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Stories for 28 October 2002
Leisure
Hitman Hanks takes to the road
WHETHER he's the likeable everyman who gets the girl in Sleepless in Seattle, lost on a desert island in Cast Away, or even as the voice of a toy cowboy in the Toy Story movies, Tom Hanks always seems to be the good guy. more...
How grim Hannibal met the Tooth Fairy
IT was a daunting prospect, but I think it sort of worked out," veteran British actor Sir Anthony Hopkins says about revisiting Hollywood's favourite psychopath, Hannibal Lecter, for a third time. more...
Will Triple X see off James Bond?
ARE the days of the suave James Bond numbered? Is he about to be usurped by a louder, brasher new spy hero, more in tune with the rave generation? more...
News
January 6, 1900
UNCONFIRMED reports via a Boer source claimed Capt Vernon, son of Sir Harry Vernon, from Hanbury Hall, had been killed at Mafeking, in South Africa. more...
January 13, 1900
AT a meeting of Bromsgrove Rural District Council members heard a report by Dr Swete that there had been 23 births this month -- nine boys and 14 girls. more...
January 20, 1900
THE guardians at Bromsgrove's workhouse advertised in the Messenger for a cook. The successful applicant could expect a salary of £20 per year to include board, food and washing -- but not beer. more...
January 27, 1900
BOURNHEATH was in mourning following the death of the five-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Fox. more...
February 10, 1900
THE father of little Fred and Bessie Wall complained to Bromsgrove School Board -- which oversaw the area's schools -- that they had been savagely caned by Mr Jones, headmaster at Rashwood school where they were pupils. more...
February 17, 1900
CECIL Harmsworth, mid-Worcestershire's Liberal candidate in the forthcoming General Election, spoke to supporters at a rally in Aston Fields, Bromsgrove. more...
February 24, 1900
POTENTIAL landlords made their way to the sale of the Red Lion Public House, in Alvechurch. Bidding started at £300 and, after some spirited competition, it was sold to Henry Ward for £545. more...
March 3, 1900
A LOYAL Bromsgrove Rovers fan wrote to the Messenger suggesting townsfolk should show their appreciation of the club's recent success by going to more games. more...
March 10, 1900
FREDERICK Rutter, of Bournheath, was charged on a warrant for being in arrears for £1 4s 6d (£1.22.5p) in regard to an order made by the bench calling on him to pay 3s 6d (17.5p) a week towards the support of a child of Amelia Griffin. more...
March 17, 1900
BROMSGROVE Rovers' impressive unbeaten run since October 14 ended when they lost 1-0 to Birmingham Junior League's bottom club, Windsor Street Gas, at the Nechells ground. more...
March 24, 1900
ALTHOUGH no longer a rarity on the roads, a motor car still attracted considerable attention. more...
March 31, 1900
THREE Bromsgrove bakers appeared before town magistrates charged with failing to carry proper scales on their carts while delivering bread. more...
April 7, 1900
BROMSGROVE Urban District Council elections broke all records this week -- more residents placed their vote and John Brazier, who headed the list, polled more votes than any other candidate before. more...
April 14, 1900
BEN Juggins, Walter Perrins and Alfred Hall, three lads from Aston Fields, found themselves in front of Bromsgrove magistrates charged with annoying residents of Factory Road by playing football with a paper ball. more...
April 21, 1900
THE Easter holidays were marred by gale force winds which never let up from Good Friday through to Tuesday. Even the oldest Bromsgrove residents could not recall such a "boisterous Easter", the Messenger said. It seriously disrupted outdoor activities such as cycling and football and many people preferred to stay by their firesides. more...
April 28, 1900
ABEL and Leo Jelfs, from Catshill, appeared before Bromsgrove magistrates charged with assaulting their other brother, Heber. The three were involved in a brawl on Heber's Horse Course allotment in the village after a disagreement over the land. The bench dismissed the case against Leo but fined Abel 1s (5p) with 10s 6d (52.5p) costs. more...
May 5, 1900
A YOUNG pauper living at Bromsgrove Workhouse, said to be a bad boy and incorrigible, had been given nine strokes of the birch rod for breaking windows and stealing. more...
May 12, 1900
A RECENT farm fire at Bournheath, near Bromsgrove, where firemen had experienced serious problems obtaining water with a hand operated pump, led to renewed calls for steam equipment to be purchased. more...
May 19, 1900
FIFTY students who worked hard through the winter learning French and shorthand were put to the test during end of term exams. more...
May 26, 1900
THE half-yearly Court Leet and Court Baron of Lord Windsor was held at the Town Hall. more...
June 2, 1900
THE parents of Pt William Dyers, who lived in Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, learned this week of his death from dysentery while serving with the 2nd Worcesters fighting the Boers in Bloemfontein. more...
June 9, 1900
HE sudden death of William Llewellyn, from Elmshurst, a Bromsgrove worthy in the true sense, saddened many townsfolk. more...
June 16, 1900
100 years ago more...
June 23, 1900
CHARLES Gibbs, aged 31, a baker by profession, appeared in the dock at the Worcester Quarter Sessions charged with stealing various items, including clothing, from his employer, Charles Taplid, of Upton Warren. more...
100 years ago June 30, 1900
ALL Saints' Church, in Bromsgrove, took space in the Messenger to advertise its forthcoming garden fete at the vicarage. Included in a packed programme would be a parade of decorated cycles, a gymkhana, maypole dancing and a washing competition. Admission was 6d (2.5p) and 2d (1p) to park bicycles. more...
100 years ago
A PECULIAR accident happened in Sidemoor, Bromsgrove. Mr Waldron, of Catshill, was driving in Broad Street when the seat of his cart tilted back and Mrs Giles and Mrs Horton, who were riding with him, were thrown to the ground. Dr Rowland was sent for and it was found both women had severe bruising. more...
July 14, 1900
EDWIN Docker, north Worcestershire coroner, held an inquest at the Turk's Head pub, in Worcester Road, Bromsgrove, into the death of Edward Wallis, of Peter's Finger. The nailer died the previous week in unusual circumstances. His wife, Ann, said the 48-year-old was in good health but addicted to drink. She found him lying dead on his bedroom floor. A doctor said there was no definite fracture to his skull, but a clot of blood was pressed on the brain. Both his liver and kidneys had stopped working from alcohol abuse. The jury returned a verdict of death from excessive indulgence in alcohol. more...
Threat to jobs after buy-out
EVESHAM Technology has said jobs could go following its strategic acquisition of a computer company in Wales. more...
July 14, 1900
100 years ago more...
Student Richard has proved his case
A BUSINESS manager has been named top student on the part-time law degree course at Worcester College of Technology. more...
July 21, 1900
WITH the soft fruit season now in full swing, the courts would be kept busy during the next few weeks dealing with what Bromsgrove's police chief, Supt Jeffreys, called "fruit picking nuisances" -- travelling casual workers. more...
Grabbing pizza the action...
PIZZA company Domino's says it will create 15 jobs when its new store opens in Malvern Link later this month. more...
August 4, 1900
CHARLES Tandy was hauled before Bromsgrove Petty Sessions charged with being drunk in charge of a pony and trap in Stoke Heath. more...
Success for city accounts company
A WORCESTER accountancy firm has been voted one of the top four medium-sized accountancy practices in the country. more...
August 11, 1900
TWO Droitwich soldiers, who had been invalided home from the war in South Africa, took part in a procession at Droitwich horticultural show held in Brine Baths Park, courtesy of John Corbett. more...
It's just the jobski
BUSINESSES in the two counties are being invited to participate in a Trade Exhibition in Russia. more...
August 18, 1900
SUPPORTERS who packed into the Roe Buck pub, in High Street, for Bromsgrove Rovers' annual meeting heard the club was £45 in the red. more...
Top task
THE Malvern-based Festival Housing Group has appointed a new head of finance. more...
September 1, 1900
CONSCIENTIOUS objector Frederick Cullupp, a signalman from Stoke Works, successfully applied to Droitwich magistrates for his daughter to be exempted from compulsory vaccination. more...
September 8, 1900
WILLIAM Newport, a pauper at Droitwich Workhouse, was given 21 days' jail and hard labour by Spa magistrates who found him guilty of punching Mr Loader, the master, in the face. more...
September 15, 1900
THE swarm of bees which had gathered inside the large lamp in front of the Bell Inn, in Bromsgrove, on Wednesday was still there on Friday. more...
September 22, 1900
AT a meeting of Bromsgrove Rural District Council, the chairman, the Rev C Stockdale, mentioned an outbreak of scarlet fever at Stoke Pound where the inspector said four people were removed to the Infectious Hospital without notification being sent to him from the doctor. more...
September 29, 1900
A TRAMP who refused to perform his allotted tasks at Bromsgrove Workhouse seriously -- and assaulted the labour master -- paid a heavy price. Wm Barnes appeared in the dock at Bromsgrove Petty Sessions charged with neglecting to work, wilfully and maliciously breaking a lock and a pane of glass and assaulting the labour master, Charles Edmunds. more...
October 6, 1900
THE sitting Member of Parliament for East Worcestershire was returned to the House of Commons after standing unopposed. more...
October 13, 1900
NEWS that Pt B Twigg of the Worcestershire Yeomanry had been seriously injured fighting the Boers had got back to his family in Bromsgrove. more...
October 20, 1900
A NOVEL performance was set to take place at Bromsgrove's Drill Hall. A military drama, entitled For the Colours, would feature 14 Zulu chiefs and warriors brought over especially to England to appear in the main scene -- The Defence of Rorke's Drift. more...
October 27, 1900
WYCHBOLD'S recently opened telegraph office was doing good business. In the three weeks since it opened some 100 messages had passed through. This was good news for Dodderhill Parish Council which had guaranteed to underwrite any loss. more...
November 3, 1900
BROMSGROVE Urban District Council called a public meeting of ratepayers at the Drill Hall to consider the authority's plan to buy Llewellin's site to base the New Market and to consider the alternatives. A good turnout was expected. more...
Splendid wedding is caught on film
AT about the same time as the royal wedding at Wood Norton, a marriage of almost the same splendour, without royalty, took place at Evesham. more...
`Pits not to blame for health problems' says Defra
RESIDENTS living near Throckmorton could, perhaps, be forgiven for believing that plagues were being visited on their houses. more...
So much owed by so many to brave few...
MORE about life on RAF Stations at Honeybourne and Long Marston are revealed in a book written by an Evesham man with a passion for aircraft and aviation history. more...
Back to golden era of steam
THE 1950s are often hailed as one of the golden eras for Britain's railways as steam trains huffed and puffed their way across the country. more...
Author McCarthy continues quest for all things Irish
AUTHOR Pete McCarthy has written his own version of Treasure Ireland... more...
Nichola's bravery is inspiration to others
THE youngest of Andrea Holland's two daughters, Nichola, was playing outside one day in June 2001 when, as all children do, she took a tumble. more...
Scandal and exile ends the glittering career of an earl
MEMBERS of the Worcestershire nobility were very much in the news in Berrow's Journal this week exactly a century ago. more...
Fined for falling asleep in charge of a horse and trap
BEFORE the City Magistrates Court in 1901 was William Hughes, a butcher of The Shambles, Worcester who, reported the Journal, had pleaded guilty to being asleep in charge of a horse and trap at Spetchley, and was fined 7/6d plus costs. more...
Greenham veterans still on call to protest
TWO pensioners from Pershore remain on 24-hour call, 20 years after their first demonstration at Greenham Common. more...
Graduates all set to shine in Cathedral
THOUSANDS of graduates will finally receive their degrees in a series of prestigious ceremonies at Worcester Cathedral. more...
City spire when it had a church
ON an inspiring religious note, the Journal of 200 years ago this week sought public subscriptions towards the urgent restoration of one of Worcester's most prominent and familiar landmarks. more...
Amy recalls horrific fatal fire at backpackers hostel in Australia
AN Evesham woman rescued from a hostel fire in Australia in which 15 people died has spoken of her relief now the trial of the arsonist is over. more...
Top prize for Beryl's work
THE role of the German resistance during the Second World War proved to be an award-winning topic for a Herefordshire scholar. more...
Methodists come in for strong criticism
RELIGIOUS intolerance and prejudice was clearly rife in and around the Faithful City 250 years ago, judging by a remarkable report in the Worcester Journal for this week of 1751. more...
Project brings historic buildings back to life
THE culmination of years of hard work by lovers of historic buildings will come to fruition this year. more...
Faithful City marks the Restoration of Charles II
ON a celebratory note, the Journal of 250 years ago reported a day of special events in 1751 to mark the anniversary of the Restoration to the Throne of Charles II. more...
It's all in the name as historians set a puzzle
WHAT'S in a name? asked Shakespeare. He said a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but in Evesham would Eof trip off the tongue as easily as Eoves? more...
City company almost landed in the pea soup
THIS week 100 years ago, panic was caused at a Worcester sauce and canning factory when a gigantic food order arrived from Whitehall. more...
A family's tales of going to blazes
IT was the Sayce family that Worcester people urged to go to blazes in late Victorian and Edwardian times! more...
When girl power came to the railways
WONDERFUL years working on steam trains at Worcester during the last war are fondly remembered by Mrs Peggy Edwards, of Ronkswood. more...
Just how prepared are we for a Royal event?
JUNE 3 this year marks the Queen's Golden Jubilee, which will be heralded in villages, towns, and cities across the country with a variety of commemorative events and a public holiday for everyone to join in the camaraderie. more...
When the force was with us...
THIS nostalgic montage of pictures of Boys - and Girls - in Blue comes from the heyday and, alas, final years of the Worcester City Police Force. more...
Bells set to ring out over the Vale after ten-year silence
EASTER Sunday will be extra special in Evesham as the Carillon in the world-famous landmark the Bell Tower will play after a silence of nearly 10 years. more...
The city man who wouldn't be beaten
ONE of Worcester's familiar and popular personalities is the ever courageous Don Baker. more...
Tom was days away from the help that may have saved him
THE mother of a young man who died from heroin has given a heart-rending account of the last two years of his life. more...
Champagne reward for hero of Ankerdine Hill
SCALING Ankerdine Hill on a bicycle a century back appears to have been seen then as almost akin to climbing Everest on foot -- at least, that's the impression given by an item in the Journal 100 years ago this week more...
All change for the euro
AS steadfast Sterling-lovers, we may have turned a blind eye to the launch of the single currency on Tuesday. more...
Tales of ghostly goings-on have pub staff spooked
SPOOKED staff at The Fleece Inn in Bretforton are appealing for psychic investigators to spend a night at the historic pub restaurant and uncover the secrets of its ghostly past. more...
Generation game goes back 150 years
THE Bennett family of Callow End, near Worcester, have been familiar figures in the life of the village for six generations and for well over a century, from at least mid-Victorian times. more...
Plan ahead for a smooth ride
THOUSANDS of British families will be taking to the ski slopes for the first time over the next few months and despite high expectations it can all go downhill - fast. more...
A round with Robinson!
THE Journal's chief photographer, Ian Cameron, faced one of the biggest tests of his golfing career when he squared up to European Tour star Jeremy Robinson. more...
Celebration time for 1,200 college students
THE first batch of students collecting their degrees attended their University College Worcester graduation ceremony yesterday. more...
Couple have helped bring out the best in youngsters
GENERATIONS of amateur soccer players in and around Worcester owe much to the likes of 78 years-old Bert Powell, who selflessly devoted half-a-century of voluntary service to local football. more...
Savoury spread is still a kitchen mate
LOVE it or hate it, Marmite still reigns as one of our favourite foods, despite being created 100-years-ago around the time Edward VII was crowned. more...
£100,000 plan aims to restore riverside to its former glory
ANYONE driving into Evesham along Waterside in recent months cannot fail to have been impressed by the views now opened up across the River Avon. more...
Death masks survive at city medical centre
READERS have rapidly solved the "Where are they now?" mystery I recently posed over the whereabouts of death masks of convicts, who went to the gallows at the former Worcester County Jail in Castle Street. more...
New collection may just swing it for old M&S
We all know fashion is a fickle thing - but for Marks & Spencer, this adage is particularly true. more...
When cricket teams argued by telegram over whether to play
CRICKETERS at Evesham have taken time out from the wicket to research the history of their club. more...
Life had to change
ALEXANDRA Gordon always wanted to study for a degree in art, but in her earlier life it never happened. more...
Tales of Willie still surfacing
ALMOST unbelievably, 72 years after his death, fresh stories still comes to my ears of the remarkable generosity and loving care shown to Worcester people by the legendary Woodbine Willie. more...
Quiet revolution in health care
IT was easy to be cynical and to see it as just one more re-organisation, said Mr Barlow, but he pointed out that health minister Alan Milburn had made it very clear it was the last re-organisation for the foreseeable future. more...
Book-keeping was not exciting enough
A JOB book-keeping was not enough to excite UCW graduate Rachel Pritchard. more...
Flying cars - they're a vision of the future
If you're standing on a delayed train and reading the latest about Britain's transport crisis, travelling to work in a flying car sounds like a fantasy. more...
Never too late to stub it out
WITH all the warnings around no smoker can claim ignorance about the health risks attached to the habit but it's something that tends to be pushed to one side when the craving kicks in. more...
Honoured for training skills
ONCE a professional rugby league player, Alan Curless is now involved with the education and training of young people across the two counties. more...
Talking Newspaper has 90 year-old remembering
MEMORY Lane continues to receive reader responses to earlier pieces about the former St Nicholas Girls' School at Worcester. more...
A Revenge Valentine for the one you're off
IT'S the day when singletons eventually start imagining happy couples skipping past hand-in-hand as they walk down the road. more...
Bowling along to a funeral on the local green
SINCE the time of the Neanderthals, the dead have been buried using ceremonies which have followed similar patterns for hundreds of years at a time. more...
Memories are made of this...
CELEBRATIONS will be in full swing tomorrow (Friday) when Pershore High School toasts its 70th birthday. more...
Re-union brings trio together for first time in 50 years
SOMEWHAT self-indulgent, maybe, but I hope I can be forgiven for regaling readers with my own pleasure and surprise at a recent re-union. more...
Overdosing on comfort telly to escape reality
IN the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, pundits predicted a rise in the popularity of serious and "hard hitting" television programmes. more...
Start planning your jubilee celebrations
The Queen's Golden Jubilee promises to be a celebration like no other. But if you haven't been invited to a party at the palace, organise a right royal knees-up in your own backyard. more...
Pioneers aim to help others keep the streets safe
THE village of Broadway formed a community safety group about three years ago. Its success so far has impressed Wychavon and the police so much that one of the members, Ian Thomas, has been asked to give a talk to a whole host of delegates tomorrow (Friday) at the official launch of Strategy 2002-2005. more...
The comedy artiste, band leader and mayor
SOMBRE may have been his surname but Jack Blackman brought light, colour and cheer to the Worcester scene for more than a-quarter-of-a-century as a dance band leader, compere and comedian. more...
Old favourites enjoying boom
TODAY'S kid-ults may have succumbed to the irresistible lure of the PlayStation and Harry Potter, but mention classics like Basil Brush and a smile will surely follow. more...
After Popstars and Pop Idol it's Totstars
Throughout showbiz history there are many tales of child stars rising to the pinnacle of fame only to come crashing down as they grow older. more...
Why the Vale's asparagus is a World beater
ASPARAGUS grown at Badsey won a "best in the world tag" from a former Vale of Evesham woman now living in America. more...
Top marks for all
The last of three days of graduation ceremonies brought to you by the Worcester Evening News. more...
Re-union bash for former residents of a Worcester street
CALLING all people who lived in the Foxwell Street area of Worcester between 1930 and 1945, or who went to Red Hill School during the same 15-year period. more...
The bear essentials for top Mother's Day
THE thought of becoming a mum is both exciting and daunting - I should know, I'm giving it a go myself this August and I'm on the edge of my seat, literally. more...
Remembering the Titanic 90 years on
For most of us, the sinking of the "unsinkable" Titanic is a tragic piece of history, an unforgettable disaster of the 20th century. more...
Book recaptures 50 Golden Years of Queen's reign
In common with the rest of the nation, the Vale of Evesham, Stratford and the Cotswolds are preparing to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. more...
Top marks for all
The second of three days of graduation ceremonies brought to you by the Worcester Evening News. more...
Cromwell causes city unrest with plaque hopes
A SECOND BATTLE OF WORCESTER - this time in words, not slaughter and bloodshed - was breaking out between Royalists and Cromwell supporters at this time 50 years ago. The war of words in 1951 was mainly in the Council Chamber of the Guildhall and came three centuries after the original fateful battle of September 3, 1651. This year is, of course, the 350th anniversary of the Battle of Worcester. more...
£6,000 prize for the quit-smoking champ
THERE'S no getting away from the fact that, for millions, a fantastic night out, a worthwhile teabreak or simply a peaceful moment go hand-in-hand with the click of lighter and a long, satisfying drag. more...
Clem thanks his lucky stars
DURING the Second World War, the average number of missions flown by Allied bomber crews before something nasty happened to them was seven. more...
A dream of steam for enthusiasts
IN sidings behind the now deserted Royal Engineers depot at Long Marston lies an apparently ramshackle collection of railway coaches, engines and hoppers in varying states of repair or disrepair. more...
NEWS ITEMS DOWN THE YEARS
Blooms boom in fashions forum
Spring is in the air and flowers are blooming and that's just in the high street. more...
Toll routes to offer riders a safer option Off-road scheme for horses is on track
AMONG a whole host of outdoor activities that hit the buffers last year when foot-and-mouth paralysed the countryside was an innovative scheme to make life easier for horse riders. more...
England's pleasant pastures are dying
NEW research showing a startling decline in the state of England's much-loved meadows and pastures has been unveiled in a report by The Wildlife Trusts and Plantlife. more...
Top marks for all
The first of three days of graduation ceremonies brought to you by the Worcester Evening News. more...
Rival camps honoured King and Parliament
WE'RE aproaching the 50th anniversary of the Second Battle of Worcester which, unlike the awful carnage of the first, was simply a war of words between Royalist and Cromwellian factions. more...
Choose the palette for perfect lips
A QUICK slick of lipstick can instantly transform your face, so it's no surprise it is considered the most essential item in a woman's make-up bag - if not in life. more...
Society moving on since the Jubilee
WHAT a difference 25 years makes. A generation after the Queen's Silver Jubilee, British society has definitely moved on. more...
Time to end conmen's reign
AN elderly, disabled Stratford woman has spoken of the torment she went through after bogus callers robbed her five months ago. Mary Patrick, aged 78, of Waldron Court in Guild Street, fell victim to bogus callers last December. more...
Putting smiles back on faces
YANKS at the dentists in Worcester a century ago certainly didn't mean the painful pulling out of teeth! more...
...but the business is still booming
TYING the knot is officially back in fashion, but that magical day doesn't come cheap. more...
Who'll be singing at the next tribute?
WITH more people tuning into the Party At The Palace than the England v Sweden match, it's obvious that the Jubilee pop concert was a massive success. more...
Sad decline of the gras even Hitler could never match
"THIS is the time of year when there is a tinge of sadness in the hearts of old Asum market gardeners at what now would have been their busiest time of year," says Vale historian Michael Barnard. more...
Back on track, the first female guard
MY article a few weeks ago about the women who served as railway guards on the steam trains of wartime Worcester overlooked at least one of those worthy young ladies. more...
Mobile giants WAP up market
DID you know footie fans will be able to watch Saturday goals on their mobile phones within three years? more...
Seeing the point of protecting your eyes
OUR eyesight, arguably the most precious of the senses, is all too easily strained and fatigued by the long office hours and polluted cities of modern life. more...
Look to your own backyard for all your needs
I am constantly being asked why I do what I do and what keeps me going, the answer to which I am sure will be the same, not only for me, but also for others - for the love of my country and the desire to secure local food production, encourage and embrace local communities with economics that create prosperity for all," she said. more...
Pulling the pints down the generations
MILLIONS of pints must have been pulled for Worcester people by the Roberts family of publicans during much of the 20th Century. more...
Model rail enthusiasts are getting up steam again for a new journey
A FORMER Vale of Evesham club which was almost forced to close two years ago through vandalism is now hoping for a bright future in south Warwickshire. more...
Teacher takes learning prize
A HEADTEACHER at a Shropshire primary school has combined teaching with her own learning. more...
Young happy to cash in on credit
OUR parents and grandparents would never have dreamt of missing a mortgage repayment and using the cash to pay for a holiday. They'd have seen such behaviour as downright irresponsible. more...
More Mr Darcy than Mr Nasty
HE may not wear breeches any more but the British gentleman is not dead. In fact he is alive and well and heralding in a new age of romance. more...
Winner of the Bosch award
THE owner of a Malvern business collected an award for his management skills at his graduation ceremony. more...
Brothers born with entertainment in their blood
THE three Bowley brothers - Jim, Mike and Wal - have given much enjoyment on the Worcester music and entertainment scene during the past half-a-century or so. more...
At the very bottom of an age-old problem
WITH a snotty sprog on the way, I'm forced to contemplate the inevitable. more...
Why gentlemen still prefer this blonde
WITH her platinum blonde hair, scarlet pout and trademark wiggle, Marilyn Monroe was the 20th Century's ultimate sex symbol. more...
Three generations of serving the essentials
A RARE selection of old photographs of Worcester scenes and personalities graces Memory Lane as the lives of three generations of the Bryan family are traced. more...
Cut the growth in garden crime
READ the News Shorts which line the Evening News and you can't fail to spot intriguing tales of stolen mowers and pilfered power tools. more...
Being a man can be bad for your health
FOR centuries women have been thought of as the weaker sex but a new US study has revealed the opposite - men's health and well-being is much more at risk than women at every point during their - usually much shorter - lives. more...
Mystery box of photos spark a search for Doc
DETECTIVE work is again asked of Memory Lane readers as I try, to identify the doctor who compiled 13 photo albums, now in the possession of the Worcester City Museum. more...
New diet aiming to cut out the calories
IT'S taken as read by many that putting on shed loads of weight stems from eating too much and exercising too little. more...
Train body and mind to defy growing old
IT'S your birthday. But as you blow out the candles on the cake your heart sinks - another year, another step towards old age. more...
The cataloguing of a company history
CALLING all past and present employees, agents and customers of Kay's who may have memories or memorabilia to impart about this 207 year-old Worcester company. more...
Path to a perfect pad fraught with danger
You're looking around house number 20 on your list. It seems perfect but if only...... more...
Chips are down for the couch potatoes
Slumping on the sofa like Jim Royle to channel surf while munching through a packet of crisps might seem the perfect indulgence after a hard day at work. more...
Henry tells it how it was...
BBC Antiques Roadshow expert Henry Sandon of Worcester has told me of a highly amusing incident witnessed on Pitchcroft about a century ago. more...
Flexible friends control the stars
WHETHER crabby Cancer or sassy Scorpio, your star sign could determine how you use your flexible friend, according to a new study. more...
Beer? Ugh!
In recent years women have been catching up with men on everything from pay to job prospects - and even drinking habits. more...
A testament of time for 300 year-old Friends
THE Religious Society of Friends - The Quakers - have now been influential figures on the Worcester scene for almost 350 years. more...
Novelty gems fuel the footie
ARE wa David Beckham da, are wa David Beckham da..." more...
Exorcize stress with a daily dose of exercise
Most people would say they have suffered from stress at some point in their life, whether it is work-related, linked to a major event or just the pace of modern life. more...
The Moore the merrier
A RECENT chance meeting in Worcester Cathedral with a young woman from Canada has prompted me to give this week's insight into a family who had a significant impact on the community life of the Faithful City through most of the 20th Century. more...
Most dads will be happy with a card this Father's Day - but a new survey reveals they could ask for
WORLD Cup fever may have rendered dads inactive at present, but you may be surprised to learn how much the average father does in return for a pair of socks on Father's Day. more...
Real pain in the back for adults
Whether it's a slight tweak as you turn your head to talk to a colleague or a more serious injury such as a slipped disc, most people have experienced some sort of back pain. more...
Right royal conspiracy?
A CONSPIRACY theory is emerging, five centuries on, surrounding the death of Arthur Tudor, the 15 year-old Prince of Wales, at Ludlow Castle in 1502. more...
Instant and easy, but is it safe for the High Street?
ANYONE who saw the TV documentary Saving Face a few weeks ago is probably in two minds about the quick-fix wrinkle blasting surgery, Botox. more...
Health Commentary Special n SAD sufferers can find relief by sitting in front of a box
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Families were at home in the hall
The fascinating and painstakingly researched new book Perdiswell Past and Present by Joan Hinks tells us much about the well-to-do families who lived in the country mansion which stood at the heart of the area. more...
Mother's coming to stay? Place is a tip? Never fear...
YOUR mother, no matter how much you love her, can always terrify you with the simple words: "I thought I might stay for a few days". more...
Happy ending to lost albums saga
MANY readers have telephoned or written in since I recently published a portrait photograph taken more than half-a-century ago. more...
Are you getting all ready to pucker up?
Are you ready to pucker up and delight someone you fancy? If not - why not? more...
Richard's handouts down the centuries
WORCESTER people are still benefiting from the generosity of a wealthy city clothier and merchant who lived four centuries ago. more...
Going veggie is great - if you can do without meat
I CAN safely say that I would die if I tried to become a vegetarian. The only vegetables I like are mushy peas and sweetcorn, and there are only so many satisfying meals you can make out of those. more...
Couple made re-union a possibility
IN today's insular stay-at-home, armchair TV society, it was a delight the other evening to attend a large-scale re-union in Worcester with all its human hubbub. more...
Save your skin with a bottle of the finest factor
IT has always struck me as being a particularly British custom that we lie on a beach and stay there until our skin is seriously damaged, but apparently we're novices compared to the Australians. more...
Full steam ahead for the war effort
Sixty years ago, the people of Pershore and surrounding villages raised a staggering £200,000 to fund a new Royal Navy Corvette. more...
Swing a song of golf clubs
EVERY year, The Open golf championship is responsible for thousands of rational people taking up the most addictive, infuriating game known to man. more...
China crisis with its list of archives
ROYAL Worcester, a major employer in the Faithful City for 250 years, is looking for the help of past and present employees and their families and descendants. more...
Be prepared for queues, expense
THE summer holidays are here and children everywhere have been released from their schools and left in the hands of their despairing parents. more...
Atten'shun as museum's war project takes aim
YOUR military musuem needs you ...that's the clarion call to ex-servicemen of the Worcester area! more...
Best buys for southpaws, cack-handers and mollie dookers
THEY look like normal people, smell like normal people and even sound like normal people. They usually behave quite acceptably in public and can even hold down regular jobs. more...
Christmas past - 1945
OLD-TIME XMAS ATMOSPHERE - "Christmas this year should be an extremely happy one. It is the first peaceful festival since 1938. For weeks the stores have been crowded and, although there was not a great choice of presents, shoppers managed to find something, and cards and calendars, though expensive, seemed to be more plentiful. more...
Ale and hearty with that feminine touch
THE Worcester Beer and Cider Festival is sure to delight drinkers from all over the region this weekend. more...
Christmas past - 1944
SIXTH CHRISTMAS OF WAR - "Modified cheerfulness might best describe the atmosphere of any assembly of people in Britain this Christmas. more...
Over 50s army on the rise
THESE days, everyone seems to want to be young. Old people are a nuisance, tolerated rather than respected by society and ridiculed by young people who think that listening to Slipknot makes them cool. more...
Christmas past - 1943
HOME MADE CHRISTMAS - "The festive season in 1943 is going to be a home made Christmas for most British people. There are few things suitable for gifts on the market, and most of them are subject to 100 per cent purchase tax. more...
Recipe for success in the classroom breakfast: Don't start the day running on empty
SEPTEMBER is almost upon us, and the nation's children have stopped complaining about being bored as a feeling of impending doom washes over them. more...
Christmas past - 1942
CHOCOLATE QUEUES AGAIN - "When we were issued with personal ration books, we thought we had done with queuing for chocolate and sweets. more...
Digital TV isn't just monkeying around
AN auction of ITV Digital's knitted monkey mascots this week acts as a stark reminder of the perils of taking on BSkyB at the digital game. more...
Christmas past - 1941
POSTAL RUSH - "With many postmen away at the war, a lot of temporary delivery personnel have had to be hurriedly recruited, including 26 women and 59 schoolboys, primarily from the King's School, Royal Grammar School and the Technical School. more...
Christmas past - 1940
PEACE AND GOODWILL - "To think of Peace and Goodwill at this present moment in history may seem to some ironical. Millions of men, armed with the most ingenious weapons of destruction the world has ever seen, are engaged in an orgy of killing, maiming and burning. more...
Christmas past
TELLING and often poignant insights into the happinesses, heartaches and hardships of Christmases in wartime Worcester are drawn here from the Evening News bound archives for the early 1940s. more...
Mary stands her ground over St George's Lane
APPARENT euphoria among the Worcester sporting public for the City FC's proposed move from St George's Lane to a new purpose-built football stadium is not shared, at least for one, by Mrs Mary Saunders. more...
Bungalow Ben's life spent helping others
Memory Lane this week looks at the life of Benjamin Bray, a Worcester builder who was one time licensee of the Crown & Anchor pub in Hylton Road and long-term steward of the city's Conservative Club. more...
Joe's painful role as the Coroner's Officer
A POLICEMAN'S lot is clearly not a happy one when he is assigned to the role of Coroner's Officer and has to deal solely with death, as in the case of the late Joe Freeman at Worcester. more...
Happy days treading the boards at the Theatre Royal
MY recent feature on Christmases past in Worcester during the Second World War evoked much nostalgia for Beryl Gough, who for many years, has been well-known locally as a dancer and choreographer. more...
Cheerful Harold was always ready to party
FONDLY remembered this week are a popular Shambles character of yesteryear and a once-familiar landmark building in the heart of Worcester. more...
Family fortunes in seed and hop sales
FLEETINGLY back in the spotlight is a Worcester family firm which ran a thriving hop and seed merchants business from three landmark city buildings through much of the 20th Century. more...
Constructed to make an impression
TO me, and I am sure others, one of the most impressive buildings in the Worcester suburbs is the large scale, Georgian-style block occupied by Kays in Northwick Avenue, Barbourne. more...
The good old, bad old days of Lowesmoor
LIFE at Lowesmoor, Worcester, of the 1920s and 30s is vividly remembered by the surviving members of the Tunstall family. more...
Heading for a nuts and berries old age
WE'RE all heading blindly into a poverty-stricken old age and many of us won't be able to retire until we're 95, according to recent scaremongering. more...
Do you feel fit enough to plan holiday?
AS winter approaches and the nation sinks into darkness and depression once again, many people start to plan next year's summer holiday to give themselves something to look forward to. more...
Don't kill kitty with kindness
ONCE upon a time, pets knew their place and managed to go about their daily business without being smothered with human affection. more...
Sink the pirates and keep music biz afloat
THE music industry has been struggling to stay afloat ever since the invention of recording equipment. more...
It's mobile madness and talk isn't cheap!
WHETHER you love them or hate them, mobile phones are now a huge a part of everyday life. more...
Brothers with a meating of minds
A FAMILY firm of butchers, one of the best-known in Worcestershire, is celebrating its centenary this year. more...
Betty's stories bring a lost age sharply into focus
THE title of one of the arresting pen pictures of Worcester past - so eloquently painted in words by the late Betty Fulcher - is Jemima and Charlie more...
Time is called at the tea bar
FINALLY, and sadly, to be disbanded next month are a group of volunteers who, for the past 67 years, have brought refreshment to hundreds of thousands of patients, out-patients and visitors to the historic Worcester Royal Infirmary at Castle Street. more...
Collective views look back to hospital of a century ago
WITH Worcester Royal Infirmary in its final days, I reproduce three photographs here of the historic hospital exactly a century ago. more...
Severn Waste answers some of your criticisms over waste site
FOR years, residents from all over the district have been taking their household and garden rubbish to the Hill and Moor tip, quite happily. more...
A hundred years of history and service
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Second look at slice of history
THE results of 12 months hard work will be revealed tomorrow when a new book by a Vale of Evesham historian is launched. more...
Happy days are here again...
FORTY people gathering for a cheery re-union to-night will readily testify that Worcester's Happy Land very much lived up to its name in their "wonderful" childhood days of the 1930s and early 1940s. more...
Family's joint history was a cut above rest
A RECENT Memory Lane photograph of Worcester from the 1920s brought a very interesting call from a local man whose forebears, it turns out, were butchers in The Shambles for at least a century. more...
Carol putting 30 years experience to good use
AN Evesham woman is hoping to use her 30 years of caring experience to help Barnardo's recruit more volunteers for its Worcestershire-based project. more...
Treasure trove of a shy, talented artist
MEMORY Lane pays belated homage to quite an accomplished Worcester amateur artist of yesteryear. more...
A case of success by firm's invention
THE thumping sound of press machinery which used to resonate through Willmotts Ltd., the former factory in Swan Lane, Evesham, overlooking the River Avon, and which stopped 12 months ago, has been replaced by the sound of mechanical diggers and builders' equipment. more...
A sad day for the Nurses' League
NOSTALGIA and sadness are naturally felt by the 337 members of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Nurses' League at the closure of the historic hospital at Castle Street. more...
Village wants to crack the code
THE Code of Conduct for parish and town councils, which was introduced by the government this year, was brought in following the Nolan Report into government sleaze. As from May, parish councils are required to adopt the code. Councillors must sign it and declare their own personal interests and those of their extended families on a register to be kept in the district council offices. more...
Printer turns limelight on mini Theatre Royal
TUCKED away behind the scenes off Worcester's Angel Street is a small-scale mock version of the auditorium of the city's former historic Theatre Royal. more...
Glory days of the Pershore boozers
ONCE there were 30 pubs in Pershore but over the years the number has dwindled until now townspeople and visitors to the historic town have just 10 to choose from. more...
Commemorating the inconceivable...
FIREFIGHTERS from the Vale, Cotswolds and Stratford are getting ready to commemorate the events of September 11, 2001. more...
Anniversary is right on track
THIS summer marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the railway line between Stourbridge and Evesham, which extended the train network to Droitwich, Pershore and Fladbury. more...
Child prodigy Hanna has a `gift' for design
WHEN five-year-old Hanna Herrera Pasqualin started doodling on a napkin in McDonalds one day, she was giving the first inkling of a special talent. more...
Royal link with lonely tomb
OCCASIONALLY, I have glanced at an impressive tomb in a fairly isolated position within Worcester Cathedral, but only recently have I been aware of the noble personage whose remains lie below it. more...
Acorns hospice made `all the difference' for Catrin's family
AS the family and friends of little Catrin Edwards prepared for her funeral this week there was encouraging news for other Vale families who find themselves in the same, sad situation. more...
Praise be for the welcome given to a community
THIS summer marks the 70th anniversary of the opening of the Bromwich Road Mission - the lasting legacy of a member of the famous Cadbury chocolate-making family who lived in Worcester and was a significant local benefactor. more...
If you didn't make the grade there's plenty of help around
IT is now a week since A-level students reaped the rewards of their labours of the past two years... or not, as the case may be. more...
Richard Cadbury... man with a mission
WORCESTER High Street was closed to traffic and lined by silent crowds on the day of the funeral of Richard Cadbury in 1935. more...
Historic line is racing to the races
VOLUNTEERS at the Gloucestershire-Warwickshire Railway are steaming ahead with their ambition to create one of the country's longest heritage railways. more...
Nomads bat on to field events and celebrations
SEVENTY-five not out and progressing confidently towards a century - that's the Worcester Nomads Cricket Club. more...
Memorial at last for war heroes
AFTER suffering months of delays due to opposition to its original design, Defford looks set to finally get a memorial for its village green later this year. more...
Pulling of the pints through two centuries
REMARKABLY, a country pub near the village of Ombersley, has now been owned and run by the same family for more than 150 years. more...
Annie saved by corrugated iron
ANOTHER tale of a miraculous escape from death in the Meco bombing has been told me in the wake of my recent feature on that fateful day - October 3, 1940. more...
Long Lartin's long serving...
SOME of the most notorious criminals in the World have passed through HMP Long Lartin since it opened in 1971. more...
Thanks are due for the city's women volunteers
MEMORY Lane pays homage this week to the teams of volunteer women who, down the past 62 years, have run an invaluable service for the needy in Worcester. more...
Trio chalk up two centuries of heavenly music
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It's last orders one more time
THE weekend "party nights" atmosphere and sing-alongs at the Cock Inn, Tybridge Street, during the 1950s are fondly remembered by Muriel and Arthur Cotterill of Kingsbury Road, Worcester. more...
Freemasons hope to dispel its image of `secret society'
FREEMASONS in the Vale of Evesham are opening their doors to the public in a bid to clarify some of the misconceptions about the fraternity. more...
Family wealth built on seeds
GASCOYNE House, the historic riverside warehouse apartments block at South Quay, is now Worcester's only prominent reminder of a once flourishing city family business. more...
A new lease of life for historic court
THE historic Besford Court, near Pershore, which dates back to the 10th Century, has taken on a new lease of life. more...
Bert's lifetime spent in slippery sales
FONDLY remembered is a well-known Worcester High Street shop which was frequently an eye-catching feature of the city centre scene through the first half of the 20th Century. more...
Is this court closure the end of an era for local justice?
THE DOORS of Evesham court have closed to local justice, and Journal court reporter Gerry Barnett who first used the press bench there over 50 years ago has been getting reaction from others involved for many years: more...
Bishop's horrific death at the stake
A PAST Bishop of Worcester suffered one of the most horrific of deaths in being burnt at the stake. more...
Residents have chance to see how Pershore could look
PLANS for the possible future development of the centre of Pershore are to go on display from next Monday. more...
Freemasonry's 270 years of lodges in Worcestershire
It's believed Freemasonry had its roots even earlier, in local associations formed by master craftsmen in the art of stone masonry, together with other local "worthies." more...
Life of POW John is recalled in diaries
STORIES of life in a First World War prisoner of War camp in Germany have been brought to life for Kevin Halford through the diary his grandfather kept. more...
A short history of Mr and Mrs Day's Dairies...
I've been learning all about the hard-working dynasty from Mrs Betty Brown (maiden name, Worthington) who, with husband Derek, was the last in the family line to trade in Lowesmoor. more...
Mum's memoirs in hidden notebooks
FOND recollections of Lowesmoor in the 1920s and 30s and of her courtship and marriage are highlighted in the hand-written memoirs of Kathleen Worthington, who died two years ago at the age of 86. more...
Worcester's college with a worldwide reputation
WORCESTER'S nationally-renowned College for the Blind is celebrating its centenary on its present site. more...
Lament for lives lost to killer drugs
LAST week Warwickshire coroner, Michael Coker lamented the high number of inquests he has had to conduct already this year. At a heroin overdose inquest last week he said: "This evil substance does nobody any good. It leads to an extremely poor quality of life that requires feeding - and too many times to the death of a young person. There have been several this year, and there are several in the pipeline." more...
Quay memories of an old Worcester quarter
COLOURFUL times half-a-century ago amid the former closely-knit riverside community of houses, shops, pubs, lodging houses, scrapyards and warehouses of Worcester's Quay Street area are fondly remembered by Robert Wardell. more...
A man of many names
NOT many people can lay claim to having the autograph of Miss Sri Lanka 1986 or `Nicole' from the famous Renault television adverts, but these are just a couple of the more unusual signatures that Bidford man Dennis Malin has collected. more...
Work colleague Doc was a true county legend
WHEN I joined the staff of the Evening News as a boy, 48 years ago, the group advertising manager of Berrow's Newspapers was a charming chap named Harold Gibbons. more...
Elgar's steamy night in Paris immortalised in memoirs
STEAMY nights in Paris were experienced in the summer of 1880 by Worcester's most famous son, Edward Elgar, and his future brother-in-law, Charles Pipe. more...
Eighty years on and Ernest is still a server at his church
A WIDE circle of friends and neighbours have, this weekend, been helping Worcester "born and bred" Ernest Smith celebrate his 90th birthday. more...
A cheery smile, a jaunty hat... the pose that growers trusted
GEOFF Budd is something of a legend with the farming community of Worcestershire. more...
The fishy business that led to salmon wars on stretches of the Severn
THERE was certainly something fishy going on at Upton-upon-Severn in the 1600s and 1700s as far as Worcester people were concerned. more...
The beastly truth behind the Bull Ring
I AM often asked how Worcester's Bull Ring got its name but the answer is, alas, very unsavoury. more...
From disaster to delight... Elgar's Dream masterpiece
ANOTHER significant milestone in the history of the Three Choirs, the world's oldest choral music festival, is reached this evening with the special Centenary performance at Worcester of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius. more...
Global warming? No, just August weather
WE tend to blame global warming for the extremes of weather Britain and Europe has seen this August, yet a quick trip through the bound archives of Berrow's Journal suggests that these spectacular climatic conditions are nothing new for the eighth month of the year. more...
Global warming? No, just August weather
THE glaringly obvious can often be missed as, in my case, with the late realisation that Worcestershire villages with "castle" in their names, once actually had ... castles! more...
The idea that never really did hold water
THANK goodness, many will say, that a ludicrous and much-published idea of the redevelopment-crazed 1960s never came to fruition at Worcester! more...
Smoke adds to atmospheric scene of the city
THE year this atmospheric view of Tallow Hill, Worcester, was captured on camera is, I'm afraid, not recorded, though the photograph appears to me to have been taken sometime between the First and Second World Wars. more...
Cycle dealer cleared after 12mph speed case
A WELL-known Worcester cycle dealer was in court this week a century ago for speeding in his automobile. He was alleged to have been travelling at more than 12 miles an hour! more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: On Tuesday, a violent storm of rain fell on the Parish of Abberley, attended by thunder and lightning. A beautiful old oak, containing three tons of timber and gracing the ground of Mrs Blayny, was shattered by a lightning strike in a most dramatic manner. A bomb or large quantity of gunpowder lodged in the tree and fired could not have had such a devastating impact. more...
The sporting purveyors of city's West side stories
FOR more that a century, a local family firm has been delivering the news every day to the people of Worcester's Westside. more...
One family's acheivements through the Sandys of time
AN EMINENT yet controversial Archbishop of York in the turbulent 16th Century stands out prominently in the long and complex lineage of the present Lord Sandys of Ombersley Court. more...
Did the Grandstand ever collapse?
CAN Memory Lane readers answer a couple of posers I have been set but can't answer? more...
Appeal is a big success
AN appeal by a Spa-based charity has been hailed a success. more...
High hopes for a high-tech hospital
THE transfer of the first patients to the new Worcestershire Royal Hospital this weekend will mark another major step forward in the work done by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to provide a comprehensive, cohesive and accessible healthcare service for the county. Gerry Barnett has been looking at what the new hospital has to offer... more...
Village outlets in fight for life
OBJECTORS to road closure at Wyre Piddle when the new bypass is opened are expected to oppose the traffic orders, according to county councillor Liz Tucker. more...
Vale memories recalled in book
MEMORIES of the Vale of Evesham as it was in the 1950s and 1960s are brought back to life in pictures in a new book Worcestershire Living Memories. more...
Pottering and teapots
THE stunning splendour of apple and fruit tree blossom in a beautiful English village, relaxing in the gardens of a pleasing teashop watching the world go by, the exhilaration of strolling in clear fresh air on a green hillside - these are a few of author Roger Noyce's favourite things. more...
Let's slim down our waste-line
THE biggest campaign to cut down on waste ever to be launched in Worcestershire got under way at the Hill and Moor site near Pershore this week. more...
Cricket club finds another six years of history
WHILE Evesham Cricket Club is having an excellent season - currently topping the League by some distance - interest continues in the history of the club, with more coming to light following the recent article in the Journal. more...
Keys to successful learning
PERSHORE folk are logging on in their droves to take advantage of a new learning facility in the town. Since it opened on the site of Seals outfitters in June more than 150 people have become members of Pershore On-line. more...
Michael's sketches capture life in RAF
A REGULAR contributor to the pages of the Journal with his sketches of the local scene, Michael J. Barnard has recalled his time with the Air Training Corps in bringing many of them together in a new book. more...
The big guns who helped win the war
SIMPLE patriotism and a realisation that he was helping finish off something started by the 1914-18 war was the reason behind Denis Falvey's decision to join the Royal Artillery before World War Two after what he described as a 20-year half time break. more...
Chemical safety boffins hired
ENVIRONMENT chiefs have hired experts to test for potentially dangerous contamination. more...
Parents pull their son out of primary
IT'S difficult not to feel some sympathy for the family from Doncaster who have decided to educate their son at home after he was taught by 13 teachers in the space of 16 months. more...
Stop pussyfooting about - it is time to deal with disturbances
I REFER to the report in the Evening News (Thursday, October 17) headed Ban the boy racers relating to disturbances in Malvern's Three Counties Retail Park. more...
Fuming at the pupil smokers
I REALLY have heard it all now. A headmaster at a school near Chester has given pupils the go ahead to smoke during break times. more...
In a huff over the road bumps and humps
HOW long before Church Road is converted into another assault course? more...
Making a mockery of the school rules
I'VE recently returned from a holiday in the sun like many other Brits I'm more than happy to leave the winter for a couple of weeks. more...
Monkey business
SCIENCE Watch (Monday, October 21) tell us that chimpanzees and humans both evolved from a common ancestor. more...
Heads still waiting for a fair cash deal
IT'S a year this week that coachloads of headteachers from across the county travelled down to Westminster to lobby the Government for better funding. more...
Wise men speak in many tongues...
HOLA y bienvenido a Education View. That's about the extent of my Spanish so far - well, that and being able to say I don't speak the language and `pleased to meet you'. (Mucho gusto, in case you're wondering) more...
Are children safe in our teachers' hands?
HOW safe are our children in classrooms these days? more...
Time to bring our schools up to scratch
THERE'S at least one Worcester school that might not be suitable for "educational purposes". more...
Lessons that could be learned after four are found using drugs
HEADTEACHERS are more interested in enforcing uniform than making sure drugs are not rife, claimed a pupil this week. more...
Students graduating into a world of debt
I READ with interest last week that the Government estimates students spend £25 a week on alcohol. more...
Lessons to be learned from Afghan children
A MERE six months ago Afghanistan women were living an oppressive existence. more...
Let our children be open to all ideals
PUPILS at a school in the north of England are at the centre of a religious education row. more...
Tough task for the new head
IT'S no wonder that Dines Green Primary School has been put on special measures. more...
Nightmare journey to get family to school on time
WHILE most 11year-olds know where they will be heading in September, one Worcester schoolboy remains in educational no man's land. more...
Why we must beat this binge-drinking
I'VE been reading with interest that binge-drinking's rife among secondary school children. more...
More good news at Elbury Mount school
GOOD news for Elbury Mount again. The school's seen no let-up following its recovery from special measures. more...
A new world where words can hurt them
NAME-CALLING, ignoring, punching and even kicking are what you would normally expect in the course of bullying. more...
Assistant + teacher = less time teaching
NEWS that teaching assistants (TAs) are not easing the paperwork burden on teachers is hardly surprising. more...
A smack to deal with pupils' wrongdoing?
CALLS for the reintroduction of corporal punishment at a Worcestershire school are bound to have pleased disciplinarians. more...
Male teachers have a vital role to play
A DRIVE to get more men teaching in primary schools was launched by the Teacher Training Agency (TTA) this week. more...
Hogwarts triggers a boom in boarding
The idea of being away from home for more than one night is enough to reduce some children to tears. But, for thousands of other more adaptable children, it is a way of life. more...
It's time to put the fun back into learning
Drug users jeopordise playtime
I'D like to say a big thank you to all the pupils and staff at Stanley Road Primary School who made me feel welcome last week. more...
Landmark ruling on slipper's return to the classroom
THE idea of smacking your own children has been well-argued across Britain, with some people quick to pounce on those who choose to punish in this way. more...
There's no mercy in the truancy warning
I SEE a woman has been jailed for knowingly letting her two daughters skip school. more...
Landmark ruling on slipper's return to the classroom
I'll miss the kids and staff says loyal Alan
ON the second day of Alan Brodrick's job of deputy head at a Worcester school he was told he was being promoted. more...
The World Cup versus study for exam pupils
THE sun may be shining and thoughts turning to beach holidays, but for thousands of teenagers there are more pressing issues on their minds. more...
Prime example of push to cut back on exclusions
SO the number of exclusions from schools is rising. Tell us something we don't know. more...
Staff are backbone of Chantry success
THERE'S more to a school than just teachers and pupils. more...
We must not forget school trip lessons
IT'S half-term and the time of year when schools take their pupils on trips. more...
Hard stance works on playing truant
THE jailing of the mother of schoolgirls who played truant is said to have had a positive effect. more...
Reassuring words on new inclusive policy Special children will not be left behind
THE future of special schools was thrown into confusion for parents when they heard that a key school was being shut down for good. more...
We must have faith in council over SEN
IF you've had your eyes and ears open over the last week you will no doubt be aware of the revolutionary changes surrounding special educational needs. more...
This magical place has high expectations
IT'S clear from the moment you step into Thornton House School that children are valued and made to believe in themselves. more...
Pets are the healthy option for children
IT'S a plea parents will recognise, but having a pet really is good for your child. more...
Search for sexy teachers should be top class
MOVE over Anna Kournikova, the crown for sexiest person is up for grabs. more...
Firm, but fair and supportive role for inspectors
EVERY day across Worcestershire a school is visited by an inspector. more...
World of work can be students' oyster
EXAMS may be coming to an end, but that doesn't mean students will stop being tested. more...
Schools' future lies in shape of pyramid
COUNCILLOR June Longmuir can't be accused of mincing her words. more...
First steps into brave new world of college
PUPILS at Elgar Technology College are marking the end of what has been a transitional year for the school. more...
Something to celebrate
CONGRATULATIONS all round for those celebrating various awards this term. more...
Providing answers to parents' questions
TUCKED away in a small office in the middle of Worcester are the answers to all parents' questions about schools. more...
The week the world came to school in city's Stanley Road
THERE are different reactions to be had when you mention to a school that you would like to drop in. more...
Weeks of freedom or stir-crazy tantrum time?
WE'RE all going on a summer holiday, fun and laughter for a week or two - or is it really tantrums and tears for a mammoth six weeks? more...
The signs they are a-changing
BOB Dylan once sang that the times they are a-changing. And for students at Royal Grammar School, Worcester, this is ringing true. more...
Lick them into shape with milk
MILK might be cool for cats but it's also cool for kids. Whoever discovered that the calcium-rich liquid, routinely suckled by calves, was full of goodness for humans, too, struck oil. more...
The 16-plus course that is growing in popularity
EVERY summer there is a rush of anxiety and stress as thousands of pupils wait for their exam results. more...
Forget male boffins - science's future could well be female
Think science and you're likely to conjure up images of boys peering into test tubes, plus Michael Faraday, Albert Einstein and Bunsen burners. more...
School all set for stardom
FAME Academy, Popstars and Pop Idol will have nothing on pupils at a Worcester school in the years to come. more...
Learning lessons from the past and looking to the future
ONE hundred and fifty years ago the relatives of pupils at Inkberrow First School were starting their first day in the classroom. more...
King's benefits from that feel-good factor
IF the Government comes up with a test to see if private schools should keep their charitable status then The King's School, Worcester, should pass with flying colours. more...
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Swan theatre closure fears
A CASH crisis hanging over Worcester's Swan Theatre looks likely to bring down the final curtain on the 40-year-old auditorium. more...
`Swan must face financial reality'
THE leader of Worcester City Council has told the Swan Theatre that it must face financial reality. more...
Councillors' upset at lack of early warning
PLACARDS urging councillors to save Worcester's Swan Theatre spoke volumes at a meeting last night. more...
MP slams `financial mess by `incompetent amateurs'
"INCOMPETENT amateurs" at the city council have caused the financial problems that could mean curtains for Worcester's Swan Theatre, according to a Worcester MP. more...
Give them a break
THE Swan is the only full-time theatre between Birmingham and Malvern and the only one where we have the opportunity to see not just big touring productions, but new plays and new playwrights. more...
Philistines are now in charge
I HAVE spent many enjoyable evenings at the Swan Theatre watching plays. more...
Confusion on website
THE city council must either be confused or hypocritical to promote the Swan Theatre on a new website, when budget cuts could force it to close, says one MP. more...
Foster's `mischief' over Swan
WORCESTER MP Mike Foster has been accused of "mischief-making" by two city politicians for criticising a tourism website part-funded by the council advertising the Swan Theatre. more...
Savings of The Swan would be quickly lost
I would like to protest in the strongest possible terms about the council's decision to cut the grant to the Swan Theatre to such a level as to force its closure. more...
Protest at grant to theatre
I WRITE to register my dismay at the reduction in the grant by Worcester City Council to Worcester Swan Theatre. more...
Don't deprive city of precious asset again
DO you remember the Lich Gate? Or the Elizabethan cottages in Lich Street? Or Blind Lizzie who lived there and repaired cane chairs? I do, but I was at school at the time and too young to do anything to save them. more...
The grant to theatre has not been `cut'
MAY I correct all those campaigning for The Swan Theatre when they refer to "grant cut or grant reduction". There is no grant reduction or cut. more...
What about Swan's benefits?
I AM the surviving founder member of the Swan Theatre and with Henry Gorst, the architect, I was involved with the theatre project from the beginning. more...
City should be proud of first class facility
IT is with considerable dismay that my wife and myself have learnt of the considerable reduction in the grant to The Swan Theatre, a decision which may either result in its closure or seriously affect its performance. more...
Parliament debate on Swan fate
THE fight to save Worcester's Swan Theatre will shift to the national stage tomorrow, with a House of Commons debate. more...
Ducking in Severn for 26 about to board boat
TWENTY-SIX people fell into the muddy waters of the Severn at Worcester in a dramatic, if somewhat amusing, incident at North Quay this week half-a-century ago. more...
News Items Down The Years
Picture of Spa town
A FASCINATING picture of Droitwich a century ago is painted by a feature on "Some British Spas" in a national magazine of the time, the Pall Mall Gazette. more...
Sad closure of local railway line
A SAD event in local railway history was witnessed at this time 50 years ago. more...
Death and crime in the news
DEATH and crime were very much in the news 250 years ago, just as they have been down the many decades since. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: ON Friday evening a young woman was violently assaulted in a coach-yard in the north of this county by a man who, it is supposed, would have murdered her on the spot had not her sister hastened to her assistance, when the villain made off. The young woman continues exceedingly ill and with little hopes of her recovery, having a locked jaw. The utmost exertions are being used and twenty guineas reward is on offer for apprehending the man, and we trust he will not long escape that punishment his wanton and atrocious cruelty so loudly calls for. more...
Nelson receives freedom of the city
EXACTLY 200 years ago this week, Admiral Lord Nelson visited Worcester to bask in the adulation of the citizens and to receive the Freedom of the City. more...
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100 years ago - May 11, 1901 more...
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100 years ago - July 6, 1901 more...
A quantum leap of culture to keep the poetry alive
MOST of us who struggle to make a living out of writing in the English language would probably balk at the prospect of composing a decent poem. more...
Travels give Netty a taste for adventure
I'VE interviewed a few people who have been on holidays of a lifetime, but try beating this. more...
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100 years ago - July 13, 1901 more...
Villagers' book should really cut the mustard
SOME wonderful little snippets about life in old Worcestershire crop up when you're trawling through rural memories. more...
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100 years ago - July 20, 1901 more...
We should dig deep for the angel in red
ACCORDING to legend, it was started "on a wing and a prayer" and rarely can a phrase have been better used. more...
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100 years ago - July 27, 1901 more...
We should dig deep for the angel in red
ACCORDING to legend, it was started "on a wing and a prayer" and rarely can a phrase have been better used. more...
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100 years ago - August 3, 1901 more...
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100 years ago - August 24, 1901 more...
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100 years ago - September 7, 1901 more...
The art of going out to the people
THE ink was barely dry on the day's issue of the Evening News before John Denton was on the phone. more...
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100 years ago - September 21, 1901 more...
Making a dog's life a whole lot better
THE old saying goes that a dog is Man's best friend. Unfortunately, it sometimes works out that Man isn't a dog's best friend. more...
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100 years ago - September 28, 1901 more...
Do I hate Germans? No. But I hate Nazis
THE six months young Paul Oppenheimer spent in England in 1936 were to prove the most important of his life. more...
Mobile memorial to men of the military railways
IT has been described as the most unusual war memorial in Britain, yet for the thousands of visitors who travel the Severn Valley Railway every year, it's probably no more than the lovely old locomotive that pulls their train. more...
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100 years ago - October 12, 1901 more...
New life for Elizabethan merchant's house
IT was about time the old building had a stroke of luck, so it was a good day for 17 High Street when Andrew Brooker-Carey took a stroll through the centre of Droitwich. more...
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100 years ago - October 19, 1901 more...
Max's beat helps keep the England squad rock steady
THERE have been times in England's none-too-distant footballing past when the sobriquet Mad Max would not have been inappropriate for Max Patrick. more...
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100 years ago - October 26, 1901 more...
Cottage destroyed as hurricane hits county
ENGLAND was struck by a severe hurricane at this time exactly 200 years ago. more...
On the trail of the lonesome pine tree
AS signposts go, there was certainly no missing them. After all, even the dimmest wit would have difficulty not noticing a 70ft tall Scots Pine Tree. more...
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100 years ago - November 2, 1901 more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: At our City Sessions, William Smith was convicted of stealing a handbag and was sentenced to be publicly whipped on Saturday next. more...
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100 years ago - November 9, 1901 more...
More power for Worcester
AT this time exactly a century ago, construction work was under way on a new riverside electricity generating station for Worcester. more...
Calendar fame for `Chicken' George Webb
WHEN music breaks out on the streets of Worcester, George Webb's there like a shot. True, he moves a little slower these days, being the pilot of an electric buggy, but you can't keep him out of the picture, as Eleanor Savage discovered when she decided to produce a series of paintings of the city's buskers. more...
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100 years ago - November 16, 1901 more...
Birched for theft of a cake
THE Journal of this week in 1902 reported: Joseph Ranford (12) of Carden Street and Joseph Lucy (10) The Pinch, Hylton Road, were charged with stealing a currant loaf valued at 10d, the property of Robert Stevens Wheatley, a baker of 25 Lowesmoor. Witnesses said they saw the boys rush into the shop and snatch the cake. more...
Me and my old mucker meet again!
PUBLIC toilets with penny-in-the-slot locks and streets cleaned by horse-drawn brush carts, the sepia tinted world of Worcester half a century ago. more...
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Sun shines on school station
THE sun is out, the sky is blue, there's not a cloud to spoil the view, now St Clement's primary school has finally got its weather station. more...
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100 years ago - November 30, 1901 more...
City mourns death of George VI
THE black-bordered pages of Berrow's Journal were naturally dominated by news of the death of King George VI at this time exactly 50 years ago. more...
Going off the rails Steaming ahead with education
AS an understatement, it stands right alongside Noah's observation there was a drop of rain on the way. more...
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100 years ago - December 7, 1901 more...
A man with many strings to his bow
WE moved here," said Tom Clarke-Hill, "to get away from the drive-by shootings in LA. "Droitwich doesn't have drive-by shootings - it has drive-by shoutings. more...
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100 years ago - December 14, 1901 more...
History is made on the Malvern Hills
HISTORY was made on the Malvern Hills at this time half-a-century ago when a new technique for erecting overhead electric power cables was used for the first time in Britain. more...
Providing a platform for the county's young talent
ON the evening of Tuesday, July 30, 2002, the music will start, the lights will go down and the curtain will rise on the 20th anniversary show of WODYS. more...
Ancient kiln uncovered at Priory
SIGNIFICANT finds were made when workmen dug trenches across part of the churchyard of Malvern Priory (pictured) this week exactly a century ago. more...
Tony's special motto: Who dares organises
ANYONE who's ever been at the sharp end of organising a Three Counties Show might consider five years in the SAS to be good training, although Tony Halls took the groundwork rather father than that. more...
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100 years ago - January 4, 1902 more...
The inspiration behind 007's most deadly enemy
AFTER 15 minutes rapid fire bonhomie from Henry Blofeld, you feel like you've been hit by a truck. more...
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100 years ago - January 11, 1902 more...
Charlie is their darling at event
THERE will be fingers and just about everything else crossed in the pretty little Worcestershire hamlet of Porter's Mill this coming weekend, as one of its best-looking residents faces the biggest challenge, both physically and mentally, of his life. more...
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100 years ago - January 18, 1902 more...
Honours, even for great and the good
A NUMBER of prominent Worcestershire people were today celebrating after learning they had been named in The Blair Old Year's Honours list. more...
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100 years ago - January 25, 1902 more...
Flying saucers, banjo music... ... and The Font and Gherkin?
GOOD evening my friends. This is Olde Phillpotte calling from his cave deep in the forests of Battenhall. more...
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100 years ago - February 1 1902 more...
n Where humming of computers blends with buzzing of bees Ancient skill brought into the 21st Century
AS cottage industries go, this one has a nice touch of the ancient and modern. more...
Don't gamble with the euro
IT'S been some time since I last visited Germany. But I suspect very little has changed since the 1970s when, for three consecutive summers, I travelled to the Rhineland. more...
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100 years ago - February 8, 1902 more...
Nostalgia pics bring county's history back
EXPLORING the Dark Continent, with all its inherent dangers, hardly equates to meandering around the peaceful country lanes of 19th Century Worcestershire by gentle horse drawn cart taking snap shots of local beauty spots. more...
Once more unto the breeches, girls
VETERAN Worcester journalist and writer Michael Grundy always weaves a cracking good yarn but last month he really excelled himself. more...
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100 years ago - February 15 1902 more...
Yes, Minister ... that's what Christine said to John Profumo
IN a delightfully tactful way, I was warned John Edgecombe only occasionally touches down on this planet and sadly his spaceship hadn't landed the day I phoned him. more...
From the archives
100 years ago - February 22 1902 more...
Crime-busting idea dates back to Saxons
THIS summer Neighbourhood Watch, the community crime prevention scheme, officially celebrates its 20th anniversary, but historically it may well be underselling itself. more...
Taking big issue with the buskers
WALKING along Worcester's High Street, even the most casual observer cannot help notice how few good buskers there are around these days. more...
From the archives
100 years ago - March 1 1902 more...
Show all jam and Jubilee
FAR be it from me to suggest they can all remember every little detail, but when it comes to celebrating 50 years of the Queen's reign, few organisations are better placed than the WI. more...
Breaking bread with the Last of the Rat-hicans
LAST Guy Fawkes Night, I decided to break with tradition and make a bit more of Britain's annual fire worship ritual. more...
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100 years ago - March 15 1902 more...
Spice: Man's last frontier
IN a neat twist to the usual, Malvern master chef Maurice Bunton has been out to India to show the locals how to "go out for an English". more...
Saddle's a sore point in a chap's memory
MY friend the late Eugene Van Der Hoog was a strange man. One of those people who do not seem to "fit". It was fortunate that he managed to scrape a living as a musician and artist - for had he not followed those pursuits, I have no idea how he would have survived. more...
Well worth making a song and dance about
PC57A certainly made an arresting sight as he stood directing traffic in the centre of Bristol that summer's day in 1940. more...
You could be toiling until the day you die
ABOUT a year ago, one of my relatives in Leicester sent me a cutting from the local evening newspaper that he thought might interest me. more...
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100 years ago - March 22 1902 more...
Tim will `miss the buzz'
MANY years ago, probably more than either of us care to remember, when I started on the Evening News, one of my first assignments was to cover the sports day of King's School, Worcester, held on a gorgeously sunny summer afternoon on the playing fields in New Road. more...
Frank display merely touches surface
THE main speeches had finished and it was time to strike up the band. more...
Orphans' emigration
A CENTURY ago, England was shipping some of its orphans across to North America to start new lives. They included boys from Worcester, as a report in the Journal for this week of 1902 reveals. more...
Only a `yes' or a `no' will do
RIGHT, here's the question. Now, I want some real soul-searching here, none of that old knee-jerk stuff with the proverbial well-ground axe close to hand. No - I'd like you examine your consciences and consider this point of principle. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: The new and elegant Worcester and Birmingham Post Coach - to carry four insiders only - sets out from the Hop Pole Inn in Foregate Street every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning at 8 o'clock to the Rose Inn, Edgbaston Street, Birmingham where it arrives at Dinner and meets coaches for Leicester, Cambridge, Nottingham, Lincoln, Hull, Derby, Sheffield, Newcastle, Manchester and Liverpool. more...
Riverside town has just the right man at the helm
IF there are any problems afflicting the good health of Upton-upon-Severn, it's got the right man at the helm to sort them out. more...
`Ghost' ordered out of the city by magistrate
GHOSTLY goings-on 200 years ago in a riverside area of Worcester, then known as Turkey (today, Tybridge Street), were reported in graphic detail by Berrow's Journal in this week of 1802. more...
I don't want to buy, I don't want the call
IT started with the brown fungus that exploded between my fingers in a cloud of spores, a vile-looking grainy smoke immediately snatched by the wind and carried away. more...
County remembers a popular monarch
WORCESTERSHIRE'S homage to King George VI, through a series of memorial services, was reported fully by Berrow's Journal this week 50 years ago. more...
From barns, troughs and cisterns to a very tall wooden bird
IN its current state it might look a bit drafty, but the bidding was expected to become red hot today, when an old oak-framed barn comes up for auction at Grimley, the riverside village just outside Worcester. more...
Lost faces in need of an identity
THE remains of soldiers continue to be found along the old battle lines in France and Flanders, disturbed from their eternal rest by development work, farmers tilling the land or sometimes by people walking across the former killing fields. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: WANTED immediately to superintend the business of a Inn in the country near this city, a steady, careful Woman. One who has been accustomed to the business may hear of a comfortable situation by directing a letter first to the Printer of this Journal. more...
More to twitching than just the nuts
A FEW weeks ago, I accompanied my wife to a sales conference being held by her firm at an imposing pile situated near Bath in the charming county of Somerset. more...
Stuff those peasants, we're doing fine Jack
MARIE Antoinette, as some will recall, lost her head after a suggestion that starving French peasants should eat cake. more...
The stresses of going through a Midlife Crisis
LIFE'S been rather stressful of late. Mind you, it's nothing I can't handle - but then, I was always an old worry guts. more...
Concern for a castle with sewage in moat
THE state one of Worcestershire's historic landmarks, Hartlebury Castle, was very much in the news at this time a century ago. more...
Striking at heart of democratic system
JUST when you thought it was safe, the spectre of the trigger-happy public representative pops up with the abruptness of Glenn Close rearing out of the bath in Fatal Attraction. more...
Close call for Witley Court
THE once magnificent country mansion, Witley Court was under threat of being totally wiped from the Worcestershire landscape at this time half-a-century ago. more...
Queen Mum... the defender of our democracy
THE nation's outpouring of grief following the death and funeral of the Queen Mother will be remembered as an epic saga of modern times that featured a cast of millions. more...
Let's have a clean sweep in the filthy city
FOUR years ago last Christmas, I had a bit of a run-in with the law. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: Notice to Builders - Any person or persons desirous of contracting to build a new gaol for the County of Worcester may see plans and particulars at the present gaol or at Mr Byfield's office at No.39 Craven Street, The Strand, London. more...
Labour has lost its principles
REGARDLESS of one's view of life, there can be few people who have not been disturbed by the case of Peter Nielsen, the Labour activist who was dropped as a council candidate because he wrote a letter to the Evening News. more...
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Thousands line city streets to welcome a peace treaty
THOUSANDS of citizens lined Worcester's streets this week exactly 200 years ago to celebrate the signing of a peace treaty between Britain and France, who had been at war for years. more...
Nothing to brag about
SINGER Billy Bragg is to release an anti-jubilee song that he hopes will be number one as Britain marks the Queen's 50-year reign. more...
Concern over fairness of a Coronation levy
Raised eyebrows at a penny rate to cover celebrations more...
Don't vote for apathy next time
SUCH was the level of apathy in all but a few Worcester wards, I'm sure many will agree that the May elections were probably the biggest turn-off so far this year. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: WANTED immediately a Field contiguous to the City of Worcester and consisting of about 20 square acres, for exercising the 5th Dragoon Guards apply to the Commanding Officer at Mr Russell's, Grocer, at The Cross. more...
Time we had a right decision on planning
AT some stage this year, the people of Worcester will discover whether or not a new school is to be built on the city's outskirts. more...
Christians up in arms at Good Friday circus
A PROPOSED Eastertide circus at Malvern caused quite a public stir around this time a century ago. more...
Two fingers to the PC brigade
A FEW years ago, a celebrated feminist and academic wrote a lengthy piece for one of the quality papers about what she believed were the origins of the famed two-fingered salute. more...
`Highwayman' in city
A MAVERICK was clearly in town at Worcester this week exactly 250 years ago. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: SARACEN'S Head Inn, The Tything, Worcester - Mary Raxter, widow of Robert Raxter, takes this early opportunity of returning thanks to the respectable Customers who were kind enough to make use of the House in his time, and begs leave to inform them and the public in general that she proposes carrying on the business and hopes, by strict care and attention, to merit their favours. more...
Unravelling some rattling good yarns
EVERYBODY loves a mystery. Without doubt, there is definitely something irresistible about a rip-roaring, rattling good yarn slowly and deftly unravelled in the hands of the seasoned storyteller. more...
Hats off as city plants an oak to mark coronation
A CORONATION Oak was ceremoniously planted on Pitchcroft at this time exactly a century ago as part of Worcester's celebrations of the pending crowning of Edward VII in June 1902. more...
Drunk? Aggressive? That'll be a student
READERS who cast their eyes about the columns of the Evening News will see a fair smattering of stories about people who have fallen foul of the law. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: THE rejoicings at Astley in this county for the Peace Treaty with France were highly gratifying. Two fine sheep were roasted at the Burf which, with plenty of ale and cyder (all given by gentry of that place and its neighbourhood) were partaken by the inhabitants, whose children were likewise regaled with plum cakes. The donors honoured the festive scene with their presence, and after spending the day in the joyous hilarity which the occasion naturally inspired, they retired in the evening amidst the grateful acclamations of the rustic assemblage. more...
It's all a load of old balls if you ask me
SO, Dad. Tell me something. What did you do during the World Cup? more...
Theatre upgrading
WORCESTER'S Theatre Royal was clearly crying out for upgrading exactly a century ago. more...
Is a mere modicum of respect too much to expect?
YES mate, what can I do for you?" offered the person perched behind the bar of one of Worcestershire's most celebrated hotels. more...
Soldiers must be left to slumber
SO here you are, taking a break on this English summer's day, reading your Evening News, and perhaps enjoying a coffee or a snack at your favourite lunchtime retreat. more...
Expelled from workhouse
A BIG clear-out of malingerers from the Worcester Workhouse was put in hand 100 years ago. more...
Passage of time cruel to stations
THOSE of you old enough to remember Bronco Lane on the telly and Jimmy Young with a full head of hair will cherish the memory of the old-style seaside holiday. more...
Timely warning failed to save our historic buildings
A TIMELY but unheeded warning was issued to Worcester people half-a-century ago to protect and preserve their precious remaining rows of medieval half-timbered buildings. more...
Just what are the answers?
SOMEWHERE, in the recesses of a Government building, or contained within rows of filing cabinets in a cavernous storehouse, there lies concealed the corporal punishment book from my old school. more...
1,000 lashes punishment
LOCAL military men were thanked at this time 200 years ago. The Journal of 1802 explained: "A subscription raised in this city as acknowledgement to the non-commissioned officers and privates of our Worcester Militia for their good conduct has been divided amongst them before they are disbanded, and each man has received a share amounting to 5s.6d. more...
Just anybody can be a hero
IF only the native Americans had known what a race of wimps they were up against when the first white settlers crossed the continent and began to steal all the land west of the Big Muddy. more...
Monarch at mercy of a clumsy mason
PASSERS-by in Worcester High Street were clearly being amused by the antics of a clumsy stonemason outside the Guildhall at this time 100 years ago. more...
It's all muck and no magic
IT appears that the Government's long-term strategy of concreting over the entire British Isles is going according to plan, judging from last week's unveiling of options for new airports across the country. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: An Inquisition was taken before George Best, Gent., one of His Majesty's Coroners for this county, on view of the body of Mary Hopkins, lying dead, who on the preceding Wednesday wilfully threw herself into the River Stour and was drowned. The Jury, after a full investigation, returned a verdict of Self Murder, in consequence of which she was, by the virtue of the Coroner's Warrant, buried in the public highway. An improper connection with a young man, of whom she was jealous, is supposed to have been the reason for her committing such a rash act. more...
Face the fact, I'm just plane scared
THIS may sound ridiculous, but there was one book that most definitely wasn't going to be included in the hand luggage as I prepared for this flight to Barcelona. more...
Nailing the lies of `some evil-minded persons'
THE following item is taken from the Journal of this time in 1752: more...
£50,000 plan to double the size of Norton Barracks
THE War Office was planning at this time a century ago to expand Worcester's Norton Barracks, doubling its size at what was then the huge cost of £50,000. more...
Musical memories and a trip to sunny Spain
NOW let's see, where did we leave it last week? I can't decide whether it was gawping at Penelope Cruz or pestering Roy Cropper for his autograph at Barcelona airport. Ah yes, I remember - it was breathing a sigh of relief as our jet winged its way homeward. more...
Scandal of widow and her dead baby
SOME fairly racy and revealing reports are to be found in scanning the Worcester Journal editions for this month 250 years ago. Here are just two items from 1752: more...
Reuniting survivors
A WAR veteran who survived the sinking of his troopship in the Mediterranean in 1942 is keen to organise a reunion service for the survivors. more...
I confess my life's a big mess
FOR most of my working life, Saturdays have been much the same as any other day in the week. As you might imagine, like the proverbial city that never sleeps, newspapers are no respecters of rigid routines. more...
Mourning over, a nation gets ready for the coronation
LIFE in England capital exactly a century ago was affected by similar contrasting emotions to those of today with mourning at the death of the Queen Mother and the pending celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. more...
Retain those golden days
WELL, that's it for another year. You know, the summer holidays - they're more-or-less finished. Of course, when I use the "h" word, I mean it in the loosest sense of the term. more...
Newsboy taken to court for shouting his wares too loudly
IN Worcester a century ago, it clearly didn't pay to be too exuberant, as one newsboy found out to his cost. more...
Closet doors will soon be opening
IT was with great surprise and no small degree of fascination that I learnt of the formation of a branch of the Socialist Party in Worcester. more...
Worcester's not out of the woods yet...
SO now we know. After months - possibly years - of stealth, subterfuge and concealment, Transport Minister Alistair Darling's gang of consultants has placed a pin in the map and chosen the possible site for Britain's new airport. more...
A badge of past office for Worcester's ex-Mayors
FORMER Mayors of Worcester were, from half-a-century ago, to have a tangible reminder of their years of office as First Citizen. more...
What Islam can teach Christian Churches
THERE has been a number of letters to the Evening News recently about the life and times of 14th Century religious reformer John Wycliffe. more...
Runaway horses the cause of death, injury, damage
CLEARLY, if you valued your health and well-being in Worcester, it was always advisable as pedestrians 100 years ago to be on your guard against bolting horses! more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: Members of the Spetchley and Adjoining Parishes Association for the Prosecution of Felons are requested to meet at the Rein Deer Inn, Mealcheapen Street, Worcester on Saturday at three o'clock. Those members who have not paid their subscriptions are expected to do so on or before that day. more...
Carpet for fit for a coronation
THE magnificent carpeting that adorned Westminster Abbey a century ago for the Coronation of Edward VII was specially made by a then nationally-renowned Worcester carpet manufacturing company. more...
Worcesters granted freedom of borough
WHAT the Journal described as "one of the greatest local spectacles of the century" was witnessed in Kidderminster at this time half-a-century ago. more...
Workers highlight a threat of starvation
SOME sharp foresight clearly prevailed among the English working classes at this time a century ago, judging from an item in the Journal of 1902 under the heading "Food Supply in War Time". more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: Mr Harris of Sidbury has received an honorary Medallion presented to him by the Royal Humane Society for having providently rescued and restored to life a youth who had been apparently drowned in the Severn. more...
Strauss heaps rare praise on `local boy'
WORCESTER'S most famous son, Edward Elgar, was basking in his first rays of international recognition at this time exactly a century ago, thanks mainly to the leading German composer of the time, Richard Strauss. more...
City mourns passing of actor-impresario
AT THIS time 100 years ago, Worcester was mourning the passing of actor-impresario William Gomersal who had been lessee of the Theatre Royal in Angel Street for 21 years. more...
Memorials to war dead unveiled in Cathedral
THREE new memorials to the war dead were unveiled in Worcester Cathedral at this time half-a-century ago. more...
Age no barrier to doctor's wife
THE Worcester Journal of 250 years ago makes fascinating and sometimes amusing reading. Here is just a taste of the sort of snippets published in 1752: more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: The 24th Regiment of Foot, which lately landed at Portsmouth from Egypt, has passed through the city in the course of the present week on the way to Liverpool. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: Residents of Great Witley and surrounding villages formed themselves into something of a vigilante or neighbourhood watch group at this time two centuries ago. It was called the "Hundred House Association" and, through a public notice, warned that at its joint expense it would "pursue and prosecute every person or persons who shall commit or attempt to commit a felony or any other criminal offence in this district." more...
Courageous landlady brings villains to justice
THE historic Shakespeare Hotel in Angel Street, Worcester, clearly had quite a formidable landlady at this time 200 years ago, judging from a report in Berrow's Journal for this week of 1802 more...
King's pardon for deserters
A "PROCLAMATION for Pardoning Deserters" was published in the Journal for this week of 1802 when the nation was enjoying a short break in its years of war with France. more...
City rejoices at end of Boer War
JOYOUS news of the end of the Boer War in South Africa arrived in Worcester at this time a century ago. more...
Saturday football opposed
FOOTBALL even on Saturdays seems to have been frowned upon by some at this time 100 years ago. more...
Praise for gas street lamps
MALVERN'S famous gas street lamps, proudly surviving as part of the scene in the hillside town today, were winning lavish praise at this time a century ago. more...
Farmer is compensated for crash on the tracks
A "RAILWAY smash" near Norton Station outside Worcester was the subject of a County Court case, fully reported by the Journal at this time exactly a century ago. more...
Props sale more fun than productions
A SALE OF surplus "props" at Worcester's historic Theatre Royal a century ago this week appears to have been very much a performance in itself, judging from "Crowquill's" comment column in the Journal of June 1902. more...
Crossing victory celebrated by pair
A THOUSAND-name petition calling for action to halt the speed of a busy Worcester road looks set to reap rewards. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: A most immoral practice has prevailed in the town of Manchester since the peace treaty with France has been concluded. more...
King's illness halts Royal celebrations
IN the coming week of June exactly a century ago, Worcester and the rest of the nation was supposed to be holding a right Royal celebration, similar, though on an even grander scale, to this month's festivities marking the Queen's Golden Jubilee. more...
Triumphant show
"A TRIUMPH over adversity" was the general verdict on the June 1952 Three Counties Show held at Hindlip near Worcester. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: The Senate of the United States has ratified the convention between the USA and Great Britain for the payment of £600,000 as a full compensation for all claims on account of debts due before the war. more...
Dripping treat in cake
THERE are almost Dickensian overtones to another tale from Berrow's for this week of 1902. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: To Country Gentlemen and Others - Try Hunter's Restorative Balsam of Life and Health to cure the Deplorable Decays and Weaknesses brought on by dissipated pleasures, hard drinking and too powerful courses of mercury. The Balsam has been well known for 20 years for its inestimable virtues. This invaluable medicine may be had from the Printer of this Paper and his Newsmen. more...
Drunken pea-pickers bring shame to town
THE Avonside town of Evesham was in the news for all the wrong reasons at this time a century ago. more...
Press are given a first-hand view of murderer's hanging
AN EXECUTION at the former Worcester Jail in Castle Street was described in detail in Berrow's Journal this week exactly a century ago. more...
Conquering hero returns
WITH PEACE restored at last at the end of the Boer War, the nation gave a rapturous hero's welcome home from South Africa to Lord Kitchener this week a century ago. more...
Politicians injured in hillside accident
AN OUTING to Malvern by nearly 400 West Midlands politicians this week exactly 100 years ago was marred by a serious accident on a hillside road. more...
World's tallest man pays visit to city
THIS week 250 years ago, Worcester people were offered the chance to gaze on possibly the world's tallest man at that time. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: At the Worcester County Quarter Sessions this week, Thomas Price, convicted of felony, and Thomas Smith for stealing nine fowls and a turkey cock were each sentenced to the transported for seven years, while Joseph Attwood for stealing a hen was sent to three months hard labour. more...
News Items Down The Years
Rich and famous turn to health resorts
A FURTHER insight into the lives of England's rich and famous a century ago is given by the Journal's London correspondent "Aurora" in her Ladies' Column for this week of 1902. more...
Conflict over quarrying in Hills
A FURTHER proposed devastating bout of destruction to the Malvern Hills through quarrying was the subject of a major public debate at this time half-a-century ago. more...
Italian and his donkey
SOME EYE-CATCHING cases were reported by the Journal from the Worcester Petty Sessions court this week exactly 100 years ago. Here are just four:- more...
Americans `take possession' of a Cotswold gem
AN American invasion of a picturesque Cotswold village in Worcestershire was highlighted by the Journal this week exactly a century ago - and, remember, it was long before the days of air travel and package holidays. more...
City's `comforts' for the soldiers
DURING the Boer War in South Africa, many Worcester people busied themselves sending "Comforts for the Soldiers." more...
Could it have been Nelson?
TWO very tantalising items appeared in the Journal for this week of 1802, both teasingly short of vital information. more...
In their stride
WYRE Forest walkers put their best feet forward to raise cash for Acorns. more...
In court for attempting suicide
THE Journal edition of this week a century ago reported the plight of a distraught Worcester man. An engine fitter by trade and in middle age, he appeared before magistrates at Upton-upon-Severn, charged with attempting to commit suicide by jumping into the river from Upton Bridge. more...
Make it a date with Acorns
MORE than £300 has been donated to Acorns Children's Hospice Trust from the Portman Building Society. more...
Death sentence for four sheep rustlers
IT clearly did not pay to be caught sheep stealing in this county 200 years ago, as four men found to their bitter cost when they were brought before a judge at the Worcester Assizes in 1802. more...
You want us to fund-raise? It's in the bag
STAFF from a Worcestershire garden centre have bagged more than £1,000 for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: During a violent storm of thunder and lightning on Thursday last, Edward Taylor, a potato dealer of Ombersley, while driving a cart on a road in that parish with his two horses, was struck dead. A woman and two children who were riding in the cart, happily escaped unhurt. A cow grazing in a field near Bromyard was also killed by the lightning. more...
Public response is gathering pace
THE prospect of a children's hospice for Worcester is £90,000 closer thanks to generous fund-raisers flocking to support Acorns events. more...
Princess wows the crowds in Worcester
PRINCESS Margaret, beaming and looking glamorous even in uniform, took centre-stage in a full page of pictures and lengthy reports in Berrow's Journal this week exactly 50 years ago. more...
Show success sparks plans for riverside
A TWO-week charity art exhibition has revealed a huge demand for a permanent display, the organiser has said. more...
Foot-and-mouth hits the county's farmers
FOOT-and-mouth disease was clearly rampant in Worcestershire at this time 250 years ago. more...
Brass band raises funds
ACORNS has found its coffers £1,000 better off thanks to a brass band concert arranged by the Rotary Club of Worcester Severn. more...
A glimpse of city life 250 years ago
A SERIES of public notices and reports in the Worcester Journal of 250 years ago make fascinating reading and give a glimpse into local life in 1752. more...
Grand day on the course
GOLFERS throughout Worcester got into the swing of things for a charity match to raise cash for Acorns. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: Theatre, Worcester - The Manager respectfully informs the public that for Race Week only, the Theatre will present the comedy, "The Heir at Law" and the farcical play "The Romp." The parts of "Cicely Homespun" and "The Romp" will be played by Miss Mellon from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane who has been engaged for the week. more...
Coronation celebrations take over Faithful City
AN ILLUMINATED boat procession along the Severn from the Waterworks to the Cathedral was the highpoint of Worcester's celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII this week exactly a century ago. more...
Adam to open boots for cash
A TEENAGE entrepreneur hopes to raise thousands of pounds for the Acorns Children's Hospice as he starts the first of a series of car boot sales. more...
Birds probable cause of foot-and-mouth
BIRDS were identified by scientists exactly 50 years ago as the most probable cause of the spread of Foot and Mouth disease in Britain. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: On Wednesday, the Right Hon.Viscount Nelson, accompanied by Sir William and Lady Hamilton, arrived in Oxford where the Freedom of the city was presented to his Lordship. The following day, an honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law was conferred on his Lordship by the university. He and his party then travelled on to Gloucester. His Lordship appeared in high health and spirits. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: MR Elouis, Harp Master to Her Royal Highness, Princess Sophia of Gloucester and several of the Royal Family, respectfully informs the Nobility and Gentry of Worcester and its environs that he will have the honour to give a concert on the Pedal Harp at the Hop Pole Inn, Worcester, at 7 o'clock next Monday. The concert will be followed by a ball. Admittance 3s.6d. more...
Faithful City responds to flood disaster
HEADLINES in the Journal exactly half-a-century ago were dominated by the Linton and Lynmouth flood disaster and the speedy response of Worcestershire people to the relief fund. more...
Dancing the night away for Acorns
REVELLERS at the Acorns summer ball dug deep into their pockets and raised thousands of pounds for the charity. more...
Horses trot home for Acorns
HARNESS racers from all over the country flocked to an event staged to raise cash for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust. more...
Appeal for Acorns is nearing a million
GENEROUS fund-raisers have swelled the Acorns appeal to build a new Worcester children's hospice to nearly £1m in just four months. more...
Bric-a-brac is the hot seller in charity shop
THE Acorns shop is a cornerstone of the charity's fund-raising appeal. more...
Elgar's choral masterpiece wins acclaim in city
THIS week a century ago, a hugely significant first performance took place at the Three Choirs Festival in Worcester of Elgar's great choral masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius. more...
Gameshow win boosts Acorns cash
A TOP fashion expert has won more than £7,000 for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust on a TV gameshow. more...
Southco's Fun day
A WORCESTER manufacturing company raised £500 for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust when it staged a fun-day. more...
£2,500 for soil toil
A PLOUGH-A-THON staged to raise cash for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust has reaped £2,500 for the charity. more...
`Extraordinary' highway robbery
AN "EXTRAORDINARY" highway robbery was reported by the Worcester Journal this week exactly 200 years ago. more...
Hills trekkers add to coffers
TREKKERS across the Malvern Hills have raised money for Acorns Children's Hospice. more...
Steamers under fire
THERE were troubled waters at Worcester in Edwardian times with regular protests about the pleasure steamers plying the Severn. more...
City's Royal visitor
WORCESTER people crowded the streets at this time 200 years ago to greet a son of their monarch (George III) when he paid a royal visit to the Faithful City. more...
China trek will fulfil challenge
A DETERMINED Kempsey woman has pledged to trek across China to raise money for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: A considerable trade is being opened up between this country and Japan - a nation which is stated to be the richest in the world for gold, spices, silks and silver. The Emperor is, fortunately, well disposed towards England. more...
Acorns' big day!
DELIGHTED organisers today thanked Evening News readers after a fund-raising appeal for a new children's hospice in Worcester smashed the £1m barrier. more...
Fourth Methodist church is completed
EXACTLY 100 years ago this week, a new Methodist Church was completed and officially opened at Pump Street, Worcester. more...
Hazel sheds pounds to gain pounds for Acorns
A SLIMMER shed pounds and raised cash for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust. more...
Divided nation of gamblers and savers
A LEADING Worcestershire figure slammed Britain of half-a-century ago as being "a divided nation - of gamblers and of savers." more...
Duo go from Ho! to Hoe for Acorns
A PAIR of graduates have completed an assignment of a different class, after challenging themselves to walk for charity. more...
Death of Droitwich's legendary `Salt King'
THE animosity felt towards his estranged wife by Droitwich's legendary "Salt King" John Corbett right up until his death was fully exposed with the publication of his will this week exactly a century ago. more...
Fourth Methodist church is completed
EXACTLY 100 years ago this week, a new Methodist Church was completed and officially opened at Pump Street, Worcester. more...
Oar's well that ends well for canoeists
A VISUALLY-impaired canoeist and his friend have raised almost £400 for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust. more...
Hospice fund hits £1.75m mark
FUND-raising for a new children's hospice has hit the £1.75m mark thanks to generous donations from people throughout Worcestershire and Herefordshire. more...
Anger as hop growers besiege city seedsmen
THE 1901 Worcester Hop, Sheep and Cheese Fair was marred by what the Journal headlined as "Disturbance at the Hop Market," though it sounds to have been more like a riot! more...
Record entry of sheep in city fair
WORCESTER'S historic Hop, Cheese and Sheep Fair was still a firm feature of the local calendar in 1951 and the Journal was able to report a record entry of sheep for sale at the city's cattle market. more...
Distinguished soldier's death.
A DISTINGUISHED military man of Worcestershire died at this time 50 years ago. more...
Bitter controversy over plans for a public house
THE centenary of the city's Diglis House Hotel as licensed premises is reached this autumn, judging from a report in Berrow's Worcester Journal for this week of 1901. more...
Notorious drunk `Nobby' sends the city his thanks
News items down the years
1801: To be let - an elegant Country Residence called "Barbourne Place," just 10 minutes walk from the City of Worcester. A truly desirable house and premises with about five acres of excellent land, together with stabling, coach houses, gardens, wash-house and brewhouse. The accommodation in the house is on three storeys with four rooms on each. The premises are fitted up at much expense and are calculated for the immediate reception of a genteel family. more...
Worcester man the star of a top circus
THE Big Top was coming to Worcester at this time 50 years ago, creating much excitement among local youngsters. more...
Constable to rescue when a horse bolts
A CENTURY ago this week, Berrow's Worcester Journal reported on "a sensational incident which occurred in Broad Street on Wednesday''. more...
News items down the years
1801: Mr J. Griffiths, Original Umbrella and Parasol Maker of Worcester, gratefully acknowledges the very distinguished patronage he has received from his numerous Friends and the Public and most respectfully informs them that he has removed from Goose Lane (today, St Swithin's Street) to No.64 High Street near The Cross where he shall be enabled to carry on business more extensively than hitherto and hopes to experience the continuance of their generous support. more...
Swimming tragedy in the Severn
DEEP concern was expressed by Berrow's Journal this week 100 years ago over the drowning of a young man in Worcester's only public swimming facility of the time - the "Corporation Barge," a floating wooden contraption moored alongside Pitchcroft. more...
Constable to the rescue as dogs lock jaws in city
A DETAILED account of a furious dog fight in The Tything, Worcester, a century ago this week was recounted in highly amusing terms by Crowquill in his Journal comment column of 1901. more...
Workmen make a macabre find in city Cathedral
A MACABRE but fascinating find was made in Worcester Cathedral at this time 250 years ago. more...
Aussies give public a show for their money
THE visit of the Australian touring team to play Worcestershire at the New Road Ground 100 years ago brought an off-beat description of the game from "Crowquill" in his Journal comment column. more...
We Say
The Worcester Evening News is the regional and local daily newspaper for the people of Worcester and the county of Worcestershire. more...
Flying start for hospice launch
THE Three Counties Appeal to help raise the £4m needed to build a new Acorns Children's Hospice in Worcester has been officially launched. more...
Remarkable pull of a devoted team
THERE are two seats which loom large in my memory so far as Acorns is concerned, and I could take you to both of them now. more...
Money vital to the operation
EVERY year, 25 children who could have benefited from Acorns die across the three counties. more...
Marathon men plan to run into pounds
SIX other Worcestershire runners will also be pounding the streets of London for the charity. more...
`I'll be doing this forever' says chef Kev
ONE fund-raiser is Kevin Garford, head chef at Worcester Rugby Club. more...
MP's prize gesture
WORCESTER MP Mike Foster handed over his prize car to a new owner - with the proceeds going to two local charities. more...
Willie's dying wish will be set in stone
IT was Willie Sayce's dying wish that his land be donated to help life-limited children and their families. more...
`Nobody knew how great the need was... it grew so rapidly, we found demand was so great...'
THE idea for an Acorns Children's Hospice Trust came to fruition in 1988 when the first unit was opened by Princess Diana in the Birmingham suburb of Selly Oak. more...
A special place for special children
Ann Wheeldon meets two families for whom Acorns has meant so much - coping as they face the stresses life has bought them. more...
Pledge to support hospice fund-raising
THE Evening News is celebrating the launch of Acorns Children's Hospice Trust's Three Counties Appeal by committing the newspaper to supporting every fund-raising effort - and pledging to raise a significant sum itself. more...
Alison on the Inca cash trail
A SEASONED fund-raiser is set to take on the challenge of Peru's Inca Trail to clock up cash for Acorns. more...
Field of dreams
THE dream of an Acorns Children's Hospice in Worcester has taken another step nearer to reality after the first month of fund-raising. more...
Fantastic gymnastics for charity
CHILDREN at a Worcester primary school have been keeping fit - and helping youngsters less fortunate than themselves in the process. more...
Branded booze may not be all it seems
DRINKERS with razor-sharp tastebuds are being urged to shop unscrupulous landlords who flog inferior booze as famous-name brands. more...
Employees sent packing in job cuts
A MALVERN packaging company is to axe a quarter of its workforce, as it prepares to capitalise on a growing market in the Far East. more...
Crash victim named
THE man killed in a road traffic accident on the Worcester side of Fromes Hill has been named as 41-year-old Zdzislaw Jurek from Poland. more...
Tory plan to tackle crime
CONSERVATIVE MPs in Worcestershire have launched a campaign to remove the county's children from the "conveyor belt to crime". more...
Talented city musician dies in Norway
A CITY man has died of a brain haemorrhage while living in Norway. more...
Council appealing to public over fly-tipping
Bromsgrove District Council is appealing to people to help with a hard-hitting plan to clampdown on illegal rubbish dumping. more...
Essential for community
MP Mike Foster believes a prestigious stadium for Worcester City FC is an essential asset for both club and community. more...
Musician can come back on trial run
A PROFESSIONAL steelpan player, whose last performance in Ledbury led to a string of complaints, has been told he can return to the town under certain conditions. more...
Cash grants for groups
A £5,000 council cash pot has been shared between schools and community groups in Droitwich. more...
News Items Down The Years
1802: Late on Wednesday night, the chaise (open carriage) driver belonging to one of the inns of this city, taking his horses as usual to wash them in the River Severn, is supposed to have fallen into the water and perished. His horses were afterwards found some distance from the spot, and the one he rode had the saddle turned under its belly. The body has not yet been taken up. more...
Sowing seeds further afield
A WORCESTERSHIRE environmental centre has enhanced its international reputation by playing host to a delegation from Asia. more...
School pupils' kindness benefits OAPs
A SUCCESSFUL harvest festival at a Worcester school has meant a bumper crop of goodies for pensioners. more...
Tell us what you want in skatepark
SKATEBOARDERS will have the chance to have their say on plans for a purpose-built park in Worcester at a meeting this week. more...
Nightclub cocaine offer ends in prison
A man who tried to sell cocaine to a student in a Worcester nightclub has been jailed for 12 months. more...
Call for a fair hearing
CONVICTED plane spotter, Wayne Groves, today demanded assurances he will get a fair hearing when he returns to Greece for an appeal next week. more...
City man loses appeal over jail term
A WORCESTER man jailed for a series of thefts has lost an appeal to have his sentence cut. more...
Dead man left in hospital bed - claim
A MAN was left in his bed for five hours after dying at Worcester's new hospital, MP Sir Michael Spicer has said. more...
STORM CHAOS - FULL ROUND UP
MORE than 13,000 homes in Worcestershire were still without electricity today after the gales that lashed the county. more...
Sport
5/9/02 - City lose pole position
WORCESTER City were edged off top spot in the Dr Martens Premier Division last night following Tiverton Town's 2-1 victory over Bath City. more...
7/8/02 - Batsman Pollard decides to retire
WORCESTERSHIRE batsman Paul Pollard today announced his retirement from first-class cricket. more...
17/6/02 - Hinshelwood wins first Scottish cap
BEN Hinshelwood looks set to be included in Scotland's side to face a USA `A' side tomorrow after winning his first Test cap. more...
6/9/02 - City bid to stretch unbeaten sequence
ANOTHER gruelling trip beckons for Worcester City with tomorrow's visit to Folkestone Invicta (3pm) but spirits are high and the omens look good for the St George's Lane club. more...
7/8/02 - Moody chasing two key signings
WORCESTERSHIRE have launched their hunt for two overseas players for next season. more...
18/6/02 - Officer recruited for Sixways push
DAVID Officer has become Worcester's 13th close-season signing at Sixways. more...
9/7/02 - City can go six points in front
TABLE-topping Worcester City could move six points clear if they defeat rivals Tamworth at St George's Lane tonight (7.45). more...
19/6/02 - Officer gunning for spot in team
DAVID Officer has warned Ben Hinshelwood he is gunning for his place after his move to Worcester Rugby Club. more...
7/9/02 - Middleton making up for lost time
THEY say form is temporary and that class is permanent which would be a pretty apt way to sum up Darren Middleton. more...
8/8/02 - Weather robbed us says Moody
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody felt table-topping Worcestershire Royals had produced a winning total before rain ruined their victory hopes in last night's floodlit Norwich Union League Division One match against Nottinghamshire Outlaws at New Road. more...
22/6/02 - Jenner enjoying Jim-nastic time!
EXPECT to see Jim Jenner jumping for joy when he touches down next season. For the powerhouse number eight has a new love in his life - gymnastics! more...
10/9/02 - City set to lose young winger
TALENTED winger Michael Blackwood is set for an early exit from St George's Lane with a Football League and Conference club after his services. more...
9/8/02 - MacGill puts Worcs in spin
PROMOTION-chasing Worcestershire were grateful for a half-century from Anurag Sin-gh on the opening day of their Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against Nottinghamshire at Kidderminster. more...
22/6/02 - Gillies makes Sixways move
GIANT lock Craig Gillies has become Worcester Rugby Club's latest signing. more...
10/8/02 - Sheriyar spell puts County in the driving seat
ALAMGIR Sheriyar believes Worcestershire have battled their way into a strong position against Nottinghamshire in the rain-hit Frizzell County Championship Division Two match at Kidderminster's Chester Road ground. more...
11/9/02 - Shares can boost City
WORCESTER City are hoping to cash in on the club's flying start to the season with a final push of its share issue scheme. more...
12/8/02 - Moody is confident for trip to Derby
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody believes Worcestershire can go into this week's match against promotion rivals Derbyshire full of confidence after drawing their rain-hit County Championship Division Two match with Nottinghamshire at Kidderminster. more...
24/6/02 - Sixways spree delights Brain
JOHN Brain today hailed Worcester Rugby Club's summer shopping spree "very successful" after capturing his final post-season signing. more...
12/9/02 - City miss out on Blackwood
MANAGER John Barton has dismissed hopes Michael Blackwood might return for Worcester City at Crawley Town on Saturday. more...
13/8/02 - County waiting on Lee verdict
WORCESTERSHIRE are confident Shane Lee will overcome a neck injury to play in their crucial Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against promotion rivals Derbyshire which opens at Derby tomorrow. more...
26/6/02 - Big Ben backed to lead charge
ANDY Keast is backing big Ben to sound out a promotion chime at Worcester Rugby Club. more...
13/9/02 - Toughest test yet for top of table City
CRAWLEY'S Broadfields Stadium may be a dream set- up but it harbours nightmares for Worcester City who shipped a goal after just 58 seconds in last season's clash. more...
14/8/02 - Triple strike for sweet Sheri
PACEMAN Alamgir Sheriyar gave Worcestershire a great start to their crucial Frizzell County Championship Division Two clash with Derbyshire at Derby today. more...
29/6/02 - Lyman lifted by Sixways changes
CONSISTENT prop Neil Lyman is delighted with the wind of change blowing through Worcester Rugby Club. more...
14/9/02 - Worcester striker is set for Achilles operation
STEWART Hadley goes under the knife next week in a bid to cure the troublesome Achilles injury that has blighted his Worcester City career to date. more...
15/8/02 - County aim to build big lead
A SIX-WICKET haul from Alamgir Sheriyar had Derby-shire reeling on the opening day of their Frizzell County Championship Division Two clash with promotion rivals Worcestershire. more...
1/7/02 - Sixways stars back in training
JOHN Brain today began the task of moulding a promotion winning side as Worcester Rugby Club's players checked in for pre-season training. more...
16/9/02 - Home match for City in the FA Cup
WORCESTER City have a good chance of progressing in the FA Cup after drawing Dr Martens Eastern Division outfit Stamford at home in the second qualifying round. more...
16/8/02 - County hit by Derby revival
A DEFIANT ninth-wicket 92-run stand rescued Derbyshire from an embarrassing defeat inside two days against Worcestershire. more...
28/10/02 - County football fixture guide
THIS week's fixtures for football clubs across the two counties include: more...
2/7/02 - Ezulike -- England dream sparked move
NNANDI Ezulike has revealed it was his England ambitions which brought him to Worcester. more...
17/9/02 - Heeley warning for the leaders
WORCESTER City must be mentally tough to prevent unfashionable Hinckley inflicting a first defeat of the season on John Barton's side tonight (7.45). more...
17/8/02 - County ease to second in table
WORCESTERSHIRE swept to a nine-wicket demolition of Derbyshire to move up to second place in the Frizzell County Championship Division Two table. more...
2/7/02 - Players feel the strain as countdown begins
IT was back to work with a bang for Worcester Rugby Club's stars yesterday as the pain game began. more...
19/9/02 - City close on new signing
WORCESTER City are locked in transfer talks with two left-sided players as manager John Barton seeks to bolster his injury-hit squad before tomorrow's centenary clash with Stafford Rangers. more...
17/8/02 - Royals chase top place
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals will be bidding to return to the top of the Norwich Union League Division One table when they take on Warwickshire Bears in a floodlit clash at Edgbaston on Monday (4.10pm). more...
2/7/02 - Springbok relishing Sixways challenge
WERNER Swanepoel checked into Sixways yesterday insisting that his Springbok exile could yet benefit Worcester Rugby Club. more...
3/7/02 - Bates is looking to repay faith
HARDMAN Richard Bates is desperate to repay the faith shown in him by Andy Keast by firing Worcester Rugby Club into the Premiership. more...
20/9/02 - Holmes joins City's title bid
WORCESTER City have splashed out a four-figure fee on new signing David Holmes from Ilkeston to give John Barton's injury depleted squad a much-needed tonic. more...
19/8/02 - Worcs to send trio to Aussie academy
THREE of Worcestershire's top up-and-coming youngsters Chris Liptrot, Kadeer Ali and Stephen Peters will be spending next winter at the Cricket Academy in Perth, Australia. more...
4/7/02 - Ben hungry for Sixways glory
BEN Hinshelwood has sensed a new hunger at Worcester Rugby Club with the influx of new, younger players. more...
20/9/02 - City seek win to celebrate in style
STAFFORD Rangers dashed Worcester City's debut 100 years ago with a 2-1 victory and are poised to chuck a spanner in tonight's centenary celebrations. more...
20/8/02 - Worcestershire regain top spot
VIKRAM Solanki is today basking in the glory of his man-of-the-match batting performance which enabled Worcestershire Royals to recapture top spot in the Norwich Union League Division One. more...
6/7/02 - Swanepoel eyes promotion test
SPRINGBOK Werner Swanepoel has admitted he would rather win promotion to the Premiership than simply tread water in English rugby's top flight. more...
22/8/02 - County in command
WORCESTERSHIRE have batted themselves into a powerful position in their Second Eleven Championship match against Lancashire at New Road. more...
21/9/02 - Solid defence keeps City confidence high
AFTER six clean sheets in their opening 10 games confidence in City's defence is growing. more...
26/8/02 - County wait on Mason fitness
PROMOTION-chasing Worcestershire will be checking on Matt Mason's fitness before finalising their side for the Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against table-topping Middlesex. more...
22/4/02 - Moody puts cup glory high on priority list
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody has slapped a `high priority' label on Worcestershire's bid for Benson and Hedges Cup success this season. more...
10/7/02 - Brain reveals RFU threats
JOHN Brain has revealed that Worcester Rugby Club had little choice but to let Tony Windo tour Chile. more...
24/9/02 - Contract extension for Danny
IN-form goalkeeper Danny McDonnell has pledged his future to Worcester City by signing a two-year extension to his contract. more...
27/8/02 - Lee flying home with knee injury
WORCESTERSHIRE'S star overseas player Shane Lee is returning home to Australia because of a knee injury. more...
11/7/02 - Smith linked with Cardiff
RICHARD Smith has handed John Brain a major pre-season headache by expressing his desire to join Cardiff. more...
25/9/02 - Owen is out to end goal drought
MARK Owen is targeting the FA Cup to rediscover the goalscoring touch that made him one of the most feared strikers in non-league football. more...
28/8/02 - Leaders recover after Ali strikes
WORCESTERSHIRE paceman Kabir Ali grabbed three wickets in four balls before table-topping Middlesex roared back with a fine century from Ed Joyce in the Frizzell County Championship Division Two match at New Road. more...
6/5/02 - Moody aiming to produce England stars of the future
FORMER Australian Test player and World Cup winner Tom Moody is hoping to give the `old enemy' England a helping hand by producing players at Worcestershire good enough to perform at the highest level. more...
12/7/02 - Smith to sign for Cardiff
WORCESTER Rugby Club have admitted that Richard Smith sees his future at Cardiff Arms Park. more...
27/9/02 - Beware banana skins - Barton
JOHN Barton is set to name an unchanged side as he bids to ensure his Worcester City side avoid becoming an unwelcome FA Cup statistic at the hands of Dr Martens minnows Stamford tomorrow. more...
28/8/02 - New look for New Road?
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club today revealed a £450,000 development plan for two stands at the Diglis end of their New Road ground. more...
13/5/02 - Pace ace Bichel is back in fast lane
ANDY Bichel was Worcestershire's Player of the Year in 2001 - and who would bet against him picking up the award again this season? more...
12/7/02 - Sixways men set to be fighting fit
WORCESTER Rugby Club have underlined their fighting fit policy by adopting judo into their training regime. more...
30/9/02 - Tough draw ahead for City
MANAGER John Barton will look to tighten up his Worcester City defence to book a potentially lucrative FA Cup clash away at Hednesford Town or Hucknall Town. more...
29/8/02 - Hick ton keeps Worcs in hunt
TON-up Graeme Hick spearheaded Worcestershire's spirited fight to avoid the follow-on in the Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against table-topping Middlesex at New Road. more...
3/6/02 - On-song Solanki eyeing a B&H final
VIKRAM Solanki goes into Thursday's Benson and Hedges Cup semi-final showdown with Essex as Worcestershire's top run-scorer in the competition. more...
13/7/02 - Garrard aims to beat his record
FLYING Worcester winger Chris Garrard has warned the rest of National One -- "You ain't seen nothing yet." more...
1/10/02 - Heeley warning on City howlers
ERROR-prone Worcester City must cut out the defensive gaffes in tonight's FA Cup replay at Stamford, warns captain Carl Heeley. more...
30/8/02 - County stare defeat in face
WORCESTERSHIRE today looked to be heading for a damaging setback to their Frizzell County Championship Division Two promotion bid against Middlesex at New Road. more...
Age is no barrier for loyal Rhodes
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Steve Rhodes is again proving that age is no barrier when you're part of the wicketkeepers' union. more...
16/7/02 - Sixways agrees Smith package
RICHARD Smith's proposed move from Worcester Rugby Club to Cardiff will be rubber stamped in the next 48 hours after a compensation package was hammered out. more...
4/10/02 - Cup tonic helpful in quest for top spot
BURLY ex-Birmingham City defender Liam Daish brings a Havant & Waterlooville side packed with experience to St George's Lane tomorrow for City's latest league clash (3pm). more...
31/8/02 - County revival makes Middlesex struggle
WORCESTERSHIRE battled every inch of the way before their County Championship Division Two promotion hopes were hit by a six wicket defeat against table-topping Middlesex at New Road yesterday. more...
17/6/02 - County aiming for good day at office
WORCESTERSHIRE are determined to learn from this season's Benson and Hedges Cup exploits when they resume their quest for Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy glory this week. more...
17/7/02 - Sixways stars set for Welsh friendly tester
WORCESTER Rugby Club have lined up a friendly with either Caerphilly or Swansea for their opening pre-season test as the Richard Smith saga drew to a conclusion today. more...
4/10/02 - City top spot bid hit by injuries
ALLAN Davies and Leon Jackson are the latest injury worries ahead of Worcester City's league clash with Havant & Waterlooville at St George's Lane tomorrow (3pm). more...
24/6/02 - Newton aiming for Worcs to be big hit!
AMBITIOUS Mark Newton has started his second year as chief executive at New Road with one main aim - to make sure Worcestershire are a knockout! more...
19/7/02 - We can win the title says Brain
BUOYANT John Brain has thrown down the gauntlet to champions Rotherham insisting Worcester Rugby Club are ready to steal their crown. more...
Russell Parmenter
Defender/Midfielder - Versatile player who can play in midfield or at the back. Previously with Pershore Town and Stourport. more...
5/10/02 - Dedicated Heeley is set to reach Worcester milestone
IF all goes to plan Carl Heeley will make his 400th appearance for Worcester City against Bath on Tuesday and at 33 there are no signs of the St George's Lane stalwart fading. more...
31/8/02 - Rhodes suffers injury setback
STEVE Rhodes is in danger of missing title-chasing Worcestershire Royals' Norwich Union League Division One clash with Kent Spitfires at New Road tomorrow (12 noon). more...
8/7/02 - Leatherdale all set to join the fast lane
DAVID Leatherdale is getting ready for the busiest time of his long and loyal Worcestershire career - both on and off the pitch! more...
20/7/02 - Swansea at Sixways
SWANSEA have been confirmed as Worcester Rugby Club's first pre-season opposition at Sixways next month. more...
7/10/02 - Barton praises ten-man City
MANAGER John Barton hailed his side's gutsy fightback against Havant & Waterlooville on Saturday. more...
2/9/02 - Worcs back in number one position
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals face a potential Norwich Union League Division One title decider against Glamorgan Dragons at Cardiff tomorrow after Graeme Hick led them to a vital three-wicket win over Kent Spitfires at New Road yesterday. more...
20/7/02 - Pfister aiming to hit heights
GAVIN Pfister has revealed he snubbed two Premiership clubs before choosing Worcester Rugby Club. more...
3/9/02 - Worcs slip off their perch
TOM Moody's Worcestershire Royals have been knocked off the top of the Norwich Union League Division One going into tonight's title showdown against Glamorgan Dragons. more...
15/7/02 - County gunning for quarter-final glory
WORCESTERSHIRE are back on the road this week hoping their route will eventually lead to a coveted one-day final at Lord's. more...
8/10/02 - Victory vital for veteran Heeley
CARL Heeley will make his 400th appearance for Worcester City tonight but admits victory at bogey side Bath City is much more important. more...
4/9/02 - We battle on roars defiant Moody
TOM Moody is refusing to wave the white flag despite seeing Worcestershire's one-day hopes crash in Cardiff. more...
19/8/02 - Lee determined to help County grab the glory
AUSTRALIAN international Shane Lee has a burning ambition - and that's to help Worcestershire clinch promotion from the Frizzell County Championship Division Two and become champions of the Norwich Union League Division One. more...
24/7/02 - Worcester bring in O'Reilly
FORMER Leeds Tykes scrum half John O'Reilly has been brought in by Worcester Rugby Club as a possible replacement for Richard Smith. more...
10/10/02 - Injuries threaten City cup ambitions
WORCESTER City's FA Cup hopes hover in the balance with news that John Snape and David Holmes are both carrying knocks. more...
5/9/02 - Mason back for County crunch
WORCESTERSHIRE recalled seam bowler Matt Mason for their vital Frizzell County Championship Division Two clash with Glamorgan, which started at Cardiff today. more...
26/8/02 - Model pro Kabir is logging on to feast of wickets
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Kabir Ali has proved a model cricketer for Worcestershire this season - in more ways than one! more...
25/7/02 - Brain: Smith refused to move
JOHN Brain has revealed that he had reservations over Richard Smith's commitment to Worcester Rugby Club as early as February. more...
11/10/02 - Teenager Jones on cup standby
NINETEEN-year-old defender Dan Jones could make his debut in Worcester City's crucial FA Cup clash at Hucknall Town tomorrow. more...
6/8/02 - County struggle
GLAMORGAN'S batsmen continued to dent Worcestershire's promotion hopes on the second day of their Frizzell County Championship Division Two clash at Cardiff. more...
2/9/02 - Elliott praise as Moody plots end of season thrills
CHAIRMAN John Elliott today heaped praise on Director of Cricket Tom Moody for the way he has guided Worcestershire to-wards a thrilling climax to the season. more...
27/7/02 - Ogilvie-Bull in England hope
AMBITIOUS James Ogilvie-Bull is hoping to not only take National One by storm this season but also nudge a few England selectors on the way. more...
City must unlock the draw specialists
WORCESTER City's FA Cup ambitions will rest on their ability to slice open a stubborn Hucknall Town defence tomorrow (3pm). more...
6/9/02 - Lampitt decides it's time to retire
STUART Lampitt has announced his retirement from county cricket at the end of this season and will take up a full-time post as Cricket Development Officer for the Worcestershire Cricket Board in October. more...
16/9/02 - Duo praised as County prepare for final battles
WORCESTERSHIRE begin the final week of their eventful season with leading officials piling praise on two players at contrasting stages of their New Road careers. more...
30/7/02 - Lyman misses Sixways clashes
NEIL Lyman has been ruled out of Worcester Rugby Club's forthcoming Sixways friendlies with a knee problem. more...
12/10/02 - Willetts determined to be big hit for Worcester
A CLOSE inspection of Worcester City's substitutes' bench at the weekend will reveal not just a group of talented footballers but also a gifted cricketer. more...
7/9/02 - Dale has County chasing big total
ADRIAN Dale's second successive century thwarted Worcestershire's hopes of victory in the Frizzell County Championship Division Two clash against Glamorgan at Cardiff. more...
2/8/02 - Swansea open Sixways season
WORCESTER Rugby Club begin their pre-season preparations tomorrow when Welsh giants Swansea come to Sixways for a friendly (3pm). more...
14/10/02 - Injuries add to City woe after cup exit
WORCESTER City's FA Cup exit at the hands of Hucknall Town at the could prove doubly costly for the club. more...
9/7/02 - County's hopes foiled by Davies
ANDREW Davies captured a championship-best 5-79 to earn Glamorgan the better of a rain-hit draw against promotion-chasing Worcestershire at Cardiff. more...
3/8/02 - Powerhouse makes belated Sixways showing
GIANT winger Craig Hudson has revealed that he could have come to Worcester two years earlier than his summer Sixways arrival. more...
City star 15/10/02 - Foy to see knee specialist
WORCESTER City's injury problems show no sign of easing with the news David Foy will see a knee specialist on Thursday. more...
10/9/02 - Five released in Worcs clear-out
LEFT-ARM spinner Mat-thew Rawnsley and paceman Duncan Catterall are among five players being released by Worcestershire at the end of the season. more...
5/8/02 - Sixways new boys reign as Swansea are sunk
ANDY Keast was delighted with Worcester Rugby Club's opening pre-season test as they overcame Swansea 26-22. more...
17/10/02 - Injured Asa to see specialist
ASA Charlton is to see a specialist about his longstanding groin problem which has ruled him out of Worcester City's last seven matches. more...
7/8/02 - Zaltzman out for three weeks
DAN Zaltzman has been ruled out of action for three weeks after breaking his nose against Swansea. more...
11/9/02 - Rhodes back for Worcs
WORCESTERSHIRE were boosted by the return of wicketkeeper Steve Rhodes for their County Championship Division Two match against Nottinghamshire which opened at Trent Bridge today. more...
9/8/02 - Welsh scrum-half in for Ebbw Vale test
WORCESTER Rugby Club have switched their attention to former Wales Under 21 star Allen Chilten as they continue their scrum-half search. more...
18/10/02 - City rocked by Foy op verdict
WORCESTER City have been dealt a big blow with the news that midfielder David Foy will need a cartilage operation. more...
12/9/02 - Bicknell's century defies County
DARREN Bicknell's century put Nottinghamshire in a solid position on the first day of their Frizzell County Championship clash with Worcestershire. more...
10/8/02 - Late try makes Morgan the hero
JOHN Brain believes the evolution of his Worcester Rugby Club squad took a step forward last night after a last-gasp 19-16 win over Ebbw Vale. more...
13/9/02 - Ton-up duo the County heroes
DAVID Leatherdale and Steve Rhodes shared an unbroken seventh-wicket partnership of 242 to keep Worcestershire in their promotion battle with Nottinghamshire. more...
14/9/02 - Odds stacked against County
BILAL Shafayat's maiden first-class century kept Nottinghamshire in the hunt for victory against promotion rivals Worcestershire in their Frizzell County Championship clash at Trent Bridge. more...
15/8/02 - O'Reilly signs and flies out on tour
JOHN O'Reilly has handed Worcester Rugby Club a timely boost ahead of their South African tour by signing a one-year deal at Sixways. more...
14/9/02 - Rhodes ruled out as injury flares up
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals will be without Steve Rhodes for tomorrow's Norwich Union League Division One clash with bottom-of-the-table Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Trent Bridge. more...
17/8/02 - Hudson eager to take over Garrard crown
POWERHOUSE winger Craig Hudson has warned top try scorer Chris Garrard - I'm after your crown. more...
16/9/02 - Royals miss out despite fine win
GARETH Batty sent Nottinghamshire Outlaws spinning to an 81-run defeat at Trent Bridge as Worcestershire Royals claimed the Norwich Union League Division One runners-up spot. more...
23/8/02 - Warriors ease to victory
WORCESTER Warriors warmed up for the coming rugby season with a comprehensive 59-14 victory over Durban Harlequins in South Africa. more...
17/9/02 - County at last chance saloon
TOM Moody today issued a rallying call to his Worcestershire players as their Frizzell Championship Division Two promotion battle heads for a make-or-break match against Derbyshire at New Road tomorrow. more...
24/8/02 - Swanepoel out to star in link with Chalmers
WERNER Swanepoel has revealed that it is a `dream come true' to play alongside half back partner Craig Chalmers. more...
18/9/02 - Rhodes ruled out injured
PROMOTION outsiders Worcestershire failed to make an early breakthrough after Derbyshire had won the toss and decided to bat in the Frizzell County Championship Division Two match at New Road today. more...
29/8/02 - Werner named Sixways skipper
WORCESTER Warriors have appointed Werner Swanepoel as their new captain. more...
19/9/02 - Spinner Batty is County saviour
GARETH Batty has become the first Worcestershire spinner to take 50 County Championship wickets in a season for 12 years. more...
30/8/02 - Keast targets opening success
COACH Andy Keast today outlined Worcester Warriors' battle plans for their tough opening National One rugby union clash of the season against arch-rivals Coventry at Coundon Road tomorrow. more...
20/9/02 - Promotion dream slips by for Worcs
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody is blaming Worcestershire's failure to clinch promotion from the Frizzell County Championship Division Two on their lack of a `killer punch' in the closing stages of the season. more...
31/8/02 - Worcester ready for feast of top fixtures
WORCESTER Rugby Club's fixtures secretary Michael Clarke is excited at the prospect of a full programme of quality rugby games at Sixways thoughout the season. more...
3/9/02 - Leicester tactics anger Keast
FURIOUS Worcester Rugby Club will hold showdown talks with officials after a catalogue of late challenges in their 28-19 friendly defeat against Leicester at Sixways last night. more...
20/9/02 - Hick injury blow
WORCESTERSHIRE skipper Graeme Hick's season is over after breaking his left thumb in the current match against Derbyshire at New Road. more...
5/9/02 - Barrow: We're coming to win
ORRELL'S Scott Barrow has lit the touchpaper for Saturday's potentially explosive promotion shootout at Sixways by declaring: "We're coming to stop you." more...
21/9/02 - Moody's men set 337 win challenge
WORCESTERSHIRE needed a further 337 runs today to end their Frizzell County Championship Division Two season with a victory over Derbyshire at New Road. more...
6/9/02 - Officer is targeting Sixways hat-trick
DAVID Officer is hoping to make it a hat-trick of celebrations tomorrow when he lines up for Worcester Rugby Club against Orrell (3pm). more...
21/9/02 - County call-up for Kadeer
KADEER Ali will make his first appearance of the season when Worcestershire Royals rap up their Norwich Union League Division One campaign by entertaining Leicestershire Foxes at New Road tomorrow (noon). more...
19/10/02 - Rejuvenated Davies aiming to make mark with City
A TIMELY boot up the backside paid off for Allan Davies with his best display of the season against Hucknall. more...
23/9/02 - Player of the Year award for Smith
BATSMAN Ben Smith is Worcestershire Supporters Association's Player of the Year. more...
7/9/02 - Brain wanted Barrow to stay
JOHN Brain has revealed he tried to keep Scott Barrow at Sixways before his summer switch to Orrell. more...
21/10/02 - Barton praises Owen display
JOHN Barton believes striker Mark Owen is starting to see light at the end of the tunnel following his return from serious injury. more...
24/9/02 - County ready to take on County!
A QUIRK of fate has paired Worcestershire with the Worcestershire Cricket Board in the third round of next season's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. more...
9/9/02 - Keast delighted with `great team' display
ANDY Keast could not hide his delight after seeing his Worcester side demolish Orrell 35-10. more...
22/10/02 - City linked with Wilde
MANAGER John Barton has refused to be drawn on speculation linking Worcester City with Cambridge City player Adam Wilde. more...
25/9/02 - Young player prize for Kabir
KABIR Ali has capped a fine season by being named the Professional Cricketers' Association young player of the year. more...
10/9/02 - Bates back in contention
HARDMAN Richard Bates is nearing a return to Worcester first team action according to John Brain. more...
24/10/02 - City bid turned down
WORCESTER City have had a bid to sign Cambridge City's Adam Wilde rejected. more...
27/9/02 - Ex-players elected
FORMER Worcestershire stars Tim Curtis and Neal Radford have been elected to serve a three-year period on the New Road committee. more...
12/9/02 - Sixways coaches ring the changes
WORCESTER Rugby Club have shuffled their pack in a bid to play the ace card at Otley. more...
25/10/02 - City make second offer for Wilde
AMBITIOUS Worcester City have put in an increased offer to sign Adam Wilde from Cambridge City. more...
14/10/02 - County quash player rumours
WORCESTERSHIRE today poured cold water on speculation that they are battling to keep three of their batsmen at New Road. more...
14/9/02 - Sixways pair backed for scoring feast
DYNAMIC duo Ben Hinshelwood and David Officer have been backed to begin a try-scoring run for Worcester Rugby Club. more...
25/10/02 - Danny is back on familiar territory
DANNY McDonnell has withstood some pressure situations in his time but none more so than when he made his debut for Worcester City's opponents tomorrow Halesowen Town. more...
25/10/02 - Sheriyar quits Worcestershire
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club have parted company with unsettled left-arm paceman Alamgir Sheriyar. more...
16/9/02 - Brain happy with 10-try demolition
JOHN Brain was satisfied with Worcester's 10-try demolition of Otley despite a slow start in Yorkshire. more...
26/10/02 - Charlton determined to overcome frustrating injury blow
ASA Charlton is targeting a return to full fitness and the Worcester City team after being given the all clear on a troublesome groin injury. more...
17/9/02 - Injured Brown on mend
JAMES Brown is winning his fitness battle ahead of Worcester Rugby Club's weekend showdown with Exeter Chiefs. more...
28/10/02 - Wilde to discuss move to the Lane
TOP transfer target Adam Wilde will be at St George's Lane tonight for talks about a move to Worcester City. more...
19/9/02 - Keast in plea to Sixways crowd
ANDY Keast has made an impassioned plea for supporters to make themselves heard as Worcester go head to head with Exeter Chiefs on Saturday. more...
20/9/02 - Pack battle vital says Brain
JOHN Brain has told his players to get physical against Exeter Chiefs tomorrow at Sixways (3pm). more...
21/9/02 - Gabey on mark
MARK Gabey has made a big impact since his move to Worcester Rugby Club but at 19 stone it's no surprise! more...
23/9/02 - Referee spoilt the game - Keast
ANGRY Worcester are threatening to blow the whistle on referee Geraint Ashton-Jones after their 28-25 win over Exeter Chiefs. more...
24/9/02 - Warriors have to travel
JOHN Brain lamented Worcester Rugby Club's Powergen Cup third round draw after being paired with either Bracknell or Redruth away from home. more...
26/9/02 - Warriors decide to ring changes
BEN Hinshelwood has been told to sit out Worcester Warriors' National One clash at Manchester. more...
27/9/02 - Pellow to face the Warriors
FOLLOWING their reunion with three Chiefs at the weekend, Worcester reacquaint themselves with another former Sixways player tomorrow. more...
30/9/02 - `Best team performance of the season' says delighted Brain
DELIGHTED John Brain paid tribute to his Worcester players after the Grove Park win describing the display as the best of the season so far. more...
1/10/02 - Windo displays delight Brain
JOHN Brain believes Tony Windo is in the best form of his Worcester Rugby Club career. more...
3/10/02 - Bates is back for Bedford battle
RICHARD Bates will start his first game for more than eight months after being included in Worcester's line-up to face Bedford on Saturday. more...
4/10/02 - Wingers backed to bury Bedford
ANDY Keast is backing Worcester's wing wonders to bury Bedford. more...
5/10/02 - Boost for Brain
JOHN Brain has revealed that some of last season's flops did not care enough about playing for Worcester Rugby Club. more...
7/10/02 - Coach Keast delighted for winger Hudson
ANDY Keast is hoping Craig Hudson's rampaging last minute try will kick-start the winger's Sixways career. more...
8/10/02 - Good cup run could be key to success
ANDY Keast believes Worcester Rugby Club's Powergen Cup campaign could boost their promotion bid. more...
10/10/02 - Sixways rocked by Brown blow
JAMES Brown has shaken Worcester Rugby Club with the news that he could be out of action until Christmas. more...
11/10/02 - Tough test for Warriors
WORCESTER Warriors will have to put out the Dragons' fire tomorrow if they are to continue their 100 per cent start to their National One season. more...
12/10/02 - Roke tribute
ANDY Keast has paid tribute to Duncan Roke's `awesome' form for Worcester Rugby Club this season. more...
14/10/02 - Swanepoel may face 42-day ban
WERNER Swanepoel could miss Worcester's title showdown with Rotherham next month after seeing red at London Welsh. more...
Worcester Rugby Football Club - 2001-2002 Fixtures
September more...
14/10/02 - `Best performance in my time' says Brain
DELIGHTED John Brain described Worcester's performance, in their 53-7 demolition of London Welsh, as total rugby. more...
15/10/02 - Sixways suspend captain Werner
WERNER Swanepoel has been suspended by Worcester Rugby Club following his red card at London Welsh. more...
15/10/02 - Nicky named top player
NICKY Crawford has spoken of her delight after being named as English rugby's top female player. more...
17/10/02 - Higgins wins cup tie call-up
YOUNG gun Jon Higgins will make his first start on Saturday as Worcester Rugby Club begin their Powergen Cup campaign. more...
18/10/02 - Sixways quartet picked
FOUR Worcester Rugby Club starlets have been included in the England under 19 squad set for the inaugural Six Nations Championships next year. more...
Worcester City 0 Cheltenham Town 3
Saturday, July 20, 2002 more...
Worcester City 2 Kidderminster Harriers 2
Saturday, July 27, 2002 more...
19/10/02 - Happy Higgins
JON Higgins is hoping to make a habit of playing with half back partner John O'Reilly. more...
Willenhall Town 2 Worcester City 0
Tuesday, July 30, 2002 more...
21/10/02 - Keast blasts team
ANDY Keast was far from happy with his side despite the 73-5 defeat of Bracknell. more...
23/10/02 - Sixways men get Tigers incentive
WORCESTER Rugby Club are on course for a Powergen Cup showdown with English and European champions Leicester Tigers. more...
Worcester City 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4
Thursday, August 1, 2002 more...
24/10/02 - Werner's back for key games
WERNER Swanepoel will be available for Worcester's title showdown at Rotherham after being handed a two-week ban by the Rugby Football Union. more...
Worcester City 2 Hastings United 1
Saturday, August 17, 2002 more...
26/10/02 - Youngsters showing off Academy talents
WORCESTER Rugby Club is enjoying the benefits of their academy for the region's best young players. more...
Tiverton Town 0 Worcester City 0
Wednesday, August 21, 2002 more...
28/10/02 - Brain blasts match referee
JOHN Brain was suitably unimpressed with referee Tim Wigglesworth's performance as Worcester Rugby Club brushed Moseley aside. more...
Chelmsford City 1 Worcester City 1
Saturday, August 24, 2002 more...
Worcester City 2 Newport County 1
Monday, August 26, 2002 more...
Andy Smith
Defender - Tidy, compact right sided full back. Loves to get forward whenever he can, quality crosser of the ball, a constant threat. Has played for Redditch United, RC Warwick and Solihull Borough. Now in his third season at Common Road. more...
Welling United 0 Worcester City 1
Saturday, August 31, 2002 more...
Worcester City 4 Moor Green 0
Monday, September 2, 2002 more...
Folkestone Invicta 1 Worcester City 2
Saturday, September 7, 2002 more...
Worcester City 0 Tamworth 0
Monday, September 9, 2002 more...
Crawley Town 0 Worcester City 0
Saturday, September 14, 2002 more...
Hinckley United 0 Worcester City 1
Tuesday, September 17, 2002 more...
Worcester City 0 Stafford Rangers 3
Friday, September 20, 2002 more...
Worcester City 3 Stamford 3
Saturday, September 28, 2002 more...
31/8/02 - Malvern win cup thriller
OLD Laurentians came to Spring Lane intent on causing a cup upset and certainly got the best of their higher rated hosts for the first half of this exciting Powergen Senior Cup Midland qualifying match. more...
Stamford 1 Worcester City 2
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 more...
13/9/02 - Malvern pipped at the post in cup battle
A LIVELY young Walsall side just took the honours in this closely fought Powergen Cup qualifying round tie at Spring Lane on Saturday. more...
Worcester City 2 Havant & Waterlooville 1
Saturday, October 5, 2002 more...
17/9/02 - Malvern trounced in opener
MALVERN travelled to North Shropshire to find Whitchuch fielding almost all of the squad that played in the National League last season. more...
Bath City 1 Worcester City 0
Tuesday, October 8, 2002 more...
Bromsgrove Rovers fixtures and results 2002/2003
HOME, away more...
4/10/02 - Lions tamed by tigerish Malvern
MALVERN picked up their first league points of the season with an efficient display against a Leicester side who were expected to be among the front runners for promotion. more...
Hucknall Town 1 Worcester City 0
Saturday, October 12, 2002 more...
15/10/02 - Malvern scrape home in thriller
A REVITALISED Malvern went into this game confident of taking a second Midlands One league scalp. more...
Worcester City 2 Cambridge City 0
Saturday, October 19, 2002 more...
10/5/02 - Prize night for anglers
THE AGM and prize giving of Malvern United Angling Association was held at the Newtown Club and was very well attended. more...
Ali, Kabir
Role: Right-hand bat, right-arm fast bowler more...
Ali, Kadeer
Role: Right-hand bat more...
Bichel, Andrew John
Role: Right-hand bat, right-arm fast medium more...
Catterall, Duncan Neil
Role: Right-hand bat, right-arm medium-fast bowler more...
Lampitt, Stuart Richard
Role: Right-hand bat, right-arm medium bowler more...
Leatherdale, David
Role: Right-hand bat, right-arm medium bowler, cover fielder more...
10/5/02 - Mike Spragg's best weight
MIKE Spragg won the first round of Malvern Angling Club's spring league fished on the club pool at Mathon. more...
Liptrot, Chris
Role: Left hand bat, right arm fast bowler more...
24/5/02 - Leaders are all so close
MIKE Spragg and Paul Bick are neck and neck after three rounds of Malvern Angling Club's spring league with both anglers top with nine points each. more...
14/6/02 - Anglers all ready for opening
MEMBERS of Malvern Angling Club will be joining thousands of other anglers on Sunday (June 16) for the start of the coarse fishing season on rivers. more...
Patel, Depesh
Role: Right-hand bat, right-arm fast bowler more...
21/6/02 - Cup win for Loveridge
CHRIS Loveridge won Malvern Angling Club's Ashwin Cup on the opening day of the season fished on the River Severn at Hanley Castle. more...
Pipe, David James
Role: Right-hand bat, wicket-keeper more...
12/7/02 - Dave Twigg in club cup win
DAVE Twigg won Malvern Angling Club's club cup fished on the River Avon at Birlingham. more...
Pollard, Paul Raymond
Role: Left-hand opening bat, right-arm medium bowler more...
19/7/02 - Tom Hawker tops out
TOM Hawker won the fourth round of Malvern Angling Club's Sandford Cup midweek series fished on the Severn at Hanley Castle. more...
Rawnsley, Matt James
Role: Right-hand bat, slow left-arm bowler more...
2/8/02 - Cup success for cool Jerry
JERRY Thomas kept his cool, when most anglers were frying in the heat, to win Malvern Angling Club's Fitzwater Cup, fished on the Severn at Hanley Castle. more...
Rhodes, Steven John
Role: Right-hand bat, wicket-keeper more...
6/9/02 - Dennis nets biggest fish
DENNIS Flanagan caught the biggest contest fish of the season when he landed a 9lb 4oz barbel, which helped him to win Malvern Angling Club's Derek Evans Memorial Cup, fished on the Severn at Hanley Castle. more...
Sheriyar, Alamgir
Role: Right-hand bat, left-arm fast bowler more...
13/9/02 - Jerry lifts cup
JERRY Thomas took his second trophy of the season when he won Malvern Angling Club's Chairman's Cup fished on the Avon at Birlingham. more...
Singh, Anurag
Role: Right-hand bat, right-arm off-breaks. more...
8/6/02 - Britton playing waiting game
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Ian Britton is playing a waiting game before plunging into the transfer market. more...
Solanki, Vikram Singh
Role: Right-hand bat, off-spin bowler more...
15/6/02 - Loans switch boosts Britton
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Ian Britton has applauded The Football League's decision to change the rules over loan signings. more...
27/9/02 - Treasurer cashes in to land cup
weight and fish of the season when winning Malvern Angling Club's Taylor Cup. more...
22/6/02 - Harriers out to create splash!
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will be jumping in at the deep end when they begin pre-season training on Monday, July 8. more...
11/10/02 - Bishop tops Wye trip
RAY Bishop topped the weight in one of the most productive River Wye outings that Malvern Angling Club have had at Bredwardine. more...
29/6/02 - Harriers build on triple booster
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are stepping up preparations for the new season after a week of welcome good news at Aggborough. more...
Weston, William Philip Christopher
Role: left-hand bat, left-arm medium bowler more...
18/10/02 - Gilks lifts memorial
MEMBERS of Malvern and Hanley Castle Angling Clubs fished the Roy Bouston memorial match on an unresponsive River Avon at Birlingham. more...
1/7/02 - Harriers swoop to capture midfielder
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers to-day signed experienced midfielder Sean Parrish from Second Division Chesterfield. more...
KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS FC MATCH FACTS - 2002/2003
Sat July 13 Stratford Town (a) 1-1 Lewis more...
25/10/02 - Bread is a winner
HEAVY overnight frost, the first of the season and torrential rain made conditions difficult for Malvern Angling Club's trip to the River Wye at Symonds Yat. more...
6/7/02 - Harriers players back in Parrish!
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers players report back for training on Monday with new recruit Sean Parrish looking forward to a promotion-chasing campaign. more...
12/7/02 - Kick-off for Harriers
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will em-bark on their opening pre-season friendly at Stratford Town tomorrow (3pm) with literally a spring in their step. more...
13/7/02 - Harriers squad play new numbers game
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' manager Ian Britton has released the names of his players and their squad numbers for the forthcoming campaign with a several players changing numbers. more...
16/7/02 - Harriers kick-off at Stratford with draw
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers kicked off their pre-season campaign with a 1-1 draw at Midland Alliance side Stratford Town. more...
16/7/02 - Harriers hit the goal trail at Common Road
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers fired four goals past Evesham United as Ian Britton's side blew the close season cobwebs away in style last night. more...
19/7/02 - Harriers facing Reading tester
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have all their players except Matt Lewis available for tonight's friendly against Nationwide League Division One side Reading at Aggborough (7.45). more...
20/7/02 - Ducros aiming to play catch-up
ANDY Ducros is aiming to make up for lost time when Kidderminster Harriers launch their Nationwide League Division Three campaign at home to Lincoln City on August 10. more...
24/7/02 - Lewis could return to take on Wolves
YOUNG striker Matt Lewis could make an unexpected appearance for Kidderminster Harriers in tonight's pre-season friendly against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Aggborough (7.45). more...
24/7/02 - Forest test for Harriers
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have been drawn away to First Division giants Nottingham Forest in the first round of the Worthington Cup. more...
26/7/02 - Barton expects signings to shine
WORCESTER City manager John Barton expects star signings David Foy and John Snape to deliver the goods when old rivals Kidderminster Harriers arrive at St George's Lane for a pre-season friendly tomorrow (3pm). more...
27/7/02 - Senior Cup away test
WORCESTER City face a trip to Stourport Swifts or Halesowen Town in the second round of the Worcestershire FA Senior Cup. more...
Adam Moss
Goalkeeper - Youngster who joined in the summer from Midland Combination outfit Littleton. Good shot stopper. more...
27/7/02 - Times change for boss Britton
WHAT a difference a season has made for Kidderminster Harriers boss Ian Britton! more...
2/8/02 - Allner returns to face Harriers
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers wrap up a disappointing pre-season programme when they face Nationwide League Division Two new boys Cheltenham Town at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). more...
3/8/02 - Britton tells players to stick by the rules
IAN Britton is telling his Kidderminster Harriers players to stick by the rules during the coming season which gets under way next Saturday with a Nationwide League Division Three clash against Lincoln City at Aggborough. more...
3/8/02 - Flynn signs on for Harriers
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have made their second signing of the summer by snapping up experienced former West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City midfielder Sean Flynn. more...
5/8/02 - Encouraging signs after Harriers win
IAN Britton was happy with the way Kidderminster Harriers gave their fans encouragement for the coming season with a last-gasp 3-2 win over Nationwide League Division Two new boys Cheltenham Town. more...
9/8/02 - Harriers signings to face Lincoln
NEWCOMERS Sean Flynn and Sean Parrish are set to make their Nationwide League Division Three debuts for Kidderminster Harriers tomorrow when they open their campaign against relegation favourites Lincoln City at Aggborough (3pm). more...
9/8/02 - Harriers fans top the league
FANS of Kidderminster Harriers are among the best-behaved in the country, the Home Office has revealed. more...
10/8/02 - Britton tips success for former boss Jan
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Ian Britton is tipping former Aggborough chief Jan Molby to guide Hull City to promotion from the Nationwide League Division Three. more...
13/8/02 - Ducros set for Harriers call-up
ANDY Ducros is favourite to take over from injured Sean Flynn for Kidderminster Harriers Nationwide League Division Three trip to Bournemouth tonight (7.30). more...
16/8/02 - Foster returns as Harriers bid
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will have striker Ian Foster available for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park (3pm). more...
16/8/02 - Foster returns as Harriers bid to cut Diamonds
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will have striker Ian Foster available for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park (3pm). more...
17/8/02 - Long-serving Smith backing newcomer
DEFENDER Adie Smith believes newcomer Sean Flynn will prove to be a key figure in Kidderminster Harriers' bid for a successful season, writes Chris Oldnall. more...
22/8/02 - Harriers change
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' Nationwide League Division Three clash with Boston United has been moved to avoid a clash with England's friendly match against Portugal. more...
23/8/02 - Ayres ready for Harriers call-up
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' young central defender Lee Ayres is standing by to take over from injured Craig Hinton for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against Exeter City at Aggborough (3pm). more...
24/8/02 - Harriers hand Ayres chance to shine
ROOKIE Lee Ayres will have another chance to prove his worth in the centre of Kidderminster Harriers' defence in Monday's Nationwide League Division Three clash at Leyton Orient (3pm). more...
24/8/02 - West Brom agree £3m fee for Hughes
WEST Bromwich Albion boss Gary Megson said his side had lost "the best goalscorer outside the Premiership" when he was forced to off-load striker Lee Hughes to Coventry a year ago. more...
30/8/02 - Hinton returns to face Asprilla
Kidderminster Harriers defender Craig Hinton will return after injury in a bid to snuff out the threat of Darlington's new star striker Faustino Asprilla tomorrow. more...
31/8/02 - Harriers striker Broughton out to learn lesson
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers striker Drewe Broughton is determined to control the aggressive side of his game which attracts the unwanted attention of referees. more...
6/9/02 - Broughton back to face Boston
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers hope the return of striker Drewe Broughton will help them shake off their growing reputation as draw specialists when they face Nationwide Division Three basement club Boston United at Aggborough tomorrow (2pm). more...
7/9/02 - Harriers duo on double mission
LEE Ayres and Andy Ducros may have different roles to perform for Kidderminster Harriers but their targets are the same. more...
11/9/02 - Injuries hamper Harriers cup bid
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have injury doubts over defenders Adie Smith and Lee Ayres for tonight's Worthington Cup first round clash against Division One Nottingham Forest at the City Ground (7.45). more...
13/9/02 - Britton looks for steep learning curve
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Ian Britton is hoping his players will learn from this week's tough Worthington Cup lesson and bounce back with a victory over Scunthorpe United in tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash at Glanford Park (3pm). more...
28/10/02 - Weekend county results round-up
SATURDAY more...
14/9/02 - Molineux duo link up with Harriers on loan
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have swooped to sign two new players on loan. more...
14/9/02 - Harriers training at the double!
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Ian Britton has told his players that daily morning and afternoon training sessions are to continue. more...
17/9/02 - Injuries delay Britton plans
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Ian Britton will be checking through a lengthy injury list before finalising his side for tonight's Nationwide League Division Three clash at South-end United (7.45). more...
19/9/02 - Harriers hit
KIDDERMINSTER Har-riers preparations for Saturday's home Na-tionwide League Division Three clash with Rochdale have been thrown into chaos be-cause of a stomach bug which is sweeping through Aggborough. more...
20/9/02 - Sickness gives Harriers worries
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' manager Ian Britton is today suffering a massive selection headache after having his preparations for tomorrows home Nationwide League Division Three clash with Rochdale devastated by illness and injuries this week. more...
21/9/02 - Harriers crowds despair
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' pleas for more support through the Agg-borough turnstiles are continuing to fall on deaf ears. more...
27/9/02 - Drewe determined to break Harriers drought
DREWE Broughton hopes to help Kidderminster Harriers shake off their tag as draw specialists when they visit Bristol Rovers in the Nationwide League Division Three tomorrow (3pm). more...
4/10/02 - Jan's under fire from both sides
HULL City boss Jan Molby is in danger of coming under fire from both sets of fans in tomorrow's keenly-awaited Nationwide League Division Three clash against his former club Kidderminster Harriers at Aggborough (3pm). more...
5/10/02 - Smith in Harriers play-off forecast
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have a side fully capable of at least reaching the Nationwide League Division Three play-offs. more...
8/10/02 - Molby quit offer rejected
JAN Molby's offer to stand down as Hull manager after the Tigers' dreadful recent run of form has been rejected by the club. more...
11/10/02 - Molby out as Taylor takes over
THIRD Division Hull City have confirmed the appointment of Peter Taylor as their new manager. more...
11/10/02 - Foster ready for Harriers return
STRIKER Ian Foster is on stand-by for a place in Kidderminster Harriers starting line-up for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against Macclesfield Town at Aggborough (3pm). more...
14/8/02 - City trio will hold the key to success
SATURDAY heralds the start of another soccer season and with batteries recharged we are raring to go. more...
12/10/02 - Brock is proving difficult to beat
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' Stuart Brock is becoming one of the most difficult goalkeepers to beat in the Nationwide League Division Three. more...
21/8/02 - City players come through first test
JOB done is the feeling that sums up Saturday's display against Hastings. more...
17/10/02 - Molby misses out on Exeter job
EXETER have ruled Jan Molby out of the running for the vacant managerial position at the club. more...
28/8/02 - Fine start could have been better
FOUR games into the season and we've already survived Tiverton, in-form Newport County and a coach fire on the M25. more...
18/10/02 - Broughton and Parrish set to return for Harriers
DREWE Broughton and Sean Parrish are back in contention for Kidderminster Harriers in tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow (3pm). more...
4/9/02 - Buzz of optimism returns to club
THERE is a buzz around St George's Lane at present and long may it continue. more...
19/10/02 - Harriers boss in Shilton praise
BOSS Ian Britton has praised mid-fielder Sam Shilton for the way he has responded to his introduction into Kidderminster Harriers' starting line-up. more...
11/9/02 - Stalemate proved we have character
UNBEATEN and still top but we were given a mighty test by Tamworth on Monday night in front of a fantastic crowd. more...
22/10/02 - Harriers ready to ring changes
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are expected to make changes for tonight's LDV Vans Trophy first round clash against Nationwide Conference Dagenham and Redbridge at Victoria Road (7.45). more...
25/9/02 - Barton's buoyant despite first loss
STAFFORD spoiled the celebrations on Friday but we remain upbeat and there is definitely more to come from this side. more...
25/10/02 - Harriers wait on Stamps and Smith
ADIE Smith and Scott Stamps are Kidderminster Harriers' main injury worries ahead of tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against Cambridge United at Aggborough (3pm). more...
2/10/02 - Cup boost ahead of Hawks landing
IT took twice as long as we had originally anticipated but we finally managed to see off Stamford last night to book a place in the next round of the FA Cup. more...
9/10/02 - Rocket required for Cup lift off!!
FOUR days, two games and two totally contrasting performances have left us with a big task to lift the players ahead of Saturday's FA Cup tie at Hucknall Town. more...
26/10/02 - Ayres is aiming to hit heights
ROOKIE Lee Ayres believes Kidder-minster Harriers have the credentials to book a place in the Nationwide League Division Three play-offs. more...
16/10/02 - Goals dry up as injuries increase
GOALS or lack of goals returned to haunt us on Saturday and saw us knocked out of the FA Cup. more...
23/10/02 - Back on top with headache to come
VICTORY against Cambridge City returned us to the top and despite a few barbed comments that is where we deserve to be. more...
30/5/02 - County beat rain to book Notts contest
Worcestershire avoided the dreaded "bowl-out" as they booked their place in the fourth round of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy with a comfortable 49-run win over Cornwall. more...
20/6/02 - Hick and Solanki seal it for County
Graeme Hick and Vikram Solanki blasted quick-fire centuries as Worcestershire cruised to an eight-wicket victory in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy clash with Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. more...
18/7/02 - Parsons sinks County
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy dreams were shattered by a fine century from Keith Parsons who powered holders Somerset to a deserved four wicket win at Taunton. more...
19/4/02 - Ton-up Smith is record breaker!
BEN Smith has become the first player to score a century on his first-class and County Championship deb-uts for Worcestershire in their 103-year history. more...
22/4/02 - Worcs on track for opening win
WORCESTERSHIRE were in a strong position to open their Frizzell County Championship Division Two campaign on a winning note against Gloucestershire at New Road today. more...
23/4/02 - County success pleases Moody
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody was delighted with the confident way Worcestershire launched their Frizzell County Championship Division Two campaign with a crushing 206-run win over Gloucestershire at New Road. more...
Worcester 35 Orrell 10
Saturday, September 7, 2002 more...
25/4/02 - County hit back with run bonanza
WORCESTERSHIRE'S David Leatherdale reached 154 at Northampton today before becoming the second early wicket to fall as the County chased quick runs. more...
26/4/02 - Openers frustrate Worcs
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE openers Michael Hussey and Mal Loye broke the club record for a first-wicket partnership against Worcestershire with a stand of 254 to haul their side back into the Frizzell County Championship Second Division game. more...
27/4/02 - County head towards draw
WORCESTERSHIRE pace bowler Kabir Ali eventually ended Michael Hussey's innings for 170 -- leaving the Frizzell County Championship Division Two game at Northampton drifting towards a high-scoring draw . more...
Manchester 22 Worcester 66
Saturday, September 28, 2002 more...
Damion Quailey
Goalkeeper - Manager Phil Mullen's latest signing, replacing Darren Steadman. Young 'keeper who made his Evesham debut at Bedworth United after signing from league rivals Shepshed Dynamo. more...
9/5/02 - County openers make slow progress
WORCESTERSHIRE made cautious progress when they resumed their first innings against Glamorgan in the Frizzell County Championship Division two match at overcast New Road today. more...
Worcester 69 Bedford 10
Saturday, October 5, 2002 more...
10/5/02 - Openers keep County at bay
GLAMORGAN openers Steve James and David Hemp quickly completed a half-century stand in the Frizzell County Champion-ship Division Two match against Worcestershire at New Road today. more...
London Welsh 7 Worcester 53
Saturday, October 12, 2002 more...
12/5/02 - Hick rues County's failure to capitalise
GRAEME Hick pin-pointed Worcestershire's failure to capitalise on the opening century stand between Stephen Peters and Anurag Singh for their 110-run Frizzell County Championship Division Two defeat against Glamorgan at New Road. more...
Bracknell 5 Worcester 75
Saturday, October 19, 2002 more...
Publisher's statement
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Worcester 74 Moseley 8
Saturday, October 28, 2002 more...
Colours
Jersey: Navy Blue and Old Gold. Shorts: Navy Blue. Stockings: Navy Blue and Old Gold Tops. more...
16/5/02 - Essex in cautious response
ESSEX found runs hard to come by when they resumed on 9-0 in reply to Worcestershire's 367 in the Frizzell County Championship Division Two match at New Road. more...
Directions
Directions to the rugby club and conference centre by road and rail - plus details of the Park and Walk and Park and Ride arrangements. more...
17/5/02 - County hit by injuries to key pair
WORCESTERSHIRE spent a painful day in the field in more ways than one in their Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against Essex at New Road yesterday. more...
18/5/02 - Essex hit back for winning position
INJURY-hit Worcestershire are in severe danger of suffering a damaging defeat in their Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against Essex at New Road today. more...
The Club
Sixways, Pershore Lane, Hindlip, Worcester WR3 8ZE. Telephone: 01905 454183. Fax: 01905 459333. Official club website www.wrfc.co.uk Email: rugby@wrfc.co.uk more...
18/5/02 - Hick hits out at poor batting
SKIPPER Graeme Hick blamed Worcestershire's failure with the bat for their disappointing five wicket Frizzell County Championship Division Two defeat against Essex at New Road. more...
3/6/02 - Kabir pace has Gloucs on run
KABIR Ali took 10 wickets in the match as Worcestershire wrapped up a 304-run win over Gloucestershire within three days at Bristol. more...
Worcester Wolves fixtures & results - 2001/2002 season
SEPTEMBER more...
17/6/02 - Rain ruins it for counties
WORCESTERSHIRE'S County Championship Division Two clash with Durham ended in a drab draw after another rain-affected day at Chester-le-Street. more...
29/6/02 - Worcs grab record win
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody was delighted with the way Worcestershire boosted their Frizzell County Championship Div-ision Two promotion hopes with a record-breaking innings and 308-runs win over Durham at New Road. more...
8/7/02 - Middlesex thwart Worcs victory bid
MIDDLESEX and Worcestershire played out a tame draw in their County Championship game at Lord's. more...
16/7/02 - Leaders gunned down as County focus on top spot
WORCESTERSHIRE moved up to second place in the Frizzell County Championship Division Two table with an eight-wicket win over Essex at Southend. more...
22/7/02 - County storm to crucial win
WORCESTERSHIRE are enjoying a well-deserved day off today after boosting their Frizzell County Championship Division Two promotion hopes with a dramatic eight-wicket win over Northamptonshire at New Road yesterday. more...
16/9/02 - County hopes suffer setback
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE did their promotion chances the world of good with a 114-run victory over Worcestershire at Trent Bridge. more...
23/9/02 - Hick thumbs up for victory
GRAEME Hick overcame the pain barrier of a broken thumb to seal a thrilling one-wicket victory for Worcestershire against Derbyshire in the last Frizzell County Championhip Division Two match of the season at New Road. more...
5/8/02 - No Indian Summer for County at rain-lashed New Road
WORCESTERSHIRE'S weather-ruined game against India at New Road ended as it began -- with rain. more...
Mark Wolsey
Midfield - Third season at the club. Previously with Kidderminster Harriers and Tamworth. more...
19/5/02 - Royals warm up in style for cup clash
WORCESTERSHIRE revved up for tomorrow's big Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final against Gloucestershire by launching their Norwich Union League Division One campaign with a crushing 127-run win over Somerset Sabres at New Road yesterday. more...
5/6/02 - Five more for Kabir as County march on
KABIR Ali was the star as Worcestershire Royals made it two wins out of two in the Norwich Union League Division One with a six-wicket victory over Yorkshire Phoenix at Headingley. more...
10/6/02 - Royals and Foxes are frustrated by the rain
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals' Norwich Union League Division One match against Leicestershire Foxes at Oakham School was abandoned yesterday because of rain. more...
17/6/02 - County stay on track for title tilt
Worcestershire Royals kept up their challenge at the top of the Norwich Union League Division One as Ben Smith and David Leatherdale steered them to a 121-run win over Durham Dynamos. more...
26/6/02 - Worcs can win title -- Moody
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody believes Worcestershire Royals are good enough to become Norwich Union League Division One champions after storming to the top of the table with a nerve-jangling four-run win over Warwickshire Bears at New Road. more...
1/7/02 - County slide off the top of table
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals are off the top of the Norwich Union League Division One table following their nine- wicket defeat under the Duckworth-Lewis system against Durham Dynamos at New Road yesterday. more...
8/7/02 - Hick hits County back to the top
GRAEME Hick produced another batting masterclass to guide Worcestershire Royals to a comfortable eight-wicket Norwich Union League win over Somerset Sabres at Taunton and back to the top of the table. more...
5/9/02 - Early signs for us are encouraging
THEY do say that it's an encouraging sign to win when you are not at your best and on Saturday's evidence, things bode well for the future. more...
16/7/02 - County go four points in front
AN UNBEATEN 54 from Ben Smith steered Worcestershire Royals to a five-wicket win over Kent Spitfires at Canterbury and lifted them four points clear at the top of the Norwich Union League Division One. more...
12/9/02 - Love the atmosphere at Sixways
I HAVE to admit I loved the atmosphere at Sixways on Saturday. Although we would have liked there to be a few more in there, the singing from the supporters was great. more...
29/7/02 - Smith, Batty star for Royals
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals are eight points clear at the top of the Norwich Union League Division One after an unbeaten century stand between Ben Smith and Gareth Batty powered them to a six-wicket win over Yorkshire Phoenix at sun-baked New Road yesterday. more...
19/9/02 - Cracking game on offer for fans
EXETER Chiefs come to town on Saturday for what promises to be a cracker. more...
26/9/02 - First class supporters gave boys a real boost
ON behalf of the club, the players and the coaches I want to thank our supporters who helped us to victory on Saturday. more...
5/8/02 - Royals now just four points clear
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals had their lead at the top of the Norwich Union League Division One table cut to four points when they lost by 22 runs in yesterday's rain-hit clash against title rivals Glamorgan Dragons at New Road. more...
3/10/02 - Quality running through squad
AT most clubs the temptation to keep the same side after a 66-22 win might be strong - not at Worcester! more...
10/10/02 - Not happy -- even after 11 tries!
OFTEN you hear coaches say that teams didn't play well during a draw or defeat. more...
20/8/02 - Bears mauled by Solanki and Singh
A RECORD-breaking century partnership between Vikram Solanki and Anurag Singh steered Worcestershire Royals back to the top of the table. more...
17/10/02 - Bad memories for me but great display
IT'S not nice to be the subject of all the talk at Sixways for the wrong reasons. That's what this week has been like for me after I was sent off at London Welsh on Saturday. I was red carded for allegedly lashing out at Florent Rossigneux. more...
24/10/02 - Time to focus on playing matters
THE overwhelming emotion I felt travelling back from Bristol last night was relief. more...
4/9/02 - Powell, Maynard destroy County
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals' hopes of lifting the Norwich Union Division One crown seem to have slipped away after crashing by 103 runs to title rivals Glamorgan Dragons at Sophia Gardens last night. more...
Danny James
Striker - Youngster who has progressed through the ranks and is now looking to hold a regular first team place. more...
Solihull Borough 4 Kidderminster Harriers 3
Sunday, July 21, 2002 more...
Kidderminster Harriers 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
Wednesday, July 24, 2002 more...
Worcester City 2 Kidderminster Harriers 2
Saturday, July 27, 2002 more...
Kidderminster Harriers 1 Lincoln City 1
Saturday, August 10, 2002 more...
Bournemouth 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Tuesday, August 13, 2002 more...
Rushden &Diamonds 3 Kidderminster Harriers 1
Saturday, August 17, 2002 more...
Kidderminster Harriers 4 Exeter City 3
Saturday, August 24, 2002 more...
Leyton Orient 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Monday, August 26, 2002 more...
Kidderminster Harriers 1 Darlington 1
Saturday, August 31, 2002 more...
Kidderminster Harriers 0 Boston United 0
Saturday, September 7, 2002 more...
Nottingham Forest 4 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Wednesday, September 11, 2002 more...
Scunthorpe United 1 Kidderminster Harriers 1
Saturday, September 14, 2002 more...
Southend United 0 Kidderminster Harriers 2
Tuesday, September 18, 2002 more...
Kidderminster Harriers 0 Rochdale 0
Saturday, September 21, 2002 more...
Bristol Rovers 1 Kidderminster Harriers 2
Saturday, September 28, 2002 more...
Kidderminster Harriers 1 Hull City 0
Saturday, October 5, 2002 more...
Kidderminster Harriers 0 Macclesfield Town 2
Saturday, October 12, 2002 more...
Shrewsbury Town 2 Kidderminster Harriers 3
Saturday, October 19, 2002 more...
Dagenham and Redbridge 1 Kidderminster Harriers 3
Tuesday, October 22, 2002 more...
Kidderminster Harriers 2 Cambridge United 1
Saturday, October 26, 2002 more...
Grant Pinkney
Midfielder - Local lad who joined United in the summer having spent two seasons with Lincoln City. Made just one substitute appearance in the FA Cup. Plays in behind the front two, a real livewire. more...
19/9/02 - Norton have to settle for Burton draw
WORCESTER Norton men's first team went into their friendly against Burton with debuts given to both Matt Baumber and Ben Tailor and a new coaching role for former star player James Cosh who has retired from playing due to persistent groin injury problems. more...
19/9/02 - Ladies selected
A RECORD number of eight Worcester Norton ladies first team squad players have been selected to represent the Midlands at the National Championships next month. more...
3/10/02 - Stourport kill off battling Worcester
STOURPORT 4 WORCESTER NORTON 3 more...
3/10/02 - Norton aiming to bounce back
WORCESTER Norton ladies aim to bounce back following their shock defeat last week in order not to be playing catch-up in the Midland Premier League title race. more...
17/10/02 - Eight facing Cannock test
WORCESTER Norton Ladies' hockey league programme takes a week's break because of the EHA National Under 15 and 17 age group Regional Championships being held at Cannock Hockey Club. more...
24/10/02 - Worcester hit back to earn draw
BRIDGNORTH 3 WORCESTER NORTON 3 more...
24/10/02 - Norton get back in full swing
WITH the week's break over for the National Championships, the league programme gets back into full swing for Worcester Norton Ladies. more...
24/10/02 - Another blow for Stourport
Stourport were the better team in the first half and got their noses in front through a Imran Yousaf short corner. more...
26/10/02 - Australia trip for cup star Walker
FORMER Nunnery Wood High School pupil Rachel Walker has been selected to represent England at the World Cup hockey championships in Australia. more...
Crown Jewels sparkle in 47-pin triumph
CROWN Jewels made a terrific start to the new Worcester and District Ladies Skittle League season by flooring 427 to beat Lady Warriors by 47 pins. more...
23/9/02 - Triumph for the Cricketers
MONDAY Division Two of the E & E Engineering sponsored Worcester Friendly Skittle League saw the Cricketers emerge winners from a close game. more...
24/9/02 - Champions lose in opener
Worcester and District Skittle League champions Westsiders made a losing start to the new campaign with a 33-pin home defeat by Warlords. more...
25/9/02 - Bellamy on form in losing cause
HIGHWAYMEN were the top scorers in Wednesday Division One of the E & E Engineering/Banks's Brewery Worcester Friendly Skittle League. more...
26/9/02 - Angels narrowly edge out Beauties
The Black Beauties were just edged out by the Hills Angels in a close match in the Worcester and District Ladies' Skittle League Division Two. more...
30/9/02 - Hillbillies at front
HILLBILLIES and Interliners lead the Monday divisions in the E & E Engineering/ Banks's Brewery Worcester Friendly Skittle League. more...
1/10/02 - Reynards edge to victory
There were several close games in the latest round of Worcester and District Skittle League matches. more...
3/10/02 - Jubilees celebrate 16 pin victory
NOMADS fought a tightly contested match with Jubilees in the Worcester & District Ladies Skittles King Pin with only a few pins separating the teams in each leg. The match was eventually won by the Jubilees by 16 pins. more...
8/10/02 - Westsiders top 500 in fine victory
Westsiders recorded their highest team score on the Herefordshire House in their Worcester and District Skittle League Division One match against Cradley Sports. more...
9/10/02 - Raiders on top
NEW Raiders are topping Wednesday Division One of the E & E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League. DIVISION ONE more...
10/10/02 - Flintstones edge home
Division One of the Worcester and District Ladies Skittle League saw a closely fought match between the Harlequins and the Flintstones. more...
14/10/02 - Cardents see off Glovers
CARDENTS were the top scorers in Monday Division One of the E & E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League, flooring 458 pins in their victory over Glovers Needle. more...
15/10/02 - Scaplehorns and CEDS dead level
The first two drawn games of the season have occurred in the Worcester & District Skittle League. more...
16/10/02 - Morganite clinch victory
MORGANITE beat Outlaws 460-435 in the E&E Engineering sponsored Worcester Friendly Skittle League Wednesday Division One. more...
17/10/02 - Arboretum edge home
THE highest scorers of the week in the Worcester and District Ladies Skittle League were Arboretum, who floored 402 pins to beat Flintstones by four in Division One. more...
21/10/02 - Regulars sting the Wasps
CROWN Regulars beat Wasps 366-313 in Monday Division One of the E&E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League. more...
22/10/02 - Sausagemen win sizzler
Shooters and Sausagemen continue to set the pace at the top of Division Four of the Worcester and District Skittle League. more...
23/10/02 - Rushwick bowlers top 500 yet again
Rushwick Cavalier toppled Tower All Stars to post their second score of 500 or better in quick succession in Wednesday Division One of the E & E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League. more...
24/10/02 - V's battle back for Victory
In Division Three of the Worcester and District Ladies Skittle League, the Foxy Ladies took the first two legs against the Victory V's giving themselves a 17-pin advantage. more...
Shaun Pratt
Midfielder/Striker - Quick and bustling player who joined United from Cradley Town last season. more...
Promotion reward for hero Hick's men
SKIPPER Graeme Hick had a record-breaking season to remember in more ways than one. more...
All change at County as loyal servants move on
THE 2001 campaign provided a season of changing faces at New Road -- both on and off the field. more...
Liptrot and Kabir off down under
TWO of Worcestershire's rising stars are off for specialist training in Australia this winter after their award-winning exploits during the season. more...
Bichel lives up to expectations
ANDY BICHEL had a hard act to follow when he took over from his fellow Australian Glenn McGrath as Worcestershire's overseas player -- but he did it superbly! more...
Season to remember for Worcs followers
WORCESTERSHIRE had no doubt about what was top of their agenda when they launched their 2001 season -- promotion. more...
Leroy May
Striker - Large target man who has a neat turn of pace and good control. Signed from Halesowen Town at the end of August and has already notched up four goals to his credit. Popular with the fans and a proven goalscorer. Has league experience with Hereford United, also played for Kidderminster Harriers and last season, Halesowen Town. more...
3/7/02 - Wolves given £70,000 lift
WORCESTER Wolves Basketball Club are celebrating after winning a £70,000 grant to install new permanent seating for spectators at their home matches. more...
5/7/02 - Testing draw for Wolves
WORCESTER Wolves have been handed a tough draw in this season's National Basketball Trophy. more...
9/8/02 - Fantastic four boost Wolves
WORCESTER Wolves have had a busy summer strengthening both the playing and coaching team. more...
14/9/02 - Wolves chase place at top
WORCESTER Wolves are targeting a top four place in their second season in the National Basketball League Division One. more...
Craig Chalmers
Position: Fly half. Age: 33. Previous clubs: Glasgow, Harlequins. Vastly experienced player who has won 60 Scottish caps. Chalmers, who also represented the British Lions during a glittering career, won a new contract after an injury ravaged first season at Sixways. more...
1/10/02 - Wolves open up in style
WORCESTER Wolves kicked off their National Trophy campaign in style with a thrilling 100-96 victory over higher-graded Oxford Devils. more...
George Davis
Position: Prop. Age: 23. Previous clubs: Bristol. Enjoyed a number of first-team outings for Worcester last season after arriving at the beginning of the campaign. Is a useful squad player with his ability to play at tight or loose-head. more...
5/10/02 - Wolves confident of Oxford double
WORCESTER Wolves bid to complete a rapid `double' when they visit Oxford Devils in the National Basketball Trophy tonight (7pm). more...
7/10/02 - Devils too sharp for Worcester
WORCESTER Wolves lost 108-84 in their away National Basketball Trophy match at Oxford Devils. more...
Christian Evans
Position: Back Row. Age: 31. Previous clubs: Bayonne (France), Bristol. Evans was one of the unsung heroes of the Worcester squad last season and weighed in with some vital tries. more...
12/10/02 - Wolves face Trophy test
WORCESTER Wolves expect their toughest test of the season so far in the National Basketball Trophy tonight. more...
14/10/02 - Worcester edge out Plymouth
WORCESTER Wolves triumphed 89-88 over Plymouth Raiders in the National Basketball Trophy. more...
Chris Garrard
Position: Winger. Age: 24. Previous clubs: Wests (Brisbane). Aussie Garrard took Sixways by storm last season with 25 National One tries. He finished as the club's top scorer and signed a new deal despite Premiership interest. more...
Evesham Utd 0, Kidderminster Harriers 4 (friendly)
Monday, 15 July, 2002 more...
15/10/02 - Wolves at the double
WORCESTER Wolves player-coach Rick Solvason has urged his players to keep their feet on the ground as they prepare for a crucial National Basketball Trophy match tonight. more...
Evesham Utd 2, Hinckley Utd 2
Saturday, August 3, 2002 more...
16/10/02 - Wolves too hot for the Romans
WORCESTER Wolves made it three wins out of four in the National Basketball Trophy with an 83-72 victory over Team Bath Romans at University College Worcester last night. more...
Chris Hall
Position: Hooker. Age: 22. Previous clubs: Gloucester. A consistent performer last season and did well to fight off the challenge of Joe Ross. Won a new contract and will go head to head with Chris Pearson for the number two spot. more...
Evesham Utd 1, Gresley Rovers 0
Saturday, August 17, 2002 more...
19/10/02 - Victory vital for Wolves chances
WORCESTER Wolves can virtually guarantee their place in the quarter-finals of the National Basketball Trophy tomorrow. more...
Ben Hinshelwood
Position: Centre. Age: 25. Previous clubs: Bedford. One of the players of the season at Sixways. Scored 23 tries from centre and full-back and should go from strength to strength this season in National One. A big plus for Worcester to have him after Premiership and Welsh/Scottish League interest. more...
Brislington 2, Evesham Utd 2
Saturday, August 31, 2002 more...
21/10/02 - Worcester sink Bath
WORCESTER Wolves triumphed 90-88 in their National Basketball Trophy clash at Team Bath. more...
Jim Jenner
Position: Number eight. Age: 30. Previous clubs: Bristol, Exeter, Newcastle. Jenner was named supporters' player of the season after a fine return following his one campaign in the Premiership with Newcastle. Brought an extra try scoring threat with his powerful running. more...
Evesham Utd 3, Brislington 2
Tuesday, August 3, 2002 more...
26/10/02 - Wolves chasing trophy passport
WORCESTER Wolves will be out to clinch a place in the quarter-finals of the National Basketball Trophy when they make the long trip to face Plymouth Raiders tomorrow (4pm). more...
Bedworth Utd 2, Evesham Utd 1
Tuesday, September 10, 2002 more...
28/10/02 - Wolves through without playing
WORCESTER Wolves are through to the quarter-finals of the National Basketball Trophy - despite not playing at the weekend. more...
Neil Lyman
Position: Prop. Age: 32. Previous clubs: Kidderminster, Moseley. Lyman was one of Worcester's most consistent players last season and saw off the challenge of Alejandro Moreno to win a new contract. more...
Evesham Utd 3, Rocester 0
Saturday, September 7, 2002 more...
Falmouth Tn 1, Evesham Utd 2
Saturday, September 14, 2002 more...
Evesham Utd 3, Swindon Supermarine 2
Saturday, September 21, 2002 more...
First league loss for Rovers
Bromsgrove Rovers surrendered their unbeaten league record as they lost 2-1 to a determined Merthyr Tydfil at the Victoria Ground in the Dr Martens Western Division. more...
Martin Morgan
Position: Lock. Age: 23. Previous clubs: Cardiff, Llanelli. Great first season at Worcester from Morgan and built up a good understanding with Dan Zaltzman. Has represented Wales at youth, under-18, 19 and 21 level and cannot be far off a full cap. more...
Brain blasts match referee
JOHN Brain was suitably unimpressed with referee Tim Wigglesworth's performance as Worcester Rugby Club brushed Moseley aside. more...
Evesham Utd 1, Cinderford Tn 1
Saturday, September 28, 2002 more...
Price is right for Ledbury victory
BARRETT Price lived up to his name with a priceless last minute penalty to give Ledbury a 21-18 victory at home to Pershore in Midlands Three West (South). more...
27/6/02 - Manager stays loyal to squad for new season
PHIL Mullen is expected to welcome back the majority of last season's players when Evesham United's training schedule gets under way on July 9. more...
Woeful Malvern fail to tackle poor away form
MALVERN Rugby Club's travelling form continued to let them down as poor tackling allowed an average Hinckley side to run in eight tries during a 50-18 victory. more...
Cinderford Tn 0, Evesham Utd 5
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 more...
Richard Nias
Position: Flanker. Age: 23. Previous clubs: Durban, Harlequins. An Andy Keast favourite and got the nod last season in the game of the season at Rotherham. Will be hoping to have an injury-free campaign. more...
4/7/02 - Robins given stiff cup tests
PRESTIGIOUS knockout action will be absent from Common Road next season unless Evesham United can conjure up favourable results on the road. more...
Wolves through without playing
WORCESTER Wolves are through to the quarter-finals of the National Basketball Trophy - despite not playing at the weekend. more...
Merthyr Tydfil 2, Evesham Utd 0
Saturday, October 5, 2002 more...
10/7/02 - "Brilliant" session pleases boss Mullen
SEVERAL new faces were at Common Road on Tuesday night when Evesham United began preparations for the new Dr Martens League season. more...
Wigan in United cup clash
HEREFORD United have drawn arguable the tie of the FA Cup first round with a clash at home to Second Division leaders Wigan Athletic. more...
Duncan Roke
Position: Full back. Age: 27. Previous clubs: Henley, Leicester. Came to Sixways as a centre but by the end of the campaign had established himself as the number one full-back at Worcester. His pace is his greatest asset and will be a threat again this season for National One defences. more...
8/8/02 - Bullock capture is a huge boost for Mullen
DARREN Bullock has decided to add his vast experience to Evesham United's hopes of an improved showing in the Dr Martens League Western Division. more...
Murphy suffers early exit
MARTLEY-based Terry Murphy, a quarter-finalist in 1999, suffered a surprising first match defeat in the 2002 Benson and Hedges Snooker Championship in Mansfield. more...
Redditch Utd 3, Evesham Utd Ladies 3
Sunday, October 13, 2002 more...
15/8/02 - Late goal's a sinker after improved show
ANOTHER warm-up reverse at least provided a glimmer of hope for the Common Road faithful when a last minute strike from John Grant earned Hereford United the narrowest of wins. more...
Wilde to discuss move to the Lane
TOP transfer target Adam Wilde will be at St George's Lane tonight for talks about a move to Worcester City. more...
15/8/02 - Missing men are a huge blow to Mullen
SUSPENSIONS threaten to wreak havoc with Phil Mullen's plans to get Evesham United off to a successful start in the Dr Martens League Western Division, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
22/8/02 - It's official! Refs no better
OFFICIALS certainly don't seem to have improved as the whistle blew on a new campaign, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
22/8/02 - Scoring skip is fans' new hero
THERE was a new hero for the Common Road faithful to worship as Darren Bullock left the field last Saturday. more...
Tony Windo
Position: Prop. Age: 33. Previous clubs: Gloucester. Windo won a new contract at Sixways on the back of a very consistent season. Will provide good competition for places this time around. more...
12/9/02 - Bid to banish cup memory
AFTER losing out at the same stage 12 months ago, Evesham United will be keen to exorcise the memory of a horror show against Bridgwater when they make the long trek to Falmouth for Saturday's FA Cup first qualifying round tie. more...
19/9/02 - Missing men a blow to progress
CINDERFORD Town will make a return visit to Common Road just a month after losing 3-1 to the Robins in the league. more...
20/9/02 - Women's league's Sunday starter
LEADING referee Janie Frampton will take centre stage as the first game in the Kidderminster Women's County Football League kicks off on Sunday. more...
26/9/02 - Testing time for goalie
EVESHAM United's goalkeeper, Damion Quailey, has undergone tests to try to determine the cause of his recent illness. more...
Dan Zaltzman
Position: Lock. Age: 26. Previous clubs: Saracens, Leicester. Zaltzman built up a good partnership with Martin Morgan last season and it was no surprise to see him win a new Sixways contract. A great competitor. more...
30/9/02 - Replay winners handed away draw
THE winners of tomorrow's night FA Cup 2nd qualifying round replay at Cinderford will visit Havant and Waterlooville in the next round on Saturday, October 12. more...
2/10/02 - Keeper Chris set for Common Road return
FORMER goalkeeper Chris Taylor could be on his way back to Common Road. more...
7/10/02 - Ladies off mark
EVESHAM United ladies celebrated their first win in the newly formed Kidderminster Women's County League last weekend. more...
NEW SIGNINGS (Summer 2002) Richard Bates
Position: Flanker. Age: 30. Previous clubs: Natal Sharks, London Irish. Hardman Bates should be a tough competitor in National One this season if he makes a full recovery from a shoulder injury picked up in January. more...
9/10/02 - Confident Mullen ready for big test
EVESHAM United face, financially, the biggest game in the club's history this weekend. more...
Nnamdi Ezulike
Position: Winger. Age: 25. Previous clubs: Leicester, London Irish. The Nigerian-born speed king should prove a big threat this season. Was rated as one of the quickest backs in the Zurich Premiership last season. more...
Mark Gabey
Position: Lock/Flanker. Age: 28. Previous clubs: Bristol, London Irish, Bath. One of Worcester's most eye-catching signings for this season. The forward is happy either in the second or back row and is a powerful scoring threat. more...
Craig Hudson
Position: Winger. Age: 23. Previous clubs: La Rochelle, Cardiff. Powerhouse winger stands at 6ft 6in and weighs in at 17 stone. Is one of the biggest wingers in world rugby and promises to pose a threat for National One defences. more...
17/10/02 - Vital to hit back quickly
UNITED boss Phil Mullen now has the difficult task of raising his side's spirits ahead of a tough Dr Martens League schedule. more...
Gareth Mason
Position: Prop. Age: 23. Previous clubs: Swansea. The 6ft, 18 stone prop spent time on-loan at Worcester last season and played a couple of Warriors matches. Impressed against Leicester and won a contract on the back of his performances. more...
James Ogilvie-Bull
Position: Centre. Age: 23. Previous clubs: Harlequins, Bristol. Seventeen stone centre has struggled to reach his potential but is hoping a move to Worcester under former mentor Andy Keast can resurrect his career. more...
Adrian Olver
Position: Prop. Age: 32. Previous clubs: Saracens, Rotherham. Vastly experienced tight-head prop arrives to add competition for places. Takes Alejandro Moreno's spot in the Sixways squad. more...
Chris Pearson
Position: Hooker. Age: 27. Previous clubs: Natal Sharks, Bedford, Orrell. Pearson teams up with Chris Hall as Worcester try to solve their problematic position. Joe Ross has been released after a disappointing campaign. more...
Gavin Pfister
Position: Flanker. Age: 28. Previous clubs: London Irish, Western Province, Stormers. Pfister will offer competition for places in the back row with the likes of Jim Jenner, Christian Evans, Mark Gabey, Richard Bates and Richard Nias. more...
Hugo Southwell
Position: Full Back. Age: 22. Previous clubs: Bristol. Exciting product of the Bristol Academy, Southwell will push Duncan Roke for a starting place at 15 this season. Spent a time on trial last season and took the eye with a number of pacy displays. more...
Darren Bullock
Midfield - Vastly experienced player who captains the side. Local player who started at Malvern Town. Huddersfield paid £55,000 to sign him from Nuneaton Borough in 1993 and, in three seasons, made 156 appearances scoring 20 goals. more...
Werner Swanepoel
Position: Scrum half. Age: 27. Previous clubs: Cats (Super 12). Has 20 Springbok caps to his name and is rated highly in his native South Africa. Should take National One by storm this season. more...
James Brown
Position: Fly half. Age: 24. Previous clubs: London Irish. Brown worked with assistant coach Andy Keast in his first of two spells at Irish. Is highly rated by Keast and should provide Craig Chalmers with a battle for the number 10 spot with Jon Higgins as back up. more...
David Officer
Position: Centre. Age: 29. Previous clubs: Harlequins, Edinburgh. Officer signed a two-year deal at Sixways in June after expressing a desire to link up with assistant coach Andy Keast. Keast signed Officer for Quins but was replaced as coach before he had time to work with him. Officer will provide tough competition for places at outside or inside centre. Prefers to play at outside but has Ben Hinshelwood blocking his path to the jersey. more...
Craig Gillies
Position: Lock. Age: 26. Previous clubs: Llanelli, Richmond, Bath. Giant lock Gillies was John Brain's final summer signing, replacing Lee Soper at Sixways. Gillies, at 6ft 8in, will be the tallest player ever to wear the Worcester shirt when he takes to the field in August. Impressed Brain while on loan at Gloucester last season and will provide Dan Zaltzman and Martin Morgan with a real challenge in this campaign. more...
NEW ACADEMY SIGNINGS (Summer 2002) Neil Mason
Position: Flanker. Age: 20. Previous clubs: Moseley. Mason scored a try on debut for Worcester's first-team in a 71-14 win over Otley in March. Is highly rated by director of rugby John Brain and will be pushing hard for a starting role this season. more...
Jon Higgins
Position: Fly half. Age: 20. Previous clubs: -. Had a taste of first-team rugby last season and will be pushing for more action this time around. more...
Tom Richardson
Position: Scrum half. Age: 22. Previous clubs: - One for the future but will provide back up to Werner Swanepoel. Should get more chances for the second team this season. more...
Gary Trueman
Position: Centre. Age: 22. Previous clubs: Saracens. One of Andy Keast's favourites and will be a player to watch this season. more...
Stewart Pearl
Position: Hooker. Age: 22. Previous clubs: Leamington. Plenty of under 21 experience under his belt should have brought him closer to the first team but with Chris Pearson and Chris Hall in front of him, his opportunities may be limited. more...
This is Worcestershire County Cricket Club - 2002 season
Full coverage of the county cricket club's 2002 campaign will appear here - brought to you by the Worcester Evening News cricket squad. more...
29/4/02 - County hit record low with defeat
STUNNED Worcestershire picked up a couple of unwanted records as their Benson and Hedges Cup campaign got off to the worst possible start with a six wicket defeat against Gloucestershire at New Road yesterday. more...
2/5/02 - Moody aims for step up in form
TOM Moody expects further improvement from his Worcestershire side des-pite a convincing five-wicket victory at Northamptonshire that gave them their first Benson and Hedges Cup win of the season. more...
3/5/02 - Leatherdale the hero for County
DAVID Leatherdale was the hero for Worcestershire as they gained a three-wicket Benson & Hedges Cup triumph over Warwickshire at Edgbaston yesterday. more...
6/5/02 - Solanki steers County into cup quarter-finals
A SPARKLING innings by Vikram Solanki helped delighted Worcestershire book a place in the quarter-finals of the Benson and Hedges Cup for the first time since 1995 with a five wicket win over Glamorgan at New Road yesterday. more...
Charity rematch
THE planned charity match between Redditch United Women and Redditch Weatherguard, which fell victim to high winds on Sunday, will be held tonight. more...
6/5/02 - County make it four in row
WORCESTERSHIRE rubber-stamped their place in the quarter-finals of the Benson & Hedges Cup with a seven-wicket win over Somerset at Taunton yesterday. more...
23/5/02 - Century stand sinks Gloucs
A FINE century stand between Andy Bichel and Graeme Hick steered Worcestershire to a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Gloucestershire in their weather-hit Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final at Bristol yesterday. more...
8/6/02 - Catterall called up to face the Foxes
PACEMAN Duncan Catterall is included in Worcestershire Royals squad for tomorrow's Norwich Union League Division One clash against Leicestershire Foxes at Oakham School. more...
Steve Lutz
Midfield - Second season at Common Road after moving from Worcester City. Good passer and holds the ball up well. Also played for Pershore Town. more...
Hare off quickly
TRIVIA: Last year's Kidderminster Quiz League runners-up Hare and Hounds beat holders Redman BCC 64-56 in their first match. more...
5/9/02 - Pretenders to come unstuck at Sixways
ORRELL may yet be the surprise package this season in National One but I don't see them upsetting the applecart on Saturday. more...
12/9/02 - Garrard looking to make sweet music
THE last time Chris Garrard came up against Otley he came away with an incredible five tries as Worcester trounced the Yorkshiremen 71-14. more...
19/9/02 - Three Chiefs aiming for a Sixways scalp
THREE reasons why Exeter Chiefs should not be underestimated on Saturday. more...
26/9/02 - Rotation the key for Warriors
ROTATION is normally greeted with enormous scepticism by old pros but at Worcester it has to be the name of the game. more...
3/10/02 - Faith healer Bates eyes Bedford pay back time
WITH a name like Bates and a nickname `nutter' you might expect this man to run an out-of-town motel. more...
10/10/02 - RFU's public shame cannot be ignored
FITTINGLY, the Rugby Football Union's response to being investigated for foul play was to deny everything. more...
14/8/02 - Still room for improvement
NORMAL service resumes on Saturday with the start of City's league campaign and already the adrenaline is pumping in anticipation of a successful season for John Barton and his team. more...
17/10/02 - O'Reilly focused on taking his big chance
IF anyone proves that fate is crafting fortunes on the sporting stage it is John O'Reilly. more...
21/8/02 - Holloway back to his best
IT was nail-biting stuff at St George's Lane on Saturday but entirely fitting that City's most committed player grabbed the winning goal. more...
28/8/02 - Temperatures rising at Lane!
CITY'S hot streak, both on and off the pitch, if you include Saturday's coach fire, continued with a terrific victory against Newport County. more...
4/9/02 - City look like contenders
FOUR wins out of six, a stint at the top of the league and still the players predict they can get better -- has life at the Lane ever been sweeter in recent years? more...
11/9/02 - Time to invest in the future
CASH-strapped they maybe but Worcester City's board must wring out every last penny to support John Barton's brilliant start to the season. more...
25/9/02 - City support warrants move
A TERRIFIC spectacle at St George's Lane on Friday and a 2,711 fingered salute to anyone still intent on denying City a switch to a stadium worthy of that support. more...
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Nathan Jukes
Midfield - Summer signing from Worcester City. Strong and skilful, will prove to be a great asset. Already scored three times this season. more...
12/2/02 - Hick to retain County captaincy
GRAEME Hick will again captain Worcestershire next season. more...
9/3/02 - County snap up Aussie quickie
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club today swooped to sign Stuart Clark as a temporary overseas replacement for Andy Bichel who misses the start of the new season because of international duties. more...
26/3/02 - County players back in groove
IT was all smiles at New Road yesterday when Worcestershire's cricketers reported back for outdoor training in readiness for the forthcoming season. more...
27/3/02 - County receive Bichel booster
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club received a massive boost today with the news that pace star Andy Bichel will be available for the start of the new season. more...
3/4/02 - Friendlies fixed up
WORCESTERSHIRE have arranged a series of friendlies as they step up their preparations for the new season. more...
5/4/02 - County to give players `colours'
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club will award players their `colours' as soon as they play in the County Championship side for the first time. more...
6/4/02 - Hick has England return in sight
GRAEME Hick has set his sights on forcing his way back into the England squad for the 2003 World Cup finals in South Africa. more...
6/4/02 - Promotion the County priority
GRAEME Hick has put promotion to the first division of the County Championship as Worcestershire's top priority this season. more...
9/4/02 - Smith stars in County defeat
NEWCOMER Ben Smith cracked a fine half-century for Worcestershire in a 50-over friendly against his former club Leicestershire who triumphed by 32 runs at Grace Road yesterday. more...
10/4/02 - County boosted by Hick century
GRAEME Hick revved up for the new season with a dazzling century for Worcestershire against Derbyshire at Derby yesterday. more...
22/10/02 - Moor Green date set
ROVERS' Birmingham Senior Cup second round home clash with Moor Green has been set for Tuesday, November 19. more...
10/4/02 - Smith on song for fine half century
BEN Smith hit a half-century for Worcestershire as their two-day friendly with Derbyshire ended in a draw at Derby yesterday. more...
12/4/02 - Moody supports new 20 over plan
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Director of Cricket Tom Moody today backed a decision to stage a new 20-over evening competition designed to breathe new life into the game. more...
15/4/02 - County run into form in Parks
WORCESTERSHIRE were on course to open their first-class programme with a victory over Oxford UCCE in The Parks today. more...
16/4/02 - Kabir mops up with 7-43 haul
PACEMAN Kabir Ali signalled his intentions for the new season with a career-best performance in Worcestershire's crushing 332-run victory over Oxford UCCE in The Parks. more...
18/4/02 - Solanki misses County opener
WORCESTERSHIRE will be without injured Vikram Solanki when they launch their County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire at New Road tomorrow. more...
19/4/02 - County soon lose Weston
Worcestershire lost an early wicket after winning the toss and deciding to bat in their County Championship Division Two match against Glouces-tershire which opened at sunny New Road today. more...
23/4/02 - Solanki misses second match
WORCESTERSHIRE will again be without Vikram Solanki for their Frizzell Championship Division Two match against Northamptonshire which opens at Northampton tomorrow. more...
24/4/02 - Peters given opening role
NEW signing Stephen Peters was promoted to open the batting for Worcestershire in their Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against Northamptonshire which got under way at Northampton today. more...
26/4/02 - Seconds hit
WORCESTERSHIRE looked destined for defeat in their Second Eleven Championship match against Northamptonshire at Kidderminster. more...
27/4/02 - Solanki set for cup spot
WORCESTERSHIRE hope to have Vikram Solanki back after injury for Monday's Benson and Hedges group clash against Gloucestershire at New Road. more...
29/4/02 - County bid in tatters at 14-6
SHELL-SHOCKED Worcestershire plunged to 14-6 in just seven overs after they were put in to bat by Gloucestershire in today's Benson & Hedges Cup Group clash at New Road. more...
29/4/02 - B & H Cup - Gloucs beat Worcs by 6 wickets at New Road
Gloucestershire innings 71 for 4, from 18.2 overs. Worcestershire innings 70 all out from 22 overs. more...
30/4/02 - Moody banking on County cup revival
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Director of Cricket Tom Moody is urging his shell-shocked players to repair the damage caused by yesterday's grim defeat against Gloucestershire by beating Northamptonshire in tomorrow's Benson and Hedges Cup clash at Northampton. more...
1/5/02 - Handy Andy makes double strike
ANDY Bichel grabbed two quick wickets for Worcestershire after they won the toss and put Northamptonshire in to bat in today's Benson and Hedges Cup group clash at Northampton. more...
2/5/02 - Kabir setting the early pace
ALL-rounder Kabir Ali has got off to a great start in Worcestershire's new Player of the Month awards, sponsored by Hewett Re-cruitment. more...
3/5/02 - Bichel makes breakthrough
AUSTRALIAN pace ace Andy Bichel struck a vital early blow for Worcestershire in today's Benson and Hedges Cup clash with Warwickshire at Edgbaston. more...
7/6/02 - Competition keeps Oliver on the climb
IT'S not every golfer who can say they have competed against Tiger Woods but Oliver Darby has -- though like most pros on the world circuit he didn't beat him. more...
7/5/02 - Moody's men to take on Gloucs
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody believes Worcestershire can turn the tables on Gloucestershire when the sides clash in the quarter-final of the Benson and Hedges Cup. more...
14/6/02 - Entertainment is name of game!
ENJOYING a joke and a sing-song have combined to give professional Mike Welsh a burgeoning second career. more...
8/5/02 - County grab early wickets
WORCESTERSHIRE made a dramatic start after putting Glamorgan into bat in gloomy conditions in their County Championship clash at New Road today. more...
21/6/02 - Bishop on top at Bransford
JENNIFER Bishop won the inaugural Bransford Golf Club ladies open. more...
21/6/02 - £1.2m clubhouse unveiled at The Worcestershire
THE Worcestershire Golf Club is poised for another momentous day in its rich and varied history with the official unveiling of its new £1.2m clubhouse tomorrow. more...
28/6/02 - Foundation hits target with kids
FOR all its wonderful attributes golf is still a sport that suffers from a poor public perception with many people still viewing it as a game for well-off professionals or as a place for businessmen to cut a deal. more...
11/5/02 - County facing testing target
HAVE-a-go Worcestershire faced a challenging victory target in their Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against Glamorgan at New Road today. more...
5/7/02 - Winning start for new cup
TOM Novell and Duncan McPherson won Tolladine Golf Club's inaugural Jubilee Invitation Cup. more...
Jay Powell
Defender - Ever present in the side over the last three seasons. Strong in the air. Had spells at Kidderminster and Bilston Town. more...
14/5/02 - Essex incentive for opener Peters
ON-SONG Stephen Peters has an added incentive to impress when Worcestershire open their Frizzell Championship Division Two match against Essex at New Road tomorrow. more...
15/5/02 - County in cautious start
Worcestershire made a cautious start after winning the toss and electing to bat in their Frizzell County Championship clash with Essex at New Road today. more...
16/5/02 - Donald all set to join Worcs
WORCESTERSHIRE are set to draft in former South African Test star Allan Donald as a possible temporary replacement for pace ace Andy Bichel. more...
17/5/02 - Donald shocked by his call-up
FORMER Warwickshire pace star Allan Donald admits that his chance of playing for Worcestershire next month has come as a complete surprise. more...
18/5/02 - Bichel battling to face Sabres
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals hope to have Andy Bichel off the casualty list in time for tomorrow's opening Norwich Union League Division One clash against Somerset Sabres at New Road. more...
This is KHFC - 2002/2003 season
Coming soon - weekly updates of The Manager's View during the new season. Check out previous articles in the archive. more...
20/5/02 - Bichel fit for Benson battle
WORCESTERSHIRE are confident pace star Andy Bichel will be fit to play in tomorrow's Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final showdown with Gloucestershire at Bristol. more...
21/5/02 - Worcs tie delayed
OVERNIGHT rain prevented a prompt start to Worcestershire's Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final showdown against Gloucestershire at Bristol today. more...
22/5/02 - County scotch fears over Donald
WORCESTERSHIRE today scotched fears that their temporary signing of South African pace ace Allan Donald could be in doubt. more...
22/5/02 - Worcs hopes put on hold
WORCESTERSHIRE are today facing an intriguing climax to their weather-hit Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final showdown against Gloucestershire at Bristol. more...
23/5/02 - Bichel faith in Donald
ANDY Bichel is hoping former South African Test star Allan Donald can help him book a dream appearance with Worcestershire in next month's Benson and Hedges Cup final at Lord's. more...
25/5/02 - Kadeer leads way
HALF centuries from Kadeer Ali, Gareth Batty and Paul Pollard helped Worcestershire secure a 172-run win over University College Worcester in a 50-over friendly at New Road yesterday. more...
5/7/02 - Scotland win the day at Bransford
BRANSFORD Golf Club held its annual Bannockburn Trophy with a good turn-out of members for both sides despite some dubious ancestry claimed on the Scotland side. more...
28/5/02 - Moody goes for winning formula
TOM Moody has resisted the temptation to rest key players ahead of Worcestershire's third round Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy clash at Cornwall tomorrow. more...
12/7/02 - Break paying off for Open hopeful
AS preparations for a tilt at qualifying for the 131st Open Championships go, not picking up a club for five weeks doesn't rank among the best ways of approaching the task. more...
28/5/02 - Botham backs Moody success
FORMER Worcestershire favourite Ian Botham has backed Tom Moody to restore the County to cricketing success. more...
12/7/02 - Morgan grabs trophy triumph
PROMISING Hereford golfer Gregg Morgan continued his impressive run of form with a joint fourth finish in the Carad Trophy. more...
29/5/02 - County are frustrated by rain
WORCESTERSHIRE will have to try again tomorrow to play their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy third round tie against Cornwall at St Austell. more...
26/7/02 - Perdiswell seniors enjoy mixed fortunes
PERDISWELL Park Golf Club Seniors took on three matches in a week ending with one win and two defeats. more...
30/5/02 - County trophy clash switch
WORCESTERSHIRE were due to get their rain-delayed Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy third round tie under way against Cornwall today -- not at St Austell but down the road at Truro. more...
26/7/02 - Road show to entice more girls to sport
A RECREATIONAL ground and a park may not seem the most obvious place to recruit young golfers but the Professional Golfers' Association is doing just that to attract more girls to the game. more...
31/5/02 - Weston handed County return
WORCESTERSHIRE'S forgotten man Phil Weston returned to the county side at Bristol today as Tom Moody's men resumed County Championship duty against Gloucestershire. more...
2/8/02 - Magic Maund makes it two on trot
ALAN Maund made light of his three stroke handicap reduction to record another medal success. more...
3/6/02 - Donald makes Worcs debut
ALLAN Donald will make his debut in Worcestershire's showdown with Yorkshire in the Norwich Union League tomorrow. more...
2/8/02 - Griffiths returns to golf limelight
AS a former holder of the lowest score on the European Ladies Tour with a nine-under-par 64 Caroline Griffiths has been there and done it at the highest level of golf. more...
5/6/02 - Rawnsley the bowling star
Spinner Matthew Rawnsley was Worcestershire's bowling hero on the opening day of their Second Eleven Championship match against Durham at Hartlepool. more...
9/8/02 - Cotton pickin' golf education in Carolina
WHEN Matt Adams first thought about university he imagined he would be furthering his education in the British Isles - possibly Birmingham, London or Manchester but a golf scholarship in South Carolina! more...
5/6/02 - Donald faces cup tie race
ALLAN Donald is scheduled to land at Heathrow Airport at 6.30am tomorrow in time to play for Worcestershire in their Benson and Hedges Cup semi-final against Essex at Chelmsford (10.45am). more...
9/8/02 - Devereux fires new course record
JONATHAN Devereux set a new course record of 66 in scoring 41 stableford points to win division one of Herefordshire Golf Club's August stableford. more...
6/6/02 - Weather holds up County
WORCESTERSHIRE were left frustrated at Chelmsford today with the start of their Benson & Hedges semi-final tie with Essex delayed due to rain. more...
16/8/02 - Hectic time for father and son
AS John Bickerton enjoys another busy and successful year on the European Tour his father, also called John, is enduring his own hectic schedule as captain of Droitwich Golf Club. more...
7/6/02 - County looking down the barrel
WORCESTERSHIRE went into the second day of their rain affected Benson and Hedges Cup semi-final at Chelmsford praying for a miracle to prevent Essex from enjoying another big day out at Lord's. more...
23/8/02 - Hole-in-one costly for shocked Colin
COLIN Smith never dreamed he would get a hole-in-one but after sinking an ace at Bransford Golf Club's seventh hole could be forgiven for wishing he hadn't after his exploits cost him £120. more...
7/6/02 - Seconds suffer defeat
WORCESTERSHIRE tumbled to a 91-run defeat in their rain-ravaged Second Eleven Championship game against Durham at Hartlepool. more...
23/8/02 - Young Joe grabs the glory
THE season of surprises continues at Perdiswell Park Golf Club with the latest competition results. more...
30/8/02 - Teenager too hot for county champ
YOUNG Worcester golfer Kevin Barnes proved too good for top senior golfer Ken Murton in a recent round of the Clark Cup at Boughton Park. more...
10/6/02 - Royals and Foxes are frustrated by the rain
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals' Norwich Union Lea-gue Division One match against Leicestershire Foxes at Oakham School was abandoned yesterday because of rain. more...
Solihull Borough 2 Bromsgrove Rovers 2
Saturday, October 19, 2002 more...
30/8/02 - Rhona takes brooch victory
RHONA Humphries won the Ladies Golf Union Foundation Brooch at Worcester Golf and Country Club's Boughton Park course. more...
11/6/02 - Donald all set for debut at Durham
ALLAN Donald will make his Frizzell County Championship Division Two debut for Worcestershire in their match against Durham which opens at Riverside tomorrow. more...
Swindon Supermarine 0 Bromsgrove Rovers 1
Wednesday, October 23, 2002 more...
6/9/02 - Wheeler sets a scorching pace
Playing off a handicap of 20, senior member Jeff Wheeler scorched around Perdiwell's Park course for a nett nine-under-par 59 to lead the 28-strong field and take maximum points in the latest round of the club's Summer league. more...
12/6/02 - County delayed by weather
RAIN delayed the start of Worcestershire's Frizzell County Championship Division Two game against Durham at Chester-le-Street today. more...
Bromsgrove Rovers 1 Merthyr Tydfil 2
Saturday, October 26, 2002 more...
3/10/02 - Ryder Cup memory burns brightly
THE unbridled passion and excitement generated by the 34th Ryder Cup will linger long in the minds of those lucky enough to have witnessed one of sports' greatest events. more...
15/6/02 - Royals poised to pick Mason
PACEMAN Matt Mason is in line to make his Norwich Union League Division One debut for Worcestershire Royals against Durham Dynamos at the Riverside tomorrow. more...
5/10/02 - Bailey celebrates Midlands triumph
GOLFER Gordon Bailey is celebrating after winning the Midlands Senior Amateur Championships. more...
17/6/02 - County stay on track for title tilt
Worcestershire Royals kept up their challenge at the top of the Norwich Union League Division One as Ben Smith and David Leatherdale steered them to a 121-run win over Durham Dynamos. more...
8/6/02 - McDonnell batting his way towards new term
THE demands of football, even at non-league level, leave little time for other sports but during the brief summer recess a few of Worcester City's players enjoy swapping shinpads for batting pads. more...
18/6/02 - Lampitt set for Trophy return
WORCESTERSHIRE hope to have Stuart Lampitt off the casualty list in time for tomorrow's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy fourth round clash against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. more...
13/6/02 - £250,000 to update City
WORCESTER City will be faced with a £250,000 repair bill to upgrade St George's Lane if they don't secure a ground move inside five years. more...
19/6/02 - Batty catch halts Notts
WORCESTERSHIRE were indebted to a brilliant catch by Gareth Batty to halt a rapid Nottinghamshire start in their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy fourth round tie at Trent Bridge today. more...
15/6/02 - Ashby says reserves switch will pay off
A SHAKE up of Worcester City's reserve set-up could pay dividends for the first team according to manager Geoff Ashby. more...
18/6/02 - Debts continue to rise for City
WORCESTER City have slipped further into debt after the latest figures reveal the St George's Lane club is £636,000 in the red. more...
20/6/02 - Trophy holders next for County
BUOYANT Tom Moody was in bullish mood after Worcestershire were handed a cracking quarter-final clash at Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy holders Somerset. more...
22/6/02 - Boss hands Cottrill Worcester fitness incentive
VETERAN midfielder Ian Cottrill still has a role to play at Worcester City if he can prove his fitness says manager John Barton. more...
21/6/02 - County date fixed
The date for Worcestershire's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy quarter-final showdown against Somerset at Taunton has been confirmed as Wednesday, July 17. more...
22/6/02 - Bichel back for County crunch
ANDY Bichel returns from international duty for Worcestershire Royals' top-of-the-table Norwich Union League Division One clash against Warwickshire Bears at New Road on Monday (1pm). more...
26/6/02 - Barton chases winger
WORCESTER City manager John Barton hopes he may be close to filling one of his problem positions on the left wing. more...
26/6/02 - David awarded County benefit
Worcestershire have awarded long-serving all-rounder David Leatherdale a benefit year in 2003. more...
29/6/02 - Davies on track to win his City fight for fitness
WORCESTER City defender Allan Davies has vowed to be fit in time for the start of the new season. more...
27/6/02 - Hick's ton puts Worcs in command
CENTURY star Graeme Hick and Ben Smith continued to capitalised on four wickets each for Andy Bichel and Kabir Ali as Worcestershire took complete control of their Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against Durham at New Road today. more...
1/7/02 - Home tie for City Youth
WORCESTER City have been drawn at home to Newport County in the first qualifying round of the FA Youth Cup. more...
28/6/02 - Hick blasts new record County total
GRAEME Hick admitted to being delighted by his return to high scoring form after burying Durham under an avalanche of runs. more...
3/7/02 - City start at home
WORCESTER City start the new Dr Martens League Premier Division season with a home game against newly-promoted Hastings United on Saturday, August 17. more...
6/7/02 - Barton's men begin their bid to hit the heights!
WORCESTER City begin their pre-season training programme on Tuesday - and there won't be a football in sight! more...
29/6/02 - Moody sticks by his line-up
TABLE-topping Wor-cestershire Royals will be unchanged from the side which beat title rivals Warwickshire Bears on Monday for tomorrow's Norwich Union League Division One clash against bottom club Durham Dynamos at New Road (1pm). more...
9/7/02 - Owen so keen to get back in groove
GRUELLING pre-season training starts for Worcester City's squad tonight -- but for one player the hard work cannot begin soon enough. more...
Malvern Town FC - Results - 2001/2 season
10/7/02 - City players put through paces for new season
PREPARATIONS for Worcester City's forthcoming assault on the Dr Martens Premier Division got under way in earnest last night with a lengthy workout at Brickfields Park. more...
2/7/02 - Double test for Worcs title hopes
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody was today preparing his Worcestershire troops for what he believes will be a crucial spell in their bid for promotion from Division Two of the Frizzell County Championship. more...
10/7/02 - Hadley ruled out of training
STRIKER Stewart Hadley has been ruled out of Worcester City`s early pre-season training programme as he undergoes further treatment on his Achilles. more...
13/7/02 - Carty has left-back spot in his sights
PAUL Carty is preparing to stake a claim for Worcester City's left-back spot in the coming Dr Martens Premier Division campaign. more...
3/7/02 - County clash is delayed by rain
RAIN prevented a prompt start to Worcestershire's Frizzell County Championship Division Two clash with Middlesex at Lord's today. more...
17/7/02 - Heeley hopeful for City chances
WORCESTER City captain Carl Heeley is quietly confident of his side's title chances this season but will not be drawn into making any rash predictions. more...
4/7/02 - Hick and Weston revive County
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Phil Weston and Graeme Hick both completed half-centuries in the County Championship Division Two clash with Middlesex at Lord's today. more...
5/7/02 - Solanki, Smith in run feast
VIKRAM Solanki and Ben Smith both scored centuries as Worcestershire's batsmen put Middlesex to the sword at Lord's. more...
19/7/02 - City aiming to follow in Robins footsteps
ASSISTANT boss Mick Tuohy has cited Cheltenham Town as an inspiration for Worcester City ahead of the Robins' visit to St George's Lane tomorrow (3pm). more...
6/7/02 - County wait on injury to Hick
TITLE-chasing Worcestershire Royals have an injury doubt over Graeme Hick for tomorrow's Norwich Union League Division One clash against Somerset Sabres at Taunton. more...
WORCESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB
20/7/02 - Jackson is raring to go after injury-hit season
LEON Jackson is back refreshed and raring to go after an injury plagued start to his first season at St George's Lane. more...
22/7/02 - Edwards impresses in City's defeat
JAMIE Edwards, who impressed for Worcester City during their 3-0 friendly defeat against Cheltenham Town on Saturday, will have a trial at Exeter City tomorrow. more...
9/7/02 - Crunch time for County title bid
FEARLESS Tom Moody goes into tomorrow's promotion showdown at Essex confident that Worcestershire can gun down the leaders. more...
23/7/02 - Heeley happy at Shail decision
MARK Shail's decision to prolong his career with an extra year at Worcester City has gone down well with captain Carl Heeley. more...
10/7/02 - Kabir and Batty are called up
WORCESTERSHIRE paceman Kabir Ali and spinner Gareth Batty have been included by England in a 20-man provisional squad which will form the nucleus of players due to go to the Academy in Australia this winter. more...
23/7/02 - Snape to face Harriers
NEW signing John Snape will be fit to make his Worcester City debut against Kidderminster Harriers on Saturday. more...
11/7/02 - Batty has Essex batsmen in a spin
WORCESTERSHIRE'S bowling attack left Frizzell County Championship Division Two leaders Essex in serious trouble after the first day of their clash at Southend. more...
24/7/02 - Snape plays for reserves
JOHN Snape is set to play 45 minutes for Worcester City reserves against Causeway United at The Grove tonight. more...
12/7/02 - County set up victory charge
ANURAG Singh scored his second Frizzell County Championship century of the season as Worcestershire assumed control of their Division Two clash with Essex at Southend. more...
24/7/02 - City ace Cottrill decides to retire
WORCESTER City boss John Barton has paid tribute to Ian Cottrill who has decided to retire after succumbing to injury. more...
13/7/02 - County close on key victory
AN innings of 58 from Essex's Mark Pettini could do little to prevent Worcestershire taking a stranglehold on the Frizzell County Championship Division Two clash at Southend. more...
25/7/02 - Winger remains top target for City
A SWEET left foot remains a top target for Worcester City manager John Barton. more...
26/7/02 - Barton expects signings to shine
WORCESTER City manager John Barton expects star signings David Foy and John Snape to deliver the goods when old rivals Kidderminster Harriers arrive at St George's Lane for a pre-season friendly tomorrow (3pm). more...
27/7/02 - Wolves date for City ace Cottrill
IAN Cottrill is hoping to finalise a testimonial date with First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers next week. more...
1/10/02 - Molby's return relished by Bo
FORMER Kidderminster Harriers manager Jan Molby is back at Aggborough on Saturday -- and his return can't come soon enough for fellow Dane Bo Henriksen. more...
8/10/02 - Crowd levels causing concern
THE fickle nature of football fans will be highlighted on Saturday when Kidderminster Harriers face Macclesfield Town in a bread-and-butter Nationwide League Division Three clash at Aggborough. more...
27/7/02 - Senior Cup away test
WORCESTER City face a trip to Stourport Swifts or Halesowen Town in the second round of the Worcestershire FA Senior Cup. more...
15/10/02 - Yellow peril may threaten Harriers
CAPTAIN Sean Flynn is warning his Kidderminster Harriers team-mates not to let too many bookings jeopardise their chances of clinching a play-off spot in the Nationwide League Division Three. more...
27/7/02 - Cottrill tipping City to make a challenge for the title
RETIRING Ian Cottrill bows out of the Worcester City limelight with no regrets but admits to a tinge of envy at not being part of what he sees as a title challenging campaign. more...
29/7/02 - Jamie staking claim at City
A SUPERB solo effort from Jamie Edwards against Kidderminster Harriers on Saturday helped the youngster stake a claim for a place in the Worcester City squad. more...
22/4/02 - Players eager to find early rhythm
I WRITE at the start of another first-class cricket season. more...
30/7/02 - City trialists out to impress
TRIALISTS Grant Pinkney, John Shirley and John Hodge will be given the chance to shine for Worcester City at Willenhall Town tonight (7.30). more...
29/4/02 - Championship has started in style
THE sunshine has conspired with England's first -class cricketers to politely put two fingers up to those who would knock and sneer. more...
1/8/02 - Wolves stars to play at the Lane
WOLVES are poised to add an international flavour to tonight's friendly with Worcester City at St George's Lane (7.45). more...
6/5/02 - Case is clear for maximising skills
PHASE one, the County Championship, started successfully. Phase two, the Benson and Hedges Cup has started with mixed fortunes; phase three sees the resumption of the Championship this week. more...
2/8/02 - Annual open day at Lane
WORCESTER City hold their fourth annual open day at St George's Lane tomorrow from 11am-4pm. more...
13/5/02 - County aim take the fizz out of Essex
EACH season begins with new hope. The energy of that hope can sustain itself for a while, but then, like the bubbles in a bottle, it must eventually go flat unless it is renewed. more...
3/8/02 - Wyatt targets number one spot
PAUL Wyatt has set himself the target of emerging from the shadow of number one `keeper Danny McDonnell. more...
3/6/02 - Need to invest in excellence
It has not been a great week for taking cricket to the less well resourced Minor County grounds such as St Austell, with Worcestershire's Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy tie having to be switched from there to Truro because of the weather. more...
5/8/02 - City suffer injury scare
MANAGER John Barton admitted fearing the worst after Pat Lyons was carried off during a reserve team game over the weekend. more...
10/6/02 - Kabir proving to be natural wicket-taker
WORCESTERSHIRE'S comprehensive National League Division One victory over Yorkshire featured another scything performance from Kabir Ali. more...
Matt Pendleton
Defender - Left-sided defender who rejoined the club after a spell at Studley BKL. more...
6/8/02 - Edwards handed chance to shine
TRIALIST Jamie Edwards is set to have another chance to shine for Worcester City during their latest friendly at Stourport Swifts tonight (7.45). more...
13/7/02 - Moody sounds Royals warning
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals will have to be at their best to maintain top spot in the Norwich Union League Division One tomorrow -- says Director of Cricket Tom Moody. more...
17/6/02 - Positive approach to Notts clash is vital
LUCK is a fickle thing and as soon as you start relying on it you are doomed to failure. more...
Malvern RFC - Results - 2001/2 season
RESULTS more...
7/8/02 - Burrow blow for Barton
JOHN Barton is keeping his fingers crossed that last year's injury hoodoo does not dash Worcester City's chances this time round. more...
15/7/02 - Leaders gunned down as County focus on top spot
WORCESTERSHIRE moved up to second place in the Frizzell County Championship Division Two table with an eight-wicket win over Essex at Southend. more...
24/6/02 - County facing must-win Durham tester
SO Graeme Hick and Vikram Solanki hit form again big time. more...
15/7/02 - County go four points in front
AN UNBEATEN 54 from Ben Smith steered Worcestershire Royals to a five-wicket win over Kent Spitfires at Canterbury and lifted them four points clear at the top of the Norwich Union League Division One. more...
8/7/02 - A season of noughts or hundreds
WELL, Worcestershire's batting has delivered in the first of the consecutive Frizzell County Championship Division Two crunch matches against top- of-the-table opposition. more...
7/8/02 - Webster pops up with City winner
AFTER four games without a win Worcester tasted victory for the first time last night with a 2-1 win at Stourport. more...
16/7/02 - Bichel may miss end of the season
PACE ace Andy Bichel could miss the final month of Worcestershire's season if Australia's plans to take part in another tri-nation one-day series gets the thumbs up. more...
8/8/02 - Burrow facing long lay-off
MARC Burrow is set to miss the start of Worcester City's campaign after suffering a back injury. more...
16/7/02 - Caddick set to take on County
PACEMAN Andy Caddick could make a dramatic return for Somerset in tomorrow's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy quarter-final clash against Worcestershire tomorrow. more...
15/7/02 - Batty getting opposition in a spin!
`STEP and fetch its' was how Ian Botham used to dismissively refer to spinners. more...
9/8/02 - Injury victims set to return
THE phoney war is nearly over and manager John Barton admits he can't wait to see Worcester City's league campaign get under way next week. more...
16/7/02 - Worcs in mood for Trophy win
TOM Moody has vowed that Worcestershire's three one-day wins over Somerset this season will not lull his players into a false sense of security in tomorrow's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy quarter-final showdown at Taunton. more...
15/8/02 - Sheriyar is taking centre stage
IT'S spinning at Derby. Now we really know the world's weather patterns are in turmoil. more...
10/8/02 - Heeley grabs City winner
WORCESTER City recorded their second pre-season victory in a week against Dr Martens Western Division opposition last night when they beat Solihull Borough 2-1 at a rain-swept Damson Parkway. more...
17/7/02 - County off to a flyer at Taunton
Worcestershire made a flying start after being put into bat by holders Somerset in today's Cheltenham & Gloucester quarter-final showdown at sun-soaked Taunton. more...
26/8/02 - Another crunch week ahead
LAST week started with a table-topping clash with Warwickshire and this week starts in similar fashion against Middlesex albeit in a different competition. more...
10/8/02 - Lyons has plan of attack for City
IF Worcester City ever get stuck for attacking ideas Pat Lyons could be the man to help his team-mates find some inspiration. more...
18/7/02 - County set to make changes
SECOND-placed Worcestershire will make chan-ges to their Frizzell County Championship side for the Division Two match against Northamptonshire which opens at New Road tomorrow. more...
2/9/02 - Time has come for cool heads
WATCHING the start of the Middlesex match on Tuesday morning I was thinking it a good toss to win. more...
12/8/02 - Barton boosted by Lyons X-ray
PAT Lyons could play in tonight's friendly with Bedworth United at St George's Lane just 48 hours after fears his ankle was fractured. more...
18/7/02 - Moody looking on bright side
TOM Moody described yesterday's disappointing Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy quarter-final defeat against Somerset at Taunton as a `real kick in the teeth'. more...
16/9/02 - Yorkshire link is so valuable
WORCESTERSHIRE has always had a strong connection with Yorkshire. How grateful will Worcestershire be for the grit traditionally associated with that part of the world and demonstrated in ample quantities by Steve Rhodes and David Leatherdale on Thursday against Nottinghamshire? more...
13/8/02 - City academy paying off
WORCESTER City's youth academy is paying off according to boss John Barton who fielded a string of youngsters in last night's 1-1 draw with Bedworth. more...
19/7/02 - Sweet Sheri strikes
Northamptonshire soon lost a wicket after winning the toss and deciding to bat against Worcestershire in their Frizzell County Championship Division Two match which opened at sunny New Road today. more...
Teenager 13/8/02 - Jones the star in City draw
ON a night when youth was given its head, Dan Jones stole the limelight as Worcester City's pre-season campaign ended with a 1-1 draw against Bedworth at St George's Lane last night. more...
14/8/02 - Barton chasing twin targets
MANAGER John Barton is chasing two transfer targets ahead of Worcester City's home clash with Hastings United on Saturday. more...
19/7/02 - Worcs play India
WORCESTERSHIRE have confirmed they will play India at New Road over four days starting Wednesday, July 31. more...
15/8/02 - City boosted by Blackwood
EXCITING winger Michael Blackwood has handed manager John Barton a massive boost by agreeing a move to St George's Lane. more...
20/7/02 - Hussey makes County suffer
WORCESTERSHIRE'S hopes of stepping up their promotion battle were hit by a splendid unbeaten century from Mike Hussey in the Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against Northamptonshire at New Road. more...
23/7/02 - Rhodes backing Smith call-up
Worcestershire'S Steve Rhodes is urging England to pick his in-form team-mate Ben Smith for their World Cup squad. more...
16/8/02 - Barton aims to open up in style
JOHN Barton has urged his Worcester City players to come out with all guns blazing for their clash with Hastings United at St George's Lane tomorrow (3pm). more...
24/7/02 - Shane signs to replace Bichel
WORCESTERSHIRE today signed Australian international all-rounder Shane Lee as a replacement for Andy Bichel. more...
17/8/02 - Heeley eases pressure
CARL Heeley has moved to ease the pressure on prolific goalscorer Mark Owen on his return to league action after serious injury. more...
26/7/02 - Quartet of half-centuries
WORCESTERSHIRE were boosted by half-centuries from four batsmen on the second day of their Second Eleven Championship match against Gloucestershire at Bristol. more...
19/8/02 - Barton's gamble pays off for City
MANAGER John Barton's gamble of playing Pat Lyons and David Foy paid off as Worcester City sneaked a last minute winner against Hastings United. more...
27/7/02 - Weston fronts victory charge
PHILIP Weston blasted a splendid century to help power Worcestershire to a seven-wicket win in their Second Eleven Championship match against Gloucestershire at Bristol. more...
20/8/02 - Hadley in six-week wait
STEWART Hadley has been given the go ahead to step up training but is unlikely to pull on a Worcester City shirt until the end of September at the earliest. more...
27/7/02 - Kabir back for Royals crunch
KABIR Ali returns to first team action tomorrow when table-topping Worcestershire Royals take on Yorkshire Phoenix in a crucial Norwich Union League Division One clash at New Road (1pm). more...
21/8/02 - Barton targets Tiverton lock-out
SUNNY Devon may be the destination but John Barton is in no holiday mood ahead of Worcester City's clash with Tiverton tonight (7.45). more...
29/7/02 - Moody: Title bid is still in balance
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody is warning his Worcestershire players that they still face a tough task to win the Norwich Union League Division One despite opening up an eight-point lead at the top of the table. more...
23/8/02 - Barton signs Swifts ace Asa
MANAGER John Barton has boosted his Worcester City squad with the signing of Asa Charlton from Stourport Swifts. more...
30/7/02 - Pipe set to take on the tourists
RESERVE wicketkeeper James Pipe will make his first appearance of the season for Worcestershire in their four-day match against India which opens at New Road tomorrow. more...
23/8/02 - New boy Lyons out to sparkle for City
JOHN Barton believes he may have unearthed a diamond in the shape of midfielder Pat Lyons who will be looking to sparkle against Chelmsford City tomorrow (3pm). more...
31/7/02 - Tendulkar in Indian line-up
Worcestershire will be up against the world's greatest batsman Sachin Tendulkar when their weather-delayed match against India eventually gets under way at New Road. more...
24/8/02 - Dale enjoying his City labour of love
THE playing surface at St George's Lane has a reputation as being one of the best in non-league football but it is in fact built on shaky foundations. more...
26/8/02 - Newport to test City title chances
ADAM Webster has been ruled out of Worcester City's mouth-watering clash with early season leaders Newport County at St George's Lane tonight (7.45). more...
1/8/02 - Hick's World Cup hope
GRAEME Hick admits he would be surprised to receive an England Test call-up but still hopes to be part of the World Cup side. more...
5/6/02 - Keast delight at Ben's call-up
ANDY Keast believes Ben Hinshelwood's first international start tonight can be the springboard to a World Cup place with Scotland. more...
27/8/02 - City slickers can get better - Snape
WORCESTER City's players emerged from a thrilling 2-1 victory against Newport County last night and declared there is still more to come. more...
1/8/02 - County counting cost of washout
DISAPPOINTED Worcestershire are today counting the cost of having the opening day of their match against star-studded India washed out by rain at New Road. more...
6/6/02 - Debut joy for Ben in victory
BEN Hinshelwood made his Scotland debut as the tourists ran out 38-8 victors over Canada East in Kingston last night. more...
2/8/02 - Moody fearing for tour fixtures
TOM Moody has warned that Worcestershire and other counties could miss out on money-spinning tourist matches because of the non-stop international schedule. more...
28/8/02 - Charlton may have to wait
NEW signing Asa Charlton is not used to sitting on the bench but admits he could have quite a wait after Worcester City's promising start to the season. more...
3/8/02 - Sachin makes County suffer
WORCESTERSHIRE'S bowlers felt the full force of Sachin Tendulkar's free-flowing bat when their weather-hit match against India finally got under way at New Road yesterday. more...
8/6/02 - Ben backed by Scottish legend
SCOTTISH legend Craig Chalmers has backed fellow Worcester Rugby Club star Ben Hinshelwood to shine on the international stage. more...
30/8/02 - Snape in search of first win at Welling
JOHN Snape will be seeking a reverse in fortunes at tomorrow's away clash at Welling United (3pm). more...
3/8/02 - Testing debut for new boy Lee
Australian all-rounder Shane Lee will make his debut for Worcestershire Royals in tomorrow's table-topping Norwich Union League Division One showdown with title rivals Glamorgan Dragons at New Road (1pm). more...
10/6/02 - Scottish ace to join Worcester
WORCESTER Rugby Club look set to add an Officer to their ranks in a bid to gun down Rotherham next season. more...
30/8/02 - Webster fit for City
ADAM Webster will return to Worcester City's squad tomorrow to give John Barton a selection headache ahead of the trip to Welling United. more...
11/6/02 - Gabey to have operation
WORCESTER Rugby Club's new signing Mark Gabey is set to have an operation on a troublesome knee injury later this month. more...
31/8/02 - Charlton aiming to bring cheer to City
ASA Charlton has probably one of the most interesting jobs among the Worcester City players. more...
6/8/02 - County target title cushion
TABLE-topping Worcestershire Royals aim to hit back from their damaging defeat against title rivals Glamorgan Dragons when they entertain basement club Nottinghamshire Outlaws in a floodlit Norwich Union League Division One clash at New Road tomorrow (4.10pm). more...
13/6/02 - Officer has Sixways talks
JOHN Brain has confirmed that Worcester are in talks to bring centre David Officer to Sixways. more...
2/9/02 - City can set pace with win at Lane
UNBEATEN Worcester City could cap their fine start to the season by going to the top of the Dr Martens Premier Division tonight. more...
7/8/02 - Lee debut at Chester Road
AUSTRALIAN newcomer Shane Lee will make his Frizzell County Championship Division Two debut for promotion-chasing Worcestershire when they open their match against Nottinghamshire at Kidderminster's Chester Road ground tomorrow. more...
15/6/02 - Hinshelwood is central figure
JOHN Brain has insisted that Ben Hinshelwood will be staying as Worcester's outside centre despite ex-celling as full-back for Scotland. more...
Swifts
Stourport Swifts FC - Fixtures and results - 2002/03
Sat July 20 Halesowen Harriers (a) 3-1 Mulders, Stanier, Dobson more...
28/10/02 No league defeats for Titterton's revitalised Swifts
NEW Stourport manager Dave Titterton continued his unbeaten Dr Martens Western Division tenure of the Walshes Meadow club as his side secured a battling 2-1 win at Rocester. more...
