Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | February
Can it really be eight years since the Hanson kids brought out the nauseating MmmBop? Few records could have been derided and yet hummed by so many. more...
FROM the creators of Notting Hill and Four Weddings comes this tennis tale which fails to serve up anything other than a bland, predictable love story, listless acting and a script which seems to get bored of itself half way through. more...
The Futureheads are a Sunderland quartet with a small handful of ideas but rather too many allusions to The Jam. more...
AS someone who hated the first film, I didn't hold out too much hope for the sequel. more...
BASED around the dysfunctional Gallagher family living on a rundown, troubled Manchester estate, Shameless is a work of genius. more...
The Motorcycle Diaries is an honest and touching film about a young Argentinean's physical - and spiritual - journey that forges his character as a future revolutionary. more...
TALENTED pupils from a Bromsgrove dance school took part in a masterclass from a West End dancer earlier this month. more...
THE legendary film director, writer and food critic, Michael Winner, is a colourful figure who has led a remarkable life. more...
CLASSIC musical Tommy roars into the Birmingham Hippodrome to rock the second city for ten tuneful days from today. more...
THE ROSE Theatre is donating proceeds from a special showing of the Alan Bennett comedy Habeus Corpus to its tsunami appeal on February 19. more...
CHURCHGOERS will be joining in the fun and shouting `he's behind you' when Longbridge Methodist Church stage its annual pantomime, Puss in Boots, tonight. more...
Thursday, February 17 more...
WORCESTER'S Swan Theatre is the venue for the launch of the city's third annual Festival on Tuesday, February 22, from 7.30pm. more...
A NEW comedy by Alan Ayckbourn arrives at Malvern's Festival Theatre on Tuesday as part of a national tour. more...
ROCK and romance feature in two contrasting shows at the Palace Theatre. more...
Wednesday February 16 more...
Review - Party Piece at the Festival Theatre, Malvern, until Saturday more...
THE world premiere of a classical composition will take place at Bromsgrove's Guesten Hall on Wednesday, March 2, as part of Bromsgrove Concerts' Mixing Music series. more...
ORGAN music lovers will relish the latest concert by the Redditch Organ and Keyboard Society next Monday. more...
LOVERS of Schubert and Haydn could make the trip to Birmingham to see a trio perform next month. more...
THE beautiful tones of the Alcester Male Voice Choir will be ringing out in the superb acoustics of St Bartholomew's Church in Tardebigge. more...
A NEW musical work will be staged at Kidderminster Town Hall on Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5. more...
A CLASSIC choral concert will raise the roof of a Bromsgrove school on Saturday, March 12, at 7pm. more...
SOUTHCREST and central residents have rejected a request from the Redditch Pakistani Community Forum for £500. more...
A PUPIL from Tardebigge CE Primary School has scooped a top prize for his artistic flair and been named "FunMats Artist of 2005". more...
A REDDITCH charity wants to recruit additional volunteers and make people more aware of what services are on offer. more...
CHILDREN at a Southcrest school are "blossoming" as a result of spending time with a popular Redditch bobby. more...
IT looked as if controversial plans for a new storage warehouse and production unit in Washford would finally get the go-ahead last night - despite neighbours' fears about noise, increased traffic and noxious fumes. more...
AN angry Abbeydale man has decided to take matters into his own hands following recent post office closures. more...
EMPLOYERS are now a click away from solving skills shortages thanks to a new website. more...
NEW flat fares on buses have been introduced by operator First in Redditch. more...
AN art gallery near Malvern is hoping its miniature workshops will chase away a few winter blues. more...
A SILVER snail, obstacle courses and cake sales featured at a Wythall school's recent charity event. more...
A FORWARD-LOOKING Malvern car parts supplier has sealed a major quality award and is now promising to smash the £350,000 annual sales barrier for the first time in its history. more...
A HANDY booklet with comprehensive information about how to stay safe and secure is being delivered to homes in Studley and Alcester. more...
A SMALL drama-based training company in Welland, near Malvern, has managed to secure new clients "Down Under" after delivering some taster sessions last August. more...
ANDREA Poland started painting as soon as she could hold a brush in her hand and has since filled walls and cupboards in several houses with her work. more...
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help save lives in Alcester. more...
DANCING helped keep John and June Quirke together during their courtship and early married life and although they no longer take to the dance floor they are still in step. more...
BLAKENHURST Prison is no longer the worst in England and Wales for suicides, new figures have revealed. more...
A Bidford Parish councillor is furious after receiving a parking ticket when a faulty machine stopped him from paying. more...
A £2,000 Greig Centre initiative aimed at Alcester's over-30s has been axed due to lack of support. more...
AN elderly Redditch man's dream holiday plans were shattered after he was duped by a bogus travel company. more...
A MOBILE speed camera site is to be set up on a accident blackspot in Alcester after workers from a nearby company said their lives were being put at risk on a daily basis. more...
February 18, 1905 more...
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A REDDITCH charity is asking for support in its mission to help fulfil the dreams of children with serious and terminal illnesses. more...
SHADOW secretary for education Tim Collins learned a few lessons when he went back to school. more...
A MAJOR new vocational training initiative for the Midlands kicked off in Redditch on Friday with the launch of "Skills4Work: Experience Construction". more...
A NEW College student who spent a year working for underprivileged families in Nigeria has bagged herself a place at Cambridge University. more...
THE February meeting was an illustrated talk by long-standing member Colin Scrivener entitled Margaret, Sheila and Hazel. more...
THE meeting on February 2 began with a lively talk by Yvonne Caswell from the sports and leisure department of Stratford Council on the need for daily exercise, followed by an opportunity to practise exercises involving the joints which less able people are able to do safely. more...
AT the January 27 meeting at Wythall Village Hall, a minute's silence was held in memory of all Holocaust victims. more...
THERE was a good attendance for the first meeting of year, the first part of which was the AGM. more...
THE 212th meeting took place on January 26. There were 34 members in attendance with nine apologies. more...
President Sue Canfield welcomed everyone to the February meeting and gave a special welcome to three new members and to visitors from The Lenches and Kington with Dormston. more...
IN January, the Friends held their annual lunch at Kings Norton Golf Club. more...
MEMBERS were given a warm welcome to the first meeting of 2005. Thanks were expressed to members for carol singing in the Headless Cross area, which raised £60 for NCH. more...
THE February 2 meeting was taken by vice-president Chris McAlpine, who announced the date for the 40th birthday has now been changed to Thursday, March 17, which is the actual date of the very first meeting in 1965. more...
THE February meeting was opened by president Helen Powell. more...
A WEALTH of would-be pop stars took to the stage at Kingsley College's 2005 Pop Icons contest. more...
THE president welcomed members and visitors to the meeting. Preparations are well under way for the 75th birthday party to be held next month. more...
I WAS in Gateshead last weekend listening to the Prime Minister launch Labour's pledges for the next General Election, whenever that may be. more...
A HEADLESS Cross woman fell to her death from a footbridge at Webheath. more...
WE are coming to the end of the present financial year and the question of cut-backs will arise, despite Redditch council taxpayers almost certainly having to pay more. more...
A bungling getaway driver crashed into a brook after his accomplices staged a terrifying shop robbery in Redditch. more...
REFERENCE the Memory Lane photograph of the Technical School in 1949 (Advertiser, February 2). more...
CRIME prevention has taken on a distinctly 21st century flavour in Redditch's south west police sector with a little bit of electronic help. more...
MAY I, through your letter page, convey my totally insincere sympathies to Sambourne Parish Council over the recent report regarding their traffic problems? more...
I WAS delighted to read of the award of the Cornwall Medal to Cadet Petty Officer James Mitchell, together with the offer of a scholarship at Dartmouth (Advertiser, January 26). more...
A WOMAN who has worked tirelessly for the good of her community since the 1960s is to be rewarded for her sterling efforts tomorrow. more...
I READ with interest the letters of Barry Gandy, husband of the local Conservative Party leader Carole Gandy, and Juliet Brunner, Conservative councillor for Matchborough (Advertiser, February 9). more...
ASTWOOD Bank residents are calling for speed cameras to be installed on a main road as a matter of urgency. more...
THE letter you printed from Mike Sheppard of UK Independence Party (Advertiser, February 9), was brilliant in its down-to-earth exposure of the workings of the European Union an clearly demonstrates that to gain our country back, we have first of all to withdraw completely from the EU. more...
A LECTURER from Redditch is once again setting off on a gruelling challenge to raise money for a good cause. more...
ONE of the most stupid decisions ever made in the further education sector, when administered by the old Worcestershire County Council, was to close down the building department in the late 1960s at Bromsgrove College of Further Education. more...
HOPES the Redditch branch of Allders might have been bought by another company and saved have been dashed. more...
STUDLEY Parish Church is preparing to open its doors for a fascinating insight into some of the historical secrets in and around the Norman church. more...
ACCUSATIONS of homophobia have been levelled at a Tory county councillor who says children are being "indoctrinated" into thinking Shakespeare was homosexual and Florence Nightingale a lesbian. more...
CLAIMS for compensation have flooded in from drivers with windscreens and paintwork damaged by the surface of a "diabolical" Redditch Road. more...
THE plight of the Sri Lankan foster daughter of a Redditch couple left homeless by the tsunami disaster is at the heart of a new appeal to raise cash for aid. more...
A WINYATES Green teenager has died after he was in collision with a car in Mappleborough Green. more...
A MAJOR revamp of the Palace Theatre will see the demolition and rebuilding of the entire 1970s section of the building. more...
With the exception of Mr Bailey's witty response and the perceptive observations from Mr Bradley (Chronicle, February 9), I find the reaction to my letter criticising the Alcester Frieze disappointingly muted. more...
THE Prime Minister swept into Redditch yesterday in a ``back to the people'' exercise - but he denied his visit was anything to do with the forthcoming General Election, widely believed to be in May. more...
A FORMER police chief inspector for Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa has died at the age of 70. more...
DROITWICH Spa's Citizens Advice Bureau is offering residents a wider range of services than ever before. more...
A SPA sports fanatic has netted the perfect job of scouting for Thierry Henrys and Ashley Coles of the future. more...
A row over the bleak future of Droitwich Spa's historic Lido erupted as civic leaders were urged to support SALT's snubbed plans. more...
A CIVIC leader has had his concerns about the levels of achievement at a Droitwich Spa school put to rest after meeting with the headteacher. more...
RETURN tickets have been abolished on a well-used Droitwich Spa bus service. more...
BROMSGROVE will be the height of fashion when it helps celebrate International Women's Day. more...
VOLUNTEERS will be visiting shopkeepers and café owners to try and persuade them to stock Fair Trade products. more...
WORKERS in Bromsgrove facing a massive pension shortfall have slammed the Government for sending out conflicting messages about saving for retirement. more...
A SPA pensioner, who dashed to the chemist to buy medication for her sick husband, was hit with a parking ticket because one of her wheels was out of line. more...
PEOPLE in the Bromsgrove district have really branched out this year to make it a record one for recycling Christmas trees. more...
TOWNSFOLK can find out how refurbishment work at an historic Droitwich Spa church is progressing at an open day this weekend. more...
AFTER around 200 years the Worcestershire Hunt is set to come to an abrupt end even though supporters are remaining defiant. more...
A FORMER police chief inspector for Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa has died at the age of 70. more...
PINT-SIZED conservationists have brought colour to the grounds of a Spa care home. more...
CASH saved by parishioners at two churches who have given up some of life's little luxuries for Lent, are set to make a life changing difference for a family thousands of miles away who have virtually nothing apart from hope. more...
A POPULAR care worker bid farewell to a Droitwich Spa residential home after 30 years of service. more...
A LEADING Conservative, who is a victim of a cull of county councillors, has accused the party in Bromsgrove of having a `death wish.' more...
ART lovers can get a feel for paradise in a new textile exhibition at Droitwich Spa Library. more...
VILLAGERS in Belbroughton are divided about the site of a affordable housing scheme after plans were submitted to build 15 new homes. more...
COUNCIL taxpayers in Bromsgrove will face a five per cent increase in the district council's share of the bill if the executive cabinet give the green light to officers' recommendations at a meeting tonight (Wednesday). more...
A BROMSGROVE born poet is being tipped as a possible Nobel Prize winner. more...
ROAD safety experts leapt into action after a nine-year-old schoolgirl was in a near-miss with a car. more...
A STOKE Heath resident, who received an award for his work with Neighbourhood Watch, has got together a team of people to help crack anti-social problems in an alleyway. more...
THE bishop of Birmingham chose Bromsgrove to start a 285-mile walk around the diocese to mark Lent. more...
A COMMUNITY day centre, which provides a lifeline for elderly townsfolk, has been saved thanks to the Advertiser/Messenger. more...
THE postmaster at a village post office suffered injuries and shock after being hit and robbed by a hooded man with a gun. more...
PRIME Minister Tony Blair visited Upton Warren Outdoor Education Centre yesterday to publicise the announcement that teachers who follow Government guidelines on school trips will not be prosecuted. more...
ROMANCE literally went to Tony Andrews' head on Valentine's Day. more...
ROTARY club members are hoping for kind-hearted donations to help turn mobile phones into water. more...
STAFF at a Rubery bank became Wombles for a day when they helped clean up the Waseley Hills. more...
A GROUP of elderly residents could lose monthly outings because their housing trust has demanded nearly £600 a year from them. more...
PRIME Minister Tony Blair visited Upton Warren Outdoor Education Centre yesterday to publicise the announcement that teachers who follow Government guidelines on school trips will not be prosecuted. more...
A BUCKETLOAD of cash has been donated to The Mayor's Appeal to help the victims of the Asian tsunami. more...
We were delighted that we had two speakers at our February meeting. more...
THE hall and the main buildings at Bishop Perowne are of the same vintage as Christopher Whitehead (around 1936) but they were refurbished in the years 1983-85. more...
Lickey WI met at the Parish Hall on February 1. more...
WATCH your gutter language, you are not at home now!" Such was my response when lecturing in building some years ago, to 15 and 16-year-olds trying to shock me. more...
Our February meeting was an illustrated talk by one of our long standing members, Colin Scrivener. more...
RICHARD Chamings of UKIP (Letters, Wednesday, February 9) is absolutely right in highlighting the Conservatives' bogus Eurosceptic credentials. more...
CHAIRMAN Betty Long opened the meeting and greeted 60 members and visitors to the club. more...
I FEEL appalled at the way we are treated by the public because we have a physical disability. It is as if we are second-class citizens. more...
THIS is the society's 70th anniversary year, and the first show of the season was judged by long-time supporter of the society, Ernie Darby - championship show judge of gundogs and terriers. more...
SURPRISE! Surprise! Wychavon District Council has decided in its wisdom that it would be in our interest to bulldoze an historic and valued amenity - our lido. more...
WELL, the news is out or is it news? Didn't we all know our local councillors on Wychavon District Council would side with Pershore and Evesham in destroying one of the few remaining bits of Droitwich heritage, the Lido. more...
YET another one-sided Pershore decision has been made on Droitwich's heritage. Where will it stop? more...
I WONDER if the person who thought of the idea of a new set of traffic lights on the Worcester Road-Tagwell Road junctio drives a car - especially in rush-hour traffic. more...
I MYSELF, my children, and my grandchildren cannot believe that we will lose the lido forever. more...
LET us have a vote for a referendum. more...
WHAT a disgraceful performance of attitude, vision and representation of local wishes by the Droitwich Spa Conservative councillors at the debate on the fate of the Droitwich Lido. more...
I CANNOT believe our councillors can be so stupid as to dismiss the ideas of the SALT campaigners to save the Spa's lido. more...
WITH reference to comments made at the executive Wychavon District Council meeting. more...
I AM a fourth generation living in Droitwich Spa and I am disgusted with the decision to `incorporate the lido into the Lido Park.' more...
DROITWICH grocer, John Bolton, had his case against the Spa's two canal companies for alleged negligance heard at the Assizes in Worcester. Last May, after considerable rainfall, water from the canals had overflowed into his premises, causing £151 worth of damage. After a two-day trial the jury found in favour of the plaintiff. more...
IN his will, published this week, Douglas Ruxton Berwick, the founder of the Evergreen Scouts, in Bromsgrove, left £39,488 gross. He left the scout hut at Whitford Hall School to the owner, Mary Booker, for as long as she was in charge, otherwise to Bromsgrove Scout Association. Mr Berwick lived at the Hollies, in Kidderminster Road. more...
A SUGGESTION to change Bromsgrove's long-standing early closing day from Thursday to Wednesday was criticised by the town's trades council as pandering to the new supermarkets. Many stayed open late on Thursday nights. The council said a change would confuse shoppers. For a century and more Thursdays had been the day when shops closed at lunchtime because it was reckoned by this time housewives had run out of housekeeping money. more...
HAVING read the latest Labour newsletter, I was pleased to see that with the help of our committed Labour councillors and the backing of their party the local police have managed to make Rubery recreation area (park to you and me) an alcohol free zone. more...
HAVING listened to a talk on Women's Hour on the radio about the complete lack of hygiene in hospitals, I feel I have to write about Ward 16, of the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. more...
ALTHOUGH Gordon Selway was one of my opponents in the recent Slideslow election in Bromsgrove, the democratic process ran its course and the voters decided he was the best person to represent their interests in the council chamber. more...
WHEN are we going to slow down the traffic flow through Lickey End? more...
NOW the Government plan to alter the way it approaches `Incapacity' I feel strongly that it should make its plans clear before the more sensitive people who are on incapacity benefits get frightened and unduly anxious. more...
REDDITCH town centre rota chemist is Church Green Pharmacy, Church Green West, open every day except Saturday and Sunday until 7pm. more...
HUNDREDS of people are expected to turn out to celebrate the life of a former top cop tomorrow. more...
A BROOK that overflowed during last spring's flash floods - causing thousands of pounds of damage - is to be cleared following intervention by Warndon Village's new environment warden. more...
THE first major freight traffic to use the River Severn for more than 10 years will take to the waterways next week. more...
THE Liberal Democrat's newest county councillor once described the party as "hypocrites", it has emerged. more...
VILLAGERS near Malvern have not given up hope of an historic pub, once frequented by heavy rock superstar Ozzie Osbourne, re-opening. more...
HISTORIC Worcester must pitch itself as a "top rank cathedral city" and compete with places such as Cheltenham and Bath to attract more tourists, industry experts have said. more...
PARENTS close to a golf course where there are plans to build a mobile phone mast say they are worried about the effect it could have on their children's health. more...
A QUESTIONNAIRE to identify Worcester residents' law and order concerns will be dropping through the letterboxes of 100 homes today. more...
DISGRACED former Kidderminster Harriers football star Lee Hughes has rediscovered his scoring touch, playing for his prison team. more...
THE landlord of a Worcester pub is calling for a CCTV camera to be installed outside his premises in a bid to combat a drugs problem he claims has blighted the area for years. more...
HOUSEHOLDS in Worcestershire will face an average council tax rise of just over £5 to £143.17 to fund the police in 2005/6. more...
TONY Blair has snubbed county residents, refusing to answer important questions, when he visited Worcestershire yesterday. more...
RESIDENTS in Abbeydale are still complaining about illegal and irresponsible parking. more...
TWO Redditch areas of natural beauty are to get makeovers thanks to a £500,000 Government grant. more...
STUDLEY Parish Council is investigating whether a footpath through the old Duke of Marlborough site in Alcester Road can be formally adopted as a public right of way. more...
FORGE Mill pond in Riverside could be cleaned up later this year when it is de-silted. more...
WORK will begin today on a £150,000 scheme to tidy the Church Green West area. more...
A COMMUNITY Centre at the heart of Batchley is set to be extended and refurbished to answer growing demand. more...
A MASSIVE facelift of one of Redditch's most significant archaeological and ecological sites has received the backing of national historic environmental group English Heritage. more...
AN £800,000 MRI scanner went live this week at the Alexandra Hospital. more...
OUR caring, sharing Government likes us to think it's listening to our concerns. more...
TWO men were arrested following two separate disturbances in Redditch on Monday night. more...
POLICE are appealing for information after a woman had her bag snatched in Redditch on Thursday. more...
POLICE have issued a picture of a Redditch man they are seeking as part of a new operation to crack down on bail dodgers. more...
POLICE are appealing for information after a number of cars were deliberately scratched. more...
A MAN who tried to snatch a bag in Park Farm ran away empty-handed after the owner refused to let go of it. more...
WARWICKSHIRE County Council's chief executive Ian Caulfield is to retire in July. more...
A TWELVE-year dream to open a community centre in the heart of Worcester has finally been completed. more...
YOUNG people from Warndon will be doing their bit to clean the area up when they take part in a "trolley dash". more...
A PANEL of celebrity judges, including Hollywood star Jude Law, is deciding whether movies made by young filmmakers from Hereford will scoop awards at a star-studded ceremony later this month. more...
A VILLAGE post office remains closed almost one month after armed robbers stormed the building and threatened staff with crowbars. more...
A TELEPHONE box was blown up in an attempt to steal money from the cash box. more...
CHANNEL 4's property programme Location, Location, Location is looking for Worcestershire house-hunters in need of help. more...
ORGANISERS of a special preview for a nationally renowned garden show hope to grow funds for charities. more...
SHOPPERS in Worcester city centre will be able to try out the latest state-of-the-art fitness equipment in between bagging a bargain. more...
EVERY little boy's dreams came true for eight-year-old Liam Marler. more...
BROMSGROVE Blaze B showed signs they can match the best in the Worcestershire Junior Division - despite losing to Kings School 64-22. more...
LOVERS of horse racing were disappointed on Sunday as bad weather forced the Point-to-Point in Chaddesley Corbett off. more...
DROITWICH golfer John Bickerton continued his steady start to the European Tour by finishing 61st at the Holden New Zealand Open over the weekend. more...
IT WAS business as usual as the top two cruised to victory in the Bromsgrove and RedditchTable Tennis League Division One. more...
HOCKEY: Droitwich ladies 1st XI 5 Evesham ladies 1st XI 3 more...
HOCKEY: Bromsgrove ladies 1st XI 6 Bournville Ladies 2nd XI 1 more...
HOCKEY: Bromsgrove 2nd XI 7 Atherstone Adders 2nd XI 0 more...
HOCKEY: Droitwich 1st XI 2 Walsall 1st XI 4 more...
HOCKEY: Bromsgrove 1st XI 3 Bartlaston 1st XI 0 more...
JAMES ADIE led Bromsgrove and Redditch Athletic Club's team home as they secured promotion to the Birmingham Cross-Country League Division Two. more...
HOME, away more...
WORCESTERSHIRE have revealed that Tom Moody would be "free to leave" New Road if he was offered an international coaching job. more...
I THOUGHT the response from the lads at Alfreton Town was terrific after the bad run we have suffered lately. more...
BARNT Green Spartak are set to put ambitious plans to find a new ground into action in the next few weeks. more...
Alcester under 15s 29 more...
FAIRFIELD Villa manager Neil Gallagher believes his side can knock Old Hill Town out of their stride when they clash on Saturday (2.45pm kick off). more...
BRETT Allard's senior Alcester side were left with a blank weekend after scheduled opponents Droitwich 2nds cried off at the eleventh hour. more...
MIDFIELD stalwart Mark Benbow reached another landmark for Bromsgrove Rovers by making his 200th appearance for the club in Saturday's home win over Egham. more...
Droitwich Spa 1 Chelmsley Town 2 more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers are hoping to persuade Coca-Cola Championship Division One side Walsall to extend promising midfielder Nathan Jameson's stay at the club. more...
REDDITCH RFC's friendly match-up against neighbours Woodrush ended after just 15 minutes of play. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Stuart Watkiss was today waiting on an answer from wing target Wayne Corden. more...
DIRECTOR of coaching Dean Ball has hit out at Longton after Bromsgrove's re-arranged match at Stoke was cancelled on Saturday. more...
DIRECTOR of coaching Dean Ball has hit out at Longton after Bromsgrove's re-arranged match at Stoke was cancelled on Saturday. more...
ROD Brown has done his maths ahead of another crucial league run in for Redditch United. more...
PAUL Sampson is back in Sixways training. more...
STRIKER Richard McGuire misses Droitwich FC's match away at Handsworth United tonight as Spa try to stop the rot (7.45pm kick off). more...
"THIS will be our biggest game of the season so far," said Headless Cross Ladies boss Rob Auld ahead of his team's showdown in the semi-final of the Hereford and Worcester County Cup. more...
A WATERLOGGED pitch scuppered Studley Women's chances of playing their first game since January 23. more...
WORCESTER Sixth Form College is celebrating a double sporting success with victories in basketball and cross country. more...
JAMIE Mills claimed victory at the Worcester Junior Table Tennis Championships. more...
BROMYARD Town's eagerly awaited West Midlands League Premier Division Cup visit to leaders Tipton Town tonight has been postponed. more...
WESTFIELDS earned a valuable home point from a 2-2 draw with rivals Malvern Town at allpay.park last night. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Stuart Watkiss was today waiting on an answer from wing target Wayne Corden. more...
PAUL Sampson is back in Sixways training. more...
WORCESTER City player-manager Andy Preece has targeted James Coates as a potential name to face Vauxhall Motors and solve his goalkeeping dilemma. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE have revealed that Tom Moody would be "free to leave" New Road if he was offered an international coaching job. more...
Inkberrow Eagles under 11s came from behind to grab a point at Kempsey Colts after drawing 2-2. more...
IT was a disappointing weekend for Chaddesley Corbett as Malvern did the double over their firsts and seconds. more...
CLEOBURY kept their winning form ticking along with a 15-0 victory in their practice match at Bromyard. more...
STOURPORT'S disappointing season continued with a 34-10 friendly defeat at Upton. Both sides were closely matched first half with the lineouts and the scrums fairly even. It was Upton who led 5-3 at the break after opening the scoring with a try with Rob Humphries hitting back with a penalty for Stourport. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians kept their recent mini unbeaten run rolling with a battling 7-7 draw in a friendly at Kings Norton. more...
WITH Kidderminster Harriers Ladies' match at Stoke City postponed, attention turned to their reserves who were beaten 2-1 at Worcestershire County League leaders Worcester City. more...
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UNDER-8s DIVISION ONE more...
Result of contest fished Sunday at Larford Lakes (Burr): 1 H Tombs 26lb 4 ½ oz, 2 T Hyrons 23lb 3oz, 3 P Bruce 20lb 9 ½ oz, 4 K Higinsons 16lb 8oz, 5 S Campbell 15lb 4oz. more...
FERNDALE Flyers remain in top spot in the Under-8s Division One after their 3-1 away win at Mostyn Rangers with Ben Priest scoring twice and Sean Wills adding the third. Josh Powell scored the Mostyn Goal. more...
ATHLETICS: ALCESTER Grammar School runners picked up half of the awards on offer at the County Schools Cross Country Championships at Princethorpe College. more...
Poole Hall Kingfisher: 1 Kevin Driver 27-0-8, 2 Stu Cambell 13-9-8, 3 Carl Carter 11-1-0, 4 Mark Pearce 8-2-0. Next contest Sunday, February 20 at Haye Farm. more...
TENNIS: A record number of teams entered into the Prudden Road Surfacing Tennis League for the coming season have forced the league to open up another division. more...
Results, camp at Grimley: 1 R Marks, 16lb 15oz and Golden Peg, 2 M McGowan, 7lb 1oz, 3 J Walker, 6lb. Next match is at Haye Farm on 23/02/05. more...
First contest Sunday is on Canal Bridges 9.10 Oldington also first round k/out, names on list and meet at venue for 7.30. BAR Licence required to fish. more...
Jack Green from Stourbridge landed 62lbs of fish, his best a 2 ¼ lb perch, with other weights varying from 11lb to 2lb bait used, corns, macaroni, maggot, fishing peg 8. more...
Result of the match on the Wrens Pool: 1 K Woodhead 37-2-0, 2 J Fox 17-8-0, 3 B Downing 14-10-0. more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett's players have issued a "stick together" message after their cup hopes were ended with a crushing 4-0 defeat to Kington Town Reserves. more...
Match fished Lyttelton 80-88. The result of the first contest for 2005: 1 Frank Guest 3lb 1oz, 2 Ray Evans 1lb 14oz, 3 John Gale 1lb 4oz. The contest this Sunday will be held on the canal Lyttelton 1-20 bonemill. Would members please ring the secretary for further details on 01562 824651. more...
BEWDLEY Town boss Craig Payton has continued his policy of giving local players a chance by snapping up two Wyre Forest lads. more...
There will be an extra match this Sunday on HETA draw 8.15 more...
Wednesday Open - 14 fished - Bank 09/02/05 more...
A TOP Redditch junior football coach has pulled a few strings which could see Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce in town on Friday. more...
Alvechurch boss Peter Frain believes the next four weeks could "make and break" his Lye Meadow teams' season. more...
HOME, away more...
MEMBERS of the Special Olympics Worcestershire squad were among the medals at an indoor athletics event hosted by their South East counterparts at Thames Valley Athletics Centre in Eton. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Pawns were beaten 3-1 at home to Malvern in the Worcester and District Chess League first division. more...
A WATERLOGGED pitch ensured Studley's tie against Ludlow was postponed but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Bees boss Kevin Rowlands. more...
SNOOKS `A' are making a big charge to try and close the gap on Premier leaders Snooks B in the Kidderminster and District Monday Snooker League. They beat Pockets `B' Bye 5-0, while the only other contenders Franche `D' had a good away win of 4-1 at St Johns `E. more...
LEADING billiards players from across the country will descend on Kidderminster for the English Amateur Billiards Championships this weekend. more...
CLEOBURY Mortimer men's hopes of keeping up the pressure on West Midlands Men's Volleyball League division one leaders Wombourne were dashed with a home defeat to the pacesetters. more...
THE top match in the Kidderminster Table Tennis League ended all square with second-placed Harriers A drawing with third-placed Jims Gym B. more...
THE most unexpected result of the week on the Trivia scene was when Wyre Forest League's bottom club Cock A celebrated their first win of the season by beating The Angel, scoring 64 points in the process. more...
NETBALL stars from a Kidderminster school are celebrating after winning the Wyre Forest Under-13 District Netball Tournament. more...
HARTLEBURY race team Panther Motorsport have signed a promising young driver to lead their attack on this year's Formula BMW championship. more...
THE Rhydd Covert Charity Judo Competition for newcomers to the sport saw Wyre Forest almost completely dominate the county open event. more...
THERE were two aces in the Wharton Park pack when Judy Parmenter and Pauline Oliver sunk impressive holes-in-one. more...
AMAZING Feet's men finished their cross country season in fine style at the last race of the Birmingham & District League at Stafford last Saturday. more...
Harriers 0 Chester 1 more...
WORCESTER City player-manager Andy Preece has targeted James Coates as a potential name to face Vauxhall Motors and solve his goalkeeping dilemma. more...
STUART Watkiss has revealed the atmosphere in the Aggborough dressing room is unrecognisable from when he first arrived at the club. more...
WYRE Forest Swimming Club's Vicky Wassell won a bronze medal in the first gala of the 2005 Worcester County Championships. more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett put up a spirited display at in their 1-1 draw at Atherstone, coming home with a well-earned point, which with a little more luck could have been three. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are asking too much too soon from find of the season Simon Russell, confesses boss Stuart Watkiss. more...
KIDDERMINSTER maintained their charge on the second spot of the West Midlands Premier Division with a well-earned 6-3 home win over Solihull-based Old Silhilians. more...
PHYSIO Jim Conway has finally broken his silence over the controversial incident which saw him leave an injured Harriers player to limp half the length of the pitch. more...
STOURPORT still trying to secure their National League Premier Two status after having to settle for a share of the points in a 2-2 draw with local rivals Bournville on Sunday. more...
IYSEDEN Christie has been dubbed Kidderminster's "get out of jail card" by expectant boss Stuart Watkiss as the striker nears the end of his injury hell. more...
KIDDERMINSTER'S up-and-coming darts professional Chris Hook received some top tips from Keith Deller when the former World and British champion stopped off in town for an exhibition match. more...
LIONEL Newton has laid to rest rumours of his return to the Aggborough board this summer by declaring: "I'm not coming back." more...
CHAIRMAN Colin Youngjohns is desperate to avoid relegation after seeing the effect it had on his old mate, Shrewsbury director Keith Sayfritz. more...
JOHN McGrath has stoked up the heat ahead of Kidderminster's relegation clash at Shrewsbury by revealing: "I'm glad I didn't move to Gay Meadow." more...
Physio/general manager Jim Conway has defended his handling of Iyseden Christie and Reuben Hazell and trumpeted his record for pinpointing and treating injuries. more...
COLIN Youngjohns has revealed he will quit as Kidderminster Harriers chairman if he does not have the continued support of the Aggborough faithful. more...
REDDITCH men had a chance to put their feet up after being without a league fixture this week and scheduled East Midlands Division One opponents Ashby cried off. more...
A LAST minute change in venue has seen the annual Sean Holmes Memorial Trophy move to Studley FC's Beehive ground this year. more...
Bromsgrove and Redditch Athletics Club secured promotion to division two of the Birmingham Cross Country League in the final fixture of the season at Chelmsley Wood on Saturday, February 12. more...
REDDITCH archer Jonathan Mynott has been selected for the Great Britain team. more...
ENGLAND'S blind cricket team wicketkeeper Luke Sugg has just returned from a three game series of Jamaica. more...
ROD Brown has done his maths ahead of another crucial league run in for Redditch United. more...
MIDFIELD stalwart Mark Benbow reached another landmark for Bromsgrove Rovers by making his 200th appearance for the club in Saturday's home win over Egham. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers are hoping to persuade Coca-Cola Championship Division One side Walsall to extend promising midfielder Nathan Jameson's stay at the club. more...
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A LICKEY END athlete is preparing for an oriental adventure after being selected to compete in the Beijing Special Olympics World Games in 2007. more...
THREE of Britain's heroes from the 2004 Athens Olympic Games are being sponsored by MG X-Power. more...
HOCKEY: Bromsgrove 1st XI 3 Bartlaston 1st XI 0 more...
STRIKER Paul Szewczyk saved toothless Bromsgrove Rovers' blushes from the penalty spot, as basement boys Egham came close to taking an unexpected share of the points at the Victoria Ground on Saturday. more...
STOURPORT Swifts chairman Chris Reynolds has hailed the form of on-loan youngster Dan Bragoli as a bright spot during the club's recent rut. more...
STOURPORT come face-to-face with Cinderford Town for the first time this season when the pair meet in Southern Football League Division One West at Walshes Mea-dow on Saturday. more...
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