Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | April
EVESHAM band Huron hope to hit the stage at festivals around the country this summer. more...
IN recent weeks the Royal Shakespeare Company has been criticised as much for its on-stage performances as its off-stage redevelopment plans. more...
THE UK'S top Robbie Williams tribute is set to drop into Cookley for a new Stars In Their Eyes style-event. more...
A CHOIR whose repertoire includes everything from pop to opera is set to raise funds for St John's Church in Wolverley. more...
AUDIENCES are expected to get into the spirit of a "haunting comedy" being staged at Kidderminster's Rose Theatre. more...
NOT one but two eras of British musical history will be brought back to life by an award-winning band in Bewdley next week. more...
YOUNG people from 23 Wyre Forest schools will perform a wide range of music as part of an annual festival which begins a four-day run on Monday. more...
SINGERS from Burlish Middle School in Stourport will face some tough opposition in their bid to progress to the national stage of a top choral competition. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Town Hall will host the second in the spring series of the Hill Organ Promotion Society's recitals next Thursday. more...
TWO Kidderminster choirs are set to join forces at the town hall this weekend to raise funds for the biggest ever visit to the twin town of Husum. more...
ONE of the highlights of Stratford Art Society's year is on Friday, May 10, the Founder's Memorial Lecture when Frances Spalding will give an illustrated talk What Painting Taught Literature: Roger Fry and Virginia Woolf. more...
A LOOK at The Monarchy, the Church and the Making of Englishness, in conjunction with Arthur - The Forgotten Prince, takes place at Huntingdon Hall, Crown Gate, Worcester, next Thursday. more...
PARTYGOERS are invited to share in a magical event on midsummer night (Friday June 21) at Stanway House. more...
CELLIST Sheila Davis and pianist Jill Morton are giving a concert at St Laurence's Church, Bidford, at 7.30pm on Saturday, May 18, as part of the Concerts in Warwickshire Churches season. more...
ROOTS band Little Johnny England are strutting their stuff at the Huntingdon Hall in Worcester with a gig at 8pm on Tuesday, May 7. The band has appeared at some of Britain's top folk festivals and tickets for the concert are available from the Box Office on 01905 611427 priced £9 (concessions £8). more...
Rose, Kidderminster - Ghost Writer until Saturday. more...
ABOUT A BOY (12): Hugh Grant in successful adaptation of Nick Hornby's best-seller. A fiolm with a big, big heart. more...
AVONBANK Band is in concert at The Arts Centre, Evesham, with A Night at the Movies on Sunday. The concert starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £6 (concessions £5) available from Evesham Book Centre, Library Arcade, Evesham Travel Centre, Port Street, or ring 01386 761230. more...
THE former frontman from one of Britain's top bands of the 1980s is set to entertain the crowds at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall tonight (Thursday). more...
MEMBERS of the Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury, are in concert in Overbury Parish Church on Saturday as part of the Parish Music concert season. more...
CELLIST Sheila Davis and pianist Jill Morton are giving a concert at St Laurence's Church, Bidford, at 7.30pm on Saturday, May 18, as part of the Concerts in Warwickshire Churches season. more...
THE Norbury Theatre in Droitwich will be filled with the sound of Big Band Swing from the Worcestershire Jazz Orchestra on Friday, May 3 (8pm). more...
JOHN Julius Norwich visits Malvern Theatres for the first time next Monday when he will give an illustrated talk on the unique cultural and artistic centre of Venice. more...
Redstone Marsh nature reserve has a split character. There is a woodland area which extends from the marsh and it is this area which people mainly use as a short cut from the Walshes estate to Stourport town centre. more...
ANTONY and Cleopatra returned to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre stage this week, only three years after the two most famous lovers in history last trod the boards in Stratford. more...
THURSDAY: Birmingham: Symphony Hall - The Don Lusher Big Band. Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - Dominic Kirwan. Robin R'n'B2 - Nine Below Zero. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Ricky Ross. Marrs Bar - Fred Zeppelin. Bromsgrove: The Ladybird - Folk Music Evening. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Once More Into The Bleach. Stourbridge: Rock Café 2000 - Moore or Less. more...
BUMBLING batchelors have been Hugh Grant's stock-in-trade, but in his new film, About a Boy, he sports a spiky hair-do and shows he is more than just a mane of floppy hair. more...
YOU can visit the fairytale world of Cinderella at the Civic this week, where the popular film comes to life with sumptuous costumes. more...
OUTSIDE, objectors to the proposed redevelopment of the Stratford theatres (Hands Off Our Theatre) were protesting - in the most genteel way. more...
IT is always going to upset the purists to see old organs dismantled and digital pipe-less organs put in their place. more...
IF you are of my generation you probably remember Geoffrey Durham as the Spanish magician The Great Soprendo on children's TV show Crackerjack. more...
THE English National Ballet comes to the Everyman Theatre with a new production on Tuesday, April 30. more...
FEELGOOD entertainment for the whole family is promised at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, from tonight (Thursday) to Saturday with a new production of the Broadway musical Babes in Arms. more...
IN a major new venture Malvern Theatre Players are celebrating 25 years of residency at the Malvern Theatres by teaming with QuinetiQ to mount their first all-youth main stage production Shake, Ripple and Roll, in the Forum Theatre. more...
IT'S always nice to hear from readers who enjoy doing these walks and it's interesting that so many of the letters and phone calls I receive concern the Worcestershire Way. more...
BUILD on Stratford's Arden Street Car Park, Windsor Street Car Park and Church Street Car Park and you'll lose a total of 680 car parking spaces in an already highly congested town. more...
WHEN the carcasses of animals were being buried on the Throckmorton Airfield a `temporary' 30mph speed limit was set up on the road from Upper Moor leading to the airfield and beyond. In addition yellow signs were put in place to direct the lorries. more...
AS chairman of the Stratford-upon-Avon Town Trust, I would like to say how delighted we have been at the number of people who have put themselves forward for election as trustees. In all, 31 candidates are standing, from whom members will choose who the remaining five trustees will be. more...
I DEPLORE the phrase GOBSMACKED but could not believe what insanity can have prompted the idea to close the only pedestrian access to the far platform. more...
THREE large red patches of paint have appeared on the road in Pershore at the traffic lights where Cherry Orchard intersects the High Street. On each patch a white bicycle has been painted to indicate a pause area for cyclists when the lights show red. more...
I READ with considerable interest and excitement the news that the Regal Cinema is, hopefully, not lost to the town, but is likely to emerge as a refurbished two-screen cinema which will I am sure help to regenerate the Port Street area. more...
As you reported last week, the village of Harvington is no more against the creation of Max Byrd's golf course any more than they were originally against the creation of Max Byrd's fishing lakes. The total opposition would only arise if the bunkers were to be created by the country's largest quarrying company! more...
A PLANNING appeal has been put in following the second refusal by Wychavon District Council to give permission for a low-profile home with associated parking and turning area at The Sports Car Centre, Worcester Road, Drakes Broughton. more...
AN Evesham company has spent more than £500,000 building a new chilled distribution centre to keep up with the demand for its mushrooms. more...
SMALL businesses in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are being offered the chance to make it big in the market. more...
BUSINESSES are being invited to tee off in a charity challenge for Acorns Children's Hospice. more...
Two members of a gang who succeeded in smuggling 5 million fake US dollars into Britain in a money-laundering scam were last night (Wednesday) remanded in custody and warned to expect prison sentences. more...
A MOTHER and daughter were "very shocked" after three masked men, one armed with an iron bar, dragged them out of their car as they arrived home. more...
IT was easy to be cynical and to see it as just one more re-organisation, said Mr Barlow, but he pointed out that health minister Alan Milburn had made it very clear it was the last re-organisation for the foreseeable future. more...
CELEBRATIONS will be in full swing tomorrow (Friday) when Pershore High School toasts its 70th birthday. more...
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A POLISH film and snacks evening is one of a series of activities lined up at Kidderminster College to promote national Adult Learners' Week next month. more...
SPORTING youngsters at a Kidderminster school have their feet set firmly on success following the installation of a new anti-skid court for tennis and football. more...
BIDFORD Parish Council will support the concept of a youth shelter providing a suitable site can be found in the village. more...
ENTERPRISING youngsters scooped a double success to win the accolade of Wyre Forest's champion school company. more...
A TWELVE-year-old schoolgirl escaped a rape attack as she was walking through a Kidderminster park. more...
PATIENTS are suffering totally unacceptable treatment at Worcestershire's new hospital, it has been claimed. more...
PUBLIC meetings to arrange celebrations to mark the forthcoming coronation in June were being held in villages all around Bromsgrove. While everyone agreed events should equal those associated with the late Queen's diamond jubilee, the cost as always was the overriding consideration. At Stoke Prior it had been agreed the 240 or so village youngsters would be given a tea as would the aged poor residents. more...
THE inaugural meeting of the Worcestershire Guild of Artist Craftsmen was held in Bromsgrove Library. Its aim was to further an interest in traditional skills. The meeting elected Robert Pancheri as its president. more...
KIND hearted staff at Bromsgrove General Hospital had raised £2,500 to buy their own electrically powered internal ambulance to ferry patients around the complex. more...
Alcester residents will be able to join in the fun at a May Fair to raise money for Alcester Hospital on Saturday, May 11. more...
Town residents are invited to a coffee morning being hosted by the Alcester branch of the Royal British Legion. more...
People wanting to expand their gardening skills now have the chance to rent an allotment from Alcester Town Council. more...
Alcester residents may have the chance to dance the night away at the Golden Jubilee celebrations if organisers get permission to close a town car park. more...
A GROUP which plays its part in saving lives is desperately trying to recruit new members to help in its vital work. more...
COMMUNITY-minded Alcester residents have been taking to the streets to tidy up the town for the Alcester in Bloom competition. more...
A TALENTED music student from Wootton Wawen has won a major award after a London audition last month, which will help boost his highly promising career. more...
YOUNGSTERS in Alcester and Bidford will get the chance to dance like Britney and perform like a Pop Idol in a new arts scheme. more...
CHILDREN'S author Celia Rees visited St Benedict's High School to share some literary tips with pupils. more...
THE commitment and fascination of one Alcester woman will enable town residents to get an insight into what life was like in Norman Alcester. more...
THE 'disgusting' state of Hopkins Precinct has led Alcester's Mayor to criticise many of the town's youngsters. more...
WORK on the huge Bidford development which is set to benefit the whole community is progressing well. more...
FITNESS is high on the agenda at Alcester Grammar School after it netted nearly £4,000 to develop its table tennis facilities to benefit the whole community. more...
THE number of Greig Centre trustees may be cut to drastically improve the decision-making process. more...
A GRIEVING wife has spoken of her heartbreak after her husband died in a road accident a week before his birthday. more...
A WHITE Ford Transit van was destroyed by fire after an explosion in Hanbury Woods. more...
"GUTLESS rat-tag of slobbering sycophants?" Methinks the author of the Phillpott File (Evening News, April 9) is destined for The Tower under President Blair. more...
n THE Duckworth Trust's first public clean-up event was boosted by the presence of Worcester MP Michael Foster. more...
FURTHER to the article headlined "Halfway to Paradise," Billy Fury appeared numerous times in the 1960s at the Gaumont Theatre. more...
n THE item on Monday, April 15 reporting plans to redevelop the Tolladine goods yard, and the cross-party support it received, made for joyous reading. more...
REGARDING the letter in the Evening News (You Say, April 10), from Kate Wildish of Worcester, if it is so difficult to claim asylum in Britain, why are so many trying and succeeding in getting over here? more...
Future presentations will be screened in DVD format where available. This should mean enhanced picture and sound quality. more...
Whit Lenge Gardens, Hartlebury, off the A442, will be open from 10am until 5pm on Sunday/Monday May 5/6 under this scheme. more...
The annual meeting was held this month, when the treasurer reported a satisfactory financial year. more...
On April 9, Robert Broadfield gave a talk about his life in the circus and variety theatre. more...
CALLS for the reintroduction of corporal punishment at a Worcestershire school are bound to have pleased disciplinarians. more...
A DRIVE to get more men teaching in primary schools was launched by the Teacher Training Agency (TTA) this week. more...
The last monthly meeting until the autumn welcomed Charles Hickmott and John Levett of Hagley Camera Club. more...
Time was taken to reflect on the life of the Queen Mother and to offer personal condolence to HM The Queen, on April 8. more...
Respects were paid to the Queen Mother, herself a WI member, at the April meeting, and a minute's silence was observed. more...
A Minute's silence was observed at the April meeting in memory of the Queen Mother. more...
Mr Silcox was the April guest speaker, with a talk on the experiences of his family as shopkeepers in Kidderminster. more...
After business matters were dealt with at the April meeting, Eve Owen reported on a ceilidh at Hartlebury, followed by an American supper. more...
As a mark of respect for the Queen Mother, members held a minute's silence prior to the April meeting. more...
Old Wine in New Bottles was presented by vice-president Lyndon Johnson, who told how music is transcribed from old recordings to CD. more...
On Wednesday Joy Pinder will give a talk entitled Who'd be a School Teacher?. more...
At the April 9 meeting the outgoing chairman handed the chain of office to new chairman Audrey Spells, who also received the trophy for the highest number of marks for competitions held over the year. more...
Anne Mace and Dot Davis have joined the committee to help Sue Stone with produce and handicrafts, enabling Sue to concentrate on social outings. more...
LAW firm Morton Fisher has opened a third dedicated financial services shop in Worcestershire - in Kidderminster. more...
On Monday, April 15 an audio-visual presentation was given by member Eric Love. more...
ONE hundred years of a carpet dynasty has come to an end after the great-grandson of a dyer stepped down to tackle his garden. more...
Maggie Cotton, a member of the percussion section of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for 40 years, was the April speaker. more...
A BRICKMAKER has retained its status as a European leader in its field. more...
At the April meeting, a minute's silence was observed in memory of the Queen Mother. more...
The latest competition was a Mitchell movement over five tables, with clear winners on both sides. more...
CONSTRUCTION firm Thomas Vale has been recognised again as a leader in safety. more...
JOBS are in the pipeline at finance firm Morgan DeVere which has moved its HQ to Kidderminster. more...
A celebration of Cleobury Mortimer in earlier days will be at the parish hall on Saturday from 11am until 4pm. more...
GRAHAM Apperley from Horwath Clark Whitehill will interpret the impact of the budget at the Wyre Forest Business Club meeting on Wednesday. more...
The group is presenting A peep into the past of the Cleobury Mortimer Parish Council, as part of a Stitches in Time programme on Saturday. more...
IMAGINATIVE youngsters visited a Kidderminster creative agency to see their winning poster designs being produced. more...
BUSINESS chiefs have voiced fears the Budget, which will see a one per cent rise in National Insurance for employers and employees, will hit firms in Wyre Forest. more...
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A TOWN school wants to extend its car park and create new boy's toilets as part of an internal reorganisation. The blueprints from St Peter's RC School, in Charford Road, are lodged with Bromsgrove District Council. more...
THE NFU is offering growers the opportunity to get invaluable advice and tips on how to "grow" their businesses at a regional horticultural show on the Three Counties Showground. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: Matters concerning the playing field were discussed, and the problem of the use of cycles was aired. The question of the provision of a cycle park with facilities for locking cycles was discussed, and a possible site was suggested. The new play area was reported to have been well used over the school Easter holidays. New turves had been laid in ideal conditions but the subsequent fine weather had meant too much drying out. The chairman, Mr Derrick Grainger, was thanked for the five hours watering he and his wife had done over the Easter weekend. Mr Grainger reported that he was waiting for further estimates for the fencing before the project could be completed. more...
KEEPING it in the family is the name of the game for a bank manager who has been appointed to two key positions in different Wyre Forest groups. more...
BARRY McFarland says he is "highly honoured" to be Labour's choice and looks forward to representing the people of Wribb-enhall and Arley. more...
MARRIED with three adult children, living in Kidderminster for 32 years and now retired from commerce and finance, Tony has been an active member of most local sports and country pursuits. more...
LOCAL hospital campaigner Louise Edginton has lived in Bewdley for 46 years. more...
The election for Sutton Park ward, Kidderminster, has been postponed until June 13 following the sudden death of Liberal Democrat district councillor Stephen Roberts. more...
BORN in Worcestershire, Michael is 50 years old and has lived in Wyre Forest for all his adult life. more...
LYNN is 43 years old, married to Dave, with two children, Vicky and Tom. more...
HOWARD Eeles offers his services to the electors to underpin Dr Richard Taylor's stand for hospital emergency services. more...
NEIL is standing for election to Habberley and Blakebrook Ward which has suffered years of neglect. more...
BROUGHT up in Kidderminster, having had a comprehensive school education, Nathan graduated from university in history and politics. more...
CLARE has lived in Kidderminster for 14 years. She is presently a governor at both Birchen Coppice Middle School and Kidderminster College. more...
BILL Bradley was born in Hemming Street and has always lived locally. more...
ADRIAN Sewell knows exactly were the blame lies for the disarray the district council finds itself in, and that is firmly at the council leader's door. more...
CURRENTLY leader of the council, Mike has represented Offmore and Comberton for 29 years on the county council and for 26 years on the district council. more...
MARGARET Gregory is a locally retired public utilities staff member. more...
DAVID, a former mayor of Stourport and ward councillor, has lived and worked in the town for over 40 years and is proud to put himself forward as the local Stourport candidate for the Mitton Ward on May 2. more...
MICK Grinnall needs no introduction as a representative of Stourport's interests. more...
MARRIED, with two adult children, I have always lived in Wyre Forest, recently retiring as a principal officer from the housing department. more...
GRAHAM Whitefoot is a self-employed electrician, married with two children, who lives in Bewdley Road, Stourport. more...
I AM very pleased to be standing in Lickhill where I have lived nearly all my life. more...
A LANDOWNER in Rock has been ordered to demolish a timber building and concrete base erected to house a vintage car and tools. more...
HAVING lived in Brindley Street, Stourport for 16 years, I am pleased to offer to serve the electors in the Lickhill Ward while supporting Dr Richard Taylor's hospital campaign. more...
YEAR-round forest fun is on offer to young children in a new play area due to open at Wyre Forest Visitors' Centre this month. more...
HAVING served Greenhill on the district council for two years, dealing with 200 personal consultations, I offer to continue should electors wish it. more...
BRIGHT sunshine greeted more than 1,000 Kidderminster Scouts and Guides as they made their annual St George's Day parade, taking in three churches. more...
BROADWAY parish councillors and county highway officials are in dispute over roundabouts on the bypass. more...
A 47-year-old local government officer with nine years experience as a councillor, Paul Harrison is campaigning: more...
A RUNNER from Kidderminster who took part in the London Mara-thon raised more than £1,425 for the Prostate Cancer Support Group in Kidderminster. more...
THE Labour Party has selected John Gretton as their candidate in Greenhill. more...
RARE and unusual plants, shrubs and trees are up for grabs at a horticultural fair being held in the grounds of an historic home this weekend. more...
GEOFF says he is standing in Greenhill Ward due to Labour's failure, which has resulted in them running health and social sevices into the ground. more...
A CLASS to bring out people's hidden creative side has proved so successful in Kidderminster it is opening its doors in Stourport. more...
NIGEL is in hospital and so has been unable to supply details for this feature. more...
FORMER champion jockey Jack Fowler who was recently honoured for his 50-year association with the Chaddesley point to point meeting died on Sunday aged 89. more...
AS a local man, I am delighted to have been selected as the Conservative Candidate for Franche Ward in this election. I have lived in Franche for 31 years, firstly on Ferndale and now in Marlpool Lane. more...
WORK has started on a new route between the district's two biggest towns. more...
LIVING in Franche Ward, I have been in Kidderminster for 11 years, working in community care and studying economics, and post 16 education. more...
A SCHEME to build 21 homes on the site of a car sales and repair business in Rock has been given the green light by district planners. more...
I AM appealing directly to the electors of Franche. more...
POLICE are investigating after a lorry driver left the scene of an accident which saw his vehicle veer off the road and plough into trees. more...
There is no election in the Chaddesley Corbett ward for Wyre Forest District Council. more...
PREVIOUSLY a Coventry city councillor 52-year-old Rob Wheway is a management and local government policy consultant, specialising in helping councils to cut bureaucracy and to target spending on services. more...
JOHN has served Broadwaters Ward for 10 years and he and his wife Della are currently Mayor and Mayoress of Kidderminster. They have one teenage son. more...
I STAND as an Independent Kidderm-inster Hospital and Health Concern candidate to ensure that party politics do not obstruct the real needs of Broadwaters. more...
This candidate had not supplied details by the time the Shuttle/Times and News went to press. more...
This candidate had not supplied details by the time the Shuttle/Times and News went to press. more...
JOHN is 57 and works for a local private company for the Home Office. He has lived in Kidderminster since 1972 and has two daughters who were educated at schools in the ward. more...
STANDING for Areley Kings, an ever increasing retirement area, is local man Mike Partridge. He is particularly concerned at the disastrous Government policies affecting pensions and the elderly. more...
A MEMBER of an old Stourport Methodist family, Jim was born in Wilden village. more...
FIFTY-EIGHT-year-old Albert Adams, of Dunley Road, Areley Kings, has been resident in Stourport since 1966. Married for 37 years, he and his wife Margaret have two daughters. more...
MY wife and I have lived on Spennells for 23 years with two daughters, and I served as a school governor when they attended Comberton Middle School. more...
I BELIEVE the Labour Party has the best policies for the people of Aggborough and Spennells. more...
AGED 43 and married with two children, Kevin Hill is a governor of Comberton First School and chairs the Comberton Tenant Consultative committee. more...
Pictured (l-r): back row JV Anthoine, J Todd, RK Drewe, JW Baker, GF Lumb, IJ Gillis, PA Clayton, DC Aston; centre row H Hodgkinson, GD Dredge, AR Palmer, DA Isaacs, PGF Davies, BA Jones, PJ Groves, HR Grant, JE Pointon, JI Taylor; front row GJ Kiteley, GF Catlin, GR Millward, J Davies, NW Parmenter, Mr HR Launchberry, KC Rogers, JA Pound, DA Hughes, WC Bewick, MJ Barnard. more...
KEITH has been selected as the Conservative candidate for Aggborough and Spennells. The Labour Government has again reduced its grant to Wyre Forest District Council. This has forced the present council to not only increase council tax, but to cut services. more...
PETER Dyke lives in the Aggborough and Spennells Ward and has represented the area for the last four years. more...
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THIS special feature gives candidates in the forthcoming Wyre Forest District Council elections the opportunity to speak directly to Shuttle/Times & News readers. more...
VALE residents living in rural areas could benefit from better arts provision if a new strategy is approved. more...
MORE plans have been announced to add to the list of towns and villages celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee. more...
A CASH windfall will help tackle crime and disorder in Wychavon. more...
A WICK man has picked up an award for his work in promoting physics in schools. more...
A YOUNG south Warwickshire boy now hides all his toys under his bed at night after a teenage burglar broke in while he was sleeping and took property worth £2,000. more...
STEAM trains from the 1960s feature in the latest video from Pershore railway enthusiast Michael Clemens. more...
BOATERS using the Avon will find a more user-friendly lock at Nafford this year. more...
AN Evesham business has put up a £1,000 reward after vandals went on the rampage. more...
ONCE again Health Secretary Alan Milburn has spoken. more...
AN experienced pilot plummeted to his death in South Littleton near Evesham, after his glider's wings were torn off in a mid-air collision with two other aircraft. more...
COUNTRYSIDE campaigners have called for local government to be able to limit weekend activities which cause a rural racket in the summertime. more...
I AM as concerned about human rights as animal rights. more...
AN Evesham man took part in a scam which cheated his employers out of thousands of pounds by signing for petrol which was not in his lorry. more...
LIFE in England capital exactly a century ago was affected by similar contrasting emotions to those of today with mourning at the death of the Queen Mother and the pending celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. more...
COMPLAINTS to the ombudsman about Evesham United's plans to move to Cheltenham Road have been kicked out. more...
IN Worcester a century ago, it clearly didn't pay to be too exuberant, as one newsboy found out to his cost. more...
SINCE leaving the Royal Navy in 1945 I have used Kidderminster for shopping, market and auctions, and have bought anything form a packet of biscuits to a heavy goods vehicle. more...
A SUPERPOUND Discount Store could be up and running in Evesham's Port Street in July now the lease is shortly to be transferred from Kwik Save. more...
FORMER Mayors of Worcester were, from half-a-century ago, to have a tangible reminder of their years of office as First Citizen. more...
WITH Kidderminster's shopping complex now beginning to come to fruition, one gets the feeling that Kidderminster has finally entered the space age. more...
CLEARLY, if you valued your health and well-being in Worcester, it was always advisable as pedestrians 100 years ago to be on your guard against bolting horses! more...
1802: Members of the Spetchley and Adjoining Parishes Association for the Prosecution of Felons are requested to meet at the Rein Deer Inn, Mealcheapen Street, Worcester on Saturday at three o'clock. Those members who have not paid their subscriptions are expected to do so on or before that day. more...
IF Tony Blair wants to build lots of hospitals with the new taxes announced in the Budget, could someone tell him that we seem to have a spare one here in Kidderminster that he could have for nothing! more...
DURING Easter the Kids Klub at The Glades once again proved to be an excellent play scheme for children aged five to 14. more...
AS a regular user of the footpaths in the Castle Road and New Road areas of Kidderminster, I am very surprised there is not a press button system on the corner by the new Tesco petrol station to enable pedestrians to cross in safety. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER teenager who stashed heroin for a friend has been warned she faces custody. more...
DAVE Finch (Letters, April 11) has misconstrued what I wrote in my original letter on traffic-calming. more...
A HARROWING tape of a Kidderminster woman begging for help was played during a case heard at Worcester Crown Court. more...
TENANTS of Wyre Forest Community Housing have received a letter indicating that it is intended to recruit street wardens in our area to combat anti-social behaviour and a charge of 72p per fortnight is proposed to cover this. more...
A BURGLAR who broke into the house of a man he knew in a small community has been jailed for nine months at Worcester Crown Court. more...
IF it was not a serious issue Councillor Oborski's letter (Shuttle/Times and News, April 11)would be amusing. more...
THE fight against crime in Wyre Forest has received a £29,000 Government cash boost as part of a national £20 million windfall. more...
IT is disappointing to read Jan Molby's reported comments about our Kidderm-inster Harriers (Shuttle/ Times & News, April 11). more...
A driver who was almost twice over the alcohol limit at 11pm blamed drink from the night before. more...
COMPUTER equipment worth £2,000 was taken from a Cleobury Mortimer company last Wednesday after two men kicked down the front door of their office. more...
AN American woman sets off on a round-the-world mission to help survivors of landmines today - thanks to the expertise of a Hartlebury firm. more...
IAN Britton has been named as Kidderminster Harriers' new manager. more...
THE prime requisite for a frontbencher in the House of Commons is a loud voice. more...
COUNTRY sports enthusiasts and members of the farming industry are gearing-up to march on London on Septem-ber 22 as part of the Countryside Alliance "Summer of Discontent" programme. more...
IT doesn't take two invitations for us to celebrate the history and the heritage of the Faithful City. Few communities, after all, have such a wealth of either in their midst. more...
WELL, the road from Aston Somerville is open once again. And well done to the boys from the black stuff for a job of which even Yosser would be proud. more...
SATURDAY, April 27: 7pm, Mayor and Mayoress to attend Green Hill Annual School Show at the Arts Centre. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: Bypass: The Chairman read out the statement "Do you wish to close access to the village at the Moor Island to all traffic except emergency vehicles, buses and cyclists?" Councillors voted for this. After discussions of the statement, councillors disagreed with this and a second vote was taken. Five councillors were against, chairman in favour. Parish Councillors recommended: Access only to Village, 20mph limit, 7.5T restriction and lights on bridge. They would like to reserve the right to have additional traffic calming installed. A summary of the results would be used to make the final decision. The chairman asked about wording of signs from the roundabouts, presuming access only. County councillor Mrs Tucker to report back. more...
ART GROUP: The next meeting will be on Friday, May 10 at 8pm in the village hall, when all members are requested to be present to discuss the final details for exhibiting their work at the St James's Church Festival of Hobbies and Crafts the following week. Also on the agenda will be the finalising of dates for the group's own exhibition and a `painting outdoors' day, both of which are planned for later in the year. As this is a particularly important meeting, members are asked to contact Alan Davies on 01386 870156 if they are unable to attend. more...
BIDFORD NEWS: At the Jolly Teapot today (Thursday), there is a talk by Mr Benjamin called Tales of a Constable, and a transport representative from the council will be on hand to answer on public transport. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: Minutes of meeting held in Lower Moor Village Hall. more...
U3A: Evesham U3A monthly meeting to be held in the Public Hall on Thursday, May 2 at 2pm. The speaker is Frank Hardy and his subject is Preparing a Garden for the Chelsea Flower Show. New members and visitors are always welcome. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: Report of the meeting of Defford and Besford Parish Council: more...
ROTARY CLUB: The club is now 12 years old and has made its mark in the local community. Locally they have supported five schools, sports clubs, toddler groups, Campden Home Nursing, Scouts and Girl Guides including the Baden Powell Centre, Moreton Hospital Paramedic Ambulance to which one of their members has reason to be particularly grateful, and many more. more...
A MASSIVE response to a conference on dementia will see a full house in Bewdley tomorrow. more...
A LEADING district cleric has said people should not fear a sudden loss of vicars because of cash problems. more...
PLANS to bring dilapidated sports facilities in Rock into the 21st century at a cost of £250,000 have been unveiled by the village's parish council. more...
A GANG member who terrorised a family at gunpoint at their Kidderminster home has been given eight years detention. more...
A HEART attack victim has slammed critics of a voluntary life-saving group after his firm helped bankroll much-needed new equipment. more...
THE Kidderminster Jubilee Fireworks Appeal being run by the Shuttle/Times and News has made "a roaring start" - literally! more...
MORE than 30 much-needed bobbies are set to pound the district beat. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a young woman was found dead in her car in Wolverley on Friday morning. more...
DIRTY premises cost a Chinese restaurant boss £2,850 after he admitting breaching food hygiene rules. more...
THE chairman of governors of two Kidderminster schools slated as having "serious weaknesses" have slammed the Government for releasing "outdated information". more...
Concern is growing for the safety of a 14-year-old girl who has been missing from her Stourport home since 8am on Monday. more...
A 19-YEAR-OLD, left in charge of a Stourport family's £20,000 Mercedes sports car, drove it away in the early hours and crashed it into their home, writing off the vehicle and wrecking the kitchen. more...
AN ocean-going naval ship could propel Stourport into the record books and help make this year's carnival the best ever. more...
STOURPORT has its eye on hundreds of thousands of pounds of funding for a rejuvenation programme. more...
WYRE Forest MP Dr Richard Taylor has backed the Government's Budget, stating it was a commitment to the original ideals of the National Health Service. more...
A SPECIAL promotion in the Evening News enabled shoppers to snap up plenty of bargains in Worcester. more...
VISITORS look set to be better informed about Droitwich's history and forthcoming events thanks to a new information guide. more...
FOUR hundred people from Upton-upon-Severn have used the services of the Citizens Advice Bureau in Upton or Malvern in the past year. more...
THE widow of a former Upton-upon-Severn mayor has made a presentation to the town in his memory. more...
MORE visible policing, with officers walking or cycling around town, is on the cards for Upton-upon-Severn. more...
TWO locks have taken on a new lease of life thanks to work carried out by volunteers in Wyre Piddle, near Pershore. more...
COMPUTER web surfer Simon James got swept away on the wave of passion when he met his wife through the internet. more...
MORE than 1,000 people throughout Worcester have taken to the streets to give the city a sweeping facelift. more...
A VILLAGE common needs its grass cut more than once a year to deter fly-tippers and provide children with somewhere to play, a resident has urged. more...
A WOMAN whose car toppled on its side after it hit a tree during this morning's rush hour had to be rescued by firefighters. more...
A TEENAGE heroin addict stole more than £1,700 from his girlfriend's bank account after watching her type in her PIN number. more...
THE future of a Malvern play area still hangs in the balance following a consultation with local residents. more...
CHILDREN as young as seven are vandalising property and bringing misery to residents in part of Malvern. more...
PATIENTS and carers who have used cancer services in Worcestershire are being asked where they would like to see money spent to improve standards of care in the NHS. more...
POLICE are warning motorists to be careful when selling vehicles after a car was stolen by a potential buyer. more...
DETERMINED mums who took over a Warndon toddler group when its old home was forced to close have set up again in the community centre. more...
"GHASTLY" signs hanging from Worcester's Guildhall gates are masking the city's beautiful architecture, a city man claims. more...
A WORCESTER teenager has appeared in court charged with indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl and attempting to pervert the course of justice. more...
FIREFIGHTERS had to cut a crash victim free from his wrecked Sierra after he became trapped by his legs. more...
PLANS to turn Droitwich's lido into a multi-million-pound health spa have run into trouble as the latest developments have angered some councillors. more...
ANTI-social offenders who strike in Worcester are to be targeted in a new community safety strategy. more...
A GANG of teenage girls from a Worcester estate have been warned that they could face detention orders after admitting attacking two girls. more...
A SIGNED manuscript of one of Sir Edward Elgar's most popular pieces of work could be returning to Worcester. more...
CASH-strapped housing chiefs have written off nearly £50,000 in debts, including those of dead or missing tenants. more...
A 500-year-old Royal murder mystery could be solved by archaeological work being carried out on a tomb in Worcester Cathedral. more...
Evesham Utd 0, Cirencester Tn 3 more...
Swindon Supermarine 2, Evesham Utd 3 more...
EVESHAM players were at the forefront of Worcester-shire's match winning performance against Bedfordshire. more...
MES Pinvin and more...
EVESHAM Wheeler Brian Lee has recently recorded several second places in veterans' age related road races. more...
THE Avon at the Common Road club saw strong winds from the south and warm sunshine to tempt members out in their boats on Sunday to enjoy some excellent sailing in the best of conditions. more...
DUST and stones were flying on Sunday when Evesham Autograss Club staged its second meeting at Dodwell Farm. more...
Evesham and District more...
TUESDAY'S final of the Cotswold Floorball League was an enthralling affair with holders Dormer House running out surprisingly easy 8-2. more...
EVESHAM Rowing Club was represented at local, regional and national regattas last weekend. more...
THE finals of the Stratford and District Winter League Floodlit Knockout were staged at the Littletons Tennis Club last Friday. more...
FLADBURY biker Dan Gregory collected his first Novice Trophy at Mallory Park last Sunday. more...
PRIMARY school children in the North Cotswolds are set to benefit from a `Primary Schools' Initiative' run by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. more...
THE first ever girls football team to represent Welford-on-Avon Primary School pulled off a brilliant victory at the Stratford District Council tournament. more...
CHIPPING Campden School's Year 11 football team have been crowned Cheltenham and District champions. more...
LITTLETONS Tennis Club and Pershore Cricket Club's John Brookes earned recognition at last night's inaugural Worcester-shire All Sports Partnerships Awards evening. more...
PERSHORE gymnast, Jo Morgan, who trains with the City of Worcester Olympic Gymnastics Club, took the West Midlands Regional Grade One title at the West Midlands Grades competitions held in March. more...
HELEN James, Peopleton who works at Wood Norton Hall, travels to America on Monday to take part and represent the UK in a series of tournaments and an international test match. more...
Wednesday, April 24, 2002 more...
BARNT Green Spartak finished their Midland Combination division two campaign in fourth place after a 0-0 draw at Earlswood Town last night (Wednesday). more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have appointed Ian Britton as their new manager on a two-year contract. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have confirmed that an `amicable agreement' has been reached with Hull City regarding the compensation package relating to Jan Molby and Gary Barnett, who is to be the former Liverpool star's assistant at Boothferry Park. more...
BLUES Ladies cemented their promotion to the top flight of the women's game with a 7-1 romp against title-rivals Wolves. more...
Pershore 24 pts, Aston Old Edwardians 26 more...
Swindon Supermarine 2, Evesham Utd 3 more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S David Leatherdale reached 154 at Northampton today before becoming the second early wicket to fall as the County chased quick runs. more...
Evesham & District Disabled AC more...
FRAN Andrews had an outstanding round in Broadway Ladies' first LGU Medal of the season when she played ten shots under her handicap to card a net 62. more...
BUSINESSES in Worcestershire are being invited to pick up their irons and take part in Acorns Children's Hospice Trust's first Worcestershire Golf Day. more...
MOSELEY on Saturday represents the end of an era for many players at Worcester. more...
IN Division Two of the Worcester and District Ladies Skittle Leag-ue, the Arboretum played well against the Hills Angels taking three legs and winning 369-350. more...
ST BENEDICT'S ended the Evesham Indoor League season on a high with an easy win over Stanway. more...
THE thriving Blockley-based North Cotswolds Young Cricketers Club will again be fielding teams at under 12-13-14 and 16 level this season in the Cotswold Hills Junior League. more...
THE 2002 Cotswold Hills League season starts on Saturday, May 4 when the usual vagaries in the fixture list has thrown up some interesting clashes. more...
ALCESTER and Ragley Park has now been running a junior section for the past five years. more...
EVESHAM Cricket Club has added four high calibre players to to their already strong first team squad. more...
VETERAN midfielder Brendan Hackett has not ruled out a return to the Valley next season. more...
HARRIERS 0 LEYTON ORIENT 1 more...
Harriers now meet Worcester City in the Worcestershire Youth Cup final at Pershore on Tuesday, May 7, as they have players representing Birmingham FA close to the previous date. more...
COLIN Larkin was honest enough to admit he could have bagged 20-plus goals for Kidderminster Harriers but he could still leave Aggborough with his head held high. more...
THE expected summer exit of players began this week as Kidderminster Harriers moved to reduce their squad for next season. more...
DANNY Williams was handed the Shuttle, Times & News star man of the season award at the Moor Green game last night. more...
HARRIERS 0 MOOR GREEN 1 (2-1 AGGREGATE) more...
IAN Britton was last night confirmed as Kidderminster Harriers' fourth manager in the last 19 years. more...
RICHIE Appleby's future at Kidderminster Harriers is in doubt after former boss Jan Molby confirmed he is targeting the midfielder. more...
WORCESTER'S Jon Dayus scored his first win of the year in the Orvault-St. Nazaire-Orvault road race in France. more...
FOR the second year in succession Worcester Norton under 15s have reached the semi-finals of the English Hockey Association's Cup for clubs and schools - but are determined to go one better than 2001 when they lost to Nelson. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club's `A' team entertain Ledbury at Spring Lane on Saturday (3pm) as they continue the build-up to the North Midlands Cup Final on May 12. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE and Herefordshire ended Gr-eater Birmingham's reign as RLF Hart Gilmore North Midlands rugby champions with a 26-22 victory at Old Saltleians last night. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have confirmed that an `amicable agreement' has been reached with Hull City regarding the compensation package relating to Jan Molby and Gary Barnett, who is to be the former Liverpool star's assistant at Boothferry Park. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have appointed Ian Britton as their new manager on a two-year contract. more...
CHRIS Garrard has snubbed moves to four Premiership clubs by committing his future to Sixways. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S David Leatherdale reached 154 at Northampton today before becoming the second early wicket to fall as the County chased quick runs. more...
SCOTLAND U-18 trialist Richard Campbell hopes to join a dream three-week rugby tour of South Africa with his school. more...
A SPIRITED end-of-season friendly with higher-ranked Stafford saw Kidderminster Carolians pull off a good 26-26 home draw. more...
FARLOW Fliers picked up the Bristow Spring Cup in the U-11 Junior Five-a-Side competition at Cleobury Mortimer Sports Centre. more...
TWO 6-1 wins put 3 Points Again top of the Kidderminster Six-a-Side League Division Two. more...
UNBEATEN Ferndale U-16 girls took a further step towards winning the Warwickshire League title on Saturday with a comfortable 11-4 win over Cottage Farm Rangers. more...
STOURPORT Town were unlucky to be beaten in the first cup final in their history. more...
HAT-TRICK heroine Louise Holmes helped Kidderminster Harriers Ladies win the County Cup for the third time in four years. more...
THE future looks bright for Bewdley Town after their U-16s won the Worcestershire Cup final. more...
SIX players chipped in with goals as Wribbenhall Wasps won the Stourport and District Youth League U-13s Cup final 6-1 against Hasbury Rangers. more...
KWF Celtic and Brintons B&G swapped positions in the Kidderminster and District League Division Six promotion chase. more...
BEWDLEY Town kept up their quest for the runners-up spot in West Midland League Division One South with two fine wins. more...
FRINGE players were given a chance for Chaddesley Corbett but it did not pay off as they were beaten 3-1 at Bridgnorth Town Reserves in West Midlands League Division One South. more...
Coventry Sphinx 3, more...
HUNDRED Pool: Steve Munn 5-10-8, Kevin Driver 3-8-0, Dave Parry 2-2-8, Darren Campbell 1-12-0. more...
Littleton 4, more...
RESILIENT Wyre Forest shrugged off a player shortage to win 2-0 at Bustlehome Reserves in West Midlands League Division One South. more...
Worcester City 2, more...
SALFORD Rovers Under-13s registered a trio of Mercian Elgar League wins in the space of five days, rattling up 16 goals in the process. more...
WASSELL Grove: D Saunders 7-13, M Webster 5-10, T Cooke 3-11, T Hyrons 3-5, R Burrows 1-11. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers collected the Worcestershire Senior Cup for the 24th time in their history despite losing at Aggborough last night. more...
A SOLITARY strike from Paul Jones earned Bretforton the narrowest of wins at Henley Forest on Saturday to secure the Journal Premier Division title. more...
THE Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League staged its Black and White Garages Bluck Cup final at Blockley Sports on Sunday when, on a superb playing surface, the large crowd were treated to an excellent match between Mountinneers and Salford Rovers. more...
STRAWBERRY Pool: B Hudson 0-13-0, J Ellis 0-11-8, A Williams 0-10-6. more...
IAN Britton was last night confirmed as Kidderminster Harriers' fourth manager in the last 19 years. more...
STAFFORDSHIRE/WORCESTERSHIRE Canal, bridges 9-10: M Weston 1-8, M Sztybel 1-0, P Burbridge 0-9, J Baylie 0-8-8dr. more...
CLEARING up duties are due on Saturday at 1.30pm on the playing field. more...
CONTEST for John Stinton Cup on Lyttelton Canal: 1 J Gale, 2 R Wear, 3 C Garbett. more...
POLE and maggot match on the pool one: Trevor Wills 2-4, Mick Millinchip 1-8, Mick Price 1-0. more...
FURNACE Mill Festival is on June 1 and June 3 and money for participation in this event should be forwarded to Mark. more...
THERE has been good sport on all pools with catches of roach to 2lb and carp to 15 taken on Dragonfly Pool with maggots, casters and sweetcorn baits. more...
THERE has been good fishing on all coarse waters with weights recorded from 63lb to 79lb and a good showing of carp, tench and perch. more...
BEWDLEY'S T Rigby used buzzers to catch nine trout on the Masters Lake and another angler landed 12 to 3.5lb with the same bait. more...
ANGLING ace Jason Neath picked up a £355 prize for winning Saturday's knock-out final at Moorlands Farm Fishery. more...
TRIVIA: Rising Sun A won the Wyre Forest Trivia League Cup after snatching a 63-60 victory over holders Bird-in-Hand. more...
CHESS: Kidderminster Rooks were knocked out of the Worcester and District League Cup 3-1 at Malvern Dolphins. more...
GOLF: Winners of the Gents four-ball Texas Scramble at Habberley Golf Club were Harry Taylor, Bruce Wright, Craig Donald and Mick Hannon with 59. 3 nett. more...
MOTORSPORT: Nathan Freke dominated the 125 Rotax Max non-gearbox class at Shenington Raceway, near Banbury. more...
JUDO: Respected Samurai Judo Club senior Keith Waldron is celebrating his promotion to third-level black belt. more...
NETBALL: Royal Oak took their unbeaten run in Cleobury Ladies Spring League to the end of the season, claiming the trophy with maximum points. more...
DARTS: Rock and District Darts League champions Royal Forester turned on the style at the end of season finals night at the New Inn. more...
GOLF: Wyre Forest golfers are aiming to win a trip of a lifetime by reaching the next stage of the Lombard Trophy. more...
SWIMMING: Teams from Wyre Forest Swimming Club were runners-up in two galas for swimmers aged from 11 upwards. more...
HORSE RIDING: Kidderminster jockey Michael Keel was in the saddle as Caught at Dawn won the Members race at Saturday's Worcestershire Point-to-Point meeting at Chaddesley Corbett. more...
VOLLEYBALL: Wyre Forest teenagers Sam Bragg and Luke Boxall played several international matches in the England Cadet Volleyball U-17s team in Lille, France. more...
HOCKEY: The men at Stourport Hockey Club had a successful season despite a traumatic end for the firsts who only avoided relegation on the last day. more...
ROWING: Smokey Hart gained the first successes of the regatta season proper for Stourport Boat Club at Birmingham. more...
GYMNASTICS: Sally Dyke and Rachel Fletcher gained individual joint first place in the Open Girls Competition at the West Midland Recreational Floor and Vault finals. more...
ATHLETICS: Tom Kenderdine made an impressive start for Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club in the first of the Hereford 5km road race series, winning in 15 minutes 39 seconds. more...
WYRE Forest stars collected a host of awards when Worcestershire All Sports Partnership recognised achievements of the past year. more...
MATCH ratings are normally reserved for the football world so when the Worcester Evening News began the new format this season it caused some consternation at Sixways. more...
COLIN Larkin was honest enough to admit he could have bagged 20-plus goals for Kidderminster Harriers but he could still leave Aggborough with his head held high. more...
CHRIS Garrard has snubbed moves to four Premiership clubs by committing his future to Sixways. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER Umpires Association meeting has been arranged for Tuesday at Harriers Social Club from 7.30pm. more...
THE first balls will be bowled in the new Stainweld Sunday League season at the weekend. more...
STONE lost their first home game of the season against Martley in a friendly on Sunday. more...
YOUTHFUL Kidderminster firsts won a friendly at home to Bridgnorth on Saturday. more...
OPTIMISM is back at relegated Kidderminster Cricket Club with a number of winter changes laying the foundations for their Birmingham and District League Division One season. more...
Bidford Ladies 3, Ilmington 3 more...
NEW skipper Sean Lloyd has warned cricket fans not to expect Kidderminster to bounce back at the first attempt after relegation last season. more...
A PROLIFIC striker will be one of Stourport Swifts boss Tim Langford's pre-season priorities. more...
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