A WORCESTER schoolgirl has gone missing after visiting a house in the city at the weekend. Kelly Marie Spencer had no coat or cash with her when she disappeared, police said. The 12-year-old went to visit someone in a house in Severn Terrace, near the
A TALENTED artist and musician has been jailed for two months for trying to persuade a friend to forge a letter to magistrates about a wasp sting in his groin. Art restorer Jonathan Phipps ended up in court after rubbing his crotch at a young man as he
A WORCESTER city councillor has challenged hooligans and vandals to meet him to explain their problems. Mike Layland spoke out after youths rammed a stolen car into a garden fence and watched it burst into flames near Ronkswood Community Centre on Friday
DISAPPOINTED race-goers who took a chance on an Abba tribute band have said no thank you to the music. Revellers who went to the evening of horse racing and partying claim organisers took their money, money, money but Abba Magic left them shouting SOS
MIKE Pagett has left the helm of the Evening News and set course for a quiet life. The managing director of Newsquest Midlands South, which includes the city-based paper, said goodbye to colleagues when he retired on Friday, after 17 years with the group
WORCESTERSHIRE'S artists lined up along the riverside to paint, exhibit their work and talk to visitors this weekend. But some painters almost pulled out because of the threat of bad weather. "I wasn't going to go because it was raining first thing in
Saturday, August 11, 2001 BROMSGROVE Rovers twice came from behind to snatch a point in a 3-3 draw at Oldbury United in the opening match of their Midland Football Alliance campaign. The Black Country side had stung Rovers with two early goals from Stuart
WORCESTER Rugby Club cruised to a 3-34 victory over Irish side Clontarf thanks to six quality tries. Worcester dominated possession and were far fitter than their Irish opponents which gave them the chance to exert superiority throughout the match. The
GRAHAM Napier produced a remarkable all-round performance in the Norwich Union League to help Essex to a shock 33-run victory over Worcestershire. Napier struck a swashbuckling 73 from only 60 balls as Essex made 200 and then turned in career-best figures
TEENAGE seamer Nadeem Malik set up a dramatic 61-run County championship Division two victory for Nottinghamshire against Worcestershire. He claimed the prize scalps of Graeme Hick and Anurag Singh as well as coming up with a pin-point throw to run out
GRAHAM Napier produced a remarkable all-round performance in the Norwich Union League to help Essex to a shock 33-run victory over Worcestershire. Napier struck a swashbuckling 73 from only 60 balls as Essex made 200 and then turned in career-best figures
I WRITE concerning the "Teenage gangs hurling rocks on to M5 cars" (Evening News, Tuesday, July 31) and also the many crimes reported. We have now had enough and must bring back the birch. How many times do we have to read this? A dozen strokes of the
COULD someone please tell me if the rumour I recently heard in town is true. Apparently Worcester is about to be renamed Tesco City or Tescoville! This is not surprising when you consider that this company already has 123,000sq ft of floor space in the
JIM Stoat's letter on the rubbish floating in our river is one more example of the "Klingon world" we live in. Our rubbish is now indestructible. That is why so much of it is seen floating down the river, being blown around our streets and "decorating
FORMER Harriers trialist Darren Middleton could sign for neighbours Worcester City this week. Middleton, who started out at Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers, has been in talks with boss John Barton, the former Kidderminster right-back. The 22-year-old
HARRIERS new U-19s team kick-off their season with a visit to Notts County on Saturday in the Football League Alliance (11am). Youth team coach Ian Britton will have Lee Ayres, Peter Faulds and Matt Lewis available unless they are involved in the first-team
STUDLEY embarked on their Alliance adventure with a 3-1 defeat at Willenhall. After falling behind to a Damian Whitcombe goal on 18 minutes, newboy Craig Pountney equalised ten minutes later. But Craig Phillips on half time and Luke Reynolds ten minutes
Redditch United 2 Leamington 0 (friendly). NEIL Beagan hit his second in two games for his new club as crowd-pullers Leamington were sunk 2-0 at the Valley. Beagan had several chances in an exciting opening spell which also saw Paul Danks and Tommy Byrne
Formed 1947. Based at Langland Stadium, Langland Avenue, Malvern. Tel: (01684) 574068. Manager Joe Rawle; assistant manager Richard Anson. Colours: Sky blue/claret shirts, sky blue shorts, sky blue socks. First team members of the Banks's Brewery League
THE way Redditch fire crews tackled the huge blaze which tore through Tesco supermarket is set to be analysed. Photographs and footage of the blaze on Saturday, August 4, are being sought by fire chiefs to use for training purposes. The fire at the Coldfield
Pubs group Pubmaster was finding out today if it had managed to win the year-long battle for regional brewer Wolverhampton & Dudley. The fight for Wolves drew to a close at 1pm today and insiders within both camps say the shareholder vote is on a
Saturday, August 11, 2001 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Jan Molby admitted that his side are capable of playing better than they did on Saturday when an Andy Ducros goal earned them a 1-0 Nationwide League Division Three win over Scunthorpe United at Aggborough
FRENZIED football fans were thrown out of Strensham services when fighting reached fever pitch yesterday. Manchester United and Liverpool supporters hurled chairs at each other after stopping for refreshments on their way to the Charity Shield match in
MID-WORCESTERSHIRE MP Peter Luff has called on the boss of Virgin Trains to nail his colours to the mast over a new Worcester railway station. Mr Luff has urged the firm's chief executive, Chris Green, to say whether he is in favour of building a Worcester
DOZENS of parents are travelling hundreds of miles and paying £60 per single vaccination to show their support for a doctor criticised for offering single vaccinations in Worcester. Dr Peter Mansfield is being investigated by the General Medical Council
FAILED burglar Troy Woodsworth has been advised by a Worcester Crown Court judge to embark on a new career. After hearing that Woodsworth had been before courts 30 times for break-ins, Judge David Matthews told him: "You're not a very good burglar. You're
A CHAMPION has been found to set the wheels in motion for a skateboard park in Worcester. Former Mayor Derek Prodger has agreed to spearhead a police campaign for a much-needed skateboard facility. The news follows a meeting with Chief Insp Rod Reynolds
WORCESTER wizards took their team to the top when they won the first heat of University Challenge on national television. The graduates, who have just completed degrees at Christ's College, Cambridge, triumphed over Edinburgh University by clawing their
A WORCESTER man has tied the knot with his Thai bride, three years after their holiday romance. Bert Parry was only two countries into a tour of Asia when he met Vi Nilkosee. The couple were married on Saturday at Malvern Register Office. Bert, who is
THREE heads are proving more of a problem than one for Malvern police desperate to unravel the mystery of a trio of concrete statues. A member of the public found the two-feet tall heads, dumped on Wells Road and officers believe thieves took the statues
A TALENTED artist and musician has been jailed for two months for trying to get a friend to forge a letter to magistrates court. Jonathan Phipps asked Scott Denton to use his computer to alter a letter from Kidderminster Hospital about the location of
IT'S been barely a year since this column considered the concerns of public health director Brian McCloskey about the threat of a measles epidemic in the county. He believed some parents were underestimating the risk to children posed by measles, because
Pre-season 21/07/01 - Redditch United 0 Kidderminster Harriers 3 (Hadley, Hinton, Middleton) (friendly) 24/07/01 - Redditch United 2 (Danks 2) Gloucester United 3 (Tatton, Meadows, Freeman) (friendly) 28/07/01 - Weston St Johns 2 Redditch United 6 (Campbell
QUIETLY confident. I think that's the best way we can sum up our feelings here at Kidderminster Harriers as we head towards our second season in the Nationwide League Third Division. Obviously, confidence and optimism is sky high but, believe me, we all
WORCESTER City boss John Barton is poised to sign at least one and possibly both trialist strikers Darren Middleton and Phil Stant in the next few days. The St George's Lane manager confirmed he had spoken to both players with a view to them joining the
WORCESTER City suffered an agonizing penalty shoot-out defeat at the hands of Nationwide Conference side Margate in the Dr Martens Championship match. The teams had fought out a war of attrition for two hours which ended with the score 1-1 after extra-time
WORCESTER Rugby Club cruised to a 3-34 victory over Irish side Clontarf thanks to six quality tries. Worcester dominated possession and were far fitter than their Irish opponents which gave them the chance to exert superiority throughout the match. The
THE annual Worcester Wychavon Sprint Triathlon was held at the Droitwich Swimming Pool and Leisure Centre at Briar Mill yesterday. The event in the past has always been blessed with good weather but this year heavy rain and strong winds made conditions
KIDDERMINSTER Harr-iers boss Jan Molby admitted that his side are capable of playing better than they did on Saturday when an Andy Ducros goal earned them a 1-0 Nationwide League Division Three win over Scunthorpe United at Aggborough. Ducros sealed a
Richard Hannon's useful filly Princess Petardia can strike winning form at Brighton tomorrow after a highly promising effort last time out. She looks the pick of a moderate field in EBF/Hales Waste Control Median Auction Maiden Fillies' Stakes. The two-year-old
WORCESTER City suffered an agonizing penalty shoot-out defeat at the hands of Nationwide Conference side Margate in the Dr Martens Championship match. The teams had fought out a war of attrition for two hours which ended with the score 1-1 after extra-time
WORCESTER City boss John Barton is poised to sign at least one and possibly both trialist strikers Darren Middleton and Phil Stant in the next few days. The St George's Lane manager confirmed he had spoken to both players with a view to them joining the
LIVING over the border but regularly travelling to Worcester, I take an interest in local affairs. I note Brian McCluskey has not learnt the lesson of "people power" over the downgrading of Kidderminster Hospital (resulting in Dr Taylor being elected
TO make Worcester more competitive we need to encourage new companies to come to the city. Another Tesco in the city only shows arrogance and greed. There are many major companies who can help inspire the image of the city, but Tesco is not one of them
IN your article on August 1, headlined "Huge profit for hospital", you state that charges from the consortium will be £527m over 31 years. I calculated that it would be £502m just for lease of the bricks and mortar and any services provided would be extra
TEENAGE seamer Nadeem Malik set up a dramatic 61-run County championship Division two victory for Nottinghamshire against Worcestershire. He claimed the prize scalps of Graeme Hick and Anurag Singh as well as coming up with a pin-point throw to run out
MIDFIELDERS Sam Shilton and Mark Blake will make their debuts for Kidderminster Harriers in Saturday's match (August 11) when they launch their Nationwide League Division Three campaign against Scunthorpe United at Aggborough (3pm). Both players have
Sat July 14 Bromsgrove Rovers (a) 4-0 Broughton, Hadley 2, Bird Mon July 16 Halesowen Harriers (a) 6-1 Middleton, Bird 2, Shilton, Shail, Ducros Wed July 18 Evesham United (a) 1-1 Faulds Sat July 21 Redditch United (a) 3-0 Hadley, Hinton, Middleton Tues
WORCESTER businesses have just two months to comply with the new Stakeholder Pensions Regulations. Stakeholder is the new, low-cost, penalty-free pension savings plan introduced by the Government to encourage people to save for retirement. The new regulations
RESTAURANTS and pubs across Worcestershire are being invited to take part in an innovative scheme aimed at recognising the unique qualities of the region's food and drink. Tastes of Worcestershire is a new award scheme being organised by the county council
