Stories for 1 February 2006
Leisure
JAPANESE taiko drummers Joji Hirota and Hidekazu Kato will be appearing at Number 8 Community Arts Centre in Pershore next month as one of only three performances during their UK spring tour. more...
THE newly-formed John Wood Big Band will be presenting their Strictly Swing concert at Evesham Arts Centre on the weekend of February 18 and 19. more...
THERE is a narrow line between intense domestic drama and melodrama, especially when the setting is clasically Victorian. more...
FUNNY sort of job, being a young live-in male companion to a slightly dotty old landed gentry type. more...
THIS is a book that should be on everyone's 2006 must-read list. more...
SOME might say the telltale sign of a great musical is that you spend the half an hour following the end of the show singing snippets from all the songs. more...
TWO English girl backpackers and their male Australian buddy set off into the bush to explore Wolf Creek crater - the site of a meteorite landing several years before. more...
DIRECTED by Rob Cohen, the man behind XXX and The Fast and the Furious, Stealth looked to be a top flight (no pun intended!) movie, guaranteed to impress. more...
THESE Norwegian pop gods just keep going and going. more...
THE hotly awaited Arctic Monkeys debut album has been a sell-out - reaching number one quicker than, well, a monkey up a short tree. more...
ONE of the hottest comedians in Britain continues his monster national tour at the Artrix on Thursday, February 9 (8pm). more...
TWO of the Victorian age's most important authors will have their work performed by one-man dramatist Ray Sargent at the Norbury Theatre in what is set to be a historical treat. more...
TAKING a break from their six-year resident spot at the Savoy Hotel, the Piccadilly Dance Orchestra offer a cocktail of jazz, swing and dance band classics from the Art Deco era, played and sung with style, humour and impeccable musicianship. more...
LOVERS of those two icons of showbiz Frank Sinatra and Shirley Bassey are in for a treat at Evesham Arts Centre on Saturday. more...
A FOLK festival, Gardener's Question Time, an evening with Germaine Greer and a Pinter double bill are the February highlights at The Theatre, Chipping Norton. more...
BROMSGROVE'S very own comedy band Rockin' Berries is returning to the town for a gig at the Artrix on Friday. more...
DROITWICH'S Norbury Theatre will host an evening of homage to Gilbert and Sullivan on Saturday. more...
ONE of the country's finest stage actors is treading the boards at the Malvern Theatres in the latest production of The Creeper. more...
AWARD-winning play Festen starts its national tour of Britain at Birmingham's Repertory Theatre on Friday, running until February 18. more...
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RED Shift Theatre Company won rave reviews for their last production, a film noir-style adaptation of The Third Man and now they are giving the same treatment to another iconic movie. more...
BREAKING new ground, The Oxford School of Drama will present its first musical, Into The Woods, by Stephen Sondheim, at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, from Thursday, February 9, until the following Saturday. more...
DIVORCEES Amanda and Elyot thought they had seen the last of each other but in an uncanny coincidence five years on they find themselves honeymooning with their new respective spouses in the same hotel. more...
IT may be cold outside, but on stage it's hot, hot, hot as Footloose cranks up the heat at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre. more...
TWO stalwarts of the British blues music scene will be performing at the Atrix on Thursday, February 2 (8pm start). more...
THE Artrix is set to be rocking and rolling with more than music when one of the country's top comedy show bands comes to Bromsgrove on Friday, February 3. more...
THE leader of the English Symphony Orchestra Michael Bocchman joins forces with pianist Michael Blackmore to perform works by Beethoven and Schubert at Huntington Hall on Saturday, February 4. more...
News
A 71-year old retired businessman has launched his own political party because he is fed up with the rest. more...
PERCY the cockatiel is looking for a new home after his owner developed breathing problems. more...
A YOUNG Worcester actor is fighting back from an accident that could have left him paralysed and would certainly have ruined his career. more...
A TEENAGE couple say they are lucky to be alive after firefighters rescued them from their smoke-filled Worcester flat. more...
AN Alcester couple have proved themselves a diamond pair, having just celebrated 60 years of married bliss. more...
A NEW transport scheme for the elderly is being set up in Warwickshire. more...
WELFORD-on-Avon Parish Council has unanimously agreed to recommend the rejection of plans for new housing association homes to be built in the village. more...
WORK on Alcester's Scouts and Guides headquarters is progressing quickly - despite £40,000 still needed to complete the project. more...
WITH spring drawing closer, Alcester is ready to blossom with a new season of floral events. more...
TWO Alcester men have swapped beer for water and hard training as they gear up for the London Marathon in April. more...
THERE'S a new woman at Worcestershire County Cricket Club this season, so we'll get all the jokes about maidens, slips and fine legs out of the way to start with. more...
A MOTORCYCLE has been stolen from Alcester High Street. more...
EASTNOR Castle, the corporate venue and fairytale castle near Ledbury, has just launched a new, `top-secret' teambuilding challenge for 2006 - Codename Bond. more...
PEOPLE with a sweet tooth are in for a treat this week. more...
IF your business produces electrical and electronic waste, then help is on the way. more...
ROLLS of roofing felt have been stolen from outside a school in Alcester. more...
A POPULAR pantomime has been given a modern twist by members of Alcester Drama Club. more...
A LIBRARY book has been returned - 22 years late - to a school in Alcester. more...
COSMETICS worth up to £10,000 have been stolen from a garage in Bidford. more...
BIDFORD residents are being asked to be vigilant after a bogus workman pushed his way into the home of an elderly couple. more...
A WOODRUSH High School pupil is organising another talk from one of the world's foremost writers and educators on autism. more...
YOUNGSTERS aged 13-19 are being offered the chance to take part in a unique sports scheme in the half-term holiday using the Technical Development Ring (TDR). more...
THE campaign against mini motorbikes being ridden dangerously in Redditch is being stepped up this week. more...
ALVECHURCH residents are trying a new weapon in the battle against motorists abusing disabled parking bays. more...
Stewart and Matthew Keyte, practise their dragon skills as youngsters from Norton Pre-School in Littleworth, near Norton, celebrate Chinese New Year by dressing up in traditional Chinese clothes and tucking into food eaten in the Orient. The three and four-year-olds cooked noodles and spring rolls and then had fun eating them using chopsticks. The idea came from teacher Alison Griffins, who hand-made a dancing dragon, smaller than the traditional ones used by adults, for the children to decorate and then use. more...
FECKENHAM Forest History Society will be given an illustrated talk on the Parish Churches of Worcestershire by Tim Bridges at Feckenham Village Hall on Tuesday from 7.30pm. more...
A TWENTY-eight-year old Redditch man appeared before magistrates on Tuesday charged with a racially aggravated assault on a taxi driver. more...
WORDSMITHS from a Redditch school have discovered the joy of seeing their work in print. more...
FAMILY pet Barney, a three-year-old black Labrador, is on the run after going missing from his home in Rectory Road, Headless Cross. If you spot him, call Kevin Rowlands on 07971 954158. more...
BUSINESS leaders are invited to find out how the latest age discrimination laws could affect them when a seminar is staged in Redditch this month. more...
STUDLEY residents can let the good times roll at a music hall concert this Saturday. more...
A BEOLEY churchyard will be a white-wash with flowers this weekend. more...
A TOWN green group is recruiting new members. more...
ALL the fun of the fair will be brought to life during an event at Studley Village Hall on February 10. more...
HIGH school students looking for their next move are invited for a taster evening at NEW College next week. more...
BUDDING sports stars will benefit from a new coach as well as new facilities at Redditch Cricket, Hockey, Rugby and Squash Club. more...
THE end is in sight for Studley movie buffs patiently waiting for the launch of the village's very own cinema club. more...
A WATER-sports charity making a splash with Redditch youngsters is set to launch a new challenge - dragon-boat racing! more...
A CALLOW Hill man has clocked up 25 years working for the Royal Automobile Club (RAC). more...
ENERGETIC women are invited to don their trainers and tracksuits for a day of fitness fun this month. more...
RESIDENTS are being invited to help as watchdogs at a Tardebigge Prison. more...
A GENEROUS Midlands house builder has come to the rescue of a Redditch homeless charity. more...
A FORMER Redditch youth accused of locking two women in a flat after theft from a shop has been remanded in custody by a judge. more...
MOTORISTS are being warned of delays on the A448 Redditch-to-Bromsgrove road as repair work lasting 30 weeks gets underway. more...
MEMBERS of the Bromsgrove Male Choir entertained the lads of Stoke Farm Reformatory to a musical treat. Under the leadership of Mr Chantry, they performed a selection of glees, humorous songs and dialogues, which were greeted with hearty applause and demands for an encore. more...
THE women's section of Lickey British Legion held its annual dinner. A total of 50 attended and for the first time, husbands and friends, including many representatives of the men's branch, were invited to join the party. Messrs John and Wallace Russell sang a selection of duets accompanied by Mrs Colley on the piano. Monty Banks also entertained with his conjuring. more...
A CENTURY of Bromsgrove history fell to the bulldozers as the 19th century almshouses in Stratford Road were demolished. The homes fell to the contractor's hammer after nearly a year's controversy. The almshouses were built in 1883 by the trustees of Bromsgrove Consolidated Charities and funded by the sale of The Poors Farm in Blackwell. more...
A PACT meeting will be held at Batchley Community Centre in Cherry Tree Walk on Thursday from 7pm. more...
THE Christmas meeting saw the end of the 40th anniversary year, with a commemoration glass presented to every member. more...
ABBEYDALE residents are invited to their first community policing meeting tonight. more...
THE new season opened with a slide show of the societies' and national late shows presented by Ian Thornton and Jack Gilbert. more...
GREENLANDS residents have identified antisocial behaviour, drug abuse and abandoned vehicles as their three priorities for the coming month at their first PACT meeting. more...
PAM Hewitson, who was standing in for Delice, welcomed members. more...
REDDITCH police say they are disappointed with the apathy shown by residents invited to meet and discuss problems they have in their communities. more...
AT the recent AGM, retiring president Bill Reading, gave a nautical, Trafalgar-style review of his year of office in 2005. more...
THE new year started with Inner Wheel Day on January 10. more...
REDDITCH councillor Albert Wharrad marked the death of colleague and friend Bill Goodread with a speech at a full council meeting on Monday night. more...
THE November meeting organised by the Redditch & Alcester Group saw Malcolm Ranieri present a show called Vintage Transport. more...
AT the January meeting, Brian Draper returned to complete his journey along the River Severn. more...
A MAN with a grievance against a work colleague caused £650 damage to his van. more...
THE 545th meeting was held recently and after business, Sue Merrell, the speaker for the evening, was introduced. more...
HUNGRY patients across Worcestershire will soon be tucking into meals cooked up at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, following a £1 million expansion of its catering facilities. more...
MEMBERS were welcomed to the January meeting by new president Enid Lycett. more...
THE death of a American woman who used to teach in Redditch remains shrouded in mystery, despite an ongoing investigation by US authorities. more...
REDDITCH MP Jacqui Smith has been challenged by a neighbouring MP to lend her support to the long-running fight for more education funding in the area. more...
BUDDING engineers at Studley High School took up the challenge to design and build a model of a wind-powered generator. more...
SPICE up your life with a talk on India, Pushkar and the Taj Mahal next week. more...
THERE will be Punch and Judy and a plethora of puppets during two events at Forge Mill Needle Museum this month. more...
A JUDGE decided not a ban a taxi driver from the road after hearing he would lose his job. more...
PRESIDENT Pauline Vining welcomed members, the music began and in danced our speaker for the evening, Val Rainbow. more...
A TAXI driver is fighting for his life in a Birmingham hospital after he was apparently assaulted by one of his passengers in Redditch on Friday night. more...
BRAVE firefighters saved the life of an elderly man after he collapsed outside his Batchley home following a chip pan fire in his kitchen. more...
IT has been a busy few months for a Redditch model who will soon grace the pages of men's magazine Nuts. more...
A FORMER soldier attacked a pool player with a broken bottle after hurling abuse while drunk. more...
A FORMER Redditch resident has been fined and ordered to pay costs after he was convicted of benefit fraud. more...
I AM writing in response to the article "Parents urged to look beyond league tables" (Advertiser, January 25) in which Peter Woodman, head of Arrow Vale Community High School, emphasises the fact "good schools are more than just getting good results". more...
THERE will be some clowning around at Redditch Town Hall as a group of performers prepare to wow young crowds during the half-term holidays. more...
IT seems the more we pay in taxes, the less we get in return. Was it not a gross waste of public money repainting road markings, erecting The Leaning Needles of Redditch and now Church Green is being dug up? What's that all about? more...
ANXIOUS Wythall residents are hoping new CCTV and extra police officers in the village will deter gangs of antisocial youths. more...
ON Thursday, February 2, there is a protest outside the Alexandra Hospital at 12.30-2pm before Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust begins its public meeting. more...
PLEASE could you inform readers of a problem with the new wheelie bins we have recently received in Hollywood and Wythall. more...
PAUL O'Reilly makes me look a fool (Letters, January 11) but I am grateful to him and I hope to become a better person after reading his letter. more...
REDDITCH MP Jacqui Smith has responded to calls to join the fight for fairer funding in Worcestershire with claims that she "will not be lectured by Conservatives". more...
YOU carried a story on the proposed extension to Sainsbury's (Advertiser, January 18) in which Councillor Nigel Hicks, commenting as chairman of Redditch Council's planning committee, mentioned improvements made to the traffic island by the supermarket in 2003. more...
Congratulations to Councillor David Hunt - he has mastered the art of Labour Spin. more...
INVESTIGATIONS are being carried out at Forge Mill Pool after shocked residents reported seeing dead fish floating in the water. more...
PROTESTERS concerned about the future of the Alex Hospital will raise their placards and voices during a demonstration tomorrow. more...
RESIDENTS concerned about the future of the Redditch and Bromsgrove Primary Care Trust (PCT) will have the chance to share their views at a second meeting in the town. more...
A "SAVE the Alex" banner will adorn the front of the Redditch Council House building in a mark of solidarity to the ongoing hospital campaign. more...
A FINAL decision to save the accident and emergency department at the Alexandra Hospital was made at a meeting yesterday. more...
REDDITCH Council Leader Phil Mould has agreed to be more responsible with council taxpayer's money following the cash wasted on the AIR Festival. more...
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BY now, your readers will are more than aware of the financial disaster being faced by Redditch Council. more...
THE proposed swingeing cuts by cash-strapped Redditch Council, which have caused so much anger and distress among our readers over the last fortnight , will not go ahead. more...
HUNT protesters and Worcestershire Hunt supporters have both claimed to have had members attacked at a foxhunt just outside Droitwich Spa. more...
A WOMAN motorist had to flee after another driver carrying a knife tried to get into her car. more...
AN application for waterside apartments submitted by a company using the name of a Worcester property tycoon has been refused. more...
NEWS that councillors have given a unanimous thumbs-up to Droitwich's new lido development has been met with renewed optimism in the Spa. more...
The drama surrounding a former Droitwich Spa man at the centre of a murder probe into the deaths of his wife and baby daughter has taken a new twist. more...
BOLLARDS are to be removed from outside a small store in the hope of saving the business. more...
CONTROVERSIAL plans to hike up the price of taxi licenses are set to cause outrage among Bromsgrove cab drivers. more...
Santa serves up a tray of mince pies for Billy Craig and Betty Smith during a a belated Christmas lunch for pensioners at a Droitwich Spa pub. more...
RAY Meredith, who had been a director of a well-known family firm of Bromsgrove builders for 40 years and who was actively involved in the social life of the town, has died aged 83. more...
Benefit cheats in Bromsgrove are being warned to be on their guard as the district council, working with the Department of Work and Pensions, continues its hard-hitting campaign to catch the culprits. more...
LOVE will definitely be in the air this Valentine's Day for a Bromsgrove couple who have entered a contest to win a dream wedding. more...
STAFF based in Bromsgrove, who oversee all highways issues in and around the town, could be moved to Worcester as part of a bid to stream-line the service. more...
AN elderly Catshill woman had £600 stolen from her handbag by conmen just a day after a Rubery pensioner was also targeted. more...
MORE than 80 people braved the chill of a January morning to attend Bromsgrove's sixth Holocaust Memorial Day in Sanders Park. more...
A teenage soldier, who committed a violent burglary while psychologically scarred by harrowing memories of the Gulf War, has had his sentence slashed by Appeal Court judges. more...
IF you think your melodious trilling in the bath tub is worthy of a more appreciative audience than your rubber duck, your big break into the world of music could start right here in Bromsgrove, writes Pete Lammas. more...
A FIVE-YEAR old Bromsgrove boy was air lifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital suffering from serious head and face wounds after he was involved in what may have been a freak accident. more...
A NURSERY experienced some Far Eastern culture when it held a festival to celebrate the Chinese new year. more...
ANGRY Blackwell parents are vowing to fight plans to break up a class of children and send them to another middle school near Bromsgrove. more...
INTERNATIONAL peace campaigner Bruce Kent was on hand to express his views on military intervention and peace making at a conference in Bromsgrove. more...
RELIGIOUS education in schools has come a long way from the days when pupils studied the Christian faith by sitting behind a desk reading the Bible. more...
AN avid collector of road signs has uncovered a milestone he last saw 25 years ago. more...
TEENAGE pupils at a Bromsgrove school have discovered that the town is one of the most lawless places in Britain when it comes to `white collar' crime. more...
INTREPID pupils at a Bromsgrove school are setting off to Africa for an exchange trip. more...
A TOWN pub is raising a glass to its success after being nominated for a prestigious industry award for the quality of its drinks. more...
SIR A multi-storey car park for the Royal Worcestershire Hospital, which could supplement the existing utterly inadequate parking facilities, would indeed be most welcome. more...
SIR - So another public toilet is under threat at Upton-upon-Severn. Is there no one among all these councillors who can come up with an answer to this most basic of human needs? more...
SIR - Compassion In World Farming (CIWF) has just made public the overall results of its exhaustive two-yearly survey to monitor how well animals are reared, transported and slaughtered for the UK's leading supermarkets. more...
SIR - On behalf of the Stroke Association, I'm writing to request the help of your readers. We would like your readers to ask their MP to sign Early Day Motion (EDM) 1186 National Audit Office Report on Treating Strokes. more...
SIR - Ever since I can remember, I've been passionate about the environment. In 1999 I made the decision to devote myself to working full time within the environment sector. Through my work with various organisations, including environmental charity Global Action Plan and more recently presenting BBC 2's No Waste Like Home series, I've learnt to understand more and more just how important it is that we all start to make more energy-saving efforts in the UK. more...
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WITH reference to Mr Grahame Bennett's letter on disgusting litter last week, I would agree with him that you would not see this in western Europe, for instance, northern France is almost litter free. more...
I TOTALLY agree with Karen Collins' comments concerning the proposed demolition of the children's play area in Vines Lane. more...
SALTWAY Rotary Club has just finished totting up the cash raised by the Christmas collections outside Waitrose and Morrisons stores in the weeks leading up to Christmas. more...
I READ with interest that Wychavon District Council is to waste more council taxpayers' money on paying someone to run the High Street regeneration. more...
DROITWICH now has a new partnership manager courtesy of our wonderful Wychavon District Council, responsible for `co-ordinating all the activities in and around the town, including supporting the Droitwich Spa Area Local Strategic Partnership'. more...
AT last the pensioners of Droitwich are to get free bus travel from April, and not before time either. more...
FOLLOWING the recent article about the Droitwich by-pass being converted to one lane southbound. more...
I WRITE to support the comments made by Graham Bennett in his letter in last more...
I WOULD like to commend Bromsgrove District Council for their excellent refuse and green waste collection service. more...
LAST week Jim Eyre stated that he was assured by the district council at the Rubery Spotlight meeting that Councillor Stephen Peters was incorrect in saying that a third wheelie bin would be introduced in 2006 for the collection of recyclable materials. more...
I WOULD like to thank the Advertiser/Messenger so much for the wonderful Samsung i5 Digimax Digital camera that I won in your Lloyds Pharmacy competition. more...
A YOUNG Studley lass is starting out to challenge the Russians at their own sport - gymnastics. more...
CROONER Frankie Vaughan kept his teenage admirers in Redditch waiting for an hour on Tuesday. more...
THE local government board inquiry at Redditch met on Tuesday for an application by the Rural Urban District Council for a loan of £3,750, for the Headless Cross and Hewell Road new sewage scheme, which was of interest for the amount of the proposed loan. more...
A GUITAR worth more than £500 was stolen from a garage near Wythall. The black Fender 1972 Telecaster was stolen from the building in Heycott Grove, Walker's Heath, between 4pm last Tuesday and 10am the next day. DC Mark Carter, from Wythall CID, said: "We know these guitars are highly regarded and would be easily recognisable by anyone within the trade or with an interest in music. If anyone's offered such a guitar they believe to be stolen, please give us a call." Call 08457 444888. more...
THUGS threw eggs at houses and shops in Studley at the weekend. Village police are appealing for help in catching the culprits who targeted the village hall in High Street and houses behind it on Saturday night. Studley Fish Bar, also in High Street, was egged four times in the same evening. Sector Inspector Emma Walton said residents had been left distressed by the attacks. "This type of incident had quietened down. If anyone has any information on who is responsible, we'd like to hear from them," she said. Call Alcester police station on 01789 762207. more...
POLICE have renewed their appeal for information after a man was assaulted opposite the Red Chamber Chinese restaurant in Redditch almost three weeks ago. more...
A GRANDFATHER whose alarm clock has been set at 4.30am to go to work is looking forward to some well-deserved lie-ins after retiring from his job. more...
SPICY sausages made in Worcestershire came second in a top contest. more...
NETWORK Rail has refused to install dual-tracking between Worcester and Oxford, claiming there is "no business case". more...
THE BISHOP of Worcester discussed his feelings on homosexuality within the church for the first time on prime time TV this week. more...
Worcester Warriors are to host two prestigious international matches. more...
A TRUST set up in the name of an Evesham teenager who died from leukaemia has raised enough money to buy a vital piece of equipment to provide blood transfusions for patients at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. more...
History enthusiast Barbara Hopper has been delving into the past to discover the story behind her local church. more...
GRAFFITI will be rife at one spot in Malvern on Saturday - but residents need fear not as it is all part of an arts workshop being hosted by Malvern Theatres. more...
PEOPLE who want to broaden their minds should keep their eyes peeled for a bright purple bus. more...
A FOUR-year-old boy who was traumatised when his foot got trapped in the workings of a pushchair has been offered a very special treat from his rescuers. more...
Sport
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SHIPSTON were hoping to earn themselves a place in the Cotswold League play-offs this week but had to endure two close and well-fought matches. more...
MEMBERS of Childswickham Gun Club met for the first time in 2006 last Sunday to contest for the Herbert Sandals Skeet Cup. more...
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A DISAPPOINTING final round denied John Bickerton a higher finish at the Commericialbank Qatar Masters over the weekend. more...
A DROITWICH business setting up a new tournament has signed up one of the most famous courses in the world as its starting venue. more...
DROITWICH Hawks and Barnt Green A battled out a 5-5 draw in the Bromsgrove and Redditch Table Tennis League Division One. more...
BROMSGROVE Indoor Bowls Club suffered agony in the Denny Plate quarterfinal as Norfolk side Gallow knocked them out on Sunday. more...
BROMSGROVE resident Ros Weston has been elected chairman of The English Ladies' Golf Association (ELGA).TOP BRASS: Roz Weston has been elected chairman of the English Ladies' Golf Association. more...
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LAST Saturday saw the penultimate round of the Fisheasy Teams Winter League where ten teams are vying for a place in the prestigious Avon Teams Championships to be staged at the annual Evesham Festival in August. more...
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THE annual presentation evening of the Evesham and District Disabled Club, sponsored by Partnership's, took place at Badsey Recreation Club last Friday when the honours of a successful season were handed out. more...
Pershore 18pts, Old Coventrians 19 more...
Kingswinford III 0,Pershore III 1 more...
Ludlow 1, Pershore 2 more...
Bredon 0, Drakes Broughton U-16 3 more...
SECOND from bottom of Division Three of the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League, Stratford-based Queens put their struggles behind them when rattling up their biggest ever league win. more...
ANDY Hodgetts continued his rich vein of scoring form since Andy Robbins took over the reins at King George's to spearhead Pershore Town to a 5-3 victory over Meir KA. more...
Walsall 1, Evesham 0 more...
CHRIS Pearce of Bengeworth Lions dominated proceedings at the Evesham Journal sponsored Lower Divisions, Cadets and Over-60s tournament staged at Evesham High School. more...
EVESHAM Rowing Club's junior girls were on top form at last Sunday's Stourport Head of the River as they returned home with three wins and two second place finishes. more...
ONE win and nine points from the last 11 matches is hardly the sort of form to lead Evesham supporters to believe that their side can avoid relegation, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
Lancaster City 1 Redditch United 0 more...
ASTWOOD Bank are looking for another successful season following their excellent run in the National Village Knockout last term. more...
THE annual presentation evening of the Evesham and District Disabled Club, sponsored by Partnership's, took place at Badsey Recreation Club last Friday when the honours of a successful season were handed out. more...
LAST Saturday saw the penultimate round of the Fisheasy Teams Winter League where ten teams are vying for a place in the prestigious Avon Teams Championships to be staged at the annual Evesham Festival in August. more...
Evesham 12pts, Hereford II 5 more...
Bromsgrove Vets 17, more...
Evesham U-10 6pts, Bromyard 0 more...
SUNDAY saw Evesham's Under-9s entertain Bromyard eager to reverse their defeat from the first game of the season. more...
Evesham U-11 21pts, Bromyard 38 more...
Evesham U-12 33pts, Bromyard 21 more...
Pershore 18pts, Old Coventrians 19 more...
THE fifth round of the Winter League at Broad-way turned the attention to the greensomes format and again scoring was excellent. more...
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STAR and Garter booked their place in the LMS Shield semi-final by defeating Victoria Barnt Green 4-1. more...
WOODRUSH u16s edged to a 5-0 victory over Bromsgrove, the scoreline reflecting how even the match was. more...
Droitwich Spa 2 Himley Athletic 0 more...
Alcester 7 Southam 24 more...
Fairfield Villa 1 Chaddesley Corbett 0 more...
BARNT Green Spartak will be aiming to progress into the next round of the Smedley Crooke Memorial Cup when they entertain Northfield Town tonight (Wednesday, 7.45pm kick off). more...
Bromsgrove Rovers 1 Brackley Town 1 more...
NEW Bromsgrove Rovers manager Rod Brown outlined his burning desire to get the club promoted from the Southern League Division One West. more...
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Kings Norton 8 Woodrush 5 more...
STAFF and supporters of Redditch United were mourning the death last week of one of the club's unsung heroes. more...
TWO pupils from Bromsgrove School have been called up to England under-18s' training squad. more...
DROITWICH RFC is holding a half term rugby camp at the Glyn Mitchell Memorial Stadium between, February 13 and 14. more...
DROITWICH under-15s got the better of Hereford 24-5 on Sunday. more...
Droitwich Spa 6 Old Halesonians 31 more...
Walsall 26 Bromsgrove 17 more...
CRICKETERS of any standard are required for Evesham Henricians' new season of Sunday friendly matches. more...
EVESHAM Cricket Club's quest for further glory gets under way next Wednesday evening with the start of indoor nets, coaching and training. more...
Evesham Utd Ladies 3, more...
Halesowen Tn 2, Evesham Utd 0 more...
Bredon 0, Drakes Broughton U-16 3 more...
Littleton 1, more...
Evesham Utd Ladies 3, more...
ILMINGTON rattled in six of the best at home and away in the Stratford Alliance last Saturday. more...
THE annual coaching week organised by Evesham Uni-ted's junior section takes place at Evesham High School during half-term week. more...
SECOND from bottom of Division Three of the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League, Stratford-based Queens put their struggles behind them when rattling up their biggest ever league win. more...
ANDY Hodgetts continued his rich vein of scoring form since Andy Robbins took over the reins at King George's to spearhead Pershore Town to a 5-3 victory over Meir KA. more...
ONE win and nine points from the last 11 matches is hardly the sort of form to lead Evesham supporters to believe that their side can avoid relegation, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
Bromsgrove men's 4th XI 3 Walsall men's 4th XI 4 more...
Droitwich men's 1st XI 1 Stone men's 1st XI 4 more...
Rugeley men's 1st XI 2 Bromsgrove men's 1st XI 7 more...
Redditch VC Women 4 more...
Redditch United Girls u12s 1 Leafield Athletic 0 more...
FECKENHAM manager Lee Adams says he is feeling confident ahead of two of the club's biggest games of the season. more...
ALVECHURCH manager Shaun Cunnington is hoping that a week's rest will have done his team the power of good. more...
STUDLEY'S fine run of form continued on Saturday with an expected win over a seemingly doomed Rocester side who are without a win in more than 60 league games. more...
ANGLING: Lodge Park AC's second round of the float only league was won by Monty Salisbury who caught two chub for a winning weight of 2lb. Barry Blewett was second (4oz) and Glyn Blewett (3oz) third. more...
TENNIS: Wythall 'A' consolidated their place at the top of Division Two of the Stratford Winter League with a 4-0 victory over visitors Aston Cantlow. more...
CYCLING: There was victory for Redditch rider Abigail Cox in the u8s race in the latest round of the West Midlands Cyclo-Cross League. more...
INFLUENTIAL scrum-half Neil Hodgkins made his long-awaited return for Redditch at the weekend. more...
HOCKEY: Redditch made a losing start to the year when they went down 3-1 to visitors Old Sils. more...
BOSSES at Redditch Arrows say they are confident of putting last season's disappointments behind them. more...
ONE win and nine points from the last 11 matches is hardly the sort of form to lead Evesham supporters to believe that their side can avoid relegation, writes Mervyn Collins. more...
NEW Bromsgrove Rovers manager Rod Brown outlined his burning desire to get the club promoted from the Southern League Division One West. more...
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Bromsgrove Rovers 1 Brackley Town 1 more...
Lansdowne 1, Bretforton Ladies 0 more...
Kingswinford III 0,Pershore III 1 more...
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Old Silhillians II, Badsey Ladies 1 more...
Ludlow 1, Pershore 2 more...
