FORMER captain Matt Boden helped Chaddesley Corbett's Worcestershire League Division One season end on a winning note. Boden put together an excellent 71 runs in a high-scoring five-wicket success at Pershore, helped by Paul Lyman (55 not out) and Justin
MATT Gadsby stands by to fill the boots of suspended summer signing Adam Willis who has made a big impact at Aggborough. Centre-half Willis, serving a one-game ban for his red card at Cheltenham, has improved Kidderminster Harriers' back line and also
MACCLESFIELD manager David Moss has been unhappy with their defending so far with 10 goals conceded in six games. The Silkmen, who entertain Harriers on Saturday, let a one-goal lead slip at Mansfield last weekend and lost 3-2. But they have made an unbeaten
FRANCHE Middle School scored an amazing hat-trick when three pupils won through to the Midlands final of the Supernova Striker Challenge. More than 300 children from Worcestershire entered the competition during Harriers holiday soccer course earlier
AN ambulance mechanic, whose wife went into early labour, saw his colleagues make a special delivery - in a hospital car park. Dave Capewell's wife Joanne went into early labour at their home in Warndon Villages, Worcester. Jumping out of bed in the early
FORMER Sunderland player Dave Edge will be head coach as Harriers Community Scheme begin their season of mini-kickers soccer for five to nine-year-olds. Edge, an advanced licence coach, leads the weekly sessions at St Johns Middle School, Kidderminster
PARENTS looked on in horror as an 11-year-old girl was in collision with a van, being thrown across its bonnet and hitting its windscreen, outside a school. The schoolgirl, who has not been named, was left with serious leg injuries after the accident
A JUDGE ruled out a prison sentence for a man who had unlawful sex with a girl under 16 because she had consented to it. Christopher Kerrell, aged 20, had sex with the 14-year-old girl - who cannot be named for legal reasons - on two occasions, Worcester
STONE'S final home match of the season ended in a 52-run friendly victory for Himbleton. Batting first, the Himbleton openers put on 85 for the first wicket and Pete Rogers went on to make 75. None of the Stone bowlers met with much success and the visitors
THE owner of a six-week old kitten is being urged to come forward after it was found sitting beside its dead mother. The kitten's mother, a black and white cat, is believed to have died after being in collision with a car. A passer-by found the lone grey
FEARS that thousands of asthma sufferers in Wychavon may be receiving the wrong treatment have sparked an emergency respiratory study day in the district. Droitwich-based Abacus Care, which supplies nurses and health staff to hospitals and care homes
Evesham 1, Worcester 4 EVESHAM produced a gallant performance against a Worcester side bidding for National League glory. After a period of rebuilding and restructuring, the hosts began their pre-league campaign against opponents fielding several internationals
Bretforton 4, Stourport A 2 SATURDAY saw the first friendly match of the new season for new-look Bretforton. They made an excellent start after only ten minutes when Tracey Hodgkin opened the scoring following an excellent run down the centre by Deb Slatter
A DRIVER - fined by police for using a mobile phone while stuck in traffic - is warning others not to fall into the same trap. Furious Brian Cureton claims he was sat in stationary traffic in The Butts, Worcester, when an officer banged on his window,
MURDERED bomb disposal expert Ian Rimell had learnt he was going to be a grandfather for the first time - just a day before he was shot and killed in Iraq. The 53-year-old Kidderminster man was told the news by his wife Jennifer hours before his car was
GOVERNMENT inspectors are offering you the chance to have your say on mental health care in Worcestershire. As part of its inspection into the services provided by Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust, the Commission for Health Improvement (
WORCESTER Cathedral has seen a few dramas in its time, but in recent years few have matched the discovery of a body buried beneath one of its towers. In the mid-1980s, checks were carried out on the building's foundations, particularly beneath the four
A NATIONAL charity is appealing for nominations from Worcester residents to find a Neighbour from Heaven. Care for the Family has seven special awards to present to individuals who consistently show care, concern and a friendly face to people in their
A NIGHT-TIME delivery driver tried to kidnap a young girl in his van as she walked through Hereford in the early hours, a jury was told. Milkman David Watkins saw a man in a reflective jacket frisking her as if he was a policeman in a stop-and-search
A DRUNKEN afternoon resulted in a man being fined £75 for his "reckless" action at his girlfriend's home. Matthew Vivian, aged 25, had been drinking with his partner, Nichola Bolam, on Wednesday, July 23, Worcester Magistrates heard yesterday. Police
TELEVISION presenter Nick Owen was at Worcester Rugby Club yesterday to help get the Worcestershire Children's Fund off to a flying start. BBC Midlands Today presenter Nick visited the club at Sixways, at noon, where he cut a cake to mark the official
A MOTHER who drowned in a boating tragedy could have been saved if rescue services had responded faster, it has been claimed. Forty-five-year-old Jane Turner died on Saturday after the 23ft cabin cruiser she was on board with 15 friends sank near the
MORE than 8,000 district homes went green on Monday when the long-planned kerbside recycling scheme was launched. a Wyre Forest District Council commercial services portfolio holder Keith Robertson declared the start of the urgently-needed new system
WORK is nearing completion on the bulk of Kidderminster's impressive new Weavers Wharf shopping development ahead of next month's opening. Only two stores on the 350,000 sq ft site have yet to be let - but development manager David Lewis said they are
THOUSANDS of people thronged Stourport on Saturday as the spectacular annual carnival proved it has lost none of its pulling power. crowds on Stourport bridge. One of the region's biggest outdoor parties saw a procession through the town, two river parades
A CLERICAL cock-up has forced a dramatic scaling down of a controversial bid to put a mobile rubble crusher at a site previously mooted for a giant incinerator. The amount of waste carried by lorry to the machine as well as its operating times have now
THE 2003 Stratford Musical Festival which runs from Friday, October 10, to Saturday, October 18, has a new name and a new logo. It offers nine days of exciting classical and jazz concerts and dance events led by the leading performers in their fields
I RECENTLY asked an assistant in a local supermarket about what the labels meant on the meat products. I saw labels saying 'Free Range', 'Farm Assured', 'Organic', 'Freedom Food' and many others. He wasn't able to help, so I thought I would try and find
T he article on the "Our Countryside" page in your issue of 28 August headed "Farmers fearful of rights of way Act" is unduly alarmist. It is most unlikely that the new access arrangements "will give new opportunity for rural crime". The same sort of
I n support of the letter from Mr K P Icke entitled "Bad Day For Badsey", it's appalling that developments can progress with no regard for local and environmental concerns. The Local Plan Review aims to preserve open spaces yet this development was approved
IT was with great interest that I note that in the opinion of our local councillor the proposed building adjacent to the village church was a "sensitive planning matter". This recognition alone should have prompted the councillor into obtaining the opinions
OUR report 'No room in the dentists chair' (Evesham Journal August 28) highlighting the crisis in the availability of NHS dental treatment locally could have been reprinted from the archives of your newspaper of 1996. The under funding of the general
NEW loan signing Lloyd Dyer, signed for an initial month from West Brom, admitted he found his Harriers debut difficult at Bristol Rovers. Dyer, who is 21 on Saturday, had previously only played a League Cup tie for the Baggies last season. He said: "
FORMER professional dancer Denise Churchett was obviously in her element as Mavis, the dance teacher in Richard Harris's gentle comedy. A group of ladies, and one man, who each have problems in their lives, try to put their cares behind them for just
HOCKEY: Stourport's national veteran finalists opened their campaign with a well-deserved 4-2 win over good Blossomfield opposition. They dominated the early exchanges and David Knott scored a two-minute brace, the first from a short corner and the second
ROWING: Stourport Boat Club dominated the visitors' entries in the Worcester Autumn Regatta at the weekend with 18 crews. The juniors again showed their superiority across the age ranges and were victorious in eight events. The most notable win came in
MOTORSPORT: Top motocross riders will be on show as Teme Valley Motorcycle Club host the fourth and penultimate round of the AMCA Championship on Sunday. The Stourport club's event, at Boraston, near Tenbury, involves 125cc, 250cc and 750cc classes. Teme
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Wyre Forest athletes were among those successful for Worcestershire at the Special Olympics' National Athletics Championships in Portsmouth. Twenty-nine club members from the West Midlands took 59 medals out of a possible 68. Kidderminster's
SWIMMING: Wyre Forest Swimming Club are celebrating winning their first competitive gala of the season at Stourport. The A team won 23 out of 49 races at the Interlink Express Gala for swimmers aged from U-11s to open categories. They also collected 15
BOWLING: Franche A clinched the Kidderminster and District Midweek League Division One title after rivals Bewdley A and St Johns A slipped up. Losses away from home dashed the hopes of Bewdley and St Johns but Franche took the title on shots difference
EQUESTRIAN: A Cleobury Mortimer teenager finished fifth in the Lawnflite Pony Club Eventing Championships' Field Coronation Cup. Ali Galliers-Pratt, riding for Ludlow Pony Club, impressed on Welsh cob Llanstinan Ivor at Sansaw Park, Shropshire. The 15
CHESS: Gerald Link got Kidderminster's new season off to a superb start when he won the £140 first prize at the Monmouth weekend congress by winning all five games in the major section. Link came up against opponents from as far afield as Barry Island
A STRUGGLING dog charity is holding a vital fundraising show on Sunday. Forest Dog Rescue - which may have to fold within 10 months if it does not boost its income - is staging the event at Stourport's riverside meadows. The All Trophy Champion Dog Show
TRIVIA: The Kidderminster, Stourport and Bewdley leagues will be starting up in October. Any teams requiring more details can call Tony Powell on 01562 751343.
DREW Hickey talks an impressive game. The Australian will, however, be desperate to put some of those words into practice on Saturday when his former employers come to town. Orrell arrive at Sixways still smarting from Hickey's summer departure when he
After starting off as a trainee at Liverpool, Williams was released at the age of 19 to return to his native Wrexham. The Wales U-21 international played on-off for the Second Division club but made a good impression with many for his uncompromising style
The tricky left winger, who can also operate as a wing-back, was brought into Aggborough on a month's loan in early September. Birmingham-born Dyer has been a regular in West Brom's reserves but his only first-team action was in a 3-1 League Cup defeat
KIDDERMINSTER angler Mick Penn caught five trout to 2lb on the Stella Lake at Shatterford Fishery. But, despite Penn's catch with a buzzer, the most successful flies on the lake were viva and cats whisker. On the Andy Capp, where the best proved to be
A YOUNG angler from Solihull Angling Centre, Alister Gain, won the afternoon open with a 75lb catch. Gain was fishing corn on the hook at four metres on the pole, loose and cup feeding sweetcorn. Friday Afternoon Open, Dragonfly Pool: Gain 78lb 14oz 8dr
WEDNESDAY, Meadow: Giles Cochrane 106-11 (25), Mal Watson 97-2, A Attwell 90-10. Thursday, Bank and Moors: Dave Hill 93-9 (Bank 6), Paul Cahill 78-7, J Cooper 64-8. Friday, Meadow: Ian Whitehouse 137-1 (13), B Jones 124-12 (44), Cochrane 117-9 (22). Saturday
THE first goal took some time coming but Bewdley Town eventually romped to a 7-0 win over Ledbury Town Reserves. Paul Edwards, Steve Mares and Keith Elliot were all close to scoring within the first 15 minutes of the West Midlands League Division One
ANNUAL Pairs results: Roger Banfield 74-0, Brian hill 62-12, Derek Buckle 54-8, Derek Davis 50-0. Pairs winners: Buckle and Brian Rutland 75-8. Round six will be fished at Woodlands View on Wednesday with a 9am draw and fishing from 10am until 3pm.
RESILIENT Chaddesley Corbett recovered from a two-goal deficit to gain a hard-earned point at unbeaten Bridgnorth Town Reserves in West Midlands League Division One South. Goals from Chris Bow, Ian Vogel and Craig Pratt gave Chaddesley the 3-3 draw, while
MONKHALL (Lark): T Cooke 14-4, R Burrows 7-15, M Brown 7-10, N Hill 4-11, D Saunders 4-4.
ON Wednesday, September 3, national prominence was given to a report describing difficulties facing users of sparse, and sometimes disjointed, rural public transport. I can identify with the challenge they face - having grown up in a tiny Shropshire town
GILT Edge made up for a poor opening to the Kidderminster and District Sunday Division Five season by winning their second match 8-1 at home. Their victims at Brintons Chainwire Sports Ground were another Kidderminster side, St John's Tigers Seniors.
WELLFIELD: G Reece 25-6,M Pitt 10-1, P Garrington 7-15; doubles knockout: Reece and S Lancett. The next meeting is next Thursday at 8.30pm.
WHILE I respect and admire Ian Johnstone's courage and endurance in the harsh conditions of Iraq (Shuttle/Times and News website), I take issue with his statement claiming that the Iraqi government had done nothing to help the country's poor. Up until
BURLISH Olympic gained early revenge on Worcester City with a 3-1 victory in the Kidderminster and District County Women's League. Worcester may have pipped them to the title and the League Cup last season but boss Dave Glass was delighted to see the
JUNIORS, Wren's Nest Pool: E Truesdale 8-2, A Swalwell 3-1-8, M Shoring 0-15-8. Seniors, Stackpool: R Lake 11-15, C Price 8-2, J Wyatt 6-11. A seniors contest will be held on Sunday on Hawkesbatch and anglers should meet at the venue for 7am.
WITH reference to Councillor Frank Baillie's letter in Shuttle/Times and News of August 28, I am aggrieved at his audacity. Readers might recall how he was elected under the hospital banner for Rock and Bewdley for a county seat. Rock electors still await
Evesham Utd Robins U-10 11 Inkberrow Eagles 0 ROBINS got their Ambassador League season off to a flying start with a comprehensive win over the league's new boys. Elliott Gould opened the scoring before James Coldrick made it 2-0 following a corner. The
A CLUB are searching for any former players from the Wyre Forest area to join their 50th anniversary celebrations. Kidderminster and District League side Kinver will hold the party at Kinver Community Centre on October 11 from 8pm. Anyone interested can
THROUGH your columns I would like to thank all the event organisers, Commodore Peter Howles, the carnival committee and everybody who played a major part in bringing together this year's Stourport Carnival. The day was a terrific occasion which ended
Stratford and District Alliance ADAM Phillips grabbed the scoring spotlight on a day of mixed fortunes for the Badsey clubs. A hat-trick for the Alcester Cross Keys striker helped his side to a 4-1 win over Badsey Rangers but Journal Premier Division
BLAKEDOWN 99 U-15s showed no signs of summer rust in the Stourport and District Youth League with a 6-0 thrashing of hosts Bilford FC. Josh Grubb fired home a hat-trick, Scott Leach a brace and Dan Kings scored the other goal. Ferndale Flyers U-12s got
STRAWBERRY Pool: F Hall 16-6 (visitor), P Walker 13-5, R Moule 10-11, J Hall 10-10. A match will be held on a mystery pool on September 21 and those wishing to take part should meet at Strawberry Pool at 7.15am.
TWO away wins in the space of five days have catapulted Littleton to second place in Midland Combination Division One. Last Tuesday, they travelled to Bloxwich Town and, after a frantic game with a host of chances, outlasted a youthful home side to win
I WAS surprised to read in the View on the Street column that we in Kidderminster are blessed with only two traffic wardens! Every time I see them, they are together. Such are the parking problems in the town during the present re-development, these limited
FERNDALE Girls U-16s celebrated their first game in the Central Warwickshire Premier B Division with a 4-2 victory over Coventry City. Lisa Cropper had a great game in goals with some superb saves against strong opposition on Saturday. Emily Gilbert,
RIVER Teme, Broadwas: Fred Hutton 6-12, Paul Binns 4-4-8, Paul Connolly 2-6, Chris Greaves 1-6-4. A contest will be held at Franche Pool on Sunday.
BOBBY Dazzlers were the Kidderminster Six-a-side League top scorers with a convincing 8-0 win over Stourport Social Club. FC Irrelevant were also in a goal mood, beating Red Devils 7-1. Other results: Ads Lads 2, The Dreamers 6; JDFC 5, FC Golden Balls
RIVER Severn, Lyttelton water, pegs 60-78, first contest: D Lucas 2-9, R Biddulph 2-2, A Lucas 1-15; second contest: R Girdler 3-7, B Hubble 1-14-8, Biddulph 1-13. A junior contest has been organised for October 4.
THE central reservation of Kidderminster's ring road is an absolute disgrace, especially the Constitution Hill stretch. The shrubs have not been pruned much for years, and in between it is weed-infested, with some nearly three feet tall. One would think
FRANCHE Middle School scored an amazing hat-trick when three pupils won through to the Midlands final of the Supernova Striker Challenge. More than 300 children from Worcestershire entered the competition during Harriers holiday soccer course earlier
SATURDAY (3pm unless stated) NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION THREE Macclesfield Town v KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS FA CUP FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND STOURPORT SWIFTS v Rugby United WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SOUTH BEWDLEY TOWN v CHADDESLEY CORBETT (2.45pm) WYRE
HARD work in training failed to pay dividends as Kidderminster Carolians gave a lack-lustre display in losing their Midlands Three West (North) opener. Several players were injured or unavailable on Saturday but KCs should have performed better than they
WORCESTERSHIRE off-spinner Gar-eth Batty has described his call-up into England's tour parties to travel to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka this winter as 'a dream come true'. The 25-year-old is in both the Test and one-day squads for the tour which starts on
PROMOTED Worcestershire aim to take another step towards winning the Frizzell County Championship Division Two title when they open their match against Yorkshire at New Road tomorrow. They look likely to be unchanged from the side which clinched promotion
FORMER Worcester City winger Jamie Hyde has joined Dr Martens Western Division club Stourport Swifts. Walshes Meadow manager Dave Titterton believes he will be an asset once he gets match fit. "Jamie hasn't played much this season and is a way off fitness
THE family and employers of a Stratford man killed in a car crash have paid him warm tributes. Simon Farrimond, aged 29, died when his blue Ford Focus collided with a tree after it left the A46 near Billesley. Simon was travelling towards Stratford when
FOOTBALL: Westfields were beaten 1-0 by reigning Midland Alliance champions Stourbridge at Stourport last night. In an action packed end to end game Westfields matched their illustrious visitors but did not take their chances and paid dearly. Westfields
AFFORDABLE housing projects earmarked for Evesham and Pershore are being stopped in their tracks due to changes in how they are funded. Wychavon District Council leaders are so concerned about the way the Government has introduced the changes they are
THE search is on for a group of youths after two acts of 'mindless vandalism' in Mickleton. The incidents, where £500-worth of damage was caused to one car alone, have also prompted an appeal to parents to ensure they know where their teenagers are at
A WINCHCOMBE farmer has been fined £500 with £300 costs after being found guilty of causing injury and unnecessary suffering to sheep. The case against Richard Andrews was brought by Worcestershire Trading Standards Service following a road accident near
GLOUCESTERSHIRE trading standards service is calling on county businesses to 'spread the word' to help stamp out a persistent scam. The con involves businesses receiving official looking letters demanding payment for registration under the Data Protection
VILLAGERS in the Vale of Evesham are so worried about speeding and heavy vehicles thundering past their houses, they are preparing to take matters into their own hands to get something done about it. The residents of Norton don't want to wait until disaster
A BARRISTER defending a police inspector accused of downloading child pornography has told a judge he may ask for the case to be kicked out if the defence is not given "a level playing field". The case of Gloucestershire Constabulary officer Inspector
FUNDRAISING is starting in earnest for an ambitious theatrical production in a Cotswold Village. Blockley residents, including Chris Jury, who played Eric Catchpole in the BBC series Lovejoy, need to raise £12,000 to present a series of medieval mystery
FOUR CCTV cameras could be installed in Broadway if Wychavon District Council can find the cash. Admin and finance officer Nigel Jancey, from Wychavon, spelled out the plans to Broadway parish councillors at a meeting last Thursday. Three sites were earmarked
THE new Farncombe Estate Adult Learning Centre was launched when Peter Luff, MP for Mid Worcestershire,cut a special cake. Jorgen Philip-Sorensen, proprietor of Sorven Holdings Ltd, the group which owns the Estate, and Mr Luffwere joined last Friday by
There are no rides from The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster on Sunday as the club is organising its annual 126-mile event. This ride will start from Astley village hall at 8am on Sunday. The route will cover many of the steepest hills in Worcestershire
OWNERS of a Vale growers firm say they need planning permission for a house on the site so they can better manage the business. Veto and Nick Mauro, of G and G Mauro, which is based at Harvington, claim the amount of time and work needed to monitor the
AN ingenious business has been developed by an Evesham businesswoman to locate mobile telephone numbers. Sarah Nicholson, cofounder of The Mobile Telephone Directory, explained: "It is exactly what it says, a universal directory for mobile telephone numbers
At Monday's meeting of this self help group, Elizabeth Haines will give a talk on Trading Standards. New members will be welcome, at Holy Innocents Community Centre, Kidderminster, from 2pm until 4pm. For further information telephone 01562 741518. Anyone
BLIND and partially sighted people from across Wyre Forest were given a taste of some of the clever devices available to them when a pioneering mobile unit dropped into Stourport. Action for Blind People brought the unit, demonstrating a range of aids
THE deadline is looming for residents to have their say on plans to shape the future of the Vale of Evesham. Wychavon District Council is inviting them to comment on the changes which have been made to the first draft of the Local Plan Review, and they
BEWDLEY Library will close later this month for two weeks of "essential building work". Items due to be returned between September 22 and October 6, when the work takes place, will not be due back until after the library is re-opened on Monday, October
AFTER losing half their side with just 69 on the board, newly crowned champions Evesham displayed their strength in depth as they ended a hugely successful summer with a winning draw in their final Crusader Worcestershire County League game. Luctonians
PROMOTED Worcestershire aim to take another step towards winning the Frizzell County Championship Division Two title when they open their match against Yorkshire at New Road tomorrow. They look likely to be unchanged from the side which clinched promotion
IF you're planning to take to the slopes, then you won't want to miss Britain's premier snow show - The British Ski & Snowboard Show - at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham from September 26- 28. The Shuttle/Times & News has teamed up
A HANDFUL of players with local interest are teeing off today at the 55th Wor-cestershire Open Golf Championship. The Vale Golf and Country Club is represented by a trio of players with Simon Green the first out at Worcester Golf and Country Club. He
TWO major events in Evesham Seniors calendar - the Mixed Open and the Autumn Cup - saw the former blessed with a full entry from a variety of clubs throughout the area. The top three prize-winners came from visiting pairs and the remaining three prizes
BROADWAY'S annual marital challenge - The Challis Cup - a greensome bogey competition for married couples played off half combined handicaps - proved unusually devoid of domestic crises when members competed in perfect playing conditions. The card of
IN reply to Pauline Price, I don't like the thought of foxes, or any animal, coming to a painful end, but feel the world's starving millions should concern us more. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
AFTER the success of the resurrection of the Avon Championships last year, the event is being staged again this year. Run by the Redditch Federation of Anglers, the event was so popular last year that it had to be increased in size at the last minute
SO M Burcher is "delighted" to read that the Northwick Theatre my be converted, at public expense, to house asylum seekers (You Say, September 5), and says that "we all must accommodate those poor unfortunate people". I wonder how many "poor unfortunates
I FOUND myself listening with interest to a pro-hunting lobbyist in Worcester town centre recently. I nodded in mute agreement to what was being said. The need for control was clearly laid out, and made sense. The pros and cons of fox hunting seemed to
CLEARLY N Taylor would only be happy if he had the entire road system to himself to drive on, at whatever speed he desired. He frequently refers to "bus movements" which, according to him, are insignificant compared to "car movements". Be that as it may
HAVING lived in Sweden for most of my life - even if I now live in Worcestershire - I must strongly object to the fact that you include Sweden among those European countries with the highest standard of living. The main reason is that the Swedes pay Europe's
N TAYLOR writes (You Say, September 5) that one million Irish and 700,000 Europeans living here are to be given voting rights on our euro membership. I would ask if these people are existing citizens and if not, on whose authority will they be allowed
TONY Hawk's Pro Skater 4 is just about to be released as a Platinum title and there has not been a better time to own it. Graphics are not bad considering it has been out for nearly a year. It looks much more realistic than its predecessor. Whereas before
AFTER losing half their side with just 69 on the board, newly crowned champions Evesham displayed their strength in depth as they ended a hugely successful summer with a winning draw in their final Crusader Worcestershire County League game. Luctonians
COTSWOLD District Council has given a chilly reception to a street trader who wanted to carry on selling kebabs in a Bourton lay-by. Councillors refused the application by Mr Abdurrahman Yassar to continue his trade on the Rissington Road after a six-month
COUNTY councillors in Gloucestershire have been branded money wasters after they replaced a £20 noticeboard with a £6,000 plasma TV screen. Bosses at the council's headquarters have shunned the traditional method of posting notices in favour of updates
A WINCHCOMBE farmer has been fined £500 with £300 costs after being found guilty of causing injury and unnecessary suffering to sheep. The case against Richard Andrews was brought by Worcestershire Trading Standards Service following a road accident near
IT was third time lucky for two Stow fund-raisers who completed a parachute jump to buy vital equipment for their town's surgery. On Saturday Ed Simpson, aged 28, and Lesley Brown, 42, both completed their first jump after two previous attempts were cancelled
A NEW vicar for Winchcombe has rolled into town. John Partington, a motorcycle enthusiast and a member of the Campaign for Real Ale, was officially licensed by the Bishop of Tewkesbury on Friday. As well as his work with the church, Mr Partington has
GLOUCESTERSHIRE trading standards service is calling on county businesses to 'spread the word' to help stamp out a persistent scam. The con involves businesses receiving official looking letters demanding payment for registration under the Data Protection
A BARRISTER defending a police inspector accused of downloading child pornography has told a judge he may ask for the case to be kicked out if the defence is not given "a level playing field". The case of Gloucestershire Constabulary officer Inspector
SHIPSTON man Peter Cook wants to encourage as many people as possible to take the plunge for Cancer Research UK. Dressed as William Shakespeare, Peter recently set an example by abseiling 50ft down The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford. He said he
ORGANISERS are preparing for the annual sponsored ride and walk in aid of the Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust, the biggest single fundraising event in the county. Dozens of churches across the Cotswolds are participating in the event on Saturday
AN international athlete from the Evesham has taken up a teaching post at Kingham Hill School, near Chipping Norton. With the start of the new term Michelle Kimberley has taken the post of the independent school's head of girls' games. For the past ten
WHEN legendary film critic Barry Norman comes to Bewdley next month as part of the annual arts festival in the town, don't hold your breath when the inevitable question is asked: what, Barry, is your favourite movie? Because Norman doesn't have one, even
AN enthusiastic member of the community is needed to manage a charity Christmas card shop at Evesham Library. Cards for Good Causes operates more than 270 outlets nationwide. Supporting twenty-five charities, it has raised over £20million in the last
THE new Farncombe Estate Adult Learning Centre was launched when Peter Luff, MP for Mid Worcestershire,cut a special cake. Jorgen Philip-Sorensen, proprietor of Sorven Holdings Ltd, the group which owns the Estate, and Mr Luffwere joined last Friday by
SOUL music fans are being invited to step back in time for a classic evening of floor stompers with a "Northern" groove. The sounds of Northern Soul will fill the dancefloor at the Wyre Forest Glades Leisure Centre on Saturday night in homage to the venue
A RUNNING postman from Stourport has achieved his latest goal - sponsoring a hearing dog for life. Kevin Draper, of Sytchampton Lane, held a dance at the Briars pub in Kidderminster to raise cash for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. This event and others
THE Severn Valley Railway is offering passengers the chance to trace their family trees this weekend. Visitors travelling between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth can learn more about their family history from archives available at both Kidderminster and
TAXI fares in Wyre Forest are to rise by 30p per journey, but night owls and festive revellers will pay less. The district council's licensing and environmental committee this week agreed the new charging policy submitted by the Wyre Forest Taxi Drivers
A Pershore student nurse is planning to take part in a charity fun run to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society - a disease her mother has suffered from for 26 years. Sarah Lavender, aged 20, will be running the fivekilometre Flora Light Challenge
A CONCERT by the Midland Youth Orchestra due to be held on Sunday, September 14, at Kidderminster Town Hall has been cancelled due to lack of patronage.
AFTER losing half their side with just 69 on the board, newly crowned champions Evesham displayed their strength in depth as they ended a hugely successful summer with a winning draw in their final Crusader Worcestershire County League game. Luctonians
TWO pupils of Pershore High School are set to make a splash at a couple of international canoeing events this month. Katie Train (13) from Fladbury and 14-year-old Ben Holmes, who lives at Besford, will take their places at spring regattas in Belgium
Evesham Utd Robins U-10 11 Inkberrow Eagles 0 ROBINS got their Ambassador League season off to a flying start with a comprehensive win over the league's new boys. Elliott Gould opened the scoring before James Coldrick made it 2-0 following a corner. The
MEMBER clubs are remi-nded that there will be a meeting of Mercian Festival Junior League clubs on Sunday, September 21 at the Bell Inn St Johns, Worcester starting at 8pm. This is the first meeting of the new season and clubs, who should make every effort
TEWKESBURY Sports Knockout Cup holders Upton Snodsbury had a comfortable passage through Sunday's first round tie at Bretfor-ton Sports. The Old Boys produced a gallant effort but it was the visitors who found the net four times without reply to move
COTTONTAILS, a new baby and toddler shop which has opened in Pershore's High Street, is a real family affair. The owner, Charlotte Evans, who grew up in the town and attended Pershore High School before leaving for university in York, returned to open
BIG-hearted employees got themselves into a "hair-shaving" experience to raise cash for a good cause. Four workmates from Hatt Kitchens, in Hartlebury, either lost their locks or had their manes doused with fluorescent dye to raise £800 for Leukaemia
THE visitors to Throck-morton CPSC on Sunday included the Royal Oak Gun Club. The variety of sporting targets included two stands, which tested the visitors and club members to their limits although Mark Doughty and Stuart Emms rose to the challenge.
BRICKLEHAMPTON Hall residents are to benefit from cash raised from a sponsored walk by members of the Elmley Castle hall's staff. By walking 12.6 miles, between the hall and Tewkesbury Nursing Home, at Bushley, near Tewkesbury, at the end of last month
WEEK five is possibly the most important week that you will do in the six weeks of preparation for the Brambles 10k and 5k races on Sunday, September 21. By now you should be running or jogging for all the planned sessions. Your confidence should be at
Evesham and District Quiz Association THIS well-established and enjoyable general knowledge team quiz takes place on Sunday nights throughout the winter months. It has divisions which cover the Bidford, Eve-sham and Tewkesbury areas and, any new teams
THE Pershore Business Day is a new initiative by the Chamber of Commerce Herefordshire and Worcestershire designed to showcase the range of high quality help and advice available to businesses. In a unique event next Wednesday, the Chamber representatives
A NEW website is welcoming views on how up to £1 million of regeneration funding should be spent. Stourport and surrounding villages including Great Witley, Astley and Hartlebury are in line for the cash over three years and residents can have their say
THE Redditch of yesteryear has been captured in a fascinating new book which features photographs and articles on many buildings and landmarks which are gone but not forgotten. Redditch Remembered has been compiled in conjunction with the Advertiser from
TWO brave Redditch paramedics ran into a blazing building after they saw a mother and child standing behind a window on the burning third floor. Redditch ambulance staff received a call at 9.15am last Wednesday to a fire in Eunal Court in Crabbs Cross
THREE postcards postmarked from 1912, 1918 and 1941 addressed to properties which no longer exist in Redditch appeared at the town's Royal Mail delivery office last week. The discovery has prompted an appeal to find the rightful owners to the postcards
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
TV licence dodgers in Wyre Forest may get an unwelcome visit when they are eating a meal in front of the television. TV Licensing's new strategy has been to target homes between 5pm and 9pm as well as during major sporting events or dramatic soap storylines
DAVE Titterton will fire up Stourport Swifts by admitting they are underdogs for Saturday's FA Cup first qualifying round clash. Rugby United, the visitors to Walshes Meadow, have won four out of their five Dr Martens Western Division games so far. But
FITNESS fanatics will have to endure three times the pleasure - or pain - as they gear up to take on a charity triathlon. Members and staff at the Cleobury Mortimer Sports and Fitness Centre will be sweating it out on Saturday in a drive to boost funds
AN ability to fight back from a goal down was one of the positives Stourport Swifts boss Dave Titterton took from Saturday's 1-1 draw with Gresley. Titterton, whose side are undefeated in the last two games, believes that was something rarely seen last
AUDIENCE members at Kidderminster's Rose Theatre will get to see what made former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan tick when the curtain rises on the new season on Monday. Resident group The Nonentities have chosen the intimate studio at the Chester Road
FORMER Swifts player Anthony Robinson has switched to Dr Martens Western Division rivals Bedworth. And the former Kidderminster Harriers man marked his first game with a goal as his new club won 3-2 at Cirencester on Saturday. Robinson was reported to
A SERVICE is to be held to institute a new vicar in Wythall after the role was left vacant for a year when ill health caused the previous vicar to step down New vicar The Rev Mike Godfrey, 52, was born and bred in Norfolk and spent four years in the Royal
HISTORIC Harvington Hall is to open its doors to the public for free tomorrow in celebration of a national heritage open weekend. The fun-filled event also marks the cultural landmark's acquisition of heritage lottery funding and will be followed by a
HISTORY enthusiasts have been invited to a leather exhibition opening at Bewdley Museum tomorrow. The museum's leather collection will be on display with photographs tracing the history of the industry. Angela Purcell of Bewdley Historical Research Group
FLEDGLING actors and actresses will have the chance to take to the boards as the country's largest part-time stage school steams into Kidderminster. Kidderminster Stagecoach, which has an open day on Saturday, will offer children the chance to train in
BARNT Green Spartak's 100 per cent start to their Midland Combination division one season came to an abrupt end last night. GJ Singh's side, who had previouly won seven out of seven, were beaten 5-2 at home by Pilkington XXX.
SIMON Price is the new assistant manager at Prince Henry's Sports Hall. He started work full time last week and will help to provide an even better service for people in Evesham and the surrounding area. His appointment gives the Centre a second EBC Level
AFTER winning gold in the British Triathlon Championships and silver at the duathlon equivalent, Les Bailey took second silver medal at the World Duathlon Championships in Switzerland. The Worcester Triathlon Club member who lives in Pinvin only missed
THERE was plenty of activity at Stratford-upon-Avon's Shake-speare County Raceway last weekend when hundreds of hot rodding enthusiasts desc-ended on the Long Marston venue for the NSRA's annual Hot Rod Drags. Everywhere you looked, reproduced look-a-likes
THE visitors to Throck-morton CPSC on Sunday included the Royal Oak Gun Club. The variety of sporting targets included two stands, which tested the visitors and club members to their limits although Mark Doughty and Stuart Emms rose to the challenge.
Evesham and District Winter League THE annual general meeting takes place at the Ambassador Club next Wednesday from 8.30pm. New and existing teams are asked to attend, while clubs holding trophies are asked to return them on the night. More information
STEVE Burns from Wyre Forest CRC overcame blustery wind and rain at the north end of the Salford Priors ten-mile Time Trial course to win the Evesham Wheelers hosted event on Saturday in 21.28 beating his nearest rival by 14 seconds. Times were generally
DESPITE the best attempts of 12 boats racing last weekend, Ian Haywood landed dual success for the second successive week on an afternoon when mistakes and penalties cost places. The first race saw John Pickford take a huge lead as he took advantage of
Evesham and District Quiz Association THIS well-established and enjoyable general knowledge team quiz takes place on Sunday nights throughout the winter months. It has divisions which cover the Bidford, Eve-sham and Tewkesbury areas and, any new teams
Evesham and District Flying Club ELEVEN members sent 147 birds to Wincanton on September 6, liberated at 10.15am in a light south west wind. 1 & 2 H Taylor 197.27 & 1495.96; 3 Mrs J Heckingbottom 1475.49; 4 H Taylor 1473.99; 5 Mrs J Heckingbottom
BIDFORD'S county president Graham Williams brought a select team to take on the home side in Saturday's six-rink game. The home side took an early lead of seven shots after five ends only to see this slip to minus eight after ten ends. Bidford rallied
OVERBURY have been crow-ned champions of the Concorde Ladies League after the tightest finish in league history. It needed several recounts to determine the new title winners who pipped Broadway by 0.25 of a point. However, there was consolation for the
DEFEAT in their final outing failed to deny Evesham a third successive South Worcestershire Triples League title. It was a similar tale in the Con-corde League wound up the season with defeat at Droitwich. The visitors led by two at the final end but
BROADWAY played two friendly matches last weekend and were victorious on both occasions. Entertaining a mixed side from Wood-lawns in Gloucester on Saturday, the men won convincingly on four of the five rinks to record a 110-72 success. John Barlow was
BIDFORD fire station has come up smelling of roses again after winning the retained station category of the Dennis Lawrence Garden Competition for the third year running. The competition, named after a former personnel officer, was judged by fire chief
CHARITIES are invited to contact a Hereford food processing company for a slice of £20,000. Sun Valley Foods, a poultry processor that employs 1,500 people in Hereford, sets aside £20,000 every year for large and small donations to local charities. The
THERE was little to play for at Wroxeter but Kidderminster Victoria will still wonder how they did not come away with a Birmingham League Division One win. KVCC had to settle for a 10-point winning draw in a rain-effected game between two sides who are
SOUTH African Grant Snowball signed off in style in his last game for Cookley against Wyre Forest rivals Stourport in Worcestershire League Division Two. Stourport settled for a losing draw at Walshes Meadow in the final league fixture as Snowball struck
PROMOTED Bewdley finished off a successful Worcestershire League Division Two campaign by taking a two-wicket win over Alvechurch and Hopwood with a ball left. Several rain interruptions reduced the match to 43 overs each as Alvechurch were asked to bat
A PEDESTRIAN, who died when he was in collision with a car near Tewkesbury, has been named. Michael Hill, aged 42, of Rainbow Hill, Worcester, was in collision with a Vauxhall Vectra on the A38, near The Crown Pub, on Friday. The vehicle was travelling
JACK Mills struck three boundaries in one over to see KVCC U-12s home to victory in the Worcestershire Board Championship. The town defeated Worcester by four wickets after finishing second in their regional group and hammering Barnt Green in the semis
LOCAL hockey clubs got the chance to see the splendid new facilities at Blockley Sports Club last Sunday. The occasion was the club's annual grass tournament contested by several local sides. The project to install an artificial floodlit multi sports
TWO Worcester brothers suffered fractured skulls after a row erupted with a city builder over unfinished work, a jury heard. Arshad and Hasrat Mahmood called at the home of Vincent Watkins claiming a contract to convert a former pub to flats was 17 months
A DRAMATIC ending to the Worcestershire Board U-15s Championship saw KVCC awarded the honours against Dominies and Guild at Feckenham. Both sides scored 120-8 but KVCC were awarded the trophy after scoring more runs from 19 of the allotted 20 overs. Winning
Hooray! The Evening News is 66 years old next week, and no birthday would be complete without a delicious cake. This year, Colston Bakeries, in Malvern, has done the honour of providing us with a delectable treat. As part of the celebrations, the Faithful
BATTING TOP TEN 162 Rob Stephens (Chaddesley) Aug 16 161no Neil Fletcher (Cutnall Green) Aug 2 147no Neil Fletcher (Cutnall Green) July 12 145no Ben Griffiths (Cleobury) June 22 140no Mike Weideman (Stone) July 19 138 John Shackleton (Stourport 2nds)
FAMILY, friends and colleagues of the charismatic former Mayor of Stourport, Mick Grinnall, are in shock after he died suddenly on Tuesday. Three days earlier, he had taken part in the carnival parade through the town where he was born and which he served
BROWNIES and the Mother's Union in Worcestershire have provided inspiration for a delegation who visited the county from Peru. Judith Godfrey, president of the Anglican Mothers' Association, and Elva Limo, secretary of the Women's World Day of Prayer
FIREFIGHTERS from Malvern are trying to find the rightful owner to four oil paintings found in the fire station. The paintings of 1930s aircraft were found in the boiler room and have not seen the light of day for almost 20 years. Ian Seward, station
A GERMAN television crew made an extremely saucy film in Worcester - documenting the history of the city's Lea & Perrins factory. The team, working for WDR Cologne, conjured up the tasty footage as part of an educational food and nutrition programme
A RAILWAY poster promoting Malvern Hills as a tourist attraction has sold at auction for more than £700. The 4ft 2ins by 3ft 4ins poster was part of a collection of 200 British and Irish travel posters, which sold for £179,141 at Christie's in London,
A MAN who was unaware he was not allowed to drive on his Iraqi licence has been fined £50. Worcester magistrates heard yesterday how Aram Rostam, aged 28, had bought a BMW car on Friday, June 13 - his girlfriend's birthday. Despite not having a licence
RARE blue opal jewellery valued at more than £2,000 was stolen in a house burglary in Wadborough, near Worcester. The missing jewellery, taken on Friday, August 22, consists of two necklaces, one with a spider design, the other in a daisy shape; a bangle-style
A PERSHORE woman is in despair because her lounge has been under water for two months. Mandy Griffiths has been despairing because of a leak in an old mains pipe. She first noticed water seeping along the side of her home in January and a soak away was
CALLS for a new law to register the "gangmasters" who provide casual labour to farmers have won backing in Worcestershire. Mid-Worcestershire Tory MP Peter Luff is supporting legislation designed to end possible "exploitation". It sets down minimum standards
MURDERED bomb disposal expert Ian Rimell had learnt he was going to be grandfather for the first time - just a day before he was shot and killed in Iraq. The 53-year-old Kidderminster man was told the news by wife Jennifer hours before his car was ambushed
COACHES John Brain and Andy Keast are demanding a performance from Worcester Rugby Club's under-achievers. The Sixways management duo watched on in horror during Worcester's weekend win at Otley and have made their views clear to the squad this week.
FAMILY, friends and colleagues of the charismatic former Mayor of Stourport Mick Grinnall are in shock after he died suddenly on Tuesday. Three days earlier he had taken part in the carnival parade through the town where he was born and which he served
Fred Attewill talks exclusively to the man who raised the alarm. A RESCUER has told of the harrowing last moments of the doomed Sweetie Pie and the desperate search for people trapped inside after it went down. The skipper closest to the cruiser, who
MORE than £500,000 of prescribed medicines were wasted in Wyre Forest last year. The money would pay for 75 heart operations or 110 hip replacements - and now a campaign has been launched to combat the waste. Tablets, creams and liquids worth a staggering
THUGS as young as six are making a disabled man's life a misery - and police are considering anti-social behaviour orders to stop their reign of terror. Spina bifida sufferer Paul Roy, of Longfellow Green, Kidderminster, said a gang of children had spent
COUNCILLORS are making a last-ditch bid to save Kidderminster's retail market - but traders claim they have been badly let down. The Worcester Street building is now so dilapidated that structural engineers have recommended its closure at the end of the
WORK to slow down motorists who use a Bewdley estate as a "rat run" will finally begin on Monday. The long-awaited scheme to install traffic-calming measures on Queensway and the surrounding roads will be completed before the end of the year. And a public
CHIPPING Norton Theatre is to host a reading group for a BBC backed project. The Bookscape event on Wednesday, September 24 from 1pm to 2pm is free to anyone who would like to attend to enjoy the readings. It is all part of a series of programmes for
A RETIRED farmer who hit the headlines in an unusual land battle was found dead after failing to return home from a Sunday stroll. Police launched a hunt for Gordon Hardwick and eventually found the Wolverley pensioner at his second home, less than a
VALE fans of classic musicals could be off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz at Evesham's Arts Centre next week. Evesham Operatic and Dramatic Society is staging the evergreen production from next Tuesday until the following Saturday. The
THE play described as "the biggest blood bath in Shakespeare's canon" begins a run at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from tomorrow. The rarely seen tragedy Titus Andronicus is the last production in the theatre's summer festival season and its director
BIRMINGHAM Royal Ballet premieres a new show fusing eastern and western style later this month. The Immortals incorporates George Balanchine's Apollo, featuring distinctive choreography and David Bintley's The Sons of Horus, inspired by ancient Egyptian
PIANO Legends is the theme of a concert being presented at Broadway's Lifford Hall later this month by a trio whose musical influences range from Oscar Peterson to Keith Jarrett. The Geoff Eales Trio takes its name from pianist Geoff Eales, a first class
I HAD hoped that having received a mammoth subsidy from the rest of us, the minority of Wyre Piddle residents who support the prohibition of traffic through that village would now be dozing contentedly within their fortress. Not so, unfortunately. No
I WRITE to endorse Mr D.J. Smith's comments about the Wyre Piddle bypass.There were three cars "making a point" near the bend by the cross this morning when I came through the village and I was very nearly involved in a serious accident. If these cars
MIDFIELDER Matt Gadsby held his hands up to admit he should have given Kidderminster Harriers the lead before Bristol Rovers' goal on Saturday. But it was a rare chance for Harriers who failed to muster a shot on target in the 1-0 defeat to the side managed
DRIVING a car is not easy. OK, so it may be second nature to most motorists, effortlessly moving in and out of traffic, never having - or causing - an accident. But there is one thing that all drivers need and should never take for granted, no matter
ASTWOOD Bank captain Alex Robinson blamed a poor Lord's wicket after his side went down to a 67-run defeat against Shipton-under-Wychwood in the final of the National Village Championships on Sunday. But Robinson, who made 16 runs, was full of praise
MOTORSPORT: Former banger racer Mick Rogers is the toast of the track after landing the V8 Stock Car Championship of the World. The Cookley driver, 37, struck gold with a masterful display in the final at Northampton. Rogers finished well clear of the
ARCHERY: Father-and-son field archery aces Ron and Steve Harvey proved their aim is still true with a gold treble at the European Championships. The Stourport duo travelled to Finland to tackle rough woodland terrain, hitting targets at different distances
CYCLING: Stourport rider Liam Preece had a disappointing ride in the National U-16s Circuit Championships in Preston. Preece was sprinting for the line with three other riders when he was brought crashing down and a mass pile-up resulted. It put all but
TENNIS: Bewdley are targeting a place in October's regional finals of the Peugeot Inter-club Challenge. They play their area final, one of 16 in the country, against Knowle and Dorridge on Sunday at Esporta, Warwickshire. A victory at the weekend and
JUDO: Five medals from nine entrants was a good return for Samurai Judo Club at one of the toughest area tournaments on the calendar. The prolific Kate Walker was the first medallist at the Lakeland Open in Kendal, Cumbria, as she impressed against British
BOWLING: Simon Allen and Stuart McCaughtrie were successful at Chester Road's annual open triples competition on Sunday. They teamed up with Worcester's Dean Hemmings to triumph in an event featuring 96 bowlers from Worcestershire and Shropshire. There
ATHLETICS: Amazing Feet Running Club's newest member Corin Elliott completed his first half-marathon in excellent style on Sunday. Just missing out on his target time, Elliott finished the City of Wolverhampton run in two hours and two minutes. Matt Smith
GOLF: Bob Hill won the men's Captain's Day Division One event at Little Lakes with the same points as ladies' winner Pam Kay. Men's Div One: Hill 40 points, Alan Raybould 37; Div Two: M Dunn 36, A Taft 35; Div Three: T Poole 34, A Freeman 31. Ladies:
GOLF: Mike Nicholson won the nearest the pin on the 18th hole and on the 10th hole in the Kidderminster club's men's invitation event. Results: David Bailey and Terry Williams 42 points, Brian Longmore and Derek King 42, Peter Eastaugh and Rob Shaw 42
Fred Attewill talks exclusively to the man who raised the alarm. A RESCUER has told of the harrowing last moments of the doomed Sweetie Pie and the desperate search for people trapped inside after it went down. The skipper closest to the cruiser, who
GOLF: Yvonne Foley won Kidderminster's Ladies' Stableford Division One and was second in the September medal. The overall winner was Division Two's Sue Hughes. Stableford Div One: Foley 15 handicap 40 points, Jill Yates 15-37, Vanessa Murrant 19-37; Div
THOUSANDS of people thronged Stourport on Saturday as the spectacular annual carnival proved it has lost none of its pulling power. crowds on Stourport bridge. One of the region's biggest outdoor parties saw a procession through the town, two river parades
GOLF: The first three places in the men's September Medal Division One at Wharton Park could only be separated by countback. Div One: Shaun Parker 76 gross 10 handicap 66 nett, Steve Owen 73-7-66, Luke Rogers 70-4-66; Div Two: Ian McPhee 79-14-65, Richard
DARTS: Defending champions Great Western lost to Waggon and Horses B in the the Banks's Bewdley League season openers. Recent addition Christian Redding was triumphant in his match but it was not enough to see his new team off to a good start. Des Tipper
A COMMUNITY partnership will take its first step to improving the Newtown area of Stourport on Sunday. Organisers of Community Action Newtown - which represents residents, businesses, schools, police, churches and councillors - are urging people to join
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
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
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
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
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 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
THERE has been good fishing throughout the week on all waters with weights from 12.5lb to 43lb. One angler landed a 17.25lb common carp from peg six on the Moat, using sweetcorn and maggot bait. Sunday Open, Heron: Pete Hodge 81-12 (peg 24), Ken Perrin
EARLIER this year I wrote an article remarking on the abundance of swifts, swallows and house martins. I wrote this after I had witnessed some fantastic flying displays by these birds as they hunted for insects over the heaths. Such a feast rarely goes
WYRE Forest Brintons have had a free weekend to recover from a 5-1 thrashing at Blackheath late last month. They entertain Bustleholme Reserves on Saturday at Brintons and players are asked to meet at the ground for 1.30pm.
JOHN Grant Aggregate Weight up, Canal, Lyttelton, round three: Peter White 1-6, John Eggington 1-4, John Gale 1-3-8. There is one match left in the series. Weights so far: Gale 3-2-8, White 2-15, Frank Guest 2-4, Richard Broadhurst 2-2-8, Colin Garbett
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies made an early exit from the FA Cup, going down 12-1 to a strong Leicester city side on Sunday in the first qualifying round. Harriers' only goal arrived in the 88th minute through 15-year-old Sue Stokes, making her full debut
A CONTEST will be held on Sunday at Moorlands, Island Pool, with an 8am draw at the venue. Anyone wishing to fish is asked to call J Baylie to book and confirm a peg.
IN response to last week's letter from B Saunders, the writer mentions speed reduction signs being "hidden in a forest of other signs". We have a duty to be observant when driving and to take notice of the information on traffic signs, even when there's
TWO men who attacked a 64-year-old man were planning to burgle his house, police believe. He was hit on the head as he left his car at his isolated house in Astley Cross at 11.30pm last Thursday. However, he managed to fight them off and escaped when
GRASS roots sports across the country are set for a boost when, under new Government proposals, amateur sports clubs will become eligible for a discount on their rates. The proposal is an amendment to the Local Government Bill currently going through
TWYFORD Farm Pool: Dennis Mole 13-15-8, Carl Brown 13-13-8, Mark Brickles 3-4, Eddie McKeown 3-0-8. Points: Mick Swalwell 115, Brown 110, Brickles 108, Mole 102, Ray Jordan 91, Dave Lavelle and McKwoen 83. The next contest is at Hurcott on September 21
MEMBER clubs are remi-nded that there will be a meeting of Mercian Festival Junior League clubs on Sunday, September 21 at the Bell Inn St Johns, Worcester starting at 8pm. This is the first meeting of the new season and clubs, who should make every effort
TEWKESBURY Sports Knockout Cup holders Upton Snodsbury had a comfortable passage through Sunday's first round tie at Bretfor-ton Sports. The Old Boys produced a gallant effort but it was the visitors who found the net four times without reply to move
WRENS Pools: M Carey 21-10, D Davis 15-10, J Brooks 14-0. The next match will be held on Wrens Pools on September 21, draw at 8am.
