HEAD of the Chase school David Fawbert has said he hopes the college's newly gained Beacon School status will benefit all the schools in the area. The government included the Geraldine Road school in a list of 166 schools nationwide to be awarded the
A CAR which failed to stop for a police check careered off the road and smashed into a house in Evesham. The blue Vauxhall Cavalier left the road just past traffic lights on Cheltenham Road, went over a garden, through a hedge, hit a porch and crashed
A MAN has been charged following an incident at an Evesham factory in which a man suffered stab wounds. Police have charged a man with causing fear or provocation using threatening words or behaviour after the incident, which happened at Primafruit in
THE Inkberrow Fun Run takes place on Sunday, June 9, giving runners a choice of three or six-mile routes. Fees, which are £4 for adults, £2 for students, go to the Multiple Sclerosis Trust, but runners can raise funds for their own charities. Further
GRADUATES considering moving into teaching can give teaching a short, sharp try without committing themselves in an initiative being mounted by University College, Worcester, and supported by the Teacher Training Agency. UCW is running a taster course
THE former vicar of Hampton, Evesham, Richard Meyer has been ordained a deacon in the Roman Catholic Church. Since leaving Hampton, Mr Meyer and his wife Jan have been heads of house at St Mary's School, Ascot, where they had 60 girls to look after and
WORCESTER City manager John Barton has beaten off competition from several clubs including Nationwide Conference outfits to land Hereford United midfielder John Snape. The 32-year-old, a victim of Graham Turner's summer clearout at Edgar Street, was being
WORCESTERSHIRE will have to try again tomorrow to play their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy third round tie against Cornwall at St Austell. Heavy rain left the pitch saturated and the umpires decided very early today to call off play for the day. But
FORMER Kidderminster Harriers and Worcester City manager Graham Allner is being tipped to become the new boss of Cheltenham Town following Steve Cotterill's switch to Stoke City. The Robins have enjoyed a meteoric rise from the Dr Martens Premier Division
WORCESTERSHIRE ace Matt Neal is set for a showdown this weekend in rounds seven and eight of the Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone. The Egg Sports racer from Hanbury is tied at the top of the points standings with Vauxhall
TOLLADINE Sports were champions of the Worcester and District League Saturday Premier Division, with Upton Town lifting the Division One crown. Kempsey United landed the Sunday Premier Division title, with Arrow 2000 winning Division One, Langland Sports
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WYTHALL Theatre Company consistently prove themselves to be the gem in the amateur dramatic crown. Although they will never top the gripping thriller Blood Money, they are historically good at and seem to favour comedies and farces. This is no bad thing
OH no another duets album. After a hundred years in the music business with only the terminally annoying Shout to her name, pint-sized star Lulu is the latest to jump on the bandwagon - after recording the ubiquitous Audience With of course... But wait
MUSIC Maker is a group of youngsters brought together to sing, dance and entertain. Supported by the National Foundation for Youth Music, this project has proven itself again in its recent evening of song and dance. Playing in the Kingsley College Theatre
SATURDAY'S top of the table clash saw Evesham emerge with an impressive winning draw against closest Worcestershire League Division Two rivals Martley. Things didn't go as planned for skipper Jon Gregory with both bat and ball after a lost toss saw the
THE week's events start with the Starlets Veterans Tuesday contest, which was held at Woodlands View's Deans pool. Topping a close score sheet was Brian Dickinson (Bewdley) who pole fished corn up in the water at peg 42 for 48-2-0. Ken Hall (Northfield
LEON Botha smacked another century for Pershore but his efforts proved in vain as Chaddesley Corbett secured a winning draw. The weather played a crucial role in Saturday's Worcestershire League first division clash at The Bottoms but things looked to
HEAVY rain ruined Saturday's Cotswold Hills League programme with calculators being rushed into action during the tea intervals. A dozen matches didn't even get started and only four matches reached a winning conclusion. Exhall and Wixford are now the
CHEERING on England in the World Cup could cost a Bromsgrove shop owner dear if Sven's men clinch the championship. Sean Kerr, from Catshill, has been selling the flag of St George for £9.95 and has promised customers that if England win the World Cup
A POLICE dog handler who won four bravery awards has been found hanged at his Bromsgrove home with pictures of his family around him. The father-of-three was discovered by colleagues who broke in at 3.10pm when he failed to arrive for a meeting. They
SOLDIERS from Bromsgrove are pushing their mental and physical ability to the limits in the arid deserts of southern Africa. Troops from the 1st Battalion of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Forresters Regiment are on a tough training exercise in Botswana
JUDGES who had to pick the winners in a children's Golden Jubilee poetry competition from over 50 entries had a difficult task. The competition, which was open to pupils at all schools in Bromsgrove, stemmed from an idea by the vicar of St John's Church
A WORLD Cup hit squad is kicking off a crackdown on Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa football fans who plan to watch matches on TV - without a licence. The TV Licensing authority is targeting people planning to watch, rent, sell or provide a TV for this summer's
ENTRIES are pouring in for Bromsgrove's annual charity fun run, with competitors travelling from as far as Kent and Northamptonshire to take part in the event. The 10km or 5km trek to support the Leukaemia Research Fund takes place at Bromsgrove Rugby
HUNDREDS of years of history came alive for visitors to Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings at the weekend. Vikings and merchants from Tudor times rubbed shoulders with 19th century industrial workers over two days of living history re-enactment. The
POLICE have seized a large quantity of drugs, believed to be heroin with a street value of over £1,000, in a series of raids carried out in Bromsgrove last week. Four addresses were targeted as part of the Communities Against Drugs initiative last Friday
A 25-YEAR-OLD man has been found dead at his Bromsgrove home. The body of Craig Justin Bardell was discovered at 7pm on Saturday at his home in Foxwalks Avenue. Police said they were keeping an open mind as to the cause of death. The coroner's office
THE accident and emergency department at Alexandra Hospital has been given a clean bill of health from watchdogs who took part in a nationwide monitoring exercise. The longest wait a patient had at the Redditch hospital was four hours on Monday, May 20
FLAG poles to commemorate the Golden Jubilee will be unveiled in Lickey and Blackwell next Monday. The villages' parish council has purchased two of the prestigious poles and flags and the official flag raising ceremonies will take place in Blackwell
A RUBERY man who survived the 1955 Salisbury Plain tragedy has spoken of the day when five of his comrades were killed by runaway tanks, writes Sarah Chambers. Five members of the Rubery Squadron of the Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars died when two
POLICE tracked two cars which were being driven at 110mph on the M5 in north Worcestershire, a court heard. The drivers were friends but were not racing each other. One had been showing the other a route home from the south coast. The cars, a Peugeot
YOUNGSTERS from a Bromsgrove first school used their artistic talents to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The five to nine-year-olds, from Millfields First School in Swift Close, have been busy making crowns. The royal creations will be on display
LUCKY Lickey End Playgroup welcomed a host of new friends to its class. The group, which meets in Alcester Road, was paid a visit by animal roadshow ZOOLAB UK. ZOOLAB, established in 1997, offers interactive animal awareness sessions to children in their
PUPILS in the Bromsgrove area could soon be going to a school that has won the Government's coveted Beacon status. Colmers Farm Secondary School, which has 1,050 pupils from Rednal, Frankley and Rubery, was invited to apply because of the excellence of
OFFICERS from the Environment Agency moved swiftly to minimise pollution when fuel oil was seen discharging into Bromsgrove's Spadesbourne Brook. It was spotted by a member of the public flowing into the brook running alongside Market Street in the town
A REDDITCH school is to receive an injection of Government cash to help it share achievements, knowledge and good ideas with fellow schools. Astwood Bank First School in Church Road has been named as a ''beacon school'' and will be getting about £36,000
NEW College students organised a glittering Las Vegas theme night at Redditch's Old Library Restaurant last week. HND travel and tourism students Helen-Marie Saunders, Joanne Sykes, David Sheldon, Paul Jones and Becky Vaughan staged the successful Dazed
YOUNGSTERS will have a brighter playtime thanks to NEW College Prince's Trust volunteers in Redditch. Students have worked hard to revamp the play area at Charford Community Centre, Bromsgrove, which lacked toys and colour. The two-week project was part
A DEDICATED dance fanatic from Bromsgrove and her partners have scooped first place at a national competition in Stratford. Fifteen-year-old Sarah-Jane Preedy along with dance partners Richard Parry and Ruby Hawley from Bromsgrove School of Dance, blew
ISN'T it sad what this once-great country is coming to? Listening on the radio, I heard the principal of a college asking students not to fly the St George's flag because of it "being offensive to non-English people". Only in this country do we get small-minded
ON reading Paul Griffiths' letter (You Say, May 14) I would suggest that it is he who becomes paranoid when people oppose his views and stand up for Britain's heritage, not wanting to see it split into regions. It is a well-known fact that this has been
POLICE arrested a youth in Cowl Street, Evesham, on Monday after a taxi driver reported he had been assaulted. The youth was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and was charged with two counts of criminal damage and one count of common assault by
GREEN-FINGERED youngsters learnt all about gardens and nature with a little bit of help from Mr Rotavator. Youngsters from Whitford Hall and Dodderhill School, in Crutch Lane, took part in a nature and gardening experience day last Thursday. Mr Rotavator
WYCHAVON residents are being asked to play their part in clamping down on benefit fraud. The district council is planning to issue residents with a postcard urging them to report people they know are making fraudulent claims. The council has taken part
VANDALS smashed panes of glass in a garage and greenhouse at a house in Evesham. They threw stones at the two outbuildings in Glencoe Road between 10am and 3pm last Friday. Police believe they were in the area for some time, as a large number of stones
THE new West Mercia Probation Area, which includes Worcestershire, is already out-performing its predecessor services in almost all performance indicators. The business plan for 2002-03 says members are committed to maintaining the impetus in the new
DROITWICH was saying hello and goodbye last week when the town welcomed a new Spa beat manager to help tackle crime. Police constable Annie Hughes, who has been pounding the streets of the Spa for the past six years, will take on the new role as she replaces
PERSHORE High School has been recognised for its careers advice it gives to its pupils. The school has been awarded the Quality Mark for Education from Connexions, the county's careers service. The certificate recognises the work the school does in terms
RUNNERS taking part in this year's London Marathon are expected to have raised more than £11,000 for St Richard's Hospice in Worcester, and the efforts of the seven competitors were acknowledged at a reception at the Rose Hill premises. Tricia Cavell,
COLLEAGUES and friends of a former Droitwich mayoress gathered to pay their respects following her death earlier this month. Thelma Hammond, who lived in The Holloway, Droitwich, and was once the town's mayoress, died on Saturday, May 18. People gathered
NEW traffic changes in the heart of Droitwich look set to ease congestion, create safer roads and boost transport access. The traffic scheme, put together by town councillor Pam Davey (Con - Droit South), following a consultation with local groups and
POLICE have arrested a teenager and charged him with stealing a blue Toyota estate car from Crashmore Lane, Overbury, on Friday, May 10, driving without a licence, using a vehicle without insurance and making off without payment for petrol. He is due
BROMSGROVE Rovers have until Friday to comply with Dr Martens League conditions or face being denied promotion. The club accepted promotion on the understanding they would meet confidential criteria laid down by the league. But Rovers have still to meet
PATIENTS and carers in Worcestershire are being invited to join an innovative project which will give them a chance to have a say on hospital services across the county. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is setting up a Patients' Forum as part
COMMUNITIES in and around Alcester are celebrating after scooping more than £10,000 for Jubilee events. The Alcester Golden Jubilee Committee received £2,200 from the National Lottery Awards for All scheme. The money will go towards the cost of clowns
NATURE lovers in the Alcester area will be able to wander around 20 of the town's most beautiful gardens on Sunday, June 9, to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. This is the 12th year of the Alcester Garden Walkabout and the first year since Imperial
A GROUP set up five months ago to try to secure market town cash, has met the two agencies jointly responsible for funding. Advantage Alcester met Advantage West Midlands (AWM) and the Countryside Agency for a three-hour discussion at Globe House. The
COUNCILLORS have met the new man at the helm of Alcester police. Insp Tim Bailey addressed a town council meeting to introduce himself and explain the new police structure in the area. As a way of pooling resources and introducing closer links between
A NUMBER of silver birch trees and Queen Elizabeth roses were to be planted in Sanders Park. They had been given to Bromsgrove District Council by Roseacre Nursery at Hagley to mark the Queen's forthcoming Silver Jubilee. n BOMB disposal experts were
ENTHUSIASTS of all things arty, crafty, dramatic and tuneful are eagerly awaiting the Forest of Arden Arts Festival. The huge array of events will take place during the last two weeks in June and will give everyone in and around the Alcester area the
WORK had started on the construction of the new traffic island at the junction of Alvechurch Road and Cofton Road. It would be used as a turning point for buses when new services were introduced following the scrapping of trams in July. n THE Messenger
Alcester residents are being asked to use their heads at the Golden Jubilee celebrations on Monday. The organising committee wants all residents to wear a hat at the event and a prize will be given to the best one.
A MASSIVE fund-raising effort is about to be launched in Alcester to secure the future of the town's Scout and Guide troops. Earlier this year, the Moorfields Trust offered the youngsters a lease to build a new headquarters on land owned by the trust
THIEVES stole cash after breaking into three churches across the town over the space of a few hours between Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18. Police are looking at the possibility the thefts from St Leonard's Church, in Beoley, Mount Carmel Church,
THE chairman of West Mercia Probation Board is off to Russia as part of a Home Office delegation to advise on human rights within prisons. Tricia Bradbury will be part of a team of five representatives who will visit jails and talk to Russian Parliament
By Becky Procter TWO lorry drivers were immediately banned from driving in a spot check on the Alvechurch Highway. Redditch police officers and the Department of Transport stopped 30 lorries as they approached the town from the M42 junction. The first
May 31, 1952 Studley Parish Council broke away from a tradition at its annual meeting on Tuesday by appointing a woman as its chairman for the ensuing year. The new chairman, Mrs A S Midlane, is the only woman member on the council and is the first woman
May 27, 1977 Studley-born Sir Edward Perkins, who became personal detective to the Queen, has died aged 68. Educated at Alcester Grammar School, he joined the Metropolitan Police in 1927. He became personal body-guard to the Queen Mother in 1941. In 1954
AT the first meeting in April, Mr Keith Robinson gave an interesting talk illustrated by slides on the history of Derbyshire well dressing, which is an annual event dating back to pagan times. The early Christians, unable to stamp out the practice, eventually
THE May meeting was a "teach in". Members arrived with flowers and foliage and Emma Mallard demonstrated a flower arrangement in the classic triangle design. Oasis was then handed out and members did their arrangement following the basic rules. Next month
THE season drew to a close with the annual slide and print competitions. David Keel CPAGB won the slides and Graham Walton CPAGB won the mono and colour sections of the print competition. Geraldine Kent won the portrait trophy and Judith Lucas LRPS the
Thursday, May 30 Vital theatre: Graft - Tales of an Actor, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 440 3838. Friday, May 31 www.redditchbands.co.uk presents Harpies, Fishbox, Season, The Naked Horse and Enter the Midget, The Venue, Hewell
BROMSGROVE CC First XI ended their losing streak in Birmingham and District Premier League division one despite the weather by securing a winning draw at Shrewsbury on Saturday. After three straight defeats, skipper Nick Husbands set the example with
AVONCROFT CC First XI put last week's defeat behind them with a three-wicket win at a tough Coombs Wood side on Saturday. Croft put the hosts into bat on a damp pitch and, despite losing a couple of wickets, Coombs Wood started. It was not long until
A REDDITCH-based band has reached the Midlands final of the national Battle of the Bands competition. Persephony Blue formed while at university in Staffordshire but its members are mainly from the Church Hill and Hunt End areas of the town. The band,
CUTNALL Green CC were in no mood for hanging around at Bridewell on Saturday as they demolished their opponents by nine wickets in Worcestershire County League division five. Bridewell batted first and struggled to reach a substantial score and were eventually
AN Astwood Bank entertainer and one half of Cosmotheka has compiled a CD of songs which recaptures the magic of the much-loved music hall duo. Dave Sealey, who recently starred alongside well-known comedians Don Maclean and Malcolm Stent in Back to Back
A HOT favourite to win the prestigious Perrier Award at this year's Edinburgh Festival performs at Midlands Arts Centre next week. mac and The GAG Club present Perrier 2001 nominee and Time Out 2002 award winner Daniel Kitson, plus support from local
REDDITCH police will be looking for potential recruits at Birmingham's Gay Pride this weekend. The move aims to forge closer links with the gay communities. Pc Mary Evans, of Redditch police, explained: "We want our attendance at Gay Pride to give out
DEAR EDITOR - Some two years ago when writing in the letters page on Government plans for the reorganisation of local government, I described the cabinet system as a recipe for 'cronyism and corruption'. People who served, as I did, as councillors prior
A GROUP of local school students are on their way to an athletics final after winning their way through the heats in the County Championships. The boys, Mark Lewis, Ryan Yapp, Tom Wilmot, Sam King, Jake Meredith and Alan Taylor, all pupils at Evesham
BUDDING stars of the future can practice their strokes for free at courts in Evesham. Wychavon District Council has lifted its charges for the three tennis courts in the town's Abbey Park. Before players who wanted to use the three courts in the town's
JUBILEE celebrations in Redditch will include a special service at St Stephen's Church on Sunday. Civic dignitaries will be there as well as the Royal British Legion, the Paratroop Association and RAF Association. But other town groups or organisations
FOUR Redditch women will be adding a World Cup flavour to a charity event this summer. Jenni Greenhill, of St George's, Debbie Bidmead, of Astwood Bank, and Linda Francis and Sharon Blackford, both of Brockhill, are staging an internet auction of football-related
MES Pinvin and District League THE league staged a successful presentation evening at the Swan (Birlingham) when landlady Joyce Bird presented the prizes. MES Discount Furniture, Pershore Print, Pershore News and Mad Hatters Cafe are all thanked for their
DEAR EDITOR - May I point out to "Hurt Felines" (Letters, 15 May) that a major increase in the cost of some veterinary treatments has been caused by laws introduced by the European Union some years ago. These laws restrict the types of drugs that can
North Cotswold Dominoes League (Sponsored by The Beer Seller) MATCHES in aid of the Air Ambulance will take place at the Village Hall, Stretton-on-Fosse on Tuesday, June 11 and at Weston Club on Wedn-esday, June 26. The annual challenge against the Shipston
DEAR EDITOR - I am researching my family history and wondered if any of your readers can help me. I am trying to find Elsie Elizabeth Hannah Wade (born 1906 in Norfolk), and Wendy Wade (born 1938). My twin sister and I were born Georgina and Gillian Wade
THE match between the South Warwickshire and the Warw-ickshire Vice-President's Associations only takes place once every four years but always proves to be a hard-fought affair. And, this year's was no exception on an afternoon of glorious sunshine at
A DISABLED granddad who has covered a staggering 21,700 miles in an NHS wheelchair to raise money for charity stopped off in Redditch last week during his latest fund-raising feat. Swasie Turner, 62, began his Golden Jubilee push from Liverpool almost
DEAR EDITOR - The Worcestershire Youth Music Gala Concert at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham was certainly a wonderful night to remember. Eight hundred talented youngsters, many of them from Droitwich Spa schools, performed to a full-house in an excellent
RACING in the Chippenham Wheelers ten-mile Time Trial at Lyneham, Wiltshire on Saturday in wet and windy conditions, Brian Newton achieved 23.08 to win the Evesham Wheelers' vets section while Arja Scarsbrook recorded 26.44 to win the ladies event. On
DEAR EDITOR - John Cotton, Bromsgrove's well known Victorian architect, was also a prolific water colour painter. I am currently writing a book about his life, and wonder if any readers own or know of the whereabouts of these paintings. There are some
INDOOR champion, Anna Bailey from Hanley Swan, has smashed the British record marathon distance of 42,195 metres (26 miles 385 yards) in aid of Sport Relief. The event took place using a standard Concept 2 indoor rowing machine in Worcester's Crowngate
Evesham and District FC FOURTEEN members sent 200 birds to Exeter on May 25, liberated at 11.20am in a very fresh south west wind. 1 & 2 G Carter 2179.70 & 2172.31; 3 Silvester bros 2168.69; 4 J Ankers 2160.20; 5 G Carter 2157.69; 6 H Heckingbott-om
THIS weekend's Bank Holiday Street Legal Drags/Test 'n' Tune at Shakespeare County Raceway is joined, for one day only, with a combined 'Show & Go' French affair for the second annual Peugeot GTi Autosport Club National Day. Known as the 'French Car
By Julian Seva THE question of whether a Studley bypass will ever be built could be decided next month at a public inquiry on Midlands planning issues. The Examination in Public will spend time focusing in whether the A435 through Studley should remain
DEAR EDITOR - The members of Droitwich Trefoil Guild would like to thank the people of Droitwich who so generously donated to our collection for the Acorns Hospice. We raised a magnificent £441.88. Lynda Barratt, secretary, Droitwich Trefoil Guild.
PLANS to extend a Redditch pub's opening hours until 2am from Thursday to Saturday have been met with strong opposition from residents. Bosses at the Oast House pub in Paper Mill Drive, Church Hill, have applied to Redditch Council to extend its entertainment
DEAR EDITOR - With reference to my fox hunting ban letter that was published recently in the Advertiser/Messenger in opposition to a hunt supporter. Could I please apologise to your readers saying that when I said that his claim that fox hunting was humane
REAL ale fans will be pleased to know that two Worcestershire pubs plan to hold a Golden Jubilee Beer Festival. The Postal Order, in Foregate Street, Worcester, and the Old Swanne Inn, in the High Street, Evesham, have selected about 25 beers from around
WORK will be carried out at eight Redditch roads this year as part of a £50 million investment to improve the gas supply network. Gas pipeline company Transco will be working at Matchborough Way, Windmill Drive, Studley Road, Coldfield Drive, Holloway
SOUL diva Ruby Turner attended Music Maker's first performance at Kingsley College. Sting, Swing & Sing, which involved members of both Music Maker workshops, was hailed a huge success. The two-hour concert played to audiences of more than 200 over
A REDDITCH church is set to stage big-screen showings of England's World Cup games as a family alternative to the pub. St Peter's Church, Ipsley, will screen the country's matches on Sunday, June 2, and Friday, June 7, at the Church Centre, which is attached
A STREET party has been organised for pupils at one Wythall School tomorrow to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Shire Services staff who run the school kitchen at Woodrush High School, Shawhurst Lane, Wythall have organised the celebrations which
VILLAGERS will not be left out of plans to reshape the heart of Studley when the Co-op owned Pioneer supermarket is demolished to make way for a smaller store. Stratford Council will hold an exhibition of the plans next month and invite public comment
PLANS are in place for Golden Jubilee celebrations in Inkberrow as the village prepares for its most exciting weekend in 25 years. The fun begins at 8pm on Friday when the Hat Stand Opera performs in a marquee on the village green, continuing on the Saturday
PROMOTION heavyweights Worcester and Rotherham will come face to face for a potentially explosive winner-takes-all encounter in April next year. The provisional National One fixtures for the 2002-03 season sees champions Rotherham visit Sixways in the
UNIVERSITY College Worcester is looking for a second site in the city as part of a national drive to encourage extra students into higher education. College chiefs are searching for more facilities after they were told the Henwick Road-based organisation
AN engineering company has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 after a worker sliced his finger off on a saw. Worcester magistrates heard how Gary Page severed the ring finger of his left hand after the band saw he was working on at Spec Fab (Pershore
A CORONER refused to bring a verdict of suicide to satisfy the family of a man who died of a heart attack before tablets in his stomach had digested. Robert Parton's sister Rosemarie asked Victor Round to consider the two notes her brother left and his
AN hysterical four-year-old watched as an intruder burst into his home and stabbed his brother with a kitchen knife, a jury heard. Jason Priest was babysitting the tot when Dean Nightingale allegedly broke into his home in Acre Lane, Droitwich, and attacked
THE £1m project to restore the magnificent Perseus and Andromeda fountain at Witley Court finally got underway today. Experts spent this morning wading through the 150ft-wide pool to take a closer look at the restoration work needed on the 20-ton fountain
THE British Red Cross has warned the Government that plans for an asylum centre in Worcestershire are a mistake. The charity said the 750-bed accommodation centre, planned for Throckmorton, would cause, rather than reduce, community tensions. The British
WITH reams of bunting, rows of tables and an incredible party atmosphere, coronation memories of half-a-century ago remain as vivid as ever for a group of Worcester pensioners. Despite financial hardships and war rationing still in place, in 1952 residents
A SPECIALIST education centre in Worcester has been given a clean bill of health by inspectors. The St John's Pupil Referral Unit was found to be led with great clarity of purpose and was successful in enabling children to return to mainstream education
A MAN who tried to pick a fight outside a Hereford nightclub has been ordered to pay £500 towards the cost of his prosecution. Lucan Blanch lashed out at Kegan Valley inside the Crystal Rooms, Worcester Crown Court heard. Mr Valley left, but Blanch followed
THERE'S a real buzz at a Worcester school at the moment as pupils, teachers and mums train for the annual Race for Life. Sunnyside School hopes to beat its own fund-raising record of £3,000, netted following last year's race around Pitchcroft. "Last year
REDDITCH town centre rota chemist is Carrington and Turner, Church Green West, open every day except Saturday and Sunday until 7pm. Knights Chemist, Evesham Road, Crabbs Cross, is open every Sunday between 10am-1pm and between 6-7pm. Also weekdays between
WORCESTER City manager John Barton has beaten off competition from several clubs including Nationwide Conference outfits to land Hereford United midfielder John Snape. The 32-year-old, a victim of Graham Turner's summer clearout at Edgar Street, was being
IMAGINE swimming two miles in the sea, cycling 112 miles and running 26.2 miles one after the other. That's what a Bromsgrove man decided to put himself through in Lanzarote last Saturday. Richard Shardlow, of Cottage Lane, Marlbrook, completed the gruelling
A BROMSGROVE swimmer has excelled herself by winning her age group in a national charity Swimathon. Emma Williams, of Woburn Close, finished first out of 97 competitors in the ten to 12-year-old age group in the Macmillan Cancer Relief Swimathon 2002.
BROMSGROVE cyclist Paul Prince has qualified for the finals of the National Championships. Prince finished fifth in an 80km West Midlands regional event near Stratford on Sunday. He will now represent the West Midlands at the national final in August.
WHILST reading the Advertiser (May 22), I came across the article for Breast Feeding Awareness Week. I am pleased to find that there is more encouragement for mothers who wish to breastfeed. However, as a breastfeeding mother myself, I would like to stress
DID the members of Redditch Friends of the Earth fail to see the enormous irony within their letter (Advertiser, May 22)? To write and thank passing motorists for their waves and beeps of "support" shows the naivety of their intentions and banality of
ON Saturday, May 18, I went along to a concert of the Music Maker Club at Kingsley College. I'd been to an earlier concert so I was sure it would be good but what I saw even surpassed my expectations. The standard seemed even higher than last time and
I couldn't agree more with Brenda Morris (Letters, May 22). I had an antenatal appointment this week at my doctors' surgery (St Stephens). I am nearly eight months pregnant and need crutches to walk due to a pregnancy-related complication. I was disappointed
AS a visitor to Batchley Estate once a week, I noticed the tree had been cut and removed from the island from Poplar Road leading to Foxlydiate Crescent. OK, it had sprouted a bit but it made cover for a pair of ducks nesting underneath. They were being
REDDITCH residents are being urged to attend the next round of neighbourhood group meetings starting Thursday, June 13. At the meetings residents get the chance to talk with other neighbours, quiz councillors and allocate £1,000 each year to improve the
PLANS to alter an old Redditch first school for a range of community uses have won delegated approval. Powers of approval were given to council officers by councillors at a planning meeting. The St John Fisher School, Loxley Close, Church Hill, which
ROVERS have started to bolster their squad for next season by snatching two players from rivals Redditch United. Striker Paul Danks and midfielder Matt Southwick, both aged 22, are two of the club's latest three signings. The pair join 19-year-old left-sided
BARNT Green CC First XI may be off the bottom of the Birmingham and District Premier League premier division but they are still without a win to their name. Bad weather and another lost toss ensured Green got nothing better than a home losing draw against
A BOWLING alley on the ground floor with a two-screen cinema is on the cards for The Regal Cinema in Port Street, Evesham, now John Angel has sold it. The keys were handed over on Monday to the purchaser, Alan Redpath, but so far he has declined to comment
THE two Worcestershire families who lost loved ones in the Lockerbie disaster could be about to receive £7m each in compensation. The Libyan government has made the financial offer to families, including the Swires and Moseys, on the back of negotiations
A PENSIONER who had not used any electricity for five months died after a candle ignited a pile of clothes at her cluttered village home near Pershore. Independent Margaret Taylor, who was well known in Cropthorne, had already died from smoke fumes by
TEENAGERS at a Worcester school were being offered the chance to set their sights on something a bit different during an alternative curriculum week. Pupils at Blessed Edward Oldcorne schools were being shown the many different trades within the military
A MOTHER'S pride has turned to anger because of council chiefs' delays in delivering on a promise to her son to improve road safety. Sally Mills said she was so proud when her son Oliver's letter persuaded Worcestershire County Council to improve road
GREEN-fingered youngsters today began transforming their playing field into a garden paradise after raking in first prize in a prestigious competition. Pupils at Kempsey Primary School beat 77 other hopefuls to win £3,000 in the Three Counties Agricultural
SIR Michael Spicer has met Railtrack officials and highways officers to discuss possible measures to improve two dangerous rail crossings at Malvern. There have been three fatalities in the past 15 years at the Jamaica Crescent crossings, as well as several
A WORCESTER mum claims her daughter's education is being held to ransom because she is being "blackmailed" into signing a disclaimer governing access to internet porn. Stella Clarke says she is appalled by the letters from Blessed Edward Oldcorne RC High
BROMSGROVE people can find out more about multimedia in a slide demonstration organised by the Lickey Hills Art Society. The talk, led by Sally Brookes, will take place at Lickey Parish Hall, in Old Birmingham Road, this Saturday. The meeting starts at
Thursday, May 30 Music: 1651, Huntingdon Hall, CrownGate, Worcester, 8pm. Gypsy Swing: The Dizzy Club, The Fiddle & Bone, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, 8pm. Comedy: The Bible, The complete Word of God, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry
ONE hundred talented tots from Pitmaston Primary School have been celebrating all aspects of the arts. An audience of more than 300 mums, dads, teachers and friends packed into the school hall on Malvern Road in Worcester last night to see the annual
MALVERN'S Golden Jubilee celebrations will be seen for miles and live on for centuries. The lighting of a beacon on Worcestershire Beacon as part of the chain of bonfires running round the country is the highlight of events on Jubilee day itself. But
THE Jubilee spirit has already arrived in Worcester with a show of patriotism Her Majesty would be proud of. The Triangle Lunch and Exercise Club for the Over 50s bedecked the city's YMCA in red, white and blue for a special lunch to celebrate the accolade
A VISITOR centre proposed for land next to a bluebell wood, at Crown East, near Worcester, is likely to be refused planning permission. Malvern Hills planning officers say the building would be too large and obtrusive for the rural site next to Crown
A WORCESTER doctors' practice has won a top award which recognises its commitment to staff training and development. The Bull Ring and Lyppard Grange surgeries, run by Dr Higginson and partners, have been accredited as Investors in People, by Hereford
HEREFORDSHIRE Education Action Zone has brought benefits to pupils, teacher and parents say Government inspectors. The EAZ was inspected by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted). "The zone is very well led and managed," said the report. "It has
AN inquest has been opened into the death of a Worcester man who died after his car ploughed into a post box and telephone kiosk last weekend. Twenty-seven-year-old William Morrison, of Waseley Grove, St Peter's, was pronounced dead on arrival at Worcestershire
AN Evesham woman woke to find her husband's dead body by her side after a "foolish cocktail" of drugs and alcohol. Anna Louise Golding made the gruesome discovery at 7.30am on Friday, April 5, seven hours after she and 46-year-old Martin went to bed after
WORCESTERSHIRE will have to try again tomorrow to play their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy third round tie against Cornwall at St Austell. Heavy rain left the pitch saturated and the umpires decided very early today to call off play for the day. But
ROVERS have started to bolster their squad for next season by snatching two players from rivals Redditch United. Striker Paul Danks and midfielder Matt Southwick, both aged 22, are two of the club's latest three signings. The pair join 19-year-old left-sided
ROVERS have arranged six pre-season friendlies, starting on Saturday, July 20, with the visit of Premiership new boys West Bromwich Albion. There are also home fixtures with Stourbridge (July 23), Willenhall (July 27), and Hereford United (July 30). Away
SPORTY youngsters from Wychavon enjoyed their best ever performance at the Worcestershire Youth Games by scooping five first places. Teams from Droitwich Spa and Bromsgrove were among the Wychavon representatives in the annual event at Stourport Sports
DROITWICH Spa driver Richard Hay endured a tough debut in the Autosport Caterham Eurocup when he contested the opening two rounds of the championship. At Belgian Grand Prix circuit Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday, May 18, Hay started from fourth on the
THE Children from Classes 3R and 3L, Tenacres First School, were most upset to read of the death of the swan found near Beoley Pool. Please publish some of their letters. They are most anxious that this should never be allowed to happen again. Mrs M Hancocks
THIS week, I met the principal of NEW College to see for myself the new building and refurbishment that is being planned at the Redditch site. I was pleased to hear the college is successful and in a recent inspection was placed in the top quarter of
UNIVERSITY College Worcester has come a long way in a very short space of time. Last September, Worcester was ranked 87th in a list of 123 British universities and university colleges - a huge advance in the few years since it was awarded university college
UP to 220 former play areas in Redditch will be examined to decide whether to sell them for development. The play areas were scrapped in a Redditch Council review but residents in Winyates are concerned one taken from Edmond Close will be replaced with
A CAMPAIGN to gain fairer county funding from the Government to ward off council tax hikes has been backed by county councillors. The formula used to calculate grants which supplement council running costs discriminates against authorities like Worcestershire
DROITWICH Angling Centre MG are running a series of Monday evening open matches during the summer. Matches, including an optional individual league, run on alternate weeks at Lower Broadheath Fishery and on the River Severn at Pitchcroft, starting on
May 31, 1902 Quite a sensation was caused at Headless Cross on Sunday from the fact that Mary Alice Tovey, aged 40, wife of William Henry Tovey, landlord of the Bell Inn, Headless Cross, committed suicide in a determined manner, the discovery being made
ROVERS have arranged six pre-season friendlies, starting on Saturday, July 20, with the visit of Premiership new boys West Bromwich Albion. There are also home fixtures with Stourbridge (July 23), Willenhall (July 27), and Hereford United (July 30). Away
HANBURY U10s have completed a remarkable season by leading their league from start to finish. The seven-a-side team enjoyed an unbroken run at the summit of the Central Warwickshire Youth League group C. During the 18-game campaign, they won 14 times,
BROMSGROVE Town U7s and U6s finished off their season at the Withymoor Colts' Soccer Sixes tournament in Stourbridge on Saturday. Entering two sides as Bromsgrove North and South U7s, the North finished second in their group of five. They drew 1-1 with
ANDREW Pugh and Tom Mason scored a hat-trick each as Finstall Juniors U7s thrashed Sidemoor U7s 10-0. Oliver Morton also added a brace and there were strikes for Ben Hewitt and Jack Blighton. Finstall Juniors enter the Central Warwickshire Youth League
PERSHORE Town's Under-11s girls squad hit back in the best possible style after losing their opening game to Broadway. Taking to the field at the annual Bredon Six-a-Side tournament last Sunday, Pershore were joined in their group by teams from Broadway
FUTEBOL de Salao, the Brazilian Soccer Schools training techniques used to train actors featured in the film 'Bend it Like Beckham', is holding a series of summer schools in the South Warwickshire and Worc-estershire areas. Dates confirmed at the moment
ABOUT 1,000 asylum seeker protesters gathered outside the former airfield at Throckmorton on Sunday to send a clear message to the Government that they were determined to win the battle against a refugee centre. People young and old swarmed in from the
TOWN councillors have called for CCTV coverage to stop vandalism in Evesham's Abbey Park. Meeting on Monday, they voted to ask the district council to install a security camera. Councillor John Smith said: "I accept that the district has spent a lot of
EYES are being trained on Manor Farm Leisure, Harvington near Evesham now diggers have moved onto the site. After nearly six years of dispute with neighbours, Max Byrd has finally got the all clear to extend one fishing lake and create a further five
TALK of The Battle of Evesham and one automatically thinks of the August 1265 encounter when Simon de Montfort faced Prince Edward and was killed in one of the bloodiest conflicts ever fought on English soil. But there was another important Battle of
VILLAGE roads in the Vale of Evesham are set to be improved this year under a £2million programme of works. Jeff Romanis, Worcestershire County Council's head of transportation, said: "It is really good to see highway maintenance is beginning again to
A VALE man hopes to have raised £1,000 for charity in memory of his daughter's best friend. Mark Allard, aged 42, from Laurels Road, Offenham, ran the Tewkesbury half-marathon last Sunday to raise money for Leukaemia Research in memory of Carley Robinson
OVERBURY CE First School has been given top marks in a glowing report from Ofsted inspectors. The village school, which has 51 pupils aged from four to 10 in three classes, won praise for its teaching, management and caring environment, and has no key
WORCESTERSHIRE residents planning special celebrations for the Jubilee have been urged to tell the county council about their plans. The council has launched a new jubilee website, which will include details of activities and events across the county,
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council has joined forces with a number of partners for the benefit of local business. With Herefordshire Council, the district councils and the Chamber of Commerce, backed by the regional development agency Advantage West Midlands
FIREFIGHTERS from Evesham were called to the town's Kwiksave store at 7am on Friday after a fire broke out in the refrigeration unit of an articulated lorry making a delivery. The driver had put out the fire himself by the time they arrived.
THE owner of a trailer arrived home last Thursday just in time to see it being stolen. The man came back to his house in Sandfield Lane, Sedgeberrow, at 2.20pm and saw a silver car with a well-built man behind the wheel driving off towards the A46 with
A WOMAN fell victim to a thief as she walked along Evesham High Street between 12.15pm and 12.30pm on Thursday . The thief opened her bag and stole a black leather wallet containing £35 in cash and various credit cards. Now crime risk manager PC Mike
MACMILLAN Cancer Relief raised £383 through a street collection in Evesham on Saturday, May 18. Treasurer of the Vale of Evesham committee Roy Shilton said: "We should like to express our sincere thanks to all who made donations and to our team of collectors
PROMOTION heavyweights Worcester and Rotherham will come face to face for a potentially explosive winner-takes-all encounter in April next year. The provisional National One fixtures for the 2002-03 season sees champions Rotherham visit Sixways in the
NORTH Midlands have been drawn against Cornwall in the semi-finals of the County Sevens Championship at Twickenham on Saturday. The game, which kicks off at 10am, launches a busy RFU County Day which also includes the finals of the County Championship
WORCESTERSHIRE Saints slumped to another defeat as their season continues to backfire. Following on from their record loss at Hemel Hempstead last week, a match against the current RL Conference leaders -- Gloucester Warriors -- was a daunting prospect
A REDDITCH entertainer is set to return to the Palace Theatre stage after an absence of 30 years. Keith Wells, of Winyates, performed at the theatre when he was 18 and has returned to his singing roots after a career on the promotions side of the entertainment
FASTEN your seatbelts and blast off to the moon with Captain Marshmallow and Work Experience Astronaut Bobby in an intergalactic adventure at the Palace Theatre. Moon Magic promises fun for all five to 11-year-olds and their families as they board the
PLATFORMS and flares will be the order of the evening in a foot-tapping, finger-clicking homage to the 1970s at the Palace Theatre. David Graham Ltd presents Hold Tight It's 70s Night at the Alcester Street theatre on Saturday, June 8. Hosted by Captain
"OZZY, Ozzy, Ozzy" were the cries from 60,000 devil horned fans, covered in mud, rain and sweat waiting for the man, the legend, Ozzy Osbourne to appear. And appear he did after the major line up of 10 bands on the main stage including headliners Tool
IT was with a very open mind I went to see the five gorgeous Irish lads that are Westlife but after their fantastic and purely magically concert I will never be so sceptical about so-called boy bands again. With the stage set in the middle the lads appeared
Hundred Reasons, currently on the album tour, have constantly got it in the neck from critics saying "we've heard it all before" from bands like Weezer, Feeder and Ash but let me assure you, you haven't from this band. With the release Silver at the start
TICKETS for Worcestershire County Cricket Club's Benson & Hedges Cup semi-final against Essex next Thursday went on sale at New Road on Tuesday. Ticket prices are £15 for adults and £10 for senior citizens and juniors under 18. They can be booked
Review: The Woman in Black Festival Theatre, Malvern (until June 1). THE warning issued to everyone attending this much acclaimed West End production is to stay at home with the lights on if you're scared of the dark.......if you're not, don't miss. It's
A RUBERY student managed to find the right route to success to claim first prize in an orienteering competition. Thirteen-year-old Matt-hew Evans, from Waseley Hills High School, in School Road, took part in the British Orienteering Championship against
BROMSGROVE'S Thursday farmers' market - which was acclaimed as one of the best in the country when it opened in 1999 - has folded. Dwindling support from farmers and growers means the sales held on the last Thursday in the month are no longer viable.
A THOUGHTFUL Bromsgrove teenager has raised nearly £500 to help combat a killer disease that has struck in her family three times. Charlotte Bedford organised a non-uniform day at North Bromsgrove High School, in School Drive, where she is a pupil. The
POLICE are urging townsfolk to have an enjoyable and trouble free celebration this Bank Holiday weekend but have warned that violence and criminal behaviour of any sort will not be tolerated. Acting Chief Inspector Angela Burnet, of West Mercia Police
LECTURERS set up a picket line at NEW College in Bromsgrove this week to back up a two-day pay strike. The college has 65 NATFHE members who were taking part in a national strike yesterday (Tuesday) and today (Wednesday) to protest at a 1.5 per cent pay
OXFAM, Bromsgrove's longest established charity shop, is to close. The Oxford-based organisation, which raises money for work in developing countries from its 800 shops, has decided not to renew the lease on the High Street premises it took over three
NEXT Tuesday will be a never-to-be-forgotten day for two Bromsgrove youngsters when they travel to London to take part in the capital's jubilee celebrations. Natalie Pinfield-Williams, aged 14 from Upton Warren, and Francesca Street, who is 16-years-old
MANY householders in Bromsgrove are struggling to pay their council taxes since bills went up by close on 27 per cent in April, it is claimed. Councillor Peter McDonald (Uffdown and Waseley), the leader of the Labour group on Bromsgrove District Council
THE Barnt Green home where alcoholic Lottery winner Phil Kitchen died of self-neglect is up for sale at £600,000. Mr Kitchen bought the five-bedroomed 17th century Peewit Cottage for £500,000 in 1999 after he scooped £1.8 million. He lived there until
BROMSGROVE MP Julie Kirkbride is "furious" over new evidence in the Wembley versus Birmingham wrangle for a new national stadium. Ms Kirkbride claims the West Midlands has been "led up the garden path" because the area had been allowed to believe it could
MEMBERS of a thriving century-old village social club have been called to attend a special meeting after it was revealed developers want to bulldoze it and build flats on the site. The shock news was given to club secretary, Michael Bryant, just minutes
ARTISTS from across the country flocked to Bromsgrove for a major silk painting event organised by a Rubery hobby group. The Guild of Silk Painters' National Festival was held at Avoncroft Museum, in Stoke Heath. The South Birmingham branch of the Guild
CLOSED circuit TV tapes are being studied in a bid to identify vandals who broke into a mobile classroom at a Bromsgrove middle school during the weekend. Nothing was stolen in the attack at Parkside Middle School but staff were left with the arduous
BEACONS will be lighting up the sky in the area on Monday as part of the Jubilee celebrations. The fires will join a network of 1,700 across the world to mark the occasion. One is to be lit at the Park Gate Inn, in Kidderminster Road, Dodford, one at
EVESHAM golfer Jeremy Robinson is back in tournament action today after a three-week break. The 36-year-old teed off earlier this morning in the Victor Chandler British Masters at Woburn in the knowledge that his form must improve. "I have got to start
KIRSTY Law produced a fine round in the Kidderminster Girls Junior Open - an event staged in conjunction with the Daily Telegraph Qualifier. The Evesham junior saw off a field of seven other female county youngsters to take the title with a gross score
A FOURTH annual tournament will be staged at The Vale Golf and Country Club in July. "Ray's Heart Awareness Day" is organised by Ray Johnson with proceeds going to Pershore Heath Centre to help towards the purchase of a new heart investigative equipment
TRUANCY rates at a Redditch high school have been nearly halved in just six months after tough measures were introduced to curb the problem. Arrow Vale High School had the highest truancy rate in the county according to last year's education league tables
NEW College is among the best general further education colleges inspected so far under a tougher new regime. The inspection was carried out earlier this year and involved a review of all aspects of teaching, learning and management. A report published
CASH raised through a massive fund-raising appeal at a Redditch school was handed over last week. St Augustine's High School, Hunt End, smashed its £2,000 target in its Pounds Relieve the Pressure appeal. The appeal was launched to buy a special electronically-controlled
TOWN residents are urged to don their dancing shoes, step to the beat and join Bromsgrove's Scottish Country Dance Group. The classes are described as a modern form of country dancing, popular in England and Scotland during the 18th Century. Members meet
A PARALYMPIC gold medallist and world record holder presented Year 11 students at Trinity High School's Bridley Moor campus with their National Record of Achievements portfolios. Olympic gold and silver medallist at the Sydney Paralympics in 2000, Deborah
A SUCCESSFUL artist and former NEW College student returned to the Redditch-based School of Art as a guest lecturer. Glass artist Eryka Isaak has had work exhibited in Birmingham's Mailbox development. She began her career with a National Diploma at NEW
Evesham Jubilee Society MEMBERS enjoyed an enjoyable match at the Jubilee Fishery last Sunday when Tony Brooks came out on top. The previous week, James Blanch was the winner when the majority of fish netted were carp. For details on Full or Associate
THOUGH I have no connection with Nick Griffin or the British National Party he leads, in fairness, they have to be congratulated on their victory in the Burnley Local Elections. No matter what a person's political colour, those three BNP members were
IN reply to Audrey Watson (You Say, May 18) I would like to confirm that the League of Hospital Friends continues to exist and engage in fund-raising activities for the new hospital. In view of the change of name from Worcester Royal Infirmary, we have
THE Home Office now reports that they are losing 137 asylum seekers a day and that, despite this Government's promise to take action, the total "lost" over the last three years numbers 150,000. At this rate, any asylum seekers billeted at Throckmorton
SOME two years ago, when writing in the letter columns on Government plans for the re-organisation of local government, I described the cabinet system as a "recipe for cronyism and corruption". People who served as I did, as councillors prior to the 1972
WORLD No Tobacco Day is celebrated tomorrow (Friday) and Worcestershire says it is doing well at encouraging people to quit. Julia North, smoking cessation manager for South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust, said: "In Worcestershire, the Smoking Advice
POINT-to-point enthusiasts will make their way to the popular roadside course at Chaddesley Corbett from all points of the compass on Jubilee Bank Holiday Monday for the Albrighton Woodland fixture. The traditional finale meeting winds up the season in
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council has launched a new childcare information video. The video outlines the range of education and childcare options open for parents and carers and Carol Leeson, children's information service officer, said: "We hope this video
THE final touches are being put in place as Droitwich Spa gears up to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. A whole host of activities and entertainment will be taking place from Friday to next Tuesday. After a slow start, six roads in the Spa will now
SPA youngsters swapped their chips for salad and took up exercise during a school health week. Pupils from the Droitwich Spa High School, in Briar Mill, were getting healthy when they took part in the event. Aerobics, healthy eating, a jogging club and
HUNDREDS of campaigning residents look set to resume their battle against controversial plans to open a fish and chip shop on their doorstep. The scheme to build a fish and chip shop on the Primsland estate was thrown out at a Wychavon District Council
A teenager has told a jury how he fought with an armed intruder before he was stabbed in the face and side. Jason Priest was baby-sitting his brother when Dean Nightingale allegedly burst into his home in Acre Lane, Droitwich. Mr Priest claimed that in
THE Exeter Cathedral Choir is giving a concert in aid of St Andrew's Trust tomorrow (Friday) at Pershore Abbey at 7.30pm. Adult tickets cost £5, children's admission is free and they are available on the door or from 01386 552071.
THREE Droitwich men attacked two others after a night out drinking, a court heard. Matthew Greening, Simon Child and Lee Mitchell attacked their two victims in Ombersley Street West in December last year. The victims had been out for the evening and were
A PERSHORE man is looking for memorabilia connected with the town's old isolation hospital. Bob Horan, a day centre worker at the Three Springs Road Day Centre, which now stands on the site of the old hospital, hopes to stage an exhibition at the day
THE World Cup has led to a couple of changes in the Spa's Jubilee celebrations. The match between England and Sweden, which is being televised live from Japan, has led to a drop in the number of people taking part in Sunday's events. A fishing contest
A MAN is making a third attempt to be allowed to build a detached house and garage in the garden of a bungalow in The Sands, Broadway. Two applications to Wychavon District Council by Simon Holloway, of Church Lench, have been refused, and now he has
ANYONE over 50 can once again book a computer taster session run by Age Concern Hereford and Worcestershire at the Wychavon Council Shop at Market Place, Evesham. The 45-minute sessions, run on a one to one basis, will be available on Tuesdays, with appointments
AN articulated lorry was in collision with a Nissan Sunny in Elmley Castle Road, Hinton-on-the-Green, at about 10.25pm last Sunday. There were no injuries, but firefighters were called to make the vehicles safe.
EVESHAM firefighters were called to a fire in the engine of a blue Ford Granada at the Twyford service station, Evesham, at 7.03pm last Saturday. The fire had been extinguished before firefighters arrived to make the vehicle safe.
PRIME Minister Tony Blair is being urged to bail out homeowners unable to sell their houses because of the planned asylum seekers' centre at Throckmorton. Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has written to Mr Blair, urging him to help hard-pressed residents
SIMON Andrews and Team UCL Honda were back in action at Silver-stone last weekend in the British round of the European Superstock Champion-ships. This was the first time since 1986 that a World Superbike race had been held at the circuit and massive crowds
A TEN-YEAR-OLD Stoke Prior boy has become the first town fighter to win a medal at the British Tae Kwondo Championships - and at his first attempt too. Daniel Wakefield, a member of Bromsgrove Tae Kwondo Club, fought his way to a bronze medal in his first
A businessman has offered a £150 reward to try to catch people responsible for a recent vandalism attack. Andrew Gretton, area manager of R A Meredith & Sons, in Bidford Road, Broom, says his firm has been the victim of several attacks. Over the years
AN Alcester school has proved its commitment to staff and pupils is paying off after it received a much sought after award. Alcester Infant School was awarded its Investors in People status earlier this year and was recently presented with a plaque to
THE living of Hanbury had been offered and accepted by the Rev Reginald Harvey of Bristol. The living was the gift of Sir Harry Vernon, Bart. of Hanbury Hall. n A SECOND case of smallpox had been reported in Droitwich. The victim was a tramp who had been
WYTHALL police are on the lookout for a £300 barbecue stolen from a village pub. The barbecue was stolen from the White Swan pub, Alcester Road, Wythall and the theft was caught on CCTV. The offender was wearing a baseball cap and top with white sleeves
residents gathered with a party of overseas friends to pay tribute to the man who helped found the Alcester Vallet Twinning Association. Jim Howarth, who died in 2000, was the society's founder and life president and it is thanks to his dedication that
CRIMINALS travelling through Studley were put under the spotlight last week as Operation Abbot took to the streets. Police from across the Stratford on Avon District joined forces with colleagues from the force's Road Policing Unit as part of the operation
TOWN councillors are refusing to accept reasons given by Stratford Council for rejecting residential development plans in Oversley Green. An application for houses on the disused Bridge End Service Station was turned down - but a residential development
A heating engineer has been cleared of a sex attack on a customer whose home he was working at. Michael Lakin spent 20 minutes servicing a boiler at the woman's flat in Redditch, a jury heard. The woman claimed in evidence at Worcester Crown Court that
A WOMAN in her 90s had cash and gold watches stolen and her bedroom ransacked after being duped into letting bogus officials into her home. The distraction burglary happened in Evesham Road, Crabbs Cross, last Wednesday at about 11am. The woman answered
thieves have cashed in on a Wythall charity. Windows at the Cats Protection League, Packhorse Lane were forced open on Friday, May 17 or Saturday, May 18 and two full collection boxes were taken. Money from the workers' tea fund and out of the wishing
THE May meeting was the resolutions meeting. During the business part of the meeting members were told the whist drive had been both a social and financial success. Bunny Clifford gave a report on the resolutions meeting of Alcester WI attended by Arrow
