Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | March
WHEN a film is described as "stylish", it usually means it will be a triumph of style over substance. more...
A GROUP of intrepid, not to mention foolhardy, scientists discover an ancient pyramid in Antarctica and get much more than they bargained for. more...
DRUG dealer-turned rapper 50 Cent churns out more tales of his gun-toting past in his second album. more...
Call me a cynic but can it be pure coincidence that a new offering from Ireland's finest has been released just in time for St Patrick's Day? more...
Warnings/Promises is the fourth full-length work from Scottish quintet Idlewild and one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2005. more...
INKBERROW Players deviated from their usual pantomime to bring the village its first ever musical in the form of Oliver!, which played to packed houses for three nights last week. more...
TWO Bromsgrove youngsters are dancing for joy after scooping top spot at a freestyle championship. more...
THE work of a talented artist will be showcased at Droitwich Spa Library. more...
A DANCE company made up of 30 talented youngsters is set to give an original performance. more...
OVER the Easter weekend, the Leeds-based award-winning Royal Armouries Museum will be alive with the thundering sound of galloping horses and shattering lances. more...
NOW in its second decade, Europe's largest collectors event - The Memorabilia Show - returns to The NEC on April 2 and 3 for another weekend of nostalgia. more...
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SENSATIONAL all-male dancing troupe Tap Dogs bring their show to the Birmingham Hippodrome next week as part of only two UK dates in their World Tour. more...
ST Stephen's Church is the venue for The Redditch Orchestra's spring concert on Saturday at 7.30pm. more...
THE Palace Theatre will swing to the sound of Ray Gelato and his powerful seven-piece band on Friday evening. more...
SULTRY award-winning musical Chicago returns to Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre on Monday for a short run as part of a national tour. more...
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JOHNNY Depp stars in this enchanting true tale of author and playwright J M Barrie and his inspiration behind the story of Peter Pan. more...
THE power of fear is like nothing else. It will immobilise you, cause irrational behaviour and make you do things you never thought possible. It will take you to your limits. more...
THE Swan Theatre will host a big band swing night in aid of a charity for the elderly. more...
A BLACKWELL band which recently relocated to larger premises is now looking for new members. more...
A CONCERT of English music will be held at St John's Church, in Bromsgrove, over Easter. more...
THE police inspector for Studley, Tim Bailey, will be leaving his post next week to become an acting Chief Inspector at police headquarters in Leek Wootton. more...
OLYMPIC gold medal winner Leslie Law is urging people to horse around in aid of the British Heart Foundation next month. more...
FIERY celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is a fan of Worcestershire Sauce - he says it is an essential ingredient in many of his recipes - and he loves it in beans on toast. more...
SPRING is in air and those who enjoy the first signs are sure to have a blooming good time raising cash for charity when the Blossom Trail Bikeaway gets underway. more...
A TOP reggae and Christian singer whose music was shaped by his experiences as a boy soldier dropped in on a Worcester school to work with youngsters. more...
MUSIC enthusiasts can lap up English classics at a concert to be staged at Worcester's Elgar Birthplace Museum. more...
FIREFIGHTERS came to the rescue to help police remove three youths from the roof of Worcester building. more...
A PORTUGUESE family, who claimed they were subjected to racist taunts and an arson attack on their home, have gone missing. more...
PRECONCEPTIONS and stereotypes of people with learning disabilities were blown apart in a production by a Worcester theatre group. more...
YOUNG musicians and singers came to the city for a day of strong but harmonious competition. more...
SKYDIVER Stephen Hilder who fell 13,000ft when his parachute failed to open may have attempted to land on the ground with his legs, an inquest heard today. more...
CITY bell ringers are hoping home advantage will help them make the finals of a national competition - for the first time ever. more...
A BRAVE six-year-old has had a life-saving operation, thanks to her older sister. more...
A DEFIANT Worcestershire sub-postmaster has said he will not allow an attempted armed robbery to put him off opening his post office today. more...
ANYONE thinking of putting off claiming for a state pension for a while is being reminded that changes will be made to the choices they have on Wednesday, April 6. more...
ANOTHER youth football match has descended into violence and bad behaviour in a further blight on the beautiful game in Worcestershire. more...
A QUICK-witted policeman tied a 30ft dog lead round his waist to rescue a man from a sinking car. more...
PUPILS and staff at St Nicholas School, Alcester, hit the right note while raising money for charity on Friday. more...
ALCESTER stands to lose thousands of pounds a year because of a cut in district council funding. more...
PUPILS at Temple Grafton Primary School decided to skip lessons and do some exercise - with the help of leading skipping coach Sue Dale. The youngsters were taught all about the importance of exercise. more...
PEDAL power will be in force at the Greig Centre on Saturday when the new scheme Bikes for Alcester is launched. more...
A REDUNDANT slip road off Feckenham Road in Headless Cross may be grassed over and landscaped if residents get their way. more...
RESIDENTS in Alcester and the surrounding villages could be in line for a better transport system if town and parish councillors agree to take it on board. more...
DYNAMIC dancers at Kingsley College put on a colourful show for the Schools Standards Minister Stephen Twigg when he visited them recently. more...
A man has been ordered to do six months community service after admitting assaulting a police officer during a brawl outside a pub. more...
STUDENTS from NEW College were puffed out after a Heart and Lungs Fun Run on No Smoking Day last Wednesday. more...
HEATHER Gerrard likes helping people and her latest role is going to give her plenty of opportunity. more...
SCORES of Redditch clubs and groups have now put their names forward for the Redditch Community Arts Festival Event, which takes place in June. more...
ROAD safety has been the key for pupils at Dunnington CE Primary School who have been learning to cross with care during regular kerbside training lessons. more...
BIG-hearted residents from all over Redditch took part in a host of madcap activities to raise cash for this year's Comic Relief. more...
A SOFTWARE development company has launched a pioneering product that converts text into speech. more...
A man who landed a £125,000-a-year job with an Alcester company after claiming to have qualifications to which he was not entitled has escaped being jailed. more...
A DETAILED air pollution survey is to be carried out in Studley, despite preliminary indications that pollution levels are not exceeding Governments limits. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE-based employees of TNT Express Services put in a first class performance in a charity appeal for used stamps. more...
A GROUP of senior citizens in Alcester is demanding a proposed town council grant to the Greig Centre should be used for the memorial hall and not the redevelopment of the sports hall. more...
WANNABE pop stars from Arrow Vale Community High School wowed audiences with their renditions of popular 80s hits at the school's recent "Back to the Eighties" evening. more...
NEW figures are expected to show today that more than a million manufacturing jobs have been lost since Labour came to power. more...
ALCESTER and Studley's police inspector Tim Bailey will be leaving his post next week to become Acting Chief Inspector at police headquarters, Leek Wootton. more...
A REDDITCH and Bromsgrove organisation set up after the demise of the Redditch Council for Voluntary Service (RCVS) wants to make more groups aware of what it can offer. more...
A REGIONAL food and drink expert has been chosen to attend a study event in the Netherlands. more...
A NEW theatre group is now treading the boards around Salford Priors and surrounding villages. more...
THE Government has developed a "knee-jerk" culture of introducing new regulations to tackle problems, an official advisory group complained today. more...
PEANUT, the 23-month-old whippet featured in last week's Chronicle, took second place in his class at Crufts. more...
REDDITCH people with special needs are in danger of "being abandoned" if volunteers can't be found to help a club. more...
TWENTY years of discovery at the council's record office are being celebrated with a photographic exhibition. more...
MYSTERY still surrounds a car showroom in Alcester which closed suddenly two weeks ago. more...
THERE will be some cracking fun for youngsters during Easter at Forge Mill Museum. more...
HOME movers and solicitors are set to benefit from improvements to land search services in the Malvern Hills district set to be introduced today. more...
VISITORS to Ragley Hall this season will be able to see Lord and Lady Hertford's four children playing in the garden. more...
STUDLEY Castle played host to the BBC when three episodes of a new BBC2 Sunday morning programme were filmed. more...
UNIFORMED bailiffs will target fine-dodgers to try to collect the £7 million owed in West Mercia. more...
FOLLOWING the publication of a report into proposals to open up the River Arrow to boats, a 20-page opposition document has been lodged with Alcester Library. more...
CONCERNED residents flocked to a meeting to discuss how to curb drivers' speed through their village. more...
REDDITCH's oldest club is celebrating its 60th anniversary next month - but needs new committee members to step forward. more...
THE MULTI Agency Resource Centre, in Charford, is preparing to move some of its services to a new building next month. more...
A NEW café has opened in Redditch town centre which hopes to provide a socially inclusive environment for both deaf and hearing people. more...
THERE is plenty of Easter activity coming up in Studley over the next couple of weeks. more...
MEMBERS of the public should be playing their part in fighting crime in Alcester - and that includes shopping offenders to the police. more...
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MARCH was members' night so the president for the evening was Jo Chandler and her secretary was Joan Johnson. more...
AT the January meeting, Derek Harrington spoke about Bewdley - a Riverside Town. more...
AT the March meeting, speaker Glenys Dyer gave a talk and slide show entitled The Ultimate Social Climber - Clematis. more...
THE March meeting was an illustrated talk on The Elan Valley by Ken Godfrey. more...
THE Life and Work of Edward Burne-Jones was the subject of a talk by Brendan Flynn, Curator of Fine Arts at Birmingham Art Gallery. As a young man, Burne-Jones decided his future lay as a priest and he went to Oxford to study divinity. more...
PROBUS (Professional and Businessmen's) Clubs are active around the world and there about 800 in the UK. more...
THE last meeting took the form of a slide show of Warwick and its castle by Bev Bevins. more...
AT the start of the March meeting, Angie Merris was presented with her trophy for winning the best overall painting category in the autumn exhibition. more...
The group met on February 10. The arranged venue of Matchborough West Meeting Rooms was locked and apparently the group was not allowed to use it. more...
ON March 2, Alan Craike spoke about his journey to the Tsars. more...
ON February 10, members enjoyed a relaxing evening with Tony and David, who presented a programme of folk songs, verse, monologues, humorous sketches and great harmony singing. more...
VICE-president Wendy Hart stepped in for president Sue Lawson for the March meeting. more...
SUZANNE Owen, who featured in a recent Clubs & Societies photograph, is the county chairman of the Women's Federation, not a member of the Redditch Women's Institute. more...
FRIDAY night, March 18, sees the highlight of the year's activities when patron Penny Weedon will give her Patron's Concert at Cookhill Village Hall, 7.30 pm for 8pm. more...
THIS year's walking programme got off to a good start with 32 members joining an eight-mile ramble around the Studley area, led by Mavis and Carol on January 9. more...
A REDDITCH school that is playing host to popular radio show Any Questions? is inviting members of the community to take part. more...
AFTER her recent illness, chairman Alexandra Waters was back on form and in the chair to take the AGM in March. more...
THE row created by Conservative group leader Carole Gandy and Council Leader David Cartwright over this summer's AIR festival clearly demonstrates once again the Tories in Redditch know the cost of everything and the value of nothing. more...
IN the past few weeks I have read the following articles in the Advertiser: more...
AN American teacher who spent a year in Redditch in 1962 is trying to trace his old chums. more...
HEADLESS Cross has developed steadily for more than 200 years. It is a desirable area to live and has always catered adequately for its own sensible youth, with many well-run community youth centres and facilities that have developed along with its growth. more...
NEW youth shelters are to be installed across the town following a £25,000 investment by Redditch Council. more...
SADLY, many parents and even some police officers and councillors share the view of your young correspondent (Letters, March 9) that because young people perceive themselves to be bored and have nothing to do, that excuses them acts of vandalism against public and personal property. more...
PLANS for a permanent Holocaust memorial in the town centre - which split opinion on Redditch Council's planning committee - have finally been approved after two previous rejections. more...
THIS week, the Chancellor will deliver his Budget. With the backdrop of an economy that over the last eight years has been the envy of the world, my prediction is for a ``steady as she goes'' affair. more...
THE artistic talents of a Redditch-born painter were in Royal demand recently during Prince Charles' tour of Australia. more...
I SHOULD like to express our thanks to B&Q for allowing us to collect at their store. more...
A 21-YEAR-old Redditch man was remanded in custody for a pre-sentence report after pleading guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm. more...
I AM so outraged I must put pen to paper. I retired at 65 having worked 45 years for the NHS. more...
CREATIVE residents can take a walk on the wild side at Arrow Valley Countryside Centre on Sunday. more...
REGARDING your article on Crabbs Cross traffic island (Advertiser, February 23), there would probably be less accidents if motorists used their indicators instead of letting people guess where they are going. more...
I WOULD like to ask Studley Parish Council chairman Bill McCarthy just what was his point when he made the remark about "old Glasgow tenements''? (Advertiser, March 2) more...
A 53-YEAR-old arsonist has been sent to a secure hospital for psychiatric assessment. more...
HAVING tried to no avail to contact First buses in respect of a complaint, I feel I have no alternative but to put my complaint in the local press. more...
REDDITCH Pakistan Community Forum last week received some much-needed computer equipment from Birmingham-based solicitors Irwin Mitchell more...
WE were pleased to read in your March 2 issue that you reported the outcome of the planning application for the Co-operative site in Studley. more...
PLANS to radically improve landscaping in Church Green and Alcester Street in Redditch town centre will soon be put into motion. more...
IN my work with a software company based in Redditch, most weeks I have people on training courses staying in hotels around Redditch. more...
THE Alexandra Hospital used No Smoking Day last week to reinforce its smoke-free message. more...
REACTION to Redditch Council moves to finance a Bordesley bypass to serve the planned Abbey Stadium complex has been mixed. more...
MERRIMENT and melody will fill the auditorium when Astwood Bank Operatic Society performs The Merry Widow. more...
A WATERWHEEL once displayed in the Kingfisher Centre could be moved to an outdoor location off Redditch Ringway. more...
IT took a fire crew six hours to lift the body of an obese man by crane from his Smallwood home after he died of a heart attack. more...
STAFF and users at Redditch's Abbey Stadium were shocked on Monday to find travellers had set up camp in the car park. more...
REDDITCH residents got involved in a wide range of wacky antics to raise money for Comic Relief on Friday. more...
WHEN I was 16, the Abbey Stadium development was proposed, with promises it would be completed by the end of last year. more...
A THREE-hour ``truancy sweep'' of Redditch town centre saw police haul in nine youngsters missing from school while others accompanied by parents were given a warning. more...
RED-nosed youngsters at a Droitwich school got into the spirit of Comic Relief with madcap money-spinning activities. more...
RUBBISH collection in Droitwich Spa is being revamped after a consultation with residents. more...
A SPA woman is hoping to go the distance when she runs the London Marathon next month. more...
SPA residents with a spare £5.25million can snap up a country hotel near Droitwich. more...
A MIRACLE baby who weighed just 1lb 1oz when she was born celebrated her eighth birthday on Sunday. more...
MUMS and dads doing the school run may hold vital clues to help hunt down two Post Office robbers. more...
A SPA home was completely destroyed in a blaze on Monday morning and now firefighters will blitz home fire safety in the town. more...
A LEADING member of the Bromsgrove Society has slammed the appearance of the town as "down at heel and shabby" and badly in need of a make-over. more...
COUNCILLORS have slammed Tory party plans to sell off British Waterways' assets, which they say could affect the restoration of the Spa town's canals. more...
A DROITWICH Spa dairy is crying over spilt milk after it was hit with a £9,000 bill for polluting a Worcestershire brook. more...
GENEROUS townsfolk have helped the Hikkaduwa Village Fund smash the £50,000 mark. more...
RUBERY is rundown, shabby and an embarrassment to Bromsgrove District Council, according to a councillor for the area. more...
FORMER top jockey turned BBC racing pundit Willie Carson proved he is still a firm favourite with the punters. more...
A NEW £47,000 play area could be built in Cofton Hackett if a funding request gets the green light. more...
TRADERS in Bromsgrove Market Hall claim trade has slumped so badly they are barely taking enough cash to pay their rents. more...
A MOTHER lost two stones in weight after a violent campaign by neighbours against her, Worcester Crown Court heard. more...
RESIDENTS have been quizzed on their views on health services in the town. more...
FIRST time buyers could get help to get a vital toehold on the difficult home ownership ladder in Bromsgrove, the Advertiser/Messenger can exclusively reveal. more...
A STATE-of-the-art gym has been opened at a Rubery school. more...
RUBERY has been given a major cash boost of nearly £200,000 for improvements to St Chad's Park. more...
STAFF and teachers at a Bromsgrove school have named their favourite lunch time customer. more...
BROMSGROVE motorists are being warned to be on their guard after a Dodford garage owner admitted five offences of false description of a used car. more...
RED Nose fever hit Bromsgrove as townsfolk pulled together to raise funds for Comic Relief. more...
THE distant, comforting sounds of Big Bertha sent thousands of Bromsgrove people to sleep for nearly 40 years. more...
A NEW scheme to provide extra parking for rail commuters in Aston Fields could mean passengers facing a trek along a dangerous road or walking up a narrow lane to reach their cars. more...
MARION opened the meeting by introducing our speaker Gwnth Zanzottera, who likes to be called Gwen, her subject was to be topless in Stratford. more...
IT is heartening to see how many people support the principles of the Fairtrade scheme. more...
THE club's AGM was held in in the village hall and the chairman Ruth Bottomley welcomed a smaller than usual attendance. more...
HOW many more times do the facts have to be spelled out to the likes of L Spiteri, D E Margrett and so on, regarding the cost of EU membership? They still seem unable, or unwilling, to accept the facts. more...
THE AGM was well attended by members and visitors and four new committee members were voted on board. We were then transported to New Zealand to the gardens created at the homesteads. Marie Paginton filled us with her enthusiasm for the country and for the surprisingly abundant gardens. The most surprising thing was to find that everywhere looked so English. more...
SOME of your recent correspondents have been eager to imply that a vote for the Liberal Democrats will mean a Conservative wins. more...
THE Redditch & Bromsgrove Breathe Easy support group meets every third Thursday of the month at the Churchill community centre, Redditch. more...
ARE our councillors completely devoid of common sense? more...
WE met in St Mary de Wyche church for our New Year party, when our Rector Roger and his wife Pat were our guests. As usual the food and refreshments were excellent, all enjoyed in an atmosphere of warmth and fellowship, and as before, there were no shortage of volunteers to share in the serving, clearing and washing-up. The raffle raised £50 in aid of the Tsunami appeal. A hilarious sketch - At the Surgery - was performed by Wychbold WI to round off the evening. more...
THE lamentations of F L Jones and D E Margrett (Letters, Tuesday, March 8) for the years of their life spent serving their country hardly seem to me to be typical of their generation. more...
ON a very cold evening members of the Inner Wheel Club of Droitwich Spa were warmly welcomed by president Patricia Phillips to the Raven Hotel for their February meeting. more...
YESTERDAY (Tuesday), Bromsgrove Art Club met for an appraisal of members' paintings by well known local artist Malcolm Brookes. He has been a professional painter since 1964. In the past, he had headed various art departments in the West Midlands; now semi-retired, he leads art classes largely for his own pleasure. Members' work will be on display and for sale at their annual art exhibition which runs from April 24 to May 7 at All Saints Church. more...
AN award-winning independent pub in Headless Cross has just gone one better and scooped another accolade. more...
ALLDERS department store staff who are due to lose their jobs next week will not receive any immediate redundancy pay-off, say administrators Kroll. more...
ON your letters page for March 9 a number of contributors attacked me personally for supporting the removal of the salt water pool from Lido Park. more...
THE Guinness Book of Records new entry for the world's shortest guided tour should be for Droitwich Spa's remaining heritage trail by Wychavon District Council's tourism officer. Don't blink, you'll miss it! more...
I AM writing this letter in the hope that it will be read by the person who either took or allowed their child to take the Baby Annabell doll that my four-year-old daughter mislaid at Webbs of Wychbold at about 3pm on Friday, March 4. more...
WITH reference to the parking letter on March 9. I'm sure Mr Dovey will be pleased to learn that cars displaying yellow stickers denote that the owners have bought an annual car parking ticket, because this is the cheaper option and not because they are employed by Wychavon. more...
MY wife and I, in common with a great number of voters in Droitwich Spa, will no longer be supporting the Conservatives in the May 2005 county elections. more...
ON Saturday evening it was my pleasure to be at the Norbury Theatre listening to wonderful singing courtesy of Hatstand Opera, which was a just one night production of sheer joy. But, oh what a shame that the theatre was only one third full. more...
RECENTLY I had occasion to travel along Saltway, Droitwich, from the direction of Queen Street, a route which I have not used for some months due to the disruption of traffic flow. more...
I AGREE with Wychavon councillor Judy Pearce's letter about Mr Blair's surprise visit to her constituency. more...
COULD I correct a wrong impression that may have been created by Mr Dovey's letter in your last issue, regarding arrangements at the Lido car park? more...
DAFFODILS in bloom, birds singing and spring is in the air with its promise of new life. Sadly, for many ferrets this lovely season spells misery and possible death. more...
WE have seen many letters with regard to the Lido - its future and demise etc. Perhaps there should be consideration to the enhancement of part of Droitwich which now lies empty. more...
WITHIN all the claim and counter claim about the Lido is it not possible for the SALT people to obtain an injunction to stop any destruction of the present buildings at least until more information has been given to the Droitwich people - I would like to know all the facts behind the froth! more...
DOG license dodgers kept Bromsgrove magistrates busy at the town's police court this week. Several of the eight who had been summonsed were labourers or smallholders who pleaded poverty, saying times were hard and what little cash they had could be put to better use. Magistrates told one offender, Arthur Sands, that if he was too poor to buy a license, he was too poor to own a dog. more...
FIREMEN from Bromsgrove and eight other local towns were called to fight a major fire in the five storey Halfords Cycle Store, in Birmingham. It was full of flammable materials and the blaze was said to be the city's worst in peacetime. Damage to the premises and stock was put at over £1m. more...
A COUNTY council plan to convert the disused swimming pool at North Bromsgrove High School into an open air facility was branded `ludicrous' by the governors. The pool had not been used since an asbestos scare three years ago. The governors said the 1,100 pupils would get little benefit from a refurbished outdoor pool. more...
I WAS astounded to read in the Advertiser/Messenger of a proposal to close both Pigs Alley, and the Well Lane Bridleway in Bromsgrove. more...
I READ with incredulity the proposal to close the footpath known colloquially as Pigs Alley, and the bridleway known as Well Lane, both situated in Bromsgrove. more...
IF Bromsgrove Council is going to charge people with disabilities for parking, even in designated slots, then they would be better off choosing to park on any of the double yellow lines and add to the traffic chaos. more...
AS the opening of the Artrix draws near, we can understand the enthusiasm for its programme of events - The Bromsgrove Festival, the musicals, the concerts, the plays, the cinema screenings and of course the gallery where local artists can exhibit their work. more...
SINCE moving to Bromsgrove several years ago, my standard of living has fallen due to firstly, the road system which seems to increasingly disadvantage motorists. It takes longer to cross Bromsgrove on the A38 than Birmingham! more...
I WONDER if residents are aware of the true consequences of the budget set by Bromsgrove District Council, and the way their councillors voted for what was one of the largest increases in the country. more...
ACCORDING to the Advertiser/Messenger, disabled drivers, or less abled which I prefer, will now have to pay to park, coinciding with the Shopmobility scheme which will enable disabled people to get around town in buggies. more...
WE have received a number of kind inquiries regarding the damage to The Pleck at the end of Broad Street. more...
NOT content with increasing parking fees, charging disabled badge holders to park and withdrawing free swimming for pensioners, Bromsgrove District Council now intends to stop free parking for users of the Dolphin Centre. more...
SINCE Andy Padmore expects it is the local council's job to take away his additional refuse, would he support my leaving the packaging of my new freezer next to my wheelie bin? Or perhaps my old armchair or mattress? more...
AS a recent day unit patient at the Birch Day Surgery Unit, based at Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, I would like to contribute to the long and ongoing debate that often graces these very pages. more...
FOR a long time car parking charges in Bromsgrove have been a very contentious issue and I am wondering whether the council's latest scheme to charge some of the most vulnerable amongst us may be just one step too far. more...
ALVECHURCH councillors have hit out at the "severe inequality" of villagers in Alvechurch, Beoley and Wythall having to pay extra for their parish councils. more...
PLANS to extend an Alvechurch care home have been given full backing by councillors, despite fears it is "completely alien" to the building's original design. more...
A PLAN to convert the historic British Mills building into apartments has been given the go-ahead. more...
A REDDITCH motorist has slammed Worcestershire County Council's public consultation on the future of transport in the town, claiming it is "too politicised". more...
FAMILIES in Lakeside and Lodge Park are set to benefit from a new £230,000 Sure Start centre. more...
CRABBS Cross residents are being called on to become part of a pioneering scheme to save lives. more...
THE trust which runs the Alexandra Hospital has accumulated one of the worst debts in the country in recent years, according to figures released by health minister John Hutton last week. more...
THE phrase "beyond the call of duty" has almost become a cliché. more...
STAFF at a Redditch post office chased a would-be thief after an attempted robbery. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a Securicor guard was robbed at Hewell Road Swimming Pool at 1.40pm on Friday. more...
POLICE in Redditch are appealing for information after a man indecently exposed himself to two girls in Matchborough on Monday, March 7. more...
A HANDBAG containing cash, bank cards, a pink leather purse and a Nokia mobile phone were stolen during a "sneak-in" theft at a home in Hither Green Lane, Bordesley. more...
FOUR people were arrested after a woman suffered serious head injuries and a broken leg when she fell from an upstairs window. more...
A NEW Brownie pack opened in Alcester on Friday in response to increased demand. more...
IT'S not often pupils are encouraged to buy chocolate at school but at a special event at Pershore High School boxes full of the brown stuff were on offer. more...
A GREEN Party chief's hopes of peddling around Worcestershire spreading the group's message have been left high and dry - after thieves stole his bike. more...
ROSETTES and trophies are taking pride of place in many Worcestershire homes after a successful year at Crufts. more...
WORCESTER'S 18-stone wrestling star Johnny the Body will be getting to grips with another opponent on Friday night, when a host of top grapplers appear on stage at the city's Rainbow Hill Club. more...
WORCESTER MP Michael Foster's job is under threat at the General Election from stay-at-home Labour supporters, a cabinet Minister has warned. more...
DAVID Dowdles has been appointed by Malvern College Council to become headmaster of Malvern College. more...
HUNDREDS of people are expected to dig out their walking boots this spring and tackle the Malvern Hills in a huge fund-raising effort for a new hospice. more...
Sonja's story more...
WEBHEATH parents will don their glad rags for a black tie ball in aid of the village school. more...
A KINGSLEY College student has been selected as one of the finalists in this year's Pop Icon 2005 event. more...
MINIATURE musicians at The Coppice Primary School will be performing a plethora of tunes at a spring music concert. more...
Evesham Ladies League more...
THE Evesham Vale Road Race attracted a full field of riders and excellent weather conditions. more...
Evesham & District League more...
Evesham and District Airgun League more...
SUNDAY saw the first day of the eagerly awaited new season at Evesham. more...
EVESHAM Archery Club's Indoor Championships produced a couple of surprise winners. more...
Evesham and District Association more...
THE Under-14 girls hockey squad from Pershore High School proved the dominant force at a tournament at Chipping Campden. more...
LUDDINGTON Road again provided the perfect curtain-raiser for this week's annual Cheltenham Festival on Monday afternoon. more...
DRAG racing, one of the fastest motor sport disciplines known to man makes a welcome return to Stratford-upon-Avon's Shakes-peare County Raceway this weekend for two days of pre-season testing and public participation! more...
KIM Smyly's Stanton stable enjoyed the fruits of their labours last weekend when the Cotswolds trainer sent out four winners and a second from five runners. more...
MICK Kendall did his best to stop defending champions Lickey Monarchs in their tracks. more...
LOCAL golfprofessionals John Bickerton and Matthew Morris had tournaments to forget over the weekend. more...
BOXER Adam Mytton killed two birds with one stone as he warmed up for the National Junior Championships and avenged an earlier defeat by Dudley fighter Richard Ghent. more...
BASKETBALL: In-form Bromsgrove Blaze A grabbed two victories in the Worcestershire Junior Division. more...
HOCKEY: Bromsgrove men's second team ensured the West Midlands Division Two title with two wins over the weekend. more...
Kingswinford 1st XI 2 Bromsgrove 1st XI 3 more...
Droitwich 1st XI 3 Leamington 1st XI 1 more...
DROITWICH motorbike riding sensation Chris Jones sent out an omnious warning to his rivals in his first full testing day at Donnington Park on Sunday. more...
HOLDERS Bromsgrove Indoor Bowling Club booked their place in the semi-finals of the Wessex League National Championships by defeating Weymouth side Moonfleet 82-79 on Sunday. more...
Pershore 5, Chaddesley Corbett 2 more...
PINVIN United moved within two points of promotion from Division Four of the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League following victory over third-placed Bell. more...
THE Under-14 girls hockey squad from Pershore High School proved the dominant force at a tournament at Chipping Campden. more...
Pershore 17pts, Old Yardleians 7 more...
REIGNING Bryant School of Motoring mens singles champion Grahame Brown will be out to defend his crown when the Eve-sham Table Tennis Association stages the rounds of their Closed Championships at Evesham High School on Sunday from 8.45am. more...
Pershore 17pts, Old Yardleians 7 more...
Yate Town 2, Evesham Utd 0 more...
LAST Sunday saw 54 anglers vying for an invitation to this year's Shakespeare Cham-pionships at the annual Evesham Festival when a qualifier was staged at Hampton Ferry. more...
A CARP weighing 15lbs helped Jeff Spires gain an easy victory in the latest qualifier for this year's Wychavon Festival. more...
WE may have lost our four-game unbeaten run at Stalybridge Celtic -- but I'm confident the lads will react in the right way at Bradford Park Avenue tonight. more...
BREDON'S Under-14s reached the semi-finals of North Midlands County Junior Cup with a 22-10 victory over Kidderminster Carolians last weekend. more...
Evesham U-13 17pts, Bredon 15 more...
Worcester Wanderers 10, Evesham 11pts more...
SAM McDonald received a call-up to represent England's Under-18 rugby squad. more...
TACKLING a Gay Hill team of single figure golfers playing on their home course, senior members of the Vale Golf and Country Club lost 3-0 in the semi-final of the Kidderminster Cup Scratch Foursomes. more...
Droitwich Spa Reserves 0 Shipston Excelsior 3 more...
Droitwich Spa 0 University of Birmingham 0 more...
Upton on Severn 15 more...
Tipton Town Reserves 2 Fairfield Villa 0 more...
STAR and Garter booked their place in the Bridgwater Cup final by defeating Cofton Falcons 1-0 on Sunday. more...
Bewdley Town 1 Droitwich Spa 0 more...
Barnt Green Spartak 1 more...
Oxford City 1 Bromsgrove Rovers 2 more...
MANAGER Jimmy Mullen has called on his side to be more ruthless in order to keep their promotion hopes alive in the Southern League Division One West. more...
Coventry Tech 3 more...
RELEGATION-threatened Kidderminster Harriers are determined to get their young fans on-side as the season draws to a thrilling finale. more...
Bromsgrove 28 Dunstablians 12 more...
DROITWICH RFC aim to pull one of the shocks of the season when they take on neighbours Bromsgrove in the North Midlands Cup quarter-finals on Friday night (7.30pm start). more...
Bromsgrove 28 Dunstablians 12 more...
BROMSGROVE aim to avoid an upset in the North Midlands Cup quarter-finals when they take on Droitwich away on Friday night (7.30pm start). more...
DROITWICH RFC aim to pull one of the shocks of the season when they take on neighbours Bromsgrove in the North Midlands Cup quarter-finals on Friday night (7.30pm start). more...
Studley Women Res 3 more...
Malvern 2 more...
HEADLESS Cross Ladies were left without a game at the weekend. more...
A WORCESTERSHIRE Hunt Pony Club team were among the winners at a triathlon competition. more...
SOCCER: Ledbury Town look for an upturn in fortunes when they head to Goodrich tonight in the West Midlands League Premier Division (7.45pm). more...
WESTFIELDS recorded their second 1-0 win in the Travel Factory Alliance in four days with another Matt Aubrey match-winning goal last night. more...
MARK Shepherd scored on his Malvern Town debut but they fell 3-1 at Romulus in the Travel Factory Alliance. more...
TOOTHLESS Hereford United were dumped out of the FA Trophy by Nationwide Conference North Hucknall last night, despite dominating most of the game. more...
HEREFORD United endured double heartache last night as captain Tony James suffered a serious ankle injury during his side's shock 1-0 FA Trophy quarter-final defeat at Hucknall Town. more...
ANDY Preece faces a late fitness test tonight ahead of Worcester City's Nationwide North rearranged clash at Bradford Park Avenue (7.45pm). more...
Gloucester City 0, more...
Evesham Academy 5, more...
SHAUN Stanley bolstered Blockley's Stratford Alliance promotion push with a four-goal salvo against championship rivals Long Compton. more...
Littleton 2, Heather 0 more...
PINVIN United moved within two points of promotion from Division Four of the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League following victory over third-placed Bell. more...
Fixtures for Saturday more...
THERE was no screaming and shouting after defeat at Yate last weekend and Evesham United manager Dave Busst is confident his players can get their championship chase back on course, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
Yate Town 2, Evesham Utd 0 more...
MILLERS boss Lee Adams is confident his team can get the result they want against Southam in the Endsleigh Challenge Cup second leg on Saturday. more...
Studley 3 more...
Redditch United 3 more...
THERE was no screaming and shouting after defeat at Yate last weekend and Evesham United manager Dave Busst is confident his players can get their championship chase back on course, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
SQUASH: Club Ventura's league and cup campaign is heading for a crucial climax. more...
TENNIS: The Prudden Road Surfacing Junior Tennis League competition gets under way this month with free entry to teams of 12 years old and under. more...
BOXING: Webheath boxer Adam Mytton produced a stunning right cross to deliver a second round knockout of Dudley's Richard Ghent at a charity dinner tournament in Ross on Wye. more...
WORCESTER City's end of season presentations will be made at a dinner-dance held at Worcestershire Cricket Ground on April 23. more...
REDDITCH Cricket Club's Dick Biddle picked up the Outstanding Contribution of the Year award at the Worcestershire All Sports Partnership Sports Awards last Thursday. more...
STUDLEY have their sights on winning their own mini league come the end of the season. more...
RUGBY League could be on its way to the town for the summer. more...
MINI racer Paul Crees got his first outing in the Mighty Mini's Championship at Brands Hatch on Saturday. more...
REDDITCH'S two biggest superbike teams Knotts Motorcycles and Magnum Motorsport have joined forces. more...
MANAGER Jimmy Mullen has called on his side to be more ruthless in order to keep their promotion hopes alive in the Southern League Division One West. more...
Saturday, March 12 2005 more...
The Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance more...
Bretforton 1, Clifton 1 more...
Pershore 5, Chaddesley Corbett 2 more...
Evesham 0, more...
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