A MATCH-making chef will be cooking up a stir at lonely hearts nights in the hope of spicing up her pupils' love lives. For starters, Jennifer Aston Mills' singles nights will begin with a cookery demonstration before she turns up the heat with a tasty
Bretforton II 3, Badgers 1 THE first half saw Bretforton waste two early opportunities in a game sponsored by Roger Knight when Sarah Bragg blundered right in front of an open goal. Tracey Hodgkins, however, managed to chip in the opener from a far more
A LENGTHY battle in the high court could be the ultimate outcome if city councillors give the green light to a Compulsory Purchase Order on land at Swanpool Walk. Next Thursday's planning committee meeting at the Guildhall is the first stage on the ladder
Upton 1, Badsey Ladies 3 BADSEY returned to winning ways but at times they didn't make life easy. They started brightly and almost scored within the first couple of minutes. However, the pressure continued and Claire Jones coolly finished after a good
Sikh Union II 1, Evesham II 1 THIS was an important game for the visitors against their fellow promotion hopefuls. The first half was full of action from both sides,but it was the hosts who took the lead. This didn't faze Evesham and they began to pile
A MAN who referred to a cleaner at his social club as "a nig-nog, jungle bunny and nigger" has been ordered to pay her £1,000 compensation. George Hood, who is a former secretary of Hereford Welsh Club, where the name-calling took place, was ordered to
LOCAL authority employers are expected to put forward a last-minute pay offer to increase firefighters' salaries to more than £25,000. The proposed deal has been drawn up in a desperate bid to avert an eight-day strike due to start at 9am tomorrow. But
COUNTRYWIDE, the agricultural and countryside store, may be opening a branch in Malvern. Malvern Hills District Council's southern area planning committee voted against officers' recommendations to allow the B H Motors car sales, showroom and workshops
A WOMAN who punched another woman in the face then kicked a police officer has been jailed for five months. Annette Biddle admitted two charges of assault when she appeared before Worcester magistrates. A 17-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal
A WORCESTER factory worker is giving his wife a priceless early Christmas present - one of his own kidneys. Trudie Osborne, aged 36, has suffered from kidney failure since the birth of her first child, Jamie, 10 years ago. Her condition has gradually
A MEMORIAL bench has been given pride of place in a school playground to commemorate a young pupil who died this summer. Hollie O'Brien, who attended Warndon Infants School, died in August after suffering a bad reaction to chemotherapy she was receiving
A £24,000 Safer Routes to School plan drawn up for Upton-upon-Severn takes no account of the town's traffic-free alleyways. The scheme, put forward by Worcestershire County Council, was "going over the top", said the Mayor, Coun Eric White. It included
A SECOND award has been bestowed on Worcester's new riverside improvement project. The Quayside scheme, which was opened in March after being developed at a cost of £462,000, has a 13-jet fountain as it focal point and an extension of St Andrew's Gardens
VISUALLY-impaired pupils in Worcester are preparing for a crown court showdown in the regional heats of a national competition. Twelve students, from the RNIB New College, in Whittington Road, Worcester, have been selected to take to the bar in the mock
A DISHEVELLED teddy bear found at a house in St John's, Worcester, has gone under the hammer for £460. The bear, which is believed to date back from before the Second World War, was auctioned off at the Andrew Grant Fine Art Victorian and Collective Sale
THE eating challenge that brought the world the steak the size of a toilet seat and the mountain of Brussels sprouts has branched out into sausages, faggots and fish-fingers. Until September this year, the only way to join the Piggies Dinning Club was
FIREFIGHTERS were "overwhelmed" by the support they received from the Kidderminster public as they joined the first national strike in 25 years. And as the Shuttle/Times and News went to press staff at Kidderminster Fire Station were hoping a last-ditch
THE long awaited encore of the French Market was greeted by a host of shoppers in Kidderminster. French market traders returned to town streets for the first time in four years after a ban by Wyre Forest District Council was lifted. Christian Dieu makes
BEWDLEY is heading into Christmas aiming to forget a difficult year with a host of festive activities and attractions. The Load Street short stay car park has reopened following flood defence-related sewerage work by Severn Trent, meaning all of the town's
PARENTS whose grown up son or daughter has died can now get help through the traumatic years which follow, thanks to a £134,000 lottery grant. The cash boost for the charity Parents Experiencing Adult Loss (Peal) means it can expand into Wyre Forest for
A ROW has erupted over the "futility" of a debate on the future of education in the county. Wyre Forest councillors claim last week's discussion on the merits of two-tier versus three-tier education was a "waste of time". The talks at County Hall in Worcester
GOOD news has rolled in for Kidderminster carpet giant Victoria, which has doubled its profits. The firm has seen pre-tax profits for the six months up to October double to £1.29 million. Turnover is up by 15 per cent to £18.95 million. Victoria enjoyed
GOAL hero Andrew Bishop has promised to do his best for Kidderminster Harriers after giving fans a spectacular glimpse of his talents on Tuesday. The 20-year-old from Walsall was only signed on loan the day before but went on to play a part in Bo Henriksen's
DREWE Broughton revealed Harriers were working hard on getting to the bottom of their 45-minute displays after Saturday's FA Cup draw with Rushden. The front-man, who has rediscovered his goal touch with three goals in as many weeks, said: "In the second
A "RARE and beautiful" habitat will be launched as a nature reserve next month - following a three-year campaign to transform it from a litter-strewn wasteland. The 11-hectare Vicarage Farm Heath site, next to Whittall Drive in Birchen Coppice, Kidderminster
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION: Members of the Rous Lench and Inkberrow branch of the Royal British Legion were joined by county vice chairman, Mr J A King, county secretary Mrs Hannon and county poppy co-ordinator Mr Hannon as they stood in silent tribute to their
ARC: At the AGM major changes in the organisation of ARC nationally are reflected in the reformed committee. After 20 years of service and being founder members, resignations were accepted with many thanks for all their help from George Mason (president
CSRF: Thirty four members attended the group's annual bring and buy on November 12 and brought along an impressive amount of items for the sale. After coffee and biscuits the chairman thanked everyone for supporting the group and the sale started. A total
BADSEY SOCIETY: The society's final event of its inaugural year took place at Badsey First School on Friday evening. A talk by local historian and author, Terry Sparrow, on the Rise and Fall of Market Gardening was well received by an audience which included
INTEREST AND LEISURE CLUB: At the ordinary meeting and AGM the chairman, Ben Jeffrey, opened with a request for a minute's silence in remembrance of Mrs Margaret MacLeod who was an active member in the earlier days of the club. Then followed the presentation
GIANTKILLERS Feckenham have been drawn away to Pershore Town in the quarter finals of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Senior Cup. The tiw has to be played on or before Thursday, January 19.
REDDITCH Hockey Club slipped to second in the league after a 2-1 defeat at home to Yardley on Saturday. The victors went top and a week after predicting the title was a three horse race between Oswestry, Redditch and Bromsgrove, Redditch skipper Tom Hiles
SPIRITS of the spooky and alcoholic variety both feature in the latest production by Bishampton Barnstormers. In fact, village residents and players were asked to save up and donate gin bottles for use in the company's latest production, Ghost Writer
HOCKEY: Relegation fears intensified as Stourport lost a vital National League Division One six-pointer 2-1 at Brooklands despite taking the lead. Imran Yousaf's sixth goal for the club from a penalty corner on 15 minutes put Stourport in a good position
STRIKER Andy Corbett will stay at Solihull Borough for the rest of the season unless he needs to be recalled. The 20-year-old, who has made just eight Division Three appearances, has bagged 11 goals for the Dr Martens League Western Division club so far
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers physio Jimmy Conway was in Italy with the England National Game XI, the former semi-professional team, last night. Conway was on duty as England were beaten 3-2 in Cremona with goals from John Kennedy and Jon Boardman, of Canvey
VOLLEYBALL: Cleobury Mortimer were unable to cause a major upset as they lost to top side London Malory 3-0 in the English Volleyball Association Cup round two. The away side, packed with England internationals, dominated the first two sets through the
JUDO: Villains may be better off avoiding Samurai Judo Club policewoman Debbie Read after she won the British Police Judo Championships. Read, a second-level black belt, has been with the Samurai since she was eight years old. Her long career has also
ATHLETICS: Fay Kitchen stormed to second and Liz Dourneen third in the West Midlands Athletes Cross Country League U-17s event. Heidi Jarosinski was 32nd as Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club took second place in the team rankings in Rugby. Ellie
BOWLING: Dire Straits performed well but are still looking for their first Gilt Edge Short Mat League points after a 43-3 defeat at the hands of Tornadoes. They have some extremely enthusiastic players and must surely get some points soon. Stourport were
A MARCHING band left stranded after vandals wrecked their coach is back on the road after an anonymous donor came up with a replacement. Stourport's Severnsiders Marching Jazz Band had their bus doused with oil and bleach - causing up to £4,500 worth
ATHLETICS: Amazing Feet Running Club's Brian Humphries finished ninth at the Suicide Six multi-terrain race in a time of 43 minutes 58 seconds. At the club's annual meeting last week, the committee was re-elected for a further 12 months and John Amos
GOLF: The annual presentation of trophies for the ladies of Little Lakes was held on Saturday at the Swan Hotel, Stourport. Winners of the Ladies Club Championship were Carol Raybould (gross) and Marilyn Wood (nett). Deanne Robson took the Bob Laing Trophy
SCOUTS and Guides will be delivering Christmas cards across Bewdley, Stourport and Cleobury Mortimer - and most places in between - once again this year. The Christmas post service will be up and running from Monday when special letterboxes will be open
ANDY Keast looked to the heavens yesterday but there was to be no divine intervention. "Somebody up there is not looking after us," he said as another Sixways star took a turn for the worse. Worcester's injury crisis deepened as David Officer took to
CHESS: A strong Kidderminster team suffered a shock 3.5-2.5 defeat at Walsall Kipping in Wolverhampton League Division One. Results (Kidderminster first): B Sharp 0.5, D Anderton 0.5; J Friar 0.5, D Pritchard 0.5; F Pickett 0.5, D Whitmore 0.5; J Wrench
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
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
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
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
FESTIVE thieves have been targeted by Kidderminster Police who have stepped up town centre patrols for the Christmas and New Year period. Operation Jingle, which started on Monday and finishes on Saturday, January 4, will see "extra high visibility patrols
A PRINT worker who attacked his ex-partner has walked free from Worcester Crown Court after she pleaded for him to be spared prison. Judge David McEvoy QC suspended a nine-month sentence on 49-year-old Bernard O'Toole for two years after hearing that
A MATCH will be held on Sunday on the River Severn at Larford with a 9am draw. Anyone wishing to take part can call 01299 871735.
WINTER League, fished on canal at Bonemill: Steve Oakes (Good Intent) 6-3, Gary Owen (Good Intent) 3-10, Tim Jones (Squirrel) 3-8, Dave Kruckow (Good Intent) 3-0. The next round of the league is on November 30 and the draw is at 8am at The Woodman.
PUPILS will be coming up with their own ways to press home the "We Don't Buy Crime" message in a special event being organised by Kidderminster Police next week. The initiative, launched earlier this year, aims to stem the flow of hard drugs by targeting
STRAWBERRY Pool: A Williams 7-15, I Perrins 4-6, A Fletcher 3-15. December 1 is the date of the next match on Strawberry Pool with an 8am draw.
A MAN went "mad" after mixing medication and alcohol and attacked two women, Worcester Crown Court heard. Del Bricknell ripped a 6ft drainpipe from a butcher's shop before causing a nuisance at a pub. When the landlady of the Wheatsheaf in High Street
A DRUG addict who "cheekily" stole furniture from a shop on consecutive days has been jailed for nine months. Trevor Green walked out of Carters Furniture in Kidderminster carrying a £265 mahogany lamp table, Worcester Crown Court heard. Next day he left
SION Farm match one: Roy Weaver 33-6, Kevin Driver 27-2, Dean Ashcroft 13-8, Dave Parry 6-13. Sion Farm match two: Shaun Pearce 28-1, Steve Wilson 21-8, Barry Chesson 9-9,Carl Carter 7-14. The next contest is on Sunday at Solhampton, meeting at the Park
A TREMENDOUS 3-2 win for Bewdley Town at leaders Hinton threw the West Midlands League Division One South title race wide open. Bewdley are now just two points behind the Hereford club with three games in hand after two Chris Hough goals and one from
A TRIO of hat-trick men ensured a feast of goalmouth action in the second division of the Stratford Alliance last weekend. Chris Key's treble for Henley Forest proved the most crucial in a 3-3 draw with Kenilworth Town, while Paul Keyte's hat-trick was
OPEN Fur and Feather: Dave Smith (Cookley) 2-10-12, Michael Sztybel (Good Intent) 2-9-4, R Lake (Old Bear) 2-6-4, S Rowe (Old Bear) 2-2-8. On Sunday, a contest will be held on the River Avon, Pensham with members leaving the village at 6.30am.
Littleton 2, Earlswood 0 LITTLETON made it eight wins on the trot as they consolidated their position at the top of Division Two of the ICIS Midland Combination. They are now three points clear of Barnt Green Spartak who have two games in hand. Earlswood
Pershore Town 1, West Midland Police 0 PERSHORE booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Willie Knibbs Challenge Cup after Saturday's narrow win. Both managers had to make changes owing to player unavailability. Town were missing central defenders
CAMP House: Ryan Rowe (junior) 11-9, S Garrington 10-2, T Fuller 6-2. The next meeting is on November 28 when BAA licences must be paid for.
DIVISION Two leaders Ambassador maintained their perfect start to the Evesham Sunday League season as they recorded a seventh successive league win with victory at in-form Pershore. Goals in each half from Schembri and Crawford proved enough as they moved
KIDDERMINSTER Civic Society applauds the courage and vision of those on the district council's planning committee who backed the cinema complex proposal for Crossley Park. It was a welcome sign that the civic pride seen in the hospital campaign is alive
A SURVIVOR of the horrific motorway coach crash that claimed the lives of six people has spoken about the events of the fateful night. Alison Lovelady and her daughter, Clare, of Evesham, were passengers on the WR Spring coach which overturned on the
UNBEATEN Wribbenhall Wasps U-14s triumphed again in Stourport and District Youth League with a 10-1 hammering of Bromsgrove Athletic. Luke Woodhouse grabbed five goals and Walsall trialist Bryne Tealy three with Tom Day and Dan Sherwood also on the score-sheet
The depot of WR Spring and Son at Hinton-on-the-Green is in the West Worcestershire constituency of Sir Michael Spicer and he visited staff there on Monday to express his sympathy with them. Sir Michael also called on Roy Spring, founder of the firm 54
WE all know there is a shortage of car parking in Kidderminster. So why do some people park their cars in the Swan Centre multi-storey car park in such a way that they take up two spaces? It is very frustrating to drive round looking for a space and see
JULIE Freeman and Sam Rogers were on target as Kidderminster Harriers Ladies beat Marconi 2-1 in the West Midlands League. Marconi dominated the early stages but substitute Lisa Stokes made an immediate impact after her introduction on 34 minutes. Stokes
TRIBUTES have been pouring in following the death of Evesham coach operator Graham Spring, aged 56, who was one of six people killed in last weekend's horrific coach crash on the M25. Work at the family run company, WR Spring, based in Lime Street, in
BURLISH Olympic Ladies boss Dave Glass had sympathy for Upton after the Wyre Forest side triumphed 18-0 in the Kidderminster and District League Women's League Cup. Player-of-the-match Debbie Prescott (six), Mary Calder (five), Carla Worrall (four), Karina
THE Vale of Evesham was in mourning this week for the six people who died following the horrific M25 coach crash last Saturday. Their pre-Christmas shopping trip to France ended in horror as the vehicle bringing the 44 day-trippers home overturned on
THE family of Karen and Chris Sloane have paid tribute to a precious couple. Their children, 16-year-old Ann and eight-year-old Steven, said that they were wonderful, much-loved parents who would be sadly missed. Karen's parents, Marjorie and David Fletcher
BRIARS defeated Roger le Moore 8-1 in Kidderminster Six-a-side League Division One. Other results, Div One: Prawn Stars 4, FC Magic 2; JDFC 2, Swan FC 4. Div Two: Baggeridge 4, Wasps 3; Blades 0, Prawn Stars Res 3; Harriers Utd 3, All Stars 2; Coopers
SATURDAY (3pm unless stated) NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION THREE KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS v Oxford Utd DR MARTENS WESTERN DIVISION Bedworth Utd v STOURPORT SWIFTS WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SOUTH Ludlow Town Reserves v CHADDESLEY CORBETT (2.15pm) TONY
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a football stadium on land in Cheltenham Road, Evesham were to be determined today at a planning meeting. The outlined plans on a green field site to the west side of the Cheltenham Road were passed by Wychavon District Council
AN Evesham computer firm could be forced to relocate just three months after it opened. The owner of Go Computing Services in Port Street, Evesham, which opened in September, has said he is disillusioned after the family-run business suffered two thefts
THE new head of Highways Management at Worcestershire County Council has made driving up standards with road maintenance his top priority. Potholes, road gullies and street lighting are all on the agenda for Paul Jameson, who took over at the start of
OUTSTANDING Kidderminster Carolians took advantage of an Aston Old Edwardians slip-up to hit the top of Midlands Three West North. While KCs recorded a tremendous 32-7 win at rivals Bridgnorth, Aston suffered a shock 6-5 home defeat at the hands of Shrewsbury
BRAVE Chaddesley Corbett fought back to earn a second much-needed North Midlands Three win of the season with a 10-8 beating of Essington. The home side dominated the early exchanges but fell behind to a penalty before securing a 5-3 lead. Centre Adam
CRAIG Chalmers is the shock omission from Worcester Rugby Club's squad bound for Rotherham. The former British Lions fly-half has not been included in the 25-man squad which travels to Millmoor for the National One showdown on Saturday. Coaches John Brain
BUSY Worcester boxer Harry Butler slipped to a 60-55 points defeat at Leeds Irish Centre last night against Doncaster's Dean Cockburn. Butler was taking part in his 66th professional fight and he managed to keep things fairly close in the opening stages
SIX players from Worcester City and five from Kidderminster Harriers are in the latest Worcestershire FA youth squad. They play Herefordshire in a Midland Counties Youth Championship derby at Worcester's St George's Lane ground on Sunday (November 24)
MALVERN Town went out of the Worcestershire FA Senior Urn with a 3-1 defeat at Studley BKL last night. Town dominated for long periods, but missed a catalogue of chances. The Midland Alliance side took the lead with a well-worked goal after 10 minutes
AFTER their stunning cup victory Worcester Norton ladies will have to turn their mind to gathering another three points in their pursuit of the Midland Hockey League Premiership title and entry into the play-offs for the National League. Their opponents
TWO former Casualty stars appear in a gripping Arthur Miller drama at Malvern Theatres next month. Robert Gwilym and Sorcha Cusack star in A View from the Bridge, which is being staged at Festival Theatre from Monday, December 2, until Saturday, December
PARENTS and pupils at Broadway First School are working together in a new scheme to promote learning for all the family. In conjunction with Evesham College the school is offering an after-school homework club that mums and dads can also benefit from.
Members attended a harvest lunch at St Ambrose Church Hall, organised by social secretary Edna Plimley-Rodriguez, and catered for by Sue Fereday. The committee provided harvest produce for auction, with proceeds going to the guild charity. The 16th anniversary
Tim Munslow of Oakstone Classics, Worcester, related the Confessions of a Record Dealer on November 8. Mr Munslow told how he developed an interest in music, why he bought the business and recalled some experiences during the last 17 months. Chopin music
The caravan at Breen Sands, which provides holidays for disadvantaged families with children, has now been closed down for the winter. It has been cleaned and minor repairs have been made, so it is ready for the spring. Members spent a weekend at Co-op
At the annual meeting, Margaret Stock reported on the group meeting at Menith Wood, which had a safari theme, and Bob Lawrence from West Midlands Safari Park was guest speaker. Val Evans attended the half-yearly council meeting. Members were asked to
Tomorrow is the last date to book tickets for the Christmas Celebration at Kidderminster Town Hall on December 7.
Tewkesbury Abbey, which this year celebrates the 900th anni-versary of its foundation, is to stage a performance of Handel's Messiah on Saturday, November 23 when local choral society, Philomusica of Gloucestershire and Worcester-shire, perform the work
A "Bob the Builder" party was held at a family group meeting on November 7 at Wyre Forest Community Church hall, Kidderminster. There are two family groups, one in Kidderminster and one at Stourport. They give the children a chance to play, while the
Mike Wilkes, FRPS, was the guest speaker at the October indoor meeting of the Kidderminster branch, with an illustrated talk Birds Autumn to Spring. His pictures showed animals and birds in winter and spring, including action shots taken from a hide near
THE importance of promoting and marketing local food was stressed by Lord Apsley, vice-chairman of Gloucestershire NFU, at a reception at Agriculture House in Gloucester. "We have got to try and put this forward as much as we can," he told civic heads
MEMBERS of the North Cotswold Hunt hold their annual meeting at the Lygon Arms, Broadway, on Friday, December 6 at 7.30pm. All landowners, covert owners, subscribers and farmers living and farming within the hunt boundaries are invited to attend.
DOZENS of mourners dressed in Victorian garb gathered outside the Guildhall in a last-ditch bid to save the Swan Theatre. More than 10,000 supporters - including a host of celebrities - signed the statement: We the undersigned wholly reject the city council's
THIS year's Bewdley Carnival raised £700 despite clashing with World Cup football, it has been revealed. The money raised by the event, held on Saturday, June 15 - the day of England's second round 3-0 victory over Denmark - has been donated to 12 organisations
EVESHAM Cricket Club is planning to celebrate a successful 2002 season with a grand party on Friday, December 13. The club's players have much to celebrate after the first team was crowned champions of the Worcestershire League Division Two while also
REDDITCH skipper Stan Hull says his priority is the league ahead of this weeks North Midlands Shield opener at Tenbury. The Kingfishers visit lower division Tenbury in the cup on Saturday (ko 2.30pm) and will hope to avoid becoming another higher division
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
Memorial Hall, Wolverley - A Decade Of KODYS, Friday and Saturday. Village Hall, Chaddesley Corbett - Half a Sixpence, until Saturday. Alexandra, Birmingham - Treasure Island, Saturday and Sunday. A Christmas Carol, Tuesday until November 30. Symphony
IT'S seemed like an eternity for this game to arrive and now it has I'm sure our coaches wish it was another month away! Don't get me wrong, we are all very excited about Saturday's trip to Rotherham but, with the amount of injuries picked up at the weekend
Birmingham Exiles 17, Pershore 19pts PERSHORE turned in a workmanlike performance to secure a league victory last Saturday. Playing down the slope in the first half, Pershore failed to make use of the natural advantages. Running the ball when kicking
Evesham U-13 14pts, Ledbury 10 EVESHAM started slowly and Ledbury capitalised with two early tries for a 10-0 lead. Home spirits didn't drop and they gradually fought their way back into the game. Winger Damien Scarpellini and player of the match Luke
CONSERVATIVE Party members attending the hustings to decide the ranking of candidates for the European Parliamentary elections to be held in June 2004 might find it useful to ask the following questions to identify the Eurosceptics to support. 1. Do you
A SURVIVOR of the horrific motorway coach crash that claimed the lives of six people has spoken about the events of the fateful night. Alison Lovelady and her daughter, Clare, of Evesham, were passengers on the WR Spring coach which overturned on the
I HAVE been following the debate in the media and at council meetings over the future of the Swan Theatre. It appears that a number of councillors are concerned about the council's finances and see the reduction of grant to the Swan as a cost-cutting
AREN'T we all becoming a little paranoid as regards paedophiles? There are concerns raised regards the unisex changing rooms proposed at the new swimming pool - yet is there a paedophile problem at Malvern Splash where such changing rooms already exist
RETHINKING rubbish is the purpose of a new website which has been launched in Worcestershire. Turntheworld.com aims to make county householders more aware of the rubbish they produce and help them to minimise, re-use and recycle it. With the largest landfill
PITY Mr Dieter Schroeder. He very rightly draws our attention to the clocks that don't work and also the streets of Worcester city centre that are constantly awash with filth? It takes a stranger to see what we residents of Worcester ignore because it
A CASH injection has improved facilities for playful tots at a Droitwich Spa village nursery. Youngsters aged four to five at Wychbold First and Nursery School, in School Road, can now enjoy extended facilities indoors and outside. Money from the Worcestershire
A REDUNDANT barn and part of a farmyard at Wormington, Broadway, is set for a new lease of life as a one-bedroom cottage and garden. A government inspector, Chris Ball has allowed the appeal by Cox Homes on behalf of Pearce Construction (Midlands) Ltd
JEWELLERY, stoneware and paintings will be featured at a special exhibition near Stratford which opens tomorrow. The Similar Solutions exhibition is being held at Clay Barn in Redhill and features works by clay specialist Louise Darby, painter James Fotheringhame
THE last words of a Pershore man before he died in the worst tragedy that has hit the Vale of Evesham in recent years was: "What a fantastic day I have had." Bernard Coppin, aged 62, was travelling back from a Christmas shopping trip to France with his
Evesham Utd 1, Feckenham 2 ANOTHER embarrassing exit from the Worcester Royal Infirmary Challenge Cup on a night when Evesham's fringe players failed miserably to impress their boss . . . and more importantly the Common Road faithful. Not that that many
A DECISION to cut loss-making bus services across the county may hit youngsters travelling to and from school. Now county council chiefs are hoping to hear from bus firms which may step into the breach. Notices of de-registration, which act as a two month
CHILDREN at a Kidderminster school are going global this Christmas. Birchen Coppice First School, Woodbury Road, dropped its traditional harvest festival because it felt it had to keep up with the times and is now concentrating on supporting Operation
CHRISTMAS is officially on the way for many families as Santa Claus limbers up for his annual rounds. The annual charity Christmas float tour to raise funds for holidays for families in need starts on Sunday, December 8. Kidderminster and District Lions
THERE were strange looks and gasps as it seemed the Kingfisher Centre had enticed two top celebrities to do their Christmas shopping in Redditch. Although not the real singing star Victoria Beckham or her football hero husband David, Camilla Shadeholt
A WOMAN who works among African wildlife is on a quest to the dark continent. Ali Highton will walk in the steps of Masai warriors when she goes to Africa in aid of charity. Miss Highton, of Stanklyn Lane, Kidderminster, will be joining a group of 80
PUPILS at a special school have teamed up with their mainstream counterparts to celebrate national inclusion week. Blakebrook Special School, Kidderminster, has established good links with other district schools. And it held events to highlight the importance
A RANGE of new community facilities for Kidderminster residents will be launched this Saturday. An "advice shop" on Severn Grove will be opened by Wyre Forest MP Dr Richard Taylor at 11.15am. The focus will then move to a new cafe and an after-school
HUNDREDS of children are expected to join in a fancy dress procession marching through Kidderminster town centre. The Three Kings' Parade will feature traditional trolley floats, buggies, prams and civic dignitaries from Wyre Forest, carnival queens -
Pershore 1 West Brom 1 PERSHORE dropped only their second point of the season to a good West Brom side that has got better as the season has progressed. A goalless first half saw a period of sustained pressure from the visitors who found the home defence
A FLOODED basement forced Kidderminster College to send hundreds of students home for the day. Caretakers discovered water a metre deep in the boiler room on Monday morning and called firefighters to the Hoo Road campus at 7.45am. The deluge - thought
THE new president of one of Kidderminster's best known organisations, the Old Carolians, has pledged to try to get more women involved. Peter Guy, who took over the reins from Tony Kidd, says he hopes to do his bit to persuade more women and young people
THE new leader of a Wyre Forest group aims to make sure it continues to be the business voice of the district. Tim Jones, a partner at Morton Fisher Solicitors, has been appointed chairman of Wyre Forest Business Forum. Bosses set up the group in 2000
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
REDDITCH Crematorium has launched an internal inquiry after a mix-up over a cremated remains plot. Dorothy Hopkins, 57, of Melen Street, was shocked recently when she discovered the plot she had reserved for herself to the right of her mother's, had been
PHOTOGRAPHS taken in the late 19th century will form part of an exhibition celebrating 100 years of church life. The event is in May, and organiser Peter Salmon is appealing for St John the Baptist Church, Kidderminster, memor- abilia. In a search at
A LIGHT has been shone on many of Bewdley's dark and mysterious nooks and crannies in a new video. Hidden Bewdley is the brainchild of Kenneth Hobson, vice-president of the town's civic society, who researched and filmed a host of intriguing little-known
CHURCHES in Wolverley and Hartlebury will host concerts by Kidderminster Male Choir during the coming week. The choir, approaching its 100th anniversary in 2004, will raise cash for the St James' Church Fabric Fund with a performance beginning at 7.30pm
THE search is on for the family of a brave Redditch man who won the Albert Medal for gallantry in 1913 for saving the life of a young boy. Allan Stanistreet, from Somerset, is researching the history of those who were awarded the civilian medal for acts
ARSONISTS struck in four separate incidents just hours after Redditch firefighters joined colleagues in a national strike over pay on Wednesday at 6pm. Members of the RAF were drafted in to tackle four car blazes in different areas of the town between
NINE-year-old Claire Hurford is the winner of a turtle-themed poetry competition run by the town branch of Cheltenham and Gloucester. Second place went to Charlotte Toomer and third to Kristofer Deykin. They each won a goody bag and an account was set
THERE'S a whole new ball game taking place at Stratford Community Sports Centre where in-line skaters are blazing a trail in the field of roller hockey. The club has been active for around 12 months and has steadily grown in popularity but it is now looking
EVESHAM Bowling Club staged its presentation evening at Evesham Sports Club when Ivor Marshall welcomed members. The president reported that the club had enjoyed a successful season with the ladies winning their section of the Concorde League. The men
THE girls at Prince Henry's High School have landed themselves a couple of important dates after success in cross-country and netball. The Under-14 netball squad will represent the District at Saturday's County Championships after seeing off the opposition
THE main event in the UK race calendar took place on Sunday when the British Indoor Championships were staged at the National Indoor Arena. Around 2,500 competitors from 28 different countries were in action and nearly all of the Old Wrecks Club members
Evesham and District League THE semi-final stage has been reached in the Knock-out Cup with Wheatsheaf, Queens Head (S), Bridge Inn A and Crown and Trumpet the successful sides. The finalists will be decided on Monday, December 9 with the semi-final draw
REDDITCH Lions are busy raising money in the run-up to Christmas and have been making donations to various good causes. The Lions have donated chocolate Santas to be raffled by the Alexandra League of Friends, Saltways Cheshire Home in Webheath, Macmillan
CELTIC roots rockers Bluehorses ride into Worcester tomorrow. The quintet, whose repertoire is said to have a dynamic web of sounds from evocative acoustic songs to wild, complex arrangements based on traditional themes, will be appearing at Huntingdon
A SNOW-dusted scene of a church is selling like hot cakes as Kemp Hospice's Christmas card - boosting its appeal and earning the artist a bottle of champagne. Rod Willis painted the watercolour of St Mary's Church, Kidderminster, last winter and donated
MAY I take this opportunity to express both surprise and appreciation of the privilege bestowed upon me by the photographer and editorial staff of the Evesham Journal whereby I appear to represent all those who attended the War Memorial service, Sunday
Students at Trinity High School have IT access falling into their laps after the introduction of more laptop computers to the school. The first students to receive the laptops were those who are studying advanced level Information Technology but it is
NEW College students topped last year's total by raising more than £1,200 for Children in Need. Sixth Form Centre students raised £503, the Student Guild £428 and Early Years department more than £300.
PETER Luff has spent two days at the UN in New York discussing Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction. The Mid-Worcestershire MP was part of a small delegation of MPs from the All-Party Parliamentary United Nations Group which met Dr Hans Blix
A LEADING Worcester city councillor has hatched a plan to "blow Tesco's bid out of the water" in the St John's supermarket battle. Councillor Simon Geraghty hopes to secure a compulsory purchase order on a "ransom strip" of land owned by the county council
DOZENS of mourners dressed in Victorian garb gathered outside the Guildhall in a last-ditch bid to save the Swan Theatre. More than 10,000 supporters - including a host of celebrities - signed the statement: We the undersigned wholly reject the city council's
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to double the size of Upton-upon-Severn Marina and create a holiday village on the outskirts of the town is to be scrutinised by district councillors. The proposals sparked more than 100 letters to Malvern Hills District Council's
Pershore 1 West Brom 1 PERSHORE dropped only their second point of the season to a good West Brom side that has got better as the season has progressed. A goalless first half saw a period of sustained pressure from the visitors who found the home defence
Bretforton Ladies 0, Marlborough 0 A KEENLY contested match involving two unbeaten sides ended in a predictable stalemate. Good attacking play down the right from Lisa Workman and Deb Slatter created a number of opportunities for Bretforton and Gilly
A YOUNG boy was thrown "like a rag doll" after stepping out into the path of a car as he made his way to school to collect his sister. Thomas Drew died from shock and haemorrhaging from multiple injuries, including a blow to the head, an inquest heard
EVENING News staff who stripped for charity are up against competition from workers at a Worcestershire packaging company. Our hunky reporters peeled off to produce a saucy calendar for Acorns Children's Hospice. But they are now being given a run for
THE last words of a Pershore man before he died in last weekend's horrific M25 coach crash were "what a fantastic day I've had". Father-of-two Bernard Coppin, aged 62, was travelling back from a Christmas shopping trip to Boulogne, France, with wife Margaret
A POLICE raid on two Malvern homes uncovered stolen goods valued at more than £200,000. Worcester police raided the homes on Tuesday, November 19, and arrested a man at each property on suspicion of handling stolen goods. Both were released on police
HOME Secretary David Blunkett today told West Mercia police to make street crime, burglary, drug dealing, loutish behaviour and car crime their top priorities. But Worcester city councillors have expressed mixed opinions on setting national targets to
JIM Worton will be returning to perform at a Droitwich Spa country music club this weekend. The popular act will be starring at the next meeting of the End of the Trail Country Music Club this Friday night. He performed at the British Legion Club last
A LIFETIME of billets doux between a couple will be read out loud at the Norbury Theatre. The play, Love Letters, which starts next week, consists of two actors reading the letters, which build up a picture of the couple and their relationship. "This
VISITORS to The Elgar Birthplace Museum will be able to enjoy an exhibition on music making in Victorian Worcestershire. Photographs and historic concert programmes are just two of the historical treasures which will illustrate Elgar's involvement in
SIGNIFICANT overspending has prompted South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust's chief executive to start a review of its services. Mike Ridley has made the decision after analysis suggested the Trust was likely to overspend by about £5m this year. The
PUPILS from a Worcester school have put their best feet forward to win a county-wide walking competition. Elbury Mount Primary School has been awarded £250 by Worcestershire County Council. During TravelWise Week, launched in September, the council challenged
THE last words of a Pershore man before he died in the worst tragedy that has hit the Vale of Evesham in recent years was: "What a fantastic day I have had." Bernard Coppin, aged 62, was travelling back from a Christmas shopping trip to France with his
A DAD'S last wish came true when his 10-year-old son took to the stage to play the beloved saxophone he had given him. John Pagett, of Stourport, passed the tenor sax on to son Sam when he discovered he was terminally ill with lung cancer last Christmas
RUBBISH collections are not likely be slashed instantly when an urgent Wyre Forest recycling programme gets under way next year. Residents should get about three months to get used to the new kerbside scheme for glass, paper, plastics, cans and textiles
NATIONAL charity activists have highlighted the need for increased awareness of a rare heart condition that struck a Kidderminster mother. A founder member of CRY - Cardiac Risk in the Young - hit out at district doctors for failing to diagnose cardio
COUNCILLORS' "fatal attraction" for a cinema will kill Kidderminster town centre, it is feared. The developer of the £60 million Weavers Wharf site and Kidderminster Town Centre Partnership claim Wyre Forest district councillors were blinded by the lure
A RACING driver is in gear for a nationwide quest to find a future Grand Prix star. Budding Buttons and wannabe Schumachers will star in a TV series to find a Formula One driver - a format dreamt up by Tim Matthews, of Astley Burf. And the winner of the
A CANDLELIT Christmas procession will wind its way through Stourport tomorrow - lighting up the town as it goes. Technical wizardry means festive lights will automatically switch on as the Three Kings Parade passes through the streets. This year sees
OUT AND ABOUT: A wonderful discourse and slide show by Catherine Hartley at Bidford Library on Monday, November 11. Catherine is the first lady to have walked to both the North and South Poles, and she told with the help of pictures the trials and tribulations
CHRISTMAS FAIR: Friday- Oak Hill School Christmas Fair, 6pm to 8pm, at Dumbleton Village Hall. Come and buy your Christmas gifts, see Father Christmas, sample the Fish Boys' barbecue. Inquiries to 01386 881783.
SHETLAND Sheep were officially no longer a rare breed after 30 years of conservation work to increase their numbers. The news was broken to visitors at a celebration of the breed at Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power. The Shetland Sheep Society, devoted
GARDEN CLUB: The AGM took place in October. Coun David Roberts stood down as chairman on grounds of ill health. The meeting expressed its thanks for his sterling work since the formation of the club in 1992. A new committee was elected as follows: Hazel
Wednesday Club: Nearly all members were at the November meeting, which was the ever-popular local history meeting. Readings, reminiscences, taped voices from the past and displays of historical photographs and club albums all combined to produce a most
ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY: The society met on November 12 at the Townsend Hall and was very well attended with several visitors. The programme for next year was announced and promises much to enjoy, as usual, social events and surprises are on the agenda
STUDLEY launched their defence of the Worcestershire Senior Urn with a comfortable 3-1 win over Malvern last night. Andy Grubb hit a first half double and Mark Crisp added one before half time. With the hosts sitting back they had keeper Danny Lewis to
Re Fiona George's letter 'Have we forgotten already'. I agree with her whole heartedly and feel ashamed that until this year my husband and I have never offered to do a street collection for the Poppy Appeal. In our defence I thought there would be no
THE battle to build a new superstore in St John's and tap into the spending power on Worcester's Westside has reached stalemate. Tesco has had plans to demolish Christopher Whitehead High School, build a store on the site and pay for a replacement school
LOVE Letters, by A R Gurney, will be presented at The Norbury Theatre, Droitwich Spa, for three nights from November 28 to 30 at 7.45pm. The unique and imaginative theatre piece is compiled of letters exchanged over a lifetime between two people who grew
FIVE players from Kidderminster Harriers are in the latest Worcestershire FA youth squad. They play Herefordshire in a Midland Counties Youth Championship derby at Worcester's St George's Lane ground on Sunday (2pm). The Harriers teenagers picked are
HOCKEY: Young Kidderminster showed flashes of their ability in the first half but lost 7-0 at Bridgnorth in DTZ League Midlands One. They found their opponents too strong despite playing excellent hockey at times and were two down at half-time. Though
THURSDAY: Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Mike Sanchez Band. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Lesley Garrett. Warwick: Arts Centre - Peter Bradley-Fulgoni. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Once More Into the Bleach. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Tommy Emmanuel CGP
MOTORSPORT: Karting star Nathan Freke needs a top-three place in the final two races to guarantee him the 125cc direct drive Rotax Max class club championship. Freke remained in line for the title by finishing a final fourth and beating his main rival
SWIMMING: Several new records were created at the latest stages of the Wyre Forest Swimming Club Championships on Saturday. Results, 8 and under, girls top three: 25m backstroke (Faith Ross, Eliza Bradley, Chloe Keen); boys: 25m butterfly (Lee Moule,
BASKETBALL: A visit to the home of current West Midlands Premier League holders Warley A resulted in a 104-49 defeat for Airedale Kidderminster Cobras. Cobras were full of optimism after a single-point defeat to their strong opponents in March but had
TABLE TENNIS: The only team in the Kidderminster League without a point finally won a match. Bewdley Institute B defeated Bewdley CC C 6-4 with Manny Gelhard, Mick Insull and John Rowell fighting back to take six games. Trevor Best won his three matches
DARTS: Young Jon Bishop and John Brennan were in form as Cock and Magpie B beat Bowling Club A 5-2 in the Banks's Bewdley Darts League. Captain J Wright also recorded a victory in a rare appearance after star man M Reading lost only his second game of
A YOUNG driver whose car rolled over has been taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries. The woman, in her 20s, lost control of the vehicle in Worcester Road, Stourport, at about 7pm on Tuesday. Firefighters from Stourport and Kidderminster rushed
TRIVIA: Stourport League newcomers Holly Bush ended Rose and Crown's 100 per cent record with a 57-49 win. Angel A's narrow 50-47 victory over Old Rose and Crown took them to the top of the league. Other Stourport results: Radcliffe 47, Steps up 42; Old
POLICE have issued a warning to irresponsible drivers who are infuriating Stourport people. Town PC Steve Wigham said there had been "a number of complaints" about illegally parked drivers in High Street causing traffic congestion and tailbacks often
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
YOU did not have to be around at the time of the Second World War to enjoy this sing-a-long evening as the songs are so well-known. The society pulled out all the stops to create the atmosphere for this evening of nostalgia, with its members dressed in
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
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
MOORLANDS Farm's Winter League is currently led by Redditch team Shakespeare. The latest round of the league was fished on Saturday with the following results. Individuals: M Talbot (Kamasan) 95lb 6oz (Meadow Pool peg 54), Neil McKinnon (Shakespeare)
ON THE Wyre Dell Lake, one angler caught six trout to 2.5lb and another landed five to 2.5lb with a montana. A man on the Andy Capp, where the best flies are viva, imitation pellet and goldheads, used a viva to catch four trout to 2.5. A pellet was used
A father of twin babies who pleaded guilty to eight drug offences has been jailed for four years at Hereford Crown Court. Jason Dimmock, 31, of Fowler Place, Stour-port, admitted supplying cocaine, ecstasy, amphetamine sulphate and cannabis at a hearing
Jewellery worth more than £2,000 was stolen when a burglar used a brick to smash a window at a house in Baxter Avenue, Kidderminster, between 10am and 10.30am on Wednesday, November 13.
RESULT of Fur and Feather, Staffordshire-Worcestershire Canal, Wolverley: Mick Scott 2-0-8dr, Pete Mountford 1-8, Stan James 1-6, Geoff Ife 1-2-8. A contest will be held on Sunday on Lyttelton waters 44-79. The draw will be made at 9am at Little Gladder
CONTEST switched from river to canal: Bob Harris 5-10, Gary Owen 2-13, Steve Oakes 2-11, W Philips 1-2. Members wishing to take part in the Fur and Feather contest must pay an entrance fee to J Baylie or Ron Price, on or before next contest. It is on
POLICE have "extra eyes and ears out in the community" after linking up with district transport firms. Transport Watch, launched by Kidderminster Police, covers Kidderminster, Stourport, Bewdley and Hartlebury, and aims to increase the flow of information
WOODSTON Manor: M Swalwell 71-4, M Brickles 60-10, R Jordan 28-6, G Wilkes 27-0-5. Points to date: Jordan 160, Brickles 157, D Mole 138. The next contest is the Fur and Feature at Moorlands on December 8, meeting at the venue at 7.30am. The annual meeting
THERE is a proposal going before the next full meeting of Wyre Forest District Council to increase the cost of bus passes by 20 per cent. I am told this increase is needed to fund the expected increase in the number of passes when men of 60 qualify for
EVESHAM United youngsters, Mathew Staley and Leigh Allen have again earned selection for the Worcestershire FA. The pair are in the squad to face Herefordshire in the Midlands Youth Championships at St Geor-ges Lane, Worcester on Sunday, kick-off 2pm.
DARREN Raybould made a great return as substitute with two goals in Wyre Forest Brinton's 3-0 revenge victory over Ludlow Town Reserves in West Midlands League Division One South. They dominated the second half to move into seventh place in the table
WHILE I applaud MP Dr Richard Taylor's efforts in respect of services at Kidderminster Hospital, I am surprised, and dismayed, at his lack of comment on firefighters' claims and strike action. I have watched his Viewpoint column in the Shuttle/Times and
Norton Rgrs U-15 1, Peopleton 1 STAGING a first home match for several weeks, Rangers were denied victory by a couple of goalline clearances. The Peopleton goalkeeper produced a series of fine stops in the first half and it was the visitors who took the
GOAL machine Craig Pratt rescued a West Midlands League Division One South point for Chaddesley Corbett with a 70th-minute equaliser at Bridgnorth Town Reserves. Pratt cancelled out the home side's 10th-minute penalty after finishing off a cross from
SION Farm: T Cooke 7-1, P Bruce 4-4, M Brown 2-13, J Brown 2-8, G Mansell 2-2. There will be a meeting at the Cavalier on Saturday, November 30, at 12.30pm when members are asked to return all trophies.
BOTTOM club Blakedown chalked up their first Kidderminster and District League Sunday Division Three win of the season when they beat Halesowen Town Supporters 1-0. Cleobury Town thrashed their hosts Hartlebury Taverners 7-2 in the same division. In Division
LARFORD Lakes: Paul Harvey 30-0, Karl Brown 18-6, Ryan Calder 17-14, Rebecca Ewins 13-14, Alan Humphreys 13-6. There will be a meeting at the Red Lion, Cookley, on Tuesday and all members are asked to attend.
TIM Jones retained his Aggregate Cup title at Woodston Manor, beating friend and rival Steve Cleavely's challenge. Jones, who took a 10-point lead into the final match, quickly caught on the waggler with worm hook bait. Second-placed Keith Clarke found
WITH reference to last week's letter complaining about the bus route down The Hollow on Bark Hill, Bewdley, I am pleased to report that I wrote to the First bus company on October 8 regarding this hazard and they say they will be resuming the route on
A FIRE brigade chief who attended the fatal accident site described it as "a scene of horror". Chris Bunce, divisional officer with Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, said appliances from his brigade received a call to attend at 10.57pm and went
"On behalf of the residents of the Vale of Evesham I offer sincere condolences to all those affected by the recent tragic accident. "Our thoughts and prayers are with those families who have lost loved ones and to all those suffering from injury and shock
EIGHTY extra staff members had to be drafted into the hospital that treated most of the casualties due to the sheer scale of the emergency. Twenty-eight passengers were taken to Slough's Wexham Park Hospital. The hospital's chief executive, Andrew Way
I HOPE no-one who lost power for days following the storms will meekly accept Aquila's brass-necked cheek in unilaterally dictating there will be no compensation. Of course, their senior managers are banking that you will. Quite literally. The continuance
AN Evesham couple's wedding day was blighted by a thief who took a camcorder containing the tape of their marriage ceremony, with the mean spirited act coming just months after the bride had been mugged and left unconscious in her own home. Liz Coulson
AN appeal for help to find a man who grabbed a 15-year-old girl and exposed himself in South Littleton on Tuesday has been made by police. The incident happened between 8.45am and 9am in Long Hyde Road, where the girl from Pebworth had been dropped off
EVESHAM fire fighters could return to the picket lines unless last-ditch government talks are successful. Evesham Sub Officer Julian Jenkins, of White Watch, said that fire fighters at the Merstow Green Station could join a planned eight-day strike starting
GINA Penn, a member of the Refectory staff, lost her hair as part of the Children in Need fund-raising activities at Evesham College by both students and staff. Sponsored by staff, students and visitors she raised £400 and said: "It's easier than a bungee
DOUGLAS Kenneth Peacock, of 8, Croft Road, Evesham, died in Worcester Hospital last week, aged 89. The funeral took place last Wednesday at All Saints Church, Evesham. He will be remembered by generations of pupils and colleagues of Prince Henry's School
IMPROVING Stourport pushed promotion-chasing Worcester Wanderers all the way in North Midlands One before losing 3-0 at home. The town had the better of the first half with excellent forward play and strong tackling in a closely contested match. But despite
HIGH-FLYING Cleobury Mortimer failed to keep up their great home form with a narrow 12-9 top-of-the-table defeat to Solihull in North Midlands One. They were left disappointed after failing to take the chances created against strong and experienced opponents
DAVID Park of Hereford was joint fifteenth after the first round of the BMW Asian Open in Taiwan today. He shot a three under par 69 to trail leader Jyoti Randhawa by four shots . The 30-year-old former Singapore Open cham-pion carded a seven un-der 65
BROMSGROVE and Luctonians come face to face for the first time on Saturday since their promotion to Midlands One. The two, who were promoted from Midlands Two (West), meet at Finstall Park as Bromsgrove patch up the walking wounded in a bid to get through
REDDITCH went out of the Birmingham Senior Cup at the first hurdle last night despite taking a 26th minute lead through former Brewer Jimmy Quiggan. Goals from Jason Kavanagh and Steve Evans, back from a loan spell at Moor Green, earned the Conference
NORTH Midlands have switched their Midlands 18-Group Clubs Championship match against Warwickshire on Sunday from Droitwich to Kings Norton. The Droitwich pitch suffered in the recent wet weather so a switch was made to the fast-draining surface at Kings
ENTERTAINMENT aplenty will be on offer over the festive season for anyone seeking a few hours' respite from the excesses of turkey and tinsel. Theatres throughout the Midlands and Cotswolds will stage a variety of shows, ranging from the traditional thigh-slapping
A THRILLING evening for all whodunnit fans takes place at St Luke's Memorial Hall on Saturday. Redditch Amateur Theatre Society (RATS) presents crime melodrama Murder At The Granby Arms at the Headless Cross venue from 7.30pm. The audience plays a key
Kim Hurst, from the Cottage Herbery, Boraston, was the guest speaker at the October meeting. She told members about many herbs, with the help of slides. On Tuesday, Mr Thorold will talk about Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. The competition will be for a
At the annual meeting, June Gordon was thanked for organising an evening at Barnett Hill. Secretary June Gordon outlined events and speakers of the past year, and treasurer Catherine Clark presented the financial report. Ruth Palmer officiated at the
The annual meeting will be held on Monday, December 2 at The Eagle and Spur, starting at 8pm. Everyone will be welcome.
Area demonstrator Alwyn Page stood in for Veronica Coe at the Christmas meeting, held this month, as Ms Coe was ill. Her demonstration, entitled Pink Elephants and Lemonade, was accompanied by music. She created five arrangements - Magic Lantern, Ireland
IT may have been a wet month, but in terms of temperature it has been very mild. One indication of just how mild it has been is the fact that there are some wild flowers still in bloom. On a recent trip to Redstone Marsh nature reserve I encountered three
Two rides will take place on Sunday. The A ride, which starts at 9am, will go to Oakley Park, near Ludlow. The B ride will starts at 9.30am, visiting Baggeridge Country Park, Himley. Both rides leave from The Green, Blakebrook, opposite Kidderminster
At the annual meeting, Pat Mullard reported on the half-yearly council meeting, and Daphne Thompson on Parchment Day, when Christmas cards were made. Pesident Angie McCarthy was re-elected, as were secretary Linda Sprosen and treasurer Olive Broadfield
CHELTENHAM celebrates the switch-on of its Christmas Lights on Saturday. Santa Claus himself will be in the spa town to switch on the lights in the Regency Arcade shopping centre and the town centre and there is much more before and after. The town will
Club commodore John Dixon recently met the Princess Royal at the RYA annual meeting in London, when she showed interest in local sailing clubs. She surprised Mr Dixon by noting that the club is alongside Severn Valley Railway.
HUNTINGDON Hall will be rocking to the sounds of the Mike Sanchez Band tonight, when the singer-guitarist brings his distinctive brand of high energy rhythm and blues to Worcester. Mike is on stage at 8pm. Tickets are available on 01905 611427.
The Wyre Forest group has organised a five-mile walk at Caunsall, on Sunday. Those taking part should meet at New Road car park, Kidderminster, at 10am. For details call the walk leaders on 01562 66020.
CHELTENHAM Town Hall has a feast of entertainment on offer for the coming week. It begins tomorrow with a tribute to Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Orchestra by Chris Dean with the Syd Lawrence Concert Orchestra. The orchestra includes a 20-piece string
PERSHORE Choral brings its autumn concert to the town's Abbey this Saturday. Tickets cost £10 for the central aisle and £8 for the side aisle, and are available from Carole Oliver on 01386 860389 or 07808 887715.
