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PAUL Pollard came to Worcestershire's rescue with an unbeaten century in the County Championship Division Two game with Essex at Kidderminster's Chester Road Ground. He hit 123 not out to help lift the County to 302 all out off 90 overs after they had

BACK row forward Simon Devereux is considering his future in rugby after becoming the latest casualty of the upheavals at Worcester. The 31-year-old former Glou-cester star has been removed from the first team squad and may quit the game altogether. He

NEW signing Hugh McAuley made his debut as a sub in Kidderminster Harriers' 2-0 defeat at Macclesfield on Saturday. The versatile Plymouth-born midfielder or forward has signed from Division Two strugglers Cheltenham until the end of the season. A prolific

Tuesday, August 24, 2004 THEY say a penalty shoot-out is a cruel way to lose a football match and Kidderminster Harriers can certainly vouch for that today. Harriers deservedly held Welsh giants Cardiff to a 1-1 draw at the end of extra-time last night

Halesowen Harriers 0 Redditch United 4 STRIKE ace Paul Danks ruined Mark Clarke's 200th appearance for Halesowen with a clinical first half hat-trick to ease United through to the next round. In truth, the game had been won at half time. The Reds four-goal

JOHN Brain believes Tony Windo is playing some of the best rugby of his car-eer at Worcester. The Sixways head coach has been impressed with the way the former Gloucester prop has bounced back this season after being dropped last year following a dip

WORCESTER City manager John Barton said that Sam Bowen's sending-off changed the course of the game in Saturday's 4-1 FA Umbro Trophy defeat at Telford. Bowen's 18th-minute dismissal came straight after City had gone a goal down. Barton said: "All the

LISA Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is flying home after attending her grandma's funeral when she meets a dashing young man she is utterly charmed by. Jackson (Cillian Murphy) is handsome, witty and entrancing and the two strike up a deep and meaningful conversation

TIM Walsh will be centre of attention at Wakefield as Worcester Warriors play their final game before the showdown with Rotherham. The Australian fly-half has been named at outside centre to play at College Grove on Saturday in the National One clash

WOLVES and Swansea City are among the pre-season friendlies lined up for Worcester City. The St George' Lane club also take on local rivals Kidderminster Harriers and there is the conclusion of the ill-fated second leg of the Worcestershire Senior Cup

WORCESTER Rugby Club have bolstered their front row by signing Varsity prop forward Andy Collins. The 25-year-old former Bristol and Pontypridd professional signed last night from Oxford University before training with his new team mates. Director of

AT our January meeting we were entertained with a fascinating insight into what is probably the most expensive piece of porcelain in peoples homes. In "A Seat in the Circle", an informative and amusing talk, Bob Sayer took us on a social journey giving

BUSY Kidderminster Harriers boss Ian Britton missed out in a pre-deadline day swoop for veteran front-man Andy Rammell. The ex-Barnsley and Walsall forward, released by Wycombe, had already agreed to join Division Three relegation fighters Bristol Rovers

ONCE again the Inkberrow Players have produced another wonderful spectacle of entertainment with this pantomime, staged over four performances. Under the direction of Peter Evans the production has everything expected of a pantomime with excellent singing

BREAKS in the fixture schedule allowed Droitwich Spa and Bromsgrove RFC First XVs to rest key players last Saturday. Both sides were without matches in the North Midlands Cup, giving Spa the chance to play Woodrush in a friendly and let Bromsgrove coach

WORCESTER Rugby Club coach Adrian Skeggs has given Tony Yapp a massive boost by declaring: "You're good enough to be my main man". The former England A man was given the nod for his first National One start in Worcester's 27-16 win over Coventry on Saturday

Saturday, February 15, 2003 AN out of sorts Bromsgrove Rovers made it just one point from 12 as they lost 2-0 at Gresley Rovers last Saturday and with it marked 345 minutes of football without a goal. The Greens made three changes from the side beaten

WORCESTER City manager John Barton is stepping up his efforts to strengthen his squad for next season's challenge in the newly formed Conference North. The St George's Lane boss is holding further talks with a potential signing today and believes he will

KADEER Ali looks set for a place in Worcestershire's side for their last County Championship Division Two match of the season which opens against Middlesex at New Road tomorrow. The 18-year-old batsman is poised to take over from Paul Pollard. Kadeer

Saturday, February 15, 2003 BOSS Ian Britton praised John Melligan and Bo Henriksen for their top quality goals as Kidderminster Harriers stepped up their Nationwide League Division Three play-off hopes with a well deserved 2-0 victory over high-riding

2/7/01 BUSY Kidderminster Harriers boss Jan Molby has completed two more signings in preparation for a second season in Division Three. The Dane reunites with defender Steve Jones, an old boy from his managerial days at Swansea City, on a two-year contract

IAN Joy's American dream appears to have come to an end after he signed for Conference club Chester City. The left-back had left Kidderminster Harriers earlier this season to pursue a career in the Major League in USA. But Joy, who is bidding for a place

Saturday, August 14, 2004 JAN Molby poured praise on goalkeeper John Danby after an Ian Foster penalty earned ten-man Kidderminster Harriers a 1-0 Coca-Cola League Two win over Darlington at Aggborough on Saturday. Rookie Danby pulled off two super saves

FORMER Worcestershire and England paceman Phil Newport is to play for Kidder-minster this season. The 38-year-old, who retired from first-class cricket in 1999, will turn out for the Birmingham League club in the second half of the summer after his teaching

Redditch United 1 Bloxwich United 1 AFTER building up expectations in Tuesday's 5-1 demolition of Rocester, the Reds were back to their frustrating worst at the Valley. Once again it was a case of being consistently inconsistent, poor opposition or no

ALL the hype around Worcester City's FA Umbro Trophy fifth round tie at Telford United today should not be allowed to distract City from their main aim this season. The prospect of a final at Wembley is a mouthwatering one, but that will count for nothing

JUST two months on from their fifth birthday celebrations, Music Maker was once again performing a selection of its favourites in another stunning programme of events. All age groups joined in, some of whom would barely have been born when Music Maker

WORCESTER Rugby Club internationals Nicky Crawford and Joanne Yapp have both been selected to attend the prestigious Hong Kong Sevens. Winger Crawford and scrum-half Yapp will both represent the England Stormers at the tournament which runs from March

Saturday, February 8, 2003 FOUR cautions, two sent off and a fracas in the tunnel afterwards. If Bromsgrove Rovers and Merthyr Tydfil didn't get on before last Saturday's encounter, they certainly don't now. Of course, the scoreline didn't help matters

DROITWICH Hawks beat West Midlands Phones A 7-3 in the Bromsgrove and Redditch Table Tennis League Division One. Barnt Green A defeated Droitwich Tigers 7-3, Droitwich Print lost 9-1 to Astwood Bank, while Barnt Green B beat West Midlands Phones B 10-

THE Winged Spur public house in Ullenhall, near Henley-in-Arden, was the setting for the first group outing by this recently formed society. Landlord Clive Minshell, a trained chef, offered the 15-strong party a choice of five mouth-watering main course

MALVERN Town maintained their six point advantage at the top of the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division, following this emphatic success at Newport on Saturday. NEWPORT 1, MALVERN TOWN 6 Town opened the scoring as early as the first

SATURDAY brings Harriers' visit to former Conference rivals Macclesfield who are in danger of dropping back down to non-league football. The Cheshire side have been giving themselves a good chance of avoiding relegation though with only one defeat in

November 8, 1902 Crabbs Cross Salvation Army - A musical evening followed by a sale of work was held in the Barracks on Monday. Mr W R John, Astwood Bank presided - in opening the meeting the chairman said he hoped the sale of work would be a success.

WORCESTERSHIRE were indebted to a brilliant catch by Gareth Batty to halt a rapid Nottinghamshire start in their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy fourth round tie at Trent Bridge today. Home skipper Jason Gallian won the toss and elected to bat, and he

Tuesday, August 11, 2004 JAN Molby is still waiting for Kidderminster Harriers to score their first goal of the season following last night's goalless Coca-Cola League Two draw with Notts County at Aggborough. The Harriers director of football, however

BROMSGROVE RFC could be one of the first clubs in the country to be graced by the World Cup when it pays a flying visit to the Midlands next month. The William Webb Ellis Trophy is being paraded around the nation following England's epic final triumph

THREE women's teams from Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club have reached the last 16 of the English National Championships. The club's doubles, triples and fours teams all booked their places in the national finals, which are held at Nottingham between February

Saturday, February 8, 2003 DION Scott could hardly have made a better start for Kidderminster Harriers after securing their first Division Three point at Carlisle United since joining the Football League. The former Walsall centre-back, who helped Harriers

EX-HARRIERS loan man Colin Larkin fired home the winning penalty to lead Mansfield into the Division Three play-off final. Midfielder Neil MacKenzie, who also had a spell with Kidderminster, was on target as well in the shoot-out against Northampton.

27/6/01 BOSS Jan Molby was linked with another manager's job, this time at FC Copenhagen. The Danish champions had lost boss Roy Hodgson to Italian club Udinese and Molby was one of the names suggested as a replacement. But although the Dane admitted

A FEAST of chances brought the curtain down on Kidderminster Harriers' season in a positive fashion for director of football Jan Molby. But Molby will want his side to be more clinical in front of goal next season after Saturday's 2-0 win over mid-table

Saturday, August 7, 2004 THE pursuit of goals was stifled by sweltering conditions as Kidderminster Harriers opened their League Two campaign with a 0-0 draw at Rushden and Diamonds. With a relentless sun beating down on the Nene Park pitch, it was no

REDDITCH United are set to renew hostilities with neighbours Stourport Swifts over a new transfer target. Former Blues and QPR hitman Dennis Bailey, best remembered as the last visiting player to score a hat-trick at Old Trafford, is wanted by United

BROMSGROVE RFC First XV have been given a bye to the North Midlands Cup quarter-final after Pershore pulled out of their first round tie. The two sides were due to meet at Pershore this Sunday. Pershore have cited injuries as the reason for withdrawing

WORCESTER Wolves clinched promotion to National Division One with a narrow 95-87 play-off win over North West London Wolverines. More than 200 of Wolves' loyal fans made the trip to Birmingham's NIA on Saturday to see them secure the English Basketball

WORCESTER'S Under 21s put up a brave showing before losing 26-12 to England Under 19s at Sixways last night. In an open and entertaining game Worcester scored two tries through hooker Chris Hall and flanker Brett Scriven, while Chris Holder, playing at

THE Football in the Community team at Kidderminster Harriers kick off their holiday schemes across the county on Tuesday. There will be courses in Kidderminster and Bromsgrove on Thursday and Friday, June 3 and 4. Earlier in the week, Nick Griffiths'

DAN Zaltzman has been banned for three weeks after his red card at Coventry on Saturday. The Worcester Rugby Club lock was dismissed during the 33-26 win at Coundon Road for throwing a punch and the Sixways club have acted quickly following an internal

WORCESTERSHIRE'S weather-ruined game against India at New Road ended as it began -- with rain. The ill-fated match was finally abandoned as a draw at tea on Saturday. The Indians, gearing up for the second Test against England which starts at Trent Bridge

ADRIAN Skeggs thought Worcester's season was coming to an end during the final few seconds of their win at Henley on Sunday. The Worcester coach, whose side today face Coventry at Sixways, said time stood still for him at the weekend when Henley's Tom

ANDY Bichel returns from international duty for Worcestershire Royals' top-of-the-table Norwich Union League Division One clash against Warwickshire Bears at New Road on Monday (1pm). The star paceman has missed the County's last six matches while playing

WORCESTER Rugby Club's coaches have hailed Gavin Pfister's professionalism after the South African's improvement at openside flanker. Pfister has grown as the season has gone on and is now looking to secure his place in the side as the countdown to Rotherham

WORCESTER Rugby Club clawed their way back into the promotion hunt by moving two points closer to leaders Leeds with a 57-3 demolition of West Hartlepool at Sixways. Leeds' 15-3 defeat at London Welsh means Worcester are now back in the hunt when just

November 1, 1902 REDDITCH Petty Sessions - William Neale, gipsy, whose wife appeared, was fined 2s 6d and 4s 6d costs for allowing a donkey to stray in Holyoakes Lane, Tardebigge, on October 4. PC Prosser proved the case. Fred Simpson, Redditch, was charged

CRICKET worldwide is today mourning the death of Sir Donald Bradman, the great Australian and legendary batsman, six months short of his 93rd birthday. The son of a farmer and carpenter, who graced Worcestershire's ground with his genius, set matchless

Redditch United 2 Feckenham 2 VALLEY tenants Feckenham gave their landlords a run for their money in a 2-2 draw and Mat Henning could have won it for the Millers, forcing a great save from Reds keeper Harvey Willetts late on. Mark Creighton put the Reds

JOHN Brain blasted referee Nigel Yates for his puzzling performance during Worcester Rugby Club's 33-26 win at Coventry. Worcester saw very few decisions go their way in a bad-tempered encounter at Coundon Road and, afterwards, the Sixways head coach

BROMSGROVE and Droitwich Spa RFC First XVs both go in search of doubles this Saturday as the rugby season gets back in full swing. With the Christmas break out of the way, the sides turn their attention to picking up vital league points and defeating

Saturday, January 18, 2003 BROMSGROVE Rovers gained another valuable three points in their quest for back-to-back promotions with a sound display in a 2-1 victory at Atherstone United. Rovers, who stay top of the Dr Martens Western, were in front from

JOHN Brain believes his Worcester Warriors side will provide a positive response to their powder-puff defensive effort against Plymouth. The Sixways' director of rugby watched on in horror last Saturday as his side inexplicably shipped five tries and

MALVERN registered more than five goals in a game for an incredible 10th time this season, as they brushed aside Ettingshall at the Langland Stadium on Tuesday night. MALVERN TOWN 8, ETTINGSHALL HT 0 But more importantly, the result saw Town increase

FORMER Aggborough favourite Chris Brindley has taken over as manager at Hednesford Town until the end of the season. The veteran centre-back, involved in Harriers' Conference win and FA Cup run to the fifth round in the 1993/94 season, takes over from

STEVE Burton admitted he jumped at the chance to join Harriers on a contract until the end of the season, despite having to leave his native Yorkshire. The 21-year-old left-back, who has stepped into the side for Scott Stamps in the last two games, is

Redditch United 2 Leamington 0 (friendly). NEIL Beagan hit his second in two games for his new club as crowd-pullers Leamington were sunk 2-0 at the Valley. Beagan had several chances in an exciting opening spell which also saw Paul Danks and Tommy Byrne

KINGSLEY Jones has backed new boy Nigel Redman to be 'a breath of fresh air' at Worcester Rugby Club. The senior side's skipper, who leads the team at Coventry today, is all in favour of the new RFU England Academy manager who this week settled into his

LEE Wainwright scored a hat-trick as Bromsgrove RFC First XV ran in 11 tries in demolishing Stoke-on-Trent 66-0 at Finstall Park. Scrum half Nick Copson added two with other tries coming from Steve Philips, Carl Bradley, Rob Marshall, Craig Jesson, Andy

WORCESTER Rugby Club have been boosted with the news that Sky will televise their blockbuster with Rotherham next month. Sky Sports has decided to make the National One title showdown, at Six-ways on April 12 (4pm), a live match -- much to the delight

WORCESTER Wolves set up a May Day showdown with North West London after an English Basketball League Division Two play-off victory. The Wolves saw off Westminster Warriors with a 115-58 win at University College, Worcester. The victory leaves the Wolves

21/6/01 THE new Football League season may be two months off but Kidderminster Harriers chiefs can already see pound signs. Harriers have hopes of a big gate, television exposure and a giant-killing when they entertain Preston North End in the Worthington

October 28, 1977 ARECENT appeal in the Indicator for the return of a souvenir Nazi flag taken at the Battle of Arnhem has produced not one, but three flags for Redditch veterans. Members of the Redditch branch of the Parachute Regimental Association wanted

KEEPER John Danby is focussed on earning a new contract with Kidderminster Harriers after showing impressive form between the posts. The 20-year-old is playing his way into the club's plans for next season following another good show in Saturday's 0-0

WORCESTER Rugby Club's skipper Kingsley Jones is back to lead the side at Coventry on Saturday (3pm). The flanker, who has missed Worcester's last three National One matches, returns to captain the team, while centre Chris Yates also comes in for the

MATT Birch could make his first appearance of the season for Bromsgrove RFC First XV this Saturday. Injury-hit Birch has been sidelined since breaking his leg in training in October. Before that, during the close season, he suffered bruising in an accident

ADRIAN Skeggs has warned his Sixways rugby stars that they are playing for their futures in the final seven games of the season. The Worcester coach believes his players let the club and it's supporters down with their display at Henley last Sunday and

Saturday, January 11, 2003 BROMSGROVE Rovers shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw at Mangotsfield United on a pitch resembling an ice skating rink that would have suited Torvill and Dean. Matt Lowe and Steve Pope were called into early action last Saturday

ALLAN Davies has reiterated his desire to stay at Worcester City and win the league. The 30-year-old full-back has been close on three occasions, picking up runners-up spot each time with Burton Albion, and remains as ambitious as ever to overcome the

GOAL hero Drewe Broughton has urged his Kidderminster Harriers' team-mates to treat their last 10 Division Three games as must-win. The recalled Broughton admitted promotion-chasing Harriers seemed to need a half-time telling-off to really motivate themselves

DELIGHTED director of football Jan Molby saw 10-man Kidderminster Harriers' display as among their best in four years of Football League action. The win, which he believes has secured their Division Three status by helping them reach the 50-point mark

Studley BKL 2 Redditch United 2 TEMPERS boiled over in a heated pre-season friendly at the Beehive on Saturday. A mass brawl erupted after Studley hard man Mark Neath punched Redditch striker Paul Danks in front of the United bench in the second half.

Worcester Rugby Club prop forward Alejandro Moreno has been selected for Italy's Six Nations match against Scotland in Rome on February 16. Moreno was a replacement in Italy's match against France at Stade de France on Saturday and came on in the 59th

A SHOCKING suicide was the main talking point in Bromsgrove this week. On Sunday, William Morris, 56, a bootmaker from Worcester Street, was found in his shop with his throat cut just hours after attempting to take his own life by swallowing strychnine

THE future of Stourport Swifts' talented winger Alex Cowley continues to be shrouded in mystery. Cowley failed to turn up for Swifts' first pre-season training session last week and is believed to want to join Redditch United. Swifts are entitled to a

JO Hunt, from Romsley, founder secretary of the Housman Society, claimed an anonymous poem he had discovered in a copy of the Pall Mall Gazette, dated 1895, may have been penned by Bromsgrove's most famous son. He said it had the stamp of the great poet

NICK Baxter's up and down season has hit another low after being axed from the Worcester Rugby Club side to face Coventry at Sixways on Saturday (3pm). The flying winger has endured a frustrating season with Worcester so far, scoring just five tries,

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have agreed new deals with Sam Shilton, John Danby and Lee Ayres. Winger Shilton and rookie goalkeeper Danby have agreed to fresh 12 month contracts while defender Ayres is extending his stay on a short-term deal. The futures of

MARK Gabey has been ruled out of Worcester Rugby Club's trip to Moseley on Sunday. The 19-stone utility forward, who played his first game on Saturday since breaking his arm in January, suffered a rib cartilage injury against Plymouth and had to be replaced

WORCESTERSHIRE soon lost Philip Weston after winning the toss and deciding to bat in the County Championship match against Nottinghamshire at New Road. He managed just five before driving at paceman Davis Lucas and being caught at third slip by Kevin

Saturday, January 11, 2003 BOSS Ian Britton believes Kidderminster Harriers are still in a fighting chance of clinching a Nationwide Lea-gue Division Three play-off spot. The Aggborough manager re-mained defiant despite having their hopes hit by a 2-0

ANOTHER date has been added to the pre-season diary as Kidderminster Harriers return to their Conference roots. Harriers will head to Nuneaton Borough on Saturday, August 4, as part of the deal that took Andy Ducros to Aggborough for a record fee. The

SKIPPER Wayne Hatswell was left reflecting on Harriers being so close yet so far to taking two scalps of promotion chasers. Harriers have let leads slip against Lincoln and Hull but still emerged with creditable draws to boost their points total in the

Weston St Johns 2 Redditch United 6 NICKY Cross' ragtag Redditch army recorded their first friendly win of the season by the seaside on Saturday. With four of the goals in a 6-2 win coming from trialists the new player-manager will feel vindicated in

ENGLAND Under 18 star Luke Narraway is hoping to catch the eye again this weekend when he begins the build up to the Five Nations Championship. The 18-year-old, who is a member of Worcester Rugby Club's growing crop of talented youngsters, will take part

WORCESTER City utility man Kevin Willetts says there is no connection between his return to form and John Barton's appointment as manager. The experienced 37-year-old has been one of City's most improved players in recent weeks, having made the left-back

REDS target Stewart Brighton is reportedly set for talks with neighbours Bromsgrove Rovers tonight (Tuesday). The Moor Green left back previously had spells at both clubs and Bromsgrove manager Gary Hackett is hoping to tempt him away from The Valley.

BROMSGROVE RFC First XV lost their advantage in the Midlands Two (West) title race with a rare 22-22 draw at Barkers Butts. Dean Ball's side, who had put themselves in pole position with a 22-21 defeat of Derby last week, still head the table by a point

WORCESTER Wolves player-coach Rick Solvason is determined that his side will break their home duck tonight. Wolves entertain Coventry Crusaders at University College Worcester (7pm) in a National Basketball League Patron's Cup group match. Having won

RECORDS had been broken at the Post Office in Bromsgrove over Christmas, where close on one million letters, cards and parcels had passed through the sorting office. Many staff had worked 19 hours at the peak of the rush and over 60 temporary staff had

Saturday, January 4, 2003 IT'S a new year and the Bromsgrove Rovers winning machine continues to churn out results with remarkable regularity. Last Saturday Sutton Coldfield were the visitors to a freezing Victoria Ground and they were duly despatched

WORCESTER Wolves reached the semi-final of the National Basketball League Division Two play-offs after beating Northampton 112-97. The game started with a three point attempt from Wolves' Rikki Prince. Northampton responded with three successful three

CENTRE Richard Tomlinson is considering quitting rugby after being released by Worcester. The reliable inside-centre has not played first team rugby since breaking his leg against Rugby in October 1998 and is now working as a surveyor full-time. His injury

Sunday, December 29, 2002 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers missed the chance to move into the Nationwide League Division Three play-off zone when they allowed Bury to hit back for a 1-1 draw in yesterday's clash at rain-drenched Gigg Lane. Bo Henriksen put Harriers

REDDITCH United have declared their interest in released trio Mark Yates, Sean Parrish and Matt Gadsby. The Dr Martens Western Division champions have made a giant leap into the Conference's north feeder league, two levels below Kidderminster, after winning

SOURCES have revealed boss Jan Molby is interested in signing Icelandic midfielder Bjarni Larusson. The 25-year-old former Walsall man has been released by Scunthorpe United. Larusson could provide the bite in the Harriers engine room that Molby is searching

SWANSEA City fans admitted Kidderminster Harriers were the best team they had seen at the Vetch Field for years in a big 4-0 defeat during a superb October for Ian Britton's men. The Welsh side, who visit Aggborough on Saturday, have been flirting with

THE crucial importance of coal mining to Britain was highlighted by Mr (later Sir) Gerald Nabarro, then Conservative MP for Kidderminster, in a speech delivered at Malvern this week 50 years ago. The Journal reported him as stressing the need "to make

Redditch United 2 Gloucester United 3 ANOTHER make-do-and-mend United squad of trialists and youngsters slumped to a 3-2 defeat to a lower division outfit on Tuesday. Gloucester United ply their trade in the equivalent of the Alliance, a league below

FORMER British Lions second row Nigel Redman has been appointed Worcester Rugby Club's new RFU academy manager. The 37-year-old, who won 20 caps for England and was a member of the successful 1997 British Lions squad in South Africa, replaces Carl Douglas

STEVE Lutz can play a key role for Worcester City as they embark on a crucial weekend -- says manager John Barton. Lutz is likely to return to an attacking role for tomorrow's Dr Martens League Premier Division game at Havant and Waterlooville (3pm),

Saturday, December 28, 2002 BROMSGROVE Rovers swept to a 5-0 victory at lowly Shepshed Dynamo. The visitors showed why they are top of the league. In a fairly even first half, most of the attacking pressure came from Gary Hackett and Jon Ford's side,

WORCESTER City manager John Barton is currently in talks with three players. The St George's Lane boss reports negotiations are progressing well but said they are still at a relatively early stage. "We have been talking to two or three players and are

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers supremo Lionel Newton has insisted he only had the club's welfare at heart when he voted against a two-up two-down system between Division Three and the Conference. Newton, who originally intended to back the proposal, was among

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' Smoby table football champion Sam Turner heads for the grand final at Leeds next Thursday. The 11-year-old Franche Middle School pupil won the Midland final at Derby with an exciting 10-9 win over West Brom. Turner earlier won

The Journal edition of 250 years ago carried a strange item relating to some unusual busker or street campaigner seen in Worcester. "On Wednesday night, this city was under the greatest consternation imaginable at the appearance of the most dreadful BUGGABO

JOHN Brain thought the weather was the true winner as Worcester Rugby Club squelched to a 10-6 victory over London Welsh. The Sixways side played some enterprising rugby in the first half but as the rain continued to hammer down on Saturday, the game

WITH the holiday season nearly upon us and mixed bathing now accepted in most popular watering holes, the advice in the Messenger's women's column was timely. It said now there was a need to be smart. Out had gone unfashionable old blue sack bathing gowns

WORCESTER City boss John Barton today defended star striker Mark Owen after his glaring miss cost City a place in the semi-finals of the Dr Martens Cup. The 23-goal forward hit the bar when faced with an open goal, and Burton capitalised to win 1-0 with

TWO nine-year-old Rubery youngsters had proved they had a thirst for collecting when they amassed a huge pile of 24,875 ring pulls to help fund the purchase of a kidney machine. The pair, Scott Webster, of Leasowe Road, and Duncan Mytton, of Segbourne

RECORD floods at New Road have contributed to Worcestershire County Cricket Club sinking to an overall loss of £114,618 during the past year. The figure includes a £38,187 trading deficit for last season. County members will be told officially of the

GEOFF Cooke admitted he was "relieved" to come away from Henley with a narrow 16-13 victory yesterday as Worcester scraped home with a desperate performance. The league leaders could easily have lost the game if Henley full-back Nick Buoy had have had

MALVERN Town retained their position on top of the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division table, following this narrow defeat at the Tipton Sports Academy on Saturday, but only on goal difference. TIPTON TOWN 1, MALVERN TOWN 0 Second-placed

Saturday, December 21, 2002 TWO cracking goals from Sean Parrish and John Melligan gave Kidderminster Harriers an early Christmas present with a 2-0 Nationwide League Division Three victory over Wrexham at The Racecourse Ground on Saturday. It was Harriers

THE Friends of the Harriers will be aiming to add to their fundraising grand total of around £50,000 before splitting up. The volunteers' final event is their 15th annual golf day which will take the form of an 18-hole stableford competition on Thursday

GOVERNMENT cutbacks in education grants, amounting to £13m over the past four years, was starting to have serious effects on local schools. Text books were in short supply and teachers had taken on many of the duties normally carried out by ancillary

THE Dr Martens Western Division fixtures have been announced and Redditch start at home to newly-promoted Taunton Town on Saturday, August 17. A week later it is another new ground when United visit relegated Premier side Merthyr Tydfil. The first derby

DEAN Ball admits he will not play rugby again after snapping his left achilles tendon. Bromsgrove RFC First XV's player/coach (pictured) pulled up unchallenged just short of scoring a try in his side's 24-18 Midlands Two (West) victory at Stoke last Saturday

(From Sixways Director of Coaching Adrian Skeggs in the club's Spanish training camp) WE'VE had to change our selection plans for Sunday's match at Henley Hawks because of one or two injuries. The boys looked and felt stiff after their athletics efforts

PAUL Pollard was Worcestershire Royals batting hero when they opened up a four-point lead at the top of the National League Division One table with a 47-run win over Northamptonshire Steelbacks at New Road. The rain-affected victory was achieved under

A START was made this week on laying mains water pipes from New Road to The Eachway in Rubery. The work was expected to be completed by the end of the month. It was good news for those householders who daily formed a procession to fetch their water in

A MIXTURE of Worcester's young guns, seasoned performers and first team stars will face Northampton at Sixways tonight. Their side includes players from the Under 21s, second and first teams as the club get ready for a return to league action on Saturday

THE search is on for descendants of a man who was Mayor of Worcester almost a century ago - Alderman J S Cook whose portrait hangs just inside the main entrance of the Guildhall. He lived from 1856 to 1927 and owned a printing and stationery business

EXPERIENCED midfielders Mark Yates and Sean Parrish were both a whisker away from gaining a new contract with Kidderminster Harriers. The duo were among nine players released from Aggborough in Jan Molby's end-of-season cull which paves the way for a

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers U-18s cruised into the Herefordshire Youth Cup semi-finals with a 9-0 hammering of Gloucester. Daniel Lennon (three), David Stanbra (two), Daniel Bulmer, Chris McHale, Matt White and Rob Taylor were the scorers.

MARK Yates applauded the character within the team after Kidderminster Harriers fought back from a goal down at Leyton Orient. Yates has inspired Harriers to 10 points from five games and also scored two goals from midfield, including Saturday's leveller

WORCESTER City boss John Barton is aiming to bolster his squad with three signings in the next two weeks. The City manager has been locked in negotiations and said he hoped to finalise deals on his return from holiday next week. "I have spoken to a lot

A NATIONAL campaign was being waged in England at this time 100 years ago to halt the employment of women as barmaids in pubs. The Journal of 1903 explained: "Practical effect will be given to the agitation against the employment of young girls in the

TWO members of Worcester Rugby Club's ladies team helped England to a 35-8 win against Scotland in their opening Six Nations Championship match in Edinburgh yesterday. Wing Nicola Crawford and scrum half Joanne Yapp both scored a try in the first international

WORCESTER City manager John Barton is looking for his players to respond in the right way to the end of their eight-match winning streak. Missed chances were to blame as City lost 1-0 at home to title-chasing Bath City on Saturday. With other results

THE FA Trophy draw has thrown up a potentially mouthwatering derby against Stourport Swifts. United will visit either Western Division rivals Mangotsfield United or Swifts in Round One on Saturday, November 2 with £700 up for grabs for the winner. The

BROMSGROVE RFC First XV face their biggest test of the season so far when they entertain unbeaten Derby at Finstall Park this Saturday. The sides are joint leaders of Midlands Two (West) going into the crucial match, although Dean Ball's side has played

THREE Worcester Rugby Club stars will feel at home on Sunday when they tackle Spain in the Six Nations Championship. Because England players Joanne Yapp, Nicky Crawford and Nicola Goodwin are ready to perform at Sixways for the championship clash, kick-off

WORCESTER City manager John Barton is predicting a bright future for three of the club's rising stars. Barton was speaking after Dean Smith, Dan Parker and Liam McDonald all signed full contracts with the St George's Lane club. The trio are the first

WORCESTER City manager John Barton is hoping to land a new signing that will set 'tongues wagging'. The St George's Lane boss made the revelation when he came under the spotlight at a supporters' club fans' forum last night. Barton, alongside player-coach

WORCESTER Wolves missed out on the National League Division Two title despite winning 83-70 at Cov-entry Crusaders. Coventry needed a win to secure fourth place and a home tie in the play-offs while Wolves knew a win for them would maintain pressure on

CONTRACT talks were due to be held at Six-ways today on the future of three Worcester first team players. Their agent Alastair Saverimutto was due to meet Sixways Director of Rugby Les Cusworth and Chief Executive Geoff Cooke to finalise deals which would

STAYING? CONTRACTED FOR NEXT SEASON: Jesper Christiansen, Wayne Hatswell, Lee Jenkins, Dean Keates, Adam Murray, Scott Rickards. JOHN DANBY: Has impressed greatly since his long-awaited call-up and is thinking over a new contract offer. 2003-04 GAMES:

HARRIERS 2 SHREWSBURY 2 THERE was a gloomy atmosphere around Aggborough at 8.35pm on Tuesday as Kidderminster Harriers looked set to surrender points in the Division Three play-off race. But a stunning second-half fightback from Ian Britton's men, not

October 14, 1977 THE Redditch branch of the Parachute Regiment Association has appealed to the Feckenham resident who 30 years ago bought a Nazi flag - brought back as a souvenir from Arnhem. The flag was sold at auction soon after the war and local ex-paratroopers

FOOD rationing was finally set to end this weekend and the final meeting of the Bromsgrove control committee was held at the Council House. Tributes were paid to the 50 committee members who had carried out the government's orders during, what at times

THE FA is set to announce details of a long-awaited restructuring of the non-league pyramid. The proposal for two feeder leagues to the Conference failed to win enough support from enough clubs in the top tier of the three current feeder leagues and has

WORCESTER Wolves are expecting a close encounter against Hackney in today's testing National Basketball League Division Two clash in London. It will be their second league outing of the season and comes on the back of last weekend's impressive 87-84 National

JOHN Barton has reiterated his desire to take Worcester City into the promised land of the Nationwide Conference. Speaking at a fans' forum at St George's Lane last night, the City manager stressed that he had several player targets in mind to improve

A FEATURE of the first ever fundraising fete organised by the new Friends of Bromsgrove Hospitals organisation and held at Hill Top chest hospital, was a colour film of an operatiin being performed on a girl. The Friends aimed to raise cash to provide

NEW signing Rob Warner has promised to shore up Worcester City's defence and add an attacking impetus to their play. The 27-year-old full-back last night completed his switch from Tamworth to St George's Lane as John Barton landed his first close season

IT WAS the biggest game of the season to date and he was billed as one of the biggest players. Nick Baxter's photograph was even featured in the Headingley programme but while the 22 warmed up for the game on the outfield of the adjacent cricket field

MEMBERS of Stoke Prior Parish Council decided at their meeting to give their active support to the appeal for help in meeting the cost of renovating Stoke Prior Village Hall. Treasurer Mr ES Passmore told colleagues that the provision of a new floor had

MALVERN enjoyed a convincing win at Bustleholme on Saturday, and this despite having to play for nearly an hour with just ten men after the 30th-minute dismissal of defender Dave Cannon. BUSTLEHOLME 0, MALVERN TOWN 4 Town's hero was striker Dean Roberts

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 Brave Kidderminster Harriers gave Second Division Brentford a fight to the final whistle, but bowed out of the LDV Vans Trophy after gifting the London side two poor goals to lose the third round tie 2-1. With just 16 fit players

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have an unlikely rivalry with Chelsea this year - but not on the football pitch. The football club have linked up with town motorsport ace Nathan Freke in a bid to promote both parties. Freke will be competing against the car of

CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0 HARRIERS 2 ANOTHER of Ian Britton's astute loan captures quickly marked his time at Kidderminster Harriers in style on Saturday. Wes Morgan, playing only his third Football League game at Cambridge United, scored the second goal and

TITLE-chasing Worcestershire Royals were saved by the rain after a poor batting display against Leicestershire Foxes in yesterday's Norwich Union National League Division One match at New Road. The wet weather eventually forced the game to be abandoned

DIRECTOR of football Jan Molby had particular praise for Mark Yates on his return to Aggborough after Tuesday's vital 2-1 win over Northampton. Molby said: "I thought Mark Yates was absolutely fabulous in the first half. In the second half he dropped

1803: A morning paper states that orders have been given for the making of a new Royal Standard. We are assured our Gracious Sovereign himself (George III) has declared his determination to take this new Standard into the field at the head of his armies

WORCESTER Rugby Club's utility back Nicola Milne will start for Ireland against Wales in the first Six Nations Championship game this weekend. The 27-year-old, who is head of girl's physical education at Nunnery Wood High School in Worcester, will gain

REDS fans might recognise another old face in the Bromsgrove Rovers lineup next season after Mark Benbow's return from Down Under. The wide midfielder left United two seasons ago to join a professional club in Australia. He is back in the country and

Saturday, November 30, 2002 A MOMENT of magic from James Dyson helped Bromsgrove Rovers to their third victory over Stourport Swifts this season and with it kept them top of the Dr Martens Western. Dyson danced his way past three Swifts defenders with

WORCESTER City duo Pat Lyons and David Holmes are set to undergo surgery within a fortnight. Midfielder Lyons is provisionally booked in next week for an operation on a hip flexor muscle, while Holmes, sidelined with a groin injury since February, is

THE number of tramps seeking outdoor relief at Droitwich Workhouse during the past fortnight had numbered 144 compared with a more modest 84 for the same period last year. The ruling Guardians, who as always kept a very close watch on the purse strings

WORCESTER City goalkeeper Danny McDonnell is booked in for a minor operation next week to cure a troublesome shoulder injury. The 31-year-old is currently in Scotland representing England at the Four Nations Tournament in Scotland but requires treatment

A FULL house crowd saw Worcester Wolves beat Colchester United 84-78 at University College Worcester in the National Basketball League Division Two. The Wolves started strongly with Josh Cooprider hitting three three-point attempts in the opening four

THREE Sixways stars were due to play for Bedford in a trial today before thrashing out loan or transfer deals on Monday. Lock Dave Sims, centre Jamie Connolly and utility back Duncan Hughes are all in the Bedford squad to face Banbury. Their move comes

WHY is Windmill Lane in Kempsey so called? On the face of it, because it was once the site of a wind-driven structure for milling flour, though you'd be forgiven for finding it difficult to readily confirm this fact. The truth is that a windmill did,

Saturday, November 30,2002 ANGRY boss Ian Britton has warned his players to "shape up or ship out" after Kidderminster Harriers suffered two defeats in a row for the first time this season. Harriers followed up Tuesday's FA Cup exit at Rushden and Diamonds

JAN Molby was furious with Scott Stamps for his sending off and an "extremely poor" team performance at Doncaster. He fumed: "The sending off was schoolboy stuff. Scott decided twice in the first half to kick JJ Melligan and I will never know why as Melligan

WORCESTER City manager John Barton is confident his side can upset title-chasing Bath City tomorrow. Barton's men are chasing their ninth successive win in all competitions in the Dr Martens league Premier Division clash at St George's Lane (3pm). Second

SOLIHULL Borough forward Derek Hall has dismissed rumours he is heading for the Valley. The Borough target man has been linked with a move to Redditch United as the pre-season rumour mill goes into overdrive. With leading scorer Paul Danks departing for

SKIPPER Dave Clark believes Bromsgrove RFC First XV's obliteration of Malvern at Finstall Park will send shockwaves through Midlands Two West. Clark (pictured) went over for a second half try in last Saturday's clash as Dean Ball's side romped to a 44

WORCESTER Wolves Basketball Club face their stiffest test of the season tonight when they travel to face City of Sheffield Arrows in the National Cup first round (6pm). The Division One outfit, formerly known as Derbyshire, won Wolves' division last season

FARMERS in Bromsgrove were to band together with their counterparts in neighbouring counties to wage war on their feathered foe, the pigeon. Organised mass shoots would start in February. OFFICIALDOM was shown to have a soft side this week. Post Office

Monday, November 25, 2002 BROMSGROVE Rovers' interest in the Dr Martens League Cup ended on Monday night with an abysmal performance and 3-0 defeat at Solihull Borough. A changed Rovers side saw Morgan Brookes play his first match of the season and a

THREE of Worcester City's Football Development squad have signed contracts with the club for next season. Liam McDonald, Dean Smith and Dan Parker have all impressed for Ray Woods' side and have frequently been on the subs bench for first-team games.

Officials of Bromsgrove Farmers Club were looking forward to their annual open Agricultural and Horse Show, held at Kingsland Hill Farm, Wychbold. This was due to 'a marvellous sponsorship' for a very full and attractive programme. Highlights included

DANNY McDonnell has been relishing his time with England's National Game XI squad and picking up some valuable goalkeeping tips. Worcester City's player of the season is lapping up the opportunity of specialist training with England coach Mike Kelly as

BROMSGROVE town planners decided to play the waiting game before expressing an opinion on a suggestion to ban all through traffic from using Windsor Street. The county inspired suggestion to make the street a bus only route, except for those requiring

AWAY from public gaze at Worcester Cathedral is a vast treasury of ancient manuscripts and books forming a priceless part of the national heritage and covering more than 1,000 years of history. A narrow spiral stairway of stone off the main body of the

STRIKER Ian Foster has returned to make sure Kidderminster Harriers do not lose the Football League status he helped to achieve. Harriers' Conference title-winning top scorer Foster, signed for an initial month's loan from Chester, showed his intent with

BROMSGROVE RFC First XV and Malvern will lock horns at Finstall Park this Saturday for the first time since their epic encounter on the final day of last season. The two sides were both relegated from Midlands One last season despite Bromsgrove's amazing

THE Messenger's pages contained many adverts for Christmas goods. J Wheelock who had a shop in Market Place had children's velvet and fancy party suits on offer. And Longfield's in Worcester Street were proudly advertising their guaranteed English farm

WORCESTER City skipper Carl Heeley has issued a public apology to the club and its fans for what he describes as a "moment of madness". Heeley was sent off in last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Dover for two bookable offences. But he has admitted that he was

A Marlbrook man was cheated out of his hard earnings when Birmingham man James Patrick McIlroy was found guilty of obtaining £6 from Birmingham Road resident Reginald Ironmonger under false pretences. The thirty-two-year old was sentenced to two months

WORCESTER'S teenage centre Andrew Higgins was due to meet up with the England U21 squad today ahead of his debut against Ireland on Friday. And the 18-year-old has revealed he was the last person to know about his promotion from the U19s to the U21s.

MALVERN Town's Express and Star West Midlands League, Premier Division championship hopes received a setback after they went down 3-1 at home to fellow challengers Kington Town at the Langland Stadium last Saturday. MALVERN TOWN 1, KINGTON TOWN 3 This

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers U-18s finished off their Midland Floodlit Youth League Premier Division campaign with a 5-2 home defeat to West Brom. League top scorer Aaron Farrell bagged both goals on Monday, including a penalty, as the team finished third in

FORMER Kidderminster Harriers man Abdou Sall's wretched season has reached new depths after he was sacked by new club Nuneaton Borough. Sall, who played three Conference games for them, reportedly turned up late for training three times in just two weeks

September 27, 1902 It has been decided by the Joint Unionist Associations of Redditch to entertain the Right Hon. Lord Windsor (First Commissioner of Works) and the Right Hon. Austen Chamberlain MP (The Postmaster- General) at a public dinner at the Royal

EVESHAM United defender Andy Smith has held off all challengers to win the Evening News' Ray Mercer Memorial Trophy. The 29-year-old full-back was a model of consistency in the Common Road club's best-ever season in the Dr Martens League, helping them

It has not been a great week for taking cricket to the less well resourced Minor County grounds such as St Austell, with Worcestershire's Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy tie having to be switched from there to Truro because of the weather. Tony Penberthy

GRAEME Hick underlined his determination to get Worcestershire Royals back into the first division of the Norwich Union League with a match-winning innings in yesterday's five-wicket triumph over Sussex Sharks at Kidderminster. The County skipper hit

WORCESTER City manager John Barton admits his side face a tough test at Telford United in the fifth round of the FA Umbro Trophy. City have been handed a trip to the Nationwide Conference side on Saturday, February 26. But Barton says they will approach

GLENN McGrath made a quick-fire breakthrough when promotion-chasing Worcestershire launched their make-or-break County Championship Division Two match with champions Northamptonshire at New Road today. The Australian pace star struck with his second delivery

PAUL Wyatt is the only casualty in Worcester City's end-of-season retained list. City's second-choice goalkeeper has had his contract cancelled by mutual consent after talks with manager John Barton. All other players have been retained although Barton

Lucy Caldwell, from Station Street, found herself up before Bromsgrove Petty Sessions charged with stealing firewood from homes under construction in Bromsgrove. Sgt Wagstaff stated he had witnessed the defendant in the Ednall Lane houses picking up wood

WORCESTER Wolves have finally landed their first trophy in the four years of their existence. But they made desperately hard work of defeating gallant Hackney White Heat 111-100 to win the National League Patrons Cup competition. They trailed for around

WORCESTER'S teenage centre Andrew Higgins has been propelled into the international limelight after being chosen in the England Under 21 squad at the age of 18. Higgins was originally chosen for the U19s but has now been fast-tracked after some outstanding

AN inquest into the murder of Florrie Porter, a 33-year-old clerk at the Austin works, whose body was found at Lickey End School, returned a verdict of murder by "some person unknown." The victim, from nearby Little Heath Lane, had been stabbed seven

A MALVERN Town team, showing a number of changes from the side that hammered seven goals past Dudley Town on Saturday, moved into the second round of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Cup with this comfortable victory against a young Bromsgrove side at the

MRS Gladys Willcox retains vivid memories of the 16 months she spent as a small girl and TB sufferer at Knightwick Sanatorium in the late 1920s. She was the youngest of five children of Alfred and Salome Susannah (Susan) Bennett, who lived in a terraced

Saturday, November 16, 2002 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have been drawn away to Forest Green or Exeter City - if they beat Rushden & Diamonds in a first round replay at Nene Park later this month. Harriers and the Diamonds drew 2-2 at Aggborough on Saturday

WAYNE Hatswell walked away with all three player-of-the-season awards for Kidderminster Harriers. The 29-year-old skipper, rock solid for much of the season in defence, was named supporters', junior supporters' and Kidderminster Shuttle player of the

September 29, 1952 ALCESTER Rural District Council decided at its meeting on Wednesday to support Studley Parish Council's application for a Crown Post Office. The matter was raised by the chairman of the council Councillor HE Whitehouse who told the

WORCESTER City have released midfielder Steve Lutz and teenage utility player Wesley Joyce. But manager John Barton has also placed midfielder Marc Burrow and striker Mark Shepherd on contracts, while six other players have agreed new deals. Barton said

1803: The Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry were in training five days last week for the purpose of perfecting in their exercises those young members who have lately entered. It reflects the highest credit on their Hon. Commandant to say that the whole

WORCESTER City are hoping a home draw in the FA Umbro Trophy will help keep them on the road to a money-spinning trip to Wembley. Saturday's 1-0 win at Stalybridge Celtic put them into the last 16 for the first time in 18 years, and the club are now within

REDDITCH United have had a much-needed morale-booster with the confirmation of a grant for work at their Valley Stadium home. The Football Stadia Improvement Fund stumped up a huge £27,770 to the club towards the cost of pitch drainage and perimeter fencing

WORCESTER Wolves are confident of recording their second win of the new basketball season when they travel to Coventry Crusaders in the Patrons Cup tonight (7.30). Wolves go into the first of four round-robin games on the back of a record 127-76 win at

EX-SERVICEMEN in Bromsgrove would not in future be awarded housing "points" towards obtaining a council house, the district council decided. The move had upset the British Legion which said it was a "diabolical" decision. TENANTS living on the new council

ALISTAIR Murdoch is hoping for a huge favour from his former club Bedford tomorrow as he bids to lead his side to victory at Wakefield. The Worcester Rugby Club skipper is banking on a "Herculean" performance from the Blues when they play host to second

STEPHEN Tallet, 19, from Edwin Crescent, Charford, Bromsgrove, got a shock when he went to put on his shoes after enjoying a spot of sunbathing near Tardebigge reservoir. Feeling something with his toe he poked his hand in and out slithered an 18-inch

WORCESTER went down 19-15 to Midlands rivals Moseley under the Sixways floodlights last night. The home side could have snatched victory in the last five minutes, but fullback Duncan Hughes was judged to have touched the corner flag a fraction of a second

MALVERN Town maintained their seven point lead at the top of the West Midlands League Premier Division table with this emphatic victory at Dudley on Saturday. DUDLEY TOWN 1, MALVERN TOWN 7 It was Lee Hooper who opened the scoring for Town in the 18th

AGGBOROUGH is ready this weekend for fans looking to make the most of the season ticket discount. The ticket office is open from 9.30am until noon on Saturday and 10am until noon on Sunday, as well as from 9.15am until 5pm in the week. And the Harriers

September 23, 1977 REDDITCH carnival's street collection raised £1,340 for local charities this year - but organisers say it could have been a lot more. For they are disappointed the 1977 collection is £100 down on last year's figures - the first time

ANGRY Jan Molby admitted Harriers scarcely deserved saving a point from their 1-0 defeat to Yeovil at the weekend. But the director of football was furious at referee Kevin Wright's decision to disallow Dean Bennett's injury-time effort and at his handling

JOHN Brain said Worcester's players could be proud of themselves after the defeat which ended their season. The Sixways chief praised his side after their 18-8 loss at Rotherham which killed off any lingering hopes of promotion to the Premiership. The

BROMSGROVE Motors in Worcester Road was advertising the new Hillman Minx car for £470 plus £196 purchase tax. TO mark Bromsgrove School's quartercentenary of its foundation, which fell in Coronation year, the school presented the town with a sundial.

WORCESTER City winger Keith Knight says his form has improved because he is enjoying his football again. The former Cheltenham Town player is now beginning to get into his stride after a low-key start to his career at St George's Lane. The capture of

BROMSGROVE RFC First XV have been handed a home draw in next round of the Powergen Intermediate Cup. Dean Ball's side will play Burton at Finstall Park in the Midlands section third round on Saturday, November 15. Burton, of Midlands Three West (North

SATEKI Tuipulotu has been given a massive boost before the trip to Wakefield with the return of his 'lucky' boots. The Tongan international appealed for the boots to be returned in yesterday's Evening News after his kit-bag went missing following Sunday's

Saturday, November 16, 2002 AREAS of Taunton are named after one of England's finest poets - William Wordsworth. So it was fitting that Bromsgrove Rovers should choose Wordsworth Drive to perform like poetry in motion to defeat one of the Dr Martens Western's

IT was easily the hardest decision of his rugby career -- but after hours of thought Ali McLaughlin has decided to swap his Worcester shirt for a Stourbridge one. His loan deal announced this week ends a run at Worcester which stretches back 15 years

WORCESTERSHIRE have released unsettled paceman Alamgir Sheriyar from his contract. Warwickshire are believed to be interested in the 26-year-old who asked to leave New Road following a disappointing season. He had two more years left to run on his contract

RUBERY Citizen's Association was celebrating its silver jubilee. It was founded in 1929 when there had been many grumbles regarding East Worcestershire Waterworks Company wanting to put up its prices. As a result the company backed down. WELL-known Droitwich

AGGBOROUGH director of football Jan Molby branded the conditions "farcical" at Oxford on Saturday but felt Harriers more than matched their high-flying opponents in the first half. Molby said: "If Oxford had had to go the way we went in the second half

THIS week 250 years ago, the Worcester Journal reported on "a horrid murder" in the Faithful City. The edition of 1753 stated: Last Sunday night about 10 o'clock, as Thomas Penderton and one Simmonds, both porters, were passing through Sansome Fields

WEMBLEY winner Keith Knight believes Worcester City can go all the way in the FA Umbro Trophy. The winger, who helped Cheltenham Town win the competition two seasons ago, hopes to have recovered from a knee injury in time to face Stalybridge Celtic in

BROMSGROVE RFC Colts were comprehensively beaten 36-0 by Old Silhillians last Sunday. Vernon Nibbs' side applied early pressure but lost a lineout to concede the first try before a converted score by Squire made it 12-0. Two more tries, one converted,

MRS Jenny Chance, from Hastings Road, Charford, was voted Bromsgrove's Miss British Legion 1978. She had been selected at a dance organised by the branch social club as part of the Poppy Appeal. A PROPOSAL that Birmingham City Council should take control

NICK Baxter has won a sensational recall to the Worcester Rugby Club line-up just 19 days after fearing his season was over. The Sixways winger returns for the crunch National One clash at Wakefield on Saturday hoping for a repeat of his last trip to

WORCESTER City's players are coming under the spotlight in a technique being pioneered by assistant manager Mick Tuohy. John Barton's right hand man will undertake performance profiling to identify player strengths and weaknesses to enable them to improve

WORCESTER Rugby Club have been given the go-ahead to increase ground capacity for their promotion showdown with Rotherham. The April 12 clash had sold out some weeks ago but, after Worcester were inundated with requests for tickets, they have added another

THERE was a sad ending to a full-scale operation to rescue a carthorse belonging to Mr Webb, who had got stuck in a water-filled ditch at Walmers Farm, Wychbold, during a violent thunder storm. After many hours of toil it was finally freed by firefighters

WORCESTER Wolves' hopes of winning the National Basketball League Division Two title took a dive when they lost 85-82 to their nearest rivals North West Lonsdon. Both teams had suffered only one defeat and the victors from this game would take pole position

MALVERN Town extended their lead at the top of the Express and Star West Midlands Premier Division table to seven points, following a second successive win against Heath Hayes at the Langland Stadium on Saturday. MALVERN TOWN 2, HEATH HAYES 1 Town's quick

PURELY by chance, memories of a sad and traumatic incident from my own childhood were graphically reawakened recently while I was researching in the Evening News bound archives. I was again looking up details of the record Severn flood of 1947, and chanced

SKIPPER Wayne Hatswell's consistency makes him a role model for his team-mates, according to Kidderminster Harriers number two Gary Barnett. The rugged 29-year-old centre-half, Ian Britton's final signing before he was sacked, has been a revelation and

AN unusual entertainment spectacle took place on the Severn at Worcester this week 100 years ago. The Journal of 1903 reported the event under the heading "Queer Craft on the River". "An extremely clever exhibition of log-rolling took place on the Severn

JOHN Brain has paid tribute to Worcester Rugby Club prop Alejandro Mor-eno after he was called up to the Italian Six Nations team. The Sixways head coach has been delighted with the way the 28-year-old has fitted in since his summer arrival, particularly

DISTINGUISHED Old Bromsgrovian Sir Basil Embrey was promoted to Air Chief Marshall. He was the hero of four escapes from the hands of the Germans during the war. He became head of Allied Air Forces Central Europe. THERE was a huge response when a mobile

WORCESTER Rugby Club's star goal-kicker Sateki Tuipulotu is facing a race against time before Saturday's clash at Wakefield after having his boots stolen! The Tongan international, who has kicked more than 300 points this season with his lucky boots,

MARK Shail believes Worcester City should aspire to emulate Nationwide Conference champions Yeovil Town. The defender had a spell with the Glovers after leaving St George's Lane in the mid 1980s and while City have stifled in the Dr Martens Premier Division