STOCK car racer has been cut free from his vehicle at a Worcestershire racetrack. Firefighters were called to Grimley Raceway, near Worcester, yesterday after his car was shunted at both ends. Two appliances from Hereford and Worcester Fire Brigade and
A SAFETY campaign in memory of the 12 Worcestershire children and one teacher who died in a school minibus crash is being launched today. BUSK (Belt Up Schoolkids) is launching a complete training and educational package which has the support of the families
SHOCKED film-goers walked out of a Malvern cinema in disgust after being shown a film featuring scenes of hardcore porn. Members of the audience at Malvern Theatres made their feelings known throughout the showing of French arthouse flick The Piano Teacher
SECOND World War buffs are being invited to University College Worcester today to hear an "eye opening" lecture from an acclaimed British expert. Dr Paul Addison, of Edinburgh University, is to share his knowledge on Women in Wartime Britain 1939-1945
VOLUNTEERS are needed for two schemes to help children with special needs in Malvern and Worcester. Kaleidoscope, a respite scheme in Malvern for youngsters with physical disabilities, wants to recruit helpers so it can maintain a one to one ratio of
A JEALOUS and possessive boy-friend who assaulted his partner has been given a community punishment order. Richard Wylde, aged 30, was convicted last month of twice assaulting mother-of-two Christine Millington in her home. Worcester Magistrates Court
MEMBERS of the public interested in helping the one in four people who are currently affected by mental illness are being urged to train as a nurse in the specialist sector. University College Worcester, is keen to hear from anyone who would like to train
HEREFORDSHIRE doctors have hit out at the difficulties they face in having emergency patients admitted to hospital. They claim sick people are regularly being "stacked up" at home waiting for a bed or taken to the Accident & Emergency department at
A SMITTEN soldier who hated chocolate bought a Mars Bar after becoming sweet on the woman behind the counter more than 60 years ago - and today they celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary. Olive Stephens was working as a clerk in the despatch department
MALVERN gave coach Rudy Smith a fitting send off in his last league game in charge at Spring Lane as a battling but already relegated Banbury side did their utmost to spoil the party, but Malvern always had the game under control from the off. MALVERN
THE village of Blakedown lies between Kidderminster and the Clent Hills. Though surrounded by agricultural land, it was for about 350 years involved in a thriving ironworking industry, along with Belbroughton and other nearby villages. The numerous small
JUNIOR golfer James Newman showed his elders how to deal with the drier and improved course conditions by winning two out of the first four of Perdiswell Park Golf Club's competitions. The first was a medal round in which he produced a superb card of
WORCESTERSHIRE were on course to open their first-class programme with a victory over Oxford UCCE in The Parks today. They closed last night 537 runs ahead with four second innings wickets left. The County launched the three-day match on Saturday by piling
JUST when you thought it was safe, the spectre of the trigger-happy public representative pops up with the abruptness of Glenn Close rearing out of the bath in Fatal Attraction. Such a shame. I thought we'd moved on since the grim days of the late Labour
WORCESTERSHIRE were on course to open their first-class programme with a victory over Oxford UCCE in The Parks today. They closed last night 537 runs ahead with four second innings wickets left. The County launched the three-day match on Saturday by piling
WORCESTER City remain on course to overhaul last year's points tally after a 2-1 win against Welling United ended a run of three straight defeats. Manager John Barton was delighted with the victory which leaves them two points short of the 62 they won
WORCESTER boxer Leroy Williamson was back in action on Saturday night -- but slipped to a 40-38 points defeat in a four rounder against David Kier at Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool. The well supported Liverpudlian had the better of the opening
JUST champion! That's delighted Bromsgrove Rugby Club after they clinched promotion from Midlands Two West by winning 23-15 at title rivals Old Laurentians on Saturday. Their well earned victory enabled them to finish a memorable season two points clear
THE Ladies Open race took the award for race of the day at the Ludlow Hunt point-to-point meeting at Bitterley when Upton Adventure took the honours by a head from the favourite Split Second. Partnered by Alison Dare, Split Second seemed likely to win
WORCESTER Wolves supporters turned up in their hundreds hoping to cheer on the team to a National League Division One play-off spot - but North West London arrived with ambitions of their own and finally triumphed 96-77. Wolves sent out a first five of
MALVERN Town returned from the Black Country on Saturday with three Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division points, thanks to a 30th minute goal by youth team striker Steve Hancocks. WOLVERHAMPTON UNITED 0, MALVERN TOWN 1 Hancocks, who
THE police force operating in Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa has met with Sikh elders as part of a drive to recruit officers from ethnic minorities. The religious leaders were welcomed to West Mercia Constabulary's headquarters at Hindlip Hall, near Droitwich
GOOD news for Elbury Mount again. The school's seen no let-up following its recovery from special measures. The school, once threatened with closure by Worcestershire County Council, has received all kinds of awards and cash incentives in the past year
Chancellor of the Exchequer, will soon be plundering our wallets and purses to shore up a Health Service that is in a desperate state due as much to poor management and demoralised staff as a lack of funding. Most people will feel that it is their duty
At last we seem to be having some discussion about a proper library for Worcester. It's a topic shamelessly neglected for too long. The other districts had their turn, and good luck to them, but Worcester remained stuck at the back of the queue. The project
FROM October this year, pensioners in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland will have the benefit of free bus travel. Unfortunately, this facility will not apply to English senior citizens. The Government has estimated that to introduce free bus travel
The Wilderness Family, by Kobie Kruger (Bantam Books). The Kruger National Park is renowned worldwide for the splendour of its wildlife and the diversity of the terrain. In 1980, Kobie and her husband Kobus, South African born and bred whose dream dream
n Don't Mean Nothing, by Susan O'Neill. (Black Swan). This debut collection of fictional interlinked stories gives a remarkable insight into the Vietnam War, especially from a woman's perspective. Written by a former army nurse who served in Vietnam in
WORCESTER High Street was closed to traffic and lined by silent crowds on the day of the funeral of Richard Cadbury in 1935. It was a show of deep respect and public gratitude to a leading local figure who had been such a generous benefactor and so caring
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers suffered a £265,375 loss during their first season in the Football League. Shareholders will be officially told of the deficit when they stage their annual meeting in the executive suite at Aggborough on Thursday, May 2, starting
Saturday, April 13, 2002 DANNY McDonnell illustrated his goalkeeping repertoire to the full with equal measures of the good, the bad and the ugly as Worcester City halted their winless streak with a battling 2-1 victory over Welling United at St George's
KEEN photographer Peter Luff has scored two successes with a snap of a newly-coppiced clearing in the New Forest. The picture, taken after a family picnic, has been selected for display in an exhibition of work by Parliamentarians which opens at Westminster
THE Government's continuing love affair with news management has Paul Keetch in a spin. It seems the Ministry of Defence has produced a dossier for General Sir Michael Walker, head of the Army, on how to answer potentially awkward questions. And Paul,
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council's website is one of the best in the country according to a survey of 467 local authority on-line offerings. The survey, published in February by the Society of Information Technology Managers, ranked the council's website
SEVEN new jobs have been created in Evesham now a leading sports retailer has come to town. All:sports opened its new store in the Riverside Centre, earlier this month. The new store manager is Martyn Wheale, 30, who has transferred from the Stourbridge
TEN drums of what could be environmentally dangerous chemicals have been dumped at a layby at Bransford, close to the River Teme Another five drums of the chemicals - which experts fear could be PCBs - were also dumped in a layby further along the A4103
A SIGNED football shirt is going up for auction following a celebrity match to support Leukaemia Care. The England women's shirt, signed by members of the England women's team, will be put on display at the Odeon in Worcester for the opening weekend of
A WORCESTER mother is "incensed" after the family's pet cat was shot in the shoulder. June Potter believes three-year-old Bella, who has undergone an operation, was wounded by cruel youngsters. Mrs Potter and her children, Chloe, aged nine and Bradley
AN alert off-duty police officer spotted a banned driver in a stolen car as he stopped at a garage for petrol. PC Craig Tennant saw Stephen Burtenshaw arrive at Safeway in Evesham, Worcester magistrates heard. The court was told that Burtenshaw stole
DEDICATED Worcestershire runners have notched up thousands of pounds for charities across the county after successfully completing the London Marathon. Runners of all ages pounded the streets yesterday morning to raise cash for a huge range of good causes
THREE members of staff from a Worcester company joined dozens of other keen cyclists for a charity ride near Evesham. Funeral director Jean Gordon and funeral arrangers Janet Taylor and Carole Forward from the Co-operative Funeral Service in Lowesmoor
COUNCILLORS in Kidderminster are mourning the loss of one of the town's former mayors. Coun Steve Roberts, portfolio holder for environment and development on the Wyre Forest District Council, died suddenly last Friday. He was 50. The death of the Liberal
A 20-acre Worcester eyesore is set to be transformed after city councillors voted unanimously to press ahead with its development. Plans to regenerate Tolladine goods yard off Wyld's Lane into an employment and residential base were enthusiastically backed
A WORCESTER woman whose husband relied on a ventilator to live has helped raise thousands of pounds towards buying a new machine for Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Margaret Beckwith, aged 55, raised £4,500 last year to buy a portable ventilator, which
WYCHAVON residents involved in house building will be able to save money thanks to two initiatives from the district council's building consultancy team. The team reduced its charges for providing building control for all new houses by up to 25 per cent
A PURSE was stolen in the latest in a spate of smash and grab thefts at houses in Hereford. Thieves used a brick to smash a 2ft by 2ft double glazed window and grabbed a purse from inside the house in Marlbrook Road, Redhill, police said. The purse contained
JIM Jenner had a double celebration on Saturday after being named Worcester Rugby Club's player of the season. The number eight, who was skipper for the day in the absence of injury victim Kingsley Jones, collected the trophy which he shared at Sixways
AUGUST 18 H Weymouth DML 3-3 (Owen 3, inc 2 pens) 21 A Kettering Town DML 1-4 (Owen) 25 A Ilkeston Town DML 2-1 (Stant, Heeley) 27 H Hinckley United 4-3 (Owen 2, inc 1 pen, Middleton, Burrow) SEPTEMBER 01 A Newport IOW DML 1-1 (Owen) 03 H Moor Green DML
WORCESTER City remain on course to overhaul last year's points tally after a 2-1 win against Welling United ended a run of three straight defeats. Manager John Barton was delighted with the victory which leaves them two points short of the 62 they won
BRANSFORD Golf Club won their first friendly of the season away to Tolladine with a 4-1 win in breezy conditions. In the club's April Medal there were victories for Ian Bowman and Steve Rhodes in category one and two respectively. The ladies medal was
IF we look at the changes in our world over the past decade, one of the most dramatic has been the care we show for our environment. Back in the 1980s the green lobby was seen as made up of sandal-wearing, lentil-eating, well-meaning do-gooders. Thankfully
Choral Chillout Music from Handel, Mozart, Hans Simmer, John Tavener, Craig Armstrong and more. The BBC has issued this double CD which is designed to help shake off the stresses of the day. Forgive me for saying so, but the title itself would have caused
Saturday, April 13, 2002 BROMSGROVE Rovers achieved a hard-earned 2-0 victory against a stubborn Boldmere St Michael's side to maintain their Midland Alliance promotion challenge. The three points keep them in second place behind leaders Stourbridge,
TIM Langford's Stourport Swifts were given a lesson in finishing by Mangotsfield's young striker Darren Edwards who inspired the West Country side to a 4-1 victory. Edwards roamed free around Walshes Meadow in a display that brought Swifts deficiencies
A MALVERN artist and a painting from the beginning of the last century have captured the imagination of a British 'ex-pat' now living in Canada. John Moss from Molega Lake in Greenfield, Novia Scotia, has started a transatlantic search for information
THE nation's outpouring of grief following the death and funeral of the Queen Mother will be remembered as an epic saga of modern times that featured a cast of millions. Few will not have been moved by the scenes in London last week. In fact, many will
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers suffered a £265,375 loss during their first season in the Football League. Shareholders will be officially told of the deficit when they stage their annual meeting in the executive suite at Aggborough on Thursday, May 2, starting
JIM Jenner had a double celebration on Saturday after being named Worcester Rugby Club's player of the season. The number eight, who was skipper for the day in the absence of injury victim Kingsley Jones, collected the trophy which he shared at Sixways
WORCESTER Wolves supporters turned up in their hundreds hoping to cheer on the team to a National League Division One play-off spot - but North West London arrived with ambitions of their own and finally triumphed 96-77. Wolves sent out a first five of
August 18 Shepshed (h) 2-0 Booth 2 21 RC Warwick (a) 1-0 (og) 25 Clevedon (a) 0-2 27 Evesham (h) 2-3 (og), Cowley September 1 Rugby Utd (h) (FA Cup preliminary round) 5-1 Marsh 2, Charlton, Booth 2 8 Gresley (h) 2-0 Booth 2 11 Redditch (a) 2-1 Langford
GREEN-FINGERED folk can share an afternoon with like-minded people when a Spa garden opens its gates to the public. The garden at 24 Alexander Avenue in Droitwich Spa, specialises in unusual shrubs, alpine troughs, ferns, and pillar roses and was featured
I'VE been reading with interest that binge-drinking's rife among secondary school children. A report published this week revealed that a quarter of pupils aged 13 and 14 said they binged. More than half of children aged 14 and 15 surveyed said the same
"WHAT is the point of local democracy when the decisions of our representatives can be overturned by a solitary bureaucrat?" people in the London Road area are asking. Anger is also expressed at Worcestershire County Council, which in failing to raise
MARK Taylor of New Alliance, an anti-EU campaign group, suggests that the BBC has misrepresented the results of a survey on regional devolution (You Say, April 4). Since all the results are presented on the BBC's website, it is difficult to see how he
THE owner of the clothes shop which has attracted the attentions of the anti-fur protesters repeats the same old arguments in her defence without addressing the central issue of cruelty (Protest over fur clothing, Evening News, March 27). Fur is obtained
Saturday, April 13, 2002 CHRIS Garrard signed off his Sixways season in the style it began with a flurry of tries as Worcester swept past Exeter Chiefs. The Australian winger claimed his third hat trick of Worcester's campaign as they exacted some revenge
What Goes Around...is supposed to come around - but when? by Alexandra Carew (Piatkus) CAT Wellesley wants to be a slim, sexy, successful career woman and, as if that isn't enough items on anyone's wish list, she also wants to be loved. She thought she
THIS summer marks the 70th anniversary of the opening of the Bromwich Road Mission - the lasting legacy of a member of the famous Cadbury chocolate-making family who lived in Worcester and was a significant local benefactor. Richard Cadbury was living
SUNDAY SOCCER WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier Division: Martley Spurs 4 Archdales 0; St George's Sports 4 Upton Sports 5; Tolladine Sports 2 Talbot Head 2. Division One: OB FC Willie Thorne 1 Droitwich Spa 11; AFC Northwick 0 Arrow 2000 4; Beauchamp
SATURDAY SOCCER NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Division Three: Rushden & Diamonds 0 Kidderminster 2. NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Hereford 1 Northwich 0. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Premier Division: Worcester 2 Welling 1. Western Division: Redditch 1 Cinderford 0; Shepshed 1
Redditch United 1 Cinderford Town 0 A Peter Sutton goal, fifteen minutes from time, was enough to settle this entertaining Western Division encounter and secure Reds' Dr Martens League status for another season, writes Rob Blundell. However, it could
Sat July 14 Bromsgrove Rovers (a) 4-0 Broughton, Hadley 2, Bird Mon July 16 Halesowen Harriers (a) 6-1 Middleton, Bird 2, Shilton, Shail, Ducros Wed July 18 Evesham United (a) 1-1 Faulds Sat July 21 Redditch United (a) 3-0 Hadley, Hinton, Middleton Tues
DID you know footie fans will be able to watch Saturday goals on their mobile phones within three years? This is just one of the fantastic new things handsets are being programmed to do, which will come as good news for some, and bad news for others.
For most of us, the sinking of the "unsinkable" Titanic is a tragic piece of history, an unforgettable disaster of the 20th century. Exactly 90 years ago - at around 2.20am on April 15, 1912 - the great ship, hailed as the safest liner ever built, sunk
Saturday, April 15, 2002 CARETAKER boss Ian Britton did his long-term job prospects no harm by guiding Kidderminster Harriers to an excellent 2-0 win at promotion-chasing Rushden and Diamonds. Britton has suffered just one defeat since he took temporary
BACK to school for the Education Minister, Baroness Catherine Ashton. Pupils are always told to check their work carefully before handing it in. But Baroness Ashton, Minister for School Standards, failed to follow this advice in a letter to Mike Foster
EMPLOYERS in the construction industry are invited to attend a breakfast meeting due to be held at Worcester College of Technology tomorrow. The meeting will discuss the progress on the project to provide a Centre of Excellence for Construction Training
MORE than £150,000 has been spent on a facelift for an Evesham supermarket. Kwik Save has undergone a refurbishment as part of a £28m nationwide investment programme in the stores. Improvements to the store, which reopens this Thursday, include streamlined
A WORCESTER businesswoman is riding the crest of a wave as her area of expertise comes under the spotlight. Suzanne Hutchinson is an aromatherapist and runs her own practice, Aromacare, in St Mary's Street. This week she joins other aromatherapists up
THIS week's football fixtures for clubs across the two counties include: MONDAY Midland Floodlit Youth League: Kidderminster Harriers v Boldmere; Mile Oak v Hereford United; Bromyard Town v Pegasus Juniors; Harrow Hill v Pershore Town. TUESDAY Nationwide
