Worcestershire | Archive | 2004 | May
AN author who was forced to abandon writing for a year after he was hospitalised by a mystery virus is nearing completion of the first volume of his book. more...
JAZZ sensation Courtney Pine is to headline this year's outdoor music event at West Midland Safari Park. more...
A YOUNG actor from Kidderminster has high hopes of stardom after beating 2,000 other aspiring thespians to one of around 30 places at a London drama school - and a scholarship worth almost £10,000. more...
A FLURRY of flowers will be on display at Worcestershire County Museum on Sunday when a Wolverley gardening enthusiast gives demonstrations on hanging basket making. more...
A SPENNELLS 16-year-old has set his sights on stardom after gaining a place on the same prestigious drama course that launched the career of Hollywood heartthrob, Orlando Bloom. more...
WHEN the emperor of Rome is killed in unusual circumstances, Aruntius, a mad, power-crazed individual succeeds him. more...
SORCERY, power-lust and brutal death lie at its heart, but it is not all doom and gloom - enchantresses, valour and madness stir up an astonishing mix of black comedy, making Macbeth classic entertainment for all. more...
AFTER years of using his voice to help others, music student, Russell Painter, has discovered the meaning of the phrase "charity begins at home". more...
MUSIC enthusiasts from across the Midlands are to step back in time at Wyre Forest Glades leisure centre for a classic evening of Northern Soul. more...
A FEAST of swinging sounds will fill the Briars Hotel in Kidderminster tomorrow, courtesy of Worcestershire Jazz Orchestra. more...
YOUNG groovers from Wyre Forest are being given the opportunity to learn their pop idols' dance moves in Kidderminster. more...
BRASS bands, folk and chamber music are just part of the entertaining mix that make up Shipston Proms from Wednesday, June 23 until Saturday, July 3. There's a chance for talented local performers to take part in a Fame Academy-style contest, with the winning act appearing on stage in the town centre on the last night. Further information about the contest is available from Richard Taylor on 01608 661511 or Tim Porter on 01608 685332. more...
THE Chililabombwe Praise Choir of Zambia is scheduled for a series of concerts in the area this weekend. The concerts take place at Stour Valley Church at Shipston High School on Saturday at 7.30pm and at Chipping Campden Baptist Church in High Street on Sunday at 10.30am. more...
THE Gogmagogs present a captivating marriage of musical and theatrical performance in Gumbo Jumbo at The Theatre in Chipping Norton tomorrow at 8pm. The seven classically-trained string musicians provide a carnival of comedy, tragedy and poetry with music which ranges from classical and big-band blues to Madagascan dance rhythms. more...
PERFORMING more than 3,250 times over the past 16 years has earned blues-rock group The Hamsters their place in musical history. more...
PAINTINGS of a Yellow Hat Tribe by a Cotswolds artist will be exhibited at a farm in Church Westcote this weekend. more...
LESLEY Joseph, who shot to fame as man-hungry neighbour-from-hell Dorien in hit sitcom Birds of a Feather, is coming to Malvern in search of her roots. more...
A FORMER teacher at Blackminster who became a prolific playwright will return to Evesham with his new production, The Humanitarians. more...
THE touching tale of a 75-year-old woman who falls in love for the first time will be brought to life at The Theatre in Chipping Norton. more...
The Wales Theatre Company is to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Dylan Thomas by bringing his classic Under Milk Wood to Malvern. more...
YORKSHIRE'S celebrated theatre company Northern Broadsides will bring a production of The Merchant of Venice like no other to the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham. more...
Rain will quite literally pour on to actor Hugh Duck when he takes to the stage at the Greig Hall in Alcester for the legendary scene from Singing in the Rain. more...
BROADWAY players are busy putting the finishing touches to their latest production to be staged next week at the Lifford Hall. more...
HEROES, villains, melodrama and comedy are staples of silent films and are brought back to vivid life by The Clod Ensemble in their latest production, Greed, at Chipping Norton Theatre. Inspired by Chaplin and Keaton, Greed is a story about marriage and dentistry, the business of love and the love of business. more...
Warwick-based Playbox Theatre Company is launching the first of its new training programmes for young actors in Chipping Campden in September. It will be running a club for five to seven-year-olds, and two performance programmes for eight to 10-year-olds fevery Saturday morning in the town hall more...
THE deluge of rain we had in April has proved to be a bounty for many of our district's wild plants and animals, with mild and damp conditions being just what many of our springtime plants needed to put on a real spurt of growth. more...
To all who were involved with the trip for the Hot Air Balloon at Oxford last weekend. I was lucky enough to win free tickets with the Journal. My husband, myself and friends went on the Saturday night. It was brilliant, Symphony Orchestra Fantastia. Unfortunately the weather was not right for balloons to go up. Better luck next time. Thanks again. more...
IN view of the column in the Journal, May 6, referring to the proposed reduction in Physio Therapy Department. more...
SO we have another patronising do gooder telling us what we should or should not do as regarding the gipsy site, not camp. Perhaps you should come and live in this area with its stinking fly ridden tip on the horizon Mr Walker and then you would know what you are on about and perhaps we could praise you for being willing to live here. more...
On Saturday, May 1, with others, went from Evesham to Spalding, Lincs, for the Flower Festival. more...
RE the article this week about NHS dentist availability in Gloucestershire I would like to point out my experience. I had to go on a waiting list for a year to receive NHS treatment at the clinic at Bourton Hospital which is open two days a week. more...
I AM writing in response to Reg (Snowy) Bailey's letter last week. more...
IT IS, perhaps sad that there is not as much river commercial activity - boating and riverside café's as there probably was in the 20s and 30s, but I think Reg Bailey's letter (Evesham Journal, May 13) is most unfounded. more...
I OFTEN wonder when some of the people who write to your column decrying the town last visited Evesham (Reg Bailey's letter, May 13). Of course, we all know that the sun always shone in the 1930's and that there wasn't any crime in those pre-war days. more...
SALFORD Priors Primary School pupils had glorious weather at the weekend for their May fair. more...
A COMMUNITY learning bus which brings information on learning opportunities straight to people's doorsteps visited Salford Priors this week. more...
THE developer of the old Bidford school site in Victoria Road has submitted a second planning application for houses on the site. more...
VIBRATORS and furry handcuffs are proving to be big business for a Worcester retailer. more...
A FOUR-YEAR project by residents around Bidford to map out the future of the area has been completed. more...
THE search is on for animal lovers in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire to act as foster families for guide dogs. more...
AN exhibition from one of the most celebrated explorations of the 20th century is being held at Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe. more...
RAIL bosses are considering closing the crossing at Charlton where three people were killed last July. more...
THE draft Identity Cards Bill Consult-ation Paper has been published recently. more...
A BROADWAY church fete raised £1,691 despite bad weather forcing organisers to move the event from the village green to the Lifford Hall. more...
BROADWAY will have two new dog litter bins after the parish council received a complaint about mess around a footpath entrance. Clerk Eddie Vickers told the council at a meeting last Thursday that the entrance to the footpath onto the Cotswold Way in Church Street was becoming untidy and unpleasant. more...
A STALKER from Broadway who breached a restraining order in his bid to pursue a relationship with a titled aristocrat has had his case delayed because a psychiatric report on him was not ready. more...
HOW disturbed I was at the photos of local young people off to war recently shown in the Evening News. more...
PERSHORE'S new mayor and the country's longest serving firefighter, Chris Parsons, paid tribute to the hard work of his predecessor Richard Hampton as he accepted his chains of office. more...
WITH regards to the letters that I've read over the past week or so, it seems the Post Office is operating a service that isn't working, regardless of the cost study beforehand. more...
A MAN accused of attacking his estranged wife with a vegetable knife in a pub, and injuring three people who went to her aid, has been remanded in custody. more...
THE views of Fr Anthony Shaw (Women who dress as men, You Say Thursday, May 13) sounds very strident and makes for sad reading, especially when churches are trying to work together in spite of their differences. more...
A poster designed by Vale schoolgirl Emily Young is helping draw the crowds to Pershore Carnival later this month.. more...
HAVING recently read letters from Messrs Burton and Jones, regarding the proposed football ground development, I agree with their comments. more...
A PERSHORE woman believed to be the oldest living resident in Worcestershire has celebrated her 106th birthday. more...
A SAGGY midriff and marble white pins really do not offer much incentive to pour yourself into a skimpy bikini and stride purposely down a Mediterranean beach. more...
BRITAIN has the highest fuel taxes in the western world. more...
MUMS at a Pershore pre school are in dispute with the district council over a brightly coloured sign outside their premises. more...
A MASSIVE 20-acre glasshouse construction, the size of nine football pitches, could go up in Lower Moor if district councillors give the plans the go-ahead. more...
A MOTHER-of-three drank a bottle of sherry before locking herself in her bedroom and overdosing on anti-depressants after an argument with her partner. more...
A BEWDLEY teenager is a step closer to achieving her dream job dressing Hollywood film stars after gaining a place at one of the world's leading fashion colleges. more...
RECORD prices for South Devon females were made at the Midland South Devon Cattle Breeders Club's annual show and sale at the new Stratford livestock market at Wincot Lands, Clifford Chambers, in conjunction with the South Devon Herd Book Society. more...
FARMERS will have the opportunity to catch up on the latest news on waste at a Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group event at the end of the month. more...
A SEARCH has been launched to discover the people who have dedicated their lives to the conservation of the countryside, its habitats and wildlife. more...
ON Sunday, May 30, there will be a six-mile town and forest trail on "Bewdley's Alleyways and Byways", led by Eric Perks. more...
FOLLOWING a discussion on this year's resolutions, members supported all three, but gave the delegate discretion to vote differently after hearing the debate at the annual meeting. more...
ON Sunday there will be two rides, both heading for Meriden for the annual Cyclists Meeting and Service. more...
MARION Fox, founder member and past president, resigned from the committee at the annual meeting. The new treasurer is Jean Reynolds. more...
ON Wednesday, June 9, guest presenter Janet Tilley will give a demonstration of quilting, starting at 8pm in Franche village hall, Wolverley Road, Kidderminster. more...
EIGHT scuba divers visited the Plymouth area over the Bank Holiday weekend, where they used the club boat to dive locations including a new wreck/artificial reef, the HMS Scylla sunk in Whitesands bay for members' diving pleasure earlier this year. more...
AT the annual meeting, offers were elected as follows: chairman Bill Every, vice chairman Marcia Tennant, secretary Roger Jordan, treasurer Bob black, programme secretary Paul Bye, publicity officer Dorothy Every, committee Marguerite Gray, Martin Humphries and Roy Rowles. more...
THE annual meeting was held at Whittington village hall, hosted by the two Worcester guilds. Honoured guests included Elizabeth Mills, president of Girl Guiding Worcestershire, Rosemary Davies, regional commissioner, and Jo Dowling, county commissioner. more...
ALL are welcome to attend a picnic ramble at the Swan Inn, Chaddesley Corbett, this Sunday at 12noon. more...
A FIVE-MILE walk at Martley will be held on Sunday. more...
HENS in Broadway are enjoying a Big Brother experience and having their image beamed live into the Harrods store in London. more...
100 Years Ago May 21, 1904 more...
VALE residents have been urged to write their wills during St Richard's Hospice's Write A Will Month and to consider leaving a legacy to the charity. more...
CUSTOMERS are being welcomed back to the Fleece Inn at Bretforton, months after a fire ripped through the historic National Trust owned pub. more...
MEMBERS of the class of 1949 intake at Prince Henry's Grammar School, Evesham, mulled over old times at a reunion at the Northwick Hotel. more...
HUNDREDS of residents have lobbied the district council over the use of a barn for storing animal bedding. more...
TWO councils are urging residents to shape up and get ready for the Mission Impossible waste challenge that is set to hit homes all over the district. more...
ROAD safety campaigners in Norton near Evesham are preparing to name and shame companies who speed through the village or use it as a shortcut. more...
MORE than 500 Vale residents have signed a petition protesting against plans to demolish Evesham's Ambassador Snooker Club. more...
MID Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has urged that all the lessons of the tragedy at Charlton last year are learned. more...
A 25-year-old Iraqi who killed three migrant workers when he drove a minibus into the path of a 90mph express train at an unmanned level crossing near the village of Charlton has been jailed for five years. more...
THE news that First's 192 bus service is being withdrawn comes as little surprise. But the blame for the demise of this and many other services across Wyre Forest should not lie with the operator. more...
PERSHORE'S new mayor and the country's longest serving firefighter, Chris Parsons, paid tribute to the hard work of his predecessor Richard Hampton as he accepted his chains of office. more...
A MAN accused of attacking his estranged wife with a vegetable knife in a pub, and injuring three people who went to her aid, has been remanded in custody. more...
I WOULD like to express my deepest concern after my traumatic experience at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. more...
VANDALS have daubed graffiti on a home in Wick which is at the centre of a long-running planning dispute. more...
A MASSIVE 20-acre glasshouse construction, the size of nine football pitches, could go up in Lower Moor if district councillors give the plans the go-ahead. more...
I HAVE recently been admitted, on two occasions, to the Beech Unit at Royal Worcestershire Hospital, and would like to make the following observations. more...
INCREASED attacks on staff and between inmates at Long Lartin maximum security prison led to a crisis meeting at the jail. more...
HAVING recently returned from a Spanish resort town, I feel I must once again write and protest at the state of the street cleansing as practised in Wyre Forest. more...
THE announcement by National Health Service auditors that Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has an over-spend of £9.9 million for the year 2002-2003, one of the worst in the country, will come as no surprise to the vast majority of the Wyre Forest electorate. more...
WHEN reading last week's Kidderminster Times, I was surprised to see the advertisement for five new and relatively highly paid staff jobs for Wyre Forest District Council. more...
WITH reference to the letter regarding the problems caused by parking for the Harriers on match days, (Shuttle/Times & News, May 6), I was wondering if something could be done about the old refuse tip on Hoo Road. more...
I FEEL I must comment on the Cookley peacocks and the adverse press pertaining to these birds since the story appeared in the Shuttle/Times & News. more...
PARENTS across Wyre Forest have been warned to be vigilant after a young boy told police he was approached by a man in a car. more...
HEALTH officials in Worcestershire have welcomed Government moves to make cholesterol-lowering drugs available over the counter at pharmacies. more...
A DRUG addict who tried to burgle a neighbour's home has been remanded in custody. more...
MEN do the most DIY around the house, but when it comes to the basic skills, women are equally capable, according to a new study. more...
WALKERS will be stepping out on Sunday to help a Worcester family provide a special room for their disabled son. more...
HORSE-lovers have the chance to saddle up and canter on down to the second Heart of the Counties Show at Worcester Racecourse on Bank Holiday Monday. more...
EIGHT high-calibre jazz musicians from five different European countries will be raising the roof when they play at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall. more...
A HARD-working Worcester teenager is looking forward to hours of gaming joy - after being awarded a Nintendo Gamecube for his efforts as an Evening News delivery boy. more...
ROCK `N ROLL will be alive and well at a popular beer festival, after organisers and council officials cleared up an entertainment licence dispute. more...
TONY Blair has been told nine out of ten Worcester people back compulsory ID cards. more...
THE Fun 2 Learn Club will be starting up next month at The Green Centre, in Worcester's Dines Green. more...
TONY Blair has been told nine out of ten Worcester people back compulsory ID cards. more...
A RECORD number of patients are being screened for cancer at a Worcestershire hospital, health officials have revealed. more...
ACCORDING to the adage, you wait ages for one bus and then three come along at once. Not in Worcester - some do not turn up at all anymore. more...
A PUBLIC pay phone at Gilvers Lane, Brotheridge Green, near Upton-upon-Severn, has been earmarked for removal after a BT survey of five pay phones in the area. more...
A MOTHER-of-three drank a bottle of sherry before locking herself in her bedroom and overdosing on anti-depressants after an argument with her partner. more...
STALLED plans to build or revamp eight Worcestershire GP surgeries look set to go-ahead after all. more...
A DRIVER who fell victim to a £25,000 carjacking in a Worcestershire village fears he was targeted by a professional gang. more...
A BUSINESSMAN has been banned from the roads for six months after driving without insurance, despite claiming it had been an emergency. more...
TRADERS were alarmed and upset when they saw trees along a city centre street being chopped down this week. more...
AN arrest warrant has been issued for a man charged with falsifying accounts after he consistently failed to appear in court. more...
A Worcester man has been accused of beating up a 14-year-old girl. more...
THE DROITWICH canals project will be a disaster for the town, causing landslides, destroying rare birds nest sites, and maybe even posing an explosion threat. more...
A STOURPORT councillor has defended his record as mayor. more...
AS a publicity-shy non-controversial man, Stourport's new mayor, Allan Wood, breaks the mould of what many think of as a typical politician. more...
THE manageress of a Stourport off licence says she and her staff suffer a constant stream of abuse and threats from under-age yobs when they refuse to serve alcohol to them. more...
BY the time the sun sets today, a little of our faith in common sense will have been restored and the health of people in the county will be looking forward to better times. more...
HOW could our inept Wychavon councillors give a travelling circus permission to use and create carnage to the meadow alongside the New Bridge. more...
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GARDENERS are being urged to pay tribute to the much-maligned stinging nettle. more...
A STOURPORT family who grew up with "hatred" for the Japanese after two relatives died while serving as prisoners of war in the Far East have told of their heart-rending voyage of reconciliation. more...
VOTERS will be asked to make their voices heard on the continent on June 10 by completing a second ballot paper for the European Parl-iament. more...
THE most significant Wyre Forest election for decades has moved into top gear now the final list of more than 100 candidates has been announced for the crucial June 10 vote. more...
WYRE Forest District Council could be a family affair after next month's election as 10 husband and wife teams line up to contest seats. more...
A ONCE prominent Stourport building which has sunk into obscurity is creating a wave of interest after going on the market. more...
A CHARITY bereavement service for parents who suffer the death of a grown-up child is desperately seeking more cash help - and more volunteers - to help it thrive in Wyre Forest. more...
A TEENAGER who became petrified of the sight of fire after being trapped in a burning tent has taken her first steps towards recovery. more...
FURIOUS councillors were poised to boycott a meeting in an anti-gay row last night after a controversial vicar was invited to lead prayers. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER man who became known as the "walking mayor" because of his refusal to use the civic car has died at the age of 91. more...
ANYONE who thinks they might have a potentially valuable artefact stashed away in the attic has the chance to get it valued when the BBC's Antiques Roadshow rolls into Witley Court next month. more...
A REST home owner in Kidderminster has warned other small businesses to ignore a threatening cash demand from a firm claiming to regulate health and safety laws. more...
A STOURPORT technical ceramics components manufacturer has clinched a multi-million pound deal that will secure the jobs of its 320 employees for the next three years. more...
A FORMER Kidderminster Paralympics multi-gold medallist will be among a host of celebrities chosen to carry the Olympic torch on a relay in London. more...
A CLEANER is determined to carry on her job after she was attacked by a man taking part in gay sex in a Stourport public toilet. more...
A DOCTOR from Kidderm-inster was one of the first people in Worcestershire to take part in the Government's new citizenship ceremony. more...
AS a publicity-shy non-controversial man, Stourport's new mayor, Allan Wood, breaks the mould of what many think of as a typical politician. more...
A FORMER lung cancer sufferer who went on holiday to escape choking fumes from a renovation of his home said he was horrified to come back and find the place what he described as an "absolute tip". more...
BREAST-FEEDING mums in Wyre Forest should find a trip to the shops more enjoyable following the hard work of two midwives. more...
COUNCILLORS in Stourport are to write to West Mercia's Chief Constable to ask for more bobbies on the beat. more...
RADICAL plans are being drawn up to transform the heart of Pershore and open up the town's river frontage for the first time in history. more...
A STOURPORT town councillor is calling for an alcohol ban on the town's streets following spiralling anti-social behaviour and vandalism. more...
CONTAMINATION stickers on recycling bags are being stepped up to warn householders to think carefully about what they put out for Worcester's kerbside collection. more...
THE manageress of a Stourport off licence says she and her staff suffer a constant stream of abuse and threats from under-age yobs when they refuse to serve alcohol to them. more...
HUNDREDS of county patients will receive a faster diagnosis and quicker treatment thanks to the introduction of new hospital technology, it has been revealed. more...
THE case of a disappearing footpath is to be brought to the attention of highways officers, for the benefit of villagers in Callow End. more...
REVISED plans to convert Kidderminster's landmark Piano Building into flats and shops have hit the right note with council chiefs and conservationists. more...
A LIGHT-hearted look at Saturday night television will be the main focus of a stage performance by a group of college students. more...
TELEVISION presenter Chris Tarrant, actor Robert Powell and weatherman John Kettley will be among the celebrities taking part in a charity cricket match at Birlingham, near Pershore. more...
A WOMAN suffering from arthritis is to embark on a gruelling 22-mile walk after promising her late father she would do it to raise cash for the group which supported his fight against cancer. more...
MOTORISTS will be able to judge whether speed cameras in Worcestershire are being used as a "cash cow" when a new study is published next month. more...
A PLAN to breach one of Upton-upon-Severn's historic walls is being opposed by the town council. more...
THE case of a man charged with stealing a bottle of whiskey has been adjourned after he pleaded not guilty. more...
POLICE believe a fire at a printing works in Stourport was started deliberately and are appealing for anyone who saw anything unusual to come forward. more...
TWO childcare experts have taken a trip across the pond to promote and improve Worcestershire's work in the classroom. more...
TRADERS sprang into action to save a frail Bewdley pensioner with the help of a radio alert network set up to catch wandering shoplifters. more...
TORY Shadow Education Secretary Tim Yeo has agreed to write to Worcestershire County Council in support of parents fighting a controversial shake-up of the special school system. more...
EDUCATION chiefs could be hauled before the High Court in London after a distraught parent vowed to fight the imminent closure of a Wolverley special school. more...
GOVERNORS at Alexander Patterson School expressed "surprise and concern" after being confronted with a healthy school budget, confounding expectations the school would sink into the red. more...
THE chairman of a group of disabled people lobbying for sloping pavements in Kidderminster's Weavers Wharf car park has responded with scepticism to a pledge their calls will soon be answered. more...
A SPIRITED 91-year-old fulfilled her life's ambition yesterday when she enjoyed a surprise helicopter flight of fantasy. more...
COOKLEY are firmly entrenched at the bottom of Worcestershire League Division Two after being soundly thrashed by Hagley. more...
A WINNING draw proved disappointing for Kidderminster Victoria against rivals Stourport at Winterfold House School. more...
ANDY Law and Paul Lyman made the most of a perfect batting track to power past Bewdley in Chaddesley Corbett's derby victory on Saturday. more...
EVERYONE bar wicket-keeper Duncan Willetts had a bowl on Saturday for Kidderminster Victoria. more...
SUNDAY'S B ride consisted of ten Evesham Wheelers who travelled via Offenham, Litt-leton, Pebworth, Quinton, and Ilmington before passing through Shipston to take tea at the garden centre in Toden-ham. more...
BIDFORD will take an 11-shot advantage into the second leg of the Bob Dawson Cup at Stratford. more...
BROADWAY travelled to Barnwood near Gloucester for Saturday's annual fixture when, in a closely-fought game, the visitors lost by seven shots 114-107. more...
Evesham & District more...
WELFORD have made a moderate start to this summer's Courier League with both teams having earned four points. more...
SOUTH Yorkshire's double act, Chris and Clayton Round, emerged as the weekend's quickest and fastest racers during last Sunday's Ame-rican Car World Nationals. more...
EVESHAM is rapidly becoming the place for producing top-class triathletes. more...
ONLY eight people took the time to attend last week's annual general meeting of the Evesham and District Assoc-iation when treasurer Grah-ame Brown reported a loss of "369 from the general account for the 2003/2004 season. more...
THE inaugural Pool matches of the PRS League Junior Cup competition have been played in enthusiastic fashion. more...
Prudden Road Surfacing League more...
IT'S been a mixed start to the Evesham and District League campaign for the ladies from Evesham Rowing Club. more...
EVESHAM Swimming Club members Suzanne Hampson and Alison Usher continued their successful seasons at the Great Britain Masters National Championships at the Commonwealth Pool in Manchester. more...
THIS year's Alcester Police Schools Netball Tournament took place in glorious sunshine at Studley High School. more...
OFFENHAM shooter Mark Hampton has again proved his pedigree among the top guns. more...
EVESHAM Rowing Club's juniors and seniors travelled to Shrewsbury last weekend for an enjoyable regatta in the sunshine on the Severn. more...
HAVING lost its traditional Saturday afternoon slot, it will be interesting to note how attendance figures compare to previous years when Strat-ford Racecourse stages the 46th running of the Intrum Justitia (Horse and Hound Cup) Final Champion Hunters' Steeplechase this weekend. more...
IT WAS another busy weekend for the triathletes returning from the World Age Championships. more...
A TOP score of 32 in the extras column, adequately sums up Pershore's problems at Kington last Saturday. more...
Results more...
THE inaugural Pool matches of the PRS League Junior Cup competition have been played in enthusiastic fashion. more...
Prudden Road Surfacing League more...
THE chairman of Worcester's newly-formed supporters' club John Phillips is backing Sixways chairman Cecil Duckworth. more...
JOHN Brain has told Worcester supporters to unite in their hour of need. more...
EVESHAM will take enormous heart from last Saturday's draw in their opening Birmingham League Division Three contest. more...
ONE of the UK's premier fishing festivals promises to be bigger and better than ever this year, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
Evesham Jubilee Society more...
THERE'S a couple of Cotswolds-based players in Saturday's Gloucestershire Golf Union's Amateur Championships. more...
A GOLF trip of a lifetime awaits amateur Gordon Keir and The Vale Golf and Country Club's PGA professional Rob Male if they can come through the next stage of Europe's biggest pro-am competition, the Lombard Trophy. more...
THE Friends of the Harriers will be aiming to add to their fundraising grand total of around £50,000 before splitting up. more...
BRISTOL City will be the third higher-ranked opponents to test Kidderminster Harriers in pre-season friendlies. more...
REDDITCH United have declared their interest in released trio Mark Yates, Sean Parrish and Matt Gadsby. more...
FORMER Harriers favourite Danny Williams has stepped up to Division Two level by moving back to hometown club Wrexham. more...
A CRUCIAL part of Jan Molby's squad was finalised this week after two goalkeepers signed on the dotted line at Aggborough. more...
BO Henriksen is set to turn out for Irish side Bohemians in a friendly with fellow Premier Division side Dublin City tonight. more...
WORCESTER City will unveil their first signing of the summer on Monday night according to club chairman Dave Boddy. more...
A TOP score of 32 in the extras column, adequately sums up Pershore's problems at Kington last Saturday. more...
Results more...
NOT all the batsmen made hay in last Saturday's welcome sunshine but players throughout the Cotswold Hills League, supported by John Shepherd Estate Agents, were relieved to get down to come decent action after a couple of frustrating weekends. more...
BADSEY'S belated start to life in Division Six of the Worcestershire County Lea-gue ended in a convincing victory against Worcester's third string. more...
EXHALL and Wix-ford completed a successful weekend, with a hard earned 45-run victory in Sunday's opening skirmish of the 2004 npower Village Cup. more...
A DEADLY bowling display by Gareth Batty has put Worcestershire in a powerful position in their Frizzell County Championship Division One match against Gloucestershire at New Road. more...
CHIEF executive Mark Newton has admitted that Worcestershire took `drastic action' during the close season to improve the New Road wicket. more...
LEE Shuck has become one of the youngest winners of our Evening News/Fearnley Factory Shop Cricketer of the Week award. more...
HEREFORD United defender Andy Tretton has handed the club a boost by extending his stay at Edgar Street. more...
WORCESTER Wolves' Ben Potts has won a call-up to the Welsh basketball side. more...
A DEADLY bowling display by Gareth Batty has put Worcestershire in a powerful position in their Frizzell County Championship Division One match against Gloucestershire at New Road. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' out-of-contract midfielder Dean Bennett has agreed to stay at Aggborough. more...
WORCESTER City will unveil their first signing of the summer on Monday night according to club chairman Dave Boddy. more...
THE chairman of Worcester's newly-formed supporters' club John Phillips is backing Sixways chairman Cecil Duckworth. more...
JOHN Brain has told Worcester supporters to unite in their hour of need. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' out-of-contract midfielder Dean Bennett has agreed to stay at Aggborough. more...
FERNDALE Youth U-16s are already on the look-out for players next season to form a new team. more...
JUNIORS, Stackpool: J Loveridge 4-5, M Shorring 2-12-8dr, Y Loveridge 2-3-8. more...
PERRY Mountain took first place at Broadheath Fishery's Jam Factory on Saturday, weighing in 45lb 12oz fishing the pole at 13 metres. more...
PLAYERS are needed to join next season's Wyre Forest Panthers U-9s. more...
HETA Pool will host the next match on Sunday which will be drawn at 7am and anglers are asked to take two nets. more...
SUNDAY brings the next match with a 7.45am draw on the canal bridges. more...
RED Devils were top scorers in the Kidderminster Six-a-side League, beating Park FC 9-2. more...
TOP Pool, Sunday: B Downing 13-2-0, J Moon 9-4-0. Bottom Pool: J Brooks 10-6-0, G Kershaw 8-10-0. more...
A MATCH has been arranged for Saturday on the pool for affiliated members only with an 8am draw. more...
BURLISH Olympic Ladies collected their second piece of silverware this season. more...
ANGLERS will meet for a 7.15am draw on Sunday as the club fishes at Willow Marsh Fishery's Sandpiper Pool from 8am until 1pm. more...
BONE Mill, Sunday: John Gale 1-12-12, Frank Guest 1-2-8, Peter White 0-14-12. more...
FOOTBALLERS are limbering up for the second year of a Hartlebury tournament. more...
WELLFIELD, Sunday: Tony George 24-13-0, Derek Willis 11-8-0, Reg Bastable 11-5-8, Alan Turner 10-14-8, Dave Smith 7-4-0, Bob Evans 6-5-8. more...
BRIARS Phoenix were surprised by lower league opposition in their Kidderminster Hospital Sunday Minor Cup final. more...
LARFORD Lakes, Sunday: R Campbell 35-0, G Mansell 27-13, H Tombs 25-11, S Campbell 25-1, B Burrows 17-15.. more...
AMBITIOUS Bewdley Town should find out today what level they will be playing at next season. more...
REAR side Pools: K Beard 8-13, R Moule 8-6, B Reeves 7-2. more...
RESULTS, Poole Hall Abbey Pool, Sunday: Barry Chesson 27-4-0, Dave Peters 17-1-0, Mark Pearce 15-14-0, Dave Harvey 12-15-0. more...
RESULT, Saturday, Keepers Pool: A Griffiths 26-14, J Williams 23-14, A Plowright 23-7. more...
RESULT, Townsend Fisheries: M Galazewski 10-9, H Sidebottom 7-14, K Billingham 3-12. more...
THERE was some good coarse fishing with weights varying from 22lb to 78lb. more...
RICHARD Brewer, of Green Man AC, won the Sunday Open with 146lb 8oz off peg 36 on Mucky Meadow Pool. more...
WEDNESDAY, 21 fished in medley: Mark Tooze (Midlands Mossely) 142-1, Mal Watson (OGL), Alan James (Mossely) 80-2. more...
TROUT fishing topped the day as one angler used a daddy to catch a rainbow with a bag weight of 16lb 8oz. more...
Christiansen's signing was another major coup for Harriers director of football Jan Molby in January 2004. more...
The pacey striker started off at Derby as a youngster but failed to make a first-team appearance and had trial spells at Walsall, Mansfield and Oldham. more...
THE Willow Marsh Fishery record was broken on Sunday afternoon. 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...
Jenkins moved on to pastures new in December 2003 on an 18-month contract after 181 games over more than seven seasons at Swansea. 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...
Bennett was a then club record buy of £30,000 from rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in January 1999 and proved a goal-scoring menace to Conference opponents in the title-winning season. more...
The young centre-half made the substitutes bench for the first time in the Football League at home to Huddersfield on April 12, 2004, but did not feature. more...
The defender joined Harriers for a second spell in March 2004, signing a contract until the end of the season. more...
The giant Senegal-born defender returned to Aggborough on a non-contract basis in February 2004 after training with the club for a few weeks. more...
The uncompromising defender was Ian Britton's last signing before the manager was sacked in October 2003 and cost Harriers a four-figure fee. more...
Versatile Hinton began his career at right-back before reverting to a centre-half role during the Conference championship-winning season. more...
The promising keeper did enough in friendlies and training with Harriers during season 2003-04 to become Jan Molby's first signing of the summer break. more...
Stepped onto the bench after the release of Brendan Murphy and was needed to make two substitute appearances in season 2001/02, including a league debut at Luton. more...
CHESS: Kidderminster B finished joint third with Mercia in the major section of Wolverhampton League's annual lightning tournament at Stourbridge. more...
DARTS: Bliss Gate cleaned up in the Banks's Bewdley League by winning most of the awards on offer. more...
PARISH GAMES: Rock racked up 24 points as they won the Wyre Forest Parish Games' rounders competition. more...
MARTIAL ARTS: Fourth dan black belt Paul Acton retained his Senior Men's Open Grade title at the Shukokai Karate National Championships. more...
BOWLS: A host of Wyre Forest bowlers were involved as Worcestershire made a disappointing start to their defence of the Midland Counties Trophy. more...
BOWLS: St Johns A moved top of Kidderminster and District Mid-week League Division One with a 44-shot victory over St Johns Tomkinsons. more...
MOTORSPORT: The expected confrontation between the Kidderminster Harriers car of Nathan Freke and Chelsea's Lee Caroline failed to materialise at Knockhill in the TVR Tuscan Challenge. more...
JUDO: A successful few days demonstrated the variety of activity and expertise at Kidderminster's Samurai Judo Club. more...
GOLF: Junior member Anna Rock dazzled with a hole-in-one on Kidderminster's 10th hole in the Annual Izzo National Club Champions Cup. more...
GOLF: Lady captain Wendy Ray qualified for the next round of the Health Perception Ladies' Championship at Kidderminster Golf Club. more...
GOLF: The fine weather attracted a good field for the Lady Captain's Easter competition at Cleobury Mortimer. more...
GOLF: Little Lakes seniors have recently chalked up strong performances at home, winning three matches. more...
GOLF: The John Gregg Trophy pairs in aid of the Kemp Hospice created plenty of interest at Wyre Forest men's section. more...
GOLF: Ross Hawken Senior triumphed in Habberley Men's Tanser Trophy Division One. more...
GOLF: Junior Dan Ballinger followed up his hole-in-one feat at Bewdley Pines by showing he can give the adults a run for their money. more...
CYCLING: Wyre Forest Cycle Racing club rider Steve Burns powered to his first victory of the season in the Newport CC 10 mile time trial. more...
MOTORSPORT: Wyre Forest schoolboy Ross Danby continues to blitz the local motorcycle trials. more...
HOCKEY: Owen Brotherton retained Stourport firsts' most valuable player accolade at their annual dinner and awards ceremony. more...
ROWING: Stourport's juniors were again in tremendous form at Shrewsbury Regatta and Sprint with a string of victories. more...
ROWING: There were two double victories for Bewdley at Shrewsbury Regatta over the weekend. more...
ATHLETICS: Eight Amazing Feet Running Club members contributed to excellent results at the Halesowen Hillock 10-mile multi-terrain race. more...
ATHLETICS: Kidderminster and Stourport can boast 16 county title holders after hosting the annual Worcestershire Track and Field Championships on Saturday. more...
SATURDAY (1.30pm unless stated) more...
BATTING TOP 10 more...
KIDDERMINSTER Victoria U-11s beat Rushwick by 46 runs on Sunday at Chester Road. more...
FORMER Worcestershire ace Stuart Lampitt will be the guest speaker at Kidderminster and District Cricket Umpire Association's next meeting. more...
WILDEN Village are hosting a 10-by-10 cricket challenge, starting tomorrow. more...
DAVE Foster's brilliant 9-17 ensured Waggon and Horses had no chance against Spennells B in the Stainweld Sunday League Division A. more...
BEWDLEY thirds sit proud on top of Worcestershire League Division Seven. more...
CLEOBURY Mortimer stumbled to 90 all out in Worcestershire League Division Six and paid the price. more...
NEIL Fletcher found his touch with the bat quickly in Worcestershire League Division Five. more...
BOWLING star Lee Waldron ensured Brintons continued their fine start with a 31-run success in Division Five. more...
STONE claimed their first Worcestershire League Division Five win of the season against rivals Chainwire by 59 runs. more...
STOURPORT Swifts chief Chris Reynolds has been left fuming by the latest exit to rivals Redditch United. more...
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