Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | February
FOLK fans will be descending on Chipping Norton this weekend for its first Folk Festival. more...
MUSIC by Haydn, Britten, Bloch and Elgar will be singing out from Evesham Arts Centre on Saturday, February 12. more...
FANS of the television comedy `Allo `Allo are in for a treat later this month when the stage version will be performed in Cleobury Mortimer. more...
A HISTORIC hall near Kidderminster is staging a unique fashion show next month featuring vintage dresses and accessories. more...
DO you think you or one of your relatives or friends has what it takes to be the next Miss World? more...
THE title of Alan Bennett's comedy The Lady in the Van is a very bland subject of what only he, with his unrelenting honesty, could weave into a tale littered with vivid and painfully funny characters. more...
THE late Francis Durbridge was probably king of the TV thriller writers back in the 1970s and his work sits comfortably on the stage, as shown in The Gentle Hook. more...
A NIGHTof multi-cultural song and dance by a band that has performed at festivals all over the world is happening this month in Kidderminster. more...
AN Abberley music teacher is set to spend even more time making music with children after becoming musical director of a county theatre group. more...
THE Riverside Folk and Acoustic Club is opening tomorrow night with music from Stourport band, Sack the Juggler. more...
MUSIC made famous by crooners including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Andy Williams is being performed at a Kidderminster hotel this month. more...
A BRIGHT young soprano who has performed throughout the UK and Italy is to sing with Wyre Forest Symphony Orchestra to raise cash for the victims of the Asian earthquake. more...
CORNWALL'S most famous comedian is to bring laughter to Kidderminster as part of his 30th anniversary tour. more...
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Aled Jones is leaving his dancing shoes behind and returning to theatres nationwide in his normal guise as a singer. more...
THE Nonentities' latest production is the best version of this famous play that I have ever seen and easily the funniest. more...
FANS of the television comedy `Allo `Allo are in for a treat later this month when the stage version will be performed in Cleobury Mortimer. more...
MINIATURA, the definitive international dolls' house show takes place at The NEC on Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6. more...
THE dancing genre was first popularised in the arcades. Gamers would venture down to their local amusement park and make an absolute fool out of themselves jumping around and dancing to an awfully cheesy pop song. more...
WINTERTIME is when most of the large-scale conservation works take place out on the reserves. more...
A MAJOR photography-based drama and art project is coming to Pershore this month. more...
THERE are a few more chances to see the popular Wayward Woman play, coming to Cheltenham and then back to Evesham soon. more...
IT is 50 years since William Golding's classic tale Lord of the Flies was published. more...
TONIGHT: Kidderminster: Library - more...
Rose, Kidderminster - Habeas Corpus, more...
MAC, Birmingham - Lost and Found, more...
STREET lights in Bidford will soon have parish council labels on them so that villagers will know which services the parish council is responsible for. more...
PEOPLE living in the Bidford area are facing a rise in their council tax over the next financial year. more...
A WORCESTER electricity provider has launched a groundbreaking service that could save small and medium sized businesses in the UK up to £900m on their energy bills. more...
RURAL businesses in Worcestershire are being urged to take advantage of a special seminar on growth opportunities for 2005. more...
MARCHES Housing Association, which last year marked its tenth anniversary is now celebrating another milestone following its acquisition of a block of apartments in Hereford. more...
MEDICAL history has been made in America thanks to an invention pioneered in Worcestershire. more...
DO you run or work for a Worcestershire business that is selling Valentine's Day gifts with a difference? more...
BRIDES-TO-BE picked up some great ideas for their "big day" when they turned out in force for Wyre Forest's leading bridal exhibition at The Stone Manor Hotel, Kidderminster, on Sunday. more...
ONE of Bewdley's best-loved characters and unofficial town crier has died aged 87. more...
TWO police officers have been suspended while an investigation is carried out into an incident in Bewdley last November, a spokeswoman for West Mercia Constabulary has confirmed. more...
SMOKING is to be banned from one of Kidderminster's main town centre pubs. more...
PANIC attacks and paranoia could be provoked by swallowing tablets lost in Kidderminster, police have warned. more...
KING Charles I was not a great king but a better man never sat upon the throne of England, former pupils of the school named after him were told. more...
A NEW sports event in Bidford could be on the cards during the August Bank Holiday weekend if groups decide to join forces. more...
A COUPLE who first met when they were 14 and nine years old have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a message of "love and appreciation". more...
AN elderly widow who fell victim to a costly telephone scam is warning other people against being duped. more...
LEADERS and members of Guiding groups are going on a recruitment drive in Kidderminster to boost the number of women helping run packs. more...
CHILDREN at a Wyre Forest school have "bent over backwards" to help to rebuild a Sri Lankan school destroyed by the tidal wave of terror. more...
FORMER workmates at a Stourport company that closed more than 30 years ago are to hold another get-together following the success of their inaugural reunion. more...
A VALE woman who received a mock police file about a TV serial killer targeting people with her name has demanded an apology. more...
THREE lorry loads of supplies are being shipped to a tsunami-hit area of Sri Lanka thanks to a "fabulous" aid effort from Worcestershire people. more...
THE Asian Tsunami Disaster has resulted in a longer waiting list for prostate cancer sufferers in Worcestershire. more...
A SRI Lankan family living in St John's, Worcester, have been using their business to assist the clear-up operation in their home country following the Asian tsunami disaster. more...
The couple claiming tsunami Baby 81 were arrested today after they stormed into the Sri Lankan hospital where the baby is being treated. more...
Aid for tsunami victims in Sri Lanka has reached only 30 per cent of the almost one million people affected by the disaster because of bureaucratic bungling, a top government official said. more...
Former US President Bill Clinton became the UN point man for post-tsunami reconstruction as Australia's leader headed today to Indonesia's battered region of Aceh for a first-hand glimpse of the disaster. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Big Brother star Nush Nowak is vowing to wear her wishband to support the victims of the Asian tsunami. more...
BUCKETLOADS of cash were donated by workers at Sun Valley Foods as they raised £1,277 for the British Red Cross tsunami appeal. more...
A PETITION signed by Broadway residents and traders concerned over plans to tarmac broken High Street paving slabs, has been submitted to the Highways Partnership Unit. more...
CHRISTIAN Watch should understand that our America-worshipping media are just another example of the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah. more...
OUR national news media reports that record profits of £30bn are expected to be announced by our high street banks within the next six weeks. more...
WHEN founded in 1860 the Journal was also known as The Four Shires Advertiser to reflect its broad reach across Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. more...
THIS is a reply to the letter headlined "Exploding the myths" (Letters, Friday, January 21) more...
FOR the last few years, I have given a few hours on a Saturday in February to support Marie Curie Cancer Care's Great Daffodil Appeal supported by Yellow Pages. more...
IN his latest on Chrissies (Letters, Wednesday, January 26), John Hinton seems to give the impression that the county council is incompetent. more...
BIG-voiced singers have also shown their big hearts after making a generous donation to our appeal. more...
SNOOKER cues signed by some of the world's top players are up for grabs at a major tournament to be held in Kidderminster next week - and it is all for Operation Covert. more...
MOST of us have some aspect of our lives that we want to change - go on admit it. more...
THE number of staff able to handle phone calls from Wyre Forest patients when doctors' surgeries are closed is set to double following problems during the festive period. more...
THE headline in one newspaper last week was MPs step backwards" after the vote in the House of Commons to return to the old working hours for Tuesdays! more...
BADSEY SOCIETY: The AGM takes place on Friday, February 11, at Badsey Remembrance Hall. The meeting, which starts at 7.30pm, will be followed by a talk from Terry Sparrow on the Enclosure Act of 1812 and how it affected Badsey and Aldington. All members, old and new, are invited to attend and hear of the society's plans for 2005. more...
FARMERS have called on the government to alter its strategy for controlling bovine tuberculosis to include proactive culling of badgers in the worst hotspot areas. more...
MORETON Show organisers remain `extremely cautious' about reassurances they will not face additional licence fees. more...
AN explosion in the deer population has prompted the British Deer Society, a charity dedicated to the welfare of deer, to carry out one of the most ambitious deer counts ever conducted and is urging all those with an interest in wild deer to get involved. more...
WENDY Lee gave a talk on acupuncture at the January meeting. more...
THE New Year season of programmes began with a demonstration of how to propagate all types of hard wood cuttings, root cuttings and berries, by Bob Hares, a Royal Horticultural Soceity adviser. more...
AT the Lion Inn on January 18, a Mitchell movement was played. more...
THE history of the Birmingham Pen Trade" is the subject of Brian Jones's talk on Wednesday, which will be given in St George's Church annexe, Radford Avenue, Kidderminster. more...
ON Sunday there will be two rides, leaving The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster. more...
AT the January meeting Christine Ritchie talked about her experiences as a companion to a Saudi princess, having got the job after answering a newspaper advertisement. more...
ON Monday, February 7, Geoff Gough will present "Heartstart" at The Briars Hotel, Habberley Road, Kidderminster, at 7.30pm. more...
THE January meeting comprised a lunch at Le Brasserie, Kidderminster. more...
AT the Wyre Forest branch meeting on Thursday, February 10 at Stourport community centre, in the Memorial Park, Lickhill Road, Cassie Brown will demonstrate how to make exotic flowers using sugar paste. more...
ON Thursday, February 10, British Waterways employees Chris Bailey, project manager of the lottery bid, and Alex Rosher, special arts development manager, will discuss projects planned with funding from the lottery. These include the main basin in Stourport, the clock warehouse and special lighting. more...
THE January speaker was Malcolm Harper, talking about the problems of northern Uganda. more...
WEDNESDAY is the closing date to book for the portraiture and figure drawing day school with Brian Fletcher at Broome village hall on March 9. more...
A WEBSITE which will keep Broadway villagers updated with information about the parish plan should soon be up and running. more...
A WALK of about eight-miles duration around Shelsley Walsh, has been organised for Sunday. more...
THE Wyre Forest group has organised a four-mile walk at Alvechurch on Sunday. more...
THE next meeting will be at 11.30am on Sunday, at the Territorial Army Centre, Birmingham Road, Kidderminster. more...
AN outdoor meeting, led by Paul Wright, will be held on Saturday, featuring "Tracks and Signs", starting at 10am from Hawkbatch car park, Bewdley. more...
THE annual meeting was held on January 11 at a new venue, The Woodman, Mount Pleasant, Kingswinford. more...
THE problems of old age is being tackled in the latest leaflet, which looks at diseases of elderly cats. more...
A THREE-MILE walk at Churchill, including the Roman road, will take place on Sunday, February 13. more...
WYRE FOREST FILM CLUB - At Kidderminster Library on Tuesday, the 2003 film Monster will be shown. more...
A TEENAGE boy from Evesham who twice broke an anti-social behaviour order within weeks of it being imposed has narrowly avoided a custodial sentence. more...
TWO salesmen seen in Evesham on the day jewellery was stolen from a house are being asked by the police to come forward. more...
CRIME is down and detection rates are up in the Vale of Evesham. more...
A CHANCE meeting at a student's lodgings sealed the future of a Vale couple who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last Saturday. more...
VALE MP Peter Luff has branded anti-hunting legislation unworkable following a failed High Court challenge against the controversial ban. more...
A VALE teenager who died in a helicopter crash will be remembered for lighting up his family's life at his funeral tomorrow. more...
THE father of 60's rock star Jim Capaldi, who was born and bred in Evesham, has told of his heartache following the death of his son. more...
A WARNING has gone out to caravan owners, after a spate of thefts in the Vale. more...
I WOULD like to comment on the article in the January 20 issue of the Shuttle/Times & News regarding the new powers given to Wyre Forest Community Housing wardens. Although I welcome their presence and am sure they will make a difference, I would like to point out that they will not have the authority to issue fixed penalty notices. more...
A two-year-old girl was rescued by the fire brigade after getting her finger stuck in a wall grid by a cash machine. more...
HIGHWAYS chiefs are on alert as the Vale braces itself for the worst weather for nearly 20 years. more...
I WISH to thank members of Kidderminster and District Lions who came up with over £5,000 to fund security fencing and two new safety doors now installed at Stourport Social Day Centre. more...
AN EVESHAM man, armed with a lumphammer smashed his way through a house in Pershore Road, terrifying the occupants, a court heard. more...
THE work of a Cotswold charity that keeps alive the idea of beating swords into ploughshares will be highlighted by Comic Relief on Sunday. more...
IN answer to John Cotterell's letter in the January 20 issue, I fully agree that a public meeting is required to decide the future of the town hall in Kidderminster. more...
AN Evesham man who weighs 28 stone is risking his marriage as well as his health because he is failing to shed the pounds. more...
100 Years Ago more...
I AM one of the residents of Cairndhu Drive, Kidderminster, who has objected to every single application by Vodafone to erect a mast at Greenhill industrial estate. more...
I AM responding to the letter from county councillor Frank Baillie relating to Miss June Longmuir, the former cabinet member for education. more...
I FEEL that the closure of sub-post offices is nothing short of ridiculous, taking into account the number of offices and the total population of the town of Stourport and district. more...
FURTHER to Mrs Watkins's letter "Playing is not anti-social", I too was incensed at the wording in the Crime Services Agency booklet which listed "children playing" alongside "power tools" and "loud music" as examples of anti-social behaviour in Wyre Forest. more...
THREE benefit cheats, who between them fraudulently claimed more than £4,500, appeared in court. more...
ONCE again our councillors are seeking to cause division in our society by creating no-go areas for motorists in Kidderminster. more...
A MEAN-spirited thief stole a purse from a basket attached to an elderly woman's walking frame. more...
I FEEL I must write on the statements made in your letters columns by Pauline Grainger, of Bewdley, relating to Dr Richard Taylor and her claim that he is not a single-issue MP. more...
EIGHT stone planters secured to the wall of a house in Kidderminster were stolen. more...
I WANT to express my thoughts on the care received by my mother-in-law, during a stay in Worcestershire Royal Hospital. more...
WOMEN have been warned to keep an eye on their handbags following a theft at a Bewdley shop. more...
I WOULD like to express my thanks to all those people who came to my assistance on Sunday, January 16, when my mother had a fall at the end of George Street, Kidderminster. more...
SOLDIERS at Hereford's SAS base are privately mourning the death of a colleague in the Hercules plane crash in the Iraqi desert. more...
MORE than 50 people were arrested in the police division covering Wyre Forest last year following tip-offs on a dedicated hotline. more...
WHAT has happened to the police in Kidderminster? more...
PEOPLE living in Worcestershire form part of one of the country's cleanest regions, a survey has concluded. more...
MALVERN Hills residents will be able to raise their concerns with West Worcestershire MP Sir Michael Spicer at a series of meetings taking place this weekend. more...
MINI motorbike pests were given a dressing down by police in front of their parents following a spate of incidents when the bikes were being ridden illegally. more...
SINCE early November my family have been experiencing troublesome and disturbing visits from someone or some people who have carried out various degrees of "attacks" upon our property at night. more...
A COUPLE from Dines Green, Worcester, fear that they could end up on the street after their house was repossessed. more...
A CHRISTIAN centre in Malvern is finally set to plough ahead with a £20,000 extension - almost a year after the project was announced. more...
TWO youths beat a 16-year-old boy unconscious as they stole his mobile phone. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S flood victims are being called on to help promote a project examining the history of flooding in and along the River Severn. more...
A MOPED stolen from Stourport was found wrecked beyond repair later the same day on the Sandy Lane side of Hartlebury Common. more...
THE weekday ban on vehicles loading and unloading in Worcester city centre's pedestrianised areas is to be extended to Sundays following more complaints. more...
AN investigation by the Standards Board of England into the alleged behaviour a councillor after a confrontation with the Mayor of Worcester's chauffeur is underway. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER man admitted two charges of causing damage to his wife's car when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court. more...
MOURNERS at the funeral for the little boy described as "the face" of life-limited children's charity Acorns heard he "inspired everyone he met". more...
A HEALTH chief has hit out at "hostility and opposition" to consultation over a proposed new Malvern hospital, by threatening to stop the public having a say. more...
FIVE Worcestershire schools are celebrating being named among the educational élite in Ofsted's annual report. more...
A 20-YEAR-OLD has appeared before magistrates in Kidderminster charged with breaking his anti-social behaviour order. more...
HALF-price swimming sessions for youngsters are being promised by councillors in Wychavon who will increase Council Tax by 2.5 per cent for the sixth year running. more...
VISITORS are invited to a sneak preview of a snowdrop and rose-filled National Trust garden in Worcester this weekend. more...
VANDALS targeted a Kidderminster man's car for the second time in a month, attacking it with a corrosive substance. more...
RESIDENTS are being urged not to clog up the Accident & Emergency department at Worcestershire Royal Hospital after health chiefs revealed they have run out of beds. more...
CRIME in South Worcestershire has fallen, according to the latest statistics from West Mercia Constabulary. more...
ELDERLY residents have been left feeling "vulnerable" and "worried" after 30 travellers set up camp on a path 10 yards from a Worcester housing estate. more...
AN estimated £3,000 worth of items were stolen from a Kidderminster hair salon. more...
FOR Mike Ridley, the chief executive of South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust, to state that there is "not local support for the way forward" on the Malvern hospital consultation process, beggars belief. more...
YOUTH PROJECT: The group continues to prosper and is very well supported. Thanks to Jackie Jordan and her helpers, and the co-operation of the young people, the future of the project looks bright, and as the result of the coffee morning which raised £500 for project funds, the new programme is well under way. more...
EMBROIDERERS' GUILD: The Stow and Countryside Branch of the Embroiders' Guild, started 2005 with a day workshop for members held at Broadwell Village Hall. Members were welcomed by the chairman, Mrs Kathleen Clough, to a relaxing day of chatting and catching up with each other while they worked on a variety of projects. The main aim of the meeting was to get started on cards and projects for the bi-annual exhibition which will take place later this year at Burford. more...
GARDEN CLUB: The first meeting of 2005 took place on Thursday, January 27 at 7.30pm in Wulstan Hall at which Mr George Featonby took the chair. more...
FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH: At a recent committee meeting the chairman reported that Penny Plath had resigned as secretary. The committee expressed its thanks for the work she had done in establishing the Friends and ensuring its good start. more...
GARDENING SOCIETY: Twenty-five members turned out on a cold January night to attend the first meeting of the new year at the Memorial Hall. The evening's entertainment comprised a video entitled Exmoor, an English Wild Kingdom. It reminded members what a beautiful country we live in. The monthly competition of a house plant was won by Rosemary Coe with a delicate orchid, second Jean Dyke with a camellia in full flower. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: The monthly meeting was held in King George's Hall. Cllr L Stowe chaired the meeting. Cllr Vic was co-opted onto the council and a letter of resignation from Cllr F Harrison was received. more...
THIS year is a landmark year for wild grey partridges which have suffered a massive population decline of 86 per cent over the past 25 years. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: At their January meeting, chaired by Cllr Tony Wilkins, the parish council heard that the county council's rural estates services would be erecting this spring the replacement fence protecting the belt of trees planted on Mabel's Farm land alongside Back Street. The area to be fenced off would be extended to tidy up a corner of the field, with the farmer's agreement. more...
ST JAMES' CHURCH: There was a full church for the tsunami commemorative service held last Sunday evening - a service specially designed to commend the people of Harvington for their generous response to the recent disaster fund-raising appeal, to give thanks for the continuing worldwide efforts to alleviate the problems faced by the victims and to urge ongoing prayer for all who have suffered. Appropriate passages of scripture and poetry were read by various members of the congregation, prayers were said and the Rector spoke of the reasons for this particular act of intercession and thanks. Then, as a token of appreciation of the imaginative effort shown by a number of leaders in the community, as a result of whose efforts thousands of pounds were quickly raised, several of them were presented with a small gift (a potted plant) which they accepted on behalf of all the friends and neighbours who had responded so generously to their calls for assistance. more...
LENT LUNCHES: Easter is early this year, so the Lent Lunches will soon be starting around the hill. Although these are austerity lunches they are very far from austere. Home-made soup and a cheese bap will be available at each venue. Donations will be divided between the Friends of Tewkesbury and Pershore hospitals. more...
GRITTING IDEA: Questions have been raised regarding the large white bag of gritting salt placed near the telephone kiosk. This is a pilot program being undertaken by county highways to ascertain the feasibility of providing these instead of grit bins. Should the programme prove successful, next year's bags will be smaller and of a more appropriate colour. This bag will be removed at the end of the season. more...
GARDENING SOCIETY: The chairman welcomed more than over 50 members and four visitors to the January meeting in the Crawford Hall, an excellent attendance on such a cold winter's night. more...
HIP and knee replacements are set to come back to Kidderminster Hospital as part of a deal between the NHS and a private healthcare company. more...
BUS users are also facing headaches for the journey to the new cinema in Kidderminster. more...
MOVIE-goers catching the latest blockbusters at Kidderminster's new cinema will face major parking problems due to nearby B & Q's recently introduced fines system for drivers, the superstore's manager has said. more...
A STATE-of-the-art computer suite has opened at a Bewdley middle school and will be for use by residents as well as pupils. more...
PENSIONER Wilfred Lamb hit the headlines over the final years of his life after he became involved in a bizarre planning dispute. more...
ECCENTRIC old man, Wilfred Lamb, knew exactly what he was doing when he cut a former carer out of his £250,000 estate and left everything to an 11-year-old girl he treated as his own granddaughter, a top judge ruled. more...
A SPOOF murder dossier sent to a Cookley woman as part of a promotion for a new television series has been condemned as threatening and offensive. more...
AN inquest into the death of a Kidderminster bomb disposal expert shot in Iraq in 2003 has been postponed. more...
A 23-year-old man charged with causing death by dangerous driving has been committed to crown court for trial. more...
ONE woman and her dog from Rock have become the faces of this year's Crufts championships. more...
BRITAIN'S chief law lord visited Stourport to hear from a pensioner who had taken the fight against a teenage yob to the courts. more...
AS names continue to flood in for a petition demanding the reopening of Wyre Forest Birth Centre, parents are being urged to make renewed efforts to make sure their views are heard. more...
CAMPAIGNERS trying to save Wyre Forest Birth Centre are celebrating smashing their target of getting 1,000 names on a petition - and have vowed to carry on rallying support. more...
AFTER hearing the news that Waitrose is going to close in the summer, shoppers told the Shuttle/Times & News they were surprised - and some devastated. more...
THE doors are closing for good at one of Kidderminster's most popular stores, which has been drawing shoppers into the town centre for 35 years. more...
FOUL language and abuse from young football players and their parents could result in a severe shortage of referees according to one from Pershore who has resigned. more...
AN "extremely proud" mother and father have spoken about their daughter's army success after she was awarded the Meritous Service Medal - one of only 18 in the country this year. more...
AN auditors' report on the West Mercia Police Authority has recommended that it makes public whether it met its own five-year targets on domestic burglary and violent and vehicle crime set in 1999. more...
THE level of compensation given to families of British troops who are killed in action is "appalling", according to Hereford MP Paul Keetch. more...
SUPERMARKET giant Waitrose has decided to close its supermarket in George Street Mall, Kidderminster, as it opens a larger state-of-the-art store in Droitwich. more...
SOCIAL workers from across Worcestershire were presented with certificates by former Worcester Warriors winger Nick Baxter after passing their exams. more...
A WOMAN and a small boy who have allegedly carried out a distraction burglary are being hunted by police. more...
ONE Worcestershire woman and her dog have become the faces of this year's Crufts championships. more...
A PACK of Cub Scouts donned wellies and jackets to help renovate a dilapidated hedge. more...
A RESIDENT facing a £400 bill for criminal damage to his car is calling on police to act against thieves and vandals in King's Hill, Kempsey. more...
CAMPAIGNERS have reacted with anger at the news that Wychavon District Council's executive board has rejected plans to save Droitwich Lido. more...
Evesham Ladies Darts League more...
TEN hardy B riders from Evesham Wheelers set off into the lanes for last Sunday's club run. more...
Evesham & District League more...
Welford 128, Broadway 105: V Cairns, A Testar, R Adams, T Cairns 38-7. J Chandler, R Hammond, C Andrew, C Simmons 21-16. M Adams, V Hammond, D Washbourne, A Hogg 18-15. more...
STRATFORD Racecourse is already gearing up for its first National Hunt meeting of 2005. more...
Evesham and District Association more...
THE first round of play-offs showed that the gap between the divisions in the Cotswold Floorball League isn't as wide as it was 12 months ago. more...
WELFORD bowlers have enjoyed terrific success in a couple of national competitions and a handful of players have been in action this week at the Zonal finals at Banbury Cross. more...
SEVEN awards encompassing the same number of sports made for a sparkling night at Shakespearience last Sunday night, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
Evesham Ladies Darts League more...
Evesham & District League more...
Pershore 20pts, Hereford 12 more...
STRATFORD Racecourse is already gearing up for its first National Hunt meeting of 2005. more...
Malvern 0, Pershore 4 more...
FIVE wins out of five ens-ured success for the Year 6 girls at St Egwin's Middle School in this year's District Cup football tournament. more...
FOUR members of the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League progressed to the semi-finals of the WFA County Cups. more...
A MORE experienced Ludlow Ladies 2nd side proved too strong for their very young Tenbury counterparts and ran out winners by 8-0 in a friendly fixture. more...
Bromyard nil Tenbury 15pts more...
Tenbury United 1 Bewdley 2 more...
THE result of Saturday's Wor-cestershire derby could have been so different had Simon Fitter been sent off for a second minute challenge. more...
Evesham 2, Warwick 1 more...
WORCESTERSHIRE pace bowler Kabir Ali was the last over hero as England snatched a tie in the second one-day international against South Africa in Bloemfontein. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE have swooped for South African Test player Zander de Bruyn. more...
WAYNE Panting netted the majority of silverware when the Evesham and District Disabled Association staged its annual presentation evening at Badsey Recreation Club. more...
Hereford 34, Evesham U-13 0 more...
Pershore 20pts, Hereford 12 more...
Old Halesonians 35pts, Evesham 12 more...
A MUMPS outbreak means Kidderminster Harriers face an even bumpier ride at promotion chasers Scunthorpe on Saturday -- if they can field a team at all. more...
THE series of Winter Cric-ket evenings organised by the Worcestershire Society continues on Tuesday when the guest speaker will be Dennis Amiss. more...
RICHARD Wood smashed the highest ever individual score in the WCB Indoor League but his magnificent efforts proved all in vain. more...
EVESHAM CC started the countdown to the new season with indoor nets in The Worcestershire Cricket Centre at Prince Henry's High School last night. more...
PHIL Murphy is set to lock horns with his brother after being called up to face Leeds. more...
ROYAL Grammar School, Worcester, bowed out of the Daily Mail Under-18 Schools Cup. more...
FUMING Worcester Wolves could be forced to pull the plug on their hopes of playing in a major final. more...
BROMSGROVE campaigner Tom Churchill is expected to be fit for Saturday's Midlands One clash at Luctonians. more...
A MUMPS outbreak means Kidderminster Harriers face an even bumpier ride at promotion chasers Scunthorpe on Saturday -- if they can field a team at all. more...
JOHN Bickerton was tied for second place after the opening round of the Heineken Golf Classic in Melbourne today. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE pace bowler Kabir Ali was the last over hero as England snatched a tie in the second one-day international against South Africa in Bloemfontein. more...
PHIL Murphy is set to lock horns with his brother after being called up to face Leeds. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE have swooped for South African Test player Zander de Bruyn. more...
FANS' favourite Andy Preece today returned to St George's Lane as Worcester City player-boss on an 18-month contract. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians under-15s were in menacing form, running in eight tries as they walloped Willenhall 42-0. more...
MIDLANDS THREE WEST (NORTH) more...
IT WAS honours even as Stourport and Chaddesley Corbett drew 15-15 in their North Mids South Two local derby. more...
CLEOBURY Mortimer have stormed to joint top in North Midlands South division one after producing their best away performance in recent memory to win 23-16 at Stourbridge Lions. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians are celebrating after climbing off the foot of Midlands Three West North with a comfortable 28-3 win at Willenhall. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians Rugby Club coach Andy Stooksbury has won praise from his boss for masterminding an upturn in the club's fortunes. more...
SATURDAY PREMIER more...
Evesham Utd Robins U-13 1, Norton Athletic 2 more...
Bromyard Tn 3, more...
BRINTONS beat their fellow Kidderminster and District Football League Premier Division side Brintons Chainwire 7-0 to progress to the third round of the Worcestershire FA Premier Cup. more...
Evesham Utd 3, more...
Leigh & Bransford 0, more...
UNDER-8s DIVISION ONE more...
Worcester City 1, more...
Evesham Utd U-14 1, more...
FRANCHE Boys under-14s marched through to the last four of the Worcester County Cup with a 3-0 quarter final victory over Enville Athletic. more...
Leckhampton B 1, more...
Evesham Utd U-11 A 1, more...
Staffordshire/Worcestershire Canal, 8-9: P Cox 1-3, D Moles 0-11, T Hyrons 0-3, J Brown 0-2.5, K Green 0-1.5. more...
DESPITE Malvern's 4-1 victory inflicting another defeat on Chaddesley Corbett FC, boss Martin Westcott remained upberat and pledged to focus his attention on team rebuilding. more...
Staffordshire/Worcestershire Canal, Oldington: 1 P Mountford, 2 C James, 3 B Hill, 4 S James. There will be a match on February 20 at Droitwich. more...
HOLDERS Bewdley Town FC are in their third Worcester Junior cup final in a row -- thanks to a wonder goal described by manager Craig Payton as "Rooney-esque" more...
A contest will be held on Sunday on the BAA Staffordshire/Worcest-ershire Canal, bridges 26-27 (Caunsall). The draw will be made at the venue at 8am. more...
SKIPPER Jay Powell is the latest addition to Stourport Swifts FC's ever-lengthening injury list after damaging his ribs in the 3-1 defeat at Yate Town. more...
Bredon Harriers 2, Vale Wdrs 1 more...
Lyttelton pegs 44-79: Brian Palmer 1-6-8dr, Paul Wilson 0-11-4), Tony George and Reg Bastable 0-10-0, Derek Willis 0-7-8, Fred Penn 0-6-4. more...
Badsey Rgrs U-15 7, more...
Evesham Utd Ladies 1, more...
A match will be held on Sunday on the HETA pool, draw at 8.15am. more...
Droitwich Spa 2, Littleton 0 more...
THREE matches in Herald Division Two of the Stratford Alliance produced 24 goals with the game involving the least amount of attacking activity giving an insight into the destiny of the championship. more...
Woodland View: I Perrins 9-10, B Yapp 7-9, K Beard and R Moule 6-9. more...
FIVE wins out of five ens-ured success for the Year 6 girls at St Egwin's Middle School in this year's District Cup football tournament. more...
FOUR members of the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League progressed to the semi-finals of the WFA County Cups. more...
Members who have not yet paid their annual subscriptions, are asked to do so immediately, as the new season will soon be underway. more...
ANDY Norman has been appointed as the inaugural county development manager for the Worcester-shire Football Association. more...
At Haye Farm Kevin Drive gave an outstanding performance taking 73lb 6oz 8dr of carp on the waggler. more...
SATURDAY'S derby triumph left Evesham United a nine-point advantage over seventh-placed Rovers. more...
HAVING had to endure a good old ear-bashing by assistant manager Paul West over comments written after the defeat at Mangotsfield, he will be pleased to read that United played like potential champions last Saturday - for 45 minutes at least! more...
There will be a meeting on Wednesday at 7.30pm at the Harriers Arms. New and old members are asked to attend. more...
Saturday open: A Hands 6-9 (74), P Sloss 6-5 (72), S Braithwaite 6-3 (79A), T Moreton 5-6 (63). more...
On the Cuckoo Pool one angler landed 31 roach, the best weighing 1.5lb, from peg six with meat and maggot. more...
TWO Moorlands Farm-based anglers featured in the honours in the Sunday open, fished on the Meadow pool. more...
Evesham Utd Ladies 1, more...
HAVING had to endure a good old ear-bashing by assistant manager Paul West over comments written after the defeat at Mangotsfield, he will be pleased to read that United played like potential champions last Saturday - for 45 minutes at least! more...
Cambridge 1 Harriers 3 more...
FANS' favourite Andy Preece today returned to St George's Lane as Worcester City player-boss on an 18-month contract. more...
KIDDERMINSTER and District League. more...
AGGBOROUGH'S latest acquisition Bertran Cozic has been handed the number 21 shirt - but it might have been more appropriate to give him 38 instead. more...
BEWDLEY CC A emphatically beat a strong Jim's Gym B side 6-0 in the Kidderminster Table Tennis League Vice-President's Cup. more...
GOALS: 6 Foster, 3 Sturrock, 2 Beardsley, Hatswell, Russell, 1 Appleby, Birch, Brown, Keates, Langmead, Matias, Mullins, Roberts, Stamp, Og. more...
GERRY Sanders and Richard Haynes, members of the Amazing Feet Running Club, took part in the Tough Guy event at Wolverhampton. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are in the grip of a selection crisis ahead of Saturday's trip to Scunthorpe with the worst case scenario of being down to just 13 available players. more...
EMMA Hornby and Colette Maynard led the Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club's senior ladies team to victory at the Worcestershire Cross Country Championships, at Malvern. more...
TABLE-TOPPING Tornadoes cruised to an easy victory over Untouchables in the Gilt Edge Short Mat Bowling League. more...
IN the Trivia League Wyre Forest Cup first leg, the match of the round was the 66-66 draw between unbeaten Bewdley League leaders, Eagle's Nest, and Rising Sun A, who are second in the Wyre Forest table. more...
Kidderminster Chess Club's second team progressed to the second round of the inaugural Worcestershire League cup. more...
Kidderminster Chess Club's second team progressed to the second round of the inaugural Worcestershire League cup. more...
THE result of Saturday's Wor-cestershire derby could have been so different had Simon Fitter been sent off for a second minute challenge. more...
SATURDAY'S derby triumph left Evesham United a nine-point advantage over seventh-placed Rovers. more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett's losing run extended to six games when they went down 3-1 at Kynoch after failing to make the most of their possession. more...
KIDDERMINSTER firsts knew they were in for a tough test at home to unbeaten league leaders Wednesbury on Saturday - and so it proved as they went down 4-2. more...
STOURPORT are sweating on the fitness of a couple of key players ahead of their return to National League action at home to Bowden on Sunday (12.30pm). more...
THE first class coaching credentials and hard work of Wyre Forest Gymnastics School have been rewarded with a prestigious award. more...
BEWDLEY badminton star Rob Barnett had cause for a double celebration when he won two titles at the Worcest-ershire Schools Badmi-nton Association championship. more...
KIDDERMINSTER volleyball dynamo Rachel Bragg is emerging as England's most potent weapon after helping them to cup success and starring in their World Championship qualifying campaign. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Cricket Club's highly-respected groundsman is off to pastures new - but Sean Lloyd has pledged to bat on as a player for the Birmingham League outfit. more...
Dave Adey Apps 20, gls 0; Linton Bailey (1), 0; Richard Ball 6, 5; Leon Blake 27 (4), 5; Marc Burrow 18, 1; David Carns 15 (4), 3 (No longer with club); Jermaine Clarke 27 (7), 12; Tim Clarke 13 (1), 0; Steve Duncan 27 (3), 7; Aaron Farrell 1 (3), 0; Simon Fitter 4 (10), 0; Steven Hands 20 (3); 0; Stuart Hamilton 19 (3) 0; Wesley Joyce 8, 2; Lee Knight 28 (1), 3; Karl Lewis 3, 0; Tobias McIntosh (3), 0; Neil O'Sullivan 10 (2), 0; Gavin O'Toole 30, 1; Grant Pinkney 29 (4), 2; Lee Ross 8, 4 (retired); Ravi Sangha 5 (11), 4 (now at Bromsgrove); Andy Smith 5 (2), 0 (now at Solihull); Leon Thomas 2 (3), 0 (Now at RC Warwick); Anthony Watson 35 (1), 1; Danny Williams 18 (10), 5; Simeon Williams 14 (3), 0; og 1. more...
THE players are determined to put the record straight tomorrow night. more...
Bretforton 1, Lansdowne 1 more...
Bretforton II 3, East Gloucester 2 more...
Harborne III 2, Badsey Ladies 1 more...
Malvern 0, Pershore 4 more...
STOURPORT Swifts midfielder Craig Webb took his own training to bizarre lengths last weekend. more...
SKIPPER Jay Powell is the latest addition to Stourport Swifts FC's ever-lengthening injury list after damaging his ribs in the 3-1 defeat at Yate Town. more...
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