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  • Alexander's race against tonsillitis

    A WORCESTER Cathedral choirboy has less than five days to beat tonsillitis if he is to take part in the finals of a prestigious competition. Alexander Thompson, aged 13, of Longdon, near Upton-upon-Severn, is head chorister of the Worcester Cathedral

  • Council snubs clubs

    TWO Worcester nightspots have failed in their bids to extend their opening hours. Last night's decision by the city council's licensing committee could make it less likely that other pending applications are approved - much to the delight of residents

  • New look with new owners for town hotel

    MALVERN'S Mount Pleasant hotel is going to be refurbished after being sold to new owners. The 14-room hotel, on Belle Vue Terrace, has been taken over by Marinder Bains and Aamer Gull, who also jointly run a hotel in south Wales. It was previously owned

  • Targeted by conman

    A MAN claiming to be from an electricity company walked into an 83-year-old woman's house and stole £200 in cash and two pieces of jewellery valued at £400. He walked around the house in Tennyson Way, Kidderminster unscrewing some switches before asking

  • Not guilty plea from minibus driver

    A man accused of triple manslaughter after a minibus was hit by a train in Worcestershire will be pleading not guilty, a judge was told yesterday. Adnan Kadir Karim, aged 25, of Carpenters Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, is alleged to have been the driver

  • Revamp planned for city landmark

    ONE of Worcester's oldest and finest landmark buildings is being lined up for a major revamp. The Guildhall could become home to a museum or arts facility, as well as a new tourist information centre and caf, under plans being considered by Worcester

  • Spotlight on school funding fight

    LEADING campaigners for fairer funding for Worcestershire schools have teamed up on the set of a TV documentary to be screened this week. Jonathan Pearsall and Juliet Brunner, county parent governor representatives, and Helen Donovan, a mother-of-two

  • Mayor: I felt threatened

    DRUNKEN fights, a road traffic collision and an attempted suicide were all part of Mayor of Worcester Gareth Jones' night treading the thin blue line. Coun Jones donned a high visibility police jacket and spent a 10pm to 7am shift with PC Marc Edwards

  • Home is where the art is...

    WHEN Suzy Allard and Richard Reynolds took the brave step of buying a derelict house they never dreamt their efforts to renovate it would be slated on national television. But a slating was what the couple got when they agreed to take part in the Channel

  • Choc day for nurses

    MORE than £400 was raised when chocoholics from Worcester held a Feast of Chocolate Day in support of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Deborah Croxford, from Cormorant Rise, in Lower Wick, invited friends and neighbours to her house to sample choccy delights,

  • Walk to protect the polar bears

    WALKERS from across Worcestershire are being encouraged to round up their friends and family and join the sponsored Walk for Wildlife 2003. The charity event has been organised by the World Wildlife Fund to raise money to protect polar bears by maintaining

  • Choice of up to five hospitals

    PATIENTS could opt to have their surgery or treatment from a choice of up to five hospitals in a proposed scheme aimed at giving Worcestershire people a voice on how their health service is run. Patients Choice is a national Government initiative that

  • Ace pianist Mike's Eld his own for 21 years!

    PIANIST Mike Elden has been honoured for his 21 years service to an amateur dramatic society. Mr Elden, of Rainbow Hill, Worcester, has been awarded a National Operatic and Dramatic Association commendation for his years of dedication and commitment.

  • Credit cards are 'not the answer' for students

    STUDENTS at University College Worcester are being advised not to get drawn into running up credit card debt as the new academic year gets underway. The National Consumer Council (NCC) is advising students to be on their guard against tempting offers

  • I wanted to die: Woman tells court

    A 39-year-old woman has told a jury how she wanted to die after being raped by the principal of a Worcestershire children's home. She alleged that Brian Gillam pushed her into a bathroom at The Uplands, grabbed her around the throat and then forced her

  • Clock this! Car buffs turn back the hands of time

    BRITISH Summer Time ends on Sunday, October 26, and throughout the country, people will be turning back their clocks by one hour. But this Sunday, the Severn Valley Railway will be travelling back even further to show visitors the great vehicles of the

  • STUART BROCK - Goalkeeper. 26/9/76. 6ft 1ins. Squad number 1.

    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

  • LEE AYRES - Centre-back. 28/8/82. 6ft 2ins. Squad number 16.

    Rangy Ayres joined Harriers as a youth-team player from Walsall but progressed to the reserves after impressing at the heart of the defence. A big future was predicted for the youngster who signed a two-year deal and made his competitive debut in the

  • DANNY WILLIAMS - Midfield 12/7/79. 6ft 1in. Squad number 4.

    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

  • SEAN PARRISH - Midfield. 14/3/72. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 14.

    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

  • BO HENRIKSEN - Forward. 7/2/75. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 12.

    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

  • Tense success for the County

    Worcestershire earned a well-deserved 2-1 victory against visitors Surrey in the FA County Youth Cup first round at Worcester City's St George's Lane ground. But the match ended on a controversial note as Surrey thought they had snatched a stoppage time

  • Perrywood hit by two hat-tricks

    It was a case of a bridge too far for Perrywood Reserves who travelled to The Bridge for a Worcester and District League Sunday League Division One match. Hat-tricks from Steve Turberfield and Mark Walker gave the home side a comprehensive 6-1 win. Also

  • Battle to rebuild life after suffering a stroke

    AS the nation marked Stroke Awareness Week, Evening News reporter Emma Cullwick talked to 48-year-old Chris Hindle about his brave battle to rebuild his life after suffering two major strokes and numerous minor ones. AT the age of 45, Chris Hindle was

  • 7/10/03 - Dyer terminates Harriers loan spell

    LLOYD Dyer has returned to West Bromwich Albion after ending his loan spell with Kidderminster Harriers. During his month at Aggborough he made five appearances in the starting line-up and two as a substitute. Harriers manager Ian Britton said: "I would

  • Italian job is a big hit

    BLESSED Edward Oldcorne RC High School played hosts to their continental counterparts last week, as Italian exchange students came to Worcester. In the seventh year of the programme the students, from Palazzo San Gervasio, in the Basilicata region of

  • Students take trip to the battlefields

    FORTY A-level English literature students from a Worcester college today embarked on a four-day tour of First World War battlefield sites in Belgium and France. The writing of famous authors such as Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon inspired the trip

  • 7/10/03 - Moore and Shaftab sign new deals

    STEPHEN Moore and Shaftab Khalid, who both made their first-team debuts for Worcestershire County Cricket Club last season, have agreed two-year contracts. Batsman Moore made his County Championship bow against Glamorgan at Cardiff and also impressed

  • Bromsgrove Rovers Football Club - Match Stats - 2003/2004

    GOALSCORERS 5 - Pope. 3 - Banner. 2 - Atkinson. 2 - Benbow. 2 - Frost. 2 - Jackson. 2 - Jones. 1 - Benbow. 1 - Bowen. 1 - Dawson. 1 - Scheppel. ADVERTISER/MESSENGER MAN OF THE MATCH 3 - Pope. 2 - Frost. 2 - Jackson. 1 - Atkinson. 1 - Dawson. 1 - Jones

  • Views, News

    I AM researching at University College Worcester and would like to hear from men and women who were in the WVS and the ARP during the Second World War. I would also like to hear people's views and experiences of these two groups. RACHAEL ARNOLD, Student

  • Catch the real car criminals, not the law-abiding motorist

    I FULLY endorse the comments made by Mark Davis (You Say, Tuesday, September 30). After 30 years of driving with a clean licence I find myself with six points in three months. Twice I have been caught by the same camera on the City Walls Road with my

  • Hiding behind religion

    JUDGING by Tony Blair's excellently-presented Bournemouth conference speech, and subsequently radio interviews, it now appears his main defence over going to war in Iraq was based upon the intelligence available and his judgement. Could he now assure

  • Waiting for him to confess

    HOW much longer do we have to wait before Tony Blair puts his hand up and admits that there was no urgency or justification for the invasion of Iraq without a UN mandate? The 1,400-strong Iraq Survey Group has found nothing. The debriefing of captured

  • 7/10/03 - Barton hit by injury setback

    JON Holloway could be out for a month after Worcester City boss John Barton revealed his groin injury was worse than first feared. The defender picked up a groin strain in Saturday's defeat at Nuneaton and is facing between two and four weeks on the sidelines

  • Kidderminster Harriers FC - Fixtures and results - 2003/04

    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

  • Bromsgrove Rovers fixtures and results 2003/2004

    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

  • Expansion plans create extra jobs

    EVERTONS of Ombersley Ltd has broadened its business interests with the acquisition of the renowned Brown's Restaurant, in Worcester. Evertons is most well-known for its wine wholesaling business and its delicatessen, in Ombersley, near Worcester, which

  • DRUGS DEALER KILLED WITH AN AXE

    A DRUGS dealer was killed with an axe and his body sawn in half by his Worcester flatmate, a court has heard. Michael Kelly died in his Tolladine home after a dispute over drugs money, the jury at Birmingham Crown Court heard from the prosecution on the

  • Minister defends nude child images

    A RETIRED vicar has defended a disgraced ex-councillor who was found guilty of collecting child pornography. Grandfather Keith Rogers, from Birch Coppice, Droitwich, was fined £5,000 by Worcester magistrates, three weeks ago, after police found nearly

  • Drunk teen is caged after he punched stranger

    A man suffered multiple fractures of his cheekbone after being punched to the ground in Worcester city centre by a drunken assailant. Keith Farmer had visited a number of pubs and was walking home at 11.30pm when he was struck in the face. He had been

  • Birthday treat for youngsters

    STAFF and pupils at a Worcestershire school got their hands sticky yesterday while tucking into a veritable feast of jam tarts to celebrate its 127th birthday. Ombersley Endowed First School, in Ombersley, was founded on October 6, 1876 and, since its

  • We want cut-through blocked to stop the louts, say residents

    RESIDENTS want a cut-through near their homes blocked off to drive out youths who are vandalising their gardens. Open plan gardens in Marsh Avenue in Warndon Villages are falling prey to youths using the cut through from Plough Croft to get from "old"

  • Sold-out Fayre set to smash all records

    ORGANISERS of Worcester's Victorian Christmas Fayre are predicting the 11th annual event will be the biggest and best ever after they sold out of stall space. A staggering 110 traders have already registered for the street market, which last year attracted

  • Centre opens doors to disabled

    A NEW service that offers advice to disabled people and their carers has opened at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The advice centre will offer information about a variety of benefit and welfare issues. It is being run by the Disability Information Advice

  • Sleep safely with fire service blanket testing scheme

    RESIDENTS in Herefordshire will be sleeping safely this winter, with firefighters carrying out free tests on electric blankets from today. The Fire Brigade's community fire safety team will be offering the service at all of the county's fire stations

  • Fire hazard fears

    A COMMUNITY group has offered to tidy up a Worcestershire village hall which it branded an overgrown fire hazard. Environmental officers visited Castlemorton Village hall last week, following complaints from Richard Dawe, chairman of the Hollybed Community

  • 7/10/03 - Local giants can do club big favours

    KIDDERMINSTER Harriers must have a close relationship with their powerful Premiership neighbours if they intend to survive in the Football League. That's the firm belief of Aggborough chairman Colin Youngjohns who is convinced cash-strapped clubs like

  • 07/10/03 - Pope out for Ilkeston

    CAPTAIN Steve Pope has been ruled out of the Bromsgrove Rovers side to face Ilkeston Town tonight. Pope is suffering with a cold virus and will not feature in the squad. Grant Beckett is also a injury concern ahead of the 7.45pm kick-off. The Dr Martens

  • ADAM WILLIS - Centre-half. 21/9/76. 6ft 1ins. Squad number 18.

    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

  • DEAN BENNETT - Midfield 13/12/77. 6ft. Squad number 7.

    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

  • ANDY BISHOP - Forward. 19/10/82. 6ft. Squad number 10.

    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

  • MATT LEWIS - Forward. 20/3/84. 6ft 2ins. Squad number 17.

    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

  • 7/10/03 - Sturt steers Poachers to victory

    John Sturt had top score of the week, 51 including 13 and 17 spares, as Poachers beat Redhill Dropouts by 23 pins in the Worcester and District Skittle League Division Two. The County Cup team to play Malvern Ladies on Saturday on The Motor Cycle Club

  • Barton hit by injury setback

    JON Holloway could be out for a month after Worcester City boss John Barton revealed his groin injury was worse than first feared. The defender picked up a groin strain in Saturday's defeat at Nuneaton and is facing between two and four weeks on the sidelines

  • United looking to tame Victoria

    HIGH-flying Hereford United visit strugglers Northwich Victoria tonight (7.45) bidding to chalk up a 10th win of the season. Bulls boss Graham Turner is set to name an unchanged squad for the Nationwide Conference leaders with striker Rob Purdie (ankle

  • Dyer terminates Harriers loan spell

    LLOYD Dyer has returned to West Bromwich Albion after ending his loan spell with Kidderminster Harriers. During his month at Aggborough he made five appearances in the starting line-up and two as a substitute. Harriers manager Ian Britton said: "I would

  • Moore and Shaftab sign new deals

    STEPHEN Moore and Shaftab Khalid, who both made their first-team debuts for Worcestershire County Cricket Club last season, have agreed two-year contracts. Batsman Moore made his County Championship bow against Glamorgan at Cardiff and also impressed

  • Local giants can do club big favours

    KIDDERMINSTER Harriers must have a close relationship with their powerful Premiership neighbours if they intend to survive in the Football League. That's the firm belief of Aggborough chairman Colin Youngjohns who is convinced cash-strapped clubs like

  • Rovers could climb up to fourth

    VICTORY for Bromsgrove Rovers at home to Ilkeston Town tonight (7.45) will catapult the Victoria Ground club into fourth spot in the Dr Martens Western Division. However manager George Rooney is only interested in boosting the club's points to games ratio

  • Bromsgrove RFC First XV 2003/04

    Back row, from left, Della Bailey (Sports Therapist), Dean Ball (Director of Coaching), Mark Cornelius, Dave Hurcombe, Richard Arnold, Andy Bridge, Tom Churchill, Ross Baxter, Carl Bradley, Steve Phillips, Dave Wilkinson (Director of Coaching) and Neil

  • Stourport Swifts FC - Fixtures and results - 2003/04

    Pre-season friendlies Sat July 19 Bromyard (a) 7-1 Ball 3, Robinson, Giddings, A Wright, Wood. Wed July 23 Studley (h) 1-3 Ball Tues July 29 Westfields (h) 1-1 Wood Sat Aug 2 Bilston (a) 6-1 Ball 4, Sayer, Wood Tues Aug 5 Stourbridge (h) 4-1 Robinson

  • Bromsgrove Rovers 2003/2004

    Back row From left, Peter Sutton, Kevin Banner, Mark Benbow, Sam Bowen, Steve Hillman, Darren Henry and Richard Tompkins. Middle row From left, Tom Nelson, James Dyson, Paul Wyatt, Ross Collins, Ian Gandy, James Hill and Steve Pope. Front row From left

  • 7/10/03 - Town go back on table top

    MALVERN Town went back to the top of the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division, with this incident-packed victory at the Langland Stadium on Saturday. MALVERN TOWN 2, WOLVERHAMPTON UNITED 1 From the start, the visitors approach was intimidatory

  • 7/10/03 - Malvern upset by marauding Nuns

    PREVIOUSLY unbeaten in their Midlands Two West fixtures, Malvern went to Warwickshire to take on a feisty Nuneaton side who had convincingly gained promotion last year. NUNEATON OLD BOYS 23pts, MALVERN 13pts They had done their homework well; stand off

  • Cathedral Plaza sounds fine

    OUT of the total population in Worcester, I would be surprised if 25 per cent could remember the Lychgate. Two generations have come along since it was demolished in 1965. For visitors to the city, the Lychgate name will be meaningless. Tourists asking

  • It's one rule for some...

    CAN someone tell me why it is that asylum seekers are immediately given housing and cash benefits, yet my daughter, who lives in Wales, has her name on the Malvern Council list yet she's been told she has to work here before she's considered? How does

  • Why we ignore the over-50s at our peril

    SHADOW Work and Pensions Secretary David Willetts' assertion that people should have more children to counter an ageing population raises some interesting issues, but I am afraid he has missed the point. The ageing population is not to be seen in any

  • 7/10/03 County pride at stake

    YOUNGER players are set to be given a run-out as Stourport Swifts contest the Worcestershire Senior Cup first round tonight. Midfielder Stephen Hawkes is one of those set to be given his chance at home to Midland Alliance high-fliers Studley (7.45pm).

  • Chance to apply for Royal Award

    BUSINESSES in Worcestershire are being urged to earn Royal recognition with a Queen's Award for Enterprise. So far, only seven companies in Worcestershire have applied for details of the 2004 awards. But officials at the Queen's Awards Office believe