FOR years it had been hidden behind the old church organ. But now Studley Parish Church's rare George III coat of arms has been restored to its former glory and put back where it can be appreciated by all. The large mural was rediscovered during the building
PRIME Minister Tony Blair is once again set to be called to account for the state of the new Worcestershire Royal Hospital. City MP Mike Foster's name came "out of the hat" to ask the first question during today's Prime Minister's Questions, at noon.
PRIME Minister Tony Blair is once again set to be called to account for the state of the new Worcestershire Royal Hospital. City MP Mike Foster's name came "out of the hat" to ask the first question during today's Prime Minister's Questions, at noon.
WORCESTERSHIRE'S director of education has been banned from driving after being caught speeding. Julien Kramer has apologised to the authority for any embarrassment caused by the disqualification, but has said it will not affect his work with schools.
A TEENAGER was found to be over the drink-drive limit after reversing her best friend's new car into a wall. Tara Ballard, aged 18, had been out drinking with Sarah Roberts at a pub in Evesham, Worcester magistrates heard yesterday. Julie Rosamond, prosecuting
CITY planners look set to again recommend that councillors block the plans from Tesco for a store on the site of Christopher Whitehead School in St John's. The supermarket chain withdrew its original proposals last October after planning officers from
TWO Worcester men, who battled in vain to save the life of a teenager who jumped from a cliff into freezing waters of a Malvern Hills quarry have been given top bravery awards. Robert Jones and Richard Fletcher had gone to Gullet Quarry with a group of
A TRAINEE estate agent was said to be suicidal as she was found to be two-and-a-half times the drink-drive limit after being involved in a collision. Clare Cornbill, aged 26, said she was trying to kill herself after giving a positive breath test, Worcester
THE sounds of Haydn, Ravel and Dvorak will be heard in Droitwich Spa this weekend. Droitwich Concert Club has invited the Eimer Piano Trio to enchant classical musical lovers this Saturday. The concert will take place at the Methodist Church, in Worcester
ALAIN Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's epic musical Miss Saigon is landing in front of Midlands audiences at The Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre on May 23 with an opening night on May 27. Cameron Mackintosh's production of this legendary musical has
YOUNGSTERS at a first school had plenty to smile about when they achieved a healthy school award. Pupils at Sytchampton First School, near Ombersley, received a certificate from Cath Philipson, a personal and social and health education adviser (PSHE)
A NEW bus shelter is to be installed outside Tenbury Hospital following an agreement between Worcestershire Health and Passenger Transport Group. However, passengers visiting Worcestershire Royal Hospital will still need to change buses. Discussions are
OLD sepia postcards are among items of stationery donated by Tenbury Press to the Hospice Shop. The cards, from the world famous Frith Collection, feature St. Mary's Church in Tenbury and various other churches in the Teme Valley and are up for sale at
TENBURY Town Band has bought a piccolo as a lasting memorial to the late Thomas Matthews, former town mayor and a staunch supporter and fundraiser for the band. The piccolo case has been inscribed to his memory. This year the band is celebrating its 20th
CHILDREN in Clifton-upon-Teme will be celebrating the first birthday of their Early Years Centre with a party and balloon race on Saturday. The £120,000 centre, which opened its doors for the first time at the end of January last year, now has 60 children
A TEENAGE skateboarding enthusiast has launched a petition calling for Tenbury Town Council to follow the example at Church Stretton and provide better boarding facilities at The Burgage. Tom Mutton, 14, of St. Michael's said he sympathises with the boarders
THE Dr Martens Western title race will be thrown into the melting pot this Saturday when Bromsgrove Rovers and Merthyr Tydfil - the two main pretenders for the crown - go head to head at Penydarren Park. Just two points separate the sides, in favour of
BROMSGROVE Rovers will only move into a new stadium if it can guarantee the club Football League status - according to chairman Tom Herbert. Rovers representatives have met with the council for talks following speculation the council were seeking to relocate
Two men were arrested after police recovered thousands of pounds of what is believed to be stolen property and food from an address in Beoley. After executing a warrant on Monday in Seafield Road, police found £1,500 worth of food which is believed to
VANDALS smashed the window of a police car after officers were alerted to reports of a break-in at Woodrush High School, Shawhurst Lane. The officers walked up to the school building to investigate but found nothing. When they returned to the car, they
BIRMINGHAM City Ladies have had a staggering eight players called up by England for forthcoming get-togethers. Cream of the crop is captain Laura Bassett who has been called up for a young-looking full England squad to take on the Italians in a friendly
February 7, 1903 DEATH of Mr J Lamb - Studley. The death of Mr John Lamb, builder, which took place on Friday has removed one who in many respects was a remarkable man and a fine example of what may be accomplished by industry, perseverance and untiring
February 6, 1953 PROMPT action by Studley Fire Brigade under Sub-Officer H Ireland saved Mrs D Gibson of 43 Station Road, Studley, from unnecessary suffering after she had been overcome by fumes when the chimney at her home caught fire last Sunday morning
IN THE Bromsgrove & Redditch Table Tennis League last week there were two 10-0 victories in Division 1. Barnt Green's team of Pat McCabe, Mark Cornish and Jason McFaul were much too good for West Midlands Phones A, winning easily and League leaders
REDDITCH'S trip to basement club Market Drayton was postponed at the weekend because of a frozen pitch. Kynock's 2-2 draw with Stafford was the only Midlands West One fixture to survive the cold weather. The Bromsgrove Road club entertain third placed
IF we're honest, few among us are able to resist the urge to become tetchy and verbose when we feel unfairly treated. So the spat between Worcester's Labour MP Mike Foster and his Mid-Worcestershire Tory counterpart Peter Luff comes as no surprise, even
Sunday saw twenty two Needles anglers turning up to fish the third winter league match on the club waters at Great Alne. With conditions difficult, Lee Taylor found 4lbs 7ozs of bream and chub on peg 15 using pole fished worm, all his fish coming in the
THE impact on waiting lists through patients missing physiotherapy appointments is the focus of a new awareness drive. Last month, 29 patients failed to turn up to their first outpatient physio appointment at the Alexandra Hospital and 118 cancelled appointments
BEING a successful manager boils down to making the right decisions at the right time -- and John Barton will have to make some ahead of Saturday's vital clash with Stafford Rangers. After months of seeing the team pick itself due to injuries and suspension
CAMPAIGNERS calling for better eye services in Redditch will be reassured by the inclusion of Redditch and Bromsgrove Community Health Council (CHC) on a new project team reviewing them. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said the team would look
CALLS have gone out for the morning after pill to be available free of charge to all Redditch women, not just teenagers. Redditch Councillor Betty Passingham, who also sits on the Redditch and Bromsgrove joint health consultative committee, said it was
BIRMINGHAM City ladies manager Marcus Bignot says teenage ace Eni Aluka has the talent to be in the England squad for the European Championships in England in two years. The 15-year-old has been terrorising defences up and down the land on her debut top
ALVECHURCH are being held up in their bid to sign pacy Highgate United striker Liam O'Shea after losing lightning front man Brett Fitzpatrick to an horrific injury last month. Church manager Andy Hibbert was hoping to bring in O'Shea for last night's
FECKENHAM pulled further away from the relegation trapdoor without kicking a ball at the weekend. The Millers' trip to Massey Ferguson was postponed because of a frozen pitch but second from bottom Cheslyn Hay suffered a shock defeat to basement boys
HEADLESS Cross Ladies continued their title tilt with a 2-0 derby win at home to Redditch United Women. Redditch boss Steve Tayler admitted he set out to defend and frustrate the league leaders and did so until the 70th minute. Inevitably it was league
REDDITCH parks side the Sportsman's Arms are gunning for a Stratford League record 21 consecutive wins on Saturday. The Division One outfit have back-to-back matches against Stratford Spartak because of a fixture backlog and hope to have the record in
REDDITCH Magistrates Court is on course to re-open at the end of March after a massive revamp. The Grove Street court closed for refurbishment about a year ago and cases were moved to Droitwich while the work was being carried out. The refurbishment forms
A STALWART Redditch councillor is calling it a day after the May elections because he is unhappy councillors no longer have the power to make decisions. Though he admits age and health have played a part, Ken Somner says the new committee system imposed
REDDITCH Co-operative Homes has been given planning permission for six bungalows in Ashtree Road, Batchley. The Co-operative will start building on the site of an old garage in the summer and work is expected to last six months. Project manager Carl Taylor
A DOZEN large bins used to store machine components were stolen from an industrial unit on Howard Road in Park Farm Industrial Estate. The H bins, which are made of steel, measure about 1.5metres cubed and weigh 150-180lbs. Each were stolen between the
A POPULAR learning and skills centre threatened with closure last year has almost doubled its intake of students in the last 12 months. The Redi Centre in Smallwood became the subject of an extensive business plan after a proposal to axe it as part of
A DISPUTE over whether or not a bus firm should accept pensioner and disabled passes in Redditch is still going on almost 12 months after it began. The row started when Pete's Travel took over a number of routes axed by the town's main bus operator, First
A LIFETIME of work by Redditch artist Norman Neasom went on show at the weekend at Forge Mill Museum. It is the first time a major exhibition of Mr Neasom's work has been held in his home town and to celebrate, his former pupil, the renowned cartoonist
REDS number two Gary Whild has confirmed the club are targeting another striker as they continue to rebuild. Midfielder Matty Gardiner made his United debut at the weekend and Whild is hoping to bring in an unnamed forward soon but confirmed that would
FORMER Redditch club captain Lee Knight has ignited a war of words with his old club after claiming he has been left to carry the can after an incident back in October. The row concerns a scuffle at the end of the FA Cup defeat at home to Arnold Town
TOWN Centre pub the Golden Cross has been busy fundraising again, this time raising more than £700. The Unicorn Hill pub, raised the cash for the Happy Days charity which pays for sick children to go on holiday. Enfield company Thomas Morel Foods donated
BO Henriksen grabbed a late winner to keep Kidderminster Harriers' Nationwide League Division Three play-off hopes alive with a well-earned 1-0 victory over Bournemouth at Aggborough last night. The Danish striker struck in the 83rd minute with a close
WILL Wigram looks to have secured his stay at Worcester Rugby Club until the end of the season. Worcester's director of rugby John Brain said the former Wasps man, who joined the Sixways promotion challenge in December, is "very likely" to stay on for
ANNA Bailey will spearhead a six-strong contingent from Worcestershire at the World Indoor Rowing Championships. The 52-year-old, from Hanley Swan, will be hoping to repeat last year's feat of two gold medals at the championships in Boston on February
WORCESTERSHIRE went down 54-34 to Lancashire in their latest inter-county netball match at Preston. The county side gave a debut to Jo Brennan at goal defence. Lancashire included a number of England U19 players and Worcestershire knew that this was going
The John Barton column IT'S rapidly approaching make or break time for our season and there is little margin for error. With 14 games remaining it's almost like entering a new competition starting with Stafford Rangers on Saturday. We've slipped to fourth
DROITWICH Spa RFC First XV go into this Saturday's clash at second-bottom Kings Norton in high spirits after a recording their fourth win in a row. Spa's 42-22 defeat of Edwardians at the Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground last Saturday saw them go second
A CAMPAIGN to raise awareness of the plight of homeless young people moves another step forward this month with a seminar at Redditch Town Hall. The Holding Hands with the Homeless seminar will be held from 10am-3.30pm on Monday, February 17, and consists
HIGHLY acclaimed The Mysteries comes to Birmingham Hippodrome for one week only, starting on Tuesday, February 11. After playing at London's West End last summer, the production arrives with a cast of more than 40 young South African singers, dancers
BROMSGROVE RFC First XV coach David Stout insists there is still all to play for in Midlands One this season despite seeing his side slip further into the relegation mire. Bromsgrove's narrow 20-16 home defeat against Spalding last Saturday was their
ROB McClean scored a hat-trick of tries as Droitwich Spa RFC First XV maintained their fine Midland Four West (South) record with an excellent 42-22 victory against Edwardians at the Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground last Saturday. Matt Blackmore also played
ROMANTIC opera La Bohme, performed by the Chisinau National Opera, is staged at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham this week. One of Puccini's best-loved operas, it tells the story of Parisian love and loss, the delicate consumptive Mimi and her love for
ANOTHER nail was driven into the Bromsgrove relegation coffin when they went down 20-16 to Spalding at Finstall Park last Saturday. Even in defeat, Bromsgrove were far more impressive than in the reverse encounter last week but they were outsized in every
A NEW play is being shown at Birmingham REP as part of a festival of new works by up and coming writers. Girl, Watching tells the story of a woman's flight from a volatile marriage to an unfaithful husband, his visit to her and what happens, watched by
Bromsgrove U12s 14 Old Halesonians U12s 0 The hosts went ahead when Alyssa Hatton fed Edward Cole who gave the ball to Nathan Williams and his dummy pass created a gap for Ryan Morris to score. Hatton converted for 7-0 half time lead. With minutes remaining
The town's mayor will be watching some fancy footwork on Tuesday, February 11. Steve Wheeler and his wife will be at DanceFEST at the Palace Theatre from 7.30pm.
DRIVERS will have to put up with inconvenient roadworks around Redditch for another two months. Work on gas and water mains has been going on around the town for months, meaning hold-ups and diversions for many motorists. Work being done near Tesco and
THE search is on for strapping Redditch hunks who could appear onstage at the Palace Theatre with The Dreamboys later this month and ultimately bag themselves a contract with the group. The Dreamboys celebrate their 15th anniversary this year and are
Thursday, February 6 La Boheme, sung by The Chisinau National Opera, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. And February 7. Tickets from 0870 607 7535. ABBA - The Show, (tribute band), Solihull Arts Complex. Tickets from 0121 7046962. Jane Eyre, Malvern Theatres
Albert Hall set a new alley record as they trounced The Talbots by 50 pins to go top of Wednesday Division Two in the E&E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League, Dave Jones leading the way with 52. In Division One, New Raiders go down to third
MARAUDERS were the highest scorers of the week in Monday Division One of the E & E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League. They scored 445 to beat Hillbillies by 21 pins. Division One Wasps 385 (14) G.Mitchell 37, Castaways 383 (6) S.Morse
BROMSGROVE Rovers will only move into a new stadium if it can guarantee the club Football League status - according to chairman Tom Herbert. Rovers representatives have met with the council for talks following speculation the council were seeking to relocate
AFTER being displaced from Dr Martens Western top spot following three months leading the pack, Bromsgrove Rovers could only manage a goalless draw against third placed Weston-Super-Mare at The Victoria Ground. The visitors opened strongly, with Matt
WAYNE Davies scored a hat-trick as Fairfield Villa dismantled Kenilworth Town 7-0 in their one-sided Midland Football Combination division one encounter. Villa were put under early pressure but took the lead against the run of play after 15 minutes when
FIVE second half goals ensured Droitwich Spa Football Club remain top Midland Combination division two after a 5-0 home victory over basement boys Handsworth United. But Spa, who are joint top with Littleton on 37 points, made hard work of the result,
DROITWICH Spa A face their biggest match of the season this Saturday when they face current Worcester premier League champions Tolladine Sports in the Bayliss Cup semi-finals. But Spa will go into the game with confidence, having made it eight games unbeaten
BARNT Green Spartak crashed out of their second cup competition in a week after losing 2-0 at Northfield Town in the Smedley Crooke Charity Cup second round. Spartak, who were beaten 5-2 by Bewdley Town in the Worcestershire Junior Cup semi-finals in
THE Birmingham Anglers Association has booked the following waters for this week. Saturday, February 8 River Avon - Evesham, Cropthorne 7, 8 and 9. Canals - Staffordshire/Worcestershire 8 to 11. Sunday, February 9 River Avon - Avon Meadows, Barton, Bidford
Tuesday, February 4, 2003 BO Henriksen grabbed a late winner to keep Kidderminster Harriers' Nationwide League Division Three play-off hopes alive with a well-earned 1-0 victory over Bournemouth at Aggborough last night. The Danish striker struck in the
DEAR EDITOR - I feel compelled to write to you over a situation that has just happened to me. I am a 36-year-old mum and was brought up to be courteous, polite and to respect the older generation. So you can imagine that when I got on my local bus one
DEAR EDITOR - Recent Bromsgrove letters about wheel clamping have bemused Droitwich readers. But do Spa residents realise they have the same in store? Parking will be decimated as Waitrose is built over existing car parks. Planners ignored recommended
DEAR EDITOR - How sad I was to read the letter from Dr Cath Elliott regarding her "good deed" being abused. We are constantly seeing her letters of thanks to people who have helped her raise money for good causes which makes the unkind act an even more
FIVE Ways Old Edwardians will have damage limitation on their minds when they take on league leaders Solihull on Saturday. The Powergen North Midlands One top dogs are on course for their fourth successive promotion and visit Masshouse at the weekend
WOODRUSH skipper Paul Moore says the club cannot afford any more postponements after the match against Worcester Wanderers was frozen off at the weekend. The match was called off on Friday night to leave the Old Icknield Street side having played only
DEAR EDITOR - In reply to Action for Droitwich and the armchair critics, isn't it about time you stood up and were counted? I have never yet read any positive comments on how you all see Droitwich Spa progressing - only negatives. As I see it, the council
AS Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools, I speak independently and impartially, without fear or favour, on the state of the English education system. In my first annual report since taking up post at the Office for Standards in Education last May,
DON'T forget to get your tickets for a Rednal pantomime later this month. Tickets are fast selling out for the Longbridge Methodist Church presentation of Cinderella, which opens for a three-day run on Thursday, February 20. Performances at the Bristol
A PUB lunch at a Belbroughton inn is just one of the treats in store for energetic walkers later this month. Worcestershire County Council has organised a seven-mile ramble through Clent and Belbroughton on Sunday, February 23. The walk starts at 10am
WRITING about Iris will be the subject of the next talk at a meeting in Stoke Prior later this month. WORDS literary group has invited writer Peter Conradi to share his knowledge on the topic at the conference room of L G Harris, in Hanbury Road, on Friday
ONE of television's favourite funnymen, Bobby Davro, will be having residents rolling in the aisles at a local theatre later this month. The successful comedian, who has graced both screen and stage for more than 20 years, will be appearing at the Palace
"DON'T shoot the messenger", the saying goes, but many messengers are shot at because the message itself is unpopular. America's finding that out, and Peter Nielsen (You Say, Saturday, January 25) joins terrorism's other apologists to turn truth inside-out
A GROWING number of townsfolk are enjoying the great outdoors and improving their health thanks to a successful walking scheme. Bromsgrove Walks for Health was launched last month and is supported by the district council has had very positive feedback
WHY do we have so many letters on hunting and the EU? There are lots of other topics to write about, such as Shirley Bassey's hairstyles and the price of cucumbers. GEORGE COWLEY, Windermere Drive, Warndon
"COLOUR and Interest in the Winter Garden", just what we needed at our January meeting to cheer us all up after rain, rain and again, rain! Duncan Coombes, lecturer from Pershore College, entertained us with his wonderful slides and fed us many ideas.
RURAL Affairs Minister Alun Michael's attempts to reassure people that fishing, shooting and horse racing (You Say, Friday, January 24) wouldn't be jeopardised by the Hunting Bill could be seen as a blatant lie. He previously made a pledge to base any
A good turn out of players, vice presidents and friends attended the AGM of Avoncroft Cricket Club in January. They heard very positive reports of the 2002 season from captains Paul Athey and Martin Cound and from Pete Whitehead. The Saturday First XI
A HOSPITAL worker has been rewarded for his efforts in helping his colleagues to get away from it all. During the past three years David Banner, a porter at the Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Bromsgrove, has organised many European trips for
A GENEROUS offer from Bromsgrove's Round Table has given a happy ending to a sad story. Last month the Advertiser/Messenger highlighted the plight of a Guide leader who had been mugged of a collection box just a few days before Christmas. Guide leader
A BRAVE college lecturer, who has battled with leukaemia, is gearing up for another challenge this summer. Steve Nyland, a sports therapy lecturer at NEW College, Bromsgrove, will represent Great Britain in the 10-kilometre cycle race at the World Transplant
IF OUTSTANDING exam results and a citizenship award were not enough, a Rednal school has now netted an exceptional Ofsted report. Lickey Hills Primary School is celebrating three in a row after receiving their best ever Ofsted report. It follows a recent
Saturday, January 4, 2003 THE sight of Mark Gabey leaving the Sixways field with a broken arm soured what had been a hugely positive afternoon for Worcester. Ten tries against Coventry was an impeccable way to start 2003 and underlined just how devastating
A LEADING pork producer has described a new EU ruling which requires farmers to put toys in every sty as "enough to make you pig sick." David Ford, who raises 1,700 pigs at his Lower Goosehill Farm in Hanbury says the ruling is just more crazy Brussels
by KATE HUGHES A PARISH councillor will face a tribunal for not declaring details about her employment and could be banned from sitting as a councillor for five years. But Councillor Linda Wood, of Belbroughton Parish Council, is advised not to reveal
police have welcomed the tough sentences handed out to a group of men who were caught in a violent fight outside a High Street pub. The seven men pleaded guilty to a variety of assault and disorder charges following a fight outside the Golden Cross Hotel
TOMBSTONES in the picturesque churchyard surrounding Bromsgrove's Grade I listed St John's parish church may have to be permanently laid down to meet health and safety requirements. District council staff will carry out safety checks on the gravestones
IT'S rapidly approaching make or break time for our season and there is little margin for error. With 14 games remaining it's almost like entering a new competition starting with Stafford Rangers on Saturday. We've slipped to fourth place and would have
DROITWICH Spa boxer Michael Pardoe begins the defence of his national schools' title this weekend as five town fighters go in search of glory. Pardoe, of Droitwich Amateur Boxing Club, is the reigning champion for Year 10 students at 63kg and, because
LICKEY Monarchs and Barnt Green showed their class in division one of the Bromsgrove and Redditch Table Tennis League by recording whitewashes in the latest round of matches. Barnt Green's team of Pat McCabe, Mark Cornish and Jason McFaul beat West Midland
WILL Wigram looks to have secured his stay at Worcester Rugby Club until the end of the season. Worcester's director of rugby John Brain said the former Wasps man, who joined the Sixways promotion challenge in December, is "very likely" to stay on for
AN ALCESTER man who had sex in his car with a girl he knew was only 12 has been jailed for eight months by a judge at Warwick Crown Court. Richard King, aged 25, of St Nicholas Close, Alcester, was also ordered to register as a sex offender for 10 years
ALCESTER's historic town hall could be at the heart of plans for a major town centre facelift, which includes ideas for a new market. Contractors working for Advantage Alcester believe the 362-year-old hall, along with Butter Street and St Nicholas' Church
Wolverhampton 3 Cleobury 0 Cleobury Ladies' National League side travelled to Wolverhampton for a difficult match, missing their influential captain and were aware of the reputation of a much strengthened, and in- form Wolves side. Cleobury started brightly
ALCESTER in Bloom's financial plight may be over thanks to a lifeline from two generous town trusts. Church Street Properties and Moorfields Trust have each handed over £2,000 to the In Bloom committee for the replacement of decaying hanging baskets and
Evesham Ladies 0 Tenbury Ladies 2 TENBURY ladies continued their good form with a well-deserved victory at Evesham. Tenbury dominated the opening stages of the first half with midfielders Rach-el Croxton and Kate George dominant in their roles. Tenbury
Ludlow Ladies 3 Montgomery 0 LUDLOW Ladies returned from the Christmas break with a renewed determination. At home against Montgom-ery, to whom they lost 6-0 when they played them away, Ludlow got off to a brilliant start by wrong-footing the Montgomery
Thieves broke in to Morgam News in High Street, Alcester, on Saturday and stole hundreds of pounds worth of cigarettes. Alcester police think the offenders entered the shop via the back door and may have spotted the door code being entered by workers
A WOMAN who falsely claimed on prospectuses for her Leamington-based college that its courses were validated by a leading exam board has been given a conditional discharge for 12 months. Nazarine Osborne, aged 50, of Chapman Way, Alcester, had denied
The Community College in Bishop's Castle is celebrating the success of one of its students, Christopher Rimmer. Christopher has become the first student from the school to win a Shropshire Schools cross-country event for at least 25 years. Christopher
Chaddesley Corbett 1 Springvale 1 IAN Horton grabbed a late equaliser to give Spring-vale a share of the points in this entertaining Kidd-erminster League Premier Division encounter. The first half was very even as both teams pushed forward to create
THE alarm has been raised by Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service and county Trading Standards after a resident was offered two smoke alarms and a small fire extinguisher for £150. The Warwickshire resident was given the chance to buy a 'fire safety pack
Castle Inn 2000 1 Clee Hill Reserves 1 HILL Reserves made their short trip to Highley worthwhile when they deservedly shared the points with the unbeaten Kidder-minster League Division One leaders. The visitors made their usual sluggish start and soon
Cleobury Mortimer 22 pts Veseyans 13 CLEOBURY twice came from behind to claim a notable victory over their high flying North Midlands One visitors. Veseyans kicked a penalty to edge into an early lead, and then took advantage to land a second penalty
I AM writing in amusement at the county council's proposal to increase the council tax to what I can only see as a ludicrous and as yet unsubstantiated increase. Council chiefs says the increase is due to people living in the district requesting better
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
MY husband and I have lived on Easemore Road, Riverside, for just over a year now. During that time, we have become increasingly concerned about the speed of vehicles up and down Easemore Road and on the surrounding estates. The speed bumps on Easemore
ALTHOUGH I am a political opponent of Councillor Gavin Smithers, I read his rant (Advertiser, January 29) with interest and would like to wish him every success with his new business venture, Coconut Island. This is a valuable facility for young children
THE classic and spine-chilling tale of Sweeney Todd the barber and his neighbouring accomplice was told with a humorous slant in this latest Break-a-Leg performance. With a degree of slap-stick humour and melodrama, members of the cast portrayed through
MY daughter took me to visit the new market and I have never been so disgusted - I've been to better car boot sales. There were just three stalls. I asked my daughter to take me home as I was so disappointed. I think it is time the market went back to
I SEE Council Leader David Cartwright is proposing to abolish the Redditch Local Plan (Advertiser, January 22). Maybe I am naive but it surprises me that this process is going ahead without, apparently, any public consultation. Ian Hayes Birmingham Road
A NEW College lecturer who has battled against leukaemia is representing Great Britain in the World Transplant Games to raise awareness of transplant donation. Sports therapy lecturer Steve Nyland received a bone marrow transplant four years ago after
THE Dr Martens Western title race will be thrown into the melting pot this Saturday when Bromsgrove Rovers and Merthyr Tydfil - the two main pretenders for the crown - go head to head at Penydarren Park. Just two points separate the sides, in favour of
A DROITWICH Spa English 8-Ball Pool player has his sights set on representing England and turning professional after being named Worcestershire County Pool Association player of the year. Darrell Bareham, of Chawson, picked up the joint accolade, along
WORCESTERSHIRE paceman Kabir Ali and spinner Gareth Batty are included in a 14-man squad for the ECB National Academy tour to Malaysia and Sri Lanka. The Academy will play a single one-day match against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur before undertaking a four-and-a-half
The housing market remained strong during January with prices increasing by 1.5 per cent, figures showed today. Halifax, Britain's biggest mortgage lender, said historically low interest rates and low unemployment were continuing to drive the market.
A CARPET manufacturer is celebrating higher than expected sales that are outstripping last year's turnover. The board of Victoria plc, which owns Victoria Carpets, in Kidderminster, has announced that trading in the third quarter of the financial year
PRESIDENT Angela welcomed everyone to the first 2003 meeting. After singing Jerusalem, members were introduced to the speakers, Mr and Mrs Noyce. They gave a talk entitled Travels in Nepal accompanied by slides. They journeyed to Kathmandu and then on
'I DO' will be the words on everyone's lips at a Redditch church on Sunday, February 16, from 10.30am. St Luke's Church, Headless Cross, will be holding a special service for couples who have been married at the church in past years and those couples
A PIONEERING scheme to lure jobless Redditch people into the world of retail has been failing to attract recruits. Ambition:Retail was set up after Redditch Jobcentre was one of just five areas in the country given the chance to pilot a Government scheme
COOKHILL Keyboard Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month at Cookhill Village Hall. Approximate times for most meetings are 7.30-10.15 pm. The club is a forum for anyone interested in keyboard music, whether as a player or a listener. During each
People who have recently divorced or need help to overcome the difficulty of a relationship breakdown can join a discussion group starting on Thursday, February 27. The group will meet at the Parsonage, Church Road, Webheath from 7.30pm. For more details
THE doors were thrown open for anyone to attend the January meeting when Mrs Busher, from the DNA and Forensic Science Service, based in Birmingham, gave a wonderful insight into the work that is carried out there. Forensic science is the means of linking
EUROPE'S largest shoe retailer has made a £500,000 investment in Redditch with the promise of 12 new jobs. Shoe giant Deichmann Shoes will be opening a 3,500sq ft superstore in the Kingfisher Centre - the first of its stores in the country to bear the
THE Redditch branch is holding an as-new sale on Saturday, March 29, at the town hall. Anyone wishing to sell good quality items such as baby and children's clothes, toys, prams, books or maternity wear is asked to send an A4 SAE to NCT, 3 Goscote Close
MORE than 100 jobs are set to be created when clothing and homeware giant Matalan opens in Redditch at the end of March. The new store in Tunnel Drive, next to the B&Q Warehouse, will be Matalan's 164th in the UK. It will be on a 34,000sq ft site
THE 187th meeting took place at The Swan Hotel on January 23. The president welcomed visitor Mr Wyn Kendall. He gave the news that Arthur McMellan had returned to Alcester Hospital after his operation at Warwick Hospital and would welcome visitors. Brian
REDDITCH rabbit owners are being urged to claim their lost pets due to a shortage of places in rabbit foster homes. Worcestershire RSPCA volunteer Geraldine Haynes said many rabbits had recently been found in the Redditch area and the five rabbit foster
AN Alvechurch couple became prize winners when they took time out to swot up on their recycling. Rosalind and Charles Johnson, of Buckleys Green, visited a composting display at the Kingfisher Centre and won a free bin. The display was organised by Redditch
Alvechurch Village Hall was broken into between Friday, January 24, and Monday, January 27. Although nothing was stolen, damage was caused to the boiler room door.
Staff and pupils at Beoley First School returned last Monday to find rugby balls strewn all over the sports pitch. It was later discovered the sports hut had been broken into but instead of stealing, the culprits had emptied the contents of a bag of balls
WORCESTER City Council has failed in its bid to secure an increase in its central Government grant. In December last year, it was announced that Worcester was to receive the minimum grant increase for a shire district council of 3 per cent. The council
A WIDOW has paid tribute to her war veteran husband who died following a collision with a car outside his home in Sinton Green, near Worcester. Raymond Baker, aged 86, who suffered from Alzheimer's Disease in recent years, had a leg broken in the accident
A HUSBAND discovered his wife's body after she shot herself with a 12-bore shotgun, an inquest has heard. Brian Williams had been using a noisy garden-vacuum cleaner to clear leaves from the garden while his wife, Margaret, had been inside. "He had thought
SHOPPERS were submerged with tales of adventure and wonder as they walked down Worcester's High Street. Worcester Divers took to the streets to try and encourage the public to be more adventurous in their free-time. Members of the club donned wetsuits
Being told to shut up in the cinema by a complete stranger is not the usual way to begin a 50-year marriage, but that is how it started for Fred and Joyce Lerry. Mr Lerry, aged 68, a retired engineer, was at the cinema watching a film with another girl
GREEN-minded residents are being urged to keep hold of their glass when using a Wychavon District Council recycling scheme. The project, beginning this month, will encourage residents to separate their rubbish into two sacks. Plastics and cans can be
PUBLIC opinion backed by a 590-strong petition has won the day and forced Tenbury Town Council to look again at plans to re-site the Regal bus shelter. At the full meeting on Monday, they unanimously voted to reverse their earlier decision after local
LES Palmer has been shipped out to Oldbury United on loan to gain match fitness. Palmer has not played 90 minutes this year for Bromsgrove Rovers and will spend six games with his former club. It is the latest such loan scheme adopted by Gary Hackett
A man sacked by a firm of solicitors has been cleared of trying to blackmail his former employers out of £5,000. Derek Fleming was alleged to have rung his ex-boss Rhona Lavender and warned that unless he was paid five months' salary he would inform the
A MAN who claimed he had discovered an emaciated dog which later had to be destroyed has been sent to prison for six months for causing unnecessary suffering to the appallingly treated animal. In March, Jason Mentos, aged 26, of Astley Close, Woodrow,
REDDITCH people are being urged to help crack down on drug pushers working on the streets. Police executed several warrants at the weekend as part of Operation Mandate, a continuing strategy against drugs in the town. A quantity of Class A drugs were
POLICE in Winyates, Matchborough and Church Hill have launched a plea for residents' help to crack down on nuisance youths and vandalism. Officers have spoken exclusively to the Advertiser about the groundbreaking tactics they are now using to rid the
A REDDITCH teenager had his head stamped on and his trainers stolen after being ambushed by three attackers. It happened on Sunday, January 12, at about 6pm on the footpath leading from Underhill Close to Evesham Road in Oakenshaw. The 17 year old was
A TEENAGE addict burgled a house while her drug dealer waited round the corner for debts to be repaid to him, Worcester Crown Court heard. Donna Barrett got in through an open window while the occupier was upstairs and stole a purse containing £80. A
Review: Jane Eyre at the Festival Theatre, Malvern (until Saturday). THIS new adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic does the original justice. Its success is due in the main to some adventurous staging with no small measure of congratulation to Brian
Feckenham were out of the Midland Combination Premier Division relegation picture for all of 48 hours. The Millers crashed to a shocking 1-0 defeat against a Southam side who hauled themself off the bottom with their second win in two days after taking
BROMSGROVE Ladies Hockey Club Seconds lost 3-2 to Old Sils last Saturday. Trailing 3-0 at half time to a stronger side, Jane Humby lifted confidence with an early second half goal before Anglea Gibson added another. Amanda Johnson narrowly missed an equaliser
February 3, 1978 DON'T hoard petrol - and we might just scrape through this dispute with fuel to spare. This was the message from some garage owners in Redditch as the tanker drivers' work-to-rule began to bite. Others were more pessimistic. Panic buying
ALVECHURCH climbed to second with a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Coventry Sphinx but have given title rivals Rugby the chance to open up a gap again tonight. A squad missing five regulars held out for a point in difficult conditions. Church are two points
BIRMINGHAM Solihull have tabled plans for a 7,000 seat stadium at the Portway and hope to bring Zurich Premiership rugby to the old Birmingham RFC ground. The ambitious club have outlined plans for a multi million pound revamp of the 43 acre site because
REDDITCH Regals ran out 39-30 winners at Tysley Tigers last week despite the loss of league top scorer Becky Nicholson. The freescoring point guard averages 23 points a game but 15-year-old Cadet Jenny Webb proved an able deputy, top scoring with 11.
REDDITCH tennis ace Pauline Fisher cleaned up at the National Indoor Veterans Championships in Brierley Hill, winning the singles and teaming up with Shirley Fox for the doubles. The 50-year-old bounced back after the disappointment of losing in the national
AFTER a very hard 2002 which included the Manchester Commonwealth Games and Turin World Cup, Bromsgrove & Redditch AC racewalker Sharon Tonks is now deep into the heavy grind of winter training. On Sunday, however, she took a short break to do a little
STUDLEY Blue 'n' White Rope Skippers pocketed another award for their bulging trophy cabinet when the 12-14 years team were named Stratford-upon-Avon District Junior Sports Team of the year. The team, who are reigning World Champions beat off eight other
ROCKLANDS Social Club beat Studley Road Social Club B 224-216. Scorers (out of 50): John Cope 44; Nigel Blythe 46; Hazel Blythe 44; Darren Lobb 42; Ken Lobb 44; S. Yates 44 with only the top five scorers counting towards the total. Studley Road Social
Redditch's Vicky Brady has been selected for the England U17s squad at the FENA championships in March. Vicky plays goal attack, and found herself elevated this year. She has been fast-tracked from playing at U16 level both in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire
MEMBERS of town health watchdog, the Redditch and Bromsgrove Community Health Council (CHC), have finally been given a date for its disbandment. After a year of doubt, the Government finally announced CHCs nationwide would be scrapped on September 1 in
STUDLEY can play kingmakers in another nailbiting Midland Alliance title race. The sixth placed side are fast gaining ground on faltering Willenhall and take on league leaders Stourbridge tonight (Wednesday, ko 7.45pm) snow permitting. The Glassboys went
THE sound of music is filtering through the halls of low-security prison Hewell Grange after a new group opened a creative outlet for inmates. Prison chaplain The Rev Peter Hammersley and other members of staff discussed the possibility of creating a
THE Redditch Partnership has been re-launched after members admitted a shake-up was needed to achieve their goals. The partnership is made up of representatives from Redditch Council, Worcestershire Health Authority, West Mercia Police, NEW College, the
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
AGENCIES across the county have joined forces with Redditch Council to launch a strategy aimed at providing affordable warmth for all residents. Latest figures suggest 40-50 people will die in Redditch each year due to cold-related illnesses, higher than
PAUL Athey has been named as Avoncroft Cricket Club's First XI captain for the second year running. Athey's position was confirmed at the club's Annual General Meeting last month. Richard Sinclair will be vice-captain. Guy Weston is the Second XI skipper
The magic of Birmingham's sights and stories will be brought to life by Kenneth Hughes, from the Heart of England Association, at the next Redditch Society meeting. The illustrated talk will take place on Friday at Trinity High School from 7.30pm. On
A FREE open day to help people who stammer could take place in Redditch this month if enough interest is generated. Stephen Hill cured himself of his stammer after years of unsuccessful speech therapy and is now teaching his life-changing techniques to
The National Blood Service is appealing for Redditch volunteers to attend a blood donor session. The next session will be on Tuesday at St Gregory's Parish Centre, Winyates Way, Winyates. Anyone who wants to give blood can attend from 2-3.45pm and 5-7.15pm
WORCESTERSHIRE paceman Kabir Ali and spinner Gareth Batty are included in a 14-man squad for the ECB National Academy tour to Malaysia and Sri Lanka. The Academy will play a single one-day match against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur before undertaking a four-and-a-half
HIGH-flying Hereford United last night salvaged a valuable point after a tremendous second-half fight-back in an action-packed 2-2 Nationwide Conference draw at crisis club Farnborough Town. The Bulls looked down and out at the break after the Hampshire
Evesham United romped to their biggest home win of the season after beating Shepshed Dynamo 5-1 in the Dr Martens Western Division. The game was effectively over as a contest by half time. The Robins were leading 4-0 and coasting to victory thanks to
A CHILDCARE provider in Redditch has been awarded the highest level of Quality Care Assurance for its after-school and holiday clubs. Sneakers Childcare recently heard it had been awarded Level III of the quality mark by Kids Club Network. This followed
GOOD Vibrations are coming to Redditch's Palace Theatre when Magic Limited Edition performs songs from The Beach Boys and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) on Saturday, February 15. After 10 years performing their Tribute to Freddie Mercury & Queen concert
STUDLEY'S brand new village hall will host the popular Circus Berzercus with Komedy of Errors next week, the new hall's first live entertainment show. Organised by Live & Local, a not-for-profit network that brings professional performers to local
THE following each won a set of Birds of Prey stamps in the recent Shuttle/Times and News competition: Giles Angell, Franchise Street, Kidderminster; Hayley Belsham, Hempfield Place, Ely; Owen Benson, Buchanan Road, Carlisle; Irvin Bullock, Crowhall Towers
BROMSGROVE School's U15s rugby team have failed to reach the last four of a national competition. The team was defeated 13-8 by Warrington-based Lymm High School in the quarter-final of the Daily Mail Cup at the Worcester Road school last Thursday. But
A total of £500 has been donated towards the provision of a loop system at St Luke's Church, Headless Cross, so people who are hard of hearing can hear services better. The money was allocated at an Oakenshaw Neighbourhood Group meeting last Monday.
NEW horizons for the over 50s could be opened up with the launch of the first Action Forum. BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester breakfast show presenter Mike George will open the event, from 11am-1pm next Wednesday at Redditch Town Hall. Its aim is to inform
Former mayor Madge Tillsley has been re-elected chairman of Redditch Community Relations Council. Councillor Pat Wilson is vice-chairman, Councillor Betty Passingham is secretary and Gladys Allbut is treasurer. The annual meeting of the CRC was held on
KING Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys appear at Solihull Arts Complex on Thursday, February 13. The Birmingham swing jazz band broke all box office records at Ronnie Scott's and their last US tour took in San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Phoenix, ending
HUNTINGDON ARTS could be the inspirational brand name set to save the Swan Theatre when the two Worcester venues unite. The vision, conjured up by the Huntingdon Hall management team, is to run its hall and resurrect the closed theatre as two independent
THE Dr Martens Western title race will be thrown into the melting pot this Saturday when Bromsgrove Rovers and Merthyr Tydfil - the two main pretenders for the crown - go head to head at Penydarren Park. Just two points separate the sides, in favour of
WASELEY United have resigned from the Advertiser/Messenger Football League after struggling to meet player requirements. The Rubery-based side were finding it hard to raise 11 players each week and decided it was time to withdraw from the competition
REDDITCH and South Warwickshire results for Sunday, February 2, 2003. Central Sports Terry Cup Second Round Alvechurch Sports and Social 4 (Wilson, Harrison two, Blundell) Swan Studley 2 (Jones, Dipple); Beoley Village 2 (Jones, Jameson) Oast House 5
Hunt End Hunters U13s 0 Bromsgrove Town U13s 8 Man of the match Sam Partridge scored six times as Town dominated. Partridge scored twice for a 2-0 half time lead before adding four after the break along with two goals from Chris Bishop adding two. It
TWO coaching courses are being launched by the Worcestershire Football Association. The first is a four-day FA level one course covering junior management and will be held at Prince Henry's High School in Evesham, starting on Wednesday, February 19. The
GOALSCORERS 12 - Dyson, Burgess. 11 - Palmer, Danks. 8 - Banner. 4 - Frost, Read. 3 - Beckett. 2 - Benbow, Cartwright, Clifton, Pope, Southwick. 1 - Ford, Lloyd, McHugh. ADVERTISER/MESSENGER MAN OF THE MATCH 5 - Frost. 4 - Burgess, Danks. 3 - Lowe, McHugh
REDDITCH climbed out of the Powergen North Midlands One drop zone for the first time this season with a win over fellow strugglers Stourport at the weekend. Stan Hull's troops swapped places with their Worcestershire rivals courtesy of a 22-5 home win
DEAR EDITOR - Droitwich is an historical town full of fascinating facts from the past, it probably has more history within its bounds than any small town of an equal size. If we walk around the town to see something of its fascinating history - what have
KINGS Norton skipper Pete May has targeted the visit of Droitwich on Saturday as one of the matches his side needs to win as they chase a daunting survival target of four wins from their last six matches. The Ash Lane side were left without a league fixture
DEAR EDITOR - I am not in the habit of writing to newspapers, but a recent letter regarding the servicing of gas appliances at our home has incensed me. It is headed "Final Warning - Application for Legal Action". It goes on to say that Bromsgrove District
DEAR EDITOR - My thoughts having seen the recent demolition of the bell tower at the Worcestershire Hotel in Droitwich. The day the Bell Tower came down, People stopped and watched in town. Part of history, lifted high, The rest a wreck condemned to die
ALCESTER Ladies resume league action with a top three clash at Bridgnorth on Sunday (ko 2.30pm). The hosts are level on points with Alcester but have a vastly superior points difference - as well as a game in hand. Nick O'Connor's side expect to be at
FINANCES had so improved at Bromsgrove Parish Church that the vicar had to 'blink and look twice' at them. The Rev FG Shepherd said he was grateful for the help and kindness - in the form of gifts and co-operation. A CONTROVERSIAL move to raise the price
A COMPLAINT was made at Bromsgrove Rural District Council about the manner in which swine fever regulations were administered. It was stated that it was of great inconvenience to farmers that no one had been at Redditch police station to sign the removal
SOCIABLE singles should don their best pub gear and get down to the New Inn in Worcester tonight (Wednesday). The Live Wyres are meeting at the Ombersley Road pub at 9pm. For further information call Maurice on 01905 821349 or Pam on 01905 827139.
Wednesday, February 5 Show: Aladdin, Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst Street, Birmingham. Until Sunday. Opera, Carmen, Alexandra Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham. Also on Saturday. Show: Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island, Arena Theatre, Wulfrana Street
I SEE that the Downing Street thinkers have quickly reconsidered their cunning plan to refurbish a Sittingbourne hotel into an asylum seeker hostel without change-of-use permission. Someone must have spotted the risk of prospective visitors telephoning
THE usual numbers of ladies attending has been somewhat decimated this month by 'flu and a rather unpleasant virus, a smaller attendance than usual gathered at The Ladybird Inn for the tasty meal of lamb and mint sauce, a chocolate sponge and custard
I TOTALLY agree with Katie Akerman (You Say, Monday, January 27) - George Cowley isn't interesting or amusing at all. Half the time his comments don't make much sense. Why you bother printing them is beyond me. I doubt whether you'll bother printing this
I WAS very pleased to read that St Mary's Convent has been included in the top 100 schools (Evening News, Friday, January 24), but why oh why must Elgar Technology College yet again be mentioned alongside as one of the lesser performing schools? The Convent
OUR annual New Year's social event went off with a bang when a certain member spilt wine everywhere, causing chaos and laughter before our chairman Pauline could welcome everyone and wish them a happy New Year. An excellent buffet was followed by a fascinating
RECENTLY I needed hospital treatment while staying with my parents in Worcester. Having seen several articles in the Evening News regarding the poor state of affairs at the hospital - repeated red alerts, patients staying in ambulances and so on - I felt
TOTS at a town school put their taste buds to the test with a selection of Oriental delicacies to mark Chinese New Year. Prawn crackers, noodles and rice were just a few of the dishes youngsters at The Mount School got to grips with in a week-long celebration
I CAN think of hundreds of excuses not to give blood, writes Emily Bridgewater. Among the lame excuses is the fact that it might hurt, and quite frankly, like a lot of people, I am petrified of needles. I am also part of the most 'common' blood group
A WOMAN suffered nasty bruising on her face after tripping on a paving slab in Rubery High Street, last Friday. Joan Boam, who is a receptionist at City Scaffold on the Oakalls Estate, Bromsgrove, tripped over the uneven paving slab and suffered two black
A LUNCH at a Lickey park was just one of the highlights of a whistle-stop tour by the new Bishop of Birmingham. Parishioners were delighted to welcome the Right Rev John Sentamu to Lickey. He visited the churches in the parish, as well as the language
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 94-72 23 H North-West
A CHARFORD teenager who has made residents lives a living hell for almost a year has finally seen the long arm of the law. Thirteen-year-old Jamie Lawson was issued with an anti-social behaviour order after causing misery for townsfolk in the Charford
A DEVASTATED farmer has been left to pick up the pieces after a blaze ripped through his barn during the last firefighters' strike. Fred Saunders, who owns Wood Lane Farm in Fairfield, saw thousands of pounds of stock go up in smoke when the corn, seed
A BROMSGROVE care home, which has been earmarked for closure, could be granted a stay of execution at a meeting tomorrow (Thursday). Worcestershire County Council's executive cabinet will finally decide whether Blackmore House is to remain open after
A FUND set up in memory of a Bromsgrove man to support sports clubs and individuals is now up and running. The Stuart Thompson Memorial Fund was launched after Stuart, also known as Scooby, died two years ago from an allergic reaction to an anaesthetic
PHIL Carbutt put recent injury problems behind him to finish second for Bromsgrove and Redditch Athletics Club at the Stourbridge Stagger last weekend. Carbutt completed the gruelling ten-mile multi-terrain event in 62 minutes 47 seconds, giving him seconds
ALCESTER Infants School has been singled out for praise by Government officers after receiving 'outstanding' inspection reports. The Ofsted inspection, carried out last year at the Moorfield Road school, classed the school as 'happy and challenging'.
AN Alcester High School teenager is cooking up a successful future as a chef thanks to a Warwickshire County Council initiative. Nelson Mansfield, 15, from Bidford, is one of 1,200 youngsters in Warwickshire benefiting from the South Warwickshire Initiative
ALCESTER residents will have to go further to dump their rubbish from February 16. The Burton Farm household waste site, near Bishopton, will be closed for a five-month revamp, including the addition of a user-friendly recycling centre. Warwickshire County
AN Alcester police patrol car was damaged after a generator was thrown from another car leaving a pub near Alcester on Thursday. The police car was patrolling the area as part of the crackdown on crime in pub car parks and was starting to follow the suspect
Pegasus 1 Woofferton 3 AFTER much discussion and frantic work by the Pegasus ground staff in Hereford this Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division match was eventually given the go ahead. Both teams made light of the very difficult conditions
Leintwardine Colts 5 Dorstone 0 LEINTWARDINE produced one of their best team performances of the season to claim their fifth Hereford Times Hereford-shire League Division 2 victory of the season, with skipper Phil Stokes and Rob Morris both grabbing a
A BIDFORD pub has been denied a public entertainment licence. Licensing councillors said to grant The Bulls Head in Bidford High Street a public entertainment licence would cause an unreasonable level of noise and disturbance to residents living near
Ludlow 20 pts Uttoxeter 0 LUDLOW kept in touch with the top two teams in Midlands Four West (North) and chalk-ed up their seventh win of the season when they beat bottom club Uttoxeter at The Linney. Fly-half Mark Williams gave them an early boost when
Tenbury 71 pts Warley 0 TENBURY ran in 12 tries to totally outplay visiting Warley and record their best North Midlands Two victory of the season, with centres Richard Wozencroft and Darren Kite each bagging a hat-trick of touchdowns. There was no indication
Wollescote Sports 0 Tenbury United 2 TENBURY United gave another solid team performance to record their 11th Kidderminster League Premier Division win of the season and hold on to second place in the table behind runaway leaders Cookley Social. Both teams
ANYONE who racially abuses or attacks taxi drivers in Redditch could be caught on film if a new scheme goes ahead. CCTV cameras are set to be installed in taxis in an attempt to stamp out racial abuse and assaults on cabbies. The police, together with
CAMERAS are to be installed in a number of Redditch police cars to video criminals in the act. Footage will also be used as an educational tool for drivers committing minor motoring offences. Police response vehicles will be fitted with cameras which
THE row about comments made by Redditch Council's planning committee chairman over the proposed Abbey Stadium leisure development has erupted again with Tory calls for his resignation. Conservative group leader Gavin Smithers said Councillor Clive Cheetham's
THE reason for a car crash which killed a 20-year-old Oakenshaw man will remain a mystery, according to the Warwickshire coroner at an inquest on Monday. Darren James O'Connor, who lived with his parents in Ladbrook Close, was returning from his girlfriend's
TWO sisters were seriously hurt in a crash on The Slough near Studley on Friday morning. The sisters, aged 19 and 16, were in a Morris Minor when it was in collision with a Vauxhall Zafira at about 8.50am. The 19-year-old driver, from Redditch, was taken
A UKRAINIAN woman who married a Redditch man she met over the internet wants to forge links with all other Russian and Ukrainian people living in the town. Helen Wright was born and brought up in the Ukraine. Her father was a research professor and her
I AM writing concerning the price increase in the fares on the First buses. I must state the scandalous price increase of the Redditicket 2 bus pass. This pass used to cost £17 for eight weeks. They have stopped the sale of this pass and replaced it with
I WRITE in reply to Max Harper's grossly inaccurate letter (Advertiser, January 29) condemning local Pagans for showing their respects to victims of intolerance at the Holocaust remembrance service. I would like to point out we feel privileged to have
DON Vincent writes that he's never read the Koran but he has 'run a CD-ROM on it and wasn't impressed' (Letters, January 29). I wonder if he accidentally put the wrong CD on? I remember running a CD on the First World War only to discover, years later
THE human race, especially the human body - designed to ensure the continuance of the human species - is extremely well thought out. We have individual natural skills and talents, as the good Lord intended, as those people who exercise their natural skills
THIS week I will be visiting the Alexandra Hospital to see trust managers for an update meeting. I will be seeking information about the number of operations the trust has undertaken, its recruitment of new nurses and doctors, its plans to manage accident
ARROW Vale Community High School students who completed the Youth Sport Trust Millennium Volunteers programme were honoured at an awards ceremony last week. James Dawes, Charlotte Lees, Kathryn Butler and Warren Garvey attended the ceremony at Aston Villa
A £850,000 redevelopment project is set to change the face of amateur boxing in Droitwich Spa. Plans are in the pipeline to renovate the club's current building in Kidderminster Road, its home since 1983, to include boxing facilities and housing for people
AT the January meeting, a bring-and-buy sale was held at the home or Mrs Thelma Woollerton. Pat Grier won the raffle. The next meeting will be a talk by Jan Monk on A History of Hats.
