STOURPORT crashed out of the Worcestershire Saturday League Division Two promotion race after a comprehensive six-wicket defeat to rivals Oldswinford. They elected to bat first at home and posted their highest total of the season with Ben Champkins' flawless
WORCESTERSHIRE pupils scored record sets of GCSE grades in what has been described as the best year ever. The national average of pupils achieving five or more A* to C grades has risen to 57.9 per cent, with girls widening the gap between themselves and
HUNDREDS of pupils across Worcester are celebrating record exam results and have exceeded school expectations. Some pupils arrived at their school ahead of teachers to find out their results. Headteacher Alan Brodrick, who was handing out his last results
ANDY Maiden's 77 runs did not save Brintons as they slipped to a one-wicket defeat at Worcester Corinthians in Worcestershire Saturday League Division Five. Brintons 143, Corinthians 144-9. Chainwire made up some ground on their rivals Brintons with a
CLEOBURY Mortimer's Worcestershire Saturday League Division Six promotion hopes hit rocky ground at the weekend. The villagers lost on their travels at Fladbury after being dismissed for 128. Fladbury, who are competing with Cleobury for a place in the
VOLUNTEERS in Worcestershire could become "buddies" to paedophiles released from prison, under a new Government scheme to stop them attacking children again. Ministers are planning to set up "circles of friendship" of four or five people, who will befriend
A HOLIDAYMAKER was killed when a sports car was in collision with the side of her car as it arrived at a Hanley Swan caravan site. The woman, who has not been named, was just arriving for a break at the Blackmore caravan site when the tragedy happened
TRIBUTES were today being paid to the "gentle" mother of three who died in a head-on collision. Jean Cowell was pronounced dead at the scene after the VW Polo, being driving by her teenage son Richard, was involved in a head-on collision on Monday. The
SPENCER Colley's 122 not out helped Kidderminster Hospital to a seven-wicket win over British Sugar as they hit the top of Stainweld Sunday Division A with one match left. Colley was well supported by Rossiter on 51 not out, while British Sugar's Paul
FIREFIGHTERS from Hereford and Worcester Fire Brigade will attempt to row the equivalent of the English Channel to raise money for four local charities. Two teams of around eight firefighters will take it in turns to row the 26 miles on the stations own
A POLITICAL refugee living in Evesham was caught driving at 115 miles an hour through the town, a court has heard. Omer Mulla, aged 20, a refugee from Kurdistan, Iraq, was also found to have no insurance, Worcester Magistrates Court heard yesterday. Clare
LEDBURY Ladies Circle has organised a sponsored moonlit walk across the Malvern Hills. The group will attempt a 10-mile stretch of the Hills on Saturday, September 14, to raise money for the Retts Syndrome Association and Ledbury toddler, Courtney Jones-Davis
A WORCESTER dancer has been wowing the crowds when she twinkled her toes in a regional production. Fifteen-year-old Alison Clerici has been taking to the stage in the prestigious English Youth Ballet's production of The Nutcracker this week. The King's
HOLIDAYS are usually a rich source of memories, some rather more pleasant than others. My last sojourn abroad was notable for the number of times I clouted the kerb sides in Frejus, while mastering the art of piloting a left hand drive car in France.
FUTURE provision of information for tourists visiting Pershore will be discussed by members of the town's council tonight (Thursday) The issue is being raised by coun Marion Freeman. She is concerned about the fact that the town is operating without a
A LAP-DANCING club featuring topless girls is set to open in the heart of Kidderminster by the end of the year. Michael Hartshorne wants to create the club at the former Tico's wine bar in Blackwell Street. He already operates two similar venues in Birmingham
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WORCESTER City start the new Dr Martens League Premier Division season with a home game against newly-promoted Hastings United on Saturday, August 17. John Barton's men visit Tiverton Town on Wednesday, August 21 and Chelmsford City on Saturday, August
A DETAILED traffic-calming plan for a Bewdley estate under siege from "rat-running" drivers is on the way. Proposals were put to residents of the Queensway estate in Wribbenhall at a public consultation held by Worcestershire County Council in March.
A tenant caused £14,000 damage and endangered the lives of his neighbours when he set fire to his second-floor maisonette in Kidderminster, Worcester Crown Court was told. Colin Aveyard went back to the scene five hours later and confessed to police he
A GOVERNMENT watchdog has told an under-performing council department to brush up its act after awarding it a low rating. The Audit Commission inspection team gave the service one star because, although residents were happy with rubbish collection, the
A WOMAN who has found homes for nearly 900 dogs is looking forward to her first day off in five years after calling time on her rescue service. Forest Dog Rescue is moving to commercial kennels at Dunclent in Stone as Sandra Whitmore needs to concentrate
A NINE-bedroom property, never before sold as a separate entity, will come under the hammer following a High Court decision in London. Arley Cottage, Upper Arley, was the dower house of the Arley Castle Estate, and was bought as part of the estate by
EDPA: The Evesham and District Pensioners' Association is holding its next meeting next Tuesday at Wallace House, Oat Street, at 2pm. The speaker, John Coles, will talk on his visit to Japan, followed by a game of Beetle. BURMA STAR ASSOCIATION: Evesham
EASY access to public transport services is in everyone's interests - users and non-users, young and old alike - which makes the county council's decision to withdraw evening buses from Drakes Broughton village, last week's Journal, appear totally incomprehensible
THE Everyman Theatre, in Gloucester, opens its autumn season with the West End hit musical Fame on September 9. The show is a roller coaster ride through the lives of the star-struck pupils at the world famous High School for the Performing Arts in New
ROWING: There was success for Bewdley Rowing Club and Stourport Boat Club members at the Commonwealth Rowing Championships in Nottingham. Bewdley RC's Pete Jarvis was part of the silver-medal winning England lightweight coxless four who finished behind
THURSDAY: Cookley: The Eagle - Rain. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Piano Trios. Art House Cafe Bar - The Oxford Waits. Stourbridge: Rock Cafe 2000 - The Muffin Men. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Once More Into The Bleach. Wolverhampton: Little Civic - this
ARCHERY: Prolific father and son field archery aces Ron and Stephen Harvey were among the medals at the joint World and European Championships in Scotland. The testing five-day challenge ended in a European gold and world silver for a delighted Stephen
CYCLING: Teenage cycling prospect Liam Preece had a mixed time at a three-day international youth tour event in Manchester but was delighted with a victory in stage two. But Preece also had to contend with a puncture in event three and he avoided a potential
MOTORSPORT: The death of a fellow racer put a dampener on events at the Ulster Grand Prix, according to Stourport race ace James Crumpton. Gary Jess, of Moira, Ireland, was killed in a crash on the opening lap of the event's superbike race at Dundrod.
ARCHERY: Bill Bell was crowned champion in the compound bow section at the Worcester County and West Midlands Archery Championships. The event was hosted by the Wyre Forest Company of Archers at Arley and it was Kidderminster man Bell who took the honours
GOLF: Val Bow achieved the August double at Wyre Forest, winning the LGU Medal and the Stableford competition. Close on her heels in the Stableford, just one point behind, were Jean Whale, Dawn Gregg and newcomer Carole McClean. Bow also shared the threes
A MEMORIAL charity established after the death of a 20-year-old Stourport woman has upped its bid to provide the gift of sight to deprived Romanians by storming the worldwide web. The Sarah Hampton Sunshine Appeal now has a website and organisers are
Versatile Hinton began his career at right-back before reverting to a centre-half role during the Conference championship-winning season. The change of position proved the making of the former Birmingham City trainee who was once rated at £1 million and
Stamps started with Torquay United despite being brought up in Birmingham and his obvious talent earned him a £10,000 move to Colchester United in 1997. The left-footer moved to Harriers on a free in September 1999 after playing in the Second Division
Vastly-experienced Flynn took over the captaincy in Mark Blake's absence after putting pen to paper on a year's deal before the first league game with Lincoln. The influential central or right-sided midfielder is known for his tough tackling and will
Pacy Foster was top scorer during the Conference-winning season and appears to have overcome the injury problems that have plagued him as a professional over the years. An England schoolboy and later semi-pro international, he was released by Liverpool
Tall target-man who made an immediate impact with his aggression, spirit and goal-scoring on being signed for £50,000 from Peterborough in January 2001. Despite his disciplinary problems, Broughton is a first choice when fit and wins a lot of aerial challenges
The Worcester-born teenager has worked his way through the youth set-up and reserves to get a handful of first-team chances. Showed enough with good movement and work-rate to earn a two-year deal at Harriers in the summer of 2001 but has had to patiently
Magistrates have ordered crown court trial for a man arrested in possession of heroin worth £3,200. Ian Jones, 21, of Hemming Street, Kidderminster, is accused of having the drug illegally, intending to supply others. The Kidderminster court remanded
KIDDERMINSTER'S Bill Smith landed 76lb of mixed fish at Poole Hall Fisheries, including a 17.5lb mirror carp. Smith used casters and sweetcorn bait from peg 22 on the Kingfisher Lakes and reeled in other weights ranging from 7lb to 11.5lb. There has been
A CAR stolen from a Kidderminster hotel is thought to have been taken by robbers who went on to raid the Greenhill Service Station. Two men - one with an Irish accent - wearing balaclavas burst into the station shop and broke into the till before stealing
THE average bag on the Wyre Dell is one to two fish with the best flies being cat's whisker and montana. One angler caught seven trout to 2.75lb with a viva and another used a silver bushy king to catch two trout to 2.5lb. The average bag on the Andy
TUESDAY, Steadfast 2000 Junior, Meadow Pool: Grant Nock 82-1 (5), C Williams 44-2, J Talbot 40-10. Wednesday, Meadow: Giles Cochrane 145-10 (10), S McCArthy 84-2, Mike Lutwyche 69-9. Thursday, Meadow and Bank: David James 129-0, P Rowbury 107-15, I Winter
A brand new BMX bike, the only one of its kind in Kidderm-inster, vanished from the showroom of Charlie Brown's at Foley Park, a court has heard. A stock check also revealed the theft of a stainless steel exhaust box, Kidder-minster magistrates were told
THE Larford open will be held on Monday, draw at 1pm, fishing from 2pm until 7pm. Call 01299 871735 to enter or for details.
I AM fed up with the district council. I work in Kidderminster town centre, and until recently I parked in Pitts Lane car park, but now I have to park in Bromsgrove Street. Because of the long hours I work, I like to park near to the road for safety reasons
A 25-YEAR-OLD man made an unprovoked attack with a beer glass in a Kidderminster pub on his ex-partner's new boyfriend, Worcester Crown Court was told. Wesley Hope went up to Kevin Crisp in The Watermill on November 30 last year and struck him on the
NORTHWOOD Lodge: N Williams 4-2 (golden peg), M Stebbings 4-1, A Griffiths 3-12, I Stokes 3-2. Franche Pool is the venue for Sunday's contest. There will be a meeting at the club tomorrow at 8.30pm.
A WOMAN who stole £2,200 from bank cash machines with her mother's debit card has been bailed for a report. She made 10 withdrawals with the card, prosecutor Kiernan Cunningham told Kidderminster magis- trates. Sharne Hook, 25, of Old Ford Walk, Stourport
EVESHAM United got a taste of the Premiership when former West Bromwich Albion star and first team coach, John Trewick delivered a One on One Skills Coaching course to the club's junior section coaches. The course run by Premier Skills and funded through
Evesham United 1, Gresley Rovers 0 IT was entirely appropriate that new skipper Darren Bullock should be the man to hit the net as United started the new season with a win. The former Worcester City midfielder, who also has numerous Football League appearances
C WILCOX Bowl, at Hawkesbatch, River Severn: J Gale 15-1, F Guest 3-14, P White 2-1-8. The contest for the R Gudgeon Bowl will be fished on the Lyttelton Canal on Sunday. For details, call the secretary on 01562 824651.
KIDDERMINSTER Civic Society is delighted by the positive response of Howard Martin, of Health Concern, to the call by SAVE for good use to be made of the town's old industrial buildings. We trust it is indicative of a political will across all parties
THERE was no separating Bewdley Town and Wyre Forest Brintons in a West Midlands League Division One South opening day derby. Both teams got off to an unbeaten start with a 0-0 draw but Bewdley were cursing their failure to find the net after the visitors
HURST Farm: Ron Russell 17-4, Roy Griffiths 13-2, Barry Southall 10-14, Pete Ashford 8-5. On Wednesday, there will be a contest at Cob House Farm, draw 9am.
OFFICIALS certainly don't seem to have improved as the whistle blew on a new campaign, writes Mervyn Collins. The match started with the two assistants running the same half of the field and the 20 year old man in the middle suffering from that great
ST Johns Tigers Seniors made a good start to their Kidderminster and District Football League Sunday Division Five campaign with a 5-3 home win over Chawn Park Rangers. Ashwood Honved, who play home games at Springfield Lane, Kidderminster, were beaten
A CONTEST will be held on Sunday on Droitwich Canal. The draw will be made at Ombersley Way at 8.30am. Call Geoff Ife on 01299 400176 or 0789 013 1369 for details.
KIDDERMINSTER Six-a-side League Division Two team All Stars thrashed Coopers Arms 7-1, while Swan FC were the top Division One scorers as they comfortably beat JDFC 5-0. There will be no games on Bank Holiday Monday. Division One: FC Magic 1, Woodthorpe
FAIRGROUND fun waltzes into Evesham this weekend (August 24-26), as part of the first ever National Funfair Week. Organised by the Showman's Guild of Great Britain, the umbrella group at the centre of the world of travelling entertainment, National Funfair
SATURDAY (3pm unless stated) NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION THREE KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS v Exeter City DR MARTENS LEAGUE WESTERN DIVISION STOURPORT SWIFTS v Weston-super-Mare WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SOUTH BEWDLEY TOWN v Ledbury Town Reserves (2.45pm
FUTURE provision of information for tourists visiting Pershore will be discussed by members of the town's council tonight (Thursday) The issue is being raised by coun Marion Freeman. She is concerned about the fact that the town is operating without a
FOR most of my working life, Saturdays have been much the same as any other day in the week. As you might imagine, like the proverbial city that never sleeps, newspapers are no respecters of rigid routines. Returning home after an early cut - compensation
HETA Pool: Martin Connolly 23-9, John Hodgetts jnr 14-3, Barry Jones 13-6. A match will be fished at Top Barn Farm, Holt Heath, on Sunday and members are meeting at 6.45am at the Mitre Oak lay-by.
I AM concerned about the poor press cyclists are getting. May I say through your pages that we are not belligerent yobs hell-bent on kamikaze missions to go under the wheels of some innocent motorist to claim insurance by default. A lot of us choose to
THE flag is flying proudly once more in Pershore after the town council bought a new one to replace the previous standard, which had become battered and torn over the years. The latest flag features a new logo design, intended to be more symbolic of modern
A FORMULA 3 rising star from the Vale of Evesham has put his racing career in jeopardy after being banned for drink-driving. Rob Austin, aged 21, of Station Road, Fladbury, who pleaded guilty to drink-driving at Worcester court on Tuesday, was banned
KEY defender Craig Hinton is set to be missing as Kidderminster Harriers search for their first Division Three win on Saturday. Harriers are back at Aggborough where they will be for the next three weekends as Exeter City, Darlington and Boston United
A RANGE of commercial packages are on offer for Saturday's game with Exeter City. They include match sponsorship, executive box and restaurant deals. Anyone interested can call Helen Macdonald or Steve Thomas on 01562 823931 at Harriers for more details
ANDY Corbett has made a good start to his loan spell at Solihull Borough with goals in the 2-1 win at Weston-super-Mare and Tuesday's 2-2 draw with Evesham United.
BEER lovers can sample their favourite tipples, and enjoy a few unfamiliar brews when the Bewdley Beer Festival comes to town. The event, which takes place from tomorrow until Monday, will include 40 ales from across the country, and also a selection
OFFICIALS certainly don't seem to have improved as the whistle blew on a new campaign, writes Mervyn Collins. The match started with the two assistants running the same half of the field and the 20 year old man in the middle suffering from that great
A GRITTY display earned Worcester City a point at Tiverton Town last night and the plaudits of manager John Barton. The St George's Lane club forged a 0-0 draw in a fiercely contested match, emerging unscathed despite weathering periods of sustained pressure
WORCESTER'S top veteran road racer Marcus Walker had a packed, but frustrating, weekend racing just missing out on a win. Walker first competed in Gloucester City Cycling Club's race based on a course at Staunton. The hot humid weather made for slow,
HEREFORD pole vaulter Irie Hill prepared for her debut in the British Grand Prix being held tomorrow evening at Crystal Palace in London with a trip to Belgium and Scotland. In Braschaat, Belgium, she took on former world indoor record holder and world
HEREFORDSHIRE are full of confidence that they can be crowned Minor Counties champions for the first time. There was much jubilation after they won the Western Division title earlier this week, courtesy of their win over Cornwall and rivals Devon just
Evesham United 1, Gresley Rovers 0 IT was entirely appropriate that new skipper Darren Bullock should be the man to hit the net as United started the new season with a win. The former Worcester City midfielder, who also has numerous Football League appearances
VANDALS who wrecked a group of community-spirited teenagers' good work at Wolverley Memorial Hall have been denounced as "prats". Dave Andrews, the hall management committee chairman, was disgusted after a picnic table at the hall's play area was attacked
FLITTING into Malvern this month for her first visit is one of Britain's top, most familiar and favourite actresses, Wendy Craig. Best known for her role in the TV series Butterflies, she is taking to the stage to star in W Somerset Maugham's witty drama
FOOTBALL-CRAZY girls keen to learn how to dribble like Giggs and score like Owen are appealing for a female soccer coach to help them. Kidderminster Athletic Junior FC appealed for more players in last week's Shuttle/ Times and News - and were innundated
PEOPLE in Wyre Forest will be able to express their thoughts on murdered schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman when a book of condolences opens on Saturday. St Mary's Church, Kidderminster, will be open from 10.30am until 12.30pm on Saturday and
AN experiment to ban difficult turns at a Kidderminster road junction has been delayed. Wyre Forest Highways Partnership was planning a one-year ban on traffic turning right from Coventry Street into Leswell Lane and left out of there, due to begin this
THREE young conservationists have received a prestigious honour for their efforts. The trio from Wyre Forest Watch Group have picked up five out of only 20 Watch Gold Awards made nationwide. Television comic and twitcher Bill Oddie presented Frankie Stone
A MOTHER-of-four who was left homeless after a house swap went wrong has been found a new home in Stourport. Mandy Taylor, 28, was put up in a bed and breakfast by Wyre Forest Community Housing after an arrangement in which she was to swap council houses
INDUSTRY bosses in Wyre Forest have been encouraged to make the most of a "great opportunity" to talk to district MP Dr Richard Taylor. Dr Taylor will be a guest at a breakfast meeting organised by Wyre Forest Business Forum on Friday, September 20 at
RETIRED head teacher Philip Keyte went back to his roots last week when he dropped into Broadway as a visitor. The 88-year-old, who was awarded a CBE for his services to education, has never forgotten the happy days at Broadway School, and is now intrigued
THE Silurian Consort, directed by John Wilderspin, will perform a concert of choral music in a variety of styles from early baroque to present day. The programme will include Handel's Zadok the Priest, Charpentier's Te Deum in D and Haydn's St Nicolas
CHILDREN from across Kidderminster enjoyed a colourful week of summer holiday activities at a town church. Minister Jack Bentham and his wife June - also known as "Mr and Mrs Rainbow" - arranged a week of fun to keep about 50 youngsters aged from five
AN appeal has gone out for dog-lovers willing to take in a pregnant pooch - and help create a new generation of guide dogs. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is seeking homes for its brood-bitches in the Kidderminster area. Volunteers will care
AN impressive garden development at a Warwickshire stately home celebrates its tenth anniversary this summer. Coughton Court, near Alcester, is the ancestral home of the Throckmorton family, was built almost 500 years ago but it was only when it was inherited
A small group visited Cosford, where they were shown around the Air Ambulance control centre and helicopter. This essential emergency service is supported by voluntary contributions. In July a talk was given by a group member, Ivor Quinton, on Boxing.
A five-mile walk at Stoneacre and Hollies has been organised for Sunday. Those wishing to take part are asked to meet at Shatterford Village Hall at 10am. For further details of the walk telephone 01299 861263.
THE good weather we had last week brought out the best in the district lowland heaths. Now most of the summer flowers are in full bloom and it has transformed their landscapes into an almost fairytale world. Most habitats, like woodlands and wetlands,
A charity has urged Wyre Forest residents to help raise money for children by taking part in a sponsored walk. The funds generated from the three-mile stroll around Worcester Woods County Park will go towards building a children's hospice as part of the
LONG-suffering residents of Severnside North in Bewdley are relishing a return to normality as they become the first people in the UK protected by an innovative flood defence system. And the multi-million pound scheme to install the foundations for removable
WORK to install new railings and raised kerb at a Bewdley accident blackspot is expected to take between three and four weeks. For 18 months Welch Gate residents have been demanding gaps in railings - caused by car crashes - be filled and Wyre Forest
PLANS for a bungalow in the heart of Bewdley's Georgian town centre have been rejected. An application to demolish a summer house in the former garden of Manor House, High Street, and replace it with a brick and slate property was thrown out by Wyre Forest
COFFEE MORNING: A coffee morning will be taking place in Bredon Village Hall on Friday, 13th September, between 10am and 12noon. This event is in aid of the NSPCC. There will be a bouncy castle, face painting etc. Please bring your NSPCC collection boxes
WOULD this had been otherwise and not a memorial concert for one of its members. Diana Hannah had sung with Vital Spark for the past eight years, attacking the West Gallery songs with typical verve and gusto; harassing leader John Willie to exploit every
IT'S a wonder that Sergei Rachmaninov ever came round to writing a second symphony. His first was a spectacular failure. The conductor appeared drunk on vodka at the premiere and turned the performance into a night of humiliation for the young composer
100 years ago August 23 1902 THOMAS Loveridge, a labourer of no fixed abode, was summoned for being drunk and disorderly at Merstow Green on August 18. Defendant admitted the offence. PC Humphreys, said at 8.15pm, he was on duty on Merstow Green when
THE biggest fund-raising event yet in aid of Kemp Hos-pice's multi-million pound appeal will be staged next month. An eight-hour extravaganza in the grounds of one of the district's most sumptuous houses could raise £10,000 towards the campaign to raise
AT the Team Championship Net Cup held at Thornbury, Broad-way's quartet of Juliet Bourne, Jen Doran, Denise Parker and Pat Righton fought their way to second place with a magnificent net score of 203. Bourne shot 68, Parker 69 and Righton 66 while Doran's
CHAMPAGNE corks popped for a pensioner who won a "thank-you" bottle of bubbly for her charity work - just in time to celebrate her 80th birthday. Margaret Haywood, of Kent Close, is the first winner of a scheme to say "cheers" to Wyre Forest folk raising
Repertory, Birmingham - Stones in his Pockets until August 31. Grand, Wolverhampton - A Murder is Announced until Saturday. RST, Stratford - The Island Princess until September 14. Festival, Malvern - The Circle Monday until August 31.
TIM Langford admitted he was "pig sick" after the Stourport Swifts player-manager's injury woes struck again. The veteran striker, who enjoyed his best pre-season for five years, tore his hamstring after just 25 minutes at Swindon Supermarine. Swifts
Evesham Jubilee Society THE annual match staged at Ox Bow Lake saw Phil Johns emerge triumphant with a winning weight of 3.14.8 to lift the Annual Cup. There were 28 members on the bank but catches were disappointing. The next Open match at the Jubilee
I WOULD have thought that, due to the buried carcases at Throckmorton, the land designated for the asylum seekers is unfit for human habitation. If this scheme is allowed to go ahead, how long will we have to wait for the first asylum seeker to go sick
COUNCILLOR Stephen Inman's attempt to "put the record straight" over Pitchcroft (You Say, August 12) falls down by reason of his failure to understand that citizens' rights long pre-dated the city council's purchase of land. They originated when Thomas
A WHOLE new perspective on rusty old ironwork is given in an exhibition has opened in Stratford this week. The Gallery at Stratford Leisure and Visitor Centre is hosting Wired Life by Stratford-based artist Rachel Higgins until Sunday, September 29. While
AN ambitious £1 million scheme to transform Evesham's Regal Cinema into an upmarket entertainment venue have been submitted to Wychavon District Council. If plans are passed, the whole of Bengeworth could be regenerated with jobs for local people and
FOUR birdies in five holes left Jeremy Robinson just one shot adrift of the early leaders in the Diageo Scottish PGA Championship at Gleneagles yesterday. The 36-year-old Evesham golfer continued the form that brought him a top 20 finish at the Wales
AUGUST Bank Holiday weekend means just one thing in Evesham . . . the annual angling extravaganza on the River Avon. The John Smiths might be a thing of the past but some of the country's top fishermen will be in town to contest the annual team and individual
IT is now a week since A-level students reaped the rewards of their labours of the past two years... or not, as the case may be. For some the results posted in schools throughout the county last Thursday were disappointing, and led to frantic re-thinking
THE following pupils at Haybridge High School achieved A-level passes in the subjects indicated, plus AS, AEA (advanced extension) and AVCE (advanced vocational) where shown. Ephraim Ansa-Addo B, C, P; Catherine Baker C, P, S; Sarah Bale EL, G, H; Maisie
STUDENTS at Stourport High School have achieved the following A-level (and AS) results in the subjects indicated. Andrew Bamforth B, C, GS (AS), P (AS); Daniel Bennett Da, DT, G, GS (AS); Karen Bourne DT, En, Ps, S; Simon Bowen BS, Da, GS (AS), Ps (AS
STARS of Aston Villa's glorious past will be showing off their skills at Common Road on Sunday, September 1. The charity match against an Evesham United XI will raise money for the County Air Ambulance when the action gets under way at 2.30pm. England
THE following Kidderminster College students have achieved A-level or AS passes in the subjects indicated. LC Alton S (AS); RS Ayris E, E (AS); LS Badsey En, En (AS); J Barker D (AS); JS Beach Ps, Ps (AS); K Begum En (AS); G Benkins Ps, Ps (AS); L Bennett
PERSHORE exacted ample revenge for a surprise early season reverse when easily overcoming Romsley and Hunn- ington last Saturday. The hosts elected to take first strike but found runs hard to come by. However, Chris Moore and Paul Morgan took the score
Key to abbreviations: A = art, AD = art and design, B = biology, BS = business studies, C = chemistry, D = dance, Da = drama, DT = design and technology, DTP = design and technology-product design, E = economics, EL = English literature, En = English,
INTERNATIONAL glory beckons for Stourport-based Severnsiders Marching Jazz Band this weekend. Thirty-four members and a handful of friends and relatives are travelling to Goole in Yorkshire for world championships. They will be up against about 50 bands
VISITORS to an Elizabethan manor house have the chance to travel 400 years back in time this weekend. The fourth Living History event of the year at Harvington Hall features costumed actors depicting periods ranging from medieval times through to the
VISITORS to Wyre Forest are well accustomed to things that go bump in the night, according to a new book on ghosts. Author Anne Bradford received numerous calls from people claiming to have sighted supernatural beings in various parts of the country,
Wednesday, August 21, 2002 A GRITTY display earned Worcester City a point at Tiverton Town last night and the plaudits of manager John Barton. The St George's Lane club forged a 0-0 draw in a fiercely contested match, emerging unscathed despite weathering
AT about the same time as the royal wedding at Wood Norton, a marriage of almost the same splendour, without royalty, took place at Evesham. The huge wedding party, shown above, was at Lanesfield, Greenhill, the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Smith. The bridal
SPECIALLY trained police have been drafted in to interview children after several reports of a man acting suspiciously in Church Hill. Police have been speaking to residents about a number of incidents which have occurred since the middle of June. Mum-of-three
BIDFORD won the Bob Daw-son Memorial Cup with a narrow second leg defeat of Stratford. The competition is played annually between the two neighbouring clubs and Pam Dawson, Bob's wife, was present to hand over the trophy to the visitors who had taken
EVESHAM Sailing Club has seen a continuous programme over the last few weekends with everybody enjoying the good winds that have been blowing down the river. However, at the end of last week, four boats from the club have taken part in the British Moth
EVESHAM Wheelers staged the annual Three Counties Ran-donnee last Sunday when 64 riders started from the Hampton Ferry Cafe in good weather at 8am. Riders travelled mainly along country lanes between Per-shore, Norton, Clifton-on-Teme, Leominster, Weobley
A WORCESTER-based baker is considering closing down one of its branches and axing 200 jobs. Elisabeth the Chef Limited has announced it is considering closing down its Aberystwyth bakery unless it can be sold. Sale is said to be the firm's "primary objective
CHADDESLEY Corbett face a vital Bank Holiday weekend if they are to survive in Worcestershire Cricket League Division One. The villagers lost to title-chasing Pedmore in their last game to keep them in the second relegation spot but level on points with
I know the new Premiership of the Football League Season started on Saturday, but so did the first weekend opening of our new Hereford and Worcester Landfill Site Household Waste Unit. What a 'pigs ear' the developer has made of it! The whole idea of
IN response to G Davies' letter concerning the speed limit on Station Road, Pershore. I would point out that as Pershore High School is situated on that road a 30mph speed limit seems reasonable. Perhaps Mr Davies would like to consider the carnage that
JASON Taylor took three wickets in four balls to help high-flying Bewdley to a 44-run win over Martley in Worcestershire Saturday League Division Two. Acting captain Mark Bennett elected to bat but lost his wicket with the score on 19, leaving Ben Jones
COOKLEY gained much-needed points in their battle to avoid relegation from Worcestershire Saturday League Division Two but could not force the victory at Brockhampton. The long-awaited debut of James Burgoyne saw the ex-Worcestershire player play a crucial
YOUTH took centre stage for Victoria and Blakeley Hall's two Worcestershire Saturday League teams at the weekend. Making his first-team debut in style, 14-year-old Stephen Yarsley took 4-40 though Victoria lost at leaders Hereford by eight runs in Division
STONE suffered another Worcestershire Saturday League Division Five defeat, this time at the hands of rivals Cutnall Green. Green won the toss and invited Stone to bat, removing both openers with only 16 on the board. Resistance from Kevin Hatton, with
THE new headteacher at Pershore High School says the pupils have done "brilliantly" in their GCSE exams. The number of pupils achieving five A* to C grades rose to 59 per cent, with the overall pass rate at 65 per cent. "These are very pleasing results
CRAIG Wood's 77 not out and Joe Hill's 3-16 played a major part in Kidderminster seconds' eight-wicket win over Feckenham in the Worcestershire Sunday League. Feckenham batted first and scored 182 against the superb bowling of Hill, Wood and Luke Martin
THE death of a Worcestershire woman on a village road could have been avoided if the highways partnership unit had listened to residents' fears, villagers claim. Jean Cowell died on the B4503 between Leigh Sinton and Malvern after the car in which she
A PERSHORE prisoner found hanging in his prison cell took his own life, an inquest jury has decided. Darren Williams died in Blakenhurst Prison while awaiting trial for a charge of robbery, the hearing at Kidderminster Town Hall heard. At the end of the
Bretforton 1, Extras 1 A KEENLY contested match between the two village sides saw Bretforton open the scoring after a good move between Deb Slatter and Sarah Hall which the latter converted with a lovely reverse flick into the goal. The Extras turned
SATURDAY (1pm unless stated) BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE DIVISION ONE KIDDERMINSTER v WB Dartmouth (12.30pm) SECOND XI PREMIER DIVISION Walsall v KIDDERMINSTER 2nds WORCESTERSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE CHADDESLEY CORBETT v Romsley & Hunnington Romsley & Hunnington
PEOPLE will be able to step back in history when a top English Civil War re-enactment group takes over The Commandery in Worcester. Fairfax Battalia will occupy the Faithful City's headquarters of the King's forces for two days of demonstrations and inter-active
THE Ronkswood Hospital site - left empty when the city won its 50-year battle for a new hospital - is going to be used for offices and light industry. Robert Hitchins Ltd, the firm that bought the site, has been granted temporary planning permission by
STAFF at a Worcestershire pub discovered an intruder in the kitchen. The man asked for directions and quickly left The Dog pub, in Harvington at 2.45pm on Tuesday, August 20. Ten minutes later the white, unshaven intruder was again found in the kitchen
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council has been criticised for doing "too little too late" to limit potential problems from the temporary closure of the Newland household waste site, in Malvern. The site will be closed for about 20 weeks from the end of next month
PLANS to demolish Little Witley Garage and build two houses in its place have been approved, against the recommendation of Malvern Hills planning officers. Little Witley Parish Council and neighbours of the derelict garage wanted to see the site developed
A MAN accused of deliberately injuring twin brothers in his Worcester flat has told a jury he acted in self-defence. Gareth Hobbs said he became involved in a fight with Darren and John Wade, but never used a weapon. Darren Wade suffered a severed artery
A TASK force will investigate the management of Malvern Theatres after the withdrawal of a commercial takeover bid. A key feature of the London-based Ambassadors Theatre Group's bid was an offer to pay off the £600,000 debt resulting from an overspend
FIREFIGHTERS are warning youngsters they are dicing with death when building "dens" on a piece of Worcester wasteland. The warning comes after three city crews were called to a large bonfire on land behind Portefields Road at around 9pm yesterday. The
A BOOKLET has been produced to help people understand health and social services throughout the county. Worcestershire County Council has produced Better Care, Higher Standards in association with housing and health services to give county residents a
A WORCESTER fitness centre employee is aiming to raise awareness of cancers that affect men by arranging a charity run next year. Michael Skilbeck, a 21-year-old salesman at Peak Fitness in Sherriff Street, is trying to organise a "Race for Life" in Worcester
A BUILDING in Leominster could soon be recognised as the birthplace of a prominent artist. Number 2, High Street, will have a blue plaque attached to it recording the property as the birthplace of John Scarlett Davis, if plans go ahead. The artist lived
THE district's MP and a leading clergyman have voiced their dismay at moves to create a lap-dancing venue in Kidderminster. Dr Richard Taylor said the new nightspot would do nothing to boost the image of the town. "My initial reaction is that I am sufficiently
PLANS to open a new nightclub to rival Kidderm-inster's existing after-hours venues have been unveiled. Pub landlords and police have welcomed the scheme for the former BT Exchange in Blackwell Street, which would end 15 years of uncertainty over the
KICKBOXERS are to mount an overnight guard this weekend at a horticultural show hit by vandalism. Stourport Horticultural Society's annual show was sabotaged last year by yobs who loosened the marquee ropes, causing it to collapse. However, members of
SHOPPERS have been urged to back Kidderminster amid fears big retailers could pull out of the town centre due to an ongoing parking shortage. Wyre Forest District Council chiefs held a meeting open to businesses on Tuesday to explain the ongoing redevelopment
THE man known as Mr Football has died aged 82. Richard Bannister who served the game for more than 50 years passed away peacefully. He was chairman of Worcestershire FA from 1974 to 1992 and was a member of the FA Council from 1990 to 1992. Although enjoying
LEGAL action is being considered in a bid to resolve a long-running dispute over a wall which is causing misery for drivers and pedestrians in Stourport. Excavation work on a flats and housing scheme has undermined the remains of the York House garden
PARISH COUNCIL: Affordable housing planning application: Derngate Holdings Plc has appealed against the refusal of a planning application for an affordable housing development on Pershore Road. The appeal hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 1, at
VILLAGE FETE: It is almost village fete time in Ilmington, and all the local organisations are frantically trying to find enough people to help with various fund-raising activities. As usual the success of all these projects depends on the weather and
FILM AT NUMBER 8: Saturday, 7.30pm and Sunday, 7.30pm, Gosford Park, cert 15, 2hrs 10mins. SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITY AT NUMBER 8 - FOR CHILDREN: Call in at Number 8 for the Summer Holiday brochure. Tuesday- Circus Skills; Wednesday - A Play in a Day. Contact
THE vibrant life and work in the countryside will be celebrated at the first ever Game and Country Fair of its kind on the Three Counties Showground next month. Organised by Outdoor Events Ltd and endorsed by the Country Landowners Association, National
MIDFIELD hardman Danny Williams was as puzzled as many others at Kidderminster Harriers' defensive jitters in the Rushden defeat. The fact Williams scored only his second goal for the club was mere consolation though he is determined to bag more this
TODAY'S GCSE results again demonstrate the widening gap in performance between girls and boys - a gap that exists at A-level too. Discussion about the reasons will fill homes and schools today and the Government is sufficiently concerned that it realises
AWARD-WINNING actor Edward Fox leads a distinguished cast in a revival of the classic play The Winslow Boy at Malvern Theatre next month. Fox, noted for his portrayal of the abdicator king in the television production of Edward and Mrs Simpson as well
SNOOKER: Prize potter Lee Page pocketed the opening event of the NEP Golden Waistcoat Tour against older opposition. The Kidderminster 14-year-old beat Irish youth champion Mark Allen 3-1 in the first final of the 10-tournament U-19s series at Northampton
EQUESTRIAN: Five girls from Wyre Forest have been competing in the National Pony Club Championships this week. The friends qualified through various zone stages to face 13 other teams at Sansaw Park, near Shrewsbury, in the Prince Philip Cup. Skill and
EQUESTRIAN: Cleobury Mortimer Horse Trials are joining forces with the Jeep National Riding Festival for an equestrian extravaganza from Friday, September 6, to Sunday, September 8. Hillocks Farm, Cleobury, will host dressage, show jumping and cross country
EQUESTRIAN: Austin O'Connor will be competing at the Burghley Masterfoods Horse Trials which start next Thursday. The Stourport man, who competes for Ireland, will be riding Horseware Fabio at the event which has attracted more than 115 entries from 14
JUDO: Amy Oertel and Kate Walker led the way with golds as Samurai's summer tour continued with seven medals at the Lakeland Open in Cumbria. But it was Amy Darch's brilliant moment of semi-final skill as well as sublime throws from Greg Oertel and Tom
ATHLETICS: John Amos leads Amazing Feet's inter-club race league by 11 points after finishing first male over-45 in Bridgnorth. Amos, who finished 12th overall in 37 minutes 17 seconds, was one of 10 club members in a six-mile road race on a hot sunny
TENNIS: A comfortable 4-0 win over Blakedown continued a Kidderminster League winning sequence for Stourport's mixed A team. The successful pairings were Helen Bradley with Rob Tarpey and Hilary Hatt with Martin Bradley. In the Herefordshire and Worcestershire
THE years were rolled back when Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen took the stage at the Lifford Hall in Broadway last Thursday. The doyen of jazz musicians showed little effect from his long spell in hospital. Kenny led his band through many of the numbers that
GOLF: Sue Smart is the new ladies club champion at Wharton Park, winning the 36-hole gross competition over two days. Smart, playing off a handicap of 13, went round in 86 and 82 for a total 168 gross. Best overall nett: Elaine Broadhurst 64 and 73, 27
ADRIAN Noble's latest production now showing at the RST is a true testament to his genius as a director. Pericles may not be a play that many people are familiar with, but this version crackles with action, wit and spectacle, leaving the audience thinking
Released by Aston Villa, Brock signed for Harriers in September 1997 after a short spell at Northampton Town where he failed to make an appearance. He made his Harriers first-team debut in November of the same year and has proved himself a fine shot-stopper
Another Mr Versatile, long-serving Smith signed for Harriers in 1997 for £19,000 from non-league rivals Bromsgrove Rovers. Smith's performances in non-league earned him three caps for the England semi-professional team as well as a Nationwide Conference
Rangy Ayres joined Harriers as a youth-team player from Walsall but progressed to the reserves after impressing at the heart of the defence. A big future is predicted for the youngster who signed a two-year deal and made his competitive debut in the tough
Senegal-born Sall began his career with French Third Division Montauban and impressed enough to be snapped up by Toulouse. However, a switch to England earned the giant defender a trial with Harriers and a two-year move in August 2001. Powerful in aerial
After starting off as a trainee at Liverpool, Williams was released at the age of 19 to return to his native Wrexham. The Wales U-21 international played on-off for the Second Division club but made a good impression with many for his uncompromising style
Bennett was a then club record buy of £30,000 from rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in January 1999 and proved a goal-scoring menace to Conference opponents in the title-winning season. The ex-England semi-professional international signed a two-year deal at
Summer signing Parrish has enjoyed three promotions before from Division Three, twice with Northampton Town and once with Chesterfield. The competitive left-footed midfielder with an eye for goal turned down a one-year deal with Chesterfield to sign for
Raiders cut a padlock and chains to break into stables at a farm in Wolverley where they stole a burgundy Apache 100cc quad bike worth £1,500. The burglary happened between 8pm on Sunday and 9.30am on Monday.
A player with an impressive reputation in homeland Denmark, Henriksen signed a two-and-a-half year deal at Aggborough in February 2002. The flamboyant striker, who impressed in an initial three-month loan spell with an immaculate first touch, signed from
BANNED driver Jason Watkins was twice the alcohol limit and gave a false name when police stopped him on the M5. Watkins, 21, of Cobham Road, Kidderminster, was sent to prison for six months and banned for another three years after appearing before Kidderminster
TEWKESBURY moved into second place in the County League, just three points behind leaders Woodmancote, after a comprehensive 91-run victory over Kings Stanley. Asked to bat first Tewkesbury started well and compiled a 140-run opening partnership with
A fire which destroyed a Ford Mondeo in Caunsall is thought to have been started deliberately. One fire engine from Kidderminster was called to the blaze in Kinver Lane at 10.50pm last Thursday.
STARS of Aston Villa's glorious past will be showing off their skills at Common Road on Sunday, September 1. The charity match against an Evesham United XI will raise money for the County Air Ambulance when the action gets under way at 2.30pm. England
SPORT has been lively on all pools with contest weights topping 54lb on Dragonfly Pool. Friday evening open, Dragonfly: Robert Barnsley 52-10-8dr, Doug Greenhough 45-9-8, Martin Tayloe 33-12. Sunday morning, Dragonfly, Horse & Jockey AC: A Wood 28
POLICE are investigating two burglaries in which men were found by staff in kitchens. An unshaven white man in his mid to late 20s, about 5ft 10ins with shaved dark hair, was found in the kitchen at The Dog pub in Harvington at about 2.45pm on Tuesday
WINNER of the match on the canal, pegs 9-10, when only four fished, was P Knowles with 3-10. The next match will be on the Wren's pools on September 1, draw at 8am.
MYTHE Pool, BAA: T Cooke 4-0, R Burrow 1-10, D Saunders 1-4, G Mansell 0-15, H and K Tombs 0-14. There will be a contest on Sunday on Nordley Pool number four, BAA. Those taking part should meet at Green Street car park at 6am.
WITH the start of the new football season members of Kidderminster Licensees Association feel it appropriate to express their thanks to: All the area's publicans, for the manner in which they conducted the sale of alcohol both during and after the World
WE are all aware of the issues surrounding the move of hospital services from Kidderminster to Worcester. I was shocked last week to receive a call from my mother-in-law who had had to go to Worcester to be with her elderly mother who had suffered a heart
JUNIORS, Franche Pool: W Coldrick 13-7, A Buxton 12-1, N Carter 3-12. Seniors, Hayes Farm: J Wyatt 45-3, C Price 42-6, L Coldrick 33-6. The next seniors contest is on Hawkesbatch on Sunday with cars leaving at 6.30am.
THERE was a new hero for the Common Road faithful to worship as Darren Bullock left the field last Saturday. He deserved the tremendous ovation but he was given to pay tribute to his team mates. "It's been fantastic down here," he declared. "I've got
WHILE travelling on holiday in northern Sweden, I have received ominous reports that Centros Miller have applied for permission to demolish the Piano Building. I would urge Wyre Forest District Council to reject this request. With sympathetic renovation
CONFIDENT Chaddesley Corbett started their West Midlands League Division One South campaign in fine style with an emphatic 4-2 win at Leominster Town. Chaddesley, rocked by the loss of key defender Josh Price who went to hospital on Friday, won through
Solihull Boro 2, Evesham Utd 2 by Mervyn Collins IF Phil Mullen had been offered four points from the opening two games - the Evesham boss would have snatched your hands off! And that's exactly what he's got despite the loss of a two-goal lead at Damson
STARS of Aston Villa's glorious past will be showing off their skills at Common Road on Sunday, September 1. The charity match against an Evesham United XI will raise money for the County Air Ambulance when the action gets under way at 2.30pm. England
WITH reference to the correspondence in the letters page concerning the pool in Jubilee Gardens, Bewdley. On June 26 I wrote to the Wyre Forest District Council asking why the waterfalls were not working. On July 25 I received a reply from leisure chief
Pershore Town 1, Southam United 0 PERSHORE Town just managed to win Saturday's first Midland Combination match of the new season when substitute Lee Tustin snatched a late goal. The star of the match was Southam keeper Dean Merrick, who pulled off a string
Littleton 3, Barnt Green Spartak LITTLETON kicked off their campaign in Division Two of the ICIS Midland Combination with a hard- fought win. The hosts made the early running and took the lead on nine minutes when a corner from Chris Bate was volleyed
BROADWAY United girls missed out on success at the their own tournament last Saturday. Teams from Bredon, Pershore, Warndon and Evesham joined the host club in an event that produced some fine football that saw Pershore defeat Broadway 4-0 n the final
THERE was sensible comment about Neighbourhood Wardens from Wyre Forest folk in View on the Street, in your August 8 issue. Readers should be aware, however, that the scheme is funded jointly by central government and Wyre Forest Community Housing tenants
THE decision of Severn Waste not to challenge the dismissal of their appeal brings the long campaign against the Kidderminster incinerator to a final and very welcome conclusion. On behalf of SKI , can I thank all of the people of the town for their support
ANNUAL fishing trip to Docklow: Rob Cox 29-0, Barry Chesson 28-10, Tim Jones 25-1, Richard Billingham 24-9. The next contest is on the Moorhen Pool at Poole Hall on Sunday and those taking part should meet at the Park Inn at 7.30pm.
SIR Michael Spicer is demanding that Pershore Cottage Hospital's Minor Injuries Unit be re-opened immediately. His renewed call follows an incident where an elderly woman, who had been involved in a road accident, was told by an out of hours GP to "get
WHAT a sad loss of two innocent, beautiful little girls - Holly and Jessica - in Cambridgeshire. Being a mum myself, I just could not begin to imagine what their parents, brother and sisters have gone through in the last couple of weeks, and how they
AN elderly man, who had worked around chemicals, died from the effects of his work more than 50 years after exposure. An inquest into Wilfred Rollason, of Park Wood, Elmley Castle, near Pershore, heard he had been an industrial chemist. He died aged 86
A THROCKMORTON couple who took up Defra's offer to local residents who wanted to visit the carcass burial site on the former RAF airfield said their health fears had not been allayed. Richard and Angela Lott, of Lower House Farm, requested the visit because
STAFF at schools in the Vale have praised their students for the hard work they have put into achieving such outstanding A-level results. At Evesham High School pupils Deborah Hemming, Steve Leonard and Ali Pedley were especially pleased. Steve, from
HARRIERS talented U-18s will not be giving their Midland Floodlit Youth League title up without a fight if Wednesday night was anything to go by. They thrashed Atherstone United 5-2 at Aggborough despite having a host of new faces in the team. Harriers
RETIRED head teacher Philip Keyte went back to his roots last week when he dropped into Broadway as a visitor. The 88-year-old, who was awarded a CBE for his services to education, has never forgotten the happy days at Broadway School, and is now intrigued
A COMPETITION winner will receive her prize before Harriers' home game with Exeter City on Saturday. Kidderminster's Rebecca Meredith is to be presented with an England shirt after winning a competition at Worcestershire Football Association's referee
THE Nationwide League Division Three clash with Boston United has been moved to avoid a clash with England's friendly against Portugal. The match with last season's Conference champions at Aggborough on Saturday, September 7, will now kick-off an hour
THERE was a new hero for the Common Road faithful to worship as Darren Bullock left the field last Saturday. He deserved the tremendous ovation but he was given to pay tribute to his team mates. "It's been fantastic down here," he declared. "I've got
WORCESTERSHIRE have batted themselves into a powerful position in their Second Eleven Championship match against Lancashire at New Road. By the close last night Lancashire were 75-3 in their second innings, still a massive 208 runs behind. They had started
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' Nationwide League Division Three clash with Boston United has been moved to avoid a clash with England's friendly match against Portugal. The match against the league newcomers at Aggborough on Saturday, September 7, will now kick-off
LESS than two years after taking up the sport, Jane Fisher has won a rowing silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. The Worcester Sixth Form College lecturer was part of the women's quadruple sculls crew that finished second to Canada at the Nottingham
THE quarter-finals of the singles at the City of Worcester Ladies Open Bowls Tournament at Cripplegate Park produced two outstanding matches. Aileen Perks (Chester Road) came back from five shots down to beat Audrey Cox (Kings Heath) 21-19, while Marion
MORE than 2,000 families will be quizzed as part of a fact-finding mission to decide the future of play areas across Wyre Forest. The district council is embarking on a wide-ranging consultation exercise, at a cost of £6,500, to help it decide how best
RESIDENTS in Cleobury Mortimer will be among the first in the country to use a freephone service to register for voting. South Shropshire District Council is one of 26 to join forces with Electoral Reform Services to set up the scheme. Households whose
A RETIRED school secretary was thrust into the limelight on Tuesday - but went home with £50,000 in her pocket for her efforts. June Harrop, of Bewdley, hit the jackpot in a national competition run by Sainsbury's to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee and
FED-UP residents in a street blighted by sewer works all summer have been told digging will continue until the end of November. Emergency work to repair sewers in Marlpool Lane started in May, and was expected to take six weeks. But then workmen discovered
MORE than 150 residents are demanding highways chiefs take action to prevent speeding motorists who they claim are putting lives at risk in a residential Kidderminster street. Resident Paul Walker presented a petition bearing more than 150 signatures
TRIBUTES in music and words will be made to Worcester's First World War legend Woodbine Willie as part of the Three Choirs Fringe. The evening celebrating the life of the Rev Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy will include tributes by his friends and those who
A NEAR-fatal car crash meant Lionel Sainsbury almost never completed his violin concerto. Fortunately, the composer recovered and was able to complete the piece which receives is first ever public performance in the Three Choirs Festival today. "I was
BLOOD donors in Kidderminster have been urged to make a "special effort" to pitch in with some of the red stuff ahead of this Bank Holiday weekend. A National Blood Service spokesman said a session being held tomorrow at Trinity Methodist Church, Kidderminster
The August meeting was organised by the members, with Margaret Morris acting as president and Sheila Bolam as secretary. A demonstration of hat-making was given by Diane Ferris, a couture milliner from Kidderminster Hat Box. She stretched wet sinamay
There are no rides on Sunday, as club members are away for the weekend, at Tyncornel youth hostel in Mid Wales. The next ride will be on Sunday, September 1. For further details of the club's activities contact John Weston on 01299 401005, or the website
Non-members are invited to enter a scarecrow in Sunday's competition at the annual show. The entries should be taken to Riverside Meadows, Stourport, by noon. There is no need to make a prior booking, just take along your scarecrow and try to win the
Wyre Forest Ranger Colin Cross gave an illustrated talk at the Kidderminster club. His job entails management and upkeep of nature reserves in the area - such as Puxton Marsh, the Rifle Range, and Habberley Valley. The long-term maintenance work can include
The August 6 meeting was a planning session for the Single Sideband National Field Day contest in September, followed by a general discussion on aspects of contest operating. The society put on a special event station for visitors to the Martley Fete
EARLY indications that butterflies were benefiting from the environmental efforts of farmers has been welcomed by the NFU. The research from Butterfly Conservation looked at the impact of government-funded environmental management schemes for farmland
TRADERS in Bewdley have thanked loyal shoppers who are sticking by the town despite parking problems. Chamber of Trade president Don Roles told the Shuttle/Times and News earlier this month he and his colleagues feared a rash of disruptive projects being
A DRUNKEN man ejected from a 40th birthday party in Bewdley had his jaw broken in five places when he was pushed against a fridge-freezer, Worcester Crown Court heard. Bruce Whitmore had an immediate operation for plates to be put in his jaw, which was
SHIPSTON'S Cotswold Hills Cricket League title ambitions were dealt a blow by Overbury at London Road as the home side chased a 183 for victory. A patient opening partnership of 94 in 31 overs between Haynes and Munro was broken when, with the last ball
PERSHORE exacted ample revenge for a surprise early season reverse when easily overcoming Romsley and Hunn- ington last Saturday. The hosts elected to take first strike but found runs hard to come by. However, Chris Moore and Paul Morgan took the score
AFTER a poor display on Saturday Evesham's lead in Division Two of the Worc-estershire League has been cut to just 15 points with four games remaining despite a fine individual performance from Ian Prince. Nomads showed positive cricket from the start
SHIPSTON'S normally reliable batting line-up slipped up in pursuit of 183 against Overbury to throw the Cotswold Hills League title chase wide open. The former champions surrendered top spot as they crashed to a 34 run defeat - a result that allowed Kineton
A WORRIED teeth chief is fighting to fill the gap in district provision due to NHS places running out. Wyre Forest folk who want to register as NHS patients now have to travel 10 miles to Droitwich. However, county dental head Alan McMichael is striving
Evesham FRANK Hanley carded a round of 81, net 69, to win the August Weekday Medal from Mark Williams (82-12-70) and Alan Bees (85-13-72). The Saturday August Medal attracted large entry when some good scores were recorded in the hot and humid conditions
ONE of the region's representatives in Brussels has dropped into Kemp Hospice to pledge support. Liz Lynne, the Liberal Democrat MEP for the West Midlands, met patients and staff on her first visit to the Sutton Park Road centre in Kidderminster. "Kemp
