SCORES of county schools were closed today in the aftermath of yesterday's snowfall that has left treacherous conditions on roads. County education bosses said 60 schools fell victim to the weather with headteachers taking the decision to close on the
CCTV footage is being examined in a bid to identify the man who is believed to have carried out a serious sexual assault on a 19-year-old woman, who walks with the aid of a crutch. British Transport Police said the attack, at Bromsgrove train station
YOUNGSTERS at a village first school took a step back in time when they looked at life in the Victorian era. Organiser Faye Little visited Tibberton First School on Monday to give the children a hands- on experience of life in 19th Century Britain. The
ANGRY shopkeepers have hit out at claims by councillors that their "apathy" is holding back the development of Droitwich town centre. This week, the Evening News reported scathing attacks by several councillors, who said that because traders in the town's
A MAN beat up his partner's husband in a frenzied attack, saying he would put a bullet in his head if he "went down" for it. The assault, in which Anthony Robinson was subjected to a barrage of blows, came months after 33-year-old Martyn Combe, inflicted
A MAN whose mental illness was sparked by drug taking slashed his brother across the face with a kitchen knife. Victim Moshahia Fajakkir had gone to investigate a disturbance between two families in Kidderminster. But his brother Mussabbir Hussain, who
TENBURY'S important visitor attractions have been left out of a new county tourism guide - for the second year running. A similar omission in last year's county council Guide to Worcestershire Attractions caused a big row and local councillors are furious
A deranged man kidnapped his former girlfriend after discovering that she was attending a job centre in Malvern. Victim Lisa Clarkson had gone to live in a women's refuge in the town following her break up with Leon Powles. But Powles was informed by
PEOPLE who were baptised or married at a village church near Worcester are being invited to help celebrate its centenary. Christ Church was built at Broadheath in 1904 to cater for a congregation that had outgrown the village Chapel of Ease. Just 21 months
THE new Bishop of Hereford will be welcomed into the Diocese with a special service this summer. The Rt Rev Anthony Priddis, the Bishop of Warwick in the Coventry Diocese, was named as the 104th Bishop of Hereford by the Queen on Tuesday, January 13.
WILD muntjac deer are increasingly being found in rural parts of Worcestershire and even in an urban park. The feral deer, about the size of a labrador dog, have been spotted on the Madresfield estate, parts of the Malvern Hills and at Spennells Valley
FAMILIES are being urged to open their hearts and their homes and consider fostering a child. Worcestershire County Council's Fostering and Adoption Team is calling for more foster carers and will be manning a stand in Kidderminster on Friday and Saturday
A LEUKAEMIA sufferer from Kidderminster is relying on sisterly love to save his life as he awaits revolutionary new cancer treatment. Father-of-two Duncan Corfield was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia 10 months ago and was told his only chance
TENBURY High School has missed out on its first-time bid for Special School Status. Headteacher Stuart Cooke has admitted he's 'knocked back' by the decision, but insists that he and his team will try again in October. "The guidelines were unclear and
THE road at Newnham Bridge was closed for an hour last Wednesday after an accident involving two vehicles. One person suffering severe shock was given oxygen by fire fighters until the ambulance paramedics arrived. The incident happened at 4.38pm on Wednesday
STAFF at Kidderminster Hospital's long-awaited multi-million pound diagnostic and treatment centre are breathing a huge sigh of relief after ushering the first patients through its immaculate new doors. the exterior of the new treatment centre at Kidderminster
THE start of the independent inquiry into baby deaths at the Wyre Forest Birthing Centre has been announced by the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority. The inquiry was requested by the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust following two pre-natal
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy who terrorised neighbours near his Kidderminster home is to be placed under curfew and barred from areas of the estate where he lives. Matthew Oliver, of Kinver Avenue, has been made the subject of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order for
A STOURPORT man has been fined £500 for tipping one-and-a-half tons of waste building material in a remote area of protected woodland. John Bees, 44, of The Walflo, Yarhampton Cross, Astley, pleaded guilty at Kidderminster Magistrates Court on Friday
IT'S fair to say funnyman Peter Kay and his hilarious pal Dave Spikey have created a timeless masterpiece in Phoenix Nights - and the second series provided me with a laugh a minute. The simple yet hilarious brand of humour surrounds wheelchair-bound
PLANS for work on the main construction phase of Bewdley's Severnside South flood defences are to be revealed by Environment Agency chiefs next month. Bewdley Flood Committee's meeting, on Wednesday, February 11, will see the plans for the scheme presented
WHILE it does not cater for everyone's tastes and takes some getting used to, there is no escaping the hilarious allure of spoof fly-on-the-wall documentary Bo Selecta once you're hooked - and I am. The second series of the show following celebrity stalker
SEVERN Valley Railway chiefs are playing the name game in a search for someone sharing their name with one of the bridges the company's trains runs across. Repair work costing an estimated £325,000 has begun on the Victoria Bridge and is expected to be
WYRE Forest bus services - many of which seem to have been on the road to nowhere - are set to move up a gear with news of a £683,000 cash boost. The Rural Bus Challenge Fund money will be used to build better links in the Wyre Forest. It will meet the
A 20-YEAR-OLD student from Kidderminster is heading for the sun after winning a dream holiday to Miami worth £10,000.Nicola Jordan. Nicola Jordan, who is in the second year of a three-year physics and space research degree at the University of Birmingham
THE perils of not wearing seatbelts are being hammered home to motorists in a new operation launched by Kidderminster police. Operation Jeopardy will see penalties issued to drivers for not wearing seatbelts or not ensuring children in their car are belted
GARDENING CLUB: Chairman Bridget Maslin welcomed members to the first meeting in 2004. Members were grateful to Mickleton Chapel for allowing them to use the chapel for the meeting and the Joseph Webb Hall for coffee while King George's Hall was closed
PARISH COUNCIL: The parish council met last Wednesday with two members of the public present. Good wishes were expressed to coun Tom Bacon, recovering from a serious illness. Councillors were told to expect a visit at the next monthly meeting from planning
WEDNESDAY CLUB: The president, Christine Wright, was given a champagne birthday party by members. The next meeting is on February 11, 3pm at the village hall. Ray Allen, a retired policeman will talk about his sleuthing days. Guests are welcome.
FOURTEEN-year-old Kate Walker saw off much older players to win a place in the British young women's judo squad for U-19s. The Far Forest-based Midlands number one, who competes for Samurai Judo Club, will be bidding for a British junior gold this year
FURTHER to the recent report about poly tunnels in Offenham and the easing of packing house planning rules - last summer, driving through southern Spain, we saw a foretaste of what Wychavon planners appear to have in store for the Vale of Evesham. In
SHUKOKAI Karate Federation star Adam Ziubrzynski is targeting a trip to October's World Championships in South Africa and a medal there. In the 2002 world competition in Birmingham, the Kidderminster 12-year-old clinched a silver medal for the boys' kumite
CRICKETER Stephen Yarsley is a rarity in recent times - a fast bowler with big wicket-taking potential. Over the years, the 15-year-old has bounced through the youth system at Victoria and Blakeley Hall, now known as Kidderminster Victoria, after merging
MIDLANDS representative Daniel Hurley is playing senior hockey with Stourport at just 12-years-old. The talented striker is top scorer for Stourport sevenths and also bangs in the goals for the club's Badgers sides on a regular basis. After playing for
THE U-19s World Cup in Bangladesh awaits cricketer and junior sports personality Steven Davies next month, though he is still just 17-years-old. Mr Davies, a former Kidderminster player, starred for Himley in the Birmingham League Premier Division in
DEDICATED Jan Handley has helped netball prosper in Wyre Forest with impressive commitment to her "hobby". Mrs Handley, of Stourport, has been involved in the sport across the district since 1975, being the Kidderminster and District Netball League chairman
WYRE Forest Gymnastics Club is well on its way to becoming one of the first in the West Midlands to achieve the British Gymnastics Gym Mark. The sports award's club of the year has helped more than 1,000 youngsters enjoy the sport over the past 16 years
HOCKEY: Six goals spectacularly blasted Kidderminster out of the West Midlands League Premier Division bottom two on Saturday. The town thrashed experienced Streetly 6-0 on their travels for their third league win of the season to move back above Bloxwich
FIVE of Chaucer's timeless stories will be explored when the Canterbury Tales comes to the Swan Theatre in Worcester this weekend. Starting with the drunken bickering of irreverent pilgrims, the production moves between them and the stories they tell
HOCKEY: Chaddesley Corbett's good run was brought to a halt with a 3-0 defeat at West Midlands League Division Two high-fliers Pershore. After an even first 20 minutes, Pershore took the lead through a short-corner strike. The home side added a second
A GROUP of bouncers will be taking audiences on an exhilarating night out at the Swan Theatre in Worcester when John Godber's award-winning Bouncers (1990s Remix) takes to the stage. The witty and imaginative play, to be performed by the resident amateur
VOLLEYBALL: Promotion-chasing Cleobury Mortimer Ladies showed no mercy to bottom-of-the-table Warwick Riga seconds with a 3-0 win in National League Division Two. Second-placed Cleobury have now won 12 matches in a row to keep them on track for an exciting
MOTORSPORT: Three rounds of 10 hills on tricky terrain will be the order of the day at Heightington on Sunday. Hagley and District Light Car Club, in their 69th year, will host the Geoff Taylor Sporting Trial at Hurtle Hill Farm from 10am until 3.30pm
CYCLING: David Barnes was the first Wyre Forest Cycling Racing Club member to complete the club's reliability trial on Sunday. After taking the alternative route over Clee Hill via Angel Bank, Barnes led the first group back to record two hours 44 minutes
CYCLING: Liam Preece rode in two 50-plus mile reliability trials on two Sundays in succession. The Bike 51 RT rider cycled home with team-mate Matt Lee in two hours 45 minutes at Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club's reliability trial from Stourport to Ludlow
TABLE TENNIS: There were big wins for the two top in the Kidderminster League with Jim's Gym A beating Falcons 9-1 and Harriers B thrashing their C team 10-0. Alex Westwood won his three games for Harriers A in their 8-2 victory over RB Iron. Div One
STOURPORT Library is the place to go for lively toddlers with the popular storytimes there now being given an extra dimension - music. Now not only will the children be able to just listen to the stories but the tales will be given a musical background
DARTS: Rising Sun A rustled up a perfect performance to brush aside Cock and Magpie B 7-0 in the Banks's Bewdley League. Sun's John Connolly provided the highlight by wrapping up a win over Jon Bishop in 11 darts, while Steve Bateman was unlucky not to
CHESS: Maurice Bissell competed in the prestigious three-day annual University of Westminster congress at Harrow. Bissell was placed in the open tournament due to a lower than expected attendance and gave away 56 points against Oakham School's Lawrence
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
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
Once capped by England U-20s and also in the national youth sides, the Birmingham-born midfielder has had a turbulent 2003-04 season. Murray signed for Harriers on an 18-month contract in January 2004 following a brief loan spell of three games earlier
Christiansen's signing was another major coup for Harriers director of football Jan Molby in January 2004. The giant Danish striker attracted plenty of interest from clubs in his homeland but he wanted to play in England after a failed trial at Grimsby
WEDNESDAY: Mark Tooze 57lb 10oz, John Cockayne 29-14, Mal Watson 20-4. Saturday: Peter Whitehouse 32-0, B Marklew 24-14, S Harriss 23-0. Sunday: Richard Massey 26-12, Colin Pace 23-8, Neil McKinnon 22-7.
POLICE are appealing for information after a scout hut in Bewdley was hit by thieves. Two gas bottles were taken in the theft, during which the roof of the hut was damaged, leaving water leaking in. The incident took place between 8pm on Wednesday, January
A WOMAN accused of being the lookout for a raid on a Stourport garage has pleaded guilty to burglary. Worcester Crown Court heard that her two male accomplices have been sentenced for breaking into the Murco garage in Vale Road and stealing cigarettes
STAFFORDSHIRE/Worcestershire Canal, Stewpony, Sunday: Derek Willis 3-0, Steve Freeman 1-12-12dr, Reg Bastable 1-5-8, Keith Bunce 1-4-8, Fred Penn and Dave Smith 1-2-8.
BEWDLEY Town suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at lowly Ledbury Town Reserves but the hosts fielded eight first-team players due to an internal dispute. The visitors started the West Midlands League Division One South game enthusiastically with Ben McCloughlan
A MAN has been arrested in connection with an assault on another man in Bromsgrove Street, Kidderminster on Friday, January 16. He was released on police bail until tomorrow.
IN A match the players will want to forget, Wyre Forest Brintons slumped to their fifth West Midlands League Division One South defeat of the season 3-0 at Malvern Town Reserves. The young Malvern side had the better of the first half with only poor finishing
A Stourport man pleaded not guilty at Worcester Crown Court to five charges of indecent assault against a 15-year-old girl. Charles Nash, 44, of Redstone Lane, Areley Kings, was remanded on bail.
I, LIKE M Parker (Letters, January 22), was shocked that an LEA representative could be so unfeeling in her comments that our children's statement would simply be re-written to fit whatever new scenario they choose to offer our children when they close
FORMER Chaddesley Corbett player-manager Ian Vogel has signed for Birmingham Leaguers Royal Heath Rangers. Vogel spent 11 years at Chaddesley, playing 306 matches and scoring 187 goals. His best seasons saw tallies of 38 in the Kidderminster and District
COMPUTERS worth more than £5,000 were stolen in a raid on the offices of KRCS in Severn House, Riverside North, Bewdley. Judge David McEvoy QC remanded Julian Soans, 29, of Collingbourne Avenue, Bromford, Birmingham, on bail for a pre-sentence report.
CHRISTMAS Cup, Lyttelton pegs 60-79: John Gale 3-5-8, Richard Broadhurst 1-12-8, Ray Evans 1-5-8. Aggregate Cup 2003: winner Pete White, runner-up Gale, 3rd Frank Guest. The first contest of the year will be on Sunday at Stourport, Lyttelton pegs 61-79
ANOTHER three points, another unbeaten record torn to shreds and a Manager of the Month in waiting. That's the triumphant tale of another successful Saturday. Two goals in the opening 17 minutes helped United raise their total of points collected since
WASSELL Grove: S Campbell 3-7, P Bruce 3-5, B Burrows 3-3, R Campbell 2-13.5, G Mansell 2-8.
THIS season's Evesham Hospital and Charity Saturday Junior Cup final will take place at Common Road on April 10. Feckenham face Malvern Town Reserves in a tie that kicks off at 3pm. The Minor Cup final is at the semi-final stage and matches are scheduled
TENTH-placed Bewdley Town were in rampant mood as they crushed Penn Colts 18-0 in Stourport and District League U-13s Division One. Matt Warby scored twice for St John's Tigers at the same level but could not prevent his team being beaten 3-2 by Worcester
POOLE Hall, Abbey Pool: Mark Pearce 8-1-8, Carl Carter 8-0-0, John Parry 4-3-0, Kevin Driver 3-7-0. Haye Farm, Top Pool: Mark McGinley 31-14-8, Carter 23-15-0, Pearce 20-7-8, Roy Weaver 18-14-8. Haye Farm, Top Pool, January 11: Carter 47-8-8, Parry 20
Evesham Utd Ladies 8, Bredon 0 UNITED, seeking extend their winning sequence to four games, took the lead after six minutes. Charlotte Benson-Wilson was the provider and Nicky Bond's shot was helped into the net by a desperate attempt to clear by a Bredon
IN response to last week's article "Safety calls snubbed by officials" I would like to clarify some points. Firstly I would like to say that our deepest sympathy goes to any family that is tragically touched by a road traffic collision. As Traffic Management
Littleton 2, Fairfield Villa 0 A GOAL early in each half was sufficient to give Littleton all three points. Heavy overnight rain necessitated a morning pitch inspection and, as the game progressed the pitch cut up and best progress was made down the wings
A MEETING will be held at the King's Arms pub, Stourport, on Tuesday at 8pm. All members are asked to attend as subscriptions are due and fixture lists will be available.
BREDON moved out of the Evesham Sunday League's second division relegation zone for the first time this season after victory at Mountinneers. Doubles from Lee Diamond and Stuart Franklin secured victory, while goals from Phil Layton (2) and Lee Rogers
I WRITE to correct the statements made by Labour Leader Jamie Shaw in the letter "Nightmare on Bridge Street" (Letters, January 22). Mr Shaw needs to recall that last year he and his Labour colleagues, offered the district council no alternative budget
MORE volunteers are needed to represent people with disabilities and special needs on an independent advisory group for West Mercia Constabulary. Pauline Painter of the police force's diversity team, said: "It is important that we are able to take full
FOR a long time now I have been getting more and more concerned about the dangers caused by the parking of vehicles on Chester Road South when Kidderminster Harriers play at home. I know there are huge problems in finding parking places for fans, but
A COMPANY spanning three generations operating shops in the Vale of Evesham and the Cotswolds is switching off. April will mark the end of Wireless Supply Limited in Pershore, with the Chipping Campden shop likely to close at the end of February and the
A BADSEY couple had their family life torn apart when they were falsely accused of abusing their baby son. The family revealed their story following recent high profile court cases where mothers have been wrongly jailed for abuse solely on experts' diagnosis
I THINK Kenneth Hobson's suggestion to move the Bewdley bandstand to the old pump house area upstream from Severnside North is an excellent idea. It would get rid of the eyesore that is presently there and make a very good tourist attraction. It could
Evesham Utd Jnrs U-9 10, Littleton Colts 3 LITTLETON took the lead three times with Evesham replying on each occasion. Carl Innes, playing his first match in the Evesham goal, did well with captain Alex Roberts showing his worth in a close first half
THE Government narrowly won the vote in the Commons on Tuesday on the Bill to impose university top-up fees, but Sir Michael Spicer, Tory MP for West Worcestershire, said it was not the end of the matter. The Higher Education Bill was given a second reading
PERSHORE High School is set to build on its growing reputation as a centre of excellence with a new multi-million pound science block. A planning application has been submitted for the £3.1 million scheme, which will add to the already impressive facilities
Evesham Utd Robins U-10 4, Bredon Colts 3 ROBINS' 100 per cent league record is still intact, but only after a spirited fightback from Bredon who had trailed 4-0. United raced into a three-goal lead courtesy of excellent individual goals from player of
THE actions of vandals have forced Pershore Town Council to limit public access through the walkway by the new town hall. Over recent weeks hooligans have kicked out all the low-level lights installed along the length of the wavy serpentine wall. At a
ATHERSTONE'S demise leaves Evesham United's players kicking their competitive heels this weekend but Dave Busst is ensuring things keep ticking over with a training session on Saturday. United's elevation up the Western Division table will go on hold
Churchdown Panthers 1, Evesham Utd U-11 4 PANTHERS took a deserved early lead but Evesham fought back to level with a Michael Savidge goal. Evesham continued to press and Savidge added a second. Olly Davies then struck after the break to make it 3-1 before
WORK is due to start on a £15,000 scheme to improve disabled access to Evesham railway station. It is thought that the project to build an access ramp to the London-bound platform could be completed by March. Campaigners for the improvements have thanked
Newtown Spts Colts U-10 1, Evesham Utd 5 EVESHAM worked hard to overcome stubborn opposition. They broke the deadlock when Louis Brown scored following some persistent attacking play from James Bearcroft. After the break Andrew Powell lobbed the defence
EVESHAM residents are being urged to get involved with one of the biggest development projects the town has seen for years. The process to develop Evesham High Street has been under way since August last year, with the public invited to take part in consultations
A DRINKER kicked a man unconscious in a vicious Christmas Eve attack outside an Evesham pub. The attacker said he thought the victim had damaged his car, a court heard. Worcester Magistrates Court heard last Thursday, January 23, how the brutal assault
WORCESTER have pro-mised to 'sprint to the line' in the race for promotion. The Warriors, who lead the National One table by 11 points from second-placed Orrell, go into Saturday's London Welsh clash knowing that a pragmatic approach could ultimately
BROMSGROVE Rugby Club will have one eye on title rivals' Derby's clash at Kenilworth on Saturday. The Finstall Park club, one point ahead of Derby at the top of Midlands Two (West), travel to Newbold safe in the knowledge that their promotion rivals are
WORCESTER 4 KHALSA 3 WORCESTER Hockey Club's first team met bottom placed Khalsa in this Coaching Solutions sponsored Midlands Premier League game looking to keep their 100 per cent record in tact in the second half of the season. With Matt Baumber and
100 Years Ago January 30 1904 The annual dinner in connection with Pershore Co. 2nd V.B. Worcester Regiment was held at the Three Tuns Hotel when a good company sat down. Proposing "Success to the Pershore Company of Volunteers," General Davies said there
A SERIES of coincidences led Drop the Dead Donkey star Neil Pearson to his latest stage role as an American major in post-war Germany. Neil's co-star, veteran actor Julian Glover, thought the TV star would be ideal for the role of Major Steve Arnold in
The annual meeting was held at the Cock and Magpie public house, when some new officers were elected. Preparations are well underway for the forthcoming council elections.
The annual Christmas dinner was held at Lydia's Tearoom. The first meeting of the New Year featured a demonstration of "pincraft" by a member, Jeannette Clifford, who provided materials for other members to take part, and soon everyone was pinning sequins
Archaeology in the Civil War is the subject of Malcolm Atkin's talk on Wednesday. The talk, which will take place at St George's Church Annexe, Radford Avenue, Kidderminster, will start at 7.30pm.
A PROJECT to map out the future of Broadway can not get underway until funding is found. Broadway Parish Council voted to undertake a parish plan so the community could have an input into how the village should be improved over the next ten years. But
On January 19 Steve Cutler gave a slide/lecture entitled Portraits and Things2. On Monday Jessops Photography, Kidderminster, will give an equipment demonstration and the results of the "One Shot" competition will be announced. Entries are needed for
The group received a legacy, so it was decided to purchase a president's brooch. At the January meeting details were given of an art exhibition at the Rose Theatre, Kidderminster, from April until June, a rummage sale on Saturday, March 27 in Mamble village
THE Cheltenham Live season continues to go from strength to strength as the Town Hall prepares to welcome Barbara Dickson and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Star of stage, screen and radio Barbara Dickson (pictured) will be in Cheltenham for one
The new "Learn to snorkel" course, aimed at eight to 12-year-olds, will begin on Sunday. The six-week course will comprise theory and pool training on Sunday afternoons from 3.45pm until 4.45pm, and is designed to demonstrate the safe us of snorkel equipment
At Kidderminster Library on Tuesday, there will be a screening of Pandaemonium directed by Julien Temple. This film, which lasts two hours four minutes, is a fictional depiction of the mid-life periods of William Wordsworth, played by John Hanna, and
STRATFORD swing group the Dr Teeth Big Band will be celebrating their homecoming on Friday when they perform at the Civic Hall after a year on the road. Over the past 12 months the band has performed gigs across Britain culminating with a headlining performance
At the autumn meeting, Alison Walshe, who is leading discussions on behalf of the three Worcestershire Primary Care Trusts, explained her hand-out, which is entitled Bid for Funding for the Expansion Multi-disciplinary Teams to Support the Provision of
A NEW musical fairy tale based on the Brothers Grimm story of The Elves and the Shoemaker, originally commissioned from local playwright Reg Mitchell by a music group in Tasmania, is to be given its premiere in Stratford. Although aimed at children, it
A YOUNG Evesham rock band are taking their first steps towards fame by competing in a Battle of the Bands competition. Five-piece Backlash beat off two rival bands in the third heat of the Stratford contest to secure their place in the semi-final in March
The January 13 meeting, held at Blakedown parish room, was addressed by Simon Cleaver, NT property manager in Birmingham, who talked about Restoration of Back to Back Houses, Birmingham. Details of the activities of this group can be obtained from secretary
On Wednesday at The Ramada Hotel, Bewdley, Simon Collingridge, managing director of BizCom Services, will tell members how to Make more of Microsoft Excel. This second "Tips and Tricks" event will discuss ways in which this standard software can be used
BEWDLEY people are being encouraged to adopt a bus stop as part of a drive to inform the public about timetables. It is hoped the Adopt a Bus Stop Scheme will ensure people are kept up to date with changes £683,000 of new Government cash for Wyre Forest
BEWDLEY residents keen to raise law and order or quality of life issues with the police are to be given the opportunity to do so on a monthly basis. The town's beat manager, PC Nigel Barter, said that regular monthly surgeries are to be held, beginning
ASHTON and Elmley Cas-tle served up a treat of a tie during last week's WCB Indoor League action at Prince Henry's. It looked odds-on an Elmley win with three balls remaining and just one run to win. But, Ashton bowler Cooper had other ideas and he indu-ced
CARERS of people with Alzheimer's are being offered a service to give them more free time. A sitter service has been launched by the Wyre Forest and District branch of the Alzheimer's Society and will enable a carer to take time off while a member of
THE Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, is staging a special double bill of John Godber plays next month - the world premiere of Screaming Blue Murder and a second play, Black Tie and Tales. Screaming Blue Murder is set in the haunted Snowdrop Hall where the
THE Webb Ellis Cup, the Rugby World Cup trophy, will start a nationwide tour at Evesham High School next week. The trophy lifted by Martin Johnson after England beat Australia in extra time in Sydney in November will be embarking upon the Sweet Chariot
Partnership's Evesham and District Disabled AC IF Bill Scarrott was the star of the club's season then spare a thought for Rita Barnett. While the former was stepping up at the annual presentation to collect a haul of seven trophies, poor old Rita was
Available on XBOX, PS2, GC WITH the incredible success of the first Medal Of Honor: Frontline, this eagerly-awaited sequel had a lot to live up to. Medal Of Honor: Rising Sun is set initially in Pearl Harbour, before moving on to some great locations
THE search is on to find three new faces to bring Pershore Town Council up to full strength. At a meeting last Thursday, councillors decided to advertise for three new members. The candidates will be chosen by co-option, unless ten or more Pershore residents
AFTER reading the somewhat unbelievable comments from the boy and girl racers who wish to ignore speed limits, and their objections to speed cameras, I must admit that the constant threat of lurking mobile cameras does unsettle natural driving habits.
PERSHORE Town Council is to lobby for greater planning scrutiny of mobile phone masts but the call will come too late to stop an antennae being installed at the top of Broad Street. Permission for the Orange mast, which will be put in the place of a street
PERSHORE'S own gardening guru, Chris Beardshaw is returning to his roots tomorrow when he presents a BBC programme about the restoration of Croome Park. Mr Beardshaw, who was a full-time lecturer at Pershore College before his climb to fame as a TV presenter
REGARDING your story about 40,000 time-wasters on the Worcestershire Hospitals NHS appointments list, perhaps there wouldn't be as many of them if they had their appointments in the first place. In my case, I received a letter on August 14 saying I had
I REFER to the recent request by a former Mayor of Worcester for individuals to spend a week doing their bit to keep the city tidy by picking up litter. I spend 52 weeks each year doing my bit to keep the city tidy - I just don't drop any litter and there
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have showered their patient fans with glittering praise after another potential flashpoint on Tuesday night. Following supporters' grumbles over the Wolves FA Cup ticket arrangements, controversy struck again at the Division Three
OLD Kidderminster Harriers favourite Paul Jones has signed for Wolves. The Welsh international keeper, 36, is back at the club from Southampton for around £250,000. Jones played two games on loan for Liverpool after being confined to the substitutes bench
CHAIRMAN Colin Youngjohns has completed a new signing at boardroom level in Wyre Forest man Steve Hodge. Hodge, 50, has been appointed Kidderminster Harriers' new sales and marketing director. He has been a sponsor and keen fan of the club for the past
FORMER Harriers boss Ian Britton, axed by the club in October and replaced by Jan Molby, has taken his first step on the comeback road. The Bristolian has taken over from Martin Sockett as assistant boss to Lennie Derby at Midland Alliance high-fliers
ATHERSTONE'S demise leaves Evesham United's players kicking their competitive heels this weekend but Dave Busst is ensuring things keep ticking over with a training session on Saturday. United's elevation up the Western Division table will go on hold
HARRIERS entertain the winners of the delayed tie between Sutton Coldfield and Bromsgrove in the Worcestershire Senior Cup semi-finals on or before March 17. Worcester host Halesowen Town in the other last-four clash.
A WEEK of football events have been arranged by Harriers Community Scheme for the February half-term break. They will include competitions every day from 10am until 3pm with certificates and prizes to be won. Boys and girls aged between five and 14 of
PROLIFIC scorer Julie Freeman will be missing from Kidderminster Harriers Ladies team for the rest of the season as she is expecting her first child in the summer. Harriers managed a point without Freeman after drawing 1-1 at Stratford Town in the West
COOKLEY is to get a new Tesco Express Store, following the introduction of a similar outlet in Spennells in Kidderminster. The Bridge Road store in Cookley will open on Monday, March 8. It will replace the current One Stop shop on the site, which will
KIDDERMINSTER College is getting set for a royal visit, with the Earl of Wessex due to see first hand how successfully it delivers performing arts tuition. Prince Edward will arrive at the college on Tuesday afternoon, to tour the performance and production
PUPILS are being put at risk by careless dog owners, a worried headteacher has said. Children are walking dog mess into Cookley First School, creating a health hazard, said head Martin de Vine. He explained: "We have a big problem with it here. The playing
WYRE Forest residents are being asked for their opinions on library opening hours in a Worcestershire-wide survey. Different options to increase opening hours are outlined in a leaflet sent to 20,000 homes by Worcestershire County Council. Respondents
IT might be fun to shop at the YMCA when the worldwide organisation opens the doors of a new charity shop in Kidderminster today. The purpose of the shop, on the High Street, is to raise cash for the charity's work with disadvantaged young people. Among
DISRUPTION caused by the planned strike of civil servants to Kidderminster job centre, benefits office and the county court today and tomorrow is expected to be kept to a minimum. As the Shuttle/Times & News was going to press, last minute negotiations
TWO florists are blooming with success after wowing the judges at a regional competition in Birmingham at the weekend.Top prizes for Flowers of Kidderminster florists Emma Dandy and Kirsty Fisher. Emma Dandy, who runs Flowers of Kidderminster, in Blackwell
Girls aged five to seven are being invited to prepare for life in the Brownies by joining a Kidderminster-based guide group. Broadwaters Rainbows is looking for members to sing, learn crafts and put on public displays of artwork. The group - affiliated
BOMFORDS has been allowed to build on its Salford Priors site on the condition that Stratford District Council has tighter controls over future developments. The company already had permission for four buildings at Orchard Farm - one has been completed
A LIFETIME Harriers supporter and former director of the Aggborough club has died suddenly aged 69. Brian Bayliss collapsed and died from a deep vein thrombosis at his home in Mason Road, Kidderminster. He was a director at the club during Dave Reynolds's
The next meeting of the Kidderminster Railway Circle will be held on February 11 at the Severn Valley Railway station, Comberton Hill, at 7.45pm. The show is titled Early Preservation Steam On Cine Film, by Rob Whale. Admission is free for members.
Evesham Rose Bowl PROBABLY the longest running Open contest - first established in 1947 - and now run in conjunction with the Ernie Huxley Memorial Match was fished last Sunday on Evesham Town and Hampton Ferry Waters. With a very swollen, dirty river
A LAW firm has made its first foray into Kidderminster - and is hoping to prove a "knockout" in the year ahead. Stables and Co senior partner Nigel Jordan said: "This is an area that is clearly going places - and we want to be part of it." And who better
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
A GRIEVING mother who lost her son to an undetected heart condition nearly eight years ago is campaigning for mandatory medical screening. Diane Tolley's 15-year-old son Robert Poysor, a healthy teenager who enjoyed playing sports, collapsed and died
SWEETHEARTS will be spoilt for choice this Valentine's Day, with a host of romantic engagements planned across Wyre Forest. Visitors to The Gainsborough Hotel in Kidderminster and the Ramada Hotel, Bewdley, will have stars in their eyes as Dave Dean and
SHAKESPEARE County Raceway and LA Performance Services have confirmed the schedule of drag racing and lifestyle events for this year. Included are three UK National Championship and Ultimate Power Championship dates. There's the retention of two of this
SERIOUS winter training for the forthcoming Biathle season has paid dividends for Jonathan Weedon. The 13-year-old Chipping Campden School pupil has already achieved his first two goals for 2004. Competing for Cheltenham Harriers in the Under-15 category
EVESHAM emerged victorious from their first swimming gala of the year that was the inaugural outing for the new bunch of nine-year-olds. All the children swam superbly and there were many first places and personal best times. In the nine-year age group
PUBS and clubs in the Evesham area have responded well to the formation of a summer pool league. A mixed team competition is expected to start later this year and interested entrants can collect an application form from the George and Dragon later this
Moreton and District League Results - Section A: Horseshoe 6, Coach & Horses 3; Farriers Arms 8, Red Lion 1; Great Western C 6, Stow Legion 3; Ebrington B 4, Swan A 5. Section B: Swan B 4, Great Western A 5; Black Bear 3, Ebrington A 6; Inn-on-the-Marsh
WORCESTERSHIRE law firm Morton Fisher has helped bring 25 new jobs to Bromsgrove with the arrival of one of the UK's top home fragrance manufacturers. The firm advised the directors of Lainebridge Industries Ltd in the acquisition of the assets and business
A MASTERPLAN setting out the ideal development of the Friday Furlong travellers' site has been produced by Bidford Parish Council. The council has detailed everything it thinks residents would like on the site, which is currently subject to a planning
MANY of us grumble about the ineffectiveness and lack of presence of our police these days so it is important to congratulate them when they play a blinder as they have in the past few days. On your front page last week was a report about a US tourist
I HAD intended to write in support of Jill Griggs' letter (Let us show some compassion to all) printed in January 1 Journal but didn't get round to it. No such inertia, however, in responding to G M Simon whose letter Background to those that commit evil
I WISH to highlight the growing trend of restaurants, caterers and top chefs promoting the consumption of Foie Gras. This so called delicacy is steeped in animal suffering and exploitation. Your readers have the power to change this trend, if there is
NEIGHBOURS have spoken of their shock after a Droitwich couple were arrested on suspicion of murdering a baby. Philip and Anne Chadwick were still being quizzed by detectives, today, following the discovery of a baby girl encased in a block of concrete
WORCESTER MP Mike Foster today angrily denied the Hutton Report was a "whitewash," as rival politicians claimed big question marks remain over the intelligence which sent Britain to war with Iraq. Lord Hutton yesterday cleared the Government of any "dishonourable
Evesham 2, Droitwich 1 DESPITE a frantic last ten minutes, Evesham ran out comfortable winners of their latest CS Coaching Solutions West Midlands League game. Although the scoreline suggests a tight game, for most of the match Evesham outclassed their
THE baby found encased in a concrete block would have led a "distressing and painful" life before she died, according to police. Detectives say baby Lara had been neglected and suffered from an abscess in her upper gum that was so bad, it had caused the
COOKLEY will be practising twice a week for the next month as they prepare for the new season. They are currently meeting on Monday nights at Stourport Leisure Centre from 8.30pm until 10.30pm. Cookley will also hold sessions at King Edward VI College
Pershore 3, Chaddesley Corbett 0 PERSHORE began the second half of the Coaching Solutions League well with a resounding win. The breakthrough came from a short corner routine involving Gareth Rushton, Jamie Hughes and Richard Lisle with the former scoring
POLICE are hunting a serial sex pest who has exposed himself to two schoolgirls in the past week. The man has struck twice in Malvern in the last seven days and police are investigating whether there is any connection to similar exposure reports in the
Malvern 0, Badsey Ladies 2 SATURDAY'S friendly was played in a good spirit on a day when neither side was able to field a full team. Badsey were looking for a good test ahead of their return to league action but unfortunately the game never really developed
Bretforton 3, Devizes 0 SATURDAY'S match started well for Bretforton as they quickly applied pressure on the Devizes goal. They opened the scoring when a cross from Deb Slatter found midfielder and player of the match Gilly Wright who neatly pushed it
PUPILS at Abbey Park Middle School, in Pershore, made a furry friend when members of the Dogs Trust paid the youngsters a visit. Pooch Logan joined Trust carer Kate Careless, yesterday, in a talk to the children about the charity's work. The organisation
A FISH and chip shop in Worcester has just missed out on being named best chippy in the UK. The Rose Avenue Fish Shop, in Rose Avenue, Tolladine, won the regional heat but finished runner-up in the national competition. Following a lavish ceremony at
PLANS to enlarge a car park on Worcester's riverside have again been attacked by councillors. The city council's cabinet last week agreed to add 75 extra spaces to a car park in Cripplegate Park, St John's, as part of the city's riverside regeneration
A GROUP of environmental organisations are calling on volunteers to help preserve a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near Worcester, which is more than 1,000 years old. The object is to cut back the invading vegetation in glades along paths
ART lovers are being urged to look at the bigger picture at an exhibition in Worcester. Malcolm Victory, who lives in Malvern, will be displaying his work at Worcester Arts Workshop, Sansome Street, until Friday, February 13. His pieces vary from ceramic
A HAULAGE boss told a jury that he "lied for self-protection" after police and customs cracked an international drug smuggling ring. When first questioned, Mark Nixon told detectives he had been "stitched up like a kipper" but later agreed that he was
TRADING standards officers have received complaints about a company making door-to-door collections of old clothes, which residents thought were for charity. A leaflet drop, asking for unwanted garments for Eastern Europeans was made in St Peter's, Worcester
POLICE are appealing for information following a road traffic collision that left a Hereford man with serious injuries. The collision, which involved one vehicle - a white Renault 19 - happened at around 9.35pm, on Saturday, January 17, on the A465, near
GIRL guide Ellie Chesterman took centre stage when she received her latest guiding award from one of the stars of the Droitwich pantomime, 'Dame' Brian Gater. Ellie, aged 13, who was also a dancer in this year's Robinson Crusoe panto at the Norbury Theatre
PERSHORE High School is set to build on its growing reputation as a centre of excellence with a new multi-million pound science block. A planning application has been submitted for the £3.1 million scheme, which will add to the already impressive facilities
WORCESTERSHIRE Jazz Orchestra (WJO) is due to swing into Tenbury on Saturday, March 5, to bring the sounds of the big band era to the Regal Theatre in Tenbury Wells. The money-raising concert, in aid of Tenbury Hospital League of Friends and Kemp Hospice
A FELINE war of terror has been waged on a disabled woman from Stourport who was hospitalised by an unprovoked attack by an unknown cat - in her own home.linda Meredith with her pet cat Puss was attacked by an unknown cat in her own home - and fears the
TELEVISION viewers can see Tenbury 'celeb' Margaret Austin face tough questionmeister Anne Robinson in an episode of the Weakest Link, due to be broadcast next week. After hours of swotting up her general knowledge in Tenbury library, which has seen her
TENBURY'S important visitor attractions have been left out of a new county tourism guide -- for the second year running. A similar omission in last year's county council Guide to Worcestershire Attractions caused a big row and local councillors are furious
NEIL Simon's glorious dialogue is given a brilliant interpretation by the Nonentities this week. The story of the two lads who are left with their irascible grandma and child-like aunt while their father tries to make some money, is brought to life with
IT is little wonder this movie, which charts the effects of the American Civil War on a group of people whose lives are intertwined by love, desperation and sheer hopelessness, has been nominated for 13 BAFTAs and is expected to shine at the Oscars. Boasting
WITH 16 sets of twins and nine triplets there is never a dull moment at Wyre Forest Twins Support Group - especially when it comes to telling its rapidly increasing members apart. Indeed, househusband Karl Betschwar, who joined the support group when
A RISE in the popularity of motorised scooters has prompted police to warn users of their potential dangers. PC Richard Waterhouse, of the Kidderminster-based North Worcestershire division of West Mercia Constabulary, said that while appreciating the
HISTORY is being made by a Kidderminster man taking part in a groundbreaking study on the treatment of leukaemia.after finding out she was a suitable donor, Benita Corfield is to donate stem cells to her brother Duncan who has leukaemia. Duncan Corfield
A CAMPAIGN pressing for more money for cash-strapped Worcestershire schools has won a major boost after gaining the backing of leading economic analysts. The parent-run fair and equal funding campaign is demanding Government funding which would give schools
PHARMACISTS at Kidderminster's Co-op dispensed with formality to celebrate 25 years of service recorded by one of their colleagues. Elsie Smith was presented with a gold watch and £250 to mark her quarter-century of service with the branch, now based
STOURPORT Guides - who have been busy raising almost £1,000 for Kemp Hospice - are among the lucky ones, with other girls in the town queuing up to join the organisation.First Wilden Guides in Stourport, whose bag-packing efforts helped bring in £997
U3A: The next meeting of the Evesham branch of the University of the Third Age will be held on February 5 in the Public Hall at 2pm. The speaker will be Simon Trapnell, who will speak about Nature in Art. Members of the public will be welcome and it will
PARISH COUNCIL: District councillor M Argyle gave the council an update regarding the travellers and the recent judicial decision that was made. Coun Argyle suggested he contact other carish council chairmen to fund a planning consultant to speak on parish
TWINNING ASSOCIATION: The association is looking forward to a visit over the May Day holiday, of guests from Bad Neustadt, Germany, with whom the town has been twinned for 25 years and from Plouay, France, celebrating 10 years. The visit will include
THERE are some new kids on the block at Cotswold Farm Park and younger Journal readers are being given the chance to name them. The angora cross goats, two girls and a boy, caused something of a surprise when they arrived earlier this month, two months
MUSIC SOCIETY: Shipston Music Society met on Friday, January 16, at The Methodist Church for members to be entertained by Maskarade, who presented an excellent live concert given by this clarinet quartet. The well-balanced programme covered musical pieces
THE evening before I had gone for a stroll on Hartlebury Common, and once away from the glare of the worst of the street lights, I had taken a moment to stop and stare up into the clear skies. The sky was a mass of tiny stars, but the most striking sight
NINE of the district's most talented sporting youngsters received a cash boost to help them make their way to the top. The depth and variety of talent in Wyre Forest was illustrated when the latest Ray Mercer Sporting Foundation grants were handed out
ENGLAND volleyball prospect Sam Bragg is preparing for his country's shot at the European Junior Championships this year. The Kidderminster teenager has collected caps for the England junior men's team at just 16-years-old and already has his sights set
PROLIFIC goal-scorer Marc Edwards is the youngest player ever to be registered by Stourport Hockey Club's National League firsts. The Midlands U-15s player and U-14s captain hopes to be selected for England youth at some point this year. Edwards, of Kidderminster
RECORD breaker Amy Smith is rated as one of the best swimming prospects Wyre Forest has seen in recent times. The 16-year-old from Kidderminster is the country's number two in the 50m freestyle and three in the 100m freestyle. Amy is the Midland district
DEDICATED Ashley Newton capped a great season by heading to the British Youth Fencing Championship finals. The 10-year-old has been fencing foil for just under two years and has demonstrated a lot of potential to coaches. Ashley, of Kidderminster, qualified
FUTURE Olympic sailing hopeful Alison Young is ranked fourth top youth female nationally in the radial class among older and more experienced competitors. The 16-year-old Bewdley girl, last year's Wyre Forest junior sports personality, was elevated to
TONY Blair's Cheshire Cat grin on hearing Lord Hutton's findings yesterday might just be beginning to fade a little this morning. Even the most cursory glance at today's national and regional newspapers reveals an unwillingness on the part of journalists
BUBBLY Debbie Allen-Trew proved an asset to the Great Britain team at the World Special Olympic Games in Dublin last year. The 23-year-old all-rounder picked up a silver medal in the 50m freestyle swimming and bronze in the relay. Miss Allen-Trew, of
STOURPORT Hockey Club stalwart Peter Terry will pick up the coach of the year award but insists it reflects the good work done by all at the National League outfit. Mr Terry, of Kidderminster, inspires the stars of the future for the men's section by
HISTORY was made when Stourport Hockey Club's U-15s boys became the first Worcestershire junior side to win a national final in the sport. They defeated teams representing Beeston, Eastcote, Deeside and finally Havant in the final to take the Hockey Association
DRAMA and literature provide an entertaining line-up at Huntingdon Hall this week. A lifelong exchange of letters between a lawyer and an artist reveal an almost unrequited love in American playwright A R Gurney's Love Letters. Andrew Makepeace and Pauline
HOCKEY: An impressive final friendly display led Stourport Ladies into their Worcestershire League Division One programme. The town beat visiting Bloxwich 4-1 with goals from Melissa Kennedy, Louise Bagnall, Kate Bailey and Holly Lashford. Keeper Sarah
SPANNING four weekends this spring, Malvern Theatres is once again presenting a selection of the very best in children's theatre. Starting with The Selfish Giant on February 7, The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr Benn is on February 15, Funny Business,
POPULAR actor Tony Britton stars in Wynyard Browne's period classic The Holly and the Ivy at the Swan Theatre in Worcester. Set in a Norfolk vicarage on Christmas Eve 1947, the play centres on a family gathering to celebrate the festive season. The lives
JUDO: Just 18 Samurai Judo Club players swooped to claim a massive haul of medals at the Salisbury Open Championships. The Kidderminster outfit finished comfortably top of the medals table out of the 20 clubs at the event with 10 golds, seven silvers
SNOOKER: England junior captain Lee Page bounced back from a lean spell of form to beat Linh Tieu in the final of the English U-19 tour's fourth competition. The Kidderminster snooker star won his first tour event 3-1 in Swindon to leap into second place
MOTORSPORT: Nathan Freke returned to karting action at Three Sisters in his first Formula TKM race in three years. Racing the Project One clat Formula TKM chassis in wet conditions, the Kidderminster man drove superbly to win his first heat with the fastest
VERSATILE Stourport sports enthusiast Liam Garbett is equally at home in water or over rough terrain. The busy 10-year-old has been winning trophies in swimming over recent years but has now branched out. Garbett is also proving handy at racing quad bikes
MOTORSPORT: Talented Wyre Forest drivers will be able to get tips from leading British rally driver Gwyndaf Evans on Saturday. Evans, who won the British Rally Championship in 1996 with GSE Motorsport, is the special guest at Kidderminster Car Club's
SWIMMING: Victoria Wassell won two races in a friendly gala hosted by Evesham at Droitwich on Saturday. The pattern of races was similar to the junior league which will be held later in the year for nine to 12-year-olds. Wassell won the 12 years 50 metres
ATHLETICS: The third annual meeting of Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club is on Tuesday, February 24 at the clubhouse, Stourport Sports Club, Kingsway, at 7.30pm. All members and parents are asked to make every effort to attend the important meeting
ATHLETICS: Brian Humphries is the first Amazing Feet member to take their Runner of the Year trophy for a second time after first lifting the accolade in 2002. Sarah Lewis was voted best newcomer at the club's annual presentation evening at Kidderminster
SNOOKER: The top two teams in Kidderminster Wednesday League, Franche A and Snooks A, recorded comfortable victories again. Both won 5-0 which keeps Franche five points ahead at the top of the table. Snooks have now opened up a seven-point gap ahead of
GOLF: Three Wyre Forest clubs have been rewarded for their hard work and dedication to junior golf. Wharton Park, Cleobury Mortimer and Churchill and Blakedown all picked up a Junior Golfmark accolade from the English Golf Union and English Ladies' Golf
BOWLING: Bottom-of-the-table Dire Straits hit a purple patch in the first half of their Gilt Edge Short Mat League game against third-placed Telly Tubbies. They achieved a hot-shot six to beat three of Tubbies' best bowlers 13-7 but could not keep their
THAT most British of symbols - the traditional red telephone kiosk - will soon be taking pride of place in a French park thanks to the efforts of Stourport mayor Stephen Clee.Councillor Stephen Clee with the phone box. The re-conditioned box is to be
TRIVIA: There were two giant-killers in the Wyre Forest Trivia Cup first round with Rising Sun B beating George A 61-50 and Angel A thrashing Cock A 61-47. Other results: Black Boy 62, Old Rose & Crown A 40; Beams 54, Fox 46; Foresters B 60, White
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
Heath became something of a rarity at Aggborough, a player to break through the youth team and earn a professional contract. The midfielder, once on the books at Birmingham, made his first-team debut last season at Macclesfield during a player shortage
KIDDERMINSTER angler J Lojko used a green minky at Shatterford Fishery to reel in four trout weighing a total of 17lb 8oz. Another catch of four trout,weighing 19lb, was caught using buzzers at the venue, near Bewdley, on the same Masters Lake. On the
A JUDGE told two Kidderminster teenagers who rifled a man's bank account and forced him to beg on his knees it was time their Worcestershire town was free from being "terrorised". Thomas Davies, aged 18, and Mitchell Tillman, 17, frogmarched 22-year-old
THE Lyttelton Open will be fished on Saturday with a 9am draw at the Stourport shop. Anyone interested can call 01299 871735 for details.
ROUND four: Stan James 17-0, Mick Millinchip 10-0, Ian Tetsall 7-1, Brian Hill 5-0. Round five will be fished at Haye Farm on Wednesday with a 9am draw and fishing from 10am until 3pm. Members with last year's trophies are asked to bring them along on
CHADDESLEY Corbett recorded an important 3-0 victory over struggling Reality Sports in their quest for a top-seven finish in West Midlands League Division One South. Craig Pratt went close early on and an Ian Roberts effort was saved by the outstanding
STRAWBERRY Pool: R Moule 15-11, P Walker 6-14, I Perrins 3-15. The next match is on Sunday, February 8, at the same venue with an 8am draw.
CANAL 41-42: S Garrington 3-0, M McGowan 2-12, G Reece 1-1. The next match will be contested on Sunday, February 29, at Camp House Pool, draw 7.30am.
PROLIFIC scorer Julie Freeman will be missing from Kidderminster Harriers Ladies team for the rest of the season as she is expecting her first child in the summer. Harriers managed a point without Freeman after drawing 1-1 at Stratford Town in the West
A STOURPORT man living in "the last chance saloon" through drug addiction has been given a last chance of a cure. Scott Grundy, aged 37, had a blood clot in his right leg from heroin and cocaine abuse, his barrister Robert McMaster told Worcester Crown
THE annual meeting has been arranged for Sunday, February 8, at the Harriers Arms pub, Kidderminster, starting at 11.30am. All members are urged to attend and subscriptions are due on the date.
THE proprietor's perspective "The inside story on the buses" (Shuttle/Times and News, January 22) made revealing reading. It is hardly surprising there is a nationwide shortage of bus drivers when the national census of 2001 categorised them in a way
ARE you over 16, had experience in football participation and wish to become more committed to coaching football particularly players in the seven to 14 age group? If yes, then why not book a place on the Worcestershire Football Association's Level 2
I WAS saddened to read of the closure of the Sanity store (Shuttle/Times and News, January 22), which I found to be highly efficient at ordering the less commonly available material - an aspect where the department stores fall down miserably. I notice
THREE close cup games involving Kidderminster and District League teams had to be decided on penalties. Brintons were locked at 1-1 with Brintons CI Social in the Worcestershire Premier Cup third round but triumphed 4-3 through spot-kicks. But Burlish
EARLIER this month, I was at Stourport Library when the president of the Stourport Rotary Club handed over a collection of audio tapes to the library. I have failing eyesight and audio tapes are a lifeline to me and others locally. Thank-you very much
Evesham Utd U-10s 2, Hadley Rgrs 1 HADLEY opened the scoring having sustained a period of intensive Evesham pressure that had seen Henry Woods fire wide and Louis Brown fail to connect cleanly with a Sam Ford cross. With Owen Jones inspired in defence
THE Mercian Festival Junior League is holding a meeting at the Bell Inn, St John's, Worcester on Sunday. Business gets under way at 8pm and all clubs must be represented.
A WEEK of football events have been arranged by Harriers Community Scheme for the February half-term break. They will include competitions every day from 10am until 3pm with certificates and prizes to be won. Boys and girls aged between five and 14 of
AS usual, Councillor Stephen Clee and Councillor Fran Oborski only give half the story when commenting on any issues. Of course, you shouldn't expect anything different, leading up to the June elections. I refer to the article in the Shuttle/Times and
SATURDAY (3pm unless stated) NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION THREE Oxford United v KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS DR MARTENS WESTERN DIVISION STOURPORT SWIFTS v Sutton Coldfield WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SOUTH CHADDESLEY CORBETT v Ledbury Town Reserves (1.45pm
ONE Vale school spent the day discovering what its like living on the other side of the World by hosting a special Australia Day. All the pupils at Abbey Park First School in Pershore spent Monday attending special lessons about life Down Under. They
A DRIVER was taken to hospital by air ambulance after her car left the road between Defford and Pershore. The woman was taken to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham after her white Ford Fiesta came off the A4104 at 12.30pm last Friday. Her condition was
A FOOTBALL fee row went into extra time this week after Evesham town councillors were told to mind their own business. At a meeting on Monday they were angered by Wychavon District Council's response to concerns over planned charge increases to the town's
