The next monthly meeting of Kidderminster and District Cricket Umpires Association is on Tuesday at Kidderminster Harriers Sports and Social Club. Peter Stevens, of Worcestershire Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association, will give a talk on the new revised
A DISABLED pension-er and his wife claim they are being forced out of their home after enduring a six-year vendetta by gangs of teenagers. William and Betty Hosk-ins are too frightened to stay after a wine bottle was hurled through their sitting room
THE Ministry of Agriculture has been accused of inefficiency in controlling the foot-and-mouth outbreaks in Worcestershire. Farmers' union boss Richard Jordan's comments came the day after another outbreak was confirmed in Chaddesley Corbett, near Kidderminster
CONCERNS have been raised over the number of retained firefighters whose primary occupation is in agriculture. With the foot-and-mouth crisis showing no sign of easing, Hereford & Worcester Chief Fire Officer David O'Dwyer has voiced his fears in
A WORCESTER mum may be forced to scrap her college course after a driver hit her parked car, leaving it written off. Tina Mills's Mitsubishi Galant was struck by another car after she parked in Mill Wood Drive, Warndon Villages. The driver stopped and
THE mother of a Worcester schoolgirl who successfully sued her father for school fees has spoken of her relief that a bankruptcy order slapped on her by her ex-husband has been thrown out of court. Before her divorce, the computer consultancy which Linda
THE Mothering Day Service at St James's Church is being held this Sunday (March 25) at 9.30am, when all families are welcome. Callow End Playing Field Association is holding an auction of promises on Sunday, April 1 at the Blue Bell Inn, in aid of new
THE Mothering Sunday Service will take place on Sunday (March 25) at St James's Church, Colwall, at 10.15am. Colwall Parish Council will meet on Wednes-day, March 28 at 7.30pm. An auction of goods and promises will take place at Colwall Village Hall on
THE prize winners at the Village Hall Fortnightly Whist Drive were:- Gill Warner, Joan Spragg, Elsie Hawkes, Betty Awford, Clair Skirten, Joyce Rusling, Ann Rayer, Dave Bunn, Audrey Evans, Sylvia White, Eric Willis, Eyrl Williams, Pat Gisby & Ros
OUTER Limits, the Benefice Youth Group, meets at the Vicarage on Saturday, March 24 from 7-9pm. For further details, please contact Eileen Moss on (01684) 833256. On Sunday (March 25) the Benefice Mothering Sunday Service will be held at St Mary's Church
YOU can be sure Staunton & Corse Church of England School did their bit to raise money on Red Nose Day and it was quite hilarious to see teachers dressed as children and children dressed as teachers and thoroughly enjoying it. Assembly began on a
ROSS Loveday, whose work is currently on show at Malvern Theatres, is a professional optician who began painting seriously 12 years ago. It was a competition, appropriately named The Discerning Eye, which put the seal on his success as an artist. "Prince
STRONG leadership for communities, powerful roles for elected councillors. That was the way the Government trumpeted the launch of their bid to reform (or in their words, modernise) local government. That was nearly fours years ago and it is just now
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers hope to have Tony Bird back in their squad for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against lowly Exeter City at St James Park (12 noon). The former Cardiff and Swansea striker, who has operated in midfield for Harriers
ASHLEY Hutchings is known as the father of British folk music. And as if to prove it, there's more than 30 years between him and two of the Albion Band's youngest members. Both fiddler Joe Broughton and singer Kellie White, aged 23, were less than nippers
HOCKEY: THE Kidderminster Boundary march continues after a fine 3-2 win at Wednesbury in DTZ League Midlands Two. They remain top of the table, two points ahead of Sikh Union (Notts) who they travel to this weekend in a crunch encounter. Tom Jarvie's
SWIMMING: FUND-RAISING Faye Lingwood is one of the swimming sensations at Holy Trinity School working hard for a new £400,000 pool. Lingwood, 14, is preparing for the District Age Groups in May and the Nationals in June after winning gold in county freestyle
VOLLEYBALL: A CLOSELY-FOUGHT match in National League Division Two saw Cleobury Mortimer edge home 3-2 against Cambridge. Cleobury have struggled to find any consistency this season, producing a mixed bag of results that has forced them to fight a desperate
TABLE TENNIS: THIRD-PLACED Jim's Gym B beat Kidderminster Table Tennis League Division One basement side Harriers D 10-0 with K Worton, J Stafford and M Rollason all winning three games. Division Two leaders Bewdley Institute A also kept a clean sheet
SNOOKER: The top four teams in the Dot Comm Wednesday Snooker League all enjoyed 4-1 victories this week. Results: British Sugar B 4, Brintons Old 1; Pockets C 1, British Sugar A 4; St Johns C 4, St Georges B 1; St Georges A 4, St Johns D 1; Pockets B
ATHLETICS: TOM Kenderdine was the first Kidderminster Running Club member to finish a crucial final Birmingham Cross Country League race of the season. Kenderdine recorded 34 minutes 15 seconds for 12th overall position at Coventry. The team gave a performance
GYMNASTICS: Members of Wyre Forest Gymnastics School were among 100 taking part in the West Midland British Development Plan Championships at Stoke. The gymnasts attempted their club grades, performing on four pieces of apparatus - vault, bars, beam and
At the age when most of us would be thinking about collecting our bus pass, Doug Scott is as passionate about mountains and climbing as he has ever been. One of the country's top climbers, he has quietly been scaling the world's peaks since he was a youngster
DAVID James landed the highest weight of fish, 51lb 6oz, in the Ultimate competition semi-final held over two three-hour matches at Meadow Pool, Moorlands Farm Fishery. Winner of the event was Lee Richards, who landed 3lb 9oz in the first match and 36lb
A LAST-GASP winner against Boldmere St Michaels booked 10-man Stourport Swifts a Davis League Cup semi-final spot. Reduced by the dismissal of midfielder Lea Shaw, Swifts avoided penalty taking by forcing a late own-goal in extra-time. With record runs
BRINTONS took advantage of weekend postponements to extend their lead at the top of Banks's Brewery League Division One South. They triumphed 4-0 at Bustlehome and are now nine points away from Ledbury and Bewdley Town who have five and six games in hand
DISAPPOINTING Kidderminster Carolians lost their touch as they were penned in their own half for much of a 10-0 Midlands Three West (North) defeat at Telford. KCs were beaten by a hard-working side desperate to fight off the relegation threat with a valuable
WORCESTER City boss John Barton hopes to indulge in a spot of squad rotation over the next few weeks. A maximum of 16 games, including four in seven days next week, means his resources are likely to be stretched to the limit. But starting with tonight's
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers hope to have Tony Bird back in their squad for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against lowly Exeter City at St James Park (12 noon). The former Cardiff and Swansea striker, who has operated in midfield for Harriers
RAY Woods has been handed the task of uncovering Worcester City's stars of the future. The 35-year-old former City winger has been appointed the club's first full-time Youth Development Officer. He will oversee their new-look youth programme, run in conjunction
LEGENDARY club DJ Judge Jules rides into Malvern next month, to spin the decks at the Lighthouse nightclub in Spring Lane South. Winner of countless awards and veteran of venues worldwide, Jules is regarded as one of the best DJs around. He will be in
The English Symphony Orchestra will be performing at Symphony Hall, Birmingham on Saturday, March 31. The event is the final concert of William Boughton's ESO Cycle of Schubert Symphonies. Previous concerts have been performed over the season at the Malvern
RAY Woods has been handed the task of uncovering Worcester City's stars of the future. The 35-year-old former City winger has been appointed the club's first full-time Youth Development Officer. He will oversee their new-look youth programme, run in conjunction
WORCESTERSHIRE Senior Urn holder's Malvern Town reached the final of this year's competition when they staged a second half fight back against Midland Combination Premier Division opponents Alvechurch at Lye Meadow on Tuesday night. ALVECHURCH 1, MALVERN
MALVERN Rugby Club have been awarded the prestigious Whistler Trophy by the Gloucester Referees Society. The award, voted for annually by members of the society following matches throughout the season, is based on fair play, marking out of the pitch and
ON a wet and blustery day at Upton it was never going to be a high scoring affair, with conditions under foot very heavy for this North Midlands One derby. UPTON-UPON-SEVERN 14pts, LEDBURY 21pts The heavier Upton forwards were looking forward to the challenge
MALVERN RFC are so close to achieving their long term aim of reaching Midlands One with promotion this season that things are getting tense admits director of rugby Dave Robins. The foot and mouth epidemic caused the postponement of last Saturday's Midlands
WITH Saturday's league fixture at Newport cancelled due to foot and mouth, Malvern travelled to Keresley to renew contacts with their old adversaries of days gone by. KERESLEY 3pts, MALVERN 20pts Fielding seven changes from the previous week's league
ONE of the advantages often mentioned regarding supermarkets is that of shopping under one roof. Many of us prefer to "shop around" and have a choice. We need a supermarket in St John's but let it be on a site where St John's traders have fair competition
OF course, George Cowley's wonderful letters are highly original and I am saddened to feel that he found my observations slightly censorious. But at least I did not, as did one of your other correspondents, Peter Burgess, wonder if George Cowley really
WHY does Peter Luff get so steamed up about the Bishop of Birmingham's support for regional assemblies? (Bishop angers MP, Evening News, March 14) Is not a Bishop entitled to his opinion on such matters to the same extent as any other citizen? Following
A Stitch in Rhyme: Textile Illustrations by Belinda Downes. Until March 17. Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Clarence Street, Cheltenham (01242 237431). Translucent Exposures: Photograms by Annie Halliday. March 17-April 29. Foyle Gallery, Mac, Cannon
March 23 Bat Whispers. The Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Money Money Money! - The Real Abba Story. Forum Theatre, Malvern Theatres, Grange, Road, Malvern (01684 892277). The Bushburys. Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate, Worcester. March 24 Kinda Magic
Money Money Money! - The Real Abba Story John Warwick Associates. March 23. 7.30pm. Forum Theatre, Malvern Theatres, Grange, Road, Malvern (01684 892277). Beau Brummell - Theatre Royal Bath Prod. with Peter Bowles. Until March 24. Festival Theatre, Malvern
AS a politician, I suppose Coun Stephen Clee is trained to ignore unpalatable facts that do not support his party line. I note that he does not refute any of the points I made to counter his cosy view of rail privatisation. Yes, as he states, stations
TWO hundred years of tradition will be broken for only the second time this year when the Three Counties Show goes ahead without the livestock classes. The outbreak of foot and mouth means cattle, sheep, pigs and goats have been excluded from the annual
A MEETING to demand a referendum on the future of Malvern Town Council is being held next month. And a Malvern Town Action Group has been formed to put up candidates for vacancies on the council. The parish meeting, which will be on Wednesday, April 4
FOUR children from Malvern, aged between 11 and 14, appeared at Worcester Youth Court on Wednesday, March 21, charged with offences relating to an attack on an 86-year-old woman. The four boys were also charged with a number of other offences. One 13-
AROUND 25 high-tech jobs are to be created with the official opening of Aerosystems International's new site. The firm has moved to a custom-designed building on Enigma Park, Malvern Link, replacing smaller units in Albert Park Road and Wells Road. The
A DISABLED theatregoer has accused the Malvern Theatres board of discriminating against wheelchair users. Civil engineer David Hughlock, from Tewkesbury, began his quest to get better facilities for people in wheelchairs before work began on the multi-million
A PRIVATE girls' school in West Malvern has received a glowing report from the Independent Schools Inspectorate. The report, published this week, said St James's School has "many strengths and few weaknesses" with "very good relationships between teachers
Malvern Athletic Football Club and Malvern Town Council have come to an agreement over the barriers at Victoria Park, which has saved the club from being forced to resign from the league. The club had handed in a letter of resignation from Division Two
THIS map of parking proposals prompted an angry reaction in Malvern in 1976. The DoE wanted to ban parking along a substantial stretch of the Worcester Road, from Malvern Link Station to Goodson Road and Link Top to the junction of Wells Road with Wyche
A PROJECT to provide safety equipment for the home has been launched in Malvern. The Guard 'n Gate scheme allows families on low incomes to purchase safety items for a reduced price. Meryl Johnson, health promotion co-ordinator for Worcestershire Health
LARGE parts of the countryside may be off limits but there is still plenty for visitors to do. Malvern and Upton Tourist Information Centres both say they are busy despite the foot and mouth crisis. "It's not been that bad," said Ann Handy at Malvern
The Country Land and Business Association has had its calendar of events hit by the foot and mouth crisis. Cancellations include a meeting to discuss the implications of the new Countryside and Rights of Way Act, due to take place in Worcester on Wednesday
Malvern Cinema: Center Stage (12) Fri-Sun 7pm, Mon-Thurs 7.30pm, Wed 3pm. The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (U) Sat & Sun 3pm Odeon Worcester: Miss Congeniality (12) 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45; Enemy at the Gates (15) 12.05, 2.45, 5.35, 8.25; Chocolat
AS young people we soon learn how important it is to focus our attentions on getting a good education and by the time we reach school-leaving age, many of us know which road we're going to take either start work or continue with our education. For those
A fourth outbreak of foot and mouth disease has been identified in the Bringsty area. MAFF confirmed the outbreak at Longlands Farm, Whitbourne, on Wednesday morning. A total of 50 cattle and 298 sheep will now be slaughtered. The farm, which is close
IMPROVEMENTS in behaviour and attitudes to work at Upton CE Primary have been praised by a government inspector. Headteacher Mark Mumby said staff were encouraged by the results of the interim inspection, carried out while the school remains on "special
STAFF at schools across the Malvern area will be in line for cash bonuses with the announcement of a new awards scheme by the Department of Education. Eight primary schools and two high schools have won School Achievement Awards, making them eligible
A RURAL bus service between Malvern and the village of Suckley is being withdrawn by its operators First Midland Red. But Worcestershire County Council's transport department says every effort is being made to replace the service. The 428 bus runs every
A SOLUTION to complaints about light pollution from Victoria Park may have to be found. Colin Pring, lighting manager with Worcestershire County Council, surveyed the area last week, as well as performing several tests in residents' homes. He also examined
IMAGINE climbing the Worcestershire Beacon three times in one day, breathing through a straw with a peg on your nose. That's how it feels to scale one of the highest mountains in the world according to Mike Peakman, a Malvern-based DERA software engineer
Andrew Sachs appears with pianist Victor Sangiorgio at Huntingdon Hall tomorrow (Saturday). Best known as the bumbling Manuel in Fawlty Towers, he teams up with Victor to bring a mix of talk and tunes to the public. Included in their repertoire is Enoch
READERS are asked to contact the Duckworth Trust on 01905 459343 and ask for a registration form. I suggest that the Chief Probation Officer Could field two or three teams, seeing that quite a lot more community orders have been handed out in the last
MORGAN progressed into the final of the Sterling Classic Malvern Football League Sunday Senior Cup after a 2-1 victory over League leaders LTFC 2000 at Lower Howsell Road. This was a closely fought match throughout and as the half-time scoreline suggested
WEST Malvern's inability to defend corners cost them dearly again on Saturday in this Worcester League Division One fixture. PLUMBERS ARMS 4, WEST MALVERN 4 The West had no subs as once again players failed to put in an appearance. The game kicked off
MALVERN RM took another three points in a very difficult Worcester & District Football League Division Four match this weekend against Northwick Swans Reserves. MALVERN RM 5, NORTHWICK SWANS RESERVES 2 Malvern got off to an excellent start with Chris
THE Red Lion Falcons travelled the short distance to Sling Lane to play Keyz 2000 in this Worcester Sunday Division Four encounter. KEYZ 2000 1, RED LION FALCONS 5 After the 4-0 win at home the Falcons knew that the Keyz would be out for revenge. Having
LANGLAND Sports Saturday side take on Oak Apple in the final of the Worcester League's Phipps Cup at Worcester City football ground on Monday (March 26) with a 7.30pm kick-off. The Langland club, whose side comes from local lads and are playing in their
THE first half of this Worcester League Division One game was very close with both sides creating chances at both ends with Sports going two up and Spetchley scoring before the end of the half. LANGLAND SPORTS 8, SPETCHLEY HARRIERS 1 Gordon Mansell was
POWICK Sunday team continued their fine ten match undefeated run with a hard fought game in this quarter final of the Bernard Finnegan Cup. POWICK 2, MALVERN PREMIERS 1 The game played at Dyson Perrins High School started very sprightly with both teams
SPORTS EDITOR'S MAILBAG I AM disappointed at the selection of shirts for next season's Kidderminster Harriers strip. Over the years we have always worn a strip which was different from the rest. We had the famous red and white halves, which I was hoping
Harriers Community Scheme and Kidderminster College are looking to further develop their Football Academy with the help of a £1,000 sponsorship deal with footwear manufacturer Tredair. Nigel Stooke, head of community studies at the Hoo Road college, said
MALVERN Parish C of E School Under 11's football team can hold their heads up in the West Midlands after a series of superb performances in the area finals at Walsall. Having swept all before them in the South Worcestershire Railtrack Six-a-side tournament
Trialist Steve Evans created two goals as Harriers Reserves won 3-0 at Nuneaton. Thomas Skovbjerg, Gary Barnett and John Durnin scored. Evans, a 20-year-old forward or winger who will leave Aston Villa in the summer, played along with Nathan Meade, a
CONDITIONS were far from ideal but an entertaining Worcester Saturday Division One match took place with Droitwich clinching the points with two late goals. MALVERN RADAR 3, DROITWICH SPA 5 Spa's Greg Thomas scored with an excellent volley but Radar fought
MALVERN Wanderers U15s took their unbeaten 79 match record into this Kidderminster Charities Cup match against First Division leaders Soccer Scene which turned out to be a tremendous game. MALVERN WANDERERS 3, SOCCER SCENE 4 Soccer Scene opened the scoring
THE finalists could not be separated at the Small Schools Six-a-Side Football Competition held at Hanley Castle High School last week. Three tough matches were played by both teams to win through to the final and after a tense and evenly matched struggle
A VERY successful Large Primary Schools Six-A-Side tournament was held recently with 12 teams contesting the trophy. The tournament was held at the Chase and was guaranteed to be played on their impressive Astro turf pitches. The participating schools
A GAME of hockey played on MGC with a fantastic backdrop of snow on the hills - one couldn't have asked for a better setting or a better result as it happened. UPTON LADIES 2, DROITWICH 0 Upton started with high spirits even though they were one player
IN the last tie of the evening, Malvern Squash Club's Robin Broad produced a mighty performance to sweep aside the resistance of Stewart Oakley, the top Droitwich player. MALVERN 1STS 4, DROITWICH 1 Although his sparse grey hair marks him out as a very
FARMERS have been caught illegally moving livestock around the county. Worcestershire Trading Standards officers are confident of taking action against at least six farmers stopped in the past fortnight. They are also continuing investigations into three
A STARK report has warned that Worcestershire will suffer more flooding agony without a large injection of Government funding for extra defences. Hundreds of homes and businesses were left under water between October and Christmas after the Severn and
A CAMPAIGN has begun for Worcester's new £95m hospital to be granted Royal status. MPs and health bosses want the new building to continue the proud tradition of Worcester Royal Infirmary. They have asked the Queen and Government for permission to call
A PLUMBING crisis in a Pershore man's kitchen led to him drinking and driving, a court heard. Charles Lloyd was nearly four times the legal limit when he was stopped at 7.25pm on Friday, March 16. He had been travelling to fetch help from a plumber friend
A "SEXUALLY immature" teenager bombarded a Worcester mum with dirty phonecalls after picking her number at random. On one occasion, Christopher Smith called four times in the space of 10 minutes to harass the woman with offensive remarks. Yesterday, he
IT has long been the ambition of a Corse man to climb, not quite as the song says "every mountain" but every highest mountains in the British Isles, that is Snowdon in Wales, Scafell Pike in England, Ben Nevis in Scotland and Carrauntuohill, County Kerry
AT last Sunday's morning service at St Peter's Church, baby Charlotte Annabelle Bale of Byron's Wood was baptised and welcomed into the church by Rev David Nichol. This Sunday's service for Mother's Day (March 25) will be a family service at 11am. All
TWO years on from its formation, some of the play equipment used by the successful West Malvern Toddlers' group is showing signs of wear and tear. Small wonder, with 30 names on the books and a core group of 15 who regularly attend the Tuesday/Friday
TONY Bird has guaranteed he will give his best for Harriers even if he continues to find goals hard to come by. The former Welsh U-21 international forward has been moved into midfield due to injuries and players being rested. And the competitive Bird
THEIR drummer's 6ft 7ins tall, and the bass player wears a lab coat on stage. Welcome to the world of Worcester's indie teenagers Liquid Television. The four-piece are hoping their four-track demo will catch the eye of scouts as they continue to gig around
Bromsgrove Rovers striker Richard Burgess has completed a move to Second Division Port Vale after a successful trial spell. The deal is initially until the end of the season, when Rovers could receive a transfer fee if he is kept on. Chief executive Pat
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers hope to have Tony Bird back in their squad for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against lowly Exeter City at St James Park (12 noon). The former Cardiff and Swansea striker, who has operated in midfield for Harriers
HOCKEY: LAITH El-Khatib scored a 16-minute hat-trick to bring Stourport within a goal of Hampstead in National Hockey League Division One on Sunday. But his team were unable to find the extra goal and their opponents were crowned league champions with
MOTOR SPORT: Nathaniel Freke won his first British Championship Kart Racing title on Sunday at Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire, in only his second long-circuit meeting. Freke is the youngest winner of the title but is still classed a novice driver on the circuits
SNOOKER: Snooks A are Kidderminster and District Monday Snooker League Division One champions with two games left to play. They beat St Ambrose 4-1 with young Lee Page's 94 break only seven away from Alan Sewell's highest break of the season - 101. In
SWIMMING: Wyre Forest Swimming Club's Adam Cotgrave added to his gold tally in the third weekend of the Worcestershire County Championships. Cotgrave gained a fourth win in the 13/14 years 200 metres breaststroke at Worcester. The teenager added bronze
GOLF: Stewart Hawken won the Division One Gents Medal at Habberley Golf Club and Ross Hawken kept it in the family by finishing second. Gents Medal Division One: Stewart Hawken 82 gross 13 handicap 69 nett, Ross Hawken 80-11-69. Division Two: Steve Hatton
HOCKEY: An inexperienced Chaddesley Corbett missed six regulars and fell 3-0 at Barlaston in DTZ League West Midlands Division Two. Despite losing, they gave a good performance and an even first half saw chances at both ends with debutant William Green
CHESS: Reigning champions Kidderminster Chess Club Knights gave notice of their intention to retain the trophy with a 3-1 victory at Worcester in Worcester and District League Division One. Results (Kidderminster names first): J Friar 0.5, J Keene 0.5
TRIVIA: The Station caused the biggest surprise in the first round of the Kidderminster Trivia Cup when they beat Boars Head 58-53. Results: Boars Head 53, Station 58; Red Man Allstars 66, King Billy 52; Franche Village Club 63, Red Man Extras 51; Red
THE once great Beau Brummell is dwarfed by the towering stage set at Malvern Theatres this week, where suits of clothes dangle high above his reach. The setting for Beau Brummell, Ron Hutchinson's play about the 18th Century dandy and man-about-town,
THE house lights dim, the audience waits in expectant silence for the stage to light up, but the play begins in complete darkness. We hear a couple of characters moving around the set, talking about their preparations for important guests this evening
STOURPORT Swifts could write another chapter in their fairytale rise up the non-league football pyramid as they bid for promotion to the Dr Martens League. The Midland Alliance title-chasers have embarked on a stunning patch of league form which sees
RAMPANT Cleobury Town crashed home 13 goals as they thumped rock-bottom Oldswinford Shrub in Kidderminster and District Sunday Division Five. Tri-Star Windows moved up into fifth slot with an 8-1 win over strugglers Sporting Labour. Two Sunday Division
FOUR-GOAL Alex Taffe helped move Mostyn Rangers U-17s to the top of the Stourport and District Boys Football League with a 9-3 win over Meadow Park. Gary Bruford netted a hat-trick and Mark Phillips added two. At the other end of the scale, Bewdley's
THE top two teams in Kidderminster Six-a-Side Leagues Division Two, Sureal Madrid and Mostyn Rangers, battled to a 0-0 draw. The result helped third-placed team Ryan's Wanderers leap-frog over them with a 4-0 win over Hornets. Division One: Mister Men
Weekend rugby was hit as Cleobury Mortimer and Stourport were both unable to play their fixtures due to the foot and mouth outbreak. Cleobury were due to entertain Berkswell and Balsall in Midlands Four West (South), while Stourport cancelled their North
LAST week I spoke to a caller who was critical of this newspaper's consistently supportive editorial line with regard to the farming community. We have no doubt that he is not alone is his belief that farmers are heavily subsidised by the taxpayer and
HEREFORD United have snapped up Wolves youngster Seamus Crowe on a month's loan. The 20-year-old Irishman, a left-sided midfielder, is set to be involved in the Bulls' Nationwide Conference game at Leigh RMI tonight (7.45). He will also be eligible for
Bromsgrove Rovers striker Richard Burgess has completed a move to Second Division Port Vale after a successful trial spell. The deal is initially until the end of the season, when Rovers could receive a transfer fee if he is kept on. Chief executive Pat
Bromsgrove Rovers striker Richard Burgess has completed a move to Second Division Port Vale after a successful trial spell. The deal is initially until the end of the season, when Rovers could receive a transfer fee if he is kept on. Chief executive Pat
THREE Worcester cyclists competed in the sixty miles Rockingham Forest Wheelers road race. Gavin Poupart of the St John's club was riding in his first road event of the year, after a tough cyclo-cross season, while the Dring brothers, Paul and Steve,
MASTERMINDcan give Lynda Ramsden a fairy tale return to training in Britain by winning the randombet.com Lincoln at Doncaster tomorrow. Mrs Ramsden and her husband Jack are back at their base near Thirsk after two years self-imposed exile in France. They
SANDRA Bullock retains her crown as Hollywood's favourite girl next door with the delightful comedy Miss Congeniality. She plays FBI agent Gracie Hart, a tomboy who goes undercover at the Miss United States Beauty Pageant to apprehend a criminal mastermind
MISS CONGENIALITY (12): Delightful comedy as FBI agent Sandra Bullock goes undercover at the Miss United States Beauty Pageant to catch a criminal mastermind. Odeon, Worcester. 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45. UCI Merry Hill. 1.30, 4.00, 6.45, 9.30, Fri/sat Late
New Zealand pianist Lindy Tennent-Brown is in Malvern next week performing in a recital organised by Malvern Concert Club. Ms Tennent Brown will be showcasing works by Scarlatti, Schubert, Kodly and Beethoven at St Edmund's Hall, College Road, on Saturday
THE line-up for the 2001 Three Choirs Festival, being hosted this year by Gloucester, is billed as a celebration of British music. Two new compositions have been commissioned for the event, which runs from August 18-25, Urbs Beata by John Sanders for
WORCESTER City boss John Barton hopes to indulge in a spot of squad rotation over the next few weeks. A maximum of 16 games, including four in seven days next week, means his resources are likely to be stretched to the limit. But starting with tonight's
HEREFORD United have snapped up Wolves youngster Seamus Crowe on a month's loan. The 20-year-old Irishman, a left-sided midfielder, is set to be involved in the Bulls' Nationwide Conference game at Leigh RMI tonight (7.45). He will also be eligible for
MALVERN travelled to Droitwich a player short, borrowed one of the opposition and put in probably the best performance of the past two seasons. DROITWICH UNDER 15'S 5pts, MALVERN UNDER 15'S 20pts With several players not available adjustments had to be
Worcester County Line - New Line Dance Class. Every Thursday. 8.00pm-9.30pm. Broadheath Memorial Village Hall, Church Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester (01905 20375). Tea Dances (In aid of Malvern & District Age Concern). March 23. 2.30-5.00pm. Please
I'M outraged that this Prime Minister is determined to hold an election on May 3, 12 months before the present Parliament reaches its full term. He's giving no consideration when a large number of farms affected is still growing so fast. These farmers
IN REPLY to J Alexander, may I state that I am a "grey-haired" voter, in so far as I have any hair at all (You Say, March 9). I see nothing wrong with a European Army. Co-operation in Europe is infinitely preferable to conflict. Nowadays, German people
Philharmonia Orchestra. March 23. 8.00pm. Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham (0121 780 3333). Malvern Festival Chorus - J.S. Bach St Matthew Passion. March 24. 7.00pm. Malvern Theatres, Grange, Road, Malvern (01684 892277). City of Birmingham Symphony
I HAVE just read Paul H Griffiths' letter under the heading "Suppressing open debate". I think you might be being deliberately controversial. I had a long correspondence with Peter when he was MP for Worcester about opposing points of view but he patiently
WE are deeply concerned at your Page 1 story in Thursday's Evening News. We feel that the headline is very irresponsible . At no point in the article referring to a linesman's shame, did you mention that the gentleman involved is not an official linesman
AS a "disillusioned malcontent", I was delighted to read Liz Smith's letter headlined "Ex-Mayor's lament for sprawling Worcester." And a letter written by Eric Hall headed "Threat that hangs over councillors" (February 17) poses several interesting questions
PROPOSALS for a training centre to be built at the Three Counties Showground have been announced. The plan is for a two-storey building by the Red Gate on Blackmore Park Road, to include 40 residential rooms with en suite facilities, a large multipurpose
PLAYING against snooker hero Dennis Taylor was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for enthusiast Terry Payne. Mr Payne, of Newland, won the chance to play against the former champion as first prize in a Gazette/Reporter competition. "You couldn't wish to
A MALVERN woman has written a letter to Cabinet Minister David Blunkett asking for a better jobs deal for disabled people. Joanna Farley says her husband Alan, aged 45, who has cerebral palsy and is deaf, feels he has been thrown on the scrap heap. Despite
A FUGITIVE whose escape from a secure mental unit triggered a bomb scare in Malvern has been recaptured by police. Benjamin Bonnaud, aged 47, was arrested on Thursday, March 1, in Church Walk, Malvern after being featured in the BBC's Crimewatch programme
100 years ago MR James Nott, grocer, Church Street, has received by the new line of steamers trading between Jamaica and Bristol, a fine collection of bananas and other choice fruits grown in that island. Malvern Gazette, March 23, 1901. 50 years ago
LANDOWNERS have called on the government to recruit qualified hunt staff to speed up the slaughter of livestock hit by foot and mouth. Geoffrey Hopton, of the Country Land and Business Association, said: "The government would be wise to make use of their
A DEAD ewe in a field at Pixley last Saturday (March 17) was the first sign that foot and mouth had arrived in Ledbury. Farmer Dilwyn Phillips, of The Homend, called MAFF vets immediately and by Sunday the outbreak was confirmed. On Tuesday afternoon,
WORK is due to begin on Monday installing traffic lights at Link Top, Malvern. The £45,000 project is scheduled to take a month and has been designed to reduce the number of accidents at the Newtown Road junction with Worcester Road. Worcestershire Highways
IT occupies one of the most prominent positions in Malvern, but to most people what goes on behind the drab faade of the Masonic Hall on Belle Vue Terrace has remained a mystery - until now. These days the Freemasons are keen to emphasise that they are
HIGH comedy to high drama, soap stars to searing sex, well almost, it's all in the new Malvern Theatres Spring into Summer programme. The action kicks off when Susannah York, Michael Jayston and Rebecca Lacey star in the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford
PEOPLE all over the Malvern area said 'pants to poverty' last Friday (March 16), as they raised money for Comic Relief. Children at Bumbles Barn Nursery, in Leigh Sinton, collected £15 after they stuck 10p pieces on a giant pair of pants. The youngsters
Members of the public are being the offered the chance to look behind the scenes of organisations staffed by volunteers. Malvern Community Action is organising a mass open day of voluntary organisations, as part of the International Year of Volunteers
STRAY and unwanted dogs will soon have a home to go to in Worcestershire, thanks to the opening of a new animal shelter near Malvern. Plans for the Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter were formed in 1983, following a public meeting which expressed concern
A refund has been promised on ticket sale for Malvern's Spring Gardening Show if the event falls victim to the foot and mouth crisis. The loss of the show would be a major blow to the Three Counties Agricultural Society, as it is one of its three premier
C R Elliott complains (You Say, March 14) that a correspondent did not attempt to "build a case to defend hunting". How about "foxes kill chickens, foxes kill lambs, hunting kills foxes". QED. A H CARTER, Kempsey.
IN response to a story in the Evening News on March 14, I would be grateful if the hospital chief could tell me which hospital he was talking about he says there is only a two-hour wait for a bed. Our findings are more like 12 to 24 hrs before you get
Theatre March To March 24-Herefordshire Music, Speech, Dance & Drama Festival at the Courtyard, Hereford. Tickets £5, concs £3, U14's £2. Box Office (01432) 359252. To March 24-Beau Brummell by Ron Hutchinson at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres
SOMEONE smashed the front passenger window on a silver Vauxhall Vectra causing £110 worth of damage, when it was parked in a garage Greenhill, Evesham, overnight on March 20.
RANGERS played hosts to bottom of the table Crown & Anchor on a very wet Victoria Park in the Worcester League Premier Division on Saturday. MALVERN RANGERS 3, CROWN & ANCHOR 0 It was evident after ten minutes that this was going to be a rather
MALVERN League Division One side Callow End Harriers FC will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to six matches this Sunday (March 25) when they entertain Portobello United FC in the quarter finals of the league's President's Cup. The match kicks-off
MALVERN Athetic's vital Midland Combination Division Two game against County Sports Reserves at Claines, Worcester was postponed on Saturday due to a waterlogged pitch. Tomorrow (Saturday) Athletic are back at Victoria Park with a home league fixture
MIDFIELD man Ian Bogie has bid farewell to Kidderminster Harriers but was full of praise for the club, according to chairman Lionel Newton. Harriers have settled Bogie's contract, which was due to run until the end of next season, after a disappointing
THERE will be little more motivation needed for Kidderminster Harriers' trip to Exeter City on Saturday - simply end a run of six hours 17 minutes without scoring. Boss Jan Molby, who has seen his side go seven games without a win, insists it is times
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers failed in a double deadline bid for new signings on Thursday. Striker Neil Midgley, who impressed on loan at Aggborough last season, has switched from Ipswich Town to Barnet on a free transfer. Harriers could not match the wage
SPORTS EDITOR'S MAILBAG THE Harriers may have been going through a sticky patch of late but those with short memories may like to be reminded of the situation just two years ago. On March 20, 1999, Harriers were at home to Dover, having just lost their
SHREWSBURY 1 HARRIERS 0 JUST as Tuesday night's game with Shrewsbury was heading towards a fourth successive 0-0 draw, up popped centre-back Matt Redmile in the last minute. Redmile's 20-yard effort was hardly a thunderbolt but it crept into the bottom
Harriers 0 Darlington 0 THERE was no shortage of attacking intent in Kidderminster Harriers' 4-3-3 formation but Jan Molby's side once again said "pants to goals". Their defence has proved anything but charitable during the Comic Relief time of year -
THIS first round Sunday Infirmary Cup tie got underway after three postponements. MALVERN RADAR 3, IVY COTTAGE 1 Radar opened up with their best 20 minutes play probably this season and the hard working Mark Taylor showed a bit of smart foot-work before
IT'S that time of the year again. When mothers wait expectantly, with arms outstretched, to receive that one present of the year that tells them they are truly loved. When years of blowing noses and sitting up at night finally pay off. Readers everywhere
NEWTOWN put on one of their worst performances this season in this Mercian Elgar U13's Junior League game. NEWTOWN SPORTS 4, MARTLEY SPURS 1 Without their defender Darren May, Newtown played a three back formation totally altering their normal shape,
A DROITWICH-based company's boilers are being used in the heating system at the new £18m headquarters of The Scotsman newspaper in Edinburgh. Nu-way supplied boilers which are being used to fire the central heating boilers in the state-of-the-art building
THE newly-appointed manufacturing manager, Rolf Kuper, of PolymerLatex Ltd, Bromsgrove, brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his role. Born and educated in Munster, Germany, Mr Kuper graduated in chemical engineering before pursuing an 11-year
A HUSBAND-and wife team behind an Upton-upon-Severn public relations company have won the county heat of the Shell LiveWIRE Business Start Up Awards. Darren and Caroline Mears went head-to-head with five other hopefuls from Herefordshire and Worcestershire
MANOR Park Pumas recorded their first Lamberts & Wade Malvern League Division One victory of the season with a 7-3 win over hosts Spring Lane Ramblers.. Dave Hallam, Jon Dyke and Tom Palmer all won two games each, plus the doubles, although Tony Birch
THE Cliff Richard Tennis Foundation visited Malvern for the first time last week, as part of the Charity's 2001 nation-wide Tennis Trail. The purpose was to encourage children to take up sport, by providing tennis coaching and free equipment for state
COLWALL lie in mid-table position in the West Premier League after a well earned win against Swindon. COLWALL 3, SWINDON 1 After a poor start in which Swindon scored the opening goal, Colwall eventually settled and gradually began to break down the Wiltshire
