Rain reduced Stourport Cricket Club's second pre-season friendly to a 32-over match, the host team beating the visiting Cookley by 71 runs. Stourport batted first and reached 186-4 with Mark Moss striking 80. In reply the visitors reach 115-7 with Phil
WHEN the soldiers of the 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters returned to their homes last week they could look back with pride at their achievements in a country at the far reaches of the globe. For the past six months the 450-strong
FREE guided tours of Croome Park will be offered by the Friends of Croome during a family activity day on Saturday. The tours will start every hour from 11am to 4pm and there will be creative activities for children, such as bark rubbing and colouring
A WOMAN whose relative is undergoing stroke rehabilitation in Worcestershire has hit back at claims there is an "appalling lack of speech therapy" available in the county's hospitals. The Worcester News reported last week how Carl Powell was frustrated
IF the police are the long arm of the law, community support officers could be its long legs after organising a series of youth football matches. To help keep 11-16-year-olds out of trouble, Dines Green CSO, James Wood, and Lee Russell on the Warndon
NEW play equipment at a Worcester park should be explored as a top priority, a city councillor has claimed. Claines councillor Liz Smith asked council leader Stephen Inman at this week's full council meeting to welcome the extension of Gheluvelt Park
THERE is nothing for young people to do, according to a Stourport teenager who has helped produce a short film aiming to reduce anti-social behaviour and drink and drug abuse. Sixteen-year-old Steven Preece said he and six other Stourport High School
ANTI-social behaviour and violent crime in Wyre Forest are to be tackled in a new three-year crime-busting initiative launched today. Drug and alcohol use and fear of crime are also being targeted by the Community Safety Strategy drawn up by Wyre Forest
TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Symphony Hall - CBSO. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Blue Tapestry. Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - The Waifs. Bearwood: Corks Social Club - Andy Hamilton and The Blue Notes. Bromsgrove: Red Lion - Dave, Little
Hippodrome, Birmingham - Brazilian Dance Theatre Group Corpo, Friday and Saturday. Alexandra, Birmingham - Love Shack, until Saturday. Mrs Brown Rides Again, Tuesday until May 21. Crescent, Birmingham - Lysistrata, until Saturday. Repertory, Birmingham
The Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance Saturday, April 30: Malvern Town v Romulus (3.00). TBA. Worcester Infirmary Cup final: Malvern Town v Pershore Town or Bromyard Town. Malvern Town Reserves West Midlands League Division One Saturday, April
A MAMBLE woman is dreading the delivery of her next phone bill after being tricked into making a premium rate call by a phone company that told her she had won £7,000. Tina Hobin contacted the Shuttle/Times and News because she said she did not want other
TWO roads running through Wyre Forest are among the most dangerous for bikers in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire. The A449 between Kidderminster and Malvern and the A441 between Cookley and Hopwood have been named in a 13-strong list of the
A WELL known Kidderminster businessman and stalwart supporter of the Carolians Rugby Club has lost a two-year battle against cancer. Sixty-year-old Mike Brown, who founded the town's double-glazing manufacturer, Paramount Windows, died at home in Worcester
DESPITE about 1,000 people taking part in a parade in Kidderminster to mark England's national saint's day, the cross of St George was not flying from St Mary's Church flagpole. It was not a lack of patriotism that saw the absence of the flag during the
A KEEN fund-raiser and animal lover from Kidderminster will be raising money to help rescue ill-treated bears in China. Dorothy Leighton, 71, of Hillside Drive, will run a stall in aid of the Animals Asia Foundation at the Riverside Charity Market in
ORGANISERS of a reunion of former workers of a Kidderminster carpet firm were astonished by the response as 200 people turned up. The event was a first, as ex-employees of the business known at various times as Carpet Trades and Gilt Edge were invited
TOM Bennett has hinted that his football future lies away from Aggborough after fighting a losing battle to keep Kidderminster up. The disappointment of suffering the first relegation of his career was made worse by former club Boston hammering the final
RESIDENTS and organisations in Cleobury Mortimer are being invited to have a say in developments intended to give it an economic boost. Under the umbrella of the Market Towns Initiative, the Cleobury Country Partnership has helped form a group to come
VILLAGES in Wyre Forest are running out of time to enter this year's Worcestershire Village of the Year competition. The closing date for the contest - which is open to every village in the county - is tomorrow. Six aspects of village life are judged,
CHAIRMAN Colin Youngjohns believes the club's decision to effectively freeze ticket prices for next season is essential to give Stuart Watkiss a fighting chance of getting Harriers back up. The Harriers board have opted to keep the cost of admission for
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Over 60 members were privileged to listen and meet Julia Scott of The Walled Garden, Worcester, for anyone with the slightest interest in herbs this was a real treat. The biggest compliment to Julia was that no-one wanted her to
HARRIERS hero Mike Marsh has made a cheeky offer to help them win promotion from the Conference again after inspiring them into the Football League in the first place. The popular Scouse midfielde, who was recently voted the best player to ever pull on
INTEREST AND LEISURE CLUB: Visit to The Red House Glass Cone in Stourbridge - a glassmaking experience. After arrival and fortified with coffee, club members were split into two groups each with a very nice guide. Inside the cone you could see the working
ROTARY CLUB: The month of March started with a major annual event for many club members, the conference at Torquay. Members heard of the many activities being supported by Rotary Clubs throughout the Gloucestershire area and heard first hand of the world
STUART Watkiss insists Kidderminster's relegation has strengthened his desire to be a success at Aggborough after branding it the lowest point of his career. The former Mansfield boss was forced to concede defeat in his brave bid to rescue Harriers when
ART SOCIETY: One of the special events of the year for the Stratford Art Society takes place on Friday, May 13. This is the annual founders' memorial lecture, when Phyllis Rapp will give an illustrated talk entitled Art From The Middle Of The 20th Century
Boston 3 Harriers 0 Mat Kendrick witnesses Harriers' Football League life come to an end at York Street KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' proud Football League status was not lost on a bobbly pitch in East Lincolnshire on Saturday. It was lost in the commentary
FORTIES favourites are coming out in force in Pershore next weekend. Forces Sweethearts is a show combining the best of the greats like Gracie Fields, Anne Shelton, Judy Garland and Vera Lynn. The Number 8 arts centre is staging the show on Saturday,
WITH the threat from terrorists regularly in the news, a show in Malvern is set to give audiences an interesting and topical insight into the causes and effects of extreme action. Out of Joint is a theatre company known for its hard-hitting productions
A TENSE adult drama, Orphans, is being performed by the Rock Valley Theatre Company at The Everyman Theatre's Other Space studio in Cheltenham. It is about two brothers, orphaned when young, and living hand to mouth. A middle-aged man comes into their
STOURPORT Hockey Club's stars of the future are counting down the days to their respective boys and girls finals as they bid to shine on the national stage. The girls under-15s are gearing up for a clash with Essex-based Dunmow on Saturday May 14 after
FOUR points from three games is the target for Bidford to guarantee the championship of the Herald first division of the Stratford Alliance. A 5-0 win over Badsey United Res on Saturday kept up the pressure on rivals Alcester Lions, who hammered basement
A HARD up mother-of-two has made a desperate plea for help after waiting five months for the Inland Revenue to process her working tax credit claim. Thirty-year-old Courtney Roberts, from Stourport, has been left high and dry after closing her old claim
THE search for the regional stars of the British Heart Foundation's junior golf championship starts in Worcestershire next month with the preliminary round at Little Lakes Golf Club, Bewdley, on May 12. Local schools and junior golf clubs will compete
JUDITH Davies won the Ladies Mid-week Medal at Little Lakes. Ladies Mid-week Medal: Davies 100 gross 11 handicap 89 nett, Doreen Fellows 106-16-90, Pat Taylor 116-21-95. Keith Boyce Trophy: Taylor 27 points Fellows 26, Sarah Laker-Smith 23. Ladies Foursomes
PEOPLE in Stourport are being warned to be vigilant over the security of their sheds and garages following a spate of burglaries. Four bicycles have been stolen in the raids, on Wednesday last week. Police received a call from a resident of Trevithick
AT the final round of the Worcester Winter League, against teams fo swimmers aged from 12 upwards, Wyre Forest Swimming Club achieved nine first places, 11 seconds and 10 thirds from 40 races, to come second overall. Final points: Haden Hill 178, Wyre
KIDDERMINSTER and Stourport Athletic Club members limbered up for the coming season by recording personal best times and encouraging performances at the club's spring warm-up meeting, held at their Alan Moreton stadium. Event winners: girls - Natasha
SENSEI Solfrid Daniels took gold in the ladies black belt kata and adult senior team kata at the Kimura Shukokai national championships, at the Crystal Leisure Centre, Stourport. In all the Tsunami Karate Club took home 19 medals, having competed against
KIDDERMINSTER'S Daniel Rowbottom is second in the Formula ICA provisional standings after another impressive performance at Grantham. Rowbottom clinched third and second places in the finals of round two of the Renault-sponsored B4 Group British Karting
KIDDERMINSTER Chess Club's first team continues to find the going tough in Division One of the Worcestershire League, last week being narrowly beaten 3.2-2.5 by Worcester City, and suffering a heavy 4.5-1.5 defeat by Worcester St Johns. Full results (
CLEOBURY Mortimer lost 3-0 at home to Wolverhampton University in West Midlands Ladies Volleyball League Division 2 despite producing some of their best form. They went down 25-18, 25-17, 25-18 after being put off by their opponents' unorthodox tactics
A THIRD teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of Blakedown surveyor, Paul Tanner. The 14-year-old, from the Ladywood area of Birmingham, appeared before Birmingham Youth Court on Saturday. He was remanded in custody and is due to re-appear
PAUL McRay, of Kidderminster, who only started catfishing last year, was awarded the Cat Angler of the Year at the catfish conservation group dinner, for bagging several 30s and a few 20s in his first year. All the fish were caught at Shatterford's Erics
DAVE Williams, of Kidderminster, came third in last Thursday's Cost-Cutter match on the Meadow Pool at Moorlands Farm, with a catch of 68lb 5oz of fish from peg 15. The event, which was contested by 28 anglers, was won by Andy Newton, of Shimano Tipton
AN offroad motorcycle worth £3,000 was stolen from a garage in the back garden of a Stourport house. The blue Gas Gas EC 300 bike was taken from Princess Way on Wednesday last week. The thieves also took motorcycle body armour, worth £50 and described
THE Open has changed to afternoons. With a dry afternoon on Monday, the average weight of catches was 65lb. Sunday Open: Andy Newton (Shimano VDE) 145-10 (Mucky Meadow 34), Dave Johnson (Stevens Tackle) 104-5 (Willow 66), John Newton (Furnace Mill) 94
A MAN given a chance after confessing to an £8,000 burglary at Wolverley, near Kidderminster, has been jailed for 12 months at Worcester Crown Court. David Russell was given his freedom when he first appeared before the court in July last year and was
WEDNESDAY Open: Nick Jameson (Middy ML) 52-13 (Chestnut 30 - including carp 6lb, bream 3lb), Dave Haywood (Mastercast) 44-9 (Chestnut 18 -carp 5lb, bream 2lb), Andy Williams (Telford) 36-5 (Sycamore 4). Thursday Open: Sean Price (Dawley MG) 51-3 (Oak
Last match: V Wright 18-3, M Carrick 15-12, A Andrews 13-9. On Sunday there will be a match on the HETA Pool, draw 7.30am.
A DISTINCTIVE motorcycle, worth £3,500, was stolen from a garden shed in Kidderminster. The black and silver CCM 604 E sport bike, taken from Tomkinson Drive, had been fitted with a yellow mudguard, yellow tank and yellow seat, replacing the original
CLENSMORE, Staffordshire/Worcestershire Canal, Sunday: Andy Cogzell 6-4, Dave Smith 3-4, Alan Turner 2-2-8dr, Roger Perry 2-1-8, Keith Bunce 1-14-8, Paul Wilson 1-9.
PETE White caught a common carp on red maggots, which weighed in at 11lb 4oz for the Heaviest Fish of the Season Cup. H Oakley Cup, Kingsnordley: White 38-0, John Gale 15-9, Richard Broadhurst 7-6, Frank Guest 6-7. There will be a contest on Sunday on
I AM rarely compelled to put pen to paper but the events of Monday, April 18 cannot slip by without comment. Collecting my children from school, I was confronted by a party of adults, some holding helium-filled balloons, and a camera. They were positioned
IT is good to see that the district and county councils, in co-operation with other bodies, are trying to get big business interested in the waste industrial land along Stourport Road, Kidderminster. I am afraid that they are wasting their time until
TASTE buds were tickled as the first of the outdoor asparagus crop from the Vale of Evesham came onto shop shelves this week. Asparagus grown in polytunnels or under plastic sheeting has been around for some weeks but the weather has held back the traditional
BEWDLEY Town kept up the pressure on league leaders Great Wyrley by securing a home win against seventh place Blackheath Town. From the kick-off, Bewdley looked comfortable and a quickly taken free kick on nine minutes by Chris Hough saw top striker Lewis
MY two little girls joined the KD Beaver Scouts last week and were in their first parade on Sunday for St George's Day. What a lot of brilliant organising it took on the morning, with Rainbows, Beavers, Cubs, Brownies and all sorts of different Scouts
CHADDESLEY Corbett's recent run of success came to an end when they were beaten 3-0 at Ellesmere Rangers in West Midlands League Division Two. Manager Martin Westcott believes some of his players had an off-day. "We have set good standards recently, and
A Vale motorist arrested by police broke free and ran into woods after being sprayed with CS gas, Worcester Crown Court heard. Billy Smith, who had his pregnant wife and 10-month-old daughter in the car, had been stopped because of an outstanding warrant
FOLLOWING the letter of April 7, entitled "Water bill cancels out pension extra", I am writing from WaterVoice Central, the local consumer watchdog for water, to offer some advice which may be useful to help customers reduce their water bills. The author
WYCHAVON residents experiencing nuisance can now call an out of hours number provided by Wychavon District Council Environmental Services department. The service starts tomorrow and will run for six months, finishing on September 24. An officer will be
BRINTONS 2-0 victory over George and Dragon Colts put them into the final of the Saturday League Senior Cup. Burlish Olympic, who play in Sunday Division Three of the Kidderminster and District Football League, reached the semi-final of the Hospital Minor
AN Evesham heroin addict, suffering from deep vein thrombosis brought on by her habit, has pleaded guilty to three counts of theft. Karen Niblett, aged 18, of Hemmingway, Fairfield, has been banned from every shop in Evesham, except the Spar shop on Fairfield
MIKE Worton and his wife from Elmley Castle have set off for Chernobyl, Belarus on a mission they have made for the past eight years. The trek is in aid of the charity Mr and Mrs Worton set up themselves, Chernobyl 2000, with the aim of taking supplies
COUNTY Air Ambulance has issued a warning to drivers and passers-by about the problems and dangers associated with rubbernecking, which not only causes congestion but can lead to further accidents. Paul Weir, fundraising development manager for County
BURLISH Olympic went down 3-2 to league champions Malvern in the final of the Hospital Cup after extra time. Debbie Prescott and Val Lavery were both on target as Burlish dominated the match at Walshes Meadow. They hope to bounce back in the final of
A VALE youth club that has been running for more than forty years has been forced to close because of lack of interest. The club, part of St Peter's Church in Bengeworth, was built in 1964 and over the years has provided activities for generations of
CHILDREN and staff at Pinvin Community Pre School are celebrating after receiving a very good Ofsted report. Government inspectors praised the teaching staff for having a very good knowledge and understanding of the Early Learning goals and how children
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians are in limbo over their Midlands Three West North future as league bosses decide whether finishing third from bottom will be enough to keep them in the division. Despite concluding their season with a 25-16 defeat to Sutton Coldfield
CLEOBURY Mortimer will play their rugby in Midlands 4 West North next season after continuing their fine form to win a play-off game at Coventry Welsh 23-10. Having finished runners-up in North Mids South One, the Mortimer men had to take on the second-placed
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians all-conquering under-11s have been tipped for a bright future after being described as one of the best junior rugby side's the club has produced. Coach Steve Timms' squad have won 17 of their 21 matches, conceding just 13 tries
MORETON Town Sunday lifted the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League's Bluck Cup for the first time with victory over Hampton WMC at Broadway on Sunday evening. The first half was goalless with Hampton dominating possession but rarely threatening the
HAVING written about education and the NHS over the last two weeks, I want to use my final column before the election to highlight three other key issues that I would focus on if elected as the next MP for Wyre Forest. Transport It is obvious to everyone
ON May 5, we all have the opportunity to decide how both this country and Wyre Forest can move forward. In the last year, I have been working on local issues that I believe are important for Wyre Forest, and on issues that local people feel are important
I'M cooking up a storm in Wyre Forest. I decided to stand for election as I had had enough of our politicians giving our country away to the European Union. I did a radio interview in which I told the people that whatever happens I would tell the truth
THE new Roses Theatre season is offering plenty of entertainment in Tewkesbury through into summertime. Limehouse Lizzy, a tribute to Thin Lizzy, tomorrow night, and A Night At The Musicals on Saturday, will see out April at the theatre, ready for a new
VOTERS in Wyre Forest go to the polls next Thurs-day to elect 10 people to represent them on Worcestershire County Council. Boundary changes mean the district is broken down into nine new divisions. Eight will elect a single councillor while one - Stourport
IRIS Steadman has produced a programme of walks. The planned April speaker was unable to attend, so members spoke on various subjects. Chris Round talked about the Severn Valley health train, Cindy Firth told of a visit to Mauritius to visit her son-in-law's
THE first annual meeting will be held on May 16 at 7.30pm in the hall. On Sunday, July 3, from 2pm until 5pm, there will be a garden ramble, and five Friends of AKVH will open their gardens to the public. Parking and registration will be at the village
THE group's entries to the spring rally at the Ramada Hotel, Bewdley on May 23 are in hand. At the April meeting, it was announced that the annual winners of the monthly competitions were Dot Pickering and Pat Downton, who won the Dorothy Sztymanski Vase
NATHAN DESMOND Conservative I believe that being a local councillor is all about hard work and dedication towards the people who elected me. Having held ward surgeries and met many people throughout the ward, it is clear that Wyre Forest people deserve
CATHERINE Clark held a jewellery party at her home, when £560 was raised to go towards the drama group. At the April meeting, members were asked to guess the weight of a simnel cake made by Margaret Dams, June Homer being the winner. Sheila Gordon read
ELIZABETH DAVIES Health Concern Service to others has been one of the two keystones to my life (the first being my family). This service has been in the health service from trainee nurse to hospital matron (the old- fashioned sort) over a span of 40 years
GRAEME CARRUTHERS Conservative Over the last 18 months, I have met many residents in Franche and Habberley & Blakebrook, through our regular canvassing and ward surgeries. I have had the opportunity to discuss the issues face to face and understand
ON April 12 at The Lion Inn, Cleobury Mortimer, a Mitchell movement was played. The north-south winners were Steve Clifton and Nigel Wilkins with 57.73 per cent, with Philip Morgan and Wendy Duly second with 56.55 per cent. East-west winners were Sadie
THERE was a change to the scheduled April programme, as Jamie Bailey, of Bailey's Bistro, was unable to give his talk on "A Chef's Life" due to a family bereavement. Daphne Knight stepped in at the last minute, and entertained members with monologues,
GRAHAM BALLINGER Liberal Party-Focus Save Our Hospital Long serving district councillor Graham Ballinger is the only "save our hospital" candidate in Chaddesley division. He is appalled at the Tory county council's Wyre Forest Schools Review and totally
A MINIBUS full of members travelled to the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham on Friday, April 15, to see a recital by Allan Schiller in aid of the Denis Matthews Memorial Trust. Before the recital began, there was a presentation of honoraries to the Conservatoire
ON Sunday, there will just be one ride, an A ride, leaving The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster, at 8am, and going to Bromlow Callow, on the Stiperstones. All riders will be welcome, and should take a packed lunch. B riders are away on a weekend at Kington
THE club's first outing was held on Saturday, April 15, when members travelled to Birmingham University earth sciences department, Lapworth Museum. There they saw a exhibition of geographical specimens from the West Midlands which had been prepared following
MEETINGS are held on the first Wednesday of the month at 2pm in St George's Church annexe, Kidderminster. Wednesday's meeting will feature K Adderley's illustrated talk on "A Tourist in Japan", and there will be a plant sale. For details telephone 01562
A NATIONAL award-winning folk duo is coming to entertain audiences at local village halls. Melodeon, Fiddle and Two Fine Voices is a concert by John Spiers and Jon Boden, coming to the area next week. They are described as 'the crown princes of English
AT the April meeting Lynn Bowen reported on the annual council meeting. Guest speaker Terry Bullingham, the only British serviceman to be blinded in the Falklands conflict, gave a talk "From San Carlos to St Dunstan's" describing how as a member of the
THE popular Concerts in Rural Church series in the Shipston area is kicking off this weekend with Complete Bolling, a concert by Chimera. A pianist, drummer and double bass player, with flute and cello solos, will be playing the music of renowned French
THIS year's National Pet Week is from Monday until May 8, the theme being "Best of Friends - Best of Health", promoting how companion animals make a difference to so many people. "Cats Add Life" research among people 55 and over, revealed that 79 per
A MAJOR new project aimed at revealing garden-owners' attitudes to gardening for wildlife and generate a virtual conversation on a local and national level to share stories, successes and tips, is being launched by the Royal Horticultural Society and
DOG walkers are invited to take their pooches on a three-mile walk around the Wyre Forest on Sunday, May 8, starting from the visitor centre to raise money for the RSPCA. Registration is between 10.30am and 11.30am and there is an entry fee for the event
A CELEBRATION of spring is to be held in Bewdley on Saturday . A maypole and market stalls are among the attractions outside the Guildhall in Load Street and Severnside North, between 10am and 4pm.
BEWDLEY-based Banbury Windows was the clear winner of a new installer of the year award. The business was recognised in a scheme run by Quantal, its conservatory roofing supplier. Banbury's managing director, David Doley, received the award during the
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY: The Clopton Family of Stratford was the subject of a lecture by Mairi MacDonald. The speaker explained how the land-owning dynasty was a focus of aspiration and support for generations of Stratford folk. This was an authoritative
Stow II 12, Evesham II 18 EVESHAM completed another successful season in a friendly at Stow where they always face a tough challenge. Playing with the wind at their backs, Evesham kicked well for territory. With the line out and scrum working well pressure
Evesham District Disabled/Partnerships AC A WARM bright sunny Sunday with a cold wind saw 14 anglers meet at Manor Farm on the Windmill Lake for the sixth round of the Bradford and Bingley Spring League and the first round of the Partnerships KO Cup.
Exiles 5pts, Evesham U-13 44 EVESHAM under-13s were in action again for their final match of the season when visited Birmingham Exiles. The Exiles showed their intentions in the first 30 seconds and were unlucky not to score when they made a breakaway
CHRISTMAS has come early for Operation Covert after a bumper cash donation collected during last year's festive period. Kidderminster and Hagley Round Table has contributed £700 towards our appeal as part of a massive charity cash handout. Hardworking
WITH the design for the centre in place, we are now looking for a building firm to grasp the nettle and turn the dream into reality for thousands of Scouts. The plan for a single-storey modern building to replace the burned out nissen hut at Rhydd Covert
1st Wilden Guides 5th and 6th Stourport Brownies 10th Hereford Cubs Ash Friendship Fund Beards Ironmonger Bulls Head, Cookley Bridgnorth Vintage Machinery Club Cadspec Chaddesley Corbett Freemasons Classical Music Society Comberton Wives Group Cum Sing
ASHTON overcame local rivals and Cotswold Hills League champions Overbury in a close first round match in the National Village Knockout on Sunday. Batting first, Overbury lost early wickets with Turner claiming the scalps of Stout and Matty and Pearce
EVESHAM Cricket Club are to be sponsored this season by Rilys of Evesham, the balti restaurant on Waterside, Evesham. And the club has received a double boost because Sportsmatch, the Government sponsorship body, has matched the £1,000 with a similatr
A SPOOF melodrama telling a "spirited tale of curses, crimes and desperation seasoned with a dose of love and redemption" is to be performed by Great Witley Operatic Society next week. The curtain rises on the Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, Ruddigore
PERSHORE'S tennis centre played host to visitors and members young and old on Saturday as it prepares for a major expansion programme including indoor- courts. Club members joined in to hit with the visitors who also enjoyed a barbecue lunch and refreshments
NEXT Thursday thousands of first-time voters will be off to the polls for vote for their candidate in the General Election. To find out what concerns are top of the agenda for 18-year-olds, reporter Claire Charles visited Prince Henry's High School, Evesham
I WONDER where D E Margrett gets the idea that it is America we should fear, not Europe. If it had not been for the USA's help, we would have been under European domination for 60 years now. JOHN NORWOOD, Kidderminster Worcestershire.
I DON'T see how Tory Margaret Harper can blame Labour for an increase in violent crime. I blame all these violent films, videos and DVDs that Britain's teenagers are saturated with all the time these days. As a teenager in the 1950s, I used to enjoy Tom
UNTIL recently, Leigh Sinton had a sign at either end of the village warning of speed cameras. But there were none, except the occasional police check, which kept motorists on their toes right through the village. Then, a fixed camera was introduced.
I AM writing to let you know about a fantastic new fund-raising challenge in support of the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK. The Fund was set up after the death of my husband, Bobby, who died from bowel cancer in 1993. Project Brazil, sponsored
A MASSIVE swarm of 30,000 bees is still on the loose after alarming people in Pershore last Friday. The owner of the swarm is appealing to Vale residents to help him recover his bees, which flew off from their hive in Nursery Close, Pershore last Thursday
MORE anti-Labour xenophobia from Andrew Hall. Human nature being what it is, I do not believe that rigged postal voting is confined either to the Labour Party or to Birmingham and Lancashire. No doubt it applies to all parties right across the UK. Such
TWO Pershore High School pupils spent four days in Italy after one won a music competition. Stephen Baldwin, a saxophone player from Pershore High was announced the winner in the competition which is part of the Comenius project funded by the European
WHEN I was a young copper at the local nick, I often got confused signals from my senior officers with hilarious results. It was a sweltering hot day back in the days when we had to face the public in a close-necked tunic and I was perspiring buckets.
I WAS very surprised to read about the reaction of Martin Foley, speaking for the Pro-Life movement on hearing of the proposal to re-house the Cedar Tree Pregnancy Crisis Centre in the Crypt of St Nicholas' Church. To dismiss this as a "so-called pregnancy
A SECURITY guard is to undergo surgery after he was involved in a callous and cold-blooded shooting outside a local post office. The Post Office worker was shot in the neck with a handgun during an armed robbery outside Lickey Post Office, in Old Birmingham
Amazing Feet RC: Secretary Richard Baker, 9 Sycamore Road, Great Barr, Birmingham (0121 358 4483). Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club: Secretary Sue Saunders, 38 kittiwake Drive, Kidderminster (01562 861431).
BROADWAY fund-raisers have come up smelling of roses following a charity evening with celebrity florist Chris Jones. More than £1,400 was raised for Action Medical Research following the event, which took place at the Dormy House Hotel on March 31. The
AN internationally known opera and oratorio singer is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Kidderminster Town Hall with a solo concert featuring works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar. Bass baritone Roderick Williams will also be singing some
THE driver of a car that plummeted into the River Stour in Kidderminster escaped serious injury after kicking his way out through a window while the car was floating in the water. The Kidderminster man, in his 20s, told police the Honda went through the
DANIEL Keen, a Year 11 pupil at Evesham High School, continues to make huge strides in the world of triathlon. Spotted by local triathlete Michelle Parsons and sent to a talent identification day at Warwick University, Dan impressed assessors with his
WE would like to point out that the book written by John Combe, as reported in the Shuttle/Times and News last week, is called Get Your Kicks On The A456.
MORE district residents are to fight it out for a place in the House of Commons - but not for the Wyre Forest seat. At least three Wyre Forest people are contesting seats elsewhere in the UK, along with former district residents. Tom Watson will be defending
A CRUCIAL vote on whether to allow more taxis on to the streets of Wyre Forest has been delayed because of fears over a £10,000 survey at the centre of the debate. Members of Wyre Forest District Council were due to vote on allowing 10 more vehicles into
AFTER more than a year of trying, a Kidderminster high school has won an audience with a top education inspector in a move that could net it £600,000 and specialist business status. The inspector will today visit Baxter College to decide if it should
VILLAGERS from Bidford and Marlcliff are set to join forces with Salford Priors residents in rejecting a planning application made by the quarry firm RMX Materials. Villagers in Salford Prior are concerned about the application made by RMX and will be
A WYRE Forest charity is set to dish up plenty of food for thought at a fund-raising lunch in Kidderminster. The district's Cancer Research UK committee is holding the annual event at the Gainsborough House Hotel on Wednesday. Guest speaker will be Professor
GIRLS from six Wyre Forest schools showed off their football skills in an inter-schools tournament at Baxter College. Thirty-six girls from St John's First School, St John's Middle School, Foley Park First School, Sutton Park First School, Birchen Coppice
TAE Kwon Do schools in Wyre Forest have helped to raise more than £3,000 in aid of the Asian tsunami appeal and Macmillan's Worcestershire Appeal. Around 100 students, including some from Bewdley and Kidderminster, took part in an event at the Glades
BELONGING to a networking group netted a Kidderminster entrepreneur a deal to print West Bromwich Albion football club manager, Bryan Robson's, business cards. Rob Newton recently secured the contract to print the club executives' cards, including Robson's
THE Kidderminster branch of equipment rental company, Hewden, played a part in a photographic shoot to raise awareness of childhood liver disease. The company provided a cherry picker to help take an elevated picture of 730 schoolchildren, to symbolise
UNIFORMS of paramedics with the County Air Ambulance will be in pristine condition each day, thanks to a Stourport company. Home appliances supplier, The Wash House, has donated a washer-dryer to the emergency service, which is based at Strensham, near
BREAKAWAY Blues, on at the Other Space at the Everyman Theatre until tonight, is an excellent little comedy. It's all about families, friendships and growing old. A great many home truths are laid bare with sensitivity and a great deal of fun. The very
HUNDREDS of people are expected to descend upon the village of Rock on Sunday for the fifth instalment of an annual fund-raising event started to raise funds for the building of a new village hall. Although the figure of around £400,000 that was needed
AN artist who relies on her love of painting as therapy for a painful back problem is exhibiting her work in Kidderminster Library Gallery next month. Christine Skirrow's Pastel Studies exhibition is on display from Saturday, May 7 until Sunday, May 29
A COLLECTION of snuff boxes, ivories, semi-precious stones and medals will be on display at Bewdley Museum from Sunday, as part of the national Museums and Galleries Month. The Objects of Desire exhibition is one of a host events lined up in the coming
EVESHAM Kart racer Cassey Watson, aged 13, got her 2005 season off to a fantastic start by becoming Vice-Winter Champion at the prestigious Buckmore Park circuit in Chatham Kent. Driving her ARC Elite Junior TKM kart, Cassey managed to earn enough points
IN her first European Elite Long Distance Duathlon Championships in Venray, Holland on Sunday, Evesham's Michelle Parsons proved that her long awaited selection for the elite Great Britain Long Distance Duathlon squad was richly deserved She finished
BROADWAY Bowling Club, one of the top clubs in the area, is actively seeking new members both male and female. A warm welcome and free coaching are promised and equipment is available until new members decide to buy their own. Nestling at the foot of
Evesham's junior rowers made made waves when they took to the water in a weekend of regattas at Birmingham and Nottingham. At Birmingham, Evesham Rowing Club's J13 boys' quad took the honours and their first 'pot'with victory over Dragon School and Kingston
A TENNIS serving machine, a wedding planning package and a scheme to track performance in sport were among the business ideas students at University College Worcester pitched to a panel of entrepreneurs. The college has been working with regional businesses
BIDFORD singer Richard Smith is swapping bands and now Somethin' Else is looking for someone else to take his place. Mr Smith from Bidford decided to quit to concentrate more on recording original songs written with friends under the name Sahara Boat
With just seven days to go before the General Election, we questioned 1,000 people about how they were going to vote. Their answers reveal a city divided. Victory at the ballot is still up for grabs. Election is just one big turn-off WORCESTER News reporter
A FARMER who was skewered through his hips on a metal pole, and was left hanging upside down for four hours after a car accident, is recovering in hospital. And now, Daniel Lang, aged 23, from Monkwood Farm Cottages, near Hanbury, is able to sit up and
THE Eckington gipsies have flouted a district council order to leave a town centre car park. As the Worcester News reported on Tuesday, the English Romany gipsies - with seven caravans - had parked up on Abbey Park in Pershore, beside the Abbey. But after
A WORCESTER shopworker, whose body was found in the River Severn at Gloucester three months after he disappeared, drowned after splitting up with his girlfriend. But the Gloucester coroner recorded an open verdict into Einstein Ellis's death, saying there
I want to protest at the way Wychavon District Council has brought in new improvements to our waste collection system. If I had not picked up the Wychavon Magazine which was inserted in the Journal last week, I would have had no idea that any changes
VICTIMS of crime can find out about the support on offer to them by visiting Worcester's CrownGate Shopping Centre this Saturday. Victim Support will talk to shoppers about the services they provide, and also raise money as part of Sunrise Week, which
Despite the fact that our local councillors are Lib Dems, I have to say that I am impressed at their speed in reacting to the gypsies encamped on Abbey Park, Pershore this week. Perhaps this has something to do with an impending election. Or it may be
I am so sorry that the Eckington travellers have, at the moment, lost the legal fight to live on the land they own. The word "illegal" is persistently used by the press and individuals to describe their unenviable situation. These are people who might
USERS of a community centre are being given the chance to literally Make an Entrance by helping create a massive mosaic around the main doorway. And the call has gone out from the Fairfield Community Centre on Fairfield Close, Brickfields, to businesses
In the report on the planning application from Kanes Foods, which was passed with numerous conditions, Wychavon's Development Control Committee apparently admitted that the application contravened its own planning policies. You would expect under those
MICHAEL FOSTER, LABOUR WITH only days to the election, the choice facing Worcester voters is clear. Re-elect a local Labour MP or a Conservative outsider. Re-elect someone with experience and a strong track record of delivery or an untried, inexperienced
Hippodrome, Birmingham - Brazilian Dance Theatre Group Corpo, Friday and Saturday. Alexandra, Birmingham - Love Shack, until Saturday. Mrs Brown Rides Again, Tuesday until May 21. Crescent, Birmingham - Lysistrata, until Saturday. Repertory, Birmingham
THE extraordinary nine-piece, Szapora, returns to Hereford Courtyard on May 6. Famous for their mesmerising performances of traditional and gypsy music from all over central and Eastern Europe, the two singing Bosnian sisters, five British musicians,
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Over 60 members were privileged to listen and meet Julia Scott of The Walled Garden, Worcester, for anyone with the slightest interest in herbs this was a real treat. The biggest compliment to Julia was that no-one wanted her to
DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY: The April meeting was an illustrated talk by Chloe Cockerill MBE on 1,000 Years of English Churches. The lecture highlighted the work of the Churches Conservation Trust which cares for churches which are no longer in
ART SOCIETY: One of the special events of the year for the Stratford Art Society takes place on Friday, May 13. This is the annual founders' memorial lecture, when Phyllis Rapp will give an illustrated talk entitled Art From The Middle Of The 20th Century
SPRING OPEN DAY: Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is holding its annual open day in Tiddesley Wood, Pershore, on Sunday from 10am to 5pm. There will be guided nature walks, a tombola, live music, plant stalls, home made refreshments, demonstrations of local
IT may have been a bit over the top of sending home the pupil from Prince Henry High School because he wore brown shoes with his school uniform. However, on the other hand most people will know that dress sense demands: With grey flannels and blazer one
FORTIES favourites are coming out in force in Pershore next weekend. Forces Sweethearts is a show combining the best of the greats like Gracie Fields, Anne Shelton, Judy Garland and Vera Lynn. The Number 8 arts centre is staging the show on Saturday,
A TENSE adult drama, Orphans, is being performed by the Rock Valley Theatre Company at The Everyman Theatre's Other Space studio in Cheltenham. It is about two brothers, orphaned when young, and living hand to mouth. A middle-aged man comes into their
TWO Herefordshire actors appear in Compass Theatre Company's production of The Seagull, being performed at Newport's Riverfront venue this week. Nic Asbury - who starred in Alex Holme's Bafta award-winning documentary, Dunkirk - and Emma Stansfield take
NEW Hereford indie combo, Common Orange, are launching their first EP, Noize In Your Head, tomorrow (Friday) at the recently re-opened Old Harp. The band, who have gone through various line ups and name changes, have sold out gigs at the Plough and the
IT certainly is 'Comedy Tonight' all the way in this week's Courtyard treat, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum by Hereford Amateur Operatic Society. It's a tricky piece by Stephen Sondheim and those with a musical ear will enjoy the upbeat
THE new Roses Theatre season is offering plenty of entertainment in Tewkesbury through into summertime. Limehouse Lizzy, a tribute to Thin Lizzy, tomorrow night, and A Night At The Musicals on Saturday, will see out April at the theatre, ready for a new
WORCESTER Vulcano Community Choir is performing in a decorated Eckington Church on Saturday, April 30, as part of the village flower festival and open gardens event, running all weekend. It starts at 7.30pm and the contact is Mrs Joan Green on 01386 750396
THE popular Concerts in Rural Church series in the Shipston area is kicking off this weekend with Complete Bolling, a concert by Chimera. A pianist, drummer and double bass player, with flute and cello solos, will be playing the music of renowned French
A MAJOR new project aimed at revealing garden-owners' attitudes to gardening for wildlife and generate a virtual conversation on a local and national level to share stories, successes and tips, is being launched by the Royal Horticultural Society and
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY: The Clopton Family of Stratford was the subject of a lecture by Mairi MacDonald. The speaker explained how the land-owning dynasty was a focus of aspiration and support for generations of Stratford folk. This was an authoritative
SEVENTY-two acres of Wyastone Leys estate will open to the public on May 1 as part of Monmouth's open garden scheme. It is only the second time in 20 years that the overgrown woodland garden has been open, and in addition to being exceptionally beautiful
A BOOK celebrating the stained glass windows of stained glass artist-craftsman, A J Davies (1877-1953) - who created many windows in Herefordshire - contains 50 colour photographs illustrating the range of his work. Davies was educated in Birmingham and
events/talks April 30 Ceilidh with Whiffeldy, Canon Pyon Village Hall, 7.30pm. 01432 830573. 30-May 1 Bromyard Spring Festival of Town Crying, craft fair, 01885 482898. 30-May 1 Eco Materials Weekend, Wentes Meadow, Presteigne, 10am-4pm. 01544 267163.
ARTISTS Daniel Crawshaw and Marianne Ryan are holding a joint exhibition of their work at Herefordshire College of Art and Design. Daniel's work explores and evokes the mountain environment, often looking down through cloud, playing on the revealing and
ANYONE who missed the stunning show of Russian art at Hereford's Left Bank village last month has a second bite at the cherry. Svetlana Trevor (Chudakova), who is herself from St Petersburg, has curated a new exhibition at Hereford's Cider Museum, which
AN internationally known opera and oratorio singer is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Kidderminster Town Hall with a solo concert featuring works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar. Bass baritone Roderick Williams will also be singing some
THE spring concert of Stourport Choral and Operatic Society has been postponed due to circumstances beyond its control, it has been announced. The show, which was due to take place at Kidderminster Town Hall on Saturday, April 30 will now take place in
HUNDREDS of people are expected to descend upon the village of Rock on Sunday for the fifth instalment of an annual fund-raising event started to raise funds for the building of a new village hall. Although the figure of around £400,000 that was needed
A COLLECTION of snuff boxes, ivories, semi-precious stones and medals will be on display at Bewdley Museum from Sunday, as part of the national Museums and Galleries Month. The Objects of Desire exhibition is one of a host events lined up in the coming
Despite the fact that our local councillors are Lib Dems, I have to say that I am impressed at their speed in reacting to the gypsies encamped on Abbey Park, Pershore this week. Perhaps this has something to do with an impending election. Or it may be
I am so sorry that the Eckington travellers have, at the moment, lost the legal fight to live on the land they own. The word "illegal" is persistently used by the press and individuals to describe their unenviable situation. These are people who might
TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Symphony Hall - CBSO. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Blue Tapestry. Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - The Waifs. Bearwood: Corks Social Club - Andy Hamilton and The Blue Notes. Bromsgrove: Red Lion - Dave, Little
Bevere Art Gallery, Worcester - Seascapes, until May 5. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow - Angela Martin's cartoons and prints, until Sunday. MAC, Birmingham - Field of Centres, until Sunday. Back, until Monday. White-out, until Monday. Quarry Land: Impermanent
RENOWNED Bavarian chamber choir, Schwabinger Kantorei Munchen, will perform a festive programme of German and English music in St Mary's Church, Ross-on-Wye, and the Priory Church, Leominster, on May 6 and 7 respectively. The visit marks the first leg
ROSS-on-Wye Choral Society is holding a singers' workshop on Saturday, May 7, at John Kyrle High School from 2-5.30pm. Directed by Margaret Field, visiting lecturer at Birmingham Conservatoire, the workshop will explore vocal and choral technique using
GARDENING CLUB: The meeting was held at the Crawford Hall on Thursday, April 21. The speaker Ken Whittaker arrived early with his wife, to set up an excellent stall of plants from his greenhouses. The talk was entitled An Evening with Ken Whittaker which
GARDENING CLUB: The chairman welcomed members to the meeting and congratulated everyone for making the club's spring show such a successful and colourful event in spite of the inclement weather. Special thanks were given to Thelma Hunt, the show secretary
INTEREST AND LEISURE CLUB: Visit to The Red House Glass Cone in Stourbridge - a glassmaking experience. After arrival and fortified with coffee, club members were split into two groups each with a very nice guide. Inside the cone you could see the working
A NEW campaign has been launched to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive plants into towns and the countryside. All Choked Up! Prevent Pond Pests is a campaign by the Water for Wildlife project and involves the introduction of an awareness-raising postcard
ROTARY CLUB: The month of March started with a major annual event for many club members, the conference at Torquay. Members heard of the many activities being supported by Rotary Clubs throughout the Gloucestershire area and heard first hand of the world
WITH the threat from terrorists regularly in the news, a show in Malvern is set to give audiences an interesting and topical insight into the causes and effects of extreme action. Out of Joint is a theatre company known for its hard-hitting productions
ONE of the most popular pieces of choral music to be written in recent years will receive its Herefordshire premiere in June. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace is in the Leominster Choral Society's programme at the Priory on June 5. Karl Jenkins wrote it
FORTY years ago, 15 million people sat around their radios to tune in to a show that is an acknowledged forerunner to that other comedy benchmark Monty Python's Flying Circus. If you wanted to find out about finger-boggling and massed goat pandering,
THERE was a tangible sense of anticipation in the auditorium of the Courtyard Theatre last Thursday evening. A healthy number of people both young and old were gathering to hear the Barkham Harp Quartet, and I had the distinct impression I was not the
A NATIONAL award-winning folk duo is coming to entertain audiences at local village halls. Melodeon, Fiddle and Two Fine Voices is a concert by John Spiers and Jon Boden, coming to the area next week. They are described as 'the crown princes of English
THE Oriel Singers, an amateur choir from Cheltenham, fresh from their recent success in winning the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year Competition, will be singing in Overbury Church on Saturday, May 7. The visit is the final event of the season in the Parish
THE Maggini Quartet is taking the stage for the next Malvern Concert Club performance at The Forum Theatre next Thursday, May 5. Box office: 01684 892277.
FARMERS, landowners, vets and auctioneers have pledged to work with Government in developing a strategy for eliminating tuberculosis in badgers and cattle that is costing taxpayers the equivalent of a new, fully-equipped major hospital (£150 million)
EVESHAM firefighters are aiming to encourage more people to compost garden waste rather than starting potentially dangerous bonfires. The town's officers have joined forces with Wychavon District Council to host a special open afternoon next Tuesday at
The wonderful thing about our wildlife is just how marvellously diverse it is. Even now, after studying the wildlife of the Wyre Forest district for some 13 years, there are still creatures and plants out there that are new to me. Last weekend, I was
A NEW gallery has opened in the county after three years planning by businessman David Kellett. Its aim is to provide a setting for new contemporary art, where visitors can browse and reflect their potential purchase over coffee and great cake. David
AFTER last year's success, Double Take is organising another eco-weekend at Wentes Meadow, Presteigne, for the Bank Holiday. Content includes information, demonstration and participation with an opportunity to find out more about renewable energy sources
IN lieu of its annual fun day, Holme Lacy College is organising a series of taster activities for adults and young people on Saturday, May 7. They will have the chance to experience first hand what Holme Lacy is all about with workshops and practical
FOR the first time in its seven-year history Hereford Courtyard played scene to more of mystery than it would like. Artist Julian Meredith, whose silk screen hangings adorned the glass structure's cavernous atrium for past six weeks, had a work stolen
FOLLOWING 2003's May Day tour of primary schools and last year's visit to Hereford city centre, the Leominster Morris has chosen to visit villages and beauty spots this May Day. After welcoming the summer on Bache Camp, near Leysters, at sunrise, the
A SPOOF melodrama telling a "spirited tale of curses, crimes and desperation seasoned with a dose of love and redemption" is to be performed by Great Witley Operatic Society next week. The curtain rises on the Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, Ruddigore
AN exhibition featuring two artists opens at Hereford Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday. The weather and the sea features work by Tony Chance and Betty Clarke - Worcestershire artists linked by their love of creating images from the changing face of
WORLD-renowned dancer and choreographer Anurekha Ghosh visits Hereford Courtyard on Tuesday. Using Indian Kathak, folk, martial arts, yoga and western contemporary dance the company will present a ravishing display. For the production, Anurekha has joined
OPERA lovers can indulge their musical taste at Kidderminster Town Hall the day after Earth, Air and Rain is held by attending a concert featuring tenor, Wynne Evans, singing the famous aria, Nessun Dorma. The event, on Saturday, May 7, is another instalment
THE 50th anniversary of Kidderminster's twinning with the German town of Husum will be celebrated in song next month in a concert featuring Kidderminster Male Choir, the Valentines ladies choir and West Mercia Constabulary Band. The Golden Jubilee Town
A HOST of tribute acts hoping to make it on to the books of Kidderminster-based entertainment agency, Upfront, are set to perform in the town to raise cash for a charity helping young homeless people. Gloucester-based Roxy Music tribute act, Roxy Magic
BREAKAWAY Blues, on at the Other Space at the Everyman Theatre until tonight, is an excellent little comedy. It's all about families, friendships and growing old. A great many home truths are laid bare with sensitivity and a great deal of fun. The very
1 Without a Paddle 2 Manchurian Candidate 3 Exorcist - The Beginning 4 Blade Trinity 5 Taxi - US Version 6 Birth 7 Layer Cake 8 Ella Enchanted 9 Into the Sun 10 I heart Huckabees 11 After the Sunset 12 Redemption 13 The Forgotten 14 Man on Fire 15 Vera
AN artist who relies on her love of painting as therapy for a painful back problem is exhibiting her work in Kidderminster Library Gallery next month. Christine Skirrow's Pastel Studies exhibition is on display from Saturday, May 7 until Sunday, May 29
A WOMAN who has made a living out of art since she the age of 18 but only realised her dream of studying it at university when she was 34 is looking forward to her first exhibition in her hometown. Narrative, by Lesley Holmes, opens at Bewdley Library
MUSIC from the Drifters see us out of April and Ralph McTell sees us into May at Huntingdon Hall in Worcester. Tomorrow night at the hall, there is The Story of the Drifters, a show which tells the tale of the famous gospel style soul band, and then the
I want to protest at the way Wychavon District Council has brought in new improvements to our waste collection system. If I had not picked up the Wychavon Magazine which was inserted in the Journal last week, I would have had no idea that any changes
In the report on the planning application from Kanes Foods, which was passed with numerous conditions, Wychavon's Development Control Committee apparently admitted that the application contravened its own planning policies. You would expect under those
CONTINUING my letter May 22, 2003 re Regal Cinema - 'those who scrambled to place a Grade II listing on the building did not make equal efforts to ensure funding was in place for its continuance'. Once again we have carping councillors who objected to
DEAN Wilkes, of Wolverley Social, and Trevor Moore of Spennells, each bowled well, taking 5-21 and 4-14 respectively, both teams being bowled out for 84 runs in their Wilden Industrial Estates Cricket League fixture on Sunday. Results Wolverley Social
Stone opened their new season with a nine-run victory at Stourbridge Social on Saturday. Asked to bat first on a slow wicket, Stone struggled to 123-6 from their 40 overs. Peter Harler top scored with 38. Stourbridge lost a wicket in the third over, then
WORCESTERSHIRE Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Board has a new non-executive director, Rosemary Adams. Mrs Adam's began her career with the NHS in Worcestershire in 1966 as a clinical scientist and then went on to take the lead on the scientific and technical
BEING a chorister is about more than just singing - that is the message that will be put across at an open morning at Hereford Cathedral. The event is being held at the city cathedral on Saturday, May 7, between 10am and 11.15am and head chorister Tim
A WORCESTER park could be saved from the concrete mixers after city council chiefs entered talks to take over part of a shopping centre car park. Councillors who believe there is a parking shortage in the city had proposed controversial plans to create
ONE eagle-eyed Worcester News reader has filled in some of the gaps about a 1903 picture of the city which featured in the newspaper. Douglas Cook said Tuesday's Flashback shot, entitled Worcester Electric Tramway Siege, 1903 is of the lower end of Broad
YEAR 3 and 4 pupils from Worcester's Stanley Road Primary School, off Stanley Road near Wyld's Lane, are producing a book as part of their literacy programme. The book, entitled The Mystery of the Straight Ice-cream, is about a character called Mr Frosty
PERSHORE is all set to be transformed into a coastal resort as the town prepares to celebrate its popular annual carnival. The theme for the event on bank holiday Monday is Pershore-on-Sea, which organisers hope will see mermaids and mariners enjoying
VITAL outreach services for Wyre Forest women and children who have suffered domestic abuse look set to fold because of a funding crisis. Money to run the women's service has already run out and the children and young people's service will close on May
A NATIONAL search for the "UK's top 50 guys" is expected to see 1,000 muscle-bound hunks descend on Kidderminster next month - in the hope of driving women wild in a remake of Eric Prydz's sexy music video, Call On Me. Tom Arnold decided his Kidderminster-based
A QUESTION mark hangs over the future of another well-known Kidderminster town centre shop after a nationwide takeover of the chainstore. Fears that the Kidderminster branch of Etam may close come less than a week after it was announced that the axe would
Bevere Art Gallery, Worcester - Seascapes, until May 5. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow - Angela Martin's cartoons and prints, until Sunday. MAC, Birmingham - Field of Centres, until Sunday. Back, until Monday. White-out, until Monday. Quarry Land: Impermanent
CANDIDATES set to battle it out for the Wyre Forest seat at next Thursday's General Election have appeared together in public for the first time. Five of the six election hopefuls answered questions on topics as diverse as abortion, the European Union
OWNERS of vehicles no longer fit for the road are being given a month's grace so the redundant vehicles can be disposed of. Wyre Forest District Council is having a month-long amnesty during May, targeting cars and vans that should be heading for the
A DELUGE of objections are expected to be sent to Chaddesley Corbett Parish Council after its blueprint for the next decade was due to be presented to villagers yesterday. Almost 90 members of the newly-formed Friends of the Village Association are expected
A STOURPORT woman lost her compensation claim for constructive dismissal against a Kidderminster firm - because of 45 defective soap dispensers. A Birmingham employment tribunal was told that Elizabeth Perry, of Burlish Crossing, had been employed as
CRIME across the police force area that includes Wyre Forest has fallen by more than 11 per cent over the past year, according to new figures. The West Mercia Constabulary statistics - for April, 2004 to March, 2005 - showed that, overall, crime in the
BLUE plaques commemorating places of historic interest are set to be introduced in Kidderminster. Residents are being asked to share their opinions on where they think the two plaques should be placed. Civic society member, Nigel Gilbert said: "We are
TOPPING up car oil is taking on a whole new meaning at a Bewdley-based firm - as it is being put in the petrol tank. Keith Coldrick, owner of Pelican Food Services, is running his company's seven vehicles - including his own Mitsubishi Shogun - on biodiesel
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are struggling to come to terms with their imminent relegation to the Conference with boss Stuart Watkiss praying that it will be a blessing in disguise. Watkiss's depressed demeanour has summed up the mood of everybody at Aggborough
GARDENING CLUB: The meeting was held at the Crawford Hall on Thursday, April 21. The speaker Ken Whittaker arrived early with his wife, to set up an excellent stall of plants from his greenhouses. The talk was entitled An Evening with Ken Whittaker which
DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY: The April meeting was an illustrated talk by Chloe Cockerill MBE on 1,000 Years of English Churches. The lecture highlighted the work of the Churches Conservation Trust which cares for churches which are no longer in
