Worcestershire | Archive | 2004 | March
THE final concert of the Campden and District Music Society season on Tuesday, March 23, features a welcome return of Alexandra Wood (violin) and Huw Watkins (piano). more...
A VIBRANT new competition called "Broadwaters in Bloom" is set to enhance the beauty of Kidderminster. more...
WEEKLY talks on how great arts have been used as an aid to spirituality are being held by Cleobury Mortimer Churches Together this month. more...
A JAZZ band set up to play the music of Duke Ellington is to perform the next swinging instalment of Aggborough Jazz 2004. more...
SCOUTS and guides from Wyre Forest are rehearsing for a variety show with a difference. more...
MUSICIANS at Kidderminster College's Mighty Atom Smasher record label are gearing up for a wild night of rock to raise cash for the Kidderminster War Memorial Conservation Trust. more...
MEMBERS of Bewdley Choral Society are tuning up for their spring concert at St Anne's Church Centre on Saturday. more...
ESTABLISHED jazz musicians are set to bring a trilogy of swinging sessions to Kidderminster Library. more...
JITTERBUGGERS are being invited to dance their socks off at a Kidderminster leisure centre. more...
AUDIENCE reaction to The Holy Terror as they spilled out of the first night at the Malvern Theatres was `bizarre,' `brilliant' and `great'. more...
THE Cleobury Players are promising to hold theatregoers "spellbound" with rich language and humour in their latest literary offering. more...
MUSICIANS from top Wyre Forest tribute band Crooked House are returning to their roots after almost two years apart to play at the Kidderminster pub which hosted their first gig. more...
THE Blues Anoraks duo of Bill Pullen and Dave Camp will be at The Hobnails, Little Washbourne, from 1pm on Sunday, March 14, and the New Inn, Nether Westcote, Stow, from 8.30pm on Friday, March 26. Bluesmen Cometh, Bill and Patrick Barton, can also be seen at the New Inn on Friday, April 23, and Bill will also be a member of the Occasionally Big Band at the White Hart, Winchcombe, pizza bar on Wednesday, March 17. more...
WILDLIFE photographer, lecturer and writer Mike Read will present the 24th annual Alf Westover Memorial Lecture at the Frank Parkinson Lecture Theatre, Pershore College, next Thursday at 730pm. more...
(Available on Xbox, Gamecube, PS2 and GBA) more...
FIFTY years ago author JRR Tolkien released the first two parts of his masterpiece The Lord of the Rings. more...
KURT Jackson's major exhibition, Porth, showing a dramatic new series of seascapes, is at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum until May 1. The works in the exhibition are all based on Jackson's experience of Priest Cove, near where he lives in West Penwith, in the far west of Cornwall. more...
CUSTOMERS at a country pub can now enjoy live music while enjoying their Sunday lunches. Philip Johnson and Marnie Wright, of The Hobnails, Little Washbourne, near Tewkesbury, wanted to create a laid back atmosphere by introducing live jazz. Each week different musicians, ranging from solo artists to a full six-piece band, will play. more...
ST John's Players are presenting the witty comedy thriller Theft, by Eric Chappell, directed by Rod Morris, at St John's Hall, St John's Avenue, Churchdown, tonight to Saturday. Tickets cost £4 and are available on 01452 857371. more...
CHIPPING Norton Music Festival organisers are pulling out all the stops for this year's centenary celebrations. Hungarian choral group, the Banchieri Singers, will be breaking their journey home from Japan to play at the town hall on Sunday. Their programme will range from renaissance to contemporary music and arrangements of popular songs and folk tunes. Flamboyant and innovative pianist Joanna MacGregor will perform a programme of Beethoven and Schubert at The Theatre and outstanding pupils from Chipping Norton School Jazz Band will join Oxford Classic Jazz Band for a concert at the town hall. more...
PERSHORE High School students will perform a new play and a collection of songs which they hope will take them far in a national theatre competition. more...
A CONCERT by the Worcester Philharmonic Orchestra is back at Pershore Abbey by popular demand. more...
THE Yetties folk band promise to bring a bit of piece and serenity to the hectic modern world, and in particular Huntingdon Hall. more...
HOMEGROWN presents Cueball 8 (reggae rockers) plus DJ Mr Smith at the Music Room, Cox's Yard, Stratford, tomorrow. more...
A CENTENARY tour to mark celebrated jazz musician William `Count' Basie's 100th birthday is coming to Cheltenham town hall. more...
COLE Porter's classic thirties musical Anything Goes will be performed by Evesham Operatic and Dramatic Society at Evesham Arts Centre this month. more...
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NEWLY-appointed RSC associate director Dominic Cooke brings to life two of literature's most infamous villains in his debut on the Royal Shakespeare Theatre stage. more...
A CULTURAL icon makes it to the stage at Malvern later this month. more...
IN the spring, many people take great delight in the beautiful display put on by many of the garden bulbs, such as daffodils, snowdrops, crocuses and hyacinths. more...
I see that Worcestershire County Council's Highways and Transportation Service has been praised by the Government and received an extra £800,000 for high performance in keeping residents moving. Obvbiously no government representatives have been to Evesham. more...
REGARDING the monstrosity of a house that is being built in Wick. We vote our councillors to work for us, truthfully, fairly and consciously. Many of us want to know exactly the names of the people on the planning committee, who allowed this building. It has to be in the minutes of the meeting, and if not, why did a council meeting, have no minutes? Please give us a satisfactory answer. more...
I AM dismayed that people do not realise that the Evesham October Mop was given parliamentary rights in a law passed, sorry I forget the year, but it could be over a century ago, to stage the mop on Merstow Green, why the powers that be paid so much cash into making it as it I do not know, but law should remain as was passed. I do not visit the mop but I would not like to see this old custom done away with. The Crown Meadow is most unsuitable as the organisers have to pay a considerable amount, to leave the ground as when they take it, if it rains people stay away and no business can benefit from things like this. more...
WHAT are the authorities trying to do to our town of Evesham? more...
As Chairman of the Vale of Evesham Commerce and Tourism Association, I feel I must reply sympathetically to three letters you printed recently. The Mrs Laight, Conolly and Burlingham all commented on almost the same subject, the closure of retail businesses in Evesham and Pershore and the increase in parking charges. more...
AS I am being attacked by left-wing letter writers, I hope you will permit me space to defend myself. I consider my `rent-a-mob' remark perfectly justified. To any fair minded observer at the meeting it was obvious that the Lib Dem and Labour parties had organised supporters to hijack the proceedings and disrupt the council's budget meeting. They booed and jeered every time a Conservative member attempted to speak and cheered and applauded Lib Dem and Labour speakers. They were led by a Labour county councillor. more...
THREE cars were damaged as thieves stole 10 alloy wheels from a garage in Bidford. more...
THE Salford Players are due to perform When the Cat's Away, a comedy based on the popular sitcom George and Mildred. more...
WARWICKSHIRE Police's recruitment campaign for Special Constables has been given a Government cash boost of £60,000. more...
PUPILS were getting in the swing of things as they practised a special music concert to show off their talents. more...
A MANUFACTURER of electric mobility scooters is on the move to larger premises following rapid expansion that has seen its workforce double in the past two years. more...
THE organisers of Worcestershire Tourism Forum are hoping there will be a scrum of firms at Worcester Rugby Club on Tuesday, March 30. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council's Highways and Transportation Service has been praised by the Government for high performance in keeping residents moving. more...
A STARTLING AA survey has backed Worcestershire County Council's fears over child car seats. more...
THE owner of a boarding cattery is hoping the business she set up from scratch five years ago will be crowned the cat's whiskers after being nominated for a national award.Anne Himsley with Country Cats Hotel resident Twitch. more...
THE new chairman of the Labour Party in Wyre Forest has pledged to ensure the organisation is "put back at the centre of the political map" in the district.Keith Budden. more...
A CARING Kidderminster teenager has packed her bags for an African mission to help sick children. more...
RESIDENTS in Kidderminster's Oldington and Foley Park are being invited to discuss community issues as part of the Labour Party's national "Big Conversation". more...
THREE Wyre Forest youngsters will have a bigger say in decisions that affect them following the election of a county youth cabinet. more...
PARENTS and schools across Wyre Forest are being asked to consider a wave of alternative proposals in the next stage of a district-wide review of education. more...
FIREFIGHTERS were called to put out a blaze in a skip in Mouse Lane, off Franche Road, Kidderminster on Saturday at 4am. more...
BIDFORD residents preparing to fight a planning appeal discussed their arguments at a parish council meeting in the village. more...
THE Shuttle/Times and News has been asked to point out that free advice and information on tax-related matters will be available at Kidderminster Jobcentre in Lower Mill Street every Thursday, not Tuesday, as reported in last week's(issue 10) paper. more...
DOCTORS responsible for children at Alexander Patterson have slammed the county's handling of the proposed closure, citing a "lack of foresight and planning" from education bosses.Sarah Jacques, left, lends support to parents agent group co-ordinator Cindy Yardley. more...
SUPPORTERS of a Wyre Forest sports club will be putting their best feet forward in a fund raising event. more...
WEEKEND visitors to an historic country house in the heart of Wyre Forest were transported back to the sights and sounds of "merrie old England".helmeted Sergeant-at-Arms, Alan Harvey, and Roger Richards, captain of the Harvington Household, bar the way. more...
GIVING up smoking is the single most important thing you can do for your health and you'll be financially better off as well according to smoking cessation adviser Wendy Green. more...
FOR many people the word "pastel" conjures up an image of something pale, even wishy-washy; something more suited to sensible cardigans than great art. more...
AN ECCENTRIC Kidderminster binman faces his toughest challenge yet when he ignores Foreign Office advice to travel to a troubled North African country. more...
AN inquest into the death of a 94-year-old Kidderminster woman has been opened and adjourned. more...
A RANGE of carpets dreamed up by the team at Brintons is up against designs by Britain's top trendsetters in a prestigious national competition. more...
A DANCE troupe needs someone to take the lead after launching a fresh appeal for a new teacher in its 10th anniversary year. more...
POLICE are warning people that tablets which have been lost are dangerous and should not be swallowed under any circumstances. more...
A PENSIONER who began playing the ukulele at 69 and has collected 14 instruments from as far afield as the USA is set to share his enthusiasm with other Wyre Forest players.ukelele devotee Ray Shakeshaft is setting up a new club. more...
FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion, Frank Bruno, proved a knockout attraction with all ages when he officially opened a Kidderminster fitness centre. more...
THE MP for Wyre Forest has got out of the driving seat, literally, to promote an environmentally friendly message. more...
A PASSING milkman saved the day after he spotted smoke billowing from a Kidderminster block of flats. more...
THE opening of Areley Kings' new village hall has been declared a resounding success, with more than 700 community-spirited villagers going through the doors. more...
A BUDDING Barbara Woodhouse took a step nearer her ambition to be a top dog trainer by taking the runners-up spot in the knockout dog agility competition at Crufts. more...
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a spate of Kidderminster grass fires over the weekend. more...
KIDDERMINSTER town centre is set to have CCTV cameras up and running by the summer after planners gave the thumbs up to fitting the crimebusting devices. more...
A 39-YEAR-OLD woman who was found dead in her Bewdley flat on Saturday looked "haunted and troubled" days before her death, her distraught neighbour has said. more...
RESIDENTS on low or fixed incomes in Wyre Forest could be missing out on unclaimed Council Tax benefit, they have been warned. more...
THINGS will be buzzing when Kidderminster Beekeepers hold their first meeting of the year. more...
A FORUM for visitor attractions and businesses across Wyre Forest will feature keynote presentations from regional tourism chiefs. more...
STREET wardens who patrol trouble-hit housing estates could be axed unless tenants agree to stump up extra cash for their salaries. more...
TODAY we welcome Stephen Ladyman MP, the junior Health Minister with responsibility for the West Midlands on his visit to the treatment centre at our hospital. more...
EVESHAM'S Mop Fair looks set to stay in Merstow Green after town councillors overwhelmingly rejected plans to find an alternative venue. more...
THE funeral was due to take place today of a Broadway man who had just started his first year of semi-professional motorbike racing when he was killed in an accident on his bike. more...
THE landlord of the Fleece Inn at Bretforton, Nigel Smith, is urging people with weddings or other events booked at the pub to get in touch. more...
A PLANNING application has been submitted to build a new extension, utility and conservatory at a Broadway house. more...
YOUNGSTERS at St Mary's School in Broadway got the chance to squirt their headteacher's car when firefighters paid them a visit to teach them about the service. more...
FAIR Trade. In Worcester, this generally means giving Third World producers a better deal on products such as tea, coffee and chocolate. more...
I WRITE to express further views on your recent article about vehicular use of "green lanes". more...
THE fun-loving girls at Concepts hair salon plan to snip their way to raising a hefty sum for Kemp Hospice. more...
GEOFFREY Ryland writes (You Say, Thursday, March 4) that there will never be federal a European "superstate" within geographical Europe. more...
PUPILS from one Vale school staged a colourful multicultural festival to learn more about the customs of countries around the World. more...
THE Phillpott File has got it right. Dredging would not do anything to cure floods. more...
COULD I draw the attention of some of your correspondents to Fred Seiker, prisoner-of-war held by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945. more...
THE family of a widow whose wedding ring and videos of her late husband were stolen have said the burglar's four-year sentence will not make up for her loss. more...
I AM at pains to see the Bishop of Worcester's justification for allowing prisoners the vote. more...
TWO Pershore youngsters will have a say in decisions which affect their age group after being elected to a new youth cabinet. more...
ROGER Martin's "pigeons wing mirrors" not only appeared in the Evening News but on BBC Ceefax P145 and repeated on Radio 4! more...
PUPILS at Cherry Orchard First School in Pershore have been travelling the world this week as part of multi-cultural week. more...
I WAS interested to read the letter from the Mid Worcestershire Liberal Democrat regarding Conservative spending plans. She is obviously following advice from the Lib Dem's own campaign manual: "Be wicked, act shamelessly, stir endlessly. Don't be afraid to exaggerate." more...
NEW-BORN babies in the district are being screened for a potentially fatal disorder when they undergo routine blood tests at around six days old. more...
ABOUT five out of six hospital consultants are interested in signing up to a controversial new working contract - sparking fears of a deepening cash crisis facing health bosses. more...
DOCTORS, nurses and caterers are working together at Kidderminster Hospital to make eating a "more pleasant" experience for patients. more...
LADIES GUILD: At the first meeting of the Pershore Ladies' Guild on March 2, the chairman welcomed members and two visitors, Mrs Marshall and Mrs Shaw, and then introduced Mr Simon Trapnell from the Nature in Art Museum, who showed slides of works of art, all from collections in the museum. He made informative and interesting comments about the slides, and Mrs J Cummins gave a vote of thanks. more...
A HIGH-tech map could dispel insurance gloom for people in Bewdley who have been penalised because they live in a notorious flood area. more...
A CARE home in Bewdley has shut its doors with the loss of 25 beds. more...
VIOLENT crime is down in Bewdley town centre as a result of a ban on street boozing, the chief executive of Wyre Forest District Council has reported. more...
ORGANIC farmers must make sure they are up to date with and changes and do not miss out on new grant funding, according to Moreton-based farm business consultant Strutt & Parker. more...
SUMMER is just around the corner and the RSPB is giving people from the North Cotswolds the chance to ask any questions they like about the birds in their gardens to a panel of local experts. more...
NEVER have rural issues and the countryside been more on the public agenda than at present, and this will be reflected at the Royal Show from Sunday, July 4, to Wednesday, July 7, at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. more...
The group has joined a mobile phone recycling initiative called "Community Fonebank." more...
Members, families and friends filled the Royal British Legion Club, Stourport, on February 21 for the culmination of the Provincial Grand Primo of Worcestershire's appeal for 2003. more...
The club for social singles will hold a "pub night" at the Wine Bar of the Swan Hotel, Stourport, on Saturday, from 8pm. more...
At Kidderminster Library on Tuesday, Divine Intervention will be shown. more...
Ted Rowlands MP will talk about "The Foley Family and the Party Politics of Worcestershire and Herefordshire" on Monday. more...
On Sunday, a four-five mile walk at Kinver has been organised. more...
Meetings are usually held on the second and fourth Monday of each month (except Bank Holidays) for indoor meetings, and on alternate Mondays the group goes walking. more...
"Contemporary Policing" is the subject of a talk by Paul West, chief constable in West Mercia Police, on March 17. more...
The next meeting at Olive Grove Guest House, 75 Minster Road, Stourport, will be held on Thursday, March 18, from 11am until 12.30pm. more...
At the February meeting, a collection was taken for the Leprosy Missions, in memory of the late Evis Mary Anderson, as this was a charity she contributed to. more...
On March 1 Roland Winzer gave a slide lecture entitled "Not the Royal Mile", comprising a selection of photographs taken during walks. more...
Val Gameson from the Pensions Agency will be the guest speaker at the meeting on Friday, March 19 in the Education Centre at the new treatment centre, Kidderminster Hospital, starting at 7.30pm. more...
POLICE are investigating the accounts of Broadway Bowling Club. more...
Treasurer Bob Drew said "Let's be Franck" on Friday, February 27, in a programme entirely comprising music by Cesar Franck. more...
On Wednesday, in St Mary's Chantry, Kidderminster, Mr. P.J. Findley will give a talk on "Some gardens and parks of the National Trust". more...
On March 24 Don Shipman will give a talk on "History of the Black Country Living Museum" at St George's Church annexe, Radford Avenue, Kidderminster, starting at 7.30pm. more...
On Sunday, an A ride will leave The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster, at 9am, with riders hopefully ascending Hope Bowdler Hill, near Church Stretton. more...
On Wednesday, Duncan Straw will talk about "Spring Colour in the Garden" at Astley village hall. more...
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A VALE pensioner is calling for Journal readers to help him solve the mystery of the missing dynamite. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council's latest environmentally friendly initiative has been recognised with a special award. more...
A VALE man has endured a week-long sponsored fast to raise funds for an operation that will save the sight of his partially blind girlfriend. more...
VALE parents have been urged to monitor their children's whereabouts after youngsters were spotted throwing stones at passing vehicles. more...
BOARD members of Rooftop Housing Group, which includes Evesham and Pershore Housing Association, are considering paying themselves allowances starting from £3,000 a year. more...
INSPECTORS are to visit homes in the Vale to find out about the condition of housing. more...
A DEDICATED Evesham volunteer is urging more people to give their time to help out at a hospice for cancer sufferers. more...
PUPILS from one Vale school staged a colourful multicultural festival to learn more about the customs of countries around the World. more...
RESIDENTS can have a bloomin' good time raising cash for charity and seeing the Vale of Evesham in blossom on two wheels all at the same time. more...
A PARAMEDIC from Aston Somerville on his way to work in Stratford was trapped in his car with multiple injuries after a collision with a lorry. more...
A VALE woman was waiting to hear today whether she will have to stump up £1,500 to correct extension work carried out at her home for free. more...
HAMPTON born and bred and proud of it - that's Frances Smith who has been invited by Evesham town councillors to be deputy mayor to Andy Dyke. more...
A VALE grandmother touched by the heart-breaking story of one mother, reported in last week's Journal, has offered a ray of hope to other parents. more...
WYCHAVON District Council is good and improving except for the housing service which is still `poor' according to inspectors. more...
A £382,496 windfall will help Wychavon District Council provide an even better planning service for residents. more...
CONCERNED Wick residents have formed a working committee to scrutinise Wychavon District Council's planning application process. more...
A VALE teenager, whose younger sister died suddenly weighing 17 stone, has called for a complete overhaul in the manufacture and promotion of junk food. more...
THE funeral of a 47-year-old Evesham man, who was found stabbed in a house in Bewdley Lane, is due to take place on Monday. more...
WE have been asked to point out that in a letter last week the responsibility for the A449 was mistakenly attributed to Worcestershire County Council. more...
A VALE couple whose son suffers from a rare genetic disorder is vowing to fight the proposed closure of his specialist school. more...
THE landlord of the Fleece Inn at Bretforton, Nigel Smith, is urging people with weddings or other events booked at the pub to get in touch. more...
AT least 80 per cent of the potholes in the neighbourhood roads are in the immediate vicinity of surface trenching by one or more of the various public services. more...
THE Evesham Asparagus Festival will not be celebrated this May but organisers say it will be held on alternate years in future as a bigger and better event. more...
PUPILS at Cherry Orchard First School in Pershore have been travelling the world this week as part of multi-cultural week. more...
WHAT a wonderful talent we have in our midst - namely Wyre Forest Symphony Orchestra. more...
EVESHAM United striker Lee Ross suffered a broken back in a car crash. more...
MY March copy of the Worcestershire County Council "Bulletin of the Health Scrutiny Panel" reports that parking improvements at Worcestershire Royal Hospital took effect from the beginning of March and that the parking charges will be as follows: more...
UNTIL the evening of Thursday, February 26, I was one of many who had the opinion that it wouldn't happen to me. more...
HOW can a man paid an astronomical salary make such a botch of a simple job like ensuring letters are addressed correctly (Hospital cancels 22 ops, Shuttle/Times and News front page, March 4)? more...
ST Barnabas Church of England First School is an excellent school, over-subscribed for first choice preference by parents for their children, and it has very good Ofsted reports. more...
A MAN mistakenly identified as a thief lashed out during a citizen's arrest. more...
WITH council tax bills for the next financial year settled, there seems to have been a spate of "bobby bashing", with local politicians laying the blame at the door of the police, who have increased the precept for their services to 14.9 per cent. I would like to take this opportunity of both defending their position, and also to praise them. more...
POLICE took to the skies of Kidderminster after a man fled from a stolen car following a high-speed chase through the town. more...
I WAS prompted to write after reading your View on the Street feature asking people whether random drug testing should be introduced in our schools. more...
A MOUNTAIN bike made specially for its owner has been stolen from a garden shed. more...
A MAN accused of hitting his estranged wife with a rolling pin must give evidence before a judge. more...
A FORMER goalkeeper for Kidderminster Harriers appeared at Worcester Crown Court on Monday and denied dishonestly retaining nearly £1 million which had been wrongly credited to his bank account. more...
A TEENAGER from Kidderminster was told by magistrates yesterday he may be facing a custodial sentence for breaching the terms of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order. more...
EIGHT new jobs have been created at a computer firm following its move to a new complex in Stourport. more...
IN the aftermath of the Michael Kelly murder trial, last October, Tolladine's grim reputation slid even further downhill. more...
I ATTENDED the pensioner protest meeting last month at Pershore Civic Centre. While we were waiting outside the atmosphere was convivial, which can be seen by the photographs. It was a different story when we were eventually allowed inside. As most of the room was taken up with council members tables, there was very limited space left for any of us. The banners were not allowed in the room, so had to be left in the corridor. We were told several times by a councillor that because of health and safety rules, we should not be standing around but could go to a smaller committee room where seats were available and be called when necessary but everyone stayed put. On meeting the councillors hostile attitude towards the pensioners, I thought the scene was set for a confrontation, which according to the Journal took place afterwards. I could not stay until the matter was raised but I have to say that if pensioners are treated as second class citizens in the end you get the result that you created at the outset. I consider the rent-a-mob remark from Clive Holt inexcusable and unforgivable. more...
BRITISH LEGION WOMEN'S SECTION: Held their March meeting in the Betteridge Room. After the business Mike Ledbury gave a humorous talk on the Confessions of a Morris Dancer. Mike was thanked by Mrs Pratt. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: The council welcomed representatives of Norton Road Safety Campaign, who gave a report on their fight to make the roads of Norton a safer place for the residents. more...
SPRING SHOW: Mr Jack Spragge of Evesham, who was judge for the Inkberrow and District Horticultural Society's Spring Show which was held at the village hall, spoke of the dilemma faced by modern gardeners when attempting to produce exhibits for the first shows of the year. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: The February meeting of the parish council, chaired by coun Tony Wilkins, heard that Mrs Sheila Ribbans would be attending a meeting on parish plans. more...
WEDNESDAY CLUB: Mrs M Boath presided and birthday cards were distributed after which a welcome was given to six new members. A bouquet was presented to Mrs Boath from her friends in the club in appreciation of her work during the year. The two teams who took part in the annual quiz were placed fourth equal. A programme has been compiled for future meetings and outings during the summer. Further details will be available later. Everyone enjoyed being entertained by Mr David Casswell from Badsey with his humorous stories. Mrs Peggy Miller gave the vote of thanks. Cakes for tea were provided by Mrs Wetton, Mrs Halford and Mrs Sadler. Tea was served by Mrs Sylvia Matthews and helpers. more...
EURO candidates for the West Midlands were told on a visit to Bredon Hill they have a vital job in Europe. more...
YEARLY SERVICE: The village's yearly service which links the Interdenominational Women's World Day of Prayer was held in the Baptist Church last Friday. Led by Mrs Janet Chilvers, the service followed a set format devised by women of the Republic of Panama. As is customary, the service gave an insight into their lives and their reliance on the faith which is clearly of great importance to them. more...
MOVIE MAKERS' CLUB: The meeting should really have been named the Roy Carn Show as Roy wrote the script for the sketch that was filmed, he also directed it and was responsible for the lighting. The sketch was called Dance of the Flowers and took place in a café, next door to a flower shop. more...
DEBATING SOCIETY: The society debated the motion `This house believes that the concept of God is the essential foundation of morality'. Proposing, the Rev Michael Banks suggested that morality describes the moral standards by which we live and work and that the essential foundation of morality is not obedience, which can result in authoritarianism and enforced discipline as witnessed by events through the ages. Nor is morality founded on common sense, which requires people's fear of consequences. Rather the essential foundation of morality is something that persuades people they have obligations. more...
LUNCHEON CLUB: Four former members of the Broadway WI raised £170 for the Willow Stroke Unit at the Lifford Hall on Friday, February 27, by a cooked lunch. more...
CHURCHYARD: How many people include in their daily work a passage through St Giles churchyard? It is a peaceful and beautiful area, and a perfect place for contemplation, maintained by a faithful few. Saturday, March 27, 9.30am to noon, is the chance to turn up and lend a hand in the spring clear-up. In spite of the hard work, this is an occasion enjoyed by those who take part. Bring gloves and appropriate garden tools if possible. more...
A YOUNG Stourport mother-of-two who died after taking an overdose had been worried about whether she could cope if her children came out of care, an inquest heard. more...
A COMPUTER engineer is waiting to see if he has won a compensation claim against a Stourport firm for unfair dismissal after complaining he was the "wrong man to go" in a redundancy package. more...
POLICE in Bewdley could move into the town centre under radical proposals to be examined by a £30,000 study. more...
A DISTRICT councillor has raised a Castro-nomical sum of money for his favourite charity after a mammoth bike trek through Cuba. more...
A PRIZE-winning racehorse had a lucky escape when it became stuck up to its neck in mud on boggy land in Stourport.owner Martin Darby with prizewinning point-to-pointer Murphy after the animal's rescue. more...
A MAJOR industrial estate will be built on a Kidderminster field, despite an outcry from nearby residents. more...
ROAD bosses are to have another go at putting in traffic calming measures close to Bewdley schools - two years after outraged residents opposed a similar proposal. more...
THE head of an advanced drivers group in Kidderminster has welcomed a police initiative to improve motorists' skills. more...
WHEN Tom and Amy Hughes lost their only son, John, almost four years ago they thought they would never laugh again.Amy and Tom Hughes with a treasured photo of their late son, John. more...
ANGRY parents took to the streets of Kidderminster in a last-gasp bid to persuade councillors to save closure-threatened Alexander Patterson Special School. more...
STAMPING out vandalism and nuisance is top of people's wish list for a better life in the Newtown area of Stourport, according to a new survey. more...
ALMOST 200 workers have been stunned by the news they will be made redundant when the Hartlebury company they work for closes its doors. The TPL site on Hartlebury Trading Estate. more...
A HEROIN addict was stabbed to death during a fight over drug money on a tower block stairway, Worcester Crown Court heard. more...
THE £200,000 "carrot" to follow the Anti-Social Behavioural Order "stick" and keep bored Kidderminster youngsters out of trouble is on its way, according to a Wyre Forest district councillor. more...
RESIDENTS and retailers on a once terror-stricken Kidderminster estate have praised measures to control gangs of abusive tearaways. more...
A BRIMFIELD mother of two is still recovering from the shock of being told that a mortar shell had been discovered near her home. more...
THE memory of Tenbury horserider Nicola Gledhill lives on in the form of a new arrival at a local branch of the Riding for the Disabled Association. more...
SPORT for all in Tenbury is a step nearer with county council approval of a £1million-plus sports hall and hard play area at Tenbury High School. more...
READERSHIP of the Ludlow Advertiser continues to grow. more...
TENBURY'S Victorian toilet block in Market Street could close, following a review of public toilet provision by Malvern Hills District Council. more...
FOUR new changing rooms, three toilets and new facilities for the referee are included in plans for upgrading Tenbury football club. more...
A 50th anniversary reunion has been organised by Greete and District Young Farmers Club, which is celebrating its golden anniversary. more...
A STUDENT at Pershore College stamped her authority at Crufts where she was runner-up KnockOut Dog of the Year in her first adult competition . more...
WYCHAVON District Council is good and improving except for the housing service which is still `poor' according to inspectors. more...
PUPILS at a county school took part in their first multi-cultural festival to gain a taste for the lifestyles of children across the world. more...
NEW and improved public meetings are being held throughout Herefordshire, to help improve council decision making. more...
COUNCILLORS have refused to give their full backing to the installation of sprinklers in all Worcestershire schools. more...
PRIME commercial properties in a Hereford city centre street - including the famous Crystal Rooms - have been sold in a deal worth about £1m. more...
FAMILY, friends and sporting acquaintances packed into St Philip and St James church, Whittington, for the funeral service of well-known Worcester personality Tony George, who died aged 70. more...
WEST Worcestershire MP Sir Michael Spicer has written to county traffic chiefs raising concerns over the proposed site of a nursery in Powick - branded by villagers as an "accident waiting to happen". more...
A MUM-OF-TWO has lashed out at council chiefs for wasting tax-payers' money every time they replace a smashed bus shelter. more...
NEWBORN babies in Worcestershire will be screened for a potentially life-threatening illness in a ground-breaking new pilot project. more...
A WOMAN who has spent more than £100,000 fighting to keep a reed bed drainage system at her Powick cottage has been told by a High Court judge that she is wasting her time and money. more...
FITNESS fanatic Jenny Matthews is training hard to prepare for her third London Marathon. more...
THOUGHTLESS people who dump fridge freezers containing toxins harmful to the environment have been branded "cretins from another planet". more...
NEW speed limits in Fernhill Heath are to be delayed after an objection from a man who lives 167 miles away in York. more...
An Ombersley woman has won a fireplace worth £1,500 in an Evening News competition. more...
YOUNGSTERS on a Worcester estate are keeping out of trouble and off the streets by helping elderly and disabled residents remove unwanted rubbish. more...
MOTORWAY: Drivers suffered mayhem on the roads today after the M5 was shut following a lorry fire. more...
SMOKERS at Worcestershire Royal Hospital were being urged to ditch the habit during a hard-hitting campaign. more...
MOTORISTS beware! Worcester's speed cameras will go live tomorrow. more...
A DROITWICH couple quizzed about the remains of a baby found entombed in a concrete block will travel to Cumbria later this month to find out if they face any charges. more...
A BLIZZARD is set to hit Worcestershire tonight causing widespread disruption to commuters tomorrow morning. more...
AN unemployed man who headbutted an acquaintance and had to be restrained by police was told by a judge to "go and get a job". more...
FIREFIGHTERS spent almost an hour dousing a blaze at a Worcester car repair workshop, which sent paint fumes billowing across the city. more...
AN ex-serviceman was sentenced to five months in prison for pushing a woman as she walked home after a night out in Worcester. more...
A STRING of powerful bomb explosions rocked three Madrid railway stations today just days before Spain's general election, killing at least 174 commuters and injuring hundreds more. more...
A FORMER police officer has been jailed for downloading pornographic pictures of children from the internet. more...
Evesham Invitation League more...
VICTORY at Rugby will guarantee Warwick Trophy glory for Welford after last week's win against Tam-worth. more...
TWENTY members of Evesham Wheelers took to the Glouce-stershire lanes for the weekly club run. more...
Evesham Ladies League more...
SECOND in the table Lygon Arms seemed assured of the points at the halfway stage of their match with close rivals Stanton Club. more...
THE second qualifying round of the All-Rounder Cup and Sporting Gun representative was the focal point of Febr-uary's meeting at Childswick-ham Gun Club. more...
A PLEASANT spring day welcomed members and visitors to Throckmorton CPSC. more...
EVESHAM High School pupil Michael Elliott made a fine start to the new motor bike season at Mallory Park last weekend. more...
Evesham and District Association more...
EVESHAM'S J15 and J16 girls teamed up with seniors Maxine Emes and Teresa Roberts to race the Women's Head of the River over the Boat Race course in London. more...
ROBIN Dickin trained a one-two at Hereford on Tuesday afternoon. more...
DORMER House and Mickleton will again contest the final of the Cotswold Floorball League. more...
PERSHORE High School pupil Isatu Hyde will represent Worcester Rowing Club at next Tuesday's Schools Head of the River Race. more...
BORN to Win star, Peter Kirby (19) from North Littleton has won a place in the British team for next month's World Youth Fencing Championships in Bul-garia. more...
RUSSELL Earnshaw's brief Sixways career is over. more...
JOHN Brain has warned his players that Plymouth Albion will come to Sixways determined to spoil the party. more...
Pre-season friendlies more...
A PLEASANT spring day welcomed members and visitors to Throckmorton CPSC. more...
Pershore 14pts, Evesham 10 more...
THE newly formed Hill and Moor Cricket Club celebrated the laying of a new artificial wicket surface at Lower Moor. more...
Pershore II 4, more...
PERSHORE Town youngster Matt Hughes is the sole Vale representative in the Worcestershire FA Youth squad for Sunday's match against Shropshire. more...
PERSHORE High School pupil Isatu Hyde will represent Worcester Rowing Club at next Tuesday's Schools Head of the River Race. more...
Tenbury United 2 Blackheath 1 more...
Quorn 1 Ludlow Town 1 more...
Cleobury Mortimer Bridge Club continues to meet on a Tuesday evening, normally playing a Mitchell movement over six or seven tables. more...
Cleobury Mortimer 6 Oswestry 34 more...
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Stafford 2, Evesham 8 more...
WYRE Elite's Matt Hartwell starts the defence of the Bryant School of Motoring men's singles table tennis title when the rounds of the Evesham Closed Championships take place at the High School on Sunday. more...
HARRIERS 4, YORK 1 more...
Harriers U-18s lost 4-2 to West Brom in the Midland Floodlit Youth League semi-finals. more...
A GOAL in each half gave Kidderminster Harriers Ladies three vital points when they beat fourth-placed Cosford 2-0 in the West Midlands League Premier Division. more...
BRISBANE Road has been a happy hunting ground for Kidderminster Harriers since their promotion to Division Three. more...
EIGHT Kidderminster Harriers fans will put a national spotlight on the club when they appear on a popular sports show before the Leyton Orient game on Saturday. more...
INJURY victim Lee Jenkins' hopes of a quick return to the suspension-hit Kidderminster Harriers line-up were dashed last night. more...
A STRONG field competed in the John Sherwood Memorial match at Hampton Ferry last Saturday. more...
ALAN King from Hereford caught his personal best barbel at Manor Farm Leisure at Harvington. more...
Pershore 14pts, Evesham 10 more...
THERE'S no place like home! We return to Sixways on Saturday after a long break away and the boys are delighted to be back. more...
THE newly formed Hill and Moor Cricket Club celebrated the laying of a new artificial wicket surface at Lower Moor. more...
ASHTON maintained their WCB Indoor League title hopes with a comprehensive defeat of Bidford. more...
A BO Henriksen goal gave Kidderminster Harriers a 1-0 win over Hereford United in a hastily-arranged friendly at Aggborough last night. more...
Solihull Boro 3, Evesham Utd 1 more...
LIVERPOOL QUILTERS 1 more...
WORCESTER MEN 1sts 5 OLTON 2 more...
DROITWICH `C' won an exciting match with Royal Worcester Exiles by three wickets with two balls to spare in the Worcestershire Cricket Board Monday Indoor League. more...
TWO more victories stand between Bromsgrove and a Midlands Two (West) title showdown with Derby next month. more...
A BO Henriksen goal gave Kidderminster Harriers a 1-0 win over Hereford United in a hastily-arranged friendly at Aggborough last night. more...
SIMON Archer is staying positive about his Olympic dream despite having to pull out of the Yonex All England Badminton Championships. more...
RUSSELL Earnshaw's brief Sixways career is over. more...
JOHN Brain has warned his players that Plymouth Albion will come to Sixways determined to spoil the party. more...
WINGER Callum Wilson scored the only try as Kidderminster Carolians U-12s were beaten 42-7 by a strong Moseley team. more...
THE tries flowed for Chaddesley Corbett's youth teams with three big victories. more...
STOURPORT'S friendly with Upton on Saturday was cancelled by their Worcestershire rivals. more...
SATURDAY (3pm) more...
A YOUTHFUL Cleobury Mortimer line-up again grew in stature and experience from a tough Shropshire Cup encounter with Oswestry. more...
YATES'S recorded their fifth win in succession in the Kidderminster Six-a-Side League with a 13-0 demolition of Park FC. more...
EMILY Gilbert bagged a hat-trick in Ferndale Girls U-16s' 6-0 win over Dudley United in the Central Warwickshire League. more...
THE young Kidderminster Carolians stars blended together successfully in a 62-12 friendly thrashing of injury-hit Droitwich. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Lions U-10s have already clinched the Stourport and District League Division One title. more...
DAN Clayton's hat-trick for Cookley U-14s could not prevent their hosts, Meadow Park, winning 4-3 in the Stourport and District Youth League. more...
BURLISH Olympic can win the County Women's League on Sunday if Malvern fail to beat Bewdley. more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett ensured the Kidderminster and District League will be represented in the Bromsgrove Minor Cup final. more...
A GOAL in each half gave Kidderminster Harriers Ladies three vital points when they beat fourth-placed Cosford 2-0 in the West Midlands League Premier Division. more...
LAST Sunday's car crash that ended Lee Ross's season was another blow for frustrated Evesham United manager Dave Busst. more...
Worcester College 1, Evesham College 3 more...
NEW member Andy Bentley won the first contest of the campaign with a fine display of feeder fishing. more...
EVESHAM High School is celebrating thanks to the Football Foundation - the UK's largest sports charity. more...
RICHARD Downey's first match as manager of Chaddesley Corbett is against high-flying Bilston Town on Saturday. more...
CHRIS Valentino smashed in a five-goal salvo as Needlemakers gave Oast House a real hammering in Saturday's RM Smith Cup first round. more...
PERSHORE Town youngster Matt Hughes is the sole Vale representative in the Worcestershire FA Youth squad for Sunday's match against Shropshire. more...
RESULTS, Furnace Mill: Harry Sidebottom 17-8, Paul Waters 13-0, Steve Walton 2-8. more...
AN ANDY Oakes strike six minutes from time gave Wyre Forest Brintons a return to winning ways on Saturday. more...
Cadbury Ath 2, Littleton 0 more...
Evesham Utd U-10 7, more...
A CONTEST will be held on Sunday on the canal, bridges 13-14. more...
ODDFELLOWS Arms reached their first Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League Bluck Cup final with an emphatic win over Bretforton Old Boys. more...
CHRIS Hough's hat-trick powered Bewdley Town to an impressive 4-1 win over high-flying Bridgnorth Town Reserves in West Midlands League Division One South. more...
Solihull Boro 3, Evesham Utd 1 more...
QUARRY Mill, Bridgnorth, is the venue for Sunday's contest which is the first round of the singles knockout. more...
LAST Sunday's car crash that ended Lee Ross's season was another blow for frustrated Evesham United manager Dave Busst. more...
LYTTELTON 44-79: W Philips 4-7, T Wills 3-14, Bob Harris 3-0, R Cole (Jnr) 3-0. more...
A CONTEST will be held at Heightington on Sunday, draw 9am. more...
HAY Farm: C Royce 14-0, P Walker 9-4, K Beard 6-4. more...
WEDNESDAY: G Farmer 15-1, M Briggs 14-9-8dr, S Braithwaite 11-11, S Smith 11-2. more...
WEDNESDAY, Island and Bank: Dave James 53-0, Colin Pace 48-6, R Davis 21-0. more...
THERE has been good all-round fishing on all pools with weights varying from 32lb to 63lb. more...
KIDDERMINSTER anglers, Jeff Marlow and Malcolm Cave, fared well on the Stella and Wyre Dell lakes. more...
One of Harriers' Conference-winning heroes made a surprise return back to Aggborough in February 2004 on a month's loan. more...
THE Kidderminster-based Magnificent Seven were knocked down a peg or two with their first defeat on Sunday. more...
Director of football Jan Molby caused a stir by recruiting former captain Yates to help in Harriers' battle against relegation in February 2004. more...
Once capped by England U-20s and also in the national youth sides, the Birmingham-born midfielder has had a turbulent 2003-04 season. more...
The talented midfielder was reunited with Jan Molby in February 2004 after the Dane had initially signed Keates when in charge of Hull. more...
A one-month loan deal took the vastly experienced Viveash from Swindon to Harriers in early March as injury and suspension hit Harriers' defence. more...
Versatile Hinton began his career at right-back before reverting to a centre-half role during the Conference championship-winning season. more...
TRIVIA: Rising Sun B kept their 100 per cent record in the Wyre Forest Cup third round. more...
CHESS: Kidderminster B suffered a setback in their attempt to return to the Wolverhampton League's top level. more...
CYCLING: Stourport rider Liam Preece retained his Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club 10-mile time trial junior title at Severn Stoke. more...
GOLF: Sheelah Salsby has been appointed lady captain at Little Lakes for the coming year. more...
DARTS: Rising Sun's Rob Jones stormed through to the Banks's Bewdley League singles knockout final. more...
BOWLS: Last year's champions Tornadoes secured second place in the Gilt Edge Short Mat League in an exciting last league night of the season. more...
CYCLING: David Barnes returned from a broken wrist in style on Sunday as the first Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club rider to complete the Bromsgrove Olympic reliability trial. more...
BADMINTON: Worcestershire county junior player Cassandra Hawkes is getting a taste of the big time at the All England Badminton Championships. more...
TWELVE points to go. So near, you can almost smell it. more...
GYMNASTICS: Hannah Pietkowicz produced her best competition performance yet by impressing at the West Midland British Development Plan Championships in Highgate. more...
NETBALL: Not The Horse and Jockey started off the Cleobury Mortimer Sports Centre League with two good wins. more...
SNOOKER: Leaders Franche A took the honours in the Kidderminster Wednesday League top-of-the-table clash with Snooks A, winning 3-2. more...
TABLE TENNIS: Jim's Gym have taken Kidderminster League Division One honours for the fourth year in succession with Harriers A again finishing second. more...
ATHLETICS: Brian Humphries confirmed his tag of Amazing Feet runner-of-the-year with second place at Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club's Treat eight-mile race. more...
ATHLETICS: Matt Vaux-Harvey set a new course record in winning the senior men's section of Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club's Treat multi-terrain eight-mile race. more...
SWIMMING: Wyre Forest juniors were runners-up in the Ross Diddy League second round at Ludlow with 12 first places. more...
JUDO: Opposition from 22 clubs from as far away as Somerset and Nottinghamshire was swept aside as Samurai took first place at the Boys' Minimon Championships. more...
MOTORSPORT: Bewdley's Ben Colley celebrated his 21st birthday with a stunning run at the Malcolm Wilson Rally in Cumbria during the weekend. more...
SWIMMING: Claire Cashmore is waiting to have at least three potential national records confirmed after swimming to eight gold medals at the weekend. more...
HOCKEY: Keeper Martin Roberts led Kidderminster to a 4-2 win over Bloxwich with a man-of-the-match display in the West Midlands League Premier Division. more...
HOCKEY: Out-of-form Stourport lost 4-2 to new National League Division One leaders Belper in a game that followed an all-too familiar pattern. more...
ADRIAN Viveash intends to help steer Kidderminster Harriers clear of the Division Three drop zone before he returns to fight for his place at Swindon Town. more...
City of Bath 3, Bretforton 1 more...
Pershore II 4, more...
YOUTH teamers Mike Miller and Kevin Harris are in the Worcestershire U-18s squad for Sunday. more...
Pre-season friendlies more...
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