I FEEL sorry for people who need cars and pay over the odds in high taxes on fuel. However, we need to clamp down on boy racers, parking on pavements (eg Cherry Orchard, Kidderminster), and on double-yellow lines. There are also drivers who do not signal
MORE than 100 Evesham people, from young film buffs to pensioners, have pledged to support the fight to keep the Regal as a cinema. The action follows owner John Angel's decision to put the 1930s art deco building up for sale with no guarantees about
CONGRATULATIONS to the Shuttle for your "Clean up Kidderminster" campaign. Nearly a year ago you printed my letter concerning the amount of litter along the verges coming in from the Worcester side of town, and, if anything, it has got worse. Certainly
THE Vale is bracing itself for more rain over the next few days as river levels continue to rise - but the worst storms are over according to weather experts. The area was hit by fallen trees and localised flooding after the weekend which saw winds gusting
THE GATEWAY to Evesham is to be spruced up. Work is to start on the repair and re-painting of railings on both sides of Abbey Road in the next few weeks. Evesham councillors have been calling for funds to be made available for the work for some time,
HAVING read last week's lead story "Operation Clean-up" and the district council's "vow to put its money where its mouth is in the fight to clean up the district", I wonder if our councillors are aware of the commitment shown by other councils in the
A CONTROVERSIAL penalty cost Stourport Swifts the Worcester Royal Infirmary Cup final in an extra-time thriller on Tuesday night. With a 3-2 first leg lead against Dr Martens League Midland Division Bromsgrove Rovers, hopes were high of a trophy at Walshes
A SUPPORT group to help the increasing number of parents whose children have an addiction is being set up in Evesham. An informal meeting for parents and carers is being held next Monday at 42 High Street in Evesham between 7 and 8pm to kick start the
STOURPORT Swifts were let down by poor defending as they lost to the only goal of the game on Saturday against in-form Stafford Town in the Midland Alliance. The 1-0 defeat dropped them to 10th in the table, one place above their weekend opponents. It
PEOPLE are being urged to dig deep to support a week of fund-raising for the County Air Ambulance and Birmingham Children's Hospital. Next week's activities are aimed at raising money for the Danny Shew Appeal, dedicated to the memory of Daniel Sheward
A VALE group sang out in tribute to a colleague's wife in poignant fund-raising concert last month. Fascinating Rhythm performed in memory of Marilyn Webb, wife of member Glenn Webb, and raised £400 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society into the bargain.
Bewdley Town progressed to the quarter-finals with a hard-fought 5-3 victory over Littleton. They took an early lead in the wet and windy conditions when Paul Matthews finished clinically after a fine move. Littleton equalised five minutes later but Bewdley
VILLAGERS complaining about skateboarders in Broadway ought to write to the district council in support of a skate park, says a campaigning mother. At a parish council meeting last Thursday members discussed the nuisance being caused by youths on skateboards
Chaddesley Corbett were knocked out of the cup by Midland Combination Division Two side County Sports with a 4-1 scoreline. This was despite showing the determination and character missing in recent matches. They defended solidly instead of attacking
BROADWAY councillors would like to see high-tech industry on part of the Gordon Russell site, rather than a large amount of houses. They want Silicon Valley type industry attracting high earners to settle in the village to boost the local economy. At
FIREFIGHTERS from Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire joined forces to tackle a blaze at Long Marston on Tuesday morning. Fire broke out in a scrap metal processing unit at Sims Metals, formerly Birds Metals, near Long Marston airfield at
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians are bidding to make up for two losing semi-finals in the early 1990s when they head along the road to Twickenham on Saturday in the NPI Cup. They travel to Old Laurentians in the third round with their opponents one division higher
CLEOBURY Mortimer 2nds took centre stage in a competitive clash and claimed a good 13-7 win at rivals Chaddesley Corbett. The 1sts were taking a well-earned rest from action after games in seven consecutive weeks but the temptation of fielding senior
A KEEN gardener who entered his allotment for an annual award was not "plotting" success after a gap of 25 years since he last entered the competition. But Graham White has reaped the rewards of his hard work to come up smelling of roses in this year's
AN elderly woman died after an explosion and fire at her Kidderminster home, an inquest heard. However, 91-year-old Lottie Dale was already dead by the time the worst of the inferno had taken hold of her Cornwall Avenue bungalow. Partially-sighted Mrs
A SOAP star who donated a gift to be auctioned for charity in Kidderminster this month has died. A coat worn on set by Coronation Street star Elizabeth Bradley, who played battleaxe Maud Grimes, will be auctioned at St John's Club, Crowther Street, for
DRIVERS are suffering misery on Kidderminster roads with some motorists being left stranded for more than an hour trying to leave the town's new multi-million pound Crossley Retail Park. And the gridlock situation is not being helped by tailbacks further
A WOMAN who battled to save the life of a badly injured man on a railway line has been hailed for her courage. Reina Moreton tended the dying man after he landed on the line from a 40ft railway bridge in Kidderminster. The 40-year-old acted as she drove
Severnside North, Bewdley. Stourport Road, Bewdley. Inside one of the riverside homes in Bewdley. Severnside South, Bewdley. Stourport Road, Bewdley. Riverside Meadow car park, Stourport. Stourport Bridge. Bewdley Bridge.
A HIGH-flying couple took to the skies of America to tie the knot in a helicopter flight over Las Vegas. Vicki Masefield and John Evans met five years ago at a village fete in Astley Burf, Stourport. Vicki, 52, who ran Conifers Nursery in Stourport, only
A THEATRE performance in Bewdley is making a long-awaited return when it opens tonight after an eight-year break. The 11th Stagestruck show, featuring Scouts and Guides from the town, will include 26 acts as part of the millennium show. The fun will include
A view of the Sabrina foot-bridge from the Evening News' office this morning!
A TRADER has attacked a move designed to eradicate problem parking on a busy town centre road. The move by the Highways Partnership to introduce a ban on parking on the right-hand side of Stourport High Street early next year has been welcomed in most
A FAMILY is still reeling at the shock of finding a fallen tree just inches from a room where a new-born baby was sleeping. The Donaldson family, of Spindle Close, Kidderminster, were aghast when they woke on Monday morning to find the 60ft silver birch
A MEMORIAL headstone commemorating Conservative soldiers who fell in the First World War will be restored to its rightful place after lying neglected in a barn for more than 30 years. The memorial lists 18 Kidderminster Conservative Club members who were
RESIDENTS are clearing up after storms flattened cars and flooded low-lying Wyre Forest areas. However, one Stourport couple are thanking their lucky stars they were not outside their Hermitage Way home when a tree crushed their car in the early hours
A BENGALI community worker is appealing for help to maintain a service she feels is vital for women with her background living isolated lives in Kidderminster. Miah Faijun, who has been the linchpin of a Bengali women's group in the town for more than
100 years ago November 3, 1900 PERSHORE: Dancing - The annual classes have been commenced in the elegant ballroom at the Royal Three Tuns. Judging from the success of the two classes already held the present term looks set to eclipse all previous ones
ORGANISERS of the Christmas lights and parade in Stourport are hoping it will be all aboard for an open-top bus ride through town streets as part of this year's celebrations. The illumination is again being organised by Stourport Business Association,
DISTRICT doctors have welcomed the £600,000 renal unit for Kidderminster Hospital. Wyre Forest General Practitioners Association chairman Dr Jim Goodman dubbed the development a "huge boost" to health provision in the district and said it will act as
A PRESENTATION on the controversial telemedicine system, which links up nurses at Kidderminster Hospital with consultants in other hospitals on screen for diagnosis, hit a hitch when the computer conked out. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust director
A KIDDERMINSTER man who suffered two strokes in less than a month said the Worcester hospital he was transferred to did not have all the drugs he needed for his treatment on either occasion. John Crampton, 52, of Hurcott Village, said he had no such problems
BONFIRE NIGHT: The community fireworks night takes place tomorrow (Friday) at the Bourton Rovers Football ground at 7.30pm. There will be a small charge to pay for the fireworks, adults £2 and children £1. FRIDAY CLUB: Bourton Friday Club meet tomorrow
DEBATING SOCIETY: The Chipping Campden Debating Society met on October 28 to discuss the motion that this House believes that scientific knowledge is compatible with belief in God. The motion was proposed by Rev Dr Margaret Yee, seconded Rev Simon Oberst
CHURCH NEWS: On Sunday, there will be a service of Holy Communion at 9.30am at S. Nicholas to be taken by Canon George Smith.
WHIST DRIVE: Fifteen tables were in play at the whist drive, held at the village hall on October 26. The event was organised by Miss F Ricketts and Mrs B Hodges, to raise funds for the County Air Ambulance Service. Mr John Chester was MC, Drawmaster,
LIFEBOAT FAIR: On Saturday, there is a Christmas fair at the Manor House Hotel, Moreton, stalls include, bring and buy, cakes, produce and gifts. Admission 50p, proceeds to RNLI. WAR-TIME DANCE AND SUPPER: Enjoy the big band sounds of Gordon Phillips
MOTHERS' UNION: Stow Mothers Union has a members' meeting tonight (Thursday) at 7.30pm at 4 Chestnut Close. Next Tuesday, there is Corporate Communion at St Edward's at 10am. STOW SCHOOL: Stow Primary School is looking for a lunchtime supervisor to cover
ST PETER'S CHURCH: The Church of England is sometimes accused of being old fashioned, lacking behind the times or not updating its services of worship. But last Sunday when St Peter's Church at Wellesbourne combined a service celebrating this year's One
PARISH WALKS: The next parish walk is scheduled for November 12, meeting at the Jubilee Tree at 2pm. VILLAGE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION: Having already won the Bledisloe Cup 'Best Kept Village' competition organised by Gloucestershire branch of the council
IT'S a trip back to Tour School for Jeremy Robinson later this month despite a gallant effort in Sardinia last weekend. The 34-year-old Evesham golfer needed to register his best finish in a topsy-turvy European Tour campaign to guarantee his Tour Card
FERNDALE girls U-14s convincingly beat Cannock Chasers 9-3 in the Central Warwickshire League Shield Cup, despite atrocious conditions. Playing her first full game for the team in defence, Sam Grove suppressed the Cannock attacks. Holly Penwarden opening
A MASSIVE £320,000 grant has been awarded to a Bromsgrove charity to help it buy and refurbish new premises in the town and give disabled residents more opportunities. Bromsgrove and District Citizens' Advice Bureau, in Worcester Road, was given the windfall
ONE that didn't get away - a 14lb pike caught in the River Avon at Evesham by George Bourne of South Littleton. Spinning from Peg Two on the Town Waters, just downstream from the Rowing Club, George quickly realised he was on to something out of the ordinary
Evesham Jubilee AS JUBILEE Society members ended Bidford's recent dominance of the Challenge Shield on a rising river last Saturday. The Jubilee team all fished well to record a combined weight of 26.7.8 to take top spot ahead of Bidford (23.2.0), winners
THE County Social Services' is in debt to the tune of some £4.6m pounds and many have questioned why the debt was allowed to grow so large before taking action. Evidently, Health Minister John Hutton, whose remit is also Social Services, has indicated
ACCORDING to D E Margrett, we anti-European people pluck figures out of the air (You Say, October 21). Accurate research shows that Britain's direct financial input into Europe is £1.25m per hour, which, according to my calculations, is £11bn a year.
SIX leading players from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra are coming to a Kidderminster school to run music workshops and help in producing a mini concert. Students from Harry Cheshire High School will be joined by pupils from the town's St John's
THE Salvation Army will celebrate its 120th year in Kidderminster with a special concert in partnership with visitors from the Warrington Salvation Army band. As part of the weekend visit, the groups will perform at the Swan Centre, Kidderminster, on
GAZING at the stars is not reserved for readers of celebrity magazines these days, even though the art of astronomy is thought by some to have died when the space race was won, writes Victoria Minett. In fact, a dedicated band of night-sky devotes have
ONE of the most northern parishes of the Gloucester Diocese is Kemerton, near Tewkesbury. It is also one of those strange situations where a Gloucester ecclesiastical parish is in Worcestershire. One hundred and fifty years ago the Rector of St Nicholas
ACTORS were shakin' all over when they were sent along to the Welcombe Hotel to pick up a few cocktail-making tips last week. Tom Cruise impersonations aside, the team from Essential Mix soon found themselves dab hands at knocking up a quick Tequilla
VIOLENCE and the people who commit it will be targeted it in a police war against a growing scourge on south Warwickshire streets. Operation Impact on Violence was launched on Tuesday after officers agreed it was time to challenge Warwickshire's statistical
HOUSEHOLDERS in the district of Stratford saw some improvement to services from the district council in the last financial year - the last year of Lib-Dem administration. By the time the baton was handed to the Conservatives after the May elections, there
DESPITE reports that the River Avon's flood level was falling yesterday (Thursday), the emergency services are on alert this weekend. Specially dedicated police officers will be checking all known flood areas in and around Evesham regularly in order to
A WOMAN who took part in a series of cheque and credit card frauds with her then-boyfriend to feed their heroin addictions has been jailed for nine months. Nicola Evans, aged 28, who now lives at Honeybourne Drive, Cheltenham, pleaded guilty at Warwick
WYCHAVON Sports Council is looking for nominations for this year's Wychavon Sports Person-ality Awards. There are five categories: Junior individual (under 18 on September 1, 2000); Senior individual (over 18 on September 1, 2000); Services to sport;
Malvern 2, Evesham Ladies 3 THIS proved to be Evesham's toughest league match yet. A 12-strong team made their way to the Malverns in good spirits despite the gale-force winds, driving rain and a waterlogged pitch. Matters got worse when the hosts scored
Pershore 1, Redditch 1 RELEGATED Redditch were Pershore's opposition in the DTZ West Midlands Division One played at Evesham High School. In a close, ill-tempered first half in the appalling conditions, Pershore were on the receiving end of the very physical
THE prospect of the Evesham club completing a Summer League double was boosted with several substantial scores in the final leg of the County of Worc-ester competition. Shooting the short metric round of six dozen arrows at an 80cm face from 50 and 30
Pinvin and District Crib League RBL Club maintained their early form when they visited The Bell (Eckington) and came away with a 6-3 victory. Shirley Goddard, Gary Perks and Keith App-leyard all completed double victories. The Masons (Wadbo-rough) look
SUCCESS was even sweeter the second time around for Evesham.com when it was named the best computer retailer. The company, formerly Evesham Micros, which turns over £85m and employs more than 500 workers was declared winner at the Personal Computers Association
THE success of a Shipston charity which provides care for terminally ill people in their own homes has led to the extension of its services to the Wellesbourne area. Now families in the village itself, plus surrounding Kineton, Charlecote, Lighthorne,
A COUNCIL office blunder has heightened controversy over a senior Wyre Forest district councillor's planning application. Bewdley town council has recommended refusal for the second time this year of an application by district councillors Frank and Mavis
CHAOS reigned in Worcester today as the worst floods for 50 years split the city in two. Hospital bosses were in urgent talks with the emergency services in preparation to evacuate the Royal Infirmary's Castle Street branch. Hundreds of patients would
A MOTHER and her son are trying to cope with flooding at their Worcester home for the first time in living memory. Judith and Martin Robbins have built up sandbags at the door to their house in Hylton Road. Yesterday, the water crept within inches of
AN 88-year-old woman had to be plucked from her riverside home by firefighters after rising floodwater trapped her inside. Lil Andrews, who had to be carried out by firefighters, says flood levels in Diglis Avenue are the worst for 35 years. Sixteen inches
CHURCHGOERS in Worcestershire could be monitored to see if they are guilty of "institutional racism". The diocese of Worcester is considering whether to carry out a racism "audit" next year. The Church has been challenged to examine its attitudes in the
A WORCESTER woman who emigrated to Australia with her family in the 1960s has still managed to maintain an unusual link with her home county. She still lives near Kempsey - but obviously not the village a few miles to the south of her home city - for
READERS of the Shuttle/ Times & News have helped secure the future of a vital bus service for Wyre Forest's elderly and disabled. The National Lottery Charities Board yesterday announced a £190,000 grant to Wyre Forest Dial-a-Ride, which will keep
A SELF-APPOINTED crime watchdog is in demand after helping to reduce burglaries by nearly half. Churchill resident Sue Savidge has been waging war on vandals and thieves with an unusual system of mobile patrols since the summer, when she was enraged by
TUESDAY: Hidcote, four-mile gentle stroll. Details: 01789 298061. Lickey/Waseley Hills, seven-mile walk. Details: 01527 857410. WEDNESDAY: Finstall/Stoke Pound/Stoke Prior, nine-and-a-half-mile easy walk. Details: 0121 454 3180
THURSDAY: Stourport: Black Star - Loose Connection. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Ballroom Glitz. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - The Christians. Birmingham: Ronnie Scott's - Ruby Turner until Saturday. Symphony Hall - Minnesota Orchestra. Wolverhampton:
KIDDERMINSTER Boundary Hockey Club started their DTZ Debenham Thorpe League fixture early - and were rewarded in more than one way. They beat Nottingham University 4-1 and were the only team to play at King Charles School as subsequent matches were cancelled
ENGLISH U-13 champion, Lee Page, reached the fifth U-16 final in the Super Kids series in Leicester. But the Kidderminster player was beaten by European U-19 champion Roger Baksa in the final. Page still climbed to fourth place in the overall table with
CHADDESLEY Corbett's Jo Watson dominated the AXA British Futures National Finals for ladies 45-and-over in the singles. Watson hammered Kent opponent Christine Lewis 6-0, 6-1 in the final at Telford International Centre after gaining a walkover in her
THE search is on to discover the Wyre Forest Sports Personalities of 2000. Trophies will be awarded in seven categories and be presented at the Wyre Forest Glades Studio, Kidderminster, on January 18 next year. The evening has been organised by Wyre Forest
REDDITCH recorded a morale-boosting win over lower league Warley at the weekend. The struggling side ended a run of five straight defeats with a 38-10 friendly win after a change to the advertised fixture. Skipper Andy Douglas changed things around and
IT is not chewing gum that needs to be made more environmentally friendly (or banned), it is the users of this product! No doubt those who despoil our footpaths with carelessly discarded gum are those who also drop their litter on footpaths (often next
EIGHT members of the Women's Land Army who were stationed at Alcester in 1940 have been invited to take part in a Remembrance Day parade in London following recognition that the WLA was influential during the war. Joyce Byers, Vera Wall, Gladys Tarver
Thanks, Journal. It was great to see Mr Wilson's smiling face on the front cover of last week's Cotswold Journal. These unsung heroes keep the village wheels turning! Colin Martin, Lower Swell.
ON August 24 last, I wrote to you asking if you could help me trace my former National Service friend, Derek Langston, formerly of Salford Priors, and long since believed to be living in Canada. I am now pleased to be able to tell you that within hours
IN response to the recent article on the loss of Pershore's dentist, I would like to know how Wychavon District Council planning committee came to the conclusion that a dental surgery in Whitcroft Road would cause 'unacceptable traffic problems', when
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a serious early morning accident on the outskirts of Kidderminster in which a woman was thrown from a car. An 'H' registration red Vauxhall Astra left the road and collided with a road sign in the central reservation
A DRIVER was in a "blind panic" when he gave a false name after running into the back of a driving school car, his solicitor told Kidderminster magistrates. Paul Gilbert, 20, of Jay Park Crescent, Spennells, Kidderminster, was banned for six months and
I WAS appalled by the report (Journal, October 26) concerning Mr Rodney Dyke, who after an eight hour wait was sent to Hereford for urgent treatment because he, like 18 others, was unable to be allocated a NHS bed at Worcester's Ronkswood Hospital. Vale
I WAS absolutely outraged to read the article in the Shuttle regarding the patient who had been sent to Worcester and then redirected to Wordsley. While I feel extremely sorry for this gentleman, I feel it should be pointed out that nurses working in
NIGHT raiders broke into three vehicles parked in the British Telecom secure compound in Mill Street, Kidderminster. They got in by cutting open a padlock at 3am, prosecutor Sue Cliff told magistrates. Paul Leach, 19, of Goldthorn Road, Foley Park, Kidderminster
BRETFORTON Vic Sports warmed up for Sunday's FA Umbro Cup clash with a 7-1 County Cup win at Rednal on Sunday. Substitute Ben Greenwood notched a hat-trick to ensure easy progress and leave the Evesham Sunday Leaguers in confident mood for this weekend's
WE are always being warned to keep our pets indoors on firework night, but what happens when fireworks are being let off four weeks before November 5, as happened near us on October 7. We were treated to an impromptu firework display with no warning whatsoever
Pershore Town 0, Romulus 1 THE top two in the Midland Combination Premier Division battled in atrocious weather conditions in Saturday's Endsleigh Challenge Cup second round clash. And, it was the second-placed visitors who overcame their hosts with a
WITH the approach of November 5 I would like to remind your readers to please take a few minutes to check for sleeping hedgehogs before setting their bonfires alight. Every year countless hedgehogs up and down Britain are killed or severely injured when
Evesham Utd U-14 7, Worcester Juniors 3 THE home side gave their opponents a lesson in counter attacking allied to some stout defending and some superb saves from goalkeeper Darren Knuck. Oliver Wright and Luke Kennedy both scored twice while Luke Gresty
TRAINEE solicitor James Gabb is swapping the law courts for the fight game next week when he heads to Sicily to represent his country. James, aged 27, lives in Moreton and is part of the nine-strong British team taking part in the World Kickboxing Championships
MOTORISTS were stranded, homes and businesses flooded and thousands of north Cotswold residents left without electricity as storms battered the region. Home owners and businesses were last night (Wednesday) crossing their fingers and hoping that a big
ANOTHER Cotswold farmer says new animal welfare and hygiene standards are forcing him to move his entire farm business. Owner Henry Pond, who lives in Australia, wants to move the farming operation managed by Paul Teague from Redhill Farm in Broadwell
PREDICTIONS that Stow would be plunged into chaos by last week's gipsy horse fair failed to materialise. Police engaged in a damage limitation exercise to prevent the fair spreading out around the town when it became clear that for the first time in many
THE initiative of a young Blockley resident has prompted parish councillors to don their thinking caps and they want other residents to do the same. Alex Smith, aged 10 and a keen in-line skater, wrote to the council urging it to find a site for his fellow
COUNCIL leader Mike Oborski was quite happy to be "flooded-out" this week as the public responded in droves to the call to clean up the district. However the leader of Wyre Forest District Council was only referring to the vast amount of calls responding
THE North Cotswolds has been singled out as one of the areas in Gloucestershire where new grants will be available to childminders because demand for their services outstrips supply. The cash is to encourage an increase in the number of registered childminders
RESCUERS used an Army inflatable boat to help residents to dry land in Bewdley yesterday as the floods reached record levels. The encroaching waters reached almost to the top of Lax Lane and for the second time in three years, residents could only watch
FIREFIGHTERS spent the night carrying out dramatic rescues as homes across Worcestershire were swamped by rising floodwater. And more rain today is expected to swell the already fast-flowing River Severn, on major flood alert after last night's deluge
A WORCESTER man who threatened to kill two 10-year-old boys who were bullying his son has had the charges withdrawn after agreeing to be bound over. Father-of-five Joseph Kennedy made the remarks to the children who were fighting with his child but the
A CHARITY which offers help to victims of crime will have to cut its service unless money is injected into it. Victim Support has been running in Worcestershire for the past 25 years but staff have admitted it is struggling to continue. They fear distressed
A FEW hours after a valuable table was taken in a smash-and-grab raid on a Malvern antique shop, police saw two men in the local library looking at a book on antiques. Their car was later seen outside an address not far from Malvern Studios and the table
Severnside North, Bewdley. Stourport Road, Bewdley. Inside one of the riverside homes in Bewdley. Severnside South, Bewdley. Stourport Road, Bewdley. Riverside Meadow car park, Stourport. Stourport Bridge. Bewdley Bridge.
A FAMILY is still reeling at the shock of finding a fallen tree just inches from a room where a new-born baby was sleeping. The Donaldson family, of Spindle Close, Kidderminster, were aghast when they woke on Monday morning to find the 60ft silver birch
RESIDENTS are clearing up after storms flattened cars and flooded low-lying Wyre Forest areas. However, one Stourport couple are thanking their lucky stars they were not outside their Hermitage Way home when a tree crushed their car in the early hours
AN accident on the steps of a town bank has fanned a call for better facilities for the disabled. Kidderminster representatives will be pressing for wheelchair-friendly planning at a KTC1 presentation on Tuesday after a motorised chair toppled over at
YOU need a long memory to find a yardstick for the scenes of disruption and damage which have become a familiar sight this week. Has it only been four days since the deluge triggered this rolling mass of water along the Severn valley? It seems like many
A MEDAL was not about to elude the prolific Chris Holmes despite disappointing individual results in the Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Kidderminster swimming ace Holmes claimed a silver medal in the 4x100m medley with Darren Leach, Ian Sharpe
STOURPORT Hockey Club's men claimed their first win of the season when they defeated last season's runners-up Lewes 4-3 in National Hockey League Division One. The result lifted them off the bottom of the table into sixth position. Philip Lashford opened
KIDDERMINSTER professional Terry Murphy is targeting success on his own county patch in the Benson and Hedges Snooker Championship. Murphy, 28, heads to Willie Thorne's, Malvern, for the £5,000 competition which starts on Saturday and earns entry to the
THREE teams in Division Three of the Kidderminster and District Table Tennis League kept clean sheets this week. Stourport High School A's D Morgan, R Powell and M Gelliard each won three games to help defeat Sea Scouts B, while second-placed Sea Scouts
CHADDESLEY Corbett grabbed a dramatic success in the Debenham Thorpe DTZ League as debutant John Fallows celebrated his birthday with a last-gasp winner at Keele University. Both sides struggled to make an impact in a match played in difficult conditions
FRANCHE D just managed to cling to top spot in the Kidderminster and District Monday Snooker League after beating Blakedown 3-2. Snooks A, however, have closed to within one point of the summit after beating Snooks D 4-1. Division Two's runaway leaders
HABBERLEY Golf Club's Craig Donald and Michael Nicholson fulfiled a lifetime ambition when they played over the Old Course, St Andrews, in the international final of the Famous Grouse Shotgun Foursomes. The pair finished 14th in the event, now in its
KIDDERMINSTER Samurai Judo Club won back the Edward Adams Trophy from Wolverhampton in another battle against their main rivals. It was contested at the third Bev Price Memorial Team Championships when almost 200 competitors from 16 top Midlands clubs
FOUR Amazing Feet Running Club competitors headed to North Wales on Sunday for one of the country's toughest marathon challenges - the Snowdon Marathon. Especially impressive were Eddie Sanders, who recorded three hours 24 minutes 18 seconds, and Matt
YOUNG members of Stourport Athletic Club were in action at the National Road Relays at Sutton Park on Sunday. In the U-13 girls, Laura Easton recorded nine minutes 25 seconds and Claire Cashmore 10-21. The U-15 girls team, of Fay Kitchen 8-48, Elizabeth
GLOBE-trotting Kidderminster Running Club's Ron Lynes completed the Lausanne marathon in Switzerland in three hours 27 minutes 56 seconds, coming 505th out of more than 1,200 runners. Alan Wright was the first Kidderminster runner in the Walsall Flyer
WELL-KNOWN tennis coach Ray Shuck is again bringing his winter tennis courses to Kidderminster Youth House. The classes run from November 11 on Saturday mornings until December 2 at the Bromsgrove Street venue. Shuck, who now runs Applied Sports Coaching
KIDDERMINSTER Chess Club are having one of the best starts to a season that the Wolverhampton League First Division team have had in their 100-year history. They thrashed Wolverhampton 7-1 in round one of the Pittaway Cup. Individual results (Kidderminster
NEW Inn narrowly won the battle of the newly promoted teams in the Wyre Forest Trivia League, beating Boat Club A 57-53. Results: New Inn 57, Boat Club A 53; Rising Sun B 63, Wren's Nest 55; Black Boy 67, George B 53; Radcliffe 56, Angel A 63; Squirrel
ALLEGATIONS of causing injury to two men in a fight outside a Stourport pub on a night in June have been sent for crown court trial. Ian Lancett, 28, of Prospect Road, Stourport, is accused of assaults causing bodily harm to Stuart Lindsay and Gary Whitmore
A MARRIED man has been cleared at Worcester Crown Court of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl. A jury took less than an hour to acquit Michael Dalziel, 38, of Holman Street, Kidderminster, on two charges alleging assaults between December 31 last
POLICE have offered a £15,000 reward in the hunt to catch a man believed to be responsible for 14 armed robberies, including one in Kidderminster. The man, aged between 50 and 60, struck at the town's Yorkshire Bank and police believe he has also been
The issue of traffic congestion in Evesham is of concern to all of us in this area. Above all, the quality of our town and its surroundings is an essential feature of its future prosperity. The Journal correctly sets out the 1996 changes to Evesham's
I AM grateful to the town clerk for reinforcing my argument concerning democracy. The only information that most people will have seen about the forthcoming elections was when (if) they read his letter in the Journal on Thursday evening, October 12. Anyone
YOUR article Parents battle on buses did not go far enough in highlighting the dangers our children face when boarding school buses. The reality is that the whole area of school transport provision must be looked at sooner rather than later as an accident
I HOPE Evesham people are not persuaded to buy the Regal Cinema. If there was money in it we would not be seeing this touching concern for our cinematic welfare. Buying would open a black hole, capable of swallowing public subscriptions for years to come
EVERY week we see on our television screens, and read in the media, of the sufferings of local people following the downgrading of Kidderminster Hospital. I'm afraid that the sort of events described on Page 3 of your October 26 issue will, at least in
I DO agree with Mrs Parry's excellent letter in the Journal. We are very lucky to have a cinema in Evesham and we should do our utmost to retain it. Undoubtedly it needs a radical and expensive modernisation plan, but the potential is enormous. Evesham
SO, our MP has made the front page of the Shuttle, saying he is very pleased his pressure has brought a renal unit to Kidderminster. I wonder how much pressure he got from the stories on Page 3 of the same issue? Some months ago he wrote he was giving
A WIFE who hit her husband on the head with a bottle or glass in a Bewdley pub has been bound over to keep the peace. A charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, which had been before Kidderminster magistrates for committal to crown
Evesham United 2, Bedworth 2 ALL credit to Phil Mullen's injury hit squad that emerged unbeaten in October after Saturday's home draw. The absence of skipper Steve Taylor, top scorer Sam Bowen on the bench and awful conditions could have seen the Robins
LEADING scorer Sam Bowen is expected to lead United's attack in Saturday's FA Trophy first round clash at Leatherhead, writes Mervyn Collins. The former FA Cup giantkillers - they sent Leicester City spinning out in the seventies - have fallen on hard
Malvern Radar 0, Bishampton 4 BISHAMPTON returned to the venue of their only victory this season and, despite atrocious conditions, came away with a comfortable win. The rain turned the pitch into a glue pot but the visitors were the more interested and
PHIL Layton rattled in four goals as Bidford BC Reserves won a thrilling Cutler Division two contest at Henley Forest. The hosts found the net five times as defences crumbled with Layton in particular causing havoc. Brother Richard also got in on the
CROWN Athletic recorded their first Division Four win since the opening day of the Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday League season when they smashed ten past a hapless Mickleton Rangers Reserves. Crown, who have suffered some heavy defeats of
COULD I please take this opportunity to thank the children who attend Lickhill Middle School, their teachers and parents, for their kind gifts of groceries, given to the elderly people in the area. One hears so many negative things about young people
Littleton 3, Bewdley Town 5 LITTLETON bowed out of the Worcestershire Junior Cup after a good game played for a large part in driving rain, supported by a gale force wind. Bewdley struck first after five minutes when, following a neat interchange, Paul
PERDISWELL Braves need new players to boost their under-13 squad. Any youngsters interested are asked to attend training on Saturday mornings with a view to signing on to play in the Stourport League. Contact Brian Maryon on 01905 724479 for more details
I AM amazed at how long it takes to get a very dangerous hole attended to on a busy road. Near to Sion Hill Middle School there is a metal water cover and three sides which surround it are coming away - probably to a depth of around five inches. Should
AN Evesham disc jockey has been left devastated by the theft of £15,000 of equipment from the back of his van. Mark Rose has spent the past three years scrimping and saving to set up his own business as a DJ. Now his career is in ruins after thieves took
GENEROUS Vale people have been spooked into handing over more than £800 for the Vale of Evesham Volunteer Centre - in the nicest possible way. The centre held its annual halloween fair last Saturday and chairman of the fund-raising committee Pauline Cobb
SILLIGROVE Fishery fought off the bad weather and provided good sport for anglers, especially Stourport's Jess Nevey. Nevey landed a 13.2lb rainbow on a buzzer, while Shatterford's David Vaughan caught 16 fish, including one of 9lb. Hartlebury angler
A HIGH-SCORING derby encounter between Wyre Forest and Brintons Athletic was abandoned in extra-time as the Spennells pitch was wrecked by torrential rain. The match was tied at 3-3 and now must be replayed on Saturday at Brintons from 2pm. Forest took
EVESHAM businessman, Robert Johnson, who returned from Bosnia last week, was bowled over by the delight in the children's eyes when clothes, toys and chocolate were handed out to them. Sponsored by his own company, Johnson Property Consultants, Mr Johnson
PAULA Brabbing was the hat-trick heroine as Kidderminster Harriers Ladies thumped Tipton Town 9-1 in the West Midlands Premier Division. Julie Freeman put Harriers ahead in the eighth minute and Emma Bowdler hit a 20-yard drive just three minutes later
THREE Crowns thumped Corngreaves Plough 8-2 in Kidderminster and District Football League Sunday Division Five to move up to third place. Sunday Division Six side St John's Tigers Seniors moved into the next round of the Worcestershire FA Sunday Minor
A WEEK at the Landmark Hotel in London with top chef John Burton Race was the reward for Evesham chef Sue Ellis. Sue, who works in the Hall kitchen at Wood Norton Hall, Evesham, was runner up in the Midlands Association of Chefs Young Chef of the Year
COOKLEY Boys moved to third in Stourport and District Boys League U-15 Division Two with a magnificent 14-2 demolition of Rock Sports. Jordon King scored four to help Ferndale Youth U-17s to an 8-4 win and top team St John's Tigers U-16s won a derby to
BROADWAY Church goers have welcomed a new organist into their midst. Linda Bloxham, a teacher at Dormer House School in Moreton-in-Marsh, answered an appeal in the Journal earlier this year after Joe Lemm, the previous organist at St Michael and All Angels
STOURPORT'S preparation for their top-of-the-table North Midlands One clash with Bishops Castle later this month continued with a 25-0 friendly win at Alcester. They coped well with atrocious conditions to pressurise the home side who play in Warwickshire
GUIDE dogs set their sights on some real-life "train-ing" when they took a trip on the Severn Valley Railway. Dozens of pedigree chums sent staff barking mad when they hounded them to ride the rails. But it was all for a good cause as the trip was organised
THE roof has fallen in on the world of a Kidderminster pensioner who is having to pay back £24,000 on an original loan of £20,000 to buy his council house. Wyre Forest MP David Lock has taken up the case of 77-year-old Ronald Robinson and has issued a
CIVIC dignitaries have joined forces to launch the annual poppy appeal as the district prepares to remember its war heroes on Armistice Day. Wyre Forest MP David Lock and Kidderminster mayor Nigel Knowles joined Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal chairman
A MAN from Bewdley is under starter's orders for Sunday's New York Marathon. Graham Bothma is aiming to complete the 26.2 mile run in aid of the Get Kids Going disabled children's charity. Mr Bothma, of Kidderminster Road, begins the run near the Statue
100 years ago November 3, 1900 STRATFORD: The Mayor's Ball. The mayor, Mr W Pearce again followed the precedent set by Alderman RL Greene when he was in office of having a ball instead of the customary banquet. A total of 400 invitations were issued of
100 years ago November 3, 1900 BLOCKLEY: Ten sheep killed on the line. A railway accident of a serious nature happened on Saturday when a flock of 44 sheep got onto the GWR line. The 10am passenger train from Worcester to London dashed into them killing
IT is all aboard for world famous singer-songwriter Clifford T Ward who is making a trip to see some of his adoring fans in Ireland this weekend. The Kidderminster man enjoyed great success in Dublin in the 1980s before he was struck with a virulent strain
THIS popular piano duo, making a welcome return to Kidderminster thanks to the Classical Music Society, enchanted their audience from the minute they walked on in their matching outfits. Most of the music they played was originally scored for two pianos
A MAN who has seen his wife endure two years of "distressing" 22-mile trips to Birmingham for treatment has welcomed Kidderminster's new renal unit - but claims it is not enough. Stourport man Nigel Thomas feels the centre for kidney patients, due to
DOCTORS will decide on Tuesday whether they want more power over their budgets with the formation of a Wyre Forest Health Trust. Wyre Forest Primary Care Group will hold a meeting to decide on the proposal which will give district folk more of a say in
Villages' Hall: A meeting of the management committee was held on October 16. Apologies: Mrs A Bufton, Mrs LSmith, Mrs J Davies, Mr M Holden.Present: Mrs L Cameron, Mr R Ockenden, Mr M Johnes, Mr P Charlesworth, Mrs C Ockenden, Mrs S Griffith, Mr R Wood
Blockley Horticultural Society: Following a very successful summer show in August the society's most recent events have been a lecture by David Shorten of the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust on Fungus, Folklore and Fables followed some days later by a
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION: The Bredon branch of the Royal British Legion has a full programme of activities to coincide with the nation's annual act of remembrance. The week begins with the AGM, which will be held in the Jubilee Room of the village hall next
ULTIMATE PLUM PUDDING: Chipping Norton School Association have come up with a novel idea of raising funds for the school. They have produced the Ultimate Plum Pudding, which has been endorsed by the BBC Good Food Magazine and by Chef Magazine as being
PHOTOGRAPHY: Next Monday The Vale of Evesham Camera Club will welcome Bob Eric to give a photographic lecture entitled 'Evening Entertainment' at the Friends Meeting House, Cowl Street, Evesham, 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. New members always welcome. VALE
TRADITIONAL ILMINGTON MORRIS MEN: The annual business meeting was held recently in Ilmington Village Hall. The side's Bagman Mr Paul Bryan gave his report. He said that the last year had been interesting from the Bagman's point of view as the task has
PARISH COUNCIL: Longborough Parish Council accounts have now been signed off by the District Auditor. Included in his comments was a recommendation that the clerk be appointed responsible finance officer to the council. The auditor also noted that the
PEOPLETON PLAYERS: Are presenting Under Milk Wood (a play and voices by Dylan Thomas) to be held at the village hall on November 17 and 18, commencing at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from £3 and £3.50 and is best suited for over 12 year olds. Please
NUMBER 8 GALLERY: An exhibition of oil paintings by Paul Adams-Groom based on Bredon Hill to Saturday, November 4. NUMBER 8 GALLERY: From next Monday for 4 weeks, 'Wool, fur and feathers' a harmonising blend of traditional craft and mixed media art by
Pinvin Parish Council: The Parish Council has co-opted Dave Biddle to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Peter Parker. The Clerk reported that Wychavon District Council had assured us that the new dog bin would be installed on the green within
HISTORY SOCIETY: Tomorrow (Friday) the Westcote Local History Society meet in the village hall. Refreshments are served at 7pm to be followed by the annual general meeting. After the AGM, Tim Copeland will give a talk on Deserted Mediaeval Villages in
STOURPORT Town thrashed a depleted Fire U-21s 10-1 in last Thursday's Wyre Forest Glades League. Results: The Steps House 2, Gerryatric 1; Sir Clives Casuals 2, Yorkshire Terriers 4; Barbarians 1, Athletico Aws 1; Bromsgrove Victoria 0, KRCS 1; Fire U
Last year's runners-up in the King Charles Astro Indoor Six-a-Side Soccer League, Six Pack, pressed their claim for honours this year with a convincing 6-2 victory over All Weathers. Division One: Broadwaters 1, Comberton Cosmos 6; Peacock 5, Baggeridge
THE outgoing captain of Evesham's senior section, Brian Chapman, organised a triad stableford competition for the last event in his year of office. The annual general meeting then followed, when Brian Chapman warmly welcomed Ray Smart, as captain for
Rose, Kidderminster - Letters Home Monday until November 11. Alexandra, Birmingham - Annie until November 11. Grand, Wolverhampton - The 39 Steps until Saturday. Swan, Worcester - To Be A Farmer's Boy until November 11. Jeff Green Sunday. Malvern Theatres
MEASURES to help 120 carpet workers facing redundancy tomorrow has helped "soften the blow" of the job losses. Wyre Forest MP David Lock said since job cuts at Carpets of Worth's Kidderminster and Stourport factories were announced two months ago, meetings
Pershore IV 12 pts, Shottery 54 RUGBY was the real winner last Saturday when 11 men from Shottery took on ten men from Pershore. The weather was to say the least poor but, despite the wet windy conditions, both sides played in a good spirit. The home
THIEVES smashed the door of a house in Bradford Lane, Belbroughton, on Monday night and stole £15,000 worth of antiques after searching all the downstairs rooms. The damage was put at £260.
JOHN Phillpott writes (You Say, October 24) "more and more people are becoming obsessed with the past". In my case, as a 63-year-old who is fast wearing out, it's understandable. As a village kid, collecting butterflies, birds eggs and wild flowers, fishing
SOMETIMES I am ashamed of our nation. Our Government is now planning to give large firms the authority to issue work permits, to employees recruited from abroad, because of our nation's " skills shortage." This is being permitted because one in five of
SIX top musicians from the district will be performing solo this month in a concert to mark the climax of the Wyre Forest Arts Forum's Young Musicians Platform 2000. The stars of the show in Kidderminster library's gallery will be violinist Catherine
AMERICAN cellist Dawn Gwilt will give the first performance in Kidderminster Library's third series of lunchtime concerts which begin tomorrow. She will play works by Popper and Boccherini as part of her hour-long programme, during which she will be accompanied
STUDLEY striker Brian Powell stormed to the top of the club scoring charts with a five-goal haul at Blackheath Invensys. The Halesowen Harriers-based side were blitzed in the second half as the visitors cruised to a 7-2 rout. Powell, who missed the start
THIS week of all weeks it may require a great leap of faith to believe it but rail travel could be in for a bright future. People in Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire could find it easier and more convenient to catch the train than to get
NEW ways to approach animal training, based on gentle communication and careful studies of body language, are creeping in to our way of thinking thanks to the likes of the famous Horse Whisperer. These techniques are rewriting the text books with their
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers fan John Bulmer attends all the club's games - home and away - but does not see much of the action on the pitch. He is the Kidderminster Police football liaison intelligence officer for Harriers, a role that means he has to keep
A STRATFORD flood warden says the town had a lucky escape from flooding during the weekend's storm as the Environment Agency has let people down. Joan McFarlane said the electronic flood warning messages that should have been sent to properties at risk
PHYSIOTHERPISTS, aromatherapists, acupuncturists and just about anyone who could mend a bad back gathered together at Stratford Leisure Centre on Saturday as part of a national drive to stop pains in the back. An incredible 120 million working days are
Wolverhampton 7, Evesham 1 EVESHAM travelled to Wolver-hampton on Saturday to take on the league leaders and were comprehensively out played by a well marshalled home side. Evesham got off to a poor start by conceding two early goals with the first coming
THE two promoted sides, Bidford Bears and Studley, are finding it tough going in Division One of the Evesham and District Table Tennis Association following their latest heavy defeats. The Bears went down 10-0 when they visited Wyre Elite, Graham Jackson
Evesham and District Airgun League GEORGE and Dragon took on last season's league winners Offenham RBL who were much too strong for the new team coming out winners by 32 points, with Garry Lane and Martin Smith both scoring 42. Ady Lewis scored 48 for
Smartcut 31, Hornets 21 THE newly formed Eve-sham side, sponsored by Smartcut Ltd, Bishampton grounds maintenance contractors, maintained their unbeaten start to life in the Worcester Indoor League. Established during the summer to develop local talent
THE semi-final stage has now been reached in most of the knockout events in the 2000 Wychavon Parish Games. The crib final takes place tonight at Norton WMC between Evesham Hampton and Pebworth. In the ladies' darts, the semi-finalists are Bretforton,
EIGHT new jobs are to be created with the unveiling of Currys' latest superstore in Hereford. Staff at the new-look shop on the Hereford Retail Park will watch Mayor Richard Thomas perform the opening ceremony on Friday. Shoppers will be able to take
Women bus drivers in Worcestershire would seem to be bucking a national trend as, contrary to findings by the Transport and General Workers' Union, they are happy with their uniforms and toilet facilities! Poorly fitting uniforms "designed by men for
