Worcestershire | Archive | 2004 | July
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SASSY pop group Sugababes will be right behind football fans wanting to watch the Euro 2004 final...after rescheduling the timing of Sunday's live concert at Ragley Hall. The sexy trio, who were due to come on stage at around the time the final gets under way, will now start pumping put their hits at 4pm. For tiickets, call 0870 608 8282 or log on to www.bdw-promotes.co.uk. more...
A TOP jazz musician and BBC Radio 2 presenter is set to bring fame to West Midland Safari Park's outdoor music festival next week. more...
Library, Kidderminster - Borderlands, until Saturday. more...
Baxter College, Kidderminster - The Pirates of Penzance, until Saturday. more...
TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. NEC Arena - Usher. more...
UP and coming Wyre Forest bands are being given the chance to strut their stuff on stage using professional equipment in a rock night at Bewdley High School. more...
PARENTS whose sons and daughters hope to learn the drums are being urged to attend a concert at Kidderminster Library to find out exactly how much noise they could be letting themselves in for. more...
THOU can have a fishy on a little dishy when the trains come in at Kidderminster, courtesy of special "Fish and Chip trains" running along Severn Valley Railway. more...
FOR the first time in a long while I actually went to see a play billed as a comedy that made me laugh out loud. more...
A SWINGING evening of jazz is coming to the Briars Hotel in Kidderminster, courtesy of Worcestershire Jazz Orchestra. more...
A CHER look-a-like is set to bring a taste of the USA to a Kidderminster hotel, less than two weeks before she jets off to perform two dates at a Cher convention in Las Vegas. more...
A BAND which hopes to rock the music scene with a CD they are recording with Kidderminster College's Mighty Atom Smasher Records are looking for a new member. more...
A BUMPER number of district artists are involved in this year's Kidderminster Arts Festival after organisers liaised closely with Wyre Forest Arts Forum. more...
A STUNNING array of activities for children and adults of all ages is coming to Wyre Forest in the second annual Kidderminster Arts Festival. more...
SHOWDOWN is without a doubt the wrestling fan's wrestling game. more...
THE countdown is on for the launch of a major new modelling extravaganza to be staged at The NEC this summer. more...
MORE than 25 bands and ensembles will perform more than 40 concerts on Saturday for the Pershore Midsummer Brass event. more...
ART lovers will have plenty of opportunities to see the work of artists and craftsmen from Shipston and the surrounding areas next month when Warwickshire Artsweek comes to town. more...
THE Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham has launched its autumn season brochure to help give audiences a warm glow when the summer sun fades. more...
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SALTMINE Theatre Company will bring to life a faithful adaptation of a Christian tale by C S Lewis at the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury. more...
A GROUP of youngsters in Ashton-under-Hill brought the 1950s back to life with a rock and roll musical at the village hall at the weekend. more...
THE all-time classic musical West Side Story is running at the Hippodrome in Birmingham this week. more...
POTTER Louise Darby will celebrate her 21st anniversary at Clay Barn at Redhill with a special exhibition of work produced by herself and her contemporaries. more...
SOME of the country's best-loved actors will appear in a brilliantly crafted and hugely entertaining comedy by Charles Laurence at Malvern Theatres next week. more...
A SIDE-SPLITTING comedy which has won numerous awards comes to The Theatre in Chipping Norton on Saturday. more...
WHEN Bob Clarke had his nose bitten off in an unprovoked pub attack, he little suspected that his misfortune would lead to an acting career. more...
IT is the sixth year of the Wyre Forest GAP project. more...
THE young cast from Kidderminster College made us laugh with this up-beat version of Aristophenes' tale of the original women's libbers, who decided they had had enough of war-making, so refused any love-making until their menfolk came to their senses. more...
HAVING had our scrap yard at Moreton-in-Marsh censored in your letters column for the past two weeks (Mrs Hyde White and Nigel and Judy Collins) I wonder if you would permit us to clarify a few points. more...
MAY I thank personally everyone who ran, walked, donated and generally support the Race for Life. more...
MAY we please take this opportunity to thank the many people who turned out to help the committee of Stratford in Bloom in re-opening three flower beds in the Firs Gardens in Evesham Place? more...
AS a member of the Stow-on-the-Wold branch of the Royal British Legion I take great exception to the comments in your issue of June 24 on Stow RBL weekend June 12 and 13. more...
I HAVE just returned from holiday to see Mr McMillan-Scott's letter of June 10. more...
WITH regard to D J Wathen's question, "why is that other countries get rid of their unwanted guests as quickly as possible", particularly in relation to Portugal and our hooligans, when this country does not return asylum seekers so effectively (Journal letter, June 24). more...
In response to the letter from Mrs Beaumont. I should like to advise all your readers of the following. more...
TWO young girls targeted by a sex attacker earlier this week have been robbed of their innocence, say their parents. more...
A BIDFORD woman has organised a lunch on the banks of the River Avon this weekend to raise money for a proposed renal unit in Stratford. more...
BIDFORD parish council has set the dates for parish council meetings and planning meetings for the year. more...
SCHOOL pupils in Bidford joined forces with nine other Warwickshire schools for a concert with an 80s popstar and some high-tech equipment. more...
FOR the second year in succession, Victoria Carpets Ltd of Kidderminster has been voted Supplier of the Year and Best Product for 2003 by the 140-plus members of Greendale Carpets, one of the UK's most prestigious buying groups. more...
MAKING local deliveries by electric bicycle is the latest eco-friendly idea to be tested out by a Worcester company. more...
BLOOD donors in Wyre Forest have the chance to give at sessions at Stourport's Civic Centre, New Street, and Kidderminster's Trinity Methodist Church, Churchfields on Thursday and Friday respectively. more...
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a burning moped in the early hours of Saturday morning. more...
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl who went missing last week and was feared to be with someone she met over the internet has returned home safely. more...
CHIPPIES in Wyre Forest hope to get the `batter' of the opposition in a competition to find the Midlands' best fish and chip shop. more...
MORE than £300 was raised for Wyre Forest Amnesty International across the district. more...
THE new mayor-elect of Kidderminster has been announced as Liberal Party councillor, Siri Hayward. more...
FORMER pupils of a Kidderminster school turned out in numbers for a reunion. more...
THE longest serving officer at Kidderminster fire station is to have his dedication recognised with a special award. more...
A SECOND sex shop could open in Kidderminster. more...
A BIDFORD building firm has opposed a compensation claim of £1,460 by a former employee after he alleged he had not been fully paid for three weeks' work. more...
BUSINESS people in Kidderminster's Church Street had their annual delivery of cake and buns as a centuries-old tradition was kept alive. more...
A LIFELINE will be thrown to Hartlebury Castle as the home of Worcestershire County Museum if members of an overview and scrutiny panel briefed with looking at its future have their way. more...
BAXTER College will become a Church of England school under the reorganisation - but super head, Dave Seddon, is unlikely to remain at the helm. more...
A WOODSMAN who spent three years living under a parachute has returned to warm showers and hot dinners - with a new outlook on life. more...
FORMER members of a wartime dancing school in Kidderminster are being called up to meet again this summer. more...
"WHY" was the word on many parents' lips in the wake of the news of the proposed schools shake-up. more...
THE death of a child has a devastating effect on parents, an effect that does not diminish if their child dies in adulthood. more...
WHAT were things like during the war? more...
THE Evesham Journal is joining forces with St Richard's Hospice to help them raise more than £5m for a state of the art redevelopment. more...
THE village green in Broadway was packed with people celebrating midsummer last week. more...
POLICE are cracking down on anti-social behaviour in Broadway by issuing four warnings in one week. more...
A STALKER who breached a restraining order to pursue a Lady Chatterley-style relationship with a titled aristocrat had his case delayed again last Wednesday because of a court blunder. more...
THE debate on the report stage and third reading of the Human Tissue Bill took place on Monday. more...
D E MARGRETT says this country is heading for its nemesis. more...
REGARDING the issue of travellers imposing on private land and setting up camp, while I do not agree with the situation, I appreciate the concern of landowners who are affected, more...
THE head teacher of Pershore High School looked back on another eventful and successful year at the school's speech day. more...
TOM Wareing believes that the Labour Party owes its existence to "Methodism" and to "Conservative Christians" (You Say, June 26). more...
PERSHORE Tennis Club could have five extra courts as well as a new clubhouse, if Wychavon district councillors approve a planning application today. more...
ON visiting Worcester one lovely sunny day in June, along with two friends, we decided to sit by the river. more...
YOUNGSTERS have done their bit to help draw visitors to Pershore Midsummer Brass this weekend. more...
GOD save us from UKIP" and "UKIP is just a bunch of greedy hypocrites" - so read the headlines D E Margrett's letter on June 23 and 26. more...
TRAINING is being offered for people who want to get involved as volunteers at Pershore's new Number 8 Community Arts Centre. more...
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Pershore man, who died of lymph cancer aged just 45. more...
YOU'RE getting hitched, the wedding's organised - now all you've got to do is ensure your friends and family shower you with lavish gifts. more...
STAFF at Kidderminster's Tesco store got on their bike to help raise £230 for Kemp Hospice. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: The council met on Monday, June 14 in the village hall. more...
CRIME prevention advice will be showcased during an event in Bewdley bringing together representatives of emergency services and a variety of agencies. more...
VANDALS have attacked the mayor of Bewdley's car after he spoke out against a "gang war" between town estates - a problem which has also led to options for a skateboard park being scrapped. more...
DAIRY farmers were being creamed on the price paid for their milk claimed Anthony Gibson, NFU director for Gloucestershire. more...
ORGANIC farmers need to be more organised and professional to make a good living in the modern food market, according to Ralph Human, managing director of the Organic Livestock Marketing Co-operative. more...
This group for social singles has organised a dance at Gilt Edge Club, Zortech Avenue, Kidderminster, on Friday, July 9, starting at 8pm. more...
On Wednesday, at the Ramada Hotel, Bewdley, Jennie Barnes, a member of the College of Life Coaches, will ask "What is life coaching? What can it do for me", and will tell how members can unlock their individual potential. more...
The Wyre Forest group has organised a five-mile walk at Willey, on Sunday, leaving Shatterford village hall at 10am. more...
On Saturday, a "Summer Dusk Walk" will leave Earnwood car park, near Button Oak at 7.30pm. The walk will be led by Chris Bradley. more...
David and Margaret Mills hosted a coffee morning, where money was raised with a "bring and buy" and a plant stall. more...
In June, Christina Ritchie gave a talk on her year as a companion to an Arabian princess, and the resolutions to be discussed at the national council meeting in Bournemouth were read and voted on. more...
The summer show will be held in Trinity Methodist Centre, Kidderminster, on Saturday. more...
On Sunday, two rides have been organised. more...
"Working with women of the developing world" was the theme of the June guest speaker, Sue Roundell, who represented the Intermediate Technology Development Group. more...
The summer outdoor activity night included a "fly-in" from five microlight aircraft, piloted by members of the West Midlands Microlight club, a demonstration of a German Mercedes military radio truck, restored by G0MOG, and a barbecue. more...
The guest speaker on Friday, July 9 will be podiatrist Jill Burden. more...
The June meeting included Wendy Hunter's report on the food and craft day at the Ramada Hotel, Bewdley. Mrs Hunter, Edna Rowlands, Jean Johnson and Eileen Fuller represented Cookley in the village's bridge competition, where they came third. more...
PLANS are now being made for a new tourist information centre for Broadway on the Gordon Russell site. more...
The group won the Challenge Shield for the highest marks at the spring rally, held at the Ramada Hotel, and the flower arrangers won the Silver Cup. more...
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A GOVERNMENT inspector is being asked to rule on an application for a certificate of lawfulness for 10 additional mobile homes on an existing caravan site at Long Carrant Caravan Park, Cheltenham Road, Ashton-under-Hill. more...
A convicted burglar was finally sent to prison, having run away from the courthouse before his original sentencing was scheduled. more...
WYCHAVON District Council has drawn up a new housing strategy, as the Countryside Agency warns of a growing homelessness crisis in rural areas. more...
HOUSEHOLDERS in the Vale of Evesham have been praised for taking recycling seriously. more...
MORE than 50 families from the Vale and North Cotswolds volunteered to be foster carers for guide dogs following an appeal in the Journal. more...
A teenager who took part in a street robbery at night when a pub customer had his wallet stolen has been sentenced to four years' detention. more...
YOUNG artists are needed to add a splash of colour to Evesham's new skate park, which will be officially opened within a fortnight. more...
THE WI Country Markets Limited name has been changed to Country Markets Limited. more...
CELEBRITIES including Toyah Willcox, Ronnie Barker, Delia Smith, MP Peter Luff, Charles Kennedy and Vincent Nicholls, the Archbishop of Birmingham, have contributed to a recipe book being prepared by St Mary's RC School in Evesham. more...
WORK has started on a £450,000 scheme to improve the quality of the River Avon in Evesham and a stream in Lenchwick. more...
A PLEA for help from the community has gone put from the Environment Agency, local landowners and Wychavon District Council in a bid to stop fly tippers from ruining a riverside area of Evesham. more...
A VALE RAF corporal, recognised in the Queen's birthday honours list while serving in the Gulf, believes improving Iraq's infrastructure is the `biggest battle' now. more...
THE final chapter in the 100-year history of a former major employer in Evesham is likely to be written later this month. more...
A MAN who has worked at Sunday car boot sale for 13 years has spoken of his devastation after being told it has to close because of its success. more...
SIXTH Formers at Prince Henry's school were banging the drum for free speech, as they took part in a day of language and culture. more...
VALE police fear a serial flasher is targeting women in the Evesham area after a man exposed himself in two separate incidents. more...
ON behalf of Bewdley Carnival Association I would like to thank everyone for their help during carnival week and on carnival day, especially all the people who came forward to help with the marshalling and those who participated in the parade. more...
A business consultant who admitted indecently assaulting a woman he contacted through the internet has been spared jail after she spoke up for him in court. more...
GENEROUS public donations have ensured St Richard's New Hospice Appeal is off to a good start with the purchase of a 3.5-acre site. more...
I NOTICED the usual range of gifts was not available at Hartlebury Museum and was told that its future was uncertain because it needs to be upgraded for disablement legislation. To do this it needs a lift. more...
A VALE cancer survivor backing St Richard's New Hospice Appeal has already raised hundreds of pounds by completing a sponsored walk. more...
OUR dentist is in the process of withdrawing all National Health Service facilities and is implementing a private insurance scheme. more...
A GROUP of Vale sixth form students will push off this week - to raise funds for St Richard's New Hospice Appeal. more...
I WOULD like to respond to Mrs Pat Jones, whose letter and photograph appeared in the Letters Page on June 17. more...
I AM writing regarding the letter from Mrs Pat Jones, about motorbikes being parked at Bewdley on Severnside North. more...
AS a resident of Callow Close I would like to reply to the letter from Miss N Green concerning the destruction of amenity land in Areley Kings. more...
IT has been quite apparent that the harbingers of doom have been having a field day of late with all the tales of woe and despair regarding the future of Bewdley. The flood defence work and associated lack of parking have been taking the brunt of the blame. more...
POLICE want to speak to two women who found a 59-year-old man, who had been mugged, unconscious in a Kidderminster park. more...
THERE were smiles all round when energetic youngsters from a Droitwich school learnt new skills as part of their performing arts week. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER shop assistant obtained a customer's details off her credit card and used them to order more than £5,000 worth of goods on the internet. more...
A 1930s diamond solitaire ring and cash have been stolen from an address in Newport Street, in Worcester city centre. more...
WYVERN FM's Worcester base could be turned into housing. more...
A MAN who used a glass as a weapon in a pub fight pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding at Worcester Crown Court. more...
A MAGISTRATE told an inquest how he dumped his lover hours before she threw herself in front of a lorry. more...
A COLOURFUL day of creativity, fun and games will be enjoyed by all at a family party to celebrate Sure Start this weekend. more...
A SINGLE mum who swapped pounding the beat for a course in business studies, is celebrating her degree results at University College Worcester. more...
HEALTH bosses in Worcestershire have hit back at claims they are "failing to grasp" the opportunities offered to them to improve GP services. more...
A CONTEMPORARY feel has been given to a familiar Worcestershire landscape in an exhibition coming to The Foal Yard Gallery, Bransford. more...
A DRIVER high on drink and drugs killed a teenage passenger in what other road users termed a "suicidal" crash on the outskirts of Bewdley, Worcester Crown Court was told. more...
PREDICTED storms and torrential rain have forced the English Symphony Orchestra to abandon tomorrow's open-air concert at Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury. more...
These beauties are all having a ball at Blessed Edward Oldcorne RC's ball. Don't miss the great eight-page picture spread from the event, only in tomorrow's Evening News. more...
A NEW South Indian cuisine restaurant will finally be opening its doors to the public next Wednesday, a week longer than anticipated. more...
THREE laptops and a personal computer tower were taken in a burglary at a Stourport computer firm. more...
NEARLY 97 per cent of homes in Hereford and Worcester will soon be able to connect themselves to a broadband-enabled exchange. more...
BOBBIES are set to get extra help on the beat when 12 extra Community Support Officers start patrols. more...
AN African theme is the inspiration behind a maize maze in the final stages of preparation. more...
A MAN who was caught driving more than four times the legal alcohol limit was spared a prison sentence when he appeared before Worcester Magistrates Court. more...
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LICENSEES of a Stourport pub have been raising a glass or two to celebrate the achievement of a national quality standard. more...
THERE'LL be few people who aren't disturbed by Monday's vile sex attack involving two young girls. more...
AS the original organiser and then a founder member of the Pershore RAFA, I read the report and viewed the picture of its standard being retired into Pershore Abbey with a little sadness and a great deal of pride. more...
GARDENING CLUB: On a wet and blustery evening more than 25 members of the club turned out to visit the delightful garden of Anne and Brian Dudley at Norton. Tucked away next to St Egwin's church, this narrow, winding garden with open views of the Lenches is a treasure trove of rare and unsual plants together with many of the more well known varieties. more...
FLOWER CLUB: At the June meeting Kathrine Kear was the demonstrator, not only were her flowers beautiful but she gave a potted history of the rose and its uses from medieval times to the present day. more...
PRE-SCHOOL: An invitation is extended to anyone interested to visit the village hall on Thursday, July 8, from noon to 2.20pm or 5.30pm to 7.30pm to see what the pre-school has to offer to children of two, three or four years of age. Members of staff will be present throughout those periods of time to explain the routine, to discuss daily and/or weekly charges and to demonstrate the excellent equipment and facilities which are there for these young children. Spaces are still available for the next school term which begins on September 6. more...
over a mile of new public footpath has been created with funding from the Countryside Agency and in agreement with the landowner as part of the upgrade of the Cotswold Way to National Trail standards. more...
CSRF: The June meeting held at Wallace House was attended by 23 members. After coffee and biscuits and apologies for absences Mrs Rosie Morris was introduced by the chairman and entertained the group with a most enjoyable talk on England Naturally accompanied by colourful slides of local flora and fauna. more...
LOVELY EVENING: NSPCC Pershore and Evesham Committee presents A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening, featuring music and song with Margaret Peters and friends, at Holy Trinity Church, Eckington, on Saturday, July 10 at 7.30pm. Tickets £6.50, to include a glass of wine from Spiers on 01386 750364. more...
CONCERT: A fund-raising concert in St David's Church, Moreton, on Saturday, proved successful, proceeds were divided between the church and the National Trust. The church has an on-going development project which goes into its next phase immediately. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: The parish council met on Thursday, June 10, in the Pavilion. more...
MORE than 300 bikers are expected to trace the favourite route of a Bewdley café owner, who was killed on the road last year, to raise funds for the County Air Ambulance. more...
KIND Scouts touched by the plight of a pensioner outraged at plans to charge for a home alarm service have offered to pay the bill for him. more...
DISASTROUS weather did its best to scupper the first ever Caldwall Capers - but the British fighting spirit shone through. more...
TAXI drivers are warning people to beware of bogus taxi drivers roaming the streets of Kidderminster and offering lifts to girls and women. more...
A PLUMBER was stopped in Hartlebury after "tailgating" a woman motorist while using a mobile phone. more...
LESS than six months ago a Kidderminster mum-of-three was toying with the idea of setting up her own business and now, after a lot of help from her two-year-old twins, Kate and Grace - she has made self-employment look like child's play. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL decision to change the priorities at a notorious Bewdley junction could be reversed - 13 years since they were first implemented. more...
A NIGHTCLUB customer suffered an eye injury after being struck a blow in the face by a woman, Worcester Crown Court heard. more...
EXPERTS have said a new tiger house at West Midland Safari Park - erected without permission - should remain, despite pleas by neighbours to tear it down. more...
CALLS for a booze ban in Kidderminster town centre have won the support of the leader of the party expected to rule Wyre Forest District Council after last night's full council meeting. more...
YOUNGSTERS across Wyre Forest are being urged to carry out projects that will benefit their local communities. more...
A 15-YEAR-OLD has been barred from going into areas of Stourport after magistrates were told he tormented residents with his persistent anti-social behaviour. more...
A COURAGEOUS Stourport woman who successfully fought breast cancer is stepping out to raise cash and spread the word there can be light at the end of the tunnel. more...
THE grieving son of a Kidderminster widow who was killed when she was struck by a lorry while crossing a busy road in the town has spoken about his "amazing mum". more...
THE Conservatives were officially voted in as the ruling party on Wyre Forest District Council last night - and members immediately found themselves at loggerheads with opposing groups over the controversial schools review. more...
LEA Street First School head teacher, Jan Willetts, broke the news of the recommended closure to staff and parents on the same day as receiving a congratulatory letter from education director, Julien Kramer, for the school gaining a top award for sports teaching. more...
TENBURY High School now has a full display of hanging baskets again, thanks to the generosity of a local woman and the Tenbury Advertiser. more...
THERE was good news for at least one Wyre Forest school with the announcement that Wilden CE First School had won its campaign against closure. more...
THE owner of Clifton upon Teme's only pub has insisted that it will stay open, despite villagers fears that it will close upon the departure of its current landlord. more...
Marches Housing Association tenants in Tenbury Wells have again got the chance to have their say on how well they think their landlord is performing in the annual customer opinion survey. more...
TENBURY children can enjoy a thrilling Rollercoaster Reading Ride at the library. more...
A FORMER Tenbury Wells man, convicted of attempting to blackmail Tesco by injecting food with AIDS contaminated blood, has been struck off the professional register of nurses. more...
CAMPAIGNERS from three Kidderminster first schools facing the axe have said they will fight the recommendation for closure all the way - with one claiming "the gloves are off". more...
TAKING urns to Athens can be compared to carrying coal to Newcastle for Brimfield-based Terracotta Pots. more...
THE headteacher of an under-threat Kidderminster high school has said officers are "deliberately misleading" decision-makers over pupil numbers, which could lead to the town's high schools being over-filled for the next 10 years. more...
A PERSHORE father committed suicide nearly four years to the day after his 14-year-old daughter was killed in a tragic road accident. more...
HIGH schools could lose their sixth form status unless they improve A-level results, head teachers have been warned. more...
HE may be out of Wimbledon, but Tim Henman's gripping antics on Centre Court have sparked a wave of enthusiasm for tennis amongst youngsters in Worcestershire. more...
RESIDENTS in a hamlet near Droit-wich are bracing themselves for the possible return of travellers. more...
A SET of liquid measures once used as standards in the County of Worcester exceeded expectations when they were auctioned at Christies yesterday. more...
A HEADTEACHER who discovered his school was to be closed - just weeks after receiving a glowing Ofsted report - has forecast staffing problems. more...
ART: Worcester City Art Gallery is staging a day of drop-in activities for children on Saturday, July 3. more...
CRIME: Thieves have stolen a Leyland lorry carrying aluminium from an address in Hylton Road, Worcester. more...
All middle schools will close. more...
KEEN junior fishermen can take tips from expert anglers during a series of lessons planned for the summer holidays. more...
AN alcoholic died after tripping over and hitting his head while trying to pick up his dentures, an inquest has heard. more...
ONE in five children in Worcester - 20 per cent - is living in poverty, according to a new report. more...
15 schools facing axe in switch to two tiers more...
STAFF and students at Worcester College of Technology shot down model aircraft built by fellow students as part of their chartered management course. more...
FINALISTS in the Evening News' Win a Polo competition are eagerly waiting to find out if they will be the lucky winners of a new car. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Victoria defeated Bromsgrove for the second time this season at the weekend. more...
PROMOTION contenders Alvechurch and Hopwood's desire to play their Worcestershire League Division Two game with Cookley nearly rebounded on them. more...
SEVENTEEN dramatic runs off the last eight-ball over catapulted Kidderminster Victoria into the Birmingham League Challenge Cup semi-finals. more...
A BRILLIANT 142 not out from teenager Will Gifford took Kidderminster Victoria to the top of the table with a two-point margin over visiting leaders Leamington. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers return to pre-season training this week after a two-month break. more...
ECKINGTON recorded a double triumph at the annual Avon Cup and Shield Bridge competition. more...
DAN Keen once again showed just how far he has progressed since becoming part of Richard Goode's triathlon squad. more...
MORE than 200 quality street rods, muscle cars and exotic super cars are expected to head for Shakespeare County Raceway this weekend for the annual date with nostalgia and Pistonfest - home to some of the world's quickest and fastest sports cars. more...
Evesham and District Summer League more...
ARDEN Sailing Club (Def-ford) hosted The Association of Avon Sailing Clubs annual regatta last weekend. more...
FOLLOWING a short break when the Evesham club visited Llangorse to experience the pleasures of open water sailing, last Sunday saw a return to the domestic programme. more...
EIGHT A group riders headed for Droitwich Spa in bright sunshine when Sunday's well-trained pack of Evesham Wheelers were wheel-to-wheel along Worcestershire's lanes. more...
SUNDAY'S club run took Cyclestuff riders out to Welles-bourne. more...
BROADWAY'S men enjoyed mixed fortunes during their past four outings after starting with another convincing victory over Overbury in the Concorde League. more...
THE second round of rearranged shinty matches took place on an extremely wet evening at Chipping Campden School. more...
IT'S as you were in the Prudden Road Surfacing League's Premier Division with only Studley A managing a win 4-0. more...
EVESHAM bounced back from a heavy def-eat at the hands of Worcester to record two away wins in the Inter-League competition. more...
EVESHAM Swimming Club's Suza-nne Hampson and Alison Usher rounded off their pool-based season with some fantastic performances. more...
DEFFORD First School vaulted, somersaulted and leapt to success at the County Schools Gymnastics tournament staged at University College, Worcester. more...
STUDENTS from the UKCBA Kick Boxing Club in Pershore were in action in their first competitive bouts at Bristol. more...
BROADWAY'S ladies triumphed in the English Bowling Assoc-iation's National Top Club competition for the fourth successive summer after defeating Chester Road BC on shots difference at Pershore last Sunday. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers return to pre-season training this week after a two-month break. more...
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ARDEN Sailing Club (Def-ford) hosted The Association of Avon Sailing Clubs annual regatta last weekend. more...
THE strength of the youth section at Pershore was emphasised yet again last Sunday morning when the Under-17 squad eased into the quarter-finals of this year's Ryan Birt Memorial Trophy. more...
LONDON Road must have been sheltered from the elements last Saturday as the rain stayed away and Shipston's second string ended up both high and dry! more...
IT'S as you were in the Prudden Road Surfacing League's Premier Division with only Studley A managing a win 4-0. more...
DEFFORD First School vaulted, somersaulted and leapt to success at the County Schools Gymnastics tournament staged at University College, Worcester. more...
STUDENTS from the UKCBA Kick Boxing Club in Pershore were in action in their first competitive bouts at Bristol. more...
HEAVY rain washed out Exhall and Wixford's hopes of a place in the last 16 of this season's npower Village Cup just when the Cotswold Hills Leaguers were holding the initiative last Sunday, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
THE RAIN caused havoc with the cricket programme in the Ludlow/Tenbury area on Saturday. As well as Ludlow, Tenbury, Knighton and Bromfield all failed to take to the field as the rain lashed down. more...
TENBURY United are underway with their build-up to next season. They have already started training at Palmer's Meadow on Tuesday evenings commencing at 7pm. more...
ENERGETIC Wychavon youngsters showed they are good sports by scooping gold in last Sunday's Worcestershire Youth Games. more...
KIRSTY Law was crowned ladies champion at Evesham for the third successive year. more...
HEAVY rain washed out Exhall and Wixford's hopes of a place in the last 16 of this season's npower Village Cup just when the Cotswold Hills Leaguers were holding the initiative last Sunday, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
HEAD coach Andy Keast could not hide his delight at Worcester's mouth-watering Euro draw with Brive. more...
Evesham Jubilee Society more...
TWENTY-FOUR Midlands schools are among the new entrants in a record entry for next season's Daily Mail Schools Cup competitions. more...
VETERAN seamer David Leatherdale steadied Worcestershire's nerves as they hit back to deny Scotland their second totesport League win on the trot. more...
MEMBERS of Harvington Golf Society staged an AM/AM competition in memory of former fixture secretary Chris Moss who died last year. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies entered three teams in the Hillcrest five-a-side tournament. more...
ADAM Murray has insisted he did not want to leave Aggborough after his shock release to Mansfield Town. more...
THE Kidderminster Harriers squad is now down to 10 men after Dean Bennett joined Adam Murray out of the Aggborough exit door. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE have produced two cds covering one of the most successful periods in the club's history. more...
NEW signing Christian Moore will give opposition defences a torrid time claims new Worcester City team-mate Pat Lyons. more...
LAST week's match to celebrate Evesham Cricket Clu-b's 150th anniversary and the Centenary of the club's ground at Avon Street, saw the hosts defeat a strong Worcestershire CCC side that boasted a handful of players with first team experience. more...
THE strength of the youth section at Pershore was emphasised yet again last Sunday morning when the Under-17 squad eased into the quarter-finals of this year's Ryan Birt Memorial Trophy. more...
WORCESTER City's eagerly awaited Nationwide North campaign kicks off at St George's Lane on Saturday, August 14 with the visit of Hinckley United. more...
LONDON Road must have been sheltered from the elements last Saturday as the rain stayed away and Shipston's second string ended up both high and dry! more...
SUNDAY'S Clubs League win over Barnt Green has put Evesham back in pole position in their defence of the title. more...
VETERAN seamer David Leatherdale steadied Worcestershire's nerves as they hit back to deny Scotland their second totesport League win on the trot. more...
ANDREW Hall is available to play for Worcestershire for the rest of the season. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club start pre-season training next week with a positive buzz around the club. more...
A STAR of the future - that's talented batsman Will Gifford. more...
WORCESTER City's eagerly awaited Nationwide North campaign kicks off at St George's Lane on Saturday, August 14 with the visit of Hinckley United. more...
VETERAN seamer David Leatherdale steadied Worcestershire's nerves as they hit back to deny Scotland their second totesport League win on the trot. more...
ENGLAND suffered their worst humiliation in 22 years when they trailed home last in the British Isles International Bowls series at Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells, last night. more...
NEW signing Christian Moore will give opposition defences a torrid time claims new Worcester City team-mate Pat Lyons. more...
ANDREW Hall is available to play for Worcestershire for the rest of the season. more...
HEAD coach Andy Keast could not hide his delight at Worcester's mouth-watering Euro draw with Brive. more...
JAMES Percival's man-of-the-match display helped earn England U-21s fifth place in the IRB World Championships. more...
A COOKLEY fisherman has his sights set on reeling in a 20lb-plus salmon after breaking his previous record catch. more...
STEVE Cleavely recorded his first win of the season with carp to 10lb taken on worm and caster at Larford Fishery. more...
FURNACE Mill: B Burrows 21-4, T Cooke 20-15, P Bruce 20-5, G Mansell 17-4, S Campbell 15-12.5. more...
THE extra contest will be fished at Astwood Fisheries on Sunday, meeting at the lay-by opposite the Mitre Oak pub in Crossway Green at 7am. more...
ROWLEY Coppice: K Billingham 6-6, A Billingham 2-15, D Fearnall and S Walton 2-11. more...
LYTTELTON waters 44-79: T Wills 2-12 (bonus peg), Ralph Harris 2-12, M Weston 2-1. more...
FRANCHE Boys U-14s are welcoming new players to their summer training on Friday evenings at Habberley Road playing fields. more...
THE Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday League staged its' AGM at Evesham WMC where six new clubs were accepted into the set-up. more...
WELLFIELD swimming pool: K Beard 27-7, B Hudson 18-5, J Hall 12-1. more...
POOLE Hall, Heron: Kevin Driver 53-2 (bonus peg), Dave Parry 43-14, Carl Carter 28-14, Mark McGinley 26-11. more...
GOLDEN Balls were the Kidderminster Six-a-side League's top scorers with a comprehensive 8-0 victory over FC Irrelevant. more...
THE result of the first river match of the new season was poor. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies entered three teams in the Hillcrest five-a-side tournament. more...
STRAWBERRY Pool: M Morris 14-11, K Woodhead 14-6, P Butler 13-3. more...
AMBITIOUS Bewdley Town are priding themselves on being the third biggest football club in Wyre Forest, according to their boss. more...
WREN'S Nest: A Evans 30-1, G Bilingsley 25-0, E Rowe 22-7. more...
BILL Berleigh Pools: P Brokes 37-12, M Addison 37-3, G Reece 32-1. more...
A CONTEST will be held at Wellfield Mertin Pool on Sunday with a 9am draw and names should be forwarded to 01299 861289. more...
LYTTELTON Canal Opens are held on Wednesdays, draw at 5pm, and on Sundays, draw 7.30am. more...
POOL: T Wills 9-3, M Price 4-8, M Millingchip 1-1. more...
HIGH winds and thunderstorms did nothing to dampen the atmosphere as regular Sean Moss got MN Autos back on the scoresheet. more...
ANDY Newton won the Friday evening open on Dragonfly Pool with a catch of 99lb 12oz, fishing under his feet at a depth of 18 inches. more...
TUESDAY Cost-cutter, Meadow Pool, 10 fished: Warren Blizard (Sensas R&D) 128lb (peg 53), Roy Evans (Sensas R&D) 98-4oz (51), Barry Blizard (Sensas R&D) 79-0 (40). more...
KIDDERMINSTER angler Paul McRay landed six catfish with the heaviest a 36lb 8oz whopper at Shatterford Fishery. more...
CHESS: Kidderminster Rooks recorded mixed results in Worcester and District League Division One. more...
GOLF: Luke Rogers won the June Stableford Division One competition at Kidderminster, two points ahead of the best of the rest. more...
GOLF: Bewdley Pines made a good start in their bid to retain the Two Counties League title with a 4-2 defeat of Bidford Grange. more...
GOLF: Alan Bow was the overall winner at Saturday's stableford competition on Wyre Forest Captain's Day with 43 points. more...
PARISH GAMES: Wolverley and Cookley rounded off a Wyre Forest Parish Games success with another win at the final event. more...
ROWING: Bewdley's senior four eight moved up to level three with a category win at Ironbridge Regatta. more...
TRIATHLON: An indoor triathlon at Cleobury Mortimer Sports Centre pushed their members to the limit for charity. more...
MOTORSPORT: Nathan Freke put his series of non-finishes in the MSA Division Two 250cc Superkart British Championships behind him at Knockhill, near Edinburgh. more...
CYCLING: Paul Prince raced to fifth overall in the latest round of the Wishaw road race series. more...
BOWLS: Holders Franche A lifted their hopes of retaining the Kidderminster and District Mid-week League Division One title. more...
JUDO: Samurai's Kelly Edwards was in the medals again at the Venray International Open in Eindhoven. more...
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Gold medals were brought home by Worcestershire's Wyre Forest members at a Yorkshire and Humberside athletics event in Sheffield on Sunday. more...
SWIMMING: Four Wyre Forest Swimming Club members won races in the Nuneaton Junior League third round galas. more...
CHARITY: The magic mile mark is the aim for many fund-raisers who will be tackling the distance in Stourport for charity on Saturday, July 10. more...
YOUTH GAMES: Wyre Forest youngsters excelled at football, cricket and netball in the Worcestershire All Sports Partnership Youth Games on Sunday. more...
ATHLETICS: Charlotte Berrington won female-of-the-match for her high jump performance at the third Young Athletes Track and Field League meet. more...
ATHLETICS: Heidi Jarosinski made it a final double as she qualified for the English Schools Combined Events Championships' national stage. more...
RUGBY: James Percival's man-of-the-match display helped earn England U-21s fifth place in the IRB World Championships. more...
AUGUST more...
Warwick 1, Evesham 6 more...
Bretforton Ladies Summer League more...
SATURDAY (1.30pm unless stated) more...
BATTING TOP 10 more...
CHRIS Mills took 4-16 for Spennells A as they gained a Stainweld League Sunday victory over Chainwire. more...
FINGERS are crossed at Stourport Swifts over key defender Dave Davies' efforts to pass his driving test. more...
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