Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | November
CELTIC roots rockers Bluehorses ride into Worcester tomorrow. more...
MUSIC, drama and live music will welcome visitors to an open weekend at St Cecilia's Church in Kidderminster on Saturday and Sunday. more...
THOUSANDS of postcards from all over the country will be on sale in Kidderminster this weekend. more...
TICKETS are still available for manic funnyman Freddie Starr's performance at the Wyre Forest Glades Arena on Saturday. more...
Operatic solos will be a highlight of music which will bring Kidderminster Town Hall to life when the town's choral society takes to the stage on Saturday. more...
A STRIPPER is set for television fame - but he will not be taking his clothes off. more...
A MURDER mystery set in the 70s takes to the stage in Wolverley next week. more...
THE UK'S top tribute act will make a series of visits to Wyre Forest as part of his busy festive tour. more...
CHURCHES in Wolverley and Hartlebury will host concerts by Kidderminster Male Choir during the coming week. more...
A LIGHT has been shone on many of Bewdley's dark and mysterious nooks and crannies in a new video. more...
GLOUCESTERSHIRE artist Samantha Dadd is holding an exhibition at her art studio near Tewkesbury from Saturday. more...
BOOKINGS are now being taken for Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway's Father Christmas Specials. more...
THE Cotswold-based Midnight Storytellers, Karen-Eve and Chloe, are celebrating their third anniversary this month and launching their busiest ever winter season. more...
AFRICAN drumming will herald the opening of Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum's latest exhibition, which starts this Sunday. more...
A POPULAR artist from the Warwickshire village of Aston Cantlow is due to stage his annual exhibition there later this month with a little help from his son who lives in Offenham. more...
JEWELLERY, stoneware and paintings will be featured at a special exhibition near Stratford which opens tomorrow. more...
Memorial Hall, Wolverley - A Decade Of KODYS, Friday and Saturday. more...
CHRISTMAS is a time when friends and family make that special effort to get together, maybe to exchange seasons greetings or simply to catch up on the year past and to wish each other well for the year ahead. more...
Tewkesbury Abbey, which this year celebrates the 900th anni-versary of its foundation, is to stage a performance of Handel's Messiah on Saturday, November 23 when local choral society, Philomusica of Gloucestershire and Worcester-shire, perform the work as part of their season of concerts. Tickets are available £10, (£9 for concessions for the Abbey Shop. more...
ENGLAND'S most successful acoustic duo Show of Hands will be playing a show in Worcester next week. The band, which is made up of talented multi-instrumentalists Steve Knightley and Phil Beer, will be appearing at Huntingdon Hall on Friday, November 29. The duo celebrated their 10th anniversary with a sold-out show at the Royal Albert Hall last year, and this year were nominated in the Best Group and Best Live Act categories in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. more...
PERSHORE Choral brings its autumn concert to the town's Abbey this Saturday. Tickets cost £10 for the central aisle and £8 for the side aisle, and are available from Carole Oliver on 01386 860389 or 07808 887715. more...
CHELTENHAM Town Hall has a feast of entertainment on offer for the coming week. more...
HUNTINGDON Hall will be rocking to the sounds of the Mike Sanchez Band tonight, when the singer-guitarist brings his distinctive brand of high energy rhythm and blues to Worcester. more...
CHELTENHAM celebrates the switch-on of its Christmas Lights on Saturday. more...
IT may have been a wet month, but in terms of temperature it has been very mild. more...
A THRILLING evening for all whodunnit fans takes place at St Luke's Memorial Hall on Saturday. more...
ENTERTAINMENT aplenty will be on offer over the festive season for anyone seeking a few hours' respite from the excesses of turkey and tinsel. more...
TWO former Casualty stars appear in a gripping Arthur Miller drama at Malvern Theatres next month. more...
YOU did not have to be around at the time of the Second World War to enjoy this sing-a-long evening as the songs are so well-known. more...
THURSDAY: Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Mike Sanchez Band. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Lesley Garrett. Warwick: Arts Centre - Peter Bradley-Fulgoni. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Once More Into the Bleach. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Tommy Emmanuel CGP. more...
SPIRITS of the spooky and alcoholic variety both feature in the latest production by Bishampton Barnstormers. more...
LOVE Letters, by A R Gurney, will be presented at The Norbury Theatre, Droitwich Spa, for three nights from November 28 to 30 at 7.45pm. more...
JIM Worton will be returning to perform at a Droitwich Spa country music club this weekend. more...
Students at Trinity High School have IT access falling into their laps after the introduction of more laptop computers to the school. more...
WHAT a delight to see the cinema open again in Evesham. And an even greater delight that the sound wasn't so loud I had to put ear plugs in as happens in Worcester! I may be a senior citizen but my hearing is sharp. more...
MAY I take this opportunity to express both surprise and appreciation of the privilege bestowed upon me by the photographer and editorial staff of the Evesham Journal whereby I appear to represent all those who attended the War Memorial service, Sunday, November 10. For all those who fought and/or died that I might stand there may I now offer my thanks with this poem which I wrote in 1997 for a Service of Remembrance for the war dead in Waterside Cemetery. more...
THANK you for featuring in last week's Evesham Journal a planning decision in Pershore that will allow a residential building to be changed to commercial use. We learn from your article that this matter was `delegated' and not even considered by the elected representatives. The comments that you quoted from the planning officer, Mike Hurst, are alarming. more...
In answer to the two letters in your paper recently regarding the refurbishment of the Oat Street Car Park. more...
A SNOW-dusted scene of a church is selling like hot cakes as Kemp Hospice's Christmas card - boosting its appeal and earning the artist a bottle of champagne. more...
A CHRISTMAS fair is being held at Bidford Methodist Church on Saturday, November 23. more...
SALFORD Priors' Jaguar Pantomime Society hopes to liven up the Christmases of those less fortunate by offering free tickets to its performance of Cinderella. more...
A LOYAL caretaker helped to mark the official opening of Bidford's new £2m primary school. more...
THERE were some high jinks and school day japes at a Redditch company as workers did their bit to help Children in Need on Friday. more...
A FATHER who invented a children's safety aid after his son was knocked down by a car in the 1980s has receiving backing from one of the country's best-known pop bands for his products. more...
THE stress of buying a house will be dramatically reduced in Worcestershire, following the announcement of new legislation in the Queen's Speech. more...
A WINDOW installer has become one of only a handful of organisations in the country to be awarded 100 per cent for customer satisfaction in a national survey of thousands of households. more...
REDDITCH Lions are busy raising money in the run-up to Christmas and have been making donations to various good causes. more...
LOCAL authority employers are expected to put forward a last-minute pay offer to increase firefighters' salaries to more than £25,000. more...
NINE-year-old Claire Hurford is the winner of a turtle-themed poetry competition run by the town branch of Cheltenham and Gloucester. more...
THE Severnside North flood defences were impressive when they were in position in Bewdley last week. more...
ARSONISTS struck in four separate incidents just hours after Redditch firefighters joined colleagues in a national strike over pay on Wednesday at 6pm. more...
THE search is on for the family of a brave Redditch man who won the Albert Medal for gallantry in 1913 for saving the life of a young boy. more...
PHOTOGRAPHS taken in the late 19th century will form part of an exhibition celebrating 100 years of church life. more...
REDDITCH Crematorium has launched an internal inquiry after a mix-up over a cremated remains plot. more...
A VIKING ship, three-legged races and wearing pyjamas to work were just some of the ways Wyre Forest folk helped raise thousands of pounds for Children in Need. more...
REDDITCH'S open-air market opened on Monday, bringing fresh produce and products to town. more...
STARK reminders of the grief caused by road accidents gave added poignancy to a church service to remember crash victims on Sunday. more...
THE new leader of a Wyre Forest group aims to make sure it continues to be the business voice of the district. more...
THE new president of one of Kidderminster's best known organisations, the Old Carolians, has pledged to try to get more women involved. more...
A CASH boost of more than £35,000 means parents across Wyre Forest will have more childcare choices all year round. more...
A FLOODED basement forced Kidderminster College to send hundreds of students home for the day. more...
HIGHWAYS chiefs have stressed no decision has been taken on a plan to increase disabled parking near Kidderminster Library after a county councillor slammed "a failure of the proper democratic process". more...
HUNDREDS of children are expected to join in a fancy dress procession marching through Kidderminster town centre. more...
CHILDREN absent from school have been challenged by officials in the second district "truancy sweep". more...
ANGRY residents will meet parish councillors next week to try and thrash out a solution to a problem play area. more...
A RANGE of new community facilities for Kidderminster residents will be launched this Saturday. more...
TEENAGERS are being given a dramatic insight into future career options in the run-up to their GCSE finals. more...
The driver of a car which ran into the Miday Windows shop, Stourport, on Sunday, November 10, has asked us to point out he called the police and breakdown service after the accident. more...
PUPILS at a special school have teamed up with their mainstream counterparts to celebrate national inclusion week. more...
A WOMAN who works among African wildlife is on a quest to the dark continent. more...
THERE were strange looks and gasps as it seemed the Kingfisher Centre had enticed two top celebrities to do their Christmas shopping in Redditch. more...
CHRISTMAS is officially on the way for many families as Santa Claus limbers up for his annual rounds. more...
RESIDENTS in Offmore and Comberton are being urged to return survey forms to help action group leaders tackle crime. more...
CHILDREN at a Kidderminster school are going global this Christmas. more...
CASH will be spent earlier than planned on the only play area to be kept open on Kidderminster's Spennells housing estate. more...
A DECISION to cut loss-making bus services across the county may hit youngsters travelling to and from school. more...
ANGRY parents have formed an action group to tackle poor conditions for pupils and teachers at Alcester High School Technology College. more...
THE last words of a Pershore man before he died in the worst tragedy that has hit the Vale of Evesham in recent years was: "What a fantastic day I have had." more...
CRAFTS ranging from watercolours to needlework will be on sale at Lifford Hall, Broadway during a Christmas arts and crafts event on Saturday, November 30 and Sunday, December 1. more...
VILLAGERS keen on a bargain are being invited to a Christmas Fair at the URC Church hall in Broadway's High Street on Saturday. Cakes, tombola, gifts, jewellery and a raffle will be on offer, as well as refreshments. The event, at £1 entrance fee and 50p for unaccompanied children, is being held from 10am to 12 noon. more...
A REDUNDANT barn and part of a farmyard at Wormington, Broadway, is set for a new lease of life as a one-bedroom cottage and garden. more...
THE THREAT of closure has been temporary lifted from a Broadway charity, now Chase Homes has stepped in with an offer of help. more...
A CASH injection has improved facilities for playful tots at a Droitwich Spa village nursery. more...
SHOPPING is not the only thing to increase at Christmas, as police try to cut burglaries, which also rise during the festive season. more...
PITY Mr Dieter Schroeder. He very rightly draws our attention to the clocks that don't work and also the streets of Worcester city centre that are constantly awash with filth? more...
RETHINKING rubbish is the purpose of a new website which has been launched in Worcestershire. more...
IF 5p per household, per annum is what is required to enable the Swan Theatre's hard-working group to continue its worthwhile productions, then I say let's go for it. more...
THE festive season is fast approaching but for many it is hardly a time of joy. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a much publicised winter depression which reputedly affects about half a million people each year. more...
AREN'T we all becoming a little paranoid as regards paedophiles? more...
IT'S an expensive experience in terms of tangible rewards but youngsters and adults alike - in the words of Kevin Keegan - just love it! more...
I HAVE been following the debate in the media and at council meetings over the future of the Swan Theatre. more...
I AM not these days very impressed by the quality of much of the offerings on television. more...
A SURVIVOR of the horrific motorway coach crash that claimed the lives of six people has spoken about the events of the fateful night. more...
CONSERVATIVE Party members attending the hustings to decide the ranking of candidates for the European Parliamentary elections to be held in June 2004 might find it useful to ask the following questions to identify the Eurosceptics to support. more...
A LONG-SERVING football referee is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack while officiating at a West Midlands League game in Kidderminster. more...
A HEALTH watchdog is carrying out a major survey of district patients' views on services. more...
A CALL to improve arthritis treatments for all is being backed by Wyre Forest MP Richard Taylor. more...
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Garden Club: Paul Williams of Blockley, a freelance garden writer, gave a talk entitled A Garden Cornucopia. Paul worked for 17 years at Bourton Hill House, which has a big reputation for its container gardening, before deciding to become a freelance designer and writer. He has more...
THIS year's Bewdley Carnival raised £700 despite clashing with World Cup football, it has been revealed. more...
DOZENS of mourners dressed in Victorian garb gathered outside the Guildhall in a last-ditch bid to save the Swan Theatre. more...
MEMBERS of the North Cotswold Hunt hold their annual meeting at the Lygon Arms, Broadway, on Friday, December 6 at 7.30pm. more...
MAKING the right decision on farm management is crucial, and Anthony Mayell, who heads chartered surveyors Fisher German's office at Dumbleton, has examined options and routes. more...
TWO major Christmas Shows and Sales take place at Henley-in-Arden Auction Sales Ltd early next month. more...
THE importance of promoting and marketing local food was stressed by Lord Apsley, vice-chairman of Gloucestershire NFU, at a reception at Agriculture House in Gloucester. more...
Mike Wilkes, FRPS, was the guest speaker at the October indoor meeting of the Kidderminster branch, with an illustrated talk Birds Autumn to Spring. more...
A "Bob the Builder" party was held at a family group meeting on November 7 at Wyre Forest Community Church hall, Kidderminster. more...
Tomorrow is the last date to book tickets for the Christmas Celebration at Kidderminster Town Hall on December 7. more...
The Wyre Forest group has organised a five-mile walk at Caunsall, on Sunday. more...
Club commodore John Dixon recently met the Princess Royal at the RYA annual meeting in London, when she showed interest in local sailing clubs. more...
At the annual meeting, Margaret Stock reported on the group meeting at Menith Wood, which had a safari theme, and Bob Lawrence from West Midlands Safari Park was guest speaker. more...
The caravan at Breen Sands, which provides holidays for disadvantaged families with children, has now been closed down for the winter. It has been cleaned and minor repairs have been made, so it is ready for the spring. more...
Tim Munslow of Oakstone Classics, Worcester, related the Confessions of a Record Dealer on November 8. more...
At the annual meeting, Pat Mullard reported on the half-yearly council meeting, and Daphne Thompson on Parchment Day, when Christmas cards were made. more...
Members attended a harvest lunch at St Ambrose Church Hall, organised by social secretary Edna Plimley-Rodriguez, and catered for by Sue Fereday. more...
Two rides will take place on Sunday. more...
Area demonstrator Alwyn Page stood in for Veronica Coe at the Christmas meeting, held this month, as Ms Coe was ill. more...
PARENTS and pupils at Broadway First School are working together in a new scheme to promote learning for all the family. more...
The annual meeting will be held on Monday, December 2 at The Eagle and Spur, starting at 8pm. more...
At the annual meeting, June Gordon was thanked for organising an evening at Barnett Hill. more...
Kim Hurst, from the Cottage Herbery, Boraston, was the guest speaker at the October meeting. more...
DOUGLAS Kenneth Peacock, of 8, Croft Road, Evesham, died in Worcester Hospital last week, aged 89. The funeral took place last Wednesday at All Saints Church, Evesham. He will be remembered by generations of pupils and colleagues of Prince Henry's School with affection, admiration and respect. more...
GINA Penn, a member of the Refectory staff, lost her hair as part of the Children in Need fund-raising activities at Evesham College by both students and staff. more...
THE new head of Highways Management at Worcestershire County Council has made driving up standards with road maintenance his top priority. more...
AN Evesham computer firm could be forced to relocate just three months after it opened. more...
EVESHAM fire fighters could return to the picket lines unless last-ditch government talks are successful. more...
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a football stadium on land in Cheltenham Road, Evesham were to be determined today at a planning meeting. more...
AN appeal for help to find a man who grabbed a 15-year-old girl and exposed himself in South Littleton on Tuesday has been made by police. more...
AN Evesham couple's wedding day was blighted by a thief who took a camcorder containing the tape of their marriage ceremony, with the mean spirited act coming just months after the bride had been mugged and left unconscious in her own home. more...
THE family of Karen and Chris Sloane have paid tribute to a precious couple. more...
THE Vale of Evesham was in mourning this week for the six people who died following the horrific M25 coach crash last Saturday. more...
TRIBUTES have been pouring in following the death of Evesham coach operator Graham Spring, aged 56, who was one of six people killed in last weekend's horrific coach crash on the M25. more...
I HOPE no-one who lost power for days following the storms will meekly accept Aquila's brass-necked cheek in unilaterally dictating there will be no compensation. more...
EIGHTY extra staff members had to be drafted into the hospital that treated most of the casualties due to the sheer scale of the emergency. more...
"On behalf of the residents of the Vale of Evesham I offer sincere condolences to all those affected by the recent tragic accident. more...
WE all know there is a shortage of car parking in Kidderminster. more...
The depot of WR Spring and Son at Hinton-on-the-Green is in the West Worcestershire constituency of Sir Michael Spicer and he visited staff there on Monday to express his sympathy with them. more...
A FIRE brigade chief who attended the fatal accident site described it as "a scene of horror". more...
WITH reference to last week's letter complaining about the bus route down The Hollow on Bark Hill, Bewdley, I am pleased to report that I wrote to the First bus company on October 8 regarding this hazard and they say they will be resuming the route on January 6. more...
A SURVIVOR of the horrific motorway coach crash that claimed the lives of six people has spoken about the events of the fateful night. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Civic Society applauds the courage and vision of those on the district council's planning committee who backed the cinema complex proposal for Crossley Park. more...
WHILE I applaud MP Dr Richard Taylor's efforts in respect of services at Kidderminster Hospital, I am surprised, and dismayed, at his lack of comment on firefighters' claims and strike action. more...
THERE is a proposal going before the next full meeting of Wyre Forest District Council to increase the cost of bus passes by 20 per cent. more...
A DRUG addict who "cheekily" stole furniture from a shop on consecutive days has been jailed for nine months. more...
POLICE have "extra eyes and ears out in the community" after linking up with district transport firms. more...
A MAN went "mad" after mixing medication and alcohol and attacked two women, Worcester Crown Court heard. more...
Jewellery worth more than £2,000 was stolen when a burglar used a brick to smash a window at a house in Baxter Avenue, Kidderminster, between 10am and 10.30am on Wednesday, November 13. more...
PUPILS will be coming up with their own ways to press home the "We Don't Buy Crime" message in a special event being organised by Kidderminster Police next week. more...
A father of twin babies who pleaded guilty to eight drug offences has been jailed for four years at Hereford Crown Court. more...
A PRINT worker who attacked his ex-partner has walked free from Worcester Crown Court after she pleaded for him to be spared prison. more...
FESTIVE thieves have been targeted by Kidderminster Police who have stepped up town centre patrols for the Christmas and New Year period. more...
POLICE have issued a warning to irresponsible drivers who are infuriating Stourport people. more...
A YOUNG driver whose car rolled over has been taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries. more...
SCOUTS and Guides will be delivering Christmas cards across Bewdley, Stourport and Cleobury Mortimer - and most places in between - once again this year. more...
A MARCHING band left stranded after vandals wrecked their coach is back on the road after an anonymous donor came up with a replacement. more...
THE battle to build a new superstore in St John's and tap into the spending power on Worcester's Westside has reached stalemate. more...
Re Fiona George's letter `Have we forgotten already'. I agree with her whole heartedly and feel ashamed that until this year my husband and I have never offered to do a street collection for the Poppy Appeal. In our defence I thought there would be no shortage of collectors for such a worthy cause, how wrong I was and I would beg all of you to give some time next year and join the wonderful band of people, who every year take to the streets with their trays of poppies. more...
INTEREST AND LEISURE CLUB: At the ordinary meeting and AGM the chairman, Ben Jeffrey, opened with a request for a minute's silence in remembrance of Mrs Margaret MacLeod who was an active member in the earlier days of the club. more...
ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY: The society met on November 12 at the Townsend Hall and was very well attended with several visitors. The programme for next year was announced and promises much to enjoy, as usual, social events and surprises are on the agenda. more...
Wednesday Club: Nearly all members were at the November meeting, which was the ever-popular local history meeting. Readings, reminiscences, taped voices from the past and displays of historical photographs and club albums all combined to produce a most enjoyable afternoon. A humorous look at present-day village life and a spooky look at local ghosts rounded off the programme. Two more ancient customs were then honoured - the raffle and tea-time. more...
BADSEY SOCIETY: The society's final event of its inaugural year took place at Badsey First School on Friday evening. A talk by local historian and author, Terry Sparrow, on the Rise and Fall of Market Gardening was well received by an audience which included many past and present Vale market gardeners. Society chairman Tony Jerram thanked the speaker and outlined the proposed events for 2003. These include the making of a video of asparagus growing in Badsey, a treasure hunt, quizzes, and competitions to design village postcards and Christmas cards. Mr Jerram, who is stepping down as chairman at the annual meeting, says that it is hoped that the society's committee can be enlarged to involve more members who will no doubt bring along new ideas. The date for the annual meeting has provisionally been set for Valentines Day, February 14, 2003. more...
GARDEN CLUB: The AGM took place in October. Coun David Roberts stood down as chairman on grounds of ill health. The meeting expressed its thanks for his sterling work since the formation of the club in 1992. A new committee was elected as follows: Hazel Bartlett chairperson, Penny Valender secretary, Stanley Saunders treasurer and Diane Stacey, Patrick Thwaites, Shirley Dunlop and Eric Beadle committee members. more...
SHETLAND Sheep were officially no longer a rare breed after 30 years of conservation work to increase their numbers. more...
CSRF: Thirty four members attended the group's annual bring and buy on November 12 and brought along an impressive amount of items for the sale. After coffee and biscuits the chairman thanked everyone for supporting the group and the sale started. A total of £60.85 was raised to boost funds. Mrs June Green also took further orders and cash for the Christmas lunch to be held at the Round of Gras at Badsey on December 10 and will replace the usual monthly meeting. The group will meet as usual at 10.30am on January 9 at Evesham Library. more...
ARC: At the AGM major changes in the organisation of ARC nationally are reflected in the reformed committee. After 20 years of service and being founder members, resignations were accepted with many thanks for all their help from George Mason (president), Daphne Higgins (membership secretary) and Paula Baylis (assistant membership secretary). Treasurer, Laura Joyce also stood down, and another committee member, Peggy Cofield, has also done so. All were thanked and long service awards made as appropriate. HQ in future will take over the treasurership and the other posts remain vacant. Remaining on committee are: Sheila Grantham (chairman), Marion Mayrick (vice-chairman), Toni Hall (secretary), Helen Fowler (publicity secretary), Mary Marshall (ARC goods) and Ann Holland (committee member). Members look forward to a successful Christmas Fair on December 7. more...
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION: Members of the Rous Lench and Inkberrow branch of the Royal British Legion were joined by county vice chairman, Mr J A King, county secretary Mrs Hannon and county poppy co-ordinator Mr Hannon as they stood in silent tribute to their fallen comrades at the start of the AGM which was held at The Flyford Arms on November 5. more...
CHRISTMAS FAIR: Friday- Oak Hill School Christmas Fair, 6pm to 8pm, at Dumbleton Village Hall. Come and buy your Christmas gifts, see Father Christmas, sample the Fish Boys' barbecue. Inquiries to 01386 881783. more...
OUT AND ABOUT: A wonderful discourse and slide show by Catherine Hartley at Bidford Library on Monday, November 11. Catherine is the first lady to have walked to both the North and South Poles, and she told with the help of pictures the trials and tribulations of these epic journeys. more...
A "RARE and beautiful" habitat will be launched as a nature reserve next month - following a three-year campaign to transform it from a litter-strewn wasteland. more...
GOOD news has rolled in for Kidderminster carpet giant Victoria, which has doubled its profits. more...
A CANDLELIT Christmas procession will wind its way through Stourport tomorrow - lighting up the town as it goes. more...
A ROW has erupted over the "futility" of a debate on the future of education in the county. more...
A RACING driver is in gear for a nationwide quest to find a future Grand Prix star. more...
PARENTS whose grown up son or daughter has died can now get help through the traumatic years which follow, thanks to a £134,000 lottery grant. more...
BEWDLEY is heading into Christmas aiming to forget a difficult year with a host of festive activities and attractions. more...
COUNCILLORS' "fatal attraction" for a cinema will kill Kidderminster town centre, it is feared. more...
NATIONAL charity activists have highlighted the need for increased awareness of a rare heart condition that struck a Kidderminster mother. more...
RUBBISH collections are not likely be slashed instantly when an urgent Wyre Forest recycling programme gets under way next year. more...
THE long awaited encore of the French Market was greeted by a host of shoppers in Kidderminster. more...
FIREFIGHTERS were "overwhelmed" by the support they received from the Kidderminster public as they joined the first national strike in 25 years. more...
A DAD'S last wish came true when his 10-year-old son took to the stage to play the beloved saxophone he had given him. more...
THE last words of a Pershore man before he died in the worst tragedy that has hit the Vale of Evesham in recent years was: "What a fantastic day I have had." more...
PUPILS from a Worcester school have put their best feet forward to win a county-wide walking competition. more...
THE eating challenge that brought the world the steak the size of a toilet seat and the mountain of Brussels sprouts has branched out into sausages, faggots and fish-fingers. more...
SIGNIFICANT overspending has prompted South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust's chief executive to start a review of its services. more...
A DISHEVELLED teddy bear found at a house in St John's, Worcester, has gone under the hammer for £460. more...
VISUALLY-impaired pupils in Worcester are preparing for a crown court showdown in the regional heats of a national competition. more...
A SECOND award has been bestowed on Worcester's new riverside improvement project. more...
VISITORS to The Elgar Birthplace Museum will be able to enjoy an exhibition on music making in Victorian Worcestershire. more...
A LIFETIME of billets doux between a couple will be read out loud at the Norbury Theatre. more...
HOME Secretary David Blunkett today told West Mercia police to make street crime, burglary, drug dealing, loutish behaviour and car crime their top priorities. more...
A £24,000 Safer Routes to School plan drawn up for Upton-upon-Severn takes no account of the town's traffic-free alleyways. more...
A MEMORIAL bench has been given pride of place in a school playground to commemorate a young pupil who died this summer. more...
A POLICE raid on two Malvern homes uncovered stolen goods valued at more than £200,000. more...
THE last words of a Pershore man before he died in last weekend's horrific M25 coach crash were "what a fantastic day I've had". more...
A WORCESTER factory worker is giving his wife a priceless early Christmas present - one of his own kidneys. more...
A WOMAN who punched another woman in the face then kicked a police officer has been jailed for five months. more...
EVENING News staff who stripped for charity are up against competition from workers at a Worcestershire packaging company. more...
COUNTRYWIDE, the agricultural and countryside store, may be opening a branch in Malvern. more...
LOCAL authority employers are expected to put forward a last-minute pay offer to increase firefighters' salaries to more than £25,000. more...
A MAN who referred to a cleaner at his social club as "a nig-nog, jungle bunny and nigger" has been ordered to pay her £1,000 compensation. more...
A YOUNG boy was thrown "like a rag doll" after stepping out into the path of a car as he made his way to school to collect his sister. more...
A LENGTHY battle in the high court could be the ultimate outcome if city councillors give the green light to a Compulsory Purchase Order on land at Swanpool Walk. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to double the size of Upton-upon-Severn Marina and create a holiday village on the outskirts of the town is to be scrutinised by district councillors. more...
DOZENS of mourners dressed in Victorian garb gathered outside the Guildhall in a last-ditch bid to save the Swan Theatre. more...
A MATCH-making chef will be cooking up a stir at lonely hearts nights in the hope of spicing up her pupils' love lives. more...
A LEADING Worcester city councillor has hatched a plan to "blow Tesco's bid out of the water" in the St John's supermarket battle. more...
PETER Luff has spent two days at the UN in New York discussing Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction. more...
NEW College students topped last year's total by raising more than £1,200 for Children in Need. more...
EVESHAM High School's Under-18 boys' hockey squad maintained their unbeaten record after a close-fought tussle with Old Swinford. more...
BOBBY George, the world's greatest darts showman, is the sensational new headline star of the latest Embassy World Darts Roadshow UK Tour. more...
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THE main event in the UK race calendar took place on Sunday when the British Indoor Championships were staged at the National Indoor Arena. more...
THE girls at Prince Henry's High School have landed themselves a couple of important dates after success in cross-country and netball. more...
THIS year's Under-15s national hockey champions failed to become Midlands Under-16s champions when Prince Henry's found the going tough in Birmingham last Sunday. more...
EVESHAM Bowling Club staged its presentation evening at Evesham Sports Club when Ivor Marshall welcomed members. more...
THERE'S a whole new ball game taking place at Stratford Community Sports Centre where in-line skaters are blazing a trail in the field of roller hockey. more...
VALE Netball Club has really taken off since its formation and now caters for a healthy squad of girls aged between eight and 15. more...
CRAIG Chalmers is the shock omission from Wor-cester Rugby Club's squad bound for Rotherham. more...
Sat July 13 Stratford Town (a) 1-1 Lewis more...
Pershore 1 West Brom 1 more...
Birmingham Exiles 17, Pershore 19pts more...
DIVISION Two leaders Ambassador maintained their perfect start to the Evesham Sunday League season as they recorded a seventh successive league win with victory at in-form Pershore. more...
Pershore Town 1, more...
Norton Rgrs U-15 1, Peopleton 1 more...
Evesham Utd 1, Feckenham 2 more...
Evesham and District Disabled Club more...
Evesham U-13 14pts, more...
Birmingham Exiles 17, Pershore 19pts more...
IT'S seemed like an eternity for this game to arrive and now it has I'm sure our coaches wish it was another month away! more...
REDDITCH skipper Stan Hull says his priority is the league ahead of this weeks North Midlands Shield opener at Tenbury. more...
EVESHAM Cricket Club is planning to celebrate a successful 2002 season with a grand party on Friday, December 13. more...
AFTER their stunning cup victory Worcester Norton ladies will have to turn their mind to gathering another three points in their pursuit of the Midland Hockey League Premiership title and entry into the play-offs for the National League. more...
NORTH Midlands have switched their Midlands 18-Group Clubs Championship match against Warwickshire on Sunday from Droitwich to Kings Norton. more...
MALVERN Town went out of the Worcestershire FA Senior Urn with a 3-1 defeat at Studley BKL last night. more...
SIX players from Worcester City and five from Kidderminster Harriers are in the latest Worcestershire FA youth squad. more...
REDDITCH went out of the Birmingham Senior Cup at the first hurdle last night despite taking a 26th minute lead through former Brewer Jimmy Quiggan. more...
BROMSGROVE and Luctonians come face to face for the first time on Saturday since their promotion to Midlands One. more...
DAVID Park of Hereford was joint fifteenth after the first round of the BMW Asian Open in Taiwan today. more...
BUSY Worcester boxer Harry Butler slipped to a 60-55 points defeat at Leeds Irish Centre last night against Doncaster's Dean Cockburn. more...
CRAIG Chalmers is the shock omission from Worcester Rugby Club's squad bound for Rotherham. more...
HIGH-FLYING Cleobury Mortimer failed to keep up their great home form with a narrow 12-9 top-of-the-table defeat to Solihull in North Midlands One. more...
BRAVE Chaddesley Corbett fought back to earn a second much-needed North Midlands Three win of the season with a 10-8 beating of Essington. more...
IMPROVING Stourport pushed promotion-chasing Worcester Wanderers all the way in North Midlands One before losing 3-0 at home. more...
OUTSTANDING Kidderminster Carolians took advantage of an Aston Old Edwardians slip-up to hit the top of Midlands Three West North. more...
SATURDAY (3pm unless stated) more...
BRIARS defeated Roger le Moore 8-1 in Kidderminster Six-a-side League Division One. more...
BURLISH Olympic Ladies boss Dave Glass had sympathy for Upton after the Wyre Forest side triumphed 18-0 in the Kidderminster and District League Women's League Cup. more...
JULIE Freeman and Sam Rogers were on target as Kidderminster Harriers Ladies beat Marconi 2-1 in the West Midlands League. more...
SUGARS Lane: Brian Edwards 28-15, P Waters 19-0, K Billingham 18-10. more...
UNBEATEN Wribbenhall Wasps U-14s triumphed again in Stourport and District Youth League with a 10-1 hammering of Bromsgrove Athletic. more...
TIM Jones retained his Aggregate Cup title at Woodston Manor, beating friend and rival Steve Cleavely's challenge. more...
LARFORD Lakes: Paul Harvey 30-0, Karl Brown 18-6, Ryan Calder 17-14, Rebecca Ewins 13-14, Alan Humphreys 13-6. more...
BOTTOM club Blakedown chalked up their first Kidderminster and District League Sunday Division Three win of the season when they beat Halesowen Town Supporters 1-0. more...
DIVISION Two leaders Ambassador maintained their perfect start to the Evesham Sunday League season as they recorded a seventh successive league win with victory at in-form Pershore. more...
CAMP House: Ryan Rowe (junior) 11-9, S Garrington 10-2, T Fuller 6-2. more...
Pershore Town 1, more...
SION Farm: T Cooke 7-1, P Bruce 4-4, M Brown 2-13, J Brown 2-8, G Mansell 2-2. more...
GOAL machine Craig Pratt rescued a West Midlands League Division One South point for Chaddesley Corbett with a 70th-minute equaliser at Bridgnorth Town Reserves. more...
Norton Rgrs U-15 1, Peopleton 1 more...
Littleton 2, Earlswood 0 more...
OPEN Fur and Feather: Dave Smith (Cookley) 2-10-12, Michael Sztybel (Good Intent) 2-9-4, R Lake (Old Bear) 2-6-4, S Rowe (Old Bear) 2-2-8. more...
DARREN Raybould made a great return as substitute with two goals in Wyre Forest Brinton's 3-0 revenge victory over Ludlow Town Reserves in West Midlands League Division One South. more...
EVESHAM United youngsters, Mathew Staley and Leigh Allen have again earned selection for the Worcestershire FA. more...
A TRIO of hat-trick men ensured a feast of goalmouth action in the second division of the Stratford Alliance last weekend. more...
THERE will be a match on the HETA Pool on Sunday, draw at 7.30am. more...
A TREMENDOUS 3-2 win for Bewdley Town at leaders Hinton threw the West Midlands League Division One South title race wide open. more...
SION Farm match one: Roy Weaver 33-6, Kevin Driver 27-2, Dean Ashcroft 13-8, Dave Parry 6-13. more...
WOODSTON Manor: M Swalwell 71-4, M Brickles 60-10, R Jordan 28-6, G Wilkes 27-0-5. more...
CONTEST switched from river to canal: Bob Harris 5-10, Gary Owen 2-13, Steve Oakes 2-11, W Philips 1-2. more...
RESULT of Fur and Feather, Staffordshire-Worcestershire Canal, Wolverley: Mick Scott 2-0-8dr, Pete Mountford 1-8, Stan James 1-6, Geoff Ife 1-2-8. more...
STRAWBERRY Pool: A Williams 7-15, I Perrins 4-6, A Fletcher 3-15. more...
WINTER League, fished on canal at Bonemill: Steve Oakes (Good Intent) 6-3, Gary Owen (Good Intent) 3-10, Tim Jones (Squirrel) 3-8, Dave Kruckow (Good Intent) 3-0. more...
A MATCH will be held on Sunday on the River Severn at Larford with a 9am draw. Anyone wishing to take part can call 01299 871735. more...
ON THE Wyre Dell Lake, one angler caught six trout to 2.5lb and another landed five to 2.5lb with a montana. more...
MOORLANDS Farm's Winter League is currently led by Redditch team Shakespeare. more...
Tall target-man who made an immediate impact with his aggression, spirit and goal-scoring on being signed for £50,000 from Peterborough in January 2001. more...
Bennett was a then club record buy of £30,000 from rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in January 1999 and proved a goal-scoring menace to Conference opponents in the title-winning season. more...
The son of former England goalkeeping legend Peter spent two seasons at Hartlepool before his free transfer move to Third Division opposition Harriers. more...
The third player signed by Ian Britton on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers this season, following Mark Clyde and John Melligan. more...
Rangy Ayres joined Harriers as a youth-team player from Walsall but progressed to the reserves after impressing at the heart of the defence. more...
Released by Aston Villa, Brock signed for Harriers in September 1997 after a short spell at Northampton Town where he failed to make an appearance. more...
TRIVIA: Stourport League newcomers Holly Bush ended Rose and Crown's 100 per cent record with a 57-49 win. more...
CHESS: A strong Kidderminster team suffered a shock 3.5-2.5 defeat at Walsall Kipping in Wolverhampton League Division One. more...
DARTS: Young Jon Bishop and John Brennan were in form as Cock and Magpie B beat Bowling Club A 5-2 in the Banks's Bewdley Darts League. more...
ANDY Keast looked to the heavens yesterday but there was to be no divine intervention. more...
GOLF: The annual presentation of trophies for the ladies of Little Lakes was held on Saturday at the Swan Hotel, Stourport. more...
ATHLETICS: Amazing Feet Running Club's Brian Humphries finished ninth at the Suicide Six multi-terrain race in a time of 43 minutes 58 seconds. more...
BOWLING: Dire Straits performed well but are still looking for their first Gilt Edge Short Mat League points after a 43-3 defeat at the hands of Tornadoes. more...
TABLE TENNIS: The only team in the Kidderminster League without a point finally won a match. more...
BASKETBALL: A visit to the home of current West Midlands Premier League holders Warley A resulted in a 104-49 defeat for Airedale Kidderminster Cobras. more...
ATHLETICS: Fay Kitchen stormed to second and Liz Dourneen third in the West Midlands Athletes Cross Country League U-17s event. more...
SWIMMING: Several new records were created at the latest stages of the Wyre Forest Swimming Club Championships on Saturday. more...
MOTORSPORT: Karting star Nathan Freke needs a top-three place in the final two races to guarantee him the 125cc direct drive Rotax Max class club championship. more...
JUDO: Villains may be better off avoiding Samurai Judo Club policewoman Debbie Read after she won the British Police Judo Championships. more...
VOLLEYBALL: Cleobury Mortimer were unable to cause a major upset as they lost to top side London Malory 3-0 in the English Volleyball Association Cup round two. more...
HOCKEY: Young Kidderminster showed flashes of their ability in the first half but lost 7-0 at Bridgnorth in DTZ League Midlands One. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers physio Jimmy Conway was in Italy with the England National Game XI, the former semi-professional team, last night. more...
STRIKER Andy Corbett will stay at Solihull Borough for the rest of the season unless he needs to be recalled. more...
HOCKEY: Relegation fears intensified as Stourport lost a vital National League Division One six-pointer 2-1 at Brooklands despite taking the lead. more...
FIVE players from Kidderminster Harriers are in the latest Worcestershire FA youth squad. more...
REDDITCH Hockey Club slipped to second in the league after a 2-1 defeat at home to Yardley on Saturday. more...
STUDLEY launched their defence of the Worcestershire Senior Urn with a comfortable 3-1 win over Malvern last night. more...
GIANTKILLERS Feckenham have been drawn away to Pershore Town in the quarter finals of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Senior Cup. more...
DREWE Broughton revealed Harriers were working hard on getting to the bottom of their 45-minute displays after Saturday's FA Cup draw with Rushden. more...
GOAL hero Andrew Bishop has promised to do his best for Kidderminster Harriers after giving fans a spectacular glimpse of his talents on Tuesday. more...
Sikh Union II 1, Evesham II 1 more...
Upton 1, Badsey Ladies 3 more...
Bretforton Ladies 0, Marlborough 0 more...
Pershore 1 West Brom 1 more...
Bretforton II 3, Badgers 1 more...
BOSS Dave Titterton has launched an audacious bid to bring former skipper Asa Charlton back to Stourport Swifts on loan. more...
Sat July 20 Halesowen Harriers (a) 3-1 Mulders, Stanier, Dobson more...
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