HISTORY looks set to repeat itself in Droitwich, as one of the independent campaigners Mark Heel is the grandson of James "Gorey" Bourne one of 12 men charged with rioting against local politics. Rioting broke out outside the Wagon and Horses Inn, now
A DRUNKEN man who hurled racial abuse at Asian shop assistants pretended to have a gun, a court has heard. Mark Drinkwater, from Albert Road, Evesham, told people to go "back to their own country", shouting "I'll shoot", before eventually being tackled
THE store wars in Worcester continue today with Tesco hoping to persuade the Local Plan Inspector to back its plans to build in St John's. The supermarket giant is pushing to build a new store on the site of the Christopher Whitehead school, while rival
WORCESTER businesses have made a marathon effort to help raise vital funds for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. More than 40 firms have signed up to support the fundraising efforts of a team of runners taking part in the
ONE cat died and another lost an eye when they were shot with an air rifle. The incident happened in Walney Lane, Hereford between 4pm and 4.30pm on Thursday. One of the pets was shot in the head and later died from its injuries. The other survived after
THE countdown to the May local elections has started. Worcestershire voters go to the polls on Thursday, May 1, to vote on who will represent them on their district councils. It will be a real test for the Worcester City Council's Conservative administration
A JOINT celebration was held in a Worcestershire village for the anniversary of a friendship club and the woman who founded it. Irene Holloway set up the Friendship Club 30 years ago in Shrawley, and fellow members threw a surprise party in honour of
HARRIERS 2 SWANSEA 2 THE Division Three promotion circus continued with just one club in the top 11 winning on another crazy Saturday. Mixed-up results have been the order of the season but this time they certainly let Kidderminster Harriers off the hook
VICKY Roberts scored two goals for Kidderminster Harriers Ladies when they beat Fairfield 3-1 on Sunday. Emma Bowdler came close to scoring in the eighth minute when her free-kick hit the woodwork. But a defensive error in the 21st minute let in Mel Bunn
FIXTURES WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUE Wednesday, March 26 Premier Division: Lye Town v Malvern Town - postponed. Saturday, March 29 Premier Division: Malvern Town v Wolverhampton Casuals (2.45). Tuesday, April 1 Premier Division: Sedgley White Lions
Dr Martens League Western Division AUGUST SAT, 17 GRESLEY ROVERS 1-0 Scorer, Bullock Att, 111 Mon, 19 Solihull Borough (a) 2-2 Lutz, Pinkney 216 Sat, 24 Taunton Town (a) 2-3 Bullock, Preedy 358 MON, 26 CINDERFORD TOWN (H) 3-1 Jukes, May (2) 134 Sat, 31
Evesham Utd 0, Rugby Utd 0 SATURDAY'S scoreless contest at Common Road salvaged battered pride but drew little comfort in the way of entertainment for the home faithful. Visiting goalkeeper Jason Pearcey was the reason behind United's blank afternoon
MARK Gabey gave Worcester Rugby Club an injury boost today by returning to training. The powerhouse forward popped a rib cartilage during his comeback match against Plymouth earlier this month and was expected to be out for another week at least. However
Stourport welterweight boxer Ernie Smith slipped to a 60-56 points defeat at the hands of Chesterfield's unbeaten Darrell Grafton at Barnsley's Metrodome Centre last night. Grafton had won his first six contests, four of them inside the distance, and
The second weekend of the Worcestershire County Championships saw Worcester Swimming Club swimmers compete against the best swimmers from across the county at the Sansome Walk pool. In the women's 200 metre freestyle, 11-year-old Samantha Payne got a
THE U13 girls' football team at Worcester's Elgar Technology College has won through to the Midlands final of the Adidas Community Cup. The team beat off competition from 26 other schools to become Worcestershire champions at Kidderminster Harriers' Aggborough
Worcester and District League Sunday Division Four pacesetters Reality Rangers came down to earth with a bump with a shock defeat against Claines, their first of the season. The north Worcester side were cock-a-hoop with a 3-1 victory, Mark Webb the star
Shooters made it only one defeat in nine league games when defeating St Johns RBL in Division Four of the Worcester and District Skittle League. Shooters only lost one leg and ran out winners by 40 pins to retain second place. n The County Cup team to
Lincoln made their first substitution on 49 minutes with Yeo on for the injured Cornelly. For Harriers striker Bishop fired a useful shot on target. He received the ball from Flynn's cross on 55 minutes but was denied at the near post by keeper Marriott
THE letter from Marion Large (You Say, March 11) makes obvious reference to the Waterloo Cup coursing event held late last month at Great Altcar near Liverpool. Mrs Large admits to relying on a short film clip to form her opinion. Unfortunately, a few
AS an 83-year-old, I have spent most of my adult life working in various organisations that have been trying to get some sort of decent political set-up for working people. I never cease to be amazed at the mendacity of politicians once they are in power
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Harriers had a busy time coping with Lincoln's aerial bombardment but in the end conceded a goal which certainly was not of a direct nature. Lincoln's Bradley fired over the top of the goal on seven minutes but opened the scoring on the quarter-hour mark
POLICE have reassured Worcestershire residents there is no specific terrorist threat to the area in light of the attack on Iraq. But they have warned people to remain vigilant and report anything suspicious in the normal way. It comes after the county
THERE has been an increase in inquiries from potential recruits to the Worcester Territorial Army since war began. Many existing members of the part-time Army were called up to fight for their country for the first time, when the war on Iraq began. And
Harriers got off to a bad start, conceding a goal on just 15 minutes through Lincoln striker Bradley. The former England schoolboy international fired the ball into an empty net after keeper Digby had turned away an angled drive from Cornelly whose jinking
GROWTH is good, but it brings with it a whole new set of challenges. Expanding companies are invited to a seminar examining the issues facing companies when trying to raise finance. The "Financing Growth for SMEs" workshop is due to be held at Worcester
TASTY Thai, Chinese and Malaysian food will soon be served up in Worcester's Angel Mall following a massive upgrade to the listed property. The historic Mall, once the home to 18 shopping units, has been redeveloped over the past eight months at a cost
HOSPITAL bosses have been forced to beg for a massive £7.5m short-term loan to pay staff wages. The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is in such dire financial straits that it has taken out the loan to cover the cost of its March wage bill for
POLICE have reassured Worcestershire residents there is no specific terrorist threat to the area in light of the attack on Iraq. But they have warned people to remain vigilant and report anything suspicious in the normal way. It comes after the county
DISGRUNTLED Droitwich residents are planning to take power back to the people because, they claim, party politics has ruined the town. Critics of schemes such as the redevelopment of the town's Lido, building a Waitrose supermarket in the town centre
A GANG of youths has completely destroyed a fence that ran along an alleyway through a sheltered accommodation complex for the elderly - a week after it was erected. Only the concrete pillars were left standing of the 75ft-long fence on the walkway which
ON the face of it, the figures do sound alarming. Crown Prosecution Service figures show that 61 people were charged with race-hate crimes last year, compared with 36 in the previous year. This is a 70 per cent increase for West Mercia, which covers Worcestershire
ROBBIE Williams, Bette Midler, Frank Sinatra and Celine Dion have all made appearances at Worcester funerals, thanks to a unique city council initiative. Virtually any music requests for funerals can now be catered for at the click of a button as broadband
YOUNG people in Worcestershire are being offered the chance to act in a short film to be screened at the cinema. The Rural Media Company is looking for 20 teenagers from Herefordshire and Worcestershire to take part in a Film School Summer School for
A DOG show and fete are just two of the attractions planned for a running event to raise funds and awareness for testicular cancer. Michael Skilbeck was inspired to stage the event by his stepfather, who survived testicular cancer 10 years ago. In February
PUPILS at Bredon School have been enjoying one of the highlights of the farming year - the arrival of lambing time. Twelve-year-old boarders Hamish Cory-Wright and William Phillips are among youngsters who have given up their spare time to keep watch
THE father of two teenage girls who attended just one third of school sessions for months has been warned not to deprive them of a "chance in life". Edward Nunn's daughters Leanne, aged 16, and 14-year-old Stacey failed to go to Stourport High School
A STREET cleaner's painstaking method of picking up litter is upsetting people in Upton-upon-Severn. Rather than pay him to pick up cigarette ends with tweezers, it would be better to pay him not to come to Upton at all, said a town councillor. The man
A NUCLEAR safety engineer struck a walker and killed his dog after a low-flying bird distracted her while driving, a court has heard. Norma Birch of St Peter's Close, Pirton, near Pershore, gave the man a "glancing blow" with her vehicle's wing mirror
A MALVERN woman has walked away with a cool prize as part of the Evening News electrical give-away. Hazel Wardroper, of Crownlea Avenue, won a £400 fridge as part of a series of competitions dedicated to efficiency in the home. In total, £2,000 worth
FORMER Aggborough favourite Chris Brindley has taken over as manager at Hednesford Town until the end of the season. The veteran centre-back, involved in Harriers' Conference win and FA Cup run to the fifth round in the 1993/94 season, takes over from
THE strongest defensive record in Division Three stands between Kidderminster Harriers and a play-off place tonight. Lincoln, who lie one point and a position below ninth-placed Harriers, have conceded just 33 goals in 38 league games. Ian Britton's men
VANDALISM has been a plague on our society for more years than many of us would care to remember. The latest incident in the Faithful City, as we report on P5 today, has hit the long-suffering residents of St John's. According to one resident of the St
Pre-season 20/07/02 - Redditch United 0 Peterborough United 3 (Forsythe, Fenn, Bullard) 25/07/02 - Redditch United 3 (Hall, Knight, 2) Stourbridge 1 (Lee) 30/07/02 - Redditch United 1 (MacVarish) Burton Albion 1 (Garner) League 17/08/02 - Redditch United
MICHAEL Blackwood came back to haunt his old club as Worcester City's poor form continued last night. The winger, who starred in City's first seven games of the season before moving to Stevenage Borough, scored a last-gasp equaliser to earn his new club
EVESHAM United boss Phil Mullen is hoping his side can pull off a shock victory when they entertain higher graded Moor Green at Common Road tonight in the semi-final of the Worcestershire Senior Cup (7.45). "We'll be going out all guns blazing," said
DEAN Bennett is in contention for a place in Kidderminster Harriers' side for tonight's Nationwide League Division Three clash against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank (7.45). He has been on the sidelines since February 22 because of hamstring trouble. The
WHEN did we last have political discussion and nationwide consensus agreeing that many things in life should now be free to asylum seekers and a charge on local or national taxpayers? A total of 110,700 asylum seekers flooded into Britain in last year
I AM writing in response to John Hinton's letter regarding "Matron" (You Say, March 17). I have been a nurse for 22 years now, and have been a senior ward sister, or ward manager as we are referred to nowadays, for seven of those years. Training has changed
MARK Gabey gave Worcester Rugby Club an injury boost today by returning to training. The powerhouse forward popped a rib cartilage during his comeback match against Plymouth earlier this month and was expected to be out for another week at least. However
DROITWICH police are urging eagle-eyed residents to think back to Sunday March 9, when two lorries were abandoned in the Spa. They're appealing for information after two heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) were found in Doverdale Lane, Ombersley. The vehicles
Monday, March 24, 2003 MICHAEL Blackwood came back to haunt his old club as Worcester City's poor form continued last night. The winger, who starred in City's first seven games of the season before moving to Stevenage Borough, scored a last-gasp equaliser
A WORCESTER-based dating agency that relies on chemistry rather than computers is proving a big hit in the Midlands. Liaisons, which was founded by Andrew Bryan from Kempsey just over a year ago, already has hundreds of members across the region. The
Centre-back Wes Morgan has failed a fitness test on his back injury so Lee Ayres comes in for his first start since January.Lee Ayres, recalled to the side for his first start since January. Dean Bennett, Bo Henriksen and Scott Stamps are all confined
