Stories for 1 March 2006
Leisure
SEVEN former high school classmates meet up after almost three decades apart for the wedding of Bridget and Bill, high school sweethearts who were separated in their youth and found each other again.
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A WARM and comforting album with a hint of her old charm, Beth Orton's fourth release is a delight to listen to.
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IT'S always good watching films you haven't heard of, so you can approach them with no preconceptions.
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DEUCE Bigalow (Rod Scheider), male prostitute, returns in this sequel which does not even live up to the meagre comic offering that its predecessor Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo turned out to be.
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GONE are the days when the beautiful Julie Andrews flies into your house on her umbrella, gently singing songs to teach your children how to behave - armed with her carpet bag packed with excitingly large objects and a magic potion to make you feel better. Oh no, now the person you need is Nanny McPhee - not Mary Poppins
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PRODUCER Rick Rubin was the man responsible for giving Johnny Cash a new lease of life in his dotage. Now he looks set to do the same for Neil Diamond.
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MEMBERS of the Bromsgrove Ramblers Association are gearing up for a six mile walk around Kings Norton this Sunday (March 5). For more details contact John on 01527 821065 or Jean on 01527 875385. more...
From the creative team behind the current West End hit High Society comes Cole Porter's greatest musical Anything Goes at the Birmingham Hippodrome from March 6-11.
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THE English Touring Theatre is back at Malvern's Festival Theatre this week with Alan Bennett's splendid work - The Old Country
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BAFTA nominated know-it-all Mark Steel brings his original blend of history and comedy to Bromsgrove's Artrix centre on Friday, March 10.
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REDDITCH Music Society's concert series resumes this weekend with a performance from two top musicians.
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THE successful Soul Café has found itself a new venue at Redditch's Club Ventura, ready for a gig on Saturday at 8pm.
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ROCK band Trigger will grace the stage at Bromsgrove's Artrix on Saturday, supported by two of the area's up-and-coming bands.
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OFFERING a thought-provoking insight into three generations of a Jewish middle-class family, Mike Leigh's Two Thousand Years arrives at the Malvern Theatres next week.
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FOR an evening of classic Gilbert and Sullivan entertainment, try Astwood Bank Operatic Society's production of The Mikado.
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Wednesday, March 1
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Wednesday, March 1
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A GIFTED Bromsgrove songbird will join three other artists to hold a charity concert for Christian Aid at the Methodist Centre.
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MUSIC lovers in Worcestershire will have something to suit tastes at Huntingdon Hall this week.
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THE Artrix arts centre will be transported back to World War II on Friday, March 3 when We'll Meet Again comes to Bromsgrove.
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BROMSGROVE band Trigger are set to rock the Artrix on Saturday, March 4.
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News
THE question: When is a crossing not a crossing? The answer: When it is in Alcester High Street.
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ART will be at its best next week when a top aerosol artist helps raise money for charity.
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PLANS to merge Warwickshire Police with neighbouring constabularies into a single force have been put on hold.
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A FORMER Alcester policeman has been awarded a commendation for his work.
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A SHOPPERS' guide to Alcester is being produced to promote the town's great shopping potential.
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AN Alcester firm has donated money to support the refurbishment of the Greig.
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MORE than £3,000 worth of cigarettes were stolen from a shop in Bidford.
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RADIO and satellite navigation equipment has been stolen from an industrial unit in Alcester.
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A BIDFORD man who weighed 28st died of natural causes, a coroner has ruled.
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A WIDOWER who died in an Alcester house fire did not have smoke detectors fitted, an inquest was told.
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ALCESTER went flippin' mad at the annual pancake race this week.
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AN application for a controversial plan to build new houses in Welford has been refused.
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SHOP owners in Alcester are worried building work to the town will scare customers away.
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THE meeting opened with a minute's silence in memory of Ada Rohloff.
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AT the February meeting of the women's section, Betty Gardiner opened with a welcome to members and guests saying how pleased she was to see so many present.
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MEMBERS have enjoyed two excellent slide presentations, one by Ian Andrews on British wildlife and one by Malcolm with his varied subjects.
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THE February meeting was an informative and amusing talk by Andrew Stumpf, regeneration manager for British Waterways.
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OLD and new members attending the February meeting enjoyed an interesting talk by Dave Bates, dahlia correspondent for Garden News.
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THE talk on February 10, entitled India, Pushkar, and the Taj Mahal, was given by John Wilson, a professional photographer.
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SPEAKER Beverley Dunkley told about Barry Callebaut, a company that processes cocoa beans into chocolate.
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MEMBERS enjoyed a pleasant Christmas meal at Baddesley Clinton, during which £65 raised for the Acorns Children's Hospice.
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THE contest, now in its 19th year, was held at Alcester High School on Wednesday, February 8.
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ON February 21, members were entertained by Midlands photographer Dr Anne Sutcliffe.
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IT is a particularly busy time for members, who are not only taking part in club activities on a fortnightly basis but are heavily involved with various competitions.
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ON February 7, the Merry Wives enjoyed a talk and slide show by Lt Col Liginsky on the Lord Leycester Hospital.
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AFTER an excellent lunch on Wednesday, February 8, speaker Cathy Long talked about Young Carers.
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DELICE welcomed members and visitor Pip Tilley from Bishampton. This month, we have a team in the County Quiz at Peopleton and Marion Collins and Margaret Humphries will be going to The New Speakers morning at Whitbourne.
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Friday, March 3
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THE 22nd birthday was celebrated at the February meeting and there were visitors from the newly enlarged Ipsley with Crabbs Cross WI, Sheila Bishop and Janice Jones, from the executive in Worcester, Jackie Gregory, AGWW representative, and WIA Janet Clemas.
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YOUNGSTERS at Pitcheroak School took a walk on the wild side during a creative workshop.
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FOR the February meeting, members were treated to an insight into the fascinating life of Rosemary Prosser.
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BUDDING entrepreneurs will be in Redditch town centre on Saturday as they compete in the Young Enterprise Trade Fair.
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LAST year, the club overseas project was to help supply hardback books for a mobile library in Mpongwe, Zambia.
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STUDENTS, scientists and Scrabble lovers around the world can all look forward to a new dictionary published by a Southcrest science teacher.
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MEMBERS were welcomed to the February meeting by president Margaret Aldridge.
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FOUR young people from Redditch are finalists in this year's Learning Achievement Awards.
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THE first meeting of 2006 organised by the Redditch and Alcester group saw Richard Icke make a return visit to present a show called Steam Around the Regions.
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ALVECHURCH and Wythall residents will be given the chance to raise any issues of local concern at a meeting next week.
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ABOUT 80 Friends attended the annual lunch at the Kings Norton Golf Club.
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STUDLEY masterchefs will be cooking up a storm at a new course launched today.
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AT the February meeting, Tim Bridges returned to give a talk on the Parish Churches of Worcestershire. Using examples of churches from the local area, he traced the development of different types of church architecture from Saxon times to those built by the Victorians.
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COMPETITION judges who labelled Studley "sad and neglected" last year will be advising residents of the improvements that can be made in time for the 2006 contest.
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MEMBERS were pleased to welcome six visitors to their monthly meeting, which proved to be lots of fun and laughter.
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A BUNCH of energetic friends will be getting into a lather at a charity car wash later this month.
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THE AGM of the Alcester branch was held on Wednesday, January 25, at Spingfields, Hertford Road, Alcester.
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A COUPLE of Redditch women are leading the way for teaching assistants by taking part in the first modern apprenticeship for their profession.
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THE February meeting got off to a flying start with a crisis.
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AN Alvechurch woman was the target of a postal scam.
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THE Alcester & District branch held a successful cheese and wine evening on Friday, February 3.
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BOOKWORMS are being urged to make better use of their local libraries.
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THE February meeting was opened with a request from the president to take part in a national nature watch survey.
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TIME is running out to get hold of tickets for Astwood Bank Operatic Society's production of The Mikado.
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MEMBERS were treated to a nostalgic and appropriate evening of romantic songs at February's meeting, which was held on St.Valentine's Day.
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A GROUP of charitable children from Redditch were recognised for their efforts in a special ceremony.
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MEMBERS met on February 15 and the meeting had a Valentine's Day theme.
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RESIDENTS mourning the loss of a loved one can look forward to a new service based in the town.
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MEMBERS met at Malt Mill Lane Community Centre for the February meeting
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THE 10th AGM was held at the February meeting.
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THE Fairground Calendar was the title of an illustrated talk by society chairman Graham Downie.
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STAFF at Redditch's Sainsbury's store will receive training from the Royal National Institute for the Blind after a complaint from a customer and his wife.
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BUS users are being urged to think back to the end of January when a driver had £140 of takings snatched.
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A REDDITCH woman embroiled in a year-long battle with Central Trains has been offered travel tickets as compensation.
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LOCAL people turned out in force last weekend to highlight their concerns about proposed cuts to hospital services.
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WHEN Jason Bridger appeared in court accused of slapping stickers on unsuspecting passers-by, his defending solicitor tried to pass off his client's behaviour as a prank.
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AN elite climber from Redditch will take on one of his toughest challenges yet when he returns to the classroom to train as a barrister.
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REDDITCH'S clean team has slashed the number of complaints of fly tipping and dog fouling by a third in the last year.
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AT the January meeting, Anita and John Ruffell kindly stepped in at short notice when the planned speaker had to cancel.
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YOUNGSTERS from an Alvechurch school were roped in to helping a worthy cause.
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A FECKENHAM bird expert is hoping to quell any fears residents may have about the arrival of avian flu in Britain.
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THE Descendants of Windrush (DOW) will be holding a grand reggae revival dance for all reggae and soul lovers who want to step back in time on Saturday.
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SIR - In response to Martin Staines' recent letter asking "has anybody noticed how Perdiswell Park, the green and open space of a few years ago, gradually became a fence and footpath nightmare?" the answer is most emphatically yes.
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A STUDLEY woman is bringing fashion from a bygone era to the Midlands with the start of the first Vintage Clothes Fair in Moseley this weekend.
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SIR - In reply to Jim Evans' recent letter, student loans were introduced by a New Labour government as a softening option to cover their policies.
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THEATRE lovers can do their bit for the town by helping at the newly-refurbished Palace Theatre when it re-opens in April.
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MEMBERS of a Hopwood campaign group are in for a nervous four-week wait before a decision is made on a proposal to erect a chimney for an animal incineration plant.
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SIR - Letters to Worcester News recently have complained regarding the amount of money taken from the NHS by overweight bureaucracy.
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REDDITCH'S own Arrow Valley Country Park is set to play host to a national event this summer.
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THANK you for publicising my trip to Peru (Advertiser, February 22) but I would like to point out I have paid for the trip myself already so every penny raised by sponsorship goes to the charity CLIC Sargent.
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SIR - I must say a big thank you to our hospital for the treatment and care I received on my recent stay there, particularly in Severn Ward and the intensive care unit. The care and attention I received was remarkable.
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LITTLE acorns are invited to plant big oaks at Arrow Valley Countryside Centre this weekend.
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HAVING read the letter from Nick Bowler, (Advertiser, February 22), I would like to add that Wirehill Wood walkers have used the Rockford Close path, now closed by Redditch Council, for more than 20 years.
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SIR - Local Muslims objected to a doll in the Ann Summers shop. I am getting more than a little fed up with people queueing up to find something, somewhere that offends them or some facet of their religion.
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I'M sure all grandparents would like to be rewarded for looking after grandchildren (Letters, February 22) but who is going to pick up the tab?
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A 15-year-old schoolboy threatened to shoot two people if he was told lies about an assault, Worcester Crown Court heard.
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I AM writing concerning the planning inquiry into the proposed new chimney at Mayfield Farm, Hopwood, which finished last week.
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AS the cold weather continues, Redditch Council is reminding residents of a service which allows vulnerable people to feel more secure in their homes.
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HOW many people are aware of the latest Government proposals to kill off the Post Office Card Accounts (POCA)?
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A MAN groped two teenage girls as they walked home from a Redditch youth club, Worcester Crown Court heard.
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I WAS impressed with many of the the letters in last week's issue (Advertiser, February 22).
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SIR Digby Jones was the guest of honour at a Washford business.
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A TARDEBIGGE church will welcome a star to its congregation on Sunday when Pete Waterman leads the service of morning prayer.
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REDDITCH Council agreed a three per cent hike on its portion of council tax this week.
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YOUNGSTERS from Sunny Days Pre-school in Greenlands took a walk on the wild side when they got the chance to get a close-up look at some unusual reptiles.
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THE chairman of the savethealex campaign, Neal Stote, has vowed to keep on fighting following Saturday's successful protest march.
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CONTROVERSIAL plans to merge Redditch and Bromsgrove Primary Care Trust (PCT) with other trusts were greeted with a resounding "No" by councillors this week.
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HUNDREDS of campaigners took to the streets in a second protest march against the proposed downgrading of the Alexandra Hospital.
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UNTIL 12 months ago, I was a Redditch resident for 35 years. I now reside in Yeovil, Somerset.
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THE owner of the three Redditch nurseries shut without warning by education watchdogs has pledged to fight the decision.
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A BROCKHILL family has been left homeless after three years of flooding from faulty plumbing at their brand new house has rendered it uninhabitable.
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THE sister-in-law of a pregnant Droitwich woman has hit out at housing chiefs after her relative was left homeless.
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A man who lived alone was threatened with a meat cleaver and robbed after a Droitwich trio walked into his home.
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A DROITWICH Spa band is setting out to capture the spirit of the nation during this year's World Cup.
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THE landlord of a Spa pub has vowed to stick to his guns despite receiving hate mail following a car-clamping row.
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A TALENTED Droitwich Spa schoolboy, who was killed during a motorbike race, is to be honoured by football teams across the area.
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A WYCHBOLD care home for adults with learning difficulties has successfully opposed a compensation claim by a former support worker who alleged the management's attitude caused her to leave the job.
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THE owners of an Indian restaurant were fined a total of £8,000 after a room used to store food and equipment was infested with mice.
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WORCESTERSHIRE County Council caused no surprises when it set a council tax increase of 4.94 per cent for the coming financial year.
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A TOP scheme has been launched to tackle night-time violence and disorder in Bromsgrove town centre and Charford.
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A TALENTED schoolboy, who was killed during a motorbike race, is to be honoured by football teams across the area.
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SPRING will soon be bursting out all over for staff at Hanbury Hall - midway between Bromsgrove and Droitwich - who are raring to welcome the coming season's buds and blossoms with a Spring Walk - to celebrate the new life of cancer survivors.
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A £63 MILLION project to create seven new schools in the Bromsgrove area is now officially under way following a special ceremony on Monday.
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TWO Tory district councillors representing town wards have voiced their despair at not being listened to by representatives of giant mobile phone companies who want to erect masts in the area.
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FARMERS angry at the price they receive from major supermarkets for their milk protested by handing out free bottles to customers as they left one Bromsgrove store.
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HUNDREDS of campaigners took to the streets of Bromsgrove in protest against threats to local health services.
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STUDENTS at North Bromsgrove High School will be rockin' the boat as they stage their production of Guys and Dolls.
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THE first show of the 2006 season was held at All Saint's Hall, Burcot Lane. This was judged by Allan Taylor and saw a very large entry of 122 dogs. The best in show winner was Miss Wilkinson's whippet bitch handled by her father Paul.
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The February meeting of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal Society was an informative and amusing talk by Andrew Stumpf, the regeneration manager for British Waterways.
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FINSTALL WI's first meeting of 2006 was well attended. President Jill Findon hoped that the programme for 2006 will have something for everyone. Jerusalem was sung and the minutes were read by secretary Mary Limmer, one of two secretaries, Ann Parr being the other. Names were taken for the annual council meeting in Malvern in March. Ann Widdecombe MP being the guest speaker, six members hope to attend. Our members feel that next year's subscription (2007) is rather high and a discussion took place about that. Our president Jill Findon welcomed Garth Lowe, speaker for the afternoon, showing us slides of the Dordogne and Pyrenees.
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AT our first meeting of 2006 the speaker was Judy Berrow and her talk was entitled Starting from Scratch.
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THE AGM of Chaddesley Corbett Gardeners' Club was well-attended.
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The Spadesbourne Ladies celebrated February with a difference this year. As their usual `home' ie Bromsgrove Golf Centre, is temporarily out of action due to refurbishment, members decided to do something different.
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Nearly 60 years of railway photography - that is the subject of the March meeting, which will be a slide presentation with Wolverley-based Mike Paine.
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There was a busy start to the February meeting with notices being read out by the secretary giving news of the spring lunch, a trip to the theatre and the county quiz in which four members are competing.
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The land at the war office in Droitwich does not belong to the MOD.
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Every time I hear the words minority group, I realise that the protection of these minority groups has been long favoured by New Labour and its human rights off-spring, but they have sadly overlooked the indigenous race of England.
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THERE is a growing body of opinion against the unbridled growth and sameness of cities and small rural towns.
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I have just returned home from a very enjoyable, inexpensive evening at the Norbury in Friar Street, Droitwich Spa. Well done to all concerned. I look forward to the next film.
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l Dog fouling at the entrance to Westwood Park.
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Should Christians unite to protest about Jerry Springer: The Opera as Neil Bennett suggests (Letters, February 15)?
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THE government minister responsible for communities and local government, David Milliband, recently hosted a meeting in Birmingham to discuss the
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WE should not, nor should we want, to become complacent about the disposal of our waste.
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WE are urged by the local council to recycle as much household waste as possible. I am in total agreement with this policy.
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I WOULD like all your readers to know how hard-nosed Bromsgrove District Council is.
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I would just like to put on record my thanks to the generosity of Steve, Vera and the regulars at the Greyhound public house who recently raised more than £170 towards the Kenya orphanage appeal with a charity quiz evening.
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I WRITE on behalf of the committee and members of the Friends of the Princess of Wales Community Hospital.
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A SCHEME that is widening adult participation in learning across Worcestershire has been put forward for a number of awards.
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CAREFUL round the halo. The Rev Robin Charles, the vicar of Dines Green, Worcester, celebrates the arrival of a new hairdressing salon in his parish by dropping in to have his locks trimmed.
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ELDERLY and disabled residents in Wychavon have been reminded to take advantage of a free travel offer.
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THE vice-chairman of St Richard's Hospice is getting into top gear ready to cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats to raise money for the charity appeal.
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A COUPLE celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary commemorated the happy occasion by planting a Worcester Pearmain apple tree at Lower Smite Farm, Hindlip, near Worcester.
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A DRAFT guide on the future of transport in Worcester and how it ties in with future building developments has been branded "appalling" by city planners.
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CULLING badgers is not the way to protect cattle against bovine TB and it could even make the problem worse, according to Worcestershire Wildlife Trust.
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A KEEN Worcester biker will head out on to Europe's highways, crossing 10 countries in 10 days in the name of charity - just as soon as he passes his driving test.
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WORCESTER MP Mike Foster wants people to think about doing more to help combat climate change - including growing fruit and vegetables.
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CITY bosses are to lobby Chancellor Gordon Brown for more money for flood defences.
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TWO prestigious independent girls' schools are to merge and sell off property resulting in job losses.
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FROM schoolchildren to businessmen and the Dean of Worcester Cathedral, everybody went flipping mad for pancakes yesterday.
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SOAP stars from Hollyoaks and Coronation Street are set to clash in a charity football match in Worcester.
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ANGRY residents have spoken out about an application to build 91 homes on a disused oil storage depot in Worcester.
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A WORCESTER-based environmental charity is gearing up for its annual month-long campaign to clean up the city.
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ACA LIMITED edition figurine of champion racehorse Best Mate has been presented to its owner Jim Lewis.
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A PAIR of bikes was stolen from a garden in Knowle Close in Church Hill South.
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SHOPPERS and pubgoers in Redditch should be on their guard against counterfeit notes, police are warning.
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Sport
Coventry Marconi 14 Droitwich 25
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Droitwich Spa 23 Worcester Wanderers 16
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BROMSGROVE School fencer Matthew Edgar moved to first in the British Cadet rankings after a solid performance at the Senior Men's Epee Championships in Bristol.
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CYCLING: Dan Harding completed the West Midlands Cyclo-Cross in style by finishing third at Aldersley Stadium in Wolverhampton.
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FIGHTER Brett Fidoe produced one of the finest performances of the season for Droitwich Amateur Boxing Club (DABC) on Friday.
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BROMSGROVE Golf Centre's junior coaching programme received the stamp of approval from the sport's governing bodies.HOLE LOT OF WORK WITH CHILDREN: Bromsgrove Golf Centre director Philip Morris (left) celebrates Bromsgrove's Golf Mark award with regional development officer Sharon Heeley and captain David Smallwood.
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FOUR Opinions gave Chaddesley Corbett trainer Patrick Kennedy his first winner with his very first runner at his local meeting on Saturday.THUNDER OF HOOVES:The main contenders go for broke in the Hewitt International Ladies Open Race.
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JAI Stanley admits he may need to bide his time before aiding Worcester City's play-off push.
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HOME, away
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Redditch United 1 Alfreton Town 0
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OUR young lads gave everything against Moor Green in the Worcestershire Senior Cup semi-final and I could not be more pleased with them.
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Luton 76 Bromsgrove 25
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GOALSCORERS
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WYCHBOLD RBL edged Bromsgrove General 3-2 in the Redditch and South Warwickshire Combination League on Sunday. Austin Ex-Apprentices got the better of Bromsgrove Athletico 3-0. Black Horse edged Grange Athletic 1-0 in the Birmingham County Cup. more...
COFTON Falcons rose to the top of the Advertiser/Messenger League Division One by getting the better of Crabmill 4-1 on Sunday.
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Bromsgrove Rovers Reserves 3 Oadby Town Reserves 1
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Coton Green 1 Droitwich Spa 1
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Fairfield Villa 2 Littleton 1
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Bolehall Swifts 4 Barnt Green Spartak 1
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Clevedon Town 2 Bromsgrove Rovers 0
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MIDFIELDER Riad Erraji has returned to the Victoria Ground to give Bromsgrove Rovers a much-needed boost.
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FAIRFIELD Villa FC manager Paul Oakes believes cup tied new signing Dean Merrick might be his side's secret weapon in their bid for the title in the Midland Combination Division One.
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Bromsgrove Rovers 0 Leighton Town 2
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Alcester 15 Harbury 10
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IT was two in, two out at the Valley Stadium this week as Redditch United manager Gary Whild shuffled his side ahead of two crucial games in three days.
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DETERMINED Lee Thompson wants to follow Russ Penn in earning a longer contract at Kidderminster Harriers.
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Bromsgrove 2nd XV 17 Bridgnorth 2nd XV 29
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DROITWICH under-11s trounced Old Luctonians 28-0 on Sunday.
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TWO players from Bromsgrove helped England teams to victory in the latest rounds of the RBS Six Nations over the weekend.
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Droitwich Spa 23 Worcester Wanderers 16
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CARL Shaw pocketed the highest break of the Nationwide Doors and Windows Worcester Invitation League.
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SWIM sisters Verity and Chloe Naughton have caught the eye of county selectors.
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A GALAXY of cricketing stars are set to decend on Colwall Cricket Club in July as the Worcestershire County League side take on the world-famous Lashings team.
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EVERGREEN Hanley Swan athlete Anna Bailey took another gold medal at the 25th World Indoor Rowing Championship, blitzing the Olympic regatta distance of 2,000 metres in seven minutes and 40 seconds.
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THE Crusader Worcestershire Cricket League will have a new look for the 2006 season as well as a host of new clubs.
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DETERMINED Lee Thompson wants to follow Russ Penn in earning a longer contract at Kidderminster Harriers.
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JAI Stanley admits he may need to bide his time before aiding Worcester City's play-off push.
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WARRIORS' teenage wing Uche Oduoza has returned to training for the first time since straining a quad muscle in January.
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STOURPORT and Chaddesley have provisionally pencilled in their re-arranged North Midlands Division Two South game for April 2.
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WITH the first team taking a break, Kidderminster Carolians second string took centre stage but failed to cope with the limelight as they lost 45-0 to their Hereford counterparts.
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KIDDERMINSTER Carolians under-14s go into Sunday's North Mids Plate semi-final in confident mood after a 24-0 win over Hereford.
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Mat Kendrick joins the all-conquering Cleobury army on a nerve-tingling semi-final trip to the capital.
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JUBILANT skipper Paul Harding believes the tantalising trip to Twickenham is a richly-deserved reward for Cleobury Mortimer Rugby Club and their fans.
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CLEOBURY Mortimer Rugby Club could be roared on by up to 1,000 fans at Twickenham after marching through to the final of the Powergen Junior Vase.
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THE Globe Trotters were in goal-scoring mood in Kidderminster Six-a-side League, thrashing Musketeer 15-0.
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GOALKEEPER Lucy Cooksey swapped her gloves for her scoring boots as Kidderminster Harriers Ladies Reserves hammered Hinton 11-0 in the Women's County League.
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GILT Edge routed bottom side Plough Dukes in their Kidderminster and District football League Sunday Division four fixture, 8-0.
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Washing Pool, 18: Harry Diubek 31.5-0, 15.55-0, 11.9-0.
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STOURPORT Swifts host Hemel Hempstead Town on Saturday knowing they must start converting chances and finish teams off to stay in the Southern Football League Division One West.
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River Stour: D Aston 8-8, D Cole 5-4, A Homer 4-4. more...
Sion Farm: D Cook 20-6, P Skidmore 19-8, M Fletcher 10-14.
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Haye Farm: Dave Parry 26-9, Barry Chesson 12-4, Kevin Driver 10-12.
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Moorlands, Bank Pool: S Campbell 15-14, E Rowe (Old Bear) 13-15, Rowe (Old Bear) 10-7, Decker (Chainwire) 4-12, J Brown 3-8. more...
BEWDLEY Town's second team boss Richard Downey has praised the club's "crucial continuity" after seeing several of his reserve team rookies successfully step up to the first team.
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Kingsnordley Mallards Pool: Richard Broadhurst 21-13, Pete White 17-6, Frank Guest 2-1, Ray Evans 0-7.
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CHADDESLEY Corbett are looking for a new manager after Martin Westcott announced his decision to end his 20-year association with the club.
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The only fish caught at the match on the Lyttelton waters was an 11oz roach, caught by R Coles.
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Steve Raynor won the contest on the canal with a 5oz 4dr catch. Dennis Moles came third with 0-2-12.
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Winter League team positions, going into round four: Peter Hardiman, Mick Carrick and Mick Charlesworth 122 points; John Hodgetts junior, Vern Wright, Steve Farley 113; Keith Moss, Roger Lewis and Alex Hardiman 89; Ian Moss, Des Ravenhall, Dave Mould 81; Brian Oliver, Tony Connolly, Richard Fellows 59. more...
Round six of Winter League: Ian Tetsall 11-8, Stan James 10-10, Brian Hill 9-8, Peter Knowles 8-9.
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There will be a delegates meeting on Tuesday at Chainwire Club, starting at 8pm.
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Despite bad weather which made fishing difficult, Furnace's regular John Newton won the Sunday Open with 39lb 4oz of fish off peg 30.
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Wednesday Open, 12 fished, Bank and Middle pools: Jon Cook (Angling 2000) 18lb 7oz (peg Bank 21), Nigel Anderson (Gloucester) 13-5 (Middle 11), Dave Highfield (Moorlands) 12-11 (Bank 17).
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BROMSGROVE School's under-18s indoor girls' hockey side was officially ranked as one of the country's top teams after reaching the finals of the National Championships.
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Old Silhilians mens' 1st XI 1 Bromsgrove men's 1st XI 5
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Redditch VC Women 3
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NEW players are being sought for a number of junior sides in Redditch.
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TALISMANIC Feckenham striker Lee Ross has been ruled out for a month by a knee ligament injury picked up in last week's Endsleigh Challenge Cup quarter-final at Coventry Sphinx.
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HOME, away
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KIDDERMINSTER and Stourport Athletics Club chairman Bob Ashwood is standing down.
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DESPITE his insistence he does not care where his side finish in relation to Alvechurch, Studley manager Kevin Rowlands admitted it would be satisfying to get one over on their neighbours when the two come head-to-head at the Beehive on Saturday (ko 3pm).
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WAGGON A struck a critical blow to Waggon B's chances of closing the gap on league leaders Bliss Gate in the Banks's Bewdley Darts League.
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A KARATE club with centres across the Midlands is set to offer self defence classes in Kidderminster, alongside its other martial arts activities.
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KIDDERMINSTER kickboxer Drew Neal has maintained his grip on a British title by winning it for the sixth successive year.
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IT was six of the best for Samurai Judo Club at the Mini-Me's Minimon Cha-mpionships with half a dozen gold medals and five silvers and seven bronzes for good measure.
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OVER the last two weekends this year's County Championships, got underway, in the form of long-distance swims, which were held at Hereford.
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ROSS Hawken snr won the Saturday Stableford at Habberley Golf Club, by just one point from Wayne Keating.
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BOTH Red Man teams are through to the last eight in the Wyre Forest Trivia Cup, and BCC racked up the highest score of the season - 81 - when they beat Red Lion.
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KIDDERMINSTER Cobras were the latest victims of Warley's unstoppable march towards the West Midlands Basketball Premier League title in an 88-59 home defeat.
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TREBLES from John Collymore and Matt Squires saw Harriers D to a 6-4 victory over Kidderminster Table Tennis League leaders Jims Gym A.
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HEAVY defeats in succession at Rushall A and Stourbridge B leave Kidderminster Chess Club B side battling against relegation from Division Two of the Wolverhampton and District League.
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STOURPORT firsts finished all square at National North Division leaders Brooklands during a topsyturvy 4-4 draw.
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STOURPORT firsts kept their Midland Conference promotion push on track when Melissa Kenn-edy's goal sealed a hard-fought 1-0 victory at closest rivals Cannock.
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YOUNGSTERS will be able to try their hand at golf this weekend - and it won't cost them a penny.
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KINGS Norton warmed up for this weekend's crucial league clash with Evesham by taking a week off.
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Hockey: Women
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IT was two in, two out at the Valley Stadium this week as Redditch United manager Gary Whild shuffled his side ahead of two crucial games in three days.
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BROMSGROVE Rovers manager Rod Brown has made a double bid to bolster his midfield after winger Anthony Maguire quit the club for Hednesford Town on Monday.
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MIDFIELDER Riad Erraji has returned to the Victoria Ground to give Bromsgrove Rovers a much-needed boost.
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FIXTURES
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Clevedon Town 2 Bromsgrove Rovers 0
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Bromsgrove Rovers 0 Leighton Town 2
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FOUR Opinions gave Chaddesley Corbett trainer Patrick Kennedy his first winner with his very first runner at his local meeting on Saturday.THUNDER OF HOOVES:The main contenders go for broke in the Hewitt International Ladies Open Race.
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WARRIORS' teenage wing Uche Oduoza has returned to training for the first time since straining a quad muscle in January.
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MIDFIELDER Riad Erraji has returned to the Victoria Ground to give Bromsgrove Rovers a much-needed boost.
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Bromsgrove Rovers 0 Leighton Town 2
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