Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | April
1 The Incredibles more...
KIDDERMINSTER wrestler, Chris Cage, will not be taking part in the American Wrestling 2005 show at Stourport Civic Centre this month. more...
ANYONE who has ever wondered what life was like in the Saxon and Viking periods can satisfy their curiosity this weekend with a visit to Bishops Wood Education Centre, near Stourport. more...
WHO doesn't love a good show tune? Spirit of Broadway has collated some of the most popular songs from the world's principal musicals and wrapped them in one non-stop glitzy package. more...
A GREEK-Canadian composer and musician will be showcasing his skills in Kidderminster in the latest instalment of a scheme taking professional live art shows to community venues across Wyre Forest. more...
SWINGING jazz music will fill Kidderminster Library gallery next Thursday, courtesy of the Simon Deeley Trio. more...
SCHOOLCHILDREN from across Wyre Forest will sing and play their hearts out at Kidderminster Town Hall next week as part of the 10th annual Youth Makes Music festival. more...
ENJOY your own version of Strictly Come Dancing and get fit at the same time by joining in with all kinds of dance classes on offer locally. more...
A wry, comic look at all things paranormal is promised in a Psychic Spectacular in Pershore on April 22. more...
THE gentlemen songsters did MD Justin Parker proud when he conducted them for the last time, with excellent performances of popular songs, and some new to the choir. more...
PERFORMING at Wolverhampton's Civic is always a homecoming for the UK's own queen of R `n' B, Beverley Knight. more...
ONCE they sang of personal and political despair. Then they became an all-purpose rock band, rocketing into the mainstream with arena gigs and number one albums. more...
THE musical version of the much-loved children's tale, Stig of the Dump, is being performed at the Rose Theatre today. more...
TALENTED youngsters are being sought to tread the boards in a forthcoming production of the much-loved musical, Oliver!. more...
ROYAL Mail had to postpone the launch of its Royal Wedding stamps, commemorating the wedding of HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, and Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles for 24 hours until Saturday, April 9. more...
FIFTY years after they were first issued, Royal Mail is marking the anniversary of the first Castles High Value Definitive stamps. more...
THE year is 2008. Citywide blackouts, stock exchange sabotage and electronic hijacking of national defence systems leads to information warfare, which has become the most dangerous threat to global stability. more...
AS spring unfolds its wealth of new life, I always enjoy watching for new wild flowers to come into bloom across the reserves. more...
TOP Cotswold singer-songwriter Johnny Coppin has released his first major album in 12 years. more...
TOP guitarist and Vale favourite Gordon Giltrap is playing another charity concert for the Tracy Sollis Leukaemia Trust this month. more...
SIXTIES star Donovan is heading to Cheltenham next month. more...
FOLLOWING her previous sell-out performances, vocalist Sheena Davis and her backing band will be at Harvington village hall on Sunday at 7.30pm as part of the Shindig spring season of events. more...
TWO nights of jazz next week will be delighting fans of traditional and modern masters at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall. more...
THE ensemble Chroma will be in concert at Charlton Church on Saturday, back in the venue where they started the series of chamber music concerts back in 1998, then as a clarinet trio. more...
AN award-winning production of a classic thriller is heading the new season line-up at the Everyman in Cheltenham. more...
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THE Australian version of HMS Pinafore is being performed by Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society from next week. more...
SHAKESPEARE'S dark comedy, Twelfth Night, is being tackled by the RSC's head director for its latest show, opening next week. more...
TWO thought-provoking shows are being staged in Chipping Norton this weekend. more...
Bevere Art Gallery, Worcester - Seascapes, until May 5. more...
Rose, Kidderminster - Stig of the Dump, more...
THE number of special constables serving with West Mercia police has more than halved in the last eight years, Home Office figures have revealed. more...
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with Mark Turner's letter about disability being the preserve of the elderly. more...
WHY is Blair and Kennedy jumping up and down with irritation having read the Conservative manifesto, instead of spending the time expounding their own? Is it because, they are thinking what we are thinking? Personally I prefer the Conservative policies to their own respective ones. Less waste; better, cleaner hospitals; less taxes a better Britain; oh yes and more importantly better immigration controls; who wouldn't. more...
WOODPECKERS and lapwings might be spotted by ramblers enjoying a new walk on a farm near Worcester. more...
ALL Roger Martin's negative letter about Christianity illustrates is that we are fallible sinful people. The moral teachings of Christianity have been an enormous influence for good down the centuries. If only today we all loved our neighbours as ourselves, as Christ advised us, it would be an infinitely better World. more...
A SECRET burial chamber has been found under the floor of a village church. more...
I NOTE in a recent edition that Wychavon District Council are spending up to £50,000 on consultants to look at the future use of the old sewage works site now known as Abbey Road Depot. more...
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IT is only in recent times that we have become aware of the effects of passive smoking of tobacco. Concern being particularly for young children's health. more...
THE country's only indoor human cannonball is wowing audiences at a circus visiting Worcester. more...
Members of Charity Crescent Residents Association (CHACRA) carried out a successful litter pick recently. more...
WORCESTER'S TV licence fee dodgers are being warned that they will be caught, as enquiry officers will be out in force once again this spring. more...
A VILLAGE that is already bigger than Upton-upon-Severn is uniting to prevent further expansion. more...
A COMMUNITY-minded husband and wife team celebrates 60 years of happy marriage together today. more...
A COUPLE have spoken of their terror after a car ran into a cable deliberately tied across a street and was catapulted back into their own car. more...
POPULAR DJ Dave "Bradders" Bradley has controversially been moved off his Sunday morning slot as BBC bosses "refresh" the schedules. more...
A HIGH Court judge has rejected a bid to postpone the eviction date of a group of gipsies living on an unauthorised site near the village of Eckington. more...
TRAVELLERS have been accused of leaving urine trails, human excrement and building rubbish on a busy industrial estate. more...
A Worcestershire meat trader named as the right-hand man of the Mr Big in an international cigarette smuggling plot has been jailed for five years at Worcester Crown Court. more...
A BIDFORD businessman has failed in his bid to boost security at his premises. more...
YOUNG people in Bidford are being urged to speak up about issues of concern to them. more...
A SALFORD Priors landlord has defended his new pub sign in the face of complaints from residents that it is out of keeping with the area. more...
A TOP-UP loan from a Malvern company has helped realise a Kidderminster community's dream of creating its own independent cinema. more...
AN engineering firm which makes communications equipment has been named as the cream of the crop of Malvern businesses. more...
THE suitor for Woolworths today said it was withdrawing its interest in the high street retailer. more...
CATALOGUE retailers GUS today said shoppers had cut back on buying furniture and other big-ticket items at Argos as trading worsened. more...
A PAY and display cash machine taken from a Kidderminster car park was later found abandoned in Stourport. more...
CONGREGATION members of a Kidderminster church are backing a week of protest in aid of a worldwide campaign to improve the plight of the poor. more...
RESIDENTS of a Stourport care home dressed up to celebrate the wedding of Prince Charles to Camilla Parker Bowles. more...
HOUSEHOLDERS are being offered the chance to clear dead winter leaves from their gardens with cut price compost bins on offer from Wyre Forest District Council. more...
A COUPLE who have spent 25 years working at a Kidderminster store have been rewarded for their loyal service. more...
A WIDE range of therapies, including reflexology, will be on offer at a holistic health fair in Wolverley this weekend. more...
STUDENTS' achievements were celebrated at Kidderminster College during an event hosted by principal, Andrew Miller. more...
A CAT narrowly escaped death when it was shot by a high-velocity air rifle - the pellet lodging just a centimetre from its heart. more...
BUTTERFLY Theatre puppets entertained youngsters at a Kidderminster nursery celebrating its 20th anniversary. more...
THE site of a former petrol station on a major road into Kidderminster is to be turned into shops and apartments. more...
A PARISH poll could be organised in Bidford to test local feeling about plans for an extension to sand and gravel workings at Marsh Farm Quarry, Salford Priors. more...
A SIX-year-old girl savaged by a rampaging dog was all smiles - less than two weeks after the attack - when she became a guest of honour at Kidderminster Harriers Football Club. more...
glass phials which may contain deadly morphine have been found on land used by children in the Vale. more...
COACH House Farm in Cheltenham Road, Broadway is to get a new pair of wrought iron gates if Wychavon District Council pass the plans to replace the existing ones. more...
A HOUSE in Morris Road, Broadway is to be extended to include an en-suite shower room if Wychavon councillors pass the plans. They are due to go before the planning committee within the next six weeks. more...
A BROADWAY musician is offering people the chance to step back in time at a special performance of early music. more...
WITH reference to your article headlined "Check ID of callers" (Worcester News, Wednesday, April 6) I work for a large company whereby my day-to-day activities involve visiting consumers in their own homes across three counties to access gas, water and electricity meters. more...
ACCORDING to a recent correspondent, Labour's eight years in office is comparable to Stalin's Soviet rule. more...
WHEN I was called out with my sappers to investigate a "suspicious object" when serving in Jerusalem in 1947, we were accompanied by a platoon of infantry, who protected us, unlike L/Cpl Keys of the Royal Military Police and his comrades, who were murdered by Iraqi dissidents. more...
SOME interesting observations were made recently in a letter from Coun Paul Denham about Worcestershire's Local Education Authority, which, since coming under Conservative guidance, has been rated as "excellent." more...
THE funeral is to take place today of a former mayor of Pershore, Shirley Newman. more...
HAVING seen the latest reports on the disaster zone on the High Street, I feel that from henceforth, the High Street be renamed Shambles and - to avoid confusion - The Shambles should be renamed Sanity. more...
THE realisation of Pershore's groundbreaking cottage hospital has moved a step closer with building work expected to begin in July. more...
I SEE in his recent response N Winter rejected all my views, quoted me out of context and ignored the rest of the information, because it did not suit his own particular tired old argument. more...
PERSHORE is set to flourish this summer when the town enters the Britain in Bloom competition for the first time. more...
WHEN Prime Minister Tony Blair announced the General Election would be on May 5, he signalled the start of a huge logistical operation. more...
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FOLLOWING Jamie Oliver's national campaign for healthier school dinners, Nicola Phipps, a nutritionist from Kersoe, is keen to turn the spotlight on lunchboxes, more...
HUNDREDS of youngsters flocked to Rhydd Covert recently for its first major event since the fire which kickstarted Operation Covert. more...
OUR bid to build a Scout centre for district children has taken a major step forward after building plans were given council approval. more...
TOASTERS and cutlery sets are officially the wedding present of the past - with cash now the newlyweds' ideal gift. more...
A VITAL piece of equipment for the treatment of patients including leukaemia sufferers is up and running at Kidderminster Hospital, thanks to the fund-raising activities of building companies in the district. more...
WAITING times for Wyre Forest patients' prostate biopsies have been reduced after health chiefs admitted they were longer than they should be. more...
OPERATORS struggled to cope as hundreds of callers besieged a phone line set up to take on new NHS dental patients, a health spokesman has admitted. more...
ART SOCIETY: The March meeting was a practical session where a good turnout of members enjoyed an evening painting and drawing a model and still life arrangements of flowers. more...
CONSERVATION chiefs are urging home owners to help find a home for 6,000 metres of fencing which is no longer needed in the Wyre Forest. more...
A ROCK band from Bewdley has hit the right note with music fans after raising almost £8,000 in two years for a cancer charity. more...
ORGANISERS of a Bewdley nursery are inviting "old boys and girls" to join in the celebrations for its silver jubilee. more...
AFTER the trauma of the Wyre Forest review it is essential to make sure that the transition from the three-tier system to two tiers goes smoothly with as little disruption to the children's education as possible and that the result of the change fulfils the predictions of those who voted for it that the quality and outcomes of education for all Wyre Forest children will improve. more...
FAMILIES with young children have been invited to join a support group in Bewdley run by a voluntary organisation. more...
THE Tories have totally botched the Wyre Forest schools review. There is no public demand to get rid of our brilliant middle schools or to close excellent first schools. more...
THE government attitude to state education is like its attitude in other areas of public provision. It prefers centralised bureaucratic control rather than trusting the professionals who do the work. more...
A SCALED down plan to accommodate rhinoceroses at West Midland Safari Park has been given the go ahead. more...
WYRE Forest schools are nearing the completion of a review, instigated by Tony Blair's Government, that required 1,400 surplus places to be axed within the district. This will result in uncertainty for all those people involved in education at the current time, be they pupils, staff or parents. more...
CONTINUING to improve education remains Labour's highest priority and, for me personally, it was a desire to give children a better start in life through better schooling that initially led me into politics and the Labour Party. more...
A SERIES of meetings for NFU members aimed at updating them on the latest information on the Single Payment Scheme take place during April. more...
CANDIDATES vying to represent Wyre Forest in Parliament will be grilled during a Question Time-style event in Bewdley. more...
FARMERS and landowners are calling on the Government to trumpet the public benefits delivered by the new payments made under the Common Agricultural Policy, particularly as interest has been heightened by the release of old figures by the Regional Payments Agency. more...
A NEW guide for gamekeepers, produced by British Association for Shooting and Conservation, BASC, is to be launched at the Gamekeepers' Fair at Shugborough, Stafford, this weekend. more...
THE candidates in next month's General Election will be speaking directly to Shuttle/Times and News readers in the coming weeks. more...
A EWE in the flock at Overbury Farms is proving to be one in a thousand. more...
ON May 25, the group is organising a sponsored walk from the Wyre Forest Visitor Centre, Bewdley, followed by a ploughman's supper. For details contact Graham Taylor on Severn 01299 826256 or e-mail graham@sevenhills.freeserve.co.uk more...
AT the next meeting on Wednesday, at 7.30pm, the speakers will be Mr T Graham and Dr D Pritcher. more...
THE group now has monthly informal gatherings in Worcester, Malvern, Kidderminster and Pershore. more...
THE annual meeting will be held tomorrow in the community centre, Lickhill Road, Stourport, starting at 7.30pm. more...
TONIGHT members of the Wyre Forest Group will be enjoying an evening meal at The Plough, Far Forest. more...
THIS social group meets every Tuesday at around 8.30pm at various public houses. more...
THE society meets six times a year, including a Christmas Celebration in the saloon at Hartlebury Castle. more...
LIVE Wyres are a group of singles who meet regularly to arrange social events such as dances, meals out, theatre trips, walks and weekends away. more...
THE next meeting will be held at the Memorial Park Community Centre, Stourport, on Wednesday, at 10am. more...
THE subject of the next meeting will be "Reconciliation in Cyprus" when the speaker will be David Blakeway-Smith. more...
THE annual meeting will be held on Thursday, April 21, at 7.30pm in the Social Day Centre, New Street, Stourport. more...
THE next meeting will be held on Thursday, April 21, from 11am until 12.30pm, at Olive House, Minster Road, Stourport. more...
BROADWAY pensioners moving into part of the Russells development have handpicked furnishings for their housing association flats. more...
ON April 4 Joan Loftus reported on the skittles match against Dodford which Stone won. The Stone team has won three of the five matches played so far. more...
ON Saturday, April 30, there will be a sponsored bluebell walk. The leader will be Geoff Neale. more...
ON Thursday, April 21, Michael Ecob, from Astley, will give a talk on "A Year with an Itinerant Gardener", in Holy Innocents community hall, Kidderminster. more...
THE Kidderminster group of the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship (CSRF) has moved from the Baxter Church Hall and now have monthly get-togethers at the Three Shires Restaurant, Lower Mill Street. more...
ON Sunday, there will be two rides, both leaving The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster, at 8.30am. more...
IN her programme entitled "Anyone for Tennis!", Alison Osborne concentrated on "doubles" - recordings of duos. Among the items included were Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp, Sulla Tomba from Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti, sung by Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland, O Soave Fanciulla from La Boheme by Puccini, sung by Juissi Bjorling and his wife Anneliese, an extract from CPE Bach's Magnificat, Holst's trombone/organ duet, Dvorak's Slavonic Dance number 10, on two pianos, JS Bach's concerto for oboe and violin, and the popular Au Fonds du Temple Saint from The Pearl Fishers, by Bizet. more...
THE speaker on March 16 was Kevin Bailey, head of Hagley Primary School, whose talk, illustrated by slides, was entitled "From Hagley to Gambia". more...
AT the March meeting G Hargreaves talked about rhododendrons, from their history and origins in the upper regions of India, Nepal and China to the large collection at Kew Gardens. He accompanied his talk with slides. more...
PRISONERS at Long Lartin near Evesham have something to celebrate. more...
GRANDPARENTS from Evesham have criticised the district council for closing a children's playground in the Easter holidays. more...
BETTA Bedding in Bretforton is asking a government inspector to allow the company to stay on the Station Road site for another 12 months while arrangements are made to move. more...
A FAMILY from Southern India, whose livelihood was devastated as a result of the tsunami disaster, is making good use of a fishing boat bought for them by the Rotary Club of Evesham. more...
MEMBERS of the Simon de Montfort Society are planning a 18th birthday celebration at an annual meeting next Thursday and they want anyone with an interest in local history to join them. more...
Outdoors fanatic James Abbott, a teacher from Wyre Piddle, has left the classroom behind to take part in a race to the North Pole. more...
A NEW bid to build houses at Greenavon, Princess Road, Evesham, described by planning officers as creeping urbanisation, looks set to fail at a development control meeting today. more...
CYCLISTS from the Vale and beyond have responded well to the Blossom Trail Bikeaway, which is to be held this Sunday. more...
PINVIN schoolboy, Josh Sheppard is back home after suffering a terrifying ordeal when he was impaled on the branch of a tree. more...
CONTROVERSIAL plans to extend the Kanes Foods site could be granted today amid massive opposition from residents across the Vale. more...
MANY readers will have been upset by the recent story of the cat killed in a snare trap (Shuttle/Times & News, March 3). more...
A PHOTOGRAPH that was kept in a wallet for more than 60 years has been claimed by its owner from Harvington. more...
AN Evesham pensioner is concerned about the lack of on-site care in her sheltered housing complex after collapsing and almost dying in her home. more...
I FEEL I must address points raised by the letter of April 7 regarding management work in Habberley Valley. more...
THE decorative ceiling inside Evesham's Grade II listed cinema is collapsing, according to English Heritage, which wants a notice served on the owner to make urgent repairs. more...
THE Vale wife of a worker at the crisis-hit MG Rover's Longbridge factory in Birmingham is doing her bit to help other employees and their families who fear for their jobs. more...
I FEEL that I must respond to the article regarding kerbside recycling in the Shuttle/Times & News on March 17 and the letter on this page the following week. more...
A HIGH Court judge yesterday rejected a bid to postpone the eviction date of a group of gipsies living on an unauthorised site near Eckington. more...
ON behalf of the district Scout association I would like to thank the general public of Wyre Forest for the generous support given to us at the recent supermarket bag packing. more...
I FOUND the incident of the Welsh/English road signs rather amusing (Shuttle/Times & News, April 7). more...
ALMOST £700 of electrical equipment items were taken during a burglary in Kidderminster. more...
AN 18-year-old man had two teeth chipped when he was attacked by two other men late at night. more...
A BENEFIT cheat who fraudulently claimed more than £13,500 has appeared in court. more...
NEW jobs could be on the way to Stourport after plans to expand an industrial estate were given the green light. more...
ONE of the most vital duties of any form of government is to keep people informed about what those in power are doing. more...
HOW I agree with Roger Martin about the ills of religion. more...
HOUSE sparrows have taken top spot in the world's biggest bird survey, the RSPB Garden Birdwatch. more...
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING: Fifty residents attended the Willersey annual parish meeting at the village hall. In his annual report the chairman of the parish council, Maurice Andrews, referred to several matters being dealt with, most of which had been referred to the appropriate authority. Included were Badsey Lane and Church Street car parking; sewer and drainage problems; planning and the long outstanding question of the proposed weight-restriction order. On the latter he said he had again written to the county council, with a copy to the Department of Transport, drawing attention to the lack of action and the question of the Collin Lane bridge which had been declared as unsuitable for heavy-goods vehicles yet was still being used. Gloucestershire County Council has not yet replied to the letter but had phoned to say officers would be unable to attend the meeting. Many of the village organisations presented their reports showing again how active the community is. County councillor Julie Girling and district councillors Sue Jepson and Lyndon Stowe also gave their reports. more...
RBL WOMEN'S SECTION: Held their monthly meeting at St Wulstan's Hall. The meeting was opened by chairman Wendy Griffiths. more...
GARDENING CLUB: Daffodil, tulip and hellebore classes were strongly entered in the spring show and the class for the jug of spring flowers was a spectacular sight showing both colour and variety. more...
WEDNESDAY CLUB: Met on April 6 when Mrs M Boath presided. After the distribution of birthday cards, two new members were welcomed, Mr and Mrs Addis. A few members were still away sick and the club sent them wishes for a speedy recovery. Mrs Joan Crook was congratulated on winning the ladies' pairs championship at Stratford Bridge Club last month. The trip to Hereford took place on Wednesday. The programme for the afternoon was a demonstration of Old Buttons given by Mrs Sheila Taylor of Badsey. Mrs Peggy Miller gave the vote of thanks. more...
BEETLE DRIVE: The Beetle Drive run by the St James' Social Committee in the village hall last Saturday evening proved a great success, attracting more than 40 players and raising £200 for church funds. At the end of the evening, John Redman, chairman of the village hall management committee, took the opportunity of advertising the event which is to take place at 7.30pm on Sunday evening, a concert being promoted by the committee as a fund-raising event for the new hall appeal. He explained that the Sunday night date was the only one possible at this time for the Sheena Davis group, who are in great demand in the area. They are professional artistes whose services are available because of the subsidies they receive from the Arts Council, the county council and Wychavon District Council. Tickets can be obtained from any member of the hall committee. Prices are £6 with £5 as the concessionary rate more...
SUPERMARKET workers from Kidderminster will soon be tackling the highest peaks in Britain to help a charity providing day care for people with life-limiting illnesses. more...
A COURT heard of the dramatic scenes when a pleasure boat filled with partygoers capsized on the River Severn, resulting in a woman's death. more...
TWO Territorial Army soldiers have returned to their Kidderminster homes following six-month tours of duty in Afghanistan. more...
A GROUP of disabled people - including a former international cricketer - from Wyre Forest have made a film about the difference social care staff have made to their lives. more...
FORMER employees of Kidderminster carpet companies based at Mill Street site are being urged to meet up with their old workmates at a reunion being held next week. more...
PEOPLE in Wyre Forest are celebrating after scooping top prizes at an annual awards ceremony for learning achievement. more...
THE sister of a Wyre Forest man found dead in a Thailand hotel room told an inquest she thought he had been murdered. more...
AMBULANCES across the area covering Wyre Forest met their target of responding to three-quarters of life-threatening calls over the past year. more...
FRENCH and English market traders enjoyed some entente cordiale when a mix-up over dates resulted in traders sharing the town centre pitches. more...
WYRE Forest will adopt a set-up of primary and secondary schools from 2007, it was confirmed this week. more...
AN up-and-coming movie maker has high hopes for the future as a music video he shot in Kidderminster with a budget of "nothing" is set to be shown at the largest film festival in the world. more...
LOOKING after the elderly was a key priority for the UK Independence Party, said election hopeful, Rustie Lee, after a visit to a Kidderminster care home. more...
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BATTLE lines are being drawn for next month's Worcestershire County Council elections after 44 candidates put their names forward for the crunch poll in Wyre Forest. more...
BBC Television's coverage of the General Election campaign kicked off in the West Midlands on Monday and saw the spotlight fall on Kidderminster. more...
WORKMEN are going flat out to finish Kidderminster's first cinema in more than two decades for tomorrow's grand opening. more...
THE immaculately dressed Duchess of Gloucester brought a touch of royal glamour to Kidderminster Hospital when she officially opened the state-of-the-art treatment centre and described it as an "excellent new centre". more...
FERRET thieves are targeting homes in Kidderminster with a spate of snatches, including taking a ferret previously abandoned in an "appalling" condition. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER supermarket set to close tomorrow will reopen under a new name and new ownership - but outgoing staff will not be guaranteed a job. more...
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A HIGH Court judge yesterday rejected a bid to postpone the eviction date of a group of gipsies living on an unauthorised site near Eckington. more...
A COMMUNITY-minded husband and wife team celebrates 60 years of happy marriage together today. more...
E-MAILS and text messages alone could be used to inform people about planning applications if Wychavon Council decides to opt for this method. more...
A driver was forced to pull over after a discarded cigarette, thrown from the window of another vehicle, set fire to his car. more...
AN inquest into the death of a baby found entombed in a block of concrete will take place on Monday, July 18. more...
STAFF and residents at an old people's home in Malvern are preparing for a Royal visit as Princess Alexandra drops in to join in a birthday celebration. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE education chiefs are investigating a "mischievous" letter sent to a Worcester school, containing several undisclosed allegations. more...
THE demands of fatherhood have forced the Liberal Democrat leader to cancel a visit to Malvern this morning. more...
THE café at Worcester's Pump House Environment Centre is open for business. The café, which is run by people with learning needs, is run by the Duckworth Worcestershire Trust, off Waterworks Road, Barbourne. more...
THE winning entry of a sculpture design competition will be displayed at a construction training centre, not an art training centre as the Worcester News reported on Tuesday, March 15. A-level art student Richard Read won £250, not £100. more...
THE world-renowned White Russian Central Band from Belarus is coming to Worcester next month to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe. more...
TOM Moody wants his side to bat Derbyshire out of the game on day two at the County Ground. more...
PETER Moores was today named as England's new director of the national academy. more...
WHEN we came back down to earth following Newcastle, there was one stark realisation. The job wasn't done. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers manager Jimmy Mullen has few regrets in his 37-year long football career but he rues missing out on Brazilian genius Pele's shirt. more...
ILLNESS has crept into the Aggborough camp to give Kidderminster Harriers a bigger headache ahead of another huge clash. more...
COUNTY hockey suffered a double blow on the national stage as both Stourport and Worcester had teams relegated with a game remaining. more...
WORCESTER City's first Midland Floodlit Youth League Cup final for 20 years ended in defeat last night. more...
TEENAGE showjumping sensation Falon Harper has underlined her potential in the sport by finishing second at a prestigious event. more...
RUGBY rivals Hereford and Luctonians will meet in the quarter-finals of the North Midlands Cup on Saturday. more...
PETER Moores was today named as England's new director of the national academy. more...
WORCESTER Wolves are hoping their legion of loyal supporters will cheer them to the England Basketball League Division One play-off final. more...
ILLNESS has crept into the Aggborough camp to give Kidderminster Harriers a bigger headache ahead of another huge clash. more...
TOM Moody wants his side to bat Derbyshire out of the game on day two at the County Ground. more...
On the junior rugby scene, Kidderminster Carolians under-7s topped a triangular tournament after drawing six tries each with Halesowen and beating Bridgnorth 6-5. more...
Chaddesley Corbett signed off their North Mids South Two season with a disappointing 10-7 display defeat at Greyhound - with a performance which summed up their campaign. more...
Stourport shared the spoils in a hard-earned 7-7 draw at Bromyard in their penultimate North Mids South Two league game. more...
Cleobury Mortimer's disappointing last day 19-15 defeat at Redditch could not detract from a wonderful promotion season in North Midlands South One. more...
THE scoreline was not the only thing that was low after a 7-6 home defeat to fellow strugglers Wednesbury left Kidderminster Carolians sinking deeper into Midlands Three West North trouble. more...
GEORGE James scored a hat-trick for Bewdley Town Under-15s in a Stourport and District Youth Football League match at Perrywoods United, helping his side to a 4-1 victory. The fourth Bewdley goal was contributed by Gary Swain. more...
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HARRIERS Trust FC could hold their heads high after a brave defeat to a strong Bretforton Sports OB side in the Sunday Minor Cup final at Evesham United's Common Road ground. more...
Kidderminster angler Richard Billingham completed a trio of fine performances with a second place at Woodlands View Fishery. more...
Gothersley: Peter Hatton 3-4, Derek Aston 2-6, Dave Angel 1-7. more...
Seniors, Cookley canal: G Billingsley and C Price 2-1, S Boulter 1-7. more...
Wrens Pools: R Coles 46-12, P Knowles 16-6, J Moon 16-3. more...
Lyttelton Canal: M Scott 0-13-8, C James 0-6, S James 0-5-8. more...
Island Pool, Moorlands: S Phillips 25-7, B Edwards 16-10, A O'Donnell 13-14. more...
A contest will be held on Sunday on the Staffordshire/Worcestershire Canal, bridges 39-42 (Botterham Lock-Hinksford Lock). The draw will be 8am at the venue. more...
Chaddesley Corbett beat Sporting Khalsa 2-0 in a mid-week West Midlands League division two fixture at Bloxwich Town's ground. more...
Willow Marsh: Rmoule 12-4, C Royce 10-6 (carp 10-4), B Hudson 7-2. more...
Bewdley Town were made to work hard against battling Bilston - but eventually secured a 3-2 win which takes them to the top of West Midlands League division one. more...
Franche Pool: S Garrington 16-6.5, P Garrington 5-13, M McGowan 3-10. more...
Canal, Bonemill, Lyttelton pegs 1-18: Pete White 0-8-12dr, Colin Garbett 0-8, John Gale 0-7. more...
There will be a match on Sunday at Moorlands. Breakfast is at 8am, the draw to be made at 9.15am. more...
Birmingham/Worcestershire Canal 43-44: D Saunders 1-3, P Cox and K Tombs 0-12, S Campbell 0-7.5, P Bruce 0-4.5, T Cooke 0-4. more...
A contest will be held on Sunday on the Hundred Pool, Great Witley. more...
Wednesday Open: Sean Price (Dawley MG) 73-2 (Ash one), Bob Tromans (Tromans T) 50-3 (Ash five), Harry Colley (OB Wolves) 48-11 (Oak 15). more...
Wyre Forest angler Tom Walker caught four trout to 2lb on a jack frost on the Wyre Dell, another angler landing four trout to 2lb on a cats whisker. more...
There has been good fishing on all coarse waters throughout the week. more...
Fisheries' own anglers took the top two places in the Wednesday Open event, fished by 11 anglers on the Moors Pool. more...
Kidderminster's Heidi Jarosinski, who competes for Halesowen Athletics Club, opened her season with a personal best long jump of 5.53 metres, giving her first place in the competition at Tipton Harriers opening meeting on Sunday. more...
Teams wishing to join the Monday Darts Summer League may do so on Monday at The Sportsman, between 8.15pm and 9.15pm. The entry fee must be paid at this time. more...
Kidderminster Chess Club Knights' captain John Wrench finally beat Worcester St John's Steve James, at his 12th attempt. more...
Only two members of the Amazing Feet Running Club were in action at the weekend, many others busy preparing for the London Marathon. more...
Kidderminster's Malcolm Brown, in his Westfield SEi sports car, leads the 30-strong entry for the Worcestershire Production Car Trial on Sunday. more...
HARE and Hounds beat Red Man BCC in their Wyre Forest Trivia League encounter, but needed to prevent them scoring 50 points, to claim the title. In the event Red Man scored 51 to win the league. more...
ELIZA Bradley, Hannah Wear and Robert Smith each gained two first places at the concluding weekend of the Worcestershire County Championships, held in Wolver-hampton. more...
STEVE Burns, of Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club, started his season in style, finishing eighth overall in the Veteran Time Trial Association (Birmingham and Midlands) 10-mile time trail on the Fosseway, Leamington Spa, on Saturday. more...
WYRE Forest sailing sensation Alison Young put in a right royal performance in the RYA Youth Championships after meeting Princess Anne. more...
STEVE Morris won the February Sunday Stableford Division One at Little Lakes with 33 points, just one point ahead of Rick Sander. more...
FRESH from defeating the best of Britain with their three gold medals at the North-West Junior Open, Samurai Judo Club's terrific trio crossed the channel for further success. more...
WORCESTER City's first Midland Floodlit Youth League Cup final for 20 years ended in defeat last night. more...
NATHAN Tyson, Junior Agogo, Andy Kirk, Simon Brown . . . and now Clive Oliver. more...
"WE'RE one good day at the office away from being right back in the survival fight, equally we're one bad day at the office away from it being almost impossible to stay up..." more...
STUART Watkiss will point to the League Two formbook to inspire Kidderminster Harriers to the first of four potential status-saving fixtures at home to leaders Yeovil on Saturday. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers manager Jimmy Mullen has few regrets in his 37-year long football career but he rues missing out on Brazilian genius Pele's shirt. more...
STOURPORT Swifts crashed to defeat at the hands of bogey side Sutton Coldfield Town, a penalty two minutes from time handing all three points to the visitors. more...
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