TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Wolverhampton: Little Civic - 4ft Fingers. Robin R'n'B2 - The Doobie Others. FRIDAY: Stourport: The Angel - Jazz. Birmingham: NEC Arena - Rod Stewart (and Saturday). Symphony Hall - Levi French and the Screamin
Witley Court, Great Witley - Much Ado About Nothing, Thursday. Town Hall, Kidderminster - Puss in Boots, Thursday. Hippodrome, Birmingham - Starlight Express, Wednesday until September 10. Alexandra, Birmingham - Postman Pat, Monday/Tuesday. Swan, Worcester
SINGER-songwriter Alex Valentine sees his debut album released on August 5. "All the songs are about some kind of carnage," says Alex, which is evident from the first track, Spinning Wheel - inspired by his own gambling past. It's been crafted to be as
VILLAGE FETE: Sadly due to adverse weather conditions the summer fete by the park had to be postponed. Thank you to all those committed people who bravely turned up on the day and were disappointed. The fete will now take place on Sunday, August 7 at
U3A: The next meeting of the Evesham branch of the University of the Third Age will be held on August 4 in the Public Hall at 2pm. The speaker will be Tony Dean who will give a talk entitled A Badger's Life. Members of the public will be welcome and it
THE grey partridge, which has suffered a serious decline in numbers over the past 30 years, is set to make a recovery in the Cotswolds. A new initiative, The Cotswold Grey Partridge Recovery Group, has been set up by The Game Conservancy Trust in a bid
CHURCH FETE: By permission of the publican of The King's Arms, the church fete took place on the lawns. Parishioners, villagers and visitors came along to join in the festivities, with background music provided by Morning Dew. The tombola was a success
INTEREST AND LEISURE CLUB: Recently the club had an outing to the National Trust property of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. There is a picturesque village which has old buildings dating back to the 15th century. West Wycombe Park and mansion was partly
SATURDAY: Worcester Ramblers - The grand tour of Bredon, meet at 9.30am at Elmley Castle car park, Kersoe Road, opposite the cricket ground, for a 12-mile strenuous walk passing through Hill Forts and the villages of Kemerton and Overbury, bring packed
AUGUST won't be entirely quiet at Number 8 - there will be plenty going on while other theatres take a break. Not only are there a number of children's workshops and events planned throughout August, there will be a month of Music in the Bar. The Antique
The Courtyard Senior Youth Theatre has done it again. With a stack of first rate productions to its name it seems unfeasible that it can maintain standards but this week's opening night of Kes was as quick, clever and powerful as any of its predecessors
THE twelve-strong Pasadena Roof Orchestra will be transporting audiences back to the 1920s and 30s for the first live event lined up for Pershore's Number 8 arts centre autumn season. The popular orchestra, which plays music from the likes of Louis Armstrong
FAMILY hands-on weeks are being staged at the Worcestershire County Museum in Hartlebury, near Kidderminster, through August. The themed events include Landscape Week, when there will activities with shells and stones, Environment Week when natural materials
Warley hard rock band Supanaut failed to make it through to the next round in the Robin Live Band of the Year Competition. The band were pipped to the first place post by Wolverhampton rockers Self Pity and Gauge rock outfit from Staffordshire in their
A NEW original band night showcasing up-and-coming Black Country talent continues at Katie Fitzgerald's in Wollaston tomorrow night (Friday July 29). Stourbridge band promoter Katrina Williams has lined up a series of gigs at the Enville Street pub. Simon
ROCKNEY boys Chas and Dave are coming to Malvern for a show next week. The London lads, Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock, with drummer Mick Burt, came together from the 1960s and 70s rock scene with their debut album One Fing 'n' Anuvver released to critical
THE town of Kidderminster is very fortunate in that it has some wonderful wildlife. There are, of course, both the impressive heaths with their spectacular and rare wildlife and the wet woods and marshlands along the Stour and its tributaries. Away from
Hereford dance teaching duo Joe Lantelli and Sinead Barker have hot footed their way to the grand finals of the world salsa dancing championships in Aruba, to be held in September. Sinead, aged 27, and her partner Joe, 39, from Quedgeley, in Gloucestershire
OPERA star Katherine Jenkins is to headline the opening event at this year's Brecon Jazz. Performing with the National Chamber Orchestra of Wales in the festival's Watton Marquee, the mezzo-soprano will open the festival on Thursday, August 11, at 8pm
Commemorating the restoration of Hereford Cathedral's historic Willis organ, a new edition of The Organists and Organs of Hereford Cathedral has been published. Cathedral organist Geraint Bowen, himself featured in the book, and co-editor Tim Symons,
ST Paul's Cathedral, which became an inspiration to many during the Second World War, took centre stage on a special End of the War miniature sheet, issued on July 5. Royal Mail chose the St Paul's Cathedral stamp from the 1995 Peace and Freedom issue
TWO hundred and ninety-nine events have been lined up for a bumper Worcester Festival which kicks off on Saturday, August 6, with a colourful parade through the city centre. The Town Crier will announce the start of the festival at 1pm and while all sorts
PICTURES by artists working during the Second World War are on show at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum from next week. The Art of Conflict will include pictures, prints and posters to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the war. On Saturday there
An exhibition of paintings and prints by Wellington-based artist Richard Bavin is under way at Brockhampton's Apple Store Gallery. The theme of the exhibition is taken from a series of walks around the village where he lives, evoking the magic and mystery
A Herefordshire artist will leave her mark up north, having gained the commission to create a 40-metre mural for the new Brian Clough Business Centre in Derby. Lynne Hollingsworth, who attended Fairfield High School, Peterchurch and Herefordshire College
WYRE Forest entertainer, Al Boden, will be out on the street with his band, the Organic Hillbillies, on Saturday. They will be performing outside Kidderminster Town Hall between 2pm and 3pm.
A BRASS band that performed for an Olympic legend will take to the stage in a Kidderminster park on Sunday. Malvern Hills District Brass Band, which was founded 25 years ago, will be playing from 2.30pm until 4.30pm. This summer, the musicians, conducted
TWO tribute acts will be taking to the stage to perform hit songs by Rod Stewart and Tina Turner at a Kidderminster hotel. Gary Pease will star in a show at the Briars Hotel, Habberley Road, on Friday, August 5 and will be followed by Angie Allan on Friday
AN evening of music and comedy will be held on Thursday to raise money for Cookley Cricket Club. Acts performing at the Gainsborough House Hotel, Bewdley Hill, Kidderminster include pop covers band, The Copycats, tributes to Cher and Shania Twain and
THE third annual Kiddermin-ster Arts Festival got under way on Monday with musicians, artists and dancers filling the town's streets. On Monday, children used chalk to decorate the pavement outside the Swan Centre and the sound of drums was heard in the
CHILDREN visiting Witley Court this summer will be able to see the historic property through the eyes of a Victorian child. The popular tourist attraction, which was once one of England's great Victorian country houses, has introduced new educational
POPULAR children's story, Pinocchio, will be brought to life with the help of puppets at Kidderminster Library. Puppeteer, Clive Chandler, will be entertaining four to nine-year-olds, their parents and carers from 10.30am until 11.15am, on Wednesday,
Thursday July 28 Don O' Lee - Pie Factory, Tipton. Jam Night - The Moorings Tavern, Stourbridge. Open Acoustic Night - Kinfayre Caf Bar, Kinver. Ricky Dean - The Broadway, Norton. Splatt - Katie Fitzgeralds, Stourbridge. Hard Drive and Fallout - JB's,
SUMMER holiday activities, including music and craft workshops, have been planned for children at Stourport Library. Melody Monkey workshops will be held for under fives in the children's library from 11am until 11.30am on Friday and Tuesday, August 9
PASSENGERS on Severn Valley Railway will be treated to colourful flower displays along the 16-mile route. The fifth annual Severn Valley in Bloom event takes place on Saturday and stations will be showing off their summer blooms. For further information
I AM sure that the leaders of the new course in learning disability nursing, to be held at Coventry University and University College, Worcester, have the highest of motives (The Journal, July 21). However, I do feel sorry for their students who apparently
PETER Thackeray asks (July 21) Do the people of Evesham want a cinema? I remember as a lad around 1950 travelling on Percy Russell's bus from Aston Somerville to Evesham on Saturday nights to the Clifton (in the High Street) and the Regal (in Port Street
WE are very pleased to learn of the excellent work done by Dr Townshend in opening up the website for the Save Our Hospital Campaign. It is extremely important that this hospital remains open. We have had personal experience of their kindness to our daughter
I recently attended Evesham Hospital for keyhole surgery on my left knee. The service I received was excellent. My wife and I are very worried that this facility will be taken from Evesham. The alternative proposal is to move this service to a private
WORCESTER City handed Kidderminster Harriers their second pre-season defeat in the space of a week after Stuart Watkiss's men went down 2-0 at St. George's Lane on Tuesday evening. Watkiss billed the match as the most important friendly of Harriers pre-season
KIDDERMINSTER Victoria's Birmi-ngham League firsts moved up to second place in Division One with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Walmley. The victory cranks up the pressure on Smethwick, whose victory over Sutton Coldfield sent them top with previous
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are breathing a collective sigh of relief after the protracted takeover deal to safeguard the club's future was finally completed. Aggborough Holdings -- made up of Barry Norgrove, Neil Savery and Bermuda-based businessman Gordon
Brintons BRINTONS beat Malvern by 222 runs on Sunday, in their Division Six meeting. Lee Waldron was the Brintons hero, hitting 35, and taking 5-10, which included a hat-trick. Andy Jones added 61 and Seb Hipkins 47, while Gavin Bryan took 4-20. Kidderminster
HONOURS BOARD -- THIS WEEK'S TOP PERFORMERS BATTING (knocks of 50 or more) 143 Steve Brown Bewd Cav) 113no Rowan Vorster (West Hagley) 109 Tom Sherriff (KVCC 2nd) 78 David Jones (Bewdley 2nd) 77 Simon Mauger (Bewdley) 76no Steve Morris (Bayton) 76no Andy
BAYTON gained their first victory of the season in Wilden Industrial Estates Cricket League, beating Sportsman by 95 runs in Wednesday Division C. Steve Morris hit 76no and Jim Shimwell 54 to aid Bayton's win, with B Humphries taking 3-4. Rowan Vorster
Thousands of people are expected to flock to Worcester this weekend for one of the biggest boat festivals in the country. The three-day Severn Boat Festival will be a community event, with entertainment and spectacle providing fun for families as well
BRITAIN is in the grip of terror like it has never known before. Islamic terrorists are happy to blow themselves to pieces and cause maximum deaths to this country's citizens. Meanwhile, holiday resorts in Turkey and Egypt have been targeted by the bombers
IT'S a public notice with a twist the public can't actually read it unless they happen to be carrying a ladder. A temporary traffic restriction notice has been cheekily placed around 14ft up a pole, near the Elgar Statue in High Street, Worcester. Tom
POLICE have renewed an appeal for witnesses or information after a man with life-threatening head injuries was found lying in the middle of the A44 near Cotheridge, between Broa-dwas and Knightwick, early on Sunday. The man is today said to be "stable
TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Wolverhampton: Little Civic - 4ft Fingers. Robin R'n'B2 - The Doobie Others. FRIDAY: Stourport: The Angel - Jazz. Birmingham: NEC Arena - Rod Stewart (and Saturday). Symphony Hall - Levi French and the Screamin
MAC, Birmingham - The True-Born Englishman, Saturday until Sunday. Analysis of Beauty, until August 21. By Example, Saturday until August 29. Customized, Saturday until August 29. Risk @ssessment, Saturday until August 29. Vanishing Point, Saturday until
Alert 12-year-old saves family home from fire A BRAVE 12-year-old whose quick thinking saved his family's home from being destroyed in a fire is to be rewarded. When Jadon Hagan returned from a friend's birthday party to find his house in Bredon Way,
A PENSIONER has spoken of her anger caused by discovering she has to have a gravestone that is only five years old repaired following safety inspections in Kidderminster's town cemetery. The checks were announced by Wyre Forest District Council in January
A PRIZE-WINNING young Kidderminster inventor is hoping to take the plunge into business with his robot pool cleaner. Jonathan Merotra has taken out a patent on the cleaner he came up with as a school project and is looking for ways to dive into the marketplace
A WYRE Forest woman playing a leading role in the way police field emergency phone calls at their headquarters has been shortlisted for a Europe-wide award. Chris Dillon, a call centre supervisor for West Mercia Constabulary, is in the running for the
THE importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle was promoted during a special event held in Cookley. A Body in Mind roadshow was held at the doctors' surgery in Lea Lane earlier this month with the aim of showing people how to lead healthy lives. Visitors
THE invention of the wheel was the best thing that could have happened as far as a major employer based in Cookley was concerned. Titan Steel Wheels, which specialises in manufacturing wheels used by vehicles in the construction industry, is one of a
HARRIERS' Welsh dragon Lee Jenkins is convinced the atmosphere in the Aggborough dressing room is as positive as ever despite their precarious position in League Two. The Pontypool-born midfielder insists there is still plenty of banter flying around
KIDDERMINSTER captain Wayne Hatswell insists it remains an honour to lead the club - even though his pride has been dented by his and Harriers' loss of form. As skipper of the struggling side, Hatswell feels the burden of pressure more than most at Aggborough
OPEN GARDENS: The open gardens event designed by members of the garden club was felt to have been a success, though numbers were not quite as high as expected. It was a hot afternoon and this may have deterred some older residents who, under more normal
1st (£1,000) 19638, Droitwich Spa; 2nd (£100) 20587, Evesham; 3rd (£50) 18445, Worcester.
DEFIBRILLATOR: Ilmington will soon have its own defibrillator - the important machine that can save lives in the event of a cardiac arrest. The British Heart Foundation has approved the application and made a grant of £467.65 - half the cost of the machine
LADIES' GUILD: Many members attended the July meeting, the last before the summer break. An interesting talk, given by Andy Holding and illustrated with slides, informed members of many facts and figures relating to Birmingham Airport. The chairman gave
SATURDAY: Worcester Ramblers - The grand tour of Bredon, meet at 9.30am at Elmley Castle car park, Kersoe Road, opposite the cricket ground, for a 12-mile strenuous walk passing through Hill Forts and the villages of Kemerton and Overbury, bring packed
AROUND 1,500 competitors braved the wet weather to take part in Bewdley Rowing Club's annual regatta last weekend. Showers failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the 275 crews who competed on Saturday and the 292 crews who participated on Sunday. Stourport
AUGUST won't be entirely quiet at Number 8 - there will be plenty going on while other theatres take a break. Not only are there a number of children's workshops and events planned throughout August, there will be a month of Music in the Bar. The Antique
Well-known faces faces from stage and screen are coming together for a farcical frolic in Cheltenham. Former Bond girl Britt Ekland is heading the cast list for Just Desserts, a new farce by Marc Camoletti which completes his farce trilogy after Boeing
STAGE spectacular Starlight Express is coming to the Birmingham Hippodrome, running from August 10 to September 10. 'The fastest show on earth' is on its first UK tour after its 18-year West End run. It features 20 of Andrew Lloyd Webber's songs as well
STOURPORT Swifts and Bewdley Town have underlined the importance of having good neighbours -- by agreeing to ground share. Bewdley will be tenants at Swifts' Walshes Meadow home for the coming season after shaking hands on a deal with their higher-league
TOM Kenderdine won the third round of the Worcestershire mid-week summer 10k race series, at Droitwich, which puts him in first place overall for the series, with one round remaining. There were 11 athletes from Kidderminster and Stourport Athletics Club
CLEOBURY Mortimer play-off celebrations have ended as the club gets ready for the serious business of the new campaign in Midlands Four West South. Between 12 and 20 players have turned up for the first few pre-season training session and the club are
BUDDING gymnasts can take part in the Wyre Forest Gymnastic School's summer sessions at Baxter College in Kidderminster. The courses, which run from August 1-5 and August 8-12, are open to boys and girls aged from five to 17. Around 20 coaches will be
BLAKEDOWN A and Cutnall Green A are the early leaders in Men's Division One of the Kidderminster and District Tennis League, as they both have 100 per cent records. Other Cutnall Green teams achieving early success are their men's C team in Division Two
VOLUNTEERS will help children who need support and encouragement at Stourport High School in a scheme to begin in September. The mentor scheme has been made possible thanks to Community Action Newtown, which has been awarded £12,000 from Community First
BURLISH Olympic Ladies are appealing for new players to help them with their Worcestershire County League title tilt. The team finished third in the league last season and were runners-up in two cup competitions. Players interested in joining the club
WYRE Forest cycle racing club produced some superb performances to take the fastest team prize in the Abergavenny 10 mile time trial at Raglan, South Wales. Dave Wood was the club's quickest rider, making the most of perfect racing conditions to finish
Wyre Forest A 14-YEAR-OLD beat the entire field (from the white tees) to win the President's Day Stableford, on Saturday. Liam Nock shot his best ever round of a gross 82, giving him 46 points. Result: Overall winner Nock 22 handicap 46 points; seniors
A MAJOR review of hospital services is under way in Worcestershire in an effort to save £20m a year. But experts say this won't necessarily mean cutting jobs or services. A team of management consultants has been called in by health chiefs at Worcestershire
SEAGULL culling in Worcester will start early next year after city councillors branded them dangerous 'flying vermin'. The process will involve oiling the birds' eggs with a paraffin-based liquid that stops them hatching and will be accompanied by a public
100 Years Ago July 29, 1905 We are not surprised to learn from the General Manager of the Great Western Railway Company that they do not see their way clear to stop any of the fast trains between Worcester and Paddington at Evesham. As the company point
THREE Kidderminster teenagers have been forbidden by a judge at Worcester Crown Court from contacting a youth they had admitted harassing. Giving them a conditional discharge for 18 months, Judge John Cavell told the trio their conduct was unacceptable
THE owner of a Kidderminster hairdressing salon was terrified when a strange man began punching the window of her premises in The Horsefair, Worcester Crown Court was told. She locked the door and called the emergency services when he collapsed on the
POLICE are warning people to be vigilant after a woman's handbag was stolen from a Kidderminster park. She had put the bag down under a tree in Springfield Park and it was stolen when her child distracted her for a few minutes. The Indian-style red, yellow
WITH reference to your article regarding the tank traps at Rock (Shuttle/Times & News, July 14), at the bottom of the Hollow in Bewdley there are three tank traps situated between some buttresses of a wall. I have tried several times to have the weeds
THREE people who were wrongly claiming benefits appeared before magistrates. Cheryl Lloyd, 29, of Bradley Thursfield Court in Kidderminster, pleaded guilty at the town's magistrates court to dishonestly making false representations, with a view to obtaining
MAYBE a good idea the district council could enforce upon those that keep it in power would be a ban on leaving dustbins out on non-collection days. These unclaimed bins spill forth their rubbish in the slightest breeze, block the pavements and make the
I MAY be doing him a disservice with a memory addled by age, but wasn't there an MP by the name of Peter Luff who thought that downgrading Kidderminster Hospital and transferring services to Worcester was a jolly good idea? Surely this cannot be the same
THE county council response to my district council, colleague Councillor Rachel Lewis, (Cash crisis looms over road repairs, July 21) is , to say the least, somewhat disingenuous. The figure of £1.9 million they say is to be spent by the Highways Partnership
South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust - which will next week debate the future of Evesham Community Hospital - has lost one performance star in the latest annual ratings announced by the Department of Health this week. And chairman David Barlow admitted
I WISH to point out, for the sake of accuracy, that it is the pillory, not the stocks, which trapped Corrina Lewis, the sports officer pictured in the Shuttle/Times & News on June 23. The pillory was designed for head and arms, the stocks for the
AN Evesham football team hopes to raise thousands of pounds for charity after players were involved in an horrific car crash. Members of the Blue Maze team - previously known as Aston Arygle - are to face an Aston Villa Old Boys side at the Redditch FC
A STOLEN horsebox worth £35,000 has left a couple from Harvington completely horrified. Philip and Kaye Morris, from Grange Lane had their 'unique' horsebox stolen from their stables in Harvington last Saturday, between 2.40am and 3.15am. Thieves gained
WORK has begun on the new multi-million pound St Richards Hospice building in Worcester. The first piece of turf was dug at the site yesterday, signalling the start of the £5.25m campaign and marking a historic moment in the charity's 21-year history.
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' young guns have a big chance to stake their claim for a regular place tonight. All seven players on the bench for Tuesday's 2-0 defeat at Worcester City are likely to start at Rushall Olympic (7.45pm). Goalkeeper Danny Lewis, left-back
A CLASSY strike by Graham Evans sealed a 2-0 victory for Hereford United at the Victoria Ground to see off spirited Bromsgrove Rovers last night. Trialist Evans rifled in a powerful second goal in the 60th minute, but only after a strong Hereford line-up
WORCESTER rowers Jeremy Richardson and Pete Crozier raced to the Home Countries pairs title for England just six days after taking gold at the British Championships. Crozier's wife-to-be Claire Vincent was also on song at Cardiff Bay, helping her Wales
STAFF and pupils at Broadway and Tower-view playgroup enjoyed a day in the sun as they visited the maize maze at Hidcote. The children had been studying shapes and spirals in class and had made a maze of their own, using sheets and poles. But after that
IN July the group welcomed a German visitor staying with the president, Mary Wehner. She was a member of a party of Germans visiting the Worcestershire Federation for two weeks. The visit to David Austin Roses had been well attended and the coach's luggage
CONTESTANTS are now preparing produce for the centenary year annual summer show to be held in the Village Hall on August 6. All applications must be completed and received by Monday at 8pm. Entry forms can be obtained from the show secretary, Robin Saunders
A NEW member, Mrs Carol Jennings, was welcomed to the July meeting. Members were thanked for supporting the Tea Party. A cheque, together with donations for more than £65 was sent to Acorns Children's Hospice. Mrs June Gordon was thanked for organising
FAMILY hands-on weeks are being staged at the Worcestershire County Museum in Hartlebury, near Kidderminster, through August. The themed events include Landscape Week, when there will activities with shells and stones, Environment Week when natural materials
AT the July meeting, acupuncturist Wendy Lee from Stourport gave a talk on this ancient healing treatment. She passed round several acupuncture needles for their inspection, then gave a practical demonstration of a heat treatment which involved Mrs Lee
TICKETS have gone on sale to catch legendary Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall later in the year. The superstar singer will be taking to the stage with his band Strange Sensation on Monday December 12. Plant joined up with
STOURBRIDGE rock bands with star quality are invited to take part in Chicago Rock Caf's latest UK-wide talent search. The High Street night-spot is looking for original bands, singers and musicians to take to the stage in the national pub chain's forthcoming
THE vocalist behind Axwell's club hit Feel The Vibe (Til the Morning Comes) will be performing live in Brierley Hill. Tara Mcdonald will be belting out the track - tipped to be this summer's anthem - at DY5 (formerly Bar Rumba) at The Waterfront, on Friday
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' young guns have a big chance to stake their claim for a regular place tonight. All seven players on the bench for Tuesday's 2-0 defeat at Worcester City are likely to start at Rushall Olympic (7.45pm). Goalkeeper Danny Lewis, left-back
AN Evesham rock band have just launched their new CD and are looking for venues to showcase their talent. The four members of In Ironic Irony, 23-year-old David Hughes, Nick Berry, 20, Barrie White, 25, and Mark Payne, 20, include REM and Nirvana as their
LONGBOROUGH Festival Opera will be staging its last performances of The Magic Flute tomorrow and Saturday. Performances start at 6.30pm and have long intervals for picnicking and dining in the grounds. There are some tickets still available for these
THE UK should champion its distinctive regional foods in the same way that other European countries protected their distinctive products and produce, according to the Country Land and Business Association. In a bid to raise awareness of the issue and
BEWDLEY'S flood defences have had a spin-off benefit for one keen gardener. David Griffiths, of Dog Lane, who entered the Bewdley in Bloom contest for the first time in several years, won first prize for the front private garden category. He explained
PEDESTRIAN crossings could be installed in Bewdley after parents were asked to share their safety concerns. Worcestershire County Council is proposing crossings on both Cleobury Road and Wyre Hill, as well as widening existing footpaths along Cleobury
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY: A tour of Welford was the itinerary for this year's evening visit. Ray Castle, secretary of Welford and Weston Local History Society, hosted the event for the 70-strong audience. With the aid of an information pack created for the
THE Health Select Committee completed five reports towards the end of the last Parliament. The Government is supposed to respond within two months of such reports, and even allowing for the General Election I find it unacceptable that responses to three
THE sound of music has boosted Operation Covert by £650 after soul band, Blind Lemon, rocked a Kidderminster social club. Blind Lemon guitarist, Nick McCarthy, told the Shuttle/Times and News that a great night had been had by all who attended the gig
GREENFINGERED members of Kidderminster Horticultural Society are hoping to raise a whopping £3,000 for Operation Covert this weekend when they open their gardens to the public. Visitors to the floral extravaganza on Sunday will include 18 gardeners from
ANOTHER night of great music will be held in Kidderminster to raise cash for our appeal. A fantastic line-up is set to wow the audience at the Gainsborough House Hotel in Bewdley Hill on July 7, with a night of foot-stomping musical magic. Taking to the
1st Wilden Guides 5th and 6th Stourport Brownies 10th Hereford Cubs 12th Kidderminster (Blakedown) Scout Group Ash Friendship Fund Ballroom Glitz Beards Ironmonger Bulls Head, Cookley Bridgnorth Vintage Machinery Club Cadspec Chaddesley Corbett Freemasons
ADULTS who make the Scouting experience possible raised £100 with a quiz night in aid of Operation Covert. The Stourport Scout Fellowship, which comprises helpers and leaders, held the battle of the brains at the Vale Road HQ the 1st Stourport St Michael's
IF you wish to make a donation to Operation Covert, you can: l Call in at the Shuttle/Times and News offices in Blackwell Street, Kidderminster, during normal business hours from 9am to 5pm. l Post donations to Operation Covert, c/o Becky Hayes, Shuttle
A MASSIVE £20 million of spending cuts need to be made annually by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, it announced this week. The organisation, which has three main sites - including Kidderminster Hospital - is undertaking a comprehensive review
SO, no room for a surprise twist at the end. The play's title includes the denouement, even though for nine-tenths of it we are watching the seemingly inexorable rise of the right-hand man to Roman Emperor Tiberius. For those whose Roman history is still
A DRAMATIC turnaround in fortunes is being celebrated by Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust after it was awarded a maximum three stars in the Health Commission ratings - instead of zero the previous year. The ratings did not spell out good
YOUNG footballers were put in their place after their elders stormed to victory at a football match in aid of Operation Covert. The present team from the Station Inn, Kidderminster lost 4-2 to a former line-up that had represented the pub at Wolverley
A BIDFORD county councillor is calling for a change in the law to prevent foreign nationals escaping prosecution in the UK. County councillor Peter Barnes for the Bidford ward urged police to act after he was in a car crash with a German national. Mr
THE hot weather has meant a boom time for tourism in a Vale village. Broadway's restaurants and bed and breakfasts houses are also profiting due to the fine weather. Dottie Friedli, who is in charge of the Tourist Information Centre in Broadway, said:
A WYRE Forest Scout group called on its supporters to help Operation Covert at its annual meeting. The collection by the 12th Kidderminster (Blakedown) Scout Group raised £50. Members and village residents packed into the group headquarters, off Belbroughton
1st Wilden Guides 5th and 6th Stourport Brownies 10th Hereford Cubs Ash Friendship Fund Ballroom Glitz Beards Ironmonger Bulls Head, Cookley Bridgnorth Vintage Machinery Club Cadspec Chaddesley Corbett Freemasons Classical Music Society Comberton Wives
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
VOTERS keen to find out who won last week's General Election in Wyre Forest helped raise £18 for our appeal. Residents were asked for a minimum donation of 25p for a special election bulletin produced by the Shuttle/Times and News team, which featured
THEY'VE been working towards it for 18 years and now the day has finally arrived - the start of university. Many teenagers decide to study their degrees at institutions away from home, but after their parents have dropped them off at their new digs, how
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
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
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
ROTARY club members are to shake up support for Operation Covert by collecting cash at two of their events. They will spread news of our appeal at a major car race and a popular car boot fair during the next two months. Members will be shaking buckets
POPULAR children's story, Pinocchio, will be brought to life with the help of puppets at Kidderminster Library. Puppeteer, Clive Chandler, will be entertaining four to nine-year-olds, their parents and carers from 10.30am until 11.15am, on Wednesday,
MOURNERS donated more than £150 to Operation Covert in memory of a beloved grandfather. Friends and family of Gerald Strange pledged £160 in lieu of flowers to our appeal at a service at Stourbridge Crematorium. Mr Strange died last month aged 82. His
If you wish to make a donation to Operation Covert, you can: l Call in at the Shuttle/Times and News offices in Blackwell Street, Kidderminster, during normal business hours from 9am to 5pm. l Post donations to Operation Covert, c/o Oliver Evans, Shuttle
READERS of the Shuttle/Times and News are being offered another fantastic sports prize that will be raffled in aid of Operation Covert. Visitors to an April tournament of the world's best darts players - including world champion and number one player,
GIRLS have continued to get behind Operation Covert with a donation from a Kidderminster Rainbow and Brownie pack. Following on from last week's £100 donation from 1st Wilden Guides, the 8th Kidderminster Rainbows and Brownies raised £75 with a day of
SNOOKER cues signed by some of the world's top players are up for grabs at a major tournament to be held in Kidderminster next week - and it is all for Operation Covert. We have two cues signed by players, including World No 1, Ronnie O'Sullivan, to be
BIG-voiced singers have also shown their big hearts after making a generous donation to our appeal. Cum Sing Wi' We, who regularly raise money for charity by singing their repertoire of traditional songs in public, have pledged £200 towards Operation
CARNIVAL organisers in Kidderminster have chosen our appeal as the principal benefactor for this year's fun-packed event. Last year, Kidderminster Carnival raised £5,000 for charity and although a lot depends on the weather, the appeal looks set to gain
A FRIENDSHIP group based in Kidderminster held coffee mornings and bring and buy sales to raise cash for our appeal. A group of friends who set up the Ash Friendship Fund were pleased to help fund the rebuilding of the Scout hut at Rhydd Covert, said
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A PLANT and tool hire company has continued to show its support for the Covert appeal with a cash donation. Employees at Hire-It! - which sold our special Operation Covert badges and stickers - pledged cash to the appeal instead of sending Christmas cards
OUR appeal has cruised past the £15,000 mark in just three months. The present total stands at £16,192 towards rebuilding the torched Scout hut at Rhydd Covert for district youngsters. Residents have continued to give generously to Operation Covert and
I AM pleased to hear the RSPCA are taking more and more action over cruelty to animals. The cases we have heard about recently have been appalling. Animals should be treated like one of the family. J ROSE, Worcester.
WITH the proposed EU Directive ban on the sale of vitamins and minerals, due to come into effect on Monday, August 1, I thought your readers might like to look behind the 'Vitamins banned' headlines and have their fears allayed. Well, temporarily, at
ONE lucky e-bay bidder can make a dream come true and take the baton to conduct the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah in Worcester Cathedral during the Three Choirs Festival on August 13. The winning bidder will conduct the piece as part of the
MEETING at a dance has led to 50 years of happy marriage for a Salford Priors couple. Ray Stanley and his wife, Cherry, both attended schools in Salford Priors and then went on to Alcester Grammar School. They married in 1955 after meeting at a dance
AN Evesham schoolgirl is this week fighting for her life after being caught in the full blast of terrorist bombs in Egypt. Sixteen-year-old Hannah Lloyd was rushed back to Britain by air ambulance following the bombers' attack in the Egyptian resort of
ANYONE who ate too much over the holiday period is being urged to get trim for the New Year with a sponsored slim in aid of Operation Covert. A drive to shed pounds to raise pounds has been launched, with slimmers asked to collect sponsorship to reach
KIDDERMINSTER Scouts have said a big thank you to Shuttle/Times and News readers for raising a massive £13,550 for our Operation Covert appeal in little more than two months. Support for the appeal, to rebuild the torched Scout centre at Rhydd Covert
A WHIP-ROUND at a meeting of Wyre Forest District Council brought in more than £70 for Operation Covert. Councillors dipped into their pockets at this month's meeting of the full council. A total of £73 was pledged to our campaign. The collection was
A NOTORIOUS Kidderminster eyesore is to appear on national television after being branded "one of the worst buildings in Britain". Crown House will feature with 11 others on the Channel Four show, Demolition, after being picked out of 7,000 nominated
A KIDDERMINSTER drummer will be in exclusive company when he joins legendary players for a big bash in Birmingham. Andy Edwards, of Chester Road, is the only drummer from the Wyre Forest area playing at the city's drum festival on Sunday. Drum Fest will
IT was "full house" in Stourport as two Brownie packs turned to bingo to help raise cash for Operation Covert. About 80 people turned out for an evening of the popular game at the Mid-Severn Scout Centre in Lickhill Road. The event, organised by the 5th
A KIDDERMINSTER teenager is one step nearer her dream of becoming a model after winning a contest in Birmingham. Lorraine Legister, of Kendlewood Road, was chosen from 200 people at the One Stop shopping centre in Birmingham. The 17-year-old, who is studying
WYRE Forest entertainer, Al Boden, will be out on the street with his band, the Organic Hillbillies, on Saturday. They will be performing outside Kidderminster Town Hall between 2pm and 3pm.
THE importance of helping young people achieve their potential has stayed with a former Kidderminster Scout who has made a contribution to our appeal. Teacher, Nigel Balchin, who now lives and works in Reading, said he was pleased to help Operation Covert
AN evening of music and comedy will be held on Thursday to raise money for Cookley Cricket Club. Acts performing at the Gainsborough House Hotel, Bewdley Hill, Kidderminster include pop covers band, The Copycats, tributes to Cher and Shania Twain and
SHOPPERS will be able to show their support for Operation Covert at the weekend as enterprising students take their products to the public. A trade fair will be held at Kidderminster College on Saturday morning featuring stalls manned by Wyre Forest students
THE safety checks in Kidderminster Cemetery have come under fire from a district councillor who says they have caused "considerable misery and distress". Liberal group leader, Mike Oborski, was told at a full meeting of Wyre Forest District Council on
A KIDDERMINSTER councillor fears First Bus company could be considering pulling out of the bus station on the Weavers Wharf development. Fran Oborski said she had heard First Bus had made it known it wanted to stop using the station and go back to using
Young footballers have been getting a kick out of backing Operation Covert. Kidderminster Lions FC, who play in the Stourport and District League, have donated £50 to our appeal. The money was raised by the club's committee. Fundraising secretary, Lisa
A PRIME commercial building in the centre of Kidderminster has been sold at auction for a massive £800,000, which was £80,000 more than its price guide. Strong competition from four bidders pushed up the price paid for the impressive Haven discount store
A BEAUTIFUL life on the ocean wave could be waiting for a Kidderminster student following her county college success. Charlotte Causer, of Marlpool Lane, has been awarded a distinction after successfully completing her beauty therapy course at Worcester
AN enterprising Scout president raised more than £100 for our appeal by selling special Operation Covert badges to UK collectors. Clive Huntbatch bought 20 badges and sold them to Scout leaders from throughout the UK at a meeting of the International
KIDDERMINSTER Male Choir has raised £250 for a children's charity by performing in an outdoor concert. The event was held in aid of Acorn's Children's Hospice at The Mug House, Claines, Worcester on Saturday, July 16.
MORE than £3,000 has been pledged to the Shuttle/Times and News Scout appeal in memory of a Wyre Forest woman who died in a road accident. It is the biggest donation to Operation Covert so far and means the fund has passed the £10,000 mark in just six
AN employee volunteering scheme operating within a Kidderminster-based firm has earned an award recognising its social responsibility. Water and sludge treatment company, Purac, has been awarded The Big Tick from Business in the Community for its Give
AN environmentally friendly garden cared for by pupils at Wribbenhall Middle School was awarded a top prize in the Bewdley in Bloom contest. The school received The Hilda Peers Memorial Bowl for inspiring the gardeners of the future, for the knowledge
VOLUNTEERS will help children who need support and encouragement at Stourport High School in a scheme to begin in September. The mentor scheme has been made possible thanks to Community Action Newtown, which has been awarded £12,000 from Community First
ANOTHER business has come forward with a major donation for Operation Covert. Kidderminster firm MJS IT Services Ltd has pledged £350 to our appeal. Treasured memories of Rhydd Covert spurred the donation, said managing director, Matthew Simms. Echoing
THE founder of a Kidderminster law firm is stepping down as a senior partner but will still be around as a part-time commercial property consultant to the firm. Doug Wood, who set up Douglas Wood Thompson 21 years ago, is handing over the day-to-day running
POPULAR children's story, Pinocchio, will be brought to life with the help of puppets at Kidderminster Library. Puppeteer, Clive Chandler, will be entertaining four to nine-year-olds, their parents and carers from 10.30am until 11.15am, on Wednesday,
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A FITNESS instructor rallied his students to raise £240 with a raffle at a Christmas get together. Deane Hart threw a Christmas party for about 130 keep-fit fanatics who attend his classes at Wyre Forest Glades Leisure Centre. A total of £240 was raised
SUMMER holiday activities, including music and craft workshops, have been planned for children at Stourport Library. Melody Monkey workshops will be held for under fives in the children's library from 11am until 11.30am on Friday and Tuesday, August 9
GENEROUS residents helped raise £500 for Operation Covert with a raffle and whip-round at a Rock pub. Between 250 and 300 people pledged the cash at a bonfire and fireworks display at the Duke William pub on the A456 at Callow Hill. Businesses and well-wishers
If you wish to make a donation to Operation Covert, you can: l Call in at the Shuttle/Times and News offices in Blackwell Street, Kidderminster, during normal business hours from 9am to 5pm. l Post donations to Operation Covert, c/o Oliver Evans, Shuttle
THURSFIELDS, the Kidderminster-based solicitors' firm, has appointed Julie Goodman as an associate. Born in Kidderminster, she originally joined the firm in 1985 as a PA to Mark Thursfield, grandson of the founder, before training in law while working
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THE work of a building site manager on a development in Stourport has earned him a national quality award. Phil Rees, 32, of Kidderminster, has worked for Morris Homes for two years and helped create Stourport's Millfields development. He was recognised
SEVERN Water Products in Kidderminster is the latest company to pledge its support for Operation Covert. The Baldwin Road firm has donated £30 to our appeal. The family business, which specalises in filtration equipment and water audits, was pleased to
SCHOOLS have begun to rally behind Operation Covert. Sutton Park First School in Kidderminster has already raised £120 towards our appeal while children at Franche First School take part in an activities day tomorrow to raise much needed cash. Youngsters
POLITICIANS have elected to back Operation Covert with cash donations towards the Shuttle/Times and News appeal. Wyre Forest MP, Dr Richard Taylor and district Conservatives have pledged cash towards Operation Covert, hailing the drive to rebuild the
OUR appeal has passed the £3,000 mark just three weeks after being launched. Kind residents, businesses and community organisations have helped the total rocket to £3,289. The figure is more than double the £1,400 reported in last week's Shuttle/Timesand
A BONFIRE and firework display at a Rock pub raised more than £300 towards Operation Covert - and the money is still coming in. Raffle tickets proved popular at Friday's display at The Duke William in Callow Hill, said landlord Phil Lyndon. He said tickets
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FOR Pete Ashcroft, the destruction of the centre at Rhydd Covert was all the more upsetting, as he was one of the determined volunteers who erected the building in 1971. Now aged 66, the Kidderminster resident said he was devastated to see the building
A TOTAL of £400 has been pledged to Operation Covert by kind Wyre Forest residents since its launch seven days ago. Donations to our appeal have flooded in to the Shuttle/Times and News offices in Blackwell Street and to Kidderminster & District Scout
THE fire drama at Rhydd Covert began at about 3.50pm on Sunday, October 10. Fire crews raced to the scene to tackle the blaze, which destroyed part of the roof along with tents, tables, chairs, a fridge/freezer and microwave. What was once a cosy, wood-panelled
TODAY the Shuttle Times and News is appealing to readers to help us raise £80,000 to rebuild a Scout centre torched by vandals. We have teamed up with Kidderminster and District Scout Council to launch Operation Covert to replace a vital facility for
Dominic's help Business development consultancy The Quantum Organisation has hired Dominic Latham as a consultant covering the West Midlands. He will be working in Ross-on-Wye, Hereford and the Forest of Dean to help small and medium-sized enterprises
MARKET Link Creative Marketing, based in Worcester, has appointed two new directors to its board of management. Steve Paddock, managing director of the associated PR consultancy since 1993, and Steve Willis, client services director, have both joined
THE negative impact of skills shortages within the recruitment industry has led a Worcester-based firm to set up an in-house training academy. All seven of Thorn Baker's offices, including its HQ in Bransford Road, St John's, now have access to the scheme
A WORCESTERSHIRE electrician has been recognised as one of the industry's brightest sparks in a top award scheme. Russell Oakey, of Whitbourne, near Worcester, was named as a top electrical apprentice when he won the Midlands Region Award 2004 during
I READ my colleague's - Cllr Andy Dyke's - comments with regret. Whilst not being witness to the incident Cllr Rencher was involved in, nor in any way condoning it, I was aware that he was at the time under very considerable personal pressures. After
With reference to the article in last week's Journal on page 5, 'Ex Mayor calls for resignation', I should like to point out, Mr Rencher's comment re my co-option to the Council, is completely untrue. At the last election, I stood for both the Town and
Re: Stow Fair Meeting on 20th July. I left the meeting saddened by the general tone of many who contributed to the debate. Their descriptions of Stow fair made it sound like Baghdad on a bad day. It can be bad, but it's not that bad - and I have personally
PETER Thackeray asks (July 21) Do the people of Evesham want a cinema? I remember as a lad around 1950 travelling on Percy Russell's bus from Aston Somerville to Evesham on Saturday nights to the Clifton (in the High Street) and the Regal (in Port Street
WE have had "intelligence" that Iraq had WMD. We have had "intelligence" that there was currently no group capable of launching the London bombings. We have had "intelligence" that led to the public shooting of an innocent Brazilian national. We have,
Exclusive by Mat Kendrick BERMUDA-based backer Gordon Howard has revealed that the enthusiasm of Kidderminster Harriers president Colin Youngjohns convinced him to invest some of his personal fortune into the club. In an exclusive interview with the Shuttle
GARY Barnett has revealed that he has no idea what the future holds after being made redundant by Harriers and then linked with an immediate return to Aggborough. The 42-year-old was axed as assistant manager because of budget cuts last week, only to
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THE Three Choirs Festival is proving that classical music moves with the times by auctioning on e-bay the opportunity to conduct the Hallelujah Chorus in Worcester Cathedral. The winning bidder will conduct the piece from Handel's Messiah as part of the
GARDENING CLUB: On July 12, members living in Ebrington village centre had the opportunity to show off the fruits of their labours, as the club took a stroll around their gardens. The sun shone, the wine flowed, and the gardens looked stunning. It was
THURSDAY, August 4: Evening, mayor and consort to attend the Monks Supper in All Saint's Church in aid of the mayor's charities.
OPEN GARDENS: The open gardens event designed by members of the garden club was felt to have been a success, though numbers were not quite as high as expected. It was a hot afternoon and this may have deterred some older residents who, under more normal
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DEFIBRILLATOR: Ilmington will soon have its own defibrillator - the important machine that can save lives in the event of a cardiac arrest. The British Heart Foundation has approved the application and made a grant of £467.65 - half the cost of the machine
LADIES' GUILD: Many members attended the July meeting, the last before the summer break. An interesting talk, given by Andy Holding and illustrated with slides, informed members of many facts and figures relating to Birmingham Airport. The chairman gave
WHAT a wonderful news for the North Cotswolds is announced on your front page, Cotswold Journal July 21. A new hospital in Moreton. Fairly recently I was an in-patient on Dugdale ward and I am very grateful for the care I received, both from the nursing
Well-known faces faces from stage and screen are coming together for a farcical frolic in Cheltenham. Former Bond girl Britt Ekland is heading the cast list for Just Desserts, a new farce by Marc Camoletti which completes his farce trilogy after Boeing
STAGE spectacular Starlight Express is coming to the Birmingham Hippodrome, running from August 10 to September 10. 'The fastest show on earth' is on its first UK tour after its 18-year West End run. It features 20 of Andrew Lloyd Webber's songs as well
Kington and District Amateur Operatic Society (KADOS) has held auditions for its October production of Princess Ida by Gilbert and Sullivan. Husband and wife Stephen and Dilys Hollinghurst will play opposite one another and John Morgans is back in a principal
TICKETS have gone on sale to catch legendary Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall later in the year. The superstar singer will be taking to the stage with his band Strange Sensation on Monday December 12. Plant joined up with
STOURBRIDGE rock bands with star quality are invited to take part in Chicago Rock Caf's latest UK-wide talent search. The High Street night-spot is looking for original bands, singers and musicians to take to the stage in the national pub chain's forthcoming
THE vocalist behind Axwell's club hit Feel The Vibe (Til the Morning Comes) will be performing live in Brierley Hill. Tara Mcdonald will be belting out the track - tipped to be this summer's anthem - at DY5 (formerly Bar Rumba) at The Waterfront, on Friday
A BIG-HEARTED Wordsley performer hopes to raise cash for the Make-A-Wish Foundation by staging a charity cabaret show at Stourbridge's Chicago Rock Caf. Vicky Cook, of Marine Crescent, is organising the event she is calling 'Music to Make a Wish Come
AN Evesham rock band have just launched their new CD and are looking for venues to showcase their talent. The four members of In Ironic Irony, 23-year-old David Hughes, Nick Berry, 20, Barrie White, 25, and Mark Payne, 20, include REM and Nirvana as their
LONGBOROUGH Festival Opera will be staging its last performances of The Magic Flute tomorrow and Saturday. Performances start at 6.30pm and have long intervals for picnicking and dining in the grounds. There are some tickets still available for these
THE UK should champion its distinctive regional foods in the same way that other European countries protected their distinctive products and produce, according to the Country Land and Business Association. In a bid to raise awareness of the issue and
SCIENTIFIC work at Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association will lead to higher quality wheat following a four-year study sponsored by Defra's Sustainable Arable LINK Programme and the Home Grown Cereals Authority. The present day application
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY: A tour of Welford was the itinerary for this year's evening visit. Ray Castle, secretary of Welford and Weston Local History Society, hosted the event for the 70-strong audience. With the aid of an information pack created for the
Family fun sessions in the county are set to get up people's noses as staff from Herefordshire Council's Heritage Services recreate the smells of the past. The cocktail of heady whiffs that filled the streets of Hereford and its market towns 400 years
LEDBURY author Suzette Hill sees her debut novel published this week - a quirky crime fantasy set in 1950s Surrey. Suzette, who retired to Herefordshire five years ago, said although she had never had any desire to write a novel, the characters came into
SO, no room for a surprise twist at the end. The play's title includes the denouement, even though for nine-tenths of it we are watching the seemingly inexorable rise of the right-hand man to Roman Emperor Tiberius. For those whose Roman history is still
Fantastic Four has hit the big screen bringing Marvel Comic heroes to life. The film, released on Friday July 22, certainly hasn't had the mass publicity of its superhero predecessors, Spiderman, Batman, X-men and Superman but to be quite frank it isn't
AFTER reading the comic books as a kid this film was a real treat for me. The tale of four people, Dr Reed Richards, his best pal Ben Grimm, his ex-girlfriend Sue Storm and her younger brother Johnny, jetting off to outer space on a mission to benefit
POPULAR children's story, Pinocchio, will be brought to life with the help of puppets at Kidderminster Library. Puppeteer, Clive Chandler, will be entertaining four to nine-year-olds, their parents and carers from 10.30am until 11.15am, on Wednesday,
ONE lucky e-bay bidder can make a dream come true and take the baton to conduct the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah in Worcester Cathedral during the Three Choirs Festival on August 13. The winning bidder will conduct the piece as part of the
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A KIDDERMINSTER drummer will be in exclusive company when he joins legendary players for a big bash in Birmingham. Andy Edwards, of Chester Road, is the only drummer from the Wyre Forest area playing at the city's drum festival on Sunday. Drum Fest will
SHORT films made by young people in Wyre Forest will be shown to audiences in Weavers Wharf next week. A 10-seater mobile cinema, provided by Youthworcs, will be showing three productions titled Backfire, Trapt and Rose Red on Tuesday and Wednesday. Backfire
TIME is running out to see the early work of an award- winning artist who specialises in using natural materials. Andy Goldsworthy's Early Works from the Arts Council Collection is on display at Kidderminster Library until Saturday. The artist is well
FUN for all the family has been promised with the launch of a £1million water ride at a top Wyre Forest attraction. Wild River Rafting is the new amusement ride at West Midland Safari and Leisure Park and has opened in time for the school holidays. The
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BUDDING poets have been invited to put pen to paper and write about their lives in Wyre Forest for the chance to win £1,000. Publisher, United Press, based in London, is running a contest to find the best poem about life in people's hometowns or regions
SINGERS are being given the opportunity to join in with a performance of one of the great choral works - Faur's Requiem. Stratford Choral Society is taking bookings for the choral workshop being staged on Saturday, September 17, at the town's famous Holy
I READ my colleague's - Cllr Andy Dyke's - comments with regret. Whilst not being witness to the incident Cllr Rencher was involved in, nor in any way condoning it, I was aware that he was at the time under very considerable personal pressures. After
With reference to the article in last week's Journal on page 5, 'Ex Mayor calls for resignation', I should like to point out, Mr Rencher's comment re my co-option to the Council, is completely untrue. At the last election, I stood for both the Town and
Re: Stow Fair Meeting on 20th July. I left the meeting saddened by the general tone of many who contributed to the debate. Their descriptions of Stow fair made it sound like Baghdad on a bad day. It can be bad, but it's not that bad - and I have personally
WE have had "intelligence" that Iraq had WMD. We have had "intelligence" that there was currently no group capable of launching the London bombings. We have had "intelligence" that led to the public shooting of an innocent Brazilian national. We have,
Monday, July 18: Am: Meeting with Editor of Evesham Journal following successful rally on July 17. Pm: Attended funeral of late Mr Oliver Lowe at All Saints Church. Tuesday, July 19: Am: Meeting with Headmaster of Evesham High School in my capacity as
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers supporters are hoping the future is bright after setting up a fundraising scheme to provide a youth team at Aggborough. The 250-club has been established to pay for 20 apprentices to receive full-time coaching and education. Fans
KIDDERMINSTER fans are being asked to cast their minds back for their favourite memories of former Harriers hero Lee Hughes during happier times. The striker, who is currently serving a jail sentence for manslaughter after a fatal road accident, is being
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A FUMING farmer nearly got on the phone to Worcester MP Mike Foster after his prize-winning hens were savagely killed in what is believed to have been a fox attack. Charlie Bull returned home to find the mutilated bodies of 19 of his Light Sussex hens
