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Stories for 14 September 2005

Leisure

Cinema - Last Days (15)

OFF-the-wall director Gus Van Sant's film is declared fictional but "loosely" based on the last days of doomed rocker Kurt Cobain. more...

DVD - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (12)

IF you loved the book, you will love the film. If you didn't read it, you will scratch your head. What you shouldn't do is ignore it. more...

CD - A Bigger Bang The Rolling Stones

THIS album shows these rock dinosaurs are in fine form despite not producing anything particularly worthwhile since the seventies and having a collective age of about 527. more...

CD - Late Registration Kanye West

IT appears Kanye West has never battled with the demons of low self esteem. more...

CD - No Direction Home Bob Dylan

PACKAGES like this are manna from heaven for Dylanologists - packed full of alternative versions, rare live tracks and unreleased demos - it's like all your Christmases and birthdays have come at once. more...

Club meeting

BROMSGROVE Art Club are to be given a demonstration of landscapes in watercolour by professional artist Geoff Kersey. more...

Beginner's classes

NEW dance classes are coming to Droitwich to teach ballroom beginners to trip the light fantastic in October. more...

Sexy dance classes start soon

A SALSA dance class starts on Monday, October 10 at Bromsgrove Labour Club. more...

Shona returns to the Midlands

ACTRESS Shona Lindsey is coming home to star in Seven Brides For Seven Brothers at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham this month. more...

Ex-Eastender will star in 70s musical

Former Easternders star Shaun Williamson is set to join the cast of the smash hit musical Saturday Night Fever. more...

Artrix invites all to open day

A Bromsgrove arts centre is throwing its doors wide open and inviting the public to take a look at what it has to offer when it holds an open day on Saturday, September 17. more...

Trigger happy about debut

UP and coming rockers Trigger make their debut Redditch appearance at The White Hart in Evesham Road, Headless Cross tomorrow. more...

Box of delights

A MULTIMEDIA show that combines live dance, music and film, Pandora's Box, arrives at Kingsley College Theatre on Friday. more...

Shona's starring role

CLASSIC Broadway and West End musical Seven Brides For Seven Brothers arrives at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre for a short run from Tuesday. more...

Where to go

Wednesday September 14 more...

Full of endearing fun

Film review - 40 Year Old Virgin at the UGC Cinema, Great Park, Rubery more...

Gripping action

Theatre review - National Hero at the Festival Theatre, Malvern (until Saturday) more...

Hayley lends her support

FOLLOWING a run of solo gigs, and the release of her acclaimed album `Independently Blue', the British singer/songwriter Hayley Hutchinson is taking the support role as she joins Nick Harper on his UK tour. more...

Extra Duran dates

Duran Duran have added two more UK dates to their `Astronaut ` world tour. The 80s Birmingham band will be at Glasgow's SECC on Friday, December 16, and Birmingham's NEC the following day. Both dates will precede the band's gigs at Manchester's MEN arena and London's Earls Court on December 18 and 21. more...

Country legends roll into county

DUST down those stetsons and get the boots out because a number of `country stars' are heading for Worcestershire. more...

Village stages organ spectacular

WORLD-renowned performer Carlo Curley will bring his organ spectacular to St Andrew's church in Ombersley on Friday, September 16. more...

News

Cookhill & Studley Camera Club

THE new season starts today (Wednesday, September 14) more...

Cookhill Keyboard Club

FOLLOWING the sad death of the club's founder, Ernie Huggins, reported in last week's Advertiser, the club resumed its normal programme on September 6 when an evening of entertainment concluded with a concert by one of the stars of the club, the 2002 and 2003 "International Young Theatre Organist of the Year" Adam Evans. more...

Cookhill WI

SUMMER holidays are mostly over so once again we look forward to our monthly meetings. more...

Hopwood WI

THE first meeting back after the summer break saw members drinking a toast to 90 years of the NFWI. Also celebrated was news of a grant from the National Lottery towards members attending a course at Denman College. more...

Redditch Photographic Society

REDDITCH Photographic Society met on September 6 to start its 2005/2006 programme. more...

Royal British Legion

MEMBERS of the RBL and Astwood Bank Club organised a successful flower show recently. more...

Wythall Royal British Legion

THE Women's Section had a change to the original speaker for the July meeting. more...

Wythall WI

THE August meeting was well attended despite several members being on holiday. more...

Floral displays a delight

I WOULD like to give praise to everyone responsible for the beautiful floral dispays in Redditch town centre. more...

School cash gap widens

IN a recent letter to the Advertiser, I stated the school funding gap between a Redditch and a Birmingham child stood at £750 LESS and not £300 as Kath Banks had written (Letters, July 6). more...

Walter's work is remebered

I SHOULD like to thank all the staff at The Advertiser for the articles and pictures about my late husband Walter Stranz's contribution to the life of Redditch. more...

100 years ago September 16, 1905

THE motor car was here to stay, The Messenger prophesied in an editorial touching on the problems associated with the new form of travel. The paper said it was the rules which wanted tightening and drivers should shoulder some of the costs of maintaining roads, especially to combat the dust problem to residents. Claiming the present 20mph limit was adequate, the paper went on to say there had been those people a generation before who would have liked to see cycles banned from the roads. more...

Company vehicles cluttering estates

MAY I, through your newspaper, ask all employers who allow their employees to take their vehicles home to ask them where they park them. more...

50 years ago September 17, 1955

FUTURE chairmen of Bromsgrove Urban District Council would have good cause to thank the town's Rotary Club for their gift of a new chain of office. The 42 inch long chain, comprising 26 links, was a gift to mark the authority's 60th anniversary and the Rotary's golden jubilee. more...

Drivers must take responsibility

I WROTE recently concerning the speed of motorists up and down Green Lane in Webheath and the danger for people on horse back, cycles or walking. more...

25 years ago September 12, 1980

AVONCROFT Museum at Stoke Heath in Bromsgrove had acquired the latest addition to its unique collection of buildings right on its doorstep. Work was progressing to dismantle an 18th century cart shed at Hanbury Hall in readiness for it to be re-erected during the winter. The National Trust, which was poised to take over the hall, had said it had no use for the shed. more...

Patients to voice views

HIP and knee replacement patients at the Alexandra Hospital will be asked to voice their views on the service they received. more...

Putting the fun into fundraising

THE Primrose Hospice and Cancer Help Centre is using word power to help its supporters raise as much vitally-needed cash as possible. more...

Vets set to to give pets free checks

REDDITCH pet owners will be able to get their beloved budgies, pampered pooches and cuddly cats a free health check as part of National PDSA Week. more...

Charity asks: Where Next?

THE Where Next Association will next week launch a massive campaign to raise nearly £2million to expand its facilities and bring them into the 21st century. more...

HARTLEBURY: DRP picked as regional finalist for national awards Multi-media group's up for small bu

A WORCESTER firm is in the running to be the British Small Business Champion of 2005. more...

City's two-in-one alert centre

A NEW control centre in Worcester has made a dramatic start winning big contracts to keep Britain safe. more...

Police extend war on teenage louts

POLICE are hoping a dispersal order in the Costers Lane area of Winyates will prove as successful in warding off yobbish youths as others around the town. more...

Cookley wheel maker rolls in to new deal with Turkey

COOKLEY-based industrial wheels maker, Titan Europe, has joined forces with a major firm in Turkey. more...

Pooling support for a fine cause

A REDDITCH man will be showing he cares by making a splash for a town charity. more...

A place on the board

A MAN who started work as a driver's mate has worked his way up to take a position on the board of a Herefordshire company. more...

BUSINESS BRIEF

Designer title more...

'Sad and neglected'

STUDLEY has been slammed as "sad and neglected", by judges from the Warwickshire Heart of England in Bloom competition. more...

Police warning to time wasters

ONE man has been cautioned and another fined for wasting Redditch police time and resources. more...

It's horses for courses for Natasha

A CRABBS Cross teenager is jumping for joy after achieving equine excellence in a recent show-jumping championship. more...

Cabinet to consult on schools merger

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council's Cabinet has agreed to a request from governors at Ravensbank and Marlfield Farm first schools to go out to consultation on merging the two schools. more...

Healthy eating? 'We have rights'

A NEW healthy eating policy at Ipsley Middle School is taking away pupils' right to choose what they want to eat, claims a concerned parent. more...

Fond farewell to councillor

WYTHALL folk have bid a fond farewell to a prominent councillor whose dedication to a voluntary driving scheme will be missed. more...

Toilets tussle

ASTWOOD Bank folk are still finding themselves "inconvenienced" by a cash-saving decision made by Redditch Council in September 2000. more...

Appeal funds set to grow

A STUDLEY church will use flower power to boost the coffers of a fundraising appeal. more...

Escalating vandalism

MINDLESS vandalism of Redditch Bus Station's escalators is forcing the Kingfisher Centre to fork out more than £45,000 a year. more...

Recycle rate just won't do

A REDDITCH councillor says the council is failing to reach targets for kerbside recycling and ratepayers are getting a second-rate service. more...

Firm encourages fun for all

THERE was fun for all when a Redditch company held a fun day at the weekend to thank staff for all their hard work. more...

Woman's bus fall sparks questions

AN elderly woman was badly bruised and shaken after a bus driver set off before she had time to disembark. more...

Pub plan passed

PLANS to extend the hours of a lively Studley watering hole have been given the thumbs up. more...

Tom's aiming for peak condition!

A REDDITCH police officer is scaling new heights to raise money for a leukaemia charity. more...

Scruffy knifeman tries to rob bank

A SCRUFFY man wielding a knife attempted to rob the HSBC bank in Studley on Monday. more...

Work on centre lifts set to start

WORK begins next week to install £500,000 of lifts in Redditch's Kingfisher Centre. more...

Toast to 90 years of the WI

IT was 'cheers' to the Women's Institute when members of the Kingfisher branch celebrated the 90th anniversary of national voluntary service on Monday. more...

Bullying claim lost

A FORMER Redditch community official has lost a compensation claim against the borough council after alleging bullying forced her to leave her job. more...

Schoolboy gets three years for sex attacks

A REDDITCH schoolboy who raped a fellow pupil and carried out a sex attack on another girl has been sentenced at Worcester Crown Court to three years detention. more...

Grant blow to the arts

REDDITCH Arts Council faces a bleak future after the council turned down its grant application for the first time since 1971. more...

Netting benefits of networking

WHEN Webheath businessman Dan Hayes, of web design firm Web Space Invaders, looked for a business networking group to help his business grow, he found the choice very limited. more...

All is ship shape

ALVECHURCH Boat Centres, the largest canal boat company in the UK, has "steered" towards the Redditch Learning Zone to assist it in staff training for its 100 employees. more...

MD for Dodd

LEADING regional developer Dodd Homes has appointed a new managing director as the Studley- based company looks to expand across the heart of England region. more...

New industrial scheme gets the go-ahead

A NEW development has been given the go-ahead in a £12 million scheme in Redditch - only the third new industrial development in the town in the last five years. more...

Move over MG Rover!

THREE ex-MG Rover workers from Redditch are looking to bounce back from redundancy by starting their own individual firms. more...

Medal office not for sale

SPA MP Peter Luff has written to the defence secretary John Reid to tell him the town's medal office site is not his to sell. more...

Joint vision for town's future

A TOWN plan for Droitwich Spa is set to be drawn up with residents and workers having their say on shaping the future of the area. more...

Anne ready for a bite of Big Apple

A SPA runner is set to reach her goal of tackling her third fundraising marathon across the world in a year in aid of St Richard's Hospice thanks to a kindhearted town business. more...

Par-fect way to help Murray

A NEW golf competition to raise cash for research into a muscle wasting disease teed off at Omberlsey Golf Club yesterday. more...

Spiritual guidance

TWO of Droitwich Spa's parish churches have been identified as tourist attractions in the town. more...

Council set to lock on to canal project

DROITWICH canals project could be underway if Wychavon agrees for the scheme to proceed. more...

Bogus caller robs woman

AN elderly Bromsgrove woman was robbed after being duped by a conman claiming he worked for the council. more...

Demolition of Lido outdoor pool may be fast-tracked

PLANS to provide a 21st century lido for Droitwich Spa could be speeded up with the indoor pool being demolished immediately. more...

A new era for Webbs

AWARD-WINNING garden centre Webbs of Wychbold is set to undergo major expansion in a £5m building project starting next week. more...

Town's Ashley helps England bag The Ashes

DROITWICH resident Ashley Giles wrote himself into the cricketing history books on Monday as England won back The Ashes from Australia for the first time in 18 years. more...

Anger over alley plan

by Dan Harrison more...

Health services tick right boxes

HEALTH services in Bromsgrove are generally meeting the needs and expectations of patients, a new report has revealed. more...

We're still being snubbed - claim

DISTRICT councillors, who broke away from the Tories after a row with their leadership in November 2003 and set themselves up as Independents, claim they are still being `frozen out' of being given influential roles on the council. more...

New police unit opens

A NEW local policing unit was opened at Buntsford Gate Business Park in Bromsgrove on Monday. more...

Villagers set to have their say

RESIDENTS in Barnt Green will be able to have their say on the future shape of their village at the parish plan open day this Saturday. more...

Big Ron's hoping for a little `merci'

RON Atkinson is saying "bonjour " to a new opportunity as a television football pundit. more...

Shake-up for bus timetable

by Pat Smith more...

Business goes up in flames

THE bosses of a town centre car repair business watched in despair as they saw their dreams go up in flames in front of their eyes yesterday when fire ripped through the premises destroying more than 20 customers' cars in its wake. more...

Club where spirits flow

GHOSTBUSTERS have been called into Bromsgrove's Euphoria nightclub to make friends with spooks reportedly seen in the building. more...

Cooking up a new career

A FORMER MG Rover worker has cooked up a new career five months after being made redundant. more...

Fire open day

HUNDREDS of visitors flocked to Bromsgrove Fire Station's open day on Saturday making it one of the most successful in recent years. more...

Big thank-you 60 years on...

THE grim years of World War II will be relived in a Bromsgrove village on Saturday through words, pictures and artefacts dating from the period. more...

Who goes there... friend, foe or my mate in choir?

I REFER to John Hinton's letter (Monday, September 5). On the afternoon of Sunday, June 30, 1940, I was cycling home to Bewdley (at that time awaiting my call-up papers) when I was stopped by a member of the Home Guard who thought I might be a parachutist. more...

Plastic sacks just a waste of money

FOR many weeks and months, we have been separating our recycling refuse collection from ordinary refuse into purple sacks for paper, clear plastic sacks for plastic bottles, foil, aluminum and tin cans and so on. more...

Lectures on economy

TONY Bennett lectures me on how Britain's economy will fair outside the EU. He cites Norway, Switzerland and Iceland by way of an example. more...

I love city

I LOVE Worcester and I have visited it a few times in the past. more...

World did not vote

HURRICANE Katrina has effectively destroyed the city of New Orleans. Is this the hand of God dealing retribution for an unprovoked attack on a country far away? more...

England expects...

n THE approaching bicentenary of Trafalgar reminds me of a story that following one of his battles, a defeated French Admiral was brought before Lord Nelson and asked "Why do the English always win the sea battles ?" Nelson replied "Before we go into battle we pray to God for a victory." more...

Road safety

DANNY Brothwell splits hairs over speed cameras (Friday, September 2). These cameras reduce speed, hence reduce road deaths and injuries. more...

My guess...

JUDGING by the age of the men in the Flashback photograph you published on Friday, September 9, my guess is that they were members of the Voluntary Training Corps during the First World War. more...

Potential

WHEN I first moved to Droitwich Spa almost 15 years ago the one feature that stood out above all others in terms of untapped potential was the canal system. more...

Grows on me

LAST week I visited the recently opened Droitwich Flowers & Plants unit situated by the Waitrose car park. more...

Early delivery

FOR years Droitwich candidates sought re-election to district or county on empty promises of a better health centre to match our expanded population. more...

Let's have entertainers

WHY do we have all these reality programs on television? What happened to entertainment? Especially on Saturday night. more...

Too late to listen

NOW Wychavon District Council chairman Pam Davey wants Droitwich folk to talk to her, so she knows what they want. more...

Is this the lido's finale?

OVER the issue of the lido, the people of our town have been asking if democracy has died in Wychavon. more...

Call to save footpath

I AM seeking the support of readers in registering an objection to the extinguishing of 'Pig's Alley' ie: footpath No 516 and formerly Bromsgrove No 17. more...

Caught out despite care

RECENTLY my purse was stolen in a local supermarket and through Your View I would like to express my gratitude to the store, my bank and the police for their concern and sympathy, condolences and practical help. more...

Fine venue

I LIVED in Bromsgrove for almost 25 years and can recall the frustrations of many excellent arts groups at the lack of a proper performance base in the town. I can also remember the cinema closing. more...

Cover up

IF Bromsgrove District Council is going to re-locate the market I would think it might be sensible to use the area from Iceland to Winchester Street as a market area. more...

Charity theft

I WAS a helper on the HARK (Homeless Animals Rescue Kennels) charity stall, at the recent Blue Cross Dog Show. more...

Prefer the freshness

MAY I congratulate Tom Guest on his review of the One Hundred House pub and restaurant in Stourbridge Road. more...

Keep mum

WHY do so many Bromsgrovians spell the abbreviated form of mother the more...

Thousands fall silent for tragic Chris, 14

THOUSANDS of bike fans lined up to pay tribute to schoolboy motorcycle champion Chris Jones, above, who was killed in a crash at a racetrack. more...

Ashley's Ashes heroes could come to the city

ASHES hero Ashley Giles and his England team-mates will be invited to a celebratory lunch at Worcester County Hall to commemorate their summer of success. more...

Watchmaker's grew to be cornerstone of city

THE news that catalogue giant Kays wants to quit Worcester has come like a shot to the heart of the city. more...

KAYS PULLS OUT OF CITY

UP to 700 jobs look likely to go at the former Kays catalogue in Worcester in what could mark the end of an era. more...

100 years ago - September 16, 1905

AN incorrigible rogue - Thomas Shakles, of Redditch - was brought up in custody before Mr J Gross - at the police court, on Monday morning, charged with wandering about and sleeping in an out-house in the parish of Redditch, without having any visible means of subsistence, on September 12. more...

50 years ago - September 16, 1955

NO-one wants work at Cookhill, commented a parish councillor when it was reported at Monday's meeting of Inkberrow Parish Council that only one application had been received for one of the two vacant plots in Edgioake allotments - and that from an Astwood Bank man. more...

25 years ago - September 12, 1980

MOURNERS at Redditch's Abbey Cemetery have been paying their last respects to their dear departed's feet! more...

Fight for future of Kays

IT is a bitter irony that within 24 hours of celebrating the expansion of a Worcestershire company this newspaper must report on the catastrophic demise of another. more...

Heidi's on her marks for run

A WORCESTER woman is limbering up ready to join in the biggest half-marathon in the world to raise £1,000 for St Richard's Hospice. more...

2005 Hanley Castle High School

To order, telephone 01905 742269 and ask for Photographic Administration or e-mail wenphotoadmin@midlands.newsquest.co.uk. QUOTE THE SCHOOL NAME AND PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER more...

Sex charge man found

A MAN wanted on sexual assault charges in an intensive search around Aston Cantlow has finally been found - in Weston-super-Mare. more...

The grass is greener

AN array of colourful vegetables and beautiful blooms filled Ragley Hall at the weekend. more...

Neighbours concern over pub licence

AN Alcester pub has been given the go-ahead to extend its opening hours, despite residents' complaints of "swearing, fighting and arguing" into the early hours. more...

The ball's in your court

FRESH faces and brand new buildings are leading Alcester Grammar School into a new academic year. more...

Maintenance cut branded as 'immoral'

"PENNY pinching" moves to axe Alcester's annual maintenance grant will force tax rates up fears the town council. more...

'Where do we go from here?'

A MASSIVE blaze which swept through an Alcester nursery business, causing thousands of pounds of damage, is thought to have been an arson attack. more...

PICKERSLEIGH COMPLETES LITTER PICKING MISSION

LITTER-picking was the order of the day as residents of the aptly-named Pickersleigh area of Malvern teamed up with councillors for a clean-up. more...

Crash victim is named as Stourport man, 36

A MAN who died in a road accident in Bewdley at the weekend has been identified as James Crumpton. more...

Head praises his superb school

THE new headteacher at Dyson Perrins CE High School is singing its praises after completing his first week of term. more...

Training scheme to help the city's homeless

TRAINING and learning opportunities are being made available for homeless people and their carers in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. more...

Motorbiker killed after van smash

A 30-year-old man was killed after his motorbike was in collision with a van in Kidderminster. more...

Thanksgiving for Diana, 76

A SERVICE of thanksgiving has been held for a well-known horticulturist who also used to run what is now the Worcester Garden Centre, of Droitwich Road. more...

Baby found encased in concrete is laid to rest

AN infant known only as Baby Lara who was discovered entombed in a block of concrete was laid to rest in a tiny white coffin today. more...

21st Century Lido in time for summer

A NEW lido could be opened up in Droitwich as soon as next summer - but how it will look is a mystery. more...

How we save flowers and stay in shape, too

THE haymaking diet keeps Harry and Kate King in good shape as they cut their two-acre Martley orchard by hand to preserve thousands of orchids and other wild flowers. more...

Shadow is cast over return of brave Bethany

A BABY with a rare genetic condition could be home in two weeks - but the suitability of that home is still under debate. more...

Alcester Gardening Club

THE club met in July for a barbecue in the garden of one of the members. more...

Alcester U3A

THE September meeting of Alcester U3A was well supported and included two visitors. more...

Sport

Bridge out of league

Evesham and District more...

Rob and Ian top listings

ONLY light gentle breezes were available on the Avon last Sunday to supply the power for a large turnout of Evesham SC boats to negotiate a tight slalom type course. more...

Niall and Jane win

SUNDAY'S weather was fine for the third race of the Arden Burgee series at the Defford club. more...

Darts meeting

Birdseye Sports more...

Star riders line up on road

A FIELD of 76 riders contested Evesham Wheelers' annual veteran's road race. more...

Holders sunk in junior final

THE Prudden Road Surfacing League's Junior Cup Final featured defending champions Inkberrow and Shipston and was played in front of a a considerable number of spectators at Stratford. more...

Come out on top in four-way tussle

THE South Warwickshire Association were winners of this year's Four Associations tournament at Handworth Wood BC in Birmingham. more...

BTCC fans will revel in switch to short circuit

RETURNING the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship to Silverstone's shorter National Circuit on Sunday for the first time in ten years will prove to be a masterstroke. more...

Homing returns

Shipston Invitation Flying Club more...

Juniors show paces

JUNIOR members from Evesham took on teams from Wolverhampton, Leicester, Oswestry, Coalville and Braunstone in a highly competitive Nuneaton Division Two finals last Saturday. more...

Holders battle back to earn draw

THE new Cotswold League season started on Tuesday night with four close games in the A Division. more...

Netball tables

Worcester City League more...

Held up at Oulton

WICKHAMFORD racer Simon Andrews finished ninth in last Sunday's latest British Supersport Champ-ionship round at Oulton Park. more...

Maximums by the handful

MEMBERS of Throckmorton CPSC and visitors were greeted with fine weather for the first shoot in September. more...

10/09/05 - Electric Spa hammer Harbury

DROITWICH SPA 48 HARBURY 12 more...

Royalty in the park

THANKS to a last minute agreement this weekend's Gatcombe Park event will be sponsored by Blue Square, one of the largest interactive betting agencies in the UK, in association with 20-20 Public Relations and long standing supporters Countax and Land Rover. more...

Quest at an end

A GLORIOUS quest for a national bowls title ended at Stratford on Tuesday for Brian Quarterman and John Mansell. more...

Michelle's on song

MICHELLE Parsons was placed second in the female race, first in her age group and most impressively 71st overall in the third annual Vitruvian Triathlon. more...

It's green for go for Colin

COLIN Green recorded some excellent victories at the Disability Sport England National Table Tennis Games at Stoke-on-Trent. more...

Bromsgrove Rovers fixtures and results 2005/2006

HOME, away more...

Droitwich Spa RFC First XV fixtures 2005/2006

HOME, away more...

Niall and Jane win

SUNDAY'S weather was fine for the third race of the Arden Burgee series at the Defford club. more...

Akerman accounts for all in opener

Evesham and District Disabled Club more...

Holders sunk in junior final

THE Prudden Road Surfacing League's Junior Cup Final featured defending champions Inkberrow and Shipston and was played in front of a a considerable number of spectators at Stratford. more...

Come out on top in four-way tussle

THE South Warwickshire Association were winners of this year's Four Associations tournament at Handworth Wood BC in Birmingham. more...

Win scrappy affair

Pershore III 29, more...

Not at top of form but still too good for hosts

Ledbury 0, Pershore 39pts more...

BTCC fans will revel in switch to short circuit

RETURNING the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship to Silverstone's shorter National Circuit on Sunday for the first time in ten years will prove to be a masterstroke. more...

Whiting double in warm-up win

Pershore 2, Redditch II 1 more...

Crowle and Town dish out shocks

THERE were a couple of shocks in the first round of the Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday League's Knockout Cup. more...

Maximums by the handful

MEMBERS of Throckmorton CPSC and visitors were greeted with fine weather for the first shoot in September. more...

Weather fails to dampen championship celebrations

CHAMPAGNE flowed on an otherwise wet and dismal day as Evesham secured the points they needed to be crowned Birming-ham Premier League third division champions. more...

Bawn to be a winner!

DOREEN Bawn recorded a notable hat-trick at Evesham Bowls Club's finals weekend. more...

Busst blast for officials after FA Cup replay exit

RATHER than bemoan the quality of his side's finishing or rue the lack of discipline, Dave Busst's anger was firmly directed at the officials after Evesham's FA Cup exit, writes Mervyn Collins. more...

Red cards key to exit

Evesham United 0, Tiverton Town 1 more...

Weather fails to dampen championship celebrations

CHAMPAGNE flowed on an otherwise wet and dismal day as Evesham secured the points they needed to be crowned Birming-ham Premier League third division champions. more...

Double blast from Danny

REDDITCH United u11s won their opening league game 4-0 at Central Ajax. Lee Bourke opened the scoring with a penalty with the others coming from Danny Williams (two) and Ryan Donnelly - all the goals coming in the second half. more...

Lob secures opening win for Studley

STUDLEY bagged their first win of the season with a 3-0 victory at Knowle Ladies. more...

Blues prove the perfect match for Reds' youth

Juniors more...

Millers look to extend run

Midland Comb more...

Rowlands' anger over poor display

Midland Alliance more...

Brown ready to make changes

Alfreton Town 2 more...

Next time - skipper

STUDLEY skipper Richard Gregory was bullish despite the disappointment of a failed promotion campaign and pledged to target a top two finish next season. more...

Unhappy keeper wants out

SUMMER signing Ryan Young wants to leave Redditch United less than two months into the season. more...

Akerman accounts for all in opener

Evesham and District Disabled Club more...

03/09/05 - Boars batter witless `Church

WHITCHURCH 3 BROMSGROVE 51 more...

10/09/04 - Bromsgrove suffer Burton bashing

BROMSGROVE 14 BURTON 41 more...

Win scrappy affair

Pershore III 29, more...

Sorry home starter

Evesham 5, Bredon 11 more...

Not at top of form but still too good for hosts

Ledbury 0, Pershore 39pts more...

Short games

THE South Warwickshire RFU are launching Warwickshire's new "short" 15-a-side competition for clubs next week. more...

Lose out after a titanic tussle

TRAILING 6-0 after the first leg at The Vale, Evesham's players hit back with a vengeance to take the annual A/B contest right to the wire. more...

County woe despite joy for Linda

LINDA Carruthers was again in fine form for Gloucestershire Ladies but unable to prevent Yorkshire lifting the ELGA County Finals at Brancepeth Castle. more...

Bromsgrove Rovers Football Club - Match Stats - 2005/2006

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10/09/05 - Late goal denies Spa

Heather Athletic Reserves 1 Droitwich Spa Reserves 1 more...

10/089/05 - Sharp shooting Sewell

Fairfield Villa 1 Littleton 0 more...

10/09/05 - Sharp shooting Sewell

Barnt Green Spartak 3 Dudley Sports 0 more...

11/09/05 - Turks get ahead in competition

TURKS Head cruised into the second round of the Bridgewater Cup by defeating Cofton Falcons 4-1 on Sunday. more...

10/09/05 - Rovers' cup cruise

ROVERS (1) 2 NEWCASTLE TOWN (0) 0 more...

Leach penalty joy gives Rush victory

Woodrush 3 Redditch 0 more...

Second best

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Good start

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10/09/05 - Old boys back to celebrate

BROMSGROVE welcomed some old friends back as the club celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first game ever played at their Finstall Park home on Saturday. STRONG VINTAGE: The surviving members of Bromsgrove's first game ever at Finstall Park 50-years-ago. more...

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