STARLIGHT Express finishes its month-long run at The Birmingham Hippodrome this Saturday, after which some dance, drama and musical entertainment is lined up for September. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is one of America's greatest dance companies
THE very appropriate eighth venue for a new show by the Reduced Shakespeare Company is the Number 8 arts centre in Pershore. The new stage show, which was launched at this year's Edinburgh Festival, takes a turn away from the company's usual high speed
THE sensational Moscow-based Russian Cossack State Dance Company are coming, direct from the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, to the Everyman on Friday and Saturday September 16 and 17 when they embark on their UK concert tour. Widely acknowledged as Russia's
HEREFORDIANS have to be patient when anticipated box office hits are released - but not this week. Pride and Prejudice, starring Keira Knightly, Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn and Dame Judy Dench, is to receive a special screening at the city's Odeon
MALVERN'S theatres have witnessed plenty of GBS plays in their time - but few can have been so delightfully accessible as Sir Peter Hall's current production of You Never Can Tell. True this is Bernard Shaw as crowd-pleaser - as he himself says in his
CHARLES Dickens was 25 when he wrote Oliver and Nickolai Foster, who is directing the production of the same name at Hereford Courtyard, is equally miraculously young. Miraculous because of the number of characters which each has had to keep in his head
THE beginning of September is an excellent time to visit the district's heathlands. The heather is in full flower and the heaths both look and smell spectacular. Working within the Wyre Forest District Council Ranger Service looking after the heaths can
THE famous sound of Dusty Springfield is being brought to The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury on Sunday, September 11, in a concert by top soundalike Karen Noble. Backed by a live band and two singers, Karen will take audiences through Dusty's career and
GET carried away in Latino dreams when the passionate strains of the tango slide onto the stage in Pershore. Subitango!, by Tango Siempre, is the show ready to turn up the heat and sweep locals off their feet with a swirl of the 'life and colour of this
THE new right of access needs to be put into context against the cost to the public purse and individual landowners and farmers, and the benefits it actually delivers, according to the Country Land and Business Association. Association director for Gloucestershire
Presteigne's Sheep Music Festival is to graze Wentes Meadow no more. Festival director Pete Smith has announced its closure. "It has been decided that the festival has reached a natural conclusion and rather than drift into a formula event with high ticket
AFTER last hosting the Olympic Games in 1948, London will once again stage the greatest sporting event on the planet. To mark the London 2012 Olympic bid team's fantastic achievement in being named host city, Royal Mail issued a special set of stamps
POPULAR writer Gervase Phinn is famous for his tales of life as a Yorkshire Dales school inspector in his autobiographical novels. Hailed as one of the country's best and most entertaining speakers, he comes to share some stories at The Roses Theatre
KIDDERMINSTER-based vocalist, Lynn Dawes, will be appearing at a special concert to launch a new CD. She will be singing with the award winning Steve King Big Band at Benjamin's bar and restaurant in Halesowen, on Sunday to promote their newest release
YOUTH will be given its head when junior members of Kidderminster Choral Society perform an ambitious series of concerts during their new season. Wyre Forest Young Voices have just published their 2005-06 programme, which gets under way in October, although
ANY singers wanting to add their voices to a rehearsal and performance of Handel's Messiah at Kidderminster Town Hall later this month are being given the opportunity. The Kidderminster Choral Society - KCS - rehearsal takes place at 2pm, while the public
ALL that jazz is set to return to the Aggborough Suite in Kidderminster with the resumption of what is thought to be the longest running trad jazz club in the town. Aggborough Jazz is entering its 11th year, with the first session of the new autumn season
h.Art this year includes an outdoor painting workshop on a beautiful National Trust farm. The day will be led by Richard Bavin who ran Art in the Woods last year and is one of the artists featured in this year's h.Art Open Exhibition. The workshop is
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RECENTLY I had cause to attend Evesham Hospital, and was treated with the utmost care by wonderful caring staff. What a difference to the Royal a very big concern, staff good, but without the personal attention I received at the local community hospital
Could I ask your readers if any of them have amongst their forebears, a lady by the name of Alice Davis; born on the 27th August, 1869 in Blockley. I don't know if she married, so it would probably need someone who is also interested in Family History
READING Thought for the Week - inscriptions on tombstones brings to mind that you can instruct your executor your preferred epitaph. I feel content with: So soon, so much to do. ROGER MARTIN, Synehurst, Badsey.
COOKLEY are facing showdown talks about the club's future in the Crusader Worceste-rshire County League after their relegation from Division Two was confirmed on Saturday. The dreaded drop became a reality despite them having the better of their game
BEWDLEY beat Chaddesley Corbett by five wickets in their latest Division One fixture, with 16 overs to space. Tom Baylis took the first three wickets, but Robert Combes bowled well with little reward. Jono Boult replaced Combes and took a wicket with
STOURPORT rounded off the season on a high note, with both first and second teams gaining maximum 24 points over Stourbridge in Division Three. The first team won the toss and chose to bat on their home track, posting 247-8 in their 50 overs, with contributions
CUTNALL Green were once again indebted to Neil Fletcher for their eight-wicket Division Four win over Claverley, as he recorded 165no.
CAMPDEN Ladies, sponsored by Pyments, had a great start to their season despite being pipped by Evesham at the annual tournament at Bloc-kley Sports. They came through their small group stage by a narrow margin with a 1-0 win over Bidford, a 3-0 thrashing
KIDDERMINSTER have been pipped to the Worcestershire Sunday Club Cricket League 1st XI Division title by Droitwich despite winning at Pershore in their final game. But they made up for it in the 2nd XI Division with a victory over Ombersley clinching
THERE are no nervous first steps for these two eager pupils who started school this week. Racing to the classroom, the smiling faces of Amelia Henning, aged four, and Ali Mohammed, aged four, say it all. It was their first day at Perdiswell Primary School
A FILM made by a Worcester director and starring a city dance company is to be shown at Birmingham's Artsfest starting this weekend. Infirmary is a short dance film created entirely on location at the now abandoned Worcester Royal Infirmary in the city's
DRIVERS are being encouraged to take their foot off the gas and watch their speed outside Malvern Hills schools under a scheme being piloted by Worcestershire chiefs. Worcestershire County Council aims to reduce traffic speeds at all schools in the county
PLANS for a three-storey medical centre in Droitwich have taken a healthy step forward after it was revealed the Spa's former magistrates' court and health centre is to be demolished to make way for it. Alfred McAlpine Capital Projects has submitted the
racing ferrets, Chinese dancers and a mediaeval morality play are just some of the attractions on offer at this weekend's village produce show in Cradley, near Malvern. The Cradley Country Fair and Produce Show has been taken almost one year to plan and
Drivers in South Worcestershire are sticking up two fingers - and a mobile - at the law by using a phone while driving. The number of offenders caught and fined has trebled in the five months to August 31, according to figures released this week. At the
THIS year's Stourport Land and River Carnival has been hailed a "tremendous success" by delighted organisers. A crowd of about 25,000 revellers descended on the town on Saturday to sample the sights and sounds of the 80th anniversary event. Carnival press
MEMBERS of a Stourport club have been marking 25 years of taking the plunge with a series of events. Stourport-on-Severn Divers - SOS - was founded in 1979 by five friends who shared a passion for the sport of scuba diving. Since then, hundreds of people
I HAVE never been a person to join in any campaigns against closure of NHS services, as I was of the opinion that once the powers that be have decided, it never matters what the public want. That is, until my dear late mother was admitted to Worcester
A FAMILY show in the afternoon and an adult winefest in the evening is in store for Saturday theatregoers in Chipping Norton. Fairly Tales is on at 2.30pm and described as 'Whose Line is it Anyway meets Jackanory'. The improvised show by The Black Sheep
THE very appropriate eighth venue for a new show by the Reduced Shakespeare Company is the Number 8 arts centre in Pershore. The new stage show, which was launched at this year's Edinburgh Festival, takes a turn away from the company's usual high speed
THE sensational Moscow-based Russian Cossack State Dance Company are coming, direct from the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, to the Everyman on Friday and Saturday September 16 and 17 when they embark on their UK concert tour. Widely acknowledged as Russia's
KIDDERMINSTER'S junior section are on the lookout for young rugby recruits ahead of the new season. Interested players from under-sevens to under-17s should attend an open day at the Marlpool Lane club at 10am on Sunday. The club has impressive facilities
Larford Lakes: Perry Mountain 36-3, Richard Billingham 27-12, Keith Clarke 24-3, Chris Hale 21-15, Stuart Tibbets 20-15, Steve Cleavely 9-14. Aggregate top 10: Dave Lewis 249, Martin Tayloe 237, Cleavely 230, Billinghm 229, Tim Jones 224, Mark Johnson
HEALTHY eating is the theme of this month's Stourport farmers' market where visitors will also have the chance to comment on plans for the town's regeneration. The market will open from 9am until 3pm on Sunday at the Riverside Meadows. It will feature
A POPULAR hair stylist has hung up her scissors after 25 years and said goodbye to clients at a Stourport salon. Linda Symonds is now looking forward to giving her legs "a rest" after her retirement from the Cameo salon in Lombard Street that she has
A STOURPORT man has been warned that prison is "inevitable" for downloading child pornography from the internet. Judge John Cavell adjourned the case at Worcester Crown Court against Stephen Tipper, 45, of The Birches, until Friday, October 21 for a psychological
MATTHEW Rowland is continuing to make a name for himself in the world of fencing after climbing the rankings and adding to his trophy collection. The 16-year-old, who has just left Wolverley High School, recently won the Birmingham Schools senior boys
ANDREW Healey hopes his number comes up when he challenges for the title of Midlands bingo caller of the year. The Stourport 23-year-old is one of six shortlisted candidates in the running. A former circus juggler, he works at Shipleys in New Road, Kidderminster
A RECRUITMENT drive is being held by Kidderminster Hockey Club every Sunday with free coaching on offer for people interested in taking up the sport. The one-hour sessions on the Astroturf at King Charles I High School from 11am each week are open to
RISING Sun A caused the biggest surprise of the night in the opening games of the Banks's Bewdley darts league with a 6-1 thumping of Cock & Magpie. Rob Jones, Mick Link and Aidi Finn were in early season form for the Sun with only Paul Walsh being
TOOLS worth a combined total of over £6,000 were taken in a raid on Stourport's Sandy Lane Industrial Estate. The thieves broke into the industrial unit on the estate between 6pm last Wednesday and 8am on Thursday. Cars are serviced and repaired in the
FURNACE Mill Fishery's match record was smashed by Stourport angler Paul Cook, who landed an outstanding catch of 214lb 13oz. This easily beat the record set by Chris Senter on July 18, of 205lb 8oz. The venue was the same - Mucky Meadow Pool - where
A VIOLENT bouncer who broke a man's cheekbone and eye socket with a single punch has been jailed for nine months. Neil Wyer became irritated when Damien Tucker asked him why he had been thrown out of Yates's wine bar in Kidderminster. The blow knocked
Wednesday, Telford Disabled AC, Dragonfly: S Stevens 28-13, G Holmer 28-7, Ron Mallett 16-11. Friday Open, Dragonfly: Alistair Gavin (Solihull AC) 72-6 (carp at 5 metres out, cupping corn with corn on the hook), Rob Francis 65-5-8dr, Pete Bailey 65-3-
JEWELLERY worth more than £1,700 was handed over to thieves by two men who were threatened with a knife. The robbery was carried out on steps between Park Lane and Park Street, Kidderminster, behind Matalan, at 2.20am on Sunday morning. The victims were
BELLS are being given away in Kidderminster on Saturday in an attempt to combat the problem of purse snatching. They are designed to attach to purses and about 500 are being given away to people over 50 between 10am and 2pm at the Swan shopping centre
A 58-year-old man has been sent for trial on four sex offence charges involving a 12-year-old girl. Keith Tolley, of York Road, Bark Hill, Bewdley, pleaded not guilty to sexual activity with a child and causing her to watch a sex movie. Judge John Cavell
Lyttelton, Stourport pegs 44-79: Brian Palmer 7-4, Brian Rushbrook 4-14, Paul Wilson 3-12, Steve Reynolds 3-10, Keith Bunce 2-8, Jerry Bartlett 2-3.
AN INTERESTED spectator at Common Road on Saturday was Pete Birdseye, a former Aylesbury player who now lives in Evesham. Now 86, Pete moved to the town many years ago and ran the sports shop in Evesham that still bears his name and sponsors the local
Sion Farm: John Jackson 25-13, Frank Guest 18-9-8, John Gale 14-4, Graham Rosser 7-3. This weekend's contest, for the Gilt Edge Shield, will be held on the KDAA Pool. For details telephone the secretary on 01562 824651.
I FELT I must respond to last week's letter in the Shuttle/Times and News from former district councillor Nigel Addison. His statement that Wolverley and Cookley are ignored by both district and county council alike, is nothing but rubbish. I have only
Littleton 4, Stockingford 1 FOUR super goals were the features of Saturday's convincing home success. The first half was played at a fast and furious pace and both sides created plenty of chances. Early on a Perry Beddoes free kick was narrowly headed
Stratford-upon-Avon Alliance WELFORD'S Dan Vale-ntino showed no mercy on his B team clubmates as the village side recorded a 7-0 Cutler Division Three triumph last Saturday. Henley Forest's Marcus Orme was another player to bang in a hat-trick as his
AGENDA 21 is an international agreement aimed at protecting the planet for future generations. Because of its insistence on sustainable and in some instances organic methods of production, the Fairtrade organisation is a vitally important part of that
STOURPORT keeper Craig Ladek was again the star of the show as Swifts crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Hemel Hempstead Town. Had it not been for a number of good saves from the former Bromsgrove stopper then the scoreline could have been far worse for Dave
HENRY Woods was quickly back in the scoring routine as Evesham United Under-12s started the new season with an 8-0 defeat of FC Lakeside. The prolific striker opened the scoring and went on to add three more after missing an early opportunity. Elliot
Juniors, Burleigh: C McPherson 24-14, T North 10-14, B Mills 10-6. Seniors, Walcott: 1 E Rowe, 2 R Turvey, 3 P Rowe. The juniors have a contest on Saturday at Hurcott Pool, and should meet at the venue for the 9.30am draw. On Sunday the seniors are on
BEWDLEY Town showed great determination to come from behind and pull off a 1-1 draw with Bromyard which extends their impressive start to life in West Midlands League Premier Division. Bromyard used the flanks to try and catch Bewdley for pace, but Jason
AN agonising wait ended for Sue Betteridge this week when she heard that her brother had survived Hurricane Katrina. Sue feared her brother Mike Healy, whom she has not seen for the last 12 years, may have been one of thousands of victims of the hurricane
CHADDESLEY Corbett picked up four points from their first two West Midlands League division two games with a draw against Wednesbury and a victory at Sedgley. Chaddesley took an early lead in their opening day 3-3 draw with a superb effort from Onwerekogza
A FORMER long-serving member of the Journal Series reporting team, Victor Davis, of Newbold-on-Stour, has died, aged 76. Mr Davis joined the then Evesham Standard in 1945 and subsequently joined the Journal and worked in the Stratford office for about
MEMBERS of two Fladbury barbershop choruses enjoyed the wit and the Wisdom at a private party in the village hall last week. Veteran comedian Norman Widsom - now aged 90 - is honorary president of the Vale Connection Ladies' Barbershop chorus and their
Saturday results Under-8s: Bewdley Town 4, Ferndale youth 1; Nunnery Leopards 2, Mostyn Rangers 0; Kidderminster Lions 3, Warndon Sharks 1; Kidderminster Athletic 3, Wyre Forest Panthers 1. Under-9s, Division One: Wyre Forest Panthers 0, Kidderminster
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies burst out of the blocks with a goal in the opening minute of their Midlands Premier League season - but Stratford Town hit back to force a draw. Former Wolves player Nikke Palmer gave Harriers a dream start with a fine individual
AN ex-MG Rover worker from Evesham is looking to bounce back from redundancy by starting his own business. Graham Brown, aged 55, who worked in engineering operations at the failed car manufacturer, has been chosen as one of 20 people to embark on a groundbreaking
WORCESTERSHIRE stormed back in the Frizzell Championship Division Two game with Yorkshire today as seam bowling duo Kabir Ali and Nadeem Malik combined to snare five victims. Although Anthony McGrath continued his good form to reach three figures, wickets
WORCESTER City's youth team continued their stunning start to the season with a crushing 7-2 win over Kidderminster Harriers in the Midland Floodlit League Premier Division. In-form striker Troy Wood took his goal-tally to nine from three games by smashing
A SPORTS mad Stourport man has battled back from four heart operations to stun team-mates with a seven-wicket haul. Lloyd Roberts (below) took 7-58 for Stourport Seconds against Stourbridge to win our bowler of the week award, despite normally being a
NEW ZEALANDER Daniel Flynn made the most of his luck to compile the largest score of his career to date. Flynn, who captained his country's Under 19s at the World Cup in 2004, survived being dropped off his first shot and went on to fire 184 for Barnards
DROITWICH have won the Fearnley Factory Shop Worcestershire Sunday Club League for the second successive season. Martin Woodward's team underlined their triumph with an eight-wicket victory against Feckenham on the final day. FIRST XI SWINDON v HALESOWEN
ON Monday, Sue Butler will give a talk entitled "A garden designer and her plants" at Heightington village hall, starting at 2.30pm. Members will be attending a talk on Kenya, given by a member at Chaddesley Corbett village hall on September 28, at 7pm
TOMORROW at Kidderminster Town Hall, Dr Simon Thurley, chief executive of English Heritage, will give a talk entitled "The Eclipse of Majesty - Palaces and Country Houses in England from Henry VII to George IV". Dr Thurley was curator of the Historic
THE society's main show will be held on Saturday/Sunday. On Thursday, September 15, the guest speaker will be Johanna Brelsforth, of Sandstone Plants, Telford, whose talk is entitled "Shade and Moist Plants". The talk, at Holy Innocents community hall
THE Wyre Forest Heart Support Group, which is affiliated to the British Heart Foundation, will welcome Mike George, of BBC Hereford and Worcester, on Monday at 7.30pm. The venue for this meeting is The Corn Exchange, Kidderminster Town Hall. Everyone
THE Stourbridge and District branch has teamed up with Chicago Rock Caf, High Street, Stourbridge, to hold a party night to raise money to look after local cats/kittens. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 27, from 8pm onwards, and will feature
THE famous sound of Dusty Springfield is being brought to The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury on Sunday, September 11, in a concert by top soundalike Karen Noble. Backed by a live band and two singers, Karen will take audiences through Dusty's career and
THE good times are set to roll in for boogie-woogie fans this weekend. Boogie-woogie pianist Peter Gill and his band State 51 are touring with their new show Let The Good Times Roll where they pay tribute to the rock 'n' roll music of the 1950s. The likes
THE annual Nest Feather show was held at the Woodman Pub, Kingswinford. Main winners: clear buff hen border canary - E Siviter, var buff hen border canary - G Steward, var yellow cock fife canary - S Dall. The next meeting will be on Tuesday when B Martin
THIS Worcestershire group will welcome Nicola Phipps, a nutritionalist, to the meeting at Perdiswell Young People's Leisure Club, Droitwich Road, Worcester, on Tuesday, starting at 7.30pm. This is planned as an informative evening, to help parents and
THE society meets six times a year, including a Christmas celebration, in the salon at Hartlebury Castle. The talks are varied, but all feature subjects of historical or local interest. At least one outing is arranged to a place of interest, and the group's
"IS this the way to Aggborough physio, asks lonely Christie." Duck-breaking Iyseden Christie insists his constant injury demons will not affect his rumbustuous approach to the game despite fears that his playing days could be numbered. Christie ended
ADAM Westmacott reached 1,000 runs for the season in scintillating style last Sun-day when the Badsey batsmen scored an unbeaten 191 in a friendly against Ashton. The 15-year-old smashed 28 4s and two 6s in an innings that lasted just 136 deliveries and
WORCESTERSHIRE stormed back in the Frizzell Championship Division Two game with Yorkshire today as seam bowling duo Kabir Ali and Nadeem Malik combined to snare five victims. Although Anthony McGrath continued his good form to reach three figures, wickets
A UNIQUE marketing drive designed to attract more patients to the treatment centre in Kidderminster attracted hundreds of interested shoppers and will be repeated in the future, it has been announced this week. Teri Green, assistant director of operations
A villagers' group in Broadway is celebrating this week with the news that their proposals for changes in the village have been approved at a recent parish council meeting. The group was set up to try and improve a number of things in the village, mainly
AFTER last hosting the Olympic Games in 1948, London will once again stage the greatest sporting event on the planet. To mark the London 2012 Olympic bid team's fantastic achievement in being named host city, Royal Mail issued a special set of stamps
TOO many mums-to-be want it all - career, kids and an eye-catching figure. But the worry of it all could be compromising their health and that of the baby they are carrying, according to a new survey. This week is National Pregnancy Week, September 5
SUMMER signing Wayne Graves is closer to a full debut after an injury-ravaged start to life with Kidderminster Harriers. The midfielder has been held back by hamstring and knee trouble but enjoyed a reserve run-out in Harriers' 5-3 victory at Tamworth
Evesham 32pts, Harborne 16 EVESHAM got the new season under way with a deserved victory against higher league opposition last Saturday. Under the new leadership of Luke Matthews, Evesham started brightly and took the lead through a trademark try from
Evesham and District Association TONY Bench was a comfortable winner of the Tom Pitcher Memorial contest after weighing in almost 28lbs of skimmer bream and perch from peg six. Jim Smith was runner-up with 5.12.0 of eels and perch on the pole from peg
AN alcohol-fuelled party could lead to a prison sentence for a man who borrowed his father's gun. Worcester Magistrates Court heard how Johnathan Stone hosted a barbecue at his father's home near Pershore, when he and his friends decided to go rabbiting
HOW many people who drive, do not use their indicators? Drivers come out of Perdiswell Leisure Centre, and yes, there are traffic lights, but some people fail to indicate whether they are going left or right on to the Droitwich Road, or coming straight
TALENTED jazz musicians took to the streets of Pershore to entertain the crowds as part of the annual festival. The event, the fourth to be held in Pershore, attracted thousands of people who heard performances by Pasadena Roof Orchestra, the Worcester
A FORMER long-serving member of the Journal Series reporting team, Victor Davis, of Newbold-on-Stour, has died, aged 76. Mr Davis joined the then Evesham Standard in 1945 and subsequently joined the Journal and worked in the Stratford office for about
WORCESTERSHIRE fought off competition from across the Heart of England to win a range of awards in the Heart of England in Bloom 2005 contest. Evesham won a silver gilt in the large town category and Pershore, entering the contest for the first time,
POPULAR writer Gervase Phinn is famous for his tales of life as a Yorkshire Dales school inspector in his autobiographical novels. Hailed as one of the country's best and most entertaining speakers, he comes to share some stories at The Roses Theatre
Drivers in South Worcestershire are sticking up two fingers - and a mobile - at the law by using a phone while driving. The number of offenders caught and fined has trebled in the five months to August 31, according to figures released this week. At the
THE first in an autumn season of organ recitals at Kidderminster Town Hall takes place today. Trevor Tipple, organist of St Martin's Church, Worcester, will play, between 1.10pm and 2pm. The series has been arranged by the Hill Organ Promotion Society
YOUTH will be given its head when junior members of Kidderminster Choral Society perform an ambitious series of concerts during their new season. Wyre Forest Young Voices have just published their 2005-06 programme, which gets under way in October, although
ANY singers wanting to add their voices to a rehearsal and performance of Handel's Messiah at Kidderminster Town Hall later this month are being given the opportunity. The Kidderminster Choral Society - KCS - rehearsal takes place at 2pm, while the public
THE Simon Deeley Trio make a return visit to Kidderminster Library for the next in the Gallery Jazz Nights series later this month. Featuring special guests, Cormac Loane on alto and soprano saxophones and Dennis Taylor on alto and tenor saxophones, the
A COURAGEOUS Kidderminster woman who suffered horrific burns after a freak accident while on holiday in France has returned to her home following three months of hospital treatment. Pat Donegan, who lives in Hurcott Road, is fighting back after receiving
A BIRD believed to have been shot in Wolverley is recovering but will never be released back into the wild. Police suspect the injured buzzard, which was found on Tuesday last week in Sladd Lane, was shot by either a shotgun or air weapon. A man reported
THE Wychavon Parish Games cross country event took place at Pershore High School on Monday. Although only three Parishes took part, the 18 runners were very competitive. First home was Andy Train from Fladbury who won the overall trophy, with their other
A CHARITY providing low-cost neutering for cats and dogs could be forced to end its Wyre Forest operations unless it finds a new organiser. The Celia Hammond Animal Trust - CHAT - seeks to curtail the number of animals born which will be put to sleep
THE next meeting of the Mercian Festival Junior League takes place on Sunday night starting at 8pm at the Bell Inn, St Johns, Worcester. All member clubs are expected to attend this important pre-season meeting.
THE Worcestershire Cricket Centre is setting up its own Indoor League which to run on Tuesday nights sta-rting early next month for two months. Teams of six will play on a league basis and interested clubs are asked to ring Simon Price on 01386 45074.
BROADWAY and Bidford pulled off amazing escapes on an afternoon when Bretforton, Catherine-de-Barnes, Temple Grafton, Fladbury and Cookhill secured title triumphs. Last Saturday's final action more than matched what has been a fantastic summer of cricket
TWO vultures who have yet to earn their wings will be among attractions during the two-day Kidderminster Horticultural Society Show. Although the vultures - Nip and Tuck - are still too nervous to take part in flying displays in front of large crowds,
Pershore 35pts, Old Leamingtonians 17 A HOME team that was much changed due to holiday commitments produced a great performance last Saturday. In the searing heat, they played the game up tempo, spreading the ball wide whenever possible and keeping the
Evesham and District Association TONY Bench was a comfortable winner of the Tom Pitcher Memorial contest after weighing in almost 28lbs of skimmer bream and perch from peg six. Jim Smith was runner-up with 5.12.0 of eels and perch on the pole from peg
LAST Sunday saw the Shakespeare Ladies Avon Championship take place at Hampton Ferry. Never before has the Warwickshire Avon been so crystal clear and clean, making it very difficult to entice the fish to feed. Nineteen ladies travelled from all over
THE Arden club at Defford hosted an Open event for the Comet class of single-handed dinghies. The opening race saw the ten starters cleanly away on a longish course. Ian Coppen-hall (Hunts SC) led the fleet to the line followed by Smashie Bennet from
A KIDDERMINSTER-born man who helped set up an Australian factory for one of the town's carpet firms has died, aged 87. Reg Gill died in Dandengong, near Melbourne. He had been educated at King Charles Grammar School before spending most of his working
ENTRIES are flowing in for the Brambles Trust road races which take place on Sunday, September 25. More than 300 runners are expected to take part in the 10k event and 4k fun run which start and finish at the all-weather athletics track at Kingsway, Stourport
ANYONE looking to improve their home movies or thinking about taking a first step into the video production industry have the chance in a new course beginning at Kidderminster College next week . For the first time, the college is offering a part-time
DONATIONS totalling £8,000 were made to the Independent Health Concern Party over a three-month period, figures released by the Electoral Commission reveal. The period covered - from April 1 to June 30 this year - included May's General Election, when
FIREFIGHTERS will be hoping to clean up for charity when they take part in a sponsored car wash. Crew members at Kidderminster Fire Station, in Castle Road, will donate proceeds from Saturday's event to the Fire Service National Benevolent Fund. Fire
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TENSION is a peculiar thing. You just know, sitting in your comfy seat in the theatre, nothing bad is going to happen to you yet a bit of simple stagecraft can put you on the edge of that seat, making for a suspenseful two hours' viewing. Such is the
SUNSHINE and an early completion of the harvest combined to make Moreton Show a spectacular success. The Batsford Road showground was packed with visitors and show secretary Tim Gardner said: "There were at least the same number as last year and probably
THE show's huge variety of attractions brings in visitors from a wide area. On top of the main agricultural classes there are miniature horse championships, a parade of military vehicles, show jumping and falconry displays. Vintage tractors and Jez Avery's
STRATFORD Racecourse is staging BBC Coventry & War-wickshire Radio Day on Sunday when there will be six top-class National Hunt races starting at 2.20pm. Action includes the BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Open Centre Handicap Steeple Chase with £12,000
THE countdown has begun! Less than two weeks remain before the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire greets Britain's biggest motor racing series - the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. Broadcasting live from the event on Sunday, September
THE Wychavon Parish Games cross country event took place at Pershore High School on Monday. Although only three Parishes took part, the 18 runners were very competitive. First home was Andy Train from Fladbury who won the overall trophy, with their other
WIMBLEDON may be a distant memory but it's not too late to take to the courts at Chip-ping Campden Tennis Club. A Fun Tennis event is taking place between 2pm and 4pm on Saturday, September 24 that will give children the opportunity to learn many basic
JUNIOR members of Beckford Tennis Club performed exceptionally well at the County Closed tournament at the East Glos Club in Cheltenham. Brothers Christopher, James and Matthew Morrow were all in fine form with the former being crowned Under-9s champion
SUNDAY'S Prudden Road Surfacing League's annual Pairs tournament was staged in glorious weather at Stratford LTC. In Pool A of the Shield competition, the host club's B team's top duo of Rob Slatter and Callum Bailey stamped their authority early with
LITTLETONS Tennis Club staged its annual Mixed Doubles Open tournament in glorious conditions last Sunday when 11 pairs from local clubs and one from Nottingham took to the courts for an event kindly sponsored by George Sangha, proprietor of Littleton
YVONNE Hopkins contested five finals last weekend when Broadway staged its Finals Weekend in gorgeous weather and reached all four ladies deciders - winning three of them. The triple topper overcame Viv Hall in the Ladies Open by winning the tie break
THE Arden club at Defford hosted an Open event for the Comet class of single-handed dinghies. The opening race saw the ten starters cleanly away on a longish course. Ian Coppen-hall (Hunts SC) led the fleet to the line followed by Smashie Bennet from
LAST Sunday again witnessed a large turnout of members who took advantage of the continuing glorious sunshine and fine winds. The RNLI trophy was up for grabs with the eventual winner being the best helm of the day over the three races. Carrying on from
THE future is bright for two hi-tech companies which between them are almost £300,000 richer thanks to the Chamber of Commerce and Business Link. Pulsar Process Measurement, in Malvern, and Q-Par Angus Ltd, in Leominster, have been awarded research and
CRICKET fans across Worcestershire are backing plans to give one of England's heroes the freedom of the county as the final Ashes test gets underway today. Ashley Giles, the spin bowler who hit the winning runs in England's last test victory, lives in
PLANS to merge Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service with other trusts serving the West Midlands would dramatically undermine local accountability, Mid Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has said. The proposal has been outlined in consultation papers - entitled
PARENTS, teachers and governors have reacted with anger to news that two Worcester schools are likely to merge. Education bosses at Worcestershire County Council want Warndon Infants and Juniors to amalgamate because they says it would be better for children's
THEY came from far and wide to celebrate an event that had been dreamed about for a decade and had finally come to fruition. Clergymen, politicians, academics and business leaders arrived at the former UCW from across Worcestershire to mark the day when
AS a person who lives around 100 miles from Chipping Norton I cannot believe what I am reading that the A44 between Chipping Norton and Moreton is a dangerous road and there have been many fatal accidents on it. I have been travelling on this road many
So Pershore has a new children's pool in the Abbey Park. I wish it every success. Some 50 years ago there was a children's pool in the Abbey Park. Unfortunately it had to be filled in and abandoned, due to the fact that dangerous rubbish such as bottles
Could I ask your readers if any of them have amongst their forebears, a lady by the name of Alice Davis; born on the 27th August, 1869 in Blockley. I don't know if she married, so it would probably need someone who is also interested in Family History
Through your letters page, I would like to say a huge thank you to Pat Smith, the former news editor of the Journal, for all her superb help and support, regarding the Worcestershire schools fair funding campaign over the past few years. The first rate
SO Dr Randall has got his way after all with his expansion scheme, and the lives and rights of affected residents don't matter. A shabby exercise in bogus democracy this has been. I trust that other affected residents will take note of which way their
Public Toilets! Who is controlling Wychavon - drug takers or the council? Classical music? Get a grip! P BASTOW, Manor Road, Wickhamford.
READING Thought for the Week - inscriptions on tombstones brings to mind that you can instruct your executor your preferred epitaph. I feel content with: So soon, so much to do. ROGER MARTIN, Synehurst, Badsey.
TONIGHT: Kidderminster: Town Hall - Trevor Tipple Organ Recital (lunchtime). Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - PJ Proby and his band. FRIDAY: Stourport: The Angel - jazz. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - ArtFest. NIA - Stereophonics
THE packed house that enjoyed The Burning Bush at Ludlow Assembly Rooms in February should make a beeline for the September 16 concert by the Polish klezmer group Kroke. It will be a different style of Jewish music, combining a number of influences with
THE final preparations were being made this week for what promises to be a first-class Vale of Evesham Show. The show takes place at Moyfield Riding School, South Littleton, on Sunday with horse events getting under way at 9.30am, cattle at 11.30pm and
I HAVE never been a person to join in any campaigns against closure of NHS services, as I was of the opinion that once the powers that be have decided, it never matters what the public want. That is, until my dear late mother was admitted to Worcester
A FAMILY show in the afternoon and an adult winefest in the evening is in store for Saturday theatregoers in Chipping Norton. Fairly Tales is on at 2.30pm and described as 'Whose Line is it Anyway meets Jackanory'. The improvised show by The Black Sheep
ONE major famous and talented star of the stage is playing another with fewer strings to her bow in a new show touring locallly. Maureen Lipman, a household name for her TV, stage and column-writing successes, is starring in Glorious, a new comedy by
AS the Malvern Hills darkened into silhouette at the end of a glorious summer's day and the strains of Elgar's Enigma Variations rose you could hear the sigh of contentment that ran round the capacity audience in the Three Counties Showground. Family
POETIC favourite Pam Ayres is staging some special shows in Cheltenham next week. Thirty years ago, Pam Ayres first took the audience by storm on Opportunity Knocks and since then, she has continued to delight the nation with her comic verse. She has
THE good times are set to roll in for boogie-woogie fans this weekend. Boogie-woogie pianist Peter Gill and his band State 51 are touring with their new show Let The Good Times Roll where they pay tribute to the rock 'n' roll music of the 1950s. The likes
AN auction to raise funds towards the Worcestershire Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs new build project realised £2,077. The project to convert the remainder of the building owned by the federation at Hawford into offices to provide the federation with
FRESH from their successful visit to Holland, The Kidderminster Valentines were in fine voice on Saturday and gave us a super assortment of music. Out of season, but a joy to hear, All in the April Evening evoked memories of that wonderful Glasgow Orpheus
WHAT better way for a troupe of talented teenagers to spend their summer holidays than rehearsing for and starring in, you guessed it, Summer Holiday. While the youth of today are often derided for hanging around bus stops causing mayhem, this bunch of
A FORMER member of a Kidderminster church will be jetting in from her Swiss home to perform in a benefit concert. Beverley Worboys will sing during the concert at Baxter United Reform Church, in the Bull Ring tomorrow. The Voices in Harmony Choir, from
THE first in an autumn season of organ recitals at Kidderminster Town Hall takes place today. Trevor Tipple, organist of St Martin's Church, Worcester, will play, between 1.10pm and 2pm. The series has been arranged by the Hill Organ Promotion Society
HIGHS and lows of the turbulent life of the French singer, Edith Piaf - affectionately known as the Little Sparrow - are to be portrayed on stage at Kidderminster. Pam Gems's hard-hitting play - Piaf - will be presented by Troika Productions at The Rose
THE Simon Deeley Trio make a return visit to Kidderminster Library for the next in the Gallery Jazz Nights series later this month. Featuring special guests, Cormac Loane on alto and soprano saxophones and Dennis Taylor on alto and tenor saxophones, the
Events/talks Sep 8 Arthritis Research Campaign, Talk by Derek Trumper on the Garter ceremony and Windsor Castle, College Hall, The Cloisters, 7pm. 01432 355607. 8 Inland Revenue Tax Surgery, Age Concern, Leominster, 9.30am-3pm. 01568 611054. 9 Heritage
ANYONE looking to improve their home movies or thinking about taking a first step into the video production industry have the chance in a new course beginning at Kidderminster College next week . For the first time, the college is offering a part-time
A VARIED bill of drama, comedy, music and children's entertainment is lined up for the forthcoming season at The Rose in Kidderminster. The venue hosts a range of productions rounded off by the play, Billy Liar, in January and February. An early highlight
TENSION is a peculiar thing. You just know, sitting in your comfy seat in the theatre, nothing bad is going to happen to you yet a bit of simple stagecraft can put you on the edge of that seat, making for a suspenseful two hours' viewing. Such is the
AS a person who lives around 100 miles from Chipping Norton I cannot believe what I am reading that the A44 between Chipping Norton and Moreton is a dangerous road and there have been many fatal accidents on it. I have been travelling on this road many
So Pershore has a new children's pool in the Abbey Park. I wish it every success. Some 50 years ago there was a children's pool in the Abbey Park. Unfortunately it had to be filled in and abandoned, due to the fact that dangerous rubbish such as bottles
Through your letters page, I would like to say a huge thank you to Pat Smith, the former news editor of the Journal, for all her superb help and support, regarding the Worcestershire schools fair funding campaign over the past few years. The first rate
SO Dr Randall has got his way after all with his expansion scheme, and the lives and rights of affected residents don't matter. A shabby exercise in bogus democracy this has been. I trust that other affected residents will take note of which way their
Public Toilets! Who is controlling Wychavon - drug takers or the council? Classical music? Get a grip! P BASTOW, Manor Road, Wickhamford.
KIDDERMINSTER Victoria drew with Malvern in their Division Two match. Winning the toss, KVCC elected to field, but with a depleted bowling attack they had to work hard to contain the home side. Two wickets each for Kyle McAllister and Simon Cooke could
STONE ended their Division Five season in style with an eight-wicket victory over visiting Cleobury Mortimer. Cleobury batted first but failed to take advantage of the good wicket and stuttered along to 153 in 43 overs. Gareth Bryant took 3-20. Stone's
Results round-up Division One first teams: Chaddesley Corbett 128, Bewdley 129-5. Division One second teams: Bewdley 232-6, Chaddesley Corbett 191. Division Two first teams: Malvern 298-7, KVCC 230-6; Cookley 205-7, Netherton 199-9. Division Two second
DESPITE losing 3-1 at higher league Droitwich last Satu-rday, Pershore's men took great heart from their display in the opening pre-season warm-up. Toby Whiting came close to opening the scoring on an afternoon when the new strike-force of Jock Robinson
Stratford 0, Evesham 5 EVESHAM began the new season in stunning style with a convincing win over their local rivals. Under the new captaincy of Steve Miller and fielding a side that showed up to six changes from last season, Evesham took their time to
THIS WEEK'S BATTING (knocks of 50 or more) 165no Neil Fletcher (Cutnall Green), 116no George Baylis (Chaddesley 3rd), 96 Will Gifford (KVCC), 95no Dean Wilkes (Wolverley Social), 85 Derek Moses (Bewdley 2nd), 79 Matt Cowdrey (Bewdley 2nd), 77no Fern Bagley
WOLVERLEY Social fell at the last hurdle in the Wilden Industrial Estates Sunday Cup, when Waterfront won the final by 12 runs. The result was in doubt until the final over of this exciting encounter. Waterfront struggled against the Wolverley bowling
BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE DIVISION ONE P W D L Ab P Smethwick 20 11 5 1 3 320 Shrewsbury 20 12 3 4 1 320 KVCC 20 12 2 4 2 313 Water Orton 20 11 2 5 1 299 Harborne 20 7 9 3 1 272 Sutton 20 7 5 7 1 254 Bromsgrove 20 5 3 11 1 198 Stratford 20 5 2 10 3 190 Walmley
VANDALISM in a Warndon park resembles a 'war zone' and it may mean money is not spent to help young people elsewhere in the area. A youth shelter at Lyppard Grange in Warndon Villages, Worc-ester, has been criticised by residents, councillors and even
NEW state-of-the-art technology costing £426,000 is to be installed at railway stations in Worcestershire and Herefordshire to give passengers up-to-the-minute, accurate train information. Rail users at Ledbury, Colwall, Great Malvern, Malvern Link, Worcester
A PEACE Pole will be planted in the garden of a Worcester alternative therapy centre. Inscribed with the words May Peace Prevail On Earth, the pole will be put in the ground at Healing Touch, in Bath Road. Rita Davies, who founded the centre in 1995,
PRIMARY schools in Worcester are being targeted as part of a new sports initiative. Worcester City Council is hoping to score a winning goal with the scheme to introduce a new miniature version of netball to the area. The drive is part of the All England
A WHOLE host of top cops have been rewarded at a prestigious ceremony for their sterling efforts in the line of duty. West Mercia Police presents the awards each year in recognition of those whose work has made a significant contribution to the communities
WORCESTER City's youth team continued their stunning start to the season with a crushing 7-2 win over Kidderminster Harriers in the Midland Floodlit League Premier Division. In-form striker Troy Wood took his goal-tally to nine from three games by smashing
TONIGHT: Kidderminster: Town Hall - Trevor Tipple Organ Recital (lunchtime). Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - PJ Proby and his band. FRIDAY: Stourport: The Angel - jazz. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - ArtFest. NIA - Stereophonics
Transplant girl with another mountain to climb says... A BRAVE Wyre Forest teenager is attempting to scale one of Britain's tallest peaks - just months after undergoing a lifesaving liver transplant. Charlotte Worton, of Stourport, is set to walk to the
PARENTS who lost their teenage son in a motorbike accident a month ago are campaigning for a change in the rules governing lottery funding to help the County Air Ambulance. Heartbroken William and Mary Berisford said their 18-year-old son, Stuart, was
A DISTRAUGHT cat owner has made an impassioned appeal for thugs to stop attacking her cats which, she claims, have been kicked, poisoned and almost choked. Pat Baker, of Hayes Road, Wolverley, said it was "unreal" how ill her cats had been over the past
THE first day back at a Wyre Forest school saw several policemen standing outside the gates after problems broke out between parents and residents. One mum, who did not wish to be named, described the scene of children returning to Chaddesley Corbett
Scaffolding is up for 18 days for two hours' work... A FATHER says his three children - all aged under nine - have been forced to stay indoors for almost half their school holidays after his garden was filled with scaffolding - to enable workmen to carry
BUS passengers who benefit from concessionary bus travel in the Wyre Forest district are being asked for their opinion on how the scheme should be developed. Wyre Forest District Council is reviewing the schemes available for pensioners and disabled people
KIDDERMINSTER concluded its programme of events commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War with a parade through the town and a church service. Members of local branches of ex-services organisations marched to St Mary and All
A WYRE Forest binman has called for people to be more responsible after a knife fell from a bin and narrowly missed his face. John McBride, of Kidderminster, who is known for his unusual travelling exploits, said the seven-inch blade was the latest in
THE final preparations were being made this week for what promises to be a first-class Vale of Evesham Show. The show takes place at Moyfield Riding School, South Littleton, on Sunday with horse events getting under way at 9.30am, cattle at 11.30pm and
Sheep LODDERS SUFFOLK CLASSES Shearling ram: 1 GS and SB Taylor. Ram lamb: 1 GS and SB Taylor; 2 CJ Holmes; 3 Mrs P Laws. Ram lamb untrimmed except squaring of the tail: 1 PA Smith, 2 PA Smith; 3 B Harrison. Ewe two years old or over: 1 CJ Holmes; 2 B
ABRAHAM Lincoln once famously talked of the impossibility of fooling all the people all the time. That is exactly how we feel about the proposed merger of Warndon Infants and Juniors. Worcestershire County Council insists that amalgamation would be better
AS ONE player left Common Road, another one is set to make a temporary return, writes Mervyn Collins. Club captain Lee Knight is the man departing, while goalkeeper Dave Adey will replace the ineligible Karl Lewis for Saturday's FA Cup first qualifying
STARLIGHT Express finishes its month-long run at The Birmingham Hippodrome this Saturday, after which some dance, drama and musical entertainment is lined up for September. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is one of America's greatest dance companies
ONE major famous and talented star of the stage is playing another with fewer strings to her bow in a new show touring locallly. Maureen Lipman, a household name for her TV, stage and column-writing successes, is starring in Glorious, a new comedy by
Aylesbury United, The Stadium, Buckingham Road, Aylesbury. 01296 436350. Banbury United, Spencer Stadium, Station Approach, Banbury. 01295 263354. Bath City, Twerton Park, Twerton, Bath. 01225 423087. Bedford Town, The Eyrie, Meadow Lane, Cardington,
ST JOHNS Old Boys have completed a remarkable Thursday League and Cup double for the second time in three years in the Kidderminster and District Mid-week Bowling League. Bewdley A retained the Logan Cup after beating Brintons Ltd A in the final at Chester
Kidderminster KIDDERMINSTER professional Pat Smith and his amateur partner Nathan Bailey fly off to the Algarve on Wednesday in search of victory at Europe's biggest pro-am, the Lombard Trophy. Smith and Bailey clinched their place at the Grand Final
FRANK Pickett collected a hat-trick of awards at Kidderminster Chess Club's annual meeting and presentation evening. Pickett had defeated John Wrench in the final of the Kidderminster championships, and broke all records in the Graham Bunn Memorial event
AMAZING Feet Running Club's Sarah Armstrong achieved the qualifying time to represent her club in next year's Flora London Marathon, when she recorded three hours 43 minutes 45 seconds in the Wolverhampton Marathon on Sunday. This was Armstrong's first
PAUL Prince returned to racing in style for Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club when his time of one hour eight minutes 24 seconds helped him finish second overall in the Hereford and District Wheelers 30-mile time trial on the Raglan course on Sunday. John
WORCESTER number eight Drew Hickey and Saracens full-back Nicky Little have been ordered to appear in front of a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing next week. Hickey has been charged with 'dangerous charging' after the Premiership citing officer
A DEAF criminal with172 previous convictions has been sent to a bail hostel for a month's assessment after being released from prison by a judge. William Carter, of Walter Nash Road, Birchen Coppice, Kidderminster, pleaded guilty to breaching an anti-social
100 Years Ago September 9, 1905 It was reported to the Joint Hospital Board that the contracts for the supply of milk, bread, meat and groceries would expire on September 30. It was decided to continue Mr Cartwright's contract for milk on the same terms
Wyre Forest youngsters once again featured in the week's events. Richard Swann, of Stourport, won the Tuesday Junior Open, when Neil Wilson, of Kidderminster came third. Kidderminster's Luke Connolly won the Friday Junior Open, and second was Todd Smith
Bank Holiday Monday: Jason Ward (Rod & Gun) 121-6 (Sycamore 30, corn and pellet 5m, carp 12lb), Mel Kitson (Rod & Gun) 92-10 (Sycamore 50, corn and pellet, 5m and close, carp 9lb), Jason Elwell (Wednesbury) 84-2 (Chestnut 7), Paul Evans (Storeys
There has been good sport on all pools, with weights from 36lb to 87lb recorded. One angler landed 72lb of mixed fish, the best a 17.5lb common carp from peg 12 on the Moat, using sweetcorn and cat meat bait. Wednesday Open, Heron: Alan Talbot 59-0 (44
A MAN who admitted arson was remanded back into custody for a pre-sentence report to be completed. Kevin Stevenson, 51, of York Street, Kidderminster, admitted arson at his own flat while reckless whether lives were endangered. Defence barrister Michael
Three trout to 2lb 8oz were landed on a hawthorn, and another angler caught two to 2lb on a daddy long legs. On the coarse scene, the Erics Lake yielded a 38lb catfish to trout, and one angler took three carp to 22lb 8oz on pellets plus a 37lb catfish
A 26-year-old man denied sexual assault in a Christmas Eve incident in a pub when he appeared before a judge. Daniel Brighton, of Mill Lane, Kidderminster, is alleged to have pulled down another man's trousers and underpants in a town pub before carrying
A MAN accused of obstructing police and resisting arrest has been remanded in custody at Worcester Crown Court. Neil Wheatcroft, 30, of Albert Road, Kidderminster, pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.
A contest will be held at Woodside Fishery's top pool on Sunday. Anglers are asked to meet at Dog Lane car park, Bewdley, at 6.30am, or at the venue at 7am. Fishing will be from 7.30am until 12.30pm.
AS ONE player left Common Road, another one is set to make a temporary return, writes Mervyn Collins. Club captain Lee Knight is the man departing, while goalkeeper Dave Adey will replace the ineligible Karl Lewis for Saturday's FA Cup first qualifying
Franche Pool: John Williams 19-1, Chris Orr 8-10, Al Griffiths 7-11, Frank Barnett 6-13.
THERE were differing fortunes for division one's newly promoted clubs in the Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday League. Peopleton sent out a warning to teams not to underestimate them as they began life in the top flight with victory over Moreton
THE next meeting of the Mercian Festival Junior League takes place on Sunday night starting at 8pm at the Bell Inn, St Johns, Worcester. All member clubs are expected to attend this important pre-season meeting.
AS a teenager I would often pass the store of Lovatt Flints Botanic Remedies in Mill Street, Kidderminster, close to the lock and above the canal tunnel. Out of sheer curiosity, can anyone inform me of the origins of this most intriguing place and its
STOURPORT Carnival was once again a fabulous occasion for thousands of people who live in or visit our town. I always attend the carnival and this year's events were better than I have ever seen. The land procession was stunning and the river parades
EVESHAM's Wildlife Centre was dramatically saved from closure this week - by a church minister and his congregation. Vale Wildlife had reluctantly decided they could not afford to maintain the Twyford Centre as well as the Wildlife Hospital at Beckford
At Woodside, Cleobury Mortimer, on Bank Holiday Monday, 15 anglers took part in the open contest. Result: Bill Drew (Bewdley) 22-8 Mick Sztybel (Good Intent) 20-9, Glynn Mansell (Woodward Grosvenor) 18-4. Section winners: A - Geoff Wilkes (Banksiders)
DRIVING along the A451 towards Kidderminster, in a line of traffic, a motorbike overtook me, and all the cars in front. Before I could blink, he was out of sight. At the Park Gate public house, all the vehicles in front turned right towards Wolverley,
Saturday results Premier: Areley Kings 3, Blackheath Town 1; Brintons 1, Wyre Forest 4; Gemini 4, Parkdale Rovers 2; Oldswinford Harriers 2, Kinver 2; Quarry Bank 2, George & Dragon Colts 0; Two Gates 1, Cookley Social 3. Division One: Albron 4, Furnace
WORCESTERSHIRE fought off competition from across the Heart of England to win a range of awards in the Heart of England in Bloom 2005 contest. Evesham won a silver gilt in the large town category and Pershore, entering the contest for the first time,
HENRY Woods was quickly back in the scoring routine as Evesham United Under-12s started the new season with an 8-0 defeat of FC Lakeside. The prolific striker opened the scoring and went on to add three more after missing an early opportunity. Elliot
THERE is an alternative available to Robert Thomson, who complains about paying £2 for parking at Kidderminster Hospital (Letters, August 25). He could pay £2.30 return fare - or less than £1 if a pensioner or unfortunate enough to be disabled - on the
VALE residents are being warned to be on their guard after three people received calls allegedly from West Mercia police, demanding money for the late payment of speeding fines. In all three cases a substantial fine was demanded and the people were told
FALLING plant sales and increasing costs have been blamed for the failure of Proculture at Knowle Hill, Evesham, which has gone into liquidation owing nearly £1million. Former sales and marketing manager at Proculture, Derek Jarman said; "The two big
EVESHAM police are warning shoppers in the town to be on their guard after an attempted distraction bag snatch. The warning comes after a woman shopping at the Tesco Store in Worcester Road, Evesham, became concerned by the behaviour of two other women
WITH one week to go in the Kidderminster Six-a-side League season, Kidderminster Lions are two points clear of Ocean Designs, but the teams will meet in a title decider on Monday. Results: Ads Lads 3, Belbroughton Bullets 0; Viaduct 0, Peter Kay 3; Manor
AN Evesham woman is all set to trek across the Andes to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Lyndsey Smith, of Banner Court, in Castle Street, hopes to raise up to £3,500 as she takes to the mountains with her friend, Elaine Shaw. She said: "I have committed
A BBC health and safety administrator who crashed into an oncoming car as he fumbled to find a ringing mobile phone has narrowly escaped jail after his dangerous driving left the other motorist crippled. Magistrates heard that after the collision, which
THE next meeting of the Mercian Festival Junior Football League will be at 8pm on Sunday at the Bell Inn, St Johns, Worcester. All clubs must be represented with improved touchline discipline one of the main topics on the agenda.
ST John's Church and Wickhamford Manor garden, Evesham's Bell Tower ringing chamber and the Unitarian Chapel in Oat Street are four of the Vale attractions which will be open to the public this weekend as part of Britain's Heritage Open Days. Organised
A MAN who failed to notify the sex offenders' register when he changed his name, address and left the country, has avoided punishment. Martyn Nichols - previously Martyn Williams - was placed on the sex offenders' register after a 1996 charge of indecent
SUMMER signing Wayne Graves is closer to a full debut after an injury-ravaged start to life with Kidderminster Harriers. The midfielder has been held back by hamstring and knee trouble but enjoyed a reserve run-out in Harriers' 5-3 victory at Tamworth
WORCESTER number eight Drew Hickey and Saracens full-back Nicky Little have been ordered to appear in front of a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing next week. Hickey has been charged with 'dangerous charging' after the Premiership citing officer
PAT SANDERSON COLUMN IT was fantastic to sign a contract extension and I'm really looking forward to seeing where we can go with the club. My time here has been a big challenge but it has been massively rewarding -- Sixways is certainly somewhere I want
