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Stories for 23 February 2005

Leisure

The Grudge (15)

IT'S a bad time to be a rich kid in Mexico City with desperate kidnappers working overtime to secure huge ransoms from wealthy parents.   more...

The Grudge (15)

THIS horror flick does a really poor job of trying to conceal the fact that it's a poor man's version of The Ring.   more...

Bloc Party Silent Alarm

Unfortunately Franz Ferdinand have already beaten Bloc Party to the - dare I say it, party - but that hasn't stopped clever management types seeing a gap-filled market and going for it.   more...

Daryl Hall & John Oates Our Kind of Soul

Bad taste 80s mullet heroes Hall and Oates don't exactly challenge expectations with this pointless mish-mash of soul covers and original tunes.   more...

Josh Rouse Nashville

For those turned off by the sounds of country music, don't be put off by the title of singer/songwriter Josh Rouse's fifth album.   more...

Shark Tale (U)

HOT on the fins of Finding Nemo is computer-generated underwater children's comedy, Shark Tale.   more...

Historic cars

ENOUGH classic cars to fill a multi-storey car-park will be on show at the International Historic Motorsport Show this Saturday and Sunday.   more...

Secret garden

LOVERS of exotic flora and fauna have an opportunity to explore Birmingham's Botanical Gardens for the knock down price of £2 on Sunday week (February 27).   more...

Verity sets sights on West End spot

A PLACE at a top theatre school has been won by a local teenager.   more...

Doctor's orders!

THE Ullenhall Players are bringing their successful production, It Runs in the Family, to the Palace Theatre for a short run, beginning today.   more...

What's On Guide

Thursday, February 24   more...

Jus' like a comedy legend

JEROME Flynn swaps his soldier's beret for a fez to portray Tommy Cooper in the Olivier Award-nominated comedy Jus' Like That! at the Alexandra Theatre from Monday.   more...

Technicolour treat

THE longest running touring stage musical of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, arrives at Malvern's Festival Theatre for a short run from Monday.   more...

Kwame cooks up a storm

CASUALTY and Celebrity Fame Academy star Kwame Kwei-Armah takes to the stage at Birmingham's Repertory Theatre to star in his own award-winning play from Friday.   more...

Where to go

Wednesday,   more...

It's still one of the best

Review - Tommy at the Hippodrome Theatre,   more...

Busy schedule provides lots to `reflect' on

HANBURY band The Reflections have got a busy time coming up with a jam-packed schedule of gigs.   more...

News

Future for crèche is brighter

A BATCHLEY crèche threatened with closure has won a stay of execution.   more...

Choir's church concert

ST Bartholomew's Church in Tardebigge will be filled with the haunting and powerful sound of Alcester Male Voice Choir on Saturday, March 19.   more...

Singers to add vocal variety

ONE of the talented groups hoping to wow crowds at Redditch's Community Arts Festival Event (CAFE) later this year will be the Bel Canto Singers.   more...

Tragic roundabout

A HUNT End driver involved in a collision at Crabbs Cross traffic island feels it is only a matter of time before someone is killed.   more...

Jail for tool thief

A man who was arrested trying to steal tools from a Redditch shopping centre has been jailed for a month.   more...

Jackie's jumper joy

WOMEN and children in The Gambia are once again set to benefit thanks to the hard work and dedication of a woman from Gorcott Hill.   more...

Foreign tourists to bring in £54.4m

BUSINESSES in Hereford and Worcester are on course to earn around £54.4m from international visitors this year, according to new figures.   more...

Dancers land top title

A HEADLESS Cross dancing group did more than toe the line when they won a prestigious line dancing competition.   more...

Students' marketing schemes score with city's sports bosses

STUDENTS at University College Worcester have impressed the sports business world with their ideas.   more...

Text scheme

PUPILS at St Benedict's RC High School will be using text to tackle bullying as part of a £185,000 countywide scheme.   more...

Pupils' clean sweep

YOUNGSTERS from Birchensale Middle School helped Batchley Pond clean up its act last week as part of the YMCA's "Dreamscheme".   more...

Rethink for overworked women

A COMPLETE cultural rethink is needed to break the cycle of women putting in long hours at work and at home, while continuing to earn less money than men, according to a new report.   more...

No show blow to promoters

TWO Alcester men are still determined to bring entertainment to the over 30s in the town, despite losing more than £2,000 during their last venture.   more...

New arrival

A new Chief Fire Officer/ Chief Executive has been appointed to Hereford and Worcester Fire Service.   more...

Unpaid hours

EMPLOYEES working unpaid extra hours can now send their manager an anonymous message, suggesting that he or she should show some gratitude for their overtime.   more...

Decision time for revamp bid

ALCESTER folk will find out tomorrow whether a £1.2m development at the Greig Centre's sports hall is given the go-ahead.   more...

Region's skills shortfall

THE three main political parties were today challenged by the West Midlands business community to fund skills training.   more...

Injured in crash

A KINGS Coughton woman suffered whiplash after her car and an articulated lorry were involved in a collision last Friday.   more...

Volunteers bid farewell

THREE volunteers from Primrose Hospice's Studley shop are retiring after working at the facility since it opened eight years ago.   more...

Silence is so golden

PUPILS' lips were sealed at Alcester Grammar School when they raised nearly £500 for the Macmillan Cancer Trust.   more...

Groups needed to step forward

A REDDITCH charity is pleading for organisations to get in touch - because it has no good cause to donate its hard-earned cash to.   more...

Grants to help groups

CLUBS and societies in Alcester are to receive a boost after town councillors agreed to hand out more than £7,000 in grants.   more...

Change in law angers hunt's master

A "LIVID" Alcester hunt master has said country folk are gradually being ruined by "jealous" townsfolk who do not understand the countryside.   more...

Police set for new powers

The troubled Hopkins Precinct is to become the first area in Alcester to benefit from new police powers to move on nuisance youths.   more...

100 years ago

February 25, 1905   more...

50 years ago

February 25, 1955   more...

25 years ago

February 22, 1980   more...

Wythall History Society

AFTER working for 30 years for a leading brewery, surveying their buildings and maintaining the signs on their pubs, Maurice Dunn is a leading expert on the subject of pub signs - especially as his great hobby in retirement is delving into the history and meaning of those signs.   more...

Weighing up career choice

YOUNGSTERS in Year 11 can learn about the choices open to them this year by attending an event at NEW College tomorrow.   more...

Shirley Chrysanthemum Society

THE main topic at the recent meeting was the ``Hot Water'' treatment of stools. The general opinion was this resulted in more healthy cuttings.   more...

Redditch Photographic Society

THE society recently hosted the annual Six Societies Trophy.   more...

The Redditch Society

THE speaker on February 4 was David de Haan of the Ironbridge Museum Trust, an organisation established some years ago to maintain the original structures of the area together with the famous bridge.   more...

Redditch Music Society

THE Montpellier String Trio provided a delightful evening's music for the February concert.   more...

Kington with Dormston WI

IN January, members met for the ``Christmas Dinner'' at The Boot. The food, presentation and service were excellent and everyone had a lovely evening.   more...

Ipsley WI

A BUSY February meeting was enjoyed by Ipsley WI members and one visitor.   more...

Inner Wheel Club of Alcester

THE club began the year on January 7 by joining with Rotary and other charity groups in Alcester to collect money for the tsunami disaster appeal.   more...

Hopwood WI

THE February meeting began with business matters.   more...

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

THE second half of the 2004/2005 season of meetings organised by the Redditch & Alcester Group of the GWR started well, with Colin Bennet presenting a slide show called Steam and Diesel in the Midlands.   more...

Alcester Gardening Club

The February meeting started with the AGM.   more...

A sound project for youth

BUDDING journalists, producers and presenters who need some help kick-starting their radio careers can take part in a week-long project at Kingsley College in April.   more...

Truancy fines scheme given the thumbs-up

TOUGH new measures to fine parents whose children repeatedly truant from school have been welcomed by Redditch county councillors.   more...

Alcester & District Local History Society

MADNESS in Warwickshire was a fascinating talk by Dr John Bland, who practised at the former County Asylum in Hatton, near Warwick.   more...

Misadventure verdict

A man died unexpectedly after breathing in his stomach contents during an operation to repair a broken hip.   more...

No end in sight for soggy saga

A BATCHLEY man is desperate for either Redditch Council or Severn Trent Water to take responsibility for the state of his garden, which has been waterlogged for two years.   more...

A great haul to China

STAFF from a Redditch residential home will be trekking along the Great Wall of China to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society.   more...

Landlords call time

A GROWING movement of Redditch and Alcester pub landlords is gathering grassroots support in its battle to win better treatment from the big pub companies.   more...

Hapless robber `too old to do it'

A bungling robber who crashed the getaway car into a brook has been jailed for four and a half years at Worcester Crown Court.   more...

Secret Hewell delight

CONSERVATIONISTS have spent nearly nine years restoring Hewell Grange Lake near Redditch to its former glory - but the public is unlikely to see it.   more...

Go ahead for `stark' design

PLANS to tear down the Palace Theatre's three-storey extension and replace it with a contemporary design has been given the full backing of Redditch's planning committee.   more...

Love is in the air

WEDDING bells were in the air on Sunday as hundreds of brides and grooms-to-be flocked to the Abbey Hotel for the Redditch Advertiser and Alcester Chronicle Wedding Fair.   more...

Suicide verdict on depressed teacher

A CORONER recorded a verdict of suicide after a Headless Cross teacher fell from a footbridge in Webheath.   more...

Father sparks security scare

A FATHERS4JUSTICE campaigner and prospective parliamentary candidate for Redditch sparked a security scare when Tony Blair visited the Midlands last week.   more...

`He was one of a kind'

TRIBUTES have been paid to Alvechurch community stalwart Michael Scanlan, who died on Saturday.   more...

Youngsters on the ball for half-term

HUNDREDS of Redditch youngsters discovered it is fun to get fit during half-term as two sports centres put on a range of activities.   more...

College staff in walkout

REDDITCH NEW College lecturers will hit the picket line tomorrow in a one-day strike over pay.   more...

`Ridiculous and dangerous'

TWO bus shelters next to a zebra crossing have been branded "ridiculous and dangerous" by residents and will be ripped out just weeks after being installed.   more...

Five-year plan for Redi Centre

A REDDITCH learning centre which was threatened with the axe will continue to operate - but will have to find its own funding.   more...

Shades of romance

LOVE is in the air at Forge Mill Museum's latest exhibition.   more...

Council tax to go up by 3.8pc

REDDITCH homeowners face a council tax hike of 3.8 per cent.   more...

FESTIVAL FEVER!

JOOLS Holland and Girls Aloud are just two of the top acts lined up to appear in Redditch's biggest and most ambitious music and arts festival ever.   more...

It's time to clean up

CREATIVE children could clean up in a district council poster competition aimed to make a difference in `Poop a Scoop' week.   more...

Give bone marrow

A SPECIAL clinic is being held in Droitwich Spa to encourage more residents to become bone marrow donors.   more...

Bring back travel tokens

CASH-strapped pensioners could see travel tokens and car park concessions restored if a proposal to Wychavon District Council is given the green light.   more...

It's standing room only

THERE was standing room only when townsfolk turned out in force to try and save the lido.   more...

Mobile phone's wrong number

TOWN councillors refused to back a planning application to install a new generation phone mast at the Droitwich Spa water tower at a meeting of the planning committee on Monday night.   more...

Call for new footbridge

PEDESTRIANS who have to cross the A38 Westlands roundabout may find their journeys safer in the future if plans to create a crossing are given the green light.   more...

Review of out-of-hours service

A REVIEW of out-of-hours GP services in Bromsgrove is being undertaken by health bosses four months after new arrangements were put into place.   more...

Top-level £2m bid for sheltered housing

ELDERLY folk in Droitwich Spa could benefit from a £2million sheltered housing scheme if a bid to the Department of Health is successful.   more...

Mixed report

BROMSGROVE District Council is doing good things to improve recycling but is falling down in other areas including street cleaning.   more...

And the winner is . . .

MONEY-spinning bank staff raised stacks of cash when they held a raffle in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.   more...

Armed raiders hit post office

THIEVES armed with handguns smashed their way into a post office counter before fleeing with cash.   more...

Brigade girls come of age

DROITWICH Spa Girls' Brigade has come of age.   more...

Fish killed by sewage

HUNDREDS of fish were killed in a river near Bromsgrove after a sewerage works polluted it.   more...

Tributes after civic leader dies

TRIBUTES have been paid after the death of a long serving former Bromsgrove councillor and businessman.   more...

Golden days

A ROMANTIC trip away for St Valentine's day helped one Spa couple celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.   more...

Pony man sent to jail

A MAN who pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to three ponies after keeping them in "diabolical" conditions was sentenced to a jail term and banned from keeping animals for life.   more...

Mayor's grand tour

SPA mayor Anne Taft had a grand tour of a new motor showroom last week.   more...

Binman took knife to party

A refuse collector armed himself with a bread knife after his girlfriend refused to leave a party at a neighbour's flat.   more...

Ready, teddy, go!

TOTS at a Spa school treated their teddies to a tasty picnic to mark the end of a project about their furry friends.   more...

Shock in store for disabled who park in town

DISABLED drivers in Bromsgrove will be charged to park in the town from the summer.   more...

Just what happens to your rubbish once it's collected?

DESPITE an unconvincing start to the town's recycling scheme, Bromsgrove District Council says it is growing in success and will only get stronger in the coming years, writes Chris Flavell.   more...

A sign of the times

MYSTERY surrounds the disappearance of two signs which have been part of the street scene in Bromsgrove since Queen Victoria's reign.   more...

Come play with us

TOTS at a village playgroup are looking for new playmates.   more...

This was the last legal tally-ho!

HUNDREDS of hunt supporters turned out to mark the last legal Worcestershire Hunt in its traditional form.   more...

Stop blaming motorists ... and look at politicians

REGARDING Mike Parkin's letter headlined "The traffic is to blame" (Evening News, Monday, February 14) I suggest Mr Parkin shifts his gun sight from the motorist, to the "development mad," in the Guildhall and County Hall, and opens fire on the politicians.   more...

Money is ours in the first place

IT would be helpful to clarify in relation to L Spiteri's comments (Letters, Monday, February 21) that the EU subsidies we receive are actually our own money being given back to us.   more...

Apologies a trifle late

SORRY, "Friends of Swanirvar" (Evening News, Tuesday, February 15) but, instead of reaching out to us, shouldn't Hindu/Muslim apologies have arrived from the Indian continent by now?   more...

Mary quite contrary

I SEE Mary Dhonau leans more to the Right these days. She dubbed Mike Foster as desperate, but how desperate can you get - joining in with the Tory candidate against Labour.   more...

Decisions on barriers

"EXPERTS highlight sites for barriers" read the headline in the Evening News.   more...

News... a fine paper

I WRITE to express my support for the Evening News in response to the accusations of racism from the chief executive of the Worcester Racial Equality Council.   more...

Storing up success

ALCESTER-based Torex Retail has secured a major contract to deliver a computer system to Liverpool-based department store giant Lewis's.   more...

Alliance comes home

A RUBBER seal company has returned to its "spiritual home" of Redditch after 10 years away.   more...

Designers join in new venture

A TRIO of designers who were made redundant from a Redditch firm have decided to go it alone and form their own company.   more...

Dawn's full of beans

AN Abbeydale woman has spilt the beans about a budding business on the back of a motorised tricycle.   more...

Networking works!

A PAIR of businesswomen have decided to launch their own series of networking events in the Redditch area.   more...

Firm's green belt dilemma

A WYTHALL manager says he is facing a "double-edged sword" after planning permission was granted to extend his business onto green belt land.   more...

We're being deceived

IT would appear that the big business interests are trying to deceive the residents who live near the Yew Tree Hill Water Tower, near Droitwich.   more...

Benefit old

I WAS please to read of the new initiative of agencies working together to process information for benefits.   more...

Bitter taste

I WELL remember the late Councillor Thelma Hammond, at the time of local government re-organisation in 1969, stating `plums and salt don't mix'.   more...

Girls aloud

WE have read in your paper that Wychavon District Council wishes to demolish the Droitwich lido.   more...

60 years ago February 24 1945

SERIOUS overcrowding at St Chad's School in Rubery resulted in a plan to erect huts in an adjacent field to accommodate some of the pupils. Class sizes ranged from 40 to 50 and in one case two classes comprising a total of 84 pupils were sharing one classroom.   more...

50 years ago February 26, 1955

FEARS that the unique character of Barnt Green would disappear if a housing development went ahead was expressed at a planning inquiry held at the Council House in Bromsgrove. The district council was opposed to the building of six houses, one to the acre, and costing between £5,000 and £6,000, on a plot between Shepley Road and Billy Lane. The authority claimed it infringed the green belt.   more...

25 years ago February 22, 1980

THE derelict former National School in Bromsgrove's Crown Close could be brought back to life as a culture and social centre for the town, it was revealed. The district council was considering putting in a bid to buy the vandalised building, which closed nine years ago when pupils moved to Watt Close.   more...

Cameras are a bonus

HAVING read the recent article regarding the operation of CCTV cameras in   more...

Public did not respond

AS I was the secretary of the RSJC Bowling Club, Rubery, when the green was offered to us I feel I must respond to the article about the green in last week's edition.   more...

Not our job

UNDER Bromsgrove's wheelie bin scheme why should we do half the refuse collector's job?   more...

Waiting for collection

IN response to the recent article `Rubbish - why can't we do something about it?' We and only we can!   more...

Joint effort

HAVING read both local newspapers in this fine town of Bromsgrove since I began working here, I'm pleased to see that community needs are being addressed.   more...

Hunters sound warning at the end of an era

LAST Wednesday evening as dusk fell I got off my horse for the last time after conducting an activity that I have been taking part in for the last 40 years, ever since I was a small child.   more...

Warehouse given nod

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new storage warehouse and production unit in Washford were given the go-ahead after a heated hour-long debate at Redditch Council.   more...

Path plea falls on deaf ears

AN Inkberrow county councillor made a last-ditch attempt to have more money set aside to repair footpaths in next year's Worcestershire budget - but was accused of "political opportunism".   more...

Meeting to hear opinions

THE future of transport in the area will be the focus at a county meeting for the public at Redditch Town Hall.   more...

Village road `does not meet criteria'

ASTWOOD Bank residents will not get the speed cameras they are lobbying for on the A441 between the Church Road junction and Crabbs Cross island - despite concerns over pedestrians' safety.   more...

Plans may be refused

IT looks as if plans for a large residential development at the heart of Studley are heading for rejection by Stratford District Council's planning committee.   more...

Put pen to paper over path

STUDLEY residents who once used a path through the site of the old Duke of Marlborough pub car park are being asked to send a letter saying so to the parish council.   more...

Camera decision

WYTHALL residents are to benefit from a CCTV system if Bromsgrove councillors give the scheme the go-ahead next week.   more...

Plots for homes

DISUSED council land in Lakeside has been earmarked for transfer to a developer to build up to 36 homes.   more...

Plea for changes to island

ABBEYDALE residents are still calling for changes to lane markings at a busy traffic island - but it looks unlikely they will get their way.   more...

Bodyguards for anti-hunt politicians

MPs are being offered bodyguards amid mounting concerns over reprisal attacks in light of the hunting ban.   more...

Farm subsidy meeting today

SCORES of farmers are set to head for the Malvern Hills today to find out about new subsidies being awarded in one of the biggest changes facing the industry in 30 years.   more...

WODYS seeks piano player for rehearsals

A LEADING county theatre group is on the lookout for a "flexible" pianist as the company begins rehearsals for its next show Les Misérables (schools version).   more...

Search for the cutest junior

THE hunt is on to find the most beautiful babies in Worcestershire as the Evening News prepares to launch Baby of the Year 2005.   more...

Landlord strikes back at council

A city landlord who has been told by Worcester City Council he faces a £2,500 fine if he does not clear up "unsightly" rubbish from his properties' gardens has hit back, claiming he has tried to remove the waste... but the council will not let him.   more...

Sign up to become bone marrow donor

DROITWICH'S rugby club is to play host to a special donor recruitment day to encourage more residents to sign up to be a bone marrow donor.   more...

We're open to other offers

THE relocation of Worcester City Football Club has taken another turn after owners of the club's preferred site said they would listen to offers from other parties.   more...

Ranger's call to help catch phantom fence cutter

A DOG-walking vandal with wire cutters is being blamed for repeatedly cutting through a fence to let his large pet have a swim in a protected pond.   more...

Bishop `puzzled' by terror suspect arrest rule

THE Bishop of Worcester has weighed into the row over controversial plans to place terror suspects under house arrest without trial.   more...

U-turn over Cripplegate

DISPUTED plans to expand a car park in Worcester's Cripplegate Park could be dropped, with private spaces nearby bought instead.   more...

Cereal spiller on the loose

WORCESTER fund-raiser Sue Medcalf made a real splash when she launched the start of a new campaign to raise more than £400,000 for Cancer Research UK.   more...

Death knell for spa town Lido

THE final death knell has sounded for Droitwich Lido after councillors voted to send in the bulldozers.   more...

Golden boy all set for his gong

WORCESTERSHIRE golden boy Leslie Law was due to pick up his MBE today from the Queen.   more...

Schools upgrade thanks to £50m boost

SCHOOLS in Worcestershire will receive almost £50m to improve facilities over the coming year.   more...

Brrr! We've been left out in the cold

PENSIONERS and other members of the public were frozen out of the city's main post office yesterday after the security system locked everyone out of the building.   more...

Foster steps in to defend sauce firm

FEARS that Worcester firm Lea & Perrins could be hit by a national food scare have prompted MP Michael Foster to defend the brand in Parliament.   more...

Evening concert boost

A GROUP of musicians will be performing at an evening of musical entertainment this weekend to raise money for Birmingham Children's Hospital.   more...

Charity trek

RAISING cash for the British Heart Foundation will be the aim of a sponsored wilderness trek in the Himalayas for a pair of Redditch friends next month.   more...

Council has seen sense

HOW nice it is to see common sense on display at Worcester City Council.   more...

Youth fought back

A WYTHALL teenager fought back when he was accosted by a youth demanding money.   more...

Trailer

A TRAILER worth £15,000 was stolen from a lay-by on the A435 near to the Maypole island in Hollywood.   more...

Car man chased off by public

A MEMBER of the public gave chase after spotting a man breaking into cars in Crabbs Cross.   more...

Keys theft ordeal

TWO thieves smashed down the front door of a Wythall house and demanded the homeowner hand over his car keys.   more...

Alert after bag snatch

A PENSIONER had her purse, containing £80, stolen while shopping in Redditch town centre.   more...

Witness plea on bag theft

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman in Wythall was dragged along the ground by a thief stealing her handbag.   more...

Student Kelly's search for a model

A SNIP-happy Malvern woman's dreams of becoming a full-qualified hairdresser could face the chop - because she can't find a willing volunteer.   more...

Library closes for the day

MALVERN library is set to temporarily shut its doors to the public next month for one day only to allow work to continue on a major £1.5m extension of the building.   more...

Villagers to fight on in homes row

PLANNERS have admitted flouting planning regulations over allowing a controversial housing development in an area of outstanding natural beauty.   more...

Thanks in the air

FUND-RAISERS have been thanked by the County Air Ambulance for helping to make 2004 a success.   more...

Getting their heads together for Thinking Day

YOUNG girls from across Droitwich got together to remember Guides and Brownies all over the world on the birthdays of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell.   more...

Hospital food

PATIENTS, staff and visitors at Worcestershire Royal Hospital are being reassured that it has not been caught up in the food contamination alert involving cancer-causing dye.   more...

Appeal after two-car crash

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following yesterday's accident when two cars collided head-on near Hallow leaving four people needing hospital treatment.   more...

Go digital, or face a screen of static

THE Government plans to switch off traditional television transmission in Worcestershire in 2010 - meaning viewers will have to buy a digital receiver.   more...

Games gift to Royal

GENEROUS pupils at a Worcester school have donated gifts and games to the children's ward of their local hospital.   more...

Hard going as Worcester chills out

THERE will be no need for wellies in Worcester as the blizzards forecast across the Midlands for tonight and tomorrow will miss the Faithful City according to Evening News weatherman Paul Damari.   more...

Sport

19/02/05 - Old Leams leave sour taste for Spa

Old Leamingtonians 44 Droitwich 8   more...

Goulding holds nerve as Blaze edge Warley

Bromsgrove Blaze 63 Warley 62   more...

Underdogs handed chance in cup action

TEAMS from the Bromsgrove and Redditch Table Tennis League Division Two had their chance to beat teams from the higher tier in the Handicap Cup week.   more...

Poor first round ensures Malaysian malaise

A NIGHTMARE first round ensured Droitwich professional golfer John Bickerton could not progress past round two of the Carlsberg Malaysian Open.   more...

Bromsgrove set their sights on promotion

HOCKEY: Aldridge 2nd XI 0 Bromsgrove 2nd XI 3   more...

Hall double sees off rivals

HOCKEY: Redditch 1st XI 1 Bromsgrove 1st XI 3   more...

Williams at the double

HOCKEY: Yardley 1st XI 3 Droitwich Spa 1st XI 4   more...

Second chance for point-to-point

THE Harkaway Club's point-to-point meeting at Chaddesley Corbett fell victim to the weather two weeks ago but has been re-scheduled for this Saturday, 26th February.   more...

County teams impress in league

LOCAL teams produced strong performances in the Worcester Winter League's second round on Saturday.   more...

Runner makes his mark in national finals

LONG distance runner Mark Miles finished third in the National Cross Country Championships on Saturday.   more...

Bromsgrove Rovers fixtures and results 2004/2005

HOME, away   more...

Droitwich Spa RFC First XV fixtures 2004/2005

HOME, away   more...

Lancaster City 0 Worcester City 2

Tuesday, February 22, 2005   more...

23/2/05 - Second-half show earns vital points

IT has been an outstanding week for Worcester City with two deserved victories in the space of four days.   more...

Kidderminster Harriers 1 Bristol Rovers 1

Tuesday, February 22, 2005   more...

19/02/05 - Indomitable Lions stun Boars

Bromsgrove 22 Leicester Lions 25   more...

Bell makes double figures in Himley win

Droitwich Spa Reserves 3 Himley Athletic Reserves 1   more...

Luck's in!

REDDITCH racer Mike Luck and his 24:7 Motorsport team have confirmed their entry into the 2005 SCSA Racing Championship with support from Italian hand tool manufacturer Beta.   more...

Maynard leaves it late to win derby

Bromsgrove Rovers Reserves 2 Worcester City Reserves 1   more...

Alcester rue last second slip-up

Coventry Dunlop 13   more...

Spa made to pay penalty

Warwick Town 4 Droitwich Spa 4   more...

Dismissal ends Villa's hopes

Old Hill Town 2 Fairfield Villa 1   more...

Taylor's suspension woe

Barnt Green Spartak 3 West Midlands Police 0   more...

Striker spurs spirited Rovers

Yate Town 2 Bromsgrove Rovers 2   more...

Brown a doubt as weather threatens

EXPERIENCED striker Delroy Brown is set to miss Barnt Green Spartak's clash with Bromsgrove Rovers Reserves in the Worcestershire Senior Urn semi-finals tonight (Wednesday, 7.45pm kick off).   more...

Rovers face injury headache

DEFENDER Ross Collins could miss Bromsgrove Rovers' crucial promotion clash at in-form Clevedon Town on Saturday.   more...

'Fishers in exile

THE Kingfishers had to do some last minute calling around to get a game on Saturday after Birmingham Exiles cried off at the last minute.   more...

23/2/05 - Harriers poised to sign striker

STUART Watkiss plans to sign striker Mark Rawle after Kidderminster Harriers hit another brick wall in their relegation fight last night.   more...

Malvern mauled as juniors romp to victory

Bromsgrove U7s 5 Malvern U7s 5   more...

Old Leams leave sour taste for Spa

Old Leamingtonians 44 Droitwich 8   more...

Indomitable Lions stun Boars

Bromsgrove 22 Leicester Lions 25   more...

ROD REELS IN GLEESON

A STRIKER has finally been found by Redditch United boss Rod Brown.   more...

23/2/05 - Sixways battles freezing weather

WORCESTER Warriors have all the angles covered as they bid to beat the freeze.   more...

Rovers compete for Urn final test

BROMSGROVE Rovers Reserves compete for a place in the Worcestershire Senior Urn final tonight (7.45pm).   more...

Westfield book Edgar Street date

WESTFIELDS went through to the Herefordshire Senior Cup final with a hard-working 3-1 win at Bromyard Town last night.   more...

Nightmare for Ledbury

A NIGHTMARE start for Ledbury Rugby Club saw them 19-0 down after 20 minutes of their Midlands Three West (South) clash at Earlsdon.   more...

Defford warm up in style

DEFFORD and Besford United warmed up for their county cup semi-final by moving off the bottom of the Evesham Sunday League Division Two with a fine win over promotion-seeking Broadway.   more...

Smith starts with victory

WORCESTER City Amateur Boxing Club welterweight Shane Smith stopped Mike Min-chin from Gloucester in the first round of his debut bout.   more...

Sixways battles freezing weather

WORCESTER Warriors have all the angles covered as they bid to beat the freeze.   more...

Harriers poised to sign striker

STUART Watkiss plans to sign striker Mark Rawle after Kidderminster Harriers hit another brick wall in their relegation fight last night.   more...

City shine with five-star show

REJUVENATED Worcester City turned in one of their finest away performances of the season last night to win 2-0 at Lancaster City.   more...

Wythall's dog fight

TENNIS: Wythall B were pushed back into the Division 4 relegation fight by a 3-1 defeat against leaders Warwick Boat Club.   more...

Hewell call cricketers

CRICKET: Hewell Cricket Club is on the lookout for new members to join its ranks for the 2005 season.   more...

Five star

LEISURE LEAGUE: Table toppers Allstars have been firing on all cylinders after a 5-1 win against ABFC last week.   more...

Bullseye on a summer start

DARTS: A meeting for Astwood Bank darts league's summer competition has been set.   more...

`We need a miracle'

REDDITCH captain Ashely Freeman says his side need a miracle to gain promotion this year after going down 3-1 to neighbours Bromsgrove on Saturday.   more...

Chris follows family footsteps

ALCESTER fencer Christopher Brenda came second in the under 17 section of the National Junior League recently.   more...

Frain is fuming

PETER Frain was fuming with his keeper Greg Allen after a comedy of errors let a two goal lead slip away at Causeway.   more...

Field fires Feckenham

Feckenham 2   more...

Cross call

TWO professional football clubs have already scouted out some future Redditch footballing talent.   more...

`I'll wrap it up and go home'

"IF Sav goes I'll wrap it up and go home," said Studley boss Kevin Rowlands after Alvechurch put in a seven-day approach for Bees striker Anthony Savery.   more...

Bromsgrove RFC First XV fixtures 2004/2005

HOME, away   more...

ROD REELS IN GLEESON

A STRIKER has finally been found by Redditch United boss Rod Brown.   more...

Ross shows who's boss

ROSS "The Boss" Mason electrified a packed out Aston Events Centre after a second round knockout of rescheduled opponent Charlie "The Ninja" Francis on Sunday night.   more...

Cross call

TWO professional football clubs have already scouted out some future Redditch footballing talent.   more...

BIG KEV JOINS STUDLEY

FORMER Birmingham City legend Kevin Francis has signed for Studley until the end of the season.   more...

BIG KEV JOINS STUDLEY

FORMER Birmingham City legend Kevin Francis has signed for Studley until the end of the season.   more...

23/02/05 - Rovers face injury headache

DEFENDER Ross Collins could miss Bromsgrove Rovers' crucial promotion clash at in-form Clevedon Town on Saturday.   more...

Paul spot on to rescue Rovers

Saturday, February 12, 2005   more...

Striker spurs spirited Rovers

Saturday, February 19, 2005   more...

Malvern Town FC - Fixtures/Results - 2004/5 Season

The Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance   more...

Indomitable Lions stun Boars

Bromsgrove RFC 22 Leciester Lions RFC 25   more...

Brown a doubt as weather threatens

EXPERIENCED striker Delroy Brown is set to miss Barnt Green Spartak's clash with Bromsgrove Rovers Reserves in the Worcestershire Senior Urn semi-finals tonight (7.45pm kick off).   more...

  
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