Stories for 8 December 2004
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Leisure
This pleasant little surprise from the Lennon estate is an insightful way of presenting Lennon at his most honest and raw - quite a feat for a man who embodied those adjectives to the hilt anyway. more...
Brian McFadden's first steps towards solo stardom have seen him launch an album of songs sure to sell to the legions of young girls still in mourning following his split from Westlife. more...
THE second album for any artist is always make-or-break time but this is especially so for winners of reality TV shows who probably have much more to prove than their musical peers. more...
A FRANTICALLY fast-moving plot, superb special effects and actors who seem to be revelling in their parts makes this an excellent sequel which surpasses the first Spider-Man instalment. more...
Take a bunch of youngsters keen to sing and perform, mix them with the knowledge, expertise and patience of professional musicians and place them in Kingsley College theatre. more...
FORGET Camelot. Banish any thoughts of Merlin with a wand and pointy hat. And bid farewell to any notion of chivalrous knights in shining armour. more...
A HOST of fun is promised at the Salvation Army carol concerts in Droitwich Spa on Sunday. more...
A BROMSGROVE man is living the high life and mixing with celebrities after setting up an exclusive art gallery in Birmingham. more...
IF townsfolk have been bitten by the Strictly Come Dancing bug they should get down to new ballroom dancing classes in Droitwich Spa starting in the New Year. more...
AN extra performance of children's theatre will be put on at the Norbury Theatre in Droitwich Spa on Saturday, December 18. more...
Wednesday December 8 more...
Thursday, December 9 more...
POP Idol star Hayley Evetts stars in hit musical Grease at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre from Monday. more...
NEW black comedy Behzti (Dishonour) premiers at The Door at Birmingham Repertory Theatre this week. more...
ST Luke's Church, Headless Cross, is the venue for a performance by acclaimed a cappella group Coope, Boyes and Simpson with their festive show Fire and Sleet and Candlelight on Saturday. more...
Review - Season's Greetings at the Festival Theatre, Malvern, until Saturday. more...
TOP Bromsgrove rockers Snakeskin have got a new CD out - just in time for a rash of Christmas gigs. more...
A BRILLIANT singer/songwriter will be appearing at Bromsgrove Folk Club tomorrow. more...
LOVERS of classical music will have a baroque treat at the latest of Bromsgrove's Concerts on Friday. more...
LOVERS of 60s Motown and soul music are in for a treat at the Victoria Ground, on Birmingham Road, Bromsgrove on Saturday. Two DJs will relive the famou sounds. Entry is £4 and the fun starts at 8pm. more...
LOVERS of beautiful choral music will relish the Primrose Choir's Christmas Concert on Thursday week, December 16, at the Rocklands Social Club in Headless Cross, Redditch, starting at 7.30 p.m. more...
News
A group which has been supporting thousands of people since its launch 10 years ago is trying to recruit people to join its management committee. more...
ONE of the organisations taking part in CAFE will be the Astwood Bank Flower Club, which formed in March 1972 and has been meeting on a monthly basis ever since. more...
The Redditch Lions Club will be collecting before Christmas outside Morrisons/Safeway on December 17, 18 and 19 and Tesco on December 21. more...
TREASURES from the past were on show at a special event at Alcester's Roman museum when local people were invited to take along their historic finds. more...
MEMBERS of Alcester Scout Group are preparing for their annual rounds as postmen, delivering Christmas cards around the town. more...
POLICE were called to a house in Bidford following the death of a 29-year-old Alcester man. more...
ALCESTER'S churchyard "moles" returned to a heroes' welcome after taking second place in a national competition. more...
HOMES, schools and businesses in parts of Alcester and Great Alne were without electricity for nearly 12 hours on Thursday after a tree fell on an overhead wire and cut off the power supply. more...
RELIGION, sport and politics were all topics of conversation in the back room of the Holly Bush recently. more...
PLANS for the redevelopment of the Greig Centre sports hall are forging ahead following last week's confirmation of an £800,000 grant from Stratford District Council. more...
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ALCESTER turned out in force to enjoy a St Nicholas Night celebration on Monday. more...
ENGLISH Serenata return to St Laurence's Church, Bidford, next week to give a Christmas concert with carols. more...
AN inquest into the murder of Florrie Porter, a 33-year-old clerk at the Austin works, whose body was found at Lickey End School, returned a verdict of murder by "some person unknown." The victim, from nearby Little Heath Lane, had been stabbed seven times. more...
BROMSGROVE Council refused two proposals to develop in Rubery. One was from Messrs A and J Mucklow for an extension of their Callowbrook Farm enterprise on land shown on the County Development Plan as being outside the development area, and a plot was needed for a public open space for the adjoining residential area. The other applicant was Mr T H Wooldridge who wished to build on Waseley Hills Farm. In that case, the council said, the area was not specified for development and the plot was also required for public pen space. more...
BROMSGROVE town planners decided to play the waiting game before expressing an opinion on a suggestion to ban all through traffic from using Windsor Street. The county inspired suggestion to make the street a bus only route, except for those requiring access, was met with some concern by local councillors who deferred making a decision until the pattern of traffic emerged following the introduction of a traffic free High Street. Surveyor, John Sowden, told the meeting that the county surveyor held the view that with the traffic free High Street, there was the possibility of motorists using Windsor Street as a through route. This he felt would lead to unacceptable congestion. Councillor Guy Barker, contented the suggestion was premature and on the requirement of the chairman Cllr Margaret Taylor, it was agreed to wait and see the pattern of traffic which emerged. more...
PLANS for a new theatre club at Alcester Grammar School have upset leaders of the town's existing junior drama group and jeopardised a new youth project at the Greig Centre. more...
KIND-hearted youngsters at a Woodrow school have been emptying their pockets to raise money for a childrens' charity. more...
CHRISTMAS cheer is being spread at Trinity High School thanks to a group of enterprising youngsters. more...
PUPILS at a Wythall school think Christmas is rubbish - they have decked their tree with recyclable decorations. more...
YOUNGSTERS from Sneakers Childcare nurseries and its 11 after-school clubs spent some time thinking pink to raise money for the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. more...
SOME Redditch youngsters with various special needs will be having a superb Christmas party thanks to money raised at a charity evening. more...
ST George's First School in Redditch is taking measures to tackle congestion outside the school and improve the health of its students by adopting a School Travel Plan. more...
REDDITCH Council has joined forces with local agencies to pilot a pioneering scheme working to stamp out bullying in schools. more...
THE title of the latest talk given by Richard Westcott was Confessions of a Pantomime Dame. more...
REDDITCH Royal British Legion Club is reminding all ladies who have booked or are attending its Christmas Party that it is on Monday, December 13, at the Easemore Road Club. more...
VICE-president Beryl Parsons welcomed members to the November meeting and reminded them of the group carol service to be held at Kingswood Church on December 15. more...
ALTHOUGH the society is primarily a historical society, if one of its members embarks on a particularly interesting journey taking slide photographs, it is hoped he or she will talk about their experiences at a meeting which helps relieve the pressure on the treasurer. Committee member Anne Bradford went to visit distant relatives at Dandong in China in April and spoke about her journey at the November meeting. more...
PRIMARY and middle schools were the focus this week following the publication of the Key Stage 2 SATS results for 11 year olds. more...
THERE are some home truths being told at Studley High School this week as students hit the stage to perform perennial comedy favourite Billy Liar. more...
VISITING Santa in Lapland would be a dream come true for most kids but for one Alvechurch family, the £2,500 trip turned into a nightmare. more...
THERE was a special 100th birthday celebration recently for a lady who many in and around Redditch will remember fondly as a teacher - and who until 10 years ago was still zipping about town in her mini. more...
REDDITCH'S TIME nightclub will hold fun nights on December 17 and 31 to raise money for a campaign which supports thousands of children each year. more...
BEFORE the business, there was a minute's silence for Mrs Jean Newbould, who sadly had passed away in October. more...
ABSEILING, fencing and raft building were just some of the challenges taken on recently by youngsters at Wythall church youth group Distinctive. more...
ONE Redditch man has certainly got the measure of Hollywood star Nicole Kidman after winning a competition run by Forge Mill Museum. more...
TICKETS are now on sale for the Primrose Choir's Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 16, at Rocklands Social Club, Headless Cross from 7.30pm. more...
INCIDENTS of disorder fell by more than 40 per cent between early October to the middle of last month compared to the same time last year. more...
HARD-working trainees and staff from Where Next Association have been toiling away to make sure the children at Beoley First School can enjoy their playtime. more...
FATHER Christmas will be driving his sleigh around the town from this weekend along with members of the Redditch Round Table. more...
ABOUT £16,000 has been raised to buy an artificial limb for a former Redditch firefighter who lost the lower part of his leg after a motorbike accident in July. more...
AN angry Wythall pub manager has lost his fight against plans to build a chicken house "just yards" from his premises. more...
AN eyesore which has greeted visitors to Redditch for years might now have a better chance of being redeveloped says town MP Jacqui Smith. more...
CHRISTMAS shoppers are being urged to be vigilant and make sure personal belongings are kept safe from opportunist thieves. more...
LAST week in Parliament, the Chancellor set out the state of public finances and plans for the future in the annual Pre-Budget Report. more...
A TWINKLE-toed Oakenshaw girl has picked up a top award at the Dancer of the Year competition. more...
CHRISTMAS is here again. Time of goodwill? More a time of hypocrisy. Everyone being helped? more...
A COMBINATION of factors led to the death of a Redditch mother whose car was hit by a truck as she left work in January, an inquest was told. more...
WE, as a family, would like to send a big thank you to the paramedics who attended our 999 call on Saturday, November 20, after a carbon monoxide gas leak at our home. more...
PANTO season at the Palace Theatre is in full swing with the magical rags-to-riches tale of Aladdin. more...
THERE is something wrong with our Government system. more...
REDDITCH MP Jacqui Smith will head an expert panel and live debate on the Government's Manufacturing Strategy on Friday at the Abbey Hotel Golf and Country Club. more...
PUBLIC land in Studley has been the focus of some much-needed improvements recently thanks to more than £20,000 investment from Warwickshire County Council and Studley Parish Council. more...
AN inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of Jean Mary McDonald, aged 46, of Grafton Lane, Bidford, who was found dead at a house in Pioneer Close, off Hewell Road, Enfield, on December 1. more...
A TWINKLE-toed Woodrow couple celebrated 65 years of marriage with an anniversary waltz, watched by four generations of family. more...
MORE than 60 per cent of bedsits in Redditch failed recent fire safety checks, it has been revealed. more...
FIVE-year-old Joshua Cook had a chinwag with minister for children Margaret Hodge when she visited Redditch yesterday. more...
SIXTEEN people tested positive and were searched after undergoing a drugs test before being allowed into a Redditch nightspot on Friday. more...
IT'S Christmas again. How do we know? Because of the monstrosity constructed in the Kingfisher Centre based on nursery rhymes AND A GIANT BOOT! more...
THE Deputy Prime Minister has called in the ambitious plans for a £50 million sports, leisure and entertainment complex in Redditch. more...
CHRISTMAS shoppers were able to pick up goodies galore at a festive market. more...
SMALL businesses in Droitwich Spa could see their annual rates reduced by 50 per cent next April. more...
A LARGER swimming pool and improved gym facilities could be installed at Droitwich Spa Leisure Centre if plans get the thumbs up. more...
A TOP Rotarian was the guest of honour at a meeting in Droitwich Spa. more...
AMBITIOUS plans to dramatically improve the `poor' housing services in Droitwich Spa and the rest of the district have been unveiled. more...
A trainee chef, who knifed to death a noisy neighbour, has been cleared in court of murder. more...
TOT Christian Blewitt died from a head injury caused by an impact or forceful gripping, the murder trial of a former Bromsgrove couple was told this week. more...
A DROITWICH Spa primary school is one of the top 20 in Worcestershire, according to new league tables. more...
HISTORY enthusiasts in Bromsgrove are planning to celebrate their Jubilee year by marking the town's long-lost crosses with special plaques. more...
DROITWICH Spa mayor, Councillor Anne Taft enjoyed a chat amongst friends at a Christmas coffee morning. more...
FATHER Christmas has listened to requests from Bromsgrove children and he'll be taking an even bigger sleigh ride around the town starting this week. more...
A HARD-HITTING new report claims Bromsgrove's troubled kerbside recycling scheme could be out of date before its problems are put right. more...
CORONATION Street star Susie Blake put the sparkle into Droitwich Spa when she switched on the town's Christmas lights. Festive residents braved the cold weather and flocked to the top of the High Street to see the illuminations light up Droitwich last Friday evening. more...
TENANTS behind with their rent payments to Bromsgrove District Housing Trust (BDHT) will be able to enjoy a two-week rent payment break over Christmas. more...
THE outcome of a meeting between a Government minister and a delegation from Bromsgrove District Council over the authority's plan to get itself back on track is being kept a close secret. more...
A DROITWICH Spa man has an Icelandic vision for the town's open air Lido. more...
Exclusive by Pete Lammas more...
A DROITWICH Spa nursery has won the equivalent of an Oscar at a glittering award ceremony. more...
A HIGH school in Bromsgrove is using pioneering technology to create community links with its local bobby. more...
PLANS to re-open a revamped town Lido could cost Wychavon District Council up to £100,000 a year. more...
TALENTED pupils from a town school showed off their performance skills at an annual variety show. more...
AN elderly Droitwich Spa couple has been targeted by a rogue company featured on the BBC programme Watchdog. more...
December 10, 1904 more...
A SUPER weekend break for two is the top prize in a celebration raffle, which will bring down the final curtain on the St John's Landmark Appeal. more...
THOUGHTFUL tots filled shoeboxes with seasonal goodies for youngsters overseas. more...
PUPILS at a Bromsgrove first school have got Christmas all boxed up to help bring festive cheer to overseas children. more...
December 10, 1954 more...
TWO Bromsgrove youngsters won a competition to be mascots at a premiership football match last Saturday. more...
December 7, 1979 more...
FLYAWAY pet parrot Alfie has been reunited with a Bromsgrove family after a weekend of heartache. more...
MY Christmas faith demands that I hate the sin while loving the sinner. more...
I AM appealing on behalf of Heart Research for runners to take part in the London Marathon 2005. more...
I'M with Dan Wicksteed. If Coun Tom Wareing and his adherents want to say prayers in the council chamber, then let them do so in personal, but silent contemplation so as not to cause nuisance and offence to those of other faiths and, especially those with none. more...
REGARDING the letter headlined " They're terrified that taxpayers will find out " (You Say, Friday, November 26) what L G Arnott failed to inform readers was over what else the taxpayers will fail to find out. more...
AFTER 80 years of campaigning, the League Against Cruel Sports would like to congratulate MPs across the political parties, who voted to pass the Hunting Act 2004. more...
I THINK I should have an apology from Mrs B Pitman (You Say, Thursday, November 25). more...
THE Warwickshire lighting shop has quadrupled in size after moving its business from Studley to the Arden Business Centre in Alcester. more...
A MOONS Moat firm has been recognised for its excellent work in interior design after scooping one of the region's top awards in that field. more...
A FIRM of solicitors which has provided legal services in Redditch for more than 150 years is celebrating a triple success. more...
THERE are exciting times ahead at engineering specialists Redditch Laser Cutting after it was bought by a Henley company for an undisclosed sum. more...
THE recent Redditch Business Day proved a real success, with more than 150 delegates representing 120 companies attending. more...
ANYONE who fancies a twirl on the dance floor can take advantage of a new dance school started recently. more...
I am a pupil of North Bromsgrove High School and am absolutely appalled at the state of the footpaths along School Drive. more...
The comments of Mr G Robinson regarding the proposed 3G masts on the Yew Tree Hill Water Tower near Droitwich are a bit naïve. more...
Wychavon has closed Droitwich market but campaigned on behalf of Evesham and Pershore for official market town status. more...
I read, on Friday, November 12, with amusement, that the town council is to target speeding `hotspots' as part of a new `plan'. more...
Gordon Brown's obvious attempt to bribe key voters with more money before more...
I have recently discovered that knights in shining armour still exist. more...
I read with interest PJ Wilson's letter about the state of the roads. more...
IN reply to last week's letter from the homeowners in Green Lane, Catshill, who have not been given dispensation for their bins and boxes, we would like to remind them that they moved from a flat in a block that had vehicle access and chose to live in a flat in a block that has no vehicle access back and front. more...
DURING the last three weeks, election campaign leaflets for Slideslow ward (Bromsgrove) have been delivered to my home by the Conservative, Labour and Lib Dem parties. All have been riddled with errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar. more...
MAY I congratulate the SALT committee on the development of an imaginative plan for the lido in Droitwich. more...
I AM neither pro nor anti-hunting but I would suggest that every hunt in the country goes out on the same pre-arranged day. more...
I HEARTILY agree with the letter from Mrs Boswell regarding the yellow lines around the vet's surgery in North Street, Droitwich. more...
I am a pupil of North Bromsgrove High School and am absolutely appalled at the state of the footpaths along School Drive. more...
The comments of Mr G Robinson regarding the proposed 3G masts on the Yew Tree Hill Water Tower near Droitwich are a bit naïve. more...
Wychavon has closed Droitwich market but campaigned on behalf of Evesham and Pershore for official market town status. more...
I read, on Friday, November 12, with amusement, that the town council is to target speeding `hotspots' as part of a new `plan'. more...
Gordon Brown's obvious attempt to bribe key voters with more money before more...
I have recently discovered that knights in shining armour still exist. more...
I read with interest PJ Wilson's letter about the state of the roads. more...
IN reply to last week's letter from the homeowners in Green Lane, Catshill, who have not been given dispensation for their bins and boxes, we would like to remind them that they moved from a flat in a block that had vehicle access and chose to live in a flat in a block that has no vehicle access back and front. more...
DURING the last three weeks, election campaign leaflets for Slideslow ward (Bromsgrove) have been delivered to my home by the Conservative, Labour and Lib Dem parties. All have been riddled with errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar. more...
MAY I congratulate the SALT committee on the development of an imaginative plan for the lido in Droitwich. more...
I AM neither pro nor anti-hunting but I would suggest that every hunt in the country goes out on the same pre-arranged day. more...
I HEARTILY agree with the letter from Mrs Boswell regarding the yellow lines around the vet's surgery in North Street, Droitwich. more...
WHEN the parents of Rhys Gerrard discovered their son had a rare brain cancer and had weeks to live they were horrified. more...
STUDLEY residents and parish councillors were disappointed after the go-ahead was given to turn a semi-detached house into a block of five flats - some fearing a sewage overflow. more...
POLICE have been given an extra boost after 18 special constables joined their ranks. more...
WEST Mercia Constab-ulary has been awarded the national Charter Mark award for excellence in public service for the second time. more...
SAM and Vikki Prewitt lived and breathed the Territorial Army - after all, it was thanks to the organisation that they met, fell in love and got married. more...
MORE visitors could be attracted to next year's Worcester Christmas Fayre if it expands to other parts of the city, organisers predict. more...
A WORCESTER Gold cheese has helped provide a bumper festive feast for Chelsea pensioners. more...
A NURSE who runs a Worcester hospital unit for premature babies has backed an Evening News campaign to raise cash for the ward. more...
The developer who lost an appeal to build five properties in St John's, Worcester, has said a new proposal will be submitted in due course. more...
THE Home Office has been asked to reallocate 25 community support officers to West Mercia after another police force rejected them. more...
THE Mayor of Worcester was caught up in the security furore after top secret files detailing movements of the world's third highest terrorist target were found in a street. more...
THE Government wants schools in Worcestershire to become the focal point of communities, by providing a wider range of services. more...
TWO mental health wards at Worcester's Newtown Hospital have been shamed after being named as the dirtiest in Britain. more...
RESIDENTS are getting involved in a range of community-based landscaping and conservation schemes run by Redditch Council. more...
By Julian Seva more...
A "DELIGHTED" Bromsgrove Council has praised residents - including those in Alvechurch, Beoley and Wythall - for their recycling efforts. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is one of the top 10 losers in a national funding review which will see the Government take back more than £1 million from the authority. more...
A YOUNG South Warwickshire woman who repeatedly breached an anti-social behaviour order has been made subject to a hospital order under the Mental Health Act. more...
FILTHY is not the sort of word you want to see written in connection with the standard of cleanliness at your local hospital. more...
REDDITCH police are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was assaulted at 11.35pm on Sunday, November 28, in Paper Mill Drive, Church Hill. more...
POWER tools worth more than £45,000 were snatched from a lorry which was parked in Hopwood Services last Wednesday night. more...
THREE vans were broken into within hours of each other in the same area of Matchborough between last Wednesday and Thursday. more...
ABOUT 40 incidents of violent crime have been detected by police during a special operation involving 150 hours of foot patrol. more...
COCKTAILS with a difference have been launched at a popular Worcester pub to "drive" home the message not to drink and drive this Christmas. more...
A MAN was killed after a two-car collision at Upton Snodsbury last night. more...
A CLEAN-up operation was needed this week after an oil spill from a 4,500 litre storage tank at Brookend Farm, Kempsey. more...
A GROUP of talented young flautists who have been finalists in the Worcestershire Young Musician of the Year competition are set to give a recital of varied and entertaining music for flute quartet on Wednesday, December 15. more...
BEVERE Brass and the Magdalene Singers, will present the 18th annual Wassail evening at St George's Church, Barbourne, Worcester. more...
THE Duckworth Worcestershire Trust has received a grant of £29,800 to employ a creative workshop arts officer for one year. more...
RESIDENTS who have spent two years trying to get permission for the closure of a footpath behind eight homes at Colletts Green, Powick, have appealed for the support of the parish council. more...
RUNNERS in the Worcester area who want to take part in next year's London Marathon are being invited to run on behalf of a leading children's charity. more...
A motorist was taken to hospital this morning after a collision near Droitwich. more...
A DRIVER was injured when an ambulance was in collision with a car at a Worcester city centre junction. more...
Sport
Vale of Evesham League more...
TWENTY riders enjoyed a mild dry morning after the rain of last Sunday on the ride to Haw Bridge where tea, coffee and biscuits were provided by the Haw Bridge Inn. more...
ONLY three matches remain in the A Division of the Cots-wold League after CCS confirmed their hold on the top spot on Tuesday night when they maintained their 100 per cent record. more...
Evesham Ladies League more...
Evesham and District League more...
THE fourth race in the Grand Prix Series of Six, the Welsh Indoor Champ-ionships, took place last Sunday in Cardiff. more...
A MAXIMUM 15-point haul kept Wel-ford in contention for Top Ten competition honours after a clean sweep against Tamworth. more...
CHAPMAN Tyrrell-sponsored Chris Jones has capped a fabulous 2004 by earning a dream ticket to ride for the top team in next year's British 125 GP Championship. more...
COUGHTON were no match for Bromsgrove and RedditchTable Tennis League Division One champions Lickey Monarchs, losing 7-3. more...
THE CREAM of Droitwich Amateur Boxing Club will be showing off their skills at Stoke Prior Sports and Social Club on December 10 (Friday, 8pm start). more...
THERE'S a ten-week introduction to cricket course starting at the Worcestershire Cri-cket Centre in Jan-uary. more...
THE series of winter cricket evenings orga-nised by the Worc-estershire Society continues next Tues-day when the guest speaker will be Wor-cestershire and former England physiotherapist Dave Roberts. more...
Vale of Evesham League more...
Evesham and District League more...
THE Vale Golf and Country Club staged a Christmas Festival of golf last weekend when 125 members enjoyed a team Texas Scramble. more...
LAST Saturday was the first qualifier for the Shakespeare Individual Match to be fished next August Bank Holiday. more...
Bloxwich II 3, Pershore II 4 more...
Pershore 3, more...
EVESHAM Sunday League newcomers George consolidated second place in Division Four with a fine win at in form Riverside. more...
Pershore 12pts, Bedworth 13 more...
Evesham 1, Kidderminster 0 more...
THERE was an Evesham takeover at last Sunday's Worcester Triathlon Club Aquathlon as eight Vale athletes turned on the style on the track and in the water. more...
Pershore 12pts, Bedworth 13 more...
Paulton Rvs 2, Evesham Utd 0 more...
TOM Moody has insisted he has "no problem" with Andrew Hall's move to Kent. more...
Tuesday, December 7, 2004 more...
Tuesday, December 7, 2004 more...
I WOULD have been mightily happy with a point last night at Kettering but we simply didn't deserve anything from the game after a disappointing performance. more...
Redditch United 1 more...
LAST Saturday was the first qualifier for the Shakespeare Individual Match to be fished next August Bank Holiday. more...
Evesham U-16/17 7pts, more...
Solihull 23pts, Evesham 10 more...
THE Vale Golf and Country Club staged a Christmas Festival of golf last weekend when 125 members enjoyed a team Texas Scramble. more...
FOOTBALL: Midfielder Micky Mellon has left Kidderminster Harriers by mutual consent just three months after joining the Coca-Cola League Two strugglers. more...
Birmingham United 0 Droitwich Spa Reserves 2 more...
Alcester 3 more...
Bromsgrove Rovers Reserves 2 Barwell Reserves 1 more...
WOODRUSH RFC coach Matt Elwell believes his team's next opponents will be the eventual champions of the North Midlands One - Stourbridge Lions. more...
Wilmcote Sports S&S 3 Fairfield Villa 1 more...
Wilmcote Sports S&S 3 Fairfield Villa 1 more...
BARNT Green Spartak are set to lose influential captain Zahoor Suliman for up to a month after he was sent off in last Wednesday's 1-1 draw with Nuneaton Griff. more...
Bromsgrove Rovers 2 Clevedon Town 1 more...
Redditch 3 more...
PAT Sanderson will miss no part of Worcester's Premiership campaign after being handed a two-match ban. more...
Bromsgrove Tuskers U9s 5 Old Silhillians U9s A 20 more...
Walsall 32 Bromsgrove 20 more...
Droitwich 7 Old Yardleians 16 more...
THE series of winter cricket evenings orga-nised by the Worc-estershire Society continues next Tues-day when the guest speaker will be Wor-cestershire and former England physiotherapist Dave Roberts. more...
THERE'S a ten-week introduction to cricket course starting at the Worcestershire Cri-cket Centre in Jan-uary. more...
ARTHUR Appleton's move down the Bromsgrove Highway on Friday to sign for Redditch United was endorsed by a brilliant brace against Worksop Town but not even the sought after striker could prevent a farce as the Reds travelled to Sandy Lane on Saturday. more...
HEADLESS Cross Ladies had a frustrating afternoon as they suffered a 2-1 defeat away to Wednesfield. more...
FOOTBALL: A football festival for girls will be kicking off at Arrow Vale High School on Friday. more...
JUNIOR FOOTBALL ROUND-UP: Studley Juniors under 12s A beat Glebe Farm 9-1 after goals from Nathan Hurley (7) and Danny Blake (2). more...
BIRDSEYE Sports Evesham Sunday League newcomers George FC consolidated second place in Division Four with a fine 5-2 win at in-form Riverside. more...
TEENAGE sensation Daniel Keen took the Worcester Triathlon Club Aquathlon by storm. more...
FOOTBALL: Midfielder Micky Mellon has left Kidderminster Harriers by mutual consent just three months after joining the Coca-Cola League Two strugglers. more...
TWO goals in the first 20 minutes were enough to set Hereford back on the winning trail as they overcame Gloucestershire rivals Forest Green 2-1 in last night's Nationwide Conference clash at Edgar Street. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers came within a whisker of giving new boss Stuart Watkiss a deserved draw in his first game in charge, only to fall to their eighth successive defeat. more...
WORCESTER City slipped to tenth in Nationwide North last night after crashing 2-1 to Kettering Town with a sorry display at Rockingham Road. more...
TOM Moody has insisted he has "no problem" with Andrew Hall's move to Kent. more...
PAT Sanderson will miss no part of Worcester's Premiership campaign after being handed a two-match ban. more...
The junior rugby scene saw Kidderminster Carolians under-15spush Worcester hard in their 30-19 defeat. Bill Bennett, Nathan Jones and Adrian Bourne scored their tries, while Simon Lowe kicked two conversions. more...
In North Mids South Two, Chaddesley slumped to a 16-9 defeat at Tenbury in their worst performance of the season. Two Nick White penalties put them 6-0 up before they completely capitulated and White added another late on. They host Clee Hill on Saturday. The seconds drew 10-10 with Upton with tries from Jason Jew and Jon Fellows. more...
Stourport suffered another defeat after losing at Clee Hill by a solitary point in North Midlands Two South. more...
Cleobury Mortimer left their best form at home when their North Mids South One promotion push faltered at Upton on Severn. They paid the price for a below-par performance with a 24-5 defeat. Cleobury came up against an Upton back division brimming with confidence while the hosts' full back was also in superb form. Inspired by the full back, Upton stormed into a 17-0 lead by half time with three tries and a conversion. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians' stuttering season took another turn for the worse when they failed to score in their crushing 34-0 home defeat to Sutton Coldfield in Midlands Three West North. more...
JUNIOR UNDER-11S more...
Evesham Utd U-14 0, more...
Bourton Rvrs Yth 0, more...
SATURDAY PREMIER more...
Evesham Utd U-8 0, more...
Evesham Utd Robins U9 4, more...
Saturday results more...
UNDER-8s DIVISION ONE more...
Richard Billingham took the final points match of the season with 40lb 5oz of carp and silvers, using maggot hook bait. more...
SUPER-SCORING Wyre Forest Brintons under-12s are toasting the turn of a century - after scoring their 100th goal of the season. more...
TRAMPOLINING: Two Wythall girls scooped prizes in the West Midlands Schools Trampolining Championships on Saturday, December 4. more...
The Fur and Feather will be held on Sunday on the Abbey Pool at Poole Hall. Anglers will be meeting for breakfast at 8am. All members are asked to make sure their subscriptions are paid up by this contest. more...
REDDITCH Road and Path Cycling Club held their annual dinner and trophy presentation evening on Saturday, November 20, at Studley Village Hall. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Har-riers climbed up to sixth in the West Midlands Premier Division with a confident 4-1 win over Walsall. more...
Members are requested to attend a meeting at the Eagle's Nest on Wednesday, at 8pm. more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett's good run in West Midlands Division Two came to an abrupt end at Ray Hall Lane, Birmingham, where Bustleholme Reserves beat a lack-lustre team 2-0. more...
WELFORD-ON-AVON Primary School enjoyed double success when their Year Three and Four teams shared the trophy at Sat-urday's Bidford School Associ-ation tournament. more...
The De-mobed contest, Lyttelton A section: Barry Chesson 2-13, Andy Barry 0-15, Roy Weaver 0-9. more...
THERE were mixed fortunes for the two BidfordStratford Alliance sides on an afternoon when the first team banged in nine goals but the Reserves let in 11! more...
BEWDLEY boss Craig Payton believes it will be crunch time for his title-chasing team over Christmas as the West Midlands League Division One championship race hots up. more...
A CHANCE for parents to get in some last min-ute Christmas shopping is being offered by Mas-ter Soccer who are staging a festive football session. more...
EVESHAM Sunday League newcomers George consolidated second place in Division Four with a fine win at in form Riverside. more...
Three Crowns Pool: Kevin Driver 48-6-8, Carl Carter 33-2-8, Dave Parry 26-15, Shaun Pearce 22-15. Members fishing Sunday's Fur and Feather are asked to meet at Bewdley riverside café at 7am. more...
SOUTHERN LEAGUE more...
Evesham Utd U-14 0, more...
Evesham Utd 3, Oxford City 0 more...
Strawberry Pool: P Walker 13-15, B Hudson 8-9, G Yeoman 7-6. more...
THE football season isn't yet at the halfway point and already Inkberrow Eagles are winning awards. more...
Paulton Rvs 2, Evesham Utd 0 more...
STAR striker Duncan Willetts was the star of the show as Stourport claimed the spoils against their Berkshire visitors. more...
LITTLETON surrendered their unbeaten record in the first division of the Midland Combination when they went down by the only goal at Atherstone. more...
There has been a change of venue for Sunday's Fur and Feather contest. more...
TRANSPORT problems contrived to out the brakes on Evesham's surge to the top of the table, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
FANS tuning into teletext or picking up the paper to find out the result would have been well within their rights to ask "what's new?" after Harriers' eighth straight defeat. more...
Stourport BAA: Ian Stokes 16-10, John Williams 9-10, Tony Plowright 8-14, Paul Connolly 6-10. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have been set a 46-point survival target by boss Stuart Watkiss. more...
Gothersley Fur and Feathre, Staffordshire/Worsc Canal, Kinver: Graham Rosser 3-0, Colin Garbett 2-12, Pete White 2-2-8. The last contest of the year will be on Sunday at Woodstone Manor. Anyone wishing to fish this contest should contact the secretary for details on 01562 824651. more...
BAA Staffordshire/Worces-tershire canal, bridges 12-14: R Price 1-11, M Carey 1-8, J Zamur 1-6, M Weston 0-12-8dr. more...
Fur and Feather, Lyttelton 44-79: Reg Bastable 12-15, Bob Evans 9-3, Paul Wilson 7-15, Dave Smith 6-1, Derek Willis 4-3, Andy Cogzell 3-8. more...
Wednesday Open: M Haines 15-15 (82), S Williams 15-10 (87), B Roberts 11-2 (60), M McGuiness 9-15 (65). more...
The leading angler of the week landed 82lb of mixed fish, the best a 11.5lb common carp from peg 18 on the Heron, using sweetcorn bait. more...
Bromsgrove ladies 1st XI 6 Bromsgrove ladies 2nd XI 0 more...
DARREN Clewley, who competes for Moorlands Tackle, won the Thursday Cost-Cutter at Moorlands Farm Fishery, and in second place was another Moorlands-based angler, Les Willis. more...
Bournville ladies 1st X1 5 Droitwich ladies 1st XI 3 more...
Bromsgrove 2nd XI 4 Streetly 2nd XI 0 more...
Rugeley 1st XI 1 Bromsgrove 1st X1 0 more...
MORE than local pride will be at stake when Bromsgrove and Droitwich men's hockey teams clash on Saturday (12.30pm start). more...
Feckenham 3 more...
BEES mananger Kevin Rowlands admitted he was looking forward to breaking from league action on Saturday as Studley face up to a third round tie in the FA Vase clash against Express and Star Premier League high-flyers Ledbury. more...
TRANSPORT problems contrived to out the brakes on Evesham's surge to the top of the table, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
IT was a case of nearly but not quite as Redditch took on unbeaten league leaders Stourport but went down 3-2. more...
Adam Ness made a break of 111 for Snooks B in their Kidderminster and District Monday Snooker League Championships Cup quarter-final, to help his side to a 330-248 victory over Snooks B. more...
Alvechurch 3 more...
Amazing Feet Running Club's husband and wife pairing David and Jane Pye, recorded times of 40 minutes 37 seconds and 40.38 respectively to finish 157th and 158th out of 249 entrance in the Turkey Trot five-mile race at Wolverhampton. more...
Kidderminster Chess Club's good start to the Wolverhampton League Division One season continued with a 4.5-1.5 home victory over Stourbridge. more...
The Division One leaders in Kidderminster Table Tennis League, Jim's Gym A, fought out a hard draw with a determined Harriers A side. M Madkins lost only his second game of the season. more...
THERE was no stopping Eagle's Nest as they notched up their eighth consecutive win in the Bewdley Trivia League, beating Red Man Extras 71-55. more...
CHIEF instructor Russell Perks led by example at Kidderminster and Bewdley Tae Kwon Do Schools of Excellence's annual blackbelt grading. more...
SAMURAI Judo Club hit form again at their girls open minimon championships with two golds, two silvers and a bronze. more...
UNCHARACTERISTIC ill discipline cost Chaddesley dear as they went down 8-6 to Standard in a frenetic match at Coventry University. more...
STOURPORT Ladies firsts will enter the second half of the Worcestershire First Division campaign with their unbeaten record intact after their latest victory. more...
STOURPORT seconds let a 2-0 lead slip and had to settle for a frustrating 3-3 draw at home to Players. more...
KIDDERMINSTER dropped to fourth place in the West Midlands Premier Division when they were beaten 1-0 at Evesham. more...
Men's: Brooklands v Stourport; Stone v Kidderminster; West Bromwich v Chaddesley. more...
ENGLISH HOCKEY LEAGUE more...
STOURPORT kept themselves in touch with the rest of the league with an important 3-1 win over Southgate at Stourport Sports Club on Sunday. more...
PARALYMPIC medal star Claire Cashmore has been named as the BBC Midlands Young Disabled Sports Person of the Year. more...
KIDDERMINSTER'S complete kart champion Nathan Freke showed his all round class by becoming the first driver in the world to triumph in three separate categories of the sport. more...
SISTERS Emily, Rebecca and Jessica Haslam were doing it for themselves when they completed a tae kwon do treble for their Kidderminster club. more...
A BRACE from Anthony Brookes helped Redditch to a 3-1 victory over Market Drayton. more...
CAGE fighter Chris Rice won his third bout with a destruction of Bristol based Shaun Rueben on Sunday night. more...
BOXING: Teenage fighter Adam Mytton, of Webheath, lost by a split decision to Dudley's Richard Ghent at a tournament in Lye recently. more...
ARTHUR Appleton's move down the Bromsgrove Highway on Friday to sign for Redditch United was endorsed by a brilliant brace against Worksop Town but not even the sought after striker could prevent a farce as the Reds travelled to Sandy Lane on Saturday. more...
Badsey Ladies 1, Worcester Norton III 2 more...
CH COACHING is again holding hockey courses for children during the Christmas break. more...
Bromsgrove ladies 1st XI 6 Bromsgrove ladies 2nd XI 0 more...
Bloxwich II 3, Pershore II 4 more...
Bromsgrove Rovers 2 Clevedon Town 1 more...
Pershore 3, more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers' desperate search to strengthen the club's paper thin squad continues after being frustrated by several targets. more...
Cheltenham 3, more...
Swifts
STAR striker Duncan Willetts was the star of the show as Stourport claimed the spoils against their Berkshire visitors. more...
