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Stories for 28 September 2005

Leisure

Cinema - Cinderella Man (12A)

IF my avid movie going has taught me nothing else it is that Renee Zellwegger uses just one facial expression to depict the vast spectrum of human emotion. more...

DVD - Downfall (15)

AS a war film, this must rate as one of the very best of recent years. more...

DVD - Robots (PG)

ROBOTS is a truly fun animated film and gives the audience a wonderful opportunity to play spot the famous voice - a game which always provides me with hours of amusement. more...

CD - The Greatest - Ian Brown

WHILE I was never a big fan of the much-loved Stone Roses, I have to admit to a passing admiration for former frontman Ian Brown. more...

Cinema - Pride and Prejudice (U)

I MUST be the only woman in the Western world not to have seen Colin Firth smoulder as Mr Darcy in the 1994 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. more...

Gallery opens

AN art gallery in Rubery welcomed all at its special re-launch event on Saturday. more...

Hilarious Hardy to tickle the ribs

THE Artrix kicks off its bid to become the main place to come for comedy in Worcestershire on October 7 when one of Britain's most enduring stand-ups performs. more...

Irish on-stage hi-jinx

RUBERY Drama Group return from a year's absence by performing Irish comedy drama Dancing at Lughnasa between October 20 and 22. more...

Light listening at society night

REDDITCH Music Society's first concert in its 44th season takes place on Saturday at the Ecumenical Centre in Evesham Walk with exceptional pianist Iain Farrington performing his recital A Light of Night. more...

Farcical theatre

WORCESTER'S Swan Theatre Amateur Company marks the end of World War II with the staging of Philip King's See How They Run! from Tuesday. more...

You can't bottle good comedy!

AUDIENCES will be rolling in the aisles of St Luke's Memorial Hall when it hosts three performances of Kindly Leave the Stage. more...

What's On Guide

Wednesday, September 28 more...

Where to go

Thursday, September 29 more...

In tune all the way

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

It's a foot tapping bonanza

Theatre review - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham more...

No prejudice or complaint

Film review - Pride & Prejudice at the UGC Cinema, Great Park, Rubery more...

Charity concert

DROITWICH Methodist Church is hosting a fund raising concert for Operation Christmas Child on October 1. more...

Silver is musical gold

WELL known singer/song writer Mike Silver is to appear at Bromsgrove Folk Club on Thursday, September 29. more...

Fund raising

TWO local bands will take to the stage in Stoke Prior this weekend, in support of AIDS orphans in Africa. more...

It's clever, Trevor

THE Melody Lounge over-25's live music club night kicks off with a performance from the Trevor Burton Band on Thursday, September 29. more...

Classy quartet start tour

BROMSGROVE is set for a classical musical treat when one of the world's leading ensembles play at the Artrix on Wednesday, October 5. more...

News

Inkberrow W I

SINCE our last meeting in July members have enjoyed the August outing which, this year, saw us going along the Elgar Route and visiting Ledbury, accompanied by Marigold, our excellent Blue Badge Guide, who played extracts of Elgar's music and introduced us to aspects of his life as we travelled on our way. more...

Inner Wheel Club of Redditch

WE lit the candle of friendship at the September meeting for the people of New Orleans following the disastrous hurricane, Katrina. more...

Ipsley WI

THE September meeting of Ipsley WI proved to be a very enjoyable occasion in celebration of 90 years of the WI in the UK. more...

Kington with Dormston WI

DELICE welcomed members and Miriam read the minutes, which were approved. more...

Redditch Garden Society

THE 19th Open Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show was held on Saturday, September 3 , when 219 items were shown by 30 exhibitors. more...

Studley Local History Group

AT our last meeting we were entertained by Graham Sutherland with his tales of Dastardly Doctors and Curious Clerics. more...

Weatheroak WI

ON September 15 it was 90 years since the founding of the first Women's Institute in England and Wales. more...

I'll retire next May the Dean tells his city flock

THE Dean of Worcester, the Very Reverend Peter Marshall, will retire next May after a decade in the role. more...

Still an eyesore

I WOULD like to know who is responsible for the shrubbery and wall above Wickes in Ipsley Street. more...

We don't need...

I AM relatively new to Studley (13 years) compared to my husband, who has lived here for 30 years. more...

Judgment hurtful

A BIG thank you to all the kind volunteers who helped to make Studley look so attractive. more...

Upsetting time at bus station

IN the interest of your readers, I thought you might like to know about my upsetting experience with the local bus service. more...

No way to stop crime

DO the police really want help from the general public? My impression is a big NO. more...

Ken had the golden touch

I WANTED to write and pay my respects to Ken Somner, a great public servant whom I heard had passed away suddenly. more...

Lack of response to bike menace

I AM a born and bred Redditch woman of 36 with two sons who attend local middle school. more...

Food for thought on school dinners

THE parent who expressed his concern over the recently introduced "healthy eating" policy at Ipsley Middle School, as doubtless defined by a certain celebrity chef (Advertiser, September 14), raised some important issues about our perception of food. more...

More bobbies to tackle yobs

VILLAGERS in Wythall are to get three more police officers to combat growing yobbish behaviour and rowdiness. more...

Doctor's orders for schools' salvation

A RETIRED surgeon from the Alexandra Hospital is helping to build new schools in a West African country torn apart by civil war. more...

100 years ago September 30, 1905

AS usual at this time of year the number of pupils in classrooms in schools in Bromsgrove were greatly reduced due to the annual hop-picking season. Figures showed that 36 were absent from Stourbridge Road schools, 23 from Catshill, seven from Dodford and 60 from the National school in Crown Close. School managers had come up with the idea of staggering the long summer break to coincide with seasonal harvests. However, it was thought teachers might object to their holiday being fragmented. more...

50 years ago October 1, 1955

WORRIED residents in the Bromsgrove village of Finstall cabled hurricane struck Barbados for news of their former vicar, the Rev Fry, who had taken up residence there a year ago. Their fears were allayed however, when the present vicar, the Rev Dicker, received a telegram to say he was safe and well. more...

"Thank you Redditch"

A FORMER Redditch nurse who died earlier this month has left behind a story she wrote on life in the town - chronicling the warmth and affection she was always shown by townsfolk. more...

25 years ago September 26, 1980

LEADING orthopaedic consultant at Hill Top Hospital in Bromsgrove, Mr Olaf da Costa, spoke of his anguish when having to tell patients crippled with pain they would have to wait four years for treatment on the cash-strapped NHS. The hospital's £160,000 operating theatre, one of the top three in the country, was only being used at half its capacity because of savage cut backs in funding. more...

Castle has "potential"

STUDLEY Castle has "potential for great things", a spokesman for its new owner has said. more...

Worth waiting for!

BEER drinkers in Redditch will be celebrating in the new year with the arrival of an ale festival for the first time in more than 20 years. more...

- Fire stations face the axe - Popular DJs may lose slots in station shake-up - Design to revive Lido finally goes on show - Dean of Worcester to retire next May - England squad return for Pat - more...

£20m savings "menu"

CHIEFS at the health trust which runs the Alexandra Hospital will next week present the ideas which aim to save £20 million a year. more...

Man of the people laid to rest

HUNDREDS of mourners turned out for the funeral of former Redditch Mayor Ken Somner on Monday. more...

Pizza scam boss jailed

A FORMER Manager of the Year who defrauded his employers out of takings of up to £7,000 has been jailed at Worcester Crown Court. more...

Glorious gardens

TOWN residents have once again stunned judges in the annual Redditch Garden Competition with their dazzling dahlias, wonderful water features and heavenly herbaceous borders. more...

Education unit plans are in the pipeline

EXCITING times lie ahead at the Alexandra Hospital with the forthcoming creation of a new education unit. more...

Tributes to Alex doctor

TRIBUTES have been paid to a highly respected doctor from the Alexandra Hospital who has died aged 57. more...

Truants beware

REDDITCH'S MP has given town schools a pat on the back for keeping unauthorised truancy in check - but warned parents of serial truants that they could be prosecuted. more...

An event to crow about!

WACKY and wonderful scarecrows will be invading Feckenham this Saturday and Sunday. more...

Cash crisis hits charity

A REDDITCH charity for the homeless is to close after hitting financial difficulties. more...

Building for the future

A REDDITCH charity has launched an ambitious £1.9 million appeal to build a state-of-the-art training and resource centre in the heart of the town. more...

Learning to play just like Freddie

Budding Freddie Flintoffs (from left) Lucy Harrison, Ruth Pollard and Sam Marshall are taught the rudiments of cricket by members of Pershore Cricket Club as part of the Chance To Shine scheme run by the England and Wales Cricket Board to boost the game at the grassroots. Coaches including (from left) John Brookes, Trevor Ridings and Martin Johnson have been going into the town's schools to teach 632 youngsters some of the skills that excited them during the Ashes series. The club has received a cheque for £1,000 to thank them for their hard work during the 12-week course, which took place during term time and the summer holidays. Picture by Emma Attwood. 39775301 more...

We're parking mad!

ANGRY Droitwich residents have called for selfish drivers who use their parking spaces to show more consideration. more...

Road fears end housing plans

A PROPOSED affordable housing development in Fernhill Heath has been rejected after concerns about the inadequate road system near to the site. more...

Benefits of a town plan discussed

DETERMINED Droitwich Spa residents met to hear about and discuss the best way forward for the town. more...

A vision for the Lido

LONG awaited plans for a new lido development in Droitwich Spa have been officially launched. more...

`King of Spain' made honorary citizen of town

DROITWICH Spa resident and England's cricket hero Ashley Giles is now set to be honoured by the town mayor after his Ashes heroics. more...

Boy-racers `intimidating' residents

CONCERN is growing in Droitwich about the number of boy-racers using the Waitrose car park to gather at night. more...

New value for money probe

CRITICISM that Bromsgrove fails to get value for money for the £2.5m allocated to it by Worcestershire County Council to be spent on roads and footpaths is to be investigated. more...

Man infected with MRSA 9 times

A DROITWICH Spa man has told how his life has been "ruined" and how he "lost almost everything" after catching the deadly MRSA bug nine times. more...

Police link cases

POLICE are linking a case of aggravated burglary against an elderly Blackwell couple with three others in the West Midlands. more...

Path of the less than righteous

ELDERLY and safety conscious residents have been left angry and disappointed following the vandalism of steps and safety railings. more...

Benefit cheats end up in court

FOUR prosecutions have been brought against town residents as part of an ongoing commitment to crackdown on benefit fraud. more...

Teeing off for a good cause

A DROITWICH golf club is holding a charity tournament to raise cash to help the fight against breast cancer. more...

New school block is opened

PUPILS at Bromsgrove School kicked off the new term in style when their new £2.25 million humanities block was unveiled. more...

School dinners probe

THE school dinners debate is heating up in Bromsgrove, as Worcestershire County Council's latest scrutiny exercise looks at healthy eating in schools. more...

A bright future ahead

ENTHUSIASTIC children at a Droitwich Spa school are now being taught helpful computer skills. more...

Mystery deaths

POLICE are investigating after a number of sheep were found dead and injured on Hagley Hall estate near Bromsgrove. more...

An apple a day...

FAMILIES will be able to get their teeth into a special day at Hanbury Hall devoted to the apple. more...

Horse box theft alert

BROMSGROVE police is warning owners to be on their guard following a spate of horse trailer thefts. more...

Cutting back on numbers

RESIDENTS in the Bromsgrove villages of Lickey and Blackwell are going to be asked whether they want to streamline their parish council. more...

Fifty plus

PEOPLE packed into the Market Hall for Bromsgrove and District Age Concern's 50+ exhibition. more...

Webbs has the magic touch

GREEN-FINGERED staff at Webbs of Wychbold are celebrating continued success after being officially named the best garden centre in the Midlands. more...

Music night

THERE will be plenty of flag waving and singing when the Primrose Hospice presents its annual proms concert. more...

Get in a stir at coffee mornings

HUNDREDS of people across Bromsgrove will be stirring themselves into action for this year's Macmillan Cancer Relief World's Biggest Coffee Morning. more...

Plea to back park plan

A HEARTFELT plea has been made to the people of Bromsgrove to back plans to build a shop, greenhouse and poly tunnels in Sanders Park for use by people with learning disabilities. more...

A heated debate

LICKEY Hills Primary School pupils wined and dined over politics, when they held a democracy dinner. more...

GI bride returns home after 60 years

A BROMSGROVE woman who was a GI bride during the Second World War came back to retrace her roots, nearly 60 years after emigrating to the USA. more...

Risk to life and limb

LIVES are being put at risk by thoughtless drivers who double park in a narrow road outside their homes, residents claim. more...

Fairfield WI

WHAT a surprise! As far as members were aware it was our usual monthly meeting, but as each of us arrived at the village hall we were given a glass of wine and shown to tables that were beautifully decorated with flowers and balloons proclaiming happy 90th birthday. This month is of course the 90th birthday of the WI. more...

Healthy Competition

ARE shopkeepers in Malvern Link frightened of competition? more...

Salwapre WI

ALTHOUGH Salwarpe WI did not have a normal meeting during August we were still very busy. more...

My thanks

I HAVE recently spent 18 days in Hazel Ward of the Worcestershire Royal Hospital following a replacement hip operation. more...

St Catherine's WI

THE president, Maureen Timmins, welcomed members and one visitor, Kate Clarke. more...

Sane world?

A NEIGHBOUR took me up for saying (September 1) that the average person isn't very civilised. more...

Stoke Prior WI

THE September meeting was held at Betty Gibbs' house due to the village hall being closed for floor maintenance. more...

Happy days

REGARDING the picture of the Red Lion (Letters, Tuesday, September 20) I remember this pub and also the Hereford House at the other end of the street. more...

Sidemoor WI

THE president, Maureen Smith, welcomed members back after the summer break. more...

Cash plight

JEAN Lewis (Letters, Monday, September 19) asks "is it fair to the rest of us?" referring to possible free travel for "children" under 19 and pensioners. more...

God shows compassion

GEORGE Cowley says that Christianity is about compassion, rather than punishment for wrongdoing (Tuesday, September 20). more...

Forming of regions by back door

THE proposed joining of divisions of the fire service and police forces to form larger areas and so improve the service, and a Mayor for Birmingham on a par with London's Ken Livingston, is simply part of the formation of regions by the back door. more...

Perfidious Albion takes a pop at Worcester News

n HEY, what's going on here? A few months ago (Friday, June 24) Rebecca Fisher wrote an article in the Worcester News about The Northwick Arms "going through the mill" to get their new pub licence. more...

Warm water

AS a 91year old reader, I should like to say how much I appreciated seeing Mr Bill Kings' picture of the Old Baths in Watt Close. more...

Out of date

I READ with amusement the article regarding pictures of traffic islands for next year's calendar. more...

Home first

LAST week I saw my local councillor is more interested in Droitwich than her own patch. more...

Proud day

THANK you to everyone involved in the Open Day held at the Artrix in Bromsgrove on September 17. more...

Sort it out!

I HOPE the Labour Party conference will find it in their hearts to review the pensions crisis, as that is what it is for the average pensioner. more...

There are other worries

ONCE again we have `Nimbys' complaining about mobile-phone masts. more...

Superstore a threat to Worcester city centre

This week in 1990 : Worcester City Council has given the go-ahead for the building of another 300 homes in the St Peter-the-Great housing expansion zone. more...

Dorrell heirloom out for railway's big date

This week in 1990: Australian Test batsman and Warwickshire run machine Tom Moody has been snapped up to play for Worcestershire on a two-year contract starting next season. more...

Artrix is our jewel

AS a local professional orchestra based in Alvechurch, we took a more...

Right lanes

I HAVE noticed over the past few months that not many drivers are taking heed of the revised lane designation at the Oakalls island. more...

An event to remember

THROUGH Your View I would like to thank ASDA for their sponsorship of the Bromsgrove Street Theatre over the last three years. more...

Place to be proud of

THANK you to everyone involved in the Open Day held at the Artrix on September 17. more...

Great day out

A LOT of people who attended Catshill village hall on September 17 must wish to thank the organisers for a wonderful happy day. more...

Superb time

CONGRATULATIONS to Cathy Simcock and to all those responsible for the recent more...

Full steam

I AM writing on behalf of the pupils and staff at Redgrove School to thank the organisers for providing our pupils with the opportunity of visiting the Hanbury Steam Fair recently. more...

Caring folk

WHO says we live in an uncaring society? Well certainly not in Bromsgrove, as my wife and I sampled the caring and concern of the many complete strangers who came to our aid when my wife had a nasty fall, injuring her head and eye, in the precinct. more...

Island is neglected

WITH regard to the traffic island at the approach to the following establishments - The Artrix, David Lloyd Leisure, Brewsters Premier Travel Inn/The Guild, NEW College etc - this has been covered in weeds since its creation. more...

Warm water

AS a 91year old reader, I should like to say how much I appreciated seeing Mr Bill Kings' picture of the Old Baths in Watt Close. more...

Lifeboat cash

MANY thanks to the shoppers at Morrisons supermarket who so generously gave to the RNLI Bromsgrove branch annual two-day collection earlier this month. more...

Not so old...

Not so old... more...

A fine man

I WAS sad to read of the sudden death of Mr Christopher Rennie - a man who has done so much to make people's lives much more comfortable, mine included. more...

Design to revive Lido finally goes on show

NEW plans for a 21st Century Lido in Droitwich have been unveiled. more...

Popular DJs may lose slots in station shake-up

POPULAR radio presenters Dave `Bradders' Bradley and Nathan Turvey are expected to lose their afternoon slots in a BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester shake-up. more...

Fire stations face the axe

FIRE stations in Worcester, Malvern and Droitwich could be closed and moved out of town centres under plans to improve services and response times. more...

100 years ago - September 30, 1905

A LARGE number of positive resistors were summoned for non-payment of that part of the poorer rates used for education services. more...

50 years ago - September 30, 1955

ALCESTER Rural District Council's 10- year slum clearance programme has been given the approval of the Minister of Housing and Local Government, it was reported on Wednesday. more...

25 years ago - September 26, 1980

A WASHOUT - that was the trouble-torn Redditch Carnival last weekend as heavy rain put the dampers on the family day out. more...

A flame burning brightly

IT'S hard to think of a more prime slot of real estate than the fire brigade HQ just off Worcester's Deansway. more...

Town top of garden league

GREEN fingered residents from Alcester wowed the judges of a recent gardening competition. more...

Concerted effort!

TWO Alcester Grammar School pupils wowed the Germans when they took part in a Warwickshire Youth Orchestra concert. more...

Pitching an idea

A PAIR of Coughton landlords are searching for tenants to rent their field as a cricket pitch after they won planning permission for the exciting project. more...

Pillar talk at town hall...

ALCESTER Town Hall will benefit from some much-needed care and attention, thanks to plans to replace a set of pillars in the building. more...

Hop along to the Mop

ALCESTER'S Mop Fair returns next week, bringing all the fun of the fair with it more...

Parent scheme starts

AN organisation which provides a host of community activities at the heart of the Conway Estate in Alcester has branched out into helping young parents. more...

Colour-flower?

ALCESTER folk once again got the chance to buy fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and plants at the monthly farmer's market on Friday. more...

Town's Roman fort found

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered what they believe is the first major evidence of Alcester's Roman fort to the south of the main town - and residents will have their chance to see the dramatic discoveries themselves. more...

Elgar fan Baroness Thatcher due to drop in

FORMER Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was today due to visit pupils at Worcester's Elgar School of Music to show her appreciation of the county's favourite son. more...

Drama as bus hits a shelter

PASSENGERS had to be helped on to a replacement bus after the Number 44 service crash-ed into a bus shelter in Worcester yesterday aft-ernoon. more...

After 9 doses of MRSA, I want to help others

A MAN who lost his kneecap after catching MRSA nine times in Worcester hospitals has been invited to join the MRSA support group. more...

Chance to see site of wartime courage

A RARE opportunity to visit the battlefields where Worc-estershire soldiers fought with great valour is on offer to county people. more...

How bus lanes will beat bottlenecks

BUS lanes through Powick and the St John's area of Worcester are included in a transport vision to crack down on congestion. more...

Villages really show they've got what it takes

WITH only 700 residents, no village shop and limited amenities, Pebworth has shown how to make the best of what it has got. more...

Comic sings songs you can snigger at

THERE will be chuckles and tunes in Worcester next month when award-winning comedian Mitch Benn pays a visit to the city. more...

We'll turn fruit into juice

A JUICY proposition is being made to fruit tree owners in Worcestershire - they can have their apples and pears turned into the raw material for cider and perry free. more...

Sex-swap Rev takes to altar for first time

A WOMAN priest who used to be a man has held her first service since her story was revealed. more...

Let's celebrate our tots

FOUR members of Eckington Baby and Toddler Group are all expecting their second child early next year - so have organised a fund-raising sale to celebrate. more...

Beoley WI

THE president welcomed members to the September meeting, the first after the summer holiday. more...

Cookhill & District Gardening Association

ON September 12, members visited Hanbury Hall where they had a unique opportunity to tour the gardens in the company of head gardener Neil Cook. more...

Sport

Craze cue is key to victory

DEFENDING champions Nomads travelled to play Formula One last weekend in the Tewkesbury Trophies Pool League looking to continue their unbeaten start to the season. more...

Members make most of conditions

SUNDAY was a fabulous day for sailing on the Avon with a strong steady breeze blowing straight up the river along. more...

Seven races on the card

THERE'S a seven-race card at Strat-ford on Saturday, October 15 when the feature race will be the totesport.com Handicap Steeple Chase with £20,000 prize money on offer and the John H Kenny Memorial Cup up for grabs. more...

Dominoes round-up

Vale of Evesham League more...

Wheelers head out towards the hills

SEVENTEEN B riders from the Eve-sham Wheelers set off towards the hills of the Cotswolds on Sunday passing through Badsey, Willersey, Childswick-ham and Stanway and on to Winch-combe for coffee. more...

Latest crib news

Evesham and District League more...

Captain a winner

THERE was a large increase in participants at the local meet at Throckmorton Clay Pigeon Club. more...

Pair miss out on a hat-trick

THERE was plenty of quality action on the tennis courts at Chipping Campden TC when the club staged nine matches on finals day. more...

Young rowers on the river

ONE of the biggest events in the junior rowing calendar takes place at the Evesham club on Saturday. more...

Tight on Tuesday

TUESDAY night's C Division action in the Cotswold Floorball League saw four matches which were all close until the final few minutes. more...

24/09/05 - Penalty winner is kick in teeth for Spa

Worcester Wanderers 15 Droitwich Spa 12 more...

Banham breaks mould

STOKE Prior rider Pete Banham raced to victory in the second round of the West Midlands Cyclo-Cross League at Halesowen Cycling and Athletics Club on Sunday. more...

Double cup joy for club

TEAMS from Bromsgrove Golf Club have it all to play for at the end of the season after moving into the latter stages of cup competitions. more...

It's sync or swim for Gemma

A RUBERY synchronised swimmer is set to show off her best moves when she competes in the Egypt Open this week.SYNCHRONISED STAR: Gemma Millward is competing in Egypt this week. more...

Bromsgrove Rovers fixtures and results 2005/2006

HOME, away more...

Droitwich Spa RFC First XV fixtures 2005/2006

HOME, away more...

Lose after below par show

Pershore 8pts, Solihull 19 more...

Captain a winner

THERE was a large increase in participants at the local meet at Throckmorton Clay Pigeon Club. more...

Hit for six by hungry Hampton

Pershore 0, Hampton-In-Arden 6 more...

`Grand' carrot for teams in league

CASH to the value of £1,000 is being made available to teams in Evesham in a new competition run and organised by Leisure Leagues, the world's largest providers of small-sided football. more...

Help club

NEW faces are needed to bolster a girls and boys team at Pershore Town. more...

Rangers rule as Town downed in cup clash

Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday League more...

Join the scrum

GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S is looking for new recruits to boost its rugby teams at Under-14 and Under-17 levels. more...

Young rowers on the river

ONE of the biggest events in the junior rowing calendar takes place at the Evesham club on Saturday. more...

Robbed! Williams right out of tune!

IF EVER a referee epitomised the falling standards of the men in black then you need look no further than Andy Williams, writes Mervyn Collins. more...

Kings edged out in close encounter

Evesham 7 Kings Norton 3 more...

Defence too poor at home

Alcester 12 Coventry Welsh 25 more...

First merit league win

Redditch 2nds 22 more...

Quartet pass national test with flying colours

A TEAM of four Evesham and Dist-rict Association juniors competed at the NJAA Intermediates competition at the British Waterways Mak-ins Fishery. more...

24/09/05 - Deadly Dudley batter bruised Bromsgrove

Dudley Kingswinford 48 Bromsgrove 12 more...

Lose after below par show

Pershore 8pts, Solihull 19 more...

Buzzards shot down

Old Pats 17, Bredon Buzzards U-14 10 more...

Parkinson pounces as Evesham get off mark

Evesham 7pts, Kings Norton 3 more...

Join the scrum

GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S is looking for new recruits to boost its rugby teams at Under-14 and Under-17 levels. more...

Bromsgrove Rovers Football Club - Match Stats - 2005/2006

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26/09/05 - Hat-trick inspires Rovers

Bromsgrove Rovers 6 Belpher Town 1 more...

Joy for Spa as they record first win

KS Athletic 1 Droitwich Spa 2 more...

24/09/05 - Flurry of injuries hit Fairfield

Perrywood 0 Fairfield Villa 1 more...

Spartak looking for Vase boost

BARNT Green Spartak manager GJ Singh is hoping his side can recover from a traumatic run of results when they clash with Coleshill Town in the FA Vase second qualifying round on Saturday, October 1 at Lye Meadow (2.45pm kick off). more...

24/09/05 - Danks is on the Mark as Rovers roar on

MARK Danks' brilliant brace made sure Rovers humbled high-flying Hinckley and sparked a comeback in a pulsating FA Cup third qualifying round at the Victoria Ground on Saturday.DYNAMITE:Matt Danks fired Bromsgrove Rovers into the third qualifying round of the FA Cup on Saturday. more...

27/098/05 - Goal-shy Rovers brought down to Earth with a bump

Bromsgrove Rovers (1) 1 Bedworth United (1) 2 more...

27/09/05 - Rovers aim for good run

BROMSGROVE Rovers coach Bernard Mackie has urged the players to build on their brilliant FA Cup defeat of Hinckley. GONE:Striker Leon Mitchell has left Bromsgrove Rovers. more...

Coach hopes for Boars revival

BROMSGROVE RFC director of rugby Dean Ball believes it is too early to panic about his side's poor start to the season in the Midlands Division One. more...

Victory for young Boars

Bromsgrove U16s 27 Dudley Kingswinford U16s 0 more...

24/09/05 - Penalty winner is kick in teeth for Spa

Worcester Wanderers 15 Droitwich Spa 12 more...

24/09/05 - Deadly Dudley batter bruised Bromsgrove

Dudley Kingswinford 48 Bromsgrove 12 more...

Coach hopes for Boars revival

BROMSGROVE RFC director of rugby Dean Ball believes it is too early to panic about his side's poor start to the season in the Midlands Division One. more...

Quest for double

TEENAGE all-rounder Sam Thomson passed 500 runs for the season last weekend and now has his sights set on reaching 50 wickets. more...

Droitwich bow out in semi-final

DROITWICH'S adventure in the WISE Communities UK Twenty/20 Cup was ended at the semi-final stage by Welwyn Garden City. more...

Jenkins rescues cup tie for dour United

Redditch United 1 more...

Home tie for United

REDDITCH United have been drawn at home to either Leamington or Oadby United in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup. more...

FA Cup Replay Report

REDDITCH'S visiting army of fans were left in stunned silence on Tuesday night after seeing their side let slip a goal in the opening minutes against Woodford United only to suffer a shock exit from the FA Cup after a marathon penalty-shoot out. more...

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