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Leisure
Wine man Charlie uncorks festival cracker
WINE merchant Charlie Bennett will see a dream come true when Chipping Campden hosts a prestigious classical music festival from Friday, June 25, to Sunday, July 4. more...
Dancing at centre
JIVERS and jitterbuggers will have the chance to dance their socks off at the Gilt Edge Leisure Centre in Kidderminster on Wednesday. more...
Train fair at Glades
MODEL railways are the topic of an exhibition to be held at Wyre Forest Glades Leisure Centre. more...
Subb-an wins slot on radio
A TEENAGE turn-tablist is set to perform a guest set on a London radio show - after being spotted warming up the crowds in a Kidderminster nightclub. more...
Lisa hopes to be a West End girl
A TEENAGER who dreams of one day playing Nancy in a West End version of Oliver! is a step closer to achieving her dream - after beating thousands of other hopefuls to a place at London School of Musical Theatre. more...
Feast for fans of myth and magical
MORE than 1,500 collectors of myth and magic figurines will converge on West Midlands Safari Park this weekend. more...
Callum's delight as dream nears reality
A KIDDERMINSTER actor says his dream of setting up a semi-professional acting group is one step closer to reality - thanks to the help of the Shuttle/Times and News. more...
Exhibitions
Library, Kidderminster - Original paintings more...
Theatre
Rose, Kidderminster - The Business of more...
What's On
TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - more...
Frank and Robbie in welcome return
THE UK's most highly sought after tribute show is making a welcome return to a Kidderminster hotel this month. more...
Sonic Boom 4 to be feast for music fans
AN EPIC musical showcase featuring 20 up and coming bands is set to whip Wyre Forest music lovers into a frenzy. more...
New venue for Northern Soul
SO many eager music lovers turned out to a Cookley pub's first Northern Soul and Motown evening that organisers decided to make the nostalgic event a weekly fixture. more...
John blows his trumpet on success of jazz series
A 73-YEAR-OLD trumpeter who is still going strong on the jazz circuit despite suffering a broken back in a plane crash five years ago is set to bring this season's Aggborough jazz programme to a swinging close. more...
Readings and music raise cash
A CONCERT with readings by Shakespearean actor Jeffrey Dench hopes to raise money for the Stratford Music Festival and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. more...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RUGBY
WHEN England captured the Rugby World Cup it was inevitable that there would be a rugby game produced. more...
New slant on genius of Puccini
OPERA lovers are to get a modern slant on Puccini's masterpiece Madame Butterfly during the 2004 Longborough Festival Opera season. more...
Pounding to reggae sound
A PULSATING night of reggae dance will take place at The Theatre at Chipping Norton when RJC Dance return with their latest show, Mekwae. more...
TransAtlantic friendship chronicles era of change
A TRANSATLANTIC friendship that spanned 20 years will be explored in the play 84 Charing Cross Road at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham. more...
Precious Stones
A NEW show by The Counterfeit Stones comes to the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham on Saturday. The show mixes great costumes, Spinal Tap-style gags and film clips and, of course, impeccably blistering renditions of all the favourite Rolling Stones classics. Tickets for the 8pm show start at £9 from the box office on 01242 572573. more...
Bledington variety
THIS year's St Leonard's Music Festival in Bledington, near Stow, offers concert-goers a rich variety of sounds. The opening performance on Tuesday, June 1, is by Mvsica Donvm Dei - who will play a selection of music celebrating birdsong, flowers and romance, including Sweeter than Roses and Masque of the Seasons from Purcell's The Fairy Queen. more...
Talent takes stage at prom
TALENTED musicians and singers are being offered the chance to showcase their music at this year's Shipston Proms this summer. more...
Goalposts - and Holst pictorial...
A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition of goalposts and a collections of items to mark the double anniversary of Cheltenham-born composer and musician Gustav Holst make up two exhibitions currently running at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum. more...
Beyond our Len
COMEDIAN Lenny Henry will be stopping at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham on his national tour later this year. more...
Swallows in aerobatic display engineers can only dream of
IN the last few weeks one of Britain's most graceful and beautiful birds has started to arrive on our shores after undertaking a mammoth journey from the equatorial regions of Africa. more...
BUSINESS OF MURDER Nonentities, Rose Theatre, until Saturday.
THERE were so many twists and turns in this play I think the audience were almost as mentally tired as Dennis Beasley looked at the end of his marathon performance. more...
News
Let the gipsies stay in well-kept camp
SO Wychavon District Council has found yet another way to waste our council taxes ie paying for a top barrister to bolster its vindictive policy towards the gipsy camp at Wyre Piddle. more...
What a wonderful life - in the 1930s!
IT was a wonderful life in the 20s and 30s. I know because I lived in Evesham for 19 years until 1940. It would take more than an angel to transform Evesham back to the paradise I knew. What has happened? Doesn't anyone care? Even Lionel Barrymore would have done better. The town of Pershore was once called God Help Us. more...
Why are we target on health provision?
WITH regard to your article on the front page of the Journal concerning the loss of physiotherapists from Avonside Hospital this has been an ongoing situation for several months now. The way I, a mere patient, understand it, the local LHA thinks Evesham has too many physio hours per week, per patients who live in the area. more...
Irate is not a word but a state of being!
I AM disappointed again with statements by some district councillors, criticising the newly formed non-political party/organisation, known as IRATE (Irate Ratepayers Against Tax Excesses) as being only a "slogan with no policies." Could this be that they are just a little concerned with IRATE's impact? For I would also consider all three traditional parties in the same way, ie Tory? New Labour? And Liberal Democrats? Slogans? Policies? more...
And the award for the local council....
This is the time of the year when the Entertainment Industry makes its annual awards; we have had the Oscars, Baftas and Best Soaps and I eagerly await the next star studded occasion - that of the Ceremony of Local and District Council Stars (CLODS). more...
Website links adult education courses
OPPORTUNITIES for adult learners are only a click away with the launch today of a new website. more...
Theatre group aims to attract new members
ACTORS and directors will be enticed to join a local amateur dramatics group with a cheese and wine open evening. more...
Cow injures councillor
BIDFORD'S county councillor needed emergency plastic surgery after being attacked by a Highland cow. more...
`Whey'-hey! We're back in business!
AN AWARD-WINNING cheese maker has come back from the brink after placing his company in voluntary administration. more...
On their mettle to fight price of metal
Worcestershire car industry firms are being urged to get scrapping to fight the rising price of steel. more...
They're all going nuts over software
A SOFTWARE firm that knows the nuts and bolts of the fasteners and fixings industry is turning the screw on its rivals. more...
Is it good for EU?
IS the European Union good for business? more...
Cleaner cleaners
The Co-op supermarket chain announced today it has removed a range of chemicals from its own-brand household cleaning products. more...
* Three years for poly wrap killer * 140 firefighters face axe * Driver jailed over death of grandfa
Groups urged to bid for cashpot
VOLUNTEER groups that work with Worcestershire teenagers are being urged to apply for a share of £250,000. more...
Kids are backing Vicky
YOUNGSTERS from Wyre Forest are teaming up to sponsor arthritis sufferer, Victoria Price, on a five-mile charity run. more...
Cricketers mourn
CRICKETERS in Wyre Forest are mourning the passing of two well-known district figures. more...
Police car driver injured in crash
A WOMAN is believed to have suffered a broken leg after her car was involved in a collision with a police car in Cutnall Green. more...
Mopping up after diesel spill
TWENTY gallons of diesel spilled on to a Kidderminster road after a lorry was involved in a collision with a car. more...
`Thomas' day marred as yobs stone train
A PASSENGER on a Severn Valley Railway pleasure trip suffered an eye injury after youths pelted the train with stones. more...
Fire advice
THE firefighters of the future were given an insight into life in the emergency services during a visit to Kidderminster Library. more...
Making a difference for young jobseekers
A STOURPORT charity that helps people facing obstacles to the jobs market has been boosted by the refurbishment of its premises. more...
Work friends are reunited
FORMER workmates enjoyed a "fantastic" reunion event marking 25 years since the closure of Kidderminster firm, Bradley and Turton. more...
Area needs a new anti-crime leader
A NEW leader is needed to help co-ordinate nearly 30 Neighbourhood Watch schemes in the Bidford area. more...
Nominations
Anyone wanting to stand in the Wyre Forest District Council elections next month should submit their nomination papers by 4pm today. It is also the closing date for the European elections. more...
Going on the attack over financial record
LIBERAL PARTY more...
`Robust programme to take district forward'
HEALTH CONCERN leader, Howard Martin, said the group's manifesto would convince voters it was more than a single issue party. more...
Coming elections
Wyre Forest voters go to the polls on June 10 when all 42 seats on Wyre Forest District Council are up for grabs, along with parish council seats and places in the European Parliament. more...
Degree proves key to successful career
FOR Cleobury Mortimer man, Alaister Gemmill, gaining an Open University degree has been the key to career success. more...
Cash on delivery
KIDDERMINSTER milkmen have helped deliver cash for the Red Cross during a week-long fund-raising event. more...
E-tourism help
AN interactive one-day tourism training course is being held tomorrow. more...
Advice on tax topics
THE INLAND Revenue is offering free help and advice to Kidderminster taxpayers during three sessions later this month. more...
Late decision on new town mayor
AN 11th hour decision will be taken by Conservatives on Stourport Town Council over who is to be the next mayor. more...
Firefighters call for rethink on capping
COUNCIL tax payers are being urged to put pressure on the Government to make it rethink its decision to cap the budget of the fire brigade that covers Wyre Forest. more...
Justin aiming for cash thank-you to hospital
THE godfather of a leukaemia sufferer from Stourport is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for the hospital that treats the sick five-year-old. more...
2,000 jobs on cards at former factory
THE first steps have been taken towards a much called for redevelopment of the former British Sugar site in Kidderminster. more...
Making Hitler think again...
HAVING written with co-author Bernard Lowry the story of the auxiliary patrols in this part of the country, Mr Wilks, volunteer researcher for the Defence of Worcestershire Project, is now set on collecting information relating to the 12 battalions of Home Guard recruited in Worcestershire. more...
Death charge driver in custody
A 22-year-old man accused of causing the death of a Kidderminster teenager by dangerous driving has been remanded in custody by a judge. more...
MP backing campaign
WYRE Forest MP Richard Taylor is helping to highlight the safer sex message by giving his backing to National Condom Week. more...
Village's peacocks win national fame
THE Cookley peacocks have become national stars, with TV crews and tabloids eager to tell the tale of the village's feathered "pheasidents". more...
`Super cushions' to take the strain
AMBULANCE crew who risk injuring their back when they take the strain of heavyweight patients have a new ally - a super cushion. more...
Worker in the dock over minibus deaths
THE MAN accused of driving a minibus into the path of an express train in Charlton near Pershore was due to give evidence at Wolverhampton Crown Court today. more...
May 13, 2004
THE crisis for us all in Iraq goes on. The Secretary of State for Defence was forced to come to the House to make a statement about the allegations of mistreatment of prisoners. more...
Bowls club theft
A BADSEY man has pleaded guilty in court to crimes which resulted in around £25,000 going missing from Broadway Bowling Club. David Satterley (63), of Green Leys, pleaded guilty at Worcester Magistrates Court on Tuesday to two charges of theft, five dishonesty charges and asked for 19 other offences to be taken into consideration. Satterley was granted unconditional bail to appear at Worcester Crown Court on Friday, June 11, for sentencing. more...
Kiosk number up
THE Vale is set to lose a total of four phone boxes amid the growing popularity of mobile phones. more...
Bus services are cut back more and more
I NOTICE from the Evening News that the Government is pumping in a huge amount of money into our county for rural travel initiatives. more...
Women who dress as men
THE ordination of women crops up yet again as it is 10 years since the Anglican Church in England made the mistake of deciding that a woman could be ordained priest. more...
Bacon and eggs battle
I SEE from an article in a Sunday paper that the EU is now trying to ban the "Great British Breakfast"! more...
Brits make a break for the sangria
WITH British houses prices spiralling out of control, the appeal of buying property in sunnier climes has never been greater. more...
Taking the Michael...
I THINK I'll start a one-man campaign to get our MP, Mr Foster (above) referred to not as "Mike" but as "Michael." more...
There's nothing new about nurses' prescribing duties
n YOUR report that "city super nurses " now have new prescribing power (Evening News, Wednesday, April 28) is welcome news, but there is anything new in this. more...
Fire chief hits out at car vandalism
THE chief of Pershore fire station says he is alarmed by the growing number of stolen cars being torched in the Vale. more...
Only ones on our side
ON Thursday, June 10 we will have a chance to vote for members of the European Parliament. more...
College springs to life at show...
PERSHORE college students came up trumps at the Spring Gardening Show in Malvern last weekend. more...
Win the chance to see and meet The Drifters on their Gold 2004 tour
Snub for MP's bid for A and E pilot
ACCIDENT and Emergency doctors should be temporarily returned to Kidderminster Hospital for a pioneering pilot project, Wyre Forest MP Dr Richard Taylor urged in the Commons on Tuesday. more...
Bidford
ROCKETS' GIG: A concert by The Rockets will be held at the Crawford Hall on Saturday at 8pm, tickets £7.50, information on 01789 773834. more...
Date with royalty
BEWDLEY resident, Hazel Rhoden, was given a prestigious award from the Princess Royal recognising the work of the town's women's section of the Royal British Legion. more...
Wrangle delays car park plan
A LEGAL tussle is holding up a site earmarked for parking in Bewdley. more...
Flood barrier project forces trader to leave
THE strongest voice for Bewdley traders who fears the effects of a disruptive flood project is to quit the town - claiming the work has made running a business an uphill struggle. more...
Land access guide
ADDITIONAL guidance for land managers on appeals against the inclusion of land on the Countryside Agency's provisional open access maps has been published be Defra. Complementing initial guidance issues last July, it deals with the types of challenge under the Human Rights Act 1988 most likely to arise and reflects broad policy on human rights issues and is available at www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/access.open.htm Nobody has a right to walk over open access land until a conclusive map has been issued and the relevant provisions have been brought into force. more...
Church has vital role on migrants
THE church has a vital role to play in helping communities accept migrant workers who come to live and work in rural areas. more...
Heart of the matter
AN EVENT held in Kidderminster could have helped ward off potential future heart problems for people who took part. more...
That's entertainment
A CLEOBURY Mortimer woman is looking to follow in the footsteps of Shane Richie and Brian Conley after becoming a bluecoat at a north Wales holiday camp. more...
WYRE FOREST FAMILY RAMBLERS GROUP
A family walk has been organised at Dodford Woods, where there are lots of bluebells, on Sunday. more...
KIDDERMINSTER GROUP WIS
The Spring group meeting was hosted by Cutnall Green in the memorial hall. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE WIS
Tea in the Garden on Wednesday, May 26 at Astley Village Hall, from 2pm until 4pm, will include a talk by representatives of Taylors of Harrogate, and ambassadors from the Tea Council. more...
WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB
The Kidderminster branch hosted the West Midland annual meeting, which concluded with a "questions and answers" session. more...
LICKHILL WI
Ray Sturdy FRGS, a fund-raiser for MENCAP, gave a talk on "Travels through New Zealand" at a recent meeting of the institute. more...
STOURPORT CARERS GROUP
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, May 20 from 11am until 12.30pm, when historian Geoff Neale will give a talk on aspects of the history of Stourport. more...
STOURPORT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
The Wednesday Club evening meetings will start on May 26, at 7.30pm at Lickhill community centre. more...
STOURPORT CAMERA CLUB
The club gained its first win this century, when they took the Hagley Challenge Trophy on May 4, against stiff opposition from larger clubs such as Handsworth, Bridgnorth, Dudley and Hagley. more...
STOURPORT JUSTICE AND PEACE GROUP
A talk on "The Salvation Army - Then and Now" will be given by Captain Scott, at St Bartholomew's Church, Areley Kings, on Wednesday, starting at 7.30pm. more...
ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION
There is a strong branch in Kidderminster of this association, which is one of the largest charities in the United Kingdom, looking after the welfare of thousands of ex RAF personnel and their next of kin. more...
KIDDERMINSTER HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
On Saturday the annual plant sale will be held in the Corn Exchange at Kidderminster Town Hall. more...
Villagers mourn crash-death mum
THE funeral takes place tomorrow of a mother of two who died after a road traffic accident in Broadway earlier this month. more...
CLASSICAL MUSIC SOCIETY
The 36th annual meeting will be held at Holy Innocents Community Centre, Kidderminster, tomorrow, starting at 7.30pm. more...
KIDDERMINSTER CYCLING CLUB
Two rides will take place on Sunday, both leaving from The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster. more...
ASTLEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
On April 22, Bryn White gave a talk on pelargoniums to around 40 members. more...
ARELEY KINGS VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION
A meeting will be held in the village hall on Tuesday at 8pm, to discuss the procedure for changing the group to the name "Friends of Areley Kings Village Hall", an idea which met with enthusiasm at the association reception on March 6. more...
From the archives
100 Years Ago more...
Journal's `great work' is vital for democracy
THE Journal has been praised by Worcestershire County Council for performing a vital community role. The pat on the back has come following the Newspaper Society's Local Newspaper Week during which research revealed that threequarters of residents prefer to receive information about the county council through newspaper articles. more...
Boat launch adds to Vale attractions
TOURISM in the Vale will receive a boost with the launch of a new pleasure boat in Evesham tomorrow. more...
Injured man rescued after rooftop drama
AN injured workman trapped on the top of scaffolding at a Mickleton hotel had to be rescued by firefighters. more...
Villagers are up in arms as roads go to pot
VILLAGERS up in arms over the state of their country roads are demanding action. Residents living in the Bishampton and Throckmorton area say the roads around the villages are in such a poor state of repair that they fear serious accidents will result if they are not properly resurfaced. more...
Residents' joy at migrant village blow
THE company behind plans for a caravan village for migrant strawberry pickers - work on which has already begun - has said it will appeal against planners' decision to reject it. more...
Representing Ambassadors
MEMBERS of Evesham's Ambassador Snooker Club have vowed to fight a planning application that would see the venue razed to the ground. more...
Tempers get frayed at Vale circus protest
A CLASH between circus owners and animal rights activists resulted in police being called to the first night of Bobby Roberts Circus in Evesham on Tuesday. more...
Cancer gran stepping out for charity
A VALE grandmother almost crippled through cancer is celebrating her recovery by taking part in Evesham's Race for Life. more...
Agent guilty of fireplaces theft
AN EVESHAM man has been found guilty of stealing antique fireplaces when he was employed at an estate agents in Worcester. more...
Tell us your experiences
LAND girls and evacuees with memories of Croft Castle during World War Two living Tenbury and the Teme Valley are needed for an event in May which will put the castle's role under the spotlight. more...
Voices need more support
ON Saturday I attended the Kidderminster Choral Society concert at St Mary's Church. more...
Man needed stitches after attack in park
A MAN was hit on the head after being appro-ached by two men asking for drugs in Abbey Park, Evesham. more...
Villagers to discuss expansion of firm
RESIDENTS have called a public meeting to discuss plans for a new 5,900sq-metre building in a Vale village. more...
Bus is a lifeline for the district
I AM a student of languages at Wolverhampton University, currently completing my third year abroad. more...
Step aside girls - it's Vale's Calendar Mums
MOVE over Calendar Girls - Calendar mums are posing for their own pictures to promote the benefits of breastfeeding. more...
New mayor drives town promotion
EVESHAM'S new mayor has launched his own website to keep residents up to date with events during his year in office. more...
Extra patrols now laid on at park
AFTER my letter, published on April 22, about youths spoiling our lovely Memorial Park in Stourport, I am writing with an update. more...
Vale house is invaded in Anna's style
AN Evesham woman has revamped her living room, bedroom and kitchen after a whirlwind visit from a top interior designer. more...
Street pride important too
I READ with interest Patrick Harris's letter "Town should be proud of itself" (Shuttle/Times and News, May 6). more...
Fearing return to workhouse times
I SEE from the business pages (Shuttle/ Times and News, April 29), that several Conservative MEPs have been visiting Wyre Forest recently. more...
Don't blame traders, help them
A FEW decades ago very few small town and village shops changed hands or closed. more...
Police appeal on mugging
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was mugged in broad daylight while walking down a Kidderminster street. more...
What are the right things?
I WAS interested in the item "Gloom town is traders' fault" (Shuttle/Times and News, April 29). more...
Dedicated team always delivers
HAVING watched the Channel 4 documentary on the Royal Mail I was astonished at the inference that all postmen and postwomen are dishonest and lazy. more...
Thieves snatch angler'sprize rod
A DISTRAUGHT angler said he might give up the hobby after raiders snatched his treasured childhood fishing rod during an overnight raid, in which £2,500 worth of equipment was stolen. more...
Racist call follows egg throwing
A KIDDERMINSTER restaurateur has received a racist phone call and had his premises bombarded with eggs. more...
Travellers escape trains upheaval
WORCESTER passengers will be largely unaffected by changes in train operator First Great Western Link's new summer/autumn 2004 timetable, the company has announced. more...
Clever spin on pelican help to blind
FOR the last four years, partially-sighted Steve Brown, and his guide-dog Frankie have often had to wait 10 minutes to cross the busy Ombersley Road. more...
Remand for man on death charge
A 22-year-old man accused of causing the death of a Kidderminster teenager by dangerous driving has been remanded in custody by a judge. more...
Council praises work of local newspapers
THE Worcester Evening News and Berrow's Worcester Journal have been praised by Worcestershire County Council. more...
Man loved and respected by all
RONALD Remfry, a former Worcestershire county councillor and leading member of the Liberal Democrats, has died at the age of 86. more...
Man denies sex charges
A 44-year-old Kidderminster man has denied sex offences allegedly committed against two young girls in the 1970s and 1980s. more...
Super dad's city crusade
CAMPAIGN group Fathers for Justice is set to hold the inaugural meeting of its Worcester branch tonight. more...
Spliff sparked blaze, claims arson suspect
PROSECUTORS have been given a week to decide if they accept a 26 year-old man's claim that he was being reckless when he set fire to buildings and a lorry in the Forest of Dean. more...
Crisis reaches Commons
A SPECIAL debate is to take place in Parliament on the "health crisis" in Worcestershire, following calls from a county politician. more...
Babes in bras take on Moonwalk
A GROUP of Worcestershire women will be stripping down to their bras to power walk for charity. more...
SilverWings soars to success
INNOVATIVE students at Droitwich Spa High School have presented their business in front of the Hereford and Worcester Strategic board. more...
Final push to save road death
ANGRY residents campaigning for safety measures on a notorious accident blackspot near Droitwich have presented a petition to the Highways Agency protesting against "disappointing" plans for the road. more...
Driver jailed after death of grandfather
A MOTORIST who killed a grandfather when speeding to visit his bride-to-be has been jailed for four years and banned from driving for life. more...
Fire stations will be closed
FIRE stations could close, 140 firefighters' jobs will be axed and lives will be put at risk if the Government cuts £2m from fire authority spending plans, officials have warned. more...
Murder trial set to start
THE jury for the trial of Worcester financial adviser Peter Crittenden, who is accused of murdering a pensioner and stealing her money, was due to be sworn in today at Chester Crown Court. more...
MEP's backing for ME support group
A DEBILITATING illness that causes chronic fatigue was put under the spotlight when the Worcestershire ME Support Group held an open day. more...
Three years for poly roll killer
A warehouse worker who killed a colleague with polythene wrap after a row at their Worcester premises has been sentenced to three years' detention. more...
Youths warned over park trouble
TWO youths were arrested following a police crackdown on vandalism and anti-social behaviour in and around Stourport's Memorial Park. more...
Karen's reward for eight years of work
FOR Stourport's Karen Simpson gaining her degree was a matter of keeping her long-term aim in sight. more...
Justin aiming for cash thank-you to hospital
THE godfather of a leukaemia sufferer from Stourport is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for the hospital that treats the sick five-year-old. more...
Counting the cost of death on road
ALMOST a year ago, like many people, we were left shaking our heads in disbelief when Katherine Dawkes was cleared of causing death by dangerous driving. more...
Nothing personal in protest
DR Peter Keating (Enough is enough over village housing, Journal letters ,May 5) seems to have been misinformed. more...
Wickhamford
GARDENING CLUB: At the April meeting, committee member Jane Gilks gave a flower arranging demonstration. Jane, a former chairman of Evesham Floral Art, has been a member of the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies for 12 years. Three very different examples of floral art were created using a varied assortment of flowers and foliage. As well as being accomplished at flower arranging, Jane is also a keen gardener and gave members tips on how to condition material for use in flower arranging. more...
Tredington
END OF AN ERA: An evening of wonderful music, beautifully performed, full of joyfulness but tinged with sadness marked the end of an era when David H Jones conducted the Warwickshire Singers for the last time at St Gregory's Church, Tredington last Saturday evening. more...
Sedgeberrow
RBL WOMEN'S SECTION: Held its May meeting in the Betteridge Room. The delegate gave her report on the national conference held at Blackpool and congratulated Emma Kearsey, branch and county standard bearer on coming third in the national competition,. more...
Salford Priors
MAY FAIR: On Saturday at Salford School a May fair will be held between 2pm and 4pm. more...
Pershore
FLOWER CLUB: Jackie Harris was the demonstrator at the April meeting and she passed on tips to fellow arrangers. Members were saddened to hear she will not be demonstrating any more. The May demonstrator is Georgina Burrell from Rugby, on May 19 at 7.30pm, St Wulstan's Hall, Priest Lane, Pershore. Visitors welcome. more...
North Cotswolds
LIFEBOATS' PRESIDENT: At the annual meeting of North Cotswold branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Moreton, Mr Paul Ayshford Sanford was appointed president to succeed Admiral Sir Peter Herbert, who retired from the branch after 14 years' service. Mr Ayshford Sanford was the founder chairman of the branch for 10 years from 1972 and at the meeting gave a talk on the fund-raising events that took place at that time, and he paid tribute to the many helpers involved. more...
Moreton
NTEREST AND LEISURE CLUB: The coffee morning at the WI Hall, Moreton, was held by the club in aid of Moreton Hospital and the County Air Ambulance. more...
Marlcliff
GARDEN OPEN: Woodpeckers, the garden of the Doctors Cox at Marlcliff, is again open to visitors for the National Garden Scheme. A donation of £3 for visitors, £2 for Bidfordians is requested. To book a visit telephone 01789 773416. more...
Hemp trial driller thriller
A unique method of crop sowing is being used as part of new hemp trials at Long Compton. more...
Ilmington
PARISH COUNCIL: At the April meeting the parish council, chaired by coun Tony Wilkins, heard that footpath SS156 through Berryfields Farm would be waymarked by the county council, and that the chairman had asked that the Far Longdon path should also be marked. The multi-sports club plans for various improvements were discussed and it was felt that some of the ideas were sound, but that there should be a site meeting between the parish council and the club to discuss the plans. more...
Honeybourne
WEDNESDAY CLUB: Met on May 5 when Mrs M Boath presided. Birthday cards were distributed and there are still a few members on the sick list and the club wishes them a speedy recovery. more...
Evesham
ART SOCIETY: The April demonstration was by Paul Hipkiss. The audience was impressed by the variety of ink and paint prints which can be produced in a very professional way with the aid of a small roller and wooden spoon. The demonstration on Wednesday is Watercolour Seascapes by Terry Culpan - timely for a few hints before the holidays. more...
Evesham
meeting held on Thursday began with a minute's silence in memory of Ron Coleman, founder of the society, who died recently. Stanley English then gave a precis of the man and his achievements and aspirations. more...
Dunnington
ANTIQUES IN FOCUS: A meal and talk on antiques will take place at Dunnington School tomorrow. The ticket also entitles people to one free valuation. The event is arranged by the Friends of Dunnington School. more...
Grants help 300
WYRE Forest's MP has issued a rallying cry to get the district's residents warm and healthy after more than 300 people saved money on fuel bills thanks to a Government grant. more...
Crews all shipshape for battle
AHOY there, me hearties. The "high seas" between Arley and Stourport witnessed an epic battle on Sunday as 22 crews fought their way to the finishing line in the annual Kidderminster and District Lions' Raft Race. more...
Pair in the pink for charity walk
TWO Kidderminster women are heading to London to join 15,000 others as they power walk through the streets of the capital in the middle of the night wearing pink, fluffy, decorated bras. more...
Man hurt in caravan blaze
A MAN was rushed to hospital after a fire broke out in a caravan at a Stourport lorry park. more...
Health shadow in hospital tour
THE Shadow Health Minister visited Kidderminster Hospital, pledging the Conservative Party would "look at" the lack of accident and emergency facilities if it got into power. more...
Cosh attack on pensioner costs £1,000
A FORMER teacher of religious education who attacked an ex-neighbour with a cosh has been fined £600. more...
Vicious attack on boy
A 15-year-old boy was set upon by two teenagers while walking to school in Kidderminster. more...
No `hub' call in rail shake-up
TRAINS from Kidderminster into Birmingham will no longer stop at the city's "hub" station at New Street following a shake-up of services. more...
Enjoying big day out with Thomas
THAT cheeky engine, Thomas, and his pal, Percy, attracted scores of youngsters to the first of Severn Valley Railway's two special May weekend events. more...
Iraqis `treated well' in prison
TERRITORIAL Army soldiers from Kidderminster who spent six months in Iraq have dismissed shocking photographs of British soldiers apparently abusing Iraqi prisoners - saying they did not see any evidence of such abuse and would be surprised if the pictures were real. more...
Hugs and kisses
THE proud mums of two Wyre Forest TA soldiers have spoken of their relief at having their beloved sons back home after six months in Iraq. more...
`Now we want to join the regulars'
PRIDE filled Kidderminster's Territorial Army headquarters when three of Wyre Forest's finest returned home from a six-month tour of duty in war-torn Iraq with tales of gunfire, bomb attacks and a measles epidemic. more...
Water bills in line for 31pc hike
WATER bills in Wyre Forest are in line for a major hike if controversial proposals get the go-ahead. more...
Judges reject PO raid appeal
A ROBBER whose accomplice was fatally stabbed by a Wolverley postmaster in self-defence failed to get permission to challenge his conviction. more...
Nick's life story to hit big screen
THE life story of a Bewdley man who lost everything through alcoholism and bounced back to found Britain's biggest treatment centre for the addiction is set to be turned into a multi-million pound movie biopic. more...
Brintons workers face threat to jobs
HUNDREDS of Brintons employees face a period of uncertainty after company bosses warned them job cuts were likely as the business takes action to prune costs to improve profitability. more...
2p to save fire cover
FRONTLINE fire cover in Tenbury Wells can be saved for just 2p a day - the same sum that the Government wants off average council tax bills in the town and surrounds to cap the spending plans of Hereford and Worcester Fire Service. more...
Car wash
IT'S been a busy few days for the boys from Tenbury Fire Brigade. Last Saturday morning they armed themselves with buckets, brushes and soap suds, to set up a car wash in Palmer's Meadow. Dedicated washing and brushing of motorists' vehicles meant they were able to raise just over £250 for the Fire Services Benevolent Fund. more...
Army saves big day
Soldier back from Iraq to wed sweetheart on her birthday. more...
All systems go for farmers' markets
A NEW monthly Farmers' Market is due to get under way at Brightwells auction yards in Tenbury Wells next month. more...
Scheme `a blot'
proposed developments at Haresbrooke Care Centre are nothing but a "blot on the landscape". more...
Friends' tribute to `angel' Claire
ABOUT 400 people filled Pershore Abbey on Friday to pay tribute to a Pinvin teenager who died after collapsing in a bar in Worcester while out with friends. more...
TV gardener Chris is a real turn-on for guys!
A CELEBRITY gardener is causing a stir among more than just the flowerbeds - after complimentary remarks about his physique have appeared on a gay website. more...
Perfect place for a nest
NATURE at its finest in the Faithful City, as our photographer captured on the banks of the Severn, where a swan prepared for the summer by setting up its nest in a secluded spot. more...
County's jobless figures static
UNEMPLOYMENT levels in Worcestershire are static with only 14 more people claiming benefit this year than last year. more...
Witley set for step in to the past
ANTIQUES Roadshow experts are heading for Worcestershire to value local treasures. more...
Did you see engine roll?
WORCESTER police are appealing for eyewitnesses to an accident, in which a 12-ton fire engine tipped over at a city centre roundabout. more...
Edward's a winner
THIS year's Edward Thompson Memorial Lecture proved so successful that staff at Worcester's Guildhall had to turn people away on safety grounds. more...
I'm offering £2,500 to help catch car thieves
WHEN motorist David Banks ran to answer a ringing phone, little did he know what that call would cost him. more...
Relief at a gruelling job done
SUCCESSFULLY rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean was the completion of unfinished business for Richard Wood. more...
Where artists flourish and the future holds no boundaries
HAVING lived in Worcester for more than a decade, a visit to its counterpart in Massachusetts, USA, was an eye-opening experience. more...
Sport
Enville hold on for draw
KVCC fifths gained 12 points from a winning draw at home to Enville in Worcestershire League Division Seven. more...
Bank hold up Vic batting
DESPITE a major effort to enable play at Winterfold School, it was a disappointing day for KVCC in Worcestershire League Division Two. more...
Cloudy view of KVCC opening
FOUR points was all Kidderminster Victoria could take away from a rain-affected losing draw at Dorridge. more...
Bowlers running scared
MAJESTIC batsman Stephen Bilboe has driven his way into this year's Wisden cricket record books. more...
Kidderminster Harriers FC - Fixtures and results - 2003/04
Pre-season friendlies more...
Ryan's winner sees United close the gap
Tenbury United 1 Blackheath 0 more...
Trevor and Bernard's birds in a photo-finish
LUDLOW Homing Society entered 190 birds for their race from Blandford on Saturday. more...
Town FC to stage prestigious game at Coors Stadium
FOLLOWING on from their recent successful staging of the Disabled International between England and Germany, Ludlow Town have been invited to stage the prestigious final's day of the England National Deaf competitions at the Coors Stadium on Saturday. more...
Knighton bounce back to claim a winning draw
Knighton-on-Teme 171-9 Chainwire 103-7 more...
Corvedale record their first win in county league
Llanidloes 98 all out Corvedale 101-4 more...
13/5/04 - Warriors launch club for fans
WORCESTER Warriors are launching a supporters' club as they head into the Premiership. more...
13/5/04 Weekend opening
AGGBOROUGH is ready this weekend for fans looking to make the most of the season ticket discount. more...
13/5/04 Hatswell's triple crown
WAYNE Hatswell walked away with all three player-of-the-season awards for Kidderminster Harriers. more...
13/5/04 Crash to Baggies
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers U-18s finished off their Midland Floodlit Youth League Premier Division campaign with a 5-2 home defeat to West Brom. more...
13/5/04 Bo bombed out by Bristol
FORMER Kidderminster Harriers favourite Bo Henriksen is a free agent again after being released by Division Three rivals Bristol Rovers. more...
13/5/04 Harriers go head-to-head with Chelsea on track
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have an unlikely rivalry with Chelsea this year - but not on the football pitch. more...
13/5/04 A look at the squad
STAYING? more...
13/5/04 Close call for midfield pair
EXPERIENCED midfielders Mark Yates and Sean Parrish were both a whisker away from gaining a new contract with Kidderminster Harriers. more...
13/5/04 - Barton targets summer changes
WORCESTER City have released Darren Middleton and David Foy but more could follow as the explosion of ex-Football League players filters down to non-league level. more...
13/5/04 - Pace ace Anderson has Worcs on run
ENGLAND fast bowler James Anderson soon had Worcestershire in trouble at the start of the second day of their Frizzell Championship Division One game at Old Trafford. more...
Ledbury awards evening
LEDBURY Rugby Club ended their season with their annual dinner, held in the Pavilion Room at the club for over 100 members and guests. more...
Malvern host England trials
MALVERN Rugby Club's continuing policy of developing rugby for all in the community has been rewarded by the award of a prestigious tournament this weekend. more...
Spring Lane to honour heroes
IT is ten years since a lowly Malvern Rugby Club side from the lower reaches of North Midlands Two went on a long trek which ended at Twickenham and the lifting of the Pilkington Shield by skipper Andy Ridley. more...
Sunday competition is getting stronger
WORCESTERSHIRE'S newest cricket league kicks off its fifth season of operation on Sunday. more...
Neel rolls back years with 6-24
TONY Neel has become the oldest winner of our Evening News/Fearnley Factory Shop Cricketer of the Week award -- aged 71! more...
Warriors launch club for fans
WORCESTER Warriors are launching a supporters' club as they head into the Premiership. more...
Pace ace Anderson has Worcs on run
ENGLAND fast bowler James Anderson soon had Worcestershire in trouble at the start of the second day of their Frizzell Championship Division One game at Old Trafford. more...
Barton targets summer changes
WORCESTER City have released Darren Middleton and David Foy but more could follow as the explosion of ex-Football League players filters down to non-league level. more...
Samways stars
DAMIEN Samways edged out Nick James to take the honours in Kidderminster Carolians' annual U-11s Superstars Competition. more...
Campbell's rugby pass
BRAINY student Richard Campbell is proving his skills lie on the rugby pitch as well. more...
Football fixtures
SATURDAY (2.45pm unless stated) more...
Coaching call
THERE are still places available on Worcestershire FA's level three UEFA B coaching course from May 31 until June 5. more...
Weaving a win
LOOM and Shuttle beat Trotters 11-0 to register the highest score in the Kidderminster Six-a-Side League. more...
Double triumph
FERNDALE Girls U-16s completed the double by clinching the Central Warwickshire League Premier Division B title on Saturday. more...
Double cup blow strikes Brintons
BRINTONS CI Social had a disappointing time in mid-week cup fixtures. more...
OLD BEAR AC
STACKPOOL: E Rowe 14-8, S Rowe 12-8, M Jones 4-12. more...
Bilston blues for Chaddesley
CHADDESLEY Corbett put up a good fight at high-flying Bilston Town on Tuesday evening but lost 3-2 in West Midlands League Division One South. more...
WILLIS BUND AC
ELMBRIDGE: Harold Willey 90-0, Ron Russell 78-0, M Rowe 56-0. more...
John's special earns win from thriller
ONE of the games of the season for Bewdley Town saw them eventually secure a 4-3 win at Cradley Town Reserves in Division One South last Thursday. more...
REGENT AC
SUNDAY'S contest is at Bill Burleigh with the draw at 8am. more...
Forest Brintons divided into two
WYRE Forest Brintons have ended their two-year association and quit the West Midlands League. more...
BANKSIDERS AC
HAZELHURST: Craig Price 20-4, Shaun Boulter 9-14, Mick Swalwell 4-8, Brian Hales 3-14-8. more...
BEWDLEY AS
THE draw for Sunday's fish at Grinnalls, Clows Top, will take place at 9am. more...
WOODWARD GROSVENORS AC
ON Sunday a contest will be held at Larford Lakes, meeting at the venue for 7am, and two keep-nets will be required. more...
TOMKINSONS AC
COOKLEY Canal: G Owen 3-4, M Weston 3-2, R Bastable 2-6, R Price 1-11. more...
WRENS NEST AC
TOP Pool: P Jenkins 7-10, M Lewis (visitor) 7-0. more...
WILLOW MARSH FISHERY
THE club record for Rowley Labour Club AC was broken on Sunday morning by Keith Tolley with an 81lb catch of carp, using meat and corn baits. more...
MOORLANDS
DAVID James had a good week, winning the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday events. more...
POOLE HALL
ROYAL Military Police charity match, Heron Pool: Beechdale Gold 94lb 4oz, Beechdale Blue 55-8. more...
SCOTT RICKARDS - Forward, winger. 3/11/81. Squad number 16.
The pacey striker started off at Derby as a youngster but failed to make a first-team appearance and had trial spells at Walsall, Mansfield and Oldham. more...
Rainbows at Shatterford
KIDDERMINSTER angler Jan Lojko caught four rainbow trout with a buzzer for a 17lb bag weight at Shatterford Fishery. more...
MARK YATES - Midfield, centre-half. 24/1/70. 5ft 11ins. Squad number 23.
Director of football Jan Molby caused a stir by recruiting former captain Yates to help in Harriers' battle against relegation in February 2004. more...
SEAN PARRISH - Midfield. 14/3/72. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 14.
Parrish has enjoyed three promotions before from Division Three, twice with Northampton Town and once with Chesterfield. more...
ABDOU SALL - Centre-half. 1/11/80. 6ft 3ins. Squad number 2.
The giant Senegal-born defender returned to Aggborough on a non-contract basis in February 2004 after training with the club for a few weeks. more...
SCOTT STAMPS - Left-back, centre-back, left midfield. 20/3/75. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 3.
Stamps started with Torquay United despite being brought up in Birmingham and his obvious talent earned him a £10,000 move to Colchester United in 1997. more...
Academy hunt
MOTORSPORT: Potential racing stars are being sought from Wyre Forest to join this summer's Dunlop Race Academy. more...
Frank finds form
CHESS: Frank Pickett produced a string of late wins to take the honours in Kidderminster's 10th annual handicap tournament. more...
John family joy
GOLF: The latest Bewdley Pines competitions have been running in the family. more...
Handicap sliced
GOLF: Mark Sprason's handicap has been cut down to 16 after he triumphed in Wyre Forest's Spring Trophy Medal. more...
Graham's trophy
GOLF: Graham Eccles won the George Edmunds Trophy at Habberley with 49 points, ahead of Roy Sturman on 38. more...
Alison bags open
GOLF: Alison Edwards won Wharton Park Ladies Open with 38 points off a handicap of 27. more...
Knockout success
NETBALL: Not The Horse and Jockey lifted the Cleobury Mortimer Sports Centre Handicap Knockout Cup. more...
Franche's title defence is rocked
BOWLS: Holders Franche A slipped up at unbeaten Brintons A with a 129-110 defeat in the Kidderminster and District Mid-week League. more...
County golds for five-a-side team
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Four Wyre Forest members were in Worcestershire's gold-medal winning team at the West Midlands five-a-side football tournament in Redditch. more...
Burton blank on Saturday
HORSE RACING: Reigning champion point-to-point jockey Richard Burton went to the Wheatland Hunt meeting at Chaddesley Corbett in search of winners to try and retain his title. more...
Moving on up at Samurai after grading
JUDO: A string of Samurai players are wearing different colour belts after a set of recent gradings. more...
Great leap for second
ATHLETICS: Sarah Armstrong picked up second spot in the over-35 ladies section at the largest mid-week road race in the Midlands. more...
Only seconds away from title
ATHLETICS: Tom Kenderdine finished just two seconds behind the winner at the West Midlands' premier 10km road race. more...
Dan shows haste
ROWING: Stourport juniors' spirits were not dampened by the rain as they returned with 16 medals from the Avon County Regatta. more...
Pockets are busy on a Wednesday
SNOOKER: The final Kidderminster Wednesday League games included a fine 5-0 victory by Pockets over St George's B. more...
Brilliant Bradley is bright spot for club
SWIMMING: Eliza Bradley won two races on Saturday in Nuneaton Junior League Division One at Worcester. more...
Respected Robert is new town coach
TENNIS: Stourport Tennis and Squash Club's new recruit is aiming to develop potential Wimbledon stars of the future. more...
Wind can't blow Chris off course
CYCLING: Stourport's Chris Morris raced into third place in the Worcester St John's CC 10-mile time trial at Severn Stoke on Saturday. more...
Harriers go head-to-head with Chelsea on track
MOTORSPORT: Kidderminster Harriers have an unlikely rivalry with Chelsea this year - but not on the football pitch. more...
Europe beckons
SAILING: Bewdley's talented Alison Young will take on the Europa Cup and European Youth Championships in the summer. more...
Paralympic place sealed
SWIMMER Claire Cashmore had a double reason to celebrate after impressing against an international field in the Paralympic trials at Sheffield. more...
13/5/04 Jan Molby after Boston
A FEAST of chances brought the curtain down on Kidderminster Harriers' season in a positive fashion for director of football Jan Molby. more...
Cricket fixtures
SATURDAY (1.30pm unless stated) more...
Sean's century lifts Farm
SEAN Williams hit a superb 102 not out for Moat Farm on Sunday in the Stainweld League, steering his side to an 118-run victory over Cookley. more...
Stuart helps dig club out of hole
A DISAPPOINTING batting display left Chainwire struggling to hold on for a Worcestershire League Division Five draw against Knighton-on-Teme. more...
Brintons drop rivals Stone
BRINTONS triumphed in a Worcestershire League Division Five derby over Stone on Saturday by a big 117-run margin. more...
Juniors take over
STOURPORT'S first and second team games with Feckenham were victims of the weather on Saturday. more...
A sinking feeling
COOKLEY suffered their second defeat in three games after going down by 57 runs at home to Malvern in Worcestershire League Division Two. more...
Rob's run treat
ROB Stephens impressed with the bat again with 62 runs as Chaddesley Corbett seconds defeated Eastnor. more...
Bewdley bag first victory of campaign
MARK Bennett was among the Bewdley bowlers to tear through their opponents' batting in a six-wicket win at Stourbridge. more...
Singh slices through Clent side
A SUNDAY friendly fixture against Clent was a one-sided match for KVCC who racked up 321-5 from 40 overs. more...
Swifts
13/5/04 Junior options
STOURPORT Swifts are mulling over a possible place in the Midland Junior Premier League. more...
13/5/04 Motorway madness at Swifts
DAVE Titterton has expressed big doubts after Stourport Swifts were placed in Southern League Division One West for next season. more...
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