Worcestershire | Archive | 2004 | July
INTERNATIONAL concert organist Carlo Curley is coming to Pershore for a special one-off performance at the town's Abbey. more...
TO celebrate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, author David Stafford has released a new book Ten Days To D-Day. more...
Library, Kidderminster - Flight in Print, Saturday until August 1. more...
Harvington Hall, Chaddesley Corbett - Much Ado About Nothing, Friday until more...
TONIGHT: Kidderminster: Town Hall - Tim Morris lunchtime organ recital. more...
AN urban music festival which was set to take place tomorrow night at West Midland Safari Park featuring jazz legend Courtney Pine has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. more...
WHY percussionists have so many instruments is just one of the questions that will be answered tomorrow in a tuneful evening at Holy Innocents' Community Hall in Kidderminster. more...
KEEN walkers are being invited to ramble around Mamble on Saturday. more...
ORGANISERS of Broadwaters Fair have their fingers crossed for sunshine this weekend as they prepare to raise cash for a Kidderminster Scout group. more...
A BRIGHT young tribute band are looking forward to playing in their home town less than three weeks after sharing the stage with chart-topping group, Girls Aloud and pop diva, Jamelia. more...
ARCHAEOLOGISTS of tomorrow will converge on Hartlebury Castle to indulge in an annual feast of activities including brass rubbing and potsherd washing. more...
AN artist who discovered a passion for painting aeroplanes while working as a calligrapher in the Royal Air Force is set to wow art lovers with an exhibition in Kidderminster Library. more...
YOUNG singers from Wyre Forest are tuning up for a weekend of song. more...
A HOST of Wyre Forest artists will show off their wide-ranging and colourful skills as part of Kidderminster Arts Festival 2004. more...
THE 90th anniversary of the declaration of the First World War is being marked in Wyre Forest with a feast of music, drama, dance and verse. more...
THE annual summer exhibition of painting and ceramics by members of the North Cotswolds Arts Association is being held at St Edward's Hall, Stow, from July 28 until August 8 from 10am to 5.15pm daily. Entrance is free and all the works on show are for sale. more...
A GARDENING shop in Pershore is continuing to support local artists with a new series of exhibitions at its High Street premises. The shop, Rune and Resolution, gives space to a different artist every six weeks. Among the artists who will be showing their work this summer will be Rebecca McKay, Jon Welsh and Janeen Linsley. For information about exhibiting at Rune call Fiona Abbott on 01386 550257. more...
BUNNIES from Hell will be among the Morris sides coming to Evesham this Saturday. More than 100 Morris dancers will dance in Bridge Street before helping to open the River Festival. The dancing will start at Bridge Street at 10am before moving to the Workman Gardens at 11.30am. The Morris men and women will continue dancing in Evesham throughout the day before performances at the Fleece at Bretforton, Broadway and Chipping Campden. more...
ONE of south Warwickshire's newest tourist attractions is now accessible by public transport more...
VAN Helsing is based on the new movie currently showing at cinemas all around the country. As Van Helsing, gamers are brought face-to-face with the likes of Frankenstein, Dracula and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. more...
THE Kings of Swing will bring the music of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Dean Martin to life at Huntingdon Hall on Saturday. more...
A PIONEERING country music band will bring their show to Huntingdon Hall tonight. Hank Wangford and the Lost Cowboys, who filmed their tour of the Falkland Islands for the BBC, play well-crafted songs, harmonies and display tear-jerking humour. Hank Wang-ford has been in the music business for 20 years and has inspired others like Billy Bragg and The Alabama Three. The concert tonight starts at 8pm and tickets priced £10 are available on 01905 611427. more...
IF you're a firm believer that they don't write songs like they used to, you'll love a trip down memory lane at The Everyman in Cheltenham with Roll Out The Barrel. The show will include all the songs you don't hear on the radio anymore and song sheets will be provided so the audience can join in. Terry Bradford and Sussie Arvesen will perform music hall numbers, show songs, cockney sing-a-longs, the songs that won the war and Flanagan and Allen classics. Performances are at 2.30pm and 7.45pm on Tuesday and tickets priced £8 and £10 are available from the box office on 01242 572573. more...
ST PETERS Church in Willersey is holding another musical event this weekend with Triple Time, a local trio of musicians. more...
A VALE singer is hoping to hit a hole in one as well as the high notes when she performs at the Vale Golf and Country Club. more...
AN audience in Cheltenham will have the chance to hear the soprano who will represent Wales in next year's BBC Singer of the World competition. more...
THE Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham will be the venue for a rare opportunity to see Roland Gift and The Fine Young Cannibals live on stage. more...
OZZY Osborne tribute band Wizards of Oz are set to take the Corn Hall in Cirencester by storm this Saturday. more...
AMERICAN painter Thomas Kinkade, known as the Painter of Light, will hold an exhibition in Broadway tomorrow to raise money for St Richard's Hospice. more...
THE 2004 season at Longborough Festival Opera continues with performances of Mozart's Figaro's Wedding and a newly commissioned production of Puccini's Madame Butterfly. more...
CHRISTMAS may seem a long way off but Chipping Norton Theatre has announced its latest pantomime, which gets under way in November. more...
BARNSLEY House near Cirencester will be the venue for a open air production of the comedy hit Art, directed by Nigel Havers. more...
ONE frequently asked question is "what is the difference between a butterfly and a moth?" more...
IT is not every day a stately home opens its grounds to host a live music festival so I had to satisfy my curiosity when the wild child of jazz came a knockin'. more...
IT was great to see the young folk of Kidderminster Operatic and Dramatic Society's youth section (KODYS) so obviously enjoying themselves while entertaining us last week. more...
I HAVE been following Evesham's sun-cream saga with a modicum of disbelief! - for such correspondence is beginning to rival that long drawn out `Wyre Piddle by-pass bore' and now the `on your Wick waffle'! more...
I WOULD like to thank the gentleman who so kindly and honestly handed my handbag to the Co-op shop in Broadway. I do not know his name, but know he lives in Sandscroft Avenue. Thank you sir - a true gentleman indeed. more...
MANY congratulations PODS on your excellent production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma presented at the Swan Theatre, Worcester. more...
ON behalf of Crohn's sufferers everywhere, I would like to pay tribute to the two postmen who walked over 20 miles to raise money for research into this dreadful disease. more...
BY now we all must know that when people say that something is "new and improved" whilst it mat be "new" it is rarely "improved". Doubtless this will apply to Pershore when the local councils have spent over half a million pounds on the place (your report last week). more...
DR Cox should note that objectors to his development in Wick are not waging "a relentless campaign", but simply pursuing their rights under law deprived by Wychavon for months - and responding to his press campaign. more...
WE are a strange country - we are now being fooled that our National Health Service is working more efficiently. This is a lie. more...
PUPILS at Salford Priors Primary School created a huge model of The Crystal Palace in a workshop this week. more...
A BIDFORD garden was one of only two in the county to open to the public as part of a national event to celebrate the bicentenary of the Royal Horticultural Society. more...
MEETING the cast of Aladdin at The Palace Theatre, you cannot help but be charmed by the atmosphere of fun and humour which buzzes around the actors. more...
A WORCESTERSHIRE weighing machine manufacturer is proving it is no lightweight with an industry award from Her Majesty the Queen. more...
AN ACCOUNTANCY firm has been recognising the artistic skills and achievements of school pupils with its annual awards evening. more...
SHE discovered her artistic talents only two years ago but artist Caroline Berwick is going from strength to strength. more...
PAST and present members of the Absolute Beginners drama group at Alcester Grammar School will be celebrating its 15-year history with a special performance on Sunday. more...
A REDDITCH fitness fanatic who has proved you're never too old to stay in shape will be celebrating her 90th birthday tomorrow. more...
THERE was fun-a-plenty at the weekend as hundreds of people flocked to the ever-popular Alexandra Hospital fete organised by the League of Friends. more...
THE most comprehensive guide to the part Redditch played in both world wars has been published for the first time in a fascinating new book. more...
ONE lucky budding chef from Redditch spent a day cooking up a treat with a celebrity chef. more...
THERE was fun and merriment at Inkberrow First School's annual fete at the weekend. more...
STUDLEY came alive on Saturday when villagers enjoyed the third incarnation of a lively festival and community get-together. more...
A 46-year-old resident of Lea Castle Hospital, Wolverley, died when he choked after eating a muffin, an inquest heard. more...
WYRE Forest members of an organisation dedicated to maintaining the rural nature of the countryside have expressed concerns over waste management strategy in the district and speeding drivers. more...
Social care staff based in Kidderminster have earned awards ranging from national vocational qualifications - NVQs - to diplomas. more...
A HORSE breeder is urging "selfish" walkers to stop breaking through fencing leading to her field. more...
THE vision of a Kidderminster man to bring people back into the town centre to live has finally become a reality. more...
HEALTH bosses need to go one step further and increase the range of emergencies seen at Kidderminster Hospital, Wyre Forest MP, Dr Richard Taylor, has said. more...
A HARRY Potter fancy dress competition will be one of the highlights of St Barnabas Church fair in Franche, Kidderminster. more...
WYRE Forest residents whose upcoming summer holidays do not measure up to promises made in operators' brochures are being urged to let trading standards know about their experiences. more...
SOUTH Warwickshire Police which has increased patrols of Bidford to cut down on rising crime levels has warned residents they also need to be vigilant. more...
PLANS to build a new runway at Wolverhampton Airport have been slammed by campaigners, who warn the bid poses an environmental threat to Wyre Forest. more...
CHILDREN are being warned to beware of hazards ranging from rivers to railway lines during their school summer holidays. more...
WE would like to congratulate you on your coverage of the LEA officer proposals for Wyre Forest. more...
TEAMS willing to go to `crate' lengths are being invited to take part in a towering challenge. more...
POLICE say they have put out of action most of the drug dealers in Redditch town centre after a seven-month operation. more...
A MAN of words and letters has been commemorated with the dedication of a plaque in Cleobury Mortimer. more...
THE huge changes to Wyre Forest's education system could still be scuppered by an independent committee which has the power to object to part or all of the proposals. more...
FOUR buildings in the Vale of Evesham are included in the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register for 2004. more...
A WOMAN had a heart attack after being confronted by post office robbers, who caused mayhem as they made their getaway through the Vale. more...
BUILDINGS could be pulled down in a courtyard off High Street in Broadway to make way for a new house. more...
MEMBERS of the public will now have to submit any questions they would like to raise at Broadway Parish Council meetings to the clerk at least 48 hours before the meeting. more...
BROADWAY First School pupils went off to see the wizard for their annual production at the Lifford Hall. more...
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save children's inpatient services at Cheltenham General Hospital are urging people in the north Cotswolds to take action. more...
MORETON country market opened for business again last Thursday in the town's newly-refurbished WI Hall. more...
COTSWOLD District Council chairman Sue Jepson is urging people to look cool for charity by taking part in the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association's Shades for a Day. more...
TOP Cotswold racehorse trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies has been fined £1,000 and banned from driving for 16 months after admitting driving while two and a half times over the alcohol limit. more...
SWIMMERS at Chipping Norton Lido had something to get their teeth into last Saturday, when a Jaws-themed day was held at the outdoor pool. more...
STOW Primary School Parent-Teacher Association is celebrating after achieving its £15,000 target to build a new adventure play area at the school. more...
TOWNS and villages will need to be looking their best over the next fortnight as the second round of judging for this year's Bledisloe Cup takes place. more...
NORTH Cotswold residents are being urged to row, walk or swim a mile at Chipping Norton Leisure Centre on Saturday in aid of Sport Relief. more...
AN annual cricket tournament in the north Cotswolds may be hit for six this year because it is becoming too dangerous for spectators. more...
BUDDING chess champs Jay Taylor and Holly Parker are pitting their wits and skills against some of the best school players in the country this weekend. more...
ALTHOUGH we have suspected that the county council would decide on a move to a two-tier system for Wyre Forest schools, the announcement still came as a shock. more...
A COMPUTER glitch is preventing Stratford district residents paying their council tax by debit card over the telephone. more...
A COMPUTER glitch is preventing Stratford district residents paying their council tax by debit card over the telephone. more...
WINCHCOMBE School hosted a special science day on Monday, only days after being awarded specialist science school status. more...
PUPILS, parents and teachers at St David's Primary School in Moreton have plenty to smile about this week after getting the results of two recent inspections. more...
POLICE are warning shoppers and traders to be on their guard against fake £20 notes circulating in Pershore. more...
THE Pershore branch of Arthritis Research Campaign is appealing for volunteers to help with the flag day street collection in the town from 9am to 4pm on Saturday, July 10. more...
VOLUNTEER gardeners and handymen are needed to give a few hours a week to help elderly people in Pershore. The appeal has been issued by Age Concern Hereford and Worcester, which needs people to help with tasks such as mowing, weeding, changing light bulbs and other small household repairs. more...
C ANDREWS' letter headlined "Population rise not caused by migrants" (You Say, Monday, June 28) is a typical piece of politically correct codswallop. more...
PERSHORE firefighters were called to a road accident directly outside their station. Two vehicles needed to be made safe after the incident on Defford Road at midday on Saturday, June 26. Station sub-officer Chris Parsons said nobody was trapped in the cars but there were minor injuries. more...
IN response to a number of letters published recently, what I actually said was "the birth of the trade unions, and subsequently the Labour Party, owed more to Methodism than to Karl Marx." more...
RESIDENTS using half fare bus passes could soon see extra benefits, thanks to talks between Wychavon District Council and local community transport groups based in Evesham, Pershore and Droitwich Spa. more...
I WAS most incensed by Margaret Harper's letter, when she says "our new mayor will be able to put Worcester on the map." more...
A MOTHER has been fined for her son's poor school attendance - just two-and-a-half months after the family was devastated by the death of her daughter. more...
I WOULD like to echo Mr Tyler's comments (You Say, Wednesday, June 30). more...
A PERSHORE teenager died after drinking 70 millilitres of her boyfriend's methadone, an inquest heard. more...
PLANNING and design has gone to pot. The High Street is in a state not much better than a bombsite. more...
A START has been made on the new £1 million all-weather pitch and associated facilities at Pershore High School. more...
HOW absolutely deplorable of the West Mercia Police Force sending civilian workers out in marked cars to make believe that there are more officers on the beat! more...
MOTORISTS illegally using a Vale village as a rat-run will be caught on camera from today. more...
THERE'S no doubt one of the consumer's biggest bugbears is having to be habitually suspicious of everything. more...
JOYRIDING golf buggy snatchers were back in Bewdley this week, again causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. more...
A BEWDLEY woman who was found dead in the town's river has been described as "gentle and quiet" by her best friend. more...
Mum pays tribute after keen angler son Jamie dies in tragic accident more...
HAVING a flutter on the lottery is safeguarding the flora and fauna of the West Midlands. more...
THE archetypal moaning male chauvinist farmer was more myth than reality an NFU survey has revealed. more...
THE new Organic Directory 2004-2005, published by the Soil Association with Green Books, is an easy to use guide for consumers looking to find anything organic. more...
A HOUSE full of hi-tech gadgets to enable elderly people to remain independent has been launched by Wyre Forest Community Housing. more...
At a meeting at Osborne Court, Malvern Link, the chairman spoke about the British Lung Foundation's change of policy for regional offices and changes to group's finances. more...
After dancing the night away at Gilt Edge Club tomorrow, when music will be provided by John Boonham, several members will have a more leisurely evening when they attend Wyre Forest Symphony Orchestra's concert in West Midland Safari Park on Saturday. more...
Liz Cornish was awarded second place in the Makower Challenge competition for her quilt depicting "Country Life". The 10 winning quilts chosen from the 58 submitted were displayed in Sheffield Hallam Arena, and will be on show at Denman College, and various other venues in the coming months. more...
A group of 18 members spent a week-long diving holiday in Cornwall, visiting wrecks and reefs in the Penzance, Lamorna Cove and Lands End areas. more...
Margaret Cooper gave a talk on "Going to school a century ago" at the June meeting. more...
Dr Malcolm Nixon will give a talk on Maritime History, especially the Severn Trow/Wich barges of the salt trade, at the meeting on Thursday, July 15. more...
Jim Page, aided by his wife, Frances, and Mike Richardson, told of the last 10 years of Leos Janacek. more...
On Sunday there will be two rides leaving The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster, both starting at 7.30am and calling at Highley café for breakfast. more...
A barbecue was held on June 26, when £320 was raised for cancer charities. more...
Members spent an evening at Hodge Hill Nurseries, and their car boots were overflowing with flowers and shrubs when they returned home. more...
COMMUNITY champions in Broadway who work tirelessly without personal reward or benefit now have the chance to be commended for their efforts. more...
100 Years Ago July 9, 1904 more...
A RISE in the number of teenagers injured in collisions has prompted West Mercia police to launch a scheme to improve the road skills of young drivers. more...
A 59-year-old father-of-three has been found guilty at Worcester Crown Court of being involved in the downloading of child pornography from the internet. more...
FLADBURY Parish Angling Club has written to Lord Coe, chairman of the London 2012 Olympic bid. more...
THE bells that inspired the poet A E Housman to write Bredon Hill, part of his collection The Shropshire Lad, are ringing again after being silenced for decades. more...
MORE than 200 Badsey residents have called on Wychavon planners to refuse a scheme to build a new six-acre glasshouse in the village. more...
EVESHAM police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted outside a town centre takeaway. more...
RESIDENTS using half fare bus passes could soon see extra benefits, thanks to talks between Wychavon District Council and local community transport groups based in Evesham, Pershore and Droitwich Spa. more...
CONCERNED Vale businessmen fear Worcestershire County Council's decision to temporarily close a main road will drastically effect trade. more...
A GROUP of Vale fundraisers have brewed up a healthy contribution to the Journal's St Richard's New Hospice Appeal. more...
ST Richard's New Hospice appeal has got off to a flying start following the official launch of the Journal-backed campaign. more...
AN Eckington mother whose daughter suffers from cancer has raised thousands of pounds for the hospital unit that treats her. more...
MORE than 100 indoor rowers will head for Evesham this weekend to take part in an event which aims to break records and raise money for charity. Evesham Rowing Club is holding its third annual Golden Mile indoor rowing race on Saturday, July 10, as part of the Evesham River Festival. more...
A GRANDMOTHER was killed after a Honeybourne motorist tried to overtake two cars and a horsebox on a country road and smashed head-on into her car. more...
EVESHAM police are hunting `sick' vandals who tore up flowerbeds in Abbey Park hours before the arrival of Britain in Bloom judges. more...
SIR Michael Spicer, MP for West Worcestershire, will chair a public meeting at Eckington Village Hall this Saturday at 11am to discuss anxieties of villagers caused by the gipsy encampment on the edge of the village. more...
I AM writing regarding this year's Wolverley Carnival, which was very well attended and showed the degree of community spirit present in the village. more...
PUPILS and staff at Green Hill School in Evesham bade a fond farewell to a popular teacher as they celebrated their speech day. more...
A VILLAGE stalwart is looking back on a quarter of a century at the heart of a parish council as he announces his retirement. more...
NOW that a new Conservative administration for Wyre Forest District Council has been formed, we hope that they will pay particular attention to all health issues and in particular continue to press the Acute Hospitals Trust Board for the return of services, including a blue light emergency service, to our local hospital. more...
A HIGH Court injunction has been granted against gipsies living in Eckington but it could be months before the group are forced to leave. more...
EVESHAM town councillors are planning to launch a `Citizen of the Year' award to recognise the good work of one resident. more...
FURTHER to my letter on bins and street cleaning in Wyre Forest and Spain, I had the unenviable task of visiting Kidderminster on the weekend of June 5-6 and was frankly appalled at the disgusting state of the town centre. more...
THE organisers of the Evesham River Festival are keeping their fingers crossed for good weather this weekend. more...
YOU reported that the new Tory district council leader, Stephen Clee, together with his Conservative colleagues, abstained from supporting the concern of other district councillors (and county councillors) on the destruction of the current widely supported schools system in Wyre Forest. more...
IN the light of the review of education currently being undertaken in this area, I would like to commend Wyre Forest schools for their support during the last five years. more...
HAVING been out of power for nearly two decades you might be forgiven for thinking that the Conservative Party would have had long enough to think through all the major issues facing Wyre Forest. more...
COUNCILLOR Peter Dyke and myself attended the meeting on Monday, June 28, held to give a preview of the results of the Wyre Forest schools review. more...
A COOKLEY woman in her 70s was a victim of distraction burglary after a caller at her house claimed there had been flooding next door. more...
I FAIL to see how anyone who has been involved, will be surprised to learn that the outcome of the so-called consultation into the make-up of schools in Wyre Forest will be to go two-tier. more...
WHILE it is sad that schools, like Kidderminster's Lea Street and Sladen, are closing, people have missed the point. more...
ALMOST 40 stolen garden tubs have been recovered by Kidder-minster police. more...
A CAREER burglar who stole more than £30,000 worth of property during raids on houses in Kidderminster and Birmingham has been jailed for five years. more...
NATIONAL Lottery chiefs were in Worcester today to discuss how groups can benefit from funding. more...
A TROPHY-winning Volkswagen Beetle has been stolen, leaving its distraught owner pleading for its safe return. more...
Church of England communities in Worcestershire have been given a boost with the ordination of new priests and deacons. more...
LIFE could become more difficult for thieves with the introduction of a new property marking scheme in Kidderminster. more...
AMBULANCE officials in Worcestershire have welcomed news that they will no longer have to waste valuable time appealing against a deluge of speed camera fines. more...
GOOD Samaritans from Worcestershire schools have been praised by police. more...
CHILDREN at a Worcester school went on a trip around the globe without even leaving their classrooms. more...
THE owner of an award-winning Volkswagen Beetle stolen from her drive has been left "devastated" by the theft. more...
PARKING charges in Worcester should rise by £2 a day to get people out of cars and on to buses, says the Government's top transport adviser. more...
BLUES artists of world renown will be heard in Upton-upon-Severn during the third free Blues Festival in the town's pubs. more...
THE achievement of Allah Ditta in becoming the first Asian Mayor of Worcester has been praised in Westminster. more...
AGE CONCERN in Worcester has been slammed for failing to properly deal with allegations of staff bullying and taking pensioners to unsuitable holiday destinations. more...
A report of a court appearance by Karl Bicknell on Friday, June 18 described Jean Holt, manageress of Lyttelton Well Ltd, as his boss. more...
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build flats and houses on open space in Droitwich are being reviewed in light of immense public pressure. more...
TWO men dressed as superheroes protested on the roof of Worcester Crown Court as part of an "escalating" campaign for divorced fathers' rights. more...
YESTERDAY'S front page article about a drug den which addicts created between a garden and land belonging to Worcester City Football Club gave the impression that the fence would be fixed at the weekend. more...
THIEVES broke into a school shed and football club in Stourport-on-Severn this week. more...
WEATHER chaos rained down on Worcestershire and Herefordshire as a woman was crushed by a falling tree and gales caused power cuts for thousands of people. more...
THE green light has been given to plans to moor a floating baguette shop on the Stourport Canal Basin. more...
MORE than £322 was raised for Cancer Research by four women who attend a Stourport day centre for people with brain injuries. more...
REGULAR readers will well remember the rumpus just over 18 months ago when Age Concern charity shop workers in St John's walked out after their manager was suspended. more...
I was interested to read your article on Ann Gilmartin (Journal Page 10 July 1) as I too was evacuated at the tender age of six. more...
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RARE breeds from the Cotswold Farm Park and members of the Cotswolds Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership will feature in a new exhibition at the CLA Game Fair at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock. more...
CRUMBLING buildings in the Wyre Forest district have been highlighted in a national survey of properties in need of repair. more...
KEEN gardener, Heather Flack, has been doing some digging of a different kind to unearth the fascinating history of Bewdley Horticultural Society. more...
THE generosity and kindness of a Kidderminster woman has led to her winning a prestigious Good Neighbour award. more...
LABOUR and Conservative candidates due to battle it out for Wyre Forest at next year's possible general election have weighed into the raging NHS debate - as the serving MP puts forward his vision for district healthcare. more...
Novel idea out of the Far Forest could oust the conservatory more...
MORE than 11,000 visitors were in the mood to take in the atmosphere of 1940s weekends as they descended on the Severn Valley Railway. more...
PLANS to build 35 one and two-bedroom apartments, a retail unit and offices on the Telephone Exchange building site in Kidderminster have been stalled by Wyre Forest district councillors, despite an officer recommending approval. more...
BOGUS workmen or criminals who frogmarch old or vulnerable people to their banks, building societies or post offices to draw out money are being targeted in a clampdown. more...
A HORRIFIED resident's account of living just five metres away from 14 tigers moved councillors to reject an officer's recommendation to allow it to stay, requesting a site visit instead. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER mother has praised staff at the town's hospital for their quick actions in safely delivering her little girl - even though births at the site are officially suspended, due to an inquiry into baby deaths. more...
DEBTS in Wyre Forest are increasing each year, according to the district's Citizen's Advice Bureau, which is piloting a scheme to educate residents in financial literacy. more...
DOUBLE trouble and triple trifling was enjoyed by fun-loving members of Wyre Forest Twins Support Group, who rubbed shoulders with Postman Pat during Twins, Triplets and More Week. more...
COUNCIL staff were subjected to "hostile" phone calls and visits by poll clerks called in to administer last month's election - over a pay shortfall of £10. more...
A DISTRAUGHT Kidderminster woman is appealing for witnesses to a mindless attack of vandalism - in which paint stripper was poured over her car - to come forward. more...
SEX shop wars are coming to Kidderminster, the owner of an adult business has warned, after a rival firm submitted plans to open up in the town. more...
PLANS to overhaul the way schools are organised in Wyre Forest were launched in May 2003. more...
CRIMEBUSTERS in Tenbury Wells are making an impact - new figures show recorded incidents are down. more...
CULTURE Secretary Tessa Jowell has refused to grant listed building status to two Tenbury landmarks. more...
EVERY job in all Wyre Forest schools will be up for grabs in the run-up to the re-organisation, with the positions "ring fenced" to give existing staff the first shot. more...
THERE was a good turnout for the Tenbury Town Council's civic parade at the end of last month. more...
STAFF, pupils and parents at Bayton Junior School are celebrating the news that their school will not close. more...
THE Bishop of Worcester, whose diocese includes Wyre Forest, has entered the schools review debate, expressing surprise that Church of England first schools promised for Windmill and Spennells were no longer in the proposals. more...
BAYTON church fete will be held in the gardens of Shakenhurst House on Saturday. Highlights include music from the Teme Valley Band, dancing by children from Bayton School and a silent auction, plus stalls, a bouncy castle and raffle.The event will be signposted off the A456, and the B4202. more...
JUBILIANT staff and students at Wolverley High School are celebrating the ending of two years' uncertainty after the threat of closure was lifted. more...
A TENBURY Wells driver, high on drink and drugs, killed a teenage passenger in what other road users termed a "suicidal" crash on the outskirts of Bewdley, a court was told last week. more...
A MOTORIST fled the scene after causing early-morning chaos in Pershore and damaging three cars. more...
A LEADING Wyre Forest headteacher hit out at the county council's cabinet for the "inadequacy and inconsistency" of members in rubber-stamping the decision to axe middle schools. more...
YOUNGSTERS from a city dance school are taking part in one of the jewels of the classical ballet repertoire with one of the most famous of ballet companies. more...
AN ANTIQUES and collectors fair will be held at Worcester Rugby Club next week. more...
TWO Evening News readers are keeping their fingers crossed after becoming finalists in the Win a Polo competition. more...
THE crucual cabinet meeting opened with speeches from parents, governors and church leaders - all of whom raised fears over the dramatic changes. more...
AN anti-flood campaigner from Worcester will join a host of high-profile speakers at a prestigious conference in London today. more...
NIGHTCLUBS in Hereford have backed a police campaign to cut down on anti-social behaviour. more...
PLANS to close all Wyre Forest middle schools and four first schools have been rubber-stamped by councillors - but Wolverley High has been saved from the chop. more...
YOUNGSTERS from an amateur dramatics society had a taste of what it is like to be in the movies when they took part in filming for their show Return to the Forbidden Planet. more...
SEVERN Trent Water is top of the taps, after being named among an elite group for the seventh year running. more...
A WELL-known choral society plans a treat for music lovers this weekend with its final performance, at St Mary's church, Kempsey, before taking a summer break. more...
THE grief-stricken parents of a Bewdley 25-year-old who died on holiday in France have said her death has broken her fiance's heart. more...
POLICE in Droitwich are appealing for witnesses after three or four men assaulted a man in Ombersley Street West. more...
Mum pays tribute after keen angler son Jamie dies in tragic accident more...
A DROITWICH train conductor is to swap his whistle for a pair of walking boots when he scales Africa's highest mountain later this year. more...
GOOD contributions from Simon Smith and Simon Mauger guided Bewdley into the Worcestershire League Division One top five on Saturday. more...
THE Lord's dream was ended for another year as Chaddesley Corbett were dumped out of the National Village Knockout Cup on Sunday. more...
LEADERS Coventry and North Warwickshire were so nearly upstaged by Kidderminster Victoria on Saturday. more...
TEENAGE sensation Will Gifford sizzled with the bat yet again as Kidderminster Victoria extended their Birmingham League Division One leadership to 16 points. more...
DUE to several rain postponed league matches, which by fortunate coincidence occurred on important European Football Championship nights, not all the fixtures were completed in week ten of the Prudden Road Surfacing League. more...
BROADWAY started another hectic week of fixtures with a Willersey Provisions Cup match at Overbury. more...
WELFORD'S Courier League squads had mixed fortunes against Royal Leamington Spa. more...
EVESHAM karter Adam Turner continued his excellent season at the Castle Combe Junior Champion-ships when claiming 22 points and finishing second on the day at the end of his latest visit to Wiltshire. more...
COTSWOLD Youth Grass-track Club hosted round one of the Youth Nationals at Badsey. more...
THE second Birmingham Mail Family Raceday takes place at Stratford this weekend. more...
FIFTEEN members of Eve-sham Wheelers set out in cool, overcast conditions last Sunday with Roger Blears leading the B run for the first time to Stow-on-the-Wold. more...
CYCLESTUFF riders headed out into the Cotswolds last Sunday. more...
MEMBERS of the Defford-based Arden club competed in the Pursuit and Strensham Series last weekend. more...
DAN Keen once again showed just how far he has progressed since becoming part of Richard Goode's triathlon squad. more...
MARK Hampton's excellent year continued when the Offenham youngster helped Great Britain take the bro-nze medal at the European Universal Trench Cha-mpionships in Corsica. more...
A FORMER member of the Evesham club, Beverley Gough, was a winner at last week's Henley Royal Regatta. more...
CHARLIE Middlicott showed his all-round quality in track and field when winning a brace of medals at the Disability Sport England National Junior Athletics Cham-pionships. more...
Pre-season friendlies more...
KIDMORE End CC, a touring team from Reading, are seeking a fixture for Sunday, July 25. more...
DUE to several rain postponed league matches, which by fortunate coincidence occurred on important European Football Championship nights, not all the fixtures were completed in week ten of the Prudden Road Surfacing League. more...
THE second Birmingham Mail Family Raceday takes place at Stratford this weekend. more...
MEMBERS of the Defford-based Arden club competed in the Pursuit and Strensham Series last weekend. more...
ANOTHER maximum points haul maintained Pershore's advantage at the top of the Worcestershire County Lea-gue first division when they completed the double over Stourbridge on Saturday. more...
PERSHORE face a preliminary round match in the forthcoming rugby season's North Midlands Cup. more...
Tenbury 262ao Himbleton 263-7 more...
LAST weekend was another busy one for local triathletes with Michelle Dige and Phil Parsons travelling to Bishop's Castle in Shropshire to take part in Saturday's 19th Tandem Triathlon. more...
A TYPICALLY wet Knockhill circuit in the Scottish Highlands played havoc with the Piranha Racing team's tyre choice and prematurely ended rider Simon Andrews' weekend in a delayed Supersport race. more...
EVESHAM United won't know their first FA Cup opponents of the new season until 14 days before their scheduled preliminary round tie is due to be pla-yed at Common Road on Saturday, September 4. more...
BIG hitting followed by Big Brovaz, while the Sugababes followed the sweet smell of success as Exhall and Wixford blasted their way into the last 16 of this year's npower Village Cup, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
LEE Fortey's pre-season training has stalled after a serious car crash. more...
THE third Shakespeare Qualifier fished on Hampton Ferry and Evesham Town waters enticed 52 anglers last Sunday. more...
Evesham and District Disabled AC and Partnership's more...
TRAINING started earlier this week for Bredon Star RUFC under the supervision of newly appointed head coach Mark Stevens. more...
PERSHORE face a preliminary round match in the forthcoming rugby season's North Midlands Cup. more...
A LARGE field contested the second annual Chair-man's Cup day at Evesham last Saturday. more...
LONG-serving Dean Bennett has insisted an ambition to play at a higher level prompted him to quit Kidderminster Harriers after nearly six successful years. more...
RELEASED midfielder Graham Ward is having a trial with League Two rivals Cheltenham. more...
HARRIERS have agreed a two-year shirt sponsorship deal with town firm Hire It who have a lengthy connection with the club. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' soccer schools will start again across Worcestershire later this month. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies B team won the Cradley Ballpark five-a-side football tournament on Saturday with a 4-3 final victory over TNS. more...
FORMER Harriers star John Melligan has been snapped up by Cheltenham in a £25,000 transfer swoop. more...
KIDMORE End CC, a touring team from Reading, are seeking a fixture for Sunday, July 25. more...
THE top four teams in the Jack Grove Memorial League will contest the semi-finals at Ashton next week. more...
THE Worcestershire Cri-cket Board is organising a Summer School for boys and girls aged 6-9 and 10-14 at Evesham CC during the school holidays. more...
ANOTHER maximum points haul maintained Pershore's advantage at the top of the Worcestershire County Lea-gue first division when they completed the double over Stourbridge on Saturday. more...
BROADWAY stages its annual six-a-side tournament for the Phil Hatt Memorial Trophy on Sunday. more...
EVESHAM'S Birmingham League Division Three revi-val was brought to an abrupt end when they cra-shed to a five-wicket defeat at the hands of Kings Heath. more...
EVESHAM'S Birmingham League Division Three revi-val was brought to an abrupt end when they cra-shed to a five-wicket defeat at the hands of Kings Heath. more...
SPORTY Wychavon youngsters were bowled over when they took part in a Kwik Cricket tournament organised by Wychavon DC. more...
WORCESTER City manager John Barton admits he faces a juggling act if he wants to further strengthen his squad. more...
A BRACE of big bashings left Bards bewildered and Exhall exultant after a stupendous Saturday of action in the Cotswold Hills League supported by John Shepherd Estate Agents. more...
A FINE 91 from Wor-cestershire opener Stephen Moore fail-ed to prevent Sri Lanka `A' from breezing to a six-wicket win at wind-swept New Road yesterday. more...
GAVIN Poupart was the emphatic winner of Worcester St John's cycling club's 14-mile time trial in the lanes around Suckley. more...
A FINE 91 from Wor-cestershire opener Stephen Moore fail-ed to prevent Sri Lanka `A' from breezing to a six-wicket win at wind-swept New Road yesterday. more...
KEVIN Shuck lived up to his name to leave West Malvern reeling, and lift the bowler of the week award. more...
IT proved impossible to separate them, so century-making brothers Matt and Sam Boden have jointly scooped the best batting award. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are set to cash in on the Carling Cup after netting a potential money-spinning home draw against Cardiff City. more...
THE Richard Ball saga has finally ended with the wantaway Stourport Swifts' striker signing for Sutton Coldfield Town. more...
WORCESTER City manager John Barton admits he faces a juggling act if he wants to further strengthen his squad. more...
LEE Fortey's pre-season training has stalled after a serious car crash. more...
EVESHAM United won't know their first FA Cup opponents of the new season until 14 days before their scheduled preliminary round tie is due to be pla-yed at Common Road on Saturday, September 4. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians have a tough draw at county rivals Bromsgrove in the North Midlands Cup. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Athletic U-14s are aiming to build on a good campaign with the help of some new players. more...
GOLD medals were dished out in the Cleobury Mortimer Sports Centre U-11s Five-a-side League. more...
VIC Colts now hold a massive 10-point lead in the Cleobury Mortimer Sports Centre Adult Five-a-side League. more...
RUNNING Horse continued their good form in the Kidderminster Six-a-Side League with an impressive 7-1 victory over Sea-line International . more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' soccer schools will start again across Worcestershire later this month. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are set to cash in on the Carling Cup after netting a potential money-spinning home draw against Cardiff City. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies B team won the Cradley Ballpark five-a-side football tournament on Saturday with a 4-3 final victory over TNS. more...
JUNIORS, Three Crowns: K O'Brien 9-3, A Buxton 6-8, W Mills 6-0. more...
DAVE Lewis enjoyed his first win of the season on the Curtis Pool at Hay Farm Fishery, taking carp to 6lb on worm and caster. more...
FURNACE Mill is the venue for Sunday's contest. The draw will take place at the venue at 7.45am. more...
INKBERROW Eagles Junior FC are looking to recruit new players for their Under 10, 11, 12 and 15s sides that play in the Ambassador Evesham and Mercian Festival Junior Leagues. more...
APPERLEY Pool: John Williams 11-4, Al Griffiths 4-13, Jamie Barfield 2-9, Fred Hutton 2-2. more...
EVESHAM United's players will be at Common Road for the first time during pre-season tomorrow afternoon. more...
HURST Farm: Barry Southall 10-0, Brian Darby 9-5, Mick Rowe 8-14, Harold Price 7-14. more...
CANAL: M Sztybel 4-6-8, J Moon 3-6-0, P Knowles 2-0-0. more...
THE next match will be at Sion Farm on Sunday. Those taking part should meet at the venue at 7am. more...
A CONTEST will be held on Sunday on Hallow three, four and five, draw 8am at the venue. more...
ROUND Three: Brian Hill 85-7, Derek Davis 54-12, Brian Rutland 38-12, Roy Vaux-Harvey 34-2. more...
LYTTELTON Canal, Wednesday: G Owen 3-3, K Hyde 2-1-8dr, T Noakes 1-9-8. more...
POOL: Trevor Wills 2-15, Mick Edge 2-9, Eric Coles 2-2, Mick Millinchip 1-15. more...
SHIMANO Tipton's Mark Jones used worm and caster to land 74lb 1oz of carp which won the Sunday afternoon open. more...
EVESHAM United's players will be at Common Road for the first time during pre-season tomorrow afternoon. more...
ANDY Newton won the Friday Evening Open with 72lb 9oz of fish, caught at four metres, feeding corn. more...
WEDNESDAY, Meadow, 20 fished: Giles Cochrane (Mosella WM) 105lb 14oz (peg 4, bonus peg £500 winner), Carl Astbury (Beechdale) 96-5 (25), Bob Jones (Moorlands) 90-12 (53). more...
SIX rainbow trout to 2lb were claimed by Kidderminster angler Antony Warrell with a damsel on the Stella Lake. more...
WOLVERLEY'S Ivan Laight followed up his National Standard Open victory with a good carp catch at Poole Hall Fisheries. more...
CHESS: Kidderminster Rooks and Knights were knocked out at the semi-final stage of the Worcester and District League Cup. more...
YOUTH GAMES: South Shropshire, including Cleobury Mortimer youngsters, won three events at the Shropshire Youth Games. more...
GOLF: A men's stableford competition was contested on Sunday at Wyre Forest with David Baylie highest points scorer on 42. more...
GOLF: Bill Sutton won the Alan Lloyd Cup, Kidderminster's handicap championship which was played over two days. more...
GOLF: Althea Rannie took the plaudits as the senior ladies competed for the June Rose Bowl at Ombersley. more...
GOLF: Penny Marchant won the Straughton Salver on Captain's Weekend with 36 points at Cleobury Mortimer. more...
GOLF: Lumsdon Grindley retained the winners' trophy at the 15th annual Friends of the Harriers golf day. more...
ROWING: Juniors will get a taste of competitive rowing at an invitation event hosted by Bewdley Rowing Club on Sunday. more...
GOLF: Bewdley Pine members braved atrocious weather to make a success of their Lady Captain's Day with more than 40 entrants. more...
GOLF: A Stourport landlady called time on fellow qualifying hopefuls to reach the national finals of a much-coveted women's competition. more...
BOWLS: The Kidderminster and District Mid-week League Division One leadership changed yet again as St Johns A regained control. more...
BOWLS: Grant Burgess did his best to save England but they suffered their worst humiliation in 22 years at the British Isles International Series. more...
HOCKEY: Rusty Kidderminster shrugged off a man shortage to earn a well-deserved 3-3 draw at Worcester. more...
VOLLEYBALL: Cleobury Mortimer are encouraging new teams to sign up for several fund-raising sports tournaments. more...
GYMNASTICS: Wyre Forest Gymnastic School are holding their annual summer activities in Kidderminster again this year. more...
ATHLETICS: Colin Pheasant led home Amazing Feet's runners in Sunday's Chasewater 10km, clocking 50 minutes exactly. more...
CYCLING: Bill Picton belied his years with an impressive double race for Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club. more...
ATHLETICS: Emma Hornby won three events in the senior category at the second Midland Women's Track and Field League meeting. more...
JUDO: Stourport and Bewdley Judo Club joined Samurai in earning medals at an event for new players to the sport alongside the Cockburn Cup. more...
ATHLETICS: The lack of a playing field at St Ambrose RC Junior School has not stopped their pupils achieving on the sports scene. more...
MOTORSPORT: A motorsport team bidding to produce the next Formula One ace are opening new headquarters in Hartlebury. more...
ATHLETICS: Runners will be out in force at the weekend for two big events in Wyre Forest. more...
SATURDAY (1.30pm unless stated) more...
BATTING TOP 10 more...
STOURPORT High School U-14s are bidding for victory in the 10th year of the J Ward Trophy. more...
THE U-12s at Kidderminster Victoria have turned the tables after a disappointing start to the season. more...
NEIL Bailey helped Worths to a 200-run victory over Moat Farm in the Stainweld Sunday League by scoring 121 runs. more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett thirds pulled off a seven-point losing draw at Old Elizabethans in Worcestershire League Division Eight. more...
Evesham 8, Yardley 1 more...
CLEOBURY Mortimer's batsmen chipped in with the runs as they gave high-flying Badsey a surprise in Worcestershire League Division Six. more...
BRINTONS were left stumped in Worcestershire League Division Five after scoring just 85 runs. more...
CHAINWIRE'S chase for the top suffered a major setback with a home defeat to fellow challengers Highley. more...
THE Cutnall Green express keeps running after a comprehensive defeat of West Malvern in Worcestershire League Division Five. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE League Division Five strugglers Stone lost a vital relegation clash to Belbroughton on Saturday by three wickets. more...
A NINE-wicket trouncing of Hagley improved Kidderminster Victoria thirds' prospects in Worcestershire League Division Two. more...
WIN-LESS Stourport remain rooted to the bottom of Worcestershire League Division Two after another defeat on Saturday. more...
STOURPORT Swifts will have a tough task to progress in the various cup competitions next season after details of the draws emerged. more...
RICHARD Ball has finally put an end to a turbulent time at Stourport Swifts. more...
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