FURIOUS war veterans have hit out Poppy Day service organisers for packing them into the back of Worcester Cathedral where they could barely hear the ceremony. John Hewlett, chairman of the city's Royal British Legion branch, said old soldiers had missed
A WOMAN has died following a car crash in Warndon Villages, Worcester, yesterday. The accident, involving three cars, happened on Woodgreen Drive, at 3pm, yesterday when the woman, who was driving a white Ford Sierra, was involved in a collision with
A MOTOR racing fanatic who stole more than £11,000 from his dad's post office to fund his passion for rallying has escaped jail - because his parents footed the bill. Clerk James Bailey was fiddling the books at the Worcester sub post office by pretending
A 93-YEAR-OLD war veteran, who fought at Dunkirk and played for Worcester City football club, has died following a three-week battle with pneumonia. Thomas Hobbs served in the British Army as a sergeant in the 8th Btn the Worcestershire Regiment. The
A HOUSING association has launched an investigation after a disabled tenant claimed she was forced to flee her sheltered accommodation because her neighbour made her life "hell". The victim, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals, says she now
THE mystery "panther" prowling the Worcester to Bromyard road may be a nervy black Labrador called Bess. A car full of Bromyard Town Football Club players were startled to see what they thought was a big cat on the prowl near Knightwick, late on bonfire
AN independent inquiry recommending a "substantial" wage rise for firefighters in Worcestershire and Herefordshire was today being handed to both sides in the pay dispute. Representative of the two counties' fire authority will discuss the findings of
A PRIVATE healthcare agency boss claims the Government could learn how to attract and retain top-level nursing staff from care agencies. Sue Rickwood, of Abacus Care, in Droitwich, hit back at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust which, in Saturday's
A WORCESTERSHIRE animal charity is calling for a volunteer to help birds prosper over the winter months. Worcestershire Wildlife Trust sells seeds, peanuts and fat-balls for customers to hang in their gardens providing an essential food source. The Trust
20/07/02 Cheltenham Town (Home) PSF 0-3 27/07/02 Kidderminster H (Home) PSF 2-2 30/07/02 Willenhall T (Away) PSF 0-2 01/08/02 Wolves (Home) PSF 0-4 06/08/02 Stourport Swifts (Away) PSF 2-1 09/08/02 Solihull Borough (Away) PSF 2-1 12/08/02 Bedworth United
Star striker Bo Henriksen is ruled out of today's Division Three clash after a late fitness test on a damaged hip. The six-goal Dane's injury gives Ian Foster a chance to show what he can do in attack alongside Drewe Broughton who scored his first goal
BERROW'S Journal seems to have been particularly interested a century ago in the travels around the country of author Rider Haggard as he looked in depth into the trials and tribulations of country life in England. Jottings "Crowquill" wrote in his Journal
VOLUNTEERS are being urged to step forward and offer their services to a new children's charity shop set to open in Malvern. Acorns Children's Hospice Trust is launching its 33rd shop later this month and is desperate for staff. "We are hoping to open
Pre-season 20/07/02 - Redditch United 0 Peterborough United 3 (Forsythe, Fenn, Bullard) 25/07/02 - Redditch United 3 (Hall, Knight, 2) Stourbridge 1 (Lee) 30/07/02 - Redditch United 1 (MacVarish) Burton Albion 1 (Garner) League 17/08/02 - Redditch United
Versatile Hinton began his career at right-back before reverting to a centre-half role during the Conference championship-winning season. The change of position proved the making of the former Birmingham City trainee who was once rated at £1 million and
After starting off as a trainee at Liverpool, Williams was released at the age of 19 to return to his native Wrexham. The Wales U-21 international played on-off for the Second Division club but made a good impression with many for his uncompromising style
The son of former England goalkeeping legend Peter spent two seasons at Hartlepool before his free transfer move to Third Division opposition Harriers. An attacking midfielder who also filled in at wing-back, he moved from Plymouth Argyle to Coventry
Summer signing Parrish has enjoyed three promotions before from Division Three, twice with Northampton Town and once with Chesterfield. The competitive left-footed midfielder with an eye for goal turned down a one-year deal with Chesterfield to sign for
Tall target-man who made an immediate impact with his aggression, spirit and goal-scoring on being signed for £50,000 from Peterborough in January 2001. Despite his disciplinary problems, Broughton is a first choice when fit and wins a lot of aerial challenges
A GOAL in each half secured Sutton Coldfield Town a 2-0 victory over Stourport Swifts, making it a Dr Martens Western Division double over Dave Titterton's struggling side. Swifts had their chances but the home side always looked the more likely to score
WORCESTER City manager John Barton fears his players are lapsing into the bad habits that undermined their season last year. The St George's Lane club were held to their third successive goalless draw at Weymouth and as a result were knocked off top spot
WORCESTER Wolves crashed out of the National Basketball Trophy quarter- finals after a 118-84 defeat to leading Conference outfit Worthing Thunder. The Worcester team were without Paul Gerald and sent out a first five of Josh Cooprider, Nick Vinsonneau
MALVERN Rugby Club warmed up for Saturday's tough league test at Kenilworth with a 41-22 friendly win over Old Patesians. The visitors, with their first team riding high in National Three South, put out a strong second string at Spring Lane but were ultimately
JOHN Brain was delighted with his rotation system which eased Worcester into round five of the Powergen Cup. The Sixways director of rugby made wholesale changes to the normal league side but it didn't affect the performance as his team swept Manchester
WORCESTER Wolves crashed out of the National Basketball Trophy quarter- finals after a 118-84 defeat to leading Conference outfit Worthing Thunder. The Worcester team were without Paul Gerald and sent out a first five of Josh Cooprider, Nick Vinsonneau
A GOAL in each half condemned Evesham United to their second 2-0 defeat at Merthyr Tydfil in five weeks in the Dr Martens Western Division. Evesham controlled long periods of the match but could not find the final touch to threaten the Martyrs goal. Merthyr
COUNCILLOR Barry MacKenzie, it seems, is being badly briefed as his letter to you is factually inaccurate. He claims that the real problem is that the theatre's management "decided to defy the Arts Council in 1998 and continued to run as a 'producer'
FOX Cubs recorded their first win of the season in Monday Division Two of the E&E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League when they beat Harry's Heroes by 24 pins. DIVISION ONE Dirty Dozen 404(2) (I. Furlong 40), Runaways 422(18) (C. Davies
Saturday, November 9, 2002 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' manager Ian Britton criticised his players' disciplinary record after Scott Stamps and Sean Flynn were sent off in Saturday's 2-1 defeat against Carlisle United at Aggborough. The Cumbrians also had substitute
Sat July 20 Halesowen Harriers (a) 3-1 Mulders, Stanier, Dobson Sat July 27 Boldmere St Michaels (a) 1-4 Giddings Mon July 29 Stourbridge (h) 3-2 Giddings, Stanier, Fletcher Thurs Aug 1 Rushall Olympic (h) 2-3 Bailey, A Nicholls Sat Aug 3 Telford United
Royal mail celebrates the 150th anniversary of pillar boxes. And the Shuttle/Times and News has teamed up with Royal Mail to celebrate the launch of the new Pillar to Post stamps by offering readers the chance to win one of 30 sets of the stamps. The
Ten-man Harriers adjusted to Stamps's sending off by pushing Hinton back into the defence and moving Melligan across to the right flank. The on-loan midfielder Melligan was quickly in action on 47 minutes, firing a low 25-yard free-kick straight at keeper
PEOPLETON Village Hall was packed to capacity at a fund-raising event for St Richard's Hospice. The sum of £5,164 was raised and the organisers would like to thank everyone involved in any way for their most generous support. Events such as this are greatly
I READ with interest Amhed Raza's account of the Iraq elections. (You Say, October 30). Yes, the people of Iraq did have the choice, either to keep or kick out Saddam Hussain. What the correspondent failed to mention was, that in truly democratic countries
IAIN Duncan Smith is a good man, who will become an excellent Prime Minister, providing our once proud Christian nation with stability. Clearly, the Conservative Party, as has other political parties, contains a small number of bitter and twisted dissidents
PLANS to erect seating outside a town centre pub have been turned down. The Hogshead wanted to put outside seating and bollards in the High Street. Bromsgrove Discrict Council's planning committee refused the request at their meeting on Monday October
Biking's biggest festival hits Birmingham's NEC this week with a mouth watering line up of new sports bikes, funky scooters and wild, live, biking action. More than 100 machines will make their UK debuts at the International Motor Cycle and Scooter Show
Broughton could have equalised for Harriers on 40 minutes when gifted midfielder Melligan foxed the defender and ran into the box before a drilling a low ball across. But the big striker scuffed his effort too close to keeper Glennon who gathered the
Biking's biggest festival hits Birmingham's NEC this week with a mouth watering line up of new sports bikes, funky scooters and wild, live, biking action. More than 100 machines will make their UK debuts at the International Motor Cycle and Scooter Show
Saturday, November 9, 2002 TOP of John Barton's Christmas wish list must be several pairs of new shooting boots. City's manager will also be tempted to add a few coaching videos detailing the art of possession and self help books in a bid to boost his
BROMSGROVE-born snooker star Stephen Lee begins his quest for the British Open in Telford tonight. Lee, the world number seven, faces 21-year-old Scot Stephen Maguire in the second round at 7pm.
HOME, away (Dr Martens Western fixtures unless stated) JULY Thu 18 Cradley Town (Friendly) 1-0 (Crisp) Sat 20 WEST BROMWICH ALBION (Friendly) 1-6 (Burgess) Tue 23 STOURBRIDGE (Friendly) 1-3 (Lloyd) Sat 27 WILLENHALL TOWN (Friendly) 2-0 (Laydon, Palmer
WORCESTER City manager John Barton fears his players are lapsing into the bad habits that undermined their season last year. The St George's Lane club were held to their third successive goalless draw at Weymouth and as a result were knocked off top spot
Biking's biggest festival hits Birmingham's NEC this week with a mouth watering line up of new sports bikes, funky scooters and wild, live, biking action. More than 100 machines will make their UK debuts at the International Motor Cycle and Scooter Show
Carlisle forced the early pace, gaining two early corners and making Stuart Brock produce a chip-over save from Baldacchino's 20-yard shot on three minutes. But Harriers began to gain control and wide man Shilton drove over the bar two minutes later.
BUSINESSMEN and women in the two counties are remaining "cool, objective and pragmatic" in the current uncertain economic climate. Despite the stock market's poor performance, a survey of 160 businesses in the two counties, conducted by Worcestershire
FURIOUS war veterans have hit out Poppy Day service organisers for packing them into the back of Worcester Cathedral where they could barely hear the ceremony. John Hewlett, chairman of the city's Royal British Legion branch, said old soldiers had missed
A BATTERED housewife has suffered another blow after her violent husband - who tortured her by holding her head under water and wiring her to a battery charger - had his sentenced reduced. In April this year Jordan Lee, of Linden Avenue, Stourport-upon-Severn
LUCKY families in Worcester had a special sneak preview of the eagerly awaited new Harry Potter film at the weekend. And staff at the Odeon, on Foregate Street, really got into the spirit of it by dressing up as characters from JK Rowling's popular books
A DRUG addict called round at a friend's home to borrow cash for drugs - and ended up burgling the premises. Che Yarnold broke into the house in St Mary's Road, Evesham, and stole a play station and 15 games. He received £10 for the play station and the
DRIVERS who were fined for parking infringements in Great Malvern's newest car park could be in line for a refund. Malvern Hills District Council, which operates the car park behind Belle Vue Terrace, has admitted it had been fining people when it had
A HOUSING developer, whose plans to build 20 new homes in a village on the outskirts of Worcester were blocked by councillors, has come back with a new set of plans. Proposals from Cala Homes Ltd for the site on Station Road, Fernhill Heath, were deferred
FAMILIES in Worcestershire are being invited to enter a nationwide hunt for "family in a million". The competition, launched by cough-remedy manufacturer Veno's, aims to find the most caring families in the country. "We want you to tell us what makes
MID-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has backed a campaign encouraging parents to use real nappies. He joined 114 other MPs to sign the Early Day Motion (EDM) in the House of Commons. The Real Nappy Association is holding a Real Nappy Week between April 7
THROCKMORTON'S joy was today dampened by a county councillor who claims an asylum seekers' centre in the village is still a possibility. The Home Office last week withdrew plans for the 750-bed centre at the former RAF base, near Pershore. But Worcestershire
WANNABE pop stars are being given a chance to learn how to dance like their idols. Youngsters between six and 14-years-old are invited to the Video Pop Stars lessons at 8 High Street, Pershore. No previous dance experience or special clothes are needed
CREEPY-crawlies and slithering snakes and snails were the subject of the day at a Worcester school. But pupils at Grimley and Holt Cof E Primary School showed no fear when it came to handling the tropical creatures. They held everything from Sammy the
Saturday, November 9, 2002 BROMSGROVE Rovers failed to score in a league match for the first time this season with a 1-0 defeat at Cinderford Town. Lee Burby's 25-yard strike four minutes before half time did the damage. Full match report to follow.
Visiting Carlisle disturbed a dominant Harriers spell by taking the lead on 15 minutes after winning a penalty on the break. Osman was brought down by Ayres and Farrell confidently despatched the resultant spot kick.
IT looks like today will provide the latest crunch moment in the firefighter wage claim dispute. It's deadline day in the great "will they, won't they" saga with the long-awaited publication of what is being described in Government circles as a "positioning
MOTORCYCLING: Biking's biggest festival hits Birmingham's NEC this week with a mouth watering line up of new sports bikes, funky scooters and wild, live, biking action. More than 100 machines will make their UK debuts at the International Motor Cycle
WI members braved torrential downpours to raise more than £1,000 for Acorns. The Rushwick and Bedwardine Women's Institute held a garden party at the end of the summer, but unfortunately "the heavens opened" and everyone got wet. Despite that, the party
Released by Aston Villa, Brock signed for Harriers in September 1997 after a short spell at Northampton Town where he failed to make an appearance. He made his Harriers first-team debut in November of the same year and has proved himself a fine shot-stopper
Stamps started with Torquay United despite being brought up in Birmingham and his obvious talent earned him a £10,000 move to Colchester United in 1997. The left-footer moved to Harriers on a free in September 1999 after playing in the Second Division
Rangy Ayres joined Harriers as a youth-team player from Walsall but progressed to the reserves after impressing at the heart of the defence. A big future is predicted for the youngster who signed a two-year deal and made his competitive debut in the tough
Dr Martens League Western Division AUGUST SAT, 17 GRESLEY ROVERS 1-0 Scorer, Bullock Att, 111 Mon, 19 Solihull Borough (a) 2-2 Lutz, Pinkney 216 Sat, 24 Taunton Town (a) 2-3 Bullock, Preedy 358 MON, 26 CINDERFORD TOWN (H) 3-1 Jukes, May (2) 134 Sat, 31
The third player signed by Ian Britton on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers this season, following Mark Clyde and John Melligan. Stocky six-foot defender Coleman, only just turned 20, has been a regular reserve teamer for Wolves but is yet to break into
Bennett was a then club record buy of £30,000 from rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in January 1999 and proved a goal-scoring menace to Conference opponents in the title-winning season. The ex-England semi-professional international signed a two-year deal at
Vastly-experienced Flynn took over the captaincy in Mark Blake's absence after putting pen to paper on a year's deal before the first league game with Lincoln. The influential central or right-sided midfielder is known for his tough tackling and will
Signed on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, the creative Dublin-born playmaker has made a good impression and extended his deal for a second month. Restricted to reserve appearances at the Division One club, his manager Dave Jones wanted Melligan to
Pacy Foster was top scorer during the Conference-winning season and appears to have overcome the injury problems that have plagued him as a professional over the years. An England schoolboy and later semi-pro international, he was released by Liverpool
A player with an impressive reputation in homeland Denmark, Henriksen signed a two-and-a-half year deal at Aggborough in February 2002. The flamboyant striker, who impressed in an initial three-month loan spell with an immaculate first touch, signed from
THERE is a photograph in one of my numerous reference books about the First World War that never loses its haunting quality, no matter how many times it is viewed. Taken on the outskirts of Mons, Belgium, either on Friday, August 21, 1914, or the following
BEN Hinshelwood enjoyed his first run-out at Murrayfield on Saturday as Scotland eased past Romania 37-10. The Worcester centre came on as a 73rd minute replacement for Orrell's Andy Craig in the international. "It was a very enjoyable experience -- great
DROITWICH golfer John Bickerton finished down the field in joint 48th position in the Volvo Masters at Valderrama. He closed with a best of the tournament par 71, but that was still only good enough for a four-round total of 16 over par 300. Colin Montgomerie
BROMSGROVE Rovers lost the Dr Martens Western top spot with a 1-0 defeat at Cinderford Town on Saturday. Rovers, who have now suffered two league defeats in a row, drop to third place behind Merthyr Tydfil and Weston-super-Mare following the setback.
Biking's biggest festival hits Birmingham's NEC this week with a mouth watering line up of new sports bikes, funky scooters and wild, live, biking action. More than 100 machines will make their UK debuts at the International Motor Cycle and Scooter Show
I SEEM to recall that one of the many gripes of the Countryside Alliance was the closure of rural shops. Why is it then that I see so many of their (foreign) vehicles parked outside large supermarkets in the Worcester area? Now, I have no problem with
THE firefighters' dispute should be settled and not so much fuss made over what they are asking for. We all know about the danger of fires. Skilled firefighters can cope and handle the situation - we all know what a brilliant job they do. They should
RICHARD Chamings, of the UK Independence Party, was slightly inaccurate in his letter about the Cardinal's Hat affair (You Say, November 1). The European Directive he cites was specifically amended to enable Britain to sell draught beer and cider in pint
MY bandmate in The George Cowley Experience, "Lonesome" Paul Rose, rang me recently in a state of some distress, to let me know that a Third World War had broken out in the readers' letters page of the Evening News. Indeed , the allegations of xenophobia
SEPTEMBER 28 H Oxford NT 100-96 OCTOBER 05 A Oxford NT 84-108 12 H Plymouth NT 89-88 15 H Bath NT 83-72 20 A Bath NT 90-88 27 A Plymouth NT forfeited NOVEMBER 02 A Westminster NL 81-82 09 A Worthing NT 84-118 17 A Black Country NL 23 H North-West London
THE campaign to raise half a million pounds to repair the crumbling fabric of Bromsgrove's historic St John's Parish Church will be launched in February with a family concert. The concert, which will be held in the church on February 9, will be preceded
Saturday, November 9, 2002 NOT quite the pantomime season yet but you get the impression that the audience will soon be shouting "he's behind you" to Craig Chalmers. Certainly if Tim Walsh continues to perform in the style he displayed in the systematic
A stunning goal from Flynn gave Harriers an unlikely equaliser on 65 minutes with the skipper thrashing home a left-footed half-volley from 25 yards.
Sat July 13 Stratford Town (a) 1-1 Lewis Mon July 15 Evesham United (a) 4-0 Ducros, Broughton, Corbett, Shilton Fri July 19 Reading (h) 2-4 Broughton, Henriksen Sun July 21 Solihull Borough (a) 3-4 Shilton, Foster (pen), Corbett Wed July 24 Wolverhampton
JOHN Brain was delighted with his rotation system which eased Worcester into round five of the Powergen Cup. The Sixways director of rugby made wholesale changes to the normal league side but it didn't affect the performance as his team swept Manchester
BEN Hinshelwood enjoyed his first run-out at Murrayfield on Saturday as Scotland eased past Romania 37-10. The Worcester centre came on as a 73rd minute replacement for Orrell's Andy Craig in the international. "It was a very enjoyable experience -- great
Biking's biggest festival hits Birmingham's NEC this week with a mouth watering line up of new sports bikes, funky scooters and wild, live, biking action. More than 100 machines will make their UK debuts at the International Motor Cycle and Scooter Show
THE women at a Worcestershire housing association are sporting smart new uniforms as part of an efficiency drive. The Festival Housing Group, the umbrella organisation for several housing associations in the area, is carrying out a "Best Value" review
THE building industry in the two counties appears to be thriving. Figures published this week by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) show that business for small and medium-sized building firms in the region grew for the 13th successive quarter. In
A FORMER England and British Lions rugby player who went on to form a multi-million-pound business will be speaking at a special seminar in the city. Fran Cotton is joint founder of leisurewear company Cotton Traders, which has a turnover of £30m and
COMPANIES throughout the two counties are being urged to sign up to sponsor a prestigious business festival being staged in Worcestershire. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Business Festival 2003 has been organised by the two counties' Chamber of Commerce
