Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | July
SINGERS are being given the opportunity to join in with a performance of one of the great choral works - Fauré's Requiem. more...
PASSENGERS on Severn Valley Railway will be treated to colourful flower displays along the 16-mile route. more...
BUDDING poets have been invited to put pen to paper and write about their lives in Wyre Forest for the chance to win £1,000. more...
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SUMMER holiday activities, including music and craft workshops, have been planned for children at Stourport Library. more...
FUN for all the family has been promised with the launch of a £1million water ride at a top Wyre Forest attraction. more...
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POPULAR children's story, Pinocchio, will be brought to life with the help of puppets at Kidderminster Library. more...
CHILDREN visiting Witley Court this summer will be able to see the historic property through the eyes of a Victorian child. more...
TIME is running out to see the early work of an award- winning artist who specialises in using natural materials. more...
SHORT films made by young people in Wyre Forest will be shown to audiences in Weavers Wharf next week. more...
THE third annual Kiddermin-ster Arts Festival got under way on Monday with musicians, artists and dancers filling the town's streets. more...
AN evening of music and comedy will be held on Thursday to raise money for Cookley Cricket Club. more...
TWO tribute acts will be taking to the stage to perform hit songs by Rod Stewart and Tina Turner at a Kidderminster hotel. more...
A BRASS band that performed for an Olympic legend will take to the stage in a Kidderminster park on Sunday. more...
WYRE Forest entertainer, Al Boden, will be out on the street with his band, the Organic Hillbillies, on Saturday. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER drummer will be in exclusive company when he joins legendary players for a big bash in Birmingham. more...
PICTURES by artists working during the Second World War are on show at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum from next week. The Art of Conflict will include pictures, prints and posters to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the war. On Saturday there will also be an event at 11am - We Shall Remember - when actress Genevieve Swift and writer Jason Maher will read a selection of 20th century war poems. The gallery in Clarence Street, Cheltenham and is open from 10am. more...
ONE lucky e-bay bidder can make a dream come true and take the baton to conduct the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah in Worcester Cathedral during the Three Choirs Festival on August 13. more...
TWO hundred and ninety-nine events have been lined up for a bumper Worcester Festival which kicks off on Saturday, August 6, with a colourful parade through the city centre. more...
POPULAR children's story, Pinocchio, will be brought to life with the help of puppets at Kidderminster Library. more...
ST Paul's Cathedral, which became an inspiration to many during the Second World War, took centre stage on a special End of the War miniature sheet, issued on July 5. more...
AFTER reading the comic books as a kid this film was a real treat for me. more...
Fantastic Four has hit the big screen bringing Marvel Comic heroes to life. more...
SO, no room for a surprise twist at the end. The play's title includes the denouement, even though for nine-tenths of it we are watching the seemingly inexorable rise of the right-hand man to Roman Emperor Tiberius. more...
THE town of Kidderminster is very fortunate in that it has some wonderful wildlife. more...
LONGBOROUGH Festival Opera will be staging its last performances of The Magic Flute tomorrow and Saturday. Performances start at 6.30pm and have long intervals for picnicking and dining in the grounds. more...
AN Evesham rock band have just launched their new CD and are looking for venues to showcase their talent. more...
ROCKNEY boys Chas and Dave are coming to Malvern for a show next week. more...
A NEW original band night showcasing up-and-coming Black Country talent continues at Katie Fitzgerald's in Wollaston tomorrow night (Friday July 29). more...
A BIG-HEARTED Wordsley performer hopes to raise cash for the Make-A-Wish Foundation by staging a charity cabaret show at Stourbridge's Chicago Rock Café. more...
THE vocalist behind Axwell's club hit Feel The Vibe (Til the Morning Comes) will be performing live in Brierley Hill. more...
STOURBRIDGE rock bands with star quality are invited to take part in Chicago Rock Café's latest UK-wide talent search. more...
TICKETS have gone on sale to catch legendary Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall later in the year. more...
Warley hard rock band Supanaut failed to make it through to the next round in the Robin Live Band of the Year Competition. more...
FAMILY hands-on weeks are being staged at the Worcestershire County Museum in Hartlebury, near Kidderminster, through August. more...
THE twelve-strong Pasadena Roof Orchestra will be transporting audiences back to the 1920s and 30s for the first live event lined up for Pershore's Number 8 arts centre autumn season. more...
STAGE spectacular Starlight Express is coming to the Birmingham Hippodrome, running from August 10 to September 10. 'The fastest show on earth' is on its first UK tour after its 18-year West End run. It features 20 of Andrew Lloyd Webber's songs as well as its famous thrilling roller racing action. more...
Well-known faces faces from stage and screen are coming together for a farcical frolic in Cheltenham. more...
AUGUST won't be entirely quiet at Number 8 - there will be plenty going on while other theatres take a break. more...
MAC, Birmingham - The True-Born Englishman, Saturday more...
Witley Court, Great Witley - Much Ado About Nothing, Thursday. more...
TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Wolverhampton: Little Civic - 4ft Fingers. Robin R'n'B2 - The more...
Monday, July 18: Am: Meeting with Editor of Evesham Journal following successful rally on July 17. Pm: Attended funeral of late Mr Oliver Lowe at All Saints Church. more...
I recently attended Evesham Hospital for keyhole surgery on my left knee. The service I received was excellent. My wife and I are very worried that this facility will be taken from Evesham. more...
WE are very pleased to learn of the excellent work done by Dr Townshend in opening up the website for the Save Our Hospital Campaign. more...
WE have had "intelligence" that Iraq had WMD. We have had "intelligence" that there was currently no group capable of launching the London bombings. more...
PETER Thackeray asks (July 21) Do the people of Evesham want a cinema? more...
I AM sure that the leaders of the new course in learning disability nursing, to be held at Coventry University and University College, Worcester, have the highest of motives (The Journal, July 21). more...
Re: Stow Fair Meeting on 20th July. I left the meeting saddened by the general tone of many who contributed to the debate. more...
With reference to the article in last week's Journal on page 5, 'Ex Mayor calls for resignation', I should like to point out, Mr Rencher's comment re my co-option to the Council, is completely untrue. more...
I READ my colleague's - Cllr Andy Dyke's - comments with regret. Whilst not being witness to the incident Cllr Rencher was involved in, nor in any way condoning it, I was aware that he was at the time under very considerable personal pressures. more...
A WORCESTERSHIRE electrician has been recognised as one of the industry's brightest sparks in a top award scheme. more...
THE negative impact of skills shortages within the recruitment industry has led a Worcester-based firm to set up an in-house training academy. more...
SUN Valley Foods has donated £1,690 to Herefordshire's Association for the Blind. more...
MARKET Link Creative Marketing, based in Worcester, has appointed two new directors to its board of management. more...
MFG Solicitors, the merged firm of Morton Fisher Solicitors and Gwynnes, has promoted two key members of staff. more...
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Amy Budding, aged seven, Mollie Ferman, four, and Jack Ferman, aged seven, enjoy a circus workshop as Droitwich played host to the first Party in the Park of the summer. more...
TODAY the Shuttle Times and News is appealing to readers to help us raise £80,000 to rebuild a Scout centre torched by vandals. more...
FOR more than half a century, Rhydd Covert has been a thriving base of youth activity and a spiritual home to generations of Wyre Forest youngsters. more...
THE fire drama at Rhydd Covert began at about 3.50pm on Sunday, October 10. more...
A ROCK pub is to celebrate the launch of Operation Covert with a bang on Guy Fawkes night. more...
A TOTAL of £400 has been pledged to Operation Covert by kind Wyre Forest residents since its launch seven days ago. more...
FOR Pete Ashcroft, the destruction of the centre at Rhydd Covert was all the more upsetting, as he was one of the determined volunteers who erected the building in 1971. more...
THE Shuttle/Times and News's £80,000 appeal to rebuild a torched Bewdley Scout centre at Rhydd Covert campsite has gathered steam since its launch last week. more...
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OUR appeal has cruised passed the £1,000 mark as more and more Shuttle/Times & News readers reach into their pockets to help Wyre Forest's Scouts. About £1,400 has been pledged to Operation Covert in the two weeks since the appeal was launched. more...
THE centre at Rhydd Covert is at the heart of the Scout movement in Wyre Forest, a movement that helps about 700 district young people develop crucial values of responsibility and citizenship. more...
A BONFIRE and firework display at a Rock pub raised more than £300 towards Operation Covert - and the money is still coming in. more...
OUR appeal has passed the £3,000 mark just three weeks after being launched. more...
POLITICIANS have elected to back Operation Covert with cash donations towards the Shuttle/Times and News appeal. more...
FOND memories of childhoods spent at Rhydd Covert spurred a Masonic lodge into donating £250 towards Operation Covert. more...
SCHOOLS have begun to rally behind Operation Covert. more...
SPECIAL badges and stickers bearing the message "I'm Supporting Operation Covert" are on sale now. more...
SEVERN Water Products in Kidderminster is the latest company to pledge its support for Operation Covert. more...
ROTARIANS have pledged £1,000 to Operation Covert, the single biggest donation received by the appeal so far. more...
SEVERN Water Products in Kidderminster is the latest company to pledge its support for Operation Covert. more...
BADGES and stickers made for people to show their support for Operation Covert are selling fast. more...
A TEENAGE DJ is to host a night of classic tunes in aid of Operation Covert. more...
THE work of a building site manager on a development in Stourport has earned him a national quality award. more...
THURSFIELDS, the Kidderminster-based solicitors' firm, has appointed Julie Goodman as an associate. more...
If you wish to make a donation to Operation Covert, you can: more...
ONE of the founder directors of one of the UK's earliest DIY discount warehouses, who lives in Kidderminster, has been appointed president of Hagley Rotary Club. more...
GENEROUS residents helped raise £500 for Operation Covert with a raffle and whip-round at a Rock pub. more...
A NEW national trade association for internet search marketing companies has elected a Kidderminster-based web firm founder as a member. more...
A FITNESS instructor rallied his students to raise £240 with a raffle at a Christmas get together. more...
ACTIVE pupils at Franche First School in Kidderminster raised £450 towards Operation Covert with a day of activities honouring the Scout movement's spirit of adventure. more...
THE founder of a Kidderminster law firm is stepping down as a senior partner but will still be around as a part-time commercial property consultant to the firm. more...
ANOTHER business has come forward with a major donation for Operation Covert. more...
MACHINERY protection products manufacturer, Beakbane, of Kidderminster, has been named as top supplier to one of its customers. more...
VOLUNTEERS will help children who need support and encouragement at Stourport High School in a scheme to begin in September. more...
AN environmentally friendly garden cared for by pupils at Wribbenhall Middle School was awarded a top prize in the Bewdley in Bloom contest. more...
AN employee volunteering scheme operating within a Kidderminster-based firm has earned an award recognising its social responsibility. more...
MORE than £3,000 has been pledged to the Shuttle/Times and News Scout appeal in memory of a Wyre Forest woman who died in a road accident. more...
PUPILS from Comberton Middle School were invited to a special sports day to help prepare them for starting high school. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Male Choir has raised £250 for a children's charity by performing in an outdoor concert. more...
AN enterprising Scout president raised more than £100 for our appeal by selling special Operation Covert badges to UK collectors. more...
A BEAUTIFUL life on the ocean wave could be waiting for a Kidderminster student following her county college success. more...
A PRIME commercial building in the centre of Kidderminster has been sold at auction for a massive £800,000, which was £80,000 more than its price guide. more...
Bargain hunters are being invited to a table top fair in aid of Operation Covert on Saturday. more...
Young footballers have been getting a kick out of backing Operation Covert. Kidderminster Lions FC, who play in the Stourport and District League, have donated £50 to our appeal. The money was raised by the club's committee. more...
BUCKINGHAM Palace rolled out the red carpet for a Kidderminster-based organisation promoting the carpet industry. more...
A 61-year-old who last year had a heart by-pass has climbed the highest mountain in England and Wales to raise more than £500 for Operation Covert. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER councillor fears First Bus company could be considering pulling out of the bus station on the Weavers Wharf development. more...
POLICE are launching a crackdown on people not wearing seatbelts following an increase in the number of victims killed or seriously injured in accidents for failing to belt up. more...
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THE safety checks in Kidderminster Cemetery have come under fire from a district councillor who says they have caused "considerable misery and distress". more...
A PROFESSIONAL women's organisation has pledged more than £200 to help rebuild the "important facility" at Rhydd Covert for district youngsters, taking the total to £10,821. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER man has been honoured by his church after reaching his golden jubilee as a reader. more...
SHOPPERS will be able to show their support for Operation Covert at the weekend as enterprising students take their products to the public. more...
GENEROUS parents showed they were no Scrooges by pledging cash to Operation Covert at a school's retelling of the classic Christmas tale. more...
FIFTEEN Wyre Forest teenagers said goodbye to the outside world and entered their very own "Big Brother house". more...
THE importance of helping young people achieve their potential has stayed with a former Kidderminster Scout who has made a contribution to our appeal. more...
THE funeral has taken place of a Kidderminster-born former headteacher who began his 35-year education career in the town. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER teenager is one step nearer her dream of becoming a model after winning a contest in Birmingham. more...
EXCLUDED pupils brushed up their culinary skills by making cakes for a table top sale in aid of our appeal. more...
RESIDENTS who feared a mobile phone mast could be erected near their homes are celebrating after Wyre Forest District Council's decision to reject the application was upheld. more...
IT was "full house" in Stourport as two Brownie packs turned to bingo to help raise cash for Operation Covert. more...
A NOTORIOUS Kidderminster eyesore is to appear on national television after being branded "one of the worst buildings in Britain". more...
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WEB surfers are just a click away from all the latest Operation Covert news with the launch of an internet site dedicated to our appeal. more...
A WHIP-ROUND at a meeting of Wyre Forest District Council brought in more than £70 for Operation Covert. more...
PENSIONER, Joyce Edwards, knows the importance of counting her pennies after donating a massive £50 in coppers to Operation Covert. more...
SCOUTS teamed up with Rotarians to raise a record £507 at a street collection in Stourport on Saturday. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Scouts have said a big thank you to Shuttle/Times and News readers for raising a massive £13,550 for our Operation Covert appeal in little more than two months. more...
MEMBERS of a Scottish country dancing club celebrated Hogmanay with a donation to Operation Covert. more...
DISTRICT Conservatives have continued to show their support for our appeal. more...
SUPERMARKET staff not only raised cash for Operation Covert but also answered the age old question: how many steps do seven Sainsbury's employees take during a days work on Christmas Eve? more...
ANYONE who ate too much over the holiday period is being urged to get trim for the New Year with a sponsored slim in aid of Operation Covert. more...
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GREEN-FINGERED members of Kidderminster Horticultural Society also got their fingers sticky thanks to home-made jam which helped raise more than £150 for Operation Covert. more...
VINTAGE car enthusiasts have helped put Operation Covert on the road to success with a generous donation towards our appeal. more...
A VAN owner from Salford Priors is appealing to townsfolk to help find his vehicle. more...
AN Evesham schoolgirl is this week fighting for her life after being caught in the full blast of terrorist bombs in Egypt. more...
A MUSIC festival is being organised in Bidford to help fund legal representation for villagers. more...
MEETING at a dance has led to 50 years of happy marriage for a Salford Priors couple. more...
SO you want to know why we can't fund our schools. I wonder how many people will have heard of the Euro Schools? more...
WITH the proposed EU Directive ban on the sale of vitamins and minerals, due to come into effect on Monday, August 1, I thought your readers might like to look behind the `Vitamins banned' headlines and have their fears allayed. Well, temporarily, at least. more...
YOUR picture of a steam train is The Vinegar Express about to cross Padmore Street heading for Shrub Hill from Hill Evans `Sauce' works in Lowesmoor/St Martins Gate. This particular stretch of line between Pheasant Street and Padmore Street was occupied by the bus washing machine and maybe still is. more...
I READ Justin Kerswell's letter, concerning the treatment of animals in a north of England slaughterhouse with interest (Letters, Saturday, July 16). I also watched the documentary on BBC2. more...
THE Shuttle/Times and News joined forces with advertisers to give a cash boost to the appeal. more...
ABBEY Park Middle School brought their school year to an end by joining in a Celebration of Success. more...
I AM pleased to hear the RSPCA are taking more and more action over cruelty to animals. more...
PERSHORE town councillors are opposing plans to place bollards around parks in the town. more...
YOUR Aids article was worrying but how many of our `new' cases in Worcestershire are people who have moved from eastern Europe or Africa where Aids is rife? more...
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VIOLENT crime in Pershore has increased dramatically over the past year, according to police figures. more...
SCOUT badges made especially for our appeal are back on sale after the first run sold out. more...
OUR appeal has cruised past the £15,000 mark in just three months. more...
A PLANT and tool hire company has continued to show its support for the Covert appeal with a cash donation. more...
MEMBERS of a judo club are fighting to raise cash for our appeal with a special tournament. more...
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A FRIENDSHIP group based in Kidderminster held coffee mornings and bring and buy sales to raise cash for our appeal. more...
CARNIVAL organisers in Kidderminster have chosen our appeal as the principal benefactor for this year's fun-packed event. more...
BIG-voiced singers have also shown their big hearts after making a generous donation to our appeal. more...
SNOOKER cues signed by some of the world's top players are up for grabs at a major tournament to be held in Kidderminster next week - and it is all for Operation Covert. more...
SCOUTS are to be mobilised for a massive bag-packing operation on Saturday, which, it is hoped, will raise more than £2,000 for Operation Covert. more...
WE are almost a quarter of the way to our £80,000 target after edging towards the £18,000 mark. more...
GIRLS have continued to get behind Operation Covert with a donation from a Kidderminster Rainbow and Brownie pack. more...
A JUDO tournament raised £300 for Operation Covert. more...
SHOPPERS and snooker fans helped to send our Operation Covert total soaring past the £20,000 mark this week. more...
READERS of the Shuttle/Times and News are being offered another fantastic sports prize that will be raffled in aid of Operation Covert. more...
A TEENAGE DJ raised more than £100 for our appeal with a night of top tunes at a Kidderminster pub. more...
AN Evesham man marches into history as a soldier when re-enacting Second World War battles. more...
NOT one but two evenings of top musical entertainment are coming to Wyre Forest in aid of Operation Covert. more...
If you wish to make a donation to Operation Covert, you can: more...
MOURNERS donated more than £150 to Operation Covert in memory of a beloved grandfather. more...
THIS is the first glimpse of the new state-of-the-art Scout centre that the Shuttle/Times & News is aiming to build through our Operation Covert appeal. more...
OUR appeal has been given a major boost from Rhydd Covert neighbours, West Midland Safari Park. more...
ANOTHER band is to rock Wyre Forest in aid of our appeal. more...
GREEN-fingered Kidderminster residents are hoping to raise more than £2,000 for Operation Covert by inviting keen horticulturists into their gardens. more...
HUNDREDS of youngsters flocked to Rhydd Covert recently for its first major event since the fire which kickstarted Operation Covert. more...
OUR bid to build a Scout centre for district children has taken a major step forward after building plans were given council approval. more...
A CONCERT in aid of Operation Covert has nearly sold out - and organisers are now looking for raffle prizes to give the appeal an even bigger cash boost. more...
ROTARY club members are to shake up support for Operation Covert by collecting cash at two of their events. more...
A DARTBOARD signed by top players set to face off in Kidderminster next week is aiming to raise more appeal cash. more...
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CRICKET umpires have stumped up cash for our appeal. more...
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WITH the design for the centre in place, we are now looking for a building firm to grasp the nettle and turn the dream into reality for thousands of Scouts. more...
CHRISTMAS has come early for Operation Covert after a bumper cash donation collected during last year's festive period. more...
THE importance of Rhydd Covert to children from throughout the UK has seen a Birmingham Cub group pledge more than £200 to our appeal. more...
THEY'VE been working towards it for 18 years and now the day has finally arrived - the start of university. more...
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GENEROUS darts fans pledged more than £350 to Operation Covert at a sell-out tournament in Kidderminster. more...
VOTERS keen to find out who won last week's General Election in Wyre Forest helped raise £18 for our appeal. more...
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GLAM rock band Ballroom Glitz put on a glittering show for Operation Covert to raise more than £1,000. more...
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A WYRE Forest Scout group called on its supporters to help Operation Covert at its annual meeting. more...
THE hot weather has meant a boom time for tourism in a Vale village. more...
SCHOOLS have rallied behind a Shuttle/Times and News fund-raising drive that it is hoped will raise hundreds of pounds for Operation Covert. more...
SLIMMERS have helped fatten Operation Covert's bank account by raising almost £1,500 with a sponsored fitness and diet regime. more...
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A BIDFORD county councillor is calling for a change in the law to prevent foreign nationals escaping prosecution in the UK. more...
YOUNG footballers were put in their place after their elders stormed to victory at a football match in aid of Operation Covert. more...
A GREEN-FINGERED couple are to open their colourful garden in Kidderminster to raise cash for Operation Covert. more...
HEALTH chiefs have reassured members of a cancer support group that a urology consultant will be replaced when he steps down after almost 20 years. more...
ROTARY club members are hoping to boost Operation Covert with fund-raising at a motor racing event this weekend. more...
WYRE Forest Primary Care Trust is one of the most pressurised PCTs to work for in the country, a survey has revealed. more...
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A DRAMATIC turnaround in fortunes is being celebrated by Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust after it was awarded a maximum three stars in the Health Commission ratings - instead of zero the previous year. more...
PUPILS from throughout Wyre Forest have given Operation Covert a major boost with a sponsored non-uniform day. more...
A MASSIVE £20 million of spending cuts need to be made annually by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, it announced this week. more...
IF you wish to make a donation to Operation Covert, you can: more...
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GARDEN lovers have dug deep for Operation Covert. more...
ADULTS who make the Scouting experience possible raised £100 with a quiz night in aid of Operation Covert. more...
CARNIVAL programme sellers will be knocking on doors throughout Kidderminster during the next week to boost funds for this year's charity - Operation Covert. more...
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ANOTHER night of great music will be held in Kidderminster to raise cash for our appeal. more...
GREENFINGERED members of Kidderminster Horticultural Society are hoping to raise a whopping £3,000 for Operation Covert this weekend when they open their gardens to the public. more...
A LUCRATIVE non-uniform day at Comberton Middle School has given Operation Covert a £500 cash boost. more...
THE sound of music has boosted Operation Covert by £650 after soul band, Blind Lemon, rocked a Kidderminster social club. more...
FANS of Formula One racing will get a taste of what it is like to be a world champion racing driver in an exciting event coming to Kidderminster to raise cash for Operation Covert next week. more...
THE Health Select Committee completed five reports towards the end of the last Parliament. more...
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY: A tour of Welford was the itinerary for this year's evening visit. more...
THE top guru for fledgling entrepreneurs in schools nationally is from Wyre Forest. more...
PEDESTRIAN crossings could be installed in Bewdley after parents were asked to share their safety concerns. more...
VISITORS were treated to organic food, cider and cakes at the first Bewdley Food Festival, held in the town recently. more...
WEST Midland Safari Park faced a minor setback when its new £1 million ride broke down on its first day of operation. more...
BEWDLEY'S flood defences have had a spin-off benefit for one keen gardener. more...
SCIENTIFIC work at Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association will lead to higher quality wheat following a four-year study sponsored by Defra's Sustainable Arable LINK Programme and the Home Grown Cereals Authority. more...
THE UK should champion its distinctive regional foods in the same way that other European countries protected their distinctive products and produce, according to the Country Land and Business Association. more...
WEDDING bells have been chiming in the Shuttle/Times & News editorial department, with two of the papers' journalists going up the aisle within weeks of each other. more...
ON holiday in Cumbria, Geoff Kings visited an exhibition of stick making, and now he has an interesting hobby of stick making and stick dressing. At the July meeting, Geoff described the work involved in his hobby and also brought along a number of sticks with decorative handles of carved wood, bone and antler. more...
CHAIRMAN Marian Fox introduced the speaker, Hortense Cartwright, of Weekenders Clothes Show. Hortense demonstrated different methods of wearing scarves and accessories. more...
THE June meeting was a visit to Halfpenny Green Vineyards, first planted in 1983 with half an acre, it now covers 21 acres. Members had a guided tour, a talk with wine tasting, and supper. more...
AT the July meeting, Cherry Greaves from Lickhill WI gave a full account of the National AGM she attended on the group's behalf at the Royal Albert Hall. more...
AT the July meeting, acupuncturist Wendy Lee from Stourport gave a talk on this ancient healing treatment. She passed round several acupuncture needles for their inspection, then gave a practical demonstration of a heat treatment which involved Mrs Lee holding a preheated stick of moxa herb over an arm or leg. more...
A NEW member, Mrs Carol Jennings, was welcomed to the July meeting. more...
CONTESTANTS are now preparing produce for the centenary year annual summer show to be held in the Village Hall on August 6. All applications must be completed and received by Monday at 8pm. Entry forms can be obtained from the show secretary, Robin Saunders, 5 Sandhampton, Astley, or Michael Ecob and are charged at 20p per adult entry, with children's classes free. more...
IN July the group welcomed a German visitor staying with the president, Mary Wehner. She was a member of a party of Germans visiting the Worcestershire Federation for two weeks. more...
BROADWAY Library has come up with a series of activities to keep children busy during their long summer break. All the events have a seaside or pirate theme. The sessions are on Wednesdays, with a story and craft session on August 3, where children between three and eight can make a pirate flag. For the next three Wednesdays, August 10, 17 and 24, children's activ-ities include making a treasure chest, a punch and Judy show and finally a musically themed fun session. All sessions will run from 3pm to 4pm and tickets cost from 50p to £1.50. Places are limited. To book, call 01386 858747. more...
BROADWAY jeweller Andrew Scott returned from an awards ceremony in London, empty handed but happy. more...
STAFF and pupils at Broadway and Tower-view playgroup enjoyed a day in the sun as they visited the maize maze at Hidcote. more...
HOUSE prices in Worcestershire fell by more than four times the national average last month, according to a new survey. more...
POLICE in the Vale of Evesham have backed a new identity card scheme aimed at helping autistic people. more...
A gipsy camp near Evesham is to get a £787,500 refurbishment after winning a government grant, it was announced this week. more...
EVESHAM train passengers are being urged to play detective to help train operators tackle fare dodgers. more...
WORK has begun on the new multi-million pound St Richards Hospice building in Worcester. more...
A STOLEN horsebox worth £35,000 has left a couple from Harvington completely horrified. more...
IT was nice to be invited to King Charles I High School to meet with head teacher Tim Gulliver, and some of the students, following my letter in the Shuttle/Times & News and the front page story that followed. more...
THE Whalebones in Workman Gardens are to undergo extensive restoration work in the hope of repairing damage done through general wear and tear. more...
AN Evesham football team hopes to raise thousands of pounds for charity after players were involved in an horrific car crash. more...
I WISH to point out, for the sake of accuracy, that it is the pillory, not the stocks, which trapped Corrina Lewis, the sports officer pictured in the Shuttle/Times & News on June 23. more...
South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust - which will next week debate the future of Evesham Community Hospital - has lost one performance star in the latest annual ratings announced by the Department of Health this week. more...
Grandmother Ivy Osgood is more determined than most to fight plans to close The Willows stroke unit - she believes it has saved her husband's life. more...
WELL, well, well. Stourport loses one of its best kept traditions when the powers that be close the doors of Kwik Save in a few weeks time. more...
ALMOST 24,000 people have now penned their opposition to the proposal to close two wards at Evesham Community Hospital and reduce services to a third. more...
THE county council response to my district council, colleague Councillor Rachel Lewis, (Cash crisis looms over road repairs, July 21) is , to say the least, somewhat disingenuous. more...
AS a frequent user of Crossley Retail Park and Weavers Wharf in Kidderminster, I am used to the hold-ups and jams which occur at the dreaded Sainsbury's traffic lights. more...
I MAY be doing him a disservice with a memory addled by age, but wasn't there an MP by the name of Peter Luff who thought that downgrading Kidderminster Hospital and transferring services to Worcester was a jolly good idea? more...
MAYBE a good idea the district council could enforce upon those that keep it in power would be a ban on leaving dustbins out on non-collection days. more...
THREE people who were wrongly claiming benefits appeared before magistrates. more...
WITH reference to your article regarding the tank traps at Rock (Shuttle/Times & News, July 14), at the bottom of the Hollow in Bewdley there are three tank traps situated between some buttresses of a wall. more...
POLICE are warning people to be vigilant after a woman's handbag was stolen from a Kidderminster park. more...
I WOULD like to raise issues with the district council regarding their mission to make Kidderminster cemetery a vertical, safe haven. more...
THE owner of a Kidderminster hairdressing salon was terrified when a strange man began punching the window of her premises in The Horsefair, Worcester Crown Court was told. more...
THREE Kidderminster teenagers have been forbidden by a judge at Worcester Crown Court from contacting a youth they had admitted harassing. more...
100 Years Ago more...
SEAGULL culling in Worcester will start early next year after city councillors branded them dangerous `flying vermin'. more...
POLICE have slashed crime by almost 10 per cent over the last year. more...
FIREFIGHTERS are climbing the rungs to success after being praised for their performance in the face of budget cuts. more...
A MAJOR review of hospital services is under way in Worcestershire in an effort to save £20m a year. more...
VOLUNTEERS will help children who need support and encouragement at Stourport High School in a scheme to begin in September. more...
THE managing director of a Stourport building firm has been appointed to the governing group of an organisation promoting industrial training and development. more...
A JUDGE dramatically stopped the trial of a Stourport pensioner after expressing concerns about his mental health. more...
LIKE any other business, more...
WHAT a wonderful news for the North Cotswolds is announced on your front page, Cotswold Journal July 21. A new hospital in Moreton. more...
SATURDAY: Worcester Ramblers - The grand tour of Bredon, meet at 9.30am at Elmley Castle car park, Kersoe Road, opposite the cricket ground, for a 12-mile strenuous walk passing through Hill Forts and the villages of Kemerton and Overbury, bring packed lunch. Details: 01386 556543. more...
LADIES' GUILD: Many members attended the July meeting, the last before the summer break. An interesting talk, given by Andy Holding and illustrated with slides, informed members of many facts and figures relating to Birmingham Airport. The chairman gave the vote of thanks. A surprise visitor, Tony Moy, a former British rally driver and Worcester-born, was introduced by Mrs Botterill. He had driven from Market Harborough in a Skoda car, which was one of two donated by Mr and Mrs Botterill in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief, the charity recently supported by the Ladies' Guild. Tony Moy and a group of enthusiasts are planning to drive to Prague in September in Skodas which must not have cost more than £300 and they hope to raise £25,000 for MCR. This car, named the Blue Streak, will bear the logo of Pershore Ladies' Guild. After the tea interval, Mrs Lockhart welcomed four visitors, also Mrs Cole, back to the Guild after a spell of ill-health. Mrs L Grove has had major surgery and is now recuperating and it was good to see that Mrs Gosney was present so soon after having a major operation. Mrs Gosney thanked members for cards and support. Members agreed that a letter should be sent to South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust protesting at the planned closure of two wards at Evesham Hospital. Future events were mentioned - Mrs Passmore's coffee morning on August 3 in Worcester, when there will be a home-baking table and raffle; the outing on August 9 round Bredon Hill villages and a wine and cheese charity evening on September 23 in Wychavon Civic Centre. Thanks were expressed to Mrs J Herbert for directing the Guilded Lilies for their performance at the summer lunch. The literary appreciation group had read and then discussed the book Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller at their recent meeting - there had been mixed reactions to it. The sales table raised £26 and the next one will be tins and jars. more...
INTEREST AND LEISURE CLUB: Recently the club had an outing to the National Trust property of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. There is a picturesque village which has old buildings dating back to the 15th century. West Wycombe Park and mansion was partly designed by Robert Adam and built for Sir Francis Dashwood of the Hell-Fire-Club fame in the 18th century who also instigated the rebuilding of the church topped with a large golden globe. West Wycombe Caves are historically fascinating and also helped keep members cool and out of the sun on such a hot day. The caves too are associated with Sir Francis Dashwood. Mavis McLoughlin, on behalf of members, gave a warm vote of thanks to Angela and Alan for arranging such an interesting day. more...
THE first turf was dug yesterday to mark the start of work on a new 15-bed St Richard's Hospice in Worcester. more...
CHURCH FETE: By permission of the publican of The King's Arms, the church fete took place on the lawns. Parishioners, villagers and visitors came along to join in the festivities, with background music provided by Morning Dew. The tombola was a success and bargains on the white elephant, books and gift stalls were sought after. more...
DEFIBRILLATOR: Ilmington will soon have its own defibrillator - the important machine that can save lives in the event of a cardiac arrest. The British Heart Foundation has approved the application and made a grant of £467.65 - half the cost of the machine. The other half of the cost is available from generous donations from villagers and the proceeds of the spring concert by the Tarantara choir. The assessors at the British Heart Foundation have commented that it was a good application that will truly improve response time in this rural area. Meetings will be arranged in the village hall in the autumn - one to brief the responders who will operate the scheme and the organisers. The second meeting will explain the workings of the defibrillator to villagers. more...
1st (£1,000) 19638, Droitwich Spa; 2nd (£100) 20587, Evesham; 3rd (£50) 18445, Worcester. more...
THE grey partridge, which has suffered a serious decline in numbers over the past 30 years, is set to make a recovery in the Cotswolds. more...
OPEN GARDENS: The open gardens event designed by members of the garden club was felt to have been a success, though numbers were not quite as high as expected. It was a hot afternoon and this may have deterred some older residents who, under more normal circumstances, might have enjoyed an afternoon of visiting neighbours' gardens and taking tea in several of them. Secretary Edith Capell, in announcing the raising of £400 for the village hall appeal fund, spoke admiringly of the energy and commitment shown by the society's members in getting their gardens ready for inspection. more...
THURSDAY, August 4: Evening, mayor and consort to attend the Monks Supper in All Saint's Church in aid of the mayor's charities. more...
U3A: The next meeting of the Evesham branch of the University of the Third Age will be held on August 4 in the Public Hall at 2pm. The speaker will be Tony Dean who will give a talk entitled A Badger's Life. Members of the public will be welcome and it will be possible to join U3A during the meeting. CSRF: The number of members arriving for the informal gathering on the second Tuesday in the month at the Vauxhall Conservatory, on the corner of Merstow Green, Evesham, has risen to 19. Members arrive at around 10.30am for coffee and biscuits which gives a chance to catch up on news. It may be an informal group, but it still comes under the umbrella of the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship - Worcestershire branch. more...
GARDENING CLUB: On July 12, members living in Ebrington village centre had the opportunity to show off the fruits of their labours, as the club took a stroll around their gardens. The sun shone, the wine flowed, and the gardens looked stunning. It was a lovely relaxed evening (at least for those members not showing their gardens) and ended with a barbecue, hosted by Bill and Sally Bond-Williams. more...
VILLAGE FETE: Sadly due to adverse weather conditions the summer fete by the park had to be postponed. Thank you to all those committed people who bravely turned up on the day and were disappointed. The fete will now take place on Sunday, August 7 at same place and same time. The organisers look forward to seeing you all there. more...
THE invention of the wheel was the best thing that could have happened as far as a major employer based in Cookley was concerned. more...
THE importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle was promoted during a special event held in Cookley. more...
A WYRE Forest woman playing a leading role in the way police field emergency phone calls at their headquarters has been shortlisted for a Europe-wide award. more...
THE biggest public leisure centre in Wyre Forest is due to receive a £525,000 makeover to bring it into the 21st century and help attract more customers. more...
A GROUP of children playing with syringes in a Kidderminster park has prompted a police warning over the perils of touching discarded drugs-related items. more...
A PRIZE-WINNING young Kidderminster inventor is hoping to take the plunge into business with his robot pool cleaner. more...
A PENSIONER has spoken of her anger caused by discovering she has to have a gravestone that is only five years old repaired following safety inspections in Kidderminster's town cemetery. more...
YOUNG people firing airguns near homes in Kidderminster could wound someone, residents fear. more...
A BUDDING designer from Stourport has seen the results of her hard work on the catwalk at a city fashion show. more...
A DISTRAUGHT Kidderminster mother has expressed her anger at the "sick" thieves who stole items from her baby daughter's grave. more...
Alert 12-year-old saves family home from fire more...
The owner of Tenbury's former cattle market has scotched rumours the site has been sold for re-development. more...
A LOST medal belonging to a boxer from Pershore who fought during the Second World War is to be returned to his family. more...
YOUNGSTERS in Malvern have scored a belter after being given new portable goalposts by Malvern Hills' chiefs. more...
POLICE have renewed an appeal for witnesses or information after a man with life-threatening head injuries was found lying in the middle of the A44 near Cotheridge, between Broa-dwas and Knightwick, early on Sunday. more...
IT'S a public notice with a twist the public can't actually read it unless they happen to be carrying a ladder. A temporary traffic restriction notice has been cheekily placed around 14ft up a pole, near the Elgar Statue in High Street, Worcester. Tom Comerford, the city council's senior engineer for transportation and traffic management, believes pranksters may have been responsible. Mr Comerford said: We put public notices up at eye level. We haven't had this happen before." He added that the notice is due to be brought down to a readable level in the next few days. Fifty-four-year-old Laurence Peterson, above, of Langdale Drive, Warndon, who first spotted it, said: "It's certain no one can read it, unless you're from the land of the giants. more...
INCREASES in car parking and park-and-ride prices in Worcester have been given the green light by councillors who say they are `realistic' and `acceptable'. more...
RESIDENTS in Warndon are hoping the planned new Sainsbury's supermarket will become a catalyst for improving the area. more...
A MUSEUM celebrating Herefordshire's historical connection to hops has re-opened its doors on a full-time basis following the appointment of a new curator. more...
BRITAIN is in the grip of terror like it has never known before. more...
Thousands of people are expected to flock to Worcester this weekend for one of the biggest boat festivals in the country. more...
AN education expert says rebuilding Christopher White-head High School could cost more than £30m, Worcester-shire County Council has confirmed. more...
A FUMING farmer nearly got on the phone to Worcester MP Mike Foster after his prize-winning hens were savagely killed in what is believed to have been a fox attack. more...
GARY Barnett has revealed that he has no idea what the future holds after being made redundant by Harriers and then linked with an immediate return to Aggborough. more...
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HARRIERS FIXTURES more...
Himbleton 2nd 180 Tenbury 2nd 121 more...
FORMER national coach David Lloyd has given both England and Worcestershire sound advice ahead of their forthcoming games with the formidable Australians. more...
SRI Lanka paceman Chaminda Vaas is unlikely to return to Worcestershire next season, according to head coach Steve Rhodes. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' young guns have a big chance to stake their claim for a regular place tonight. more...
TOM Kenderdine was victorious in the third round of the Worcestershire mid-week summer 10km race series. more...
AN ORTHOPAEDIC surgeon an-swered a call for help by taking time out from his busy schedule to smash 167 for The Lenches. more...
WORCESTER rowers Jeremy Richardson and Pete Crozier raced to the Home Countries pairs title for England just six days after taking gold at the British Championships. more...
STOURPORT Swifts' young side tackle Redditch United at Walshes Meadow tonight in their toughest pre-season assignment to date (7.45pm). more...
A CLASSY strike by Graham Evans sealed a 2-0 victory for Hereford United at the Victoria Ground to see off spirited Bromsgrove Rovers last night. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' young guns have a big chance to stake their claim for a regular place tonight. more...
FORMER national coach David Lloyd has given both England and Worcestershire sound advice ahead of their forthcoming games with the formidable Australians. more...
SRI Lanka paceman Chaminda Vaas is unlikely to return to Worcestershire next season, according to head coach Steve Rhodes. more...
Wyre Forest more...
KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT more...
WYRE Forest cycle racing club produced some superb performances to take the fastest team prize in the Abergavenny 10 mile time trial at Raglan, South Wales. more...
BURLISH Olympic Ladies are appealing for new players to help them with their Worcestershire County League title tilt. The team finished third in the league last season and were runners-up in two cup competitions. more...
MARTIN Howles of the Amazing Feet Running Club continued his recent fine form with a personal best in the Gloucester half marathon. He knocked 37 seconds off his previous bst time, recording one hour 31 minutes 12 second, to finish 57th of 327 entries. more...
BLAKEDOWN A and Cutnall Green A are the early leaders in Men's Division One of the Kidderminster and District Tennis League, as they both have 100 per cent records. more...
BUDDING gymnasts can take part in the Wyre Forest Gymnastic School's summer sessions at Baxter College in Kidderminster. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Chess Club enjoyed one of their best results of the season when the Worcestershire League Division One team won 4-2 at Malvern. more...
CLEOBURY Mortimer play-off celebrations have ended as the club gets ready for the serious business of the new campaign in Midlands Four West South. more...
TOM Kenderdine won the third round of the Worcestershire mid-week summer 10k race series, at Droitwich, which puts him in first place overall for the series, with one round remaining. more...
SOKE Richard Morris, 10th dan jiu jitsu, who is one of the highest and most respected jiu jitsu masters in the world, visited Survival martial arts academy in Kidderminster, where a seminar was held. more...
GIRLS from Samurai Judo Club made a vital contribution to the Midlands team which took silver at the British Inter-Area Team Championships in St Helens. more...
ST JOHNS A are top of the Kidderminster and District Midweek Bowling League despite a 35-shot loss at third placed Franche A. more...
STOURPORT Swifts and Bewdley Town have underlined the importance of having good neighbours -- by agreeing to ground share. more...
AROUND 1,500 competitors braved the wet weather to take part in Bewdley Rowing Club's annual regatta last weekend. more...
Willow Marsh Fishery's record was broken on Saturday afternoon when Mark Jackson, of Summerhill Angling Club, weighed in 162lb of quality carp using double red maggot and feeding casters. more...
AROUND 1,500 competitors braved the wet weather to take part in Bewdley Rowing Club's annual regatta last weekend. more...
KIDDERMINSTER captain Wayne Hatswell insists it remains an honour to lead the club - even though his pride has been dented by his and Harriers' loss of form. more...
HARRIERS' Welsh dragon Lee Jenkins is convinced the atmosphere in the Aggborough dressing room is as positive as ever despite their precarious position in League Two. more...
BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE more...
BAYTON gained their first victory of the season in Wilden Industrial Estates Cricket League, beating Sportsman by 95 runs in Wednesday Division C. more...
HONOURS BOARD -- THIS WEEK'S more...
Brintons more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are breathing a collective sigh of relief after the protracted takeover deal to safeguard the club's future was finally completed. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Victoria's Birmi-ngham League firsts moved up to second place in Division One with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Walmley. more...
WORCESTER City handed Kidderminster Harriers their second pre-season defeat in the space of a week after Stuart Watkiss's men went down 2-0 at St. George's Lane on Tuesday evening. more...
KIDDERMINSTER fans are being asked to cast their minds back for their favourite memories of former Harriers hero Lee Hughes during happier times. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers supporters are hoping the future is bright after setting up a fundraising scheme to provide a youth team at Aggborough. more...
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