If Johann Sebastian Bach was listening from his grave to the performance of his St Matthew Passion in Hereford Cathedral on Tuesday, he certainly wouldn't have been spinning in it. Rather he would have been smiling benignly at a recreation of his great
PARISH COUNCIL: The parish council meeting last Wednesday was preceded by a specially-convened meeting at which councillors discussed in depth the resubmission of the planning application by EPHA for affordable housing in Leys Road. A report summarising
National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens: At the meeting on March 8 members were given a unique insight into the running of the nation's favourite garden at Hidcote Manor in Gloucestershire. Employed five years ago by the National Trust
INTEREST AND LEISURE CLUB: For the outing to Ross-on-Wye, the weather turned out to be wet, unusually for a club outing. The coach first stopped at Ross Labels factory outlet on the outskirts of the town where members had refreshments and then were able
Gardening Society: The society met on March 17 at the Crawford Hall. The speaker, Len Salt, had been head gardener at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens for 30 years in spite of his headmaster telling him on leaving school that he was too intelligent to
ONE of the most popular books for girls is being brought to life on stage at The Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham. Midnight, by Jacqueline Wilson, tells the story of a 12-year-old girl who retreats into a fantasy world but has to learn to face reality.
Film audiences piled into venues in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Powys last weekend as the third Borderlines film festival got underway. And director David Gillam said he was delighted with the turnout. Opening night saw the premiere of Malvern director
Eardisley Little Theatre and Barebones Theatre Company shared the honours in the 68th annual Herefordshire Drama Festival, which concluded last Saturday. The winner's cup went to Eardisley Little Theatre for its interpretation of September in the Rain
IT was a bold and imaginative idea of Nic Fallowfield, conductor of Hereford String Orchestra, to begin their programme last Saturday evening with Lennox Berkeley's challenging Serenade for Strings. If the opening 'moto perpetuo' was a little tentative
THERE were no health warnings on the tickets and it was a dangerous oversight. Choosing my words carefully, the audience that gathered to see Petula Clark were predominantly of more mature years and should have been forewarned that what they were about
ONE of the biggest names in jazz - Ornette Coleman - is coming to Cheltenham for an extra special anniversary. The Cheltenham Jazz Festival is ten years old this year and is boasting an impressive line-up aimed at appealing to jazz fans right across the
AS the first year of large-scale tree felling works begins, it's a busy time for conservation workers down in Habberley Valley. It can be hard to see tree-felling works as a good thing for wildlife, but on many of the habitats found around the Wyre Forest
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: The society welcomed Peter Sheasby of Bloxham to talk on European mountain flowers. Margaret Haines proposed the vote of thanks. The monthly competition was a photograph of my pet, won by Audrey Barham. The chairman continued the
Jimmy Carl Black and The Muffin Men perform at Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, on Wednes-day, March 30. The band will perform music by Frank Zappa from 8pm. Tickets are £12.50. Eurovision stars, the Brotherhood of Man feature in a musical about the seventies
A love of swing dancing is what brought Ross couple, Matt and Sarah Heenan together seven years ago. Since then they have travelled across the UK and to distant shores teaching, dancing and performing swing-jive, an amalgam of many types of dance; from
THE Rose Theatre's resident group, The Nonentities, will have a spring in their step over the Easter period as they prepare to present John Godber's and his wife, Jane Thornton's lively show, Shakers. The play focuses on four cocktail waitresses whose
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An exhibition of the work of Vanessa Pomeroy, Vast Panorama is on at Tidal Wave Gallery, in Hereford's Bridge Street. Her paintings capture the vast panorama of the countryside, showing it as majestic and powerful. Her work demonstrates the breadth and
DIVERSITY is at the heart of the new season at Malvern Theatres, according to the complex's manager Nic Lloyd. The season kicks off with Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale, directed by Edward Hall, one of the finest directors now working. The play comes straight
Classic children's story Alice in Wonderland comes to the Courtyard in Hereford from April 6 to 9. The Courtyard Junior Youth Theatre tells Lewis Carroll's tale of a young girl who falls into a weird and wonderful world. Performances take place at 2.30pm
puppet show Quing returns to Malvern's Theatre of Small Convenience, Edith Walk, tomorrow (Saturday). The show and its many characters, created by theatre proprietor Dennis Neale, made its debut at the venue in August and is back by popular demand. It
A GUITARIST who hails from Kidderminster is enjoying musical success after his band made a deal with the biggest Christian record distributor in the country. A global television deal is also in the pipeline and a contract for the guitar band's next album
Malvern Cinema: Racing Stripes (PG) 3pm, Sat only 4.30pm. A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiancailles) (15) 7.30pm. Weds, April 6 - Forum Film Special - The Story of the Weeping Camel (PG) 8.15pm. £4.50, concs £3.50. Odeon Worcester: Advance
TALENTED young adults with a taste for the limelight will entertain theatregoers in Wyre Forest tonight when they perform the Midlands' first amateur production of Summer Holiday. The show is being staged at Stourport Civic Centre until Saturday and features
RARE vintage clothes and accessories - including pieces by Zandra Rhodes and Jean Muir - will be on display at Harvington Hall this month in a unique fashion event. An exhibition of spring fashions and individually designed wedding dresses is being held
AN up-and-coming Kidderminster band are a step closer to achieving their aim of "getting noticed" after winning a Battle of the Bands contest judged by a panel including the sound engineer of rock mega band Metallica. Escape From Alcatraz pitted their
Brockworth 0, Bredon Buzzards U-12 75pts BREDON'S youngsters were firing on all cylinders in both forward and back divisions last Sunday. Brockworth started well but the visiting defence held out well and defence was soon turned into attack and a try
COMPLAINTS about the selling tactics of an alarm company have prompted police to urge householders to get written quotes before authorising work on their homes. The company's representatives have cold called at addresses across Wyre Forest, offering alarms
HIGH schools in Wolverley and Bewdley have massively improved English test scores for 13 and 14-year-olds but Kiddermin-ster pupils' achievements are down on last year. Pupils hitting the required level of achievement in English at Wolverley High and
A WOLVERLEY-born barrister has been appointed to a prestigious legal role to decide on crunch cases where the Government wants to deport asylum seekers. Kevin Moore, 50, said he was thrilled to be appointed a judge for immigration tribunals at Islington
MOBILE phone owners have been warned to be on their guard following a spate of thefts. Between 8.30am and 8.40am on Monday, March 14, a maroon Vauxhall Cavalier parked near Kidderminster town centre was broken into and a black and silver Motorola V545
AN aspiring actor from Kidderminster is to fulfil his dream of performing on a West End stage after wowing chief directors at the National Youth Theatre. After studying street dance, stage combat and vocal technique with the company that launched the
TALENTED young adults with a taste for the limelight will entertain theatregoers in Wyre Forest tonight when they perform the Midlands' first amateur production of Summer Holiday. The show is being staged at Stourport Civic Centre until Saturday and features
THE "overwhelming" flood of visitors to an open day at Wilden Church has inspired communities in Wyre Forest to set up a new tourist trail that is being launched on Easter Monday. Wilden Church warden, Pam Craven, who helped to spearhead the Wilden to
PAXFORD is becoming one of the most popular courses in the area, a fact emphasised by Robert Symonds, the North Cotswold Point-to-Point secretary who has received a record entry of 202 for Monday's fixture. Every effort has been made to ensure the Cotswolds
POINT-to-Point enthusiasts will converge on Upton-on-Severn on Tuesday when the Croome and West Warwick-shire stage their meeting at this popular venue on the banks of the River Severn. Novice races were introduced a few years ago with the aim of providing
MICHELLE Goulding, a member of the Evesham School of Tae Kwon Do based at the High School, finished runner-up in the English Championships. The 17-year-old, a first degree Black Belt, was in action at the Coventry Sky Dome where she was hoping to improve
Evesham and District Airgun League CAMPDEN RBL notched up the highest score of the week in a comfortable victory over Badsey Rec with the ever consistent Bob Pitcher recording a maximum. However, it's Badsey's other team from the Legion that is currently
Evesham & District League Division One: Norton Grange 4, Hampton WMC 5; Hospital Club C 3, Hospital Club B 6; Bidford RBL 4, Angel Vaults 5; Railway Club 3, Bretforton RBL 6; Angel Vaults B 5, Rowing Club 4. Division Two: Queens Head (S) 5, Golden
Evesham and District League SEMI-FINAL matches n the league's Handicap Cup and Evesham Shield competitions will take place on Tuesday, April 12. Current league leaders Amb-assador Bronze will take on lowly Servicemen's in the Handicap Cup with the winners
Badsey League THE annual general meeting will take place at Badsey Legion tonight (Thursday) from 8pm. Any club wishing to enter a team to play in this Friday night league must be present at the AGM. THERE'S an open pairs competition at Hampton WMC tomorrow
THE man who raised the profile of fish and chips through the Harry Ramsden's chain of restaurants is to speak at the Business Festival in Malvern in May. Richard Richardson will head a sizzling line-up of expert business speakers at the event, which is
TELEVISION scientist and comedian Johnny Ball will be the star at this year's annual Celebration of Learning Achievement Awards. The event, at the Malvern Theatres on Thursday, March 31, is expected to be attended by more than 300 people. The glittering
THE first Fresh Start school in Worcestershire is celebrating after being given a clean bill of health by school inspectors - just nine months after it was closed down as a failing school. Fairfield Community Primary School's headteacher, Alex Wall, said
LEADERS from Worcester City Council will freeze a grant paid to the Worcestershire Racial Equality Council until they are reassured about how the charity is being run. The WREC asked for £15,000 but officers at the Guildhall decided to give it £7,710.
POLICE have launched an Easter crackdown on alcohol-related crime in Worcester. They say Operation Easter Presence will help police fight crime, public disorder and drink-driving-related offences in the city over the four-day bank holiday break. "We continue
THE death of Herefordshire skydiver Stephen Hilder remains a mystery as an open verdict was recorded at his inquest. The 20-year-old fell to his death at Hibaldstow Airfield, North Lincolnshire, in July 2003 after both his main and reserve parachutes
MID-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has angrily denied claims that the re-opening of the Droitwich canals is under threat by Conservative plans to sell off British Waterways assets. Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors from Droitwich reacted with anger
FOR the first time in her life, Louie Goddard has been able to go to a restaurant with her family. This is because the mother-of-three was accompanied by someone who can actually read the menu - her nine-year-old daughter. Having lived a life on the road
A BUS route around the Malvern Hills taking in sites of local interest is set to return this weekend - in time for Easter - following its success in previous years. The Malvern Hills Hopper service operates from Easter Saturday, March 26, until October
FIREFIGHTERS in Herefordshire and Worcestershire have urged residents to check their smoke alarms at the same time as changing their clocks this weekend. The two counties fire and rescue service believes the alarms, which save lives, should also undergo
MOBILE phones used to make hoax calls to the fire brigade will be disabled, said a brigade spokesman. On Monday night, two hoax calls from a mobile were made warning them of house fires in two neighbouring properties in Warndon. In one call, the hoaxer
THE coroner involved in the death of Rachel Whitear is still deciding whether to reopen the inquest into the drug death of the 21-year-old. Rachel's body was exhumed a year ago after her mother and stepfather, Pauline and Mick Holcroft voiced concerns
A MAN was asleep in his mobile home when he was woken up by a 4x4 shunting his vehicle, which he had parked in a lay-by. The incident happened more than a month ago, around 12.40am on Saturday, February 19, near Bricklehampton Hall, near Pershore, on
A TEN-year strategy to make Worcester a top tourist destination has been approved by the city council. The plans include broadening the city's night-time attractions, developing a riverside promenade from the Cathedral to Sabrina footbridge and enhancing
Old Halesonians 2, Evesham 2 EVESHAM ruined the home side's dream of promotion on Sunday when they secured a point in their final West Midlands League game. A depleted visiting showed great character and pride to ensure that they played the game honestly
THE sweet smell of success covered the city yesterday after Worcester News vendors handed out hundreds of free bottles of perfume. Lucky readers who bought their papers from sellers in The Shambles and Angel Place were given a bag which contained two
TRADITIONAL identity par- ades in which witnesses were asked to recognise the criminal in a line-up have been scrapped - and replaced with a computer parade system. Herefordshire Police have started to use PROMAT, a video identification system which can
POLICE are appealing for an assault victim to come forward after four men threw a bike at him. Several people dialled 999 to report the street scuffle, which happened around 3.30am on Sunday morning on the junction of New Road and Castle Road in Kidderminster
PEOPLE are needed to help monitor police performance in Worcestershire. Volunteers are wanted to join new-look community policing boards representing North and South Worcestershire. Besides monitoring police performance and community relations in their
VALE MP Peter Luff has warned residents to be on their guard during the Easter weekend over more unauthorised traveller sites being established. The Conservative MP fears travellers will take advantage of the Bank Holiday Weekend, when public authorities
Ikon, Birmingham - Where the stars are coming once span closer, until Monday. By the Span of a Hand, until Monday. RBSA Gallery, Birmingham - Celluloid, until April 4. City Art Gallery and Museum, Worcester - Spotlight on Eduardo Paolozzi, Saturday until
A BUNGLED attempt to steal horses from a Hartlebury livery yard ended in the death of a valuable gelding when the traumatised animal ran into the path of a lorry on the A449. Owners of the horse - who were away on holiday - were devastated by the incident
By Jean Kingdon FIREMEN were clearing up at their "devastated" Tenbury Wells base this morning after one of the two fire appliances was stolen and driven through the station's huge double doors. A five-mile police chase then ensued before the vehicle
ANOTHER supermarket is to leave Kidderminster - just weeks after an estimated £100,000 refurbishment. Somerfield, in New Road, will close on April 15. The news - which affects 38 employees - comes after Waitrose announced last month that it would be leaving
THE vicar brought in to turn around a scandal-hit Kidderminster parish is leaving to take on a fresh challenge. Rev Andrew Vessey is leaving St John's after three years to take over as team rector in Swansea. He was drafted in to restore the parish after
A DETERMINED mother's campaign to see post-natal services return to Wyre Forest Birth Centre has won the support of a leading MP who paid his first visit to Kidderminster to discuss her actions. Elizabeth Bytheway and fellow campaigner, Tonia Heywood,
WYRE Forest Birth Centre should not be used a "political football", a furious health chief has said in response to the comments of a Tory MP. John Rostill, who took the decision to close the facility in September, 2003, after six babies died in less than
CHRISTIANS Together in Colwall will be gathering on Colwall Green today (Good Friday) at 2pm to begin the walk of witness through the village. The finish will be at Colwall Free Church at about 3pm. All are welcome to join for all or part of the walk.
This week's Good Friday service at St James the Great, Cradley, will be at 7pm, with Cradley and Colwall church choirs performing Faure's Requiem along with Cradley Singers. The soprano will be sung by Connie Holden and the baritone by Tim Cranmore, with
POWICK Parochial Church Council heard last week that the parish is to lose the vicar, Reverend David Nichol, and his family as they move onwards (and upwards) to take over the parish of Holy Trinity, Link Top with St James, West Malvern. After seven years
BENNY the donkey led the procession of witness from Staunton Cross along the A417 to the parish church of St James', Staunton on Palm Sunday, as he has done for the past few years with the Reverend Penny Hamer, who later conducted the service. The cross
THE service on Easter Sunday will be at the normal time of 9.30am and will be family communion taken by Reverend Howard Mayell. There is a parish council meeting in the committee room on Tuesday, April 29, and the Curious Blend coffee morning on Thursday
An era will end at the Brewers' Arms next week, when George and Vanessa give up their tenancy after more than five years. When they arrived in December 1999, it was as Mr Hilliard and Miss Gossage, but now, as Mr and Mrs Hilliard, they are beginning 12
KIDDERMINSTER judo star, Kate Walker, has been named as Worcestershire's junior sports personality of the year. The 15-year-old Samurai Judo Club member was presented with the accolade at a ceremony at Worcester Rugby Club. She qualified for the competition
THE South Worcestershire Primary Schools Association held their annual tag rugby festivals at Malvern Rugby Club last week. As in previous years, the standard of skill and good sportsmanship was of the highest order, with all matches played in the best
WORKING horses were brought in this week to save the snakes at a Wyre Forest nature reserve. Rangers brought on the horsepower to help them remove scrub and young birch woodland to stop it taking over the natural habitat at Habberley Valley Nature Reserve
PLAYGROUP: A well attended jumble sale with cake, toys, white elephant and book stalls was held in King George's Hall with £326 being raised for funds. WEDNESDAY CLUB: The annual meeting took place in King George's Hall where members were welcomed by
INTEREST AND LEISURE CLUB: For the outing to Ross-on-Wye, the weather turned out to be wet, unusually for a club outing. The coach first stopped at Ross Labels factory outlet on the outskirts of the town where members had refreshments and then were able
PROBUS CLUB: The speaker at the March meeting was Elaine Wheeler, who lives and works in Luxembourg. She is the daughter-in-law of a member and is a researcher and archivist at the European Parliament. Elaine traced the history and growth from the early
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Stuart Watkiss admits his feelings about meeting Mansfield for the first time since he left them will be overshadowed by the magnitude of Monday's game. The Bank Holiday showdown at at 3pm at Aggborough will be the first time
IYSEDEN Christie insists he has "nothing to prove" to Kidderminster Harriers or Mansfield Town when his current and former clubs clash on Monday. Due to his long injury lay- off, Harriers supporters have only seen fleeting glimpses of the exciting ability
HARRIERS 0 RUSHDEN 0 Mat Kendrick reports from Aggborough IS the Harriers glass half full or half empty? That is the question which is dividing Aggborough after the big decider that decided absolutely nothing on Saturday. Harriers optimists can point
NINE months ago, it was no longer a case of "must try harder" for Worcester's Elbury Mount. The Brickfields school had been given several chances to pull its socks up after scathing reports on the quality of the education it was offering. But in the end
PROLIFIC striker Shaun Goater is among Coventry City's first team stars set to feature in Carl Heeley's testimonial match at St George's Lane tonight (7.45). Former Manchester City, Rotherham and Bristol City marksman Goater, who boasts an impressive
TV favourite Russ Abbot is heading an all-star cast for the Oscar Wilde comedy Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, coming to Malvern next week. The comedy star has been making a name for himself as a top class straight actor on stage and television, taking lead
ONE of the most popular books for girls is being brought to life on stage at The Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham. Midnight, by Jacqueline Wilson, tells the story of a 12-year-old girl who retreats into a fantasy world but has to learn to face reality.
AFTER two games and two wins, Andy Wells was becoming something of a talisman for Stourport Swifts. But that run came to an end on Saturday when the battling midfielder could do nothing to deny struggling visitors Swindon Supermarine all three points
Kidderminster firsts rounded off their West Midlands Division One season with a workmanlike 4-2 victory over Evesham. Matt Edwards pounced twice in the first half to give the initial advantage to Kidderminster, Evesham pulled one back early in the second
Chaddesley Corbett signed off with a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Standard to end their West Midlands Division Two season in 10th spot. They were beaten by a better side on the day and were left ruing their failure to take their chances. Neil Finnigan
KIDDERMINSTER Cobras continue to experience topsy turvy form in the West Midlands Premier League with two defeats and a victory. They lost 75-52 at Shropshire Raiders, won 68-58 at Great Barr Lasers and went down 67-60 to Chase Panthers. Cobras v Raiders
LOOKING to use their judo skills in a different sport, four junior competitors from Kidderminster's Samurai Judo Club took part in the British Open Kurash (Russian wrestling) Championships and came home with four international medals. First to fight was
A CHARITY based near Stourport that cares for injured, sick and wild animals is seeking a cash boost to enable it to buy its premises. Bishopswood Rescue Centre was set up on a rented site two years ago but bosses say its activities are being held up
BISHOPS Wood Centre, near Stourport, is bracing itself for an invasion by Vikings next month. Members of Birmingham Vikings will set up a traders' market around the centre's Saxon hall, where they will demonstrate skills from the Saxon and Viking periods
A HI-tech Stourport firm has changed hands in a £500,000 business deal. Computerproof, based in Anglo House, Worcester Road, was started as a family business in 1989 to offer IT support in the retail, manufacturing and service sectors. Business agents
KIDDERMINSTER kickboxer Drew Neal has enhanced his glowing reputation with a further three titles as he closes in on a clean sweep of the sport's top prizes. Neal made it three out of three in three weeks with success in England, Ireland and Austria.
WYRE Forest darts pro Chris Hook is continuing to make his mark in the game after achieving PDC ranking points in three of his first four contests. During a recent trip to London he beat Barrie Bates (57th) and last weekend in Great Yarmouth he beat Simon
CLEOBURY Cobras retained their Cleobury Mortimer Junior School Uni-Hoc Tournament title for the third successive year after defeating Clee Hill Crusiers 2-0 in the final. The mini-hockey competition proved to be just as popular in its 17th year as it
EAGLES Nest and Old Rose and Crown B clinched the Bewdley and Stourport trivia league titles respectively, but there was no change at the top of the Wyre Forest section with all the contenders winning. Results: Wyre Forest: Rising Sun A 68, Bell 54; Angel
LOOKING back over my surgeries during the last four years there have been several recurring themes. The Government organisation that causes most problems is the Child Support Agency (CSA). Early in my time in Parliament I arranged a meeting with the minister
THE district council must think we are all stupid (again). The current recycling box scheme is the most progressive policy I can ever remember in this district and everyone is now "trained up". (Kerbside recycling scheme to be axed, Shuttle/Times &
THE news that the kerbside recycling box scheme is to be scrapped will come as no surprise to the people of Wyre Forest even though it has been declared a major success with recycled waste targets being achieved well above government requirements. Following
BOGUS workmen conned their way into the home of an elderly Kidderminster couple. The couple, in their 80s and 90s, of the town's Rifle Range area, opened the door to two white men who claimed there was a break in a water pipe and that they needed to turn
I WAS very sad to read the article concerning Councillor Louise Edginton. The news last week that the Tory party had dropped her, causing her to leave the party, after almost 30 years service, moves me to write of some recent contact I have had with the
A TRIO of Vale based sides will contest end of season Worcestershire FA County Cup finals. Littleton Reserves set the ball rolling at Pershore Town's ground on Friday, April 8 (7.30pm) when they face KS Athletic in the Saturday Minor Cup final. Two days
I AM very concerned about the recent reports that swans are being shot with pellets from air rifles. As we know from the death of a young child in Scotland, these weapons are lethal and I believe it is about time that they were licensed in the same way
FORMER Birmingham City and Wimbledon front man John Gayle will make his debut for Evesham United on Saturday, writes Mervyn Collins. The 40-year-old Bromsgrove-born striker has been brought in by Dave Busst to replace the suspended Richard Ball who will
Result of contest fished Sunday March 20 at Willow Marsh (Dragonfly): 1 G Mansell 23lb 5oz; 2 K Green 17lb 4oz; 3 T Cooke 13lb oz; 4 S Campbell 8lb 6oz; 5 N Hill 4lb 2oz.
DEFFORD and Besford United secured their second division status with a convincing home win over Oddfellows Arms. Pete Croy led the way with a hat-trick, while further goals from A Lawson, G Lawson and Remeke completed a crucial 6-1 victory. Golden Cross's
Trout Fishing Masters: Trout master Shaun Rees from Kidderminster caught the biggest fish on the day, a massive 11lb 4oz rainbow on an olive. The biggest bag weight of 20lb 1oz and went to David Sheaf from Stourbridge whilst fishing a white fly. Stella
DAVE Walker, station commander at Upton SARA, has temporarily stood down from the post after more than four years. Mr Walker, who runs a house renovation business alongside his voluntary work for the river rescue team, has decided to take a sabbatical
A TOTAL of 400 pupils from Hanley Castle High School pupils took part in the annual Hanley Run on Wednesday. A traditional Easter activity dating from the 1950s, the run features eight races covering a route of 2.5 miles around the local countryside.
WORK is set to begin on installing disabled toilets at Upton Baptist Church. The church has received various grants to carry out the project and work will start on Tuesday.
DATES have been set aside for the Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday Football League's three end of season cup finals. The Bluck Cup between Hampton WMC and the winners of this weekend's semi-final tie between Royal Oak and Moreton Town will
UNDEFEATED league leaders Parkfield Leisure were the visitors to Victoria Park on Saturday and they remained undefeated after a narrow 2-1 victory which was the same score-line as six weeks ago at Parkfield. MALVERN RANGERS 1, PARKFIELD LEISURE 2 In the
TWO houses can be built on a disused builders' yard in Prices Lane, Upton. Malvern Hills District Council's southern area development control committee has approved a plan submitted by G W Price.
THE dream to swim with dolphins has moved a step nearer for leukaemia sufferer Karys Bolland. The 11-year-old from Hampton in Evesham is to embark on a two-week trip of a lifetime with her family on April 6. Her mum, Sharron said: "We leave Evesham on
THE council tax bills will soon be dropping on our doorsteps, with a rise included. Maybe this will help to get our wheelie bins emptied on time, because this has not been happening of late. It normally takes a phone call or two for some of us to get
AN 80-year-old Pershore grandmother has broken her wrist after tripping on the very pavement she has campaigned to be repaired. Margaret Welton-Cook, from Fairways, fell on the pathway along Apple Tree Road at around 10.30am last Friday. She was taken
POWICK clinched the Worcester League division one title on Saturday with a fine display of passing football. FERNHILL HEATH SPURS 1, POWICK 6 The title was won without Powick losing a fixture and with three league games remaining. The game started with
Wednesday Open (14 fished) Bank Peg: 1 Simon Mottram (Phoenix Shrewsbury) 52-6-0-11; 2 Mick Keene (Phoenix Shrewsbury) 36-11-0-5; 3 Dave Highfield (Moorlands) 33-15-0-18. Thursday Cost-Cutter ( 20 fished) Meadow: 1 Paul Foster (Blackheath) 70-5-0-8; 2
TWO teenage boys received hospital treatment following an attack by a fellow passenger travelling on a bus towards Pershore. The two boys were sitting at the rear of the 551 First National Bus service at around 5.45pm last Thursday before the incident
A BINGO evening takes place at Upton's Beechwood care home on Tuesday, April 5, at 7pm. It will raise funds for the home.
WEST Malvern entertained Inkberrow on Saturday for the fourth time this season and the game finished 4-4 which now means that honours are even with one win each and two draws. WEST MALVERN 4, INKBERROW A RESERVES 4 West Malvern took up the early challenge
EVESHAM'S third Race for Life event on June 19 is set to be the town's biggest and most successful to date. Organisers have already increased the capacity for this year's Crown Meadow race from 1,500 to 1,700 entrants, ensuring everyone has the chance
n UPTON'S David Yates has been appointed director of business networking group Three Counties BNI. The organisation, which has members across Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, meets weekly to exchange business referrals. Mr Yates, managing
FOLLOWING three successive wins, Radar visited Droitwich for the third week running to take on top-of-the-table Droitwich Spa Reserves. DROITWICH SPA RES 2, MALVERN RADAR 0 Radar were unlucky to have Chris Grubb's goal ruled out for offside on 20 minutes
MALVERN Town Wanderers visited Diglis on Sunday for this Mercian League match against Westbury Boys. WESTBURY BOYS U15s 1, MALVERN TOWN WANDERERS U15s 2 The first-half got off to a good start when on four minutes Lewis Hooper set up Luke Butler, returning
LONGEST serving fire officer in the country, Chris Parsons, of Pershore, is standing down after 43 years. "After that length of time there is always a feeling of sadness when you leave a job," Mr Parsons said. "I have had some wonderful years in the fire
ELDERLY people in the Vale are increasingly becoming the target of conmen and rogue traders. Distraction burglaries in the district have risen by five per cent in the last year. Evesham PC Tom Iddon told members of the Evesham, Pershore & Districts
SEATING and shade is being provided for youngsters at breaks and mealtimes in a special garden at Bredon Hill Middle School. As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, the Ashton-under-Hill school is working with Guy Redmond, landscape designer, and
EVESHAM'S Ambassador Snooker Club has been given another reprieve from developers thanks to Wychavon district councillors. Members rejected plans to demolish the club on Avon Street and replace it with a block of 12 apartments. Councillors felt the snooker
FIREFIGHTERS will be among the first people to be trained to use new life-saving equipment in a partnership between the county fire and ambulance services. Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been given 79 defibrillators as part of
Before Malvern Hills District Council gives planning permission for North Site, there are a few things that need to be thought about very carefully. I am talking about Malvern's infrastructure, the most important part of which is, in my opinion, our traffic
MEMBERS of the Vale of Evesham Civic Society believe replacement trees in Evesham High Street are 'absolutely crucial' to the town's character. The group has backed plans by Evesham town councillors to ensure new trees are placed in holes already on the
I KNEW it was only a matter of time before one of the beautiful ducks that are inhabiting Hastings Pool would be run over and it happened last week. It wasn't even moved to the side of the road, just left. I walk by there most days and the ducks are a
HOW grateful I am that I live in a town where so many talented people are capable of writing, composing, directing, conducting, singing and acting in such a professional manner as seen by so many in the world premiere of It's a Mystery. All concerned
HEALTHY school meals may be high on the Government's agenda but for most high schools in the Malvern Hills, pizza, burgers and chips are a staple part of the menu. This week, as a direct result of TV programme Jamie's School Dinners, the Government adopted
CLEOBURY Mortimer have put the champagne on ice after clinching promotion from North Midlands South One because they still stand a chance of taking the title. A 27-5 home victory over Upton-on-Severn on Saturday was enough to secure their elevation to
PROVIDING pupils with nutritious, fresh food has paid off for Great Malvern Primary School, which believes its pupils are happier and healthier as a result. The school has been cooking its own food on site for 13 years and offers both a breakfast and
I WAS dismayed to read the article on Sarah Jane's Interiors and the problems she is having with her display boards and the Highways Agency (Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter, March 18). I am the owner of the building occupied by Sarah Jane's Interiors
DRINKING plenty of water can improve pupils' attainment, according to a Malvern primary school. The Wyche has invested in water coolers for the children and believes the move has boosted pupils' productivity and attainment. Headteacher Geoff Rutherford
I have every sympathy with Robbie Phillips (Your Letters, March 18), I too parked at Somerfield while I went into Waitrose and was away about 15 minutes. When I returned I found a parking ticket for £20 because my parking permit was a fortnight out of
PEOPLE living near the Poolbrook entrance to QinetiQ in Malvern are opposing a housing development at the site's other entrance on St Andrew's Road. They fear it will mean the Poolbrook gate will become the main entrance to the site, which employs 2,500
FRESH jobs will be created when two new stores open on the Roman Way retail park in Malvern. Boots the chemist and a store incorporating Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Burtons and Evans are due to move into units next to the newly-refurbished, two-storey Matalan
CHADDESLEY Corbett suffered a 45-25 defeat to Dudley Kingswinford in a friendly with the quality of kicking proving the difference between the teams. While DK found the target from penalties and conversions to supplement their six tries, Chaddesley missed
West Malvern residents crowded into Priory Lodge Hall on Wednesday evening to hear district councillors decide the fate of the Runnings Park plan. Despite strong local opposition, the scheme to convert the former hotel off Crofts Bank into 15 houses was
A royal visit will be the climax of celebrations at a Malvern residential home next month. Princess Alexandra will visit Davenham Residential Home and its sister home Perrins House, in Graham Road, on Tuesday, April 19. It will be the highlight of centenary
WARNING signs or other safety measures will not be put up at an accident blackspot on the Worcester to Hereford road, unless official requests are made. The junction to Evesbatch, on the A4103, has been the site of numerous collisions in recent years.
FIFTEEN houses could be built on the site of the former primary school in Cradley. Five will be affordable units for local people. There will also be a play area for children. Plans for the site, which includes additional church and county council-owned
CHRIS Horsman is out of Saturday's Sixways Saracens showdown. The Worcester Warriors' prop, who has been a major factor in their second-half season revival, has twisted his ankle and will miss the vital Premiership clash (2pm). Lee Fortey comes in at
A FAMILY are appealing for help in finding a cat believed to have escaped when their house burned to the ground. Fire broke out at the converted barn on Sherridge Road, Leigh Sinton, while tenants Alan and Caroline Bingham were out. Firefighters battled
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have been fined £6,000 for fielding an unregistered player in two games. Portsmouth striker James Keene, who spent a month on loan at Aggborough earlier this season, was unregistered for the defeats against Bristol Rovers and Chester
HEREFORD United manager Graham Turner has drafted in two new loan signings ahead of tomorrow's Conference clash at Farnborough Town. Young duo Daryl Taylor and Leroy Williams both arrive at Edgar Street for the rest of the season from Coca Cola League
Neighbours are raising a petition against the development of a sports field off Sling Lane in Malvern. The district council wants to let Newtown Sports Junior FC have the field on a 25-year lease. Members of the public have until today (Friday) to make
Work has begun on a £100,000 project to re- juvenate Welland. The Doorstep Green initiative began with the planting of about £500 of native trees and shrubs. Around 50 local people turned up last Sunday to lend a helping hand. "The turnout was fantastic
OLYMPIC champion Leslie Law made a fine start to the 2005 season by being among the winners at the Lincoln one-day event. The Upton-on-Severn-based three-day event gold medallist headed an Intermediate section on Judy Graham's horse Best Wishes, making
BROADHEATH Belters may be languishing near the bottom of the Malvern Table Tennis League's division two but proved more than capable of beating YMCA Vulcans in the quarter- final of the handicap competition. With both teams playing off scratch a close
IN division one of the Malvern Table Tennis League, Manor Park Cavaliers are once again the champions following their 8-2 win over Ledbury Merlins. Joe Higgs and Mike Keeley were unbeaten on the night. It is their third title in four years but this season
MARK Williams was the Lombard qualifier of the Sapey Golf Club March Stableford, played on March 14, with 40 points. In division one Paul Brodrick had 39 points, Richard Holgate 38 and Gary Henderson 37. In division two, Victor Duggan had 39 points, Glen
SATURDAY FOOTBALL THE TRAVEL FACTORY MIDLAND FOOTBALL ALLIANCE Malvern Town v Biddulph Victoria (3.00). WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Shawbury United v Bromyard Town; Tividale v Ledbury Town. Division One: Ludlow Town Reserves v Malvern Town
IT might be just early spring but it's never too early for A Midsummer Night's Dream. The RSC is staging the ever-popular play later this month as part of its new comedies season. The story of the young lovers fleeing the court and finding themselves
THE club met at the Lion Inn on Tuesday March 8, when a Mitchell movement was played. The North-South winners were Glenys and Gerry Payman with 60.83 per cent second Doreen Round and Terry Lucey 60 per cent. East-West winners were Sarah Green and Nick
THERE were two new members at the March meeting, Rosa Carcaterra and Margaret Clegg. The skittles team won their game against Habberley and a friendly was planned for April 26. The Leys group meeting will be held at Habberley on April 14. The speaker
THE February meeting at St Ambrose Church Hall saw members given a talk given by the secretary Dorothy White and Zilpha Strupinski on "Old Kidderminster." In March, returning officers Joyce Major and Joan Oakley were welcomed to the guild's AGM. Mrs Audrey
AT the March meeting, the speaker was Mervyn Silcox on Kidderminster market. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, April 6. It is a social event and will include a quiz and book sale. Meetings take place at St George's Annexe, Radford Avenue, Kidderminster
THE March meeting of the club was also the annual meeting. This was followed by a talk from Sheila Hodges on the history and work of the Rose Theatre, named after the founder, Kenneth Rose. There was audience participation when Sheila directed an impromptu
WITH the closure of Hidden Diving, the group would like to assure people that SCUBA diving courses (12 to adult) are still available on Sunday afternoons at the Stourport Leisure Centre with all new members receiving free training and free loan of equipment
THERE was an Irish theme to the spring group meeting held on March 17 at Clows Top Village Hall, with green table decorations and the competition being "Something Irish." Barbara Lees, president of the hostess institute, Mamble cum Bayton, welcomed visiting
CHRIS Horsman is out of Saturday's Sixways Saracens showdown. The Worcester Warriors' prop, who has been a major factor in their second-half season revival, has twisted his ankle and will miss the vital Premiership clash (2pm). Lee Fortey comes in at
THE Poet Laureate is coming to Tewkesbury Abbey in April for a special concert evening marking the 60th anniversary of VE Day. Oxford educated, lecturer, professor, editor, author, biographer, prize-winner and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
ONE of the biggest names in jazz - Ornette Coleman - is coming to Cheltenham for an extra special anniversary. The Cheltenham Jazz Festival is ten years old this year and is boasting an impressive line-up aimed at appealing to jazz fans right across the
THE group held their annual meeting on March 10. Joint chairman Chris Smith said the group had had a successful year, especially the Audio-Visual Day last November at Stourport. Margaret Smith, secretary, reported on the years' meetings. Treasury and
DUE to forecasts for wintry weather, February's indoor meeting and field trip were cancelled. The next indoor meeting will be on March 30 when professional photographer Mike Wilkes will be giving an illustrated talk entitled "Spring in Spain." The talk
FINE food, interesting chat and a galaxy of well-known cricketing faces is n the menu at Stratford's Moat House Hotel in May. The event is part of Dougie Brown's benefit year and will coincide with Warwickshire's County Championship clash with Hampshire
OVERBURY CC start their defence of the Cotswold Hills League crown in May when they will also have a team in Division Three. The key to future success will be the continuing emergence of talented players who played such a big part last summer. It has
tenor Ian Storey will be singing for Acorns Children's Hospice at a charity concert at Hereford Cathedral on Wednesday, April 6, at 7.30pm. The singer, who lives near Leominster, will be joining friends from the world of opera to perform well-known arias
Jimmy Carl Black and The Muffin Men perform at Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, on Wednes-day, March 30. The band will perform music by Frank Zappa from 8pm. Tickets are £12.50. Eurovision stars, the Brotherhood of Man feature in a musical about the seventies
A choir from east York-shire performs in Malvern for the first time Saturday, April 2. The Beverley Chamber Choir will perform Mozart's Mass in C as well as works by Mendelssohn, Palestrina and Tavener at Great Malvern Priory. Founded in 1998, the 40-
BROADWAY Golf Club's ladies needed a play-off to make progress in this year's Mail on Sunday competition. Facing Cotswolds rivals Naunton Downs, the sides were tied at 3-3 in their second round clash but Linda Carruthers notched up a vital win on the
THE Rose Theatre's resident group, The Nonentities, will have a spring in their step over the Easter period as they prepare to present John Godber's and his wife, Jane Thornton's lively show, Shakers. The play focuses on four cocktail waitresses whose
SAM McDonald played a prominent role in England Under-18's 21-3 win over Romania in their opening match of the AER Champ-ionships in St Quentin, France last Sunday. Lock McDonald of RGS Worcester and Worcester Warriors, who lives in Evesham, gave England
Brockworth 0, Bredon Buzzards U-12 75pts BREDON'S youngsters were firing on all cylinders in both forward and back divisions last Sunday. Brockworth started well but the visiting defence held out well and defence was soon turned into attack and a try
Evesham U-13 22pts, Shipston 15 SUNDAY'S hosts made their customary lacklustre start and, together with poor first time tackling, meant they were immediately on the back foot. This soon led to two early breakaway tries by the visitors and it seemed they
MALVERN Town suffered a 4-0 defeat at Ludlow Town last Saturday and manager Neil Hunt admitted his team was second best virtually all over the pitch. LUDLOW TOWN 4, MALVERN TOWN 0 Fifth-placed Malvern Town were expected to pick up the Midland Alliance
TOWN Reserves' match against unbeaten leaders Great Wyrley ended in acrimony on Saturday when the visitors were sent on their way without the usual clubhouse hospitality. MALVERN TOWN RESERVES 1, GREAT WYRLEY 1 Police were called to Langland Stadium following
MANOR Park Squash Club's first team have gained promotion to division one of the Worcestershire League after becoming division two champions. The team also played in the final of the Worcestershire Cup Plate competition on Monday night and defeated visiting
MATHON, Cradley and Storridge Tennis Club are looking for past members, who have made the club the success it is today, to join in the 25th anniversary celebrations on Sunday, April 10. To mark this event the club is holding an American tournament at
ANYONE who has ever packed away their worldly possessions to redecorate a room will know what a time-consuming and stressful experience it can be. Spare a thought, then, for the team of National Trust experts who were given the unenviable task of dealing
Evesham and District Disabled AC and Partnership's THIRTEEN members met up the Priory Pool at Lemington Lakes last weekend for the second match in the Bradford and Bingley Spring League. Howard Norledge was the hottest contestant on a cool and blustery
SO Margaret Rowley, Prospective MP for the Liberal Democrats, believes that Labour is a tired old party? I suggest she look no further than her own party for that. Other European countries realised by the early 20th century that such liberalism doesn't
PERSHORE pensioners are being offered free advice about Pension Credit and other benefits. Staff from the Pension Service, which is part of the Department for Work and Pensions, is working in partnership with Wycha-von District Council. The free advice
LIKE many other people, I welcome the changes to stamp duty - but they are much long overdue and simply not enough. I have to ask what planet does Mr Brown live on? Where does he get his figures? First-time buyers are paying well over £120,000 and his
RESIDENTS in the Vale and Broadway are to lose their door-step green waste collection from April 18. But the good news is that a glass collection service is to be introduced in the Autumn. In a shake-up of the refuse service, green fingered folk will
EVEN more Easter treats are being planned for youngsters kicking their heels over the holidays. In Malvern, the Dark Theatre Comic Book workshops on April 4 will see participants exploring a whodunnit, while there will be physical fun in Moving Games
BROADWAY'S one stop shop service has been scrapped by Wychavon District Council because of lack of interest. The service, which was held in the village library on Wednesday mornings, has been running for the past two years. The council found only one
THE Gloucestershire County Champion-ships staged in Cheltenham saw Linda Haines take the ladies title with a fantastic score of 580 out of 600. The Evesham shooter faced a titanic battle with former Great Britain international Pat Lowe before winning
SHOULD women have the Parliamentary franchise? That was the question under debate at the Holly Mount Social and Literary Society a century ago. The event turned out to be a "triumph for the fair sex". "The unanimity of opinion," reported the Gazette,
THE Gazette 50 years ago was looking forward to the official opening of the Chase Secondary School, as it was then called. At the time, the school had 785 pupils, aged 11 and upwards, "being equipped, physically as well as mentally, to face exacting competition
100 years ago The annual encampment of the Worcestershire Hussars (Imperial Yeomanry) will this year be held in Eastnor Park. The assembling of such a large and smart body of men in this district during the fortnight commencing 26th May will be a matter
CONSERVATIONISTS are hoping a newly-protected hidden treasure from Kidderminster's industrial past can be given a use for the future. An application was made 18 months ago for Government protection for 19th century Puxton Mill but nothing was heard until
AN IKEA nightmare has been turned into a 40-minute BBC documentary by a Kidderminster single mum. Filmmaker, Nicky Taylor's, flat-pack fiasco is scheduled for BBC 2 at 10.30pm on Easter Bank Holiday Monday, traditionally a big day for DIY disasters and
DOGS had their day as two Kidderminster women and their faithful companions enjoyed success at Crufts. Dawn Wood was first in the mini pairs class, with her sheltie, Fudge, together with Clive Foden and his sheltie-Jack Russell cross, Blue. Holly Davies
TRAINING providers from across Worcestershire and Herefordshire converged on Stourport in an initiative designed to help stamp out disability discrimination. The Menzies Stourport Manor Hotel was the venue for a two-day seminar on the issue, organised
A VICAR has turned author with a book on theology which draws on his parish experiences in Rushock. Blurred Encounters - A Reasoned Practice of Faith, by John Reader, priest-in-charge of Elmley Lovett with Hampton Lovett, Elbridge and Rushock, is published
FOIBLES, secrets and painful deaths of England's former monarchs are laid bare in the latest production at Bromyard's Conquest Theatre. The Hollow Crown, performed on April 1 and 2, brings historical events spanning 800 years to life through prose, verse
Classic children's story Alice in Wonderland comes to the Courtyard in Hereford from April 6 to 9. The Courtyard Junior Youth Theatre tells Lewis Carroll's tale of a young girl who falls into a weird and wonderful world. Performances take place at 2.30pm
DUE to a clash of commitments for several members, it was only a small team from Fladbury Paddle Club that travelled to Gailey near Cannock for the first mara-thon canoe race of the season. In the Division Seven race, the club was represented by Gareth
POINT-to-Point enthusiasts will converge on Upton-on-Severn on Tuesday when the Croome and West Warwick-shire stage their meeting at this popular venue on the banks of the River Severn. Novice races were introduced a few years ago with the aim of providing
LOOKING for a fight? Choose your weapon - swords, knives, daggers, bombs, quarterstaffs - and Simon Aldis is the man to help you bring it to life. The 33-year-old from Stourport has been set on fire, blown through doorways and hit on the head with a plank
DATES have been set aside for the Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday Football League's three end of season cup finals. The Bluck Cup between Hampton WMC and the winners of this weekend's semi-final tie between Royal Oak and Moreton Town will
WISHES came true for neighbours in Salford Priors thanks to a new ITV programme due to go out in May. The programme entitled Solutions Street gets residents working together to help them achieve their goals. Sixty-three-year old Cilla Hunt, from Ridsdale
A WORCESTER man swap-ped the keys to his forklift truck and a shift in a warehouse for a sporty Alfa Romeo car and a luxury stay at one of the Midlands' leading hotels. Mark Humphries, aged 36, is a self-confessed car fanatic who won a weekend of fun
TOMORROW - Good Friday - and all weekend At Pershore's No 8, on the High Street, there is "Felty Faces" with artist Sarah Stanley offering children the opportunity to use their creativity to make an animal inspired felt masterpiece. The session is open
Dursley 1, Bretforton II 3 VICTORY over the Severn League leaders last Satur-day leaves the destiny of the title firmly in Bretforton's hands. The visitors were on the back foot for the opening 20 minutes when only stout defensive play from Marion Icke
Evesham Ladies 1, Worcester Norton III 0 A SOLITARY strike from Amy Miller was enough to help Saturday's hosts to victory over their county rivals. The midfielder fired home the winner five minutes from time after a skilful drive and pass from Ness Dufty
Berkswell & Balsall 4, Pershore 5 PERSHORE just scraped a victory in Saturday's final Coaching Solutions League game of the season. A fine corner routine between Toby Whiting and Gareth Rushton saw Whiting open the scoring and it was soon 2-0 when
NORTHERN Spain will be brought to Worcester Woods Country Park tomorrow. Local photographer Dave Hollis will host a presentation of his photographs of the landscape of the Picos de Europa - an unspoilt area of northern Spain renowned for its mountains
POLICE have announced a crackdown on vehicle crime in north Worcestershire. An increase in the number of vehicles being stolen and broken into in the north of the county has prompted police to step up patrols using beat officers, community support officers
POLICE have issued CCTV pictures of a man who forced a motorist to remove £100 from a cash machine at Barclays Bank in Droitwich High Street. The photographs show the man near the machine at approximately 8.30pm on Saturday, March 19, when the robbery
OFFICE worker turned TA soldier Nick Balsdon is returning home to Warndon after life in war-torn Iraq. Here, in his last Iraq diary, he talks of getting ready to come home to the Faithful City. WITH two days to go, my TA colleagues and I are fast becoming
OLD curtains, tights and a baked bean tin were among the materials used by entrants in a recycling competition. Organised by Anne Cook, a member of Worcester United Reformed Church, Albany Terrace, it attracted a range of entries including rugs, napkins
SPRING flowers, nests and chicks adorned the heads of youngsters at Ombers-ley pre-school yesterday when they proudly paraded their hand-made Easter bonnets. The two to four-and-a-half year-olds also enjoyed an Easter egg hunt around Ombersley Memorial
Swan, Worcester - West Midlands Youth Dance Platform, Thursday. n Hippodrome, Birmingham - Tap Dogs, until Saturday. La Traviata, Tuesday and March 31. Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci, Wednesday and April 2. Repertory, Birmingham - The Birthday Party
SHOPPERS in Kidderminster's Swan Centre were treated to Irish dancing and music to celebrate St Patrick's Day. Crossey Irish Dance Troupe, which is made up of 25 dancers from Wolverley High School and St Ambrose Primary School, performed 40 minutes of
TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Symphony Hall - Russell Watson. Malvern: Forum Theatre - Beyond the Barricade. Tamworth: Assembly Rooms - Whole Lotta Led. Hockley: St Paul's Church - St John Passion. FRIDAY: Stourport: The Angel - Jazz. Halesowen
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have poured scorn on stories that a move to a new 10,000-seater stadium on the former British Sugar site is in the pipeline. Recent newspaper reports claimed Harriers could leave their Aggborough home as part of a multi-million
EGG-citement is in store on Severn Valley Railway as the company celebrates Easter with an event for passengers this weekend. The Kidderminster to Bridgnorth steam heritage line is offering giant bars of chocolate and free Sunday lunches on its Severn
A PRIZED £60,000 racing car was gutted by a fire which then spread and damaged the vehicle enthusiast's Chaddesley Corbett home. The Lotus sports car went up in flames on Saturday in the garage of the house in Hemming Way, Chaddesley Corbett. Neighbours
HOSPITAL bosses have made "significant progress" in implementing changes demanded by an inquiry into baby deaths at Kidderminster Hospital. They were praised for working towards the 27 action points outlined in last year's damning report, which said failings
FANS of West Bromwich Albion are starting to believe the Great Escape is on - and a Kidderminster firm is showing them the way. The relegation-haunted Premiership club called on Progressive Print Services, of Firs Industrial Estate, to come up with a
JOBS at a Kidderminster warehousing and distribution operation are under a cloud after its parent company went into administration this week. Gaskell Logistics, which employs 39 people at Churchfields Business Park in Clensmore Street, belongs to Lancashire-based
UPTON travelled into Shropshire for their final league match of the season against North Midlands One (South) leaders Cleobury Mortimer. CLEOBURY MORTIMER 27pts, UPTON 5pts The sun was out but the ground was still quite wet and energy sapping. In the
HANLEY Castle HS year eight rugby team won the North Midlands Emerging Schools regional tournament after extra-time to qualify for the national finals. As Worcestershire joint champions with Droitwich, Hanley won their league stage matches defeating Mary
PARISH COUNCIL: The parish council meeting last Wednesday was preceded by a specially-convened meeting at which councillors discussed in depth the resubmission of the planning application by EPHA for affordable housing in Leys Road. A report summarising
PARISH COUNCIL: Fish and Anchor Bank: Work has now commenced on repairing this stretch of road. Dog Waste Bins: Notification had been received from Wychavon District Council regarding the allocation of bins for 2005/06. Bins for North Littleton are to
National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens: At the meeting on March 8 members were given a unique insight into the running of the nation's favourite garden at Hidcote Manor in Gloucestershire. Employed five years ago by the National Trust
COFFEE MORNING: Willersey Footlights will be holding a coffee morning on Saturday, April 23 from 10.30am to 12.30pm at the village hall. Any offers of help on the day, contributions for the stalls and raffle, are invited. Inquiries to Mal Jelfs on 01386
Gardening Society: The society met on March 17 at the Crawford Hall. The speaker, Len Salt, had been head gardener at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens for 30 years in spite of his headmaster telling him on leaving school that he was too intelligent to
IYSEDEN Christie is on standby for his first Kidderminster Harriers start during their Bank Holiday double header after revealing that his injury hell almost forced him to quit the game. The 28-year-old striker is in line to make his full debut against
A GO-GETTING grandad's high-flying antics are on course to raise more than £4,000 for Acorns Children's Hospice. Bob Eaton successfully completed a tandem parachute jump from 15,000ft in Shropshire on Saturday, watched by family and friends. The 66-year-old
THE players certainly have something to prove on Saturday -- not to the coaches or the supporters but to themselves. We go into our clash with Saracens on the back of a poor display at Bath and the squad are very aware that the performance simply wasn't
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians - U13s: v South Woodham Ferrers. Lost 7-12. Try: Tom Eades, conversion: Will Short; v Dudley Kingswinford. Won 46-0. Tries: Charlie Evans (2), Will Short, Alex Hopkirk, Scott Mundie, Ewan MacDonald, Billy Mullins, Artiom Enkov.
STOURPORT fell to a 3-1 defeat away at Southgate that saw them finish the weekend in the bottom four of the league and stumble back into the automatic relegation zone. Despite regulars Stu Hendy and Gwyn Williams being delayed in traffic, Stourport started
STOURPORT Ladies firsts finished their sensational season in the only way they know how - with another victory. Jodie Vincent scored the only goal of the game as they won 1-0 at struggling Harborne seconds to end the campaign on a high. But despite only
FORMER Birmingham City and Wimbledon front man John Gayle will make his debut for Evesham United on Saturday, writes Mervyn Collins. The 40-year-old Bromsgrove-born striker has been brought in by Dave Busst to replace the suspended Richard Ball who will
SCORES of motorbikers will scramble to Red Marley Hill in Great Witley on Bank Holiday Monday for an annual event in memory of Len Vale-Onslow. More than 130 riders are expected to arrive from across the country to take part in the climb first introduced
WYRE Forest Cycle Racing Club's Paul Prince sowed some good early form when he raced to a superb fourth place in his first road race of the new season at Darley Moor. The 55km race over 22 laps of the motorcycle racing circuit took place in freezing winds
KIDDERMINSTER Umpire's Association hosts its second forum on the rules of cricket at Chester Road from 7.30pm tonight. The full meeting of the association takes place at 7.30pm on Tuesday. Umpires willing to officiate in the Wilden Industrial Estates
OLDER people can find out all about the help available to them at a special event in Stourport Health Centre. A range of organisations, including Age Concern, Hereford Fire and Rescue Service and Neighbourhood Watch will all be at the centre on the morning
