Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | January
A SPECIAL concert featuring the talents of local musicians will be raising money for Pershore Abbey next week. more...
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WHEN zombies attack your neighbourhood what is the best thing to do? more...
THE lawless hour - when people threw cabbage stalks and apples at each other in the streets of Kidderminster - is one of many colourful old customs referred to in the latest book by historian, Don Gilbert. more...
A DOUBLE bill of solo art exhibitions is on display at Kidderminster Library this month, including a first by autistic model maker, Nigel Williams. more...
THE search is on to find the most talented young pop artists in Worcestershire. more...
MUSIC will be a recurring theme of this year's celebrations for Kidderminster Town Hall's 150th anniversary. more...
WEST Midland Soul Club will be playing recently discovered Motown tracks at their first event of 2005 tomorrow. more...
WOLVERHAMPTON'S Wulfrun Hall is playing host to two big name stars - Julian Cope, formerly of top 1970s band Teardrop Explodes, and Hollywood actress and singer Minnie Driver who is on her first solo tour of the United Kingdom more...
TONIGHT sees the first performance of the Weston Players annual pantomime. more...
POP sensations in the making will be vying for a county award which could set them on the path to stardom. more...
A FARCICAL comedy described as a "must" for lovers of Alan Bennett will raise cash for tsunami appeal this month and next. more...
THE curtain is set to rise in Wyre Forest this month on a mystery crime thriller. more...
THE Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame's classic story of of a mole, rat, badger, riverbank, wild wood, some wicked weasels and an extravagant toad is being brought to life at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, in a new production for all of the family. more...
BUDDING actors are being given the chance to join the cream of young acting talent in the National Youth Theatre. more...
DO you remember seeing a tiger skin tucked away in your granny's attic? more...
TO launch Royal Mail's 2005 stamp programme, Farm Animals celebrates some of the UK's traditional and rare breeds across 10 first class stamps. more...
TOCA Race Driver 2 claims to be the ultimate racing simulator. This is an enormous claim to make and would put it ahead of all other racing games. more...
EACH winter Britain plays host to millions of avian visitors from the continent. more...
DAME Kiri Te Kanawa is coming to Cheltenham to appear in a fund-raising concert this summer. The concert will be raising money for the Leukaemia and Intensive Chemotherapy Fund (LINC), following on from last year's special concert which featured Jose Carreras and Bryn Terfel. The gala concert will again be staged at Cheltenham Raceco-urse's Centaur Building on July 2. Sponsors are being sought and Dame Kiri has agreed to attend a special reception to meet all of them after the show. Contact LINC at Cheltenham General Hospital for more details. more...
`THE finest, most authentic rhythm and blues band ever to come from outside the USA' is returning to Chipping Norton next week, promising to `swing you into bad health'. more...
WORCESTER bands are joining forces on Sunday to raise money for the tsunami disaster. more...
IF you have ever fancied yourself as a performer, then a little help is on offer among a range of courses being staged in Broadway. more...
NICHOLAS Lyndhurst rose to fame as one half of the hapless Trotter brothers in the classic BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses. more...
FOR a mixture of entertainment sure to appeal to everyone, head out to Cheltenham for a night out. more...
A MODERN classic in an ancient tradition comes to Worcester tomorrow night. more...
TOP comedy drama - a hit at last year's Edinburgh Fringe - is coming to Evesham next week. more...
THURSDAY: Birmingham: Marriott more...
So many people recently lost so much it was felt that we had to do something to provide some relief for the survivors, and once again Pershore people came up trumps. more...
I READ with interest your article in last week's Cotswold Journal about Moira McGhie's campaign against UPVC windows, which was endorsed by Bill Bryson. more...
WATCH your gutter language you, you're not at home now! more...
We are writing to express our grave concerns regarding the plans for the so-called re-development of Stratfords waterfront. more...
Last year a Disability Access Partnership was formed in Moreton in Marsh to make local traders and the community aware of the implications of the Disability Discrimination Act Part III which came into force on the lst October 2OO4. more...
HOUSEHOLDERS in Wyre Forest are recycling around a quarter of their waste - a record that outstrips the district's statutory obligation. more...
POLICE are looking for more information after a daytime burglary at a house in Banbrook Road, Salford Priors. A back door was forced, all rooms inside were searched, and it is believed silver jewellery and ornaments were stolen. Police have started house-to-house inquiries and no value has been given for the stolen items. The burglary took place on Tuesday, January 11. Anyone with information should call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. more...
MOBILE phone owners in Warwickshire are being urged to register their handsets for free with a new website and increase their chances of getting lost or stolen phones back. more...
A GROUP of amateur actors from Salford Priors are offering their services to societies, organisations and senior citizen as an alternative to speakers. more...
THE economy of Herefordshire and Worcestershire is heading into uncertain times but that does not necessarily mean all doom and gloom. more...
A NEW business offering limited edition prints and wall hangings has opened in Bransford, near Worcester. more...
A HEREFORD community group has received a £600 donation from Sun Valley Foods. more...
EVIL twins" are the latest menace to threaten the security of internet users, experts warned today. more...
THE Hereford-based Wyevale Garden Centres has predicted blooming profits after a successful Christmas. more...
NATIONAL licensed property specialists Colliers Robert Barry has sold the Honeybee pub in Doverdale, near Droitwich, on behalf of private clients. more...
THE Royal Bank of Scotland has strengthened its management team with the recent appointment of a new area manager in business development, Chris Lambert. more...
SIXTH former, Rob Clarke, proved himself a persuasive talker by scooping first place in a Midlands-wide public speaking competition. more...
WYRE Forest's MP has rejected a political rival's claim that a remark made by Martin Bell has undermined his re-election prospects. more...
WYRE Forest's Labour Westminster hopeful met up with Chancellor, Gordon Brown, at the launch of a scheme to provide children with savings accounts that will be waiting for them when they reach 18. more...
A 16-year era came to an end at a Cleobury Mortimer nursing home with the early retirement of joint matron, Maggie James. more...
OUTREACH clinics for heart patients in South Warwickshire may be restarted after plans have been revealed for patient testing at their own surgeries. more...
THE Shuttle/Times and News has teamed up with Wyre Forest's newest bridal shop to offer a lucky bride-to-be the chance to win a fantastic wedding dress. more...
COMMUNITY celebrations have been planned to mark the 50th anniversary of a Kidderminster church. more...
ESCALATING numbers of problems between couples have prompted a specialist relationship support agency to call for more volunteers in Kidderminster. more...
TWO robbers wearing balaclavas and armed with crowbars threatened a male postal worker before stealing around £18,000. more...
WILLERSEY blood donors are being invited to roll up their sleeves and part with a pint of blood in order to help keep the new year blood stocks healthy. more...
THE Toddington-based Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is running a series of Diesel Locomotive Driving Experience courses throughout the year. more...
POLITICAL aspirations of models and actresses are rarely taken seriously but Vale MEP Liz Lynne appears the exception to the rule. more...
TOWARDS the end of 2004, you reported that the city council was proposing to close all public toilets and replace them with free-standing "Tardis" units - a move intended to save money. more...
IN reply to Helen Donovan (Letters, Thursday, January 6) real term spending on education is at a record high and schools are awash with money. more...
REGARDING K Dunkley's letter proclaiming "Freedom of speech" concerning the BBC's showing of Jerry Springer - The Opera (Letters, Wednesday, January 12) he/she is quite right - there is an off button on a TV set. more...
THE Shuttle/Timesand News joined forces with advertisers to give a cash boost to the appeal. more...
D E Margrett suggests we would be better served by a Regional Assembly than the present structure of local Government. more...
ADVENTURER James Abbott from Wyre Piddle is getting ready to take on the Artic. more...
REGARDING the letter from Mrs D Bowkett of Ronkswood, Worcester (Evening News, Saturday, January 8) I fully agree with her. more...
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THE life of a Pershore man who died following a suspected heart attack at the wheel of his car will be celebrated today. more...
HOW nice to see Conservative County Councillor Andy Roberts calling for cross-party agreement on the need to improve youth services. more...
SCOUT badges made especially for our appeal are back on sale after the first run sold out. more...
OUR appeal has cruised past the £15,000 mark in just three months. more...
A PLANT and tool hire company has continued to show its support for the Covert appeal with a cash donation. more...
MEMBERS of a judo club are fighting to raise cash for our appeal with a special tournament. more...
THE festive season is well and truly over. We've partied hard, eaten lots, drank even more and gone to bed far too late on too many occasions. more...
A MOTHER of twins expecting her third child next month says she is furious that she has no choice where she and her baby are cared for after it is born. more...
THE plight of mums-to-be is to be taken up by a councillor who labelled the closure of post-natal beds at the district's birth centre "barmy". more...
AS this Parliamentary term is likely to be short because of the expected General Election, the Government has many Bills to get through the House of Commons quickly. more...
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY: Hook Norton Brewery was the subject of a talk presented by Howard Hicks. more...
ASSORTED plants were taken as a Bewdley nursery was hit by thieves for the second time in a fortnight. more...
THE inquest into the death of a 59-year-old man who had not been well but had refused to see a doctor has been opened and adjourned. more...
BEWDLEY householders who added to the town's festivities by adorning their homes in colourful lights have been rewarded in a competition. more...
A BID to build more apartment-style housing on the main road into Bewdley has been thrown out after fears the development would increase traffic congestion. more...
A GAP-year student is swapping her comfortable home in Bewdley for life in southern Africa to spend four months teaching children. more...
THE skateboard park will finally open in Bewdley by the spring while another is now being planned for the town. more...
Vice-chairman Marcia Tennant showed videos taken in Mexico, Switzerland and other countries, at the first meeting of the new year. more...
The winter season has recommenced at Kidderminster Library, starting at 7.30pm. more...
The Wyre Forest group's next walk is on Sunday, when walkers will meet at Vale Road car park, Stourport at 10am and are advised to take a packed lunch. more...
A walk of about seven miles has been organised at Bridgnorth on Sunday. more...
The band Flashback will put on a night of entertainment to raise funds to help look after needy local cats and kittens, on Thursday, January 27 at the Wilson Hall, Colley Gate. more...
The Kidderminster branch held a celebration to mark the occasion of the club's 75th anniversary. more...
A meeting at Lickhill Community Centre, Stourport, tomorrow will feature "A Colourful Evening with Music", when the guest speaker will be Roger Summerfield. more...
Joan Lotus gave a report on the second skittles match, played at Kingsford, which Stone won. more...
On Friday Alison Osborne introduced a programme of recorded music entitled "Hidden Talent", chosen by Dorothy Leighton, Jackie Rose, Yvonne Choyce, Susan Limbrey, David and Ann Montague-Smith, Peter Osborne, and David Norman. more...
The first talk of 2005 will be given by Sylvia Sheldon, of Bewdley, tonight at Holy Innocents Community Hall. The talk will be entitled "Seasons in the Wyre Forest". more...
The Christmas meeting comprised a skittles evening at Kingsford Country Park, when Angela Henderson won the competition for the best festive headgear. She sported a plum pudding. Margaret Wilson won the skittles prize. more...
On Sunday, there will be two rides, both starting at The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster. more...
A NEW era beckons for Broadway Parish Council now it has relocated to a purpose-built unit behind the former Gordon Russell offices in the High Street. more...
Members held at Christmas party, and many attended the WI carol concert in Kidderminster Town Hall, as well as the group carol concert. more...
The meeting at St George's Church annexe, Radford Avenue, Kidderminster, on Wednesday will feature a talk on "James Foster of Stourbridge - Industrialist and Benefactor" by Roy Peacock. more...
Various holidays and day trips have been organised for 2005. more...
A Mitchell movement was played on January 4, when the north-south winners were Frank and Pat Hall with 67.08 per cent, with John and Barbara Northfield second with 57.92 per cent. more...
The annual meeting on March 22 at The Forum Theatre, Malvern, will welcome Nick Owen from BBC TV as guest speaker. more...
Fay Moore organised Christmas dinner at Kidderminster Golf Club. more...
The annual meeting was held at the Cock and Magpie on January 5 when the chairman reflected on political events of the last 12 months and officers were elected for the coming year. more...
Classes have resumed in Areley Kings village hall. more...
EMERGENCY shelter boxes sent from Worcester are already making a difference for dozens of families made homeless by the tsunami disaster. more...
RESERVATIONS for the Evening News wishbands in aid of the Asian tsunami appeal have been flooding in. more...
THE generosity of Worcester's kind-hearted residents seems to know no bounds. more...
A SALE at St Peter's Village Hall, Worcester, raised £3,000 for the tsunami appeal. more...
A VALE teenager, jailed for the "vicious" robbery of a student returning home from a night out, has had his sentence reduced at London's Appeal Court. more...
PLANS to erect a triple garage in the grounds of a listed building in the Vale have been rejected by Wychavon district councillors. more...
TWO `eyesores' in Evesham are set to be replaced with new housing developments after plans were approved by Wychavon district councillors. more...
AN Evesham teenager who hurled racial abuse and terrorised residents has been spared a prison sentence after revealing she was pregnant. more...
EVESHAM litter louts are being targeted by a town councillor who are determined to clean up the High Street. more...
WICKHAMFORD residents are hoping to shame the county council into repairing their pavements after one 79-year-old fell over and cut himself. more...
A GIPSY site at Hipton Hill near Evesham could be in for a facelift and expansion if a Worcestershire County Council's bid is successful. more...
A LANDSCAPE gardener from Evesham hanged himself on Christmas Day after the breakdown of the marriage. more...
A SCHOOLGIRL has been excluded from Evesham High after a fire in the girl's toilets. more...
THE family of a Vale man who tips the scales at almost 400 pounds fear he could die if he does not lose weight. more...
WHEN most of the driving instructors bring their learner drivers onto our Wolverley estate, why is it that they insist on asking them to pull in front of my drive, or opposite my drive, when there is plenty of space just a few yards on? more...
MORE than £150,000 is being invested in turning the Evesham Art Centre into a cinema with two screens. more...
CASH is still pouring in for the tsunami appeal from kind hearted Vale folk, including elderly residents from Cherry Orchard House in Pershore who donated £220 from their bingo night. more...
WE were very sorry to hear the story "Emergency alarm failed 82-year-old" (Shuttle/Times and News Letters, January 6) regarding Wyre Forest Community Housing's alarm service and have been in contact with the family to offer appropriate assistance. more...
POLICE have reconstructed a road accident which left a Honeybourne woman in hospital in a critical condition. more...
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A BLACKMINSTER businessman is up to his ears in dried parsley. When Paul Middleton took over the former Badsey and Littleton growers building 18 months ago he inherited six tonnes of the herb. more...
AFTER reading the article in the January 6 edition of the Shuttle/Times and News regarding the refusal of the Vodafone mobile phone mast proposed for the Scouts campsite at Rhydd Covert, I felt that I should write to clarify some of the points. more...
FLORAL tributes have been laid on the spot were a woman pedestrian from Cleeve Prior was killed this week. more...
I WOULD like to say a great big thank you to everyone involved in the Christmas Tree Appeal - run by HomeStart Wyre Forest and the Shuttle/Times and News - and all the wonderful people who organised, delivered and donated toys. more...
I WOULD like to offer a word of warning against using slimming as a fund-raising stunt. more...
PERHAPS the excellent programme of events marking the 150th anniversary of Kidderminster Town Hall featured in the Shuttle/Times and News will tempt those Wyre Forest District Council officers who have not yet done so, to attend a concert there and thus discover for themselves what a gem they are planning to ruin. more...
I AM glad that I am not a young person growing up in Wyre Forest today. more...
I WISH to comment on the article in the Shuttle/Times and News (January 13) on storeholders of Kiddermin-ster's Rowland Hill Centre complaining of the inadequate toilet facilities. more...
A MEMBER of staff at a Kidderminster store was struck on the back of the head with a fist or an unknown object by an attacker who then walked out without saying anything. more...
I HAVE resisted the temptation to get involved in the education debate - save for my earlier letter guaranteeing that as MP for Wyre Forest I would work tirelessly to ensure the changes are as painless as possible. However I can no longer resist the temptation. more...
VICTOR Whitehouse, 59, of Hawford Avenue, Comberton, Kidderminster, has been cleared by a jury at Hereford Crown Court of indecently assaulting a ten-year-old girl. more...
ON reading the article in the Shuttle/Times and News (January 13) I felt compelled to write to offer my utmost support for the retention of the birth centre in Kidderminster. more...
A BURGLAR lost a good job after a poison pen writer disclosed to his employer that he had a criminal record, Worcester Crown Court heard. more...
A CRACK DOWN on travelling criminals, burglars and car thieves by spotting car number plates has been hailed as a success, with nine arrests and another 58 people being interviewed. more...
A 37-year-old Kidderminster man has been jailed for 30 months at Hereford Crown Court after being found guilty of three charges of indecently assaulting a boy. more...
THE centenary of world-renowned composer Sir Edward Elgar's appointment as the University of Birmingham's professor of music is being celebrated this spring with a special event. more...
SCHOOL leavers in West Worcestershire are significantly more likely to attend university than those in Worcester, an independent report has found. more...
TWO women in their 60s were victims of thieves in separate incidents in Kidderminster town centre. more...
BBC television officials have defended a children's show that was slated as being "lavatorial" in the Commons by Tory MP Peter Luff. more...
BUNNIES galore are expected to pop up at Worcester Woods Countryside Centre this Easter for a special family event in aid of a city hospice. more...
THIEVES ransacked a bedroom during a daytime distraction burglary in Kidderminster. more...
EVERY high school pupil in Worcestershire will be given the chance to learn emergency resuscitation skills in a bid to slash the number of heart attack deaths in the county. more...
A MAN who was wrongly accused of scratching a car was hit over the head with a weapon by the driver. more...
ADVENTUROUS students, led by their principal, have raised more than £1,300 for a Worcester charity after abseiling down the city's fire tower. more...
AN armed robber who hid evidence of his drug abuse in a Bible died because his body lost its tolerance to heroin in prison. more...
A TEENAGE cyclist escaped from a man who grabbed her arm and threatened her in a late-night incident. more...
AMERICAN students have turned their attentions to The Bard during a visit to a Worcester school. more...
ACTION to improve safety at one of Worcestershire's worst accident blackspots is being urged on the county council. more...
AN ambitious £6m River Severn regeneration scheme for Worcester will have to be massively down-sized after funding for the scheme has fallen far short of its target. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER man who fraudulently claimed almost £7,000 in benefits has been given a 150-hour community punishment order. more...
THE housing market in Worcester has made a booming start to 2005, despite suffering one of its worst months for a long time in December. more...
THE cathedrals of Hereford and Worcester were told today that they are to receive a share of a £1m national funding package for repairs. more...
TWO women with young children in pushchairs stole a wallet from the home of a Kidderminster man. more...
MORE than 200 tonnes of rubbish, including sections of asbestos, have been removed from a Worcester eyesore. more...
BENEFIT fraud inspectors are being sent in to Malvern Hills District Council because of its poor performance rating. more...
ALCOHOL confiscation and issuing fixed penalty notices are among powers conferred by police on wardens of a housing organisation. more...
VOLUNTEERS who help maintain a popular Worcester park have hit out at city council plans to turn part of it into a car park. more...
PROPERTY totalling over £5,600 in value was taken during a burglary in Kidderminster. more...
THIEVES snatched a vacuum cleaner and mobile phone in a burglary at a Cookley property. more...
A BUSINESSMAN who forged his ex-partner's signature on a mortgage application form lost an appeal against a £1,000 fine when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court. more...
HIGH profile checks of vehicle number plates snared almost 70 people in a police clampdown on burglary and car crime. more...
STOURPORT Methodists have done more than raise the roof - they have removed it completely as part of major refurbishments costing £500,000. more...
INCREASED demand for debt advice has seen Citizens Advice Bureau move to larger premises in Stourport. more...
SCHOOLCHILDREN will be treated to a taste of the 60s as part of a Stourport school's 40th anniversary celebrations. more...
A BID to build a supermarket next to a post office in Areley Kings in Stourport has finally been given the go-ahead by planners. more...
A HOLIDAY company from Worcester is taking 90 customers on a trip to Devon tomorrow to raise money for charity. more...
FOR more than 20 years, this column has regularly held out the hope that Worcester will one day make the most of its greatest natural asset - the River Severn. more...
IT was with horror and disgust that I read the article No Toilet For A Week on page one of the Evesham Journal last week (January 13). more...
FRIDAY: 7.20pm, Phoenix Players civic performance of Sleeping Beauty at Civic Hall. more...
SATURDAY: Worcester Ramblers - Kingsford and Kinver, meet at 10am Kingsford Forest Park, Kingsford Lane car park (west side of lane) for an eight mile moderate walk, bring pack lunch. Details: Chris and John 01215 503080. more...
SATURDAY: The North Cotswold Hounds - meet at Guiting Hill at 10.45am. The Warwickshire Hounds - meet at Foxcote at 10.45am. more...
MOBILE POLICE STATION: The mobile Police Station will be visiting Willersey on February 9 from 9.45am to 10.45am. Residents are reminded that with the mobile police station each month there will now be a member of the Cotswold District Council staff travelling with the van to answer any queries relating to district council services. For police calls - other than 999 - phone 0845 090 1234. more...
WICK WIVES: Husbands and friends were the guests at the annual dinner at Bant's Restaurant where 44 diners enjoyed the meal. The usual enthusiastic buzz of conversation was brought to order for Pat Stone to welcome Anne Harvey and three new members, one of whom had joined even before actually moving into the village. Jill and David Millard and Mike Stone persuaded the diners to contribute £315 to a fund to help Thai orphans. more...
PROBUS CLUB: The talk on Friday, January 7 was given by George Spencely who described how, 20 years ago, he and his wife travelled the length of the Mississippi by canoe. more...
NCCPG: The National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, Worcestershire Group's new year began with a talk from John Grimshaw, gardens advisor at Colesbourne Park, well known for its marvellous collection of snowdrops. Spring was in the air with the spectacle of winter and spring bulbs. Bulb Day is on March 19. You don't have to be a member of the NCCPG, all are welcome but it is by ticket only and they can be obtained from Hugh Blundstone on 01386 830909. The day will start with two lectures and a visit to Spetchley Park Gardens for a conducted tour of their fabulous collection of daffodils. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: The meeting began with an open discussion regarding child behaviour in the parish. PC Iddon was present and informed councillors that when possible officers would patrol the area. more...
INTEREST AND LEISURE CLUB: Members were taken to The Roses theatre in Tewkesbury to see the pantomime Mother Goose where they were transported back into childhood. Angela and Alan Noyes were thanked for arranging such a successful outing. more...
MICKLETON SOCIETY: Stephen Greenwold, chairman of the North Cotswold Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) addressed the January meeting on Challenges Facing the Countryside. more...
WEDNESDAY CLUB: Met on January 5 when Mrs M Boath presided. Birthday cards were distributed, a few minutes silence was observed for the passing of Mrs Marjory Lake who had been treasurer for many years and was also an original member of the club - sympathy cards have been sent to the family. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: After a ballot, Mrs Julie Cross was co-opted onto the council, filling the vacancy caused by a resignation. more...
DEBATING SOCIETY: The next meeting of the society will be held in the St James's church rooms at 8pm on Saturday, January 29, when the motion will be this house believes that advertising is the bane of society. The motion will be proposed by Tom Foster, head boy, and Tara Griffin, deputy head girl, of Chipping Campden School. Opposing the motion are Mark Annett, chairman of Chipping Campden Town Council; he will be seconded by Mr Graham Greenall, a town councillor, chairman of the Town Trust and a director of the Peelers Trust in Campden. more...
THE plight of people made homeless by the Asian tsunami has struck such a chord with Wyre Forest residents that some plan to sleep under the stars and others have organised a charity concert with West End star, Gary Wilmot. more...
PASSENGER numbers on Severn Valley Railway fell last year - although company bosses said it could have set a record but for bridge repair works. more...
BOAT builder, Sealine International, left competitors trailing in its wake as it sailed off with a leading industry award. more...
AN ambitious affordable housing scheme that will only be open to people with strong connections to Cookley has been launched in a bid to stop the village from "dying". more...
A BID to put up a phone mast which would be nearly double the height of street lights in a Kidderminster road has been thrown out by planners. more...
MEMBERS of a judo club are fighting to raise cash for our appeal with a special tournament. more...
A DEVOTED wife claims she has to take her life in her hands every time she uses a footway to visit her sick husband in a Kidderminster nursing home. more...
COUNCIL tax bills are unlikely to go up as much as last year's £84 increase after local authorities and fire chiefs kept down demands for extra cash. more...
A LEADING councillor who led plans to reform Wyre Forest schools and shut down a Wolverley special school has been dramatically sacked from her post by other council members. more...
SLOWLY but surely, a former shoe warehouse in Green Street is being transformed into Kidderminster's first cinema in 23 years, edging towards the projected opening on Good Friday - March 25. more...
THE plight of mums-to-be is to be taken up by a councillor who labelled the closure of post-natal beds at the district's birth centre "barmy". more...
ANYONE who tunes in regularly to the Radio One breakfast show will know that producer Rachel Jones hails from Kidderminster - but how many have seen the sexy looks behind the much-mimicked voice? more...
VANDALS smashed up a Bewdley pensioner's car because he opposed a skate park plan for the town, it has been claimed. more...
Special investigation team appeals for witnesses more...
A COLLISION in the early hours of last Sunday severely damaged Tenbury's Teme Bridge. more...
DANGEROUS cyclists have been branded arrogant and a growing danger to the public by MP Sir Michael Spicer. more...
MARC Cawte of Lower Wick, Worcester, is the first winner of the Evening News Lucky Numbers competition. more...
GREEN fingered residents of Worcestershire are being urged to donate plants to help with the restoration of the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. more...
LOVESTRUCK residents in Worcester are being urged to open up their hearts and raise money for people with life-threatening conditions. more...
A WOMAN pedestrian who died after being in collision with a van at Cleeve Prior, near Evesham, on Monday, has been named as Menty Smith. more...
THE Civic Charity Banquet has been postponed for a month while renovation work at the Guildhall is carried out. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Stuart Watkiss will be taking time out of his busy schedule to officially open a matchstick modelling club in Droitwich. more...
A HEROIN-user was found by his mother after taking "a lethal cocktail of opiate drugs and alcohol". more...
HUNDREDS of rail passengers in Worcestershire will be affected by three days of strike action by Central Trains' drivers. more...
WORCESTER MP Mike Foster was going back to school today to help children at Bishop Perowne with their citizenship classes. more...
LEGENDARY Worcestershire auctioneer Tony Banks has died at his home at Laughern Hill, Wichenford, aged 90. more...
Evesham and District more...
Welford 134, Kidderminster 108: G Williams, J Barnwell, R Adams, K Lowther 31-10. M Adams, M Burman, R Thomas, M Andrew 23-12. H Powell, R Hammond, C Andrew, B Fryer 22-17. more...
QUALIFIERS from the B Division in the Cotswold League were determined earlier this week when St James beat St Mary's 2-0 thanks to well-taken goals from Leon Ballard. more...
IN DRY and sunny weather, ten riders from the Evesham Wheelers B group rode to meet the faster A group riders at the coffee stop in Moreton- in-Marsh. more...
Evesham and District Ladies League more...
Evesham and District League more...
Evesham & District Airgun League more...
WINDS gusting five to six spelled big trouble for the five bold Arden club dinghy racers competing in the annual Icicle Race on the Avon at Defford. more...
Evesham and District Table Tennis Association more...
Vale of Evesham League more...
THE top two teams in Division Four of the Evesham and District Sunday League both dropped points at the weekend. more...
Evesham and District more...
Evesham and District Ladies League more...
Evesham and District League more...
SATURDAY'S fourth round of the Fisheasy Teams Winter League was fished on a very clear Warwickshire Avon at Hampton Ferry and Evesham Town Waters. more...
INITIAL action in the 2005 Worcester Cricket Board Indoor tournament at Pri-nce Henry's brought success for Overbury and Elm- ley Castle. more...
Aston University 2, more...
THE top two teams in Division Four of the Evesham and District Sunday League both dropped points at the weekend. more...
SPORTING enthusiasts from across the District were recognised on Monday night during Wychavon's annual Sports Development Recognition Awards for 2004. more...
A GROUP of Pershore High School girls participated in the Midlands Round of the Bazooka National Swimming Com-petition at Telford. more...
PERSHORE Town's David Hale and Evesham United's Zak warren have been selected in the Worcestershire Under-16s squad to face Bromsgrove Rovers next Wednesday night. more...
Hereford 30pts, Pershore 3 more...
Tenbury United 2, Riverway 2 more...
PRINCE Henry's High School rugby player Andrew Robinson has earned a place in a 78-man squad for an England Under-16 Group School selection weekend. more...
SPORTING enthusiasts from across the District were recognised on Monday night during Wychavon's annual Sports Development Recognition Awards for 2004. more...
A GROUP of Pershore High School girls participated in the Midlands Round of the Bazooka National Swimming Com-petition at Telford. more...
Hereford 30pts, Pershore 3 more...
Solihull Borough 2, Evesham Utd 1 more...
SATURDAY'S fourth round of the Fisheasy Teams Winter League was fished on a very clear Warwickshire Avon at Hampton Ferry and Evesham Town Waters. more...
Droitwich II 10, Evesham II 27pts more...
Evesham U-13 10pts, Chipping Norton 10 more...
Evesham III 26pts Bridgnorth III 17 more...
Evesham 12pts, Harborne 25 more...
INITIAL action in the 2005 Worcester Cricket Board Indoor tournament at Pri-nce Henry's brought success for Overbury and Elm- ley Castle. more...
EVESHAM Cricket Club is running a series of training and coaching sessions to introduce girls to the sport. more...
ALCESTER and Ragley CC are starting pre-season nets next Tuesday night at Prince Henry's School in Evesham. more...
EVESHAM Cricket Club's Luke Radford has been selected for the Warwick-shire Under 17 squad. more...
Kidderminster Carolians under-13s ran in nine tries as they romped to their biggest victory of the season, beating Dudley Kingswinford 49-0. more...
Chaddesley Corbett enjoyed a morale-boosting 27-0 friendly win over higher-graded opponents Woodrush.They dominated throughout with their forwards and backs linking up well and centre Mat Hellewell making an impressive return after injury. more...
With the first team's scheduled match against Birmingham Barbarians cancelled, it was up to Stourport seconds to fly the flag for the club. more...
Cleobury kept up their winning ways with a resounding 41-0 hammering of rivals Clee Hill in the Shropshire Cup.There were braces from James Manley and Paul Hulland, with Colin Todd and Matthew Barnsley also scoring. A penalty try and three Julian Harding conversions completed the rout. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians' losing habit continued when they went down 11-6 in a friendly at Old Halesonians. more...
STOTTESDON Stallions are the first team to lead the Cleobury Mortimer Sports Centre Junior Five-a-side Under-11s Spring Cup Division Three. more...
Lyppard Rgrs Pumas 0, more...
Evesham Utd Girls U-13 4, Worcester City 3 more...
SHARP-SHOOTER Emma Purslow took her season's tally to 19 goals by bagging a brace in Kidderminster Harriers Ladies 5-1 win over Headless Cross. more...
Evesham Utd U-11 B 1, more...
Evesham Utd U-14 1, Banbury Utd 0 more...
UNDER-8s DIVISION ONE more...
Welland 3, more...
Cirencester Tn 0, more...
MOSTYN Rangers teams were in rampant mood at the weekend in the Stourport and District Youth Football League. more...
On Sunday a contest will be held on the river, pegs 40-58. The draw will be made at the venue at 9am. more...
SATURDAY PREMIER more...
A match will be held on Sunday on Lyttelton waters 65-79. more...
MICHAEL Gallagher netted five goals and Mark Dudley three to lead Clubhouse Sports to a Kidderminster and District Football League Saturday Division One 13-0 victory over another Kidderminster side, Libertys Sports. more...
There will be a knock-about on Sunday on the Stackpool, draw at 8am. Honoraries will be welcome. Anyone interested in taking part are asked to contact the secretary on 01562 631611. more...
WYRE Forest footballers are set to play to a samba beat with the introduction of Brazilian soccer schools to the area. more...
THE top two teams in Division Four of the Evesham and District Sunday League both dropped points at the weekend. more...
The annual meeting will be held on Wednesday at the Eagle's Nest, Kidderminster, at 8pm. more...
Stratford and District Alliance more...
HI-TEA not Athletic were the week's top scorers in Kidderminster Six-a-side Football League, beating Stourport Sports Club Reserves 8-1. more...
Bredon Ladies 2, more...
THE top two teams in Division Four of the Evesham and District Sunday League both dropped points at the weekend. more...
The club is looking for new members for the 2005 season. Some excellent venues have already been booked. For further information telephone John Brooks on 07980 955662 or 01562 743838. more...
Perrywood 5, Littleton 4 (aet) more...
PERSHORE Town's David Hale and Evesham United's Zak warren have been selected in the Worcestershire Under-16s squad to face Bromsgrove Rovers next Wednesday night. more...
Furnace Mill: R Moule 12-12, K Beard 12-2, B Hudson 10-14. A match will be fished at Woodlands View on January 30, draw at 8.30am. more...
THREE players axed and two players sent out to get match action elsewhere that was Dave Busst's reaction to Evesham United's recent poor spell of form. more...
SOUTHERN LEAGUE ONE WEST more...
Mangotsfield Utd 2, more...
Result: J Hodgetts jnr 7-15, V Wright 7-9, D Mould 2-0. There will be an extra match on the HETA Pool on Sunday, draw at 8.15am. more...
A disputed goal in the last seconds of the match prevented Chaddesley Corbett gaining a deserved point against West Midlands division two rivals Wednesfield Reserves as they went down 3-2 at Lucas Sports Ground. more...
Canal, Caunsall: J Moon 1-7, K Woodhead 0-5-8dr, P Jenkins 0-2-8. The next match is on Sunday, February 27 on the Lyttelton 65-79. If the river is unfishable this will be transferred to the pools. The draw will be at 8am. more...
Bewdley Town returned to action with a 4-1 home victory over Bridgnorth Town Reserves which keeps their West Midlands division one title hopes alive. more...
A contest will be fished at Haye Farm on Sunday, anglers to meet at the venue at 7.30am. Members are reminded that 2005 subscriptions are due. more...
Wednesday Open, Middle, 10 fished: Gary Kirkham (Droitwich Angling) 31-10 (12), Paul Webley (Bears) 28-13 (8), Dave Highfield (Moorlands) 27-5 (4). more...
Mangotsfield Utd 2, more...
Solihull Borough 2, Evesham Utd 1 more...
THE week's leading catch at Poole Hall, Alveley, was 61lb of carp from peg 34 on the Kingfisher Lake, taken on meat and corn bait. more...
Macclesfield 2 Harriers 0 more...
THE REVOLVING door at Aggborough will be set in motion again next week with boss Stuart Watkiss preparing to release five of his Kidder-minster Harriers under-achievers. more...
July (friendlies) more...
Tornadoes edged the top of the table clash with Telly Tubbies in the Gilt Edge Short Mat Bowling League, winning the first half 9-7 and drawing the second 7-7. more...
Robert George of Kidderminster and Stourport Athletics Club came third overall in the Under-11 boys category at the third meeting of the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League. more...
Kidderminster Cobras produced their best display of the season to win 71-57 away at high-flying Wolverhampton. more...
Cleobury Mortimer's West Mids Ladies 2 team started 2005 on a high with a confident three sets to one home win against a young but skillful Tettenhall side. more...
Kiddermnister Chess Club's John Varilone has finally won a match he played last October after appealing against the result.There was a dispute over the outcome of his Wolverhampton League division two clash against a Rushall player. more...
Harriers A kept the pressure on Kidderminster Table Tennis League leaders Jim's Gym A when they beat a strong Gym C side 8-2. Jim's Gym B went into third with a 9-1 victory over bottom team Wordsley. more...
PERSHORE Town's David Hale and Evesham United's Zak warren have been selected in the Worcestershire Under-16s squad to face Bromsgrove Rovers next Wednesday night. more...
In the first leg of Banks's Bewdley Darts League Singles Knockout, last year's winner, Rob Jones, of the Rising Sun A, faced the beaten finalists, Sam Cumpton, of the Cock and Magpie and this time Crumpton was the victor. more...
THREE players axed and two players sent out to get match action elsewhere that was Dave Busst's reaction to Evesham United's recent poor spell of form. more...
Eagle's Nest held on to their 100 per cent record in the Bewdley Trivia League with their 10th victory in succession, while at the other end of the scale, Cock A have lost their 10 matches, their latest defeat being to their own B team. more...
ONCE again Joe Rowe took the honours for Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club, winning the veterans' age group in round nine of the West Midlands Cyclo Cross League, at Daventry. more...
STOURPORT men's indoor hockey team are hoping to bounce back to the Premier League at the first attempt. more...
STARS of the pool celebrated their achievements at Wyre Forest Swimming Club's annual presentation evening. more...
Stourport will begin preparations for the Worcestershire County League with indoor nets at Abberley Hall School every Wednesday at 8pm. New players are welcome to attend. Contact John Downes on 07866 493715. more...
Cookley are urging all players to attend the annual meeting at 7.30pm on Tuesday February 1 at Cookley Sports and Social Club, Lea Lane. Anyone with proposals for the meeting should contact secretary Richard Matthews on 01562 67708. more...
THE former Stainweld Cricket League will now be known as the Wilden Industrial Estate Cricket League and will be affiliated to the England and Wales Cricket Board Limited, and the Worcestershire Cricket Board. more...
AN UMPIRES course run by Worcestershire Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association is taking place at Chainwire Club over the next eight weeks. Umpires should attend from 7.30pm each Tuesday. more...
Aston University 2, more...
Bretforton 5, Cirencester 1 more...
Evesham 3, Stone 3 more...
STOURPORT will give a debut to hometown striker Richard Burgess against Bedworth United at Walshes Meadow on Saturday (3pm). more...
TOURPORT'S bleak winter carried on as Paulton Rovers gained revenge for an early season drubbing. more...
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