Stories for 16 March 2006
Leisure
A NEW Kidderminster-based record label is helping to promote up and coming music artists and offering the opportunity to feature on an album.
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MUSICIANS from the award-winning Birmingham Contemporary Music Group will be performing in Cleobury Mortimer on Sunday.
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A GALLERY jazz night will take place at Kidderminster Library next Thursday evening.
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EAGER musicians are needed to join the Bewdley String Ensemble for its new season.
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A WOLVERLEY High School student has been crowned the best male solo singer at a countywide competition.
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TEACHERS at Pershore High School will be hoping that their students do not get any ideas for a revolt when the school puts on a performance of one of George Orwell's classic novels.
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ENJOY a close encounter with a master of magic in Chipping Norton's intimate Theatre.
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THE Spring Memorabilia Show is the biggest celebration of television, films and sport in Europe and it returns to The NEC, Birmingham, on March 25 and 26 for its 12th incredible year.
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WYRE Forest Film Club will host a variety of movie screenings this month, including a comedy and a Chinese action adventure fable.
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A NEW Kidderminster-based record label is helping to promote up and coming music artists and offering the opportunity to feature on an album.
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POEMS inspired by nature and life experiences feature in a new collection from a Cleobury Mortimer poet.
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COLOURFUL and creative images produced by a Kidderminster photographer are on display at Kidderminster Library.
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BLOOD Brothers doesn't so much tug at the heart strings as pluck them with a plectrum to within an inch of breaking point as the Willy Russell classic musical makes a welcome return to the Grand.
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WITH a play-list of songs that reads like an encyclopaedia of modern pop music it was little wonder the show charting The King's life in the late 60s was anything but a pleasure.
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THERE can surely be no better way to relax after a stressing day, or week, at work, than to listen to sublime piano playing, and we had a real treat on Friday night.
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CROOME Court, former home of the Earls of Coventry, will provide the setting for the return of Pavilion Opera to Worcestershire in May.
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THERE aren't many outdoors people who don't have a view on walking sticks. more...
OPEN your eyes, tantalise your taste buds, soothe the soul and tune in to the latest must-visit festival - Tewkesbury Spring Festival, aka Awaken Your Senses.
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MORE competitions coming soon. more...
AS Cheltenham draws to the end of Gold Cup Week, one of racing's legendary characters is preparing for an exclusive appearance away from the turf.
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SONGS made famous by French singer, Edith Piaf, will be performed in Kidderminster tomorrow night.
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AUDIENCES will be left on the edges of their seats when a spine-chilling thriller is performed in Blakedown next week.
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News
LIKE many others, I am very concerned to think of the closure of Somerfield. The store has a very high standard in every way, with excellent staff who are apparently to be thrown out of work.
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Monday, March 6: Launch of U3A exhibition at Evesham Library with photocall. Early evening meeting of Evesham TC Promotion Committee followed by the AGM of Evesham Twinning Association at Evesham Workingmens Club.
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WHILE shopping in a local supermarket, I chose an item from the reduced price shelf which had an orange coloured reduced price label attached beside the label carrying the original price.
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Over The Rainbow - THIS performance of Eva Cassidy's life story was a night to remember at the Evesham Arts Centre on March 5.
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HAVE you ever noticed that when you are relaxed, thinking of nothing in particular, a thought comes `drifting by'. This happened to me last Sunday, there I was, laid in bed, minding my own business and suddenly I was thinking about the merger of West Mercia Police with West Midlands etc. I wondered, has the Home Secretary got a hidden agenda here of using an `excellent' body to lift the not so good forces.
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I read your article on Wood Norton Hall closure and staff been made redundant. I was a former manager at this venue and was very disappointed to learn of its closure and the historic part it played in the beautiful Evesham.
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LAST weekend I had important meetings about our industrial heritage, one of our active industrial concerns and the Drakelow Tunnels.
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Elderly residents are being invited to join a Rotary Club week in Blackpool from June 1-8 for just £126. Contact Jim Adams on 01789 400371 for details. more...
GET ready to get down with the boogie woogie at the Greig's music night.
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RHYTHM king Jools Holland will be playing at Ragley Hall, near Alcester, this summer, along with his 18-piece orchestra. A firework finale is planned for the evening on Friday, July 21, and tickets costing £30 (£15 for children) are on sale now. To book, call 01603 660444 or visit www.imlconcerts.co.uk more...
ALCESTER'S mayor wants help to find the town's unsung heroes.
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A 25-YEAR-OLD man suffered a broken arm when his black Renault Clio left the road and collided with a fence between Bidford and Alcester.
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DESPITE feelings to the contrary expressed by focus groups, plus the eyebrow-raising reality that the consultation period has not yet run its course, it looks as if health chiefs have decided that a proposed major shake-up is all but done and dusted.
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SIR - I read your front page story (Monday, March 6) with great interest, especially as it featured me and the decision of all my county colleagues in February 2005 to reserve £1.7m within last year's budget for refurbishment of our council buildings. That vote was also supported by the Liberal Democrats.
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REDDITCH'S Conservative group is demanding an apology for an article published in this month's Labour group newsletter which claims they tried to stop Jacqui Smith MP from fighting proposed cuts at the Alexandra Hospital.
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SIR - Mike Foster was recently reported to have made a number of pronouncements about the need to conserve the environment.
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HOME Secretary Charles Clarke yesterday denied the Government was forcing through plans to merge West Mercia Police with neighbouring forces while on a whistlestop tour of Redditch.
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A WALK of around eight miles, from Flyford Flavell along the St Kenelm Way, stage five, has been organised for Sunday.
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PROFESSIONAL wildlife photographer Mike Lane was the guest at the Kidderminster branch's February meeting, where he shared tricks and tips with members.
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THE Wyre Forest group's walk on Sunday will be an eight-mile ramble at Naunton, in the Cotswolds.
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THE club will be hosting its first event of the year, on Thursday, April 6, at the Ramada Hotel, Bewdley, starting at 7.30pm.
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THE February speaker was Brenda Allen, who told "How a few days in Tanzania changed my life".
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THIS season's training period has seen 20 new students learning to dive, and several of these have already visited Stoney Cove for their first open water dives.
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GLENICE Yates was the February 27 demonstrator starting with the group's golden anniversary in mind. This display contained yellow rosebuds, double tulips, carnations and gerbera.
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ON March 6 Sue Potter reported on the skittles team's match at Far Forest, in which Stone were beaten. There will be a match on Wednesday at Kingsford Park at 7.30pm.
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THE group celebrated its 40th anniversary with lunch at The Granary, where the 30 members present were given a WI pen to mark the occasion.
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A MOTORIST was left with a broken arm when his car left the road and collided with a fence alongside the A46 between Bidford and Alcester.
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ON Sunday, there will be two rides, both starting at The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster.
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YOUNGSTERS from Salford Priors are being urged to join the first ever youth council.
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PUPILS from Salford Priors First School took part in a unique musical festival involving thousands of young musicians of all abilities as part of Warwickshire County Council's 20th chamber music festival.
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ON Wednesday at St George's Church annexe, Kidderminster, Councillor Aubrey Tarbuck, the Mayor of Worcester, will talk about Worcester Guildhall.
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A BIDFORD councillor has welcomed a move to clamp foreign lorry drivers involved in accidents, forcing them to pay up before they leave the country.
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THE club is non-sectarian, non-political and provides a range of social activities for those who prefer an afternoon club, and visitors are always welcome.
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AT the March meeting, Ed Shaw gave a talk on "Taking my car and caravan to India", illustrated with slides.
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ON Saturday, historian and writer Nigel Gilbert will lead a "walking talk" in the Comberton area.
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THE next meeting, at Hartlebury parish hall, will take place tonight at 7.30pm.
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SIMON Cleaver was the March speaker, on the restoration of the back-to-back houses in Birmingham.
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THE spring show will be held in the village hall on Saturday, March 25, doors open 3pm.There will be a section for children's exhibits.
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A TRIO of Pershore youngsters who had been successful in winning a competition in which they honoured veterans of war, were rewarded with a day out in London.
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A VALE school has been described as "a harmonious and vibrant learning community" following a recent Ofsted inspection.
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ROUND the World adventurer Manuel Queiroz is back on track again after being held up by paperwork and immigration issues during his bid to beat a world record for flying solo around the World.
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YOUNG people are having a say in the development of a new skate park in Stourport.
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THE widow of a Stourport man who died 11 weeks after being left paralysed following a crash near Kiddermin-ster, has called for the road to be made safer during an inquest into his death.
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A SWIMMING club for disabled people in Wyre Forest has been given a £250 boost by Kidderminster and District Lions.
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THE doors to a historic 16th century Stourport building are officially open again after a £500,000 project restored it to its former glory.
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A STOURPORT councillor has slammed Worcestershire County Council's decision to go ahead with its £600,000 debating chamber refurbishment - claiming the money should have been spent on improving the town's roads.
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TENBURY Mistletoe Festival is to become an independently run venture after splitting from the Tenbury English Mistletoe Enterprise.
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A MICKLETON shoe designer is joining forces with one of the oldest bridal shoemakers in the country - Rainbow Club.
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I AM writing regarding the article "Poles land stores jobs" in the Stourport News (March 2).
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I FELT I must write with reference to the Tesco jobs story as, if I have interpreted it correctly, I consider it to be a catastrophe on so many levels. And, quite frankly, I am totally mystified.
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ON Wednesday, March 1, members of Wyre Forest District Council voted to support the retention of Wyre Forest Primary Care Trust - rejecting the concept of a single PCT for Worcestershire.
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WHO are the idiots who have come up with the idea of banning vehicles turning left or right off the A456 Birmingham Road in either direction at its junction at Land Oak with the A449 Chester Road (Shuttle/Times & News, March 2)?
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MY wife and I attended, as observers, the board meeting at which the proposed disbanding of Wyre Forest Primary Care Trust in favour of a countywide PCT was discussed.
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WORCESTER Garden Centre in Droitwich Road has been sold to one of the most famous names in the horticultural world in a £3m deal.
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HEALTH chiefs in south Worcestershire have given their response to the planned shake-up of strategic health authorities, ambulance trusts and primary care trusts.
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HEALTH services in south Worcestershire could lose out on as much as £13m due to a change in the way the Government allocates funds.
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A YOUNG family has been rewarded for living an eco-friendly life in an energy-saving house.
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BLIND and partially-sighted people across Worcestershire will continue to benefit from the help of volunteers, thanks to a lottery grant.
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A KEEN wordsmith is hurriedly putting pen to paper in a bid to complete her debut novel in time to take part in a race of another kind - Worcester's Race For Life.
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OPTICIANS throughout Worcestershire have raised the importance of eye care to coincide with National Cataract Awareness day yesterday.
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A POPULAR former Worcester nightspot is to be turned into a vodka bar with a £750,000 revamp.
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Scores of Worcestershire dog owners are celebrating this week after their favourite four-legged friends came away with top prizes from this year's Crufts.
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MOVES towards creating a Monopoly board game unique to the Faithful City are well on the way and five landmarks have come through as firm favourites for the prestigious Mayfair square - the most expensive square on the famous London version of the board.
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THE housing market continued to stabilise during February, with Worcester prices virtually unchanged from the month before, according to the latest housing market survey.
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Endometriosis is a condition in which cells that should only be found in the lining of the uterus, for an unknown reason, migrate into other areas of the body.
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THOUSANDS of women from all over the country have received much-needed help and support from the National Endometriosis Society, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
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TO mark the 25th anniversary of the National Endometriosis Society, Shuttle/Times and News reporter LISA HERITAGE has spoken to a sufferer in Hartlebury to find out more about the condition
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Two Worcester workmates are building up to a close shave to raise money for a cancer charity.
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A STUDENT studying art at a Malvern school was devastated to discover more than 100 pieces of her best work had gone missing from a train as she returned from a university interview in Birmingham.
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A DEDICATED city lock keeper has been voted the best in the country in a prestigious competition.
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SCHOOLCHILDREN in Worcestershire are to be given free home computers to help improve learning.
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STAFF at a Broadway playgroup are flying high after obtaining academic success this year.
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POLICE in Broadway have asked the public to keep a lookout for two £300 charity wheelchairs stolen from the Church Close car park.
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DRACONIAN parking restrictions are turning Broadway into a "dying village", a local businessman claimed this week.
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POLICE are appealing for information after offenders snatched an unused cash till and large ornamental bell from a hotel in Stourport.
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A TEENAGER who took a gun to a football match has been banned from attending all soccer matches at home and abroad for three years.
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SPEEDING pensioners are being booked for breaking limits along country lanes around Far Forest.
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DISABLED residents in Evesham with a valid bus pass will be able to travel all day for free from Saturday, April 1.
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TWO Vale pensioners have travelled to the other side of the World as a reward for excelling in a competition to encourage older people to stay active.
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AN Evesham's man's kiss and cuddle with a 15-year-old girl was described as "intrusive and uncouth" by Judge Michael Mott at Worcester Crown Court.
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A MOVE towards an amalgamation of primary care trusts in Worcestershire took a step nearer to becoming reality this week when board members in South Worcestershire voted strongly in favour of the plans.
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THE first phase of the new Rhydd Covert activity centre has finished, and the builders have started fitting out the interior and installing electricity.
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A 61-YEAR-OLD Winchcombe man who sexually abused a young boy over a period of about five years was jailed for two years nine months at Gloucester Crown Court.
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BLUE light services operating in Evesham and the surrounding area are set to get a boost after a pledge by the police to work more closely with the fire and ambulance services.
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MORE than 150 employers in the Hartlebury area have been helped with their workforce development during the first year of an initiative providing advice and assistance.
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WHEN it comes to the roof of the new Rhydd Covert activity centre, we've got it covered thanks to a specialist tiling firm.
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THE giant Severn Trent Water has told its customers they can carry on using hosepipes but water bosses are still urging people to help maintain plentiful supplies by cutting out wastage.
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RESIDENTS of Wyre Forest are not being short-changed by home fuel suppliers, according to trading standards chiefs.
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THE number of terrorist suspects being held behind the walls of Long Lartin top security prison near Evesham is now in double figures - a number expected to rise to 20 in the coming months.
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A MULTI-MILLION pound hotel in Evesham has reopened its doors to guests after it went into liquidation in November last year.
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ARCTIC Spas, one of the country's largest manufacturers of hot tubs and spas, is hosting a relaxing afternoon at its Hartlebury Industrial Park showroom on Saturday, March 25 from 2pm until 4.30pm which would be a perfect treat for Mother's Day.
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A MULTI-MILLION pound deal to sell Evesham United's Common Road ground to a housing developer took a major step forward yesterday with the signing of a conditional agreement between the two parties.
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AN EVESHAM schoolgirl was left shocked and bruised after being attacked on her way to school.
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INNOVATIVE beauty therapy students at Kidderminster College are offering a Mother's Day gift with a difference.
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AN Evesham mother whose daughter was killed in a terrorist bomb attack in Egypt has hit out at the government, accusing it of failing British victims killed and maimed abroad.
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A RIVER rescue charity is on track to improve its service following the donation of a Land Rover from Severn Trent Water.
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SIGNED, rare re-mastered Led Zeppelin CDs - donated by the legendary band's lead singer, Robert Plant - will be among the top prizes up for grabs at a charity dance in Kidderminster.
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STAFF and patients at a Kidderminster hospice for people with life-limiting illnesses have paid tribute to a chaplain who has retired after nine years.
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MORE than 4,000 pensioners in Wyre Forest are missing out on extra money from Pension Credit.
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BIG-hearted Morrisons customers and staff in Kidderminster dug deep into their pockets to contribute towards the company's national fund-raising target of £1 million for Breast Cancer Campaign.
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AN artist who enjoys sketching churches in Wyre Forest is hoping his pictures can be used to raise vital funds.
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YOUNG women across the Wyre Forest district are being urged to put their practical skills to the test and join a construction course in Kidderminster.
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TOTAL ban on smoking in the grounds of Kidderminster Hospital could be introduced as a result of a staff survey.
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VISITORS to an event celebrating steam trains will be given a rare opportunity to look behind the scenes of a rail preservation group.
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DRIVERS who are guilty of "appalling and insensitive parking" in Kidderminster town centre will be given tickets, police have warned.
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CELEBRATIONS for the 150th anniversary of Kidderminster Town Hall ended on a high after a home-town performance by music star Mike Sanchez.
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A CANINE companion that has given a Blakedown man his "life back" has officially been recognised as a carer.
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A £600,000 revamp to update facilities at Wyre Forest Glades Leisure Centre and give it "a new lease of life" is on the cards.
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AN 86-year old man died when his car careered into a garden wall after he suffered heart trouble at the steering wheel, an inquest heard.
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FANS of classic punk and new wave tunes are invited to a St Patrick's Day celebration at Kidderminster's Boar's Head Taphouse pub.
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A BMW driver who tried to pull a man out of his lorry in a fit of road rage is being sought by police.
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A KIDDERMINSTER woman was "over the moon" when her pet pooch scooped top honours in two events at the world's top dog show.
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PUPILS and teachers at a Wyre Forest school have been celebrating after it became the first in the county to be granted membership of an elite national group.
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ABOUT 130 cannabis plants that would have produced thousands of pounds worth of the drug were recovered next to a building that had been gutted by a fire.
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100 Years Ago
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PARISH COUNCIL: PC Gail Greenhouse introduced herself as the temporary beat officer for the parish. She informed councillors that as from October 1, the Littletons, Pebworth, Honeybourne, Offenham and Bretforton will be an integral area policed by a local police officer, community support officer and a special constable.
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PLAYGROUP: A well attended jumble sale with clothes, toys, books and white elephant in abundance, with tea and coffee being provided raised £420 for general funds.
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SPRING SHOW: Tom Hodgkinson, chairman of Inkberrow and District Horticultural Society welcomed visitors to the society's Spring Show which was held at Inkberrow Village Hall on March 4. He said congratulations were due to all the exhibitors for producing so many entries given the unusually harsh spring. He thanked the committee and society members for all their help in staging the show, Mr Bill Lootes of Honeybourne who undertook the judging and visitors for their support.
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1st (£1,000) 11289, Wickhamford; 2nd (£100) 18456, Pershore; 3rd (£50) 15570, Evesham.
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EVESHAM Pershore and District Mencap Society is holding a spring sale at Cropthorne Village Hall at 2pm this Saturday. If you have items to donate please ring and leave a message for Mrs Mason on 01905 820493 or 07817 975910.
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GARDEN CLUB: The Garden Club met, as usual, on the fourth Wednesday of the month and very much enjoyed their two speakers, Ingrid and John Millington, as they showed slides and demonstrated the art of growing primulas and auriculas.
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MOVIE MAKERS: Owing to illness and holidays only eight members were able to attend the March meeting held at the BBC Club, Evesham.
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FRIDAY: 6.30pm, Mayor and Consort to attend Civic Charity Banquet at the Guildhall, Worcester.
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THE following garden will be open for charity under the National Gardens Scheme:
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DO you have a question about a disability issue? There is an advice service in Evesham and Broadway that can help you find the answer?
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CAMPAIGNERS against a notorious Kidderminster building have decided to adopt different tactics after becoming exasperated with their failure to get it demolished.
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A YOUNG stylist at Kidderminster's nationally renowned Lisa Shepherd Midlands hair salon has proved she is a cut above the rest by scooping a major award.
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AN application to build a small industrial estate with 10 units in Kidderminster has been given the green light by planning chiefs.
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ETHICAL trading, intended to boost income for producers from poorer countries, will be highlighted in Bewdley on Saturday, March 25.
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WYRE Forest MP, Dr Richard Tay-lor, is backing a charity that helps people suffering brain injuries.
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A VARIETY of tempting treats will be on display at an upcoming Bewdley Farmers' Market.
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PEOPLE plagued by anti-social behaviour shun showdown meetings with the perpetrators because they fear confrontation, councillors have been told.
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COUNCILLORS in Bewdley are calling for a footbridge across the River Severn to imp-rove pedestrian safety.
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A FORMER Shrawley resident is hoping to see some of the world's best swimmers rewrite the record books in the pool he specially designed for the Commonwealth Games.
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PLANNING chiefs have given permission for a 140-seater spectator stand and six floodlights at Bewdley Town FC, despite protests from nearby residents.
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A DISABLED Wolverley woman, pulled out of her wheelchair and trodden on by a thief, is still recovering from the attack that happened within months of thugs targeting her cats.
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VOLUNTEERS working towards providing a youth café for teenagers in Bewdley are celebrating after receiving a funding commitment.
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HO Secretary, Charles Clarke, praised a community work scheme for offenders when he paid a flying visit to Kiddermin-ster this week.
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MEMBERS of Bewdley Town Council have agreed to give up two car parking spaces reserved for councillors and council staff.
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CANNABIS plants, which could produce drugs with a street value of thousands of pounds, have been seized in a Kidderminster police raid.
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RESIDENTS in Bewdley are getting ready to celebrate following the completion of the £7 million flood defence scheme along Severnside South.
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Sport
RICHARD Blaze will start for England Under 21s tomorrow night (8pm) as they look to claim the Six Nations Grand Slam at Sixways.
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TOP try-scorer Aisea Havili has handed Warriors a huge boost by signing a two-year extension to his contract.
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SUNDAY saw the John Sherwood Memorial match being fished as a Shakespeare Qualifier on Hampton Ferry and Evesham town waters.
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A COLD, blustery day confronted members of Evesham Sailing Club for their first meeting of 2006.
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BENGEWORTH Lions look set to become division two champions with two wins and a draw. They beat Littleton Diamonds 7-3 with Chris Pearce and Rachael Sellick winning three each for the Lions.
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JUNIOR members at a Ju-Jitsu club staged in Offenham have been celebrating receiving their gradings.
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EVESHAM Swimming Club took their largest squad in recent years to compete in the Worcester County Championships this weekend. Spread over several weekends, this competition brings together all the best swimmers in Worcestershire.
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Birdseye Sports Evesham Ladies League
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CASSEY Watson and Matthew Venn have both completed the final stage of their move from kart racing to fully-fledged racing driver.
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THE Under-16 girls table tennis team from Prince Henry's High School in Evesham finished fourth in the English Schools national Finals at Hinckley last Saturday.
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EVESHAM'S junior women rowers are the best in the country, having trounced all-comers at the National Schools Head last Thursday with a fantastic win in the Junior Women's coxed four.
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PAUL West has been appointed Evesham United's manager on a permanent basis, writes Mervyn Collins.
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TENBURY Rugby Club are setting their sights on fielding a youth side on a fairly regular basis next season.
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Leominster 1, Bretforton II 4
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Breforton 2 Clifton 1
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Evesham Ladies 2, Badsey 0
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Overbury CC are looking for players to strengthen their under-16 squad this season. Phone 01386 710611 for information. more...
Temple Grafton130-1, Elmley Castle 131-3
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I AM ready and raring to go after the specialist gave me the all-clear at the weekend.
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Bredon 6pts, Evesham 26
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STRIKER Richard Adams knows he may have to play the waiting game before being given the chance to start a game for Redditch United.
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HARRIERS have published their forthcoming programme of youth team fixtures after a string of cancellations.
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HARRIERS hero Johnny Mullins has hinted that he would be willing to stay at Harriers if his Premiership dream fails to materialise.
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HARRIERS boss Mark Yates is looking forward to tomorrow night's long-awaited fans' forum - providing the event is constructive and doesn't become "stupid".
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REDDITCH United will be playing in the Nationwide Conference next season.
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HEREFORD'S St Franics Xavier RC Primary held off a stong challenge from Ashperton Primary to win the 2006 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Schools Orienteering Championships at Eastnor Deer Park, near Ledbury.
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SCHOONERS were in good form to beat Kingpins by 12 in the Worcester and District Ladies Skittles League Division Two.
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MALVERN master Pauline Smith earned sweet revenge by landing a top European kick-boxing title.
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THE top-three nominations for each category of the 2006 Worcestershire Sports Personality of the Year awards have been announced.
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RICHARD Blaze will start for England Under 21s tomorrow night (8pm) as they look to claim the Six Nations Grand Slam at Sixways.
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PAUL West has been installed as Evesham United's new manager after impressing club officials during a four-week caretaker spell.
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BADMINTON ace Simon Archer ad-mits he has a tough task ahead to win a Commonwealth Games medal.
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TOP try-scorer Aisea Havili has handed Warriors a huge boost by signing a two-year extension to his contract.
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MIDLANDS THREE WEST NORTH
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PUBGOERS are being challenged to swap their barstools for the rugby field and win the chance to play at the Millennium Stadium on May 20.
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KIDDERMINSTER Carolians are still looking anxiously over their shoulders in Midlands Three West North after a 23-3 defeat in a fiery encounter with Aston Old Edwardians.
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TWICKENHAM-bound Cleobury Mortimer were treading the fine line between protecting players and picking up points as they lost 14-10 at home to Midlands Four West South leaders Stourbridge Lions.
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NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE
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Results: Horse 8, Missfits 0; Wanderers 8, Green Street 2; Ads Lads 2, Stourport Youth 2; FC Irrelevant 4, Musketeer 1; Inter Street 1, Golden Balls 6; Masters 4, Artois Athletic 2; Woodbury Wanderers 2, Loom & Shuttle 7; The Cripplers 0, Artois Athletic 8; Ocean Designs 7, Paramount 0.
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FERNDALE Youth under-10s put in a superb second half performance to beat Worcester Raider Robins 3-1 in the Mercian Festival Junior Football League.
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KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies Reserves strengthened their grip on second-place in the Worcestershire Women's County League with a 5-2 victory over Worcester City Reserves.
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Contest transferred from Newhalls to Stackpool: D Griffin 3-8, M Fletcher 2-9, G Birch 2-0.
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The Jam Factory (Sycamore) is the venue for the contest on Sunday. Anglers to meet at Green Street car park, Kidderminster, at 6.15am. more...
CHRIS Fellows fired in a hat-trick for Cookley as they beat Burlish Olympic 4-3 in Sunday Division Two of the Kidderminster and District Football League.
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River Stour: Dave Cole 7-6, Gordon Davison 4-12-2, Mal Fletcher 4-6-8. more...
CHADDESLEY Corbett have shortlisted three potential managers as the West Midlands League Division Two club step up their efforts to replace departing boss Martin Westcott.
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Result of contest moved from the river at Hallow to the canal by the Watermill, Kidderminster: M Carey 7-5, J Fox 2-5-8, J Zamur 2-3, J Hartlett 1-3-8.
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BEWDLEY Town are looking forward to heading home next season as work begins to develop Ribbesford Meadows for their continued climb up the football pyramid.
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River Severn, Bewdley, KDAA Dowles 52-72: Anthony White 9-6 (two barbel). No other anglers caught.
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STOURPORT Swifts boss Roy Rencher has set his strugglers a 40-point safety target after another Southern Football League hard luck story at Leighton Town.
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Cookley Canal, March 12: Brian Oliver 1-1, Mick Carrick 0-13, Steve Farley 0-11, John Hodgetts jnr 0-10-9dr, Vern Wright 0-7-8.
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Wassell Grove, match pool: Les Galazewski 11-2, Steve Phillips 5-12, Harry Diubek 4-7.
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Haye Farm: Barry Chesson 17-1 (waggler and corn), Dave Parry 13-10 (waggler and corn), Kevin Driver 8-9 (short pole, roach).
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Final round: Len Evans 48-15, Ian Tetsall 42-6, Brian hill 40-3, Peter Knowles 39-0.
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The annual meeting will be held at the Chainwire Club on Tuesday. Delegates should attend and at least one association member should be present. more...
Thursday Cost-cutter, 23 fished, Meadow and Bank: Gary Picken (SBS) 52-14 (Bank 19), Mark Johnson (Fosters) 45-13 (Meadow 14), Matt Djukic (Alans Tackle) 32-5 (Bank 10).
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KIDDERMINSTER brothers took first and third places in the Sunday Open at Furnace Mill Fishery.
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ST Bede's u13 girls football side have been playing in the Coca Cola Cup competition and managed to get through to the last eight in the region.
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KIDDERMNISTER Chess Club A team took a step towards survival in Division One of the Wolverhampton League with a 4-2 win at Shifnal and Telford B.
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RED Lion clinched the Stourport Trivia League despite losing their final match. Rose and Crown's shock defeat to Stagborough handed Lion the title.
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SECOND-placed Harriers A needed a Lee Hipkiss win over Matt Squires to scramble a draw against their own D side in the Kidderminster Table Tennis League.
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PAUL Prince started his Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club season with third place in strong winds in the Wrekinsport hilly 18-mile time trial.
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WYRE Forest athletes were in the gold-winning A team in the Sportshall Athletics Event, in Portsmouth.
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Kidderminster and District Wednesday Snooker League
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Treat 8 multi terrain race from Stourport (Third event of club's race league): 16th Craig Bone 54 minutes 30 seconds (3rd M40), 18th Simon Jarosinski 54-50, 20 Craig Lewis 55-31, 28 John Amos 57-55 (fourth M40), 29 Rob Middleton 58-07 (fifth M40), 31 Chris Gibson 58-27, 35 David Whymant 59-14 (M60), 67 Gerry Sanders one hour 4-10, 68 Paul Thomson 1-4-10, 73 Amanda Crofts 1-5-05 (third senior lady), 83 Mike Clackson 1-6-40, 84 Anita Jones 1-6-41 (second F35), 90 Pete Wall 1-8-10, 93 Paul Hancock 1-8-36, 96 Sarah Lewis 1-8-51 (third F35), 117 Wendy Brown 1-16-14 (fourth F35), 121 Chrissie Smith 1-17-13 (third F55), 122 Judith Hardwick 1-17-13, 124 Lindsay Pulley 1-17-55 (second M65), 134 Jacqueline Atkinson 1-28-12.
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SAMURAI Judo Club were the hosts with the most as they beat some of Britain stongest clubs to win a haul of medals at their own event.
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NEIL Harrison and David Pearce got Cock & Magpie back on track as they won by a whisker against Wribbenhall Social in the Banks's Bewdley Darts League.
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WYRE FOREST SWIMMING CLUB
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Temple Grafton130-1, Elmley Castle 131-3
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TOM Kenderdine and Emma Hornby, of Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club, were selected to represent the club at the National Cross Country Championships, on the Parliament Hill course, London.
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Kidderminster III 2, Pershore II 2
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BEWDLEY are the early pacesetters in the 2006 Wyre Forest District Parish Games after winning the bridge event when the tournament got under way last week.
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Kynoch 1, Pershore 5
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Fairfield Sports moved within three points of promotion in the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League division four with victory at Gate Inn thanks to goals from Smith and Deacon
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IT PROMISES to be party time at Stourport Hockey Club this weekend - with their annual sponsors and vice presidents day giving them chance to celebrate their on-pitch success.
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DANNY Valentino fired in a six-goal salvo to help Welford trounce Tysoe in Cutler Division Three of the Stratford and District Alliance.
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SATURDAY'S 1-1 draw with Feckenham leaves Pershore Town's two-legged Challenge Cup semi-final perfectly balanced ahead of next month's second leg at Redditch United's ground.
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THERE were plenty of reasons to be cheerful when Wyre Forest Gymnastic School youngsters did themselves proud at the West Midland British Development Plan Championships.
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KIDDERMINSTER Victoria Cricket Club are appealing for help to revamp their Chester Road ground in readiness for their return to the top flight of Birmingham League cricket.
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BROMSGROVE & Redditch racewalker Sharon Tonks fought off illness to take the honours in the annual "Molly Barnett" Road Walks at Warwick University.
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Evesham Utd Ladies 4,
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DANNY Valentino fired in a six-goal salvo to help Welford trounce Tysoe in Cutler Division Three of the Stratford and District Alliance.
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Fairfield Sports moved within three points of promotion in the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League division four with victory at Gate Inn thanks to goals from Smith and Deacon
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Evesham Utd 1, Tiverton Tn 1
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