Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | March
ONE half of well-known musical duo Cosmotheka is to perform a musical journey against the clock as part of a trio at Feckenham Village Hall on Saturday, writes Melina Cannon. more...
Radio enthusiasts are expected to flock from all over the country to Wythall Radio Club's annual radio and computer rally on Sunday. more...
The annual general meeting of the Redditch Otters Swimming Club for the disabled will be taking place next month. more...
Nature lovers can get a closer look at their favourite topic at the next meeting of the Redditch branch of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust more...
A NEW weekly yoga class ideal for people who want to unwind at the end of the week began at Arrow Vale Sports Centre on Friday. more...
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MOVIE-goers have been packing into Kidderminster Library for thriving Wyre Forest Film Club's latest showings. more...
A PLAY written by a Hartlebury woman will be performed at this weekend's Worcestershire Theatre Festival in Evesham. more...
TRIUMPHANT Wyre Forest Young Voices have been given a pat on the back for their hard work after progressing to the national stage of a top choral competition. Stuart Orme relishes his role as the only male member of Wyre Forest Young Voices with a helping hand from Laura Sherwood, Laura Munslow, Elizabeth McBowron, Sophie Harris, Amy Watkins, Katherine Parmenter, Lauren Tristram and Megan Smith-Andrews. more...
TALENTED young would-be stars are being sought by a Kidderminster dance studio which is planning a repeat run of a sell-out musical. more...
IT might be a world away from Hollywood but Kidderminster is providing an unlikely backdrop for an ambitious new film company's first project. more...
AN exhibition of abstract and still-life photography goes on display at Kidderminster Library's gallery next month. more...
A TEACHER who swapped the relatively luxurious surroundings of Bewdley for one of the world's poorest countries is planning to share "a taste of Uganda" with an audience. more...
STOURPORT Choral and Operatic Society lined up alongside a host of West End stars to perform in front of more than 2,000 people at an extravaganza in Birmingham. more...
A festive evening of cards and wassail struck a chord and raised more than £650 for a Wyre Forest cancer charity. more...
Rose, Kidderminster - Carousel until Saturday. An Evening With Gary Lineker Wednesday until March 16. more...
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Looking at an oak tree at this time of year you will see the tree is still mostly dormant. more...
IT'S rather like visiting an old friend to see a production of this wonderful Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, and the KODS' latest version does not disappoint. more...
BUDDY Holly and The Cricketers return to Stratford for one night only next week. more...
HOT on the heels of the dire Perrier award-winning Garth Marenghi show, Unlimited Theatre's Neutrino, which also won acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival, brought real thrills to the MAC. more...
UK underground legends Ozric Tentacles perform in Malvern on Saturday. more...
This performance was virtually a dress rehearsal for the group's entry in the annual Worcestershire Theatre Festival, which is being held this year in Evesham. more...
A SINGER who shot to fame as a solo artist with hits including Wherever I Lay My Hat performs at Malvern Theatre next week. more...
THE concert on Saturday began with the rousing Academic Overture by Brahms - I particularly love the final Gaudeamus Igitur passage. The brass section had a few problems in the opening passage but the rest of the piece was played well. more...
THE snowy Austrian slopes will be brought to Worcester in preparation for crazy comedy slalom On The Piste. more...
SYDNEY-born entertainer Clive James and British singer and songwriter Pete Atkin bring their new show to Malvern Theatres. more...
NEXT week sees a variety show being staged at the Palace Theatre to raise cash for the Break-a-Leg Theatre Company. more...
THURSDAY: Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy. Wolverhampton: Civic Hall - Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Robin R'n'B2 - Rainbow Rising. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Mountain. more...
THE playing fields next to Church Hill Middle School look set to be the site for a £50,000 state-of-the art multi-activity play area, it has been revealed. more...
ABOUT 16 Redditch paramedics and ambulance technicians who have served on the frontline for at least five years are set to receive the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal. more...
VOLUNTEERS are needed to train as bereavement supporters for parents who have lost an adult child. more...
The venue for a blood donor session due to take place on Tuesday has been changed to St Peter's Church Hall, Ipsley Church Lane, Ipsley from 2-3.45pm and 5-7.15pm. more...
A CHURCH Hill grandmother will be running in this year's London Marathon in aid of a charity which has become very close to her heart. more...
REDDITCH'S older residents are invited to take part in a new initiative to help bridge the generation gap, writes Melina Cannon. more...
A WORCESTER schoolgirl is finding success as the managing director of a successful company. more...
BUSINESSES in the two counties who have been operating less than two years are being urged to enter the Start-up Stars Awards. more...
AN Evesham lighting store has been refurbished and re-named as part of a national re-branding programme. more...
HE is a well-known and loyal Labour Party supporter and servant. more...
A NINE-year-old youngster who was playing with a lighter is thought to have caused a fire in a Greenlands bedroom. more...
A NEW community centre is to be created in Woodrow as part of a £500,000 package to revamp every small shopping centre across the town, writes Becky Procter. more...
BAFFLED Redditch police are 'trying to piece together' how a 25-year-old man died after his car overturned on the A435. more...
A REDDITCH factory which employs 200 people will start scaling down operations this year before completely shutting early next year, it has been announced. more...
SECURITY is to be stepped up at Forge Mill Museum, Abbey Stadium and Redditch Crematorium following a string of arson attacks, writes Becky Procter. more...
A LECTURE was given by Shena Mason, author and journalist, on Matthew Boulton and Soho House. more...
MEMBERS at the February meeting were entertained by the informative and entertaining speaker Phillip Coventry, who showed old postcards of Redditch. more...
THE president welcomed members to the first meeting since the Christmas dinner held at the French House Inn, Upton Snodsbury. more...
MEMBERS met in the hall again for the first time this year. more...
AT the February meeting, details were given of the forthcoming whist drive on April 20, arrival time to be 10.30am, cost £4.50 to include lunch. The venue will be Jubilee Court, Alcester. more...
PRESIDENT Angela Watson opened the February meeting and introduced speaker Peter Preece, whose talk was entitled A Beginner's Guide to Wildlife. more...
THE February meeting started with the AGM. more...
Arty Meadow Green Primary School children will be displaying their work to the public. more...
THE good old British moggy will take centre stage alongside some of the more exotic breeds at a cat show at Mappleborough Green Village Hall next month. more...
FED up with her husband selling boys' toys, the wife of a Studley shopkeeper has dolled up the store right next door to sell more girlie things. more...
TWO Alvechurch women proved they got it so 'write' when they produced a book about the village, they are now busy putting the final touches to a new one. more...
BORDESLEY Hall could become a future heritage attraction and visitor's centre now glass blowing has come home to the Midlands, writes Melina Cannon. more...
ORGANISERS of this year's Astwood Bank Carnival are inviting potential queens, princes and princesses to put in writing reasons why they want to take on the prestigious titles. more...
ALVECHURCH Parish Council has been accused of being disinterested in plans to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. more...
WYTHALL villagers will be partying hard this summer for the Queen's Golden Jubilee. more...
Wythall Library will be the venue for Wythall Forum's next event on Monday. more...
Cookhill Baptist Church will host a talk on Tuesday by retired Redditch headteacher Val Cole entitled 'My Work or His?'. more...
A 'save our surgery' public meeting to discuss the future of Wythall Health Centre has been organised. more...
MAPPLEBOROUGH Green may soon be going it alone after years of living in Studley's shadow. more...
PLANS to introduce an alcohol-free zone covering Church Hill Centre have been mooted in an attempt to reduce people's fears of crime. more...
A WOMAN was hurt when a brick was thrown through a bus window in St George's. more...
POLICE have warned people not to give their PIN number out over the phone after a bank card theft between 10.30-11.30am last Tuesday at Studley Castle. more...
A POPULAR Redditch police officer has left his post covering Church Hill, Winyates and Matchborough after almost eight years. more...
CHURCH Hill residents are being urged to report to police any people they see riding motorbikes on footpaths around the estate. more...
CONCERNS have been raised over the number of vehicles left burnt out in the Matchborough area, writes Melina Cannon. more...
REDDITCH police are still appealing for two passengers who were on a number 58 bus on Tuesday, February 19, to come forward after a 35-year-old man was stabbed. more...
Alcester Singers will be performing a concert to mark the start of the Queen's Jubilee celebrations. more...
TWO youths robbed a woman of £40 after pushing her to the ground in Redditch town centre. more...
MAYORS, councillors and other dignitaries from across the county gathered at the town hall for the annual Alcester Council civic dinner. more...
A man and woman have both pleaded not guilty to a charge of setting fire to a flat in Redditch with intent to endanger life. more...
THERE will no longer be an individual Alcester policing sector after Warwickshire Police Authority gave the go-ahead to changes in sector boundaries, writes Helen Clarke. more...
AN air rifle with telescopic sights was snatched along with electrical items during a burglary on Friday afternoon. more...
A MEMBER of Alcester Writers' Group wants to research the life of an Alcester youngster who died in 1883. more...
THERE is a change of topic for this month's meeting of Alcester Civic Society to discuss a contentious issue. more...
TWO young brothers were robbed of sweets worth 90p after going to a Redditch post office to buy milk for their mother. more...
A MEMBER of Alcester Writers' Group has recently put his literary skills to the test in the USA. more...
STRATFORD Council funding to In Bloom committees - including Alcester - is no longer under threat after the council resolved not to cut grants to committees across the district for the next four years, writes Melina Cannon. more...
PUPILS at St Faith's Junior School have created a beautiful willow tunnel to commemorate one of their peers who died in 2000. more...
HELP is at hand for inquisitive Bromsgrove folk who want to trace their ancestors. more...
UNFORTUNATELY, it's no surprise that Mr Spiteri (You Say, February 26) insists on trying to blame Britain and the US for the sanctions against Iraq. more...
AS our new Ronkswood hospital is about to open, may I remind people that it has been erected under the private finance initiative (PFI) system, in which the builders are scheduled to make a large profit. more...
IN politics, it is surprising how soon you can change from hero to villain. more...
IN answer to Mr S F Elms, regarding his strong anti-French feelings (You Say, February 22), I would point out that whether the French hate our guts more than we hate theirs is open to debate. more...
F L Jones writes (You Say, February 26) of the 80-year-old naval veteran receiving a 25p a week increase. Great -it may even buy a box of matches! more...
It is not about that time that British Waterways or Severn Trent dredged the River Severn to stop the flooding? more...
YOUNG tycoons put their goods and services on show in an annual contest on Saturday. more...
The deputy headteacher of a Redditch School visited Bulgaria this week. more...
There will be a 2.5-mile family walk at the Rifle Range nature reserve on Sunday. more...
MATCHBOROUGH First School's headteacher has welcomed the county's drawing up of a new career structure for teaching assistants. more...
EAGER youngsters from a Redditch school have been getting to grips with engineering in a pilot scheme to encourage them into the profession. more...
George Hook talked about manufacturing pearl buttons, pearl handles and a variety of jewellery containing pearls, at the February meeting. more...
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A JOINT initiative between police and Halfords to provide youngsters with free cycle helmets was launched at Woodrush High School on Friday. more...
The Wyre Forest branch's monthly meeting will be held at Stourport Community, Memorial Park, Lickhill Road, on Thursday, March 14, at 7.30pm, when a surprise is in store for demonstrator Sue Waters. more...
STUDENTS at a Wythall school will be setting the fashion world alight tomorrow parading their spring collection. more...
MORE than 80 people enrolled on free IT courses as a result of NEW College's promotional stand at the Kingfisher Centre. more...
Celia Wilkie was the February demonstrator. The title of her floral art presentation was Influences past and present. She created six varied designs. more...
MUSICAL stars of the future can soon take advantage of a Redditch Schools Concert Band - the first of its kind in the town. more...
On Thursday, March 14 in the Social Day Centre, New Street, Sylvia Sheldon of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust will talk about Seasons, Scenes and Themes, set to music. more...
Kate Parkes and Janet Dearson from Kidderminster SEC Centre were the guest speakers at the recent meeting. more...
There are two rides on Sunday. more...
From Forza to Falstaff, presented by Arthur Mould of Dudley Recorded Music Society, featured music from the later years of Verdi's life. more...
The 74th annual meeting took place recently, with president Anne Witte continuing in office for the second of her three-years term. more...
The Early Life of Richard Baxter is the title of Don Gilbert's talk on Wednesday, at St George's Church Annexe, Radford Avenue, starting at 7.30pm. more...
The annual meeting was held at the new venue, the village hall, which gave more room for the trade stand than the previous venue, the Methodist Hall. more...
PLANNERS have been advised to turn down a scheme which would see five terraced homes and one detached two-bedroom house built on land at Church View in Bewdley. more...
EVERYONE from bootmakers to butchers are portrayed in an exhibition at Bewdley Museum later this month. more...
TIME is set to stand still in one part of Bewdley when a taste of life in the town in 2002 is locked away for the next half-century. more...
The new Chief Executive of the Redditch and Bromsgrove Primary Care Trust has been announced. more...
BEWDLEY residents have been urged to blow the whistle on graffiti, rubbish and "tatty" signs in the town centre ahead of a two-week clean-up later this month. more...
RESIDENTS in Bewdley were on the defensive again last Thursday as the River Severn burst its banks for the second time in two weeks. more...
AN urgent meeting will be held this month to discuss the future of under-threat Bewdley Museum after it was announced each visitor costs Wyre Forest District Council £17.55. more...
DONATIONS and offers of help have been pouring into an under-threat dog rescue centre. more...
A JOBLESS man, depressed because he could not find work, took an overdose hours before his social worker tried to contact him with a job offer. more...
GUIDES in Kidderm-inster have been spreading contagious enthusiasm for their activities by taking part in a national initiative to pass on the bug. more...
FIREFIGHTERS cut the roof off a BMW 316 to free its driver after his car overturned at a Kidderminster roundabout. more...
STRIKE action at one of the district's chief attractions has been called off pending talks between unions and English Heritage bosses. more...
NEWBORN lambs have given hope to a farmer of rare sheep that the horrors of last year's foot and mouth epidemic are finally starting to recede. more...
A MAN from Stourport needed brain surgery after being kicked in the head during a vicious assault at a town pub. more...
A MAGICAL trip to Lapland has inspired a mother of a special needs child to raise money so others can have the same experience. more...
BUDGET cuts totalling £3 million have been approved by Wyre Forest district councillors in a move described as the "last chance" of securing the authority's financial future. more...
MODEL railway buffs across the country have been given the signal to make tracks to Kiddermin-ster this weekend. more...
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THIS picture will bring back memories for members of the 143 Air Training Corps based in Easemore Road. more...
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PRESIDENT Sheila O'Shaughnessy welcomed everyone to the February meeting. more...
THIS old postcard depicts Evesham Street as it was. more...
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THIS old photograph, printed onto a postcard, shows Studley residents going off to war on September 7, 1914. more...
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THIS poignant picture shows the Redditch Territorials of the 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, who were based at the Drill Hall in Church Road. more...
THE Prime Minister is to visit Redditch later this year to open the latest stage of the town centre redevelopment. more...
Members of the Redditch Road and Path Club spent a very enjoyable evening at the Club Room last Thursday. more...
March 16, 1901 more...
You've heard of the 'A-Team'. Well this was the 'M' Team who played for Bridge Street School. more...
March 26, 1976 more...
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THIS is one of the oldest pictures to feature in Memory Lane and dates back to either 1887 or 1889. more...
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THIS week Memory Lane digs up a picture from 1949, loaned by Arthur Newbould, of Feckenham, who used to own excavation company Newbould Plant with his brother Ted. more...
April 23, 1976 more...
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I HAD to travel to London for a function and was considering travelling down by car as usual. more...
April 27, 1901 more...
I READ with interest MP Dr Richard Taylor's column in the February 28 edition of the Shuttle/Times and News, and in particular about his train journey problems from London to Kidderminster on the Thursday. more...
April 30, 1976 more...
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THE welcoming of the announcement that West Mercia Police Authority is to put 300 extra officers on the beat may prove to be hollow. more...
May 4, 1901 more...
THIS week we jump back 69 years to this class picture from St Laurence's School in Alvechurch. more...
I FEEL I must complain about the cutting down trees in Brinton Park, Kidderminster. more...
May 7, 1976 more...
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YOUR report on the latest NHS performance indicators (Cancer Deaths Among Lowest, Shuttle/Times and News, February 28) referred to the prescription rate of "anti-depressant drugs". This reference was factually incorrect and I have concerns that it may mislead your readers. more...
May 11, 1901 more...
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I AM six years old and my mummy has helped me write this letter. more...
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THE vast majority of people I have spoken to are greatly in favour of the Bewdley traffic-calming scheme and not a few are of the same opinion as I in as much as the series of bumps needs to be extended further down the Cleobury Road into Winbrook and Welch Gate. more...
May 21, 1976 more...
TWO cousins who attacked another man in Kidderminster town centre left him with a fractured jaw, broken tooth and black eye, Worcester Crown Court heard. more...
May 26, 1951 more...
HOW on earth do Wyre Forest District Council conclude that a sensible play area strategy involves just keeping four "super areas" across the district? more...
May 25, 1901 more...
DRUGS with a street value of more than £34,000 were found hidden in a Kidderminster home, the prosecution alleged in court. more...
This week's Memory Lane picture is another town mystery sent in by Alan Foxall, of Redditch Pictorial History Society. more...
FOLLOWING your front page story on Bewdley Museum (Shuttle/Times and News, February 28), I want to make the situation perfectly clear. more...
May 28, 1976 more...
RAIDERS escaped with jewellery, cash, stereos and a TV after forcing their way into a Wolverley home. more...
June 2, 1951 more...
A LORRY driver was appearing at Kidderminster Crown Court this week accused of attempting to murder his wife of 30 years. more...
June 1, 1901 more...
ABOUT 60 years ago, Church Green was an island surrounded by three roads open to traffic, as can be seen in this picture loaned by Mrs F McCutcheon of Wordsworth Avenue, Headless Cross. more...
June 4, 1976 more...
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THIS old Redditch picture hails from the early to mid 1920s and shows tinsmith shop workers at the old BSA works in Union Street. more...
June 11, 1976 more...
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FORTY years ago this fine team of fellows were founder members of the Redditch Sunday League. more...
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NEARLY 50 years ago, these youngsters from Holyoakesfield Sunday School were on their summer outing in 1953. more...
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THIS rather faded but still attractive postcard shows youngsters out and about on the Promenade in Redditch, now more commonly known as Church Green West. more...
July 23, 1976 more...
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THIS old black and white postcard shows St Stephen's Church in Redditch around the turn of the last century. more...
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SAY cheese! This merry group of daytrippers certainly knew how to smile - and so they should as they were all members of Redditch Camera Club. more...
August 13, 1976 more...
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PLANS to transform the ambulance station at Kidderminster into a showpiece modern emergency centre at a cost of £141,000 have been unveiled. more...
NEW staff at Kidderminster Hospital will have to pay a £50 deposit to park their cars in a move unions claim they have not been consulted over. more...
DR Richard Taylor has expressed his "disappointment" after fellow district MP Peter Luff praised the under-fire ambulance service. more...
A MASSIVE operation will see some 400 patients, including Wyre Forest folk, move to the new Worcestershire Hospital from next week. more...
August 20, 1976 more...
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SEEN here on the left are the Earl and Countess of Plymouth in 1937 or 1938 at an awards ceremony at Hewell Grange for the children of Tardebigge School. more...
August 27, 1976 more...
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THE Parliamentary Health Select Committee visited Canada and the USA to study delayed discharges from acute hospital care. more...
August 24, 1901 more...
HERE in the early part of last century is the Holt Hill Tearooms in Beoley. more...
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THESE lads certainly have their eye on the ball as they gather for a team photograph in 1954. more...
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AROUND the turn of the last century, this is what Church Green East looked like. more...
TWO Redditch groups are set to receive a cash boost thanks to Worcestershire County Council's Arts Service. more...
October 15, 1976 more...
FEARS of noise, disorder and vandalism have been raised after a request to allow a Batchley pub to provide entertainment until midnight on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. more...
October 20, 1951 more...
BROMSGROVE Council needs to accept it performs poorly in many services if it is to make progress, according to the Audit Commission, writes Melina Cannon. more...
October 19, 1901 more...
A huge video screen showing the services provided by Worcestershire County Council will be in the Kingfisher Centre from Monday. more...
THIS old postcard shows the Worcestershire Yeomanry at Hewell Camp near Hewell Grange. more...
A LISTED building in Inkberrow in need of substantial repair has prompted council planners to write to the Government in response to a Green Paper on planning. more...
October 22, 1976 more...
PLANS have been drawn up by the county council to rid Redditch town centre of an accident blackspot. more...
October 27, 1951 more...
MORE than £1 million has been allocated to resurfacing Redditch roads this year and next, an increase of nearly 12 per cent. more...
October 26, 1901 more...
REDDITCH is one of the worst places in the Midlands to receive lottery funding according to new figures published recently. more...
THIS is what Redditch life looked like in the early 1900s. more...
LOUD calls for more cash have forced councillors to reconsider their funding allocation to the town's Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB). more...
October 29, 1976 more...
Residents are being asked for their views on proposed changes to ward boundaries in the town. more...
November 3, 1951 more...
A NEW housing development could be built on land behind Mount Pleasant in Southcrest if it gets backing from Redditch Council. more...
November 2, 1901 more...
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THE Royal British Legion is conducting a national survey to try to determine its role in the 21st century as a members' organisation and the part that branches and clubs have to play in that future. more...
THIS was the old Talbot pub on the corner of Evesham Street and Worcester Road in Redditch town centre. more...
November 26, 1976 more...
ON Friday, I will be visiting the Benefits Agency on Prospect Hill to see for myself the wide range of work that goes on there and to continue my campaign to highlight the help that is available to people to avoid crippling high interest debts. more...
December 1, 1951 more...
WITH reference to the article (Advertiser, February 20) concerning Stonebridge Nursing Home, 'The home they said smelled'. more...
November 30, 1901 more...
Has the person responsible for planning the lines on 'Beckett's' island at Wythall ever used the island on a regular basis, or even observed how the locals use it? more...
NEXT week sees the anniversary of one of the most terrifying bombing raids on Redditch during the Second World War. more...
Every year we are subjected to excessive council tax rises yet our public services have been getting worse. more...
December 3, 1976 more...
I being a pensioner, will get a small rise in April on my state pension, yet I will automatically lose this due to the rise in council tax. more...
December 8, 1951 more...
THE news that council tax payers face a massive 10 per cent increase in 2002 prompted me to look at what has happened in previous years. I think the results are interesting. more...
December 7, 1901 more...
YET again, we as residents of Toytown would appear to be the victims of Labour mythology concerning their supposed necessary increase in council tax. more...
December 10, 1976 more...
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I would like to express my real concern at the outrageous council tax increase in Redditch for the coming financial year. more...
December 14, 1901 more...
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ABOUT 100 years ago, this was the scene along Evesham Road in Crabbs Cross. more...
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THIS rustic scene was photographed in 1930. more...
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BUSINESS brains of the future are preparing to meet the public in the latest test of their six-month-old projects to set up and run registered companies. more...
A PARTIALLY paralysed pensioner lay in her bed for 13 hours before care staff realised she had fractured her leg in a fall the night before. more...
DESCENDANTS of a Stourport businessman who claim he left a car park for free public use have said charging people to use it is an act of "betrayal." more...
AS a child John Robinson, pictured above, would sit and look up at this oak tree which has been chopped down as part of English Nature's project. more...
A RARE species could disappear from the district forever due to the "rape" of the Wyre Forest, according to a former forest warden. more...
A FRESH surge of abandoned cars could sweep Wyre Forest when new strict EU legislation comes into force next month, one of the district's MEPs has warned. more...
A CASE brought against the Government by the farmer at the centre of Wyre Forest's foot and mouth disease outbreak looks set to be heard in the summer. more...
DISORDER rocketed by a third in Wyre Forest between 2000 and 2001, a new crime audit of the district has revealed. more...
A COUPLE who were threatened in their home at gunpoint by masked raiders have broken their silence to speak of their terrifying ordeal. more...
HUNDREDS of jobs are under threat as two Kidderminster firms face a crisis. more...
EUROPEAN Union concerns at the impact of incinerators on the environment and public health has prompted a re-think on their use, the inquiry into the proposed Kidderminster burner heard. more...
THE waste firm appealing against a decision to refuse permission for a £40 million incinerator in Kidderminster did not consider the environmental impact of the project, it has been claimed. more...
DR Richard Taylor certainly needs a right-hand woman at the moment after breaking his arm on an American health trip. more...
A STUDENT from Kidderminster shipped out of India for her safety is going back to resume her charity work amid an outbreak of anti-western terror. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE people are being encouraged to take an active part in the protection of local wildlife after a bird of prey was found poisoned in Herefordshire in July last year. more...
A WOULD-BE model kicked a female police officer in the chest and attacked a male security guard while being held at Worcester police station, magistrates have been told. more...
A HOST of golden daffodils is proof that spring has well and truly arrived. more...
THE Bishop of Worcester has been condemned by members of the city's Christian Watch group for clashing with a vicar who spoke out against homosexuality. more...
MID Worcestershire Peter Luff is preparing for a fresh clash with the anti-hunt lobby after reviving his proposals to allow hunting with dogs to continue under strict rules. more...
THE huge repairs backlog in crumbling hospitals and health buildings in Worcestershire is finally being cleared, new figures revealed today. more...
A FARMING couple from Pershore have been inspired to travel the world thanks to their daughter who invited them to Africa. more...
PUPILS at a Droitwich school gave a visiting MP a grilling as part of a national Unicef scheme. more...
A FOOTBALL club is starting an internal investigation and has submitted a full report to the FA after one of their matches deteriorated into a mass brawl. more...
A TEENAGE Worcester soldier was due to fly out to the Falkland Islands today, just days after leaving Afghanistan. more...
CROUCHING over a toilet to sniff the smell is just one of the many cures for common ailments on offer to visitors at The Commandery. more...
A MALVERN man punched a pub landlord in the back of the head five times after being asked to leave, Worcester magistrates heard. more...
CALLS have been flooding in for copies of the video Rachel's Story which details the life and death of a former Ledbury heroin user. more...
AN Evesham man who hit the headlines when he sold his house and jetted off to South Africa for a heart operation, has returned to his home town before starting a new life. more...
THE Evening News is using the latest 21st Century technology to boost its newspaper sales. more...
A BADLY-burned body has been recovered from a flat in Stourport-on-Severn. more...
RESIDENTS in Droitwich are growing increasingly concerned about the rising number of crimes against pensioners after an elderly woman had her bag snatched from her electric disability scooter. more...
awarded themselves a 60 per cent pay increase despite having one of the tightest budgets in years. more...
A DROITWICH man was arrested for a breach of the peace by the police officers he called to a disturbance at his home, Worcester magistrates were told. more...
A PRECIOUS page from a mediaeval Bible has been discovered in Worcestershire County Council's record office. more...
FRIENDS and colleagues have paid tribute to a much-loved teacher who has died of cancer at the age of 94. more...
AN angry lover beat up his girlfriend on the day he was released from prison after serving half a 15-month sentence for assault. more...
THE mother of a baby born with a rare facial disfigurement is offering her support to the parents of the baby at the centre of a health row in Newcastle. more...
A MOVE to ban drinkers from a Worcester park has been roundly welcomed by councillors. more...
FRIENDS and neighbours of a Worcester murder victim were today struggling to come to terms with the death of the "extremely friendly" former soldier. more...
THE defeated Tory candidate at last year's General Election has honoured his vow to stay in district politics. more...
Atherstone Utd 0, Evesham Utd 1 more...
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THE Herefordshire and Worcestershire Under-18 girls tennis team are celebrating after winning Group Six of this year's County Cup. more...
THE David Lloyd Centre in Cardiff was the venue for the final event in the Concept Two Indoor Rowing Grand Prix Series 2001/2002 and it proved to be successful event for the Old Wrecks club - winning two individual and one team event. more...
PLAYERS from the Littleton club dominated the Evesham Journal sponsored Lower Divisions and Cadets Championships staged at Evesham High School on Sunday. more...
LONG-TIME leaders Benge-worth Lions are stuttering towards the Evesham and District Association Division Two title. more...
HONEYBOURNE racer, Michael Elliott, triumphed in his first competitive novice outing at Mallory Park on Sunday. more...
NOT content with earning county and honours at netball and athletics, all-rounder Alison Smith made her England debut on the lacrosse pitch last weekend. more...
WYCHAVON Sports Council has sent out a questionnaire to clubs within the district asking for their views about its future role. more...
THE Cotswold League programme is almost complete with the potential semi-finalists decided. more...
STRATFORD Racecourse stages its annual Irish day on Monday when the first of seven races starts at 2.20pm. more...
It may have been grim viewing but Tuesday's goalless draw against Warwick was a point nearer safety for Redditch. more...
Redditch United 0 Kidderminster Harriers 3 (friendly) more...
Redditch United 2 Gloucester United 3 more...
Weston St Johns 2 Redditch United 6 more...
Studley BKL 2 Redditch United 2 more...
Redditch United 3 Brierley and Hagley Alliance 1 (friendly) more...
Redditch United 2 Leamington 0 (friendly). more...
Redditch United 2 Feckenham 2 more...
REDDITCH did everything but score against a Gloucester City side who somehow escaped with a 2-1 win. more...
Redditch United 5 Rocester 1 more...
Redditch United 1 Bloxwich United 1 more...
Halesowen Town 2 Redditch United 1 more...
Halesowen Harriers 0 Redditch United 4 more...
A NEIL Cartwright thunderbolt took the wind out of Atherstone as Redditch blitzed their opponents' unbeaten home record. more...
HOURS after the tragedy which shook the world Redditch lost out in front of an excitable crowd seemingly unaware of the day's earth-shattering events. more...
Gresley Rovers 1 Redditch United 1 more...
Redditch United 2 Gresley Rovers 1 more...
UNITED banished fears of an 'after the Lord Mayor's Show' performance with an emphatic 4-0 win over Cirencester Town. more...
Evesham United 2 Redditch United 0 more...
Redditch United 0 Kettering Town 0 more...
IT was not pretty but Bromsgrove Rovers will not be complaining as they ground out a tough 3-0 victory at Midland Alliance basement side Cradley Town last night (Wednesday). more...
Kettering Town 2 Redditch United 0 more...
REDDITCH United's mini-slump continued with a 2-0 loss to Mangotsfield which plunged the Valley Stadium outfit into the bottom six. more...
Rocester 2 Redditch United 0 more...
Redditch United 2 Bilston Town 1 more...
LOWER league Rushall dumped nine-man Redditch out of the Birmingham Senior Cup at the first hurdle after Nicky Cross' selection gamble backfired. more...
Solihull Borough 1 Redditch United 1 more...
Chippenham Town 4 Redditch United 0 more...
Redditch United 1 Clevedon Town 1 more...
Gateshead 4 Redditch United 0 more...
BASEMENT boys Swindon Supermarine dealt a blow to Nicky Cross' managerial hopes with two crushing goals in the last ten minutes. more...
Stourport Swifts 4 Redditch United 5 more...
Shepshed Dynamo 3 Redditch United 2 more...
UNITED came flying out of the blocks in a storming start but were left to rue missed chances as the league leaders reasserted their control before dominating the second half. more...
Redditch United 1 Atherstone United 3 more...
Redditch United 3 Solihull Borough 3 more...
Clevedon 6 Redditch United 0 more...
Redditch United 1 Moor Green 3 more...
Redditch United 2 Bedworth United 1 more...
Redditch United 0 Solihull Borough 3 more...
UNITED were cruelly punished as the league leaders showed their class with a late show at the Valley. more...
THE clouds at the Valley lifted and the Redditch faithful were given a glimmer of hope as Rod Brown's new-look striker force linked up to give United three points. more...
A SHOCKING defensive performance left Redditch 4-0 down and defeated after half an hour at muddy Cinderford. more...
Redditch United 0 Gloucester City 0. more...
Redditch & South Warks Combination; Ken Parfitt Cup Final: Thomas Bros 1 Lasercomb 2. more...
Redditch United 0 RC Warwick 0 more...
MAY I express my views on the recent events at Redditch United? more...
Headless Cross Ladies 3 Redditch United Women 1 more...
ALVECHURCH manager Andy Hibbert says it is not too much to ask of his side to chalk up enough wins for a mid-table position. more...
FECKENHAM defender Mark Cund is hoping to cover 26 miles - when he runs his first London Marathon next month. more...
STUDLEY manager Mark Chambers has added another player with Southern League experience to his burgeoning BKL squad. more...
FECKENHAM assistant manager Mark Campion has urged his troops to bounce back from their weekend defeat in two matches he described as 'massive' for the club. more...
Handsworth Continental Star 2 Alvechurch 0 more...
Studley 1 Wednesfield 0 more...
KINGS Heath slumped to a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Midland Combination leaders Grosveor Park last night. more...
TRIVIA: With a narrow win over White Swan, George A have re-taken the lead of the Bewdley League. more...
CHESS: Despite fielding an under-strength side, Kidderminster won 3.5-2.5 at Malvern in Worcestershire League Division One. more...
AFTER the success of the Under-15 rugby squad in reaching the last eight of the Daily Mail Schools Cup, it's now the turn of the Year-10 hockey girls to attempt to bring national glory to Prince Henry's High School. more...
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Nicky Cross' new-look Redditch United had nine new faces on show in a one-sided 3-0 loss to Kidderminster Harriers on Saturday. more...
REDDITCH United have arranged a pre-season friendly at Weston St Johns on Saturday (ko 3pm). more...
REDS boss Nicky Cross has added two signings to the capture of Neil Cartwright and is preparing more. more...
REDS boss Nicky Cross was hoping to add two more signings to his squad ahead of Saturday's friendly trip to Studley (ko 3pm). more...
ATTACKING midfielder Mark Swann is hoping to play a part in tonight's friendly at home Banks's Premier outfit Brierley and Hagley Alliance (ko 7.30pm). more...
UNITED are set to offer terms to former Solihull Borough striker Neil Beagan this week. more...
REDDITCH United manager Nicky Cross is confident of landing RC Warwick hitman Paul Eden in time for the big kick-off. more...
REDDITCH United have completed the signing of four players ahead of the friendly at home to Leamington tomorrow (ko 3pm). more...
PROMOTION is the aim for new Reds manager Nicky Cross as he embarks on his first season in charge. more...
UNITED fans could be forgiven for failing to keep track of who was playing where and why for their team in a revolving door close season. more...
IT has been a summer of change for Redditch United player-manager Nicky Cross as his preparations for a first season in charge gathered pace. more...
DEFENDER Lee Knight and winger Matty Hall have joined Western Division rivals Halesowen Town with midfielder and Player of the Year Martin Myers going to Premier Division Moor Green. more...
UNITED manager Nicky Cross fielded a settled side against groundshare tenants Feckenham last night as he prepared for the big kick-off at Gloucester City on Saturday (ko 3pm). more...
REDS full back Ian Mitchell has confirmed United manager Nicky Cross is hoping to blood a new signing in the opening league match at Gloucester City on Saturday (ko 3pm). more...
REDDITCH chairman Rod Laight is out to mend a few fences this season after a change of managers. more...
REDS target Engus Martin has joined Dr Martens Western rivals Halesowen Town. more...
UNITED are set to unveil hard-tackling Bromsgrove midfielder Steve Frost as their new signing at Gloucester tomorrow. more...
AN injury to Nigel Niblett has lessened the chance of any ill-feeling towards the Reds at Gloucester City tomorrow. more...
ELEVENTH hours signing Steve Frost is set to continue in the heart of defence at home to Rocester tonight. more...
A MARTIAL artist with a string of titles in his fighting career has started classes at the High Life Gym in Redditch. more...
NICKY Cross has made a seven-day approach for a Dr Martens Western defender as he continues to fine tune his Redditch squad. more...
REDDITCH chairman Rod Laight says any United player sent off more than twice this season will be on their way out of the Valley. more...
REDDITCH manager Nicky Cross is set to stick to the 4-3-3 formation which terrified Rocester for the visit of Bloxwich United on Saturday. more...
REDDITCH United have a massive incentive to beat lower league Halesowen Harriers in the FA Cup on Saturday after the FA upped the financial rewards for the early stages of the competition. more...
INJURED United trio Tommy Byrne, Nigel Niblett and Joey Dowling could all play a part in Saturday's FA Cup trip to Halesowen Harriers according to Reds boss Nicky Cross. more...
Reds boss Nicky Cross is tonight set to sign stopper Paul West from Evesham United. more...
AN Arrow Vale Community High School sixth former proved what a lifesaver he is after scooping six medals at a national competition. more...
REDS defender Nigel Brown is battling to return to the squad for Saturday's trip to Atherstone. more...
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EVESHAM United defender Paul West was last night set to put pen to paper for Redditch after being squeezed out of the first team picture at Common Road. more...
TWO Redditch golfers are heading for the stunning Open Championship course at Carnoustie, Scotland, to compete in a brand new international event. more...
REDDITCH are waiting anxiously on the results of a specialist's report on defender Nigel Niblett's calf injury. more...
IN THE Birmingham League Phil Church delighted Division 8 captain John Holmberg when he won his adjourned game against Wolseley. more...
SATURDAY'S opponents Atherstone United could be missing star striker Emeka Ejiofor. more...
REDDITCH Company of Archers Chairman, Eric Thomas, finished second at the County Championship, Evesham. more...
Redditch chairman Rod Laight has announced tonight's home fixture with Stourport will go ahead. more...
TWO Wythall archers have been picked for the British archery team. more...
REDS boss Nicky Cross says his fit-again squad are getting stronger ahead of Saturday's FA Cup mission to Dr Martens Western rivals Gresley. more...
For the second week running Adrian Lidgbird took the honours in the Needle Industries match fished on the Alne at Great Alne with a fine bag of chub from peg 16 taken on pole fished maggot for a weight of 11lb 12oz. more...
REDDITCH chairman Rod Laight wants fit-again midfielder Scott Colcombe to 'pull a few strings' and get the Sky Sports cameras to the Valley for a home FA Cup tie against Kettering. more...
Hymatic AC started its match season on the Stratford canal at Earlswood marina. more...
REDS chief Rod Laight described Tuesday's FA Cup win as 'very very important' to the club. more...
WYTHALL B entertained Shipston B and with both teams at full strength after a tight 2-2 reverse fixture a close match was expected. more...
REDS player-boss Nicky Cross has another defensive headache for the visit of Cirencester Town tomorrow. more...
THE pairing of men's captain Richard Rouse and Chris Wright won this year's Winter League at Broadway. more...
REDS boss Nicky Cross has issued a rallying call to his troops ahead of his biggest game in the United hotseat. more...
JEREMY Robinson headed off to the Middle East last Sunday, where he will play in two European Tour tournaments before landing back at his Vale home. more...
SIX games to go for us all this season and the coaches have been drilling it into the players to keep their eye on the ball. more...
REDDITCH United will be running a golden ticket on Saturday - providing the town turns out to support them. more...
IT'S going to be a busy few days on the practice ground for Jeremy Robinson after the Evesham golfer shot a miserable 78 in yesterday's first round of the Dubai Desert Classic. more...
REDS star Scott Colcombe has told the Advertiser he is going nowhere after a seven day approach from Bromsgrove Rovers. more...
United chairman Rod Laight has absolved volatile keeper Harvey Willetts from blame after a confrontation on Tuesday night. more...
UNITED assistant manager Gary Hackett is hoping striker Paul Danks' hot goalscoring streak can continue until Christmas. more...
KETTERING Town have offered their fans a £500 reward to find the culprit who shattered the windscreen on United's team coach. more...
REDDITCH hotshot Paul Danks could be back in the starting line up for the trip to Mangotsfield tomorrow. more...
REDS hitman Paul Danks was a fitness doubt ahead of last night's planned trip to Staffordshire outfit Rocester. more...
UNITED star Scott Colcombe said he cannot understand why the team have been misfiring since their FA Cup adventure. more...
UNITED manager Nicky Cross last night threw down the gauntlet to striker Michael Campbell to prove he is ready for a first team start. more...
REDS full back Ian Mitchell has urged the club to write to the FA urging them not to let Wolverhampton official Gurnam Singh referee any more of their matches. more...
REDDITCH defender Paul West is a definite non-starter for tomorrow's derby trip to Solihull Borough. more...
REDS boss Nicky Cross is tracking Solihull striker Peter Sutton and had a close look at the forward in Saturday's 1-1 draw. more...
I HAVE been roundly criticised on the thisisrufc website for not supporting Redditch United enough and being too negative in my reports. more...
ABBEYDALE residents have given £150 to Age Concern so it can hold a Christmas party for elderly residents in the town. more...
FORMER Solihull full back Ian Mitchell says transfer target Peter Sutton is set to stay at Damson Park. more...
REDS powerhouse Richard Field is the subject of a seven day approach from Dr Martens Premier outfit Hinckley United. more...
DEFEAT against Dr Martens Western strugglers Swindon Supermarine on Saturday proved the final straw for Redditch player-manager Nicky Cross this week. more...
NEWLY-appointed caretaker-manager Paul West was looking no further than last night's testing League Cup tie at Stourport. more...
PLAYER-assistant manager Gary Hackett has left the club along with Cross, who appointed him in the close season. more...
DEFEAT against Dr Martens Western strugglers Swindon Supermarine on Saturday proved the final straw for Redditch player-manager Nicky Cross this week. more...
REDDITCH United today appointed Rod Brown as their new manager. more...
ROD Brown has wasted no time in ringing the changes at the Valley. more...
NEWLY-installed Reds boss Rod Brown hopes to have United old boy Lee Knight back in the fold for the visit of league leaders Chippenham on Saturday. more...
Redditch United's new boss is cutting his teeth in management after an impressive playing career north of the border. more...
REDS manager Rod Brown is already imposing his renowned sense of discipline on the squad ahead of the visit of league leaders Chippenham on Saturday. more...
REDS star Ian Mitchell says the players have responded positively to the arrival of Rod Brown as manager. more...
UNITED forgotten man Paul West's battle for fitness continued with a rigourous bike and running session last night. more...
UNITED manager Rod Brown says he can take heart from his team's display despite a 3-1 loss to league leaders Chippenham. more...
REDS assistant Gary Whild has warned it is time to bring in recruits in the wake of last night's 3-1 loss to Atherstone United. more...
UNITED physio Lee O'Neil has his hands full after the side picked up two more injuries in last night's 3-1 loss. more...
NEW signing Brendan Hackett says he made the right choice to turn down the manager's job at Stourport. more...
NONE of the Redditch squad were paid after Tuesday night's 3-1 slump against Atherstone. more...
FORMER Reds assistant manager Gary Hackett turned out for Express and Star Premier League outfit Causeway United at the weekend. more...
REDDITCH United's approach for Halesowen Town hitman Kerry Giddins looks to have fallen through after a counter-approach from Stourport. more...
REDS boss Rod Brown will stick to the 3-5-2 formation which earned his side a 3-3 draw against high-flying Solihull last night. more...
REDS target Chris Homer was in talks with manager Rod Brown about a move to the Valley last night. more...
FORMER Reds defender Leon Jackson has joined Dr Martens Premier outfit Worcester City from crisis club Bilston Town. more...
FORMER Bloxwich United goalkeeper Neil Olden was today set to be unveiled as United's latest recruit. more...
REDS stopper Paul West is ready to battle for a recall after his second week of full training. more...
FORMER United midfielder Jamie McWilliams was set to rejoin RC Warwick this week after being released by Rod Brown. more...
REDS manager Rob Brown has asked for patience from fans he claims are bring 'short-changed' by their players. more...
UNITED full back Nigel Brown was last night released by Reds boss Rod Brown as he continued to reshape the squad he inherited. more...
REDDITCH manager Rod Brown has apologised to United fans after their side's drastic 6-0 capitulation to Clevedon on Saturday and made an about turn by signing Halesowen hitman Alfie Carter. more...
SPECULATION is mounting Redditch manager Rod Brown is set to swoop for Swifts goal machine Lee Booth. more...
REDS boss Rod Brown is set to change formations again for the visit of Bedworth on Saturday (ko 3pm). more...
ROD Brown continued efforts to beef up his attack ahead of the home clash with Bedworth tomorrow. more...
SUTTON Coldfield Town are interested in signing full back Nigel Brown after Reds manager Rod Brown released him on Monday. more...
REDS manager Rod Brown is closing in on three new targets in the wake of Saturday's win over Bedworth. more...
FORMER United keeper Dave Adey is set to return from his self-imposed exile at neighbours Studley BKL. more...
Rod Brown is set to talk to Stourport Swifts hitman Lee Booth tonight and is hoping to team him up with Paul Danks on Boxing Day. more...
REDDITCH have got their man - almost. more...
FORMER United boss Rob Smith has been installed as manager of Alliance outfit Willenhall Town. more...
EVESHAM United midfielder Andy Hodgetts has turned down a move to the Valley because he wants to play up front. more...
HARRIERS reserves are on course for the Avon Insurance Division Two championship as they lie two points behind leaders Macclesfield Town with a game in hand. more...
ROD Brown has hailed Craig 'Chopper' Harris a revelation after his gritty displays for United. more...
UNITED chief Rod Laight is still waiting on a verdict from the Worcestershire County FA about the disputed Senior Cup defeat to Solihull. more...
BIRMINGHAM City's David Burrows is training with Kidderminster Harriers after falling out with boss Steve Bruce. more...
SWIFTS old boy Lee Booth is assured of a hot reception on his return to his former stamping ground tomorrow. more...
REDS number two Gary Whild says the wheeler-dealing at the Valley is almost at an end after the arrival of league leading scorer Lee Booth. more...
IAN Mitchell is set to play the second half of the season with Studley BKL after playing a part in last night's 3-1 win at Oldbury. more...
HARRIERS 1 SHREWSBURY 0 more...
FORMER Reds stars Scott Colcombe and Ian Mitchell have hit out at Rod Brown after the United manager released them at the weekend. more...
THIRD-placed Hull City dented Kidderminster Harriers reserves' Avon Insurance League Division Two championship hopes on Wednesday. more...
A LACK of experience and away wins are threatening to cost Kidderminster Harriers a place in the Division Three play-offs. more...
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United director Neil Paget has taken the helm at the Valley after Rod Laight stepped down as chairman. more...
"We want to keep everything on an even keel and support Rod Brown and the players in their efforts to move us up the table. more...
REDS manager Rod Brown was this week hoping to tie up the signing of former Stourport captain Lea Shaw in time for the trip to Sutton Coldfield Town on Saturday. more...
Redditch United Grand Christmas Draw Result; 1st: Mr K Jones c/o Linread; 2nd: Sanders Clan; 3rd: Mr DK Broome c/o Howard; 4th: D Dyson c/o J Mee; 5th: Rana Micro Springs c/o Rg; 6th: J Slater c/o Howard; 7th: M Harris c/o Good food group. more...
ROD Brown is hoping to talk to former Stourport skipper Lea Shaw tonight about a move from Bilston. more...
LEA Shaw is the final piece in Rod Brown's jigsaw - for the time being at least, according to the manager. more...
ROD Brown has shrugged off complaints from his former employers Stourport about alleged illegeal approaches for two players. more...
REDS number two Gary Whild said efforts to rearrange the Sutton Coldfield Town fixture for tonight had fallen through. more...
Redditch midfielder Neil Cartwright has joined arch rivals Bromsgrove Rovers after parting with the club by mutual consent. more...
THE winter series of Worcestershire Cricket Society evenings draws to a close at New Road, Worcester on Tuesday night when the speaker will be Stephen Green, curator of Lords Cricket Ground. more...
REDDITCH have been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Birmingham County FA over their signing of Lee Booth. more...
REDS manager Rod Brown lauded twin strikers Paul Danks and Lee Booth for their hard-working display in Saturday's crucial 2-1 win at Swindon Supermarine. more...
Newly-appointed Wythall skipper Martin Priest will be leading his side out in a new division after another Warwickshire League reshuffle. more...
STOURPORT Hockey Club's ladies team are hoping they will be able to use last weekend's win over Worcester Norton thirds to start a run of success, continuing with their Worcestershire First Division match with Kings Heath at Stourport on Saturday (1pm). more...
ASTON Villa have linked up with Danish Super League club AB Copenhagen which will see co-operation on scouting methods, training and player development. more...
WITH all outstanding fixtures now completed in the Midland Premier Hockey League, Worcester Norton ladies lie in second place four points behind Birmingham University and seven ahead of third placed Kettering with four games remaining. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club visit Hereford aiming to secure the two points that they believe will secure their position in Midlands One next season. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers won 3-0 at Cradley Town last night to keep in touch with Midland Alliance leaders Stourbridge. more...
WORCESTER'S Olympic bronze medalist Simon Archer admitted it was good to be back after he and Seoul partner Jo Goode eased past the first round of the Yonex All England Championships. more...
WORCESTER City's tough-tackling midfielder Darren Bullock is walking a disciplinary tightrope but will not be shirking any challenges against Chelmsford City on Saturday. more...
WINSTON Stanley's future at Worcester Rugby Club has been thrown into doubt after his latest foray into the first team lasted just one game. more...
CLEOBURY Mortimer have turned round their fortunes to mount a two-match unbeaten run after a 5-5 friendly draw with rivals Clee Hill. more...
A RESHUFFLE inspired Kidderminster Carolians into a settled second-half display as they beat hard-working Droitwich 29-15 in a friendly. more...
A DISTRICT team managed by Jim Clarke beat Kidderminster and District Cub Scout Football League champions KD8 5-2. more...
COOKLEY Sharks recorded their first Kidderminster Six-a-Side Division Two win of the season, 3-2 over Loom and Shuttle B, to move off the bottom. more...
A FIVE-star performance by Ferndale Girls U-14s saw off Coventry City 2000 18-0. more...
TOP U-12 teams in the Stourport and District Youth Football League showed their supremacy with massive victories over bottom sides. more...
CLEOBURY Town have gone top of Kidderminster and District Football League Sunday Division Four after a 5-0 thrashing of Three Crowns. more...
BEWDLEY Town's home Division One South game with Ludlow Town Reserves was postponed. more...
Pershore Town 3, Cheslyn Hay 0 more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers won 3-0 at Cradley Town last night to keep in touch with Midland Alliance leaders Stourbridge. more...
BADSEY United recorded a notable double as both sides progressed in knockout competitions. more...
BRINTONS Athletic were also knocked out in a bad League Cup second round day, losing 3-1 at home to Division One North leaders Great Wyrley. more...
EVESHAM College's women's academy side hit back from first-half pounding at the hands of Worcester Tech to salvage some pride despite a 7-4 defeat. more...
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OFF-colour Wyre Forest had a bad Saturday in the League Cup second round, suffering a 4-1 beating by Leominster Town. more...
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Bishampton Utd 2, Hallow WMC 3 more...
Evesham Utd U-9 1, Littleton 1 more...
IMPROVED Chaddesley Corbett dominated the first half but lost 2-0 to visitors Heath Hayes in the West Midlands Division One League Cup second round. more...
WORCESTER City's St George's Lane ground is to stage the final of this season's Worcester-shire Football Association Saturday Junior Cup between Littleton FC and Malvern Rangers FC on Wednesday March 13, kick-off 7.30pm. more...
HAYE Farm: Shaun Pearce 48-3, Mark Pearce 19-1, Carl Carter 11-12. more...
Atherstone Utd 0, Evesham Utd 1 more...
A MATCH will be fished on Sunday at Poole Hall. more...
Willersey 2,CT Grasshoppers 3 (aet) more...
MATCH transferred to the pool: H Millward 8-13, D Brooks 4-13, J Brooks 4-4. more...
CANAL, Bonemill: 1 J Gale, 2 C Garbett, 3 P White. more...
THERE will be a contest on Sunday on the Lyttelton 44-79, depending on river levels. more...
ROUND six at Moorlands: Ian Tetsall 20-11, Mike Gwinnett 19-4, Martin Deakin 8-12, Stan Bevan 8-4. more...
THURSDAY Cost Cutter, Island and Bank: Allan Higgs 37-14 (Bank 200, L Richards 36-8, P Gould 34-2. more...
SPORT has been good throughout the week with individual mirror carp catches of 9lb recorded on Dragonfly Pool. more...
THE star angler at Poole Hall Fisheries was Kidderminster's Ivan Laight with a 60lb bag of mixed fish. more...
DOMINOES: The Sun and Slipper won the Rock and District League but only on aggregate from The Plough. more...
MEETING: Chester Road Sports and Social Club holds its annual meeting on Thursday, March 21, from 7.45pm. more...
DARTS: Tavern defeated a title challenger for the second consecutive week and moved into third in the Rock and District League. more...
NETBALL: Cleobury Tigers remain unbeaten at the top of Cleobury U-11s League Division Two after beating Abberley 2-1. more...
AWARDS: Nominations are being sought for six accolades to be handed out at the inaugural Worcestershire All Sports Partnership Awards evening. more...
TABLE TENNIS: Franche A deposed leaders KF Falcons at the top of Kidderminster Table Tennis League Division Two with an 8-2 victory. more...
TENNIS: Stourport Men's C team are on the way to promotion for the second winter in a row after their latest 4-0 victory at Bromsgrove. more...
ATHLETICS: Amazing Feet president Les Jones completed the Barry Track Forty on Sunday. more...
JUDO: Martin Brown has become the latest member of Samurai Judo Club to gain the coveted grade of black belt. more...
SNOOKER: Gavin Pinfold has taken over the top spot in the Kidderminster Wednesday League's highest break. more...
SNOOKER: Snooks A are still holding off their B team by four points with just two weeks left in the Kidderminster and District Monday League. more...
TALENTED martial artists from Stourport's Eclipse Club have been rewarded by the British Freestyle Kickboxing/Karate Federation. more...
GOLF: Cleobury Mortimer ladies secured their place in the Mail on Sunday National team knockout second round when they beat Leominster 2.5-1.5 at Ludlow. more...
CYCLING: Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club riders, Joe Rowe and Paul Prince, competed in the Walsall Roads CC 2up 25 mile Time Trial on Sunday at Rugeley. more...
FENCING: Chaddesley Corbett schoolboy Simon Holburn did himself proud in the British Youth Championships U-16s section at just 13-years-old. more...
MOTORSPORT: Kidderminster kart racer Nathaniel Freke thrashed the opposition in Little Rissington at the weekend. more...
Woodrush 26 Yardley & District 15 more...
WOODRUSH'S promising run was extended to six wins in seven matches against lower league opposition at the weekend. more...
SWIMMING: Daniel Baylie struck gold in the 12 years 800 metres at the Worcester County Championships long-distance swims at Droitwich. more...
FIVE Ways Old Edwardians skipper Jez Williams has set his side a survival target of two wins from their last four league matches and knows one of them has to come at the weekend. more...
ALCESTER have a point to prove at the weekend when they visit lowly Standard. more...
HOCKEY: Chaddesley Corbett produced their best win of the season with a 5-0 thrashing at DTZ League West Midlands Two bottom side Tenbury. more...
MIDLANDS Three West North league leaders Dixonians are hoping to find a semi-permanent home at Kings Norton's Ash Lane ground. more...
REDDITCH were set to return to full strength for a match billed as the club's biggest of the season. more...
HOCKEY: Dominant Kidderminster racked up a big 6-1 victory at DTZ League Midlands One bottom club Bloxwich. more...
KINGS Norton winger Paul McGlynn said he was not fazed by the task of bridging seven places when Kings Norton visit second placed Southam on Saturday. more...
HOCKEY: Stourport faced their sixth National League Division One defeat in a row when they went down 2-1 to rock-bottom Barford Tigers. more...
SWIMMING: Wyre Forest Swimming Club's Claire Cashmore won 11 races in the BT National Junior Championships for the disabled in Darlington. more...
FRUSTRATION will be the overwhelming emotion felt by Geoff Cooke when he bids farewell to Worcester Rugby Club in June. more...
HORSE RACING: Point-to-point racing returns to Chaddesley Corbett on Saturday after the foot-and-mouth crisis wrecked last year's programme. more...
SCOTT Barrow has been praised by coach John Brain as he continues his loan spell with Orrell. more...
WORCESTER City's tough-tackling midfielder Darren Bullock is walking a disciplinary tightrope but will not be shirking any challenges against Chelmsford City on Saturday. more...
MALVERN RFC more...
GEOFF Cooke will quit Sixways in the summer after Worcester's failure to win promotion. more...
MALVERN visit Hereford Wyeside on Saturday aiming to secure the two points that they believe will secure their position in Midlands Division One for next season. more...
WINSTON Stanley's future at Worcester Rugby Club has been thrown into doubt after his latest foray into the first team lasted just one game. more...
A GENERAL meeting of the Stainweld Cricket League will be held on Tuesday from 7.30pm at the Harriers Social Club. more...
Marlborough 4, Bretforton 3 more...
EVESHAM'S Under-16 girls came out tops in Sunday's annual junior tournament, organised by Bretforton and staged at the High School. more...
Evesham Ladies 0, Bromsgrove 3 more...
HOT property Alex Cowley has been made available for offers as Stourport Swifts look to cash in on one of their biggest assets. more...
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