A PERSHORE man will be following in his father’s footsteps after joining him on the town council. Richard Grantham, whose father John is currently mayor of Pershore, was one of five people co-opted to the council to help fill the remaining seats.
THE draws have been made for the preliminary rounds of next season’s North Midlands rugby union competitions. In the North Midlands Cup, there will be two matches in the preliminary round on August 27 with Ludlow hosting Hereford and Worcester Wanderers
KIDDERMINSTER Victoria secured an impressive winning draw at Himley in the Birmingham League Premier Division. The hosts won the toss and invited KVCC to bat in a match reduced to 51 overs due to a delayed start. Kidderminster openers Matt Pardoe and
OLD Elizabethans slumped to a four-wicket defeat at Whitchurch in a Birmingham League Division Two match shortened by the aftermath of heavy overnight rain when they produced a dismal batting and bowling display. The start of the game was delayed by
A TWENTY20 best bowling performance from Shakib Al Hasan and half-centuries from James Cameron and Alexei Kervezee steered Worcestershire to a 41-run success over Yorkshire Carnegie. Shakib, whose previous best was 4-34, claimed 4-31 as the
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals’ winning run in the Friends Life t20 came to an end at Leicestershire Foxes. Having won their last three matches, they were hoping to reclaim second spot from Leicestershire but the hosts closed out a 19-run victory.
DROITWICH Spa fought hard to secure a well-deserved losing draw against a Bromyard side that contained ex-international stars Zahid Saeed and Dinusha Fernando. The visitors got off to the perfect start when Mike Rogers had Bromyard’s Ash Bullock caught
Worcestershire League DIVISION ONE Bewdley v Worcester Nomads Worcester Nomads (24) 232-7 (S.Roberts 89, J.Mills 4-61), Bewdley (3) 121 all out (D.Rees 5-37). Nomads won by 111 runs. Bromyard v Droitwich Spa Bromyard (14) 272-5 (D.Fernando 102*
WORCESTER came away with an imperious victory from their trip to struggling Redditch, winning by seven wickets in Worcestershire League Division One. Skipper Liam Weston took an early wicket which seemed to have vindicated his decision to insert Redditch
THE inaugural competition for the Maureen Kemp Memorial Trophy at Bransford was dominated by the club’s lady members. First place in this better-ball stableford event went to Sheila Richards and Clarisse Knowles with a return of 49 points, just one ahead
WORCESTER’S Tobi Ishi Kai Karate Schools stormed to the top of the leaderboard at the Mushindo British Open Kata Championships at Cheslyn Hay. A squad of 13 students, ranging from ninth kyu red belt up to first dan black belt, represented the club.
EVERGREEN Brian Bishop rolled back the years to complete a remarkable feat during the Droitwich Golf and Country Club seniors’ open. Club member Bishop, who turns 80 in September and plays off a handicap of 10, finished runner-up in the contest for the
THE Mercian Festival Junior League has room for boys’ teams in some age groups with applications required by July 30. To encourage female football in Worcestershire, the league has extended the deadline for registering additional girls’ teams to July
PAUL Davis, a member at Worcester Golf and Country Club for four years, picked up his first major trophy when he recorded 43 stableford points to win the George Lodge Trophy. Davis, a 13-handicapper prior to the competition, finished two points clear
FOUR teams from the county’s fire service took part in a mock road accident exercise as part of a national competition. The aim of the challenge is to improve the skills of all crews taking part and to develop good practice that can be applied to real
WORCESTER club St Dunstans hosted a prestigious match with the Bowls England team as part of their centenary season. The visitors to their Battenhall base consisted of presidents from several counties and an England international player among others.
Worcestershire have won the toss and have elected to bat. Worcestershire: Solanki, Moeen, Kervezee, Shakib, Cameroon, Mitchell (capt), Andrew, Scott (wkt), Choudhry, Ajmal, Shantry. Yorkshire: Gale (capt), Bairstow (wkt), Lyth, McGrath, Root
TENPIN bowling fans have been reaping the benefits of their Worcester News loyalty card. Lanes, a tenpin bowling alley in Bromyard Road, Worcester, is offering two meals for the price of one for its loyalty card holders. The loyalty
A cannabis addict who decided to grow his own supply in a bedroom has been jailed for nine months. Stephen Olliman, who has been living at St Paul’s Hostel, Worcester, looked up how to grow the cannabis on websites, Gareth Walters, prosecuting
POWICK Church, in Powick, near Worcester, is playing host to a festival of angels. The event opened on Friday with an exhibition of angels in various art media, created by people of the parish. Attractions included an outdoor trail, quiz, activities
CHILDREN at a Worcester school have raised more than £600 to help life-savers. Pupils at Riverside School in Barbourne have been collecting money for the community first responders (CFR) to buy equipment. Children took part in fund-raising
MORE than 100 fund-raisers have taken part in the sixth annual Dawn til Dusk walk to help a Worcester hospice. Last year, the 31-mile trek along the Worcestershire Way raised £18,000 for St Richard’s Hospice with 68 walkers completing the challenge.
