A FUND-RAISER has hit out at organisers of last weekend’s Upton-upon-Severn music festival, saying he was refused entry because he wanted to support the “wrong charity”. Clint Varndall, a full-time fund-raiser for Afghan Heroes, wanted to sell
WORCESTER returned from Astwood Bank in Worcestershire League Division One with a winning draw. Jack Horton top-scored for the visitors falling one short of his half-century as Worcester posted a respectable total of 221-9. Liam Weston (5-32) took the
Pershore slipped deeper into a Birmingham League Division Three relegation battle when they slumped to a 27-run defeat to Lichfield. The visitors showed their aggression from the start after winning the toss. Lichfield fired 268-2 from their spell with
A JILTED boyfriend let himself into his ex-girlfriend’s home, trashed her house and spat at her. Russell Taylor took the breakdown of his relationship “badly” by his own admission and let himself into their former home in Droitwich on Sunday, May 30
CHRIS McPhee’s goal ensured Harriers ended a winless run of six matches and earned a much-needed victory at Altrincham. The 80th minute penalty was enough for Harriers to pick up a crucial victory which moved them out of the Blue Square Bet Premier’s
MALVERN Town progressed through the first qualifying round of the FA Vase with a 3-1 defeat of Cradley Town. A brace from Chris Cornes and a late strike from Bryan Craven sealed the victory for Chris Stephens’ side. Despite a number of half-chances
Division One Astwood Bank v Worcester Worcester 221-9 (18), Astwood Bank 144-9 (5) (L. Weston 5-32). Worcester winning draw. Barnards Green v Stourbridge Stourbridge 172 all out (3) (J. Banks 51, A. Ford 4-43), Barnards Green 173-3 (20) (A. Russell
MONDAY Midland Floodlit Youth League South Division: Hereford United v Bromsgrove Sporting. FA Youth Cup preliminary round: Bewdley Town v Pegasus Juniors; Bromyard Town v Stone Dominoes; Worcester City v Rugby Town. TUESDAY Uhlsport Hellenic League
HONOURS were shared by two sides desperate to climb the Zamaretto League Premier Division in a nervy encounter at St George’s Lane yesterday. Bedford arrived looking for their first win of the season, Evesham hadn’t won since the opening day. Unfortunately
Hereford United continue to slip down the npower League Two table after suffering a third successive reverse at the Pirelli Stadium. Perhaps what is more worrying, the Bulls have now gone a remarkable 524 minutes since scoring their only goal of the
SATURDAY WORCESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Malvern Rangers Res 6 GDL Athletic 1; Malvern Town Res 3 Perrywood 1; Northway 0 Hallow 2; Worcester Raiders 13 Worcester Anchors 0; YM Rangers 0 Newtown Sports 8; Powick 7 West Malvern 0. KIDDERMINSTER LEAGUE
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley threw his backing behind Graham Ward following the skipper’s red card against Nuneaton. The right-back was given his marching orders 20 minutes from the end of Saturday’s pulsating 2-2 draw and will now serve a three-match
First XI Premier Division Barnt Green (20 points) 125-3 (N. Newport 65*) defeated Wellington (2 points) 124 (W. Wagner 48, S. Wheeler 4-31) by 7 wickets. Knowle & Dorridge (9 points) 202-9 (L. Parker 48, J. Pienaar 40, T. Singh 4-35, C. Tranter 4-58
KAREN Greenfield has again broken the ladies’ course record at Kidderminster Golf Club. The new standard scratch score (SSS) for the ladies is 74 and Greenfield, who plays off a handicap of two, shot a gross score of 71 when winning the Nick Underwood
WHEN Carl Heeley said Worcester City would serve up entertaining football at St George’s Lane, he wasn’t wrong. City have excited already at HQ this season but Saturday’s dramatic draw will rank as one of the best games seen on home soil in many a day
BARNARDS Green are celebrating winning the Worcestershire League after their seven-wicket victory over Stourbridge. West Indies ‘A’ pace bowler Andre Russell once again stole the show for Green as they made light work of their visitors. Stourbridge
A WORCESTERSHIRE entrepreneur is hoping he won’t get burned when he appears before the Dragons tonight. Adam Weaver, aged 30, will appear on the BBC show Dragons’ Den to pitch his Pershore-based company, proppa.com, to the five business moguls. Mr Weaver
WORCESTERSHIRE director of cricket Steve Rhodes has called for a change to the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition after just one season. The current format sees 21 teams, the 18 first-class counties, plus Scotland, Holland and Unicorns, split into three
OLD Elizabethans secured a crushing win over Tamworth to leaves themselves with a chance to win promotion to the Birmingham League Division One for the first time in their history. The visitors elected to bat first on a dry-looking wicket but Charlie
KIDDERMINSTER Victoria head into the final weekend of the Birmingham League season with the Premier Division title in their grasp following their 82-run success at Smethwick. The Chester Road side have not won the Birmingham League crown since 1975 and
MALVERN have been relegated from Worcestershire League Division after losing their all-important clash at Colwall. Both sides were battling against the drop going into this encounter but it was the hosts who walked away with a 67-run success. Put into
IF golfer Bob Webb has a nickname among his friends at Worcester Golf and Country Club, it ought to be ‘Ace’ because the 69-year-old has just struck his 17th hole-in-one in 40 years of playing the game. That’s nearly one every two years, which is a staggering
A WORCESTER couple have been fined £175 each after their son failed to attend school on a regular basis. Paul Bayliss, aged 39 and his wife, Samantha, 31, of Borrowdale Drive, Warndon, were not in court when their case was heard and it was
Arscott: Under pressure to perform on his return to Brickfields, the full-back gave an assured display under the high ball. 7. Garvey: Not as threatening as the previous week against Birmingham and Solihull and made too many handling errors. 6. Crockett
HAT-TRICK hero Miles Benjamin is determined to have his most prolific season in a Worcester jersey after bagging his first treble for the club. The England Saxons speedster dotted down three times in the victory over Plymouth Albion at Brickfields and
RICHARD Hill admitted Worcester Warriors made heavy weather of their 26-19 Championship victory at Plymouth Albion. Wing Miles Benjamin ran in a try treble before Andy Goode climbed off the bench to make the game safe with three second-half penalties
MILES Benjamin ran in a hat-trick of tries as Worcester Warriors survived a scare at Plymouth Albion to record their first on-the-road league success since April 2009. With Graham Dawe’s hosts having been routed 51-3 at Bedford Blues on the opening day
ALL three sections of Ombersley Golf Club came together to compete in the annual captains’ away day. Played on The Kings course at The Warwickshire Golf Club, 44 members took part and raised £220 for the three captains’ charities. The day’s overall
THE public can get free blood pressure checks thanks to an NHS initiative which could help prevent heart attacks and strokes. NHS Worcestershire will be asking residents ‘Are you gambling with your health?’ as it urges everyone to get their free blood
A POTTER who has battled cancer has created ‘boob banks’ in a bid to raise cash for a dedicated breast care unit in Worcester. Sandra Kitching, of JETS Pottery Painting, has been inspired by the battle of loved ones fighting cancer and winning her own
MORE than 50 acts have already signed up to take part in Upton’s Feelgood for Pakistan festival. The three-day event is scheduled to be held from Friday-Sunday, September 17-19, and many of the town’s venues have also offered free use of performance
A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital following a crash with a car yesterday afternoon. The 23-year-old motorcyclist suffered a fractured arm, a serious hand injury and back and neck pain in the incident, which happened on the A456 in Lye Head, Bewdley
A BEAUTIFUL Worcestershire church will be the setting for a hospice’s annual thanksgiving service. St Richard’s Hospice will join the main congregation of Malvern Priory at 10.30am on Sunday, September 26, giving all local people - including patients
A WOMAN has been told to pay £175 after her son skipped school 107 times. Samantha McKnight, aged 42, of Bays Meadow, Droitwich, was not present at the hearing at Worcester Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Anne Griffin, senior education welfare officer
A TRADITIONAL variety show will help raise funds for Worcester’s theatre scene. The Friends of the Swan Theatre is staging its annual fundraising show on Friday, September 17, and the following Saturday. The theatre show, combining comedy, music and
A LORRY driver who kicked a man in the head after losing his temper over a parked car has been jailed for 12 months. John Buckley attacked a factory worker outside the Park Inn pub in Stourport Road, Kidderminster. The victim left his car in a position
IT will be “Roll Up, Roll Up” for the circus as well as fruit and veg when the Malvern Autumn Show takes place this month. The two-day event at the Three Counties Showground (September 25-26) will feature an action-packed circus with a free to attend
