TONIGHT: Kidderminster: Library - Simon Deeley Trio and John Sparry. Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Symphony Hall - Birmingham Foundation Summer Prom. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Dr Hook - Dennis Locorriere and The Lucky Ones. Little Civic - Leaves
ART SOCIETY: The art exhibition held at Broadway over the Whit weekend was successful with more than 300 visitors viewing the 90 paintings on show, 14 of which were sold. Mrs Ricky Evans won the best painting competition voted for by the visitors. Members
A VALE of Evesham man, Chris Reynolds, of Fladbury, has won the prestigious title of West of England regional Syngenta Farm Spray Operator of the Year. With over nine year's experience, Mr Reynolds is responsible for the spraying 300 hectares of arable
In last week's Journal, it said that following the proposed cuts to Evesham Hospital, 103 letters of objection have been written so far. With a population of 23,116, that does not even equate to 1% of our population. Please, please, please, take 20 minutes
AN interesting exhibition of 'visionary and theatrical paintings' from a former RSC Artist in Residence is on show in Chipping Norton from next week. Diana Archer is taking over the theatre gallery not only with her new work but with some of the pictures
A HAUNTING thriller is heading the new autumn season at The Everyman, Cheltenham. The Woman in Black, so popular it is celebrating 16 years in the West End, is returning to tingle the spines of September theatregoers. Other major plays include rugby comedy
ONE of the most popular romantic comedy films of all time - When Harry Met Sally - has been adapted for the stage and is coming from the West End to Malvern, complete with an all-star cast. The Academy Award-winning film famously starred Billy Crystal
SOUL, drum 'n' bass, hip hop and jungle provided an urban soundtrack to Elevation by Two Faced Dance Company at Hereford Courtyard. The moves displayed on the dance floor were not entirely the creation of the world's inner cities. Street-orientated disciplines
Junior members of Hereford G&S Society will appropriately perform Three Little Maids at this weekend's From G&S to Broadway 3 concert at the Courtyard. It is the first time that the three will take solo parts on the big stage. The annual summer
STRATFORD is hosting the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, on Wednesday. The choir is making one of its regular visits to the town and will be performing a programme of works from the English choral tradition in Holy Trinity Church, raising money for
MORE than 189,000 people attended 354 performances at The Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham in the last year. And that means theatre staff are celebrating a 10 per cent increase in theatre-going in their latest annual report, as well as a year of performances
THE sandy soils and shady woods we find almost all over the Wyre Forest district provide the ideal growing environment for what has to be one of the most spectacular of our wild flowers - the foxglove. The weather conditions for this plant, this year,
THE British Horse Society has welcomed the newly published draft Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Bill) - because it would put in place better protection for horses and ponies. It will also introduce a long-awaited duty of care for everyone responsible
THE theme for this year's twenty-third Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts is decidedly English. Celebrating the centenary of Michael Tippett and Alan Rawsthorne, there is plenty to be excited about. A rare performance of Rawsthorne's First Piano
Bright and intricate relics from Herefordshire's distinguished farming heritage have gone on display at Hereford Museum & Art Gallery. During the 19th century, smocks provided a practical protective garment for the county's thousands of rural workers
MUSIC technology students at the Royal National College for the Blind worked with their sighted course-mates from Herefordshire College of Technology to stage a concert of material recorded in the RNC's state-of-the-art music technology department. A
Hereford's Homegrown live music festival promoting the best unsigned bands in the area is back. Organiser Joe Schiavon has dipped out of playing this year, having learnt from last that it is good to distance yourself from the on-stage action when it is
AMAZING, awesome, breath-taking, magical and sensational - these are just some of the many adjectives that could be used to describe this high octane show and I'm sure the capacity audience would have found many, many more. Fusing the best of Irish jigs
Hereford Museum is showing an exhibition of wartime sketches by the Hereford-born artist John Ward CBE to coincide with the celebration of the Second World War Commemoration Day on Sunday, July 10. The exhibition, which runs until July 18, features wartime
A YOUNG actor from Kidderminster has been selected from 2,800 applicants for a place at a prestigious drama school in London. Antonio Magro, of Comberton Road, will take up his place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - RADA - in September. The 18-year-old
VEHICLES harnessing the power of steam - some of them dating back decades - will be the main attractions at an event taking place near Stourport this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, Coney Green Farm hosts the inaugural Stourport Vintage Steam Rally,
IT will be a busy weekend of events in Broadwaters, with the well established annual fair taking place there on Saturday. The event is run by the Harkaway Scout group and Scouting in the ward will benefit from proceeds generated on the day. A programme
RESIDENTS of a Kidderminster estate are keeping their fingers crossed for fine weather this weekend as they look forward to their first party in the park, organised by the Friends of Broadwaters. Musical entertainment and fun activities for children have
WATCH out for the fireworks at this year's Three Choirs Festival with an exciting programme for classical, choral and jazz lovers! Tickets are on sale and singers are limbering up ready for the Festival, based in Worcester this year with events in Pershore
LIKE many people who have grown up in Evesham but moved abroad or away, it has always been reassuring to know that my parents live in a town with a community hospital. I am devastated to hear that you are closing wards rather than extending facilities
WITH so many complaints being aired about conditions and treatment in some hospitals, it is difficult to understand the thinking behind the proposal to close essential wards in a hospital which receives nothing but praise by those who have received treatment
THERE is one thing puzzling me about this closure of two wards at Evesham Hospital. Mike Ridley of the PCT says it is to save £4m. Now to my reckoning, if I do my laundry at home, yes I supply the machinery and washing powder etc, I can cost my own labour
PEOPLE Power can not only save our hospital, but also get it improved. About 25 years ago we lived in Surrey, a couple of miles from our Cottage Hospital. A large, well appointed new hospital was built about ten miles from ours, which could be reached
CONGRATULATIONS to the people who inaugurated and upkeep the wonderful wild-flower garden along the Waterside in Evesham, it is really lovely. MRS CATHERINE WHITE, School Road, Evesham.
A FIVE-WICKET victory over bottom-of-the-table Hallow enabled Chainwire to climb to third place in Division Five. Hallow's batsmen struggled against the hostile bowling of Sam Beasley (2-32) and tight bowling of Mark Meese (2-15) and at 75-6 they were
CLEOBURY Mortimer beat Stone on Saturday by 91 runs in a Division Five encounter. Batting first, home side Cleobury made 176 in 43 overs, Nick Powell being outstanding for Stone in taking 6-44 in his 12 overs. Stone batted poorly in reply, with only one
Division One first teams: Alvechurch 192-8, Bewdley 126; Luctonians 85, Chaddesley Corbett 87-4. Division One second teams: Alvechurch 161, Bewdley 163-3; Luctonians 337-7, Chaddesley Corbett 289-8. Division Two first teams: Bromyard 190-9, KVCC 104;
DIVISION ONE First teams P W L D P Kington 11 6 2 2 178 Ombersley 11 6 0 4 173 Stourbridge 11 5 2 3 160 Romsley 11 5 4 0 143 Brockhampton 11 4 3 2 134 Alvechurch 11 4 4 0 125 Bewdley 11 4 3 3 124 Eastnor 11 2 3 6 117 Chaddesley 11 3 6 2 112 Droitwich
GEORGE reached the final of the Wednesday Junior Plate in one of the only two Wilden Industrial Estates Cricket League Wednesday Cup and Plate semi-finals completed, the others being abandoned due to the rain. George beat Areley Kings by 27 runs, with
SUNDAY LEAGUE P W D L P Waterfront 10 7 2 1 132 Spennells 10 6 2 1 128 DGSA 11 6 0 5 128 Hartlebury 10 6 0 4 124 Worths 10 6 0 4 120 Wolverley S 8 5 1 1 105 Coombes W 10 3 2 5 85 Cookley 10 3 2 5 75 Moat Farm 10 2 1 7 68 Chainwire 9 2 0 7 56 White Swan
BEWDLEY Town and Kidderminster Harriers hope to signal the start of an exciting era for Wyre Forest football when they meet in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. A bumper crowd of around 1,000 supporters are expected to cram into Ribbesford Meadows for
STUART Watkiss has defended his policy of recruiting experienced players after seeing his squad labelled as a "Dad's Army". The Harriers manager has been upset by the flak he has received from some fans for bringing in 30-somethings Martin O'Connor, Daryl
HUNTING the banks of the Severn for lost children or scouring parks for potential suicide victims are just two of the tasks you could be doing as a volunteer for a new emergency search and rescue team. Newly formed Mercia Search and Rescue has organised
LOCAL craftsmen are exhibiting three dimensional creations at a Worcester art gallery. The Gallery and Picture Framing at Bevere, on the outskirts of Worcester, is hosting a collection of work by members of the Worcestershire Guild of Designer Craftsmen
PEOPLE are being asked to clear their throats and raise their voices to help raise funds and awareness for hospices around the world. St Richard's Hospice is organising events for the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on Saturday, October 8. The Hospice's
A GROUP that befriends elderly people has become one of the first in the country to receive a prestigious new award for their work. The West Worcester Live at Home Scheme, based in Bromyard Road, St John's, offers friendship and support to elderly people
Barber Institute of Fine Arts - The Art of Love, until August 30. MAC, Birmingham -The True-Born Englishman, Saturday until July 31. Analysis of Beauty, until August 21. By Example, Saturday until August 29. Customized, Saturday until August 29. Risk
THE jobs of 240 people employed by furniture making sister companies at Hartlebury are under threat after both companies went into receivership. Increased competition from abroad and weaker UK sales have been blamed for the decision to call in the receivers
A KIDDERMINSTER teenager has been given a two-year anti-social behaviour order banning him from riding or driving any mechanically propelled vehicle in a manner likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Adie James Shurmer, 19, had the order placed
WYRE Forest's Polish community will hold events relating to the country's wartime history as part of the 60th anniversary. Kidderminster's events on the national commemorative day, Sunday, get under way with a celebratory mass at the Polish Catholic Church
HEADS appointed to run Wyre Forest schools in the two-tier system from September, 2007 are: Bewdley Community Secondary School, Julie Reilly, Stourport Community Secondary School, Liz Quinn, Baxter Community Secondary School, David Seddon, Wolverley VC
ART SOCIETY: The art exhibition held at Broadway over the Whit weekend was successful with more than 300 visitors viewing the 90 paintings on show, 14 of which were sold. Mrs Ricky Evans won the best painting competition voted for by the visitors. Members
PARISH COUNCIL: At their June meeting, chaired by cllr Tony Wilkins, parish councillors heard that the Cotswold AONB marker stone at the junction of Front Street and Mickleton Road had been moved. The chairman reported that he had attended a meeting at
SEATS and perspectives will be altered at The Theatre in Chipping Norton, when its annual Theatre in the Round week gets under way from next Tuesday. A stage will be created in the centre of the theatre and seats turned round to allow for performances
A HAUNTING thriller is heading the new autumn season at The Everyman, Cheltenham. The Woman in Black, so popular it is celebrating 16 years in the West End, is returning to tingle the spines of September theatregoers. Other major plays include rugby comedy
ONE of the country's favourite actresses, Prunella Scales, is coming to Cheltenham with her one-woman show tonight and tomorrow. Most famous as TV's Sybil Fawlty, it will be another even stronger character she brings to life in An Evening with Queen Victoria
CHILDREN are being denied the chance to play in a recently refurbished Kidderminster park which has become plagued by drunks and drug addicts. Concerned Horsefair parents are refusing to take their toddlers to the nearby St George's Park and fear for
KIDDERMINSTER Rooks Chess Club did reach the Worcester and District League Cup final, but otherwise their league form, in Division Two, has been poor, and they ended the season with two losses. They were beaten 2.5-1.5 at St James, and lost at home to
THIRTEEN members of Kidderminster's Tae Kwon Do School of Excellence were celebrating after their successful black belt grading in Droitwich. Adult student Matthew Davies achieved his first degree black belt with Jay Parker, Georgia Prosser, Helen Giles
MAYOR of Worcester Aubrey Tarbuck has called for the missing link in the city's ring road to be built to regenerate the city. The road would create another bridge over the River Severn and extend the Western Bypass to join the Northern Link Road in Claines
DROITWICH residents are being urged to continue to fight for a saltwater lido after alternative plans were proposed for the derelict site by Wychavon District Council. Campaign group Save A Lido Today (SALT) has called a public meeting tonight to gather
Sandpipers Pool has given excellent sport this week, with quality carp to 12lb caught in matches. Friday Afternoon, Willow Marsh Open, Dragonfly: John Fox 52-11, Pete Hardiman 45-14, Martin Ridgeway 44-4. Saturday Morning, UK Angling, Dragonfly: G Meredith
SEVEN Royal Doulton figurines of King Henry VIII and his six wives, together worth more than £1,000, were stolen during a burglary in Cookley. It was carried out in Beeston Road between 11pm on Saturday and 6am on Sunday. The occupant heard a crash at
Stourport Lyttelton, pegs 44-58: Colin Garbett 1-15 (golden peg), Frank Guest 1-1, Jeff Garbett 1-0. This weekend's contest will be at Winterdyne, Bewdley. Would are asked to telephone the secretary for details, on 01562 824651.
Some cutting out took place on Wrens pools recently, but because of lack of attendance some pegs remain in need of maintenance, and members are encouraged to make an effort to carry out this work as soon as possible. The next match will be on Sunday afternoon
I FEEL offended at the detrimental comments about Marlpool First school. It is not Marlpool's fault that the county council have chosen to close St Barnabas. Furthermore, just as many parents at Marlpool school are concerned about the effect these changes
Woodside Fisheries: Dave Parson 28-2, Devin Driver 20-3, Dave Parry 19-6, Mark McGinley 12-5. Silver fish winner: McGinley 9-3. The Park Inn is looking for 10 concessionary members to fish the newly-acquired Valley Pool. For further details telephone
BROADWATERS Park in Kidderminster is looking beautiful and considerably enhanced by installation of hanging baskets. This has been made possible by sponsorship and we would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the businesses who have contributed
TRIALS for Evesham United's Under-17 side will take place at Evesham High School on Sunday, July 17 from 10am and also the following Tuesday night from 7.45pm on the Astroturf at Pershore High School. Interested players are invited to the session in readiness
Moorlands Silver fish pool: A Wilmot 34-11.5, M Galazewski 31-6.5, D Pugh 30-5. The next contest will be on Sunday, July 17 on the Washing pool, the draw to be made at 7.15am.
I COMPLETELY disagree with the remarks by Mrs H Pimble, regarding the carpet bed on Kidderminster's ring road. (Letters, June 23). It is a thing of beauty, to be admired. We are very short of flower beds around this town, compared with neighbouring towns
A contest will be held on the BAA Stourport riverbank and Newhalls on Sunday, with the draw to be made at 7am behind Stourport Leisure Centre. A junior contest has been arranged for August 6. Members with children wishing to fish this event are asked
AN Evesham family is delighted with the prospect of staying in their own home after an innovative idea by Wychavon District Council. The Munro family, from Anne Crescent, received a special delivery on Tuesday, a brick building containing a bedroom and
THOUSANDS of visitors are expected to descend on Evesham at the weekend for the annual river festival, a highlight of the town's summer calendar. The festival will be launched at noon on Saturday on the river near Workman Gardens and will continue from
I HAVE just received an e-mail from the UK to advise me that my lifelong friend Stanley Goode passed away on June 12. I immediately rang his wife as I was also the best man at their wedding in 1947. Unfortunately he had been ill for some time, but it
ORGANISERS were delighted when 300 people packed the Public Hall for a briefing meeting by leaders of Save Our Hospital Campaign. Mayor Frances Smith, who is also chairman of The League of Friends of Evesham Community Hospital, one of the leaders of the
I WRITE regarding the opening of the annual exhibition by the full and part-time art and design students at Kidderminster College. The show consisted of both Diploma and Foundation work and the standard was most impressive. However, I was extremely disappointed
SAVE Our Hospital campaigners will be out in force this Saturday at the famous Evesham River Festival. Members of the Friends of Evesham Community Hospital will be handing out car stickers and posters in Workman Gardens, while getting people to sign the
TRIALS for Evesham United's Under-17 side will take place at Evesham High School on Sunday, July 17 from 10am and also the following Tuesday night from 7.45pm on the Astroturf at Pershore High School. Interested players are invited to the session in readiness
WEST Mercia chief constable Paul West was among the mourners at the funeral of a Evesham police officer in the town yesterday. Uniformed officers provided an escort for the coffin as it was carried into All Saints' Church in Vine Street. PC Dave Brentnall
EVESHAM Police this week warned motorists to be cautious when getting into their cars. A spate of attacks on vehicles over last weekend left a number of motorists late for work as they discovered their car tyres were either let down or slashed. Four vehicles
TWO former pupils of Pershore College have been showcasing their talents on a Channel 4 gardening programme and with great success. Sadie Stowell and Chloe Murphy, who met at the college, appeared on The Great Garden Challenge held at Blenheim Palace
A VALE woman is fighting to bring a bus service back to Birlingham after Worcestershire County Council recently stopped it. Twenty-one year old Frances Wood from the village used the 382 bus service regularly for social reasons. Elderly residents of the
CATTLE, sheep, pigs and poultry from exhibitors in the Cotswolds and the Vale of Evesham picked up prestigious awards at the Royal Show this week. Record numbers for livestock and equestrian events confirmed that the Royal Show had returned to its farming
SHOAIB Akhtar is facing a race for fitness ahead of Worcestershire's County Championship clash against Yorkshire tomorrow. The Pakistani fast bowler limped out of yesterday's Twenty20 victory over Glamorgan at New Road with a slight calf strain. Shoaib
VIKRAM Solanki today became the first England substitute of the new era as the match against Australia brought in the new rule changes for the NatWest Challenge opener. The Worcestershire batsman was named as England's official number 12 in an otherwise
THE Parish Plan Group at Broadway is organising an Open Day at the Lifford Hall this Saturday to give villagers the opportunity to find out more about the project. Many of the clubs and societies from the village will also be at the event, giving a flavour
Centenary celebrations continue, from a grand tour of Cornwall in March, to visits to local attractions in June. The group was made welcome by hosts Mr and Mrs S Walley at Little Yarhampton and walked around the eight-acre garden and arboretum, then crossed
The Summer show will be held at Trinity Methodist Centre, Kidderminster, on Saturday. The show, admission free, will be open from 11am until around 2pm, when there will be plants for sale. On Wednesday and Friday, July 15, members will take part in a
VICTOR Borge was a comedian who was at one point the highest paid entertainer in the world. He had top rating TV shows and a popular touring career for many years, stretching into his eighties. Now 'the world's only classical music comedian' Rainer Hersch
STRATFORD is hosting the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, on Wednesday. The choir is making one of its regular visits to the town and will be performing a programme of works from the English choral tradition in Holy Trinity Church, raising money for
The Wyre Forest Group has organised a family walk of 3.75-miles duration at Clee Hill on Sunday. The walk is not suitable for pushchairs. Those taking part are asked to meet at the car park and picnic area in Clee Hill village on the A4117 at 2pm. Ramblers
MORE than 189,000 people attended 354 performances at The Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham in the last year. And that means theatre staff are celebrating a 10 per cent increase in theatre-going in their latest annual report, as well as a year of performances
At the Ramada Hotel, Bewdley on Monday, John Hope will invite everyone to "Come and her about the world of the private investigator - but don't expect too many secrets to be given away". Members are asked to note that this is a new venue. No smoking will
THE finals of the British Association of Shooting and Conservation Big 5 gundog competition will be held at the Cotswold show and country fair at Cirencester Park this Saturday and Sunday. Finalists have qualified as the fastest over timed scurries at
HEART of England fine foods launched its new consumer food club relish at the Royal Show this week. The club has been designed to provide food lovers with direct access to speciality food and drink from the Heart of England through exclusive listings,
THE sandy soils and shady woods we find almost all over the Wyre Forest district provide the ideal growing environment for what has to be one of the most spectacular of our wild flowers - the foxglove. The weather conditions for this plant, this year,
THE British Horse Society has welcomed the newly published draft Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Bill) - because it would put in place better protection for horses and ponies. It will also introduce a long-awaited duty of care for everyone responsible
STUART Watkiss has insisted he is not assembling a 'Dad's Army' with the signing of another 30-something. Midfield hardman Terry Fleming, 32, is Kidderminster Harriers' sixth new recruit of the summer on a 12-month deal and their fourth over the 30 age
A BEWDLEY woman and her family have become the latest "inmates" of the Tower of London. But for Caron Sanders-Crook her new address is great - albeit, she acknowledges, a little weird. Her family have taken up residence in the Tower after her soldier-husband
A WYRE Forest man who has devoted 30 years of his life to Scouting is leaving his akela post with a Kidderminster Cub pack. Peter Williams, of Heathfield Road, Bewdley, will take his last meeting of the Harkaway pack on Monday, July 18. The Wribbenhall
FLOWER FESTIVAL: A flower festival was held in the quaint chapel at Cookhill, with displays depicting the parables. Ploughman's lunches were served.
THERE is a drastic shortage of affordable homes in Bidford, according to the latest survey. Now the hunt is on for appropriate sites to build new, cheaper homes. The push follows the completion of a housing needs survey in the village carried out over
AMAZING, awesome, breath-taking, magical and sensational - these are just some of the many adjectives that could be used to describe this high octane show and I'm sure the capacity audience would have found many, many more. Fusing the best of Irish jigs
TEN years ago, if you took a bottle of ros to your neighbour's barbecue they would have most likely turned their noses up. But purchase a bit of the pink stuff these days and you'll be the height of cool, according to supermarket figures, which show sales
At its annual meeting in Manchester (June 27-30) the British Medical Association (BMA) dropped its opposition to doctor-assisted suicide (see the Times report of Friday, July 1). It has been reported to me that the debate and vote took place at the end
MEMORIES came flooding back when I saw the photo of Reindeer Court (Worcester News, June 30). In school holidays, my mum and gran would treat us to lunch in the Reindeer Pub. It consisted of a pork pie and chawl from the butchers in Mealcheapen Street
I should be shocked by Councillor Aubrey Tarbuck's letter, Orbital road only logical solution to our problems' (Monday, June 27), but I'm not. There isn't an atom of logic in it, nor is there any logic in our city's consultants supporting the completion
Hanley Castle and Upton 130 Tenbury 131-3 TENBURY recorded their second win of the season in Division Four of the Crusader Worcestershire County League when they successfully chased a modest target of 131 and got home by seven wickets with plenty of overs
A MOTHER-of-two who stole a purse after walking through the open front door of a Kidderminster house has been jailed for a year. Helen Hart, 22, of Wolverhampton, was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court. She took the purse from York Street, Kidderminster
MIDSUMMER Melodies is the theme as well as the title of an evening of entertainment being presented by Stourport Choral and Operatic Society. Tunes from operas and operettas will be included in the musical mix for the concert, at Kidderminster Town Hall
DOES anyone know of a Kidderminster signpost in a more unusual place this? Freelance journalist, Melissa Clement, of Belbroughton, could not believe her eyes when she glimpsed this one - showing a distance of 8, 405 miles - while on an assignment in the
LEARNING "ambassadors" will help boost adults' skills levels in Kidderminster's Oldin-gton and Foley Park and Sutton Park wards. A slice of £780,000 being pumped into Worcestershire and Herefordshire over the next three years has been earmarked for the
HEADTEACHERS have been appointed for 26 of the 30 new schools that will operate as a result of the Wyre Forest education review. All existing 45 schools in the district will close on August 31, 2007, to be replaced by the 30 schools that will form a two-tier
A GROUNDBREAKING scheme encouraging parental involvement in their children's education has been launched in Worcestershire. The inaugural meeting for Parents' Voice, held at Droitwich High School, attracted 90 parents from all over the county. The scheme
A DEDICATED Kidderminster volunteer has been rewarded for her hard work with an invitation to a garden party hosted by the Queen. Betty Russell, and her husband, John, of Nursery Grove, will be guests at Buckingham Palace next week. The 75-year-old was
NEW dinner menus offering healthier food options are being made available to children at three Wyre Forest schools. Youngsters at Areley Common First School, Windmill First School and Windmill Middle School will be given a choice of foods low in fat and
WYRE Forest students are being warned by police not to get involved in "irresponsible and potentially dangerous" end-of-term pranks. The warning follows an increase in incidents among young people celebrating the end of their GCSE exams. Kidderminster
A KIDDERMINSTER man who entered his sister's home and stole £200 cash and a ring has lost his appeal at Worcester Crown Court against a two-month jail sentence. Christopher Powell, 24, of Goldcrest Drive, Spennells, was sentenced by Kidderminster magistrates
LANGUAGE will prove no barrier to visitors to Witley Court thanks to the introduction of tours for West Midlanders whose native tongue is not English. English Heritage has introduced a series of summer tours with interpreters to enable visitors from various
A YOUNG actor from Kidderminster has been selected from 2,800 applicants for a place at a prestigious drama school in London. Antonio Magro, of Comberton Road, will take up his place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - RADA - in September. The 18-year-old
AN adventurous writer who cycled 18,500 miles from his home in Bewdley to China is celebrating the publication of his story. Chris Smith, of Welch Gate, spent 13 months making his way to Beijing after he was made redundant in 2001. When he returned, he
FAMILIAR songs from the shows should make for an entertaining evening when Great Witley Operatic Society presents A Grand Night for Singing. The concert, at St Leonard's Church, Ribbesford, takes its name from the song featured in the musical, State Fair
VEHICLES harnessing the power of steam - some of them dating back decades - will be the main attractions at an event taking place near Stourport this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, Coney Green Farm hosts the inaugural Stourport Vintage Steam Rally,
ACOUSTIC performer, King Rich, will be raising money for Third World charities when he performs at Kidderminster Library next week. Also on the bill for the concert, on Monday, are Nick Townsend, of Weak 13, Kate Wragg, Becca and Matt the Guitarist. The
FIREFIGHTERS will today lobby MPs to urge support in a campaign against plans to replace emergency fire control centres with new regional sites. The Fire Brigades Union said the project, aimed at English fire authorities, would cost £754m and could end
A NEW company is inviting Worcester people to sell their unwanted goods online - without the need for a computer. AuctionEase, based in Barbourne Road, will photograph, describe and put the items on auction website eBay as well as take care of payment
WATCH out for the fireworks at this year's Three Choirs Festival with an exciting programme for classical, choral and jazz lovers! Tickets are on sale and singers are limbering up ready for the Festival, based in Worcester this year with events in Pershore
THERE is one thing puzzling me about this closure of two wards at Evesham Hospital. Mike Ridley of the PCT says it is to save £4m. Now to my reckoning, if I do my laundry at home, yes I supply the machinery and washing powder etc, I can cost my own labour
THE reasoning behind the South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust suggestion that two wards in Evesham Hospital are closed to save money is flawed. If these wards are closed the displaced patients will have to go to other hospitals and would doubtless
PEOPLE Power can not only save our hospital, but also get it improved. About 25 years ago we lived in Surrey, a couple of miles from our Cottage Hospital. A large, well appointed new hospital was built about ten miles from ours, which could be reached
BEWDLEY'S disappointing 66-run defeat at home to Alvechurch has left them seventh in Crusader Worcestershire County League division one. On a muggy afternoon Bewdley won the toss and asked the visitors to bat first. They steadily chipped away at their
Barber Institute of Fine Arts - The Art of Love, until August 30. MAC, Birmingham -The True-Born Englishman, Saturday until July 31. Analysis of Beauty, until August 21. By Example, Saturday until August 29. Customized, Saturday until August 29. Risk
Swan, Worcester - Extravaganza!, Tuesday. Hippodrome, Birmingham - 42nd Street, until Saturday. Magic of the Dance, Monday until July 16. Botanical Gardens, Birmingham - The Tamer Tamed, Wednesday (and July 14, 20, 21). MAC, Birmingham - Singer, Saturday
Two popular choirs - the Mynyddislwyn Welsh Male Voice Choir and the Hereford Police Choir - will perform at Belmont Abbey this weekend. Tomorrow (Friday) at 7.30pm, the Mynyddislwyn Choir will be singing under their musical director Carys Wynne, with
Sheep Music is poised to deliver its own brand of eclectic music and workshops on July 15-17. Bishops Castle's groove machine Funk the System kick things off at Wentes Meadow, Presteigne on Friday early evening before hip hop, drum 'n' base band CCQ headline
A JAZZ legend comes to Hereford on Sunday, July 10, in the form of The Big Chris Barber Band. After performing around the world and playing with the likes of Louis Armstrong and Count Basie, Chris and the band turn their attentions to Hereford Courtyard
PARISH COUNCIL: At their June meeting, chaired by cllr Tony Wilkins, parish councillors heard that the Cotswold AONB marker stone at the junction of Front Street and Mickleton Road had been moved. The chairman reported that he had attended a meeting at
PLAYGROUP: Playgroup children raised £308 during a sponsored litter pick-up in the centre of the village. MURAL: Lizzie Boyes was the successful Guide whose painting depicting a rural scene of Mickleton was chosen by council members to be painted in the
VILLAGE FETE: Arrangements are well in hand for the Cotswold Life Magazine Fete awarded to Willersey as Village of the Year. The event will be held on Saturday, August 20 and will have events and stalls throughout the village, on the greens, the recreation
SEATS and perspectives will be altered at The Theatre in Chipping Norton, when its annual Theatre in the Round week gets under way from next Tuesday. A stage will be created in the centre of the theatre and seats turned round to allow for performances
A NEW production of Humperdinck's masterpiece Hansel and Gretel will be revealed at the opera house at Longborough. Longborough Festival Opera has been committed to producing its own work since 1998 and Hansel and Gretel has been prepared by LFO's artistic
ONE of the country's favourite actresses, Prunella Scales, is coming to Cheltenham with her one-woman show tonight and tomorrow. Most famous as TV's Sybil Fawlty, it will be another even stronger character she brings to life in An Evening with Queen Victoria
STUDENTS on the Contact Course at Herefordshire College of Art and Design performed the heart-warming musical Angelface. With cameo appearances from the Phantom of the Opera, Oliver and Fraulein Maria, played by director Edward Payne, there was no stone
SHAKESPEARE'S earliest comedy was a tale of confusion, bafflement and upset within a single day - and it is the latest play on the stage at the RSC. A whole pile of twins, brothers and sisters, masters and servants, all get in a pickle in The Comedy of
VICTOR Borge was a comedian who was at one point the highest paid entertainer in the world. He had top rating TV shows and a popular touring career for many years, stretching into his eighties. Now 'the world's only classical music comedian' Rainer Hersch
THE finals of the British Association of Shooting and Conservation Big 5 gundog competition will be held at the Cotswold show and country fair at Cirencester Park this Saturday and Sunday. Finalists have qualified as the fastest over timed scurries at
HEART of England fine foods launched its new consumer food club relish at the Royal Show this week. The club has been designed to provide food lovers with direct access to speciality food and drink from the Heart of England through exclusive listings,
FLOWER FESTIVAL: A flower festival was held in the quaint chapel at Cookhill, with displays depicting the parables. Ploughman's lunches were served.
Bastille Day will be celebrated with an explosion of sound at Hereford Cathedral when Sophie-Vronique Cauchefer-Choplin becomes the first international organist to play the restored Willis organ on Thursday, July 14 at 7.30 pm. Music for the evening includes
Tickets are still available for this summer's Big Chill, held in the grounds of Eastnor Castle over the weekend of August 5-7. More than most festivals nationwide, this chilled-out weekend of revelling is firmly aimed at the family market (under 5s go
Events/talks July 7-10 Ledbury Poetry Festival, 0845 4581743. 8 The Aviator, Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 8pm. 01885 488575. 8 Talk by Tracy Weekes of Deaf Direct, 12noon, Age Concern, West Street, Leominster. 9 Summer Fair, Hereford Waldorf School, Much
Pupils from Weobley enjoyed a week of environmental art activities down on the farm in Fownhope. Led by well-known local artist Caroline Hands, the youngsters worked in the inspirational setting on projects such as making an enormous collage involving
MIDSUMMER Melodies is the theme as well as the title of an evening of entertainment being presented by Stourport Choral and Operatic Society. Tunes from operas and operettas will be included in the musical mix for the concert, at Kidderminster Town Hall
SEALIONS are tuning up as West Midland Safari Park prepares for a spectacular music with fireworks show this weekend. The annual outdoor Safari Proms will be led by Wyre Forest Symphony Orchestra but there will be plenty of audience participation as people
FAMILIAR songs from the shows should make for an entertaining evening when Great Witley Operatic Society presents A Grand Night for Singing. The concert, at St Leonard's Church, Ribbesford, takes its name from the song featured in the musical, State Fair
ACOUSTIC performer, King Rich, will be raising money for Third World charities when he performs at Kidderminster Library next week. Also on the bill for the concert, on Monday, are Nick Townsend, of Weak 13, Kate Wragg, Becca and Matt the Guitarist. The
BUDDING classical musicians have the chance to take part in a rehearsal and play-through of movements from Beethoven's Symphony No 1 on Sunday. Members of Bewdley String Ensemble will gather at Wribbenhall Parish Rooms, under director, Rachel Greenwood
THE reasoning behind the South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust suggestion that two wards in Evesham Hospital are closed to save money is flawed. If these wards are closed the displaced patients will have to go to other hospitals and would doubtless
BATTING (knocks of 50 or more) 123 George Baylis (Chad 3rd) 87 R Whitehouse (Chad 2nd) 86no Jamie Batsford (Stone) 83 Sam Boden (Chad 2nd) 77 Jonathan Wright (KV) 73 Alex Baldwin (KV 2nd) 70 Ian Sadler (KV 3rd) 60no Andy Robinson (Bewd 2nd) 57no Ian Delo
Cookley suffered a crushing 94-run defeat at Division Two rivals Worcester Nomads. They thought they were in with a great chance of recording their second victory of the season when, with a weakened side, they bowled out their opponents for 143. The experienced
IT was a bleak day for a re-shuffled Stourport first team as they were beaten by three wickets at Stourbridge in a Division Three encounter. Stourbridge won the toss and put Stourport in to bat, when they posted a final total of 162 all out in the 48th
GEORGE Baylis hit a superb 123 for Chaddesley Corbett thirds in Division Seven, but could not prevent Stourbridge Social winning the match by 28 runs. The other Chaddesley teams fared better, in Division One, the firsts beating Luctonians by six wickets
BEWDLEY will be hoping to clamber away from the foot of the Fearnley Factory Shop Worcestershire Sunday Club cricket league Ist XI when they host Worcester on Sunday. Highflying Kidderminster, meanwhile, continue their assault for the top with a visit
REPORTERS, a photographer, a librarian and a personal assistant from the Worcester News will be ditching their notepads and cameras in favour of oars this weekend. A team of 11 from the Worcester News' editorial department have bravely volunteered to
BUDDING reporters from a Worcester school were quizzing city residents to discover their views on the themes of hope, reconciliation and the Second World War in particular. Around 20 Year 7 pupils from Bishop Perowne High School, in Merrimans Hill Road
A TOURIST board has received 100 per cent support from visitors to open a town attraction every weekend. Tenbury Wells Town Council is battling with Malvern Hills District Council to receive more funding to open the town's historic Pump Rooms more than
TENBURY Wells is set to become England's Mistletoe Town and Teme Valley mistletoe, officially branded 'a kiss or two above the rest', is on track to be marketed throughout the UK. Businesses in the region and nationally acknowledged mistletoe experts
Swan, Worcester - Extravaganza!, Tuesday. Hippodrome, Birmingham - 42nd Street, until Saturday. Magic of the Dance, Monday until July 16. Botanical Gardens, Birmingham - The Tamer Tamed, Wednesday (and July 14, 20, 21). MAC, Birmingham - Singer, Saturday
TONIGHT: Kidderminster: Library - Simon Deeley Trio and John Sparry. Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Symphony Hall - Birmingham Foundation Summer Prom. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Dr Hook - Dennis Locorriere and The Lucky Ones. Little Civic - Leaves
MORRISONS is creating 48 new jobs in Kidderminster as it rebrands the Oxford Street store currently operating as Safeway. The store will close for four days at the end of next week for refurbishment which will see the introduction of a butcher and fishmonger
MONTHLY farmers' markets in Stourport have proved so popular during a trial run they are set to carry on. Subject to a review in December, the markets will continue, following an agreement between economic regeneration group, Stourport Forward and market
CHILDREN are being denied the chance to play in a recently refurbished Kidderminster park which has become plagued by drunks and drug addicts. Concerned Horsefair parents are refusing to take their toddlers to the nearby St George's Park and fear for
ORGANISERS of Stourport Carnival are inviting people to help mark the event's 80th anniversary. Entry forms are now available for floats and walkers in the Stourport land parade, which will take place on Saturday, September 3. Pete Roberts, the carnival's
A WHITE banner has been placed around the tower of a church in Bewdley in support of the global campaign to wipe out poverty in developing countries. St Anne's Parish Church was decorated with the Make Poverty History message ahead of the G8 summit being
CAMPAIGNERS from Wyre Forest joined thousands of people marching in Edinburgh in support of the Make Poverty History campaign. While pop singers, rock bands and film stars were doing their bit for the cause at Live 8 in London, 225,000 people filled the
A GROUP of campaigners is backing a bid to raise awareness and achieve Fairtrade town status for Bewdley. Revd Keith James, of St Anne's Church, is part of a small group including local residents and representatives of the town council, who are behind
PLAYGROUP: Playgroup children raised £308 during a sponsored litter pick-up in the centre of the village. MURAL: Lizzie Boyes was the successful Guide whose painting depicting a rural scene of Mickleton was chosen by council members to be painted in the
VILLAGE FETE: Arrangements are well in hand for the Cotswold Life Magazine Fete awarded to Willersey as Village of the Year. The event will be held on Saturday, August 20 and will have events and stalls throughout the village, on the greens, the recreation
A VALE of Evesham man, Chris Reynolds, of Fladbury, has won the prestigious title of West of England regional Syngenta Farm Spray Operator of the Year. With over nine year's experience, Mr Reynolds is responsible for the spraying 300 hectares of arable
In last week's Journal, it said that following the proposed cuts to Evesham Hospital, 103 letters of objection have been written so far. With a population of 23,116, that does not even equate to 1% of our population. Please, please, please, take 20 minutes
Although we in Britain are reputed to be 'a nation of animal lovers' we can also be extremely cruel to our pets. The RSPCA and other welfare organisations are called upon to deal with thousands of cases of neglect or violence each year. Pets turned loose
AN interesting exhibition of 'visionary and theatrical paintings' from a former RSC Artist in Residence is on show in Chipping Norton from next week. Diana Archer is taking over the theatre gallery not only with her new work but with some of the pictures
ONE of the most popular romantic comedy films of all time - When Harry Met Sally - has been adapted for the stage and is coming from the West End to Malvern, complete with an all-star cast. The Academy Award-winning film famously starred Billy Crystal
A NEW production of Humperdinck's masterpiece Hansel and Gretel will be revealed at the opera house at Longborough. Longborough Festival Opera has been committed to producing its own work since 1998 and Hansel and Gretel has been prepared by LFO's artistic
Dave Adey Apps 20, gls 0; Linton Bailey (1), 0; Richard Ball 19 (2), 15; Leon Blake 41 (5), 8; Marc Burrow 28, 3; David Carns 15 (7), 3; Jermaine Clarke 42 (8), 19; Tim Clarke 29 (1), 0; Daire Doyle 1, 0; Steve Duncan 34 (4), 8; Aaron Farrell 1 (3), 0
FIRST time entrants of the Kidderminster Harriers Golf Day, Hire-It, claimed this year's trophy after winning the annual event. The four-man team, captained by John Davies, also included Richard Wassell, Alun Pagett and Terry Phillips. Twenty teams competed
DEVELOPERS are being urged to give a multi-screen cinema star billing in regenerating Kidderminster's Worcester Street area. A design brief issued by Wyre Forest District Council this week outlined councillors' vision for the scheme, which will include
MARC Roberts took the blue ribbon double in the third round of the Young Athletes Track and Field League competition at Swindon, winning both the 1,500 metres and 800m men's U-17 events. More than 20 young members of Kidderminster and Stourport Athletics
ROSE Bradley of Bewdley Bowling Club won this year's Tony Crisp Ladies Singles beating Mo Millard of Kinver in the final. A total of 14 ladies from Cookley, Kinver, Little Lakes and Bewdley contested a high quality competition at Cookley Bowling Club.
ANDY Norris was the first Amazing Feet Running Club member to complete the Timberhonger 10k at Bromsgrove at the weekend, which was part of the town's carnival attractions. The second club member was David Pye, in 55 minutes 7 seconds, followed by Jane
A TEAM of riders - Paul Prince, Matt Ashcroft, Joe Rowe and Dan Harding - took silver for Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club in the Team Pursuit Final of the West Midlands regional track championships at Manor Abbey stadium, Halesowen. The four cyclists only
THE Chadwick brothers of Hartlebury - Dan, 12 and Ben, 10 - have both achieved black belts in karate/kickboxing. The brothers, who attend Winspers School of Black-belts, Kidderminster, endured two weeks of gruelling work to gain their reward.
MEMBERS of a Kidderminster karate club were among the medals at two recent tournaments. Kidderminster East, trained by Sensei Neil Browes and Sensei Maggie Barker, won five medals at Birmingham and eight at Leicester. Trevor Dyer, Robert Myrter and Sarah
July (friendlies) Thurs 15 PERSHORE TN (H) 6-1 Ross, Vincent, J Clarke (2), Stokes, og SAT 17 HALESOWEN TOWN (H) 1-0 O'Toole TUES 20 COVENTRY CITY (H) 0-1 TUES 27 HEREFORD UTD (H) 0-3 WEDS 28 REDDITCH UTD (H) 1-3 D Williams FRI 30 WORCESTER CITY (H) 3
THE ambulance service in Hereford and Worcester has offered its chemical unit to help with the London bombings. A spokesman said it was in talks with London Ambulance and had offered to send its chemical, biological, radiological, and nucleur decontamination
A COUNCILLOR involved in a black-tie spat with the Mayor of Worcester's chauffeur at a charity ball will face the music on Monday. Evesham Town councillor Paul Rencher could be suspended for three months when he appears before Wychavon District Council's
A NEW four-hour match record for Moorlands Farm Fishery was set by Stuart Palser, who fishes for the Daiwa Gordon League, on Sunday evening Open, when he caught 288lb 10 oz of fish from peg 54. The match, fished by 25 anglers on the Meadow Pool, produced
On the Wyre Dell six trout to 2lb 8oz were caught with a hares ear, another angler taking 12 trout to 2lb on a mixture of flies. One angler on the Erics landed three carp to 17lbb 8oz on the sbs M1, another man took two carp to 20lb 8oz on a dog biscuit
The Sunday open was held this week on Mucky Meadow Pool. Winning for the third time, Chris Senter fished meat and paste off peg 39 to land 122lb 5oz of fish. The best baits at present are the fishery's range of pellet and paste , with worm starting to
Wednesday: Ken Humphreys (Oswestry) 99-5 (Sycamore 33, corn and pellet, carp 8lb, tench 3lb), Jason Elwell (Wednesbury AC) 98-14 (Sycamore 24, paste and pellet, carp 8lb, bream 3lb), Steve Roberts (Rod & Gun) 93-4 (Sycamore 36. Thursday: Humphreys
100 Years Ago July 8, 1905 On Tuesday last Messrs Harvey Hunt Ltd, of Evesham, opened their Saleyard in Broadway for the sale of fruit, vegetables, farm and dairy produce. The site is on the main road and adjoining the Great Western Railway Station, which
KDAA Pool Silver fish match: Mick Price 13-5, Mick Millinchip 10-1, Trevor Wills 8-12. The next match is on Saturday, July 16, draw at 8am.
A £10,000 award has been served up to Wyre Forest District Council by the Food Standards Agency to fund a schools survey project. The cash has been allocated to the council, in partnership with Wyre Forest Primary Care Trust, for a study into years three
A STOURPORT woman in her 60s has been swindled out of almost £12,000 after falling for a phone scam. Police have warned people to be on their guard after the victim received a telephone call from an American company claiming she had won a lot of money
A 17-year-old youth suffered a cut and swollen mouth after being assaulted in Kidderminster town centre. Police are seeking witnesses to the incident, which happened at the bus stop near Safeway in Oxford Street, at about 12.10pm on Thursday, June 16.
Larford Lakes: Ray Jordan 23-6, Dennis Moles 22-2-8dr, John Hancocks (guest) 18-8, Trevor Hyrons 17-13-8. Points to date: Steve Raynor 93, Moles 91,Jordan 86, Mick Swalwell 84, Geoff Wilkes 76, Hyrons 51. A contest will be heldat Woodside, Cleobury Mortimer
I CAME to live in Kidderminster more than 30 years ago for no better reason than I liked the town and the people, and it seemed a nice place to live, work and raise a family. For many years I think I was right. Over the last few years, however, there
MOWERS worth a combined total of £2,000 were stolen in a raid on a property in Blakedown. The offenders were believed to have broken into outbuildings between 2.10pm and 3pm last Thursday. Their haul comprised a green Hyster sit-on lawn mower worth £1,750
WHILE I sympathise with Jacqui Penn over the effect of changes to the Wyre Forest school system that will soon take place (Letters, June 23), I must take issue with her very misrepresented view of the Wyre Forest Schools Review, and her comments regarding
Wren's Nest Pool: P Knowles (visitor) 36-13, R Moule 35-5, T Hughes 22-12. A match will be held on July 17 at Mrs Pratt's pool, draw at 8am. Anglers are asked to meet at Dog Lane car park, Bewdley, at 7.30am.
FROM the agency that condemned Stourport's York Street to 57 months of bollards, another load of old bollards - the new Dunley Road junction. Designed on the back of a fag packet, this inept "solution" to (not much of) a problem, must have truly cost
Juniors, Three Crowns: L Taylor 20-15, C McPherson 19-5, W Mills 13-5, L Bow 13-3. Seniors, Summer Cup: C Price 7-14, R Robinson 7-1, M Rowe 6-5, G Billingsley 6-0, S Rowe 4-5. The next seniors contest will be at Trimpley on Sunday. Anglers taking part
IF anyone is serious about all this plastic waste, how is it that supermarkets still dish out free plastic bags by the billion? In Ireland they have to pay for them and this goes a long way towards solving the problem. CECIL FOGGITT The Orchards Kidderminster
The numbeR of people who have signed the Journal petition to save Evesham's Community Hospital has more than doubled over the past week with more than 8,000 people now calling for plans to close two wards to be scrapped. And the first batch of more than
ON behalf of Club 55 plus, of the Social Day Centre, Stourport, I offer a big "thank you" to all the people who supported us at our VE event on Saturday, June 18. Special thanks go to the people at the working men's club and J Greaves and friends, who
Moorlands, Moors Pool: T Hyrons 38-12, S Campbell 31-2.5, T Cooke 22-2, M B rown 20-7, R Campbell 18-11.
THE lives of members of the rural community are already beginning to be devastated by the Government's "unjust" hunting ban, the High Court was told this week. The warning came as hunt campaigners, including a terrierman from Broadway, launched a second
Hurst Farm: Mick Rowe 13-5, Barry Southall 12-13, Harold Price 11-12, John Guest 8-0. Wellfield: Ron Russell 42-12, Graham Billingsley 34-0, Rowe 33-14, Harold Willey 25-4. The next contest will be on Wednesday at Keepers Pool, draw 9am.
MEMBERS of Wychavon District Council agreed this week to offer financial help in a bid to stop the front-line cuts proposed at Evesham Community Hospital. Executive board member for health, Councillor Judy Pearce read out proposals to go to the South
A TEENAGER from Middle Littleton, whose father is terminally ill with cancer, is organising a concert to raise money for Evesham Hospital's Macmillan Unit. Seventeen-year-old Mandi See, is organising the event for charity to raise money for the Unit in
Jubilant campaigners have announced they are closing in on their target to build the new St Richard's Hospice - thanks to generous donations and huge public support. Organisers of the Building Beds Together campaign said the appeal has now topped £4.5m
POLICE were this week hunting vandals who desecrated a grave in Evesham town centre. A number of cushions were lined up in front of the prominent grave, which stands just outside the front entrance to St Laurence Church, and then set alight. The blaze
CHADDESLEY Corbett Football Club are stepping up their pre-season preparations with a tour of Wales. The West Midlands League division two club, who are celebrating their centenary year, will play three matches. They take on 1998 UEFA Cup competitors
A MOTORIST who ran from police after being sprayed with CS gas has been ordered to carry out 80 hours of community work. Billy Smith had his pregnant wife in the car when he was stopped and quizzed about a warrant for an alleged insurance offence. He
A Bidford man who took part in sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl has admitted his guilt as the teenager was waiting to give evidence against him. Christopher Darling, aged 26, of High Street, had pleaded not guilty at Warwick Crown Court to a charge
STUART Watkiss has insisted he is not assembling a 'Dad's Army' with the signing of another 30-something. Midfield hardman Terry Fleming, 32, is Kidderminster Harriers' sixth new recruit of the summer on a 12-month deal and their fourth over the 30 age
JAMES Carter fired 24 off one over en route to a career-best 186 for Worcester. Right-handed batsman Carter blasted 24 fours and six sixes to help Worcester destroy Bromsgrove by 181 runs in the Fearnley Factory Shop Worcestershire Sunday Club League.
THE Independent Tae Kwon Do Schools Federation held an annual black belt grading at Droitwich Leisure Centre. Kidderminster's Adrian Pearson and Matthew Ballard went for third degree black belts. Second degree students were Symon Arnatt, Joe Cartwright
DAVID Robinson struck a career-best 137 not out as Kempsey defeated Hewell by 35 runs. Kempsey won the toss and elected to bat in the 40-over friendly. Tight bowling kept the score down for the first six overs, with Kempsey losing opener Lance Ohren (
EXPERIENCE won the day as the Fossils defeated a younger Tibberton side by nine wickets and Malvern Wells by 10 runs. Tibberton's Mike Roberts hit a fine unbeaten 98 to help his side to 201-6. Fossils' Martin Mudway took 3-22 from 11 overs. In reply,
JOCKEY Tom Doyle led from start to finish to land the first race at Worcester Racecourse last night. Doyle began the maiden hurdle in front on Decisive and never saw another rival in a 10-length victory. Adrian Scholes partnered his first winner sicne
SHAKESPEARE'S earliest comedy was a tale of confusion, bafflement and upset within a single day - and it is the latest play on the stage at the RSC. A whole pile of twins, brothers and sisters, masters and servants, all get in a pickle in The Comedy of
Broadway-based photographer Kevin Smith has scooped a major award for his wedding pictures. Kevin, whose company Kevin Smith Wedding Photography recently moved from Cheltenham to a farm-based studio at Childswickham near Broadway, has been voted The Master
Margaret Cook gave a talk while arranging a display of summer flowers from her garden (and a local supermarket), then donated the arrangements for raffle. The next meeting will be on Monday at 2.30pm in Heightington village hall, when Joy Pinder will
A Howell movement was played at The Lion Inn, Cleobury Mortimer, on June 21. Steve Clifton and Nigel Wilkins were the winners, with 65.97 pe cent, with Philip Morgan and Wendy Duly second with 56.26 per cent, and Charles and Vera Smith third with 52.08
Chairman Graham Kiteley presented a programme of recorded music by Four Englishmen of 1905. Following William Alwyn's Fanfare for a Joyful Occasion, members heard works by Alan Rawsthorne, who wrote the music for 27 films, including The Cruel Sea, from
At Mamble village hall on Monday, Phyllis Benedikz will give a talk on the Birmingham Assay office and the story of hallmarking. She will be happy to look at any hallmarked items members may wish to take along. The competition will be for a favourite
A talk on "How the Weather Works" was given by Mr Godfrey at the June meeting. Megan Weaver reported on the federation annual meeting, and several members attended Lickhill's strawberry tea. A party of members went to see Last of the Red Hot Lovers at
Refugees and inter-faith issues are the subjects of the meeting on Wednesday at Areley Kings Methodist Church. The guest speaker will be Father Jim Fleming, from the Society of St Columba. The meeting will start at 7.30pm, and everyone will be welcome
Some pub nights have been organised by this club for "social singles". These are: Tuesday, Whittington Inn, Kinver; Tuesday, July 19, Three Crowns and Sugar Loaf, Kidderminster; Tuesday, July 26, Brinton Arms, Stourport; Tuesday, August 2, Queen's Head
Steve Kirkby will show how to make Faberg-style eggs, at the Wyre Forest branch's meeting on Thursday, July 14. Mr Kirkby is a professional demonstrator and teacher. Stourport Community Centre, in the Memorial Park, Lickhill Road, is the venue for the
I WAS pleased to be invited with four other MPs to tea at No.10 by Cherie Blair and to take with me three young people between nine and 15, each with a parent. To select the children, I drew three middle schools out of a hat and then asked the headteachers
THE plans for the new building at Rhydd Covert are now on display at the Shuttle Times & News office in Black-well Street, Kidderminster. Editor, Clive Joyce, said: "As so many organisations and individuals have contributed to the success of the appeal
OPERATION Covert is a step closer to reaching the £30,000 milestone after members of Bewdley Rotary Club collected £1,000 in a bumper bucket-shake and car boot sale. Alan Wood, who took over from John Cox as president of the club last week, said members
A BROADWAY man has received an OBE from the Queen honouring his work with adult learners. Neil Makin is vice-chairman and board member of the Adult Learning Inspectorate and received the honour in the Queen's birthday honours' list last month. Mr Makin
VIKRAM Solanki today became the first England substitute of the new era as the match against Australia brought in the new rule changes for the NatWest Challenge opener. The Worcestershire batsman was named as England's official number 12 in an otherwise
SHOAIB Akhtar is facing a race for fitness ahead of Worcestershire's County Championship clash against Yorkshire tomorrow. The Pakistani fast bowler limped out of yesterday's Twenty20 victory over Glamorgan at New Road with a slight calf strain. Shoaib
EVESHAM'S Abbey Gates were as large and stately as any in the kingdom and historian Michael J Barnard has been researching what the gates really looked like all those years ago, the area around which is known today as Abbey House. He talked to Gerry Barnett
EVESHAM people believe it's time there was entertainment for both old and young people in the town. That was their reaction when they were asked what they thought of plans to develop a casino on the site of the Regal Cinema, which was revealed in the
AT first glance I thought headlines in the Worcester News (Wednesday, June 29) would solve a mystery in the sky over Malvern Link; over Regency Road estate to be precise. At about 9 o'clock on June 28 I glanced out of the window to observe the weather
Further to John Brenan's piece carrying the statement made by Coun David Tibbutt (at the meeting) to the effect that "using a mobile phone probably carries more risk than the mast..." This statement is very misleading because mobile telephone conversations
SO, Mr Williams is going to build beautiful flats in Comer Road. I wonder if he would like a three-storey block of flats about 20 metres from his living room window? G R PORTMAN, St John's, Worcester.
