THE party on a cruiser which capsized on the River Severn, killing a woman, had been warned that it was overloaded. River safety patrols had told the 16 passengers aboard the 23-foot Sweetie Pie that it was submerging. The boat sleeps a maximum of six
A WORCESTER surveyor is training hard for a 25 mile trek across the Andes mountains, in Peru, to raise money for disabled children. John Nunney, of Warndon Villages, is a surveyor with house builders Chase Homes, based in Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire
COUNCILLORS have reluctantly refused plans to strengthen windows of a listed building in Worcester plagued by vandalism. Plans were submitted to Worcester City Council to install security glazing on ground floor windows at the gatehouse and warden's house
I'VE never been back in the classroom before the last Test match has started nor with the County having 15 days of cricket still to play. I'd never been to Lord's before either to watch a final, but I will go again despite the anti-climax. Lord's is a
VOLUNTEERS had a taste of life on the streets when they took part in sponsored 12-hour sleep-out for charity. A total of eight volunteers braved Saturday night's cold temperatures to raise money for Maggs, a Worcester-based day centre for the homeless
BULLIES victim Emma Smith has returned to her Worcester high school this week, after her parents agreed to give it one more chance. The 13-year-old has suffered numerous attacks since she started at Elgar Technology College, two years ago, including being
POLICE will literally be ringing in the changes - to speed up the process of cracking crime. From now on, West Mercia officers called out to a crime scene will use the victim's home telephone to ring through details of the incident to their divisional
AIRPORT security failed to detect a seven-inch chef's knife in the hand luggage of Worcestershire TV celebrity chef Alan Coxon as he travelled the world for six months. Mr Coxon of North Littleton, near Evesham, thought he had lost the knife 12 months
PEOPLE who appreciate history will be able to visit Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings for free to celebrate National Heritage open days. Visitors will be able to take advantage of the free admission this Saturday and Sunday before noon. Crafts people
PUPILS at Blessed Edward Oldcorne RC High School have been celebrating "excellent and historic" results in the 2003 GCSE and GNVQ examinations. The percentage of pupils achieving five or more higher level passes (A* to C grades) was 69 per cent - a school
TWO councillors have been given demonstrations of temporary flood barriers before two meetings to decide on whether to implement them in the city. Councillor Simon Geraghty and Councillor Mike Layland were unexpectedly invited to Ironbridge last Thursday
FIXTURES WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUE Saturday, September 13 Premier Division: Shawbury United v Malvern Town (7.45). Division One South: Malvern Town Reserves v Blackheath Town (2.45). Saturday, September 20 FA Vase - Second qualifying round: Barrow
WE'VE often been nudged to the verge of despair by the fact that the good folk of Worcester appear to find it hard to be publicly passionate about their city. Frustratingly, Joe Glovemaker and Family rarely stand up and make a big noise. Today, though
Released by Aston Villa, Brock signed for Harriers in September 1997 after a short spell at Northampton Town where he failed to make an appearance. He made his Harriers first-team debut in November of the same year and has proved himself a fine shot-stopper
Stamps started with Torquay United despite being brought up in Birmingham and his obvious talent earned him a £10,000 move to Colchester United in 1997. The left-footer moved to Harriers on a free in September 1999 after playing in the Second Division
The versatile Gadsby was Ian Britton's first signing after the 2002/03 season, agreeing a one-year contract at Aggborough. A player with good defensive qualities in the air or on the ground, he did not figure much in a turbulent Division Two campaign
Impressed on trial with Harriers during pre-season and signed a one-year deal before the start of the 2003/04 season. Started his career as a young professional at Coventry but was not given a first-team debut for the then-Premiership club. The promising
The Cork-born defender showed promise at Kidderminster during a 2002/03 loan spell where he played 15 Division Three games. It was well timed for Coleman as he was released from Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of the campaign after being confined to
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
Parrish has enjoyed three promotions before from Division Three, twice with Northampton Town and once with Chesterfield. The competitive left-footed midfielder with an eye for goal turned down a one-year deal with Chesterfield to sign for two years with
Vastly-experienced Flynn took over the captaincy in Mark Blake's absence after putting pen to paper on a year's deal before the first 2002/03 league game with Lincoln. The influential central or right-sided midfielder is known for his tough tackling and
Once capped by England U-20s and also in the national youth sides, the Birmingham-born midfielder joined Harriers on a month's loan in late August. Described by boss Ian Britton as someone with "a bit of everything", Murray is an energetic and tenacious
A player with an impressive reputation in homeland Denmark, Henriksen signed a two-and-a-half year deal at Aggborough in February 2002. The flamboyant striker, who impressed in an initial three-month loan spell with an immaculate first touch, signed from
The Walsall striker was unheard of outside the Bescot Stadium until his 2002/03 loan spell at Harriers. Manager Ian Britton repeated the deal for an initial month in August 2003 to increase his options up front. Bishop, a youth-team sensation at Walsall
ENGLAND reject Gareth Batty took four wickets as Worcestershire celebrated their elevation to the First Division of the Frizzell County Championship by defeating Hampshire by 101 runs at the Rose Bowl. Chasing a target of 413, Hampshire were all out for
SKIPPER Ben Smith has pledged that Worcestershire Royals will go into tomorrow's floodlit National League match against Warwickshire Bears at Edgbaston with a 'very positive' attitude despite his side being relegated from division one. He said: "There's
DESPITE several last minute changes, Malvern Rugby Club put together a solid performance to beat Barkers Butts 40-10 at Spring Lane on Saturday. Malvern went ahead after a lineout in the sixth minute with good handling putting Paul Jenkin over for a try
THE battle is over! Worcester Cricket Club titanic struggle to remain in Division One next season has failed. They visited Aston Unity on Saturday in a must win situation and were defeated by five wickets, to remain firmly at the bottom of the division
FRESH from Saturday's emphatic victory over Taunton, Phil Mullen has arranged a friendly outing with Kidderminster Harriers for Wednesday night - September 10. United's players face a blank weekend following last week's ignominious FA Cup exit but they
ARE you still going out on your own for a jog or run? If so, the Malvern Joggers would welcome you to join them on their weekly jaunts and you never know, you may even fancy the challenge of a race one day. Malvern Joggers have been up and running since
WITH every passing day, our Labour government looks more and more like a Madhatters Tea Party. It's going to build an asylum centre near Oxford at a "reported" cost of £100m that means £200m on completion. This asylum centre is going to accommodate just
IN reply to Alan Cook (You Say, August 25) as a Christian I enjoy eating meat, just as much as the next person, but I totally abhor all wanton cruelty to animals. I find coarse fishing - as a sport - objectionable, but I am not opposed to a fish being
PRINCE William is a fine young man and our future king, but what's the use of a future king if we are not allowed to see him? Future kings are meant to be seen by the public. That's what we pay them for. Camilla Parker-Bowles is accepted into Clarence
AFTER two months of planning, Ombersley Young Farmers Club held its first village fund-raising gala on August Bank Holiday Monday. Club president Lord Sandys officially opened the event, which was in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice. He was soon followed
HOME, away (Dr Martens Western fixtures unless stated) JULY Sat 19 WALSALL (Friendly) 5-1 (Sutton, Banner, Dyson, Bowen, Scheppel) Tue 22 WOODFORD UNITED (Friendly) 3-1 (Sutton, Stephenson, Scheppel) Sat 26 STOCKPORT COUNTY (Friendly) 0-0 Wed 30 ASTON
THERE are few sports in which man and beast work more closely as a team than sheepdog trials. Equestrian stars may differ, but watching a few over the years leaves you with the distinct impression the horse could manage perfectly well on its own most
WEST Malvern defeated Stourbridge Social at home in the final Worcestershire Crusader Cricket League Division Six game and gained promotion as runners up in their first league season. WEST MALVERN v STOURBRIDGE SOCIAL The visitors won the toss and asked
MALVERN Seconds won the toss and put Astwood Bank Seconds into bat on a rain affected pitch. MALVERN II v ASTWOOD BANK II The openers struggled as M Cox and Mudway beat the bat on numerous occasions. Eventually Mudway took the wicket of Williams for a
HAIRDRESSERS and care homes are among many small businesses in the region leaving themselves vulnerable to losing employment tribunals, according to a law expert. Julie Blakemore, an employment law specialist at Associa Employment Service, said many small
WORCESTERSHIRE will be good enough to make an impression in the Frizzell County Championship Division One next season. That's the firm belief of New Road chairman John Elliott who is delighted at the way the County have stormed their way to promotion.
DIRECTIONS JOIN the Worcestershire Way Circular Walk (WWCW - it's a loop off the main north-south route) which leaves Church Lane and heads diagonally across a field before turning left to meet the road. Leave the WWCW, turning right and then taking a
WOULD-BE kidnappers are being hunted by police after an attempt to snatch a woman in a Worcestershire village. She was walking along a main road with her boyfriend in the early hours of yesterday morning when the incident happened. A man unsuccessfully
A TOP-performing city school is planning to make maths one of the most popular subjects on the curriculum. Blessed Edward Oldcorne RC High School, in Timberdine Avenue, has raised £50,000 as part of its bid to become a specialist school in mathematics
WORCESTER'S residents can stand up and take a bow after smashing the city's rubbish recycling targets in record time. Kerbside recycling has taken off to such an extent that collections broke the 1,000-ton barrier on Thursday - a month ahead of predictions
A BOMB disposal expert killed in Iraq last week has been hailed as a child crusader. Mines expert Ian Rimell, aged 53, from Kidderminster, and his bodyguard, Salem Ahmed Mohammed, were ambushed as they travelled along a road towards Mosul, Northern Iraq
A FIERCE row has erupted between a group using off-road vehicles down ancient country lanes and residents who say they are causing damage to plants. Members of the Green Lane Association (GLASS) have been using the ancient highways Guises Lane and Rosses
SAFETY campaigners fear the number of deaths caused by drowning could rise with global warming. Three people have drowned in the River Severn this year while rescues have averted several tragedies along the river. There are also worries about quarries
DESPITE Saturday's tragedy on the Severn, thousands of people enjoyed the parades, fireworks and fun fair at the 78th Stourport Carnival. Visitors saw up to 20 floats - led by the carnival Queen, 16-year-old Hanna Meacham, Princess Angharad Rees, aged
YOUNGSTERS in a city amateur dramatic society have come to the aid of blind, partially sighted and special needs children by raising £700 during their annual summer show. Members of Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society's Youth Section collected the
THE most evil man in Ambridge is back in The Archers and already wreaking havoc. But Malvern man Alex Jones, who plays Clive Horrobin in the Radio 4 series, is worried the criminal's antics might land him in trouble with horse lovers. Clive was sent to
CHARITY Home-Start is looking for volunteers to offer a helping hand to families within the Worcester area. Home-Start was founded 19 years ago to support families with pre-school children. After receiving a Lottery grant in 2000, it was able to expand
AUGUST 16 H Havant & W. 1-1 (Kelly) 19 A Merthyr Tydfil 0-2 (Kelly, Wilde) 23 A Welling United 0-1 (Middleton) 25 H Moor Green 3-0 (Kelly, Owen, Webster) 30 A Crawley Town 0-4 SEPTEMBER 1 H Hinckley United 2-0 (Holloway, Davies) 6 H Dorchester Town
NEW signing Ben Daly admitted his first Worcester try was a bitter-sweet moment at Otley. The hooker ran through for a last-minute try before taking a vicious kick to the head by a Cross Green player. "I remember crossing the line and trying to improve
WORCESTER Rugby Club will decide today whether to take action after hooker Ben Daly was kicked in the head at Otley on Saturday. The Australian ran through for a last-minute winning try at Cross Green before getting a whack to the head courtesy of an
Saturday, September 6, 2003 BROMSGROVE lacked passion and imagination as Rugby United ran out worthy victors. Full match report to follow.
ONE moment it's just a speck on the horizon, this car that's gathering speed along Hylton Road, moving down the incline past the Crown and Anchor and heading in my direction. Relax. There's plenty of time. No rush. Take it easy. It's ages away. Without
Stepped onto the bench after the release of Brendan Murphy and was needed to make two substitute appearances in season 2001/02, including a league debut at Luton. The Stoke-born teenager had been playing for the U-19s, including during their fine FA Youth
Versatile Hinton began his career at right-back before reverting to a centre-half role during the Conference championship-winning season. The change of position proved the making of the former Birmingham City trainee who was once rated at £1 million and
RANGERS' two previous visits to Bridgnorth were fruitless trips and their third on Saturday proved likewise in the West Midland Division One (South). BRIDGNORTH TOWN RESERVES 6, MALVERN RANGERS 2 Rangers got off to the worst possible start with centre
HAVING has a very successful season in Worcester Sunday League Division Two, Express 88 travelled to Shap Drive, Warndon to begin their Division One campaign. THE BRIDGE O, EXPRESS 88 2 During a fairly even first half both teams had few chances to take
After starting off as a trainee at Liverpool, Williams was released at the age of 19 to return to his native Wrexham. The Wales U-21 international played on-off for the Second Division club but made a good impression with many for his uncompromising style
NEWTOWN Sports Junior Football Club's accredited TOP Sport Football Programme restarts tomorrow (Saturday). The aim of the Saturday morning coaching centre is to introduce both boys (5-11) and girls (5-12) to some structured coaching and to encourage
MALVERN Radar opened their Worcester Sunday League Division Two campaign with a hard-earned point against local rivals Colwall St James. MALVERN RADAR 1, COLWALL ST JAMES 1 Radar took the lead midway through the second half when Nial Henderson latched
WELLAND wound up their pre-season friendlies against Premiership opposition with a 2-2 draw against local rivals Upton Sports, which seemed to inspire them in their campaign for promotion against West Malvern three days later. WELLAND ATHLETIC 2, WEST
The Republic of Ireland U-20s captain did well in the reserves at Wolverhampton Wanderers but failed to make his first-team debut. Ward was released at the end of the 2002/03 season as a result but caught Ian Britton's eye in a trial with Harriers and
The Birmingham-born front man was once known as the Flying Postman from his non-league days at Cradley Town. Williams was 23 when he broke into professional football with Swansea City and he became a well-travelled player before signing for an initial
The youngest player to earn a professional deal at Aggborough and the reason was 52 goals with Coventry-based non-leaguers Marconi in 2000/01. A player touted as having the potential to become the next Lee Hughes, Lewis signed a three-year contract, scoring
SWIFTS 1, GRESLEY 1 CAPTAIN John Shirley scored a vital second-half header to secure a point for Stourport Swifts against a Gresley side still looking for their first Dr Martens Western Division win. Swifts found themselves a goal down by half-time but
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals will be playing in the second division of the National League next season after losing by seven wickets to fellow strugglers Yorkshire Phoenix at New Road yesterday. The Tykes condemned the County to relegation by reaching a 224
WORCESTER City left it late against Dorchester Town but stay on top of the Dr Martens Premier Division thanks to substitute Stewart Hadley's 88th minute winner. Assistant manager Mick Tuohy admitted City were not firing on all cylinders but said five
WORCESTER Rugby Club will decide today whether to take action after hooker Ben Daly was kicked in the head at Otley on Saturday. The Australian ran through for a last-minute winning try at Cross Green before getting a whack to the head courtesy of an
KIDDERMINSTER Cricket Club had to settle for a winning draw in a rain-affected game at Wroxeter in Division One. On a slow pitch Wroxeter lost a wicket in the third over but rallied to put on 100 runs before the next wicket fell. Jones was out after reaching
THE Worcestershire Golf Club's A Team continued its winning ways with a four matches to two home win against Evesham. Captained by former club captain Stuart Bird in the absence of club captain Simon Tinkler the team got off to a resounding start when
EASTNOR Bowling Club held their annual invitation triples tournament on Bank Holiday Monday. Twenty-eight teams drawn from bowling clubs throughout the three counties took part in the competition for the Larry Powell Memorial trophy and prize money of
Saturday, September 6, 2003 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' slide down the Nationwide League Division Three table continued with a narrow defeat against Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium. Harriers were condemned to defeat by a beautifully struck goal from
GOALSCORERS 3 - Banner. 2 - Jones. 1 - Benbow. 1 - Bowen. 1 - Dawson. 1 - Jackson. 1 - Pope. ADVERTISER/MESSENGER MAN OF THE MATCH 2 - Jackson. 1 - Dawson. 1 - Jones. 1 - Pope. 1 - Tomkins. Up to and including Saturday, September 6, 2003.
SKIPPER Ben Smith has pledged that Worcestershire Royals will go into tomorrow's floodlit National League match against Warwickshire Bears at Edgbaston with a 'very positive' attitude despite his side being relegated from division one. He said: "There's
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals will be playing in the second division of the National League next season after losing by seven wickets to fellow strugglers Yorkshire Phoenix at New Road yesterday. The Tykes condemned the County to relegation by reaching a 224
I FEEL bound to respond to the comments by N Taylor (You Say, August 20) that the present Labour Government gained power through a corrupt electorate system. Can the correspondent say that those derogatory remarks would still apply if a Government was
I THINK it is about time the so-called "Rape of Worcester" in the middle 1960s was laid to rest. St Michael's Church was declared redundant in 1938 at the same time that Lich Street became a slum clearance area under the 1936 Public Health Act. Most of
ENGLAND reject Gareth Batty took four wickets as Worcestershire celebrated their elevation to the First Division of the Frizzell County Championship by defeating Hampshire by 101 runs at the Rose Bowl. Chasing a target of 413, Hampshire were all out for
Saturday, September 6, 2003 DISGRACEFUL and inept. Not my assessment of the carnage on show at Cross Green but rather John Brain's. Worcester's director of rugby was fuming at the complacency which came within a whisker of inflicting an opening day defeat
THE long, hot summer was a boon to many farmers, who were able to get bumper crops in early and save on drying costs. But now it has brought its own problems - a plague of rats. Grain in store is a prime target for attack by insects and rodents and the
Saturday, September 6, 2003 THE points keep piling up for top-of-the-table City but pretty to watch they're not. Substitute Stewart Hadley's late strike masked a less than glittering display but if the manner of their play is less than pleasing on the
Pre-season friendlies Sat July 12 Evesham (a) 3-1 Lewis, J Williams, Paschalis Sun July 13 Stratford (a) 1-0 Ward Sat July 19 Boldmere (a) 6-1 (og), J Williams 2, Lightbourne, Wilding, Danks Mon July 21 Leicester (h) 1-1 Shilton Sat July 26 West Brom
LIKE hundreds of pony clubs across the country, members of the Wyre Forest have enjoyed a very busy summer. Included in the usual programme of rallies was a visit to the Worcestershire Hunt Kennels, at Fernhill Heath, where a group of members and their
WORCESTER City left it late against Dorchester Town but stay on top of the Dr Martens Premier Division thanks to substitute Stewart Hadley's 88th minute winner. Assistant manager Mick Tuohy admitted City were not firing on all cylinders but said five
COLWALL Thirds sealed the league title for the second year running with a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Worcester at Colwall. COLWALL III v WORCESTER III Needing just three points to top the Crusader Worcester-shire League Third Teams Double table
NEEDING to record a maximum points victory in the final league game of the season if his team was to have a chance of overhauling league leaders Belbroughton, Barnards Green skipper Dick Brown chose to bat first against Rushwick. BARNARDS GREEN 2ND XI
OPENING paceman Ian Jinks rounded off his own personal league season with an awesome performance to condemn Hereford City to the Worcestershire League Division Three just one season after being promoted. WORCESTER NOMADS v HEREFORD CITY Jinks took nine
A MANUFACTURING company is forging ahead on the world stage by doubling its turnover in three years. Barton Cold-Form Ltd makes specialist cold-forged components such as fasteners, rivets, bolts and nuts for the automotive, construction, DIY, security
