Worcestershire | Archive | 2004 | July
ONE of Britain's first rock `n' roll bands, which had a string of top 10 hits throughout the swinging 60s, will take Wyre Forest music lovers down memory lane with a performance at a Kidderminster school fair. more...
MORE than 30 rare heavy horses will be on show in a Wyre Forest village next month when a Bewdley farmer and his daughter hold the second Trimpley Horse Power Festival. more...
A SEVERELY disabled teacher from Kidderminster who says painting has given her an "impetus to keep on going" is displaying her work at Bewdley Library. more...
A BRAZILIAN Scout leader will open an exhibition of holiday photos of his homeland next week - in Bewdley. more...
HISTORY is to repeat itself in a Kidderminster pub which hosted the first concert by top Wyre Forest tribute act, Crooked House. more...
TWO weeks of treats are in store for art lovers from Monday, courtesy of Kidderminster Arts Festival. more...
ELKIE Brooks, The Reduced Shakespeare Company and the face behind The Blue Planet TV series are among the stars of this year's Bewdley Festival, set to kick off in October. more...
THERE are two approaches to the horror genre - a bloody gore fest or a psychological horror. Forbidden Siren fits into the latter category and bears many similarities to the popular film, The Ring. more...
IN Britain we have six species of native reptiles. more...
WORKERS who find themselves flagging at their desks can now pop into one of Worcester's newest watering holes for a Midday Rush! more...
UNEMPLOYMENT has edged up for the first time in almost a year but the number of people claiming jobless benefits has fallen to the lowest level since 1975, new figures have revealed. more...
Shares in Marks & Spencer fell 6 per cent today after retail entrepreneur Philip Green walked away from the battle to land the struggling high street group. more...
BUTTERFLY conservation efforts will take wing during a day dedicated to saving one species and its habitat. more...
FIREFIGHTERS used a bucket of water from the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal to extinguish a blazing moped. more...
A SENSE of humour is one of the top qualities needed by people fostering teenagers, according to a survey of foster carers in Kidderminster. more...
MORE than a quarter of a century of campaigning to help diabetics earned a Kidderminster man a special award. more...
A HORSE trailer worth £1,500 was stolen from a farmyard in Cleobury Mortimer. more...
THOUSANDS of revellers turned up to make Broadwaters Fair a success - despite organisers' hopes for sunshine being dashed by heavy rain. more...
RESURFACING work to make a smoother, quieter 1.4km stretch of the A449 between Low Hill and Hoobrook, south of Kidderminster, started on Monday, at a cost of £180,000. more...
COMMUNITY-spirited young people from Wyre Forest and Cleobury Mortimer were recognised in an awards scheme run by police. more...
SPORTY Wyre Forest residents dug out their training shoes and broke into a sweat to take part in a nationwide run to raise charity cash. more...
A MASSIVE programme of summer activities kicks off in Wyre Forest next week with everything from adventure training to barbecues promised to keep youngsters entertained. more...
A ROCK music fan who lost his precious locks for charity has given a big thank you to Wyre Forest residents for helping him raise £700. more...
AN alarming increase in the number of teenage drivers injured in collisions has prompted police to encourage them to improve their skills behind the wheel. more...
A CLEOBURY woman is celebrating after her pony scooped prizes at two prestigious shows. more...
VIOLENT bouncers will be vetted under a new scheme - five years after similar plans for Wyre Forest were thrown out. more...
A LONG-established Kidderminster coach and bus company, which was sold earlier this year, has a new boss in the driving seat. more...
OFFICERS of Worcestershire County Council may be ordered to turn up to a meeting to discuss Stourport's long awaited relief road - if district councillors have their way. more...
TWO women were taken to hospital following a road accident in which two cars collided in Walter Nash Road, Kidderminster. more...
A STOURPORT woman who thought she was opting for the quiet life when she switched careers to run a tea room has claimed her stress levels are now sky high because of council red tape. more...
CHILDREN are being encouraged to take more interest in their surrounding environment and be more community-minded with the setting up of a new club. more...
CHAMPION sheep keeping teachers Steve and Chris Higgins have learned enough lessons to come top of the class in their hobby. more...
THE death of an 89-year-old man who died at a nursing home in Cookley was an accident, Worcestershire coroner Victor Round has said. more...
I HAVE received many letters recently about the shortage of NHS dentists. more...
PETER Luff is spot on when he says our children and schools are being mugged by the Ministers. more...
THANK you for your comprehensive coverage of the F4J protest. more...
TERENCE Ambler and E F Showell took an exception to the Home Secretary for wanting to suspend the Chief Constable of the Humberside Police Force (You Say, July 2 and 5 respectively). more...
SUNDAY afternoon I popped into town to buy my son's birthday present and was, for the second time, confronted by the stark expanse of tarmac, concrete and paving stones that now makes up Worcester's High Street. more...
HAVING just returned from the Salters Shopping Centre, in Droitwich, I was amazed at with the money that was spent to build this. What a mess it has been allowed to become. more...
One of the few redeeming features of this benighted town were the trees in High Street. more...
SEEING that shiny nugget appear from my mum's pocket every week was a bit like winning a Willy Wonka golden ticket. more...
A burglar who raided two homes on the same night 16 days after being released from a prison sentence has been jailed for three and a half years. more...
DONATIONS for the Journal's St Richard's New Hospice Appeal have topped £1,600 in just two weeks. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council education chiefs have assured Vale parents there will be full consultation in a review of middle schools. more...
EVESHAM'S river festival, which attracted thousands of people to the town over the weekend, has been declared an outstanding success. more...
MEMBERS and friends marked the 150th anniversary of the society with an evening at Bodenham Arboretum, hosted by society president David Binnian and his wife, Jennifer. more...
EVESHAM town councillors have given the green light to a scheme aimed at improving pedestrian access along Waterside. more...
GEORGE Hook was the guest speaker at the July meeting. His talk entitled "Mother of Pearl" demonstrated his skills in the art of jewellery and button making. more...
A BROADWAY pensioner who tripped on a pavement outside Barn Close Surgery in the village has won her three-year battle for compensation. more...
ON Sunday, an A ride will start at 9am, to explore Shobdon Church and Arches. more...
A motorist from Honeybourne who killed a grandmother by dangerously overtaking a convoy of cars on a winding road, has been jailed. more...
THE quarterly meeting will be held on Monday at Kidderminster Town Hall, when Mike Vincent will talk on "A Patient's Perspective of Cancer Care - The Road to Acceptance". more...
VALE-based agricultural machinery manufacturers Bomford Turner Ltd celebrated its 100th birthday in style by being named overall winner of the RASE New Equipment awards at the Royal Show and then having a Royal visit. more...
EVESHAM Foods, one of the Vale's largest employers, has announced 25 workers will lose their current positions as part of a `restructuring' programme. more...
AT the 46th annual meeting it was decided to continue with St Andrew's and Burns' Nights, as the society is thriving. more...
MEMBERS were welcomed to the annual summer supper with a new menu. The meal was prepared by president Mrs Sue Stone with help from the committee. Entertainment was by Paul McGuire, whose talk was entitled "life as a redcoat". more...
EVESHAM'S top TV comic, Alistair McGowan was back on home ground extolling the virtues of unspoilt Vale countryside. more...
SETSUKO Watanabe was the guest demonstrator on June 28, with a presentation entitled "Kaleidoscope of Flowers". more...
AN elderly woman walking to a hospital appointment was knocked to the ground by a mugger who made off with her handbag. more...
ON Saturday, the Birch Farm Butterfly Count will take place, led by Sylvia Sheldon. more...
ARELEY Kings was the overall winner of the Challenge Shield at the Flood Flower and Craft Day. more...
THE Wyre Forest group has organised a trip to Weston-super-Mare on Sunday, July 25, when members will walk about four miles, to Jill Dando's Garden and Kewstoke Woods. more...
AS the Conservative group on Wyre Forest District Council, we would like to respond to criticisms in last week's letters pages on the subjects of education, health and this authority's leader Stephen Clee. more...
I WAS pleased, but also saddened, to see that new foliage on the trees along Birmingham Road, Kidder-minster, had been trimmed this year on June 22. more...
I WRITE as the Director of Education for the Diocese of Worcester, which is proud of the excellent and longstanding service of our 16 Church of England schools to the people in Wyre Forest. more...
I HAVE been the headteacher of Sion Hill Middle School in Kidderminster for just over five years. more...
WE HAVE read with interest the media coverage of the Wyre Forest Educational Review and wonder if the full implications of keeping the three high schools have been fully understood by parents of pupils and potential pupils of those three high schools. more...
A GARDEN fete will be taking place at Avery Overall Christian Home, in Worcester on Saturday, July, 24. more...
THE PURPOSE of me writing this letter is quite simply to say thank-you to the people who matter the most to me. more...
RARE white tigers have a new enclosure at the West Midlands Safari Park. more...
Wonderful pupils more...
A PARTY for the families of twins and triplets had a couple of star guests when famous Transylvanian twins the Cheeky Girls dropped in. more...
A MAN admitted evasion of a liability by deception when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court. more...
GIPSIES should be encouraged to buy their own land as part of a "less expensive" way of managing the travelling community, a Government Minister has said. more...
A TEN-month-old baby from Warndon died of sudden infant death syndrome, a Worcester coroner has concluded. more...
MORE than £1,500 of garden furniture was stolen from a garden centre in Kidderminster - despite being chained to a patio. more...
POLICE have welcomed new powers to enable them to further crack down on alcohol consumption in Worcester city centre. more...
SEVERAL counterfeit notes have been seized in the Habberley area of Kidderminster by police who believe more fraudulent currency is in circulation. more...
A WAR veteran from Worcestershire will revisit the scene of a famous Second World War battle, thanks to a Lottery-funded scheme. more...
NINE "amazing" Droitwich children have been honoured for their outstanding achievements in a special ceremony. more...
THE former manager at Kidderminster Social Education Centre pleaded guilty to seven counts of theft when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court. more...
A BREWERY in Worcestershire is celebrating after sealing a deal to sell its latest beer in Tesco supermarkets. more...
POLICE in Worcestershire are appealing for information about a burglary in which around £3,000 worth of cigarettes were stolen. more...
A DETERMINED mum has handed a petition to bus company First to demand more suitable buses for mothers and their young children. more...
A 20-YEAR-OLD drug addict who used a Worcester man as her supplier died after inhaling vomit, a judge heard. more...
WORCESTER-based theatre company Collar and TIE still has places available for its summer drama and arts activity week. more...
MORE than 400 mourners poured into Wribbenhall Church yesterday to bid a fond farewell to a Bewdley teenager who died as he returned home from an end-of-school party. more...
A STOURPORT man has been remanded on bail to await trial accused of threatening to kill a neighbour. more...
TELEVISION funnyman impressionist Alistair McGowan is deadly serious when it comes to the environment. more...
CLINICIANS will be paid extra cash to carry out more operations at a Worcestershire treatment centre in a pilot scheme aimed at slashing patient waiting times. more...
OUTRAGED campaigners are demanding the head of county education chief Julien Kramer, claiming they have been betrayed, ignored and lied to during the public consultation over Worcester's special schools. more...
PUBLICANS, who fear under-age drinkers are putting people off visiting Kidderminster, have welcomed increased police spot-checks on pubs and have renewed their call for an alcohol-free zone. more...
A BURGLAR who stole £10,000 worth of musical instruments has been ordered to undergo treatment for his drug habit and freed from custody. more...
POLICE think the vandalism and break-ins at Mostyn Rangers FC might be linked to a similar incident at Stourport's Burlish Park First School. more...
A WELL-known and respected former Stourport businessman has died after a short illness in Cornwall at the age of 76. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is - like all local authorities - meant to represent and act in the interests of the public. more...
THE chairman of a vandal-plagued and theft-hit football club is set to blow the final whistle unless attacks on the club's ground end. more...
HARDWORKING rangers in Wyre Forest are "over the moon" after receiving a prestigious award for managing three sites of special scientific interest in the district. more...
A GALA fun day will mark the opening of a new park in Kidderminster on Saturday. more...
IT was the end of an era on a Kidderminster housing estate when a long-standing butchers shop got the chop. more...
A 15-YEAR-OLD remains banned from areas of Stourport while awaiting the final hearing of his case before Kidderminster magistrates. more...
WEST Mercia police chiefs have pledged to lobby the government for more cash after the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) announced plans to limit how much the authority will charge council tax payers next year. more...
PARENTS fighting to save an under-threat special school are to come face to face with the man who could finally shut it down. more...
CHILDREN face being turned away from two Wyre Forest nurseries because of changes to admission numbers, staff have claimed. more...
A BID to ban traffic - especially bikers - from a picturesque Bewdley street during weekends has failed. more...
VISITORS to a Kidderminster health centre were in for a surprise this week as staff turned up to work in an array of odd-looking trousers - but it was all for a good cause. more...
TOURISM in Bewdley has been given a major shot in the arm after a long-awaited park and ride scheme was finally launched in the town. more...
RESIDENTS are claiming a victory for people power after their campaign saved a popular Kidderminster post office. more...
MORE than 400 mourners poured into Wribbenhall Church yesterday to bid a fond farewell to a Bewdley teenager who died as he returned home from an end-of-school party. more...
A TENBURY good Samaritan was punched to the ground by a man whom he thought was unwell and was trying to help. more...
A CALL from Australia to keep Tenbury Pump Rooms open for tourists at weekends has sparked a debate over public access. more...
A WELL-known and respected former Stourport businessman has died after a short illness in Cornwall at the age of 76. more...
A MAJOR makeover at Tenbury Swimming Pool gets under way on Monday July 26, thanks to a £60,000 cash injection from Malvern Hills District Council. more...
IN a blaze of glory, leading firefighter Graham James, from the Tenbury Brigade has been recognised for 30 years service to the community. more...
DAVE Hopkins became a punter and decorator when he took on one of his more unusual jobs - painting the exterior walls of Harvington Hall at Chaddesley Corbett. more...
TENBURY and Teme Valley job seekers can get on a moped in their search for work. more...
TENBURY'S Royal Seal and Charter goes on show at a coffee morning in the Pump Rooms this weekend. more...
REBEL councillors have won a key victory in the battle over a shake-up of Wyre Forest schools by getting the controversial decision put under the microscope of an education watchdog. more...
TOWN councillor Phil Grove has put his own money where his mouth is and paid for outline plans for improving the facilities at Palmer's Meadow. more...
CHILDHOOD sweethearts, who were separated for two years by the Second World War, will celebrate 65 years of marriage today. more...
A REVISED proposal for affordable housing in the village of Alfrick is being drawn up by Elgar Housing Association after an initial draft scheme was rejected by the parish council. more...
THE inquest has opened into the death of an alcoholic Worcester man whose mum discovered him dead in a sitting position with his back against a chair. more...
AN inquest has opened and been adjourned into the death of a man who died after discharging himself from a Worcester hospital. more...
YOUNGSTERS at a Worcester primary are simulating the responsibility of parenthood by adopting a "flour baby". more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an eight-year-old boy was in collision with a moped in Worcester. more...
A DRIVER crashed into two parked cars and then a house after inhaling a toxic chemical stored in the boot of his vehicle. more...
REBEL councillors have won a key victory in the battle over a shake-up of Wyre Forest schools by getting the controversial decision put under the microscope of an education watchdog. more...
A "RAM raid" at a Hereford shop has prompted an appeal for witnesses to the late night burglary. more...
THANKS to Evening News readers, a Royal Sunbeam bicycle has been found to double for the one ridden by Sir Edward Elgar as a young man. more...
CHAINWIRE missed the chance to overtake Knighton-on-Teme in the table on Saturday. more...
A WELCOME 24 points against rivals Brintons lifted Stone out of the Division Five bottom two. more...
SIX batsmen failed to trouble the scorer as Cookley were comprehensively beaten at Worcester Nomads in Worcestershire League Division Two. more...
A STRONG all-round display elevated Kidderminster Victoria thirds out of the Worcestershire League Division Two relegation zone. more...
A WINNING draw at fellow strugglers Romsley and Hunnington provided much-needed encouragement for Stourport. more...
BEWDLEY'S dismal display matched the weather as they were thrashed by leaders Pershore in Worcestershire League Division One. more...
A TREMENDOUS individual display from Ian Chambers helped Chaddesley Corbett brush aside struggling Stourbridge on Saturday. more...
A SEVENTH Birmingham League Challenge Cup success is the aim for Kidderminster Victoria after 22 years of trying. more...
THE lead at the top was cut to six points after Kidderminster Victoria failed to shine in a rain-affected game on Saturday. more...
STUDENTS from the UKCBA Kick Boxing Club in Pershore were in action in their first competitive bouts at Bristol. more...
Pre-season friendlies more...
STUDENTS from the UKCBA Kick Boxing Club in Pershore were in action in their first competitive bouts at Bristol. more...
Amblecote and Wollaston 107 ao Tenbury 91 ao more...
Cae Glas 103 ao more...
Ludlow 186-8 Newport 147-9 more...
WORCESTERSHIRE crashed to a surprise 34-run victory at Taunton last night - against a Somerset side without a win going into this eventful Twenty20 Cup tie. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals will be at home in the quarter-final of the Twenty20 Cup on Monday night if they beat Glamorgan Dragons in their final group match at New Road this evening (5.40). more...
SATURDAY morning coaching sessions at Offenham Cricket Club have proved extremely popular with local children. more...
EX-Harrier Mark Yates, appointed coach at Championship team Burnley, scored in their first friendly, a 2-1 win over Accrington. more...
THERE was an unexpected twist when Kidderminster Harriers revealed their long-awaited new home and away shirts. more...
AGGBOROUGH will host more West Brom reserve team games this season, including the visit of Man Utd on Monday, November 1. more...
ANDY Bishop, a past Harriers loan signing, is set to refuse a new contract at Walsall and play regular first-team football in the Conference with York. more...
STOURPORT Swifts are trying to forge closer links with professional neighbours Kidderminster Harriers. more...
AN army of attacking signings are expected at Kidderminster Harriers as the pre-season action kicks in. more...
CINDERFORD 2, HARRIERS 1 more...
TOM Green rode his luck to plunder 121 for Bromsgrove seconds and lift the batsman of the week award. more...
WORCESTER Warriors' Zurich `A' fixtures will begin at Sale in September. The fixtures, for reserve team matches, were announced yesterday with Worcester facing a trip to the Sharks in their opener on September 6. more...
MR `X' was again the star tipster at Worcester Racecourse last night, tipping three out of five Pitchcroft winners. more...
MALVERN and Aston OEs, last season's North Midlands Cup finalists, are on course to meet again in the preliminary round of the Powergen Cup. more...
MALVERN Town's pre-season preparations have been rocked by the resignation of general manager Richard Anson. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers paraded a side made up mainly of trialists when they lost 2-1 in a friendly at Dr Martens League Western Division outfit Cinderford Town last night. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals will be at home in the quarter-final of the Twenty20 Cup on Monday night if they beat Glamorgan Dragons in their final group match at New Road this evening (5.40). more...
NORTH Midlands Three champions Chaddesley Corbett are already preparing for the new season. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers paraded a side made up mainly of trialists when they lost 2-1 in a friendly at Dr Martens League Western Division outfit Cinderford Town last night. more...
SION Farm: Carl Carter 34-9, Steve Wilson 21-4, Mark Pearce 19-11, Barry Chesson 19-10. more...
THE Mercian Festival Junior League has now closed the books for next season's boys leagues. more...
THERE will be a club match on Sunday on the KDAA Winterdyne stretch, drawn at 8am in Bewdley Country Park car park. more...
VIC Colts suffered a rare defeat in the Cleobury Mortimer Sports Centre Adult Five-a-side League Division One. more...
IT'S been a successful time on the football field for pupils of Badsey First School. more...
THIS Sunday's contest is on the river, pegs 65 to 79, and the draw will be at 10.30am on the bank. more...
AN adult five-a-side league starts again at Stourport Sports Centre on September 19. more...
WREN'S Nest pools: J Hall 49-10, K Beard 29-8, P. Beard 18- 12. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies suffered extra-time agony at the Worcestershire Female Football Festival. more...
THE next match is at Furnace Mill Fishery on Saturday and will be drawn at 2pm with fishing from 3pm until 8pm. more...
WILLOW Marsh Fishery: C Price 29-11, R Jordan 18-6, G Lee 16-4. more...
SUGAR Lane: Craig Price 24-9-12 (including a 10lb 6.4oz carp), Carl Brown 15-15-8, Dennis Moles 15-0, Mick Swalwell 9-5-8. more...
SEVERN Lyttelton pegs 60 to 79: Richard Broadhurst 4-18, Pete White 4-0, John Gale 3-8-8. more...
UCKINGHALL Pool: C Brookes 1-8, S Garrington 1-6, P Garrington 1-5-5. more...
RIVER Severn at Hallow: R Price 6-4, M Sztybel 5-1, G Owen 4-1, J Baylie 3-10. more...
FRANCHE pool: Steve Sault 16-10, Tony Plowright 11-12, Al Griffiths 11-10, Ian Stokes 6-5. more...
LYTTELTON Canal, Wednesday: M Lewis 0-15-8dr, B Cumbers 0-12-8, M Wilde 0-11. more...
A LYTTLETON junior contest is to be fished at Wren's Nest pool on Saturday. The draw is to take place at noon with fishing from 1pm until 4pm. more...
TIM Rogers, of the Gunmakers AC, broke the Whispers Pool silver fish record with his 43lb catch on Sunday morning, using sweetcorn and maggot baits. more...
WEDNESDAY Open, Heron Pool: Tim Rogers 51-13, Harry Taylor 38-11, Ivan Laight 28-5. more...
A BIRMINGHAM angler bagged a 5lb 8oz rainbow trout with a yellow and white fritz on the Masters Lake which also produced two to 9lb 8oz for a viva. more...
TUESDAY, Bank (10 fished): Mark Jones (VDR) 57-14, Dave Highfield (Moorlands) 44-2, Ken Hall (Moorlands) 43-9. more...
NEWCOMER Alvin Bell landed 73lb 3oz to win Furnace Mill Fishery's Sunday Afternoon Open. more...
July (friendlies) more...
CHESS: Wyre Forest players are mourning the death of Alan Copeman, an ambassador for county chess over many decades. more...
AWARDS: Nominations are being collected for Shropshire Sports Partnership's Coach of the Year accolades for this year. more...
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Wyre Forest members achieved great success for Worcestershire in a City of Birmingham athletics event. more...
GOLF: Mark Sprason topped Wyre Forest men's medal competition with a convincing score of 62 nett. more...
GOLF: A Bewdley amateur golfer has netted a place in the prestigious Audi Quatro Cup UK final. more...
GOLF: Mitch Humphries and Alan Hurst were clear winners in Habberley's Men's Alliance Medal. more...
GOLF: The battle for the Kidderminster Golf Club Championship crown has been won by James Toman. more...
GOLF: Judith Davies completed a double at Little Lakes by winning the Keith Boyce Trophy and Ladies' Mid-week Medal. more...
GOLF: Wyre Forest Golf Club are celebrating their 10th anniversary with an Invitation Open and a number of changes at their Zortech Avenue base. more...
A FEW unusual sports were on the agenda as youngsters enjoyed an activity day at King Charles I High School. more...
BOWLS: Cookley A survived a slip-up to continue as Kidderminster and District Mid-week League Division Two leaders. more...
ROWING: Bewdley rowers were successful at the West Midlands' inaugural Project Oarsome Regatta in the town. more...
ROWING: A good display at Henley upped the stakes for a Bewdley Rowing Club duo in their preparation for the World Veteran Championships. more...
SWIMMING: The boys picked up most of the nine first places for Wyre Forest swimmers in the Mercian League final at Worcester. more...
CYCLING: Howard Jones sped to a superb fourth place in the C category when Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club promoted their third event of the season. more...
JUDO: Kate Walker was on target again with a bronze medal at the British Cadet Open Championships in London. more...
ATHLETICS: Three Kidderminster and Stourport athletes were well placed in the popular Action Heart charity 5km race at Himley Hall, near Kingswinford. more...
ATHLETICS: There were double victories for Kidderminster and Stourport athletes in the first Heart of England League Division Two meet of the season. more...
ATHLETICS: Runners from all over the country were attracted to Amazing Feet's fourth Runaround Wyre Forest Half Marathon on Sunday. more...
ATHLETICS: Discus thrower Shelley Newman missed out on August's Olympic Games in Greece following the weekend athletics trials in Manchester. more...
WORCESTER Warriors' Zurich `A' fixtures will begin at Sale in September. The fixtures, for reserve team matches, were announced yesterday with Worcester facing a trip to the Sharks in their opener on September 6. more...
SATURDAY (1.30pm unless stated) more...
BATTING TOP 10 more...
BRINTONS' Ian Waldron was man-of-the-match but could not prevent Stourport winning the Stainweld League Wednesday Junior Plate. more...
MIKE Brazier's 71 runs could not guide Stone to victory at Claverley as they lost Sunday's friendly by 24 runs. more...
BEWDLEY relied on two batsmen for many of their runs as they suffered a fourth Sunday league defeat of the season. more...
A SPARKLING spell of 4-9 from bowler Tom Griffiths blasted out Vine for 90 in Worcestershire League Division Six. more...
STOURPORT Swifts are trying to forge closer links with professional neighbours Kidderminster Harriers. more...
Pre-season friendlies more...
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