Stories for 25 January 2006
Leisure
THIS semi-biographical film recounting the rise of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson will undoubtedly throw up all the usual questions about whether US rap music glamorises drug-related gang warfare. more...
FOR a great night's entertainment, you generally can't go wrong with a musical, let alone one of the bestselling shows of all time. more...
AFTER being caught driving when completely sloshed, Paul Crewe, a former star football player, is sent to one of the USA's toughest prisons to help him see the error of his ways. more...
THIS film is a nostalgic look at the birth of skateboarding and the rise in fame of three beach-bum teenagers who changed the sport completely. more...
I HAVE a soft spot for Louis Armstrong. My first musical memory is listening to What A Wonderful World and I am still moved each time I listen to the gravel-voiced crooner. more...
AN intriguing but odd mix of styles and sounds, this is a somewhat confusing but a strangely attractive album that stands out miles from the rest of the charts. more...
A HOST of events have been announced for families and adults to learn more about wildlife. more...
PROVING that the best shows don't fade away but go on living controversial production Jerry Springer: The Opera marches defiantly into the Birmingham Hippodrome at the start of February. more...
A DRAMA inspired by residents who worked near the ill-fated Rover plant in Longbridge has inspired a science fiction docu-drama at the MAC in Birmingham. more...
SWAN Theatre will be the venue for refined wit and humour this weekend when the classic Importance of Being Earnest comes to the stage. more...
THERE is still chance to grab a seat for the hottest show in town as the Norbury Theatre's annual pantomime reaches its final week. more...
Wednesday, January 25 more...
LIGHTWORK presents genetic detective thriller at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, starting tomorrow. more...
TV STARS Anneka Rice and Michelle Collins star in the Vagina Monologues at the Birmingham Hippodrome, starting on Monday. more...
PREPARE to get those toes tapping as Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre presents Footloose the Musical, starting on Monday. more...
A FELINE frenzy is set to take over Inkberrow this week with a new performance by the village's drama group. more...
Wednesday, January 25 more...
Review - Blood Brothers at the Festival Theatre, Malvern (until Saturday) more...
A CANDLELIGHT concert is being held at Ribbesford Church in Kidderminster on Sunday, January 29 (7.30pm start). more...
THE Dante Quartet will perform classical tunes by Mozart and Schubert as part of Bromsgrove Concerts' popular winter programme at the Artrix on Friday, January 27. more...
News
DRAMA students at Worcester Sixth Form College are racing against time to find a pinball machine so they can be the first amateur group in Britain to perform rock opera Tommy. more...
BARNEY the calf is set for a grim start in life after being separated from his mother, who is due to be slaughtered in a row over tuberculosis. more...
PLANS for a 21st century lido in Droitwich were set to go under the spotlight at a full council meeting last night. Earlier in the day, the Worcester News was invited to view the final plans for the site and discuss them with project officers and Wychavon District Councillors. Councillors were set to vote on the proposals, which include a heated outdoor saltwater pool and two wet play areas at last night's meeting at the Council Chamber in Pershore. If plans are approved, work is expected to start in April, with a view to open to the public by August. The proposed transformation of the 60-year-old site, which closed five years ago, is estimated to cost in the region of £1,528,000. For more on last night's meeting see tomorrow's Worcester News. more...
A BOLD scheme to build a new Christopher Whitehead Language College in St John's could be doomed before it is even fully discussed because of a lack of the cash. more...
RESIDENTS who live in rural areas are being warned to take extra care of their valuables following a spate of thefts. more...
POLICE are seeking two men who tried to break into an Alcester business. more...
COUGHTON Court's recruitment drive was deemed a success by its National Trust organisers. more...
ALCESTER High Street ground to a halt on Sunday when the colourful Court Leet procession paraded through the town centre. more...
STALLS are ready to be filled with an array of fresh produce at Alcester's monthly farmer's market. more...
SILVER surfers showed age was no limit when learning new computer skills. more...
WELFORD residents have aired their opposition to a controversial plan to build new houses in their village. more...
ALCESTER Grammer School turned in one of the strongest performances in this year's secondary school league tables. more...
QUALITY cats were preened and primed to win over the judges at a top cat show at the weekend. more...
SPORTY students had the chance to pit themselves against youngsters from other areas for places in a regional sports team. more...
PAUPER inmates at Droitwich Workhouse enjoyed their traditional if belated festivities around the Christmas tree followed by a concert. In addition they sat down in the gaily decorated dining room to a capital tea of sandwiches, tarts, jellies and other tasty treats organised by the Master and Matron, Mr and Mrs Close. After an enjoyable concert Lady Georgina Vernon, from Hanbury Hall, distributed gifts donated by generous, wealthy donors. more...
STOKE Prior Parish Council discussed a mixed bag of issues when it met for its monthly meeting in the village school. Topics included housing, letter-boxes, the weather, the state of local industry and the H-bomb. However, it was Bromsgrove Rural District Council's decision to increase council house rents by 5/- (25p) per week which prompted most discussion. more...
THE second print competition on Wednesday was well supported and judged by Barry Wheway. more...
WORLD flyweight karate champion Howard Brown was to visit Catshill Middle School every Wednesday to coach youngsters in the martial art. He had won his crown in 1979. more...
HURRANS Garden Centre in Burcot hosted our January meeting and, after refreshments, we had a very interesting talk by Reg Moule on winter shrubs and the latest vegetable seeds. more...
OUR talk on January 6 was given by Edwin Shore. He is an inveterate traveller with a great sense of humour and was inspired to do something unusual with his life by some very discouraging words from his school teacher who considered him a failure. more...
OUR speaker in November was Prof McGinty, who takes his travelling museum to primary schools throughout the country. more...
THE group held its Christmas dinner at Baddesley Clinton on December 6. more...
THE beginning of 2006 saw the start of the second half of the Speakers' season. more...
THERE was an evening of nostalgia on January 10 with Drainpipe Trousers to Rock'n' Roll, a talk and slideshow by Graham Sutherland. more...
TO mark Inner Wheel Day in January, president Valerie Pickering welcomed district chair Dawn Williams, who lit the candle of friendship to "The World Over". more...
OUR president Doreen Springer opened the meeting by wishing everyone a happy new year. more...
A PRESENTATION took place to thank a woman for her dedication to the newly refurbished Inkberrow Village Hall. more...
DUNCAN Coombers gave an excellent presentation on the magic of plants and flowers in the Mountains of the Yunnan. more...
THE Matchborough community has united in a campaign for a new pathway in the area. more...
WE started the year with our AGM. Members of the committee were all prepared to stand again and Glynis Pearce will be chairman for another year. more...
A WALKWOOD couple have criticised Redditch Council after they claim to have received no prior warning of a court summons for missing a tax payment. more...
ON a Wing and a Prayer - the Cathedral Builders, was the title of a superb talk by Keith Cattell. more...
A BATCHLEY hair technician has been awarded £2,267 after the salon which employed her failed to pay her full wages. more...
A PLAQUE dedicated to the artist responsible for the Kingfisher Shopping Centre's unique mosaics was unveiled on Friday. more...
RESIDENTS have more of a chance surviving a heart attack thanks to a new volunteer scheme recently launched in Redditch. more...
REDDITCH is being promised a bigger and better community arts festival this year. more...
FOR the third time, Redditch Housing Services has been awarded the prestigious Charter Mark accreditation for excellence in service to customers. more...
FUNDRAISERS from New Cramar Cat Rescue and Sanctuary think Redditch shoppers are just purr-fect after they donated generously at a town supermarket. more...
EXCITING plans are taking shape to help breathe new life back into one of Redditch's most historically fascinating sites. more...
REDDITCH Council will again mark Holocaust Memorial Day with a procession and service on Saturday. more...
A POPULAR Redditch chip shop owner is proving to be quite a catch. more...
PARENTS of teenagers can at times find it very challenging as their children develop opinions and test out their independence. more...
THE chairman opened the new year meeting by welcoming old and new members and remarking on another successful year in the club's short history. more...
A REDDITCH councillor has featured in a national magazine. more...
IT'S full steam ahead for the new £285,000 family centre in Lodge Park. more...
EARLY birds are invited to Arrow Valley Countryside Centre on Sunday to learn how to make tasty treats for our feathered friends. more...
A REDDITCH headteacher is urging parents to look beyond Government league tables when choosing a school for their child. more...
REDDITCH town centre's conservation area could be made more attractive using money from the Heritage Lottery Fund. more...
THE Primrose Hospice is challenging local businesspeople to play a game which tests who can run their business best. more...
A RECYCLING scheme which rewards green-minded youngsters by giving cash to their schools, has already been hailed a success - even though it is set to run until March. more...
AN off licence manageress kept more than £1,700 which she should have banked and then claimed it had been stolen while she was shopping in a supermarket. more...
WITH regard to the report on the Palace Theatre (Advertiser, January 18), though there has been some excellent restoration, the rear part of the original 1913 auditorium has not been restored - it has been demolished. more...
NEW Year's Eve shoppers are being urged to cast their minds back and help police solve an incident in the Kingfisher Centre. more...
I AM concerned and dismayed. Concerned that all the stories on your front page (Advertiser, January 11) were about cuts to services both to our local hospital and local cultural services. more...
BUDDING marketing executives are being offered the chance to gain on the job experience at Redditch NEW College. more...
IT was with great dismay we read about the proposed closure of the museum, the countryside centre and arts development in Redditch. more...
COUNCILLOR Juliet Brunner may or may not have supported the AIR Festival at council but the Conservative group did. more...
ST Augustine's Catholic High School is near to reaching the £50,000 target it needs to become a specialist science school and is now making an 11th-hour plea for business support. more...
FORMER Labour Council Leader David Cartwright defended the £644,000 cost of the AIR Festival saying at full council in December that it was in Labour's manifesto - they made a promise and stuck to it. more...
A FOOTBALL signed by David Beckham is about to score a hat-trick for charities when it is set up for sale on an internet auction site. more...
WE at Wychbold Swan Rescue are shocked and saddened at the threat of closure of Arrow Valley Countryside Centre. more...
MY friend Alan Foxall (whose letter on the closure of Forge Mill Museum appeared in your January 18 issue) and I have a hobby which some might think an odd one for grown men. more...
AN exciting programme of events will attract the crowds when Redditch's famous Palace Theatre reopens in April after a twelve-month refurbishment. more...
A HUNT End student is set to represent his country on an international cricket tour this month. more...
A BATCHLEY shop owner was shocked when she discovered thieves had stolen £4,000 worth of exotic animals including a spider, reptiles and soon-to-be hatched eggs. more...
A REDDITCH dad who is campaigning to save services at the Alexandra Hospital is worried proposed changes to the set-up of Redditch and Bromsgrove Primary Care Trust could weaken his fight. more...
YOUNGSTERS have been putting pen to paper to plead with Redditch Council to reconsider its money-saving proposals to axe some services. more...
I WRITE on behalf of the members of Redditch Choral Society to express our immense concern at the news of the council's proposal to cut the funding to the Arts Council. more...
CASH-strapped Redditch councillors will be sitting down on Monday to decide what facilities and services are going to axed in a bid to save £1.158 million. more...
A MAJOR planning application to build apartments in Droitwich Spa has been put forward by a company using the name of a top property tycoon who called in the receivers only a few months ago. more...
Graffiti spelling out the initials of the racist Klu Klux Klan is still blighting a Droitwich Spa wall, despite calls from police for it to be removed. more...
TREVOR Clark is a popular face around Droitwich Spa's Westlands estate and provides a valuable link between the community, council and police in the area. more...
Rail chiefs were quick to reassure commuters about track safety this week after a maintenance wagon was derailed in a bizarre incident just outside Droitwich Spa station. more...
DROITWICH Spa's new Lido development was given the go ahead by councillors last night (Tuesday). more...
Everyone's a winner as Marilyn Peachey from Richard's Hospice collects her £1,000 from Lucy Topping and Corrinne Moor of Ladbrokes bookmakers in Colman Road, Droitwich Spa. more...
HOUSEHOLDERS in Bromsgrove are being warned to be on their guard against `cold calling' and possibly bogus sales people who offer to carry out free fire safety checks. more...
BROMSGROVE District Council's corporate director Lesley Waller was sacked after she lost the trust and confidence of the council and the senior management team, a Birmingham employment tribunal was told. more...
THE writing is on the wall for graffiti `artists' in Bromsgrove for whom the sight of any blank space prompts them to reach for a spray can. more...
PUPILS from Bromsgrove and Droitwich helped Worcestershire record its best ever results in the Government's latest GCSE league tables. more...
A NEW face is needed on a parish council near Bromsgrove after one member resigned. more...
A BROMSGROVE cancer charity's festive appeal has been hit by a lack of donations. more...
A STORY featured in the Advertiser/Messenger in 2002 about a young Bromsgrove woman who was brutally murdered during the Second World War is to be the subject of a popular BBC programme. more...
NEWS that Bromsgrove's CCTV cameras are spotting more wrongdoers, which led to 25 arrests in December alone, is not much comfort to Conservatives in the town. more...
Housing chiefs have moved to clear up any confusion regarding information given to elderly and frail tenants living in two very sheltered complexes. more...
COMMUTERS are being given the chance to adopt their local railway station. more...
A BROMSGROVE group is celebrating a record collection for good causes in the town. more...
WORKMEN engaged on re-roofing Bromsgrove's ancient parish church have discovered a little piece of history dating to the time, 70 years ago, when major repairs were last carried out. more...
A POPULAR carnival chairman is leaving his top post after a decade of hard work. more...
DISCUSSIONS are taking place to save some of the in-patient beds at a much needed mental health unit in Bromsgrove. more...
BUDDING Beckhams and awesome Owens put their skills to the test in a fliptastic football challenge. more...
A `LANDMARK' pub on a main road approach to Bromsgrove, which was suddenly boarded up last week, could soon be open for business again. more...
BROMSGROVE has taken a huge leap forward in the technological age, as work began this week on a groundbreaking technology park. more...
AT our January meeting members were able to invite friends to join us for a special evening of entertainment provided by Phil Sayer. Shirley Walker, our president, gave a warm welcome to all members and their guests. more...
I FEEL compelled to write to you in sheer exasperation concerning your editorial (Worcester News, January 19) that once again uses sloppy, emotive language to depict the education provided in Worcester. more...
CHAIRMAN Betty Long greeted 58 members to the January meeting of the Spadesbourne Ladies Club and wished them all a very happy New Year. Mary Rutter was asked about programme planning. She replied that no start had been made yet on the 2007 speakers, but no doubt she would make a start fairly soon. Joan English was invited to tell members about a proposed visit to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens in March where we would lunch at the Dormy House Hotel and visit some exhibitions as well. more...
SIR - I do not know which is Britain's oldest school, but it is certainly not Worcester Royal Grammar School. more...
A Happy New Year was wished by Jenny Marsh to a full hall of members. Interesting plans for 2006 included the annual lunch, the group meeting at Crowle, ideas and entries were welcomed for the spring rally, a theatre visit to Cheltenham and news of a magazine entitled WI Life, which is to be posted to every member beginning in 2007. Our speaker, Catherine Clark, brightened up a January afternoon with a most entertaining talk and presentation of the wonderful display of hats she has for hire. A most enjoyable meeting. more...
SIR - I wonder if D E Margrett can remember that the trigger for "recycling" was Labour's landfill tax? Wasn't this levy inflicted upon Mr Margrett's beloved Labour Party by Mr Margrett's beloved and utterly unelected European Commission? more...
IN the absence of our president, Jennie Williams - our vice president, conducted the business of the evening and one of her pleasant duties was to present a member who had just celebrated her golden wedding anniversary with a plant and our good wishes. She informed the meeting that tickets for the pudding supper, to be held on May 12, were now available and hoped that we would be well supported. Tickets were also available for a theatre trip to see the Mikado in Worcester and members were asked if they were interested in a trip to the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham during the autumn. more...
SIR - The Worcester News carried an item on teachers that referred to class boredom. This stated that a study showed a quarter of teachers "daydreamed, doodled or even counted window panes in the classroom to relieve boredom". more...
THE January meeting got off to a bright start with a good attendance when Betty Wolsey wished all members a happy New Year. more...
SIR - I read that the Ford Motor company and Virgin Airlines are going to make their seats two inches bigger because it appears people are becoming larger. Yet according to the pensions people, we are all living longer. Isn't this confusing? more...
PRESIDENT Mary Davies welcomed members to the meeting. Members were informed of a talk to be given by Bernard Pumphrey, tutor at Denman College, on Royal Residences and Regalia. This would be held at Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall on April 27. Mary Davies drew members attention to the Lucy Hingley lecture to take place at the University of Worcester on March 17. The speaker would be talking on diabetes. Other forthcoming events include a July summer outing to Windsor and an afternoon tea party with Royal Worcester. more...
SIR - In recent times, the National Health Service and Worcestershire Royal Hospital has been having some critical press. The treatment I received at Worcester Royal Hospital was excellent. more...
JANUARY'S meeting was open to visitors with a gentleman joining us with his wife. It was an evening of Thai cookery, demonstrated by Felicity Rixon. Everyone had an exotic drink and a bowl of rice and chicken cooked Thai style. more...
SIR - At last, a doctor has commented on the dirty habits of footballers with their spitting and nose-picking. It is absolutely disgusting and a germ-spreading habit. We all know that the youth of today copy footballers with their fancy haircuts - but it's also the filthy habits, too. more...
SIR - Shaun Hill's new proposal sounds fascinating. It will indeed be some restaurant that can make Sidbury `one of the food capitals of the world'. Your report doesn't say that the venture depends upon a Lottery grant, like so many recently reported initiatives seem to be, so we can only hope. more...
SIR - I find it ironic that James A Alexander writes with such passion about Christian children not being allowed to wear a crucifix to school and then goes on to brand the BNP as a party of `thugs'. more...
CONSTRUCTION has begun on a £12 million development in Lakeside - only the third new industrial park to be built in Redditch in five years. more...
WHAT a bunch of retrogrades at Worcestershire County Council's Highways Partnership. A single lane on a by-pass (Last week's front page)? I doubt if they even live anywhere near Droitwich Spa. They may as well follow the same ideology and make all roads a single lane, including motorways, if you follow their thinking. more...
I MUST express my dismay at the reported proposal by the Worcestershire County Council highways partnership unit to make permanent the current coned-off single lane of the Worcester carriageway of the Droitwich by-pass. more...
I have watched with some disbelief as the southbound A38 dual carriageway has been coned-off to one lane for the past three months, ostensibly to 'check the road surface'. Has anyone seen anyone doing any 'checking?' All of this follows the two nasty accidents, one fatal, that occurred on the same day last year. Certainly the 'coning' has made that section of the A38 one of the most frightening places to drive along, since the Highways Authority have left the speed-limit at 60mph! Now we are told that they have the solution - the carriageway will shortly become a permanent single-track in the southerly direction, no doubt accompanied by much use of the same red-paint that has transformed the Worcester-to-Kidderminster A449 effectively into a 'B' road. In the past few years we have seen other deaths on this short section of road, including a head-on collision at the South Droitwich roundabout, and a young schoolboy run-over near the 'Homebase' roundabout, both on the northern carriageway. No sign so far of a crash- barrier between the lanes or a pedestrian-proof fence! Surely what is required is better exit marking at the Ombersley turn-off, and a simple, round 50mph speed-limit sign under the bridge. It would be a lot cheaper too. more...
DOES someone want to turn attractive Droitwich into a copy of thousands of other shopping centres? Who decided to spend taxpayers' money on changing the shopping centre into something nobody wants? Why were we not consulted? more...
A REPORT recently stated that it was `feared' that Waitrose would take trade away from the High Street in Droitwich. more...
I HAVE read with care the report on the consultation over the lido pool and the earlier documentation about the parish vote etc. more...
I AM seriously concerned about the deliberate vandalism and environmental damage being done in the Lickey Hills park. more...
I WISH to reply to the letter from Councillor Stephen Peters, the chairman of the refuse and recycling scrutiny task group. more...
I REFER to the letter that appeared at the beginning of the month from Councillor Stephen Peters, in which the final paragraph stated there was reference to the issue of a third wheelie bin for recyclable materials which would presumably replace the black and red boxes. more...
HAVING been vilified by the leader of the council and criticised by some readers I would like to take the opportunity to clarify what I said about the refuse and recycling service in my original letter (January 4). more...
OF greater concern than the third wheelie bin is Councillor Stephen Peters' allegation that `errors' inherited from `so called expert consultants cost taxpayers (Bromsgrove) thousands of pounds'. more...
I WOULD like to apply to the council for a license to operate a bus route in and around Rubery. more...
RECENTLY there was a story in the Advertiser/Messenger relating to the Bromsgrove `blackout' on Saturday, January 7. more...
REPORTS on the Boxing Day hunts - `Hunts are riding a wave of support' saw quotes from the Countryside Alliance Opinion Poll used which reportedly found that two thirds of the public felt that the Hunting Act, which came into effect in February 2005, was not working. more...
THROUGH Your View may I thank people who came to our Christmas Services at St. John's and St. Andrew's Churches in Bromsgrove over the festive season and gave generously to our Christmas collections. more...
I DO like to see the Christmas lights in Bromsgrove town centre, but it is a pity that the contractors responsible for erecting them cannot be given an appropriate receptacle in which to place the coloured pieces of tape they use. more...
I COULD not agree more with last week's letter showing concern over the temporary closure of the bridge leading to the re-vamped bus terminus. more...
DRIVING through our county and motorway network, it's obvious that since 1997 the whole country has got dirtier. more...
RESIDENTS can find out more about the range of county council services on offer at a roadshow next week. more...
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SO near and yet so far. After all this time, just when the relocation of Christopher Whitehead Language College seemed to be within our grasp, events may have conspired to deny us the prize. more...
A WHITE Ford transit van was stolen from Badbury Gardens in Studley. more...
A REDDITCH man is preparing to make a difference after signing up to join Warwickshire Police. more...
A MAN described as having a foreign accent indecently exposed himself to a woman near Arrow Valley Lake. more...
A TEENAGER was left with a broken nose and fractured cheekbone after what police described as a "nasty attack" in Bromsgrove Road, Redditch. more...
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TURNING detective, saving the earth and learning about DIY are just some of the activities that could be in store for Worcester youngsters this summer, in what is being seen as a revolutionary line-up of events for children. more...
PEOPLE who suffer from sneezing and a runny nose all year round are needed to take part in a Worcester research project. more...
IT was a race against time when contestants attempted to eat two-and-half feet of sausages at a country pub. more...
RENOWNED peace campaigner Bruce Kent is set to call in on Malvern to join a debate arguing against the replacement of Britain's nuclear deterrent system. more...
A NEW guide to becoming an elected official has been produced by the city council in an attempt to make local politics more appealing. more...
THE owners of a dilapidated cinema in Evesham could be ordered to tidy up the site - if it can be established who they are. more...
Shoppers at a village store in Worcestershire have dipped deep into their pockets to help victims of the Asian earthquake. more...
A TRIO of funnymen are hoping to have comedy fans in stitches when they take to more...
A SPECIAL needs exhibition for people with dyslexia, learning difficulties and sight impairments will take place in Worcester tomorrow, in an effort to put the city on the education map. more...
Sport
Broadway and District League more...
MEMBERS of Evesham Whee-lers travelled to Hailes Abbey last Sunday when a group of 20 riders visited Lenchwick, Chadbury, Fladbury, Crop-thorne, Elmley, Dumbleton and Toddington before reaching Hailes for coffee. more...
Evesham and District League more...
Vale of Evesham League more...
A COLD but fine morning welcomed visitors and members to the picturesque shoo-ting ground at Throckmor- ton Clay Pigeon Shooting Club. more...
Evesham and District more...
EVESHAM Harriers have made a winning start to the MK Technical Services Division 3A campaign. more...
NORGREN Bowling Club is totally committed to the promotion and encouragement of young bowlers. more...
THERE promises to be a truly sensational Jump Racing card at Cheltenham on Saturday. more...
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 more...
Edwardians 15 Droitwich 10 more...
WORCESTER City's academy whizz-kid Sam Wedgbury was yesterday picked in Sheffield United's reserve match against Bradford City. more...
TEAMS in the Bromsgrove and Redditch Table Tennis League battled it out in the Handicap Cup. more...
DROITWICH professional golfer John Bickerton continued his fine form in the European Tour by finishing 24th at the Abu Dhabi Championship over the weekend. more...
SWIMMERS from Droitwich Dolphins produced some impressive performances in the Worcester Winter League over the weekend. more...
BROMSGROVE Swimming Club have made a promising start to 2006 by coming second in the opening round of the Worcester Winter League. more...
JUNIOR martial artist Joshua Barber came top of his class when he was awarded with his black belt.JUNIOR KICKS: Joshua Barber, aged seven, earned his black belt in Sankukai karate. more...
DROITWICH arrowsmith Dave Honey continues to stride up the Professional Darts Players Association's (PDPA) rankings after reaching the quarterfinals of a major tournament over the weekend. more...
HOME, away more...
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Evesham and District League more...
Vale of Evesham League more...
A COLD but fine morning welcomed visitors and members to the picturesque shoo-ting ground at Throckmor- ton Clay Pigeon Shooting Club. more...
Evesham and District more...
Worcester Cricket more...
Chaddesley Corbett 2, more...
Evesham Utd U-12 1, more...
PERSHORE Town continued their revival under the guidance of Andy Robbins with a 4-0 victory over Pilkington XXX last Saturday. more...
AMBASSADOR gained revenge for their recent Knockout Cup defeat with a two-goal win at fellow Division One title contenders Upton Snodsbury. more...
THERE promises to be a truly sensational Jump Racing card at Cheltenham on Saturday. more...
THE Worcestershire Disability Football Club is hosting an inaugural competition under the banner of Ability Counts West Midlands on Sunday, February 5. more...
Handsworth 18pts, Evesham 18 more...
THE head of youth cricket at Evesham Cricket Club, Dave Martin, has reported to parents that the Avon Street youngsters had their best season ever last summer and are looking forward to even more success. more...
EXPERIENCE or enthusiasm! That's the conundrum facing Dave Busst should John Williams shake off a hamstring strain, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
Redditch United 3 Vauxhall Motors 0 more...
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 more...
LAST Sunday saw the Ernie Huxley Memorial Trophy, known as the Evesham Rose Bowl, up for grabs at Hampton Ferry and Evesham Town Waters. more...
IT seemed a long time coming winning our first league game away from home -- it was about time too! more...
Bromsgrove 14 Kettering 37 more...
UNDER-13 players from Bredon Buzzards were surprised to find England international referee Chris White officiating last weekend in a triangular against Cheltenham, for whom the referee's son plays, and Dursley. more...
A RECRUITMENT drive to attract more women referees into rugby has produced an eight per cent increase in new female match officials across the Midlands. more...
Droitwich 54pts, Evesham U-13 0 more...
Shipston 6, Evesham U-10 6pts more...
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Kings Norton Rhinos u15s bounced back from last week's crushing defeat to Camp Hill to record an excellent 29-5 victory over Bromsgrove. more...
Kings Norton 12 Broadstreet 2nds 33 more...
Bromsgrove Rovers reserves 2 Gresley Rovers reserves 1 more...
Redditch 31 Malvern 2nds 19 more...
Castle Vale 2 Barnt Green Spartak 3 more...
Woodrush 0 Tenbury 3 more...
Droitwich Spa 0 University of Birmingham 2 more...
Kenilworth KH 0 Fairdield Villa 2 more...
Hemel Hempstead Town 1 Bromsgrove Rovers 0 more...
FAIRFIELD Villa manager Paul Oakes has warned his side not to take Chaddesley Corbett lightly when the two sides clash in the Worcestershire Junior Cup semi-final on Saturday, January 28 (1.30pm kick off). more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers manager Rod Brown has asked restless supporters to give him time to change the team into promotion winners. more...
Bromsgrove Rovers (0) 1 King's Lynn (0) 0 more...
Rugby St Andrews 13 Alcester 17 more...
Redditch head to Lancaster City on Saturday looking for a third straight victory. more...
Redditch manager Gary Whild believes he has a star of the future in defender Mark Creighton. more...
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BROMSGROVE under-7s were pushed all the way but came out on top over three games against Dudley. more...
BROMSGROVE Colts were knocked out of the North Midlands Cup by a powerful Worcester side on Saturday. more...
Edwardians 15 Droitwich 10 more...
Bromsgrove 14 Kettering 37 more...
Worcester Cricket more...
SOME of the brightest cricketing prospects in the county have spent the winter training hard with Worcestershire's academy and now they have their sights set on making the grade and breaking into the first team. more...
Evesham Utd Ladies 1, more...
ANOTHER point in the battle against relegation on an afternoon when it could easily have been none but should really have been three! more...
LEDBURY arrowsmith Terry Jenkins was as solid as a rock as he reached the final of the Stan James Players' Championship in Gibraltar. more...
SOME of the brightest cricketing prospects in the county have spent the winter training hard with Worcestershire's academy and now they have their sights set on making the grade and breaking into the first team. more...
A POOR first-half cost Hereford United dearly as they were knocked out of the LDV Vans Trophy last night. more...
THE Brunton Park hoodoo continued for Kidderminster Harriers who gave Carlisle United a real fright last night. more...
WORCESTER'S Joanne Yapp will lead England into battle when they take on Wales in the Six Nations opener next week. more...
WING Thinus Delport, who injured his knee 11 days ago against Amatori Catania, could face another month on the sidelines. more...
WORCESTER City's academy whizz-kid Sam Wedgbury was yesterday picked in Sheffield United's reserve match against Bradford City. more...
A LETHAL brace from new signing Mark Danks gave Worcester City their second away win in four days at Hinckley United last night. more...
Evesham Utd Ladies 1, more...
KNOCKOUT action was the order of the day in the Stratford and District Alliance when, unlike the previous weekend, all ties were settled in normal time. more...
Kenilworth 4, Littleton 3 more...
Evesham Utd U-12 1, more...
PERSHORE Town continued their revival under the guidance of Andy Robbins with a 4-0 victory over Pilkington XXX last Saturday. more...
AMBASSADOR gained revenge for their recent Knockout Cup defeat with a two-goal win at fellow Division One title contenders Upton Snodsbury. more...
THE Worcestershire Disability Football Club is hosting an inaugural competition under the banner of Ability Counts West Midlands on Sunday, February 5. more...
RICHARD Ball's double strike at Mangot-sfield last weekend lifted his season's Sout-hern League tally to 15. more...
STUDLEY manager Kevin Rowlands was in sarcastic mood after seeing two of his players leave last weekend. more...
ANOTHER point in the battle against relegation on an afternoon when it could easily have been none but should really have been three! more...
Droitwich men's 1st XI 0 Solihull Blossomfield men's 1st XI 1 more...
Bromsgrove men's 1st XI 0 Whitchurch men's 1st XI 4 more...
Redditch VC followed up last week impressive performance with another battling display to beat current league champions Malvern 1-0. more...
Feckenham manager Lee Adams is looking to freshen up his side with memories of a recent run of eleven wins in 12 matches becoming distant after three defeats in four. more...
HOME, away more...
IT has been a bad week for Studley manager Kevin Rowlands, despite a hard-fought goalless draw at Racing Club Warwick on Saturday. more...
TENNIS: Wythall B eased their relegation worries in Division Three of the Stratford Winter League with a 2-2 draw at home to leaders Warwick Boat Club. more...
ANGLING: The Redditch Federation of Anglers will hold its AGM on Friday, February 3, at The Rocklands Social Club, Headless Cross. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers' need to add some firepower for the 2005/2006 season became a top priority for manager Jimmy Mullen this week after last season's top scorer Paul Szewczyk joined Hednesford Town. more...
SWIMMING: Redditch SC held its first gala of the year at Droitwich when 22 youngsters improved their personal bests. more...
By David Lawrence, Sports Editor more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers coach Bernard Mackie has urged the players to build on their brilliant FA Cup defeat of Hinckley. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers fans are being urged to come out in force to support the team in their titanic FA Cup clash against Morecambe on Saturday. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers' management team has vowed not to lose the club's best players. more...
MIDFIELDER Wayne Dyer ended any fears of him leaving the club after signing a two-year deal with Bromsgrove Rovers on Wednesday night. more...
RICHARD Ball's double strike at Mangot-sfield last weekend lifted his season's Sout-hern League tally to 15. more...
STUDLEY manager Kevin Rowlands was in sarcastic mood after seeing two of his players leave last weekend. more...
EXPERIENCE or enthusiasm! That's the conundrum facing Dave Busst should John Williams shake off a hamstring strain, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
JIMMY Mullen has quit as manager of Bromsgrove Rovers on Thursday (January 5) morning. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers' new manager Rod Brown made a plea for unity by asking the club's disgruntled fans to get behind the team. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers manager Rod Brown has asked restless supporters to give him time to change the team into promotion winners. more...
ROVERS (1) 2 NEWCASTLE TOWN (0) 0 more...
WORCESTER'S Joanne Yapp will lead England into battle when they take on Wales in the Six Nations opener next week. more...
Bromsgrove Rovers 0 Morecambe 2 more...
WING Thinus Delport, who injured his knee 11 days ago against Amatori Catania, could face another month on the sidelines. more...
Bro msgrove Rovers 1 Willenhall Town 4 more...
TOOTHLESS Rovers failed to show enough adventure to break down lively Sutton, as they crashed out of the Worcester Senior Cup with a whimper on Tuesday, December 20. more...
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Bromsgrove Rovers 2 Paulton Rovers 0 more...
Hemel Hempstead Town 1 Bromsgrove Rovers 0 more...
Bromsgrove Rovers (0) 1 King's Lynn (0) 0 more...
Evesham 4, Stone 6 more...
Droitwich 4, more...
Badsey Ladies 2, more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers manager Rod Brown has asked restless supporters to give him time to change the team into promotion winners. more...
Chaddesley Corbett 2, more...
Bromsgrove Rovers (0) 1 King's Lynn (0) 0 more...
Bretforton 3, Devizes 2 more...
