar School are through to the fourth round of the Daily Mail Under 18 Rugby Union Cup, along with Hereford Cathedral School. more...
WYVERN pulled off a fine three-set victory over University College Worcester in a Hereford and Worcester League clash. more...
WORCESTER Wolves have lost out on a possible home quarter-final in the National Trophy following a ruling by the English Basketball Association. more...
AUSTRALIAN sevens star Tim Walsh will be on the bench as Worcester Rugby Club face their toughest test of the season on Saturday. more...
JOHN Barton's 12-month chase for winger Adam Wilde finally ended in success last night when the Cambridge City star completed a £7,500 transfer to Worcester City. more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett U-13s played excellent rugby despite difficult weather conditions in a 47-5 defeat at Willenhall. more...
DEPLETED Stourport are third from bottom in North Midlands One after a 27-7 defeat at Bromyard. more...
EVER-CHANGING Kidderminster Carolians kept up their stranglehold of the Midlands Three West North second spot with a 32-15 win at Newport. more...
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FERNDALE U-16s returned to league action with a 6-0 win over Royal Eagles after the previous week's cup defeat. more...
HARE and Hounds eased to a comfortable 8-1 win over Severns in Kidderminster Six-a-side League Division Two. more...
LEADING scorers Sean Merryweather and David Lilley both hit hat-tricks for leaders Mostyn Rangers in a 13-0 thrashing of Droitwich Panthers in Stourport and District League U-12s Division Two. more...
COOKLEY Social kept control of the Kidderminster and District League Saturday Premier Division with a 4-3 derby win at Oldington United. more...
LEIGH Sinton Fishery: S Farley 58-14 (new club record), A Andrews 53-12, P Hardiman 23-4 more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett surrendered an early lead as a bad display led to a 1-1 home draw with Bustlehome Reserves in West Midlands Division One South. more...
THERE will be a contest on Sunday at Wrens Nest Pool with an 8am draw. more...
BEWDLEY Town marched into the Worcestershire Junior Cup quarter-finals with a fine 3-1 win over Malvern Rangers. more...
GRIMLEY: H Willey 44-8-0, B Southall 28-2-0, R Griffiths 16-15-0, C Penn 11-4-0. more...
WYRE Forest Brintons were left reflecting on a match they should have won after a Worcestershire Junior Cup last-16 exit at the hands of Bretforton Old Boys. more...
PAT Hughes Memorial: R Jordan 3-11-0, T Wills 3-8-8, M Tayloe 2-6-8. more...
HALLOW, Canal: S Rowe 1-10-0, G Birch 0-10-0. more...
STRAWBERRY Pool match: P Walker 11-12, G Yeomans 11-4, B Reeves 7-13 more...
WINNING anglers can enter a competition involving clubs who use Moorlands Farm Fishery with £1,000 the victor's prize. more...
LOWLY Meir KA's 5-0 thumping of fellow strugglers West Midlands Police last night (Wednesday) dumped Feckenham into the bottom three of the ICIS Midland Combination Premier Division. 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...
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...
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...
The son of former England goalkeeping legend Peter spent two seasons at Hartlepool before his free transfer move to Third Division opposition Harriers. more...
HARRIERS 2 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 1 more...
The third player signed by Ian Britton on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers this season, following Mark Clyde and John Melligan. more...
IAN Britton has been full of praise for Kidderminster Harriers fans this season but he had a special mention for the Swansea City faithful on Tuesday. more...
THE ticket office will be opening early in a bid to ease the queues for Sunday's European Championships qualifier between England and Macedonia U-19s at Aggborough. more...
THE LDV Vans Trophy second round clash with Swindon Town will be a no-ticket match. more...
IAN Britton is determined to keep his players on the right track after Kidderminster Harriers' best display in his years at the club. more...
TRIVIA: Newcomers Institute B took the prize scalp of Rising Sun in a high-scoring Wyre Forest League match. more...
CHESS: Kidderminster's move to the Eagle's Nest has proved such a hit that secretary Maurice Bissell has opened the club for an extra evening each week. more...
DARTS: The Red Lion showed they meant business with a convincing 5-2 win against Bowling Club B in the Banks's Bewdley Darts League. more...
GOLF: Trevor Cox and Alan Harrison won the men's Saturday Christmas Fayre at Habberley with 42 points. more...
SNOOKER: Snooks A strengthened their position at the top of the Kidderminster Wednesday League with a 5-0 thrashing of St Georges B. more...
BOWLING: Leaders Chestnuts took all six points against Squirrel in their Gilt Edge Short Mat League encounter in a close match. more...
BOXING: Amateur boxer James Boyle added another win to his record after a convincing display against Severnside's Matthew Moss. more...
GOLF: Shatterford's Pete Williams is driving his way to the brink of international golfing glory after putting in the round of his life to reach the prestigious finale of the Wilson Matchplay Championships. more...
JUDO: Samurai Judo Club took the first step on the road to emulating one of their best days when 12 players qualified for next month's British Junior National Championships. more...
MOTORSPORT: Talented young rally driver Ben Colley is leading the expert category in the Peugeot 205 Rally Challenge - with the help of a mobile phone. more...
TABLE TENNIS: The battle of the newly promoted teams in Kidderminster League Division One went to Franche MS A who notched up their third win in four matches by beating Harriers D 8-2. more...
GYMNASTICS: Hannah Wilson, Charlotte Taylor and Coral Richards are gold overall county champions in their respective age groups. more...
SWIMMING: Wyre Forest swimmers returned triumphant with seven gold medals from a Worcester Swimming Club open meet in the city. more...
HOCKEY: Struggling Kidderminster were brought back down to earth with a bang after Saturday's 7-0 home defeat to King's Heath Pickwick in DTZ League Midlands One. more...
HOCKEY: Strong Stourport Ladies romped to a 6-1 Worcestershire Division One victory at King's Heath despite an evenly balanced match. more...
HOCKEY: Positive-thinking Stourport returned to the training ground at the weekend in a bid to halt their early run of National League Division One defeats. more...
HOCKEY: Stourport Hockey Club will be aiming to conquer the second-half blues in National League Division One on Saturday. more...
MAN-of-the-moment John Melligan admitted he would be delighted to extend his loan spell at Harriers if the chance cropped up. more...
BO Henriksen displayed remarkable honesty by refusing to take the credit for Kidderminster Harriers' second goal at Swansea - even though it had been officially awarded to him. more...
FORMER Stourport Swifts captain Lea Shaw has been released by Redditch United. more...
REVITALISED Stourport Swifts are pursuing the signature of Herefordshire hotshot Mark Davis. more...
Sat July 20 Halesowen Harriers (a) 3-1 Mulders, Stanier, Dobson more...
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