Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | January
COUNTRYSIDE lovers are invited to pull on their walking boots for a gentle ramble starting in Chaddesley Corbett this coming weekend. more...
WHAT'S small and beautifully formed, cost just £695 when new 40 years ago, launched a whole generation of boy racers, beat the best in the world on the rally circuit, became an iconic movie star and helped change the face of British motoring for ever? more...
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THE year is 1941 and Hitler's bombs are falling on war-torn Britain. more...
CORONATION Street actress Susie Blake stars in Cole Porter's hit musical High Society at the Birmingham Hippodrome from Tuesday, February 1, for one week. more...
YOUNG shining stars from the local area are invited to join the National Youth Theatre (NYT) both in the acting and technical departments. more...
MEMBERS of Longbridge Methodist Church are extending the festive season even further by putting on a pantomime during the half-term holiday. more...
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NICHOLAS Lyndhurst and Julian Glover star in the first major revival of Ronald Harwood's The Dresser at Malvern's Festival Theatre from Monday. more...
TALENTED young pop artists are invited to enter a countywide competition to find the Worcestershire Pop Icon 2005. more...
THE magical tale of a young boy's adventures on Christmas Eve, The Snowman, opened at Birmingham Repertory Theatre on Friday. more...
LOCAL singers keen to join one of the oldest and most established Choral Societies in the country will be interested to know that rehearsals have begun for the next production of the Worcester Festival Choral Society. more...
A BROMSGROVE girl hit the big time this week as her band reached the top twenty in the charts. more...
THE hunt has begun for Worcestershire's most talented young pop artists and the stars of tomorrow are being asked to enter Pop Icon 2005, a competition to find the cream of the singing crop in our county. more...
PIANIST Paul Lewis will be tinkling the ivories at one of the Bromsgrove Concerts on Friday, January 28. more...
TOWNSFOLK are invited to cast their minds back for a night of nostalgia recreating the 1960s. more...
THERE'S an opportunity to get all shook up and celebrate the life of the king of rock n' roll, Elvis Presley, at a Valentine's disco on Friday February 4. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council missed Government targets for recycling household waste by just one per cent, Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett revealed yesterday. more...
AN inquest has been opened into the death of 39-year-old David Anthony Hudson, of Sheepcroft Close, Webheath. more...
RESIDENTS in Cookhill are being invited to get involved in four groups which have started up in the newly refurbished village hall. more...
THE opening of Acorns' new children's hospice in Worcester has moved a step closer following the official hand-over of the 10-bed unit. more...
THE Rev Eva McIntyre, chaplain of Brockhill women's prison, joined 500 female clergy from across the country to link up with Dawn French and deliver a white band card at 10 Downing Street to show their support for the Make Poverty History campaign. more...
ONE of Worcester's biggest recruitment companies is celebrating its 25th year and is to reward two charities as a result. more...
MEDIEVAL murder and monks grace the stage in the latest performance at Alcester High School. more...
FIRMS in Worcestershire are being urged to equip their staff with a new booklet aimed at providing them with information about combating common illnesses. more...
ALCESTER organisations may be losing out by not applying for grants from Alcester Town Council. more...
TWO events highlighting the benefits of becoming a business intermediary are to be held in Worcester next Tuesday, January 25. more...
FAMILY historians can access details of burials in Britain with a new resource available at Alcester Library. more...
MORE than 45 learners working in the social care sector will meet at St Andrew's House Hotel in Droitwich next week for an awards ceremony. more...
COUNCILLORS' concerns about pupils' safety if an Alcester school is extended have been allayed. more...
A SUCCESSFUL Worcestershire-based PR company is set to reach new heights in creativity with the arrival of two new account managers. more...
ALCESTER'S elderly may be feeling the chill and missing out on £200 this winter, says Stratford District councillor Susan Juned. more...
BUSINESS owners in Worcester who are in need of some new direction are being urged to take advantage of a special workshop later this month. more...
IT has been a busy time at Alcester Grammar School with a number of events and visits taking place. more...
HEALTH officials say they should soon be ready to submit plans for the new Alcester Hospital. more...
WORK on a "striking" steel sculpture detailing Alcester's history and heritage was completed at the weekend. more...
AN Alcester shopkeeper who was forced to shut up shop due to plummeting profits has branded Alcester a "dying town with no heart". more...
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KINGSLEY College has won a free UMBRO football kit worth more than £300 after its under-14 team reached the fourth round of a national tournament. more...
A GROUP of NEW College beauty therapy students is inviting residents to a special promotions evening organised as part of their work towards their NVQ qualification. more...
A "SMALL school with a big heart" is holding a fund-raising Indian-themed evening to help raise cash for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. more...
THE December issue of the monthly magazine The Fifty Eight, named after the 58 locks from Tardebigge to the river Severn at Worcester, was a commemorative one to celebrate the society's 35th anniversary. more...
THE January 4 talk took the form of a Gardener's Question Time with answers supplied by Mike George and Reg Moule of BBC Hereford & Worcester. more...
MEMBERS were welcomed to the December meeting with a glass of punch prepared by president Delice Bayliss. After the minutes were read and approved, a board went round with the Annual Dinner menu - to be held in January at The Boot. more...
AT the first meeting this year, Tony Caldwell gave a talk about his coast-to-coast walk from Robin Hood's Bay to St Bees. His talk was very detailed and accompanied by delightful slides of his journey with a group of friends. more...
THE first half of this season of meetings organised by the Redditch & Alcester Group of the GWR finished on a high note with Richard Icke giving a very professional presentation of a slide show Steam on the Cambrian. more...
PRESIDENT Sue Lawson wished everyone a happy new year at the January 5 meeting. Hilary Taylor reported she had received a big thank you from Sure Start for the Christmas gifts sent for local children. Also a letter from Macmillan with thanks for the donation instead of Christmas cards. more...
THE first meeting was hugely successful with around 60 people attending and some 40 signing up to immediately join the new association. The interest and enthusiasm shown was clear and encouraging. more...
ALE aficionados flocked to the Little Lark in Studley and to the Hollybush in Alcester on December 15 to try the first Kils (9 gallon barrels) of Black Rock Bitter from Islay Ales, the micro-brewery founded last summer by Paul Capper and Paul Hathaway. more...
THE choir began a busy December with their carol concert at Kingsley College. This was well supported and a donation will go to the Acorn Children's Hospice. more...
STUDENTS from Ipsley Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) have been showing their artistic talents by completing a 6ft tall wall painting of an alien landscape. more...
THE 2004 GCSE school performance tables have been published - showing great improvements for many schools in the area. more...
FORGE Mill Museum kicks off its new season with an exhibition looking at romantic love through an exceptional collection of Victorian Valentine cards. more...
A STUDLEY man accused of trying to rob a bus driver says the incident was just a joke, a judge at Warwick Crown Court has been told. more...
A MUSICAL extravaganza takes place at a Redditch church next week and all the cash raised will help two good causes. more...
speaker Mr Vince Williams started the New Year with a talk and slides on his 1997 trek to K2 in the Himalayas. more...
TWO people were taken to hospital after a serious accident in Redditch last Wednesday. more...
THE cause of a serious house fire which left two Studley families homeless has yet to be discovered. more...
A mother's plea for mercy saved her burglar son from jail when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court. more...
JACQUI Smith MP has welcomed new community safety officers and the pledge of more to come to help in the fight against crime. more...
YOUNG people with an interest in wildlife are being invited to join the Arrow Valley WATCH Club. more...
REDDITCH fire crews are still dealing with more car fires than any other station in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. more...
ON Friday, I met campaigners who stood up for the rights of Redditch leaseholders. more...
AN angry worker at an Alvechurch company told contractors to "clear off" neighbouring land when they turned up to erect a mobile telephone mast. more...
I HAVE been a long time campaigner against local antisocial behaviour. I would just like to congratulate Redditch Council and the Government for the excellent work they are undertaking within our communities. more...
THE sentencing of Glyn Dix, who stabbed and dismembered his wife Hazel Dix in June last year, has been adjourned until February 23. more...
MAY I, through your newspaper, thank the person or persons who took my much-loved young cat, found at Ridings Lane on Boxing Day, to the Southcrest Veterinary Service. more...
A REDDITCH band is riding the radio waves of success after landing a slot on Kerrang Radio's breakfast show. more...
MAY I, through the pages of the Advertiser, vent my anger and despair. more...
STETSONS, cowboy boots, denim skirts, chequered shirts and manic cries of "yee ha" are all things associated with line dancing - but this is an image one Redditch group claims is long in the past for its members. more...
IN response to Mrs Terry Tracey's letter regarding the reinstatement of the "free" bus pass (Advertiser, January 12), she and her colleagues should not be thanking the councillors. more...
WOW! What a fabulous show. I have lived in Redditch for 62 years and during my youth frequented the Palace in all its guises, from cinema to roller skating rink. more...
THE trial of a woman charged with breaching a two year antisocial behaviour order has been fixed for April 21. more...
ON behalf of the staff and residents of Step Out Drop In Ltd, can I thank the landlord/lady and the customers of the Oast House pub in Papermill Drive for their kind donation of food over the Christmas period. more...
ARTS Minister Estelle Morris will tomorrow have a tour of the Palace Theatre ahead of a multi-million pound refurbishment of the Alcester Street venue. more...
I WOULD like to say thank you to the kind gentleman who found my mother's purse and handed it in on Wednesday, January 12, at Redditch town centre post office. more...
A STUDLEY pub has scooped a top award for the quality of its fine ales, delicious food and popular beer festivals. more...
I FEEL it is important to comment, from a personal aspect, on the excellent treatment and care I received while a patient on Ward 17 at the Alexandra Hospital, where I had surgery on both knees recently. more...
A REDDITCH landscaping firm has been told by a Birmingham Employment Tribunal chairman "to put its house in order" after a director admitted not providing a contract and wage slips to a teenage trainee gardener. more...
FAMILY tributes have been paid to an Ipsley businessman who lived life to the full and threw himself with gusto into his many hobbies and interests. more...
STUDLEY Parish Church celebrated a unique weekend in its history when the Bishop of Coventry consecrated the village's new churchyard extension. more...
POLICE arrested a man in Acocks Green on suspicion of burglary and robbery following incidents in Wythall and Alvechurch yesterday morning. more...
PUPILS and teachers at Woodfield Middle School have been showing their support for the tsunami appeal and have launched a fund-raising campaign. more...
A professional footballer denied raping a Redditch mother when he appeared before a judge on Monday at Worcester Crown Court. more...
THE desperate hunt for a five-month-old hawk which escaped its Studley aviary during the recent gales ended happily after an emotional reunion with its owners. more...
I WAS interested in my friend Tom Wareing's letter (Advertiser, January 12) regarding the use of obscenities in today's society. more...
THE county's head of education has been sacked following last year's rumours that even more Redditch schools could merge or close. more...
A WELCOMING new group has been launched to help families who are part of the Droitwich Spa Home-Start scheme widen their social circle. more...
A FINAL decision on Droitwich Spa's historic Lido must be made before Wychavon District Council sets its annual budget, a civic leader has said. more...
ENTHUSIASTIC residents who are brimming with bright ideas are being urged to join a fundraising friendship group. more...
WHEN Droitwich Spa couple, Bon and Betty Bartlett, saw the Norbury Theatre was staging Jack and the Beanstalk this month, it must have brought back some very happy memories. more...
A SIZZLING Spa super chef is cooking up a storm in a national catering competition. more...
A DROITWICH Spa headteacher says the new secondary school league tables provided him with few surprises. more...
THE world of music is standing up to be counted when it comes to the tsunami appeal and Sunday, January 23, looks to be a top day for money-spinning. more...
ARSONISTS destroyed one of Droitwich Spa's landmark trees, believed to be more than a century old. more...
STAFF at a Bromsgrove school are celebrating after they came out top in the A-level tables. more...
SPARKY residents have jumped to the aid of Droitwich's ill-fated matchstick modelling club. more...
MEMBERS of Stoke Parish Council should be paid an allowance for the work they do. more...
TOTS at a Droitwich Spa school were whisked off to central Africa during an exciting workshop. more...
A BROMSGROVE councillor has vowed to help her replacement after being axed from her top education post. more...
TWO prolific Bromsgrove burglars, who often preyed on the elderly and vulnerable, have been put behind bars. more...
KILLER superbug MRSA could soon be a thing of the past - thanks to a revolutionary new product available exclusively in Droitwich Spa. more...
A DAY centre, which provides a vital lifeline for elderly people in Catshill and the surrounding area, will close if helpers do not come forward. more...
BROMSGROVE'S new multi-storey car park could be put to an alternative use - as a weekend second-hand car market. more...
PLANS to construct new office blocks in Belbroughton have been put on hold after the new buildings were labelled a "glass monstrosity." more...
A wicked couple, who "cold-bloodedly" killed a little boy after rejecting him as suitable for adoption, are beginning five year jail sentences. more...
AN UNHOLY row is brewing between a parish council and a vicar after he told them some residents could not use his church for christenings, weddings or funerals. more...
PUPILS at Millfields First School will be joining the rest of the schools in the district in a special fundraising day for the tsunami appeal on Friday. more...
KIND-hearted children at Finstall First School raised stacks of cash for the survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami. more...
NEW light has been shed on the Crown Close area of Bromsgrove. more...
A CLINIC in a Bromsgrove village will be closed for six months for much-needed refurbishment work. more...
STOKE Prior First School hosted a Challenge Plus Day when pupils teamed up with other youngsters to set about the task of thinking up ideas to improve the world. more...
THE new headteacher at a town school has vowed to build on current success. more...
VOLUNTEER fundraisers from the Bromsgrove branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution have received prestigious awards for their long service. more...
PLANS to extend an old nailer's cottage in Rubery have sparked a row. more...
TOWNSFOLK have the chance to be a millionaire for the night while raising money for the Leukaemia Research Fund. more...
STAFF at a Rubery supermarket celebrated the chain's 40th anniversary with a fancy dress party. more...
AS the December meeting took the form of entertainment by Tony Chipp and Anne Bucknall, it was decided to hold the Christmas party celebration at this meeting. more...
DAN Kendrick (Evening News, Wednesday, January 11) in his regular column makes an important and telling point about every child being of equal "worth". more...
It was nearly a full house when Jenny Marsh, our president, welcomed members and two visitors to our first meeting of 2005. more...
I FEEL I must respond to John Hinton's letter (Evening News, Monday, January 10). more...
The December issue of our monthly magazine, The Fifty Eight, named after the 58 locks from Tardebigge to the River Severn at Worcester, was a commemorative one to celebrate our 35th anniversary. more...
I READ in the Evening News of another major accident on the A44. more...
As no minutes were taken, or read, at the Christmas party meeting, there were none to be read in January, which speeded up the business meeting considerably. more...
MANY people who had set their hearts on running in this year's London Marathon will have heard before Christmas that they had not been lucky enough to gain a place in the ballot that is held. more...
It was a most enjoyable December evening when the branch held its own celebration to mark the occasion of the 75th anniversary year of the West Midland Bird Club. more...
SORRY, E F Showell (Letters, Wednesday, January 11), if you are referring to the new harmonised domestic fixed wiring colour codes which replace the old red and black colours. more...
MARK Starr's attempt to use the tsunami, in all its horror, as an implement with which to beat the European Union is contemptible (Evening News, Monday,January 10). more...
A HAIR salon has been officially recognised as Redditch's first "fair trade" business. more...
ON Monday, with her usual kindness, Lady Windsor played hostess to 191 pupils and staff from both Tardebigge day and Sunday schools, when she invited them to tea at Hewell Grange for their annual, eagerly looked forward to treat. The party marched through the park to the mansion where boots were exchanged for slippers in consideration of the polished floors. After a sumptuous tea, games were played, followed by the singing of the national anthem, and each child left clutching bags of sweets, buns and fruits. more...
MR James Yates Holt, Bromsgrove's senior practising solicitor and one of the town's oldest inhabitants, celebrated his 93rd birthday at his home, Alloa House, in Birmingham Road. Among many visitors who called to wish him well were members of the Court Leet, his business partner John Sellars and the chairman of the urban district council, Councillor Henry Webley. Mr Holt had been Bailiff in 1913 and had lived all his life in the same house, which had been built by his father James and named after the town where his mother's family originally came from. more...
PARENTS of youngsters in Bromsgrove who had school meals were bracing themselves for a rise in prices of up to 40p a day from April. However, schools providing a `cafeteria' style service would be cheaper at 35p. The new charges would bring in an extra £1.4m a year and go some way to helping the county council cut £4m from its education budget. more...
AN inquest into the deaths of an elderly Headless Cross couple who died after a gas explosion in their holiday apartment was opened and adjourned. more...
I STRONGLY agree with AH Laird's points in his letter about the Droitwich Lido and I believe they should be brought to the attention of the local council. more...
AFTER SITTING through an extraordinary Droitwich Town Council meeting in mid- December, which was brought to agree a motion to support the lido proposals from SALT, in principle, I looked up in a dictionary the meaning of `principle'. more...
"WATCH your gutter language you, you're not at home now!" Such was my response when a lecturer in building years ago, to a teenager attempting to shock me. more...
WE would like to thank all those people who gave gifts and helped on the day to make the coffee morning and gift sale held at Droitwich Spa Council Chamber such a success. more...
I FEEL it's important to comment, from a personal aspect, on the excellent treatment and care I received while a patient on Ward 17 at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, where I had surgery performed on both knees recently. more...
I WOULD like to thank the young gathering of undesirables that decided to amuse themselves recently (between 12midnight and 12.30am) by hammering on people's windows and wrenching the wing mirror off my car causing £150 worth of damage. more...
MAY I OFFER a few words in support of the re-cycling scheme in Bromsgrove. It is working well in our area and when it is fully implemented I am sure it will be just as successful in the rest of the district. more...
I READ with concern the report that a Bromsgrove town centre bank was having to close its foyer at night due to repeated acts of vandalism over a period of months. more...
THE recent response to the tsunami disaster in the Far East is another good example of how well off we are here at home. more...
MIDLANDS Today presenters Nick Owen and Suzanne Virdee (right) have pledged their support to the Evening News' Wishband Appeal and are encouraging you to do the same. more...
THE extremely rare sight of a pine bunting in Worcestershire has raised almost £1,000 for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. more...
A HONEYMOON couple narrowly escaped being caught up in the tsunami disaster after their wedding in Malvern. more...
A JAMMING session is to take place at the Doverdale Arms in Stalls Farm Road, Droitwich, this Sunday to raise money for the Asian tsunami appeal. more...
PUPILS and staff at Worcester's Cranham Primary School have raised £720 to help those affected by the Asian tsunami disaster. more...
KIND-hearted folk have helped raise a total of £1,378 for the tsunami appeal through a table-top sale in Worcester. more...
A COFFEE morning and bring and buy sale in Dines Green, Worcester, raised £632 for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. more...
WAR veterans helped raise funds for tsunami victims at the Worcestershire Royal British Legion annual conference at the weekend. more...
DOG owners are being urged to keep their pets under control after a pregnant sheep was savaged so badly by a dog it had to be put down. more...
A ROAD collision which left two people in hospital was on the same stretch of road where a report concluded there were "potential safety problems". more...
CAMPAIGNERS for road safety measures outside Worcester schools have warned councillors to take action before "the death of a child makes you listen". more...
A MAN was found dead in his car in the early hours of Christmas Day having attached a hosepipe to the exhaust after arguing with his wife. more...
A LANDSCAPE gardener hanged himself on Christmas Day because his marriage to the woman he was "besotted" with broke down. more...
COUNSELLING organisations have spoken out about the pressure of the festive period after two men from south Worcestershire killed themselves on Christmas Day after marriage difficulties. more...
TWO men armed with crowbars stole a "substantial amount" of money from Eckington Post Office. more...
ROMAN Catholics should not be prevented from being head of the Church of England, according to the Bishop of Worcester. more...
A WORCESTER- born Labour MP has been lambasted by the Tories for allegedly making anti-Jewish remarks in the Press. more...
A SCHOOL classroom block in Worcester has significant structural defects and could collapse after a heavy snowfall or strong winds. more...
HOUSING stock and repairs are "better than ever and will continue to improve", says Redditch Council Leader David Cartwright. more...
A PATCH of overgrown land in Headless Cross which has been the subject of a number of controversial planning applications for housing - as well as two planning appeals - might finally be developed. more...
STUDLEY parish councillors are to take the unusual step of asking Stratford Council to revoke planning permission to convert a semi-detached house into flats. more...
A NEW development of nine houses and a block of five apartments may be built in Astwood Bank. more...
PLANNING rules may be relaxed in an attempt to lure businesses into a vacant shop at the entrance to Redditch Market - which is having an "adverse" effect on the area. more...
CHILDREN look forward to snow for many reasons - not least the likelihood that they'll get a day off school. more...
A WEDDING ring and other jewellery was stolen in a burglary in Headless Cross. more...
A CAR was stolen in Alvechurch after the driver left the keys in the ignition. more...
POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of a trailer from a compound in Oxleasow Road in Moons Moat. more...
TOOLS worth £1,500 were stolen from a van in Brockhill. more...
ENVIRONMENTALLY-friendly pupils have planted a tree each at a Worcester school. more...
CHAPATI-making, Indian stick-dancing and dressing up in saris were just a few of the activities performed by pupils at a Worcester school. more...
MOVES to open a second University College Worcester campus in the centre of the city have received a boost after a new storage area was found for a number of museum artefacts. more...
CLARE Prosser, 28, of Grenville Road, St John's, was not charged with assaulting a police officer, as published in Thursday's Evening News. more...
A MAN found collapsed on the steps of a Worcestershire police station has been named. more...
A MAN has been arrested in connection with the death of a female pedestrian on the B4085 at Cleeve Prior, near Evesham. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE Association for the Blind is looking for two volunteers to help users during their cookery classes. more...
A DOCTOR whose parents live in Droitwich is pioneering breakthrough research into developing a treatment for blindness. more...
A WORCESTER lecturer who underwent chemical contamination tests with her family is among a group of campaigners lobbying the European Parliament. more...
THE largest survey of people in the West Midlands region since the 2001 census will start this week - and Worcestershire residents are being urged to take part. more...
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COFTON A went down to Lickey Monarchs 7-3 in the Bromsgrove and Redditch Table Tennis League Division One - despite a fine performance by Gordon Shaw. more...
BROMSGROVE CC want to tap into the town's rich vein of goodwill and expertise to help improve the club's St Godwalds ground as part of a national drive. more...
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Rugeley 1st XI 0 Droitwich 1st XI 0 more...
PUPILS from North Bromsgrove High School booked their place in the Worcestershire finals after a powerful display of long distance running. more...
DEPLETED Droitwich Spa Dolphins finished third in the Worcester Winter League on Saturday. more...
BROMSGROVE Swimming Club won the race for second place in the opening round of the Worcester League Division One on Saturday. more...
BROMSGROVE cyclist Joe Rowe's excellent season took another positve step as he finished in the top ten of the National Cyclo Cross Championships on Saturday. more...
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GRAEME Hick has admitted his return to the international stage has given him a timely boost ahead of Worcestershire's season. more...
TO hear that Hednesford Town have been drawn away to my former club Burton Albion in the next round of the FA Trophy just rubs salt into the wound. more...
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MIDFIELD targets Chris Holland and Dean Bennett have both slipped out of Kidderminster Harriers boss Stuart Watkiss' grasp. more...
Stourbridge U15s 5 Bromsgrove U15s 56 more...
TIM Collier is an early doubt for Worcester Warriors' clash at Kingsholm. more...
BROMSGROVE RFC coach Dean Ball has urged Ben Eason to stake a claim as the team's regular fly-half in Saturday's game at Longton after Matt Birch pulled out. more...
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BROMSGROVE RFC coach Dean Ball has urged Ben Eason to stake a claim as the team's regular fly-half in Saturday's game at Longton after Matt Birch pulled out. more...
HAD Redditch been victorious against the second best non-league football side in the country in the FA Trophy on Saturday they would have got the chance to play the best - Barnet - at home. more...
REDDITCH United chairman Pat Cremin said he will be writing to the Football Association after the "absolutely disgraceful" way the Reds fans were treated at Workington's Borough Park on Saturday. more...
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HEADLESS Cross Ladies put in one of their worst performances of their season against Kidderminster Harriers Ladies and suffered the consequences after going down 5-1. more...
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JUNIOR FOOTBALL ROUND-UP: Studley Junior's under 12A beat Hunters Moon Colts 2-1 with goals from Harvey Parker and Nathan Hurley. Man of the match went to the playing 11. more...
WORCESTER Wanderers' young guns emulated the old boys with a stunning 17-0 victory at Bradford & Bingley Colts. more...
VETERAN 'keeper Tim Clarke will put the gloves on for Evesham United tonight in their Southern League Cup clash at Solihull Borough (7.45). more...
MALVERN Town made it four wins in a row and secured third spot in the Travel Factory Alliance last night. more...
MIDFIELD targets Chris Holland and Dean Bennett have both slipped out of Kidderminster Harriers boss Stuart Watkiss' grasp. more...
HEREFORD'S best performance for several weeks earned them a home tie in the fourth round of the FA Trophy and left boss Graham Turner well satisfied. more...
GRAEME Hick has admitted his return to the international stage has given him a timely boost ahead of Worcestershire's season. more...
WORCESTER Wolves have finally sealed the signing of Matt Collins. more...
TIM Collier is an early doubt for Worcester Warriors' clash at Kingsholm. more...
FECKENHAM continued their amazing form in front of goal as they battered Southam United 5-2 at Valley Stadium. more...
KEITH Rostill missed a penalty as Alvechurch tasted their eighth away defeat in the Alliance this season at Quorn losing 3-0. more...
FORMER Bee Richard Kavanagh returned to the hive as Studley rattled in two goals in each half to beat Westfields 4-2. more...
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REDDITCH Swimming Club got a taste of life in the Nuneaton Diddy League when they came up against five other first division clubs in the Ginger North Relay Gala at Leamington. more...
TWO Redditch Swimming Club youngsters had a swimtastic night after meeting a few British Olympic stars at a national awards evening in Stratford more...
CRICKET: ALCESTER and Ragley Park Cricket Club will be holding winter nets on Tuesday, January 25 at Prince Henry's School in Evesham between 7-8pm. more...
SMASHING Webheath First School tennis stars scooped the Mini Tennis Red competition recently. more...
STUDLEY boss Kevin Rowlands is hoping to build the Beehive into a fortress over the next few weeks as six of the next eight games the Bees face are at home. more...
REDDITCH United chairman Pat Cremin said he will be writing to the Football Association after the "absolutely disgraceful" way the Reds fans were treated at Workington's Borough Park on Saturday. more...
REDDITCH got their league campaign back on track in style as they hit Yardley for six at Bromsgrove Road on Saturday. more...
HAD Redditch been victorious against the second best non-league football side in the country in the FA Trophy on Saturday they would have got the chance to play the best - Barnet - at home. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers have been forced back into the transfer market to search for a new striker after Richard Burgess walked out on the club last week. more...
BROMSGROVE RFC coach Dean Ball has urged Ben Eason to stake a claim as the team's regular fly-half in Saturday's game at Longton after Matt Birch pulled out. more...
A DETERMINED duo from Droitwich Spa Tennis Club are attempting to smash the world record for the longest rally in order to help raise money for a new clubhouse. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers have been forced back into the transfer market to search for a new striker after Richard Burgess walked out on the club last week. more...
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