Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | March
PARISH Music, concerts of classical music in country churches, returns after the Christmas break at St Barbara's Church, Ashton-under-Hill, on Saturday, with a programme of songs given by Peter Wilman, tenor, accompanied by Jane Samuel at the piano. more...
A MOTHER and son are taking to the stage next week in a rock and pop party celebrating the 150th anniversary of Kidderminster Town Hall. more...
A VENUE which has hosted gigs by bands including The Rolling Stones and The Who was packed to the rafters when another living legend - Robert Plant - took to the stage, alongside up-and-coming artists hoping to follow in his footsteps. more...
THE singer of one of the bands that performed at the MAS party said it was probably the biggest audience they had played to yet - and it felt "great". more...
MUSICIANS in pop/rock outfit, Girls Love Ponies, may have the enthusiasm and drive of a new band - but were quick to point out that they were no strangers to rocking Kidderminster Town Hall in the name of MAS. more...
LEGENDARY DJ, John Peel's, former manager, Clive Selwood, mingled in the crowd at the MAS 3 launch party and told the Shuttle/Times & News he was impressed by the Kidderminster music scene. more...
DISCS will be spinning at a Kidderminster leisure centre this weekend when a host of DJs perform an aural history of northern soul. more...
MALVERN-BORN actor Richard Swerrun starred as Joseph in this sparkling production of the classic Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice musical and he certainly stole the show with a deserved standing ovation at the end. more...
OUTDOOR enthusiasts and people with a sense of adventure when planning their holidays should head to this year's Ordnance Survey Outdoors Show. more...
GO Fishing, the UK's biggest and best angling show returns to The NEC, Birmingham from April 1 to 3 and readers can catch a great prize with the Shuttle/Times & News. more...
Perhaps I am just a big kid that has never grown up, but I believe snow is wonderful. more...
THE magnificent Tewkesbury Abbey is the setting for a performance by The Abbey School Choir of J S Bach's St John Passion on Saturday, March 12 (7.30pm). more...
JUNE Tabor brings her jazz folk mix of quality musical entertainment to Worcester's Huntingdon Hall next week. more...
A COUPLE of local artists are featured in a major new exhibition which has just opened in London. more...
A COMEDY night is marking this year's Red Nose Day at The Theatre, Chipping Norton. more...
AN unusual look at the NHS is being performed by a top dance company at The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury next Wednesday. more...
AUDIENCES at Salford Village Hall, near Chipping Norton, can enjoy two one-act plays being staged by their local amateur drama group this month. more...
`DYNAMIC, dashing and desirable' - the famous all-male dance troupe Tap Dogs are coming to Cheltenham. more...
ANOTHER blow has been dealt to the ceramics industry in Worcester with the announced closure of Albany Fine China. more...
THE spotlight is being turned on Kidderminster girls bidding for the chance to be crowned this year's carnival queen, princess and rosebuds. more...
MORE than 150 part-time students had their lectures cancelled as lecturers went on strike for a day at Kidderminster College. more...
A SWAN was found covered in blood in Bewdley after being shot with an air rifle by thugs. more...
A ROW has erupted between residents "frightened" of plans for a new mobile phone mast and their ward councillor - the leader of Wyre Forest District Council - who says there are no grounds to turn the application down. more...
TWO soldiers are looking forward to returning to Kidderminster following their six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan. more...
YOUNG people making positive contributions to their communities across Wyre Forest could be candidates for awards presented by police. more...
DAY care is set to resume at Kidderminster's Kemp Hospice next week following the relocation of staff and facilities to new premises. more...
AN ambitious recycling centre which was destined to close this week has been saved from the axe at the last minute. more...
A FREE alarm system used by more than 1,000 district pensioners has been saved from the axe. more...
VOLUNTEERS who run Wyre Forest Talking Newspaper are spending their 25th anniversary in a desperate search for a new studio. more...
A MOTHER and her three young children were unharmed after a smoke alarm alerted them to a blaze in their home and they were able to escape through an upstairs window. more...
A FORMER Bishop's widow whose family had its roots in Kidderminster and who helped restore Hartlebury State Rooms has died at 88. more...
A SUFFERER of ME - characterised by extreme fatigue - has overcome several years of illness to train for the gruelling London Marathon. more...
VILLAGERS near Kidderminster are claiming a victory in their fight to stop a landfill site opening up. more...
AN action group has been set up to fight future housing plans that have split a village near Kidderminster. more...
FORMER magistrate for 30 years and a passionate volunteer worker in the NHS, Phyllis Carter, from Chaddesley Corbett, has died aged 81. more...
VILLAGES in Wyre Forest have been added to the route of a bus service that is connecting them with Kidderminster. more...
A BENGAL tiger will make its stage debut in Kidderminster next month after a plea for props in the Shuttle/Times & News was a roaring success. more...
PROFITS of a Cookley-based firm that employs 340 people in the village soared by more than 80 per cent over the past year. more...
AN Evesham landlord is celebrating after proving the old adage that a dog is man's best friend. more...
A FUND-RAISING variety show in Broadway is set to be a real family affair for the volunteers taking part. more...
THE Hunting Act 2004 has nothing to do with animal welfare and everything to do with political prejudice. more...
IN response to your article headlined "Gunfight" (Friday February 11) regarding an alleged incident involving an air weapon, and a subsequent letter published on Tuesday February 22 about the same incident, may I make the following points. more...
I LEFT the Wychavon meeting for the final decision for the Lido seething and feeling totally deflated. more...
MAY I thank Mark Starr for his new explanation over Britain's EU contribution (You Say, Wednesday, February 22). His clarifications and calculations are as clear as mud. more...
I WISH Gordon Brown every success on his mission to China in support of MG/Rover. more...
I TRAVEL to the M5 five days a week and noted the sign for Road Works for four weeks. more...
A BANNED Pershore motorist who drove his mother's car without her knowledge risked being locked up for breaching his prison licence. more...
A TEENAGE DJ raised more than £100 for our appeal with a night of top tunes at a Kidderminster pub. more...
NOT one but two evenings of top musical entertainment are coming to Wyre Forest in aid of Operation Covert. more...
EVEN the Iron Lady, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher found it tough being a working mother. more...
AFTER last week's rebellion on the Prevention of Terrorism Bill second reading, the major scare for the Government came on Monday during the committee stage when the first amendment that would have made the Home Secretary apply to the court for detention orders was only defeated by the Government with a majority of 14 votes. more...
PLAYGROUP: Condicote playgroup and toddlers are having a table top sale on Friday, March 11 from 10am to noon at the Village Hall. Children's clothes, toys, books, and baby equipment will be on sale. more...
THE next meeting is on Tuesday, March 8, at Kidderminster Library. The film start at 7.30pm. more...
ON Tuesday, March 13, there will be a guided walk based on Redstone Marsh Reserve, The Walshes, Stourport, led by Ivy John and Beryl Jackson. more...
THE next walk around Romsley on Sunday, March 20, will cover a distance of three-and-a-half miles. Meet at 2pm at Romsley crossroads. This walk is not suitable for pushchairs. more...
DETAILS of pub nights for forthcoming weeks are as follows. more...
THE next meeting of the society will be held on Thursday, March 10 at 7.30pm in the Social Day Centre, New Street, Stourport. more...
AT the February meeting, Mr G Hook gave a talk on the history of mother of pearl and showed several shells and illustrations. more...
A WALK of about eight miles around Morville, Bridgnorth, has been organised for Sunday, March 6. more...
A WALK of about eight miles around Morville, Bridgnorth, has been organised for Sunday, March 6. more...
THE TA Centre, Kidderminster is the venue for the next meeting on Sunday at 11.30am. For details contact Ron Harris on 01562 820855. more...
THE Wyre Forest branch will be holding its monthly meeting at the Stourport Community Centre, Memorial Park, Lickhill Road, Stourport, on Thursday, March 10 at 7.30pm. more...
TWENTY-FIVE years of adventures will be celebrated by past and present members of Stourport divers with a disco/buffet evening on Saturday. Any past members or friends who would like to attend and haven't had an invitation should contact the club chairman Paul Bartle on 01299 827609. more...
ON Wednesday, March 9, at 8pm, at Franche Village Hall, Wolverley Road, there will be an evening with Skep Connelly entitled "Art for the terrified". For more information, call Mrs Matthews on 01562 66512. more...
BROADWAY is to get a new supermarket. This completes the commercial phase of the £20 million development of the former Gordon Russell site. more...
AT the February meeting members signed up to events including the Lucy Hingley Lecture on HRT. Some members are also attempting to walk 90 miles before the end of the year to mark the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the WI movement. more...
AT the recent speaker meeting, a talk was given by Victoria Hindemarsh, a representative of the children's free telephone helpline charity Childline. more...
A LETTER from Jackie Gregory from ACWW thanked everyone who knitted the jugghi jumpers which have been sent to The Gambia in the ten-year help project. more...
MEMBERS were told of a visit to the Spice Empire Indian Restaurant on March 22 and the annual group outing to Chatsworth House on May 4. more...
THE club met at The Lion Inn on Tuesday, February 15 when a Mitchell movement was played. more...
CLEOBURY Mortimer Historical Society have just published a new book. more...
THE next meeting is being held one week earlier, at 7.30pm on Wednesday, March 9 as the group will be visiting the gardens of Cornwall to mark the centenary year. more...
THE AGM was held in February, followed by a raffle and bring and buy sale. Donations were made to Kidderminster Hospital's Millbrook Suite and also to Christian Aid. more...
THE owner of part of Mickleton Manor is fighting to get the go-ahead for an extension to the house. more...
RESTAURANT and pub owners have been urged to check security and to be on the alert for two men seen at one of a series on burglaries and attempted burglaries in Evesham. more...
THE Environment Agency is making it easier for disabled anglers to get concessionary rod licences by making them available to Blue Badge holders. Previously they had to produce a benefit book. more...
AN Evesham man is looking to set up a new attraction for the town - a recreational quad bike circuit. more...
A HISTORIC pub in Bretforton severely damaged by fire exactly a year ago is expected to reopen in May. more...
A TOWN businesswoman fears she will have to close her hotel with the loss of 25 jobs if a £500,000 plan to improve facilities are rejected. more...
A MAJOR recruiting campaign has been launched by West Mercia police to encourage men and women to join the force. more...
A VALE of Evesham man was so disgusted when First Great Western sent him a £5 voucher to compensate for a series of late trains that he has returned it. more...
TWO men on their way to work on farms around Bidford died when the minibus in which they were travelling crashed on the A46. more...
MEMBERS of a Vale church are counting their blessings after being awarded more than £50,000 towards repairing the ancient building. more...
A POLISH man living in Evesham died after his car crashed into a wall in the town. more...
EVESHAM town councillors have given their wholehearted support to the news that the Post Office is set to move back to the High Street. more...
IN his letter in last week's Shuttle/Times & News, Conservative parliamentary candidate Mark Garnier makes some interesting points about the perceived advantages of a party-affiliated MP. more...
FORMER and serving sailors from across the Vale of Evesham are set to celebrate at a big occasion in Pershore tomorrow. more...
BUSINESSES across the Vale of Evesham were due to be offered expert advice at a special event at Pershore College today. more...
I READ with interest the piece in last week's Shuttle/Times & News about Liberal prospective parliamentary candidate Fran Oborski's manifesto launch. more...
A VALE security firm is at the centre of an investigation into alleged racism and violence following undercover reporting for a BBC documentary. more...
A VALE lorry driver died after his vehicle crossed over into the opposite carriageway and crashed head on with another HGV, an inquest heard. more...
AS a governor of Stourport High School I note with interest Councillor Stephen Clee's comment (Shuttle/Times & News, February 24) that a new building for a theatre/civic hall use in Stourport would be provided probably as part of the rebuilding of Stourport High School. more...
WATERSIDE in Evesham was open again yesterday after a two-month road closure. more...
IT looks like Nigel Preece (Letters, February 17) has used the Waitrose closure as an opportunity to moan about his perceived lack of car parking spaces in Kidderminster. more...
WILSONS Pet Centres would like to say a huge thank you to all of our Kidderminster customers who have donated money to the International Fund for Animal Welfare Tsunami Disaster Fund via our stores. more...
ON February 3 I was unfortunate to collapse in front of Kidderminster Town Hall and I would like to say a big thank you to the people who came to my aid. I was grateful to the lady who telephoned my husband and the paramedics who took me to hospital in Worcester. more...
IN reply to Nigel Preece (Letters, February 17) and previous correspondence rightly bemoaning the lack of an indoor market, are they not aware that in today's capitalist market economy things are only done for profit. more...
A CONMAN claiming to be checking for fake £10 notes tricked his way into an elderly woman's home. more...
MY family recycles all it can and we like the weekly/fortnightly wheelie bin collection. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER man has been given a prison sentence after admitting driving offences. more...
ACCORDING to a recent leaflet, the prospective Conservative parliamentary candidate is fighting for the Stourport relief road. more...
DAMAGE amounting to £300 was caused during an attempted burglary in Kidderminster. more...
A WINE bar customer suffered a fractured skull when he was felled by a single punch. more...
THE Lord Bishop of Worcester has warned that the rush to make controversial anti-terror measures become law was a "victory" for terrorism. more...
A MARRIED man who carried out sex attacks on a schoolgirl nearly three decades ago has had his "unduly lenient" jail term increased four-fold by Appeal Court judges. more...
CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to fight an appeal over a controversial bid to demolish two 1930s St John's houses and replace them with 23 homes. more...
FIVE Worcestershire churches are benefiting from a massive cash injection to help pay for repairs and improvements. more...
GIRL boozers cause more headaches for cabbies working on Friday and Saturday nights than male passengers, the chairman of a district taxi drivers group has said. more...
RESIDENTS have slammed ambitious plans to redevelop the former Royal Worcester Porcelain site saying it would cause traffic chaos. more...
TIME is running out for proud parents to enter their babies and toddlers in the Worcester News Baby of the Year 2005 competition. more...
ENTRANTS in a fund-raising event for the Stourport mayor's charities hope to be barking up the right tree. more...
A FATHER has praised neighbours and the fire service after his pregnant wife was led to safety from a house fire. more...
A WYRE Forest cancer charity is inviting people to take part in Britain's Biggest Breakfast, to raise vital funds for research. more...
TEENAGERS who ride miniature scooters on roads could have their machines confiscated and crushed, police in south Worcestershire have warned. more...
A FACTORY which supplies Asda with sticky buns and cream cakes had its orders cut by the supermarket because products were not up to scratch. more...
A PETITION started by a Conservative general election hopeful has won support from Labour and Health Concern councillors. more...
STUDENTS took writing tips from a top sci-fi author during World Book Day celebrations. more...
A SWAN is making a remarkable recovery after being shot in the head five times during separate attacks over the past few weeks. more...
INCREASES in pay for Worcester city councillors have been confirmed after they backed an independent report into allowances. more...
A CHARITY event which saw more than 200 children row for 24 hours raised more than £4,000 for victims of the Boxing Day tsunami. more...
BEST wishes have been sent to Worcester city councillor Stanley Knowles after he suffered a stroke. more...
LITTLE Tilly Merrell went back to school yesterday for the first time since she was told she could eat normally - and celebrated with her first slice of cake. more...
THE leaders of the city and county council have pledged to work together to end confusion over the future of a Worcester school. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE MP Peter Luff has urged caution over contentious plans to scrap the Law Lords and shake up the position of Lord Chancellor. more...
A CASH boost could be on the way to reduce fear of crime in the Horsefair, the Shuttle/Times & News can exclusively reveal. more...
A BRAVE eight-year-old is to give the gift of life to her little sister - by being her bone marrow donor. more...
IT is hoped that in future Iraqi people will be less "frightened" of coming forward and Ian Rimell's killers will be brought to justice, the executive director of the Mines Advisory Group told Worcestershire coroner, Victor Round. more...
MEMBERS of the public are to be asked for their views over the future of Stourport's Lucy Baldwin hospital site. more...
A SECURITY guard found dead at Stourport High School last week died from natural causes, police have said. more...
THE death of a cat caught in a home-made snare has been branded "barbaric" by the woman who found the animal's body. more...
I T was a great day for Christopher Whitehead High School last month when it was named a specialist foreign languages college after three years of trying. more...
MOBILE LIBRARY: The next visit of the Gloucestershire Mobile Library will be on March 15, calling at Collin Close at 2.40pm and The Bell Inn at 3.05pm. more...
VALENTINE BALL: The traditional Valentine Ball was again a sell-out. Dancing was to keyboard musician Carl Lewis, who has played at such noted venues as Birmingham Symphony Hall and the House of Lords. The vocalist singing romantic songs was David Harrup, who has worked with names such as Sir Cliff Richard and Ken Dodd. more...
GARDENING CLUB: The February meeting was a talk by Marie Paginton entitled Chile, plants and places. Marie gave an account of the month she spent travelling the length of the country,observing the many wonderful sights and capturing on film the many plants in their natural habitat. The monthly competition, The First Spring Flowers in a Vase, was won by Julia Browning with Derrick Cook second and Jean Dyke third. The meeting next month is the annual spring show which will be on Wednesday, March 23 at the Memorial Hall. New members welcome. For information ring either Colin Hill on 01386 853412 or Julia Browning on 01386 830347. more...
WICK WALKERS: The weather was kind to the 11 walkers led by Steve Bowyer and Debbie Varley who met near Odda's Chapel on Sunday. After a brief inspection of this ancient chapel, they enjoyed bright skies, a bracing wind and excellent views of the Malvern Hills, as they followed the path along the banks of the Severn, dodging a few muddy patches, and resisting the temptation of the warm fire in the Coal House Inn. From the top of the steep path up to Apperley there were more far-reaching views to the snow-dusted hills of the Cotswolds. more...
GARDEN CLUB: The February meeting, which took place at Wulstan Hall, was well attended despite the cold weather. more...
IF Charlotte Pykett was male and played soccer or Rugby she might be hailed as the next Wayne Rooney or Johnny Wilkinson. more...
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY: Moreton Local History Society is to mark the 60th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War this summer by putting on an exhibition that will include showing wartime film. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: The monthly meeting was held in King Georges Hall. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: Village entrance - Details of the work to be carried out have been received from Halcrow, which is in agreement with the requirements of the parish council. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: The latest meeting was on February 21. more...
PHILATELIC SOCIETY: Is holding its annual stamp, FDC and postal history auction together with 30 lots of Evesham postcards on Monday at Wallace House, Oat Street, Evesham. Viewing from 7.15pm with the auction at 7.45pm. Visitors are welcome, for information ring 01527 545523. more...
PUPILS at a Kidderminster middle school have been given the chance to mould their own future by voting for classmates who will guide developments on the estate where they live. more...
A NEW police station is to be opened at a Kidderminster school as part of a revolutionary bid to solve problems on a deprived housing estate. more...
A MEDICAL student from Kidderminster has been asked to represent his university at a conference in America. more...
LABOUR'S election hopeful met the Education Secretary and Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the hot topic of schooling in Wyre Forest. more...
WOMEN can be pampered for a day as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for a Kidderminster church. more...
THE illustrious history of carpet making in Kidderminster will be on display in the town from this weekend, when the doors of The Weaver's Loft reopen for 2005. more...
WYRE FOREST MP, Dr Richard Taylor, has confirmed he will defend his seat at the next general election, expected in May. more...
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THE wife of a charity bomb disposal worker killed by gunmen in Iraq has vowed she will not rest until his murderers are caught. more...
HOMELESS people often use a disabled toilet cubicle in Kidderminster Hospital as an overnight shelter. more...
TWO agile Kidderminster women and their dogs are aiming for top spot when they compete against the cream of the canine world at Crufts. more...
MORE doctors are being drafted in to work in the under-pressure out-of-hours medical service at Kidderminster Hospital. more...
A PERSHORE couple had a lucky escape after a car ploughed into the side of their workshop. more...
CHILDREN at the Sunflowers Day Nursery, in Worcester, had their faces painted and enjoyed a cake to celebrate the nursery's first birthday. The youngsters also released balloons during yesterday's party - and one is already reported to have reached Northampton. more...
SCORES of pupils have been sent home from a Worcester school because their classrooms are too cold. more...
ONE man escaped a house fire in Worcester this morning. more...
A BLACKSMITH was flown to hospital by helicopter after he was injured while shoeing a horse at a Worcester stables. more...
POLICE are warning golfers to be wary of clubs for sale from unusual sources after a club was burgled. more...
TONY Blair has agreed to answer questions from the Worcester News after claiming he was too busy to speak to reporters during a recent visit. more...
TWO courts, one criminal and one civil, were delayed at Worcester Shirehall because judges were stuck in the snow. more...
CHRISTMAS revellers are being urged to turn their minds back to Christmas Eve in the hope of catching a possible burglar. more...
A brief encounter followed by an exchange of letters and finally an unusual marriage proposal has led to a Worcester couple today celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary. more...
MUM'S the word this week as Worcester News staff face the tough decision of choosing five winners for the Mother's Day competition. more...
TUESDAY'S final match in the Cotswold Floorball League saw Dormer House retain their title with some ease. more...
WE took another step towards safety on Friday evening. more...
SHOAIB Akhtar is hoping to play some part in Pakistan's India tour. more...
TOM Moody has reaffirmed his commitment to Worcestershire. more...
WE took another step towards safety on Friday evening. more...
PAT Sanderson will play for Worcester at Bath after Premier Rugby put their foot down. more...
DROITWICH Men's Firsts are closing in on promotion from West Midlands Division One. more...
STOURPORT Ladies Firsts need just one point to clinch the Worcestershire Division One title after moving nine points clear with a 4-0 victory at Bromsgrove. more...
MOHAMED Nagey scored a hat-trick as Worcester Men's Firsts completed a remarkable turnaround in an eventful clash with Olton and West Warwick. more...
STUART Bearcroft scored a hat-trick in Evesham Men's First XI's 7-2 victory against basement boys Bloxwich. more...
WORCESTER City stopper Danny McDonnell has shaken off his illness and is gearing up to keep his side's fourth consecutive clean sheet. more...
PAT Sanderson will play for Worcester at Bath after Premier Rugby put their foot down. more...
SHOAIB Akhtar is hoping to play some part in Pakistan's India tour. more...
TOM Moody has reaffirmed his commitment to Worcestershire. more...
Chaddesley Corbett's fading hopes of winning promotion from North Mids South Two finally came to an end with a 6-0 defeat at Bredon Star. more...
Stourport suffered a disappointing 31-3 defeat to Tenbury in North Mids South Two despite visiting their old rivals in optimistic mood. more...
CLEOBURY Mortimer must win their last two games to make sure of promotion from North Midlands South Division One after stuttering against struggling Birminham Civil Service. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians took their recent transformation to a new level by holding Midlands Three West North league-leaders Newport to a 16-16 draw. more...
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KIDDERMINSTER Lions under-12s cranked up the pressure on Division One leaders Wyre Forest Brinton's with a convincing 6-1 victory at Ferndale Flyers in the Stourport and District Youth Football League. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies Reserves got the better of bogey team Burlish Olympic with a shock 6-3 away win in the Worcestershire County League. more...
Erics: Geoff Bird from Worcester took an 18lb Mirror on poped up meat. more...
There was another hard luck story for Chaddesley Corbett who suffered a crushing 6-1 defeat at West Midlands League division two rivals Bilbrook despite one of their best footballing displays of the season. more...
Masters: Ian Hall from Kidderminster took a 6lb rainbow on a white lure. more...
Lewis Pountney completed a hat-trick of hat-tricks to keep Bewdley Town on course for the double. more...
Contest Sunday 6th March on River pegs 40-63. Draw on River bank at 8am, fixtures will be available. more...
A new series of matches gets under way on Saturday March 5 with the season's opener at Wassell Grove Fishery's Brook Pool. more...
Results of the contest fished on the canal at Bonemill Lyttelton pegs 1-18: 1 John Gale 0-14-8, 2 Graham Rosser 9-0-0, 3 Frank Guest 7-12-0. more...
Result of match on Strawberry Pool: 1 R Moule 13-14, 2 B Yapp 13-12, 3 P Walker 7-11. more...
Thursday Cost-Cutter - 14 fished - Meadow 24/02/05: 1 Paul Cahill (Moorlands) 16-6-0 peg 58, 2 Dave Highfield (Moorlands) 14-8-0 peg 54, 3 Paul Webley (Bears) 11-1-0 peg 52. more...
Results at Haye Farm, Bewdley. more...
THE top for sides in Journal Division One of the Stratford Alliance locked horns last weekend when the top two Ilmington and Halfords both recorded victories. more...
The Furnace Mill Open was won on Mill Pool this week. The cold weather has not put off either the fish or the anglers. more...
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TEN league games after this weekend's Southern League Division One West clash with Swindon at Common Road and Evesham United will be going flat out to win them all! more...
THERE will be a full meeting of the Wilden Industrial Estates Cricket League at Wilden Club on Tuesday. Fixtures will be made available and all teams must be represented. more...
CLEOBURY Mortimer were looking for a win against Redhill on Sunday in Division One of the West Midlands Ladies Volleyball League - and the task proved easier than expected. more...
WITH each of the top three winning their latest games, the Gilt Edge Short Mat Bowling League title race is set to go right to the wire. more...
WYRE Forest Cycle Racing Club's Gary Bartram burst out of the blocks in the first open race promotion of the new season to record the fastest time for the club. more...
STOURPORT'S Pete Yates is celebrating after clinching the West Midlands Cyclo Cross championships. more...
VICTORIA Wassell was Wyre Forest Swimming Club's star of the show again with her second bronze medal in successive galas. more...
MULTI-talented racing driver Nathan Freke was celebrating further success after coming from the back of the grid to win a race he did not even plan to enter. more...
JUDO glory was twice as nice for Samurai star Kate Walker who did the double by winning the British Schools Judo Championships and gaining her black belt in the space of two days. more...
STOURPORT rode their luck for the second week in succession to edge their closely-fought match with Nottingham by the odd goal in nine. more...
KIDDERMINSTER firsts' determination and fighting spirit saw them earn a crucial three points against Old Halesonians with a 2-1 win which keeps pressure on second placed Stratford in the West Midlands Premier League. more...
ATHLETES from two Wyre Forest schools are in the running for national cross country success after storming through their regional qualifiers. more...
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TEN league games after this weekend's Southern League Division One West clash with Swindon at Common Road and Evesham United will be going flat out to win them all! more...
WORCESTER City stopper Danny McDonnell has shaken off his illness and is gearing up to keep his side's fourth consecutive clean sheet. more...
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KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have been set an ambitious seven-win survival target as boss Stuart Watkiss attempts to crank their Great Escape bid into overdrive. more...
TOM Bennett insists it is a matter of professional pride to keep Kidderminster up - because relegation would blight his soccer CV. more...
BOSS Dave Titterton was fuming about the referee after an injury-time equaliser denied Stourport Swifts three points in their 2-2 Southern League division one west draw at Rothwell Town. more...
STRIKER Richard Burgess bagged his second goal in as many games to give Stourport Swifts a share of the spoils in their 2-2 draw at Northampton-based Rothwell Town. more...
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