Stories for 5 January 2006
Leisure
THE Godfather of British folk-rock will be performing for one night at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, with his new band, Rainbow Chasers. more...
MORE than 500 ducks took to the water in an annual race in Bewdley on New Year's Day. more...
1 Wedding Crashers more...
TEENAGERS in Wyre Forest are invited to join a creative and contemporary dance course. more...
BUDDING dancers will be able to learn stylish moves at two new classes beginning in Kidderminster next week. more...
THE new season has started at a monthly comedy club in Kidderminster, which will be welcoming a host of entertainers in 2006. more...
A CLEOBURY Mortimer-based band is celebrating after receiving a £500 cash boost, which will benefit its younger members. more...
Viennese Concert more...
FOR those who have been watching Strictly Come Dancing and have been inspired by Darren Gough on the dance floor some new and fun dance classes are starting around Worcestershire in January. more...
SPECIAL events for open gardens are being organised during February by the National Gardens Scheme. more...
RETRO film buffs are in for a treat as The Theatre in Chipping Norton will be screening all three films in Robert Zemeckis' classic 80s Back to the Future trilogy. more...
KIDDERMINSTER and District Lions Club were responsible for organising the New Year's Day concert, and what a success it was. more...
ONE thousand years ago the lynx used to be part of our natural British wildlife. more...
DIGBY Fairweather has been referred to as "one of the best ambassadors jazz could have." His activities in British jazz span 30 years and have consistently garnered praise. more...
FILM-MAKERS from around the region are being invited to show off their work at a digital film festival being staged in Gloucestershire in March. more...
THE Royal Shakespeare Company is giving everyone the opportunity to discover more about the work that goes into making its productions come to life. more...
THE Forum Theatre will be transformed into the jungle of Northwest India during the Raj for the latest production by the Malvern Theatre Players. more...
A ONE-WOMAN show telling the extraordinary stories of refugees from across the world is coming to Chipping Norton in conjunction with an exhibition of prints made by detainees at Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre in Kidlington. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council's excellence in arts education is reflected in a new publication. more...
TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Swan Lake. Wolverhampton: Civic Hall - CBSO Viennese Gala. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Iron On Maiden and Skandal. more...
News
Monday, December 19: Attended a meeting with Town Clerk & representatives of owners of the Town Hall to discuss possible refurbishment works. Mid-morning joined Mayor of Pershore at Cherry Orchard House to sing carols to residents with Members & staff of Rooftop Housing Group. more...
THE letter about political correctness in a recent Journal reminded me of George Orwell's 1984, a work of fiction when it appeared but which is now coming true. more...
ONCE again the people of Pershore and District have been more than generous in their response to the Poppy Appeal. This year they have donated £10,267.75 which is the most that this branch of The Royal British Legion has ever received. We are most grateful to them. more...
The team at Noah's Ark Trust would like to thank the Worcestershire community for their financial support during 2005. It has been a very successful fundraising year for Noah's Ark and, as we continue to grow, community support will be all the more vital in the future. If anyone feels they may be able to benefit from our service providing grief support to bereaved young people and their families throughout the county, please feel very welcome to contact us on Worcester 745 735. Our service is available to families free of charge, thanks to all those who have supported us financially. more...
WITH reference to the article on Litter Louts in the Evesham Journal of December 8, for almost all of the past 30 years I have driven between 2000 and 4000 miles through at least seven countries of Europe and been aware of less litter on the whole journey compared with almost any 20 mile stretch of roads in the British Isles. more...
THE hearts of some of our misguided local teenage tearaways, who get peculiar pleasure from tying tin cans to cat's tails for a bit of fun, must have leapt for joy seeing the Journal's front page. A hunting we will go (December 29). more...
I WAS extremely upset to learn of the tragic experiences of the Lloyd family and the death of their daughter, Hannah, who was injured in the bombing of her hotel in Egypt. more...
A PASSENGER group has hit out at new restrictions on rail travel between London and Worcestershire which it says will land users with increased fares. more...
Engineers trying to repair a burst water main in Worcester have been forced to create temporary mini-fountains in another part of the city. more...
THE Government has nam-ed and shamed Worcest-ershire schools for failing to stretch their brightest pupils in a national talent programme. more...
A loyal employee of Worcester's biggest employer has issued a rallying cry to save the firm. more...
THE former head of security at The Bank of England has joined one of the UK's top security training companies based in Droitwich. more...
HIGH street fashion chain Next promised better-than-expected profits after new stores helped it battle through a tough Christmas season. more...
A CENTURY-old West Midlands manufacturing firm which provides parts for the car industry was taken over by an Indian automotive giant. more...
Pensions anger more...
THE first lambs of the year in Worcestershire were welcomed into the world this week. more...
CIVIC dignitaries in Wyre Forest have come up with an unusual way of raising money for their charities. more...
RUDOLPH was on hand as a special gift of more than £8,000 was handed over to a hospice following a ball at Witley Court. more...
SEVERN Valley Railway will begin work on a £4.5million visitor centre, which will display up to 10 steam locomotives, in March. more...
A DAY spent brewing up lashings of tea and coffee has given Operation Covert a financial lift. more...
RESIDENTS in Wyre Forest are being urged to recycle more of their rubbish. more...
A POTENTIALLY dangerous quantity of methadone has been reported missing in Kidderminster town centre. more...
PUPILS and staff at Wolverley High School are celebrating after the school was praised following a snap inspection. more...
A FORMER Kidderminster mayoress died aged 70 on Christmas Day after losing her battle with cancer. more...
SAFETY improvements are under way to help make the journey to a Bewdley school safer for pupils. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER couple had "a great start to the year" with the birth of their daughter on New Year's Day. more...
A CRAFT centre near Bewdley, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, will be closing its doors for the final time in the spring. more...
EIGHTY jobs were axed when a Kidderminster designer clothes and homeware department store closed its doors for the last time on Tuesday. more...
RESIDENTS in Kidderminster are fighting a proposed mobile phone mast which they believe will be an eyesore. more...
POLICE were this week hunting a group of callous thugs behind the shooting of a swan on the River Avon in Evesham. more...
KEEN Broom swimmers took part in a sponsored swim raising more than £4,000 to help with the reconstruction of the village hall. more...
A PROUD dad from Abbots Salford will be taking part in the Flora London Marathon later this year to help raise money for a baby care unit. more...
SIR - Mike Parkes (Monday, December 19) insists that the Prime Minister should have been resolute in demanding reform to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) before agreeing to trade away a chunk of our rebate. more...
SIR - I would like to thank your readers for the part they played in ensuring an unprecedented level of campaigning on global poverty in 2005. The political decisions made during the year would not have happened without the passionate commitment of many of your readers along with campaigners all over the world. more...
SIR - During the days of the Wild West, travelling carpetbaggers would sell their snake oil to a gullible crowd. more...
SIR - The Alzheimer's Society would like to issue a challenge to anyone planning a lifestyle change for 2006. more...
Ratepayers in Pershore look like having to dig deeper into their pockets to meet council tax demands. more...
SIR - I was deeply concerned to read the letter from S D East alleging misconduct by the driver of a Safety Camera Partnership enforcement vehicle in Worcester recently. more...
SIX years after Brooklyn Ford donated an award to Pershore College to be given to the motor vehicle student achiev-ing the most over his stay at the college, an Evesham student working at C&D Autos has won it. more...
SIR - We need to give both our local chief constable and the police authority our maximum support to ensure the Government doesn't roll our force into a pan-Midlands force that will be based in Birmingham. Such a force would have no understanding of the needs of all of us who live outside that city. We need local policing. Write in support to the Authority at West Mercia Police Authority, PO Box 487, Shrewsbury, SY26WB or police.authority@ westmercia.pnn.police.uk more...
A WELL-known Pershore estate agent, Richard Williams has sold the practice that he established in the town over a quarter of a century ago and has retired. more...
SIR - Already, I have been informed that my electric, gas and water charges have been increased by way over inflation. That's before the council tax comes, which without a doubt will be more than inflation. more...
SIR - Tony Blair's presidency of the EU was a flop. He took his begging bowl and failed. Blair has imposed `back door' taxes on us to `improve' the economy that Thatcher destroyed. more...
SIR - Noting George Cowley's views on council tax, has he now switched allegiances? more...
A NEW face has been welcomed at Kidderminster-based Kemp Hospice to help provide spiritual support to patients and their families. more...
THE modern game of croquet had its birth in Moreton in the 19th Century, due largely to a local man who went on to organise the first real croquet tournament in Evesham. Guy Stapleton, of Moreton Historical Society, told Gerry Barnett about the game and the man. more...
BROADWAY Library is to open its doors to readers on Saturday afternoons for the first time as part of a wide-ranging review of services to the public. more...
A BIDFORD councillor who was involved in a crash with a German motorist has welcomed news that foreign drivers could soon face on-the-spot police fines under new road safety laws. more...
WYRE Forest MP, Dr Richard Taylor, has welcomed news that a North Worcestershire A and E will not suffer the same fate as Kidderminster's in 2000. more...
GARDENING SOCIETY: There were 53 members present at the December meeting, to hear speaker Dr Michael Jones, from Newman College Birmingham. His talk was entitled Mistletoe - Fact, Myth and Legend. more...
A GROUP which aims to strengthen the community in Bewdley is looking at setting up a portal website for the town as part of its plans for the future. more...
BEWDLEY town councillors are appealing for information after a Bewdley sign disappeared from the town. more...
THE new chairman of the Bewdley branch of the Royal British Legion has set himself the target of raising £1,000 towards a new standard. more...
VISITORS to Bewdley Museum next year will be able to view a 19th century clock, which once kept time for congregations at the town's Baptist Church. more...
A BEWDLEY town councillor has appealed for missing concrete bollards alongside part of a busy Bewdley road to be replaced to prevent potential accidents. more...
A BEWDLEY student was given the chance to quiz MPs on a range of issues at a high-profile event in London. more...
AS part of plans to increase the size of its local network of agricultural managers, Lloyds TSB has appointed Richard Watts as agricultural business manager for Herefordshire and Worcestershire. more...
FARMERS have taken full advantage of cross compliance meetings aimed at ensuring they are adequately prepared for environmental inspections. more...
COTSWOLD Charolais enthusiast Rachael Wyllie has collected the prestigious Eprinex Pour-On Charolais of the Year award with Brailes Vienna, a homebred heifer from her 15 cow herd based at Lower Brailes, Shipston. more...
A WALK of around eight miles at Broadheath, Worcester, has been organised for Sunday. more...
THE club for social singles has organised the following pub nights, meeting at 8.45pm approximately at each venue. Anyone interested in attending will be welcome - they can just turn up, or telephone 01562 742390 or 01384 273004 for details. more...
THE Wyre Forest Heart Support group has organised an evening with Mike George, from BBC Hereford and Worcester, on Monday at the Ramada Hotel, Bewdley, starting at 7.30pm. more...
A STREET collection in Kidderminster on November 26 raised £210. more...
A WALK of approximately four miles, will take place on Tuesday, starting from the Rock Cross Inn, Rock at 10.30am. Details of next year's programme can be obtained from Paul Noons on 01562 74`386 or e-mail noonsieathome@ukgateway.net more...
THE lecture by Robert Barber on the history of the British Sugar Corporation in Kidderminster will now take place on Wednesday, January 11 and not February 8. more...
PAT Bond is the new president. Some members attended the carol concert in Kidderminster Town Hall. Paul Mullard took the "Stepping Out" scrapbook for members to see. more...
ON Sunday, there will be two rides, both starting at The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster. more...
THE Vale Ladies' Barbershop chorus entertained at the December meeting, held in the village hall. more...
ON December 13 play was over seven tables, with Terry Lucey and Doreen Round taking first place in north-south, with 56 per cent, while John and Barbara Northfield were second with 54 per cent. more...
ON December 14 a selection of prose, poetry and slides was presented by Vic Aspland. more...
THE group celebrated its 65th anniversary in December, and a party was held at the monthly meeting. more...
THE group celebrated its 80th birthday on November 25 with a dinner at The Hundred House, Great Witley, attended by members and friends. more...
SIX charities, including Operation Covert, have shared more than £400 from the Shuttle/Times and News and its sister papers in Worcestershire. more...
THE annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 18 in Astley village hall, at 7.30pm. more...
A MAN'S love of Scouting and the Wyre Forest combined to bring Operation Covert an end-of-year boost. more...
A DAY spent brewing up lashings of tea and coffee has given Operation Covert a financial lift. more...
AT the December meeting Chris Round reported on the county carol concert, and Margaret Cook talked about a trip to Chester. more...
A BROADWAY man has spent the Christmas break driving shoppers around the village in his horse and carriage to raise funds for charity. more...
THE Christmas message of giving was felt by all at Brompton house residential home in Broadway during the festive period. more...
ALL potential riding instructors must undergo a full Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check under new regulations which came into effect at the weekend. more...
HOUSING chiefs in the Vale of Evesham have welcomed new rules which are likely to tax landowners if they are given planning permission to build homes on their land. more...
LOCALLY produced food is going down a treat at lunchtimes at Bredon Hill Middle School, Ashton-under-Hill, and the dining room is being extended to cope with demand. more...
THE Vale of Evesham National Childbirth Trust is running a home birth workshop which will inform mums-to-be about the choices of where they give birth. more...
MOURNERS led by Bishop Derek Bond and vicar, the Rev Barry Collins, packed St Peter's Church in Bengeworth for a funeral and requiem mass for retired priest, the Rev Sydney Lambert. more...
AN urgent need exists in some parts of Worcestershire for local community mini bus services, an Evesham pensioners' leader has warned. more...
SOUTH Worcestershire police were this week investigating more than a dozen complaints about the illegal use of mini-motos in the four days since Christmas. more...
LOCAL councillors have called in a firm of consultants to help them decide how best to use the open spaces of Wychavon. more...
POLICE are anxious to trace a man and a woman after an Evesham man was attacked and robbed in the street. more...
MP PETER Luff this week vowed to continue the fight to defend Evesham Community Hospital in 2006 as he warned it would inevitably come under further pressure in the coming year. more...
BEWDLEY branch of Cat Action Trust 1977 is very grateful to Wilson's Pet Centre for their generous gift of cat food for the many cats and kittens in our care. We wish all of their staff a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. more...
RESIDENTS from Evesham and Pershore have more chance of surviving a heart attack, thanks to a new volunteer scheme set up by Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service NHS Trust. more...
A TOWN landmark is set to be returned to Evesham after a three-month makeover. more...
WHILE shopping recently in Kidderminster, I lost my plastic wallet containing my credit cards. I cancelled the cards immediately. more...
TRADING standards chiefs in Worcestershire issued an alert this week after phoney offers of a free digital camera poured into the Evesham area. more...
A WARNING of the dangers of cash card cloning was issued this week after fraudsters tried five times to take money from an Evesham man's account. more...
ANYONE who took the trouble to read the latest Bewdley Tory leaflet could be forgiven if they believed that Stephen Clee and Co were solely responsible for the new bus shelters that are shortly to be installed in Bewdley and for the extended road closure which enabled the street fair and the turning on of the Christmas Lights to be such a success. more...
An Evesham pensioner, who had to be rescued by hovercraft after being trapped to his waist in freezing mud, has sent a heartfelt "thank you" to coastguards and volunteers who raced to his aid. more...
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY concur with the letter from Dr Richard Taylor (December 8) in response to the letter from Councillor Anne Hingley and the necessity to keep a co-ordinated response on health matters. more...
FOR many years now, on New Year's Eve, I and a few friends have celebrated New Year by gathering around the Christmas tree in Bewdley town centre. more...
I WAS pleased to read that people value the excellent, personal services that GP surgeries provide (Letters, December 15). more...
NEIL Cameron, Laura Williams and Anthony Powis appeared before Worcester Magistrates Court jointly charged with using threatening or abusive words or behaviour. more...
A LANDSCAPE gardener has been jailed for two years and three months after an attack outside a Kidderminster pub which left a man seriously injured. more...
KIDDERMINSTER police are appealing for witnesses after a satellite navigation system worth £450 was stolen from a car. more...
A 21-year-old woman who wielded a knife during an argument has been warned the subsequent stabbing could have proved fatal. more...
A DISTINCTIVE stick used in the Irish sport of hurling could hold a clue to the identity of thieves who struck in Kidderminster and stole a mini-motocross bike. more...
A 59-year-old Bewdley man is awaiting sentence after being convicted at Worcester Crown Court of sex offences against a young girl. more...
A CHRISTMAS Day stabbing victim was seriously ill in hospital and hopes for his recovery were poor, Worcester Crown Court was told. more...
100 Years Ago more...
A COURAGEOUS Stourport boy who suffers from a rare form of cancer had his wish granted when he hopped on board his favourite television character for an unforgettable journey. more...
STOURPORT readers are being given more time to browse the bookshelves or surf the net at the town's library. more...
POLICE fear missiles being thrown at passing vehicles in Stourport could lead to people being seriously injured. more...
A RUGBY player from Stourport who was injured during a match in May and believed he was suffering from a deep muscle injury has discovered he had broken his neck. more...
THE firm is now called Littlewoods Shop Direct but to Worcester people it will always be Kays. Down the years, generations of the Faithful City's populace have begun and ended their working days with this remarkable company that blazed the trail for the easy-terms consumer society we now take so much for granted. more...
I WAS interested to read the reports regarding the large turnouts at the Boxing Day meets of our local foxhunts and of the large crowds that attended. more...
WEDNESDAY CLUB: The club meets on the first and third Wednesday in the month at 2.30pm, in King Georges Hall. New members and visitors welcome. more...
SALES of organic products continue to grow much faster than sales in the non-organic grocery market and last year reached £1.213 billion, an increase of 11 per cent on the previous year, according to figures from the Soil Association. more...
CONCERT: Professional singer Richard James Griffin will be performing favourite songs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s through to today at a concert to be held in the village hall on January 21, 2006. Tickets at £4 for adults and £3 concessions are available from the village post office. Doors open at 7pm and refreshments will be available during the interval. more...
MONTHLY WALK: The December walk attracted about 25 villagers, including a number of young children. Although the morning had been sunny the weather in the afternoon turned colder and cloudy but that did not deter the hardy walkers - and the many dogs. more...
SCHOOL CELEBRATES: Harvington School had two major events at the end of term. The first was the Christmas show - Stars Come Out for Christmas, performed three times in all to a considerable number of delighted parents and friends. It involved every child in the school (even including the nursery) with speaking parts for a number of children and chorus parts for everyone else. more...
SINGLES' GROUP: The next meeting of the Evesham Singles Group (Over 45) will take place at the Amber Café on Wednesday, January 11 at 7.30pm. All are welcome. Details from eveshamsinglesgroup@hotmail.com or phone Janet on 01386 422307. more...
BISHOP'S CERTIFICATE: Eight people who had been studying together in Eckington for the past year met with three other groups from all over the diocese to receive their awards from Bishop Peter Selby. The Bishop's certificate course is designed to broaden understanding of the Christian faith, by studying the Bible, its history, the development of the Anglican Communion and how these affect the way we worship. more...
PEOPLE in Worcestershire define success as achieving personal ambitions rather than being rich, having designer clothes, or driving expensive cars. more...
VOLUNTEERS with Kidderminster Hospital Radio are celebrating filling the airwaves on the wards with entertainment for 30 years. more...
SAFETY check procedures at Kidderminster Cemetery are to be reviewed amid continuing complaints from shocked relatives. more...
PLANS to make Kidderminster Station on the Severn Valley Railway the "jewel in the crown of heritage railways" have been drawn up. more...
TWO former Bewdley High School pupils are well on their way to successful modelling careers. more...
WYRE Forest residents could see an increase of 2.5 per cent in the district council element of their council tax this coming year. more...
A RESOURCEFUL Kidder-minster shopkeeper has closed the doors to her "Aladdin's cave" store after 28 years and has turned to selling on the internet. more...
COMMUNITY representatives are needed in a bid to improve the quality of life on the east side of Kidderminster. more...
EXPERT divers put their skills to good use when they rescued a duck stranded on an icy pond in Kidderminster. more...
AN in-depth survey is being carried out to help Worc-estershire County Council consider changes to a road junction in Bewdley. more...
AN angry Kidderminster resident is "absolutely livid" that trees opposite her house have been chopped down due to safety concerns. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER teenager and his family suffered a miserable end to 2005 after thieves stole two of their scooters in the space of six weeks. more...
`Justice' for couple who thought they had lost £10,000 prize more...
A TEENAGER who refused to give evidence after her boyfriend allegedly assaulted her was ordered to sit in court for a day as punishment. more...
BALTHASAR is a three-year-old dog that has been abandoned over Christmas. more...
AN abandoned nanny goat which was found dumped and in a poor condition before Christmas has made a miraculous recovery. more...
BY PORcha treanor more...
RESIDENTS in Worcester are being urged to give their views on a bid to transform the face of Worcester's riverside. more...
THE first emergency care practitioners have started work for Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Serv-ice NHS Trust. more...
A lucky woman has walked away with a necklace worth £250 after winning a Worcester News competition. more...
PEOPLE in Pershore and Evesham have more chance of surviving a heart attack, thanks to a new volunteer scheme set up by Hereford and Worcester Amb-ulance Service NHS Trust. more...
KEEN walkers are being urged to join a campaign to secure the future of the county's best-loved footpaths. more...
Sport
SATURDAY more...
Manor Farm Leisure more...
DETERMINED Andy Preece is stepping up his bid to complete Worcester City's first 2006 signing. more...
A NINE-YEAR-OLD from Broadway has been crowned a European kick boxing champion. more...
FORMER skipper Jon Gregory is returning to Avon Street next summer when Evesham will be hoping for another move up the Birmingham Premier League ladder. more...
The annual meeting will be held at the Chainwire Club, Kidderminster, on Monday at 8pm. more...
Round two, Winter League: Brian Hill 15-0, Roy Vaux-Harvey 3-12, Brian Dickinson 3-8, Peter Knowles 3-4, Roy Conde 3-0. more...
THE Cotswold Hills League will be well represented in the early rounds of next summer's npower National Village Cup. more...
NEW Year - same old problems! Dodgy refereeing calls, shocking defending and a third reverse of the festive period at Bath City marred Evesham's introduction to 2006, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
IT has been a hard couple of weeks for everyone at the club -- but I think the guys have been a little bit unlucky with the results. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE were easily beaten in an under 12s grade Midland Counties match by Shropshire at Redditch. more...
FERN Tiveras fought three hard rounds for the WKA English Amateur women's title against Adele Hyde. more...
KIDDERMINSTER'S Samurai Judo Club are looking forward to more success in 2006 after completing a tremendous year. more...
MATT Williams has been re-elected as Worcester Dominies and Guild's Saturday first team captain. more...
DROITWICH darts ace Dave Honey believes he can build on the `amazing' experience of playing in front of the TV cameras at the recent Lad-brokes.com World Championship. more...
A PENALTY from Worcester Warriors' George Crook could not prevent the Midlands going down 21-8 to London & South East in the Under 18 Divisional Festival. more...
LITTLETON suffered a double holiday heartbreak when two late goals robbed them of points in their Midland Combination matches. more...
WARRIORS hooker Andre Van Niekerk could make his first team comeback in the European Challenge Cup match in Montpellier. more...
DESPITE failing to pick up a point over Christmas and New Year, Evesham United remain in touch with their fellow strugglers at the wrong end of the Southern League Premier Division. more...
DETERMINED Andy Preece is stepping up his bid to complete Worcester City's first 2006 signing. more...
Before the Christmas break, Chaddesley under-10s mauled Malvern 50-0. more...
In North Midlands Two South, Stourport resume with a trip to Dudley Wasps, while Chaddesley Corbett visit Birmingham Civil Service. more...
Kidderminster Carolians get back up and running in Midlands Three West North with a home clash against high-flying Lichfield at 2.15pm on Saturday. more...
CUP kings Cleobury Mortimer will learn their next Powergen Junior Vase opponents after Sunderland play Scarborough on Saturday. more...
GEMINI moved up to third in the Saturday Premier table following their Kidderminster and District Football League 6-2 win over Areley Kings on Saturday. more...
Bewdley firsts did not play over the festive period after their New Year's Eve trip to Ledbury was called off. more...
STOURPORT'S fine run of form came to an end at Rushall Olympic as Roy Rencher's side crashed to a 2-0 defeat on New Year's Eve. more...
FIVE-a-side footballers in Wyre Forest could net a £1,000 prize thanks to a lucrative league being launched in Kidderminster. more...
Wednesday Open, December 14, River Severn, Stourport: S Ashmore 11lb 8oz 8dr (peg 78), D Harrell 8-15 (60) and S Pierpoint 8-15 (61), T Chalk 7-13 (58). more...
Thursday, Mid-week Fur and Feather, 20 fished, Meadow Pool: Roger Finch (Dudley Bait and Tackle) 58lb 4oz (peg 44), Gary Picken (SBS) 44-4 (59), Bill Hill (Lifestyle) 39-2 (56). more...
AT at a time when Harriers are sifting through a long list of possible candidates they have finally found a leading contender - for worst performance of the season, that is. more...
HARRIERS' search for a new manager took on fresh urgency as two goalkeeping howlers from John Danby condemned caretaker boss Martin O'Connor to his third Conference defeat from four games. more...
URGENT - send for Graham Allner. more...
MARTIN O'Connor has challenged either Dan Lewis or John Danby to make the number one jersey their own after blunders from both keepers in recent matches. more...
TAIWO Atieno has admitted that Kidderminster Harriers did not see the best of him after calling time on his spell at Aggborough. more...
CARETAKER boss Martin O'Connor looks set to be given licence to wheel and deal as he prepares for potentially his last game in charge of Harriers at Woking on Saturday. more...
THE Harriers powers-that-be will also discuss the futures of a host of key players including club captain Mark Jackson, former skipper Wayne Hatswell and top scorer Iyseden Christie at tonight's board meeting. more...
HARRIERS will today begin crucial boardroom talks over the future direction of the club with an urgent managerial appointment at the top of the Aggborough agenda. more...
SACKED Harriers boss Stuart Watkiss has been handed a part-time scouting role at Wolves - the club where he launched his professional playing career. more...
STOURPORT men take part in the Coaching Solutions indoor tournament at the Glades Arena on Saturday and Sunday. more...
JUST two Kidderminster and District Wednesday Snooker League matches were played on December 21. more...
IN his first appearance for Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club, Jordan Anstey's third place, behind Craig Baldwin, helped the under-13 boys team to second overall in the latest round of the West Midlands Young Athletics Cross Country League. more...
STONE Cricket Club will start indoor nets on Monday at Stourport Leisure Centre, at 8.30pm. more...
MORE than 120 members took part in the Open Turkey Trot at Bewdley Pines Golf Club. more...
JIM Friar held off a strong challenge from Mark Riley to win Kidderminster Chess Club's annual Lightning Tournament. more...
AMONGST the highlights of 2005 for local judo was the Samurai Judo Club winning four British National titles, the best ever tally for the club. more...
A PENALTY from Worcester Warriors' George Crook could not prevent the Midlands going down 21-8 to London & South East in the Under 18 Divisional Festival. more...
WARRIORS hooker Andre Van Niekerk could make his first team comeback in the European Challenge Cup match in Montpellier. more...
