BEWDLEY kept chasing a much-needed victory at Droitwich but had to settle for a losing draw in their Worcestershire League Division One encounter. The home side batted first and struggled to cope with bowlers Mark Edwards (3-85) and Mark Bennett (3-84
COOKLEY finished the season in style with both teams recording victories over Eastnor in the Worcestershire League. The firsts finished fifth in Division Two after winning a thrilling game by just three runs. Cookley scored a modest 135 all out with only
BRINTONS beat Knighton-on-Teme by 10 runs in Worcestershire League Division Six. Visiting Brintons posted 182-9, Mark Turner top scoring with 58. In reply, Lee Waldron took 4-33 to ensure victory as Knighton were all out on 172. Brintons finished third
A MAN who has lost faith in the NHS plans to jet off to South Africa for a heart operation tomorrow because he fears he might die waiting for treatment in Britain. Les Edlin, who is also a diabetic and has arthritis, is using cash from the sale of his
LAP dancers would be just as welcome on a Worcester housing estate as a school, residents say. Building a saucy club in St Peter's proved twice as popular an option as putting up pensioners' housing or a church, according to a parish council organised
VICTORIA Carpets and Blakeley Hall Cricket Club are celebrating after claiming the Stainweld Wednesday Premier League for the second year in succession. They took the title after a match against Alveley, winning with just two balls remaining.
KIDDERMINSTER Hospital won the Stainweld Cricket League Sunday Plate by five wickets over Hard-Done-Boys. The Boys collapsed to 35-6 before rain stopped play but Simon Cook fired them to 115 all out on resumption with 74 runs. In reply, Spencer Colley
HEALTH chiefs criticised after a boy of seven died from toxic shock syndrome have paid his family £10,000 in an out-of-court settlement. Christopher Withey lost his fight for life two years ago, a week after he suffered a minor scald on his back. He and
SKATEBOARDERS in Upton-upon-Severn could soon have their own skate park at the Hill Centre after supporters raised £1,000 towards the cost. The town has turned down the opportunity of taking over an £11,000 skate ramp from Malvern Youth Centre in favour
A DIAMOND couple were set to receive a royal seal of approval when a letter signed by the Queen to commemorate their 60th wedding anniversary arrives today. John and Betty Hewlett are no strangers to Royal connections as they met the Duke of Edinburgh
STOURPORT Swifts must cope without three defenders for the next 35 days - but they have added striker Nathan Harvey to the squad. Swifts host Gresley on Saturday in the Dr Martens Western Division without the suspended Quentin Townsend, Steve Ulfig and
IT was a case for the rev when a couple of motorbiking enthusiasts tied the knot. Clare Bannister and Christopher Crew on their way to their wedding reception After marrying at Kidderminster Register Office, Clare Bannister and Christopher Crew processed
HE may have been down but legendary ex-Kidderminster Harriers matchday presenter Captain Crazy is not out.Captain Crazy who has joined Worcester City Roger Harris - known by thousands for his unique sense of humour and wacky style - will be back on the
A BEAUTY specialist has beaten off thousands of rivals to secure her place in the final of a national competition. Stourport's Natalie Farebrother will compete against four others from across the country on Sunday in a bid to become beauty therapist of
EX-SERVICEMEN'S organisations have slammed district council leader Mike Oborski after he claimed Poland was "betrayed" by Britain and the allies who "handed it over" to the USSR after the Second World War. Worcestershire Royal British Legion county chairman
A NINE-year-old Kidderminster girl is "dressed to kilt" after her mum successfully kicked her 40-a-day smoking habit thanks to Quit Smoking sessions at Bewdley Medical Centre. Single mum Sue MacTaggart, 40, who gave up the weed four months ago with the
UP to 5,000 jobs in the Kidderminster carpet industry were put at risk by a "dirty tricks" campaign, it has been claimed. The town-based Carpet Foundation has discovered the Healthy Flooring Network, which cited carpets as a cause of asthma in children
SUMMER signing Ian Joy could be set for his full Kidderminster Harriers debut as Jan Molby's men aim to shock Third Division leaders Rochdale. Mid-table Harriers will be bidding for their first away point on Saturday but must do without skipper Mark Blake
THE seventh season of Parish Music concerts - live music in Ashton-under-Hill, Beckford, Overbury, Alstone and Teddington churches - starts with a very special concert in St Barbara's Church, Ashton-under-Hill, on September 29. Samantha Newbold, a Cheltenham
THE world premiere of a percussion work by French composer Eric Sammut will be one of the highlights of this year's Stratford English Music Festival. The work for the marimba, a type of glockenspiel, will be performed by percussion quartet 4-mality, It
IAN Clarkson hit the nail on the head when he admitted: "We're looking more solid this year but struggling to create as much." Harriers have put together a tough and balanced midfield but it is yet to show its creative side. A solo run and 25-yard drive
TONY Bird hailed his settling in Worcestershire as key to his improved displays and then called on Harriers to show more consistency and mental strength. The 26-year-old Welshman scored twice in a great display on the right-hand side against Preston and
SOMETHING big is about to burst through the barriers of ambition for a rock musician, thanks to a fusion of the old and new. By marrying the traditional sounds of rock with the internet revolution, Kidderminster musician David J Swift has managed to create
TOURING the country playing golf would be a dream for many people but Laura Day is managing to do that on the amateur circuit. Her golfing exploits have taken her all over the country but it was nearer home that the 21-year-old from Bishampton made her
KART ace Nathaniel Freke collected his second national title of the year at the weekend, a week ahead of his 18th birthday this Saturday. The Kidderminster teenager gained the Midland Championship title to add to his British UK Cup success earlier in
MOTORBIKER Ross Danby returned from three-day national motorcycle trials in Derbyshire with a trophy. The Bewdley Motorcycle Club member finished third overall in class C on his 125cc Gas Gas machine at the YMSA event. Arley resident Danby, 12, was among
GOLF: Ron Young won the Seniors Salver at Cleobury Mortimer, three points ahead of second-placed Bambas Constantinou. Seniors Salver: Young 24 handicap 60 nett; Constantinou 26-63, Alan Whittaker 21-66, Frank Perry 24-68. Seniors Stableford: Lew Turner
ATHLETICS: Kidderminster Running Club's Liz Gould returned from a walking holiday of more than 100 miles of north Yorkshire and still found the energy to compete in the Tholthorpe 10k road race. Not content with just competing, Gould came in as first
WHEN Nick Baxter revisits the stage he lit up so spectacularly during his six years at Worcester, he may well reflect on the transient nature of the sporting hero. Sixways' prodigal son returns to his spiritual home on Saturday with a Birmingham &
WORCESTERSHIRE GAMES: The games began on Sunday with basketball hosted by Wychavon. Wyre Forest finished second after beating last year's winners Redditch 44-34 but losing out to eventual winners Wychavon 47-43. The archery has been postponed but table
Released by Aston Villa, Brock signed for Harriers in September 1997 after a short spell at Northampton Town where he failed to make an appearance. He made his Harriers first-team debut in November of the same year and has proved himself a fine shot-stopper
THE games started on Saturday with archery at Upper Arley. Trimpley won the event with 716 points, Upper Arley were second with 668, Wolverley and Cookley third on 572 and Rock fourth with 541. Top men's score: Martin Blount (Upper Arley) 224. Top women's
Versatile Hinton began his career at right-back before reverting to a centre-half role during the Conference championship-winning season. The change of position proved the making of the former Birmingham City trainee who is now rated at £1 million and
Another Mr Versatile, Smith signed for Harriers in 1997 for £19,000 from non-league rivals Bromsgrove Rovers. Smith's performances in non-league earned him selection for the England semi-professional team as well as a Nationwide Conference team of the
A tough-tackling and determined veteran defender, Shail signed a two-year deal at Aggborough in July 2000 after an injury-plagued few years at Bristol City. Earlier in his career at Bristol, he had been touted with a big-money move to Liverpool while
A broken tibia temporarily ended his professional career and Clarkson was forced to play outside the Football League, signing for Harriers in November 1999. But the break from full-time football allowed the injury to recover and he was allowed to return
Rangy Ayres joined Harriers as a youth-team player from Walsall but progressed to the reserves after impressing at the heart of the defence. A big future is predicted for the youngster who has signed a two-year deal and made his competitive debut in the
The son of former England goalkeeping legend Peter spent the past two seasons at Hartlepool before his free transfer move to Third Division opposition Harriers. An attacking midfielder who also filled in at wing-back, he moved from Plymouth Argyle to
The former Walsall trainee joined Harriers' youth set-up near the end of the 1999/00 season and has forced his way into the first-team reckoning. Birmingham-born Davies, an all-round midfielder who can win the ball and distribute well, was rewarded with
Versatile campaigner who is popular and well respected at Aggborough for his loyal services to the club. After being a Conference regular, he bravely opted to give up the security of his full-time role as a warehouse manager to become a professional footballer
THERE has been good sport on coarse waters with carp weights from 15lb to 24lb on the Dragonfly Pool. Friday Evening Open, Dragonfly: Keith Tonks 15-14, Gary Mole 15-12, Joh Keay 15-9. Sunday Morning, The Chuckery AC, Dragonfly: Barry Sharples 17-15,
Ex-England youth and schoolboy international Ducros has been used by Harriers both behind a front-two and in attack. He was a record signing for £80,000-plus from Nuneaton Borough in July 2000 after only 12 months at the Conference side. The diminutive
Pacy Foster was top scorer during the Conference-winning season but has been hit by injury throughout his professional footballer days. An England schoolboy international, he was released by Liverpool after being a reserve player and joined Hereford.
Tall target-man who made an immediate impact with his aggression, spirit and goal-scoring on being signed for £50,000 from Peterborough in January 2001. Despite his disciplinary problems, Broughton is a first choice when fit and wins a lot of aerial challenges
The youngest player to earn a professional deal at Aggborough and the reason was 52 goals with Coventry-based non-leaguers Marconi last season. A player with the potential to become the next Lee Hughes, Lewis signed a three-year contract and has started
POOLE Hall: M Davis 25-13, D Perry 22-2, C Owen 20-9. Aggregate to date: Ivan Laight 221, D Rom 198.5, Davis 197.5. The next contest will be at Poole Hall on Saturday - names to Laight.
THEIR annual contest will be held at Docklow Snake Pool. Vehicles should meet at The Horsefair at 6.30am prompt - breakfasts have been booked. The contest will be for five hours. For more information, call 0775 9165381.
SION Farm: Mark Pearce 50-8, Shaun Pearce 35-2, Dean Ashcroft 14-12, Carl Carter 14-2. Those going on the Docklow trip on Saturday should meet at the Park Inn at 6.30am prompt.
I wholeheartedly support the view of the author in last week's Evesham Journal, with respect to the Highway Agencies approval 'in principle' to a fourth arm off the very busy roundabout, at the Southern end of Evesham's by-pass, because Evesham United
COB House Farm: Ron Russell 31-13, Harold Willey 18-2, Barry Southall 16-12, Ron Price 14-10. The next contest is on the Worcester Canal at Bilford Bridge on Wednesday, draw 9am.
DESPITE optimism from Evesham United Football Club on the Highways Agency decision, there is still a long way to go. They first have to meet all of the 106 legal agreements with Wychavon District Council and get a 278 work agreement from the Highways,
THERE will be a contest on the Lyttelton 1-43 on Sunday. The draw is at 8am at The Woodman Inn. Members wishing to fish the singles and doubles knockouts must put their names forward on or before Sunday's contest.
WELFIELD: K Moss 7-10, M Carrick 3-4, J Hodgetts jnr 2-14. Sunday's match is at Furnace Mill, draw 7am. This is also the third round of the knockout singles.
WYRE Forest began their first season in West Midlands Division One South with a 3-3 home draw with Bridgnorth Town Reserves. Andy Oakes put them ahead after nine minutes, converting Matthew Carter's pass. But Bridgnorth drew level after 17 minutes through
Harriers Ladies got off to the perfect start to the new season when they beat Rea Valley Rovers 6-1. The prolific Julie Freeman scored four goals and opened her account in only the fifth minute. Freeman ran onto a through-ball which she slotted home from
The Stourport and District Youth Football League gets underway at the weekend. Fixtures, Saturday U-8: Areley Kings Youth v Burlish Blades, Kidderminster Lions Youth v Ferndale Youth, Mostyn Rangers v Burlish Bullets, Worcester Colts v Kidderminster Lions
Deviate produced a shock in the Kidderminster Six-a-Side Soccer Leagues, beating Woodthorpe Wanderers 2-1. Ryan's Wanderers have moved back to top spot by defeating Sureal Madrid 3-2. Other results: Mostyn Rangers 1, Sporting Madrid 2; Briars 2, Peacock
STOURPORT are preparing for unknown territory after their second successive promotion last season. And the North Midlands One runners-up will hold a grand sponsor's day for their first game in Midlands West Four (South) at home to King's Norton on Saturday
TRY-HUNGRY Kidderminster Carolians returned from the summer break and produced three scores more in keeping with the cricket season. There was a great turn-out of players for all sides but Worcester will be a bigger test on Saturday. The firsts switched
WORCESTERSHIRE could not prevent Durham's Jon Lewis completing his century when play resumed today in the CricInfo Championship Division Two clash at the Riverside. Lewis ended yesterday 97 not out as Durham closed the first day on 215-2 and he soon passed
WORCESTER City boss John Barton is struggling to bring in defensive cover ahead of Saturday's clash with Dr Martens Premier Division leaders Havant & Waterlooville. City have several injury worries and are also without experienced defender Martin
DON'T turn up late to watch Worcester this season! After our lightning start against Manchester, my message to the supporters is to get here on time just in case they miss out. We had a cracking start to the match, which we went on to win 45-11, and were
MENTION Worcester to those who don't reside in the city and the response is invariably favourable. The Cathedral, cricket ground and river are usually cited as being rock-solid reasons for living within the city's boundaries or maybe just visiting from
THE Mid Wales Opera Company returns to the Palace Theatre on Saturday to perform Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte. The production marks the company's return for its fifth season and opens as two young officers, Gugliemo and Ferrando, make a bet to prove the fidelity
100 years ago September 7, 1901 Evesham: Frederick Hodgkins, a labourer of Factory Yard, was summoned for using obscene language on August 31. Defendant pleaded guilty. PC Griffin said he heard a disturbance up Factory Yard and proceeded to the spot where
THE British Horse Society is to hold a Responsible Ownership Day at its Rescue Centre at Oxhill, midway between Stratford and Banbury, on Saturday. The day marks the start of the first ever Equine Welfare Week, an initiative sponsored by Fort Dodge Animal
Rating:Three star LISA Stansfield makes a welcome return to out and out pop with her first single offering for four years. The Rochdale lass has an undeniably smooth voice but after hitting the scene in the late 80s, Stansfield sank into the stylish but
WORCESTER City boss John Barton is struggling to bring in defensive cover ahead of Saturday's clash with Dr Martens Premier Division leaders Havant & Waterlooville. City have several injury worries and are also without experienced defender Martin
Rating:Five star DISMISSED by critics as a violent, homophobic, foul-mouthed misogynist, Eminem is a master of rap whose Marshall Mathers LP is a work of genius. Re-issued as a double CD special edition, the handful of instrumentals and remixes tagged
Rating: Two star HULL-born guitarist Marino is a strange entity who seems to have been sniffing around the underskirts of the music business for about a decade. Having never gained star status, he has nevertheless found friends and collaborators with
Rating: Five star OH the joy of bobbing for apples! The massed ranks who turned up at Ross to see Harry Hill were treated to a display of his customary comic genius. From the moment he made his trademark high energy entrance as Morrissey, the laughs started
FEARS for the future of the Shelsley Hill Climb were highlighted by Berrow's Journal at this time half-a-century ago under the headline "Crippling Taxes threaten Famous County Event." "The Midland Automobile Club which organises the Shelsley Walsh Hill
IT was nan to the rescue when a special delivery - in the form of a bouncing baby girl - arrived a few minutes too early. Brenda Morris, of Greenlands, had dropped off her other grandchildren at daughter Becki's house last week when things took an unexpected
"YOU'LL always be a Goodie to me, though," misty-eyed with nostalgia, I couldn't help telling Tim Brooke-Taylor when I spoke to him about his upcoming performance in Cheltenham. Lucky for me, he told me: "I'm very proud of The Goodies." And just as jolly
SCARY MOVIE 2 (18) A follow-up spoof that picks up where the original movie left off. Odeon Worcester 12.45, 2.45, 4.45, 6.45, 8.45. UCI Merry Hill. 12.30 (Sat/Sun Only), 2.45,5.15, 7.30, 8.00,( 9.45 Sat/Sun Only). Warner Village 2.45, 5.00, 7.15, 9.30
BROADWAY parish councillors say that plans for the Gordon Russell site at the heart of the village are too important not to involve all residents. Wychavon District Council agree and now the public is to be asked to make their views on the scheme known
COX'S Yard Art Gallery in Stratford is holding an exhibition of work by artists James Vinciguerra and Sarah Moore. The two artists have differing styles. Sarah's reflect her interest in pre-history and feature landscapes of historic sites, while James's
PERSHORE Townswomen's Guild is holding an evening of fun and entertainment with The Pantomime Dame, (Richard Westcott) tomorrow (Friday) in Wychavon Civic Centre (8pm). Tickets cost £5.50 to include wine and nibbles. All proceeds will go to Pershore Cottage
AN exhibition of paintings by Ada Gaden called Rural Life is being staged at Alcester Library until September 29. The paintings, mainly inspired by the surrounding countryside and the traditional activities of the area between the Cotswolds and the Welsh
ASPIRING stand-up comedians can hone their skills at a new stand-up comedy course starting at Stratford College this month. The course, believed to be the first of its kind in the Midlands, is being run by stand-up comedian and comedy scriptwriter Geoff
FARMERS MARKET: There were many Bredon people who thoroughly enjoyed the first Tewkesbury Farmers' Market a few weeks ago. Local farmers and growers came in from a 30 mile radius of Tewkesbury to sell their goods. Some did so well they had to restock
SHEAR HOUSE WEDNESDAY COFFEE CLUB: Thirty seven members enjoyed a coffee morning. Elsie and Joyce were busy with the 'bring and buy' which made £21, proceeds going into club funds. The September outing arranged for an afternoon trip through the Forest
GARDENING CLUB: Flower, Produce and Handicraft Show, September 1. There was much beauty on display at the show. The colour and variety of the flowers struck one on entering the hall, the rose classes being especially lovely. Floral art had flowers in
PERSHORE Monday Club is restarting its regular meetings after the summer break on September 10 at 2pm at St Agatha's Hall in Head Street. Members old and new are welcome to attend. FILM AT NUMBER 8: Pershore and District Film Society, Bridget Jones Diary
A TOP herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle, which was almost slaughtered when foot and mouth disease came close, is now supplying pedigree bulls and cows all over the country as farmers restock. "We were only half a mile away from having the whole herd destroyed
FARM tsar Lord Haskins visited Gloucestershire on Tuesday to learn more about the plight of Britain's "forgotten farmers". Lord Haskins was appointed by Tony Blair to perform the task of helping local authorities and other agencies plan economic recovery
REDDITCH are waiting anxiously on the results of a specialist's report on defender Nigel Niblett's calf injury. Reds assistant manager Gary Hackett admitted the mystery problem, which will sideline the captain for Saturday's trip to Shifnal, was a concern
DON'T turn up late to watch Worcester this season! After our lightning start against Manchester, my message to the supporters is to get here on time just in case they miss out. We had a cracking start to the match, which we went on to win 45-11, and were
Venerable Beads: The narrative necklaces and beadwork of Eleyne Williams. Aug 4-Sept 23. Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Clarence Street, Cheltenham (01242 237431). 'Glades & Meadows' by Worcester Artist Patricia Marshall. Aug 25-Sept 22. 9-5pm
IN response to a letter from John Mansell-Read (You Say, August 29) edition, I would like to point out that there is a perfectly good explanation for many cyclists riding on paths - car drivers. I regularly ride my bike to and from work in the city centre
SIZZLING Stourport Swifts soared to a marvellous 5-1 FA Cup preliminary round victory over Dr Martens League Eastern Division side Rugby United. Strikers Lee Booth and Simon Marsh shared four goals between them as Rod Brown's men set up a trip to Unibond
IN You Say ( August 29), I read with interest Mr Mansell-Read's letter concerning parking on pavements. I visited the County Hall boot sale and parked, as all cars did, with one wheel on the pavement. It was not a busy street but I was given a parking
CRONYISM and corruption is not only confined to local government, it infests our "brave new world" and almost every facet of our lives. A blatant example is the so called self-regulation of the media, when research into the effects of the media is financed
AN ANDY Ducros strike gave Harriers a 1-0 victory in their first Avon Insurance League Division Two home game yesterday. Supplied by substitute Matt Reeves, Ducros beat Hartlepool keeper Martin Hollund to give the Aggborough men the points. With Drewe
FANS will be worried to discover the Harriers squad are already tired with only 41 games of a hard Division Three campaign to go. That was the frank admission from candid boss Jan Molby after his men stuttered to a lacklustre 1-1 draw at home to Mansfield
THERE are new leaders again in the Cotswold Hills League Premier Division following Shipston's surprise defeat at Kineton. Bidford and Wellesbourne both won with the former reclaiming top spot after bowling out Broadway for 92. The new leaders entertain
A GROUP of travellers who have set up home in Bidford are being given notice to leave after a number of concerns from residents. The group has been on Big Meadow for more than five weeks and is believed by police to be responsible for a rise in crime.
POLICE have issued strong warnings to elderly residents after two distraction burglaries in the Alcester area within days of each other. One of the burglaries took place in School Road, Great Alne, on Thursday. Two men called at the house of an 86-year-old
SALFORD Priors residents are to have their say on what facilities they want to see when a huge overhaul takes place in the memorial hall. Several months ago, the memorial hall committee successfully managed to secure a grant from the lottery after halving
FECKENHAM hitman Brian Powell has thrown down the gauntlet to his strike partner in the race to be leading scorer. Powell has come out guns blazing after signing from Studley in pre-season and notched five goals in four games while fellow forward Andy
THE Reverend Stephen Mullings is looking forward to his first taste of an English winter with some trepidation. Having swapped the tropical climes of Central America and the Caribbean for the cooler climate of western England, he will be working mostly
AN Evesham woman came home from her holiday with an illegal immigrant - one of the world's deadliest scorpions which happened to be pregnant. Lynne Boyle, of Briar Close, encountered the two-inch yellow creature, which contained enough venom to kill three
HAMPTON residents have told of their horror at being awoken by "a thunderous bang" when a stolen car collided with a lorry, killing its driver. Pershore Road householders rushed outside after hearing the car crash, which claimed the life of a Malvern
EVESHAM was narrowly beaten into second place in the Heart of England in Bloom contest but came up smelling of roses when the town's Viaduct Meadow block won the best toilet award. Local competition organiser, deputy mayor Diana Raphael, said that although
RURAL businesses will soon be asked for their help in tackling crime by giving their views. The Wychavon Community Partnership is sending out hundreds of questionnaires to farmers, growers and other firms across the Vale as part of its ongoing crime audit
COUNCILLORS have asked for design improvements to the new Heathlands nursing home - due to be built next year - after they approved the demolition of the existing building. Councillor Tony Hotham asked if something could be done to liven up the appearance
A STOURPORT-on-Severn man has joined an elite band of professionals qualified in work-place safety management. Steven Harper, regimental quartermaster sergeant in the Army, has been awarded the prestigious British Safety Council Diploma in Safety Management
SAVING the planet from an alien invasion might not be everyone's idea of a lucrative new business venture. But games master Rychlund Aldridge is already raking in the cash. The 38-year-old has launched a new tactical board game called Save Your Planet
ANTIQUE copper kettles, a Sanyo video recorder, some CDs and jewellery were stolen during a break-in at a house in Wixford near Bidford-on-Avon on Monday.
Saturday, September 1, 2001 WORCESTER City were made to pay for two glaring misses when Newport Isle of Wight snatched a late equaliser in Saturday's 1-1 away draw in the Dr Martens League Premier Division. And it was Darren Middleton, a hero with a last-gasp
RELEGATED Kidderminster Cricket Club must take the chance to make a fresh start, according to their long-serving captain. Their 106-year stay at the top Birmingham and District Premier League level ended on Saturday after a losing draw against Knowle
PROBABLY the saddest day in Kidderminster Cricket Club's long history saw them relegated from the Birmingham and District Premier League. Since 1895, they have played at the top level in the area - but the bottom side now face a drop in standard. However
LOWLY Chaddesley Corbett need just one more win to make certain of avoiding relegation from Worcestershire League Division One. The village side wrapped up a comfortable five-wicket win over mid-table Netherton with 13 overs to spare. Left-arm spinners
TRIUMPHANT Stourport clinched the Worcestershire League Division Three championship with a six-wicket victory over Alveley at Walshes Meadow. The visitors struggled to 80 all out as Gary Mills captured 2-23 to take his season's haul to 38 wickets. However
STONE'S Worcestershire League Division Five campaign ended in victory but they still finished three points off the top spot. Gary Bourke's men beat visitors Hanley Castle and Upton by 16 runs to record their fifth consecutive 24-point win. But the villagers
DIVISION Three: Victoria and Blakeley 202 (7), Alvechurch/Hopwood 204-8 (20). Second teams: Alvechurch and Hopwood 228-9 (8), Victoria and Blakeley 230-9 (20). Division Five: Bridewell 247-4 (24), Newland 124 (1); Hallow 169-6 (4), Cutnall Green 170-6
THE family of a man found dead in a Worcester canal were expected to formally identify him later today. Relatives of the man, whose name will not be released until the identification has taken place, were believed to be on their way to Worcester to speak
PEOPLE on a new Worcestershire housing estate who paid an extra £10,000 for homes overlooking a lake have seen their dream turned into a "muddy swamp". Angry homeowners in Stourport-on-Severn could not believe their eyes yesterday when the lake was drained
A BOMBSHELL has fallen on the workforce of a Kidderminster carpet firm with the news that 80 jobs will be axed in the wake of rapidly falling profits. The announcement was made to the 298-strong workforce at Gaskell on Tuesday by Gerry Wheeler, chief
COUNTRYSIDE enthusiasts seeking work in conservation are being offered a new range of training courses by a Worcester conservation charity. The courses are being provided by British Trust For Conservation Volunteers as part of its national programme.
A FLAGSHIP new development in Worcester billed as a "shot in the arm for tourism" has come a step closer to reality. But NHS consultants, who drew up draft plans for the sort of buildings they want to see spring up on the Castle Street hospital site,
OLD English customs will be alive and well when Worcester folk step back in time for a mediaeval fayre this weekend. The atmosphere will be truly historical when stallholders and visitors don mediaeval dress in St John's on Saturday. An array of unusual
WITNESSES are being sought to a car crash which left a child with serious injuries. The 10-year-old girl was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Omega driven by a man from Acton Green, near Worcester, at 5.20pm yesterday afternoon. The car was travelling
ONE of TVs favourite cops will help launch a Worcester company's It's A Knockout competition. Actor John Nettles, famous for his Bergerac role and more recently DCI Tom Barnaby in ITVs Midsomer Murders, will cheer on scores of adventure-hunters at the
A WORCESTER dance school is celebrating after a record number of pupils won through to the national heat of a UK dance competition. Nine pupils from the Worcester Freestyle Dance School danced their way to success at the Midlands heat of the UK Freestyle
TWO fund-raisers will be rowing 3,000 miles from Tenerife to Barbados to raise money for St Richard's Hospice. Shortly after a bon voyage party at Cannons Health Club, on Droitwich Road, Worcester, the Atlantic rowers Richard Wood and Rob Ringer will
EIGHTY jobs are being axed at a Kidderminster carpet firm in the wake of rapidly falling profits. The bombshell for the 298-strong workforce at Gaskell was announced on Tuesday by Gerry Wheeler, chief executive of the Lancashire company which took over
A FORMER Kiddermin-ster residential social worker has won £140,000 compensation from Worcestershire County Council for a stress-related illness she developed through work. Thelma Conway, 56, who worked for the authority for 20 years, has been forced to
AUGUST 18 H Weymouth DML 3-3 (Owen 3, inc 2 pens) 21 A Kettering Town DML 1-4 (Owen) 25 A Ilkeston Town DML 2-1 (Stant, Heeley) 27 H Hinckley United 4-3 (Owen 2, 1 pen, Middleton, Burrow) SEPTEMBER 01 A Newport IOW DML 1-1 (Owen) 03 H Moor Green DML 3
HERITAGE stalwarts are mourning the loss of a great friend who "gave so much" to the town she loved. Stourport Civic Society vice-president Anna Carter died aged 61 at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Tuesday, three weeks after undergoing a liver
RECORD parade entries and steamy weather made this weekend's Stourport Carnival one of the biggest and best ever. About 20,000 people flocked to the town from across the Midlands to enjoy the 76th carnival, which has raised thousands of pounds for charity
EVESHAM'S Avonbank Brass Band will be among the top bands competing in the Wychavon Festival of Brass on September 30. This year sees the one-day extravaganza in Droitwich High School with bands from England and Wales playing in 52 concerts. Festival
HONEST Drewe Broughton expressed his surprise at Saturday's controversial penalty award - and admitted Harriers barely deserved it. The 6ft 3ins 22-year-old insisted Harriers must start playing more football on the deck and not rely on supplying him directly
THERE are those who dream about it. There are those who talk about it. There are those who resist it. And there are those who do it. That's why, today, we take off our hat to three men who've dared to be among the final category of souls. Former SAS trooper
CAPTAIN elect Richard Rouse won Broadway Golf Club's Sutton Cup with 40pts from Tony Gardner in second place on 37pts. August's first division one medal went to George Sloggett with a gross 78, nett 67, just eclipsing Matthew Mills, playing off one, who
WORCESTERSHIRE could not prevent Dur-ham's Jon Lewis completing his century when play resumed today in the CricInfo Championship Division Two clash at the Riverside. Lewis ended yesterday 97 not out as Durham closed the first day on 215-2 and he soon
CRAIG Cheatham and Clive Reynolds have hit the national spotlight after winning the inaugural British Sidecar Speedway Super Cup. The duo won the British title by two points from Rob Wilson and could now head to the Australian Championship next year.
NATIONAL Hockey League Stourport start a round of important build-up matches before their opening Division One match at long-standing rivals Bournville on October 14. Their first competitive home match will be against Beeston the following week. The squad
STOURPORT Mixed A team appear to have won the Kidderminster and District Tennis League Division One title with just one match to play at home to Hagley A. Carole Lewis has captained the successful side which have won six matches and drawn two with no
TENNIS: Hartlebury finished off their Hereford and Worcester League campaign with a fine 5-1 victory over Hagley. The match lasted over four-and-a-half hours before Hartlebury gained the upper hand. The pairings of Garry and Greg Small and Richie Phillips
JUDO: Another trip by Kidderminster's Samurai Judo Club to the North Sea coast resulted in bronze medals for Amy Darch and Emmy Kimberley. The club were close in a number of categories at the Saltburn Open in Teeside. Karl Gaughan, Matthew Hibberd, Ben
Murphy began his career at Bradford City where he established himself as an important member of their youth side before joining Wimbledon. Despite representing Ireland at U-16, U-21 and B level, he could not force his way into the Premier League team
Cameroon-born Medou-Otye was playing in France with Le Havre and Le Mans UC 72 before he tried his luck overseas. The ulta-competitive defender spent a short period at Scottish League First Division strugglers Greenock Morton last season, playing 10 games
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. The left-footer moved to Harriers on a free in September 1999 after playing in the Second Division
San Diego-born Joy began his footballing education at Tranmere Rovers but did not make the first team. After leaving Prenton Park, he moved to Scottish side Stirling Albion and made a couple of substitute appearances before joining Montrose last season
Senegal-born Sall began his career with French Third Division Montauban and impressed enough to be snapped up by Toulouse. However, a switch to England earned the giant defender a trial with Harriers and a two-year move in August 2001. Powerful in aerial
Ex-England schools, youth and U-21 international Blake was a big hope at Aston Villa before moving to Portsmouth, Leicester, Walsall and Mansfield. A central midfielder with a big engine, an eye for goal and a competitive attitude, Blake switched to Aggborough
Bennett was a then club record buy of £30,000 from rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in January 1999 and proved a goal-scoring menace to Conference opponents in the title-winning season. He signed a two-year deal at Aggborough in the summer of 2000 but was one
Dubliner Doyle began his career back in his native Ireland with Cherry Orchard before being snapped up by Premiership Coventry City for a nominal fee in 1998. However, he was mainly confined to academy football and a trial spell with Harriers earned him
KIDDERMINSTER angler Mark Green landed 63lb of mixed fish, the best a 12.5lb carp, at Poole Hall Fisheries. There has been good sport on coarse waters throughout the week at the Alveley venue. Other weights in this catch ranged from 1lb to 6.5lb, all
Faulds, born in Solihull, progressed through the youth side into the reserves after linking up from Northampton Town where he was a scholar. A tough-tackling, mobile teenager, he signed a 12-month professional deal with Harriers in May 2001 but has only
Bird started off at Cardiff City and proved a good young Welsh hope, gaining youth and U-21 honours for the country. Scoring 13 goals in 75 games, he eventually ended up with League of Wales Barry under Harriers assistant manager Gary Barnett. The prolific
JUNIOR Steadfast, Meadow: L Ashington 56-6, M Rogers 20-9, M Minchin 18-2. Monday, Meadow and Bank: Lee Richards 145-4 (peg Meadow 50), D Clewley 124-14 (Bank 20), N Groves 115-8 (Meadow 53). Wednesday, Meadow: M Lutwytch 87-0 (87), P Rowbury 83-65, J
A bustling and hard-running striker, Hadley scored Harriers' first ever goal in the Football League against Torquay. But he has not scored as regularly as in non-league after signing on a free transfer from Mansfield in June 1998. Hadley started off at
RICHARD Harding, of Kidderminster, used a CDC buzzer to catch 12 trout to 2.5lb on the Wyre Dell. Another angler caught 10 to 2.25lb on a cats whisker and the Wyre Dell also produced a nine-trout bag taken on a buzzer. Early mornings and evenings continue
The Worcester-born teenager has worked his way through the youth set-up and reserves to get a handful of first-team chances. Showed enough with good movement and work-rate to earn a two-year deal at Harriers in the summer of 2001 but is now patiently
PAT Hughes Memorial: R Bastable 4-15, G Owen and N Fullaway 3-8. Lyttelton Cup: D Wigzell 8-2, Owen 7-14, P Wilson 4-14. On Saturday, the R Crumpton Memorial will be fished, the draw at 8am at The Woodman. The match is open to non-Lyttelton members. A
ROUND five of the Summer League at Moorlands silver fish pool: Mick Millinchip 28-6, John Cole 18-3, Derk Buckle 16-8. Round six will be fished at Hawford Pools on Wednesday. The draw will be at 8.45am with fishing from 9.30am until 2.30pm. This contest
STRAWBERRY Pool: B Hodson 7-5, A Williams 6-6, R Moule 6-4. The next match is on Sunday on the Birmingham-Worcester Canal, 46-47. Those taking part should meet on Dog Lane car park at 7am.
CRONYISM and corruption is not only confined to local government, it infests in our 'brave new world', almost every facet of our lives. A blatant example is the so-called self-regulation of the Media, when research into the effects of the Media, is financed
A DRUG addict has been warned by a judge that if he fails to give up heroin he will find himself in jail. Neil Soley, 36, of Park Street, Kidderminster, was made the subject of a drug testing order after he admitted possession of heroin. But probation
I AM writing in response to the article about the Childswickham to Broadway Road. I am sure that I speak for the majority of Childswickham villagers who do not exceed the 30mph speed limit. For Pamela Bisset to accuse all traffic of not only exceeding
I was a lucky winner of two tickets in a Journal competition for an event held recently at The Three Counties Showground, Malvern. Would you be kind enough to thank all concerned for enabling my husband and I to enjoy this "treat"! We not only discovered
I CANNOT understand why the Highways Agency need to carry out investigations to establish why lorries topple over at the Cheltenham Road roundabout as they approach from the Tewkesbury direction. I offer a few points and opinions based on personal observation
WITH all the recent publicity surrounding several tragic deaths of children killed by hit and run drivers, one would have thought that parents would show increasing vigilance with regards to their children playing in the streets. This is not, apparently
AT Pershore Plum Fair, Pershore Rotary Club's tombola stall ran out of bottles having raised £119.50 for ChildLine. The charity was publicised on the stall and we explained what we were doing to all who supported us. On Saturday we held a street collection
HAZELHURST Pool: E McKeown 18-15.5, H Tombs 15-7, P Bruce 13-0, K Green 9-13, T hyrons 9-2.5.
CANAL: N Williams 3-10-8dr S Stebbings 1-15, A Plowright 1-9, M Stebbings 1-6.
RIVER Severn: 1 A Lucas (all perch), 2 T Bourne, 3 D Lucas. A junior contest has been organised for Saturday, picking-up at 11.30am at the post office on Comberton Estate.
MATT Allsopp scored one and set up three goals as he led Bewdley Town to a 4-1 victory at Hinton in West Midlands Division One South. Bewdley were below par in the first half but went ahead when Allsop was tripped in the area and Gary Middleton converted
RAMPANT Chaddesley Corbett hammered Bustleholme 7-0 in West Midlands Division One South. Strengthened by the return of defender Chris Darby and striker Chris Bow, Chaddesley showed glimpses of what they are capable of achieving. Bow paved the way to victory
BRINTONS B&G and KWF Celtic dominated their Kidderminster and District Football League Division Six matches, beating Oldswinford Shrub 8-2 and Jacksons Rovers 8-1 respectively. Saturday Premier: Oldington United 1, Norton Celtic 4; Broughton WMC 0
CROWD favourite Nick Baxter crashes back into Worcester on Saturday desperate to prove a point after his summer release. The record-breaking winger, who enjoyed six successful seasons at Sixways during Worcester's rise through the leagues, returns to
Players aged 35 and over are needed by the Kidderminster and District Football League for a new veteran's division on a Sunday afternoon. Three teams have signed up but at least three more are urgently needed for matches to start. Any teams interested
THE Kidderminster branch of West Bromwich Albion Supporters Club welcomes a special guest to their meeting on Monday at Kidderminster Cricket Club from 8pm. Club chairman Paul Thompson makes his second visit to the group after attending one of their monthly
HEALTH chiefs are flouting Government guidelines by ordering GPs not to prescribe Alzheimer's drugs in Worcestershire, it has emerged. Wyre Forest MP Dr Richard Taylor hit out at the county director of public health for telling colleagues not to hand
CROWD favourite Nick Baxter crashes back into Worcester on Saturday desperate to prove a point after his summer release. The record-breaking winger, who enjoyed six successful seasons at Sixways during Worcester's rise through the leagues, returns to
MICHAEL Owen helped fire England to within touching distance of World Cup qualification and then admitted he could have plundered another hat-trick. The 21-year-old hot-shot, the three-goal hero of the famous 5-1 victory over Germany on Saturday evening
WHEN Nick Baxter revisits the stage he lit up so spectacularly during his six years at Worcester, he may well reflect on the transient nature of the sporting hero. Sixways' prodigal son returns to his spiritual home on Saturday with a Birmingham &
MALVERN Rugby club face the daunting task of opening their league programme at last year's unbeaten Eastern division champions Dunstablians on Saturday. The injury-hit club will field the best available side in the Midlands One clash, although a further
JOHN Dunlop is not averse to throwing up the odd winner or two at Haydock Park so it may be worth siding with Oreana in the European Breeders Fund King's Regiment Cup Classified '90' Stakes at the Merseyside track tomorrow. The Anabaa filly came into
RENOWNED actor Simon Callow brings his one-man play from the West End to Malvern Theatres next week prior to his world tour, writes Melina Cannon. Characters including Mr Micawber, Mrs Gamp and Bill and Nancy Sykes will be brought to life alongside their
THE award-winning Middle Ground Theatre Company performs Present Laughter at Worcester's Swan Theatre next week after a record-breaking year of performances. The Noel Coward play follows company productions of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband and The Importance
THE story of larger than life singer Meat Loaf's rock 'n' rollercoaster of a music career will be told at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre next week. Heaven Can Wait opens in 1977 when Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman produced the popular album Bat Out Of Hell
THE Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of Alan Bleasdale's cutting comedy Having A Ball plays at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre for one week only. Lenny, Ritchie and Malcolm are three men anxiously waiting for "the snip" at a private vasectomy clinic
A FOUR-day run of a thought-provoking dark comedy performed by the Malvern Theatre Players is under way. The Philanthropist, by Academy Award-winning playwright Christopher Hampton, is a tale of double-dealing and misunderstanding. Philip, the philanthropist
REDDITCH completed their Birmingham Two West survival mission with a game to spare after a winning draw against relegated St George's. At the start of play the Bromsgrove Road side knew they would stay up by taking more points than their opponents, the
Rating: four star THIS stylish gangster movie is a magnificent Brit flick despite some unlikely cast choices in the form of Ben 'Gandhi' Kingsley and Ian McShane - thankfully minus the mullet he sported as Lovejoy. The effortlessly cool Ray Winstone stars
Rating:Four star This is it and it's good. The Strokes don't really seem to care, which is what makes this American guitar-and-drums fivesome so recklessly endearing. They're going to moan, shout and even sing about nothing in particular and you're going
Rating:Two star YOU will need to prove you have a life after watching an hour-and-a-half of this. Russell Crowe, fresh out of his Gladiator costume, stars as Terry Thorne, a negotiator-cum-gun-wielding saviour rescuing businessmen from the clutches of
DIRECTOR Baz Luhrmann has dragged the big screen musical into the new millennium - complete with Nicole Kidman in sequins and stilettos - with Moulin Rouge. This opera-for-our-times is an exuberant and dazzling love story, set against the glamorous and
The Bluetones Ross Festival Rating:Four star IN front of a disappointingly small audience the Bluetones failed to inspire with a hastily thrown-together set. Make no mistake, the Morriss brothers can still cut it musically, five years after the release
Rating: Three star ARCTIC temperatures failed to freeze the patriotic hearts of the scores of people who attended Friday's polished musical extravaganza. Culture vultures were wowed by the Performing Arts Orchestras talents and the vocal skills of soloist
TREASURES from Bewdley's civic past, including memorabilia of Charles De Gaulle and Stanley Baldwin, will be on show on Sunday. The town's Guildhall and mayor's parlour will open its doors to show off secret treasures which highlight the town's royal
TWO boats collided in thick fog and were severely damaged at this time a century ago. The collision was on the Severn near the Ketch Inn, at Worcester. Berrow's Journal reported: "Last Saturday evening, a little after 8 o'clock, a sensational report to
THREE one-act plays by the master of modern comedy, Alan Ayckbourn, are to be performed by Bishampton Barnstormers next month. Members were forced to cancel the charity event earlier this year due to the foot and mouth crisis. Now it's all systems go
Blockley actor Richard Derrington can be seen in two of his best known one-man shows over the coming few weeks. On Saturday The Theatre in Chipping Norton is presenting My Kingdom for a Horse?, a brand new look at the man who ruled England for only two
GHURKHAS were taking a well earned rest in Broadway over the bank holiday weekend. The famous fighters, led by local hero Captain Andy Tustin, were the guests of Broadway United Football Club. Captain Tustin, from Childswickham, who earned an MEB for
Stratford store Fred Winters is hosting an art "installation" - but isn't making a meal of it. In fact, the store in Henley Street has devoted its window to a 26-place setting of a Denby Pottery dinner service, each piece of which has been decorated by
MENTAL health patients will be moved to Kidderminster Hospital this weekend after Legionnaire's Disease bacteria was found at a Worcester site. Up to 17 patients will be housed at Kidderminster for three weeks while tests and a cleansing operation are
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: The Society recently held its annual show. The number of entries was slightly up on the previous year. Members agreed the show had been a great success with a considerable increase in the number of visitors this year. Cups were
EDPA (Evesham and District Pensioners Association): Are holding their next meeting next Tuesday at Wallis House, Oat Street at 2pm. The speaker will be Sir M H Simms on 'A Policemans Lot'. All members and non-members welcome. PHOTOGRAPHY: Next Monday
CHURCH AND VILLAGE NEWS: The Village magazine, delivered free to every house in the village, has every month for many years been eagerly looked forward to for community news and notices. The St Peter's PCC has now purchased a new printer to give the publication
Flower Demonstration by Tony Hall, Worcester Flower Arrangement Society. Sept 7. 7.30pm. Hallow Parish Hall, Hallow, Worcester. (01886 880483). Meetings on 1st Friday of every month. Gardeners' Market - good selection of hardy plants. Sept 7. 9.30am-1.00pm
ANSWERING John Giffard's letter about elderly people with shopping trolleys some are disabled, even blind or just to weak to carry heavy shopping. There seems to be no respect or feeling for the elderly nowadays. At one time everything was delivered,
I AGREE totally with John Mansell-Read (You Say, August 29) regarding selfish motorists parking on pavements. I have a double buggy and I lose count of the amount of times in one day when I cannot get past a vehicle left on the path by some thoughtless
7 September Before the Storm, The Marrs Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Brian SuperSounds "Rock 'n' Roll" Night, Barbourne Ex-Servicemen's Club, Worcester 'Bat Whispers', The Great Western, Bewdley, Worcs. 8 September Kinda Magic Duo, Barbourne Ex-Servicemen's
Karen Tweed's May Monday (Family Concert). Sept 10. 8pm. Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate. Worcester. (01905 611427). Viva Verdi - A celebration of Italy's most famous operatic export. Sept 9. 8pm. Huntingdon Hall. Crowngate. Worcester. Music from the Heart
LET me tell your readers about a forthcoming adventure that takes place in a country renowned for its culture and landscape. In August, 2002, Royal Mencap, the leading charity for people with a learning disability, is organising an 11-day bike ride through
I WAS incensed at the comments against dog walkers made by the Operations Manager of the Pitchcroft Racecourse, Worcester (Evening News, August 30) when she declared: "People should not walk on the grass at all because it stops the grass growing". I agree
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies got off to the perfect start to the new season when they beat Rea Valley Rovers 6-1. The prolific Julie Freeman scored four goals and opened her account in only the fifth minute. Freeman ran onto a through-ball which she
TWO goals from Matt Reeves failed to prevent Harriers U-19s slipping to a 3-2 defeat at Peterborough in the Football League Youth Alliance. Reeves put away a penalty, awarded for a foul on Tim Jackson, and grabbed a second to put Harriers 2-1 ahead. But
JAN Molby has asked Kidderminster Harriers fans to be patient as his revamped side gels after a "steady rather than spectacular" start. Harriers racked up three points from the Bank Holiday weekend but Molby admits the performances have been nothing to
MYSTERY surrounds paving slabs in Hopkins Precinct which have been moved. Police are looking into the incident and are unsure whether this a case of vandalism or someone being a good citizen. Alcester sector commander Mark Ritchie said CCTV footage showed
AN Alcester man is travelling to Vietnam to complete a gruelling bike ride in aid of a cancer charity. Self-employed carpenter Antony Page, 29, of Swan Court, will be covering 480 miles to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Research. He now faces a race
IT was about 18 months ago that Roger Leake, at the age of 56, quit as deputy head at Ashton-under-Hill First School where he had earned a high reputation with colleagues, governors, parents and children. This week, he said the move was in protest of
AN EVESHAM man is jetting off to South Africa for a heart operation because he fears he might die waiting for the NHS to treat him. Les Edlin, who is also a diabetic and has arthritis, is using cash from the sale of his house to pay for the operation,
Evesham girl band Free Spirit are singing out in aid of charity this weekend. The girls are giving two free concerts at Hampton Ferry, Evesham, on Sunday, at 10.30am and 2.30pm. Collections will be taken in aid of The Macmillan Unit at Evesham Community
A PIG farmer, who lost his pedigree herd when foot and mouth disease broke out on a neighbouring farm earlier this year, is looking to make a fresh start with a whole set of modern buildings. "Our old buildings, could not be cleaned to Ministry specifications
PEOPLETON'S young performers staged a show that dragged an audience away from the lure of England's televised footballing triumph last Saturday. The Peopleton Players, the village's amateur dramatics club, held three days of workshops with youngsters
MOTORISTS trying to dodge car parking fees are being blamed for clogging a town centre street with parked cars. Residents of Queens Road, Evesham, often find that they cannot park anywhere near their own homes because the road is so full of shoppers and
EVESHAM is to get 129 new houses, much against the wishes of the town council. Town councillors objected to the extra houses, which will be built on a 12-acre site at Four Pools Farm in Four Pools Lane. The councillors said the scheme would be an over-development
YOU cannot help but feel a rosy glow of warmth when you put on clothes the same size as you did 10 years ago. You pretend to ignore that nipping feeling around the arms, the slightly hilly effect when you don something a bit snug. But the fact is, the
SO, the TV presenter Jamie Theakston and the classically-trained actress Joely Richardson have split after a year-long romance. Their parting comes as little surprise since, on paper at least, the pair always seemed hopelessly mismatched. Richardson is
Thursday, September 6 Halfway to Paradise: The Billy Fury Story, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0870 607 7544. Gunz 'n' Roses/Fade, Robin 2 R 'n' B Club, Bilston, Wolverhampton. Tickets from 01384 637747. Friday, September 7 Beethoven: The
FOUR-wheeled fun is the name of the game in Studley after a new quad biking range was set up. Geoff Duckhouse of Headless Cross and Bob Billings of Birmingham have set up Studley Quad Bikes on a farm between Studley and Sambourne. They have five quad
MORE than 100 jobs are up for grabs with some of the country's top retail companies in Worcester. A major Jobsfair showcasing the jobs is due to open on Monday, September 10, in Friary Square in Worcester's CrownGate Shopping Centre. While many of the
A VACANCY has arisen on Bidford-on-Avon Parish Council following the resignation of Councillor John Rigby. If there is not enough candidates for an election, the vacancy will be filled by co-option to the parish council.
A BIDFORD road could have more car parking spaces if planners approve. South Warwickshire Housing Association has submitted plans to Stratford District Council to increase the number of spaces on The Leys from 12 to 25, which will include four disabled
SALFORD Priors residents have the chance to say what they want at a meeting to discuss proposals for use of the new Memorial Hall. The meeting, which will be held at the hall on September 15 at 10.30am, is part of a presentation and coffee morning which
BIDFORD residents who fancy a Sunday out can benefit from a new bus service. Bus operator Midland Red has been in consultation with Warwickshire and Worcestershire County Councils and has now introduced a Sunday service between Evesham and Birmingham,
A woman who used her baby son as inspiration for a poetry competition is very nappy now her work is going to be published. Jo Lloyd, of Jacksons Meadow, Bidford, entered a competition called Poets 2001, with a poem about her one-year-old son Oliver stuffing
