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• SAM SHILTON - Left midfield 21/7/78. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 11.

  The son of former England goalkeeping legend Peter spent the past two seasons at Hartlepool before his free transfer move to Third Division opposition Harriers. read more

• Man will pay £900 to police

  MAGISTRATES have awarded £900 compensation to policemen who were spat on by a man they arrested. read more

• Thanks for support

  MAY I through your paper express my sincere thanks on behalf of St Richard's Hospice to all the generous people who helped us raise the magnificent sum of £960.33 at our Autumn Fair on Saturday, November 17 at the Public Hall, Evesham. Also a big thank you to all the helpers for their time and valiant support. read more

• Anneka challenges you to give blood

  DEBBIE Cuskern went into labour in May 2001. A heart monitor revealed that her baby, Katelin, had a very slow heartbeat. read more

• Charity shop raided

  THE Sue Ryder shop in Coventry Street, Kidderminster, suffered a break-in between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning. read more

• How salt can be a factor in your health

  THE Stroke Association was delighted to read recent media reports that levels of salt in bread have been reduced by up to 21 per cent. read more

• Thanks to generous supporters of fair

  ON behalf of the Friends of Simon de Montfort Middle School and myself I would like, through your page, to pass on our sincere thanks for the generosity from the restaurants, cafes and shopkeepers in the town who supported our Autumn Fair last Saturday - over 100 businesses donated prizes. read more

• My dog died after attack by alsatian

  I TOO was appalled at the attack on Woodstock, Wendy Stobbart's cavalier king charles spaniel (Letters, November 15). read more

• Triumph of Billy Davis Band in Vale

  CAN I through your paper thank the Billy Davis Band and guests for their superb Charity Concert they put on in the Arts Centre last weekend. read more

• Youth denies danger driving

  A TEENAGER was killed after the car in which she was a passenger went out of control and turned over, Worcester Crown Court heard. read more

• Robert bags 12 at Shatterford

  KIDDERMINSTER'S Robert Hannesson used a leprechaun to catch 12 trout to 3lb on the Wyre Dell Lake at Shatterford Fishery. read more

• Why we must pay for our part in it all

  AFTER listening to the new budget forecasts this week. Taxes up, to prop up the NHS etc. Really nobody talks about the real cause of the problem. read more

• Landmark could be put to good use for music or arts

  THE recent articles concerning the council's attempts to obtain a cinema for Kidderminster, make for depressing reading. read more

• 6/12/01 Harriers in five-goal cup romp

  TROPHY-chasing Kidderminster Harriers stormed into the Worcestershire Senior Cup semi-finals last night with a 5-1 beating of neighbours Stourport Swifts. read more

• Good Samaritans came to my rescue

  CAN I through your newspaper say a big thank you to the kind young people who so kindly helped me last Thursday (November 29) evening when my car broke down, firstly outside Tesco's (Evesham). read more

• Admitted wine theft

  A prisoner on licence who stole a bottle of wine from Safeway on Saturday was too drunk to run away when she was challenged. read more

• 6/12/01 Terrific Trophy shock as Tim opens account

  TIM Langford celebrated his first match as manager by taking Stourport Swifts through a pulsating FA Trophy second round clash on Saturday. read more

• Stamp out this anomaly

  I WAS disgusted to read that the recently retired postmistress at North Littleton may be forced to pay back some £1,400 of the money violently stolen from her premises earlier this year. read more

• Car taken after keys stolen from hotel

  A BREAK-IN at a Shenstone hotel resulted in a guest's car being taken from the car park. read more

• Single punch felled man outside club

  A SINGLE punch felled a man in the crowd outside the Mirage nightclub in the early hours, a court heard. read more

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