Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | June
MONSTER'S Ball breaks away from the trite Hollywood blockbuster and offers the viewer a clutch of star performances and a powerful story of life-changing love, writes Lucy Searle. more...
HE legend of Noel Coward, his words and music, happily live on and this vibrant production was true testimony to a man who gave us many enchanting songs and witty dialogue. more...
OBVIOUSLY someone in Droitwich has been miserly and bought some cheap, dodgy calendars! more...
A GLAMOROUS event has been organised to raise money for the Primrose Hospice. more...
Summer fun and frolics will be on offer at St George's Church on Saturday. more...
A textile exhibition will be on display at Redditch Library from Saturday, June 29, to Saturday, July 27. more...
St Luke's Garden Fete will be taking place on Sunday, July 21, instead of Sunday, June 16. more...
Former employees of Ipsley company GKN Contractors, which closed in 1983, are invited to a reunion next month. more...
A REDDITCH ceramic artist has been chosen to take part in a prestigious ceramics festival in Nottinghamshire next week. more...
TO celebrate the National Autistic Society's 40th birthday, a Redditch club will be hosting a tea party. more...
REDDITCH fun runners are gearing up for Run For Home to raise money for underprivileged children. more...
THE Aber Valley Male Voice Choir is back by popular demand for a concert in Cookhill this month. more...
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REBUS will be rocking back into town again for another dazzling line up of songs at a Bromsgrove venue this week. more...
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A TOURING theatre company presents its fourth production in the grounds of the Quality Hotel this month. more...
THE big band era will be revisited at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre this week. more...
A THRILLING adventure partly based on true events is being staged at Stratford's Swan Theatre from next week. more...
A TOP comic whose uniquely squeaky voice has been described as 'a cartoon waterfowl' is bringing his brand of humour to Redditch's Palace Theatre this week. more...
A CAST of favourite actors will be getting off The Ghost Train when it rolls into Malvern Theatres next week. more...
SIXTIES sensations The Searchers are set to take the Palace Theatre by storm this week. more...
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TOE tapping youngsters are being urged to step to the beat and join a town country dancing club. more...
TOWN residents in touch with their creative side can indulge in an exhibition at Bromsgrove Library. more...
IT'S time to dust off your checked shirt and cowboy boots and step on down to a weekly barn dance in Rubery. more...
YOUNGSTERS at a Bromsgrove first school bopped to the hand jive and strutted their stuff at a summer fete last week. more...
TWO Bromsgrove students are preparing to showcase their work at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Designs degree (BIAD) exhibitions this summer. more...
A KIND-HEARTED town resident, who is no stranger to fundraising, has published a book to help others who wish to hold a charity event themselves. more...
Those of you watching Simon Schama's BBC2 series, a History of Britain, may have been interested last week to see the Worcestershire village of Dodford featured. more...
A POPULAR charity has potted £175 from Redditch snooker players who managed to fill a collection box which went out of circulation two years ago. more...
IT was a par-fect day for Redditch YMCA when they teamed up with MENCAP for a charity golf tournament at Droitwich Golf Course. more...
A REDDITCH-based charity which educates people and supports those who have suffered forms of domestic abuse is holding an open evening to boost its volunteer force. more...
Halfords workers will be ditching their cars and cycling to work as part of National Cycling Week. more...
THE Anthony Nolan Trust will be holding a recruitment session at the Masonic Lodge, Easemore Road, on Saturday from 11am-4pm. more...
MORE than 5,000 people turned up for a fun day at Arrow Valley Countryside Centre at the weekend - despite a setback before the event had even started. more...
A MAN who cured himself of his stammer after years of unsuccessful speech therapy is to hold a free open day in Redditch if enough interested people come forward. more...
Lakeside and St George's residents handed over £200 to the Redditch Pakistani Community Forum at the neighbourhood group meeting on Monday. more...
BATCHLEY will be coming alive this summer with a feast of summer activities. more...
UP to 40 new jobs could be brought to Redditch when a landmark new office building is fully let. more...
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REDDITCH'S first music rehearsal facility is now officially open. more...
ANOTHER major community arts event is set to be held in Redditch next year following the success of CAFE 2002. more...
The Freemasons of Warwickshire, which includes two Redditch lodges, will present two electric wheelchairs, worth £1,500 each, to the Redditch Shopmobility scheme. more...
ONE of the country's fastest growing restaurant chains is set to turn over £60m this year - and it is all orchestrated from an office in Worcester. more...
TWO Worcestershire hotels and a pair of boat specialists have scooped top prizes in the regional heat of a prestigious competition. more...
A SERIES of free seminars on pensions is being offered in the two counties. more...
BUSINESS professionals are being invited to put their management skills to the test and help run a major new housing project in Worcester. more...
DEAR EDITOR - Can I thank everyone involved who helped to raise £675 on our recent flag day in Droitwich for St Chad's Hospice. more...
DEAR EDITOR - May I and many other people express a very sincere thank-you to Bromsgrove district councillor Terri Matthews who worked so hard and tirelessly over a long period of time on the Bromsgrove bandstand project. What an achievement. more...
DEAR EDITOR - Both the Friends of the Princess of Wales Community Hospital and the Bromsgrove Carnival and Gala committee would like to express their sincere thanks to Lawns and Gardens, Landscaping and Lawnmowing Services of Wythall, for kindly sponsoring the first prize in our annual raffle of £150.00 more...
DEAR EDITOR - Having recently spent a week as an in-patient on Ward Three at the Alexandra Hospital, in Redditch, I would like to express my appreciation to all the hospital staff for making my stay as comfortable as possible. more...
DEAR EDITOR - I read with astonishment the letter from councillor J. Tidmarsh "Improving Quality". It should have been "Deterioration of Quality". more...
DEAR EDITOR - On behalf of the Bromsgrove branch of the Royal British Legion and those whom we try to help with the money raised, may I thank, once more, the people of Bromsgrove for their support of the 2001 Poppy Appeal. more...
Wythall parish councillors have been keeping the village free from rubbish by litter-picking for the Keep Britain Tidy campaign. more...
A fete is being held at Inkberrow First School to round off the school's 150th birthday celebrations. more...
A CHANCE meeting at a youth club sealed the future of an Inkberrow couple who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last Thursday. more...
THE search is on for the best-kept garden in Cookhill. more...
I HAVE recently spent a few days on Ward 18 of the Alexandra Hospital and would like to pay tribute to the excellent care I received. more...
MAY I, through your columns, express extreme congratulations to all the artistes who appeared in the Keith Wells Variety Special at the Palace Theatre on Friday, June 7? more...
AFTER what has seemed like an eternity, the Phoenix in the form of Ipsley Middle School has finally risen from the ashes. more...
REGARDING the 'vandalism' being done by Redditch Council toward trees and shrubbery in the Batchley area, we now have an addition to it. more...
WE are a community-based charity covering Redditch and Bromsgrove and the surrounding areas. more...
MR Goodrich's letter regarding naughty magpies was interesting but other birds themselves are not so innocent. more...
I WRITE in response to your correspondent's letter about magpies and the suggestion of culling (Advertiser, June 12). more...
Like thousands of others, the Mott family will be going away this summer. But rather than making the annual pilgrimage to France or the Costas, Judi and Terry have their sights set a little further afield. more...
ALTHOUGH her colleague Stephen Byers has recently spun himself out of a job, Jacqui Smith MP spins on. more...
Redditch fire crews were called to a garage fire at 10.40pm on Friday. more...
WE have noticed Redditch Council is considering the proposed construction of an 11m Hutchinson 3G telecommunications Mast in Windmill Drive. more...
MINI mania hit Redditch at the weekend as more than 2,000 cars turned up to the Midland Mini Festival. more...
I REFER to the article relating to a chip pan fire at Tanyard Close, Alvechurch (Advertiser, June 12). more...
A GROUP of travellers who have been staying on the former Megabowl car park in Greenlands moved off yesterday following scores of complaints. more...
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular town centre street cleaner who died after collapsing on his way to work on Monday morning. more...
WITH regard to the news about naming a Redditch road after Jinnah just to please the ethnic minority in Redditch, what about the majority of Redditch people who have done so much more for the town all their lives? more...
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COUNCILLOR Phil Mould wants roads with the letter J. more...
Redditch fire station tops the tables across Hereford and Worcestershire for having to deal with the most blazes and carry out the most rescues. more...
Eh up! The world's gone mad. First, a new road in Redditch is to be named after the founding father of Pakistan - a country that not only brought us close, recently, to a nuclear war in a spat with India over a bit of barren scrubland called Kashmir but also is a covert supporter of the terrorist organisation Al Qaeda. more...
POLICE, the fire service and Redditch Council have joined forces for the first time to tackle the problem of arson attacks on cars. more...
The June Meeting took the form of a Royal Garden Party to celebrate the Golden Jubilee. more...
Our July meeting took the form of a series of demonstrations by some of the members with the open invitation to all the members and visitors to join in or to discuss the techniques being used. more...
PRESIDENT Sue Canfield welcomed members and visitors to the June meeting and thanked everyone for their help at the cake stall held in the marquee as part of the Jubilee celebrations. more...
AT the June meeting Bob Houghton and John Cox gave a talk entitled: 'I'll Tell you a Tale'. more...
PRESIDENT Hilary Taylor was in the chair for the June meeting and welcomed Doris Smith as a new member. more...
AT the June meeting in the church hall, Mrs Celia Wieki gave a demonstration entitled 'Influences Past and Present'. For the six arrangements she used garden and florist flowers. more...
Members of Studley Scout Group are hoping for a full house on Saturday when they host a bingo night in aid of general funds. more...
ROWNEY Green residents are being asked to rally round to save their two long-standing postmen. more...
TWENTY bonsai trees worth a total of £20,000 were stolen from a Mappleborough Green garden centre last week. more...
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THIEVES who stole two radio transmitters from a haulage yard are having their transmissions monitored by the company they stole them from. more...
THE town's annual street market once again proved extremely popular as thousands of people visited the Victorian themed event. more...
Great Alne Primary School is offering students, parents and visitors the chance to get involved in sport. more...
THE Wootton Wawen village and school fete will take place on the front field of Wootton Hall on Saturday, June 22 from 1-4pm. more...
Alcester High Street will be closed from 1pm-2pm on Saturday as part of the Alcester Folk Festival. more...
ALCESTER councillors have slammed the rural bus service connecting the town to Stratford and Redditch as 'appalling' and 'ludicrous'. more...
A WOMAN and her teenage son were hurt after a terrifying blaze tore through their Aston Cantlow home. more...
ALCESTER was transported back to days of old on Sunday afternoon when a Victorian-themed market filled the streets. more...
POLICE are taking action after repeated complaints about yobs in an area of Alcester. more...
REVELLERS in Droitwich were to be denied extra drinking time in the Spa's pubs during the forthcoming Coronation celebrations magistrates decided, following a plea by the local licensed victuallers' association for an extra hour on June 26 and 27. The bench said 6 to 11pm was long enough. But in Bromsgrove pubs would be open until midnight for four days next week but that was also in consideration of the town's annual midsummer fair. more...
TWO shocks made Bromsgrove School's annual Commemoration Day one of the most remarkable ever. The head, the Rev Walters, senior master Major Mashiter and the Chaplain announced their retirement. And the main guest, World War II legless Group Captain Douglas Bader, was late arriving. Having piloted his own aircraft to Wolverhampton, the weather closed in and he had to return to base at Croydon and drive the 120 miles to Bromsgrove. more...
BELBROUGHTON Parish News won the competition for the best-duplicated parish magazine in the Worcester diocese. Catshill were third. more...
THE future of a village parish council is hanging in the balance after all of its councillors resigned following the introduction of a new compulsory code of conduct. more...
BUDDING young rock stars in Droitwich Spa are being urged to show off their talent at a concert in the town. more...
WORRIED Spa residents are calling for a troubled underpass to be closed claiming it has become a "haven for drug users" who are now offering their drugs to town children. more...
BATTLING knights will be fighting to the bitter end this month when an annual event returns to the Spa with a vengeance. more...
STAFF at a cafe, a butchers and an old people's home are celebrating after receiving top hygiene awards. more...
A SPA father has spoken of his anger as his family continue to battle with the Army to get compensation for his son, who was shot in the leg by a fellow soldier. more...
A LUCKY Droitwich woman will be packing her sunglasses and suntan cream to jet off to Las Vegas thanks to a haircut in a town salon. more...
COLOURFUL masterpieces were on show last week when town dignitaries judged this year's Droitwich Spa in Bloom painting competition. more...
CHILDREN from Cutnall Green are brightening up the lives of elderly folk thanks to a successful gardening initiative. more...
A BELATED Jubilee party, which was held in the Spa last week, bought bunting and smiles back to Droitwich. more...
AN 18-year-old woman needed stitches to her head after being mugged in broad daylight on Friday. more...
A 14-year-old boy suffered cuts and bruises after he was attacked by two youths in Headless Cross. more...
STAFF and pupils at a Redditch first school have been putting their hearts into training for a skipping challenge to help raise vital funds to fight heart and circulatory disease. more...
FOOTBALL fans are being urged to remain good humoured following England's crunch World Cup game against Brazil on Friday. more...
PARENTS have been invited back to school to learn how to help with numeracy and literacy. more...
NEW College was one of the venues that provided free taster sessions on a range of subjects this month. more...
THIS month contained two dates of which all British people should be aware. They are, respectively, the dates of D-Day and the Battle of Waterloo. more...
MORE than £4,000 has already been pledged by residents in and around Throckmorton in the fight against an asylum centre. more...
CITY supports Tesco - not its residents. more...
PERSHORE'S long-awaited new leisure centre is expected to open in less than a month, almost two years after the old centre closed. more...
ASTWOOD Bank First School has opened two new reception classrooms costing £330,000. more...
BRIAN Hunt says the public has great affection towards the Royal Family. more...
ANOTHER planning application for the new Matchborough First School was due to be discussed yesterday. more...
PERHAPS the Rev D G Griffin is finding some of the facts about his profession rather hard to absorb. more...
CHURCH leaders have backed the Bishop of Dudley's condemnation of the government's proposals for an asylum centre in Throckmorton. more...
E F SHOWELL writes (You Say, June 6) "Every country should keep its sovereignty and rule itself in its own way to the wishes of its people." more...
TO those correspondents who deplored the dearth of bunting in Worcester for the Jubilee, I can only say that I was dismayed at the large number of Union Flags I saw flying upside down. more...
A JAPANESE artist who has exhibited his work around the world demonstrated an unusual form of art at Kingsley College last week. more...
HISTORY came to life for Matchborough First School pupils when a group of travelling Vikings pillaged their way into the school. more...
KINGSLEY College is one of only two high schools in the county to receive an Artsmark gold award. more...
TARDEBIGGE First School pupils enjoyed a day of drum workshops which culminated in a whole school concert. more...
ON your bike - that's the eco-friendly message from councillors and officers in Bromsgrove who were staging a Bike2Work Day today (Wednesday). more...
A CARING councillor has donned his shades to help publicise the good work of the Guide Dogs for the Blind charity. more...
TOWN residents with a passion for fashion are urged to pop along to a charity event in Bromsgrove. more...
HISTORIANS from a village near Bromsgrove have created a postcard to highlight places to visit in their community. more...
THE class of 40-year-olds from North Bromsgrove High School is getting ready for registration at a school reunion. more...
FRANCES Stokes thought the Day of the Triffids had arrived when she spotted a weird plant growing at the bottom of her garden. more...
RESEARCH claiming the controversial MMR vaccine has no link with autism has been dismissed by the town's MP. more...
THE driver of an Audi S3 had a miracle escape when his vehicle demolished a concrete lamppost splitting it almost along its entire length. more...
CLOSED circuit television cameras and movement detectors could be installed at Bromsgrove District Council offices to step up security. more...
A WELL-KNOWN Bromsgrove headteacher is making a life changing career move to Bangkok. more...
A NEW playground has opened in Charford providing a fun and safe environment for young children on the estate. more...
RUBERY traders are being asked for their views on the possibility of a monthly farmers' market operating in the village. more...
WORLD Cup football fans couldn't believe their eyes when a power cut blacked out the England match in Bromsgrove on Saturday. more...
FLYING fundraisers dropped into Bromsgrove yesterday to meet a civic leader who hopes to raise lots of cash for the County Air Ambulance service. more...
THE residents of a Bromsgrove village are preparing to fight a re-development scheme, which they claim will create a mini estate in the centre of their rural community. more...
A NEW computer system and the failure of UEF have been cited as reasons why Bromsgrove has been named by the Government as one of 20 local authorities to show a decrease in the collection of council tax and non-domestic rates. more...
BROMSGROVE fair used to traditionally be held on June 24 until late last century when it was moved to the nearest Saturday to that date. It was an important day in townsfolks' calendars. more...
CHILDREN from a Bromsgrove school packed their sturdy boots and waterproofs when they headed off for a week in north Wales. more...
A WELL respected GP will hang up his stethoscope for the last time when he retires from a Rubery practice next month. more...
THE lives of our Scandinavian ancestors have been brought to life in classrooms at Charford. more...
A NEW bus shelter is up for a prestigious architectural award from the Bromsgrove Society. more...
ONE of the county's biggest champions for racial awareness and equality Waqar Azmi, who lives in Barnt Green, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours List. more...
VILLAGERS are taking action to save an historic Victorian building after a shift in the county's education policy signalled its shutdown as a school. more...
BROMSGROVE is set to turn the clock back on Saturday to the days of Merrie England when the town stages its annual midsummer fair day pageant and Elizabethan street market. more...
YOUR Advertiser/Messenger received Royal recognition this week from the Queen. more...
THE Advertiser/Messenger's Baby and Super Kid of the Year competitions reached their grand finale at a special prize giving ceremony in Bromsgrove on Friday. more...
SPORTING folk limbered up around Bromsgrove on Sunday to raise cash for the town's Leukaemia Research Fund branch. more...
CHILDREN from village schools in Bromsgrove flocked to Belbroughton for an insight into the work of William Shakespeare. more...
THE restoration of a historic landmark, which dominates the north Bromsgrove skyline, will be celebrated by churchgoers at a special service. more...
SAFETY improvements on a notorious accident blackspot in Bromsgrove are likely to begin in August. more...
A FORMER Bromsgrove school pupil has spoken of his anger as he battles with the Army to get compensation after he was shot in the leg by a fellow squaddie and then given a pension of just £15 per week. more...
GREEN FINGERED youngster Oliver Wheway will enjoy a day to remember on Saturday when he is a VIP guest at the BBC Gardeners' Live show at the NEC in Birmingham. more...
EXTRA police were drafted onto the streets in Bromsgrove town centre as fighting broke out after England's World Cup win against Denmark on Saturday. more...
Townsfolk can give blood at St Gregory's Parish Centre, Winyates Way on Tuesday. more...
THE MP for Studley has joined forces with Warwickshire County Council to save the status of the A435 as a trunk road. more...
1802: A most immoral practice has prevailed in the town of Manchester since the peace treaty with France has been concluded. more...
RESIDENTS are being updated on Redditch Council's £1.5 million landscaping project at the current round of neighbourhood group meetings. more...
Redditch MP Jacqui Smith will be attending Nightstop's annual meeting next month. more...
RESIDENTS will have the chance to air their views on Redditch during a series of summer events. more...
AN over 50s club in Crabbs Cross has been given £500 to raise its profile and attract new members. more...
A STATE-of-the-art fitness suite costing £180,000 is set to be opening at Arrow Vale Sports Centre. more...
A NEW six-week course ideal for women who want to learn to play or improve their netball skills starts at Kingsley Sports Centre. more...
A £500,000 residential care project offering short-term breaks for people with special needs will officially be unveiled in Batchley on Friday. more...
RUN-down houses in Abbeydale look set to be torn down and replaced with new homes. more...
THE fight against crime is one that will probably always be with us. more...
REDDITCH MP Jacqui Smith officially opened a £2.5 million care home in Headless Cross on Friday. more...
PLANS to create a new mosque and a community skills centre for the town's Pakistani community have been given £75,000 by Redditch Council. more...
THE bulk refuse collection in Evesham, Pershore and Broadway has been suspended. more...
Hereford's MP Paul Keetch is one of a group of senior MPs from the three main parties marking the 20th anniversary of the Liberation of the Falklands Islands. more...
POLICE arrested a man in Broad Street, Pershore, on suspicion of drinking and driving at 2.45pm last Saturday. He was later charged and is due to appear before Worcester magistrates next Tuesday. more...
STUDENTS planning to study at University College Worcester are being invited to an open day. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER heroin addict stole seven gammon steaks to raise cash after his house was ransacked. more...
THE Pershore branch of the Arthritis Research Council is holding a garden party at Upper Brook End Court, Kempsey, from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday. more...
WORCESTER people are being invited to turn over a new leaf and recycle their old phone books. more...
THE by-election for the vacant district council seat in Drakes Broughton is to be held next month. more...
AN angry dad says his wife and baby could have been killed in a "sick" vendetta he fears is sweeping a quiet Worcestershire village. more...
APPEALS by Simms and Woods Limited to the Planning Inspectorate against refusals by Wychavon District Council to allow a change of use for the parking of lorries on land south of Evesham Road, Wyre Piddle, and a new access road and turning area, have been withdrawn. more...
UNDRINKABLE water plaguing a Worcestershire village looks like mud. more...
A LONG-awaited leisure centre in Pershore is expected to open in less than a month. more...
TRAFFIC congestion in Worcestershire is being targeted this week under an initiative being peddled by the county council. more...
A "Find the Frog Names Hunt" will be a feature of Defford Open Gardens weekend on Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30. more...
A FAT burglar stole a building society book and £20 cash from a woman after calling at her Evesham home. more...
POLICE are warning drivers not to leave valuable items on display in their cars after computer equipment was stolen from two cars on the same night. more...
A TEACHER has been left without vital notes after thieves broke into his school and stole his laptop. more...
A WORCESTER man broke into his ex-partner's house while drunk and stole money from her television cash box. more...
A WORCESTER student has spoken of his devastation after thieves smashed into his car just as he was about to sit a vital exam. more...
SUPPORTERS of the England World Cup team in Hereford are being urged not to break the law when Sven's men play Brazil in the quarter-finals on Friday. more...
A DROITWICH woman stole nearly £2,000 from her employers and tried to blame someone else for the theft when challenged by police. more...
TOP TV impersonator Alistair McGowan is the latest celebrity to call on Worcester people to slim their rubbish bins. more...
A WORCESTER woman hurled a takeaway at a taxi and told the driver to "go back to your own country." more...
THE FUTURE of a children's home in Malvern remains undecided as a decision was postponed to give councillors more time to investigate the plans. more...
A MUCH-needed NHS dentist may become a fixture at a former grocer's shop on a Worcester estate. more...
EVENING News' reporters are walking the Malvern Hills for charity. more...
PLANS for a recycling centre to be built outside Worcester have been thrown out by Worcestershire County Council because of traffic congestion fears. more...
UPTON-upon-Severn Big Brother contestant Tim Culley has been given the thumbs-down by viewers - who rate him bottom of the pile of housemates. more...
A WORCESTER expatriate visiting his birthplace for the first time in four years was heartbroken to discover his parents' final resting place was sprawling with weeds. more...
DAVID Officer has warned Ben Hinshelwood he is gunning for his place after his move to Worcester Rugby Club. more...
BROMSGROVE CC U14s have enjoyed an explosive start to their league season with three victories in three games. more...
BALL boys and girls from Worcestershire County Cricket Club have secured sponsorship from a Droitwich firm. more...
BROMSGROVE CC Seconds' season continues to stagger along following their losing draw with Pelsall. more...
BROMSGROVE CC Sunday First XI remain two points clear at the top of the Worcestershire Sunday League after the latest round of matches. more...
CUTNALL Green CC First XI were held to a winning draw by Stone last Saturday. more...
BARNT Green CC First XI have a regional final of the national club championship to look forward to after a seven-wicket victory against Knowle and Dorridge last Sunday. more...
DROITWICH Spa CC First XI could be facing relegation to Worcestershire County League division two if their losing trend continues. more...
SAM Bowen has been released by Bromsgrove Rovers. more...
CARP have gone into spawning at most venues, which has slowed down sport considerably. more...
SHE may be only 14-years-old but a Droitwich Spa girl has set her sights firmly on becoming a professional golfer. more...
CRAIG Southwick (pictured, right) produced an outstanding bowling display of 4-6 from six overs as Avoncroft CC First XI stretched their unbeaten run to four matches with a seven-wicket victory over Tenbury last Saturday. more...
SEVEN years ago, basketball was hardly played at Droitwich Spa High School. Now the school boasts the national champions and some of the best young players in Worcestershire. more...
BROMSGROVE CC First XI endured a reversal in fortunes at the weekend after winning in Birmingham and District Premier division one but crashing out of the national club championship. more...
SAM Bowen has been released by Bromsgrove Rovers. more...
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ALVECHURCH are set to benefit from the addition of two more players from Solihull Municipal ahead of Saturday's trip to lowly Alveley. more...
A THUMPING win over whipping boys Stourbridge Social at the weekend kept Cookhill's promotion hopes on track. more...
ASTWOOD Bank are preparing for a Worcestershire League Cup semi final against neighbours Feckenham after sailing into the last four by playing only one game. more...
REDDITCH are on a roll after a double success saw them advance in the Birmingham League knockout and climb the Division Two West table. more...
STUDLEY CC skipper Mark Lewis goes into Saturday's match against Hampton knowing his side could be top of the Division Two East table at the end of the day. more...
REDDITCH United have had a much-needed morale-booster with the confirmation of a grant for work at their Valley Stadium home. more...
HARRIERS community scheme is counting down to the summer holidays with the last five weeks of the player development centre. more...
YOUNGSTERS from a Droitwich school got the chance to show off their rugby skills by winning an inter-school tournament. more...
TOP Worcestershire-based eventer Austin O'Connor finished inside the top 20 at the Yorkshire Post Bramham International three-day event. more...
WORCESTER Grass Track Club hold the Worcestershire Winner meeting on Sunday at Offerton Farm, Hindlip, adjacent to junction 6 of the M5. more...
THE recent successes enjoyed by Worcester Swimming Club continued in great style when the juniors emphatically booked their place in the Nuneaton Junior League final as the only unbeaten team. more...
EMMA Williams and newcomer Gemma Russell tasted success at the Worcestershire County Junior Trials held at Evesham High School. more...
PACEMAN Alamgir Sheriyar was among three Worcestershire bowlers who picked up two wickets each on the opening day of the Second Eleven Championship match against Warwickshire at Ombersley yesterday. more...
A sub two-minute time over 500 metres and second place were fitting rewards for Worcester Dragons' efforts in the Teesside round of the British Dragon Boat Association National League. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE were indebted to a brilliant catch by Gareth Batty to halt a rapid Nottinghamshire start in their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy fourth round tie at Trent Bridge today. more...
DAVID Officer has warned Ben Hinshelwood he is gunning for his place after his move to Worcester Rugby Club. more...
Position: Centre. Age: 29. Previous clubs: Harlequins, Edinburgh. Officer signed a two-year deal at Sixways in June after expressing a desire to link up with assistant coach Andy Keast. Keast signed Officer for Quins but was replaced as coach before he had time to work with him. Officer will provide tough competition for places at outside or inside centre. Prefers to play at outside but has Ben Hinshelwood blocking his path to the jersey. more...
BARNT Green Spartak will have to settle for another season in Midland Combination division two after being denied promotion. more...
THREE hundred and sixty-seven anglers took part in the first Droitwich Canal Trust Open on Droitwich Canal on Monday, June 3. more...
DROITWICH Spa residents were among 4,000 women who took to the streets of Worcester last Sunday to raise money for Cancer Research UK. more...
BROMSGROVE and Redditch veteran athletes enjoyed medal success in the Midland Veteran Championships in Solihull. more...
BROMSGROVE snooker player Kevin Ellis has finished runner-up in the Worcestershire Inter-League Singles. more...
SIXTY pupils from a Bromsgrove school have been learning about power after meeting up with a former Olympic highjumper. more...
TWO Bromsgrove cyclists have helped deliver more success for Bromsgrove Olympique Cycling Club. more...
STUDLEY Ladies Darts League's season ended with Bell B as Champions and Royal Oak runners up. more...
BROMSGROVE and Redditch Athletics Club had a boost with two wins and a second place at the Cotswold Hilly 100 Relay Race. more...
Emma Anderson and Mark Constant started proceedings for Redditch Swimming Club in a Mercian League Gala at Leamington. more...
The Brenda twins, Thomas and Richard, claimed first and second places in the Under 17 Sabre Fencing competition held in Bristol this weekend. more...
HEADLESS Cross speedster Stefan Hodgetts is hoping to save his Formula 3 season by offering sponsors a package they cannot refuse. more...
LEGS 11 rider Kelvin Reilly put a troublesome start to the season behind him with his highest finish at Brands. more...
WIXFORD Angling Club fished its opening match of the river season for the J Watton Cup on Club waters on the River Arrow at Ragley. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE were indebted to a brilliant catch by Gareth Batty to halt a rapid Nottinghamshire start in their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy fourth round tie at Trent Bridge today. more...
Redditch Company of Archers made a fine start to the summer league with two wins in the National Selby League. more...
ANDY Tinsley's impressive Superstocks season continued with a top six finish at Brands Hatch. more...
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