ANDY Keast heaped praise on his Worcester Rugby Club side after seeing them outclass London Welsh 34-0 at Sixways. With the backs enjoying so much possession due to an outstanding lineout platform, the Worcester coach was delighted with a real team display
BROMSGROVE Rovers reached the FA Cup third qualifying round with a surprise 2-0 win at Dr Martens Premier side Hednesford Town. George Rooney's side secured victory with second half strikes from livewire Mark Atkinson and Danny Scheppel. Although Hednesford
MALVERN Town drew 3-3 at Tividale in a thrilling West Midlands League Premier Division clash. After weathering a spell of early pressure, Town opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, when the returning Dean Roberts lobbed a superb pass over a static home
MALVERN took the honours in a thrilling top of the table encounter at Spring Lane on Saturday. MALVERN 21pts, KENILWORTH 19pts Looking sharp from the off, Malvern had most of the early play and probed the Kenilworth defence repeatedly. Steve Taylor, in
Four years ago, Jane Hennessy sold the baker's shop in Kidderminster that she had run for 12 years. She had felt tied down by the daily grind of shop life and needed a change. Thankfully, for Worcestershire's cake lovers, Jane's appetite for baking has
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 A HARD earned and deserved victory for Rovers which was due as much to their endeavour and commitment as the two headed goals from Mark Benbow. Benbow put both away in style before the interval in a half in which Rovers never
GOALSCORERS 3 - Banner. 3 - Pope. 2 - Benbow. 2 - Jones. 1 - Atkinson. 1 - Benbow. 1 - Bowen. 1 - Dawson. 1 - Jackson. 1 - Scheppel. ADVERTISER/MESSENGER MAN OF THE MATCH 2 - Jackson. 2 - Pope. 1 - Atkinson. 1 - Dawson. 1 - Frost. 1 - Jones. 1 - Sutton
A DRAMATIC injury time penalty stunned Bromsgrove RFC First XV and left them with a 16-15 at Kenilworth. The 86th minute winner last Saturday cruelly robbed Dean Ball's side of a brave victory after clawing their way back from 10-0 down at half time with
IN reply to John Hinton's recent query regarding "who was St Audrey?" (Etheldrida) she was a 7th Century queen of North Cumbria and patron saint of Ely, Cambridgeshire. M BURCHER, Worcester.
AS we reflect upon the outcome of the Brent East by-election what have we learnt? First, that 64 per cent of the electorate could not see the point of voting because the sad reality is that there no point in voting. Second, that 88 per cent of the electorate
IT does appear that the Countryside Alliance is being deliberately obtuse and confrontational with their latest piece of advertising in favour of hunting. It most certainly is not the lady in hunting garb that is "hated" - rather, it is those who derive
IT appears that Prime Minister now backs plan to give the EU army even further power. This comes after he pledged that he would fight any such proposals that were not subservient to NATO. It is not a case of hyperbole to suggest that this could be used
I HAVE been reading with varying degrees of dismay recent articles in the Evening News regarding comments by county councillors about declining bus service usage and withdrawal of services with yet more under threat. If experience in the Evesham/Pershore
IN this week's NFU Countryside column, Hailey Shaw gives advice on summer grazing. n Q. I have let some land to a local farmer for summer grazing. How should I go about bringing the licence to an end now that autumn is here? The agreement says that he
Saturday, September 27, 2003 THE F-word is never far away when watching Worcester City these days. Frustration dogs City fans like a bad smell and Saturday's FA Cup exit at Nuneaton was a classic hand-wringing, head-clasping, nail-chomping affair as another
BOSS Dave Titteron could not believe how Stourport Swifts failed to notch back-to-back wins when they went down 2-1 at home to Bromsgrove Rovers on Tuesday night. The Walshes Meadow side were looking to move up into the top eight in the Dr Martens Western
Dear Tooth Fairy by Alan Durant, illustrated by Vanessa Cabban (Walker Books, £9.99) EVEN the most streetwise urchin will come over all gooey at the mention of the Tooth Fairy. Why? Maybe it's because there's money involved. Maybe it's because losing
IN what was a tremendous advert for football at this level, Malvern Town and Tividale shared six goals in a thrilling West Midlands League Premier Division encounter on Saturday. TIVIDALE 3, MALVERN TOWN 3 After weathering a spell of early pressure, it
MONTHS of careful nurturing, green fingered expertise and not just a few prayers, came to a head for Mike Elston last night when he unsheathed his giant parsnip. Gently brushing away the compost, he laid it on his back lawn and reached for the tape measure
A PROJECT management company has been chosen as one of eight Central England regional finalists for the British Small Business Champion (BSBC) Awards 2003. Joanne Faulkner, from Unison Projects Ltd, in Broadway, near Evesham, will be competing for a place
WORCESTERSHIRE companies keen to break into the lucrative Ministry of Defence market have the chance to meet the buyers tomorrow. MoD purchasing advisers will be at Jury's Inn, Birmingham, giving presentations and holding meetings with representatives
BROMSGROVE-based construction group Weaver Plc has announced contracts totalling £3.25m in the first quarter of its financial year for its retail, leisure and refurbishment division. Projects include a £400,000 refurbishment contract for Calthorpe Estates
A COMPANY which supplies parts for the wheelchairs used by the Pope and Christopher Reeve is coming back to Droitwich. Dynamic Europe Ltd is the European distribution and servicing arm of Dynamic Controls Ltd, a manufacturer of control systems for powered
A RAIL disaster could well have been the outcome of a road accident near Worcester around this time 50 years ago. Berrow's Journal for this week of 1953 reported the lucky escape under the headline: "Van Might Have Derailed Express":- "A van which toppled
ONE of the most prominent historic features of the Worcester city scene was emerging from a major restoration at this time a century ago. The Journal of 1903 stated: "The work of restoring Edgar Tower will be completed in a week or so. It has been a long
MICKAEL Antoin-Curier became the latest arrival at Aggborough on Friday - but lasted just 27 minutes. The 21-year-old signed on a non-contract basis after being released by Oldham Athletic and came on as a 63rd minute substitute against Lincoln. But on
SPORTS EDITOR'S MAILBAG WOULD like to respond to the letter form Mr Footitt (Shuttle/Times & News September 18) regarding the position of Kidderminster Harriers. Like your correspondent, I find Ian Britton's team selections very puzzling. Having bought
SPORTS EDITOR'S MAILBAG KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' season is turning into a nightmare. Without a win in the final nine games of last season, alarm bells were already ringing when this season got underway without any signings of note. Having seen seven of
IT never rains but it pours, according to the old adage - and with two tough away games coming up, Kidderminster Harriers are going to need a sturdy umbrella. To extend the analogy, inclement weather looked like giving way to bluer skies during the early
AN innovative university campus of national significance is planned for a run-down area of Worcester city centre. Plans exclusively revealed to the Evening News include accommodation for almost 400 students, a 150-seat restaurant, a state-of-the-art library
A FIFTEENTH Century listed building which had just undergone a £110,000 refurbishment has been ravaged by fire. But miraculously, the fire was confined to the roof and the majority of the building, including the oak beams that date back to the reign of
POLICE have released the descriptions of two youths following the indecent assault of a woman last week. The incident took place in High Street and Avon Street, Evesham, at around 2pm on Sunday, September 14. The first suspect is described as 17 years
THE Lieutenant for Herefordshire, Sir Thomas Dunne, will officially open Bromyard's history centre. The centre, owned by the town's local history society, is filled with archives about Bromyard and computer databases for family research. Sir Thomas will
MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) 4/10/03: Nuneaton Old Edwardians v Malvern. 11/10/03: Malvern v Aston Old Edwardians. 25/10/03: Newbold v Malvern. 1/11/03: Malvern v Stafford. 8/11/03: Bromsgrove v Malvern. 22/11/03: Malvern v Bedworth. 29/11/03: Malvern v Stoke
PLANS for extra car parking spaces at a school for children with severe learning difficulties will face objections from Worcester City Council. The application proposes the creation of 47 new parking spaces at Rose Hill School, Goldsmith Road, in Brickfields
Worcester Mayor Gareth Jones was sent to the cells of Worcester Magistrates Court at the weekend after being found "guilty" in the dock. He even had his fingerprints taken, but thankfully for him, he didn't hear the heavy slam of the door behind him and
POLICE are trying to trace a woman who offered assistance after a motorist collided with two parked cars in Hereford. The accident happened at about 7.30am in Westfaling Street, at the junction with Ryelands Road, on Saturday, September 20. A dark-coloured
ANDY Keast heaped praise on his Worcester Rugby Club side after seeing them outclass London Welsh 34-0 at Sixways. With the backs enjoying so much possession due to an outstanding lineout platform, the Worcester coach was delighted with a real team display
WERNER Swanepoel was carried from the Sixways pitch with a knee injury after Worcester's 34-0 win over London Welsh on Saturday. The injury initially looked to be a bad one, but the Warriors' skipper was yesterday hoping that the problem would not keep
Saturday, September 27, 2003 SECOND half goals from Mark Atkinson and Danny Scheppel put Rovers into the FA Cup Third Qualifying Round. Full report to follow.
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 A HARD earned and deserved victory for Rovers which was due as much to their endeavour and commitment as the two headed goals from Mark Benbow. Benbow put both away in style before the interval in a half in which Rovers never
Saturday, September 20, 2003 FOR the second Saturday in succession a Steve Pope penalty kick rescued Bromsgrove. The week before he coped with the pressure of a spot kick in the F.A.Cup tie at Studley, then at the weekend he rescued a point at Shepshed
BROMSGROVE Rovers will travel to Hucknall Town or Congleton Town in the FA Cup Third Qualifying Round. The match, Rovers' fourth consecutive away trip in the competition, is scheduled for Saturday, October 11 and replaces the Dr Martens Western match
AS we have written in this column before, Pride in Worcester is a difficult concept to explain. It will mean different things to different people - for us, it stems from our environment and a sense of the city's vibrant history. An understanding of both
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
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
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 was predicted for the youngster who signed a two-year deal and made his competitive debut in the
The Cork-born defender showed promise at Kidderminster during a 2002/03 loan spell where he played 15 Division Three games. It was well timed for Coleman as he was released from Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of the campaign after being confined to
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
The Republic of Ireland U-20s captain did well in the reserves at Wolverhampton Wanderers but failed to make his first-team debut. Ward was released at the end of the 2002/03 season as a result but caught Ian Britton's eye in a trial with Harriers and
The Birmingham-born front man was once known as the Flying Postman from his non-league days at Cradley Town. Williams was 23 when he broke into professional football with Swansea City and he became a well-travelled player before signing for an initial
The Walsall striker was unheard of outside the Bescot Stadium until his 2002/03 loan spell at Harriers. Manager Ian Britton repeated the deal for an initial month in August 2003 to increase his options up front. Bishop, a youth-team sensation at Walsall
WERNER Swanepoel was carried from the Sixways pitch with a knee injury after Worcester's 34-0 win over London Welsh on Saturday. The injury initially looked to be a bad one, but the Warriors' skipper was yesterday hoping that the problem would not keep
MALVERN Rugby Club grabbed a nail-biting 21-19 win at home to Kenilworth in a thrilling Powergen Midlands Two West top of the table encounter. The visitors took the lead against the run of play in the 12th minute but Malvern went on the offensive and
A MATCH-winning performance by former Kidderminster Harriers midfielder Sean Flynn inspired Evesham United to a well deserved 1-0 victory against high riding Solihull Borough in the Dr Martens League Western Division. Flynn marked his surprise inclusion
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chairman Colin Youngjohns today issued a 'don't panic' message to worried fans who are criticising manager Ian Britton for the club's poor start to the season. Hard-up Harriers were thrashed 6-1 at Hull City on Saturday to leave
Saturday, September 27, 2003 IAN Britton's plan to keep the lid on Hull's attack backfired spectacularly. A late goal rush condemned Harriers to the biggest defeat of their league history and to a record equalling eighth game without a win. The Harriers
Pre-season friendlies Sat July 19 Bromyard (a) 7-1 Ball 3, Robinson, Giddings, A Wright, Wood. Wed July 23 Studley (h) 1-3 Ball Tues July 29 Westfields (h) 1-1 Wood Sat Aug 2 Bilston (a) 6-1 Ball 4, Sayer, Wood Tues Aug 5 Stourbridge (h) 4-1 Robinson
Saturday, September 20, 2003 BROMSGROVE'S cup run continues after their comprehensive if uninspired victory over East Midlands adversaries Stoneygate. In a game dogged by over zealous refereeing Bromsgrove displayed only brief passages of excellence.
IT'S about time it was accepted that the No. 30 service is not good for anyone. It would be far better to run a Sunday service every day, using No 29B and No 30 services. This would greatly assist many Ronkswood tenants and Red Hill tenants to maintain
I AM doing some research on women motorcyclists of the late 1920s and early 1930s. I would be very interested to hear from anyone with memories or information about Miss Laura West, who was born in the Hanley Castle area of Worcester in 1913. Laura was
IN response to Mr Reece's letter headlined "Facts and figures on housing provision," immigration" statistics that are published in the media state that every year, 300,000 immigrants, plus their dependents, come here to join (extended) family members
EARLY doors at Droitwich Spa's One Stop Shop are set to close due to lack of interest from residents. A pilot scheme launched in June saw Wychavon District Council's Spa shop opening from 8am on Mondays and Fridays instead of the usual 9am. This was to
Saturday, September 27, 2003 IT won't be too long before Worcester put together 80 minutes of consistent rugby and when it happens -- watch out. Once again on Saturday they were a mixture of beauty and ugliness although the second half performance, which
JILL Valentine, star of the original Resi, is the main character in Resident Evil 3. The game is split into two parts, 24 hours before Resident Evil 2 and 24 hours after Resident Evil 2. Like Resi 2, Resident Evil 3 is a direct conversion rather than
Cast your mind back about twenty years. It was an era where zombie films were huge, the two most successful being George A. Romero's trilogy of the dead and Sam Raimi's Evil Dead. The fundamental difference between the two was the approach, whilst Romero
APPARENTLY you can blame it all on the British Army. Those endless hours spent pushing, pulling or even sitting on a lawnmower, trying to create a billiard table surface on a patch of green that looks like it's been galloped over by the 7th Cavalry, are
WORCESTER City's hopes of a potentially lucrative FA Cup run fell at the first hurdle on Saturday. Rivals Nuneaton Borough eased through to the third qualifying round thanks to a Stuart Whittaker strike in the second-half. Manager John Barton felt his
Pre-season friendlies Sat July 12 Evesham (a) 3-1 Lewis, J Williams, Paschalis Sun July 13 Stratford (a) 1-0 Ward Sat July 19 Boldmere (a) 6-1 (og), J Williams 2, Lightbourne, Wilding, Danks Mon July 21 Leicester (h) 1-1 Shilton Sat July 26 West Brom
The Ravenous Beast by Niamh Sharkey (Walker Books, £10.99) WHO is the hungriest animal of them all? The gigantic whale? The grinning lion? The little white mouse? Or could it be... the Ravenous Beast? Well-known illustrator Niamh Sharkey (The Gigantic
The Church Triumphant: English Churches in Watercolour by Bob Moody (Moody & Associates, £28) SOMETIMES, it takes a visitor to these shores to point out to the natives just what treasures lie under their very noses. Bob Moody is one such missionary
YOU don't have to love horses to enjoy the Native Pony Musical Ride which will be one of the highlights of this year's Malvern Autumn Country and Garden Show. Accompanied by some of Britain's best loved gardening tunes and musical scores, native ponies
HOME, away (Dr Martens Western fixtures unless stated) JULY Sat 19 WALSALL (Friendly) 5-1 (Sutton, Banner, Dyson, Bowen, Scheppel) Tue 22 WOODFORD UNITED (Friendly) 3-1 (Sutton, Stephenson, Scheppel) Sat 26 STOCKPORT COUNTY (Friendly) 0-0 Wed 30 ASTON
WORCESTERSHIRE saw more business start-ups than any other area in the West Midlands during the second quarter of 2003, according to new research from Barclays Bank. With 38 business starts per 10,000 head of working population, Worcestershire topped the
WOMEN who have an idea for a business may want to attend a conference especially for the fairer sex. Business Women on the Move - West Midlands is due to take place on Wednesday, October 15, at The Hilton Metropole Hotel, NEC, Birmingham. Support and
REMARKABLE crowd scenes clearly greeted a prospective Parliamentary candidate for the Worcester area at this time 250 years ago, according to an account in the Journal for this week of 1753. "On Monday last, Henry Crabb Boulton Esq., made his public entry
THE quality of meals served to the hundreds of inmates of the Powick Mental Asylum was under discussion by Worcestershire County Council at this time 100 years ago. The Journal of 1903 said the councillors had before them an official report from the Commissioners
1803: The triennial meeting of the Three Choirs of Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester commenced here yesterday. The stewards, with their friends and the principal vocal performers, dined at the Unicorn Inn and spent the evening with the utmost hilarity
IAN Britton has issued a plea to Kidderminster Harriers supporters ahead of two crunch away trips - say what you like about me, but lay off the players. The boss is thick-skinned enough to deal with the criticism flying at him in the wake of a seven-game
SPORTS EDITOR'S MAILBAG I TOTALLY agree with the comments of C Footitt (Shuttle/Times & News, September 18) on the decline of Kidderminster Harriers. In fact, I would imagine most supporters do. We have backed the club in purchasing season tickets
IAN Britton has issued a plea to Kidderminster Harriers supporters ahead of two crunch away trips - say what you like about me, but lay off the players. The boss is thick-skinned enough to deal with the criticism flying at him in the wake of a seven-game
THE economic benefits to the region of a new, enlarged University College Worcester could be significant. The Henwick Grove college already contributes an estimated £100m a year to the local economy through the spending power of its 7,000 students and
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a boy in his teens which happened on Hereford's Great Western Way at about 12.55pm on Monday, September 22. The offender, described as a black man in his 30s, 6ft tall, and wearing a green and white
CHRISTMAS came early for the Malvern-based Three Counties Agricultural Society at the weekend, when the third of its annual seasonal shows notched up a record attendance. There were more than 64,000 visitors to the two-day Autumn Garden and Country Show
RANDOM investigations have been carried out regarding working practices at farms throughout Worcestershire and Herefordshire. A team of Health & Safety Executive agricultural inspectors carried out field checks and yard inspections at 97 farms, nurseries
EVENING News readers say GM crops should be banned in Worcestershire. Ninety-three per cent of readers who voted in our phone poll over the weekend said GM crops should be banned in the county, while only seven per cent gave the thumbs-up to them being
A SCHOOLBOY with shortened arms and only one complete leg has finally met Ali Abbas after raising more than £4,000 for the injured Iraqi boy. Romanian Cornel Hrisca-Munn was so moved by the plight of Ali - who lost his arms during the Gulf conflict -
A Stourport-on-Severn man who brandished a blank-firing pistol in his former girlfriend's flat was acting like "a drunken show-off," Worcester Crown Court heard. Michael Hyde loaded the weapon but only made a vague threat before leaving, said David Iles
The work will take place between Junction two westbound to junction eight of the M5 from 7pm on Saturday, October 4, and 6am on Monday, October 6. Diversions will be in place while workmen replace worn bridge deck joints and carry out surveys.
HUNDREDS of fund-raisers brewed up a treat for a cancer charity as they took part in the world's biggest coffee morning. Kind-hearted coffee lovers around Worcester popped the kettle on, baked cakes and rattled the donation tins in aid of Macmillan Cancer
APPEAL: Concern is growing for a man who has been missing from his home in Malvern for almost a month. Christopher Scully was last seen leaving his house in Davenham Close at 10.30am on Friday, August 29. The 25-year-old has a slight American accent,
REGULAR and new donors are being sought to help with a particularly high demand for blood. A blood collecting session is due to take place this Tuesday, September 30, at the Methodist Church, Pump Street, Worcester. Regular donors are urged to respond
A FORMER pupil of Dines Green Primary School is organising a reunion to celebrate the school's 50th anniversary. Dawn Stewart, aged 41, who is still in contact with some of her primary school friends, is looking for pupils who attended the school from
FIXTURES WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUE Saturday, October 4 Premier Division: Malvern Town v Wolverhampton United (2.45). Division One (South): Cradley Town Reserves v Malvern Town Reserves (2.45). Saturday, October 11 Premier Division: Wednesfield v Malvern
Classic Flicks. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Warner Classics. With both Hedwig's Theme and Harry's Wondrous World, from the Harry Potter movies, this collection of film music is bound to appeal to all the family. So you could sit your seven-year-old
A FRUSTRATING search for a new striker by Bromsgrove Rovers' manager, George Rooney, is going to be stepped up next week. "Whoever and wherever we have tried this past week to bring in a striker - either permanently or on loan - we have been completely
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
The versatile Gadsby was Ian Britton's first signing after the 2002/03 season, agreeing a one-year contract at Aggborough. A player with good defensive qualities in the air or on the ground, he did not figure much in a turbulent Division Two campaign
Impressed on trial with Harriers during pre-season and signed a one-year deal before the start of the 2003/04 season. Started his career as a young professional at Coventry but was not given a first-team debut for the then-Premiership club. The promising
HOME, away (Midlands Two (West) fixtures unless stated) SEPTEMBER Sat 6 HEREFORD 47-9 Sat 13 Kenilworth 15-16 Sat 20 STONEYGATE (Powergen Intermediate Cup First Round) 31-9 Sat 27 NUNEATON OLD EDWARDIANS OCTOBER Sat 4 Aston Old Edwardians Sat 11 NEWBOLD-ON-AVON
Signed a one-year deal with Harriers in September 2003 after turning down an offer from Rochdale where he scored two goals in six games in a non-contract spell. Betts, who started off as a 16-year-old in the Doncaster Rovers first team, had been released
The tricky left winger, who can also operate as a wing-back, was brought into Aggborough on a month's loan in early September. Birmingham-born Dyer has been a regular in West Brom's reserves but his only first-team action was in a 3-1 League Cup defeat
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
The youngest player to earn a professional deal at Aggborough and the reason was 52 goals with Coventry-based non-leaguers Marconi in 2000/01. A player touted as having the potential to become the next Lee Hughes, Lewis signed a three-year contract, scoring
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chairman Colin Youngjohns today issued a 'don't panic' message to worried fans who are criticising manager Ian Britton for the club's poor start to the season. Hard-up Harriers were thrashed 6-1 at Hull City on Saturday to leave
WORCESTER City's hopes of a potentially lucrative FA Cup run fell at the first hurdle on Saturday. Rivals Nuneaton Borough eased through to the third qualifying round thanks to a Stuart Whittaker strike in the second-half. Manager John Barton felt his
