Stories for 2 February 2006
Leisure
A KIDDERMINSTER artist who has gathered inspiration from local scenery and mountains in the Lake District will be displaying his work in the town's library next month. more...
AN award-winning Kidderminster-born poet will be reading her work at Kidderminster Library. more...
COLOURFUL paintings of flowers created by a Bewdley artist will be on display at the town's library from Saturday. more...
HUNDREDS of young dancers from across the Midlands will be performing at the annual Wyre Forest Dance Festival. more...
ARTWORK created by children from a Kidderminster nursery will be on display at a gallery in Worcester next month. more...
FARMING life will be the subject of a Stourport film-maker's latest project, which he hopes will be shown at prestigious film festivals. more...
FANS of jazz and swing music can put on their dancing shoes and head to Kidderminster Town Hall. more...
FANS of the Blues Brothers can dance the night away at a Kidderminster pub later this month. more...
FARMING life will be the subject of a Stourport film-maker's latest project, which he hopes will be shown at prestigious film festivals. more...
AN up-and-coming Kidderminster band, who have been recreating their live sound in the studio, are looking forward to a busy year ahead. more...
THE story of a theatre group trying to stage a play in spite of constant interference from the author is to be performed in Kidderminster. more...
AS I write this I am still on a "high" from attending this superb concert. more...
IF you remember and enjoyed Jumanji, then you are going to love this. more...
THERE have been quite a few hit films modified for the stage over the years and judging by the audience's reaction someone made the right decision to follow suit with Footloose. more...
THERE are plenty of laughs in the latest Nonentities production, Billy Liar, at the Rose Theatre. more...
A CHANCE to see this psychological drama before it starts its West End run was not to be missed, especially with stage legend Ian Richardson CBE taking the leading role. more...
Despite some cold nights, on the whole, January was very mild. more...
TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. CBSO Centre - CBSO players (lunchtime). Stourbridge: Broadway Inn more...
News
TWO items in last week's Journal (January 26) are connected by a common theme - cricket and Evesham. more...
While welcoming any additional real terms funding which comes into our county's schools, I must point out to parents while a 6.7% increase looks good on paper, in reality, how good it is depends on the original amount of funding it was applied to in the first place. more...
IN three quarters of an hour four trees were cut down on our estate. No warning was given to any of the residents. When I approached the tree surgeon, he said residents had complained because leaves and berries were falling on their cars! more...
Re: Miss Margaret Nancy Hewins Deceased. We have been asked by the Executors of the above to express their appreciation of your article in last week's edition. more...
MY daily newspaper informed me that the December retail price index which is used to calculate the state pensions has risen by 2.2 per cent. more...
SHOCKED Worcestershire County Council bosses are faced with more cutbacks on services after hearing the grant from central government is to be slashed by £320,000 over the next two years. more...
RESIDENTS who lost a battle two years ago to stop a mobile phone mast being placed just yards from their homes are now embroiled in another fight. more...
A 50-YEAR-old amateur actress has had to learn an unusual new skill for her latest raunchy role. more...
WORCESTER is set for a stunning transformation after city council bosses approved plans for 356 new homes, office space, restaurants and a three-star hotel. more...
AN initiative has been set up to link businesses based in Worcestershire and Hereford-shire with university students and graduates. more...
Controversial supermodel Kate Moss was recruited to advertise Virgin Mobile's pay monthly contract in its bid to pick up more customers. more...
MEDIA agencies in Worcestershire are being challenged to pitch their work against the rest of the country in the second Annual Fresh Media Awards. more...
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Stewart and Matthew, practise their dragon skills as youngsters from Norton Pre-School in Littleworth, near Norto more...
EVERY girl wants to look a million dollars and getting your hair right is usually the key to looking and feeling your very best. more...
CHARITIES and good causes throughout Kidderminster are being given the chance to apply for a share of the money raised at this year's carnival. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER chippy landed a big catch by taking top prize in a national competition. more...
WYRE Forest District Council is set to fall short of a Government target for helping people who are facing health and safety problems due to poor housing, members have been told. more...
A FUN event to kick-start men into male grooming habits has been held in Kidderminster. more...
THE chairman of a disability pressure group is calling for a service to help people with mobility difficulties get into Kidderminster town centre. more...
A RACE featuring plastic ducks and homemade water birds has raised £1,000 for charity. more...
A KIDDERMINSTER mother-of-two who alleged she faced a campaign "to get rid of her" when she returned to work after having a baby is to go ahead with compensation claims for constructive dismissal and sex discrimination against a printing firm. more...
A CHARITY supporting people with disabilities has been given a £150,000 lottery boost for its activities in an area including Wyre Forest. more...
THE history of Wyre Forest trams will form part of a presentation, which will also look at the locomotive engineers of Stourbridge, at Kidderminster Railway Museum, on Saturday. more...
OPTIONS for improving Cleobury Mortimer town centre are going on show to the public. more...
ANYONE with an interest in business or premises in and around Kidderminster town centre is being invited to a meeting looking at issues relating to the area. more...
RESIDENTS of Kidderminster and Bewdley are being given opportunities to discuss issues they want to see tackled by police in the towns. more...
A NEW guide has been produced to encourage Wyre Forest organisations to go green. more...
ONE of the bosses of a Kidderminster company is going on a fact-finding mission to a landlocked West African country, where people struggle to find safe drinking water each day. more...
POLICE have cracked down on petty crime and anti-social behaviour on Kidderminster's Spennells estate - arresting four people and seizing three mini moto motorbikes. more...
A HISTORIC church in Astley is facing closure unless £120,000 can be raised to pay for essential repair work. more...
A POPULAR Kidderminster store is being offered for sale at a London property auction. more...
A WOMAN who hand-reared three cattle as pets is distraught that two of them will be eaten after they are slaughtered after they tested positive for bovine TB. more...
A SCHOOLBOY is trapped at home, too terrified to go out after two brutal assaults on the same day left him traumatised. more...
STRATFORD police are warning restaurant owners and pub managers to be extra careful with their deliveries after thieves made off with a haul of fresh fish from the rear of a pub near Bidford. more...
SIR - As one who was born and raised in Worcester, let me assure Mike Pryce (Worcester News, January 14) that it was indeed common parlance to refer to former pupils of the Royal Grammar School as "Old Elizabethans." I did not attend that school, yet I was thoroughly acquainted with its Elizabethan connections. more...
COMMUNITIES like Evesham and the Vale are just the sort of places that will be overlooked if police forces are merged under Home Secretary Charles Clarke's according to Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff. more...
SIR - A few years ago, the Worcester News published a letter in which I sympathised with a police officer given responsibility for an area previously patrolled, in more law-abiding times, by a dozen policemen. more...
CHILDREN from Pershore High school were visited by an education minister to answer questions on the education system. more...
SIR - Regarding the miller's thumb or bullhead (Cottus Gobio), I was interested in your recent article about this fish. more...
RECYCLING rates in Wychavon have exceeded government targets over the past two months, it was revealed this week. more...
SIR - Put down the crutches and pick up your pen, and we will get you back to work again. This is the Government's promise in the wake of the Green Paper on incapacity benefit reform. more...
MORETON Town Council has complained about the state of public toilets in the town. more...
SIR - Many years ago, my mother had serried rows of jars around her kitchen shelves. None were labelled "fags", "booze" "drugs"! All required weekly deposits - her first priority being "rent". more...
FUND-raisers in Wyre Forest have been praised for their contribution of more than £130,000 to Kemp Hospice. more...
A TEEN rock band led to a newsagent selling out of the Tenbury Wells Advertiser within an hour of going on sale last week.
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AN Evesham woman who uses her dog as alternative therapy as part of the Pets as Therapy scheme, PAT, to help hospital patients and residents in sheltered homes is urging more animal lovers to join her. more...
A BROADWAY-based multi-millionaire businessman has been named as the fifth wealthiest man in the Midlands. more...
A burglar claiming to be investigating a burst water pipe pushed his way into the home of an elderly couple in Bidford. more...
PATIENTS in Wyre Forest have been able to see a GP within 48 hours and a primary care professional within 24 hours this month, according to a report to the district's PCT. more...
THE numbers of people on Wyre Forest inpatient and daycase waiting lists have exceeded target figures. more...
EMERGENCY funding to prevent the roof of a Bewdley tourist attraction caving in has been granted. more...
AROUND 150 cancer patients every year are receiving mistletoe treatment at a clinic near Bewdley to help improve their quality of life. more...
THE Wyre Forest branch of a charity that rescues unwanted animals has issued its own SOS. more...
AN outdoor activity centre in Bewdley is set to welcome more children after being given a lottery-funded facelift. more...
AN impossible dream came true on Tuesday. The Government lost a division by one vote, 282 to 283. My vote! more...
AWARDS have been given to three Bewdley residents for their contribution to music and events in the town. more...
VOLUNTEERS have been rewarded for their outstanding service to the community during a ceremony in Bewdley. more...
VOLUNTEERS are hoping to secure grant money to help turn plans for a youth café in Bewdley into reality. more...
A BEWDLEY mother says her family wake up each morning feeling ill because of the smell of sewage that has lingered in their home for three months. more...
ONE hundred working dogs and their handlers will be lobbying parliament to protest at proposals to ban the docking of working dogs' tails under the Animal Welfare Bill. more...
DIVERS could be sent into the River Severn to retrieve parts of Bewdley Bridge's north wall following a collision last week. more...
BEWDLEY Town Council members have unanimously agreed a contribution of £5,000 toward a CCTV scheme for the town. more...
A WALK around Hartlebury, of around eight miles duration, has been organised for Sunday. more...
THE next meeting of the Wyre Forest branch will be on Thursday, February 9 at Stourport Memorial Park community centre, starting at 7.30pm. more...
THE speaker at the Wyre Forest and District Centre's January meeting at Blakedown parish room was Mike Miles, former advertising and public relations executive, with a talk about "The Baron of Packwood". more...
PROSPECTIVE new members are invited to the Lyttelton Arms, Hagley, on Tuesday, February 7, starting at 8pm. more...
THERE will be a meeting on Sunday at the TA Centre, Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, at 11am. more...
THE group for social singles has organised a series of pub nights, each starting at around 8.45pm. more...
THE annual meeting was held at the end of the year, when the chairman reported on a successful recruitment campaign. The evening concluded with an illustrated talk on wild animals in Africa. more...
NAMES for the musical lunch were taken at the January meeting, where president Pat Bond re-introduced all the committee members. The "Stepping Out" scrapbook was shown to members, and Olive Broadfield urged more walkers to enter items for the book which will be taken to WI House for judging. more...
THE first meeting of the year took place at St Ambrose Social Club. Michael Jones from Astley gave a talk on beekeeping. more...
AS has become the tradition, the first programme of the New Year features members who have not given a presentation before. more...
ON Wednesday at St George's Church Annexe, Radford Avenue, Kidderminster, Don Gilbert will give a talk on "Two Architects who Worked in Kidderminster - GM Gething and JG Bland", which was originally scheduled for January. more...
MEMBERS will be going to see Role Play at the Swan Theatre, Worcester, on March 2. Dates for diaries are the resolutions conference at Christopher Whitehead School, Worcester on April 10, the Spring Leys group meeting at Arley on May 3 and the annual council meeting at Malvern Theatres on May 21 when one of the speakers will be Ann Widdecombe. This month flowers were sent to Mary Cooksey. more...
REG Moule, plant lover and gardening expert, was the guest speaker on January 11, inspiring members to grow new and unusual vegetables in their gardens. more...
AT the first meeting of the year, there was a discussion about the new magazine - WI Life. more...
THE annual meeting was held on January 18 at the Cock and Magpie, with 18 members present. more...
AT the annual meeting, the following officers were elected: president Derek Walker, chairman Michael Ecob, hon sec Helen Rendle, hon treasurer Rita Browning, show secretary Robin Saunders, social secretary Pam Johnstone, press officer Joan Appleton; committee Nina Saunders, Mr and Mrs I McRea, Eric Walker, Vic Powell, John Jackson, David Ward, Lynn Hughes, Christine Parker. more...
A BROADWAY hotel is set to unveil a major £600,000 refurbishment project later this month. more...
MUSICIANS have been rocking in Bewdley to help boost funds to rebuild the Rhydd Covert activity centre. more...
THE new Rhydd Covert activity centre began to take shape when the roof went on this week. more...
AN appeal by gipsies who were refused permission to create a caravan site at Cleeve Prior has been turned down. more...
RECYCLING rates in Wychavon have exceeded government targets over the past two months, it was revealed this week. more...
A TEENAGER who caused an accident when she took her parents' car for a spin while still a learner driver has been banned from driving for a year. more...
ORGANISERS of the highly successful campaign to save the town's hospital last year were celebrating again this week. more...
A BRETFORTON pensioner was left shaken after vandals struck twice in two days to wreck the allotment he had tended for almost 20 years. more...
A NEW body aimed at improving relationships between Vale residents and gipsies in Wychavon has been set up by the district council. more...
AN £84,000 grant towards the development of Evesham's Regal Cinema is to be withdrawn, it was revealed this week. more...
IT has been interesting reading the rather one-sided debate regarding high scores in the Stourport and District Youth Football League. more...
EVESHAM town centre faces weeks of traffic chaos when engineers apply a weight restriction to Abbey Bridge preventing buses and heavy lorries from crossing it. more...
PUPILS at a Vale school took part in a landmark exhibition organised by the Diocese of Worcester tackling issues of discrimination, intolerance and social injustice. more...
I WAS annoyed to see the damage done by vandals to the ambulance belonging to Kidderminster and District Disabled Club. more...
A MOTORIST who dislikes driving old cars has entered into a driving competition to raise money for charity. more...
A MAJOR redevelopment of Evesham High Street may have to be put on hold after county council chiefs withdrew their offer of cash aid. more...
I WRITE further to A Lamb's letter (Shuttle/Times & News, January 19). more...
THE chairman of the Evesham branch Royal British Legion is spearheading a bid to protect war memorials from vandal attacks. more...
I FEEL I must write to thank the kind people of Hartlebury. They truly are a wonderful collection of people. more...
NO-ONE would deny the benefits brought by mobile telephones. Despite annoying interruptions, how many lives have been saved by a timely call to emergency services on a mobile when no landline is available? more...
A SINGLE mother from Kidderminster who grabbed a woman by the throat and scratched her neck has been given a 12-month conditional discharge at Worcester Crown Court. more...
POLICE are appealing for information after a car parked on Kidderminster's Weavers Wharf shopping centre was damaged. more...
POLICE are appealing for information after a woman's carrier bag was snatched in Kidderminster. more...
A STOURPORT pensioner who suffered 10 heart attacks and lived in fear, minute by minute, has finally had a lifesaving heart bypass operation. more...
POLICE appealed for witnesses after paint stripper was poured over a car in Stourport, causing £2,000 worth of damage. more...
A STOURPORT man has a new lease of life after undergoing revolutionary prostate surgery - a treatment still in its infancy. more...
THE prospect of Stourport being given a relief road or second bridge to ease the town's traffic problems has been virtually ruled out. more...
THERE was a time when people experienced mixed feelings about reaching the age of 50. Not so long ago, many of us who had attained the mythical milestone half-century might feel elation that we had survived work and children despite the odds, yet at the same time, wonder whether it would be all downhill from now on. more...
Many of your readers may not be aware that the current NHS consultations on the amalgamation of Strategic Health Authorities, the regionalisation of ambulance services and the future configuration of Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) are now about half way through their 14 week period. more...
IT made sense to reduce the amount of unsustainable fossil fuels and replace them with sustainable fuels from crops, according to Dr David Hall, former principal of Pershore College. more...
A SPENNELLS resident fears a renewed bid to permit round the clock operations on a proposed industrial estate could lead to a "living hell" for residents. more...
EIGHT of the district's top sporting teenagers have been given a financial helping hand by the Ray Mercer Sporting Found-ation. more...
THERE is "immense pressure" on housing in Wyre Forest, with more than 2,600 people on the district council's waiting list, a report has revealed. more...
A FORMER school friend of a female heroin dealer was convicted by a jury of a plot to supply the drug to addicts. more...
A FUND-raising event is being organised in aid of an emergency service charity which helped in the battle to save the life of an 18-year-old man who died after falling from the top floor of a Kidderminster car park. more...
A DAZZLING array of wedding dresses, flowers and top prizes drew in the crowds to a popular bridal exhibition near Kidderminster. more...
COOKLEY'S rundown canalside is set for a facelift thanks to a £40,800 Heritage Lottery Fund grant. more...
A WORCESTERSHIRE county councillor is furious that plans for a pelican crossing on a Kidderminster road have been "dumped" by the authority. more...
ARELEY Kings parishioners are preparing to celebrate the life of their church's most famous priest, who helped shape the language spoken today. more...
A DISABLED Wyre Forest resident has called for increased safety measures at a busy Kidderminster junction after almost being hit by a bus while crossing. more...
MEMBERS of a cricket club near Stourport which was ravaged by a fire have vowed to restore their community venue. more...
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A SCHOOLBOY is trapped at home, too terrified to go out after two brutal assaults on the same day left him traumatised. more...
THE RAF Air Cadets were founded 61 years ago this coming Sunday and to celebrate the anniversary current cadets, from the 187 Worcester City Squadron, are meeting up with former members. more...
STAFF at the county's ambulance service have been left "shocked and appalled" after thieves snatched the blue emergency lights from one of its vehicles. more...
CRICKET practice and coaching for boys and girls aged from seven to 16 will be held in Worcester on Sundays, starting from February 5 and ending at the end of April. more...
A GULF War veteran will be sharing his experiences to inspire and motivate an audience at a charity lunch for St Richard's Hospice in March. more...
A DEDICATED mature Girl Guide has been rewarded for her efforts by being given the highest possible accolade for the movement. more...
A SHOP described as a village lifeline hopes business will be better when bollards obstructing the building are removed. more...
THE salmon season started yesterday and the fish are leaping on the River Severn - but many fishermen will wait another three months before they cast their lines. more...
DOCTORS surgeries, community hospitals and NHS offices across south Worcestershire will be smoke-free zones by April 1 this year more...
TRAFFIC chaos in a city parish is infuriating residents. more...
More families in Worcestershire with disabled children could be eligible for home improvements and adaptations thanks to changes in the law. more...
Sport
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IT has been another massively frustrating week for me after injuring my back again. more...
NEW Kidderminster signing Paul Smith says he has put his injury nightmare behind him and is hoping to play a big part in moving Harriers forward. more...
EVESHAM were denied a point in their Coaching Solutions West Midlands Premier Division game at Walsall by a controversial decision. more...
A BRACE of goals from club captain Chris Adams helped Worcester Men's 1st XI to a much-needed 3-1 win over Mansfield. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Old Wrecks club picked up a quartet of gold medals at the first English Indoor Rowing Championships at Manchester's Velodrome. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE beat Herefordshire by 47 shots in a friendly fixture at Bromsgrove. Two rinks drew. more...
NEW Kidderminster signing Paul Smith says he has put his injury nightmare behind him and is hoping to play a big part in moving Harriers forward. more...
NORTH Midlands have ten players in the Midlands Under 18 squad for the Divisional match against the South West at Bridgwater & Albion on Sunday. more...
RICHARD Blaze will start for England Under 21s on his home ground in the Six Nations clash tomorrow night (8pm). more...
WARRIORS director of rugby John Brain has described Tony Windo as a "phenomenon" after the talismanic prop signed a deal that will keep him at Worcester beyond his 38th birthday. more...
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KIDDERMINSTER under-14s had their scoring boots on as they ran in 13 tries to batter Bridgnorth 77-7. more...
STOURPORT are still leading the way in North Midlands Division Two after a 15-9 victory over bottom-club Greyhound . more...
KIDDERMINSTER Carolians remain in trouble near the foot of Midlands Three West North after a demoralising 31-19 home defeat to fellow strugglers Wednesbury. more...
CLEOBURY Mortimer have been in a class of their own during this season's remarkable record-breaking Powe-rgen Junior Vase adventure - and now we can reveal why! more...
CLEOBURY Mortimer Rugby Club are bracing themselves for a bumper crowd when they host the biggest game in their history in the Powergen Junior Vase quarter-finals on Saturday. more...
KD21 won Kidderminster and District Cub Scout Football League, with 14 points, double that of second/third placed KD11 and KD8, with KC 9/15 fourth on five. more...
THERE were two defeats and a draw for the Kidderminster Harriers centre of excellence girls in three friendlies with Coventry City at Baxter College. more...
FOUR goals each from Ryan Rowe and Shane Calder helped Cookley Wanderers thrash Loom and Shuttle 9-2 as the new season of the more...
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Sunday, Staffordshire/Wo-rcestershire Canal 8-9: P Bruce 0-10.5, J Brown and T Cook 0-1.5, P Cox 0-1. more...
STUART Payne scored four goals and Alex Lavery three as Franche Village Club thumped SR 9-1 to go third in Sunday Division Five of the Kidderminster and District Football League. more...
The annual meeting was held on Sunday at Chainwire Club. more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett boss Martin Westcott admitted he was "gutted" after his 10-men were dumped out of the Worcestershire Junior Cup at the semi-final stage by Fairfield Villa's late winner. more...
River Salwarpe: D Cook 4-3, D Aston 4-2, P Sawyer 4-1. more...
BEWDLEY Town first team might have had a break from on-field action last weekend - but it is all happening off the pitch as their £100,000 scheme to improve Ribbesford Meadows gather pace. more...
Sion Farm: P Davies 12-6, G Priest 11-1, D Cook 8-6. more...
STOURPORT Swifts boss Roy Rencher has heaped praise on Eric Pudaloff as the young keeper prepares to represent England in a five-side international against Finland. more...
A contest will be held on Sunday on the BAA Staffordshire/Worcestershire Canal, bridges 26-27 (Caunsall). The draw will be at 8am at the venue. more...
Latest Result: Mark Pearce 40-12 (waggler), Barry Chesson 25-13 (waggler), Mark Edwards13-14 (Dave's peg). more...
Winter League, round four: Brian Rutland 9-8, Ian Tetsall 5-0, Gordon Noble 4-0, Brian Dickinson 3-12. more...
Visitor Trevor Chalk swapped between stick float and waggler just above the pump house peg, number 82, for his all-roach catch weighing 5lb 8oz, which won him the Wednesday match on the River Severn at Stourport. more...
Before the Sunday Open could be fished, Ed Brown had to break the ice on Mucky Meadow and Furnace Pools. The club fishing Mucky Meadow pegs 40-54 were unlucky as most of the ice was blown down onto pegs 40-48. more...
MOORLANDS Farm angler Dave Highfield, won the Wednesday Open at his home fishery. more...
KIDDERMINSTER downhill racer Scott Beaumont is hoping to be upwardly mobile in the 2006 season by breaking into the world top five. more...
COOKLEY Cricket Club has organised a race night and auction, at Cookley Sports and Social Club on Friday, February 17. more...
GEOFF Baker and Roland Davis won the Sunday Winter League Alliance Medal at Habberley Golf Club. more...
IN the West Midlands Premier Basketball League, Kidderminster fortunes experienced mixed fortunes with a 52-49 loss to Wolverhampton and a 66-56 win over Redditch Regents. more...
KIDDERMINSTER Chess Club teams had a successful week in Worcester and District League. more...
JIM'S Gym A is keeping up the pressure at the top of Kidderminster Table Tennis League, with Martin Madkins and Paul Garner gaining treble wins over their own D side, who they beat 8-2. more...
GUEST team Garrett's Nomads beat an in-form Red Lion 51-49 in the second leg of the Wyre Forest Trivia Cup. more...
SHAW Pye was named runner-of-the-year when Amazing Feet Running Club held its annual presentation night at Aggborough. more...
STOURPORT firsts return to Midland Conference League action at home to Wellingborough at 2pm on Saturday. more...
STOURPORT returned to National League action with a 3-1 win at Harrogate despite starting the second half of their campaign with an under-strength side. more...
A SIZZLING performance from Samurai Judo Club's Tom Walker saw him take the gold medal at the Midlands Closed Championships. more...
KICKBOXING king Jonathan Weaver has been crowned "Fighter of the year" by his club after triumphing at the World United Martial Arts English Championships. more...
BLISS Gate had to fight all the way against a stubborn Bowling Club A in the Banks's Bewdley Darts League on Friday night. more...
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MARK Yates believes the squad he has assembled during his first month in the Harriers hotseat is stronger than the one he inherited. more...
RICHARD Blaze will start for England Under 21s on his home ground in the Six Nations clash tomorrow night (8pm). more...
WARRIORS director of rugby John Brain has described Tony Windo as a "phenomenon" after the talismanic prop signed a deal that will keep him at Worcester beyond his 38th birthday. more...